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Enjoyment1:


Haba!. This is a very bad suggestion.

I wonder why some one could tell the other to attempt suicide, just because he wants to marry in two months?. How does it affects you?

luface:

i think we need to get to know eachother ,heres my addy [email protected] , i ll send u a text latter ok

Thats good, this is a year of marriage Dear!. May GOD help you.

In fact, one happened right in my presence. I want to believe that, the one I saw had charm, becos the girl never understood what was happening until the lady left. It was when the shop owner came, that the girl regained her senses. The sales girl that gave the woman those materials too was confused. She did not know what happened. It was as if, the shop owner was the one that gave them consciousness.

In fact, they nearly killed the innocent child, until someone who knew her came to her rescue and called the father who came and pay the money, for what the other woman stole.

Pregnant Woman Escapes Lynching In Abuja
January 07, 2010 16:49 (1 hour ago), 83 views


The police in Kubwa, FCT, have arrested a pregnant woman (name withheld) for alleged `419’ activity.

The development came shortly after the woman narrowly escaped lynching by an irate mob for alleged “kidnapping” a 10-year old girl.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspect is alleged to be a specialist in using innocent children as “deposit” to dupe her unsuspecting victims.

Luck, however, ran out on her when she attempted to use a 10-year old girl (named withheld) who was selling tomatoes to dupe a trader of goods worth N180,000.

The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Phase IV Police Station, Kubwa, Alhaji Muhammed Buhari, confirmed the incident, adding that the case was being investigated.

He, however, referred NAN to the Police Public Relations Officer for further information on the case.

Speaking with journalists, the suspect, a mother of two, said she resorted to duping traders due to abject poverty occasioned by the death of her husband in 2007.


http://thepmnews.com/2010/01/07/pregnant-woman-escapes-lynching-in-abuja

emans:

if you will ask me i will tell me the girl in question enjoyed the deliverance

Gbam!.

That man should be arrested immediately before another person falls victim.

Enjoyment1:

That is why I always say, once a girl is now beginning to get into womanhood, one should check her very well. Where she is being sort after or beginning to get attracted to a member of the house, for her own safety, send her away. It is for her own safety.

Why would a 19 year old be doing an house-help job?

bolanleodu:

@ tpai, firstly, one could easily pick up some -tive ideas which would ordinarily on the face of it seem to have any merit but deep within it and with reference to its would-be consequences are as evil as its thinker. Secondly, i've noticed the presence of some -tive elements here on nairaland. I always thought there was sometime political about this whole thing it suprises me that Muttalab snr had interest in israeli arms company, This is really serious drama.

Nigerians will always apportion blame for their own deeds.

furacao:

Ha! Muslims always try to pin the blame on Israel,

What do you expect from them. They will always find someone to apportion their blame to. They want to rule the world, with bombs and forcing people to their killing religion.

netpro:

@ naijatoday
Why wouldn't CBN justify it - its what they have always wanted. I encourage to think and work towards being self-employed.

In fact, in this country, I think self-employment is the best, if there is constant power supply, good roads, security, and if Fashola is not there with his double-taxation .

Do we really have to go this far? We are fighting a lost battle, even though America knows that they are culpable, security wise. My only problem now is why generalise this issue?

National Assembly gives USA 7-day ultimatum on terror list
FG summons American envoy,
By Emmanuel Aziken, Tordue Salem, Inalegwu Shaibu & Chinyere Amalu


ABUJA—THE diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the United States appear threatened over the foiled attempt by a Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet on Christmas Day, even as the Nigerian Senate yesterday gave the United States authorities a seven-day ultimatum to remove Nigerians from their watch list.

In another development, in Abuja, yesterday, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, summoned the American Ambassador, Ms. Robin Sanders, to express the government’s displeasure over the terror list.
Relatedly, the House of Representatives on its part, while condemning the US action, argued that the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Federal Bureau for Investigations, FBI and other security agencies in the United States were culpable in the incident just as the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Mike Aondoakaa, said Nigeria will officially demand that the United States remove it from a terrorism flight watch list.

Senate Spokesman, Senator Ayogu Eze, at a briefing with Senate correspondents on behalf of Senate President David Mark, yesterday, said the Senate would on resumption next Tuesday take a definite position should the American authorities refuse to rescind its decision.
‘Don’t criminalise Nigerians’

Affirming that the alleged aborted terrorist attempt by Abdulmutallab was an exception that should not be generalised, Eze affirmed that there was yet no evidence to blame the security failure on the Nigerian authorities.
Said he: “I am speaking on behalf of the Senate and on behalf of the Senate President to state categorically that we are very unhappy about the development and when we resume we are going to take this matter up seriously if America has not taken Nigeria off that list.
“We also want to advise America that it is in their own best interest to conduct this matter very well in a manner that will not result into diplomatic row between America and Nigeria because the American president had himself clearly itted that this was a failure of the system and manpower of Americans and I don’t see where Nigeria comes in there.

“Moreover, this is just one instance of a Nigerian who it is clearly established has no link with any fundamentalist group or any interest group within Nigeria, not even with his parents. This was a boy whose disappearance was reported to security agencies, the American authorities, and all the relevant authorities and the American did nothing and for them to turn round to punish Nigerians for the sin of an isolated case like this is completely unacceptable to the Nigerian government and to the Nigerian Senate.

”We have also watched with keen interests several other breaches that have taken place since this boy’s attempt. There was an uninvited guest who went to the White House— he and his wife were found in the White House, that was not a Nigerian.
America should look inward and search their soul, there is something wrong with their system and they should not punish Nigerians who are very law-abiding and good international citizens for the failure and irresponsibility of American operatives. Nigeria will not take that.
US unfair to Nigeria’

“I think that it will be most unfair given the kind of relationship that has existed between America and Nigeria for America to jump to this kind of conclusion without even adequate consultations with the authorities in Nigeria. This is not acceptable to us and we are going to do whatever we can as a nation to prove to America that we will not take this.

“Our citizens who returned from different destinations, especially those who originated their flight from America went through hell in order to come to meet their kith and kin for the Christmas break and the harrowing experience has scared a lot of them who are even afraid to go back and some who are even afraid to originate their trips for genuine transaction in America arising from tales they got from their relations and friends, this must be stopped immediately. This is not how diplomacy is conducted.”

According to him, “We are going to engage all our diplomatic gear to ensure that we either have relationship with America or we don’t. We believe that America is a mature country, it is the model of democracy, all of us looked up to it and it has enjoyed very smooth and cordial diplomatic relationship with Nigeria. Nigeria has never been found wanting in her dealings with America.

“So, for them to embarrass this country with this kind of classification for no justification is completely unacceptable. It is not America alone that has citizens to whom the government is responsible, we also have citizens and we are responsible for them, we will not allow Nigerians to be molested wherever they go.
I think that this message should be put out clearly and when we resume, if the situation is still there, it is going to be one of the major issues that we are going to tackle and the Senate President has told me to state categorically that he is unhappy about this and being the chairman of the National Assembly, it means also on behalf of the National Assembly.”
Reps flays US’ action

Relatedly, spokesman for the House of Representatives, Mr. Eseme Eyiboh, described as unwarranted and unfair, the inclusion of Nigeria on the list of countries on the United States’ terrorism hyper_alert countries.
“The earlier they de_list Nigeria on that list or rescind from the decision to put us on alert, the better for our diplomatic relations,” he warned.
Eyiboh, however, said until the house resumed plenary next Tuesday, he would not issue an official statement on the issue.
The lawmaker who spoke to newsmen, yesterday, hours after a briefing by the Senate, added that CIA,FBI and other security agencies in the United States may also have been guilty of the terrorism act.

According to him, “CIA, FBI, security agencies in the United States are also culpable in the terrorism that they are talking about. It is possible that they have accomplices with the guys that trained that boy in Yemen .
“If not, why didn’t they condemn Yemen? Why have they spared Yemen and are now condemning Nigeria?” He added that the matter was not strictly within the purview of the National Assembly to decide whether to cut diplomatic ties with the United States but an Executive function.

Aondoakaa attacks decision
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Mr. Mike Aondoakaa, however, declared that the US “will rescind that decision because Nigeria is not a terrorist country and a single incident that involves a Nigerian cannot criminalise all Nigerians,” while the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, insisted that there was “no security issue” in the country.

He cited a Briton, Richard Reid, the so_called “shoe bomber” convicted of trying to blow up a Paris_Miami flight in 2001.
According to the police boss, “If the American authorities could not add Britain … to the list of countries of interest, then there is no reason to include Nigeria. We may be deeply religious, but certainly we are no suicide bombers or terrorists.”
The Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, had branded the move as discriminatory and unfair, saying the suspect, “was not influenced in Nigeria. He was not recruited or trained in Nigeria. He was not ed whatsoever in Nigeria.”
But, the Action Congress, AC, argued that rather than sanctions, Nigeria needed the understanding and of its international partners to stamp out religious extremism in the country.

According to the party, “a threat to peace anywhere is a threat to peace everywhere. Therefore, Nigeria’s international partners will also be assisting themselves by assisting Nigeria,” it said.
FG summons US envoy

Meanwhile, the Federal Government, yesterday, insisted that Nigeria does not deserve to be grouped among terrorist nations, saying it was unacceptable, even as it launched a process with the American Government towards de-listing the nation from that group.
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, at a briefing in Abuja said top Nigerian officials held critical discussions with the American Ambassador Robin Sanders and other top envoys on how to achieve that goal.
Notwithstanding Nigeria’s position, Maduekwe added that the government has ordered 30 full body scanners for the nation’s airport, a demonstration of the government’s non-compromising stance on terrorism,
The statement

According to him: “Listing Nigeria on second tire of countries that are indicated on the ladder of terrorism and security measures from the USA is an unacceptable New Year gift to a friendly country like Nigeria on the year of its golden jubilee celebration.
“We are not on the world terrorist list, nor have ever ed or connived with countries known for terrorist act. We have been on the list with which US has maintained excellent relationship. For the fact that these countries surround us does not place us in the terrorist list. It is unacceptable to Nigerians.
“I sensed some double standards here. What the young boy attempted to do is not different from what the suicide bomber-countries are doing and yet they are not on that list”.

The minister, however, noted that during the meeting with the US Ambassador to Nigeria, he pleaded that Nigeria should be off the list, adding that Nigeria is not against American government protecting its citizens from being harmed.
“We want the American government to look into the matter again. We are not against them for trying to protect its citizens and we will give them all the they needed to condemn global terrorism.

“We pledged as government under the leadership of Vice_President in the absence of Mr. President to cooperate with US in all their investigations and we are keeping to that. We have stopped at nothing but to show that we are united in combating terrorism”, added Maduekwe.
He pointed out that even the state from which the young man came from is doing a soul searching on why he embarked on such mission, “it is embarrassing and unprofitable to Nigeria as a nation and undermines seriously our re-branding process.”


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/01/06/n-assembly-gives-usa-7-day-ultimatum-on-terror-list/

selingel:

Fire and hire like Union Bank of Nigeria. Nigerian Banking sector is on fire!. Oceanic Bank too?

If the banking sector that we believe for employment is beginning to do this, then, unemployment this year will sky-rocket. I pity fresh graduate.

kate29:

wit d current obession wit terrorists, i wonder if nigerians travelling to the US from nigeria have been stripped searched too at our airports?

Nigerians will never have any problem stripping, if only they will employ fine babes there . Once one knows he is travelling, then he knows, things will happen!. Se mo wi re?

This country sef. Will open or closed trial stop another Farouk Umar AbdulMutallab from coming up with another technique from Nigeria?

AbdulMutallab: Reps insist on open court trial

Bola Bus, Abuja - 05.01.2010

THE House of Representatives, on Monday, insisted on open court trial instead of a military one for the suspected Nigerian terrorist, Farouk Umar AbdulMutallab.

The House Committee on Diaspora made the call in a statement made available to the Nigerian Tribune while reacting to the recent call by US Congressman, Peter King, who is also a member Homeland Security Committee, that Farouk should be tried in a secret military court.

Chairman of the Committee, Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa, described the call by US Congressman as “unfair and unjustifiable.”

The lawmaker, representing Lagos State on the ticket of the Action Congress (AC), said the approach being recommended by the committee would afford the global community the opportunity to listen to Farouk in an open court, understand his motivation and learn as individuals and nations.

“It will be in the global interest to share the information and lessons to be learnt through an open court trial by the global community so as to forestall likely future occurrence,” she said.

Meanwhile, the committee, which earlier ed others to condemn the act of Farouk, also appealed to Nigerians in the diaspora to exercise restraint and caution when being subjected to screening at various airports.

It also counselled security agencies globally not to use the event of December 25, 2009 as an excuse to harass innocent Nigerians living abroad.


http://www.tribune.com.ng/05012010/news/news11.html

Ever since this thread was posted, I have been laughing. In fact, I had to tell some of my colleagues to check the site, and laugh their hearts out.

PurestBoy:

You're wrong ma, its 72 virgins per muslim fool and not 7.

For them to do what with in paradise?

murabs:

She is also guilty of the crime and should also be remaded in prison. where was she when the action was on?   

Please ask them?

selingel:

This is what I saw at the site, but any ranting from her does not change our status for now, until the right things are done. We really need change in these country. A country that lives inside oil, and yet cars have to spend days at the filling stations, before they can buy another country's fuel (since our refineries are now museums), has a serious problem at hand.

The most painful aspect of it is that, the so-called Petroleum minister does not see anything wrong in that, yet prefers private holiday, when his house is on fire. Come to think of it, can't we just retire all these fools parading the corridors of power? I am tired of these people. Take for example, Rilwane Lukman has been in government ever since I was in primary four, and now I am a graduate and have worked for like 3 years now, and he is still a Minister, in a country that has more than 150million people. Something is really wrong with the system. The time to change all these is now.

Abeg, let them continue to embarrass us. That way, our plight will be known to the international community, since focus will now shift to us.

Selingel, do not worry, very soon, you child will still be studying Rilwane Lukman . Abeg Nairaland, you guys will never seize to make me laugh!.

Who says Lagos Airport is not secured? With CCTV capturing the images of bombers, while their scanners and other securing systems are on holidays,makes us more secured!

CCTV footage of Faruok on queue at Lagos Airport reading a magazine. Picture from Sahara Reporters.

selingel:

This is what I saw at the site, but any ranting from her does not change our status for now, until the right things are done. We really need change in these country. A country that lives inside oil, and yet cars have to spend days at the filling stations, before they can buy another country's fuel (since our refineries are now museums), has a serious problem at hand.

The most painful aspect of it is that, the so-called Petroleum minister does not see anything wrong in that, yet prefers private holiday, when his house is on fire. Come to think of it, can't we just retire all these fools parading the corridors of power? I am tired of these people. Take for example, Rilwane Lukman has been in government ever since I was in primary four, and now I am a graduate and have worked for like 3 years now, and he is still a Minister, in a country that has more than 150million people. Something is really wrong with the system. The time to change all these is now.

Abeg, let them continue to embarrass us. That way, our plight will be known to the international community, since focus will now shift to us.

In fact, these is the summary of the problem of this nation. Recycling these old gays. Very soon, Prof. Jerry Gana will come back to government, after I have written exams about him, in all the phases of learning in Nigeria, starting from Primary 1.

I fell for your contribution. It narrated it well, the way things should be done. Indeed, you are LASTPAGE. Shekinah!.

Horus:

If more Nigerians students are refused Visas now, so what?. Instead of applying for student visas to go to study abroad,  Nigerians should now turn this "problem" into an opportunity to create very high quality University in Nigeria. A high quality education system in Nigeria is the key to betterment. Nigerians need to breed doctors, lawyers, scientists, teachers, public speakers, inventors, in Nigeria. And, we must find a way to instill these alternatives into the minds of our youth. Even though it may take a little longer and they may have to study a little bit harder, the results will be long term success.

I doubt whether Nigerian leaders visit Nairaland. This country would have changed for good.

Horus:

If more Nigerians students are refused Visas now, so what?. Instead of applying for student visas to go to study abroad,  Nigerians should now turn this "problem" into an opportunity to create very high quality University in Nigeria. A high quality education system in Nigeria is the key to betterment. Nigerians need to breed doctors, lawyers, scientists, teachers, public speakers, inventors, in Nigeria. And, we must find a way to instill these alternatives into the minds of our youth. Even though it may take a little longer and they may have to study a little bit harder, the results will be long term success.

I doubt whether Nigerian leaders visit Nairaland. This country would have changed for good.

tpia.:

interesting pictures of Kings Cross station.

So if a Nigerian says "I'm the bomb" these days, na scotland yard and swat teams them go send to am

I feel the main issue is that, the impact of the Nigerian suicide attack will greatly affect Nigeria and Nigerians globally. Now the Americans have listed Nigeria amongst others to be thoroughly searched. Look at innocent people paying for the signs of a mad boy and religion.

Enjoyment1:

This is even in a civilised world. The only difference is that, they are inside, and they are doing it their own way. Obviously, this is rush hour. In a station like this, and with the recent happenings, if you are known to be a Nigerian, and you dresses like an Arab, with beards, they will run from you or even drop you. Nobody wants to die. Unfortunately, you and I knows we are not Suicide bombers.

What is the difference between this and a crowded molue in Lagos?

Enjoyment1:


It would have been suicidal, if he had done that. Well, I think, he was just assumed to be a Nigerian by his dressing, just as any bearded man is called Osama Bin Laden, jokingly. Unfortunately for him, he was a Nigerian at the station, after all!.

I just wished I was there to see how those useless whitee ran for their dear lives. But that guy really sent Madam Rebranding back to the drawing board. Anyway, her N325million sent to the Senate will be expressly approved without any delay for "Rebranding Nigeria". No thanks to Nigerian Suicide Bomber. Maybe, she will change the slogan to   please let me scan for the name. I will be back.

Otobroto:

I really pity all intending UK students. It will be very easy for a camel to through the eye of a needle, than for a Nigerian student to be given a visa.


As for Nigerian Government doing anything to help, it is indeed day dreaming. What a vision-less government do?


More hard times awaits Nigerians, and even black Africans.

Do we have any government in this country? In fact, have we ever had any government in Nigeria?

Otobroto:

A Nigerian, who introduced himself to Sunday Tribune as Mallam Sanni Abdul Rahman may have unknowingly caused a stir at the Kings Cross train station in UK, when all intending engers largely made up of whites, scampered for safety the moment he entered the train.
This incident occurred barely a week af-ter an attempt was made by a 23-year-old Nigerian, Umar Farouk Mutallab, to blow up an America bound Delta airline.
Abdul Rahman, was dressed in a muslim attire and was therefore mistaken for a terrorist or a muslim fundamentalist.The people thought it would be suicidal to board the same train with Abdul Rahman.

My Guy, Mr. Mallam Rahman or whatever your name is, that is what your religion can cause you, and innocent Nigerians now being dreaded, and touted by nations all across the world.