₦airaland Forum

By Samson Toromade


She allegedly fraudulently gained access into the Presidential Villa to attempt conducting business as the First Lady.

Amina Mohammed also known as Justina Onuoha, a woman who posed as First Lady, Aisha Buhari, to conduct fraudulent business and also fraudulently gain accessAmina Mohammed also known as Justina Onuoha, a woman who posed as First Lady, Aisha Buhari, to conduct fraudulent business and also fraudulently gain access into the Presidential Villa posing as the Kogi State First Lady has been into the Presidential Villa posing as the Kogi State First Lady has been paraded by the Department of State Services (DSS).

According to the agency's spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, Mohammed gained access into the Villa in November 2017 posing as the Kogi State First Lady before inviting a businessman to the Villa posing as Aisha who was out of the country.

He said, "Amina Mohammed also known as Justina Oluoha, Amina Villa, had on the November 22, 2017, paraded herself as the First Lady of Kogi State. She used the false identity to invade protocol and scrutiny thus gaining unauthorised access into the Villa and particularly the residence of the First Lady and Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari.

"She took advantage of the fact that personalities as first ladies, ministers and certain categories of officials are not taken through rigorous protocol and security checks at the Villa post.

"What may even surprise you is that Amina, whose phone number is registered with the name Amina Villa, had on the said date, invited one Dr Alexander Chika Okafor, also known as Chikason, into the Villa wherein she made him believe the invitation was at the instance of the First Lady.

"Investigation has revealed that the First Lady was away on lesser hajj and not in the Villa during the period. Dr. Okafor had complained that he was fleeced of over N150m in respect of a Court of Appeal property in Lagos which Amina had promised to help him buy through the First Lady.

"The property was said to have been part of those under the Presidential implementation committee on lease of Federal Government property."

Suspect denies fraud allegations

While she was being paraded in Abuja on Monday, December 3, 2018, the suspect caused a scene and dismissed the allegations against her.

She said she did not fraudulently gain access into the Villa and accused the real First Lady's sister, Mariatu, and a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, were involved in her business dealings.


She said, "It's not true. Chikason has been buying property from the Federal Government and he has been doing it and you all know all the directors that are involved.

"They should ask the First Lady's sisters, Mariatu is involved, Babachir Lawal knows about this; all the directors have been collecting bribes

“I can never be a fraudster, I only deal in selling real estate that the Federal Government was disposing. SSS has been keeping me in this office for four months. I came here on my own, I am not a fraudster, I am a citizen of this country."

Afunanya denied that she had been held by the DSS for four months and cautioned members of the public on doing business with individuals or groups who use names and offices of high government officials to commit fraud.


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The former ambassador said that they are denied because many that were granted visas never returned back after completing their program..Why will anyone return back to Nigeria after staying in the USA and seeing how sane people behave?

For the first time daddy freeze has a point.. If Jesus was Mbaka he would simply ask the church to pray for peter obi.. Jesus always respected those in power....

By Jayamma Abanobi


Globally, countries try their very best to ensure they provide basic amenities for their citizens to make life easy and better. No doubt, Nigeria is still struggling to keep up in providing constant electricity, water, and quality education and healthcare. Truly the oil-rich country is in a pitiable state. Hope must not be lost. However, has compiled a list of lessons Nigerian leaders should learn and how they can make Nigeria lovable again


1. Unity: I wish Nigerians can learn to shove tribalism aside and learn to tolerate one another as brothers and sisters. What is there in being united? Living in harmony, doing business anywhere in the country with absolute peace of mind. Learning to tolerate Christians as Muslims and accepting Muslims as Christians. Learning to respect each other's opinion in a pure state of mind. We can be united if we can put tribalism and religious affiliations aside. I dream of a Nigeria, were everyone is respected and treated equally.


2. Environment: I wish our environment was devoid of noise from hawkers and bus conductors. I wish our environment looked more like this- People walking in streets lacking dust and noise, with trees by the side, a train above filled with passengers heading for work or school... An environment where the government provides beautifully tarred roads exclusively for cyclists; riding on their bicycles; humming a tune and filling safely in Nigeria. We can make that happen. Leaders where are you?


3. Education: I wish our public schools would become far better and preferable than private schools. Public schools with automated classrooms that will appeal every young Nigerian who wants to learn. Where anyone can afford and have access to schooling irrespective of social status, tribe or religion. Our campuses fully equipped in the best worldwide standards. Where Nigerian students compete with the best in the world. We can make that happen. You and I are the difference.


4. Transport: I wish our transportation system will be the best worldwide. In this, we can have civil workers living in Enugu and working in Port Harcourt. Travelling by standard world-class trains fully equipped with it's basic. A time when Nigerians will see no need having cars because of the good railway system May the eyes of our leaders be opened to see the massive revenue that can be gotten from an efficient transport system coupled with massive jobs it can create.


5. Industries: I wish the industries in Nigeria will be so much that most worldwide brands will be from Nigeria. Wherein unemployment will be unheard of. Diversified industries. Automobiles, toys stationaries, technology gadgets in a serene environment.


6. Housing: I wish Nigeria's housing will be very affordable to the common; with the basic needs such as electricity, gas, water fully fitted into the house. Houses in secured neighbourhoods without fear of kidnapping or armed robbery. Where Nigerian children can come outside well-planned streets to play.


7. Electricity: I wish power epilepsy in Nigeria will become a thing of the past; where we can have constant electricity 24 hours a day 7 days a week without fear of power shortage. Nigerians no longer being worried about recharging their smartphones and electronic gadgets because of the constant power supply.


8. Food: I wish food in Nigeria can become so cheap that the poor can easily afford them. A time when farmers in rural areas can comfortably sell their products to consumers in urban areas.


9. Security: I wish Nigeria will be so secure that it's citizens do not fill threatened by crime; because crime will be minimally low. Religious extremists coming to love the country and living with a purpose of self-worth.


10. Leaders: I wish Nigerian leaders can lead with example. Taking decisions that can help improve us as a nation. Leaders who are visionary; who can transform this country from it's state of hopelessness to a state of hopefulness. Leaders who wont be corrupt because others are. Leaders who fear God and respect man.


This is the Nigeria I dream about; I don't know about you. Yes, we can make this country better. Greatness awaits us; we must grab it now so that our children do not live their lives cursing us and regretting.

Jayamma Abanobi


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President Buhari is encompassed about with questions surrounding his death, possible cloning or whether the person we as President is his aloleged double from Sudan.. However, my question is not whether the Buhari we see is genuine or not, my question is Why does Buhari answer pressing questions when he is out of the country?

Case 1. Ganduje Bribery Videos: The president never uttered a word concerning these bribery video allegations, but when he went for an International Conference abroad, he was asked and he began talking about the achievements of Governor Ganduje!! Who does that? He couldnt even condemn the act of bribery against the Governor, and he never responded to Nigerians when he was back home..


Case 2. Jubrin Al Sudaini: President Buhari never uttered a word when he was in Nigeria, about whether the story circulating social media about his identity as Jubrin Al Sudaini was true or false, but recently in Poland he finally addressed the issue though partially by saying those that said he is cloned wanted him dead when he was in london so that they could be in power as Osinbajo's VP....


The question remains... When will all these stop? Till date a whole president of a country is yet to have a real press conference; addressing Nigerian journalists and always speaking for Nigerians.. I blame Nigerians who cannot speak up against the hypocrisy of Nigerian leaders..


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This is how Nigerians will deny Buhari in 2019

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Good.. South Africa is a good choice.. Whitemen took time to make that country sharp.. unlike Nigeria that got independence too early

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Who is arguing with this one? If edo is south south how does it change the fact that you are in a messed up country? With Edo in South South are they richer than the igbos? If you have nothing to say pls close your mouth

No offence...

By Jayamma Abanobi



Last week, the 100,000-seater Glory dome was dedicated in Abuja amidst various shouts of joy and happiness. However, the news did not go down well with some who think the billions of naira spent on the massive edifice should have been channelled to building of industries and factories as most Nigerians are without jobs. Don’t get me wrong; the church is already an employer of mass employment in Nigeria. Bishop Oyedepo is reputed to have about 50,000 people under direct employment. However we are looking at the effects of the massive criticism Nigerian churches have faced regarding building expensive churches and cathedrals amidst the teeming poverty population in Nigeria.



Though I don’t agree with this, (churches building more factories) because I think it is the duty of the Nigerian government to provide jobs, here are ten things that will happen if Nigerian churches start building industries instead of preaching the gospel!



1. They will be criticised: The fact remains, that no matter what you do, you cannot please everybody at the same time; some people will still be against you; and this is exactly what will happen if Nigerian churches bow to the pressure of building industries. People will come out and say things like “Why are you leading the congregation astray? Don’t you want them to make heaven? “You should build churches and give the people a good place to worship God” These statements and many more will abound if the Nigerian church actually start building industries.



2. Nigerian Government will become Lazier: Yes! Finally!! We have found someone that will do our jobs, all we have to do is carry out massive propaganda and keep the masses silent! Providing enough jobs has been something the Nigerian government has not been able to do for decades, majorly due to the in-depth corruption in the government. It will be answered prayers for them to get more corrupt when churches begin to build industries unless God touches their hearts to do otherwise. It can only take the hand of the almighty!



3. The Church Focus will be lost: The scriptures made it clear that Christ’s followers should go into the world and preach the gospel as recorded in Matthew chapter 28 verses 19. You can imagine a church solely focused on factories! Of course it won’t go down well with critics and besides the church will be ridiculed as a mere business enterprise.



4. The Church will be taxed: In Nigeria, religion bodies are not taxed. But if Nigerian churches start doling out factories instead of churches, the government will ensure they are taxed. This is true given the fact that billions will be freely flowing into the church.



5. More Employment: Sure, the unemployment rate in Nigeria will drop massively. Take a time and think of how it would be if Nigerian churches used the money meant for massive edifices and cathedrals to fund the building of factories! It will be really massive! But the question remains- What is the job if the Nigerian Government?



6. Unhealthy Competition: Due to the assumed fact that Nigerian churches now build industries, there will be a trending unhealthy completion by churches to outdo each other in building of factories or industries. Though with regards to the business world, this is a welcome idea; however it will not go down well with church leaders worldwide who will see this competition as a clear distraction from spiritual duties.



7. More Nigerians will become Christians: Take a look at the religion landscape in Nigeria; you will undoubtedly believe that the country is multi religious- divided almost equally between Christians and Muslims. Building factories by churches, (which is now a heated debate in Nigeria) will make Nigerians from other religions and beliefs to flock churches in a passionate bid to see that they are employed. Adversely, this will have a negative effect on the integrity some of these churches have already built.



8. Pastors will be richer: In the list of top ten richest pastors worldwide, a whooping five are Nigerians. This is not surprising because of the religious atmosphere in Nigeria. Building more factories/industries means more money will flow into the church and pastors will have more money.



9. Corruption Cases against Churches: Due to the fact that so much money will now be made by the church, corruption agencies like EFCC (Economic Financial Crimes Commission) will be keen to investigate churches and scandals could arise from such investigations. Leading to corruption cases opened up against the church and clergy.



10. Nigerian Government will become weaker: Currently, the Nigerian government slightly battles respect with religious bodies in Nigeria due to the fact that Nigerians are religious. In this, I mean most Nigerians prefer to obey religious leaders than the government. Doing the job of the government by building industries by churches will no doubt, snatch the little respect Nigerians have reserved for constituted authority; hence making the government weaker and less relevant.

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Some people can afford this o! O LORD PICK MY CALL

Wow!! This man's administration was marred by astute corruption, but he is sympathetic to the masses.. What an irony!
Great man GEJ!

Peacecore:
PDP handiwork. For ur wasted 16yrs in power u didn't amend the electoral act bcoz it was working for u in rigging. Set of foolish ppl...spit!

True, but APC is worse than PDP

Wow!! This man's administration was marred by astute corruption, but he is sympathetic to the masses.. What an irony!
Great man GEJ!

May God protect us this remaining days of 2018 to see 2019

Buhari spoke? like he reacted? Someome that didnt react to GANDUJE BRIBE AND JUBRIN CONTROVERSY? 2019 election result don de fear am o

I refuse to be intimidated... I will make it here on earth and make heaven at last

Who is that man in the pictures?
Share- Buhari
Like- Jubrin


Lets know what most Nairalanders think amidst the controversy.. For me its PMB

hypocritical oyibo people.. see how they interfered in 1914 and the amalgamation of totally different people with different ideas causing confusiom in Nigeria since 1960...

Problem of the west- Unstable, Unsteady, talkss with two sides...

Problem of the North- Loyalty chosen for competence... Religion over education

Problem of the east- Money shuts them down.. can trade friend for money...

But where is Nwaamikpe

Lol..Atiku Abubakar has this way of carrying evveryone along irrespective of tribe or religion unlike Mr. Integrity Buhari who has surrounded himself with religious and tribalisti fanatics..

Thank God for Atiku and Obi..
God bless Nigerians who are not moved by tribe or religion but by competence... Hail people who use their God given brain well

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America in the 1800s, was a hostile place for any black man. Slavery was at it's peak and the black man had almost no rights. The majority of blacks endured a hard life of servitude and hard labor under the authority of strict plantation owners. However amidst this great depressing situation some triumphed over the unpalatable America for blacks and became very successful.

These individuals, through luck and hard work, were able to overcome a system magnanimously against them. They serve as source of inspiration to achieve the unbelievable. Here are top ten slaves who turned the table around to become millionaires in hostile America.



1. Bridget Mason Bridget "Biddy" Mason (August 15, 1818 – January 15, 1891) was an African-American nurse and a Californian real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is the founder of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, California. She began as a black female slave who later gained her freedom thanks to the help of her white son-in-law, Charles Owens. Bridget had three daughters, each of whom were fathered by her slave master, Robert Smith.

After converting to Mormonism, Smith and his wife moved to Utah in a wagon, forcing Bridget to follow on foot. A church leader tried to convince Smith to free his slaves, but Smith was unwilling. The church leader did, however, persuade Smith to move to California, which Smith was likely unaware had entered the Union as a free state.

Bridget Mason obtained her freedom in 1856 and worked as a nurse in Los Angeles. She eventually saved enough money to purchase two estates, making her one of the first black women to own property in Los Angeles.

Over several years, she bought and managed more property. She leased out this property commercially and sold portions of it. As Los Angeles grew, so did the value of her real estate.

In 1872, she financed the city’s first black church. By the late 1800s, Mason had acquired a fortune of $300,000, making her the wealthiest black woman in the city.


2. Amanda America Dickson (November 20, 1849 – June 11, 1893) was a mulatto or mixed-race socialite in Georgia who became known as one of the wealthiest African-American women of the 19th century after inheriting a large estate from her white planter father. Although she was born into slavery in 1849, Amanda enjoyed a more privileged childhood than other black girls.

Her father was a white Georgia plantation owner, and her mother was a slave girl whom he had raped when she was only 12. Amanda was raised by her white grandmother with whom she had a close relationship.

She learned to read and write and play piano and was sheltered away from the harsh reality her maternal cousins experienced. When Amanda’s father died in 1885, she was bequeathed most of his estate, including 17,000 acres of land, much to the chagrin of her snubbed white relatives.

Amanda later left the plantation and moved into a racially integrated, affluent community in Augusta, Georgia. She attended Atlanta University, married her white cousin Charles Eubanks, and later remarried a fellow upper-class biracial man named Nathan Toomer.


3. James Forten (September 2, 1766 – March 4, 1842) was an accomplished, Philadelphia-born, free black man. He was born September 2, 1766, and joined the Continental Navy at age 15. He survived capture by the British when they seized the Royal Louis, a vessel on which he was a crewman.

After that ordeal, he was undertook an apprenticeship as a sailmaker. He invented a sailmaking device that brought him great fortune. By the 1830s, his estimated worth was $100,000, which equates to roughly $2.5 million in today’s money.
Forten became a leader in the black community and advocated for the abolishment of slavery. He refused to do business with slave trade vessels, and he invested his money into antislavery initiatives. He also helped to enlist 2,500 black volunteers to defend Philadelphia during the War of 1812.


4. William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr. (October 23, 1810 – May 18, 1848) was a mixed-race man who rose to great distinction. His father was a Danish sugar planter, and his mother was an American of Spanish and African descent.

In 1841, Leidesdorff Jr. arrived in California via a 106-ton schooner called Julia Ann. He set about establishing numerous business ventures, including a successful shipyard, lumberyard, and ship chandlery shop. He served as treasurer in San Francisco and built the city’s first hotel.
Leidesdorff Jr. is regarded as the first millionaire in America of black descent. In 1856, his estate was valued at $1.4 million, which is equivalent to over $20 million today.


5. Samuel Wilcox was a highly successful black businessman in Cincinnati. He went into business as a grocer in 1850, establishing a high-end grocery store of a scale never seen before in America. He sold only premium-quality goods, such as hams, dried fruit, sugar, and soaps. His customer base was largely affluent, upper-crust members of society. He started business with $25,000 and made $100,000 to $140,000 in annual sales, which equates to around $4.2 million in today’s money.

His business later declined due to Wilcox’s negligence and taste for an extravagant lifestyle. His estate had an estimated worth of $60,000.


6. Robert Gordon was a former slave who bought his freedom in 1846. He went into business as a coal dealer in 1847 after investing $15,000 in a Cincinnati coal yard. He was met with aggressive opposition from white coal dealers who attempted to run Gordon out of business by slashing their prices.

Rather than do the same, Gordon decided to stockpile his own coal supply. Then he hired biracial men who could pass as whites to buy up the cheaper coal from his competitors. When freezing weather prevented suppliers from using the waterways to deliver new coal, the coal reserves of Gordon’s competitors dwindled while his thrived.
This shrewd business tactic allowed Robert Gordon to win the “coal war” and earned him respect among the white coal dealers.


7. Antoine Dubuclet was born in 1810 Louisiana to free black parents. His father was a planter who owned around 406 acres of land and 70 slaves. After his father’s death at age 54 in 1828, Antoine inherited his father’s estate and went on to marry a wealthy black woman. Their combined assets were estimated at roughly $95,000, making Dubuclet one of the wealthiest planters of his time.



In the aftermath of the Civil War, the Southern plantation industry suffered greatly and this probably contributed to Dubuclet’s pivot into politics. In 1868, he was elected state treasurer of Louisiana where he faced the hearty task of rectifying Louisiana’s financial insolvency. Dubuclet was lauded by both Democrats and Republicans, and he managed to serve more than one term in office.



8. William Ellison Jr. (c. April 1790 – December 5, 1861) was the son of black slaves owned by a white planter named William Ellison. Ellison Jr. was born in 1790 as April Ellison because it was customary back then to name children of slaves for the month in which they were born.

Around age 12, Ellison Jr. became an apprentice under William McCreight, a gin builder from whom he learned to build and repair cotton gins. During his apprenticeship, Ellison learned to read, write, cipher, and do bookkeeping and also trained as a carpenter, machinist, and blacksmith.

He continued to work in McCreight’s gin shop until age 26, at which point he had been equipped with all the skills necessary to become a successful independent professional. He legally obtained his freedom in 1817 and moved to Sumter County, South Carolina, where he ran a successful gin shop.



Ellison owned a 900-acre cotton plantation, $58,000 worth of estate, and 37 slaves (according to an 1850 census). Highly respected for his professionalism, he built an excellent reputation as a black man sharing the same social status as whites.


9. Anthony Johnson (b. c. 1600 – d. 1670) was a black man who emigrated from Angola to America during the early 1600s, a time when both black people and white people worked as indentured servants and not slaves. Like other immigrants at this time, Johnson worked as a contract laborer with the promise of a land grant from the colony upon completion of his tenure.

He worked on a tobacco farm until he gained his freedom. Then he purchased 250 acres of land and ran his own successful tobacco farm. Johnson became one of the first property owners of African descent in the 13 colonies and bought the contracted labor of five indentured servants, four of whom were white.

John Casor, a black servant working for Johnson, eventually sought to be released from his servitude. But after a court ruled his tenure as permanent, Johnson legally became the first slave owner.

This was the first case in which a servant was sentenced to permanent servitude without having committed a crime. Unfortunately, this set a precedent that paved the way for the proliferation of legalized slavery..



10. Paul Cuffee (January 17, 1759 – September 7, 1817) was a prodigious sea captain and entrepreneur born in 1759. His father, Cuffee Slocum, was a freed slave, and his mother was a Native American named Ruth Moses. Paul Cuffee grew up in Massachusetts as the youngest of 10 children.

Although he had no formal education, he was able to learn arithmetic and navigation through a family friend. He taught himself to read and write and held various jobs as a farmer, carpenter, and fisherman.

In 1776, his hard work earned him enough money to purchase a 116-acre farm in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Cuffee managed to build a lucrative shipping business and established the first racially integrated school in Westport, Massachusetts.

He is also credited as the first free African American to visit the White House and meet with a sitting president. Cuffee was politically active and sought to establish a prosperous colony for black people to return to in Africa. Cuffee died in 1817 and left behind an estate with an estimated value of almost $20,000, which today equates to roughly $500,000.



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