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A Youtube video showing the
general overseer of the Living
Faith Church (aka Winners Chapel ), David Oyedepo, smack an unyielding female
church member during a
deliverance service has sparked
social media outrage in Nigeria
and around the world. The video became an internet
sensation on Saturday after it
was posted on Youtube, drawing widespread
condemnation of the pastor’s action, which many see
as gender or child abuse. It has the pastor, affectionately called “Papa” by
members of his church, slapping a lady kneeling
before him. Apparent from the video, the lady
refused to admit she was a witch after several prods
by the pastor. The lady rather insisted she was a “witch for
Jesus” a claim that apparently angered the pastor. Mr Oyedepo then hit her hard on the left cheek,
yelling, “Do you know who you are talking to?” The congregation cheered but the courageous lady
insisted she wasn’t a witch. The disappointed pastor
dismissed the lady, saying she had no place in
heaven. Brutal methods of exorcising children and women
are a common place with among Christian preachers
and traditional healers in Nigeria. Most times, the victims are intimidated into admitting
membership of evil cults before they are subjected to
different forms of cruel exorcisms. The recent case – in Akwa Ibom State - where
children were branded witches and then abused,
sometimes killed – received global condemnation
leading the government to ban such practices. Many Nigerians who have seen the video took on to
their social media communities to condemn the pastor’s
action while hailing the lady for maintaining her
stance in the face of such brutality. The condemnation, commentators say, is not just for
the pastor’s spiritual tactics but also a denunciation
of violence against women. Human rights activists have labelled the pastor’s
action “religious bullying,” “violence against
women” and “child abuse.” “That was assault! Nothing less,” Irina Aduke-Ife
Patrick said. “…another glaring case of violence
against women and child abuse.” “I really need to find the girl in the Oyedepo child
abuse video,” Modupe Ariyo, a Nigerian women and
child rights activist said. “Aside supporting her, I
want to commend her for standing up to the religious
bullying.” “Should the anointed enjoy the liberty to violently
touch the non-anointed in the name of superstition?”
Pius Adesanmi, a newspaper columnist asked. “This catch-a-witch nonsense is getting out of
hand,” he added. “We really need to do something
about these prosperity pastors in Nigeria. Maybe
make enough noise and draw the attention of local
and international human rights groups to Pastor
Oyedepo’s action? If he sells one of his private jets fighting a big backlash, he will think twice
before slapping innocent little girls. Nonsense!” Mr Oyedepo could not be reached for comments, as
calls to a telephone number listed on his website
were unanswered. The clergyman is however not new to controversies.
He is one of Nigeria’s richest pastors and was
heavily criticised after he bought a N4.4 billion
private jet in March this year. In July, he reportedly ordered D’Banj, Nigeria’s
popular afro-pop musician, to pull off all the
elaborate jewelry dangling from his neck in the
middle of a performance at a youth program in
Covenant University, where the pastor was also a
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Jobs at South African Airways

Jobs at South African Airways

CV's to be delivered at:
South African Airways, 28 Adetokunbo Ademola street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Applications close on 16 December 2011.

*

Airport Supervisor


Purpose
The purpose of this role is to oversee the delivery of and deliver, the SAA product and services to the travelling public, manage the Murtala Mohamed International Airport activities through planning, controlling organising and delegation to obtain maximum productivity

Qualification

• High school qualifications or proven track record in an airline traffic and ground-handling department.
• A proven track record in airline airport operations.
• Proficient knowledge of Windows based software including Microsoft Outlook, Power Point, Word, Access and Excel.
• English Fluency (Speak, read and write)
• Airline related qualifications: Customer Service Plan, Touch Points, Cargo I and 2, DGR - Awareness, special Cargo handling .

Knowledge

f) Knowledge of Windows based software including Microsoft Outlook, Power Point, Word, Access and Excel.
g) Comprehensive knowledge of the airlines operations, sales processes, distribution channels, CRS's, fares, call management reporting, and working knowledge of the
Internet/E-commerce
c) SAA Products and Services and related policies ie Loyalty Programmes: Voyager policies and procedures
d) Understanding of Reservation related systems and read a ticket
e) Awareness of the South African and Nigeria travelling public's business and social cultural environment

Duties
• Lead and supervise the Murtala Mohamed International Airport staff to deliver excellent customer service and achieve team objectives
• To manage the Murtala Mohamed International Airport so that all scheduled flights departure on time, efficiently and effectively.

Maintain good relationship with airline stakeholders.



Location: Lagos
Experience: 0 year(s)
Course of Study: Not Specified
Required Grade: Not Specified

Fashola To Tenants: Deduct 5% From Your Landlords’ Rent

A showdown is imminent between landlords and tenants in Lagos State as Governor Babatunde Fashola has asked tenants to deduct five percent as withholding tax from the rent payable to their landlords and remit same into government purse.


The governor said the goal of the government in the new year is to aggressively collect withholding tax on consumption of goods and services.


Fashola spoke at the 5th Lagos State Taxation Stakeholders’ Conference held at The Haven, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.


Addressing the audience, Governor Fashola said collection of withholding tax would be part of government revenue drive in the New Year. He promised to enforce the payment of the tax. He said withholding tax would be collected on rent, dividend, contract, among others, stressing that in the case of rent, the tenants would serve as the collecting agents of withholding tax from the landlords for the services rendered.


“Everybody who pays rent, for example, is collecting agents for withholding tax. And it is five per cent. Everybody who pays money to a doctor, lawyer for the services they rendered to him, is our collecting agent for that withholding tax.


“And we expect that they fairly collect, issue receipt and account for them. Once we have all of those documents and records, it should be easy for us at the end of the tax accounting year to set off all of these,” he said. The governor also said tax should be paid on gifts received by individuals and urged Lagosians to pay their taxes promptly so that government would have the money to carry out developmental projects.


Fashola added that churches and mosques who owned buildings used for business purposes were not exempted from paying taxes to the government because they earn income from such businesses.


“On the churches and the mosque, let us remember that whether it was a church or a mosque, it was first a building. And therefore, it is built with the same building materials that were used to build other private facilities.


“Nobody knows the difference at that time. And therefore, it cannot escape the regulatory law of the state in making building safe, it must comply. It is only when those who are ordained dedicate the building to the propagation of religion that it becomes a church.


“In the same way, churches own facilities. Churches who run businesses should give something back to the government. Render unto Caesar what is Caesar and render unto God what is God,” he stated.


Fashola appealed to Lagosians to be more tax compliant. “If more people voluntarily pay the right amount of income taxes, the government will find enough money it needs to transform the state,’’ he stated.


He explained that the only way to make life as good as they are in the other jurisdictions such as Europe was for the people to provide the government with more resources to do so.


“We have the idea; we have signed on to work and really, whether you think we can do it or not, I think our experience and our record in the past four years show clearly that even if you disbelieve what we say, the evidence before you today makes it difficult for you to disbelieve what we have done and it speaks of what we can do if you give us the chance,” he added


Governor Fashola said the role of tax consultants in the internal revenue drive of the state is to track and monitor revenues, payment that you make. “They don’t collect. The bills are still done by public servants now under the Internal Revenue Service.


“But at that time, our government did not know how many accounts it had and it did not know what was paid in. So, the money was there, depending on the benevolence of a bank that decided to be honest. But today, at the close of every business day, Lagos State Government can tell you how much it has collected and in which bank it is. That is the energy the consultants have brought,” he said.


Noting that organizations that provided services deserved to be paid, the governor declared, “they have provided service, they have invested in ICT. It is only fair that they be paid. The only issue that can arise is whether or not we are getting a fair deal for the service that they render. But the idea that somebody who rendered service in a free economy should not be paid is alien to me.”


Corporate organizations presented with tax compliance awards included Nigerian LNG, Julius Berger, Coca Cola, Citi Bank Nigeria Limited and Standard Chartered Bank, among others, while private individuals included Chairman of Elizade Motors, Chief Michael Ade Ojo; former Chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola; former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku; Chief Akande and Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas, among others.

— Kazeem Ugbodaga

Computer Village Big Boys Quit Business, Go Into Kidney Sales In Malays

It is a known fact that the demand for kidney in most Western and advanced countries can hardly meet the supply, as most people on the sick bed even die before they find a donor.

Prior to that, young Yahoo boys are now being encouraged to fly to Malaysia to sell their kidney and make quick, clean and quiet money.

After their return from Malaysian trip, we learnt they simply embark on crazy fun, clubbing, every day partying, buying cars and living reckless lifestyles.

And with the way things are going inside Computer Village Market in Lagos now, it is more than obvious that, virtually all big boys inside the market are quitting business after facing series of intimidation from friends who have succeeded in selling their kidneys in Malaysia anytime they arrived in the country.

According to information made available to this magazine, some of the big boys inside computer village that run two or more shops full of laptop and computer accessories now find solace in a new act engaged in by Yahoo boys in town.

Aside the fact that, they are very desperate to travel to Malaysia, we learnt they also dupe some of their colleagues in the market to get money for their traveling runs.

Information at our disposal has it that, getting Malaysia visa is now the most difficult thing for them as they now find another means by getting South Africa Visa, and after they make small money from their usual cyber crime, they embark on their Malaysia trip.

We also scooped that, some Nigerian traveling agency officers have turned the market to their new office as they register more than 10 applicants on a daily basis.

Though, some of the boys have been victims of fake passports and all that, they still insist on doing everything possible to travel out of the country.

Since they hardly sell one laptop per day, we gathered these boys decided to invest in a more lucrative and profitable business of selling one of their kidneys in Malaysia.

Meanwhile, we don't need to bore you with stories but we can tell you authoritatively that, before you make two to three steps in the market, the only thing you see them discussing is about one of their friends who is living large in Malaysia and they want to join him by all means..

Still, some people blamed the act on the poverty in the country while some condemned those involved in the dastardly act, all in the name of money..