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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by budaatum: 12:37pm On Jul 26, 2024
Amujale:
Ultimately, Lisa Simone is accused and convicted of defrauding her own inheritance, make that make sense.
This is not a true statement. Nina Simone did not will her assets to her daughter!

According to Nina's will, obtained by TMZ, Nina put the bulk of her estate assets into a charitable trust to benefit the musical education of Black African children from Ghana, Liberia and South Africa.

The docs show Nina named South African singer Miriam Makeba as the trustee, and if Miriam was unable to act as trustee, MM could appoint a successor to continue to run the trust for the benefit of Black African children.

https://www.tmz.com/2021/06/22/kamala-harris-nina-simone-estate-daughter-granddaughter-beef-will-trust/
Also...
The daughter of the late legendary jazz singer Nina Simone fleeced her mom's Estate and FLAGRANTLY ignored Nina's last wish -- to fund schools for poor kids in Africa ... this according to law enforcement.

Lisa Simone Kelly siphoned more than $2 million that the California Attorney General claims should have been earmarked for music schools in South Africa, Liberia and Ghana. Lisa had access to the money because she was the trustee of her mom's Estate.

The A.G. claims the most flagrant violation is funneling $1.5 mil to Lisa's personal company ... something her mom never approved.

We've learned the A.G. pressured Lisa into resigning as trustee and is now demanding an accounting of funds -- which could result in criminal action.

https://www.tmz.com/2013/11/24/nina-simone-estate-daughter-money-african-schools/
A pdf of the settlement:
https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/estate-of-nina-simone-settlement.pdf
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by budaatum: 12:12pm On Jul 26, 2024
Amujale:
Nina Simone's family was devastated by Kamila Haris's stint as California' Attorney General.

In the said situation, the family of Nina Simone (more commonly known as "the high priestess of soul music", Nina Simone remains as one of the most iconic soul artist in the African American community)
were ruthlessly dispossessed by team Kamila, as they took away the most treasured assets that was meant to be passed over to her family and instead awarded it to Sony Music.


Sources:-
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nina-simone-kamala-harris-estate-b1869486.html

Below are images of Nina Simone and her daughter, Lisa.
Below are some views on the matter.

Nina Simone did not will her assets to her family. She put it in trust to educate kids. And if her daughter was mismanaging the trust by using the revenue for her personals as alleged, she would have needed to be removed as manager, and the race of new managers would have been irrelevant.

Politics › Re: An Insider's Take On The Dangote/nnpc Imbroglio by budaatum: 7:20pm On Jul 25, 2024
This just makes me think Dangote should not have bothered investing so much in Nigeria.

It definitely would convince non-Nigerians not to invest in Nigeria. And it saddens me because it would make some not bother investing in Nigerians too.

Politics › Re: I Violated The Building Law - Nwanosike in heated exchange over sealed hotel by budaatum: 7:12pm On Jul 25, 2024

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by budaatum: 7:51pm On Jul 24, 2024
IMAliyu2:
Would you accept random videos of a black person doing robbery as proof of the "inherent violence of black people and society collapsing" as groypers regular intend to push?
Yes he would. He posts videos of terrorists as reason to ban immigrants.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by budaatum: 5:49pm On Jul 23, 2024
basilico:
Budaatum. Wot u say ?

Politics › Re: Tinubu Failure To Probe The Activities Of The NNPC Will Lead To His Failure by budaatum: 5:24pm On Jul 23, 2024
Nigerians want NNPC probe.

#ProbeNNPC
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by budaatum: 3:24pm On Jul 23, 2024
bemeruca:
This was a coup,
Any arrest from the Leeds riot? Last time I checked the first arrest was a white woman who did not have nice things to say about the rioters.

Business › Re: Mercury Bank To Shutdown Accounts Of Startups In Nigeria by budaatum: 2:49pm On Jul 23, 2024
Maryflygirl:
Mercury Bank, a San Francisco-based digital bank for startups has announced that it will stop supporting accounts from certain regions. The bank will no longer serve startups whose founders have passports of the below listed African countries.

Read more
“Due to recent changes in how we determine account eligibility, we are no longer able to support accounts for businesses with associated addresses located in these countries,” according to emails seen by TechCabal. With the new prohibitions, African startups incorporated in Delaware cannot open Mercury accounts unless the founders live in the U.S.

While Mercury cited those concerns, it has not helped that some affected countries have been on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Greylist since 2023. Countries on the list are subject to additional scrutiny because of deficiencies in money laundering and terrorism financing regulations. “Greylisting adds another layer of risk and complexity to businesses that already perceive Nigeria as a high-risk country for anti-corruption and other financial crime risks,” according to a 2023 KPMG report.

https://techcabal.com/2024/07/23/us-bank-mercury-to-close-accounts-of-nigerian-startups/
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: The Federal Government Employment Scheme 2023/2024 by budaatum: 2:44pm On Jul 23, 2024
FgSecretary:
Email: fgn.secre tariat@gmail.com OR
Email 2: employment-fed-gov-ng@secre tary.net
Nice try!

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by budaatum: 2:13pm On Jul 23, 2024
bemeruca:
2024 the year we witnessed a coup without even realizing it. Poor Biden
Your "math is racist" as usual.

A coup would have been well deserved if Biden hadn't found a way to step aside, and the only reason you frame it as you've done is to console yourself now that dump has a formidable opponent he might lose to.
Properties › Re: Three Historical Buildings In Nigeria, The Historic Bodija Housing Estate Ibadan by budaatum: 3:03pm On Jul 22, 2024
Racoon:
The Bodija Estate is really a serene housing system that is really a desirable given the population expansion and pressure in today's Nigeria. The first time I set my eyes on it in 1986, I knew it must be the colonial masters brain work because of it location, road networks, design, location and accessibility from the Oyo State government house and secretariat
Serene, until an explosion disturbed the serenity one day.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Is Joe Biden Dead? by budaatum: 2:55pm On Jul 22, 2024
LDaVinci:
Word has it that Ol' Joe may actually be dead and that the letter purporting to step down from the presidential race in his name is actually a forgery. Several factors appear to be pointing to this as appears in this thread -

https://x.com/OwenShroyer1776/status/1815270551243338061

nlfpmod
You listen to Owen Shroyer?

His boss Alex Jones is going bankrupt for lying that Sandy Hook victims were actors, lol.

I guess prison never taught Owen not to lie, but I'd expect you to discern the truth.

Celebrities › Re: Nigerian Church That Whips And Humbles The Devil. by budaatum: 2:50pm On Jul 22, 2024
The jokers are whipping the devil they think is in the ground and not humbling the devil that is in their own human hearts, but I guess the truth does not provide tithe income.
Politics › Re: Why Can't FG Fix Refineries And Sideline Dangote? - Agbakoba by budaatum: 2:36pm On Jul 22, 2024
nairavsdollars:
"The simple alternative for us all is this - let Nigeria work . Let there be light . Let there be food . Let there be water. Let there be jobs . Let there be money schools health care roads etc" .
Funny Nigerians think they can just utter "let there be", and "there is", because the book they got it from has that early in the beginning and leaves out all that was between "let there be", and "there was". In the same breathe, they quickly forget they were not created in God's image to "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground”, but were created from mud and ordered to slave naked in a tiny poxy garden.

Until we Nigerians eat the fruits of the trees of knowledge so our eyes open and we discover that knowledge does not kill but will make us be as gods, all our "let there be" will end up with us yelling "Nepa!"

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: The Federal Government Employment Scheme 2023/2024 by budaatum: 1:43pm On Jul 22, 2024
AmiableMosquito:
If you do not know that no government agency will request CV via gmail, then you don't deserve the job. Or are you a part of the syndicate?
Came across you while trying to figure what the syndicate could be here.

Got any clues?
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by budaatum: 2:34am On Jul 22, 2024
lavida001:
They dont teach certain history in schools here. Especially history that talks about British colonial racist past.
They can't obviously teach all history, but they do teach a lot of history here, at least compared to some places. And there's always libraries and books and telly where a lot of history can be seen. There's even a whole month dedicated to Black History, so I'd even go as far as claiming quite a lot of "British colonial racist past" is taught, which really can't not be taught since some pesky kid from India or Kenya or Jamaica or Nigeria or even Ireland would raise the "British colonial racist past" as a topic in class and cause it to be discussed. And the intention of teaching about it is so students learn to not be racist and stupid now.

Below is from the history curriculum.

The national curriculum for history aims to ensure that all pupils:

know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative, from the earliest times to the present day: how people’s lives have shaped this nation and how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world

know and understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world: the nature of ancient civilisations; the expansion and dissolution of empires; characteristic features of past non-European societies; achievements and follies of mankind

gain and deploy a historically grounded understanding of abstract terms such as ‘empire’, ‘civilisation’, ‘parliament’ and ‘peasantry’

understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, and use them to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses

understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed

gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts: understanding the connections between local, regional, national and international history; between cultural, economic, military, political, religious and social history; and between short- and long-term timescales

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-history-programmes-of-study/national-curriculum-in-england-history-programmes-of-study
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by budaatum: 10:51pm On Jul 21, 2024
Zahra29:
My family lived in the UK during the Windrush era when "no blacks, no dogs, no Irish" and other forms of overt racism was common. So I completely agree and celebrate that the UK has changed for the better and is still evolving.

However you are conflating different points here. You claimed that Charles's title had changed to Defender of the Faiths. I challenged and corrected this point as the age- old title of Defender of the Faith still stands, and my view is that it is unlikely to change.
Actually, I am suggesting that the liberal education dished to children till they hit 16 plus every other measure taken to ensure people live in harmony and respect each other including the foresight of the monarch to declare some 50 years ago that he will defend all faiths has effected change in the racial attitude of the society.
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by budaatum: 7:40pm On Jul 21, 2024
Zahra29:
The modified pledge, which is a very reasonable promise for ANY country to make in the 21st century, is very different to altering the fundamental titles of the RF. The King is Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church and shall remain so.

The UK is already extremely inclusive,it does not mean that the title of the King/Monarch has to change from the central tenets, faith and traditions that it and the country was founded on. Embracing other cultures and religions does not mean you have to lose sight of, or water down, your own.
Britain has always prided itself on its ability to "altering the fundamental" of just about everything, so I would be surprised if Darwin country refuses to change now I'd think, and a country that takes "In the beginning was the Word" as seriously as UK has, a "modified pledge" is similar to a modified code that makes computer function differently.

As to "lose sight, or watering down its own", one just need go in the buildings where they worship to know they've not only watered, they'd almost completely eradicated or fully imbibed, take your pick, though I do confess to extreme exaggerations. Regardless, the sentiment is out there and a lot of work has been done in the last 50 years for me to not recognise its effect in enabling diverse people to live together relatively peacefully.

Zahra29:
There was a poll before the election that showed that Reform was polling high among the younger age groups. I posted a comment here about it, same trend playing out with the far right in Europe. So it's got nothing to do with the younger generation being enlightened as they already live in an inclusive, multicultural society. It has more to do with the hope that they feel that these new parties offers them over the status quo, such as home ownership.
( Edit: Reform was also polling higher among blacks, go figure!)
Home ownership? You'd be surprised how many rather want to travel the world and earn an income abroad instead of being tied down to a mortgage, which I offer to show not everyone thinks alike. But even for home ownership, immigration is good, as landlords who own houses as opposed to homes, can rent them for more to immigrants than Brits on the dole.

Fact is, Britain use to be 'no blacks no dogs no Irish', and you don't need a poll to see how far we've evolved.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by budaatum: 7:18pm On Jul 21, 2024
Cyberknight:
Boris? As in Johnson? Boris Johnson was the wettest of Tories, basically a leftist.
As I said, as close to trump as we're gonna get in UK, as that's how far apart from US UK is where you can't get away saying a quatre of what trump says..
Sports › Re: FORMULA ONE F1 Official SeasonThread - Revamped by budaatum: 5:20pm On Jul 21, 2024
Asking a driver to move over never bodes well in the end as you're stuck with having to do it.

A well deserved win for Piastri all the same.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by budaatum: 4:37pm On Jul 21, 2024
Cyberknight:
My point (in direct response to your assertion) is that liberalism or advances in thought are not always guaranteed to change much about the underlying nature of the human being.
"Liberalism or advances in thought are not always guaranteed to change" anything.

Education, however, the sort of education that promotes the development and use of the mind to think and reason, does change a lot "the underlying nature of the human being" or at least that of most who are successfully educated, and the British do educate their young well.

Still, 2029 soon come. Well see then if we are as ignorant as electing Reform would suggest we are or if we've overcome the xenophobia that made us leave Europe.

Cyberknight:
Egalitarian educational systems in western Europe and large numbers of immigrants similar to the UK didn't stop a good number of young French voters from voting the far right last month, or the Germans from voting AfD or the Dutch from voting their Trump-haired chap's party way.
Britain is not France, and the UK education system is class and it is location and it is how knowledgeable one is to know to chose it and definitely not egalitarian at all. You will however learn history whatever school you go, and be shown the ignorance of past racism and the predominant preferred attitude today.

You'd even be asked to sign up to antidiscrimination laws if you wanna work, and nothing makes people align better than hitting money in their pockets.

The closest Britain would get to Trump is Boris, I reckon.
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by budaatum: 3:56pm On Jul 21, 2024
Cyberknight:
I can only think you are deploying sarcasm here.
You are indeed free to think what you want, but having to learn maths and science and critical reasoning till 16 does make the brain work better I think, unsarcastically.

If Nigeria had a similar homegrown version, we'd stand in much more brotherhood as races and tribes as we currently stand in fact. Likely why Tinubu has made us repeat and learn the past.

Anecdote. My sister in Bradford moved in next to a Pakistani family and went say hello. They invited her in, made her tea, told her who they were and how pleased they were she was their neighbour, the previous ones were a-holes.

Told her good secondhand furniture is at British Heart Foundation and if she needs handiwork done they know good people. Few weeks later she had to come London, "oh, we'll keep eye on the place for you".

Yesterday she said she visited and asked if they knew any employment agencies in UK. "What? You looking for work?". Father called a company he knew was opening and asked if they needed an accountant. Daughter rang her agency and introduced,"she's dedicated and hard working". Brother said cloths shop if she looking for just weekend.

My sister said she was in shock, making me laugh at her suprise at reaping the goodness and mercy she sows.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by budaatum: 3:32pm On Jul 21, 2024
Zahra29:
Erm no, King Charles is Defender of the Faith just like his mother was and monarchs before her. His other official title is Supreme governor of the Church of England.

The Royal Family does not dispense with centuries old tradition on a whim. Charles had indicated many years back that he might want to be styled King of the Faiths but that was quickly shot down.
It wasn't shut down in the millions of minds who appreciated even just the sentiment not to talk of his decades of history promoting interfaith.

The British do after all know by the fruits they see.
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by budaatum: 1:31pm On Jul 21, 2024
Cyberknight:
I have to disagree with the bolded.
My opinion is the contrary - Farage/Reform has a very good chance of either becoming a kingmaker in 2029 or even taking control.
You funny.

By 2029, more children who have gone through the British liberal education system, where they would have sat in class with multiraced people and learnt together to think and reason critically and about each other and all gods will be old enough to vote.

They are not going to vote en masse for a hate your neighbour party when the opposite is their DNA, especially not when the King is The Defender of Faiths.

Politics › Re: Protest: Aisha Yesufu Replies Bayo Onanuga's Old Tweets Promoting Protests by budaatum: 12:47pm On Jul 21, 2024
Houseontherock1:
Indeed. "you cannot get the robe of hypocrisy on you so thick that the sharp eye of childhood will not see through every veil"

Robert Green Ingersoll
T'is why my faith in this young generation is so hugely massively immense.

Romance › Re: If I Die To Night by budaatum:
WhiteIverson:
Happy birthday sir. God bless your new age.
Thank you. Be blessed too.
Romance › Re: If I Die To Night by budaatum: 11:37pm On Jul 20, 2024
abba09:
if i die tonight na hunger nothing else. i used to lie about having 1meal a day, today God done catch me. there were days that i had only 2meals but never in my life i had 1meal in a day untill today.
Never in your life you never had 1 meal a day?

Secondary was ogi in the morning back for 3pm lunch, but my hungry belly always took the 10 kobo for the 7 miles bus ride from school to home so I'd walk and miss lunch and hopefully have supper or stay up all night reading because I couldn't sleep on an empty stomach.

Later, 18 thereabouts was find rent pay college buy books, so it really was 1 meal a day. Till one day a friend arrived crying that his brother spent all the money he worked and saved up for 10 years and my one meal a day became half a meal a day.

58 today. This too will pass is my point.
Crime › Re: US Woman Freed After 43 Years In Prison For Murder She Didn’t Commit by budaatum: 11:09pm On Jul 20, 2024
Disgusting police colluded to keep her jailed for so long in the United States of America.

Romance › Re: I'm Losing It! by budaatum: 11:06pm On Jul 20, 2024
GiftCardShopper:
Please, I need a job...
grin

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by budaatum: 8:15pm On Jul 19, 2024
bemeruca:
🤣🤣
You smirk, but it does make for a better society than one where police bully people with guns and army and teargas.

Though it must be noted our rioters and burners don't have guns neither, and our fire brigade is top notch and even rioters and burners make way for them especially when told people might be burning.

And we do educate better, I daresay.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by budaatum: 7:44pm On Jul 19, 2024
bemeruca:
😂😂😂😂😂

When they cover their faces who will the police arrest after they allow them to riot till they are satisfied 😷😷😷😷
We have technology that unmasks faces, and we may collect finger prints and dna as evidence.

Besides, it is British and many humans wherever their from's values and culture for mothers to report their rioting and burning sons to the cops. Or wouldn't you report your kids if they were stupid enough to go riot and burn?

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