₦airaland Forum

castrokins:
The Sad Reality Is That 90% Of Nigerians Are Devilishly Corrupt. The Other 10 Are Either Learning The Ropes Or Are Awaiting An Opportunity..

Again, We Keep Recycling The 90%. He Bled TETFund And Was Brought Back To Bleed INEC.

MrSly:
It seems you are now used to the hardship. Was it $1=N380 when this government came to power. I don't wanna go into their empty promises of $1=N1. All we want from them now is to restore the economy to where it was when they met it. Goodluck in his corruption as APC made us to believe had a better economy than this pooh of APC lead govt.

flyca:
Sai Buhari.

Mucheche mucheche

I hope Buhari lives on. I hope he contests again and win the 2019 election and rule this country till 2023! Nigerians only learn the hard way. By the time he is finished with this country, we will learn to vote our leaders based on competency and not based on religious or tribal sentiments!

For now, let's enjoy "change"

Truth234:
Amoto94 can you space it?





This is a general misconception, the CBN do not withdraw from the Foreign Reserves and in fact has added about $500 million in the last two weeks -- $75 million this week alone.

For the record, the money the CBN is auctioning is in accordance with 2017 budget provision -- official exchange rate of N305 with the oil benchmark pegged at $44 a barrel. Therefore, it is part of N2.2 trillion stipulated in the 2017 budget to come from oil revenue.

The subsidised rate is still above N305/$ official rate, commercial banks are directed not to sell more than 20% above the official rate, which is about N375/$. This fund is needed to fund capital projects in Naira and not dollars. Hence, the exchange.

So whether we can sustain it or not, 2017 budget must be funded, either through loan or revenue generation. Let just pray militants continued to yield to the agreement.

hoodboy:
what agreement, did November record sign with majek to negotiate and collect funds on his behalf, maybe Timi negotiated with the wrong agent. did he demand legal proof from November records to show they were authorised to give out the license to Majek's song

greenpasture:
Let me address your initial post here. I completely agree with you that non profits should be regulated and I agree with you that churches are not specifically targeted. Neither are the thousands of private trusts and foundations managed directly by families under wills, Deed of gifts or settlement.

This is the problem.

The Code is part of the dysfunction of Nigerian government similar to a civil defence official arresting you for not having a fire extinguisher in your car. It is an abuse of office and of the law and sound societies are not built this way.

1. The NFP code is not promulgated law. It did not pass through NASS neither did it require or receive the assent of either GEJ or PMB. It is a guidance code without any sanction for breach whatsover. And why would this be? Perhaps because it contains no sanctions or enforcement power. Let us go to point 2.

2. The FRCN is NOT the body tasked with supervising NFP management structures or governance. This is admitted by the FRCN in clause 35 of the code. It only has remit for financial statements. The body tasked with Managing companies AND NPF's is the corporate affairs commission, the Federal Inland Revenue ( FIRS). The latter issues them with Tax Exemption Certificates while the former supervises and investigates their operations under pursuant to sections 315(2) and 606 of the CAMA where the interest of the public so demands.

3. The code published by FRCN ( being at best subordinate orders or guidance/practice notes has attempted to amend two pieces of superior Federal legislation by fiat. Namely the CAMA and the Trustee Investments Act without legislative approval and without reconciling conflicting clauses Without first amending these two pieces of legislation through the NASS the FRCN code is void to the extent of such inconsistency.

We need to avoid getting trapped in the matrix here. Many people including myself feel upset with the way many religious bodies comport themselves. Anti church sentiment is high because of the opaque way many of them manage money and especially their failure to translate this into better lives for the poor in society. Many others see this as an opportunity to score political points - blaming GEJ or PMB. This is also part of the cleverly constructed Nigerian matrix that gets people to waste their energies and focus. What is really important is that things be done legally - this is the foundation of a just society

The FRCN over reached its powers and created a potential legal traffic jam. Happily it has been resolved for now. May I also point out that many private Foundations and Family Trusts would have been affected with the loss of international donor support and the inability of Trustees to provide for beneficiaries ( many of them aged people and under aged children)

I have enjoyed reading many of your posts and I like the way you try to isolate key points for the reader. I wish you a prosperous and fulfilled new year.

DIKEnaWAR:
In the studio, cooking up some songs.

Kingbuhari:
Buhari is a mad old lazy cow TUFIAKWA

kenonze:
Mtcheeeeew!! !!!

After deliberately boycotting Aso villa prayer meeting.


This is typical of PDP, jamboree is in their veins

PassingShot:
Democracy is not suitable for Africa. It has made things worse, much worse.

There are many countries doing very great without democracy. Why must we practice what is alien to us? See what the most expensive form of government has done to our dear nation! Corruption, division, hatred, bigotry, deceit, killing and maiming all because of political positions.

Na God go punish the colonial masters. Dem for leave us to our varous traditional monarchical systems. We will have found our ways to greatness naturally.

ChessEnthusiast:
We're looking for animals with horn, a snail too is showing up.. incur the wrath of binis and edo you say. Don't make me laugh bro. You're too inconsequential in the realm of things.

id911:
You are a big fool for calling me an ipob rascal. Look i'm from one of the core Niger Delta States, some of us have started a clandestine move to dissociate who guys from our 'circle' since you people in Edo can not perceive what is cooking on fire

agabusta:
Sincerely, with the energy being put in place to show that the Statement is forged....


I wont be surprised if it is the people that are vehemently saying the statement is forged, are the people that actually forged the statement to discredit the EFCC.

EFCC will never go to the extent of forging a bank statement. It is highly ludicrous!

barcanista:
It is unfortunate that the APC fans have shifted their venom on the revered and respected Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Reverend Matthew Hassan-Kukah simply because this respected man aired a position as the Spokesperson of the Abdulsalam-led National Peace Committee. What is the offence of this noble man to warrant the blackmail and false accusation by APC... We all need to take an indepth review of the position of Kukah...

1. Investigation Should Be Done First

What Kukah was saying is that there should be investigation first! Investigation simply means approaching a matter with an open heart with the sole aim of establishing whether or not something has gone amiss. This is what is expected in a democracy

2. Probe Becomes Necessary After Investigation

You only probe after investigation has given a lead that an offence was committed. Probe is to unravel more facts that may be helpful during prosecution.

3. Speculations Are Unnecessary And Distraction

He was simply saying that rather than talking of probe by mere speculation he should do number 1 (above). It is a known fact that NOTHING will be established from any ACTION where the Investigator's sole aim is to see an accused guilty and not really to solve a problem.

4. "That Is The Expectation of Nigerians"

Firstly, you should investigate to ascertain whether or not something has gone amiss. Then you subject the indictees to probe (thorough investigation) to establish more fact and vital information that will help in prosecution. After these are done, you prosecute indictees using the established "fact" as evidence (along with witnesses) while the Judge pronounce guilt or otherwise of the accused.

Isn't this what ordinary Nigerians like some of us expect? Don't Kukah deserve commendation for speaking like a patriot and a democrat per excellence? Should we rather have Buhari continue with his everyday noise of probe? There is a process for everything!

Debunking Anti-Kukah Propaganda
I also want Nigerians to know that contrary to the lies peddled by a section of pro-APC media, Rev Kukah never asked President Buhari not to probe Jonathan, neither did he plead on behalf of Jonathan. In fact, he made it clear that the committee was never contacted by former President Jonathan. He was blunt when he said this some days back..

“Anybody is free to come to our committee, but President Jonathan never by telephone or by any other means sought to see the committee."
(PremiumTimes, Aug 12, 2015)
www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/188241-jonathan-did-not-lobby-our-committee-to-stop-buharis-probe-kukah.html

Another twist to this is that some people are accusing the man of building his house with Jonathan's billion. The funny thing about this propaganda is that they couldn't tell "HOW" it was possible for Kukah to 'eat the billions' considering that Kukah never held ANY political appointment under Jonathan. Are we now saying that a man of stature like Rev Kukah is unable to tell his congregation to build such "not so flashy" edifice? We all know how Christians donate their life savings for 'God's' project. So why should a whole Bishop of Catholic church's own be different?

Nigerians need to rise up for Reverend Hassan Kukah and defend our democracy. Today, it is Kukah, tomorrow it may be YOU!



May God Bless Us All

shalomikc:
Is piercing of the ear biblical or men's tradition? If it is biblical, then show me. We have account of those who chose to remain perpetual slaves and got their ears pierced as a mark of their perpetual slavery - Exodus 21:1-6, Deuteronomy 15:12-17. If God wants women to pierce their ears, it would have been pierced from the womb. Stop speaking againt a practice you cannot defend from the Bible. Those who stood firm by the old time practice and doctrine are not moved by modern days Church's introductions like: piercing of the ear, wedding ring, and etc. Most accepted practices in Churches/Christendom today are mere Church traditions and not Bible doctrine. Wake up to reality bro!

bro for ur info males are not circumcised from the womb yet God wants all males circumcised.