₦airaland Forum

iamoyindamola:
I am still confused reading it
E no suppose better for APC party

raumdeuter:
If you have govt backup you can make significantly more in a 3rd world country than in a semi organized society.
You can tell a foreign investor he doesn't need to pay tax, the investor also knows he can treat workers like shit, probably doesn't have to go through the standard requirements e.g environmental care, he can flare gas or fumes anyhow, direct waste product anywhere

All these increase his profit significantly and give the local country some benefits

See why some companies like MTN JB etc no gree go. Nigeria is their biggest cash cow and they make a higher margin in Nigeria than they would have made in their home country

EXPOSED: The Man Lagos Gov’t ‘Paid N2.3m to Supply DPO Pamphlets’ Is a Mechanic — And He Supplied Nothing

On Friday evening, Funso Doherty, the 2023 Lagos governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), published records of Lagos State’s expenditures in Q2 and Q3 of 2023.

Among the records published was a June 16, 2023 payment by Tayo Ayinde, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s chief of staff, to Adebiyi Lateef Adebowale, a 33-year-old Lagos resident, for the replacement of liquid fragrance in Sanwo-Olu’s office.

Ayinde paid Adebowale’s ARC44 Global Enterprises a sum of N7,475,000. He also paid the business the sum of N2,300,000 for “production of telephone directory pamphlet of divisional police officers (DPOs) and emergency response agencies in Lagos State” , according to records released by the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency.

Both payments were made on June 16 to the same business, and both amount to N9,775,000.

On Monday, FIJ visited ARC44 Global Enterprises’ registered address to see what this business was into and find out how Adebowale secured the contract to deliver fragrances and pamphlets.

When FIJ visited the Bariga area of the state, we searched for businesses matching the name the state government paid to, but this effort bore no fruits.

After making our way to 10 Ayoola Lawal Street, we met an aged woman who operated a kiosk in front of the building, but this woman knew no one bearing Adebowale. She also did not know any business called ARC44 Global Enterprises.

We circled round 10A and 10B but got no result. When we returned to the woman in front of her kiosk, she requested a description of the man, and we gave his full name, business name and the contracts the state government paid him for.

“Lati? Na mechanic he be o!” she exclaimed in Pidgin English. “We know am here as Adebiyi Lati. Na very quiet boy. He no de print or sell anything. Na mechanic. Printing press no de here.”

Lati was not home at the time of our visit, as another resident would confirm to us. No one would give us their names or numbers, but they took ours.

In the evening, Lati called us to find out why we were looking for him. In the guise of wanting to order flyers and pamphlets, we asked him if he could produce 1,000 wedding flyers, and if he had supplied pamphlets to police DPOs as claimed on the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (LASPPA) website.

“I will produce it for you; no problem,” Lati told us when we asked if he could produce for us. When we asked if he produced pamphlets for the police, he said, “Pamphlets for DPOs? No o!”

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Fair point.

But the price is not really a serious measure. It's the space.

These areas do not have the space. Na the major headache be that.

The little space they have is outrageous with the sum attached[/color]

popizaino:
Daniel Regha did a thread on x (twitter) asking us to tag bad roads in our various states,and to my dismay it turned worst than i imagine. The picture of the terrible roads in Oyo state that i once posted here are all good roads compared to the ones i saw from other parts of the country. Now, just like you asked, how is our government able to convince foreign investors to invest in this country is something that can't seem to understand.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]The target locations are high-brow areas with heavy traffic?

Ikeja
Surulere
The Island
Amuwo and Ago palace

Ojota would make sense, but not much traffic on Oregun road. Same for Ogudu.

Ogba get traffic, but dem go fit buy the furniture?[/color]

iamoyindamola:
I am interested in the harmattan i have never anticipate for something like this before
Heat wan kill me

izzou:
[color=royalblue]We want to use it for a furniture showroom.

Upstairs will be very difficult to carry it and bring it down.

That is why furniture sellers always settle for Ground floors[/color]

Tinubu should rather rebuild the fundamentals. When his house is on fire, he should mandate the Vice-President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs or other senior official to undertake these foreign assignments while he directs his full attention to fixing Nigeria’s myriad challenges.

The bitter truth is that while its potential remains huge, Nigeria is currently not attractive to foreign investors. Africa’s largest economy is plagued on many fronts, starting with insecurity. From Islamic terrorism to banditry, kidnapping to separatist agitation, and militancy to Fulani herdsmen rapine, robbery, and cultism, and neither its citizens nor investments are safe.


On the eve of his Germany trip, terrorists attacked the motorcade of the Yobe State Governor, Mala Buni, between Maiduguri, Borno State, and Damaturu in which two security agents died. On Wednesday, soldiers invaded the Adamawa State Police Command HQs in Yola, killing an inspector.

Repeatedly, Western governments issue travel alerts to their citizens to refrain from travelling to parts of the country. This is a major impediment to FDI and tourism.

Besides, the economy is struggling with inflation, shabby infrastructure, forex illiquidity, huge debt, shallow electricity output, poor enforcement of the rule of law, and poor ease of doing business[/b].

iamoyindamola:
November
Rain still they fall
Harmattan refused to come
Na everything they do anyhow for this country i won't be surprise when day will refuse to make way for night to resume duty

Easy question for Agbonlahor he used to bully Vidic https://t.co/Rwm6tTw8sH pic.twitter.com/QkoUKPqgUG

— GDon (@gdonlfc) November 23, 2023

Amigoss:
Ahhhh,if I show you vidic failed comp,you go changed your mind now now

“Vidic wasn’t all that!” 😱🇷🇸

“Van Dijk & Kompany over Vidic. JT & Rio are the best. Kyle Walker & Mo Salah walk in.”

❌ Gabby Agbonlahor isn’t having Nemanja Vidic anywhere near an all-time #PL XI. pic.twitter.com/HIUpADfCDC

— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) November 23, 2023

GloriousGbola:
i think most of these issues always had an actual sexual encounter



chicks enjoying the benefits of knacking celebrities then changing the story years later

any randy naija CEOs and ogas at the top should keep their shit outside the office. there will soon be a reckoning in corporate nigeria and we will hear different stories from women who took full advantage of ogas wandering prick

there was one chick who had an affair with our ceo and got a performance bonus of 5m where the rest of us got one month basic bonus. tomoorw the babe can come out and accuse the guy as well - esp if he starts rolling with oyibo venture capitalists

GloriousGbola:
this was my post on the thread. anything said by the senate on this is pure and undaulterated BS and grandstanding.

the bulk of TAM was during PDP years and it was clearly a money for the boys cash grab. if they are actually sincere about this it is the nnpc ceos and oil ministers from 2007 to 2015 they will call

GloriousGbola:
that is why i keep saying that if the whole affair between monica and bill clinton had not been exposed there is every possibility that today she would also be suing him. republicans like to claim bill clinton is some sort of rapist because of the stories of paula jones and co.

but the monica story, where a bill clinton at the height of his powers engaged in acts of consensual adultery with a subordinate say he was just a randy man not a sexually aggressive one.

Roland17:
https://www.nairaland.com/7919641/senate-threatens-jail-nnpcl-ceo

Anybody remember my debates on this thread with a handle I can’t remember about the NNPCL, it’s ownership, control and refineries?

afrodoc2:
It is a blatant money grab. It is actually a smart scheme.

Accuse any rich man that you have ever had contact with of assaulting you. It is either he is liable and you get paid loads of money or he is not and you don’t get paid loads of cash. Most likely your deal with your lawyers is that they get paid if you get paid.

If the rich man is not found liable, you don’t get punished by the courts and you don’t owe anyone money. You can now channel your new found fame into a social media influencer career.

Win win situation.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I remember when i was in JSS1. Plantashun boiz came to perform in my school

I can remember 2face holding my hand as i led him to sign an autograph on my exercise book.

After reading this Foxx story, I am just thinking of ways to milk some millions off 2baba.

Is it possible to say he groped me and seductively carressed my hand?

I need to cash out this season bro. December don reach.[/color]

iamoyindamola:
https://www.nairaland.com/7919870/jamie-foxx-accused-groping-woman

Another one in a dirty mess, when the prophet say lower your gaze and don't touch e get reasons


Unless there is a camera or witnesses groping 8 years ago is like you against me
Almost dead on arrival

The accuser is suing Mr Foxx for damages, alleging "sexual assault, abuse, assault and battery".

Mr Foxx's representatives did not respond to a BBC request for comment.

The lawsuit alleges the assault occurred at around 01:00 in the morning on 26 August 2015 at Catch NYC after the woman was seated at a table next to Mr Foxx.

The actor appeared intoxicated and agreed to a photo, saying, "sure, baby, anything for you", the lawsuit says.

It adds that he told the woman she had a "supermodel body" and smelled "so good".

He led her to a secluded part of the restaurant and touched her breasts and put his hands in her underwear without her consent, the lawsuit says, adding that the incident ended when her friend came looking for her.

TrebleChamp:
So you have retired from agbere? 😁😁

liveLongNprospa:
Person wey go vote tinubu again😁

I'm now buying a loaf of bread for N1,500. This government isn't favoring anybody - Patriotic Nigerian cries outpic.twitter.com/FIUDajqI1p

— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) November 22, 2023

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Minister of Cement

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obainojazz:
The price big for people abroad too

Ibime:
Umah iwant run street

$35bln for roads in a country with $30bln yearly budget

https://www.nairaland.com/7918669/35bn-required-kick-start-road-construction#127100764

Ibime:
The moin moin is hiding under the tomato

From the shape of the moin moin, it was boiled in a cylindrical plastic container thereby absorbing carcinogens from the plastic. You would have thought with all this packaging and billing, they will boil it inside plantain leaf

Emaprince:
My guy!!!

Una dey chop o.....what is this?

Bought for over 200k

GloriousGbola:
https://saharareporters.com/2016/03/01/fresh-dust-raised-over-supreme-court-decision-rivers-guber-election-role-ex-governor

The precedents have already been set. Wikes actions in the past made it clear he had the supreme court in his pocket and he could do whatever he wanted without consequences

He literally rubbed his relationship with Mary odili in everyones face

A lot of people were cool with it then. Now the shoe is on the other foot and the same people who celebrated wikes inside connections to the judiciary have discovered a new found hatred for election tribunals

Just Google wike odili.

Ibime:
Na my brother pick the bill, I resemble Maga?

When him come for return leg, I go take am go Mama Calabar, £50 go bust him belle.

Imagine this plantain inside whisky. Based on the boujie settings, I come dey reason say if I chop the plantain after I finish the whisky, whether dem go look me like razz guy?

Meanwhile see moi moi wey go Harvard.

raumdeuter:
This South America I dey pity the away fans

The Argentine fans don already chop akpako before kickoff e sure say the fans go still collect more after the game

See them here

https://twitter.com/AlbicelesteTalk/status/1727142634786046055?t=sjiY8k9R3ENhJGZlQvjySg&s=19[/quote]Omo!

The anymosity between Basil and Argentina has gone beyond normal football rivalry o. From where I stand it appears as though Brazilians and Argentines genuinely despise each other .

I can’t imagine Nigerians going to watch match in Accra stadium between Nigeria and Ghana and Ghanaian police go dey knack Nigerians apako for head like that till head burst 🤯