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nairalanda1:
To the OP

First the welfare package the UK citizens get is paid for from heavy taxation. If we imposed UK tax rates on Nigerians, you and your pals will shout that government is oppressing us.

Second the problem with fuel subsidy is that its cost has been increasing year in and year out. As a result, the money to pay for subsidy ....which comes from oil revenue, not from tax, is running out. Last year, we were borrowing to pay for subsidy directly. This year, subsidy costs were set to surpass what we paid last year.

At some point, if we continued with the subsidy, Nigeria would have run out of money completely. Meaning no money to pay for salaries, no money for projects, nothing.

Plus, we lose billions to smuggling of fuel, and millions again to false subsidy claims, stealing and corruption. On top of the losses from subsidy.

The truth is, we should have removed this subsidy since 1993, if not earlier. We did not, and here we are. We have no money to give for subsidy anymore.

So, unless you want us to pay tax rates of 20-40% as they do in the UK....we cannot afford subsidy. And even if we cut cost of governance, at best it would bring in 1-2 trillion naira. At best. Subsidy costs this year have passed 3 trillion naira. And the year is not over.

So, oga, e get why.

Thank you for educating him.

Every well-meaning Nigerian from GEJ to Okonjo-Iweala, Emir Sanusi, Adeshina, Peter Obi etc. are proponents of subsidy removal.

Let's get rid of petrol subsidy once and for all. It is punishing the economy and madly enriching a few.

Estello:
https://insidekaduna.com/first-inaugural-address-by-president-bola-ahmed-tinubu-29-may-2023/

Impressive.
I like how I feel about this.
May God grant Mr President the strength and wisdom to do what's best for our dear nation. Amen

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Softenergy:
I want to speak as a business man who have used used escort for business, I have used escorts to close a business deal in Zimbabwe, Ghana, and recently three weeks ago in Lagos.

My primary intent is to bewitch my clients who have dragged business discussions so long or when you want to submit a contract in some few establishments or contract cost assessment interview or tough business negotiation

My primary concern is not for sex related matter, control your self in this regard you will command respect, when a woman who thought she is irresistible find that you are not keen to sleep with her, her thought ran wild, she feels rejected, but at the end assure her the beauty in her, her resilience, any value you place on her.

I successfully closed a deal with an escort I contacted in codedruns.com, I got in touch with one, went through her profile, she happened to be a bachelor of science degree holder, she was eloquent, fully clothed, no nudity, she runs a massage parlor. When i called her she told me to add her on WhatsApp, I told her I use telegram for obvious reasons which WhatsApp lacked., Fortunately she had an account.
I told her I will be visiting Lagos soon to call her when I arrived.

A bolt driver took me to Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel Victoria Island, after an hour of my arrival, I called her knowing her concern is to make money, she started asking for upfront fare money, I told her I will send a driver to pick her up and bring her to Radisson Hotel VI, she asked whether I am serious, at her arrival and upon entering in the suite I lodged she looked like a goddess, tall, flawless skin, I could sense she was captivated by the opulence, which I took advantage off. I made a call as if i informed my security orderly, that i have a guest, who may leave within 45mins.

I thoroughly briefed her the role she will play as my executive secretary to a firm I will visit the next two days, to fix her eyes on M.D as if she is a doll without batting an eye she charged #100000, she asked if I needed any other thing from her I said no, I quickly dismiss her that my time with her is up, that i will having a meeting, assured her she will receive her money before we leave for the contract signing, and made arrangement to take her back. I fully coded her, that upon reaching the office i will hand over my phone to her pick or reject calls during the discussion, that if my wife called she will just say your wife is on the phone and hand it over ,After the three hours the deal was done, signed and sealed because i stumbled into codedruns in a vanguard review of the site. She anticipated sex, which never took place, she offered to give Swedish massage, or Nuru massage in my suite room which i haven't heard before, after explaining the process involved, i declined, not that i am impotent, i am exercising the power of SEX TRANSMUTATION.
The bottom-line is escorts are not all about sex, sex but some of them can come handy as i have aforementioned in the second paragraph. The earlier you learn sex transmutation the less complicated some lives will greatly improved, that what helped Europe countries to grow

Smart

Chidiesta:
I know she won't because she will not want the money to go to someone else and if she refuse to release her I will involve human rights but I hope it will not reach to that level

This is what I suggest-
1. Let your daughter go for holidays at your friend's place.
2. While she is there, ask her where she prefers- your sister's or your friend's place
3. Stylishly ask about her experience at school and home(your sister's place)
4. Make an informed decision from what she tells you.

In all honesty, what your sister is doing is very wrong. She's trying to milk you.

Another thing, please DO NOT send your kid to a boarding school except she returns for holidays to guardians who are kind and morally upright. Let her be where you can constantly reach her so she does not feel alone or neglected. That can ruin her psychologically.


A good friend is 100% better than an entitled, inconsiderate relative.

May God guide you to make the best decision.

Kennitrust:
It is baffling that in the face of Asaba serving as Nigeria’s first ever capital, Calabar and Lokoja are laying claims to the same historical position in Nigeria. Calabar’s claim especially is as a result of its thorough determination to boost its eco tourism profiles to attract local and international tourist lovers from around the world. But it is wrong to arrogate to itself what never occurred in history, particularly as records are there to buttress what truly transpired.
Claiming that Calabar was Nigeria’s first seat of power is non-recognition of Asaba in the colonial administration of the country. The British started the administration of Nigeria from the area called Asaba and propitiously that Asaba is still a part of the same Nigeria today. Therefore there was Calabar because there was Asaba administratively. The British cannot write the history of its first colonial headquarters in the area now called ‘Niger-Area’ (Nigeria) without Asaba. Any such history that neglects Asaba will be indistinguishable to the neglect of the colonial activities of the Royal Niger Company before Calabar.
Before Calabar, Asaba was the preferred choice of the British Royal Niger Company and Royal Niger Company was the incorporated institution of the British colonialists with which the British entered into treaties with locals and also conquered territories which they in due course annexed to the British Empire. It was on the potency of the Royal Niger Company that the British derived authority as well as imperial influence to present and support arguments on claims of territories at the Berlin conference. It was on the claim of Royal Niger Company that Great Britain’s claims were so recognized by other world leaders. In fact, the Royal Niger Company was Britain and
Britain was Royal Niger Company, since the company was its extended agent.
For proper comprehension of the discourse at hand, Sir George Goldie formed the National African Company in 1879, a mercantile company that operated in the lower valley of the River Niger in West Africa. He then persuasively encouraged other traders with similar economic aims to join him in the ownership of the company. This company then became an amalgamated British company. The company later translated to Royal Niger Company. Following the Berlin Conference of 1885 which made the partition of Africa possible, the Royal Niger Company in 1886 received a charter of incorporation authorized to engage in administration on behalf of the British.
It was the Royal Niger Company that extended the British influence in what later became Nigeria including Calabar and Lokoja, two other two claimants. The Royal Niger Company played significant role in the making of the country. For instance, it was the Royal Niger Company that signed treaties with the emirs of Sokoto and Gondo in 1885, an arrangement that effectively secured the areas of the Benue River and Lake Chad, thus blocking the advancing Germans. If Royal Niger
Company’s activities extended to far away Sokoto and Lake Chad, it is historically deceptive to conclude that Asaba never served as Nigeria’s first capital. The argument here is that Asaba was the headquarters of colonial administration of the British in Nigeria and that Asaba is still a part of Nigeria.
Royal Niger Company did not manage to subdue the Fulanis but it acquired for the British several northern emirates and forced them to recognize its suzerainty. It is historically correct to state that Asaba served Nigeria as its first capital from 1886-1900. There were a number of factors that ensured the relocation of the headquarters from Asaba to Calabar. In 1899, the Royal Niger Company became locked with territorial dispute with the French and added to this was the near perpetual complaints from the people of Brass which bothered on commercial interest but one must not fail to recall the stiffest Ekumeku resistance that the British faced in the hands of the Anioma people. The Ekumeku movement which spanned from 1898 to 1914 historically remains the longest resistance put up by any group against colonial imperialism in Nigeria and this forced the British to relocate to Calabar.
The argument in some quarters that the British never ruled Nigeria directly with Asaba as its capital but the Royal Niger Company did is no more than historical mendacity, perverted submission, and confusing argument. But if this must be accepted as factual, Calabar cannot also be said to be the capital of Nigeria but capital of Oil River Protectorate established in 1891 since the British never also ruled Nigeria directly from Calabar but with Oil Rivers Protectorate. Again, there was Oil River protectorate because there was Royal Niger Company just as administratively there was Calabar because there was Asaba.
There cannot be difference with Royal Niger Company and Oil Rivers Protectorate.
A history of Sir Goldie shows that he was a colonial administrator who worked for the British colonial interest, developing British rule on the River Niger and also responsible for bringing northern Nigeria under the British protectorate and finally part of independent
Nigeria. His company governed the area obtained by him for the British crown. It was on the strength of Royal Niger Company’s activities with Asaba as its capital that the British successfully claimed at the Berlin West Africa Conference of 1884 -1885, the areas that would later extend to Calabar. It was also the transference of the company’s charter to the imperial British government on December 31, 1899 that made possible the relocation of the nation’s capital to Calabar.
That the British colonial activities began first in Asaba but later extended to Calabar as its headquarters; that the same colonial power being Britain was involved; that the British operated with charter first with Asaba as its headquarters then Calabar; that the British concealed its interest using Royal Niger Company as a tool in Asaba, later Oil River Protectorate in Calabar and for the fact that Asaba from which the British first operated remains a part of Nigeria, Asaba remains Nigeria’s first capital.
The claim that the British never ruled Nigeria directly from Asaba therefore cannot lay claim to being the nation’s first capital is not only unsound to historians but obnoxious to true sense of judgment.
Granted that the making of Nigeria was at its decisive stage at the time the British made Asaba its capital but as it turned out, Asaba became favoured as the first ever headquarters of the British colonial administration. Asaba was the first capital of Nigeria, not Calabar or Lokoja that assumed the position in 1914.
By Emeka Esogbue
•Esogbue, is a Lagos based journalist

Be informed that the entity called Nigeria did not exist until the 1914 amalgamation.
So the first capital of Nigeria is Lagos.

That Lagos-based journalist that wrote this article ought to know this. �

Aldol:
Hypocrites, even those who couldn't call her or help her earlier will be doing eyeservice

Don't be silly. People have their own lives to live.
She is an adult. She has to take responsibility for her life. Stop this entitlement mentality.

Kastrom:
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I just finished serving last month and I got a job offer of 40k. I am a B.Sc holder, graduated with second class upper. I need your candid advice whether I should accept or decline the job offer.

What do you stand to lose if you accept the job?

We do not have the full context of your situation. No doubt you'll be trading a good chunk of your time and energy weekly for that stated amount. What are your other options?
Go try the job out anyway. Have fun.
I'm certain the exposure and experience would help guide your future decisions.

bukatyne:
For some reasons, I never followed the first thread.

I am concerned about your son: please do not tell him to forget what he witnessed, that memory is etched forever.

Let your hubby use it as an opportunity to teach him right conflict resolution skills, manhood and marriage.

That way, he has seen the bad in that family and the right thing in yours.

It is well.

this is really good advice. OP please take note

Bithub:
Good Morning Guys,


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Each writer will only need to write about 10,000 - 15,000 words weekly for three months, and at the 12th month, you will be paid 1Million naira.


This offer has limited spaces, just six persons is what i need for this project, if it interests you, send five samples of your works and WhatsApp digits to pludesigns@yahoo


Don't bother applying if you don't have a WhatsApp contact


Thank you

what's wrong with you? Will the writers eat stone for those 12 months while slaving for you? Make una try get conscience abeg

Guys, I need your help. I was rewarded with a $100 Visa gift card by an online site for doing reviews. I've made purchases on EBay with it but I still have $64.35 (N22,860) left but I can't find where to flip it for cash. the sites I visited only buy amazon and iTunes gift cards. I'm willing to sell for N17,000. I need suggestions or interested buyers (I'm not sure how this will work)

asuustrike1:
So Prof what is your take on this matter should the judge step aside and be tried or what? The trial of the senate president at CCT and that of CJN, are similar why didn't the senate president set aside if I may ask?

Let me help you here. The senate president did not step down because he wasn't being tried or investigated by the Senate but the Judiciary (i.e. CCT). If the Senate President was being investigated by the Senate, he would have temporarily stepped aside as President of the senate.
The Chief Justice is the chairman of the NJC and the Head of the Judiciary, and he is being tried by the same judiciary, it is right for him to step aside. You know the CJN had suspended indefinitely the meeting of the NJC which would have looked into the accusations against him? One cannot be a Judge in his own case.

why do Nigerians always get excited when Politicians play to the gallery? what is stopping the Governor from creating jobs?

Diplomaticbeing:
Do you have a feasible idea? We are not just looking for an idealist, no, but an idealistic doer. In case if this description fit's your person and you consider yourself able, ready and willing to work as a Chief Operating Officer in a well structured organization, send us a convincing proposal via email: talentsponsor@yahoo.com .

We're ready to make a handsome investment in any sector of the economy that has a great prospect for long term operations with quick and continuous yields. Fraudsters, Consultants, MLMP's and Brokers keep off. Honesty still remains the best policy in business. And altruism is our motto.

Addendum: We don't care about your level of formal education, so long as you're not a slowpoke and can at least communicate your thoughts, you're qualified for the collaboration.

is this offer still open?

why not give a break-down of what it will cost to set up such factory (i.e the cost of the respective machinery)? Share the information here and you will be contacted by interested people.

if you are a music producer based in Port Harcourt, or you know one, please contact me.

Atlantian:
Was he announcing the accident, or the fact that he has another line of business called 'Transportation'. The way we are so proud of nothing in this country, makes us more like Eritreans.

Plz, how do Eritreans behave?

#JustCurious

centje:
spirit of flight
Oil on canvas

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2642422_dream_jpeg89cac71cba7221d8ca74186b8e6d413b

Original work by Josephine Wall, an English Artist and Sculptor.

cool

www.iamaslucker.com/mobile/article/oprah-interviews-bow-wow/1626



I really miss Bow wow!!!

Rapper and “106 & Park” host Bow Wow will
serve as the latest artist to appear on the
Oprah Winfrey Network’s "Oprah: Where Are
They Now?" when he’s featured on an episode
that will air this Sunday, April 28.

During the episode, the newfound television
host opens up about his one-year-old daughter
who he hopes will be able to experience the
small moments he was unable to.

“My life as a father is, is, is kind of new,” Bow
Wow revealed. “My daughter's only one years
old. She'll be two in April, April 27th.
Shai lives in Los Angeles and I'm in New York full time, it's so hard. You know, I Skype with her, and I just wish that I can just reach in there and grab her little self and I can't…For her I just wanna make sure that you know she's able to do the things I wasn't able to do. I wasn't able to go to school dances. I wasn't able to you know try out for my basketball team 'cause I was on the road.”

Bow Wow also touched on his privileged youth
and losing interest in the flashier things in life
as he grew older.
“When I was younger I pretty much bought
every car I wanted,” said the rapper. “We call it stunting you know that's when you're flashy
and you got all the jewelry. But, like, I don't
even wear all that stuff anymore, like, I'm so
laid back and you know, just chill. I feel like
now I'm at that point in my life where that stuff doesn’t - it doesn't identify who I am. I don't need it anymore. I remember a wise man always telling me you know you're still Bow Wow when you take all that stuff off right?”

Manweysabi: You don't even know the name of the person you snapped with. That's Kingsley Ogbonna, not victor

OP is obviously an Impostor!! FrontPage is gonna elude him.

"Biyi hasn't worked for that long?" Dayo's voice drips with resentment. "For real?"
"He's been trying" I say in feeble attempt to defend my husband. "You know how the economy is." My husband and I had vowed never to bring in a third party into our relationship but with a bank account screaming for revival, I needed to share my burden with someone else. I grip the phone.
Dayo is unusually quiet. You still there? I ask. Hello? I am here, she says. I just didn't know things were this bad. And all this while, I thought Biyi was providing for the home. But he is, I argue silently.
Well, maybe not financially for now, but in every way else, Biyi is a rock. It's not that bad.
My words sound frail. Dayo clucks her tongue. You might as well be a widow.
The words hit me like a fist. 'Na you I blame', she continues, oblivious to the damage her words have caused.
Me? Why? She is blaming me for this? Seriously?
"Why do you keep paying the bills?"
"Because there is no one else to do it" I protest,
upset.
"For real? He drives your car too?"
"He needs it" I mutter. "To attend job interviews and stuff. He gets back late sometimes."
"How late are you talking?"
"Nine, ten."
Dayo pauses for a second. "I hate to say this gurl, but your husband is spending your money on another woman."
"Whoa! Hang on. Where did that come from? Haba, Dayo. Biyi would never..."
"Look, I know men" she slices in. "You are his moneybag and he will take you for a ride as long as it takes.
Where is your dignity, gurl?" Ride. Dignity.
Moneybag. Ouch.
"But he's a good guy" I manage. Can my husband be using me? It had never crossed my mind in the past, but I now wonder if Biyi is actually having an affair.
"I trust my wonderful Dennis" Dayo is saying. I barely listen. My eyes are on the clock. Its almost midnight and Biyi isn't home. I force myself to hear what Dayo is saying about Dennis Ono, her multimillionaire-oil- company- golden husbby Gosh I envy her life, her perfect marriage. "My marriage is wonderful" Dayo says, as if in affirmation to my undeclared words. "But only because I show Dennis who the boss is. He cannot try nonsense with me. Abi, you think its easy to get ten thousand pounds a month as pocket money?" She really gets ten grand a month? That's like, my entire annual salary in my crappy job plus bonuses. Life is unfair.
"Honestly. I am Biyi's wife" I say. "I cannot just desert him." Or can I? At this rate "In that case.." there is an edge to her voice now, "give him an ultimatum. He gets a job in two weeks or you are out of that marriage.
Look, I know his type," she says with conviction. "He conveniently won't get a job as long as you keep dishing out your
money.
But starve him, she adds. No sex. Make life hell. You are not an ATM machine."
Keys jangle in the hallway. "Biyi is home. Talk later" I say to Dayo. He's back. "Stand your ground" Dayo whispers menacingly.
Ultimatum. Two weeks. I hang up with a sigh. My husband is leaning against the door frame. For a second my heart falters. He looks tired, drawn. But Dayo's words punctuate my compassion. "Where have you been?"
Biyi gives me a side smile. "No hug?" I jerk my head at the wall clock. "Its midnight."
"I had a job interview in Birmingham" he says. "I called to tell you I was stuck in traffic but I kept getting your voicemail. Whats wrong?" I cock my head. "Is that a whiff of female perfume?" It is. Dayo is right. He has been with another woman. With my car. Spending my money. My head spins. Biyi, I glare at him, "Where are you coming from?" He steps back, surprised. "I went to Birmingham
"
"Did you get it?" I screech. "The job?"
Biyi shakes his head. "I didn't"
This is the last straw. I wrench my hand out. "My car keys."
He gives me a hard level stare. "What is wrong with you, Toni? Did I offend you?"
"Pass my keys!" He thrusts the car keys into my
palm. I push past him, grab my duffel bag
and stuff my overnight things into it. I know I am acting crazy but I have to show him that I would not be taken for a ride. That I am not a moneybag. That I have dignity. I zip the bag up and spin around. My husband is staring at me. "Is everything all right with you, sweetheart?"
"Get out of my way."
"Where are you going with that bag?"
"I need to clear my head." I am still yelling.
"Can we talk first?" Biyi suggests.
"I don't want to talk. Get out of my way."
He moves out of my path. I swipe a hand across my face, smearing my cheeks with mascara. "Dont look for me. I will be back when my head clears." I rush out of the house, jump into my car.
My rage doubles as the feminine scent permeates the car. He has been with a woman in my car. I feel like an idiot.
* * *
I pull up in front of Dayo's mansion. Her husbands Porsche is in the driveway, and the porch lights illuminate my dreary form as I reach the door. I ball my fists to knock, but a scream freezes the motion.
Kill me! I hear Dayo scream. Good for nothing idiot. Womaniser of the century! Whoa. Momentarily, I am unable to move. My hand hovers in the air. Dull thuds, muffled screams. Dennis curses. I warned you never to serve me stew that is not freshly cooked! Am I your slave? Dayo yells back. If you want fresh stew, get your PA to cook it for you. Or you think I dont know about her? You think Dayo's words are silenced by another thump. My hands fall to my side as a flurry of blows stifle her cries. I want to call the police, do something, anything. But I could not move. And so I shut my eyes tight and listened as my friend is pummelled by her husband. The beating stops. I should dash to my car, but something holds me back. I am sorry I got you upset darling, Dayo finally says. Her voice is laced with pain. It is my fault. I should have cooked for you. It's Toni... She wouldn't let me get off the phone. It's her fault. Next time you talk to me like that, I will tattoo a punch on your forehead, Dennis growls. Get into the kitchen and make me fresh stew. And do something about that leech you call a friend.
That is enough for me. I sprint back to my car and drive home.
* * *
A knock sounds on the window. Biyi. I wind down and he gives me a smile.
"Head clear now?" he asks. "Leave me alone" I mutter.
Dayo's wonderful Dennis beats her up? And she never mentioned?
"I will leave you alone in two seconds" Biyi says.
There is a twinkle in his eyes. "But first, get out of the car." I oblige, grudgingly. "What?" He reaches under the car seat and pulls out a small basket. "I didnt come home straight from the interview. I stopped over at the Perfume shop to get you this."
He hands the basket over. Inside is a range of
exotic feminine perfumes and a small card. I pull the card open, read the words: "Thank you for your support during the hardest times of my life! I love you."
Thats why I was late, he explains as he pulls me into a warm embrace.
"You have been so good to me, Toni. I couldnt have asked for a better wife." I couldn't reply. My throat is lumpy.
"When you left the house to clear your head, I got a call back from the recruiter, he says with a beam. God answers prayers, Babe. I got the job.
Its a package you wont believe. Lets go in. Ill tuck you into bed and you can tell me whats bothering you?
"
* * *
I awaken to a text message from Dayo. Dennis is flying me to Seychelles this weekend. This is what you get when you stand your ground. You have to be a no nonsense gurl! Dont you just love my life? Ciao sweetheart Bleep.
I type a quick response back: Ciao! and i deleted her number right away.


Now, this is one story every woman should read.
The grass is never greener on the other side, best believe that. No matter how good a friend's marriage is, it NEVER EVER compares with yours. Its DEADLY and could cost you so much!

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[quote author=Okija_juju]That Oba is a Biitchass!!

Why is he bowing to the Queen?!

He even left his palace to meet her at the Airport?!

She is shaking him with her gloves on sef!!

Yet his foolish Grandson would not even come out to see the President?

#Typical Nigga Mentality!! [/quote]There are a couple of things they won't teach u in school. Consciously make efforts to be smart.

Good job!

^^^ this deal is still available. The perfect Easter Getaway!! Let's spoil you with some Calabar Hospitality.