₦airaland Forum

Jakumo:
Sir, I do apologise for my parent's inability to fund my education beyond the kindergarten level, and I would certainly be most grateful for any donations you might be kind enough to allocate towards my enlightenment, so that I will at least know which way up to hold the EFCC  documentation when I do finally muster the courage to attempt reading it.

While I await this kind gesture, may I remind you that Nigeria's EFCC anti-corruption agency is empowered to investigate and prosecute ALL crimes which generate financial returns for outlaws, ranging from the embezzlement of state funds by venal officials, to drug running, extortion and advanced fee 419 fraud, Nigeria's trademark felony. 

Bank fraud is only a subset of the entire gambit of illegality that thrives in Nigeria, consuming the place alive, and so preserving the country's well-earned reputation as a squalid haven of industrial scale criminality.  The EFCC happens to be the agency empowered by the Nigerian government to investigate AND PROSECUTE treasury looters AS WELL AS bank looters, among sundry other sleaze-bags, and that legal process requires generous funding to effectively pursue.   Such requisite financial muscle is best extracted from the deep pockets of the felons being nailed, therefore whatever percentage of stolen money that is appropriated for that endeavor by the cops will by definition leave FAR more change in public coffers than the ZERO dollars that would have been left if the criminals evaded all prosecution initiatives and were left free to hide the swag as they see fit.

There is, without doubt, a direct correlation and functional equivalence between the US Drug Enforcement Agency and Nigeria's EFCC corruption pit bull, no matter how depressing that comparison may seem to you. May I suggest you sit down for a stiff drink or two, if you happen to suspect that the EFCC is about to drop the hammer on you, for that, regrettably, is about the only measure that will make the slightest difference when the men in red coats come knocking.

Drug money belongs to the criminal prosecuted while bank money belongs to individual depositors and shareholders

Beaf:
You hit the nail on the head, govt doesn't keep records or statistics. They hate records and that is one of Nigeria's major problems, there have been several instances were law courts have not even been able to prove an individuals identity and let them off the hook to commit more serious crimes.

Records are kept only thing is that it can be manipulated, disappear, burnt, etc.

Jakumo:
Once intercepted, the proceeds of crime are best deployed to fight crime, conveniently lightening the burden on state resources.  This pragmatic philosophy is exemplified by the way the US Drug Enforcement Agency retains a HUGE chunk of the raw cash and asset forfeiture income accrued from narcotics busts, to further the cause of apprehending and neutralizing narco-cowboys, whose insidious products and violent conduct so poison societies.

Providing that the innocent are never framed, Nigeria's FCC Fraud Squad deserves to keep a full 50% of the embezzled loot they trace and seize, so that more advanced surveillance technology, vehicles and weapons can be procured to tip the scales in the favor of the victimized majority, by facilitating the investigation, pursuit and brutal sanction of all those who plunder national wealth in ways that indirectly inflict so many more casualties than could ever be claimed by a mere substance abuse epidemic.

What is the correlation between this Crime income  and recovering shareholders/depositors money

ladej:
well naija women are women first right? as a man what i would advise is to talk about it with her once u notice it. communication is vital here. [b]if she refuses to buck the trend then repectfully quit the relationship. [/b]u as a man has to be secure as well. in marriage its not advisable to quit though because of that. one should work at it

That's what has been happening to the OP and she came here whining.

ladej:
@agaba 123 and ajalenkoko- it isnt only black women, as i said its not limited to black women. i also mentioned the queen of england and margaret thatcher. nicole kidman, cher, madonna are others who have dated and married less successful men. i only used those examples because they talked about it to the media[ which is how i knew]. its a global issue. i believe episodes of desperate housewives even highlighted the issue in the suburbs when one of the husbands was extremely jealous of his wife, the one with the twins.

All the white women no get serious issues but you confirm say the blacks get problem.

dakkylove:
interesting view points from some and unfortunate comments from others, but at the end of the day i'm glad this post got some people thinking.
hopefully everybody will learn one or two from the mature posts here. especially the post from a guy who said he was very proud of his wife,she had nothing when she met him and now she is very rich but she is still the same person.

for some people who say women think like this because they are single and cannot get a man, FYI i am in a very happy relationship wiith a man who has nothing but love and respect for me. i just like 2 share opinions.

this life is a journey that we will all enjoy when you find that person that can encourage you to be better in life. don't try and kill anyone's dream because of jealousy, regardless of the sex of a person, anybody can be God's vessel to bless a family.

When you can't even tolerate opinion of people who you don't know, talkless of somebody with you that you are more successful than.

dakkylove:
for the few who are still thinking like Cave men, wake up and realize that a Bad woman is a bad woman, irrespective of if she has some form of success or not, that hard working, intelligent woman might make the difference when the recession h its you hard.

And you wonder why men avoid successful women like you. Hope you have not been using these kind of expressions with your guys - may be that's why they are avoiding you like plague

saintade01:
I think the poster or anyone who found herelf 'always' in this situation should check theirselves very well for the problem and you will surely find the solution in this same men you said are afraid.

You (poster) have displayed some of your traits here with your responses even as some of the post are nonsense.

Accurate to the point. She thinks because she is successful men should worship her.

MT:
I believe people that have lost money in the stock price of these bailed-out banks will never blame Sanusi.

People are just unnnecessarily tribalistic. Even,  if CBN wants to check for transaction over N10, why should people be scared unless you have skeleton in your cupboard ?.

Must we moan over every step forward !. Instead for us to support this man campaign against big men who have short-changed the poor, we keep on calling for his head. This is really sad!.

most people on nairaland are children, relations and paid sycophants of these corrupt politicians. So they blindly oppose any action that affects their benefactors.

Most times I don't feel like even responding. May be some peeps don't know that Nigeria has highest number of managers (manage car designed for maximum five passengers to accomodate 8-10 passengers depending on area, generators for every house - more for face me i face you because each room has one, if kerosine is not available use of saw dust for cooking - some ingenious nigerians even invented a special stove, arranging for personal boreholes, etc the list is endless. Survival by all means possible.

What is the problem of the poster? People moaning and complaining, using their personal money, at least, $2000 dollars to seek for better life elsewhere - don't know how this is a problem of the government? is there any subsidy given by the government to those travelling out to seek greener pastures eventhough it may not be greener than imagined.

The peep who said his uncle started a business in Nigeria, why is his uncle's family still outside nigeria? Can't he provide accommodation for them here since he has made his community better, or is the better not good enough for his family?

Even the politicians, all their children are being educated abroad, their wives give birth abroad. Is medical check-up rocket science that is not available or cannot be provided in Nigeria?

People see a way of survival and have taken their destiny in their own hands yet you come here to berate them.

Were they conscripted or they applied?

lucabrasi:
there is endemic corruption in the whole of nigeria,our own is corruption as a way of life from the gateman to the general manager,tell me on an average day in nigeria if u wont have cause to bribe at least one person apart from the police?tell me who doesnt collect bribes on a regular basis,why aint u complaining about nurses in the hospitals,after all they collect bribes and more often than not doctors will leave an emergency patient to die in the waiting room if they dont have money to pay for registration card,so what you r saying is that the police are sub human?remeber they have children too, they want to build a house on their salaries like you,they want to buy a car and have a nice time like you, lets not gloss over the reasons for them behaving that way and just blame them,go check the history of the british and american police several years ago and they were as corrupt if not more than our own nigerian police, hmmm a job of service,hell no pedro,they have given their lives for service and we as citizens are meant to give them a good  quality of life and welfare not neglect them and expect them to put all their worries aside and act like robots

What you are implying is that they are licensed robbers so people shouldn't complain. Best contribution

otukpo:
Why wont the students fail. Do they read their books?
They are always busy watching films and movies. The teachers wont teach them everything, they have to study on their own. Talk about poorly motivated teachers and poor academic conditions, that is another thing.
But our students shld learn to devote their time to studying. I remember when i was in secondary school, i study with the syllable, i dont wait for teachers to teach me b4 i study. in most cases, when the teacher enters the classroom, it wld be kind of a revision for me.

The students now rely so much on expo and help during exam, and when that expo or help is not forth coming, what do u get? Massive failure.

You were studying to gain knowledge, presently this is irrelevant, what is relevant is certificate (paper qualification). flow with the tide.

Actually some students even if they are allowed to use all available text books while writing exams they will still fail.

i believe the signs must have been obvious, while you were still dating.  most women make the mistake of thinking when they marry a man they can change him. It's not easy to change a man's ideology.  As a man i don't discuss issues with my family members except when i really need a third party advice, but not after discussing/concluding with my woman.  It's too degrading to the woman.  Also the sister will not have respect for the wife's decision in the house

I like this positive ideology, steal and make people poor, then later give charity to them.  Good people - good thinking

ehie:
lol, @agitator,
keep your cheap blackmail  tactics to urself
of course i detest Soludo,but believe in Nigeria.

If you don't know meaning of a word; don't use it, because you sound stupid.

Why detest soludo? did he close your father's bank? even if he did, just think positive your bank will be back.

Only you believe in Nigeria, others don't believe in Nigeria? Have you ever asked yourself how many nigerians both home and abroad who give a damn what happens in Somalia or Kenya. You only comment and have interest on what you believe in. But you, your likes and your people want to destroy this country.

And this is positive thinking [url=https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=344470.msg4828737#msg4828737[Kidnappers Demand N500 Million For Soludo's Father [url/]

ehie:
They should make it $500 million dollars,Mr CBN can afford it,thief.
He wants to use the loot to contest for governorship,abeg i supp the kidnapers,collect una share of the national cake

ehie:
learn from Japan
After World War II had ended, Japan was devastated. All the large cities (with the exception of Kyoto), the industries and the transportation networks were severely damaged. A severe shortage of food continued for several years.

Sure tell me how because i don't know.

ehie:
learn from Japan
After World War II had ended, Japan was devastated. All the large cities (with the exception of Kyoto), the industries and the transportation networks were severely damaged. A severe shortage of food continued for several years.

or South Korea
South Korea’s economic transformation from poverty to one of Asia’s biggest economies remains one of the enduring stories of the 20th century, dubbed the ‘Miracle on the Hanggang River.’ An isolated nation of farmers now leads the world in Internet access, is a global innovator in consumer electronics, and is now home to some of the biggest automotive, electronic, and shipbuilding companies.

I hope no form of labour was involved here

ehie:
Hence, the "virtual" economy of computers and electronic commerce replaces the "old" labor-intensive economy involving manufacturing and the movement of physical commodities. Think of it as the ascendancy of the virtual over the real.

ehie:
Per capita GNP, only $100 in 1963, exceeded $16,000 in 2005. How was this accomplished?

You are lecturing me, so go ahead and tell me how it was accomplished

Even the multi-national companies who have enormous resources at their disposal can't survive they are now moving out of nigeria.

I remember one transporter tried to repair some really bad spots along the East/West Road and he was arrested by the Mins of Works.  How do you want the people to perform magic. The government collects taxes/revenues, royalties, etc and after that you want people to contribute their money in providing the basic amenities, individuals who can't afford 3 meals. Nobody is requesting to be spoon fed by the government or given garri, yams, beans etc. just provide the enabling environment.

In some parts of this country as soon as they see you mobilising to start a business the revenue people will start visiting you. barbers shops, hair dressing salons, rental, even mama-put, pay development levies, sanitation fees, in fact anything the authories can cook up to make money. Yet when it comes to provide basic amenities that would have helped the business to grow, which would have benefited the government more by way of increased revenue, they are not ready.  In fact those in power while enjoying complain of the difficulties more than the masses.

Guys we should continue criticising them.  It's now getting to them that's why they have employed sycophants to be on nairaland for their defence.

ehie:
Moaners complainers and sluggards, waiting for govt to wipe the sh, t off your ass
proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider it's ways and be wise! It has no commander, overseer or ruler. Yet it stores it's provisions in summer and gathers it's food at harvest.

Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy man to those who send him

I love the nigerian christians, they never cease to amuse me.

ehie:
To begin, what exactly is the "New Economy"?

Who asked for definitions?

ehie:
To begin, what exactly is the "New Economy"? A formal definition of this economic concept has never been provided, thus we are left to presume what its actual meaning may be. By "New Economy," we understand this to mean a national financial and economic infrastructure characterized chiefly by the predominance of services and technology (i.e., intangible assets), and the abolition of the former infrastructure of physical manufacturing and industrialism (i.e., tangible assets). Hence, the "virtual" economy of computers and electronic commerce replaces the "old" labor-intensive economy involving manufacturing and the movement of physical commodities. Think of it as the ascendancy of the virtual over the real.
This leads us to our next observation of the New Economy—it is global in nature. It is predicated upon the economic interdependence among nations, even those nations that are politically, religiously and ideologically antithetical to one another. In many ways, the New Economy represents a revival of the Tower of Babel, only instead of bricks and mortar, it is bound by a reticular web of technology and transportation. The subsistence and success of this brave new Tower of Babel (which P.Q. Wall styles the "Church of American Technology" depends on international cooperation, with the U.S. serving in the role of chief financial facilitator and political mediator among nations. It was created largely by the U.S. and is being held together almost entirely by the U.S.

stop spewing jargon here.  so the U.S. is not manufacturing any physical commodities according to your post.  Live in your deluded world, may be you don't know that people labour for you to get electricity, water, food housing. May be even you car is a virtual commodity.

sleak:
pay if u must.
if you feel d lady's family is unresonable with their demand(s),take a walk.

I support you.

Ibime:
Is there anything wrong with Yara's statement?

Yes, because he's using that as an excuse

Ibime:
Can he also start with all those who are no longer under immunity such as Ibori, Odili etc?

Exactly,

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He spoke well, our officials are too corrupt to have immunity.

How many officials have immunity now? The little I know of the constitution, less than one hundred people have immunity (President/Vice, Governors/Deputies, and may be speakers and Judges. This immunity we are talking about is only on civil and not criminal matters.

How many people are really protected by the so called "immunity clause"? What of all the people without immunity?

our leaders are a joke.

Breaking News

Writhing Snakes Duct Taped To Smuggler

A smuggler has been arrested in Norway with 14 royal pythons and 10 albino leopard geckos duct taped to his body.


The 22-year-old was trying to sneak the creatures into the northern European country, along with a tarantula in his bag, customs officer Helge Breilid said.

The Norwegian citizen was stopped for a routine customs check in the southern town of Kristiansand after getting off a ferry from Hirtshals, Denmark.

Officers found the spider before deciding to give the young man a full body search.

Mr Breilid said the non-venomous creatures were hidden in stockings - one for each snake - taped to the man's abdomen.

The geckos were in boxes strapped onto his legs.

"Customs officers quickly realised the man was smuggling animals because his whole body was in constant motion," Mr Breilid was quoted by newspaper VG as saying.

Kristiansand police lawyer Johann Martin Kile told VG the man would be released after he agreed to pay a 12,500 Norwegian crown (£1,380) fine.

The reptiles have been handed over to a security firm until Norwegian authorities decide what to do with them.

The Copenhagen Post's website said the smuggler told officers he bought all the animals in Denmark.

But he did not explain if they were for him or to sell to other people, the Post continued.

"He told us he was crazy about reptiles," Mr Breilid added.

Royal pythons are the smallest species in the python family.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091027/twl-writhing-snakes-duct-taped-to-smuggl-3fd0ae9.html

uju is a para, thought she could use pregnancy to hold one mugu, but as a result of her high demands he outsmarted and dumped her and she is left with the burden of raising the child alone.  NL people please have pity on her.

babapupa:
Fashola is solely equipping the Nigerian Police in Lagos,

Fashola Presents 114 Patrol Vehicles To Police

http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=8685

He even set up a police trust fund to care for The Nigerian Police in Lagos,

What do you want from the man? To perform magic and solve Nigeria's problem this very minute.

When they do, you knock them down

When they're not doing, you knock them down

Lagos state government is not the only state that had provided equipment for the Nigerian police (check you facts)

you are trying to argue blindly 9ja way, and that is what has brought us to where we are now. Somebody does little things he is praised when he starts deviating and people complain, others will justify it by pointing out the things he had done before, thereby encouraging him. Pointing out fault is not crucifying him.

babapupa:
Fashola is helping and doing the federal government's job in a lot of areas.

Lagos to distribute 200 transformers to rural communities


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/09/10/lagos-to-distribute-200-transformers-to-rural-communities/

Lagos Unveils Solar Lamp, Water Heater

http://thepmnews.com/2009/10/08/lagos-unveils-solar-lamp-water-heater

Solar Power brings light to the dark Nigerian village.

http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:YzUoWvXcTsIJ:www.ecofriend.org/entry/solar-power-brings-light-to-the-dark-nigerian-village/+solar+lamp+lagos+state&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

When the world is up with their gloves tapping alternative renewable energy sources, Nigeria does not seem to stay behind in the race - its tropical climate makes solar energy the most viable alternative energy source.

Bishop Kodji is the first village that got electrified under the Lagos State government’s pilot solar energy project. It is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean off Nigeria, living on fishing and canoe carvings.

Typical Nigerian way of thinking. Taking photos of villagers with solar panels. Please show us the wiring and the houses that are lighted up.

wirinet:
What government need to do is to work on mass transit systems and not on personal transportation - electric or otherwise. If the Lagos state government is planning for electric trains, i night agree (with lots of reservations also). but electric cars are a White elephant dream.

A lot of Us like parroting western propaganda and fad, forgetting our own practical problems.  Environmental pollution and green house gases are western fads - they do not apply to us. It is the western countries that contribute over 90% of the world's environmental pollution and you are expecting us to pay more for ameliorating it. The us that produce over 40% of world green house gases are not interested in spending money to reduce it, and someone one we - impoverished africans to buy and maintain expensive solar cars.

most people here have lost touch with reality on the ground. what the masses need, especially lagosians, is Electricity for their homes and work places, cheap and affordable houses, cheap and affordable food, good road network and efficient mass transport system, etc.  Leave space travel, nuclear weapon and power and green house gasses to the people who can afford it and have developed the technology.

My bros thank you for this useful post.

annyplenty:
I also know alot about electricity. i am an electrical engineer by training and profession. I have done alot of research into batteries, batteries charging, solar panel and some other sources of electrical energy. I know some  challenges that are likely to be associated with these types of vehicle. Some of these challenges, you have even mentioned. But rather than being scared by challenges, why dont we look at ways of overcoming them and go ahead with plans that we believe might have an eventual benefit on the society at large and even lead into the kind of development we run abroad to seek.

With all your research you no fit solve our electrical problem, na pollution you electrical engineering want solve.  The generators killing people no be problem na pollution you dey after

annyplenty:
I think the bone of contention here is not about electric vehicle being economical or whether we have a ready means of maintaining them but rather that electric vehicle provides a sure and better alternative in eliminating the problems of pollution that running of our combustion engines on fuels have always produced. it is a question of saving our environment, our world and our planet  no matter how much monetary cost it takes us to do so. And I think this is more important than considering economic factor from a stand-alone point of view.

but we no fit do the same for electicity because you get your private generator or solar power.  People like you na elitist who no beleive in human beings who never make am.  After we go complain of thief.

It beats the imagination why people like to argue/discuss with biased reasoning? Do you know that we have more generators in nigeria than cars, and here we are talking of environmental pollution.

Generators in one state alone is more than all the cars in nigeria.

cHeMiCaL mEnAnCe:
[color=#006600][/color]I'm not one to talk back when people try to bing reproach to the kingdom but, when people are being mislead, I feel I have to step in.(Its my calling)
    Read acts of the apostles Chapter 2:4-13. Notice in verse the KJV called what they were utteirng "NOISE" Similar to the spiritual babble you hear today. In verse13, KJV says that people accused the apostles of being drunken with wine. The accusers were those who had no faith and therefore heard the babble instead of their mother tounge. Summary, the apostles spoke babble, the people heard language. Its a thing of the spirit. Speaking in tongues is (in  my opinion) the biggest leap, of spiritual faith(GOD rewards faith)That why speaking in tounges packs a very heavy punch. Incase you are one of those slow people, just read CAREFULLY the GNB(good News Bible)

It was seen as babble because most of the jews did not understand other languages, what took place is like yoruba speaking people in a purely yoruba community suddenly speaking ibo, hausa, kanuri, tiv, ishan, ijaw, ibibio, etc you can imagine how they will sound to their fellow yoruba kins.

stop teaching falsehood

na only 3 people be most wanted?