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 Politics › Re: Oshiomhole Engages In A Dancing Competition With El-Rufai In Edo by mach7(m): 10:16am On Sep 07, 2016 |
ironheart:You are so on-point bro. Nigerian youths are really the enemies of themselves. If we really dig deep into ourselves and tap into our collective strengths, we will certainly turn our nation around. |
| Business › Re: Wooden Bridge At New Alade Market Scares Customers Away by mach7(m): 7:27am On Aug 23, 2016 |
Maybe building a glass bridge like China's own which costs about $4m will draw customers to the market. Naija and fearfear....lol |
| Technology Market › Re: Buy Plasma, Lcd And Led Televisions For Affordable Pricein Lagos. by mach7(m): 6:47pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
acunon:Thank you sir. |
| Technology Market › Re: Buy Plasma, Lcd And Led Televisions For Affordable Pricein Lagos. by mach7(m): 11:35pm On Aug 08, 2016 |
acunon:What about Syinix sir. Is it a durable TV product? |
| Technology Market › Re: Buy Plasma, Lcd And Led Televisions For Affordable Pricein Lagos. by mach7(m): 11:34pm On Aug 08, 2016 |
acunon:What about Syinix sir. |
| Technology Market › Re: Buy Plasma, Lcd And Led Televisions For Affordable Pricein Lagos. by mach7(m): 8:00pm On Aug 08, 2016 |
acunon:Hello Acunon, I have been following your thread avidly and I want to commend you on your honesty and sincerity. Please I am working on a budget, and I saw Syinix 40" full HD LED at a Mega Supermarket in VI. How do you view Syinix sir? |
| Business › Re: Cheques Can Now Be Paid Into Savings Accounts – CBN by mach7(m): 7:10am On Aug 03, 2016 |
showreals:where is the confusion? Give credit when due. 2 Likes |
| Business › Re: Cheques Can Now Be Paid Into Savings Accounts – CBN by mach7(m): 7:04am On Aug 03, 2016 |
This is a really good policy that will strengthen the banking sector. Irrespective of sentiments, Godwin Emefiele is working and he is a good choice at the head of CBN. I sincerely believe that this current hardship is a phase. All is well! |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Jobs/vacancies Section Chatroom by mach7(m): 11:46am On Jul 26, 2016 |
[quote author=Halopy post=47678670]Please good people on Nairaland, I have HND Accounting Upper Credit, got chartered since 2012 but no good job. I've got 3 years Accounting experience and finished a 10months relieve job in a bank since January. Please I'm desperately in need of good Accounting Job, my ICAN yearly subscription is huge and have also got family. I don't even mind sacrificing my first salary(s). Recently ICAN threatens to delist we debtors if we fail to pay the subscription and I don't want my certificate to just waste away, It cost me fortune to get it in the first place. Thanks. [/quote Halopy, I feel your plight. However permit me to state that as a Chartered Accountant and with the level of knowledge you have, you don't need to be looking for a job this way. I believe you can start a private consulting business (preparing their accts, analyzing their bank statements, showing them key indices to boost their productivity) for local supermarkets, local biznesses or even small companies who can't afford a full time accountant on payroll. This might seem ridiculous, but just start small no matter how difficult and you will reap the results. I wrote my professional stage exams in May and I passed 4 but failed SFM. What I am sharing with you is what I plan to do once I get chartered....God willing. Working in a salary job, especially in a 'one-man' firm is very challenging and with the knowledge one has a chartered accountant, things shouldn't be difficult. Wish you the best bro! Can you pls state the current annual subscription fee as a chartered accountant? Thanks. |
| Politics › Re: Senate Forgery Case: Senate Prepares To Deal Ruthlessly With AGF by mach7(m): 7:06pm On Jul 12, 2016 |
The senate is setting a wrong precedent here. The AGF is empowered by the constitution to prosecute anybody in Nigeria even the president. Nigeria is just a country where the laws, though existing are ignored all in the name of personal interest and aggrandizement. As someone said above, if it was a common man, will the senate follow the same steps to 'protect' him? Ever since their inauguration, this senate has been embroiled by one issue or the other. In instances where we are supposed to see commonsense prevail, it is pity that it has become scarce. In saner societies, the senate president would have since resigned on the basis of principle instead of this sit-tight attitude. 17 Likes 1 Share |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Ordinary Russian-made Sunflower Radar Is Capable Of Detecting F-35 Jets by mach7(m): 9:03am On Jul 04, 2016 |
ValerianSteel:Before you ignorantly accuse someone of lying, check this link...http://sputniknews.com/science/20160702/1042341025/russia-podsolnukh-radar-f35.html 1 Like 1 Share |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Germany Vs Italy: Euro 2016 Quarter-finals (1 - 1) On 2nd July 2016 by mach7(m): 9:05pm On Jul 02, 2016 |
MuteMute:Gotze form has been poor, so no surprise. Draxler though is needed in this match ahead of muller who has been poor so far. btw where is leroy sane? |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Germany Vs Italy: Euro 2016 Quarter-finals (1 - 1) On 2nd July 2016 by mach7(m): 8:35pm On Jul 02, 2016 |
This match is gonna be tough. I am rooting for Germany, but these Italians know how to spring a nasty surprise. Germany will make it sha. Chiellini abeg no wound any of my players again o! |
| TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by mach7(m): 12:50pm On Jul 02, 2016 |
gj22:Really great points you raised here bro. I think Nihilist is just not a Jon Snow fan....hence his position on the mata |
| TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by mach7(m): 9:21am On Jun 28, 2016 |
horlajide:I dont think Margaery is dead. Just a hunch though 1 Like 1 Share |
| TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by mach7(m): 9:20am On Jun 28, 2016 |
horlajide: 2 Likes |
| TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by mach7(m): 7:02pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
eniolaamoda:He wasn't raping her, he was just checking out the quality of her underwear  ......don't know why she was screaming though...lolI think Lyanna told [whispered to] Ned that the father was Rhaegar |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by mach7(m): 8:49pm On Jun 25, 2016 |
Mizzzbeee:It is interesting, you will enjoy it. Looking forward to season 2 |
| TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by mach7(m): 6:55pm On Jun 25, 2016 |
UjSizzle:That will be her undoing if she agrees. Also saw where Jon was begging her to trust him. I really fear for Sansa although Arya is coming back to set things straight about LF. My best part: Tyrion to Dany - "you are about to enter the game of games". #windsofwinter69mins....can't wait! |
| TV/Movies › Re: Person Of Interest by mach7(m): 6:41pm On Jun 25, 2016 |
ajasa4link:I am thinking the same about Greer also. Afterall he was Mi6 and had no affiliation with the US of A. He was a strong personality and really good with words |
| TV/Movies › Re: Person Of Interest by mach7(m): 6:36pm On Jun 25, 2016 |
I really followed POI from start to finish, and it was a cool show. However, I want to note that: Fusco isn't dumb. He is just like your everyday policeman and reads situations well. Him not knowing about the machine was initially because of trust and later because of safety. Harold was too soft thruout imo. If not for Root's death, he wouldn't av gone 'no holds barred' against samaritan. Greer was a powerful man, but we never knew who is employers were, or what REALLY was his motive with samaritan. John, Root, Shaw & Carter were awesome. 1 Like |
| Politics › Shame On Shell: Ecocide By Oil Extraction In The Niger Delta by mach7(op): 10:58pm On May 14, 2016 |
Article written by Cynthia McKinney, a former member of the U.S House of Representatives. Millions of barrels of oil have been spilled in Nigeria’s Delta region. Tired of the abuse, Nigerians just blew up a pipeline and a platform in an attempt to rectify what politicians and courts have been slow to do. As a result of the deteriorating security situation, the Nigeria oil union announced that Shell and Chevron workers have been evacuated. On a strip of cork that I have attached to the wall in my home office hangs a yellowing postcard that reads, “What makes Shell Oil think it can get away with murder? . . . Because it already has.” And, then, below the fold, the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and what became known as the Ogoni Nine is described in excruciating detail. Was Shell Oil guilty of murder? In 2009, while not admitting guilt, Shell Oil settled the case brought by the family members of the Ogoni Nine just before going to trial under the Alien Tort Claims Act, which allows foreigners to sue others in U.S. Courts for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture, and other violations of international law. Saro-Wiwa was the president of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), an organization that fought against the spoliation of indigenous land by the Nigerian Federal Government and foreign oil companies. Activists were reportedly killed because of their demands for a clean environment, as well as allowing for farming and revenue sharing from the Niger Delta area. Shell Oil isn’t the only company that needs to come clean about its dirty dealings in Nigeria. Chevron has been engaged in the same dirty practices, including allegedly supplying the Nigerian government with armaments to kill peaceful protestors. Unfortunately, the Nigerian victims lost their legal case against Chevron, filed in the U.S. Thereafter, the US Supreme Court whittled away at the principle of universal jurisdiction that the ATCA represented. The Supreme Court ruled that the Alien Tort Claims Act could not be used to sue corporations in the event of human rights violations. Thus, an acknowledgement that justice against oil companies is “slippery” at best. Despite a 2011 United Nations Environment Program investigation finding serious environmental and public health concerns , little has been done to rectify the situation. Friends of the Earth estimates that some 400,000 tons of oil have been spilled in the Niger Delta by these oil companies, largely with impunity. Human Rights Watch has also documented the devastation and the abuse. In December 2015, a Netherlands court ruled that four Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth can sue Shell for its repeated oil spills. On March 1, 2016, two lawsuits were filed in London on behalf of Delta communities. Amnesty International even issued a press release warning Shell investors that these two lawsuits were coming. At this point, I am reminded of President John Kennedy’s admonition, “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” And so, last week, Chevron was besieged by Nigerians who want the dirty practices of oil companies in their country to cease. Funny, the media labeled these Nigerians “militants,” but attached no such label to the practices of oil companies devastating the area ever since their arrival in the 1950s. These companies have ruined the area, stolen resources , and engaged in bribery and corruption in their refusal to pay a fair price for Nigerian oil. Currently, Shell and Italy’s Eni are under investigation for corruption . This is exactly the kind of behavior that is rewarded in high capitalist circles. The story gets more distressing. While the Nigerians eke out a living as best they can on contaminated land , the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell reportedly was paid more than Euros 24 million in 2014. Tensions are now at the boiling point. Last week, a group calling itself The Niger Delta Avengers blew up a Chevron platform last week, totally destroying it. This follows an attack on a Shell pipeline in February. Why? Shell admits to having neglectfully committed over 1,500 oil spills in the Niger Delta, amounting to over 55 million liters just since 2007! Amnesty International claims that the actual number is much higher. Nigerians ask, how can we lead normal lives when our land is so polluted and despoiled? Nigerians are not alone in their struggles against oil companies: Chevron settled a case in Burma and recently abandoned its last argument in an attempt to evade justice for Ecuador. The company faces a $10 billion judgment against its toxic waste discharged onto indigenous lands, resulting in adverse health effects including cancer and death. The game is rigged against communities and for corporations; there is no such thing as a level playing field. It is abundantly clear that these oil companies have committed what ought to be a crime of ecocide . Moreover, Nigerians who are trying to fight corruption blame the United Kingdom for serving as a safe harbor for ill-gotten gains. Calling London the “capital of money laundering,” Nigeria’s anti-corruption chief estimated that Nigeria had lost $37 billion to London as a destination for money that the country desperately needs, especially with the drop in the price of oil. Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, tacitly acknowledged London’s role in Nigeria’s corruption problem and said of U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, “What I am demanding is a return of assets.” I agree that this would be a good place to start, but I won’t hold my breath on that. Compare what these companies are accused of doing in Nigeria to the situation in the U.S. faced by Baltimore’s Ronald Hammond who was sentenced to prison for 20 years for $40 worth of cocaine and less than $5 worth of marijuana. Or the New Orleans case of Bernard Noble, stopped while riding his bicycle, and found to have two marijuana cigarettes in his possession. Noble was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Neither President Obama nor the U.S. Congress has taken to task U.S. corporations that are committing crimes in Nigeria or elsewhere. And I suspect that the U.S. wargaming an occupation of Nigeria is for just in case Nigerians’ demands for justice get out of hand and “threaten U.S. interests.” American voters must not remain willfully blind to the huge crimes being committed by corporations that, at the same time, receive huge U.S. tax breaks . (Yes, Shell Oil receives huge tax breaks from U.S. taxpayers). In a way, these crimes are being committed in the name of every U.S. taxpayer, who, in the end, also bears some responsibility for ending them. https://www.rt.com/op-edge/343009-nigeria-delta-oil-ecocide/ |
| Politics › Re: Diezani Approved $24bn Crude Swap Without Contract –ex-nnpc GMD by mach7(m): 8:41am On Feb 17, 2016 |
anytexy:#dry |
| Politics › Re: Diezani Approved $24bn Crude Swap Without Contract –ex-nnpc GMD by mach7(m): 8:37am On Feb 17, 2016 |
anytexy:What 'we' want you to do is to shut up if you have nothing sensible to say/comment.  |
| Politics › Re: Diezani Approved $24bn Crude Swap Without Contract –ex-nnpc GMD by mach7(m): 8:35am On Feb 17, 2016 |
With all this stories of recklessness in running govt affairs during the past administration, I beg to ask the question; Was there a plan to loot Nigeria to death? Some pple will still come and say thrash though. Let us fight for transparency & accountability in govt regardless of the party in power. 2 Likes |
| Crime › Re: Dambazau Begins Probe Of Interior Ministry From 1999 To Date by mach7(m): 10:29am On Feb 09, 2016 |
Probe is good. However, a well laid out plan/policy for future procurements and programmes of the Ministry will be appreciated. Sir, how do you plan to revamp the police, civil defence, prisons and others? That's what we really wanna hear. 13 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: Nigeria Senators Squabble Over Call For Saraki’s Resignation by mach7(m): 10:38pm On Feb 07, 2016 |
LionInZion:Very sensible post, unlike some e-diots on the first page. 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: President Buhari Begins Short Vacation by mach7(m): 4:27pm On Feb 05, 2016 |
Sweetlemon:You are so on point. At the beginning, all manner of spurious stories were bandied about stating that the VP was being sidelined. I am so happy with the maturity they both displayed by not being distracted by those rumours and also at their cordial relationship. Nice one dear....hope you are sweet like your name..  2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Defense Academy Reacts To The Video Of Female Army Cadet Beating A Man by mach7(m): 5:54pm On Feb 04, 2016 |
vigasimple:I agree with you bro. The cadets need to be trained on how to relate with the populace. |
| Politics › Re: Defense Academy Reacts To The Video Of Female Army Cadet Beating A Man by mach7(m): 4:20pm On Feb 04, 2016 |
The NDA should ensure that this act of indiscipline is effectively investigated and the culprits named and shamed..... If possible, dismissal. This will deter others from exhibiting their brutality to the wrong persons. At the pessimists above me, there is always a first person to be used as example. Let us stay positive. 17 Likes 3 Shares |
| Politics › Re: Minister Of Defence Dan Ali In Russia by mach7(m): 8:34am On Jan 29, 2016 |
Henry240:Henry240, Japan was a strong and developed economy, before it's defeat in WW2. Despite it being nuked, it still grew and not as a result of U.S occupation, but as a result of their dogged will and innovation. Note that the same applies to Germany (in whose case was the least beneficiary from the Marshall plan after UK, France & the Benelux countries). South Korea was already occupied by The US (with a minimal number of troops) before the Korea war broke out. I would not term US intervention as the reason for their development, but rather ease of access to financial resources and markets for their products in addition to large scale corporate espionage on advanced countries. By the way, can you name any large scale investment or intervention project made in South Korea aside from Military equipment? Note the U.S is there not because they love the Koreans, but rather as a check mate to China and a resurgent Japan (if necessary in the future). North Korea failed (or his failing) as a result of: 1. Abandonment by China & the then Soviet Union 2. The paranoia of its leaders starting from Kim Jung il (they ran the country as a closed shop with no doors/windows). 3. No access to financial markets and a lack of innovation. Back to the topic. I think the visit to Russia is a good idea, and we can learn one or two things about battling home grown insurgency. Remember that Russia had a similar crisis in Chechnya before and this was resolved by Russia via some ingenious methods. With regards to arms, I doubt if the Russians will directly sell to us, but they can act as a broker btw us and say Pakistan, India or China. If we needs arms, we should go to the Israelis who are liberal in their 'sales policy' QED |
| Politics › Re: ICC Petition: Falana Replies Okonjo-iweala by mach7(op): 10:11pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
OBJlive:Mr Man, do you have a functioning brain at all? Or do you lack reading/comprehension skills? It is obvious that you didn't read the post, hence your tribalistic and aimless rant. So the judiciary is oppressed, that's why Wike won right? #nonsense 4 Likes |
If i hear any more jokes he knows nothing i will take it very personal