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maninmood: Just made a quick research. Result shows 5 people follow Warren Buffet every 1.50secs which equates 2400 followers for every 60 minutes.. Money good o

More money for him, if he deems it necessary, since he doesn't like to lose any earnable money. Or someone else could help him earn it, taking advantage of his old age.

toluxa1: I can't believe that handle was not taken before now.

I reasoned so too.
Looks an abracadabra. Or it was probably kinda reserved, hoping he was eventually going to come.
I hope there's nothing more to it than meets the eye.

Wizee: Oga Relax!!

That's how you tell people that are addicted to Nollywood.
Everything na Naija Movie Solution? That point when people don't know they should be realistic!

Are't you convinced?

President Jonathan has said that corruption in Nigeria is exaggerated. In the eternal words of William Shakespeare, if it were so, it was a grievous fault on the part of those Americans who pointed it out. And grievously have those Americans answered it.

For the purpose of simplifying this argument, let us forget everything that happened when Goodluck Jonathan was Deputy Governor under Governor Diepreiye Alamiesegha or when he was the governor of Bayelsa State following the impeachment of Alamiesegha for corruption - including the arrest of Mrs. Patience Jonathan for money laundering (redacted and deleted from the memory of Nuhu Ribadu and the EFCC). Let us forget all that happened when he was Vice President under President Musa Yar’Adua or Acting President following his death. Let us start from the time he won elections as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on April 16, 2011.

Two weeks later, on April 29, 2011, President Goodluck Jonathan secretly approved the transfer of $1.1 billion to the London account of Malabu Oil and Gas owned by former Minister of Petroleum and a convicted money launderer, Dan Etete and Sani Abacha’s son, Mohammed. The money came from funds paid to the Federal Government by two multinational companies; Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited and Shell Nigeria as part of the settlement of the Malabu oil block case between the Federal Government, Malabu and the two multinational oil companies. As soon as the money got into the account of Malabu Oil in London it was wired to secret accounts of cronies and some political associates of President Jonathan. One of the beneficiaries was Abubakar Aliyu. He received over $500 million of that money through several companies he owned. Nobody could fathom what his companies did to warrant such payments. All that we know is that the man is a close associate of Diepreiye Alamiesegha and that he was the same man who (with President Yar’Adua’s help) bought 80,000 square feet of NITEL’s land in Abuja for N1 billion and turned around (with President Jonathan’s help) to sell the same piece of land for N20 billion to the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Other than travel round the world, the next big thing President Jonathan did was increasing the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol, from N65.00 to N141.00 on January 1st 2012. This action prompted spontaneous protests across Nigeria and abroad. Even though President Jonathan and his team threw around conflicting figures- which showed they had no understanding of what was really going on in the oil industry- they kept arguing that the pain would be temporary and that after the pain the benefits would overwhelm Nigerians. They promised urban buses, monthly publication of the amount of money saved, maintenance of the Port Harcourt refinery, construction of eight major roads, two bridges etc. The subsidy they said had gulped down N1.43 trillion by the end of 2011. With subsidies removed the government said it would realize N1.134 trillion. The protests forced the government to adjust the PMS price to N97. That would have brought half of the projected N1.34 trillion; that is N600 billion into the coffers of the government. However, a year later, none of the promises had been fulfilled. Nobody can say, with any authority, where the N600 billion made in 2012 in subsidy removal was.

In the course of the tussle over the subsidy removal, the Ministry of Finance was forced to set up an inquiry into the government’s subsidy payments to oil marketers and importers. The committee led by Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, looked at the subsidy claims of 2011 and discovered that the Federal Government had overpaid importers and marketers of petrol by a whopping N430 billion naira. Yet, before December 2012, the Federal Government had exhausted N888 billion of the 2012 budget meant for payment of subsidies. An additional N161 billion in supplementary funding had to be approved for subsidy payments else marketers and importers were going to carry out their threat to cease importation of petrol into Nigeria, thereby grounding the country.

(Please pause and think of this: In 2012, N600 billion was realized from partial subsidy removal. N430 billion in over payment to marketers and importers was discovered from the 2011 receipts. Also N888 billion was budgeted for subsidy payments in 2012. Yet, by December 2012 an additional N161 billion in supplementary funding was added. So despite the identified overpayment of N430 billion, Nigeria spent N1.14 trillion in subsidy in 2012. And if you add the unaccounted N600 billion saved, that gives us an amount of N1.6 trillion wasted.)

As part of the gains of the protests, a presidential panel was set up to look into what was really happening at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Ribadu-led panel came out with a report that suggested that Nigeria had lost about N4.64 trillion in the last 10 years from deals Nigerian government officials signed with foreign oil multinationals. (A good example is the recent deal involving Petroleum Minister Mrs. Diezeani Alison Madueke and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Limited over foou large oil blocks (OMLs 26, 30, 34 and 42). The Madueke deal is said to shortchange Nigeria to the tune of billions and billions in loss associate with billions of cubic feet of gas. Five aggrieved oil-producing communities in Delta State are engaged in a fight with the minister and her friends at the multinational companies). The Ribadu report also revealed that the NNPC had failed to report N86.6 billion to the government in 10 years by simple manipulation of exchange rates by officials of the corporation. The report further showed that about 150,000 barrels of crude oil are stolen each day in Nigeria. So Nigeria loses about $13.5 million per day (at $100 per barrel). In a year, that stands at $5 billion (N750 billion)

In January this year, a presidential committee on public service reform discovered that top government officials in Nigeria take home N1.126 trillion a year in salaries and allowances – out of a national budget of N4.9 trillion. These public officers constitute just 0.013 per cent of Nigeria’s population. It is common knowledge that Nigeria’s 108 senators each make over $1.7m dollars a year when US President Barak Obama only makes $400,000 a year. That alone is $183.4 million (N28 billion). Then the 360 members of the House of Representatives each takes home over $1.2 billion dollars, which amounts to $432 million dollars (N65bn). Again, each state governor collects an average of N200 million naira a month just as security vote. In a year, they each get N2.4 billion naira. So our 36 governors take home N87 billion naira on security votes alone every year. Add our 38 ministers and ministers of state, 100 plus heads of federal and state agencies, over 432 state commissioners, 774 local government area chairmen or caretakers, almost 10,000 councilors and you will understand where the N1.126 trillion goes.

While all these were going on, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole was arrested and charged for embezzling a N10 billion naira loan borrowed on behalf of the House. He has since been released- awaiting trial, like many governors of the past 13 years. Also an assistant director in the Federal Civil Service, John Yusuf together with his friends stole N27.2 billion from the Police Pension Fund. He was tried and sentenced to 2 years in jail with an option of a N750, 000. At the same time, a Pension Reform Task Force set up by the government to recover looted funds found billions in some banks. Its chairman Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina transferred the recovered funds to his private account. When asked to appear before the senate, he absconded to Malaysia.

Around the same time, the former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili accused Presidents Yar’Adua and Jonathan of squandering in 4 years the $67 billion in External Reserves left by Obasanjo’s government in 2007. She offered to have an open debate with Jonathan’s government but the government called her names and shut her down. Jonathan’s team told Nigerians excited by the prospects of a debate to keep quiet; after all, Nigeria’s external reserve is back up to $48 billion and our national Sovereign Wealth Fund is now $1 billion. (Big deal, until you look at what Algeria ($190 billion) and Libya ($130 billion) and India ($290 billion) and Singapore ($260 billion) have in their foreign external reserves.)

This is the world of revolving billions and trillions that President Jonathan and his 0.013% of Nigerian public officials are living in. In such a world you will understand why President Jonathan had no sense of outrage as he pushed through a proposal for a First Lady Mission that would cost N4 billion to build. You will also understand why a food allowance of almost N1 billion did not sound outrageous to the presidency. In this world of revolving billions and trillions, where everyone in their circle is getting theirs, you will understand why nobody who is getting paid will seriously raise a hand to point at others in the same club.

Many of us do not know but Nigeria makes an average of $20 billion dollars (N3 trillion) in oil and gas revenue a year. Nigeria also makes N5 trillion from Federal taxes. From Customs duty, Nigeria makes another one trillion. That is a total of N9 trillion. If you add a typical year of $10 billion in Excess Crude Account, you are looking at an annual income of over N10 trillion.

In a typical year, Nigeria budgets N4.9 trillion. N10 trillion in revenue minus N4.9 trillion budgeted you have about N5 trillion out there for politicians to play with. If we were to share the N10 trillion naira revenue amongst 170 million Nigerians, every citizen should get N59, 000.00 naira each. A typical family of six will get N354, 000.00 a year.

And if Jonathan closes the loophole through which N750 billion is lost in stolen crude oil, even if it is by 50%, an additional N370 billion will come in. Last December, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala announced proudly that Jonathan’s government has recovered N29 billion naira from oil marketers out of N234 billion certified as stolen. Again if Jonathan ends the waste from oil subsidy, at over N600 billion a year, Nigeria will get an additional revenue of one trillion naira a year for a grand total of N11 trillion each year.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s external debt has been on the increase since Ngozi Okonjo Iweala came back. It is projected to hit $20 billion in external debt and N6 trillion in domestic debt next year. That means, in less than 10 years after Ngozi Okonjo Iweala paid $12.4 billion of Nigeria’s money to the Paris and London Clubs to fulfill her now abandoned goal of having Nigeria as a debt free nation, Nigeria’s debt is back in full.

President Jonathan is lucky that Nigerians are too busy with more important things – fighting over Chelsea and Manchester United and Arsenal and the decision the coaches of each team make each Saturday and how the European league referees perform on the pitch. So far, Nigerians have abandoned their own team, their own coaches, their own referees, their own pitch and the matches that affect their lives the most.

The day Jonathan’s luck will run out is the day Nigerians will grab a calculator and add up these billions and trillions. Until then, it is mere exaggeration when I say; I come to bury Jonathan not to praise him.
http://saharareporters.com/column/i-come-bury-jonathan-rudolf-ogoo-okonkwo

This one na Naija Futbol season wey no dey get break. Keep the cash flowing...

Ayasunmbo: we recognise one another na



just kidding, he has a similar post on the LAUTECH MSSN's wall

Ok ok. I saw it too, I remember now.

For posterity's sake, let this remain in the archives of Nairaland as a reference materials...

HUMAN RIGHT WATCH

Human Rights Watch said an analysis of satellite imagery before and after the attack led them to believe the violence destroyed some 2,275 buildings and severely damaged another 125. The photographs, which the organization released to journalists, showed tell-tale black splotches in the town left behind by massive fires. The images also suggested the violence occurred sometime around April 16 or 17 (2013), judging from the plumes of smoke seen rising from the town, Human Rights Watch said.

“The Nigerian military has a duty to protect itself and the population from Boko Haram attacks, but the evidence indicates that it engaged more in destruction than in protection …. The glaring discrepancies between the facts on the ground and statements by senior military officials raise concerns that they tried to cover up military abuses.” Human Rights Watch’s Africa director Daniel Bekele said in a statement released late Tuesday.
http://bagamassacre./

BAGA, NIGERIA — Satellite photographs and witness statements Tuesday strongly challenged denials by Nigeria’s government about mass casualties and damage left behind after fighting between the military and Islamic extremists in a northeast Nigeria village where locals say some 187 people were killed.

The release of photographs by Human Rights Watch came as foreign journalists under a military escort finally entered Baga, a fishing village along Lake Chad that officials have limited access to since the killings. The evidence directly contradicted military claims about limited damage to the town, raising new questions about security forces consistently accused of using excessive violence in trying to put down an Islamic insurgency that’s raged across Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north since 2010.

Residents who spoke to The Associated Press said soldiers specifically targeted civilians in their retaliation, setting fire to the simple homes in the town.

“I lost everything in my house after soldiers came and set my house ablaze,” Ibrahim Modu said. “They met me outside, walked into my house and put it on fire, after which they told me to leave so that I don’t get burnt by the fire.”

Another witness, fisherman Abdullahi Gumel, said he still could not find one of his sons, days after the attack.

“Things have calmed down for some days now, but we are still burying the dead almost every day,” Gumel said.

Human Rights Watch said an analysis of satellite imagery before and after the attack led them to believe the violence destroyed some 2,275 buildings and severely damaged another 125. The photographs, which the organization released to journalists, showed tell-tale black splotches in the town left behind by massive fires. The images also suggested the violence occurred sometime around April 16 or 17, judging from the plumes of smoke seen rising from the town, Human Rights Watch said.

“The Nigerian military has a duty to protect itself and the population from Boko Haram attacks, but the evidence indicates that it engaged more in destruction than in protection,” Human Rights Watch’s Africa director Daniel Bekele said in a statement released late Tuesday. “The glaring discrepancies between the facts on the ground and statements by senior military officials raise concerns that they tried to cover up military abuses.”
http://bagamassacre./2013/05/01/satellites-witnesses-show-scope-of-nigeria-attack/

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday threw a spanner into the works of the preliminary report of the Nigerian Army which whittled down the level of bloodshed in the fighting between soldiers and members of the Boko Haram sect at Baga town in Borno State, alleging a plot to cover up the massive destruction and killings from the military raid.

There is also an indication that President Goodluck Jonathan may order a review of the preliminary report submitted to him on Tuesday by Defence Headquarters and the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) on the Baga mayhem, following the fresh report by the international human rights body.

After receiving the report by the Army and NEMA at a meeting he held with security chiefs in his office on Tuesday, President Jonathan, through his special adviser on media and publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, noted that he “also welcomed the plan by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to carry out independent investigations”.

In their preliminary report, following an investigation on the orders of the president, the military high command and NEMA said media reports on the Baga massacre exaggerated the incident as only 36 persons were killed, as against the initial death toll pegged at 185.

While absolving the JTF of its action which, it claimed, was legal and needed to be sustained, the report also indicated that the gun battle between the soldiers and the Boko Haram members did not occur on April 19 as reported in the media but actually occurred on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

But HRW argued in its report yesterday that satellite images and witness accounts on the Baga incident “raise concerns of cover-up, as images reveal massive destruction of civilian property from a military raid on April 16 and 17, 2013, in the northern Nigerian town of Baga, undermining the military’s claim that only 30 houses were destroyed”.

The global rights organisation urged the Nigerian government to “thoroughly and impartially investigate allegations that soldiers carried out widespread destruction and killing in the town”.
http://leadership.ng/news/020513/baga-massacre-human-rights-watch-accuses-army-cover

This must be a joke or something like it.
When did Alams and co. Thieving Governors & ex-govs become organized labour?
When did Bode George and co. Rogue politicians become organized labour?
Is it organized labour that wants to spend N4 billion on First Ladies' Mission House?
Is it organized labour that spent billions on VP's House?

#Incredulous!

As if we didn't know that before now. Why must all these target date lies for stable electricity be recycled over and over.
This is not about unnecessary criticism of any particular Government leaving the power situation better or worse, it is about sincerity and decency.
Why raise our hopes each time with empty promises? Just do what you have to do without making us feel like tennis balls.

CFCfan: Hahaha. I like ur sarcasm

Tanx. I do enjoy sarcasm that's not overboard.

Bayern showed all days of the week are real work for them.
For Barca, all days of the week are FIFA 13 for them.

#All tiki-taka and no real bite makes Barca a .......

Lovely Quote from Angana Victor:
"No Messi, no Barca! Lesson to parents- never bank on just one child, bank on all of them.

#I hope the parents in the house have copied that?

Pique scored a goal and didn't celebrate (in good faith).

#Massive respect to an amazing display of true sportsmanship!

barcanista: I know LOTS of haters will be CELEBRATING our loss, but enjoy it while it last. WE BARCELONA remains world best club and next season, we'll show the world what it means to bite the tale of a TIGER. VISCA EL BARCA

Are you talking of 2020/2021 season?

Question: What do you think happened tonight?
Answer: Well you remember today is Workers' Day in the World. It seems our Catalonian Brothers, in the spirit of friendship, decided to mark the day with us. They probably sent the players' doubles to execute a memorable drama on this day Nigerians workers had nothing to cheer about. How nice of them. It shows some well-meaning outsiders still love our country, Nigeria.
We hope our President sends a high-powered delegation to deliver special gifts to the Camp Nou Cinema for this unusual favor.

Question: Any words of consolation for your supposed friends of Nigeria?
Answer: In good faith, they are advised to draw inspiration from the Nigerian example. We have endured a lot of downturns, despite the abundance of resources at our disposal and early periods of prosperity.
They are welcome to share our hope for better times in the year 2020. What are friends for? Friendship is about sharing anything & everything. 2020 is just around the corner.

#In hope we unite!

Iykesmooth: Dortmond didnt seem tough yesterday, i was expecting dem to still defeat madrid based on their first leg performance... If madrid had played dis way in d first leg it wud b bvb going home... At least madrid cleared their name as one of the best clubs in d world.. Even dortmund player said they were lucky to have escaped madrid yesterday... Madrid is still way better than them when madrid goes all out!!

Don't mind that idiot Pepe that made some idiots start tagging Lewan-rubbish as the best striker in the world (what nonsense)!
And I can't still understand why Kaka had to come on late-on in both matches... You just can't understand Coaches' stubborness some times!

olanie: Her mum was a school principal, so how come she told her daughter to go into prostitution?

Kafayat had a "reputation" then though ....

Just what I was saying!

She's real mad, foolish and so idiotic. What's the differentiate's her stupid current job of dancing in panties to the lustful eyes of millions of people from prostitution itself. As if we know what she does behind the scenes as well.
Her silly claim would have made an iota of sense if she was doing something dignified as a current profession.
Methinks she might have been so wayward back then, that her Mum could have angrily told her to rather go and become a prostitute than fooling around so cheaply (which she probably didn't mean). What if the 'slut' left that part out.
She's just not worthy a decent human being enough to 'motivate' people with this her ugly story.
BTW, I wonder what kind of a pig can't become a role model to Nigerians, provided it is a TV celeb.
#Rubbish and Nonsense!

Ayasunmbo: why do I have a feeling, you are a LADOKITE, or even an ex-

I am indeed surprised. May I ask what gave you that impression ma?
Yes, he is a Ladokite.

The follow-follow syndrome common to our sisters today is indeed a very big challenge. Maybe they just need more mentoring from our Sunnatic Umms. I mean the real elderly Umms o, not the Umm with the ... Sq! Allaah knows.
Even though many of them listen to series of admonition, it seems they still don't get the underlining messages in those sermons.
Of course, we brothers have our own peculiar challenges too o (before I am slaughtered on the altar of Gender discrmination).
That is why I don't hammer on wearing the hijab on first admonition to a 'strayed', a.k.a., modernised sister. Sq! I first encourage her to rediscover Islam, learn Islâm & appreciate Islâm, then she herself will love the hijab naturally and even convince others to adopt it (killing a dozen birds with one shot).
This is so that she doesn't throw away her hijab, because her 'Muslim' 'boyfriend' 'jilted her'.

NB: this is my personal opinion to da'wah approach & not a scholarly position. Hence, I plead to be put aright where I have erred.

Omen100: OLE ANOTHER WOMAN HUSBAND, SHAME U NOR GET 4 EYES, A.SH.AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, MARRIED NAIRALANDERS FEMALE, MAKE UNA HIDE UNA HUSBANDS 4 INSIDE HOUSE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


SHE IS A bleeping NUTCASE.

Part of your profile signature is, 'MIND YOUR BUSINESS IN 2013'. Is this your definition of minding one's business?
What a pathetic life you've got!

nnofaith: are you new to islam or playing dumb?

No, I'm not new to Islam and I don't know how to play dumb.
So, what's your mission?

victorD3: You are the one that needs some growing up if you think Muslims don't believe in 72 virgins in heaven. Infact you are the first Muslim that feels its a myth maybe because you are gaaay.

Well as for my being killed I think it will be useless because am harmless and your virgin comes if you go down with the target.

Many South African men believe mating with a virgin will cure them of their HIV. Does their belief authenticate the myth as genuine?
Seems you need a nap!

COOLDUN: Yes o, including the girls that were left to burn to death in their female hostel, when fire broke out in the middle of night because they were wearing their sleeping gowns?


These girls were abandoned and prevented from escaping the fire, in Saudi Arabia just because men would see them in their night gowns. Then they were not wearing their black masquerades, many young and promising girls/women were mercilessly left to die by their parents, brothers and future husbands because of religious believe and barbaric culture.

Are you twelve or what?
I could come and claim on NL I read that the Pope raped 16 young boys. Where is the proof? Stop being childish and unnecessarily bitter, abeg.
Must you show your saddistic traits here?

jammyng: so you PLAYFULLY spank your wife when ANGRY?

Are you acting your true age or just been unwarrantedly sarcastic?

bukatyne: Do you know what love or marriage really means?

No and Yes.
Love is a relative term and its meaning varies from one individual to the other. To some wives, love is spoiling them with everything money can buy. To some others, it is being present around her as much as you can.
There was an American president whose shooter shot him just to prove to his girlfriend how much he loves her.
Unfortunately, I can't tell what it means to you.
Secondly, Marriage basically means the conjugal union of a husband and wife or wives. Of course, you know there are different forms of it practised from one culture to the other.
For example, there is a certain culture that practises something called 'Group Marriage'. It means a group of men (10, for example) marry a group of women (10, for example). In this system, none of the ten wives is exclusive to any particular husband, and vice-versa. Any of the wives can mate with any of the husbands, in no particular order.
So, what's your point?

Amiin

>Realistic Statistics in many parts of the world today show that the population of females is more than that of the males. Also, the mortality rate of males is higher than that of females. Let us analyze it thus:
For example, we have more males in the military forces than females, which means more males will die at the war front, leaving excess females.
Some of these fallen soldiers usually leave young families behind.
Imagine you had a sister whose recently wedded husband dies at the battle front (May God save us from such trial). You and I know it will be difficult for her to find a single man that will accept and love her and her two little kids.
A man with one wife then learns of her and decides to have compassion on her and marry her. Sadly, the wife at home vehemently kicks against it. What impression will you have of such wife - A nice woman or heartless one?
It is clear that Allâh's legislations are to comfort us, not punish us.
Allaahu a'alam. Allaahu Musta 'an.

For those opposed to marrying more than one wife;
>one of the major prerequisites for a marriage to be legal in Islam, the proposed wife MUST consent to the union. The woman therefore has the choice of being a 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) wife or she can wait for that single man till she's 40. Basically, she MUST not be forced into the union.
>Islam prohibits taking more than one wife if you can't do your best to be just among them. You don't marry them for boasting sake. If you do otherwise and maltreat any of your wives, then you risk a severe punishment from Allâh. Allâh detests injustice.
>Islam is a way of life in its own right. Some Muslims do wrong in the name culture of their land. This shouldn't be used as a yardstick to judge Islam. Islam's main sources of legislation are the Qur'an and Hadith. Those are the basic standards for measuring Islam, not the behaviour of it's adherents. India is a Hindu and Buddhist dominated country. We know how frequent rape occurs there. Should that be a standard for judging Hinduism and Buddhism or what is in their books?
>We have monogamous marriages that have suceeded, just as we have polygynous marriages that have suceeded likewise. So also do we have marriages of both kinds that have failed. The two have a 50:50 chance of success/failure.
>Sampled opinions of women who have experienced both kinds of marriages showed that polygynous men who have kept to the limits of Allâh, make better spouses than single men. Who says experience doesn't count?

bukatyne: You compare having more than one child to having more than one wife?

A wife and child is now equal?

The relationship between a wife is same between a child?

SMH

That is if your opposition to marrying more than one wife is based on not dividing the love for your first wife.

jammyng: No matter how light you guys portray this, Islam allows physical means to correct one's wife.

>Physical means could mean playfully spanking her, without hurting her. It could also mean rejecting her food or refusing her marital intercourse until she's remorse. So?

[quote author=PEN_MIGHT]What are you saying,madam? But the wife is not complaining afterall she is married after someone too.

By the way , just try and stick to a child in your lifetime cos it will be an oppression to have multiple children.... Just an advice.....madame[/quote]Abi o, since her love would now be divided among the kids. That would also be oppression. Funny.