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Two thieves were crucified with Christ. One repented and went to heaven. Did he return what he stole before Christ assured him of heaven.? Religion sef

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136 least corrupt or 136 most corrupt? The article or report is confused!

Dear Foly. Your situation and predicament is precarious

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Am not talking. I am referring to techniques of analysis when faced with situations. Google swot analysis. If informed it is a management result attaining process just for knowledge anyway. Estimate process is an analytical taught process employed my the military in analysis

When asked on analytical skill respond on ur effort to employ skills to analyse situations with a view to proferring or providing best options or decisions. U could adopt SWOT or estimate process. Strenght. Weakness. Opportunities. Threat. Etc

And so what if he corrected discrepancies? King mess no dey smell. Abi?

That is one other of the many ways to draw his attention. Nope he give this a thought. a positive one.

My fear for Nigeria's economic transit to the worse as a result of another debt gives me the shrills. A concerned citizen was able to evolve means of generating money without resorting to borrowing which the present administration has expressed intent to do. I learnt NL has severally been able to pass dire information to GEJ. Please can someone in the house pass the following letter which is meant for him and which I guess may not get to him except odds happen.

An open letter to President Jonathan: How to raise $4.43 billion without borrowing

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Dear Mr. President,
With a deep sense of responsibility, a heart of duty and an utmost concern for the future of this great nation of ours, I write you this letter to offer my profound opinion on saving Nigeria from sinking into debt once again.

I am particularly disturbed by the decision of your government to increase the national debt portfolio by another $4.42791bn (about N664.18bn) in order ‘to complete some negotiated projects and provide some infrastructures.’

Whilst the listed projects for which the loans are required are laudable and essential for our national development, I believe the government could explore other financing options including public-private partnerships (PPP) for the projects and only make borrowing a last resort if utterly inevitable.

It noteworthy to consider the alarm raised by Abraham Nwankwo, director general of the Debt Management Office (DMO) that Nigeria’s external loan is on the threshold of being unsustainable.

Also, just last weekend, the World Bank, in its presentation made to you by Isma’il Rodwan, the bank’s head of mission in Nigeria, identified the growing fiscal deficit as the major risk facing the Nigerian economy at the moment.

When it is considered that just only about four years ago, Nigeria was freed from the heavy burden of external loan when former President Olusegun Obasanjo secured debt pardons from the Paris and London clubs amounting to some $18bn and paid another $18bn to make Nigeria debt free, it is pretty too soon for the nation to be neck deep again in debts.

If Nigeria was freed from the burden of debt through an administration, it will be financially imprudent not to keep the debt profile low by the immediate successive regime.

I would like to offer here my ‘unconventional’ but useful suggestions as alternatives to borrowing.

New financing
In the past few years, the global economic outlook has been desperate and really, desperate situations do always require desperation solutions. The deep global economic downturn has made countries to search deep for different ways of sustainability and for raising money to ease their relief efforts and boost the economic stimuli.

One of the new but unconventional ways in which countries raise funds in this desperate time is by slamming heavy punitive fines on erring and corrupt companies. USA leads the way in this regard and the European Union is not left too far behind.

America, lately, is more interested in awarding heavy fines to companies (and their officials) if found guilty of any corruption or negligence than sending them to jail.

In applying the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the government has been making a great fortune from such indicted companies regardless of whether the crimes were committed in the US as long as the companies have operations in the country.

The Obama administration has not hidden the fact that under the US Clean Water Act, if BP is found liable for gross negligence it could face fines of more than $20bn. BP has already set aside sufficient fund to pay for this.

Also, the US government has already pocketed over $2bn from fines awarded against different companies like Siemens, Halliburton/TSKJ, Daimler, ENI and others because of their involvement in corruption in Nigeria.

The Next newspaper of 04 July 2010 reported as follows:
“The revenue made by the United States represents fines paid by bribe givers: Siemens, Kellogg Brown & Root, Technip and Daimler AG, to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice in settlement agreements, for giving kickbacks to Nigerian officials in exchange for multibillion dollar contracts. And by the time investigations are completed in the $182 million Halliburton bribery scandal, which has so far yielded $917 million dollars for the U.S. government, the country is likely to rake in an additional N68 billion (approximately $449million) in fines from a former Halliburton executive Albert Jackson Stanley, two United Kingdom citizens, Jeffrey Tesler and Wojciech Chodan, and ENI of France, a member of the infamous TSKJ consortium. Already, Mr Stanley has been sentenced to seven years in jail and he is to pay $10.8 million in restitution. Tesler and Chodan, who allegedly coordinated the elaborate bribery scheme on behalf of the TSKJ consortium, have also been indicted by a federal grand jury in Houston and might forfeit $132 million to the American government.”

Similarly, Germany was not any kinder to Siemens as the companies (which is a German company was smashed with a record fine. The World Bank even knocked $100m fine on Siemens for the same offence committed in Nigeria and barred it for 5 years from handling any World bank sponsored projects.

Also, the same Next newspaper reported that “Siemens was the first to enter into a settlement agreement with the SEC and the American justice department. On December 12, 2008, in a charge brought against it in a US District Court for the District of Columbia, the German company agreed to pay $350 million in disgorgement to SEC and a $450 million criminal fine to the justice department. The company had earlier paid fines of 395 million Euro (approximately $569 million) and 201 million Euro (approximately $285 million) to the office of the Prosecutor-General in Munich, Germany, over the same charge that it bribed Nigerian officials to corner four telecommunication contracts.”

in February 2009, Kellog Brown and Root parted with $177 million and $402 million in payments it made to SEC and the department of justice for its role in the bribing of top-level Nigerian officials in exchange for the contract to build our $6 billion Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas plant.

Two months later, The two U.S. agencies then went after German automaker, Daimler, and got it to cough out a total $185 million in fines to settle charges that it compromised Nigerian officials to award several vehicle supply contracts to it.

In June 2010, Technip, a member of the TSKJ consortium agreed to pay $338 million for its role in the bribery of Nigerian officials, America's total earning from enforcement proceedings in the $182 million Halliburton bribery scam alone now stands at $917 million (approximately N138 billion).

Away from Nigeria’s scandal, the European Union regulators in February 2008 fined Microsoft a record $1.35 billion, for failing to comply to an earlier sanction. The world’s leading software company was slapped with the fine specifically over the pricing structure it had set for licensing of its interoperability protocols and patents which breached EU antitrust law.

It is embarrassingly painful that none of the erring companies has been punished in Nigeria for these offences committed right in our country rather some of them are rewarded. There is no justification for the fact that other countries are making huge sum of money and we are looking the other way.

When the bribery scandal came to light, Siemens was blacklisted by the Nigerian government and was suspended from handling any government contracts. But our government under the administration of late Umaru Yar'Adua soon lifted the suspension, saying the company had repented. The company did not pay any fine and nobody was prosecuted for the crime. In all, the German Engineering has paid over €2.5 billion so far in fines and long-running legal fees without Nigeria benefiting from it.

Unbelievably, on 19 August 2010, at the Executive Business Roundtable of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group's (NESG), Alain De Cat, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Siemens Nigeria Limited said his company would pay the price for the bribery scandal involving it and some top government officials, if fined by the federal government.

International laws, standard and procedures allow Nigeria to punish and seek compensation from any company operating within her territory that is found guilty of erring or corrupt practices within and even outside her shores through negotiation administrative and/or legal procedure.

Raising $2.0bn

Nigeria can raise as much money as the USA from punishing corrupt companies, more so that the corrupt practices actually took place in our country. If the US can evidently raise $2.0bn in the process, we can as well raise the same amount of money or even more by applying heavy fines on all multinational companies that have been implicated, indicted and convicted of one form of corruption or the other our country. The list of company should include (but not limited to) Halliburton, Siemens, Daimler and Anammco, Willbros International Inc, Securency International Pty Ltd, Technip, TSKJ, ENI, Pfizer; and Kellog Brown and Root. Also, the Nigeria collaborators should not be spared.

This action will not only bring financial reward, it will tell the whole world that Nigeria is no more the breeding place of corruption and it will show Nigerians alike that your government is serious about fighting corruption.

Such an action will an answer to the postulation that "It is quite unfortunate and pathetic that foreign countries have brought to justice those who have engaged in bribery while doing businesses in Nigeria, while Nigeria, the victim of these corrupt practices, has not lifted a finger in such despicable acts against the country" - Bukola Oreofe, executive director, Nigeria Liberty Democratic Forum, a New York-based pro-democracy group.

Raising another $1.5bn
The global attention has been drawn to the problem of oil spill due to the recent leak in the Gulf of Mexico. With all the attention, Nigeria's agony in the Niger Delta devastatingly dwarfs that of the Gulf because it’s a spill scourge that is continuous for over five decades. The Niger Delta region continues to witness this due to poor regulation and endemic corruption of the government and the regulatory body. Many lives and means of livelihood have been destroyed as a result.

If the US government is going to slam as much as $20bn on British Petroleum for a one-time spill which the company is already prepared to pay, why can’t Nigerian government give the oil companies a $5bn bill for 50 years of continuous oil spill.

The government can use $3.5bn to clean up, develop and compensate the people in the region and apply $1.5bn to the projects for which loan is being targeted.

International laws, standard and procedures allow Nigeria to punish and seek compensation from any company operating within her territory that is found guilty of erring or corrupt practices within and even outside her shores through negotiation administrative and/or legal procedure.

Raising the balance of $0.92791bn
Lately, some former banking executives are being tried for corrupt practices that have brought their banks into insolvency before the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) came to their aids. Subsequently, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully traced assets worth several billions of Naira to them.

As these executives stand the risk of languishing in jail for many years, the government can enter settlement agreement with them to forfeit 60-70% of the assets traceable to them in buying their amnesty. Doing this, the government can sell off the assets, pay back their loots in their various banks and keep the rest. 70% of assets are not too little a price to pay for a crime.

I hope my suggestions will be consider so that we can save the country of our fathers for the sake of our children.

I do hope to follow this up with a suggestion on how to raise one trillion naira (N1tr) to improve our schools without borrowing.

I wish you the best if you decide to run for the 2011 election.

Sincerely,

Rufus Kayode Oteniya – oteniyark@hotmail.com

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nopuqeater:
@Johnokon: « #7 on: Today at 09:28:21 AM » In reality civilized existence you are talking about is nudity,

I never talked about any nudity and never implied anything with such related semblance. It might be rather a fiction of your imagination. However, is wrapping of self like mummies what your idea of civilization should be? Modest is the term. Where the other however fails to comply, you let the law (if such existed) apply. A law that all parties are comfortable with and not one imposed at the loathe of the other parties.

nopuqeater:
that you hate so much that Sharia stands opposing it.

Sharia opposes nudity (I personally do not approve either) but Muslims in Somalia apply threat to those who watch a movie (that does not promote cramming or chanting of Quran all day) compels untidiness (wearing beard). For goodness sake what has watching football and listening to (descent) FM music gotten to do with immorality? Why stand to opposed them. This is my concern for Nigeria when it may be imported which is quite likely. Islam is not meant to be compelled or it principle applied to affect others (Human rights) why enforce an Islamic  kind of lifestyle on an adult of sound mind who has chosen the kind of life he felt is befitting to him just for  the sake of your individual believe. Is that Islam?

nopuqeater:
I do not support the people who are lukewarm sharia proponent, who should know that the nonmuslims are not to be encroutched upon.

I do not understand. You implying that non muslims should be forced to wear mummies wraps and Obama should grow bush? Lol.

nopuqeater:
. Allah says that believing women should wear clothing when they are outside in order that they are identified as Muslims.

is Clothing now what should be used to identify Muslim women? What about Muslim men, unkempt beard? Scorched forehead? Or hidden dagger?

nopuqeater:
You are correct that the hypocrites in Islam are now the leadership, the reason I do not respect or emulate any of them.

Then speak it out to them and save some souls in sharia domains that may be slaughtered by the hypocrites-but my reservation, you want sharia doctrine applied even on them non-muslim. Another inconsistent hypocrisy

nopuqeater:
You remind me of a corrupt mind.

What informed your judgment? In fact what has corruption gotten to do with imposition of hypo critic religious extremism on your peace loving neighbor? I am not a politician. My mind is sound, orient and assured. Is yours? Beware or soiling your palms with innocent blood. It’s not healthy.

Infact come to think of it, how would our radio and TV stations look like with only islamic recitations and 'music' chanting-kind-of verses only being heard? LOL just back to stone ages would Nigeria be, yea like Mogadishu is becoming or the deserted remotes of the 12 states to be, draging Nigeria back to ill-civilisation

Nigeria, is for every nigerian to peacefully dwell in. There are basic rights that every individual need not contest to enjoy. These are civilized and social status enjoyed in all  peace seeking parts of the globe. In Nigeria, 12 states have implemented sharia. These states have certain percentage of citizens that want to enjoy civilized existence(not sharia cloaked). These include grooming (not being compelled to wear beard) listening to music (of any kind) watching movies ( including adult muvies) watching football(incl world cup or whatever, ) These are sometime offered by public  or government media. Am presently in Egypt and have dwelled in sudan, president al bashir of sudan dances to music, but bans alcohol, egypt dances and sells alcohol , somalia bans alcohol, music, forces wearing of beard, bans watching of movie and football , yet they all practice sharia. In Nigeria, we are always extreme, I am being pre-emptive not to wake up one morning and one sharia insistent muslim leader president (albeit the PDP rotationary it must come from the North brohaha) bring the full wrath of sharia applications on Nigerians because of his convictions premised on what he read from the Quran.

@ Jayzee. I have visited the link you posted and got the following concluding excerpt from Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid ;

"Perhaps – for fair-minded and objective readers – this summary will make it clear that the view that music is permissible has no firm basis. There are no two views on this matter. So we must advise in the best manner, and then take it step by step and denounce music"

Accepted that It is obligatory to impose these restrictions in a sharia practicing state. In Nigeria for instance where some states practice sharia and mildly enforce its principles, was consideration made towards "others" who exercise their liberal right not to be guided by such laws? These "others" refers to non muslims having right to dwell any where within Nigeria. Should they be denied rights to listen to FM music, watch public films, football or must they be ordered to grow beards if men? Are you implying that when the extremism fully rears its head and is to be enforced totally, these rights of individuals would be violated? I believe the Quran must have made provision for tolerance of the infidels or arnis who want to exercise their religious freedom-freedom to practice what they believe is right for them as long as it does not compromise or threaten the existence of the other individual. WE DONT WANT TO WAKE TOMMOROW AND BE INFORMED THAT THE SA WORLD CUP WOULD NOT BE AIRED ON NIGERIAN TV BECAUSE IT DISTRACTS OR INFRINGES AGAINST THE SHARIA PRINCIPLES. CAN WE KNOW ALL THAT THE LAW PROHIBITS SO THAT WE ARE NOT AMBUSHED IN FUTURE ?

SOMALIA

Somali Islamists silence sound of music
Mogadishu-based radio stations stopped playing all music Tuesday following an ultimatum by hardline Islamist militia, in a sign of the insurgents' tightening grip on the Somali capital.
The city's 14 radio stations turned off the Western, Arabic and modern Somali and other African music that fills up their 18-hour broadcast time after an ultimatum by the Hezb al-Islam group expired.
Hezb al-Islam, which controls patches of the war-wracked Somali capital, had given the popular stations 10 days to shut down "evil" music broadcasts.
"Today we see an official crackdown on the independent media, The local radio stations stopped playing any kind of music or songs after the deadline given by the Islamists came to an end," said Mohamed Ibrahim, an official of the National Union of Somali Journalists.
"We denounce the move as a gross violation against the freedom of expression, because order after order means there will not be any independent media in this country," he told AFP.
The militants' threat affected all radio stations in both government and Islamist-controlled areas of Mogadishu and programme signature tunes were replaced with random animal or vehicle sounds, an AFP correspondent reported.
Hezb al-Islam and the Al Qaeda-linked Shebab militants control much of Mogadishu, the scene of near-daily clashes with the Western-backed Somali government forces.
"The ban was the most appropriate move towards eliminating evil deeds because listening to music and songs are illegal in Islam and anybody who goes against the orders will face consequences," Sheik Mohamed Ibrahim, a top Hezb al-Islam leader, told AFP.
"Praise be to Allah, the local media understood the importance of the decision and they implemented it. So far we don’t hear music from most radios in Mogadishu," he added
Radio executives said they had no choice but to comply.
"We abide by their rules by abstaining from broadcasting music and songs and instead we are using traditional poems from today on," said Mohamed Haji Bare, director general of Danan Radio.
"No one dares disobey the orders otherwise you put your life in danger," said Osman Gure, the director of Radio Shabelle, a popular Mogadishu station.
"This morning I broadcast my programme without the music sound bites. Everything is falling apart in this country and if we ignore what they (Islamists) say, we ignore our safety," said Abdiaziz Mohamed Dirie, an editor of Mogadishu's Simba radio.
In recent years, the insurgents have imposed a series of restrictions such as outlawing watching films and football, ordering men to grow beards and destroying the graves of moderate Islamic clerics.
Offenders of their brand of strict sharia, or Islamic law, are often flogged in public, have their limbs amputated or face a firing squad.
Somalia, a Horn of Africa nation blighted by relentless civil war since 1991, is one of the most dangerous countries for journalists.
Nine journalists were killed there last year by armed militias, who also often kidnap foreign reporters for ransom. (AFP)

My Comment

The extremism of Islamist fundamentals needs be urgently checked-mated to forstall its florish in a peace seeking state like Nigeria. In as much as Somalia is failed, the ugly manifestation of the new forms of sharia(?) in the region informs that the worst of what the fascist can resort to cannot yet be fathomed out. Let our muslim brethren, clerics and leaders actively vocally and visibly rebuff all forms of repugnant impositions that would affect the rights of the others. Let the level of sharia practice to graduate to the level we read in other states. Excuse that the impositors in Somalia are militants or lack understanding of the Holy Book should not be offered as congent reason. The Nigerian populace have suffered innocently from the few , ignorant and militant actors while the vast majority muslims who are knowledgeable and civilized stand and watch. Note that our silence means approval.

the world is obviously coming to an end. Indeed it is an atmosphere country for of miracles. Are Nigerians actually dafts of visibly look like one. How can we be taken on such wild speculative ride? a minister in deed! These are kind of utterances that make the entity Nigeria rediculous before developed objective and analytical civilizations. Little wonder his audience were dumbfounded. They knew they were not in the church, albeit. christ embassy.

I will vote for him  :oeven though I know that I need more than mere votes considering he never came in by votes anyway . I need to win a contract and gain an oil well . I hope the PDP are seeing my steadfastness and believe in the party . I m not deluded by all the unpatrotizm showcased by the party detractors and drifters. UP PDP PPPPPP!!!!!!!! PO  W    E    RRRRRRRRR

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