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The way these Korean came up with SAMSUNG is simply amazing. The company is a mega source of revenue to the country, eclipsing even what Nigeria earns from crude oil. SAMSUNG is now into heavy industries, manufacturing, chips, electronics gadgets and household items, employing millions of people both within and outside Korea. This is what is called, value creation, for a countries using corporations as a yard stick to measure value addition to the general economy. You cannot under estimate the impact of human capital development on any country. Profits from SAMASUNG businesses alone is proving huge funds to the Korean government.

Victor Orban has taken over the Presidency of the rotating EU Presidency and one of his agendas is to bring peace, which he may likely achieve, as he in good terms with Putin. He equally visited Ukraine before going to Moscow. With likely Trump's victory in US and Orban's EU Presidency, both may work out plans for peace in Ukraine. But will the comedian accept the peace treaty or will he continue to sacrifice his soldiers and get billions of dollars in aides from his allies?

I keep saying it: Development is about human beings and not about physical infrastructure. It is about the emerging of free and egalitarian societies with rule of law and not about physical development; It is more about human capital development and improvement in the quality of human beings within any society.

Imagine their final moments? Those kids could not save themselves as they succumbed to the raging flood. I hate to hear kids dying on account of inability to save themselves.

Is Joe Igbokwe still doing his job? His contractors are doing bad jobs. They will bring out debris from the gutters and keep them by the road sides, further obstructing free flow of flood. Those contractors hired to clear gutters are not doing their jobs effectively.

I was supposed to meet a contact at Admiralty way, lekki, today but the heavy downpour made me to change my mind. I knew the roads would be terrible and then, the Lagos madness once it rains. I just did not have strength to navigate through "troubled waters" and the madness from some Danfo drivers.

Under rate the Swiss team at your own peril. They will beat England blue and black. That team is compact and solid.

All these people rooting for Trump, I hope you would not go near the US embassy for visa. Be ready to receive back home those your relatives in US that have been sending money back home but are undocumented illegal immigrants. Be ready to see more cuts in aids and assistance to developing countries like Nigeria, which will affect everyone. Be ready for a world full of uncertainties under Trump and likelihood of escalation of tensions.

Federal government quickly approved the show to distract the youths and Nigerians from the current economic hardship. Anything to distract the people would be given green light by the regime. No waste of time. Just keep them engaged with anything why we do our things.

As everyday passes, I become more skeptical about any rebound of the economy. The level of poverty is unbearable and income is shrinking fast. Time will come when some middle class people would be unable to pay rent and the default rate will spike. The current food and groceries inflation is worrisome and the challenges to the economy are becoming even more challenging. I don't know if any of the other presidential candidates would have done anything differently . Truly, Buhari finished this economy and he laid the foundation for the current mess we are seeing. My problem with the current government is profligacy and the opaque nature in award of contracts and management of public finances, even in the midst of overwhelming poverty.

As a football player, I don't know how you will feel when you are being offered to another club in exchange for a better player from that club

I Know it is a common practice in football to offer one of your players in exchange for another better player from another club. But being the player in the middle of the "chess game" between the two clubs will make you feel somehow. You are now seen as a commodity to be "traded" to get something better.

Go to our Universities and see what is happening - very common among the lecturers.

I don't know why their retirement age should be pegged at 70years when most of them are not doing anything meaningful once they clock 65 years. You will see them collecting salaries for doing nothing from 60 years. They hardly do any academic work as from 60 but keep delegating their works to graduate assistants. Even those on one paid assignments outside the University or on any political appointment will still be drawing salary from their school.

"Pilgrims wing of the airport". That was the wing of the airport they landed . They were indeed on an economic pilgrimage to Turkey and have returned, landing at the pilgrimage section if the airport. Funny

All these pentecostal churches and theatrics. Everything must be done before the church audience or congregations. Someone would be asked to come before the church's congregation and make a confession or give testimony.

Same kind of architectural design all the time. Is it that our architects are not being creative in coming up with artistic designs instead of this usual brick and roof designs? By the way, what happened to the previous government house?

Everybody is looking for things to say to keep people reacting and discussing. Its all about clout and undue attention to drive traffic on their personality. Social media is being monetised and Nigerians are making a mess of it, all in a bid to cash out.

People that didn't know what transpired are here commenting rubbish. I strongly believed that Sanusi was on a vendetta mission against Erastus Akingbola of Intercontinental Bank, Francis Atuche of Bank PHB and Cecelia Ibru of Oceanic. The three Banks were still meeting their obligations to their customers till the time Sanusi hammer came on them. There may have been some breach of corporate governance but Sanusi's action was excessive and high handed. Those banks wouldn't have collapsed if he had allowed those MDs to steer the banks from any financial crisis. These were seasoned bankers that founded and nurtured those banks. There was no way those CEOs would have allowed their businesses to go under. Sanusi just used his office to get even with those CEOs. It wasn't just about maladministration and lack of corporate governance. Did Sanusi follow all the laid down corporate governance policy of CBN when he was the governor?

Nigerian lecturers are nothing to write home about - Why go physical with a student? They are all product of our society and system. The same way our leaders emanate from the population, same way our lecturers comes from the general population. So pathetic!!! The school should take drastic action against the lecturer

They should have chilled for a day to rest. The stress of the wedding would have been too much to board a flight immediately. Just chill for a day to rejuvenate and dis-stress your body for another day before jetting out for honey moon. I spent one week with my wife in the village after our wedding to receive fresh air and native foods before we jetted out for our honeymoon. Wetin I know sef? Na their life

Public Service could be funny in this country. You went to do presentation to the Board Management with your Oga, and your Oga asked you to do presentation to the company's board of directors. Where is it done? When I was in the banking sector, I have gone for high-level presentations with my Executive Director before Management. My job would be to print the slides, check numbers for accuracy for my ED, ensured all supporting documents were in order, serially arranged and well-referenced, the audience's copies printed, and their email received on time to forward the soft copies to them.

My ED took up the responsibilities of presentation and explaining facts behind the figures and projections, while I kept changing slides for him and shared any supporting documents the audience or board would want to see.

Here, two pot-belly Deputy Director Controllers, sandwiched a mere Custom Controller, and asked him to do a job the overall Controller General of Custom ought to have done himself. SMH.

Ago Palace Way? Wahala dey o! So, those mighty mansions in Ago, near canal are about to go down. They should go and collect back their money from the Osolo of Isolo, that sold most of the land to them.

What of those people that sells "fufu" (akpu) wrapped in nylon? Do you know what they use to preserve that "fufu'"?

Any fufu that was not pounded the normal way after boiling the cassava tubers, I am not eating. Lots of people are using killer agents to preserve their wares, endangering people's lives.

I heard no commercial plane has landed at the airport built by Umahi since being commissioned by Buhari except private jets from politicians

Many children in Nigeria do not know what it means to be a child. From one trauma to another; from one abuse to another; from one neglect to another, even from their supposedly parents or guardian.

Curious and very suspicious question from the OP.

These Northern bike guys could be deadly. I do everything to avoid them. There was time I had altercation with one, he threatened me that he would wait for me with his friends and stab me. He said he knows me and sees me all the time leaving for work early morning. Then, I used to leave my house around 4:30 in the morning to meet up with the staff bus. I didn't take the threat likely and I quietly made peace. For him to even reminded me that he usually knew my movements at that dangerous time in the morning made me had a rethink. Very devilish people. Early morning, you see them sleeping in front of people's shop and on top of their bikes.

Rochas with his "C-Curve" leg

This man jokes a lot!!!

Rescue and no exchange of fire or description of the operation that lead to the Rescue? I trust the Lebanese.....they wouldn't even waste time before paying for the ransom. They cherish life so much. However, that boat captain needs to be investigated. This may be insider job.

New oil producing countries are learning from Nigeria's mistake. Very soon, production from those countries will eclipse Nigeria as more investors moves in to discover more fields. I hope the Nigeria's indigenous companies acquiring the assets the IOCs abandoned are equal to the task of improving production.

Camera, lights and technology have helped in reducing crimes and incidence of crimes. People are always cautious to do certain things where there are lights and CCTV.