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PoliticsRe: Proposed 5% VAT On Online Purchases: Nigerians React by Detolanny(m): 2:04pm On Aug 06, 2019
Angelfrost:
Sigh... First off, I take issues with being lumped into the bandwagon scornfully termed "many of you''...

I didn't directly nor indirectly castigate the introduction of taxes and tariffs especially on the well used online markets. I merely pointed out an obvious difference between our nation and others regarding the utilization of generated tax revenues.

I made a very distinct and unassailable point, except you wish to fallaciously submit that taxes and tariffs have not been generated since Buhari came into office...

In previous posts, I have clearly queried the utilization of the extremely high taxes (Trillions if you may) generated in Lagos alone in a single calendar year. So, it's quite untruthful to hold the position that Nigerians are not taxed daily to monthly.

Thank you.
God bless you.
PoliticsRe: Proposed 5% VAT On Online Purchases: Nigerians React by Detolanny(m): 2:02pm On Aug 06, 2019
koboko69:
I should have looked at ur moniker b4 quoting u. Everlasting wailer obsessed with Tinubu success, never making sensible or meaningful contribution except extremely childish rhetoric. Even if u buy a thing worth just $3 here in the US, expect to pay 6% extra as tax. You want development but u are not ready for modalities that will bring development. Tmr u compare Nigeria to the US.
I made over $5k last month with over time, over $1k was taken out as Tax, that does not mean if i purchase anything online or in the stores i wont be tax, i will still be taxed. Attached is a pic of me trying to buy a tv from Amazon. See how tax is being added
That is not the argument, the issue here is any item you buy whether online or offline, there is always a 5% VAT element embedded in it, which is even evident in the receipt you attached. But in this contentious case, there is going to be another leg of VAT for using your card to purchase online, which will amount to 10% VAT. This is pure double tax on one item.
PoliticsRe: Proposed 5% VAT On Online Purchases: Nigerians React by Detolanny(m): 1:41pm On Aug 06, 2019
seunmsg:
We all pay vat when we buy vatable goods by cash. So, what’s wrong with paying vat when we buy vatable goods online? If what you are buying is not excluded by the VAT act, you must pay vat irrespective of whether you’re buying online or paying cash directly.

In addition, FG needs to start imposing income tax on foreign social media platforms like Google, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. All revenues generated by these platforms from Nigeria should be fully subjected to Nigeria taxes.
Mr Man, any item you buy either online or offline (over-the-counter) is already VAT inclusive (you can confirm from any receipt you get from Jumia, Konga, etc). This new VAT imposition will amount to double taxation and any potential buyer will end up paying 10% VAT. This is really going to have an adverse effect on e-commerce as many peeps may likely revert to buying their stuff from brick and mortar stores. If federal govt needs money to fund their 2019 budget, they should review down the bogus/over-bloated pay packages of all these lazy politicians and their retinue of aides. Why is it that the govt still want to be collecting more from the masses without giving back anything reasonable in return. The FG shouldn't compound the woes of the average Nigerian by over-straining our meagre disposable income.
Car TalkRe: Telecom Mast Smashes Benz & 3 Other Cars In Abuja by Detolanny(m): 7:08am On Jul 17, 2019
davodyguy:
Cars are parked at owner's risk in most public places even though you paid parking fees.

No one wants to take liability. Hence, get comprehensive insurance
Kindly go back to the original post, this time around pls read slowly and carefully in order to see where the complainant stated that the cars were parked in "his compound", not just a public place.
CelebritiesRe: 9mobile Charged Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha N15k For A 5-Minute Call by Detolanny(m):
Firstly, if you want to Roam, common sense require that you contact your service provider to inquire about the available Roaming Partner(s) in the destination you're visiting and the applicable charges. Chioma was in a roaming environment and not only that, she was cruising on an Island when she made the 5 mins call in question. As we all know, regular roaming attracts higher charges (because you'll have to latch on to another network) not to talk of when you are roaming on an Island, which will require you to latch on to a satellite network and this attracts even higher charges. Even at that, if Chioma feels aggrieved, she should have easily contacted 9mobile's Customer Care Centre, visit any 9mobile Experience Centre, send a mail to 9mobile Customer Experience Team or better still visit any of 9mobile's Social Media handles, to lodge a formal complaint instead of displaying her ignorance or shallow IQ to the whole world on social media, all in a bid to trend.
The last time I checked, Chioma is a Glo ambassador and if Glo network is that effective (as they claim), why is she roaming with a 9mobile Sim and not Glo? Lastly, in her bid to de-market 9mobile, she ended up re-marketing them (advertising for 9mobile) for free because many peeps now know that in whichever part of the world you find yourself, even if it's on an Island, with 9mobile you can communicate seamlessly.
PoliticsRe: Buhari Committed To Lifting 100 Million Nigerians Out Of Poverty-sgf by Detolanny(m): 7:22am On Jul 08, 2019
Abeymills:
For all d pain n misery u caused me n my family buhari u and all ur supporters will get double of it my life was fine until u became d president even from a distance u reek of evil now ur intentions are clear u determine wat happen in d lives of millions of Nigerians but u choose to destroy our lives n happiness God will judge u
Amen!!!
TravelRe: This Will Be The 3rd Flyover Bridge Built By Ambode In Lagos (see PHOTOS) by Detolanny(m): 5:05pm On May 17, 2019
BabaO2:
Somebody opened up iyana ipaja / ayobo, igboelerin, tinubu, broad street, apongbon, lekki-ajah, kollington, opebi link, lasu, igando etc, if you dont know anything, stop feeding us with mediocrity performance of of a person that spent 4 years on self agarandizement, somebody that disconnected badagry from lagos state, somebody that is leaving more pot holes than what he met
Don't mind the guy maybe he doesn't move around Lagos. He should take a visit to Badagry to see how Ambode "performed". Even the Agege flyover he was making reference to, work has stopped since he lost his 2nd Term bid at the primaries and contractors are no longer on site.
TravelRe: 90% Of Lagos-Ibadan Railway Has Been Completed, See Images From Various Sites by Detolanny(m): 8:41pm On May 16, 2019
emperorblog21:
THEM NEVER DO MUSHIN-OSHODI OWN O
Don't mind them, let them be lying to themselves. I'm not arguing the completion rate along the Abeokuta-Ibadan axis of the rail {which terminated before the level crossing at Iju (he area where there was a train accident 2 weeks ago involving a stupid keke driver that claimed the lives of all passengers, including the stupid keke driver)} but there's still a whole lot of work to be done on the Iju-Lagos axis of the project. The rail passes through the front of my gate at iju-ishaga and I can categorically tell you guys that that this project can never be ready by December this year. I don't even know why Rotimi Ameachi is in a hurry to deliver this rail project by May 2019 except if they want to do the Ambode magic by commissioning a project that is still WIP. Iju-Fagba is still pending, they are still trying to clear the land from Fagba - Agege, Agege-Ikeja is still untouched, Ikeja-Oshodi is still untouched, Oshodi-Mushin is still untouched, Mushin-Yaba is till further notice. Except if the 90% completion they are talking about is for a different rail project but if it's the same Lagos-Ibadan rail project being handled by the Railway arm of CCECC, then It can't be completed in 2019. They are still battling with the Crictical Path of the project (which is clearing the land, levelling it and pouring granite) not to talk of laying the tracks proper. Even the Station they are building at Agbado Crossing is not even up to 20% completion. I would have posted pictures but it's dark now and light no dey.
BusinessRe: Is Uber/taxify Still Booming Like Before? I Need Advice. by Detolanny(m): 10:11am On Apr 30, 2019
Mr Oga, I will advise you use that money for another business if you haven't purchased the car already but if your still want the Uber/Taxify thing, then be ready to be the driver/User. Please I beg you in the name of God, don't you ever consider giving it to a driver or any of these Fleet Management craps for weekly returns. They will never keep to the agreement (i.e. weekly returns) and your car will be used like danfo. I am telling you this cos I've been there. I have a Corolla 03 I barely use (except on weekends to take my family out) because i always join staff bus to work on the Island but stay on the mainland. Around September 2018, because the car is always idle all thru the week, i toyed with the idea of doing what you are about doing (just in a bid to earn an extra income on the side) and I almost regretted my actions. I met a so-called Fleet management coy around Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja. We agreed 30k/wk returns (on every Monday) but lo and behold, i had to start making calls before i was paid 15k on Thursday (with so many excuses) preceding week 1. I should have seen the handwriting on the wall here but i thot it will be better. Week 2, week 3, nothing was paid and when i started calling, the guy started giving so many excuses, ranging from LASTMA issues cos the driver went to pass thru BRT lane, and so on. I had to forcefully request for my car and repudiated the contract. My brother when I got to where to pick my car, I almost cried. My car was in a very terrible shape. All the wheels were making noise, the exhaust almost touching the ground (and also making a hell of noise), the driver side mirror was shaking and to crown it all, i just decided to check the radiator b4 starting the engine and guess what, there was no single drop of water in both the radiator and coolant. I almost broke down in tears but i just controlled myself. I spent almost 100k to but my car back in shape. Those guys are terrible, they will wreck you car for there own personal benefit. I later registered the car myself with Taxify and I use it on weekends (most times on Sundays alone) and I make between 14k - 18k gross but revenue has been declining lately.
BusinessRe: Is Uber/taxify Still Booming Like Before? I Need Advice. by Detolanny(m): 10:00am On Apr 30, 2019
Mr Oga, I will advise you use that money for another business if you haven't purchased the car already but if your still want the Uber/Taxify thing, then be ready to be the driver/User. Please I beg you in the name of God, don't you ever consider giving it to a driver or any of these Fleet Management craps for weekly returns. They will never keep to the agreement (i.e. weekly returns) and your car will be used like danfo. I am telling you this cos I've been there. I have a Corolla 03 I barely use (except on weekends to take my family out) because i always join staff bus to work on the Island but stay on the mainland. Around September 2018, because the car is always idle all thru the week, i toyed with the idea of doing what you are about doing (just in a bid to earn an extra income on the side) and I almost regretted my actions. There was this so-called Fleet management coy named Trazer fleet mgt, his place is around Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja. We agreed 30k/wk returns (on every Monday) but lo and behold, i had to start making calls before i was paid 15k on Thursday (with so many excuses) preceding week 1. I should have seen the handwriting on the wall here but i thot it will be better. Week 2, week 3, nothing was paid and when i started calling, the guy started giving so many excuses, ranging from LASTMA issues cos the driver went to pass thru BRT lane, and so on. I had to forcefully request for my car and repudiated the contract. My brother when I got to where to pick my car, I almost cried. My car was in a very terrible shape. All the wheels were making noise, the exhaust almost touching the ground (and also making a hell of noise), the driver side mirror was shaking and to crown it all, i just decided to check the radiator b4 starting the engine and guess what, there was no single drop of water in both the radiator and coolant. I almost broke down in tears but i just controlled myself. I spent almost 100k to but my car back in shape. Those guys are terrible, they will wreck you car for there own personal benefit. I later registered the car myself with Taxify and I use it on weekends (most times on Sundays alone) and I make between 14k - 18k gross but revenue has been declining lately.
PoliticsRe: See The Oshodi Transport Interchange That Was Recently PreCommissioned (PHOTOS) by Detolanny(m): 10:19am On Apr 26, 2019
seguntijan:
When some people out of naivety were pitying the outgoing Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode over his ill-fated second term bid, I laughed becuase they didn't know the kind of character he is. Akin is naturally vindictive and wicked.
The crazy rush to falsely impress the world that he had performed outstandingly well by commissioning uncompleted projects just to prevent his successor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu from taking credit of commssioning those projects smacks of kindergarten act and immaturity.
Former Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN is a man in his own class. A complete Omoluabi and matured mind. Fashola didn't rush to commission uncompleted projects just to take the glory.
Infact, the former governor deliberately left the commissioning of the completed # LASEMA Centre at Cappa, Oshodi and other landmark projects for his successor, Ambode to commission.
Yet Ambode who had launched war of attrition and smear campaign against BRF immediately he assumed office failed to invite him to witness the commissioning of the project he completed. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had to 'conscript' Fashola into his entourage for the ocassion.
Fashola took the whole thing in his stride and focus on his assignments in Abuja as a super minister. He never fought back. It should be noted that Ambode who could steal the glory to commission BRF's completed projects could not finish many ongoing projects Fashola left. The abandoned Ilubinrin Housing is one major example among many others.
Out of hatred for Fashola, Governor Ambode refused to provide land for the minister to build the Federal Government Mass Housing Scheme for Lagos State.
All the states of the federation including Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had provided land except Lagos. Work had reached advanced stage in many states, yet Ambode denied Lagos such project becuase of needless rift.
Ambode drifted off course by latching on to projects that were not expedient and worst still some which the Federal Government had indicated to handle. The governor insisted on spending Lagos taxpayers' money on the reconstruction of Lagos Airport Road which the Federal Government had agreed to build.
It beats logic that Lagos with huge infrastructure deficit and deplorable roads, Ambode could insist on spending such billions of Naira on such project when the Federal Government was willing to foot the bill out of the national pool which the state contributes lion's share.
Ambode even cried out that Fashola had declined approval for the construction of the road as if it was his duty. He is a glory seeker!
Whilst he was busy fighting over Lagos Airport road which was not his business, he cancelled his campaign promise and plans to build Fourth Mainland Bridge that will crisscross the Lagos Lagoon and serpentine through Ikorodu. The Agric/Ishawo/Asolo road which was intended to link Arepo in Ogun State had since been abandoned.
Residents and motorists plying the road face nightmare daily. The same harrowing experience is the fate of residents of Igbogbo Baiyeku where houses were demolished for road construction. No contractor on sites.
The hyped construction of Pen Cinema Bridge in Agege has been muted since last year when he literally suspended governance. Portholes have turned to 'boreholes' on major highways across the state.
Even in the Central Business District, CBD Alausa, very close to the seat of power, massive gullies are everywhere. One can imagine the state of roads in the hinterlands and the densely populated areas.

Ambode will once again throw the bustling city into chaos. He had invited President Muhammadu Buhari for another round of jamboree. The president handlers should please advise him to ignore the clownish governor who has failed greatly.
The presidency should asked of updates and status of projects which were commissioned by the President last year, March 29, 2018. The glorified bus stop in Ikeja which Ambode brought Mr President to Lagos commission is yet to be put to use. Infact, It is being 'remodelled' after it was commissioned.
The Oshodi Transport Interchange is not yet a completed project and Lagos Airport Road is not 90 percent near completion. Mr President should save himself the embarrassment Ambode caused him last year by 'rebreaking' the Lagos Atlantic City ground which Fashola had earlier invited former President Goodluck Jonathan to perform.
Ambode should stop wasting his time. He cannot become minister. We understand how he has been spending Lagos money on some people in Abuja just to impress them. He is a failure which cannot be reinforced
This is spot on.

In fact, I'm still imagining if the 820 commissioned Buses will ply the Air because at it stands, there are no roads for them to ply as all the existing roads (particularly on the mainland) are in terrible condition.

Ambode is the worst thing to happen to Lagos State since the return to democratic rule in 1999.
PoliticsRe: Nigerians Seeking Greener Pastures Abroad Hurting Our Pride, Buhari Laments by Detolanny(m): 1:23pm On Oct 17, 2018
Abi ko fe da fun Baba yi ni? He must be insane for uttering such statement? If he and his predecessors had done the right thing, despite the abundant resources this country has, we won't be where we are today. Anuofia!!!
LiteratureRe: What Literature Books Did You Read In School? by Detolanny(m):
Hmmmmm, my own go long o, though i read a lot of them on my own volition.

African:
The African Child - Camara Laye
The Concubine - Elechi Amadi
Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe
No Longer at Ease - Chinua Achebe
The Drummer Boy - Cyprian Ekwensi
Kole The Superstar - Olajire Olanlokun
Without a Silver Spoon - Eddie Iroh
The Virtuous Woman - Zaynab Alkali
Wives and Mothers - Seinde Arogbofa
Chike and the River - Chinua Achebe
The Marriage of Anansewa - Efua Sutherland
Efuru - Flora Nwapa
Weep Not Child - Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
A Grain of Wheat - Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Petals of Blood - Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Mission to Kala - Mongo Beti
King Emene (The Tragedy of a Rebellion) - Zulu Sofola
Zambia Shall be Free - Kenneth Kaunda
The Gods are not to Blame - Ola Rotimi
The Lion and The Jewel - Wole Soyinka
The Road - Wole Soyinka
The Interpreters - Wole Soyinka
The Trials of Brother Jero - Wole Soyinka
King Baabu - Wole Soyinka
Ake - Wole Soyinka
Mother's Choice - Agbo Areo ,Second Chance - Nyengi Koin and other Egret Series I can't recall anymore
Agony in Her Voice - Peter Katuliba, Director! – Agbo Areo, The Betrayer – Sam Adewoye and other Pacesetter Series I can't remember again
Our Husband has gone mad again - Ola Rotimi
Out of his Mind - Bayo Adebowale
Echoes from the Lagoon - Rasheed Gbadamosi
Twingle Twangle, A twinning Tale - Femi Osofisan
Midnight Hotel - Femi Osofisan
The Burning Grass - Cyprian Ekwensi
The Boy Slave - Kola Onadipe
The Return of Shettima - Kola Onadipe and a host of other Books in the African Writers Series
The Return of Ikenga - Chukwuemeka Ohuka
Countdown to Perdition - Muda Atoyebi

Non - African
The Tempest, The Midsummer Nights Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Othello, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Anthony and Cleopatra, Comedy of Errors - All by Williams Shakespeare
Arms and The Man - Bernard Shaw
She Stoops to Conquer - Oliver Goldsmith
A tale of two Cities - Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
Animal Farm - George Orwell
1984 - George Orwell
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
No Orchid for Miss Blandish, Hit and Run, Come Easy Go Easy, The World in my Pocket, What's better than money, An Ace up my Sleeve, A lotus for Miss Quon, Tell it to the Birds, Well Now My Pretty, The Guilty are Afraid - All by James Hadley Chase
Five on a Treasure Island, Five Run Away Together, Five Have a Wonderful Time, Five Get into Trouble, Five on a Secret Trail, and a host of other Series by The Famous Five, all by Enid Blyton
Another little Drink - Peter Cheney
Live and Let Die, Casino Royale, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr No, Goldfinger, The Spy who Loved me, Thunderball, The Man with the Golden Gun, On Her majesty's Secret Service, You only Live Twice, Octopussy, The Man with The Golden Gun, - All By Ian Fleming in the James Bond 007 Series



Yoruba Literature:
Yemi Da Bira - Kola Akinlade
Ta l'ole Ajomogbe - Kola Akinlade
Je N'lo gba Temi - Oladejo Okediji
Alagba Jeremiah - Can't Remember the Author anymore
Ika Abamo - Can't Remember the Author anymore
Ori Ade Kii Sun ta - Can't Remember the Author anymore
Gbewiri -
Efunsetan Aniwura, Koseegbe, Oleku, Saworoide, Efunroye Tinubu, all by Akinwunmi Ishola
Igbo Oludumare, Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmola, Irinkerindo Ninu Igbo Elegbeje, Orike-Onobudo and Agiitu Olodumare, all by D. O. Fagunwa
Aja to 'lepa Ekun - Can't Remember the Author anymore
Abiku So' loogun deke - Can't Remember the Author anymore
Baba Rere, Kekere Ekun, Ayanmo, all by Afolabi Olabimtan
Owo Eje - Kola Akilade
Kini mose - Can't Remember the Author anymore
And a host of other books from Onibonoje Publishers I can't really recall anymore.

Me sef, I read small o. I really miss Badagry Divisional Library, where I read most of the above-mentioned books between '98 - '02 (though I also bought some and still have some). I was there last year and almost all the books they used to have (both African and Non-African) are no longer there.
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Car TalkRe: thread closed. by Detolanny(m): 1:22pm On Dec 02, 2017
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EducationRe: Choose Your Best Subject Here And Someone Will Ask You A Question by Detolanny(m): 1:23am On Jul 30, 2017
lankylucky:
TO THOSE MENTIONING GOVERNMENT, WHAT IS DIARCHY AND PLS GIVE PRATICAL EXAMPLE?




GL
Diarchy is a system of government that combines both Military and Civilian features. A good example was the IBB era
EducationRe: Choose Your Best Subject Here And Someone Will Ask You A Question by Detolanny(m): 1:16am On Jul 30, 2017
franciskaine:
1)NEC
2)1924
Both wrong
1. The correct answer is NECON Headed by Dagogo Jack during Abacha Regime. NEC was during IBB Era and conducted the election between MKO and TOFA. NEC was headed by Humphrey Nwosu.
2. The right answer is 1929
EducationRe: 108 Oldest Secondary Schools In Nigeria by Detolanny(m): 10:23am On Jun 28, 2017
I rep No. 83, Badagry Grammar School (1955) - NIL SINE LABORE

The Anthem:
Badagry Town, Door of Civilization,
First Christianity, and Merchant the next;
Then follow Orders and Regulations
And Yorubas with Eguns were at rest

O Fount of knowledge, We all cried up to Thee,
Guide us at work and guide us at play;
We shall climb the highest, the uppermost tree,
If the teachers are taught by thy Led.

Grant us Oh Lord, that our days may be ample,
After our course in school has been run;
Oh Blessed Jesus who trained all the simple,
Arise and shine Oh Thou Eternal Son

C.A. Duru on my mind. Up BGS!!!
PoliticsRe: Dino Melaye's Name Is Missing From Convocation Brochure - Omoyele Sowore by Detolanny(m): 11:23pm On Mar 27, 2017
Idoko619:
Only Dino mei liar changed name, only him did Nysc b4 graduating, only him was nt giving cert fr 17yrs, only his name was not on alumni website, only his name was not on convocation brochure..... Haba Nigeria
My brother, I tire o.
PoliticsRe: Melaye Has Not Collected His Original Certificate From Ahmadu Bello University by Detolanny(m): 4:08pm On Mar 27, 2017
Acetyl:
Oga stop lying. what schools need is your waec statement of result and a new waec scratch card to authenticate your claimed results and in most cases it takes less than 10-15 min. Except your own school is not internet inclined...
@Acetyl, I beg to disagree. I was denied admission into UNIBEN in 2004 all because my WAEC certificate wasn't ready by then (The SSCE exam was written in year 2000). All my pleas to the admission officers at the Faculty of Social Sciences fell on deaf ears. I was turned down despite having the WAEC printout containing the names and grades of other students I wrote the exam with. UNIBEN's stance then was that, once your exam date is three (3) years+, Statement of Results or anything else apart from a Certificate will not be honoured. So I strongly believe Dino Melaye has a whole lot of cases to provide answers to.
EducationRe: What's The Worst English Sentence You've Ever Heard? by Detolanny(m): 10:21pm On Mar 25, 2017
sirfee:
Badagry grammar school?
Yeah. Mr Oyekunle (Oyemarshal) on my mind.
EducationRe: What's The Worst English Sentence You've Ever Heard? by Detolanny(m): 7:14pm On Mar 25, 2017
I see u dere nw am see u here are you twice?
Please, did you attend BGS?

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