₦airaland Forum

VinnyBaba:
You are forced to smell/inhale your Partner's Farts most times. 😟😌

You are forced to see their Dirty Armpits.😌😌

Marriage is work. Marriage is duty. Marriage must have some elements of self privacy. I dont subscribe to being married and assuming because you are married some things should not be private anymore. Hence there are things I don't advise things like seeing each other poop and pee and so on. No.


Signed

Unaneva C.A. Nything

Glimpsetv:
American popular rapper Trippie Redd shocks everyone as he reveals he is not the father of the child he thought he had with his girlfriend, after a DNA test.
Trippie Redd has revealed that he isn't actually the father of the child he thought he was, following a DNA test. While Speaking with DDG about being a parent, he opened up that he did a DNA test and explained that he doesn't have any kids after all. Meanwhile, Trippie had announced that he welcomed a son back in November but to the shock of fans, he revealed he is not a father yet.

He reveals that he did 2 DNA tests after his mum told him to, and they were both negative. He discloses that all the things he was going through then really messed him up and that was why he couldn't go for any tour or do shows, saying it was a lot of confusion for him.

This has stirred up lots of conversation online as many expressed their sympathy for Trippie Redd and seriously condemned the unfaithfulness of his so-called girlfriend. Well, I think it is better he discovered early enough and thank to his mother who requested the DNA test.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-mqfwXTYBA

https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/04/trippie-redd-dna-father-newborn-child/

He did only two tests?


My rule and advice to all men is to DO THREE (3) PEACE OF MIND (POM) DNA TESTS ON ALL KIDS, EVEN IF YOU MARRIED YOUR WIFE AS A VIRGIN. DO NOT TRUST A WOMAN, DO NOT TRUST NURSES AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. IN SHORT, DO NOT TRUST WICKED HUMANS.

Do three (3) DNA Tests at three separate hospitals, whether the first test comes out positive that you are the father or negative that you are not. Do the first test followed by 2 more confirmatory tests! Yes. Three (3) DNA TESTS OER CHILD. You wife and people don’t even have to know.

Don’t be foolish. Women and humans throw useless hair saloon gist that “if you trust her she will not do XYZ”. They spit out this over regurgitated and over repeated nonsense like they are sayin something wise or have discovered something profound. Trust has not and never stopped any woman’s thighs from spreading apart or stopped her from going on all fours and pushing out her bum outward and into the air. Trust has not stopped their panties from being pulled off. Trust is not so that the person can’t cheat. Trust is for your own good and peace of mind so you don’t die out of worry about who she is with and out of suspicion. Trusting doesn’t guarantee shit!!!!! And trust is not absolute. It is cumulative, incremental and grows day by day. So for your trust for her to grow and for your own peace of mind, do your peace of mind test. It doesn’t mean she won’t cheat. It just means you aren’t wasting time, energy and resources taking care of another man’s kid. In the animal kingdom the kid will even be killed in many species when a new alpha male take over. Thank God for human intelligence. It is painful to be tricked into expending energy on a child not carrying and advancing your gene pool! Tufiakwa!!!!

His work isn’t done. He needs one more additional test. The task isn’t complete.

Signed

Unago C. Shege.

fuckJones:
I think that is doggy style

Mixed Breed Boerboel or Alsatian.

Most likey crossed with our local breed. I know from the looks it isn't a pure breed for sure.

I suspect more of an Alsatian Cross with our local breed.

-The nose/snout is just too pointy to be a Boerboel cross even if the bitch used in the crossbreeding is our local breed.
-The fur is too much for a Boerboel and our local breeds do not usually have fluffy furs. Alsatians do.
-Boerboel pups have better muscle definition even as pups.


But I could be wrong.

studycenter:
Co-ask??

Proof of Work Experience

GENERALLY, DOCUMENTS THAT SHOW/DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU WORK/WORKED IN AN ORGANIZATION AND IN THE SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL ROLE. E.g.

-Letters of reference from past employers to prove your work experience for each job included.
-Letters of reference from your Supervisor or Human Resources Officer must be printed on company letterhead.
-Document for job Contract or Offer of Employment Letter
-Others documents like Confirmation of Appointment Letter, Promotion Letters
-Payslips/Vouchers
-Tax Payment Details if tax is paid by your employer on your behalf.

Good luck.

I received this mail today and immediately knew it was a pure silly scam.

A poor attempt at that. Basic cybersecurity and information security knowledge is important at this time when people are criminally desperate.

At this time I am no longer worried about how they get contacts and emails. Especially, with data and contacts being sold even on the dark web.

Intending emigrants to Canada should beware.

kokoA:
Even on Easter day that I took a drive around town they were working as if they must deliver the project the next day. That former minister was a complete failure, I can't even remember his name and I don't really care though, what baffles me is how Buhari allowed him to stay for 8 gadamm years!

So, If street gist is anything to go by, It is said that the guy WAS NOT THE ONE BUHARI WAS INTERESTED IN APPOINTING. BUHARI was interested in the guys Dad/Father. His father used to be a civil servant and had served and retired. It is said that the Man told BUHARI that he was already too old to return to the civil service and that returning will be hard as he does not think he has the strength. But for the appointment not to pass his household, he then recommended his Son. And that is how this guy then became a minister of FCT under Buhari according to Abuja Street Gist. And Buhari couldn’t remove him because He is Fulani, He is the son to Buhari’s Friend, Buhari’s Cabinet was also filled with corrupt people who used him to get all they could. During this time, you may recall that a lot of monies from corruption were laundered and layered into the system through real estate investment and boom in the FCT. In fact there is an 800 Million USD Garnishee order against the FCT, uncovered where monies were allegedly stylishly stolen through what seemed like a legal means, from the FCT Account.

Anyway there are signs that he was not ready. He was not prepared. He did not expect it and he did not deliver and he was very ignorant about the physical, economic and social development of a city. It was a wasted 8 years! Lands were sold without due process. Land scams increased. Green areas designated for such were cut down and sold. It was a total mess. Roads became bad. Projects were abandoned. Even road lane marking that Abuja is known for on their roads are all worn off. Destitute and criminals became very brazen. People converted sidewalks in central area and Gwarinpa. How can people brazenly fence their compound and extend the fence to cover the side walk because they claim they don’t want people strolling in front of their property for security reasons. It was chaos during the last 8 years in Abuja.

I hope Wike (love him or hate him) restores sanity and continues with proper planning and fully controlled development of Abuja. I wish him Godspeed and success. There are principles in urban planning that are followed to plan, develop and grow a city. I hope he really surrounds himself with sane Advisers and Assistants to help him make proper decisions on the Development of the FCT.

Wike needs a strong monitoring and enforcement team also. A strong and incorruptible one. Behind that team should be a team that audits their activities and verifies their reports. He also needs to ensure there are laws deterring Abuja residents from ignoring and breaking the FCT urban development codes.

For those of us who come to visit from Lagos, we are seeing the difference. And it is huge!

Demichaels:
In LOVE'S radiant embrace, our souls entwine,
Yearning for the sanctuary of an IDEAL Home divine.
Like the PETALS of a graceful autumn bloom,
We flourish, entwined in affection's sweet perfume.
Pledged to each other ere our fateful meet,
No bond can rival the love we replete.
We are REKELS, crafting dreams in PETALS' HOME,
Creating a haven where love finds its grace. SEALED By the TRINITY

Mods do your thing

I AM JEALOUS......UNA LOVE DEY MAKE ME JEALOUS....OYA MAKE I HIDE STONE UNA SHOE OR SLIPPERS.




HAPPY MARRIED LIFE.

Googlepedia88:
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Visit their ISPON.GOV.NG site.
They also have contact numbers to enable you have first hand information.

Good luck.

Therepentant:
Please can you elaborate on this ??
Cos I have tried everything I could but it just seems this thing is out to ruin my life

So typically anxiety disorder starts usually with uncontrolled fear and terror about something for a long period of time or multiple things for a long period of time. Such that you worry about it, loose sleep and then remain in a fight or flight response for a long period that it seems as if you cannot control yourself.

Now your body seems to react to anything that triggers it. Things that in the past you would just ignore and think nothing much of. Now your heart beats fast on it own. You feel a sudden rush of fear even when nothing is wrong or threatening you. If in the past it wasn’t like this, how did it then get to this stage? It got to this stage because once upon a time you allowed so much fear overcome you for so long and so intensely that it became uncontrollable.

In fact it becomes so much you start googling and getting various symptoms and what could be wrong with you. You experience palpitations , strong heart beats, muscle twitches, With other symptoms like tension headaches and migraines, etc. You become so helpless you start seeking medication like Xanax, Nitrazepam, Diazepam, Lexotan, etc. Seeingna doctor they can prescribe these medication. But for how long does one want to me medicated because one’s mind has gone out of one’s control? Also another thing is these become addictive and your body eventually develops resistance and needs more and more higher doses to give you the calm you need. In fact the thing with Xanax and co is that once they begin to wear off you start becoming afraid of the feelings of anxiety.

Usually Anxiety and Panic Attacks is a close circle and loop.

-You fear something
- Then you worry, become anxious, fear, have strong feelings and have strong foreboding thought.
-Then you get anxiety
-Then you get panic attacks
-Then you start fearing anxiety and panic attacks
Then your anxiety continues in this viscous cycle.


If the above refers to you, let me know.



You have to break it through. Seeing things that scare for you what they truly are. Just Worries, Anxieties, Fears, Feelings and Thoughts Noticing your reactions and practice mindfulness. Welcome these thoughts and feelings and thank your mind.

Unfortunately I don’t.

However please allow me add that the best thing for Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks is TO DO NOTHING.

r58[quote author=ryloy post=129003977][/quote]PLEASE SOMEONE SHOULD TELL THEM NOT TO GO BUY DOLLARS WITH THEIR ALLOCATIONS.

THEY ARE FOND OF PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE NAIRA/DOLLAR VALUE AFTER EVERY FAAC EXERCISE.

IT IS ANNOYING.

THEY SHOULD STOP CONIVING WITH BANKS AND PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE NAIRA.

KEEP YOUR NAIRA AND SPEND YOUR NAIRA.

DaddyRochie1642:
Can't you speak good English

But speaking good English does not reflect level of intelligence or enlightenment.

ryloy:
https://dailypost.ng/2024/03/19/otti-warns-as-thieves-damage-public-gutters-in-aba-sell-off-rods-as-scraps/

The effective and efficient system to monitor security and administer timely justice trumps any other development objective.

People/Humans (especially Nigerians) do not necessarily want to and have not made it a habit to obey laws unless they know that they shall be caught and face immediate and exacting consequences in an assured and guaranteed manner.

If I am Governor, security, surveillance and the construction of a maximum penitentiary industrial complexes will be one of my foremost projects. There will be no overcrowded prisons at all. Prisons will self fund and produce goods and services. And anyone who doesn't like his/her freedom can commit crime. I will also uphold death sentence and prison sentence with very hard labor for crimes like Rape; Murder; Kidnapping; Armed Robbery/Home Invasion; Ritual Killings, etc.

I will like to win my election without the help/assistance of ANY God Father.

THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA IS THE LACK OF GUARANTEED, IMMEDIATE AND COMMENSURATE CONSEQUENCES !!!!!!!!!!!

TriCee:
lol

Typically by Nigerian Standards?

60 to 70 per cent.

In more obscure situations as much as 90 per cent.

olisaEze:
Mercedes V-Boot, padded.

Very!

INFACT NOT JUST PADDED BUT CLADDED.


Infact I see a Red Color Mercedes Benz V-Boot with black padding and cladding around it.



But hey. What can we say. Burna Boy was not joking when he said ''No Evidence''. From personal experience of public administration, running a government and executing projects cost money. Considering like for like, I recall reading somewhere that the projects in the many developed countries are usually multiple times more expensive with cost of approvals and reviews by professionals contributing to the overall cost of the project.

Meanwhile, I do have some critical projects I would like to pitch to the Minister ranging from the re-painting/remarking of road lanes in ALL Abuja Roads, to even more serious projects and opportunities to make living in the FCT a bit more humane. By the way, Abuja drivers have the worst lane discipline in any country/city in the world!!!! ABUJA DRIVERS ARE ONE OF THE MOST HORRIBLE AND IGNORANT DRIVERS THAT WILL EVER EXIST.

The Police Authorities and Superior Officers do not know what they are doing and what is coming, if they do not immediately make a big and public example of these officers.

Someday, these animals who have not been able to succeed in anything in this life and had no choice but to join the police force as the last resort and as the scum, poorly educated and poorly enlightened runt of the Nigerian society, will attack the family members of their bosses.

Curtail the excesses of these animals by improving conditions of service, punishing and jailing erring officers, and increasing the standards for recruitment into the service.

Make a big public example of these officers. When you punish them, by steps like creating an offenders' list and publish this in the news papers and and other media forms. Award damages from their accounts and seize their salaries and allowances as damages to cover medical cost of victims. Expel from service the ones that are too crude and are power drunk.

Do something about this now.

illuminutty:
100 years from NOW, everyone on this platform would have died, processed in a morgue and buried.

FACT.

EcoBrick:
https://punchng.com/tinubu-launches-student-loan-thursday-foreign-scholars-seek-inclusion/

Government should watch out, monitor, audit and PUNISH!

-Fake/Ghost students will be created to enable those administering this to take these loans for themselves.

-Many of the administrators will request to sleep with students for the loan.

-The process will intentionally be made cumbersome and stressful so that people will pay bribes to get applications and supporting documents.

-Banks will instead give the loans out to non students for higher interests and profits.


Etc etc.

This is Nigeria.

RickyJesus:
Those are already obtainable in open prison and minimum security prison.

In Nigeria? I have not noticed ANY product from these facilities.

Build bigger and more modern Prison Complexes and integrate industrial estates and activities to these.


Certain offenders should be able to work and even earn savings while in prison to help them start life when they serve their time.

Don’t just keep people you feed for free. Let them make use of their time there to add value to the society.


BUILD BETTER PRISONS TO COMFORTABLY TAKE MORE INMATES.

stevestifler:
A woman wanted to travel & to see her sibling who invited her because they'd not seen in more than a year & her husband says no. She involves her parents & pastor & even her best friend, they all have different opinions. Some said go, some said stay.

As a married woman, whose words should be taken in highest regards?

1. Her siblings that she's spent all her life with
2. Her parents that gave birth to her
3. Her pastor that sees visions & guides her spiritually
4. Her husband
5. Her best friends that she's known from childhood

Let's have matured responses from experienced and responsible nairalanders.

Her Husband.

This isn’t difficult na. There is nothing to think or argue much about.

He (THE HUSBAND) is the one to Protect Her and the Kids; Provide for her; Lead the family unit; Set perfect examples for the kids; Expand the family’s power and influence; and expand the family’s wealth.

If a man is NOT useful to you considering the above, especially if the man is not taking concrete steps to protect you in his little way, then you didn’t marry a man. It is why you MUST CHOOSE WISELY and ensure you choose A MAN THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO READILY FOLLOW! A Man that can brain storm with you, lead you, support you and stand firm by/before/behind you and stimulate you to be your BEST SELF.

This has nothing to do with whether you earn more than him or not or who earns the highest pay. The question is can you trust and follow this man’s leadership on critical decisions of your life. Is he a man that has your best interest and is eager to see you succeed ?

Consider these before being pressured into marrying any fool with a Pe. NIS.

EreluRoz:
There's this very nice married senior colleague of mine who is having a very messy marital life, my other colleague hinted me about it and I actually got close to him and eventually gets him to pour out his heart to me.

According to him, he got married at early 40s to his very young wife as at then who was 19years. Infact he said his mother-in-law never approved of their marriage but his wife insisted and with the support of the father-in-law they got married. However after their first child, he enrolled the wife in a university to further her studies as she married him as a secondary school dropout. That was the beginning of his chaos, that was the beginning of seefinish according to him, that was the beginning of nightmares in his home.

It started by getting reports from people who knows him(he's rich and popular in his home town) about his wife's wayward lifestyle with lecturers and administrative staff, so many nasty reports and how she throws herself at some of these people which many people never believed she was married. Eventually she graduated and came back home, he never confronted her because he really loved her, so he let everything slide. She got pregnant for their second child and when she was due for delivery she had an accident that almost claimed her life, fortunately she was saved and her baby survived as well but unfortunately she won't be able to have more children. She started complaining about everything and how this man has reduced her beauty and even reporting him to his friend about everything happening in their home. The friend always advise him to send her away but he couldn't do it for the sake of his children.

So she advanced by telling this man that they should no longer welcome visitors in their home, family members are not welcomed as well and if you want to see him, he will give you a location to meet him but definitely not his house. This man became a shadow of himself that he refused family interference as well.

He told me she dresses provocatively and goes out and comes back at will. Then he decided to hack her WhatsApp and what he saw was a mess that he couldn't ever imagine in his life. This woman sends her nude and indulge in sex videos with different kind of men, some are way younger than her and all other sorts of dirty activities.

Having discovered all these things about his wife, he still has not summoned the courage to chase her out, she even goes to her room and lock herself to do nude videos to send to different men but he's still saying whenever he wants to chase her away he thinks about his kids and won't be able to do so.

The recent one she's doing is planning to relocate abroad to meet one of her lovers and she's already processing visa and even threatening the man that soon she'll leave him to go enjoy her life. As it stands now, they are just living together and don't talk to each other or even cook for him. She threatened the man that she'll kill him if he dares stand against her plans and he has gone to the police station to make report concerning this.

He asked me what I think he should do and I told him it's quite a pathetic story that will need the advise of an experienced person, I actually played smart on him because I was told he doesn't take advise and that he has been advised severally to end the marriage with her but he always have no courage doing that. This man has developed blood pressure due to all he's facing from his wife.

What grip could this woman be having on him?

What is the best way out for him and if the wife's relocation eventually fails, should this man continue to live with this woman?

He obviously need help but unfortunately he has chased his family away and stopped friends from getting close, how would you help this kind of man who unfortunately found himself in this deep mess?

Very good seemingly fictional story. Almost too easy to see through.


But and nonetheless, let us play along……

There is nothing wrong here in what the fictitious man is doing or has done.
He should live peacefully with the wife.
His decision to keep her should be respected.
He has his reasons and those should be totally and absolutely respected.

We all have various spectrum of patience. He is very patient and loving. It isn’t a bad thing. If he thinks the kids are reasons enough to keep her around, then I respect his wish and decision.

We should all live a quiet life minding our business and let people face the consequences and results of their actions or inactions thereof. We should limit playing “guardian angel” as best as possible and allow people enjoy the good and bad experiences of their short journey through earth.

If he says he is keeping her because of the children, what gives us the right to interfere. Who the f u.c.k do we think we are? Assistant Jesus or Deputy God? He wants to stay with her, that is his choice. She wants to leave him, that is her choice. SHE MAY EVEN LEAVE HIM AND BECOME VERY SUCCESSFUL AND MARRY A WEALTHIER MAN AND LIVE A HAPPY LIFE OVERSEAS WHY HE DIES HEART BROKEN. The world isn’t a straight line and nothing is guaranteed. Yes not even Karma.


He stopped his family from coming close to him? Really? Then that is very good. They should go and mind their bloody businesses since they have become incurable busybodies!! Allow him be a man and an adult and face the consequences of his actions. He has not come to borrow money from anybody.

In fact na people no wan mind their bloody businesses. Stay the heck away from other people’s decisions and allow them face the consequences headon.

See, I DONT REPLY TO MENTIONS AND INSULTS. YOU WANT TO BE A FOOL AND THROW INSULTS. Be my guest. Go ahead. But do you want me to be a fool with you? To respond to you? Sorry. I don’t know how to be foolish. Obviously you know how to be foolish, rude, unrefined, poorly trained, street raised, and live a poor quality life. I don’t know those things.

I repeat, again that people should allow the man lay on his bed the way he has decided and accepted to make it. GO AND MIND YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS. Go and pay attention to your cheating girlfriends/wives/husbands/spouse; go and spend your energy on your wicked mothers or mother inlaws that could be witches; your suffering businesses; your poorly behaved kids; your kids that are failing at school; the poor neighborhoods you all stay; the fact that most of you cannot afford private portable power generators or fuel to power these; the fact that most of you cannot eat properly; the fact that most of you still turn off and turn on data; the fact that most of you aren’t successful in many aspects of your miserable lives; the fact that most of you cannot afford simple luxuries like a car; most of you have not bought a piece of real estate in your lives; many of you have not developed skills for survival in the nearest future; many of you that mistake nairaland popularity of your monikers as an achievement; and the only achievements in your lives, etc.; etc. Let us go and and worry about these things and let us allow a man enjoy his life the way he has made it to be by his own hands and decisions.

The man should be left to handle and manage his family the way he has chosen. Don’t play teacher or guardian. Go and face your bad relationship or the fact that you don’t even have a serious partner right now. We should Leave the man alone to also manage his home. It is NOT YOUR BUSINESS IF he is suffering or not. It is his choice. Mind your bloody business, you fucking unproductive busy bodies!!!

One is surprised that at this moment when the country is canvassing for reduction of the cost of governance, and merger of MDAs performing duplicate roles and functions, these men are seemingly ignorant of the current polity.

The executive should please trash this bill and if necessary assign the functions of this useless corps to the NYSC or any other body. I do not see or comprehend why establishing a peace corps that will be marred by corruption, etc. should be the priority of this lower house. Let NYSC oversee volunteering of youths and other similar activities. What is the benefit of establishing a useless corps that will tomorrow attempt to duplicate the work of the police and civil defense?

This is the same peace corps that was marred by extortion, sexual exploitation and so on in their so called ''Camp'' even when they had not been allowed by law to exist. Brazenly going against one of the vices the Corps was to tackle.

There is no justification to have this Peace Corps. Its mandate is useless and pointless. It will not lead to significant growth or progress of the Nigerian Society.

Dear House of Reps Members, it is a useless effort and venture trying to establish this.

TheExecutive should please throw out this bill immediately.

EreluRoz:
😆 Let them come out

Men born on this date are highly promiscuous

Haaaaaaaa


Ereluuuuu……..Kilode!!!!!!!

Maisiba:
A cheater never regrets cheating, but regrets getting caught. If they are human, they regret that they hurt their partners. You are dead wrong if you expect a cheater to go on their knees. If they do, double check the motive behind it.

Because Basic Sexual and Lustful Pleasure as basic Instinct overrides intelligence.

Basic Instinct says sexual pleasures from multiple partners (most often) is delicious. It is exciting. It is sweet. The games. The drama. The excitement. The adrenaline rush. The hiding. The secret calls and messages. The excitement in getting caught. The pleasure from these overrides intelligence.

When strong enough, it (instinctive sexual desires and addiction to sexual pleasures and orgasm) can override intelligence which should normally clearly shows that cheating hurts partners, it is risky, can lead to unwanted pregnancies, STIs, it is expensive, steals time, effort, resources, it is energy sapping, can be frustrating, lead to physical fights with other lovers of a cheating partner etc.

It is an addiction to the stalking, the singling out of a prey, the chase, the attack, the subduction, the conquering, the pleasures. These can be so strong as to override intelligence.

When strong enough, justifications will be sought and made. These justifications can be valid or not valid. The argument is this. If your justification for cheating is valid, then LEAVE THE RELATIONSHIP FIRST BEFORE YOU SLEEP WITH ANOTHER PERSON!!!!!

Naturally more men feel they have the right to cheat or have multiple sexual partners and experience multiple sexual pleasures from multiple women whenever they want and are opportune to. I feel this is instinct. Intelligence on the other hand, should us guide better and keep us safer by enabling us to make decisions that have the lowest probability and likelihood of stress and risk.

WHY ARE YOU GAY?!…….BUT YOU ARE GAY?!




Culturally, we generally frown at this. People say it is hypocrisy. No wahala. But in our many African norms and traditions only few exist that do not consider homosexuality an abomination. Especially in West Africa. Modernization and the influence of the various media forms may make it seem normal. But we Africans cringe at this. The level of cringe also varies from one African Tribe/ethnic group to another.

This has nothing to do with human rights. There IS NO ABSOLUTE HUMAN RIGHTS. Freedom comes with limitations. In many or almost ALL African Countries, LGBTQ is considered abominable! Hence it remains criminal. Perhaps if this generation dies off, it might be acceptable. But for now, we all DO NOT LIKE LGBTQ practices plus the fact that it is annoyingly shoved at our faces.

OK..


Try these ones....

peekspot:
https://punchng.com/defence-academy-attack-mastermind-killed-military-warns-against-coup/

Funny

Advancedman:
WHY?

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) regulates technical and commercial upstream activities. Upstream simply implies the exploration and production of crude oil and gas (petroleum) resources.

People here are confusing it with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) that regulates midstream and downstream operations like refineries, depots, lube blending plants, petrol stations and LPG processing and retail plants.

NUPRC does not regulate Dangote Refinery. That is the job of the NMDPRA. The Petroleum Industry Act, PIA 2021 clearly defines the functions of these two organizations, The Commission and The Authority.

Now let me make the following points clear:

1. Now the NUPRC has a building in Lagos at 7 Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. That high rise (About 10 Storey) building is almost empty while they rent about 2 buildings in Abuja amounting to possibly a billion naira per year based on rents for such buildings in Abuja.

2. Most of the Oil Companies have their HQ and critical departments in Lagos. Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, etc. It makes sense for the NUPRC to be in Lagos. Note that this same NUPRC was about 5 years ago head quartered in the same Lagos! Even when it was Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, before PIA created the NUPRC and NMDPRA.

3. A lot of Deep offshore logistics also happen from Lagos. A whole lot. E.g. When Going to Bonga, Erha, Agbami, Abo FPSO, Chopper flight is from Lagos. The last major FPSO project in Nigeria, EGINA FPSO by TotalEnergies was in Lagos for months. It was supervised from the then DPR HQ in Lagos.

4. The current buildings being rented in Abuja at Jabi and Utako are too congested and this has affected efficiency of the organization. Issues like meetings clashing, Interns and Youth Corps Members sitting in conference rooms for lack of office space, friction between staff lumped together in work stations, health and safety risks in over populated and over crowded buildings, pressure on building utilities, etc.

5. There is a befitting HQ building for the NUPRC in Abuja called the Barrel Building at the Central Area. This is still under construction by Julius Berger. Construction speed has been slow and affected by the Forex and cost of living issues. Hence they cannot on the short term rely on this building saving the situation of congestion in the buildings they currently rent.


6. The Oil Companies have also expressed the challenge of flying to Abuja for meetings, presentations, workshops, and partnership deliberations, when almost ALL have a presence in Lagos. Yes. Practically ALL oil companies have a presence in Lagos. Lagos is the Commercial Capital of Nigeria. This fact has nothing to do with Tribalism, APC or PDP.

7. The NUPRC HQ Supervises their Regional and Field Offices and in playing this supervisory role, the HQ staff from time to time have to visit these oil and gas facilities to ensure the regional and field officers are in their game in achieving the Commission’s mandates and implementing government’s policy. Like I earlier mentioned, going to most of these big producing facilities is easier from Lagos. It is also cheaper. From Lagos the HQ personnel only has to catch his chopper. From Abuja the that same HQ personnel will first fly to Lagos. Stay in a hotel for a night or two (depending on logistics challenges), then fly the chopper. Upon return the person stays in a hotel then flies to Abuja. It is just easier to be in Lagos and then go and return to Lagos.

8. Those who call for moving to the Niger Delta States need to know that there is no existing asset of the NUPRC Capable of taking these personnel. The assets in Niger Delta States are their regional offices which will bring about conditions worse than what NUPRC is experiencing in Abuja. EVERYTHING IS NOT POLITICAL. But how do you sit people down who are already biased and tell them these things? People who are already seeing the devil in every thing and aspect of their lives? How do you convince a mind that sees nothing but conspiracies? Are we talking about the same Niger Delta that boils with unrest?

The only argument I would put up is, even if the Barrel Building is ready today, those Units/Sections/Teams moving to Lagos should remain in Lagos Permanently! Their Executives can be in Abuja HQ, but the foot soldiers have no business being in Abuja. When the North begins to produce ample petroleum resources another team can be created in the Abuja Hq handling operations in the North.

As a business man, You have a house free in Lagos, but you are renting and struggling in Abuja with your children. Your children are not fine or happy due to the gbasgbos in the right Abuja house. You can’t even host guests. Your relatives sleep in the parlour. Meanwhile your business associates are mostly in Lagos o, where you have a free and bigger house. Biko won’t you rather tell some of your kids who are independent, mature and can handle maters with little or no supervision to move back to Lagos so that you stop spending on rent, be close to business associates, and reduce the gbasgbos in Abuja, if the opportunity comes? Does this seem like APC,PDP or LP? Are we saying politics should now make me keep staying in Abuja or Politics should drive me to Niger Delta where the situation will be worse ? Common sense and human intelligence tells me that I will send some of the mature and independent kids to Lagos!

I can guarantee you that with all that has been written here, people will read and still see Peter Obi, PDP or APC in this write up. What can we do about their delirium? We can only try to speak our own truth and let readers make up their minds.

17. A country that cannot assure internal security of its citizens. Not attack from external forces o. Within its own territory, people are being kidnapped, and murdered. It cannot gather intelligence. It cannot infiltrate. It cannot conduct surveillance.

In its own territorial space it cannot protects its citizens, and it still leaves the Military Structure without consequences. To the extent that local production of food crops is affected by bandits who attack farmers and demand for extortion levies before farmers can harvest their produce.

Such a country is not ready and will fail woefully someday.

saintbillion:
https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2024/1/mutant-calf-with-human-head-is-born-sparking-bestiality-fears-in-small-village-2.html

Ignorant people.

Get educated.

Then get enlightened afterwards.

Highly interesting opinion and experience you have.There are a few rare exceptions where women have out of intelligence overcome their basic instinct, But it is so rare now to find. Let me add to your voice these nuggets.

1. A MAN IS LOVED ONLY FOR WHAT HE CAN PROVIDE: NO WOMAN LOVES A MAN UNCONDITIONALLY!:

Know this and know peace and know what realistic expectations to have!!! As a man, A woman wants your TIME, RESOURCES, EFFORT, ATTENTION and COMPANIONSHIP. As a man, know that a woman loves what she is able to get from you and not your presence per se. Do not give your time, attention, effort and resources anyhow. Let women know you control and ration these. No woman loves you as if she is your mother. This is why when a woman says she has found a man, one of the first questions her fellow women and people ask he is is “WHAT DOES HE DO”?!

Please stop having unrealistic expectations.

As a man:

a. Put yourself first as a man!!

b. Then your kids (after verifying they are yours)

c. Then your dependents/parents (any family member too young or too old to work and make ends meet and is worth and worthy of your resource)

d. Then any able bodied woman who claims to be wife, girlfriends, etc. Now do not treat them badly, or like trash, but know how to prioritize these groups of people in your life and know not to expect much from a woman. A woman must have done something special for you before you spend energy on her. Not just because she looks beautiful. Don’t be a simpleton!

2. When women want to prioritize and arrange options in order of importance, they are ALMOST WICKED AND VERY LOGICAL ABOUT IT. Women have logic too. Don’t be deceived. They apply it too. The end or goal might be foolishly emotional, but the strategy is highly logical. Women are instinctively designed to seek comfort and weigh options. Don’t deceive yourself because she came to your house and washed all clothes and cooked rice.


3. Do not be controlled by sex and your pe NIS. If as a man you can control lust, laziness, drinking, gambling, gluttony and bad company, you are most likely to succeed. Let no woman control you. Apart from sex, the next thing women are logically useful for is being a good help mate to cater for the kids and the home. Then if she is deep spirited she might be a source of encouragement and support to a man. But few women know how to do this or a maturely deep to that level. So kindly assume your woman is regular and NOT Special and let her prove you otherwise.

4. Never compromise on your boundaries and principles. Define these and Let the woman know on time what these are and how you can never compromise on them. You are a man and will lead the Union, protect her and provide for her. That is your duty. Ensure you are capable of performing these duties before you even go into ANY RELATIONSHIP! In performing these duties be playful and let her be at ease but never let her make you compromise on your principles and boundaries. She will see you are wavering and weak if you do.


The efforts of a man is highly underrated, undervalued and unappreciated.

Perform your duty and do not expect praise and appreciation. If it comes, accept, appreciate it and then go back to default mode of not expecting future praise.