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Business / Re: Inside Abuja Local Tea Stall Where Cryptocurrency Is Accepted As Payment by AlphaTaikun: 1:21am On Nov 28, 2022
ijustdey:


https://dailytrust.com/inside-abuja-local-tea-stall-where-cryptocurrency-is-accepted-as-payment/
You folks have to beware of these cryptos that have no market fundamentals backing them up.
Foreign Affairs / Re: Harry And Meghan Angry As Their Kids, Archie And Lillibet Won't Get HRH Titles by AlphaTaikun: 11:14pm On Nov 27, 2022
OLAADEGBU:


Furious Harry And Meghan have been relentless since the Queen died.
The kids are three-quarters white, so what's the pussyfooting all about?
Foreign Affairs / Re: UK To Crackdown On Foreign Students Not Studying In Top Universities by AlphaTaikun: 11:02pm On Nov 27, 2022
Investogist:
British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is mulling a crackdown on foreign students who bring dependents and study in “low quality” universities in the UK in a bid to tame immigration.

Read full article at: https://investogist.com/uk-to-crackdown-on-foreign-students-not-studying-in-top-universities/

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Foreign Affairs / Re: Russia's Parliament Passes Law Banning 'LGBT Propaganda' Among Adults by AlphaTaikun: 10:52pm On Nov 27, 2022
Food / Re: My Foodie Visit To Sonoma, California by AlphaTaikun: 10:29pm On Nov 27, 2022
Mstravelindiva:


I’m just keeping it 100 friend! wink

It’s the water, ice and anything that is rinsed off with water such as fruit and lettuce.
Yesss!... Keeping it real at 100%. wink

Aha, I get it... Water, fruits and vegetable salads. Purified water is needed here. There are portable water purifiers you can buy online or offline. You can always travel with any of these to the scenic
Dominican Republic next time.

Second, alkalizing the body can help too boost the body's immune system. Just Google and read up the best methods for alkalizing the body.

Cheers.

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Education / Re: My US Visa Appointment In Lagos Was Canceled By The Consulate, What Do I Do? by AlphaTaikun: 10:02pm On Nov 27, 2022
THECHIEF:
Listen to me bro! I have a close friend who applied and was denied US student visa 3 times in quick succession, all under 1yr! The 3rd time he was denied he had applied in Abuja previously, then he came to Lagos. I told him "apply again". He complained about Visa fees, I told him that I will give him the money, but that he MUST KEEP APPLYING UNTIL HIS ADMISSION DATE ELAPSES! The 4th time he applied he went for interview from my house ... he was given the visa!!!! Today he is done with the Masters Program and presently lives in Dallas, working with Microsoft and earning some VERY COOL $$$$$$$$$$$.

Na who give up no win o my brother! If you give us it is proof that you never really wanted it that bad! It's that simple! Be guided.
Travel / Re: Japa Syndrome: NIS Cautions Nigerians Against Irregular Migration by AlphaTaikun: 9:36pm On Nov 27, 2022
IbeOkehie:


Hmmmm. Look there's a guy from a highly placed Nigerian family living here. Just think of one of the more famous political/business families in Nigeria. He earns like $1million salary per year, verified. He would always complain to me about how his workplace is systemically racist and he should be CEO of the company by now if not for American racism. Same guy I mentioned in another post.

So I asked him "why don't you just put some money together and open your own business since you're so good with your skill and job?"


His reply? Literally this is EXACTLY what he said.....

"That one is too hard now, why would I do that"

Think about the covetousness and the implied right to rewards without risk. This is what has destroyed Nigeria and is directly related to your comment. Immigrants from the 3rd World are being encouraged by Democrats to bring this culture to the USA and with time this country is going to become just like Nigeria. It's already happened in California, Illinois and Washington State.

Nigeria is a Communist nation and it has created a people with a Communist mentality. A culture of entitlement. That's my point. And it's coming here and I don't know if anything can stop it.
Interesting perspectives.

What the guy who earns $1 million in annual salary doesn't realize is that the wealthiest men and women in the world are savvy entrepreneurs... All of them controlling up to 7 sources or
streams of income on a global scale.

Homeless folks living in tents right on some streets in California and more... Waiting for government handouts. Lethargy is a BIG disease.

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Travel / Re: Japa Syndrome: NIS Cautions Nigerians Against Irregular Migration by AlphaTaikun: 9:15pm On Nov 27, 2022
Octopusssy:

https://guardian.ng/news/nis-cautions-nigerians-against-irregular-migration/


In sum: If you go hopeless, you come back hopeless. sad
Nicely put.
Travel / Re: Japa Syndrome: NIS Cautions Nigerians Against Irregular Migration by AlphaTaikun: 9:06pm On Nov 27, 2022
timesuploaded:
Japa is stupidity. You have to be a dumb person to live this great country to Canada or America. America and Canada are failed nations. Nigerians in diasporans should be held responsible responsible not painting the true picture of living in Canada. Tell Americans to pay fully for their houses and 99.9% of them will be homeless and sleeping on the street this very minute. Tell them to pay cash for their cars and 90% of them will start trekking. This brainwashing madness of Japa need to stop. Japa is the beginning of your failure
Education / Re: My US Visa Appointment In Lagos Was Canceled By The Consulate, What Do I Do? by AlphaTaikun: 9:01pm On Nov 27, 2022
timesuploaded:
The mumu was even boasting with it till I commented and she quickly deleted it. That broke mumu can't afford her phone bills, trust me. Invite her over for the weekend, give her baileys drink, fvck her and $100 she will be forever grateful. Half baked lawyer looking for small Nigerian based boy to marry online and control
Education / Re: My US Visa Appointment In Lagos Was Canceled By The Consulate, What Do I Do? by AlphaTaikun: 8:50pm On Nov 27, 2022
timesuploaded:
That one na mumu wey depression won kill. You claim to be a lawyer but always online between 6am-11am Nigerian time. Typical time you see factory workers online. The mumu bold post a $5,000 savings account balance on nairaland, laugh almost kill me that day. Something I take dey buy a single designer bag for my fiancee.
Education / Re: My US Visa Appointment In Lagos Was Canceled By The Consulate, What Do I Do? by AlphaTaikun: 8:37pm On Nov 27, 2022
Emoc:
Very correct.

Meanwhile, 1stGenAmerican dey console herself with her imaginary tesla.
Foreign Affairs / Re: Twitter Has Lost 50 Of Its Top 100 Advertisers Since Elon Musk Took Over by AlphaTaikun: 6:58pm On Nov 27, 2022
RichAbujaGuy:
This son of the SA Apartheid system made a huge $744 billion dollar mistake by meddling in US political and sociological affairs.

Tesla has lost almost $700 billion of market value in the past year - the equivalent of 3 Disneys, 4 Nikes, or 6 Starbucks

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-lost-almost-700-billion-121558314.html
$700 billion loss in Tesla's market value... That is truly huge!

This Jewish dude had better sit up and get good advisers instead of listening to mainly his own internal dialogue.
Foreign Affairs / Re: Twitter Has Lost 50 Of Its Top 100 Advertisers Since Elon Musk Took Over by AlphaTaikun: 6:53pm On Nov 27, 2022
adamusuleiman11:
Half of Twitter's top 100 advertisers appear to no longer be advertising on the website. A report from Media Matters for America states that these 50 advertisers have spent almost $2 billion on Twitter ads since 2020 and more than $750 million just in 2022.

Seven additional advertisers have slowed their advertising to almost nothing, according to the report, which was published on Tuesday. These companies have paid Twitter more than $255 million since 2020.

Chevrolet, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Ford, Jeep, Kyndryl, Merck & Co. and Novartis AG all issued statements about halting Twitter ads or were reported and confirmed as doing so. The others ceased advertising on the platform for a "significant period of time following direct outreach, controversies, and warnings from media buyers."

The report wrote that even with these hits to advertising revenue, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has "continued his rash of brand unsafe actions — including amplifying conspiracy theories, unilaterally reinstating banned accounts such as that of former President Donald Trump, courting and engaging with far-right accounts, and instituting a haphazard verification scheme that allowed extremists and scammers to purchase a blue check."
Twitter users like author Stephen King have criticized the new blue checkmark system. The symbol used to verify the identity of Twitter accounts, so it was easy to confirm a tweet's source.

Eli Lilly and Co. stopped showing ads on Twitter the day after an account impersonating the pharmaceutical company — complete with a purchased blue check mark — posted, "We are excited to announce insulin is free now."

Eli Lilly asked Twitter to take it down, but the tweet remained up for hours, because the platform's staff was stretched thin due to recent layoffs and resignations. The tweet garnered hundreds of retweets and thousands of likes, and Eli Lilly's stock soon took a dive.


Endpoints News reported that 12 pharmaceutical giants soon stopped buying Twitter ads, citing Pathmatics, which collects data on corporate advertising and digital marketing trends.

King quipped on Twitter, "Pretty soon the only advertiser left on Twitter will be My Pillow." The pillow-manufacturing company is run by pro-Trump conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell.

Twitter did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment.

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/25/1139180002/twitter-loses-50-top-advertisers-elon-musk
Elon has to be more serious here so that advertisers such as Eli Lilly don't suffer further losses in their stock values!
Foreign Affairs / Re: UKRAINE War And Global Reset by AlphaTaikun: 6:33pm On Nov 27, 2022
pansophist:
So it's prediction time now, oya lemme sharply drop my own prediction.

Just in case you haven't been informed, China is the new superpower, and have beaten the US to the second, something the US cannot accept. (If you need prove why I said China is the new superpower, let me know).

NATO now have switched from being a regional defense alliance to a global one, in an attempt of extending to Eurasia and defeat the Chinese. As it stands now, there is absolutely nothing the West can do to defeat China, except militarily, and China knows this, and are preparing for that day.

The Ukraine war was the trigger of the birth of this new world order, led by the Putin. The US pulled out of Afghanistan to prepare for this war. Regardless if Russia wins or not, there will be massive military conflict in Eurasia.

The last card the US can play with China is Taiwan, and China will watch the world burn to ashes than let Taiwan go. It's a redline that must not be crossed for the Chinese. The US knows this, and will keep fanning the flame.

If the episode of the birth of a new world order passed, the world will see peace, and returns back to its statue quo of how the world have always been prior to the reconnaissance period (around 1500s), time before Europe started colonizing the world.

With the current model of the US-led world order, no country will grow without their approval. How can you grow when they control the global banks, currencies, media, world court, shipping lanes, politics, just name it, social media, just everything.

You can't grow in another man's system. It will never happen. You only grow on your feet, and China paid that price. They are the only country that the US can not sanction, because they lived under sanction for the first thirty years of its founding, and built their systems entirely out of Western dependence.

What I don't know is the possibility of nuclear war. Because that would be the end of the world. But if there is no nuclear war, you can consider the US a regional power from today, as in, right now. I'll drop a quote by Sun Tzu from the book "the art of war"



China already won, because they have prepared for today since 1949 when the country was founded by Mao. It's only an envious person that wants to fight and destroy shit. But a strong man ignores. Currently, China is the only country that over 150 countries globally are their main trade partners.

So if the US some how disappear from the world map right now, most countries won't miss it, because you don't trade with them. But if China does, the global economy will collapse. If you mostly listen to western media, all what I wrote may come off as shocking, and that is the problem.

Interesting perspectives.

The last paragraph is true because
China is at the epicenter of the global supply-chain... Disrupt this chain and many countries will suffer financially due to a sharp drop in demand from the hugely populated and resource-hungry China.

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Crime / Re: Ademola Afolabi Kazeem Arrested By NDLEA For Drug Trafficking by AlphaTaikun: 6:07pm On Nov 27, 2022
Travel / Re: Mecca, Washington DC And Some No-fly Zones In The World. by AlphaTaikun: 4:14pm On Nov 27, 2022
Kingosytex:
3. Washington DC

While it’s still not a state, the airspace above the District of Columbia is one of the most restricted places in the world. After 9/11, the FBI and Homeland Security created concentric circles of no-fly zones. Even the otter ring, known as the Air Defense Identification Zone, requires any entering aircraft to identify themselves. A smaller area of 15 nautical miles around Reagan International Airport is a Flight Restricted Zone. Given the sheer amount of federal agency headquarters, political figures, and historical significance in the area it’s no wonder these precautions are continued to be taken seriously. How seriously you might ask? In 2005, a Cessna 150 flew just five miles from the White House and was met with an F-16 dropping flares to signal the infraction.


4. Machu Picchu


The cultural and historical significance of Peru can’t be overstated much as the pure amount of unique wildlife and plant life that grow there can only be found there. An airport is currently still under construction called the Chinchero Airport but is highly opposed by historians and activists alike because of the fragile ecology and Inca ruins.

Currently, aircraft is banned from flying over the region. This is to keep the area clear of as much pollution as possible. But also, should a plane crash or require an emergency landing, it would cause irreparable and lasting damage to the ecosystem.

https://norfolkaviation.com/around-the-world-in-6-no-fly-zones/
True.
Food / Re: My Foodie Visit To Sonoma, California by AlphaTaikun: 1:33pm On Nov 27, 2022
Mstravelindiva:


Indeed friend! Best country, which might sound condescending, but my own (USA), we have hospitality down to a science (especially when staying at a true 5* hotel/resort) and with all the cost that goes into traveling abroad, there is a level of service, quality and structure than many travelers simply expect. If I had to select a runner up, then I’d go with either Hungary or Malta, I had such a fabulous time visiting both destinations.

My worst is the Dominican Republic, beautiful country, but I would always come home sick after my visits, so it’s just not worth the headache (and time at the dr office) for me.
Deep insights MsTravelindiva.

Lol... You had to blow your horn about the U.S. right here. grin

But seriously though, you have a point about the U.S. hospitality sector, speaking matter-of-factly.
Malta is a picturesque location, and a lot of destination weddings and honeymoons are going on there!

Dominican Republic, right next door to Haiti! Dominican Republic even has a golden visa program. Could it be something in the air quality? OR the water you drank that made you feel that way (i.e., made you come home feeling ill?).

A few U.S.-based females who I
know have been to India on vacation, also spoke about falling ill from some kind of infection there. It could also be the humid weather conditions. Very uncanny.


Thanks for the insights.
Politics / Re: Ned Nwoko Slams Wike, Says ‘you Will Go To Jail For Your Atrocities’ by AlphaTaikun: 6:59am On Nov 27, 2022
GLeesMODEL:


https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2022/11/you-will-go-to-jail-for-your-atrocities-ned-nwoko-slams-gov-wike.html
Low-blowing... Ned's legal team stating in the press release that the
Governor has NO children from his current wife is ridiculous. Focus on the real issues. Period.
Food / Re: My Foodie Visit To Sonoma, California by AlphaTaikun: 8:43pm On Nov 26, 2022
Mstravelindiva:

24 countries friend
24 countries, that's mad cool! wink

I love to travel internationally too.
You gain a lot of fresh insights on the good and bad sides of human nature, and greenfield investment
opportunities.

So, which would you consider your best and worst countries you've ever visited?

Whoa! This thread has finally made it to the front page since our
Vietnamese "Pho" convo here in
July 2022. You're getting some mad luv from one of the mods here with 2 of your threads on the front page within 2 days. Way to go! wink

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Romance / Re: My Wife Is Flirting With Childhood Friend Online by AlphaTaikun: 9:56am On Nov 26, 2022
chachanga:
Quarrel openly...

Get family, Church etc involved...

Make sure you have witnesses.

Don't accept her apologies privately. Cheating spouses and manipulative partners are most happy when they're able to take you through cycles of "private-hurt/private-apology" when caught because it hides their guilt, shame and lays foundation for them to continue. It makes them believe they can easily manage or handle you. You don't want to be handled by a manipulative narcissistic cheat.

Get marital counseling where necessary.... You'll be shocked what you'll hear. But committing to the process will yield great results for you.

Do what you can to re-spice your marriage after all your making up. Re-ignite your love, up your dicck game.

It's 2 and half decades of beautiful memories you've made together... Don't let teenagers here tell you to throw her away.

Nicely put.
My exact line of thinking.

Never accept a private apology from a cheating woman who has been secretly sexting or sharing an erotic vid in this real or imagined story.

The man has to work on his inner game too and be creatively mysterious because a rut or predictability usually sets in after just 1 to 5 years of marriage NOT to talk of 25 years of marriage.

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Crime / Re: Drugs: India Police Say Rats Ate 200kg Of Siezed Cannabis by AlphaTaikun: 5:33pm On Nov 25, 2022
Investment / Re: Important Notice For Instaforex Traders In Nigeria by AlphaTaikun: 3:00pm On Nov 25, 2022
macphilip:
For forex traders that wish to withdraw from their InstaForex account using Sowget.com, but had previously deposited using another InstaForex agent or ewallet payment system.
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Login to your Sowget account, click on Buy and select InstaForex.
Place your order and make payment.
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Politics / Re: Whats The Real Reason Why The Igbo Man Wants Biafra by AlphaTaikun: 1:58pm On Nov 25, 2022
sukkot:
i would get to it my kind Sir. currently multitasking several things as we speak lol. nice work grin
That's mad cool, we're both multitasking at the same time... Lol. TGIF
#Stay rugged.

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Celebrities / Re: Sammie Okposo Is Dead by AlphaTaikun: 1:52pm On Nov 25, 2022
Cansalinda:
Popular Gospel Musician is dead. According to report the singer slumped and dead at his home this morning

He was 51

May his soul rest in peace
Politics / Re: Whats The Real Reason Why The Igbo Man Wants Biafra by AlphaTaikun: 1:47pm On Nov 25, 2022
sukkot:
Yes Sirrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! greetings to you on this fine friday afternoon. yeah decree 34. noted. i would alter it if i can find it lol
I've uploaded it. Read the second page [Page 8] of the article. A very explosive and true history. Nobody has the right to lie about these facts.
I still have the original paper in my archives.

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Politics / Re: Whats The Real Reason Why The Igbo Man Wants Biafra by AlphaTaikun: 1:41pm On Nov 25, 2022
sukkot:
wow this is mind blowing information. i await the share. and no i never banned one single person. i know that for a fact. i dont like to deny people their right of freedom. however i have hidden many inappropriate posts. you have to handle power with grace. many africans dont have the emotional intelligence to handle power. i have the emotional intelligence. i dont let my ego or primitive urge to dominate others make decision for me, i would never ban anyone. its not in my nature to be that draconian. i would feel bad if i did something like that. i have empathy even for stupid people
@Sukkot, greetings to you... "The Grandmaster of the entire Lekki Peninsula." grin

I've finally found the explosive scanned interview granted by Chief Harold Dappa-Biriye in the 1999 Guardian article in my Google Drive. I've never shared it with any one. You have it here first! This will shut the mouths of those historical revisionists.

Pardon me, I kept on repeating Decree 33 INSTEAD of Decree 34 of May 1966. Kindly assist in editing or fixing the error in my original posts that you quoted here.


I'll stay in touch later to get your feedback.

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Travel / Re: Lonely Part Of Canada No One Bothers To Tell by AlphaTaikun: 1:12pm On Nov 25, 2022
tshtsh:

Oga I live in canada (Toronto) and have lived in USA(Bethesda) . I have also worked in Nigeria(Lagos). Nigerians are no where near upper class in USA or Canada. I am not comparing a doctor in Nigeria vs a doctor in USA. I am comparing a doctor in USA with the founder/CMD of Lagoon hospital Ikoyi or a Nigerian pediatric physician in Mayoclinic with the Founder/CEO of Evercare hospital in Lekki. I am not comparing employees in north america with their counterparts in Nigeria rather I am comparing employees in North america with businessmen in Nigeria. Some people get tired of being in the middle class and want to move up thus decide to move back to africa where it is more attainable

When I worked in Lagos as a software engineer my take home was just a little over 600k naira monthly at age 25. When I moved to canada my first income as a software engineer was $8,300 (3840 bi-weekly) monthly hence I earned better and was in the middle class. But If I want to make a lot more money it is easier for me to raise capital and set up a fin-tech or software company in Nigeria. Those who did so successfully are making good cash in Nigeria far more than what we employees in north america make.

Show me a Nigerian that has become an executive VP at google or that has become CEO at yahoo inc or that have become a partner at KPMG HQ . Among the few immigrants that make it to the top you will mostly find people from asia before you find any Nigerian.
True that... The tech-savvy Indians dominate the upper echelons in those institutions.

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Travel / Re: Lonely Part Of Canada No One Bothers To Tell by AlphaTaikun: 12:19pm On Nov 25, 2022
Aareona:
Earlier this year, I went back in time to few years back when I was doing so well in Nigeria. The noises from friends and all nurtured the decision to move abroad inside of me. I became so restless till I finally leave. The first day in Canada was the day I knew this place isn't where I can be forever. Most of us would have come back before the time we had in mind except for the fact that I don't still have enough. If I want to travel to naija for vacation now, I will need up to $4k. If I take that away from my savings, I don't know how I can recover.

No one tells about the downside of this place. I feel lonely, depressed and empty most times. Because no one to talk to, just everyone in my workplace goin about their business. If I make attempt to talk to them, they just waive it with a smile. It's been 3years here and the people I still talk to on video call are friends from Nigeria. It's been 3years and my savings is still Short of $20k despite how much my friends in Nigeria do tell me how easy it is for me to make money abroad but I never tell them my situation. I can't wait to make enough and leave Canada for good. I know a lot will come at me with the usuall "come back to Nigeria na", please this is not an attempt to denigrate your abroad heaven, just for me to rant out and be fine
I love the way you ranted here... it'll provide some therapeutic effects for you. This thread shows that you are NOT alone and will surmount the odds. smiley. You have to diversify your income streams though for true financial independence.


All the best

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Foreign Affairs / Re: Beijing Shuts Parks, Shanghai Tightens Entry As China COVID Cases Rise by AlphaTaikun: 11:51am On Nov 25, 2022
opamoses1:
BEIJING, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Beijing shut parks and museums on Tuesday and Shanghai tightened rules for people entering the city as Chinese authorities grapple with a spike in COVID-19 cases that has deepened concern about the economy and dimmed hopes for a quick reopening.

China reported 28,127 new domestically transmitted cases for Monday, nearing its daily peak from April, with infections in the southern city of Guangzhou and the southwestern municipality of Chongqing accounting for about half the total.

In Beijing, cases have been hitting new highs every day, prompting calls from the city government for more residents to stay put and show proof of a negative COVID test, not more than 48 hours old, to get into public buildings.

Makeshift Camps have been constructed in Beijing City Center.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-reports-28127-new-covid-cases-nov-21-vs-27095-day-earlier-2022-11-22/
What is it with the Chinese genetic pool that pre-disposes them to these EXOTIC disease mutations?

I saw a video this year where grilled scorpions were on open sale as street food... The Chinese folks eat almost any thing that walks
or crawls. grin

Well time to get my jabs in full swing... Can't be caged down anymore in my local and international travels from here on out.
Period. #Stay rugged.

Source: => https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-reports-28127-new-covid-cases-nov-21-vs-27095-day-earlier-2022-11-22/

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