King44: what if the people they are talking about are also igbos who she has some issues with?
She has an experience with these haters, you see, so I am not speaking from a point of vagueness. It was not IGBOS who instituted a relentless and foolish online campaign to Yale to strip her of her awarded doctoral honour. Of course, it was unsuccessful. She has an experience and knows these haters.
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is Igbo. This means that certain tribal groups in Nigeria would automatically hate and campaign against her, even if her clinching the coveted WTO office would directly and indirectly benefit them. They are born to hate anything Igbo. I am not sure anyone who is human can do anything about this hate. You should ignore them and carry out an aggressive and diplomatic campaign.
That is a lot of number. In certain States in the North, you will struggle to find up to three doctors in a specialist hospital. The vengance and hate Buhari and Tinubu's APC came with for Nigerians, no one would have imagined.
Agbaka7: The Campaign Organization of Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Edo 2020 Governorship election, has challenged Governor Godwin Obaseki to confess the amount of dollars he allegedly paid the PDP in exchange for the party's ticket instead of distracting the people of Edo State with a screening of videos involving Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano State.
In a statement endorsed by the Director of Communication and Media, Mr. John Mayaki, Governor Obaseki was also asked to reveal the amount of state funds he allegedly wasted on his 'ill-thought and treacherous Oshiomhole-must-go' project.
He said: It is unfortunate that Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the outgoing Governor of Edo State, has continued in his irresponsible ways, chief of which includes the abuse of office and utilization of state purse and agencies to pursue personal ambitions."
"In a desperate move to maintain relevance—as his name had been fast leaving the lips of Edo people, and his significance fading in their minds—he has compelled the state agency to display a disputed video involving Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano State."
"This irresponsibility and desperation flout all the principles of decorum, decency, and honesty enshrined and expected of a gubernatorial personality. It shows, clearly, Obaseki's lack of character and good spirit. As an aspirant seeking a second-term return, Obaseki further casts himself in the negative light with this thoughtless act."
"Since his emergency cross-carpeting to the PDP, and his imposition as the party's candidate, the party has been consumed by much ado, chagrin, wrangling, and bad blood. This is simply because of what both party members of the PDP and independent observers have said: Obaseki, in the usual PDP style, had rained dollars, hence buying the party's candidature in the hands of taxpayers and at the expense of longtime aspirants."
"The question is no longer if it happened as it has been corroborated by the best person to corroborate it: the precious Nyesom Wike of the loquacious and venomous order. The contemplation is now on the areas of the real amount expended and what part of public fund bore that brunt."
"Instead of providing answers to this, and the amount of state funds he wasted on the Oshiomhole-must-go project he actively pursued for nearly two years at the detriment of governance in Edo State, Obaseki is seeking means to deflect attention from himself and distract the people with other inconsequential matters."
"Offered with a platform such as a screen at the heart of Ring Road in Benin City, the State's capital, one would have thought that the Governor would display his achievements and records in office to the people. That he settled to use such a platform for cheap blackmail reveals the failure of his tenure and the kind of campaign he intends to run."
"Mr. Obaseki and the PDP have run out of wits and their campaign of calumny, bitterness, and division, as opposed to one driven by fact-based records and policy discussions governed by civility will only strengthen the resolve of Edo people to reject them in September."
myboy2111: Where are the projects? You are only posting renovations . Predecessors built those projects you ascribing to Obaseki in the name of renovations
Predecessors from the PDP that you guys have said did nothing? Now are you saying the “predecessors built projects” You guys should be consistent for once. You are confusing us.
Plea deal loading. The FBI would have built a watertight case around him. Just like Invictus. There's nothing you can do to escape from doing the time. Every question your lawyer asks, they would have asked it themselves. Plea deal of 19 years instead of 20 years loading
tamonokare: But forget being a northerner comes with a lot of privileges oo.
It does indeed. Have you ever seen an unemployed Northerner who is a graduate? Very, very rare.
Even at Federal level, it comes with privileges. You will have the South fighting themselves just to look good in your face, if you are a Muslim Northerner. Case in point Tinubu.
oz4real83: Another format . You all are not different from Hushpuppi. GEJ had no shoes, PMB couldn't afford the N25m APC's presidential form and had to take loan from the bank, this is somebody whose children were studying in expensive schools abroad. This is not a Nigerian election, it involves other countries whose citizens are not as gullible as most Nigerians. Madam NOI was the only minister that insisted that she MUST be paid in dollars during her time as minister under OBJ and GEJ. Madam NOI, please go and bring out money from where u have been hiding them and hire PR team(s), we are tired of financing the expensive lifestyles of yours, APC and PDP politicians.
Bushman. Go to school, you refused. See how you are embarassing yourself here. How will you finance what is a WORLD Trade Organisation? You think it is Ministry of Finance?
od4life: It's not possible. The EFCC act stipulates that ONLY a serving or retired officer of the Armed Forces or Police can head the EFCC.
There are serving and/or retired Armed Forces and Policemen/ women who are distinguished technocrats in the field of peace and conflict resolution, economics, policy and sustainable development, etc. These guys still publish papers in these fields, some with PhDs. But they do not fit as, sadly, they are not from the North.
GambaOsaka: So many loop-holes in your argument. While obama was president, he had 14% republican approval. Guess what your Oga's approval ratings among democrats is now. A mere 2%. Blacks are racist to white people? wow... how? thats not even imaginable. Its unfounded and illogical. Have you seen the video of Pence when he was asked why they're doing rallies despite the fact that its against the template of the taskforce that he heads? He was a laughing stock. So Birx and Fauci are hypocrites now..just because they are doing their jobs, and they refuse to be cajoled into Trump's selfish agenda of reelection before the well being of the America people.
Silent majority... lol Lets wait and see
Silent Majority happened with Brexit.... With Trump’s first win.... With the Tory’s win... It will happen again in November. It would be foolish to pretend that this sequence isnt clear.
Anyone who’s lived with the whites will tell you that they are excellent strategists and are very, very patient. They will be patient till a democratic opportunity presents itself and teach Generation Z and Boomers a lesson they know too well.
GambaOsaka: You are quoting a 2014 statistic in 2020. Are you for real?
Of course I knew this would be mentioned. And Yes, I am for real.
You are right anyway. The numbers for the US is actually higher. Thanks for pointing it out. Below is a 2019 publication,
PERCENTAGE CHANGE SINCE 2015 1 United States 971,417 (907,251) 7.1% 2 United Kingdom 432,001 (430,833) 0.3% 3 Australia 335,512 (294,438) 13.9% 4 Russia 249,877 (226,431) 10.4% 5 France 245,349 (239,409) 2.5% Data Source: OECD (2018)
It is only people who are emotional with news items that actually believe that International Student numbers will drop because of Trump. Students seem to go with facts and not CNN news, hence their increasing numbers in the States.
GambaOsaka: I wonder how you support DJT and still have that boldness to talk in public. He has spent just 3 and a half years and already has turned America to a laughing stock. He has turned America upside down. He has created enmity between loving Republicans and Democrats, Whites and black americans, American and its allies like Germany , the WHO, the EU etc. He retweeted a video of a racist shooting 'white powder'. He downplayed the corona virus the beginning. He refuse to follow the procedures of his own corona virus task force by not wearing a mask, conducting rallies in Tulsa and Arizona with people not wearing masks. He lied about mexico paying for the wall. He is about to defund NIH, which has been responsible for STEM cell research for donkey years. He wants to stop mail in voting, whereas he has never voted except by this method. He is a close friend of criminals who are either serving jail time for fraud (stones) or child molester (Eipstein). The united state is gradually losing their position as a world leader. The Unites state is no longer a choice destination for people, I've seen people who even have american green cards, flooding to nearby canada in droves.
You should be ashamed of yourself to support this man. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS CONFIDENT THAT HE IS GONNA BE KICKED OUT IN NOVEMBER.
Which are the top 20 countries for international students? Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, July 2014
Destination country Total number of students 1 US 740482 2 UK 427686 3 France 271399 4 Australia 249588 5 Germany 206986 6 Russia 173627 7 Japan 150617 8 Canada 120960 9 China 88979 10 Italy 77732 11 South Africa 70428 12 Malaysia 63625 13 South Korea 59472 14 Austria 58056 15 Netherlands 57509 16 Spain 55759 17 United Arab Emirates 54162 18 Singapore 52959 19 Egypt 49011 20 Saudi Arabia 46566
After the money spent securing the visa, flying over there, and paying numerous fees, one now has to come back because their school switched to online learning.
Where are those animals that hail Trump? Will they be deported too? You better pray that Biden wins.
There is actually no need for the students to be there if all their studying is done online. What they are doing, that is online studying, can be done from the comfort of their homes in their home country, so why should they be there? They will only add pressure to the existing Covid-19 incapacitated system. The United States do not actually owe foriegn students anything. The entitlement mentality is laughable. As for the fees, the Universities will have to pay back some percentage of the fees back to students. Some have done so anyway.
Smart move... I am sure "Buhari" or whoever represents him, will do so. Politically, it will further isolate Tinubu, which is what the Kaduna Mafia wants as they prepare to field possibly El Rufai as candidate in 2023.
May their soul rest in peace. That's if this is real news.
I suspect this is news from PDP and IPOB who are hell-bent to spread propaganda about the hardworking Buhari government. Buhari is leading by the front and has flushed out all the terrorists and bandits from the North. The North is now the Dubai of Africa. Dont take my word for it- ask my brothers from the South West. Sai Baba Sai 4+4
blowjohn: It still doesnt mean they are not correctional. 44 percent is not bad if u remember that many inmates have dangerous mental issues.
The American (in)Justice System is a big business, bro. That is why in the intellectual circles it is called, Prison Industrial Complex. Prison is a business in a capitalist world. Do you know the "customers" of America's prisons? The likes of EBay, Victoria Secret's, etc, all in that important supply chain. Businesses need profit. The Prison business wouldnt be profitable it it corrects individuals and they dont return. That is why from a few hundreds of thousands, the inmates in the "correctional" system has increased to over 2.3 million in a short number of years.
EmekaBlue: Not individual money actually but any crime to make them take me their...Mayb hacking big organization with too much profit xpecially types that looted from Africa
Invictus hacked Catepillar. He is in jail. All yahoo boys, will end up in jail. Sooner or later.
chatinent: No police station in Nigeria is like this. The government doesn't even give a heck to whoever goes to prison. Little wonder Nigerians don't see it as a correcting facility but death sentence.
LOL. You think US prisons are "correctional" facilities? Guess what? According to the National Institute of Justice, almost 44 percent of the recently released inmates return before the end of their first year out. That is nearly half. That is not correctional at all.
Hushpuppi: Protest Rocks US Embassy As Nigerians Demand Forensic Investigation Of Atiku, Timi Frank Over Links With Alleged Cyber-Fraudster
Some Nigerians, on Monday, protested to the US Embassy, Abuja, demanding a forensic investigation over ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, associate, Timi Frank and some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains link to alleged fraudster, Raymond Abbas Igbalode, popularly known as Hushpuppi.
The group, under the aegis of Concerned Citizens Forum (CCF), numbering over 500 persons submitted a letter to the US Ambassador and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, urging a thorough probe of Hushpuppi’s political allies who are all in the PDP.
Recall that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had alleged “criminal conspiracy linking the top echelon of the opposition” to Hushpuppi.
According to the APC, ” the PDP leadership turned Dubai into their ‘Strategic’ meeting place ahead of the 2019 general elections.
In its petition signed by Comrade Adamu Kabir Matazu, the peaceful protesters called on the US, through relevant agencies, to investigate the connection between these high profile Nigerians and Hushpuppi so as to recover fully the proceeds of crime or make it difficult for such monies to be laundered in Nigeria.
The group reasoned that Atiku’s frequent reliance on cyber experts and reference to internet server and frequent trips to Dubai prior to last year’s elections may not be unconnected to Hushpuppi.
It, therefore, urged the US to go after Atiku, Timi Frank and other PDP stalwarts who through their actions and associations with the fraudster may have helped to launder the proceeds of crime.
Read full statement below:
Permit us to congratulate you on your appointment as the United States ambassador to Nigeria by US President, Donald Trump, and for the successful presentation of your credentials to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari in December, 2019.
We are a group of eminent Nigerians with keen interest in building a positive image for our country through the promotion of credible best practices and exposure of acts capable of soiling the image of Nigeria.
In the light of the fact that we share common ideals of accountability and good citizenship, we wish to bring to your attention, certain facts that will further build citizens’ capacity for best practices.
Dear Ambassador, we are sure you are aware that within the period you arrived Nigeria and shortly before that, some of our citizens have been arrested for alleged criminal activities like cyber crime, internet fraud and money laundering in many countries in Europe, Asia and America including your country, the United States.
The biggest and most recent of such, is the arrest of Mr. Raymond Abbas Igbalode, the Instagram celebrity, also known as Hushpuppi and 12 others who are alleged to have scammed over 1.9 million people across the globe of over $35 million.
We commend the international community for the vigilance which has led to the arrest of these persons whose activities have deprived many of their legitimate sources of livelihood and brought shame to Nigeria.
Dear Ambassador, following the extradition of Hushpuppi and his associates to the US to undergo trial for alleged cyber fraud, we wish to offer our suggestions on how the investigations would be thorough to achieve the goal of exposing all those suspected to have either aided the fraud or those who have through their actions and associations with the fraudsters, helped to launder the proceeds of crime
This, we believe would ensure that all those involved in the crime are brought to book so as to serve as a deterrent to others.
You will agree with us, dear Ambassador, that all the global instruments on financial crime including FATF, clearly identity several ways in which proceeds from financial crimes can be whitewashed and presented as legit.
Some of these processes include association with politically exposed persons, channeling the resources through existing organisations and partnering with already established businesses.
We wish to inform you that since 2016 when Mr. Igbalode pulled his first heist and leaped into living a luxurious life of opulence, his major channel for laundering the proceeds of his crime have been through open association with notable Nigerian politicians as well as former and serving public officials.
Such meetings are usually presented to the public through videos and other photos of the event which are usually held in posh hotels or other expensive venues around the world on Instagram and other online media.
The aim of such videos and photos, Dear Ambassador, as you are aware, is to further scam the public by presenting such fraudsters and their ill gotten wealth as clean business men with legit income that anybody can do business with.
The photo and video shoots from such events serve as open endorsements of such characters, making it easy for the proceeds of these cyber fraud to be brought into Nigeria and to be accepted by unsuspecting members of the public as normal which further makes it difficult for investigating agencies to track.
We wish to report you, dear Ambassador, that some of the persons who have lent their high profile personalities to cover up for such shady transactions include a former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former senator, Dino Melaye, and a top member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Timi Frank and others.
Videos clips of their association with Mr.Igbalode have been posted and reposted on major internet outlets like Facebook, Internet and YouTube for all to see.
We have every reason to suspect that their open association with Mr. Igbalode (Hushpuppi), was not a coincidence as they are trying to make people believe, but was well planned to sell the fraudster to Nigerians as a legitimate businessman who associates with respected and eminent members of the society.
It is in the light of this, dear Ambassador, that we urge you, to use your good office as the representative of the United States Government in Nigeria, to call the attention of the US government of the possibility that the major accomplices of Mr. Igbalode are still roaming about freely in Nigeria.
We call on the US Government to in the bid to help fight cyber crime, money laundering and possible terrorists financing, to draw the attention of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Mr. Christopher A. Wray and the Secretary General of Interpol, Mr. Jürgen Stock to these facts.
We are aware that both the
FBI and Interpol have range of legal authorities that enables them investigate federal crimes and threats to national security, as well as to gather intelligence and assist other law enforcement agencies in countries outside the US.
Hushpuppi is known to have defrauded millions of people across the world and is wanted for fraud crimes in Europe, the United States and Nigeria.
We are aware that Title 28, U.S. Code, Section 533, authorizes the Attorney General of the US, to appoint officials to detect and prosecute crimes against the United States.
The investigation we are asking these agencies to carry out are clearly crimes against the United States as well as other countries and we are aware that the FBI, unlike many domestic intelligence agencies around the world, can investigate crime in other countries, more so as the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI extends to most federal criminal laws in more than 200 areas, including computer crime (cybercrime), embezzlement, money laundering, organized crime (including extortion and racketeering), piracy and hijacking, sabotage, sedition, terrorism (including ecoterrorism).
We are also aware that these agencies have helped in tracking down crimes in other countries.
We also know that the FBI has in the past worked with The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria, to identify and prosecute local partners of international fraudsters and had arrested 281 individuals, including 167 in Nigeria, for their involvement in fraudulent business email compromise (BEC) schemes.
Dear Ambassador you may wish to know that the EFCC in Nigeria, has said that details of Mr. Igbalode’s money laundering transactions involves many high-profile cyber criminals facing trial in Nigeria.
We are happy that EFCC is also eager to engage with the EFCC in tracking victims of Mr. Igbalode’s fraudulent transactions and other fraudsters having direct involvement with him.
We are interested in having these persons investigated because we believe they may have aided in laundering the proceeds of crime by Mr.Igbalode either directly or indirectly, which if established, makes them accomplices in the crime.
Our suspicion is heightened by the frequent visits of these persons to Dubai in the United Arab Emirate, UAE, where Mr. Igbalode was arrested, at the slightest instance, one of which was the celebrated meeting of the associates of the former vice president shortly before the 2019 Nigeria general elections.
Again, we have every reason to suspect that the frequent reliance on cyber experts and reference to internet server by the former vice president and his associates, may not be unconnected with their relationship with these cyber criminals.
We therefore call on the US Government to assist through the relevant agencies to investigate the connection between these high profile Nigerians and the internet fraudster so as to recover fully the proceeds of crime or make it difficult for such monies to be laundered in Nigeria.
Paid protesters.... I do not blame them one bit. APC are performing the smartest criminal heist ever done by any political party in West Africa. Economically crumble the working populace and throw bread crumbs of N500 per protesters when they need them to distract Nigerians again.
Marriage is not by force. To stay married is not by force. She should have walked out of the marriage instead of torturing this man. Could it be that she put a substance in his food that made him sleep deep?
Fear women... But you see those Northern ladies hiding under Hijab and are quiet? Cheat on them or attempt to get a second wife without their agreement... You will (not) live to regret it. Their jealousy levels is shocking.
Where indigenes will stop contractors assigned to fix their bad road because of compensation.
If the contractor eventually leaves site due to pressure and violence, they still run back to Government crying foul.
You here them saying "Fix our Road, it is Eli Ndam".
Same "Eli Ndam" that was approved for construction but you chased the contractor away because of compensation.
Entitlement mentality has ruined the average Rivers Man.
The average Niger Delta man. You will hardly see this in the North. Hardly in the West. Hardly in the East.
But the Niger Delta? They will shut down the road to a (non)oil producing companies until the company “give them jobs”. In the end, “give them jobs”, they will be so useless at it (if they ever turn up). What they need is money per month to drink.
Hard truth, but anyone who has been at the receiving end of this treatment knows this is true. How can you stop a hospital operating in your place TREATING YOUR men, women and children free of charge?
StagethemTVee: They should be careful and do a thorugh psychological and background check on the guy. 18 years not a joke, apart from blood, he probably has no values in common with them. He might have been groomed as anything. I watch too many movies.
Nopes, this is the truth. He needs psychological help for the overwhelming adjustment that he needs to do.
Politics › Re: Some Nigerians Sabotaging Okonjo-Iweala's WTO Campaign – Paul Nwabuikwu by madridsta007(m): 3:38pm On Jul 11, 2020
. You all are not different from Hushpuppi. GEJ had no shoes, PMB couldn't afford the N25m APC's presidential form and had to take loan from the bank, this is somebody whose children were studying in expensive schools abroad. This is not a Nigerian election, it involves other countries whose citizens are not as gullible as most Nigerians. Madam NOI was the only minister that insisted that she MUST be paid in dollars during her time as minister under OBJ and GEJ. Madam NOI, please go and bring out money from where u have been hiding them and hire PR team(s), we are tired of financing the expensive lifestyles of yours, APC and PDP politicians.