₦airaland Forum

jimyjames:
Nigeria warships were right at the bight of Biafra right there at calabar

Hope that convinces you that it was well within territorial waters and EEZ.

Also note that biafra was not importing food.. how were they paying? via cash from Oil sales Oil fields which The Nigerian Govt retook (with over 90% support from people indigenous to the area. thus cutting their flow to Oil.

After that Biafrans depended on donations and please lets stop the lies... MOST OF THE WEAPONS USED BY BIAFRAN SOLDIERS WERE FROM FRANCE AND EVEN ENGLAND.

now if you villify the Nigerian Government what about the israeli blockade of Gaza? Israeli Blockade of the Suez canal? Saudi Blockade of yemen? US economic blockade of Cuba? Iran? etc

My guy forget the serenades of a valiant fight... all is fair in WAR.

The US just bombed innocent civilians in afghanistan and the world did not end while when russian Backed forces in Ukraine shot down a passenger plane they were villified.

Its all about PUBLIC RELATIONS... when biafrans understand that, they will become free

jimyjames:
You sound more like a kid now, the bight of Biafra was and still is international waters guided by international laws it belongs to no one , international waters not Nigerian waters

Bight of biafra/bonny is just a description... its not an ocean or high sea and even if as you claim its international waters how would you bring things into Nigeria ? you;d have to first come into the exclusive economic zone then our territorial waters so i don't even get the point you're trying to make to the guy?

Why was it easy for Nigerian forces to capture the entire coastline?

Sonnobax15:

Op, thanks very much for sharing this..

But guyman wey don dey destined to die untop woman pot of beans go must still die untop am no matter how many advice wey him fellow guyman give am

Secondly,I don't think it's very sensible for any guyman to keep on discussing women matter wheh he's still the struggling type....

Personally,I still dey struggle, that's why you'll hardly see me talking about bannies when I'm in the midst of my niggas..

Guy women can change your life...

Be wary of guys who talk about women (womanizing) only... you have to know the difference between womanizing and looking for a one standard babe.

smiles

Africans and ignorance

illicit:
Free the father....

Give him a medal

He saved the world

Imagine how many six year olds the guy saved?

I concur... give him a medal

Iamagoodgirll:
So I came across this post in a group

NL guys have you experienced this?, also share your view.

I NEED ADVAISE FROM A MALE READERS:

And no, my story is not made up. It’s for real, actually very real. I am a top executive of a very successful conglomerate my father founded. I resumed the job early this year when I returned from the U.K after completing my MBA.
As a result of my job, I usually find myself frequenting places I ordinarily wouldn’t want to- Ikoyi club, society weddings, conferences, etc. I’m a geek for the most part, and something of a recluse. I would rather stay in my house at the end of day and watch TV. When I became Deputy CEO of the company, I realized that I had to start hanging out at these places to build a social circle, mostly for business reasons. I am not a very sociable person, but with the help of my more outgoing cousins, I have been able to build a pretty decent network of Lagos ‘big boys’ between January when I returned and now.

During a conference in Lagos this year, I was approached by a young lady banker. She was working in the Marketing department at one of these banks, She’s pretty young- about 7 years my junior. I’m 28; this lady is about 21. You know how young these graduates are these days.

Anyway, she walked up to me and started persuading me to consider opening up a bank account with her bank and told me all the benefits of the account, etc. She looked so innocent and desperate, and practically begged me for an opportunity to see me again so that she could convince me. I ended up giving her my complimentary card. I usually don’t just give out my card like that, but I did.
Three days later, when I was hanging out with my new-found friends and my cousins at a bar at one of the Hotels on the Island during the early evening, this girl called me and reminded me who she was. She said she really needed me to open an account, and that she was eager to convince me on why I needed to open an account. My friends noticed I was talking to a girl on the phone. You know how guys are; they teased me and asked me to just play around with her and invite her for drinks.
I asked her to come over to the Hotel, and surprisingly, she said she would be there in 20 minutes. The branch she worked in is on the Island, so she apparently took a Bike and came to meet us. This was about 6pm. The girl came, and my friends all saw her. They smiled and talked among themselves in hush tones, and I talked briefly with her for like 5 minutes and told her I would make a decision on banking with her or not. She was desperate from what I could see, and she was eager to get my account.

When she left, my friends all laughed mischievously and told me in plain terms that I had to sleep with the girl. They went on talking about how all these bank marketers sleep with different men before getting deposits, and insisted that I must not be any different. Now, I’m not a virgin; I’ve had my own fair share of sex in the past, but I’ve never been one to take advantage of a girl. I knew she was desperate as she had a target to meet up to, or something of the sort. But when you’re a guy hanging out with guys, it’s pretty difficult to be the odd one out. All my friends made me promise that I’d sleep with the girl. I promised; I didn’t want to look like some geek. And I’m really trying to feel among these guys.

To cut a long story short, two days later, when I was in my office, this girl called me and tried persuading me to bank with her. As she was talking to me on phone, I asked her jokingly: “What are you willing to do in order for me to open an account with you?”

She hesitated and then she told me: “Anything you want sir.”

Gbam! That was my cue. I asked her to meet me at one hotel for drinks later that evening. I asked my PA to book a room for me at the Hotel. She came to meet me. We had drinks, we chatted. She told me that her bosses had ordered her to deliver N10million to the bank that month, and that so far, she hadn’t gotten anything. Her job was on the line, and she had only just started working there 3 weeks before. I asked her to follow me to the room. She did. I slept with her.

Surprisingly, it turns out she was doing it for the first time. She was actually a Virgin. The bed sheet was stained with her blood and all that stuff, and I was just amazed. I thought being a marketer and all, that she would have been sampled many times. But no, she was a virgin. When we finished, she was shy of looking at me in the eye. We didn’t talk much. I gave her money for a Taxi, and gave her the name of the Finance director of the subsidiary I am in charge of. I asked her to meet him the following day to open up a corporate account. I instructed the guy to open up an account worth a few hundreds of millions- probably enough to meet her target for the next 2 years if there is such a thing in commercial banking circles. I don’t know how these banks work.

Anyway, she called me and thanked me profusely for saving her job. My friends now know I have slept with her, and I have solidified my place among them as a ‘bad’ guy.

The issue is this: I haven’t been able to stop thinking about her. It’s been like six weeks now. I haven’t called her since then, even though she keeps sending me text messages asking after my wellbeing and thanking me for banking with her. She deals directly with my Finance guy so we don’t talk money ever. But I think about her every day. I think I actually have feelings for her, and the idea that I was her first makes me feel like she should belong to me. I’ve never been a Lady’s first. I’m actually going crazy with thoughts about this girl.

Am I crazy? Should I call her up and ask her out? How would that feel? How would she react? Also, considering that my friends all see her as the bank ‘LovePeddler’ would it be a good idea to still ask her out? How will my friends see me? I’m not looking for sex from her; I’m looking for something real, something intimate. I want something that’d last- probably forever.

I’ve never felt this way about any other lady in a really really long time. What should I do?

Oga you are a simp.l.

better learner lol.

Ordinary menstrual blood you think say she be virgin

Iamagoodgirll:
So I came across this post in a group

NL guys have you experienced this?, also share your view.

I NEED ADVAISE FROM A MALE READERS:

And no, my story is not made up. It’s for real, actually very real. I am a top executive of a very successful conglomerate my father founded. I resumed the job early this year when I returned from the U.K after completing my MBA.
As a result of my job, I usually find myself frequenting places I ordinarily wouldn’t want to- Ikoyi club, society weddings, conferences, etc. I’m a geek for the most part, and something of a recluse. I would rather stay in my house at the end of day and watch TV. When I became Deputy CEO of the company, I realized that I had to start hanging out at these places to build a social circle, mostly for business reasons. I am not a very sociable person, but with the help of my more outgoing cousins, I have been able to build a pretty decent network of Lagos ‘big boys’ between January when I returned and now.

During a conference in Lagos this year, I was approached by a young lady banker. She was working in the Marketing department at one of these banks, She’s pretty young- about 7 years my junior. I’m 28; this lady is about 21. You know how young these graduates are these days.

Anyway, she walked up to me and started persuading me to consider opening up a bank account with her bank and told me all the benefits of the account, etc. She looked so innocent and desperate, and practically begged me for an opportunity to see me again so that she could convince me. I ended up giving her my complimentary card. I usually don’t just give out my card like that, but I did.
Three days later, when I was hanging out with my new-found friends and my cousins at a bar at one of the Hotels on the Island during the early evening, this girl called me and reminded me who she was. She said she really needed me to open an account, and that she was eager to convince me on why I needed to open an account. My friends noticed I was talking to a girl on the phone. You know how guys are; they teased me and asked me to just play around with her and invite her for drinks.
I asked her to come over to the Hotel, and surprisingly, she said she would be there in 20 minutes. The branch she worked in is on the Island, so she apparently took a Bike and came to meet us. This was about 6pm. The girl came, and my friends all saw her. They smiled and talked among themselves in hush tones, and I talked briefly with her for like 5 minutes and told her I would make a decision on banking with her or not. She was desperate from what I could see, and she was eager to get my account.

When she left, my friends all laughed mischievously and told me in plain terms that I had to sleep with the girl. They went on talking about how all these bank marketers sleep with different men before getting deposits, and insisted that I must not be any different. Now, I’m not a virgin; I’ve had my own fair share of sex in the past, but I’ve never been one to take advantage of a girl. I knew she was desperate as she had a target to meet up to, or something of the sort. But when you’re a guy hanging out with guys, it’s pretty difficult to be the odd one out. All my friends made me promise that I’d sleep with the girl. I promised; I didn’t want to look like some geek. And I’m really trying to feel among these guys.

To cut a long story short, two days later, when I was in my office, this girl called me and tried persuading me to bank with her. As she was talking to me on phone, I asked her jokingly: “What are you willing to do in order for me to open an account with you?”

She hesitated and then she told me: “Anything you want sir.”

Gbam! That was my cue. I asked her to meet me at one hotel for drinks later that evening. I asked my PA to book a room for me at the Hotel. She came to meet me. We had drinks, we chatted. She told me that her bosses had ordered her to deliver N10million to the bank that month, and that so far, she hadn’t gotten anything. Her job was on the line, and she had only just started working there 3 weeks before. I asked her to follow me to the room. She did. I slept with her.

Surprisingly, it turns out she was doing it for the first time. She was actually a Virgin. The bed sheet was stained with her blood and all that stuff, and I was just amazed. I thought being a marketer and all, that she would have been sampled many times. But no, she was a virgin. When we finished, she was shy of looking at me in the eye. We didn’t talk much. I gave her money for a Taxi, and gave her the name of the Finance director of the subsidiary I am in charge of. I asked her to meet him the following day to open up a corporate account. I instructed the guy to open up an account worth a few hundreds of millions- probably enough to meet her target for the next 2 years if there is such a thing in commercial banking circles. I don’t know how these banks work.

Anyway, she called me and thanked me profusely for saving her job. My friends now know I have slept with her, and I have solidified my place among them as a ‘bad’ guy.

The issue is this: I haven’t been able to stop thinking about her. It’s been like six weeks now. I haven’t called her since then, even though she keeps sending me text messages asking after my wellbeing and thanking me for banking with her. She deals directly with my Finance guy so we don’t talk money ever. But I think about her every day. I think I actually have feelings for her, and the idea that I was her first makes me feel like she should belong to me. I’ve never been a Lady’s first. I’m actually going crazy with thoughts about this girl.

Am I crazy? Should I call her up and ask her out? How would that feel? How would she react? Also, considering that my friends all see her as the bank ‘LovePeddler’ would it be a good idea to still ask her out? How will my friends see me? I’m not looking for sex from her; I’m looking for something real, something intimate. I want something that’d last- probably forever.

I’ve never felt this way about any other lady in a really really long time. What should I do?

Oga you are a simp.

better learner lol.

Ordinary menstrual blood you think say she be virgin

Those saying oil is no longer relevant are just ignorant

He had a very poor game

If you watched the match you wouldn’t be impressed that much considering how much was paid for him.

He needs to improve and most importantly CALM DOWN!

rottennaija:
Europe and the West is on fire. Will they be resettling in Africa?

And do you know what that means?

Best case na apartheid worse case na?

Charmingrascal:
maybe ISWAP/Boko Haram are currently undergoing training on how to fly a jet or they are looking for a suicide pilot

Maybe they will unveil it once they know how to fly it


God forbid

Exactly what I’m thinking ... what if the plane was even “gifted to them” by the pilot

Krazy

vedaxcool:
Just here to read lazy youths idle away in hate.

Very Apt statement

Jonah507:
Abacha, you're remembered for the introduction of structural adjustment program (SAP), which was the beginning of the downfall of Naira!

You mean babangida?

jikins:
How will a vaccine cause swelling of the testicles? Agreed she isn't in the medical field but at least do some research before posting rubbish. If this was true how come this isn't widespread. Any medical profession will know this is a case of a preexisting condition and not because of the vaccine.

Your question is very funny... you yourself I’m certain are not in the medical field.

You will just open your mouth yen yen yen as if you have a clue what’s in the vaccine.

All drugs infact food and ANYTHING that goes into your system has effects dummy and google VITT.

Don’t bully anyone into taking the vaccine... it’s their choice. There was skepticism about Polio vaccines but today Polio’s almost eradicated worldwide yet do you know how many people died and suffered during the early stages of the polio vaccine?

You can review the CDC link for further reading
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/concerns-history.html

Lastly do you even know that YOU CANNOT SUE ANY of these companies making the vaccine if if negatively affects you?

Modrovdeux:
States aren't going to keep vat at 7.5%..it is going to rise. Especially since revneues from Abuja are low...and it won't be Northern states alone.

Response:
VAT was 5% since introduction in 1993 until it was increased to 7.5% under buhari — its the first successful increase despite several attempts by various governments.


It’s natural that states would increase in the near to far future .


At the end of the day, MTN could be paying 37 differing VAT , one per state. Which they will pass onto us in the form of higher prices.(And if you think they won't, someone has a horse to dash me)



FG collects VAT once and for all, and shares the revenue among the states.

Response:
Wrong analysis , each state would get what is due to them so I.e if MTN paid N1bn in total last year this year it will still be N1bn (MTN is a producing entity) but we would see a breakdown of what each state got based on sales/consumption in those state. It won’t be a case of everything being processed in Lagos.

P.S

I suggest you also read the below quoted...

Response:
The below is fraught with a very poor analysis and grasp of Beer production as an example. Poor foundation nulifies his position.

Most if not ALL Agro raw materials are VAT exempt. Read link below for further information

https://www.orbitax.com/news/archive.php/Nigeria-Clarifies-VAT-Exemptio-42274

My responses are in bold .

And note there’s nothing IDEALIstic about tax collection

Modrovdeux:
1. You are being too idealistic.

2. Yes Vat is paid on telcos and airtime.

3. And at the end of the day I pay Vat in both Lagos and delta. If that's not double taxation , what is.?

1. Explain

2. So what is the problem?

3. What is the difference between states collecting this so called “double taxation” rather than FG collecting this double taxation

Modrovdeux:
The problem starts when

1. Different states charge vat at different rates. This will affect the prices of things like airtime to alcohol. And some states are going to charge higher. Because revenue from crude is low. And debt is high


2. Mtn pays vat on its national profits in Lagos for example..with states collecting vat, MTN is going to end up paying vat 37 times over. At the end of the day that means higher prices for airtime. Which you guys don't want.

3. Suppose I buy alcohol wholesale in Lagos? I pay Vat there. But I am selling the alcohol in delta state..i then pay Vat there as well. At the end of the day, prices shoot up due to the double tax I am.paying. plus the beer maker is still paying VAT on the profits made nationwide to Lagos where it's hq is

Like I said you don’t understand what VAT is

1. state Governments will charge according to what is economically viable and politically acceptable. It’s 7.5 right now in all 36 states yet stuff are cheaper in some states compared to others ... why isn’t it uniform sales price across all states? If you understand why then you see argument #1 cannot hold water

2. MTN does not pay VAT on profits hence VAT is not reflected in P&L Oga (accountants can correct me if I’m wrong). What this even means is sales to a user using a Rivers network band would accrue a rivers government (best case scanario - IT inclined peeps can correct me if am wrong)

3. Right now with FIRS collecting VAT , if you buy alcohol wholesale in Lagos - don’t you pay VAT? And when you sell in Delta - don’t you also pay VAT?

Modrovdeux:
So, can you explain what VAT is, please.?

Plus, here is what scares me



Which means higher prices.

SAUCE

VAT is charged on the VALUE ADDED on a product.

So at the current level every state you go to you pay 7.5% on the margin the sellers added.

So with the above how exactly are you going to pay more?

Read Wike’s statement he said Rivers tax should be for rivers people .

That’s the only change you will see.

Modrovdeux:
And at the end of the day, many of you would pay higher for some of your favorite consumer products due to....higher VAT in some states, plus double vat collection (VAT being collected on goods sold in Lagos for distribution in Enugu..where another VAT would be collected)

Plus, it does not solve the issue of low level of taxation by state and federal governments.

Your submission is totally wrong which means you don’t understand what VAT is

Smiles crap as usual

saphiere:
God will judge all of you supporting rape.

God will judge everyone who refused to allow you get a good education.

And if you had the chance to get a good education / were given a good education yet you’re this ignorant... then God will judge you

Covidodo:
Read the article
.so many dumbo on nairaland

They are the ones who will fail exam and claim the lecturer failed them lol

negbike:
This is the dumbest comment in history. This is what the US does on a regular basis. The bombed these innocent souls to save face and prove to the American people that they took the target out. This was a man they failed all day long watching him go to work and back. He was an aid worker for a US company on his way to FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE Imagine if 9 members of YOUR family were wiped out and considered collateral damage. Will you be yarning the same nonsense? Wake up and see what’s happening. Learn proper grammar while you’re at it. It’s FAUGHT not FOURTH. Ewu!!

It’s not the dumbest comment ... it’s the saddest comment. In fact the SCARIEST comment ever!

You should be worried that you’re in a country with someone like that and worse still there are multitudes who think like him in this country.

Hence this country has been unable to make any meaningful progress.

They’re so brainwashed by American media that to them after God na America.

AbdulHakeem44:
You know Biden was the one controlling the drone right? Daftness is worrying you. Do you think this is America's first innocent killings??

You’re ignorant shaaaa . Chai

MrBrownJay1:
now imagine the poor guys out there who cant even provide themselves with 3 square meals a day.... thats a sure death for them then.

They’ll die na lol

No jokes one must be wise or keep safe

deolurexy1:
One said facts, the other made a sensational reporting.

True to their form... how a tour could flop over crew members is shocking

Admissionclass:
Southern governors should be brave enough and just demand for restructuring straight up, don't make don't let your fellow country suffer for this decision..

Nairalanders deserve good education too, so lets sieze this golden opportunity to gain Admissions into the best polytechnic in Nigeria,the yabatech part-time form is now if interested contact us
Zero nine zero eight two nine five one four six two..

You crawl before you work.

Regards.

Looks like set up

colossus91:
U forgot 2005 and 2007 how man u was beaten home and away too?/

Or did u forget how they robbed us off beating you guy at Europa where dey lied kessie handled the ball?? oga calm down man u wouldn't beat mY MILAN

Referencing young boys

Mmadu2:
My brother in this economy where everything is hard. I know how much I had to save and deprive myself to buy that TV.

You stated someone wanted to do a small get together and you GAVE HIM YOUR PLACE TO DO IT?

Oga go and repair your TV and next time learn to say NO. why would you (a grown man) even allow a third party access to your apartment when you’re not around?

Na wa o