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Theflint1:
https://x.com/yojora/status/1972746652487421954

The stories under this thread are chilling.

Had an experience like two weeks ago where someone came to me in traffic and was begging/part threatening me for money, saying he begs so he doesn't rob, and intermittently he took his hands towards the back of his pocket like he was reaching for a weapon...kuku gave him like 2K cash that was with me, he saw I had more, asked for more and I told him to ask the other guys in the traffic, say me sef don try.

Man was quite hefty and had those manual labour sort of body definition, was probably all begging, but he made clear demands. Na God dey help person for this Naija...someone on Twitter said they saw two dead bodies around Otedola bridge, victims of armed robbery.

Do you wind down while driving in Lagos ? Omo , I my window is always rolled up and I always central lock either in traffic or in motion .

I don’t give room for anybody to come close to the car and be taking to me about anything .

When I am in public bus I also don’t give attention to any beggar or tout that comes near the window o. It’s because of such experiences like urs above I dey always avoid engagement when I’m in public

raumdeuter:
Any govt that is keen to disarm the populace is very suspicious

Like I said criminals will always get guns. Those gun control laws are for law abiding citizens

Those villages if just a small percent of them have guns the marauders will think twice

I don't think they would've stood any chance going by the guerilla tactics the criminals adopted. They sprang a surprise on them and took them out.

raumdeuter:
Fiancee abi parents wey raise her for years and she is a successful journalist
Shebi fiancee go marry another person later, parents nko? Who will replace their child

They would be thanking God for her life not knowing that armed robbers have another plan for her

Of course, the parents would be devastated.

I was only pointing out to the fact that she was supposed to get married in 2 months' time which means there's a man somewhere who had hoped and planned to spend the rest of his life with her and that hope has just been dashed!

I know someone personally who lost his wife during childbirth about 7 to 8 years ago. Their wedding ceremony was a classy one which pulled a whole lot of people in the financial services because both bride and group have worked in nice companies. That bros is yet to move on emotionally and maritally till now. The loss was so devastating for him that he's just dedicated himself to work, work and more work since then.

GloriousGbola:
Nepo Daddy deployment failed successfully

The man failed to read the room. he must have been spending to much time feteing yahoo boys and forgotten how to perform for legit people

afrodoc2:
They are both from Oyo State. More likely Taye Currency's son pulled some strings for his old man or that the organizers just miscalculated.

This is another angle to look at it. Son pulls strings for his P-man, baba decides to use the strings to strangle his own musical career unprovoked.

izzou:


[color=royalblue] Another reason may be because of the state they both came from.

Taye is from Oyo state (I'm guessing). Maybe Saheed is not.

So they decided to give it to the Son of the soil. But the organizers should have let him know what was expected.[/color]

Son of the soil don sing weyrey song for king's coronation. He don press Ctrl + spoil.

iamoyindamola:
BlueRayDick why are dragging taye currency for his song during olubadan coronation
Who invited were come stage first

That is what happens when they give someone like that such platforms. The organizers should've invited someone as musically versatile and cerebral as Saheed Osupa instead of Taye Currency. Currency is not worthy of the platform and he confirmed it with his yeye performance.

Imagine singing "weyrey la fin wo weyrey " at the coronation of a first class Oba like the Olubadan. Something that even hip-Hop and younger artistes like Olamide , Wizkid, Davido, etc won't do. And I learnt that Currency's son is in the Oyo state House of assembly as chief whip or something like that. Man wey get piking wey don old reach that level come dey sing rubbish for the Coronation ceremony.

Ellexy:
God saved me and my colleagues from a close call on our way to Abuja earlier this month when we got to Kogi. My soul almost left my body.

That is why I avoid road travel over long distance at all cost.

Can't imagine my family running helter skelter to sell any sellable and even borrow just to pay ransom after which nothing is guaranteed whether the kidnappers/bandits/terrorists would keep to their words to release me.

GloriousGbola:
https://www.nairaland.com/8529442/tinubus-aide-bayo-onanuga-welcomes



You called it

Jonathan just wants them to push him to a point of no return. Unfortunately for him, people like Reno don jump ship and will provide APC with enough ammunitions to smear the little reputation he may still have.

Reno will be on the background supplying through pass to Bayo Onanuga and Daniel Bwala to choke Jonathan's media handlers.

Amoto94:
The insecurity around that axis is not unconnected to activities of illegal miners there is a scramble for gold. The authorities know what is going on in the region, I got wind of an information that illegal miners set camp in one of the villages in Kogi West area the chiefs are active collaborators.

I don’t know about the Kogi incident , but below is a video of one of the Kwara victim’s wife alleging it was Miyetti Allah that killed her husband .

The widow can be seen in the video cussing out the state government and DSS for not doing enough to protect their community . She claimed Miyetti Allah killed her husband along with other victims . She didn’t make mention of any illegal mining .

She alleged DSS took guns from local hunters(guns which they were using to protect themselves) and Miyetti Allah had guns which they used to perpetuate the act

https://x.com/chukserice/status/1972921483685945658?s=46

*viewers discretion is advised *

This is sad 😢

God knows the level of agony the fiancee she’s supposed to get married to in 2 months’ time will be going through now .

MorataFC:
This shows something important, the effect of a red card is more about the psychology of the players than the actual number of men on the pitch.

Most times when a player is sent off, teams immediately go defensive. Not because 10 vs 11 is always unplayable, but because the players already believe they are at a disadvantage. The mentality shifts from “we can win” to “let’s just survive.” That mindset is usually the real problem, not just the missing man.

This happens often. In many games, you see players who hardly touch the ball or make any impact for 90 minutes. Such a player is already a minus one for the team. On paper it’s 11 vs 11, but in reality it’s 10 vs 11.
For example, Lukaku once played a full match with just 7 touches in 90 minutes. That’s basically like playing with 10 men. Yet the team didn’t fall apart, because mentally they still believed it was 11 vs 11. Psychologically, they felt we are complete, But if that same non-contributing player gets a red card, you will see how the team react negatively on the field.

It happens all the time, strikers with fewer than 15 touches, wingers who disappear. In those cases, the team is already playing short one, but it doesn’t shake them because their minds don’t accept it.

Now compare that with a red card situation. Once the referee givev a red card, the whole mindset changes. Coaches shuffles tactics, players drop deeper, energy levels shift. Instead of attacking, the team start reacting. That’s why we so often see teams defend too much after a red.

I believe a red card should not always break a team, what break a team after the red card is the reaction of the coach and that of players, and the mentality they adopt after the card

Baba, all this thing u write will remain quotable quotes until ur team collects red card against a very quality opposition.

Trust me, if Chelsea had collected red card against the current Liverpool team or previous Liverpool team that had Salah, Mane and Firminho who were chasing Man city in title race with one point gap; u go believe!

Red card weakens a team structurally and tactically; it is only if ur opponents are weak u would be right to not go cautious after being a man down. See last season that Arsenal was leading Man city 2-1 then Arsenal went a man down. Despite Last season not being one of Pep's best season at city, it took Arsenal bus parking for most of the second half for them to get away with 2-2 as final score. If any other coach not named Arteta had been in charge of Arsenal, that game would've ended in a loss for Arsenal with the way city launched attacks after attacks. If you try to attack a team like city with a man down, they have enough quality players to pick hole in ur team shape and set up a beast of a striker like Halland. It will end in tears bro.

izzou:
[color=royalblue] Everyday I go out, I always remind myself that a lot of Nigerians don't know what they want.

If you look at those defending Dangote, they are mostly people who haven't worked in a corporate space or big firm. They really don't understand what a Union is.

No employer can love you more than your Union.

Suddenly, Dangote has the right to decide because he built his with his money, but Chevron, Shell, 11, Seplat, collected isusu from Nigerians, so they don't have the right.[/color]

Nigerians just like to foool themselves and will put mouth in things they don’t even understand . The same Dangote is well known for his anti-labor stand even in markets outside Nigeria hence why he regularly gets into trouble with labour unions .

In the other markets like Zambia for example they don’t say because he’s a foreign investor who brought forex to their country they will then allow him to treat their citizens who work for him unfairly . They allow the law takes it course and the unions have their way at the end of the day.


In Nigeria on the other hand, u will just see people arguing out of point to defend him either because of their political leanings or because of their incurable ignorance

GloriousGbola:
My son was considering a uni in Abuja and I told him I want him as close to lagos as possible. No where in this country is safe anymore. Especially not the north which has an army of almajiris ready to take up slots in banditry

Baba, please stand your ground and insist on having him school either in Lagos or Ogun state or Ibadan at most . Nigeria don cast pass level wey a young adult living in Lagos go dey fantasize about traveling all the way to ABU Zaria , Bayero University Kano , UNN, etc because of the prestige those universities are supposed to have .

Any small thing now ,one can become a victim of kidnap and the whole family will be running from pillar to post to find ransom.

izzou:
[color=royalblue] Dangote knows how to press the ignorant button of Nigerians. Now, everybody is lamenting how NUPENG is collecting 50,000 per truck.

Why I don't know and support whatever that levy is, it is very insignificant in this matter

50,000 naira for 30,000 litres means nothing. No Petrol station will even reflect that on the price. That's like 2naira on each litre, which obviously if it is added, you need to buy 500 litres to pay 1,000 out of that levy.

What has 50,000 levy have to do with obeying the labour laws of the country?[/color]

One thing I’ve come to realize is that a lot of Nigerians are stupiiid , as in very stupiiid and that is a fact irrespective of the number of degrees and professional qualifications attached to their profile on LinkedIn or the blue tick to their handles on twitter and IG. The way people drop dumb takes over this Dangote vs PENGASSAN issue has further confirmed my beliefs on that .

You will see takes like : “ Workers are free to unionize , but Dangote is also free to not want unionism in his refinery ; so he’s right to sack all Nigerian staff who opted to join PENGASSAN” . You will also see them arguing with u when u are trying to educate them ; they will conclude by saying “ If you don build your own refinery, allow the workers to unionize na make we see if u won’t regret it “.


Like these guys are so ignorant and talk as if all these IOC’s like Shell , Chevron, Total, etc who have been in Nigeria for decades have not been allowing unionism and have been having smooth employee relations . E reach Dangote turn, he claims unionism equals to sabotage of his operation .

The only reason Dangote doesn’t want his staff joining PENGASSAN is because he knows every two years they will call for a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that will see their salaries adjusted in line with the current economic realties and improve their general welfare in line with the company’s earnings . PENGASSAN will not allow the management to be taking in tens of millions of dollars while the staff generating the income are living from hand to mouth . This is what Dangote is not prepared for and thinks he can use emotions and propaganda to dodge .

What PENGASSAN is dragging with him has no political undertone at all; but a lot of dumb Nigerians have been programmed to see things from the angle of “ the cabals don’t want Dangote refinery to succeed “ . It must be said that Dangote has been used to abusing the rights of his staff to unionize in the fertilizer space , cement space and other industries he’s invested . So trying to make him obey the law in the oil and gas space caught him unawares ; hence why he’s spending so much on influencers to change the narrative on the mind of dumb Nigerians being manipulated without their consent .

izzou:
[color=royalblue] It's weird.

Kwara seems to be the new state they have planned to scatter. I am starting to think that all these attacks (Yes, all of them) are sponsored by people in the system.

Because tell me how a man in Bayelsa killed his real estate agent friend, and he was still caught and arrested in Lagos, but Kidnappers will kill and make calls, and even collect money, and yet, nobody can find them.

Bandit leaders converged on one spot, and the government didn't seem it fit to catch them all. Rather, they honoured them with cash prizes and Chieftaincy titles.
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The Nigerian state has been pampering terrorists but chose to call them fancy names like Bandits , unknown gunmen, etc .

I just have a feeling that ever since the Niger delta militants got amnesty with bumpy security contract ; every other group across different regions have been trying get their own slice of the cake thereby causing more and more security issues in this country .

I hope they don’t overrun Kwara state anytime soon. Since the terrorists overran Niger state , I Kwara was definitely going to be next

Payporte01:
Damn💔, this girl posted less than 24hours ago on Twitter, just like that she's gone? The rate of insecurity is too much

She’s gone o. Imagine someone getting killed in her house .

I doubt if the lady is married or has a child before this tragic incident.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Nooooohh

2027 is more important.

Everyday is now back to back attacks in Kwara, and nobody is saying anything. My last line of hope was erased when I saw that Peace deal with bandits in Katsina. Even the IGP defended the Peace deal.

It will spread, and maybe it needs to personally start touching people, before they understand the mess Nigeria is in.

May God comfort her family.[/color]

Omo! They need to do something about this insecurity issue o.

Just earlier today I saw a post on twitter about a lady that was kidnapped on her way back from the recent call to bar ceremony they did in Abuja last week . She finally became a lawyer , went for her call to bar ceremony and while on her way back Bandits/kidnappers abducted her and some other people they traveled together .

Funny thing is almost everybody has moved on like nothing happened but her family have been in pain and agony since that day till now .

Omo!

The rate of crime/insecurity in this country is something else o. This AriseTV staff died this morning when armed robbers attacked her residence in Abuja .

iamoyindamola:
Blueraydick
SA have been punished and 3 points have been deducted
They should be level on point with Benin and 3 points above SE
Hopefully they all drop

The problem is will Super Eagles win their own matches before we start carrying calculator ?

reccy:
Alhamdulilah, I'm finally a graduate after six years for a five year course.

I want to use this opportunity to thank everyone here who has, in one way or the other, helped me through out my academic journey whether in the form of advices, financial assistance, suggestions and what have you. Wherever you are, May the blessings of Lord be unto you. May He reward you abundantly and also May he answer your secret prayers. Your contributions helped me throughout my academic journey.


Once again, Thank you so much.


Reccy is now a newbie civil engineer


Gracias!!!

Congratulations and Weldone!

izzou:
[color=royalblue]His humiliation will be loud. So loud that for years, he would be the laughing stock of the media for a full tenure

I don't even see what he intends to bring, other than "I can only do one tenure".

Just hearing the rumors, and no story of him debunking it, dey turn my belle[/color]

Na people like Prof Jerry Gana that have gone hungry since 2015 when Jonathan lost election that are pushing him .

They want access to the cookie jar once more, but they are unwilling to decamp to APC and too proud to support any other candidate. They know Jonathan is a yes-man; the only one that can guarantee them unfettered access to chop wella if he makes it back to Aso rock.

Jonathan will definitely lose scandalously if he decides to contest; APC won't even need to do much work to discredit his ambitions. They will just revisit the various corruption scandals of Jonathan's appointees and take off the leash of their propaganda machinery to go full force at him and his campaign

liveLongNprospa:
Shettima Don go find trouble.

You never sort out your issues with security, you dey go talk about Gaza for UN.

Now west do begin sponsor media propaganda focused on the "persecution of Christians in Nigeria".

Oya nau

Personally I feel Nigeria as a nation ; we have our own internal problems that are bigger than Israel bs Gaza .

In recent times we’ve seen increased killings in the middle belt involving bandits /militia and law enforcement agents .

As recent as this past weekend people were killed by bandits who have been invading different communities in Kwara state . Last week I read the NYSC camp in Kwara state was shut down due to insecurity issues. I’m sure Nigerians will be more excited hearing the government talk about how they will resolve these insecurity issues so life will go back to normal for people from those parts of the country than listening to any talk about Gaza .

The religious and the irreligious die in this country due to insecurity . Make our government focus on making the country safe for its citizens and let countries who don’t even care about Africans like us sort themselves .

Every team deserves a player like Declan Rice .

AirBere:
Once you sit back, you'll lose games in this era unless you can defend like Arsenal.

I hate coward footie so much.

👍

izzou:
[color=royalblue] Exactly what I thought about last night

It's possible that Dangote is seriously fighting Unionism in his refinery, because he knows other of his companies would revolt if it happens.
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For Dangote , it is about him being successful with killing unionism at his refinery business so unionism can die in his other subsidiaries .

For PENGASSAN , it is about calling Dangote’s bluff so that unionism in other oil and gas organizations doesn’t die a natural death once they see Dangote succeeding with his push at legalizing impunity .

I’ve been seeing figures of what Dangote pays engineers and I just shake my head .

A lot of ignorant Nigerians supporting Dangote don’t understand what employers in the oil gas space make daily in dollars . Dangote is not doing Nigeria Favour with his refinery at all.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]When Reno dragged him yesterday, they showed him the exact same word in that of Tinubu and Atiku. He was mute.

This strategy of attacking someone for anything and everything is toxic.

Simple congratulations, and they have turned it to a lot.[/color]

It only means they have nothing against him aside petty talks

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Dangote probably thought it was NUPENG that we will be bantering and addressing with tweets

PENGASSAN no even get time to argue with am.

That's the power of a Union, and any worker who thinks his employer is more of a friend that his Union, is probably ignorant.
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Dangote will learn in the oil and gas industry .

I have a WhatsApp group screenshot I would’ve loved to share but due to privacy concerns I can’t . I learnt Dangote prohibited unionism in his Cement business, Fertilizer business , Sugar and flour business. He’s been getting away with it for long .

He doesn’t allow workers in all the industries he’s invested in to unionize and he pays them peanuts compared to other industry players . He gets away with it because of his influential business name
and the unemployment issue in naija .

He wants to replicate same in the oil and gas industry but PENGASSAN is saying no because they know the implication of Dangote succeeding . He would give other employers in the sector something to ponder on and the oil and gas sector would become what the manufacturing sector has already become . His only option now is to incite Nigerians against the unions but unfortunately for him PENGASSAN is not NLC u can use politics to drag because NLC registered Labour Party . PENGASSAN will stand on business for their members . Dem deal with Abacha even when he was arresting their top members .

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I must really commend Obi's approach to being opposition.

It sincerely beats my expectation. Even politicians in the USA haven't kept it together.

They keep picking on this guy over nothing and everything, yet he doesn't cross that line. Still attacks issues, and keeps the messenger out of it.

Because tell me how everyone called the Olubadan "Brother", and only one person is singled out to be abused.

This has nothing to do with governance, but this is a trait I even wish I can have.[/color]

Obi is imperfect like every human on this earth , but honestly I admire how he’s kept it together and refused to budge under the immense blocks upon blocks of obstacles the ruling party has thrown at him.

I like how he has conducted himself despite pressure from his own supporters to do “fire for fire “ and how even the ruling party and their underlining as have tried to probe him to lose his cool to commit political seppuku . He don try abeg !

If u look at people like DonJ that are hot blooded supporters that have asked him to throw caution to the wind at the risk of falling prey of the ruling party’s antics and even paid influencers like Reno that have been goading him ; Obi needs to be commended irrespective of his imperfections .

On the Olubadan issue , until Ladoja the new Olubadan comes out to chastise Obi for calling him “my brother “ ; every other politician or paid influencer calling for Obi’s head are just doing their part to find something to drag Obi since the corruption angle has refused to work in their Favour .

And so it begins .

PENGASSAN strike has began with the NEC of the union calling for the withdrawal of service by all PENGASSAN members across all field locations today and across offices by tomorrow Monday .

I got first hand information that traveling at NLNG boat terminal has been halted already because it is PENGASSAN members that operate it. Access to the industrial area of NLNG train 3 has also been denied to all and sundry by PENGASSAN members .

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Wrong

USA is bombing Gaza, and using Israel as a front, so Iran can be vexed, then they purchase arms from China, so they can then have the largest share of TikTok [/color]

It’s funny how every other person who is Pro-Palestine on this thread have stylishly left Treblechamp alone in his delulu . 😂

He’s the one that is stubbornly holding on to the absurd belief that Israel may have orchestrated the Oct 7 attacks against her own citizens . The other pro-Palestine gang cannot afford to join him on the sinking ship because they felicitated with Hamas on this very thread on Oct 7 2023!

Griezmann makes it 5-2 advantage Athletico.

This weekend has been wild and it’s not yet 5.30pm sef