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Amnesty International has expressed serious concern about the recent execution of foreign nationals,  including a Nigerian, Qorbi bin Mussa Adam, over an allegation of murdering  a Saudi national.
He was the second Nigerian to be executed in Saudi Arabia this year after another Nigerian, Jamil 'Abbas Shu'ayb, was beheaded in May. In both cases, the Saudi Arabian authorities have disclosed very little information about their trials but Amnesty International said that these are likely to have been held in secret  as in the case of Suliman Olufemi, another Nigerian who remains at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia. He was sentenced to death in 2004. 
In a bulletin received by THISDAY in Abuja, Olufemi’s trial was held in secret and conducted in arabic, which he does not understand, without adequate interpretation facilities. He had no legal representation or any legal assistance. It is feared that he was tortured while being held incommunicado in pre-trial detention to force him to “confess”.
Adam was the 51st person to be executed in Saudi Arabia this year, according to Amnesty International’s monitoring. As in previous years, the figures reflect a disproportionately high rate of executions of Africans and Asians. Of the 51 people executed so far this year, 36 were Saudi Arabians, out of a population of some 21 million, while 15 executions were of foreign nationals residing in Saudi Arabia, whose number approximately six million.  In 2008, the Saudi Arabian government executed, on average, more than two people a week.
Almost half of them were foreign nationals from developing countries, including Nigeria.The government of Saudi Arabia uses the death penalty for a wide range of offences, including offences which are ill-defined or do not have lethal consequences.  The process by which the death penalty is imposed and carried out is harsh, largely secretive and grossly unfair. Executions in Saudi Arabia are generally held in public, and are in some cases,  followed by crucifixion of the bodies.  Saudi Arabian judges have wide discretion and can hand down death sentences for vaguely-worded and non-violent offences. Some migrant workers are reported to have even been unaware that they had been sentenced to death until the very morning of their execution.
The Saudi Arabian government's continuing high use of the death penalty runs counter to the growing international trend towards abolition and the UN General Assembly's adoption in 2007 and 2008 of resolutions calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions. According to Amnesty International, 139 countries in the world have abolished the death penalty in law or practice. 

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=151294

@na so

oooohhhh shut up u plunker.
you seem to hace serious issues. why fill all of ur posts with insults

@ Yizzurr
Nice one. Only heard of numbers 3 n 4. Will check out the others.
Wonder what has happened to precious palm at ugbowo.

thanks. Appreciated.

NL i need advise on good hotels in Benin city. Planning to visit in October. Many thanks.

if you like the guy why not just gree for am. why the cat and mouse game, trying to test him patience.? well am at my wits end. i don tire. after how many months. nothing for me. grrrrrrrrrr.

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Bayelsa who?

Interesting article by Ian Birrell of the UK independent:

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/ian-birrell-never-mind-the-rebranding-ndash-nigeria-needs-rebuilding-1764702.html

Nigeria's minister of Information has launched a campaign to rebrand her country, attempting to lure foreign investors and tourists under the slogan "Nigeria: Good People. Great Nation". It is a valiant effort doomed to failure, just like the previous government's campaign ("Nigeria, Heart of Africa". Not because the new slogan is wrong, but because this week's bloodshed will reinforce Nigeria's reputation as a dangerous land of crime and corruption.


As the violence dies down, the bodies are buried and security forces flood into the worst-affected towns and cities, there are now fears of a new Islamist front line, with lurid talk of Nigeria's "Taliban" fuelled by the fundamentalist group behind the stabbings and shootings. Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is a sin", want to see hardline Islamic law across the country.
In truth, this is just another sign of how successive governments have failed to tackle the poverty and problems that cripple a country which should be an emerging powerhouse, given the wealth of its resources and the vitality of its people. Violence flares up with sickening regularity. More than 10,000 people have died in sectarian strife since the return to civilian rule in 1999, with jobless young men manipulated all too often by political and religious leaders.

Take the tale of Ahmed Sani. Standing for re-election as governor of the crime-torn, mainly-Muslim state of Zamfara in 2003, he suddenly discovered religion, introducing full sharia law, urging the destruction of Christian churches and chopping off the hands of thieves. This led to riots, stonings, horrific bloodshed and nearly split Nigeria in two. It also got Sani re-elected; indeed, he nearly ran for President four years later.

Nigeria is a divided nation, the legacy of British colonial rule. The 140 million people estimated to live there encompass 250 ethnic groups. Half of the people are Muslim, most of the rest Christian. As in India, the British got on well with the Muslim nobles in the north and did deals to rule through them, while elsewhere the National Africa Company was allowed to run rampant, pillaging the wealth and exploiting the native people. Despite decolonisation, dictatorship and democracy, some would argue little has changed.

There had been hopes the end of military rule would mean an end to Nigeria's problems. No such joy. Umaru Yar'Adua, who became President two years ago after a dodgy election, promised political reform, an end to corruption, peace in the oil-rich regions of the Niger Delta and an improved energy system. One year later, turbines worth billions of pounds were discovered rotting away in ports because they could not be transported to the power stations. Meanwhile, electricity is a luxury in Lagos, just down the road from one of the world's largest oil fields. Piped water is a rarity and healthcare a disgrace.

When I was there last year, an American musician with me fell and sliced his lip open. A private hospital demanded £3,000 to stitch it up. At the public hospital, the matron angrily reproached him for travelling there without four armed guards, and then stitched up the wound, cutting the suture with a pair of broken, rusting scissors. The walls were filthy, and buckets of evil-smelling liquid dotted the floor. The musician, a tough guy from inner-city Chicago, blanched and offered up prayers.

Little wonder that polls have found Nigerians have less faith in politicians than other Africans. A Globescan survey in 2005 found only 15 per cent were remotely satisfied with their government, and 62 per cent very unsatisfied – more than twice as many as in Kenya, Angola and even Zimbabwe. And little wonder that most Nigerians hustle and bustle to survive, relying on themselves, their families, their churches and their kinspeople to get by.

A successful Nigeria could transform Africa. It is a country whose people have a dynamism and energy unmatched elsewhere. Instead, more than two-thirds of the people live in abject poverty and Angola has overtaken Nigeria as Africa's leading oil producer. On the face of it, this is because attacks by militants have cut production by about one-third. These attacks have spread, for the first time, to Lagos. But while the politicians talk, nothing has been done to tackle the desperate living standards and grotesque environmental damage of the delta region that ensures an endless supply of foot-soldiers for the militias. The attacks will continue.

Last week, the Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka urged politicians to listen to the grievances of people in the delta. He was asked about the rebranding exercise. "If you own a rickety vehicle and only repaint it and put a new slogan on it, the engine will still knock," he replied. "What we've got to do in Nigeria is mend the vehicle, not to rebrand."

@ poster
A good number of the items in b n q, ikea, etc are not uk made but imported from the far east same place nigerian importers get their items from.
In long run may not be worthwhile bringing from overseas IF you can get authentic ones in nigeria. On the flip side; its your money, your house your choice; do whatever makes you comfortable/happy.
@ Walakolobo
Your reference to PIMPing is uncalled for and the analogy in bad taste

In all the years i have followed european football [>15 yrs for that matter] this is the dumbest deal i have ever come across. Barca sure know how to destroy their winning teams.
Similar to the treatment dished out to romario, rivaldo, ronaldinho et al

Already posted

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-301645.0.html

@JamesG

Are you on horse sh*t or sumthing?
You for real? What planet are you on?

At least during Abacha regime you could leave your house in the morning without fear that either yourself or your family you are leaving behind is not going to be kidnapped, mugged, robbed, molested or worse still raped.
Of course a military regime is far from being perfect, but with the mob ruling us at present we have been denied a fundamental freedom; mandate at the polls. They are not accountable to the people just as the military. This is George Orwells` animal farm bein replayed. The wool should be removed from our eyes. This is no democracy.

Why your father no first start am. Idiot.
For me Nigeria is on his way to doom and as fast as an f1 car. Kidnapping, massive corruption, murders, militancy etc. These are the hallmark of an impending civil war. The civilians have proved themselves completely impotent in dealing with these. We need law and order. We need security. we need martial law. I dont bloody care what people think or say. We need the military.

http://www.nigeriapropertiesonline.com/price_quotes.php

A bit out of date but the closest i could find

Na wa o! All in a bid to stay overseas. What a shame. In a way i dont feel any sympathy. These guys make things difficult for genuine couples. These English people are known for their knee jerk response to such situations. Expect even more tighter immigration rules with accompanying increase in application cost.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201321/The-moment-foreign-brides-grooms-arrested-bogus-marriage-swoop.html

I guess this may spell the end of our winning or doing well for that matter in all under-aged categories; men and women. Also it will affect most other african countries as they are as guilty as nigeria.
Dont be surprised south americans brazil et al could be caught out

Instead of bombing lagos, abuja etc. Charity begins at home. Why not attack the iboris, odilis, uduaghans and all the corrupt politicians in the NDDC and their stolen loot. Afterall the monies they stole and still stealing are those directly budgeted for the ND. Unless they are they faceless sponsors of the so called MEND.
This is a lesson for all those clamouring for MEND; cos they will be in for a big surprise to know that the real leaders and drivers for the criminal organisation are far from being saints; but as corrupt as the ones in lagos and abuja they are currently fighting.

I agree with poster. This thread is unfair to the other sports as it is virtually a football forum. Fact!

This message is to the moderator or perhaps the creators of the site. Football needs its separate thread; whilst another is named "other sports".

My brother kanu na igwe now. Na small arsene wenger take senior am

Na wa o. This guy spent 3 yrs with nigerian police, 2 yrs with insurance, 3 yrs with esperance in tunisia, another 7 yrs with shakhtar, then 4 yrs combined with wigan and Kayserispor, yet he is still 27yrs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8141106.stm

Niger sef, until una become grandpapa at 20, or armpit hair begin plait dada; una no go talk true.

These ppl dey waste time

Enter calabar/ijebu et al for authentic witches

A job centre is advertising a "witch" vacancy with tourist site Wookey Hole, in Somerset, for £50,000 a year.

The witch, who has to live in the site's caves, is expected to teach witchcraft and magic.

Wookey Hole staff say the role is straightforward: live in the cave, be a witch and do the things witches do.

The advert for the post, placed in the local press as well as job centres, says applicants must be able to cackle and cannot be allergic to cats.

The job has come up after the previous witch retired from the role.

"We are witchless at the moment so need to get the role filled as soon as possible," said Daniel Medley from the tourist destination.

'Key career move'

"Wookey Hole wants the appointee to go about her everyday business as a hag, so that people passing through the caves can get a sense of what the place was like in the Dark Ages.

"This was when an old woman lived in the caves with some goats and a dog, causing a variety of social ills, including crop failures and disease."

The £50,000-a-year salary is pro rata, and based on work done as needed, largely in the summer holidays, but also at Halloween and at Christmas.

"Wookey Hole is advertising nationally and hopes to attract a strong field of candidates with the £50,000 serving as a major incentive," said the site.

It said ambitious witches looking for a "key career move" should arrive dressed for work armed with any "essential witch accoutrements".

Due to sexual discrimination law, the job cannot demand that the post is filled by a woman.

Under sexual discrimination law, unless Wookey Hole can provide "documentary proof that the original witch was female it can't issue a gender-specific job description".

Interviews, which will involve on-site assessment incorporating a range of standard tasks, will take place on 28 July at 1100, stipulates the advert.

Zambian kini?