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Jobs/VacanciesRe: 2013 Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) Graduate Trainee by Saved2Serve: 5:11pm On Nov 09, 2015
what a nice way to end the year! ......a grateful heart..........who am i that i deserve these things oh Lord? Thank you my creator.
Jobs/VacanciesWhat Does NLNG Validation Test Look Like? Any Best Description? by Saved2Serve(op): 10:11am On Oct 17, 2015
I have been researching on validation tests used by employers in recruitment processes especially after an online test. Please can anyone tell exactly here what NLNG Validation test looks like in terms of structure, questions styles and principles. Thanks
Jobs/VacanciesWhat Does NLNG Validation Look Like? Any Best Description? by Saved2Serve(op): 9:21am On Oct 17, 2015
I have been researching on validation tests used by employers in recruitment processes especially after an online test. Please can anyone tell exactly here what NLNG Validation test looks like in terms of structure, questions styles and principles. Thanks
PoliticsRe: James Ibori Demanded $4.5m Bribe From Me To Set-up Econet In Nigeria- Strive Mas by Saved2Serve(op): 2:41pm On Oct 13, 2015
I screamed "wow" also. Nigeria is made up of two distinct concentric layers. This just affirms the fact that you and i are the denizens of the outer layer. what happens in the layer beneath us will suely leave us dumbstruck!
PoliticsJames Ibori Demanded $4.5m Bribe From Me To Set-up Econet In Nigeria- Strive Mas by Saved2Serve(op): 2:32pm On Oct 13, 2015
James Ibori demanded $4.5m bribe from me to set-up Econet in Nigeria- Strive Masiyiwa

In a series of post on corruption which he shared on his Facebook wall recently, the Chairman of telecommunications company, Econet and Zimbabwe's richest man, Strive Maiyiwa, described how former Delta state governor James Ibori, who is serving jail term in the UK, allegedly demanded a $4.5 million bribe from him to set up and successful operate his business in Nigeria, promising to send him and his company parking from Nigeria if he failed to give the bribe.

Masiyiwa in his post said Lagos and Delta state governments were co-investors when he brought the company into Nigeria. He said after he and other investors succeeded in bringing in the company into Nigeria, he was asked to pay a bribe totaling $9 million to top politicians. He also accused top politicians from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Liberia of being extremely corrupt and also demanding for bribe. He made so many accusations, your head will literally spin. Read his expository post after the cut..



Part 1
I had the privilege of making Nigeria’s first GSM phone call back in 2001 when I called the regulator to say, “We’re live!” Who would’ve believed then that Nigeria today would have more than 167 million mobile phones?!
It all started out as a very exciting new chapter for enterprise in Africa. Shortly after President Obasanjo was elected, the new government announced an incredibly transparent international auction process for three national mobile phone licenses.
To participate in the bid, you not only had to raise money, but there had to be a member of the bidding consortium who was an experienced GSM operator. Econet Wireless met the requirements because of its experience in Zimbabwe and Botswana. Our Nigerian partners, which included state governments, local banks and high net worth individuals, were financial investors. The largest shareholder had only 10%. That was the written agreement.
I managed to assemble a consortium of 22 investors to put up the money needed to bid. Our shareholders were all Nigerian, mostly institutional investors including leading banks and two state governments, Lagos State and Delta State. The license cost us $285m and was the most expensive license ever issued in Africa at the time. This was 2001.
We considered the investment not only about putting together a network, but also about building a nation. We knew it had the potential to transform Nigeria’s entire business and social architecture.
Most of our investors had between 1-10% shareholding. Econet Wireless Nigeria had only 5% of the shares, but that was fine because it was 5% ownership of a very big pie.
As the "technical partner and operator," Econet was the company with the expertise to build and operate such a business. Our financial investors recognised this, and also allowed us to receive 3% of the turnover as our fees. This was standard practice in the industry.
We were one of the winning bidders and they gave us just six months to set up business and get our network operating. We were under a lot of pressure but our network was live two days before the others! Customers were pouring in. We were number one in the market with an estimated 57% market share.
___Then came the fateful day when I was told that our company must pay a total of $9m in bribes to senior politicians (in state government) who had facilitated the raising of the money to pay for the license.
I refused to authorise the illegal payments. Meeting after meeting was held to try to get me to agree, but I would not. The money would not be paid as long as Econet was the operator and I had signing authority.
James Ibori, the Governor of Delta State, was demanding $4,5m be paid to him in his personal capacity. He was one of the most powerful men in the country and had a reputation for violence. When he heard that I was refusing to approve payment he issued an ultimatum:
___"Pay or I will chase you and your people out of the country."
I refused.
The shareholders met and voted Econet Wireless Nigeria out of management. They cancelled our management contract. James Ibori and his colleagues personally attended the meeting to remove us. After the meeting one of them (a prominent local businessman even today) came up to me and said: "Unfortunately for you, God does not have a vote."
I had to withdraw all my staff and their families: 200 people in all. We left Nigeria.
Most of our people had to be retrenched. The loss of the contract almost drove us to bankruptcy as a group.
They invited a big international operator to replace us as technical partner and operator. They changed the name of the company from Econet to V-Mobile.
Within days of their arrival, the managers of the new operator signed off the payments demanded as bribes.
Then what happened?
A few noble Nigerians had both the integrity and courage to carefully collect all the documentation on the movement of the money, and pass it all on to me.
___There’s a saying worth remembering in uncovering the trail of destruction that is corruption: “Follow the money”…
I bided my time... then I wrote a letter to the United States Department of Justice!
It was 2003.

Part 2
Nigeria has an agency known as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). After we had to leave the country, a few noble people at the company tipped off not only me but the EFCC about the payment of the bribes, which had by this time risen from $9m to $13,5m.
I had never actually heard about this agency myself until I got a call from the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa to say they wanted to come and see me to interview me as a witness.
A team of very senior EFCC officers came to see us in South Africa. They were solid and professional in their enquiry. It was clear they wanted to do something about it.
However, when these officers returned home to Nigeria, they got into very serious trouble. Their investigations into the irregular payments had been brought to the attention of James Ibori (Governor of Delta State)…
Soon thereafter, the most senior officer leading the investigation was demoted and sent to a remote part of the country as an ordinary policeman!
Agencies like EFCC in Nigeria sometimes have brave and gallant law enforcement officers. Unfortunately, as I observed, they’re often let down by their political bosses, and sometimes even by the courts. This can change if activism from the citizenry emerges to support their work.
___We should not only support official efforts to stop corruption but also help these agencies and organisations in their investigations. If you have relevant information about illegal activities, passing it on could make all the difference between impunity and imprisonment.
In my letter to the US Justice Department, I detailed the full history of the demands for a bribe. I had dates, times, records. I then reminded them that since the big international operator had a listing on the New York Stock Exchange, they were duty-bound to launch an enquiry. Why did I go to them?
The United States government has a law called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The United Kingdom has a similar one called the British Anti-Bribery Act. Whatever you do, make sure you never fall foul of those laws because, if they ever use them to come after you, you’re a "gonner" my friends.
A few weeks later, US officials wrote back advising me that an enquiry had been launched. They contacted the big international company seeking answers to my allegations. My contacts at the company called to tell me, "All hell has broken loose at the company."
The parent company of the South African-based multinational sent external auditors and lawyers from London to Nigeria. They immediately dismissed all the senior executives sent to Nigeria to run the company, and they left in a hurry!
Although they fled the scene of the crime and returned to their country -- after admitting even to both the US Justice Department and the EFCC that the money had been paid out – the stolen funds were never returned to the Nigerian people, even to this day.
Meanwhile, the departure of the other mobile operator did not mean we could return to Nigeria. The shareholders found another operator, this time from the Middle East.
They sold this new operator the control of the company even though Econet Wireless Nigeria had the "right of first refusal" over any sale. They simply ignored that provision in our agreement. This was illegal, both according to our shareholders agreement and Nigerian Company Law. It was left for us to take up the fight in another forum, the Nigerian courts.

Part 3

The state government of Akwa Ibom held 15% of the equity in Econet Wireless Nigeria. This state was not one of the original investors but joined us later.
After five years, the governor of the state of Akwa Ibom decided to sell its stake. It had more than doubled in value in dollar terms, which meant it had been a good investment.
The state governor, an elderly gentleman called Victor Attah, sent a message through a friend that he wanted to see me in London to find out if I was interested in exercising Econet’s right to buy its shares. I agreed to meet him in London.
"I want to sell the shares to build an airport before I leave office," the governor explained.
The governor was accompanied to the meeting by a British lawyer who sat quietly taking notes. His name was Bhadresh Gohil.
With a wave of his hand, the governor said, "Mr Gohil is our legal advisor here in London. I have instructed him to handle all our negotiations with you."
The meeting did not last more than 30 minutes, as the governor was on his way to catch a flight to the U.S.
We agreed with Mr Gohil that we would meet with my own advisors a few days later to start the process.
A few days later, I went to his office with a professional banker who advised me on such transactions. We met in the lawyer's plush London offices. He was confident and smooth-spoken as he explained how much we were expected to pay. Then he explained that our money was to go to a "Special Purpose Vehicle" (SPV) before it was transferred to Nigeria. It was a sophisticated structure and he showed me a drawing of how it would work. I wrote it all down very carefully into my notebook.
___Such corporate entities as SPVs can definitely have legitimate purposes, but this one did not!
As I quizzed him about why such an unusual structure was necessary, Mr Gohil changed tact and tried to entice me with an offer I could not refuse (or so he hoped): "I'm also the advisor to the governor of Delta State, Mr James Ibori, and if you agree to pay for these shares using this structure, we will offer you shares belonging to all the state governments. In total, you can have more than 30% additional shares. It will be enough to take control of the company. My clients just want out, and they are willing to give you what you have always wanted."
I listened to him, quietly taking notes in my small notebook. I did not give away anything, but inside I was very angry. From the design of the structure, I knew immediately that it was meant to siphon off money before it reached the state governments. It was clear there was a conspiracy to steal a lot of money.
___Having already pocketed $13.5m, now the government officials could easily pocket probably another $100m through the sale process that they had developed with the help of Mr Gohil and other clever advisors in London!
When I left the meeting I immediately contacted the mutual friend who'd set up the governor's meeting. The friend was so embarrassed as I explained the corrupt structure clearly designed to steal money from the state governments. He promised to raise the issue with Governor Victor Attah. A few days later he came back and said Governor Attah had claimed ignorance about the proposal put to me by Mr Gohil. He said he would speak to Mr Gohil and tell him it had to be done properly without the structures.
We never heard from them again. Mr Gohil simply vanished. A few months later we were told that the shares had been offered to a company from the Middle East who subsequently bought them. I was not privy to how they did it except that they had violated my right to buy the shares... That is another chapter in the saga, but not for now.
Fast-forward three years, long after the sale. Our lawyers in London called me one day and asked if I could come urgently to a meeting with the Proceeds of Corruption Unit of the London Metropolitan Police: "You are not in any trouble, but I think you will find what they have to say very interesting!"
This special unit was launched by the British to investigate corruption by foreign government officials who try to launder stolen money to the U.S. and the UK.
The officers asked me to explain everything I knew about the sale of V-Mobile shares to Celtel (later Zain).
I explained the history of the entire transaction and the shareholders disputes that had led to our departure. After awhile, they asked me to focus on specific events, and, in particular, my meetings in London with the governor of Akwa Ibom, and also the meetings with Mr Gohil. It became clear to me that they had a lot of information!
"What can you tell us about this structure, using a Special Purpose Vehicle?"
I explained my understanding of it. Later on, I gave them my diary in which I had recorded the details of my meeting that day with Mr Gohil.
Below my drawing of the structure, I had written in bold letters:
"This is corrupt!!!"
Not long after my meeting with the Proceeds of Corruption Unit, Mr Gohil was arrested together with one of his partners and several others. I later learned that when the Middle Eastern company bought the shares, some of the proceeds had been diverted using the Gohil structure. Some of the money was sent to a bank in London. This large amount of money was enough to alert the British authorities that money was being laundered through their banking system.
Their investigations led them to Gohil and his associates. They raided his offices and found stashes of documents, including details of the structures. Now they were looking for witnesses to help prosecute them for corruption and money laundering.
The British authorities tried without success to get other parties, including the governor of Akwa Ibom, to come out and clear their names but they refused. Officials of President Umaru Musa Yar'Aduah's government successfully thwarted all extradition requests.
I was asked to be a witness in the trial of those who had been arrested in London. I willingly accepted. Next I will tell you about my role as a 'Witness to the Crown" on behalf of the people of Nigeria whose money had been stolen. It would be the first time that someone big went to jail (in a foreign country) for stealing money from Africans.

PoliticsRe: Obasanjo And The Copenhegan Foundation Visit Aso Rock (photos) by Saved2Serve: 10:40am On Oct 13, 2015
i wonder my brother...
Philistine:
Obj again? Can't this baboon just leave buhari alone. Smh!
PoliticsRe: Patrick Obahiagbon's Response To Pa Edwin Clark On Jonathan Not Having Willpower by Saved2Serve(op): 3:22pm On Oct 10, 2015
No he did not.......see meaning

"I would expect that this unfavorable comment from Papa Clark would put an end to all Jonathanian political apologists still spewing and fuelling propaganda in support of former President Jonathan. This is because if there exists anybody who should have intimate knowledge of the concentric layers of corruption that characterized the failed Jonathan administration, it would be Papa Clark, the self proclaimed father of Jonathan. But has Papa Clark said anything new? The answer is a resounding NO and that was why Nigerians voted for President Buhari in their large numbers. Am happy that President

Buhari is already discharging his historical duties to our admiration.

“But that it took the avoidable fall of Jonathan for Papa Clark to trekk the road of the biblical Damascus (take an unsucessful political journey with GEJ) and the scales thus falling off the eyes of Jonathan’s political father is not only bad but demonstrates a unpleasant and horrible narration of the story of Nigeria’s political class as a burdensome inheritance (oke di aru).”
baralatie:
Patrick spoke absolute trash
PoliticsRe: Patrick Obahiagbon's Response To Pa Edwin Clark On Jonathan Not Having Willpower by Saved2Serve(op): 2:51pm On Oct 10, 2015
Jonathanian political jingoists still spewing and yarning Goebbelian sputum in support of former President Jonathan; in other words the wailers are yarning and spewing Goebbe cus them don see Goebee (in davido's voice)...
PoliticsRe: Patrick Obahiagbon's Response To Pa Edwin Clark On Jonathan Not Having Willpower by Saved2Serve(op): 2:47pm On Oct 10, 2015
The burdensome political cum economic inheritance he described as 'Damnosea Hereditas' is just a harbinger because we are still encapsulated in an imperfectly socialized economic and political condiition. I see no changes. I still maintain my stand. This patosky is hyperkarid. He makes bountiful sense in his lingo and communication but only few will concur.
PoliticsPatrick Obahiagbon's Response To Pa Edwin Clark On Jonathan Not Having Willpower by Saved2Serve(op): 2:47pm On Oct 10, 2015
Former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Patrick Obahiagbon, has described as ‘’heretic revisionism’’ the recent depiction of former President Goodluck Jonathan by elder-statesman, Dr. Edwin Clark, as weak.

Obahiagbon, presently the Chief of Staff to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State in a statement made available to Saturday Vanguard said:

“I read with smug satiation and righteous indignation the abjuration of Chief Edwin Clark to the effect that “Jonathan didn’t have the political will power to fight corruption…..Drivers of yesterday are living in palatial buildings now under his government”.

“I would expect that this animadversion from Papa Clark would put an irrefragable quietus to all Jonathanian political jingoists still spewing and yarning Goebbelian sputum in support of former President Jonathan. This is because if there exists anybody who should have intimate knowledge of the concentric layers of malversation that characterized the failed Jonathan administration, it would be Papa Clark, the self proclaimed father of Jonathan. But has Papa Clark said anything new? The answer is a resounding NO and that was why Nigerians voted for President Buhari in their gargantuan numbers. Am happy that President

Buhari is already discharging his historical duties to our admiration.

“But that it took the eschewable fall of Jonathan for Papa Clark to peregrinate the road of the biblical Damascus and the scales thus falling off the eyes of Jonathan’s political father is not only execrable but demonstrates a putrid and rancid narration of the story of Nigeria’s political class as a Damnosa Hereditas.”
CultureRe: Onishe Ahaba: Why Asaba People Forbid Ogbono Soup by Saved2Serve: 2:21pm On Oct 10, 2015
Tho! that demi-god that forbids you from eating ogbono soup but herself takes beef and fanta. grin hahahahaha!!! i love it when people allow themselves to be scammed by human and unexisting gods. But why there are no legends, myths and sacrilegious practices surrounding the use of currency (owo, ego, ogbogo) baffles me. This is one thing the universe respects and takes. From human to the supernatural and spiritual beings all demand for money. hahahahahaha!!! I for like see one tribe or deity that rejects money (CBN invented-material oh). Abeg money get power pass all these una fowl and nama story.
RomanceRe: How Do I Politely Return Her Gifts? by Saved2Serve: 2:57pm On Oct 08, 2015
the baby blanket or hankerchief is a good pointer which heralds a lot of crying and heartbreak in the coming days of ur relationship. At least she has given you something to wipe your tears when the gbegeh starts. cheers man!!
PropertiesRe: How We Built The "Luxury Block Of Flats" In Enugu by Saved2Serve: 11:55am On Oct 08, 2015
spyder please can you give me contact where i can buy strong blocks in enugu. i need it urgently. thanks[size=10pt][/size]
CelebritiesRe: Tiwa Savage Spotted As Forte Oil Attendant. (pictures) by Saved2Serve: 7:58am On Oct 08, 2015
she cant bleach for she has no low self esteem as you..
Airforce1:
mad love tiwa


But why is she dark skinned
. Can't she bleach?
Rap BattlesRe: September To Remember: Coogar Vs Elymaxiimus by Saved2Serve: 6:28am On Sep 29, 2015
This tool is like Tompolo ....He'd deny he preys on warships/..............spitting venom
RomanceRe: I'm In Love With A Married Man. by Saved2Serve: 10:30am On Sep 23, 2015
Now, other comments have really told you the hard truths. I would like to say this truth to you. The man wanted to test the power of your freewill. He asked you to make up your mind to either date him or end the relationship. You on your own volition prefered to continue the sinful, wicked and unholy union. By this, he has measure and rated the kind of woman you are. That you are a CHEAT. You have 101% cheating tendencies. If you could hold unto him after knowing his marrital status, he has marked down who you are. It is now that he is carefully collecting the facts and data about the real you. Then again, i want to say this. WOMEN ARE WOMEN'S PROBLEM IN THIS WORLD. I used to ponder much on the meaning of the sentence. From your story, i see its true. Women mess around with husband's of fellow specie consciously.

My dear, by the time the mist of ur infactuation for the man must have entrained, and you both have zero entropy between you, then you will know how far. By the time, u would want to retrace your steps; u would have had a blood link (baby) for him. Then you will know the mess you made to your life.
CrimeRe: Jennifer Akudihor, Nigerian Woman On Holiday In The US Shoplifts Massively by Saved2Serve: 11:04am On Sep 21, 2015
chill human being, shit happens... but the girl na ph-girl oh. kinda disgraceful shaa.. plus she has two facebook profiles. fake life!! she must have planned how to come home and show off to her friends what she bough in the states..ole!![img][/img]
LastSurvivor:
She's a disgrace to womanhood and to mother Africa..

CrimeRe: Jennifer Akudihor, Nigerian Woman On Holiday In The US Shoplifts Massively by Saved2Serve: 10:57am On Sep 21, 2015
you keep educating them...........
Hidentity:
Again, I'll repeat this!

I think that I have observed this for quite a while and I think that it need be said.

I expressed my concern on why Nigerian youths remain leaders of tomorrow even till tomorrow to someone a few years back, and he suggested that I become a member of a few social media outfits. I did- Nairaland is one. He didn't say more, but I have seen more.

E-friends, it is easier to trap the water in an ocean in a glass cup than it is to see one reasonable comment on a page on Nairaland. Is it that hard to just ignore a topic if one has nothing intellectually benefiting or wise to say than insult the feelings of a tribe, religion or sex?

Look at it from here, a lot of unemployed youths are here lamenting and the story continues year in and out. If you were an employer, are you likely to take someone on a forum like this serious to conduct the affairs of your business or firm? These things matter, but it seems we either don't know or we just deny that we don't. There are people of incredible and distinguished personalities here, but with these comments fanning the embers of ethnic war, can youths like us be left with sensitive issues like nation building?

We can't lament that we are being sidelined when we lack the diplomatic tact and mental credential to make a simple remarkable comment. Insult me for this, I don't care- people take to insult when they are short of logic. But it is saddening that these e-children of ethnic war are thought to mirror the rest of us who are not in the bandwagon of victims of social, moral and intellectual decadence.

I expected that Seun or the mods would fashion out a way to halt this madness. The truth is that not paying attention to little details has lead to several wars and disasters. If this trend of singling out an ethnic group as criminals, rapists or ritualists subsists, we all may not be able to tell the story of the consequences. We can choose our actions, but we cannot choose the consequences, why don't you just keep quiet or type something worthwhile?

I am a proud Yoruba and a Christain, but I know that in my formation process, I became human first before becoming a Yoruba or a Christian and as long as the next person is human, I should be fair to him. Why can't we just live and let live? The leaders of tomorrow are just more terrible than the ones of today.

If an Igbo person is caught for doing drugs, it is not because he is Igbo- it is because of the inherent criminal nature in every human which he didn't curb. If one Hausa man is caught for terrorism, it is not because Hausa people are terrorists, it is because of the inhumane part of every human he did not restrict. If a Yoruba man is caught for raping, it does not make Yoruba people rapists, it is because that particular Yoruba man failed to control the animal instinct in him. Committing crime is never an identity of any tribe or ethnic group because speaking English does not make one a Briton.

The future awaits us- we cannot succeed in giving it the best with the way we reason, comment and react here.

Thanks
FamilyRe: Lessons From My Marriage by Saved2Serve: 3:40pm On Sep 20, 2015
[size=18pt]chai!!! chai!!! OP i shout chai!! again for your husband. chai! uwaezuoke! see wetin my fellow man get under him roof, him dey misbehave. madam you are superwoman.[/size]
CrimeRe: Diamond Bank's Staff Jailed For Transferring Millions To Family Account. by Saved2Serve: 2:53pm On Sep 19, 2015
my dear, nairaland has gone to the dogs. I barely comment here, for all i see are childish and inane comments. I have pitched my tent with the property section. You said it all, so well without mincing words. This generation of youths will surpass the present leaders in all negativities. Most of us forget that nairaland has become a mirror that reflects Nigeria. Six of my friends who are foreigners (spanish, British and french), told me about nairaland, to my own amazement. In the exact words of one, "If you follow nairaland forum for 6months, you can claim to have lived in Nigeria for 2years". Please, let us all be very mindful of what we say here.

I am so aware that these banal and childish acts of most members here, have made a lot of people to resort to passive membership. Truth be told, no Nigerian poltician who visits this site will take the Nigerian youth seriously. The most appaling is what makes the frontpage. I mean the kind of stupid posts that grace our 'headlines'. Before the below moniker spoke out on this abysimal behaviour of wipping up ethnic sentiments on every post, i had already discovered this offline; most of these comments are made by unemployed graduates and high school chaps. No brain that is busy on some worthwhile task, will churn out stupidtity(comments) as seen here. Of course the idle mind is the devils's workshop. If you are educated in the real sense of it and you tow the path of bigotry and ethnic sentiments, you need a rehab. Please NIGERIAN YOUTHS GROW UP!!!
Hidentity:
I think that I have observed this for quite a while and I think that it need be said.

I expressed my concern on why Nigerian youths remain leaders of tomorrow even till tomorrow to someone a few years back, and he suggested that I become a member of a few social media outfits. I did- Nairaland is one. He didn't say more, but I have seen more.

E-friends, it is easier to trap the water in an ocean in a glass cup than it is to see one reasonable comment on a page on Nairaland. Is it that hard to just ignore a topic if one has nothing intellectually benefiting or wise to say than insult the feelings of a tribe, religion or sex?

Look at it from here, a lot of unemployed youths are here lamenting and the story continues year in and out. If you were an employer, are you likely to take someone on a forum like this serious to conduct the affairs of your business or firm? These things matter, but it seems we either don't know or we just deny that we don't. There are people of incredible and distinguished personalities here, but with these comments fanning the embers of ethnic war, can youths like us be left with sensitive issues like nation building?

We can't lament that we are being sidelined when we lack the diplomatic tact and mental credential to make a simple remarkable comment. Insult me for this, I don't care- people take to insult when they are short of logic. But it is saddening that these e-children of ethnic war are thought to mirror the rest of us who are not in the bandwagon of victims of social, moral and intellectual decadence.

I expected that Seun or the mods would fashion out a way to halt this madness. The truth is that not paying attention to little details has lead to several wars and disasters. If this trend of singling out an ethnic group as criminals, rapists or ritualists subsists, we all may not be able to tell the story of the consequences. We can choose our actions, but we cannot choose the consequences, why don't you just keep quiet or type something worthwhile?

I am a proud Yoruba and a Christain, but I know that in my formation process, I became human first before becoming a Yoruba or a Christian and as long as the next person is human, I should be fair to him. Why can't we just live and let live? The leaders of tomorrow are just more terrible than the ones of today.

If an Igbo person is caught for doing drugs, it is not because he is Igbo- it is because of the inherent criminal nature in every human which he didn't curb. If one Hausa man is caught for terrorism, it is not because Hausa people are terrorists, it is because of the inhumane part of every human he did not restrict. If a Yoruba man is caught for raping, it does not make Yoruba people rapists, it is because that particular Yoruba man failed to control the animal instinct in him. Committing crime is never an identity of any tribe or ethnic group because speaking English does not make one a Briton.

The future awaits us- we cannot succeed in giving it the best with the way we reason, comment and react here.

Thanks
CelebritiesRe: Amaechi Attends Mo Abudu's 51st Birthday Party (Photos) by Saved2Serve: 7:04pm On Sep 15, 2015
son you are brilliant!!!
Ngasky:
why are we Africans celebrating the wrong attitudes? anytime you heard a headline on talent in Africa 99.9% it's singing, dancing or fashion.
does that mean that is the only thing Africans understand?
what about the solutions of engineering, medicine, pharmacy?
today what can we show as an African invention? and unfortunately it is not that Africans are not inventing anything but our society is having wrong priorities.
let's take fashion parade or beuty contest what is the talent there this is a natural body which one is not contacted before being given by god. so does that mean if such person was different from what he/she looks like such person should commit suicide?
one should learn something of a strategic importance and try hard to excel in such is the right priority we should inculcate in our younger ones
Science/TechnologyRe: Drone Spotted At Ojota Bus Stop This Afternoon(Photos) by Saved2Serve: 7:45am On Sep 09, 2015
ALIEXPRESS PRODUCT... LIARS!![size=18pt][/size]
CelebritiesRe: Floyd Mayweather Shows Off His $4.8mil Supercar by Saved2Serve: 2:48pm On Aug 23, 2015
Lol there were 3 made, not 2. That's why it's called a "trevita" dumb ass, tre=3 hah. It's the first time Christian Von Koenigsegg used white carbon fiber which is where the white in "3 whites" comes from. Seems like you would be educated on your $4.8 million car. But then again, I guess you couldn't read the brochure.
PoliticsRe: Aregbesola's Daughter Shakirat's Wedding (Photos) by Saved2Serve: 4:04pm On Aug 18, 2015
SO YOU SAW THAT WOR-WOR FACE?
BishopMagic:
[size=18pt]Ugly dry girl like father like daughter[/size]

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Music/RadioRe: Some Weird And Hilarious Nigerian Lyrics . by Saved2Serve: 4:02pm On Aug 18, 2015
Iamsynord:
While Some Wack lyrics are Totally Meaningless, psquare in Shekini ( Oya burukutu Sabaraba oh ...) or Skales in Shake body ( Sarotome So mu to to to Talobere) and many more other conjured lines and Phrases, This List basically deals with Actual lines or Lyrics but are when interpreted,so meaningless and non compatible .

1) Iyanya - From the Bed to the Bedroom ( Gift ft Donjazzy).His bed might be in his Bathroom tho

2) Kcee - I be Monkey,You be Banana, i will give u ( meaning the banana) ,anything that u wanna. i need not further explain this

3) PSquare - Like the Statue of Liberty,Nobody knows Tomorrow.( Testimony)..I still dont get ??

4) Dbanj- From lagos to london ,she shake her bombom( Kukere Remix)
Money is important.Stew is Pepper ( Blame it on the money)

5) Dprince- Now you don Shit for Church, u dey look for person wey go come clean your yansh ( OYO). why .oh Why God ??

6) Davido - Check my phone E be Bb 10 he be bb ( Omo mummy)
Con chop moringa,dance like a baller in na( Tchelete).. Davido has many more this two are sad

7) Tekno - Your Beauty make me Realise,Shey Nepa no bring light ( Duro).. Tekno ??

cool ice Prince- If you no soji av no fear,i spend money on d things i wear ( I swear ft French Montana)
We don day squeese breasts, na we dey carry pass ( I swear)

9)Skales - Am hot,My head has Burn ( Wonder ft Reekado banks)

10) Olamide- She wan run from me,i will bite your ass,i will bite u ( Da yan mo)
statue of liberty was built in france and meant to be hoisted in egypt, but as destiny will have it the idol saw her self in new york.,USA
CelebritiesRe: Linda Ikeji Steps Out In Tight Black Pants, Flaunts Belly (photo) by Saved2Serve: 8:03am On Aug 16, 2015
[size=18pt]The feet reveals a girl's age.[/size]
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Addax Petroleum Development Company by Saved2Serve: 3:41pm On Jun 26, 2015
@ayorinde yes i know what u could be asking for... actually they are recruiting for one field through an outsourcing firm. I called their office (outsourcing coy) and they confirmed it that they are recruiting for addax. The advert was gonna last for just a week. I had to reconfirm from my friend who is a manager with addax for i know they layed off up to 80 personnels. he said yes but with a third party man power firm but it is not for much publicity. I told my cousin about it, and how to apply. goodluck.
ayorinde8:
Please,does anyone in the house knows abt their recruitment
TravelRe: An Unhappy Train Experience From Enugu Railway (photos) by Saved2Serve: 7:30pm On Jun 25, 2015
[size=28pt]BAD WAY TO LOOSE FINGERS....mtcheew![/size]
PoliticsRe: IGP Arase's Birthday Thanksgiving Mass (photos) by Saved2Serve: 8:48pm On Jun 22, 2015
Baba your niger optica is highly kpokponki
ionsman:
Is that curvaceous entity beside him his daughter?
Choi...... embarassed
FashionRe: Winners Of Most Beautiful Model In Nigeria Contest As Jennifer, Sandra Dazzle by Saved2Serve: 8:40pm On Jun 18, 2015
[size=18pt]LOBISH!! Is this beauty? Now i have wasted my time..[/size]
CareerRe: How Stanbicibtc Pension Paid Me 25% Of My RSA Within 3weeks by Saved2Serve: 10:41pm On Jun 17, 2015
write to PENCOM. they will pay you to the last kobo. just draft a complaint to them
Castroii:
Nice one from stanbic, I use PAL pensions and I can tel you that they are one of the worst, infact they are scammers. When i started newly in my former company, could you imagin that for the first 5months I got no alert from PAL whereas my pension contribution is being deducted from my pay. I sent them series of email but no reply, even gave them a call and they were saying trash, I just gave up on them.....pension scammers!
PoliticsRe: Abacha Died 17years Ago Today...What Do You Remember Him For??? by Saved2Serve: 7:06am On Jun 08, 2015
He made life unbearable and harsh economically for middle income earners. This introduced "ABACHA STOVE" that uses saw-dust for cooking. This period of time, I had to trek to carpentry village four times per week to fetch saw dust. When I asked my mum why this suffering, she said abacha the President has subjected Nigerians to hardship. So na abacha stove I take remember him. I suffer...

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