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MisterKennedy:
Oh! And k forgot to mention. You're very beautiful too. And I like your khaki dress. �

Strange but True. Learn from This.

... but this one broke me . As l walked out of the Female Section of the Nigerian Prison, Kirkiri, Lagos State, l knew l had finished my mission set for me by God"s Commision in that facility . I knew l will never visit the Female Section of the Prisons again, l was torn apart by the emotions connected to this release and for about 5 years now , l have not gone back to the Female Prison, but l miss my friends there ! Call me a coward if you like - Officers of StephenSolomonFoundation go there till date to assist but without me... ........
......this one was the case of one lyabo.She was charged to court for arson. Her mother,Anike, lives in the United States and has been there for 25 years. From the sweat of her brow , hard work and God's favour, she built 2 blocks of 6 flats of 4 bedrooms each at llupeju, Lagos. All were rented out and good money was coming in. She was a widow. Iyabo was her only child and daughter. She was her world and heiress. Then trouble started-
Anike was informed, by her brother, Pa Kunle, 77 years old , that her daughter was hooked on drugs, and was misbehaving and had attempted to burn down her houses.. Anike had issues with her residency in the United States and could not rush back to Nigeria. She begged her brother to take charge . She sent money home to Nigeria for that . Iyabo was the Sole Agent of her mother's estate . She gave proper account of all the money recieved and remitted some to her mother and spent some on the mother's express written instructions. She was a Mother's delight. She was a graduate of University of Lagos. But complaints kept on going to her mother,Anike, some from anonymous callers . Her daughter had gone crazy..Her daughters on drugs....She begged her brother to take her for treatment..... she was told her daughter was insane!
Pa kunle and his sons, arranged with a police friend, arrested lyabo, had her charged to court for arson and left her in Prison for 2 years. ... it was so swift that there was no form of communication even to her lover...
.... again in line with our assignment for Stephen SolomonFoundation, her case was referred to us. I visited her . She was calm . Not particularly striking in beauty. But highly intelligent . Her eyes were bright and not trusting . I asked her if she needed our services... she was direct ".... my account has been emptied by those who promised to help me out of this place... l gave them my ATM and they withdrew the money there, and appeared for me 4 times and never came again after they returned my ATM Card and left me here, luckily l did not give them my Mother's ATM....."..
l repeated my question if she wanted us to defend her... she shrugged as if it doesn't matter. Or who cares? I asked for her story and she told me - Her Uncle and his sons set her up when she had a dispute with her mother and both of them were not on speaking terms... they alleged she was using drugs, which is not true and arson when she was no where near their ancestral home in llaje Bariga when the place was gutted by fire... infact she was in lkoga Zebe near Badagry with her boyfriend for that weekend - I took notes and left, vowing to take the matter as nothing special, but events that later took place angered and spurred me to take this case as priority!
In August of 2011, an old man with 2 men he called "sons" came into my office. I defer to the elderly. So l asked that he be brought in immediately. He dropped into the visitor chair and told me in Yoruba, " .... l will not waste both our time . I will go straight to the point . You're Chief Giwa-amu ? You see that girl in Prison, lyabo? Dont take that job... she is my sister's daughter and her case has been settled...leave her there..."
l was surprised! l opened my mouth to reply the old man but he waved his left hand at me implying "... l will not accomodate any refusal of my request from you" . He simply got up and said in Yoruba ".... if you like heed to my request, when a child insults the lroko tree, he must always look back for the repercussions..."
l was shocked and angry...... so l turned to his sons and told them to translate from English to Yoruba for me, l said " ... tell your father that the pot used to steam or dry pepper must suffer the heat of fire in it"s bottom..."... The sons did not, but the old man said in English...".... l heard you clearly and your message is taken..."...
He walked away slowly then turned back to ask me if he could use the toilet in the office , he needed to "urinate", he claimed. ... I refused and asked my Guards to bring my pets ,2 Snakes - 2 African pythons into the office. Pa kunle and his children ran for their lives, and l threw the old man's walking stick after him. Some officer in the female prison had told them of my visit and given them my address.
I went to work on lyabo"s case immediately the next morning, l went back to the Prison to see her. I needed to get in touch with her mother or a family friend... I needed to contact a friend of hers who had her Mother's contact- phone etc.. after 1 month of search we got one, Bisi and l told her the whole story.. she screamed and followed me the next day to see lyabo in the Prison.
I still cannot explain the shock and excitement in her face .. the joy was incredible!! She agreed to stand surety for lyabo and her husband would too... l begged her not to inform her friend, lyabo"s mother yet... she agreed... She told me Anike, lyabo"s mother, had told her that her daughter was in a hospital not Prison and her brother was taking good care of her... l applied for her bail in writing which was granted by the court... with surety approved , lyabo was released on bail... the truth came out - lyabo"s uncle wanted her out of the way, because his sons had forged title documents of her mother Anike"s house to sell same....The case went on to trial- She was discharged and acquitted !!
It was time for my style of justice or call it vengeance. Revenge is a dish best served cold... l caused a petition to issue against Pa Kunle and his sons . They were arrested and charged to court for giving false information and malicious prosecution...Bail was refused. Pa kunle and his sons were remanded in ikoyi Prison for 1 year. Anike called me to beg me to associate with their release. She even briefed another law firm to do that. I blocked or prevented their release both by judicial and extra judicial means...
In life, l have learnt that you " dont show mercy to your adversaries who refuse to repent.." I dont even know what repentance means. And God said to Saul ..."... go and totally destroy the Amalikites, show them no mercy..." yet the same God is a merciful God. Where my enemies are concerned, l prefer the part of God's commission to King Saul against the Amalikites. .. Pa kunle died in Prison. His sons ? I dont know...... hehehehehe....
This case broke me because, then in all my years of legal practice, l had never seen such injustice. Again it broke me because after the release of lyabo, she was never the same again emotionally in every material particular. She said to me "...why was l so punished over property that is not even mine. My mother could give her property to anyone she pleases..."
When Anike heard all that her daughter went through she got Estate valuers to sell the property and all her other properties in Nigeria. Funds were remitted to her and she got her daughter out of Nigeria to the United States ... with her residency matters sorted out , she vowed NEVER to invest in Nigeria... she has 3 houses in America and one in Canada. My darling lyabo is married to an American and has 2 children.... She calls me "GrandPa" , and l call her " My Cuddles"....
Lesson 1... be careful who you trust.... l want to advise my friends abroad- trust but verify... your family members you left behind in Nigeria may not be the same "Childhood friends" you knew back in those days...most of us are high on drugs and can kill.. some have become very rapacious in greed...
Lesson 2 .... .ensure that your movements in Nigeria is well accounted for....
Una goodmorning oooo....

genitori:
What do you know about the institution, JPTS ?

Nothing

Majesty33:
Hope this is not GNLD oooh.

I don't think so

Are you in Nigeria?

Some notable quotes from the investment section over the last 365 days:

1 Never eat alone.
2 In this street, you must put in work to succeed.
3 Greed keeps you in, pain takes you out.
4 You achieve more with less activities and patience.
5 “Paytience” is a virtue.
6 Allow your portfolio to breathe .
7 Take profit when you are satisfied with your gain (PT is just guidance).
8 Always have a plan and Stick to your strategy; wins will surely come.
9 Play your own game.
10 Investing is a form of trading with luck but gambling is not investing.
11 There is an alert for everyone but all alerts are not for everyone. (Know your taste�).
12 Maybe I should have bought more (Sign of FOMO).
13 Stories/news drive up stocks/coins. When the news are gone, expect a nose dive except the underlying fundamentals are solid.
14 The market will define your personality and show your characters.
15 It is not how much money you make (unrealized gain/loss) but how much money you keep/retain from your trades.
16 Don’t throw stones at every dog that bark....likewise don’t trade every stocks/coins that move. Not all money is good money.
17 Don’t allow the pressure from those eating their harvest make you eat your seed.
18 Do not blindly follow the “experts”....They may not remember to notify you when they make changes to their portfolios
19 As long as you pick the right instruments/securities, there is nothing to fear but “fear” itself whenever the market dips.
20 Most important decisions are made at hard times.
21 It's not what you make; it's what you keep that determines your lifestyle.
22 The business is not the stock price, business growth does not always correlate with stock price appreciation. A stable stock price does not mean the business is sustainable/viable but a sustainable/viable business with steady growth will eventually be transformed to stock price appreciation in future.

Which is your favourite?

Some notable quotes from the investment community over the last 365 days:

1 Never eat alone.
2 In this street, you must put in work to succeed.
3 Greed keeps you in, pain takes you out.
4 You achieve more with less activities and patience.
5 “Paytience” is a virtue.
6 Allow your portfolio to breathe .
7 Take profit when you are satisfied with your gain (PT is just guidance).
8 Always have a plan and Stick to your strategy; wins will surely come.
9 Play your own game.
10 Investing is a form of trading with luck but gambling is not investing.
11 There is an alert for everyone but all alerts are not for everyone. (Know your taste�).
12 Maybe I should have bought more (Sign of FOMO).
13 Stories/news drive up stocks/coins. When the news are gone, expect a nose dive except the underlying fundamentals are solid.
14 The market will define your personality and show your characters.
15 It is not how much money you make (unrealized gain/loss) but how much money you keep/retain from your trades.
16 Don’t throw stones at every dog that bark....likewise don’t trade every stocks/coins that move. Not all money is good money.
17 Don’t allow the pressure from those eating their harvest make you eat your seed.
18 Do not blindly follow the “experts”....They may not remember to notify you when they make changes to their portfolios
19 As long as you pick the right instruments/securities, there is nothing to fear but “fear” itself whenever the market dips.
20 Most important decisions are made at hard times.
21 It's not what you make; it's what you keep that determines your lifestyle.
22 The business is not the stock price, business growth does not always correlate with stock price appreciation. A stable stock price does not mean the business is sustainable/viable but a sustainable/viable business with steady growth will eventually be transformed to stock price appreciation in future.

Which is your favourite?

Hello everyone,
Pls if you know any who graduated from any public university without a job in that last 2 years

Judith.b.ukeyima@gmail.com

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Do spread this message to other groups so that others may benefit thank you

QuinModah:
I fired him ASAP, his inompetence stinks to high heaven.

How do you meet such tenant?
Arbitration?
What's was the ruling of this arbitration?
Is arbitration a court?

Such tenant will never pay, from experience.

Avoid the following tenants
- Contractors (They keep expecting millions from contracts that never happened, telling you how they know Sanwo-Olu and how his yet to pay for the road in Ikorodu or supplies they made to Alausa that are yet to be paid for)

- Business men (don't even make the mistake at all, before he says, "I am a bus....man", just tell him straight up, you don't give out your houses to business men, they are never truthful, mess up the house, give false information, bring more than the specified number of occupants the house can occupy)

- Pastors (it's a constant battle with them, telling church members that you are the reason for his lack of success, and when it time to pay, he tell you stories, that God will do a miracle. I would have mentioned churches but I'll let it pass)

- Lawyers (On no account should you lease to them)

- Artists ( You will spend more than the money you collected for damages and rent to put the house to a good taste, my property I lease to Asa in Surulere, I spent 950k to put the apartment in order before the current occupant could stay there)

In addition, ensure whoever you rent out the house to, their wives MUST be working. I learnt that here.

YinkaOke also request for a guarantor, former landlord or landlady number (very important) and their place of work

micxwell:
Happy New Year dear friend. I'll like to ask you a few questions.
1) If one is to aim at saving up in $USD, would you advice accumulating a STABLE COIN on say BINANCE?

2) Which is best amongst the stable coins from your own perspective; USDT which I believe is more older or the more recent BUSD. I read that BUSD is centralized which makes USDT better?
Pls advice me. Thanks

1. Binance but here is the catch what if tomorrow binance goes under, what happens?
2. USDT anytime any day

genitori:
Please, may I ask you a question?

Go right ahead

After wifing a woman you go see thousand of terrible characeter resurrected in her....

Go close to your married gees and they will tell you the torment they endure during marriage.

When a man pregnates a girl, you take responsibility AS LONG AS YOU ARE FINANCIALLY READY AND THE CHILD IS YOURS.... you mustn’t wife her.

Impregnating a girl doesn’t mean you must wife her.

You can only be trapped by a lady when married to her.

Ladies know this cos they have expiry date and they weaponize you with guilty card game when it’s marriage time.

damzy88:
Hi, trust you are doing great? I am undecided between Audit and Tax. Kindly help out with the pros and cons, career opportunities, work load of the two in the big 4 and local firms. Regards

I don't do DM drop your mail or follow me so you can send me a mail via NL mail services

Good evening

I don't do DM drop your mail

I don't do DM drop your mail

henrixx:
damn. building is not easy. especially the interior. completed my first one this year in an industrial area. built from mini importation buisiness and diesel supply contracts to a company. as a first timer there are prices of so many things you won't know. and you'll pay for your ignorance. them go chop you. stealing from site too. cement missing, roofing sheet, binding wires etc. experience was worth it. I used it to learn sha

now I've got the experience and next year I'm targeting another.

Exactly, this part no one will tell you this but thanks to NL building section upon building my second, they knew it was game over for them.

salakokay:
Yes, my brother Sister building a house need dedication and wise spending if God said you will build house let cement be 10k you will build it but if God said you will not let them be selling cement 1k you will no have money to buy it, it takes the glory of God.

You are not right with the bolded. A gate man built a house, the first guy that hire purchase of my Uber has built his house, Friday and I served together, he left for Abuja and I left for Lagos, he built his house in less than 5yrs and his married with the lady who turned him down during camo, my cousin Bro Ezi was a farmer, until he moved to Abuja he lives in his own house, we have 3 nairalader who work on sites and they have their own house. I ain't saying there ain't a God factor but I am saying, they all worked and never sat back and making the statement you making.

smartr:
Really working on the steady income aspect.

Do not rush. To build is not easy, you will see people saying it just 45 bags of cement, xyz number of blocks, when you start it then you will understand that it actually not easy as they claim or state it.

salakokay:
I parked into my 1st house in 2019 after buying the land in 2015. I thank God Almighty.

I just newly got a job relocating from Lagos to Ibadan after working for 2 yrs in Lagos when I finish NYSC . I started the foundation around may 2015, is the only IT PERSONAL in the company I travel alot which is where I go 80,% of the fund from after getting to lintel the build stayed in the condition for 1yr then I was busy contributing money for roofing I did the roofing in 2018 the building is 3 bed but I only tiles two rooms and kitchen then I moved in at some point my dad support me with burglary and door since he is a welder now the building is completed with a � am very grateful for the achievement.
Is not easy.

The bolded is what people need to understand.

winterwind:
Haha...that's the problem, you don't try and you think every one is terrible, i have 3 keke and they give me my weekly returns without problem

Nice one

smartr:
If I buy land next year, I'll be a happy man. E no easy. God deliver me from sapa.

The question is hope you have a steady income. Once you buy, please fence it immediately.

CrownOfClay724:
I just did.

Congratulations!