₦airaland Forum

helinues:
So Farooq wrote this long epistle without disputing what president Tinubu said.

This man is becoming boring daily

Lekby25:
Must you insult them? They are speaking from their own level of understanding

LegendHero:
No political permutation on earth can defeat Bola Tinubu ticket in 2027.

Sheuns:
There’s no doubt that the shooter is a skilled marksman. He went for a head shot.

He would have been at that spot long before the deceased came to the venue.

CoronaVirusPro:
😀😆🤣

Woke Soyinka stylishly has a bad mouth. Damn! White Idi-Amin🤣🤣🤣

You beat me to it. That's what got me posting the whole article in the first place lol.

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said he will not honour an invitation by the United States Consulate in Nigeria to a visa reinterview, which it had scheduled for Thursday, September 11.

Soyinka made this known in an interview with TheNEWS online while reacting to the recent invitation the American Consulate sent to Nigerians with B1/B2 visas, asking them to go to the American Consulate for what it calls a visa reinterview.

The distinguished writer is one of many Nigerians invited to that interview. Soyinka, who was taken aback by the invite, which he finds strange and bizarre and, according to him, not a personal issue, had initially thought it was fake and a fraudulent move by scammers bent on duping unsuspecting Nigerians.

“I would like to begin by stressing the fact that, for me, this is not a personal issue. I have no idea how you got to know. By the way, I also have received the letter, which at first I thought was a fake. I thought it was these scammers who sort of prey on those eager to get visas elsewhere, with promise to deliver visas for a certain amount guaranteed.”

I thought they just picked up my name among others because they knew there was a list of those who have been invited.

“So, at the beginning, I thought it was advance fee fraud because I had never received that kind of letter from that or any other embassy. I thought that maybe AI has been generating generic letters. It was very strange. So, by the time I came to terms with the fact that this letter is genuine, my mind just went to my relationship with individual ambassadors, Consul-Generals and Cultural Attachés. As you know, it’s always been a courteous relationship,” Soyinka noted.

Soyinka also said he has more important things to do than chase visas for places he doesn’t want to go to and where he is not wanted. “So the question of going to such an interview is totally out of consideration,” he maintained.

Soyinka specifically frowned at the date, 9/11, the American Consulate had chosen for the proposed interview, a day which, according to him, is very critical for the United States, saying he is a bit superstitious not just for the United States but for the rest of the world, given what that date signifies. Soyinka affirmed that that day should be regarded as a day of national mourning, for deep, sober reflection, rather than for the perpetuation of ignoble motives such as an invitation for visa reinterview.

“In addition, I happen to be a little bit superstitious of being given a significant date, not just for the United States but the rest of the world. I’m talking about 9/11. This is a day which I have always considered very critical for the United States especially. To me, 9/11 should be regarded as a day of national mourning, of atonement by the Consulate of the United States.

“They should close down offices on that day, not to keep inviting people to come and have their visas taken away. It should be a day of reflection, of serious, deep thinking in consideration of so many things. I think on that day, United States should shut down completely, universally. If they don’t shut down, at least I would shut down my relationship with them on that day. Because I’m very superstitious. I’m not going anywhere near there on 9/11. I will be airborne somewhere,” Soyinka maintained.

However, Soyinka also said even though he considers invitations by embassies to be invitations from governments, it depends on which kind of government that is sending out such invitations.

He mentioned the United States, for instance, which according to him has a “white Idi Amin” at the helm of affairs. Soyinka said he is wary of such invitation because of his safety.

Northernblood8:
Dullest governor in the history of politics. Why are Ijaw men weak?

Mynd44:
What tires me about this nonsense is that someone who is from Lagos Island will say they are true lagosians forgetting the Aworis, Ijebus, Eguns, Egbas are also Indigenes of Lagos.

So Gbadebo is from Eko. Okay……

Me that I am Awori whose hamlet is at Isale Oja In Ikeja should fry beans abi?

creolehunt:
So if Fubara decides to contest in 2027, what will happen?

oweniwe:

Women don't like taking correction from men, especially man they have been intimate with

A fellow woman can advise a woman and she will listen meekly

A man from outside can advise a woman and will concur

But if her husband/fiance/boyfriend give her exactly same advise as the people above, she will retort and revolt with anger or scorn... Once a female have seen your unclothedness as man, it'll be very hard for her to take corrections from you again except you have strong hand or she fear you

PresidentMUGABE:
“WE PROVIDED NIGERIA WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EMBRACE LIGHT IN 1979, BUT THEY CHOSE THEIR OWN PATH”

-Russian Presido and �Point One Vladmir Putin opens up in-debt analysis of how Nigeria denied accepting the light.

“In the early days of 1979, the Soviet Union envisioned fostering friendship across Europe and beyond, with an eye on the future. Nigeria, a vibrant African nation, stood out due to its potential for success, fueled by reports of its booming oil deals in the global market.

The Soviets sought not dominance but genuine partnership, believing that two great nations could coexist and create something extraordinary from nothing. In 1980, the Ajaokuta Steel Company was established as a landmark of this vision, showcasing what such a collaboration could achieve.

However, Western influences intervened, as they often do, swaying Nigeria and leaving our Ajaokuta project abandoned and left to deteriorate. Today, Nigeria continues to struggle to find its footing, yet that project could have positioned them as a global leader in the steel industry.
I hope future generations of Nigerians learn to choose their allies wisely!”

AMINDA:
Lol. Lies. Post pictures or videos of the protests let us see. Elrufai was warmly received by the good people of Imo State.

Mineisgrace:
I have a small Ox standing fan I bought in 2022. So recently, we got a solar installation.
It was blowing so fast and nice. Few weeks after using it with solar it stopped working.

We asked a maintaince man to help us check it out, he said we are going to buy a Capacitor. I paid and after fixing it the capacito, the fan still didn't work.
He now said we are going to have to change the coil.

So I want to ask people who have changed a coil before, if it's worth it. Hope if they rewire or change the coil, it will work well and not get spoilt quickly?

Kukutente23:
You have changed tact.
I am not referring to Enugu's side of the story or any other extenuating circumstance
I am calling out your theory that a contractor has an obligation to ensure standards in govt approved contracts
That's warped thinking regardless of any other circumstance that may surround this particular case
As a matter of fact, the govt narrative is at odds with your initial take. The govt actually paid him well for the contract and monitored his performance which enabled them to come to a conclusion that he was defrauding the state
Your initial case which transfers responsibility for ensuring that govt contracts are done according to standards to the contractor is what I am correcting. It is wrong, false and totally irresponsible.
Government is the primary regulator of all economic activities in all countries of the world. Learn that lesson today!!

Kukutente23:
Your thinking is warped
You're blaming a contractor for a state gov asking him to build substandard schools?
Who has responsibility for ensuring standard between the contractor and the heartless state gov?
Who gives out contact specifications between the gov and the contractor
Some of you can defend anything as long as it's politicians involved
I just hope your pay is worth it

aieromon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0hUSGRKQw?si=mEtVspAGaL2m2Jgb



https://guardian.ng/features/education/enugu-demolishes-substandard-smart-school/

grandstar:
How do you know the schools that were being. Built were substandard?

Anabosee:
Good day, I just bought solar panel and inverter, the locally made lithium battery in Abuja, is it safe and efficient? Lithium battery on jumia is 285k but locally made own is 100k , should I buy it or I save for the one on jumia?

Please advise me

Mirasteel:
He can't speak English dude, I'm telling you the truth so stop arguing.

He speaks just small English that's all and onl6 know few words, also English isn't India's National language, Hindi is their official language though they speak English but they mostly communicate in Hindi.

To think you were calling someone an illiterate for not speaking English yet you cannot take small time to verify what I said and go to google and youtube like I pointed out to you earlier

Someone spent over one hour addressing Congress (he was not even reading from a script) but i have to accept your word that he cannot speak or understand what he was saying shey.