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I can drive 30 miles on empty

The author of the anonymous OP-ED piece is definitely someone in the higher ups of Trump's national security team.

One thing I know, for certain, is that HUD Secretary Ben Carson, did not write it.

I dey laugh o

The idiots don’t know that they’ve just made it extra harder for their fellow countrymen and women with Green passports to engage in legal business deals with foreign partners.

Moreover, the FBI (or Interpol) can still track their IP addresses. So, I would advice them not to laugh too long.

Nig4Greatness:
Is anyone following the supreme court judge nomination confirmation hearing currently going on??..
The intrigues,the power play.the hypocrisy,the circumvention,the cover ups,abuse of presidential privileges,denials and what have you.
Americans indeed are in for a loooonng rough rides.

It’s been a messy hearing so far

Mourinho has been handed a one-year prison sentencing for £2.9 million tax fraud

Is it the same accounting firm that handles the finances of former La liga coaches and players?

This is probably the most chaotic Senate Judiciary heading ever. Damn. These Dems didn’t come to play today.

spyder880:
Where is the location of the land they're offering to the army at?

It hasn’t been specified, yet, by the state government.

Babyvet:
There are other factors apart from culture . Women here tend to have more financial freedom, so they do not need to depend on a man for basic stuff. You find a lot of people here both men and women who are still single well into later ages. Some people also don’t believe in marriage.

For instance, a 24-yr old entry-level female RN here in the US, can afford a two-week Dubai or Rome vacation. She wouldn’t need a man to help pay for it because she can afford it with her salary.

But a Nigeria-based nurse would have to work 5-6 years before even thinking of vacationing in South Africa. To afford that vacation, she would need to save no less than 50% of her salary, which is a difficult task.

OyinbowithaTan:
Yeah very true. I think women in smaller cities or rural areas get married earlier though.

You’re right. It’s mostly women who grew up (or immigrated) to the big cities like LA, DC, Baltimore, Houston, Atlanta etc, who do not rush into marriage.

I’ve noticed in America that most 23-24 year old African ladies do not see marriage as a top priority. Instead, they prefer to have an accomplished career or attend graduate school before getting married. Most of them that I’ve talked with, prefer to get married in their late 20s or early 30s.

But the reverse is the case in Nigeria. Most girls between 21-23 can’t wait to get married. Career/professional development is second fiddle to them.

I wonder if culture has any role to play in the discrepancy between ladies attitudes to marriage in the U.S. and Nigeria.

I believe Air Peace could use the land that ENSG is offering the Nigerian Army, to build their maintenance base. After all, the land will be big enough to house the entire Air Peace fleet.

Also, Air Peace should be the other Nigerian competitor to Nigeria Air, when it comes to international flights. Enugu will be a good hub for Air Peace for their Johannesburg, China, and Houston flights.

UjSizzle:
I have no idea

CFC...

UjSizzle:
Feminism is the reason you have a say in public. Ignorant twerp.

Go read some history.

I agree with you 100%

Guess what my former handle was?

If Mourinho gets sacked, his next job offers would surely be limited to Portugal (either club teams or the national team).

I don't see any big team outside Portugal offering him a job.

obixcel:
Bitter truth unfortunately....though I would say he's mentally and intellectually lifeless... God help us all

Man Utd have never lost 0-2 at home in the league

Obixcel, do you believe that Buhari is a lifeless President?

tosyne2much:
I remember having a conversation with one Igbo man who told me he was looking for his daughter's hostel rent... He said he has spent a lot her education and that he will be so disappointed if one man wants to marry her and he's pricing her cheaply

My people, na so I open mouth dey look am ooo

He obviously sees his daughter as property that has commercial value

Ladyhippolyta88:
Oga I do not even plan on having a church wedding I don't go to church so which pastor wan see me tell me story I don't believe in all that.The day I told my aunt,mom and friends about this my idea of registry only they said the same thing and I responded with wetin concern me concern church.As long as my marriage (civil marriage)is legally recognized by the law every other thing does not matter
Once we do the registry marriage the money when I for use invite crowd I go use am go Madagascar or Mauritius depending on the one when cheap pass for honeymoon.
When that time comes I would stand my ground I done dey talk am for house small small.
I just want it small and simple not when I would do traditional,white and one uncle or aunty I do not now would want to come and collect something as part of bride price or whatever to me brideprice means you are buying the woman and I nor be anybody property .

Wow.

You’re one brave Naija woman. I salute you for standing your ground.

Ladyhippolyta88:
I watched the programme today and Tope was kind of realistic.
I support Nyma and Jumoke's view on the issue discussed today.
And as Tope said if you cannot go with the rules don't do traditional wedding so that I won't hear those stupid rules she listed which some Nigerians believe especially once the traditional is done they believe another human is their property.That is why I would rather have a registry marriage only no time for elaborate or big things and spending unnecessary money(in my opinion) on wedding and have my honeymoon in Madagascar or Mauritius,family's opinion is secondary I done dey tell them small small for house.

Well, the issue with your idea is that a lot of Nigerian pastors will say your marriage isn’t recognized by God if you don’t go through the traditional rites.

babeosisi:
There are many like him reading this story

It’s very sad indeed

happney65:

And he told us that he only hires the best people

dingbang:
fine bro. Do you reside in India?

Nope

It’s better for a husband and wife to set up a joint account where they would deposit a certain percentage of their income.
By doing so, there is less drama of how much a man should give to his wife monthly.

dingbang:
how far

Not doing badly. How about you?

Mariangeles:
issa full plate...what is it called??

Goat meat curry, and chicken makhani

Indian food - bread, rice, goat meat, spinach, and sauce - is ready

vivaciousvivi:
I just need to know if Trump can be mandated to appear in court or does he have immunity too? Would this plea be grounds for possible impeachment against him?

The U.S. President has to appear before a court, if he issued a subpoena. Likewise, Trump must answer Special Counsel Mueller’s inquiry if the latter issues a subpoena for him to testify.

However, the US Department of Justice has a policy of not indicting a sitting president who has been accused of a crime. The DOJ believes that it is the job of the Congress to punish a president via impeachment (and possibly removal).

Michael Cohen Says He Arranged Payments to Women at Trump’s Direction

Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, made the extraordinary admission in court on Tuesday that Mr. Trump had directed him to arrange payments to two women during the 2016 campaign to keep them from speaking publicly about affairs they said they had with Mr. Trump.

Mr. Cohen acknowledged the illegal payments while pleading guilty to breaking campaign finance laws and other charges, a litany of crimes that revealed both his shadowy involvement in Mr. Trump’s circle and his own corrupt business dealings.

He told a judge in United States District Court in Manhattan that the payments to the women were made “in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office,” implicating the president in a federal crime.

“I participated in this conduct, which on my part took place in Manhattan, for the principal purpose of influencing the election” for president in 2016, Mr. Cohen said.

The plea represented a pivotal moment in the investigation into the president, and the scene in the Manhattan courtroom was striking. Mr. Cohen, a longtime lawyer for Mr. Trump — and loyal confidant — described in plain-spoken language how Mr. Trump worked with him to cover up a potential sex scandal that Mr. Trump feared would endanger his rising candidacy.

Mr. Cohen also pleaded guilty to multiple counts of tax evasion and a single count of bank fraud, capping a monthslong investigation by Manhattan federal prosecutors who examined his personal business dealings and his role in helping to arrange the financial deals with women connected to Mr. Trump.

The plea came shortly before another blow to the president: His former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was convicted in his financial fraud trial in Virginia. The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, had built a case that Mr. Manafort hid millions of dollars in foreign accounts to evade taxes and lied to banks to obtain millions of dollars in loans.

Mr. Trump’s lawyers have, for months, said privately that they considered Mr. Cohen’s case to be potentially more problematic for the president than the investigation by the special counsel.

But Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, said in a statement after Mr. Cohen’s plea, “There is no allegation of any wrongdoing against the president in the government’s charges against Mr. Cohen.”

In federal court in Manhattan, Mr. Cohen made the admission about Mr. Trump’s role in the payments to the women — an adult film actress and a former Playboy playmate — as he pleaded guilty to two campaign finance crimes.

One of those charges stemmed from a $130,000 payment he made to the actress, Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Prosecutors said that Trump Organization executives were involved in reimbursing Mr. Cohen for that payment, accepting his phony invoices that listed it as a legal expense. The other charge concerned a complicated arrangement in which a tabloid bought the rights to the story about the former Playboy model, Karen McDougal, then killed it.

Mr. Cohen’s plea was announced by Robert Khuzami, the deputy United States attorney, along with senior officials from the F.B.I. and the Internal Revenue Service. Addressing reporters outside the courthouse, Mr. Khuzami said that Mr. Cohen had “decided that he was above the law, and for that, he is going to pay a very, very serious price.”

The plea agreement does not call for Mr. Cohen to cooperate with federal prosecutors in Manhattan. Still, it does not preclude him from providing information to them later or to the special counsel, who is examining the Trump campaign’s possible involvement in Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign. If Mr. Cohen were to substantially assist the special counsel’s investigation, Mr. Mueller could recommend a reduction in his sentence.

Mr. Cohen had been the president’s longtime fixer, handling some of his most sensitive personal matters over a decade at the Trump Organization. He once said he would take a bullet for Mr. Trump.

As Mr. Cohen addressed the judge, admitting to the crimes he had committed, the packed courtroom remained silent. Even when Mr. Cohen made obvious references to Mr. Trump, referring to him as “the candidate” and “a candidate for federal office,” spectators seemed to listen raptly, with no gasps or audible reactions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyregion/michael-cohen-plea-deal-trump.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

cococandy:
these boys have turned to something else

Just like the ones who say their “uncle” paid the nursing school tuition of their wives
A lot of people just utter rubbish to make themselves feel good

cococandy:
Very funny. You convinced her to send you a screenshot of your chat with her. why didn’t you get the screenshot from your own phone? So a girl that’s trying to avoid getting exposed will willingly send you evidence to get her. You must think everyone is as dumb as you. Chatting with yourself like a mad person

Ode

It’s obvious you’re a jobless nairaland woman basher. You nairaland boys are so pathetic.

I just laughed the moment I read he’s sending her $3000 monthly. Go and tell that to your fellow dummies