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Osama10:True whether the wife is around or not |
Watkind: taskgirl:SO WHO IS LYING ![]() QUOTE FROM THE OTHER THREAD Re: TB Joshua Vs Dr Sign Fireman: Who's Faker? « #31 on: Today at 06:08:52 PM » His real name is OFUCHE UKOHA.He is from Abia State and his father was/is a medical personel/doctor at the federal medical centre umuahia. He started his ministry way back at their sitting room in the doctors quarters umuahia. He has always been eccentric and flashy and dat does not make him fake. way back in 94/94 when i used to go to their house for his meetings as a teenager,most of many friends doubted him and his style but i kept an open mind.though it has been years now since i last met him but i believe we should leave him and his God,cos only time will prove if he is fake or real. |
jay bee:kind of tricky actually you want them to bury Capello alive ![]() |
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^^^^^God Bless you too madam Nice one. . . . . more pictures tomorrow ![]() |
^^^^^Amen God Bless |
Radiant:sent thanx |
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More shop update |
Pls what is fireman's real name? Where did he get his doctorate from? What are the names of the companies he owned since age 12? Including his aircraft and goldmine companies. Answers anyone ![]() |
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God is Good |
FYI Nairaland to the Rescue of the Obuhs “Statistics has shown about 75percent of the Nigerian population live below the poverty line of 1USD which is about N161.00 per day. So many people simply cannot afford to pay rent let alone purchase their own dwelling place at the end of the month. This was the case of Mr. Monday Obuh a factory worker who was laid off from his job, evicted from his home and was left to put up under the newly constructed Cele Bridge with his pregnant wife and kid” Ebere Nwiro writes Homelessness in Nigeria is attributed to economic, political, and similar factors which are inter-twined with the lopsided distribution of resources and wealth among the population. It is a social scourge most evident in Nigeria’s rapidly expanding urban cities and Swarming commercial centers. Recent reports by different human rights organizations seem to place the problem squarely at the door steps of the federal and state governments in the country; the reports states, the official real estate development policy frequently includes the forcible eviction and demolition of privately owned housing complexes. Such could be likened to the case of one Mr. Monday Obuh. The story of Mr. Monday Obuh was first published in one of Nigeria’s dailies, there it was disclosed following the loss of his Job, eviction and demolition of their home, Monday, his pregnant wife Mrs. Dupe Obuh and their son, with no money to rent an apartment had been living under the bridge at Cele on Oshodi- Mile 2 expressway, Lagos State. Investigations revealed they have been living there for the past two years after they were evicted from their home at Itire area. The couple could hardly feed themselves let alone being able to rent an apartment. They cleared a section under the bridge and made use of mosquito nets as a makeshift room and parlour where they could sleep at night. Despite the challenges of living under the bridge with dangerous animals, no source of income or food, the family pledged to be supportive towards one another. Mrs. Dupe Obuh, who was into buying and selling of Sachet water so as to make ends meet, revealed she makes a profit of between N30 to N60 daily. “Since my husband was laid off from his working place, things have been very difficult for us. I had to start this water business so we can survive” she said. Recounting his predicament, Monday said he was an employee of a textile company which is now defunct, when the company closed down, he became jobless. He said after some years, when the construction of Cele Bridge started, he was employed as a labourer there and was sacked when he returned from his late sister’s burial. He was out of job again and his apartment was eventually demolished and since then he has been raising his family under the bridge. Monday who hails from Edo State but has never been there stated his parents who are also in Lagos, are quite old and in need of his help but he is not in a position to assist them they have no money to assist him either to rent a house. He said he was not deformed; his problem is just to get a job which will enable him raise money to get an accommodation and raise his family properly. After reading the story of Mr. Obuh and his family Recently on Nairaland, an online public Forum, a number of well meaning Nigerians home and abroad and members of this forum felt concerned and believed something should be done to help this man and his family. They began making donations so as to raise funds to help rent an apartment and get them off from under the bridge. Relating on what prompted them to act on behalf of this family, OAM4J one of the moderators who begged to be identified by his online ID for security reasons said, “We came to an agreement within the forum, that the family be visited first to confirm if their story was indeed true, we appointed two of our members who goes by the online name Ifyalways and OlowoTee to go confirm their story. “They came back confirming their story to be true, that was how we decided amongst ourselves in the Forum to help raise funds so as to help this family get an accommodation and also help them start a trade of their choice so that they can continue to take care of themselves afterwards”. He disclosed shortly after they agreed on making contributions, that they started getting conflicting stories of how some people had offered to help and the Obuhs Rejected all offers. “We got a lot of conflicting stories of how other people offered to help and the Obuhs rejected all the offers on Nov. 16th and 17th, we then requested Ifyalways and OlowoTee to pay them another visit. They confirmed to us that most of the conflicting stories were not true, some were exaggerated and the said accommodation gotten for then was not in any way better than under the bridge they were living. On hearing this, we decided to resume the goal of helping this family as earlier intended”. He said. He revealed with the amount realized the group has been able to secure a decent one room accommodation with some furnishings for the family, but more he said is still yet to be done as it is only proper not just to get them an apartment but to also help set them up in business. On this regard we still seek contributions of more Nairalanders and the general public as a whole”. He said. “We believe we should not just give a man fish but teach and equip him to fish so he can look after himself and family. Because of this we wish to get a small shop for the family and buy them some items they can trade with. Also we hope to put the little boy in school”. “We say a big thank you for the generous contributions so far, we feel we should not just lament bad leadership in our country; we can also do our own quota in the absence of social services programme for the economically disadvantaged”. Jarius a member of the Forum stated, also calling on Nigerians to help in every way they can to bring more people off the streets, he said. “Our little efforts can go a long way in bringing smiles to their faces. We cannot continue to pontificate; we should start by walking our talks”. The feat of the members of the forum is one that is very rare, especially in a society where corruption and selfishness is predominant. It should serve as a wakeup call to other well meaning Nigerians to lend a hand to our fellow citizens in need to make a better society. Amnesty International says that over 1.5 million people have been ejected from their homes and driven into street life following the wave of ejections and demolition that began all over the country in 1995 Also findings by Compassionate Outreach in Lagos give details about the condition of living and profile of the homeless in general: all of Nigeria’s dislocated people live like rats and cockroaches in makeshift facilities under bridges and at abandoned buildings; some engage in petty trading for their survival, earning roughly N6, 450 per month, which hardly guarantees a decent meal even for a couple of days. Others are regular employees in government or in the commercial sectors, but are homeless because they were forced out of their homes and cannot afford rent for apartments that are steadily on the rise, due to high demand and real estate speculation. The story about educated and employed persons who also are homeless is frequently told in the context of the country’s oil producing cities, such as Warri, Sapele, and Port- Harcourt even in Lagos. In these places landlords are inclined to solicit or court those in big companies who can afford to pay inflated rents from their high salaries. Yet others are forced into criminal activities such as prostitution, pimping, drug running, robbery, and just about any additional things that can ensure existence on a day to day basis. The findings show also that roughly two hundred and fifty thousand (250, 000) homeless persons are deeply involved in crime; and that this population consists of males, females, young boys and girls scattered over the fifty-two development areas of Lagos, among which the marked danger zones are under bridge sections in Ojeulegba, Ijora, Alaba, Ajegunle, Badagry, Ojota, and Ikorodu, Cele inclusive. A few organized groups and civic minded people are currently attempting to seriously confront the problem of homelessness in Nigeria, this should not be left to them alone, and the government should also help in making available programs to help rehabilitate, liberate and rescue dozens from homelessness. Also quit the eviction and demolition of homes without providing alternative living areas for its citizens. |
Eberay:thanx BTW some of us don't live in naija so its difficult to get the paper |
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menek:chairman ![]() how you dey jay bee:we are still waiting for her email she was suppose to sent a copy to us in the email since yesterday |
just tell your sister she needs to move except if she is like 80yrs old with no teeth or something ![]() |
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Ladies & Gentlemen, ![]() Year-end is here again and as has become traditional on Nairaland, we are opening nomination for this year edition. 2009 edition was won by Sagamite and 2010 by Nobody , who will take the crown in 2011? Rules: 1, Only 1 nomination per user(or should we allow 2?) 2, Any nominee that has been banned or warned(why not warned twice) this year will be disqualified 3, Moderator cannot be nominated in his/her section but may be nominated in other sections 4, Nominee must be active in the section 5, Nominee must be forum rule-abiding and not a trouble-maker(passionate defence of one's opinions is no trouble-making though) 6, Top 3 nominees will be up for poll for another 2 weeks, where the winner will be announced at the expiration of the voting 7, Where there is tie, the mod reserves the right to either choose one or extend the nomination/voting by 24 hours NOMINATION ends on December 15, 2011 VOTING starts December 16, 2011 and ends December 30 where the winner will be announced Lets Get it Onnnnnnnn ![]() |
Eberay:ok thanx |
Eberay:madam, we are still waiting for the email thanx |
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^^^^how much are you getting for this advert ![]() |
^^^^^U don blow ![]() hmmm you be transformer or something ![]() Not only your TOMMY your HILFIGER will roll too soon ![]() |
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