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Politics / Re: How Reno Omokri Slapped & Beat Me - Ex-Wife, Tuokpe (Pix) by bigpicture001: 8:59pm On Sep 08
It's Peter Obi dat caused it
Politics / Re: NNPC Conditions: Dangote Refinery May Dump Local Market, Export Petrol by bigpicture001: 2:45pm On Sep 08
otherway:
I saw this coming.

"On Saturday, the NNPC stated that it would only fully offtake petrol from the refinery if the market prices of PMS were higher than the pump prices in Nigeria"

I knew that the moment NNPC decides to be the sole buyer, they will try to make the price so high so much that Nigeria will start to wonder if Dangote ref has brought succour or hardship.

Now they probably want Dangote to be the one to announce fuel price so Nigerians will hold him responsible for price hike...

Dangote wants NNPC to announce price since they are the ones selling to Nigerians but NNPC don't want to take the heat from Nigerians.

If Dangote is given the freedom as a private entity to sell at his desired price to any marketer he wants be it agip, con oil and so on, I bet Nigerians will have respite.

But as we all know, NNPC is a currupt system and they will always want to make insane detrimental profits, they will do whatever they can to stop dangote from supplying the fuel at his desired price.

U truly have been follow...so so spot on!
Politics / Re: How Much Does Dangote Pay In Taxes And How Much Does Lagos Generate From Alaba? by bigpicture001: 8:11am On Sep 08
Goodvibes007:
Alaba markets traders pay extremely little tax. They keep two bank accounts. You go to buy a TV, they give you a private account to pay into. You go buy oraimo cord, they give you their business account to pay into.

Large cooperation drives the economy of states and countries. This is common knowledge.

They pay little but multiple taxes...now that multiple taxes are monthly and some yearly....then multiply them by the number of traders...and know Ur result.....

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Politics / Re: We are not sole offtaker, no guarantee of lower prices - NNPCL replies MURIC by bigpicture001: 4:40pm On Sep 07
Story for the gods....
Business / Re: FIRS imposes N50 Levy For Transfers From ₦10,000 & Above by bigpicture001: 4:38pm On Sep 07
Opay customer mk una sef experience wetin we the customers of normal banks they experience since Na..scores 1:1

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Politics / Re: Federal Government Introduces Electronic Money Transfer Levy by bigpicture001: 4:36pm On Sep 07
Only fintechs bank customers where sent this...cuz DMB's customers have long been paying this shit
Politics / Re: Federal Government Imposes New Electronic Money Transfer Levy! by bigpicture001: 3:45pm On Sep 07
One CBN two bank policies...

I own a first monie and access closa POS machine ..I HV been paying this 50 naira levy whenever monies enter into my acct from anywhere above 10k..

Again, I am still taxed 7-8k monthly after monthly biz by the FG and it is called withholding tax...while these opay and MoniePoint machines don't charge them...it's so unfair of the FG, to grant national banking licence to these fintechs and yet exempt them from normal DMB charges whilst claiming they are small banks that help poor people.....

Nonsense CBN
Politics / Why Do African Leaders Do This..? by bigpicture001: 3:39pm On Sep 07
Every year they have a continental conference with world leading blocks, the US, Russia, China and the EU...

The EU and the US usually fly down to Africa and have them converge in a gigantic conference centre in the continent's unity building and then address them...but China especially summon them to show up in Beijing as Dou they are small children and am usually suprised at the speed these African leaders heed the summons...

Why is this so?
Romance / Re: Please Can Someone Advise Me What Business Can I Invest With 250k by bigpicture001: 3:20pm On Sep 07
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
Pay-charge store,that's where people pay to charge their phones......You can also be selling pure water,soft drinks and add a POS to it......

But then again,that #250 won't be enough...cuz you'll need money to buy a refrigerator and a generator.... it's well with your soul bro..

There is now light mostly 17hours daily
Foreign Affairs / Re: U.S Warns Putin: 'Stop Talking About Our Elections' (Photos) by bigpicture001: 12:22pm On Sep 06
Ebte author=vowiski post=131877600]Clowns

The only country that can turn the USA to a radioactive dust cheesy[/quote]


See u... So the US doesn't have nuclear weapons in its thousands also..?

Do u know the US use to have more than Russia and decided to lead by example to dis-integrating them to encourage Russia to follow suite...Russia didn't follow, that why they have more than the US...but the difference is not even up to 70...which France and the UK can cover for


For Ur information, the Biden administration as given a go ahead for the US to begin again building more nuclear silos...as it see Russia threat as disturbing and china's refusal to slow down on accumulating more as threatening....

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Properties / How Can Government Solve This Expensive And Insufficient House Issues by bigpicture001: 10:47am On Sep 06
..please people let's suggest how.i believe some government officials are also here and might learn one or two from.people...

Lets role out suggestions
Politics / Re: Terrorism Financing: Police To Question Ajaero On September 25 by bigpicture001: 10:19am On Sep 06
Who has noticed that since Tinubu came to power his security agencies are now very itchy to charge everyone with terrorism, knowing it a huge capital punishment that may not get u a bail in court...

Emefiele, Blord, etc and now Ngige...

Everyone finances terrorism except Tinubu Nd his gang

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Politics / Re: Sell Your Depot's As Scraps Before It's Too Late,otedola Tells Depot Owners by bigpicture001: 7:19pm On Sep 05
BitterTruth0001:


They don’t buy in quantity that needs depots

They buy in tankers . Maybe 1 or 2 tankers and store into the underground tank at the filling station

But I don’t think all the depots should be dismantled

Depots don't sell to one to 5 tankers....

They sell to minimum 20 tankers...if u have just one station..u HV to collaborate with a major player to joint buy..so u can get Ur share ..

They buy in quantity
Foreign Affairs / Re: Burkina Faso Issues New Passports Without West African Bloc's Logo by bigpicture001: 6:24pm On Sep 05
ECOWAS shld leave them alone..wen they are done with Russia they will seek socialisation....all her citizens shld b barred from ECOWAS states

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Politics / Re: Sell Your Depot's As Scraps Before It's Too Late,otedola Tells Depot Owners by bigpicture001: 4:41pm On Sep 05
Dangote cannot b producer and marketers at same time ..

So wen marketers buy, they need a place to store before disbursal to the locality they are

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Business / Re: Dangote Controls 21% Of Lagos Economy Yet He Never Claims To Develop Lagos- Reno by bigpicture001: 3:04pm On Sep 05
Building a place and owning a business there are two different thing....

Alot of non Yorubas I meet live there for over 20 years and still can't speak the language, while some others mix up and speak fluently in 2 years
Politics / Re: We Might Vote A Goat To Remove You - Tinubu's Loyalist Laments Hardship by bigpicture001: 2:23pm On Sep 05
Even if a surveillance drone shows every Nigerian vote another candidate in the 2027 election...INEC will still declare Tinubu winner

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Foreign Affairs / Re: The Isreali Munich Olympics Massacre by bigpicture001: 11:25am On Sep 05
The isrealis never gave up


Following the incident, operation commander Michael Harari ordered the mission to kill Salameh be aborted. The Kidon team, however, elected to ignore the order and tried one more time to kill Salameh. Intelligence placed Salameh at a house in Tarifa, Spain. As three agents moved toward the house, they were approached by an Arab security guard. The guard raised an AK-47 assault rifle, and was immediately shot. The operation was aborted, and the team escaped to a safe house.[31]

In the aftermath of the Lillehammer affair, international outrage prompted Golda Meir to order the suspension of Operation "Wrath of God".[32] The ensuing Norwegian investigation and revelations by the captured agents compromised Mossad assets across Europe, including safe houses, agents, and operational methods.[33] Five years later, it was decided to recommence the operation under new Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and find those on the list still at large.[34]

Mossad began surveillance of Salameh's movements after tracking him to Beirut during late autumn of 1978. In November 1978, a female Mossad agent identifying herself as Erika Chambers entered Lebanon with a British passport issued in 1975, and rented an apartment on the Rue Verdun, a street frequently used by Salameh. Several other agents arrived, including two using the pseudonyms Peter Scriver and Roland Kolberg, traveling with British and Canadian passports respectively. Some time after their arrival a Volkswagen packed with plastic explosives was parked along Rue Verdun within view of the rented apartment. At 3:35 p.m. on January 22, 1979, as Salameh and four bodyguards drove down the street in a Chevrolet station wagon,[35] the explosives in the Volkswagen were detonated from the apartment with a radio device, killing everyone in the vehicle. After five unsuccessful attempts,[36] Mossad had assassinated Salameh. However, the blast also killed four innocent bystanders, including a British student and a German nun, and injured 18 other people in the vicinity. Immediately following the operation the three Mossad officers fled without trace, as well as up to 14 other agents believed to have been involved in the operation.[36]

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Foreign Affairs / Re: The Isreali Munich Olympics Massacre by bigpicture001: 11:23am On Sep 05
The hunt for main mastermind

Ali Hassan Salameh


Mossad continued to search for Ali Hassan Salameh, nicknamed the Red Prince, who was the head of Force 17 and the Black September operative believed by Israel to be the mastermind behind the Munich massacre. This belief has since been challenged by accounts of senior Black September officials, who say that while he was involved in many attacks in Europe, Salameh was not at all connected with the events in Munich.[29]

Almost a full year after Munich, Mossad believed they had finally located Salameh in the small Norwegian town of Lillehammer. On July 21, 1973, in what would become known as the Lillehammer affair, a team of Mossad agents shot and killed Ahmed Bouchiki, a Moroccan waiter unrelated to the Munich attack and Black September, after an informant mistakenly identified Bouchiki as Salameh. Six Mossad agents, including two women, were arrested by local police, while others, including the team leader, Michael Harari, managed to escape back to Israel. Five of the captured were convicted of the killing and imprisoned, but were released and returned to Israel in 1975. Victor Ostrovsky claimed that Salameh was instrumental in leading Mossad off course by feeding it false information about his whereabouts.[30]

In January 1974, Mossad agents covertly deployed to Switzerland after receiving information that Salameh would meet PLO leaders in a church on January 12. Two assassins entered the church at the time of the meeting, and encountered three men who appeared to be Arab. One of them made a move for his weapon, and all three were then immediately shot and killed. The Mossad agents continued into the church to search for Salameh, but did not find him. In a short time, the decision was made to abort the mission and escape.[31]

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Foreign Affairs / Re: The Isreali Munich Olympics Massacre by bigpicture001: 11:21am On Sep 05
The revenge continues

Three attacks quickly followed the Lebanon operation. Zaiad Muchasi, the replacement for Hussein Al Bashir in Cyprus, was killed by a bomb in his Athens hotel room on April 11. Two minor Black September members, Abdel Hamid Shibi and Abdel Hadi Nakaa, were seriously injured when their car was bombed in Rome.[24]

Mossad agents also began to follow Mohammad Boudia, the Algerian-born director of operations for Black September in France, who was known for his disguises and womanising. On June 28, 1973, Boudia was killed in Paris by a pressure-activated bomb packed with heavy nuts and bolts placed under his car seat.[25]

On December 15, 1979, two Palestinians, Ali Salem Ahmed and Ibrahim Abdul Aziz, were killed in Cyprus. According to police, both men were shot with suppressed weapons at point-blank range.[26]

On June 17, 1982, two senior PLO members in Italy were killed in separate attacks. Nazeyh Mayer, a leading figure in the PLO's Rome office, was shot dead outside his home. Kamal Husain, deputy director of the PLO office in Rome, was killed by a shrapnel bomb placed under the back seat of his car as he drove home, less than seven hours after he had visited the home of Mayer and helped the police in their investigation.[26]

On July 23, 1982, Fadl Dani, deputy director of the PLO office in Paris, was killed by a bomb that had been placed in his car. On August 21, 1983, PLO official Mamoun Meraish was killed in his car in Athens by two Mossad operatives who shot him from a motorcycle.[27]

On June 10, 1986, Khaled Ahmed Nazal, Secretary-General of the PLO's DFLP faction, was gunned down outside a hotel in Athens, Greece. Nazal was shot four times in the head.[26] On October 21, 1986, Munzer Abu Ghazala, a senior PLO official and member of the Palestinian National Council, was killed by a bomb as he drove through a suburb of Athens.[26][28]

On February 14, 1988, a car bomb exploded in Limassol, Cyprus, killing Palestinians Abu Al Hassan Qasim and Hamdi Adwan, and wounding Marwan Kanafami.[26]
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Isreali Munich Olympics Massacre by bigpicture001: 11:17am On Sep 05
Mossad won't be deterred

Three of the targets on Mossad's list lived in heavily guarded houses in Lebanon that were beyond the reach of previous assassination methods. In order to assassinate them, Operation Spring of Youth was launched as a sub-operation of the larger "Wrath of God" campaign. On the night of April 9, 1973, Sayeret Matkal, Shayetet 13, and Sayeret Tzanhanim commandos landed on the coast of Lebanon in Zodiac speedboats launched from Israeli Navy missile boats offshore. The commandos were met by Mossad agents, who drove them to their targets in cars rented the previous day, and later drove them back to the beaches for extraction. The commandos were disguised as civilians, and some were dressed as women. In Beirut, they raided guarded apartment buildings and killed Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar (Operations leader in Black September), Kamal Adwan (a Chief of Operations in the PLO), and Kamal Nasser (PLO Executive Committee member and spokesman). During the operation, two Lebanese police officers, an Italian citizen, and Najjar's wife were also killed. One Israeli commando was wounded. Sayeret Tzanhanim paratroopers raided a six-story building that served as the headquarters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The paratroopers met strong resistance and lost two soldiers, but managed to destroy the building. Shayetet 13 naval commandos and Sayeret Tzanhanim paratroopers also raided PLO arms-manufacturing facilities and fuel dumps.[23] Some 12–100 PLO and PFLP members were killed during the attacks.
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Isreali Munich Olympics Massacre by bigpicture001: 11:14am On Sep 05
Mossad continue to hunt


On the night of January 24, 1973, Hussein Al Bashir, a Jordanian, the Fatah representative in Cyprus, turned off the lights in his Olympic Hotel room in Nicosia. Moments later, a bomb planted under his bed was remotely detonated, killing him and destroying the room. Israel believed him to be the head of Black September in Cyprus, though another reason for his assassination may have been his close ties with the KGB.[20]

On April 6, 1973, Basil Al Kubaisi, a law professor at the American University of Beirut suspected by Israel of providing arms logistics for Black September as well as being involved in other Palestinian plots,[21] was gunned down in Paris while returning home from dinner. As in previous assassinations, he was shot around 12 times by two Mossad agents. According to police, the bullets were "carefully grouped about his heart and in his head".[22]
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Isreali Munich Olympics Massacre by bigpicture001: 11:12am On Sep 05
The Mossad hunts for revenge


The first assassination occurred on October 16, 1972, when Palestinian Wael Zwaiter was killed in Rome. Mossad agents had been waiting for him to return from dinner, and shot him twelve times.[15] After the shooting, the agents were spirited away to a safe house. At the time, Zwaiter was the PLO representative in Italy, and while Israel privately claimed he was a member of Black September and was involved in a failed plot against an El Al airliner, members of the PLO argued that he was in no way connected. Abu Iyad, deputy-chief of the PLO, stated that Zwaiter was "energetically" against terrorism.[16]

The second target of Mossad was Mahmoud Hamshari, the PLO representative in France. Israel believed that he was the leader of Black September in France. Using an agent posing as an Italian journalist, Mossad lured him from his apartment in Paris to allow a demolition team to enter and install a bomb underneath a desk telephone. On December 8, 1972, the agent posing as a journalist phoned Hamshari's apartment and asked if he was speaking to Hamshari. After Hamshari identified himself, the agent signalled to other colleagues, who then sent a detonation signal down the telephone line, causing the bomb to explode. Hamshari was mortally wounded in the explosion, but managed to remain conscious long enough to tell detectives what had happened. Hamshari died in a hospital several weeks later.[17] He had given an interview a day after the hostage crisis, saying he was not worried for his life, but did not want to "taunt the devil."[18] Mossad did not comment on the fact that Hamsari was connected to the attack of Munich.[15] This assassination was the first in a series of Mossad targeted killings that took place in France.[19]
Foreign Affairs / The Isreali Munich Olympics Massacre by bigpicture001: 11:10am On Sep 05
On September 5, 1972, during the Munich Olympics, Palestinian terrorists from the group ''Black September'' stormed the Israeli athletes' apartment, killing two and taking nine hostage. They demanded the release of 230 Arab prisoners and two German terrorists....Negotiations failed, and during a rescue attempt at Munich airport, a gun duel ensued and all the hostages were killed, along with five terrorists and one German policeman. The games were paused for a memorial service but later resumed.....

The tragedy overshadowed the event, although notable performances included Mark Spitz's seven gold medals. In response, Israel's Prime Minister Golda Meir authorized Mossad to hunt down those responsible

Career / Re: Why 26-year-old Photographer Was Arrested And Jailed For 10 Months - Ex Boss by bigpicture001: 9:18am On Sep 05
SocialJustice:
Young ungrateful thief.

Stop judging like that..that guy never said anything outside what this man said..he is truthful...just that the employer is trying to manipulate Ur mind by first pushing the lense stolen story Nd company fone stolen story...did helter say his company fone was stolen..

Remember, "he connected it back"
Politics / Re: Nigerian Man Gets Arrested By FBI As He Lands In US For Millions Of Dollar Fraud by bigpicture001: 8:30am On Sep 05
Crimecity:
This is an incredible story.

Dude committed "benefits" fraud in 2020 while in Nigeria, he was indicted in 2021. He continued to live free outside the US.

Fast forward, same guy willingly applied for a US visa, was granted and arrested on arrival in Aug, 2024.

The embassy staffs at the Lagos embassy knows he will b arrested upon arrival, but just didn't question him at all to encourage him to travel....

Na wa ooo
Politics / Re: Tinubu, Obi, Atiku Should Step Aside, We Need New Faces - Kenneth Okonkwo (vid) by bigpicture001: 5:21pm On Sep 04
Lalami3232:
I support this talk!!!
We need new and capable hands. But unfortunately, we don't see such a person because the system is corrupt from grassroot to the top.
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

Obi quietly did his two tenure as governor, stepped aside and faced his trading for about 8years. .his face in national politics is new. ..

So Kenneth should go sit down
Politics / Re: FEC Will Determine Price Of Our Petrol, Says Dangote by bigpicture001: 5:06pm On Sep 04
jbrennaniii91:
If the quality is as good as they say, this could be a game changer for the local market.

U don't understand anything at all
Politics / Re: Dagote Refinery Can NEVER Crash Dollar To Naira. FG Gains From FX --This is why by bigpicture001: 9:55am On Sep 04
HardMirror:
Yesterday i saw a thread on front page saying "SELL YOUR DOLLARS NOW!"

THIS IS LAUGHABLE BECAUSE THAT THREAD IS WRITTEN BY SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND NIGERIA'S ECONOMY.


Nigeria makes money from FX rate. This is because we earn in dollars but spend in Naira.

With the current exchange rate, FG has more Naira to spend and they can pay more salaries and cover other expenditures which are all in naira.

If the exchange rate should go down, it means the FG will have less naira to spend



Read what senator Ali Ndume said here.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/02/fg-benefiting-from-dollar-to-naira-spike-ndume/


Bro u don't understand how the economics works very well....if the FX rate appreciate in favour of the local currency...it will bring down the cost of things which are imported ..and in Nigeria , everything is imported, so things will become cheaper ..

now because if the better purchasing power, the FG will increase its income tax to reduce the strength of the fmrly over bloated salaries so as to adjust to new realities...that way the fewer cash that the FG will now convert willb weighty if given to her workers and contractors..

If we save the Naira, industrialisation will die, if we allow the naira worsen with equival5 salaries increasment, industrialisation and job creation will benefit.
.so which do we actually want..?

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Politics / Re: Remove The Zeros In Naira Exchange Since We Won’t Be Importing Pms?? by bigpicture001: 9:49am On Sep 04
KnowAll:
A new Naira can be created now by removing 2 zeros from our current exchange rate whereby 1644 to the dollar would now be 16.44 to the dollar. That way we would jumpstart the economy into greater heights.

The real value of the naira is in its intrinsic value Nd not on it face value
Politics / Re: What Is The Official Dangote Fuel Price by bigpicture001: 9:38am On Sep 04
seunmsg:


If Dangote is to sell directly to independent marketers without NNPC, the price can’t be less than N1200.

Dangote fell the price of diesel from 1900 to 800 b4 it now came up to 1100- 1200....

Stop listening to independent marketers propaganda....they are the marketing cabals

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