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OgidiOlu3:
Which team tried?

super eagles.

pastor enyama n d team tried but lacked luck. win someday, draw someday and loss someday, dats d game. God bless Nigeria

we make the game interesting. up d blues.

my days in SUG UNN thought me to act better than dis. I pity this nation.

I hate a nagging partner, I hate a pessimist., I'll hate if u become too religious.

cock n bull story ... I go try am sha .. reluctant.

Ghd

Am a microbiologist and I would advice you to go for nursing. medical lab association of Nigeria has made it a law that only mdl graduates will work and serve in general and teaching hospitals so we r left to scuff around.

in my humble opinion UNN should top the list. Great lions .

oh boy eh Naija is suffering in this country

Corruption in Nigeria
Political corruption is a persistent
phenomenon that pervades the Nigerian
state. Since the creation of modern public
administration in the country, there have
been cases of official misuse of resources
for personal enrichment. [1] The rise of
public administration and the discovery of
oil and natural gas are two major events
seen to have led to a litany of ignoble
corrupt practices in the country. Over the
years, the country has seen its wealth
withered with little to show in living
conditions of the average human being. A
Nigerian political leader, Obafemi Awolowo
raised a salient issue when he said, since
independence, our governments have been
a matter of few holding the cow for the
strongest and most cunning to milk, Under
those circumstances everybody runs over
everybody to make good at the expense of
others. [2] Characteristically, apologists for
the failings of African governments have
blamed colonialism for the pervasive
corruption. According to this view, the
nation's colonial history may have restricted
any early influence in an ethical revolution.
Throughout the colonial period, most
Nigerians were stuck in ignorance and
poverty. The trappings of flash cars, houses
and success of the colonists may influence
the poor to see the colonist as symbols of
success and to emulate the colonists in
different political ways. Involvement in the
agenda of colonial rule may also inhibit
idealism in the early stage of the nascent
nation's development. A view commonly
held during the colonial days was that the
colonists property (cars,houses,farms etc.)
is not "our" property. Thus vandalism and
looting of public property was not seen as a
crime against society. This view is what has
degenerated into the more recent disregard
for public property and lack of public trust
and concern for public goods as a collective
national property. [3]
Causes
Main article: Petroleum in Nigeria
Some writers have posited about the
different potential causes of flagrant and
pecunious graft that exists in the country:
many blame greed and ostentatious lifestyle
as a potential root cause of corruption. To
some, societies in love with ostentatious
lifestyle may delve into corrupt practices to
feed the lifestyle and also embrace a style
of public sleaze and lack of decorum. The
customs and attitudes of the society may
also be a contributing factor. Gift giving as
expressions of loyalty or tributes to
traditional rulers may be fabrics of the
society. Also, a political environment that
excludes favors towards elites or wealthy
citizens may also be influenced by
corruption. Wealthy elites may resort to
sleaze in order to gain power and protect
their interest. However, the bottom line
surmised from the views of most Nigerians
is that corruption is a problem that has to
be rooted out. In Nigeria another major
cause of corruption is ethnicity called
tribalism in Nigeria. Friends and kinsmen
seeking favor from officials may impose
difficult strains on the ethical disposition of
the official. Many kinsmen may see a
government official as holding necessary
avenues for their personal survival or gain.
[4] A culmination of use of official
resources for private gain may lead to
further pressures on incoming officials from
other kinsmen. However, the fact is, the
importation of modern rules on inter-ethnic
political relationships is a recent colonial
and western initiative that may take time to
become the norm, deep allegiance to other
ethnic groups for administrative decisions
early on was sometimes viewed
suspiciously, and an early
institutionalization of a unitary system in
the country, may also have led to a further
familiar groupings induced corruption.
Nevertheless, a modern practical approach
to leadership and relationships has
gradually taken a prominent role in the
political process. The necessity for practical
inter-depedence and cooperation is at the
forefront of yearnings for good governance
in the country. [5]
History and Cases
Pre-Independence and the First
Republic
Corruption, though prevalent, was kept at
manageable levels during the First Republic.
[6] [7] However, the cases of corruption
during the period were sometimes clouded
by political infighting.
Azikiwe was the first major political figure
investigated for questionable practices. In
1944, a firm belonging to Azikiwe and
family bought a Bank in Lagos . The bank
was procured to strengthen local control of
the financial industry. Albeit, a report about
transactions carried out by the bank showed
though Azikiwe had resigned as chairman of
the bank, the current chairman was an
agent of his. The report wrote that most of
the paid-up capital of the African
Continental Bank were from the Eastern
Regional Financial Corporation.
In western Nigeria, politician Adegoke
Adelabu was investigated following charges
of political corruption leveled against him
by the opposition. The report led to demand
for his resignation as district council head.
In the Northern region, against the
backdrop of corruption allegations leveled
against some native authority officials in
Bornu . The Northern Government enacted
the Customary Presents order to forestall
any further breach of regulations. Later on,
it was the British administration that was
accused of corrupt practices in the results
of elections which enthroned a Fulani
political leadership in Kano , reports later
linking the British authorities to electoral
irregularities were discovered. [8]
Gowon Administration
Corruption for the most part of Gowon 's
administration was kept away from public
view until 1975. However, some informed
officials voiced concerns, Gowon critics
labeled his governors as misguided
individuals acting like lords overseeing their
personal fiefdom. He was viewed as timid,
in terms of being decisive against corrupt
elements in his government.
In 1975, a corruption scandal
surrounding the importation of cement
engulfed his administration. Many officials
of the defense ministry and the central bank
of Nigeria where involved in the scandal.
Officials were later accused of falsifying
ships manifest and inflating the amount of
cement to be purchased. [9]
During the administration, two major
individuals from the middle belt of the
country were accused of corruption. The
Nigeria government controlled newspapers:
the Daily Times and the New Nigerian gave
great publicity to denunciations of the
administration of Gomwalk, and Federal
Commissioner Joseph Tarka by the two
critics. A situation which may signal a cause
for exigent action on corruption.[10]
In 1975, the administration of Murtala
Mohammed later went on and made
reformist changes. After a coup putsch
brought him into power, the government
sacked a large number of government
officials and civil servants, many of whom
had been criticized for the misuse of power
they wielded under the largely uneducated
military of Gowon. [11]
Shagari Administration
Corruption was deemed pervasive during
the administration of Shagari.
A few federal buildings mysteriously went
on fire after investigators started probe on
the finances of the officials working in the
buildings. [12]
Late 1985, investigations into the
collapse of the defunct Johnson Mathey
Bank of London shed some light on some of
the abuses carried on during the second
republic. The bank acted as a conduit to
transfer hard currency for some party
members in Nigeria. A few leading officials
and politicians had amassed large amounts
of money. They sought to transfer the
money out of the country with the help of
Asian importers by issuing import licenses.
[13]
In 1981, a Rice shortage, led to
accusations of corruption against the NPN
government. The shortages and subsequent
allegations were precipitated, by
protectionism. After his election the
Nigerian government decided to protect the
local rice farmer from imported
commodities. A licensing system was
created to limit the amount of rice import.
However, accusations of favoritism and
government supported speculation was
leveled against many officials. [14]
Buhari Administration
In 1985, a cross section of political
gladiators were convicted of different
corrupt practices under the government of
General Buhari . However, the
administration itself was involved in a few
instances of lapsed ethical judgment. It is
on record that the General himself was on
his way to removing a Nigerian colonel
from the army before his exit from power,
though the removal may signal a hard-line
on corruption, it is a far cry from the
10-22 years of imprisonment, politicians
under Shagari were sentenced to.
Babangida Administration
The regime of general Babangida,actually is
seen as the body that legalized
corruption,his administration refused to
give account of the gulf war windfall,which
is estimated to be $12.4 billion,he rigged
the only successful election in the history of
Nigeria in June 12 1993,he lives in a very
exquisite mansion in his home state(Niger-
state)in the Northern part of the country.
Abacha Administration
The death of the general Sani Abacha
revealed the global nature of graft . French
investigations of bribes paid to government
officials to ease the award of a gas plant
construction in Nigeria revealed the global
level of official graft in the country. The
investigations led to the freezing of
accounts containing about $100 million
United States dollars . [15]
In 2000, two years after his death, a
Swiss banking commission report indicted
Swiss banks for failing to follow compliance
process in allowing family and friends of
Abacha access to accounts and depositing
amounts totaling $600 million US dollars
into the accounts. The same year, a total of
more than $1 billion US dollars were found
in various accounts throughout Europe.[16]
Public institutions perceived
as corrupt
The following list contains the institutions
perceived as the most corrupt. It is culled
from the Nigeria Survey and Corruption
Survey Study, Final Report (June 2003)
Institute for Development Research,
Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria (IDR, ABU
Zaria) [17]
Nigeria (as of 2003)
Ratin
g
Institution
1 Nigerian Police
2 Political Parties
3 National and State Assemblies
4 Local and Municipal Governments
5 Federal and State Executive
Councils
6 Traffic police and FRSC
7 PHCN

Annie ,annie annien hoe many times did I call u? Continue doing dis n 2baba will not go spooking again.

He did right

I know most youths gamble but our society frown at them. whats your take on gambling?

happykidArotiba:
ask seun

swung whats nollywood

what is Nollywood

naija I hail de. what has okada man gat to do with range rover sports

His brain was bleachd by too much relaxer and nw his skin.kinda wonder whats next to bleach.

D lions Den on fire. . As an alumni let me reserve dis space so dat i'll ask my former HOD what happened.

God bless u bro. U touchd me

Just imagin am say jenny just mess for that place.


Maybe u r high on uncivilization

Mehn this car go ghen ghen for me dis xmas o o o o.

Make i check my pocket

Don't even think twice about returning. . Naija is bizzare 4 nw. . .chill in yankee untill after 2015.

What of bugatti ? Abi una no get am. .

Gud news. . But fear d rusty water. . Willie will work.

fear of naija doctors na him course am na.. ama ndi ana eze

I was their yesterday .it was on my way to magic fm . It was sad. D kids were praying and fasting. Can't hold my tears. . . .

baba ijebu offfer.. cant imagin that this is happening