Jenifa_:

ok. i'm out of here.

Jenifa_:

yea but do u know what the stench of your piss will do to the many people passing by that bush?
bush won't smell disgusting/unsanitary. . . until you and a few others pee in it.

Ileke-IdI:

That's why Nigeria smells like shoit hole.

"What is the big deal"? Everything.

France Bans Public Muslim Prayers

MUSLIMS will be banned from praying outdoors in France from today in the latest move by officials to remove Islam from the public sphere.

The ban, announced by the government yesterday, infuriated French Muslim leaders, one of whom accused President Sarkozy's government of treating them like cattle.

They say that Muslims, who pray outdoors only because of a lack of space in mosques in France, feel stigmatised.

But Claude Gueant, the Interior Minister, said that the sight of hundreds of people gathering in the streets of Paris and other cities for Friday prayers was "shocking".

It comes after laws to prohibit pupils from wearing headscarves in schools and women from wearing the niqab, the full Muslim veil, in public.

Mr Gueant described outlawing street prayers as the latest brick in the wall that is shoring up the secular nature of the French state. He said that he had nothing against Islam, but wanted it out of the public eye.

"Street prayers must stop because they hurt the feelings of many of our compatriots who are shocked by the occupation of the public space for a religious practice," he said.

Police could be asked to arrest Muslims who continue to pray in the street, Mr Gueant warned, but officials will initially try to persuade them to move into a mosque.

Debate has focused on the Goutte d'Or district in northern Paris. Dozens and sometimes hundreds of Muslims pray in the surrounding streets.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Front, was accused of racism when she said that the worship amounted to an "occupation" - a word that for many French is associated with the Nazi invasion during the Second World War.

But the government now appears to be on the same wavelength, with Mr Gueant agreeing that street prayers would "upset" his fellow countrymen.

He said that officials had made available a disused fire station in the Goutte d'Or with room for 2700 people for a rent of €30,000 ($A40,330) a year.

But Muslim leaders said that the site would be open to worshippers only on Fridays.

Mohamed Salah Hamza, imam at a mosque in the Goutte d'Or district, said: "We are not cattle. Our demands have not entirely been satisfied."

He said that he feared worshippers would continue to pray outside.

"I am in an uncomfortable position and I am afraid there will be a climate of anarchy," he said.

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premechaz:


All these things are well known in Nigeria. Intercontinental is a christian institution. period.

premechaz:


He has alluded to something like this in the past, on TV. But hey, Business week baby!

Now we are now shifting the goal post? I tell ya, Kobo has nothing on you.

Many people don't know that the managing director of wave-making intercontinental Bank, Mr. Erastus Akingbola is a born again Christian and Redeemed Church Pastor. We heard that the top banker cum man of God runs the strong financial institution with all sense of sincerity and fairness to all, no matter your status.

For instance, if a security guard or driver is seriously ill and needs to seek medical attention abroad, intercontinental Bank under his leadership will fly the staff overseas for the treatment and foot the bills. This explains why the bank staffs are so committed and passionate about their job. We were told that the boss adheres strictly to the basic principle of 'Do unto your neighbour as you want them to do unto you'. He is very careful about the way he treats both customers and workers of the bank. Also, he takes the statement made by Jesus Christ that we should not be sinful in our business very serious. He also observes that parables of returns and rewards as stated by Jesus Christ in the Bible.

We gathered that top banker confessed recently that most of the things he reads in the Bible help him to run the bank.

Erastus B. O. Akingbola FCIB, FNIM, FCS, MON served as the Managing Director/ Chief Executive of Intercontinental Bank Plc (formerly Nigerian Intercontinental Merchant Bank Limited) since 1989. Dr. Akingbola has over 31 years continuous banking practice embracing commercial banking, merchant banking, discount house operations, leasing and insurance. He started his banking career with Barclays Bank (Union Bank ) in 1971and rose to the position of Assistant Accountant in 1977, before leaving for NAL Merchant Bank Limited as Executive Assistant in the Operations Department. He rose rapidly at NAL, Becoming a Senior Manager in 1984. Dr. Akingbola joined First City Merchant Bank Limited in 1987 and served as its Controller of Operations from 1987 to 1989. He serves as the Chairman, Intercontinental Securities Limited, Associated Discount House Limited and Tropics Finance Limited. He serves as Vice Chairman of Intercontinental Bank Plc. He serves as a Director of Intercontinental WAPIC Insurance Plc. He serves as a Director of Equity Bank Nigeria Limited, West African Provincial Insurance Company and Gateway Bank Plc. Dr. Akingbola belongs to several professional organisations and served as President, Lagos Business School Alumni Association (1998-2000), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Adminstrators of Nigeria (ICSAN). He was recently conferred with the national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) BY president Obasanjo inrecognition of his monumental contributions to the development of the Nigerian economy. Dr . Akingbola has attended several banking and executive management courses both locally and internationally in the USA (Harvard Business School), France, Switzerland, Singapore, Britain etc. Dr. Akingbola, holds an MBA from the University of Lagos in 1986. Dr. Akingbola is a fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London and Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Management and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN).

premechaz:

The guy is something else. He doesnt really know what he is talking about, maybe he did not consult Katsumoto before posting. Who knows?



Very inconsistent guy.

premechaz:


Thank you for this insight. I assume you know PHCN more than the Brazilians and definitely more the Barth Nnaji. If I may ask, how much do you think PHCN is worth?