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Politics › Re: Setting The Record Straight On Governor Abdulrazaq’s Reforms - Yahaya Anifowose by gabicon: 2:34pm On Jan 15, 2025

I spent my 2024 christmas holiday in Ilorin and I must confess the roads were very good, new roads had also been constructed. It was indeed a depature from how it used to be.

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Properties › Re: Building For Renting Should Be Used With Your Spare Money by gabicon: 12:07pm On Dec 09, 2024

First of all it is land that appreciates, the building on the land doesn't. I used to think that rent was a good investment until I personally experienced the drawbacks in the sector.

If you build a house, you have to do proper maintenance every 5 years to ensure that the returns keep coming.

Secondly rent and property laws are very weak in Nigeria, a tenant can pay rent for a year stay in your investment for free for 3 years, move out on the 5th year after damaging the property severely.

I think we need to rethink real estate in Nigeria, a real estate investment doesn't have to be residential. We need to explore other options like mixed used real estate and agricultural real estate

Politics › Re: Tax Bills: I'm Neutral But Suspicious About The Rush To Pass Them - Dawisu by gabicon: 11:49am On Nov 30, 2024

Our economy is in coma, two of the quickest ways of turning things around is increasing production and taxes, I don't understand this complain about rush. The governor of Borno insinuated that this bill should take 20 years like the PIB did on the floor of NASS.

This bill will ensure that people who earn a million and below which is about 70% of our work population won't pay taxes and for some reasons it shouldn't be passed? What exactly is the colour of our problem?

Our elite and lazy politicians are against the bill because it will require them to pay more and also force our governors to create production in their states.

I am pro people anything that will keep money in the average citizens pocket get my nod.

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Business › Re: The Boy I Employed In My New Business Has Finished Me Within One Week by gabicon: 8:21am On Oct 31, 2024

PeterObi4Presid:
Business is really hard in Nigeria if you are not there 247,
We are too wicked, greedy and dishonest.

Less than a week, I employed this boy o, to manage my gas filling retail business and POS.
He displayed passion, initiative and experience about the gas filling business and handling of POS....so I just took the chance, we also speak same language. I've been acting nice and all but I think I now know why most Nigerian bosses are mean to their workers by default
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Now from first cylinder we couldn't account for 10kg
Second cylinder was started today by him......when I told him to calculate everything sold from first cylinder based on daily record book ....it felt short of 10kg
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From the sales from second cylinder that started today, The account book does not tally with what is remitted through ATM/POS mode of payment .....I dint know this until I checked my Moniepoint acct as I got home now cos my phone was dead before I went to the shop this evening
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Even the POS part of the business does not tally with the cash I gave him this morning for people who need cash withdrawal
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I'm boiling right now realizing the boy had lied to me when balancing the account this night using the record book, only to get home and power my phone to see cash fell short of 23k in my monie point acct linked to the POS
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How do you handle boys who think they are smarter than you because theyve been in the business before?
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And what are your experiences with dishonest workers in your business , especially this gas retail business or POS business
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Modoified: how do I handle this case now....cos my mind is just boiling ....how can a new business fall short of 38k in less than 7 days...

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This sounds more like negligence and no training.

Do you know why companies do 90 days training or trading school or graduate trainee programs? It's so that inexperienced people don't come mess up their business.

You employed someone, gave him a few instructions and expect him to run your business like you do. Really?

Oga sit down in your shop and sell your market, let the boy become your assistant first, let him gradually learn the ropes of your business and see you handle difficult situations.

Should you choose to punish the boy, it will be unfair because he wasn't well trained to manage a business it took you years to master in a week.

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Politics › Re: Dangote Refinery Will Sell Petrol To Only NNPC — Distribution Starts Sunday - FG by gabicon: 4:10pm On Sep 14, 2024

BeeBeeOoh:
https://www.thecable.ng/fg-dangote-refinery-will-sell-petrol-to-only-nnpc-distribution-starts-sunday/amp/

This arrangement is more or less a crude and petroleum product swap. FG still wants to control the price of the products.

Family › Re: Should A Man Love His Wife More Than His Mom? by gabicon: 8:46am On Sep 11, 2024

mmadu4:
So guys i often wonder is it OK to love wifey more than our mom. like can a man put his wife first before his mom?

a neighbor of mine sent his mom away all because she had altercation with the wife and told the wife to leave her son and set him free from her juju ,

i wanted to put mouth but don't want to insert my self in family matter . nothing will make me send my mom away like that though .

so guys would you do it?

The simple answer can be yes or no! But looking at it critically, a mother's love is different from the love of a wife and we all have the capacity to properly compartmentalise these love.

What is truly different between a mother and a wife is influence, most of their fued are not about any other thing than influence on the son or husband, that ability to assert control.

A mother builds this influence over time, a wise wife will make time her ally and build influence.

Agriculture › Re: Farmers: How're You Coping With The Drought? by gabicon: 2:57pm On Aug 10, 2024

I sympathise with all farmers, it's super tough to have invested so much into planting and a drought of a month messes yield up. Just out of curiosity has anyone tried drip irrigation with local parts like a tank, punctured pvc pipes or hoses, pumps, valves etc? We may not be able to afford when foreign implements, but we can sure make local replication to solve our problems.

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Politics › Re: I Was Offered ₦800k To Demonize Dangote Refinery - David Hundeyin (Pictures) by gabicon: 2:40pm On Aug 10, 2024

NLCreator:
https://x.com/DavidHundeyin/status/1822059280973091320?s=19[/quote]I'm very disappointed with Dangote, I assumed he was prepared for all this backlash. David is spot on ( I can't believe I'm saying this about David, not his fan), what we see is the finger of our regulators but the hand of foreign interests. It's not magical that under Gen Abacha the refineries were working and democracy gradually turned them comatose. Whatever is not working in Nigeria is business to foreign companies, Ajaokuta is a case study. Fela explained in his ITT record how this thing is done, we are heavily plagued with unpatriotic countrymen who are willing to sell our future for Rolls Royce, or mansions overseas. It's not about God helping us anymore, it's about us helping ourselves.

Politics › Re: 10 Things To Note About Mrs Florence Morenike Saraki by gabicon: 12:28pm On Jul 20, 2024

Goodness me, the rumors of senator Saraki's mother being from Zimbabwe were false after all.

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Politics › Re: 10 Things To Note About Mrs Florence Morenike Saraki by gabicon: 12:26pm On Jul 20, 2024

Chinkoalhaji34:
Saraki is not your regular greedy politicians who amassed wealth for themselves alone. He was able to make his wife's name known all over Nigeria.

I Stan the political god of Kwara politics

Dud Saraki's wife is an Ojora, a prominently wealthy family.

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Politics › Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by gabicon: 12:58pm On Jul 11, 2024

SamuelOamen:
https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-supreme-court-bars-fg-from-paying-allocations-to-lgs-with-unelected-officials/

This will severely weaken the governors.

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Politics › Re: Only Peter Obi Can Save Nigeria – Labour Party, Ebonyi State by gabicon: 6:46am On Jul 08, 2024*

Kuginzi:
https://dailypost.ng/2024/07/07/only-peter-obi-can-save-nigeria-labour-party/

Nigeria goes through the motions and doesn't learn. This messiah mentality has destroyed the very fabric of our institutions. No one man can save Nigeria, Mr Peter Obi can't save Nigeria, if he could he would have first saved Anambra state. An army of leaders in every facet of government is what we need not a Messiah.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Should Church Workers Confess To Church Authority When They Fall In Fornication? by gabicon: 10:49am On Jul 07, 2024

cutecommend:
If a church worker commits adultery or fornication, should they tell their pastor or church leadership about it or just repent and move on?

God is loving, forgiving and merciful, and he forgives the worst sinner.

Now, when a church worker commits fornication or adultery, such worker should in wisdom inform the pastor and seek for prayers also. He or she may also tell a trusted church leader about such acts.

But firstly, the person should repent of it and then speak to a trusted leader or the persons clergy or pastor about such acts. This is in general terms in a bible-believing and good church. This also applies to committing adultery in marriage or cheating in courtship.

Such acts should be confessed to the partner, as God will not like such secrets to be hidden and covered.

Ideally, it should be so, but realistically it can be a problematic. People are in different stages of development, it's sad to say but a number of church leaders are very underdeveloped in handling delicate matters.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Dems Urge Biden To Withdraw From Presidential Race After Shocking Performance by gabicon: 2:28pm On Jun 28, 2024

OLAADEGBU:
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If President Biden doesn't voluntarily step down, the possibilities for a replacement are scarce.

Elections are about winning, the democrats don't have any other candidate that can compete with Trump. Package Biden well and win the election, America doesn't necessarily need a president for governance, the system takes care of itself.

Politics › Re: If We Share Anambra Monthly Revenues Nobody Will Get Up To ₦‎2,500 – Soludo by gabicon: 9:39am On Jun 13, 2024

idanone:
He is partially right, let tinubu cut the cost of Governance by 70%.

It's not more about cutting cost of governance, if we take the whole cost of governance and give it to the people, it's still not enough. Divide the budget by the population and you will get the point.

We are sharing a 12" cake to a thousand people, it's only natural that that many people will get either crumbs or nothing. We need to bake a 200" size cake so that people can get a reasonable size piece.

Politics › Re: Strike: Electricity Unions Shut Down National Grid by gabicon: 4:49pm On Jun 03, 2024

Susily:
With airports shut, the ruling class will feel the effect of the strike action

They fly private jets.

Politics › Re: Strike: Electricity Unions Shut Down National Grid by gabicon: 11:54am On Jun 03, 2024

References1:
https://www.facebook.com/share/oByjizfbGgCpvfVz/?mibextid=oFDknk

This grid shut down hurts the people more than it hurts the government and ruling class. Nigerians are already going through a lot NLC shouldn't add electricity to the problems. My office is running on diesel making cost of goods and services increase, the people are at the receiving end.

Over 400k as minimum wage is unrealistic should it be given, we will buy a loaf of bread for 20k naira, hyper inflation will follow. What we need is a reduced in cost of living, let food be cheap, let farmers go to farm without being terrorised.

The rolling class are not feeling the effect of the economy and the strike actions.

Just watch how the ruling class will soon privatise the

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Education › Re: You Don’t Have To Go To University To Succeed In Life - Rishi Sunak by gabicon: 4:00pm On May 30, 2024

seunmsg:
- Rishi Sunak.

Do you agree with Rishi Sunak? What would have been your reaction if it was the president of Nigeria that put out this post?

The statement is generally true but specifically false. To succeed in life we need structured discipline, one of the best places to learn structured discipline is the university. Things like how to manage time, resources, meet target, structure your activities, meet deadline are learnt in university. I'm not saying it can't be learnt outside university, it's just harder doing it outside.

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Politics › Re: Another Court Orders Emir Sanusi’s Eviction, State High Court Stops Enforcement by gabicon: 8:18pm On May 28, 2024

I thought federal high courts do not have jurisdiction over chieftaincy matters, that responsibility is vested on the state courts. Emir Bayero doesn't have much of a choice, all these antics are motion without movement, the bill has been signed as a law, the only way he can come out victorious is changing that bill.

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Education › Re: Ajayi Crowther Hostel Porter Suspended Over Death Of University Student by gabicon: 9:06pm On May 26, 2024

Justiceganduje:
If you haven't lost your possession to a thief you won't understand why the students did this, but I don't stand for murder.

What is the worth of a life? The stolen phone can't be worth more than 1.5 million naira, is the life of a thief worth less than 1.5m naira?

We have a self regulation problem with our young people, they can't control their emotions, this is going to be a recipe for disaster in the future if not controlled now. I hope they charge the students for man slaughter and they are sent to prison, that should serve as a deterrent to others.

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Politics › Re: Sanusi II: Court Bars Kano Government From Dissolving Emirates by gabicon: 8:26am On May 24, 2024

Dapromzy333:
https://platinumtimes.ng/breaking-court-bars-kano-govt-from-restoring-sanusi-ii/

What is wrong with our judiciary? Do they understand what separation of powers is? You can't stop the legislature from doing their job with a court order.

Politics › Re: End Nigerians Suffering Now – 36 State Speakers Tell Tinubu by gabicon: 10:46am On May 17, 2024

treesun:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/05/end-nigerians-suffering-now-36-state-speakers-tell-tinubu/

Nigeria is not working because the state governments are not working. Let's ask these speakers how many laws they have passed on multiple taxation in their states or easy of doing business or extortion of citizens, or soft loans to small holder farmers and traders.

Tinubu isn't the problem the incompetence of our states have glorified the office of the president.

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Politics › Re: "Invest In Lagos At Your Own Peril" - Maryanne Moghalu by gabicon: 1:07pm On May 01, 2024

OldBeer:
Maryanne Moghalu, the wife of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deputy governor and ex-presidential candidate Kingsley Moghalu, has sparked a social media storm with her recent social media post cautioning against investing in Lagos.

In the wake of the contentious dispute between Landmark, a prominent real estate developer, and the Federal Government, Maryanne Moghalu took to Social media to share her advice. Her post, which has since garnered over 200,000 views, serves as a warning to potential investors regarding the current climate in Lagos.

It's worth noting that Kingsley Moghalu was the presidential candidate for the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in the country's general election in February 2019.

The controversy surrounding Landmark and the Federal Government has raised concerns about the stability of investment opportunities in Lagos. Maryanne Moghalu's post adds to the ongoing dialogue about the implications of such disputes on the business environment in Nigeria's commercial capital.

Business issues like this are not solved by rantings, the owner of landmark has continually been trying to use public opinion to solve this problem and it hasn't worked. He needs to get his powerful friends to help him get an audience with Mr president when ever he is in Lagos, invite him to landmark beach, show him around and get the staff to meet him, after which pitch the alternative route to him. There is a reason why dangote, Jim Ovia, Tony Elumelu etc always get their way, its the relationships they build.

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Family › Re: My Wife Always Threatens To Leave Our Marriage Anytime We Have Issues by gabicon: 4:21pm On Apr 30, 2024

Valoromega:
I've been married for 2 years now with a new born baby. the issue now is that anytime we have issues my wife always threatens to leave.
she will arrange and bag and say she's leaving. this has happened more tha 4 times, basically anytime we have issues as a couple.

She will say she's still young and she can't take any nonsense in marriage, Mind u i have never hit her before so this isnt a case of domestic violence, just normal couples issue.

I'm tired of this and i'm thinking about my options right now, I want to tell her to leave but she should drop my child for me. she can't use our marriage as a threat everytime we have issues

I think your wife may be a little immature, all leaving the marriage drama, is simply aimed at getting your attention. She simply wants to feel like the prize she truly is. It is one thing to get her to stop saying this, it's another thing for her to shift to another gimmick of attention seeking. I will suggest you solve the problem from it's roots, the next time she says she wants to leave do not stand in her way, let her go, don't say any hurtful words to her just an ok. Two things different scenarios will play out. The first is that she realises that her bluff isn't working again and the second is that she truly leaves. If she does leave immediately call the father or father figure in and let him know his daughter has dumped the marriage and is on her way to his house (make sure you control the narrative).

She will eventually come back, before she does, make sure you have a conversation on effective communication, arguements, and outbursts. That conversation should set the tone for communication. You will be shocked that her agitation comes from you raising your voice or stuffs like that.

Please remember your child needs the both of you, you are not the problem, she is not the problem, effective communication is the problem, so fix it.

Politics › Re: John Ayoh: How I Collected $600,000 Bribe For Emefiele by gabicon: 2:55pm On Apr 30, 2024

Validated:
Where is the evidence? EFCC and the John Ayo go explain TIRE, no evidence. You do not convict on media trial, you convict with EVIDENCE, which EFCC does not have.

I don't think John Ayo will be stupid enough talk and not protect himself because asking him to collect the money has automatically made him the fall guy.

Politics › Re: John Ayoh: How I Collected $600,000 Bribe For Emefiele by gabicon: 9:21am On Apr 30, 2024

AmazingGenius:
https://dailytrust.com/cbn-director-how-i-collected-600000-bribe-for-emefiele/

The question becomes "is a 10 year CBN governor tenure worth all this wahala?" A CBN governor that doesn't even know how to receive a bribe, using staff of the bank to collect cash. It's just sad.

Politics › Re: Nigeria, not yet ripe For State Police - IGP Egbetokun by gabicon: 2:57pm On Apr 22, 2024

fergie001:
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In a way I agree with him, our state governments have not matured enough and hence cannot find and manage a police system. We need to change laws like the land use act in such a way that it brings prosperity to individual, then the state can tax those individuals. Our state and local governments are weak.

Business › Re: What Made The Dollar Fall Over Night? by gabicon: 11:47am On Apr 22, 2024

Qwertyuiop1:
Please consider this a layman's question.
Last night before I went to bed, at about 11PM I checked dollar to naira rate and it was #1,151/$. Waking up this morning (in less than 7 hours) I checked again and it has plummeted to #1,075/$.

What exactly happened over the night while I was sleeping? I've got like $5K cash and it's reason I've been monitoring the rate even tho I'm absolutely a layman who has no idea what's happening. I only had the money last year and a colleague advised me to convert to dollar and keep which she claimed to be the safest way to retain my money's worth but as it stands, I'm at loss already. What happened please? Or is google not reliable?

CBN has a tight grip on the exchange rate as we speak so hopes of getting higher rates are slim. The true value of the naira is about #1200/$, during the Buhari government it's value should have been about #800/$ but they kept the value artificial for political reasons.

Cut your losses and move on. You clearly don't have an appetite for high risk investment, you should stick to low risk instruments like money market and treasury bills.

Education › Re: I See Membership Of Alumni Whatsapp Groups As WASTE Of Time: Am I Wrong? by gabicon: 1:21pm On Apr 17, 2024

VinnyBaba:
In my Secondary School and University WhatsApp groups,
I hardly Comment or make contributions.

I see them online talking about social media trends, Our School days, Visitations,etc and I always Wonder 'Do these Pple have Jobs and ambitions?'.

I talked to a Friend of mine About this and he said 'I am Anti-Social or an Introvert'.

But Really, I see those Alumni WhatsApp Groups as an Organization of Time Wasters.

HOW ABOUT YOU?
Comment.

I think you may need to consider the purpose of some of these groups before you make a conclusion. Many of these groups are just social expressions of the good old days, that in itself is not bad, because it's a form of entertainment people happen to like.

I have been on a number of old students group and most of not all have been a total waste of time, job opportunities were not shared, business partnerships were not formed, there were very few collaboration, even networking wasnt strong. They did a few seminars, a lot of give away, quiz about the past, and plenty of hangout some cliques wars were fought.

I came to a conclusion that intentionality is key in the creation of groups, purpose has to be clearly
defined. Collaboration is not one of our forte as a people so it is difficult for us to practice it in bigger groups.

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Politics › Re: FG Now Pays About ₦‎600 Billion Monthly For Fuel Subsidy - Rainoil CEO by gabicon: 12:51pm On Apr 17, 2024

Lizzysamuel:
https://nairametrics.com/2024/04/16/fg-now-pays-about-n600-billion-monthly-for-fuel-subsidy-rainoil-ceo-ogbechie/

Mr Ogbechie is speculating, he is right that the government may be subsidising petrol but he can't prove the price or how such subsidy is paid. The subsidy might be in form of crude for petrol exchange or cash, but one sure thing is that the marketers are not being paid subsidy.

Travel › Re: Landmark Property Will Be Intact, No Job Will Be Lost — Umahi by gabicon: 8:18pm On Apr 11, 2024

Raylight2:
do they mean every shoreline or where landmark is sitting because I know so many private investors establish resorts near the beach .

I believe it means every shoreline in Nigeria, since it's a law.

Travel › Re: Landmark Property Will Be Intact, No Job Will Be Lost — Umahi by gabicon: 6:22pm On Apr 11, 2024

Morbeta11:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/landmark-property-will-be-intact-no-job-will-be-lost-umahi/#google_vignette

According to the minister "250 meters from the shoreline belongs to the FG", who sold landmark the property of the FG? Who approved the landmark project in the first place, knowing fully well that the shoreline belongs to the FG? Why is Lagos state demolition thirsty after they must have given a nod to the project in the first place.These things don't make make sense.

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