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Politics / Re: Electricity: Most Discos Are Technically Insolvent— NERC by iwaeda: 7:05pm |
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Politics / Re: INEC Declares Rivers, Jigawa, Kaduna Lawmakers' Seats Vacant by Berankis: 7:05pm |
deathtoLeo:But are they really not stupid, did Wike himself decamp to APC? Why doing too much to impress him. It's good they have all lost their seats. They never merited it in the first place. |
Politics / Re: This Is Why Discos Are Reluctant To Install Prepaid Meters. by Curious345: 7:05pm |
Bribri: Hnmmm.. that's true .. omor you were there .. I drove pass there and scolded the useless police men . But they chose to argue and abuse me ,saying why did I drive pass and not carry her |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 7:05pm |
Marjoribanks: It is only here you will see 1+1 = 2 and still argue.
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Politics / Re: Three Judges Get NJC Warning Letters, Others’ Promotion Suspended by Cyberterror: 7:05pm |
Judge Inyang Ekwo has been a judicial rascal for so many years. It is strange that the NJC took so long to punish him. |
Politics / Re: Just In: We Will Rebuild Abia APC, Deliver Two Million Votes For Tinubu In 2027 by SoNature(m): 7:05pm |
I know that APC members enjoy telling lies, but even Tinubu cannot believe that lie! |
Politics / Re: INEC Declares Rivers, Jigawa, Kaduna Lawmakers' Seats Vacant by Olatundex22(m): 7:05pm |
Hmm many of them didn’t read before commenting rubbish. |
Politics / Re: INEC Declares Rivers, Jigawa, Kaduna Lawmakers' Seats Vacant by SlavaUkraini: 7:05pm |
magoo10: The drunkard must have given them the 40 year old wine 🍷🍷🍷🍷 That was why they scored the own goal |
Autos / Re: We Buy Old, Rickety, Dilapidated, Scrap, Accident Vehicles by owolabi5: 7:04pm |
carpapers.com.ng |
Politics / Re: INEC Declares Rivers, Jigawa, Kaduna Lawmakers' Seats Vacant by Urgent1Million: 7:04pm |
Hmmm... I even thought it was the seats of the 27 olosho law hawkers. |
Family / Re: I'm I Right Not To Have Visited My Mother-in-law From Weeding Day Until Now? by brain54(m): 7:04pm |
Kyng1:Bros no need to curse yourself na... You don't need to convince anyone! |
Family / Re: I'm I Right Not To Have Visited My Mother-in-law From Weeding Day Until Now? by Kyng1: 7:04pm |
Mariangeles: What if I had ran away from and she committed suicide? What would have become of me or my life? That'd have been the end of my life journey. All these are the reasons I couldn't back off, unfortunately for me it's already too late, my life is a complete mess right now. Such is life. |
Politics / Re: ‘Nigeria Doesn’t Deserve Royal Visit,’ UK Journalists Slam Harry & Meghan by Orch1981: 7:04pm |
Topman7:You are the fooooool here we talking about UK not us and even the US no need to mention nigeria where USA dey Nigeria is a dead country believe me |
Politics / Re: INEC Declares Rivers, Jigawa, Kaduna Lawmakers' Seats Vacant by muhammaduyusufu: 7:04pm |
Tinubu is working. |
Politics / Re: ‘Nigeria Doesn’t Deserve Royal Visit,’ UK Journalists Slam Harry & Meghan by nkwoemeka(m): 7:04pm |
Kai , the colonial masters have rejected the visit, what an irony. |
Politics / The Primacy Of Truth (part 9) by Aisosa25: 7:04pm |
The Primacy of Truth (Part 9) By Crusoe Osagie In my line of work, the implement I find most useful and disturbing, in equal proportion, is my mobile phone. It is the most important tool for my work being a very portable communication device, yet the most hazardous to my health because calls and messages come in nonstop, subjecting me to enormous amounts of pressure for almost 24 hours every day. One fateful day, this important device I hate to love was blaring ceaselessly with a call from a strange telephone number, and like the judge in the parable of the persistent widow in Luke Chapter 18, I grudgingly took the call, essentially because the phone was driving me crazy. “Hello,” I said. “Crusoooe,” I heard on the other side of the phone, in a most informal, but familiar tone. I wrestled with my mind trying to recall who the strange caller with the familiar voice was. “Is this Don?” I asked. “Yes, na me, Donald,” he responded. Donald was my schoolmate at the university. He was in the Faculty of Engineering. Try to picture those extremely funny and playful students in the hostel who still manage to be among the best in class. That was Donald exactly. His classmates in engineering did not like to play with him because you only do so at your own peril. He managed to keep his grades very high no matter how hard he played. The last time I saw Donald was at the Apapa Ports in Lagos. I was on my way to Creek Road where my office was when I ran into him. He was a senior engineer at the Dangote Sugar Refinery. Back to our telephone conversation: “What’s up, Don?” I queried. “I just wanted to tell you I am now in Benin City,” he responded. “Really, you’re no longer with Dangote Sugar Refinery?” I probed. “No, I have been hired by a company in Edo State, one of the food-grade ethanol processing companies,” he enthused. After our conversation ended, it was Governor Godwin Obaseki’s effort to industrialize Edo State that came to mind. For decades, the employment-related migration was always mainly from Edo State to Lagos. In the last few years, however with Governor Obaseki at the helm, the migratory trend seems to be reversing. Skilled manpower is now moving from Lagos and other industrialized States back to Edo. Just like Donald, my mother’s youngest son, Francis, who is a Financial Advisor with one of the biggest investment banks in the United States was visiting Benin City last November and so he accompanied me to a business cocktail. It was on our way home from the cocktail that he told me that one of the executives of a big-ticket investor in Edo State offered him a role in the finance directorate of their business. Francis told him he would think about it just to blow him off, only to sit side-by-side with the same man on the plane to Lagos as Francis returned to the States. It was an awkward moment for him when the man asked if he had not made up his mind yet. In the last eight years, the Obaseki-led administration has grown Edo’s economy from about $10bn to over $26bn. These are not just statistical figures. They are fruits that have sprouted on the back of nuanced reforms and partnerships by the State Government over these past years. These investments include: • The 6600 barrels per day (bpd) Edo Modular Refinery which was birthed through a partnership with AIPCC Energy • The Ossiomo Independent Power Project, birthed in partnership with CCETC Power. • The Duport Refinery, which is operated by Duport Midstream Company Limited, in Egbokor, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the State. • The Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP), a $2bn investment outlay attracted to the State for the development of over 70,000 hectares of oil palm plantation. The project has been described as the biggest oil palm development programme on the African continent. Some of the companies investing in the ESOPP programme include Dufil Prima Foods, which has Singaporean-Indonesian origin; Fayus Inc., an America-based company, Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), among others. • Edo boasts of two ethanol plants, including the Dufil Ethanol Plant in Ovia South West and the Greenhill Ethanol Plant in Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of State, which has been projected to meet 5.8 percent of Nigeria’s ethanol needs and rake in about $29 million in revenue yearly at full capacity. • Another key partner in the State is Mota Engil, a Portuguese international group, which has emerged as the preferred bidder for the Benin River Port Project. The company is set to move to site to commence construction of the 300,000 TEU port project in Benin. These are a few of the investments that have come into the State on account of Governor Obaseki’s deft capacity to organize the operating environment to attract investments and support business growth. They are an outcome of the ‘many MOUs’ Memoranda of Understanding signed by the State Government in these past eight years. Will my schoolmate, Donald; his family members, friends, his mother, father, and the likes of him who have benefitted from Edo’s economy roaring back to life sit idly and watch the Lions and Tigers take us back to the days when Edo was just a civil service State? The jury is out and the battleground is the gubernatorial election on September 21, 2024. Sadly, not many will read this. Our people are inundated by a deluge of tall tales and they can hardly find space to accommodate the Primacy of Truth. Watch out for Part 10. Osagie, a journalist, is the Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Media Projects |
Politics / Re: INEC Declares Rivers, Jigawa, Kaduna Lawmakers' Seats Vacant by Swt3su: 7:04pm |
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Politics / Re: INEC Declares Rivers, Jigawa, Kaduna Lawmakers' Seats Vacant by ruggedtimi(m): 7:04pm |
More will be vacant soon |
Politics / Re: ‘Form Mining Companies, Apply For Licences’ - Alake Urges State Governors by Frezhkid10(m): 7:04pm |
Laple0541:Fashion clearly stated that he told Tinubu he wanted to rest after 8yrs of serving buhari |
Politics / Re: INEC Declares Rivers, Jigawa, Kaduna Lawmakers' Seats Vacant by Seefinish: 7:04pm |
INEC, add 27 mumu lawmakers who like proverbial flies who follow dead body (Wike) to grave |
Education / Re: SA Campuses Join US Student Protests In Solidarity With Palestine (PICS) by Lionessza6(f): 7:04pm |
Fuckyoumod: LMFAO. Keep on crying slowpoke . Proudly xenophobic as long as that makes tribalists and religious bigots cry |
Politics / Ijaw: Adaka Boro Day Lights Up Port Harcourt by muhammaduyusufu: 7:04pm |
The Tide Stretching from the old Port Harcourt Township down to D-Line, youths under the banner of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) processed in colours of white, red and green to mark this year’s Adaka Boro Day. By 8am yesterday morning, starting from Aggrey Road, down to Lagos Bus Stop, traffic built up to the gate of Government House, Port Harcourt
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Romance / Re: How Do I Cope With Cheating Husband? by Kobojunkie: 7:04pm |
komzy589:Stop using my mention to continue this yammering abeg! 🤔 None of this directly addresses any of the concerns raised in my previous post so why tag me in this? So, what gives? |
Agriculture / Re: I Want To Start Pig Farming In The North by Ezmans: 7:04pm |
ChatterHouse:you took a wise decision,it's very lucrative but always take proper care of it, look for workshop/seminars or ebooks on pig farming in your area to attend it will help you |
Politics / Re: This Is Why Discos Are Reluctant To Install Prepaid Meters. by Obviouslyblunt: 7:04pm |
NeckingNgulping:they don’t prefer metering cos they know they can’t give stable power |
Investment / Re: Investment In Gold Shares And Earn 250k To 1million In 2weeks by Thinkwiser: 7:04pm |
STILL RUNNING GOLD CONSUMERS ARE STILL EARNING SO HURRY UP TO. |
Politics / Re: INEC Declares Rivers, Jigawa, Kaduna Lawmakers' Seats Vacant by helinues: 7:03pm |
The vacancies include the Garki/Babura Federal Constituency of Jigawa State, caused by the death of Isa Dogonyaro on Friday in Abuja after an illness and three other state constituencies. Where is Rivers state mentioned in this news?. Wait oo |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Israeli Minister Attacks Netanyahu Over Gaza Future: video by Elsueno: 7:03pm |
general111: They where bombed to death by thier supposed mighty rescures. This is despite Hamas offering to return them freely & unharmed for halt in conflict. |
Politics / Re: Deji Adeyanju Releases List Of Best And Worst Ministers Of Tinubu's Cabinet by Righthussle: 7:03pm |
Wike shines anywhere he finds himself. |
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by solasola(m): 7:03pm |
Progress made on my electric Keke Location: Badagry, Lagos Nigeria. Conversion of Keke to electric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2sXaU1FHeI?si=-mkwIclJGx2f9xqP 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by beekind: 7:03pm |
Hi everyone, I need your suggestions and experienced advise based on the profie of me and my wife below. i am a Canadian citizen currently living in Nigeria for more than 1 year, I got married to my wife some months ago. My wife is a postgraduate student in one of the federal universities in Nigeria. We know about the sponsorship process but we do not want sponsorship for now as I am currently still here in NIgeria attending to some personal issues. My wifes birthday is coming up in a few months time and I am planning a month getaway to Canada for the 2 of us so basically whats the suggestion in how to go about applyiing for a visit visa for my wife. I am worried that the stundentship will not be enough a proof that she has ties to NIgeria, on the flip side since she is eligible to apply for PR in the future, I am wondering if I add a note that we are aware that abusing the visitor visa if granted will affect her chances at PR in future so we wouldnt be abusing it. i am her sponsor and have a balance of over 50,000cad in cash to show as proof of funds. YOur advise is very much appreciated all. |
Romance / Re: Wife At Home Vs Side Chick: Compare And Contrast? (photo) by PerfectStranger(m): 7:03pm |
mediclife1987:No be lie |
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