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Politics / How DSS Lied Against Magu, EFCC Boss - Sahara Reporters by benavatar(m): 4:00am On Dec 18, 2016 |
FACT-CHECK: Senate Confirmation: How DSS Lied Against EFCC Boss, Magu. Source:http://saharareporters.com/2016/12/17/fact-check-senate-confirmation-how-dss-lied-against-efcc-boss-magu 2 Shares
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Politics / Surviving A Recession by benavatar(m): 10:33am On Dec 10, 2016 |
Edwin A. Obasogie Management Series Vol4. 2016 SURVIVING A RECESSION A recession is a period of economic contraction in a country during which trade and industrial activities experience a decline. It's measured in economics by a decline in the country's GDP for two or more consecutive quarters. GDP (Gross Domestic Products) is the market value of all goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time, usually measured monthly, quarterly and annually. A recession is therefore usually characterised by massive job losses, business shut downs, hyper-inflation, scarcity of credits, capital flight, brain drain, increased crime rates, relocation of industries out of country, repatriation of FDIs (Foreign Direct Investments), gradual erosion of the middle class, etc. The middle and lower class must therefore switch to survival mode and adopt the following strategies: 1. Reduce spending as far as possible to basic essentials and increase savings 'cause cash takes its kingship position. 2. If you still have a job, cherish it and work very hard to keep it, ensuring that if your organisation has to lay off its workers, you won't be first on the list! Be exemplary, put in more efforts than the average employee, impress your bosses, develop yourself. 3. If you want to invest, target sectors that meet basic physiological needs of food, clothing, shelter, water, etc. This is where you'll have a higher chance of survival as it's where the "common man" will sill be spending. 4. Cash will be king! Huge opportunities also exist in a recession as people would sell off their assets cheaply in desperate need of cash. So, if you have cash in bank, keep it, buy cheap and wait till after the recession! 5. There will be Ponzi schemes targeting the now vulnerable masses with promises of fantastic returns on their investments. Remember, if it's too good to be true, it probably is! Stay off! 6. Diversify your sources of income asap, especially if you're in paid employment. Spouses should both work to support each other. Also try to make ur money work for you by investing the accumulated savings in non-risky ventures. 7. Be careful about lending to friendly borrowers this period because it would not likely be paid back as at when due. Give out only what you can afford to lose! For brevity sake, I'm unable to go into causes of Nigeria's current recession. Perhaps that will make a good topic header for another day. Have a beautiful day, it's a beautiful world out there,... Recession or no recession. |
Agriculture / Re: Palm Farmers And Processors. Lets Get Grow Our Business On Whats@pp by benavatar(m): 7:44am On Dec 10, 2016 |
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Agriculture / Re: Good News For Farmers & Farmer’s Co-operatives by benavatar(m): 5:55am On Dec 08, 2016 |
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Business / Re: FG Stops 571,000 Tonnes Of Foreign Rice From Entering Nigeria.. by benavatar(m): 8:44am On Dec 06, 2016 |
ibietela2:that's what u think Go to daleko rice market in lagos and see how the local rice are been reparkaged into foreign bags all in the name of greed, resold as foreign rice to make profit |
Business / Re: FG Stops 571,000 Tonnes Of Foreign Rice From Entering Nigeria.. by benavatar(m): 8:44am On Dec 06, 2016 |
ibietela2:that's what u think GI to daleko rice market and see how the local rice ate repackaged into foreign bags all in the name of greed, resold as foreign rice to make profit |
Agriculture / Re: Agricultural Seminar On Whatsapp by benavatar(m): 12:44am On Dec 05, 2016 |
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Politics / Re: CBN Illegally Funding Buhari’s Government, Says Sanusi by benavatar(m): 3:18am On Dec 03, 2016 |
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Agriculture / Re: Palm Oil And Palm Kernel Shell Exportation Training By The Palm Permutations by benavatar(m): 8:47pm On Nov 30, 2016 |
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Agriculture / Re: My Watermelon Farm Needs Help by benavatar(m): 9:21am On Nov 25, 2016 |
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Politics / APC Rally No Big Deal About Tinubu Absence by benavatar(m): 10:13pm On Nov 21, 2016 |
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Governorship Campaign in Odo State, Mr. Solomon Lalong, on Monday said the absence of the party leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and some South West governors at the party’s rally in Akure on Saturday did not make any difference. He said since President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, were present at the rally, there was no cause for alarm. Lalong who is the Plateau State Governor spoke with State House correspondents shortly after he and the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, met Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu and Governors Rauf Aregbesola (Osun); Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo); and Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos) were conspicuously absent at the rally held at the Democracy Park in Akure on Saturday. Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State was the only APC state governor in the South West who attended the rally. Tinubu and other governors who did not attended are believed not to be in support of the party’s candidate in the Saturday election, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu. But Lalong said their absence was not a problem to the party. He said, “That (their absence) was not a problem. We explained their absence. They sent in their apologies. You heard what happened there. “As far as we are concerned, the President who is the leader of the party was at the rally. The national chairman was also there. As far as we are concerned, everybody was there. “To the party, their absence did not make any difference. If a leader was not there and he has said he was not there because of ill-health, we have prayed that God will heal him.” The governor expressed confidence that the APC would emerge victorious in the Saturday election. He said he and Fayemi were at the Presidential Villa to thank Buhari for making time out to attend the rally personally. “We have finished our campaign. You saw what happened at the grand finale. We are not in doubt that APC will win the election in Ondo. “It is other parties that are scared of the APC and not APC being scared of other parties. “We have come to thank the President for going to Ondo for the grand finale rally,” he said. |
Crime / Buhari And The Child That Was Set Ablaze by benavatar(m): 10:58am On Nov 17, 2016 |
Buhari And The Child That Was Set Ablaze By Sabella Ogbobode Abidde A boy, less than 10 years, was set ablaze in Lagos – causing an uproar and condemnation at home and abroad. Yet, President Muhammadu Buhari is silent on this gut-wrenching and barbaric incident. Dead silent! Haba, is he not a father and a grandfather? What would it take for him to address the nation – or at least issue a statement condemning this most inhumane act. BY SABELLA OGBOBODE A boy, less than 10 years, was set ablaze in Lagos – causing an uproar and condemnation at home and abroad. Yet, President Muhammadu Buhari is silent on this gut-wrenching and barbaric incident. Dead silent! Haba, is he not a father and a grandfather? What would it take for him to address the nation – or at least issue a statement condemning this most inhumane act. Does this President not know that in addition to his many other roles and responsibilities, he is the sympathizer-in-chief? Does he not know that he must order the Police to immediately investigate the killing, and send condolences to the parents of the dead child? Does he not know? Or he simply doesn’t care. Showing compassion, and expressing sympathy, is part of what it means to be human and member of the civilized world. If this president does not show compassion in times like this, then, he forfeits his claim to respectability and morality. Not only is the President silent, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is also silent – and so is Governor Akinwunmi Ambode (in whose jurisdiction the killing took place). Members of the clergy are also silent. What manner of a country is this? Where are our men and women of conscience? Is the leadership of the country so out of touch, so inconsiderate, so indifferent, so callous, so iniquitous and so devilish that they are not touched by the killing of a child? Are they devoid of human feeling? If Buhari, Osinbajo and Ambode refuse to address the people and the parents of the dead child, then, Nigerians must reassess their relationship with these men. If members of the clergy fail to condemn this killing, then, we must think of them as no better than those who killed this child. May the sleep and happiness of those directly responsible for the death of that innocent child be disturbed. May their lives be forever haunted. Those who stood by -- hands folded or askance, laughing, jeering and deriving joy from the barbarism -- are also guilty of the crime. Law enforcement officers and elders who should have saved our child, but who watched without attempting to exhibit their humanity, are also as guilty as those who directly administered death. In times of war and conflict, women and children become causalities. Women and children and the elderly lose their lives in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and many other forsaken conflict zones. But in Nigeria, women and children and the aged are causalities almost every moment of the day. Even if there is a lull, Boko Haram is on a killing spree. The Niger Delta Avengers are gleefully destroying the nation’s oil infrastructure. While armed-robbers and criminal syndicates are busy preying on the people. That’s Nigeria – our Nigeria. My hope is that this unfortunate incident will raise public awareness against necklacing. And assuming there are no such laws, that the Nigerian National Assembly would enact appropriate laws that address this and related issues. By the way: how did we get to be a people that does not value human life? You go to Church on Sunday…you go to Mosque on Friday…you call on your God and gods; but then you turn around and destroy an innocent life?http:///2eIKJUC |
Food / Please Beware Of Plastic Rice by benavatar(m): 10:18am On Nov 17, 2016 |
The minute well being. Take a spoonful of rice and set it on fire. What happens next will make you tick. China remains the largest rice producer in the world. The Middle Empire harvests more than 200 million tons of rice a year and a large number is exported all over the world. However, cooks and consumers must be cautious: not only does this food contain pesticides used in Chinese agriculture, but according to The Korea Times, rice can also be manufactured artificially. The potato starch is mixed with plastic (synthetic resin, for example) and then takes the form of a grain of rice. The grains are then steamed with a typical rice flavor. Doctors sound the alarm against the consumption of this artificial product: three solid portions apparently contain as much plastic as a small plastic bag. An alarming fact! With these simple tricks, you can determine whether your rice is natural or stuffed with plastic: The water test Pour a tablespoon of raw rice into a glass filled with cold water and mix vigorously. If the rice falls to the bottom of the glass, everything is fine, if on the contrary it floats on the surface, be vigilant, because it surely contains plastic! The fire test Using a lighter and a match, burn a handful of rice. If it catches fire and smells of burnt plastic, you know what to do! Do not eat it! The mortar and pestle test When molding a few grains of rice with a mortar and pestle, the powder should be quite white. For artificial rice, you will notice a yellow discoloration instead. The mold test If you want to be sure that you do not risk anything with your cooked rice, put a small amount into a tupperware and leave it in a warm place. In a few days, mold will have to appear, otherwise it is that your rice is artificial. This is how to get it right: is the rice you buy natural or artificial? Show these different tips to all your friends so they do not take the risk of eating plastic for dinner! Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLX4mECEuhM 1 Like 1 Share |
Agriculture / Re: For Those That Are Interested In Buying And Selling Of Rabbit by benavatar(m): 7:15am On Nov 13, 2016 |
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Donald Trump To Be The The First America President To Work For Free by benavatar(m): 7:09am On Nov 13, 2016 |
Foreign Affairs / Donald Trump To Be The The First America President To Work For Free by benavatar(m): 6:54am On Nov 13, 2016 |
The Daily Mail reports that, speaking at an event in New Hampshire in September 2015 – Donald Trump Said: “The first thing I’m going to do is tell you that if I’m elected president, I’m accepting no salary, okay? That’s not a big deal for me.” He also reiterated the fact that he wouldn’t be taking a salary if elected during a Twitter Q&A when someone asked if he would forgo the salary if he won, to which he said: “As far as the salary is concerned – I won’t take even one dollar. I am totally giving up my salary if I become president.” Pretty crystal clear. I mean, it’s not like he needs it. Forbes has estimated that Trump’s net worth is around $3,7billlion. But, you know he IS entitled to it and I think it would be a cool move from the president-elect if he does indeed follow through and not claim a cent. |
Agriculture / Re: What Herbicide Can I Use For My Tomatoes Farm by benavatar(m): 4:14pm On Nov 06, 2016 |
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Agriculture / Re: What Herbicide Can I Use For My Tomatoes Farm by benavatar(m): 2:17am On Nov 06, 2016 |
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Agriculture / Re: You Can Now Join Agrobalm Agricultural Media On Whatsapp Via This Link by benavatar(m): 3:55am On Nov 05, 2016 |
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Agriculture / What Herbicide Can I Use For My Tomatoes Farm by benavatar(m): 3:44am On Nov 05, 2016 |
Please fellow farmers I need your advice on the type of herbicides I can use for my tomatoes farm which I intend to start next year (2 acres) I want to avoid weeding by all means during cultivation thanks advice and contributions welcome thanks |
Fashion / Re: Yetunde Barnabas Wins Most Beautiful Girl In Abuja Pageant (Photos) by benavatar(m): 9:34pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
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Politics / Re: Lady Recreates President Buhari’s Look by benavatar(m): 12:53pm On Nov 03, 2016 |
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Agriculture / Re: Who Knows This Pawpaw Specie by benavatar(m): 11:03am On Nov 02, 2016 |
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Politics / Re: The North Is mistaking the civility of the south for stupidity by benavatar(m): 10:24am On Nov 02, 2016 |
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