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Politics › Re: Fayose's Zenith Bank Account Frozen by teepain: 8:55pm On Jun 20, 2016
sylva1:
I am not apologetic to Fayose in anyway, but I thought state governors enjoy immunity. The immunity should either be respected or scrapped. This doesn't make sense at all!
I'm not aware that the governor's bank account enjoys immunity of any sort if proceeds of crime is traced to it. The immunity that any governor enjoys does not cover his or her bank accounts in my opinion.

That said, if Fayose feels that his rights are be trampled upon I believe the law courts are available for adjudication.
Politics › Re: Don’t Bring Religious War To Southwest, Babatope Warns Aregbesola by teepain: 11:41am On Jun 16, 2016
Alphaoscar:
Nigeria is supposedly a secular state therefore the issue of religion and religious uniforms shouldn't be entertained at all.



Stfu !!!!



Is it today that Muslim students start wearing hijab to school ? This is a practice that has been happening for God knows when even among their teachers and people of other profession and I wonder why you now think it is Aregbesola's doing.


The Christian leaders are the ones making themselves the willing tools in the hands of the enemies of that state. I attended an Anglican primary school managed by the government but on every Friday we always have our morning prayers in the Islamic ways without anybody killing each other.

We even have imam in school then teaching IRK.






The practice was the same when I later transferred to an Ansar-ud-deen school where we have our morning prayers in the Christian ways from monday -Tuesday , on Wednesday you pray silently and call whatever God you which while Thursday - Fridays are for Islamic prayers.



That's why during our days all the students are able to know most the popular songs in the S.O.P and still recite fati'a and other Islamic verses.




This latest move and agitation is strange to us in Yorubaland . Every normal Yoruba family have people of the two religion and they co-exist without any fighting among them.




( And FYI, even my own patents are practicing different religions and they live together in peace).
Politics › Re: N1.5bn Fraud: EFCC To Arraign Fani-kayode, Ex-minister For N1.5bn Fraud by teepain: 10:55am On Jun 14, 2016
amtaken:
I have personally written more than 10 petitions against Tinubu, Atiku, Fashola, Amechi, OBJ etc to EFCC but they have refused to act on any of them. A close staff of EFCC told me that there are some names listed out as names of people never to be probed by the EFCC under Buhari's regime and they all belong to APC.

What do you have to say about that please?
Can you kindly copy the major newspapers when sending your petitions so that the masses of our country can be involved in the process.
Politics › Re: I Want The Nigerian Promise Fulfilled Before I Die- Fashola by teepain: 8:18am On Jun 14, 2016
dumie:
Then he should act swiftly. All the accolade, encomium and high praise lavished on him shouldn't be for nothing
The fact is that the gentleman is not to be blamed completely. Power outages we are experiencing is mainly due to vandalization of gas pipelines and other power infrastructures.

With respect to the Works and Housing portfolios, I believe the delay in passing the budget slowed things down.

Hopefully the gentleman will live perform for the collective benefits of Nigerians across political divides.
Politics › Re: FG Releases N350b For Capital Projects: See The Breakdown by teepain: 12:53pm On May 15, 2016
tbaba1234:
Government should do their part, pay the contractors and monitor their work. Citizens should keep an eye on the projects too..
Good piece of advice to various stakeholders. However, you need to add that citizens shouldn't disturb contractors from carrying out their work. In a lot of places you find Nigerians demanding gratification from contractors to allow them perform their contractual obligations and yet same people would later shout about contract abandonment and high contract costs!
Politics › Re: Buhai Reacts To David Cameron's Statement About Nigeria by teepain: 1:26pm On May 11, 2016
bishophenry:
everybody knows we need d money BT integrity should Côme first.
You don't tell people that you have integrity you earn it. The President responded correctly. No one demands to be respected, respect is earned. PMB by his statements tacitly implicated Britain in the corruption that has taken place in Nigeria.
Business › Re: FCMB Shuts Down Branches, Sacks Staff by teepain: 12:21pm On May 10, 2016
SamuelAnyawu:
Most Banks dwelled on federal treasury/Oil money/Politicians loots
cool cool cool cool
Very sensible comment!

In the past, commercial banks depended on government patronage and round tripping. Not many of them practised banking (I doubt if there was any!).

How do we explain how banks were posting humongous profits while the real sector players (manufacturers & co) were posting losses in most cases and marginal profit in some cases?

From where did the banks make their profits if most of their clients were posting losses?

In saner climes banks would help entrepreneur to start small businesses, assist small businesses to transform to medium businesses and help medium businesses to transform to transnational corporations. That is how banks ought to grow their businesses through the growth of their customers.

Buhari is right in starving these banks of illicit funds cause it is common knowledge that bad money chases good money in any financial system.

When the president acts rightly let us applaud him and when he acts wrongly let us give him the knocks, that is the only way to move the nation forward.
Politics › Re: Abdumumuni Jubril Must Go – Reps by teepain: 2:28pm On Apr 29, 2016
LadyExcellency:
The budget was full of floating funds, inflated prices, redundant recurrent expenditures and repetitive projects executed and paid for by previous government.

The Legislators just used some of the floating funds to get their demands into the budget.

Remember, the total sum was still reduced by some billions.
Leave politics aside there weren't any floating funds anywhere. The said floating fund equated to the amount that was earmarked for the Lagos - Calabar rail line. The individual items on the budget totalled accurately, so where did the issue of floating fund arise from?

These legislooters did it to OBJ, they did it to Yaradua and GEJ, and they want to do it again to PMB. Let us be careful lest we fall for their antics.
Politics › Re: Withdraw From Saraki’s Trial, Eminent Lawyers Advise Umar by teepain: 11:17am On Apr 23, 2016
DickDastardly post44958462: Ok, but while condemning crime lets also ensure the process of prosecution and judgement doesnt take a jungle trajectory. We all cringe at seeing thieves being burnt alive by angry mobs and we always prefer they be taken to court, even if they still end up with a capital P.
I disagree with the highlighted part of your submission. Maybe you and some other sensible people cringe at the barbarity of jungle justice however majority of Nigerians love jungle justice including all these lawyers purporting to defend the the human rights of Saraki;

1. Who amongst these men spoke out against the killing of the aluu4 or what steps have they taken, either individually or collectively, to seek redress for the family of those boys?

2. What have these old men done to seek redress for the igbo traders that were unjustly murdered in Abuja?

3. How many pro bono cases have these old men handled on behalf of poor Nigerians who have suffered and are still suffering injustices?

The hypocrisy of these men stinks to high heavens! What they are attempting to do is to defend the elitist class to which they all belong. All of them are worth more than whatever income they have made legitimately.
Celebrities › Re: "Linda Ikeji Slept With Sesan Ogunro" - Wizkid's Fans Allege by teepain: 9:51am On Apr 18, 2016
blesoh:
Why is she forming as an advocate for women now. Whenever she Looks for trouble she would write one pitiful sermon mtheeew
WhizKid actually crossed the line by threatening physical violence against the lady. Real men don't threaten women.

If WhizKid felt slandered in all she wrote about him, he should have sought legal redress; that is what civility is all about.
Politics › Re: 2016BudgetCrisis: Agriculture Ministry Inserts 386 Fresh Projects by teepain: 9:37am On Apr 18, 2016
Pidggin:
This government is the worst since the amalgamation of this country sad
On the contrary, this govt has proven to be the most transparent in my opinion. In the past, we had an idea that the legislators played games with the budgets but there was a lot of opacity in the budgetary process as a result of the parties in power treating public issues as family affair.

In times past, you and I wouldn't have known that they removed Lagos-Calabar rail line to replace it with constituency projects like borehole, townhall construction, keke Napep and others.
Politics › Re: Like Ethiopia, Like Nigeria: How China Helped Ethiopia Economy. by teepain:
IzonOwei:
If the deal would work fine then no wahala... This does not mean that i will still not clamor for true federalism
God bless you, we should and must continue to clamour for true federalism but then we shouldn't reduce our debates to PDP versus APC. If the government succeeds we would benefit and if it fails we would have paid the price and then we can kick them out come 2019 but right now the government needs all our support regardless of political inclinations.
Politics › Re: We Will Reexamine The Budget – Dogara by teepain: 6:02pm On Apr 13, 2016
bejeiodus:
The President should take a cue from this by getting down from his high horse and pen his signature to the budget. Provisions can then be made for the Lagos-Calabar rail in a supplementary budget. We have had enough of this ping-pong of blames between both arms of government.
Your piece of advice to the President as per signing the budget, as is, while he sends a supplementary budget would have been okay but for the fact that the legislators have smuggled some criminal lines into the budget, for example their own constituency projects as well as several billions for training on NigCommSat and the inflation of the rail line from kano by over 30 billion Naira with the intent to loot same.

If the President signs the budget as it is, he will be rubber stamping the anticipated loot by the legislators.
Politics › Re: Calabar rail:We Won’t Revisit Project, Senate Tells Buhari As FG Defends Amaechi by teepain: 11:01am On Apr 13, 2016
Aufbauh:
These 'Legislooters' are struggling hard to save their faces by being defensive and offensive at the same time amidst the exposition of their selfish and unscrupulous dispositions.

The right question to ask is that, are those NASS committee members not part of the assembly of the whole?

Consider this mathematics and judge for yourself if you feel anything good can out of the NASS;
Out of 476 members 2 were indicted in the Panama papers scandal whereas a nation of 170m only about 4 non politicians were involved so far.
Aufbauh, the legislators aren't only trying to save their faces but they are trying to preserve their constituency projects which they smuggled into the budget. What is the essence of providing several billions of Naira for training NigCommSat when the executive has clarified that training is already embedded in the project cost.

What is the essence of making provisions for keke Napep and the rest when they weren't part of the original budget. If PMB signs the budget as already passed, he would inadvertently be rubber stamping of the intended sleaze of these legislators through constituency projects et al.
Politics › Re: PDP Not Sure Of Its Allegation Against Garba , Aisha Buhari . Thisday by teepain: 10:13am On Mar 28, 2016
folks4luv:
d account wasn't hacked, PDP tweeted that on purpose. they wanted a response, n dey got it already. they said 800k, Shehu admitted it was 8k, in a civil society, Shehu would av resigned cos he got d 8k USD using his privilege as a govt official which is wrong, esp considering wat PMB said in Al-Jazeera. though PDP denied d tweet, can Shehu deny his response? they just plc a stain on d party's image
I believe that your suggestion for Garba Shehu's resignation is not borne out of partisanship. If my assumption is right, can you kindly point out the criminality in getting 8k USD from CBN.

Is there a law that outlaws a public official from obtaining forex from banks?

I believe that, if he has violated any known law we should be calling for his prosecution and not resignation.
Agriculture › Re: Why We Are Importing Grass By Minister Of Agriculture by teepain: 3:01pm On Mar 25, 2016
kenchylala:
The countries experiencing this revolution u talk about all imported grasshuhhuh??
I do not have the statistics of which country imported or did not import the said grass but countries do import brood stock for animals or parent plant to improve the genetics of their domestic stock.

And by the way you may avail yourself the opportunity of reading up the article where the Minister had clarified that they were importing grass seedlings for cultivation. You can find the article in the link below:

http://dailytimes.ng/fg-import-grass-seedlings-not-grass-min-agriculture-ogbeh-clarifies/
Agriculture › Re: Why We Are Importing Grass By Minister Of Agriculture by teepain: 12:25pm On Mar 25, 2016
lomprico:
You r being partisan too! What of our research centres? Why cant ur government get samples of this grass and let them develop it?
Can you kindly point to my partisanship in my submission?

I wouldn't discount the role of our research institutes but we must understand these researches can take considerable time before results are achieved. Hence It is not out of place if we bring the grass with a view to replanting while our research institute seeks ways to develop superior breed of same that are adaptive to our local environment.

We can blame the government if it embarks on a repeat purchase.
Agriculture › Re: Why We Are Importing Grass By Minister Of Agriculture by teepain: 11:53am On Mar 25, 2016
Sijo01:
No reason(s) is good enough to import grass when we have abundant of it down south.
Let us eschew partisanship and be objective about these issues.

The government claims that they have discovered Grasses that have 28% Crude Protein, do we have any grass in Nigeria, either in the North or South, that have such high protein? To the best of my knowledge there is none. So what is wrong in importing such highly proteinous gas with a view to domestically grow it.

If government implements this idea correctly animal husbandry in Nigeria would witness a revolution.

Cheers.
Politics › Re: CCT Trial: Why Saraki Cannot Be Allowed To Go Like Tinubu – Justice Umar by teepain: 9:29am On Mar 25, 2016
GEJ had tried his best and he is gone but one of his undoing is that he is a pacifist as he would rather cut deals and pacify people instead of making hard decisions.

The case of Tinubu is shameful to the extent that the only case that the FG through CCB could prefer against him was that of OPERATING INACTIVE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS. There was no case of illegally acquired asset, false declaration or anticipatory declaration of assets and yet the former President's men (who should know) alleged serious corruption against Tinubu. The question is why did their principal (GEJ) not act on those allegations?

Whenever a corrupt politician is prosecuted, Heavens and the masses rejoice because the kingdom of looters is decimated.

As long as the culprit committed the offence, he or she should be prosecuted regardless of witch hunting or selective prosecution claims.

Any party that finds its candidate in Aso Rock in the future should remember this and therefore prosecute the looters of our collective wealth.

Lastly, Nigerians shouldn't bother themselves about the political party, tribe or ethnicity of any looter under trial, the only thing that matters is that the prosecution must prove that the crimes were actually committed.


Copy Ngenekwenu, firefire, TonyeBarcanista, Anonimi, Modath
Politics › Re: Stealing Is Not Corruption - Ekpo Nta, ICPC Boss by teepain: 10:06am On Mar 23, 2016
Cambridge Dictionary of English defines Corruption as illegal, bad or dishonest behaviour.

The question then arises, 'is stealing an illegal, bad or dishonest behavior'?

If the answer to the poser above is yes it means stealing is corruption and if no it means stealing is not corruption.

I am bemused however by the attempt by the ICPC boss to redefine stealing and corruption.

Any attempt at perverting the public law is tantamount to corruption.

Stealing is a subset of corrupt practices or corruption just the same way that Toyota is a subset of the class of items called vehicles.

Can anyone reasonably argue that Toyota is not a Vehicle?
Politics › Re: ChukwuEmeka Woke Arrested For Dakuku's Assassination Attempt by teepain: 10:05pm On Mar 20, 2016
OROSUNBOLB:
This news is very hard to believe as the c o s would not be so stupid to ride in the same vehicle with his paid assassins. The truth however is that Wike is a thug with so much blood in his hands. I personally don't like him.
While I do believe that every accused is presumed innocent you must understand that nobody can commit a perfect crime.

But the question is:

Why would anybody make false accusation against Wike's COS, why not Wike or any other person close to him?
Education › Re: Parent Reporting Queens College Management For Coverup Of Child Molestation by teepain: 11:09am On Mar 19, 2016
Fhowe:
Nonsense post madam please take your daughter to another school before she pollutes the other girls why are you coming to nairaland to rant that vice principal or teacher can never be stronger than the pta contact the pta chairman and the needful will be done so the story is somehow cos I can remember back in the days such critical issues was handled by the pta.A school like queens college should have a solid pta that will handle the issue or this woman is just looking for self pity for her wayward lieing daughter and op bring that picture down what is nairaland turning too
You over rate the PTAs of these days! The PTA and School Management are usually in cahoots in present day Nigeria.
Politics › Re: How Saraki Looted Kwara – EFCC, CCB by teepain: 10:38am On Mar 19, 2016
SeverusSnape:
grin
Abeg Saraki is not my mentor.

I don't even like the man. But what I wrote yesterday was just the truth.
I'm happy that you said that Saraki is not your mentor. I think we should all support the prosecution of these politicians accused of corruption. Even though I understand your arguement that the prosecution is selective (though I don't agree as selective prosecution is not taught as a defence against prosecution in any law school) remember that what goes around comes around. If those in power today prosecute selectively let the others coming after them come and prosecute 'selectively' too as long as all those prosecuted are guilty of the alleged offences. Cheers.
Politics › Re: Did The National Assembly Finally Okay The Increase In Electricity Tariff? by teepain: 4:56am On Mar 11, 2016
seyilabi:
I believe senate doesn't have the power to stop the increment but can only advised because NERC is also backed by law that established them and this issue of increment has been approved by the 7th assembly and passed by law and that was why Fashola was saying his hand are tied. only court of law or FG can reserve it.
justmyview
Most Nigerians do not read or track information. Like you rightly pointed out this increment had been agreed with the DISCOs by the 7th Assembly yet people are blaming Fashola, the current National Assembly is aware but decided to play on the intelligence and emotions of Nigerians by passing the recent resolution.

If the national assembly feels strongly about this increase in tariff and JAMB they should make laws to back up their resolutions, that is what they are paid to do not to be discussing the propriety or otherwise of marrying 2 or more wives.
Crime › Re: 3 Men Arrested For Gang-raping Woman While Boyfriend Watch by teepain: 5:28am On Mar 10, 2016
Integrityfarms:
With the way ladies dress indecently most Randy men can hardly hold themselves from not ravaging them!
This argument of indecent dressing being the root cause of rape does not make sense at all. Is it because of the way people keep their money carelessly that their money and other valuables get stolen?

Let us all condemn the act, only a depraved mind can contemplate rape not to talk of executing it.
Politics › Re: Nigerian Twitter Reacts To NNPC Workers' Protest Of Unbundling Of NNPC by teepain: 2:55pm On Mar 09, 2016
247frolicboss:
Some Nigerians on twitter have reacted to NNPC workers' protest of the recent unbundling of the oil corporation into 7 units. Some feel it is a welcome development as it will help address the alleged corruption in the oil corporation.

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/03/nigerian-twitter-reacts-to-nnpc-workers.html
This country is a joke! The citizens are always interested in defending anything that pleases them regardless of the injury that might be done to others.

How many employees does NNPC have that they keep incurring mind boggling recurrent expenditures every year. Even their gatemen earn salaries and allowances that some professors can only dream of and there is too much opacity in their operations.
Politics › Re: Saraki Bends For Old Women During A Condolence Visit In Kwara.photo by teepain: 12:47pm On Mar 09, 2016
crownwealth:
Idobale kinse'wa.

Ogbeni Bukola da owo awon ara'Kwara pada, Ogbe fi'ohu folohun.
Of all the ogbes, ogbe f'ohun f'olohun is my favorite. Oodua a gbe e o.
Politics › Re: Global Crude Oil Prices Rises Above Budget Benchmark by teepain: 10:06am On Mar 08, 2016
Fablonwa:
Note it is not Buhari's junketing that raised the price of crude oil, so don't try to deceive anybody here. Whether he stayed in the country to do what he was elected to do or not the oil price which is a function of demand and supply will still either go up or down depending on market forces. I'll rather advise him to sit down and do the work he was elected for.
While I have my own reservations about PMB's frequent travels you cannot assert that his journeys and meetings with Presidents of Oil Producing countries is not one of the factors responsible for the price rally of the crude oil.

I agree with you that price is a function of demand and supply, hence any factor that can alter demand or supply can as well alter price, so if his meeting can lead to reduced supply of crude oil, through agreements with other major producers, then he could have influenced price, that is why the word 'cartel' exists
Politics › Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by teepain: 12:16pm On Feb 11, 2016
seunmsg:
You are very ignorant of the process involved in the preparation of the national budget. The budget office and the ministry of budget and national planning are both responsible for the final compilation and not the finance ministry. All the paddling and figure inflation takes place at the budget office. If anybody is to be sacked for this national embarrassment, it should be the DG budget office and the Minister of Budget and National planning.
My brother the corruption in Nigeria is so pervasive to the extent that anyone who tries to change the status quo must be ready for saboteurs who will attempt to frustrate him/ her. All these things we are seeing are.deliberate attempts at ridiculing PMB.

At Corporate level I have been a victim so I understand. PMB needs to be more firm with his appointees otherwise the bad guys would pay them to sabotage him.
Culture › Re: "Ooni Of Ife Is Oba Of Benin's Son,Not In The Same Class"-Bini Palace To Alake by teepain: 10:30am On Feb 09, 2016
I think it was unnecessary for the Alake of Egbaland to have gone into the history of ranking of the Obas. The Oonirisa has displayed a lot of wisdom, thus far, by paying visits to his fellow obas.

This unnecessary ranking may reintroduce unhealthy rivalry among the Obas - something the unhealthy rivalry that existed between Ooni Sijuwade and Alaafin Adeyemi.
Politics › Re: Jonathan Relegates Obasanjo To Local League by teepain: 12:09pm On Jan 30, 2016
lmureli:
Lovely...wish people can be objective like this
U are d the kind of person I will like to call fellow Nigerian.. Not the sycophants we have today
Bros the person you quoted is being satirical. He was not praising GEJ

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