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kambili999:
*does sign of the cross * it won't happen in Jesus Name. Coz I will... I will... shout, wail, then pray for God to grant me the strength not to commit murder.

lolz

what would u do if you came home and saw your baby this way?.


lalasticlala ishilove

lalasticlala

FrancisTony:
I said it that the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife is an over-rated secondary school and err'body attacked me.
The so-called top-notch University couldn't make Top five.

O ma se o.

francistony again...the law school is the only criterion for thus list.Oau is still the best

lalaticlala,farano,naijaboiy,Seun,ishilove,
front page
do the needful

a Mercedes e class sedan

King Goodwill Zwelithini.
(Credit: INDEPENDENT MEDIA)
The Zulu royal household has splurged on
seven new, luxury Mercedes-Benz E-
Class sedans, costing an estimated R5
million, for King Goodwill Zwelithini’s six
queens.
The seventh vehicle is understood to have
been bought as a back-up vehicle.
The purchase comes at a time when
finances are tight.
Individual earners are having to pay 1
percent more in taxes, while the national
and provincial governments are cutting
back on expenses.
For some years there has been some
controversy about the way in which the
king’s finances have been handled.
Some observers say the new cars will
save money, while others say they are a
luxury.
In 2014/15, the Royal Household Trust
received R54.2m, but spent the money
before the financial year ended. It asked
for a R10 million bailout, and was granted
R5m in February.
For this financial year, which began on
April 1, the trust has been given R57.6m.
The Royal Household Trust and office of
the KwaZulu-Natal premier have
confirmed the purchases of the Mercedes-
Benzes.
Thamsanqa Ngwenya, head of
communications for the premier’s office,
said the vehicles were not top of the
range and had been acquired at a
discounted rate.
“The initial range required was a
Mercedes-Benz E350 and we purchased a
lower range.
“The reason for acquiring vehicles was
that the queens do not have their own
cars and have been utilising hired
vehicles.
“The acquisition of vehicles by the state
will reduce costs drastically, and this is in
keeping with government’s attempt to
reduce costs.”
Ngwenya said that with the province’s
dissolution of the Department of the Royal
Household last year, the office of the
premier had become responsible for the
household’s affairs.
It reprioritised the budget for 2014/15 to
acquire the vehicles for the queens.
“Such a step will reduce costs drastically
as the department will no longer use hired
vehicles,” said Ngwenya.
Judge Jerome Ngwenya, former chairman
of the trust, said the lease on the old fleet
of Mercedes-Benz cars had expired.
“The new replacement fleet has been
procured through the office of the premier.
I have limited details,” he said.
Ngwenya said the queens chose to travel
in Mercedes-Benzes for a number of
reasons.
“The status of the Zulu royal family,
safety, durability, comfort and reliability
are just part of the list,” he said.
Judge Ngwenya’s tenure as chairman of
the trust ended on Tuesday.
A new board of trustees has yet to be
appointed.
Judge Ngwenya said the Royal Household
Trust had run into financial difficulties
from its inception.
The 2014/15 financial year had been
particularly tough.
“One of the serious contributory factors
was the Department of the Royal
Household, which for five years withheld
monies due to the trust.
“The Trust has submitted a request for
close to R30m to the office of the premier,
which has now taken over the duties of
the department.”
Kevin Mileham, the DA’s national
spokesman on corporate governance and
traditional affairs, said he was “appalled”
by the purchase of the vehicles. He said
that in December he had called for:
- A comprehensive audit of the royal
household’s expenditure for the past
three financial years.
- Checks and balances to ensure
expenditure was in line with approved
budgets.
- A process to benchmark the Royal
Household’s budget against those of
other royal households supported by
money from the national and provincial
governments.
Mileham said he had yet to receive
answers.
“They asked for top-up funding despite
the millions of rand in (public money) they
had spent – and now they are buying new
luxury vehicles?
“This just doesn’t make sense.
“Why should we bear the brunt because
the king’s wives want to drive around in
fancy cars?”
The IFP and the ANC supported the
purchase.
Blessed Gwala, spokesman for the IFP,
said that the queens had “needs” and the
purchasing of new vehicles should not be
cause for an uproar.
“The Royal Household is entitled to a list
of things and vehicles happen to be on
this list.
“As long as there is no corruption
involved and they have purchased this
within their allocated budget, there
shouldn’t be a problem.”
ANC provincial secretary Sihle Zikalala
said he was well aware of the purchasing
of the vehicles.
He believed that the purchase was in fact
a “cost-cutting” measure for the Royal
Household.
“The Royal Household is known to hire
many vehicles, but this is costly.
“It makes more sense for the queens to
have their own reliable fleet of vehicles
instead of having to pay exorbitant fees to
hire luxury vehicles.
“I think that this was one of the main
reasons for the trust wanting to buy new
cars or to upgrade the existing cars.”
Sunday Independent



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beedemmie:
Have you been to Funaab before? Oau is the most beautiful of the first generation universities in Nigeria, come and see beauty in Funaab, hostel inclusive.

some hostels,if I may chip in.and those left are under going maintenance.I've seen this funaab,at least,on Google,and I'm impressed.but sentiments aside,you really cant compare your fancy modern structures to ife's architectural masterpieces.

FrancisTony:
This over-rated dung of a school can brag, eh.
Funny enough, they have slum as a hostel with 8 or 10 students squatting inside a tattered room.
This useless school breed Ebola infested bats.
Wake up and stop living in your past glory.
Great Ife kor, Great Ife ni


Lubbish!
Keep stealing the glory of other schools.
Have you forgotten he's a product of "University of Ibadan" - First and the best.
I wonder when Universities started impacting on lecturers.
"Thiefing Ife"

Yeye dey small.

Modified -
I know people will ask me how many times I failed OAU P.UTME.

Ntorr, truth hurts and I haven't stepped my foot in Ife not to talk/write about OAU.

awwwn.so cute.people only hate on you when u do things right.or better.

Great Ife!!

...besides students hostels,I can brag no school in Nigeria can be compared.just pay a visit to Oau,then be stunned.

Greatest ife!!!

joeblac07:
13. The Earth is 4.56 billion years old the same
age as the Moon and the Sun.

The holy book of Christians say otherwise. The Bible posits that the earth is about 6,000 years old.

So are you gonna believe what the Bible says by faith or are you gonna belief what science has proved so clearly, by evidence.

Actually,the earth existed long before.it was only without form,as the Holy book says.Almighty God gave it the form it has now.however,living things were created 6000 years ago.one thing is sure,God does not lie.faith moves mountains not science.God bless,bro.

please,I wanna change my email on nairaland from the one I have now which I don't have access to again to my new one.but each time I try to change it,it tells me email already exists because I used the new email to open another account(which I have deactivated).I need to change this,how do I go about this pls?

Seun,lalasticlala,farano,ishilove,alberto2k,naijaboiy freiburger r231

anyone pls

SAI BUHARI

CHANGE IS HERE

Sai Buhari

I hope not too.we need peace and calm so that we can celebrate our incoming president,buhari very well.

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we are just the best.

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