ElRazur:

If he gets sent to Belmarsh Prison in UK, I know people, who know people, that know people that want to fuk him up. Praise da lord lol.


(The above post may be an exaggeration)

Please, i beg you. . . i dey beg you seriously o, kindly find someone that knows someone, that knows someone. We need to set some of those prison boys on Ibori. A beating or two here and there should do him some good. Lolllllllllllllllllllllllll

Neither. If na official business, we go call taxi now! Why should i disrupt my wife or girlfriends business because i want to get home or to the office.

Secondly, the driver should have called the office to dispatch another car na.

Seriously, i never like to mix business with private runs.

Otherwise, the MD should call his own wife to come and pick us.

There are enough options for us to consider without having to involve my babe.

I dont understand why this arguement is still on when the person involved, TUNDE BAKARE, has said that it WAS NOT a bribe.

Secondly, i dont understand why we are annoyed that the alleged $50k, is TOO MUCH for transportation costs. Look, if you want to appreciate someone for heeding your call and taking the time out to visit you, wherever you are, you dont expect to 'give' him the exact amount he used for the journey. A little or a lot more than was expended on the ticket is always given too. For the caliber of people involved here, that amount was not too little.

Example: if i am based in Lagos and my uncle in Abuja asks me to come visit him for a purpose, i dont expect him to give me anything at all but even if he does, i dont expect it will be the 'exact' amount i paid for my fare.

AND PLS, lets all be honest, we have all experienced these sorts of 'gifts' from people, where we were given more than we expected, if we expected anything at all.

Awwwww, my Nigerian people, let us not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Every 'innocent' gift is not a bribe o!

Is it not customary within our culture, to 'give' people transport money when they visit us and are returning to their origin? It is possible that this was NOT MEANT to be seen as a bribe, but as a gift of fellowship? A 'thank you' for taking the time out to visit? I fail to understand why Jonathan or whoever, will bribe a whole TUNDE BAKARE with $50,000 dollars. I mean, that is an insult - a mere 7000000 naira or thereabout? This is the kind of amount that Bakare and his people can raise in a second, When you want to 'bribe' someone, you first of all consider his status, personality and then offer something that you think will throw him off.

I sort of agree with Orubebe's statement.

Headline should be more like, "I'll LOOT For Only One Term"

samdigo:

nigerias military looks preety professional here


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC4lXQS-2KQ

Not bad, really. I actually expected the rope to break or to watch one of the guys miss his hold when they were jumping off the helicopter. Lol

But really, a lot more work has to be done concerning the military. I think majority of them are just a bunch of unprofessional people who joined the armed forces because there was nothing else for them to do. A lot of them may not have any qualifications and have no other means of livelihood.

jamace:

Why are the names of the 15 govs not given? Why only Tarfa Balogun and Nwude? EFCC should list the names of the govs and their properties and their locations just like was done about Cecilia Ibru, this will enable everybody know the crook govs and to keep eyes on the property should they revert to the crooks in future.

Thumbs up for this statement. Because next thing we know, 'government magic' will start and these properties will either dissapear or be taken up by other corrupt politicians

Sagamite:

What rubbish!!!

In this day and age, why do officials have carry such cash?

Money cannot be tranferred electronically to service providers?

And the retarded journalist I bet is making stories up about what happened. Robbers shot at boot instead of using key? Na hollywood film?

Dont mind them, abeg. It is either the man 'planned' this with some hoodlums or someone close to him organized the steal. Secondly, maybe they were carrying the cash to go and use in bribing some people or probably to rent-a-crowd for some Uduaghan rally (re-election).


Lastly, imagine the statement ''though no government official could confirm the exact amount''. Maybe it is more than N50million, who knows?

IDIOTS.

Depending on what you want to do sooner or later in life, NYSC can be a good thing to experience. For example, if you want to work with an international donor organization, having the experience of working in a rural area can be a plus - esp if you can join a branch of that organization to carry out your service. You can look for UNICEF, UNDP or World Bank funded projects in rural areas to work with. This may count towards your work experience when you finally want to join them on a more permanent role.

Also, some top schools in America love those kind of stories esp when you want to do an MBA. Although it is not a prerequisite to being admitted, they love hearing and admitting people that have 'voluntary' work experience from 'poor' countries or areas.

Again, if you have studied or are planning to study certain courses like, Medicine, biological sciences, agriculture, social sciences, etc, working and living in certain areas my just be the thing for you. You will get to experience certain living conditions that you would not experience living abroad or in the more urbanized areas of Nigeria. you will be able to apply what you have learned, develop new ideas or research areas or even gather data for future projects you may embark upon.


However, regardless of where you decide to live, it will be good if you have some money of your own. this wil be towards maintaining yourself and living with certain basic comforts you may be used to. Eg buy a small generator, paint your small house or room, buy a small fridge or cooker etc etc, All these are just towards making your NYSC year as comfortable as you can.

If you are the adventurous kind, you may just want to do this. Afterall, we sometimes find some foreigners living in certain villages for sometime in the bid to gather data or carry out some foreign sponsored project.

All the best

fASH-CEO:

I believe it is as a result of bad leadership and lack of unity among we Nigerians. Unfortunately, it has deteriorated into a mental deficiency. Our societies fail to question its various leaders rather they are blindly worship. We all now live only for ourselves and family, the values keeping our communities together are fast disappearing.

I'm afraid that until we go back and start forming societies starting with families with strong moral values, to a community projecting these values, climbing up the ladder to the local government level then to states and to the highest which i believe is FG, we just might become a failed nation with lots of potentials.

As a young owner myself with employees, i know the problem isn't from the top rather it's from the bottom. So i believe a solution that addresses our challenges as a nation from be such effected from bottom to the top and not the other way. because if that is achieved, good community leaders will emerge, a reputable LG leader won't be scarce so also will it affect us positively at the state and national levels.


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I quite agree with the part about the mental deficiency. It sounds funny and made me laugh, but in reality, it is a serious situation. Yes, i agree that for anything to change, our national and collective psyche has to be healed and assisted in a carefully structured recovery process. That, my people, will not take months or a few years. It will take many years to come to fruition.

As per the other part - about the problem being from the bottom rather than the top, i sorta disagree with that one. This argument is almost like the chicken or egg debate, about which comes or came first. Reason i say this is that unless the top is willing to make sacrifices and lead by example, the bottom will remain rotten, lawless and decadent. Secondly, unless the bottom is willing to demand accountability and accept the change effected by the top, things will continually remain the same.  

The argument continues. . .

I know a lot of them and believe me, they dont feel a thing. If they do, they know how to hide their feelings very well. A lot of times too, they actually move around with each other, i guess birds of a feather flock together. That is why you find a lot of them marrying each other, doing business with each other and generally attending the same parties, functions, universities, schools, etc.

:-x

Jarus:

Like I have always said, I admire's Sanusi's writing skills and fearlessness in putting across his views, even as a corporate executive. Imagine a bank GM engaging professional writers/columnists on their own turf. I have over 30 of Sanusi's articles on my system here, and as requested by Hercules.

I have put some of such articles on NL before: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-320128.0.html

Thanks a lot Jarus - i am enjoying Sanusi's articles. The guy really does know how to articulate himself. It is rare to see people (Nigerians) with such good skills in writing as well as speaking. He puts a lot of career journalists to shame.

slap1:

And your point is . . . ?

. . . his sisters opinion is that citibank is the best bank to work for.

I am sure it is not one million dollars a month but one million naira a month. I am hoping the journalist that wrote this made a mistake and put 'dollars' instead of 'naira'.

LouisThoro:

Epiphany

Did u see the map of the places these murders occur?

It can be anywhere bros.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7777963.stm

ts all over the place, not restricted to an area or so. All over the UK, all over London.

Hhhhmmm, then wahala dey true true. So does that mean that London is now a no go area?

I dont think its a case of London being a bad place. It's all probably down to where these particular Nigerians live, what kind of people they interract and mix with as well as their social status or standing. I know many, not one or two or three Nigerians that live in London with teenage kids. These kids are well behaved, have very good morals and are very hardworking. These people i know are just like myself - middle class people who while trying to make a living, happen to know that they have to make time for their kids. These people are professionals, doctors, bankers, engineers and so on.

Now, a lot of these people whose kids get into all these problems are those who are not, sorry to say, doing anything 'proper' with themselves. Just like someone suggested, many of them are either working two or more jobs or even when they have one job, these jobs are always done at odd hours of the day. e.g, the parents stay at home during the day (when the kids are in school) and are out working at nights and happen to leave the kids at home. When there is no monitoring of these kids at night, they tend to do whatever they want, without the parents knowing what they are doing and where they are. Secondly, because of the kind of jobs these parents are engaged in and the areas in which they live, their kids attend the schools that are besieged by gangs. They also live in these catchment areas where gangs happen to operate en-masse. When you live with gangs and school with gangs, it is very likely that you will get involved with gangs.

RKelly - when a woman's fed up

@cuteisbala

The guy is just using you so kick his black ass out unto the pavement and dont let him back in. Dig down deep, very deep into your heart - you know the guy is no good and he is taking you for a ride. Just be strong and do the needful

I love my parents but dude, no one would have dared stand in my way when i wanted to get married o! I think issues such as (your) maturity come into play here. Depending on how old you are, why will your mom want to dictate to you who you should and should not marry? Besides, did you only just 'move out of the house' that she feels that she still has a hold over you? How close are you to your mom? Are you one of those types who cannot make a decision without consulting her? Look bro, it gets to a stage where a guy severs the umbilical cord he has with his mother (especially the mother). OK another scenario - even if your mom accepts the girl now, what stops her from coming into your matrimonial home to dictate what your wife should do and should not do - eventually making life difficult for her?

E get as you go present the girl to your parents that they will know that you are not joking o!

As much as i believe in prayers and their efficacy, i dont buy that stuff that someone else should receive a revelation of MY OWN LIFE. If God wants to talk to me, He will talk to me. Gone are the days where he sends one prophet to tell someone else about a judgement on his life.

Jarus:

Far back 2006, discussed on Nairaland: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-19285.0.html and https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-177876.0.html

Just went through the information on the links. Sad, very very sad.

Can someone comment on the current state of their 'empires' - if they still exist? Although i guess that there was no continuity on the part of their descendants, i would like to be corrected

No be one day work be dis o. It requires patience, dedication and continuous improvement. In no particular order:

Make a plan for a 5 year change project

Put a steering committee or governing body or similar in place to effect these changes. It should be headed by a no-nonsense former armed forces person (someone like the late Idiagbon)

Retire all the stealing, sticky finger idiot oga's

Start making plans to educate those that are still in the system. Send them to conventional universities, poly's, colleges of education for short-courses along with civilians (so they can learn to mix with normal people) For those that do not have adequate degrees, make them attend night classes, training courses, finishing classes, etc etc

Begin to punish (very severely) those that mis-bahave (those that collect bribes, detain unlawfully)

Upgrade their living conditions, pay them well, give good benefits, health care etc.

. . . and many many more.

Most importantly, this should not be an isolated activity or event. The whole country needs to improve. The health sector,  education, corporate, political, financial and so on. The police cannot be the only institution to focus upon.

I heard a very interesting take on this:

Our leaders are corrupt because there are more than 'subtle' expectations upon them from their followers. Expectations such as, tar our roads, give us jobs, scholarships etc (at the expense of others) contribute towards making the leaders 'steal' not only for themselves, but for their extended families and kin.

Kobojunkie:

This group is going too far. I hope the right authorities steps in if they try in any physical way to stop the campaign.

To them, getting physical may be the only way their grievance can be heard. A lot of things in Nigeria are only solved through industrial actions and peaceful protests (which sometimes become violent).

Jarus:

TOP 5 INFLUENTIAL NIGERIANS BY MY RECKONING
1, Olusegun Obasanjo: The man that can give order to the president
2, Sultan of Sokoto: More than 50 million Muslims in Nigeria wait for him to declare when to celebrate sallah, start fasting
3, Pastor E.O Adeboye: Governors and presidents fall on one another to see him.
4, Olusola Saraki: The first African to have two children as governor and Senator at the same time. Daring to install daughter to take over from son as state governor. 3 million Kwarans and indeed millions of other Nigerians can kick, but doesn't have effect over his singular wish
5, P-Square: influence on youths goes beyond shores of Nigeria, but Africa at large.

Now, i agree with Jarus' analysis. . . except that I dont understand why P-Square should be on the list. How are they influencing the youth? Are they encouraging (or discouraging) safe sex, abstinence, education?

Omo_Tier1:

Whoever said Obasanjo was influential must be having a laugh!!, To really prove to your self that you are having a laugh, ask yourself this simple question: DO I WANT TO BECOME AN OBASANJO?
Again this vey list from vanguard newspaper underscore the shabby journalism that characterize Nigeria's landscape! In civilizied societies, for such a list to be drawn up, a national poll would be taken based on sampled opinion, which in mmost cases are regional opinion samples. A national opinion is formed based on these regional opinion samples, which in most cases reflects the mind of the majority!

TRULY, NIGERIA WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO AND A VERY STEEP LEARNING CURVE TO ATTAIN!

Having someone as a ROLE MODEL is different from knowing someone as an influential person. The two are completely divergent and have no correlation whatsoever

87 . . . the man has tried na.
May his soul rest in peace.

Flawless:

Definition of Influence Power or authority arising from elevated station, excelence of character or intellect, wealth, etc.; reputation; acknowledged ascendency; as, he is a man of influence in the community.



Definition of Influential A person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events.

Seconded!

Ileke-IdI:

Where "anywhere" is he influential? How has he influence "the world"?
Has he spread his loot in different banks around the world; thereby helping the bank's host's economy?

It takes a 'special' kind of person to occupy the top seat in any country twice - whether by election or providence. He is currently the UN sec gen's special envoy to the Great Lakes Region. Was chairman of AU for two consecutive terms. Was a former contender for the position of United Nations Secretary General, Member and co-chair of the commonwealth Emintent Persons Group on Apartheid in South Africa, Founding member of the Interaction Council, Started the Africal Leadership Forum, an author of various books, etc etc.

Regardless of what you (or I) may think of him, he is still very outspoken and respected on issues pertaining to the African continent and beyond. Take some time to read articles about him on the internet (just google his name) and give him his due.

Yes, he may have done a lot of nonsense when he was in government, but that does not take a lot away from the status he has built around the world.  He will be recognized in many places and fora, before anybody else on the posters list is even given a chance to speak.