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CyrusTheGreat:I was hoping to hear from you directly, in response to my address of your "most reverend whatsapp post". But looks like you are Choosey over who you pick e-fights with. |
Lunagirl:Your response is somewhat laden with emotion, probably you have related with people (mother/child) who were once victims or (with due respect), yourself was a victim. Whichever the case, the fact that you appear to have had a first-hand encounter with this issue evidently compromises your judgement. In other words, you are being too extreme with your prescription. If Nairaland were a more private (IM) forum I could have delve into my personal experience and show you how a "now blossoming" marriage was almost dissolve based on similar prescription like the one you are giving. There's always a light at the end of the tunnel, what matters is just how high we can hold our heads up and how encouraging those we lean on could be. Thumbs up for all the "enduring mothers" of the world. I made it here today because a mother was there yesterday. |
CyrusTheGreat:See your IGNORANCE displayed like goods at a trade fair. Does whatsapp post religious messages ![]() Or it's people that uses whatsapp medium to post religious messages? Some poo (obviously your like), types out a list of what is supposedly LAWS IN ISLAM, posted it (to another poo like you) then it's gets forwarded to you and (trust the Numbskull that you are), you gulp it down without referencing or confirming it genuineness from authentic sources, then you come out to tell us you want to PUKE. Okay go ahead and puke, purge yourself of that "nauseating ignorance" you shamelessly flaunt on Nairaland. |
omobacyprus:At least he will be killed for his true beliefs (only after due trials and multiple appeal chances). Unlike our unfortunate brothers here in Nigeria who gets burnt in public (by irate Mob) or shot on the forehead (by law enforcements) for merger crime and offences like pick picketing or protest marches. Let's stop taking Panadol for other countries headache. Kanu is still paying a much harsher price for a nearly lesser offence. Nigeria is a far gruesome nation and Christianity (as a religion) has not been able to offer any succor in the last Ten decades. At least Tens of millions of Saudi citizens can boast of enjoying the dividends of Islamic governance, what can Nigerian Christians boast of aside gullibly enriching GOs, Daddys & Mommys, hi-tech Pastors and Three-some Apostles. |
Lunagirl:Leave with their kids ![]() You mean the kids she brought from her father's house or the one she had for the man? I thought a child belongs to both biological parents. Do you know what happens to children raised outside marriage? Do you realise how tough it can be for a single woman to successfully raise " disciplined and morally upright" children alone? Everyone here seem only concern about "the woman", nobody appear to be considering the disadvantage of such decisions upon the children. While I strongly condemn domestic violence (especial when it's unleashed on women being the weaker sex), I firmly believe that protection of any one spouse against domestic violence, be the man or woman, is the responsibility of the LAW and ACTS governing a land. In the America, UK and the likes nobody tells you not to beat your wife, do so and go to jail while that same woman you abused "gets to remain in your house to enjoy the comfort and security" needed to raise the children she bore for you. Again protection against domestic violence is the responsibility of the LAW. Telling an aggrieved spouse to move out simply before she has a sustainable financial means is selfish cause you are putting the general future of the children at risk. |
aPr:Thank you. I doubt the truthfulness of this news. Any rapist (paedophile) rich or powerful enough to hire TEN lawyers should be influential enough to KILL THE CASE in the first place before it comes to light. I do not doubt that such a crime can occur (especially when you look at it from a ritual perspective) but the talk about TEN hired lawyers could be just sympathiser's way of helping the victim's family draw public attention. Raping six month old infant should be equated with highest level of cruelty ever possible. MANKIND is gradually emerging to be nothing but a FRAUD while CREATION of the WORLD itself has began to look like a SCAM. (Forgive me God for my thoughts) |
EgunMogaji:It was forwarded to me via whatsapp, unfortunately whatsapp truncated the TESTIMONY due to their policies guiding "forwarded and/or broadcasted" messages. Sorry. |
hedonistic:While others remain ALIVE to FACE and BRACE it, remaining stoic and preternatural till the END which they cannot even see or be guaranteed about; some simply chose the easy cowardly way OUT by ending their lives. Ask yourself this simple question: if everyone chose that PATH you vehemently want to defend, who would have been left inside mother Earth today ![]() Are you ignorant of the marmot tones and degree of problems mankind has forever been facing since human existence and yet defiantly remaining ALIVE to conquer them! Hello, don't be sucked up by some bull shit Eastern/Asian rhetorics about "death before dishonour". I still reiterate, death ain't nothing but a fool's last hope" |
hedonistic:Death is nothing but a "fool's last hope" |
nigerialog:A simple but very concise explanation. Thank you my brother. |
hedonistic:...while other times it's done out of share cowardice or shame; inability of some human to face certain consequences or outcomes and subsequently opting for an easy way out. It's condemnable, by God's law and by Man made laws. So what else? Rest in peace young lady. May the lord have mercy on your soul, forgive you your sins and grant you eternal rest. |
obafemee80:Yes they should be. Parents too should endeavour to understand their children psychology better. Any caring mother (that is closely related in communication with her child) would have had premonitions as to how her daughter may react under distress or pressures, alas putting the distraught girl under close monitor pending when she regain herself. May her soul rest in peace. Suicide is surely not a way to go, not for a young adult. |
gnykelly:HERE IS A LENGTHIER VERSION OF THE EXTRACT Strive Masiyiwa, CEO and Founder of Econet Wireless, recently took to his blog to reveal his side of the story behind the company’s downfall in Nigeria. An extract from the blog post: It’s time to play by a different (ethical) set of rules (Part 7) Nigeria 1 of 5 ___Sometimes the price can be very high in the fight against corruption. I had the privilege of making Nigeria’s first GSM phone call back in 2001 when I called the regulator to say, “We’re live!” Who would’ve believed then that Nigeria today would have more than 167 million mobile phones?! It all started out as a very exciting new chapter for enterprise in Africa. Shortly after President Obasanjo was elected, the new government announced an incredibly transparent international auction process for three national mobile phone licenses. To participate in the bid, you not only had to raise money, but there had to be a member of the bidding consortium who was an experienced GSM operator. Econet Wireless met the requirements because of its experience in Zimbabwe and Botswana. Our Nigerian partners, which included state governments, local banks and high net worth individuals, were financial investors. The largest shareholder had only 10%. That was the written agreement. I managed to assemble a consortium of 22 investors to put up the money needed to bid. Our shareholders were all Nigerian, mostly institutional investors including leading banks and two state governments, Lagos State and Delta State. The license cost us $285m and was the most expensive license ever issued in Africa at the time. This was 2001. We considered the investment not only about putting together a network, but also about building a nation. We knew it had the potential to transform Nigeria’s entire business and social architecture. Most of our investors had between 1-10% shareholding. Econet Wireless Nigeria had only 5% of the shares, but that was fine because it was 5% ownership of a very big pie. As the “technical partner and operator,” Econet was the company with the expertise to build and operate such a business. Our financial investors recognized this, and also allowed us to receive 3% of the turnover as our fees. This was standard practice in the industry. We were one of the winning bidders and they gave us just six months to set up business and get our network operating. We were under a lot of pressure but our network was live two days before the others! Customers were pouring in. We were number one in the market with an estimated 57% market share. ___Then came the fateful day when I was told that our company must pay a total of $9m in bribes to senior politicians (in state government) who had facilitated the raising of the money to pay for the license. I refused to authorize the illegal payments. Meeting after meeting was held to try to get me to agree, but I would not. The money would not be paid as long as Econet was the operator and I had signing authority. James Ibori, the Governor of Delta State, was demanding $4,5m be paid to him in his personal capacity. He was one of the most powerful men in the country and had a reputation for violence. When he heard that I was refusing to approve payment he issued an ultimatum: _”Pay or I will chase you and your people out of the country.” I refused. The shareholders met and voted Econet Wireless Nigeria out of management. They cancelled our management contract. James Ibori and his colleagues personally attended the meeting to remove us. After the meeting one of them (a prominent local businessman even today) came up to me and said: “Unfortunately for you, God does not have a vote.” I had to withdraw all my staff and their families: 200 people in all. We left Nigeria. Most of our people had to be retrenched. The loss of the contract almost drove us to bankruptcy as a group. They invited a big international operator to replace us as technical partner and operator. They changed the name of the company from Econet to V-Mobile. Within days of their arrival, the managers of the new operator signed off the payments demanded as bribes. Then what happened? A few noble Nigerians had both the integrity and courage to carefully collect all the documentation on the movement of the money, and pass it all on to me. ___There’s a saying worth remembering in uncovering the trail of destruction that is corruption: “Follow the money”… I bided my time… then I wrote a letter to the United States Department of Justice! It was 2003. As citizens, we have a duty to speak out to stop the rot Nigeria has an agency known as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). After we had to leave the country, a few noble people at the company tipped off not only me but the EFCC about the payment of the bribes, which had by this time risen from $9m to $13,5m. I had never actually heard about this agency myself until I got a call from the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa to say they wanted to come and see me to interview me as a witness. A team of very senior EFCC officers came to see us in South Africa. They were solid and professional in their enquiry. It was clear they wanted to do something about it. However, when these officers returned home to Nigeria, they got into very serious trouble. Their investigations into the irregular payments had been brought to the attention of James Ibori (Governor of Delta State)… Soon thereafter, the most senior officer leading the investigation was demoted and sent to a remote part of the country as an ordinary policeman! Agencies like EFCC in Nigeria sometimes have brave and gallant law enforcement officers. Unfortunately, as I observed, they’re often let down by their political bosses, and sometimes even by the courts. This can change if activism from the citizenry emerges to support their work. ___We should not only support official efforts to stop corruption but also help these agencies and organizations in their investigations. If you have relevant information about illegal activities, passing it on could make all the difference between impunity and imprisonment. In my letter to the US Justice Department, I detailed the full history of the demands for a bribe. I had dates, times, records. I then reminded them that since the big international operator had a listing on the New York Stock Exchange, they were duty-bound to launch an enquiry. Why did I go to them? The United States government has a law called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The United Kingdom has a similar one called the British Anti-Bribery Act. Whatever you do, make sure you never fall foul of those laws because, if they ever use them to come after you, you’re a “gonner” my friends. A few weeks later, US officials wrote back advising me that an enquiry had been launched. They contacted the big international company seeking answers to my allegations. My contacts at the company called to tell me, “All hell has broken loose at the company.” The parent company of the South African-based multinational sent external auditors and lawyers from London to Nigeria. They immediately dismissed all the senior executives sent to Nigeria to run the company, and they left in a hurry! Although they fled the scene of the crime and returned to their country — after admitting even to both the US Justice Department and the EFCC that the money had been paid out – the stolen funds were never returned to the Nigerian people, even to this day. Meanwhile, the departure of the other mobile operator did not mean we could return to Nigeria. The shareholders found another operator, this time from the Middle East. They sold this new operator the control of the company even though Econet Wireless Nigeria had the “right of first refusal” over any sale. They simply ignored that provision in our agreement. This was illegal, both according to our shareholders agreement and Nigerian Company Law. It was left for us to take up the fight in another forum, the Nigerian courts. Beware the company you keep The state government of Akwa Ibom held 15% of the equity in Econet Wireless Nigeria. This state was not one of the original investors but joined us later. After five years, the governor of the state of Akwa Ibom decided to sell its stake. It had more than doubled in value in dollar terms, which meant it had been a good investment. The state governor, an elderly gentleman called Victor Attah, sent a message through a friend that he wanted to see me in London to find out if I was interested in exercising Econet’s right to buy its shares. I agreed to meet him in London. “I want to sell the shares to build an airport before I leave office,” the governor explained. The governor was accompanied to the meeting by a British lawyer who sat quietly taking notes. His name was Bhadresh Gohil. With a wave of his hand, the governor said, “Mr Gohil is our legal advisor here in London. I have instructed him to handle all our negotiations with you.” The meeting did not last more than 30 minutes, as the governor was on his way to catch a flight to the U.S. We agreed with Mr Gohil that we would meet with my own advisors a few days later to start the process. A few days later, I went to his office with a professional banker who advised me on such transactions. We met in the lawyer’s plush London offices. He was confident and smooth-spoken as he explained how much we were expected to pay. Then he explained that our money was to go to a “Special Purpose Vehicle” (SPV) before it was transferred to Nigeria. It was a sophisticated structure and he showed me a drawing of how it would work. I wrote it all down very carefully into my notebook. ___Such corporate entities as SPVs can definitely have legitimate purposes, but this one did not! As I quizzed him about why such an unusual structure was necessary, Mr Gohil changed tact and tried to entice me with an offer I could not refuse (or so he hoped): “I’m also the advisor to the governor of Delta State, Mr James Ibori, and if you agree to pay for these shares using this structure, we will offer you shares belonging to all the state governments. In total, you can have more than 30% additional shares. It will be enough to take control of the company. My clients just want out, and they are willing to give you what you have always wanted.” I listened to him, quietly taking notes in my small notebook. I did not give away anything, but inside I was very angry. From the design of the structure, I knew immediately that it was meant to siphon off money before it reached the state governments. It was clear there was a conspiracy to steal a lot of money. ___Having already pocketed $13.5m, now the government officials could easily pocket probably another $100m through the sale process that they had developed with the help of Mr Gohil and other clever advisors in London! When I left the meeting I immediately contacted the mutual friend who’d set up the governor’s meeting. The friend was so embarrassed as I explained the corrupt structure clearly designed to steal money from the state governments. He promised to raise the issue with Governor Victor Attah. A few days later he came back and said Governor Attah had claimed ignorance about the proposal put to me by Mr Gohil. He said he would speak to Mr Gohil and tell him it had to be done properly without the structures. We never heard from them again. Mr Gohil simply vanished. A few months later we were told that the shares had been offered to a company from the Middle East who subsequently bought them. I was not privy to how they did it except that they had violated my right to buy the shares… That is another chapter in the saga, but not for now. Fast-forward three years, long after the sale. Our lawyers in London called me one day and asked if I could come urgently to a meeting with the Proceeds of Corruption Unit of the London Metropolitan Police: “You are not in any trouble, but I think you will find what they have to say very interesting!” This special unit was launched by the British to investigate corruption by foreign government officials who try to launder stolen money to the U.S. and the UK. The officers asked me to explain everything I knew about the sale of V-Mobile shares to Celtel (later Zain). I explained the history of the entire transaction and the shareholders disputes that had led to our departure. After a while, they asked me to focus on specific events, and, in particular, my meetings in London with the governor of Akwa Ibom, and also the meetings with Mr Gohil. It became clear to me that they had a lot of information! “What can you tell us about this structure, using a Special Purpose Vehicle?” I explained my understanding of it. Later on, I gave them my diary in which I had recorded the details of my meeting that day with Mr Gohil. Below my drawing of the structure, I had written in bold letters: “This is corrupt!!!” Not long after my meeting with the Proceeds of Corruption Unit, Mr Gohil was arrested together with one of his partners and several others. I later learned that when the Middle Eastern company bought the shares, some of the proceeds had been diverted using the Gohil structure. Some of the money was sent to a bank in London. This large amount of money was enough to alert the British authorities that money was being laundered through their banking system. Their investigations led them to Gohil and his associates. They raided his offices and found stashes of documents, including details of the structures. Now they were looking for witnesses to help prosecute them for corruption and money laundering. The British authorities tried without success to get other parties, including the governor of Akwa Ibom, to come out and clear their names but they refused. Officials of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s government successfully thwarted all extradition requests. I was asked to be a witness in the trial of those who had been arrested in London. I willingly accepted. Next I will tell you about my role as a ‘Witness to the Crown” on behalf of the people of Nigeria whose money had been stolen. It would be the first time that someone big went to jail (in a foreign country) for stealing money from Africans. |
Nukualofa:Yes and that hard drug (you're accusing me of taking) is called REALITY OF LIFE. |
Nukualofa:Yes and that hard drug (you're accusing me of taking) is called REALITY OF LIFE. |
Nukualofa:You keep linking YORUBA MUSLIM'S with kanu's predicament ![]() They don't even care to know if Kanu exist or not. The Hausas are your problem, go and settle with them. Why must Yoruba help you to break away? Yorubas won't support you. Fight your own war. |
Lexusgs430:Thank you my brother. Who Probabilities EPP ![]() |
grandstar:I don't think all you have listed what matters to to the average Nigerians seeking passage to the West. Folks just want to come there, work, endure whatever (hardship) there is then (within a decade at most) come back home to their (already remitted) Seven or Eight figure bank account. Then set up a Big, Medium or Small scale enterprise that would cater for their financial needs till old age. That's all majority of these "hopefuls" are asking for. Forget all those nonsense you wrote up there. We are talking hunger man, HUNGER! |
Mcowubaba:Am sorry. |
sukkot:yes o |
Mcowubaba:My brother despite all the different attempts at correcting you, you are still adamant. you forget this is World Wide Web, people are watching. please take a cue. stop seeing yourself as MR PERFECT. |
Lexusgs430:Thank you for further driving home my point. |
Lexusgs430:I mean imported housemaids (omo odo) |
Hoodfriend:Maybe 500k. but what you seriously need to understand is that Dubai is not like America or UK. you must have a legal status to get a average decent job which most times is between SECURITY WORK and PROFESSIONAL DRIVING. Any other field of employment outside this (if at all exist for Nigerians) is best researched through the internet before you depart. Without a job or allowance in Dubai you're toast. |
Hoodfriend: |
bebe2:Don't know about any WINTER, SPRING, FALL, AUTUMN, SUMMER, or even any HARMATTAN disorder. SAD is sad. As in the simple sentence "That boy is sad". The stage (mood) of not being happy or joyful. which is referred to as SAD is considered SEASONAL. It is also regarded as AFFECTIVE since it erupted from within a person while finally it's abnormal nature marks it as a DISORDER. I got that explanation from a BBC Radio program way back in the early Nineties. |
Lexusgs430:besides Housemaids didn't pay BILLS. |
sukkot:Understood. |
lepasharon:well, that's another perspective. But your profile pic shows a yuppie face (abi na buppy una they call am). you don't look like someone not enjoying UK. |
Mcowubaba:Okay, accepted but I was talking ENGLISH LANGUAGE not PARLANCE or SLANG. bye! |
sukkot:And how does "charging by the hour, or minutes" exonerate that person from being accused of slavery. Do you know what slavery is? Do you have any idea how many of these so called "house girls" have built mansions here in Nigeria while graduates, artisans, and technicians can't even feed themselves Three times in a day? One of the greatest disadvantage with Migrating to West is that you guys lose touch with realities of your motherland. You become sucked into a system that (though will never accept you fully) it still alter and destroy your possibilities of a successful reintegration back into your homeland at the tail end of your sojourn. Well this doesn't apply to the Hausas anyway. They are an exceptional tribe when it comes to protecting ethnical originality and values. |
Mcowubaba:No, it's not. Once something is within a particular home domain, it's refereed to as "local". Same way the it would be correct for an American (while staying in Nigeria) to refer to a girls back home in the U S. as "local chicks". Not lecturing English o, just relating what I understand. |
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