EVEN IF THE WHITE MAN CALLS ME A MONKEY BUT ALWAYS TREAT ME LIKE HUMAN... THE QUESTION IS HOW DO THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TREAT ME? (1) THE POLICE (2)THE BASIC AMENITIES ( no light, no water, no road) (3)A barrel of crude oil sales for 113$ and Nigeria is producing 2.5million($ 282500000 per day this the money Nigeria get everyday) barrels per day it means Nigeria gets 16$trillion a year...... And they let the children suffer pain and hunger.. and they tell me Nigeria has no money ARE THEY CALLING MONKEY OR FOOLISH MONEY?
EVEN IF THE WHITE MAN CALLS ME A MONKEY BUT ALWAYS TREAT ME LIKE HUMAN... THE QUESTION IS HOW DO THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TREAT ME? (1) THE POLICE (2)THE BASIC AMENITIES ( no light, no water, no road) (3)A barrel of crude oil sales for 113$ and Nigeria is producing 2.5million($ 282500000 per day this the money Nigeria get everyday) barrels per day it means Nigeria gets 16$trillion a year...... And they let the children suffer pain and hunger.. and they tell me Nigeria has no money ARE THEY CALLING MONKEY OR FOOLISH MONEY?
EVEN IF THE WHITE MAN CALLS ME A MONKEY BUT ALWAYS TREAT ME LIKE HUMAN... THE QUESTION IS HOW DO THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TREAT ME? (1) THE POLICE (2)THE BASIC AMENITIES ( no light, no water, no road) (3)A barrel of crude oil sales for 113$ and Nigeria is producing 2.5million($ 282500000 per day this the money Nigeria get everyday) barrels per day it means Nigeria gets 16$trillion a year...... And they let the children suffer pain and hunger.. and they tell me Nigeria has no money ARE THEY CALLING MONKEY OR FOOLISH MONEY?
EVEN IF THE WHITE MAN CALLS ME A MONKEY BUT ALWAYS TREAT ME LIKE HUMAN... THE QUESTION IS HOW DO THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TREAT ME? (1) THE POLICE (2)THE BASIC AMENITIES ( no light, no water, no road) (3)A barrel of crude oil sales for 113$ and Nigeria is producing 2.5million($ 282500000 per day this the money Nigeria get everyday) barrels per day it means Nigeria gets 16$trillion a year...... And they let the children suffer pain and hunger.. and they tell me Nigeria has no money ARE THEY CALLING MONKEY OR FOOLISH MONEY?
EVEN IF THE WHITE MAN CALLS ME A MONKEY BUT ALWAYS TREAT ME LIKE HUMAN... THE QUESTION IS HOW DO THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TREAT ME? (1) THE POLICE (2)THE BASIC AMENITIES ( no light, no water, no road) (3)A barrel of crude oil sales for 113$ and Nigeria is producing 2.5million($ 282500000 per day this the money Nigeria get everyday) barrels per day it means Nigeria gets 16$trillion a year...... And they let the children suffer pain and hunger.. and they tell me Nigeria has no money ARE THEY CALLING MONKEY OR FOOLISH MONEY?
EVEN IF THE WHITE MAN CALLS ME A MONKEY BUT ALWAYS TREAT ME LIKE HUMAN... THE QUESTION IS HOW DO THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TREAT ME? (1) THE POLICE (2)THE BASIC AMENITIES ( no light, no water, no road) (3)A barrel of crude oil sales for 113$ and Nigeria is producing 2.5million($ 282500000 per day this the money Nigeria get everyday) barrels per day it means Nigeria gets 16$trillion a year...... And they let the children suffer pain and hunger.. and they tell me Nigeria has no money ARE THEY CALLING MONKEY OR FOOLISH MONEY?
EVEN IF THE WHITE MAN CALLS ME A MONKEY BUT ALWAYS TREAT ME LIKE HUMAN... THE QUESTION IS HOW DO THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TREAT ME? (1) THE POLICE (2)THE BASIC AMENITIES ( no light, no water, no road) (3)A barrel of crude oil sales for 113$ and Nigeria is producing 2.5million($ 282500000 per day this the money Nigeria get everyday) barrels per day it means Nigeria gets 16$trillion a year...... And they let the children suffer pain and hunger.. and they tell me Nigeria has no money ARE THEY CALLING MONKEY OR FOOLISH MONEY?
Most NIGERIANS are fools .... no religious leader can fool any body here in europe .... the pastors and what so ever fool you all to make money....... Nigeria my country open your eye and see.... " na 9ja know God pass and na 9ja evil dey pass" WATCH THIS MUSIC VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NasehYAwv24
Amid accusations of racism levelled at Mark Clattenburg and the Serbian crowd in recent high-profile matches for English football fans, a truly despicable episode is currently playing out in Israel following Beitar Jerusalem’s 3-2 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv on Monday night.
By way of background, Beitar’s fans are widely disliked by anyone outside the club or around the country as, being historically linked to the ultra-nationalist right and the Beitar political movement, the club’s supporters are tainted for their extreme behaviour, and their racist, anti-Arab chants.
On Monday night Hapoel striker t*t* Tamuz (a Nigerian-born immigrant who has been in Israel since 1990) bore the brunt of the Beitar fans’ ire as he was taunted with alleged howling noises and racist verbal assaults.
Then, in the 65th minute, Tamuz had his moment of retribution. After receiving a ball over the top, the Hapoel striker smashed the visitors 2-1 ahead, and he celebrated his goal by placing one finger over his lips as he raced towards the centre circle. Tamuz’s actions were deliberate, as he rightly told the Beitar fans to shut the hell up.
But then came the crazy backlash.
Against all rhyme and reason, match referee Orel Greenfeld booked Tamuz for his ‘shushed’ goal celebration. With the attacker having been booked previously in the encounter, Tamuz was crazily sent off for a goal celebration which is widely seen throughout world football on an almost daily basis.
As we now know Beitar went on to defeat the 10-men 3-2, and Hapoel have since accused the match referee of incompetence while labelling the Beitar fans as racist in the following open letter to the Israeli FA:
Hapoel Tel Aviv is backing t*t* Tamuz, who suffered from an ugly racist attack by Betar Jerusalem fans, who howled at him, threw bananas at him and cursed him in an offensive manner which shouldn’t be tolerated. Racism is intolerable and unforgivable and we will fight it with all our means. Tamuz’s sending off was a reward to racism and a distorted justification of this dangerous phenomenon.
Depressingly, Beitar have not only refused to accept charges of racism by their fans, but they have also released a counter statement turning the focus back onto Hapoel.
Hapoel Tel Aviv’s claims of howling and racism directed at t*t* Tamuz are an unsuccessful attempt to find an excuse for their defeat and to vilify the Betar fans. We are certain that had there been any racist behavior it would have been mentioned in the referee’s report the way it was after last season’s match against Hapoel. Hapoel should restrain Tamuz, who provokes the Betar fans every time the teams meet. It is about time Tamuz gets the punishment he deserves for his provocative behavior.
Amid accusations of racism levelled at Mark Clattenburg and the Serbian crowd in recent high-profile matches for English football fans, a truly despicable episode is currently playing out in Israel following Beitar Jerusalem’s 3-2 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv on Monday night.
By way of background, Beitar’s fans are widely disliked by anyone outside the club or around the country as, being historically linked to the ultra-nationalist right and the Beitar political movement, the club’s supporters are tainted for their extreme behaviour, and their racist, anti-Arab chants.
On Monday night Hapoel striker honeypot Tamuz (a Nigerian-born immigrant who has been in Israel since 1990) bore the brunt of the Beitar fans’ ire as he was taunted with alleged howling noises and racist verbal assaults.
Then, in the 65th minute, Tamuz had his moment of retribution. After receiving a ball over the top, the Hapoel striker smashed the visitors 2-1 ahead, and he celebrated his goal by placing one finger over his lips as he raced towards the centre circle. Tamuz’s actions were deliberate, as he rightly told the Beitar fans to shut the hell up.
But then came the crazy backlash.
Against all rhyme and reason, match referee Orel Greenfeld booked Tamuz for his ‘shushed’ goal celebration. With the attacker having been booked previously in the encounter, Tamuz was crazily sent off for a goal celebration which is widely seen throughout world football on an almost daily basis.
As we now know Beitar went on to defeat the 10-men 3-2, and Hapoel have since accused the match referee of incompetence while labelling the Beitar fans as racist in the following open letter to the Israeli FA:
Hapoel Tel Aviv is backing honeypot Tamuz, who suffered from an ugly racist attack by Betar Jerusalem fans, who howled at him, threw bananas at him and cursed him in an offensive manner which shouldn’t be tolerated. Racism is intolerable and unforgivable and we will fight it with all our means. Tamuz’s sending off was a reward to racism and a distorted justification of this dangerous phenomenon.
Depressingly, Beitar have not only refused to accept charges of racism by their fans, but they have also released a counter statement turning the focus back onto Hapoel.
Hapoel Tel Aviv’s claims of howling and racism directed at honeypot Tamuz are an unsuccessful attempt to find an excuse for their defeat and to vilify the Betar fans. We are certain that had there been any racist behavior it would have been mentioned in the referee’s report the way it was after last season’s match against Hapoel. Hapoel should restrain Tamuz, who provokes the Betar fans every time the teams meet. It is about time Tamuz gets the punishment he deserves for his provocative behavior.
From the article Advance fee fraud : This type of scam, originally known as the "Spanish Prisoner Letter", has been carried out since at least the 16th century via ordinary postal mail. From the article Spanish Prisoner : The Spanish Prisoner is a confidence game dating back to at least the 17th century. Ok so given the word "at least" the two statements are not actually contradictory. However, we may want to do a little more digging and decide which date should go in both articles.
I have posted this comment on both talk pages. Dalf | Talk 20:58, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC) I think I have sorted this one out. The scam seems to have started in 1588. I have added extra information and a reference. I will put a note on the other talk page as well. --NHSavage 08:50, 4 September 2005 (UTC) Sorry, but there is insufficient evidence so far that such a confidence scam actually occurred in the 16th OR the 17th century -- that this is not a historical "urban legend." Who were the individuals fooled by this scam? What archival documentation is there? I'm a historian. I want factual details regarding the actual events.68.72.87.246 23:33, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
I was trawling through some late-1930s The Times on microfilm a while back, and there was a Spanish Civil War related entry describing a confidence trick involving the "proverbial money/prisoner trapped behind enemy lines" scam.
"Begging letter scams" and "bubble company scams" (as with the South Sea Bubble do go back further than this.
"Probably" there is a conflation of stories/ideas (whether by perpetuators or readers). Jackiespeel 16:19, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Looking through The Times personal columns at various points in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, while pursuing other matters there are some adverts which appear to be related to the Spanish Prisoner scam ("Persons with the surnames... please apply regarding Unclaimed Properties and Estates" (Jan 1870), "Indian merchant who has had all his stock stolen requires funds to return home (Jan 1921).) Jackiespeel 19:36, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Should point out I was going through the microfilms of The Times: a more relevant advert appers 24 July 1937. Jackiespeel 18:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
The scam in the movie of that name is really not a variant of the Spanish Prisoner. The Spanish Prisoner scam has to do with the premise that a small upfront payment will release a much larger amount. There are two scams presented in the movie, but neither relate to the premise above. I guess Mamet liked the title or something but it has nothing to do with the actual plot. fhapgood (talk) 14:20, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
nigeria, nigeria, nigeria why why why... na help them be say make e go dey help them ooooh but na money him come dey collect from those boy guys NA REAL WAH 4 NAIJA OOOO
THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT NA MUMU SELF COZ ALL THE POLICE REPORT WEY NIGERIA EMBASSY DEY BRING NO ONE SHOW SAY ANYBODY COMMIT CRIME OOO HAHAHAHAHAHAHA MUMU PP OPEN YOUR EYE!!!
Every year tens of thousands of West Africans migrate to Europe in search of a better life. But for some of them that search will end in tragedy, as they fall victim to competing mafia gangs that prey on the hopes of the desperate. In southern Italy, it is Nigerian women who are among the most exploited, with many ending up trapped in the nightmare world of the sex trade.
In the first of two special reports, Juliana Ruhfus investigates the plight of African women caught up in a web of organised crime, prostitution and people trafficking. In the following account Chiara Caprio, an Italian journalist who was involved in the making of the film, describes what they found out in southern Italy.
The ghetto of Destra Volturno, an assembly of houses once used by Neapolitan tourists, is surrounded by flowers as it hosts the funeral of Mary Morad, a seven-year-old from Ghana. She was killed by a man with psychiatric problems. But in Castel Volturno, more than one-third of the 25,000 official citizens are African and, in particular, Ghanaian and Nigerian.
Al Jazeera came to investigate the phenomenon of Nigerian organised crime in this small town, quickly forgotten after serious riots in 2008, when hundreds of Africans took to the streets to protest against the massacre of six young Ghanaians committed by Giuseppe Setola, the army of the Casalesi clan.
Mary's family is waiting for the coffin and tension grows as delays and friction increase. Bose Atta, Mary's Nigerian mother, who was trafficked to Italy to be forced into prostitution, is nervous. She cries as her friends express anger against Mary's father, a man from Ghana who is now married to another Nigerian woman.
Finally, the coffin arrives and a group of men start celebrating with a Muslim rite. An improvised march towards the cemetery starts under a warm sun overheating a tormented African community.
Stronger than ever
"The Domitiana crosses Castel Volturno for 28 kilometres," says Stefano Ricciardiello, a detective at the local police station, a small and shabby office overwhelmed by new and old papers covering stories of murders, repatriations and organised crime. "The new African mafia's activities have invaded the whole territory."
He is showing us along the roads where, one after another, Nigerian women and young girls are waiting for clients.
According to the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Italy is now the main destination for more than 10,000 Nigerian prostitutes, trafficked from Benin City to European cities and criminal hubs, just like the Domitiana and its coast.
"Nigerian criminals are able to find agreements with all the mafias, from Colombians to Chinese. But it's an easy game for them in Italy also for another reason: the high number of Italian clients who look for prostitutes night and day," says Giovanni Conzo, a prosecutor at the anti-mafia section in Naples.
"This organisation is stronger than ever. We should stop them before they take full control of our region," he adds. But Conzo's words offer just a glimmer of hope.
Using voodoo to enslave
Isoke Aikpitanyi, a former victim of trafficking and now the main reference point for Nigerian women in Italy, knows how this business is managed in Caserta's area. As she walks in Castel Volturno's historic centre, she explains: "Today in Italy there are almost 10,000 madams, each one in control of an average of two or three girls."
Madams are the key, she explains. They are the main actors in this exploitation. They force girls into prostitution and ask for money to repay the debt. They work with "brothers", men who are in charge of physically trafficking the "babies", as girls forced into prostitution are called.
But Nigerian human trafficking is often associated with drug smuggling and a distorted use of religious tradition.
The women and girls are often forced to undergo a Juju oath-swearing ritual that commits them to repaying the money they owe to their smugglers on pain of death or insanity.
"The Juju, the voodoo rite, it's not a bad practice. It was used to bring justice, but they ruined everything," says Isoke with anger. "They don't care how they make their money as far as they make it. They use Juju to enslave."
Even in this hell, there are people who try not to lose hope. Sister Antonia, a Nigerian nun of the Sacred Heart of Jesus order, manages a shelter, the Casa Santa Maria dell'Accoglienza, launched in 2000 in the Fernandes centre by the Capua-based Caritas. Here, more than 70 women have found a place to stay and 10 children have been born.
"We were called by the bishop of Capua, Mons. Bruno Schettino, to promote these girls' integration. They are all former prostitutes. If they want to change their lives, they know they'll always find a place here," Sister Antonia says.
The women can stay for between six months and a year, a period when they dedicate their time to education and "to gain[ing] their dignity back," explains Sister Antonia. The nuns give the girls the opportunity to write down their stories and explain what happened and who forced them into prostitution.
"We try to make them understand that Juju won't have any effect on them," she says.
But we met girls who still work on the streets and believe in the agreements they made. Some of them have to repay debts of up to $58,000 and are still terrified of the powerful consequences of Juju on their families and themselves.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every year tens of thousands of West Africans migrate to Europe in search of a better life. But for some of them that search will end in tragedy, as they fall victim to competing mafia gangs that prey on the hopes of the desperate. In southern Italy, it is Nigerian women who are among the most exploited, with many ending up trapped in the nightmare world of the sex trade.
In the first of two special reports, Juliana Ruhfus investigates the plight of African women caught up in a web of organised crime, prostitution and people trafficking. In the following account Chiara Caprio, an Italian journalist who was involved in the making of the film, describes what they found out in southern Italy.
The ghetto of Destra Volturno, an assembly of houses once used by Neapolitan tourists, is surrounded by flowers as it hosts the funeral of Mary Morad, a seven-year-old from Ghana. She was killed by a man with psychiatric problems. But in Castel Volturno, more than one-third of the 25,000 official citizens are African and, in particular, Ghanaian and Nigerian.
Al Jazeera came to investigate the phenomenon of Nigerian organised crime in this small town, quickly forgotten after serious riots in 2008, when hundreds of Africans took to the streets to protest against the massacre of six young Ghanaians committed by Giuseppe Setola, the army of the Casalesi clan.
Mary's family is waiting for the coffin and tension grows as delays and friction increase. Bose Atta, Mary's Nigerian mother, who was trafficked to Italy to be forced into prostitution, is nervous. She cries as her friends express anger against Mary's father, a man from Ghana who is now married to another Nigerian woman.
Finally, the coffin arrives and a group of men start celebrating with a Muslim rite. An improvised march towards the cemetery starts under a warm sun overheating a tormented African community.
Stronger than ever
"The Domitiana crosses Castel Volturno for 28 kilometres," says Stefano Ricciardiello, a detective at the local police station, a small and shabby office overwhelmed by new and old papers covering stories of murders, repatriations and organised crime. "The new African mafia's activities have invaded the whole territory."
He is showing us along the roads where, one after another, Nigerian women and young girls are waiting for clients.
According to the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Italy is now the main destination for more than 10,000 Nigerian prostitutes, trafficked from Benin City to European cities and criminal hubs, just like the Domitiana and its coast.
"Nigerian criminals are able to find agreements with all the mafias, from Colombians to Chinese. But it's an easy game for them in Italy also for another reason: the high number of Italian clients who look for prostitutes night and day," says Giovanni Conzo, a prosecutor at the anti-mafia section in Naples.
"This organisation is stronger than ever. We should stop them before they take full control of our region," he adds. But Conzo's words offer just a glimmer of hope
Every year tens of thousands of West Africans migrate to Europe in search of a better life. But for some of them that search will end in tragedy, as they fall victim to competing mafia gangs that prey on the hopes of the desperate. In southern Italy, it is Nigerian women who are among the most exploited, with many ending up trapped in the nightmare world of the sex trade.
In the first of two special reports, Juliana Ruhfus investigates the plight of African women caught up in a web of organised crime, prostitution and people trafficking. In the following account Chiara Caprio, an Italian journalist who was involved in the making of the film, describes what they found out in southern Italy.
The ghetto of Destra Volturno, an assembly of houses once used by Neapolitan tourists, is surrounded by flowers as it hosts the funeral of Mary Morad, a seven-year-old from Ghana. She was killed by a man with psychiatric problems. But in Castel Volturno, more than one-third of the 25,000 official citizens are African and, in particular, Ghanaian and Nigerian.
Al Jazeera came to investigate the phenomenon of Nigerian organised crime in this small town, quickly forgotten after serious riots in 2008, when hundreds of Africans took to the streets to protest against the massacre of six young Ghanaians committed by Giuseppe Setola, the army of the Casalesi clan.
Mary's family is waiting for the coffin and tension grows as delays and friction increase. Bose Atta, Mary's Nigerian mother, who was trafficked to Italy to be forced into prostitution, is nervous. She cries as her friends express anger against Mary's father, a man from Ghana who is now married to another Nigerian woman.
Finally, the coffin arrives and a group of men start celebrating with a Muslim rite. An improvised march towards the cemetery starts under a warm sun overheating a tormented African community.
Stronger than ever
"The Domitiana crosses Castel Volturno for 28 kilometres," says Stefano Ricciardiello, a detective at the local police station, a small and shabby office overwhelmed by new and old papers covering stories of murders, repatriations and organised crime. "The new African mafia's activities have invaded the whole territory."
He is showing us along the roads where, one after another, Nigerian women and young girls are waiting for clients.
According to the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Italy is now the main destination for more than 10,000 Nigerian prostitutes, trafficked from Benin City to European cities and criminal hubs, just like the Domitiana and its coast.
"Nigerian criminals are able to find agreements with all the mafias, from Colombians to Chinese. But it's an easy game for them in Italy also for another reason: the high number of Italian clients who look for prostitutes night and day," says Giovanni Conzo, a prosecutor at the anti-mafia section in Naples.
"This organisation is stronger than ever. We should stop them before they take full control of our region," he adds. But Conzo's words offer just a glimmer of hope.
Using voodoo to enslave
Isoke Aikpitanyi, a former victim of trafficking and now the main reference point for Nigerian women in Italy, knows how this business is managed in Caserta's area. As she walks in Castel Volturno's historic centre, she explains: "Today in Italy there are almost 10,000 madams, each one in control of an average of two or three girls."
Madams are the key, she explains. They are the main actors in this exploitation. They force girls into prostitution and ask for money to repay the debt. They work with "brothers", men who are in charge of physically trafficking the "babies", as girls forced into prostitution are called.
But Nigerian human trafficking is often associated with drug smuggling and a distorted use of religious tradition.
The women and girls are often forced to undergo a Juju oath-swearing ritual that commits them to repaying the money they owe to their smugglers on pain of death or insanity.
"The Juju, the voodoo rite, it's not a bad practice. It was used to bring justice, but they ruined everything," says Isoke with anger. "They don't care how they make their money as far as they make it. They use Juju to enslave."
Even in this hell, there are people who try not to lose hope. Sister Antonia, a Nigerian nun of the Sacred Heart of Jesus order, manages a shelter, the Casa Santa Maria dell'Accoglienza, launched in 2000 in the Fernandes centre by the Capua-based Caritas. Here, more than 70 women have found a place to stay and 10 children have been born.
"We were called by the bishop of Capua, Mons. Bruno Schettino, to promote these girls' integration. They are all former prostitutes. If they want to change their lives, they know they'll always find a place here," Sister Antonia says.
The women can stay for between six months and a year, a period when they dedicate their time to education and "to gain[ing] their dignity back," explains Sister Antonia. The nuns give the girls the opportunity to write down their stories and explain what happened and who forced them into prostitution.
"We try to make them understand that Juju won't have any effect on them," she says.
But we met girls who still work on the streets and believe in the agreements they made. Some of them have to repay debts of up to $58,000 and are still terrified of the powerful consequences of Juju on their families and themselves.
The world's newest country will emerge onto the international landscape in a matter of hours.
Nation number 196 is not a newly created land mass, but approximately a third of what was the biggest country in Africa - Sudan.
From midnight, South Sudan becomes independent and frees itself from northern control in Khartoum.
But the birth of this new nation will not be an easy one.
There are still major issues which will tax the resolve of the new southern government and its president, Salva Kiir.
For decades Sudan had been at war with itself, with around two million people killed and the development of the nation - both north and south - held back.
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