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PoliticsRe: Speaker Monday Igbuya Pictured With Ibori In UK by dabossman(m): 2:10pm On Dec 22, 2016
erico2k2:
You missed the point sir .
The funds in this case was tendered as laundered cos Ibori could not show it's source and he pleaded guilty . None of this money was stollen in the UK . All in Nigeria which I would assume as proceeds of corruption . If he was a Business man and he could prove the source of the money then he would be good.
To start with, money laundering is an international crime which countries around the world come together to combat. If you steal money in one country and try to launder it through another country, you have committed a crime and will be prosecuted if caught. Where you acquired the money from illegally is irrelevant. You should check the 1988 Vienna Convention. As long as it is money which you didn't acquire legitimately, it will be considered to be money laundering.

The money was acquired illegally in Nigeria and they laundered it in the UK and only God knows where,acquiring properties and so on. If a businessman decides to buy a house in London and can show proof under investigation that his money is legit, then of course he has no problem.
RomanceRe: I Can’t Count Number Of Men That Slept With Me, 17-yr Impregnated Student (pics) by dabossman(m): 1:10pm On Dec 22, 2016
NickleTheory:
Did you say 17?...looks more like 71.
Many of us fail to realize that poverty and hardship make people age faster in this our country. Not every 17 year old is a fresh-faced butty type.
PoliticsRe: Speaker Monday Igbuya Pictured With Ibori In UK by dabossman(m): 12:32pm On Dec 22, 2016
erico2k2:
Exactly . So if you transfer money in or out of the UK above , £10k and did not declare it then you are as guilty as Ibori .so let is stick to that .
I see people naming offence here which never came up in the UK court . As you can see in your own definition even though you get the money fru legitimate means and do not pay tax or declare and transfer it then it laundering .The same thing MESI was gonna go fru until he was fined .
PS :I was responding as you used the word stole . That's still unproven . To the UK court the funds where legitimate but source hidden.
Did you read the definition properly? It read illegally, not legally. Tax evasion is different from money laundering oga. Please do not quote me wrongly. Ibori acquired the funds illegally. Did you follow the case at all?


Money laundering is the process of creating the appearance that large amounts of money obtained from serious crimes, such as drug trafficking or terrorist activity, originated from a legitimate source.

Money Laundering. The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal.

INTERPOL's definition of money laundering is: "any act or attempted act to conceal or disguise the identity of illegally obtained proceeds so that they appear to have originated from legitimate sources".
Illegally obtained funds are laundered and moved around the globe using and abusing shell companies, intermediaries and money transmitters. In this way, the illegal funds remain hidden and are integrated into legal business and into the legal economy.
PoliticsRe: Speaker Monday Igbuya Pictured With Ibori In UK by dabossman(m): 11:31am On Dec 22, 2016
erico2k2:
Oga what was his crime in the UK ?
Money laundering: the concealment of the origins of illegally obtained money, typically by means of transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses.

I know you must have followed the case, but let's go through this academic exercise. grin
CrimeRe: Woman Killed By Her Steward At Her Lekki Home In Lagos. Photos by dabossman(m): 11:26am On Dec 22, 2016
soulpeppersoup:
The wrong was not justified but viewed from both side of the issue to help people prevent such mishap. But people are one sided in their reasoning.

There are levels of evil but the greatest is when mixed with a show of disregard. No matter what you do to people, never show them your action point to their present condition as despicable. If not, you have put yourself in danger.

We offend people everyday, how we act in that offense is a set up for a reaction. Many murderers will tell you they never intended doing what they did. Why then did they do it? Prevention is better than cure.

Every strong man has an army of defence. How you treat them determine the strength of your defence in time of trouble. Treat those under you well, they will defend you with their life. Treat them without regard, they will sell you or take you down.
And herein lies the problem.Everyone who has sublimely excused this dastardly act as done so on the premise that the steward may have been maltreated. Owing someone's salary does not automatically translate to being treated with disdain. I have been owed 3 months salary before, yet I continued working with all my heart because I understood business wasn't moving. We do not have the full details of this case, so let's not excuse a crime based on assumptions.

Plus there is a reason why we have laws and acceptable social conventions. They are to help us know what is right and what is wrong. And this is not a case of being one sided in reasoning. It's a clear case of right and wrong. Whatever your motives for a crime or the extenuating circumstances that led to it can never justify or excuse the crime committed. Not even a crime of passion is excusable. Or should we start reasoning when a 45 year old man rapes a 5 year old child that maybe it's because his wife has been starving him of sex?

As a society we must roundly condemn a crime. The psychoanalysis of the criminals mindset should not create the impression that the crime was committed in justifiable circumstances.
PoliticsRe: Speaker Monday Igbuya Pictured With Ibori In UK by dabossman(m): 10:56am On Dec 22, 2016
ojkalito:
If ur child steals and he gets punished would u deny he is no longer ur child? U guys should know Ibori is one of d best Governor if not d best Delta st has ever seen
Pray tell, what makes him one of the best? He used the state's money to develop the state, was generous to the people with their own money, then stole the larger chunk of it and pleaded guilty to the act in a UK court. We should give him a Nobel Prize? Bros abeg o, e too early.
CrimeRe: Woman Killed By Her Steward At Her Lekki Home In Lagos. Photos by dabossman(m): 10:17am On Dec 22, 2016
soulpeppersoup:
Shut up your mouth. The guy was trying to help you be a good opinion analyzer. You don't take one side of an opinion. You weigh the both side.

Both actions wrong. Why do we echo it? To prevent this kind of rubbish next time. People like you are the reason evil strive. You shield the initial evil and project the reactive evil.

Go dust your brain. Those who has no brain like you should know that the reaction they will get tomorrow is being born by the action they are giving to others today and should not come here to seek for our sympathy when it happen. I for one will shoot it point blank where the truth will hurt.
You sound like someone who has never done another person wrong before. You've never broken a girl's heart before? Never offended a friend or family member before? Never annoyed a total stranger before? Never annoyed a conductor before by offering him 1k for a N100 bus ride, or drove roughly in your car thereby offending a fellow road user? Now if the "reactive evil" from anyone of them was to pull a knife out and stab you to death,would you be here today? What makes each of us angry is different one from the other, for the steward it was his salary and the attendant hardship he may have experienced. What do you think you will do that will make another man stab you to death. I pray you live long enough never to find out.
CrimeRe: Woman Killed By Her Steward At Her Lekki Home In Lagos. Photos by dabossman(m): 10:02am On Dec 22, 2016
Nedsnow:
If you read my post very well, i said "some bosses." I was neither saying the woman in question deserve to die or what the steward did was right.
Apart from that, my contribution was neither based on the financial status u referred to or the effect of the economy on the so called bosses. My contribution to the trend was based on the poor relationship the bosses have with their employees. Most of them consider their employees as slaves, treat them non-nonchalantly and also treat them as people who deserve no type of respect at all.

Now let's go back to the financial part. Let me make something very clear to you. The effect this recession has on the rich is not the same as the poor. Let's ask ourselves. How much are these rich dudes paying their employees in the first place? What they pay them is not a reasonable amount for them to have fun with their friends in a sitting. So tell me brother. How bad can anything financially be for this bosses that won't allow them to pay this guys whose family can't survive without them.

Am not saying what the steward did was right. We all know its absolutely wrong. But still, frustration can make a man do the unbelievable.
You obviously haven't been up close and personal with a "rich" person going through hard times. I know someone personal who stays in Chevron Estate living a good life until a government policy crashed his business. Within months he was unable to pay his kids school fees. To even buy groceries to feed was becoming a challenge, not to talk of paying domestic staff. You fail to realize that some of the "rich" people you see around are only living from one big paycheck to another. Any small shaking in their source of income and they come crashing down quicker than you think. Now who do you think feels a crash more? The man who is on the ground floor,or the one high upon the 20th floor. Don't make such assumptions bro.

That said, no matter how wicked some bosses may be, if you can't take their crap anymore, walk. No amount of frustration should lead you to murder someone else. I, like you have been owed my salary before fore months, but if we all go about killing everyone who frustrates us who will be left. Besides, there is a case in point on this thread and we don't know the full details of the case. Making such a comment and giving a caveat like you did gives an impression that it's okay to kill a wicked boss because of ill-treatment. It is not. If you can't take it anymore,quit and find a more civil way to get your money.
CrimeRe: Woman Killed By Her Steward At Her Lekki Home In Lagos. Photos by dabossman(m): 5:53am On Dec 22, 2016
Nedsnow:
Am not a violent person and neither do i support violence but some bosses deserve what this woman got. Thou it has not happened to me before but I have seen it happen to my friends. Just pray you don't work or have a contract with some horrible type of bosses. They are heartless when it comes to relationship with their workers.
She got what she deserved? Seriously? So cutting off the head is now the cure for a headache? Will killing such "horrible bosses" put money in anyone's account?

Besides, you don't know this woman or the circumstances that led to her failure to pay the steward. You've just concluded that she is heartless. Do you know if this recession has affected her business so badly or even cost her her job? Or you think because she lives in parkview she can't have such problems? Don't be quick to judge.

P.S: Violence doesn't start with the action. It starts with the mindset.
PoliticsRe: Patience Jonathan May Contest For Senate In 2019 by dabossman(m): 4:24pm On Dec 21, 2016
alfarouq:
I hope those political hawks campaigning for her are sincere and not only after her large purse
What do you think? Some people are already plotting to "chop" out of Madam Pepe's millions of dollars. Or is it her mother's dollars? tongue
PoliticsRe: "We Will Take Bribes Like Police" - FRSC Officials Threaten FG by dabossman(m): 4:08pm On Dec 21, 2016
The IG of Police must not take this lying low. angry Chai, see shading. Oya, MOPOL arrest every Road Safety Officer you see on the road between now and December ending.They want to spoil market. tongue
PoliticsRe: Nigerian Army To Set Up Cattle Ranches Nationwide by dabossman(m): 4:00pm On Dec 21, 2016
It is quite obvious that one of Nigeria's greatest problems is a TRUST ISSUE. My first reaction was to kick against this move, until I read the article.

On face value, this is a laudable thing that the army is trying to do. However, because of the several issues of mistrust between the North and South of Nigeria, I'm not surprised at the comments I'm reading here.

There is nothing wrong if this is the true purpose of this move:

He noted that he has created the Barrack Investment Initiative as platform that affords Army family members the opportunity of raising up fishing ponds, vegetable gardens, fruits, livestock, chicken and their eggs.

According to him, the intention of the Nigerian Army was not just to secure the country, but to contribute in growing the economy of the nation.

He added: “We want to tell our wives that they can live beyond the salaries of their husbands, so we are trying to empower the women in the barracks to be able to form co-operatives, so as to access loans and to a large extent be able to fend for themselves and their families, even without the salaries of their husbands.


However, those who talk about a hidden agenda may have a true reason to be concerned,especially with recent attacks by the herdsmen and the contentious Grazing Bill. It really is a sad and complicated situation we find ourselves in as a nation. There is just so much mistrust that even good development initiatives can be dead on arrival simply because of our suspicions about the motives of one another.

As for those saying the Army has no business with agriculture, you may not be totally correct. The Army in many countries have often played a role in development of infrastructure, agriculture, health, ICT etc. Even the US Army has an Agribusiness Development Team.
CelebritiesRe: Muma Gee Responds To Prince Eke's Cheating Accusations by dabossman(m): 2:20pm On Dec 19, 2016
So the man brought his family matter on social media right? I see. It had better be a publicity stunt as his wife suggested.If not,that nigg* should grow some balls.
PoliticsRe: New Labour Movement Emerges, Elects Executives by dabossman(m): 2:11pm On Dec 19, 2016
DIKEnaWAR:
Labour movement has been buried finally in this cUntry. It started when they teamed up with the crowd I. Ojota and politicians infiltrated their rank.
You must be quite young if you think that was when the NLC started derailing. Either that, or you're just being mischievous. The NLC lost its way after the military left and they started courting politicians. It started with Oshiomole always playing to the gallery,declaring strikes whenever government increased fuel prices while ignoring more important issues bothering on workers welfare, workers casualization and so on. Oshio baba was more interested in gaining cheap popularity that eventually led to him running for Governor.
PoliticsRe: 14 Pictures You'll Relate To If You're Living A "Generator" Life by dabossman(m): 9:35pm On Dec 18, 2016
ANIEXTY:
How you look at your generator when the rope cuts

hay GOD!
I remember this happening once when I wanted to watch a Man Utd vs. Arsenal game. I don buy fuel fill gen in readiness for the match. Interestingly, there was light when the game started, only for NEPA to strike midway into the 1st half. Na so I rush go outside to switch on gen, only for the rope to cut. Chai, I just weak.
PoliticsRe: See The IED Detectors, Other Items Donated By German Govt To Nigerian Army. PICS by dabossman(m): 9:00pm On Dec 18, 2016
So many pseudo experts on this thread. Nigerians can't learn, Nigerians don't know anything, blah blah blah. Hope you know you're just as liable as those you think you are accusing?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Manchester City Vs Arsenal (2 - 1) On 18th December 2016 by dabossman(m): 7:48pm On Dec 18, 2016
sapien:
Arsenal fans that died in 2005 were the luckiest.
Chai, bet why? You wicked o. grin
PoliticsRe: Nigerian Army General Escapes Lynching By Hungry Soldiers by dabossman(m): 2:16pm On Dec 18, 2016
Nextprince does have a valid point. We all know that some of these generals do shortchange their men, however, if we are to go by this report, then having a mutiny over a 33-hour delay in supply shows a lack of discipline and the much touted endurance of military men. Except there is more to it tnan meets the eye. But even at that, mutiny is a serious issue. I spent a year on a military base some 13 years ago and I really admired their discipline, order and respect for hierarchy. I guess things don' changed.
SportsRe: Super Falcons’ Players & Officials Have Been Paid – Nigerian Football Federation by dabossman(m): 1:16pm On Dec 18, 2016
Many people who are blaming the govt for this embarrassment don't know how football governance works. The money the govt provided is more or less a bailout fund for the NFF.

Ask yourself; can the President or even the Sports Minister sack the NFF President? The answer is no. FIFA will threaten to ban any country that tries such, because it is govt interference in football matters. The NFF is that autonomous. Now if govt cannot interfere in football matters, why should it be responsible for picking up the bills agreed to by the federation and its players?

The NFF receives money from Fifa, from its sponsors without remitting a kobo to govt or even giving accounts for such.

Personally, I think govt should hands of sports as far as funding sports federations is concerned. Let them scrap the Ministry of Sports and focus on providing sports facilities and direct funding to the National Sports Commission for grassroots sports development. Enough of funding the lasciviousness of people like Pinnick and those who were there before him.
PoliticsRe: Bala Mohammed, Reuben Abati, Obanikoro, FFK & Bashir At EFCC Detention Cell by dabossman(m): 10:03am On Dec 18, 2016
LorDBolton:
Abati had that forlorn look...

He Is the only one who looks "broken"
He's obviously the only one who feels embarrassed to be in such a situation. The others are career politicians who are glad to milk this as persecution by their political opponents. Abati can't make the same claim convincingly.
PoliticsRe: The Locally Built Ship By Navy In Lagos That President Buhari Will Launch Today by dabossman(m): 10:26pm On Dec 15, 2016
DerideGull:
Was an African the man who discovered the art/science? If so, why has the discovery of African art/science not manifested in development of grids, network of roads, potable water and even clean gutter?
What a question. Grab a history book; it will help you.
PoliticsRe: The Locally Built Ship By Navy In Lagos That President Buhari Will Launch Today by dabossman(m): 4:58pm On Dec 15, 2016
tdayof:
I already gave up on military related topics on the front page because comments from my fellow Nigerians shows most of them are just internet warriors who know nothing about how the military works. They have zero ideas about Nigerian Military capabilities.
I used to agree that Nigerians are among the most intelligent people in the world..., until i joined Nairaland. Now, i always insist on the caveat: "SOME" Nigerians are among the most intelligent...

No need generalizing what is clearly a fallacy.
PoliticsRe: The Locally Built Ship By Navy In Lagos That President Buhari Will Launch Today by dabossman(m): 4:55pm On Dec 15, 2016
DerideGull:
Nigeria cannot supply a electricity for an hour talk less building a ship. Any foreign country that led the operations in assembling of the so-called NNS KARADUWA must bring their generators for electricity. Even the parts to sustain the generators and other equipment needed to assemble the ship in Nigeria must be imported. This is not about a disdain for Nigeria but a factual fact.
But of course, electricity was required to build the first boat. Dude, long before electricity, man discovered the art/science of flotation? My point? Technology doesn't develop itself, it's takes a human mind to conceive it. All the things you have mentioned are just a means to an end, not the end in itself.
PoliticsRe: The Locally Built Ship By Navy In Lagos That President Buhari Will Launch Today by dabossman(m): 4:20pm On Dec 15, 2016
Greenbuoy:
It's a shame that 80% of peeps on this thread are ignoramuses concernimg The Military. So because sey dem dey tell una sey na importation we dey even on top toothpick matter, una com bili sey na so the thing go?!
Ya'all should go check out www.nairaland.com/1386870/african-militaries-security-services-strictly, henry240 jteku bidexii deathmachine tdayof andco will give you orgasm by letting you know wassup
Don't mind them o. A lot of ignoramuses who don't know anything beyond what is happening in their living room will come on Nairaland to talk trash. They think the Military is all about infantry soldiers. There are military engineers in this country working on different projects. There's even a school of Military Engineers (NASME) in Makurdi, Benue State.
PoliticsRe: President Buhari Presents 2017 Budget To The National Assembly by dabossman(m): 3:43pm On Dec 14, 2016
2rutalk1:
This country is a joke. Nobody cares to know how far has the 2016 budget been implemented, yet another charade called 2017 budget is being rolled out today. Huge amount of money was budgeted for capital expenditure in 2016 budget passed some months ago, but how many roads and other capital projects have been initiated and completed so far. There is no budget monitoring, no budget appraisal and so on. Do Nigerians actually know the meaning of the term budget?
You're right. Most Nigerians,especially the youths are more interested in fighting e-wars. They don't even know what was in the budget to start with, not to talk of monitoring. However, some of us do take an interest in these things and use the internet and other news outlets to follow the process. Anyone who wants to know how much has been released for capital projects since the 2016 budget was passed and what projects are currently ongoing can find this info readily online. The real question is how many people really bother to? They would rather complain and insult government and each other for hours, instead of getting informed and asking relevant questions from the government.
PoliticsRe: President Buhari Presents 2017 Budget To The National Assembly by dabossman(m): 3:34pm On Dec 14, 2016
Omoakinsuyi:
We are yet to see effect of 2016 budget
Yes,and this is an issue that was addressed.It is difficult to feel the effect of a budget that was passed barely 8 months ago, especially with the procurement processes we have in place which sometimes takes up to 6 months. We need to do a lot of restructuring in this country to remove unnecessary bottlenecks and get things done quickly, so that our people can feel the effects of such budget.


I think the amount budgeted for education is small though.
SportsRe: Unpaid Allowance:Kyari Meet Protesting Super Falcons Players,2 Pay Them In 2days by dabossman(m): 3:16pm On Dec 14, 2016
Truth be told, it is a shame that in 2016, we still need the Presidency to intervene in matters like this. The NFF likes to form boss that they are an independent body, always running to FIFA whenever the government interferes in their matters. But when it comes to paying footballers bonuses and allowances that they promised these players, they quickly run to government to help them clean their mess.

If the NFF knows they cannot pay players for attending competitions, then they should stop sending them to such qualifiers/tournaments.After all, there are other sports federations that do not attend all competitions.
CelebritiesRe: Cossy Orjiakor Blasts President Buhari by dabossman(m): 1:23pm On Dec 14, 2016
Youths making mockery of someone for growing old. Issokay.

Dear Cossy, one day you too will grow old...,hopefully. That's just nature. When you are 70 plus, I would like to see how your face, skin and those boobs you flaunt around will look like. And trust me, all the cosmetic surgery in the world won't spare you. Hate Buhari or like him,it's not his fault he grew old, it's just the natural order of life. If you don't die young, you grow old.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Everton Vs Arsenal (2 - 1) On 13th December 2016 by dabossman(m): 10:32pm On Dec 13, 2016
aieromon:
Mukina2 e don happen again oh grin grin
grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Everton Vs Arsenal (2 - 1) On 13th December 2016 by dabossman(m): 9:52pm On Dec 13, 2016
aieromon:
She is already immune to Arsenal disappointment.
Better. The smart ones know Arsenal and disappointment are synonymous.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Everton Vs Arsenal (2 - 1) On 13th December 2016 by dabossman(m): 9:34pm On Dec 13, 2016
aieromon:
Mukina2 e don happen oh grin grin
You wan give her heart attack? Whisper next time. grin
SportsRe: Gernot Rohr Reveals One Key Reason Why Mikel Will Leave Chelsea By January by dabossman(m): 9:31pm On Dec 13, 2016
BREAKING NEWS: AJAX agrees terms to sign Mikel from Chelsea.











At least on Football Manager. grin He shouldn't go to China though.

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