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 Politics › Re: $43million Ikoyigate...Foreigners React! by smemud(m): 9:53am On Apr 18, 2017 |
Ah Nigeria.In femi kuti voice sorry sorry o Nigeria ,sorry sorry o Africa. Nigeria will cry. |
| Politics › Whistleblower Narrates Wat Transpired In D Lag Where EFCC Seized $50m by smemud(op): 7:55am On Apr 18, 2017 |
While Ayodele Oke, the Director-General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) has claimed that the $43 million, N23.2 million and £27,800 (N13billion) cash found in an apartment in Lagos last week belongs to his agency, information available to SaharaReporters suggests that the woman seen hauling the money into the apartment in Ghana-Must-Go bags may have been Folashade Oke, his wife. Our investigation has revealed that the owners of Apartment 7B gave Folashade Oke, with phone number +2348059833410, as their contact. Sources at the NIA confirmed Folashade to be the spouse of their Director-General, Mr. Oke. The day after the money was discovered, Mr. Oke had told SaharaReporters he could not verify any information about the money as he had not read any report linking his agency to the cash. After pledging to speak to us thereafter, he did not take any calls until he suddenly announced that the money belonged to NIA, and that it had been approved by President Goodluck Jonathan for certain “covert” activities. One of the whistleblowers responsible for the discovery told our correspondent that since he started working on the property as a guard, a woman who spoke fluent Yoruba repeatedly brought huge bags of money to Apartment 7B. That particular property was known to guards as Apartment “Dash-Dash” because in the records there were two dashes where the name of the owner ought to be. He recalled that on two occasions, he helped the woman, who was always curiously dressed in a haggardly way, to carry the money to “Dash-Dash”. The woman, on the first occasion, gave him N10,000 as a gift, and on the second, N500. He said the woman would spend about two hours in the apartment, then go freshen up in the gym at the back of the building before leaving. Mrs. Folashade Oke's number While Mrs. Oke appears to be that person, who was quietly trying to traffic the money to the apartment for some reason, a quick check on True Caller shows phone number +2348059833410 to be customized as “Okemob Niger”. Osborne Towers According to the whistleblower, who is in hiding for fear of his life, there are about 19 fully occupied apartments and 2 penthouses at the 16 Osborne Road, Ikoyi, property. Estate valuers estimate each of the apartment with four bedrooms and state of the art facilities to cost about N250 million. The building is owned by a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmed Muazu, who is currently in Singapore, according to persons knowledgeable about his movement. Mr. Muazu, after initially denying ownership of the building, has now owned up. The whistleblower said Mr. Muazu has many prominent Nigerians as apartment owners in the building. They include wealthy former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, who owns one on the first floor; recently-retired Managing-Director of the NNPC, Esther Ogbue, on the second; and TV personality and owner of EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu, on the 4th. He further told our correspondent that Patricia, a daughter of former PDP “Mr. Fix-It” Chief Anthony Anenih, lives in Apartment 7A. That is next door to 7B, which is now claimed by the NIA as belonging to it although only one woman, the wife of its Director-General, was ever seen in the premises in a home-decorating mission to furnish the apartment with up to N13 billion in raw cash. Further investigations show that both Apartment 7A and 7B were initially owned by former Ms. Anenih and her husband Edo-Osagie, who used a company known as Bishop Hills Enterprises Ltd to buy them from the former PDP chairman. It is unclear at what point they parted with 7B. SaharaReporters made efforts to contact Mrs. Edo-Osagie but a family source said she could not comment as her mother, Patricia Anenih, has just died. Mrs. Anenih, who had been sick for some time, died yesterday according to family sources. Asked by SaharaReporters if there are CCTV cameras in the building, the whistleblower said there were none when he was a guard there. This is curious, considering the caliber of Nigerians who live in the building. However, a resident at the building said there are hidden CCTV cameras installed by Siemens but they are not known to the regular guards The whistleblower also said there were no guards or security agents operating from within Apartment “Dash-Dash.” He maintained that apart from the woman who brought bags into the apartment, there were no occupants or operatives living or working there. The whistleblower’s account somehow tallies with the denial of the Central Bank of Nigeria earlier today that it ever sent bullion vans to take money to the apartment, as claimed by Mr. Oke. Meanwhile, the EFCC operatives who raided the building have stated that in addition to the vast sums of money they found in various currencies, they also retrieved 2015 posters and presidential campaign paraphernalia belonging to former President Goodluck Jonathan and his then Vice President, Named Sambo at the scene. Goodluck Jonathan/Sambo 2015 campaign materials An EFCC source also told SaharaReporters that the reason they went ahead and raided the apartment was because the EFCC has in the past year investigated several NIA operatives involved in corruption, finding widespread malfeasance within the agency, with several NIA operatives owning hotels, apartment buildings and luxury cars in Abuja and elsewhere. That background may have emboldened the EFCC chairman to ignore pleas by Mr. Oke when he arrived suddenly at the EFCC offices asking them to call off the raid after they had already commenced. The question now is: how did Mrs. Oke become involved in discreetly and personally ferrying money supposedly belonging to the federal government into a private apartment she appears to own, and apparently trying to hide it there? Meanwhile, the whistleblowers have also said they are certain that at least two other apartments in the building, which is now being watched, may also contain large sums of money. But they did not confirm if they passed any details of this information to the EFCC. http://saharareporters.com/2017/04/17/whistleblower-narrates-what-transpired-lagos-apartment-where-efcc-seized-50m
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| Politics › Do We Have A Tommorrow?, by smemud(op): 7:12am On Apr 18, 2017*. Modified: 8:09am On Apr 18, 2017 |
For how long will our future be dependent on the giant strides of individuals and governments in other parts of the world? To eradicate polio, we were totally reliant on not just foreign funding but also external execution and evaluation, just as we are totally reliant on foreign bodies for vaccines to subdue the presently raging meningitis in large parts of Nigeria. At a recent technology and innovation expo in Abuja, the minister of science and technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, staged a grand entrance in a wooden car named Amara, coupled together by a certain Ahmed Aliyu. Amara, the wooden car, was the show stopper; it got all the media attention, all the accolades and even made its inventor, Ahmed Aliyu quite popular. It gave Dr. Onu some bragging rights, after all the maxim that Nigerians are gifted had suddenly been seconded by such an innovation. Perhaps a brief lesson in history will help us realise that the euphoria about a wooden car invention is certainly more than a century late. In 1908, the Ford Plant in Michigan, Detroit, rolled out hundreds of units of the Model T Ford (colloquially called the Tin Lizzie), while Henry Ford, its inventor, looked on. This invention became the darling of the middle class owing to its efficient fabrication, which made it inexpensive and hence Henry Ford’s dream of democratising transportation was born. The Model T ford sold 16.5 million units. Now that is what you call an innovation. Interestingly, Dr. Onu, the visionary minister of science and technology whose dream for the country is to see Nigeria manufacture pencils by 2018 was also named the most performing minister of the year by an Abuja based magazine, Verbatim. The event, which garnered global coverage, saw Dr. Onu awarded for his “exemplary performance and outstanding leadership”, was simply to me a demonstration of mutually assured mediocrity, apologies to Tony Elumelu. Rather than rolling out the vuvuzela in celebration of a feat attained by others over a century ago, we must articulate a bold and compelling vision for our country, determine the resources and capabilities required and strategically invest in the people, process and technology that will deliver the future. For how long will our future be dependent on the giant strides of individuals and governments in other parts of the world? To eradicate polio, we were totally reliant on not just foreign funding but also external execution and evaluation, just as we are totally reliant on foreign bodies for vaccines to subdue the presently raging meningitis in large parts of Nigeria. I make bold to say that it is either we wake up or face extinction because a people totally dependent can hardly perpetuate themselves positively. We presently have another opportunity to create a future for ourselves and our children – one we all would be proud of, but we must find the courage to look 30 years ahead to determine where we want to be and begin to build towards this today. Currently, Microsoft is working on developing a machine called Hanover. It aims to memorise all information necessary to cancer and help predict which combination of drugs will be most effective for each patient. It is leading the fight on myeloid leukaemia, a fatal cancer in which treatment has not improved in decades. The Jaguar Land Rover began testing self-driving technology on public roads last year. The trials heled to develop innovative self-driving technology, including safe pull away features aimed at preventing low speed accidents at junctions, roundabouts and in slow moving traffic. Elon Musk is trying to redefine transportation on earth and in space. He has injected fully electric cars in to the market and is currently lunching satellites that will help send human beings to other planets. A factory in Dongguan, China replaced 90 percent of its human workers with robots and saw production rise by 250 percent while defects dropped by 80 percent. I could write a book on how individuals, companies and governments around the world are breaking barriers, extending frontiers and creating the future, while we look on, waiting for the eighth day of the week to take action. We are where we are today largely because 30 years ago, not one leader had the courage or the vision to see today and invest in the critical areas that would have yielded much dividend. Remember that China was able to lift over 600 million people out of poverty in 30 years because they had a vision, laid out a plan and got to work at it. We presently have another opportunity to create a future for ourselves and our children – one we all would be proud of, but we must find the courage to look 30 years ahead to determine where we want to be and begin to build towards this today. Ayodele Adio is co-host of a Lagos radio programme. http://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2017/04/17/do-we-have-a-tommorrow-by-ayodele-adio/ |
| Politics › 2018 Census Should Be Shifted – Dogara by smemud(op): 6:08am On Apr 18, 2017 |
Top Stories: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has called for the proposed 2018 census to be shifted. In a statement released on Monday, Dogara explained that it would be better for the head count to be conducted after the 2019 elections, in the interest of the country. He also stated that until a new administration comes in, will ensure there will be no political pressure to manipulate its outcome. “I won’t advise anyone to conduct national census in 2018. I said it before that if we are not going to achieve it in 2017, then we should just forget it until after 2019. “If you conduct census at the niche of elections, there will be so much pressure, crisis and the lure for people to manipulate the figures for political reasons, such that the agency cannot even cope with. “So, it is better for a fresh administration to conduct this exercise from the beginning of that administration when we do not have any pressure of elections in sight. Then we may have something that resembles reality, but I can bet you if the census is conducted in 2018, the outcome will be doubtable. “Seriously speaking, because I know who we are and I know the kind of litigations, backlashes, the pressure and we don’t need that now to be candid. “We have so many challenges, let’s empower the agencies to keep building on the blocks that they will leverage on in the future in order to do the exercise but doing it in 2018, honestly it is nothing I would advocate,” Dogara http://dailypost.ng/2017/04/17/2018-census-shifted-dogara/ |
| Politics › NIA Didn’t Get Ikoyi Cash From CBN — Okorafor by smemud(op): 6:02am On Apr 18, 2017 |
•Amaechi demands apology, N750m from Fani-Kayode, N500m from Fayose’s aide, Olayinkahttp://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/nia-didnt-get-ikoyi-cash-cbn-okorafor/ 3 Likes
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| Education › North Lagging Behind In Education By 40 Years – Balarabe by smemud(op): 5:51am On Apr 18, 2017 |
a A former Governor of old Kaduna State and elder statesman, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has said northern Nigeria needs at least 40 years to catch up with the southern region in terms of educational development. The former governor said this in an interview with our correspondent while reacting to the claim by the Emir of Kano , Alhaji Lamido Sanusi, who described northern Nigeria as being the poorest region in the country and in dire need of attention . Musa said the North was a troubled child of the country because of the misrule of political leaders and a skewed system of deprivation left by the colonialists in the North . He said , “ The North is truly behind, but it is not only the North that is in trouble . The whole country is in trouble . The North is not another country. The problem in the North, as far as education is concerned, is a gap which it inherited from the British colonialists. And I have estimated that this gap in educational development between northern Nigeria and the South is a 40-year gap. “ This means that the North is behind the South in educational development for at least 40 years . This shows that even if the North wakes up today and takes a revolutionary step to bridge the gap, it will take the North 40 years. “ You know the position of educational development in national growth. This is the reason why the North is a troubled child and has never allowed Nigeria to have peace , unity and progress. It is not possible for the northern people with this unequal human capacity to participate actively in their affairs . They will always be the source of trouble . “ I believe this problem can be tackled by the government bringing a free , compulsory primary and secondary education throughout Nigeria . The government can afford it. I think this talk of ‘ North ’ , ‘ North’ should stop. The whole country should come together and find solutions to these problems. “ We have had many presidents from the North but what benefits have they done to the North? Presidents also came from the South -West and South - South . In what ways did those presidents benefit their regions? None . Therefore , we need to sit down as a country and tackle our problems collectively. ” http://punchng.com/north-lagging-behind-in-education-by-40-years-balarabe/ |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Obasanjo Introduced Corruption Into The Church -primate Ayodele Slams OBJ by smemud(m): 10:28pm On Apr 17, 2017 |
Dindondin:thank u,primate ayodele is an unstable man. 3 Likes |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Obasanjo Introduced Corruption Into The Church -primate Ayodele Slams OBJ by smemud(m): 10:26pm On Apr 17, 2017 |
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence back into bondage.” ― Alexander Fraser Tytler (1747-1813) 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Is A Complete Fascist – Balarabe Musa by smemud(m): 9:47am On Apr 17, 2017 |
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence back into bondage.” ― Alexander Fraser Tytler (1747-1813) 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: INEC: How Political Parties Fake Candidates’ Death by smemud(m): 9:46am On Apr 17, 2017 |
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence back into bondage.” ― Alexander Fraser Tytler (1747-1813) |
| Christianity Etc › What Is The Story Of Passover?(easter) by smemud(op): 1:06pm On Apr 16, 2017 |
Jewish people all over the world are celebrating the festival of Passover. It is one of the most important dates in the Jewish calendar. This year, it began at sunset on Monday 10 April and will end in the evening on Tuesday 18 April. At Passover, Jewish people remember a story from a very long time ago. You can read about the story in the Book of Exodus, Chapter 12 in the Hebrew Bible called the Torah. What is the story? Over 3,000 years ago, a group of Jewish people called the Israelites were being kept in slavery by the ruler of Egypt called Pharaoh. A man called Moses went to see Pharaoh many times to ask him to let them go, but Pharaoh refused. Moses told him that if he did not release them, God would make terrible things called plagues happen to the Egyptians. But Pharaoh did not listen, so the plagues came. These ten plagues included the River Nile turning to blood, frogs covering the land, insect infestations, animals dying, Egyptians getting skin diseases, the sun stopping shining and the first-born child in Egyptian families being killed by an angel. God is said to have told Moses to tell the Israelites to paint lamb's blood on their doorposts. This way, the angel would know that Jewish people lived there. It would pass over that house and not kill the first-born child. This is where the name Passover comes from. For the last plague, even Pharaoh's own son was killed. He summoned Moses and told him to take the Israelites out of Egypt immediately. Finally, after 200 years of slavery, the Jewish people were free. How is it celebrated? The Passover celebrations last for several days. People clean their houses very carefully, to make sure they get rid of any crumbs of chametz . These are crumbs from food that has been allowed to rise, like normal bread. Jewish people aren't allowed to eat this during Passover. This is because the Israelites had to leave Egypt so quickly that they did not have time to let their bread rise, so food products that have risen are forbidden during Passover. At the beginning of Passover in the evening, family and friends will get together for a meal and a special service called a Seder. There is a special Seder plate which has certain things on it: A lamb bone - This symbolises the sacrifice and blood from the lamb used on the doorposts A roasted egg - This is a symbol of sacrifice, but also of the Israelites' determination when they were going through such a difficult time, as the cooked egg is hard A green vegetable to dip in salt water - The green vegetable is a reference to new life, while the salt water symbolises the Israelite slaves' tears Bitter herbs, often horseradish - This symbolises the bitter suffering that the Israelites had to go through Charoset (a paste of chopped apples, walnuts and wine) - This is a symbol of the material used by the Israelites to make bricks while they were working as slaves Special food is eaten to remember the story. As Jewish people cannot eat bread that has risen, they eat a special type of flat bread which hasn't risen (known as unleavened bread) called Matzah. During the meal, the door is also left open for the prophet Elijah, who is an important religious person, as it is believed he will come to announce the coming of the Messiah. Families also read the Haggadah - a book that tells the Passover story - with songs and blessings. Children will ask questions and everyone will discuss the story. For Jewish people, Passover is a big celebration of freedom and life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/39565685 |
| Health › UK 'smart' Bandages Could Be Trialled Within A Year by smemud(op): 12:56pm On Apr 16, 2017 |
Bandages which can detect how a wound is healing and send messages back to doctors could be trialled within the next 12 months, scientists have said. The bandages would use real-time 5G technology to monitor what treatment is needed and also keep track of a patient's activity levels. The work is being led by Swansea University's Institute of Life Science. It forms part of the £1.3bn Swansea Bay City deal which aims to create a 5G test hub for digital innovation. Prof Marc Clement, chairman of the Institute of Life Science (ILS), said: "5G is an opportunity to produce resilient, robust bandwidth that is always there for the purpose of healthcare. 'Tailor treatment' "That intelligent dressing uses nano-technology to sense the state of that wound at any one specific time. "It would connect that wound to a 5G infrastructure and that infrastructure through your telephone will also know things about you - where you are, how active you are at any one time. "You combine all of that intelligence so the clinician knows the performance of the specific wound at any specific time and can then tailor the treatment protocol to the individual and wound in question." He added: "Traditional medicine may be where a clinician might see a patient and then prescribe the treatment approach for a month or three months. "What the future holds is a world where there's the ability to vary the treatment to the individual, the lifestyle and the pattern of life. "Sometimes we revere doctors so much that we tell them all is well but all of the evidence is there before them in this 5G world, so the clinician and patient can work together to address the challenge." Experts in nano-technology would develop the tiny sensors while 3D printers at ILS would be used to produce the bandages which would bring down the cost. Prof Clement said experts at the Welsh Wound Innovation Centre are also involved in the project and trials would go through the Arch wellness and innovation project in south west Wales where there is a "honey pot" of one million people to carry out such tests. "What we're creating within this city deal, is an ecosystem that can prove concept, prove business, manufacture locally and take innovation to a global marketplace." he added. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-39590851 |
| Christianity Etc › Re: 10 Reasons To Accept The Resurrection Of Jesus As An Historical Fact by smemud(m): 9:54am On Apr 16, 2017 |
African are the most religious continent on earth, they can pray to any length and yet they are most backward nation on earth. 2 Likes |
| Christianity Etc › Re: 10 Reasons To Accept The Resurrection Of Jesus As An Historical Fact by smemud(m): 9:49am On Apr 16, 2017 |
nonsense, he died for ur sin and yet people still wallow in sin. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Hameed Ali Seeks Legal Advice On Wearing Of Uniform by smemud(m): 9:11pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
c me c wahala,if u are ashamed of ur work abeg resign jare |
| Politics › Re: Hameed Ali Seeks Legal Advice On Wearing Of Uniform by smemud(m): 9:11pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
slowpoke |
| Islam › Re: Don't Abandon Widows And Divorcées.... by smemud(m): 11:34am On Mar 03, 2017 |
Jazakumullah khairan |
| Literature › Re: Red Ashes by smemud(m): 8:56am On Mar 03, 2017 |
Chumzypinky:chai,u self don join flashing league.kia see wetiñ recession cause for naija. |
| Literature › Re: Red Ashes by smemud(m): 8:50am On Mar 03, 2017 |
| Education › Re: Test Your Left Brain by smemud(op): 3:40pm On Mar 01, 2017 |
matrazy:nop |
| Education › Test Your Left Brain by smemud(op): 3:16pm On Mar 01, 2017 |
Test your left brain
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| Business › Re: CBN Pumps Fresh $80m To FX Market For School Fees, PTA by smemud(m): 8:25pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
[quote author=SweetJoystick post=54118635]Nice, but I won't make money. Well, the ease of burden for Nigerians is better off than my greed  [/quote ]ç u omo ale |
| Business › Re: CBN Pumps Fresh $80m To FX Market For School Fees, PTA by smemud(m): 8:18pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
we are getting there. Abeg tell babu make he no come home or else ..... |
| Crime › Re: 2 Nigerian Drug Dealers Nabbed In South Africa With Drugs Valued At R14000(pics) by smemud(m): 8:20am On Feb 13, 2017 |
Reporting from NCAN abk,na our olori pelebe brothers o. 6 Likes |
