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y are dey bringing al dis lairs on stage to speak(Tony Anenih), nd beside its all does militant boizz wey plenty for der

one thing i knoww, if jonathan should get the presidential ticket, that is the end of PDP in Nigeria, i reserve my reasons till the 8th of oct wen they pick der candididate

same thing on my mind. ALL hes doing is laying a foundation for another PDP led government. I dont see him contesting. If he does not of which i dont thnik he would, i WOULD PLACE MY VOTE ON IBB

iwonder y ppl are jus shouting jonathan jonathna, dis dude aint gonna be ur nxt president. PPL underestimnate the north, boi oh boii since pdp has retianed its zoning policy, jonathan aint gonna be president. simple

all you guyss dat r shoutingg jonathan nd jonathann, no dey decieve urselff.dats guy aint gonnaaa contest, ur voting like hes even won d primariess,

all you guyss dat r shoutingg jonathan nd jonathann, no dey decieve urselff.dats guy aint gonnaaa contest, ur voting like hes even won d primariess,

I av always said this thing. SR never has a balanced judgement on virually all of its articles. It is everfly biased to suit its purpose (attract more readers).

na_so:
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What programmes are you asking for? You no dey dis country?. Fine, democracy allows for freedom of choice which you are free to exercise. But looking out for every opportunity to criticise GEJ is not as fashionable as you think.

You want the man to tell you his programmes b4 him , talk wether him go contest or not. you see your logic?

Stop decieving urself, goodluck aint gonna be ur president dis tyme nxt yr. As long as PDP as retianed its zoning policy, am sorry it luks like uve undersetimated the northerners, der gonne fight for that ticket

Dis guy has some mad adviser mehnn, some mad marketing strategy, it wud av even been better if he had done it wiv Glo or all dem telcomms companyy, dat is some mad money. When telecoms is booming in 9ja comout wiv ur own fonee, Dbanj. It would only be better if he made it cheaper nd affordable for his fans, gbammm, d guy don make money

I have always thught of this thing, Y would d British and other colonial countries bring people of different cultures together under one country, was it to redduces the amount of regions that would have been created? or for their own benefit. But it hasnt realy worked, take a look at some countries in AFRICA, most have cultural clashes whereby one part is fighting ther other, just like in Nigeria, the yoruba man doesnt trust an igbo man neither does he trust an igbo man and the same way around, so it creates a situatiion whereby an Hausa man woudl always support an hausa man, same for igbo and yoruba, most parents dnt even encourge cultural marriages and all that. To me Nigeria was a mistake and only to benefit the Brititsh, but only if Nigerians get their head straight, this country can realy realy wrk as in work for good. As at not i do not believe any young nigerian can handle the state at whcih the country is now. These old people need to Lay the path straight first

Im just njoying d politics that  is goin on in 9je rite now as concernign the 2011 election. Based on my own opinion, i feel jonathan would be making a mistake  if he eventaully contests the 2011 election (Of which he will not win the primaries as long as pdp has kept its zonning policy). The best thing is for jonathan to  conduct a free and fair election now and wait for the north to finsih their term and then he can contest in 2015 wen the presidency comes back to the south( based on pdp policy).I feel thats the best option for him if he wants to do well
Lets imagine the outcome. Ibb will win the primaries  and will be the pdp candidate for the 2011 election and guess wht he wont win because jonathan wil not have the heart to rigg the 2011 election. Ribadu will loose  on the platform of ACN. Pat utomi?. he aint a politican he cant win. Buhari? Lets wait and see if he plays his game ryte he might win. Atiku?, d biggest valian in the 2011 election cos he aint gonna get the ticket on pdp. This 2011 election is between IBB and Buhari Dis is my own opinion ohh,  so please people contributee lets hear wht u fell

Depilot:
Not to support Babangida or anything, but we will never move forward if we continue to look backward. As far as I'm concerned all politicians lie and steal. I think it is part of the game.
My decision is not going to be made based on who lies, it will simply be based on who can produce regardless of all these uncountable obstacles and at the same time promote unity in Nigeria.

Please u make sense diee, dats wht Nigerians really think aboutt, all d people wey dey contest all na thieff buh lets hear wht dey want to do for nigerianss. TRUE FEDRALISM IS WHAT WE NEED NOW

Sky Blue:
Why don't you spare us the rant and list some of the IBB achievements you want us to focus on instead? Let us forget Structural Adjustment programme, or the death of industrialisation in Nigeria during his tenure, or the continuous shifting of goal post and handover dates and all the things that earned him the name 'maradona', why don't you lavish us with his achievments? We curiously await. . .

The establishment of new Universities and Polytechnics.
The movement of Federal Capital from Lagos to Abuja.
.The reorganization of the Nigeria Police into seven Zonal Operation Areas.
The unemployment grant to States for agricultural programmes and vocational skills.
.Establishment of Mass Mobilization for Self-Reliance Social Justice and Economic Recovery (MAMSER).
A 46-member Panel to review the 1979 Constitution. .The creation of Akwa Ibom, Katsina, Abia, Anambra, Delta, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Osun, Yobe and Taraba States and over 136 new Local Government Areas with take off grants.
Direct funding of Local Government Areas from the Federal Government to make them autonomous.
National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA).
. National Orientation Agency (NOA) formerly known as the ‘‘Mass Mobilization for Self-Reliance Social Justice and Economic Recovery’’ (MAMSER).
. National Directorate of Employment (NDE).
Federal Environment Protection Agency (FEPA).
. Lagos Third Mainland Bridge.
. Federal Urban Mass Transit programme. . The 1991 National Population Census (NPC).
. National Women Commission. . The Directorate of Food, Roads and Rural Infrastructure (DIFRRI).
. Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
. National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
. National Housing Fund.
. Commission of the Onne Fertilizer Plant in Rivers State.
. The 260 million dollars Petrol Chemical Plant in Kaduna.
. NNPC Escravos- Lagos Gas Pipeline at Egbin,
. National Electoral Commission (. Elesa Eleme Refinery in River State.
Children Trust Fund.
. Resumed diplomatic relations with Israel
Central Bank Autonomy Decree, . Others were: NAFDAC; Ecomog; Reduction of import duties on newsprint, etc. I

This may not make sense to u , buh take a look at how this country is now compareds to what it was den, Ibbs regime was far better than dat of objs regimee, we din have all dis 9je delta issues, standard of living was much better den than now

Solomon227:
If IBB is making sense to were probably not old enough to see what hapened btw 1985 and 1993. I will give u a brief summary of events connected to d evil genius. IBB murder his bossom frend Vatsa even after the whole world was begging him 4 mercy, IBB annulled MKO victory and led to the death of MKO and his wife, IBB killed military officers by planting bumb on their plane, IBB killed Dele Giwa in cold blood by letter bomb, IBB stole 12 billion dollars, IBB annuled Yaradua Snr election and barred some politicians from contesting election, universities were shut for months while students were being killed at every opportunity, he unilatterally took Nigeria to a global Islamic organization without consulting other senior people, My problem is dat GEJ is giving this gap-toothed carnibal the freedom he denied millions of people during his ignoble years. I am not unaware d present-day politicians are not saints either but IBB is a worse carnage dat should be avoided at all cost, If diz generation allow IBB to come back again God knows we are truoble, he doesnt 4give, (ask Vatsa widow), he doesnt listen to youth neither does he believe in them (ask Sowore), be warned of the Demon

I jus want to ask a questionn, was dat all IBB did in his 8 yrs of government?? If u sai yes, u have a biased mind or u dnt evn kno wht ur talking bout or ur jus talking out of mare same old things if u sai no, we wud like to know more

I again feel most people have a biased mind or idea of this man based on what we hear from the media, I also feel most people on this Nl were not even born or understand the Highlights of the IBB regime. People need to listen to this guy what he has to offer if he wins thoo (I feel young people should get to know more and learn more bout the IBB regime before we pass opinon

Im nt a fan of IBB neither im i trying to support him in any kind of way, I have done my personall study on this guy, read articles upon articles on the internet and different journals as well and found only 3 things dis guy has been constantly accused of over the past 17 - 18 yrs

Dele Giwa
Okigbo report on the 12.4b gulf oil money
June 12

That is what Nigerians have been saying for over 17 yrss, I feell it is high time we move on in this country nd put all this things behind us. We do not look at what has made Nigeria of which the IBB Government played a very crucail role in what we today call Nigeria. People really need to look at the Positives of the IBB government and compare it with the abacha regime and the Ten yrs of democracy we have had so far in this country, I realy need people to compare and see the difference then u wud know that I MEAN

I just looked at this map and i said to myself, Does jonathan stand a chance in winning this 2011 elections since this norht has stood their ground, and theres onehting u can never take away, they northerners usualy support themselves. , Buh jonathan go try hard mehhnn, Majortiy of nigerians are northerners boyy

this is where people get the whole issue wrong. There so many things or issues to pull out of this. Firat of all was bankole on an official assignment or just his own self travelling, because he has seen free money he feels tax payers money ishis. Secondly, what BA did was very very wrong. This guy holds a diplomatic passport for crying out loud. They have no right to search him. If people dont kno. Im telling you know.He is a diplomat to nIgeria and its not their business searching him. So people should not even jus start talkign that y dint he give him self up for searching. Its when u dnt know ur right dat when u allow this people to bugga you.

GenBuhari:
Obj is criminal.

We need to stop seeing things in terms of tribes.

Obj is the most responsible of all ex-leaders for the state we find ourselves today.

He is the leader that has led the country for the longest time in Nigerian history and lead us during sustained high oil prices.

He left Nigeria after 8 un-interrupted years with no elecricity.
decaying infrastructure.
out-of-control corruption.
High crime and  no security.
Falling life expectancy

Disgraceful!!
Nigeria would have been better if Obj was never released from prison.

Who released him? The other western stooge - IBB.

I am begining to realise that Abacha although very corrupt out performed Obj very well.

Obj put us back 30years
IBB put us back 30yrs
both are western stooges, we need to open our eyes. Both must cough up our billions they have looted.

Please start thinking outside the box!!! in just 8 years of civilian government in ur talking rubbish, excuse me what could you have done in 8 years just coming out of long terms military regime, Think outside the box matee

I stil say this is why this country can never move forward (TRIBALISIM) for God sake what is the Yoruba tribe got to do with obasnajo. I f we as Nigerians that we call ourselves can live in in trust of one another what the essence of Nigeria then. Its still the same issue that caused the biafra war that is still in contention up till today TRIBALISM, im sorry but that's nt the way forward( I WOULD ONLY BLAME THE BRITISH for bringing this people of different culture together) and back to the issue of OBJ, most people just cry out fowl based on what they hear. Its nt like dey have facts to back then up, whether someone steals 30billion or 30million, its still d same corruption. People should nt even try to justify anything

Most people are so ignorant and know nothing. What can a Government without money, let me remind u that OBASNAJO WITHELD THE FUNDS FOR LAGOS STATE FOR ALMOST HOW MANY YEARS?, so what can d Governor do. That d legacy he left for Fashola to start generating revenue internally so dey reduce der dependce from d central government in terms of revenue, so people should not even sai he didnt do anything

Please whts d Bleep are dey stilll using fucking yakubu forr, dis dude is struglling for his fitness, y not start fucking obafemi martinsss,

Nigerians of hire and sack. Someone has barely spent 2 months as head coach and they want him sacked. If there is anybody to be sackedd it is the chairman of NFF. COMMON PEOPLE a competion is starting of the  11th of June and the coah is appointed in April when most football club seasons are still on. What do u want him to do  and besides Nigerian players are average players,  most of dem are not even regular players for their clubs, so wht do u expect. I belive largerback is a good coah cos etuhu in an interview said since largerback had come on,, they reallly felt like they have a coach unlike before and jus because he lost his first 2 matches u lot want him sacked

See dem bad belle people, Amodu comebackk, dey wer d ones shouting dat dey should sack Amodu  befopre ohh, Nigerians forever not satisfied, Ppl should not even blame d players not d coach for this misharp. BLAME D NFA

When the world cup is staring on the 11th of June and the coach is meeting his  players on the 20th of may. How d ou expect dem to perform well. Most of teams have some elements of Home based players like England. Vitually al der payers r home based.When ur appooinmting a new coah 3months to the worlc cup. How do u expect to perform well.

Most of our players are average as in i mean average players. Take  a look at Argentina  or Brazil or even England. Top quality players . Hence d need to start grooming the home based players for the  Top sport. So der a re a lot of issues to adress before Nigeria can perofm well on the International stage. Fortunatel y for them, it is over. This is just a lesson. Blame it al on NFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it snt badd, I actually use both handss, but more of my left handd, learning to drive was a bitt iffyy, buh i gues im gud noww

na lie joooo!!!!!, cnt ppl use der headd, its a blog websyteee.duuhhhh

It would be a blessing if they learn from learn ffrom Nigeria and not be foolish like us, iT WOULD ALSO BE A CURSE IF THEY BE LIKE nIGERIA

frosbel:
A Guardian Analysis of the Drama



I'm not sure the Nigerian Tourist Board had much to do with the political thriller Blood and Oil (BBC2). It looks like a terrifying country. Foreign oil-workers live in gated, air-conditioned compounds and are ferried around in 4x4s with police escorts. Their companies, meanwhile, drain the Niger Delta of oil, while being fiercely resisted by militant groups such as Mend. Corruption runs so deep, it's part of the national fabric: everyone, from the government down, takes a cut – except that, when it reaches the man and woman on the street, there's nothing left. And scary-looking guys in suits with sunglasses and guns hang around on every corner – even in hotel corridors – looking menacing. Hmmm, Wales again this year, I think.

A British electronics worker is called out to fix something. It's a trap, though: Mend show up in their canoes, bullets fly. The Brit and a couple of other foreigners are taken hostage. No matter, it happens all the time, the company will pay the ransom, they'll be released. The Brit's wife, played by Jodhi May, flies out, along with Naomie Harris as a PR executive for the oil company.

May is very good at being hysterical, which she is throughout. Well, it's not surprising; her husband's been kidnapped in the middle of Africa. Then, when she goes along for the happy reunion, he's unable to throw his arms around her, on account of being dead. Hanging like a weasel left by a gamekeeper as a warning to other weasels. Oops, that wasn't meant to happen.

And Harris is very good at being in the shower, which she is often. Well, twice, but that's twice more than anyone else. Get the pretty lady's kit off. To be honest, I'm finding it hard to disapprove, but at least I know I should. Boo. And when she gets her kit on, sometimes it's the wrong kit. When she goes along, by boat, to the hostage-handover-turned-hanging-husband episode in the delta, she's wearing an immaculate, crisp white trouser suit. Somehow, in spite of the unfortunate events that unfold, it remains unstained by either blood or oil.

Who cares, though? She's wonderful. And she does an excellent comedy Nigerian accent, which she's allowed to because her character's father is a Nigerian immigrant to Britain, and she's imitating him, in a fond, daughterly way. Less easy for the rest of us to get away with; probably best not even to try. Stick to Welsh (and then only with caution).

Guy Hibbert's drama grabs you by the cojones and drags you along at 100mph. The tension leading up to the discovery of the dead husband is almost unbearable. A river bend is slowly rounded, distant figures come in to view, it becomes clear they're not standing but hanging, then comes May's horror as she realises who one of them is. It leaves your stomach in knots. It's also contemporary, relevant, slick, and utterly thrilling. No bad thing in a thriller. Can't wait for part two tonight.

CCTV – normally a way of solving crime or an affront to civil liberties, depending on your point of view – gets a whole new purpose in Panorama: Passports to Kill (BBC1). It becomes a window on to Mossad. We're in Dubai, for the killing of Hamas military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh earlier this year. Once Dubai police established that he hadn't died of natural causes in his hotel room, but had been injected with a muscle relaxant before being suffocated with a pillow, they were able to piece together the events leading up to the murder, using footage from cameras around the city.

It's extraordinary to watch it all: the staggered arrivals of the assassination team at the airport; meetings; the hotel being staked out; even the moment a tourist almost disrupts it all. Sometimes it's almost comedic – as when a suspect goes to the loo and comes out wearing different clothes and a wig. Is this really Mossad? Or Clouseau?

It must have been an incredible task, going through the footage of so many cameras, to piece it all together. And a job that's only really of use in documenting the event, rather than in bringing anyone to justice. Because the other thing that everyone seems sure of, apart from the fact that it was Israeli intelligence agents whodunnit, is that none of the assassins will ever be caught. Oh well, at least one Israeli diplomat was expelled from London, in response to the passport cloning. Maybe he got sent to Nigeria.

This is a useless analysis of the drama, jus being bais about mend, the guardian are not getting the full story of what is really goin on. In the second episode, the  white lady finally got to find out that her husband was even engaged  in shady deals in the 9ja delta and his company, with the Nigerian government  and the British govenrment decide to take him out because he decided to cut a deal with the chinese who were ready to take over  the oil company. Mend are  only fighting for their rights

I believe most people on this nairaland would refeer to themselves as graduates or adults, so let start thinking positively and criticize constructively. First of all I have never seen any where The governing financial institution publish a list of debtors of banks in such countries and in the case of nigeria, its d same people dat are on the list again, der are other ways to recover money dan publishing customer names on the,. And this so called debtors can even sue the CBN for breach of confidentiality, S o sanusi is just out of this world

Wow this is really  coincidentall, I think it was on nairaland that I was reading a thread about UN and American soldiers preparing for the possible break up in Nigeriaa, I s this realy coming to passs?,

PPl will jus talk nd talkk, i dnt support him bla bla la bla, hes evill he stole money finee, we al agree about that. Lets look at the main issue on ground at stake in Nigeriaa, Nigeria now does not need no boy to become president because this are really trying times for us, we need a president that can stand hes feet at any time and not some people trying to control him, hus daddy wants to come nd be dictating to IBB, its jus like OBJ, no one cud dicatate to him u do what you have to do based on information from ur special advisers. Ibb still has control and authority. He knows Nigeria more than anybody, that I can tell you, most people think cos d man hes keeping quiet. I tell u Nigeria needs a very firm hand in government now, not al dis smal boyzz that one God father would put them in office. I support the man for presidency, ppl should begin to think outside the box,

ohh boii!!! 200k go make d man well for my village!!, carry am go my village make dem go wash in headd!!!