₦airaland Forum

Confused over an obvious postage error?

Criminal minded youth!

A 10 year old knows it is an error most likely at the bank and will inform the bank of the need to make adjustment but the itch to steal is causing this half baked graduate unnecessary confusion.

proeast:


Which results exactly are you using to base your argument? The real one or the fake one announced by INEC?

You're not even making sense by saying you can lose all states in Nigeria and still win the election. If you lose all states, that means another candidate won those states, so how do you end up winning? Oh, I forgot, through INEC selection!

Tinubu was also announced as winner of Rivers State, but today, the actual result shows that Obi won Rivers overwhelmingly! Same story in Benue, Akwa Ibom etc. Even Lagos, Obi won with a higher margin than was credited to him. If INEC could do all these evil manipulations in states where Obi has overwhelming majority of supporters, why won't they do even worse in Kaduna where it is 50:50?!

You know the truth, just like every other objective Nigerian, but you will still come online to say anything just to support Tinubu.

he is right, but it is flying over your head. In a two horse race, you can not afford to lose all state. In a 4 horse race, you can lose all states and still win the highest votes cast while still meeting the 25% in 24 states. Tinubu won 12 of 20 local governments in lagos and still loss to Obi with 8 local governments win.

Nigeria's presidential election does not run electoral college like in the US.

Critical and logical reasoning is weak in most youths, it somehow depicts poor educational foundation.

Penguin2:
Since the end of the 2023 general elections where result from the Southeast showed that the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the election, Peter Obi, scored about 98% of votes cast in the region, opposition party supporters have accused the region of turning in such voting pattern because Peter Obi is Igbo. They accuse the region of not giving votes to other candidates.

But are their allegations true or mischievous and outrightly malicious?

To answer the above question we need to take a retrospective look at how the Southeast has always voted since 1999.

In 1999, the Southeast voted Obasanjo only.
In 2003, the Southeast voted Obasanjo only again.
In 2007, the Southeast voted Yaradua only.
In 2011, the Southeast voted Jonathan only.
In 2015, the Southeast voted Jonathan only again.
In 2019, the Southeast voted Atiku only.
And then, in 2023, the Southeast voted Peter Obi only.

From the above, you can clearly see that over the years, once the Southeast people choose a candidate they vote in one direction for that candidate without splitting their votes.

Again, since 1999, 2023 is the only time they voted for a candidate from the region. Other times they have always voted non-Igbos.

Just so we get a better perspective of what we are talking about, in 2003, Ojukwu ran for the presidency under APGA but the Southeast didn’t vote for him.

In that same 2003, Buhari had an Igbo running mate but the Southeast didn’t vote for him.

In 2007, Orji Uzor Kalu ran for the presidency under PPA but the Southeast didn’t vote for him.

In that same year, Buhari once again chose an Igbo running mate but the Southeast didn’t vote for him.

Still in the same 2007, Atiku had an Igbo running mate, Ben Obi, but the southeast still didn’t vote for him.

The Southeast voted for Yaradua instead. Yaradua was from the Northwest and had an Ijaw man from the Southsouth but the Southeast voted for him over other tickets that had Igbos on them.

Then, the only one time Igbos voted an Igbo man, they have been called tribalists and whatever names.

And the question is why?

ibos voted Orji uzor Kalu from PPA in the highly compromised 2007 election. PPA also produced 2 governors in Abia and Imo state.

Did we have a dangote refinery then?

Essenza01:
The salary is 400k, the total budget is 556k, the homeoffice is what provides the extra... 10k electricity is a whole month light oo... my neighbour does 15k sef, had to ask because i thought i was being cheated.. the 50k is for 2hrs or less light...20ltrs/week..(3ltrs/day).. the car fuel is based on the new price.. fill up cost 36k/5-6days for 9-5 work to earn the 400k/mth..

Where am i getting it wrong ?

You can make big adjustment with the big expenses. 60,000 on electricity, can you explore solar panels? Make phcn a back up if possible. Until your side gig(s) improves, when your rent expires, you may downsize by at least 25%. Cut social gathering at least 25%. Get a reliable and honest mechanic to reduce car service cost. Car pool occassionally with work colleague if possible. Increase the budget for your health to at least 10,000 monthly depending on your age. Eat out less and avoid junk foods. Learn how to cook if you cant cook and ensure you cook when necessary to reduce cost of feeding by at least 25%.

2023 election is the best. I agree with that assertion. In 2015 , Rivers state declared 1.5 million votes for Jonathan, i bet less than 800,000 voted for him. Delta state declared 1.4 million. Akwa ibom was 1.2 million votes.

2023 election gave almost accurate number of voters, with minimal rigging. Rivers state was the most brazen rigging in this 2023 but with low numbers. BVAS and IRev made rigging extremely difficult.

The tough decisions should be dealt with in less than 6 months ( removal of fuel subsidy and exchange rate unification)

Aggressive approach to implementation of power transmission projects e.g siemens deal to be fully implemented in less than 18 months. 100% implementation of prepaid meters across Nigeria in 18 months.

Rejig the security architecture in less than 6 months. Crush ISWAP/bokoharam and Niger delta militants.

Increase oil production to at least 2 million barrels per day in 12 months. Theft of crude oil to be reduced.

Revisit the Oronsaye report, and implement major part of the report to improve civil service in less than 12 months.

Renewed focus on primary and secondary schools, unity schools to be transferred to state govts, while allowing tertiary institutions increased autonomy. Massive student grants and loans for indigent but brilliant students.

Gerrard59:
Meanwhile, in Asia, many young people reside with their parents till old age. I am talking about the major economies o where jobs yanfu-yanfu. This attitude of copying the West in almost every situation as Africans who are culturally different is absurd.

i am not of the opinion that young people should stay too long with their parents. An Eagle pushes eaglets out of the nest so they can soar. After graduation from a tertiary institution with job secured or succesful completion of artisanship and established to practice, it is time to set them free with justified occasional support from parent. If care is not taken, many entitled kids will not build gut and perseverance needed for sustainable success in life.

nokspos:
we leave our parent home too early in africa but for the wrong reason, there's nothing bad living with your parent as long as he's working and can afford an apartment.

Quite wrong. It is more prevalent for an 18- 25 to be out of rheir parents home in Europe and North America than Africa. The reason is the easier availability of survival jobs to sustain livelihood in those continent than sub saharan Africa.

Multiple head shots when and if necessary to any one who plans to commit treason to prevent inauguration of the Peoples will.

Kentuforchrist:
Person wea dem go bundle of Monday
Make una dea play

i have noticed a sizable number of people believe the false prophecies about inauguration will be aborted by military.

Will you still believe the false prophets on May 30, 2023?.

I believe many of you sacrificed your brain and replaced with sawdust.

naptu2:
Look at the table that I posted on the first page and read what's written beside Brazil.

yes, i see that now. I can also confirm there are 24 teams, so there will be 4 best loosers from the 6 groups.

naptu2:
The ridiculous story that players in Nigerian junior teams vanish after the competitions while players from other junior teams flourish is just absolute crock and it is not backed by facts.

Some players from junior teams will flourish after the competition and some will vanish. It's the way it has always been for all teams. It's not peculiar to Nigeria.

It's just one of those stories that Nigerians like to tell and repeat, even though it's not backed by facts.

There are very many Nigerian players that took part in junior competitions and went on to achieve great success at both club level and senior national team level for a long time after those competitions, just as there are many foreign players that achieved great success at cadet level and fizzled out afterwards. These are caused by a variety of factors and it happens everywhere.

This is apt. Ighalo for example played all age grades for Nigeria, i think Osimhen as well.

How did we guarantee qualification?

What if we lose to Brazil and Italy beat Dominican republic which is quite likely.

Nigeria, Brazil and Italy will all be on 6 points. Is there a best loser in this tourney? NFF should do their homework and ensure the boys dont relax if there is no best loser o.

Watch as the mob proceed on mudslinging, and character assassination all through.

Can at least one of the dolts attempt to tackle the issues raised without attacking the messenger?

IVORY2009:
The reality would start telling on you soon

say that again while facing a mirror.

IVORY2009:
Obi never came third from the results avaliable, most of his votes were given to Tinubu, in the following states, Rivers state, Benue state, Kaduna state etc, if these states are removed from Tinubus scores, I can tell you Tinubu would be in same level as Rabiu, who came fourth.

Tinubu had zero votes in Rivers, Benue and Kaduna, all the previously recorded APC votes is hereby transferred to labour party. Tinubu is still with the most votes. I think it is deep hallucinations worrying most of you.

Hope it is not independent candidacy that will make every tom dick and harry want to contest as governor or president?

There may be a whole textbook as ballot paper o.., there must be stringiest requirements to be met to contest as independent candidate.

Who were the cyber bullies of the 2023 presidential election?

The same set of people now thinks that is a civilised behaviour.

Only 55 needed.

You became a senator because of Buhari's "bad luck".
Your remarkable achievement as a senator was distributing transistor radio to your constituents.

Mccullum:
Because she refuse to accept you division tactics against Yorubas ,

that's what Peethief Obi depended on, but majority of Yorubas speaking

people disappointed him, reflection of this was there on presidential election

results from Ondo and Ekiti states respectively. Yoruba is indivisible tribe globally.

plot twist. Tinubu's best performance in SW were in Ondo and Ekiti. .
Yorubas that practice christianity in relative percentages are highest in Ekiti and Ondo state. Dividing Yorubas with religion during 2023 presidential election did not work.

It is expected they review all details before confirming the record. There is nothing out of the ordinary. The same process with Kaffy.

Yes, the record is now broken, but it must be validated before it is updated.

orikoku:
How many iswap terrorist died during the raid?




Ok just one that died... I hail ooo naija

This is a greater victory than killing 50 ragtag Iswap fighters. It becomes a serious dent on the terrorists strategy. Logistics victory like this is one of the best ways to win the war e.g cutting access to weaponry , food/water, communication channel e.t.c. Recruiting of personnel to iswap/Bokoharam seems not a herculean task.

Apostle of hate.

The police PRO is right. Slapping and shoving a police man repeatedly in North America will come with dire consequences.

I am sure that is a wrong investment. With 30 billion naira well invested and monitored on small and medium scale enterprises in the state, it will be reflective on the prosperity of the state.

The state can identify scarcity of production and services within the state e.g poultry & livestock production, agriculture, aquaculture, shoes/bag production. Consultants hired by state to review business plans from state indigenes and invest average of 5 million naira each on 4,000 entrepreneurs that can create at least 5 direct jobs. With at least 75% success rate after 2 years., that translates to 15,000 sustainable direct jobs and hundreds of thousands indirect jobs, wealth surely spread within the state. They can rinse and repeat every term. Our governors treat state money which is quite scarce in a way they won't if it was their private money. State Governors should begin to administer states like business man trying to salvage a failing business. There is so much poverty in virtually all 36 states and almost nil high labour production in most states.

One day, i hope i am privileged to govern a state for four years at least. There are too many dunces as politician and even highly educated but can not use common sense optimally.

DownTime44:
Hi guys


Please i put up this post basically because of my elder brother. I sincerely want to know if i was wrong talking to him, or I could have just let him be. I wasn't myself ever since i talked to him, and i was somewhat having guilty conscience since then.


I have an elder brother, he's 38 years old and also the first son. I am the fourth child in the family of five. The second child is a female and she's married. We lost our third child, that's my immediate elder brother some years back, while i have a younger brother. I came from a humble background. Lost my dad while i was in JS 3, even before his death we had been hustling on a daily basis for survival, and we live happily as one big family. My mother, siblings and i do hawk daily before we could eat. All thanks to public school in Lagos, my family wouldn't have had the opportunity to basic education. We hawk daily after school, weekdays and weekend. My family was bred and brought up in Ajegunle.


Few years after the demise of my father, we struggled to pay house rent. We had to leave Ajegunle to a local and developing area. I didn't allow my family conditions deter or weigh me down. Never! I believe I'd make it in life legitimately without venturing into crime, fraud, theft etc. After my secondary school, i was into all sorts of labour work. I worked in factory, building site, cleared bushes, laundry man , just to save up and further my education. I worked for 6 years after my secondary school, bought a bike from the little savings i had and proceed to school through jamb. I gave the bike to someone who often deliver #6,000 weekly for the upkeep of my family. I was in year 2 when i let go of the bike, it was on a higher purchase and the agreement we have had elapsed. I hustled my way through school and graduated. I'm done with service last year but couldn't land a job, probably due to my age. I'd be 29 this year and most graduate trainee often request for age below 28. Although, i had a 2.1. I'm only managing in a pure water factory to make ends meet, keep soul and body together and support my family


I sat my elder brother down and talked to him. He has been hustling like every other person in the family but i don't understand what's happening. He didn't futher his education nor learn a handwork. He's 38 but still live under his parents roof. He has been doing conductor work for many years. The family had talked to him several times to look for something else. It's fine you are hustling as a man for survival but doing conductor for many years without thinking of what else to do is wrong. A family friend of ours who later got to know what he does for a living had advice him also.


The bus he was following, the driver had misunderstanding with the owner and he collected his bus back. My elder brother had been idle for months, doing nothing. He claimed he has gone virtually everywhere in search of bus he could be working with but couldn't get any. This is a family that we all had to bring something no matter how little to survive. I was talking to him as a younger brother. I asked him why didn't he heed to people's advice when they were advising him then to stop the conductor work and look for something to learn, if perhaps he doesn't want to further his education? He doesn't believe in Nigeria education, because he could count graduates without job or those with petty job. My elder brother wear almost rag as clothes. I had to give him some of my little wears I'm managing. He has just one slippers. We don't wear same size of shoe or sandals, we could have been sharing that also. He sold his phone to feed sometime ago and had been without phone. I was initially saving to get my mum a small phone but i had to give him the phone instead.


He was crying when i was talking to him. I understand the situation of things in the country, which i myself is going through. I was just trying to know what other things he could come up with. I am not happy seeing him sitting idle doing nothing. The fact that he's the first son and found himself in this condition at that age breaks my heart daily. My mum had been so worried about his condition. I had to convince her that things will be better. I don't want her to develop high Blood Pressure that could lead to her untimely death.


Please guys was i wrong talking to my elder brother?

i am sorry to inform you that you have to focus on yourself for now. I am not saying you can't provide occassional assistance like when he was sick and you needed to buy medications for him. A mother with her toddler on a flight is always advise to fix her oxygen mask before assisting the toddler during a flight turmoil.

You cant pull him out of the vicious cycle he is stuck in at this time; you have to improve yourself optimally to find a sustainable help you can provide him. You may advise he learns driving and seek hire purchase of tricycle for commercial transportation. It appears your brother is mentally fatigue and laid back which is a recipe for failure.

This prophet is not tired of dishing out fake prophesies. It is not his fault though, it is those propagating his conjectures.

Throwback:
My joy is that whatever crime he committed was done outside of Nigeria where he cannot suddenly start wearing Igbo attire to court while his fellow clansmen start claiming tribal victimization.

He faced his trial as a single human being as it is supposed to be.

funny enough he still claimed he is being victimised from Nigerian elements.

Osinbajo would have done better in most Southern states than Tinubu . i believe in all 6 south west states, benue, plateau , taraba, nassarawa, edo, fct (11 states + fct) , his performance in the SE when compared with Tinubu would have been a marginal improvement. he surely would not achieve 25% in up to 24 states
His performance in the NW will be close to disaster. NE wont be much of a difference. He would have achieved about 7 million votes with almost half of that from the SW.

Tntsi:
Lagos is the biggest contradiction in the world today.
The 5th largest economy in Africa ( which means it generates huge income),
yet one of the most unliveable places in the world due to
lack of social and health services, lack of order, no electricity, bad electricity, bad roads, bad transportation, no flood prevention, bad emergency services, failing schools, bad policing, bad sanitation and more.

The question begging to be answered is where has all this huge income gone?

That section is even in Ogun state, but hate for Lagos wont let you see road. In your small mind, take note that flooding can be natural.