Nigeria vs. CNN vs. Jeff Koinanges Dismissal

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dele26 · May 31, 2007 , 12:07 AM

Paul AKA ILN,
I admire your enthusiasm to defend motherland. Have you seen this article?

“Why Not Take Your Wife To Nigeria, Instead Of Polluting Our Country?”

http://www.nigeriansinamerica.com/ar...try/Page1.html

sniper · May 31, 2007 , 12:07 AM

I Hope This Will Make The "bad Market" Traitors Calling Themselves Nigerians To Shut Up Their Traps And See The Underlying Issue Of Western Media Trying To Serve Their Masters With The Aim Of Rubishing Our Country.

Yankari · May 31, 2007 , 12:30 AM

Would have been ggod of you to post a link to the story,can't find it on CNN website.
Also interesting you say "Jeff Koinange doesnt work for CNN anymore" that doesnt mean he was fired as the heading of your article suggested, and if indeed he was , did CNN say it was because of the Niger Delta story? Also what was the relevance of his tryst (or what was that fancy way you described it) , marital status etc etc have to do with anything. let peoples personal lives be just that, PERSONAL!

For the rest of this article and the attack on Abati ,interesting things you say.
So when you pay for an advert on a TV channel , the channel is not allowed to do an uncompliment
ary story on you because you are trying to polish your image on their station.
You compliment Obasanjos handling of the Niger Delta, what a load of rubbish.
You want us to believe he is negotiating quietly while it is obvious he has abandonned the place. The whole area is going up in flames, isnt it obvious whatever strategy he has employed in the past 8 years hasnt worked? now MEND are bold enough to attack on mainland PH, police stations, Shell Camp etc while Obasanjo is negotiating or whatever you say he is doing. He'll continue to act gingerly till a full scale civil war erupts

I Love Nigeria · May 31, 2007 , 01:02 AM

This sums it up. cue from another post on the Kenyan forum.

Quote:
WHY? WHY JEFF? WHY? You had a promising career ahead of you! Why Tango with this mad muzungu woman? Everyone knows she's a bloody nut case! I swear guys never cease to amaze me! At least go down on the account of a stunning level headed woman. But this crap? A woman who accuses you of giving her Herpes and HIV and is willing to provide her daughter to an allegedly infected Jeff for a threesome? What kind of values does this woman have? What a mess and how embarassing for Jeff

salstep a Villager, posted the above .... http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/...tml#post179568 culled from a Kenyan website.
So, from the above and more, it does appear that it is not yet Uhuru in Kenya itself!

Where do Kenyans stand, abusing that Nigerian and his wife because of their perspectives on Nigeria?

Ogbeni dele26? There you have it!

AND, as for LINKS to news on Jeff Koinange compelled departure from CNN?

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/..._cnn_59885.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Koinange

Mikky jaga · May 31, 2007 , 09:32 AM

Even if Jeff was dismissed as aresult of the Nigerian Report, that does not erase the following facts:

1. The Niger Delta militants are deadly serious

2. Federal Governments efforts so far have not persuaded the guys to lay down their arms

3. Nigerian army would have wiped the militants off (like they did the armed men of Kano recently) if that were possible.

4. The present method of the past Federal Government if continued by the present government, will only give the militants time to entrench themselves till they are powerful enough to wage full scale war against Nigeria.

We do not need Jeff Koinage or Reuben Abati to remind us of these self evident facts

Yankari · May 31, 2007 , 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by Mikky jaga

Even if Jeff was dismissed as aresult of the Nigerian Report, that does not erase the following facts:

1. The Niger Delta militants are deadly serious

2. Federal Governments efforts so far have not persuaded the guys to lay down their arms

3. Nigerian army would have wiped the militants off (like they did the armed men of Kano recently) if that were possible.

4. The present method of the past Federal Government if continued by the present government, will only give the militants time to entrench themselves till they are powerful enough to wage full scale war against Nigeria.

We do not need Jeff Koinage or Reuben Abati to remind us of these self evident facts

Leave Paul to continue chasing shadows

aringaranso · May 31, 2007 , 11:24 AM

Mr.Adujie,

Your piece would have been wonderful if not for the digression to attack and vilify the person of Dr.Reuben Abati.

Abati had only voiced out his opinion in his article, and expressed his own convictions.

Repeating Abati's name for about 17 times in your article suggests that you really don't have much to write on, other than to rubbish the person of Abati. And it reminds me of when you , in a previous article singled out Mobolaji Aluko for annihilation.

Are you really this jealous or envious of some more successful individuals?

CNN might have fired Jeff Koinange but the Niger Delta issue remains a morass that needs urgent attention !!!!

Papino · May 31, 2007 , 12:52 PM

Folks,if Jeff really boasted or and confirmed of contriving with MEND to give Nigeria a bad name,methinks that CNN owes Nigeria an unreserved apology to be written and announced hourly for 7days

Otherwise,Jeff's dismissal from CNN would amount to nothing in my books.Anybody with me in this?

I Love Nigeria · May 31, 2007 , 01:30 PM

The Nigerian Press is Becoming Lazy, Corrupt, and Moribund
http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/...and-mor-2.html
Written by Sabella Abidde Thursday, 31 May 2007

Today, the Nigerian Media is a shell of its once plump self: it has lost its way. And more so since 1999, the Nigerian Media has become lazy and moribund. And corruptible! Most of the newspapers and magazines in circulation today do not hide their allegiance to the party and or government in power (at any given time). And in fact, it is increasingly becoming difficult to distinguish one paper from another as most of these papers are home to some third-rate columnists and reporters. On any given day, sloppy writing and poor editing can be found all over the pages of the newspapers and magazines -- making one to wonder if anyone can just walk off the streets to become a journalist in today’s Nigeria. One can forgive nonprofessional writers, but trained journalists?

ebasain · May 31, 2007 , 05:39 PM

Paul may have the time to write a thousand articles a day. But one thing is clear, PAUL

seriously needs a vacation to re-examine his conscience (if he has one) and his values (if

he has any).

skanbroy · May 31, 2007 , 06:22 PM

I am sorry to cause a slight digression from the main gist on this tread, but somebody sent me this video clip about Ngozi Iweala addressing an audience on progress being made in Nigeria and to show the "other side of Africa".

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/127

skanbroy · May 31, 2007 , 06:30 PM

I am sorry to cause a slight digression from the main gist on this tread, but somebody sent me this video clip about Ngozi Iweala addressing an audience on progress being made in Nigeria and to show the "other side of Africa".

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/127

I Love Nigeria · May 31, 2007 , 06:40 PM

Extempore! Extempore! Extempore!

I LOVE Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

She is passionate, dedicated and committed to NIGERIA!

She has FULL grasps of the issues and she does not even have to refer to any papers or documents to marshal her prescient points

I LOVE her, love her love her!

Nigeria need Dr. Ngozi Okonji-Iweala as next Foreign Minsiter!

Hear her "If you are not in NIGERIA, you are not in Africa"!

This video deserves to be a headline/thread of its own.... it NEEDS to be emailed to all NIGERIANS! at home and abroad!

I Love Nigeria · May 31, 2007 , 06:41 PM

skanbroy!

This is not a digression OOOOOH!

This is classical Dr. Iweala... she is national treasure trove!

I Love Nigeria · May 31, 2007 , 07:35 PM

I am personally unconcerned with Jeff Koinange's trysts and menage a trois! he will have to answer to his wife about that.

My focus instead, is on his contrivances, connivances and collusion..... he admitted bribing to do the story. While saying he went where Nigeria Military dare not?

All reasonable Nigerians know about the deprivations and environmental pollution and degradation in the Niger Delta as a result of oil prospecting and explorations.... solutions are increasingly on the upsurge

We did not need an unethical journalist to give us his melodramatic reports .... just so he could finally get famous and enhance his career at Nigeria's expense!

NOW, that is my grouse/gripe!

toksyleigh · May 31, 2007 , 08:06 PM

Hi Paul,

I guess now that Jeff Koinage is fired all that is wrong with Nigeria Before Jeff was born will go away.

You have to be very stupid to think that Jeff can just walk into that Jungle and interview those people for free. May it's me but the last time I checked you have to grease somebody palms in order to even interview the President himself (of course I am not saying that the President will know about it) or any other high ranking people in Nigeria. This is the way that society works; it's about time we call a spade a spade and stop blaming people for all that is wrong with Nigeria.

I really do not mind that he paid to get the story of the Niger Delta people out; if that is what it takes.

It does not matter if Jeff is gone or not, Nigeria still remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world where the majority live in penury amongst abundance.

We are the only ones that can change our own destiny, America, CNN or any other outside media or personality cannot do it for us.

Frank Nweke et all...., keep rejoincing in ignorance... I guess Majority of us Nigerians are ignorant after all.

Shikena,
Goriola Abamieda

Chikere · Jun 1, 2007 , 02:43 PM

Please refer to
http://www.maynardije.org/columns/di...070529_prince/
http://kumekucha.blogspot.com/2007/0...list-plot.html
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=66633

The real reasons for Koinange's dismissal can be found here

I Love Nigeria · Jun 1, 2007 , 04:08 PM

President Bush also said that Mr. Donald Rumsfeld resigned his appointment as US Defence Secretary, voluntarily and willingly on his own accord.

The real reason for Mr. Rumsfeld's dismissal from the Defence Department by President Bush? Policy failures that has led to debacle and quagmire in Iraq and the consequent repudiation by American voters at a general election

A repudiation of the leaders and formulators of those policies .... ant that repudiation included a demand that American troops be brought home.

Analogous to CNN vs. Jeff Koinange dismissal.. .. Some expect CNN to announce their blunder and error in having Jeff Koinange pay for a stage-managed/contrived report from the Niger Delta?

Some expect CNN to thereafter, apologize to Nigeria for CNN's offensive and sensational journalism that flew in the face of any journalistic ethical standards?

I am holding my breathe!

Auspicious · Jun 1, 2007 , 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by I Love Nigeria

Analogous to CNN vs. Jeff Koinange dismissal.. .. Some expect CNN to announce their blunder and error in having Jeff Koinange pay for a stage-managed/contrived report from the Niger Delta?

Some expect CNN to thereafter, apologize to Nigeria for CNN's offensive and sensational journalism that flew in the face of any journalistic ethical standards?

I am holding my breathe!

Hi, Mr. Adujie!

It is yet to be confirmed by anyone that the said interview of the ND Militants was staged. Hence, it is disgenuous or dishonest of anyone to claim so.

Furthermore, Donald Rumsfeld willingly left his position as Defense Secretary, even as a typically stubborn George Bush defended him to the last minute.

You need to stop your habit of conveniently twisting scenarios to suit your warped logic. You did it throughout Obasanjo's tenure, excusing the grossest abuse of power with the most ridiculous 'explanations'.

Yet the sigh of relief amongst Nigerians over his exit is unmistakable even to the blind and deaf! Somehow, someway, you will finally get it - that being a patriot does not require one to be blind.

Auspicious.