Politics › Re: Matthew Kolawole Re-Elected As Speaker, Kogi State House Of Assembly by ADMAF(m): 8:09pm On Jun 12, 2019 |
AkataYeriYeri: Yahaya Bello will be re-elected too . And wailers will wail as usual Awada Keri keri  |
Politics › Re: DSS Declares Crackdown On Social Media Users Nationwide by ADMAF(m): 8:05pm On Jun 12, 2019*. Modified: 9:54pm On Jun 12, 2019 |
Omooba77: While dangerous posts full of deceit and aimed at turning one section of the country against the other have to be quashed, we cannot be sure that the party in power does not end up using State Coercion to quash 'patriotic' dissenting voices opposed to the present government and free speech in general. It is for this reason that we must all stand up to resist the use of compelling force for ambiguous reasons by the Federal govt. Govt at all levels must work within the stipulations and constraints of the Nigerian Constitution.
Trump gets criticized every single day on every single issue, even to the extent that his family, physique and sanity are subjects of consistent trolling and curses ..... It must have crossed his mind on several occasions when he wished he could unleash arbitrary force to shut his enemies up but he can't cos of the restrictions imposed by the constitution. That's the beauty of Democracy. |
Education › 160 Cut-off--Consider the effects ofadmitting Low Scoring Candidates by ADMAF(op): 9:38am On Jun 12, 2019 |
Is JAMB trying to make an already weak educational system even weaker? What exactly does it stand to gain? Schools have been struggling to cope with the population of undergraduates even with scores pegged at 180 and then this? I'm gutted. Our educational system is rottening right before our very eyes and all we can do is Watch? It's unfortunate. |
Food › Re: Do You Chew Or Swallow Your ‘swallow’ Meals? by ADMAF(m): 6:55am On Jun 12, 2019 |
ibkayee: I used to chew it until I found out you’re supposed to just swallow it.
Always thought I was committing sacrilege against the gods of the land by chewing my swallow so I kept it a closely guarded secret . I chew every food.... To the extent that I even attempt it on custard and ogi. |
Education › Re: Nigerian Man And His Classmates Dance Gbe Body, Zanku Legwork As They Graduate by ADMAF(m): 11:40pm On Jun 10, 2019 |
tfash96: Y dem no go dance when govt over der get plans for them.. But here I mean Nigeria oh my God as in this Nigeria I no get energy to talk sef The major plan wey govt get for them na how dem go take pay back student loans for the rest of their working lives. It's not always rosy on the other side. |
Politics › Re: INEC Has Not Issued Me Certificate Of Return As Senator-elect Yet- Okorocha by ADMAF(m): 10:35pm On Jun 10, 2019 |
Homeboiy: Imo people are praying that Inec should not give u Later, ppl will say God did not answer their prayers not knowing its cos they did not make sensible supplications.  |
Fashion › Re: New Adorable Photo Of Jackie Appiah by ADMAF(m): 10:30pm On Jun 10, 2019 |
CANlBUS: Your eye-ness,your doodley squats are about to pop out from it's socket You have been ordained the crown prince of witty talk. You may rise.  |
Fashion › Re: New Adorable Photo Of Jackie Appiah by ADMAF(m): 10:30pm On Jun 10, 2019 |
CANlBUS: Your eye-ness,your doodley squats are about to pop out from it's socket You have been ordained the crown prince of witty talk. Now, You may rise. |
Sports › Re: Kano Pillars Vs Enugu Rangers Ends In Violence (video) by ADMAF(m): 8:29pm On Jun 10, 2019*. Modified: 6:58am On Jun 11, 2019 |
Bonapart: Only under the jihadist dullard
There shall be no peace for the wicked Are you implying that violence was absent in the Npfl under uncle JONAH? Always take a min to think abt useful alternative courses u cud commit that precious 6 mb to instead of wasting finger strength on typing thrash that add absolutely no value to humanity. |
Education › Re: Nairalander's Daughter Graduated From US High School by ADMAF(m): 7:37pm On Jun 10, 2019 |
Skansaca: It was a moment of great joy when the daughter of a Nairalander graduated from a prestigious High School in the United States yesterday. Congratulations, pretty damsel.
With the way Americans celebrate high school grad with so much pomp and festivities, one cannot help but forgive some of them for seeing this as the pinnacle of educational attainment. However, I have no doubt that this pretty girl will proceed to College and shatter records there cos she's Nigerian and that's what Nigerians do! |
Celebrities › Re: Tekno Warns Against Butt, Boobs And Manhood Enlargement Adverts On His Page by ADMAF(m): 2:44pm On Jun 10, 2019 |
biacan: So says a brostitude  My chest  |
Christianity Etc › Re: Biography Of Orimolade Tunolase Moses, Founder Of Cherubim And Seraphim Church by ADMAF(m): 9:39am On Jun 09, 2019 |
itspzpics: From 1879 to 1933 "Back at home, she quite naturally related her incredible experience to Tunolase, her husband, who arranged that the Ifa oracle be consulted at once. However, the prescribed rites were performed and offerings were made to ensure a safe delivery for the mother. Tunolase, himself an Ifa priest, consulted the oracle privately for more enlightenment about the expected child, and it was further revealed that it would be a phophet."
I have always wondered why there's a prominent admixture of African Traditional Religion in the practices of C and S. Practices bordering on syncretism such as the use of brooms and spiritual cleansing with traditional sponges near or in rivers. I think the above finally explains it.
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Culture › Re: Yoruba Descendants In Brazil Cerebrate Obaluwaye Festival by ADMAF(m): 7:18am On Jun 09, 2019 |
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Politics › Re: Caption This Photo Of Buhari, Ganduje And Osinbajo by ADMAF(m): 11:41am On Jun 08, 2019 |
[quote author=360degreess post=79117533]Buhari: Just before you go, what is it I have been hearing abaut you using agbada as piggy bank? Ganduje: Walahi Presido, why I go hide dollars inside my agbada, wetn I Wan gain Buhari : Ganduje, open r agbada let's have a peep to erase our doubts Osinbajo: Asiri tu, okete boru Na joke ooo |
Christianity Etc › Re: Church Members Carry Pastor Up In A Chair While He Preaches by ADMAF(m): 11:27am On Jun 08, 2019 |
Kiddogarcia: The pastor is not to be blamed.when you see gullible members,you ride on their stupidity Apt  |
Phones › Re: This Is The Best Power Bank Ever by ADMAF(m): 10:34am On Jun 08, 2019 |
jeyselassie: how much is it I got mine for 10k road side. Saw it for around 12k-13k on jumia. |
Phones › Re: This Is The Best Power Bank Ever by ADMAF(m): 7:53am On Jun 08, 2019 |
I use oraimo 20k MAH and it's double that of The 10k MAH. It's the real beast.... a monster. |
Business › Re: Kofo Akinkugbe Becomes The First Smatcard/Sim Producer In West Africa. by ADMAF(m): 7:44am On Jun 08, 2019 |
vicfajeze: SHE GET BIG TEETH? How's that even related to her achievement? |
Christianity Etc › Re: Ifeanyi Adefarasin Speaks On Ladies Who Dress Indecently To Church by ADMAF(m): 8:53pm On Jun 06, 2019 |
CANlBUS: . Congratulations on attaining the status of a U.S citizen but why must you always reference that when commenting on anything Nigerian? Nig isn't competing with the US yet  |
Travel › Re: Nigerians Now Transport Cargo, Trucks Using Rails - Photos by ADMAF(m): 4:08pm On Jun 06, 2019 |
Johnnyessence: lol Railway Station has been conveying trucks since Gej era. Bombolistic: Fake pictures, fake news Hmmn, Na dem  |
Politics › Re: President Buhari Receives Akufo-addo, Ghana President, In Abuja by ADMAF(m): 9:19pm On Jun 05, 2019 |
Iblad0994:
I initially considered it all light hearted banter o. I had to join the whole debate when I realized Ghanaians were actually pretty convinced in their alternative reality that they now stand toe to toe and are even ahead of Nigeria, Really funny. Even the electricity they scream about, Nigeria generates more... They should clarify. |
Politics › Re: President Buhari Receives Akufo-addo, Ghana President, In Abuja by ADMAF(m): 8:54pm On Jun 05, 2019 |
PetroDollax: .
Oga calm down, you shouldn't bring up all these as points at all. On the issue of economy, we are only just recovering from a recession. Prior to that time, we grew at rates bordering on double digits. It's not a new thing. In fact, growth is not the most imp indicator of. Development. That's why developed Countries typically grow at a much slower rate around 2-4 percent. And yes, The economy of Lagos alone is bigger than that of Ghana. Nigeria generates more electricity than Ghana, Ghana is only lucky cos of its relatively small population and territory which ensures that much less power generation will still serve the population. Nigeria's top two Universities rank much higher than any Ghanaian uni in the world rankings and Nigeria is a much more established power in international politics and government. Most of the poor indices we have here in Nigeria is from a particular region which unfortunately continues to be dragged back by their reluctance to embrace education and modernization and reduce procreation to rates consistent with income. If Nigeria was only made up of the South and North Central region, we'd be miles ahead of any African Country. Nigeria remains Ghna's big bro. |
Sports › This Sporting Season Has Been So odd, who can Relate? by ADMAF(op): 1:32pm On Jun 02, 2019*. Modified: 11:22pm On Jun 10, 2019 |
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Christianity Etc › Re: RCCG Now The Largest Pentecostal Denomination In The UK, Churches Outnumber Pubs by ADMAF(m): 12:36pm On Jun 02, 2019 |
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Politics › FACT CHECK: Senator Ben Murray-bruce Goofed On Rwanda's Solar Energy by ADMAF(op): 5:28pm On May 27, 2019 |
FACT CHECK: Senator Ben Murray-Bruce goofed on Rwanda's Solar energy
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Claims: Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, senator representing Bayelsa East Constituency recently took to his Twitter page to claim that:
Rwanda has e-bikes that are charged by solar panels on the streets.Rwanda gets its electricity from 70% renewable energy.
FULL TEXT:
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, senator representing Bayelsa East Constituency on May 18 in a series of tweets about renewable energy, claimed that Rwanda is making waves in renewable energy and that the country now has e-bikes that are charged by solar panels on the street, illustrating with a picture, Murray-Bruce tweeted that:
“This picture is not from Europe or America. This is Rwanda. They have e-bikes in the street that you locate with a mobile app. You use them abs return them. They are charged by solar panels. They are saving Rwandans both time and money. Rwanda is becoming a small giant of Africa.
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This picture is not from Europe or America. This is Rwanda. They have e-bikes in the street that you locate with a mobile app. You use them abs return them. They are charged by solar panels. They are saving Rwandans both time and money. Rwanda is becoming a small giant of Africa.
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He further twitted quoting @VolkswagenSA that:
A quote from @VolkswagenSA: “We did a grid check in Rwanda together with GRZ and Siemens last year and they are ready. They already get their electricity from 70% renewable energy and that will change to 100% in the next 10 years.”
Imagine! Rwanda is “ready” and Nigeria is not?
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A quote from @VolkswagenSA:
"We did a grid check in Rwanda together with GRZ and Siemens last year and they are ready. They already get their electricity from 70% renewable energy and that will change to 100% in the next 10 years."
Imagine! Rwanda is "ready" and Nigeria is not?
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A message sent to Ben Murray-Bruce to clarify the claims was left unanswered.
VERIFYING THE CLAIMS
CLAIM 1: The picture used is false and the electric bike is yet to launch in Rwanda
Verification of the picture using Google reverse image search and Tineye reverse image search revealed that the picture of the solar panels tweeted by Sen Murray Bruce cannot be found in Rwanda but in North America, California to be precise.
A Rwandan journalist based in Kigali, Jonathan Bavuganeza, also disclosed to Tribune Online that such solar panels don’t exist on Rwanda streets.
Tribune Online gathered that although, Senator Ben Murray Bruce goofed about the picture he used in his tweet but the plan for Rwanda to enter the electric bike and scooter service is on top gear
Gura, a transportation company owned by a Nigerian, Tony Adesina, when contacted by Tribune Online said, “the process to launch electric bikes and scooter services in Rwanda is still in the formative stage.”
Although, Tosin Adesina, the Founder and CEO of Gura in an interview with Rwandadailybusiness in March, disclosed that the Electric Bike Ride Sharing will be launched in May but findings revealed that Gura is yet to kick-off in Rwanda but still at the testing stage.
Ike Erhabor, the President board of Gura team, in a telephone conversation with Tribune Online, disclosed that Gura is yet to officially launch in Rwanda but will kick off in a few weeks time after the completion of the test and other processes to kickoff
According to the information gathered from Gura, the mission of the company is to reduce carbon emission, improve air quality, and ease congestion in cities by providing an alternative means of green transportation (Green e-mobility) using advanced-innovative technology for a cleaner environment.
CLAIM 2: Rwanda doesn’t get 70% of electricity from renewable energy
The tweet from Senator Ben Murray-bruce quoting @VolkswagenSA is not traceable to the quoted Twitter account of the company, as such tweet cannot be found on the said Twitter page.
According to the World Development Indicators on Electricity production, sources and access by Worldbank, Denmark, the country with the highest percentage of renewable energy generates just 65% electricity renewably, while Kenya, the African country with the highest percentage of renewable energy generates 48.3% electricity renewably.
However, the Worldbank indicator couldn’t quantify the percentage of electricity being generated from renewable energy in Rwanda but says that 22.8% of the total population of Rwanda have access to electricity.
Also, according to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) fact sheet on Rwanda’s power, just 30% of the country’s population has access to electricity, unlike in Nigeria where USAID said 42% of the country’s population has access to electricity.
Although, the Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure that is being overseen by Hon Claver Gatete, when contacted by Tribune Online, promised to collate the information on the country’s energy sector, particularly on the renewable energy and send when ready but the information gathered from the Ministry’s website revealed that Rwanda only generates 5% electricity from solar, which is the only major source of renewable energy in the country.
Rwanda’s energy generation chart
RENEWABLE ENERGY
According to Collins English Dictionary, renewable energy is energy from energy sources that are derived from the sun, wind, or other natural processes, and that is always available.
From the above context, it is easy to conclude that Rwanda only generates 5% of her electricity from renewable energy
OUR CONCLUSION:
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce’s tweet on Rwanda’s energy is a clear case of misleading content and it is not true. |
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Sports › Re: Mikel Obi, Olga Diyachenko, Ava And Mia Their Twin Daughters In Adorable Photo by ADMAF(m): 10:02am On May 21, 2019 |
berrysnack: mikel ,,,Mikel,,,Mikel,,,Mikel
Racism is not synonymous with whites and Asians after all ( |
Politics › Re: Address Us With Respect Not Threats Of War – Iran Warns US by ADMAF(m): 6:56am On May 21, 2019 |
zibya: Oga, If Iran (potentially) possesses the second most powerful mil-don't forget to factor in these facts. First, the US allies in the middle east don't like Iran and would assist the US most likely in the event of a war. Secondly, the US mil. Is by far the strongest in the world in all ramifications. Iran is not even a nuclear power yet and lacks the capacity to hit mainland U. S. The US spends ten 10 times more money on its mil than China, which has the second most funded Mil in the world. I pray no war breaks out cos if it does, you can only pray for Iranians. |
Politics › Re: Nigeria’s GDP Up By 2.01% In Q1, 2019 – NBS by ADMAF(m): 9:51pm On May 20, 2019 |
grandstar: Oga sir, if the fed govt had agreed to devalue Nig. Currency, your lots will still call him criminal and evil  |
Education › Re: Finally, Buhari Increases NYSC Allowance, See Amount by ADMAF(m): 7:31pm On May 20, 2019*. Modified: 9:46pm On May 20, 2019 |
faithfull18: They've been increasing it for years now, tell us something new. Behold one of the children of Thomas the father of doubters...  |
Health › Re: My Fiancée Has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), She Is Always In Pains by ADMAF(m): 1:03pm On May 19, 2019 |
Neduzze5: Nice comments I see here.... Seems like Nairaland is improving.
Don't be deceived bro.... These pple have nly bn lenient cos the love and empathy the guy has for his babe is clear, u cn almost touch it. We all have feelings... Even the professional nairaland savage kings n queens [sup][/sup] |
Politics › Re: The Other Side Of Yahaya Bello As Governor Of Kogi State by ADMAF(m): 9:52pm On May 17, 2019 |
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