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Politics › Re: Technology Creating New Generations Of Illiterates In Nigeria – Wole Soyinka by Catapault: 10:15am On Nov 11, 2023

I learnt the word, ‘submental’ today.

That’s Wole Soyinka for you.

A man of letters.

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Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 9:07am On Nov 11, 2023

SpaceTour:
Anambra is the only state in southeast with underground drainages and walkways.

This is AWKA Nigeria

Impresssive! grin

Very beautiful sidewalk and wide. wink

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Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 2:37am On Nov 11, 2023*

Abagworo:
These Awka roads are like Enugu and Abakaliki roads. They have open drainage after the sidewalks. Only Aba and Port Harcourt are Nigerian cities with most major roads covered with sidewalks. Uyo has open gutter

Exactly. Nigerians must understand that open gutters are unsightly, unhygienic, and backward.

Sure, it costs a bit more to build the proper way, but we just have to do it.

Does Rwanda have more money than even one state in Nigeria?

How can they do it so comfortably?

I think what we need is a national assembly bill making it mandatory for all roads in residential and business areas in the country to be provided with covered drainage and sidewalks.

Every state government will have to choose a number of streets to work on, and the next administration does the same, till all the streets are done.

It will seriously cut down having to use cars and transport.

You will be shocked at how far you will happily walk on a pavement dedicated for pedestrians.

You can walk 5 kilometres or more, easily without breaking sweat.

Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 2:21am On Nov 11, 2023

OSHOGBO

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Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 2:18am On Nov 11, 2023

AKURE

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Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 2:13am On Nov 11, 2023

IamAtikulate:
Show us pictures from Ibadan, Osogbo, Akure and Ado Ekiti

ADO EKITI

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Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 2:10am On Nov 11, 2023

igwebuike01:
Aba has the best underground drainage network in the East, similar to what you have in Port Harcourt. Enugu and Owerri have most beautiful roads but when it comes to underground drainage, give it to Aba

Interesting. wink

Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 1:54am On Nov 11, 2023

Jcoleworld911:
Awka

Notice also that it’s not an estate
Igbo no be una mate

What's with this ''estate'' stuff?

Are the estates not in Nigeria? I'm not differentiating between estate and non estate.

Most of the so-called estates don't even have sidewalks and covered drains, so it's not about estate or not. It's about the mindset.

Are we wiling to join the civilized world or are we not?

In Rwanda if you are a public official who builds a road without sidewalks for pedestrians, you will be jailed.

Kigali, Rwanda
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Gisenyi, Rwanda
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Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 1:47am On Nov 11, 2023

Ikinternational:
Yes....na cool calm n collected dey feed people.
Abeg shut up.

Move to Ebonyi n die of hunger. Very simple

But you are also ''dying of hunger'' in other SE states, by your logic.

After all, more of your people there are fleeing to Lagos and Kano than Ebonyi indigenes.

Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 1:43am On Nov 11, 2023

ruggedtimi:
ph too

Oh yes of course. wink

Travel › Re: JAPA Syndrome - Pakistan Runs Out Of PAPER To Print Passports, As Citizens Flee! by Catapault(op): 12:56am On Nov 11, 2023*

Pakistanis make light of frequent power blackouts

By Ariba Shahid and Waseem Sattar

January 24, 2023

KARACHI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Pakistan's worst power outage in months became a source of humour for some in the country of 220 million, where an energy network desperately in need of an upgrade can lead to frequent blackouts and electricity rationing.

The nationwide outage, the second since October that left schools, hospitals and businesses without electricity, was resolved on Tuesday after 24 hours. Pakistan's energy minister blamed it on a lack of investment in the network and said lessons had been learnt.

Although the outage affected the internet and mobile phone services, it didn't stop many Pakistanis from taking to Twitter and other social media to share jokes and memes.

"Scenes at the home of that friend who has solar panels," Twitter user @zoeneedstherapy captioned a photo showing a single power outlet with five mobile phone chargers sticking out of it.

Millions of Pakistanis suffer partial blackouts almost daily, including scheduled "load shedding" power cuts aimed at conserving electricity.
The disruptions have fuelled years of strong demand for alternative power supplies and some local governments offer subsidised solar panels.

''I'm tired of this country'' - Pakistani man's expression shows exasperation.
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In a village outside the southeastern city of Jacobabad in Sindh province, a Reuters correspondent saw a single solar panel on the roof of the one-room home of a family of melon farmers.

"Nowadays everybody has solar panels ... but they face trouble at night because they have no other source of power," said Sara Khan, the principal of a girls' school in Jacobabad, which regularly goes through scheduled blackouts that last up to 18 hours a day.

In many big cities, including the capital Islamabad and financial hub Karachi, many residents have installed at least three backup sources: solar panels, uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units and fuel-powered generators.

"Electricity problems are common here," said Karachi-based lawyer Ishtiaq Ahmed. "People have alternative arrangements, but these also have their limit."

A popular meme taken from a Spiderman comic book showed three "Spidermen" standing in a circle, pointing to each other and saying "I have a UPS but it isn't charged"; "I have a generator that runs on fuel, but there is no fuel"; "I have a solar panel but there is no sunlight".

But the outages also take their toll.

Irfan Khan, a 30-year-old student preparing for an upcoming exam, said he lost power even before Monday's major outage.

"It was terrible," Khan said in the northeastern city of Peshawar after leaving his tribal area to prepare for the exam.

"I didn't charge my phone, I didn't study for two days and I didn't have water in the washroom."

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistanis-make-light-frequent-power-blackouts-2023-01-24/

Travel › JAPA Syndrome - Pakistan Runs Out Of PAPER To Print Passports, As Citizens Flee! by Catapault(op): 12:45am On Nov 11, 2023*

Pakistan, roughly the same population as Nigeria, is struggling with a 700,000 backlog in passport applications, with 45,000 new applications PER DAY, as people desperately try to flee the crumbling economy of the country, for 'greener pastures' in US, UK, Canada, Germany, France etc..

The country's passport office cannot print the passports fast enough to meet demand, and has now run out of PAPER to make the passports!

Start at 20:50

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CekDXOJk5o&ab_channel=Firstpost

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Politics › Re: President Tinubu Meets Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince by Catapault: 12:25am On Nov 11, 2023

panpan:
Why are leaders of African countries often invited to Non-African country - Africa summits; in this case, Saudi-Africa summit?
Can't the leaders of African countries refuse to attend? Or will there be "consequences" if they don't attend?

There are no consequences except that you will offend the country calling the meeting, which was looking to DROP BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO YOUR ECONOMY.

Before any of those African leaders got on a plane, they'd inspected your cash reserves to see if you can match your invitation with ACTION, failing which you will be alone at your summit by yourself.

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Politics › Re: President Tinubu Meets Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince by Catapault: 12:21am On Nov 11, 2023

MrColdsweat:
Where is the $16bn Indian investment or you just dey whine yourself?

Oh sure, it will all happen within 3 months of the MOU.

Ode.

Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 7:51pm On Nov 10, 2023

Noblechykk:
Stop making a fool of yourself. Do you even know the significance of a flag? I just want to believe it was a mistake not an intentional exclusion.

It is YOU making a fool of yourself, by making an issue out of a mundane occurrence.

Blasted dullard.

Even if it was an intentional insult, how is that Nigeria or Tinubu’s fault?

It is actually a sign that you are considered significant enough to be ‘cut down a peg or two’.

Who thinks of insulting Malawi or Togo?

Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 7:49pm On Nov 10, 2023

OloYeOfEgbE:
Show promoter...

Show us his IV or geddifok

Show YOU his IV?

Talk about delusions of grandeur.

Riffraff.

Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 7:40pm On Nov 10, 2023

OloYeOfEgbE:
It means don't go to a place where you weren't invited...

Mo gbo mo branch squad that's what you are...so cry baby kwantinue

He WAS invited, you pea brain.

What’s he supposed to do, say “I can’t see my flag so I’m going home”?

Small kid talking rubbish.

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Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 7:32pm On Nov 10, 2023

OloYeOfEgbE:
Slavish quote

YOU are the fool with an inferiority complex.

If that was Macron there, you think the French people will care or notice if their flag is there or not?

They wouldn’t notice.

It's only small countries that care about that sort of thing.

Nigeria has passed that level decades ago.

Nigeria is invited for G20 summits, BRICS summits, everything. Even though we are not officially members.

And our flag is always hoisted.

That’s maximum respect for the Giant of Africa.

But now we are supposed to feel inferior because some mor.on in Saudi Arabia didn’t add our flag to some low-grade meeting there?

Naaah…

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Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 7:23pm On Nov 10, 2023

OloYeOfEgbE:
That's why your country's flag is missing

Nwokem geddifok

It means a lot to you because you have low self esteem.

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Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 7:22pm On Nov 10, 2023

OloYeOfEgbE:
Nigeria's Flag ain't there...

See finish promax..Saudi just being foolish

Anybody wey point out naija flag...10k winnership

Damn

That’s your inferiority complex talking.

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Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 7:19pm On Nov 10, 2023

successmatters:
Is that why your leaders in the last 9 years are trying to compete with Afghanistan and Yemen?

There’s only one Afghan-Eastern in Africa, and it’s for YOU to clean up, IPOB.

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Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 7:13pm On Nov 10, 2023

successmatters:
They see Nigeria as this prosperous country with a bigger economy than USA and China combined, they see Nigeria as a corruption free country that has zero crime. Its rhe outcasts that forfeited drug money and never graduated from any school

Deception is your second name.

Oh please shut the hell up.

Of course they know Nigeria is a developing country like 80% of countries on Earth are.

They also know that it is not a thing of shame to be a developing country, or something to feel inferior about like you do, since all YOU know about the outside world is “US, Germany, UK, France, Italy”. The other 200 plus countries are non-existent in your heads.

In your colonised heads, if your country is not like USA or Germany, you are inferior and should feel inferior.

You are totally miseducated and lost.

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Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 7:05pm On Nov 10, 2023

successmatters:
Boss that has their president moved apart so he won't spread corruption on others?

What corruption?

They are in bloody SAUDI ARABIA where no elections are held, no freedom of expression or religion or assembly exist, and whose leaders, the so-called oil sheikhs, use the treasury as their personal bank account!

The only reason Saudi is not starving today is their tiny 30 million population plus oil and gas deposits and daily exports 4 times the size of Nigeria’s.

Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 7:00pm On Nov 10, 2023

helinues:
They are called children of hate and perdition for a reason.

A day without them hating is an incomplete day

IT’S ACTUALLY COMICAL TO BEHOLD.

THE WORLD SIMPLY DOESN’T SEE NIGERIA THE WAY THESE OUTCASTS SEE HER.

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Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 6:57pm On Nov 10, 2023

successmatters:
At least Malawi and Zambia has their flags represented

SO WHAT? WHO CARES?

THEY NEED THE RECOGNITION.

NIGERIA IS THE BOSS ALREADY.

WHO DOESN’T KNOW OUR FLAG?

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Politics › Re: Saudi Arabia: Did They Push President Tinubu To One Corner In This Picture? by Catapault: 6:52pm On Nov 10, 2023

ALL I SEE IN THESE COMMENTS ARE IPOB FOLKS WITH LOW SELF ESTEEM.

NIGERIA IS JUST TOO BIG FOR ALL THESE INFERIORITY COMPLEX POSTS I’M READING HERE.

OUT OF THE 14 COUNTRIES OF WEST AFRICA, NIGERIA ACCOUNTS FOR 75% OF WEST AFRICAN GDP.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL SAY THAT WITHOUT NIGERIA, THERE IS NOTHING LIKE WEST AFRICA OR EVEN AFRICA.

SO WHY WOULD THE PRESIDENT OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT COUNTRY BE JOSTLING FOR SPACE TO STAND IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF MALAWI AND ZAMBIA?

WHY?

TINUBU I’M SURE IS EVEN BORED WITH THE WHOLE DAMN THING AND JUST WANTS TO RETURN HOME AND CONTINUE HIS WORK IN REPOSITIONING THE ECONOMY.

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Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 6:39pm On Nov 10, 2023

Mrfeel:
What took you to those 4 eastern states and how many roads and street roads did you inspect

See interrogation.

You be army officer?

The same thing that leads your people to travel around the whole Nigeria is what led me to your states.

Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 6:26pm On Nov 10, 2023

Hpesoj:
You guys with these yeye dick measurements. I can bet my last card that you've not travelled to up to 4 states in the country.

To puncture your argument, I'll just ask you to check the pictures of the road from Lekki to Lakowe. There is neither drainage or sidewalk (the tiny place left has been overtaken by motorist) to start with. Now you need to go around Airport junction in Abuja to see open drainage or chanchaga to Bosso in Minna for same. I believe we also have something similar from Batagarawa to Katsina main market. Roads from Tsafe to Gusau in Zamfara and Birnin-Magaji, also in Zamfara, have open gutters. Same thing with the roads in Funtua.

These places are where I spend significant number of years. No just passing by. That I can point to few examples does not mean I can generalise.

The comparison is to what end? To achieve what actually?

You are not getting the point.

Of course there is an open gutter culture across Nigeria which was inherited from British colonial mismanagement and substandard construction ethos, but some cities are doing more to move out of that primitive system to roads with sidewalks and covered drains which is the international standard for roads.

The southeast is lagging behind in adopting that modern convention.

We need to see cities like Onitsha, Awka etc, building roads with sidewalks and covered drains.

Those cities are already built up, but are just missing that final addition to make them world class and tourist-friendly.

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Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 6:19pm On Nov 10, 2023

Raskimonojendor:
The guy na Lamba master. The steps into the house, the concrete finish, the landscape, cones, yellow tape, low fence, the man in the picture e.t.c are foreign.

I also noticed all those things, and I was thinking to myself, “this cannot be Orlu”.

Chai….this Nairaland is just filled with all sorts of shady characters.

Politics › Re: Is There A Single Road In South East With Sidewalks And Covered Drains? by Catapault(op): 6:13pm On Nov 10, 2023

igwebuike01:
E full everywhere Mr man. Especially Aba

Oh great!

Nice to see that in Aba. grin

Strangely enough I least expected to see such in Aba. cool

I was thinking more like Owerri, Enugu etc.

Politics › Re: Reno Omokri's Opinion On The Amala Hangout Initiative In Enugu State by Catapault: 4:24pm On Nov 10, 2023

Splashme:
Bro, I prefer Pounded Yam abeg.
I hate that black shit
.

My friend will you shut up and stop calling food that people eat ‘shit’?

That’s highly disrespectful and inconsiderate, or didn’t they train you well?

Will you similarly disrespect caviar or a cup of coffee for being “black”?

You yourself you’re a black person. Are you also hateful of your skin colour and bleaching your skin?

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