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Travel / Re: Airline Weight Limit by jerseyguy(m): 2:27am On May 13, 2011 |
Yes, you are correct about the US domestic airlines introducing paying more for "extra" weight, but I don't think the international airlines are doing this (yet). Since weight is not a factor during reservation, I guess this becomes an issue during check in. You may best be prepared by calling the airline ahead or by holding extra money. But definitely not yet an issue with international airlines. And I don't think the domestic airlines are consistent in enforcing this revenue generating idea (they are too busy making money from fuel surcharge) |
Business / Tobechi Onwuhara: The King Of Home Equity Fraud by jerseyguy(m): 1:00pm On Jan 25, 2011 |
The king of home equity fraud: By Luke O'Brien, contributor January 25, 2011: 5:29 AM ET FORTUNE -- A luxury suite at the W Hotel in Dallas is as good a place as any to conquer the world. At least it seemed that way in 2007 when Tobechi Onwuhara got the crew together. They'd meet there often, seven or eight of them. Some had nicknames from the Ian Fleming lexicon: C, Q, and E. Others were called Mookie, Orji, Uche. They would spread out on designer sofas and at the wet bar, open three-ring binders, and fire up laptops with hard-to-trace wireless cards. On a nearby table there'd be prepaid cellphones with area codes taped to them. A phone for Southern California. A phone for Northern Virginia. A phone for any place Onwuhara had found the "good money." http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/24/real_estate/onwuhara_home_equity_fraud_full.fortune/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote |
Politics / Wikileaks - Cable: Nigerian President Had Kidney Transplant by jerseyguy(m): 3:01pm On Jan 23, 2011 |
Cable: Nigerian President Had Kidney TransplantBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: January 23, 2011 Filed at 8:11 a.m. EST LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. diplomatic cables released by the WikiLeaks website claim late Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua had a kidney transplant before becoming the leader of Africa's most populous nation. The cables claim Yar'Adua had the transplant in 2002, while still governor of the northern state of Katsina. Yar'Adua stood as the presidential candidate for the ruling People's Democratic Party in 2007 — despite the apparent knowledge of party insiders about his debilitated condition. The cables suggest Yar'Adua's handlers stuffed his clothes to hide his weight loss and used makeup on the ailing leader. The cables suggest he apparently needed another transplant, but didn't leave the country. Yar'Adua died in May 2010, propelling Vice President Goodluck Jonathan into the presidency. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/01/23/world/africa/AP-AF-WikiLeaks-Nigeria.html?hp |
Travel / Re: I Am Coming To Lagos For 1st Time - Nl Please Advise Me by jerseyguy(m): 2:12am On Nov 12, 2010 |
You should order a copy of Time Out Lagos 2010/2011 (and also, Time Out Abuja) - these are published by the famed Time Out cations are published by well reputable. Make sure you buy it through the online web site of the UK company (not anywhere else). Though it is listed at 5.99 British Pounds Sterling (shipping not included); I got mine within 10 days. I am a Nigerian, and I think they did a good job with the guides. Hotels/Restaurants/Clubs/Shopping/Health/ etc are all covered - and lots of pictures too. Have fun and good luck with your trip. Below is the link to Time Out (but you can "google this on your own to verify link": http://shop.timeout.com/travel-magazines/lagos-for-visitors-10.html
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Travel / Re: Questions About Lagos by jerseyguy(m): 7:19am On Nov 08, 2010 |
Snoopy: "esusu" is the same as AJO in Yoruba (and I think it is probably called "susu". Maybe the e.susu version maybe a marketing variation (as in eCommerce). Yes, Ajo (or susu) is based on trust and relationship. With banking deregulation in Nigeria (more banks, more branches, more financial offerings etc) and coupled with decay in societal norms, ajo (susu) may not be as big as what it was, but still very much active and still play an important role among many people that don't have assets for collateral loans. The proceeds from ajo/susu typically serves as seed money for capital projects. Interestingly, many Nigerians and Caribbeans here in NY/NJ area are actively involved in many susu clubs. |
Politics / Re: Ok- If It Is Not Goodluck E. Jonathan - Who Should It Be? by jerseyguy(m): 11:56am On Sep 15, 2010 |
How about our former Min. of Finance? Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala !!!! I know she loves the limelight, and can become compromised with time - but she will definitely put Nigeria in the positive growth. She is beautiful, smart, and she has the charisma to make us relevant in the international and investment communities. As of today, she will be my "dream" candidate. |
Politics / Re: Da Rocha- Nigeria's First Millionaire What Has Happened To This Family ? by jerseyguy(m): 1:08pm On Aug 22, 2010 |
Knowall: Your historical perspectives are well taken. And I don't think Da Rocha was the only one (or only family) engaged in private practice back then. And folks it does not matter if he had a son or not, there are a lot of female entrepreneurs. But it will take decades (okay several years) before we see true entrepreneurs again! I read above above about Dangote, Jimoh Ibrahim etc , as much as they are successful, I don't see them as true entrepreneurs, they are more fronts and money launderers as opposed to wealth creators or nation/industrial builders! I am appalled at the "new" domestic terminal of Lagos airport - let's see what he will do with Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Jimoh Ibrahim is now the largest shareholder of Virgin Nigeria/Air Nigeria, and his first utterance is against Richard Branson as opposed to an outline of how Air Nigeria will be successful. Yes, Arik is also on downward spiral. And the famed Ibru family is slowly disappearing (unlike, Da Rocha, they have sons :-) ). These older generations need to ensure new plants, buildings, roads, etc are built to very good standards rather than "coaching" their foreign contractors on how to "cut corners". I truly hope NNPC and other public enterprises end up in the hands of true industrial builders - at this point, it is not relevant if they are Nigerians or not. I don't believe we are ready for such tasks (large scale enterprise). 1 Like |
Politics / How Prof. Charles Soludo Sent Thugs To Disrupt My Sister's Burial-dora Akunyili by jerseyguy(m): 8:41pm On Jul 18, 2010 |
How Prof. Charles Soludo Sent Thugs To Disrupt My Sister's Burial-Dora Akunyili Written by Dora Akunyili Sunday, 18 July 2010 14:00 Following reports of fracas at the burial of Dora Akunyili's sister in Anambra she sent out this press statement from her father’s compound at Nanka, Anambra State. See Dora Akunyili's statement below: “I came down to my village to join my family, relations and well wishers to pay my last respect to my late sister Gloria but unknown to me, my family and invited guests, a large number of thugs loyal to Prof. Charles Soludo were carefully organized to disrupt my participation in my sister’s burial ceremony. I have never seen the number of thugs I saw on Friday in any event. The thugs were also instructed to embarrass my invited guests. As you may be aware, Prof. Charles Soludo is marrying my late elder sister’s daughter Nonye. So we are in-laws, but since he lost the last gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Prof. Soludo has singled me out as the source of his failure to win the election, and he convinced my sister to believe that I was the cause of his failure. All efforts by people to make him understand that I alone cannot make him Governor have failed. So he brought that anger, grudge and frustration to the burial of his mother in-law who is also my elder sister. All arrangements made by me and my other siblings to receive guests at Isuofia, where my late sister was residing (which is also Soludo’s village) were vandalized by Soludo’s hired thugs. They followed this up with text messages of blackmail to my guests, friends and well wishers. When the environment in Isuofia became too insecure, tense and hostile, I quietly relocated to my father’s compound at Nanka which is few kilometres away just to avoid trouble. But Soludo’s thugs also trailed us to my own village Nanka to commence trouble but the security agents quietly dismissed them. I want to remark that my late sister Gloria was a very peaceful, Godly and well brought up woman. While she was alive, I enjoyed her love and friendship as a sister no matter what Soludo and his hired thugs think. Because of this, even in death, I will do nothing to dishonour her because what Soludo and his thugs has done is to dishonour her but God has taken control. I therefore wish to thank all my invited guest for their understanding and the church for their prayers and co-operation.” http://www.saharareporters.com/letters/press-releases/6578-how-prof-charles-soludo-sent-thugs-to-disrupt-my-sisters-burial-dora-akunyili-.html |
Politics / Machete Attackers Kill Nigerian Priest's Family by jerseyguy(m): 6:53pm On Jul 17, 2010 |
Machete Attackers Kill Nigerian Priest's Family By REUTERS Published: July 17, 2010 SEND TO PHONE Filed at 12:57 p.m. ET JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Raiders armed with machetes killed the family of a Nigerian Christian priest and set fire to his church in central Plateau state Saturday, close to where hundreds have died in religious violence this year. Residents said unknown assailants attacked the family of Rev. Nuhu Dawat in the early hours in the farming village of Mazah, around 12 km (7 miles) from the state capital of Jos, killing his wife, two children and grandson. Dawat himself ran and hid when the attack occurred and was the sole survivor in his household. "I leave everything to God to judge," a sobbing Dawat told Reuters. At least four other people were also killed in the attack, a military spokesman said. A Reuters witness said many of the bodies were slashed with what appeared to be machete blows and one was burned beyond recognition. Military and police patrols have brought the situation under control and the violence has not spread to other villages, said Plateau State Police Commissioner Gregory Anyating. "We are trying to find out the root causes of the violence," Anyating said. "We have not re-imposed the curfew." Plateau state government lifted a night-time curfew for Jos and surrounding villages in May. It had first been imposed in November 2008 during post-election violence in Jos but was extended in January following clashes between Christian and Muslim gangs. The federal authorities deployed troops to Jos after hundreds of people died in January but the military presence and curfew were not enough to prevent further outbreaks of violence in March and April, in which hundreds more people died. Over the past decade, thousands of people have died in religious and ethnic violence in the "Middle Belt" of central Nigeria, where the Muslim north meets the predominantly Christian south. The tension is rooted in decades of resentment between indigenous groups, mostly Christian or animist, who are vying for control of fertile farmlands and for economic and political power with migrants and settlers from the north. President Goodluck Jonathan has said ensuring peace and stability is a priority. But analysts fear local political rivals may seek to exploit the divisions in Plateau state in the run-up to nationwide elections due by next April. (Writing by Randy Fabi; editing by David Stamp) http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/07/17/world/international-us-nigeria-clashes.html?_r=1&hp |
Politics / Re: Months To Election.,can Hardly Believe It. by jerseyguy(m): 12:05pm On Jul 12, 2010 |
My own question is where is the are opposing parties? And what are their plans for the nation? Without any viable opposition, PDP will continue their plunder of the country resources. I guess Nigeria has been indirectly carved up. The other parties have resigned to regional politics - AC, Labour, ANPP. And Tinubu et al prefer the regional grip on power. We can only remain hopeful about the fate of the country. |
Politics / American Chronicle - Nigerian President Yaradua Suffers Massive Stroke by jerseyguy(m): 2:34pm On Feb 20, 2010 |
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/141551 Nigerian President Yaradua suffers massive stroke Hodderway Books February 16, 2010 The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yaradua is severely brain damaged and suffering from a severe stroke, it has been authoritatively confirmed. Previously, it had been reported that he was dead. This was largely due to the fact that ever since he arrived at the King Faisal Hospital in Jeddah, he had been in an unusual coma in which he lay on bed the entire day with his eyes closed which led to some staff thinking the President was actually dead. However, it has been confirmed that the first family has bribed staff of the Hospital not to give information to the media about the true state of the President´s health. The President of Nigeria has been bedridden since November 23 2009 and has not spoken a word since then. He spends his entire day on bed, staring blankly on the ceiling. Even though his wife, Turai has been by his side, he is said to hardly recognize her and sometimes just stares at her blankly as if she is ghost. I don´t think your president can ever rule that country again. He is as good as dead,´ said a nurse at the Hospital who is close to Hodderway Books. He has not said a word since he came in here. For the first two weeks, he just lay still in bed and did not wake up for days. We were so sure that he was dead and that the doctors were hiding something from us. He is not dead but he is seriously brain damaged. I don´t think he´ll make it,´ she said. Also, the President is said to be suffering from much more than one ailment. ´He may have Lung cancer as well,´ our source said. ´For some reason the doctor has been secretive about the health of the President.´ The president is known to be a chain smoker. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that the phone call in which the President supposedly called the BBC to confirm that he will return to the country when his heath got better was a prank call. According to an anonymous source in the Information technology department of the Presidency office, the first lady and close friends of the presidency used voice-morphing software in which one of the president´s childhood friends spoke to the BBC in the guise of the president. The Nigerian ruler has not said a word in the last three months. Not even to Turai. He is in such a terrible condition that the first lady has been making frantic efforts to ensure that nobody sees him in the state he is in. Meanwhile, last week the Nigerian Parliament sent a delegation of five members of Parliament to see the ailing leader. However, the five were reportedly denied seeing the President as the Hospital staff was under strict instructions from the First lady not to allow anyone see the President in his deplorable state, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan was declared acting President last week by the Oil-producing nation. |
Nairaland / General / Zain (africa) Sold To Bharti Of India: by jerseyguy(m): 6:48pm On Feb 14, 2010 |
February 15, 2010 Bharti Airtel Bids for Zain’s African Phone Customers By HEATHER TIMMONS NEW DELHI — Bharti Airtel, India’s largest mobile phone company by subscribers, offered to buy the African operations of the Kuwaiti telecommunications company Zain in a deal valued at about $10.7 billion. The two companies will now be in exclusive talks until the end of March to work out the details of the deal, said one person involved in the negotiations who did not want to be named because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the deal. A statement about the exclusive talks was expected later Sunday. Zain’s African assets have been on the block for about seven months and attracted interest from several others companies, including Vivendi and China Mobile. But Bharti Airtel put in the most “compelling offer,” this person said. Zain, which has 71.8 million subscribers in the Middle East and Africa, said in a statement Sunday that it had received an offer for the African operations, excluding Morocco and Sudan, but did not name the bidder. Zain’s board was meeting Sunday to discuss the proposal, the company said. About 42 million of Zain’s customers are in Africa outside of Morocco and Sudan. The company is 25 percent owned by Kuwait’s sovereign fund, the Kuwait Investment Authority, and any deal is expected to require the approval of Kuwaiti government. The offer is Bharti Airtel’s third attempt to expand outside India’s cutthroat mobile phone market by doing a deal in Africa. Bharti Airtel, which has 125 million mobile subscribers, had no comment Sunday on any offer. The company tried twice to strike a deal with South Africa’s MTN Group. The first attempt failed after MTN suggested it take over Bharti Airtel instead. The later attempt was nixed by South African regulators, who said they wanted to maintain the South African character of the company and insisted MTN be listed on South Africa’s stock exchange after the deal, which violated some Indian regulations. Zain, one of the Gulf region’s first telecommunications companies, has been in turmoil in recent months. Earlier this month, Zain’s chief executive for nearly a decade, Saad Al Barrak, stepped down without giving a reason for his departure. Al Barrak oversaw an ambitious expansion plan in recent years that increased subscribers, but the company’s profitability has disappointed investors. Zain’s net income for the first nine months of 2009, the latest available, was $677 million, a 17 percent drop from the same period in 2008. In January, Zain’s Saudi Arabia unit missed some loan covenants, spooking investors. Morgan Stanley cut its target price for Zain’s stock by 29 percent in February. Zain said last week that Al Barrak was being replaced by Nabil Bin Salama, a former minister of communications as of Sunday. In January, Bharti Airtel bought 70 percent of Bangladesh’s Warid Telecom and said it would invest $300 million in the market, in addition to the approximately $700 million it paid for the stake. At the time, Sunil Bharti Mittal, the chairman and managing director, said the deal “underlines our intent to further expand our operations to international markets where we can implant our unique business model.” Trading in Zain’s shares was halted Sunday on the Kuwaiti exchange. |
Travel / Re: Foreign Trips: Fg Officials To Fly Only Nigerian Airlines by jerseyguy(m): 6:42pm On Dec 14, 2009 |
I hope this policy is approved - only on the assumption that the tickets are paid for upfront. This is exactly how Nigeria Airways was systematically destroyed due to non-remittance of money owed them by different government agencies and civil servants. Hope the private companies in Nigeria start learning to compete effectively by providing good service at affordable rates. The patronage will come. Though, I have never flown with Arik on their international routes, but I have read good stuff about their LOS-LHR service. And Belleville, I read, is trying to make a comeback with newer and better planes. I hope both make it. |
Travel / Re: Renewal Of Nigerian Passport In The Us by jerseyguy(m): 5:03pm On Dec 04, 2009 |
I saw this message and your message on another topic. Please take a day off and get this done - schools are winding down. A day off from school for an elementary school student is not that bad. And once you fill out all the form online, ignore the interview date and just go to the city! Due to security and children trafficing, most countries no longer allows for endorsement of children on parents' passport. You either go and get visa OR get those passports, cost is about the same for both. But visa is faster!!!!!! Stop listening to rumours - the high commission is always open. They stop issueing new passport at one time b/c of the e-passport. They have since started issueing them again!!!!!!!!!! Get off the web and go get them done. Travelling with expired passport is not possibe - the AIRLINE will not allow you on board unless you have the correct travel documents to your destination (nigeria inclusive). mycutiepie: |
Travel / Re: Renewal Of Nigerian Passport In The Us by jerseyguy(m): 11:21am On Dec 03, 2009 |
Where are you located? If you are going home in January, your best bet is to the nearest Nigerian High Comm. - fill out all the forms (by the way, this mostly done online these days), and then provide them with prepaid express mail envelope to send them back to you. Take that day off and get this done! Take those kids with you!!!! While you are there, you should process new passport for your kid(s). If you are female, make sure you have a letter from your husband that he consents to the passport application (I am not kidding). By going there, they can answer ALL your questions and you get everything done. And then go home to wait for your passport. NYC office is pretty good. There are places nearby to take pictures, post-office for pre-paid express mail envelope. My e-passport took 2 days (I am in NJ, so I went back there to pick it up). A friend flew in to NYC - it took few hours to complete all the information, and he got his new passport in 3 weeks. Here is the website to NY office - http://www.nigeriahouse.com/ Before you fill out and pay ONLINE, read ALL instructions very well! And print every single page from the ONLINE google pay service. This is the only bottle-neck I know with visa/passport services. |
Travel / Congratulations To Arik Air On Completing First Lagos To New York (jfk) Flight! by jerseyguy(m): 1:30pm On Nov 30, 2009 |
My first trip trip to the USA was aboard the famed DC10 of Nigeria airways, and I beamed with joy and pride this morning as Arik's first flight from Lagos to New York (JFK) touched down safely few hours ago!!!! And now we watch as the air fares from the USA to Lagos are reduced (I doubt if BA will reduce by much, but their load will surely go down). Delta, now Arik and United in 2010. Can we say Lagos "straight"? Congrats to Arik and truly hope the management continues to execute very well and make this successful! |
Politics / Re: Yar’adua Orders : No Passport! No Renewal Of Passport! For Ribadu, El Rufai. by jerseyguy(m): 12:37pm On Oct 11, 2009 |
chidichris - Ribadu is from a rich family (as are most of these northern boys in power)! Ever heard of Ribadu Road? (((( Not to hijack this thread, but the northerners do a better job preserving their wealth and pass them on with less controversy than in the south. Witness Abiola, FRA Williams, etc )))) Though I understand your sentiments, but apart from family wealth, he also won several international awards that had monetary rewards! Most of his trips are typically sponsored and have expenses paid for by the organizers! You may not have liked him at home as an "errand boy" of OBJ, but he did a good job building his image to western recognition, he will never be short of "charitable money". |
Politics / Let The Destruction Start From Nigeria – By Chukwuma by jerseyguy(m): 10:36pm On Sep 25, 2009 |
http://huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=459:let-the-destruction-start-from-nigeria--by-chukwuma&catid=77:personal-tech&Itemid=177 Let the Destruction start from Nigeria – by Chukwuma You have to wear a dead heart and strides unconscionably for you to live in Nigeria, a friend, who just spent four months in Nigeria told me after returning from Nigeria to Los Angeles. He was on the verge of tears. He asked rhetorically, how could these so called leaders heap horror and anguish on their fellow citizens? If you are a governor, legislator, whether federal or state, local government boss, the president and other decision makers, you are devilish and you will never escape divine justice for most of your actions that have rendered Nigerians almost dead and useless in all fronts in their own land. You gather wealth for your family and you are daily busy pushing anti-people policies that will dehumanize Nigerian people. The wealth you gather for your selves and for your families will be eaten by moths. For 15 months now I have not travelled to Nigeria due to my academic engagement, so my trusted friend painted a graphical picture of the lives in Nigeria. The understanding was that peoples’ lives degenerate with each passing day in Nigeria, yet there are 10% of the people, who control the wealth and enjoy stifling others to death. Why are these people wicked and deadly? I am a Nigeria by birth, I spent most of my youthful years in Nigeria; I went through elementary school to first degree education in Nigeria and I did my NYSC service in Dukku Local Government Area of Bauchi State. There is too much Nigeria in me and all my family members are still in Nigeria except my wife and my children. I am not suffering in USA, I have a good job and attending graduate school in a good private university with USA government student loan; in all, I am having a good life in USA, but all these are nothing to me when my people in Nigeria from Bauchi to Bayelsa and around Nigeria are living in misery. How did Nigeria lose the main thrust of leadership, service to the people? On Sundays, Nigerians troop to the churches while the Muslims do their own thing on Friday in the mosques, but these religious zealots wear masks of wickedness and brutality. I am no more impressed to hear that this governor wakes up early in the morning to attend morning mass while his garment is strewn in wickedness and heartlessness. Umaru and his Muslim Lords always go to Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia for what? As far I am concerned, Nigerians worship demons and that has been the reasons why they are heartless. Give a Nigerian a chance and he or she will prove that it is a mistake for such an opportunity, look at what is happening in the banking sector. Of what use is the continual existence of Nigeria? Can God destroy all Nigerians any where we are and leave those five years and below to chart a new route for the country? He is God and I believe He can do a miracle to shelter the toddlers until they are capable of running the new Nigeria. There is too much greed in us, there is too much wickedness in us and there is too much wealth worshipping in us. I don’t see any living Nigerian who can be a good leader at the moment; I can only excuse Babatunde Foshola a bit and if human fallibilities can be extended, then I can give a little chance to Nuhu Ribadu. Gani has gone so Nigeria is racing down the hill without any check. If my wish can be guaranteed, all the serving South-Eastern governors need to be bumped into jail for the numerous miseries they heap on their fellow Igbos. Nothing is happening in that part of the town; they are busy currying favors for their personal grandstanding and selfishness. Do these pin heads understand that the least employed people in Nigeria are the Igbos? Ndigbo have no opportunities, so instead of these governors being creative to attract investors, so that industries built can reduce the rate of unemployment , they resort to nonsense ventures that cannot help Ndigbo. There is no role model in Nigeria and the area that has suffered the consequences of this is ndigbo. Ndigbo have lost the culture of hard work, creativity and patience. The politicians, the traders and the so called local chiefs have not helped matters, though this is a nationwide problem, but very severe in Igboland. Every Igboman wants to talk in millions, billions, posh house, jeep, attractive woman and the romance with the wealthy. Again, the same story in every nook and cranny of Nigeria. When the statistics of the kidnapping is reeled out, check the Igbos out and they are on top and now it is becoming hard for any kidnapping to take place without the involvement of Igbo man or woman anywhere in the federation. Igbos are more in number when I read the lists of those in death row in Libya and China, why, because of the importance we attach to money and we can do anything to grab money. Limited opportunities are also the bane, so in search of survival, we are all over the globe. Coming to Igboland, the leaders of all these nefarious activities are Ndi Anambra, the black sheep of Ndigbo. Igbo is not good, it is Anambra State, the families of Ifeajuna. I hate our attitudes towards the acquisition of money. In Anambra, more than 35 candidates have lined up in PDP alone to take over from Peter Obi and no one is ready to step down for one another. Is anybody surprise? That is Ndigbo for your, a dysfunctional nation. There is no federating part of Nigeria that is good and that has been the reason why nothing works in Nigeria. The Hausas, the Fulanis, the Yorubas, the Ijaws, the Ibibios, the Tivs, the Igalas, the Igbos and the Binis, all are liabilities to Nigeria. Nigeria has been talking about bad roads ever since I was born, dirty environment, hunger, poor infrastructure and corruption. The pipe born water installed by the colonial masters have all disappeared and we cannot power ourselves. Few people have decided to appropriate the wealth of the nation for their generation unborn, and those people they are preserving our wealth will never live to enjoy them. The sins of the fathers will be visited on them. God said that every hand should work and they are breeding morons to rule over us because of the opportunities created by the looters of our wealth, God will never permit that; their efforts will be frustrated one way or the other. God cannot elect to neglect the cries of the poor, the widows, the orphans, the prisoners, the olds and the deprived. People like Nuhu Ribadu is run out of the country, El Rufai denied a Nigerian passport and when will this fascism end while Michael Aondokaa strides Nigeria like untiring colossus. Are we practicing democracy in Nigeria? Can a president have the right to deny any Nigerian the right to be a Nigerian? El Rufai has to go to court to assert his right. What is Nigeria becoming under the watch of Umaru? I am reiterating it here again that I prefer Olusegun Obasanjo to Umaru Yar’Adua. Obasanjo’s worst sins among many were third term agenda and imposition of Umaru on all Nigerians, a punishment for rejecting his third term devil. We are moving from one demon to a higher one and the docile Nigerians will do nothing in 2011 when Umaru will be again imposed on all of us by Iwu, so I maintain my stand that Nigeria needs to be destroyed for good since we are up to no good. After all 90% of Nigeria are walking corpses. No jobs, no hospitals, no water, no security, Bayo Ohu was murdered on Sunday in his own house before his daughter and that has been the story of the country for sometimes now, no electricity, no houses, no roads, no schools, no more faith in banking, no food, kidnapping every time, no peace, no government at all levels, no good politicians, looters everywhere and they are protected. I am choked!!!!! I am writing on behalf of the oppressed, the downtrodden, the hapless, and the olds who have no means of survival, and whose pensions are denied because they haves no person to push their cases. I am speaking for the Nigerian students whose future has been truncated by this administration. I am writing for the academics who are patriotic to remain behind, but whose pays in a year are not up to what a corrupt local government boss takes in a month. I am writing on behalf of the jobless men and women who have no hope for tomorrow. I am writing on behalf of the young men who cannot get married due to deferred hope, and the young women who after education could find neither jobs nor a men to marry them, who resort to prostitution to live, and to buy panadol for their parents during bouts of fever. My good friend told me how the young man he met in Lagos was paid N6, 000 a month as a guard man after a university education, and he was told that his mother was ill. On his way to give that N6, 000 to his mother through a fellow village man who was going home, the money was snatched by a pick pocket. My friend told me that a long and painful cry from the young man made him to part the only N10, 000 he had in his wallet. I don’t know this man, but such a story squeezed tears out from me and that has been the stories of many Nigerians. On top of these, there are many who sing songs of praises for Umaru and his wild PDP. The folks that give constructive criticisms to this lousy government of Umaru are hunted down instead of being listened to, and evaluate their counsels for a change of actions and policies. The worst thing that happened to Nigeria is the arrival of Umaru in 2007, and no thanks to Olusegun, Baba Iyabo. Please, who can explain to me why Umaru chose to go to Saudi Arabia instead of New York to rebrand Nigeria? Nigeria has no government in place and it is better for this entity, called Nigeria to disappear from human space unless a Rawlings comes to judgment. Chukwuma I wuanyanwu, a Non-profit Executive writes from Los Angeles. |
Properties / Re: Please Help On Where/cost To Buy Or Rent In Warri by jerseyguy(m): 11:29am On Aug 13, 2009 |
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Properties / Please Help On Where/cost To Buy Or Rent In Warri by jerseyguy(m): 11:44am On Aug 11, 2009 |
Can anyone provide information on good locations to buy or rent in Warri (names of 2 to 3 areas will be helpful). This rental is for someone relocating back to Nigeria, preferably a place near a good hospital. Please, if anyone can help with: (a) Names of good hospitals in Warri (name/phone number will be fantastic) (b) How much it cost to have (i) driver (ii) live-in househelp |
Travel / Re: Does Anybody Know A Cheap And Good Hotel In Lagos by jerseyguy(m): 8:09pm On Apr 06, 2009 |
What is the name of the guesthouse/hotel? I may also be interested. The car hire - what are the hours for a day? |
Travel / Re: Ikeja Hotel Recommendation? by jerseyguy(m): 10:50am On Apr 06, 2009 |
Thanks Kadman! |
Travel / Re: Ikeja Hotel Recommendation? by jerseyguy(m): 4:49pm On Apr 05, 2009 |
Thanks Kadman - I didn't "diss" them. They, Elomaz and Savoy, are nice places to stay, but they have increased their prices that the relative value is no longer there for me. Savoy is often sold out, and "play games" with the availability of their rooms. I think some airlines have some rooms on "permanent" retainer. If they think flights will be delayed or not make it back, they offer that room to a retail customer, (this is how I got bounced on my last day after spending 5 nights @ 32k per night. I used that money to change my flight and came back home). Now, economy is different, I want to be more prudent with money, hence the 15K max! Really, just looking for alternatives - as you have mentioned there are new hotels. If they all have websites and link to newspapers and nairaland or other websites, it would be easy to find information!!!!!! I have research the area you have mentioned. If you know specific ones, please recommend with name or contact information. Thanks. Based on my quick research, the most appealing one in the area you mentioned is "Welcome Center Hotel" - which is also out of my price range. Even with Naira depreciation, 35k per night is still a lot of money! Hotel Rates We have a range of rooms to suit every budget Junior Rooms & Suites N35k onwards Senior Suites N39K onwards Deluxe & Biz Suites N55k onwards Presidential Suite N195k http://www.welcomecentrehotels.com/index.html |
Travel / Ikeja Hotel Recommendation? by jerseyguy(m): 1:16am On Apr 05, 2009 |
Any recommendations for a hotel in Ikeja GRA? Though hotels prices are getting cheaper at Lekki (& of course closer to beaches), but I am about done with the traffic! I have stayed at Elomaz twice and about 3 times at Savoy Suites. Well their prices keeping going up every 6 months, (& my last stay at Savoy, they gave my room to an Arik pilot - still upset about that). Any other cheaper alternatives (max. of N15,000 inclusive of taxes)?. Any review of Tamarin on Adekunle Fajuyi? My expectations are reasonable - clean sheets, hot water, A/C, a bar/restaurant with cold Gulder would be nice. Prefer GRA - don't want Toyin street due to Allen traffic. Thanks for any info. |
Health / Re: Where Can I Get Lenses For My Eyeglasses In Lagos? by jerseyguy(m): 12:25am On Apr 03, 2009 |
Thanks! Any idea about how much the lenses cost? And how long it takes to fit them? |
Health / Where Can I Get Lenses For My Eyeglasses In Lagos? by jerseyguy(m): 10:17am On Mar 31, 2009 |
I will be coming to Lagos in about 2 weeks. Just wanted to know a very good place to get lenses for my glasses? (a) Where is a good place to go in Lagos? (b) Do they offer transition lenses? (c) Do they offer lenses with Anti-Reflective coating to reduce glare? (d) Average cost? I already have my frame, I just need to replace the lenses based on my new prescription (e) How long does it take? (Home only for a week). It is about $350 to get lenses (alone) at Lencrafters. I am trying to save money - all 4 of us wear glasses at home!!!! Any information will be quite helpful. Thanks. |
Health / Re: Good Doctors/hospitals In Lagos by jerseyguy(m): 2:35pm On Mar 28, 2009 |
Here is the jpg file again! I feel retarded this morning - now I need my coffee!
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Health / Re: Good Doctors/hospitals In Lagos by jerseyguy(m): 2:33pm On Mar 28, 2009 |
Mrs Oyibo - I have located list of Lagos Hospitals from Bradt's Guide to Nigeria by Lizzie Williams. Publication date is 2008 - so, all information is current. http://www.bradt-travelguides.com/details.asp?prodid=133 You should definitely buy a copy of the book and take it with you to Nigeria. I have used Google books to scan through the pages and extracted the hospital list for you. I did a print scan, and can only post this jpeg image of the page. But if you buy the book or use it from a local library, then information is on Page 138 (the page has contact information of embassies/consular offices in Lagos). Hope you will be able to open my atttached image. Please post review of your trip after you get back from Nigeria. I want to read about your trip! |
Health / Re: Good Doctors/hospitals In Lagos by jerseyguy(m): 2:18pm On Mar 28, 2009 |
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Health / Re: Good Doctors/hospitals In Lagos by jerseyguy(m): 1:59pm On Mar 28, 2009 |
Mrs Oyibo - Is your spouse a Nigerian? I am sure he can use his family for information gathering. And if your spouse is not Nigerian, then ask your host(s). Traffic is very, VERY, VERY bad in Lagos (& poor-to-non existent ambulatory services), so if you mention the general area you will be staying, maybe someone can help you to locate a ped near there. It is pointless sending you to a good clinic in VI/Ikoyi only to get stuck for hours in traffic - that may be the difference between life and death! Importantly, get the contact information of your country's embassy/consular office in Lagos! And then please call them ahead, and resgister your visit with them. They will guide you to clinics that they use - the expatriate community have contracted for specialized services that maybe available to you. And if your child's asthma is really bad, then my advice will be to reconsider where you will be staying. Stay near good clinics, and have relatives come visit there in lieu of staying too far from a good clinic. If you are concerned about your child's health, then start by making sure they take shots for tropical climates. Hope this is helpful. Let me know if you have more questions and I will be able to help. I live in the states, and planning to visit home (Nigeria) around the same time. Hope you enjoy stay in Nigeria. |
Travel / Re: Go To The Netherlands Or Remain In Nigeria? by jerseyguy(m): 1:55am On Mar 24, 2009 |
Do you have children? If yes, then for their sakes, I will urge you to give them the opporunity to have solid western education like you. Based on the information you have provided, you qualified for this visa b/c of your graduate degree from Holland. Even if you make a lot of moola in Naija to send your children to a foreign college, it may not be the same as giving them the opportunity of being "dual" residents. I still think Naija will have to really "implode" before we can start rebuilding for a better future. You and family will have that second country to live when we thinks really break down in Naija. As a poster mentioned, if you can get the leave of absence to settle your family there and then back to work again in Naija - this will be a great option. I know you said you have decided to stay put, but if you have children, please think about their future! 4 Likes 1 Share |
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