Hi bro,

Planning on working on a similar project.
I wouldn't mind if you can share the cost of this project from Foundation to Plastering

uthman.aminu@outlook.com

Thanks!

BIGER BOY:

The critical question we should be asking are

Is this woman a real university graduate?

In what language did she studied

Does uniport offer courses in other languages too

How did she defend her thesis, presentensation,

This is an indictment on our education and even more on uniport, but we r too shameless to realise.

Jarus:

One Patience at a time, pls!

Post of the day. I don laugh tire.

Source?

Beaf:

Funny people!
You are taken in by folk who reject "bribes," but know the exact denominations, the exact number of bundles and of course, the exact amount. They even claimed to have driven off to their hotel with the said "bribe." Spooky!
Imagine bribing SNG with a miserable N7.5 milla?! I de laugh o!

Omo_Tier1:

I actually do not know what to make of Tunde Bakare anymore. Honestly, I feel somewhat ashamed of this story. If I may ask:

1. For what purpose will this story serve?

2. Why is SNG trying to make themselves look like saints in this story when infact we know most of them are opportunist

3. Was and/or is this not the same SNG that is rocked by embazzlement of some moneies which to date we did not get to the truth of the matter?

4. If truly they visited the President and HE offered some moneies, why can't they just come out and say that they were given some money but that they returned because they didnt think it was right and didnt want others to misconstrue their standings on isues of national importance. Why must they term it a bribe? My head is doing me in to try figure out for what reason GEJ will want to bribe SNG?

5. Why did SNG have to reveal the news in a sensationalist manner, which suppose they are seeking the spot light and want to be seen as holier than thou?

Oh God, Nigeria will one day be freed from groups who take advantage of the Nation Nigeria to perpertuate their own agenda!

If you guys don't see anything bad in the $50k bribe then don't see anything in any form of corruption that has been and will ever be perpetuated by any government official. For God sake MPs in UK enriched themselves with less than 500pounds and they all resigned in shame and you guys are talking about $50k as if it is nothing. $50k (7.5million naira) will provide food, clothing and shelter for the average Nigerian the basic necessity of life they lack.
Stop complaining about IBB, OBJ, Atikku, Abacha, Mariams et al.
You are all one and the same. bunch of corrupt lunatics who only see others they don't like as been corrupt and not their likes.

1. The story serves all purpose. Stop the sainty goodluck bullshit. See him as who he is.
2. SNG was invited. SNG fought a cause you refused to fight. If only you can do what they did.
3. Fight for the embezzlement case to be investigated and the culprits brought to book and not label everyone that belongs to SNG as been corrupt. You can really fight the embezzlement case using the appropriate agencies and going to court.
4. "True, a bribe is a bribe, no matter the sum." - Elder Peter Godsday Orubebe
5. SNG didn't. FG did. Sahara Reporters did. SNG just had to clear themselves of the mess created by some thieves masquerading as saints.

unclenna:

PLS TAKE TIME 2 READ THIS WORD OF WISDOM ABOUT D MYSTERY BEHIND GEJA (AKA 2ND ZIK).Mystery is what d carnal mind lacks its understanding. In bible there was a first Adam n d 2nd Adam. The 1st Adam could not fulfill d purpose y he was created, this lead 2 d coming of the 2nd Adam(christ) who came n fulfil what d first Adam could nt do. Y am i sayin all this, exactly what happened in d bible is about happening again. History is about repeating itself again. In 1960 nigeria gained its independence n zik became d 1st president of Nigeria. A lot promises were made 2 d masses by this great man wit gud intentions 4 his countries bt zik could not achieve this just like d first Adam n 4 50yrs this country has passed true hardship. For nigeria 2 b redeemed frm this hardship a 2nd zik must come just like d 2nd Adam came. The 2nd adam fulfilled d purpose d 1st adam could nt fulfill. WHAT THEN IS THE MYSTERY BEHIND GEJ? 1. GEJ has its name in full as Gudluck Ebele Jonalthan AZIKIWE. Meaning he is d second ZIK just as d 2nd Adam. 2. Bible history has it dt when d 2nd Adam n 2nd Elijah came they accomplished what there 1st did nt accomplish. Meaning GEJA being d 2nd Zik will accomplish what d 1st zik could nt do. 3. 1st zik was d president in 1960 n after 50yrs d year of jubilee when every bond slave is set free frm oppression, n suffering then another Zik surface 2 accomplish what zik intended 2 accomplish bt could nt. Note: GEJA wil win d election n after his 4-yr term he will b rated as Nigeria greatest leader.

Absolute nonsense!

1st Adam - Adam (Sinned, sought 4giveness and and was forgiven. A prophet. God fearing, responsible)
2nd Adam - Christ (prophet, God fearing, responsible, humble, meek, noble, honorable, , )

1st pres. - Nnamdi (what are his qualities that can be matched to d first and how on earth was he God fearing?)
2nd pres. - GEJA (Lootist, implicitly a militant and murderer, liar, dishonorable, , )

You must be high on ,

oyb:


GBAM GBAM GBAM

GBAM GBAM GBAM once again

OYB_MEND:

There is no need celebrating victory on Sanusi's policies, how is the economy doing, how about those who lost jobs due to Sanusi's panic attack? have they found work yet? how about our difficulties accessing credit abroad? is our credit rating any better? how about the criminalisation of lending? are our banks lending to small businesses again?

Sending Cecielia Ibru to jail is not a Macro-Economic index, if Sanusi thinks he has won his fight because Ibru and co are to go to jail then clearly he mis-understands his job description.

Lets not get carried away brothers. Sanusi has a lot of work to do, the economy is hurting due to his unprofessional behaviour and he has not done much to turn the corner.

Agreed but the solution to our problem is not just CBN, as far am concerned a little part of it is CBN.

How creative and business oriented is the average Nigerian (Not buying and selling of tokunbo products)? Av worked with the credit dept of a bank b4 and majority of those who got loans back then was to open shops and trade in clothing. Even those that got huge loans spent a huge part of it in reforming their life and acquiring liabilities.

Majority don't want to farm, does not want to invest in real sector. All they want is to buy bank shares or stick their money in fixed deposit.

Give a Nigerian 5million or let him hit money and what does he do? Changes his wardrobe, buys jewelries, buys a car, changes and furnishes his apartment, wants to travel out for holidays, starts to oppress but never thinks of multiplying it first. Liabilities, liabilities, liabilities NO assets.

Even those that embezzle, what do they do with the money? Liabilities, liabilities, liabilities how many assets. How many of invest in the real sector or multiply what they stole?

Yet we blaim Sanusi. WE, our thinking and mentality is the major problem.

tuborme:

who owns this saharareporters? All thier news are directed against Goodluck Jonathan.

One day they will accuse the president of sleeping wrongly with the wife.

Use your head and not your desire.

Nice one

Abeg no kill me oh

Just read this online.

CUSTOMARY AND AREA COURTS: These courts exist in many states, and deal with issues that are covered in the customary law. They are under the control and supervision of the Minister of Justice of the state. They have unlimited civil jurisdiction in cases of family law, and criminal jurisdiction in a few areas.

Maybe the Islamic court the judge referred to falls under this category.

I also think since the case was allegedly done with "Islamic beliefs and practice" which in actual fact is not because it negates Islamic teaching and practice, it is only natural for the case to be taken to an Islamic court. Because at the court, the circumstance under which the marriage was allegedly carried out, basis of argument and evidences presented will not strange under the context of the case will not be strange and there will be a general understanding between all the parties involved.

No doubt she will win her case.

Sagamite:

What I don't understand and you still have not explained is why should this be under an islamic court?

I thought going to an islamic court is an option not an obligation for any Muslim Nigerian?

Furthermore, if she says she was not part of the marriage process, surely she has not engaged in an Islamic marriage that is only to be heard and judged by an Islamic court?

Why is the secular court not hearing this when she has chosen that is the court she wants to hear it?

Truly going to an Islamic court is an option not an obligation for any Muslim Nigerian. But I also know there are some cases that can not be tried or tried first by some classes of court.
Not sure but I think marriage issues are tried by magistrate courts not federal court.
I think there is a need to find out what class of court can address her case, and what options are available.

• Govt recorded a shortfall, CBN asserts
• Amaechi put losses to vandalism at N20b
WIDE gaps exist on two reports produced by the United States (U.S.) and the Federal Government on Nigeria’s earnings from oil in the first half and nine months of 2010.
While the American report showed that Nigeria topped other eight members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in revenue earning with an income of $48 billion (N7.2 trillion) from January to September, thus exceeding its 2010 revenue projections, the government said it recorded a revenue shortfall from January to June this year.
In the U.S. report, Nigeria is closely followed by Kuwait, which garnered $42 billion and Angola, $41 billion. But Saudi Arabia with $146 billion and Iraq ($52 billion), United Arab Emirate (UAE) beat Nigeria to the fourth place in the oil income chart.
The figures released by Energy Information Administration (IEA) of the U.S. Department of Energy, showed that the amount is N500 billion higher than the N6.7 trillion it earned from the sector last year.
With these earnings from oil alone, Nigeria has overshot its 2010 budget of N4.07 trillion by N2.6 trillion.   
But the government’s report for the first six months of 2010 put the earnings from oil mineral resources and non-oil revenue such as taxes and duties at N3.273 trillion. Of the amount, oil mineral proceeds accounted for N2.45 trillion while the balance represents the non-oil minerals receipts.
According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), N1.561 trillion, representing a shortfall of 22.4 per cent from the proportionate budget estimate, accounted for collections in the first quarter while N1.712 trillion representing a shortfall of 22.4 per cent from the proportionate budget estimate represented earnings for the second quarter.
The U.S. report added that Nigeria generated over N31 trillion from the oil sector in the last 10 years. In 2007, the oil income was N4.5 trillion, N6.7 trillion in 2008 and N1.2 trillion in 2009.
The report puts the “oil export earnings in the first nine months of 2010 at $48 billion for Nigeria, $42 billion for Kuwait, $41 billion for Angola, $40 billion for Algeria, $35 billion for Iraq, $32 billion for Libya, $30 billion for Venezuela, $26 billion for Qatar, and around $5 billion for Ecuador.”
According to the report, OPEC earned $547 billion (N82 trillion) in the same period compared with nearly $402 billion in the first nine months of 2009.
The report further showed that Saudi Arabia, the world’s oil powerhouse, which pumps nearly a third of OPEC's crude supply, was the top earner in the cartel, with around $146 billion in the first nine months of 2010, surpassing the income of around $137 billion it achieved through 2009.
Iran, the second largest producer in OPEC, netted nearly $52 billion during January-September this year against $48 billion during 2009.
The EIA’s projections showed OPEC’s total income would surge by nearly 30 per cent to $751 billion through 2010 from around $571 billion during 2009.
The new forecasts for 2010 are nearly $10 billion higher than earlier projections as EIA apparently expects higher crude prices and output by OPEC.
EIA gave no reason for the revenue surge in the first nine months but analysts attributed it to a large increase in crude prices, which averaged above $70 a barrel, $20 higher than the average oil price in the first nine months of 2009.
According to the analysts, oil prices could average more than $70 this year compared with nearly $60 a barrel in 2009, citing the recent surge in prices above $80 and OPEC's decision to keep its output ceiling unchanged.
This is contained in the apex bank’s first and second quarters Economic Reports.
The report indicated that at N1,156.73 billion, oil receipts, which constituted 74.1 per cent of the total revenue for the first quarter fell short of the proportionate budget estimate by 20.9 per cent, but rose by 23.6 per cent over the receipts in the preceding quarter.
The under-performance in oil receipts in the quarter relative to the proportionate budget estimate, according to the report was largely attributed to the fall in petroleum profit tax and royalties.
Similarly, non-oil receipts, at N404.86 billion or 25.9 per cent of the total was lower than the proportionate budget estimate and the receipts in the preceding quarter by 26.4 and 7.0 per cent in that order. The shortfall relative to the proportionate budget estimate reflected largely the fall in customs and excise duties and company income tax and other taxes.
It said the government-retained revenue for the first quarter of 2010 was N599.82 billion, while total expenditure was N877.35 billion. Thus, the fiscal operations of the Federal Government resulted in a deficit of N277.54 billion or 4.3 per cent of estimated nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for first quarter 2010, compared with the budgeted deficit of N380.48 billion for the review quarter and a surplus of N32.56 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2009.
For the N1.712 trillion second quarter collection, the CBN said it represented a shortfall of 22.4 per cent from the proportionate budget estimate, but an increase of 10.9 and 63.8 per cent over the receipts in the preceding quarter and the corresponding quarter of 2009.
It gave further insight into the revenue profile for the quarter: “At N1,288.7 billion, oil receipts, which constituted 75.3 per cent of the total, fell short of the proportionate budget estimate by 11.9 per cent, but rose by 11.4 and 85.0 per cent over the receipts in the preceding quarter and the corresponding quarter of 2009. The decline in oil receipts relative to the proportionate budget estimate, was largely attributed to the fall in receipts from crude oil and gas exports as well as petroleum profit tax and royalties. Similarly, non-oil receipts, at N404.86 billion or 25.9 per cent of the total, was lower than the proportionate budget estimate, but rose above the levels in the preceding quarter and corresponding quarter of 2009 by 9.4 and 21.5 per cent, in that order. The shortfall relative to the proportionate budget estimate reflected largely the decline in company income tax, customs and excise duties, customs special levies and independent revenue of the Federal Government.
“Federal Government retained revenue for the second quarter of 2010 was N827.74 billion, while total expenditure was N977.7 billion. Thus, the fiscal operations of the Federal Government resulted in a deficit of N149.96 billion or 2.3 per cent of estimated nominal GDP for Q2 2010, compared with the budgeted deficit of N387.70 billion and N243.76 billion for the quarter under review and the corresponding quarter of 2009.
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) plans to convene a stakeholders’ parley on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) with a view to resolving the disagreements over the bill before its passage.
NNPC Group Managing Director (GMD), Austen Oniwon, at the Oil and Gas Policy Dialogue Session at the 16th Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in Abuja yesterday, who disclosed this, debunked insinuations that the reported decline in new investments in the industry was due to uncertainties over the PIB. He stated that the decline was a fall-out of the militancy-induced disruptions in the Niger Delta region, which led to a remarkable decline in Nigeria’s oil production.
Meanwhile, Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State has disclosed that between 2001 and 2006, the nation has lost over $20 billion potential revenue to pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region.
Amaechi in his lecture at the 2010 distinguished personality lecture of the Peace and Conflict Studies Programme of the University of Ibadan (UI) blamed the Federal Government and the oil companies for the financial loss.
The governor who was represented at the event by his Deputy, Tele Ikuru said the indifference of the government to the plight of the people of the region coupled with the insensitivity of the operating oil companies led to the restiveness of youths in the area.

Jarus:

Forced marriage has no place in Islam. This is therefore alien to Islam and an attempt to abuse religion.
If anything, spousal consent is the first condition in Muslim marriage, followed by parental consent.

Thanks man.

I think you all except for Jarus got it wrong. Analyse the text first b4 you post. Stop been bigots.

1. Forced marriage has no place in Islam. This is therefore alien to Islam and an attempt to abuse religion. If anything, spousal consent is the first condition in Muslim marriage, followed by parental consent.

2. According to the text. All the parties involved are Muslims.
3. She says she has never met him and her father knew she was already engaged with someone else (engaged to another man for five years) i.e. Agreed to be married to someone else. How can she be engaged for 5 years with the consent of her parent and the other man's parent and her father will still to marry her to someone else? Half truth. Let her tell the whole truth before we judge

4. Judge Isiyaku Mohammed said under the constitution, the federal court could not intervene in the affairs of an Islamic court. Well if you are not okay with the country recognizing Islamic courts that has been there for years even b4 some of us were born, go to the N/Assembly and ask for a change instead of abusing the judge. After all the constitution is supreme and it must be obeyed and followed to the letter.

5. Ms Mayana was not in court for the ruling, but her lawyers told the BBC they would not relent in their efforts to dissolve the marriage as she was not married to a man of her choice. They said they would file a new case at "an appropriate court", which by implication would be an Islamic court, our reporter says. What a set of incompetent lawyers.  They should have known these before going to the Federal High Court. They would have spent less than half the cost, time and energy spent at the F.H. Court if they had gone directly to an Islamic court. It is a very simple case. No marriage in Islam is binding without the consent of the Man and Woman. There are text both in the Qur'an and Hadith to back these up.
e.g.

Narrated AbuHurayrah: "The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: An orphan virgin girl should be consulted about herself; if she says nothing that indicates her permission, but if she refuses, the authority of the guardian cannot be exercised against her will.  (Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud, Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah), Book 11, Number 2088)"

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: "The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Consult women about (the marriage of) their daughters.  (Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud, Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah), Book 11, Number 2090)"

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: "A virgin came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and mentioned that her father had married her against her will, so the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) allowed her to exercise her choice.  (Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud, Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah), Book 11, Number 2091)"

Khansa Bint Khidam said “My father married me to his nephew, and I did not like this match, so I complained to the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace). He said to me “accept what your father has arranged.” I said “I do not wish to accept what my father has arranged.”
He said “then this marriage is invalid, go and marry whomever you wish.” I said “I have accepted what my father has arranged, but I wanted women to know that fathers have no right in their daughter’s matters (i.e. they have no right to force a marriage on them). (Fathul Bari Sharah Al Bukhari 9/194, Ibn Majah Kitabun Nikah 1/602)

At first, the Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) told Al Khansa to obey her father, and this is as it should be, because the concerns of fathers for the well being of their daughters is well known. But when he realized that her father wanted to force her in to marriage she did not want, he gave her the freedom to choose, and saved her from the oppression of a father who wanted to force her into an unwanted marriage.


6. Forceful marriage is prevalent across the country be it north, south, west or east. So don't label it a northern/Islamic issue.

hexcraft:

All of you learned historians and Good people and even those of you that write gallantly on mis-information and mis-conceived opinions, will come back to eat your vomit. Oshoms is a better politicians than Soyinka, Tinibu and co who could not face their worse fears and defeat it. I give Kudos to all of them that appeared at that Great Occasion cos it is not easy to be in the same venue with your enemy.

"Draw your friends close but your Enemies Closer" is one of the 48 Laws of Power.
Don't ever try to outsmart your boss, else you will be fired.
IBB came to that venue "Invited or Uninvited" to test his popularity and the result showed for himself.

All of you ridiculing Edo people and the state, Did you see any poster or billboard resemblance of IBB in the State and around the Venue for the Event? Don't just seat on your laptop and write what you have no idea about.

This forum should be used to proffer solutions to the problem of Nigeria. All of you posting, what have you done for your people, village and  how are you helping others in your little ways.

Please give constructive criticism.

"Begin today to be what you want to be tomorrow". - St. Jerome.

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When I first saw the thread on NL I was totally disappointed in Oshiomole. but when my Landlady told me that it was not organised for IBB, then I saw the ineptitude of NL moderators in misinforming us. you guys have just made Oshiomole a black sheep whereas all he did was create a situation wherein high profile Nigerians could say their minds out in the face of tyranny. To me IBB was even more courageous to face his enemies than Soyinka and Tinubu and Co that avoided the opportunity which was gracefully maximised by the vibrant Keyamo.
whats wrong in an intellectual encounter with your supposedly arch enemy.which better platform do you need, one organised by PDP or IBB himself?
Moderators try not to paint wrong pictures with your headings its like yellow journalism to me.
thank God for keyamo and the regular masses @ the occasion that showed 'the evil genius' what we really feel about his ludicrous ambition. Babangida,Oloshi ara e, ti ko fe she anfani fun odomode Nigeria.
Alas I would be appalled to the marrow if on the long run Adam Aliu Oshiomole does a silly thing as to run with IBB(A fallacious idea nonetheless).
But maybe the abscondees were misinformed about the event or they misinterpreted the occasion or possibly they were just point blank lily-livered.
I wish I could really really tell.

Baro:

    That rally was not for IBB, it was put together to commemorate Oshiomhole's victory at the Tribunal and  to popularize his "One man, One vote" campaign. IBB only showed up to test his level of acceptance in such a civil gathering, and also to feather is new found democratic nest. The only blame due Oshiomhole, is that i suspect he never told Soyinka, Tinubu and co, that Maradona would be on the same Sam Ogbemudia Stadium pitch too. And so it must have been a rude shock, when the news came to them a few hours before kick off.  As they were probably ill-prepared to provide tackles that would/could scuttle the General's deft moves on the field of play, and so they shuddered and scampered for safety.

    All the Ac Leaders that left the rally are all cowards, including Soyinka. They just lost a good oportunity to put an end to the presidential ambition of the 'Evil Genius'. Very funny they all ran just because of one man. Same man they continually castigate for not honouring an invitation to Oputa Panel, inter alia. Now they have him to devour on a platter of gold and they chickened out.

    Tomorrow, they will start boasting and saying what they can't do on the pages of newspapers. If anyone should feel uncomfortable and suffocated in such a gathering to the extent of taking to his heels, it should have been the Ex-dictator, and not our so called democrats. Please, the title should read " 'DEMOCRATS' SCAMPER AT THE SIGHT OF IBB " . . . . . Kudos to the likes of Keyamo, and Odumakin, who stayed back to give the General a piece of their mind. How i miss Gani . . . .

Thanks for those words.

Let us stop abusing individuals but champion what we believe in. People are free to associate with whosoever they want, so also you are free to vote for whoever you want. After all there is no law barring these acts.