Very Very stupid list with little merit. Seems like u just mentioned all the women u know, pls did u pick names from encomium or city people? Because the list seems like a random string of names from different naija showbiz magazines. Mstchewwww!

SELFWORTH:

Abi o. Lots of people on NL are commenting on pictures they see on TV all staged managed by the govt not on what they have experienced living in that country.

Everything was under his personal control. You cant even do foreign exchange currency as a business unless you go through some govt agency. He was worse than Sadam Hussain.

Typical naive NL members !

(Speaking in aboki parlance)Because u go to mallam to change dalla in Nigeria abi? U think the same is obtainable everywhere? Who stage manages the media better than CNN? Please how many NLers dey get telesur or other venezuellan tv stations here?

SKYQUEST:

True talk.

For the uninformed mind; Cuba has one of the most vibrant health sectors in the world with an infant mortality rate lower than most developed countries. Do your research before talking. Nigeria and a host of other nations send doctors to cuba for training annually.

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Blah blah blah! Weak excuses in defence of unproffessionalism. Do you work harder than the bank cashier who still gets loads of insults from customers and still maintains his/her cool without transferring the aggression to the next customer? Mind you they get far less training in PR than you do, yet they are able to implement it better. Doctors/nurses in Nigeria are a bunch of heartless unprofessional cvunts. Tell yourselves the truth, how many people that have ever been brought to your emergency wards in very critcal conditions and you attended to them within 20 mins by administering first aid or whatever? What is professional about you people when your doctors cant even write prescriptions legibly? or when you refuse to disclose whatever medication you are prescribing to a patient? You guys are really lucky you operate in a clime like Nigeria, your asses would have been sued to oblivion with all your blunders. Hey! and for the nurses here complaining about recognition, HND and BSC are degrees but levels dey. You are not doctors, abi una do MBBS? VW beetles and hummer are cars, but difference dey plenty plenty. At least doctors try to mask their own savagery a bit, but nurses, tua!
@op
This issue was laid to rest a while ago and you decided to bring it up again to display your crass ignorance about the inner workings of your own profession. You cant defend the indefensible. If you are one of the 'good guys', then your job should be to apologize on behalf of your grossly incompetent and unsympathetic colleagues, not come here to defend trash. You cant sell ice to Eskimos, we got em plenty!

vanstanzy: Asked how he intends to deal with the mafia in the power sector if appointed Minister of Power, Mr Nebo said that he would chase out the demons frustrating the growth of the sector.
He said that some highly placed Nigerians still believe that witches are responsible for the problems in the power sector “but I believe that God will give me the power to chase out the demons in the power sector.”



"As much as i believe in God and demons, and i believe evil lurks in the power sector. But with the little i know, one doesn't offer spiritual explanations for economic or political problems."

The sarcasm in that statement is obviously lost on you.

obitrac: Well as 4 me am in the military and until I get to d rank of col no marriage

Talking 'bout grey hair things here!

ypzilanti: The ban only covers local TV stations. If you have kids in your house, put parental control on all the music channels. It's crazy to see children doing adult x rated dances at kiddie parties.

If you are an adult and the videos bother you personally (and not for sake of kids) you have a big problem.

I tire o! I even know a kid who always danced suggestively at parties sotey one of her neighbors took notice and before you could say jack, she was pregnant for him at 13+. Na so her life change o! And those days when she'd be doing all those dance moves, her aunties and nieces would be hailing her(most of them being club gals themselves).

When I saw kids doing the dance in that Goldie video, with her almost unclad behind, I was like WTF! She for come shoot am for US, whether her sorry ass wont be arrested.

Cecero:

Well I don't think that can occur cos she obviously loves me more than I love her (at least that's the way anybody can see it). And truth is, she's so so gd.

Nigga's been whooped! Open your eyes well. If you want to marry her, do so now...unless she is so wogly that you dont think there's competition
School girls sha! Running things there while giving you the impression they love you die! I honestly hope yours isnt like that. If she is a fine girl, believe me, when she graduates, she will be 'too good for you'

totalbaby: I'm not married because of my career and want to be financially stable first, don't want to be dependent on a man.

Delusional. You gree see man marry?

Pictures please! MAke we see am first.

pro01: I don't know what some of you junkies are smoking, but it has to be really strong. Stuuuupid patriotism is not enough to make one live in Fools' Paradise; it takes something stronger.

A country where nothing works - even the most basic institutions. The police force is a hot mess. The civil service is a den of incompetence and corruption. Infrastructure is non-existent. The darn government has no clue how much it (actually) makes from the 'rent' it collects from its crude oil, poverty, corruption, incompetence, inefficency, and a total collapse of governance at all levels is the order of the day. Acute shortage of skilled manpower in ALL professions in the country is a fact of life.

YEY. YET. YET, somehow, this same country's Army (infantry troops) miraculously happen to be among "the best in the world"? ? ? How? Due to the natural skill and strength of the average barely educated and thoroughly undisciplined aboki that joins the army (courtesy of nepotism/ 'Federal Character')? Or due to the 'advanced' training facilities/techniques of the Nigerian Military School or Nigerian Defence Academy (LOL!)? Or due to WHAT exactly? ? ?

A dysfunctional third-world country wallowing in abject incompetence and corruption would claim to have one of the world's best (infantry) armies? HOW? Worst still, some suggest that wars are not won from the air? In this age of high-calibre, automated drones? In any case, So infantry troops deploy nuclear warheads? ? ? Who are the schizophrenic fools that make these silly claims? I believe the mumus that make these claims are either members of the Nigerian Armed firces, or children of fat-bellied thieves in the Nigerian Armed forces.

[b]Na God go punish the Nigerian Army. [/b]They should not waste time in Mali and elsewhere. Their skills are needed here at home - to "discipline bloody civilians". In that regard they are certainly the best in the world. Rubbish.

Yikes! My guy, you bitter O! LOL! Are you speaking from the standpoint of someone who has been severely man-handled/thoroughly beaten by these guys? Because the venom in your post suggests that. My 2 cents though!

eeewise: @op Young man go and make money ,before u start writing rubbish here...make money and women follow u GBAM!

What happens when you are not rich yet? Snub women? Poke a tree? Or simply castrate yourself and join a monastery? Slow retarded thinking. Step Up your game man! Women adore the chase as long as you got game.
Funny thing is guys like to stroke their egos every now and then by bragging. Money works, yes but not always. A lot of times ladies just need someone to appeal to their sensitivity u know. They wanna have loads of fun and I dont just mean poking, but the whole nine. Most of y'all screaming money things just use the money to attract them and then you turn to ATM machines. When she is done, she leaves your sorry a-s-s cos theres nothing worthwhile to stay for, not even the poking(a lot dnt actually have bragging rights). If she doesnt leave yet, there's the real mr johnson somewhere feeding fat off your investment. Tough luck bro!

ola_pluto: ^^^ You, sir, are not very analytical in your assessment. Maybe because your country SA has not really been involved in ground operations. Intelligent military analysts will tell you that no battle is won from air. In fact, air attacks are mainly to distabilise and demoralise the opposition. Nigeria has one of the best ground troops in the world, even with us still using the kalashnikov as our flagship rifle.
You have very little knowledge of Nigerian military, you only gloat on what you see on google. You came here to market your country's silly tanks, which cannot withstand most terrain. You also agreed that your country military has been relatively quiet. Nigerian army has been very active, collecting plenty front line experience for the past 3 decades. Experience you cannot buy in the market.
On this note, I urge you to stop bashing Nigeria.
'I do not know you. I do not know who you are or what you want. If it is money you want, I do not have. What I have is a set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a period of time. Skills that make me a nightmare to people like you. If you stop bashing Nigeria, I will not bother you. If you do not stop, I will hunt you, I will find you and I will give you a bear hug'

@bolded
Taken! You just killed it with the twist. Me likey!

Afro_Blue: "Money talk, you ain't got none, end of discussion.." Juicy J ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz


France is broke, and the U.S. has to borrow it's daily bread from China.




January 20, 2013 4:24 pm

Africans seek aid to tackle Mali rebels

By Xan Rice in Lagos

West African leaders and France have called for urgent international financial and logistical help to ensure that a large African force can tackle Islamist rebels in Mali.

Regional heads of state met in Ivory Coast at the weekend to discuss the African military operation, which was first mooted last April, when al-Qaeda-linked militants took control of northern Mali.


France’s decision to answer Mali’s plea for military help on January 10 with air strikes has injected new urgency into the delayed African mission, since Malian government forces are too weak to carry out a ground offensive on their own.

France now has 2,000 soldiers in the country as part of its Operation Serval. Some are assisting the local army around front lines in central Mali. But the action is intended only as a stopgap until a regional force is ready to be deployed.

Speaking on Saturday at the Ivory Coast summit, Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, said: “Our African friends need to take the lead [in the effort to end the Islamist insurgency].”

It may still be weeks before this is possible, however.

After a difficult first week following France’s initial intervention, the Malian army has made some gains. The central towns of Konna and Diabaly are reportedly back in government hands.

A few hundred soldiers from Togo, Benin and Nigeria have arrived in Mali in recent days. Nigeria, which will lead the regional mission, is to send 1,200 soldiers. Chad has promised 2,000, but it is not known when they will arrive. Mr Fabius said that when fully deployed, the African force would be 5,500-strong.

Funding is a challenge, and a donor conference is to be held in Ethiopia on January 29.

“I am calling all partners of African development to come to Addis Ababa and to make generous contributions to this work of solidarity, peace and security both for the region and the continent,’’ said Mr Fabius.

Germany pledged financial help on Sunday, saying it would “assume its responsibilities” at the conference.[i]

Logistics is another issue, with some countries in the region lacking the right equipment to take on the rebels, or transport aircraft to get soldiers to Mali. Mr Fabius said Canada had offered to help fly African troops to Mali.[i]

The terror attack on an Algerian gas plant by an Islamist group that criticised the intervention in Mali has raised the stakes in the region, and some of Mali’s other neighbours are worried about further spillover effects. At Saturday’s summit in Abidjan, President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast said west African countries needed to work together to defeat terrorism in the region.

“No other nation in the world, no other region in the world, will be spared if large swaths of the Sahel are allowed to become a no man’s land,” he said.

They are congregating, one piece at a time. Hyenas gathering on a soon-to-be carcass. UK, US, Italy next.

snydergp:

Hey mr oxygen thief u still haven't provided the links to some of ur claims here those socalled reports... Can't seem to get hold of any.

On the issue of marines, there's no marine sf infantry regiment in NN sf bt the NA does have such a contigent eventhough its inadeqaute compared to what the French deployed.

Ecowas will mainly rely on France for Close-Air-Battlefield support simply because they lack that capability currently, even with NAF's F-7's if the French withdraw from active and operational combat support Ecowas will be stretched due inadequate logistical capabilities.

Its also a shame due to deplomatic fallouts in Ivory Coast in 2011 with Ecowas including new protocals on regional security by AU, South Africa and SADC nations are reluctent to send troops into Mali.

I just hope in 20 years African nations can put away there anglo-fon and franco-fon tendencies and create a single African Armed Force to stop this Neo-Colonialist armed incursions on african soil in the name of War against Terror.

But I guess this will never happen aslong as "OUR" leaders makes promises to minority groups and ten years not a single road or infrastructure. Economic inclusiveness and developement will solve Africa's terrorist and religious problems.

This Mali conflict is just a symtome of africa's underlying weak goverments particular its militaries and democratic institutions that should be responsible for conflict resolutions not armed response after innocent lives are lost.

Me likey! Best points so far on this thread, really. Especially the neo-colonialist pretense all in the name of war on terror. That has become the excuse for armed incursions in natural resource-laden countries riddled with pockets of conflicts but most often given the 'breath of life' by western imperialist propaganda mechanisms all because Africans have weak, selfish and rogue leaders. All they do is just label any group fighting for their right to self determination as al-qaeda and pow! they got the necessary cover they need. France's war in Mali is not about stability as touted, it is a modern day gold rush and it is high time people started seeing it as such especially on this NL forum. Thing is, the war is likely going to last longer than a lot of people expect. It is not going to be a snatch & grab plot, rather one that will still see other western powers participating in albeit by providing logistics at the least. Wars cost money in billions of dollars, as broke as Eurozone is at the moment, dont think for once this is not all about the benjies for them. Africa is just a pawn in the hands of the puppet masters.

victorazy:

So u never knew all these years aunt that cassava is poisonous? just harvest it, cook it and eat it like yam, if u wake up the next day thanks God.

so how is the 'abacha' that hawkers sell with coconut prepared? the only difference is that it is sliced afterwards. The release of cyanide comes with fermentation. If the cassava is allowed to ferment beyond the consumable limit (about 2-3 days), then you have a problem.

surveycash:
NYSC Director-General, you don't need to list them..By their fruits we shall know them..

My people, I've seen a corp member who could not even take pry 1 class. I couldn't help but investigate[b]d[/b] the school she finished from...Since that day, I don't place products from that place highly..

Stereotype! Generalizing just because of one person? More like 'she is so short, therefore everybody there must be short!' Universities wont teach you how to speak English, that foundation ought to have come before then.

muktar mtt: Alla doz ppl dat have bien catch dey all from south nd west dispite d low level of education in d norht u never find dis of graduate never, nd take a look UDUSOK versity in sokoto danfodio university many southerners call it islamic versity nd it rank d beast in producing medical doctors in d country nd vet medic u cn google it in NUC site, wen here Anyting nort. U go jst dey here dem. Run dere mouth shame on u all

This is MURDER!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrghh! UDOSOK, heyah! I cant even allow any doctor from there to treat me with the small 'exhibition' I've seen from you. Kai!!! Did you sleep your way through primary/secondary school? Abi na turenchi dem take teach una?

stupor:

Oh mother Africa ! Where at thou !

Internet Police please help confiscate that moblie device from this Offender,he is causing traffic and a big calamity !

He has woken up my 2months Old niece ! She is still crying na !

Please hellllllllllllllllllllllllllp !

(2 month old)

Sweetcollins: I was on a traffic waiting for g green light last week When suddenly, a reckless driver who bit traffic lost control and smashed a bike man just in front of me breaking my tranfugator lights as well as crushing my bonnet...it was really weird. One needs to pray hard

@ bolded; Trafficator.

chux4liv: @jerie... If u like carry red biro and start marking every puntuation, he no concern me I'm not an English scholar.... But if u no say u sabi book, carry ur peanut brain come if i no go use mathematics take determine ur family linage ...... Prof. F9 in english language

Education is about the total package, not only about formulas and theories. Somehow, you gotta express those ideas, and that is where English comes in! What use are your theories and derivations if you can not communicate them effectively to the ordinary man?

chingyjant:
We also have to investigate you on how you got the banking job.Your syntatic construction is poor.

Tolded him to spoken it well!

Everyone's gathering for spoils of war on African soil. There will be varying justifications for different countries to enter this war. The Malian conflict has no end in sight as there will definitely be ripple effect.

http://www.dw.de/opinion-mali-concerns-everyone/a-16531245

Opinion: Mali concerns everyone!

European military trainers are working with the army in Mali and Germany is to dispatch two cargo planes. But Germany will have to get more involved, says DW editor-in-chief, Ute Schaeffer.


Ute Schaeffer, DW chief editor

At last, there's a European consensus: 250 military instructors are to train Malian soldiers and prepare them for the fight against the Islamists. It's taken months for Europe to reach this decision - meanwhile, Islamists were imposing Sharia law and spreading fear and terror throughout the villages in the north of Mali. Over the last few months, the people of Mali have had to endure murder, mutilations, torture, executions, rape and plunder. And Mali was always regarded as a tolerant country which was a model of democratic development.

Politics no longer had an adequate answer for this kind of violence. The French were the ones who recognized this, while the rest of Europe gazed at its navel and worried about decision-making processes. In addition: the French public backs this mission, which is sanctioned by its European neighbors and the United Nations.

Mali isn't just another state in the desert

And Germany? In an election year, politicians would prefer to avoid the topic. They fear a debate in the media and the German public - another reason why the government has so far only dispatched two cargo planes. Any large scale mission would have to be backed by parliament - and that would make it a hot topic for both media and public.

On the other hand: Perhaps this is a debate that cannot be avoided. Perhaps we should just be bolder in dealing with it. Almost a quarter of a century after German reunification, at a time of asymmetric conflicts with global implications, there's a need for a German contribution to international security in Africa too.

But we find it hard to deal with our neighbors to the south. We don't know enough about them. For the German media, Mali is just some state in the Sahel region.

Yet Mali has the potential to turn into bomb under the whole region: should Mali fall, the Sahel goes up in flames - and that's a region that Germany, too, should finally realize is one of its immediate neighbors.

Mali is a huge country, with borders to seven states, many of which must be regarded as fragile and which are plagued by similar problems: poverty, inadequate government institutions, terrorist groups and organized crime.

Two things need to be noted: the risks of military engagement are high - especially for the French troops on the ground, together with the 3,300 soldiers of the ECOWAS West African community of states. But the risks of not doing anything decisive now are even more serious. The hostage-taking at a natural-gas field in the south of Algeria is a sign of that. It was probably organized by the Maghreb branch of Al Qaeda, which is demanding an end to the French military mission.

Wait-and-see is the worst of all solutions

Does Europe want to stand by and watch as tolerant Mali is turned into an Islamist theocracy? Does anyone seriously believe that waiting, hesitating, and turning a blind eye will solve the problem? European foreign politicians and the intelligence services know better. Africa has the potential to develop a belt of Islamist terror, spanning from the south of Algeria and Mauritania via Mali and Niger to northern Nigeria.

So far, the local Islamist groups have not coordinated their operations and there's been little networking. But that could change if they get the chance. It's therefore important to deprive them of possibilities to retreat and regroup. Their links have to be broken and the sources of their income have to be cut off.

That's exactly what military intervention now can deliver. And that's why Germany, too, should step up its support. What's happening in Mali concerns everyone - it's not just an African problem.

What is needed is a commitment that is bold and long-term - a mission which will help to create a secure environment for citizens, prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and then create allow a return to normality. Otherwise the danger remains that terror groups in the Sahel might team up with radical Islamists in East Africa - in the Horn of Africa and Kenya - with devastating consequences for European and global security.

French troops are at war in northern Mali, but it's not clear what is actually happening because journalists have been denied access. For many years, Mali had been a model for press freedom in Africa.

Normally, neither side in a conflict is interested in a neutral coverage of events on the battlefield. Mali is no exception. A journalist wanting to report from the warzone has a tough time of it there.

As Marc Dugge, a radio correspondent for the ARD (Germany's public broadcaster) headed for the warzone, he was stopped 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the front. "We have orders not to let reporters through," a soldier in uniform explained, adding "especially, no whites."

Julien Sauvaget, a journalist at news channel France24, has reported similar obstacles.

"The colleagues from Al Jazeera and Reuters had their cameras taken away for several hours in the capital Bamako," he said. "That is an indication that they want to restrict free reporting."

Limited movement

Reporters Without Borders (RWB) actively supports efforts around the world for media and information freedom.

"The situation for journalists is one of very restricted movement. They can only move around in the south of the country where the transitional government is in power and has the control," said Christoph Dreyer, RWB's Africa specialist.

Both the transitional government and the French military are preventing journalists from reaching the war zone.
The French military has kept journalists at arm's length

Of course, some journalists have tried to get to the northern part of Mali on their own. But that is extremely dangerous. The situation in the area is unclear and difficult to judge. The Islamist rebels in the region are deeply divided, and Western reporters can easily be taken as hostages or simply murdered as representatives of the enemy.

At the moment, it is next to impossible to draw any independent conclusions about the situation, according to Dreyer. The lack of access leaves journalists having to depend on information from the parties involved in the conflict.

"We are asking that the safety and security of journalists be guaranteed. They must be allowed to work unhindered and move freely throughout the country," he said.

From model to 'problem child'

Not long ago, Mali was considered a model for press freedom in Africa. There were more than 130 local radio stations, some 30 weekly newspapers, and half a dozen dailies. "The press was able to work freely for a long time," Dreyer noted.

But in March 2012, the army overthrew the government of President Amadou Toumani Touré.

"Since then, press freedom has been constantly thwarted. Journalists have been threatened, even kidnapped, editorial staff have been wiretapped and editors and informants called in for interrogation," Dreyer said.

"There have also been armed attacks on radio stations. Several reporters were kidnapped, beaten and seriously injured," he added.
Armies don't 'jump for joy' when journalists want information

In the middle of last year, Mali's journalists finally held a protest and stopped working for a day. "Unfortunately, the transitional government so far has done absolutely nothing to defend press freedom, and that is not a good omen for the future," Dreyer said.

The Islamist rebels in the north, of course, also have no interest in independent reporting. Many northern Mali journalists, fearing reprisals, have fled to the south.

Advantages for foreigners

At least in the case of foreign journalists the situation appears to be easing somewhat, France24's Sauvaget said. "That's mostly because the media organizations have applied a lot of pressure," he added. But there are still reservations.

It is getting easier to get closer to soldiers and get information, pictures and interviews from the French and Malian armies.

"All armies are like that. None of them jump for joy when journalists want something. They say it's an issue of security, but it is clear that they also would like to control the flow of information," Sauvaget explained.

That may not be as easy nowadays in the Internet age, but that doesn't keep them from trying.

http://www.dw.de/how-independent-is-the-reporting-in-mali/a-16534058

And before some people crucify me first, add this to the read to get some background.
http://www.whale.to/b/shaylergate.html

Google 'Shaylergate' to get more info.

check this out too.

http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/allwarsarebankerwars.php

Quite lenghty but veeeeeeeeery interesting read. Watch and see US and UK join the tea party albeit discreetly Africa don suffer and the leaders are spineless morons. Like I have said severally on this forum, Ghaddaffi was set up pure and simple. No justification for any of his 'alleged 'actions, but this is all about the benjies!

if your husband will call ur elder brothers who are 2yrs older than u are "brother", then no wahala. Abeg! Stand ur ground, they feel they are doing u a favour by allowing their bros to marry u. It is not anywhere in anambra culture or even Igbo culture to pay such subservience to someone younger simple!

Spoils of War! Next topic pls!

pDude: Naija, land of rapists, cannibals and anus-phockers.

Nothing new here.

Next!

U be Ode!!! like they dont exist elsewhere, morawhocka!

Area_boy:


best comment i've seen here. I'm glad people still see behind all the magic they throw in our faces to call us fools.

I'll bet a lot on this one: that woman has gone for a beauty treatment and will indeed come back with a tummy tuck, face lift and possible Bariatric surgery

my reasons for this

1) She was flown from Nigeria to Germany because? she had food poisoning? who diagnosed this? I'm not sure you need to travel all the way to germany on a 6hr+ flight just to get food poisoning sorted . OR she was already in Germany and "suddenly" has food poisoning then air lifted by chopper to a hospital? (I think this was the version i read lol)

2) Wrong diagnosis: Ok, they taught it was food poisoning and came out later to say she wasn't hospitalized (i think i saw that post flying by) and now it is appendicitis?

3) Appendicitis is a routine operation that actually need be done asap. You wouldn't wana add a 6hr flight time (which could be double that time adding up all travel time)

4) I'm not a doctor but doctors in the house can clarify me on this that with right sided lower abdominal piercing pain, it will be wise to investigate the appendix. She must have had these symptoms, so why the wrong diagnosis by a German physician? :O


So, are we seeing a magicians slight of hand here? Misdirection for us all to look the other way while she gets her beauty treatment??


Again I might be wrong here, but you never know with these politicians

@naturalwaves
pls read the above post. it might give u some insight.
@areaboy
Dead on point! My cuz died in less than 2hrs after his ruptured. They were still on the way to the hospital when he died.