₦airaland Forum

Nigeria is never a secular nor a united country, we are too religious and too divided for that. Majority of us are fanatics in our own little ways, we like imposing ours to others and detest being imposed upon. We are just like laboratory rats to the West and jesters to the rest of the world. (Won n wo wa lawo sunkun, a nwo ara wa ni aworerin, what a pity!) Our hypocrisy reaches heavens above; greed, self-centredness, vain glory, little or no consideration for our fellow compatriots and other vices are our ways, that's why solution to our problems can NEVER be found EXCEPT we CHANGE. Which way Nigeria, which way our leaders? We masses are getting frustrated. Let's put our acts together now before it is too late. Do we lack understanding?

Who is omo oni boli again?

A Vote For Buhari Is A Vote For
Tinubu – PDP

And so bleeping what?! - Patrick Obahiagbon

A Vote For Buhari Is A Vote For
Tinubu – PDP

And so fucking what?! - Patrick Obahiagbon

Buhari-Fashola, the winning combination.

Nigeria is enchanted.

They prefer Flying Carpets (aladdin type). Some claim to observe Jumat service in Makkah without going to the airport.

Dedicated Love Song

Mission accomplished! All it takes to be more popular is to brew just a rumour, and wait for reactions. Thousands will detest you and thousands will fall for you, at the end you gain new converts.

Wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder, till you turn to wonderer. It's all in your mind.

Thank you all for your contributions, positive and negative alike. People have suggested better ways as been done elsewhere. Government should please listen, and do something urgent. Today it is the LASTMA man and it could be anyone tomorrow. What if as the driver sped off, then rammed his vehicle on other road users e.g. school children, bystanders even other vehicle which could be yours or mine? We are getting more and more careless and precious lives are been lost on daily basis via avoidable occurences. It is time we join hand together and start doing what is right. As someone wrote in his post above, our law enforcers surpose to be helpers and friends of the public, but unfortunately not.

babel, oh babel! begining of the end.

babel, oh babel! begining of the end.

ADIEU AYINDE, FUJI CREATOR & PROPHET (9th Feb. 1948 – 15th Dec. 2010)

Barry Wonder, yours was a life well spent, from grass to grace, from nothing to something, you diligently carved out your name into the heart of many Nigerians and Fuji music lovers worldwide.

What I personally admire in you is your humbleness and sense of appreciation towards God and people, especially your greatest adviser / mentor in person of Chief Ebenezer Fabiyi (aka Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey) who according to you believed so much in you and encouraged you to leave the army to face music squarely. At your success you never undermine Obey as you were always thankful for his kindness and assistances.

What Obey was to you was what you were to some Fuji musicians who later tried unsuccessfully to undermine your authority in the field of Fuji. I loved the way you handled the matter, no matter what anyone can say your achievements stand clear, YOU ARE THE GREATEST.

Your music shaped me in so many ways and I will always be grateful to you, I love you but God love you best, good night Alhaji Agba, rest in perfect peace.

1993 IBB relinquished power reluctantly and failed to hand over to MKO (the acclaimed winner)
2011 IBB will be denied power Insha Allah

Reap whatever you sow
1979 OBJ relinquished power willing and handed over to Shagari (the acclaimed winner)
1999 OBJ regained power
…One good turn deserves another you may say

1993 IBB relinquished power reluctantly and failed to hand over to MKO (the acclaimed winner)
2011 IBB will be denied power (remember ABN’s Nzeribe is still alive)
…What about one bad turn?

kalo kalo
jati jati
rede rede
rahun rahun
alhaji alhaji

Abami Eda
passi passi
corner corner,

friend friend,

start start,

Adieu Nduka Anyanwu, may your soul rest in peace. God, grants his family the fortitude to bear his loss.

Criminal Charges against Spring Bank Staff, a Hoax
09.14.2010

THISDAY Special Release

The management of Spring Bank Plc has debunked the fraud allegations against the current top management of the bank.

A newspaper report had last Monday alleged the involvement of the Spring Bank new management in fraud and economic crimes estimated at about N5.2 billion.

The report stated that the Federal Attorney General and the Justice Minister, Mr. Bello Adoke (SAN), had filed five charges against the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Spring Bank Plc, Mrs. Sola Ayodele, and other management staff of the bank.

Spring Bank, in a statement signed by its management, debunked the fraud allegations in its entirety, stating that there was no N5.2 billion or any money, not even a kobo, in the Strand Capital account in the first instance, which could have been stolen.

Rather, the bank said what is at issue is a long-drawn criminal manipulation of facts by Strand Capital and Secure Electronic Transactions Plc (formerly known as National Sports Lottery (NSL)), two companies owned by the Kola Daisi family, to fraudulently obtain the sum of N5.2 billion from the vaults of the bank. This, is notwithstanding of a matter filed by Spring Bank in 2009, seeking the repayment of an over N7 billion debt owed by NSL which is currently in the Federal High Court, Lagos Division before Justice Okechukwu Okeke.

The statement said: “The Sulayman Ndanusa-led interim management of the bank between 2007 and 2008 purportedly approved N5.2 billion for Strand Capital, who were underwriters to the failed NSL Initial Public Offer of 2008. However, the transaction was reversed by the Charles Ojo-led management under the Bank PHB/Spring Bank acquisition exercise, on the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria, which also ordered the termination of the transaction.

"The letter of the Central Bank of Nigeria reference number BSD/DO/SPD/IVG/Vol 1/01 dated November 28, 2008 refers.
“It is of the utmost importance that the purported approval of a loan, which was never credited to the account of Strand Capital and the termination of the transaction on the order of the Central Bank both occurred before Mrs Sola Ayodele was ever appointed as the Managing Director of Spring Bank in October 2009.

The CBN’s directive was premised on the fact that the transaction did not follow due process and clearly showed an abuse of Corporate Governance.”

Spring Bank explained: “A typical example of the illegality perpetrated in the purported approval of the facility is the fact that a former General Manager of Spring Bank, Dr. Tunji Sobodu, who facilitated the transaction was also at the relevant time, a director of Strand Capital. The facilitation was also done in conjunction with the former Treasurer of the bank, Dapo Adeyemi-Bajo, who now works with NSL.

The purported approval of the N5.2 billion facility neither passed through the Management Credit Committee, the Board Credit Committee nor the Interim Management Board at the time. These are some of the facts, which informed the intervention of the CBN as stated above.”

The bank, which has faulted the planned arraignment of the present GMD/CEO and other staff of the bank, some of whom were not parties to this transaction, has already secured an order of court, restraining the police from carrying out the threats of arrest.

Sources close to the bank also disclosed that the management staff of Spring Bank mentioned in the arraignment order have also alleged assassination threats on their lives after they bluntly refused attempts to induce them with several millions of naira to facilitate the reversal of the CBN order in the release of the N5.2 billion.

Spring Bank said: “The purported sum of N5.2 billion is still in the coffers of the bank and the present Management is committed to ensuring that depositors’ funds are not fraudulently converted through any illegal transaction.

Contrary to some media reports that the GMD Mrs Sola Ayodele is on the run, she is very much around performing her official duties in the bank.
“Finally, we wish to put on record that in spite of all these distractions, the current Management is resolute and determined in its effort to ensure that the bank remains stable and profitable.”

It’s so pathetic, I feel for the wife in her last minutes on earth knowing fully well she was going to die. As for the bereaved escapists, Government should provide them asylum for the assailants may perhaps be after them. God have mercy.

It's a Wonderful Life  (1946)

GEORGE: I want to live again. I want to live again. Please, God, let me live again.

and this inscription: "Dear George, remember no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings, Love Clarence."

beemex:
@bialegend, I feel u die my brother, tell them let them hear. Whether na today Nigeria don turn Northern property? NNPC should by right be known as Northern Nigeria Petroleum Corporation years back. All you so called Southerners should shut up and enjoy the fruit of your sabotage to the Igbos during the civil war. NONSENSE!

Why is it that you Igbo always full of yourselves as if the whole world revolves around you? Other tribes have right to follow their instinct and if you’re still bitter about the defeat during the civil war days na you sabi, after all did Igbo put the interest of other southern tribes into consideration at that time.

You are just envious of the North and I am quite sure you will do worst if you were in their shoe.

“Ali And The Angel”

In so far as Turai and Yar’Adua’s immediate family still believe in threading the path of secrecy about Yar’Adua’s condition and leave the whole Nation in conjecture, I personally am of opinion that the truth behind all these secrecies is that our beloved MR. YAR’ADUA DIED LONG AGO, so don't let us deceive ourselves.

Compassion is for those that open up not those that act in secrecy.

Another clear indication that the North feels it can do whatever pleases it. Let them secede it might just be the beginning of the end.

The way we address issues in this country always baffles me, it has already been said that what take a bad leader to mislead his followers is for the majority that claim to be knowledgeable not to act.

In view of this, instead of us bashing Okoroji & co, we should also strategies and motivate youths of like minds to demonstrate against this, personally I think they have the right to demonstrate for whatever they believe, calling them names and insulting one another on NL will result to nothing. We need to act and act accordingly if we truly believe to rescue the nation.

Stop all these blaring around, let ACT, and ACT NOW before its too late.

REMEMBER THE FUTURE OF ANY NATION DEPENDS UPON ITS YOUTH, PLEASE BROTHERS AND SISTERS LET'S DELIBRATE OVER THIS.

Naija- the Greater Babel of modern time… wahala wa ti poju.

Can anyone please tell me when and where the carnival going to take place?

Theblessed:
To start with, we have all sinned and fall short of God's glory!. Besides, all sins are equal and bears equal punishment - he who has never sinned, let them cast the first stone, period!

Be you a love-peddler o o , murder o o , an arm robber o o, a 419 o o, a rapist o o, a liar o o , a false witness o o, dis-respecting your parents o o or whatever, once you break the TEN COMMANDMENT you are a sinner so don't judge others! Whatever led her into that kind of lifestyle we might not know but it must have a lot to do with necessity and poverty! We all have to survive somehow!

So, go ahead and marry your women, irrespective of what anyone think or says - [b]It's your life so, do what you please with it! You see, that's why, Oyibo people seem to have much easier life than we do. We live our lives worrying about what others might think of us but, I say who cares if you drop dead here, no one! And there you are worrying about what people might say, their gossips and sniggering about you and your Mrs please, don't worry about these people! Bear this in mind, good or bad people will talk about you. It's human nature!

Therefore go live your happy life, sooner or latter when things gets better, the same people will come creeping and a-se leaking their way to you, seeking favours.

As for your family, stand your ground and tell them eye ball to eye ball, that you are in-love with this woman, she is your choice and your choice only. If they love you and want your happiness, they must love your dog too else, they should forget about you, simple! Obviously, your family would prefer to keep you than lose you.

This is why Oyibo life is quite different from ours. When they are in-love with someone (sinner or righteous?) just forget it! And for our people, they would usually say na juju i tek holam!
This is usually because, we lack understanding of the needs of our family members and the simple things that makes one happy. [b]After all, what do we strive in life for? At the end of the day, is it not to be loved and be happy? [/b]To be respected, to be listened to, to feel that we are the centre of our partners life. What else could we possibly want in a relationship? That's what we mean when speak about love! To that I say, if you are in-love buddy, go for it!

Based on their experiences, I think love-peddlers are conversant in their interactions with men and seem to understand them more therefore, would make good wives than most of us as they'd seen it all. And to crown this, your woman, has also shown her fertility - she is capable of bearing you, children which is what marriage is mainly all about and I believe, most Nigerian girls can't even swear by that nowadays. Most have damaged their wombs through frequent abortions and men who unfortunately married them, end up worrying why their young wives are unable to conceive. So boy, take your lot and run!!!!

Go ahead, marry the woman you're in-love with and look after your young family.

Good luck![/b]

Thank you so much, your points are noted, I will ask Victor to keep his girl.

Since there is no permanent condition, I strongly believe that North and South of Nigeria are separable, its just a matter of time.

Many people may not like this to happen due to one reason or other, it will happen when we least expected.

atilla:
I prefer girl with none.

Indoor or outdoor?