₦airaland Forum

Opinedecandid:
And 'kworruption' fights back.

He who says he has no sin, let him cast the first stone.

which sin??
must one cheat through school?
students are meant to read to pass,
if you don't read, what legacy do you hold for future generation?
someone like you has just proven that you're one of the idiots that take expo into exams rather than read your book.

ipreach:
Minister of Information Lai Mohammed is battling a “corrupt cabal” at the National Broadcasting Commission(NBC), it emerged yesterday.

It was also learnt that the same cartel is being backed by some external forces, including contractors who have been used to inflated projects in NBC.

Mohammed has been the butt of smear campaign over a request for a loan of N13.1million from NBC for a five-man official delegation to China.

In spite of the fact that the trip was officially approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, a deputy director, who is a member of the cabal, allegedly snapped the memo and leaked it to the media.

It was gathered that the said deputy director was one of the corrupt members of the cabal in the system who could not come to terms with Mohammed’s reforms.

According to investigation by our correspondent, Mohammed has been targeted by the cabal for allegedly stopping “curious requests of more than N200million.

Some of the issues in NBC which had made Mohammed the target of the cabal include:

The uncovering of duplication of payment vouchers of about N109million
Non-approval of N66million for accommodation at a hotel in Lagos for a Commonwealth meeting
Inflated invoice for the purchase of diesel at N195 per litre instead of N125 per litre
Stoppage of business class travels for all directors and top officials

* Putting the names of those who have left NBC on payment schedule for some huge allowances

A top source, who spoke in confidence, said: “Since the Minister came on board, he has been fighting a corruption cabal in NBC and some of the 19 parastatals under his ministry.

“So, the leakage of the loan memo to NBC was a case of corruption fighting back.I think the Minister and his team are also underestimating the danger of what they are doing.

“The change they are bringing to the ministry and NBC, the workers are not used to it and they are resisting it.

“For instance, upon assumption of office, a director came went to the Minister and asked for approval for payment for SURE-P projects worth about N100m. The director even listed what the Minister and the Permanent Secretary will benefit.

“But the Minister instead told the director and other officials, ‘If you don’t want to go to jail, go and do the projects.’

“The leakage of memo might be a minor thing but a symptom of a deeper disease.

“There has been a culture of impunity in the parastatals which the Minister has been opposing.”

Responding to a question, the source said the minister incurred the wrath of the corrupt elements in NBC because he rejected some curious requests for payment of some funds.

The source added: “Members of the corruption cabal in NBC hide under the guise of unnecessary travels to make money from the system. The Minister has been receiving requests for frequent travels, mostly in business class He has wielded the big stick by reducing these travels and after consultations with the Head of Service asked the NBC officials to use Economy class.

“Some NBC officials have vowed to deal with the Minister for taking such a drastic action. Yet this was just a tip of the iceberg.

“For instance, there was a day some payment vouchers of about N84million were presented to the minister for approval. Later in the afternoon of the same day, another voucher which included already approved items in the N84million was forwarded again which the Minister rejected. The strange voucher was in respect of a seminar in Akwa Ibom.

“In another instance a payment schedule was brought to the Minister for approval and the names of three key officers who have left the commission were included.When the Minister raised an observation, the commission apologized that the names were mistakenly not removed from the list.

” The NBC was supposed to host a Commonwealth meeting and an estimate of N41m but N25m alone was voted for accommodation in Eko Hotel and Suites. This was pruned down. Yet another voucher of N25million was again separately smuggled for accommodation again in the same Eko Hotel and Suites.

“The case of purchase of diesel for NBC is another corruption means. While diesel was bring sold at N125 per litre, the agency quoted N195 per litre. The Minister queried it and the cabal went haywire.

“Contrary to insinuations, when the pressure for request for diesel was much, there was a day the Minister asked his aides to bring relevant file to Kaduna for him to sign to enable NBC buy at the approved rate.”

Another source said Mohammed also had it rough with NBC officials on the launch of Digital Set-Top -Boxes in Jos.

The source said: “These corrupt elements did not want the launch of the digitization to hold at all in Jos. A bill of about N100million was brought for publicity of the launch and it was turned down by the Minister. Then sabotage set in.

“There were 200,000 boxes available for distribution but when the Minister asked NBC how far it had gone, it said only 300 people have responded.

“The Minister then decided that best way to get things done was to give people free of charge. The Ministry engaged 500 young men for one month and paid them N15,000 each to market the set top boxes. The Ministry was able to distribute over 50,000 boxes before the launch date.

“One thing is sure, this fight is going to be dirty. What they will do is to try to frustrate the Minister And they are doing it in connivance with outsiders, especially some contractors who have been getting jobs without doing them.”

On the N13.1million budgeted for a trip to China, the source said: “The President approved the trip but there was no funds. The approval was passed to the Permanent Secretary and her team. They said the ministry had no money but it can borrow from some parastatals.

“On their own, the civil servants recommended NTA, FRCN and NBC. They later settled for NBC for the loan pending when budgetary allocation will be accessed.

“Those raising dust are making it to look as if the Minister will be spending the N13.1million alone.”

Source http://thenationonlineng.net/lai-mohammed-battles-cabal-nbc-others/

so, oga minister of information, you're privy to such monumental, humongous level of corruption, yet nobody is being punished, now you're complaining when they refused to rub your own back in reciprocity.

Leboska:
Fayose the nightmare of apc. if APC can give him such attention then his a boss. but the truth remains that buhari is still a dullard

the right term is he's.
what manner of graduates have we these days

Acidosis:
The Dangotes and other Tomato paste manufacturers have bought it all. They have closer proximity to the farmers.

Why would farmers bring their tomatoes to us in Lagos, Ogun, etc., when the likes of Dangotes are willing to buy it all in the North? Remember, the farmers & other wholesale channels won't incur the exorbitant transportation fees, agbero dues, local govt dues, NURTW levies, Nigerian Police fee, Vigilante money, States Internal Revenue levy, Mile 12 Market association levy, Tinubu levy, Lagos State Tax, fuel @N140/litre, just to name a few.

When the world told you guys that Nigeria is the worst place to do business on earth, una think say na joke abi?

Meanwhile, where are the Agricultural graduates, Professors, etc.?

Nigeria actually have more Agric lecturers than real farmers

We have more Colleges, Schools and Faculties of Agriculture than Tomato plantation.

We are simply paying for the elongated redundancy, years of intellectual idleness, and the over dependency on oil.

We neva see anything.

Wouldn't you rather sell your fresh tomato to a serious entrepreneur up north who owns a paste industry than bring it down south?

Lest I forget, the little tomatoes around were imported from Cameroon. Majority of the serious farmers we have in Nigeria have been displaced by Boko Haram up North, and killer herds men in Agatu, Benue state.

cc: lalasticlala

chai

Kollyk11:
for every action der must be a reaction.so na wife materials full this world now abi pure olosho.clamouring for gender equality and dey cant buy the diapers and drop money for soup for two month without shouting on social media for ppl to hear.women!!!.vry controversial and confused set of creation

excellent bro,
olosho too much now, it's alarming!
in days of old, girls marry the first man, those kind of girlz command the loyalty of men of all races, not these riff raffs of now.

Suigeneris93:
A cactus would make a better cuddle partner than that misogynist

bitter sadist

Jadekitana:
What I experienced last night is still making me speechless till now, it seems i'm In another world o. I still can't believe what this stranger did.

I jejely took myself to shaunz bar to unwind due to my poor performance this week,i was totally angry because of the multiple polite insults I received from my boss, I decided to uplift my spirit since it was karaoke night. It's been a while I took long Island iced tea so I requested for it. That's how I was enjoying one lady's performance when this dude walked up to me and asked why I was sitting alone. I replied his question with an answer that since when has it become a crime for a lady to sit alone to have a glass of tequila.

He asked why I was rude, in my mind I was like "who be this one sef" carry your wahala and be going, i'm not in the mood. He introduced himself as b***y and said he was a staff of Fcmb. My brain formatted immediately I was like see another banker demon,not today lucifer, not today! He refused to leave even when I showed an "I don't care attitude" he kept cracking jokes.

See me laughing hard 20mins later o, unlike the dude who was dragging a plate of Asun with me,this one ordered an expensive wine and peppered snails for us! He was fun, he cracked lots of jokes, his friends and colleagues came around,they didn't believe we just met cos the bonding was cool. That's how I stood up to the rest room when I noticed the ground was suddenly uneven,i started seeing double. At first I panicked because obviously I was tipsy, I didn't realise I had taken too much cos the fun and jokes were off the hook. I came back and told him I would be leaving immediately,he asked if I drove, I said no! That i'd call a cab. He objected that it wasn't safe, I don't know how to knew I was tipsy. He took excuse from his friends and offered to drop me home! I panicked, I objected, he insisted. Grabbed his keys,settled the bouncers at the door and helped me down the staircase.

I sha remember I was laughing and talking too much inside his car, I still remembered the direction to my house thankfully. We got to my gate, he helped me outa the car, carried me to my flat, I brought out my keys, he opened the burglary and handed the keys back to me and said "drink a lot of water and sleep, tomorrow you would laugh at yourself, goodnight" I remember pulling his hand and hugging him, he reciprocated but that was it. He left without looking back. I just woke up and remembered we never exchanged contacts, I know his branch. Fcmb would see me next week!

So there are some nice Bankers afterall i'm still in shock.

miss jade baby,
what's your point gaan?
even if he fukked you, what difference would it have made?
Since you were not unconscious, it would be done with your consent because you obviously wanted it, what's the taking of advantage in that?
or are you saying you would have been emotionally traumatized because he took your priced possession ie your pride?
is there anything special about you or your puccy?

I really don't get the logic

Booyakasha:
While all the tips above might be helpful, the major fact is you'll never have a chance with any reasonable single guy if you:

1. WANT MONEY
2. HAVE A UGLY FACE
3. HAVE A BAD CHARACTER/PERSONALITY
4. HAVE BIG BELLY
5. GO BACK TO NUMBER 1 since it's the most critical

We (parents and the society) need to educate girls more on being successful for them self, there's no better way of having high quality guys come your way than being really successful yourself.. look at most successful women today (academically or financially), they have the best guys in their own right.

what happened to having potential and being focused? she mustn't already be successful.
the best way to find a good man is to be a good girl and be approachable.

way my share

ShowYourCertificate:
Buhari has always been a scam all along. His WAEC certificate is a scam. His economic policies is a scam. His campaign promises is a scam. His assets declaration is a scam. Nigerians are becoming wiser now. The dullard/zombie effect of the APC is losing its grip on gullible Nigerians. Even some of the zombies has started wailing.

I've never seen a man so full of contradiction like Buhari. And some zombies will believe him when he says he's a man of integrity. Integrity my foot! He's so full of double standards. He criticised Obasanjo for touring the world but has outperformed Obasanjo in the Ajala business. He said there's nothing like fuel subsidy but is still paying fuel subsidy. He said he will diversify the economy and make the country less reliant on oil but is busy exploring for oil in the North. He claims he belongs to nobody and everybody but in an interview said he will concentrate on the 97% that voted him to the detriment of the 5% that didn't. Most of his core appointments have been from the North. Haven't you realised that it is during Buhari’s current govt that ethnic and religious crises have been on a rise? The shiites massacre, the Agatu killings, the Mile 12 Hause/Yoruba clash, the Enugu attack and the recent Aba riot. This is simply because Buhari is a tribalist and never a nationalist. He's the king in the north! He's not the true king of a united Nigeria.

he might not be responsible for some of the things you listed but most are truths.
I think he's not just a principled man, no ideology

l understand how that kind of amount could seem mouth watering for a fresh graduate but it pales into oblivion in comparison to the reward that civil engineering career will earn you.
if working in a bank wouldn't be a deviation from your career path which I should add is a waste of your talent, I would have advised that you take up the job to build experience.
it would have even made more sense if it was a company like auditing companies, that could make you a partner after some years, but banking job is a not a good path for you at all.
there are lots of opportunities for engineering in Nigeria now and in the nearest future especially civil engineering. and it is true that civil engineering is the father of all engineering.
as an engineer myself, I advise that you don't take up that job if at this same time you have the opportunity of going to do your masters.
many opportunities are open to you as a first class graduate, you can seek for universities that can offer you opportunity of doing your PhD direct without masters.
you won't need go through all the rigors that others would go through for you to get employed by many fortune companies.
best wishes as you consider your opportunities.

igraman:
Please help,
I'm fed up, I'm having problem sleeping.
Right from my childhood days, sleeping in the aftnoon had always been impossible, not even a siesta.
At nights, its always after lying-in for about 1:15m to 1:30m before finally sleeping off and if i should get up to urinate before daybreak, my eyes will become clear; no sleep again no matter how hard i try.
Trams, Coddein, Valium5, Cenpain night, just mention it does not make me sleep, it only makes me high or intoxicate me.
Although i always feel sleepy whenever am depressed, bored, alone or in a cool breezy environment, the momment i lie down or get ready to sleep then the urge is gone.
what could be my problem.
what can i do to get over it.

eat good food, exercise, eat heavy food in the day time, light food at night.
avoid coffee, alcohol, cigarette and all those drugs you mentioned,
if you abide by these rules, your next topic will be how can I reduce my oversleeping

ZeeAfrica:
hehhehe wat r u on abt? R we talking abt age or r we talking abt virgins? Do u think a 20 year old nawadays is a virgin? Hahahhhaha which planet r u from? Keep dreaming my doll

for real?
na wah oo, world don spoil

amtaken:
I am calling on our wealthy Nigerians to please renovate our universities hostels especially the toilets. These toilets are so dirty and not even fit for pigs.


Our Politicians and top businessmen please do this and God will bless you.

#Dangote.
#Akpabio.
#Pat Utomi.
#Theophilus Danjuma.
#Musa Danjuma.
#IBB.
#OBJ.
#Atiku Abubakar.
#GEJ.
#Otedola.
#FFK.
#Ifeanyi Uba.
#Iwuanyanwu.
#Funmi Alakija.
#Genevieve Nnaji.
#Lynda Ikeji.
#Pastor Itua.
#Pastor Oyedepo.
#Pastor Oyakilome.
#T.B. Joshua.
#Pastor Sam Adeyemi.
#Pastor Adeboye.
#Andy Ubah.
#Chris Ubah.
#Arthur Ezeh.
#Sanusi.
#Don Jazzy.
#E-money.
#P-Square.
#Seun Osewa.
#Coscharis Mmaduka.
#Dantata.
#Bella Naija.
#Omoni Oboli.
#Obat Oil.
#Exon Mobil.
#MTN.
#Globacom.
#Shell.
#Channels TV.
#Multichoice.
#Etisalat.
#Willie Anumudu.
#Fifi Ejindu.
#Igbinedium.
#Techno CEO.
#Slot.
Etc.

Please show human kindness. These students are human beings too. God bless you.

c moni

ZeeAfrica:
Op i bet u wud never marry a widow or divorcee right? Fyi did u knw dat there r surgeries, excersices and food, which can actualy close de hole as if someone is a virgin? Did u knw dat wen girls eat clean and gym, dey will still look hot even in dat 10 years? So open yo eyes my dear, u might marry someone who u think is a virgin, just becoz she did de above, n u wil b fooled forever. Wat u r saying is de same as girls wanting rich guys, wat happened to ppl loving de other person just for who they r, n not wat dey can get frm dem? Anyway keep to yo prinscipals oo, bt dnt say i did nt warn u, wen u marry a ''virgin'' who has slept wit more dan 20 ppl, bt did gud tricks so dat u can think she has never been touched before, only for u to b suprised wen yo long lost cousin meets yo new family den mentions dat he and yo Mrs once had something going on. Marry a girl for de heart my sweet, coz even de so called virgin can stil turn out to be a liability

really sorry to burst your bubble, there are enough 20 year olds around. I don't see where it's out of the norm for a 30 or even 35 year old man to marry a 20 year old lady.
my father is 11 good years clear of my mother and he has called her "mummy" from time I don't even have memory of.

Adaobi12:
Op, Are you dating without sex?
have you dated with sex?
if the answer is no, you have no right to spew such trash. the girls don't Bleep themselves.

maybe you don't understand that guys just use you as object to release their hormonal burden while you're deluded thinking you're in a relationship. comparing yourself to the male folk shows smacks of ungraciousness.
so long as a guy did not disvirgin you, youve got nothing on him.
some ladies are really wise and well brought up, those are the ladies that guys happily marry.

girls these days use their hand or maybe their puccies to complicate their life.
this girl, like many others will not owe anyone any explanation if she did not allow herself to be an object of releif for the overwhelming hormones of guys, while claiming she's dating guys who not only don't think they're dating her but only want a channel to release the burden of their hormone.
what happened to a young girl remaining prestigious, waiting till she gets a commitment from a guy she loves, taking him to see her parents, and thereafter fukking his brains out on secure terms, I mean she won't be thinking of heartbreak in a committed relationship.
but family foundations are flawed abinitio these days and the cycle seems long drawn

roseval:
hey Mr man, am not a side chick am engaged to dis guy to be married dis yr.

so you're engaged to be married this year and you're asking if you should walk away because he forgot your birthday?
pls run away and never return no more.
hook up another available guy jare, it's that easy, no time!

roseval:
am not a side chick dear, just Dat I want to know weather dis is luv

hope this one will not claim to be a graduate

mcheeee

Oooops:
My landlord just delivered a letter from his lawyer notifying us of a 20% increase in rent due to sharp increase in the cost of building materials.

Nairalanders, this is a house built over 5yrs ago! am using 5yrs atleast to be fair!!!

How can cost of materials now lead to an increase in rent for a flat that wasn't just built?

Pls what do i do? should i confront him? should i write back? Paying that will amount to about 500k plus and the house isn't worth that much in a place like Bariga!

Candid advice needed
Lalasticlala

don't pay if you don't mind moving to a new place.
you have the right to stay in that house for extra 6 months while you search for a new place

Hadez:
You see a guy you have a crush on, he doesn't feel the same way yet but you ask him out maybe he can feel the same way with you. Is there anything wrong with that?

no it's not a crime. you want to be fukked and you'll be fukked

SAINTSAMURAI:
O GOD!! IF ALL NAIRALAND GUYS CAN BE LIKE ME, I SWEAR NO NAIRALAND LADY WILL RECEIVE ANY PM IN 100YEARS. SOME GUYS ARE JUST DISGRACEFUL. d only ladies iv sent pms in all my time in nairaland are rokiatu,kashybaby and bumbae. just three mature and classy ladies. i cant pm these jamb bite and modaforking overrated small girls. chai that will be GOD 4bid.

just negodu!

BlackMbakara1:
This simple steps will help:

1. Don't reply her msgs immediately, maybe after 3 days of d last received msg with an apology n excuse that u were busy.
2. Don't take or return her calls immediately, maybe after 3 or 4 days that u were busy preferrably u were in a meeting n had it in mind to call bak but sumthg else cropped up...
3. Always give excuses e.g in a meeting or travelled etc

Over time she will use her tongue to count her teeth...and anyday u see her, just be all frndly n receieve 1 fake call n give anoda excuse 2 leave.

hahahahahahahahaha
this one go work die

4C2215131:
It's simple!

No need for theatrics and all the heart to heart talk and stuff (you may just hurt her more with all that yapping about bla bla bla).

Just via your body language let her know you're not game. Trust me ladies are very very quick to catch on when a man doesn't want them as they are nimble at knowing when he does.

No replies to her SMS', very formal stance when you're together in fact treat her like you'd a guy that is an acquaintance and not a friend. Note the words I used here 'acquaintance' and 'friend'. Both mean different things.

Do this and you're rid of your problem. Note that there is no easy way to turn someone who has feelings for you down without hurting them especially when you go the face-to-face, heart-to-heart route. You gotta be abrupt, cold and distant. It helps the other party when they develop some sort of hate for you via the way you're ignoring them. Their hurt is channeled via this hate emotion thus healing them quicker. Don't be afraid, they don't really hate you it's just a sort of knee jerk reaction to the whole rejection thingy.

that's it
@op
don't reply her messages. if you continue replying her with sweet messages, then you're contradicting yourself

Timmygal:
5.S ex ual decency:
I am not talking about your past but a
woman who is s ex ually decent with her
hubby and does not give room for the hubby
to point an accusing finger at her is a delight
to every man.A man gets turned on even more
with the mindset that he is the only one
having access to that honey comb but a s ex
ually indecent woman is a curse to herself
and the hubby. .

na wah
which kind life be this?
so you can engage in indecency in the past with other men but you have to be sexually descent with your husband,
chai,
any woman who has any fukking past has no right to demand faithfulness from a man she eventually hooks down. I pity some men sha

Rawlings120:
Wizkid Has Been Apologising Since Friday, Linda IKEJI Writes again





https://www.instagram.com/p/BEWeeCeFBDY/

see this woman oo
so you refused your own picture to be taken meanwhile you post your opponent's picture on your blog.
is that how you ride on others for your fame?
if that's not the definitions of contradiction and double standard, what is?

Ujuhot:
You mean they met here? Abeg nairaland guys, i still dy single oo

what of now?

queenfav:
Good day all...I type this with pain in my heart because i wasted my time, afternoon sleep and money yo go fix my hair and it was an epic fail..Please,i need a good hair stylist that fixes weavons very well in Ibadan. If the person does home service,it would be nice too i work on saturdays.Abeg help a sister out oooo.The lady i used at one plaza just finished me! She no just know anything at all.She concentrated d weave on one side,while one part of the hair was still very scanty.I touched my hair after she was done and i felt like rolling on d floor with tears.I am loosening it this morning or filling it up at another salon.I live around agbowo....Abeg recommend who u can vouch for his/her expertise o.Also lemme have an idea of how much the stylist charges,not the one i will go there and hear that to fix simple center parting is 3000.Thanks.

sorry dear
couldn't help lmao tho

queenfav:
Hello..I am sure many of us are aware that milk of magnesia works very well as a face primer.It has the ability to keep makeup looking matte and fresh all day long.How do I put this?When used before applying foundation,it serves as a great primer which prevents your face from becoming oily all day long.Many makeup artists now use it on clients,to tackle the problem of most ladies,which is an oily face.
How do I use it?Its very simple.Just apply like 2 drops of milk of magnesia on areas likely to get oily,or the whole face.People may believe that this is a crazy suggestion, but it works for people with extraordinarily oily skin. The
magnesium in this product is highly effective at
absorbing oil. Use the unflavored original
formula. Swipe a cotton ball,sponge or even ur fingers over your T-
Zone (nose, forehead, cheeks, and chin), so
that just a nearly transparent layer of wetness
can be seen. You don't need to use much.
Allow it to dry completely for about 3 minutes
before moving to the next step,which is applying foundation or powder.It works like magic.Your face will stay fresh and matte all day long,you wouldn't even need to retouch your powder.
The sad news is that the high demand by ladies have made the price of milk of magnesia to increase astronomically.That is coupled with the current exchange rate.Its now sold for 2500-3500 depending on the size and where you buy.
However,MOKO mistmag sold for 250-300 our nigerian version of milk of magnesia does the same thing,if not better.That's what I use and its verrrrry good.So if you like packaging,go for milk of magnesia.If not MOKO mistmag does a great job,if not better.Ladies,please share your thoughts..

make up is disguise, it's deception, it's especially disgusting when ladies apply make up that entirely changes their real face

Sexytemi:
Mr god, mind your business, last i checked....you aint the secretary of God to know if he's angry or not...God and preach to your sisters, female friends, girl friend and leave me alone o....mtchewwww.

ok

Sexytemi:
You not airing your view but being judgemental, you don't know me from Adam but you are quick to pass judgement on me.....smh o

judgment bawo
hahaha
I'm not a judge in this matter oo abeg ma.
if you feel like you've wronged someone its not me, maybe God.
its ur life, your pucci, I've not been your adviser all the while that you're getting it fukked