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[b]It took years of painstaking intelligence analysis to find Osama bin Laden in Pakistan -- but only three words "It's a go" uttered by President Barack Obama to launch the strike that would kill him.

Obama told his national security advisor Tom Donilon and several other top aides on Friday morning that he would sign off on the daring plan in a moment of drama in the ornate Diplomatic Room of the White House, reports AFP.

The violent and sudden operation in which bin Laden died in a short, intense firefight Sunday in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, contrasted with the months analysts spent piecing together clues that finally tracked him down.

Ever since bin Laden escaped in Afghanistan's Tora Bora mountain region in 2001 after Al-Qaeda's deadly September 11 strikes, his trail had gone largely cold as he stayed hidden and avoided telephone calls that US spies could trace.

But senior officials said that they had a breakthrough last September, when they managed to link two couriers used by bin Laden to contact the outside world to a compound in the leafy garrison city near Islamabad.

The New York Times meanwhile reported that two Pakistani agents working for the CIA had earlier managed to identify one of the couriers in Peshawar, allowing US intelligence to trail him all the way to the Abbottabad site.

That breakthrough in turn was made possible years earlier, by information wrung out of high-level Al-Qaeda operatives about the identity of the courier under harsh CIA interrogations, the paper said.

By last December, intelligence officials were convinced that there was a "high value target" living in the compound.

But officials, from Obama on down, never had 100 percent certainty that the Al-Qaeda chief was inside the heavily fortified complex -- right up until the moment when they learned that he had been killed in the operation.

A senior official said that the clues that there was something untoward about the compound were amassed over months.

"So we came across this compound, we paid close attention to it because it became clear that whoever was living here was trying to maintain a very discreet profile and was practicing a great deal of operational security," the official said.

"We believe that Osama bin Laden and his family were living on the second and third floors of the main buildings."

Another official said that suspicions had been raised by extraordinary security measures taken at the compound -- and the fact that those who lived there burned their trash instead of putting it out for collection.

Also, "they had a million-dollar home with no discernible income."

By March, Obama was sufficiently confident about the intelligence on the compound that he ordered the military to develop plans to attack it.

"We know there is a compound, we know some of the individuals there, we know they are associated with bin Laden, they live under extremely unique circumstances," the official said.

"If you build the case, it clearly leads to the fact that there is somebody who is a high value terrorist there, and bin Laden is the only person that fits the profile of who that high value terrorist would be."

By April, Obama was presented with three options: inserting a US team to capture or kill the suspect, launching some kind of surgical strike like a bombing raid, or waiting for the development of further intelligence.

Amid intense secrecy, unusual even for the White House, Obama deliberated on what path to take with a small corps of top officials.

The downside of a bombing run was that, while it would not risk US personnel, it could cause more civilian casualties, and would leave little evidence as to the identity of those killed, the official said.

"It is not that you couldn't prove it wasn't him -- you wouldn't know for sure," that you had hit bin Laden, the senior official said.

The option to send special forces in by helicopter would preserve the possibility of obtaining evidence -- but would risk soldiers and had a higher chance of angering Pakistan with flights over its territory.

But that was the option Obama eventually chose.

Last Thursday, April 28, Obama called a final two-hour meeting in the White House Situation Room to discuss options -- but told aides he would not tell them his decision until the next morning.

Before leaving on his Marine One helicopter to view tornado damage in Alabama the next morning, Obama told aides: "It's a go," setting in train the military command process that led to the Abbottabad operation.[/b]

[b]Osama bin Laden's long-time lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahri, said the United States faces rebellion throughout the Muslim world after killing the al Qaeda leader, according to a YouTube recording posted on Wednesday.

In what appeared to be his first public response to bin Laden's death in a U.S. commando raid in Pakistan last month, the Egyptian-born Zawahri warned Americans not to gloat and vowed to press ahead with al Qaeda's campaign against the United States and its allies, reports Reuters.

"The Sheikh has departed, may God have mercy on him, to his God as a martyr, and we must continue on his path of jihad to expel the invaders from the land of Muslims and to purify it from injustice," Zawahri said in the 28-minute clip.

"Today, and thanks be to God, America is not facing an individual or a group , but a rebelling nation which has awoken from its sleep in a jihadist renaissance challenging it wherever it is."

Zawahri's association with bin Laden's predates the al Qaeda attacks on the United States in September 2001 that led to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

While the bespectacled Zawahri has been touted as successor to bin Laden, experts on al Qaeda say that another Egyptian militant, Saif al-Adel, is in interim command of al Qaeda.

In the video, Zawahri warned Americans not to rejoice at bin Laden's death. "You should await what will befall you after every celebration," he said.

He condemned U.S. forces for burying bin Laden at sea, a move opposed by senior Muslim clerics as un-Islamic. The Americans said the burial included Muslim rite and took place at sea to deny bin Laden's followers a shrine.

"He terrified America when he was alive and is terrifying it as a dead man, to the point that they shudder at the prospect of giving him a grave because of what they know of the love of tens of millions for him," he said.

Bin Laden, Zawahri said, would continue to "haunt America and Israel and their Crusader allies, their corrupt agents."

"His famous pledge that 'you won't dream of security until we live it as a reality and until you depart the land of Islam' will continue to deprive them of sleep."

Zawahri pledged allegiance to Taliban leader, Mulla Omar, who is spearheading fighting against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, calling him the "emir of the faithful."

Zawahri praised the citizen revolts in his native Egypt and other Arab countries, calling on Pakistanis to follow suit: "Shake off the dust of humiliation and overthrow those who have sold you in the slave market to the United States."[/b]
SOURCE: THISDAY ONLINE

[b]A group of privacy watchdogs drawn from the EU’s 27 nations will study the measure for possible rule violations, said Gerard Lommel, a Luxembourg member of the so-called Article 29 Data Protection Working Party. Authorities in the U.K. and Ireland said they are also looking into the photo-tagging function on the world’s most popular social-networking service.

“Tags of people on pictures should only happen based on people’s prior consent and it can’t be activated by default,” said Lommel. Such automatic tagging suggestions “can bear a lot of risks for users” and the European data-protection officials will “clarify to Facebook that this can’t happen like this.”

According to Bloomberg report, Facebook said Wednesday on its blog that “Tag Suggestions” are available in most countries after being phased in over several months. When a Facebook user adds a photo to their page, the feature uses facial-recognition software to suggest names of people in the photo to tag based on pictures in which they have already been identified. Before the feature was rolled out, users could tag pictures manually without permission from their Facebook friends.

The feature is active by default on existing users’ accounts and Palo Alto, California-based Facebook explains on its blog how people can disable the function, if they don’t want their names to be automatically suggested for other people’s pictures.

“We launched Tag Suggestions to help people add tags of their friends in photos; something that’s currently done more than 100 million times a day,” Facebook said in an e-mailed statement. “Tag suggestions are only made to people when they add new photos to the site, and only friends are suggested.”

Facebook is among U.S. companies that have faced scrutiny in the EU for possible privacy breaches. Google Inc. (GOOG), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Yahoo! Inc. have been pushed by European data- protection officials to limit the amount of time they store online users’ search records. The group has also criticized Facebook for policy changes that could harm users’ privacy.

The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office is “speaking to Facebook” about the privacy aspects of the technology, said Greg Jones, a spokesman for the group.

“We would expect Facebook to be upfront about how people’s personal information is being used,” Jones said. “The privacy issues that this new software might raise are obvious.”

The Irish data-protection authority is also looking into the issue, said spokeswoman Ciara O’Sullivan.

The Article 29 group guides the work of national data- protection agencies, which have the power to punish companies that break privacy rules.[/b]
SOURCE: THISDAY ONLINE

nice one HC, but some newbies may not understand some tech terms u used. try modifying. however its a good job well done. l learnt some new things. bravo

most people took up this act from parents & their elder siblings while growing up. l dont do it anymore. l eat the meat together with the food. even in eateries, u see people eating their beef/chicken last. even in a corporate setting, l av seen top executives and directors also doing it. its a cultural thing. study americans/europeans, they dont do such.

some people claim its makes one enjoy the eating experience. l agree to a point since this is a Nigerian forum. it happened to me once some years ago as an under-graduate. l was eating rice & plantain. as usual l was keeping the meat till the end(saving the best for last). all of a sudden, my girlfriend who has been watchin me took the meat, ate it & ran away laughing. it was so painful

THANK GOD IKEMBA IS ALIVE, may the good lord perfect his healing. l respect this man for adopting goodluck jonathan as APGA's consensus candidate. GEJ would av lost if not for the south-west and south-east. may his cells, tissues, organs & all his body systems be made whole in jesus name.

the worst that can happen in the re-match is a draw. its a brand new Nigerian team with a visionary coach that has boosted the player's confidence.

let them parade messi, huguain, di-maria, milito, tevez & mecharano. our boys are up to the task. remember osaze didnt play. we met their best squad at the world cup & all they could do was a slim victory,

thumbs up girl, God bless you more abundantly. followin in d foot-steps of the likes of omotola ekeinde(Y.E.P) and dbanj(koko foundation) to mention a few. you will excel and succeed

By Dele Momodu(PUBLISHER OF OVATION MAGAZINE) defending acquisition of a private jet by pastor adeboye; and by extension. other pastors too.

Please, permit me to digress a little. I used to think some people were above, and immune, from the usual vicious darts that Africans were fond of throwing at one another.


One writer once described Africans as a people who behave like babies. His theory was simple. Africans quarrel over every little thing. We are incapable of settling our differences like all responsible people do. We suspect everything and everyone. A man never dies here of natural causes. He must have been killed by someone, usually witches and wizards. We tend to vent our personal frustrations on others. We are a bitter people. Those you invited to wine and dine at your party, free of charge for that matter, are busy gossiping about you, and stabbing you in the back all the way.


It is amazing how we loathe ourselves. Our poverty mentality sometimes beat me hollow. It is as if some of us wake up praying for a rain of misery to fall on us and our neighbours. Many seem to be so melancholic and behave as if they carry all of mankind’s tribulations on their heads. Many of our associates are worse than Judas Iscariot, and more lethal than fake drugs. What baffles me is that these people pray more than praying mantis. Our case is so critical that no human being can escape the mendacity of our human dragons.


The brouhaha being generated by the purported buying of a private jet by, or for, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, worldwide, is really worrisome. Before I treat the merits, or lack of it, of the unfortunate and unwarranted controversy, let me try to introduce the man Pastor Adeboye, as much as I know him.


I don’t think I ever saw him in flesh on more than three occasions. It is necessary to clear this fact first before the busy-bodies jump to the conclusion, as usual, that I have been paid by the church to defend the purchase of the jet.
Of course, I’m proud to say I’m a great admirer of this wonderful man of God who has spread the words of evangelism, from Africa to the world, more than any soul I know in the 20th and 21st Centuries.


God has obviously inspired this great Nigerian from very humble beginnings in Ifewara, Osun State, to establish His branches practically on all the continents of the world. I have had the privilege of his spiritual company, when I joined about 200 other Nigerians in sailing with the man of God and his dutiful wife, fondly called Mummy G O, by their church members, on a one-week pilgrimage that took us through Florida, Cozumel in Mexico, Cayman Island, and Ocho Rios in Jamaica, about three years ago.


I saw Pastor Adeboye in his true meekness despite the awesome influence he commands on our planet. He was such a humble teacher on board as he took us through the scriptures. Even when we requested for a photo-shoot with him, he patiently took his time with all who wanted a snap with him. You can never accuse Pastor Adeboye of flamboyance, in theory and in practice. His children are very well-behaved, unlike Eli’s children in the Bible. This has endeared Pastor Adeboye to members and non-members of his church alike.


Pastor Adeboye’s attention is needed all over the world by those who believe in his anointing. I wasn’t surprised when he was named recently by Time magazine as one of the 50 most influential men in the world. This same man is being rubbished by his own people over a mere toy called private jet.

What are the arguments of his attackers? A private jet is too much a luxury for a pastor to enjoy in Africa. The huge cost, and there are conflicting figures as to how much it cost in truth and reality, is a waste in a continent ravaged by poverty and diseases. That money should have been given to the wretched of the earth, they opined. The impression that they create is that it is possible to wipe off poverty from the surface of our universe. This utopian view suggests that no man is entitled to any measure of comfort no matter how hard he has worked. This to me is an extremist view of human existence.


I say with all emphasis that man must live according to his needs and means. An Evangelist of Pastor Adeboye’s caliber is certainly a world traveler. He’s also not expected to travel alone. He would normally travel with his family and aides. He’s like our own Pope. Yes, the Pope travels by Alitalia, and I don’t know what arrangement the Vatican has with the Italian flagship. But Africa is different from Europe. Our airlines don’t really have the capacity to cope with the demands and services of air travels.
Pastor Adeboye obviously travels more than the Pope. His shuttles within Africa alone are extremely tedious, according to those who should know. As a little fry compared to Pastor Adeboye, I know from my personal experience of running international operations that it is always difficult to connect flights within our interesting continent.

On one occasion, I was flying to Seychelles Islands, on the Indian Ocean. I was to fly Kenya Airways from Lagos to Nairobi, and then to Seychelles. Unfortunately, my flight from Accra to Lagos did not land early enough and I missed my Nairobi-bound flight. The guys at Kenya Airways in Lagos were very helpful. They suggested I should go back to Accra to catch their evening flight to Nairobi. I got a flight from Lagos to Accra and was able to check in on my earlier ticket to Nairobi. I was assured I had not yet been off-loaded from Nairobi to Seychelles. And my joy was bountiful.


Now wait for this. Our flight was to leave Accra around 10.00p.m, and I waited patiently. We were told the flight was making the rounds of some West African cities and would eventually land in Accra. Nobody could leave the airport since we weren’t sure when we’ll eventually take off. Anyway, the flight must have come in around 4.00a.m, stealthily like a thief in the night. Most of the passengers were fast asleep, and snoring away in any available corner. Who are we to complain? We dragged ourselves up like some druggies and boarded the flight more than one hour later. When it was time to go, we received bad news. We must fly to Lagos to refuel because there was no aviation fuel in Ghana. What Israelites’ journey was this, I soliloquized. Unbelievably, I had done Accra-Lagos-Accra-Lagos in about 24 energy-sapping hours.


I was so tired and angry that I decided to stage a protest by not opening my eyes throughout our stopover in Lagos. I slept sonorously and woke up in the sky. I was congratulated by those who witnessed my resurrection from a slumber well executed. But my ordeal was not yet over. By the time we landed in Nairobi, I was foolishly elated to find my connecting flight on ground. I sped like Ben Johnson to the connection desk, where I instantly received a bombshell. My seat was gone because of the delayed arrival from West Africa. I thought this whole process was becoming one hell of a joke, and indeed a nightmare. How come our plane was still on the tarmac, I asked. Hear this please, the plane had actually departed but developed engine problems after flying for over one hour and had to return to base. Yeepa!, I exclaimed, like we do in our village.


What’s going to happen now that I’m stranded in Nairobi, I asked. I was politely told I was being considered on the next flight to Dubai, where I’ll be expected to try a connection to Seychelles. Even if Moses had resurrected he would not have done a longer journey than me. I told the harbinger of that bad news that what she was trying to do was not my portion in Jesus name! If my enemies were trying to deal with me through Kenya Airways, they did not meet me at home. I was very resolute that I will never attempt a merry-go-round through Dubai or wherever routes for that matter. Those Nigerians on the earlier flight meanwhile had joined me. Trust Nigerians in our traditional methods of conflict resolution. We all talked at the same time, and in more than a whisper. The Kenyans sensing trouble promptly performed a magic, a seat emerged from God-knows-where for me. By the time we eventually landed in Seychelles, my bones were throbbing violently. I just deposited what was left of my body on a bed after a quick dive into the bathroom.


I have gone through this detailed account of my epic journey to illustrate the frustrations of flying in Africa. Did anyone want, or expect, a man of Pastor Adeboye’s status to go through all this mess regularly? The answer should be a resounding No! In fact, after so many ordeals I suffered at airports, I prayed to God to give me plenty of money from my hard-work. I’ll waste no time in buying a private jet. On one occasion, we spent a total of 13 agonizing hours between taking off from Lagos and several landings through Accra, Abidjan, Conakry, and finally to Banjul. We spent five hours in Accra alone. In Abidjan, there was VIP movement and we were kept inside the scorching plane for several hours. We had the privilege of catching a glimpse of some of their warlords arriving from Europe, as ample compensation for our anguish.


I have come to one conclusion. Our quintessential critics must learn to be practical. Most times many of them act on hearsay, and form opinions based on prejudices. Critics hardly do well in politics and business, for this same reason. They behave like puritans who tend to seek and crave for a colony of Saints where none can ever exist. We can make our world a better place through constructive criticism. Malicious writings can never change anything. Many good people are running away from politics and public service because of this fear of serial critics who see everyone as rogues no matter how hard you try to stay above board.


I’ll rather be an “area boy” in Lagos than a “ghetto boy” in New York. The level of poverty in America is far more excruciating than what the Western media tend to parade on television as the state of squalor in most African nations. Yet the developed countries play host to most of the world’s destitutes and homeless people. But this has not stopped the rich from living large, and the poor aspiring to riches and greatness.


We must desist from promoting poverty and backwardness. There are so many great Africans who have made it the very hard way. They have never done government contracts. They have not collected papers of land allocations and houses from any government. They have not received brown envelopes from governors and ministers. They have done their jobs in God’s way, by adhering to the strict codes of their profession. And they have shown sufficient contentment for whatever God has done in their lives. Such people must not be destroyed at the altar of envy and bellyaching.


Small boys and girls are busy flying private jets all over the globe for holding microphones and singing a cacophony of pop and rock. Some of the showbiz personalities are even paraded on the billionaires’ lists, and are more famous than world presidents. Oprah Winfrey has her private jets and luxury yachts at her beck and call. She sits pretty on the cover of her own magazine every month, and the world is at her feet. It is the reward for her hard-work. How can we achieve such feats here when we are ruled by poverty mentality, and every successful man or woman is a target and victim of poisoned arrows? I wish to appeal that our icons be spared this torture, for God’s sake.

@ RHYMZ
its so sad and painful for you, your mindset is locked for u to say my argument is an expression of folly. am sure you dont have a pentecostal background. a typical mindset of most un-informed Nigerians. Tell me, are u a christian? If you are, do u give tithes & offering. If you do, what motivates you to keep giving. As l noted before, am not a member of winners chapel but l know their history. In your opinion pastors should be poor or are not allowed to acquire luxury toys they can afford. you even extended your hatred to dangote. even bill gates donates within the church and also to foundations owned by senators/govt officials in the US.

so u mean philanthropy within the church is not charity. society members are also church members. most of the prominent american music stars today came from the church. the fact is all pastors on global evangelism dont have to go through the hassle of flight delays, cancelled flights & airport issues. even pastors that cant afford this toy also desire it. but the proof of desire is pursuit. most of them desire it but dont take practical steps. l mean they dont pray about it with faith trusting God to deliver.

you will rather pity a struggling pastor but why envy a prospering pastor. its so sad the height of poverty mindset in this environment. the oprah winfrey u mentioned has her "private jets" & yatch at her beck & call. she also donates to pastors too. tell me, is there a sin in that.

God uses this same oyedepo to heal the sick, to cast our demons, to break the yoke of poverty, to deliver men from all oppressions of the devil. u need to travel out to see how church ministries are operated. oyedepo once said that when he visited Dr K. C PRICE in the US years ago, he discovered & learnt how a proper church office should be operated. that is a man who keeps learning. he came back to Nigeria & applied what he learnt. INFORMATION BRINGS TRANSFORMATION ONLY WHEN CORRECTLY APPLIED.

point of correction, l said oyedepo is among the top three "pastors" invloved in charity. not the highest donor in Nigeria. among pastors, he's arguably the number one donor not just to Nigerians, but also to foreigners. do u know the oyedepo u criticise has given $5million to a popular ministry in america towards the less priviledged. the senior pastor of that ministry gave a testimony of how he donated $1million at winners chapel and by that single act of obedience to GOD, he was able to acquire a private jet he has longed for. that pastor is the popular CREFLO DOLLAR. the same oyedepo donates constantly to the ministry of MIKE MURDOCK, BILLY GRAHAM, ORAL ROBERTS, KENETH HAGIN, KENETH COPELAND, BENNY HINN, K.C PRICE, CREFLO DOLLAR & TBN CHANNEL ON DSTV. these are all american based ministries. do you know that winners as a ministry pays tithes to redeem. Do u know that oyedepo supports most foundations in Nigeria. do you know, he supports others ministries involved in charity.

see the fact is, to command supernatural blessings, u need to sow seeds. not just cash, but giving your time, energy & intellect to others.  to judge this case, l will leave u to read carefully the article by "dele momodu" of ovation magazine in defence of PASTOR ADEBOYE OF REDEEM when people like you almost crucified him when he acquire his private jet. bigger and better than any one owned by winners chapel.
LIFE IS IN PHASES & MEN ARE IN SIZES SO FOCUS ON YOUR VISION AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS TO EXCEL.

@ LOVEKING

this thread is unnecessary. on what basis are u comparing two very different personalties. one with a catholic background & another who is pentecostal. individuals with very different vision and divine assignment.

l have different role models. l pick from their strengths & ignore their weaknesses. its appropraite to compare mother theresa and pope john paul -2 or cardinal bunmi okogie

@ SOLOZZO & RHYMZ

WE ARE BEEN BLESSED TO BLESS OTHERS & TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS EXPECTED. BISHOP OYEDEPO IS AMONG THE TOP THREE PASTORS THAT SUPPORT THE LESS PRIVILEDGED(ORPHANS, WIDOWS, OLD PEOPLE, HIV/AIDS PATIENTS etc). THE TWO OTHERS ARE PASTOR ADEBOYE(REDEEM) & PASTOR OYAKHILOME(CHRIST EMBASSY). dont get me wrong. other pastors support too, but from my research, these are the top three donors in Nigeria.

ANY PASTOR THAT STEALS CHURCH MONEY WILL DIRECTLY COME UNDER A CURSE. BISHOP OYEDEPO IS ONE OF THE MOST TRANSPARENT & ACCOUNTABLE PASTORS I KNOW. THEY CAN ACCOUNT FOR EVERY TRANSACTION MADE(INCOME & EXPENSES). EVEN TITHES & OFFERING SINCE THE MINISTRY BEGAN.

I ADVICE ALL YOU HATERS ON THIS THREAD, HAVE A VISION, BE PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR VISION AND FOCUS ON TURINING THAT VISION TO REALITY. THIS IS THE SAME SECRET OF ONE OF MY BUSINESS ROLE MODELS - ALIKO DANGOTE. NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS & NEVER GET SATISFIED WITH ANY THING YOU ACHIEVE IN LIFE. ONCE YOU BECOME SATISFIED, YOU BECOME OBSOLETE. ITS THE SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE.

@ SOLOZZO & RHYMZ

you both seem not to get the whole point. the issue is not about the private jets & am not justifying the acquisition. its about buying a product you can afford, for necessity not for luxury. THE JETS ARE FOR THE MINISTRY & ARE USED BY DIFFERENT PASTORS IN DIFFERENT CONTINENTS. JUST AS OUR PRESIDENTIAL JET IS BEING USED BY PRESIDENT GOOD-LUCK & HIS AIDES. THE PICTURE THAT WAS POSTED HAD OTHERS WINNERS PASTORS IN THE JET.

I am not a member of winners chapel but l know the history of the church. EVERY ONE THAT WORKED WITH GOD IN THE BIBLE WAS SOCIALLY ACTIVE. DANIEL, MOSES, JOSEPH, JACOB, GIDEON AND EVEN DAVID(who God described as the one after his heart). JESUS himself said he became POOR for us to be RICH.

l av a friend who bought a second car(brand new) recently and his dad was very angry with him. the father said he was too young & wasnt married that he doesn’t need a second car or he should av bought a fairly used one instead. A 31 year old man that has been working for over 5-years, can u imagine. the dad has a poverty mind-set which has been programmed by his pastor. l wont mention the name of the church so some of you wont crucify me.

nothing is wasted in canaanland(winners chapel head quarters). THEY MAKE THEIR OWN STREET LIGHTS(AT THE METAL WORKS). THEY MAKE THEIR OWN WOOD PRODUCTS(TABLES, CHAIRS, DOORS etc) AT THE SAW-MILL, THEY MAKE THEIR OWN WATER(SATCHET & BOTTLE). THEY HAVE THEIR OWN HOSPITAL, FISH FARM, BAKERY, FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, 1000 SEATER RESTAURANT, 2000 SEATER RESTAURANT, MICRO-FINANCE BANK, PRIMARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY etc. lN DOING ALL THIS, THEY CREATE THE LARGEST EMPLOYMENT IN OGUN STATE. THEY EVEN TARRED SOME ROADS WITHIN OTA(CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY).

"As a man thinks in his heart so is he". apart form the spiritual significance of this private jet, how much is a jet in the personal income of bishop oyedepo. a man with over 60 published globally acclaimed books (over 30 of which are best sellers). l must emphasize that all the reactions on this thread are un-called for towards a ministry that acquired its first jet in 1996. Pastor Adeboye, some Nigerian Bank CEO's also own jets. American music stars own jets, even some business men own jets. how much more a ministry as big as WINNERS CHAPEL worldwide. one of the most prominent ministries worldwide.

lets go down memory lane. when the church had nothing in 1983 when they started, David Oyedepo already proclaimed things to come in line with a specific divine mandate. one of the things he emphasized then was FAITH TERBANACLE(50,000 seater auditorium), BOOK PUBLISHING and the PRIVATE JETS. some people left the church then as they couldnt understand why a poor young oyedepo then can be so confident in abject poverty. to them, he was an arrogant young preacher. its the power of VISION. l have a family member who witnessed all what bishop proclaimed back then.

THE BASIC TRUTH is that its a product of necessity which relates with a divine mandate, size of their ministry, envagelism & supernatural provision. some of these pastors didnt even pay a dime for this luxury product. its all to the glory of GOD, take PASTOR KENETH COPELAND that has given out over 26-privates jets to other ministries as gifts. he even has an AIRPORT. now thats GOD in action. its beyond human comprehension.

OTHER PASTORS with PRIVATE JETS ARE LISTED BELOW:
- PASTOR ENOCH ADEBOYE
- Benny Hinn
- Frederick K.C. Price
- Creflo Dollar
- Jan and Paul Crouch
- K.A. Paul
- Joyce Meyer
- Paula And Randy White
- Mike Murdock
- Kenny Copeland
- Rod Parsley

MY PASTOR is next on the list: PASTOR SAM ADEYEMI(DAYSTAR CHRISTIAN CENTRE)

how much is N4.2billion. its about $28million. only 28 individuals will "willingly" donate $1million to acquire the jet. THERE ARE TWO THINGS IN LIFE. ITS EITHER YOU'RE PITIED OR YOU'RE ENVIED IN LIFE. MOST OF YOU PITY POOR PASTORS BUT WHY ENVY PASTORS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS & HAVE EMERGED AS A UNIQUE PRODUCT.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DONT UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF GIVING. its not compulsory but its the only way to command divine blessings. HOW MANY OF YOU HATERS PAY TITHES NOT TO TALK OF OFFERING. THATS THE REASON WHY YOU WILL NEVER GO BEYOND YOUR SALARY AND CONTINUE GOING AROUND A VISCIOUS CIRCLE OF POVERTY.

THERE ARE FIVE WAYS YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR FINANCIAL STATUS THIS YEAR. 1. CREATE MULTIPLE STREAMS OF INCOME, 2. ACQUIRE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE THROUGH TRAINING, 3. CHANGE YOUR POVERTY MIND SET, 4. DEDICATE YOURSELF TO GIVING AND 5. NETWORK WITH THE RICH

ANY PASTOR THAT STEALS CHURCH MONEY WILL DIRECTLY COME UNDER A CURSE. BISHOP OYEDEPO IS ONE OF THE ICONS I HAVE MET WITH VERY STRICT FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE who is dedecated to a specific VISION and DIVINE MANDATE. for your information, more universities will be established after COVENANT & LAND-MARK.

now lets do some maths. A N1000 book x over 7million copies = over N7billion sold worldwide in 2006 alone.
david oyedepo is not the only pastor that publishes books in winners chapel or in NIGERIA but he is one of the best marketers. they use both off-line and on-line(internet) marketing strategies. his books sells on amazon, facebook, yahoo & ebay.

MY PASTOR. SAM ADEYEMI of DAYSTAR BECAME A MILLIONAIRE FROM A SINGLE BOOK called PARABLE OF DOLLARS. now thats doing business with INTEGRITY while promoting PERSONAL TRANFORMATION.

"As a man thinks in his heart so is he". apart form the spiritual significance of this private jet, how much is a jet in the personal income of bishop oyedepo. a man with over 60 published globally acclaimed books (over 30 of which are best sellers). l must emphasize that all the reactions on this thread are un-called for towards a ministry that acquired its first jet in 1996. Pastor Adeboye, some Nigerian Bank CEO's also own jets. American music stars own jets, even some business men own jets. how much more a ministry as big as WINNERS CHAPEL worldwide. one of the most prominent ministries worldwide.

lets go down memory lane. when the church had nothing in 1983 when they started, David Oyedepo already proclaimed things to come in line with a specific divine mandate. one of the things he emphasized then was FAITH TERBANACLE(50,000 seater auditorium), BOOK PUBLISHING and the PRIVATE JETS. some people left the church then as they couldnt understand why a poor young oyedepo then can be so confident in abject poverty. to them, he was an arrogant young preacher. its the power of VISION. l have a family member who witnessed all what bishop proclaimed back then.

THE BASIC TRUTH is that its a product of necessity which relates with a divine mandate, size of their ministry, envagelism & supernatural provision. some of these pastors didnt even pay a dime for this luxury product. its all to the glory of GOD, take PASTOR KENETH COPELAND that has given out over 26-privates jets to other ministries as gifts. he even has an AIRPORT. now thats GOD in action. its beyond human comprehension.

OTHER PASTORS with PRIVATE JETS ARE LISTED BELOW:
- PASTOR ENOCH ADEBOYE
- Benny Hinn
- Frederick K.C. Price
- Creflo Dollar
- Jan and Paul Crouch
- K.A. Paul
- Joyce Meyer
- Paula And Randy White
- Mike Murdock
- Kenny Copeland
- Rod Parsley

MY PASTOR is next on the list: PASTOR SAM ADEYEMI(DAYSTAR CHRISTIAN CENTRE)

thumbsup to zenith, others banks shld emulate this giant stride. its the dawn of better things to come

DANGOTE IS A PHILANTHROPIST PER EXCELLENCE

Corporate Social ResponsibilityDANGOTE CSR PROFILE
Community Involvement
Donation of N200million to Katsina State University (2011).
Donation of Haemodialysis machine valued at N21 million to General Hospital, Lagos in conjunction with Rotary Club of Victoria Island (2010).
Donation of N117, 500,000 for construction of squash complex at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) main campus (2009).
Construction of Lawn Tennis Gate, Golf Section Gate, Main Gate/70th Anniversary Monument and the renovation of the Gate House of the Ikoyi Club 1938 at a cost of N10, 743, 129. 60 (2009).
Donation of N30 million to Kwara Football Academy (2009).
Donation of N25 million to Crescent University Mosque (2007)

Support for Humanitarian Crises
Humanitarian support for victims of Jos and Bauchi crisis with donation of items and products valued at N33, 248,910 (2010).
Donation of N100 million to victims of flood disaster in Sokoto State (2010).
Donation of N50 million to flood victims in Jigawa State (2010).
Donation of products worth N120 million to victims of famine in Niger Republic (2010).
Donation of $2 million (N300 million) to victims of flood disaster in Pakistan(2010).


Annual Product Gifts for Sallah in 2009/2010
The following organisations benefitted from the yearly products donation courtesy of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL).
Feed a soul this Ramadan
Babysalam Motherless Babies Home
Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison
Female section prison
Ikoyi Prisons
The Muslim Congress
Nigeria-Arab Association
Iba Housing Estate
Centre for Islamic Development
Gabasawa Women & Children Initiative
Forum for Islamic Education and Welfare
Muslim Student's Society of Nigeria, LASUTH/LASUCOM
The Congress
Muslim Student's Society of Nigeria, UNILAG
Da'awa Committee, Prisons Assistance Sub-Committee
Donation of N250,000 to Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria, UNILAG chapter, to support 2008 graduation ceremony (one-off)
Support of children in Quranic Schools in Kano for their general upkeep (school fees, feeding and other necessities)

In 2010, Dangote Industries Limited also made a donation of N250,000 cheque each to the following organisations in Lagos:
Modupe Cole Memorial School, Akoka
Heritage Homes, Anthony Village
Little Saints Orphanage, Palm Groove
Holy Family Home for the Elderly, Mushin
Pacelli School for the Blind and Partially Sighted Children, Surulere
SOS Children's Village, Isolo

Kaduna borehole
In 2009, the Dangote Group donated boreholes at an estimated total cost of N24, 951, 750, to the following 39 communities in Kaduna State:
Igabi Local Government Area
Chikun LGA
Anguwan Muazu, Kaduna
CAN H/Q, Kaduna
Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna
Giwa LGA
Birnin Gwari LGA
Kuse-Kagarko LGA, Kogo
Gazarka-Makarfi LGA, Guibi Unguwan, Tudu-Kadan LGA 2
Danfodio Mosque, Ung Sanusi, Unguwan, Tudu-Kadan LGA
Rimin Doko Zaria LGA, Zaria
Miyar-Sanga LGA
Randa-Sanga LGA
Kachia Town
Jaban Kogo (Kachia LGA)
Mariri-Lere LGA
Dogon Dawa-Birnin Gwari LGA
Kwangila Sabon Gari LGA
Basawa Sabon Gari LGA
Anguwan Kanawa, Kaduna North LGA
Kasuwan Magani Kajuru LGA
Mango, Saminaka
Girka Kampah (Lere LGA)
Kauru Kauru LGA
Chawai
Tudun Tsaibu Central Mosque - Soba LGA
Mora Rd. T/Wada Zaria, Zaria LGA
Kubau Town Kubaulaga
Ikara Town Ikara LGA

Kano Borehole
In 2009, the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau wrote a letter to the President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, formally requesting commencement of borehole project in the State.

Dangote accepted the request and officially proposed to drill 100 boreholes in the 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kano State. Consequent on this, the governor directed the state's Ministry of Rural and Community Development and Local Government Councils to liaise with Dangote for support staff and siting of boreholes.
The Dangote team in Kano sent a list of proposed borehole sites in 44 LGAs to the state government after a preliminary investigation. Following this, Nassarawa Local Government Secretariat informed the Ministry for Local Government that they had drilled a borehole at Islamic Centre and asked for two boreholes in the Local Government to be cited in Gawana Bayan Makaranta and Zangon Dakata. The Commissioner of Ministry for Local Government provided list of names of proposed sites for two boreholes in each LGA.
Work is currently in progress in these projects.

DANGOTE CEMENTMANUFACTURING/ IMPORTATION, PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION

Dangote Cement is a fully integrated cement company and has projects and operations in Nigeria, Benin and Ghana; with total existing production and import capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum and new production projects in development with 11.1 million tonnes per annum additional capacity. The Company operates the Obajana Cement Plant (OCP), the largest cement plant in sub-Saharan Africa. Aggressive growth plans target a strong pan-African presence as Dangote Cement evolves to become a truly multi-national corporation.

As part of this drive, Dangote Cement is committed to making Nigeria a net exporter of cement. The company owns four terminals, two in Lagos and two in Port Harcourt through which it currently imports cement. These operations will progressively be replaced and converted into export terminals as new production capacity comes online in Nigeria.

CEMENT - NIGERIA
PLANTS:
Obajana Cement Plc, Kogi
Benue Cement Company, Benue
Dangote Cement Works Ltd, Ibese
Combined Capacity : 20 million Mtpa

TERMINALS:
Lagos Cement Terminal
Port Harcourt Cement Terminal
Onne cement terminal
Aliko Inland cement terminal
Continental Cement terminal
Combined Capacity: 9 million Mtpa


CEMENT - AFRICA
PLANTS
Senegal 1.5 million MTpa
Zambia 1.5 million MTpa (Green-field projects)
Tanzania 1.5 million MTpa
South Africa 2.2 millon MTpa
Congo (Brazzaville) 1.5 million MTpa
Ethiopia 1.5 million MTpa
Cameroun (Grinding) 1.5 million MTpa
TERMINALS
Ghana 3.0 million MTpa
Sierra Leone 0.5 million MTpa
Ivory Coast 1.0 million MTpa
Liberia 0.5 million MTpa CEMENT FOCUS - OBAJANA
Single largest cement plant in Africa with a capacity of 5.2 million MTpa (additional capacity of over 5 million MTpa planned)
Vertical roller mills for energy, efficient grinding of raw material and clinker.
Gas pipeline of approx. 90 km length for the supply of natural gas to cement plant and power plant from Ajaokuta to Obajana (capacity -96,000 cu.m /hr.)
Power plant of capacity 135 mw - gas / diesel based

@moremi2008.
dangote is not an "evil monopolist" as u said. DANGOTE is just an ULTIMATE VOLUME PLAYER. which means they enter a market and produce more QUANTITY than the existing companies & circulate though their vast HAULAGE system. They always leverage on PRICING, LOGISITICS & CUSTOMER SERVICE. every product they manufacture has other active players. SUGAR, SALT, AGRO-SACKS, FLOUR, CEMENT, HAULAGE, DANSA JUICE, MOWA WATER, PASTA(spaghhetti/macaroni/noodles), PETIT TOMATO PASTE, ZIZA MILK, TELECOMS(ALHEIRI) and OIL & GAS.

dangote is a consistent business man that creates the largest employment in NIGERIA. he is a de-tribalised nigerian, establishing industries not just in the north but all over the nation. dangote is a philantropist per excellence. HE CREATES MEGA INCOME FOR STATE & FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH TAXES.

the same hatred u & others on this thread av for him is directed towards bill gates(microsoft), larry ellison(oracle), mark zukerberg(facebook), michael dell(Dell), donald trump(trump group) and other entrepreneurs who have dominated their market in america.

other software makers in america beleives bill gates is running a monopoly while all microsoft does is giving customers value added products as bonus. when u buy the windows operating system, u get windows explorer(an internet browser) as bonus. other social networking site owner's hate facebook with a passion e.g "myspace.com".  
for your information, the best is yet to come for DANGOTE GROUP.  
MICROSOFT, ORACLE, DELL, FACEBOOK, SKPE, WAL-MART, VIRGIN AIRLINE all enjoy government support in their AMERICA so please stop the hate. IF WE HAVE JUST 20-DANGOTES IN NIGERIA, WE WILL BE DEVELOPED TODAY. MANY RICH NIGERIANS ARE JUST LAUDERING MONEY IN FOREIGN BANKS, INSTEAD OF ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIES TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH

av expected this for long. a good step in the right direction, landlords in lagos has really exploited tenants. its so bad that some even demand for 3 - 4 years rent and outrageous legal/agency fees. please this law should be implemented and a high fine attached to it. eko oni baje

show interior pictures, wots d engine condition. if its bad then this is scrap. spare parts dealers will be your best option. good luck

woman right groups must fight for this woman. president jonathan should issue a sack letter now & this man must be prosecuted & jailed

its so sad & painful, all this robbery cases in lagos. more shld be done on security. celebrities shld also have a vehicle tracking system installed on their cars. of what use is an expensive car without a tracker. PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE

thumbs up to lilian bach,  its so sad that most of you on this thread cant applaud hard-work. do u know what it takes to produce a movie to box office(cinema) standard. it costs millions. lets learn to celebrate our own people especially when it comes from women.

she has followed the steps of other producers like kunle afolayan(irapada & figurine), omoni oboli(anchor baby), stephanie okereke(through the glass), saheed balogun(eti keta) & chineze anyaene(ije),
its d dawn of better things to come for this young & vibrant movie industry

thumbs up to one of my personal mentors,  how many of you have been under this man's training program. am sure when you do, your opinion about him will change. he's one of the most articulate & purpose driven business men. well informed and globally acclaimed, 

this is the trend of strategic entrepreneurs worldwide,  some buy a moribund comapany, re-structure it & sell it off, some acquire a company in a bid to accelerate their growth in market/industry they av interest in and others buy & use as collateral for bank loans.

in a situation where the owners are reluctant to sell, they give them a bear-hug offer which is buying  a company more than its original worth just like how microsoft recently acquired SKPE for a whopping $8.5billion,  the same hatred some of you have for jimoh ibrahim is also directed to bill gates in the US as microsoft plans to acquire FACEBOOK and YAHOO in future.

what barrister jimoh did is a bear-hug offer as N1billion is far more than the value of newswatch and cheaper & faster than starting a new newspaper firm from scatch,  he is into media & recently launched a newspaper so this move will enable him circulate in the southwest & beyond.     the sky is only a stepping stone for this man,  we need more daring indegenous entrepreneurs if Nigeria must deveplo fast.  he will also create employment for jobless youths. JAPAN & CHINA is a good example to learn from,

This is just a media hype. FASHOLA is trying and can do more, other governors are working too especially states with low revenue. fashola is only visible because lagos is the commercial capital of Nigeria. what l dont like about ACN is the imposition of candidates on citizens.
for those of us based in lagos, we know most roads if not all are built by a firm owned by the almighty god-father. most contracts are being circulated among ACN chieftains & their associates. so tell me, how are they distributing wealth. how are they empowering people, how are they supporting aspiring & emerging entrepreneurs.

fashola is just a figure-head. even another deputy was imposed on him as a running mate. one man cannot dictate what happens in LAGOS. ACN has employed the services of a tetra-headed monster called agberos aka area boys to win elections.

these agberos hinder the flow of traffic, they extort innocent bus drivers openly & cause violence in the city.
they are called tinubu boys, am sure they will also affect the implementation of the proposed train facility.

another issue is the omo-oniles. you acquire a land and pay some stupid tax to a bunch of idiots. after that they also tax you heavily when you're layin the foundation, building the decking & roofing the building. you pay three times just to build a one storey building. THIS ACT IS ILLEGAL & EVIL. av been a victim & its so sad and painful.

FASHOLA: please eradicate these AGBERO & OMO-ONILE system in LAGOS

hello. is this bora still available. how much is the ENGINE. pls give a definate price. reply on this thread or to 0803-318-8676/ 0802-714-9487

is it still available, very urgent. are u in lagos. pls reply

@pro01.
l can see u hate this woman with passion. am not a fan of nike osinowo & for your information, mummy ibukun awosika is one of my mentors & l av a personal relationship with her. your statement about nike are baseless facts.  who told you she has no visible means of livelihood. to make money, you exchange three basic things: a product, service or skill. nike has these three things and her clients are the upper class.

we're in a digital world and u dont need an office/building anymore to generate income. all u need is a product that is needed by people(lower, middle, upper class or the super rich) and a platform to exhange that product for money(whether naira or foreign currency). check the forbes list of world's richest. they all av a product to sell(digital or physical). some of them are mafia's & are corrupt but to the public, they are role models.

do u know most people dont know about nairaland & how seun osewa makes money just by the click of a mouse. to an ignorant individual, seun has no visible source of income. no one is perfect and many of the successful business men & women u know with good reputation are not saints as most people think.
tell me. what did u think about cecilia ibru or erastus akingbola before the cbn axed them,