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You r a capital fooool......

Redoil:
too many clueless thieves from south west had foolishly mismanaged the bank since time imemorial. Compare
to the easterners. Thieftunooubu and saraki comes to mind on how they finished intercontinental bank.

Cant you write english? My 10tera old daughter could write more intelligently than this! I had to read yr post 3x to make sense of what the hell u were mumbling about!

kestolove95:
Ibo boys go kill us with fake drugs bdat..God help ur children...nafdac is company own by anambra state, own by the okuyili's

Write a letter to both uba bank and fmb bank. Detailing the transactions. Get a lawyer to draft yhe letter. Make sure you post it thru tnt or dhl or fedex. And post it to the head offices!!!

Mr. Man a dyke is a lesbian.....female homo....so r u so sure she was a lesbian? Seems u knew her....

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am 100% sure the reason for their separation was because she was servicing other dyke apart from her husband own.....

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slowpoke he is from benue state



quote author=Jalinco post=40079682]The guy is likely to be igbo guy.
He lost #25,000, he wanted to abscond with a car.
Just like our Igbo brothers, they lost in an election and they want to abscond with our oil.
They want to declare BiafrOIL[/quote]

Slowpoke ge is from otukpo


quote author=lekan29ice post=40078625] he's a biafran not aboki[/quote]

Dim wit ...he from makurdi


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HE IS A BIAFRAN SHAME [/size][/quote]...is

That man is frm benue state....slowpoke


quote author=mrlaw93 post=40077783]Another Biafran in crime.. Smh 4 d nation. [/quote]

I hate when sum1 reads and does not understand...still has the guts/liver to comment. The op said if the presido says no he will be deposed. Now dem de fear france. See gbabo. Thomas sankara and so many more......france go destabilise the country if you dont do as she says...its just like a baby in a candy shop who wants all the bon bon. C the tantrum the baby will throw if you say they cant have all the candies. Wore betide you if such ababy has a gun and can use it! That is france in french africa 4 u.

U r an idiot...a fool...a sycophant....a vagabond...a rusticated student....a political neophyte.

Its an incredibly sad story my friend. Would u believe that b4 the minister of the economy in cameroun declares his budget in parliament he has to first do in france? More than 50% of their foreign reserves is with france. And they get to justify why they need it to execute projects. Last but not least....any infrastructure projects they want to embark must 1st of all be tabled to fr
French companies....who choose what yhey 2ant and then the chinese or americans can pick the rest!
Example is the french multinational...bollore. they control the douala seaport....and when the chinese who built the multi billion kribi port wanted control,bollore went to the french parliament....and they now control kribi as well...which opens next year......

The ex French President Jacques Chirac in March 2008 stated that without Africa, France will smoothly go down in the rank of a third (world) power. Also, the former President of France François Mitterand who left seat for Chirac also said that if there was nothing like Africa, France would not have had any history in the 21st century.
Did you know that 14 countries in Africa are by colonial pact required to pay nearly 85% of their foreign reserve to the France central bank under the of

Unbelievably, France makes almost 500 billion dollars from Africa every single year that comes by. My anger gets even worse knowing they are not ready to condemn or cancel the act as these countries have already paid in 2014. It seems our leaders are really afraid of being killed and therefore need a powerful nation to support them. In case you are wondering why most leaders send their revenue abroad, it is because they are oppressed by colonial countries. Is that so hard to believe?

What of those in other african countries like cameroon. Panya. And gabon.




quote author=iterator24 post=39711569]i disagree with your common sense. Here, Provisions were made for Nigerians abroad in over 10 countries by the cbn. secondly, why would yssou not have time for your money? who thinks that way?[/quote]

You are a half baked graduate if at your age' you cant 'toast' a babe, your mama in the village come dey find wife for you !!



My guy...there is a 1000 miles difference between a babe and a wife. I can see you have 10 more years to go b4 thinking of even getting a wife. Meanwhile stick to the lil babes you r enjoying 4 now!!!

U said the best capitalist? More like a state/country capitalist.....he is mere rent seeker. Feding on govt favour or contract. Check all the arab billionaires...its difficult to find one without a state connection in one way or the other!





quote author=omowolewa post=39373426]The beauty of it is that Northern states can still bounce back if they can leverage on Agriculture.

The best capitalist we have in Nigeria is a Northerner mind you. Rise in IGR doesn't necessarily mean a rise in standard of living, unemployment level or purchasing power of the citizen. What is necessary here is to look at every other standards to measuring if Northern governors needs to go back to the drawing board.

Lets take for instance, Nasarawa which is closer to Abuja should have leveraged on that to improve its IGR.

When the North is ready to leave the 'ranka-dey-dey' way of life, bull-shit the National cake, take their destiny into their hands then you will see the improvements.

You made a nice observation.[/quote]

[quote author=queenfav post=39322032]@op at least your's happened when you were 11.Mine happened from april-july 2014.I had a problem with my law school posting for court and chambers attachment.Instead of my house local govt area in ughelli south,I was posted to Effurun.My mum had to arrangem I ........



I really got engrossed in your story. She should ve treated u like aprincess seeing dat u would soon become a lawyer or potential s.a.n. Could u let us in on ur relationship with this woman and what she thinks of you now as a lawyer... as well as how you now relate with the husband. What of the maid who stopped greeting you, as she then felt you were both mates....or is it maids? Lol.
I remember when i stayed at my cousins place...she spoilt me with food and jollying. The husband gave an order i be given what ever i wanted....after 7 months, i got the kids xbox game...later ps3. And just got them ps4. Waiting for ps5. Just becos i was taken care of...those kids wont lack if i have my way

my guy no need to be ashamed of your state girls..no mind those mumu orgaisers. i think the thing they do is to get all the 36 girls together in one and start distributing states like confetti...see, out of the 36 states you might have 15 from anambra?? then they start;;you take that state, you that one and so on. some of the girls might not even have been to the states they represent. some one might not have been outof the south east and is represnting jigawa? i wonder why they dont get the girls by the state they reside in.....

klem93:
I went tru the list and the only thing i noticed is that there is foolishness here... Igbo self dey rep Kwara, Niger, Ondo and so one... no beautiful daughter of the soil from this states... am ashamed of my state #ondo

first off, he should not have traveled for the game just days after burying his mum. he should have asked for permission to stay away.
second off, as we read earlier he was present at the training ad did ot bother joining in when the 2 keepers were needed to train together.
third off, the stubbornness inherent in us africans is stifling. hit leads you no where, my friend.

Sunexy:
Dis Enyeama own don 2much na

first off, he should not have traveled for the game just days after burying his mum. he should have asked for permission to stay away.
second off, as we read earlier he was present at the training ad did ot bother joining in when the 2 keepers were needed to train together.
third off, the stubbornness inherent in us africans is stifling. hit leads you no where, my friend.

Ebubeslym:
Truth be told, OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN WAILING BITTERLY AFTER THE DEED IS DONE

In a move to quench possible rebellion in the Super Eagles after a quarrel between the coach, Sunday Oliseh, and the erstwhile captain of the team, Vincent Enyeama, the Nigeria Football Federation on Friday warned the national team players to ensure that they abide by the coach’s instructions.

The NFF President Amaju Pinnick was quoted by the federation’s official website as telling the Eagles in Belgium to regard Oliseh as the father of the national team and obey him for the team’s progress.

“A lot has happened in the past couple of days, but the important thing is that the NFF will always be there for the team. A football team is like a family, and the head coach is like the father. I enjoin each and every one of you to work with the coach and abide by his instructions so that we can become better and stronger,” Pinnick said.

“On our part, we will continue to work hard to get friendly matches for you so that the team can bond better and achieve telepathy on the field. Our commitment to taking Nigeria football to heights never previously attained is unshaken.”

Pinnick also urged the team not to dwell on the 2-0 defeat they suffered in the hands of Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday and said he believes in their ability to turn things around and defeat Cameroon on Sunday.

Enyeama, who is Nigeria’s most capped footballer, announced his retirement from the national team on Thursday following a clash with Oliseh, after the gaffer stripped him of the captaincy of the team and handed it to CSKA forward Ahmed Musa.

However, the goalkeeper’s problems started much earlier.

Enyeama reached the 100-cap milestone in March in an international friendly game against Uganda, equalling former captain, Joseph Yobo’s record in the process. He became Nigeria’s most capped player – 101 caps – in June, in the Eagles 2-0 win against Chad in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kaduna.

The 33-year-old’s feat was highly celebrated but in a twist of fate, the Kaduna encounter became the beginning of the end of his international career.

Enyeama stirred up a hornet’s nest when he voiced out against the NFF’s choice of the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna as the venue for the game against Chad. He opined that Kaduna, which is in the northern part of Nigeria, was not safe for the match due to the activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group in the region.

The goalkeeper’s comments, which didn’t go down well with the NFF, the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai and indigenes of the state, sparked a controversy that many thought would have earned him a lengthy ban or expulsion. But somehow he survived, howbeit for a while.
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Pinnick had countered Enyeama, saying, “Kaduna State has always been a perfect ground for all national teams, and a city in love with football. We are excited anytime we bring a match of the national team to Kaduna, because we are always sure of massive support for our team.”

The federation followed up with a query issued to Enyeama on the matter. The Lille goalkeeper reportedly tore up the query in front of the federation officials, who delivered it and damned all consequences. The NFF reacted by referring the matter to its disciplinary committee for further investigation.

Enyeama was asked to appear before the NFF Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday, June 23, to clarify his comments. But he failed to appear before the committee claiming that he was never notified officially, that he only heard of it in the media; a claim the NFF countered.

However, after about a month of controversy, the NFF pardoned Enyeama and retained him as captain of the Eagles. Incidentally, the Chairman of the NFF Disciplinary Committee, Christopher Green, announced Enyeama’s pardon at the National Stadium, Abuja, shortly after the unveiling of Oliseh as the new Eagles coach.

While the trouble raged, Oliseh was one of those who stood on Enyeama’s side.

Even before taking up the Eagles job, Oliseh said Enyeama, as captain of the team, had the right to air his opinion regarding the team’s safety.

Oliseh, was also quoted as saying, “Enyeama is not a civil servant, why are you querying him? He’s a professional football player, the captain, and he aired his opinion that I think should be respected.

“Who do we think we are? This is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Who are the members of the committee that want to question him, these men have never played football and neither do they know how football is run.”

Oliseh was also said to have helped to reconcile Enyeama with the NFF officials but that was not the end.

Despite this, the relationship between Oliseh and Enyeama never seemed very cordial from day one. It was rumoured that Enyeama was a loyalist of the former Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, and was not happy with the coach’s removal.

With his retirement, it is on record that Enyeama never played for the Eagles under Oliseh. Though he was invited, he opted out of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania and the friendly game against Niger, due to the demise of his mother. Then, he arrived in camp in Belgium late because of his mother’s burial before his fallout with Oliseh ensued.

Apparently, Oliseh had started having faith in Carl Ikeme, who took Enyeama’s place in the goal post, and Ahmed Musa, who stood in as captain in the two games, but on his arrival in the Belgium camp, Enyeama could not come to terms with the sudden change in the team, hence the clash.

Oliseh’s announcement of Musa as a substantive captain of the team, out of the blues, and the drama that followed was the last straw.

While the Belgium drama was on, Enyeama wrote on his Instagram page: “After 13 years of national service, having this smile on my face and this passion in my heart. Through the billows, the waves of the ocean, the tears of defeat, the sound of rejoicing from victory chants. Now the thought of being stripped naked and security agents throwing me out breaks me completely. I will take anything but not insult to my dead mother.”

Oliseh explained that he drove all the way to France from Belgium to discuss his plans with Enyeama and he gave him (Oliseh) the impression that he would retire soon, prompting his decision to build the team with a new captain.

In a later interview, Oliseh also denied insulting the memory of Enyeama’s mother and said he had made an arrangement for the team to honour her with a minute silence before the game against Tanzania, but the Tanzanian authorities did not permit it.

On Thursday, while speaking to Brilla FM, Enyeama acknowledged that his travails had started with his comments on Kaduna, and said Pinnick had spoken to him on the telephone and told him to remain in the camp.

However, a few hours later, Enyeama left the camp and announced that he was “no more available for international duties.”

The NFF’s immediate response seemed to have confirmed speculations that some officials of the federation had been seeking a way to ease him out of the team without eliciting criticisms from Nigerians.

Reacting to Enyeama’s retirement, the NFF Assistant Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the federation would not reach out to Enyeama to convince him to rescind his decision to quit the Eagles.

“We heard about his quitting the national team on his Instagram page. If somebody says he is retiring from the national team, what are we going to do? Beg him? We don’t know if he is leaving the national team because of his quarrel with the coach. So, why should we be finding out whether he left because of the rift? The player has gone out of the camp. What do you want us to do? He has left the camp and he did not tell anybody that he was leaving,” Olajire said.

Ex-international, Garba Lawal, told Saturday PUNCH that Oliseh should have handled the matter of selecting a new captain with discretion to avoid the clash.

He said every coach has his distinct philosophy and therefore the right to choose his team and its captain, but “there are situations a coach should handle between him and his player. You can lock yourselves inside a room, hit yourselves and come out with smiles on your faces without anybody knowing what happened.

“It is not a difficult thing to change the captain of your team. Every player knows that a new coach will change things in the team. Oliseh should have called Enyeama alone into a room and told him, ‘Vincent, now I’m in charge. You are retiring soon. I’ll bring in a new captain that will succeed you.

“If I have an issue, I’ll share with you because you are the most experienced player in the team.’ That way, Enyeama would have agreed with him. Addressing him that way in the presence of other players was not right. That was where the problem started.”

Lawal, who was Oliseh’s teammate, added that the quarrel affected the Eagles on Thursday when they faced Democratic Republic of Congo in Belgium, saying the issue had caused a division in the team.

That division manifested in the game when Musa, the new captain, was substituted. He offered the captain’s armband to Mikel Obi, but the Chelsea midfielder declined. Lazio midfielder Ogenyi Onazi intervened. He took the band and handed it to Monaco defender Elderson Echiejile, who wore it for the rest of the match.

That mild drama was evidence that Oliseh needs to unite his team before their next friendly game against Cameroon, which would be played in Brussels on Sunday.

Just like Lawal, another ex-international, Friday Ekpo, said in spite of the events that led to his retirement, Enyeama deserves to be praised for serving the country for 13 years.

“All I can say is congratulations to my brother, Enyeama, for playing for the Super Eagles for 13 years. God was with him. He had no major injury and he was always at his best. I wish him the best as he focuses on his club career. I’ll also advise him to put what has happened behind him,” he said.

Ekpo urged the NFF to conduct a thorough investigation into the fallout between Oliseh and Enyeama and take appropriate steps based on its findings.

http://www.punchng.com/sports/obey-oliseh-nff-warns-eagles-after-enyeamas-exit/

i uderstand your point my friend...but you see, i did not write the essay or did the interview...so ifelt changing or adding anything will make it mine; which is plagiarism. maybe i am being naive, but why alter something you did not write yourself?

modath:
@sorepco,

Why did you create this thread (i.e , THE TITLE) in a way that is guaranteed to reduce it to tribal discourse & then claim to hate tribalists on your thread?

You should have known by now that 90% of the folks on this board dont bother to read before commenting, especially when it is a highly contentious issue.

They only glean through the title & dig in...

I read through & saw a place where he mentioned having a yoruba wife & the governor being responsive to the agitation of his constituency which is a total departure from the impression the title gives...

He isn't under pressure, he is just trying to adjust in an unfamiliar environment...

You can edit & make it less controversial...

you are taking it outta contest. i was generalizing it and not being specific. it was just objective!!! the fact is it makes no sense at all as no Nigerian constitution--either state or federal--is written in the local parlance.....who am i to question the decision of the house of assembly members? but i think they erred in that decision...you read the laws in english and you communicate or interpret it in yoruba? a lot gets lost in translation; i suppose?

Ghost01:
So with all your education, the most suitable example that you think to compare this with is the Super Eagles? The Assembly in question is the Lagos State assembly; the football team you're referring to is the Super Eagles of Nigeria. You cannot say that because foreigners are more than indigenes in Qatar, the state should drop Arabic in favour of another language. It wouldn't make sense. Salaam!

The police in Lagos say they have arrested a five-man robbery gang led by a fake policeman in the Abbatoir, Agege area of the state.

The fake policeman, who identified himself as Joel Ojo, said the guns and the police Identity Card recovered from the gang were given to him by a friend who is a policeman.

He gave the police officer's name simply as Muhammed, a Chief Superintendent of Police, who he said was based at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the gang members were arrested on Monday, September 28, at about 11pm.

Our correspondent gathered that the gang members, who were driving a car, were stopped by a police patrol team, and their vehicle searched.

Two pump-action rifles, two pistols with several cartridges, a police I.D. card and a police uniform were said to have been recovered from the car, while the suspects were arrested.

They were thereafter transferred to the state Special Anti-Robbery Squad for further investigation.

Speaking with PUNCH Metro on Tuesday, 58-year-old Ojo, who claimed that he was taking the rifles for repair, said he used the guns for security work, and not robbery.

He added that he was a close friend of the CSP, adding that he got the I.D. card and guns from him when he started the security work.

He said, "We were arrested at about 11pm for driving against the traffic. The guns were in my car and I was taking them for repair. I am not the owner of the guns. I started to use the police I.D. card and the guns early this year. I work as a security man.

"Just assist me. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Kokumo, ordered our arrest.

"We were taken to SARS. As I speak with you, I am having headache and I cannot speak too much. It was one of my police friends who gave me the I.D. card and the guns. He is my friend; he is a CSP. He had also worked as a Divisional Police Officer. He knew I was a security man and he said I should have them. His name is CSP Muhammed attached to the Force headquarters, Abuja."

A police source told PUNCH Metro that the gang's vehicle was impounded at the Abbatoir Police Division, while the police officer, who the gang claimed to know, had been called for questioning.

He said, "They are actually a robbery gang. It was because it was DCP Kokumo who arrested them that the guns were discovered.

"They were driving against the traffic in the Abbatoir area when the DCP's boys stopped them for a search. In the end, two pump-action rifles and two pistols were found in the vehicle. The DCP immediately ordered that the vehicle be kept in Abbatoir division.

"The police officer they named has been called for questioning. Everybody was shocked that he had a strong link with the robbery gang."

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, who paraded the gang and other suspects, said the command would not tolerate crimes and criminally-minded people.

"We are working to discipline erring officers, and to ensure that crimes are reduced to the barest minimum. We need maximum cooperation from the general public to to do this," he added.

http://odili.net/news/source/2015/oct/7/832.html

what do you mean?? so because more than 60% of super eagles players are igbo inclined , the coach should instruct in igbo? i dont like certain divisive mentality, man.

Ghost01:
Nice. But he has to learn to communicate effectively in Yoruba sha, instead of clamouring for the Assembly to revert back to using the English language during Thursday plenary sessions.

but why the insults....i hate tribalists on my threads. please i want young and bright nigerians to interact on issues instead of insulting one another. there is time for insults....i believe i tend more to intellectuality than tribalism. if you lack intellect dont interact here

obum88:
Ndi ofe.mmanu!

All we want is for you to represent your costituency well...leave sentiments aside

By Chinelo Obogo

JUDE Idimogu, is a lawmaker representing Oshodi/Isolo constituency 2 in the Lagos State House of Assembly. Though he hails from Imo State, he successfully won a seat in the House on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defeating the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the keenly contested election. He speaks on how he copes as the first Igbo man to win a seat in the Lagos Assembly, his constituency projects and other national issues.

There are speculations that some mem- bers of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the Assembly plan to defect to the All Progressives Congress(APC), because they are apprehensive that they may not win a second term. How true is this?

It is good you called it speculations because we are eight PDP members in the Assembly and I have not noticed any indication from any of our members that they plan to defect. Even if anyone plans to do that, I personally think that it would be too early. However, it

is not business as usual because of the recent Supreme Court judgment barring political office holders from defecting to other parties unless their tenure ends. So defection would be impossible for now.

But the Supreme Court judgment gives a caveat in the sense that one can defect if there is crisis at the national level of a party, then one can defect….

The issue is that the APC is made up of three parties and I do not see anything special about the party. In the PDP right now, there is crisis, but it would definitely be resolved soon. In every association, there is bound to be crisis, but the thing that makes you stand out is your ability to resolve it.

Do you have any plans to defect?

I do not have any plans to defect anytime soon. I love the PDP because they made me what I am today. The party gave the platform to contest and I do not want to betray the trust they have put in me. When we talk about the future, we should bear in mind that people would always consider options that would favour them. But as it is, I remain loyal to the PDP.

What is the situation of the Lagos State PDP?

The house is not still in order for now but we are working towards it. It is not something that would be resolved in a few days. It would take a while, but we are working towards it. It is not easy being the ruling party for 16 years, and then all of a sudden, you find yourself in the opposition. It would take a lot of time to adjust because a lot of things went wrong. The future of the PDP is bright and I believe the crisis would be resolved soon. With sincerity, hard work and integrity especially from our leaders, we would shine again. We still have many of our leaders in the party, even though some have left. Our leaders have been meeting and we would get over the problems we are facing.

The issue of where the national chairman of the party would emerge is causing crisis in the PDP. As a stakeholder, are you also of the school of thought that the South West should produce the national chairman of the party?

From my own point of view, I feel that since the presidential candidate of the party is likely to come from the north, it should not also produce the chairman. There is nothing wrong in asking for it, but right now, we should consider the zones where PDP has a stronghold based on the last elections. All the zones are free to contest, but I feel that the PDP should zone the chairmanship to a zone that is predominantly PDP.

You are the first south easterner to win elections into the legislature in the South West. How challenging has it been?

Someone once said that after Nnamdi Azikiwe, I am the next Igbo person that has won elections into the legislature in the South West. My experience has been very fine, but it has put me under a lot of pressure. The expectations from me are very high especially from my constituents and those that voted me in. It is not easy to please everyone because so much is expected of you. At the same time, I am also happy that the high expectations are making me a better person and I have made a promise to my constituents that I won't disappoint them. The pressure has put me on my toes and I am enjoying the attention it is giving. My wife is Yoruba and I understand the language to an extent. However, I have tried to prevail on my colleagues to stop revert to the use of the English language during our Thursday sitting, though I have not moved a motion to that effect.

What steps are you taking to attract projects to your constituency?

You can see already that the governor has started rehabilitation in many of the bad roads in my constituency and he has promised to do more. I met him personally to draw his attention to the state of the roads and he promised to rehabilitate some of them. I am happy

that he is fulfilling his promise. Even if it's a palliative measure, I am happy that something is being done. Prior to my election, I have always been concerned about the state of

bad roads and one of my campaign promises was that I would do everything within my power to lobby for most of the bad roads to be constructed. Even though it's not within my purview to construct roads, I have consistently canvassed for the roads to be rehabilitated

and the press has also been of help in creating awareness on the state of the roads.

In terms of constituency projects, things would definitely take shape very soon. Things are slow now probably because a cabinet is yet to be constituted. When that is done, things would start taking shape and every constituency would have the opportunity to present their needs.

Have you been able to embark on any personal constituency projects?

I have already started some projects like offering free computer trainings. The first batch of grandaunts would complete their course on the 26th of this month and the second would start shortly after the graguation. I have a lot in my heart to do but at the same time, I also have to match it with my resources. One of the issues that is of utmost concern to me is street trading street especially at night. While I am thinking of how to handle it, I am also considering the effect its banning would have on the community. I am also concerned about the issue of youth unemployment and how to reduce it.

I promised my constituents that we would have quarterly town hall meetings where we can always brainstorm and think of the way forward. During these meetings, constituents and stakeholders would be invited and I would interface with them to know what their needs are and how to solve them.

http://odili.net/news/source/2015/oct/7/506.html

Berrylite:
Congracts to them...Emeka's prayer has been heard.

the prayer has been heard...but has it been answered?

commo believe common special advisers had diplomatic passports. Eve senators? i think only senate president and vice, like wise speaker should have such passports....




FG withdraws ex-ministers, govs Diplomatic and official passports




FG withdraws diplomatic passports of former governors, ministers, lawmakers, special advisers, public servants, others


The Nigeria Immigration Service has revoked the passports of all former governors and ministers issued to them during their tenure.

The Comptroller-General of the Immigration Service, Martin Abeshi, said this in a statement on Monday, The Cable reports.

The NIS also instructed former senators, ex-House of Representatives members, ex-special advisers, retired heads of government agencies, former members of state Houses of Assembly and retired public servants to submit their passports

The statement read in part, "These categories of persons are hereby informed that these passports which were previously held by them have been revoked and should return them to the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters Sauka Abuja with immediate effect.

"Failure to comply with this directive will amount to an offence under the Immigration Act 2015. Such unauthorised possession will be impounded at our control posts on arrival or departure."

The News Agency had reported on August 24 that the Federal Government had directed the Immigration Service to retrieve all valid diplomatic and official passports from all persons not entitled to hold such documents.

A senior immigration official who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity said the development was part of the reforms being carried out by the new immigration boss.

He said ideally, only governors, the President, the Vice-President and a few other select officials that should ordinarily be entitled to diplomatic passports.

He, however, lamented that the passport had been bastardised.

He said, "Ideally, only the President, his deputy, governors, deputy governors, diplomatic officials, ambassadors and a few federal lawmakers should be entitled to diplomatic passports.

"However, many influential Nigerians including top pastors who were close to former President Goodluck Jonathan had diplomatic passports. This should not be so. In fact, state lawmakers and commissioners shouldn't be entitled to diplomatic passports but the whole thing was abused."

this is no private jet mate....its 1st class or business class in a jumbo jet.....private jets are always sleek!! check out dat plae well and see wara mean....

HungerBAD:
Okay.

We don't pray for anything like that here.

Anthony Obi Ogbo | International Guardian, Houston TX
Believing Nigeria’s new regime of President Muhammadu Buhari may have granted visa to a fleeing ‘ISIS Emir’, and a Lebanese fugitive, Ahmad al-Assir who was arrested Saturday at the airport. He had changed his appearance by shaving his beards, and was trying to escape to Nigeria through Cairo with fake Palestinian travel document that had a valid visa, according to the Lebanese authorities. His arranged Nigeria’s escape has raised questions about a possible collaboration of Assir with the Nigeria’s new regime.

E-media enquires sent to the Nigerian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon through the Ambassador Extra Ordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hon Amos Oluwole Idowu and his Administrative Attaché Mr. H. A. Ogunkoya have not been responded to as of press time.

Ahmad al-Assir a fugitive Sunni Muslim cleric has been wanted over deadly clashes with the army as he tried to flee the country. Assir had reportedly been on the run since June 2013, when he led his supporters through a deadly battle with the army outside the southern city of Sidon, but Saturday morning, the Lebanese authorities arrested him. His escape route through Cairo to Nigeria was being investigated by the Lebanese authorities and may deface a global effort to assist Nigeria in its own fight against Boko Haram, International Guardian gathered.

AFP reported how the army seized Ahmad al-Assir’s headquarters after 48 hours of clashes that killed 18 soldiers, but Assir was able to escape with several of his followers. As a fugitive, Assir continued to issue audio statements threatening further uncertainties. Lebanese authorities consequently sought death sentences, accusing Assir and 53 others of having formed armed groups that attacked the army, killing officers and soldiers, and possessing explosive materials to perpetrate more attacks.

A possible collaboration between Assir and Nigeria’s new regime of President Muhammadu Buhari may hurt a regime barely 100 days in the offing. Buhari it may be recalled, damaged every trust and respect with the western countries in his years as a dictator – especially with his involvement in the 1984 failed kidnap of Umaru Dikko, a former Nigerian civilian government minister living in the United Kingdom. The kidnapping took place, but the transportation was botched - causing a damaged relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Subsequently, Buhari’s advocacy for a Boko Haram amnesty has also created doubts over his request for assistance from the United States in fighting terror.

Assir is considered an emir in the Islamic State. Months ago, there were reports from small Islamist circles claiming that Assir had become close to al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra Front. ISIS, a deadly Islamist militant group has seized a chunk of land stretching from northern Syria to central Iraq, and has proven to be more brutal and more effective at controlling territory it has seized.


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you call English a borrowed language? how can someone go through school from pre-nursery, nursery, primary, secondary and then university where he gets tutored in english, and yet cant speak english? are you kidding me.....thats about 20 or more years being taught in english and you cant express yourself in english there is a problem somewhere.......

ukaegbuikedia:
Thank u for the lecture...
But we must understand that english is a 'borrowed language',so we mustn't be perfect.

by aZUKA ONWUKA



Just admit it. Sometimes, you get confused over which of two similar words to use. Sometimes, you even use the wrong word while trying to feel important, only to discover months or years later that you messed yourself up. Imagine the embarrassment! Does it not remind you of attending an event without knowing that you were wearing your shirt inside out or that the fly of your trousers was open all along? You will begin to recall who saw you and what you did at the event, wishing you could turn back the clock.

Well, you are not alone: it happens to the best of us.

But there is a way out: Constant practice, researching and crosschecking.

Just banish all assumptions!

Having this list close by will help you a lot. You can print it out: keep one by your bedside and one by your office desk for constant reference.

Most importantly, I have created codes and mnemonics to make it easy to remember the right options.

severally vs several times

WRONG: I have warned you severally to mind your own business.

"Severally" does not mean "several times." It means "separately" or "individually". Example: The company's directors are jointly and severally liable.

RIGHT: I have warned you several times/repeatedly to mind your own business.

Complement vs compliment

WRONG: Thanks for the complements.

RIGHT: Thanks for the compliments.

Note that complement and compliment are both verbs as well as nouns. They both have 10 letters, start with a "c" and end with a "t." All their letters are the same except the "e" and "i" somewhere in the middle.

Complement means "to make complete", or something that makes (another) complete. Examples: A wife complements a man. A wife is a complement to a man.

Compliment means a praise or to praise. Examples: Never get tired of complimenting your wife. Never get tired of giving your wife compliments.

Code: Complement and complete have the same meaning and also have two "e's".

Sometimes, some time and sometime

WRONG: There was a full eclipse of the sun sometimes in 1947.

RIGHT: There was a full eclipse of the sun some time in 1947.

Sometimes

Sometimes is written together as one word that ends with an "s". It means "occasionally." For example: Sometimes we laugh and sometimes we cry.

Some time

Some time, written as two words, refers to the amount of time involved, and usually implies a long period.

The "some" in some time functions as an adjective that qualifies "time."

Example

He has been writing a book for some time.

Sometime

When written as one word, sometime is an adverb that implies a vague time in the future. It has a similar meaning as "someday."

Example

Let's meet sometime and discuss the project.

Emigrate vs immigrate (plus migrate)

To emigrate means to leave one's country to live in another.

To immigrate is to come into another country to live permanently.

To migrate is to move, like birds in the winter.

If Majek Fashek leaves Nigeria to settle in Jamaica so as to be closer to Bob Marley, someone in Nigeria can say that Majek Fashek has emigrated to Jamaica, while someone in Jamaica would say that Majek Fashek has immigrated to Jamaica.

So to emigrate is to "go out," while to immigrate is to "come in."

Code: You can use the "e" in "exit" or "external" to remember "emigrate," while the initial "i" in "immigrate" should remind you of "inside" or "internal."

To migrate is to move, especially in large numbers, like birds and fish do seasonally. Human beings can also migrate for a season and return, or migrate to another part of the country for work or to be closer to their family.

Being vs been

WRONG: The government has being paying lip service to the welfare of the people. (from a newspaper)

RIGHT: The government has been paying lip service to the welfare of the people.

Being is the present continuous tense of the verb to be. Example: He is being investigated. Being cannot follow "has" or "have."

Been is the past participle of the verb to be: Example: He has been promoted.

Code: Been is always used with the verb to have, which is its auxiliary verb. The auxiliary verb for being, on the other hand, is the verb to be (e.g., is, are, was).

Seeing vs seen

WRONG: Have you seeing my phone?

RIGHT: Have you seen my phone?

Seen is the past tense of the verb see: see, saw, seen.

Seeing is the present continuous tense of see. It is also a gerund (a verb which functions as a noun – It usually has an -ing ending): Seeing is believing.

Cite vs site

Note: The two words are pronounced alike (just like "sight" too), but their meanings are different. That means that they are homophones.

Cite: to quote, mention, praise, summon, etc. For example: The geographer cited five reasons to prove that the earth is spherical.

Site: to fix or build (something) in a particular place. Example: The governor sited the new stadium in his hometown.

As a noun, site means a particular place where something is happening or has happened, or a piece of ground for building on. Example: The university has moved to its permanent site.

Sight: As a verb, it means to catch a glimpse of. Example: Muslims have sighted the new moon, which signals the beginning of Ramadan.

As a noun, it is derived from the verb to "see." For example: At 80, his sight is still good.

Code: To site means to situate.

Dupe vs fraudster

WRONG: The notorious dupe has finally been arrested.

What a life! When trouble visits a person, it brings along its kith and kin. Why should a person who has been duped be called "notorious" and arrested?

A dupe is a person who has been deceived or tricked, and not the perpetrator of such deceit.

RIGHT: The notorious fraudster (duper) has finally been arrested.

Mediocre vs mediocrity

WRONG: This company stands for excellence. Mediocres are not tolerated.

Mediocre is an adjective and cannot be a person. Mediocrity is (A) the state or quality of not being very good, (B) a person who does not show very good qualities or abilities.

RIGHT: This company stands for excellence. Mediocrities are not tolerated.

He who wants to be a leader must rise above mediocrity.

A mediocre writer cannot make it to the top.

Taxing vs tasking

Wrong: Writing may look simple but it is really tasking.

"Task" can be a noun (a piece of work one does as a duty or a difficult undertaking) or a verb (to assign a job to someone, or to make great demands on someone's resources or abilities). But it is not an adjective.

So you can have expressions like:

Noun – Your new task is to man the organisation's website.

Verb – You are tasked with the new role of manning the organisation's website.

Verb (present continuous) – Before tasking me with the new role, why not give me some training?

On the other hand, to tax is to impose a tax on someone or make heavy demands on (someone's powers or resources).

Right: Writing may look simple but it is really taxing.

In this case, "taxing" is an adjective qualifying "writing". It means: physically or mentally demanding.

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my guy leave that one...the guy who died was the PA to the father Mbaka of Anambra......he had to go there.

sauceny:
A governor that truly cares about his people...Not every governor in Nigeria can attend such funeral of an ordinary citizen of her state.

God Bless Nigeria.