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TemplarLandry:
The mushroom lawyer is in his feelings.

Okutepa = oku ta epa (dead man selling peanuts) 😁

https://www.nairaland.com/7831144/all-eyes-judiciary-agenda-backfires

Who are the people liking this comment…I’m quite curious.

Buckeyemedia1:
Sorry for Peter Obi, after all the hype & gra gra, Na Court em still end up?

Useless selfish minded political goat.

Tribalistic, dumb enemy of democracy.

Sooooooooapy (Eheee)
Sooooooooapy
Soooooooooooooooapy (in daddyshowkey's voice)

EkelediliBuhari:
I said it before

It’s an infringement on a woman’s right to her body. Omaha should have a choice whether or not to allow a baby grow inside her

Don't you also think the baby has a right to live. At least there's a presumption to that effect.

It won't be business as usual in 2023.

Of course it is. The legal frameworks against cybercrime include Section 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act 2004, Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006, and the Cybercrime (Prevention, Prohibition, etc.) Act 2015. Going by the book,upon conviction, a person found guilty of cybrcrime would get a minimum sentence of 7 years.

Nigeria is a densely populated country of approximately 200 million people. In accordance with recent statistic, the youth make up about 60perc of Nigeria's population. Apparently, one of the major indices for assessing the state of a nation is the general well-being of the youths. The youths of a nation are always at the receiving end of the effect of bad governance. Taking Nigeria as a case study, are the youths faring well in every material respect, are they well positioned to have a say in the grand scheme of things, do the youths have hope in the actualisation of a better Nigeria! Let's not play the ostrich, the average Nigerian youth will definitely answer these questions in the negative. Bad leadership particularly at the center, is a virus that has bedeviled the nation over the years, as a result the future of the average Nigerian youth has been left hanging in the balance. It is heartrending that Nigeria's unemployment statistic has skyrocketed to a staggering 33.3perc (Nigeria currently ranks third in the world), Like they say, numbers do not like. It's an established fact that stagflation and insecurity which are off-shoots of bad leadership has brought the nation to her knees. The effect of these pointers to retrogression is that many have resorted to cybercrime and all sorts of criminal activities as seemingly the only foreseeable way out of the economic doldrums, some other persons of means have left the shores in search of greener pastures, unfortunately, many are stuck here and constrained to slugging out their survival one way or other. Despite the aforesaid, the youths have over the years been apolitical, and as such have failed to carry out their civic responsibility of exercising their franchise by engaging in political activities. This has resulted in the youths being qualified pejoratively as keyboard warriors. If you fail to go for what you want, you are constrained to taking whatever comes. In the words a medieval Greek Philosopher Plato, "one of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors".

A take-home from the #ENDSARS protest is the fact that when Nigerian youths act in unison, they are almost unstoppable. Having said that, I am firmly of the opinion that an #ENDSARS part 2 cannot savage this nation. We must be actively involved in the political process. This is the time to relegate to the background the age-long stereotype of politics being perceived as a dirty affair no one other than the well-known politicians should engage in. No one can cause a change from the outside, it is only through actual participation that we can proffer solutions to Nigeria's predicaments. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, "the ballot is stronger than the bullet".
The percentage of voter turnout in the 2019 election stood at 35.66 % with a total of 84 million registered voters and a turnout of 28.6 million (this is very poor and unacceptable).
The Northwest had the highest voter turnout in the 2019 election which was won by Muhammadu Buhari. Kano, Kaduna and Katsina comes first, second and third with a voter turnout of 1.96million, 1.71million and 1,62million respectively. Lagos comes fourth and is the only Southern state among the states with the highest voter turnout with 1.16million votes. Jigawa, another Northwestern state comes fifth with a total vote of 1.15million.
The South had the least voter turnout in the 2019 presidential election. Bayelsa tops the list with a vote of 336,000 and Abia comes second with 334,000 votes. Ebonyi, Ekiti and Cross River follow. A chunk of those who did not turnout to vote in the 2019 Presidential election are the youths known rather to opt for meddling with their phones at the comfort of their abode. Sometime in 2018, the extant President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the "NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN BILL" into Law which amended some provisions of the constitution by reducing the age limit for eligibility to contest elections in Nigeria. However, lack of finance has been a major huddle against youth participation as it relates to contesting elections under the platform of the major political parties. The purchase price for the APC Presidential form is a whopping 100 million while that of PDP is 40Million. The APC also fixed N50 million for governorship aspirants, N20 million and N10 million for senatorial and House of Representatives aspirants respectively, and N2 million for state House of Assembly aspirants. This is quite exorbitant, in the light of the fact that this is a country in which about half of her populace are living in abject poverty to the extent that Nigeria is now dubbed "the poverty capital of the world". Nevertheless, let's not focus on the negatives, young Nigerians can register their own political parties and contest elections under more convenient platforms. We may want to give ourselves a million and one reasons not to strive to halt this unfavorable status quo of ineptitude at the upper echelon of leadership. Some may keep reciting the old mantra of "only the two major political parties have structure". Now let's bring the issue of structure home, what structure does the two major political parties have aside focusing on buying votes of many electorates (for meagre sum) particularly in the rural areas. These electorates in the rural areas (whose votes are being bought by the major political parties) have been very religious in carrying out their civic responsibility as opposed to their urban counterparts. This is a clarion call for the youths to rise up to the occasion in 2023. We can't keep fiddling while Rome burns. Being indifferent to our civic responsibility has a costly effect in that, bad leadership has a domino effect.

I believe in meritocracy and as such, the best hands should be given a chance to do the job. I don't want a situation where one Mr. Favoritism emerges as the 16th president of this nation, and starts appointing a tout as Minister of Transportation and other appointments in like manner. Is that the Nigeria we have always envisioned! A Nigeria wherein an aspirant would audaciously tell Nigerians, "it is my turn". Has Nigeria now become a lady of easy virtue men of low morals have in turns! A country that is in dire strait and in desperate need of a leader in every sense of that word, a country that is on the edge of a precipice, a country that is dubbed the poverty capital of the world, definitely needs a leader that can pave the way for positive transformation. Why should the future of over 200million Nigerians be held sway by one man's ambition. We cannot allow politicians who are obviously suffering from incurable megalomania to hold the future of a country with great potentials to ransom. It is worthy of note that whenever we vote in an incompetent leader, Nigerians across all divides suffer the repercussions. Petty ethno-religious sentiments have not in any way ameliorated the sufferings of that man in Okirika dress rather it has excercabated it. I do not subscribe to the cliche that "all politicians are the same". In my opinion, sound leadership has nothing to do with being a saint. The two core qualities we ought to look out for in a quintessential leader are integrity and competence (who comes to mind!). My dream as it patterns to this country is in sync with that of all well-meaning Nigerians, which is to see Nigeria work in my lifetime. The issue bordering on who is to succeed PMB concerns all Nigerians and being apolitical is not an option. To a very large extent, our leaders determine the fate of the nation. We must consciously desire a better Nigeria and work assiduously towards its attainment. A Dutch scholar once said "while it may be true that God made the heavens and the earth, we made Armstadam with our own hands". If the late Lee Kuan Yew could change the fortunes of Singapore so much so that the people of Singapore still showers encomium on him posthumously, it goes without saying that our leaders could make or mar the country. Bad leadership has a domino effect. I implore all Nigerians of age to get their PVCs and vote with a conscience devoid of sentiments.

Wow!
I am an accredited agent of the Corporate Affairs Commission. register Companies, business name and the like. Efficiency and thoroughness are my keywords. Please, let me know how I could be of help.

JaceBlaze:
The only top 10 I needed this morning

OG

All is well

Ogonisoul:
Thanks so much for your time in educating us

Thanks for taking out your precious time to read through.

One of the issues I have always pondered on lately is why societies all over the world, through their various law enforcement agencies are always fighting tooth and nail to ensure that drug addiction and abuse is eradicated or controlled to say the least, while gambling is legalised in most countries of the world. Merriam Webster defines the word "addiction"  as "a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted". One can easily deduce that being addicted implies that the person in question has little or no control over the substance, behavior etc. This is exactly why it is said to be compulsive. Now, what is "gambling"? Gambling simply put is the act of risking something of worth, in the hope of getting something of even greater value and reward in return. 
In a country clouded in hopelessness like Nigeria, the human mind is bound to crave
some form of hope of financial transformation. Gambling avails a psychological need called "hope". After staking a bet, a gambler takes great pleasure drooling over his potential win, with great optimism quintessential of being convinced that he is exploring the world's best investment. On realizing he has lost, he takes solace in the believe that every dog has its day. As hope springs eternal, it becomes somewhat like an herculean task to break loose from the shackles of gambling. Also worthy of note is the gambler's conscious or subconscious doggedness not to let go of his losses. This is basically the gambler's psychology.
Gambling usually puts the gambler through the ordeal of an emotional rollercoaster of hope and dejection. This is bad for one's mental health as this ugly episode can in the long run degenerate into depression, suicide or other heartrending effect. We must realize also that a gambler is usually unproductive as he could take hours to forecast a game and also keep tabs on the latest score(s) (particularly when he stakes on football matches). We can't continue to play the ostrish on a fundamental issue as this, reason being, a touchstone of one's wellbeing is understanding that abstinence from anything that causes mental stress is necessary. For purpose of clarity, gambling is not a crime in Nigeria or most parts of the world, nevertheless, there is no necessary connection between the legality of an act and its effect on our mental health. I boldly state with immense certitude that gambling is the worst addiction ever. I state, notwithstanding that this submission of mine might not sit well with those who are knee-deep in the act. I mean no offence to anyone though...just my two-cents' worth. Please leave your comments below if any on the subject matter.

Spot-on

Hamilton1:
Ewedu nd Amala at it again,
Am nt surprised

Does it matter where he's 4rm. U should stop paying much attention to trivial issues like ethnicity, religion and the like. In the words of Socrates, " i'm neither Athenian nor greek but a Citizen of the world".
It's extremely wicked, shockingly evil nd vile of him, if he actually perpetrated such. This is not rape, it's defilement. The difference is, the issue of "consent" does not arise.

Rotjijatau:
We have to understand that Nigeria's case right now can only be salvaged by God. Nigeria cannot survive lockdown to effectively tackle the spread of this pandemic, yet coming out to look for food will be at risk of contacting the virus. Now is the time to see the consequences of electing our past and present leaders. We will all suffer it together.

U r spot-on brov

Nate Dogg with d unque voice

aprimama:
That's why we get high
Cos you'd never know
When you gotta go

Those lines are "Illmatically" dope

NwaNimo1:
Life's a bittch.....and then you die.

Nas & AZ 94

So dere is an exception to d "Malian Rule" of 2019

Listen 2 "chaining day" by J. Cole...dat's wat he was talking bout

Biggie did wat !

babecode:
Uti Nwachukwu, Lilian Afegbai and Juliet Ibrahim have reacted to the video of BBNaija housemate, Tacha, hurling insults and pushing her fellow housemate, Mike.

Tacha was crossed with Mike and other male housemates for getting drunk at the house party last night.

https://all-gists..com/2019/07/bbnaija-uti-juliet-ibrahim-lilian-reacts-as-tacha-fights-insults-mike.html

I dont seem 2 understand...Biggie shuld do what!?

JasonScoolari:
So says the Professor with the lips of a swollen pussy.

The lifeless drunkard has never for once send a congratulatory message to any victorious candidate he lost to, rather, he will send threats that dogs and baboons will soak in their blood OR he will make the country ungovernable for the winner, Let us get the records straight here.

If he is expecting any congratulatory message, he should kindly tune his Kchibo radio to Yobe and Borno FM.

And as for the Pussy lips professor, he should know that you don't force a man to do something against his will.

God bless the PDP.

Brilliant...I'm proud of u. @ least we still av Nigerians who r spot-on up dere.

Mrkumareze:
small boy with big God

Small boy wit big money...

lilmax:
I no even like the song sef

I don't know why it's so hard for me to flow with cole

D reason is obvious nd dere is no need 2 belabor it...he's 2 deep 4 u

Angelfrost:
Guy, I was merely trying to be civil, I really don't care 2 cents about your ego, and unnecessary loyalty to your club. Taking your arguments to ridiculous proportions won't change the fact that younger, barely experienced Soljkaer is currently doing a better coaching job than supposedly more experienced Sarri (Don't even bother pushing this), and that Chelsea has largely under-whelmed so far this season.
I will concede that they did well in their last game, but I was being holistic (the last 6 games of both teams).

Chelsea's problem this season has bin lack of a prolific striker...besides dat d overall play of d team has bin spot-on. Sarri has bin greatly impactful. Remember even an average coach like RDM won d champions league wit chelsea afta takin over 4rm AVB. OGS hasn't even had up 2 10 EPL matches nd u nd oda man-u fans alike r already drawin hasty conclusions...NOTE: dis is his 1st nd only big test so far nd it was obviously nt a convincing win. I can assure u Man-u fans will eventually b humbled...

Easier said...OP wake up 2 reality
5) Prepare your mind not 2 vote for Buhari in FeBUHARI

YossyInfo:
There is no doubt, the ongoing strike, championed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, is a sad tale as this could cause major disruptions in the school calendar. But YossyInfo is here to give you things students can do during the ASUU strike that will help you benefit from your stay away from school.

Start a business
As an undergraduate, this is the best time to start a small business. Launch out that business idea you have been nursing. You are not too young to be an entrepreneur, use this period at home to start a small business. The good thing is that you do not necessarily need a large capital to get started. You can also use social media as a tool to leverage your business.

Learn a new skill
There is no better time to learn a skill than now. It could be photography, jewelry making, baking, producing music, writing etc
Be determined to learn and be good at it, it will give you an edge and provide opportunities for a side hustle, it will help build your self confidence and give you value for time invested.
After learning, don't hesitate to put the skill into practise even when school resume again. This will enhance the skill and make you perfect in it.

Get a job
While at home, you can as well make money. Get a job as an intern or assistant in an office or company preferably close to you, so you won't spent too much on transport fares.
You can get a job as an apprentice at a creative studio or salon, you may also decide to go for something freelance like writing or blogging.
The money made may not be much but it may be enough to take care of some needs. Working is fun and educational.

Volunteer
There is a measure and sense of accomplishment that come with service to humanity. It exposes one to great opportunities like traning, travel etc
Volunteering is a great way to give back to the society. You can volunteer for, NGOs to better the society or a number of empowerment programs tailored for young people where certain skills you possess may be needed.

tstx:
Pictures can be deceiving

In dis case...it is wat it is. His preek cannot b deceiving him.

chiboy1116:
. But have this guys ever wondered why Messi doesn't reply any of his critics ...jesus Christ , see bah if Ur blessed u no need shout , u no need shake body too much , just move one leg everywhere go shake . I am no Messi fanboy , but with the way this guys ( maradona,Pele,zico, and other retired great players) come at him , I have never seen any reply from Messi .

Pele say Messi get one skill , Baba score hatrick
Maradona talk him own , Messi do him own thing
Zico talk him own , Messi no send him do him thing . Him talking na for pitch . I just wan see Pele face when Messi break that him all time competitive goal record . Lolx.




Its not easy to be this great and have this kinda humility . If u think I am lying , ask a certain Portuguese how he deals with criticism.

It might nt be humility as u think...it culd just be a tin of timidity.

Begino1:
Tramadol and codeine at work.

This has notin 2 do with the aforementioned...dis is quintessence of pervertedness.

Begino1:
Tramadol and codeine at work.

This has notin 2 do with the aforemention...dis is quintessence of pervertedness.