Goddex: The FG is constructing many more roads in Abuja than what Lagos state is doing but we don't get to hear this much propaganda. Lagos need pipeborne water like most other cities and not these noisemaking when a 2KM road is asphalted.

Fashola has really tried with water supply in Lagos. From Agege to Ebutte metta to Mile 2 to even Ajangbadi. Festac which is a Federal estate hasd theirs privatised costing 400 naira for 1000 litres. Various water-works all around Lagos, you just have to give it to Fashola even though he has got his imperfections too

Nelson Mandela is dead, and now the world finally gets a chance to experience the greatness that comes with the spirit and person of the man. I think that until the death of a great man or woman, his/her greatness is diminished by the size and limits of his/her physical space. As long as we continue to see greatness embodied, we’d continue to see its limitations. Once death takes the body, the true greatness finally gets unleashed and in certain cases it takes on a mythical strength.

In Nelson Mandela’s case, his greatness in death has been expressed by men, women, children and people from all races. For once the world was united in celebrating a man who seemed to be a mirror that helped to show each of us how we could be better. He was certainly not a perfect man, and most people will not get a chance to come out of prison alive and sane after 27 years, but Mandela not only did, but it appeared that prison helped him become the Mandela that gained the world’s admiration.

He is the answer to the question: Can anything good thing come out of Africa? Yes, Madiba is of Africa and what a man he was. As Africans, we could easily transform this beautiful continent by just looking at Nelson Mandela and his values and using the same as the standard for ourselves. What if we all adopted a “What Would Mandela Do?” approach to everything? This would be especially necessary for those who are privileged to be leaders amongst us. We cannot continue to do things as we please without style, character or direction. We have a choice as a people to use Mandela as that example of how to lead and how to practice the politics of fairness and sportsmanship. If we all, like the great man, accepted that in the end leadership is about service and service is about the people, we’d make better choices.

Nelson Mandela has come and gone. His memory and greatness will be here for as long as we have the earth. It would not be enough to share his best quotations and wax lyrical about how great he was. That is good but that would not be good enough one month, one year, one decade and many score years from now. We need to learn from Mandela’s examples and choices. We need to imbibe his strength and learn even from his own mistakes.

None of us will ever be a Mandela, but the world Mandela left behind, both on the continent and in South Africa, is a world that remains troubled by problems that would be dispensed with if men and women cared enough about others. Mandela left a world that cries for true and genuine leadership. There is so much to do and so much space to fill as Africa cries out for exemplary leadership. This is what we must live by as we remember Mandela: What Would Mandela Do? Then make the best decision you can based on your own unique circumstances.

RIP Nelson Mandela 1918 - 2013

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Gabry:

I consider them new cause its still a mlong way for them to go in the music market. Their manager dey bleeped up!

I was a teacher for 17 months, teachers aren't well paid that much (except few private schools and government schools), most complement their pay with extra (private) lessons. I enjoyed it though, I discovered my love for children

In Lagos, as well as some other states education is free up to secondary level but some people aren't just interested in the long term gain of children education, they prefer the short term gain of their children begging, hawking or even helping them with their businesses e.g. "mama put" and co.

SO they heard what Fashola said about the hawkers some months ago....good one

How did you forget to mention FESTAC TOWN?

5points:
hosptial cleaner self they give medical advice, d world is finishd

honestly couldn't help but laugh

I had numbness in right hand three months ago and thought it was lack of blood till last month when I realised it was blood clot, , cholesterol level had already risen to 207 by the time I checked. Been on blood thinner for four weeks with plenty fruits and esercise.

Never ignore body signals, burning feet and itching disturbs my sleep every night. It is not funny at all

Last minute attempt at tribal bigotry, sorry it won't work

Exactly what I was thinking, he looks better without the hat.

Elgaxton: Mr President is so handsome without the hat

Abacha died, Abiola had to die. Babangida didn't annul the election so as to remain in power, else it won't have been conducted in the first place, both are very good friends and are alleged to have been involved in shady deals in the past( remember Fela's international thief thief ITT?) Some people didn't want Abiola to become presedent because he had sponsored previous coups and some other reasons we still haven't been told.
Getting Abiola out of the way was to balance the equation and start over again. That's why the two candidates of 199 election were yorubas

You're joking right?

YusufG: GEJ was a very lazy lecturer tbh,always late to class,the secretary in his office was the one marking our assignments,etc.I remember one timw when patience calledhim when he ws teaching us

Ok so I got this BBM broadcast, food for thought for all.

SNIPPETS OF TRUTH.

PUTTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT.

For those who equate success in football to Goodluck and good omen for Nigeria, I differ totally. Abacha's regime saw greater exploits in Sports.

Under Abacha we won the Nations Cup in 1994, we qualified for our first ever Fifa World Cup in USA, Abacha received Kanu Nwankwo, Wilson Oruma and the Golden Eaglets who conquered the world in November 1993. Abacha's regime saw the most successful Olympic Games outing in our nation's history (we won soccer gold, long jump gold and 4x400m gold) in 1996.

Jonathan's regime saw our worst Olympic Games outing in more than 30years ditto the 2012 Olympics, so let court-jesters, sycophants & spin doctors spare us the Goodluck sports conquest statistics for if Abacha was yet adjudged demonic BUT excelled even so & more in Sports then our critique of this regime as impious & undemocratic may afterall be grounded. Like Abacha like GEJ!!!

On the one hand I believe the Boys worked so hard & as of merit became victorious; on the other it is obvious that God chose to give the suffering masses laughter & relief yet again like HE did under the Abacha years of terror & anomie....YES we have cause to celebrate with the Eaglets like we did with the Eagles in February, GOD has given us some laughter & smile amidst the rudderless & directionless drift of the ship of State.

Alas the discerning should be weary, like Abacha like GEJ. With the Jonathanian air of impunity ala the PDP & nPDP square ups reminiscent of the Abacha days, the times are yet ominous.

anonimi:

Operation BYOI - Buy Your Own Infrastructure.
No pipe-borne water supply in most parts of Lagos STATE despite over 14 years of the supposedly "progressive" administrations of Tinubu and his boy boy, Fashola with multi-trillions down the budget drain.
Talk less of

- good feeder roads
- PUBLIC primary, vocational/technical and secondary schools.

Yet some dullards will expect us to keep praising these mega looters

For how long will our MUMUism last

Talking about building infrastructures, Nigerians have been providing their own power through generators and inverters.

Feeder roads might be an issue in some areas but majority of schools have been upgraded with new ones built, especially secondary, even my alma mater FGS has gotten a new building after been neglected since the 80s. Vocational and technical schools aren't doing bad, and more skill acquisition centers have been built.
As for water, there r various water works around Lagos even in places like Ajangbadi.
Festac where I am has even had the moribund water-works rehabilitated and privatised.
The current administration might not have done all but have done majority and can only do more.

@OP sorry for derailing, just had to correct the pieces of misinformation by anonimi.
What is the overall cost? So that those who plan to build in future will have an idea, thanks.

You all are condemning the car, the truth is some of you have called to find out the cost if you can afford it

andyanders: Election is coming and they want to use their con deceit tactics to buy ignorant Nigerians. We are too intelligent to be deceived by these fraudulent politicians. The said kerosene sells for N135 and now they want to declare that it should be sold for N50. Let the foolish man go and sleep or his plane to crash.
This is a game plan of 2015 election.

5columnist: Another good one from President Jonathan

Mr Aboki: Isnt thin another subsidy scam?!

What factors drove down the price from over 100 naira per litre to 50 naira?!


Are we now refining Kerosene locally or still importing?!

There has always been subsidy on kerosene but the end users have never enjoyed it. They are scared the petroleum minister will be exposed just the way the aviation minister was. Let us see how long it lasts

peppy luv: This is what hapns when you lust for 'power' and 'big name'.
Stella odua was a very rich woman b4 she became a minister sadly with the armoured car issue,any pin she spends will be termed Nigerian money! If only she continued with her quiet life and saved her dignity cuz in politics no matter how hard u try,ur enemies will be more than ur frnds even riff faffs like ffk and dino meleye,two men with loose morals will have guts to talk to you..
I guess the sosoliso,bellview,and the thirteen Generals plane crash was also during her time! Was it not ffk's time?
Cowards! U pple will never have enuf of Igbos,you so love us and can't cease talking about us. Idi ots!

@Bolded, NO! It wasn't FFK's time. Check your records

sкчscrαρεr™:
It' s only in Nigeria that things like this can happen. Why must Governor Ameachi go with over a hundred entourage just to welcome the chieftains of APC. When they're not Jesus Christ? The airport officials only did the 'needful,' coupled with the fact that majority of those supporters are semi-agberos. We all know what they're capable of doing, it's an airport for John's sake.

@bolded, they are from the state as Evans Bipi's JESUS CHRIST

Your comment brought the thread up and probably the mods saw it and took it to FP. Since February, does anyone know his current state now??

suqexconcepts: This is cool bro! wish you the best as you pursue your dream!

DerideGull:

The Yoruba people have been prayed to declare Republic of Oduduwa which shall be filled to the brink with corruption fighters such as Femi Falana, Yinka Odumakin, Wole Soyinka, Beko Kuti, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti, Abraham Adesnaya, Bola Ige, Gani Fawehinmi, Tunji Braithwaithe, Tunde Bakare etc.

A person wonders what is keeping Yoruba people from establishing a honorable country.

Yorubas will remain Nigeria but will still survive if Nigeria unavoidably breaks. But I bet you those sponsoring you are only doing so to cause distraction from their looting ways, they will never support the division of Nigeria because they are united in looting. Obasanjo, Bode George, Anenih, Alams, Atiku, Tukur, Orji Kalu etc.

geeez: Yoruba leaders against all odds have been vocal against corruption and corrupt people whether or not they are their kinsmen

The likes of Femi Falana, Yinka Odumakin, Wole Soyinka, Beko Kuti, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti, Abraham Adesanya, Bola Ige, Gani Fawehinmi, Tunji Braithwaithe, Tunde Bakare etc have stood on the side of truth more than any 'persons' else even at the risk of their own lives and when they has nothing financially to gain

God bless the few men of honour that remain

God bless exemplary leaders of Yoruba race

Even Obasanjo, their fellow tribesman was lashed when he erred. Now anyone that opposes GEJ is said to be doing so because he's from a minority tribe, I weep for what our children will inherit at this rate we're going

gurnam:

What do you expect?...

He is expecting his Ibo entourage to enter the thread and click the LIKE button knowing the profound penchant of his gullible crowd to enjoy anything that derides Tinubu ..Lagos..Fashola and APC.

The funny thing is 5he building might belong to an igbo man. It is an uncompleted building by the way and I heard no life was lost as against what the OP posted.
Issues shouldn't be tribalised though, e nor good ooooo

tomakint: ...and they will continue to say, 'Eko oni ba je o' even Maiduguri where Boko Haram is reigning building no dey fall per secs as this Lagos governed by these APC clowns.....toying with innocent lives! God is watching you Asiwaju, me sef dey watch you, even this goat sef dey.....

Buildings collapse all around the country, whats your obsession with Lagos and APC?

Heard it is on Muri Okunola, see attached pics

Heard another one has collapsed, anyone with info pls?

All around the world president get insulted, even obsanjo from 1999-2007 was insulted even by his fellow yorubas but most of you weren't on nairaland yet. Yaradua got his dose of inslts ( being called a snail and all that). GEJ promised heaven and heaven during his campaigns and this got him massive votes but the people get below what they expect, would you blame the people for that?
If the president does well, just the way he got massive votes in 2011, he will also get massive praises.

dami212: then we don't need rules in the forum. Don't make laws u cannot implement. Let the forum be like Thomas Hobbes state of nature. Just because Libyans did something(wrong) does not mean we will follow suite. I guess u will tell ur kids or siblings to copy d wrong thing because a Libyan has done it

They have raised some issues which you ignored, The FG will always be right in your eyes

Sincere 9gerian: After keeping us in darkness for decades, does it now matter if they keep us in darkness for a few days more? No threat of strike should stall the planned handover of the PHCN companies. If we allow these labour union leaders they'll stall the whole process with their endless demands.

If that's the worry then why are we wasting time and resources on this in the first place?

Afam4eva:
That's the only worry a lot of Nigerians have. That's the reason why most Nigerians would prefer a sovereign National conference where the outcome of the conference will be binding and won't need a vote of confidence from the legislators.

Which arm of gorvernmenr federal or state? Last time I checked even ordinary Primary Health Centers are well equipped.
Tell us the whack government hospital you've seen.

Ibanga p: Good, but u'll find out that these hospitals that are being shut down are private owned hospitals, and truth be told; how well-standard are the government owned hospitals? They are no better off themselves,
they are even more sub-standard, ill-equipped nd also indulged in medical mal-practice too.

Yes Ike should have been injury ended his career

Neaman: Yes naa...Even Ike Shoronmi once had such believe.