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Answer: oso mgbada bu n'ugwu

Gwam udu chukwu kwere anaghi awa awa

Echebobo thanks so much for your effort.


Tosh nwa mama, a mara m na eke aghaghi itu agwa - The python can't do without its spots

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, dismissed allegations that its out-going Chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, owns houses in Abuja, Dubai or any other part of the world for that matter, except a personal house in his village in Yola, built in the early 1990s.

Besides, the Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Mr. Russell Feingold, has deplored the removal of Mallam Ribadu as EFCC Chairman, and accused President Umaru Yar’Adua of failing to live up to his promise to fight against corruption.


The EFCC, reacting to allegations by two lawyers at a Federal High Court Abuja that Mallam Ribadu is corrupt said: “Mr. Ribadu wishes to state categorically that:


"He does not own houses in Abuja or Dubai or any other part of the world, other than his personal house built in his village in Yola, in the early 1990s.


“Apart from that, Mr. Ribadu owns a yet-to-be-developed plot of land in Katampe, an undeveloped district of Abuja, which was acquired in 1998.


“Apart from his official EFCC account, Mr. Ribadu does not operate a bank account anywhere else in the world.


“Like other Fulani, Mr. Ribadu also owns cows which he rears in his village.
“Mr. Ribadu hereby grants express permission to anyone who finds that he has assets other than those declared above, to seize them without further reference to him.

“When his official residence which belonged to the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) was, in line with the policy of the last administration, offered for sale along with other houses in the area, Mr. Ribadu could not muster the funds to purchase the said house.

However, sensitive to the possibility of a conflict of interest arising if he approached banks for a loan, given his position as EFCC Chairman, Ribadu nearly lost the house until his father-in-law, Professor Iya Abubakar, intervened.

It was the Professor who bid for the house at a public auction and took a facility from his bankers, Fidelity Bank, to purchase the house, which cost N44m.

As it is, Mr. Ribadu and his family are presently living in the Mambilla Street house, thanks to his father-in-law.

All records pertaining to this transaction are available at the FCDA for anyone who wishes to check.


“It must be stated that as a public officer, Mr. Ribadu has dutifully sworn to oaths declaring his assert as and when due. The declarations are public documents and can be accessed at the appropriate agency for purposes of verification, seizure of undeclared assets and prosecution if need be.


“Further, Mr. Ribadu is saddened that otherwise learned gentlemen lend themselves as vehicles for the purveyance of obviously false allegations that the Commission has not been making annual renditions to the National Assembly in line with Sections 35 and 36 of the EFCC Establishment Act, 2004.

The simplest check that people can carry out is to ask their representatives in both chambers of the National Assembly to find out whether the Commission had ever neglected to comply with those provisions of the Act and if indeed it has been submitting details of its audited accounts and a compendium of its activities, every year, since its inception.


“EFCC wishes to state that being sensitive to the peculiarities of its operations and environment, the Commission has even gone beyond the demands of the Act to engage highly professional external auditors (other than government-appointed auditors) to audit and re-audit its books. These reports have been routinely submitted to the National Assembly before the 30th day of September, every year, since 2003.


“A cursory study of the allegations not only shows that they are pitiably shallow, but also throws up the unmitigated desperation of certain groups of people who have an axe to grind with the EFCC, to employ all tactics to embarrass its key officials, divert attention from their justified investigation and prosecution and ultimately derail the work of the Commission.

“While Mr. Ribadu is saddened by the fact that enemies of the anti-corruption war would stop at nothing in the bid to sully its image, he welcomes the opportunity offered by the lawyers to deal squarely with the wild and resurgent allegations from which have regrettably spawned endless pepper soup joint plots for the Nigerian theatre of the absurd.


“The attention of Nigerians is drawn to the fact that these kinds of wild allegations have always attended the work of the Commission. Right from inception in 2003, EFCC has faced all manners of unsubstantiated allegations, from operating torture chambers, to grand corruption. Even as we made to conclude this response, we learnt that gun-running has been added to the long list of dreamt-up allegations against EFCC.

The attempts at blackmails would definitely continue as long as EFCC continues to do carry out its functions with determination. But, Nigerians are advised to be wary and to always be guided by what we have said in the past that, ‘When you fight corruption, it fights you back.’”

US Senator chides Yar'Adua on Ribadu's removal

And Mr. Feingold in a January 7, 2008 letter to President Yar’Adua said: “As the Chairman of the Senate Africa Subcommittees, I have visited Nigeria and closely follow developments in your country because I am keenly aware of its strategic significance to the United States and in Africa.

“As one of the continent’s most populous and prosperous countries, Nigeria has long been a role model in Africa, not least for its return to democracy after 16 years of military rule. I was, therefore, extremely disappointed by the seriously flawed general elections last April, but was encouraged by your pledge to improve governance with ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption.


“I was pleased to hear that while in Washington, D.C., last month, you reiterated your commitment to transparency, accountability, and rule of law as essential preconditions for Nigeria’s social and economic development.

Unfortunately, I have not yet seen demonstrable evidence of progress in these areas; on the contrary, recent events suggest that Nigeria is backsliding under your leadership.


“I am particularly concerned by the recent announcement that Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, the esteemed Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has elected to step down from his post instead of accepting the reassignment to the yearlong management training course that was ordered last week.

While ongoing training of government officials is important, mandating a year-long hiatus for the head of the EFCC while there are several significant pending anti-corruption cases calls into question the sincerity of your commitment to this issue.


“The EFCC has had unprecedented success in obtaining several high-level corruption convictions, and Mr. Ribadu has earned national and international acclaim for his leadership over the past five years.


“While I deplore the transfer of Ribadu and would like to see him finish out the remainder of his term, if he does elect to step down from his current post, it is essential that his personal safety and security be guaranteed. In addition, Ribadu’s departure must not be used as a pretext to disband the EFCC or undermine its work.

The recent charges filed by the Commission, including those against former Delta State Governor James Ibori, should be fully and transparently investigated and prosecuted.


“You have repeatedly emphasized the positive impact of good governance on development, but political and economic gains go hand-in-hand.

The legitimacy and credibility of your government, both at home and abroad, depend upon your consistent and observable commitment to combating corruption. In light of the recent upsurge in violence in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, it is even more imperative that your government exhibit the highest respect for rule of law at all levels of society.

Failure to follow through on your policy of ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption will fuel dissent among the Nigerian population and diminish confidence abroad.


“Therefore, I urge you to do everything in your power to create the appropriate environment for both political and economic development by strengthening the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and empowering Mr. Ribadu, rather than sidelining him and potentially undermining the EFCC’s important work.

I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to reaffirm your personal commitment to democratic principles and practices and to solidify Nigeria as an example for other young democracies.”

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4254&Itemid=0

I'm not surprised at the turn of event. I know for certain that nothing, and NOTHING will be spared to make sure that Ribadu is brought down to ground zero.

The Iboris, Nwude's, Anajemba's, Odilis, Dariyes, Nnamanis, Atikus, Tafas, Kalus, Turakis, IOBs, Nyames, Ajiduas, and now adding the Igbinedions certainly is a formidable enemy. In all honesty if the resources of all these crooks are harnessed together against one common enemy they can even over throw any government of their choice in Africa.

The script of the campaign of calumny have just begun, but in the end it will come to nothing.  Ribadu as of today is enjoying one resource these retards can't enjoy - The Nigerian people.

The comments of Big B1 and his co-travellers can't change a thing no matter how hard they try.  The game is just about to begin

Udo dili unu!!

Somebody juru m si oh - Kedu ihe "iro anya" putara na okwu bekee?

Somebody please help me out

Happy New Year to all.

Echeboy you are 2007 man of the year!


@jello
Good effort, but your written still needs some prunning 

Point to note:

A Federal High Court anywhere in Nigeria has equal and the same coordinate jurisdiction. The Feds can decide to try Chimaroke Nnamani in Maiduguri Federal High Court. It is the same as trying him in Enugu.

I personally would have preffered Ibori to be tried at a Federal High Court Sokoto or Kano, that way his nude protesters will have a difficult time shipping themselves over there let alone females stripping themselves in midst of the muslem almajiris.

Point to note:

A Federal High Court anywhere in Nigeria has equal and the same coordinate jurisdiction. The Feds can decide to try Chimaroke Nnamani in Maiduguri Federal High Court. It is the same as trying him in Enugu.

I personally would have preffered Ibori to be tried at a Federal High Court Sokoto or Kano, that way his nude protesters will have a difficult time shipping themselves over there let alone females stripping themselves in midst of the muslem almajiris.

E jim ohere a na wish umu Igbo n'ile no na nairaland obiuto, ihunanya na oganihu oge mmemme Christmas na aha ohu na abia abia.

Ka onye na eri na anu, ya na echetekwa nwanne ya, especially ndi onweghi ka oha ha.

Onye erikwana nke ogaghi eburi.

Toshman, Moondust, echelon, faketan, zulunation etall, unu na agakwa na umi, yirikwanu 'okpu nna bu enyi'. It was fun having you guys around.

Odim na obi cuteass, nwando, ifyalways, nikynike, nnenneigbo, me-zainab etc unu di uto. murukwanu anya!

Merry Christmas to all

Four West African teams rumped in one group, it can't get tighter than this. It is a well known fact that W.African's style of play is to dominate the mid-field and ocassionally place some dashing runs along the flanks.

Looking at the squad as released by Vogts, I can't find our attacking mid-field players that can be compared to what Cote'ivore and Mali posses not forgetting Benin.

Looking at the wings, I can't find any natural winger in the mould of Finidi or Amuneke that will always send shivers down the spine of opponents even before the match starts.

The Defence is also suspect. With Yobo marshling the defence, the likes of Shittu, Taiwo, Afolabi are most often not consistent.  Onyekachi Apam and Nwaneri still play with the mentality of Rangers/Enyimba. Ifeanyi Emeghara, Efe Ambrose  are outsiders.

It is only in the attack that we have some measure of formidable players. But what really can players like Martins, Nsofor and Uche do if they are not being fed from the middle or the defence.

I would have loved to see players like Lukman Haruna and Rabiu Ibrahim dictating the pace in the mid-field as they did in Korea, but do they have the experience and clout to do that? No. Vogts also doen't intend using them for the competition.

Give or take, if we manage to come 2nd in our group, we will take it from there. With some bit of luck anything is possible _{including winning while fumbling and wobbling}

You are welcome

Asi na ikwu amaghi ibe eziya
You learn from other people

-kedu udi afa bu nkea - What kind of name is this?
-gwa ya na anyi choro - Tell him/her that we want. . .
-idi shure na unu achogo - Are you sure that you people want?
-kedu mbwe o mele queen insult - When did he/she insult queen?
-biko para bwaduwe - Please carry bwaduwe _{can't figure out what this is suppose to mean}
-ndi beanyi eze si ka akpo - Our people, the king said they should call. . .
-ma aga atuba ya na mpkoro. - Will he/she be put inside the prison?

Nana, I hope this helps

ifyalways:
hmmn o dikwa egwu !umu igbo o nwere ihe unu hotara here ?

@ nana,where did you hear the igbo been spoken?did you copy it from somewhere?you didnt copy it well or if someone said it to you,you definitely missed somethings.as it is now,it can't be translated.

onye na amaghi ebe mmiri bidoro mmawa ya,agaghi ama ebe o ga akwusi.
he who does not not the root of his problems,cannot foresse his solution.

Ify, mbakwa! An attempt can be made to translate the language she pasted into English 

ifyalways:
na uzo ozo,o buru na akwukwo ilu dokara adoka ekweghi mmachi with aso mmiri,e jiri gari kporo nku machie d thing.

Ify biko hapunu Echeboy aka  the harrassment adina too much.

nyabinghi:
Nwando et davidylan,

people are not supposed to respond to your WUMs because we know your ilks. You have nothing concrete to say on this thread more than spilling dirts. I will say u have a brain of a mongoloid. Nwando i[b] am not suprised your brothers from across the river have started robbing people just to felicitate about xmas. [/b] davidylan u better change before u end up where u belong. Hypocrites and backbiters and bloodklaats.Weh mi seh

I don't understand what you hope to achieve with the insinuation in bold in your statement. But if it means what I suspect it to be then I can only conclude  that epilepsy has long been running in your family

So in that case it will be safe for me to name my pretty rabbit at home 'mohammad' after one of the previous unholy mohammads and insist that i did not it the quoranic mohammad

Thank goodness finally she will be released.

But there is still one nagging issue that I need to be cleared on:

Was prophet mohammad the first person to answer the name 'mohammad'? I mean is there any evidence that some persons must have answered that name before him?

I need answers

The Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS), which represents more than 90,000 Muslim students in the UK and Ireland, said it was "deeply concerned" at what was a "gravely disproportionate" verdict.

ifyalways:
youngies onye nkowa ilu over to you.

I tupugoro nu ijiji onya, okwa ya nu?
The wound has been opened for the house fly, abi?

@youngies
Dont worry u will be endorsed by them they will pat your head, puppy thats what u are waiting for

I will ignore this rabble just to stay on the topic

i don't know if the storyabout the woman is all true,that is there could be hidden facts its all twisted to put Islam in bad light. the woman i hope would be released,

I wonder why you don't know if the story is all true? Have you heard any other version of the story since the news broke out, either from the school, parents, the children or the Sudanese authorities? Or could they have twisted the story also to put islam in bad light? No I don't think you have.

But all the same, in your warped islamic sense you chose to cast a doubt on the story so that you can justify the primitive, babaric islamic action.

hafees:
@Nwando, David, FBS. u guys are the right hand men/women for God. Yes! u are the present day Jesus, Clap for urselves. I don't think you guys are well brought up at all, your parents shld regreat giving birth to the likes of you. Ok the woman was arrested and even many Muslims have condemned it, must u insult people on this trend, i can't start quoting all the insensitives,childish, and senselss things you have written on many thread. softly! Nwando please try and use the Quaran to wipe your bum, i challenge you. you are so insentive, how can something like that, and the next thing is Muslims are this and that. David son of God, it is only you that knows he is not Allah, am sure that was given to you in your dream.

its easy to spot the likes of you:garbage in, garbage out. You are only vomiting all the nonsense some of the people who want to continue to get your tithe have told you. remember the manwho stole money from his place of work running into millions and then donated it to Church, na small thing. JAZZ andremote control or na holy spirit touch am,continue to play advocate. Yeye. Attack Islam all you can, but i tell you all your propanganda will come to nothing. Which of you talked about Saddam Hussein, so Bush should also come to Nigeria and remove all our bad governments,killing your family. u will be happen. i don't know if the storyabout the woman is all true,that is there could be hidden facts its all twisted to put Islam in bad light. the woman i hope would be released, so that the likes of Nwando and david will not die of heart attack. am waiting for your abuses, because i know that is the way u have been brought up. SHOOT

Ironically none of them replied you, you know why? Because you are sounding like a broken record! 

OBJ was actually aiming to be nominated a nobel prize winner for "peace". What an overfed frog!!!

This sudan saga has really thrown up a lot of critical issues. Since the name mohammad should be revered and anybody bearing it should be worthy of the name.

What should now happen to Mohammad Abacha who is the brain behind the killing of another moselm sister - Kudirat and another faild attempt on a christain brother - Mr Ibru

What should be now the fate of my gate man in the office who is always drunk round the clock and cannot spend a night with a LovePeddler.

Maybe, just maybe the reason why they are being tolerate and not sent to jail is because they display some traits of the prophet of islam

presido1:
abeg kowaa the second ilu sharp sharp.

I'm translating this not because u said so, but because of those who are anxious of understanding our proverbs that is.

Ndi igbo si kwa na agadi nwanyi jaaa mpara sometin ala na ibee na ibee.

Our people says that when an old woman spreads her legs wide, her sometin will be in lobes

ifyalways:
bukonu o kwa ilu ka anyi na tu here o bughi akuko ifo .
[b]youngies i kporo ya ilu?[/b]na waoooo u oooo.ihe a simply ogwu ura.ngwa oye turu ya bia kowachiate ya now

Biko iwe gi adina oku, makana ima na ugani na echi nti - poverty can also cause hearing problem

jintujinta:
I still insist that "Maids" in Nigeria are not slaves. It is just like the case of the six blind men who went to know what an elephant is. Each one described it based on the side of the elephant that he touched. So each one has described a maid based on his/her experience and exposure to maids. So i will quote another easonable post on this thread,

I wonder why you should single out this quote and term it 'reasonable'

presido1:
Ndi igbo si kwa na agadi nwanyi jaaa mpara sometin ala na ibee na ibee.

Ilu nke a di kajaad! No be small thing oo

Truth be told, the definition of a 'Nigerian maid' cannot be found in any dictionary but only on a 1st hand experience. In Nigeria, "maid" is derogatory and nobody including "maids" is proud to be addressed like that.

The essence of a forum like this is for people to learn from their ignorance while allowing others the right to continue to express their ignorance.



, I need to catch a bus from Berger to Ojota 

My sister long time no see, I have been in restricted circulation


But i'm here now, greetings!

Romeo is making a valid point. No matter how we all try to pretend, we cannot ignore the issues he has raised.

This appears to be more of akuko ifo than ilu.    _{Just my thought}