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vizion: Neither. What percentage of time did Jesus spend reading the bible, or praying?

Being a christian, means trying to leave like Christ. To me it means showing genuine love/sacrifice to those around you.

but you need to read the bible to learn more and live the life of christ. And you need prayers to get divine energy/inspiration to maitain such level f life.

Both will make you a complete christian. Your prayer will not be effective without adequate knowledge of his word which you get by reading the bible. Remember the Bible says: "Faith cometh by hearing and hearing the word of God."

Tank God fr your life. We happy with you and pray for the affected persons.

otokx: Do not travel with politicians either in the air or on land or in the water as you may fall into the line of fire or judgement.

I partially agree wit you. Whether you travel wit or without politicians, if it is ur time to die, you will die. Everything is by God's mercy.

i don't want to believe that the helicopter crash was a set up to kill Yakowa so that a muslim can be Kaduna govenor. But if it is, then we have a serious issue at hand. Let us pray that the new Governor rules with fairness, justice and unbiased irrespective of religion.

Jim Iyke, attended the Kampala Nile Awards with sexy Ghanian actress, Nadia Buari last night. They both won some awards.

Nadia was awarded the Best Role Model while Jim Iyke got a couple of awards for his role in 'Last flight to Abuja' and Entertainment Entrepreneur Award.

Don't you think they would make a lovely couple?

http://www.lailaikeji.com/2012/12/hot-couple-jim-iyke-and-nadia-buari.html#more
http://www.gistnaija.com/2012/12/photos-jim-iyke-and-nadia-buari-nile.html

ujukala: Beauty and Brain!

yes. this is the type of comment we shld say not saying "Fake hair" or "yeye girl". Tank you Uju for your comment. Am sure you are also a beauty queen too.

cyril83: Make diz yeye gurl marry na

Na wa for you!! Abi you wan marry her? She no be yeye girl, she be EX-MISS WORLD BEAUTY QUEEN and FIRST BLACK AFRICAN TO WIN THE AWARD!! atleast give her some respect her for such achievements. She may be engaged or not. But when she finds the right man and ready to marry, she will get married.

Agbani Darego Looks Stunning In African Dress At The Rivers State Carnival 2012

Check out these pictures below of our own Ex-Miss World, Agbani Darego, dressed in African attire at the Rivers State Carnival 2012. I luv these pictures.
She is a true african beauty. Tall, slim, charming smile, stylish, sexy and long legs,...

A Lagos Medical Doctor has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to re-open the inquiry into the criminal allegations against former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The allegations were then made by the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi.

The complaints which include falsification of statement/declaration and documents/certificates, was raised by the late legal luminary while Tinubu was in office. However, since the demise of the “Senior Advocate of the Masses”, nothing has been heard of the case.

Dr. Adegbola Dominic of Santa Maria Hospital, Lagos in a letter dated November 1, 2012, urged the Inspector-General of Police,Mohammed Abubakar to constitute a team to re-visit the charges.

Dr. Dominic’s letter is reproduced below.

DR. ADEGBOLA DOMINIC,
SANTA MARIA HOSPITAL,
10, SANTA MARIA STREET,
EGAN-IGANDO,
LAGOS.

Tel: 08125840416,08033251594
Email:adegboladominic@yahoo.com

24th October, 2012

The Commissioner for Finance, Lagos State,
Ministry of Finance,
The Secretariat,
Alausa, Ikeja,
Lagos.

The Board of Lagos State Internal Revenue Service,
Ikeja,
Lagos.

The Auditor General,
Office of the State Auditor – General,
Secretariat,
Alausa – Ikeja.

The Special Adviser, Taxation & Revenue,
Office of the Governor of Lagos State,
Governor’s Office,
Alausa, Ikeja,
Lagos.

The Attorney General of Lagos State,
Ministry of Justice,
The Secretariat,
Alausa, Ikeja,
Lagos.

Dear Sir,

APPLICATION FOR ACCESS TO, AND REQUEST TO YOU TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO ME, ALL THE INFORMATION, CTC’S OF THE FILES, RECORDS, CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ETC. IN YOUR CUSTODY OR POSSESSION RESPECT OF THE CONTRACT/AGREEMENT ENTERED THE GOVERNMENT OF LAGOS STATE AND, THE COMPANY, ALPHA BETA CONSULTING LIMITED MANDATING THE COMPANY TO COLLECT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT ALL TAXES AND INTERNALLY GENERATED REVENUE (IGR) DUE, PAYABLE AND PAID TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENCIES AND ALL THE COMMISSIONS DUE, PAYABLE AND PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THE COMPANY AND RECEIVED BY THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE OF THE CONTRACT/AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO

SECTIONS 2, 3(3)M, O, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10 OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2011 OR AS REPLICATED/ DOMESTICATED IN LAGOS STATE OF NIGERIA

1.
WHEREAS as the Commissioner for Finance, Lagos State, your office is responsible for the management and disbursement of the finances of Lagos State, as well as being the Supervisory Commissioner over the
Board of Internal Revenue Services of Lagos State.

2.
and WHEREAS as the Board of Lagos State Internal Revenue Services, your Board is the Board charged with the collection all taxes and internally Generated Revenue of Lagos State,

3.
and WHEREAS as the Auditor General of Lagos State, your office audits the Public Accounts of the State and of all officers by accessing all the books, records, returns and other documents relating to those accounts,

4.
and WHEREAS as the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Taxation and Revenue, your office is in charge of monitoring all the taxes and revenue accruing to the state,

5.
and WHEREAS as the Attorney General of Lagos State, you are the Chief Law Officer and Commissioner for Justice of the Government of Lagos State whose office prepares and vets all contractual agreements/documents of the Lagos State Government and its agencies, and has custody and possession of same.

and WHEREAS by virtue of the special positions, functions and responsibilities of your offices as stated in 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 above, you know, and deemed to know or ought to know all about the taxes and revenue accruing to the Government of Lagos State as well as have in your custody and possession all the contractual agreements entered in respect of taxes and revenue matters of the state, and have in your possession and custody copies of these contractual agreements.

6.
AND WHEREAS as a citizen of Nigeria and indigene of Lagos State it has come to my knowledge that the Government of Lagos State has entered into a contractual agreement with the Company, Alpha Beta Consulting Ltd. Whereupon the Company has the mandate of the Government of Lagos State since 1999 to collect and been collecting on behalf of the Government of Lagos State all the taxes and Internally Generated
Revenue which have accrued and been paid to the State whereafter the Company is entitled to and being paid the Commission (of 15% (Fifteen Per Centum) therefrom since the year 1999.

7.
AND WHEREAS sometime in 2011 by virtue of a statement issued by Mr. Bola Sodipo, Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Taxation and Revenue, the existence of a Contractual Agreement with the Company as tax and revenue collector on behalf of the Government was confirmed; but added that the Government of Lagos State would terminate the services of the Company by February, 2012,

8.
and WHEREAS the Government of Lagos State now boasts of an IGR or about N40 billion every month translating into a commission of N6 Billion due to and being paid to the Company every month, which sum I
consider unfavourable and outrageous to me as a tax payer and Citizen of Lagos State.

I, Dr. Adegbola Dominic wish to know how the taxes, revenue, finances of the State accrue, are managed, disbursed etc. In Lagos State and do hereby apply, to you, by yourselves, agents, servants etc. to access
and request to be made available to me by you, all information, CTC’s of Files, records, Contract Agreements/Documents, in respect of the said Contract/Agreement entered into between the Government of Lagos State and, the Company, Alpha Beta Consulting Limited, mandating the Company to assess and collect on behalf of the Government all Taxes and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) due, payable and paid by the
Government and its agencies and all the commissions due, payable and paid by the government to the Company and received by the Company since the announcement of the Contract/Agreement for my perusal and scrutiny pursuant to Section 2, 3(3)m, o, 5, 6, 7, 9, & 10 of the Provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2011 (F.O.I) as Replicated/Domesticated in Lagos State of Nigeria. My request is basically to let me know the monthly returns of the taxes and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) generated, accrued, collected and
paid to the Government and commissions received from Government or its agencies by the Company since inception of the contract.

Sir, under Section 5 of the F.O.I, the above information, records, file, agreements/documents etc. shall be made available to me within 7 days after the application is received by you and I am ready and undertake to pay all appropriate fees in your duplications and transcriptions of the said documents to meet my request.

Counting on your fullest co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Adegbola Dominic

http://dailypost.com.ng/2012/12/15/medical-doctor-petitions-igp-demands-probe-lagos-ex-governor-bola-tinubu/

mankevo: Adeboye prayed for him in 2010 (when he just took over from Yar'adua and was impresing Nigerians)
After the prayer he won the 2011 election and became gross incompetent in handling our afairs
After this 2012 prayer, he will loose the remaining courage and QUIT!!

Thank you Adeboye___at least a bloodless revolution is in the AIR!!

Do not conclude your judgement on GEJ regime until after he resigns. I may not like GEJ methods, but certainly the privitisation of both the Power and Oil sector is what I am really happy about becos of its benefits. Developed countries have already privitised these areas. Don not forget, Nigeria will not change overnight considering all the years of corruption.

I think we need to reduce insulting GEJ and pray more for him. His position is not an easy one. He needs our prayers more than our insults. Too much insult will lead us nowhere.

The quest by the Federal Government to tackle corruption squarely received another challenge as a recent report from the U.S based Strategic Study and Advocacy Group the Global Financial Integrity recently rated Nigeria in the first 10 leading nations in the incidence of money laundering.

This practice has been one of the major tasks the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has had to combat as the past five years have witnessed unprecedented cases of money laundering involving former governors, legislators, cabinet members and captains of Industry.

It will be recalled that banking tsunami of 2009 saw heads of leading banks then in the country, indicted for amongst other charges money laundering. Most of their assets identified were seized or frozen.

Former military dictator, late General Sani Abacha also had a phenomenal track record of money laundering with foreign accounts he opened in the Swiss Banks amounting to billions of dollars.

This report which rated China as number 1 in the money laundering cases with $274 billion average per year, showed once again how the scheme employed by greedy politicians and businessmen especially in the third world has contributed to the undervelopment of their countries.

Nigeria for example would have experienced significant changes, transformation and development if the money laundering cases of some politicians and businessmen had been given severe judgements and prosecution, which would have served as a deterrent to others.

The report according to the GFI Director Mr Raymond Baker states that “Astronomical sums of dirty money continue to flow out of the developing world and into offshore tax havens and developed country banks. Regardless of the methodology, it’s clear: developing economies are haemorrhaging more and more money at a time when rich and poor nations alike are struggling to spur economic growth. This report should be a wake-up call to world leaders that more must be done to address these harmful outflows.”

The Group called for more transparency from Governments in the third world countries and more rigorous reforms in the financial institutions that will curtail and prevent any excesses carried out by banks in their operations especially when it has to do with foreign transactions.

http://businessnews.com.ng/2012/12/14/nigeria-ranked-worlds-seventh-in-money-laundering/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NigeriaBusinessNews+%28Nigeria+Business+News%29

fifa is trying to stay neutral. i believe there are more people who have scored more goals than messi.

bushwailo: As a masters degree holder, I cannot comment on a guy without a Masters

this is not a matter of a Master degree holder or a PHD holder, It is a matter of National Interest. So even as a Master degree holder, I expect you to post a good, educative comment not bragging about ur Masters degree.

Anyway, for me I will go with Soludo not Sanusi. Soludo creates Jobs, Sanusi Sacks the Staffs, and I am a staff.

noting God can nt do. There are people who get job in NNPC or CBN witout any long leg. But which is better, Applying or nor applying at all. There is hope.

1000COMPUTERZ: how i wish all d 509,000 registered in my cafe. i would have been rolling in MILLIONS

same wit me.

website looks somehow. But it seems if you go to nimc.gov.ng, then through careers you will land in same link above.

[quote author=GARRI (x7)]Pastor Tunde Bakare's son & NYSC commandant trade slaps in NYSC Ondo camp



Story written by Stella Dimoko Korkus for Encomium Magazine


It was with tension and on edge that those who witnessed this exchange of slaps whisper this gist. According to them, 'coloured trousers had been banned within the camp and the camp commandant spotted Pastor Tunde Bakare's son, Tunde Jnr in black trousers. When apprehended, the lad asked the commandant if he didn't know he was the son of Tunde Bakare, the son of the popular preacher. The commandant immediately delivered a slap on the face of the young man and Tunde Jnr replied with his own slap.


Tunde's mum had given the commandant a number to call when she dropped off her son in camp, so immediately this incident occurred, the commandant called Mrs Bakare and after a few words, the phone was handed to Pastor Tunde Bakare himself. After hearing what had happened, Pastor Bakare asked that his son be disciplined for disobeying camp rules. The phone was on speaker and Tunde Jnr heard his father's instructions and as soon as the phone call ended, Tunde Jnr went down on his knees and started begging. The matter has since been resolved.

http://lindaikeji..com/2012/12/pastor-tunde-bakares-son-nysc.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter&m=1[/quote]The second paparagraph in the message above starts with "Segun's Mum" and not "Tunde's Mum". Nice move by Pastor Tunde.

Awoofawo: Seun should starts paying us salary for regularly posting in nairaland so o! I use this occasion to congr the G.O.C of the biggest Garri-son on Garriland! Up team garri. Mr Seun wey my 2cups of garri for my post?!

[quote author=AlterEgo™]First of all, the article only had two sentences that refers to Nairaland.

Secondly, Nairaland is not among the 5 techies listed in the article.

Thirdly, an establishment can no longer be described as a "start up" if it had been in existence since 2005!


Nairaland does not only blow its own trumpet, this article is criminally mis-leading!!![/quote]agreee with you. But dey probably dey have have their hidden criteria. How I wished nairaland is among the 5 start up.

After Linda Ikeji's blog was recognisede by Forbes, I told by friends that Seun Owner of Nairaland deserves better recognition than Linda even though Seun like hiding his face. Am happy that Nairaland and Seu is getting its deserved recognition. Lesson learnt is just believe in your dreams and pursue them, one day the world will knw you. Congrats to Seun and all Moderators.

modupebolu: Only God knws whether the bank ever calls. av written d personality test 2ce, but they never got bak to me.

same wit me. But never give Modupe, there is ALWAYS A BRIGHTER LIGHT AT THE END OF THE DARK TUNNEL. We will make it. Jus dnt even think of givin up.

i tink is fake. jus make more enquiry and be more careful.

Negotiations have begun in earnest with the kidnappers of Prof. Kamene Okonjo, mother of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was kidnapped on Sunday in Delta State.

THISDAY gathered Tuesday that the kidnappers had contacted the Okonjo family during which they listed conditions for the release of the minister’s mother, chief of which was that the family should part with N200 million.

It was learnt that the abductors first demanded the resignation of the minister as a precondition for the release of her mother.

The demand for N200 million was made after an initial demand for N1 billion, which the family made clear it could not pay.

According to sources, the abductors who telephoned the family at noon on Monday, initially demanded to speak with Okonjo-Iweala, but were not allowed to do so.

Rather, they were made to speak with the eldest son of the victim, Onyema, who relocated to Ogwashi-Uku on Monday to coordinate the release of his mother.

However, the minister, who was also ready to travel to Ogwashi-Uku, was advised against the trip by the Delta State Government and security agents.

It was learnt that the abductors first demanded the resignation of the minister as a precondition for the release of her mother.

Security sources said Onyema, however, insisted on speaking with his mother to ascertain the state of her health and to be sure that he was not dealing with impostors before he could negotiate with the abductors.

After he had spoken with his mother, whom sources said was alive and well despite the trauma, the kidnappers changed their demand by asking Okonjo-Iweala to bring the money the Federal Government had recovered from oil marketers who had abused the fuel subsidy scheme.

Further negotiations with the kidnappers made them reduce the ransom from N1 billion to N200 million, it was learnt.
“We are waiting and hope that progress can be made,” one of the sources told THISDAY.
Onyema, in a telephone interview with THISDAY, however, debunked media reports that the kidnappers had demanded $1 billion as ransom.

He said: “We do not have any further information at this time. I do not know where people got the story that the kidnappers are asking for $1 billion ransom; that is certainly not true.

“As soon as we get any information, we will keep you informed. But we have not heard anything from them so far, it’s all rubbish and rumours that they are asking for $1 billion.”

The state Commissioner of Police, Ikechukwu Aduba, also denied the report that the kidnappers were demanding $1 billion ransom.
He said his command had deployed personnel to the nooks and crannies of the state in search of the kidnappers.

Aduba stated that the police had arrested the queen’s police orderly, who was supposed to be on duty on the day she was kidnapped, another policeman and two domestic staff in the palace over the incident.

“Some arrests have been made, but I cannot disclose those who have been arrested for security reasons. We cannot disclose some information because of the sensitive nature of the investigation we are carrying out.

“Our major concern is to ensure that mama is rescued. We have spread our dragnet to all the nooks and crannies of the state,” he said.
It was also learnt that the state government is trying to use backroom channels to facilitate the release of the minister’s mother.

Another source said several people, aside from the efforts by the police and other security agencies, were working “underground” to free Okonjo.

He said an informal body of local indigenes had been commissioned to scan the various surrounding communities for clues that might lead to the rescue of the retired professor.

“We are confident that by the close of the day (yesterday), the fog around it would have been clearer. Our interest is in her rescue in the soonest possible time,” he said.

THISDAY checks also revealed yesterday that Okonjo’s abduction has raised concern over the security situation for residents of Ogwashi-Uku.
They are now apprehensive about engaging in social activities because of the heavy presence of security operatives in the town.

“The situation here remains the same, everywhere is calm, security people are everywhere and one has to restrict his movement for now to avoid being used as a scapegoat by these security people because for them everyone is a suspect,” a resident said.

Investigations further revealed that the local vigilantes have been helping security agents comb the bushes in and around Ogwashi-Uku for possible clues on the whereabouts of the kidnappers.

Reacting to kidnapping, Senate President David Mark Tuesdayjoined others to plead for the release of the minister’s mother.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Kola Ologbodiyan, Mark urged the abductors to release Okonjo because of her age. She is 83.

According to him, “The abduction of any Nigerian is condemnable. The abduction of the mother of a notable Nigerian like Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is an attack on the international reputation of our dear country.”

http://africanspotlight.com/2012/12/kidnappers-demand-okonjo-iwealas-resignation/
http://www.gistnaija.com/2012/12/update-on-okonjos-mum-kidanp-kidnapper.html

Another victim of human trafficking!

Franca Abumen, a 27 years old Nigerian, living in Rome, Italy, has met her untimely death in the hands of an unknown men who brutally murdered her by tying her ankles and strangling her to death with a black cord, tied around her neck.

Franca was killed in the woods of Stifone, between Narni Waters, in Rome and her body was found 24 hours after her death on Sunday 10th of December, 2012; after her friends called the police to declare her missing when she failed to return home from work (prostitution).

The police commands Carabinieri in Rome and Viterbo are working together to give the killers names and faces as soon as possible.

May her soul rest in peace!
http://www.mercyjohnson.com/photos-another-nigerian-girl-has-been-killed-in-rome-italy/
http://www.gistnaija.com/2012/12/nigerian-girl-franca-abumen-has-been.html

have just done now. wish us the best. amen.

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