₦airaland Forum

was here just to see his picture.

who is Atiku? is he the PDP sell out?

video of him saying it or WEDONBILIVIT

The United Kingdom has gone a long way to
eradicate racism in the work place, but
unfortunately Africans know too well, that it is still
there. Your accent, the colour of your skin stand
you out and in certain cases, make it hard for you
to fit in. Laws cannot prevent work place cynicism
and the silent slurs targeted at you for being the
colour you are.
A Fly Girl is Amanda Epe’s debut book, an
inspirational memoir of her days working with
British Airways; travel tales through the lens of a
black African woman. Her readers’ journey with her
from Las Vegas to India, as she explores the world
whilst working for possibly the best airline in the
world.
Epe’s well documented and interesting book is the
first narrative of its kind as she is the first seminal
storyteller on the narrative of being black Cabin
crew with British Airways. Amanda Epe writes
articles, essays, poetry, fiction and self help; her
work has been featured in publications and
anthologies in the United Kingdom, United States
and in Nigeria. She spoke recently in an interview.
Why did you write this book?
I was obliged to write this for my spirit and I didn't
want to take this story unpublished to the grave.
What is your favourite part of your story?
If I had to put a bookmark in one place it would be
the active, funny, bright and sunny story in Miami.
At what time or point did you feel the need to
write this story? It was strongly felt in 2013, a time
of writing in my serene state and being fully
inspired. It was the starting point anyway, at least I
put a pen to paper and wrote the first paragraph,
most of the work continued the following year.
Racism occurs in different ways to different
people, and many people talk about this every
day. What more are you adding to the
conversation? My angle has some insight into the
in-depth thoughts of being black and wearing the
union jack.
Is there a place for the woman in the business
community? During my life in the air, I worked
with business savvy women and I reflect on one in
particular that endeavoured to become a grand
entrepreneur through trade and travel, she was an
inspiration. Woman are not just in business but are
on top. I admired a recent report of a Black British
woman Karen Blackett who is the first
businesswoman to top the Powerlist 100, and also
Folorunsho Alakija on the billionaire list, the latter
an example of how times have advanced with
women working and trading in oil.
When you talk to women across the world,
what is the one thing they tell you? We are all
singing the same song but with various tunes, in
the western world equality is still sought, and
across the globe we are coming out, stepping up or
striving to make our mark.
Is it a question really that black people are not
well integrated into the community? In
comparison to other western nations I feel that
black community are somewhat integrated, until
we are fully empowered economically there will
always be marginalisation
You have a very British accent, is this book
personal then? How can you suffer racism when
you are British? My Britishness has a prefix,
readers can learn more about this concept in
reading some chapters in the book.
Returning home to Nigeria… is that an option?
Good question, and to run from racism is just
running, if I had ran away as a new recruit I
wouldn't be telling this story, how long must one
fight is another story. In the play Pandora's Box by
playwright Ade Solanke this issue of returning to
Nigeria was discussed, one of the characters the
uncle was telling the diaspora his niece and her
friend to "stay there" (U.K) and fight. The friend
who had decided to make a new life in Nigeria (the
character Bev whose parents migrated to Britain
from the Caribbean) argued against him speaking
about England saying " Uncle, I'd love to contribute
to my country. I've tried to. But do they want my
contribution? Well, I refuse to be wasted!" She goes
on to say that we are more than English and
wanting to discover another part of her. I agree
with the character, and Nigeria is certainly an
option. Look at the statistics of Black British actors
and entertainers who cross the pond heading to
USA.
You are a very busy woman campaigning for
women and their issues, is this another
empowering tool? It is simply my writing journey
although it is part of empowering if a woman
reader feels inspired in her journey by relating to
my writing/storytelling, then that is a success for
me.
What next? The mission continues, I must follow
the call to write and to work, to do the things that
give me joy, the works that are creative and that
can be shared.
Why should I buy your book? Two words, I
guarantee you'll engage and enjoy it.
What will our readers hear about your book
that they haven’t heard elsewhere? This author
shares her experiences and thoughts from her
travels, and discusses taboo topics and issues not
easily for conversation in our and the wider
community.
If you were me right now, what sort of
questions should you I be asking? O.K I would
like to tell you about the euphoric feeling of
delivering my debut, and that it was created for
people like me, but also beyond that target group.
If you ask about my readership I feel that outside
of Black women in diaspora and at home, this book
relates and can be read by an international
audience of men and women.
How long did it take you to write this book?
About nine months flat
Is there a part 2 coming on? My journey and travels
continue, a travel series perhaps.
Two thoughts before you go. Many people are
afraid to fly, my thoughts on this analogy is to feel
the fear and still take off. I have overcome that fear
of writing and sharing so please do share your
stuff!
Where can we find more about your book?
A Fly Girl, the kindle version is now available on
Amazon. A Fly Girl will be available in print from
Amazon, Waterstones and all good retailers by
January 2015.
For deluxe and author signed copies for people in
the UK, you may order from Blossom Books at
mail@msroseblossom.org
Connect with her on social media facebook.com/
msroseblossom and twitter@msroseblossom

idonbilivit:
Oya @op here is the source
http://dailypost.ng/2014/11/24/dbanj-hit-messy-debt-scandal/?wt=4

correct. although they gave part of the gist.

From a relatively unknown UK-based artiste, Dapo
Daniel Oyebanjo, D’Banj has become one of the
biggest musicians in Africa over the last decade.
Widely known as the Kokomaster, D’banj has
several local and international awards and
endorsement deals to his name today.
Singer D'banj is being threatened with legal action
as a result of debts he is claimed to be owing
However, the pop star seems to be going through
an unpleasant period in his career as some people
who claim to be owed by D’banj are threatening a
legal action against him.
According to NET investigations, the issuance of
dud cheques and non-payment of accrued debts
top the list of infractions against the DB Records
boss who now calls himself Bangalee.
As things stand, D’banj may be dragged to court by
a top oil and gas industry player, Henry Ojogho,
Vice Chairman of Broron Group. Ojogho, who is
also the Vice Chairman of MindHub Tehnologies, an
integrated Rice farming and milling production
company, alleges that D’banj, through his company,
DKM Media Limited, obtained a loan of over N60m
from him in January 2013 and has not paid back
the said sum despite signing an undertaking to do
so.
In addition, the man is claiming that the entertainer
has issued two cheques already; one on December
20, 2013 and another on January 20, 2014, both
of which had to be returned unpaid after
presentation because the pop star’ accounts were
not funded enough.
According to documents obtained by NET, a firm of
attorneys, D.U.ODIGIE & CO acting on behalf of
Henry Ojogho, in a letter addressed to D’Banj,
wrote: ‘Following the default by D KINGS MEDIA
LIMITED to pay the debt to our client, and pursuant
to the aforementioned personal Guarantee/
Memorandum of Undertaking, you issued two post-
dated cheques; one for the sum of $240,000,000
(Two Hundred and Forty Thousand United States
Dollars Only) dated 20/12/2013, and the other for
the sum of N15,000,000,00k (Fifteen Million Naira
Only) dated 20/1/2014. Both cheques were
returned unpaid on presentation by our client.
‘We are further informed that although you
thereafter paid the sum of N8, 600,00.00K (Eight
Million, Six Hundred Thousand Naira Only) out of
the N15,000,000,00k (Fifteen Million Naira Only)
(in) Cheque, leaving a balance sum of
N6,400.000.00k (Six Million, Four Hundred
Thousand Naira Only), you have failed, neglected or
refused to redeem the entire or any part of the $
240,000.00 (Two Hundred and Forty Thousand
United State Dollars) cheque.’
Further investigations by NET revealed that Henry
Ojogho is not the only wealthy man claiming D’banj
owes him in recent times. There are a number of
others, according to our sources. So bad is the
situation that an industry source who pleaded
anonymity, chides the ‘Igwe’ singer thus: ‘Using the
sympathy and naivety of unsuspecting investors
coming into the game to dupe them is criminal and
absolutely destroying the image of the industry at
large, because in the long run it affects and
corrupts the judgment of genuine investors who
would pull out for fear of being duped.’
NET also contacted the law firm of the claimant and
a lawyer at the chambers but who doesn’t want his
name disclosed spoke to us, saying: ‘It is true that
we have such a case in court but the case is yet to
come up for hearing so I cannot comment on it yet.
‘Professionally, I cannot make any comments now
because the defendant has not been served the
court papers because they said he’s out of the
country. But, any moment from now, he’ll receive
the writ of summons. As soon as he receives it, then
it becomes a public case. ‘But for now that he has
not been served, the law does not allow me to
make such comments because as far as the law is
concerned, the man is not aware yet, but I can
confirm to you that the matter is in court.’
Other people D’banj allegedly owes…
D’banj It is alleged that D’banj approached a
number of very wealthy people with business
proposals, urging them to invest in the industry
and set up entertainment companies.
With the promise of developing artistes and huge
returns on investments, the businessmen became
interested only for him to collect their money and
move on to the next target with the same ‘format’.
Below is a list of a number of names he allegedly
owes according to sources.
WALTER WAGBATSOMA (200,000 Pounds) Mr Walter
is a billionaire with investments in major areas,
ranging from oil and gas to real estate, banking,
equities and even insurance. He is the founder and
executive Vice Chairman of Ontario Oil and he’s one
of the first men who were said to have handed
money to D’banj, with a whopping sum of 200,000
Pounds said to be involved.
PRINCE D. OKONKWO ($200,000) He’s the chairman,
Board of Directors of Tetrazini Group of Companies
and he is said to have given about $200,000 to
D’banj in the name of investing in entertainment.
When the issue with Prince Okonkwo got out of
hand, D’banj was said to have sought help from
Dapo Abiodun, boss of Heyden Oil and Gas who
helped him take care of the debt through a
repayment plan.
The Koko Concert Drama…
Still fresh in the memory of Nigerians is the
controversial 2012 edition of Koko Concert in
which people had to trek for miles before getting to
the venue and back.
This is not forgetting the inhuman treatment meted
out to those with regular tickets.
D'banj reportedly made close to N87m from tickets
sales alone at that event and reports allege he
collected a whooping $500,000 from GTBank and
other title sponsors of the show.
D’banj is reported as yet to recover from the 2012
Koko Concert though, which is believed to have led
him not just into debts but made him part ways
with several of his closest allies.
Is D’banj broke?
D’banj’s last real album, a ground-breaking body of
works titled The Entertainer was released in
September 2008, before he released the DKM
compilation in June 2013. It’s safe therefore to say
D’banj hasn’t released an album in the last 6 years,
yet he has managed to stay very relevant in the
industry, which is largely due to his staying power
and tenacity.
In 2014, he has been part of several campaigns in
agriculture, poverty alleviation, economy, and
recently became the first African Ambassador for
BeatsByDre having signed a deal with tech giants,
Apple. He is also putting finishing touches to plans
to drop an album in celebration of his 10th year
anniversary in the music industry.
Having said that, it’s evident that while he has not
headlined any major show in the last 6 months,
D’banj has other multiple streams of income.
However, it is amazing that despite D’banj’s
remarkable success and many endorsement deals
over the years, he has no building or house of his
own. The place he currently calls home, a building
on Osaro Isopkai Street in Lekki is a rented
apartment. As a matter of fact, investigations
revealed his current rent in the said apartment will
expire this month.
D’banj returned to the country on Wednesday,
November 12, 2014 after spending about 3
months in the United States of America. And now
that he is back, a court case bearing his name might
come up for hearing soon, unless he is able to settle
or pacify those who are reportedly waiting to
swoop on him.
source: http:///1viZyxp
http://dailypost.ng/2014/11/24/dbanj-hit-messy-
debt-scandal/?wt=4

coolfredo:
No be only silver spoon u born with, Wooden spoon, man free ur self n be free indeed. no cum here de form wht u r not. I kno u real good, stop decieving ur self

really, ws busy @ dy nd couldnt reply you. Maybe u still need some proofs to tell you to shut up. NoInsults

FTC

no worry people go do your daughters same thing. everything in life is reciprocal.

myself and Tonto, always have the same feel, maybe we were meant to be together.

The attention of the Hon Speaker, House of
Representatives, Rt Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
CFR, has been drawn to publications in the media to
the effect that the Inspector General of Police has
ordered that he, Speaker, be invited to the Force
Headquarters and that he be arrested if he resisted.
The Honorable Speaker wishes to state that he is a
law abiding citizen of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria who has no immunity against arrest and
prosecution except privileges as may be provided
by the Legislative Powers and Privileges Act.
Accordingly , the Hon Speaker states for the records
that he is available, ready and willing to answer any
lawful invitation from any of the Security agencies
on any matter for which they may require his
attention.
The Speaker expresses dismay at the
unprofessional conduct of the Nigerian Police in the
attempt to stop him from accessing the House of
Representatives chambers on the 20th November
2014 to preside over the Special Session of the
House on the State of Emergency Extension
requested by Mr President, for which he had
recalled members from their working recess.
Most disgraceful is the false statement later issued
by the Police in which they claimed that in the
lawful exercise of their duties “ Alh Aminu
Tambuwal CFR, arrived the venue with a motley
crowd,who broke the cordon, assaulted the Police
and evaded due process”. This blatant falsehood
coming from a law enforcement agency, that is
expected to be neutral and lawful, is unfortunate,
to say the least.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Hon Speaker came
to National Assembly accompanied by Hon
Members as is customary during any sitting of the
House. They all came with their official vehicles but
were disallowed from driving into the premises.
Certainly Hon Members, who arrived the precinct of
the National Assembly in response to a call to
perform an urgent, critical national assignment,
cannot be described by any self respecting
institution as “a motley crowd “
It is important to remind the Nigeria Police Force
that as a public institution that provides common
services for all the arms of government, they must
not allow themselves to be used by one of the arms
to undermine the others.
Malam Imam Imam @imamdimam
Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairsto the
Hon Speaker
SOURCE:
SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK

Memories i may say. wasnt born then yet(1950's to 70's) but am feeling myself right now like i was there when it was happening..

OlamiB:
Must every topic go in line with providing you a job? Its goood to have fun sometimes, this is weekend.

ok na. am self employed just incase..

coolfredo:
frustrated soul , hw many life hav u affected, who hav u employed before, guy free ur self ok all works n no play makes BEnuejosh a dull boy

frustrated? Do i look like one? Smh. born with a silver spoon. #not boasting. Really wanna know abt it?. Self employed. Making it real big.

those threads that are educative and informative will never make front page but all this yeye things will be here. how does one knowing the difference between fake and real bottom create employment and improve the standard of living in nigeria.

Whizzdom:
Make dem gather all dis people money make dem use am go buy Akara for me

what is this one saying.?

hmmmm

let this make front page mod. this re the kind of tips we need to encourge and enlighten us as individuals

The Inspector General of Police, Abba Sulaiman
may have given orders for the arrest of
Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Daily Trust has learnt.
Sources told Daily Trust a similar order has been
handed down to the Department of State Security
(DSS.)
The orders were given following the fracas that
broke out at the National Assembly on Thursday
where members of the House of Representatives
were confronted by armed security personnel who
threw canisters of teargas at the speaker and other
lawmakers to stop them from accessing the
parliament building.
The speaker and some of his colleagues who
supported him beat the security cordon and later
held a brief plenary thereby stopping some
members in their tracks who had gathered
protected by scores of Police and DSS operatives to
initiate impeachment proceedings against the
leadership of the House.
Sources at the Police headquarters revealed that the
Police chief gave the order for Tambuwal's arrest
after a meeting with Vice President Namadi Sambo
and the National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki.
"I can confirm to you that the order for his arrest
has been given today (Friday). The signal from the
IG's office specifically directed the FCT and Sokoto
State commissioners of Police to serve Tambuwal
with notice of invitation to the force headquarters
and if he resists, he should be arrested immediately,
“the source revealed.
"The involvement of Sokoto CP was because the
Speaker was sighted in Sokoto on Friday where he
picked the All Progressive Congress (APC)
governorship form for the coming elections. It was
assumed that he was out of Abuja as such other
police divisions were involved in the matter."
Sources at the meeting in Villa indicate that both the
Vice President and the NSA chastised the Police
boss for the failure of his men to prevent Speaker
from entering the national assembly premises.
"The NSA was particularly angry and told the IG in
clear terms that he doesn't know his job. He said
how did the Speaker and the members break a
cordon organised by the FCT Police commissioner.
The NSA then made it clear that the Police
authorities must rectify the anomalies or they will
face the consequences. The IG then said Tambuwal
will be arrested for questioning.”
source: dailytrust

jeeqaa7:
I weep for my country.. Moonkeys have taken over leadership and tarzan holds sway! Gradually the time will come when money and bags of rice wouldn't appease the restlessness they are creating in our minds .. APC or PDP I don't care whose ox is goored .. But very soon Enough will be Enough

This is what gave rise to MEND and Boko Haram. When it reaches the point of enough is enough. waitin for another june 12.

read the photo message.

Guess this picture deserve som recommendation.

striktlymi:
I have heard tales of married couples who met each other under very tensed situations which resulted in them starting out as 'sworn enemies'; but eventually their hostility became the platform on which their love for each other blossomed.

Is this the same for you?

hahaha.. reminds me of my present relationship. that is how it started. although till date we are still building it up. so many ups and down as normal with relationships but we are trusting God we will get settle someday. met the lady in 2011 back then in school. she use to form one thing i didnt understand, the first time i greeted her from a sincere heart of mine with no strings attached she was with her, her reply to her friend was "who be this one again" ahhh, na where sand pour inside garri be dat. who is this fool that i greeted and she gave me that kind of attitude. money i get, fine i fine, age i no be her mate, na politicalise level of the educational sector na im make i der here with you o i vexed. i bin hate the girl. as God works in ways which we men cant understand and explain, my best friend started dating that her friend without him knowing i had such an issue with his girlfriend friend before if he knew he wouldnt try it and me too i didnt knw so early when i knew i wanted them to get deeep before i told him, now the girl came closer again coz they were best friends too, each time we saw ourself we quarrel, i must insult her and make her feel less important and bad. that one i know how to do to ladies. there was a day i mistakenly passed and touched her and she was like for goodness sake why am i putting dirt on her without hesitating i told her the trouser she was putting on, she had worn it for three days now and i made it sound in such a way that people heard and it wasnt a funny moment for her. bla bla bla bla.. but finally we are together although we still fight(not blows or salps or picking up objects against each o. not that type of fight) but it is for a just cause and reasonable cause. in the sense that, she think say she wise and Me BenueJosh no d agree, that am ten times wiser than her, so thats were we d get problem atimes, mosttimes i just play the fool and let her have her way and her will be done. but when i show am wiser than her that it wont happen that way, she will cut communication for weeks maybe two after her head calm down she will start by which kind of sweetheart are you, God is watching you o, i will say ok am sorry then we continue again. she is beautiful when i say beutiful i mean it and she knows every move before you start or finish it. very intelligent, like my best friend will say, i pray make God keep us make i come see the kind children una go come born should incase we both get married finally, coz madam der intelligent and wise oga na im wise and intelligent pass, both of us come be Economists. but we love ourself plenty no more hate. so many atimes thatz how it happens it may starts with quarrel hating and fight but at the end itz a relationship.

the day this man will die, God will go on vacation or travel.

As part of the steps to rescue the abducted 219
Chibok girls, the Defence Headquarters has
confirmed that troops are already in Sambisa Forest
where the girls are purportedly being held hostage.
The DHQ was however silent on the next line of
action claiming only that the military has a “major
plan” in the offing. It said that contrary to
insinuations, Nigerian soldiers are trained for
counter-terrorism. The Director of Defence
Information, Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade made the
disclosure at a session with Editors and Defence
Correspondents, which was organized by Nigerian
Initiative, a non-governmental organization active in
the redefinition of Nigerians’ perception of their
country. He said: “What makes it difficult to get to
Sambisa Forest? All of it is strategic, gentlemen. We
are not even completely out of Sambisa Forest as I
am talking to you. We are in Sambisa Forest and we
are in places contiguous to it. “But we have a major
plan in mind which I should not be disclosing now.
We are not weak, we have the capacity.”
Meanwhile fears were yesterday raised that Boko
Haram terrorists may have relocated the over 200
abducted girls of Government Secondary School,
Chibok and other abducted victims from Sambisa
forest to their new haven in Balmo Forest, which
borders Borno and Bauchi states.

all the best in marriage

tpia6:
if you are feeling paranoid, good for you.

Lol.. if you werent against the west you wouldnt know those who are against the west.

Dont forget the economist please. @Op.

tpia6:
Another rant against the west.

it takes an angel to identify another angel.