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FamilyRe: Occult Married Neighbour Wants To Date Me By All Means Pls Advice. by rafcrown(m): 8:22pm On Dec 23, 2013
THE MAN HAS NO LOVE FOR YOU-HE is after you for devilish reasons.ACT FAST before he will harm you ,your kids or your hubby.Report him to law enforcement agencies with proof.
FoodRe: Foods You Should Never Eat Past Their Expiry Date by rafcrown(m): 8:17pm On Dec 23, 2013
WE SHOULD ALL STAY AWAY FROM EXPIRY FOOD ITEMS. DANGEROUUUUSSSSSS.
CrimeRe: Wife Slits Husband's Manhood Over Food Allowance by rafcrown(m): 8:09pm On Dec 23, 2013
SO SOME BANKERS ARE THUGS,HOOLIGANS
WILL SHE COOK THE HUSBAND'S * POWER HOUSE*?
HOW WILL THEY FIX THE( POWER HOUSE) BACK?
IS THIS A FAITHFUL WIFE?
IF THE HUSBAND IS NOT FINANCIALLY BUOYANT CANT A BANKER FEED THE FAMILY OF 2/3?
THE HUSBAND is a Gospel Artist-His Private Jet may come soon?
Why cant she cut his nose instead of his Kainji Dam?
PoliticsMp Jailed For Expenses Fraud-£13,000 When Will Nigeria Do The Same? by rafcrown(op): 7:56pm On Dec 23, 2013
Former minister Denis MacShane has been jailed after admitting making bogus expenses claims of nearly £13,000View Photo
Former minister Denis MacShane has been jailed after admitting making bogus expenses …
Disgraced former Labour minister Denis MacShane has been jailed for six months after admitting making bogus expense claims amounting to nearly £13,000.
The ex-MP had previously pleaded guilty to false accounting by filing 19 fake receipts for "research and translation" services.
Sentencing MacShane at the Old Bailey today, Mr Justice Sweeney said the former Europe minister had shown "a flagrant breach of trust" in "our priceless democratic system".
"You have no-one to blame but yourself," the judge said.
"The dishonesty involved was considerable and was repeated many times over a long period.
"The deception used was calculated and designed to avoid suspicion falling on your claims."
Flanked by two security officers, MacShane, wearing a dark suit with a blue striped tie and glasses, said "Cheers" as the sentence was delivered, before adding "Quelle surprise" as he was led from the dock.
His guilty plea followed more than four years of scrutiny into his use of Commons allowances.
The offence of false accounting covered 19 ''knowingly misleading'' receipts that MacShane filed between January 2005 and January 2008.
The 65-year-old used the money to fund a series of trips to Europe, including one to judge a literary competition in Paris.
The court heard that MacShane incurred "genuine expenses" but chose to recoup them by dishonest false accounting rather than through legitimate claims.
Mr Sweeney said: "However chaotic your general paperwork was, there was deliberate, oft repeated and prolonged dishonesty over a period of years - involving a flagrant breach of trust and consequent damage to Parliament, with correspondingly reduced confidence in our priceless democratic system and the process by which it is implemented and we are governed."
The judge said he had considered a number of mitigating features, including MacShane's guilty plea, and that the offences were "not committed out of greed or for personal profit".
MacShane had suffered "a long period of public humiliation" and carried out the offences "at a time of turmoil" in his personal life, Mr Sweeney said.
The court heard that MacShane and his wife divorced in 2003, his daughter Clare was killed in an accident in March 2004, his mother died in 2006 and his former partner, newsreader Carol Barnes - Clare's mother - died in 2008.
The judge also considered his previous good character and that the money had been paid back.
MacShane joins a list of politicians prosecuted as a result of the expenses scandal.
They include fellow former Labour minister Elliot Morley, as well as MPs Jim Devine, David Chaytor and Eric Illsley.
Tories to fall foul of the law were Lord Hanningfield and Lord Taylor of Warwick.
Sentences have ranged from nine to 18 months.
Another ex-Labour MP, Margaret Moran, was spared prison and given a supervision order instead after suffering mental health problems.
Mr Sweeney told MacShane that he acknowledged a difference between his case and other MPs sentenced following the expenses scandal.
However, MacShane "deliberately created misleading and deceptive invoices and then used them in order to procure payments of public money", the judge added.
"You must therefore have been aware throughout that it was an essential feature of the expenses system then in operation that Members of Parliament were invariably treated as honest, trustworthy people, and that the unwritten assumption was that only claims for expenses genuinely incurred in accordance with the rules would be made," Mr Sweeney said.
"Yet you acted in flagrant breach of that trust."
Following the sentencing, a former Labour minister said MacShane should not have been jailed as he has already suffered enough.
Former transport minister Tom Harris, who has known MacShane since 2001, said: "I think it is very disappointing that the judge decided to treat him as MPs who had gained personally from their fraudulent activities.
"Denis is not in the same category. He made no personal gain. He has been punished enough. He was forced out of Parliament, he had to give up his seat and I think he has suffered enough."
Parliamentary authorities began looking at MacShane's expense claims in 2009 when the wider scandal engulfed Westminster, and referred him to Scotland Yard within months.
But the principle of parliamentary privilege meant detectives were not given access to damning correspondence with the standards commissioner in which MacShane detailed how signatures on receipts from the European Policy Institute (EPI) had been faked.
The body was controlled by MacShane and the general manager's signature was not genuine. One message, dated October 2009, said he drew funds from the EPI so he could serve on a book judging panel in Paris.
It was not until after police dropped the case last year that the cross-party Standards Committee published the evidence in a report that recommended an unprecedented 12-month suspension from the House.
MacShane, who served as Europe minister under Tony Blair, resigned as MP for Rotherham in South Yorkshire last November, before the punishment could be imposed.
Police then reopened their inquiry in the light of the fresh information and he was charged in May - even though the letters are still not thought to be admissible in court.
MacShane was told he will serve half his sentence in prison and was ordered to pay costs of £1,500 within two months.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Is It Necessary To Write A Resignation Letter Before You Stop Work In An Office by rafcrown(m): 8:17pm On Dec 22, 2013
Pipsland78: I'm leaving my lecturing job in March because I'm relocating to the US and I intend to give them one month notice. Hope this is right?
WHY CANT U ASK FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE,IF POSSIBLE?
FoodRe: Ibadan Restaurants by rafcrown(m): 10:53am On Dec 21, 2013
Pipsland78: 1) Mama Ope at Mokola
2) Mama Soji at Eleyele
3) Iya Ala at Molete
4) Iya Ope at Odo Ona (not same as mama Ope)
5) Ori oke Mokola (Mokola hill) beside the Cultural Centre.
6) Martha's Kitchen beside Book Sellers along Dugbe Jericho road. A plate is #1,500 flat.
7) Chinese restaurant at Jericho and another at Ring Road beside Bubble club.
cool Skye bank amala and Ojunrin amala both around Bodija market
9) Lebanese food at Foodies located at Jericho, not far from Adamasingba stadium.
10) Iya Dunni at Challenge

Thank me later.
THAT ORI OKE MOKOLA IS FF RESTAURANT .BEST PLACE FOR UNLIMITED ENJOYMENT.
CelebritiesRe: Pictures Of Pres Obama Flirting With The Danish PM In South Africa by rafcrown(m): 10:42am On Dec 21, 2013
THE WIFE SITTING BESIDE HIM.A DISRESPECTFUL ACT.
HealthRe: What Soap Do You Use? by rafcrown(m): 9:13pm On Dec 19, 2013
kongihuhhuh??
CelebritiesRe: Teenage Fani-Kayode And His Girlfriend In Kelly College UK!!!! by rafcrown(m): 6:44pm On Dec 14, 2013
Taiwo20: Ati kekere lo te ti bere sina e
O DAGBA TAN O TUN N TO SIBE
RomanceRe: What's Your Relationship Status ? by rafcrown(m): 4:02pm On Dec 14, 2013
ALL OF THE ABOVE
PropertiesRe: I Have 5 Million Naira And I Need A Land In The Heart Of Lagos by rafcrown(m): 3:57pm On Dec 14, 2013
A FULL PLOT OF LAND AVAILABLE INSIDE ESTATE CLOSE TO IJEGUN AFTER IKOTUN.
TravelRe: Nigerians In Oslo, Norway by rafcrown(m): 8:09pm On Dec 04, 2013
What kind of job can one get easily and what part can one quickly get job?
PropertiesRe: Fencing A Full Plot Of Land.advice And Estimate Needed. by rafcrown(op): 10:17pm On Dec 02, 2013
THE LOCATION IS AFTER IKOTUN.IJEGUN AREA.
PropertiesFencing A Full Plot Of Land.advice And Estimate Needed. by rafcrown(op): 10:18pm On Nov 30, 2013
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO FENCE A FULL PLOT OF LAND?
ANY ECONOMICAL WAY OF DOING IT?
WHAT MATERIALS WILL BE NEEDED?
IRON GATE COST?
Its just to make the plot of land safe and protected.
How much can it gulp?
PropertiesRe: How To Get Rid Of My Annoying Tenants!! by rafcrown(m): 1:01pm On Nov 30, 2013
Chukky86: Wait let me Ask IFA.
OPC.
RomanceRe: His Marathon Sex Sometimes Makes Me Faint -wife•no, It Can’t Kill Her -husband by rafcrown(op): 7:02pm On Nov 26, 2013
Dubby6: To d wife...im do u complain, im no for u still compain

To d husband...SEXKILLZ
OVERDOSEhuh??
TravelRe: Top 10 Countries In The World To Migrate To by rafcrown(m): 1:08pm On Nov 24, 2013
pricelessmr: Please, save your energy for useful work instead of wasting it on a deluded brat. I noticed nagoma needs immediate access to a mental facility after his reply to my post. So, ignore him like i did.
TKO.
RomanceHis Marathon Sex Sometimes Makes Me Faint -wife•no, It Can’t Kill Her -husband by rafcrown(op): 8:49pm On Nov 23, 2013
His marathon sex sometimes makes me faint -Wife•No, it can’t kill her -Husband
Written by Yejide Gbenga-Ogundare - Lagos With agency Reports Saturday, 23 November 2013 00:00
A 45-year-old trader, Muina Adelami, has asked a Lagos family court in Lagos State to dissolve her eight-year-old marriage to her husband, Shuaib, a clerical officer, on the ground that his sex drive was high.
“I have managed to stay this long in the marriage because I thought his libido would go down but that has not been the case.
“In the eight years of our marriage, we only have a child, I had two miscarrages as a result of excessive sex.’’
She informed the court further that her husband liked sex too much and gave her no breathing space.
“We start having sex every night just before midnight and this goes on till the early hours of the next day. Many times, immediately after he comes back from work, he starts demanding for sex.
‘’He will refuse to stand up even when I am crying and will start beating me whenever I complain.
“There were time I did faint, but when I came around, he would start again.
“The way he’s going, he will kill me. I now look older than my age mates due to too much sex,” she said.
In his defence, Shuaib admitted to having a high sex drive, but added that it was his right to have sex with his wife.
“I was advised to marry a younger wife but I cannot afford that, that is why I take care of her and give her everything she wants.
“I have been trying to change her mind on the issue of divorce, but she is adamant. I love her and would not want to divorce her. I also know that sex can’t kill her,” he said.
The case was adjourned till December 4.
TravelRe: Top 10 Countries In The World To Migrate To by rafcrown(m): 1:31pm On Nov 23, 2013
jennykadry: Wow....did an educated person post this? Oi are in Nigeria right? I thought as much....no exposed individual will think like this. Go to the university you studied at and get your fees back. They cheated you cos a graduate shouldn't be doing this....that's if you are one though.

Those exposed wouldn't so this so I don't believe that crap you posted about traveling to different countries, not that it is a crime to dream though but naaa you no reach not even in your next life.

What an arrogant unexposed mentally retaardeddd cow
TKO. GOOD TALK
InvestmentRe: Where To Invest 5 Million Naira? by rafcrown(m): 12:42pm On Nov 23, 2013
chimexcomm: The best advice i will give you is:
1. Building of hostels especially near these new federal universities. I know someone that earns 4.2 million annually from this
2. Buy lands and resell, the price of land @ 6 am and 6 pm can never be the same
3. Transportation business especially where it is needed, your new buses can make yours unique, peace mass transit used it to dominate transport in Nsukka
4. Plantation business, like cashew, water melon, potatoe, cassava( which is exported now)
I gave you these advice based on my personal study, Good luck
+CHIMEX+
U are a wise man
InvestmentRe: Where To Invest 5 Million Naira? by rafcrown(m): 12:37pm On Nov 23, 2013
Beync: Op be mindful so people will not Kidnap u
5m ransom is something
Funny
CultureRe: Is It Possible To Be Controlled From A Foreign Country By Witches? by rafcrown(m): 11:39am On Nov 16, 2013
THEY ALWAYS FAIL.BE POSITIVE AND BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL FAIL AND LEAVE YOU ALONE.
MOVE CLOSER TO GOD AND USE HOLY GHOST FIREEEEE DAY AND NIGHT
SEEK ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE THEIR CIRCLE. DONT GO TO BABALAWOS BUT REAL PEOPLE OF GOD
BusinessRe: The 21 Richest People In Nigeria 2013: The Full List by rafcrown(m): 11:33am On Nov 16, 2013
Shine It: Bros did you notice the 2nd and 3rd names on that list are Yorubas, and they made their money from "our oil".

Its painful seeing people whose tribe has no verifiable oil (except ororo) become billionaires from other peoples resources.

Join me in hoping they choke on this stolen resources?
TRIBALIST OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
BusinessRe: Is N50,000 Enough To Startup A Barbing Saloon? by rafcrown(m): 11:28am On Nov 16, 2013
naijacutee: If you do start this business, I'll like to donate brand new combs, cosmetics and magazines for your shop but will also need proof that you have started.Send me a PM so I know you're the right person.
NICE WONDERFUL PERSON.U ARE GREAT
BusinessRe: Is N50,000 Enough To Startup A Barbing Saloon? by rafcrown(m): 10:40pm On Nov 14, 2013
yes ,you can start with the amount you have,start gradually and be creative.SOME GREAT PEOPLE started business with $500 AND THEY ARE NOW GREAT NAMES TO BE RECKONED WITH NOW.
PoliticsRe: Nigeria Warns India Of "Repercussions" Over Goa Face-Off by rafcrown(m): 10:28pm On Nov 07, 2013
TIT FOR TAT-THAT IS DIPLOMACY.
CultureRe: Is It Possible To Be Controlled From A Foreign Country By Witches? by rafcrown(m): 10:13pm On Nov 03, 2013
WITH GOD by ones side ,envisage no evil
There is a saying that if forces are after you and you change base and position e g from SOKOTO TO CALABAR
THERE IS NO PLACE YOU MOVE TOO THAT THEY WONT REACH BUT NOT OVER THE RED SEA
BE POSITIVE AND HAVE FAITH IN GOD.
PoliticsRe: Obasanjo Will Reply Atiku In His Book by rafcrown(m): 8:45pm On Nov 03, 2013
Chanchit: Baba o baba o baba o
Oluwa da baba si fun wa
Baba o baba o baba o
Oluwa da baba si fun wa.

BABA TI SERU BA AWON OTA.
TravelRe: UK Suspends £3,000 Visa Bond by rafcrown(m): 8:41pm On Nov 03, 2013
U TURN ALWAYS
GO HOME VAN ALREADY GROUNDED
TravelUK Scraps Visa Bond Plan For 'high-risk' Asians, Africans by rafcrown(op): 3:20pm On Nov 03, 2013
UK scraps visa bond plan for 'high-risk' Asians, Africans
AFPBy AFP | AFP – 2 hours 27 minutes ago

Immigrants to the United Kingdom take an oath before being presented with a certificate of citizenship by the London Mayor Boris Johnson at City Hall, London, on November 20, 2009
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AFP/AFP/File - Immigrants to the United Kingdom take an oath before being presented with a certificate of citizenship by the London Mayor Boris Johnson at City Hall, London, on November 20, 2009
Britain is scrapping a plan to force visitors from six "high-risk" countries to pay a cash bond of £3,000 (US $4,800, 3,500 euros), the interior ministry said on Sunday.
The government had been preparing to pilot a scheme requiring visitors from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana and Nigeria to pay the deposit for a six-month visa.
They would have forfeited the money if they overstayed.
"The government has been considering whether we pilot a bond scheme that would deter people from overstaying the visa. We have decided not to proceed," a Home Office spokeswoman said.
Reports in June said the scheme would initially target hundreds of visitors before being extended to affect several thousand.
The plan had prompted an outcry from government and business leaders in India, with which Britain has been trying to foster a closer trade relationship.
The Nigerian foreign minister, Olugbenga Ashiru, also said in June that the bond scheme was "not only discriminatory but also capable of undermining the spirit of the Commonwealth family".
The Sunday Times newspaper reported on Sunday that the scheme backed by Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives had been blocked by junior coalition partners the Liberal Democrats.
Cameron's government has been seeking to show it is serious about a promise to cut net migration into Britain below 100,000 a year by the next election in 2015, amid an electoral threat from the anti-immigrant United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).
But last week the government also abandoned a plan for vans with billboards telling illegal immigrants to "go home or face arrest", after a pilot project met with widespread condemnation.
A Home Office official said in June that the six countries to be targeted by the bond scheme were those with "the most significant risk of abuse".
Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, told BBC television in September that he was "absolutely not interested in a bond which becomes an indiscriminate way of clobbering people who want to come to this country".

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