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Just felt like sharing it, I already learnt from it. Like and Comment if you gain something new and you can add yours as well for us to learn...I've done my part 6 Likes 2 Shares
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I just saw this and I feel I should share this useful information here. I believe someone will definitely need it someday. Please help move this to the right place for people to learn 2 Likes 1 Share
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I'm intending to study in Canada for my masters(computer science related courses) and I've been trying to check schools online but not satisfied yet, please which university can you advice that is affordable for an average Nigerian and which their admission form is still out.... Thanks in advance. Please no insult ,matured mind needed here, help a friend... |
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Oga president ,pls pray well for Nigeria(ilu yi su mi oo).... God help you, God bless Nigeria . |
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Cavenchy:Lols cool, I'm very sure as you saw what she wrote you'll be very happy throughout dat day |
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Cavenchy: so you left the school because of her or for left for other reasons and did you see her after then? |
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Guess she's a shy type...,she no even get mind.... |
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bejeiodus:Hmmm love your points bro,but I still prefer yaradua's administration, but would have been better if he had completed his task.... may God help us....Amen |
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lols, when will the Messiah come? |
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Guys please what's your take on this and give your reasons Well according to me, I prefer Yaradua's administration because he had better plans for Our great Nation compared to his predecessors but it was so unfortunate for his life was cut short, he couldn't fulfil his mission.....I hope God helps our current elected president to fulfil his promise if truly he has Good thought for Nigeria. God bless Nigeria... so guys in the house let's hear and learn from you. |
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A 74-year old Igbo market woman, Mrs Bridget Agbahime, was on Thursday beheaded at Kofar Wambai Market, Kano, by an irate mob, who accused her of blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. The incident occurred at about 4.30pm when traders were about to close for the day’s business. While condemning such an act, the Northern Christian Association of Nigeria described it as barbaric and wondered why such gruesome and barbaric incident always featured in Kano, a foremost commercial city in the country. However, Kano, is not the only city or state in the country where people have been killed in the name of religion. Here are ten gruesome religious killings witnessed in the country since January 2000: 2000 Kaduna riots (21 February-23 May 2000) The riot followed a proposal to adopt the Sharia law in the state. The proposal led to a violent clash between Christians and Muslims in Kaduna State. It is unclear how many people were killed. It is estimated that between 1,000 to 5,000 people died. 2001 Jos riots (7–17 September 2001) These riots involved Christians and Muslims who clashed violently in Jos, over the appointment of a Muslim politician, Alhaji Muktar Mohammed, as local coordinator of the federal poverty alleviation program. The clashes started on September 7 and lasted nearly two weeks, ending on 17 September. More than 1,000 people were killed during the riots. Miss World riots in Kaduna (November 22, 2002) The Miss World riots were a series of religiously-motivated riots in Kaduna in November 2002, claiming the lives of more than 200 people. The controversial Miss World beauty pageant, which was meant to be held in Kaduna, was relocated to London after bloody clashes between Muslims and Christians, caused by what some Muslims deemed to be a “blasphemous” article in a Christian newspaper about the event. The Miss World riots were part of the Sharia Conflict, that started in 1999 when several predominantly Islamic states in Northern Nigeria decided to introduce Sharia law. Yelwa massacre, Yelwa, Shedam and Kano ( February 2, 2004) The so-called Yelwa massacre was actually a series of related incidents of mass violence between Muslims and Christians which took place in Yelwa, Kano State between February and May 2004, killing over 700 people. The first incident in the series occurred on February 4, 2004 when armed Muslims attacked the Christians of Yelwa, killing more than 78 of them including at least 48 who were worshiping inside a church compound. According to some sources, the signal for the attack was a call for Jihad from the local mosque. On May 2, 2004 local Christians responded to the February incident by attacking Muslims in Yelwa, resulting in roughly 630 deaths. According to some sources, Muslim girls were forced to eat pork and other foods forbidden to Muslims and some were even raped. Muhammad cartoons controversy in Maiduguri (February 18,2006) The killings began after the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 editorial cartoons on September 30, 2005, most of which depicted Muhammad. The newspaper announced that this was an attempt to contribute to the debate about criticism of Islam and self-censorship. Muslim groups in Denmark complained, and the issue eventually led to protests around the world, including violent demonstrations and riots in some Muslim countries. The international crisis reached the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, in which over 50 people were killed and many buildings destroyed or damaged by rioting Muslims. 2008 Jos riots (November 28-29) The 2008 Jos riots involved Christians and Muslims over the result of a local election on November 29 and 29, 2008 in Jos. Two days of rioting left hundreds injured and at least 761 dead. The Nigerian army was deployed and by November 30 order was restored. 2009 Boko Haram uprising The 2009 Boko Haram uprising was a conflict between Boko Haram, a militant Islamist group and Nigerian security forces. Violence across several states in northeastern Nigeria left over 1,000 dead, with around 700 killed in the city of Maiduguri alone, according to one military official. A government inquiry later found that, while long-standing tensions existed between Boko Haram and the Nigerian Security forces, the immediate cause of the violence stemmed from an incident in which a group of the sect’s members were stopped by police in the city of Maiduguri as they were on the way to the cemetery to bury a comrade. The officers, part of a special operation aimed at stamping out violence and rampant crime in Borno State, demanded that the young men comply with a law requiring motorcycle passengers to wear helmets. They refused and, in the confrontation that followed, several people were shot and wounded by police. According to initial media reports the violence began on July 26 when Boko Haram launched an attack on a police station in Bauchi state, with clashes between militants and the Nigeria Police Force spreading to Kano, Yobe and Borno soon after. . 2010 Jos riot The Jos riots were clashes between Muslim and Christian ethnic groups near the city of Jos. Since 2001, the area has been plagued by violence motivated by multiple factors.The clashes have been characterised as “religious violence” by many news sources, although others cite ethnic and economic differences as the root of the violence. The first spate of violence of 2010 started on 17 January in Jos and spread to surrounding communities. Houses, churches, mosques and vehicles were set ablaze, during at least four days of fighting. At least 326 people, and possibly more than a thousand, were killed. Hundreds of people died in fresh clashes in March 2010. According to The New York Times, the slaughtered villagers were mostly Christians, slain by machete attacks from groups of Hausa-Fulani Muslim herdsmen.Hundreds more fled the area in case the perpetrators returned. December 2011 Nigeria attacks A series of attacks occurred on Christmas Day church services in northern Nigeria on 25 December 2011. There were bomb blasts and shootings at churches in Madalla, Jos, Gadaka, and Damaturu. A total of 41 people were reported dead. The Muslim sect, Boko Haram claimed responsibility. Yobe Federal Government College attack (February 25, 2014) On February 25, 2014, fifty-nine boys were killed at the Federal Government College of Buni Yadi in Yobe State. The twenty-four buildings of the school were also burned down as a result of the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but according to media and local officials, the Islamist militants, Boko Haram, are suspected to be the attack. www.punchng.com/10-gruesome-killings-name-religion/
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The actress rocked this gorgeous outfit to
"ghanamustgo" movie premiere that held last
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Jessica Chinyelu took to Instagram to share a
funny incident which occurred during her pre-
wedding photo shoot. Her wig fell off while she
was being twirled around by her husband to be.
"Just remembering when we took our engagement
pics with@rhphotoarts. It was such a fun time
especially when my wig fell off trying to capture
the perfect shot. We laughed and my boo just
picked up my wig like nothing ever happened and
we kept it moving! Can't wait to say I do to this
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Several groups and individuals across Nigeria have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfil his promise of naming those who stole from the country’s treasury. Those who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH in reaction to the list of recovered funds and assets published by the Federal Government on Saturday insisted that the names of those who returned their loot must be published to make the loot recovery process more transparent. President Buhari had on May 13, 2016, in an interview he granted some journalists before he departed from London where he attended an Anti-Corruption Summit organised by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, promised to disclose to Nigerians the amount his government had so far recovered from those who looted the nation’s treasury and their names on May 29. The date, being Democracy Day, was when his administration clocked one. Buhari said, “So far, what has come out; what has been recovered in whatever currency from each ministry, department and individual; I intend on the 29th to speak on these. This is because of all what Nigerians are getting from the mass media; because of the number of people arrested either by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission or Department of State Services. But we want to make a comprehensive report on the 29th.” When asked whether he would also publish the names of the looters, Buhari replied, “Yes, eventually, it has to be done because we want to successfully prosecute them. But you know you cannot go to the courts unless you have documents for prosecution. People signed for these monies into their personal accounts.” When the Federal Government released the list on Saturday, it had only the details of funds and assets recovered and those pending locally and internationally. No name of any of those from whom the funds and assets were recovered was mentioned. The failure to name the looters had generated widespread reactions from members of the public on Saturday. The Nigerian Bar Association urged the President to keep his promise by releasing the names of looters. According to the President of the NBA, Mr. Augustine Alegeh (SAN), the revelation is important for citizens to gain closure. He said, “For us, it is always important that the promises our leaders make to the people are kept. I believe that if there is any legal impediment that prevents the President, who is a forthright person, from keeping a promise he has made to the Nigerian people, he should let Nigerians know. “It is also important that we know the quantum of recoveries made from various persons so that it will be something that is known to every Nigerian and there would be no challenge. How did you arrive at the figures that are out there if you don’t put not just names but reasons (to the recovered loots)? “Tomorrow, you could hear that (after) all the amounts that Mr. ‘A’ or Mr. ‘B’ looted, nothing was done. You could also start to hear that the loot recovery was only targeted at those who weren’t supporting the president.” Alegeh noted that the only instance where the President could withhold the names was if there was a legal obstacle. According to him, there are certain transactions with confidentiality clauses, which make it impossible for government to release the names. He said, should the government find itself in such an instance, it should say so clearly. The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Saturday also told SUNDAY PUNCH that there was nothing revealing in the information the government published. The Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, told one of our correspondents that the amount released as recovered loot was less than the total amount of figures bandied about by the Federal Government and its agencies since the anti-corruption campaign began. He said, “As far as we are concerned, there is nothing new on the list shown to Nigerians. Anybody can just put figures together. Where are the particulars of the recovery? From who were they (the loot) recovered? “In the last one year, different rumours have been flying about with regard to those who refunded billions of naira and dollars. The figure they have released now is too opaque; it is not transparent and does not lend credence to their claims. Anybody can just write anything and throw it out (to the public). “We need the particulars; from who were the monies recovered? If they don’t do that, then, they are just wasting our time; they are just making a mockery of the whole process. They talked about naming and shaming, let them release the names. As it is now, there is no revelation yet before Nigerians.” Also, the Ijaw National Congress on Saturday said the inability of Buhari to mention the names of the country’s treasury looters was an indication that the President had succumbed to pressure from the looters. The spokesman for the INC, Mr. Victor Burubo, who described the development as an anti-climax, stated that it was not the first time the President would be doing so to Nigerians. He said, “This is not the first time they are doing this to Nigerians. In the appointment of ministers, the President said he wanted to appoint spectacular people and this took him six months. But he ended up appointing run- of-the-mill ministers. “On the amount recovered as loot, many figures were mentioned but we have virtually nothing. If the President promised to name the looters and at the end, he could not do so, it means he has succumbed to the pressure from the looters.” Similarly, the Ohanaeze Youth Council, the youth wing of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, faulted the government’s failure to disclose the identity of those that the sums were recovered from. The President of the OYC, Mr. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, demanded full disclosure of the names of looters. He said, “Nigerians have been anticipating the release of the looters’ list for a while now; it is disappointing that the government only came out with figures. Inasmuch as the people need to know the amount that was recovered, they should also know the identity of persons that stole the money. “In fact, if the Federal Government is sincerely fighting corruption, it should disclose the identity of those that stole and returned money. It appears that there is a deliberate attempt to shield looters and that is totally unacceptable. Nigerian youths are not impressed.” In the same vein, a member of the Federal Parliament in the Second Republic and Convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, stated that he had a “conflicted attitude towards the funds.” He said, “I don’t believe what is being said to have been recovered was what was actually recovered. What was stolen was more than what was recovered. If the government is sincere about recovering the remaining money, they have to redouble their efforts in recovering, as much as possible, all that was stolen and is returned to the national treasury. “I am not a lawyer, so I wouldn’t want to venture into a legal opinion of the status of those who have stolen the money. But if the law makes it difficult to disclose the names of those who stole the money, their identities and their names will be endangering the case itself. But, please, let the names be disclosed.” Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, dismissed the amount the government said it had recovered as far less than the true amount. He said, “Let me tell you this: That list is not correct. I know that the EFCC has recovered about $3.1bn. I think this is just the report from a department; it is not a comprehensive one. “The figure announced has not taken cognizance of the totality of the fund that has been recovered by all the anti-graft agencies. From the information at my disposal, the figure announced by the information minister is a fraction of what the EFCC has recovered and deposited in the Central Bank of Nigeria.” The Senior Advocate of Nigeria noted that in order not to discourage more looters from returning stolen funds, the Federal Government might not want to name the looters yet. “In fact, some of the looters who have stolen the bulk of the missing money, who are on the run, are being pursued in different jurisdictions in the world,” Falana added. In his submission, the Executive Chairman, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, Mr. Debo Adeniran, told SUNDAY PUNCH that those who had returned stolen money or from whom assets were recovered should be named, shamed and prosecuted. Adeniran asked, “Is there any attempt to cover up their atrocities? If we fight these looters and do not name them, we are allowing them to go away with the dignity they falsely acquired. They can still carry on with their lives as if nothing has ever happened to indicate that they are corrupt. People will still accord them respect. That is not fair; it does not augur well for honest, hard-working Nigerians. “Anybody trying to cover up on this matter should be brought to book. Confessing to a crime is a first step in anti-corruption crusade; those involved should be named, shamed and prosecuted. Failure to do this will mean the government is conspiring against the society.” Similarly, the National Association of Nigerian Students described the non-disclosure of looters’ names as a failure on the President’s part. The President of NANS, Mr. Tijani Usman, said, “He (Buhari) has failed in his promise because he must be a man of his word and we are looking up to him as a leader that Nigerian students should emulate. If he has given us his word that on May 29, Democracy Day, he would bring out the list of looters and he has failed to do that, then where is his integrity? “We have heard about his promise and Nigerian students are not happy with that. We are urging him to live up to his word and release the names of those looters who had stolen our country’s money.” The presidential candidate of the KOWA Party in the 2015 election, Prof. Remi Sonaiya, also asked why the Federal Government should protect the identities of those who returned stolen funds and assets. According to her, if the identities of suspected beneficiaries of slush funds from the Office of the National Security Adviser under Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) were not shielded, those whose loot has been recovered should not be shielded. She said, “Just releasing a list is not sufficient, considering the suffering the entire nation has gone through. We demand more from the government. Making a list of recovered loot and stolen assets is not sufficient as a deterrent for criminals.” A former Vice-President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Issa Aremu, described the release of the list by the Federal Government as significant and commendable. But he said, “It is desirable to know who the looters that have returned stolen money and assets are. It will also be interesting to know those foreign government officials who aided looters to stash stolen money abroad so that Nigerians can march in protest at their embassies.” On the list published by the Federal Government on Saturday, the administration said it had recovered a total of N115.7bn cash, while assets worth over N1.9tn had been frozen in one year. In a statement by the Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Lai Mohammed, the government said the recoveries were made between May 29, 2015 and May 25, 2016. The government gave the breakdown of the loot as N78,325,354,631.82; $185,119,584.61; £3,508,355.46 and €11, 250. A conversion of the funds using the official exchange rate of the Central Bank of Nigeria, showed that the amount adds up to N115,792,760,499. The statement read in part, “The Federal Government made cash recoveries totalling N78,325,354,631.82; $185,119,584.61; £3,508,355.46 and €11,250 from May 29, 2015 to May 25, 2016.” The monies were said to have been recovered by the EFCC, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the DSS. The Muhammadu Buhari-led government added that a separate amount of cash and assets worth over N1.9tn had also been seized. However, the properties and cash are under legal contention. The assets and cash seized under interim forfeiture totalled $9bn; N126bn; £2.4m and €303,399. A conversion of the worth of assets and cash seized based on the official CBN exchange rate totalled: N1,918,113,864,063. It added, “Recoveries under Interim Forfeiture (cash and assets) during the period totalled N126,563,481,095.43; $9,090,243,920.15; £2,484,447.55 and €303,399.17.” The government added that funds awaiting return from foreign jurisdictions totalled $321,316,726.1; £6,900,000 and €11,826.11. The statement added that 239 non-cash recoveries such as farmlands, plots of land, uncompleted buildings, completed buildings, vehicles and maritime vessels were also seized during the period. Meanwhile, the Socio-Economic Right Accountability Project on Saturday said the Buhari-led administration should expedite legal action against all looters in a bid to make their identities known. The Executive Director of SERAP, Mr. Adetokunbo Mumuni, noted that the government should prosecute those who had been investigated and found to have looted the nation’s treasury, in order to avoid political witch-hunting. He said, “Investigations should have been concluded now. You cannot say you recovered money and since then, you have not done any investigation, such that their (looters’) arraignment in court will then be delayed. I don’t think that would be justice. “What the President should do is direct the Attorney General to hasten the process for the looters to be prosecuted. It is when we start seeing convictions from the court that we know that they’ve actually committed the offence; that is what the Nigerian constitution demands.” source: www.punchng.com/nigerians-tell-buhari-name-shame-looters-mere-figures-not-enough/
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The Presidency yesterday denied an online report claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari was ill and treating an ear infection. Speaking on telephone with our correspondent, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, dismissed the report as false. The President, Adesina said, was fine and discharging his duties as President of Nigeria. “It is not true. It is the imagination of the writer. The President is fine and has been performing his duties.” The report claimed that the President was ill with infection in his left ear, known as Meniere Disease, and that the President was being treated at the Presidential Villa by his personal physician and other experts from the State House Clinic. The website also claimed that the illness has reduced the President’s outings in the last one week. thenationonlineng.net/presidency-dismisses-report-buharis-ill-health/
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•Why govt didn’t name and shame culprits N126b, $9m forfeited pending trial of suspects •$321m, $6.9m expected from abroad •Interim report on financial, assets recoveries released The Federal Government’s anti-graft war is truly on. Three hundred and seventy-one days into its tenure, much of which it spent chasing looted funds and the perpetrators, government yesterday said it had recovered N78,325,354,631.82 (Seventy eight billion, three hundred and twenty-five million, three hundred and fifty-four thousand, six hundred and thirty one Naira and eighty two kobo); $185,119,584.61 (One hundred and eight five million, one hundred and nineteen thousand, five hundred and eighty four US dollars, sixty one cents); 3,508,355.46 Pounds Sterling (Three million, five hundred and eight thousand, three hundred and fifty-five Pounds and 46 Pence) and 11, 250 Euros (Eleven thousand, two hundred and fifty Euros) of the money. A separate N126,563,481,095.43 (One hundred and twenty six billion, five hundred and sixty three million, four hundred and eighty one thousand, and ninety five Naira, forty three kobo was temporarily seized pending the conclusion of corruption related cases. Also in this category of Recoveries Under Interim Forfeiture (cash and assets) are: $9,090,243,920.15 (Nine billion, ninety million, two hundred and forty three thousand, nine hundred and twenty Dollars, fifteen cents; 2,484,447.55 Pounds Sterling (Two million, four hundred and eighty four thousand, four hundred and forty seven Pounds, fifty five Pence) and 303,399.17 Euros (Three hundred and three thousand, three hundred and ninety-nine Euros, 17 cents ) seized from suspects facing trial or under investigation. Information and Culture Minster Lai Mohammed said in a statement in Lagos yesterday that the government’s action “is based on the interim report on the financial and assets recoveries made by the various government agencies from 29 May 2015 to 25 May 2016.” More funds are also being expected from abroad. These are stolen monies stashed in foreign banks by corrupt government officials. They are tagged ‘Funds awaiting return from foreign jurisdictions’. Mohammed put the figures at: $321,316,726.1 (Three hundred and twenty one million, three hundred and sixteen thousand, seven hundred and twenty six Dollars, one cent); 6,900,000 Pounds (Six million, nine hundred thousand Pounds) and 11,826.11 Euros (Eleven thousand, eight hundred and twenty six Euros, 11 cents). Non-Cash Recoveries (Farmlands, Plots of Land, Uncompleted Buildings, Completed Buildings, Vehicles and Maritime Vessels) recovered by government in the last one year total 239. The war against corruption forms a key aspect of the policies of the Buhari Administration. President Muhammadu Buhari had promised, during his trip to Britain last month to take part in a global summit on corruption, that government would publish details of cash recovered from looters by government to enable Nigerians know the extent of graft in the system. source: thenationonlineng.net/anti-graft-war-govt-recovers-n78b185m-3m-looters/ 1 Like |
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Cutehector:lols U fit allow your bae dress like that? |
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Is this fashion or free madness?
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