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tobianthony:
Good day ,

I've been meaning to start a thread for mixed martial arts fans on this forum .

Also more importantly to embrace new comers and potential fans to this sport .

I've only seen a few people here but everyone is welcome.

I will modify my posts to educate and inform old , new or casual fans on what's going on .

There's more to the sport than Connor McGregor .

Well to me the biggest event coming up in 2 weeks time is UFC 223 ... which features 2 very very interesting fights .

Tony Ferguson ( interim lightweight champ ) vs khabib nurmagomedov .

Cool things about this two fighters :

Khabib is Russian ...he's undefeated and holds a record of 25 - 0 . He has never even lost a round in his entire career let alone a fight . ( He is one of the reasons why Connor McGregor doesn't want to fight at the moment in my opinion ) .

As for Tony Ferguson well he has this crazy unpredictable style of fighting ...he has a submission move which is just unbelievable called the imanri roll ...besides that there's his custom d'arce choke amongst others . Tony Ferguson is on a 10 -0 fight streak record .

The cool thing is both of these fighters are good on the ground and possess a wide range of grappling techniques .

The second fight is Rose namajunas vs Joanna Jędrzejczyk: for the women's straw weight title .

This is actually a rematch as in the previous fight rose the Challenger , against all odds beat Joanna . This feat would be akin to Newcastle beating arsenal back then . ( You get the point ) .

So that's that for now . I guess I will start by giving some random news from the world of MMA .

Also to the WWE fans I implore you get involved with MMA ...it's very very interesting .

Thank you .

Where can I learn mixed martial arts?

AutoJoshNG:
Let’s face it, flying in your own private jet is the ultimate way of moving around.

It is also a good method of saving travel time.

Very few people can afford to buy their own private jet, which is why only a select few have their own.

So, we have listed a few famous people -  entertainers and athletes  - who flying first class on a commercial plane just won’t do it for them.

Some of them are listed below.




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Tiger Woods

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods is one of the most successful golfers of all time. For several years, he was rated as the highest-paid athletes in the world.

Tiger Woods owns a Gulfstream G550, which sells for $53.5 million. The 18-seater can fly upward of 7,500 miles nonstop without refueling.





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Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is an American actor and filmmaker. Between May 2010 and 2011, he was rated by Forbes as the highest paid entertainer.

Perry owns a Gulfstream III aircraft. The aircraft is reportedly worth $125 million.

The aircraft has a customized theater on board with special lighting, electronically controlled cool mood window shades, a 42-inch HD LCD screen, and multiple Blu-ray players.

Perry’s plane also has a formal dining room, a modern kitchen and a private VIP bedroom.




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Christiano Ronaldo

Christiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer. He currently plays for the Italian football club, Juventus FC.

Forbes rated him, in 2017, as the highest earning footballer in the world.

Ronaldo's owns an 18-seater Gulfstream G650 valued at €19 million. He uses it to fly around the world on his marketing missions. When the plane is not in use by him, he rents it out at a cost of 6,000 euros an hour to recoup some of the cost.

The aircraft features separate bathrooms for the crew and passengers, wardrobes, internet access, telephone, fax, microwave, electric oven, fridge for drinks, and entertainment systems.




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Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. He has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films.

Jackie Chan owns a Brazilian-made Embraer Legacy 650. He paid about $20 million for it. The aircraft has gold and red dragons painted on its side, as well as Jackie Chan’s personal logo.





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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey is an American media mogul. Her talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show” is reputed as one of the most successful talk shows ever.

She is currently the richest African-American, and North America's first multi-billionaire black person. She is also regarded as the most influential woman in the world.

Winfrey has been known to own some private jets in the past and it includes a Bombardier Global Express XRS, estimated to be worth $42 million.

However, she later acquired a Gulfstream G650 private jet with registration N-540W. The jet was built in 2015 and delivered to Winfrey in 2016.





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Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is a retired American professional boxer and boxing promoter. He went undefeated in his career and is ranked among the highest paid athletes in the world.

He has 3 private jets in his personal collection. The third one, a Gulfstream 111, was acquired as a birthday gift to himself in February 2018.

The 12-seater aircraft features golden cup holders, golden washbasin and gold accents and an all-white leather seats and a fully stocked kitchen.




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Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian.

She is famous for her roles in movies like Tomb Raider (2001), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010),  A Mighty Heart (2007), Changeling (2008), Maleficent (2014), In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), Unbroken (2014) and First They Killed My Father (2017).

Jolie owns the efficient Cirrus SR22, which is worth a moderate price of $650,000. Her then fiancée and now ex-husband, Brad Pitt, bought it for her.



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Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford is an American actor and film producer. He is famous for his starring roles as “Han Solo” in the Star Wars film series and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series.

Harrison Ford is a lover of aircraft. This love for aircraft and aircraft lured him into maintaining his own fleet of aircraft.

Some of the aircraft in his personal fleet includes a Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza, Aviat A-1B Husky, 929-vintage Waco Taperwing, DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna 182, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, and a Bell 407 helicopter.



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Celine Dion

Céline Dion is a Canadian singer and businesswoman.

She achieved worldwide fame in the ‘90s after releasing several English albums along with additional French albums. Some of her very popular songs include "The Power of Love", "Think Twice", "Because You Loved Me", "It's All Coming Back to Me Now", "My Heart Will Go On", and "I'm Your Angel", etc.

Céline Dion owns a Bombardier BD 700 Global Express XRS. This plane is fitted with several bathrooms, a full kitchen, etc. It is reported to have a price tag of $42million.

This particular Bombardier can hold up to 18 passengers.




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Jay Z

Shawn Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and businessman.

He is a proud owner of a $40million Bombardier Challenger 850 Learjet.

The aircraft was a 2012 father’s day gift to him by his superstar wife, Beyoncé.

The aircraft features a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom as well as two full bathrooms.

The luxury plane is also capable of accommodating 15-19 passengers.




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Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg is an American filmmaker who is considered as one of the most successful filmmakers in history. He is famous for producing films like Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Jurassic Park (1993).

He is also one of the co-founders of DreamWorks Studios - an American film production company.

Steven Spielberg owns a US$ 70 million Gulfstream G650 private jet.




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Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman is a veteran American actor, producer and narrator. He is known for his roles in movies such as Million Dollar Baby (2004), Street Smart (1987), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Invictus (2009).

Freeman enjoys flying. At age 65, he earned a private pilot's license. He owns or has owned at least three private aircraft, including a Cessna Citation 501 jet and a Cessna 414 twin-engine prop.

In 2007, he purchased an Emivest SJ30 long-range private jet and took delivery in December 2009.




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Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior or simply “Neymar” or “Neymar Jr.”, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He currently plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team.

Neymar owns an Embraer Phenom 100 jet. This jet has a price of approximately US$ 4 million. He also owns another jet, a Cessna Citation 680. This jet was built in 2008 and has a price of around US$ 5 million. This jet is registered to Neymar Sports and Marketing.

Neymar also owns a helicopter  - a Eurocopter EC130B4. The helicopter was bought by Neymar in 2013.  The helicopter has Neymar’s initials NJR on its tail. A Eurocopter EC130 has a price of US$ 4 million.




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Tracy McGrady

Tracy Lamar McGrady is an American retired professional basketball player.

He was popular in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played as both a shooting guard and small forward.

McGrady owns a Falcon 2000 jet. The aircraft is worth an estimated $27 Million.

Former NBA star Tracy McGrady saved his salaries so that he could purchase this private jet for his family. According to him, this was the best decision he ever made.





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Jim Carrey 

Jim Carrey is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer.

He is famous for his roles in movies such as Pet Detective (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), The Mask (1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Liar Liar (1997), etc.

This talented actor once lived out of a Volkswagen van. Today, he cruises around the world in his private jet, a Gulfstream V, which is estimated to be worth $59 million.




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John Travolta

John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and singer.

He is best known for his roles in movies such as Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease (1978),  Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking Now (1993),  Pulp Fiction (1994), Face/Off (1997), Swordfish (2001), Wild Hogs, and Hairspray (both 2007).

Travolta is known to own about 7 different aircraft. Some of them include a 1964 midsize Boeing 707,  a Bombardier Challenger CL-601, Eclipse Aviation EA500, a Gulfstream II and a few smaller planes.





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Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer. Since 1996, Cruise has been well known for his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series, whose most recent film, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, was released in 2015.

Cruise has been reported to own nothing less than 4 private jets. And they include a $20 million Gulfstream IV and a P-51 Mustang -  an American long-range single-seat fighter dating from World War II

Tom Cruise has held a pilot's license since 1994 and he often pilots all of the private jets that he owns.




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Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher is a retired German racing driver. He is regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers ever.

The 7 times Formula One World Champion spent some of his career earnings on a Falcon 200 private jet. The Falcon 200 seats nine passengers and tops out around 460 knots while boasting luxury accommodations that include a full galley.

The jet was reported to have cost Schumacher approximately $22 million, which is somehow more expensive than the $7 million man-made island that was given to the driver as a retirement gift from the crown prince of Dubai.




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Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffrey Jordan is an American retired professional basketball player, businessman, and owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Jordan is regarded as one of the greatest Basketballer ever. He played a key role in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

Jordan owns a Gulfstream IV. The jet has a Carolina Blue colour scheme that includes the iconic “Jumpman” logo on the tail. The jet’s call sign, N236MJ, which is made up of Jordan’s initials, his uniform number and the number of NBA titles he won as a player. The customized jet can reach a speed over 500 knots and is powered by dual Rolls-Royce engines.




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Sergio Garcia

Sergio García Fernández is a Spanish professional golfer. He played on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. As a professional golfer, he won 31 international tournaments, most notably

Sergio Garcia owns a Hawker 850 aircraft. He purchased it for $22 million. He uses it mostly to travel to and from his tournaments. The aircraft features a spacious cabin suitable for up to eight passengers and can cruise at a top speed of nearly 450 knots.




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Magic Johnson

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr is an American retired professional basketball player. He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons. He dominated the court as one of America's best basketball players for more than a decade, earning three NBA MVP. He is the current president of basketball operations of the basketball team, the LA Lakers.

Magic Johnson owns a Gulfstream III with the registration N32MJ. Thirty-two was his jersey number throughout his career, and MJ stands for his initials – a common trend with celebrities who own jets.

The aircraft, which can seat 21 people, is registered to Magic Johnson Entertainment Inc.


Source:

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How about our very own Davido? lol

The guy is a fool

ikorodureporta:
Opobo: Land of the ‘great’ King Jaja where making noise at night is forbidden


Boasting of a rich past and an interesting culture, Opobo, homeland of legendary merchant trader, King Jaja, is a place where taboos soar above several other things, writes ERIC DUMO

The sight of eye-catching multi-storey buildings greet you as you make your way into Opobo town. Whether you decide to come in through the community’s vast but dilapidated jetty or through its newest entry point at the other end, courtesy of an ongoing road project linking the ancient kingdom to the outside world through Nkoror, its nearest neighbours by land, the sight is the same – beautiful structures squeezed into every available space welcomes you into the town.


Until recently when vehicles and motorcycles could go into Opobo from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, or other parts of the country through Bori in Ogoniland and navigating through Nkoror before getting to the community, residents and visitors had to rely on speed boats operating at either Kono waterside in Bori or the jetty at Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, to get to the town. Apart from the financial burden of such trips on the pockets of the people, the risk they had to contend with while on the sea, made moving in and out of Opobo a difficult task. But the arrival of the road even though it has yet to be completed, has made life a lot easier for people going to the place. It has brought some sort of relief to them.


One of the earliest Nigerian communities to come in contact with Europeans, there are indeed many things that make Opobo a peculiar place. Besides being the homeland of legendary merchant trader – King Jaja – originally known as Jubo Jubogha; the area used to be a vibrant commercial centre in the coastal part of Rivers State and indeed the Niger Delta region, according to history. But beyond that, Opobo is also home to taboos of all kinds – some of them unique to the people of this island community.

Dogs are not allowed in Opobo

A recent visit to the area by our correspondent revealed how its people have lived with several age-long taboos, preserving and transferring the same from generations to generations.

For instance, while in many communities across Nigeria, the presence of dogs is a common feature; in Opobo, such is forbidden. According to findings by our correspondent, the tradition, which has its roots in ancient times, is one of the most important taboos the people of this coastal town hold on to. While the people are free to bring in dog meat to eat in their homes whenever they feel like, they are not allowed to keep dogs as pets or bring such into the community. For those, who flout this grand rule, the penalty is usually grave.

“If there are people who love to eat dog meat, they have to go to Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom State to do so. They cannot bring it into this community,” Christian Apiafin, a 71-year-old retired warrant officer of the Nigerian Army, told Saturday PUNCH. “It has been so since the time of our forefathers. We have not allowed dogs into Opobo. We have carried that tradition up to this time.

“In 2015, a former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, mistakenly visited Opobo with sniffer dogs. Everybody was annoyed.

“If it were a less important person, punishment would have been meted out to him on the spot. Instead, we held Dakuku Peterside (current Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency) and the king of the town responsible and they provided what the town demanded for cleansing.

“If it were a less important person, they would have had to provide everything that the town demanded for cleansing on that spot.

“If such a person was discovered by less reasonable individuals, they could be mobbed to death for bringing a dog into Opobo,” he added.

That is not all. In Opobo, one is not allowed to shoot a gun. Also, individuals are forbidden from wearing caps while passing through the gateway linking one compound to another.

The gateways are a small roofed passage, just like a tunnel, connecting one compound to another. On the floor of such gateways is a crossbar, which those passing are forbidden from stepping foot on. According to findings by our correspondent, adhering to this rule while passing through the place is a mark of respect for the chief of a particular compound, which is also referred to as war canoe house.

Flouting any of these rules attracts severe sanctions, Saturday PUNCH learnt.

Making noise at night is forbiden

But while these taboos could be said to hold sway during daytime, other sets of unusual ones rule the land at nighttime. For example, while it is not uncommon to hear giant loud speakers blaring music at hundreds of decibels at night time with a cacophony of voices providing background percussion in other communities; in Opobo, such is totally forbidden. Making any form of noise at night is one of the biggest offences anyone can commit in this island community. You could be labelled an enemy of the town.

It’s taboo to quarrel at nighttime

Similarly, quarrelling and fighting in the night is taboo here as well. Regardless of how provoked you are, you must wait till the break of dawn to vent your anger on whoever has provoked you.

Breaking any of these rules attracts a fine of N7,000 each, according to findings by our correspondent. Failure to pay the fine could incur stiffer punishments, it was also learnt.

Shedding more light on some of these practices in this historic community, head of its traditional and security institution known as Owu Ogbo, Warisenibo Manila, told Saturday PUNCH that many of the taboos had helped ensure sanity across the kingdom over generations.

“We do not joke with our culture and tradition in Opobo,” he began. “For instance, those who bring dogs here are made to pay through their noses. When former Governor Amaechi came in with dogs, those who brought him in were made to pay up to N1.5m for us to appease the land.

“Without cleansing the land, people would experience what they had never seen before. In Opobo, we don’t fight in the night. Once you do that, you’ll be made to pay a fine.

“We don’t make a noise in the night. This is so because it was in the night that our enemies attacked us when we were at Bonny.

“So, to avoid a repeat of the same thing, we do not make a noise at night so that we can hear when our enemies are coming because they mostly attack at night.

“Also, you cannot pound any food or break firewood in the night. Starting from 7pm, you can’t even quarrel. The fine for fighting at night is N7,000 and each person involved will pay the amount.

“This practice has been promoting peace and unity in this community from generation to generation. It is as a result of this that Opobo is one of the most peaceful places in Nigeria today,” he said.

It was however learnt that residents could suspend whatever disagreements they have with one another and resume quarrelling in the morning.

Like most communities in the Niger Delta region where there are different practices governing the transition to womanhood and becoming a ‘certified’ wife; in Opobo, there is an important criteriom a potential bride must fulfil for her to be recognised by other women in the town. Locked in a fattening room for at least one week, depending on the financial strength of the groom and his family, such ladies are equipped with relevant skills on how to keep a happy home by older and more experienced women. Upon coming out from the place, an elaborate ceremony is held to celebrate and usher such bride into womanhood. It is only after fulfilling this condition that such a woman is allowed to tie a wrapper called ‘George’ around her waist. This, according to findings by our correspondent, is like a mark of certification by the entire community.


“Without undergoing this process, a woman cannot tie a George wrapper in Opobo and she would be denied many things,” Richard Cookey, a school teacher, told Saturday PUNCH. “If a woman has not fulfilled this aspect of our tradition, there are some places she cannot enter and she cannot freely mix with other women. In fact, she can be disgraced by other women in the community at any time.”

Opobo’s many social and infrastructural needs

But away from the fascinating aspects of its culture and tradition, Opobo has only little to show for its glorious past. Despite being one of the earliest to come in contact with the West, the town has yet to be connected to the national electricity grid. Residents have to rely on the community’s generator that only works between Fridays and Sundays from 6pm to 6am for electricity. Sometimes it is put on for a few hours on Wednesdays as well. Those, who have the capacity, rely on small generators to fulfil their need for electricity.

The town also does not have a bank despite its place in national history. Much of the island’s residents, including its eight satellite villages, estimated at 98,000, mostly have to take a 15-minute boat ride across an expanse of water to Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom State to carry out bank transactions.

The satellite villages are Minimah, Higher Minimah, Queens Town, Kalaibiama, Epellama, Iloma, Ekreborokiri and Kalasunju. Though there are a few Point of Sale centres offering such services in Opobo these days, according to findings by our correspondent, many residents still go across the sea to perform such tasks.

Predominantly fishermen, the town is more of a civil service enclave than a vibrant commercial centre that it once was. Apart from relying on menial jobs to survive, many of the community’s young people are forced to travel to distant places to eke out daily living. Its jetty, once the darling of tourists and other categories of visitors has experienced traffic reduction, leaving those, who operate commercial boats to wish for a return to the old times.

“Most of our young people do not have jobs,” Chris Pepple, a 74-year-old retired civil servant, told our correspondent during a chat. “This gives me concern every day.

“Despite the potential we have in Opobo and being among the first people to have contact with the white man, we are lagging behind in several aspects.

“We don’t have any industries here and this is affecting us a lot. Each time I think about this, I become afraid for the future of our young ones,” he stated.

A father of five, Pepple, and dozens of other retired men like him come out to Opobo’s seaside every afternoon to discuss almost everything happening within and beyond the town. It is under the huge trees dotting its coastline that they recall the community’s glorious past and talk about the bleak future that now confronts it.

“In the past, Opobo used to be a very important commercial centre for the riverine communities in this region,” he said as the other elderly men around the place nodded in affirmation. “It was the main place where trading activities took place but over the years, a lot has changed.

“Nowadays, our people have to struggle to put food on their tables because there are really no jobs here. Economically, we are not where we should be. The development visitors expect to see based on Opobo’s fame outside is not the reality here. A lot of them are disappointed when they come here. It hurts me a lot,” he said.

Despite its proximity to water, potable drinking water is still far from the reach of many of the island’s residents. Many homes have to rely on sachet water sold in different shops to satisfy their thirst. Though there is a functional health centre at the place, a handful of dwellers our correspondent interacted with said that most times they have to take the long journey to Akwa Ibom to get medicines to attend to their health needs.

“Recently, my wife fell ill and I was told to buy a particular drug for her, I couldn’t get it in Opobo, I had to go to Akwa Ibom to purchase it at a pharmacy in Ikot Abasi. That is how much we are suffering in this place,” Daminabo Ogolo, a furniture maker, told Saturday PUNCH.

Though still standing at strategic locations across the community, monuments that remind the world of Opobo’s significant past appear to be fast fading away, our correspondent observed during the visit.

A walk to the site of the building where the great King Jaja, founder of the town, once lived showed just how much the community had failed to preserve its rich past. While it may have been impossible to have the entire structure still standing as a result of age, with little restructuring or support in place, most of it could still have been ‘alive’ today. At the moment, only a few iron pillars holding on tightly to fragments of blocks remain of the original building. Opposite it however, is a gleaming one-storey building that now serves as the palace of the incumbent monarch, King Dandison Douglas Jaja (Jeki V).

According to Manila, despite its rich tourism potential, Opobo is making little or nothing from this natural goldmine. He told Saturday PUNCH that the town had nothing to show for its global prominence.

“This town should be making a lot from tourism but unfortunately this is not so,” he said as he stared towards Minimah where Opobo’s last remaining war canoe is said to be kept.


“Opobo has a rich culture and history. The town has 14 sections and 67 war canoe houses. Each of these war canoes is fitted with ammunition and can travel to distant places to conquer enemies. Each compound owned one of these boats and they used it to defend the community in times of war.

“But after the civil war, the white people took 66 of the war canoe houses away and paid compensation to each of the houses. There is only one left, it is in Minimah.

“Despite having important monuments that can attract tourists, we are not reaping any benefit from tourism.

“We used to have a boat regatta but it stopped in 2008 due to lack of fund. It attracted lots of participants from other parts of the world.

“If things were done the proper way, Opobo could be making a lot of money from tourism,” he added.

While its potential and the reality on the ground tell two different stories, the arrival of a link road connecting Opobo to other parts of Rivers State appears to have brought a new kind of relief to the people of this island. Already, hotels and other small businesses are springing up, with traders and travellers describing the impact as positive.

“The road has opened up the place for business,” a shop owner at the town’s market, who identified herself only as Mrs Ogechi said.

“The cost of transporting goods has reduced significantly. It has impacted our businesses positively. We hope that as a result of this, industries would come into this community so that the economy can improve.”

Indeed, like Ogechi, a significant boost in economic activities is the prayer and wish on the lips of most residents of this island settlement. They would hope that like its many taboos and fascinating cultural attributes, the fortunes of the town can match the name it has earned in the annals of history. But how soon the area fulfils its potential remains to be seen.

Source: https://punchng.com/land-of-the-great-king-jaja-where-making-noise-at-night-is-forbidden/

Very nice piece

dejol88:
Sequel to the just concluded elections , I have decided to get out of this country forever. To be sincere i have raised 6 million naira in cash but dont want to invest it here due to unfavorable climate .

Kindly list out 1st world country i can relocate to and the steps to take to achieve it.

Your kind input would forever be appreciated

you are not going anywhere. we are all in this shithole together. no escape.

Nairatrend:
President Muhammadu Buhari has won the Presidential election in Lagos State, by defeating his rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with a 132,798 vote margin.


The margin was lower than the 160,143 votes with which Buhari defeated Jonathan in 2015 in the megapolis. Buhari then polled 792,460 votes, while Jonathan got 632,327.

In the latest results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Yaba area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Monday afternoon, Buhari polled 580,814 votes to beat Atiku, who got 448,016 votes in keenly contested election.

While Buhari won in 15 Local Government Areas of Lagos, Atiku won in five councils, heavily populated by South East residents.

The full result:

Ibeju/Lekki LG

APC: 12,179
PDP: 9,222

Lagos lsland LG

APC: 27,452
PDP: 7,396

Apapa LG

APC-18,170
PDP-11,295

Ikorodu LG

APC: 40,719
PDP: 21,252

Epe LG

APC: 17,710
PDP: 13,305

Ikeja LGA

APC: 23,638
PDP: 21,518

Badagry LG
APC: 21,417
PDP: 17,936

Agege LG
APC: 36,443
PDP: 16,497

ETI-OSA LG

APC: 20,963
PDP: 25,216

Ifako Ijaiye LG

APC: 33,419
PDP: 18,100
AAC: 674

Mushin LG

APC: 43,543
PDP: 20,277

Oshodi/lsolo LG

APC: 29,860

PDP: 28,806

Lagos Mainland LG

APC: 22,684
PDP: 15,137

Ojo LG

APC: 24,333
PDP: 29,019

Surulere LG

APC: 30,621
PDP: 31,603

Somolu LG

APC: 28,418
PDP: 21,978

Kosofe LG

APC : 39,216
PDP: 28,715

Amuwo-Odofin

APC: 16,670
PDP : 34,312

Ajeromi Ifelodun

PDP: 31, 971
APC: 28,153

Alimosho

PDP: 44461
APC: 65,206

Photos below :

Gist via :- https://nairatrend.com.ng/buhari-beats-atiku-in-lagos-with-over-130000-votes/

Obviously rigged. Thunder fire buhari

duwdu:
Man who spent days at polling booth finally votes

By Lami Sadiq, Jos | Published Date Feb 24, 2019 4:03 AM

https://cdn.dailytrust.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Man-who-spent-days-at-polling-booth-finally-votes.jpg
Abubakar Shettima stands by his polling unit in Dogon Agogo, Jos North Local Government area shortly after casting his vote

Yesterday, Abubakar Shettima actualised his plan to vote for his preferred presidential candidate at his polling unit located at Dogon Agogo in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Though Shettima was not the first on the queue, the 59-year- old was all smiles as he exchanged pleasantries with other voters before he walked back home to Duala, in Dogon Dutse Jos.

Shettima had surprised many when he relocated and camped at his polling unit on Wednesday, 13th February, in order to be the first person to cast his vote for President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He had spent three days and was gearing up to vote on Saturday morning when he learnt that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had postponed the February 16 presidential and national assembly election to February 23rd. He said he had been disappointed but was not rattled and had assured that, “I’m still on the queue, whenever INEC is ready for us we shall be ready. As humans, ours is to plan but only Allah determines when the plan can be executed,” he said.

Before his relocation, Shettima had sent his wife to Borno State and despite the postponement, he pressed on her to remain in Borno until she voted.

With a sleeping mat, a praying mat and blanket, Shettima took two pieces of clothing, his holy Qura’an and his PVC and head for Dogon Agogo. He had intended to camp under an old wide tree just beside a house where INEC had pasted the registration details of voters including that of Shettima, but the owner of the house offered him a room by an open mosque where Shettima joined many residents in congregational prayers.

The Borno-born father of nine’s reasons for relocating to his polling unit was not quickly understood even among his children. Fatima, one of Shettima’s daughters told our correspondent that she had laughed and teased him on the Wednesday he made his announcement to relocate.

“He asked me to boil bathing water for him and I did but a few minutes later he went ahead to turn it into a bucket grumbling that I was wasting his time. It was very funny, he picked his mats, blanket and Qur’an to leave and when I saw him, I fell to the ground laughing but he ignored us and left,” she said.

But when Shettima narrated to journalists why he was doing what he did most people including his daughter became proud of him, Daily Trust on Sunday gathered.

Within the three days he had camped at his polling unit, Shettima did not take a bath and told Daily Trust on Sunday that he would gladly go weeks without a bath.

“When I was unjustly incarcerated, we went for weeks without a bath, so what is three days?” he asked.

He was usually found seated on the elevated platform of the house where the names and pictures of eligible voters were pasted, reading his Quran. But after the elections were postponed, Shettima returned home in Duala, only to go back to his polling unit yesterday a few minutes after 8am.

At the time of his return, voting had commenced and despite putting his name as the first man on the queue, Umar Yusuf who owned the house where the list of voters were pasted said they could not wait for him to arrive so voting commenced without him.

Shettima had earlier assured that he would return to his polling unit on February 17th and camp there until Saturday, but days after visiting and meeting his absence in Dogon Agogo, our correspondent traced his home in Duala but met only Fatima who said her father had gone to work.

She confessed that on the first day he announced his relocation to the family, she had assisted him in putting his things together but it didn’t stop her from laughing and teasing him.

“I even fell to the floor laughing when he said he was going to spend three days at his polling unit. I passed his belongings to him and I laughed hard, but now I believe what he did was noble; he was sacrificing his comfort for a man whose actions as President led to his release. We all owe the president that sacrifice,” she said.

Fatima narrated that the family had been in despair when her father was taken away for about eight months without knowledge of his whereabouts or what offence he had committed.

“It was a trying time for us but even when he was later released, he never told me what the President did to save their lives until he spoke with journalists and I read it,” she said.

She also told our correspondent that her father had planned on staying at the polling unit till election day but was advised against it because many people started alleging that his actions were aimed at getting attention and financial benefits from government officials.

While corroborating his daughter’s story, Shettima said; “many people started saying that various government officials had given me money and that food stuff had been taken to my house. The rumour spread, so my brother who lives in Taraba State called and advised me to return home for fear that people may harm me,”

He recalled that he was unjustly arrested at the Bauchi motor park in Jos in 2015 and was moved to Borno State, where he described how hundreds of them were crammed in a cell for months. It was not until President Buhari came to power and demanded that the conditions of the cells be reviewed that Shettima said they were separated into 200 persons per cell and investigation into their arrest was carried out.

“When they found out that we were innocent, they released us with an apology. Before we were asked to go, the governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, invited us and apologized on behalf of the government. We were each given N10, 000 and a brocade to return home. They told us that it was routine to make such arrests but that after investigations, those found to be innocent would eventually be released.” It was that single experience that moved Shettima to spend three days at his polling unit.

He added, “I have done my part; I prayed about it before deciding to come out here and camp, I also prayed about today’s voting and I believe Allah will answer my prayers. Now, it is time for me to go back home and wait for the results,” he said before walking back home.

Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/man-who-spent-days-at-polling-booth-finally-votes.html

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Very late propaganda. The lifeless slowpoke has been retired by the crooked one.

We are finished. See results.

See the mumu post. It's obviously to vote out the incumbent. They don tire.

Is the judge mad?

ebusnwaoma:
Mr Livingstone Abani, the alleged HIV positive man Moesha Budoung reportedly slept with, has shared his test result to debunk the claim he described as false. 

Recall that a lady took to Snapchat to accuse the CEO of Madhaus Promotions/Entertainment of having the deadly STD and infecting lots of girls and celebrities. The alleged HIV positive man Moesha Budoung reportedly slept with, said he shared his test result because of his kids and promised to haunt the lady who has been paid to tarnish his image.

Here are test results he shared below; 



https://unclesuru.com/2019/02/21/alleged-hiv-positive-man-moesha-budoung-reportedly-slept-with-shares-test-result/

Lai Mohammed just informed me that this result is nursed. oops I meant doctored.

joshuisiukwu:
Jussie Smollett who went from being the guy everyone was sorry for, to being the most discussed over an alleged staged attack, has been charged with felony for filing a false police report.

The Empire Actor was accused of filing a false report claiming two men attacked him last month, a Chicago Police Department spokesman tweeted Wednesday night. A Cook County Grand Jury handed down the indictment late Wednesday, after grand jurors heard testimonies and evaluated evidence.

The brothers were caught on camera buying ski masks, gloves, bandanas, sunglasses and red hats before the attack, and Anthony Guglielmi said charges were approved by the Cook County State's Attorney Office and "Detectives will make contact with his legal team to negotiate a reasonable surrender for his arrest."

Here is the video of the brothers buying the supplies below;


The police who felt he was the victim before the recent revelation, found it weird he kept the rope around his neck for 42 minutes after the "attack," and were suspicious when he took them to the scene and immediately pointed to a camera which he said captured the incident. However the camera was pointed in the wrong direction. 

It was further alleged that the Nigerian brothers Abel and Ola told police they drove with Jussie in the days prior to the incident, scouting a location and even rehearsed the "attack."  The attack was staged, because Jussie knew the Osundairo brothers were leaving for Nigeria that day.

TMZ reported that Jussie Smollet who was charged with felony for filing false police report, risks being handed a three years jail sentence. 


https://unclesuru.com/2019/02/21/jussie-smollett-charged-with-felony-for-filing-false-police-report/

only 3 years jail time for Jussie for trying to cause more hate for the best President ever, Trump. All the prosecutors including the OP that brought this sad news are bastards. Jussie deserves no less than 7 years.

kingjomezy:
lol........ na now I know say you no well....two things wey I get for you
Go get a job
get paid and use it to buy sense

lazy thing .....i sure say you still dey your father house dey eat

Is it because you and your useless father share a room in a 'face me I face you' apartment? Why are you mad? I'm pretty sure your LovePeddler of a mother used to molest you when you were a kid. Lmao.

which naira is strong? is it our nigerian naira? those people at ABCON must be bastards...all of them together including the poster.

Ajengogo:
We have been married for almost 10 years now, with 5 kids. The last child is over 2 years old. My wife used to indulge me with sex a lot. And I enjoyed every bit of it. Sometimes I indulge her a lot too. I do sometimes resist it. Same with her too. Such has been our sex life so far; which has been good enough.

However, I started noticing a lot of reluctance in her each time I approach her for sex more than a year ago now. And it is getting worse these days. Each time I demand an explanation from her, she either complains of tiredness, headache or that she is seeing her period. The surprising thing to me now is that each time I touch her breast she cringes like a person that just stepped on naked electrical wire. Not to even mention several weird nightmares I experience each time I force my way, which even against my personal principles and ethics.

Note that I don't do sex like on a daily basis. Once or twice in a week is ok for me

Our sex life is dying. I don't know what becomes of this marriage without sex. And I do really love her. Any good suggestions will be appreciated

She doesn't love you any more. And She s fucking someone else. It's over bro. HML is over!

kingjomezy:
your destiny wey your village people don laminate with FUFU nylon lmao....You need spiritual help boy .And for you to insult my father and mother it shows you don't have one .You must be a product of condom leakage ....are you sure your dad is truly your dad? .......I know your dad he doesn't behave like this.......

Lmao. e pain am. Your bastard father and ashawo mother did not train you well at all. You dey form cyber warrior for your slut of a friend who is a runs girl. She got what she deserved. It would have been better if she died in the process do we have one less HIV patient in this world. You be typical slowpoke.

It's either gods or aliens. I'm pretty sure we were created by existing powerful being(s). I be live in life after death. I believe life is a test. We are to be filtered by our deeds and only the ones that pass this test called life would not be discarded.

lalasticlala:
Thank you

You too like snake

kingjomezy:
bros this girl is like a sister to me ....so shut up if it was your sister or close friend?

Tell your useless father and mother to shut up. You bastard. The bitch went for ashawo work and tripped. Lmao.

...and the blame game continues

I don't think it's the fault of the eatery. It shouldn't be closed down.

So his pact is to continue killing the poor with poverty until they are totally annihilated

Fake news!!! I will tell Lai Mohammed

dainformant:
Former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan, popularly known as 'Mama Taraba', was ferried with her SUV on a boat earlier today.

It was gathered that the ex-minister who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to United Democratic Party, UDP last year, had to be ferried across the river to continue with her campaign ahead of the election due to inaccessible road in the community in Taraba state.

Her convoy which had strong security presence, was also ferried on the wooden boat as the villagers welcomed her to their place joyfully after crossing the river.

Watch the video below;

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2019/02/aisha-alhassan-mama-taraba-ferrieds-across-a-river-on-a-boat.html

do you know what convoy means?

Don't worry guys. The elections would soon be over and the rituals will come to a halt.

Amosun seems smarter than Okorocha

What annoys me the most is how Hazard likes to be compared with CR7 and dwarf Messi

Just look at them. They should leave dog meat alone so they can grow well.

Melian:
Hey guys! It is my observation that a lot of Nigerians are victims of personal income overtaxation.

How much do you pay as income tax per month? Is your company accountant erroneously overcharging you? Drop your monthly/yearly income separating basic salary from other benefits and I'll tell you what your PAYE should be.

Also, are your taxes being remitted to the relevant tax authority on your behalf? Do you have a TCC to guarantee that? Every tax payer should have a Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC).

Good luck, y'all.

Hello. Are you still doing This? How can I calculate mine.

apelike1:
THERE ARE TWO TYPE OF TONGUES!
1. SPEAKING IN TONGUE (LANGUAGE OUTTA THIS EARTH. AND

2. SPEAKING IN OTHER TONGUES (LIKE SPEAKING IN CHINESE I UNDERSTAND NOT BUT MAYBE THE PEOPLE AROUND ME IN THE CHURCH CAN UNDERSTAND CHINESE MIGHT INTERPRET IT)


YOUR BRAIN IS IN CAP LOCKS MODE SO YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT

You be ode!