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pweedyuz:
wow....these r really funny.
but I don't "understand " picture 9 tho.

that is an illusion created by some peeps sitting at strategic positions, thereby creating a funny illusion an making the brain see something else...

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How corrupt is the government of President Goodluck Jonathan? The answer may vary
depending on who is interpreting the latest global corruption index from Transparency
International. According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
for 2014, Nigeria is up eight places to 136 out of 175 countries ranked by the index.
The government has unsurprisingly interpreted this to mean that Nigeria is “winning the war on corruption
under President Goodluck Jonathan’s watch.”
The government has also said in a rather celebratory tone that, “It may not be immediately apparent to
those who do not understand the dynamics of applying creative techniques in upturning an age-old habit
that has cost this country a lot in terms of financial resources; but to those like the officials in
Transparency International knowledgeable in the nuances of fighting corruption, a lot of grounds have been
covered.”
Two central observations become clear; firstly, the statement seems to take a dig at government’s critics
for lacking “creative techniques” in the fight against corruption. But creative techniques? I’m sorry; no
serious observers of the government’s record will succumb to this cheap shot. Secondly, the government
also may be accused of inconsistency and political opportunism because having previously questioned the
validity and credibility of the index, now seems to be its strongest ‘apostle’ by suddenly acknowledging the
‘knowledge’ of Transparency International “in the nuances of fighting corruption.”
The government’s response is nothing more than a standard public relations tactic. But this triumphal
tone needs to be moderated; and the government’s real record in the fight against corruption has to be
placed in proper perspective.
The country’s current ranking is clearly better than its scores for 2013 but it doesn’t really tell us
something we don’t already know: that this government is still considered highly corrupt, as the country
still ranks in the bottom half of the index. As a matter of fact, Nigeria shares 136th position with well-
known corrupt countries like Cameroon, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, and Lebanon.
The CPI ranks countries on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very
clean). More than two-thirds of the 175 countries surveyed, including Nigeria, scored below 50. Nigeria is
clearly not the country with the lowest score on the index (its score was 27%), but according to
Transparency International, any country that scores below 50% on the index is still considered “highly
corrupt.”
This shows that corruption is rife as it ever has been in the country, making this government one of the
most corrupt on earth
This is therefore no time to feel comfortable with Nigeria's sheer mediocrity on the index. But the
government’s response says something about diminished expectations for a country that is endowed with
enormous human and natural resources and should be doing much better in terms of socio-economic and
infrastructural development to see the 27% on the index as good news.
Millions of Nigerians who continue to live from hand to mouth, unsure of the next meal, while their
'leaders' enjoy the commonwealth with their families and friends certainly won't celebrate this score. And
they won't celebrate a score that still shows a serious breach of the country's international anti-corruption
obligations and commitments.
It would seem that the government doesn’t even understand the depth of disgust Nigerians feel for the
increasing level of corruption among high-ranking government officials and the impunity of perpetrators.
For many years President Jonathan has devoted dozens of speeches to rooting out corruption. For
example, the President once promised to “fight for justice, for all Nigerians to have access to power, for
qualitative and competitive education, for healthcare reforms, to fight corruption, and to fight for your
rights.” But it is now another election time and he has not even published his asset declaration (to show
the way in the fight against corruption) let alone “fight for your rights”!
Under the President’s watch, no high-ranking public official has ever been brought to account for
corruption, despite widespread and increasing allegations of corruption at the highest level of government.
By celebrating a marginal movement on the index, the government isn’t focusing on the job of fully and
effectively combating corruption by high-ranking public officials. Instead, it is downplaying the magnitude
of the problems, and seems to be kidding itself and kidding millions of Nigerians. This is unwarranted,
counterproductive, and on balance, does more harm than good.
This government has to come clean and be straight with the Nigerian people on its record in fighting
corruption.
But Nigerians are not fooled, as they are very aware of the lack of integrity, trust and credibility of their
political institutions and the lack of quality behaviour from their politicians generally. They know pretty
well that corruption is still a major problem in Nigerian politics, with various government agencies
becoming deeper and deeper involved with the widespread use of political appointments even at the
highest level of government.
The simple fact of the matter is that Nigeria’s corruption is now institutionalised into the political system
and where democracy has been replaced by “Nairaraincracy” (or more accurately “Dollaraincracy”, as most
of the country’s politicians consider US dollar as the legal tender) and where politicians are elected to
provide self-serving favours to donors and “godfathers”.
It is clear that the government is still largely run for the benefit of the very rich and socially and politically
connected. When people say, ‘it is not what you know but whom you know’, there is a problem.
Corrupt judiciary and weak anti-corruption mechanisms well illustrate the damaging lack of political will by
this government to confront corruption and impunity of the corrupt. Serious human rights violations,
including poverty, crimes against humanity and the environment are now considered normal.
Yet, lack of prosecution of high-ranking government officials for corruption has created an impression that
they are above the law. No wonder, then, that corrupt officials are so unfazed in their wrong doings, they
are all doing it openly and lavishly and don’t even bother to hide their misdeeds.
Unfortunately, the more corrupt the country becomes, the less motivated its leaders and politicians are to
end it. This doesn’t present much hope for the future.
But we can’t simply throw our hands up in the air in frustration. Progress is not only possible but
necessary as it is simply unacceptable to continue with ‘business as usual’. The government will need to
get to work and move swiftly to improve the independence and freedom of action of the anti-corruption
agencies to genuinely fight corruption. These agencies should be free to investigate and prosecute any
allegations of corruption, not just those the government has a partisan interest in seeing pursued.
It is time for the government to let the country’s anti-corruption agencies off the chain and allow them to
prosecute those indicted by: the KPMG report, involving large-scale corruption in the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC); the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) audit
report, which exposes 10 years of corruption in the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas
industry; ‘pension funds corruption report’; ‘corruption report’ in the capital market, and of course the case
of the missing $20 billion from the account of the NNPC.
Some level of transparency and accountability won’t hurt the country. In fact, it will ensure better
governance and the returns for effective enjoyment of human rights by the citizens will be huge.
One can only hope that the government will wake up and genuinely begin to address corruption and
associated human rights violations. Nigerians deserve this. The success (and sustainability) of the
country’s democracy depends on this.
And this is the most important promise for the politicians to take to the February 2015 elections and
subsequently keep if elected.
Olaniyan, author of ‘Corruption and Human Rights Law in Africa’, is Legal Adviser, International Secretariat
of Amnesty International, London.

tonychristopher:
This is Ur achievement

While men at at front chair of UN meetings

I have achieved lots and lots of stuffs far beyond your imagination......
nairaland is not a place to advertise myself and my achievements....
its a place for fun....

season greetings

Here are 13 tips on saving money to ease the stress this holiday season:

1. Shop early

Frantically buying gifts at the last minute when stores are picked over and time is
limited will lead to overspending. Buyers in a time crunch may choose an expensive gift to compensate for not spending weeks planning out a thoughtful gift. Shop early, perhaps even before the official holiday shopping season begins.

2. Have a gift buying plan
“Write down everyone you plan to buy a gift for, no matter how small the gift
may be. Include ideas of what to give each person, along with the maximum
amount you’re willing to spend. Don’t forget to list the people who will
receive holiday tips, such as your doorman, babysitter and mail carrier,”
recommended Real Simple. And before entering a store with money in hand,
know exactly what to buy and where to find the best price.

3. Set a personal price level and pay in cash
“‘People are turned off by the word budget because they envision
spreadsheets, but it can be simple,’ says Mary Hunt, personal finance expert
and author of “Debt-Proof Your Christmas.” She suggests taking a look at
your finances, setting an absolute number for what you can spend, and then
sealing the credit cards away in an envelope, so that you won’t be tempted
to use them,” Forbes reported.

4. Secret Santa
For big families or grown children, the best way to save money is to have a
Secret Santa tradition.
“We often employ the Secret Santa method for the adults in our extended
family, because with all the siblings and parents things can add up pretty
quickly! Rather than try to spend $50 on everyone in each family — which
would total $500 — we each pick one name to buy for, with a set price range
of $100 to $150 per person. This cuts our costs pretty much in half. Plus,
this method makes sure that the adults each get a nice bigger gift rather
than a whole bunch of smaller gifts,” Scarlet Paolicchi, a writer on the Family
Focus Blog, told Time.

5. Give gifts of experience or service
“Meaningful gifts don’t have to be extravagant and costly. Consider giving
experience gifts — whether that means buying tickets for a ball game or
making plans to take the kids to a matinee movie,” the Time article said.
Gifts of spending time together or giving back to the community can be the
most meaningful and memorable.

6. Give a “combined” big gift to the kids
Instead of giving a big gift, like a new Xbox or iPad, to every child, give
small individual gifts and one large combination gift. The expensive
combination gift can be Santa’s present while the parents can give smaller,
personal gifts.

7. Get creative with non-family gifts
Family members probably expect traditional gifts, but friends, coworkers and
neighbors will feel just as appreciated with a batch of ginger snaps, a
handwritten note or a jar of homemade raspberry jam as with a gift
certificate. Always opt for something personal (and edible) if the budget is
tight.

8. Cut down on your gift list
“When you include extended family, friends and service workers — colleagues,
school teachers, delivery people and security guards — your holiday gift list
can get long. Hunt recommends writing everyone down and then prioritizing
them. Typically your spouse and children would be at the top, followed by
close family, and then the extended network toward the bottom. Consider
taking some names off, or come up with a plan for spreading your budget
out in a smart, creative way,” suggested Forbes.

9. Homemade decor
Michelle Jones of the Better Budgeting blog recommends these cheap décor
tips to save money: buy decorations after the holiday for next year, save all
child-made artwork and crafts, string popcorn and cranberries on the tree
and around the house, bring pine cones, boughs and acorns from outside
into the home. Invest in an artificial Christmas tree to save money year after
year.

10. Compare prices
Use mobile apps, like Amazon Price Check, Google Shopper, Shop Savvy, Red
Laser and Price Grabber, to compare prices before purchasing a big item.
Make sure to check online stores before entering brick-and-mortar stores.

11. Host a potluck
“Just because you’re on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t have friends and
family over to eat and be merry. This year, rather than providing all the
catering yourself, Hunt recommends having a potluck, where everyone brings
a component. Another way to save on the holiday party is to move between
houses for each course, so that multiple people in your group can host a
party and show off their homes,” wrote Forbes.

12. Tell your children to pick one item
Tell children in advance to limit their wish list to one item. This doesn’t
mean that in practice parents are held to only buying one gift per child, but
this strategy curbs childhood greediness. Also, if one is on a tight budget, it
is important to explain the situation with children so they understand why
they didn’t receive as many presents as their friends at school. And make up
for a smaller bounty with fun and inexpensive kid-centered activities during
the holidays.

13. Set a budget for next year
In January, accountants suggest that couples and individuals plan out a
detailed budget for the coming year. That budget should include a spending
quota for Christmas presents and activities. Take it a step further and divide
that quota by 12 and put away holiday money into a savings account each
month throughout the year, Time recommended.

source: national.deseretnews.com

could this be beef...

For all of you that were doubting the end of the beef between Davido and Wizkid, here’s more proof. Davido has responded to Wizkid‘s congratulatory message concerning the Headies awards he won.
Wizkid had earlier tweeted at Davido congratulating him on the success:
‘And congratulations to last night winners @olamide_YBNL @iam_Davido @patorankingfire and everyone that won! Blessings.’
A few minutes later, Davido responded on Twitter, simply writing: ‘Eleniyan.’ Davido and Wizkid’s beef begun months ago and it’s clear that the duo are now making efforts to bury the hatchet, beginning with the two of them hanging out together at Escape Night club over the weekend.

See Davido’s tweet below: –

she said she didn't steal him..

In one of her most candid interviews ever, actress Stella Damasus opened up about her life, struggles,
her first and second marriage & what we care most about, her relationship with Daniel Adenimokun.
She said she didn’t steal him and implied that when she met him, he was already single.
Speaking with Emma Emerson of Golden Icons, Stella Damasus opened up about her relationship with Daniel. She said;
“Let me put it this way. Let me help you hit
the nail on the head. One of the comments I
have seen consistently, over and over again,
is ‘Stella snatches somebody’s husband’,
‘Stella the husband snatcher’, which is what has
been going on. And I had sworn that I would never
talk about it, or even listen or stress myself
about this thing but I have decided to do this
now, so that I end this once and for all.

First of all, let me paint a picture for you and you let me know what makes sense to you. When
I looked up the word snatch or steal, ehh, let’s go to the dictionary. It means, forcefully taking
something away from its original position. Forcefully. From its original position to another
position. Something that does not belong to you. That’s what I gathered from the word snatch
or steal.

So I looked at me, Stella, and I wondered to myself, how is it possible to go to somebody’s
home, and take a man, and take his son, away from his home and say follow me. You are a
man, and according to their story, he is happily married inside his home. With his family
complete and I walk into that home, to forcefully take a man, abled bodied man, and a kid,
away from somebody’s hand and you are there looking at me. How does that work?

Did they accuse me of using voodoo? Yes or no? They said no. Okay, did I put a gun on
anybody’s head and remove somebody from somewhere? They said no. So logically, if people
actually sit down and think about it intelligently, how do you snatch somebody from somebody
and the person is there looking at you?

So when you see a man who has settled ties with a woman and decides to move on with his
life and you feel that there is something in this man that you like and he likes you. I am not a
kid. I am 36 years old. I am not about to start hiding myself. I was waiting for somebody to
actually ask me this question, because all I have heard for the past two, three years are
rumours. They said, blogs said, this said. Nobody has been bold enough to confront me and
ask me. So I say, if I steal something from somebody, and the person is really the owner of the
thing, you come and ask me, ‘you took something from me, give me back’.

But nobody was able to that. And I am like, if I meet an able bodied man that has left and
moved on. That is not even in the same house with whoever and is not doing anything with
whoever, and both parties have decided this thing is not going anywhere, and they have gone
their separate ways, why is it that it easier for the world to blame the woman that the man
has decided to end up with?

Why is it that it is always that woman that scattered that home? The two people that did
things that nobody was there, nobody said something must have happened between this two
people but it is always somebody else that is the problem. And I always say, I do not tolerate
blaming anybody for your own problems. I have had problems.


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After my late husband’s death, I got married again and the marriage didn’t work. After eight
( months, it crashed. People didn’t hear much about it, why? We were both mature to
understand that we came together, we knew that the thing was not working, instead of us to
become enemies we will remain friends, let’s just let it go quietly. And we let it go quietly. I
didn’t blame anybody else for doing it, he didn’t blame anybody else for doing it. So I am
wondering, two people come together they go their separate ways, this one meets somebody,
all of a sudden, it is that somebody that is the problem. Did anybody ever ask, what went
wrong? Why would a man pick up his son and walk away from his marriage?

Was there anytime another woman was the problem until the man moved on with another
woman? Nobody brought up Stella’s name, then all of a sudden, ‘oh he’s moved on with
somebody else (snaps fingers), it must be her’. How? I am still waiting for somebody to come
with proof to say ‘oh when they were still in marriage, when they were still in a house, you
came and did this.’ So the reason why I don’t like talking about it is that, there are some
things I would say to you and you would look at me like ‘oh wow’ but I don’t want to be
derogatory, I don’t want to tow the line that other people have towed by talking bad about
people.

I would never do that but the stories started coming. At first I ignored it, I just kept quiet, and
then it was all over the place, Google, blogs, and I am like, one day, one day, I would tell my
story. There’s a reason why I am respecting certain people, respecting certain legal issues that
are going on. So there might be some things I may not hammer on, but whenever you hear
this person snatched this person’s, you will ask the person, the person that they said was the
original owner, what was the person doing when they were snatching the person from him or
her? I don’t get it. Do you understand?

So I look at it, I am not ugly, I am not dumb. Of all the men in the world, I will now go and
look for somebody else’s own and say this is the one I want. If he didn’t come out of it and
say I want to be with you and you want to be with me, how? Why would I come and grab…?
Am I that bad looking? Am I that old?”

people can be wicked sha!!!

THE HEART OF MAN IS DESPERATELY WICKED

Their Own Perfume:- Foo, Foo...Faa... Thats all!

Someone Else's perfume: Foooooooooooooooooo, Foooo, Fooooooooo, *Turns Around*.. Fooooooo..., *Shakes
Can* Faaaaaaaa, Foooooo.....Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... *sprays inside their pants or boxers*
Foooooooooooooooooo!!! *sprays inside their armpit* Foooooooooo Faaaaaaaaaaa Fooooooooooo!!
*Until The Owner Grabs it away*

BUT WHY?

is he not old enough to marry

.

He has slowly been eased out of the Nollywood
elite but Nonso Diobi has tried to maintain his
relevance.
Nonso Diobi has revealed the pressure he has had
to deal with from his mother as far as the issue of
marriage is concerned.
The light skinned actor admitted that his mother is
somewhat confused that he doesn’t seem to be
inching closer to marriage despite being 38 years
old already.
Revealing the extent of the pressure that the
elderly woman has mounted on him, he said:

"My mum was going through my phone contacts
this morning and she concentrated more on d female
contacts wondering why I’m still single…. Lol."

At 38 years old, the actor, who came to limelight in 2001
after featuring in a Nollywood movie titled
Border Line, doesn’t seem to feel the pressure though.

.

Gorgeous actress, Ebube Nwagbo got married to on one of the handsome guys in nollywood, Joseph
Benjamin in a new movie. Joseph and Ebube are on set a yet-to-be titled movie.
The movie also features Uti Nwachukwu, and Melvin Oduah (Nigeria’s BBA rep).
According to report, the movie is being directed by
Desmond Elliot.

“The army after toppling our democratic regime have no option but to install Buhari as head of state so as to avoid credibility problems, especially in the sight of the international community because of his being an epitome of integrity.”
– SHAGARI.

“There are only 2 honest & reliable Nigerians.
Myself & Buhari. All what PDP is saying of Buhari
being fundamentalist is mere hot lies. They just
fear, let‘s go to jail “
– OBJ

General Muhammadu Buhari as a member of the
Supreme Military Council and as Head of NNPC
was by nature taciturn and introvert. But he took any work that was given to him very seriously. He is
reliable as he is hardworking and honest, his path of moral probity and rectitude” Incorruptible
– President Olusegun Obasango , in his book, “Not My Will”.

“Buhari was a big brother & a father to some extent that mean nothing in life & to the nation always
other than good. So, I fear no harm from him.“
– LATE YAR‘ADUA.

“Buhari was honest & sincere in all his conduct that perhaps, only very few Nigerians could match in
integrity.“
–GEN. ABDUSSALAM

“Gen. Muhammadu Buhari was a true patriot, respected former head of state & elder statesman & a
nationalist.“
-PRESIDENT JONATHAN.

“I have realized our collective mistake in over-throwing you. I have seen the terrible damage which our
inaction caused to the Nigerian psyche. I am most sorry. Please, come and do what is best known about
you. Patriotic service to the nation.“
–LATE ABACHA (PTF inaugural speech).

“If Buhari quit PTF job as he promises & as we knew him to mean his words, all along, I support the
idea of scrapping PTF as no one else can do the job as him.“
–IBB

I respect Buhari. He was my Boss. He was an honorable man. And I can say this anywhere”.
-General Ibrahim Babangida.

“As a member PDP BOT, I decided personally to donate the #5,000,000 to Buhari‘s campaign
organization because of my firm believe in his ability to right all the nation wrongs.
-ALH. ISIYAKU IBRAHIM.

“Buhari is as clean as the book I am holding”
-Alhaji Isiaku Ibrahim, a Member of PDP Board of Trustees @ a Book launch in Kaduna

“The issue of Gen. The Buhari‘s presidency was always being derided by the criminals who looted the
nation to stupor by embarking upon a campaign of calumny so as to smear his name with a view to
denying Nigerians having a leader who can improve their lots.“
–PROF. DAVID WEST.

“If the truth must be said, Buhari remain the only real threat to PDP whether he runs for the presidency or
not due to his wider followership among the masses that now hit the elite circle.“
-SEN. MAKARFI.

good bless your hustle

The Okoye brothers, Peter and Paul Okoye went downright emotional yesterday at the ‘Headies’ and
they revealed something about them that you will not believe!

The Nigerian R&B duo composed of identical twin brothers who produce and release their albums through Square Records were winners of the Special recognition award at the just concluded Headies awards.
The duo who surprised the crowd at the event with some of their old tracks revealed how it took them years to save their first million naira after they were given their awards.

“While we were living in Jos, we lived with our uncle and he gave us – Jude, Paul and Peter
just one room to share. It wasn’t easy, we were squatting with a large family.
“Somehow, we came to Lagos and after selling our stuffs, we were able to rent a one-room
apartment and you know we had no chairs but we did not care.
All we were after was how to market our music…..eventually money started coming in but it
was small, very small. For a while, we were angry that our names were being mentioned
everywhere and peeps would see us to say, ‘I just saw your music on MTV base”, meanwhile
we had no TV to even watch the MTV base in our house”.
On their first one million naira, they said “The first time we had one million naira we celebrated
it. For a long while, all we could save was N850,000 and it was paining us. One day however,
we went for a concert and right there we were paid N150, 000, then it was big money. We
immediately added it to the N850,000 and voila, we had N1million. We bought drinks to
celebrate, we were glad that we were now millionaires.
“To the upcoming artiste, you don’t make money immediately, it’s like you are investing in
music and would reap later on”.


They dedicated their awards to their late parents, wives and kids...

Ahhhh, my post on front page.....finally made front page on nairaland... sign of good things coming my way in 2015.
I dedicate this to my siblings and to my wonderful beauty lovey dovey Temi... Thank you Baba God....

Jim Iyke is now a member of the beard gang. He
shared a pic of himself and captioned it with;
“When u tell bae ur indoors watching movies buh ur boiz post pics of y’all Wildin out! “I’m here love! All
dressed up buh indoors still watching movies. #lol joining the #BeardGang.”s

I comment my reserve...

Charlescobi:
Guy your date is wrong oh abi you dey see future ?

Noted, typographical error. 6th December...
thanks

What a childish act..

on Saturday December 6, 2014 at LandMark center VI Lagos, plantainshon boys re-united as they perform on stage after a long time as they perfom at the Hennessy Artistry grand finale held in lagos. Tuface first performed then later called on his former crew to join him on stage. Black face wasn't happy while performing alongside Tuface and Faze as he kept going to the DJ and kept telling him to play his (Black Face) own song. Only God knows why black face acted in such manner..

watch video here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzthm6sp22w

okay, tell them...

WAR!!!!
Hmmmm