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[/s] Young thieving cargoes are your change bringers, abi?

yes the have young idea# we don't need walking cops

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If I don't help who will!
I love yaLl ladies bossom no bossom
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we have located the abducted chibok girls-defence chief
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after more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted in Chibok, Borno State by insurgent sect, Boko Haram, the Military High Command, yesterday, had cheering news for the traumatised parents as it said it has located where the girls were being held hostage but would not use force to rescue them.

Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh disclosed this in Abuja even as UK media reported, yesterday, that but for the last minute change of mind by President Goodluck Jonathan, the abducted Chibok girls would have been freed.

Badeh, while addressing members of the Citizen Initiative for Security Awareness (CISA), an NGO on a solidarity campaign to the Defence Headquarters, said that the military will not use force in the rescue operation. He, however, assured that everything was being done to ensure their safe rescue.

His words: “We want our girls back, I can tell you our military can do it, but where they are held, do we go with force? Nobody should say Nigerian military does not know what it is doing. We can’t kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back. So we are working. The President has empowered us to do the work and no one should castigate the military.


CHIBOK—The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (L), speaking during a protest over abducted Chibok school girls in Abuja, yesterday.
We know where the girls are — CDS

“The good news for parents of the girls is that we know where they are but we cannot tell you. We cannot come and tell you the military’s secret. Just leave us alone to do our work. We are working to get the girls back”.

The CDS disclosed that the fight against insurgency was quite different from a full scale war, pointing out that “if we are fighting an external war, Boko Haram would have been begging us to withdraw.

He said: “Nigerian military had proved its worth in the civil war, Liberia and Sierra-Leone wars and in the process returned democracy to those countries”.

On operations in the North-East, the CDS said the challenge was that the military was fighting its fellow brothers. “We are not happy at all because we are killing our own and we are killing mostly youths. We cannot afford to eliminate our youths. Who are we going to handover Nigeria to? We can’t continue to kill them.”

While noting that the military in Nigeria is the strong arm of democracy, he said it (military) holds the constitution very dear, adding that the constitution is represented by the President.

“We are using our lives to defend this democracy. Democracy must thrive in Nigeria whether anybody likes it or not. People have finally realised that you don’t have another military than this one and it is either you support your military or you are looking for anarchy”, he said.

He noted that the war should not be fought by the military alone, but by all Nigerians, adding that Nigeria is at war and all hands must be on deck.

Badeh also confirmed that the military was recovering arms and ammunition that are alien to the Armed forces “which shows that people from outside were supporting the insurgents”.

Expressing the belief that it was Al-Qaeda in West Africa, the CDS said: “I know people from outside Nigeria are in this war, they are fighting us, they want to destabilise us. But this is our country and some people in this country are standing with the forces of darkness; we must salvage our country, we must bring sanity back into our nation”.

Coordinator of the group, Chidi Omeje said the group represents the ordinary Nigerians on the streets who understand that no nation can stand on its own without a strong military.

He stated that the group was spurred into action because of the myriads of media attacks championed by mischievous politicians and some interest groups that have ulterior motives.

“We are not politicians or religious bigots and we appreciate our military and we know they are doing their best. We are trying to tell the leadership of the Nigerian military that ordinary Nigerians are behind them, and appreciate them”.

Jonathan’s call stopped last minute deal to free girls —Report

Meanwhile, but for a last minute change of mind by President Jonathan, the abducted Chibok girls would have been freed, UK media reported yesterday.

A deal for the release of some of the abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria was close to being secured when the Federal Government called it off, BBC and Daily Mail said.

Some of the girls were allegedly set to be freed in exchange for imprisoned Islamist militants.

The papers reported that officials held talks with the group to secure the release of the schoolgirls.

An intermediary met Boko Haram leaders earlier this month and visited the location where the girls were being held, the reports said.

The deal was to set some of the girls free in exchange for the release of 100 Boko Haram members from detention, according to BBC.

But the government cancelled the planned agreement shortly before the swap was due to take place.

Though reasons for the withdrawal are unclear, The Mail on Sunday said: “A Nigerian journalist trusted by both the government and extremists from Boko Haram acted as go-between, risking his life on a one-man mission to enter the gunmen’s lair and broker an agreement, according to security sources.

“But last Saturday, at the eleventh hour, officials scrapped the exchange in a telephone call from a crisis summit in Paris where President Goodluck Jonathan met foreign ministers including those from Britain, the United States, France and Israel.

“It was agreed there that no deals should be struck with terrorists and that force should instead be used against them.

“The U-turn is said to have enraged Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau. Insiders believe that the cancellation of last Saturday’s plan and the ensuing stand-off now puts the girls’ lives in even greater danger.

“An intelligence source told The Mail on Sunday: ‘The next video we see from the terrorists could show the girls being killed one by one.’

“Sources in Abuja described how Shekau had agreed to bring the girls out of their forest camps in the remote North-East of the country in the early morning and take them to a safe location for the prisoner swap.”

The sources were quoted as saying: “They would have been dropped off in a village, one group at a time, and left there while their kidnappers disappeared. There was to be a signal to a mediator at another location to bring in the prisoners.”

Continuing, The Mail on Sunday said: “About 2,000 Boko Haram members are currently detained.

“One hundred non-combatant, low-level sympathisers were to be freed and the two groups brought together in a convoy of buses accompanied by a hand-picked go-between, respected Nigerian journalist Ahmad Salkida.

“The plan had been agreed in tortuous negotiations in response to worldwide outrage over a night-time raid on a school in the town of Chibok on April 14 when the girls were abducted from their dormitories.

“Mr Salkida was born in Borno State, where Boko Haram originated. He has known its leaders all his life and has unprecedented access.

“He has been arrested on several occasions accused of being a Boko Haram sympathiser, and he fled with his family to Dubai two years ago.

“But two weeks ago, he was summoned out of exile by President Jonathan’s aides. He initially feared he might face arrest, but was then given a letter of indemnity signed by the President when he flew to Nigeria.

“Sources said Mr Salkida was able to travel by taxi to the group’s forest camp to talk to Shekau two weeks ago. ‘His mission was secretive and dangerous,’ they said.

“He is probably the only civilian with access to Shekau. There is trust between them and Salkida had only one aim – to get the schoolgirls out.

“He reported afterwards that the group of girls he saw were alive and well, and being adequately fed and sheltered. They told him all they wanted was to go home.

“Salkida’s mission was complicated by the chaos surrounding government’s pronouncements about negotiations with the terrorist group.

“Shekau has released two shocking videos showing the girls dressed in hijabs and reciting verses from the Koran.”

[quote author=ROYALD post=30847515][/quote]old cargos can't be the change we looking for

State-by-state PVC collection statistics from INEC. The highest are Nasarawa (96%), Gombe (95%), Katsina (92%), Kaduna (91%), Zamfara (90%), while the lowest are Ogun (40%), FCT (61%), Lagos (62%), Edo (64.3%), Oyo (64.9%).

;DKudos* that's a good development*we looking forward to it

[quote authotr=Seun post=30808529]Don't you think it would make sense to provide a link to the New York Times article so we can also read it and verify your claim?[/quote]that will be grt seun hope u hav started working on it?

As u are about to Graduate

Very well done, dear  
You're special through & through.
You've had sucess with flying colours 
I'm so very proud of you. 
You were once a helpless baby,
But, even then I knew, 
You had strength and determination, 
To always see you through. The uncertainties of the present always 
give way to the enchanted possibilities of the future.
You are destined for greatness. 
Enjoy the rest of your journey and remember to have fun as an undergraduate# 

When look at you now, you're already done 
Now you are ready for books and rules. 
This is the final year that you go to school. 
The big day came; you were anxious to go. 
We walked to the bus, going oh so slow. 
As you climbed aboard and waved good-bye, 
I felt a lump in my throat and tears stung my eyes. 
Time goes so fast, it's hard to believe 
That just yesterday you were in school , with me. 
And tomorrow when the bus brings you home and you jump to the ground, 
You'll be wearing your cap and graduation gown.copper 101 
So I'm holding to these moments as hard as I can, 
Because the next time I look, 
I'll be seeing a working class lady full of goals # i wish u success presh! Yahx

chat2deen:
It takes a thief to know a thief, a gay to know a gay, sorry bro u are late, any time u mention me, I will have to wear my pampers for double protection cos ur aggression shows u are a gay rapist.

then u ar d 196+ gay while me if buhari can ever win then I may b d gay obama wants

chat2deen:
Seun, I think it's high time we start conducting medical test to ascertain the mental stability of some Nairalanders or at least take some test as part of requirement to register in Nairaland, cos some ops are gullible, myopic sighted n they think from the anus. Op u post is trash. Shikenan.

gays lov dat word anus ar u one u sound lik one apc gay

Nice one bro and they will nver succeed

Seems like am one

Nooo # they either choose to be one# or been lure to it

[quote author=Amybijou post=30767401][/quotefunnyy]funny am jas 23 u dey wish me bad luck

Amybijou:
Hahahahaha... u never see one cup u want chaw 8.
I don chop more that 7 cups self. The goat meat stew make sense die...

:-Xso hw we go do na

messperasko90:
Haba my broda on a sabbath day?!!

ask him to keep d sabbath day holy

Amybijou:
Make i go cook mine now self. Got freshly made stew in d freezer...hahahahaha

wow abeg make am 9cup cous me fit chaw 8

falconey:
to the singles only.........many of us lost our virginity to rape,undeserve guy/girl,stress and some to prostitutes(guys). So ladies /gents will you accept the offer and why?

if not for heaven's ? Kai I won't allow o

;DThey have plans but God is the master planner and will never let his children down

spartoo:
still cooking

lol aiit cook fr two am ur guest

Power will never go back to north# except the northerner is a christian# since they said vote for muslim# we say vote for christian for a new jerusalem

johnydon22:
Hahahahahaha no be small fin ooo this guys and their desperation shaaa

are d muslims not the boko haram#they can only try but will nver stop christianity#nemesis go hold una for neck soon

spartoo:
well...

u cooked?

Rituallll ritualll ritual rituallll rituallllRituallll ritualll ritual rituallll rituallllRituallll ritualll ritual rituallll rituallllRituallll ritualll ritual rituallll rituallll#

. #One of u is. A vampire #or maybe both

Virtually every home you visit on sunday's you will be served with different varieties of rice dishes# is it a nigerian culture, believe, or just how we are used to cooking of rice every sunday#. But if am mistaken how many nairalanders didn't. Cook rice today? Either
1rice and stew
2jellof rice
3rice and beans
4rice and egusi as it may b som even with okro
5rice and oil in the case of some hausas
Etc name them

sainty2k3:
This looks more like a bottle of Coke

no na bottle of alomo

Torment his life too abi u dey fear

[color=#990000][/color]Do you find yourself saying thanks a lot on social media? Ever thought WHY you do that?
In this article I am going to tell you to stop thanking people. Have I gone mad? I’ll tell you why…

Why do I say thank you on Twitter? A strange question, you ask?
No Thanks!
Being encouraging is part of my nature and I value politeness very highly. I always say please and thank you in real life, so surely it’s the same on social media?
Well, kind of…
The thing is, sometimes a “thank you” can lose its value in the noise and sheer volume of posts.
Do you find yourself replying, sending a direct message or commenting with the following?
“Thanks for following me. Looking forward to reading your tweets!”
“Thanks for sharing :-)”
“Thanks for the awesome RTs”
All of the above examples are very polite and encouraging, but what do they actually mean? Have you thought about the meaning of your “thank you” messages or are you just doing what every one else is doing?
Don’t get me wrong, I am doing exactly the same- but recently I was made to think about whether all this thanking was doing any good. I have marketing consultant, Mark Schaefer to thank for that. Thanks, Mark… (oops…!)
It was one of Mark’s blog posts entitled “Why I Stopped Thanking People on the Social web” that made me stop and think.  Do read it- it will give you an idea of what I am referring to.
In the article, Mark says that the tipping point came when someone tweeted him:
You are too damn polite… Stop thanking people, will you!
Ouch.
Mark then went on to say…
I knew he had a point. I had reached the thank you tipping point. So I stopped.
This saddened me. I hate it that the more popular you become on the social web, the less engaging you can be. Isn’t that ironic? The very characteristic people appreciate is doomed over time. Authentic social media engagement is not scalable.
I think Mark makes an interesting point.  Social media is about creating meaningful content or building meaningful relationships- and that includes replies.
It’s also about knowing who is in your core community and knowing why people are sharing your content in the first place.
Translating Thanks


So, coming back to the above example “thank you” messages, let’s do a bit of translating. Could it be that the above messages could mean the following?….
“Thanks for for following me. Looking forward to reading your tweets!”
TRANSLATION: This is an automated message because I am too busy to send you a hand-crafted one. I might be interested in reading what you say although to be honest I probably don’t have that much time to read any of them. I was hoping to reach 10,000 followers, and I’m almost there. Basically I have no idea why I am tweeting you to say thank you for following me, but it seems like the polite thing to do….
“Thanks for sharing :-)”
TRANSLATION: I am genuinely thankful that you shared my article, however I don’t have the time to properly engage with you, but I wanted to say thanks because that’s the right thing to do- my mummy/mommy & daddy taught me to be polite.
“Thanks for the awesome RTs”
TRANSLATION: Thanks for retweeting some of my tweets to your followers. I haven’t thought about it, but come to think about it, some of your followers may have seen my tweets in their timelines. That’s quite good really and it gives me a bit of exposure. Please do keep on doing it! I don’t really talk to you much on Twitter, but I do like the fact that you’re doing my marketing for me.
OK, please note that I had my tongue firmly in my cheek with the above, but I hope you got my point!
Taking up the Opportunity
Part of the issue that Mark Schaefer was referring to, was the lack of value of a “thanks for sharing” type of reply. It’s not quite meaningless, but once you start sending out dozens of these a day, they are going to lose their value.
How about doing something a little different?
Instead of just thanking them, why not introduce them to someone else they might find interesting? How about reading one of their articles and giving some feedback? You won’t necessarily be able to do that with all your replies, but you could create an opportunity and build upon the relationship.