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I was in a cyber cafe discussing shares and stocks with a friend.The friend directed me here for more shares and stocks analysis. When I got here, after reading some topics in shares and stocks column I was attracted to other columns. My people, na so I come dey addicted to NAIRALAND till date.

"Please respect the opinions of others and choose your words wisely. Each user has their own point of view, and these views must be respected"

After all, all we are doing on NL is a mere academic exercise .

Hello efribohdi, Abadie?

Nso ku unam emi oyom mi? Nye nyam enye o?

Lol @ jamace. Dis ur pidgin get as e be, e too posh jare. U no even sabi freestyle d thing well sef. I break up wit my last babe because she no sabi speak pidgin english, and now u dey remind me of am. lol.

I no try? U no no se de pidgin sef get level. E get original pidgin and e get dialectical pidgin ? Waffi bois and gurls in de house, abi I talk lie?

Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State, displaying some unconstitutional tendencies to be a bully and a tyrant while at the same time trampling on the Constitutional right to freedom of expression by having Shuaibu Bakari arrested and locked up for ‘embarrassing’ him at a public function. What did the poor young man do? When the Governor was praising himself for projects allegedly completed by his administration, Bakari shouted out in Hausa: It is not true! It is not true!’ He was immediately arrested by the Governor’s security people and thrown into jail. That was on the 16th of December 2008. Even when the wretched Bakari was arraigned before a Magistrate’s court, the nasty, vindictive governor was not done with him, as the prosecution opposed bail, thereby denying Bakari the opportunity of taking up his place to study for a diploma at the Centre for Continuing Education.
Thursday, 05 February 2009 07:05 Perceptor (Saharareporters)

What was he charged for?

Well, seems like good news! As long as the police force didn't arrest the wrong people! . Cos we've all read one time or the other of the wrong person being arrested for a crime, or being the victim of 'accidental discharge' and then labeled a thief.
but I still have belief in our police force. Because, when I reported a case to them, they rose up to my defense even though I was only a poor student.

I see light at the end of the tunnel. Things are getting better. Have hope. In deed," Yes, we can".

ACG Yinusa Saka said, “These guns definitely are not for good purposes. These guns are to cause destruction; to cause instability in the country.

Gbam.
This act definately is a sign of "all is not well with Nigeria". Our leaders must not leave anything to chance.

Please, Efcc action! action!! action!!! You are the last hope for the elimination of corruption in Nigeria. The masses rely on you.

power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
if you want to be less bias about the topic, consult your dictionary on the word - LEADER.
if u don't believe that the problem of nigeria is our leaders then reffer me to any country of the world where the leaders are good and their fellowers are bad or reffer me to any country where their leaders and bad and the fellowers are good.
the level of corruption of any country is determined by its officials and not necessarily the citizens.
what the world thinks about any country of this world is based on the leaders.
i would want to take u back to the usa under clinton - good leader good country.
look at zimbabwe under mugabe - bad leader bad country.
what do u do on a clean up day when idiagbon and top govt officials were busy working on a clean up day? what do u do when drivers were forced to eat naira they gave as bribe to officers at check point. tell me what a student will do if N1000 will save him from been in the university for additional 2 years. what will u do if giving N200 will make u go about ur normal business instead of wasting the whole day at the police station while the police claim they re on investigation.
how will a normal person respond to a confirmed fact that every politician is rich in nigeria?
will it be a normal thing for aman to seat down and watch his kids die of hunger while the ill gotten wealth of our politicians provides rich foods for their dogs?
how do u feel staying awake with the sound of listers belonging the a politician arround ur house when the politician can fix electricity for the benefit of all?
well, my arguement here is not to change your belief rather to know the white truth which if tackled proparely will bring the deserved change.
do u know how many people that got employment with that singular move of bringing telecommunictaion to nigeria and nigerians and do u know how many will be employed if the same govt decides to fix power supply?
be rest assured that govt itself knows that the problems of nigeria and nigerians lie in their hands. for all the promises that they never fulfilled, for all the missing funds that they never accounted for, for all the illegal and political killings, for all the electorial malpracticises, for all the illegal importations of firearms, for all money laundries, for every other societal wrongdoings, please let me know where the citizens get involved without the consent of the leaders

Thank you jare. The leaders remain our problems in Nigeria.

Considering the sentence in bold, who do you think is responsible for it all?

The same leaders are responsible for it. Note that any person who once held position of authority is still a leader even after he has completed his tenor, because he automatically becomes a godfather and a force to be reckoned with in his clan, or his village, or his LGA, or his state and even at the federal level, thus can influence issues and persons to the direction of his interest. Our corrupt leaders ensure that it is only persons who will do their biddings (stooges) that power be given or transferred to.

Abeg make them hold am o. Enough of announcements of missing persons .

the fact that it goes into private pockets prior to yar adua doesnt mean they deserve applause though does it?
its like applauding them for shifting from looting one side to another,i dont think that "some dqay" will ever come to pass if the perpetuators are not brought to book and they keep on been patted oon the head by executives and the public

So, what do they deserve? KOBOKO?

Because we claim to know everything and do everything we know the other way round.

So I heard. Is it true that Edo men especially Bini and Eshan men have the smallest mojo on earth?

So you heard ba? Are you sure na only hear you hear?

I just love Nigerian names. Really african. Names are normally given based on circumstances surrounding the birth of the child or the family as a whole. Check out these.

Ukwubile (Death spoiled the world .)
Ojodomoh
Ikemefuna
Inemesit
Atofarati
Olusegun
Onwubiko
Onome
Ojotule (God is the greatest)
Eromosele (God has answered my prayer)
Onilede (The owner has come)
Akpan (first male child of the family)
Etc etc etc

Beautiful names full of beautiful meanings! I just love them!

Good. But nigerians will want urgent recovery of looted funds back to government coffers too.

There we go again. Very shameless and godforsaken people killing themselves in the name of "I am corrupt because the society is corrupt". You won't be surprised that he is a prominent member in his church/mosque. Shame on us all .

U are so RIGHT. I've been saying it. NIGERIAN LEADERS ARE PRODUCTS OF THEIR OWN SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT. IF WE WANT GOOD LEADERSHIP WE WILL HAVE IT WHEN WE CHANGE OUR WAYS.

How will the change come when the men entrusted with the power to make laws, execute the laws and punish the lawbreakers are breakin g every law made with reckless abandon? You are invariably saying that if given the opportunity to lead Nigeria in any capacity, you will sell all of us. Am I right, bros?

If not the leaders, who should be blamed? Are the gods to be blamed? NO! . There is prophesy that Nigeria will witness thid kind of rot and corruption. Candidly, the leaders are to be blamed. We handed over ourselves and our resources to them to manage. See what they have done to us and you think they should not be blamed? Think again brother.

Before Yar'adua's administration, did you even hear of unspent budgetted money not to talk of refunding it?

Hmmnn. I am tired of talking about this IBB stuff but I have to contribute because it pains me when some men refuse to thank God for His benevolence to them. After having the opportunity (whether by hook or crook) to rule a country with over 120 million (as at then} people, is he not supposed to retire to the background and provide fatherly support to the upcoming ones for the benefit of the nation? Despite the fact that he was forced to quit the leadership of this country, by "stepping aside", he stuggled to come back. For what?. This is the greatest level of ungratefulness to God and oneself. He should be grateful that he is still being recognised by the goverment who give him occassional appointments to represent national interest. I think that is honorable treatment for him. My honest advise to IBB and other past leaders is that they should learn to be grateful to God for giving them the opportunity to serve out of millions of others. They should accept the position of elder statesman and assist the present leaders to render good service to the people. I rest my case.

This is one of the great wonders of life. This can make one to commit blasphemy by asking so many "whys" and "hows" about the benevolence of the almighty God. Hmmnn. It is well .

Let me categorically statehere that the leaders are the problem of Nigeria. How did Nigeria come to the rot of corruption? It is through the leaders. The leaders convert money meant for the provision of infrastructure for the nation or their constituency into their private use, thereby living a flambouyant life style, while nothing works. Everybody seeing the life style of the leaders aspire to be in such positions by using any available means to eliminate opponents. Having used illegal ways to get there, they continue in corruption. In the first place, a man that wants to serve his people does not get to position of leadership by hook or crook. The student seeing that to get to the top, you must use any means to get there bribe their way. By the way, where does the student get the money for bribery from? From the parent who is a leader of the student. Now, the lecturer is a leader in his own right who believes that those in government appointment are not better upstairs feel cheated and wants to get their own reward on earth. You talked of people looking for godfathers to make progress in Nigeria. Is it not the same corrupt leaders that have tasted how sweet it is to get awwuuff money that sponsor people to take over the mantle of corruption from them. I bet you, if the leaders rely on their official salary and benefits only, they will not have much to waste in the namre of showing -off. In 2008, you will recall how the national budget suffered set backs because lawmakers wanted some aspect favourable to them to be upheld while the executive cried fowl for such bogus and wasteful inclusion . Was the budget not delayed untill the executive compromised before the budget was passed? This affected utilisation of the budget for provisiobn of necesities for the common man. Some of them are trying to refund unspend budget money now. They are returning peanuts to government coffers. So you see that those in posiom of leadership have failed us by exhibiting gross corruption which has spread to every aspect of our lives, religious leaders inclusive. Nigeria will be better if leaders get to their positions by merit. They will do the right thing just to continue to win the hearts of the massess that put them there. This will affect every other facet of our lives as honesty will be restored. Finally, the masses too need to wake up by electing only the right persons for the right job.

Hi Nairalanders,

I will go straight to the point concerning e-currency transactions.

NEVER EVER PAY INTO ANYBODY'S BANK ACCOUNT. INSIST ON FACE TO FACE TRANSACTION. IF THEY INSIST THEN VISIT THEIR OFFICE FIRST TO BE SURE THEY EXIST. IF YOU CANT VISIT THEIR OFFICE DUE TO YOUR LOCATION, THEN FORGET THEM AND LOOK ELSEWHERE. DONT EVER SETTLE FOR LESS OR YOU WILL LOSE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY.

END OF DISCUSSION.

Please give us details of any one that has scammed you.

Well, thanks for your comments. What I am trying to say is that unspent money is returned now unlike previously where work was not done and unused money was not returned. I think this " return unused money policy" will make them to work with the money. Meanwhile, It is my desire that money budgeted be utilized accordingly.