WHY HON. PATRICK SPEAKES BIG GRAMMAR

WHY I SPEAK BIG, BIG GRAMMAR - HON. OBAHIAGBON

   WHY I SPEAK BIG, BIG GRAMMAR - HON. OBAHIAGBON
Patrick Obahiagbon, who represents Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo state  shot  to limelight the moment he arrived  the House of Representatives in 2007  with his uncanny knack for jaw-breaking words.

For reasons  he explained exclusively below to Saturday Vanguard in his first ever interview on his manner of speech, the 1983 product of  St John Bosco Grammar School, Obiaja, Edo State swore that he has since cut short on the big, big vocabulary he uses.

In this chat, the 1987  Law graduate of University of Benin, who also holds two Master degrees,  appealed to his audience for understanding,  explaining that, “the intention is not to deliberately  befuddle or obfuscate them” insisting that, “ I do not set out to deposit my audience in a portmanteau of indecipherability” Excerpts.

Why I speak the way I do

Sincerely speaking, I want to tender an unreserved apologia to my colleagues and all those who feel that my language is obscurantist. The truth is that I do not set out deliberately to mystify my audience, to deposit my audience in a portmanteau of indecipherability or in portmanteau of conundrum. No, no, no, no! Far from it.

The cosmic force would not allow me to do that. But, you see if you ask homo sapients who have interfaced with me for close to twenty years now, they would tell you that I no longer speak high sounding language. I have reduced it radically.

If you have the opportunity to listen to my speeches or debates ten, fifteen years ago, then it would have been a different kettle of fish all together. So, I am convinced that I’ve tried, I am trying and I will continue to try to ensure that my language, or my idiolect is as limpid and as diaphanous  as possible.

But, let me say that I am an omnivorous reader and I put my nose on the grinding stone to read for more than 7 hours a day when most innocent men are sleeping, and night marauders are doing their business. I am on my table, in my Library for 7 hours.  And that has been on for over twenty years. And like I always tell people, the dictionary for me is not a reference point; the dictionary is a vade mecum, a constant companion. View Video sample of his grammar here

I spend on the average not less than an hour a day referencing the dictionary for the past twenty to twenty-five years. So don’t be maniacally bewildered  if I speak most times, from what I draw while reading. But, really, the intention is not to deliberately  befuddle or obfuscate my presentations on the floor.

My Political experience
I was a student Union activist all my years in the University of Benin. Little wonder, as soon as I left the University and finished my Youth Service, I dabbled into the aqua of political arena. If  I remember vividly, I contested my first election into Oredu Local Government Area (LGA) as a Councillor only one year after my Youth Service.

So I have been in State and National politics effectively from 1999. But it has not been a bed of roses, giving the miasma, given that convoluted phantasmagoria, given the prependalism  and all the intrigues in Nigerian politics.

I contested several elections and lost several elections.  Some not because I lost, but   because of course, we are in Nigeria, and the X factor in Nigerian politics is still very important.

But, I knew right back from when I started, that I had a date with history, with destiny. At every time I lost an election, I would decide to be more recusant rather than being recumbent. I decided to be more quixotic rather than being laisser-faire- to challenge my destiny the more rather than relapsing into a cocoon of levity, or into a cocoon of political narcissisms. And I thank the great galaxy of the universe,  after  several attempts at political office in 1999, my bread was buttered.

The cosmic afforded me the lacuna to give a vivacious and vibrant representation to my constituency.

And since then, it has been one political victory to the other as ordained by God.

That was why mandate to remain the amiable representatives of Oredo Federal constituency was challenged very, very viscerally, at the election tribunal, I had no fear that at  end of the day it was going to be victory for me. this is because I am a robot in the hand of God.

I believe that the hand of God and the cosmic imprimaturs are in my political odyssey. If it  were  by my grace or by my powers, by my capacity, I Probably would not have been qualified in the first place to become a councillor in my local govern.
Source: Web

Hon. Patrick Grammar

DO YOU KNOW PATRICK OBAHIAGBON.

When he speaks/talks most people thinks he doesn’t make sense whereas he make sense with his big grammar, it just that those BIG GRAMMARS are not easily decodes by many Nigerians who are not willing to diligently find the meaning to them.

Mr. Trust F. Obe, made me to know that Hon. Patrick Speeches are meaningful IF and Only If one can easily sought the meanings.

At the end of the INTERVIEW 2, most of his GRAMMARS are analyzed and they make SENSE opposed to what many Nigerians think.

I Love this man

Breast Surgery + Aircraft = Death

Last week the FDA reported that breast implants put women's lives in danger. The big news last week was that a small number of women can get a very rare type of cancer (ALCL: anaplastic large cell lymphoma). It confirmed that death is a possible side effect of breast implants.

In 2008, more than 300,000 women and teenagers underwent surgery to have their breasts enlarged with silicone or saline implants, and almost 80,000 breast cancer patients had reconstruction after mastectomy, often with implants. The popularity of breast augmentation has more than tripled since 1997, when there were just over 101,000 of these procedures. More than 40,000 implant removal procedures were also reported in 2008.

Take a look at the list below and decide if you would let someone you love take these risks with their health ... just to have a bigger boobs ... What price are women willing to pay? Why are women so unhappy with their breasts? Do we really think we will be loved more if we have a bigger bra size? Maybe men could let us know how lovely small breasts really are. Hey guys ... step up to and save some women's lives. Tell us we are beautiful and you love us with any size breasts and that you would rather have us healthy than sick, alive, not dead.

Son of man, why cant you be contended with what the LORD gaveth you. Must you increased/decreased it? It is dangerous and God is not happy about such.

Complications Of Breast Surgery And Silicone And Saline Breast Implants include:

• infection (bacteria and mold which can be released from the implant into the body)
• surgical risks
• anesthesia risks
• chronic breast pain,
• breast or nipple numbness
• capsular contracture
• scar tissue
• hardened and misshapen breasts
• breakage and leakage
• necrosis (skin death)
• need for additional surgery to deal with problems
• dissatisfaction with how the breast looks
• disfigurement
• arthritis and joint pain
• fatigue
• memory loss
• cognitive impairment: poor concentration
• metal poisoning due to platinum exposure (in silicone implants)
• silicone migration into lymph nodes and other organs
• debilitating autoimmne disease such as fibromyalgia,dermatomyositis, polymyositis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, mixed connective-tissue disease, pulmonary fibrosis, eosinophilic fasciitis, and polymyalgia.
• And last but not least, death

Source: MOP & http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

THE RETURN OF MICHEAL JACKSON

NEW MICHEAL JACKSON ON EARTH

Everyone loved Micheal Jackson when alive and beyond. To this extent that someone went an extra mile to become like him PHYSICALLY and dance-wise.

Remeber, a lot of people, especially musician want to emulate MJ, for instance our dear P-SAQUARE in Nigeria and so many others.

The question is, will you spent all your salary on plastic surgery just to look like late MJ?
Then follow me to Brazil to me Amother MJ on earth, i called this scenerio the RETURN OF MJ.

Unique Wedding Colours

30 Unique matching color of all-time wedding

1. Red and gold
2. Lemon and Yellow
3. White and silver
4. Pink and grey
5. Red and white
6. Purple and gold
   
7. Green and White
8. Champagne gold and peach
9. Yellow and silver
10. Champagne gold and orange
11. Champagne gold and white
12. Teal and white
13. White and royal blue
14. White and Pink
15. Peach and turquoise blue
16. Orange and purple
17. Peach and cream
    
18. Baby blue and brown
19. Ping and Green
20. Silver and yellow
21. White and white
22. Gold and cobalt blue
23. Green and red
24. Red and silver
    
25. Purple and Green
26. Emerald green and gold
27. Yellow and gold
28. Champagne gold and gold
29. Pink and gold
30. Baby blue and royal blue

source: web

BVN Checking on PHONE

It is now easy to check your BVN Status on your mobile phone with ease.

To know your BVN, dial *565*0# on the GSM line you used in registering at the bank for the BVN registration and wait for few seconds, your BVN will appear.

(NOTE: If you have not registered, you can use my bank, as you can see its LOGO below (just kidding). One can do it at the bank of his/her choice.)

Make sure is the mobile number you used for the BVN registration exercise.

Nigerian dont usually belief in cheap information like this; but try this in as much that it was free without harm.

We all know that the BVN registration will close on the 31st of October, 2015 and there will be no further extention. Kindly inform others.

Thanks
Nigeria - The Central Bank of Nigeria has mandated all bank customers to get a Bank Verification Number (BVN) for smoother banking experience in the country. Failing to get a BVN has grave consequences. 

Here's a compilation of how to link your BVN number to your bank accounts.

GTBank
Option 1: Visit any GTBank ATM and follow these steps:
– Insert your GTBank card in ATM and input your four digit PIN
– Select “BVN Linking” option
– Enter your 11-digit BVN number and select “Proceed”
– The ATM will display the BVN number and request you to validate
– Once the BVN number is validated as correct, select “Proceed”
– Insert your PIN to validate and submit

Option 2: If you have internet access GTBank BVN portal would enable customers provide their BVN for linking to their existing GTBank account.To link your BVN, kindly do the following:-
Go to http://www.gtbank.com/bvnlinking
– Input your GTBank NUBAN
– Select a Bank where your BVN was issued
– Input the BVN number obtained from another Bank, then click on submit

First Bank
Option 1: If you have internet access
Go to https://bvn.firstbanknigeria.com/form/
Fill the form and submit

Option 2: Text BVN#account number#BVNCode to 08076664444 e.g BVN#1010101010#22147733260
Wait for few minutes, you would receive a text message stating your BVN has been successfully submitted for processing.

NOTE: The text message isn’t free, text message charges implies with your network

Access Bank
Simply text BVN, leave a space your account number and BVN number to 20121
For example BVN 0170216788 22193486908 to 20121. Or you can link your BVN on their website here .

Diamond Bank
Simply link your diamond bank account with your BVN number below:
Send your BVN details via email to enquiries@diamondbank.com
Or send your BVN number and account no as SMS to 30811
Call our 24hour contact center on 07003000000

Zenith Bank
Simply update your BVN via your iBank profile
Or call ZenithDirect on +23412787000, 2927000, 4647000
Or mail your BVN number and account no to zenithdirect@zenithbank.com

Ecobank
Simply dial *326*9# on your ecobank phone number you registered to receive alert and follow the instruction prompts to input your BVN number.

United Bank for Africa (UBA)
Simply dial *919*6# on the mobile number linked to your account and follow the prompts

Fidelity Bank
Simply send your account details, BVN, Mobile number, date/bank of enrolment and date of birth via mail totrue.serve@fidelitybank.ng
Or call 080034335489 for update.
Or login to the internet banking portal and click on the “no BVN” link.

First City Monument Bank (FCMB)
Simply send your BVN number and account no to customerservice@fcmb.com

Skye Bank
Simply send your BVN and account details to yescenter@skyebankng.com

Sterling Bank:
Simply send your BVN and account details to customercare@sterlingbankng.com

Standard Chartered Bank
Simply send Name, Account Number, Local Government Area (LGA), Sate of Origin and BVN, via any of the following options:
24-Hour Contact Center: call +234 1 270 4611-4
Online Banking: log on to your Online Banking and send a mail by clicking on the “Contact us” button
Send a mail to Callcentre.Nigeria@sc.com

Union Bank
Simply link your Union Bank account with your BVN number via union bank website using account linkage tool here

Stanbic IBTC
Visit stanbicibtc bank website and fill the BVN update form Here or Text “BVN’’ then your BVN Number (e.g. BVN 12345678901) to 30909 by SMS

Keystone Bank
You can easily link your keystone bank account with your BVN number, Click here to go to Keystone Bank’s BVN linker

Unbelievable: First Dog-Man

In this world of High-Tech nothing is in impossible. With the advance in technology many things that seems impossible now become possible with immediate effect.

Imagine the handsome guy below whose ambition is to become the first DOGMAN (i.e First Man to become Dog on earth).

He gathered all his salaries for months and headed for plastic surgery to become a DOG; what a shame(On my own view)

Nevertheless, he might has his own reason to become a Dog, which can be best known to him. How i wish to see him and have a talk may be he can explain the motive behind his action/thinking.

Take a look at the process of the surgery.

You can also wash the Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODn9yoeh6PI
Source: Google/MOP

A CHALLENGE TO NIGERIAN YOUTH (WHERE DID WE GO WRONG?)

WHERE DID WE GO WRONG?
WAKE UP NIGERIAN YOUTHS
Awolowo was 37 years, Akintola 36, Ahmadu Bello 36, Balewa 34, Okotie-Eboh 27, & Enahoro 27 and they led the struggle for Nigeria Independence after the death of Macaulay. Only Zik was 42 at the time.
In 1966, the first coup was led by: K Nzeogwu who was 29 years and countered by M Mohammed 28, T Danjuma 28, Babangida 25, Garba 23, Sani Abacha 23, and Yaradua 23, and brought into power Gowon 32, Ojukwu 33, Obasanjo 29, and Buhari 24.
Most of the military governors who governed the states under the successive military regimes were under 30 years.

The brief democratic dispensation which interjected the military interregnums also saw some Senators, and the House of Representatives, in particular, populated by members under 30.
Under 30's were also not in short supply with appointments - we have examples of MT Mbu who became foreign affairs minister at 23 and Pat Utomi who became a federal adviser at 27 and so on and so forth.
NOW:
Why is it that this age bracket is today still sleeping in 3 seater chairs in their parents’ homes?

Why is it that this age bracket is today still collecting pocket money from their parents?
Why is it that this age bracket is today still writing JAMB?
Why is it that this age bracket today still sagg their trousers?

Why is it that this age bracket is today still searching for jobs, and not yet married?
Why is it that this age bracket is today no longer qualified to even be leaders of youth wings of political parties?
Why is it that this age bracket is today so docile?
Why is this age bracket today incapable of feeding itself?
Why is it that this age bracket is today barred from even aspiring to certain political offices?
Why is it that this age bracket is today incapacitated, unwilling, unable and incapable of asking questions?
GOD BLESS NIGERIA!
Prof Wole soyinka

Computer Files & Folder

Managing Files And Folders

A file is a collection of numbers which have been written to your computer’s hard drive. These numbers can be converted into a picture, a sound, text, or a set of instructions for a program to perform certain actions. A clue to a file’s type is given by its Icon or by its file extension. Folders are containers for anything on a computer including files and other folders. A path lists the folders that have to be opened to get to the required file. Folders were called directories on older Microsoft systems.

These are some typical file icons. They help the user to identify the file type. There are innumerable file types, 

some of the common ones are represented here:

1.  .bmp – a bitmap image

2.  .doc – a Word document

3.  .wav – a sound file

4.  .ppt  – animated slides

5.  .txt – plain text

6.  .xls – a spreadsheet

7.  .dbf – a database file

8.  A shortcut (note the arrow)

9.  .exe – an application (a program)

Windows allows you to view information about files in different ways. the icon view – the default used by Windows XP.

To change the icon view, click on View on the menu bar. Select the required view from the available list.

By default if a file type is a  known one, such as a Microsoft Word Document, Windows won’t display its file extension. To view all file extensions click on Tools on the menu bar.

Various options can be configured. e.g. Display compressed files and folders with alternate colours. To display all file extensions, untick the Hide file extensions for known file types box.

File extensions are best left alone. Opening a file with the wrong application can sometimes damage the file. However you may at some stage need to change a file’s extension.

Folders

Each of these is a folder. They may contain files or other folders (called subfolders) or both. There may be many “nestings” of folders within folders.

Files and folders are located on the computer by using a file path. The “James” folder is located inside a folder called “Home”, which is located inside a folder called “es-net”, which is located on the “C:” drive. The file path will be “C:\es-net\Home\James”.

Moving and Copying

To move a file or folder, either right click on its icon OR left click on the Edit  option on the toolbar. Choose cut to move or copy to copy!

At this point the item has been placed onto a clipboard – an area of memory accessible from nearly any application in Windows. Right click (or open Edit in the toolbar) in an open destination folder and choose “Paste” (or use drag and drop) .

When  an attempt is made to move an item between volumes, it is effectively copied, and the original remains.

Creating Files and Folders

This is mercifully easy. Simply right-click on some empty space in any suitable folder or the desktop and choose to create a new object from the choices offered.

Be careful not to alter the file extension, as this can render the file unreadable. File extensions are usually hidden for this reason.

Source: Free web training

Legislators are Millionaires in Nigeria

                                       Nigerian Legislators

ANNUAL                                    SENATORS (N)              HOUSE OF REPS (N)
Basic Salary                                     2,026,400.00                                  .50
Vehicle Fuelling/Maintenance        1,520,000.00                         1,489,000.00
 Constituency                                  5,000,000.00                          1,985,000.00
Domestic Staff                                1,519,000.00                          1,488,000.00
Personal Assistant                             506,600.00                              93,303.00
Entertainment                                    607,920.00                              595,563.00
Recess                                               202,640.00                               198,521.00
Utilities                                            607,920.00                                397,042.00
Newspapers/Periodicals                  303,960.00                                297,781.00                
House Maintenance                        101,320.00                                   99,260.00
Wardrobe                                        506,600.00                                  496,303.00
Estacode                                        950.00**                                        $900.00**
Tour Duty                                     37,000.00                                     35,000.00**
TOTAL                                      12,902,360.00                                9,525,985.50 ***
***Not added to total
N12,902,360.00 x 109 Senators = N1,406,357,240.00
N9,524,985.50 x360 House of Rep Members = N3,428,994,780.00

OTHERS

  TENURE (EVERY 4 YEARS)              SENATORS (N)         HOUSE OF REPS (N)                  Accommodation                                         4,000,000.00                3,970,000,00
Vehicle Loan                                               8,000,000.00                7,940,000.00
Furniture                                                      6,000,000.00                5,956,000.00
Severance Gratuity                                      6,090,000.00                5,956,000.00
TOTAL                                                      24,090,000.00              23,822,000.00

N24,090,000.00 x 109 Senators = N 2,625,810,000.00
N23,822,000.00 x 360 House of Reps Members = N8,575,920,000.00

GRAND TOTAL

SENATE: 36,992,360 = $184,962.00
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: 33,347,985.5 = $166,740.00

 13 Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) (2015), Salaries And Allowances Of National Assembly, http://www.rmafc.gov.ng/

Human MicroChips

Circulating report claims that from May 2014, all newborn babies born in Europe will be implanted with a subcutaneous RFID chip that will include a GPS that can be linked to a satellite.

Brief Analysis
The claims in the report are absurd nonsense with not even a grain of truth. One version of the report was published on Nuooz.com, a European website that specializes in publishing 

False information disguised as news.  TopInfoPost, another site that perpetrates fictional nonsense presented as fact, also picked up the story.  The silly hoax has reawakened equally silly conspiracy theories that have claimed for years that the United States government was planning on microchipping its citizens.

Example

All European newborn Babies will be Microchipped from May 2014

On May 2014, through Europe newborn children will be compelled to take in a subcutaneous RFID chip.

Public clinics in the European Union are to be alerted. The chip in inquiry will be contributed with the report sheet on the newborn.

Detailed Analysis

Social media feeds and email inboxes are currently being inundated by a supposed news report that claims that all babies born within the European Union will be implanted with a subcutaneous RFID chip beginning in May 2014.

The report claims that the implanted chips will contain GPS technology that allow a direct connection to a satellite. Supposedly, public clinics in Europe are being alerted about the new requirements and a “report sheet” for each microchipped baby will be provided.

But, of course, the claims in the message are utter nonsense. The report is pure fiction with not even the most tenuous connection to the truth. Babies in Europe – or anywhere else in the world – are not set to receive mandatory microchipping.

It is a little unclear which website first published the report. However, the first version that I encountered was published on the European pseudo news website, Nuooz.com. The site churns out fictional and fanciful stories in French and English and presents them as news articles. The report was also published on the “news” aggregation website TopInfoPost. TopInfoPost specializes in publishing made-up conspiracy theory nonsense disguised as news

For the record, there are no reports confirming the claims in any credible news publication. If the information were true, the story would be front-page news all around the world.

Predictably, the report has invigorated long running – and equally ridiculous – US based conspiracy theories that have long claimed that the United States government is planning on microchipping all its citizens so that they can be tracked and controlled.

Drivel such as this does nothing but clog the interwebs and needlessly cause fear and outrage among the gullible and those hapless and fear-ridden individuals who see conspiracy around every darkened corner.

Details: nuooz.com