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Travel › What's Your Favorite Nigerian Airline And Why? by zexyworm(op): 3:03pm On Aug 21, 2007

My preferred airline is Arik Air because they fly brand new jets (737-700 and CRJ-900) and because of their wide network especially from Abuja (Lagos, Calabar, Enugu, Benin, Port Harcourt, Kano, etc.), Although the inflight service could use some improvement, and no frequent flyer program available,

What's your take, and what has been your experience?

Travel › Re: Lagos Airport Terminal 1building Will Beat Miami’s by zexyworm: 4:42pm On Aug 11, 2007

dblock, what's the status on the ground? You seam to know the grounds

Travel › Re: Lagos Airport Terminal 1building Will Beat Miami’s by zexyworm: 6:32pm On Aug 10, 2007

When will this terminal open?

The operators have deceived the public for so long, First it was Feb '06, then Nov 06. then "inaugurated" in April 07, and now we're headed to September with no clue as to when the Virgin and Arik will move there!

Fishy - don't u guys think?

Politics › Re: Dress Code Of Nigerian Policians: A Disgrace by zexyworm: 5:20pm On Jun 11, 2007

I'm not Nigerian, but I do love the Agbada, and consider the varieties of fabrics, motifs, etc. to be fascinating.

If Nigeria must preserve and hold on to anything, it's Nigerian culture and heritage.

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Politics › Re: Femi Fani-kayode Doing A Good Job At The Ministry Of Aviation by zexyworm: 5:51am On May 21, 2007

Trying "hard" is not going to lead Nigeria places.

The Aviation minister should be a professional, not a jungle politician!

Anyhow, I see some people are just too rigid and have fell for this guy's media spin.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Plans Nuclear Strike On Iran by zexyworm: 5:05pm On May 20, 2007

I-man:
Hamas is not just anyother hate group a la KKK,BNP,or whatever pathetic collection hate groups you know of.Hamas won the Palestinian elections.To the extent that a group obtains the electoral mandate of a people,we are entitled to view such group's views as fairly representative of the people who elected it.

If the KKK were to win Congressional elections in the US,one is entitled to deduce from that the American people are racist.

The views of Hamas are well known and despite that,the Palestinian people elected them.This happened to be the first free and fair elections in the territories.It is the most compelling evidence of the state of the Palestinian mind

Rubbish. The vast majority of Palestinians voted for Hamas because they were frustrated by the sickening corruption of Fatah political party, which monopolised negotiations with Israel.

Over $15 billion dollars were squandered by Fatah uneducated thugs.

You see, the Palestinian people do not tolerate corruption as a way of life. It so happened that they have elected Hamas as a way to protest:

1- Unending corruption of Fatah and the disappearance of huge aid monies sent to the PNA by donor nations.
2- The lack of progress on the political front, due to Israel's stubborn refusal to end the occupation of Palestinian land in Gaza, West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
3- Continuing failure of Fatah to build schools and provides services, where Hamas' civil wing provided these, and in abundance!
Many people dont realize that Hamas is first and foremost a charity and humaniterian organization.

Your cheap attack on the mindset of the very victims of colonialism and Jewish white supremacists is nothing but hot air.
Your comments are worthless.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Plans Nuclear Strike On Iran by zexyworm: 5:01pm On May 20, 2007

davidylan:
"The 15th May, 1948, arrived , On that day the mufti of Jerusalem appealed to the Arabs of Palestine to leave the country, because the Arab armies were about to enter and fight in their stead."
– The Cairo daily Akhbar el Yom, Oct. 12, 1963.

Be careful when next you use the words "in fact" when you you have no knowledge of the real facts.

Listen big Oga, I do not need your quotes to teach me about MY history and that of my forefathers. I'm Palestinian. My living grandmother was terrified into fleeing at May 27th 11:45AM 1948, following intense Jewish Air Force bombardment of Deyr Al-Qassi in ARAB Galilee. Our entire village of 9000 people were forced to flee to Lebanon.

According to ALL accounts from the living people who witnessed this horrible ethnic cleansing, from Deir El-Qassi and the 800 other Arab towns/villages ethnically cleansed in 1948, the Jewish terrorist gangs of Irgun, Hagana, et. al used all means possible to force the Arabs out of Palestine in order to establish a Jewish nation on Arab soil.

How many of you know that the first Terror act in british Palestine was committed by Irgun (jewish terror organization), that is the bombing of the King David Hotel? In that attack, over 60 high-ranking people of the Palestine Govt. perished, including Arab cabinet members.

The influx of illegal European Jewish immigrants post World War 2 made matters worse for us, as it was used to populate vacuums created following the exodus of many Arab communities who were either forced to flee following massacres or had to escape famine or acute water shortage.

I've no problem telling you more, If you cared to know. I get sick to my stomach when reading such horrendous statements as "All 700,000 Palestinian refugees were "told" to leave to "make way for anhilation of Jews", etc.

Either be balanced in your reading of history or be open minded to people who actually lived the circumstances surrounding 1948, ON BOTH sides.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Plans Nuclear Strike On Iran by zexyworm: 12:47pm On May 20, 2007

kliverpool:
If a man can come out to say He did not believe that Holocaust did happen with the overwhelming footage of the war and crime committed ageist the Jews.
If a man can come out publicly to say that a nation should be wiped off the map.Common that man is insane and should no be allowed to have nuks,

Funny, because Israel HAS BEEN wiping Palestine off the map. By usurping its lands, settling its territories, building Jewish-only roads, and rendering the West Bank a block of swiss-cheese (were the Palestinians are rounded in the air pockets). In fact, 700,000 Arab Palestinians were expelled from "Israel" of today (1948 historical Palestine) to make way for a "Jewish-only" or "exclusive Jewish state".
By all measure, Israel is an apartheid state which PRACTICES genocide.

The conclusion is that the entire free world should bomb Israel and contain its Dimona nuclear reactors + nukes.

How's that for fair game?

Politics › Re: Femi Fani-kayode Doing A Good Job At The Ministry Of Aviation by zexyworm: 12:40pm On May 20, 2007

BUSHFELLOW:
yeah correct. at least their are still cutting corners. a minister who is political in every sense is to me not efective he should think of leaving a legacy behind like dora, iweala, soludo, to me that is the only three people that really worked after that the rest are bench warmers

Peace

And a Dora Fani is certainly NOT. His is a rude idiot who twists the media in his favor.

[size=18pt]FOR GOD'S SAKE HE ACCUSED SOMEONE OF SMUGGLING EXPLOSIVES ON A BELLVIEW PLANE, when it was found later that the exact same "explosives" were nothing more that fire crackers to be used in an event in Abuja. I'm not saying fire crackers are legal cargo, I'm saying Fani "coyote" should not have alerted the media about a NON-event, further planting horror in air passengers' heart following the 3 major crashes![/size][size=8pt][/size]

Fani "Coyote" is clueless about aviation. He is, however, very proficient in such activities as chest-beating, corruption, and bad-mouthing.

Politics › Re: Good Things Happening In Nigeria by zexyworm: 7:27am On May 17, 2007

GNature:
The funniest thing is, some of the governors are pleading for their airports to be upgraded to international status by the federal government ! Why ? Again, their logic is just based on the geo-political structure, not economic viability. The south west has one, the south south has one, the north has two, so we must also have our own international airport at all costs !!!

_{thread members, please forgive me for going a little bit off topic}

I TOTALLY AGREE. FISCAL DISCIPLINE IS STILL LACKING IN NIGERIA. STATES DO NOT LOOK AT THEIR COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, PETTY GEOPOLITICS TAKE OVER, AND STATE GOVERNORS ARE NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEMES!

Politics › Re: Femi Fani-kayode Doing A Good Job At The Ministry Of Aviation by zexyworm: 7:13am On May 17, 2007

The current aviation minister is an incompetent character who thinks that bad-mouthing in the media impresses upon Nigerians. Sadly, his cheap tactics seem to be working, going by the reaction of most people on this forum.

Here are the facts:

1) The airline recapitalization process started well BEFORE Fani Kayode was appointed Aviation Minister.

2) It is well known in Nigeria and beyond that Fani Kayode is a psychophant of the first order. He was a relentless
promoter of the Third Term Agenda.

3) Fani Kayode has an early 20th century approach to the workplace. He loves to shout, insult, and threaten. A few months ago he caused the Federal Govt. embarassment when he summoned, insulted, and threatened a German Lufthansa executive to his office in Abuja. The accusation was that Lufthansa was selling domestic tickets for Lagos-Abuja flights, despite the fact that Kayode has no evidence to support such claims.

4) Kayode's unprofessionalism went further, he criticised European carriers in the media about spraying their cabins with insecticides prior to takeoff, saying they treated Nigerians "like animals". Again, any professional in the aviation industry would know that insecticide spraying is an ICAO requirement for flights to/from and within infectious disease areas including Asia and South America.

5) When we thought his ignorance had bounds, he went further to attack foreign airlines for increasing their flight frequencies to Nigeria, despite the fact that most countries have signed open-skies agreements for the benefit of consummers and travellers.

6) Rather than shut up and fix the rotting airports and runways, he took pleasure in attacking British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and others, for treating Nigerians "like dirt" - when clearly those same carriers HIRED Nigerian cabin crew and provided job opportunities for hundreds of Nigerians.

7) Rather than be a neutral character attending to infrastructural projects, he attends PRIVATE functions such as airline aircraft delivery ceremonies where his expenses are paid by the private sector, in return of kickbacks and favors, such as accelerated renewal of permits, under-table tax exemptions, etc. Clearly, he is clueless about ethics.

In short, Fani Kayode has got nothing to do with aviation, airports, or airlines. He has no training no prior experience in these domains. He was appointed Aviation Minister as part of a reshuffle following the ADC crash. I'm simply confused as to why people on this forum are asking for more incompetence.

What Nigeria needs is a seasoned AVIATOR or aviation professional to head the affairs of this ministry. A good example would be Harold Demuren (NCAA Head) who is both a professional and an achiever - Just my opinion.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Plans Nuclear Strike On Iran by zexyworm: 1:56pm On May 16, 2007

Well well well, we have something in common. I'm in Bahrain. Where are YOU?

We both have got opinions about the Middle East. I was born there, and I'm here now, so you bet I get emotional about it, as it affects me in many ways.

PS. I'm not Nigerian, not even African cool

Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Plans Nuclear Strike On Iran by zexyworm: 10:57am On May 16, 2007

dakmanzero:
@jagwar

Thanks for confirming my suspicions (both of them). Consider yourself ignored from now on.

@zexyworm

Israel does not need to use nuclear weapons to destroy Iranian nuclear facilities, so they will not need to deal with fallout.

Israel has faced an assault from all sides by all of its neighbours in the past, and defeated them all.

Israel retains military superiority in the region.

Israel has destroyed a nuclear facility in Iraq in the past, and faced no repercussions whatsoever.

We should not underestimate the power that Israel holds in the middle east.

Your parrot-like babbling about Israel's "superiority" in 2007 suggests you are either an impassioned Nigerian Zionist (who believes Israel must flourish at any cost), an Israeli citizen, or a Nigerian who spends his time reading Wikipedia articles with no clue about recent developments in the Middle East.

You are plain wrong about Israel not using its nukes to perform an illegal strike on Iran. This is because Nukes dont' have to be used, to be used. Nukes are preemptive tools. Their possesstion by Israel might be a good cover for them to unleash devastation on Lebanon, and whoever challenges their supremacist posturing in the Middle East. I hope you understand this point. This is the exact reason why Israel doesn't wanted a nuclearized Iran. It wants to continue its unilateralist policies in the occupied territories, and dominate the region, unchallenged, using nukes as a deterrant. "Do not even think about it' is the implied message.

>>Israel retains military superiority in the region.<<
Thanks to American tax-payers, who are being brainwashed by Liar Bush, Israel retains the largest, deadliest artillery and high-tech death machines. However, all of that is not enough, as illustrated by the July 2006 Israel/Hezbollah war. Hezbollah rockets cost Israel 120 lives and over $5b in economic losses. Non-conventional war techniques have been perfected by Hezbollah, and soon, Syria and Hamas. They hope to counter Israeli hegemony with more surprises of their own. The storey is far from over. The days of unquestioned Israeli military superiority are gone. The evidence is the Winograd Report released in Israel last week which basically formalized Israel's defeat at the hand of Hezbollah, who are as strong as ever.

>>Israel has destroyed a nuclear facility in Iraq in the past, and faced no repercussions whatsoever.<<

Again, dwelling in these early 1980s events will not serve anyone after insight about the immediate future. Things changed in the ME. Saddam is dead. The Iranian revolution happened in 1979. Whether we like it or not, Iran will rise to rival Israel from a strategic perspective, if not shadow it once and for all.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Plans Nuclear Strike On Iran by zexyworm: 8:12am On May 16, 2007

dakmanzero:
Yes, Israel has that capability. Do a little research.

What you fail to realize is that despite Israel's alleged capability to strike Iranian strategic sites, it does not have the capability of facing the repercussions. A violent counter-attack on Israel and American interests in the Gulf would surely have to be checked by geographically spread forces. Israel is a tiny country and would be vulnerable from all directions, and if countries such as Syria, Egypt, or Libya join the war, it would spell the end of Israel and probably a devastating Israeli nuclear attack on Teheran, Damascus or whatever.

I think that the right ingredients for a war is more American lies, an Iranian "provocation" (Which would be faked by the US as usual), and even more audacity from the Zionist/neocon camp in Washington.

I don't see an all-out war coming. The price tag is too high, especially for the politically bankrupt Bush.

Computers › Re: Impact of Google Earth by zexyworm: 8:40pm On May 03, 2007

Does anyone here know when Google Earth is likely to offer respectable high-resolution imagery of Nigeria?
What are the factors delaying this coverage? Nigeria is the among 2 African nations to sport its own satellites including the NigSat-2 for satellite imagery (poverty alleviation, etc.) but we are yet to see detailed imagery of Abuja or even Lagos on google Earth!

Hair-pulling, to say the least? Does anyone here care?

Politics › Re: Yar'adua - A Curse In Disguise by zexyworm: 1:56pm On Apr 30, 2007

You're wrong.

While it might be true that Donald Duke is much more "glossy", younger, hipper, and generally had more exciting development programs, Yar'Adua still managed a sound governance agenda including the building of over 200 schools in Katsina state, building roads, and strategic bridges. You've got to realize that each state must use its resources (human or natural) in a way that highlights its comparative advantages. Tinapa would not work in Katsina. Katsina is essentially a quite, conservative and generally peaceful state. Yar'Adua recorded some successes in fighting desertification, which if not checked, threatens Nigeria as a whole.

If I'm worried about anything, it's that Yar'Adua will find it difficult to envision himself and will have to depend on younger, enthusiastic but proven individuals of high calibre. This is in contrast to Obasanjo who appointed a few technocrats like Dora, Ribadu, NOI, etc. but pretty much saturated his cabinets with worthless psychophants such as Kema Chikwe, Fani Kayode, Nweke, Borishade, etc.

Give the man a chance! Better be optimistic and constructive for a better tomorrow. cheesy

Politics › Re: Obasanjo Regrets His Inability To Fix Electricity Problem In Eight Years by zexyworm: 8:48pm On Apr 27, 2007

Appologetic failure. What good are the so-called reforms if Nigerians are in the dark?

Travel › Re: Lagos Airport Terminal 1building Will Beat Miami’s by zexyworm: 8:38am On Apr 25, 2007

Nice to see Alucobond aluminum panels used in Nigeria!
The terminal is beginning to look real and contemporary! Kudos to the promoters. I only ask them to have mercy on the airlines in fees, etc.

Politics › Re: Musa Yar'adua Is The New President Of Nigeria! by zexyworm: 8:45am On Apr 24, 2007

[size=15pt]The million dollar que$tion:[/size]

[size=15pt]Will Yar'Adua go after those crooks who put him in power?[/size]

Yes people, I'm referring to the likes of Odili, Uba, etc. who were there at his global press conference, opening champagne bottles!!

I personally doubt it, But let's see if Yar'Adua has balls.

Politics › Re: Musa Yar'adua Is The New President Of Nigeria! by zexyworm: 3:26pm On Apr 23, 2007

Jimiyke:
nigeria here we come, i have to say this, there is no election in this country,all this are just nonsence. shit out !!!

The courts will take care of complaints for now. The supreme court's autonomy was demonstrated by granting Atiku the right to contest. Conspiracy theorists: Yes, it could have been OBJ presenting this as en excuse to reprint the ballot papers, delay their arrival, etc. to distort and manipulate the outcome. I still think Yar'Adua has some integrity while both Buhari and Atiku have absolutely none!

Politics › Re: Musa Yar'adua Is The New President Of Nigeria! by zexyworm: 3:06pm On Apr 23, 2007

While Yar'Adua's legitimacy is indeed questionable, he is the best candidate and his less-than-perfect victory should be accepted by Nigerians as a compromise for peace, security, and contuity of economic reforms.

Also and on a positive note, here comes a financially prudent and responsible leader. Let's hope he appoints TECHNOCRATS to draft Nigeria's future.

Politics › Should Inec Announce An Elections Re-run ? by zexyworm(op): 6:48am On Apr 23, 2007

It's highly plausible that the bulk of international observers (including EU's mission) will announce today that both the state and presidential elections were a failure, and therefore inconclusive.

Should the PDP and Obasanjo swallow their pride and do the right thing - and that is declare the so-called results null and void, then set new dates for re-runs? I think so!

Politics › Re: Updates On The 2007 Presidential Election by zexyworm: 2:36pm On Apr 22, 2007

Could someone explain to me something?

All election observer groups have condemned the elections being marred by violence, fraud, and mishandling, yet the federal govt. has publically stated that it won't go for a re-run or even entertain the idea that the outcome is inconclusive,

Is Nigeria on its way to becoming a pariah-state, once more?

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Travel › Re: Lagos Airport Terminal 1building Will Beat Miami’s by zexyworm: 9:25am On Apr 22, 2007

The monorail linking MMA T2 to T1 is phase 2. I think if finance issue is settled quickly, a pre-fab kit can be imported and installed within 1 year! This is assuming that FAAN doesn't get in the way of course wink

Politics › Re: My Proposal: Election (postponed); Buhari (president), Utomi (vp) by zexyworm: 12:31pm On Apr 18, 2007

Election postponement would only bring more confusion and grant the opposition crucial time to remobilize, which they have failed to do anyway.

Also, postponement and the attached uncertainty is bad for business and would scare off foreign investors.

Politics › Re: Election Results: Nationwide by zexyworm: 6:51am On Apr 16, 2007

Sadly, looking at the results so far, Utomi has absolutely no chance of winning the presidential election!

PDP + other rigging machines will ensure that the status quo will remain. undecided

Not ONE state records an ADC victory !?

Travel › Re: Pictures Of the Comissioning Of Tinapa by zexyworm: 7:23am On Apr 15, 2007

any photos of the hotels nearing completion?

I've visited the Southern Sun website and even registered to view their photo gallery of facilities, etc. and let's say i'm very impressed especially with the resort hotels in Sychelles and Cape Town !!

Travel › Re: How To Stop My Brother From Trying To Travel To Malaysia? by zexyworm: 3:49pm On Apr 11, 2007

Malaysia is a beautiful country! For leisure or honest business, it's the place to be! Nigeria should learn from the Malay experience in development. If anything, your brother should be encouraged!

Travel › Re: Pictures Of the Comissioning Of Tinapa by zexyworm: 8:44pm On Apr 02, 2007

The above photo showing the colorful buildings is not Tinapa but a South African precedent the design team used,
It's too bad the real Tinapa is not as colorful, hopefully the future phases and the entertainment complex will be less dull-looking.

Politics › Re: How Will History Remember Obasanjo? by zexyworm: 7:22am On Apr 02, 2007

As the president who pledged uninterrupted power, healthcare, good roads, good learning institutions, but,

delivered none.

What good is a cell phone if you're too sick to use it? What good is debt-writeoff is nobody can feel its effects?

What good is a "war on corruption" if in 8 years only 150 people were arrested and prosecuted for financial crimes?

Sadly, Obasanjo could have been remembered as a man who laid the foundations for a modern Nigeria through prudent fiscal policies and an agressive, accelerated development plan which compensates for the 20 years of devastating military rule. Instead, he proved he was too busy enriching his close circle of PDP/ex military crooks.

Finally and in fairness, Obasanjo had good intentions but history does not remember anyone by their intentions but rather by their accomplishments and actions.

Travel › Re: Pictures Of the Comissioning Of Tinapa by zexyworm: 5:21pm On Mar 31, 2007

Actually, not all of phase 1 will be complete by 2nd April.

What is happening on the ground is the functional completion (and handover) of SUBSTANTIAL portions of phase 1 including most of the line shops and 2 emporia out of 4 (+ nearby parking spaces). Arguably, the opening ceremony will be ceremonial, and will afford the public the chance to look and inspect what was actually completed. TINAPA Business Resort said the cinemas will be complete by May, the hotel by June, and the Casino by August. Judging by their past pledges, I believe them because they have experienced and outstanding engineers + managers.

The Tinapa as a shopping+leisure zone will be managed in its entirey by Broll Nigeria Ltd, a subsidiary of Broll South Africa pvty Ltd. (a renowned SA real estate management firm). The security was apparently contracted to an Israeli firm, no further commens necessary!

By all measures, it will be a skeletal (yet functional) operation come April 2nd. Still, an achievment considering the time challenges of Duke and OBJ's outgoing administrations.

Travel › Re: Nigerian Tourism Websites Are Useless by zexyworm: 6:20am On Mar 27, 2007

What is a portrait of bureaucrat doing on that webpage, first impression for prospective tourists to see? No other use but to glorify Runsewe and depict him as "Nigeria", "look at me, I'm the best because my webmaster obeys me".

What a sad case when mediocre people with mediocre achievments highjack websites of national importance.

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