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Give Nigerian business man
Antony Chinedu what
belongs to him
By Peter Nguli
Updated Wednesday, June 26th 2013 at
00:00 GMT +3
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By Peter Nguli
NAIROBI,KENYA: That Antony Chinedu, the
controversial drug trafficker suspect has
been deported back to Nigeria while he
has cases in court regarding the same
leaves a lot to be desired. That he was
abruptly deported without the Nigerian
High Commission in Nairobi being
informed is even more absurd.
And that he was deported while still
having a case in court regarding his
alleged Shs400 million property in Nairobi
leaves many questions answered.
It appears there is more than meets the
eye. Because we as Kenyans know how
things work in Kenya: money first, others
follow.
Whether Chinedu was a drug-trafficker or
not is not the point here. If he is indeed a
trafficker, he deserves to be deported.
But as Nigerian authorities rightly put it,
the right procedures should be followed.
That is why they are right to ground the
aircraft and its officials. For we wouldn't
wish our citizens to be treated the same
way unprocedurely while in Nigeria.
Nigeria is a good business partner in our
economy especially the Kenya Airways and
diplomatic issues must be handled
cautiously.
Even this is a family issue, videos of
wrangles with his estranged wife
throwing chairs and cups at him as police
watched under full glare of TV cameras in
previous episodes amount to bullying and
intimidation; perhaps because he is a
foreigner. Even foreigners deserve police
protection.
The rule of international law says that he
who commits a criminal offence should
be charged in a court of law in the host
country and be deported after serving a
given sentence, if that is so decided.
Chinedu has lived in Kenya for 18 years,
married a Kenyan woman and has
children. These children will need to
see their dad, it is their right. And Chinedu
may need to be visiting them at some
point as their father, even if he is
divorced.
From media reports, Chinedu claims that
he has property worth Shs400 million. If
this is true, then there is no question, he
deserves at least a share of that property
by law. Chinedu argues that he was
deported because his wife and other
associates want to possess his property.
If that is true, then the Nigerian
authorities must have considered this as
unfair. That is why they have grounded
the aircraft. For it's immoral to deport
someone, even if a criminal, with the
intention of getting his property. No
wonder it was recently reported that a
woman from Central Kenya had hired
goons to kill her husband so she can own
all her properties while others use
pangas.
If Chinedu is a criminal, arrest him and
charge him in court and if guilty sentence
him at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
Anyone with two eyes can just sense that
this is a scheme behind the scenes to get
Chinedu's property through the back door
by some powerful forces.
Give Chinedu what he owns and then
deport him or charge him in court and if
guilty he will serve his sentence. If not,
then it is robbery without violence.

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/article/2000086822/give-nigerian-business-man-antony-chinedu-what-belongs-to-him

Kenyanstar:
And yet there are thousands of Nigerians flocking to that Kenya with the Kibera slum.... I have never heard a Kenyan go to Nigeria to "hustle", begging the question why do Nigerians youths risk death to immigrate to other countries while they have a "planned city" Abuja. Have youked ever as yourself why Kenya is deporting hundreds of Nigerians daily? Most probably coz they see the potential that Kenya can offer compared to Nigeria. Nigeria is one huge shit hole.

Nigerians are not being deported from Kenya, fact! If you are deporting Nigerians, can you pls do us the favour and deport @Pavore? We would appreciate that alot.

Secondly, the Nigerians who are in Kenya are majorly from one ethnic nationality, Igbo. These people have a culture of moving from place to place to explore. That's their way of life, just as you claimed that it is in the masai's DNA the tendency to drink blood. Here in Nigeria, there are more igbo outside of the east, their homeland, than there are living in the same eastern Nigeria. There is a saying in Nigeria that if you go to a place and you don't find an Igbo man, then leave there; because there is uninhabitable.

So don't go about flattering yourself that Nigerians are coming to your country for greener pasture. Point is: you will always find the Igbo even in places that is not as conducive as his home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukk42wLeVpI
some people still compare us to some African countries

When Nigeria, on October 3, 2013, announced the introduction of a new automotive policy aimed at discouraging the importation of wholly assembled automobile and encouraging local manufacturing, it seemed like a tall dream. Innoson Motors, an indigenous company, last week, unveiled a new brand of vehicles, building on local assembly successes by Hyundai and Nissan. Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited founded by Nigerian industrialist, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, unveiled its new cars – IVM Umu, IVM Umu and IVM Uzo- manufactured at the company’s Nnewi plant in Anambra State, South east Nigeria. IVM Fox IVM UMU 70 percent of the parts used in building the cars were locally sourced, heralding the emergence of a local car manufacturing industry that will, in the nearest future, serve the region. Already, the company has disclosed it plans to take its brand to neighbours in West Africa, with the Republic of Benin and Ghana on its radar. The company had earlier impressed with its trucks and buses. The range of Innoson vehicles is already enjoying patronage locally, unlike in the past when indigenous manufacturers were stifled by the lack of appreciation of their products. Across Africa, locally-made goods are beginning to earn respect and desired patronage through quality assurance and competitive pricing. Former governor of Nigeria’s Anambra State, where the Innoson plant is located, Peter Obi had become a frequent buyer of the locally made vehicles by the time he left office. Founder of the car-making company, Chukwuma, said Obi still patronizes his company. Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) is expected to soon take delivery of Pickups made by Innoson. Pickups for the Nigerian Road Safety Corps The country’s minister of trade and investment, Olusegun Aganga, at the event held in Nnewi, commended IVM for producing the first Nigeria-made vehicles. He said such an investment is necessary to expand the country’s manufacturing frontiers. 21 auto-companies have already signed commitments with technical partners to set up local assembly operations, according to Nigeria’s National Automotive Council (NAC). https://venturesafrica.com/innoson-unveils-first-made-in-nigeria-cars/

AS the United States (U.S.) space programme loses momentum with the retirement of the space shuttle, those of Ghana and Nigeria are just taking off. Though neither country has yet launched people into orbit, both are utilising the technology they have developed from their space agencies to help people on the ground. Nigeria founded its National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) in 1999 with the intent of using and developing space technology that would translate into socio-economic benefits for the population at large. It launched its first satellite in 2003. The country has made great strides in satellite technology in the past decade with the establishment of NigComSat, an independent company charged with managing the commercial and business operations of communication satellites. With the help of the Chinese, NigComSat launched NigComSat-1R in December 2011. It is a hybrid geostationary satellite with a 15-year lifespan that has provided improved and cost-effective wireless and Internet coverage for Nigerians. Not only has NigComSat-1R expanded opportunities for broadcast companies, but the government of Nigeria estimates that $10 million can be made from direct-to-home TV initiatives made possible by the satellite. NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X, launched in August 2011 from the Dnepr rocket in Russia, provide high-resolution and medium-resolution satellite images that allow Nigeria to tap into a whole new set of commercial opportunities. UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) built NigeriaSat-2 while Nigerian engineers looked on, and
http://thecaliberassociates.com/nasrda/?p=33

ArchieTaylor:
Some pictures I fpond soewhere, one guy is at the alps, some skiing event. Very patriotic people.

stop showing us your flag thereby reminding us that cocroach originated in Kenya!

NairobiWalker:
The reason they think they have no slums - they don't consider their slums as slums. lol

the fact remains that the whole world knows that Nairobi is not the Paradise you people want us to believe it is. There is a Mighty Kibera slum in Nairobi. This is far bigger than the makoko, ajegunle and Nyanya wew have in Nigeria. Infact, it is so shameful that you people try to hide it in the map of Nairobi by marking the area as a vegetation.

ValerianSteel:
That was a false reporting spread by Arab media last year,in reverse Russian jets are often escorted out of Israeli airspace.Both Israel and Russia entered a mutual understanding not to get in either's way in Syria to avoid conflict.This has been adhered to by both parties.Israel flies into Syria regularly and most times,Russia only knows of this when Israel is done taking out a target.

when it is reported by other media except western, then it is propaganda. But if it was reported by clinton news network, then it must be true!

If Russia is as weak as you want to believe, why then did before the deployment of Russian airforce in Syria last year, why then did the american quietly obey the Russian Lt.Gen when he went to the US embassy in Syria to tell them that in about 2hrs time, Russia will begin an air campaign in Syria and that the US should move away whatever kind of hardware they had on ground?

PissedYagami:
I know this comes as a shocker to you but any place in Kenya that is in Kenya gets uninterrupted 24/7 hour supply of electricity. Can't remember the last time I had no electricity. The only time there is power outage is when there is repair or maintenance which happens rarely. And they tell you like a week before. They advertise it on the newspaper and post it online

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Kenya

you claim you are more sophisticated than Naija yet you still think in this global world of ours, it is possible to tell lies without being caught!

In the link above, it was said that Kenya has installed capacity of just over 2000mw or electricity and they also said you have one of the highest connection rate per capita and that means more of you are connected to the grid. Now if this is so, how comes just over 2000mw of electricity can go round 45m of your citizens uninterupted? Even SA with over 40000mw, still have power outages and the people there are begining to complain!

To further confirm the sublime truth i am speaking, that Kenya DO HAVE ERATIC POWER SUPPLY, THE LINK I GAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR WHEN IT SAID "...DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION HOWEVER, REMAINS VERY LOW". these are not my words, but the words of those who know Kenya very well!

So yes, i am shocked: but not because of the truth you claim you are speaking, but because of the level of falsehood that can comeout of smeone who us suppose to live in a modern world and should know that such lies can be easily detected by just a single click!

Kenyanstar:
Its shameful that you think by attaching the 1% negativity to other countries then that it will diminish its achievements.
1. The highest number of illegal undocumented immigrants in Africa are Nigerians.
2. The biggest number of drowning and carcasses found in the European waters or Libyan desserts responsively are Nigerians
3. The biggest polio afflicted country in Africa is Nigeria.
4. The only oil producing country in Africa that has concession-ed 98% of its oil blocks to foreign firms
If Nigeria concentrated on even distribution of resources like the number of flyovers that are used to mint money through exaggerated construct constructs then it would have been a first world country.

big lie! The biggest number of people drowning in the mediterranean sea are not Nigerians but east africans, from kenya to ethiopia, to eritrea, djibouti and somalia, stop telling lies!

We have eradicated polio already and only recorded the first case since then. 100percent of Nigerians to the error of 10^200million are polio free, fact!

And no, we are not concessioning our oil wells to foreigners. Infact, we are the only African country with the both public and private energy companies deeply involved in both the up and down stream sector of the oil industry!

Our companies are not only deeply involved in both streams of the oil sector, they are also investing heavily in other countries that just discovered oil not too long ago!

FYI, our NNPC is helping Kenya to develop the single drop of oil you just discovered. This is what Jonathan's govt and also Buhari's govt came to sign in your country the other time.

The NNPC and other deals signed by the other private firms we have, are so key to your economy and future that when Jonathan came around Nairobi, you guys gave him a VIP reception, the type you rarely give to anyone! He addressed a joint session of parliarment, a thing your heads of state has never got in our National House of Assembly, the most powerful regislative body in the whole Africa!

Kenyanstar:
So how does this planned city help the common Nigerian citizen access stable 24/7 electricity? Does the presence of that "internationally planned city" ensure that the state of healthcare model is free or cheaper. Has the planned city stopped the millions of Nigerian youths stowing away or immigrating illegally to other countries?

the fact remains that NO AFRICAN COUNTRY HAS 24/7 POWER SUPPLY, NO ONE!

Secondly, Infrastructure is infrastructure it doesn't matter if it was put in place by the govt or private individuals, fact! Our country generates 4000mw of electricity, but our homes, banks, companies etc all generate their own power! In the words of 'iko Damgote (and i'm sure you are familiar with that name), "even if the federal Govt improves on power generation, we are still not going to use it because it cheaper to generate than taking from the national grid". For your information, the excess power generated by Dangote companies are sold to the national grid and used by the community the company is situated.

And for health care, it is ridiculously cheap here! Last month when i got down with malaria and typhoid, i got treated in all, it was 1500naira and that's about 3dollars. So what exactly are you telling me?!!!!

I keep hearing Kenya and South Africa are more sophisticated than Nigeria. That SA's economy is more sophisticated bla bla bla. And i keep wondering what all of that means!

I want someone to tell me in what ways SA and Kenya are more sophisticated than the Fed Rep of Naija! Don't just tell me our banks are more sophisticated; tell me what precisely is more sophisticated than its equivalent in Naija and SHOW that it is truely more sophisticated than wha's obtainable in Naija!

CSTR13:
Stop yapping crap. The issues affecting the F-35s which was more or less a result of coupling together too much technological awesomeness has been resolved.
Your Russian masters does not have any jet in its class.
Tell the bravest enemy of isreal you know with any variant of Russian jet available to engage in a dog-fight with the f-35 and see if it dosen't work.
And btw, the canadians would be among the first in line to get the F-35s.

can you now tell me why the Isreali airforce had to runaway at supersonic speed as soon as the sighted the Russian SU30 in Syria's airspace?

CSTR13:
s300 ko, s-100,000 ni.
I was expecting you to name a russian jet that can go head to head against it.
Is Russia a coward or a third world nation that is always looking for the defensive.

why don't you go fly your crappy F35 anywhere the SU30/34/35 is airborne.

i'll pick the SU-30/34 over any F35 anytime anyday!

can't believe people are still argueing this issue when the greatest authorities on the feminism issue, Sagamite and Craziebone as well as Timbuktou hasve given their verdict on the issue.

Can this debate stop already!

sweetcocoa:
What is your pint exactly? I have never argued that men aren't physically stronger than women, the argument is that, if a woman is up to task, let her do the job.

do you srill remember @sagamite and @Craziebone? Where are they?

ah, Where is @sagamite and craziebone when you need them!

This is the kind of thread you need them both, @sagamite and @craziebone. Anyone remember them?

ItsQuinn:
That is why I would advice ladies to never ask a guy out....EVER!

you say this and you still call yourself a feminist? Isn't it "what a man can do a woman can do best"?

You can't risk rejection, yet you want us to wash your clothes for you, share house chores and tolerate it when you talk back to us?

You want the man to ask you out, buy you things with his hard earned money even when he may have his siblins and parents to attend to, all in a bid to impress you, you take everything and still play your shakara for him and you may end up not even saying yes to him and after saying yes to him after so many months of waiting, you still want to share 'equal' places with him?

If that is so, so tell me what will be your brother's gain in the relationship? And when he does all these things and the lady begins to deny him sex, y'all will be the ones shouting "her body, her choice"!

naija!

someone here is asking you to see naija and die! https://www.nairaland.com/3327823/kenyans-far-behind-nigerians-every/10

it was even said we are the first African country to become a global competitor in space technology.

http://www.crat-arct.org/en/news/news-115

yet, every country on earth is better than Nigeria in every aspect. (Facts Don't Lie!):

2016: Nigeria begins Satellite
management business from
Jan 16
12-01-2016
Newswatchtime
Nigeria has
become the
first African
nation to
compete at
the
international
stage as a
major player
in space technology, as the Nigerian
Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT-
operator of NigComSat-R), the Nigerian
Communication Satellite had won the bid to
provide communications satellite technology
services to the Republic of Belarus over a
15-year period.
Besides leasing transponders to
neighbouring Ghana, Gabon, Cote’dVoire
and several other countries using its
NIGCOMSAT -1R infrastructure, wining the
Belarus satellite bid has further positioned
Nigeria among top global communications
satellite players.
With this development experts said benefit
now accrue for Nigeria ranging from
financial gain, expertise acumen in-terms of
security and more employment opportunity
for indigenous engineers and management
specialists.
This was announced by China Great
Industries Corporation (CGWIC), a renowned
satellite manufacturing company in China
and a technical partner to NigComSat.
The Head Public Affairs, NigComSat, Adamu
Idris, who revealed this, said the operation
will commence on 16 January 2016, the
official date for the launch of the
Belintersat-1 in Belarus and will last for a
period of 15 years.
Adamu said the bid was a keenly contested
exercise between Nigeria and other bidders
with over 20 years of experience in satellite
management.
According to the General manager satellite
Operations, NigComsat, Danjuma
Ndihgihdah, Nigeria won the bid due to the
high capacity of her ground facility at
NigComSat base in Abuja, her human
capacity resource, and the confidence
reposed in NigComSat by the Chinese giant
(CGWIC).
With this feat, Nigeria becomes the first
African nation to compete at the
international stage as a major player in
space technology.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Communications
will be leading Nigerian delegation to
witness the launch of the Belintersat-1 in
January 2016, and to discuss other related
partnerships and ways to further improve,
deepen and strengthen the Sino-Nigeria
relationship.

I heard Kenya is ahead of Nigeria in all aspects and they say facts don't lie!
Nigeria Targets Satellite Resources for Economic Growth 4 Nseobong Okon-Ekong Contrary to fears being expressed in some quarters, the management of Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has said Nigeria’s satellite resources are primed to help the nation in accelerating robust ICT infrastructure to boost economic development. “As an organisation, we are committed to using the country’s satellite resources towards developing the needed infrastructure platform for engendering overall economic development,” Head, Public Affairs of NIGCOMSAT, Mr. Adamu Idris, said. Already, the Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, had said that in the current Communications Sector Roadmap for 2016-2019, satellite resources owned by Nigeria would play a critical role in catalysing broadband growth, as it would be put into full usage to the benefits of the country’s economic growth. With just 10 per cent broadband penetration in the country, Nigeria’s satellites resources both existing and soon- to-be-acquired satellites would be put into playing even greater role in the country. He particularly noted that the company would explore new investment towards ensuring that the potentiality of the country’s satellite resources being managed by the NIGCOMSAT is unleashed to drive economic development. While some have called for privatisation of NIGCOMSAT, which they believe has been taking more from rather than adding to the Nigerians coffer, Shittu has said that the West African country won’t privatise the NIGCOMSAT. Speaking on the activities of NIGCOMSAT, its Managing Director, Mrs. Abimbola Alale, has said her company was established to champion broadband growth. According to her, if well supported by the government and patronised by local and foreign organisations, the satellite technology would provide broadband links to people who could not be reached with fibre cables. Alale, however, noted that though NigComSat-1, which was reported to have been lost in space in 2007 after 18 months of operation was only de-orbited because of technical challenges especially power supply, the new NigComSat-1R is a direct replica of it with similar functions. According to her, NigComSat-1R launched in 2011 was built from the proceeds of the fully insured NigComSat-1 without any additional cost to the federal government. She maintained that NigComSat -1R, which has being in space in the past four years would support the activities of China Great Wall Industries Corporation (CGWIC), by providing necessary facilities to test communication payload of the Belintersat-1 Satellite, recently launched in China, over Africa using its ground station infrastructures located in Abuja. She further stated that besides other traditional services to various institutions including universities in the country, banks, security agencies, and the Republic of Gabon for the tracking of its rail system, NigComSat-1R facilities could also be deployed to perfect the country’s e-voting system ahead of the 2019 general elections. She, however, said this could only be made possible if there was collaboration between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and NigComSat Limited. According to her, the satellite was built with radiation-hardened technology, high reliability, on-board software re- programme ability, fault tolerance and redundant amplifiers. NigComSat-1R’s payload has active and 12 redundant transponders.

Here is the link: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24025-how-nigeria-has-been-using-its-satellites/

Yes, Nigeria has a space programme. Since 2003 the West African country has been operating its own satellites, three of which are currently collecting data from Earth orbit. But this week Nigeria’s space agency came under fire after UK newspaper the Daily Mail reported on British politicians questioning why Nigeria is spending money on satellites while accepting foreign aid for the large proportion of its citizens who live in poverty. In fact, the country’s satellites support food production in the region and disaster relief around the world – including helping with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the US. Nigeria’s National Space Research & Development Agency (NASRDA) launched its first orbiter, NigeriaSat-1, in 2003. The roughly $13 million cost was paid for by the Nigerian government, but it was built by Surrey Space Technology (SST) in the UK and launched from a Russian spaceport. The spacecraft was equipped with high- resolution optical and infrared cameras. “They are there to look at agriculture production, improving food security,” says Audrey Nice of SST. The satellite was also designed for environmental monitoring, such as tracking desertification and even locust swarms. Eye on disaster NigeriaSat-1 lasted until 2012, four years longer than expected. It was succeeded by NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X, which both launched in 2011 carrying similar instruments. These satellites were also made at SST, with Nigerian engineers helping to build the latter. In addition to a continued environmental mission, the satellites’ high-resolution images of the country will help Nigeria review electoral boundaries ahead of its general elections in 2015. The NigeriaSats are also part of the international Disaster Monitoring Constellation, coordinated by SST. This network of satellites includes Chinese, Spanish and UK spacecraft that can provide rapid images from space when environmental disasters strike. In 2005 NigeriaSat-1 was the first satellite to send back pictures of the east coast of the US following Hurricane Katrina, says Nice. And the orbiter contributed images to aid workers following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Nigeria provides disaster- related imagery for free, but the country generates income from the satellites by selling other image data. NASRDA also commissioned a Chinese- built communications satellite, NigComSat-1, that launched from China in 2007. The satellite lost power a year later and was replaced in 2011 by NigComSat-1R, which is currently providing broadcast and internet services in Nigeria.

I keep hearing Kenya is more sophisticated everywhere, but what exactly are they sophisticated at? They talk about a banking system that it is more sophisticated than ours but still don't mention what exactly the sophistication is!

A thing is not so just because you say so. A thing is so because it can be veryfied by even independent observers to be so.

And for the low self esteem Nigerians, especially the OP, well, i don't blame you guys. I blame the local media and the NOA that have refused to do their jobs and have allowed this sort of disillusion among the vast majority of Nigerians to fester.