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Why not just give the dead to the family and stop the unneccessary ranggling. A man like that would have loved a "no show" quiet burial,comprising of family and friends.

Well, the "elders" should talk to their deranged youths. The president tried adopting "the carrot approach",but to no avail. No groups should be allowed to hold us all to ransom.

Opoki: I don't know why i like this piece so much...
Even the grandpa of terrorism was killed by a small navy seal.
Obama said and i quote "As i stand before you as the president of the United State tonight, I am happy to tell you that Osama Bin Ladin who was responsible for the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack of the twin tower of the World Trade Center and some of our Embassies has been killed by a small US Navy Seal"
@Bolded: see how he made the world most wanted man look simple.
As per this news, its either yahoo source was wrong or the head of the operation is clueless... Gbam!

that was a covert operation,singling out osama as the primary target for it not to get messy. And don't forget it was carried out on pakistan's territory,which is technically ilegal. You don't expect a whole garrison to carry it out. But the approach here is like with the malian intervention,they are dealing with probably thousands of them. And the issue of reconnaissance must have been considered before launching the attacks. The military is no childs play anywhere in the world.

seye4nii: use chemical weapon sef if necessary??

ha! That'll be "crossing the red line". Nigeria is no syria or the nazis. But,hey. . . Precise drone strikes is a better idea.

No time to waste again,dancing the issue around in the senate would have allowed bh to brace-up. I'll rather the constitution be breached. Just deal with those demons!

Must one wake up to a sad news everyday!? The ealier all northerners see boko haram as their enemy,the better for us in dealing decisively with them. But as long as the group continue to enjoy some sort of solidarity and pamparing,their devil-dealings will surely linger for too long. Probably a drone option on their camps is not a bad idea.

The president spared the governors of those state to avoid any further discord over declaring a state of emergency. Nothern politicians feared a full operation of the state of emergency would render them useless. But those guys can't just be trusted.

Oh. . .what more can i. . .!? "Oga at the top" is finally in my home state. **Pace setters**

I see mancity hiring benitez.

Well,he was actually sacked immediately he lost the fa cup. This just the media part. Had he got the league,fergie wouldn't have retire now, but wait another season. The two manchester giants with new managers can force a new twist in the league. We just don't know to whose favour.

honeric01: That's it.

No sentiments, no partiality.

If her testimony is believable to the presiding judge, she's going to have her freedom soonest, if not, 20 years at least.

But what can't be ignored is the fact that her life has been screwed up, the guilt of killing a human being is going to live with her forever whether rightly or wrongly.

yes,that burden is bigger than any verdict that might come out of the case. . .honestly,the girl needs help.

honeric01: and the boy was 19

no he wasn't her friend, he was s friend to her friend, read the story again.

She said she didn't know the guy much, yet stayed in a dark house with him around 7pm in the night coming from a beer parlor.

They're both irresponsible children.

this is a potential court case,it is beyond moral stance now,or teenage frivolity. What she could have,or shouldn't have done it just by the way now. Unless for others to learn from this tragedy.

Don indeed. . . The neihgbours also can help the girl in proving her case. Judging by the story,the deceased and his gang were deservely feared by neihgbours,atleast someone who could not help her in distress must have noticed her screams,and their struggles.

A sorry waste of life. Sad!

Written by Odidison Omankhanlen - Lagos Monday, 13 May 2013

THERE is a disturbing development in the banking industry as some banks’ Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)now dispense counterfeit currencies, particularly the N1000 notes, which is the highest denomination in the country.
A drama played out last week in Lagos when a customer who withdrew money from an old generation bank went to another bank few metres away to deposit part of the money in another bank, but was shocked when the cashier told him that some of the N1000 notes were fake. Efforts to explain the source of the money were rebuffed. The cashier and customers in that bank confirmedthat the development was not strange but was now becoming rampant.
Another victim who withdrew some amount of money from an ATM in Ibadan was stunned whenhe was told by a cashier in his office, in an attempt to make some deposit, that two of the onethousand naira notes were fake.
Efforts by Nigerian Tribune to get response from the affected banksproved abortive as they claimed ignorance.
Different opinions have been expressed on this disturbing situation. An ex-banker, Paul Ejodamen told Nigerian Tribune that, there is human factor in the whole arrangement, urging banksto put measures in place to stem the trend.
A head of corporate affairs in oneof the banks who pleaded anonymity, did not rule out the handiwork of people he described as ‘bad elements’ in thesystem.
According to him, there is need for the banks to take extra vigilance on those uploading money into the ATMs and double-check bundle of currency notes being put in the vaults by the Tellers.
A financial analyst and Chief Operating Officer, Twinsronk Consulting, Okechukwu Amadi, said ATM has revolutionised banking in Nigeria, calling on the industry regulator, Central Bank ofNigeria (CBN) to take bold step to stop the disturbing trend.
He warned that the act should notbe allowed to spread as it was capable of rubbishing the nation’sbanking system.
“I have it before but I thought it was all a rumour. One can understand the use of fake currency in public place certainly not in the bank. CBn and banks must put measures in place to stem it or else, people will lose faith in the ATM technology,” he said.
It is recalled that when the issue of counterfeiting was becoming rampant, CBN advised members ofthe public to always look out for in-built security features on the note before accepting it for any transaction.There are three major features which are easily identifiable with the original N1000 currency, silver lining which is difficult to tear, imprint of picture images on the water mark side of the note and imprintof N1000 figure on the golden spot of the note, he explained.
Analysts see this as a huge challenge as the apex bank is still contending with the issue of excess charges on customers.
Only recently, CBN said it had recovered N8.6 billion excess charges that banks charged customers in the first quarter of the year.
According to the Deputy Director, Consumer Protection Department of CBN, Mrs Umma A. Dutse, the amount also included what was recovered for customers who complained about conversion, frauds and others.
She said the department received and treated over 2,800 complaints from consumers against their banks at the end of the first quarter.
According to her, “we have also been able to recover more than N8.6 billion in favour of various customers. The figures that I havejust mentioned exclude complaints that have to do with Automated Teller Machines and electronic-related complaints, and also complaints from other financial institutions like microfinance institutions and primary mortgage institutions. They are just complaints against Deposit Money Banks.”
The department was created witha view to promoting consumer confidence in the banking industry.
Its roles also include advocacy, enlightenment, education and promotion of awareness among customers.

Its all about lagos being in good hands. Should you get a christian as the next governor of lagos,you'll probably complain if he is not from your denomination. This mentality must change!

There are various encounters of the supernatural,but only to those willing to delve into investigating spiritism, and other metaphisical empiricism and allusions. But you must know and understand that there is no such thing as an impartial observer of the supernatural,especially from a detached,scientific standpoint. To investigate it is to be part of it,just as surely as you cannot experiance life without belonging to a particular race. The supernatural world is no safe place,but a war zone! You don't go into it without taking a side.

[quote author=Becacia_Barbie]Okay leme add to this....

You dont actually find the good people online, because its either they are too busy wit heir lives preparing hard for the future or hooked up already! Btw not all.

It should be noted that, most people who are in-love dont usually surf the internet except for important reasons muchless social netwrks! Nd even if they do, its not alwys on a constant basis.

It has been confirmed that, most people who surf the internet are either single, heart-broken, lonely, flirts, spoilt brats, lazy or fraudsters! So the probability of finding a good guy or girl online is 2/10, while the probability of finding a bunch of lazy azzes, rude, idiots, criminals, etc is 9/10. So its up to you now. [/quote]touche. . .

bcomputer101: Because i have not seen a Nairalander uploading her wedding pictures...

lol. . .but not everyone would like to post their wedding pics on a public forum.

Its long overdue.

WoW! Must have been so terrible not being able to protect eachother.

The president should declare a state of emergency in those states that happens to be their core havens so as to deal with them decisively. Terrorists from chad,mali,and niger are now running away from the heat in those places to catch some breeze here. Untill we make this place too hellish for them,they'll make nigeria there HQ.

I don't want to believe the girls sign up for it.

It depends on the subject. When its about some serious delibrations,its mostly my dad;but trivial talks,then its my mum. . .that means i talk with mum more often.

@seun,how come you've made the front-page like four times today already? That's not fair!

@seun: we are done here already.

Good for you,bro. This is how to run a society.

If praying for them to repent 'll affect positively,then who wouldn't? Who bears the brunt if you don't?!

But we should never relent on holding them accountable.

Seun: I would like to correct some misconceptions.

Most moderators don't support rule 17. We had an extensive debate during which most of them opposed it but were not able to convince me that we could remove or generalize the rule without exposing the forum to a security risk or reducing your freedom of speech.

Also, I am not a muslim. I am not even pro-muslim. This rule was created to save Christian lives and not to benefit muslims.

Thanks for your concern. No danger. And rules are not made to pamper any segment of a society,whereby breaching the freedom of others,rather to maintain decorum which can only be acheived when the rules are observed in fairness to all.

Each nairalander is responsible for his own safety. Even with this measures,its totally out of your control.

@seun,if i were a muslim,i'll even see your reasons and claims as being offensive to islam,and not protecting it. You are not doing muslims a favour,rather,you are painting them black.

[quote author=Gabriel_sylar]Safety of life?? Na wa ooooooo in dat case expunge religion from dis forum afterall...ur mods are athiests[/quote]i don't think they are all athiests.

onye ego: Am seeing tinzs

rule 17 is the crux of the matter.