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not just building renovation guys - 12 cars as well. wetin 1 person go carry 12 vehicles do, abi each 1 of her pets go get assigned vehicle and driver as well!! i tire for naija man. if we dey copy teacher, we need to copy am well or else do things entirely different for a change. there are too many projects that need urgent attention damn it.

DETERORIATING country!!!!

man wey want be gangsta no be in front of computer or for www, make you enter P.H boyz for there go carry you drink garri; even the gangsta's wey dey for yankee never jam the 1's wey dey for P.H.

i beg make una talk better thing - una dey here dey yarn about people wey dey smile go bank with una wad; as for me them 2 no go get the small wad i get, i go make as many copies as i can of their albums; naija people we get better things to yarn about, holla.

hunger dey catch people for naija, light no dey, politicians dey rape our treasury and they are all getting away with it. we dey here dey yarn about president luck; we will always be light years behind no doubt!!!!

these so-called yeye leaders need to lead by example - if they are so concerned about the rest of us copying other cultures, then they need to stop diverting our monies to other countries for a starter, stop buying properties in other countries and making them rich, stop sending their kids to schools abroad, and a host of other things they and their families do that is in direct contrast to their so-called belief of how a true NIGERIAN should appear or act. Reminds me of the so-called SHARIA states in the north that are quick to cut off the hand of a petty thief but their GOVERNORS are systematically looting the state treasuries and having a blast commiting adultery. What a F***ing JOKE. Bunch of JOKERS for real!!!!

@ doncaster/Ikomi;

i single handedly will NOT go and bring down any billboards guy, i posted that to state how i feel about our so-called fake leaders. naija people, we will always be in darkness if we always see things your way - Try go bring down one bill board, then we will no you are talking! - if we all speak with 1 voice guys past events like June 12th and the assasination of Ken Saro-Wiwa would not have come to pass right under OUR nose! Word.

i know some naija guys that live abroad, these guys attended secondary school in naija but supposedly are so accustomed to the way things are run abroad they don't even want to think of going to naija for even a week. everytime you bring up topic about naija or going home, they get really upset. what a shame!! i can't even imagine how the 1's that were not born or raised in naija would fell/./

35 states or 36 states, it really does not matter. i wish something will happen and all nigerians will finally realize that these so-called leaders, abi na oga with their yeye chietaincy titles are ordinary humans - nigerians - like the rest of us. catch them all, naked them, after 100 to 1500 lashes, parade them around each town in the entire country and lock them all in a seperate PRISON, away from other PRISONS. we need to get our country back, i am really tired of living as a 4th class citizen in another man's land. there is nothing like being at home no matter how bad it is, but we cannot keep on toleating the same garbage all da time.

oluku!

April babies are special - thats a fact!

APRIL 8TH Here.

hola!

YES FINALLY! I HOPE HE ROTS IN JAIL!!!

DR. Peter Odili, the former governor of Rivers State, may soon keep a date with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to answer questions on alleged siphoning of state funds.
National Daily sources revealed that three officials of the Assets Recovery Unit of the Metropolitan Police, London, arrived the country recently, to avail the EFCC with vital documented evidence on Odili's alleged money laundering and business transaction, in Britain and other parts of the world. The British cops allegedly came with incontrovertible evidence of Odili's ownership of a new top class airline.

Competent sources said the Metropolitan Police detectives were led by a certain DC Peter Clarke and were accompanied by a lawyer. Their British Airways flight landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, where they were received by senior officials of the EFCC. “It was the EFCC that contacted the Scotland Yard to unveil the facts on Odili's financial activities in London.
The metropolitan police had alerted the commission of how the airline got majority of its bank loans from the UK.

The commission wanted certain details on the ownership of the Airline and the former governor's other investments. The UK police promised to respond to the EFCC's request, sources said.
National Daily sources said that Clark and his team were driven in a 406 Peugeot car to Transcop Hilton Hotel, Abuja, where they lodged for three days. They met with an EFCC delegation, led by its chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, and allegedly fulfilled their promise to give the commission vital information and documents to enable it prove its case against some former governors, which also included James Ibori, and Joshua Dariye.

Odili and some of the former governors were first invited to the EFCC office in Abuja, three weeks ago, for interrogation on alleged corrupt practices during their tenure as state helmsmen.
Odili was the governor of, arguably, the richest state in the country and a very close friend of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
During a visit to the United States in company of Odili, Obasanjo reportedly told Kofi Annan that “this governor (Odili) is richer than the UN, so, if you really need help, talk to him, he can help the UN.”

Odili was accused of unbridled looting of the River State treasury during his eight years as governor.
Rivers State is said to have received about N300 billion from federal allocation account. Odili allegedly purchased a high brow hospital in South Africa and two Brazilian made Embrae jets, which he used during his ill fated presidential campaign.

Odili and Obasanjo were fingered as part owners of the airline. Odili allegedly approved the payment of N2 billion to a little known Consultant Company, Rockson Engineering Company Limited. The company was registered on 16th May 2000, with serial number RC 380929.
Before the N2 billion approval by Odili, Rockson allegedly did not have up to N50 million in its account.

On November 21, 2000, Odili instructed the defunct Continental Trust Bank to deposit the sum of N2 billion in Rockson's account.
However, sources close to Odili and the Airline debunked the allegation that the former Rivers State governor and Obasanjo are part owners of the top class Airline.

“It's all malicious lies; Obasanjo and Odili have nothing to do, with the airline. You can find out the truth at Corporate Affairs Commission, the source said.

Also reacting to the allegation, a top official of the EFCC, however, declined to confirm the involvement of the UK Metropolitan Police in its anti-corruption investigation, particularly in the case of Odili.

“I am not aware of the airline investigation; you know that it is an American business deal not UK,” said the official, who pleaded anonymity.
Odili allegedly used the Independent Power Projects as a conduit pipe to siphon monies through existent companies. A UK company, SWISS VER FINANCE, was allegedly issued with a $32.6 million confirmed, irrevocable, transferable and divisible letter of credit, issued by the Union Bank of Nigeria, on behalf of the Rivers State government. SWISS VER FINANCE was the alleged middleman for procuring two gas turbine engines from undisclosed manufacturers.

The UK government company registry shows that SWISS VER FINANCE LTD (RC NO. 04475885) is in liquidation.
National Daily learnt that the EFCC has finalised plans to arrest, at least, four other former state governors. They include Lucky Igbinedion, Abdullahi Adamu, George Akume and Boni Haruna.

“Ribadu is very serious about bringing these ex-governors to book in order to prove a point. You know, he made a vow that he will arrest and prosecute some of the former governors when, after the May 29 handover date, they will no longer have imunity,” said an informed source, adding “the commission is determined to secure the conviction of, at least, four former governors. The commission wants to clear the mess it got into by becoming involved in political issues during the Obasanjo administration.”

Competent sources said the EFCC is under local and international pressure to prosecute some of the former governors said to have looted their state treasury.

“The international community believes that the EFCC is the greatest thing to happen in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Foreign diplomats expressed the concern that the commission will be sending the wrong signals if the ex-governors were left off the hook,” said the source.
National Daily learnt that the targeted former state executives could have been arrested immediately after the handover ceremony on May 29, but the EFCC was dissuaded by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. The President, sources said, intervened after he met a delegation of his erstwhile colleagues, led by Ahmed Bola Tinubu and James Ibori.

Former governors, Orji Kalu, Chimaroke Nnamani and Saminu Turaki, were allegedly encouraged by their colleagues to return to the country.
National Daily reliably gathered that some of the former governors were desperate to secure a negotiated resolution of the cases against them.
“They have accepted to refund some of the money they were accused of siphoning. Ibori agreed to settle out of court.

He (Ibori) even vowed that anything or monies traced to him, he would pay back. Igbinedion is ready to refund some money. He had banked on his close friend, Ibori, to find a soft landing with the EFCC, through the negotiation apparatus put in place by Yar'Adua. Unfortunately, Ibori himself is battling to save his own neck. Turaki offered to refund N17 billion, but this was turned down by the commission because it allegedly had evidence of huge funds that were embezzled by the former governors.

Adamu Muazu and Tinubu were said to have also struck a deal with the EFCC.
Meanwhile, the security agents by Friday begun a manhunt for former Nasarawa State governor, Abdulahi Adamu, and Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu State.

The two allegedly went into hiding to escape being arrested by EFCC officials to answer corruption charges. However, Nnamani reportedly said in a phone interview that he has not fled the country. It was soon confirmed on Saturday and he was arrested.

Before his arrest sources insisted that Nnamani failed to honour the latest invitation to the EFCC office in Abuja. The EFCC therefore notified security agents at the nation's borders and Airports to arrest Nnamani whenever he was seen. The international police (Interpol) were informed about the two wanted former governor.

Yar'Adua, according to sources, may turn his back on some of the embattled governors, as he is reportedly under intense pressure from the international community to make real the threat to deal with the corrupt public office holders, who were hitherto shielded from arrest and prosecution by the immunity clause, as provided by section 308 of the constitution.

Former governors, Orji Uzor Kalu, Joshua Dariye and Saminu Turaki were, last week, arraigned before two Federal High Courts in Abuja for alleged money laundering to the tune of N40 billion.

Turaki, in a 32 count charge, allegedly laundered about N45 billion. Kalu allegedly laundered N3 billion in a 107 count-charge.
Political watchers have commended the recent clampdown on these allegedly corrupt former governors, saying that it would go a long way to bring sanity into the system of governance especially for the present public office holders.

According to them, the days of hiding under the guise of immunity clause are over as there will be no hiding place for corrupt public office holders when they leave office.

They have however called for the arrest and prosecution of the big names in the corrupt former governors list. “These big ones have stolen far more than all those so far arrested put together Nigerians are waiting to take President Yar'Adua more seriously when the likes of Odili, Ibori, Igbinedion among others are brought to books and not just allowed to go through the backdoor by refunding some of the stolen funds they argued.

source -  www.nationaldailyngr.com

we are simply just wasting our time with these thieves!! efcc can only do so much because that is what the law permits. if a poor man gets caught stealing in the market place in naija from what i recollect - an item that is not even that valuable, all it takes is for someone to shout 'ole', the poor man will regret the day he was born. we the masses should hand down the same treatment to these so-called leaders thats it. after 1 or 2 of that we will see who will steal OUR money again. REVOLUTION is of course the last resort, and i strongly beleive that might happen. It pains me that Naija will not be a comfortable place in my lifetime!!

hopefully we will get rid of DONATUS and his boyz with time.

my people, odili's day is coming. if he doesn't give account to us he will with God. it's only a matter of time. hopefully he will not be in hell trying to bribe his way out! lol, .

@debosky;

ok, i know someone with that same name that lives in p/h. edobor. he used to live in new gra.

most of the money originate out of p/h! i don't have a problem with lagos becoming a mega city, the whole of rivers state from the bonny islands to opobo and the uplands, ikwerre lands and ahoada and some ijaw towns should all be transformed slowly into a mega city and towns respectively. there is endless oppurtunities in these areas that the rest of nigeria do not even know about. some guys i know think everyone outside of ph is backward just because you from lag abi abuja. nothing sha, ignorance like they say is a disease.

@debosky;

did you ever reside in ph, or do your parents reside in ph?

50 Cents on a radio station after leaving Nigeria in a hurry because of his crews little fracas with Eedris, called Nigeria a Jungle; I wonder who would not call Nigeria a Jungle. So far Shabba Ranks is the only artist that seems kind of happy to perform in Nigeria - 'cause he supposedly had 250,000 people there. what a payday, and besides he is Jamaican - not very different from Nigeria in some ways.

excuses, excuses excuses for real. everything we do we copy us/uk, most popular excuse is our democracy is still young. total rubbish! since we like to copy others so much, our so-called dumb leaders love helping develop other countries, stealing our money and taking it right back to the economy of the same countries that buy our oil; they love to buy properties in other lands as well, love they way their road networks and basic infrastructures are all set-up. but cannot simply make that possible in their own home. they are all a bunch of idiots if you ask me. why can we not have it the other way around, let the europeans come and live in our countries, build their mansions in our countries, steal some of their government loot and deposit it in our banks, why. every little thing that happens, oh america did this or uk will do that and orji kalu or maybe peter odili are american citizens. we all know what they do day in and day out. nigerians are not yet hungry, the day nigerians will get really hungry and finally realize what these people are really doing, i swear, na revolution go be the correct answer. all these educated thieves will be paraded around the streets and properly flogged and killed afterwards just like they did KEN SARO WIWA and a host of others that were agitating for basic rights of all nigerians. like i said our stomach never beging touch our back YET, until then nothing go happen at all. No matter how much they steal and run to other countries, they will still be 4th class citizens in those countries. the old white women would still lock her car door when she spots you close to her vehicle, no matter how much you have or whatever mansion you live in.

Common Sense people; The guy really speaks lots of sense.!!!!

none of these governors looted as much as Peter Odili. Until DONATUS is locked up after getting paraded through the streets of PH naked, whatever EFCC think they are doing is just a waste of time. OBJ might even be one of the owners of ARIK AIRLINES.

we have to start killing these people or else they will keep on doing the same thing and our country will still remain light yrs behind instead of moving forward.

@omonoba

can you provide service to a new cyber cafe in P.H. as well? if you cannot, do you know who can? your response will be appreciated.

pack ya bags boys, its time to go home

wolof sounds like jollof rice.

this is when kanu destroys teams, at extra time.

mukina2 - u be naija wey dey stay for jand! any scores yet?

pidgin is only used at parts of cameroun, ghana, sierra leone, liberia; na pidgin something else gambia dey speak, no be english. i go school with gambians.

mukina2 na naija. gambia people no sabi speak pidgin.

how much time left?

@mukina2

:Dyou sabi say some people dey throway others through window when serious game dey on!