₦airaland Forum

olasmith10:
This is a pointer to the fact that the former administration was incapable of arrest & conviction of corrupt govt officials. D UK actually spoon fed our judicial system on d rudiments of law which deh are familiar with.

Seems Maduekwe is on a "home and away" conviction process..

It seems they are powerful at home, it is safe for our political atmosphere if they are arrested and tried there.

I don't care when they started investigating her, all I want is everybody that has milk the nation dry irrespective of their age, gender, political affiliation and geographical location should be investigated, arrested, tried and jailed for all the atrocities they have commited.

The UK National Crime Agency [NCA] on Saturday said investigation into allegations of corruption against Nigeria’s former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and the four other people arrested Friday had been on since 2013.
In an update on its website, the NCA said, “The investigation commenced in 2013 under the Proceeds of Corruption Unit, and transferred to the NCA earlier this year.”
Until recently, the Proceeds of Corruption Unit was domiciled at the Metropolitan Police Service.
But after the International Corruption Unit was created at the NCA in line with the UK Anti-Corruption Plan, the Proceeds of Corruption Unit at the Metropolitan Police and the Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit of the City of London Police were scrapped.
The ICU then became the UK’s prime agency for the investigation of bribery of foreign public officials by individuals or companies from the UK, and money laundering by corrupt foreign officials and their associates.
In its update Saturday, the NCA also said it had released the former minister on “conditional bail”.
The other four unnamed persons arrested with her were also granted bail.
“All five people arrested were released on conditional police bail later that evening, pending further investigation both in the UK and overseas.”
The conditions of the bail are not immediately clear.
But people familiar with the matter told PREMIUM TIMES that Mrs. Alison-Madueke and her colleagues were barred from travelling out of the UK pending conclusion of investigation and their arraignment in court.
One source said the suspects’ travelling documents were seized, but PREMIUM TIMES has been unable to independently verify that as at the time of this report.
The source also said the suspects were also warned against any attempt to tamper with evidence.
PREMIUM TIMES had on Friday exclusively reported the arrest of the former minister, alongside four others, by the UK agency over offences related to bribery, corruption and money laundering.
The identities of the four other people arrested along with Mrs. Alison-Madueke, could not be immediately ascertained.
Former minister accused of graft
​Mrs. Alison-Madueke, one of the most influential officials of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, was first appointed into the federal cabinet in 2007.
A former board member of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, she was later appointed Minister of Transport by former President Umaru Yar’adua.
In December 2008, she was redeployed to the mines and steel development ministry.
After former Vice President Goodluck Jonathan became acting president, Mrs. Alison-Madueke was appointed Nigeria’s first female petroleum minister in February 2010, a position Mrs. Alison-Madueke held till May 29, 2015 when Mr. Jonathan left office.
Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s tenure as petroleum minister turned out one of Nigeria’s most controversial, amid unending allegations of massive corruption.
Under her watch, dubious oil marketers stole trillions of naira of oil subsidy money. She retained her position despite an indictment by the House of Representatives which investigated the fuel subsidy scandal.
Probes by independent audit firms, including the KPMG and PriceWaterhousecoopers, confirmed that billions of dollars of oil money were missing. The most notable case of missing money involved $20billion in 2014, as alleged by a former Central Bank governor, Lamido Sanusi.
Several shady deals exposed by PREMIUM TIMES and confirmed by government and independent auditors were linked to the former minister and her cronies.
Long before her stint in the oil and gas sector, Mrs. Alison-Madueke was investigated by the Nigerian Senate on allegation she paid N30.9 billion to contractors while she held office as transportation minister.
In 2009, the Senate indicted and recommended her prosecution for allegedly transferring N1.2 billion into a private account of a toll company without due process.
Regardless of the indictments, Mrs. Alison-Madueke got elected in November 2014 as the first female president of oil producing countries alliance, OPEC.
The former minister consistently denies wrongdoing. In June, after leaving office, she rejected all allegations of embezzlement saying she never stole from Nigeria.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/190970-we-started-investigating-alison-madueke-since-2013-uk-national-crime-agency.html

@rickkychidex111 it is not about 100naira to call but imagine you see about 10post in Nairaland auto section and only 3 has price tag and the dealer says serious buyer should call, how many dealer will u call in a day.
Attaching price gives the prospective buyer idea of ur range and he/she can figure it out whether to call you or not base on his/her own budget.

Refusal to publicly state price also send wrong message that the dealer wants to capitalize on innocent buyer's little knowledge about the cost of the car.

jeffizy:
2 fallacies: CLEAN ? NO!
TOKUNBO ? I DOUBT.

Conclusion: op is in a state of confusion.

RoyalRoy:
[color=#000033] That's if they put a price tag on their cars at all.

[/color]

That is the most annoying thing about the so called Nairaland dealers, they will refuse to put price tag on the cars they advertised. They will write all sort of stories about the car but price will never be included, when u request for price some will arrogantly ignore u and post something like "serious buyer calls" " available to serious buyer" etc as if u don't have the right to know the price of what they are selling.

The habit of call to know the price raises red flag which show the seller is dishonest and he/she is hiding something.

Some time I deliberately move from thread to thread to ask for the price not because I want to buy but I want them to put the price because it is distasteful to market a product without price and it discourage so many potential buyers.

kayjasper:
I doff my hat for you brother!!

If the section is bad....then its the dealers we should blame. Dealers like the Op Dollz.
She said that people price cars like crayfish from Oyingbo. Just imagine the Arrogance?

You want to sell a car and I should not price? And why won't I price a car and know what it costs before leaving my place to come check the car out?

So u think I will waste my time and energy to come and inspect your car, then I like it and you tell me some bullshit price after wasting all my time?

Forget all that nonsense you just said Dollz, reasonable people will price and know what their budget is before setting out.
Do you expect anyone to come and be viewing a car that they can't afford?
When they come and see the car and then they can't afford the price in the long run of what good is that?

In all sincerity I find the auto dealers on Nairaland very arrogant and full of themselves.
They behave as if they are doing their prospective clients a favor.

They won't answer any questions from clients, and later just like this Op they will call it "Crayfish Pricing". Just imagine?

1. Check out the post of dealers here, maybe two pictures only, picture of the tyres alone and the back seat. And when u ask them for more pictures they say, call or come for inspection.

Won't you know the value of what u want before spending money to go and see the "junk" car they have for sale?
Or u think everyone stays in Lagos like most dealers?


2. She said people on Olx are more forthcoming, well since OLX doesn't have space to interact with sellers except to make calls, they may be calling but how many people believe in OLX and its credibility?

3. Olanshi, u sef dey open mouth for here....I laugh at you.
All your cars are over priced and out of range from the "average market price" and u want people to buy from you?
Guy, go and learn that to sell a car, you don't want to put all your gains in just one deal.
When a Nairaland dealer will want to gain 300k on just one ride? Who will come and buy from you?

4. Finally, i will advice you dealers to always make sure u post detailed pictures of cars u want to sell. Full engine pix, front pictures, both sides, rear view, dashboard, front seats and back seats....that's a total of 7 pictures.
Is that too hard to do?

5.
And all these yeye believe that a serious buyer will call you is nothing but a fallacy!!
I have helped a lot of friends and Family source cars here on Nairaland successfully.
I will see a good car and the moment you refuse to put a price I won't call you.!!!
Why do u want to sell a car and don't want people to know the car price? Na free?

And then when we ask the Dealers questions, all they will keep saying is "Available", " Going ".
Going to where? Nonsense people.

If u dealers stop being arrogant and silly maybe more people will be buying cars from y'all.

You v said it all, the attitude of dealers here is so bad, how do u expect me to take u serious when u posted just two pics and no price attached I v bought two cars here for friends but I bought those cars from new guy/owners because they don't display the attitude of average Nairaland dealers.
Funny thing is that when you ask for price from real Nairaland dealers, they tell u to call. Just imagine u have to call 10 delears to know their price in a single day, at the end they will all give you ridiculously high price that u will blame yourself for calling.


No doubt some buyers are annoying, they price cars so low that u wonder if they want to steal it but dealers are the major problem here.

LeSulk:
Did you actually read the article?The lad was at the wrong place wrong time.His friend actually went back to give his statement

Believe the article at your own risk, the boy is well known criminal, his father has being using his influence to cover up the young man's criminality.

Just take a walk to milipat filling station in airport road Abuja owned by the senator and stylisly ask the stuff some questions, u will understand.

Mythinghot:
But that senator okoro's son is a well known criminal in Nsukka, and a viki boy. He killed some people in Nsukka some time ago and his father hurriedly sent him to the uk, while his accomplice was killed. Even his father was involved in police killing of two secondary school boys in Nsukka with his police orderlies. Its just recompense for them. E remain the second son, dem go soon kill am. nansense.

So he does in Abuja, he is well known criminal here in n Abuja. Infact I heard about this robbery incident that sent him to hell, the police officers are not guilty, the father is just trying to punish them.

slap1:
I understand the guy stole, but it's not proper to just shoot him. Is that not the jungle justice we preach against? That said, it's one more nuisance off the street.

He was killed during gun battle long time ago, may be they just transfer a new police officer friendly to his father now.

delishpot:
I get it. Just to hold someone reaponsible for his lazy and bad parenting. He should be flogged by his kinsmen in the market square on their market day.

I understand some kids dont take to parents corrections or guidiance but when you as a parent still reward them and shield them from the consequences of their actions then that parent is as guilty too.

This is one of the problems we are facing as a nation, perform your duty diligently out of favour to high and mighty and u are in trouble.

slap1:
Justice will now be sought at all cost because the victim was a senator's son. The poor are in trouble.

U don't get it, reverse is the case. Those police officers are being punished for doing their job, u can go to milipat filling station owned by the senator and ask about the true story.

delishpot:
Chei! Na karma. one can run but one cannot hide from it. I just wish due process was followed before he was shot. That would have made more sense.

According to the info I heard, he was gun down during a gun battle. I just think the man wants to punish those unfortunate police officers for being on duty that day, that is all.

JuanDeDios:
Na so e bi. During the era of Tafa Balogun as IG, TWO of Okoro's sons were arrested for armed robbery but he later got them out. Okoro himself has been accused of killing people for rituals.

It seems u are base in Abj.

delishpot:
So he was an armed robber for real? . Well, they still should have made him face trial. They should have followed due process.

My brother, he is a cultist who believes he can do things and go Scot free, he is notorious in Lokogoma, durumi, mararaba etc you know how those useless son of big men behave now. This killing has been long ooo I just wonder why they are bringing it up now.

If it is the same senator okoro's son that is notorious for armed robbery, intimidation and extortion then the police is not at fault. The young man should have been jailed long time ago but his father has always cover for him, I only pity the innocent police men who has done their job and the father as usual want to punish the officer for that.

Valeree:
Don't know what is in that Abuja in particular... it has changed a lot of ladies I know, and its not for good.

It is money thing, u have to belong to cabals to benefit from the massive stealing going on in the ministries and parastatals, it is a big power play and serious office politics. Women align themselves through sex while men align themselves through loyalty.

For non civil servant, Abuja general is non productive, no industry, no port, no farm nothing that can give u money but their is alot of money flowing around and no good Samaritan so u have to collect your own by all means necessary so ladies sleeps around to get their fair share

Valeree:
Especially in that Abuja...like seriously.

My sister, u dey there jare. When he mentioned her anty in Abuja, I knew it was a lost course.

Many people used to think Lagos, Akwa ibom, Imo, calabar or benue are the heaven of , but Abuja is the ultimate in Nigeria because of office politics and ability to steal money ( because u must belong b4 u can benefits).

Fourwinds:
Jesus of Nazareth

My guy if u dey federal civil service, all this one no go be big deal to you, especially if u are in agencies that normally does field work, training, oversea tour etc your eyes go see weeeen and dem go carry the thing come give u too if u are interested. Feild work is like corp members going to camp ooo, Oga go include names of their side chicks for feild work so as to warm his bed while the woman will gladly be happy that her name enter book because of allowance and financial benefits.

Fourwinds:
can u imagine"Smashing" someone else's kpekus... God will punish dat ur boss

One of them will always cook for him, she will filled the fried rice with chicken, snail, diffrent types of fishes, pomo and orishirishi. Infact that one used my boss to fight director of account, now she has worked her husband to same organisation.

kunzaar83:
if Ūя̲̅ the corrupt type definitely u won't see cheating as a big deal, but the truth is that there are more good married women that don't cheat than the 1nce that cheat...... Even the married men that are the cheats don't take cheating as a normal thing.... Many married men admit that they are not proud of doing that... They are ashamed of their acts to d level of hiding it to their men friends like their wife's..... So I put it to u that u re corrupt weather u being man or lady u will definitely get Ūя̲̅ type, coz the result of cheating doesn't even wait till u die..... It start right from the day u started it

Can u read and comprehend at all? Where in my post did I support or insinuate that i enjoy or participate in such a thing?
It is better u quit the jugdmental habit.

I only point out the obvious and u can remain in denial, it is non of my business. The truth is cheating is rampant and it is not a bid deal again to many people, u can check around you the business that is moving if not hotel business, u can check who patronize such hotel most if not married men and women.

This remind me of my childhood friend, her father had an accident and he survived but the girl complained that if her father had died in the accident, she too would have studied abroad because one of her uncle was a top CEO of a bank and he sent the children of one of her late uncle abroad to study. However that was then she can't even imagine she said that again.

Is that a new thing? Most people cheat in marriage now are days, I know how many married women my boss is smashing even though it is civil service here in Abuja. Just try your best but I doubt she will change.

Sorry bro.

Miami11:
But the lady has just given birth, it's not like she is strolling the streets doing nothing, am assuming you are a man, you have never had your abdomen torn in layers to pull out a baby, then go home with an abdominal wound to heal, while taking care of a baby 24 hours. Besides the lady is alone with hubby abroad, how much do you think this poor first time mother can handle? Why are Human beings this insensitive.

I understand the lady gave birth 4 to 7months ago through C S and the mother in law took care of her for some times( may be weeks or months) including bathing her and the baby according to op, but for the lady to completely abandon the woman is insensitivity, I can tell you that I v gone through surgical operation b4, mine was spleenetomy in which my stomach was cut opened and my spleen was completely removed due to rupture of spleen from car accident and I know what it means to be in that condition and I can tell you that after more than a month in the hospital, the second month I was back to my duties despite the doctor's advice.

On your second point about her being taking care of her baby alone says alot about her immediate family and explained her insensitive and uncaring bad habit. Does that means she does not have family that could have assisted her since the only mother in-law that has been caring for her is down on the sick bed unattended to by her.
If so, that is one hell family that I can't pray to marry their daughter, if nobody can come and assist her or could it be that she is a bad person that even her friends and family could not spare some time to assist her.

Well what ever the case may be, anybody that could manage his/her pains to care for your own pain deserves every sacrice you can make to ease their own pain, sadly the lady in question did not have that kind of wisdom and many girls here too doesn't think it worth it.

That is one of the reasons why we are having bad children now a days because their are too many bad parents who lacks simple human value.

With many comments I have been reading on Nairaland, Facebook etc shows we are increasingly lacking values, wisdom and society cordial relationship and I don't see us producing a better society because most of our future parents are already showing poor characters.

Miami11:
The girl is fresh from c section( could take anywhere from four months to 1 year to heal)

She could be going through post partum depression( childbirth is no childsgame)

She is still nursing a new baby with a husband abroad.

How do you expect this poor girl to drop her life and run meet your aunts needs.

Poster hire a maid for your aunt, help watch her, leave your cousins house alone.

I don't think this issue is about a maid, it insensitivity by the lady which proves the lady is the Kim kadarsian types we see now a days. A woman that took care of you when u gave birth despite her own condition and you can't provide any assistance for her, it is not a good at all. I know most ladies that are commenting on this thread are teenagers because I don't think any mature minded human being will support this heartless girl the op is talking about, but I still blame the husband to be because he looks like the kind of guy who married only for beauty and superficial thing and I bet you, the mil will suffer more of this in future.

I just pray I don't end up with ladies like this, it is really a disaster to do so.

onyaigo:
Pls anybody who receives this call again should send me a PM so we can walk together and catch this people.....just play along abeg.....

Guy, somebody called my brother today, he claimed to be is former NYSC mate. However my brother is waiting him in chida hotel right now.

oparahchi:
if you adhere to instructions, you would note that the advert description states that interested buyers should contact a certain number/numbers for inquiries.

call because I want to know the price of something you willingly advertised to us?

oparahchi:
Hot! Hot! Hot!

You wrote almost 50 words to sell a product but the price in not among those words.

Demdem:
Kogi state is just so pathetic. Wada has proven to be a useless governor and Audu is another arsehole that shouldn't even be close to the govt house. I don't envy kogi peeps at all.

Atleast Audu still looks better than Wada if u compare their project but kogi deserve better.