₦airaland Forum

Some 5years ago, Mr YarAdua, the then President of the Federal republic of Nigeria, had through the Head of Service, directed the then Chairman of INEC, Prof Maurice Iwu, to proceed on terminal leave, 3 months to the expiration of his tenure.

Nigerians watched in silence, some clapped as Iwu was shoved out the door.Few spoke in favour of Iwu. He was alone in his quest.

Today, there is speculation in the polity that the Head of Service will this week direct Prof Jega to proceed on terminal leave. This has generated so much furore that one begins to think the Presidency may back track on such plans.

Permit me to open a discourse on this issue which I woukd update with facts periodically. I would strive hard to present facts in a non-judgemental manner.

hamilton62:
No! No!! No!!! Dear, you got it wrong... The DSS is right to invite him because my bible said; respect those in Authority and as far a Nigeria is a country and he being part of the system, it's right but it'll be erroneous if they bully him when the allegation is truth or they try to rogue him for telling the truth them the wrath of God will be rekindled on the present administration... The only problem is that he better be right or he is in for a big challenge.
Thanks.
Viva Nigeria!

Well, am not interested in having the final say, cos that won't turn white to black, nor would it change d fact that instruments of state are been selectively used and abused.

I just think what's wrong is wrong.

hamilton62:
No! No!! No!!! Dear, you got it wrong... The DSS is right to invite him because my bible said; respect those in Authority and as far a Nigeria is a country and he being part of the system, it's right but it'll be erroneous if they bully him when the allegation is truth or they try to rogue him for telling the truth them the wrath of God will be rekindled on the present administration... The only problem is that he better be right or he is in for a big challenge.
Thanks.
Viva Nigeria!

If u read thru my post, u ll notice how objective I tried to be.
The citizens have the right to allege, and Dikwa sounded like soneone who has inside info, giving exact dates. Govt's response is clearly a bully strategy using d instruments of state to suppress citizens. FFK has alleged worse. Fayose has crossed the line of deorum to the point of no return. Asari has said worse. How many DSS invites did they get?

Invited by the DSS? Shame, this political game.

They don't even know where to draw the line anymore. The Pastor, making allegations he may not be able to substantiate, but ofcourse information is already available in public domain. The govt, responding with their "bully tactics", while laying claim to "freedom of speech for all citizens.

Which way my country?

buygala:
Ugly, gifted, rich, and totally lacking in taste.... see as him dress like all these boys wey dey hawk otapiapia for Onitsha Main Market

But his wife, kid and car look real cute.... Though he seems to have infected his wife with his lack of taste

VERY HARDWORKING ACTOR THO..... MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS HIS HUSTLE

Ur post en...good-bad, bitter-sweet! u just summarise d guy life!

elujah1:
did you care to find out if there were weapons earlier? guess you've forgotten so soon that the presidency complained about lack of ammunition and they were working on it.

I beg to differ here.

Firstly, how many denials have the army issued concerning this issue of equipment? When media was awash with news that BH was better equiped, what did Olukolade say? That they had all they needed to defeat BH.

Secondly, the issue was that the C-in-C refused to act like he was in charge. The Generals were making money from the war and didn't want it to end. He refused to put his foot down decisively on the matter.

Even before the re-tooling of the military began last year, they had the capacity to end the war decisively but the big boys were interested in making money. Now with the re-tooling, they big boys have made so much money now through defence contracts, they are willing to end the war cos they don chop belle full. Of the $1bn dollars Jona budgeted for them, they go make over $100m. So why won't they end the war? Afterall, they don hammer.

Before recent developments, the level of professionalism exhibited by the military in this BH war was at its lowest. There were varying accounts of soldiers been given 60 bullets each to go and confront BH, and soon after these soldiers ran out of ammunition, would abandon a base loaded arms and ammunition which their bosses had refused to issue to them. The abandoned bases became the source of weapons for BH.

The above scenario led people to speculate that the army were deliberately sabotaging the war.

Also other accounts held that the army boys really had a poor level of coordination with the airforce and other security operatives, leading to disjointed information and massive defeats and casualty.

Recently they have upped their game. Kudos to them for this. But they must also be chided for taking so long to get it right.

seankafor:
This is what is called a good coach. Backing his players despite any circumstance.

And his choice of words today was diplomatic. Chosing to put the FA n referees in d spotlight is a correct PR move.

Now let's see how d FA responds to this.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists that his players "are not getting the respect they deserve" from referees and has criticised Burnley's Ashley Barnes for a dangerous challenge, which saw Nemanja Matic sent off for his reaction.

After his side's 1-1 draw with the Clarets on Saturday, the Portuguese was incensed at what he felt were four major incidents which saw the visitors unpunished and his side hindered.

Matic was sent off for pushing Barnes after the two collided, with the Burnley player's studs ending up in the side of his opponent's leg.

Speaking to Sky Sports' 'Goals on Sunday', Mourinho claimed to be at a loss for words at the severity of Barnes's challenge.

"I know football is football but I think it's too much," he said of his argument that too many decisions go against his side. "I think my players don't deserve that. At Southampton, the penalty, against Tottenham with Jan Vertonghen, against Liverpool...

"I don't have the adjective for Barnes. This is a career-ending tackle. Matic is a lucky guy. I cannot find the word to describe what that player did. Football is about emotions and clearly Matic had a reason to lose his emotions.

"What are the consequences of the Matic push for the other player? Nothing. The consequence for Matic could be end of career. When probably they are going to give a three match suspension to Matic, you tell me how many matches Barnes deserves."

Mourinho has previously been sanctioned by the Football Association for speaking out about a "campaign" against his team but he is adamant that he has behaved objectively.

"It is what it is and I think, if you go over the line in your comments, it's understandable to be punished but, if you say what is obvious without attacking people, I think it shouldn't be a problem," he continued.

"So to say that, at half-time, Burnley should be playing with 10 men and Chelsea should have two penalties – and normally you win 3-0. The reality is that, in the end, you’re at 10 men and you’ve lost a point. I can't imagine that the four incidents were open to interpretation.

"The best players in the world, they can make mistakes. This gentleman is one of the top referees in this country, in European football, he can also make mistakes.

"You want consistency but in the right way. It's like the lawyer who lost 15 out of 15 cases - you don't want this lawyer.

"I'm always positive. I'm not attacking the honesty, the dignity of anyone. I'm not trying to – you love to say this sentence in this country – bringing the game into disrepute. That's what they always say when they punish me."
From the web


http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/9170482?ICID=HP[email][/email]

GlorifiedTunde:
A group of women from the Rido community in Kaduna State, took to the streets on Wednesday, February 19, 2015 to publicly complain about their husband’s sexual weakness, asking that they start performing their matrimonial duties or face mass divorce.

The women, who were assembled at the NDA Junction in the state capital, blamed the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) for their husband’s inability to perform as a result of the chemical waste and fumes from the company into their environment.

Speaking to newsmen during the protest, some of the  married women complained bitterly that some of the men in the Mararaba Rido community were impotent due to the toxic waste from the KRPC.

They revealed that their husbands suffer weak erection and infertility, while the women suffer miscarriage and other health complications.

A married woman, Jummai Isaac, 27, said she has not taken in since she got married in the year 2000.

“I haven’t conceived since I got married in the last fourteen years, and doctors have, on several occasions, confirmed to me absence of any known cause of inability to get pregnant.

Initially, doctors thought I had fibroid in my womb, but after several scans and some medical tests, they dispelled that notion.”

However, a community leader, Mohammed Bashar, explained that, “Most of the complaints could be associated with secondary infertility, because victims have, in the past, given birth to children before they suddenly stopped.

There was widespread belief that smoke and poisonous gases emitted from the refinery have reproductive health effect on people living in the area, but no medical report has confirmed the allegation due to inability of villagers to seek comprehensive medical tests, perhaps owing to lack of awareness and poverty.


SOURCE :
http://www.thetrentonline.com/satisfy-us-bed-face-mass-divorce-kaduna-women-protest-husbands/

The story has been so twisted and bastardizez, it has lost its meaning.

The women protested environmental degradation which is beginning to have adverse health effects on both male n female.

This mischievous reporter now picked one aspect of the story n even added "hilarious" to the headline. So unfair to them. Now the REAL reason for the protest has been lost in this twisted account.

Doctors in the house. Please is there any chance that amoebiasis causes erectile dysfunction?

Recently I have been battling with recurring amoeba infection. I have a lot of gas and my stool usually contains slippery-like stuff. I have been given metronidazole for 5 days, as usual. This gives me relief for say 2 months, then symptoms return again.

More worrisome of recent is d fact that I have started having irritation along d insides of my penile duct. Also, I can't sustain like I used to during intercourse.

is there a relationship?Help needed.

Cc: balogun
Sissy3

The use of fungal cream regularly will kill dat smell between d legs for guys, and create a healthy environment down there. I dare you to even apply it in ur armpit at night to kill off fungus so in d day time when u do sweat, there ll be less bacteria to cause a smell. Works for me though.

Notwithstanding healthy hygienic practices need to be maintained.

LegalIcon:
As much as I have been a neutral commentator on our coming general elections,I however find this picture which I just stumbled on, to be very controversial about the person of GMB.Pleases Nairalanders check it for yourself,as the fact always speaks for it self.

The donations were not from her as a person. She only mobilised the funds and items that were donated. Corporate organisations that I know made donations because she wrote to them that they were mobilising funds for charity works.

That said, I think the fact that they are using it to score political points for GMB campaign alone disgusts me. They deserve every bashing they get from the people. If only she had the courtesy to acknowledge the thousands of people that donated towards that gesture, there would nt have been this backlash.

The write up is an expression of my opinion based on facts already existing in public domain.

Prof Attahiru Jega is a man with a character that is above board. In recent times he has come under fire for varying reasons, the latest being the election timetable.

Alas, yesterday he bowed to pressure, and shifted the elections by a whopping 6 weeks!

The moment I heard the news, I derived the following;

-Jegs's tenure as INEC chairman comes to an end on June 13th, just after the inauguration. He will be directed to proceed on "terminal leave" as from March 13th. Elections are scheduled for March 28th.If he resists the terminal leave plot, allegations will roll in,administrative probes and blackmail, name calling and dirt slinging. He will then be suspended(the Sanusi treatment).
-Jega's insistence on the use of PVC will be neutralised. The incoming/acting Chairman is already been prepared and has been briefed to do the bidding of the Pdp.The use of Temporary cards is to the advantage of Pdp.
-if the above scenario does not work out, plan b involves the use of courts to make pronouncements that will lead to a stalemate. Nigerians will watch helplessly as the equivalent of Nzeribe's ABC or ABN(i have forgotten which) will fast track some cases and get pronouncements that will nullify elections and they will be forced to hand over to an "interim arrangement". By then, govnor Mimiko's elder brother, who has already been briefed as the new INEC chairman in waiting, will preside over the general elections.

In all the scenarios I have played out in my head, Pdp comes tops. And in one extreme scenario, the military takes over and this leads to a 5th republic.

Hate me or love me, Jega is not going to preside over the general elections. How I feel about that? I hate Pdp. I hate apc more(former Pdp members). We need good governance. But we collectively encourage bad governance.

I am a realist, who has become a pessimist. There is no way Naija will come out of this unscathed. Pray for our fatherland!

My two cents.

timmilehin:
Did Abacha [b][/b]died? when? I've been schooling in france since 1995

Mr "schooling in France", edit ur english

gmyguy:
like daddy, like son...he must have learnt it from somewhre...don't self-service in front of your baby

Ofumaria:
It was Sam's 21st birthday eve, & his 3 best friends promised to surprise him with the best gift ever on the morning of his birthday.. Sam went to bed Eager.

The next morning, still sleeping quietly.. there was a knock on Sam's door.. with his three friends holding 3 large boxes each. One had a plasma TV, the 2nd had a Computer and the third had a box filled with shoes.

What does he open first?

He was asleep right? He first has to open his eyes! Then open the door! Then open his arms to greet and receive his gifts...I don over do, abi?

thorpido:
Even if it was a handkerchief,he should have kept it and even if he wouldn't use it,he could give it out later.
You dldn't tell him you bought it,you told him it was a gift from a marriage ceremony.
I hope it was a one-off thing,if not,I would have told you to keep him out forever just as he walked out on you.

You are dealing with a guy who has an attitude.

Pause for a second.I think it's time to ask d op if d guy has been doing a lot for her. Maybe he has been doing so much for d babe, and d one time he was expecting her to go out of her way to please him...catch my drift? Thr spirit behind a gift counts for a lot, but so do the value and effort/thoughtfulness put into making d right choice!He may have a point, but his method of communication en...e get as e be!

This presents an opportunity to enlighten d womenfolk that it doesn't always have to be about them.They can do better than singlets and boxers and "dashed t-shirts"

N

nickz:
nobody's buisness??


if i have children i'll do DNA match testing months after their birth
i and all my siblings have DNA test result that states clearly that we are from the same dad

when you know the kinda people you live around,
common sense employs you to smarten up

ur comment tends to demean ur mom.test for all ir siblings? Know d kind of people you live around?

1one:
All this small small children on this thread spewing rubbish Yen Yen Yen Yen she needs to earn it.. earn what!.. That's why marriages would continue to fail till the 50th century, because couples are always waiting to piggy-back on the other person's action... If she doesn't do this, I wouldn't do that... Is that how marriage is supposed to be... If you're waiting for her to love you before you show her love then what's the difference between you and any other random single dude..



To the OP... Your list is on point!

It's a man's duty to do all these things for /to his wife whether or not she earns it because first of all marriage is a service to God, not even to your wife... Or would you say if you catch your wife cheating you would also go ahead and cheat... Some of you should learn to talk with little sense abeg.

She should earn it? ...How many times do you really earn your next day's breath, yet you wake up and still go about your normal day, God doesn't strike you dead in the sleep because you lied or did some other bad thing the day before, now this same God has said you should love your wife as he has loved you and you're now putting stupid, useless conditions... Let God catch you!!!

Trading words with women could be dangerous, but I ll try....

"Wives, submit to ur husbands...husbands,love your wife..."

God is fair, He gave each a role to ensure there is a balance.You are asking men to be faithful to God given roles, but the women can be excused if they are not.Smh, logic n religion turned on its head.

Am not for d "earning" thing, but women should not be made to believe that they have unlimited right to love irrespective of how they behave.Love is either mutual or it is half dead!

seems d dynamite have already been put to use by BH already...bombs and IEDs going off everywhere

Residents of Ashaka, the factory site of the popular Asaka Cement in Gombe State, said the suspected Boko Haram terrorists, who raided the community on Tuesday, carted away dynamites fully loaded into eight Toyota Hilux vans.
This has heightened fear among observers of the situation in the North-East, who believed that with such huge amount of dynamites in the hands of the terrorist group, the nation may soon witness more deadly explosions.
Boko Haram militants on Tuesday launched attacks on the border towns of Yobe and Gombe states of Nafada and Funakaye Local Government areas of Gombe State as well as Ngalda and Fika in Fika Local government area of Yobe State.
The attacks claimed scores of lives in both Nafada and Fika, in Gombe and Yobe respectively.
According to Ashaka residents, the insurgents stormed the company and took over the control of the town and they thereafter gathered the people and preached to them their strange brand of Islamic ideologies.
They equally promised that they were not in the area to hurt anyone.
“Yes, the group came here without killing anybody but they went away with eight Toyota Hilux belonging to Ashaka cement Plc which they fully loaded with dynamites taken from the production site of the company after preaching their ways to the residents they assembled in one place,” a resident said.
He added that the Hilux vans were the property of the company forcefully taken away by the insurgents.
A security source, who did not want to be named, told journalists on Wednesday that seven travellers along the Gombe-Potiskum highway were killed around Fika town.







http://www.punchng.com/news/gombe-boko-haram-carts-away-eight-vans-of-dynamites/

Unionised:
Appraisal Issue...

appraisal issue kwa...
guess u work with one of d big corporates?

let ne guess, bank?

deebee13:
I want to believe I know where ur comment is coming from. But Wat u don't see is dat, this clingy attitude is not making him grow, he sounds immature sometimes,and I wonder if I'm talking to a grown man or a kid. I'm not against him bin family-oriented, which woman wouldn't love dat? But not at d detriment of him refusing to grow!

that's why u r there. u can conquer without confrontation.u have d power.

Don't fuss about it, don't confront him about it. U just have to dig within u n find d strength, wisdom n fortitude to redirect that attention without making it look like u r trying to snatch him away from his family.

"Subtleness" is one of women's most powerful weapon.

adegwurulez:
well, i've unfollowed this topic and wasn't going to dignify anybody with a reply but you sounded responsible and your post was without insults so i'll make an exception.

Primarilly what causes flood is the saturation of soil with water so much so that this water covers heights above the ground.

normally, surface water flows into nearby drainage systems but when this drainage systems get filled with dirt, the water becomes stagnant in the soil in a situation we now call flooding. Thank you!

Nice post.

Would v enjoyed ur post more without d first paragraph though.

adegwurulez:
Are you kidding me? you pour dirts in gutters thereby blocking the water ways, you dont clear the grass around your neighbourhood and you expect smooth flow of water? Its not rocket science bro/sis, these things are linked with sanitation.

bro, ever lived in a town with a large river?

This time of year, when it rains almost daily, d river gets filled up, d soil gets saturated with water. Water must find its level.

While I don't agree with u that poor sanitation is responsible for d flooding, I will still still blame d people who go ahead to build by rivers n streams.Govt needs to get serious n demolish all those living in designated flood prone areas beside waterways.

Tymax:
I smell exaggeration. It can't be that bad.

About the phone call issue; there is nothing wrong with checking on your family everyday. If he doesn't have time for his folks what makes you think he will have time for you later on. He met you just how many years ago? This is still his family and you are not a member yet.

Let him be. You should be very happy cos when you have kids, you can be sure that he will put family first.

Best comment so far, loaded with wisdom.

Makes me wonder what women really want.

D guy is a family oriented kinda guy n it's a problem? take a chill pill girl, d guy is going to gradually redirect dat attention at u n ur kids!

jus giv him beautiful kids n keep lovin him loads n loads...

There is heavy traffic gridlock at Obajana junction now. on the way to Abuja tonight, are stuck in the traffic. We have been here for over 3 hours. This is after spending over 90 minutes at Okene.

Travellers beware!

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