₦airaland Forum

please dont go into it. its just too painful .

anonimi:
to answer the question: you & I are waht's wrong with our tax system.
if you pay because you are an employee somewhere, do you know if your organisation remits correctly to the Revenue Office? Do you bother if your relations and friends pay tax?

Let's look at it this way. U pay ur tax like its due, but for one reason or the other, it ends up in nthe pockets of some selfish individuals who have no conscience of the plight of the masses. U want to take them to court, but because of the high legal fees, nd knowing how the legal system works, either way, u lose. what do u want to do about that? corruption has eaten deep into the DNA of the country. Once anyone hears Nigeria, they run.

I read an article yesterday about scam mails in an old copy of Reader's Digest. I quote what they say: -

how to know when u recieve a scam mail: -

the subject is usually blank
- the return address is not the same as the sent address
- contains usually text and is asking for ur details to claim a huge sum of money from somewhere.

these scam mails are usually sent from Eastern Europe, Asia, and Nigeria

Nt Africa, not a part of africa, but Nigeria. Now the very few that want to change how things work out are either frustrated out of their efforts or outright killed. see what happened to Kudirat Abiola. the one that pained me most was Nuhu Ribadu. Agreed, the guy overdid some things, but he tried his best to rid the country of some corruption. See what the country did to reward his little efforts. If such things keep on happening, i see nothing good for the country in the nearest future.

Fashola is pickong up from where Tinubu stopped. that is wat i called continuity. typical example of what we need in this messed up country called nigeria.

Fhemmmy:
Forget about oil running dry, how abt when most of the world goes into other form of power and oil becomes dirt cheap, what will happen to Nigeria.
We have a nation that lacks foresight

Lacks foresight did i hear u say? I would call it turning a blind eye. If only our government can learn that one day this thing they are relying on will plummet to the extent that the oil will become as cheap as water. There are so many other things one can invest in the country. Gone are the good ol' days when agriculture was the rife of nigeria. Man must wack now.

Back to the topic, who would want to pay taxes when they know the money they are paying is not going into developing the country's poor infrastructure but instead into the greedy pockets of the leaders. Nd we'll be hearing billions of Naira this, billion naira that. When the average family in Nigeria can hardly afford 3 square meals a day.


we are wallowing in plenty. why won't there be brain drain. nd the government is begging people to come back home. who would want to do that with the state of things in nigeria?

Osondust:
I have visited abuja and in love with the city, is the only place I can leave in Nigeria and can't wait till the day I can afford a place of my own.

Then get ready to cough up some really har-earned cash cos rent in Abuja is killing.

MrCrackles:
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Properties looks nice and it has some decent natural features/settings too!

U need to see the bad parts of Abuja. Trust me. I live there. But in all Abuja is a beautiful city. The only thing that annoys me is the way cattlemen herd there cattle in some parts of the place. One even took his herd across one of the streets in Wuse2 during the sallah period last year.

@OP, i believe u are new to Abuja. Unfortunately i'm no longer in the country, wuld have luvd to take u on a tour myself.

No, its not a crime. its just the percieved view of some of our local people that make it look so bad. My fiancee is not from my tribe, yet our families have agreed to come together to support bith of us. it all depends on the two people involved.

Crazy? Hmmmmm. . . . . . .she's done some crazy things to me, but i think this beats them all. . . . .

She nd her friends were arguing over an issue, nd she asked for my opinion. when i told her my own opinion nd it was wat the friends supported, she lashed out nd kicked me hard in my balls. she apologised immediately she did so, but my belly ached me for the next 2 days.

I'm so sure say if na naija this thing happen that referee no go sleep house tonite.

see drogba wan even beat the referee.

what can i say?

, In Patricia Chidiak's death
•Victim saw death coming, acquired bullet-proof jeeps
By OUR REPORTERS
Tuesday, May 5, 2009


Photo: Sun News Publishing
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Fears of the existence, in Nigeria, of a deadly Lebanese mafia have again come to the fore as the police and family of slain businesswoman and socialite, Patricia Chidiak, seek to unravel her killers. This is even as Daily Sun gathered yesterday that the Imo State-born woman who was married to a Lebanese named Malik Habib, may have had cause to believe that her life was in danger, suspicion which saw her investing heavily in bullet-proof vehicles. A source told Daily Sun that there might have been as much as three such vehicles at her disposal.

Chidiak was gunned down during mass on Sunday morning, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Creek Road, Apapa - a place where her killers seemed to have been dead sure that she would not be sitting behind the protective amour of a bullet-proof vehicle.
Unconfirmed reports are pointing fingers in the direction of Lebanese business cult on whose big toes she might have stepped.

So, as the authorities labour to uncover those behind Sunday's dastardly act, several theories have begun to emerge. However, one of the strongest theories as to what may have happened is that the businesswoman is another victim of a dreaded Lebanese 'mafia' believed to be operating in Lagos, but domiciled in the Apapa area.

But not too many people are bold enough to say what they know about the goings on around them. Mum seems to be the word everywhere - her family, friends, police and even neighbours.
A source who identified himself simply as Tunde alluded to what he described as “the Lebanese mafia operating in Nigeria.”

Tunde recalled that a key member of this dreaded gang (names withheld by us) not too long ago, was instrumental to the disappearance of a Nigerian ship within the country’s territorial waters.
He said the man was later deported to Lebanon, but after a while, he relocated to neigbhouring Cotonou, Benin Republuc, from where he continued to run his ‘businesses’ in Nigeria.
The same source said for some time now, the same ‘deported’ man had been moving freely in Nigeria, especially in the Apapa area of Lagos.

Another source, Kunle disclosed that when the controversial Lebanese was away, his younger brother managed his oil bunkering and other businesses as the general manager.
The link between Chidiak, her husband and the gang is still what the authorities are trying to unravel but Daily Sun gathered that the slain socialite may have unknowingly walked unto the gang's path when she and her husband decided to run their business together.

As for Chidiak whose marriage to Habib was believed to be experiencing turbulence at the time of her death, with talk of another woman coming into the picture with her husband, some members of the larger family did not seem to like the influence she was exerting on the business, but it was not clear if that discomfort and distrust was enough to elicit murder.

But the web becomes even more intricate when viewed against the backdrop of the fact that there is also a link between Chidiak's family and the said deported Lebanese kingpin. In fact, Daily Sun gathered that on one of his clandestine visits to Nigeria, soon after relocating to Cotonou, one of the persons he picked bones with for encroaching into his business was Chidiak. In fact, he was said to have even accused husband and wife of mismanagement.

His anger caused disaffection among the 'family members' who felt, Habib and wife were cutting corners.
According to information Daily Sun picked up from police circles, the problem later degenerated into an uncontrollable crisis that ended in a no love lust relationship between the husband and wife - Habib and Chidiak.

Habib was said to have gathered his four kids and departed to another country probably, Lebanon, on Friday. Two days later, Chidiak was murdered in the church.
With the killing, the 'deported' Lebanese was said to have again slipped out of the country.
On the nature of businesses that he does, a police source told Daily Sun that the belief is that he fronts for some members of the military cabals which ruled Nigeria until the present democratic dispensation.
Incidentally, much as there is so much street talk about the operation of the Lebanese group, not too many people are eager to openly discuss them.

Even within the Nigerian families and circle of friends, everyone is claiming to be too devastated by the killing that the shock would not let them say a word. But Daily Sun gathered that this might actually be because no one wants to offend the Mafia. So, mum is the word everywhere, even at the police, where the matter is being handled from the highest level. "These people have connections", a policeman told Daily Sun on the condition of annonimity. He cited a situation some years ago, when one of them was being investigated. "He just put one call through and we were all ordered to leave the place: order from above."

Like the Italian mafia family the Lebanese kingpin and his family occupied bungalows in a large expanse of land in Apapa, while Chidiak had her home at another street in same locality.
A lady who identified herself simply as Angelina disclosed that she heard the woman bought three bullet proof Jeeps for only herself, which means that she was aware of the evil machination and modus operandi of the 'family' or whoever that was after her life.

“She never knew they would have the courage to send assassins boldly to the church during service and in broad day light just to eliminate her,” Angelina alleged.
She continued, “Why is it that people are so scared of this man (the deported man)? Everybody seemed to be scared of the Lebanese – an ordinary foreigner. How can we be scared of a foreigner because he has connection? He can call Inspector General of Police and even Mr. President and they would support him!” she stressed.

Nd i was told Nigeria is a safe place.

jealousy. it may be because the other party does not want the r/ship to last cos he/she does not have someone so caring like the friend's partner, therefore he/she would want to do almost anything to end or tarnish the friend's happiness.

My mum is a nurse nd she's not promiscuous, my aunt is one too, my elder sister is a nurse nd she has a fiance, i have female friends who are nurses nd i know they are not poking around.

Even if they collect 1000 naira for recruitment, they should stop recruiting bandits and vagabonds into the system that is what has actually messed the police force up. i feel after the training, they should still conduct IQ tests for the recruits. thats when they'll know who went to buy his own graduate certificate(that's even if those conducting the thing are not guilty as well). They should take a cue from their foreign counterparts.

Infact i run down for everything.

pls lets donate some laughter to this guys dry joke.

**holds bucket, ha, passes bucket to Itohan123**

same as yesterday's game from my point of view, only that there was a goal here. the finals is still open to all the 4 teams.

put her in the toaster.

babe, na mugu u dey find.

bluespice:
back mann where exactly in the world r u?
i have a reason for asking

[b]This episode happened in Nigeria but the guy has left the country. i asked him about hw far with the babe in question, nd he told me he finally had it with her attitude nd decided to dump her sorry arse. according to him, he called the girl one morning nd told her he was in her neighbourhood nd wanted to odrop in and say hi. the girl was like she had not bathed nd that he should not come. he then said if she doesn't want him to come in, he'll just wait in the car till she is done. she then told him that ehn, people had been telling his brother(whom she was staying with) that a guy was always coming to see her, that she doesn't like her brother's anger, blah blah, this, that, one tin one tin. guess my guy just got upset right there nd told the babe ok, see ya later then. he never called her afterwards nd he never called her again.

he told me that he later sent the girl a text when he was about travelling, telling her to be a good girl nd wishing her the best that life can give. i guess that summarises it all. i think he did the right thing sha.[/b]

I feel it is wrong. No matter what a person did, the only person who has the right to take someone else's life is Almighty God.

[quote author=amebo no1. link=topic=266231.msg3785560#msg3785560 date=1240828896]do i?[/quote]Yeah. I noticed some snide remarks in some of ur posts. What's the reason for the oloriburuku oshi statement? its not nice.

[quote author=amebo no1. link=topic=266231.msg3785262#msg3785262 date=1240825780]yes he loves you so much , and cant do without you(sure dats wat u wanna hear)


_{oloriburuku oshi} [/quote]Why do u like insulting people?