₦airaland Forum

Comedian2019:
Let me know when they finally prosecute and sentence them.
I hope this will not be the end of the case.

it took a long time but evans finally got sentenced.

Orders Mali soldiers? What's this, one world government. The Security Council have no such powers.

Imagine ppl comparing Naija to Mali while enjoying every episode of bbnaija 2020 and European football games. Excess leisure time, lights, phone data and cable and satellite TV. Some need to wake up and stfu.

storms is getting a bit tired and worn out in the national lexicon.

hopefully journalists/mods start using a variety of words.

accepts invitation
inspects projects
visits
commiserates
etc etc...

I looked up this Enron Nigeria Power Holding, Ltd. and discovered links to the UK's and the US. Their fingerprints are all over this lawsuit. Oyinbo countries never tire of sucking every morsel of resources out of Africa. And some of dem mumus in NASS worry about China investing in Naija.


The case of the day is Enron Nigeria Power Holding, Ltd. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria (D.C. Cir. 2016). Nigeria was party to a contract for construction of electrical facilities with ENPH. The contract was made in 1999, but almost immediately thereafter Nigeria suspended implementation, after it received a letter from the World Bank criticizing the economics of the contract. Soon thereafter, the Nigerian attorney general opined that the contract was invalid under Nigerian law. Although Enron sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2011, ENPH informed Nigeria at the time of the bankruptcy that it was able to perform its obligations under the contract. After years of trying to renegotiate, ENPH demanded an arbitration by the
ICC’s International Court of Arbitration, in London. The ICC entered an award in favor of ENPH, and ENPH sought confirmation in Washington. The district court confirmed the award, and Nigeria appealed.


https://lettersblogatory.com/2017/01/09/case-of-the-day-enron-nigeria-power-holding-v-nigeria/

Malami is not working as a fiduciary of Federal Republic of Nigeria. PMB's worst appointment!

POLITICS


President Jonathan Turns Waterlands Of Nassarawa, Kebbi , Lokoja Into Rice Pyramids–Reports New York[RR] Kebbi–Emerging agricultural reports show that President Jonathan Turns Waterlands Of Nassarawa, Kebbi , Lokoja Into Rice Pyramids, Republic Reporters has learned. According to sources, Jonathan’s administration, its policies “has led to a huge reduction of our food imports from a total […]

By Republic Reporters 2014/09/01 10:57 PM


http://republicreporters.com/president-jonathan-turns-waterlands-of-nassarawa-kebbi-lokoja-into-rice-pyramids-reports/

very nice one. food self sufficiency is paramount to progress.
God bless positive energy and initiatives.
One of my fave pics.

wishing dem a very happy life together.

if true, mr man has some quick sacking to do.

yeye youth tingz.... next.

Gabe427:
I'm surprised how this thread quickly became a tribal war

There really is no hope hunh



Not even the slightest (deep sigh)

back to the topic She could not get away with it she's educated and knows that only illiterate would start clubbing with such money


If she returned 5k then we can have a conversation
cause she would first use out of it to buy card and thank whoever she believed sent the money

nominating tribalwarland as the new name for nairaland. this e-fighting stuff goes on daily unchecked.

journalists had better be careful these days. SR is lucky it's parked in yankee.

Imamshekau:
He is not getting any third term,after he loses this year November he will be chilling inside federal prisons for different crimes like tax evasion,money laundering, constitutional breaches and many more.

He is a disgrace to the oval office of POTUS.
He is dangerous to world peace.

yup!

mr man is not enjoying August 2020

Ex-Governor Ikedi Ohakim Arrested Over Alleged Fraud -

https://www.nairaland.com/6051384/ex-governor-ikedi-ohakim-arrested-over

Mrs Josephine Nchetaka Chukwujama Eze made heaven.
419ers, yahoo ppl, armed robbers and kidnappers are going someplace else

who go pay his lawyer's fees?

quentin06:
its odd, these guys don't mix with crowd, they stay indoors so how did they get it.

who celebrates a contagious disease? only if money has changed hands.

this guy theorizes that 5G satellites wreck havoc on the immune system thru radiation. conspiracy theory but worth thinking about.

5g Whistleblower,, Former Vodafone Boss Blows Whistle

https://www.bitchute.com/video/xo03IMInAqyg/

Dubai Sends Food/Medical Supplies To Nigeria

By Richard Ogunsile

https://www./2020/08/15/uae-dispatches-tones-of-food-medical-supplies-to-nigeria/

The United Arab Emirates government on Saturday, August 15, delivered humanitarian aid to the Nigerian government to support the fight against the global dreaded disease, COVID-19.

The development was revealed in a post on the Twitter account of the UAE Embassy in Nigeria, Naija News understands.

The tweet noted that the UAE Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ordered officials in his government to with immediate effect dispatch medical aid and food supplies to Nigeria.

According to the prime minister, the dispatched humanitarian aid is to support Nigeria’s efforts in battling the spread of Coronavirus disease in the country. The statement read, “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum orders urgent medical aid and food supplies to be sent to the friendly Nigerian people to support the efforts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and limiting its spread. In a clear confirmation of the UAE’s solidarity with all brotherly and friendly countries in crises.”

Naija News understands that the relief shipment includes seven tonnes of medical supplies and five tonnes of food supplies.

See below the confirmation of the already delivered humanitarian aid;


UAE Embassy in Nigeria
@UAEEmbassyNGR
https://twitter.com/UAEEmbassyNGR/status/1294738175219441664

planetx:
If they have $1million in the first place why would they be operating a small kiosk in Ghana. They are doing their own version of Nigeria must go, do me I do you God no go vex.

broda planetx, u just made me think there's an undeclared war going on because of the closed land borders.

Ghana apologises to Nigeria for embassy demolition

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53148609

MyVILLAGEpeople:
Just imagining Osibanjo and Buhari exchanging blows in Aso rock

it won't be blows in A.R. It would be civil war 2. pls be careful what u ask for.

Breaking News: Heavy Gunshots In Aso Rock, President’s Aide And ADC Arrested - Politics - Nairaland

https://www.nairaland.com/5923086/breaking-news-heavy-gunshots-aso

I only read two pages of this thread. Did our broda ever show this tax records to the police, or for the world to see? An astute person can supply such records in a matter of seconds or minutes to calm down authorities. Having certificates and paying taxes is two different bowls of garri.
Generally speaking, 99% of governments around the world don't bother business ppl if they pay adequate or even subpar taxes into their coffers.
Lolz, "African/Nigerian lives matter" Nice video o.

As many already know, paying taxes in Naija is called something else.

Azbir Arena huh?

http://saharareporters.com/2020/07/14/inside-multi-billion-naira-corruption-fuelled-jet-setting-world-nigeria%E2%80%99s-attorney

tsspsolutions:
The Ghanaians are smart and understand the concept of self-preservation. We need to chase out Asians (Chinese, Indians and Lebanese) retailers out of Nigeria.

very true talk! this news shocked me this week!

Video: Inside Chinese Company, Where Nigerians Are Treated As Slaves – Whistleblower

https://www./2020/08/13/video-inside-chinese-company-where-nigerians-are-treated-as-slaves-whistleblower/

i thought the big oga went over there and straightened out our Ghanaian friends once and for all. i look forward to his next broadcast or social media posting concerning this news

A Lady Spotted Nnamdi Kanu In Ghana, December 2017

https://www.nairaland.com/4370662/lady-spotted-nnamdi-kanu-ghana

very nice village but why is the babe wearing the love top standing like a _______ peddler?

Miracle1991:
You better advise your remaining brothers to stop their criminal activities if not they will go the same way.
I wish Buhari came back as a military president. This democracy is spoiling the show.

unfortunately all brothers are not brothers.

" In November 2009 Owoh was kidnapped in eastern Nigeria. His kidnappers demanded a 15 million naira ransom. Owoh was released after his family members allegedly paid a ransom fee of 1.4 million naira"

"According to a source

According to the source,"


Fake news? Osuofia got potent liver to speak for himself.

chukel:
Ms. Amuchinwa. Hehehehe. Why does it sound like the transaction is sexual in nature.

i remember big boy Jim getting in wahala with a rich woman in Abuja.

modern day slavery at home sha

Video: Inside Chinese Company, Where Nigerians Are Treated As Slaves – Whistleblower

https://www./2020/08/13/video-inside-chinese-company-where-nigerians-are-treated-as-slaves-whistleblower/

Ex-Governor Ikedi Ohakim Arrested Over Alleged Fraud

By Enioluwa Adeniyi

Ikedi Ohakim, a former governor of Imo State has been arrested over fraud-related crime.

Information gathered revealed that he was arrested for allegedly defrauding a businesswoman, Chinyere Amuchinwa of over N500 million.

Mrs Amuchinwa in a petition forwarded to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and the Department of State Services, accused Ohakim of not only defrauding her but obtained money from her under false pretence.

According to Amuchinwa, the former Governor of Imo State also accused him of threatening her life.

Thisday noted that based on the petition, the police arrested Ohakim and later granted him administrative bail.

The Police has since concluded investigations and is set to charge Ohakim to court.

According to the Petition, Amuchinwa claims that she met the former governor in her hometown Arondizuogu, Imo State, at the funeral of Chief Raphael Obioha’s wife where the widower introduced her as an industrious and successful businesswoman.

She further stated that they exchange contacts that day, she added that the former governor called her and requested to hold a meeting with her in her home in Lagos and she obliged.

Her petition, which was signed by her attorney, Mr Ifeanyichukwu Obasi-Nweze, read in parts: “At the meeting, Ikedi Ohakim told our client that he had land for sale; he showed our client a large expanse of land in Lagos-spanning from the Ikeja Airport to the filling station along Ikeja Airport road.”

“He purportedly made phone calls to the former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, whom he claimed was negotiating to repurchase the land from him when he was governor of Imo State.”

“After showing the client the said land, Ikedi Ohakim started demanding money in bits from our client. On some of the days, Ikedi Ohakim pretended to be talking to somebody regarding funds he was expecting, only to revert to our client to request for more monies with a promise that once he concluded the sale of the land in question, he would reimburse our client.”

“On one of the occasions, Ikedi Ohakim pretended to be talking to somebody in Dubai about funds the person was to send to him; he then told the person to be careful because the authorities were monitoring funds from abroad.”

“The petition stated that at the end of the transaction, Amuchinwa allegedly released the total sum of N500 million in cash and goods to Ohakim.”

“Amuchinwa added that the transaction fell through after Ohakim allegedly failed to provide the land in question.”

“However, in response to the allegations, Ohakim, in a statement through his Political Adviser, Emmanuel Chukwu, described the allegations as ‘laughable’.”

“The allegations are, to say the least, most ludicrous and laughable. They all together constitute an elaborate and audacious scheme by Ms Amuchinwa to blackmail, extort and otherwise defame the person of Dr Ohakim.”

“Ms Amuchinwa presented herself as ‘businesswoman’, but did not state the nature of her enterprise and her business address if any. And to be sure, Ms Amuchinwa had filed this counter-petition as an afterthought to an ongoing investigation of her criminal conducts towards Dr Ohakim, based on a petition Dr Ohakim had filed against her and upon which she was arrested as far back as 20th January 2020, seven clear months before she was recruited to file her false petition. We are fully aware of her nefarious sponsors.”

“In purporting to have supplied luxury goods worth N110million to Dr Ohakim, she did not state the exact nature of these goods, evidence of a request for the goods, acknowledgement receipt and the address of the transaction.”

“And why would her fake invoices be in foreign currency, especially in Euros when she does not have any shop in Europe?”

“Third, in claiming to have made N500million payment to Dr Ohakim for purchase of land, she dishonestly left out whether such was made through the banking system.”

“As of a fact, if such payment ever existed, it is very easy to track money trail through the banking system. Did she make the payment in cash, foreign currency or how really? Even at that, N500million is certainly a huge sum; so, she certainly would require a large bullion van making multiple trips to convey such quantum cash.”

https://www./2020/08/13/breaking-ex-governor-ikedi-ohakim-arrested-over-alleged-fraud/

Edward Colston and the legacies of slaveowners in Nigeria,

by Abdulbasit Kassim

https://dailynigerian.com/edward-colston-and-the-legacies-of-slaveowners-in-nigeria-by-abdulbasit-kassim/

“One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change” – Martin Luther King

“We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing” – Ronald David Laing

On Sunday, the statue of Edward Colston, the Deputy Governor of the Royal African Company, was toppled by Black Lives Matter protesters and thrown into the Bristol harbor. Barely 56 hours later, the 150-year-old statue of King Leopold II of Belgium, whose colonialism and slave regime in Congo that began in 1885 led to the deaths of millions, was removed from a public square in Antwerp and deposited at the Middleheim Museum following the splattering of the statues with red paint and by protesters. More than 65,000 people have signed a petition to remove all statues of King Leopold II across Belgium. The removal of the statue of King Leopold II took place two years after the United Nations called on the Belgian government to apologize for the crimes committed during its colonization and a year after Belgium apologized for the tremendous harm inflicted on the Central African nations during the 80 years of colonization. In London, the statue of Robert Milligan, the 18th-century slave trader, who owned two sugar plantations and 526 slaves in Jamaica, was removed from its plinth outside the museum of London Docklands. London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan also announced that more statues of imperialist figures would be removed from the streets of London. The statue of Cecil Rhodes, a Victorian imperialist in southern Africa whose name was endowed with the Oxford University Rhodes scholarship, may also be removed following the ‘Take it Down – Rhodes Must Fall’ protest. The University of Liverpool also announced that one of its halls of residence named after the former UK Prime Minister, William Gladstone, would be renamed due to his views of slavery and his family connections to slaveholding. The Plymouth City Council also announced that the public square named after Sir John Hawkins, the Elizabethan seafarer who is considered to be the first English slave trader that transported captured Africans to work on plantations in the America in the 16th century, would be renamed because of his role in slave trade.


Edward Colston is gone. Robert Milligan is gone. King Leopold II is gone. Good. Now, let us revisit how we honor the legacies of the indigenous slaveowners.

According to the British-Nigerian Historian, David Olusoga, the toppling of the statue of Edward Colston and other statues are not an attack on history, it is history. Edward Colston was known for his philanthropy and charitable contributions to the city of Bristol. Yet, the previously suppressed dark legacy of his active role in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade haunted him. The toppling of the statues and relics of colonialism is a domino effect of the global protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the call for the removal of Confederate monuments in the US seen by many people as symbols of oppression and racism. Like Edward Colston, the statues of John Castleman in Louisville and Charles Linn in Birmingham and others across the United States were torn from their plinths and disposed away from public display. The State of Virginia have also initiated the move to remove the huge statue of Confederate General Robert Lee in Richmond, the state capital. The seismic historical change taking place around the world might appear distance and far from Nigeria, however, it should serve as a wake-up call.


What we are witnessing here are “history wars” – the political struggles in which versions of the past – the silenced history – that have long gone largely uncontested are exposed and challenged. This is ultimately a battle of ideas, and sooner or later, we will feel the contagious and domino effect here in Nigeria. It is time to revisit the legacies of the slaveowners and those who played active roles in the Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Saharan Slave Trade.
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How do we memorialize the legacies of indigenous Slaveowners?

There is no better time to revisit how we honor the legacies of slaveowners like Madam Efunroye Tinubu, the wife of Oba Adele, and one of the ferocious slave dealers that operated the Lagos-Ibadan pipeline delivering slaves for Brazilian and Portuguese export. To demonstrate her commitment to slave trade, Madam Tinubu once boasted of drowning her slaves rather than selling them at a discount. Her statue is honored and preserved at the Tinubu Square in Lagos Island. She is not alone. Efunsetan Aniwura was probably the most ruthless of all the slave dealers in Southwest Nigeria. She was an extremely wicked slave dealer. This woman made it an abomination for her female slaves to get pregnant, and when they do, she openly beheaded them in cold blood at the Ibadan Town Square. How exactly is the crime of Edward Colston and Robert Milligan different from the legacies of Madam Tinubu and Efunsetan Aniwura? Why should Edward and Robert be dishonored abroad while we continue to honor Efunsetan and Madam Tinubu at home?


People still honor and revere the legacies of Oba Akintoye, Kosoko, Ologun Kutere, Akinsemoyin and others who were the biggest slave traders in Lagos. How exactly are they different from Edward Colston and Robert Milligan? It is even on record that Oba Kosoko bought slaves who were previously sold and transported to Bahia because he needed their skills to build Brazilian type of houses and produce European items in Lagos. Oshodi Tapa, Dada Antonio, Ojo Akanbi and others who were former slaves and later became big time slave merchants built generational wealth from slave trade. Today, the legacies of these slaveowners are not only revered and whitewashed, but their children are still benefiting from the generational wealth their ancestors built from slavery. These are examples from the South. In Northern Nigeria, there are too many examples to cite. According to some estimates, by the late 19th century, slaves constituted about 50% of the population of the emirate in Adamawa. The Lamido of Adamawa received an estimate of 5,000 slaves in tribute annually, in addition to those captured during the expeditions conducted by his brothers. Beyond Adamawa, virtually all the emirates in Northern Nigeria were once bastions of slave dealers with Emirs who serially abused young girls and religiously justified it in the name of “concubinage”. The cruelty of slavery in northern Nigeria was documented in the book “The Diary of Hannan Yaji: Chronicle of A West African Muslim Ruler” edited by James Vaughan and Anthony Kirk-Greene. Sean Stilwell and Heidi Nast also wrote excellent books on the noxious enslavement and concubinage that took place across the emirates in northern Nigeria see “Paradoxes of Power: The Kano Mamluks and Male Royal Slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate 1804-1903” and “Concubines and Power: Five Hundred Years in a Northern Nigerian Palace”.

This is not a regional issue. From the north to the south, there are people who are complicit of the same crimes perpetrated by Edward Colston and Robert Milligan but whose legacies are revered and honored. [/b]In fact, look at Port Harcourt city. The city was named after Lewis Vernon Harcourt, the British Secretary of State, who was also a sex maniac. Lewis Harcourt was a serial child abuser and he abused both young boys and girls. Today, the hub of the oil industry in Nigeria is named after him. Some of our streets are named after colonial officers and local slave warriors with very dark histories. The question here is, should our society continue to honor the legacies of slaveowners and those who played active roles in the Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Saharan Slave Trade? Should the society continue to name monuments, schools, and landmarks after them even though we are all aware of their dark legacies? Should we just forget and overlook? Or should we follow the Donald Duke approach and build a slave museum to document the dark histories?

In her Wall Street Journal article “When the Slave Traders Were Africans”, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani emphasized the need for Africans to reckon with the complicated legacy our ancestors played in the slave trade. This act of reckoning should usher a moment for posing questions of historical guilt and a culture of apology for the injustices perpetrated against fellow Africans whose ancestors were killed and whose lineages were disrupted by the business of slave trade. I hope that when this seismic historical change manifests itself in Nigeria, the descendants of slaveowners in Nigeria would be brave enough to act and speak like Robert Wright Lee (the descendant of Robert Lee): “We have a chance here today…to say this will indeed not be our final moment and our final stand. This statue of my ancestor is a symbol of oppression and I support its removal.”


Mr Kassim is a PhD Candidate in Islam and Africana Studies at Rice University and a Visiting Doctoral Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa at Northwestern University. @scholarakassi1

AmazonTopaz:
Thank God Nigerians especially Nlders will not vote in November let Trump do and lose abeg

All these unnecessary eye service will not change the fact that he has failed in his own backyard to handle the corona situation

hard to believe some of the posts i'm reading in this thread. seems like many know more about bbnaija than current events. t rump is hunting down and deporting Nigerians like sport. to borrow the words of the chief 'Damnnnnn niggarrr' on NL, t rump doesn't want any damnnnnn niggarrrs in america. let these mumu try to get a travel visa to yankee and watch dey blood pressure go sky rocket off the charts. i'll never forget that uncouth blank calling Naija a "shithole country" in public.

Nigeria schedules 5th evacuation flight from US for July 31
The evacuees are to forward the details of tickets and contact addresses of their next of kin.

https://nairametrics.com/2020/07/14/5th-evacuation-flight-for-nigerians-in-the-us-scheduled-for-july-31-see-details/


Over 370 Nigerians asked to leave U.S. ‘for breaking laws’

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/403371-over-370-nigerians-asked-to-leave-u-s-for-breaking-laws.html

"Between January and June this year, 2,700 deportation cases involving Nigerians were filed with immigration and criminal charges; the outcome of the court proceedings showed that 376 Nigerians were ordered deported."