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A real man of God can never brag about earthly wealth and possession. This man is a thief.

Those cars would cost a fortune in developed countries such as the USA and UK. I mean hundreds of thousands of dollars and pounds. They are priceless. Those are the real classic cars.

I just hope Atiku will probe Buhari when he becomes president.

And where's the one billion dollars Buhari took to fight insurgency? This is corruption at its peak.

I have already seen this model in London earlier this year.

Why won't Buhari release them? Are they not his boys? He created them and is using them to syphon billions of dollars out of the nation's treasury. He knows exactly what he's doing as he has always been sympathetic towards his Boko Haram boys.

Femi Adesina is just telling us the direct opposite of what Buhari is capable of doing. The Buhari we know. If you know, you know.

Who be this one sef. Abeg commot for road joo. E be like say na somebody de talk.

I am definitely sure that this flyover was never started by Buhari. So what's the big deal in commissioning a project someone else started?

I really pity Imo State. The state has never been blessed with good governors after Mbakwe. Now, we are talking about Hope Uzodimma. This man is a renowed 419er and does not have any valid qualification except secondary school certificate, which he didn't pass well. For this man to govern Imo State would be a total disaster. His job before he joined politics was 419 together with Ohakim. It's a shame that this is the calibre of men who vie to govern Imo State.

IMO STATE, NDO NU!!!!!!

Guyman wey wan guy guyman.

Una mumu neva do? Make una sidon de expect legislators to slash their allowances/salaries for your sake. The masses have to rise up and sack all the legislators. Then there should be a public debate on how much the legislators should be paid. All it would take is nationwide protests and demonstrations to such a scale that would bring every of their activities to a halt. This should continue until all of them are sacked from their offices. We need a completely fresh start in this country or else we shall continue to sing the same song and continue to move backwards. Nothing will change if we continue to let things go on the way they are at the moment.

And that lifeless one will tell us that he is 74.

Let's not forget that Buhari on assumption of office in May 2015, set a deadline of December 2015 for the total defeat of Boko Haram. He even went ahead to order that the IDPs should be back to their homes by the end of 2015. So, what credit is there to take after three years of very little progress and a complete failure of Buhari to keep up with his promise?

Awol1:
"We rise by lifting others", words on marble.

Wizkid may be a better talent, but I think Davido is better man.

Like for this dude. Share for our dancing Senator dancing his way to govt house.

Hmmm, are you sure about that?

For me, fuel for cars and generators take out N5000 daily. N3000 goes for fuelling any of my cars (on the average) and N2000 goes for generator fuel. With the cars the cheapest takes about N2000 daily and with the more expensive ones, I spend between N4000 and N5000 daily and that's non-negotiable unless on Sundays I don't do a lot of running around. As for Aso- Ebi, that one is problem for the women.

If we could have non stop electricity and the introduction of electric cars, my running cost would go down drastically.

amaniro:
Funny how Igbos support everyone, kwankwaso, atiku, saraki, Buhari etc



l just love my people if it were in Kano they'd have swept someone's destiny. Smh barbaric

Igbos have a robust heart. They are for everybody and belong to nobody.

Jackipapa:
Or the thing he don dey knack

Brand new second hand.

Abjdrg:
We need restructuring or referandum

We need both restructuring and referendum.

Jhayeahsam01:
meanwhile, i will use this opportunity to tell God what i need.
am
an agronomist
married with a kid
no job
looking for one in Lagos and its environ.
am a squatter.
am desperately in need of good job
pls help a father n brother

My brother, have you considered getting government assistance in starting your own agricultural business. I understand that agriculture graduates benefit from such a scheme. Also don't limit yourself to Lagos. You should be willing to go anywhere and do your business. There is serious money in farming.

The “giant of Africa” title that Nigeria has paraded for so long has quickly been exposed for what it is: a scam, a fraud, a shoddy wooden bridge over a violent stream. We are forever saying that our greatest strength is our massive population as well as our valuable natural resources, and yet, we have officially been crowned the poverty capital of the world.

The Brookings Institution has released a report with data from the World Poverty Clock, showing that Nigeria now has over 87 million people living in poverty. This means that the country has now overtaken India for the absolute number of people in extreme poverty. This becomes especially embarrassing when we consider the population of India – 1.3 billion, in comparison to Nigeria’s 183 million. This means that almost half (47%) of Nigeria’s population lives in extreme poverty compared to India’s 5% (around 71 million people in India live in extreme poverty).
It makes sense that in Africa, we have the highest absolute number of people living in extreme poverty if we have the largest population – and by a large gap as well. The second most populous country on the continent is Ethiopia, and the gap is that of over 80 million people. However, they still have a significantly lower percentage of people living in extreme poverty – about 27% of their population. The African country with the highest percentage of its population living in extreme poverty is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a whopping 77%. In a way, they are faced with a similar predicament to that of Nigeria’s: rich in natural resources, but faced with a large amount of corruption and political instability, and with ever living remnants of the past, leaving a war-torn present.

However, drawing comparisons between the two countries is a bit of stretch, for a few reasons. First and foremost, DR Congo hasn’t been parading themselves as the giant of Africa. Secondly, it’s far more odd that Nigeria has 47% of their population in extreme poverty when we have a gross domestic product (GDP) of 375 billion USD whereas DR Congo has a GDP of 35 billion USD.

Nigeria is a walking paradox. There may not be a country in the world more difficult to explain, especially in terms of riches and poverty. Citizens and other residents of the country know the various problems the nation faces. They’re complex, deep-rooted, and multifaceted. The problems exist in both the public and the private sector, in part due to the “every man for themselves” culture that has developed in the people. This translates into the behaviour of politicians when put in power as well as the way activities within companies are conducted.
It hasn’t been until recently that corporate-social responsibility has become a prominent topic in Nigeria, and this hasn’t been without prominent calls to action by a few organisations committed to a fair and sustainable practice. And despite this, problems within the country persist and things only seem to be getting worse – in the report, Brookings Institution stated that approximately six Nigerians fall into extreme poverty per minute. This is especially unfortunate for the country as, on a global scale, there are fewer people in poverty now than before, with people escaping poverty at a current rate of 1.1 person per second.

The statistics have been presented to us and they’re not looking good thus far. We have two options – to reject them as some government officials have done – or to face them head on. We have to ask ourselves now: what is our hope?

Sources
World Bank (2018). Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY
World Bank (2018). GDP (current US$) https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
Brookings Institution (2018). The start of a new poverty narrative. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/06/19/the-start-of-a-new-poverty-narrative/
Oracle News NG (2018). FG rejects World Poverty Clock report on Nigeria. https://oraclenews.ng/fg-rejects-world-poverty-clock-report-on-nigeria/

What about his children studying overseas, how does he finance them?

Forbes, a website renowned for ranking of richest people in the world, has made available the list of richest people in Nigeria in 2017.

In the latest release, 9 Nigerians made the billionaires club cut with some, just few million dollars away from reaching the benchmark.

Below are top 10 richest men in Nigeria according to Forbes ranking 2017, ranging from the least to the top.

10. Oba Otudeko: Oba Otudeko is the Chairman and founder of the honeywell group.

He is also the chairman of FBN Holdings Plc. His operations spread across oil and gas, flour mining, real estate, and marine transportation. Net Worth: $650 million.

9. Jim Oviah: Jim Oviah is the founder of Zenith Bank. He is the chairman and the largest shareholder with a stake of almost 10%.

He also manages a mobile telecom Visafone which has over 3 million subscribers. Net Worth: $1 billion.

8. Orji Uzor Kalu: The former governor of Abia State. He is the founder and chairman of Slok Holding. A conglomerate with interest in shipping, banking, oil, trading, manufacturing and the media. He became a real business man at the age of 19 after being expelled from a Nigerian University for allegedly spearheading a series of student riots. Net Worth: $1.1 billion.

7. Tony Elumelu: A philanthropist and founder of the Transcorp and Heirs Holdings. He was the chairman of United Bank for Africa and was estimated to worth $1.4 billion.

6. Abdusalam Rabiu: Abdusalam is the founder of the famous BUA Group. A conglomerate active in sugar refining, cement production, real estate and port operations. In September 2015, his Group signed a $600 million deal with a chinese cement equipment service provider Sinoma International Engineering to construct a second production line located in Edo State Niger Delta, Nigeria. Net Worth: $1.5 billion.

5. Theophilus Danjuma: Former Nigerian Chief of Army staff between 1975 to 1979. He is the current chairman of Athlantic Petroleum. Net Worth: $1.7 billion.

4. Folorunsho Alakija: Folorunsho is a business tycoon who has interest in fashion,oil and printing industries. She is the richest Woman in Nigeria and the richest woman of the African descent in the world. Net Worth: $2.1 billion.

3. Femi Otedola: He is the CEO of Zenon Oil and Gas and Forte Oil Plc. He has interest in real estates amongst other sectors. Net Worth: $2.3 billion.

2. Mike Adenuga: Mike Adenuga is the second richest man in Nigeria with interest in Oil and Gas and telecoms. He is the owner of Globacom, Nigeria’s second biggest telecom operators and the chairman of Conoil. Net Worth: $10.5 billion.

1. Aliko Dangote: Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Nigeria, Africa and of course the richest black man in the world. In 2014, he ranked as the 24th richest man in the world but has since then fallen to positions below 100 due to Nigeria’s poor Naira. Net Worth: $12.5 billion.

Source: http://dailypost.ng/2017/03/30/forbes-releases-top-10-richest-nigerians-2017/

I don't know between Buhari and Yar'dua who is more lifeless.

Indeed almost half of Owerri is heavily flooded after any heavy downpour. One part of the road on my property is now a nightmare since the rainy season began. And this road was very OK in 2011/2012. Okorocha is a 419er.

I love the fact that they are using Boeing aircrafts Airbus planes don't seem to be very stable on the air. I very much prefer Boeing aircrafts. For me, if it's not Boeing I am not going.

Middle easterners like to serve cermel meat at weddings. I really love the life over there having lived and worked there.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte has received accolades on social media always doing this unusual thing - The prime minister rides bicycle to work everyday - Many noted that some politicians in other countries move around in grand style - They hailed the prime minister for being a humble person Mark Rutte, the prime minister of Netherlands has received much accolades on social media for being a humble politician who inspires many. The prime minister is said to ride his bicycle to work everyday.

The 51-year-old who was born on February 14, 1967, assumed office on October 14, 2010. Rutte who ran on the platform of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, also teaches in a school once a week. Twitter users have shared photos of the prime minister riding his bicycle to work as they praise his humility. The microblogging platform users expressed that the prime minister embodies humility. They also compared Rutte to politicians in other countries, noting that many public servants move around in grand style.:

Read more: https://www.naija.ng/1187997-meet-prime-minister-mark-rutte-netherlands-cycles-work-everyday-photos.html#1187997

She knows that 'dead men don't bite'.

Are you not the Commander-In-Chief of your state with all the power and protection that go with your position? How can you be so afraid of the Fulani herdsmen when they should be afraid of you? Or are you just a trembling coward?

Butterflyleo:
This is not for empowerment. This is social welfare. Note the difference. Even 1st world countries embark on social security for their citizens because the poor will always exist

Social welfare of N5000 is not good enough. Social welfare in developed world is supposed to take full care of the recipients.

Okorahausa is a modern day zombie.