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ComputersRe: If You Reside In Uk Can You Please Verify This Website For Me by whatalife(op): 9:41am On Jul 27, 2011
thank you all for the response
ComputersRe: If You Reside In Uk Can You Please Verify This Website For Me by whatalife(op): 6:39pm On Jul 26, 2011
@justwise,
thank you for your opinion
more comments from laptop importers from uk
Pls suggest where i can buy wholesales
ComputersRe: If You Reside In Uk Can You Please Verify This Website For Me by whatalife(op): 5:34pm On Jul 26, 2011
@ justwise, thanks for prompt reply.
what i wanted to verify is if i can get shipping company in the uk to check quality of what am paying for and delivery by the company to Nigeria.
Anybody in the house that brings laptops and phones can pls suggest.
BusinessIf You Reside In Uk Can You Please Verify This Website For Me by whatalife(op): 4:49pm On Jul 26, 2011
Please if you reside in uk can you please verify if this site is genuine
http://www.stocksourcing.com/products/electrical/

@justwise pls contribute

Needed to get fairly used and returned laptops at good prices in the UK

You can equally recommend other good sites.
ComputersIf You Reside In Uk Can You Please Verify This Website For Me by whatalife(op): 4:46pm On Jul 26, 2011
Please if you reside in uk can you please verify if this site is genuine
http://www.stocksourcing.com/products/electrical/

@justwise pls contribute

Needed to get faily used and returned laptops at good prices in the UK

You can equally recommend other good sites.
ComputersRe: Globacom Submarine Cable - Glo-1 by whatalife: 4:42pm On Jul 21, 2011
@goggs,
I have being on vsat for 6 years the best i ever achieved is 90KBps now is over 700 KBps at night the thing is downloading @ 1.6MBps
Unbelievable
BusinessRe: How Much Will It Cost To Ship A Laptop Frm US? by whatalife: 7:27pm On Jul 20, 2011
@alarena,
can you pls send me info about the site or company

catfishnigeria@yahoo.com
ComputersRe: Globacom Submarine Cable - Glo-1 by whatalife: 3:38pm On Jul 20, 2011
glo just launch 3g service here in lokoja, did a speed test on their network , i download 25mb in 1min 32 secs @ 789KBps.
Please those who been using glo 3g service ,is this speed fair? i run cafe just thinking of switching to it
PhonesRe: Do You Download Hundreds Of Bytes Or Gigs Of Bytes With You Connection? by whatalife: 3:32pm On Jul 20, 2011
glo just launch 3g service here in lokoja, did a speed test on thier network , i download 25mb in 1min 32 secs @ 789KBps.
Please those who been using glo is this speed fair? i run cafe just thinking of switching to it
Business To BusinessRe: Think Of Making Money? Then Think Haulage by whatalife: 11:40am On Jul 14, 2011
@poster , you once said somewhere on another thread that you pay 350,000 now you are singing 600,000.
PropertiesRe: Remote IP-CCTV Security For Home/Business by whatalife: 12:37pm On Jul 09, 2011
@IT GURU,
i requested for the price of your lock keys ,u send me prices for ip cctv cameras
netaccesswireless@gmail.com
BusinessRe: Looking To Connect With Nigerian Retailers (no 419) by whatalife: 8:46pm On Jul 08, 2011
i am interested in phones and laptops @ wholesales, send details to :
netaccesswireless@gmail.com
TravelRe: How Convenient Is Student Life In Austria? by whatalife: 5:33pm On Jul 07, 2011
@bolshoiboo,
Can you please share with us details process involve from filing application, legalisation of documents to visa application process.

@ Lucy001,
Thank you for providing loads of school which i can choose for my younger brother.
PropertiesRe: Smart Card Door Key Lock System For Hotel/business by whatalife: 7:38am On Jul 02, 2011
How much is the lock? can they be power by batteries in case of power failure,
send details to : netaccesswireless@gmail.com
BusinessRe: Oil Palm Seedlings Available For Just N150.00 by whatalife: 8:16pm On Jun 21, 2011
i sent you an email with gmail accout ,you did not reply
BusinessRe: Transport And Haulage Business by whatalife: 8:30pm On Jun 20, 2011
@ebinpejo
thank you for the explanation, please can you continue with the lesson ,am realy enjoying the info you are releasing here, keep it up.
BusinessRe: Transport And Haulage Business by whatalife: 7:17am On Jun 20, 2011
@ebinpejo,
Thank you for the insight and all the valuable information.
Please what is Backloading? can you help define it and other grey areas in haulage business.
CareerRe: Tayo Aderinokun, GTBank CEO, Passes On by whatalife: 10:35pm On Jun 14, 2011
RIP Uncle T
AdvertsRe: The Best Investment That Your Money Can Buy! No Taxes! No Extra Charges! by whatalife: 4:04pm On Jun 13, 2011
pls send info to : catfishnigeria@yahoo.com
PoliticsRe: Goodluck Jonathan's Kids Are In School Mine Is At Home! by whatalife: 9:24pm On Jan 19, 2011
Is all lies, the president himself just denounce the rumour on the network news now .
Next news is filled with lies, all lies,
Give this man (GEJ) time to concentrate on his work.
PropertiesRe: Cecilia’s Ibru Scintillating Real Estate Portfolio by whatalife(op): 2:24pm On Oct 20, 2010
Only God knows how much our leaders both present and past must have looted this country ,imagine having access to nations vault 24/7/365 days
PoliticsRe: Cecilia’s Ibru Scintillating Real Estate Portfolio by whatalife(op): 2:19pm On Oct 20, 2010
Only God knows how much our leaders both present and past must have looted this country ,imagine having access to nations vault 24/7/365 days
PropertiesCecilia’s Ibru Scintillating Real Estate Portfolio by whatalife(op): 9:12am On Oct 20, 2010
http://www.castlesweekly.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=1198

Cecilia’s scintillating real estate portfolio
Rating: 1 user(s) have rated this article Average rating: 5.0
Posted by: westo, on 10/16/2010, in category "Consumer Watch"
Views: this article has been read 160 times
Abstract: The real estate portion of the list of the assets worth N191 billion forfeited by Mrs Cecilia Ibru to the Government, reveals that the former Oceanic Bank CEO has great savvy for property investment.

Mrs Cecilia Ibru
Mrs Cecilia Ibru

The real estate portion of the list of the assets worth N191 billion forfeited by Mrs Cecilia Ibru to the Government, reveals that the former Oceanic Bank CEO has great savvy for property investment.

It’s no longer news that Mrs Cecilia Ibru, who until she was removed by Sanusi Lamido, held sway as the CEO of Oceanic Bank Plc, has been convicted by a Federal High Court on charges relating to banking offences, but what will definitely interest real estate pundits is the size and sophistication of the real estate assets, she forfeited.

Number one on the real estate side of the list is 1,001 hectares (slightly over one million square metres) of land behind Chevron Estate, Lekki. To put this into perspective, Lekki Phase 1, the Government Scheme which has several mini estates within it and sprawls over two sides of the Lagos Epe Expressway has a total land area of 1,046 hectares. This size of holding would be enough for most people, but Mrs Ibru perhaps also wanted to go into the tourism business and also had two plots measuring 7,000 and 8,000 square metres each at the Okunade Waterfront.
34 Bourdillon 60 Marina
The Nwude Connection: 34 Bourdillon (left) and 60
Marina were properties owned by Chief Nwude, which
he surrendered and are now forfeited by Mrs Ibru. Who
next?

Next to Ikoyi. On the commercial side, 182 and 226 Awolowo Road are on the list. These two properties which dwarf their neighbours are Oceanic bank branches, and as can be expected, some good rents would have been accruing to the landlord from these properties. Number 182 was the former Saudi Arabian Embassy. One interesting property on the list is 3 Okotie Eboh also in South West Ikoyi, which ironically is a few doors away from the offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission! Euro Courts, otherwise known as 34 Bourdillon Road, also has an interesting history. Originally built by, Chief Emmanuel Nwude, he forfeited it after a conviction for defrauding a Brazilian Bank to the tune of over $242million. Now the block of 40 luxury flats is back in the market again after forfeiture. (He also built 60 Marina, a 10 storey building in the heart of Lagos. Mrs Ibru bought it and is also forfeiting it!) The pick of the properties in Old Ikoyi must be 35 Cooper Road, which is a newly built block of luxury flats with all facilities in place. Tenants have not even moved in yet. Other properties in Ikoyi are 16 Glover Road (approximately 1 acre land), 30 Luguard Avenue, 5A &B George Street and 4 A & B Iru Close.
The waves project, along Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island.
The waves project, along Ozumba
Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island.

In Victoria Island, Mrs Ibru concentrated on the high streets. Plot 642 Akin Adesola Street, a corner piece with Sanusi Fafunwa Street and 5 Adeola Odeku Street, a red brick castle like building have been rented out to Oceanic Bank. Also on the list is 1B & C Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, which used to be the former Australian High Commission buildings. The crown jewel must be the’ land and 12 storey tower lying between 270 Ozumba Mbadiwe Street and Ferry Jetty (otherwise described as Waves project). This architectural masterpiece, which would not look out of place in Dubai and is strategically located with beautiful views of the Lagoon, is not yet completed.

There are other properties on the mainland: 154 Ikorodu road and 10A Sobo Arobiodu Street, Ikeja GRA Lagos. Also on the list are properties in Delta and Rivers States and a guesthouse (Asokoro) and plaza (CBD) in Abuja.

There are sixty five properties in Dubai on the list. These are a combination of shops in International City, studios in Discovery Gardens and Town houses. To round the foreign properties off, two properties in Maryland, USA on Hawley Lane, Upper Marlboro were also forfeited, making a grand total of 94 choice properties to be surrendered.

CASTLES COMMENTARY
Ill gotten gains and the real estate market.
Showroom shops in International City, Dubai
Showroom shops in International
City, Dubai
We have always been confounded by the resilience of the high end real estate market. Despite the state of the economy, prices keep on surging year after year and had reached a stage where Ikoyi with its dilapidated infrastructure was competing on price with highbrow areas in London, New York etc. Even when credit was tight and the general economy was under severe strain, the market just did not seem to respond to the vagaries of the economy.



The list of forfeited properties of Mrs Cecilia Ibru, the former Oceanic bank Plc CEO, who was convicted recently perhaps, tells the story. The market is driven by few individuals with stupendous amounts of money, possibly from questionable sources. Mrs Ibru, herself has eleven choice properties in Old Ikoyi alone and if business had continued as usual, would not have been under any pressure to sell at reduced prices or lower her rents, as she would have been operating in an economy outside everyone else’s. How many Mrs Ibru’s are out there, is the question real estate researchers must answer. Otherwise to try and predict the market based on economic forces alone, would mean ending up with ‘egg on our faces’ as predictions are undermined by ‘market movers’ who are ready to buy at a price outside economic reason and set rents and sale prices at levels which seemingly have no basis.

PoliticsCecilia’s Ibru Scintillating Real Estate Portfolio by whatalife(op): 9:09am On Oct 20, 2010
Cecilia’s scintillating real estate portfolio
Rating: 1 user(s) have rated this article Average rating: 5.0
Posted by: westo, on 10/16/2010, in category "Consumer Watch"
Views: this article has been read 160 times
Abstract: The real estate portion of the list of the assets worth N191 billion forfeited by Mrs Cecilia Ibru to the Government, reveals that the former Oceanic Bank CEO has great savvy for property investment.

Mrs Cecilia Ibru
Mrs Cecilia Ibru

The real estate portion of the list of the assets worth N191 billion forfeited by Mrs Cecilia Ibru to the Government, reveals that the former Oceanic Bank CEO has great savvy for property investment.

It’s no longer news that Mrs Cecilia Ibru, who until she was removed by Sanusi Lamido, held sway as the CEO of Oceanic Bank Plc, has been convicted by a Federal High Court on charges relating to banking offences, but what will definitely interest real estate pundits is the size and sophistication of the real estate assets, she forfeited.

Number one on the real estate side of the list is 1,001 hectares (slightly over one million square metres) of land behind Chevron Estate, Lekki. To put this into perspective, Lekki Phase 1, the Government Scheme which has several mini estates within it and sprawls over two sides of the Lagos Epe Expressway has a total land area of 1,046 hectares. This size of holding would be enough for most people, but Mrs Ibru perhaps also wanted to go into the tourism business and also had two plots measuring 7,000 and 8,000 square metres each at the Okunade Waterfront.
34 Bourdillon 60 Marina
The Nwude Connection: 34 Bourdillon (left) and 60
Marina were properties owned by Chief Nwude, which
he surrendered and are now forfeited by Mrs Ibru. Who
next?

Next to Ikoyi. On the commercial side, 182 and 226 Awolowo Road are on the list. These two properties which dwarf their neighbours are Oceanic bank branches, and as can be expected, some good rents would have been accruing to the landlord from these properties. Number 182 was the former Saudi Arabian Embassy. One interesting property on the list is 3 Okotie Eboh also in South West Ikoyi, which ironically is a few doors away from the offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission! Euro Courts, otherwise known as 34 Bourdillon Road, also has an interesting history. Originally built by, Chief Emmanuel Nwude, he forfeited it after a conviction for defrauding a Brazilian Bank to the tune of over $242million. Now the block of 40 luxury flats is back in the market again after forfeiture. (He also built 60 Marina, a 10 storey building in the heart of Lagos. Mrs Ibru bought it and is also forfeiting it!) The pick of the properties in Old Ikoyi must be 35 Cooper Road, which is a newly built block of luxury flats with all facilities in place. Tenants have not even moved in yet. Other properties in Ikoyi are 16 Glover Road (approximately 1 acre land), 30 Luguard Avenue, 5A &B George Street and 4 A & B Iru Close.
The waves project, along Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island.
The waves project, along Ozumba
Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island.

In Victoria Island, Mrs Ibru concentrated on the high streets. Plot 642 Akin Adesola Street, a corner piece with Sanusi Fafunwa Street and 5 Adeola Odeku Street, a red brick castle like building have been rented out to Oceanic Bank. Also on the list is 1B & C Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, which used to be the former Australian High Commission buildings. The crown jewel must be the’ land and 12 storey tower lying between 270 Ozumba Mbadiwe Street and Ferry Jetty (otherwise described as Waves project). This architectural masterpiece, which would not look out of place in Dubai and is strategically located with beautiful views of the Lagoon, is not yet completed.

There are other properties on the mainland: 154 Ikorodu road and 10A Sobo Arobiodu Street, Ikeja GRA Lagos. Also on the list are properties in Delta and Rivers States and a guesthouse (Asokoro) and plaza (CBD) in Abuja.

There are sixty five properties in Dubai on the list. These are a combination of shops in International City, studios in Discovery Gardens and Town houses. To round the foreign properties off, two properties in Maryland, USA on Hawley Lane, Upper Marlboro were also forfeited, making a grand total of 94 choice properties to be surrendered.

CASTLES COMMENTARY
Ill gotten gains and the real estate market.
Showroom shops in International City, Dubai
Showroom shops in International
City, Dubai
We have always been confounded by the resilience of the high end real estate market. Despite the state of the economy, prices keep on surging year after year and had reached a stage where Ikoyi with its dilapidated infrastructure was competing on price with highbrow areas in London, New York etc. Even when credit was tight and the general economy was under severe strain, the market just did not seem to respond to the vagaries of the economy.



The list of forfeited properties of Mrs Cecilia Ibru, the former Oceanic bank Plc CEO, who was convicted recently perhaps, tells the story. The market is driven by few individuals with stupendous amounts of money, possibly from questionable sources. Mrs Ibru, herself has eleven choice properties in Old Ikoyi alone and if business had continued as usual, would not have been under any pressure to sell at reduced prices or lower her rents, as she would have been operating in an economy outside everyone else’s. How many Mrs Ibru’s are out there, is the question real estate researchers must answer. Otherwise to try and predict the market based on economic forces alone, would mean ending up with ‘egg on our faces’ as predictions are undermined by ‘market movers’ who are ready to buy at a price outside economic reason and set rents and sale prices at levels which seemingly have no basis.
http://www.castlesweekly.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=1198

PoliticsRe: Why Won't Nigerian Politicians Answer Their Email? by whatalife: 3:21pm On Oct 14, 2010
@poster ,
Nigerian law makers are nothing but a shameful politician who flaunt there ignorance every where they go.An honorable (state house of assembly in my state ) visited my internet cafe about 2 years ago he demanded to see the manager so was brought to my office , the following conversation started:

Honorable : Please how much does it cost to open an email address?
cafe manager: just N100 naira
Honorable: Too bad of me , i was in america last week an  American business man requested for my email address i told him i dont have one, the american exclaimed and saw in him he was disappointed  though i gave him my phone number, so i promise him i will procure one when i get back to my country.
cafe manager: he gave me 1000 naira and said he thought it will cost him a fortune.
BusinessIn Pictures: Billionaire Drop-offs by whatalife(op): 5:27pm On Oct 09, 2010
http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/09/billionaires-no-more-pincus-green-david-rich-billionaires-2010-dropoffs_slide.html

Billionaire Drop-Offs

Not everybody got richer during the global markets’ recovery. This year 30 people dropped from the ranks of the World’s Billionaires--here are a few.

Become a fan of Forbes on Facebook and discuss our 2010 list of billionaires with a reporter from the Global Wealth team.
AutosRe: 2 V Boots For Sale(tokunbo And Numbered) by whatalife: 3:52pm On Sep 21, 2010
@baconline,
where have you been ? i think you started this salvaged car thing a while ago, but did not here from you again.
please send pix o the benz to netaccesswireless@gmail.com
BusinessRe: Advise On Financial Investment With Mimimal Risk! by whatalife: 7:29pm On Aug 11, 2010
@poster,
interest rates on fixed deposit now is rubbish, i would advice you in invest with one of the discount houses .Kakawa discount house is my favourite, an uncle of my got 10% per annum on 9million , but the fund will be locked for a min of 6 months,
do your diligent search be4 commiting ur funds.
InvestmentRe: Interest Rate On Fixed Deposit Accounts In Nigeria by whatalife: 1:30pm On Jul 19, 2010
@sir-p2007 ,
interest rates across bank now is as good as zero %.some banks like gt offers btw 4%-5% perannum if you are luck to negotiate well,bank like uba i think is 0.5% per year . So hurry widthdraw your fund and just invest in your business or something else.

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