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daylae:
To a large extent this is true, but as long as u have conductors around the building, even if you switch off the power source, extreme voltage can still run through the house during thunderstorm and lightning, That's why it's best to have thunder arrestors on top of buildings that'll absorb it straight into the earth. Thunder arrestors are quite expensive that's why lots of buildings don't have them. Also, buildings should have good earthing system. . And I am talking from experience.

It means one should stay away from conductors at home when it rains heavily like( metal door knob,iron protectors,pots,spoons aluminium plates and cups) I am also thinking that his phone doesn't have a pouch. Phone pouch apart from adding beauty to the phone also serves as insulator

Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House.

Opponents of the Republican president’s policies — from government staffing cuts to trade tariffs and eroding civil liberties — rallied in Washington, New York, Houston, Florida, Colorado and Los Angeles, among other locations.

“I am so angry, I’m so mad, all the time, yes. A bunch of privileged, white alleged rapists are controlling our country. It’s not great,” said New York painter, Shaina Kesner, 43, joining a crowd marching through the heart of Manhattan.


In Washington, thousands of demonstrators — many travelling from across the United States — gathered on the National Mall where dozens of speakers rallied opposition to Trump.

“We have about 100 people who have come down by bus and van from New Hampshire to protest against this outrageous administration (that) is causing us to lose our allies across the world, and causing devastation to people here at home,” said Diane Kolifrath, 64, a bike tour guide.

“They’re gutting our government.”

In Los Angeles, a woman dressed as a character from dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” waved a large flag with the message: “Get out of my uterus,” a reference to Trump’s anti-abortion policies.

In Denver, Colorado, one man in a large crowd of protesters held up a placard reading “No king for USA.”

The rallies even extended to some European capitals, where demonstrators voiced opposition to Trump and his aggressive trade policies.

“What’s happening in America is everyone’s problem,” Liz Chamberlin, a dual US-British citizen told AFP at a London rally.

“It’s economic lunacy… He is going to push us into a global recession.”

And in Berlin, 70-year-old retiree Susanne Fest said Trump had created “a constitutional crisis,” adding, “The guy is a lunatic.”

In the US, a loose coalition of left-leaning groups like MoveOn and Women’s March organised “Hands Off” events in more than 1,000 cities and in every congressional district, the groups said.

Anger

Trump has angered many Americans by moving aggressively to downsize the government, unilaterally impose conservative values and sharply pressure even friendly countries over borders and trade, causing stock markets to tank.

“We’re out here to stop the, honestly, fascism,” protester Dominic Santella told AFP in Boston. “We’re stopping a leader from… jailing his opponents, stopping him from jailing just random people, immigrants.”

Many Democrats are irate that their party, in the minority in both houses of Congress, has seemed so helpless to resist Trump’s moves.

At the National Mall, just blocks from the White House, thousands heard speakers including Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democrat who served as impeachment manager during Trump’s second impeachment.

“No moral person wants an economy-crashing dictator who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing,” he told the crowd.

Activist Graylan Hagler, 71, also addressed the protest, saying: “They’ve woken up a sleeping giant, and they haven’t seen nothing yet. We will not sit down, we will not be quiet, and we will not go away.”

More than 50 countries contact US to negotiate tariffs — Trump official

Meanwhile, no fewer than 50 countries have reached out to US president, Donald Trump, to negotiate after he announced sweeping tariffs last week, the US’s National Economic Council, NEC, Director, Kevin Hassett, has said.

Though he did not name the countries, Hasset said: “They’re doing that because they understand that they bear a lot of the tariff.”

Speaking to ABC News, he said there could be some increase in prices due to the new tariffs, but doesn’t believe there would be a heavy burden on US consumers.

He also stated that President Trump’s announcement wasn’t part of a plan to pressure the US Central Bank into cutting interest rates by stirring up market turmoil.

His assertion followed Trump’s earlier statement that “now would be the perfect time” for the US central bank to cut rates.

“He’s not trying to tank the market, he’s trying to deliver for American workers,” Hassett said.

Speaking on exclusion of Russia from the tariff, the NEC director said it was “not appropriate” to target Russia with new tariffs during negotiations over the war in Ukraine.

Saturday’s demonstrations were largely peaceful. An upbeat atmosphere prevailed on a mild day in Washington, with protesters ranging from the elderly to young couples with infants in strollers.

A Women’s March shortly after Trump’s first election in 2016 drew an estimated half-million protesters to Washington.

Organizers for the latest Washington rally had predicted a turnout of 20,000 but by Saturday afternoon said the number appeared considerably larger.

As Trump continues upending Washington, his approval rating has fallen to its lowest since taking office, according to recent polling.

But despite global pushback to his sweeping tariffs and bubbling resentment from many Americans, the White House has dismissed the protests.

The Republican president, still popular with his base, shows no sign of relenting.

“My policies will never change,” Trump said Friday.


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WesKiz:
oga please I want go attend to my employees there is no time to type 3,4 lines

Who dash monkey banana.You are a street urchin, you don't have a job, you are on nairaland 247 typing nonsensical posts

CJStarz:
Wow!
Sanusi led the mob?
For this, he's lost my sympathy!
His would remain a troubled throne and reign.
Unless he's genuinely repented!

He can never repent.Sanusi is an Islamic fundamentalist like hell rufai,it runs in their blood.

It was the skewed, lopsided and corrupt Nigeria system that brought them to power

WesKiz:
U Dey employ and u get time to dey type well me self dey employ sha

I pay people to do some of my jobs for me,I can't do it all.

Dangote has a conglomerate and he employs people to work in them.He and his families can't do it all.

He only supervises, that's what I do too, therefore I have time for myself and my family and to read your stupid posts on nairaland

kedeojo:
Why, are they no longer your alliance again to dislodge Tinubu. I pity una sha. Those people no send una a bit.

Check my posts,I am non partisan,I never support bad things and I am a promoter of good life, development and peace.

I am a detribalize Nigerian,I employ people of different ethnic nationalities in my coy.

P1PrinceKT:
Most of the Southerners that go to that North are either prostitutes, selling fake drugs or stealing and converting the identities of their children for their evil mission specifically targeting core North.

big lie,the Igbos are intinerant by nature,most of them in the north are into known legitimate business

unavailablecity:
Appealing to bunch of uneducated children in the North? WE CAN NEVER EVER BE THE SAME PEOPLE NEVERRR. One day YORUBAS will be liberated. Asee

Who will liberate the Yorubas, they are eternal slaves to the north because of pot of pottage.

It will be difficult to change because your forefathers sold their pride and that of the entire Yorubas long time ago by playing second fiddle to the north and it's being passed from generation to generation.

The chief security officer of the states was quick to condemn the killing but was slow to advise Kano youths against a reprisal attakcs.

Imagine it's an Emir making this state which the state governor should have made. (a state broadcast) to avert any mayhem but he remained silent.

system21:
Aboki should understand that things have changed any attack in the north will result in brutal attack in the south nobody has monopoly for madness

Things like this,if not nipped in the bud,can snowball into regional/tribal conflict in the country.

1x2x3:
Do you know your constitution permits a Nigerian to live anywhere within the country?

Are Fulanis not in every nook and cranny of this country? The difference is that they good around kiilling, reapinng, destroying farm lands and taking people's land forcefully. You won't see the main problem but would always find a way to blame those to don't make trouble.

I really wish the Northern youths should mistakenly retaliate against the wrong ethnic group so this nonsense can escalate the separation of this country which is inevitable.

The part of the constitution that says as a Nigerian,you can stay and work anywhere is being abused.

And our so called leaders stood hand akimbo and watch things going bad and are only interested in looting state resources

Bendeco02:
Oga blame some Igbos that sworn not to have sense.

Why can't they limit their migration to Middle Belt and some part of North East?

Why would a reasonable person enter Sokoto, Katsina, Kano, Northern Kaduna, Northern Niger, Zamfara, Bauchi, Jigawa, Kebbi state to settle?

They don't care about their lifes, so losing it shouldn't be a big deal.

Edo people have nothing to lose because the number of all the Edo residing in North West as a whole may not be upto 1k

After lamenting how thousands of Igbos were killed in North before and during 1966/67 they still went there to settle. Are those men cursed or what?

Good one,Ohaneze-Ndigbo should start sensitizing their people to limit their migration, especially to the northern part of the country because of its volatile insecurity situations.

They are easy targets for any reprisal attakcs by northerners

Igbo should be coming back home to develop their places, charity begins at home,the culture of always going outside should be jettisoned

GeneralPula:
The Okowa self, where the guy dey?

He just disappeared since after elections..

He is enjoying his loot

Whalis:
Stop all this. Atiku said the committee job was advisory but he had the choice of agree or disagreeing with their advice. He said the committee might have settled with Wike but he preferred Okowa.

He said Okowa was number one on the list, that was why he picked him.

Has union bank not liquidated,ok , they are struggling to stay afloat.

They should better merge with another strong bank.

DomPerignon:
E go soon begin take root among the bitter leaf crew who have been spreading rumours of Wike collapsing and getting flown to France.

They will soon say one Nyenty Mbilia from Cameron has replaced Wike as FCT minister.

There is no smoke without fire,

They are exploring a virgin market, since Nigerians especially politicians like sending their kids to the UK for their primary secondary education.

The schools coming down here will increase their enrollment since Nigeria elites worships foreign culture.

Zionmdde:
Rubbish
Puppets!!!!!
Apc is all about licking asses of northerners

Will the security chiefs be suspended if 100 edo people were killed by herdsmen?

Foolish leaders in the south will sure not mind putting their people under the bus

Instead of southerners rallying behind this trigger to put an end to northerners carrying guns and weapons on our soil, we will rather go and suck their pricks.

Idiots, for all those calling them innocent hunters. Say amen to my prayers
May all of you jam these innocent hunters on the highway or in your farms. Amen!!!!

You're so explicit,this is an opportunity for the south south governors and leaders to protest, enough is a enough,this slavery must stop, Is the blood of a northerner more precious than that of a southerner.
This nonsense have to be stopped by the new generation because the old generation of southerners are all cowards

iLegendd:
Why are you people like this? When a Niger Delta state is in chaos, Igbos don't want to associate with them, but when they're in bliss, you'll be hearing, Rivers Igbo, Uromi Igbo, Delta Igbo, Edo state belongs to Igbo, etc.

Wait, as a kid, people have been pushing the narrative that the Yorubas are the ones that run and betray, but the Igbos are actually doing it more with what I'm seeing.

Anyway, all these tribal talks are nonsense to me and I don't like getting involved in it. I'm just happy I'm not part of the big 3 that hate themselves.

The hatred among the big three also affects the minorities.

When Elephant fight, it's the grass that suffers the most

As someone rightly said that Tinubu is the executive,Wike is the judiciary while Akpabio is the legislature.

So, with these arrangements, what do you expect, lawlessness and impunity will pervade the nation.

Welcum:
I'm not saying that the campaign against Tompolo is right, but this HURIWA defence sounds as if it was paid for. A lot is going on in the Niger Delta.

It could have been paid for, but all what they wrote up there are white truth,can you point to any altercation in what they wrote

There's no vacancy in Osadebey house in Asaba, because all the ethnic nationalities across Delta state has passed a vote of confidence on the governor Rt.Hon.Sheriff Oborevwori.

He has done so much in the state that even a blind man can see and four years is not enough to finish some of these laudable projects.

The governor is a blessing to Deltans

Sacchi1162:
Who will be suspended this time??

A continued extension of the suspension and state of emergency until the next election due to lack of peace in the state

SamuraiXXX:
When did Wike ever betray Jonathan?

you are a neophyte in Nigeria politics,Wike is a serial betrayer

Salewa97:
Wike is a man of honor.

He knows the value of loyalty and he will never betray his benefactor Atiku like those other traitors in PDP.

He betrayed amaechi,he betrayed good luck Jonathan,he betrayed patience Jonathan.

It seems you are new to Nigeria politics or you are just intentionally mischievous

Jayhome24:
Onuku.

You are constituting a nuisance here,if you have no meaningful contribution to make,please just read and keep shut,instead of displaying your poor usage of the English language and lack of coherence here.

.I am sure you are a secondary school student still living with the parent.

Angelfrost:
I disagree...!

The most DANGEROUS people in Nigeria and in Nigerian politics are NIGERIAN Citizens!

I'm talking about average and even hungry Nigerian citizens both home and abroad.

Those 3 people you listed would have no power if Nigerian citizens didn't give them so much support and backing.

It not the Nigerians that gave them the power.

It's the constitution,the quota system the stewed system and curruption,which is a legal way of life in Nigeria .

The 613 men had traveled from their native Niger to neighboring Libya, where many of them planned to reach Europe over the Mediterranean Sea, a journey thousands of people from sub-Saharan Africa endeavor to make every year.

But late last month, the men were deported by Libyan authorities in one of the country’s largest expulsions in years. The mass deportation is part of a common pattern: North African governments, funded by the European Union to tackle migration, using brutal tactics to block sub-Saharan Africa migrants from heading to Europe.

The 613 men reached Niger’s closest town to the Libyan border on Jan. 3, disheveled and hungry, some barefoot and sick after months of detention and days of travel across the Sahara. Two of the men died shortly after arriving in Niger.

“I lived through hell,” said Salmana Issoufou, one of the men. Mr. Issoufou, 18, said he had been beaten by Libyan prison guards with wires and weapons throughout his eight-month detention.

As anti-migrant sentiment rises across Europe, from France to Germany to Hungary, the citizens of sub-Saharan Africa trying to reach the continent are being pushed back by North African governments in proportions unseen in years. The E.U. has signed bilateral agreements with Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Mauritania, that include financial support to curb migrant flows.

The strategy appears to be working: illegal border crossings dropped sharply in 2024, according to recent data from the European Union’s border agency, Frontex.

But rights groups say the methods being used to keep sub-Saharan migrants from traveling to Europe include well-documented human rights violations, such as so-called desert dumps. Migrants have been abandoned in the Sahara without food or water, or kept in North African prisons where they face torture, sexual violence and starvation.

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A small boat floats on the ocean; coast guard vessels can be seen in the background.

Since Tunisia struck a deal with the European Union in 2023, it has dumped more than 12,000 people, including children and pregnant women, into deserted areas of Libya, according to the United Nations. Last year, the E.U. signed a similar deal with Mauritania.

In Libya, the European Union has financed the country’s coast guard, which has been accused of firing live ammunition during interceptions at sea and of handing migrants over to violent militias.

An investigation by a consortium of news outlets last year showed that vehicles and intelligence provided by E.U. countries have been used by North African security forces to arrest migrants or transport them to desert areas.

The 613 men who were sent back to Niger this month were detained in Libya since at least last fall, according to regional officials in Niger, who escorted them from the border to Dirkou, a Nigerien town about 260 miles south of Libya.

Two men died in Dirkou, according to Abba Tchéké, a social worker who assisted the men there and who works for Alarm Phone Sahara, a nonprofit that rescues stranded migrants in the desert.

The men reached Agadez, the largest city in Niger’s north and a major transit hub for migrants, last week. They were exhausted and dehydrated, and some had skin lesions and broken limbs. Half a dozen men who were deported all said in interviews with The New York Times that they had been mistreated by the Libyan authorities.

Adamou Harouna, 36, said prison guards had burned plastic on him while he was being held.

The mass deportation from Libya echoes similar movements from Algeria, which shares a 580-mile-long border with Niger and last year deported more than 31,000 people, the highest figure in years, according to Alarm Phone Sahara.

The Algerian authorities drop migrants at the border with Niger, forcing them to walk for hours in the desert before reaching the closest town. The migrants also face beatings and physical violence in Algerian prisons. (The European Union doesn’t have a migration agreement with Algeria.)

While expulsions from Libya to Niger have thus far been lower than from Algeria, the recent mass deportation has raised concerns about a potential increase. Last year, hundreds of African citizens were forcibly returned from Libya to Chad, Egypt, Sudan and Tunisia, according to the United Nations.

In Africa, deported migrants are returned to their home countries by the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration. In Niger, the organization transports people abandoned in border areas back to Agadez and later to their home countries on planes that depart several times a week.

For the Nigerien men, the organization arranged buses. Mr. Issoufou, 18, said he would remain in Niger. Mr. Harouna said he plans to travel back to Libya as soon as possible.


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African leaders failed in all reifications, they do not deserve any respect, they failed their country,the continent,the world and humanity in general

They need to be treated as such.

ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU is indeed an economic tactician he is gradually opening and revamping the economy that previous government before him failed to do,He is indeed a blessing to Nigeria.