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The Church in Nigeria has been turned into a punching bag by mostly Christians who have had an un-Christ like experience with some of these Churches.

Many Churches in Nigeria every day render one form of assistance or the other to their members who are in need; just because the churches don't do it for the cameras or the beneficiaries themselves don't speak out on social media doesn't mean this isn't happening.

My Church during the Christmas gave bags of rice, groundnut oil, Maggi, salt, tomato pastes & cash to widows, the elderly & struggling youths; this is aside paying medical bills for members in the course of the year among others.

Yes, the experience with some of Churches can be better and should've been but just because you'd a terrible experience with your local church doesn't warrant a blanket condemnation of all Churches in Nigeria.

Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (GCON) saw 2023 Presidential elections as his best shot at becoming President of Nigeria; he didn't foresee the defeat he suffered (at the polls, PEPT & Supreme Court) & while fellow contestant, Peter Obi seems to have moved on, the PDP flagbearer & his close associates are still licking their wounds.
No other evidence buttresses this assumption than this insipid tweet by one of his spokespersons.

IfnobeGod20:
I am not a lover of Tinubu but nobody with his right sense will drag him for that policy. No economy grow while the citizens pile up money that suppose to be in circulation inside their wardrobes or holes inside their houses. This is the same policy Buhari through Emefiele brought last year before election and people like Tinubu and his cotravellers criticized but I and other learned Nigerians that want the progress of this country will never criticize such policy because it is for the betterment of the country. I hope you're not part of those that criticized Buhari and Emefiele last year on the same policy?

To answer your parting question; yes, I did. Having fine policies has never been our problem rather, it's the implementation that has k-leg.

The Naira redesign policy was one of such fine policies but implementation was where they got it wrong; as for this particular purported "Executive Order" that Chief Osoba made mention of, if it doesn't come with certain incentives, there's no way it'll work.

Can some of these elder statesmen just keep shut for a minute? You'd a private discussion with the President (who's your friend, ally, political party leader & former colleague) only to come to grant an interview disclosing something he wants to do (whether it'll succeed or not is another topic).
Whether he knows it or not, Chief Osoba has just set up the President for unnecessary drags.

Good news. While we wait with bated breath for the refinery to start refining crude oil, I think it's imperative to start educating majority of Nigerians that when the refined products (diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, premium motor spirit, etc.) start coming out from the Dangote Refinery, it won't automatically translate to a significant drop in the price of petrol/fuel in the country.

Most people are only anxious about the refinery to work because they believe it'll bring down the cost of fuel/petrol but that won't be the case; while there'll be slight drop in the pump price, the difference between what we're currently paying now & what will obtain when Dangote Refinery starts supplying fuel/petrol to major marketers may not exceed N200 per litre (i.e it could be up to but not more than N200 difference per litre).

Any hopes of fuel pump price going back to N165/L or even N220/L is a pipe dream; until we arrest the dwindling value of the Naira or reintroduce subsidies, we won't pay anything <N400/L even if PHRC & Dangote Refinery combined work optimally.

Ahmed0336:
I don't know why I have a feeling that Femi might succeed Sanwo Olu come 2027

I've that weird feeling too. Don't know what's cooking.

This is welcome development.

What an irony.

Instead of some commentators to scratch beneath the surface of this report, they're more interested in insulting FPMB & PBAT because that's the most convenient thing to do.

For me, I think this report is an indictment on northern governors and farmers who always blame the soaring prices of food stuff especially grains & cereals on the obvious security challenges in the region; while this is a contributing factor, this Daily Trust report has opened up another angle.

It's now obvious that our northern farmers instead of selling their grains at prevailing market prices, prefer to make a killing by selling to these merchants & moneybags from across our borders; now, where successive governments up till this point take the blame is that they've not done anything to make our borderlines more secured to prevent smuggling of critical foodstuffs out of Nigeria as well as trafficking of small and light arms.

What Government can do is to ensure food security first for the populace by setting up commodity boards, provide farmers with inputs at subsidized rates, off take farm produce from farmers at fair prices, encourage private investors to set up industries for processing some of these commodities (soy beans, sesame seeds, etc) into finished products instead of simply smuggling them through our porous borders as raw materials among other steps.

Where's Play Network owned by Charles Okpaleke? Tade Ogidan & Tunde Kelani shouldn't be on that list; they're legends in their own rights but when was the last time we saw any movies by the two of them in the Cinemas?

Lol. The GOC 302 Artillery Regiment, State CP & SSS Director will unfortunately approve this request; they'll receive payments in form of "logistics" from the man & deploy these operatives under highly vulnerable conditions.

While the man will be driving in a bulletproof automobile with his closest family, the security operatives will be riding in light skin vehicles that expose them to danger in case of attacks.

Aquila99:
No idea. But segun abraham dat BAT supported den against aketi is from Akokoland.. either 3 of dem, dont know if ajayi boroface will show up.

Segun Abraham & Prof. Ajayi Boroffice are washed up. Jimoh Ibrahim maybe a joker in this political game or another dark horse.

Aquila99:
Likely Olushola oke or kekemeke.

Do you know if they're from the same Zone as Aiyedatiwa?

blaise26abj:
Lol . Then you don’t know politics one bit . No permanent enemy or friend . By mid-2024 , they will all be chummy and all will be forgotten about Akeredolu . No be last year Queen Elizabeth die . How many people dey remember am . The world will move on VERY fast

Okay.

bhella10:
I believe he'll get it based on what he does with the little time left to the next guber. A wise man would continue with Akeredolu's blue print for a start. A good PR too will gloss things back a little bit.

Like you said, it's based on what he does with the little time left. I wish Ondo people well. May God also help Aiyedatiwa make the right decisions at all times.

LordAdam16:
Period.

You'll have a Rolls Royce Phantom sitting in your driveway and own a home overseas but let your security detail travel in a $25K basic Hilux through hostile territory. It's preposterous.

The IGP has to advocate for better operational and safety standards for his men. These PEPs can afford to armor their entire convoy and should be compelled to. After all the funds they'll use is ultimately coming out of the treasury.

-Lord

Apt! May I also add that this current IGP seems to me a lily livered man; someone incapable of having his own convictions & standing by them.

Nigeria's entire security architecture is a huge joke & those heading them are a bunch of clowns.

Any PEP or high networth individual in need of police escort should be made to transport their escorts in bulletproof vehicles as well instead of exposing them to die like chickens; this madness has got to stop!

If we keep allowing our security agents to die like this we're only further weakening our ability as a nation to respond to internal threats.

bjnice:
On the issue of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has settled that in the case of Jonathan's attempt to seek for second term in 2015.

If the new governor scales through and becomes APC flagbearer. He might spent 9 years on the seat as governor of Ondo State.

On the contrary Sir, the Constitution has been amended to make it impossible for a Governor or President to take the oath of office more than two times.

I think it was amended and passed into law either under the 8th or 9th National Assembly.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/new-law-stops-vp-who-completes-presidents-tenure-from-contesting-twice/%3famp

bhella10:
You are right. I hope he borrows a leaf from GEJ otherwise he would be reminded of this saga. Ondo politics is tricky

I hope so too. In all this, Ondo people are the pawns in this entire chess game because whether we accept it or not, Aiyedatiwa is more focused on how he'll get APC's ticket to contest next year's guber polls & win.

bjnice:
This is my thought process also. But I doubt if the new governor will agree to this. Seeing that it is the turn of his zone to produce a governor come 2024.

Yes, you're right. A friend of mine from Ondo actually confirmed this - that Aiyedatiwa's zone is the next to produce the next governor of the State.

If that's the case, I believe the people from the Zone would prefer their person to do 8yrs (4yrs x 2 terms) as against 6yrs or even 5½ yrs if Aiyedatiwa gets it.

According to the Constitution, he has taken oath of office now to complete Akeredolu's term, if he beats the odds to win the next governorship polls, he can't contest again after that.

MeGood91:
It will be difficult except dey want to do obaseki style

Lol, I don't think it'll be difficult. Obaseki had colleagues & a President who was sympathetic to his cause besides, he was almost done with his first term.

On the contrary, Aiyedatiwa doesn't have a President who's sympathetic to his cause & if his "eku orire" remark gets to be seen by his colleague governors, I doubt anyone of them would be sympathetic with him.

Furthermore, Ondo guber polls are holding next year, he'll not have enough time to build up a support base/structure within that time frame. If he seeks to decamp to PDP (which is an option should APC indicate they'll deny him their ticket, which I believe that's what would happen), what happens to the very strong, loyal & eager politicians in PDP who were just bidding their time?

It'll be interesting months ahead in Ondo State, politically speaking.

Knowing APC as currently held by the jugular by PBAT & his loyal stooge, Ganduje, this is the best deal Aiyedatiwa will get; completing Akeredolu's tenure only! Someone else will fly the flag for the party in the governorship polls for Ondo next year.

Got on the train (AKTS) for free today. The whole process was organized - from NRC to train passengers (at least, this was what I observed from the Idu Station where I began my journey).
However, I noticed there were still some empty seats on the train even after more passengers got on the train from Kubwa. For instance, the seat next to mine was unoccupied.
Meanwhile, can the train operators "reduce" the AC on that route? There's no time I use the train that the coldness of the coaches isn't a general concern; not just me.
Overall, it was a pleasant ride.

It seems David Oyelowo is now finally gaining the global recognition he deserved for a long time. If ever I/anyone was in doubt of his acting prowess, "Lawmen: Bass Reeves" certain cleared all doubts. Man ate that role & left nothing, not even crumbs.

We're fast losing a generation of legendary thespians.

May his soul RIP and God grant his family the fortitude to bear their loss.

Got my own ticket (AKRS) early hours of this morning.

However, I suspect a network glitch which occurred while trying to secure a seat on the train, led to me getting two tickets (two different seats numbers).

During the course of securing the seat online, the system timed out & logged me out. I tried again & after several minutes of waiting, I got a successful response. It appears the first one which timed out was actually ticketed but I didn't know that until I checked the app this morning to see I've got two tickets.

I felt pity for Diezani Alison-Madueke just reading her ordeal; I was almost moved to tears but then I remembered that the former Petroleum Minister like many other public officials before & after her, looted - and still looting - our commonwealth to the point of near bankruptcy.

So, while I give God the glory on her behalf that she's now born again & ready to confess her "sins" against Nigeria & its people, she should just remain in the U.K where the judiciary will promptly dispense her case & return a guilty verdict unlike Nigeria where the case may drag on till eternity yet, she will live large: driving around with heavy police convoy & probably even join APC.

On a more personal note, I pray she lives long inspite of her cancer & experience the genuine peace of God (now that she's born again) that surpasses all understanding.

Very beautiful work done by the contractors & kudos to the state government. Looks like the playing surface is synthetic, not natural grass.

Many of the current crop of Hausa-Fulani girls (especially those fine ones) have one hidden "skoin-skoin" or the other that only comes to the fore when their husbands cheat on them or when the "love" between them goes cold. It's even worse when the lady never truly loved or knew the guy properly before she was wedded to him.

A friend of mine from Kano State doing very well for himself was bathed in hot water by his "wife" while he was sleeping. The part of his body that suffered scalding (from his waist down) suggests she wanted to render him impotent not kill him. The wife - very pretty lady by the way - was a very young girl as at the time (she was still in university) this incident happened.

I'm confused; it appears to be true that Nigerians have a comprehension problem. I read that news report once & I immediately understood what the CBN said so when I read comments that suggest the report was ambiguous, I wonder if I read something else.

Anyways, the summary is CBN has unbanned Cryptocurrency/virtual assets. It, however, maintained its stance that Banks & other financial institutions cannot use depositors funds to buy or trade crypto or other virtual assets. Individuals & businesses involved in cryptocurrency trading can now legally channel their fiat currencies through the banks without any fear of their accounts being closed.

Is it possible he's on set & simply wearing a costume? Hakeem Effects does this very well; turning dark skinned actors to "albinos" or light skinned characters.

Spot on. Low purchasing power is the key challenge.

Gerrard59:
As expected. There were many businesses that had no reason to be there. I knew the rents would be high since it is a landmark destination and building, but some of the services offered by these businesses were priced so low due to poor patronage. So, I wondered how they would breakeven, let alone generate profit.



MSQ's items were priced higher than De Choice, INELS and the numerous supermarkets around. Really, the city had (I don't know of now) TOO MANY supermarkets for the small population and low purchasing power. That city and the wider state need factories and warehouses, not supermarkets. All sell the same item. No product differentiation due to low purchasing power and a largely homogenous population.