Lifestone: You cant compare this with Watergate, can you fathom any American press giving Osama Bin ladin or Omar of Taliban such a prime time. American Govt will declare such news outlet an enemy. That's my point. What govt should do with the report is another thing.
Osama Bin Ladin was on a far away land. Do you think homeland security will watch terrorism thrive in US? Hell no. It was American press that exposed marines using torture on POWs. Truth is if FG had handled BH well, there wouldn't have been any banditry.
Lifestone: This guy could talk about protecting BBC because he doesn't stay in Nigeria. We all know that publicity is the oxygen that fuel these terrorists, why give them. Hiding in USA and supporting what the American press won't do to their country.
American press has done worse than this. Watergate scandal is one of them. Like its said: conscience is an open wound, only truth can heal it. Covering up the Truth won't make the fact go away. FG should study the report and see how they can use it to strengthen the already ailing security structure of the nation.
vastolord4: He's trying to tell Nigerians "see what you guys are missing" by not being a running mate to atiku. He's playing mind games now. Wike is intelligent but just for he's on gain but naija isn't pH where your "men Dem" got your back. Naija politics na "Dogs eats Dogs". Honestly, I prefer him to Okowa. Okowa is just another Osinbajo.. the guy is just a mopping ornament.
I think Atiku was smart to pick Okowa. With Wike, his authority as the president will be challenged even openly. Wike is too strong headed and loudmouthed.
For some time, the obidents and the BATified had forgotten that Atiku and even kwankwaso was in the race as they tear each other apart. I'm glad current incidents has seemly brought Atiku back in the race.
lexy2014: Very true. But it's good he quoted 1999 constitution because it will only put the shackles on Tinubu
Lol. Classical case of shooting oneself in the foot. On a serious note, 1999 constitution doesn't apply to Atiku as he was out of service,I think, before the constitution was drafted.
lexy2014: I believe that there's a law to that effect but onanuga shot himself in the foot by quoting the 1999 constitution because his boss Tinubu started alpha beta in 2002 as governor of Lagos state
If it exists, that's what APC should have quoted not 1999 constitution. It makes their write up laughable.
On the issue of combining his government job with taxi business, is there an exant law that prohibits that? If not, APC rebuttal is very weak by quoting 1999 constitution.
babzo: All I was asking for is equity before the law. While jail 3 young men because one customer laundered $1 million through their legitimate business but just fine a bigger company that has allowed billions to be laundered with no jail for their CEOs?
Now I quite understand you. They knowingly accepting crime proceeds did it for them. In an article I read once, a staff of a top financial institution claimed ignorance of the funds source. Just maybe, if they had claimed ignorance of the funds source, they'd been fined instead.
babzo: I disagree sir. I have been monitoring this case for 3 years.
Dear babzo, your analysis of the whole event seemed tainted with sentiments. Do you think they'd bagged jail terms if they did everything by the book? Please bear in mind they violated their own set transfer limits.
Arelyn: Before we try to judge them, it's good for everyone to have a proper understanding that they are not scammers or dubious individuals but in an attempt to grow their company, they allowed a huge amount of dollars to successfully go through, which means they earn more from the commission on those transactions
Ping Express is a money transfer app domiciled in the United States and operates Dollars to other currency financial transactions to other countries. It's mostly used by Immigrants abroad as a means to send money to their Original country be it Nigeria, Ghana etc.
There is a maximum financial transaction limit ( approx $10000) an individual can send at a go and not more than $300000 in a year...The issue is that most of these small Fintech companies provide you with the comfort of sending money home with little to no scrutiny for a small amount of service charge with better rates compared to the bug sharks; western union, Money gram, Ria etc who have built a system of financial bureaucracy strong enough to encourage individuals with a large cache of money
The moment an individual sends above $10000, your legal right as a fintech company is to withhold the transaction, request financial evidence of proof of funds from the client and notify FinCen immediately who checks the client's bank statements submitted and approves the Fintech company to process the transactions...I know this sounds like a lot but all these are built into the FinTech app and it's automated
What happened to Ping Express is that many of these transactions were processed within a short period without them notifying FinCEN, which can be done easily by deliberately corrupting the subroutine code without actually crashing the whole program.
FinCen works with a lot of Nigerian banks and they can track from which accounts the largest dollar transactions were made and that's where Ping Express was caught.
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I like your explanation than that of babzo. It seems they wanted to beat the system for huge commissions and got caught. They should have been smarter than that when they are not in Nigeria.
You should have said bet9ja. Betking avoids corner except major leagues. Eg there's corner in allvenskan but none in superettan of Swedish league but on bet9ja, its in both even Egyptian and Colombian league
Kagd10: It's about metro transport which includes BRT. Sink that into your skull.
Obviously, you are the dumb one. He was talking about rail in the video you posted. I bet you never watched it. If you have nothing on BRT, best keep quiet.
Kagd10: Yes. Lekki seaport is an integral part of Lekki trade zone. All is Tinubu's brainchild. Confirmed by both Obasanjo and Sanwo Olu.
On BRT, check the video below to see Tinubu talking about his BRT initiative and metro transport in the year 2000, one year into his tenure as a Lagos' governor.
tomax026: YES, and the 5yrs , is like 2yrs and 6month of our own calender. In my own calculations he will come out around March 10,2025. But he can still appeal too.
You are wrong, its actually 3yrs, 4 months. Ask any NCS official.
PlayerMeji: Success in life makes a story easy to tell.
Imagine if he was a failure, who would care if his name was Abbu Jaba
Well said. If he's nobody, the son of nobody, the world won't be interested. This shows that indeed success have many fathers and failure is an orphan.
adioolayi: Put the way this Kwankwaso addressed issues around Tinubu's Presidency and compare it with the way he addressed Peter Obi and Atiku's Presidency...
That gives you a signal that, if you are still thinking Northerners will not vote Tinubu or APC because Buhari is not on the ballot...Your understanding of Nigeria's politics is little.
This man Kwankwaso, like every other formidable Nigeria's politicians, if they can't get power, they prepare themselves strategically to be relevant in the Government of the person they feel can win.
2023 elections will be very interesting
I agree with you. He's backing the most likely winning horse.