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Why this kind of 'problem' no dey fall on me? So the mistake went undetected for over two months, and would have remained undetected for much longer if not that her lifestyle drew the attention of busybodies?

Kai. I for don evacuate the whole cash tey tey, bail out to naija sharply.

People that are stealing and are left free to walk because they are wearing suit and tie [so-called office workers], yet, you're arresting yahoo boys up and down.

This part of her 'speech' is everything. White collar thieves are more in number, and wreak more havoc in Nigeria (and perhaps Ghana too) than Yahoo boys. Yet these bloody corporate thieves are first to ask "what does Hushpuppi do for a living". Such disgusting hypocrisy.

So it's ok to work in a bank, or in Nigerian Customs, or in an oil servicing firm, or anywhere "reputable" and be a big thief doing illegal deals, but not ok for yahoo boys to hustle a living for themselves - in the absence of opportunities for gainful employment?

Fatai don chop belle full.

The Lagos Commissioner of Police is the second most lucrative post in Nigeria's police force, after the IGP.

@Fhowe, you revealed too much information in your last post bro. Kindly edit your post. The numerous annoying retar.d.s in this forum do not deserve this kind of unintended labour of love.

Allow them to wallow in their ignorance, dullness, foolishness, and misery. Imagine the other animal talking about "models are registered". In this day and age? Probably a 'graduate' of one subpar polytechnic in a rural area in Nigeria. Pathetic idiots.

PrecisionFx:
What does hushpoppi do for a living

Ur here making a long list if Balderdash.

If you cannot see the massive sense in what Fhowe wrote, then I'm afraid you would never feel or understand sense in your entire life, even if sense sodomises you. What an incorrigible dimwit you are.

Interesting insight. So how do you prefer to sell yours? Directly to prospective customers (word of worth, person to person etc) or via online sales (perhaps your own online store, jumia/konga sales front)?

blueseacats:
The problem is that Nigerians don't even know that the government has the right to ask any citizen what they do for a living.

And in case you didn't know, any citizen also has the right to NOT SAY what they do for a living!

Look, the Rule of Law is the only conceivable way to run a society. Otherwise, society would degenerate into the 'rule of whim' - a system of arbitrariness and capriciousness in which people jut accuse someone of anything without evidence and condemn the person accordingly. That is not how a civilised society works.

The point here is this: a crime has to be committed before a person is declared guilty. A person cannot be guilty of suspicion.

If, due to my extravagant lifestyle, the government (i.e law enforcement agencies such as the EFCC or Police) suspects that I'm a fraudster, what the law empowers them to do is to investigate me. Now investigating me may involve asking me what my source of income is. Technically, telling them that I do xyz business, and showing them proof of legitimate income from that business may exculpate me from further investigation and prosecution, and the government will leave me to face my life.

However, for the purpose of argument and to test the law, I have the right to refuse to disclose my source of income. And that will not give the government the right to detain me, insofar as they simply do not have a charge against me yet. What should then happen, if the government strongly suspects that my income is proceeds of fraud, is that an investigation would be launched against me. If, at the end of the day, the government cannot find any significant evidence against me, then they would simply have to let me be, no matter the extent of suspicion they have against me. Worst case scenario is that the government would probe into my tax history to look for loopholes, but other than that, there will be no concrete charge of profiting from a criminal activity. Of course this is the case in sane countries with functional law enforcement systems.

In barbaric shitholes like Nigeria where the law is twisted and used as an instrument of vendetta and oppression, the government, having failed to gather any meaningful evidence against me, would slam the nebulous and generic charge of "money laundering" on me, charge me to court to conduct a media trial, and after tarnishing my image for no just cause and wasting public funds on a flimsy suit - would lose the case woefully - as the court would set me free for want of evidence.

NotComplaining:
My friend shuttup completely.


Are you gassing here or licking booty?

If you've been to any sane country, i.e. travelled out... You'd know the consequences of flagrant ostentation. E.Money and Hushpuppy cant conduct themselves in such ways in lawful countries without their source of income being known, and even celebrated.

Some bona fide entertainers dont and cant show off their wealth publicly the way they'd like to simply because of the prying eyes and over rreaching arm of revenue services.

Even if Hushpuppys money is legit, is he paying the correct amount of Tax?? Thats the job of inland revenue.

Hushpuppy's recklessness and disregard for public opinion doesnt give the impression of someome paying his taxes.

So abegg you plz stfu and collect sense.

You're a fool. Otherwise, you wouldn't hinge an entire argument on mere speculation and assumption.

Besides, because you strayed across the border to Southern Cameroon, you allow yourself to believe that you have "travelled out", and therefore are exposed, abi? What a brainless lout.

Which democratic country in the world is "more sane" than the US that our system of government is modelled after? Even in the US, you would see drug dealers, con artists, fraudsters, and other deal makers flaunt their Bentleys, Rolexes, and other super expensive accoutrements offline and online - even on the same Instagram. You would see then making it rain in clubs and strip joints. Nobody questions their source of income or arrests them on suspicion. That's not how the law works. Instead, by spending lavishly and emitting vibes that are associated with illegal income, they may eventually attract the INVESTIGATIVE attention of law enforcement agencies, who then INVESTIGATE them, gather actionable evidence of criminality against them, BEFORE moving in to arrest them on the strength of gathered EVIDENCE OF GUILT. I doubt that you are smart enough to understand what I'm driving at here, you buffoon.

You're probably a poor rat holed up in one decrepit room in a backwater location somewhere in Nigeria, with your free Internet data bonus as the only pass you have to the outside world. Otherwise, you would know better.

Now, you're even shifting goalposts all over the place, from Hushpuppi being responsible for 'negatively' influencing young people by flaunting his lifestyle, to now not paying his taxes! Where exactly do you stand? What exactly is your argument? What the Bleep is wrong with you? Why not petition the FIRS to hop on a plane and travel to Malaysia to arrest Hushpuppi for Tax Evasion?

Talking about the FIRS, you sure don't know that the chairman of that super corrupt agency is a certain hedonistic, super wasteful example of an insanely corrupt public official called Tunde Fowler. With no known successful business, having been in public service for more than a decade now, this character in charge of your country's Tax Agency spends several millions every week on women of easy virtue alone. Not to mention other non-pussy components of his extravagant lifestyle, and associated expenditure. Sadly, fools like you would not direct your hateful gaze towards such characters feeding fat and living extravagantly on PUBLIC MONEY. Instead you would focus on a private citizen that is living life on his own terms.

I'm not responding to whatever claptrap you have to say next, because you are clearly bereft of sense.

azimibraun:
Hushpuppi is a menace to society and influencing our minors negatively. Any call for decency by our youths is not a bad one. Is anybody in doubt on how wizkid, Davido, Mikel obi, Floyd Mayweather make their money? Until recently when E money started making efforts to clean his money and appear legit, who could have claimed to know how Emoney and Hushpuppi make their money? It is no crime to make legit money, but it is against the rule of law and our societal moral code to spend money recklessly. It is called abuse of discretion in law and guilty of materialism in morality.

Another desperately envious, ignorant gunk drifting aimlessly across cyberspace. I wouldn't take you up on your foolish idea that Hushpuppi is a "menace to society" because you don't know what he does for a living. This point of view is clearly idiotic, and I wouldn't deign to educate you on what the law says (or more aptly, does not say) about that. Furthermore, I wouldn't comment on the nonsensical morality perspective you mentioned, as Nigeria is a secular democracy, underpinned by liberty and freedom. Practice your morality in your bedroom and leave it at that. Do not attempt to force anyone to see things from your narrow, subjective (and likely hypocritical) moral lenses.

What I want to address is your annoying display of ignorance and your attempt to miseducate and misinform the gullible public. Did you say that it is against the Rule of Law to spend money recklessly? And to make matters worse, did you justify this crap by citing the abuse of discretion in law? My goodness!. If you cannot cite the specific law that criminalises the "reckless spending of money" by a private citizen, then you must accept that you are incurably mad.

Now for your information, and to re-educate the hapless members of the public you have impacted upon, abuse of discretion has NOTHING to do with a person's choice of lifestyle. Instead, it applies entirely to trial courts, NOT to private individuals going about their lives. What it means, as a principle in law, is the failure (of a court) to take into proper consideration the facts and law relating to a particular matter before pronouncing judgment. In other words, abuse of discretion, legally speaking, refers to the arbitrary or unreasonable departure from precedent and settled judicial custom by the judge/jury/court.

In fact, loosely and informally applied, the Court of Public Opinion (especially of disgruntled and envious publics, of which you must be the chief judge) is even more guilty of 'abuse of discretion' than the Hushpuppi that you condemn without any basis.

Bottom line: You need to get a life and quit making a fool of yourself.

Ojisik:
They do have a point. The puppy guy flaunts all of it on social media and I may not have data to back it up but we both know that atleast 20 boys may have gone into 'yahoo yahoo' because they want to be like Hush Puppy.

If 5 out of this 20 are successful and each influence another 5....that's 25 and the geometric increment how's on and on and on.

.. You're talking absolute rubbish.

Does the law in Nigeria function on the basis of morality? You people are so blighted by desperation and hunger that you resort to undisguised jealousy.

Hushpuppi is a private citizen, ' flaunting' his PRIVATE lifestyle in his PRIVATE social media accounts. He has no responsibility whatsoever for anybody that chooses to follow him or emulate him..

Have you seen the lifestyle of your PUBLIC officials? Long, siren-blaring convoys, oppressive security officials attached, millions and millions in daily expenditure, and a sheltered life for their children and dependants. If you have any sense, you should bother about your PUBLIC officials and the negative effect their corruption and ostentatious lifestyles have on the population. Take your jaundiced eyes away from one private citizen loving his life on his OWN terms, and instead focus on your public officials who should be accountable to you.

jy2kbeyond:
And the funny thing is I dont see bagga flexing with girls or friends . He is always alone, spending and showing off. How can you feel the excitement of happiness if you enjoy alone?

Jealous idiot. Why are you so embittered by the way a private citizen choses to enjoy his own money?

Here's my advice: try to make your own money, and then 'flex' it with your entire village. It's called choice.

Besides, what has this opinion of yours got to do with the subject matter of some bloody idiots enviously demanding the arrest of a private citizen who is not known to have committed any crime?

Waziri Atiku Abubakar.

Why wouldn't Wike bow? Peter Obi is a super heavyweight Mega billionaire SOB, wirh his fingers in umpteen lucrative businesses. Exclusive dealerships and franchises with Heinz, majority stakes in Fidelity Bank, exclusive import rights for several popular car batteries and tires, several mammoth warehouses in Apapa, etc etc etc. Only God knows how rich this guy is on spite of his fake humility. He can't be worth less than N200b.

PHILipu1:
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Get your facts right.
Ifeanyi Uba and Andy Uba are brothers.
Andy Uba is in APC while Ifeanyi Uba is in PDP ok.

Lol. YOU should get YOUR facts right. The only relationship between Ifeanyi UbaH and Andy Uba is that they're both from Anambra State.... Totally unrelated by blood.

It is Chris Uba and Andy Uba (and the 'other', less known brother, Senator Ugochukwu Uba) that are blood brothers.

Herelefant:
Who wants to deal with that type of gal...you have just highlighted the type of market or pool you are fishing in.

What are your standards? I'm sure you have some.

Before I begin to climb stairs - elevator really (point of decreasing chance of return), I ask myself...will this chick say or do something that may make me wanna snap her neck? Could I tolerate her shortcomings in the morning?

I cannot do stupid...in fact, I prefer a lady/bad bitch who is ultra intelligent....I wanna learn, so, I fit listen to sensible opinions...

And when you think it's money they want, and know it's sex you want, go to the village or out of town....charter those that are to ur liking....upgrade their lives...your 5/10/20/50/100k will go further. Just remember that NO MEANS NO. So no abduction o

Oga shut up and face front. Online smooth operator with zero real life exposure.

Imagine Joy's insolence. So a man should come down from the car and stand shamelessly with a prostitute in the street to negotiate with you... Who does that? You never ready for ashawo work be that. There's no dignity in this kind of 'labour'. No attitude allowed.

Then again, maybe it's just a narrative after being arrested.

Herelefant:
The Pareto principle states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

Logical fallacy (argumentum ad verecundiam, or 'Appeal to Authority').

The Pareto Principle is just that: A [subjective] principle. Not an objective law. So it is just as true (or even less true) as the 'principle' that says 'no romance without finance'... Therefore, it is illogical to assume that the Pareto Principle validates the OP's line of reasoning, or invalidates the counter argument of the majority of posters here.

PrimadonnaO:
This is so very true! If money was all it takes, rich guys would never be dumped. They'll never have to search for love. Yes, some girls will stick with you for a while when the money is there, but it won't always keep them there forever. They'll move on if he doesn't possess any other tangible quality they desire.

I've never dated a guy just because he has money. As a matter of fact, the minute I realise a guy's rich, I become more restrained because I don't want any guy telling me thrash that his money did the trick and if in the course of our acquaintanceship he doesn't meet up to my own standards, I let the boat sail without thinking twice...

Wonderful.

The interesting thing is that most of the good girls these days live online. In fact, all girls are good girls online. Every girl online is a virgin, wife material, and not materialistic. Offline don cast, so everybody don port go online. Online is where the perfect life seems to be. Unfortunately, offline, i.e. the real world, is different. Very different.

Guys, please relocate online. That's where you would meet these kinds of heavenly girls who get "restrained" by money.

hAlexandro:
nice piece but it's impossible you need money to sustain the relationship!!! Even if you are dating a SU sister. You need tips gifts lots more Abi no be the same market wey yahoo boys don hike transfer we dey a begi every girl has her own elastic limit she's definitely gonna break when she feels underpriced

Shey na the same thing wey I dey think you dey talk about so? I know for sure that at least in Lagos, yahoo boys have ruined the market for most guys. Na them don scatter the babes market the same way wey the likes of Chelsea, Man City, PSG, and the other cash rich clubs don spoil the football market.

It's a big problem.

Hooking up a chick on the Island for a quick fix is now completely out of it. Basic bitches with average body and average looks sef go dey demand N30k, N40k, N50k. No thanks to the pu.s.s.y inflation caused by these boys.

knowyaself2:
Don't get it twisted, success, especially financial success, adds colour and beauty to every other quality that women find attractive in men.

As someone who makes a living from the Written Word, I must say that you have managed to shrink the essentials of an entire 500-page book into a simple sentence. This is an outstanding feat.

*Applause.

Interesting point of view.

I have a very detailed response to give, based on a complex and interacting blend of practical experience(s), lessons learned, intellectual interpretation, introspection, and multifarious engagement with the subject matter. However, time wouldn't permit me now. Suffice it to say, however, that it is dangerous to oversimplify things.

I dey come.

Nigerian lecturers have always been an arrogant bunch with a misplaced and grossly exaggerated sense of entitlement and delusion of self-importance.

I encounter them often, prancing about with a chip on their shoulders, expecting everyone to bow before them because they are "Dr" this or "professor" that, and expecting to earn mammoth salaries for the reason that they are "intellectuals". They are quick to remind you that "ordinary" local government councilors earn xyz, while undeserving National Assembly members earn xxyyzz, so they (lecturers) should justifiably earn multiples of that.

Seriously, these characters need to be put in their place. Most of them are incompetent hacks anyway, with much of their research papers highly plagiarised or full of inconsequential gibberish, while their impact on their students is close to zero - rehashing outdated theories and spending much of their time in class massaging their own egos rather than imparting any knowledge in their hapless students.

Where in Abuja?

The idea that our destiny is in our own hands is quite romantic and appealing. But it is only half the story.

The problem with people is that many of us give ourselves too much credit when something goes in our favour... Oh, I worked hard; that's why I'm successful. What about others who worked even harder, but failed?

Unfortunately, the notion of cause and effect does not fully explain the human condition. Human agency is not as straightforward as it seems.

The sheer fact that you are able to find motivation to work hard, to take action, to be proactive.. is in itself a function of destiny. It is beyond you. Besides, the fact that your action yields the desired results is also a function of destiny, as numerous factors could have conspired to produce a different outcome.

Why couldn't he get a ringside seat? A mere $30k wouldn't dent his bottomless pockets, I assume.

This is beautiful. Rwanda is Africa's ray of hope.

And it's no longer fashionable to call girlfriends and 'toastees' for hours on end. That era don reign pass tey tey...otherwise you would have found good use for the excess airtime.

Well, use your fertile imagination to cook up a decent business proposal and embark on a cold-calling spree of small and medium scale enterprises, offering one proposition or the other (affiliate, brokerage, whatever). Who knows? Before the airtime runs out, you might secure a deal to deliver one product or service or the other with prospect of making over N10k in profit.

Then again, what do I know? Consider this as the rantings of an e-lunatic.

ritababe:
you are not making sense bro

I don't expect a bimbo like you to recognise sense, even if it penetrates you through every bodily orifice.

Since I didn't "make sense", what's your counter argument? What's your own 'sense'?

Empty brained trolls with meaningless one liners all over the Internet. Attempt a fucking argument at least, if you're smart enough.

ajebuter:
She did not even have the peace of mind to birth an Aremo or Beere..

So sad because they really look cute together

For women, is the absence of "peace of mind" causally linked to barrenness?

Those of us with trained eyes can easily see that this is a very weak attempt at image laundering. The tone of the report is unabashedly one sided and sympathetic to the so-called Olori. Looks more like what the ex-Olori wrote herself (or paid someone to write) and delivered to a sympathiser at ThisDay to publish. Besides, let's not forget the 'Edo Connection' and clear relations between the ex-Olori and the publisher/operators of ThisDay.... Undoubtedly a predictor of bias and jaundiced reporting.

Bottom line: The council of wise ones takes this narration with a pinch of salt.

naptu2:
The story about Harry Akande's wealth is just hype created by Dele Momodu in the late 1990s/early2000s when Harry Akande was going into politics.

Don't mind them. It's amazing how easily lies take root perpetuate and multiply themselves when repeated and echoed often enough.

Bode Akindele is certainly richer than the man. I'm talking about Oyo State sef, where they both had their bases.