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Christianity EtcRe: I Was An Armed Robber At Age 14 - Odumeje (Video) by Augustine2244(m): 4:21pm On Oct 03, 2024
grin grin And that armed robber thuggish life is still in you,Riquid Metar.
Despite having claimed to repent and become a " prophet".
If not,why should you threaten to kill people making fun of you.
Well, you can take a pig out of the mud,but you can't take the mud out of the pig.
A thug is always a thug.
Full stop.
PoliticsRe: 500 Police Retirees Died While Fighting For Retirement Benefits – REPON by Augustine2244(m): 4:12pm On Oct 03, 2024
If not for a failed system,why should retired POs be fighting for what's legally and rightfully theirs?
A country governed by responsible leaders should take the welfare of the personnel of its security agencies seriously, putting in place appropriate facilities and adequate remuneration packages to make lives better for the officers.
Retired police men and co shouldn't be fighting for their pension and all that,but here in Nigeria, unfortunately their welfare is not given adequate attention like in countries of the developed world.
Even many African countries have far better welfare packages for their retired security officers than Nigeria.
HealthRe: Doctor Warns Excessive Masturbation Is Behind The Rise Of Male Health Problem by Augustine2244(m): 12:44pm On Oct 03, 2024
grin grin Over to you Vaseline crew Ltd.
PoliticsRe: Senate Will Never Allow Private Investigators—the Skeletons Are Too Many by Augustine2244(m): 6:00am On Oct 03, 2024
malali:
In a country where transparency and accountability are nothing more than catchy buzzwords to sprinkle into speeches, the Nigerian Senate has done what they do best—protect themselves from being found out. The recent rejection of a bill aimed at licensing private investigators in Nigeria is not just another legislative mishap. No, this is a calculated move—a masterclass in self-preservation. Because, honestly, how could a Senate filled with politicians lugging around skeleton-filled cupboards ever allow the existence of private investigators? It would be akin to handing out magnifying glasses in a hall of mirrors, inviting everyone to see just how deep the rabbit hole of corruption goes.

Let’s not pretend here. The rejection of this bill has nothing to do with procedural flaws or concerns about professional conduct. The truth is simpler and far more insidious: the last thing Nigerian politicians want is anyone poking around their affairs, peeling back the layers of secrecy they’ve so carefully cultivated. Imagine private investigators sniffing around, unearthing inconvenient truths—illegal contracts, shady deals, hidden mansions in Dubai. If private investigators were allowed to practice freely in Nigeria, we’d need a whole new National Assembly. And let’s be clear, no senator wants to be replaced by someone who actually has nothing to hide.

The Senate’s Worst Nightmare: A Truth-Exposing Society

Private investigators—trained professionals with backgrounds in law enforcement and intelligence—are commonplace in countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Their role is straightforward: they find the truth. But in Nigeria, finding the truth is not just discouraged; it’s a downright threat to the status quo. After all, how can you expect a room full of lawmakers to support legislation that may one day have someone investigating them?

Let’s consider the bill’s contents for a moment. It proposed to establish standards for private investigators to tackle fraud detection, corporate fraud, risk management, and even the investigation of government negligence. In essence, it’s the kind of bill that would have the political elite quaking in their agbadas. Because we all know what happens when the truth comes to light—it gets messy. It gets dangerous. And, in Nigeria, the truth is the Senate’s worst nightmare.

How could they possibly allow private investigators to expose the false narratives that many of them have woven into their public personas? These same politicians who stand before the electorate with their well-rehearsed speeches about transparency, honesty, and patriotism are the ones ensuring that no one is ever in a position to call their bluff. Private investigators in Nigeria? It would be the end of this deceitful charade they’ve built over the years.

Honesty is Bad for Business—Political Business

Let’s not forget that politicians have made an art of projecting a holier-than-thou image. Many of these senators have perfected the craft of playing victim, posturing as selfless defenders of the people. They claim to be servants of the masses, only to enter office and endorse fiscal policies that threaten the extinction of the very Nigerians who voted them in. But private investigators would have none of that. They’d shine a light into the dark corners of political offices, illuminating the greed, hypocrisy, and endless web of lies.

Imagine this: A private investigator following the trail of missing funds from a public project—money that was supposed to build schools, fix roads, or fund hospitals. Imagine that investigator tracing those funds to a hidden offshore account, owned by a senator who passionately argued for “fiscal responsibility” just the week before. If private investigators existed in Nigeria, they’d rip apart the falsehoods our politicians feed us. And that, my friends, is bad for business—political business.

A Culture of Deception Thrives on Ignorance

For decades, Nigerian politicians have thrived on the ignorance of the people. Without access to the tools of accountability—like private investigators—citizens are left to trust the very people who consistently lie to them. But who needs accountability in a system designed to reward deceit? In Nigeria, politicians assume office with one foot already out the door, ready to fly off to foreign lands as soon as the going gets tough, or the economy (which they’ve mismanaged) comes crashing down. They leave the mess behind, confident that no one will be investigating their misdeeds, at least not legally.

Private investigators would strip away the anonymity that many senators enjoy. They would follow the money trail, expose the hidden assets, and reveal the truth about “honest” politicians who preach water and drink champagne. And that’s the crux of the issue: truth is dangerous in Nigeria. It threatens the very foundation upon which the current political class stands.

The Lies Must Continue

The rejection of the private investigator bill isn’t just a legislative hiccup. It’s a loud and clear message from the Senate: we don’t want to be found out. In their world, lies are not just a tool—they are the lifeblood of governance. And as long as those lies remain intact, politicians can continue to enact policies that serve their own interests while proclaiming to care for the people.

In a society where private investigators were free to operate, the political class would face an existential crisis. The façade of honesty, the pretend transparency, the public grandstanding—it would all come crashing down. And that’s exactly why they’ll never allow it.

As it stands, the only investigating that goes on in Nigeria is the kind that ends up with the investigator in trouble. Who will investigate the investigators, after all? Certainly not the Senate. So, the politicians will continue to preach accountability while ensuring that no one can ever hold them accountable. And the Nigerian people? They’ll continue to live in a country where the truth is always just out of reach, locked away in the chambers of a Senate that has too many skeletons to ever risk letting them out.

Because, in the end, how can you allow private investigators to roam free when you’re the one hiding all the secrets?
My brother, you have said it all.
The criminals in the Senate would scuttle anything that would beam the light of investigation and probe on their affairs in office.
PoliticsRe: Israel Finally Got War It Wanted – Fani-kayode Reacts As Iran Fires Missiles by Augustine2244(m): 4:18am On Oct 03, 2024
grin Israel finally has a full plate of war omelette with a side dish of war salad and pie.
The truth is that it's not possible for Israel to fight several enemies all at once, focusing on each equally, hitting each equally.
It's not POSSIBLE!
There must be lapses, points of Vulnerability in Israeli defences and war coordination efforts.
The recent Palestinian attack in the occupied West Bank which killed several Israeli and injured many others,is a testimony to this fact.
PM Netanyanhu is going to push Israel into a deep quagmire of war which would have disastrous results for the country.
Even the Almighty US during the WW2 fighting Germany and Japan had moments of Vulnerability which opened the door for the Japanese bombing of the Pearl Harbor in US with its mass casualties.
So Israeli case won't be any different.
PoliticsRe: Port Harcourt Refinery Misses Seventh Production Rollout Deadline by Augustine2244(m): 10:33pm On Oct 02, 2024
GOFRONT:
shocked

It will Miss Eighteth and Nineth production rollout deadline. It's a Sure banker..........So long as Mele kyari and Tinubu continue to refine petrol from their private Refinery located at MALTA

#Maltagate
You have said it all, brother.
No need for long speech.
BusinessRe: ₦1541.94 To ₦1669: Naira Depreciates Massively Against Dollar After Independence by Augustine2244(m): 10:29pm On Oct 02, 2024
Nigeria is done for under Tinubu.
Can't we hand this country back to UK as an overseas territory or better still China?
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia Drops 3-Ton Thermobaric Bomb Sending Shockwaves In Ukrainian City (Video) by Augustine2244(m): 10:15pm On Oct 02, 2024
This war should have ended far back in early 2022 if foolish Ukraine had made concessions and compromise to allow peace reign, when Russia listed conditions for peace and end to the war.
One of which is giving up the Eastern and Southern regions of Ukraine which are ethnically Russian and Russian speaking, known as The Donbas.
Moreover Pro Russian separatists have long chafed under Ukrainian statehood and sought reunion with Russia.
They have clashed repeatedly with the Ukrainian central government over multiple issues including subjugation of their native tongue Russian,ban of use of Russian as medium of instruction in schools within the region.And this Donbas still clashed with the Ukrainian central government months before the invasion of Russia on February 24 ,2022.
Foolish Ukraine allowed itself be manipulated by the West and the result is the unending war.
NYSCRe: Corpers Outraged As NYSC Pays ₦33k Despite News Of Increment To ₦77k by Augustine2244(m): 5:42pm On Oct 02, 2024
easytig:
Ehyaa,It's like this tinubu government do you strong thing o, sorry
Eeyah! Your rabies is reaching the stage 4 where you will soon begin to bite people and foam at the mouth.
Take heart,I will call the veterinary doctor for your anti rabies vaccination.
Your rabies really do you strong thing.
Sorry, Rabid Rottweiler.
PoliticsRe: President Tinubu To depart for United Kingdom On 2-week Vacation by Augustine2244(m): 2:56pm On Oct 02, 2024
Philistine:
what exactly has he been doing that makes him deserve any vacation?
Lol! My brother,I wonder oo! He has been busy wrecking the country with hunger policies.
NYSCRe: Corpers Outraged As NYSC Pays ₦33k Despite News Of Increment To ₦77k by Augustine2244(m): 2:49pm On Oct 02, 2024
grin grin grin Otuocha! I mean Daaaaaa!
Ewoo!
Finally finally,Corpers don collect 33k like others before them instead of the purported "77k"
APC can never be separated from lies and propaganda like a crocodile and water can't.
Where are Jagaban hailers?
Are they no longer hailing him anymore,as their lord and saviour?
Lesson teachers will see SHEGE under this demonic government set up by Lucifer himself.
When they were voting, compound fools idiotically thought they were hurting Igbos and PO, peppering us.
But now, who's receiving red hot Chili pepper rubbed into their anus,prick and pussy now?
This useless APC government should long ago have been impeached in any sane country and an interim government set up till fresh elections could be conducted.
If not for Subjugated People Syndrome affliction Nigerians, this country would have witnessed a violent ground shaking revolution more intense than that of Bangladesh which ultimately forced out the former PM Sheikh Hasina.
Nigerians are the most cowardly set of Africans in existence and the criminals in government know this very well.
This is why they do what they do not bothering about the public reactions to it.
Would this useless government still be in power power by now in countries like Kenya,SA, Tanzania, Uganda?
Of course NOT!
We love to insult these Southern and Eastern Africans but they are ten times better than Nigerians in standing up to bad government, forcing it out, boldly taking their destiny in their hands.
Nigeria should have remained an overseas territory of UK, since it's obvious we are unable to properly govern ourselves.
A giant of Africa that is still unable to meet up with SA in development level

Giant only in tribalism, religious bigotry and useless protests.
Please UK should come back and recolonize us again since after 64 years of independence,we are still crawling instead of flying.
EducationRe: Gunmen Burn NOUN Study Centre In Imo State by Augustine2244(m): 12:36am On Oct 02, 2024
What's really wrong with youths in Imo state?
Why are they destroying facilities that's of great benefits to them,all in the name of aggrievances that might not even be worth it .
Well, this has long been a trademark of Hopeless Uzodinjo
PoliticsRe: My Shop Was Full But Now Empty Under Tinubu’s Bad Govt – Lagos Woman Fumes by Augustine2244(m): 9:50pm On Oct 01, 2024
Eeyah! How pathetic! But she must be one of them who voted out of tribalistic sentiments, those who wanted to teach PO and Igbos a bitter lesson,but VOILA!
Her vote is now teaching her a bitter lesson.
Foreign AffairsRe: Iran Fires Dozens Of Missiles At Israel by Augustine2244(m): 9:46pm On Oct 01, 2024
grin The funny thing is that the Iranian missiles won't do anything but would be mostly intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome, but when Israel fires hers back at Iran,there would be mass casualties, human and infrastructure wise.
It's foolish that makes a mouse fight the cat.
CrimeRe: Man Shares Video Of Policeman Who Claims He Has Never Taken Bribe In 25yrs (vid) by Augustine2244(m): 8:30pm On Oct 01, 2024
grin cheesy A policemen who has never taken bribe?
Am hoping to see a crocodile that eats grass.
Am yet to see any cobra that has no venom and is harmless.
RomanceRe: How My Edo Poly Lecturer Boyfriend Left Me With Twin Pregnancy To ‘japa’ by Augustine2244(m): 3:21am On Sep 30, 2024
grin Nne,God is your strength.Keep taking care of those twins because you never can tell what great fortune they can bring to your life.
Never mind the useless father.
Soon he will be ready to be a father and then he will be the one to look for the kids.
Child Desert in his life will force him to look for those angels,but then it will be too late and he will never get them back.
The lady really is courageous enough in not agreeing to abortion and carrying the pregnancy to full term, birthing the twins and raising them, all by herself.
She shouldn't worry because whatever climbed up must surely climb down.
Men who do this kind of thing deserve to be childless all the days of their lives.
CultureRe: Why Nollywood Actors Must Show Professionalism - Anthony Ada Abraham by Augustine2244(m): 3:06am On Sep 30, 2024
Thanks Goodness,there are still Nollywood movies of today drawing attention on the international scenes and many of which feature on Netflix and Amazon.
But more professionalism, creativity, research work need to be infused into the industry, particularly by these YouTube filmmakers.
They should learn to depend less on Housing estates as movie location and widen the scope of location choices.
Riversides, ordinary streets, in cities, towns and villages can be used.
They should make movies with storylines that align more with reality, not craps with unrealistic storylines and themes.
Christianity EtcRe: This Bible Verse Explains Why Islamic Countries Are Always At War by Augustine2244(m): 6:31am On Sep 29, 2024
grin grin We love to insult Islam at any given opportunity, but Muslims are a thousand times more charitable than Christians.
We are insulting Islam now but we hypocritically or ignorantly forget that in medieval Europe, Christians committed atrocities and massacres all in the name of converting or removing apostasy.
The notorious Spanish Inquisition of 1 November 1478 comes to mind.
Am not talking of the Portuguese and Roman Inquisitions.
Christianity EtcRe: Bodyguards Diligently On Duty At Oyedepo's 70th Birthday Celebration (Video) by Augustine2244(m): 6:05am On Sep 29, 2024
Racoon:
Why are these men always praying the Lord God Almighty to protect the sheepies but always goes about with endless armed-to-the-teeth retinue of security agents?
Lol! If they are truly serving Jehovah Elohim the Lord of Hosts,do they need security details?
Religious fools will not use their brains.
PoliticsRe: Nigerians Now See That Hunger Does Not Have Tribal Marks —Dr Yemi Farounbi by Augustine2244(m): 6:29pm On Sep 28, 2024
grin grin Lessons teachers have really understood that incompetence knows no tribal boundary.
They thought by voting foolishly on ethnic and religious sentiments,they would inflict pains and suffering on the Igbos,but alas, their voting came with unforeseen consequences.
Hyperinflation,ever increasing prices of fuel, foodstuffs and others.
Now the same lesson teachers are complaining louder than anyone else and protesting up and down, expecting Igbos to join.
Blatant lie.
Impossible.
Even the purported 77000 increment in NYSC allawee may not last long for any corp member on service.
The cost of travelling, foodstuffs alone will eat up half of the 77,000 , not to talk of finding an accommodation for any corp member who seeks privacy.
Lesson teachers are now learning their lessons.
Nairaland GeneralRe: These Are The Most Effective Way To Ruin Your Life. by Augustine2244(m): 4:05pm On Sep 28, 2024
Great post, but the Op forgot to add this.
One of the biggest ways to ruin your life is RELIGIOUS STUPIDITY!
It has and still destroying many people worshipping their religious leaders who totally brainwash them such that the default setting of their brain is exactly what the pastor says and directs, and not COMMON SENSE.
A certain materialistic pastor celebrated his 70th birthday and was gifted two Rolls Royce cars, and he won't sell them and give the money to charity.
Rather he would cling tightly to them like leeches because that's what he lives for.
Even Jesus Christ Himself stated that it would be harder for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle.
Most times I don't blame Daddy Freeze and some others who blast these business men masquerading as men of God.
Foreign AffairsRe: Why West Africa Is Now The World's Terrorism Hotspot by Augustine2244(m): 2:51pm On Sep 28, 2024
Jakumo:
The nightmare scenario you allude to is already unfolding in Northern Nigeria.
You can say that again with what's already on the news recently.
PoliticsRe: SGF Lists Tinubu’s Achievements Ahead Independence Celebration by Augustine2244(m): 4:49pm On Sep 26, 2024
grin grin Believe this government to your detriment.
I would rather believe Lucifer the father of lies,than this Ebin Pa wa government.
What CNG powered vehicles is these idiots talking about?
We are yet to see one on the road, not to talk of boarding.
I don't want to go further.
Please they should emphasize more on their bad achievements.
Because the North is now prepared to scuttle a second term of Ebin Pa Wa.
This Muslim Muslim sentimental idiocy won't work again.
PoliticsRe: SGF Lists Tinubu’s Achievements Ahead Independence Celebration by Augustine2244(m): 4:44pm On Sep 26, 2024
omowolewa:
I hope he list the bad achievements too
Lol!
PoliticsRe: Governor Mbah Unveils New Enugu City Project At Guangzhou Roadshow by Augustine2244(m): 4:43pm On Sep 26, 2024
The Igbophobic idiots would as usual develop Pulmonary Artery Disease, Hypotension over this.
Gov Mbah is really making commendable moves to transform Enugu state for the best.
Igbos are proverbial globally for their entrepreneurial, industrial and innovative abilities and from times past, Igboland has always had an intimate connection with the China and in particular the Chinese province of Guangdong.
Nigerian Igbos live there in the tens of thousands.
Igbophobic rabid animals won't like this.
China and Israel were among the staunchest supporters of Biafra during the war and also suppliers of arms to the Biafran army.
RomanceRe: Hookup: Benue Lady Takes Mattress After Man Fails To Pay For All-Night Sex by Augustine2244(m): 4:34pm On Sep 26, 2024
Lalami3232:
cheesy grin cheesy grin cheesy
The average non-virgin Nigerian woman was either into the public or private olosho industry. During this phase of their lives, they will say:
1. I can't date a broke man
2. I need a romantic man to take care of me
3. If you can't take me to Chinese restaurants, then forget going out with me.
4. My boyfriend must have a car.
5. If you can't buy me wigs and good iPhones bla bla bla, then forget it.
During this period eeh, their age mates can hardly get a bite of their kpekus. It was always been sold to the highest bidders (married men and some few young men). They look at young hustling guys and say "you're not my class".
When they start approaching the "newspaper season", they will relocate to one part of the country with the already dilapidated kpekus and start attending a church. Some of dem will even go as far as joining the choir.
No more revealing clothes anymore, no more showing of sagged cleavage. Then comes a "prince charming" who's ready to lay down his life for his Queen grin. He takes her in without doing any thorough research about her past. He forgets to know that "a new car is always far more durable than a roughly used car, even though you repaint".
They will attack us by saying "her past doesn't matter" and we will smile. They will call us sadists but we will only smile. They will tell us to face our lives but we will just 😊.
After some few years time, Mr prince charming creates another moniker to cry and tell us how his non-virgin aka borehole wife deceived him with paternity fraud.
Oga why you think say your non-virgin woman wey don sleep for plenty bed pass doctors go dey 100% faithful? Like VDM will always say, "y'all will learn in the hard way".
What do I even know sef aside enlightening my fellow men nationwide with the good news

Oga if you no meet your wife as a virgin, oga go for DNA test oooooo because boreholes aka non-virgins can't be trusted atall atall
My brother, you have said it all.
CelebritiesRe: Bobrisky Reveals Suicidal Thoughts Amid Corruption Allegations Involving EFCC by Augustine2244(m): 4:31pm On Sep 26, 2024
grin Eeyah! How touching?
Please what farmer misses the death or impending death of a fox which is a nuisance to agriculture?
Bobrisky is a nuisance and abomination to the natural order of human sexuality.
The world won't even notice if he finally commits suicide.
CultureRe: Why Africans Are No Better Than Monkeys by Augustine2244(m): 4:22pm On Sep 26, 2024
VeeVeeMyLuv:
And the annoying mods instead of deleting their comments and banning them will be clapping their hands thereby encouraging them undecided
Exactly my brother.I have complained about this for so long.
CultureRe: Why Africans Are No Better Than Monkeys by Augustine2244(m): 1:58pm On Sep 26, 2024
grin Beautiful post.
Let me point out this fact!
The monkey mentality is highly obvious in Nigerians on this forum.
In internet forums founded by people of white or brown or yellow races, opinions are expressed freely and when one doesn't agree with an opinion of another,he or she politely argues against it without INSULTS.
But on this NL,they would heap insults on you like they have been beefing with your family for ages.
Truly the Op is right.
On this forum,I discovered that millions of Nigerians have dormant genes of MADNESS lying within them, dormant genes of CAGED ANIMAL SYNDROME.
Christianity EtcRe: Newborn Baby Girl Dedicated To The Yoruba God Of Water, Osun (video by Augustine2244(m): 12:01pm On Sep 26, 2024
angryDedication to Yoruba goddess of the Water? Must it be in a dirty water body that might be infested with cholera and poliomyelitis causing micro organisms which can infect the child?
Foreign AffairsRe: Why West Africa Is Now The World's Terrorism Hotspot by Augustine2244(m): 11:51am On Sep 26, 2024
grin Despite the military regime taking over power in Mali, Burkina Faso, the two countries have more than half of their territories outside government control, meaning these areas are controlled by insurgent groups.
And these groups are increasingly waxing stronger, exerting tremendous pressure on the military regimes .
That's what will soon happen to Northern Nigeria with the kind of government we have currently.
PoliticsRe: Hardship: FG Announces Move To Tax More Nigerians by Augustine2244(m): 7:54am On Sep 26, 2024
grin Nobody is shouting Jagaban beyond 2027"
Lesson teachers are complaining and wailing.
Nigerians deserve this hardship for the next fifty years,till the gene of stupid ethnic and religious sentiments is diluted.

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