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JoannaSedley:
Even FG does not have a 1000 bedded health facility talk more of an indebted state like Imo.

Yet to see the pictures of the Said Hospital... everything in Imo and APC government is " under construction"

What does INEC do with Billions of it budget? Shouldn't we be getting better instead of retrogressing?

vivalavida:
Certainly u know nothing about football.
As the years go, teams from supposedly weak countries get stronger. The last men's world cup should have been an eye opener to u. How did Germany, Brazil and other strong teams of yore fare against mediocre teams of years back? Countries have improved and the level of competition is now higher in football. Victory is not easy to guarantee nowadays unlike then when you can close your eyes and vanquish an opposition team.

Get your facts right.

Talk about mediocre, we are one the mediocre team on world stage, especially in the women football and have we fared against the likes of US, Germany and France?

The question is not wether other teams have improved, obviously they have.

The real question is have your falcons improved as well? And the emphatic answer is NO!

If they have improved then they should be competing with likes of US, Brazil and Germany.

Check one team that has improved beyond doubt; talk about the English women team , that is a country that was in our level before (if not below us) now currently ranked third in the world.
How do we fare when up against the best in the world?
Compare and contrast?

lonelydora:
Whether they rank us or not, Falcon is Africa's best female team

That was in the past.

The Cameroon and South Africa team were way better than us . It was all fumble and wonbble

Men Morayo really looks exhausted and worn out without those superficial studio make up.


Doesn't even look happy
So the studio work is just "keeping up appearances" ?

And what stops the National Assembly from overriding him?

Lordofthewest:
Your Cowardice is why you'd remain 5% in Nigeria, when your mates are preparing to vote you're busy looking for the next available ifesinachi bus to run to your villages and then cry and wail later when buhari wins una get sense so?

If only you had a village to run to.

Am sure your village is Lagos ? Beast of no Nation

"Anu nfe"

Lordofthewest:
Finally an organization with sense..election time go reach they'll be running upandan like war is about to start vote dem no go vote. what's even the assurance that violence can't locate them in that village they run to all the time?

When it's time to vote and time for National census, you clamor for them to stay back where they live so you add there number to your regional quota after election and census you call them "5%?"

XINOIX:
...

As at last check the only human with saw with physical cash was Ganduje of APC and Buhari has done nothing?

Elrufai be like..." PDP rented crowd from Benin republic"

Ladyhippolyta88:
She has left
She resigned from the show last month.

Wow ! Seems they can't handle her opinions

That is the evil of Buhari's government... trying to gag critics

South African police would kill Nigerians and term it "cult clash"

allanphash7:
Is that not Deji reaction up there?

Not Deji...lots of Twitter handles have been changed to "Deji" in support of his release

#solidarity

writerights:
Watched this programme this morning and she already knew she was in trouble after making those remarks. I was very disappointed and angry at her. Except trust has another definition, she's never trusted her husband. It also says a lot about her husband.

Please does Jumoke still appears in the program?

Hi records and achievements are with "Gbagada general Hospital" according to Ambode

TomatoBiscuit:
I like this. Thumbs up for the simplicity.

Let's do a similar type... With only "Tomato and Biscuits"

kirajustice:
@POLITICSNGR

Below is a Press Statemenr from the Ministry of Information and Culture;

My attention has been drawn to a press conference addressed by the Ilorin Emirate Magaji/Alangua Forum in Ilorin on Tuesday, 4 Dec. 2018, during which I was alleged to have said that the 'Berlin Wall' of the Ilorin Emirate had been broken by the outcome of the 17 Nov. 2018 by-election in the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara State.

Those who made the allegation referred to a news item published in The Nation newspaper of Monday, 19 Nov. 2018, entitled ''Kwara Berlin Wall Broken, Says Lai Mohammed''.

While it is indeed true that I mentioned the Berlin Wall in my speech at the victory rally in my country home in Oro on Sunday, 18 Nov. 2018, it was undoubtedly in reference to the stranglehold of the Saraki political dynasty on Kwara politics . Not once did I mention the Ilorin Emirate during that speech, and I challenge anyone who has any evidence to the contrary to release such. It is instructive that the news item that was referenced by those who made the allegation never mentioned Ilorin Emirate or made any reference to the traditional institution.

It is safe to conclude, therefore, that those who tried to inject the Ilorin Emirate into the whole issue acted out of shameful desperation. This is not a surprise, considering that they are yet to recover from the devastating defeat that they suffered in the by-election.

For the record, I hold the Ilorin Emirate, and indeed all our nation's traditional institutions, in very high esteem, and will never do anything to bring them to disrepute. No candidate for any political office in Kwara State will downplay the importance of the Ilorin Emirate, which is a father to all. Those who are grappling at straws, having realized that their hegemonic hold on Kwara State is coming to an end, are the instigators of this lie from hell that the Berlin Wall of the Emirates has been broken.

The traditional chiefs who echoed the fake news concocted by the fading political warlords of Kwara should be wary of doing anyone's hatchet jobs. They should not allow themselves to be used to denigrate the reverred Ilorin Emirate, which should be absolutely non-partisan. The traditional chiefs must realize that it is only by standing up for truth and justice that they can most effectively play their role of maintaining the 'ever solid wall of peace, unity, progress and stability' in the Emirate.

The defeat suffered by the tormentors of Kwara on 17 Nov. 2018 is a sign of what they should expect in the forthcoming general elections in the state. No amount of lies or other acts of desperation will save them from imminent defeat. Power flows from the people, and it is clear that the people of Kwara have totally rejected those who have appropriated the state's commonwealth to themselves to the detriment of the long suffering people of Kwara State.

https://politicsngr.com/berlin-wall-lai-mohammed-denies-attacking-illorin-emirate/

Hypocrite. You want to destroy "the stronghold of SARAKI POLITICAL DYNASTY" in and Kwara and at same time you want TINUBU's stronghold and Power grab to continue in Lagos and south West?

PHILipu1:
Peter Obi the tribal bigot who will not wear the Hausa cap or identify with them but want their vote to be vice president?

They have cloned your brain to" permanent reboot"

Tell us more about Buhari that would wear Igbo attire(the most fitting in all his posters) to campaign for votes but end up calling them 5%

SoNature:
Agbani Darego was stunning in her time too

I consider her the most beautiful

Agbani was too skinny... There's more to beauty contest than apprearance . Agbani was the most intelligent , that stood her out

einsteine:
You are lying. What nonsense stakeholder? I get my figures directly from Olam. No one mentions Abia when it comes to cocoa. The cocoa in Ikom alone is more than what is produced in cameroun.

I don't feel any obligation to reply base on your tone of language...if you can't make a comment without insult it shows lack reasoning , and would rather cover up with insults.
Ask the people at OLAMS where they get the best graded Cocoa in entire nation and come back to argue

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The 2015/2016 oil price plunge was the driving factor that led to Nigeria falling into a recession, due to the country’s heavy reliance on oil proceeds. The need for revenue diversification became more apparent as the recession deepened. With the current rebound in global oil prices, the increase in the pace of oil production, and gross domestic product (GDP) growth creeping back into positive territory, the push for diversification may once again take a back seat.



It is important, however, to recognize that the rate of economic growth can be accelerated if revenue earning agricultural commodities are given adequate attention. The urgent need for diversification of the economy requires unwavering action. An investment in the cocoa industry should be part of this strategy as Nigeria was once a powerhouse in cocoa production and has the agricultural land and climate to sustain it.



Overview of Nigeria’s cocoa market

Cocoa was a major agricultural export crop and a top foreign exchange earner in the 1950s and 60s. Prior to the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities in the 1970s, Nigeria was the world’s second largest producer of cocoa. Average cocoa production declined from 420,000 tons in the ‘60s to 170,000 tons in 1999. Production climbed to 389,272 tons between 2000 and 2010, but fell back to 192,000 tons in 2015 and 2016. After dropping to fourth place, Nigeria is now the sixth largest producer.


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In the past, the Nigerian cocoa market was a monopsony a situation where one buyer, through a marketing board, controlled a large proportion of the market. The 1980’s structural adjustment policies (SAPs) imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank recommended that the government dissolve the ineffective marketing board in order to liberalize cocoa marketing and trade, and allow improved cocoa output and pricing.



Against the backdrop of declining production and collapse of the commodity board members due to market liberalization, the National Cocoa Development Committee was established in December 1999 by the Obasanjo administration. Its objective was to develop a sustainable blueprint for reviving the waning cocoa sector. Other objectives included improving cocoa quality and increasing production from 170,000 tons to 320,000 tons per annum in the short term and in the long term to 600,000 tons per annum. However, this ambitious plan for cocoa rehabilitation is yet to be realized.



Cocoa farming in Nigeria is predominantly carried out by smallscale farmers who have outdated skills and limited access to finance and technology. Cocoa is grown in the southern region due to the favorable soil and climate condition. The top growing states Ondo, Ogun, Osun, Oyo and Ekiti account for about 60% of the cocoa production and make up at least 30% of the total cocoa export in Nigeria. Ondo is rated the largest cocoa producing state with an output capacity of about 77,000 tons per annum.



Other producing states include Cross River, Kwara, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Abia, Rivers, and Adamawa. After oil and gas exports, the largest revenue earners, cocoa beans, are the second most exported commodity. However, cocoa merely contributed 0.05% to GDP in 2016 from 0.3% in 2010. The cocoa industry has significant potential but is still underutilized. For instance, in the South West and SouthSouth region, thousands of acres of fertile lands suitable for cocoa cultivation are currently idle and wasting away.

einsteine:
This is a lie.

Cross River is the second highest producer of cocoa in the country. Abia does not even register in the production of cocoa.

These are the rankings:

1. Ondo
2. Cross River
3. Oyo
4. Edo
5. Osun
6. Ekiti

These are the only 6 states that produce cocoa in enough quantity to even collect statistics on.

I don't dabble into mindless argument. What is your definition of enough quantity ?

You are the statician chief in Nigeria?

There's a difference between cocoa produce and Cocoa export .
In terms of export ,Cross River doesn't even count ,same with Abia... that because exporters usually come from the West to buy up produce from other states and then add up the volume to theirs.

This is an industry am a stake holder in , you can choose to believe what you want.

BuhariCow:
You are only wailing cause you didn't receive your pack of rice.

I can see it with your Monicker, Buhari Cow...as in "Anu ana azu mgburi"

Someone is" feeding you fat just for the Slaughter"

But another angle to it is, how many of those Nigerian Artists have a "Hit song?"

If your song is not dope forget about stage performance, what are you performing.

I have watched Tiwa and Patorankin performing their Collabo;Gairloo on stage and it was amazing because the song was on point

What has Nigeria got to do with oil stability ?

Can't they focus on building Refinary capacity and privatization of NNPC instead chasing Wind?

When next they list out Best Universities in the Africa, someone would dare ask "why is Unilag not on the list?"
Like seriously

You didn't beg God to bless you instead you are begging Goat to "bless you"

If he had "blessed you " next thing we hear is "Small Girl Big God"

Abia state minimum wage is not up to 6k .
The people at NLC are crooks, they only using workers to gain popularity. If they new all the while, what did they do to change it?

The guy is a disgrace to the Fraternity... fighting over a woman

Suwegbe!

There is no place in the Bible where alcohol (wine) is condemned.

STJAM:
NAJA people, Criticism of high order because she misses penalty and now need advice?? Tell me the greatest player who haven't missed penalty kick before. Almighty Ronaldo and Messi have committed the same offence in big and very important match.

Penalty kick decide by Coach, where the head coach appoint penalty kick player before the commencement of match is not as if she rush to play it... Cameroonian team lady also missed penalty so what offence did oshoala commited!!!

By the way what have you achieve in ur life to compare with the girl you want to advice, she can buy you completely and restores hope in your life .

My candid advice for you is to ADIVISED YOURSELF HOW TO BETTER YOUR LIFE....

Not just the penalty. Her performance was below average through out the tournament and to an extent it's because she feels she has automatic shirt...more reason I don't know why the Coache would substitute Ordega that was playing very well and leave Azizat on the pitch
Her "killer instinct" is no more

dazzlingd:
Will u keep quiet, you think it's easy to defend a title consistently? Nonsense talk, so other African nations are sleeping. So in your little mind, you expect Nigeria to keep pounding every country they meet in Africa with 7 goals. Grow up pls

Must you abuse someone before making your argument?

If other African countries have managed to catch up with us and we on our own have not managed to hold our ground against likes of US , Brazil and and Germany ; then it means we haven't improved

Growth is when likes of English women team who were previously on our level (if not below) now playing at the Final of word cup and upstaging super powers like US, Sweden and Germany... have we ever achieved any thing on the international level?

emeijeh:
Congrats to Nigeria.
Truth be told, our female football is dying gradually.

We struggled to win this one.


If you ask me if we deserved the trophy, I will say NO!

Worse performing team of Super Falcons... coming at a time we have a foreign Coach makes it more annoying