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I'm traveling to accra by road with a friend for Easter. Is travelling short short from mile 2 to cotonou, to lome and then accra as someone suggested faster than taking an ABC transport shuttle?

midolian:
dat notwithstanding, he should have invited @ least a representative from other political parties. That wld make transparent his sincerity...@ least the meeting haz sumting to do with the elections.

You just don't call anyhow person to a security meeting with the service chiefs to discuss classified information.

Ever heard of security clearance?

Irrespective of who wins the elections, the Nigeria Army would remain. It's duties to safeguard our lives would also stay same.

thoth:
Pure Fallacy , this is from the Command and Control setup of a Ship, not being used in north east.

Story. So you can't see how tight the hull of the plane is abi?

See what the command and control setup of a ship looks like...notice how spacious it is.

Good to know we can do this ourselves.

Courtesy beegeagle.

I don't know if there's anything worse than hypocrisy but this is it.

WASHINGTON — In the spring of 2010, Afghan officials struck a deal to free an Afghan diplomat held hostage by Al Qaeda. But the price was steep — $5 million — and senior security officials were scrambling to come up with the money.

They first turned to a secret fund that the Central Intelligence Agency bankrolled with monthly cash deliveries to the presidential palace in Kabul, according to several Afghan officials involved in the episode. The Afghan government, they said, had already squirreled away about $1 million from that fund.

Within weeks, that money and $4 million more provided from other countries was handed over to Al Qaeda, replenishing its coffers after a relentless C.I.A. campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan had decimated the militant network’s upper ranks.

“God blessed us with a good amount of money this month,” Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, the group’s general manager, wrote in a letter to Osama bin Laden in June 2010, noting that the cash would be used for weapons and other operational needs.

Bin Laden urged caution, fearing the Americans knew about the payment and had laced the cash with radiation or poison, or were tracking it. “There is a possibility — not a very strong one — that the Americans are aware of the money delivery,” he wrote back, “and that they accepted the arrangement of the payment on the basis that the money will be moving under air surveillance.”

Other militant groups had already heard about the ransom payment and had their hands out, Mr. Rahman reported. “As you know, you cannot control the news,” he wrote. “They are asking us to give them money, may God help us.”

But Bin Laden was clearly worried that the payout was an American ruse intended to reveal the locations of senior Qaeda leaders. “It seems a bit strange somewhat because in a country like Afghanistan, usually they would not pay this kind of money to free one of their men,” he wrote.

“Is any of his relatives a big official?” he continued, referring to Mr. Farahi, the diplomat. It was a prescient question: Mr. Farahi was the son-in-law of a man who had served as a mentor to then-President Hamid Karzai.

Advocating caution, Bin Laden advised Mr. Rahman to change the money into a different currency at one bank, and then go to another and exchange the money again into whatever currency was preferred. “The reason for doing that is to be on the safe side in case harmful substances or radiation is put on paper money,” Bin Laden wrote.

Neither of the two men appeared to have known where the money actually came from. Aside from the C.I.A. money, Afghan officials said that Pakistan contributed nearly half the ransom in an effort to end what it viewed as a disruptive sideshow in its relations with Afghanistan. The remainder came from Iran and Persian Gulf states, which had also contributed to the Afghan president’s secret fund.

In a letter dated Nov. 23, 2010, Mr. Rahman reported to Bin Laden that the remaining $3 million had been received and that Mr. Farahi had been released.

The C.I.A., meanwhile, continued dropping off bags of cash — ranging each time from a few hundred thousand dollars to more than $1 million — at the presidential palace every month until last year, when President Hamid Karzai stepped down.

The money was used to buy the loyalty of warlords, legislators and other prominent — and potentially troublesome — Afghans, helping the palace finance a vast patronage network that secured Mr. Karzai’s power base. It was also used to cover expenses that needed to be kept off the books, such as clandestine diplomatic trips, and for more mundane costs, including rent payments for the guesthouses where some senior officials lived.

The cash flow has slowed since a new president, Ashraf Ghani, assumed office in September, Afghan officials said, refusing to elaborate. But they added that cash was still coming in, and that it was not clear how robust any current American constraints on it are.

“It’s cash,” said a former Afghan security official. “Once it’s at the palace, they can’t do a thing about how it gets spent.”

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/world/asia/cia-funds-found-their-way-into-al-qaeda-coffers.html

I've seen a number of couples use silver wedding bands. It's just not common but jewellery shops stock them.

#NeverAgain

MISLEADING TITLE

1. A lone white man does not constitute soldiers?

2. These pictures are not battle front or combat images.

And to address this, I have it on good authority that the Nigerian Army is working with foreign partners behind the scenes in areas such as strategy. This is completely normal and no one has ever come out to say that we don't have representatives of foreign armies playing one role or the other.

So where are the SA soldiers?

Let's be patriotic please.

Boko Haram is beyond APC or PDP. Our Country should come first.

For me this is GEJ's best interview so far.


https://www.youtube.com/embed/NKSBGGOzwCM


https://www.youtube.com/embed/R_gq5iKqEC0


https://www.youtube.com/embed/-K_g2MLAR_M



https://www.youtube.com/embed/aLoUjg0sF6Q

rhazur:
BH would av been history if they took dis action 2-3years ago....WHY NOW?

The army has recently upgraded the equipment and ammo available to these soldiers. They now have access to better infantry equips, newer tanks. The navy has also acquired war class helicopters recently and deployed straight to the north.

I think as a patriotic Nigerian it is more important to get behind the troops. Cause whether it's a Jonathan or a buhari these guys are going no where. Someone has to defeat them.

It's a lot better the process starts now and whoever wins the elections rounds things up so never again will we witness this kind of terrorism on our dear country.

I need a decent 2bedroom or a mini flat (the kitchen and toilet have to be spacious beyond the norm).

Budget is 300k/yr and 1yr rent.

Total package = 400k max

Let me know what you have and we negotiate.

Anywhere along ikorodu road from jibowu to ojota is fine.

how many years?

How much total package for the mini flat?

Lennylinconlee:
Pls...I didn't mean this ...just thought of it and I think may be there is gender inequality in military....if female soldier can't go to war front ...then of what use is there existence in the military aside from petty work they do in the barracks....
If u have an opinion as regard this topic u can add.....
Thank you.

With all the talk of gender equality, we haven't yet evolved as a society to accept some of its results.

Imagine a female pow being raped and beaten by her captors. Or you seeing pics of dead female soldiers the same way we've been seeing for male soldiers. This would cause outrage and then you start women talking of gender rights etc.

There's just something about females in our heads that makes it unacceptable to see them in certain situations. Carrying guns and fighting is one of them.

Lastly, no developed country has female soldiers fighting at the war front. They mostly play support roles.

Lerumo:
We are starting to see real reasons elections were postponed. Our president trying to recover lost grounds.

You don't have to advertise your achievements for people to know you are working.

But when a Fashola commissions projects we all praise him abi?

The FG is farther away from the people so GEJ needs such ceremonies more.

Bump.

Pptyconcession:
Red flag,
I am an Estate agent from Onike. They fight at Iwaya oooooooooo, infact if they start, you wouldn't be able to go to work. A word is enough for the wise.
Onike is better, they are all gated street.


Be Wise.

Wow...a part of yaba can be this rough?

Thanks.

Am about to get an apartment at Iwaya. Have never stayed there and I don't know anyone who has.

Is there any present resident who can update me on the how secure the area is?

Is it a rough or cool place generally?

baronphemmy:
Can d phone go 4 47k pls drup ur num

My number is top.

sheelay:
45k, serious buyer

Nope.

Bump...still available. Keep the calls coming.

cassette:
What network is the phone locked to? And what's your location..50k nko? Serious buyer here

Location is lagos mainland...Fadeyi area.

It's locked to sprint.

Call let's discuss.

I have an iPhone 5S 16GB for sale. Bought new 2 months ago.

Phone is very clean and is still under apple care warranty.

Note: Phone is chipped and recommended to users on MTN network.

Price is 55k.

Post a comment or contact 0807-679-6224 to discuss.

Lagos peeps only pls.

how much last for the mini flat?

how much last?

sexybwoy:
i stay in lagos, ketu to be precise.

What a coincidence. I also do.

you may contact me through my phone sms or call.

Who's ready to deal?

sexybwoy:
25k last, if you agree lets deal.

Am not removing one naira sir. It's 30k last. I could have put a higher price awaiting peeps like you to bargain.

kolamilan:
can you post the pic ?

Pics uploaded.

still available.