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JikanBaura:
Hajiya SHEKARA My great grandmother name My late father loves her so much that he named his company after her name SHEKARA .


Knows the ancient meaning of the name Baura but i wanna hear somebody own version. Ina hausawan mu?

This are names of some of my grandmother's translate them for me.

Inna tani

Hajiya Amare

Hajiya iko

Hajo

Hajiya Kande

Hajiya Ta'mallam

Hajiya Kulu

Igge

Baura is a hausa weapon a kind of kind of large knife similar to Barandami or Ngario. Baura was specifically used by yan Shanci- the knife fighters ( as described by Cyprian Ekwensi in his book - “Passport of Mallam Iliya”. It means that your family were in the shanci fight trade or used Baura as a weapon in ancient wars. Baura became the title of the district head of Dange in the old Sokoto Kingdom. Baura Dange, in a similar fashion to Yandoton Tsafe or Dankaden Tudun Wanda in Kano or Makaman Bakori in Katsina.

Shekara is of course the female of shekarau - given to a post term pregnancy. A baby whose pregnancy lasted longer the the usual 9 months.

Please don’t mind my ignorance: this Nwosu, does it mean that he is Osu?

This letter was not written to PMB but to the Party Chairman Oyegun.

Anyway I like the poetic , though a bit old fashioned, style of writing.

EFCC grabs ex-Army Chief Ihejirika over alleged N13bn fraud

For about nine hours, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives yesterday quizzed a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, over alleged N13 billion arms cash traced to him and his relations.

Gen. Ihejirika was also asked to account for the transfer of N115m, $132,000, €16,000 and £44,0000 to his relatives who allegedly did no job.

The five beneficiaries are Raymond Ihejirika, Nkechi Ihejirika, Ndubuisi Ihejirika, Orji Ihejirika and Kingsley Ihejirika.

He was also questioned for allegedly awarding N3, 658,293’846.94 contracts to two companies owned by his brother-in-law, Chinedu Onyekwere.

Another query raised for Gen. Ihejirika was seeking his explanation in respect of suspicious transactions to the tune of N845,600,000 and $3,450,619 made from Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria’s (DICON’s) domiciliary and Naira accounts.

He is expected to account for the suspicious transactions alongside a former DG of DICON, Maj.-Gen. E.R, Chioba (retd), who was intercepted at the airport and questioned by the EFCC.

As at press time, the EFCC was set for the trial of Gen. Chioba.

According to sources, Gen. Ihejirika was brought to the EFCC office in Abuja about 11am by a Military Police officer.

His interrogation by a crack team of detectives, which started immediately, lasted till about 7.30pm when he was released on bail.

Spotting a grey Safari suit, Gen. Ihejirika was looking tired as he stepped out of the EFCC last night.

A fact sheet indicated that Ihejirika was questioned based on the report and recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement (CADEP).

A source, who spoke in confidence, said: “From the report of the panel, the ex-Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ihejirika will account for over N13 billion arms cash during his tenure from September 2010 to January 2014.

“We isolated all aspects related to him in the report and asked him to respond to all the allegations.

“Accompanied by his lawyer, he said he did not commit any infractions”. He admitted that contracts were awarded to his brother-in-law based on emergency needs of the Army. He said the contracts were duly and satisfactorily executed by Chok Ventures Ltd and Integrated Equipment Services Ltd owned by his brother-in-law.

“He has also requested to go back and gather more information, expressing unawareness as regards some documents and questions put to him by investigators.”

Some of allegations in arms probe panel’s report against Gen. Ihejirika are: “The Committee reviewed the procurement carried out by Chok Ventures Ltd and Integrated Equipment Services Ltd, two companies that shared the same registered office, had one Chinedu Onyekwere as common controlling shareholder and sole or mandatory signatory to the various banks accounts of the companies.

“The Committee further established that between March 2011 and December 2013, the two companies exclusively procured various types of Toyota and Mitsubishi vehicles worth over

N3,658,293’846.94 for the Nigerian Army without any competitive bidding. About 17 contracts were awarded to the two companies to procure the vehicles.

“Most of the contracts awarded to the companies were also split, awarded on the same date or within a short space of time at costs and mobilisation higher than the prescribed thresholds.

“For instance, on 15 Feb 13, the two companies were awarded contracts worth N260, 000.000.00 and N315, 000,000.00 respectively for supplies of various vehicles. The Nigerian Army could not justify the exclusive selection of these vendors against other renowned distributors of same brands of vehicles procured.

“More seriously, the Committee found no credible evidence of delivery of the vehicles by the two companies as there were no receipt vouchers but only unauthenticated delivery notes, invoices and waybills that were purportedly used for the deliveries.

“Nevertheless, the vendors were fully paid based on job completion certificate authenticated by the then Chief of Logistics, Maj.-Gen. DD Kitchener (retd). The payments were also made without deduction of Withholding Tax (WHT).

“Furthermore, analyses of the various banks accounts of the 2 companies showed transfers to individuals, such as Raymond Ihejirika, Nkechi Ihejirika, Ndubuisi Ihejirika, Orji Ihejirika, Kingsley Ihejirika and Naomi Onyeabor.

“Thus, the Committee recommends further investigation to determine delivery of the vehicles and relationship of funds beneficiaries with Lt.-Gen. OA Ihejirika (rtd) the former COAS and the 2 companies. Furthermore, Lt Gen OA Ihejirika (rtd), Maj Gen DD Kitchener (rtd), Col AM Inuwa’ Cpl. Abubakar Usman, and the CEO of Chok VenturesMr Chinedu Onyekwere should be held accountable for the issues arising out of the contracts.”

“Furthermore, analyses of the various banks of the two companies revealed suspicious transfers to individuals, such as Raymond Ihejirika, Nkechi Ihejirika, Ndubuisi Ihejirika, Orji Ihejirika, Kingsley Ihejirika and Naomi Onyeabor. The total amounts transferred to these individuals was over N115m, $132,000, €16,000 and £44,0000.

“The Nigerian Army awarded seven contracts to DICON in September 2013 for the procurement of Igirigi and Spartan APCs , arms and ammunition amounting to N4, 329,985,000

“The committee discovered that suspicious transactions to the tune of N845,600,000 and $3,450,619 were made from DICON’s domiciliary and Naira accounts. Out of this amount, the then DG DICON, Maj.-Gen. E.R, Chioba (retd) personally withdrew N81m and $131,740 in cash from the accounts. The sums of N764,600,00 and $3,318,879.17 were also transferred to the accounts of Lava Trade , 7×7 Limited and Oranto Petroleum Limited.

“The explanations offered by Gen. Chioba that the transfers were payments for services and foreign exchange were unconvincing as there was no evidence of formal business relationship between DICON and these companies.

“Consequently, the committee opines that the poor procurement process associated with DICON contracts contravened financial regulations, encouraged illegal withdrawals leading to wastage of public funds, diminished the capacity of the Nigerian Army in the campaign against terror and served as a conduit for misappropriation of entrusted funds.

“The committee is of the view that Lt. Gen. A. O. Ihejirika, Lt. Gen. KTJ Minimah (rtd), Maj. Gen. A.I Muraina(rtd), Maj.-Gen. U. Buzugbe (rtd) and Maj. Gen. E.R. Chioba (rtd) are to be held accountable.”

•Sourced from The Nation.

Source News Express

Posted 22/02/2018 05:49:03 AM

SirLakes:
And the money has been used to build new refineries petrol is #50 per lit, all our roads are now A - grade, we now have more than enough jobs that employers/companies are now begging people to work, all the corrupt men are now in kuje prison chilling, will be marking our first year of uninterrupted power supply come May(bravo), Boko Haram has been defeated, Fulani killings is not, dem just dey do training of how to use weapons. Yeah we now there, the Nigeria of our dream, thanks to buhari's administration.

I don't hate him, na my family? But they raised our hopes, they promised the change Goodluck n other past leaders didn't promise .

We are really having a great time enjoying the change,

Even now there is change in progress despite the formidable opposition to change. But you must be a child to think that the change we need comes as a package and complete in just 3 years and only one person ( Buhari) needs to work at it.

SirLakes:
I don't support sharing of money though!

Please enlighten me! What has he done with the money so far

You will never believe even when you see and touch these achievements. Your case with Buhari is emotional enmity, even you cannot objectively point out why you hate him, because you were only brainwashed.
Back to the money. One thing is sure he didn’t buy mansions in Dubai, London and Banana Island , he didn’t distribute it in millions and billions for his election campaign and he did not but private jets for Pastors or Imams.

*It is unfortunate some Nigerians are praying for BUHARI to Die.*
- Jerry Rawlings.*

NIGERIAN YOUTHS...

"President Muhammadu Buhari is fighting for your sake, he is stepping on toes for your sake, he is dying to create a new Nigeria, he is raising the bar for future leaders, he is laying the foundation for a brand new Nigeria, he is teaching both the young and the old that we can do better than this. He is teaching the youths accountability, probity, honesty, integrity, honour, trust, attitude, character, selfless leadership, common sense and commitment. Encourage him, support him and pray for him. It is for your own good".

I have been following the conversations of some young Nigerians, I have been following the body languages, I have been following their thoughts, I have been following the interactions, their desires and aspirations, as well as their frustrations and I, am running away with the thinking that they do not know President Buhari is fighting for them.

While these young Nigerians do not know this, I am happy that I have met and had interactions with some forward-looking young Nigerians who understand very well the real games playing out in Nigeria and they know the future belongs to them.

Now the big question is this:

Do the youths know PMB is breaking his back for them?

Do they know why PMB contested in 2003, 2007, 2011 and did not give up until he returned in 2015 to clinch the ticket?

Do they know why he cried in 2011 when dawned on him that he may not make it again?

Do you know he went to Courts on those three occasions to challenge the electoral process?

Do they know the real reason why a man who has commanded some four or five divisions in the Nigerian Army and rose the rank of a General, a former Minister of Petroleum, former governor, former Head of State, former PTF Chairman etc want to rule Nigeria?

Do they know the reason why he clinched the presidency in 2015 against all odds?
Do they know why God put him there in the first place?

Do they know the kind of road blocks the looters of Nigeria put on his way in 2015 and yet he scaled through?
Can they remember all the hate campaigns, the type never seen in the history of Nigerian politics since the inception of Nigeria?

Do they know why they want him dead at all cost?

Do they know that some deadly and potentially dangerous Nigerian bigwigs planned to eliminate him forever?
Do they know why God spared his life?

He was saved because he has a mission to rescue Nigeria from the scourge of mindless predators and scavengers.
He was saved because he is in the saddle for a purpose.

He was saved because our Creator who put him there knows that everything we lack in this country, every damned thing can be traced to corruption.
He was saved because God still loves this country.

He was saved because Nigerian looters are getting bolder, without conscience, without remorse, without shame, without honour and without grace.

He was saved from the cold hands of death because God has not finished with Nigeria. PMB cried in 2015 because he feared Nigeria may still lie prostrate in the next 100 years if mindless and bloody plunderers are not checkmated.

Who would have known why Nigeria has remained poor in the midst of plenty?

Who would have known that those who came to claim to serve all of us are men and women without souls and without conscience?
Who would have known that some few Nigerians will have the audacity and the effrontery to steal our entire Budget without looking back?

Can the youths see the recovered loots from the former Service Chiefs, Ministers, Judges, cabals in the Oil Industry, CEOs of federal agencies?

Can the youths see what a former First Lady and her cronies gathered for themselves?

Did they see what the pathological looters did with our money meant for Arms to dislodge the insurgents?

President Muhammadu Buhari may not share these recovered loots to the youths of this country because the government does not share money.

They will use the money to build critical infrastructure which will, in turn, drive the economy and this means more jobs. A prophet is not without honour except in his homeland. African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa recently and they crown PMB as the Anti Corruption Champion in Africa.

Now, do we know the import of this message?

Some people especially the corrupt ones may not know that the Train has left the Station with this monumental endorsement by African Leaders.

At home, the man is being harassed by rogues and unrepentant thieves but outside the shores of Nigeria the man is celebrated. This is a clout!

At 73 PMB does not need anything again. Everybody agrees that the man is not corrupt, they agree that money and things of the world mean nothing to him, they know that he is not interested in material things and they know he is fighting for the young Nigerians and generations yet unborn.

They know he means business and they know he is unstoppable. If only they knew that there is a finger of God in all this. A school of thought says " I freed a thousand slaves and I could have freed more if only they knew they were slaves."

PMB is fighting for your sake, he is stepping on toes for your sake, he is dying to create a new Nigeria, he is raising the bar for future leaders, he is laying the foundation for a brand new Nigeria, he is teaching both the young and the old that we can do better than this. He is teaching the youths accountability, probity, honesty, integrity, honour, trust, attitude, character, selfless leadership, common sense and commitment. Encourage him, support him and pray for him. It is for your own good.

*If you do good you are doing it for yourself.*

*It is unfortunate some Nigerians are praying for BUHARI to Die.*
- Jerry Rawlings.*

NIGERIAN YOUTHS...

"President Muhammadu Buhari is fighting for your sake, he is stepping on toes for your sake, he is dying to create a new Nigeria, he is raising the bar for future leaders, he is laying the foundation for a brand new Nigeria, he is teaching both the young and the old that we can do better than this. He is teaching the youths accountability, probity, honesty, integrity, honour, trust, attitude, character, selfless leadership, common sense and commitment. Encourage him, support him and pray for him. It is for your own good".

I have been following the conversations of some young Nigerians, I have been following the body languages, I have been following their thoughts, I have been following the interactions, their desires and aspirations, as well as their frustrations and I, am running away with the thinking that they do not know President Buhari is fighting for them.

While these young Nigerians do not know this, I am happy that I have met and had interactions with some forward-looking young Nigerians who understand very well the real games playing out in Nigeria and they know the future belongs to them.

Now the big question is this:

Do the youths know PMB is breaking his back for them?

Do they know why PMB contested in 2003, 2007, 2011 and did not give up until he returned in 2015 to clinch the ticket?

Do they know why he cried in 2011 when dawned on him that he may not make it again?

Do you know he went to Courts on those three occasions to challenge the electoral process?

Do they know the real reason why a man who has commanded some four or five divisions in the Nigerian Army and rose the rank of a General, a former Minister of Petroleum, former governor, former Head of State, former PTF Chairman etc want to rule Nigeria?

Do they know the reason why he clinched the presidency in 2015 against all odds?
Do they know why God put him there in the first place?

Do they know the kind of road blocks the looters of Nigeria put on his way in 2015 and yet he scaled through?
Can they remember all the hate campaigns, the type never seen in the history of Nigerian politics since the inception of Nigeria?

Do they know why they want him dead at all cost?

Do they know that some deadly and potentially dangerous Nigerian bigwigs planned to eliminate him forever?
Do they know why God spared his life?

He was saved because he has a mission to rescue Nigeria from the scourge of mindless predators and scavengers.
He was saved because he is in the saddle for a purpose.

He was saved because our Creator who put him there knows that everything we lack in this country, every damned thing can be traced to corruption.
He was saved because God still loves this country.

He was saved because Nigerian looters are getting bolder, without conscience, without remorse, without shame, without honour and without grace.

He was saved from the cold hands of death because God has not finished with Nigeria. PMB cried in 2015 because he feared Nigeria may still lie prostrate in the next 100 years if mindless and bloody plunderers are not checkmated.

Who would have known why Nigeria has remained poor in the midst of plenty?

Who would have known that those who came to claim to serve all of us are men and women without souls and without conscience?
Who would have known that some few Nigerians will have the audacity and the effrontery to steal our entire Budget without looking back?

Can the youths see the recovered loots from the former Service Chiefs, Ministers, Judges, cabals in the Oil Industry, CEOs of federal agencies?

Can the youths see what a former First Lady and her cronies gathered for themselves?

Did they see what the pathological looters did with our money meant for Arms to dislodge the insurgents?

President Muhammadu Buhari may not share these recovered loots to the youths of this country because the government does not share money.

They will use the money to build critical infrastructure which will, in turn, drive the economy and this means more jobs. A prophet is not without honour except in his homeland. African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa recently and they crown PMB as the Anti Corruption Champion in Africa.

Now, do we know the import of this message?

Some people especially the corrupt ones may not know that the Train has left the Station with this monumental endorsement by African Leaders.

At home, the man is being harassed by rogues and unrepentant thieves but outside the shores of Nigeria the man is celebrated. This is a clout!

At 73 PMB does not need anything again. Everybody agrees that the man is not corrupt, they agree that money and things of the world mean nothing to him, they know that he is not interested in material things and they know he is fighting for the young Nigerians and generations yet unborn.

They know he means business and they know he is unstoppable. If only they knew that there is a finger of God in all this. A school of thought says " I freed a thousand slaves and I could have freed more if only they knew they were slaves."

PMB is fighting for your sake, he is stepping on toes for your sake, he is dying to create a new Nigeria, he is raising the bar for future leaders, he is laying the foundation for a brand new Nigeria, he is teaching both the young and the old that we can do better than this. He is teaching the youths accountability, probity, honesty, integrity, honour, trust, attitude, character, selfless leadership, common sense and commitment. Encourage him, support him and pray for him. It is for your own good.

*If you do good you are doing it for yourself.*

This is what the wailers want Buhari to be doing with government money.

Pastors with adultery and murder. What a religion!

ChangetheChange:


Tinubu has allowed himself to be rubbished by accepting to be a reconciliation Chairman for a failed party called APC because of greed

You want him to reconcile PDP’s Ahmed Makarfi with Modu Sherif ?

quentin06:
it says one thing for sure the school is churning out robbers.

IPOB University of Robbery studies.

PureWaterNylon:
Dangote has Killed More People Than The Devil with THis his Trailer

Most of the drivers are your tribesmen

Fadiga24:
So Afonja has the highest criminals am not surprised even the Are ona kakanfo is a criminal.

When you get the prison statistics for indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Libya, italy and South Africa then you will know who the criminals are.

NOC1:
Shehu Sani is the worst hypocrite to exist I was respecting this man till I read this, why will he come to malign and blackmail someone like this. Adamu was removed due to the fallout of the Electoral amendment exercise which he opposed.

in as much as I support there amendment that should not make someone like Sani sound stupid does he think that Nigerians are daft, I don't have any problem with the senators removing him from his position but they should not come up with such stupid propaganda.

D
You are right Shehu Sani Should be seen as the hypocrite he really is. Licking Saraki’s backside at the same time pretending to be an activist.. he hasn’t got the courage to point out even the mildest of Saraki’s well known long record of corruption.

The prosperity churches should l8sten to the Bishop

kettykings:
is this woman the greatest black woman Alive ?

May she live very long to see her desire on her haters

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Over rated ineffectual woman who aggravated corruption in Nigeria. Was she not the coordinating Minister of embezzlement in the fantastically corrupt government of GEJ?

Adamu Ciroma is not dead. He is alive and lives in Abuja.

[quote author=limeta post=65250019Whats yr reason for thinking the bishop dont know what his talking about
If islam is so good why dont you keep it to yr self[/quote]What a silly Bishop! We’re Emmanuel ifeajuna and Chukwuma Nzeugwu not trying to chritianize Nigeria when they killed all northern polical leaders and northern senior military officers?

You are now trying to christianize Nigeria with your drugs trade as well as spare part and building materials markets.

Franzinni:
don't be decieved most people in that crowd have never ever ever tasted a normal average life... They were born into poverty, raised in poverty so they really have nothing Else to fight for when all they know is the hard life.... You will never see any well exposed person in that crowd.. Now I was opportuned to be close by when the vegetables came to nassarawa and it was the same story... I was shocked when a mopol officer detailed to protect the venue came to a shop to buy soft drink, he was actively begging us to make sure we collect pvc and vote the vegetable out.. And this is his security... don't be Decieved... besides if they mobilize only the almajiri in any state in ABOKILASIA the. Crowd will be more than that .... 2019 is not far anyway.... We are watching

You will be so disappointed. The fight against corruption will continue with Buhari as President in 2019. Remember that you and the almajiri have just one vote each. You have lost it.

Franzinni:
well that might be the reality of Nigeria.. Frankly if Pmb is reelected, it will be purély religious because morally and ethically, he is a failure.

So who is your candidate, so that we can compare?

bobokeshington:
In the land of the blinds, one eyed becomes the king. That's the case of the northern people.
I don't expect anything less since the majority in that north are illiterates.
All they no how to do best is to beg for alms...

I can feel your pain. As you see no prospect for cluelessness and looting returning to Aso villa.

Nonybb:
I swear I will beat up Buhari like this

The way you beat your grand pa, abi ?

In the North is benelyn and codeine . In the south is real booze. The shithole people.

These funny primitive east.....and they think they are civilized .Mtcheeeew!!

Sai mai rusau

"Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking emotions, usually beginning in early adulthood, including inappropriately seductive behavior and an excessive need for approval."

I would ignore the melodramatic psycho, it will hurt more

Ophthalmia neonatorum should not be a life threatening or even sight threatening condition.
With appropriate antibiotics, it should clear in a week or so.

holajeedayy:
ur noise and insults will not delete or change the power of our pvc

Your 5 percent did not make any difference in 2015. Why would you think it will make a difference in 2019?

hypertension:
How does a cheap phone translate to integrity

There are many ways Nigerians thinks that infuriates me. We are talking about achieving real change and fairness for every citizen of Nigeria and some youths still dont get it.

Well, anybody that majority votes we go support. There is just no option for now.

I doubt nigerians are ready to make a positive change until every failed leader is sent parking like Jonathan

The word you were looking for is PACKING and not PARKING as you wrote. (The two words are different with different spelling and pronounciation)
However a more important issue is my surprise that you dont see signs of quality with austerity in personal issues of leaders. I would have more hope in leader using a modest but fuctional phone than the.one using a tailor made customized golden phone bought with peoples money.

http://dailypost.ng/2014/04/12/goodluck-jonathan-gives-customised-iphones-guests-daughters-wedding-photos/

eTECTIVe:
Jus loookat... Does dis statement sound like one made by a sensible person?? Here are some of d major nonsense dat came from d gutter in his head...
a. Prices of things are falling....
where?? How did dey rise in d first place. A mudu of beans now sells for #450, rice is still chilling at its new price, garri is still above #200 a mudu, and d list is endless.. Oh need I remind dem of d fuel wahala?

b. He has no house in London
- D monies he spent holidaying in London for over 5 months combined is enough to pay for numerous houses in London... His daughter skools in d UK for heavens sake...
Anyone claiming he doesn't own a house in London is a fool and a dunce
c. No funds have been traced to him
YET.. What of d forex deals traced to his wife?? Oh I'm sure we have all forgotten becos its been swept under d carpet as usual jus like d Halliburton case...
d. He succeeded in blocking leakages. Really?? How?? because NHIS boss he reinstated withdrew billions of dollars, Grass was cut for billions of dollars, NNPC is operating secret accounts, Maina is chilling, Subsidy is back on code, bogus and duplicated items have been exposed in his budget by BudgetIT, and d list is endless. Oh NIA scripted drama has gone out of their control...
So
e. Diversification of d economy..
Really?? Billions have been budgeted each year for oil exploration in d north ever since he came in.. D rails were already back by d tym he came in

And Finally d mere fact dat d ediot waved off herdsmen attacks shows d group is now anoda paid propaganda and support group...

You are obviusly very careless and not a competent or responsible person.Dishing out figures.from your dream

And she doesn’t know a word of her Igbo language.