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Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Job Scammers And Their Scheme! (magil Construction Vs Belavargas Resort) by 40Lightyears(op): 2:07pm On Jul 16, 2021
Obrigardo:
This could be a pointer to identify the scammers but getting an https is not hard at all, it's even quite easy, so those looking for jobs, don't relax your mind because the website is on https.
You are so right. But the "http://" thing is one pointer that careless scammers overlook and careful jobseekers will easily identify.
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Job Scammers And Their Scheme! (magil Construction Vs Belavargas Resort) by 40Lightyears(op): 1:23pm On Jul 16, 2021
Reformerss:
This is stale. No one can fall for it anymore.
News flash!!!
People still fall for this scam till tomorrow.
Jobs/Vacancies › Job Scammers And Their Scheme! (magil Construction Vs Belavargas Resort) by 40Lightyears(op): 9:19am On Jul 16, 2021
Desperate job seekers are always at the mercy of job scammers, infact it is this desperation that feeds these scammers. I would like to share with you one most striking one that i have come across.

Kindly read on;

Dear Applicant

After a series of keen deliberation, Magil Construction Corporation Ltd is pleased to offer you employment to work as Health and Safety Officer in our construction company. Attached to this email is your employment contract in PDF form.Your device should have a PDF reader to be able to access the contents of your letter and contract of employment. Every detail concerning your employment is enclosed in your employment contract . Download your employment contract form, and read through it keenly. Pay great attention to the sections regarding the documents required from you prior to your arrival, residence permit and proof of accommodation .After reading through your contract of employment, if you agree to work on our contract terms of employment, kindly send us the following documents as demanded in your contract.

- A signed copy of your employment contract
- A copy of your proof of accommodation
- Scanned copy of the index page of your passport
-scan copy of your school certificates
-Passport size photo 4x4

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

QUESTIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED BY NEWLY RECRUITED EMPLOYEES AND ANSWERS

Your employment is based on our contract terms and policies. Your acceptance to this job offer therefore means that you will fulfill all the terms,conditions and requirements of the contract, We have put together some questions frequently asked by newly recruited employees and their answers. You may have similar questions, so kindly read through the questions and answers carefully for better understanding.The answer proceeds each question.

1-.How long have I been allowed to process and send the 3 documents demanded by the company?

You have been given 10 working days to process and send us the 3 documents above. However, it will be to your advantage if you can process and send us the 3 documents in less than 10 days. The earlier we send your file over to you the faster you travel.

2-. What are the procedures and stages to travel to the job site in Cameroon?

First, you have to process and send to us the 3 documents mentioned in your contract of employment. Once we have these 3 documents, we will proceed to the various ministries and start procuring the necessary paperwork (Authenticated letter and contract of employment, Work permit, residence Permit, Insurance document, travel consent document, Employment invitation letter from the company, sample forms for visa application and all other documents related to your employment). Once we have processed all the legal paperwork, we will send them over to you in a File through a courier agency (DHL),

When we receive your documents and process all your legal paperwork will proceed to the embassy and apply for your Visa. Once your visa is issued, kindly send us a scanned copy of the Visa page. We will proceed to pay your flight and send you the flight ticket. Once you receive your flight ticket, you are ready to travel. Make sure you understand these stages

3-. How can I communicate with a company administrator at the job site?

Submit all your inquiries to your employer W.Towell who is already at the job site in Cameroon, making all the necessary arrangements to welcome and receive you. We will get feedback from him.

Name of administrator: W. Towell
Position Occupied: Director of human resource/Chief recruiting Officer

Any other information you need regarding the company is found on the company website.

4-. Why have I been assigned the responsibility of securing my first month of accommodation?

You have been assigned this responsibility for 3 main reasons .

First, so that you can acquire a proof of accommodation for your residence permit.

Secondly, the company already has a lot of responsibilities on your application. Expenses for the processing of your documents, your flight ticket, transportation from the airport to the facility where you will be staying during your one month of training and so many others.

Lastly, as a test factor.This is your only responsibility that has been assigned to you and it will serve as a sign of your willingness and acceptance to work with Magil Construction Group Co Ltd . If you are not willing to perform this responsibility, inform the company early enough so that we will give this vacancy to another job applicant who is willing and ready for it. As an employee of this reputable company we expect you to be conscious of your responsibilities! The company will eventually offer you free accommodation in the company residential area after one month of work

5-. Please explain to me better the proof of the accommodation document.

The proof of accommodation is a prerequisite for your residence permit. The proof of accommodation document must be presented to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for the issue of a residence permit. The proof of accommodation can be obtained from any state recognized lodging facility (Hotel, Motel, Guest-House,) after booking and paying for a place to stay in their facility, the facility will issue you the proof of accommodation document, which you will send to the company for proceeding.

6-. If I have to travel with my family of 4 persons, does the company provide accommodation suitable enough to contain us? What are the services provided in the company residential houses?

The company residential area has houses of 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms suitable to host large families. The company also makes provision for heating, laundry, garbage, transportation and lots more to ensure maximum comfort of the employee.

7-.I am not familiar with the country Cameroon. Kindly recommend to me a suitable lodging facility and give me directions on how to make a reservation to obtain the proof of accommodation.

For all incoming employees, we recommend, BelaVargas Resort Hotel Hotel Douala Specifically the branch located at the job site in Douala . They are the closest lodging facility to the job site, and they have numerous advantages suitable for employees of all cultures. Their conditions for accommodation are relatively encouraging. Contact them, and make reservations (booking and paying) for your 1 month accommodation. When you have booked and paid for your accommodation in their facility, they will issue you a Legal proof of accommodation document, which you will send to us, for the processing of your Residence Permit and VISA . Their address is stated below

For your housing, kindly contact BELA VARGAS RESORT HOTEL DOUALA using their address below

Name of lodging facility: BELA VARGAS RESORT HOTEL DOUALA
Address/Location: Cite de palmier Douala,Cameroon
Phone Number: +237 6 80 45 71 25
Email address: belavargsresort@protonmail.com

All newly recruited employees of MAGIL currently lodge in BelaVargas Resort Hotel Douala, and you will join your co-workers when you arrive. The company buses have been instructed to transport you from BelaVargas Resort Hotel Hotel Douala to the job site, and back to the Hotel after work so that you do not spend extra for transportation. This also saves time and avoids lateness to work.

Note: There is no legal document associated with booking.com. The Company and the State do not accept booking.com reservations. Do not send us any document obtained from booking.com

8-.My English Language power is not very strong, that is less than 60%.Will this be a problem for communication at the job site?

Definitely not. Construction is a discipline and like every other discipline, it has its own language. What is important is that you perform your assigned tasks appropriately and professionally. Secondly, as an employee the company encourages you to be flexible and use this opportunity to perfect your language skills in both English and French as Cameroon is a bilingual country.
If you have any other worries, do not hesitate to ask. Our dedicated team is available to provide you with clarification and necessary information. We wish you the best while looking forward to welcoming you into our working regime. do our best to make your arrival quicker.




Magil Construction Company LTD
International
Amenity Building
Carrefour Hydrocarbures
Bonapriso, Douala
Cameroun
Tel: +(237) 6 705 42657
Email: hr.international.magil.com@gmail.com
website: www.magil.com



On investigation of this job offer and the hotel in question. All hands point to a well concorted scam.

My pity lies with the many desperate jobseekers that will fall for it.�������

This is just a heads-up, in case you know anyone that is facing such offer.
These are the red flags:
i) Click on the company's website and you will discover that the address is not secure. Add "https://" in front of the given website to reach the secured site, instead they used *http://*
ii) The given email address is a free email address like Gmail or Yahoo but not a *example@magil.com* address.
iii) The given contact telephone number is different from the one on the secured company's website.
iv) When Bela Vargas sent me the payment details to pay for my accommodation, it was to a private Western Union Account, instead of a Bela Vargas Resort and Hotel Account.

They use other companies too, to defraud, so don't narrow your searchlight on Magil Construction Limited alone.

*PLEASE BEWARE OF THESE JOB SCAMMERS!*

Thanks
Politics › Re: Let's Have Your Complaints, Suggestions & Enquiries Here by 40Lightyears: 10:10am On Dec 14, 2013
Hi Mods, please i recommend this for the front page. https://www.nairaland.com/1553696/picture-gallery-rare-moments-nelson#20213446
Foreign Affairs › Re: Picture Gallery Of Rare Moments With Nelson Mandela by 40Lightyears(op):
More pix,

Source: http://okunammiri..com/2013/12/picture-gallery-of-rare-moments-with.html

Please sign a Mandela condolence register by visiting the above blog and clicking on the pencil portrait of Mandela, this will lead u straight to the portal. ONLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED PLEASE! Thank you so much.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Picture Gallery Of Rare Moments With Nelson Mandela by 40Lightyears(op): 10:02am On Dec 14, 2013
I am back after a long spell. Here are more pix

Politics › Re: I’m Now To Be Called “Mama Peace” — Patience Jonathan by 40Lightyears: 9:55am On Dec 14, 2013
ceo4eva: The name "Mama Peace" delves into a problematical approtuzoa which may not be articulated due to economicated vouldavitation,
propertuated baberically through out the geographical atomicable panderison. In Summary, Madam Jonathan should accoutuate an outrageous theologicolism to be punctuated intermittently and holistically.
Abeg, no ask me the meaning of wetin I write here, cos I don't even know.
If Patience sees this, u will be in deep poo, cos she won't understand what this write-up is.
Politics › Re: I’m Now To Be Called “Mama Peace” — Patience Jonathan by 40Lightyears: 9:50am On Dec 14, 2013
Yomieluv: this woman na clown.
U r right on point. This is what u get when u have ret*ards in govt.
Politics › Re: I’m Now To Be Called “Mama Peace” — Patience Jonathan by 40Lightyears: 9:48am On Dec 14, 2013
DonColz1: The First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan on Friday inaugurated the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme Maternal and Child Health otherwise known as MAMA Project with a declaration that henceforth she should no longer be called Patience but “Mama Peace.”
According to her, the peace evangelism is what she would be preaching to bring an end to insurgency and terrorism in the country.

Speaking at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja venue of the event, she also stated that her Non-Governmental Organisation, Women for Change Initiative, has signed a Memorandum of Understand with some international health agencies and hospitals, which have agreed to build, equip and manage the best hospital for women and children in Africa.

The SURE-P MCH is a direct intervention by the Federal Government using the savings from the fuel subsidy removal to reduce the incidence of maternal and child mortality.

The First Lady said, “My name is no more Patience but now Mama Peace because I believe that without peace, there will be no more women, no more children and no more health sector. Without peace, our international community will be afraid to come and invest in our country.

“Peace is from the heart and not from the tongue or lips; not what you say but what is in you. We pray for genuine peace because peace is the key to our arriving at our desired destination as a nation.

“We are approaching the new year which is a year of peace, progress and so many good things to come. 2014 is going to be a year of no militancy and no Boko Haram because God will shower peace and make us take a U-turn from disaster.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/im-now-to-be-called-mama-peace-patience-jonathan/
Look what the cat dragged in. angry angry angry angry
Foreign Affairs › Re: Picture Gallery Of Rare Moments With Nelson Mandela by 40Lightyears(op): 11:40pm On Dec 12, 2013
More pix

Foreign Affairs › Picture Gallery Of Rare Moments With Nelson Mandela by 40Lightyears(op): 11:30pm On Dec 12, 2013
These are some rare pictures "The Man With The Midas Touch" Mandela took with worlds most popular and well-known figures like Beyonce Knoles, Micheal Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, David Beckam, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Aishwarya Rai, Abdul Kalam, Atal Bihari, Dalai, Manisha Koirala, Amitabh Bachchan etc.
More pictures coming up...

Career › Re: How Many Skills Did You Acquire This Year? by 40Lightyears: 7:58pm On Dec 12, 2013
infinity001: Let's talk about SKILLS.

So often in this country we underestimate the importance of skills and it's so sad.
We give so much value to career which is sporadically becoming unhealthy to long time productivity and financial independence.

Many of us are satisfied with our education{what we read in school} and we don't care to go to the next step.

This next step is ACQUIRING SKILLS.

As a lawyer and motivational speaker/consultant, I find it absolutely imperative to procure relevant skills even outside of the domain of my profession and calling.

Do you want a long term level of personal productivity{effectiveness and efficiency}? Then it doesn't matter what you read in school, where you work presently or the business you run... You must FORTIFY yourself with SKILLS.

Listen, no man has ever become a billionaire with the salary from his boss.... Prove me wrong.

look around you, the Jimoh Ibrahim, Mike Adenuga, Aliko Dangote, Oba Otudeko, just to mention a few. Have you ever paused to ask yourself how they got elevated to where they are today? Yes I have. They went the extra mile, recognized their dominant gifts in them, and added excellence to what they do.

So many of us are multi-talented yet we wonder why we are not making it in life. We wonder why we are not goi g forward in our chosen career... I have the answer to that. We've refused to go the extra step.

I made a commitment at the start of the year to do everything necessary to grow as a legal practitioner, speaker, trainer and consultant.Growing is a choice and it takes diligence, character and efficiency to achieve maximum growth.

Some of the major skills I acquired this year.
1. 85% proficiency in French. I realized that as a speaker who aspires to reach the whole world with my messages, I must take the time out of my busy schedule to learn new languages and I had to start with French. I can't describe how excited I am that I can speak and write in french fluently... A subject I so much detested in secondary school but I realized that it was relevant to my personal development. My fluency in French, opened uncommon doors for me to France for the first time. Next in line is Portuguese {2014}

2. Entrepreneurship
Even as a lawyer, I believe that entrepreneurship is the one of the keys to financial independence. In as much as I speak on Entrepreneurship, I realized that I must also act it. The desire to acquire viable and formidable knowledge on entrepreneurship took me to conferences and Seminars where I paid a fortune to learn form guest speakers like Brian Tracy and Zig Ziglar. Remember, to learn or develop a skill, you must be ready to sacrifice your time, energy and resources. Today, I'm making far beyond what I paid to develop my entrepreneurial skill... On a daily basis.

3.Project Management Skills and Trainings - This opened doors for me to South Africa, Ghana and Kenya.

4. Information and Communication Technology {ICT} - Development of my programming and networking skills.

Let me stop here. Now let's talk about the skills you acquired this year...
@op, its good u brought this up. Earlier this year i tasked myself to acquire three key skills. (IOSH, OSHA) both are safety skills and project management.
Thank God i achieved all.
Like a famous man once said, "THE MOMENT U STOP LEARNING, U STOP LIVING!"
Phones › Re: The Truth About Tecno For Those Rushing The Phone by 40Lightyears: 7:44pm On Dec 12, 2013
dryakson: Good day 2 u all.

Well what am about to say here may sound funny and maybe not strange to some of you who may have observed or reasoned facts with me.

Actually, since This so called Chinese company(Techno) invade to mobile market with Android device,it have being the talk of the town and they are really making it,but I can say not to the Top.

Techno brought cheap,beautiful, well designed Android devices and really its good but u can only reason facts with me and also seethe truth if only u have used some other Android devices.

Well if you are those dat buy Android devices for entertainment such as gaming,I advice u don't go for Techno because you will be disappointed on what you will see there.

Honestly,am so much disappointed in that much talked techno device(Phantom A+),men d phone was really awesome when it comes to design but my friend described the phone as Techno Phantom A scrab (I can't believe this).

Well I got to believe it when I got the phone and tried to install some top gameloft HD games,it keep saying not compitable,men this scrab bleeped up..dam!!

To cut the thing short techno is a good mobile company but I advice that if u are buying it just for gaming, better forget about it cos u will be so much disappointed,I advice u get yourself HTC,Samsung or Sony for better gaming experience......

Use full or not?...comment if you have any question to ask....luv you all.
Dude, u ain't seen anything yet with Tecno. My P3 has been a heart break since i got it this year sept. Its memory builds up so fast and its always slow in loading apps. Mehn am fed up with this thing called Tecno.
My problem is once i try to return it, the technicians will start giving me the entire *cock n bull* story in the internet.
I wont advice anyone to go for this cheap fone, if he wants speed either.
Christianity Etc › Re: Pope Francis Is TIME Magazine's Person Of The Year by 40Lightyears: 5:34pm On Dec 12, 2013
prymesolution: [img]http://2.bp..com/-vvlmdlSOKWU/UqiCXvuYqTI/AAAAAAAADh4/o5HUNug9Mlo/s576/time-pope-francis.jpg[/img]

Pope Francis has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2013.

Time's managing editor Nancy Gibbs revealed the magazine's decision on NBC's "Today" Wednesday morning.

Pope Francis, who gained world praise in 2013, became the first Jesuit pope in March 2013 following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

Time's managing editor Nancy Gibbs explained the magazine's choice on Wednesday, calling the Pope "a new voice of conscience."

"In his nine months in office, he has placed himself at the very center of the central conversations of our time, about wealth and poverty, fairness and justice, transparency, modernity, globalization, the role of women, the nature of marriage, the temptations of power," she said. "When he kisses the face of a disfigured man or washes the feet of a Muslim woman, the image resonates far beyond the boundaries of the Catholic Church."

Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi sent a message from the Vatican on Wednesday, on behalf of the Pope:



Do you you agree with Time's choice for person of the year? I definitely agree!

Share your thoughts.

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/12/pope-francis-is-times-person-of-year.html
Has any one noticed that Pope Francis has a striking resemblance to Jonathan Price.
Romance › Re: What Do You Ladies Really Want From Men? by 40Lightyears: 5:31pm On Dec 12, 2013
skydeep: The most confusing human beings that humble the greatest men on earth. tongue

We are acting like we were made. Deal with it! tongue
God didn't make u like this. Its the world u all blindly follow that made u into this and not God.
Romance › Re: What Do You Ladies Really Want From Men? by 40Lightyears: 5:24pm On Dec 12, 2013
faakay: He cares so much about you wants to treat you right by either calling or texting / treats you right - you says he's too obsessed about you.. you start misbehaving

If he doesn't call or either txt / treat you right - he doesn't care about you and doesn't love you either

he doesn't sleep with you - he's impotent or not manly enough then you start getting the cut somewhere else

he sleeps with you - you says he's a diccckhead and that what he only knows about angry grin thinks you are his bootycall

i'm not dating him because of his money but when the relationship starts you starting throwing bills grin

he start giving so much money at the beginning of the relationship - you say he's a fool/maga shocked

if he doesn't give you money - you say he's a stingy beast cheesy

you don't want a man-beater but he beats you mercilessly but you still run back to kiss him angry grin grin

The list goes endless....guys you can add yours!

You ladies are the most confusing human beings on earth! you don't know what exactly you want!

So ladies can you tell us exactly what you really want from men?
*To bleed men dry!* wink wink wink
Foreign Affairs › Re: Nelson Mandela's Body Lying In State In Pretoria (Pictures) by 40Lightyears: 5:22pm On Dec 12, 2013
vanguard1: Why jump into my post, I never mentioned you.
Go AND DIE
Go and Live! Senseless!
Foreign Affairs › Re: Nelson Mandela's Body Lying In State In Pretoria (Pictures) by 40Lightyears: 5:02pm On Dec 12, 2013
vanguard1: Enough of this mandela news, we have more important and better news. He is dead and should be forgotten.
VERY SILLY N IRRATIONAL COMMENT. Do u think this is Shehu Shagari or IBB. This man is 100 legends wrapped in one, of which none of our corrupt rulers will ever equal even in a 100 years to come.
If u have nothing good to write then read the comments and stop making a FOOL of urself. angry angry angry angry angry angry


*RIP MADIBA, THE TITAN* cry cry cry cry cry
Education › Re: ASUU- FG Withdraws Ultimatum For Striking Lecturers by 40Lightyears: 11:26pm On Dec 10, 2013
Funpeter: Click like if you know this strike will end this week. And also click if you know it will continue lastly click like if you know am a clown.
Seun, its high time u manufacture the *unlike* botton. huh huh huh
Education › Re: ASUU- FG Withdraws Ultimatum For Striking Lecturers by 40Lightyears: 11:24pm On Dec 10, 2013
190: Shiiiiiit how did i miss the number 1 spot angry
Ur lecturers are on strike, have been for 6 months, and all u can think of is the no. 1 spot. I LIKE UR STYLE! wink wink wink
Education › Re: ASUU- FG Withdraws Ultimatum For Striking Lecturers by 40Lightyears: 11:19pm On Dec 10, 2013
Sodiq33: www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/fg-withdraws-ultimatum-ASUU/
If I say you must return to work on the 9th and 70% of the people that I am talking to have returned to work, that is substantial compliance.

This rabid dog called Doyin Okupe is at it again o. shocked shocked shocked shocked
Education › Re: ASUU- FG Withdraws Ultimatum For Striking Lecturers by 40Lightyears: 11:17pm On Dec 10, 2013
Sodiq33: www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/fg-withdraws-ultimatum-ASUU/
Even if FG withdraws the ultimatum, the damage has been done.
Politics › Re: Mandela Was Angry With Nigeria - Dr. Hakeem Baba-ahmed by 40Lightyears: 11:07pm On Dec 10, 2013
Who can blame Mandela? His unhappiness with Nigeria isn't misplaced at all. Even i am unhappy with Nigeria so are my fellow Nigerians too. Except for the thieving politicians.
Politics › Re: Jonathan Snubbed At Mandela's Memorial by 40Lightyears: 10:23pm On Dec 10, 2013
ceo4eva: Despite leaving Nigeria early for the funeral of late South African leader, Nelson Mandela, President Goodluck Jonathan has been snubbed by the South African authorities at the State Memorial Service of the anti-apartheid leader.

An official release of programmes during the memorial service shows that the Nigerian president was missing on the list of world leaders billed to give tributes. The world leaders who will be giving tributes are, United State President, Barack Obama; President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil; Vice-President Li Yuanchao of China; President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia; President Pranab Mukherjee of India; and President Raúl Castro Ruz of Cuba.

Other leaders billed to give tributes are the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon; and the African Union Commission Chair, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

Though Mr. Jonathan is not the only head of state that would not give tribute- there are about 90 heads of state attending the funeral, the apparent snub handed Mr. Jonathan also appears to rubbish the enormous effort played by Nigeria to bring an end to apartheid in South Africa at a time when Western governments were pussyfooting to pressure the apartheid government to renounce its policy of segregation and its brutal abuses against the black majority. Some Western governments including the U.S. had even designated the ruling Africa National Congress (ANC) as a terrorist organisation, and Mandela a terrorist.

This point was also highlighted by the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Monday in a chat with journalists.
“There are more questions to answer. When you look at the part of the world where ovation is now the loudest, it was the part of the world the pain was the most vicious. In a very cruel irony, history is being revised.

“The people, who collaborated with the government that enthroned apartheid at that time, are the people that are paying the biggest tributes now. But I ask myself: is this not the time for deep reflection? I doubt if any African country expended as much time, as much money and as much commitment as the Nigerian Government.

“I was a teenager then in 1976 when anti-apartheid campaign really gained resurgence in every home in this country. Nigeria paid a huge price for what South Africa has become today. I remember the anti-apartheid campaign was at the core of Nigerian foreign policy.

“Apart from scholarship given to South Africans, I remember President Yar’Adua met Thabo Mbeki in South Africa and he was telling me about their relationship, which he said was dated to when Mbeki used to come to Zaria for student exchange programme. I remember we did not go for Commonwealth Games because of South Africa. I remember we took drastic measures against the foreign collaborators of apartheid regime and nationalised assets.”

However, Lagos-based lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, says Nigerian politicians are to be blame for the pedestrian level the country presently occupies in the international community. He says the complete atrophy of the respect the country was accorded in global affairs was as a result of years of misrule and corruption by the country’s politicians.

“Nigeria has lost its social, political and economic glory domestically and that glory that is lost cannot be recovered at Mandela’s funeral,” he said.

“While Nigeria officialdom maybe in a state of discomfiture by the non-recognition of Nigeria in the protocol of the funeral, the point is that it is not what Nigeria did for South Africa or for Angola or for any of the frontline states like Namibia that Nigeria will be remembered. It not the support Nigeria gave to the ANC… that Nigeria will be recognised by, it is what Nigeria has done for itself and what Nigeria has not done for itself. And we’ve done a lot against ourselves. Look at our country; our country is broken in many respects and no you’re talking about xenophobia, what led to it? Nigerian young people go overseas and become criminals the way we are criminals in our own country.

People leave the shore of Nigeria to be criminals outside our shores. Right from the time they leave Nigeria they’re going overseas to be criminals. We are exporting blue-collar crimes and Yahoo Yahoo to all sorts of countries, to Malaysia and are we blaming those countries for our own woes?
“How you will be regarded abroad is determined by how you’re regarded at home. Now how is the Nigeria state regarded by Nigerians? The Nigerian state is regarded by Nigerian as an uncaring state, as a heartless state, as a state that has no love for its people, as a state that has abandoned its people. So how has the Nigerian state treated its own people before we start taking offence at how the Nigerian state is treated by another country?

“Those who may be belly-aching about not being giving recognition by the organisers of the funeral of Mandela should know that while they may not be regarded, the South African people regard Nigeria. Go and read all the accounts, the role that is played by Nigerians is recognised in all those imperishable works and this cannot be obliterated by this treatment that is accorded to Nigerian officials that we at home have contempt for.

If we are disgraced outside, that disgrace didn’t come from outside that disgrace come from within because we have disgraced and debased ourselves. Do you expect anybody to take you seriously when what your rulers are known for is taking your money and cashing them away? In fact it s better they are humiliated outside so that they can come back home and be serious. If bad people are accorded all the respect and dignity that good people should be accorded how do you think they will change.”

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/151219-jonathan-snubbed-mandelas-memorial.html
So the bolded above is true. Just heard it myself from the President of the Nigerian Senate. Wow! shocked shocked shocked
Romance › Re: My GF Cheated On Me, Caught Her Right In The Action...see How She Apologised by 40Lightyears: 12:09am On Dec 02, 2013
explorer001: So i caught her with her boss right in an hotel room. This has been going on for quite some time. I refuse to believe my first love would ever cheat on me. I told her its over, she could not utter a word as she kept mute. Now, three days after the whole incident, she put up a show that really got me thinking now.
I was chilling after a normal day at work, so she came around and waited outside with the bike man that brought her, right in my ever busy street and sent someone in to call me. I was just told i had a visitor outside, she never told the person her name so i won't know it was her. I got outside, saw her and guess what happened?
Why the break in transmission na? shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked Oh no, the wind must have knocked the dish loose again! shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
Family › Re: Please Post Your Complaints In Here : Please Get It Off Your Chest by 40Lightyears: 9:23am On Nov 28, 2013
Family › Nigeria’s Street Kids: Unprotected And Hopeless by 40Lightyears(op): 9:11am On Nov 28, 2013
The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported in May 2005 that more than 7.3 million Nigerian children of school age were not in schools. The ugly statistic has its grave social consequences, including the spiraling rate of illiteracy and the dramatic rise in crimes committed by homeless street kids in Nigeria’s major towns and cities.

Across Nigeria, there are millions of children who are neither cared for nor have the prospects of personal fulfillment for the future. Their forlorn outlook paints a graphic portrait of their state of helplessness. Bereft of hope and cut off from the sustenance of family ties, these children roam the streets in a daze. They appear unkempt, emaciated, a picture of innocence defiled. Speak to them and they reveal a total absence of hope regarding their future. They make their “homes” in some of the filthiest, most dangerous parts of cities and towns, including abandoned buildings, underneath overhead bridges, and near refuse dumps which they scavenge for food.

They usually retire to their dangerous “abodes” at dusk and dash out early in the morning before they are seen by the prying eyes of the police or rightful owners of some of the structures that serve as haven.

In a country where the vast majority of the populace is racked by abject poverty, the state of street children is particularly grim.

Fela Awosika, a photojournalist who documents street kids across Nigeria, sets out to keep the future of these disadvantaged children firmly before our eyes.

Source: http://saharareporters.com/gallery/photonews-nigeria%E2%80%99s-street-kids-unprotected-and-hopeless

Islam › Re: Etiquettes Of Eid-El-Fitr by 40Lightyears: 3:56pm On Aug 09, 2013
And after Eid, the bombing commences. See HYPOCRITS! Mtchewwwww!
Christianity Etc › Re: What Did Pope Francis Really Mean By "Who Am I To Judge Gay People"? by 40Lightyears: 1:37pm On Jul 31, 2013
WHAT POPE FRANCIS IS SIMPLY SAYING IS THAT HE HATES THE SIN BUT NOT THE SINNER. ALSO HE'S ONLY A SINFUL HUMAN LIKE ALL OF US AND DARES NOT JUGDE. *CASE CLOSED!*
Christianity Etc › Re: What Did Pope Francis Really Mean By "Who Am I To Judge Gay People"? by 40Lightyears: 6:29pm On Jul 30, 2013
kokoye: He means he is not God.

Who are we to judge when we are not God?

Instead of judging, pray for them.

my opinion sha.

What would Jesus do?
EXACTLY! "He who has no sin should cast the first stone".
This is not encouraging Gay though. YES! i hate the crime, but the culprit is a human being like us and created by GOD.
Politics › Re: Kano's New Mega Cities And Transport Terminals! by 40Lightyears: 11:25am On Jul 30, 2013
lacasa: Beautiful.

Northern projects for Northerners.


Now, all the yigbos here shouting Boko Haram shld kindly call their kinsmen to stay away from these projects. Biko angry


No place for spare parts n dr*gs here o angry
Dont be fooled, boi! The project hasnt even been completed or better still gone half way and you are here "throwing punches into thin air!". Your so-called politicians will somehow play their usual politics with this. LETS WATCH AND SEE!
Politics › Re: Kano's New Mega Cities And Transport Terminals! by 40Lightyears: 11:16am On Jul 30, 2013
Let them finish building it and lets verify it. These poli(trick)tians cant fool us like this again. angry angry angryGbam!

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