Warmaterial:
talking trash thinking you're making Sense, na Burkina Faso Nigeria and Togo be the first world countries. Just fooling yourself in public!!!

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This discussion is above you. You couldn't understand the issues if your very life depended on it.

But it isn't your fault.

lexy2014:
but you the one who has been swearing and cursing as a result of the questions asked you.

are you sure you are not the one feeling hurt?

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Mariangeles:
I like how he makes money look stupid.
Na so e suppose be.

People like him will make expensive things look common, making those who place their sense of worth on those things mad.

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There is a story (don't know its true or not) about how Fela Kuti bought a Mercedes Benz station wagon in the 1970s...only to put firewood on the car's roof racks and drive it all over the place - with the firewood firmly tied in place.

Some people were said to be very angry that a treasured status symbol was being used in this manner. But we hear Fela didn't really care what they thought.

JAMO84:
Leg dey shake, hand dey shake, baba wey no well, he dey shout emilokan.

How far, who dey shake now?

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This is very unwise.

Not even 2 full years of the administration - and some of you gloat about this?

Don't tempt fate.

CommonSense1967:

Ok, I don hear

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On paper it is first world...but in reality things are a bit more nuanced.

A first world country that is still fighting itself over the merits of a universal health care system - which they got only in the last one and a half decades or so?

A country with some of the worst gun violence stats among OECD countries?

Severe income and wealth inequality? The opioid crisis? A broken public school system?

We could go on and on.

The US may be a nuclear power with the world's largest economy, the world's reserve currency etc. but it is not really a developed country in several respects.

CommonSense1967:

Really?

Just say it's bad and terrible, no need for any sane clime crap.
Fo you know how many people have been killed in the US by cops and the perpetrators are walking fewe now?

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The US is not a first world country.

JAMO84:
His ability to take though decisions since his days as a governor, is the reason why he's President

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The question is this: are the policies working?

Was there a net gain after the events of 29 May 2023? Are Nigerians better off today? Of course not.

Libyans today are questioning the way and manner that maximum ruler Gaddafi was overthrown. Sure enough, his iron fisted, decades long rule was brought to an end, but at what cost to ordinary Libyans?

There's a right way (and a wrong way) to do things. BAT chose the wrong way and we are all paying for it now.

kedeojo:
If your one finger is stained, you better cut it off before it spread to the others.

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Very strange figure of speech there.

What happened to just washing your hands to get them clean - while keeping all ten digits intact?!

NaijaphiliaBlog:


For those who actually understand the intent and contents of the tax reform bills, this is the most intelligent post so far on this thread.

Kudos, HydraFeeds!

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I must be the only person in West Africa who hasn't seen the tax bills passed the HoR. Could someone provide a link?

HydraFeeds:
The tax reforms bill is not perfect as what was proposed but it's better than what was in place before .

That's the power of negotiations,no one can have it all .

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Could you prove this?

Then when they are denied travel visas by Canadian officials, they wail plaintively for weeks. Is this how Canadian airmen mash up the office buildings of Canadian electricity utilities?

The same NAF men who can't get their coordinates right during their bombing runs? With over 425 innocent civilians killed in NAF 'accidental' bombings between 2017 and 2023?

Nigeria is not a country.

themanderon:



I know .

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Bittersweetnig:
stop going to that office cos you will still be beating properly, the last time I checked, the worse military government is better than the best useless democracy, Everyone including you are responsible for Nigeria failure

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You are a very, very angry person.

The question is: have you channeled that anger properly? How many local government, state and federal elections have you voted in - since you became an adult? Answer truthfully.

Bittersweetnig:
let use Abacha as a case study, Abacha met dollar #18 to 1USD, when he died in 1998, USD was still #18,

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Not so fast.

Only the well connected could get USD at the official rates during the Abacha administration. The exchange rate differential during the Abacha years was something else - many bankers made pots of money from 'round tripping' during those days.

You (that is, ordinary Nigerians) simply couldn't get USD at the official rate then. The late Sam Aluko (one of the Abacha administration's major advisers) had unworkable ideas of how a modern economy should run - and the exchange rate differential of that time proved how outdated his ideas were.

Ask those who were around then.

Bittersweetnig:
ETF projects can still be pointed at till today. Most of the best infrastructure we have today was done during military regime like 3rd mainland bridge.

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On this I must concede that you do have a point. It says a lot about how poorly politicians have performed when the most visible examples for durable infrastructure in Nigeria are from military regimes from over 30 years ago. Having said that, you must never forget that those military regimes were completely unaccountable to anyone. They played a smart game of building some bridges, roads and hospitals but Nigerians simply don't know the scale of treasury looting by those soldiers. And of course, if you don't know, you don't know. Nearly two hundred million blissfully ignorant souls..

Bittersweetnig:
Can anything good come out of politicians tell me, those electricity workers are demons, no matter how Nigerians complain is non of their business. Their failure in the sector is legendary and they don't care, at least let hand touch them from time to time.

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No.

The solution is not for military hand to 'touch them from time to time'. The solution is for Nigerians to demand answers from their politicians but Nigerians are simply not prepared to do that. Since Nigerians are not prepared to hold their politicians accountable, the estimated billing, lack of meters, arbitrary disconnection etc. will continue. If Nigerians get serious and decide that they will vote out the government if this power problem isn't solved in 4 years - you think this nonsense will continue? I promise you things will change immediately.

Electricity isn't black magic. How do other countries do it?

When we are ready, we know what to do. But i can assure you that poorly trained, incompetent soldiers going round beating electricity workers with impunity is definitely NOT the answer. One of these days, somebody is going to die when soldiers invade PHCN facilities and beat people up. What happens then?

essentialone:
I am disappointed in those Army personnel.

Why just torture and leave them? They should have shot dead all those useless NEPA officials. Imagine one NEPA officer came to my house and was even bold enough to argue with me. They were lucky they ran away before I entered and came out from my room.

They would have joined their useless Ancestors.

Extremely stupid people.

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Here we go again.

The paper tiger that thinks it is a killing machine. But its the web - and all things are possible.

Carry on!

essentialone:


I have no business with Boko Haram.

I focus on things I see and experience from time to time. Crush your enemies totally or you will regret it someday.

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I just took a look at your other posts on the thread and its clear you're trolling. Low speed trolling but trolling nonetheless.

Carry on!

essentialone:


Nothing careless about it. Fact is fact.

Even if you don't like it.

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It is careless talk. It has nothing to do with whether I like it or not.

Why bother arresting her? Just assassinate her outright and cut out the middleman. Isn't that more efficient?

This is the reckless, incendiary rhetoric we are famous notorious for - and when push comes to shove on the stuff that really matters, we always fold. That's why the country is in the mess it is. Nigeria hasn't been able to neutralize Boko Haram but you want to kill a woman because she has made allegations of sexual harassment. It doesn't compute.

Bittersweetnig:
Nothing like banana country, if you can't do your job well, na suegbe you be, so they need beating, we need military government in Nigeria honestly, everything will naturally fall in place

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False.

You had military governments for many, many years - from Gowon to Murtala to Buhari to Babangida to Abacha. Things still didn't fall into place - they just got worse.

The military is a big part of the reason why this country is in the mess it is in. Soldiers ran the economy into the ground and sadly, this country will never recover.

Bittersweetnig:
these useless electricity companies go dey collect money for darkness giving flimsy excuses, if you can't get the job done, resign let those who can do it enter or keep receiving beating until your brain correct. I support military on this, if na to cut light, they're very efficient but supply light na story upon story

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If the electricity companies are useless, what will you call those who are beating electricity workers?

In places that work, military engineers are known for fixing things and getting stuff done. Our own are in the news all the time for beating people up - as if that will solve the problem.

Cassava republic.

themanderon:
Nb: Those distribution guys deserve all the beatings they can get for their ineptitude but it still doesn't make it right.

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Contradiction.

essentialone:
However, it does not change the fact that Natasha Akpoti should be arrested and assassinated

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Careless talk.

Nonexisting:
Oga, there is nothing like South. We have Southwest, Southeast and Southsouth. Please be specific whenever you mention South. Thank you.

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Leonardo4:

That's serious. But I find it difficult to believe

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It makes sense actually.

Ask around. All animal handlers eventually learn how to communicate with their animals in ways the rest of us cannot.

That South African fellow who runs a lion sanctuary has mastered their (lion) vocalization and he often demonstrates it in his documentaries and TV shows.. There are millions of people like him around the world who know their animals well and communicate with them everyday.

Leonardo4:
Which one is the herdsmen fled with his cattle .how can one flee with cattle.

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It happens all the time.

Leonardo4:
he told the cattle to be running with him.

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Believe it or not, you have answered your question.

We don't have all the facts of this particular case but herders understand their livestock in a way that non herders would struggle to comprehend.

When faced with a threat, danger or trouble, herders have a peculiar high pitched scream that is a signal for the cattle to get moving and get moving fast. Once the herdsman signals in this manner, a full herd of cattle will disappear into the bush within minutes - plus herder too. If you came on the scene and you were told that there were scores of cows there a few minutes earlier, you wouldn't believe.

Samantha125:
I'm just focused on the cows because I love animals... I wouldn't want to get involved in Nigerian politics when my own country has got its own issues.

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JagabanBorgu:

I don't remember suggesting to remove anything

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What is your point then? You just want to split hairs?

JagabanBorgu:
I just told u that if u are ditching one part because it's "a colonial relic" then you should ditch all of it since the whole thing is actually a colonial relic, so direct ur questions to those who are bent on removing wigs simply because it's a colonial relic.

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Are you trying to be saucy? This response doesn't say anything of value.

In my initial post to you, I genuinely wanted to find out if you have a superior arguement that we can all learn from. Your response shows you obviously do not.

JagabanBorgu:

The best start for "challenging colonial relics" is to remove the court in it's entirety.
"The court" started after the French Norman Conquest it has never been an African way.

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If as you suggest, we remove the formal, modern justice system today, what will replace it?

Kaa4:
Even I don't like either of them.

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'Like'?

Affection doesn't have much of a role to play here.

lawani:
Then start your cattle ranches by yourself or partner with Fulanis. Ranching is the only way to stop the killings and reprisals between farmers and herders.

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This is straight from the Femi Adeshina school: give up your ancestral lands or else! Does it get more diabolically cynical than this?

Farmer X goes about his business in a fixed location. He isn't trespassing. He isn't encroaching. He isn't invading. He isn't destroying. He's just earning his bread without adversely affecting others.

Herder Y moves from point A to point B. His livestock often trespass, encroach and invade in the search for food. In earning his bread, herder Y often directly sabotages the livelihoods of farmer X: a herd of hungry cattle can eat up a plot of viable farm crops within minutes. And this is what some of you are rationalizing?

ddippset:
As much as I hate this man I still have to admit he's very politically conscious and responsive..

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No.

This is not political consciousness or political responsiveness (whatever those terms may mean).

There is a constitutional separation of powers. This whole Obasa nonsense shows yet again how weak this country's institutions are. If his removal was indeed illegal then the courts are there to set things right - that's how its supposed to work. Not this charade concluded by a pilgrimage to Aso rock.

BAT is constantly 'mediating' in one factional crisis or the other - the other day it was NURTW executives - today it is state lawmakers. Meanwhile, his real work remains undone.

The feuding parties all troop into Abuja and take photographs, with valuable executive time wasted on these matters...while scores are dead and dying in Benue, Nassarawa, Ebonyi, Imo, Zamfara etc. But BAT doesn't care about those people - afterall, dead men, women and children can't do photo ops - and they tell no tales.

This is not how to lead.

HartetarLee1998:
Gullible peoples would think the allegations is real, They're just content creators and want to trend

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So...these troubling allegations are just for some dubious content creation project?How do you know?

folake4u:
Her husband should enter the secret closet and pray for her. Can't he see the devil is after their marriage?

Enter War Room and pray for your wife, Sir.

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