KristaPretty: I do not like Whizkid or any of his songs.
What if he is a grandpa tho, would he still be whizKID?
First, it’s “wiz” and not “whiz”…. But if fate blesses us all with being old enough to see him become a grandpa, you can call him BIG WIZ!
So many Nigerians are so incredibly petty and small-minded… Wiz (and Burna, Tems, Davido, etc.) are incredible CULTURAL AMBASSADORS, who’ve brought so much GOODWILL to Nigeria! >
But one man’s “bandit” is another’s “militant”… And frankly this substantively no different from the likes of “militant” Tom Ateke becoming a traditional ruler! >
post=114838871: You forgot to add Innoson, Tiger Food, Activa Oil, Ibeto, Sea Horse, Juhel, Cutix Plc and host of others, these are companies that started in Anambra, by Onye Anambra based in Anambra now national brands, Tummy Tummy is own by Imo son of the soil home based in Nnewi today Tummy Tummy noodles is every where
Billionaire Cosmas Maduka of Coscharis also started in Anambra as an orphan, primary school dropout and apprentice… >
Thank God Bola Ahmed Tinubu Jagaban created the only Metro Rapid Bus system in Nigeria, atleast the masses won't feel the effects of the global crude oil increase
Anambra people without any meaningful mass transit system would come and wail now, even when PitObi invested their destiny in SABMiller brewery and heros beer
Suddenly the people of Abia State and Enugu State under Ikpeazu Kerosine and Mrs Ugwuanyi are celebrating PDP Victory in Osun because Osun now has a fat dancing man like their state as manager of resources
Which Tinubu abegi?
BRT was a creation of the Fashola administration… During Tinubu’s 8 years in office, MOLUE was the primary means of mass transit!
Most of those buses were bought with dollars… Even those assembled locally, the parts were also bought with dollars.
(You also live in a country that produces crude oil, but DUMBLY imports diesel).
Thus, if you want to maintain standards, there’s no alternative but to pay for it… Anyway, it is not by force to ride on BRT buses, alternatives from foot to ferries abound.
Ishilove: Yesterday, investigative journalist David Hundeyin directed Nigerians to the full and unredacted case files of APC presidential aspirant Bola Tinubu's drug money seizure.
For many years there have been arguments and all round denials from Tinubu's camp about the truth or lack about this particular case, but these files have put paid to all doubts that Tinubu was once found guilty of hard drug trafficking and money laundering.
The docket describes the investigation and crimes in details.
Case USA V Acct 263226700 et al (1993). Case number- 1:93-cv-04443
xandy84: You're not � right. People plead guilty not cos jury trial is expensive. They plead guilty when they see amount of evidence against them, they know they are going to loser jury trial and plead guilty to lesser charges. They super rich plead guilty. Do you think they can't afford lawyers? Guilty pleas means you accept your responsibility and likely to re-offend and hereby get lesser sentences. Going to trial means you're defending your innocent and when they find you guilty, you get the sledge hammer
First, my statement is a GENERAL one, not applicable to every single case… Nonetheless, jail cells are littered with POOR defendants who cannot even afford bail, much less a good lawyer.
Meanwhile, even the richest individuals (and even companies) can hardly match the resources of the US government… With these sorts of “technical” crimes, many companies and individuals will do a cost-benefit analysis and seek the lesser evil. >
Kingpele: Wow u collected a fee to aid fraudster transfer ill-gotten dollars to a desired destination, that makes u an accomplice and a thief...before long now this guys will use their ill gotten wealth to pursue a political ambition like bobo chicago alias escobat
I doubt that their model was based on charging fees for fraudulent transfers… And it appears that LESS THAN 1% of the $167m transfers were actually established as involving fraud.
JP Morgan, HSBC, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, etc., are some of the big banks FINED in the recent past for fraudulent wire transfers… In fact, the UN’s Office of Drugs and Crimes’ reports that over N1 trillion in illegal money transfers are funneled through banks yearly. >
MrWood: But the company's business development manager pleaded guilty to knowingly transmitting illegally derived funds. He may have admitted under oath to evidences that that nailed his 2 bosses.
Unless you have valid proof that they haven't contravened any law then it is you who's clearly calling the the racist card.
There are numerous cases where Western Union had been fined hundreds of millions of dollars too.
And now that's the problem with Nigerians and why the country is likely to be in a turmoil. What you've written up there doesn't make any sense and more than 100 nigerians liked your posts.
It’s a plea deal, so defendants have to plead to “knowingly” breaking the law… Last year JP Morgan took a similar plea on fraudulent wire transfers, but their executives were NOT jailed. >
wiseoneking: You may not understand despite the long epistle you wrote. The accused knows that they are guilty against the federal law of United States, having flaunted the rules. You are here defending them but probably among people that may be shouting Pandora up and down.
If you are sending that small small chikiri money like $20, 500 or less than 3k your people, do use Boss revolution etc for that.
So many people plead guilty to LESSER offenses in the US because it’s better than taking your chances with expensive jury trials… Issue is why executives of many big financial institutions found guilty of similar offenses (JP Morgan, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, etc.) not jailed. >
obailala: From what I read, the only reason they were charged was for failing to strictly adhere to some financial regulations. In some instances they were said to not report transactions over a certain amount within the stipulated time, and in other cases, they were accussed of operating in states where they weren't licensed.
Yes, but these are legal “technicalities” for which company executives are rarely (if ever) jailed… Many of the biggest banks have gotten only FINES for hundreds of millions (even millions) in unreported transactions. >
Neither of these two guys were accused of stealing or fraud, but rather not stopping fraudsters? But why has the same system not sent the CEO of Western Union and Moneygram to jail?
Why jail them? Why not fines? Do bank owners or managers get jailed because fraudsters keep money in their banks?.why havnt the managers of Western Union and Moneygram being jailed since all these years?
The story is 100% wrong. Neither of these two men stole any money. I know many grateful Nigerians who used Ping Express to support their loved ones in Nigeria to the anger of the Big 2 ( Western Union and Moneygram). How can you jail a bank MD because fraudsters have accounts with the bank? Something is seriously wrong here. Why have the MDs of Western Union and Moneygram not been jailed for all the billions fraudsters have sent through their companies? Oh I forgot those are not immigrant owned businesses. Worst case they will be given a fine. Or maybe it's because they are "small boys"
All the people who used Ping Express never gave a dime in cash to the company, they sent the money using their bank debit cards. So why have the managers of the banks from where the money came from not being charged?
People will think this is $167 million cash somewhere. No $167 million anywhere. That's the total of funds they legitimately sent on behalf of people.
$50, $100, $200 here and there from 30,000 customers over 5 years. I myself sometimes sent $15 and sometimes $300 or more.
The allegations is on the $1 million + sent by a Fraudster, Collins over a 3 year period. If Ping Express had not verified their customers properly; how would they have been able to track the Collins guy? But Ping did proper verification for all customers.
But the banks where the monies came from to Ping Express are not being questioned. This is a company I used for years and people came to know.
They followed every rule.
I know the stress I went through to get verified before using their services; license, phone call etc, things I never had to do with Western Union.
They are not accused of fraud, but rather not stopping fraudsters. Then why jail time? To kill their business finally?
When will the CEO of Moneygram and Western Union that Yahoo Boys have been using for over 20 years to send money, be arrested and jailed? NEVER.
Western Union and Moneygram have lost probably billions in the last few Years with the arrival of companies like Ping Express that made sending money to Africa not only faster, but cheaper, direct to bank accounts and 24/7.
Western Union that used to be only available during banking hours. They changed quickly when Ping Express and the new guys positively disrupted the system.
This is really unfortunate.
BLESS YOU!
Heartening to see that some folks get what is going on here… Even the imbedded BIAS that money sent to Africa/Nigeria is “probably” proceeds of fraud.
The sad thing is Nigerian “journalists” just copy-and-paste! >
thinkmoney: Funny, but it is actually related. A good government would have formed and tried implementing policies that prevent this kind of thing. Shebi they have always been banning bikes with mouth. No implementation. Would that guy have died that way if bikes had really been banned? So u see that government even affects mundane things if life. Even government affects the kind of air u breathe
Not a fan of the APC… But are you implying that people don’t die in accidents in countries with good governments? >
Carlyboi: Ideally we shouldn’t have issues dispatching the Cameroonians but this present falcon team don’t repose much confidence but hopefully they can raise their game,knowing what’s at stake!
We should RESPECT all our opponents, and I expect Cameroon to RAISE its game against us, but… The “present” Cameroonian team could not beat debutants Togo, which lost 1-4 and 1-4 to Zambia and Tunisia. >
Do we have any under 20? Onome is 39... Grand mama
Our teenagers are not “here” because they are CURRENTLY training for the U17 and the U20 WCs… If and when the Burundians similarly qualify for MULTIPLE WCs, their teenagers will not be at WAFCON!
Meanwhile, Italy won the last Euros with 2 CBs in their mid-to-late 30s (see also Thiago Silva, Lothar Matthaus, etc.)… In football, speed of THOUGHT can often be more valuable than speed of FOOT. No point running faster than the ball. >
Kinzo0917: . With the way our girls are playing, I don't see them beating cameroon . cameroon will flog them wotowoto
The same Cameroon that couldn’t beat Togo, which was making its first-ever WAFCON appearance? To put it in proper perspective, Zambia and Tunisia each trashed the same Togolese team by 4-1 each!
Carlyboi: It’s a shame we lost the first match we would have topped the group and avoided Cameroon if we at least got something from the SA game...now we have to give our all as the World Cup ticket is at stake in the 1/4 final match.
The game against Cameroon won’t be easy at all I’d have preferred Tunisia!
I expect the so-far average Cameroonians to RAISE their game against the Falcons… They also (as usual) brought a very PHYSICAL team, and their GK just won the Nigerian League with Bayelsa Queens.
Nonetheless, while respecting the Cameroonians, I still expect the Falcons to beat them… Meanwhile, the losing team can still qualify for the WC through a 10-team multi-federation playoffs. >
Smithkafors: Nice one..... Look at the structure put in place and compare that with what Lagos State has been has been commissioning up and down including other Nigerian governor's. They will destroy slums, markets and church without providing alternatives.
Also, regarding the recent demolition of the church owned by Odumeje, anambra state government should have provided alternative for him and his worshippers. Hopefully, he took out his property before that. If you are here and still supporting our wicked politicians, u really need to check ur self seriously.
We celebrate wickedness, backwardness and ethnic superiority instead of quality. If the government manages to build this house, it will only be for political office holders. Make una try get sense small.
You do know that church was built on a drainage channel? It is impunity just like that which turns our cities into unlivable slums.
Reality is that NIGERIANS are often the WORST thing to happen to Nigeria… And Nigeria’s condition is the result of the various actions of ALL NIGERIANS (by commission or omission)! >
ebukajay184: Anambra State governor, Professor Charles Soludo has condemned the manhandling of Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere (Odumeje) by a government Taskforce personnel during the demolition of a building in the Prophet's church on Thursday, IGBERETV reports.
Soludo also said he has instructed that the taskforce personnel involved in the crime be made to face the law.
Gullible and superstitious Nigerians worshipping these so-called “men of god”… That’s why one’s gross negligence led to multiple negligent homicide and he didn’t spend a night in jail.
Saw the video and the dude climbed onto the bulldozer to stop it, and thus DESERVED to be forcibly removed. >
kingthreat: Good one. Fortune 14 years and Steve 2 years. Steve should be released soon and get married to another woman. As for the wicked sadistic madam, she go turn chairwoman for jail.
BOTH of them are wicked and deserve long jail terms… Sadly, these sorts of things will continue to occur until Nigeria outlaws this quasi-SLAVERY of “househelps”.