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EreluRoz:
I wonder why people tamper with their looks all in the name of not wanting to look old, I hope they can change their bones as well.

What about aging cells? Aging organs? General weaknesses associated with aging?

Anyway, we live in a scientific world, with more discoveries everyday on how to attain immortality. Can man play God?

Sleekfingers:
Both the company and Nafdac has the responsibility to do the necessary.

The company has the responsibility to protect their brands from fake , by creating awareness through advertisement
Nafdac has the responsibility by clamping down on those criminals producing fake and changing of expiring dates.

Companies do all those. Determined pirates find all means to clone. How can you locate them all, when they are scattered nationwide?

One year of Tinubu: The man, the myth and the mediocrity - Abimbola Adelakun

This week last year, two things were enthroned in the Nigerian political space. One was the man, Bola Tinubu, who was sworn in as the president. The other was the myth of the man as a headhunter endowed with a unique instinct for sourcing the right talent and an astute administrator. So much was this idea of Tinubu as administrative capacity believed that his supporters were sure he would—to use the language of former Abia state governor Orji Kalu—forward Nigeria to all forwardness. Well, it is one year now, and we might as well start asking how that myth has fared.

Let me digress here to point out that two kinds of people propagated the myth of Tinubu’s governing capacity. In one category are those you might call the Know-No-Betters. These are those who have never seen—let alone lived in—a properly functioning city and therefore have no frame of comparison when they were told Tinubu would build Nigeria as he built Lagos. They could be beguiled by the travesty of Lagos, a city where property value costs a fortune but cannot even boast of something as basic as potable water because that is the height of their experience. Even when they see the seedy sides of Lagos, their desperation for an idol to worship pushes them to willingly blind themselves to reality by eagerly gorging on glossy photoshopped images of Eko Atlantic. When you can self-soothe with the visuals of utopia, dystopia becomes livable.

Then there are the Dishonest-Know-Betters—the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on peddling lies, distortions, sentiments, and blatantly voiced falsehoods. They have experienced functional societies so they know what we have is subpar but they still tell you it is sufficient. Nigeria’s future does not concern them because they have built a safe house elsewhere where they and their children will forever be untainted by the rottenness of the country.

So, how has the myth of Tinubu as a savvy administrator held up? Well, two separate policies might best illustrate how they have conducted themselves in office so far. On May 29, 2023, Tinubu pronounced the three words that immediately unleashed hardship on Nigerians who had already endured hell under the Muhammadu Buhari administration: subsidy is gone. Now, the issue is not that he removed the subsidy—that was already expected—but he was haphazard about such a significant step.

Here is why: about a month after that pronouncement, he announced that he could announce the decision because he was under the influence of some “spirits.” Please think about that for a moment. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria made a decision that would affect the lives and livelihood of millions of people, not because he had sat down and worked out a policy agenda with an economic team, but because he was pushed by some voices in his head? Wow!

If it was some “spirits” that took possession of him and forced the words out of his mouth, it means there was no thorough planning to see how the fuel subsidy removal would work, how to mitigate the resultant suffering, and how to assess if their programme was working. Even worse, it means he cannot fully take responsibility for the fallouts of such a programme since it originated from some forces. Whatever pain and hardship you will experience due to his policy decision is not for him to bear. After all, he only acted under some supernatural influence when he pronounced the policy into effect. That too is worth ruminating over: the man some people convinced themselves would turn Nigeria into a Dubai does not plan.

Then came this year when the same administration that told us that the fuel subsidy that helped to attenuate the economic reality was a waste also approved a whopping N90bn to subsidise the hajj pilgrimage. Again, this is worth a reflection: the man saw Nigerians groan in pain from his fuel subsidy removal and grovelled for help, but looked away. They insisted on delivering the hard shocks because the subsidies were supposedly a waste of resources. They offered “palliatives” instead. Their efforts in this direction were so poorly thought-out and poorly organised that they reversed the plan. So, while they had no answer for the pain of the generality of Nigerians and resolutely watched people suffer, they had no qualms catering to a tiny segment of the population embarking on something as privileged as a religious pilgrimage.

What is worse than Tinubu paying N90bn on the hajj this year is that he has to pay it next year, and the year after, and continue like that, especially as his second term election approaches. If he fails to sustain it, the Muslim population whose vote he is targeting through the humongous expense will not forgive him. Worse still, they would have forgotten what he paid in 2024. He has to keep up the spending. Given the Nigerian penchant to turn virtually any initiative into an avenue to siphon public funds, do not be any surprised if that N90bn starts ballooning yearly. You assess the situation he got himself and long-suffering Nigerians into, and wonder how a man who was so mythicized could unravel that quickly. When it came to administering pain and shock, Tinubu was possessed with the spirits of “courage” and “freedom” as he gayly put it. When it came to standing up to religious and ethnic sentiments, his pandering revealed those spirits as “cowardice” and “economic bondage.”

But that is not only where the legion spirits of indecisiveness have possessed the man. First, he took forever to assemble a cabinet even though he won the election in March. He had enough time to decide on a team; he just took it for granted. By the time he unfolded his team, there was initially some confusion over who had made the list. When the final list was unfolded, it was anything but inspiring. Even some of his supporters who had boasted that he knows how to look for the best people were disappointed by how many of those nominated were recycled from the garbage cans of the past administration. To think they even expanded the cabinet just to take some clowns on board.

He signed the Student Loan Act into law, but they later withdrew it with the promise to return. Till now, they are still fumbling through the launch. He recalled ambassadors from their posts, but it turned out that he had no plans in place to replace them. He also proposed the Green Tax but had to reverse it when the introduction turned out to be ill-timed. Then there were the Import Tax Adjustment Levy, Expatriate Tax, and the Cybersecurity Levy that were introduced but needed to be reversed. He will probably go down in history as the president with the most reversed policies in the history of governance at the rate he is going. Even the construction Lagos-Calabar highway, announced with fanfare, had not been fully thought through. Then the blatant and needless lies such as the UAE visa ban and the Maersk affair suggest that they lack any integrity. If they cannot be honest with even the simple things, why should you trust them on the big things?

Plot all of these together, and you come up with a solid picture of a man whose administration lacks coordination and takes decisions based on what their hormones (and some spirits, of course) dictate. Tinubu’s myth as an efficient administrator that has always been propped up with media propaganda and self-serving intellectuals has severely unravelled, revealing an unpleasant picture of the man, the myth, and the mediocrity. To think we are going through this after “16 years of the Peoples Democratic Party” and “eight years of Buhari.” Add the past one year, and you see 25 directionless years. God help somebody!

Tambuwal and his group who joined the so called progressives to introduce APC to Nigerians, should bow their faces in shame. He should please close his dirty mouth. They brought this problem to the entire country, which has lingered since 2014.

Ezewuzie01:
Joe Ajaero of NLC is very stupid. If an oil producing state like Abia cannot pay the paltry sum of 30k minimum wage, how will anybody be able to pay 400k minimum wage? The dwarf is just using NLC as a labour party offshoot to destabilize the country.

What a shame.

Please can you explain to us what all these are about?

OBIdients to the rescue please. Let’s pool resources together and rescue that community from outbreak of cholera and other water borne diseases.

Sleekfingers:
So he should keep quiet abi?

Are you not aware of high rate of fake and expired products in Nigeria? Where people clean the expiring date or change it ? Fake baby foods , drugs, tomatoes paste , power milk, fizzy drink etc

If the product is fake, how can you blame the company?
Where people clean or change labels, will you blame the company?
Where the original costs 5K and your purchased cheap or expired versions at 2K, will you blame the company?
If the company sues the man for maligning their product or organization, will you blame the company?

Very sad, very terrible experience. It causes deep pain and shock.

A few years ago, I allowed my cousin drive my BMW from Apapa to Ijora to buy some items. It should not take hi more than one hour. It was a rainy day. After three hours, he returned without the car. When I asked him, he said that he get into deep water and the car stopped. I quickly dashed to the place with him, as it was getting late in the evening. On arrival there, some mechanics who claimed to know all quickly appeared. Electricians also came. They tried to start the car but it would not work. They cut off some wires and I was worried. Suddenly the wires sparked and the car caught fire. See panic and running around. I brought out the fire extinguisher and the started getting buckets of mud water. It took some time and it stopped.

In those minutes, I was in deep shock and fear. I thanked God for saving the car. I towed the car to my BMW engineer and he took two days to fix the car properly at a great cost.

The manufacturing and expiry date are stated there.

However the man failed to show images of the weevils. How can we believe the story?

Cereals just like grains are agricultural products that are susceptible to pest infestation. You can find them in food like beans, rice, wheat, etc. The a hole into seeds and habit there. I think there was oversight while processing was going on. Possibly also the weevils escaped while processing was going on and got packaged into their packs.

It is not enough to go to social media to disparage the organization, or put citizens on high alert, as noticed. There is a possibility to damage the reputation of the organization.

It is unfortunate.

Akenzua01:
Oya see una lagos

Very wicked of you my brother. Na that one with yellow, backing the canal, na him make me laugh too much. If breeze blow am, na final journey e enter.

That’s the right way to go.

The hands he was raising indicated “I dash una. Make una carry the load free”. The back shaking meant “ bye bye to rada rada”. The baba appeared overjoyed. He dance pass who dey marry the girl. Dance na proper send off dance!

SultanOfPuna:
Chickens with Yam legs
Must be from Igbo tribe...

And a close look at its head, especially the mouth, shows a very clear resemblance to yours and your people. Look at it first and look at yourself in the mirror.

“ We can’t afford even pepper anymore. We can’t touch tomatoes too. We cannot buy fish or meat anymore”

As they say, una never see pepper!

immortalcrown:
Sentiment rules Nigeria. That is why majority of Nigerians condemn the action ERISCO Foods takes against the lady. Most nigerians place emotions above facts. The best way to handle the case is for the public to send apologies to the brand and assure the brand that its product will not be boycotted. You cannot save the lady by threatening the company. If you keep threatening the company, the company will choose to die as a hero than dying as a coward.

1.
Right from the moment the lady defamed the product, sentimentalists quickly began to beat drums of boycott against the product. According to ERISCO, the demand for the defamed product sharply dropped following the defamation. But sentimentalists now claim that the defamation would not have affected the brand. They claim that what will affect the brand is the action being taken against the lady. So, the brand should have waited to fold up before challenging the defamation? Before you judge a person, put yourself in his or her shoes.

2.
The lady lied against the product by claiming it kills people. Who will keep quiet when accused of killing people? Who? If you condemn ERISCO Foods but cannot keep quiet when you are accused of murder, you are nothing but a hypocrite.

3.
I would have condemned ERISCO Foods if the lady tendered a sincere apology and the public joined her to ask the brand forgiveness. The same public that the brand's survival depends on believes the lady's claim about the product and threatens to boycott the product. So, the company is trying to save its reputation.

4.
I know she had miscarriage while in police custody, and it saddens me. But we should also know that many workers in ERISCO Foods may loose their jobs and die of hunger because of her defamation. Are you saying it is right for her to try to kill people but it is wrong for the people to try to defend themselves? ERISCO Foods didn't get her arrested to cause her the miscarriage. ERISCO Foods put got her arrested for the sake of justice. The miscarriage is a coincidence, not a deliberate action.

5.
She said the paste contains Sugar. It is true, and the company never said otherwise. On the body of the paste, Sugar is listed as one of the ingredients in the paste. But the sentimentalists quickly joined her to cry that the company is deadly for putting Sugar in the paste. They implied that the company has been deceiving the public. How? Does the company hide the fact that the product contains Sugar? If not that you are stupid, you would have checked the ingredients in the paste before displaying your stupidity.

6.
The company explained that the paste is a multipurpose one that can substitute butter for bread. I saw some comments saying that such paste is being consumed for the same purpose in some Western countries. So, ignorance landed the lady and her fans into this mess. Who does a review without a thorough research?

Thank you so very much for taking your time to write this. You clearly touched on all parts of the matter on contention.

May I ask what’s happening on the defamation side? If there is such a case, do you not think that they lady may be facing a far bigger challenge?

Racoon:
He is now free after punishing him for not competing with them over type of corruption they like. Next is to give him a juicy appointment. He was not sentenced for doing drugs and money running despite the overwhelming evidence against him.

Abba Kyari was not extradited to the US as requested by the authority there, but the EFCC can't recalled the countless other "unfortunate Nigerian" criminals they have oblige such requests without batting an eyelid.

This Abba Kyari case still reaffirm one solemn fact - the crime you commit and justice you get depends on which part of the skewed and defective Nigerian federation you come from. No equity, justice, fairness and eligantarism.

This country will never work because it is founded on bigotry, nepotism, inequality, ethno-religious supremacist agenda/sentiments. Meanwhile, the foolish dunce head goading it to destruction said changing the national anthem is his uttermost priority? God help Nigeria!

I think it is just for two weeks, to enable him bury his mom.

In all, Abba Kyari was a fine officer, very dependable and could confront the worst of criminals. One wonders how such a person got involved with hard drugs. I sincerely hope that he clears his name, if that is possible.

Chai.

This is called “see finish”. Some of the officers in Edo state, I am sorry to say, they are disgraceful. The experience of travel lets at Oluku junction is second to none.

What’s the purpose?

Ferries are not big ships. Ferries are not ocean liners. Lagos is not new to ferries. They have been there since the 60s and 70s transporting people between Apapa (flour mill) and CMS. They usually are applied on short trips and toilets are found in the terminals.

Lagos needs speed boats and ferries to navigate the very many water ways, providing fast transport and decongesting the roads. Ferries do not come cheap. Whatever government does to reduce pressure on the roads and pockets of citizens is welcome.

Water hyacinths must be removed also to enable private sector participation in some areas. This way those with canoes and bigger boats can travel safely on the water ways and the inner areas of the city.

Absolutely correct. Absolutely agreed.
In this age of technology, we must ask why it is so hard to decisively crush terrorists in all forms. Also do the people in power still embezzle funds meant for national security?

Front0lane:
Even your Igbo tribesmen will be laughing at your foolishness. Alex Otti that is commissioning 5 KM Aguiyi Ironsi Road with so much noise all over social. 5 KM road wey Dem no born LGA make he celebrate for Lagos.

In another event it was street that individual install on their streets themselves is what this foolish man was making noise all about, same street even obidient were ashamed to post on the Twitter page from black lash disgrace.

How many KM of roads as Alex Otti commissioned altogether in his first year, how many bridges Jetties n bus terminals.

Make we no even talk train station that Alex Otti can never build if given a million years to rule your father in Ipobland.

Will you like me to litter those Sanwolu you foolishly tag a failure as commissioned this year alone ?

Tell us how many families have been lifted out of poverty by your governor. Sanwo Olu is your benchmark, whereas you have a state governor. Are you ashamed of your state? Tell us exactly your own state.

Reasonable Nigerians are talking of getting families infected with poverty out of their condition first. Reasonable citizens are demanding for security nationwide first. Here you are talking about 5 km roads. How has that our food on people’s tables?

adioolayi:
Hmmm..

Trump going to jail or getting a fine

If this happens to be Nigeria or Africa, we will not give deserving kudos to the judiciary, rather, we will definitely say it's a well planned attack on opposition by the sitting President, so that the his closest challenger will not be on the ballot.

Anyways, let's see if Trump will still be on the ballot or it's end of the road for him

Convicted means the end of the road to his ambition.
Whether he goes to jail or pays a fine, the word that stops him is “convicted”. This is a fraud case, so he will very likely serve jail term.

The republicans would have to get a replacement.


UPDATE:
We read now that he can still run for President!

Wahala dey.
Anyway, I think this was meant to make people laugh. This is not a proper marriage list.

Absolute waste of time for the now 25. They lost. Fubara will not release funds except to his recognized faction.

Case will go to the Supreme Court, while all wait until 2027 to tests their strengths again.

Rivers state, just like Kano and Lagos states have become battle zones for the next elections, with PDP, APC, LP and NNPP.

Donald7610:
Kangaroo judgement
from Fubara stooge
Appeal court NEXT

FALANA DEY TALK RUBBISH UNA DEY FOLLOW

Has any politician lost seat because that?
Only the loser makes noise
that is why they remain calm

No be only kangaroo. Na elede.
Dey sleep there.

dominique:
I love this piece of advice so much. I'll make sure I'll ensure I frame it and give it to men who find out their wives are cheating or find out they've been raising other mens children. They must hold on to their wives and their homes and ensure there is UNITY LOVE and PEACE

Thank you so very much.
May joy, peace, love and unity fill your home.

1Sharon:
You're mad

Abi?
Please get some peace of mind. It looks elusive to you.

EreluRoz:
Does a man have to lie to put his wife down before his sidechick? Very annoying

Yes.

That’s the east route to sex. And the job of the side chick is to provide sexual services and nothing more.

The loser is the side chick.

Men tell their side chicks a lot of lies and rubbish against their wives just to gain attention, have sex and move on.
Why do men choose their wives in front of their side chicks the moment they are caught? It is respect and love for their wives. Even if the man’s wife looks like a gorilla and the side chick like miss world, men will always hold on to their wives when they are found out.

Side chicks too, with all the beauty, why do they never find the right man? It is because men see them for who they are…wayward!

The wife did not need to make that cake. She should hold on to her husband and home, ensuring there is unity, love and peace.

Hard to believe the young men. The Police RRS show exemplary behavior on the roads.

Now if you ask the youths how they can about 50m worth of gold, they may not respond correctly.

At least the party leader has admitted the halting truth of Tinubu’s failure in one year.

blacknp:
Gringory Obi is wasting his time, and small money.

..”small money”.
At your age he was very wealthy. He was born into wealth. He’s one of the wealthiest in the country.
At your age he has achieved what many have not dreamt and will never achieve.

Where are you in life today? Nowhere to be found, I believe? Or you are found only on social media spaces heaping insults on people, whose abilities and potentials you may never achieve.

Obi is striving to become the President of the country, after being a state governor. Can you strive to become the PRO of your street’s tenants committee? Your mates are the youth leaders of various political parties and organizations. Where are you in life? Nowhere to be found!

While you abuse the leaders, they remain leaders and you cannot even as little as lift a finger against them. They dominate and absolutely control you and your affairs.

You too get that “small money” na. Or are you not a man like him and others?

Zwooks:
Wike on high seat, Tinubu occupy Stool

Politics aside.

BAT is the President and he put Wike there. He can fire Wike on the spot there.

Unfortunately some of you do not realize that BAT may be suffering back pain. Sitting on sofa may aggravate the pain, so he sits on the wooden chair to support his back and keep it firm.

Too many political leaders have the same problem. Their desire to pocket the common patrimony makes them choose sofa publicly as against the honest truth about the state of their health.