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[quote author=inspired_m] [/quote]Inspired, are you registered to any bank as a vendor?If yes, what banks? |
it will definitely have to do with s.ex! |
I was expecting to see a lot of southern faces in the crew. |
gerald09: I still don't understand y Nigerians still give attention to these good for nufin nPDP governors. They have no respect for Nigeria n Nigerians. Every becker, vexing and name calling is all for selfish reason. I am not saying GEJ or NOI are good people but dey both have changed the "status quo" in government and these greedy SOBs have not bin able to catch up with dere 21st century politics so the cry out to Nigerians dat are as st*upid as dey are. I am not askin u to accept my views but b4 u judge ask urself, how has these nPDP governors or sympathisers actually help impact real change to Nigeria. This is not about GEJ/NOI incompetence, its about lack of money to loot for themselves. So please b4 u start insulting me go and findout their true intentions, I bet u will be disappointed u ever trusted them (nPDP).Agreed these governors want to loot but the point is where is the money at the moment? Are we really going broke? |
Shop rite is not sitting waiting on the profit of burgers and chips we end users bring. A lot of big brands like samsung, MTN, glo etc wants to get recognized with the brand shoprite is portraying so they can reach out to their own customers. These companies are involved in a lot of big deals amongst themselves. Placing your companies brand/product banner in any shoprite no matter the low patronage or traffic doesn't come cheap. |
No more fun. This is getting serious. |
Ogaaa ooooo |
Qrisful: AMERICA: Where politician think about the massesSad really sad |
My first set of concerns arose when I decided to study the law that established the EFCC. And even though I am not a lawyer or anything, I was shocked to see that it was so badly drafted and it seemed dangerously tilted in the direction where it could be abused. I suggest every well meaning Nigerian takes a closer look at the EFCC Act. It contains provisions that clearly conflict with the Constitution, particularly those provisions that relate to due process. Also, the Act vested rather sweeping powers on the Commission in the area of law enforcement in general. Also, it was not quite clear how this Commission was going to interact with the office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice. There seemed clearly to be a very poorly designed agency with no clear mandate or institutional structures in place. But at this initial stage, I was not worried too much. I saw some of these problems as the product of the rush and desperation of Government in search of solutions. Also, I paid rather close attention to the provisions of Section 39 of the EFCC Act, which empowered the Attorney General of the Federation to make rules and regulations for any aspects of the operations of the EFCC. I was of the belief that with such rule-making powers vested in the Attorney General of the Federation, there would be ample opportunity for the Commission to be steered in the right direction and to keep it well situated within the institutional arrangements for law enforcement in the country, of which the office of the Attorney General is the key. Since its establishment in 2002 and subsequent take off in 2004, the EFCC has taken corruption head-on in its fight against the social menace and has recorded some degree of successes in this respect. For example, Chief Bode George was arraigned by EFCC alongside five other suspects (Aminu Dabo, Olusegun Abidoye, Adullahi Tafida, Zanna Maidaribe, and Sule Aliyu) on a 163-count charge (truncated to a 68-count charge) that bordered on an alleged misappropriation of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) funds to the tune of N85 billion, and inflation of contract costs contrary to Section 22(3) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000. Thief (sorry, Chief) Bode George was however convicted and sentenced to concurrent term of two years imprisonment. For this singular conviction, EFCC has recorded yet another impressive success in its fight against corruption. The pioneer chairman of the agency (though accused at some point of helping OBJ witch hunt his political enemies) actually took the war against corruption to the doorsteps of perpetrators. He (Ribadu) instituted cases against former governors and public officials. Ribadu prosecuted and secured the conviction of the former Inspector General of Police, Mr Tafa Balogun, who pleaded guilty to eight counts of money laundering charges to the tune of N16 billion in 2005. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment. Same went for Alamieyeseigha for money laundering. He was convicted and released on plea bargain. After Ribadu’s exit from the EFCC, the zeal to fight corruption went from 100 to zero amid the negatives. Ever since, the corruption trials have not gone beyond the plea stage, some for as long as six years after first arraignment in court. Many ex-government office holders, who had been accused of corruption, are still walking the land free. Some of them are in the National Assembly making laws for the country. What do I intend to show with this report? I intend to bring public consciousness to the number of the abandoned cases by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Let’s take a look at some of the top cases that have either been thrown out, a plea bargain reached or literally abandoned by the EFCC: Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello: In April 2008, the EFCC began the investigation of Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello for receiving N10 million stolen from the Ministry of Health. The former Minister of Health and the deputy were also on trial for stealing over N30, 000,000 from the Ministry’s unspent funds from the 2007 budget. Although the Minister and his deputy lost their jobs, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello dramatized her case out of the court and eventually went scot-free. The court has maintained silence on the case. No acquittal, no adjournments. Chimaroke Nnamani; The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on 10 August, 2009, sealed off the premises of Cosmo FM Radio Station, Rainbownet Nigeria Limited and other companies believed to be owned by the ex-governor of Enugu State, who later became a Senator of the federal republic. The properties were seized by the EFCC through a Lagos Federal High Court order in May 2007 following the indictment of Nnamani over alleged corruption and embezzlement of state funds to the tune of N5.3 billion. After arraigning the ex-governor in court for prosecution, it appears the case had been stepped down because as at 25th September, 2010 there was neither conviction nor an acquittal. Rather, the case is suffering prolonged adjournments and is still pending. He was a member of the Senate between 2007 and 2011. Chief Onyema Ugochukwu; The EFCC charged the former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Abia State in the April 2007 general elections, and former Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Onyema Ugochukwu before a Federal High Court, Abuja for corrupt practices. Chief Ugochukwu was accused of corrupt handling of about N10.2 billion while serving as the Chairman of the NDDC. The report reveals that the charges were prepared by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation. The charges accused Chief Ugochukwu of inflating contract value and making false statements in respect of N9.3 billion allegedly trapped in the distressed Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria; inflating of a contract value for the construction of a 15 kilometre road in Obehi-Mkpologwu from N250,260 million to N880,000 million; while the second count accused him of inflating contracts value for the construction of a road in Umuahia from N180 million to N462 million. In the third count, Chief Ugochukwu was accused of furnishing of false statements in respect of N9.3 billion claimed to have been trapped in Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria, but which sum was said to have been disbursed by the former Chairman of NDDC while in office. The EFCC seems to be handicapped in prosecuting these criminal cases that have been investigated. There is seemingly an expression of reluctance in prosecuting the cases cited above. This strengthens the speculation that the anti-graft agency is selective in its operations. Saminu Turaki; Saminu Turaki, former governor of Jigawa State was alleged to have misappropriated the sum of N36 billion from the State funds. Turaki was also alleged to have laundered public funds of various values, an offence the Legal and Prosecution Unit of the EFCC states is punishable under section 14(1) (b) of the money laundering (Prohibition) Act 2004. Aminu Turaki argued that a substantial sum out of the N36 billion allegedly siphoned, was invested into the People’s Democratic Party third term project (Ploughing the seed of corruption back into party project depicts that government encouraged politicians to misappropriate public funds for personal interests). His case with the EFCC is undecided till date. His bail was contested by the EFCC on the grounds that the former governor possessed multiple nationalities and could jump bail, if granted. Turaki had meanwhile secured the transfer of his trial to his home state. While the argument over his bail was on, Turaki won a seat in the Senate. He was in the National Assembly between 2007 and 2011. Alao Akala EFCC had arraigned Alao-Akala; a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters and incumbent senator, Hosea Agboola; and a businessman, Femi Babalola, over alleged misappropriation of N11.5 billion. The EFCC had accused the trio of conspiracy, illegal award of contracts, obtaining money by false pretence and acquiring property with money derived from illegal act as well as concealing the ownership of such property. One of Alao Akala’s co-conspirators is a serving senator of the federal republic of Nigeria. Orji Uzor Kalu: Former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu was arraigned on July 27, 2007 before an Abuja High Court on a 107 count charge of money laundering, official corruption and criminal diversion of public funds in excess of N5 billion. He approached the Court of Appeal to set aside the ruling of the Federal High Court that he had a case to answer. The appellate court dismissed the appeal for lack of merit and gave the anti-graft agency the nod to prosecute him. With the charges still hanging on his neck, the former governor is touting himself as a possible presidential candidate in 2015. He still strolls around till date not only as a free man, but as a self-acclaimed spokesperson for the Igbo people. Joshua Dariye: Another pending case is that of former Governor Dariye of Plateau State, who was arraigned by the EFCC before an Abuja High Court on a 23-count charge involving the sum of N700million. He was granted bail, but he later challenged the jurisdiction of the court to try him. He argued that the alleged offence committed by him took place in Plateau State and the funds involved belonged to the state, and argued that his trial ought to take place in the state, not in Abuja. The judge dismissed Dariye’s objection, which prompted him to approach the Court of Appeal, which also threw out the application and ordered him to go and face his trial. While the case is still pending before the court, Dariye won a senatorial seat in the 2011 polls. Jolly Nyame: Former Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State was docked on 41-count charge in July 2007. He was alleged to have embezzled N1.3billion and collected N180million from a contractor as a kick-back from a N250 million contract awarded to the company for the supply of stationery to the state government. His case is still undecided six years later. Dimeji Bankole and Usman Nafada The alleged contract inflation by the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole. He was arraigned on June 8, 2011 over a 16- count charge. Bankole and his deputy, Usman Nafada, were dragged to court over a 17-count charge alleged misappropriation of a N10 billion loan. However, the case was thrown out on January 31, 2012. Ndudi Elemelu: Former Chairman of House Committee on Power, Ndudi Elemelu, was docked over a N5.2billion fraud charge brought against him by the EFCC . Justice Garba Umar ruled that he had no case to answer, but the case is still pending at the Abuja High Court before Justice Adebukola Bolajoko. Peter Odili: EFCC began moves to swoop on Rivers state officials in late 2006 when it issued a report of investigation into the state’s finances in which it said over N100 billion was diverted during Odili’s two terms. The report contained allegations of large-scale fraud, conspiracy, conversion of public funds, foreign exchange malpractice, money laundering, stealing and abuse of oath of office against the former governor. To stave off impeding prosecution of officials, the then Rivers state attorney general went to court and got a perpetual injunction in March 2007 restraining EFCC from investigating the state government. A year later, months after he had left office in May 2007, Odili himself went to court and asked to be made to benefit from the injunction and the court granted his prayers, making him perpetually immune from arrest, investigation or prosecution. In October 2008, EFCC challenged the perpetual injunction at the Court of Appeal, but no judgement has yet been given nearly four years after, because of what a source close to the matter said was lack of diligent prosecution and official interference. In the meantime, the commission had built a case against Odili and other officials, hoping to move in to file charges as soon as the injunction was lifted, sources familiar with the matter said. But about two years ago, the commission dropped further action against Odili, and retrieved the case file from the lawyer handling the matter, because of what a source said were “orders from above.” James Ibori: On December 12, 2007, Ibori was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Kwara State Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. The charges he faced included theft of public funds, abuse of office, and money laundering. These corruption charges brought against Ibori by the government of former President Obasanjo are among many begun by anti-corruption czar Nuhu Ribadu against former officials of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ribadu additionally alleged that Ibori attempted to bribe him to drop the charges with a cash gift of $15 million, which Ribadu immediately lodged in the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN. The cash remains in the CBN as an exhibit. On December 17, 2009, a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, discharged and acquitted Ibori of all 170 charges of corruption brought against him by EFCC. The EFCC filed a notice of appeal against the December 17, 2009 judgment, and had begun a new round of investigations on the former governor following a petition by members of the Delta State Elders, Leaders and Stakeholders Forum, which was made available to the public in March 2010. In April 2010, about three months after the takeover of government by Goodluck Jonathan, Ibori’s case file was reopened. A new allegation that he embezzled N40 billion ($266 million) was pressed against him. Attempts to arrest him were unsuccessful. It was reported that he fled from Abuja to Lagos and then to the creeks of Oghara, his homeland in the Niger Delta. It was reported that he has been guarded by armed militias and they once had a shootout with government security forces. He claimed that the charges were frivolous and that he was a victim of political persecution. In April 2010, Ibori fled Nigeria, prompting the EFCC to request the assistance of Interpol.[15][16] On 12 July 2010 the Governor of the CBN, Malam Sanusi Lamido revealed that Ibori had used Delta State as collateral for N40 billion loan when he was governor. He was later arrested in Dubai and extradited to the UK where he is currently serving jail terms for money laundering. Lucky Igbinedion In January 2008, Lucky Igbinedion, a former Governor of Edo State, was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 142 counts of financial fraud. This concerns allegations that he embezzled $24 million (£12m) using front companies. The former governor’s overseas properties are valued conservatively at about N6 billion. Some of the identified overseas properties include: Mansion in Cape Town, South Africa, numerous houses in Johannesburg, South Africa. The famous Kenwood mansion in United Kingdom (UK), valued at £3.3m and paid for in one day. Igbinedion did not only embark on a shopping spree, he also set up a vast business empire. His younger brother, Bright, is allegedly the overseer of his estimated N7 billion business in South Africa. It includes the five-star Hotel Constantia along Airport Road in Benin Benin-City, managed by his wife, Eki Igbinedion. The hotel is valued at about N4 billion. Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the Federal High Court, Enugu in charge No FHC/EN/6C/2008 on a 191-count charge of corruption, money laundering and embezzlement of N2.9b. In a plea bargain arrangement, the EFCC through its counsel Mr. Rotimi Jacob reduced the 191-count charge to one – count charge. The single charge read: “That you, Lucky Igbinedion (former Governor of Edo State) on or about January 21, 2008 within the Jurisdiction of this honourable court neglected to make a declaration of your interest in account No. 41240113983110 with GTB in the declaration of assets form of the EFCC and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 27 (3) of the EFCC Act 2004”. The terms of the plea bargain were that the prosecutor would reduce the 191 – count charge to one – count charge and in return, Lucky Igbinedion will refund N500m, 3 properties and plead guilty to the one – count charge. To be continued…. Segun Dada |
You two are saying the same thing in two different ways. |
The terror attack on a Kenyan shopping centre that has left 68 dead was being led by the white English widow of a 7/7 bomber, it was claimed today. Islamist terror group Al Shabaab,claimed responsibility for the atrocity that has witnessed the killing of men, women and children once they could not recite the Koran or name the mother of the Prophet Mohammed and said on Twitter that 29 year-old Samantha Lewthwaite from Buckinghamshire (inset and pictured right) , the 'white widow' of London 7/7 bomber Jermaine Lindsay, was 'in their ranks' and a 'brave lady'. Kenyan soldiers confirmed this statement when they said - 'a white woman wearing a veil was shouting orders to gunmen in Arabic during the bloody massacre inside the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi'. Al Shabaab claimed two British men from London, Liban Adam, 23, and Ahmed Nasir Shirdoon, 24, were also among the ‘holy warriors’ in the attack. http://riverajooa..co.uk/2013/09/updates-kenyan-terror-attack-was-led-by.html Click to see unveiled pictures The group is said to be highly organised, with huge amounts of ammunition as well as night vision equipment. They have destroyed CCTV cameras inside the shopping mall, meaning they cannot be watched. |
IF I WERE PRESIDENT JONATHAN NOW... I would immediately summon and preside over an informal but serious meeting with my wife, Vice President, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Head of Service of the Federation, Chief of Staff, minissters, special advisers, special assistants, ambassadors, Bamanga Tukur, and Tony Anenih. I would be seated in an only simple and single chair while everyone else would sit in a classroom formation in front of me - with my wife, Deziani and Adaeze seated next to one another and the other invited women seated beside them in the front row of the 'class.' Without any 'opening prayer' and pleasantries, I would begin the meeting with the following announcements: 1. Labaran, Reuben, Doyin, this meeting is off-press. 2. Bamanga, ignore all those calling for your resignation. 3. Adoke, the anti-corruption agencies must do their work without interference. 4. My dear wife, you will now be only my wife. All your First-Lady projects and programmes will henceforth be handled by Ministry of Women Affairs. You may remain with me in Abuja or go to Yenagoa and fully occupy your permanent secretary office there. 5. Deziani and Adaeze, henceforth, see me only regarding your formal ministerial issues. 6. Also henceforth, no alcohol nor any other intoxicant will cross my lips or nose - not that I ever took any of that, anyway. I would then deliver the following short address: Ladies and gentlemen, between now and the PDP presidential primary sometime next year, I do not want to hear anything about PDP. The mandate we are holding is extra-PDP; it is a cross-party and even non-party mandate. Therefore, we would be failing the good people of Nigeria if we allowed our personal and PDP interests to distract us from the all-Nigeria mandate that we are holding. We owe good governance to all Nigerians, but some self-interested and self-conceited individuals want to use PDP to distract and destabilise us. We must not play into the hands of those persons. Ignore the PDP elders, ignore the the PDP governors, ignore the PDP legislators, ignore news and rumours of split, ignore reports of formation of other parties by those who no longer want to remain in the PDP. It is their constitutional and democratic right to do so. But I want them to regret their attempted blackmail of this administration ... not by fighting them but by showing to Nigerians that our below-average performance so far has been because of the persons who have left the party. Though we have barely a year to PDP presidential primary in respect of a general presidential election that may hold in November 2014, we can achieve a great deal in terms of public perception, good governance, service-delivery and projects within a year. From now on, I don't want to hear that even one kobo of Nigerian taxpayers' money has been embezzled, misappropriated, misused, misapplied, stolen or spent recklesslessly. I don't want to hear that any contract has been awarded without following due process, has been delayed in being awarded or being executed, or has been certified executed below agreed specifications. Ministers of Defence, Police Affairs, Justice, Transport, and Petroleum Resources, I don't want to hear that even a drop of crude oil or a bottle of natural gas has been stolen or wasted. I want us to maximise national earnings from petroleum deals and taxes; without wasting a kobo of our revenue to corruption and on usual frivolities such as foreign trips, rallies, talk-shops and girl/boyfriends, we would have all the money to 'embarrass' even our detractors with unprecedented infrastructural development and evidence of good governance. And we may not have to borrow a cent from anyone to deliver on any of these. Yes, you heard me right. No foreign trips for us for the year; the ambassadors will handle any business with the foreigners on our behalf or ask the foreigners to come here instead. Whoever will not comply fully with the letters and spirit of this address should resign at once or will be sacked without the prevarications of the past. You bet, this is the new me. Now, go back to your offices and surprise Nigerians. Ministers of Education and Finance, fulfill all the terms of the 2009 agreement with ASUU and end the ASUU strike before the close of work tomorrow. Henceforth, let us talk little and let our actions speak for us. Let us see how, after a whole year of the new us. Bamanga's rump will not give us ticket and how appreciative Nigerians will not vote for us massively across party and non-party lines in the general election. Or how, if they want to use threat of impeachment to distract and destabilise us at any time within the year, the good people of Nigeria will not rally to our support and protection. They did it before and will do it again with our renewed innocence. Chinedu Jideofo Ogbuagu |
Great rappers like Terry, OD and Mode-Nine really have nothing much to show for all their effort except the craft. Show-biz is bigger than free downloads, freestyles and Cyphers. QUESTION- Who has fared better? Olamide has albums, awards, endorsements and 2013 shows/concerts in and outside the shores of Naija aint complete without him. Ordinary Bariga Bot Phyno has brought something new but he is still an upcoming artiste whose career is still undecided. Please you guys should not do him a Mode-9. Don't over-rate him, allow him to get in line with the money rakers- the Olamides, the MI's, the Ice princes, the Davido's, Wizkid's etc If not, his spirit will ever keep haunting you in years to come. I don talk mah own! |
Phyno is a complete revolution of Igbo rap and that's where it stops. Before him- Ill Bliss doubles as The best rapper from the east as well as the wackest rapper on Naija scene. Sometimes I wonder how he still stays relevant. Thanks to Clarence Olamide is way ahead of Phyno, an upcoming artiste. |
Those ones nah tinubu and fashola |
How can militants get so rich and start buying jets because their kinsman is president. No be dem fault sha. . . . |
Interesting . . , |
solidbroda: Toyota Landcruiser Prado Full option! With everything that can make you qualified as a successful man inside. LolWell, I don't see any reason why he would want to buy another prado. For me, if u dont have a benz or a beamer, you dont have a car yet so I'll go with the GL Inspired, abeg put some money on the free guess- I might reconsider another guess. |
They should be deported straight away. |
Abati, Please tell him to stop feeding with a billion naira. |
mekaboy: An APC member contesting under PDP, Rigged the election, won and rejected the result to disgrace PDP and win cheap political points for his main party APC.This is dumbest stuff I have heard in 3weeks! |
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, cleared the way for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to freeze the illicit property of two of the prime suspects in the looting of the Police Pension fund to the tune of about N33 billion. |
Mrs Uzoma Cyril Attang was an Assistant Director (level 15) Police Pension Office. She held office for just 3 years between 2005 – 2008. The following properties were seized from her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission:- [b]A block of 4 flats at 3 Mama Ada Street, Alasia, Ajah, Lagos; A block of 4 flats at 33 Pamona Street, Sun City Estate, Abuja; Blocks of Flats at 71 Pamona Street, Sun City, Abuja; A Piece of Land and 3 Bedroom Duplex along Ajah- Epe Express Way, Alasia – Lagos; 2 blocks of 3 bedroom Duplex at 13 & 15 Adele Road, Apapa, Lagos; 2 Units of 2 bedroom Bungalow at Plot E148, Prince and Princess Estate, Abuja; 3 bedroom bungalow at 44 Main Street, Sun City, Abuja; 3 bedroom bungalow, 8 pomona Street, Sun City, Abuja 5 bedroom House, at 12 Olushola Agbaje Street, Lekki Phase 1,Lagos. 5 bedroom House at Ikot- Nseten,Ikono, AkwaIbom State; 4 bedroom house at Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State; Shops 1,2 & 3 at Garki 2 Ultra Modern Market, Abuja; Shops/Office B74 & B76, Effab Mall, Area 11,Gark- Abuja; Shops E1 to E5, F6 & F7 at Oba Elegushi Market, Jakande Estate, Lekki-Lagos; Shops Nos. D11,C03,C04,C07,C08 & D02 at Effab Mall, Area 11,Garki-Abuja; Shops 174,176,185,186 &187 at Ikota Shopping Complex, Ajah, Lagos; A Warehouse at 3, Nwanyinkwo Street, Ajah, Lekki, Lagos A Water Factory at Industrial Estate, Idi Iroko Road, Otta, Ogun State[/b] |
ATIKU!!!!!! He will remind GEJ and his crew of a similar circumstance with Obj where he made a mistake and decided to make peace. He paid dearly for it. He learnt the hard way that you don't point a gun at a king without killing him, if u ever drop the gun u are a dead man. The next move will be to unseat gej by any means possible. SEASON 2. . . . . .COMING SOON!!! |
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[/quote]Inspired, are you registered to any bank as a vendor?