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Lilnikee: O boi, see old Mama's forming under 16.

But....must you guys go negative at everything? do you ever see anything good? gaaaalrly!!!!!!
Abeg, try and be positive...for your own good.

This story makes me wonder who raised some of the commentators on this forum, some of their comment defies human comprehension!

Dawdy: How can A sane Muslim wish such A person RIP? The person who exposed her Body, who sang Haram Song. many palestinians are killed unjustly every day. Muslims dont have time to pray for them, but they do for A wayward musician.

So, she shouldn't rest in peace because she is a non-muslim. So, you are so convinced that she'll go to hell while you go to heaven. I wonder where you get all these crazy fatwas that supports unneccesary belligerence.

You can crucify Osaze all you want but let Keshi come back from CONCACAF...and we'll read all of y'all comments. All you want is win, win, win without proper preparation. Eagles will be lucky to win 2 games at the CONCACAF, they might beat Tahiti...and that's it!

Elueme: Oshomohle should stop playing a hero and act appropriately. The national good governance tour I learnt was a product of a consensus between the federal executive council and the governor's forum and I am surprised that my Oshomohle is now dancing a different tune even when his argument against the said tour didn't sail through at the forum. Democracy is a game of both number and superior argument and he( Oshomohle) was short of these two virtues when the issue was discussed before the tour was formally endorsed.
The agreement was a partnership between the federal and state. The state provides accommodation and feeding for the visiting team which comprises Nigerian union of journalists, civil society Organisations as well as government officials.
Despite the monetary involvement, I think the concept behind this tour is commendable. This is what our media houses ought to live up to by taking their time to do a thorough investigative journalism to ascertain what government at all levels are doing in the areas of infrastructural development. The citizens fora which I have watched so far had afforded many opportunity to air tbeir views and also to make contribution by way of informing the govt or suggestion on pertinent issues. Also, this tour will make many state governors to seat up, if regularized.
My humble advise is for the governor to play along if he had nothing to hide.. His position is most uncalled for and amount to being a betrayal. He is unnecessarily putting the state in the news for the wrong reasons but most unfortunately some may not see it this way that Oshomohle, though a good and a pragmatic leader, is an opportunist.

Are you for real? so it is a non-performing federal government that will adjudge state government if they are working or not. Why not do a tour of what the federal Govt have done? Common folks, this ain't right. If they must do the tour, then sponsor it...afterall profligacy is synonymous with GEJ Govt. Please don't try to justify the unjustifiable. Oshiomole is right and i believe Fashola and other right thinking Governors will follow suite.

[quote author=A-town]Who cares whether they like it or not. Without America, soccer, eh excuse me, football has done extremely well. Who cares about 300 million people when 5billion people like the sport.
FIFA is still the richest sports organization so they don't need the US for nada.[/quote]Nah!!! sorry to disappoint you, NFL, National Footbal League(handball that they call football) is worth more, despite it's only played in America. The average NFL franchise is valued at $960 million, there are 32 of them. That's about 30.7 Billion dollars to be conservative. FIFA's only worth $1.096 billion, some of the NFL franchise is worth more. MLB, NBA are all worth more than FIFA. Are you still surprised why soccer is still not as popular as the other sports?

Great, here is the reason why we should keep Arsene Wenger!!! ojigbijigbi!!!

By
Max Gbanite
At least there is in existence, an unequivocal fundamental agreement, and belief listed in the Hebrew holy book of ‘Torah’; in the Christian ‘Holy Bible’; and in Islam’s ‘Holy Koran’ that says that, ‘making profit on money’ or the act of ‘usury’ is against the teachings of almighty ‘Yahweh’ – ‘God’- ‘Allah’; depending on what terminology used by your religion.
God (my choice as a Catholic), showed that HE is the founder of ‘democracy’ and ‘choice’ before we even heard of such words. HE gave us the choice to be righteous and go to heaven or paradise; or be unrighteous and go to hell. HE never insisted that you adhere to any of His laws by force. HE allowed Christianity to emerge from Judaism; and from both religions allowed Islam to emerge; and HE allowed, so it seems, Christianity to fragment from universal Catholic Church to others like the Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, Pentecostals, and all other pseudo-Christian sectarians.
The urge to write this open letter to the leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), is to douse their orchestrated effort to overheat the Nation; and cause disaffection between Christians and Muslims. I abhor the manner with which the current leadership of the organization under Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, is misinforming followers on the issue of ‘non-interest’ banking.
The ideation of ‘non-interest’ banking as I said earlier started with the Hebrew religion; carried on under Christianity; and on ward with Islam. However, what happed is that the adherents of Islam, no matter which faction one belongs to; be it Sunni, Izallah, Sufi or even the dreaded fundamentalists amongst them; all have an undivided faith in Allah. For instance: during the fasting period of Ramadan Kareem, they join hands in fasting; and it is done at same period, with little or no variation in worship; and with a single minded focus on the words of Allah. They simply abducted Allah as theirs, and vowed to protect His words with their lives.
Therefore, it should not come as a surprise to anyone, if they decide to abduct the essence of ‘non-interest’ banking as Islamic, why not? After all, the religion preaches against ‘usury’ the same as other religions. They believe in that teaching since it came directly from Allah.
Compare to Christianity. Yes, we believe in God, especially in our Lord Jesus Christ as our saviour. However, only the Catholics, Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyterians observe the lent (fasting period) before Easter celebration. The rest choose a particular month of the year to fast. Whereas the Catholics, Anglicans, Methodists and Presbyterian profess the teaching of love, have the cross, a symbol of Christianity, adorned on their Altars; prays ‘Our Lord’s Prayer-Our Father’; the Pentecostals on the other hand talks less about love for one another, preach more about all sorts of miracles, wealth and riches; and hardly pray ‘Our Lord’s Prayer–Our Father’; and do not adorn crosses on their Altar walls.
Again, the Muslims don’t pay ‘tithe’ or make Church contributions. They encourage those whom Allah has blessed to do ‘sadaka’ help the poor; if there is a need to build or repair a mosque, those who can afford it do it without tasking members.
On the other hand, our Churches never forget to task members agonizingly about ‘tithe’, yet, the rich amongst us choose when it suits them to help the poor. Some of the Pentecostal Bishops insists on wife or son taking over command just to keep the enormous church’s wealth in family’s hand; some of them have aircrafts. Glory be to God, that all of us will still be buried in six-feet-deep graves without the aircrafts, because they will never fly into Heaven.
Within our Christianity, intra-religious challenges still exist. I can imagine the furor from my Parish Priest on hearing that my daughter is about to marry an Anglican; and the idea of her marrying a Pentecostal, could result to rustication from the Parish, and the same goes for other Christian sects.
But in Islam, they allow marriages between the various sectarians, the underlying factor is simple; and that is Islam.
I had to digress to expose the hidden hypocrisy within our CAN. What has ‘interest-free-banking’ got to do with Islamizing Nigeria? In 1986, IBB set up a seven man committee headed by former Senator John Shagaya (then a Lt. Col); the committee had 4 Christians and 3 Muslims. They were tasked to recommend if Nigeria should become a full member of Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC). After consultations, they recommended that the Nation join the organization. The daily times editorial wrote, “We regard the surreptitious admission of this country into the OIC as the greatest mistake of this administration. The action, more than anything else, tended to polarize the nation. Since the secularity of this nation is guaranteed in the constitution, that action should not have been taken the way it was taken.” (Excerpted from the book, ‘Prince of the Niger’ by Dr. Chidi Amuta).
Many CAN leaders chanted war songs. Yet, Nigeria’s constitution never changed and the nation never became Islamized. The benefit is an opportunity to borrow money at a lower rate from the over 1 trillion dollars available to member-nations, as an alternative to borrowing from World Bank (WB) or International Monetary Fund (IMF) whose interest-rates Strangulates African Economics.
The collateral benefit of this membership: former President Olusegun Obasanjo became the first Nigerian President to attend OIC meeting in 2000, and President Goodluck Jonathan, the second Nigerian President to host the D8 meeting consisting of Iran, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Egypt, Turkey, Bangladeshi with Nigeria as the 8th Nation-and all are members of OIC; discussing economic cooperation; yet, Obasanjo and Jonathan, are still Christians.
What is wrong with non-interest banking or Faith Based Institutional Banking (FBIB); Faith Based Financial Institutional (FBFI); Faith Based Credit Unions (FBCU); Faith Based Micro Financing Bank (FBMFB); and Faith Based Mortgage Financial Institutional (FBMFI)? The real truth is that there is nothing wrong.
The very essence of non-interest banking principles as stated in all the existing Holy Books (Torah, Bible, and Koran), can be traced as far back as 600AD. And the earliest reference to the reorganization of this concept based on profit sharing, loss sharing and rather than interest, according to experts and records are found in Anwar Quareshi (1946), Naiem Siddiqi (1948) and Mahmud Ahmad (1952) and other writers and periods; including up to the late 1960’s.
However, in 1972 leading to 1975, a real attempt to modernize the concept was practiced in Egypt, and the success led to the establishment of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in 1975. The first modern Islamic Commercial Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank opened its doors in 1975. The concept of Islamic Bank has more than 300 institutions spread over 51 countries, including the United States through companies such as the Michigan-based University Bank, as well as over 250 mutual funds that comply with Islamic principles around the world. It is estimated that over US$822 billion world-wide Sharia compliant assets are managed according to The Economist. And according to CIMB Group Holdings, Islamic finance is the fastest-growing segment of the Global Financial System and Sales of Islamic Bond may rise by 24 percent to US$25 billion in 2010.
My dear CAN leader, this idea was abducted from the Catholic owned Vatican Bank. Presently, the Vatican has put forward the idea that “the principles of Islamic Finance may represent a possible cure for ailing markets.” This postulation was made immediately after the US-led Global economic collapse in 2009.
The concept of ‘non-interest-banking’ is not new in Nigeria, however, this is the first time a governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is seen to be vigorously pursuing its implementation. Yes, the Apex Bank should have sensitized the public more before embarking on the pronouncements. However, before the current governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi became governor in 2009, Islamic Banking/Non-Interest Banking was approved by the CBN during the tenure of Professor Chukwuma C. Soludo. And before Soludo, there is an established provision for non-interest banking in the BOFIA ACT 1991 as amended, Sections 9, 23 and 52 provided for the establishment of Islamic Banking in Nigeria, during IBB-era. As a result of this provision, the former Habib Bank, which became Bank PHB, and is now keystone Bank, was given an approval in 1992 to operate a window of Islamic banking, which is still operational, except that the management never allowed it to prosper.
Now enter Jaiz bank; a bank with both Christian and Muslim investors; whose Chairman is Alhaji Umaru Mutallab; former Managing Director of United Bank for Africa (UBA) in the 90’s and Minister of Housing during the first coming of Obasanjo, in the 70’s; and the longest serving chairman of First Bank Plc; he initiated the greatest transformations the bank went through before finally bowing out in 2010.
In 2002 or thereabout, JAIZ Bank applied for banking license to operate a national Bank under a non-interest-banking law as indicate under BOFIA act of 1991. While the application was being processed, Dr. Joseph Sanusi was replaced with Prof. Chukwuma C. Soludo. Before the completion of the process, the then governor of CBN came out with the recapitalization – exercise; the banking license that was 2 Billion Naira, shot up to 25 Billion Naira. JAIZ bank was advised to either recapitalize or pursue other option. JAIZ bank started working to raise the 25 billion, however, an opportunity arose when Prof. Soludo, created the Micro Finance; Community Bank; and Regional Bank concepts. This gave JAIZ bank the opportunity to seek to become a regional bank, with the same ideology of ‘non-interest-banking’.
On 21st of June 2011, CBN under Lamido Sanusi, re-issued a guideline on non-Interest Financial Institutions (NIFI) which overrides the old one of 13th January 2011. The new guidelines recognizes two forms of NIFI’A’s based on principles of Islamic commercial jurisprudence of ‘usury’; and another NIFIA’s based on any other established rules and principles. The latter was done to encourage members of CAN to equally do the same as JAIZ bank to move the nation’s real economic sector forward in tandem with President Goodluck Jonathan’s economic transformation policy. It is also imperative to mention that CBN in recognition of the diversified nature of our Constitution, replaced the CBN-Shariah-Council(CSC) made up of only Muslims with a new one called “CBN Advisory Council of Experts A”, which includes Christians as regulators. We must also understand that NIFIA is part of the BOFIA established since 1991; this model allows for (a) Commercial Banks, (b) Merchant Banks, and (c) specialized Banks.
Therefore, JAIZ bank should not be faulted for electing to operate under (c); the same opportunity exists for CAN to explore. It is also important to note that under the same (c), specialized banking; micro-finance banks, mortgage banks, development banks (under section 66 of BOFIA) can also exist; and what a regional banking operator requires to get a license, is, 5 Billion Naira, payable to CBN; and JAIZ bank has complied.
The quantum transformation will help the government of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. It means that a Nigerian, for instance: the MD of Innossons Motor Manufacturing Company, Ltd, based at Nnewi (though not a Muslim), can approach JAIZ Bank for a non-interest loan to expand his factory based on profit and loss equity; this enables him to employ more people, while expanding, without worrying about the interests accruing on a loan, because in this case, there is none.
Christian association of Nigeria (CAN) leadership must see this ‘non-interest’ banking as a great opportunity to help church members, especially graduates, to become self employed by giving them seed-money-loans to establish small-scale manufacturing, cooperative farming ventures, pharmaceutical stores, supermarkets, and all manners of businesses that comply with the teachings of their respective religions. I encourage some of our Bishops to sell off those aircrafts they own, and use the proceeds to seek for a banking license from CBN. The cost of an average Gulf-Aircraft is 35million dollars which is equivalent to about 5billion naira, the same amount required by CBN for a ‘non-interest’ banking license. If CAN prefers, we might as well call ours a ‘Christian Bank’.
After all, churches around the world are now investing heavily in establishing their own Universities, housing development for members, farm plantations, and are partners in manufacturing. In Enugu, there is a micro finance bank called ‘Nwa Chinemere’ owned by the Catholic Church, and they extend low interest loans to only Catholics.
The law established by CBN on ‘non-interest’ banking does not allow for discrimination against a borrower because of gender or his/her religion. That, in my view, should be commended. The issue of non-interest bank (be it Islamic/Christian Banking), will indeed help the economy. Imagine if the commercial banks in Nigeria will consider the plight of the masses by creating non-interest banking windows, and dispense the SMEDAN funds to small and medium business with viable and bankable business proposals without interests being attached. This will indeed help to transform the economy of our great nation; therefore, Christians and Muslims must take advantage of this rare opportunity and stop bickering over mundane issues.
Sign: Max Gbanite; Strategic Security Consultant
maxgbanite@yahoo.com

ochukoccna: Go back to spelling school son
Its irrelevant and not the gobbledegook you spelt up there
Someone who is amongst a select few who have shaped the nation [rightly or wrongly] called Nigeria since shortly after the British left till today is now irrelevant?
All this NL kindergarten pikins sef

English professor, it's incorrect to use "since shortly after" together like that too!!!

Citizens of mu.mu kingdom, since you fail to see the real issue here and decided to do your normal stupi.d e-war, displaying your ethnic and religious bigotry while some selected few are plundering your resources by day, i'll tell you what you should be condemning:

1. GEJ and his Govt. are liars and anything they say in future should be taken with a pinch of salt. We know how much they denied her illness.
2. Whoever is reporting the cost of the party as 500 million should tell us how he/she arrived at that figure, otherwise shut the hell up.
3. If that party cost even 1 million naira, it's still a waste of public fund and the first family and the praise singers ought to be ashamed of themselves. Why not hold a private thanksgiving in the church and donate money to orphanage to thank God.
4. Now to the most guilty of these, the 'men-of-their-pocket' and the sycophants that graced the occassion, what a shame, how do these guys sleep at night? how are they comfortable on the alter after selling their conscience?
5. Finally, i'm convinced that GEJ has been cut-off from reality, he doesn't understand what Nigerians are going through. He is not any different from IBB, Abacha, OBJ and co.

The revolution in Nigeria is imminent to stop these abberation!
I am not proud of Nigeria.

Seriously? this is profligacy. You shouldn't use tax payers money like this, i am disappointed in Governor Fashola. In which part of the budget will this come from? That money can be used to build at least one small clinic in the hinterland of Lagos. This is bad judgement. No issues with rewarding our heroes,the federal Govt' and private businessmen have been doing that. Now all the other m.umu Governors will all do the same thinking that is such a great thing to do. Yet jobless Nigerians are suffering.

But why do you have to verbally abuse yourselves because you disagree on issues?
Majority of NL commentators are either childish or negative and/or unintelligent.

Hmmmmmn! Is Uduaghan giving this monies from his personal account? Did Delta state budget for this? Did he get the approval of the state legislature before renaming the stadium?
There's nothing wrong with rewarding our heroes, but you don't run the state like your personal business. This is profligacy to say the least. How has SE winning the nation's cup affect the indegenes of Delta state economically? I hope we'll get it right one day.

OK, na mistake she forgot the name of the car...leave the pretty girl alone. She sef, she no fit google wetin crosstour look like before truthing with the car.

Make noise while they make money!

I was hoping he'll use this opportunity to make case for all indegeneous coaches. If they meet his immediate demands and still treat the other coaches poorly, then he hasn't achieved anything. I'm sure he got pressured by the presidency but this is just a short term solution.

[quote author=Eze F.C.]Hear all of una dey blame NFF now. Whereas they only portrayed the Nigeria's mindset how many of u gave keshi a chance?

Hear them dey talk. Shame on us as lilly livered supporters born for just the good times![/quote]Exactly, they all have been asking for Keshi's head immediately after the first match. I saw this coming, when some st.upid pot-belly,corrupt politician that had neither played nor managed any sport in their life are put to run the sport ministry.
They prefer to hire a foreign coach so that they can have a deal to have a cut of his salary.
Go on Keshi, resign, negotiate that foreign coach salary before you return.

Instead of these law breaking plunderers to do their freaking job, they want to host the victorious Eagles. How about coming up with some legislation that will ensure our sport ministry gets and manages state of the art equipments, good stadia...most of all, professionals to handle the sport ministry...not some political appointment?

How about the 2nd goal that was disallowed?

glen87: Let's see how APC will win SE, SS and middlebelt. Daydreaming party

Based on the fantastic development reported in those areas since GEJ became president? Uninterrupted power supply, excellent road network, unemployment reduced to barest minimum, unrivalled security of lives and properties...and so on and so forth?....i dey laugh in Chinese!

This has been posted since Jan 25? WTF...NL using Chinese calendar?
I guess this is one of the many "achievements" of GEJ according to InSincere9gerian, deletrue and co. aka 'i neva chop'.

Onazi should ask Amokachi how well T.B Joshua helped him, don't be stupid boy.

tomakint: Hmmmnnn, looking at the pictures reminds me of 'a new set of corrupt-minded and ambitious politicians' scheming hard to become relevant at all cost, but what is practically wrong with Pastor Tunde Bakare, (he is in the midst of strange bed fellows, and he seems not to be aware of it)

'i neva chop', you reach here again? i understand, you need to justify the peanut you are paid.
So these are the corrupt-minded politicians? i wonder what we'll call your GEJ and his retinue of plunderers.

tomakint: Hmmmnnn, looking at the pictures reminds me of 'a new set of corrupt-minded and ambitious politicians' scheming hard to become relevant at all cost, but what is practically wrong with Pastor Tunde Bakare, (he is in the midst of strange bed fellows, and he seems not to be aware of it)

'i neva chop', you reach here again? i understand, you need to justify the peanut you are paid.
So these are the corrupt-minded politicians? i wonder what we'll call your GEJ and his retinue of plunderers.

It is simple, you will only find progressives there. Not likes of PDP criminals. I can't wait to get a copy on iBook.

Guys, i want you to note these User names, any topic on GEJ opposition, they are there... i have written the names on a post it on my desk. They are GEJ's paid 'i neva chop' agents.
Tomakint, Sincere9gerian, deletrue, mogidi, Tippy Top, fr evangel, misreal, ABAK72, ifiharam

wesley80: Some Nigerians really can be unbelievably stuupid! I can't believe supposedly educated folks are still rooting for Buhari even in the face of a landmark merger that should ordinarily present a platform for some kind of political revolution. What is wrong with us? How's a seventy something year old barely literate retired army General who blamed a "PDP kamfuter" for his electoral loss and whose most noteworthy accomplishment as a Head of state was being a ball-less figurehead while his second in command ran the show, the best a supposedly educated well meaning Nigerian can propose? I just don't get it.
You're smart enough to make projections but too daft to realize your nation has moved beyond Buhari and his warped ideas. Perhaps you're also in your seventies - the only sane rationalization you can offer - and the forceful days of military Generals still fills you with nostalgia - Pls accept my sympathy, but you must learn to dream much better dreams.
Truth is Nigeria deserves better than your mediocre dream, Nigeria deserves better than Buhari. It doesn't matter if he's "the messiah" to legions of ediots, sanity must prevail. The opposition with this merger are on the brink of helping this nation build its democracy into what we all desire and we must not carve out the helm as an exclusive preserve for mediocres.

You really don't have to resort to name calling to make your point, your overbearing and bullying writing style is a big turn off. As much as i don't support a Buhari presidency run, i do not agree that he is a dumb person. I'll prefer a dumb Buhari to a dumb GEJ, a Phd. holder. Buhari, barely literate? i beg your pardon!

[quote author=Yellow_Mosquito]Did any of you read this? [/quote]Na for iya Risi beer parlor dem write the report, you get luck say dem no report Messi as one of Nigerian goal scorer.

Abrantie: BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH... OH SHUT UP! YOU NIGERIANS AND YOUR CONSPIRACY THEORIES, ALWAYS THINKING EVERYBODY IS OUT TO GET YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE THE "GIANT OF AFRICA"?

IF CAF REALLY WANTED GHANA TO WIN IN THE MATCH WITH BOKO NA FASO, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW GENUINE FOULS AGAINST GHANA INSIDE THE BOKO BOX THE REF COULD HAVE CALLED EARLIER IN THE GAME. EVEN THE EQUALIZER CAME SECONDS AFTER HE OVERLOOKED A BLATANT FOUL COMMITTED AGAINST GHANA.

THE REF WAS SIMPLY INCOMPETENT!

Learn to make your point without resorting to abuses, it's childish!

I hereby change insecure9gerian's name to 'i neva chop'