A government against the people

It's a government of some people, by some people, and definitely against some other people.
I don't see any sense whatsoever in the Federal Government's plan to spend N19 billion on a new Petroleum Training Institute in Kaduna, when the already-existing Institute in Effurun (Delta State) is not really functional.

I think it's unjustifiable, and quite insulting to the people of the Niger Delta.
How do you abandon a petroleum institute in the country's main oil-producing area, and then dole out billions to build a new institute in a place where there is absolutely no hope of even smelling oil?

At the same time, the "Federal" government is calling for peace in the Niger Delta. Calling for militant youths to lay down their arms, and receive amnesty. In essence, calling for the youths to stop protesting and sit back and watch callous actions such as this take place.
The youths might be going about it the wrong way, but it still doesn't change the fact that the Niger-Delta needs to be developed.
From what we have seen so far, Yaradua obviously has no regard for the feelings of the people, nor does he seem to have any plans to develop the troubled Niger-Delta region.

The proposed Petroleum Training Institute in Kaduna will probably be transformed into a Petroleum University, while the one in Effurun will be abandoned.

I don't want to turn this post into a long rant, it's just that I'm too ticked off by the direction that our leaders are taking. You just can't promote peace by flaunting your power in such a fashion.
May God help us, and save us from such people.

A Legend Is Gone - Michael Jackson (1958 - 2009)

King of Pop, Michael Jackson died yesterday at UCLA Medical Center after being taken there from his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.

According to his brother Jermaine, "It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known". Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.

His 1982 album "Thriller" — which included the hits "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" — is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.

At the time of his death, MJ was preparing for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13.

We'll miss him, that's for sure. R.I.P. Michael.

Economic principlez, LOL!

Got this off another blog. Very funny, just had to share it :)

YORUBA ECONOMICS
You have two cows
U kill them both
And then throw an owambe party!

IBO ECONOMICS
You have two cows
U make very good counterfeits of them
And sell for the price of the real cows!

HAUSA ECONOMICS
You have two cows
You rear them till they are four
Make sure ur kids rear cows too
And just maintain!

TRADITIONAL ECONOMICS
You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies and the economy grows.
You retire on the income.

INDIAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You worship them.

PAKISTANI ECONOMICS
You don"t have any cows.
You claim that the Indian cows belong to you.
You ask the US for financial aid,
China for military aid,
British for Warplanes,
Italy for machines,
Germany for technology,
French for submarines,
Switzerland for loans,
Russia for drugs,
Japan for equipment.
You buy the cows with all this and claim exploitation
by the world.

AMERICAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You sell one and force the other to produce the milk
of four cows.
You profess surprise when the cow drops dead.
You put the blame on some nation with cows &
naturally
that nation will be a danger to mankind.
You wage a war to save the world and grab the cows.

FRENCH ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.

GERMAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You re-engineer them so that they live for 100 years,
eat once a month and milk themselves.

BRITISH ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
They are both mad cows!

ITALIAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You don"t know where they are.
You break for lunch.

SWISS ECONOMICS
You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you.
You charge others for storing them.

JAPANESE ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You redesign them so that they are one-tenth the
size of an ordinary cow and
produce twenty times the milk.
You then create cute cartoon cow images called
Cowkimon and market them worldwide.

RUSSIAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
You count them again and learn you have 17 cows.
You give up counting and open another bottle of vodka.

CHINESE ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim full employment, high bovine productivity
and arrest anyone reporting the actual
numbers.

NIGERIAN ECONOMICS:
You have two cows
You eat one and claim it was stolen
Call in the Police to investigate
Police arrests everyone living within 100km
Torture them thoroughly until someone admitted to kidnapping the cow
The police then collect one cow each from everybody arrested
You have your cow back and the Police force now owns a
cattle farm!

Nigerian bus driver kills four Barca supporters

You be Barca "fans"? Me I be Man-U "fans" o! Ha, after wetin una do us, just pray make I no catch u for "bending corner" when nepa take light - I go do you strong ting!

Okay, the next time my team loses a match, I'm really gonna get pissed and do something. I'll probably jump into my bulldozer, crank it up and drive straight into the nearest PDP secretariat. Yeah, I know they're not a rival club, but right now they seem to symbolize everything that's wrong with Nigeria to an extent.

Anyways, PDP aside, we're in the news again. And for all the wrong reasons.

A bus driver in Rivers State (a Man United supporter) decided to vent his frustration on some innocent people. Apparently ticked off by his team's loss of the Champions League title to Barca, the guy drove past a group of jubilating Barca supporters, made a u-turn and then plowed into them, killing four and injuring more than 10 people.

Seriously, this is getting annoying. Our football fever is rapidly turning into a case of cerebral malaria! Lots of people are taking their love for the game too far.

First, the Arsenal fan who hung himself when they got knocked out, and now, this crazy danfo guy who obviously seems to have lost the plot. All those innocent people died just because some unstable punk decided he was in love with Manchester United (which he doesn't know the first thing about, and probably can't spell anyway!).

Your team loses once, and you kill four people? Thank God he isn't an Arsenal supporter - he would have become a serial killer!

It's scary, and also sad at the same time. Someone please tell those soccer fans out there, it's not a do-or-die affair. I enjoy being alive, and I'd like to remain that way. I think I'll just have to resort to watching football at home, even if it gets boring. At least I won't have to worry about domestic violence (everyone in my house supports the same club - and no, I won't mention it here :) ).

You don't become a fan because it seems fashionable to be one - you become a fan because you love the club, or for some other genuine reasons.

Anyway, that's one more splat for Dora Akunyili to clean off Nigeria's already battered image. That's one hell of a job she's got there.

The Prodigal Blogger Is Back

Hey there. It's been almost a year with no updates, and to say the truth, I'm a bit ashamed (one full year, for crissakes, what was I thinking?).

I'm still wondering what went wrong. I mean I couldn't even get myself to put up a single post. A personal blogging recession, that's what it was, but thankfully, my blogging abilities have been restored :).

Anyways, I'm back. Vive la NaijaRuns!