Do not overlook men who throw stones into the market square,
you never can tell who it may hit
The Menace of Boko Haram
The Emerging Dragon: Chinese Economy
Foreign policy experts have predicted that the Chinese economy will soon emerge as the world’s biggest economy and the mightiest power on the planet after America.
Really!
And how long has America been in power?
The Americans have had global dominance and supremacy for the past half-century.
And what does this portend for your favorite brands from America?
Well according to Harvard Business Review, tea and dim sum will not likely replace coke, but most likely, western brands will be under Chinese ownership. More to say, the Chinese will call the shots.
Interesting , isnt it? This really reminds me of a proverb in my mother tongue that says, “O nweghi onye naniya na-ano n’uzo chi-ejie” meaning, kings come and go, no human remains a master forever.
And back to the topic, what comes to your mind to hear that China may soon emerge as the next mightiest world power?
How Some Women Handled Their Cheating Husbands
These pictures show how some women handled their cheating Husbands.
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Tributes to Nelson Mandela
We will be remembered by what we have done! Goodbye Madiba!
Real Madrid Players and their Annual Free Audis
Have you noticed? the more you have, the more people want to do you favour?
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David MacRae: on Corruption in Nigeria
Question: (Punch Newspapers)
“Do u think Nigeria is winning the battle against corruption?”
Answer: (David MacRae – EU Ambassador)
“Fight against corruption has to continue. One of the solutions is to end impunity. If you ask me, the difference between Nigeria and UK is not that Nigerians are inherently more corrupt than the British people, not at all. But if you are caught as a public officer in the UK, you will be disgraced and you will go to prison or you are fined heavily. There is a need to end impunity”
– Sunday punch Jul 21, 2013 pg 12
Why We Lack Good Infrastructure in Nigeria
Take a look at that newspaper frontpage headline. It conveys two important facts:
- the eyesore state of many of Nigeria’s national structures
- the cat and mouse romance among the Nigerian leaders
Tell me, how would there be meaningful development when the leaders and authorities are busy strategizing and fighting for power and resource control?
The Prophetic Side of Orji Uzor Kalu
“Is Saul also among the prophets?” or rather, Is Orji Uzor Kalu also among the prophets?
To many, Orji Uzor Kalu is a politician, to some he is a businessman but there is this other aspect of him that is little known. I really was surprised to learn of this myself – that’s the prophetic side of O.U.K as he’s fondly called by admirers.
Kidnapping in Nigeria: the questions begging for answers
It’s not in doubt that Nigeria has had her peculiar challenges, just like any other nation anyway. Kidnapping and Insurgence reared its ugly heads in Nigeria in the first quarter of the 21st century.
THE QUESTION HOWEVER IS, WHAT LED MANY NIGERIAN YOUTHS INTO THESE SOCIAL VICES; GREED OR GRIEVANCE?
HAVE THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES BEEN SORTED OUT?
How Do You Remove Tattoos?
Just wondering, what happens when much later, a tattoo wearer “repents of the act” and wishes to have this somewhat permanent mark removed from his or her body .
What will you do if someday you decide you wish to remove the tattoos on your body?
Signs of the End of Time: refresh your memory
Now this is the final thing as written in Matthew 24:14 – “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come”.
Read the full account of the signs of the end time according to Mathew 24
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Nigerians and Fraud: couple jailed in the UK
Increasingly over the years, men have found ways to corrupt things that are otherwise good. Synergy is a positive word but when it is abused, it can backfire.
A couple Thomas assisted by his partner, Abiola, managed to pocket about £87,000 after submitting almost 2,500 handwritten false claim applications for tax credits and benefits.
According to the story as reported by the DailyMail, Thomas, with Abiola’s help, used stolen personal details to complete these claim forms. When the claims were successful, the pair withdrew cash from acquaintances’ bank accounts or from bogus post office accounts that Thomas, who masterminded the scam, had set up. The report has it that they had claimed £3 million from the Department of Work and Pensions and received £44,000.
How was the fraud uncovered?
The fraud was discovered when benefits staff noticed the same address was being used for multiple claims.
And what does that remind us? The ungoodly man is ensnared by his own mistakes.
What did the couple use the money for?
Twas discovered that the pair spent the money on designer clothing and electrical items including a 50-inch plasma television.
What was the court’s judgement?
Thomas, an illegal immigrant, was jailed for seven years while Abiola, also a Nigerian national with leave to remain in the UK, received two-and-a-half years.
Judge Kennedy also indicated that both Thomas and Abiola should be deported at the end of their prison terms.
The pair, who carried out the scam between January 3, 2007 and October 7, 2011, tried to claim £827,000 from HMRC, securing £43,000.
Meaning they had succeeded for a long time in this “business”. Anyway, I’m simply reminded of that saying that goes this way: “Every day is for the thief, but one day is for the owner of the house”
Partner in things that are of good report!
Source: http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/10/01/nigerian-couple-jailed-in-the-uk-for-trying-to-claim-3-8m-benefits-using-1400-identities/
This other article may interest you: https://timelessbits.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/farouk-lawan-femi-otedola-bribery-scandal/
The Farouk Lawan / Femi Otedola bribery scandal (2012)
The Farouk Lawan and Femi Otedola bribery scandal has a lesson for generations.
This subject is one of a stinking controversy and a show of shame but more importantly, offers a valuable lesson to generations – black or white, young or old. What is the lesson? Yes, when the inner mess in a man’s heart is left ‘unchecked’, beware, that mess has a potential to develop into some form of ‘time bomb’. And unfortunately when such happens, the man is at the brink of being messed, maimed or ruined. How do we relate this truth to the subject? Farouk Muhammad Lawan is a Nigerian politician and a four-term member of the House of Representatives (since 1999) representing the Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency of Kano State. Before the cock crew, Lawan had this respectable and reputable image but then suddenly, some unchecked inner rubbish surfaced and the entire image got but messed and stinking; credibility lost! What happened? Lawan was sitting as chairman of a probe panel on the management of fuel subsidy regime when Femi Otedola, a Nigerian millionnaire businessman and oil magnet alleged that he, Lawan collected bribe from him (Otedola) with respect to the investigation, and as such, alerting Nigerians that the probe report was a compromised one. Conclusion: I leave the judgement to the Nigeria judiciary but one fact is clear: there was a show of shame between Farouk and Otedola. This dirty transaction started in the heart and now it has messed these men, leaving their image(s) in bad reputation.
Keep guarding your heart with diligence for out of it originate the issues of life.
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