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Politics › Re: Tinubu Is A Complete Failure: FG Is Deep In Debt - OBJ (Video) by DrTee1(m): 3:33pm On May 18

blueAgent:
As usual try hard to save face.

Your messiah Tinubu administration is a failure and disaster.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Jose Mourinho Is Real Madrid's next Manager by DrTee1(m): 10:33am On May 18

Football is a funny game.

The question is "what has changed between now and the last time he coached Real Madrid and was sacked after 2 and half seasons"?

What has been discovered as the error on the part of his or the management of the club that warrants the return?

I would think it is more of a continuation ofvlegacy and a big Manager name to go with it.

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Politics › Re: Tinubu Is A Complete Failure: FG Is Deep In Debt - OBJ (Video) by DrTee1(m): 11:03pm On May 17

blueAgent:
Bla bla bla
Crap.

Obasanjo administration is 100% times far better and successful than this calamity called Tinubu.

Consider making this response after an eloquent speech made by your opposite debater on Channels TV. grin

Do you think the receiving audience would clap for you over such retort without stating facts to back up your assertions, unlike the person you responded to?

There goes your irony. undecided

Travel › Re: South-West Commission Secures Rail Operations Licence by DrTee1(m): 7:47am On May 16

The fear is that Nigeria and many Nigerian leaders talk more than act. Otherwise, it would be a very positive.

Unless we shift from words to action, even the most promising ideas will amount to nothing. Government officials must stop chasing headlines and start delivering finished products; this obsession with press conferences is a habit we have been nursing since 1842.

Building a robust economy requires solving our core logistical bottlenecks. We must seamlessly move materials from raw producers to industrial hubs, and finished goods from factories to markets. This is impossible without a highly efficient, functional transport system.

A modernized rail network would directly stimulate local economies and elevate living standards. However, sustainability is key. To achieve truly functional rail infrastructure, Nigeria must refine its own iron and steel to lay the tracks. While we may need to import coaches from Europe or Asia in the short term, domestic production must be the ultimate goal.

To that end, we should divest from outdated assets like the Aladja steel plant and invest in modern, cost-effective, and highly efficient facilities. The scale of this economic challenge is massive.

It demands systemic, structural overhauls, not the superficial media briefings of a regional commission chairman, I'm afraid.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Dangote Explains Why $20bn Refinery Stopped Arsenal Takeover Dream by DrTee1(m): 2:09pm On May 15

Tinubu wouldn't see this one to talk about 50 semi Dangotes investing in the Nigerian Sports scene to compete against each other inside Nigeria and drive up the Sporting Financial ecosystem, no.

He would however accept that we should host a continental awards and burn Nigeria's money.

As it England has 2 heads that Dangote can think of investing 2 Billion pounds at a time. He wouldn't ask why Dangote would t invest in a Nigerian football club, or what happened to Dangote when he did that in the past.

Rubbish Government that uses Sports as a special purpose vehicle to fritter public money.

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Sports › Re: Judo Federation Seeks IGP's Backing As Tunji Disu Floors Son by DrTee1(m): 11:49am On May 14

Wait o, if na you, you go defeat your Pap for Judo in the presence of the whole world camera?

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Politics › Re: Tinubu Is A Complete Failure: FG Is Deep In Debt - OBJ (Video) by DrTee1(m): 11:40am On May 14

nairalanda1:
I would like to hear you in your words, not AI. Don't let AI take your ability to reason things away. I am not saying this to put you down, I am saying this out of concern.

AI doesn't create good arguments, good art or anything good.

Use your words, man and respond to my previous post.

You should learn to be humble. Those are final words for you.

I don't know how long you've been here, but I have been here a long, long time.

I can quite write fine and proper - which you put up to Machines - and can also play the regular street.

Come to the subject matter, or let your own AI help you refine your thoughts if you can't engage any further.

Politics › Re: Tinubu Is A Complete Failure: FG Is Deep In Debt - OBJ (Video) by DrTee1(m): 10:00am On May 14

nairalanda1:
I would like to hear your answer in your words, not in AI.

The challenge with a sound argument shouldn't be whether it is too perfect. It should be about it's quality. If the quality is so sound as to be considered to be mechanical, then that's brilliant reasoning by it's author.

However, even with AI and machine assistance, proper counter arguments can be made if the originating analogy is defective.

Regards.

Politics › Re: Tinubu Is A Complete Failure: FG Is Deep In Debt - OBJ (Video) by DrTee1(m): 9:57am On May 14

JimD:
This is obviously AI. But apt analysis

If all I have written is AI, then I am apparently operating at legendary levels.

Warm regards.

Politics › Re: Tinubu Is A Complete Failure: FG Is Deep In Debt - OBJ (Video) by DrTee1(m): 8:54am On May 14

nairalanda1:
Some flaws in your argument

1. The presidency/leadership HAS always been a honey pot of patronage...you need to see the Second republic for example, where there might have been a very large number of ministers self.
It has to do with the constituton in a way...federal character laws, which were a result of the civil war, mandates that the president should appoint people from all the states, on an equitbale basis. Hence the bloating
(Army rule was able to reduce ministries...Buhari millitary ran a government with 13 mininstries for example...because constituton was suspended, and a frugal millitary ruler could cut costs easily by decree.)

2. The problem by the way started in the 1960's.

And it is part of the sharing money economics nigeria has done

P.S : Tinubu is doing the same.

Refineries didn't work because subsidy made it impossible for them to work. Obasanjo wanted to remvoe subsidy (and did do partial removals)...but since most Nigerians said no, he had no choice.

Subsides prevent profit making in refineries by essentially forcing NNPC to sell product below production costs. The result is their eventual ruin.

(We were warned that we could not have working refinereis with subsidy in 1992. Then we had 4 working refineries. Nigerians said no. BY 1994, the first TAM was missed, and monies saved from routine partial removal of subsides were channeled into government patronage projects. The ruin began)>

Also, the debt deal was a good deal. The problem though, was that there wasn't enough effort to adress the real problem...poor revenue intake from taxation and also the issue of poor economic diversification.

Elections have been alleged to be rigged since 1960...so, let's not go there. Obasanjo was just continuing a long process

And anyway, most Nigerians do vote for PDP...speaking as a cynic who thinks they were awful and has refused to vote for them. In my experience, nigerians will complain about this party and that party, and then, when election times come...will vote for the same party

Any vote for lesser candidates who are not part of the politcial elite..is seen as a wasted vote.

Yes, by removing subsides, which freed up more money. And yes, we are still borrowing for consumption (Where do you think monies for education, electricity and healthcare subsides come from?).

Nigeria has a poor tax intake, and a poor non oil revenue intake. Most of this year's budget was based on borrowing. The high oil prices may help us a bit, but for most of the time, oil prices have been too low to fund budgets (except in 2008 when oil was above 140 per liter for a large part of the year. That was the year that parsimonous miser called Yaradua was asking ministries to return unspent money to the treasury..lol)

The high debt to service revenue ratio was also that high because covid so crashed oil prices, that borrowing had to be ramped up. We litterally had no choice.

All in all, it still shows APC has failed in raising non oil revenue (Jury is still out on tinubu tax reforms, but on everything else, zero)

Nigeria has always been in trobule fiscally because the basis of government revenues has been whatever raw materials we sell. At prices we do not control.Since independence. FOr such a model to work, the population of the country would have to be less than five million people.

This analysis moves beyond the immediate performance of any single administration to examine the structural and historical bottlenecks that have constrained governance in Nigeria for decades. This perspective suggests that the issues are not merely about who is in the State House, but about the fundamental design of the Nigerian state.

1. The Constitutional Mandate for Inefficiency
The argument regarding the bloated cost of governance often overlooks that the 1999 Constitution effectively mandates a high overhead. Section 147(3), requiring a minister from every state, ensures a large cabinet regardless of economic necessity. This Federal Character principle, intended to ensure inclusivity after the civil war, has evolved into a system where the government acts as the nation’s primary employer. Consequently, every administration finds itself trapped in a structure where political stability is frequently bought through patronage.

2. The Rent Seeking Trap and Resource Curse
The sharing money economics mentioned in your feedback is the result of a rentier state model. Since the 1970s, Nigeria’s revenue has been tied to international oil prices, which are variables completely outside of local control. When prices are high, the state funds subsidies and consumption; when they crash, as seen during the COVID-19 era and subsequent global shifts, the state is forced to borrow just to maintain basic functions. This cycle makes long term planning nearly impossible, as the budget is always a hostage to global volatility.

3. The Subsidy Paradox and Infrastructure
The debate over refineries and subsidies highlights a deeper problem: the trust deficit between the people and the state. Because Nigerians have historically seen so little return from their government in terms of healthcare or education, the fuel subsidy became the only tangible benefit of being an oil producing nation. Removing it creates immediate hardship. While infrastructure like the new concrete highways aims to lower long term logistical costs, such as the 15,000 Naira transport fee for livestock, the immediate inflationary pressure often erodes public patience before the benefits can manifest.

4. Subnational Accountability and Federalism
A significant flaw in the national discourse is the President centric view of failure. In a federation, the 36 states and 774 local governments receive a substantial portion of the federation account; however, accountability at the subnational level is often non existent. When states fail to generate internal revenue or invest in rural roads that would help that goat businessman, the blame is centralized at the presidency. This creates a lopsided democracy where the center is expected to fix everything while the parts operate with minimal scrutiny.

5. The Erosion of the Social Contract
Voter apathy is perhaps the most dangerous legacy of the last twenty five years. When successive governments, regardless of party, ride into power on promises of change only to be met by the same structural walls of debt and low revenue, the citizen begins to see the ballot as a futile exercise. This is a systemic failure to deliver a version of democracy that improves the bottom line for the average Nigerian.

Ultimately, the crisis of governance in Nigeria appears to be a clash between a 20th century political structure and 21st century economic realities. The constitutional requirement for a bloated cabinet leads to high recurrent expenditure and low capital investment. The volatile nature of oil revenue combined with high consumption patterns necessitates painful borrowing during price dips. Long term subsidy regimes have led to refinery failure, massive foreign exchange leakage, and energy insecurity.

Until the underlying sharing model is replaced by a productive model, the results of governance may continue to feel frustratingly similar across different administrations.

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Politics › Re: Tinubu Is A Complete Failure: FG Is Deep In Debt - OBJ (Video) by DrTee1(m): 8:37am On May 14

Reference:
Oga, you people should stop all these excuses, side stepping and responsibility evasion.

There is a reason democratic systems of government have term limits. To give the country a chance for change if and when a bad government is elected. An opportunity to reconsider, reverse and redirect where necessary. An opportunity for a change. If the government does well the people say continue, if the people are dissatisfied the people say, we want another leadership.

We have had governments.you rightly have said failed in many respects. THEY ARE NO MORE. It is the present government that is under consideration. They are the only entity presently able to right wrongs, to better the country. It is rh m that are under scrutiny and examination at the 2023 polls.

Why do you people like to excuse the present performance based on the failings of previous administrations DEMOCRACY HAD WORKED TO REMOVE. What is the point in changing government then when all you get are excuses. Are those in power today nit the critics of yesterday and did they not ride into power on the PROMISE to right the wrongs. So what is the essence of all you have written above.

I tell you this. The increasing voter apathy and the lower turnout for every successive elections is exactly because of this. Governments come and go but things continue to worsen. So what is the point in voting if your life only gets worse as a result. Who does that.

Can you run your business that way. You sack and employ new and every time the situation worsens with all manner of excuses by the new staff that he or she met a bad situation....then why seek applications and run an interview....

You folks shouldn't wake up and start advocacy for real governance, qualitative governance and not this self centered, poor quality leadership we are witnessing everywhere.

You are talking about investment in critical infrastructure and you are talking about that pair of new concrete highways that is costing this country an arm and a leg. How critical is those roads. Can you say how much they will save the average Nigerian in the long run. You saw the post on the goat/sheep businessman who says it costs him N15,000 a head to bring his animals to market. A whole N15,000. Critical infrastructure means investments that will lower that to N10,000...N5,000...N2,000 so that him, other enterprises and investors can compete in this globalized world of economics. Will that road do that....

While your frustration is entirely palpable and justified by the daily economic realities facing Nigerians, the perspective that examining the past is "responsibility evasion" overlooks the mechanical reality of governance. You cannot fix a building with a collapsed foundation by simply pretending the previous contractor didn't exist.

Here is a robust response to the points raised:

1. The Trap of the "Clean Slate" Fallacy
You argue that because previous governments are gone, they should be forgotten. However, in macroeconomics, liabilities do not expire with an election. The current administration inherited a central bank with depleted reserves and a debt-servicing ratio that was effectively consuming every Naira earned. To suggest that a new leader can simply "reverse and redirect" without addressing the $20 billion annual subsidy hole left by predecessors is like expecting a new pilot to fly a plane that has already had its engines removed mid-air.

2. The Interview Analogy: Capability vs. Context
You asked why we hold interviews if the new staff only gives excuses. In a business, if you hire a manager to turn around a failing company, and they discover the previous manager took out massive loans in the company’s name and sold the machinery, the new manager is not "making excuses" when they ask for time to restructure the debt. They are providing a diagnostic report. The 2023 mandate was not a magic wand; it was an appointment to perform a painful, systemic surgery on an economy that had been on life support for a decade.

3. The Definition of Critical Infrastructure
Your point about the goat trader and the ₦15,000 transport cost is exactly why the focus has shifted to massive arterial projects like the coastal highway.

- The Long Game: "Critical infrastructure" is not just about patching a pothole today; it is about creating high-speed, high-volume logistical corridors that bypass the congested, decaying routes of the last forty years.
- The Math of Logistics: If a new concrete highway reduces a three-day journey to ten hours and cuts vehicle maintenance costs by 40%, it directly lowers that ₦15,000 transport fee. The "arm and a leg" cost today is the price of preventing the total collapse of national trade tomorrow.

4. Voter Apathy and the Price of Reform
You are correct that apathy stems from worsening conditions, but we must be honest about the cause. For decades, Nigeria "felt" better because we were borrowing to subsidize our lifestyle (fuel and exchange rates). Now that the "credit card" is maxed out, the withdrawal symptoms are agonizing. True advocacy for "qualitative governance" means supporting the courage to stop the populism that ruined us, even when it is deeply unpopular.

5. Scrutiny vs. Sabotage
The government absolutely deserves scrutiny, especially regarding the lifestyle of political office holders. However, conflating the necessity of the reforms with the failings of the past is dangerous. If we keep "sacking" every four years without allowing a long-term economic philosophy to take root, we will remain in a perpetual cycle of "Year Zero," where nothing is ever built because we are too busy restarting the engine.

In conclusion, Governance is not a 100-meter dash; it is a marathon through a minefield. Pointing out where the mines were buried is not an excuse, it is essentially a survival map that has nothing to do with ethnic or sociopolitical sentiments.

Celebrities › Re: “Why I Love Dating Older Women” – Chike (Video) by DrTee1(m): 7:57am On May 14

Is he codedly saying that he did what Gehgeh said he did?

Politics › Re: Tinubu Is A Complete Failure: FG Is Deep In Debt - OBJ (Video) by DrTee1(m): 7:39am On May 14

DeepSight:
Why are you trying to pretend that BAT has any shadow of integrity or good intentions for this country?

This question can be said of anyone in Tinubu's shoes - any Go error, any Local Government Chairman anywhere in Nigeria. Shadows of Integrity is a heavy one.

Politics › Re: Tinubu Is A Complete Failure: FG Is Deep In Debt - OBJ (Video) by DrTee1(m): 7:37am On May 14

The irony of Olusegun Obasanjo’s "drunken sailor" critique is a historical inversion. He was not the physician, but the architect of the very structural decay the current government is now forced to repair

1. The Creator of the "Big Government" Parasite:
Obasanjo institutionalized the bloated cost of governance he now decries. He pioneered the culture of innumerable Special Advisers and political aides; this federal template was replicated across 36 states, creating a recurrent expenditure trap that swallows the majority of the national budget. He turned the Presidency into a "honey pot" of patronage, making Nigerian politics a "do-or-die" struggle for centralized resources.

2. The Debt Relief Myth vs. Refineries Failure:
While he boasts of the 2005 debt relief, he essentially "bought" it by paying $12.4 billion upfront from oil reserves. He failed to use that clean slate to fix the energy sector; instead, he spent billions on refinery maintenance with zero results. His failed attempt to sell those refineries in a flawed process forced the current $20 billion annual "subsidy hole" that makes modern borrowing a mathematical necessity.

3. The "Do-or-Die" Democratic Deficit:
Obasanjo’s moral posturing ignores his own record on election integrity. He oversaw the 2003 and 2007 elections, widely regarded as the most fraudulent in Nigeria's history; by militarizing the polls to "deliver" results, he broke the link between governance and accountability. His attempt to subvert the constitution for a "Third Term" remains the ultimate act of political greed.

4. Revenue Reality vs. Rhetoric:
The facts dislodge his postulation. Under the current fiscal committee led by Taiwo Oyedele, the debt-service-to-revenue ratio has been slashed from 120% in 2022 to approximately 68% in 2026. Unlike the consumption-based borrowing of the past, current funds are tied to productive infrastructure like the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.

Conclusively, Obasanjo is criticizing a government for struggling to sail a ship that he built, overstaffed with political crew members, and steered toward a fiscal iceberg. It takes aggressive, unconventional maneuvers to dismantle the "Do-or-Die" economic ruins he left behind.

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Politics › Re: Tinubu Is A Complete Failure: FG Is Deep In Debt - OBJ (Video) by DrTee1(m): 7:15am On May 14

I'll wait for Reno Omokri's response to this.
There's nothing Reno cannot do.
Then Taiwo Oyedele's rebuttal.
More importantly however, macro economics is clearly a lot bigger than "he who goes a borrowing goes a borrowing".
You borrow to start a business. If you are really knowledgeable about finance, the bigger your ideas, the bigger you borrow.
The only problem is that you should truly invest what you borrow.
I think that's why Tinubu desperately needs to win his second term and also install a successor who would follow through his economic ideas.
Who remembers Obasanjo for anything remotely economic, beyond debt relief that he virtually bought? What's the fate of his NEEDS & SEEDS of 2003-2007? A man who sold Refineries in a process that his successor saw as fraudulent and reversed?
This CIA agent Obasanjo should understand that it is another CIA agent who wants to keep a legacy as tall as Awolowo that is also in power now.
A were laa fii wo were situation.
OBJ isn't Barrack Obama and Tinubu isn't Goodluck Jonathan.

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Education › Re: No Priest Had Sex With A Student At Tansian University - Management by DrTee1(m): 12:36pm On May 13

Thank you for balancing this and providing information.

It felt pretty embarrassing to read the preceding news yesterday.

Education › Re: Lecturer Caught Sleeping With Female Student In Classroom At Tansian University by DrTee1(m): 5:09am On May 13

spiceadole:
Celibacy is not the cause of this.
Even if he was married, he will still do this.
Married men are happy having extra marital affairs.

Your opinion is noted.
I see that you are female.
I didn't address one person, or the individual in the story, but the general doctrine of celibacy.

Education › Re: Lecturer Caught Sleeping With Female Student In Classroom At Tansian University by DrTee1(m): 6:35pm On May 12

For the sake of baby Jesus, can the Catholic Church consider allowing priests get married and divorce it necessary?

This is embarrassing.

It is very difficult for a man to avoid intercourse. Even animals masturbate and get cranky when they want to have intercourse and can't find female partners.

Some animals, including Apes, are sometimes even found exhibiting gay tendencies.

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Health › Re: Toyin Adesola, 'Sickle Cell General' And Founder Of SAMI, Passes On by DrTee1(m): 6:16pm On May 12

Toktee:
That's just the description.
Since the day my daughter was diagnosed with SS that day mark the day of fear in my life.
Always wondering what will become of me if this girl is finally gone,I lived with this though for eight years.....but as the bible says,what you fear the most will finally come to you......I lost my daughter january this year.
Sickle cell is terrifying..
It's excruciating..
It's evil.....

I'm so sorry.
Please accept my deepest condolences. Nothing can effectively prepare a parent for the demise of a child.
May the Almighty God comfort you and keep your other children.

Health › Re: Toyin Adesola, 'Sickle Cell General' And Founder Of SAMI, Passes On by DrTee1(m): 9:07am On May 12

Sickle Cell is a terrible disease.
It is like having death lurk around a person from the date of birth till the end. Death lurks around all of us, but Sickle Cell raises it to a power of two.
May her soul rest in peace.

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Celebrities › Re: Honourable Emmanuel Odiniya Speaks Out About Beating His Daughter Ilebaye by DrTee1(m): 6:45am On May 11

It is deeply unsettling to witness the rapid disintegration of the values that once defined us. This modern "woke" culture is increasingly at odds with the foundational principles of our heritage. When did it become acceptable for twenty-two-year-olds to treat their fathers with such blatant disregard?

This is not our culture. In our tradition, a father is the head of the home. He is the provider, the protector, and the ultimate authority. While no human is infallible, our customs dictate a level of reverence that transcends personal grievances. A father’s methods of discipline and the way he chooses to steer his household were once respected as his prerogative, rooted in a desire to build a resilient lineage.

Furthermore, our cultural standards are clear: while a woman may choose to seek a path outside of a marriage, as long as she remains within her husband's house, there is a requisite level of cooperation and respect for the order of that home.

What has this digital age and the "Gen Z" mindset brought upon us? To see young people, somewhat public figures even, openly challenging or embarrassing their birth fathers for the sake of "trends" is a tragedy. Is there no longer a sense of shame?

Can a child truly find peace after publicly disgracing the source of their existence?

This is a clarion call for men and heads of households to reflect deeply. We are witnessing a cultural shift that threatens to leave us as a generation without roots.

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Career › Re: Talent Scarcity: A Rejoinder To Moniepoint CEO by DrTee1(m): 3:48pm On May 08

DJperdurabo:
The following article was.published in the Punch Newspaper. It was authored by Olagunju who is a Public Voices Fellow of The Op-ed Project/MacArthur Foundation on technology in the public interest.

Anyone interested in the discourse can read through. I believe he addressed key issues in the recruitment problemakin to what a certain OP was harping on on the topic.

Maybe the Mods can push to the Front Page. If this has been published here already, my apologies. Find the article below:

Talent scarcity: A rejoinder to Moniepoint CEO By Timi Olagunju

https://punchng.com/talent-scarcity-a-rejoinder-to-moniepoint-ceo/

I thank Mr Olagunju for bursting this hypothesis of Moniepoint's Mr Eniolorunda so nicely and so exquisitely.

For a while, I was hooked by the Moniepoint's assertion, until proper critical questions like these ones came up.

Nigerians in office can be loud and exploitative. Given the right circumstances, Nigerians have huge potentials and can be the best in the world.

Everyone must play their role, not just to blame our young people who are themselves already disadvantaged by the already unfair and inequal system.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Full List Of Teams That Have Won The Champions League Unbeaten by DrTee1(m): 10:28am On May 08

It would be beautiful for Arsenal to win the EPL & the UCL.

They are the biggest team in London without a European trophy 🏆

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Career › Re: Is This What Moniepoint Pays As Salary? by DrTee1(m): 2:37pm On May 07

CodeTemplar:
So 158k is global talent salary to your impenetrable medulla? I can see you celebrate a total tuition of N1k over four years too.

Thank you. You wey get Medulla wet dey penetrate and percolate.

It shows in your character. Na so you dey follow your Papa talk. As you no respect yourself and your elders, who am I to take offence?

No vex.

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Career › Re: Is This What Moniepoint Pays As Salary? by DrTee1(m): 11:55am On May 07

CodeTemplar:
Heard the dude is from OAU. These are the people who feel their N200/annum tuition fee makes their education 5,000 times cheaper and thus better than private schools.

Many hair saloon owners and rice seller make more than that a year.

Na that OAU own dey pain you.
Pele

Moniepoint fit mess up to dey offer poor salary while asking for top talent, but why mention proper University inside?

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NYSC › Re: Corps Member, Lohina Bamaiyi Ajegena, Dies In Maiduguri NYSC Camp by DrTee1(m): 4:16pm On Apr 30

What was the quality of Health Services at the Borno NYSC Camp?

If she was so sick, doctors would refer to a better hospital. Nysc doctors and officials know this.

The question is: what was done to manage her before she ultimately passed on? I know that NYSC clinics on camp are usually poorly stocked, often worse than many health centres...

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Politics › Re: We Will Beat Oyetola And Ambo Before 4pm On Election Day - Gov Adeleke by DrTee1(m): 4:48am On Apr 30

And that's true.

Feelers from Osun say that it is a second term landslide for Adeleke.

In fact, it is argued that Oyetola never won any election, not even the one Buhari's INEC gave him after declaring Adeleke's original win "inconclusive" that year.

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Romance › Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by DrTee1(m): 9:27am On Apr 25

R2bees2:
In the End did he pass the message? That's what is important

It can be quite difficult for people who cheated through school to understand why public commentary and positions should be original and not to rely lazily on LLM AI deliveries.

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Romance › Re: My Bitter Experience Trying Online Dating For The First Time by DrTee1(m): 6:54am On Apr 25

AI-laced.
You guys should try to be more intentional and original. Where does Hinge work in Nigeria?
Look, all those asterisks and tildes and underscores makes it very easy to know that it is AI-generated.

essentialone:
Bros... you no dey alone 😂. Your Badoo story na the same TED Talk millions of Nigerian men don give since 2018.

What you describe is real. Online dating for Nigerian men, especially Lagos axis, has turned to _Wild Wild West_. But make we separate emotion from data so you no go throway pikin with the bathwater.

*Why your experience was brutal – and why it’s not just you*

1. *“Hunger in the land” is facts*
Nigeria economy don humble everybody. ₦2k, ₦5k “urgent” request is the new “hi.” Ikoyi/Lekki bio is packaging. Many of them dey stay for Egbeda but claim Chevron for pricing power. When survival mode enter, “love” becomes luxury. So yes, 70–80% of women on Badoo/Tinder in Lagos are there for transactional reasons. It’s not app, it’s economy.

2. *Single moms everywhere*
Average age of first birth in Nigeria ∼20. No welfare, no child support enforcement. So a 22-yr-old with 2 kids needs to hustle. Dating apps = fastest marketplace. You’re not a bad guy for being turned off; you just have a preference. But understand the pipeline: teen pregnancy → baby daddy japa/run → she enters market. It’s a whole social problem, not “girls these days.”

3. *Catfish vs Reality*
Filters + angles + ring light = different human. This one na global, not Nigeria. But Naija own dey extra because meeting venue fit be risk. That “hide under table” feeling? Every guy knows it. Video call before meetup is now basic survival skill, not paranoia.

4. *Working class ladies doubling as HK*
Salary ₦150k in Lagos cannot carry rent + hair + iPhone + Uber. So “9–5 + 5–9” is real. Many have boyfriend wey be “love,” and clients wey be “business.” Harsh, but that’s the economics. The “reasonable ones far away” part? That’s geography. Lagos is huge. Ajah to Ikorodu is long-distance relationship.

*So is online dating completely useless? No. But your strategy was wrong.*

You went in like supermarket: “I don set filter, make I pick wife in 3 days.” Bros, even Shoprite no dey sell wife.

*Here’s what actually works for guys who eventually found decent women online:*

1. *Change platform + change expectation*
Badoo/Tinder = hookup HQ. If you want relationship, try Hinge, FB Dating, or even Twitter/X, LinkedIn. Smaller pool, but higher “relationship intent.” Better to have 10 serious chats than 200 “urgent 2k” DMs.

2. *Your bio is filtering wrong*
If your pics dey show car, hotel, chain, you’re attracting hustlers. If bio says “God fearing, looking for wife” you attract scammers who mirror that. Use normal pics: you + dog, you + friends, you working. Bio: “Lagos. I like football, amala, and long walks with no billing. If you hate dishonesty, we fit vibe.” You’ll repel 90% of HK, keep 10% real.

3. *Move offline FAST, but verify first*
1 day chat → 5 min voice note → 2 min video call → day meetup in public place. Anyone who refuses video call = catfish or married. Anyone who says “come my house day 1” = either HK or kidnap setup. Both na L.

4. *Pay attention to effort, not beauty*
The fine girl wey dey double-text, ask about your day, and no mention money in week 1? That’s the unicorn. The 10/10 wey say “wyd” then “urgent 2k” in same breath? That’s the 99%. Dating is filtering, not collecting.

5. *Adjust age range + location*
22–28 in Lagos = highest HK density. Try 26–32, Yaba/Surulere/Mainland. Many career women there, less “Lekki baddie” pressure. Or expand to IB, Abeokuta if you fit do distance. Love no dey only for Island.

*Hard truths you need to accept:*

1. *Apps reflect society* – If 60% of Nigerian youth are unemployed/underemployed, dating pool go reflect that. It’s not “girls are bad,” it’s “people are broke.” Guys do the same – “yahoo boy” bio, fake lifestyle.
2. *You are the prize too* – If you’re a decent guy with ₦2k to your name, no criminal record, and job, you’re top 20% already. Act like it. Stop chasing every like. The moment you stop sounding desperate, the HK dem go waka.
3. *Offline still wins* – Church, work, friend’s weddings, volunteering, gym. Ratio of “wife material” to “billing machine” is 10x better offline. Tech is tool, not savior.

*So wetin you go do now?*

1. *Take 30 days break* – You’re jaded. Badoo go make you hate women wey you never meet. Reset.
2. *Define “nice lady” clearly* – Not “fine + Ikoyi.” But: “Has job or skill, no kids or 1 max, lives Mainland, values honesty, we fit gist without money for 2 weeks.” If you don’t know what you want, app go give you what’s available.
3. *Try new hunting ground* – Join mixers, Twitter spaces, alumni groups. Tell friends “I’m seriously looking.” 80% of marriages still come from referrals, not swipes.
4. *If you must stay online* – Pay for Hinge Premium, set deal-breakers: “Has kids: No,” “Smokes: No,” “Looking for: Long-term.” Then be patient. Quality takes 3–6 months, not 3 days.

*Last word:*
Your post is not “bitter.” It’s accurate. Online dating in Nigeria is 20% dating, 80% economic survival simulation. But saying “no way” means you let the HK dem win. There _are_ homely ladies there – nurses doing night shift, teachers, small business owners. They just no dey loud, and they ghost fast when they smell desperation or billing.

Hold your peace, tighten your filter, lower your timeline. Wife no dey Amazon Prime – no 3-day delivery.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Rosenior Sacked By Chelsea After Three Months In Charge by DrTee1(m): 4:51pm On Apr 24

IyaTola:
Let’s not rewrite reality—Chelsea FC haven’t suddenly turned into a bad team. What you’re seeing is inconsistency, not total collapse. And that makes their FIFA Club World Cup win a lot less mysterious.

Here’s the grounded breakdown:

1. Tournament football vs. league grind
Cup competitions are about short bursts—3 to 5 high-stakes matches. That format suits a squad with talent but shaky rhythm. Chelsea could:
- Set up pragmatically
- Focus on specific opponents
- Ride momentum

That’s very different from a 38-game league season where flaws get exposed weekly.

2. Squad quality is still there
Even during poor domestic runs, Chelsea’s squad is stacked with technically strong players. In a contained environment like the Club World Cup, that individual quality can carry games—especially against teams that aren’t at Premier League intensity levels.

3. Motivation and psychology
Let’s be honest—clubs treat the Club World Cup like a prestige sprint. Focus is sharper. Players know it’s a quick shot at silverware, and that can temporarily mask deeper issues like:
- Lack of chemistry
- Tactical confusion
- Confidence dips

4. Your fatigue point — partly valid, but not the full story
Fixture congestion is real. A “double season” effect (compressed schedules, international duty, minimal rest) absolutely drains players physically and mentally. But if fatigue were the main issue, you’d expect them to struggle during the Club World Cup too—not win it.

What’s more likely:

- Early in that run: adrenaline + freshness from a defined goal
- Later in the season: accumulated fatigue + injuries + mental burnout

5. The bigger issue: instability, not exhaustion
Chelsea’s inconsistency usually comes from:
- Frequent tactical tweaks
- Lack of a settled core XI
- Confidence swings

Fatigue might amplify the problem, but it’s not the root cause.

Chelsea winning the Club World Cup doesn’t contradict their struggles—it actually highlights their ceiling. On their day, in the right conditions, they can beat anyone. The problem is sustaining that level over time.

I wish I could trust you, but it took only two responses of yours to come clear:

This commentary has several classic hallmarks of AI-generated content. While it's impossible to say with 100% certainty without seeing the source, it reads like a standard "balanced" output from a Large Language Model.

It looks like someone took a prompt like "Explain why Chelsea won the Club World Cup despite their poor league form" and asked for a "grounded, logical breakdown." It’s a very competent analysis, but it definitely lacks a "human" soul. If anything, it's opening phrase was everything but polite and humble in knowledge.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Rosenior Sacked By Chelsea After Three Months In Charge by DrTee1(m): 11:29am On Apr 23

IyaTola:
That take leans a bit too far into nostalgia and ignores how the game and Chelsea’s situation has actually evolved.

First, the idea that “only Reece James gets into a top-12 side” feels more emotional than analytical. Players like Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo, and Cole Palmer aren’t just squad fillers, they’re highly rated across Europe and would absolutely feature in a number of top-half teams. The issue isn’t a total lack of quality; it’s that the quality hasn’t clicked yet as a unit.

Second, dismissing the current model as “buy and flip” oversimplifies what’s really happening. Chelsea aren’t just hoarding players for resale, they’re investing heavily in young, high-ceiling talent with the expectation of building a core that peaks together. It’s a longer-term strategy, and while it looks messy now, a lot of top clubs have gone through similar phases before things stabilized.

Also, comparing everything to the Abramovich era sets an almost impossible benchmark. That period was built on aggressive, often short-term spending with immediate expectations and while it brought success, it’s not as easily replicable today given financial regulations and the broader market. The landscape has changed, and clubs have to be more strategic, whether fans like it or not.

And on the manager point, he may not be the only problem, but he’s not completely off the hook either. Developing a young, expensive squad requires clear identity, structure, and progression. If those aren’t visible, questions are fair.

So yes, Chelsea aren’t where they should be, but writing off the entire squad and strategy this early might be jumping the gun. The real question is whether the club can turn potential into cohesion before patience runs out.

So tell me, IyaTola, as bad as Chelsea is currently, how did they manage to defeat everyone to win the Club World Cup?

Could it be that the players are jaded after so long double-season with only a week break that they cannot quite pull in their weight now?

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Rosenior Sacked By Chelsea After Three Months In Charge by DrTee1(m): 11:23am On Apr 23

IyaTola:
That take leans a bit too far into nostalgia and ignores how the game and Chelsea’s situation has actually evolved.

First, the idea that “only Reece James gets into a top-12 side” feels more emotional than analytical. Players like Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo, and Cole Palmer aren’t just squad fillers, they’re highly rated across Europe and would absolutely feature in a number of top-half teams. The issue isn’t a total lack of quality; it’s that the quality hasn’t clicked yet as a unit.

Second, dismissing the current model as “buy and flip” oversimplifies what’s really happening. Chelsea aren’t just hoarding players for resale, they’re investing heavily in young, high-ceiling talent with the expectation of building a core that peaks together. It’s a longer-term strategy, and while it looks messy now, a lot of top clubs have gone through similar phases before things stabilized.

Also, comparing everything to the Abramovich era sets an almost impossible benchmark. That period was built on aggressive, often short-term spending with immediate expectations and while it brought success, it’s not as easily replicable today given financial regulations and the broader market. The landscape has changed, and clubs have to be more strategic, whether fans like it or not.

And on the manager point, he may not be the only problem, but he’s not completely off the hook either. Developing a young, expensive squad requires clear identity, structure, and progression. If those aren’t visible, questions are fair.

So yes, Chelsea aren’t where they should be, but writing off the entire squad and strategy this early might be jumping the gun. The real question is whether the club can turn potential into cohesion before patience runs out.

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