₦airaland Forum

ajadematanle:
who is Gani Adam .

I was wondering the same o, lol.

In fact, one can venture to say that, if push comes to shove, Gani Adams is now effectively in Tinubu's camp.

Moreover, some online commentators are easily overlooking or underrating the fact that, thus far, Buhari's policies are serving the developmental objectives of the South West region pretty well.

But, I digress.

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contigiency:
You just want some people to go and waste thier resources in contesting against PMB. Well, until then.

This is an unkind cut, whoa!

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OAM4J:
What you wrote is true years ago. But that changed since PayPal Nigeria waa launched. You can now open your foreign PayPal account in Nigeria as long as you are not changing the account details.

And even before then and now, any issue that warrants blocking your PayPal account were and still easily resolved soon as you get back to your foreign base and use the number used in setting up the account to call them.

About 5/6 years ago, my foreign PayPal account was blocked while accessing it in Nigeria trying to confirm a payment. But soon as I got back, called PayPal they unblocked it almost immediately. But warned me not to access the account again in Nigeria till they change their policy stand on Nigeria.

Since PayPal Nigeria was launched I am now able to access the account when in Nigeria and it doesn't get blocked.

But what the OP is proposing is very risky, especially when funds start coming into the PayPal account and he has to transfer the funds into his bank account... Very likely it will get blocked by then

This is very pertinent info to the operating circumstances of yours truly.

Thanks for posting.

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lari03:

I sent a letter to PayPal last year and they responded by saying,it is our country that has imposed the non-receiving feature on accounts opened in Nigeria.

Interesting info, if as claimed. Thanks for posting.

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Gabbysky:
Guy calm down, what's the business with an Igbo man in all these?
Is Taofeek Gani an Igbo man?
Trust me, Ndi-Igbos no send that law, so long you don't bring the madness to Privately owned schools

LOL! See you...the law covers private institutions as well. Only Federal institutions are exempt.

Some folks just relish in beating their chests for nothing on social media, thus garnering more enmity to their type. Hmm.

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12inches1:
This law should only be valid for people of Yoruba origin so it can be fair. You don't want to eliminate all the smart people from other areas in the country from Lady or Unilag just because they cant pass Yoruba exam. That would be most unfair.

PS: I'm Yoruba.

Please read the OP again... For tertiary institutions in particular, the law affects only those owned by, or operated on behalf of the Lagos State government.

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Odingo1:
You are still lying to soothe yourself, why not introduce Yoruba as compulsory courses in the higher institution instead of making it a criteria to enter the higher institutions, who are you deceiving with your cunning nature.

You're the one who's being intellectually dishonest, I'm afraid.

The fact is that the reasoning and objectives behind the two different policies in the two geographical zones, are the same: that of preserving the Igbo and Yoruba languages, respectively. So, you're just splitting hairs if you now turn around to blame one methodology, while giving the other one a complete, tribalistic pass.

Further, it's arguable that, on the one hand, the policy by the Igbotic uni and some governments can be seen as a trap (you're suddenly compelled to master a language that's probably alien to you when you're already a formed adult AND after you've already undergone like two years of study in that institution.)

On the other hand, the policy by Lagos state for the same objective for the Yoruba language ecosystem, has spelt out UPFRONT what your options are, so it's more democratic and forward looking.

Your arguments are all the more perplexing, however, when, in one breathe you're questioning whatever the Yoruba language could be used for in a tertiary institution, only for you to rationalize it when it was pointed to you that some unis in Igboland already decreed the practice for the Igbo language since about 2013, or so! For me, I would have preferred for you to have said in response, "Oh, that's equally wrong!"

Further for me, the one thing I'd advocate regarding the new law in Lagos State, is that it be given a transition period, to enable concerned guardians properly mesh into it. And this is just for the tertiary institutions.

Other than that, no one particular challenge is ever surmounted in exactly the same way in different parts of a society. So, I'll not question the judgement of the Lagos State government over this new law.

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Turks:
How do people still get their airtime though? Is there a back door access we don’t know about?

The way I understand it, Visafone is fully integrated as an MTN arm, so most everythings MTN, apply.

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iliyande:
I am lucky too 100% bonus

Enjoy.

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Turks:
Visafone still works? Wawuuuuu

Yes. To the best of my knowledge, that's the main infrastructure MTN adapted for the Band 20 arm of its LTE network/service.

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Adamh:
Which kind? Me I only got 20% bonus

You can try for a 100% bonus luck with new MTN's former Visafone-branded lines; but in my experience, you'll need a device that's equipped with Band 20 to effectively use them. I currently use one on a phone.

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adeniyilamlek:
Dem don turn dis thing to play

Folks must entertain themselves na.

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Omooba77:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/looters-not-happy-buhari-gov-bello-tells-catholic-bishops/

He said, “They have the choice to make and they have made their choice that the good will of Mr. President should not rob on the bad ones. Surely, the good ones on their own account will return to the National Assembly at the appropriate time.”

Hehehe, Governor Yahaya Bello's views on the proposed changes to the order of elections make sense o!

For what it's worth, some governors, if the proposed changes are signed into law, can then afford to campaign and mobilize against some legislative candidates of their own states/parties for federal offices, and thereafter massively mobilize for their party's candidate when it comes to the presidential election!

I naff in Okon's voice.

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saint2ace:
U're welcome bro, just think of something to use during the day, my spectranet expires on the 24th and I need to move on. I don tire to pay ₦12,500 every Month. Glo just ruined my migration moves.....

I last week obtained some sort of a respite: A new MTN 4G SIM granted me double data for any subs done via *131# for the next three months. That's huge for me, because in my crib, MTN data is the "cleanest" and most dependable.

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saint2ace:
All packages which are device and SIM combos or just the SIM alone comes with an initial plan, which u have to exhaust before moving to another plan. Moreover, u need to contact customer service to do a manual change of plan for u as u may not be able to change automatically.

But my problem is that I noticed the free download ends by 6am and not 8am as advertised. So if Ur download crosses 6am, the data comes from Ur data balance. So take note......

Thanks for this additional insight and heads up.

So far with my current night plan on ntel, I've been taming my downloading times/window with IDM as required.

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purplekayc:
3 k plan

About two weeks ago, I was at a Swift outlet to grab a SIM and join this 3k plan. The deal breaker for me then was Swift's rule that one must purchase a specific 8k plan — not just any plan — to get the (free) SIM.

Moreover, one can get to join the 3k plan only after the 30-day expiry period of the initial 8k plan. (I don't remember getting a satisfactory answer to the question as to whether or not one could migrate to another plan before the initial 30 days are over.)

Does anyone have a different understanding of/experience with this?

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4llerbuntu:
these swift plans i dey look no too make sense like that na.

me no dey download for night. i no really get wetin to download wey dey that much or important. besides sleep is more important......

which of their plans you dey on?

As for me, I haven't had to forgo my sleep in order to download at night; I schedule my downloading with IDM.

(I'll edit this post and attach one/two screenshots next time I get back on my rig.)

Edit: SS attached.

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docadams:
Hmmmmmmm

Very level bearded comment. Let us be truthful to ourselves for once, if not for the herdsmen menace, was there any major issue of misgovernance to use as campaign tool against PMB. NO! Would the bitchy OBJ have had the nerve to write a.letter, of course NO. God should continue to direct our President in the right direction. Amen

Good thinking.

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Lexusgs430:
For those of you that have always wanted to enjoy the new generation Umidigi devices, but always had the problem of departing from your precious Band 28........


Umidigi has finally answered your prayers....... Welcome on board.......... UMIDIGI ONE.....

Hmm... Band 28 has rapidly fallen out of favour, actually: the ISP behind it for its LTE services, Glo, recently and suddenly axed the huge data bonus that primarily made folks flock to/acquire the relatively few or specialised devices that hitherto featured the band.

Mehn, that huge data cut happened out of left field!

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...double post...

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onavae:
This strange. Did Abdulahi forget that his boss was once a head of state and as such can't be a GCON but a GCFR? Even I and others who don't work for him know that IBB is a GCFR and not a GCON. It's so clear that IBB did not sign the rebuttal, it's fake. Also I have seen 2 versions of this rebuttal, the long one and the short one and both had IBB as GCON, meaning both are fakes.

I don't know since when these spokespersons became infallible? Most of them are half-educated, anyways, and are therefore more likely to make such errors and misrepresentations. Even the original statement by Afegbua had typos, as already pointed out by others. So, I wouldn't keep holding on to straws...

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Polchiz:
Revealed by who to who?

You think we are little kids?

Stop trying so hard to sell propaganda.

Excerpts from here: http://thenationonlineng.net/2019-drama-ibbs-stand-buharis-future/ and I quote:

"But, in another statement he personally signed and released from Minna by one of his aides, Mahmud Abdullahi, the former military leader warned against a gang-up outside law and order."

And...

"But Abdullahi, who released the IBB-signed statement in Minna told our correspondent that the second statement was authentic and took precedent over Afegbua’s having been personally signed by the former military leader."

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mrskillz:
This confusion is what u get when a former president that rules the most populous Black Country does not even have a Twitter handle.

We don’t even know which one to believe

Methinks it's actually better for IBB's peace of mind that he doesn't have an account on Twitter. That way, you and I readily know whatever we read as a post by IBB on Twitter is FAKE NEWS. As it were, even Afegbua has apparently not been authorized to operate a Twitter account in the name of IBB.

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UnchangeableGod:
If IBB authorized it, then it was his message. If he didn't want it sent, he wouldn't authorize it. Why then would he deny or retract what he authorized? Is it that his statement is not the fact or that he is afraid of somebody? Even if he is being 'maradonic' as you accused him of, the point is that he had aired his mind. Chikena! I see all these as damage control.

It's now been revealed that IBB personally signed the statement of rebuttal, i.e., the one denying he ever called on Buhari to quit in 2019: http://thenationonlineng.net/2019-drama-ibbs-stand-buharis-future/

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But Abdullahi, who released the IBB-signed statement in Minna told our correspondent that the second statement was authentic and took precedent over Afegbua’s having been personally signed by the former military leader.

Hmm. IBB seems to have "Maradona'd" Afegbua.

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2019: Drama over IBB’s stand on Buhari’s future

Did former military President Ibrahim Babangida urge President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election and give way to a new generation of leaders in 2019?

The controversy raged on last night after two statements reflecting different opinions were credited to the former military leader. Both were issued within hours.

Gen. Babangida, who ruled Nigeria between 1985 and 1993, was the Chief of Army Staff in the Gen. Muhammadu Buhari military regime between December 31, 1983 and August 27, 1985.

He led the coup that ousted Gen. Buhari and succeeded him. During his tenure, he organised a long transition programme which led to the election of civilian governors. He truncated the process when he annulled the 1993 presidential election won by business mogul Moshood Abiola. That election is believed to be Nigeria’s freest and fairest ever.

Yesterday, a statement issued by Gen. Babangida’s spokesman, Kassim Afegbua, a former Commissioner for Information in Edo State, quoted Babangida as criticising the Buhari administration just as former President Olusegun Obasanjo did.

He urged Buhari to complete his first term and allow a new generation of leaders to take control of the affairs of the nation.

Babangida, according to Afegbua’s statement, said:

“In the fullness of our present realities, we need to cooperate with President Muhammadu Buhari to complete his term of office on May 29th, 2019 and collectively prepare the way for new generation leaders to assume the mantle of leadership of the country.

“While offering this advice, I speak as a stakeholder, former president, concerned Nigerian and a patriot who desires to see new paradigms in our shared commitment to get this country running.

“While saying this also, I do not intend to deny President Buhari his inalienable right to vote and be voted for, but there comes a time in the life of a nation, when personal ambition should not override national interest.”

But, in another statement he personally signed and released from Minna by one of his aides, Mahmud Abdullahi, the former military leader warned against a gang-up outside law and order.

He said any realignment of forces for 2019 elections must be within democratic tenets.

Although he did not mention any group, Babangida’s statement appeared a subtle response to the recourse to the formation of groups against President Buhari’s re-election.

One of such groups is ex -President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM).

Gen. Babangida insisted that only a two-party system is the best for the country,

and recommended the fusion of parties to serve as a strong opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

He also called for proactive measures to stop farmers/herders clashes in the Middle Belt, cattle rustling, armed robbery, kidnapping, gangsterism and cultism in other parts of the country.

He disowned the Afegbua-signed statement, saying since he had unfettered access to the highest authorities in the country, there was no way he would have written a sensational statement.

He, however, said it was worrisome that political events and civil unrest in many parts of the country had raised many questions on the governance and unity of the nation.

The statement said: “Recent happenings and utterances by political gladiators are alarming and not in the interest of common man that is already overstretched and apparently living from hand to mouth due to precarious economic conditions.

”Despite all these challenges, I am optimistic that the political actors will play within the ambits of political norms and decorum to ameliorate the problems facing our society now.

”I am a realist that believes in all issues in a democratic atmosphere are sincerely discussed and resolved in the spirit of give-and-take.

“Since after my military years that metamorphosed to being the only Military President in the history of Nigeria and my civilian life, I always have one clear objective that freedom can only be achieved through democracy.

”Some people find this freedom as an avenue for eroding democracy by antics of hate speeches under the guise of religion, tribal or self-imposed mentorship. This trend of pitching political class and the people against one another is unhealthy and must be discouraged by all and sundry.

”The clamour for re-alignment of governance in the country as we are approaching the 2019 election year is a welcome development only if the agitations are genuinely channelled through appropriate channels of law and order and the observance of the supremacy of the Constitution.

“Therefore, any attempt outside this circle of democratic tenets is deceptive and divisive idea capable of plunging our political journey into disarray.”

He cautioned against hate speeches and divisive statements by political gladiators.

Babangida added: “However, with due respect to individual opinion and constitutional rights, it is worrisome that political events and civil unrest in many parts of the country have raised many questions on the governance and unity of our great nation.

“Indeed 2018 has been inundated with political clamours and hot debates over the corporate existence of this country.

“Many of contributions, including constructive criticisms and engagements, have shown greater concerns for the corporate existence of Nigeria beyond 2019 general elections.”

Babangida insisted on a two-party structure for the country.

He added: “Our present political parties and their structures need parameter pillars that will make them stronger with unique ideologies. However, our present political parties need surgical operations that will align them into a reasonable number.

“ I have been an advocate of a two-party system but in our present reality in Nigeria, our political parties can fuse into a strong political association or party that can form a formidable opposition to a ruling party.

”As students of history, we are aware that many advanced democracies have two distinct ideological political parties, with a handful of smaller political groupings that serve as buffer whenever any of the known political parties derailed or became unpopular. I still believe in a two-party system as the best option for Nigeria.

”It is high time that we engage in constructive dialogue on national issues in order to have a political solution to our myriad of problems. It is sad that Nigeria had its fair share of conflicts, and we cannot continue to fall back to those dark years of bloodshed.”

After his statement was disowned, Afegbua issued a terse message, saying: “Please this is to affirm that the earlier statement issued and signed by me on behalf of General IBB stands.

“We regret the mix-up in a rebuttal issued to contradict the statement. The statement stands.”

But Abdullahi, who released the IBB-signed statement in Minna told our correspondent that the second statement was authentic and took precedent over Afegbua’s having been personally signed by the former military leader.

Last night, Gen. Babangida’s son Mohammed told The Nation through a media aide that the statement personally signed by the former military president is his true position on the state of the nation.

He said Gen. Babangida would not issue a statement without reading thorough it thoroughly to ensure that it represents his opinion.

He said Afeghua was not authorized to issue that statement purportedly on behalf of Gen. Babangida.

He said Afegbua was told to withdraw it but he declined and instead insisted it was authentic.

http://thenationonlineng.net/2019-drama-ibbs-stand-buharis-future/

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Babangida Refutes Statement By Spokesperson Pt 1 News@10
Channels Television 3,244 views:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tJCi3HhUY-M

Na wah.

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SalamRushdie:
This is clearly fake , the original news was released by Kassim Afegbua and Kassim will never release a message if it wasn't okayed by IBB

Please don't underrate Ibrahim "Maradona" Babangida.

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mexxmoney:
Mynd44 this is fake news o. Kazeem Afegbua just spoke to channels TV and confirmed that IBB did indeed write the story

To the best of my knowledge, Afegbua didn't say, "IBB did indeed write the story." What I heard he said was, "IBB authorized the story." Big difference, if you asked me.

I won't be surprised, though, if the situation was that Afegbua indeed had a private conversation with IBB, along the line of the first release, and published it, only for IBB to now try to pull back on his strong words he spoke in private. I may be wrong, though.

Come to think of it, IBB's statement of denial sounds more like his "Maradona" style of putting things, so I think he authorized that as well.

Edit: It's now been revealed that IBB actually personally signed the statement of denial, whereas he didn't as much as vet or sign the statement earlier released by Afegbua.

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Hofbrauhaus:

IBB denys saying Buhari is a compound failure....ok. But has Nigerians denyed it? Has the masses denyed it? Lol..

Your oga is a compund failure....

But IBB is a Nigerian too na.

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sanpipita:
Bmc has no shame, there is no rebuttal, bbc has reported it

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/controversy-as-spokesman-insists-ibb-authorised-vote-out-buhari-in-2019-statement.html

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-42937214

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/ibb-disowns-state-of-the-nation-statement.html

I won't be surprised if the BBC also publishes IBB's refutal story as well — eventually. It wouldn't be its own first time, either.

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seunmsg:
The source is not credible enough.

TheNation has just published the denial by IBB in full.

http://thenationonlineng.net/2019-ibb-denies-statement-on-buhari/

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