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Foreign Affairs › Poverty Grips Ukraine As War Drags On : Pawn Shops And Bread Queues by Godszilla(op): 10:38pm On Apr 30, 2023

People turn to handouts and pawning goods as Kyiv’s bustling bars belie reality of life in wartime for many

In the Treasure pawn shop in Kyiv, Oleksandra, 40, a well turned out woman in a hooded wool coat and Nike trainers, has come to redeem her sewing machines. Like all those visiting the store, she does not want to give her family name.

She says that when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, she was working as an accountant for a firm that employed 14 people, who were all laid off because of the conflict. Since then she has struggled to find regular work. With savings running out, like many others in Kyiv, she turned to pawning her possessions to get by, only finding a job a year later that allowed her to claim back her machines.

As Oleksandra leaves clutching her belongings, save for a mobile phone she has decided not to redeem, the cashier, Oleksandr Stepanov, remarks from behind his hardened glass window that on a busy day the shop can get 50 people coming in to surrender mobile phones and household appliances.

Those who can afford it, he says, will come back to get their goods within two weeks. Almost half, he adds, will not, leaving Treasure to sell on the items from a back room with displays of phones and watches. “People are struggling because of the war. They don’t have money.” Many have lost their jobs, he says, while prices have skyrocketed even for those who have jobs.

The scene in the pawn shop illustrates the crisis of growing poverty in Ukraine, the reality of which stands in contrast to the surface bustle of Kyiv’s busy restaurants and bars where it is often hard to get a table, with many living a precarious existence.

Poverty increased from 5.5% to 24.2% in Ukraine in 2022, pushing 7.1 million more people into poverty with the worst impact out of sight in rural villages, according to a recent report by the World Bank. With unemployment unofficially at 36% and inflation hitting 26.6% at the end of 2022, the institution’s regional country director for eastern Europe, Arup Banerji, had warned that poverty could soar.

Behind his window in Treasure, Stepanov describes the hardships experienced even by those who have work. “The price of everything has gone up. Food is the most expensive and then it is fuel for the car. Some things have gone up by 40-50%. Before the war my wife would go to the supermarket to shop and it would cost 200 hryvnia, now the same shop costs 400-500.”

For those in the most difficult circumstances that has meant relying on handouts, no matter how small. In the town of Irpin just outside Kyiv, where heavy fighting took place at the beginning of the war as Russian armoured columns attempted to take the capital, the wrecked bridge that was used as an escape route by fleeing refugees is being rebuilt.

The most visible sign of the poverty crisis can be found at a protestant church in the town where priests have set up six distribution centres for free bread across the area, the busiest in Irpin itself. There, on most days, about 500 people can be found queuing for a free loaf, with tables and a tent also set up outside the centre on the day the Guardian visits, offering free secondhand shoes, clothes and children’s toys.

One resident of Irpin, Veronika Pravyk is looking through the clothes and trying to find free nappies and baby milk for her toddler, which are sometimes available but not today. She tells a typical story. Working in retail before the war, the 30-year-old lost her job and fled with her family to Spain for six months where she burned through her savings before returning to Ukraine in the autumn.

“I’m not working but my husband is,” she says. “But all the prices have gone up because of the war and my husband’s salary buys less than it used to because of the falling exchange rate with the dollar. We still have to find the money to pay for our apartment and to heat it during this past winter. I just never imagined we would be living like this. Before the war we managed everything. It’s very difficult and everyone is suffering the same.”

In his office in the church, the pastor, Vitali Kolesnyk, who organised the bread distribution, which takes place five days a week, with his colleague Vasyli Ostriy, describes the situation in Irpin. One of the biggest private employers, he says, was a wood carving business with a workforce of 400 spread across three sites, but its factories were badly damaged during the fighting.

It relocated to western Ukraine and as a consequence the workers in Irpin were made redundant. “A lot of people are ready to work for peanuts here,” he says. “The salaries are already less [than they were]. But people will do anything to earn some money.”

While he says that some of those coming for bread are internally displaced, he offers an anecdote that describes how people are trying to manage their dwindling resources. “You see some people come in cars for a free loaf of bread that would cost $1. That gives you an idea of how carefully people are watching every penny spend. We talk and pray with people about what is going on. They talk about the economy and tell us how hard it has become.”

The economist Olena Bilan sees a deepening crisis, but says that without a huge package of financial support from the international community, including pledges worth $43bn (£34bn), the situation would be worse.

“We’ve seen GDP decline by 30% in large part because Ukraine exports 80% of its goods through ports it no longer has access too. We’ve had inflation of 26% – again which could have been worse – but people’s salaries have also been flat and the currency has devalued against the dollar by 20%. The biggest challenge is going to be how to create new jobs.”

In Irpin, the long queue, snaking under the trees, to pick up loaves imprinted with the word “victory” is thinning. At one of the clothes stalls, a church volunteer, Larysa Kuzhel, 58, is not optimistic.

“I think it is going to get more difficult especially for the younger people. The pensioners who you see here get support. It’s only $50 a month but it is something. But it is the younger people who have lost their jobs who are really suffering.”

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Chelsea Vs Brentford (0 - 2) On 26th April 2023 by Godszilla: 9:34pm On Apr 26, 2023

Chelsea remaining fixtures include Man city,Man utd, Arsenal and Newcastle

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Politics › Re: Nigerians Are Large-Hearted People, They Will Forgive Buhari - Garba Shehu by Godszilla: 7:41pm On Apr 22, 2023*

Nigerians are docile gullible people. They will adore President Buhari. FIXED

onthehill:
Nigerians Are Large-Hearted People, They Will Forgive President Buhari - Garba Shehu

https://igberetvnews.com/1443573/nigerians-large-hearted-people-will-forgive-president-buhari-garba-shehu/

Video Games And Gadgets For Sale › Re: Very Clean Xbox Series X Available (Sold) by Godszilla: 5:19am On Mar 20, 2023

250

seunpayne:
300k

Video Games And Gadgets For Sale › Re: Very Clean Xbox Series X Available (Sold) by Godszilla: 8:38pm On Mar 19, 2023

How much pls

seunpayne:
Clean series X with two series x controllers.
Game pass ultimate subscription until July 2023
Games purchased: fifa 23, outriders (worldslayer expansion installed), red dead redemption 2, division 2 (wony dlc purchased).

I also have the wireless headset from razer if interested.

Politics › Re: INEC Official Caught With Dollar Notes In Oworo, Lagos State. by Godszilla: 7:23am On Mar 19, 2023

Cheers. One

Kobonaire4:
At the end of the day, army rule does not fix anything

Oga, you are upset that Obi lost. Better wipe your tears and work for 2027. [/b]Calling for the army nanny is basically retrogression. You won't like it.

Work within the system to change it.

Politics › Re: INEC Official Caught With Dollar Notes In Oworo, Lagos State. by Godszilla: 7:12am On Mar 19, 2023

Kobonaire4:
There is no such thing as a 'common goal' in democracy. Every body has a differing goal.

At the end of the day, it is those who work hard enough to achieve their specific goal that get there.

If Obi won, you won't be telling me this.

At the end, the side that stayed united won. Too bad it was the side that has worsened our state these past 8 years.

There is that same flaw I wrote about n you jus confirmed it.

Politics › Re: INEC Official Caught With Dollar Notes In Oworo, Lagos State. by Godszilla: 7:02am On Mar 19, 2023

Do you now prefer the current system we live in Nigeria to oppressive UAE?all on the the altar of freedom or choice?
Since when democracy become a "good" virtue?why do people default thinks democracy is right?democracy has inherent flaw that you may end up not fixing. For democracy to function properly the people "qualify" to vote should have a common goal n aim. Democracy we know today was not setup as such. Look up the history or birth of democracy, its was the farmers n land owners that primarily votes back then.
Now here's a scenario where you have more non farm n land owners allowed to vote along farm n land owner. By democracy the non farm n land owner will win b share number(democracy) n they will now decide the fate of the farmers n land of the other. This is an inherent flaw cos the non farmers n landlord donot understand what it takes to own a farm or land.
Another scenario, 8 beggars n 2 rich persons,the beggars will win n subject the rich to their rules n laws. These a worst sample but we can flip it n you will see the benefit of democracy but therein lies the flaw.
So if you have a population thats fractured as ours - illiteracy, hunger, tribes,etc. How is democracy suppose to work as intended.
Democracy is not the holy grail of governance as parroted by some. Just my thoughts please no this respect intended just civil argument.

Kobonaire4:
UAE is a oppresive nation, and building an economy is not the same as building a democracy.

We tried army rule in the past and emerged poorer for it.

It takes time to build a democracy.

All I know is, I am freer under democracy, even with the APC and PDP mess, than I ever was under army rule.

Politics › Re: Protest In Ikorodu As APC Supporters Cry Out Over Failure To Pay Them by Godszilla: 4:48pm On Mar 12, 2023

Watching this video is really disheartening, how can an adult self inflict. First law of nature is self preservation but here are people signing of their own demise - Sad.
Some say they r party members,even if that's yes does that mean even when your party is leading you on the wrong path you will follow - is a party now a cult. At the end of the video a man was even addressing a Yoruba boy Gbagedo as a foreigner,its shocking.i suppose these r who we have left with the rate of brain drain(japa). Its depressing[quote author=Ndlistic post=121678334]Ikorodu APC members are revolting because they did not pay them for voting APC on February 25, 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5FmLb6bZ-U

Ikorodu APC members are revolting cus dem no pay them for voting on February 25

When you get paid to vote how will you hold the government responsible for their failures? https://t.co/pzS60gMcAQ
— Mob President Christian (@Chrisblin) March 11, 2023

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Christianity Etc › Paying For Prayer: I Went Into Debt, Trying To Secure A Miracle by Godszilla(op): 7:32am On Mar 12, 2023

Evarline Okello breaks down in tears as she tells me she is hundreds of dollars in debt, after paying a pastor to pray for her.

She lives in a tiny shack in Kibera, a vast slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and can no longer provide for her four children.

Ms Okello hasn't earned anything for months, she tells me as we talk on the telephone. So when she heard about a pastor whose prayers could make life better, she wanted to see him. He asked her for $115 (£96; 15,000 Kenyan shillings).

This is known as a "seed offering": a financial contribution to a religious leader, with a specific outcome in mind.

Ms Okello borrowed the money from a friend, who took out a loan on her behalf. She had been told this pastor's prayers were so powerful that she would see a return on her money within a week.

But the miracle never came. In fact things got even worse, [/b]she says. The loan her friend took out has ballooned due to unpaid interest. She now owes more than $300, and has no idea how she'll pay it back. Her friend has stopped talking to her, and she still has no job.

[b]"Things have become so difficult I have lost all hope," she says.

......cost-of-living crisis. Food prices rose by almost 16% in the 12 months before September 2022....

This has increased their desire for supernatural solutions, she says, and [i]many are now willing to pay for a miracl[/i]e, even if they have to borrow the money.

"People are being told that God doesn't want them to remain poor. So they plant a seed," she tells me.

The Prosperity Gospel has its roots in America, where it gained momentum in the early 20th Century......

...That's what happened to 26-year-old Dennis Opili. Feeling disheartened after more than three years looking for work, he asked a friend for help.

"He advised me that there is a church where you go and they pray for you. You give a certain offering, then they pray for you, then you can secure a job," Mr Opili says.

When his savings ran out he borrowed about $120 from cash apps and from friends.

"I believed in what the pastor told me, that I'll be able to secure a job. So I didn't have any problems with borrowing, because I thought eventually I'll be able to pay off the money."

But when no job appeared, Mr Opili began to suspect that he had been tricked.

...Luckily he has now managed to find piecemeal work, which has enabled him to pay back part of the money, both to the loan companies and his friends.

"I still very much believe in God," he says. "All I have to do is just be a little more careful."

......She says both congregants and local pastors at her former church were expected to give a "tithe" of 10% of their monthly income to finance the church and its leadership in Nigeria. And that was in addition to what was called "first fruit" - their entire pay packet of the first month of the year
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Sarah says she saw people paying for "seed money" with their credit cards in church services.

"I remember one time at the church a lady said: 'I have been paying my tithe, and it seems like I still don't have enough money at the end of the month.'"

The pastor's response, Sarah says, was to tell people that giving was more important than paying their rent. And she says anyone who questioned why miracles were not happening was told: "You didn't pray enough, you didn't sow seed enough. You didn't have enough faith."
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But it can also appeal to those living in poverty, he says.

"A church that says: 'We know that you're suffering, and we have a practical, attainable solution for you,' [/b]will be more attractive than one that preaches some elusive, systemic change."
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[b]"I wouldn't say that church is bad. The church is good. It is the pastors who are doing wrong. They are the ones who are asking for money."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64881435

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Politics › The Guardian View On Nigeria’s Election: A Fresh Start? Not This Time by Godszilla(op): 8:02pm On Mar 02, 2023

Those who hoped the presidential race would be an inflection point for the country have been disappointed

It is perhaps unsurprising that many Nigerians are dissatisfied with the outcome of the presidential election. The winner, Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), ran on the slogan “It’s my turn”. It seemed to epitomise the uninspiring campaign of an immensely wealthy veteran powerbroker trailed by corruption claims, which he denies. The main opposition Peoples Democratic party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the outsider challenger, Peter Obi of the tiny Labour party, want the results scrapped, citing problems with both voting and counting. On any account, Mr Tinubu hardly gained a ringing endorsement, with just 37% of the vote (and less than 10% of those registered to cast a ballot), while the PDP took 29% and Mr Obi 25%.

Under the APC’s Muhammadu Buhari, Africa’s most populous country and largest economy, with dynamic arts and culture, and a thriving tech sector, has endured two recessions, high inflation and low growth. A botched attempt to replace banknotes worsened matters. In a global index of the commitment to reducing inequality, Nigeria ranks 159th of 161 countries. Multiple security crises include jihadist insurgencies in the north-east, deadly clashes between farmers and herders, and kidnappings by armed gangs. The state has proved both ineffective and brutal, as its bloody suppression of the mass #EndSars protests against police abuses showed. Many Nigerians are voting with their feet(japa).

The hope of a fresh start produced a surprise surge for Mr Obi, who won not only the capital, Abuja, but also Lagos, the country’s economic hub and Mr Tinubu’s former fiefdom. If not exactly an outsider – the 62-year-old businessman is a former state governor and previously ran as the PDP’s vice-presidential candidate – his energy, frugality and commitment to reform and bridging ethnic and religious divides stood in sharp contrast to his rivals. But despite inspiring grassroots fervour, especially among the young, he faced an uphill struggle without major resources or a serious party machine behind him.

The turnout was strikingly low even by Nigeria’s usual standards – down from 35% of those registered to vote in 2019 to just 29%. Though the polls themselves were mostly peaceful, turnout was affected by fuel and currency shortages and insecurity, and there was evidence of voter suppression in places. Many electors missed their chance because voting sites opened hours late. Yiaga Africa, a leading civil society organisation, and EU observers both expressed concerns about the process. The election commission had raised expectations by promising the most technologically advanced contest yet, with a new electronic voting system delivering results within hours. Its failure meant days of collating results by hand, which only fuelled opposition suspicions.

This was the country’s seventh election since the end of military rule in 1999, and its most competitive. It offered welcome hope that the rotation of power between the two main parties might end. Mr Obi is now better positioned for the next contest. He has also demonstrated voters’ hunger for something better; some hope that might prod the main parties to shape up. Others suggest that Mr Tinubu could outperform low expectations, suggesting that Lagos’s development when he was governor shows that he at least knows how to get things done within a deeply flawed political system. But whatever result this election returned, it needed to deliver it as cleanly and efficiently as officials had boasted it would. The government can hardly complain if voters feel short-changed by the process and its result.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/02/the-guardian-view-on-nigerias-election-a-fresh-start-not-this-time

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Health › Covid: FBI Chief Christopher Wray Says China Lab Leak 'most Likely' by Godszilla(op): 5:44am On Mar 01, 2023

FBI Director Christopher Wray has said that the bureau believes Covid-19 "most likely" originated in a "Chinese government-controlled lab".

"The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident," he told Fox News.

It is the first public confirmation of the FBI's classified judgement of how the pandemic virus emerged.

China has denied a lab leak in Wuhan, calling the allegation defamatory.

Mr Wray's comments come a day after the US ambassador to China called for the country to "be more honest" about Covid's origins.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64806903

Health › Covid-19 Likely Came From Lab Leak, Says News Report Citing US Energy Department by Godszilla(op): 8:57am On Feb 27, 2023

The virus that drove the Covid-19 pandemic most likely emerged from a laboratory leak but not as part of a weapons program, according to an updated and classified 2021 US energy department study provided to the White House and senior American lawmakers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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Conflicting hypotheses on the origins of Covid-19 have centered either on an unidentified animal transmitting the virus to humans or its accidental leak from a Chinese research laboratory in Wuhan.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/26/covid-virus-likely-laboratory-leak-us-energy-department?ref=upstract.com

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/covid-lab-leak-is-a-scandal-of-media-and-government-censorship/ar-AA17Xuw1

Politics › Mobile Phones, Photographic Devices Not Allowed In Voting Cubicle – INEC by Godszilla(op): 6:34am On Feb 25, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned voters that the use of mobile phones or any photographic device inside the voting cubicle to take pictures of the party they cast their votes for would not be allowed.

The National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC Voter Education and Publicity Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye, made this known during a news programme on Channels Television.

He said anyone caught will be jailed upon prosecution.

According to him, “No one will be allowed to take his or her phone to the voting cubicle. It is prohibited.

“Officials of the ICPC, EFCC and security agencies will be on hand to monitor and ensure that the law in that respect is not violated.”

https://punchng.com/mobile-phones-photographic-devices-not-allowed-in-voting-cubicle-inec/

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Politics › Re: Are We Too Hard On APC? What Did You Enjoy The Most In APC's 8-Year Rule? by Godszilla: 12:30pm On Feb 24, 2023

Its nice to hear people with open mind not close tribalistic mind that ignore the real issues but focus on tribe.

You are gud objective person.

2paid2Bmad:
May thunder and lightning destroy your home till the fourth generation!
So they should have voted m.k.o the serial thief?
Who did Igbos vote in 1999?
I’m Yoruba and because of this tribalistic talks is why I will never vote Tinubu. Why do I care if a Yoruba man never becomes the president again if I’m doing well in my country…Fools like you are so close minded and do not see the big picture. So I should vote Tinubu because he’s Yoruba while I wallow in poverty.
It won’t be better for you and all of you that have this same thought. May a deadly disease strike all of you. Ashiere, amunkunmeko alayebaje,omo ofo.

Politics › Re: Are We Too Hard On APC? What Did You Enjoy The Most In APC's 8-Year Rule? by Godszilla: 12:26pm On Feb 24, 2023

And a human with functioning brain is asking gud about this APC, they created the world hq of poverty. People forget mass sacking in buhari first term that lead to rise of uber(corolla).Theres always gud but 99 bad n 1 gud. Its tragic sad that someone can still support APC it defies logic. Rice 8k to 45k a staple food. This APC is a disaster

franchasofficia:
In a sane country that want progress and to kill future corruption by government officials, as Buhari is handing over, all APC political office holders from President down to LGA Chairman ought to be marched to a waiting Black Maria to transport them from the handing over ceremony to a mass execution site where trigger happy masked men are waiting to shoot them mercilessly until their heart fall off their heartless chests

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine Live: What Exactly Did US President, Joe Biden Say (Photos) by Godszilla: 8:52pm On Feb 21, 2023

But they won't

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/32hjg6odxQ0

Dreamday:
At the end of the day, all this can be avoided

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Christianity Etc › Some Anglican Bishops Reject Leader Welby Over Gay Marriage by Godszilla(op): 8:47pm On Feb 20, 2023

Several Anglican bishops from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific say they no longer recognize Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as their leader

Several Anglican bishops from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific said Monday that they no longer recognize Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as their leader, deepening a rift within the global Anglican Communion over gay marriage.

Some bishops who belong to the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches said they no longer consider Welby to be the spiritual head of the global communion and do not regard the Church of England, which Welby heads, as the “mother church” of Anglicanism.
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The dissenting bishops said the Church of England had “departed from the historic faith” and the synod’s decision ran “contrary to the faith and order of the orthodox provinces in the communion.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/justin-welby-ap-church-of-england-archbishop-anglican-b2285996.html?amp

Foreign Affairs › We Want Russia To Come, Say Moldova Protesters by Godszilla(op): 3:56pm On Feb 20, 2023

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Foreign Affairs › We Want Russia To Come, Say Moldova Protesters by Godszilla(op): 6:36am On Feb 20, 2023

Beneath Moldova's soaring parliament building, a parade of its most precarious file slowly past - bussed in by the thousand from across the country, each with their private tale of poverty and frustration.

"We're a laughing stock - the government is mocking us," some cry.

Capped in a blue woollen hat, Ala thrusts her wide pale face close to mine, and says: "There are people with four or five children who literally have nothing to eat."

Energy bills here now consume more than 70% of household income, according to Moldova's president.
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"It's very clear that Russia is an aggressor state," Rosian Vasiloi, head of Moldova's border police, told the BBC. He said the threat had existed since 24 February, when the Ukraine war began, but he emphasised that it was "different now; it's a mix of threats from inside and outside Moldova".

As long as Ukraine continues to fight, and wins the war, he believes the risks for Moldova are lower.

"If Ukraine falls, Moldova is next," he said. "But I'm not afraid."
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But the view from the crowd outside that parliament on Sunday was different, and there's the risk the pressure could widen the splits in Moldova's diverse society.

The risk is clear when Ala and her friends were asked whether they believe Russia wants to infiltrate Moldova, as their president fears.

"Yes, let them come!" they shout. "We want them to come here. We want to be part of Russia!"

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64700590

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Sports › Mason Greenwood Attempted Rape Charges Dropped by Godszilla(op): 4:51pm On Feb 02, 2023

Charges of attempted rape and assault have been dropped against Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood.

The 21-year-old was arrested in January last year amid allegations surrounding images and videos that emerged online.

He was later charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The Crown Prosecution Service said the charges were discontinued after key witnesses withdrew their involvement.

A spokesman said: "We have a duty to keep cases under continuous review

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-64502021

Politics › Re: LASU, UNILAG, LAUTECH, LASUED & LASUSTECH Students Endorse Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu by Godszilla: 3:55pm On Jan 28, 2023

You are right most humans vote base on emotional sentiment,sad. My grouse is how Nigerians can still support APC?the level of suffering is unreal undeniable but they are still hell bent in voting same APC that has inflicted this massive suffering on them,humans r selfish by nature i mean self preservation comes first but Nigerians vote against their own survival its illogical.sometin aint rit?

abbey621:
Well professor, if voting had anything to do with intelligence, half the world leaders would not be world leaders. People vote based on emotions, in 9ja it is even worse, we vote based on religion, tribe, party, fear, shame, fantasy etc.

Politics › Re: LASU, UNILAG, LAUTECH, LASUED & LASUSTECH Students Endorse Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu by Godszilla: 3:26pm On Jan 28, 2023

How does a normal functioning human mind support APC?this defies logic n natural laws. How do you deny reality?its there for all to see. So how do you defend APC please?how?its mind bending.must b juju i suppose, the mind must b a terrible to waste.

ganisucks:
https://thenationonlineng.net/lagos-students-endorse-tinubu-sanwo-olu/

Politics › Re: I Am Voting For Peter Obi - Frank Edoho Replies Fan by Godszilla: 1:06pm On Jan 28, 2023*

Absolutely sane human choice however you are free to choose but say a mighty amen to the prayer below as you vote your preferred candidate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUK2FR_iDLk

[quote author=id911 post=120437658]Frank Edoho, the celebrated host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire WWTBAM Nigeria was asked by a curious fan who he will be voting for in the upcoming Presidential Elections. His reply and reactions.

https://twitter.com/frankedoho/status/1618916661175943168?t=bqY049jQCWXsqE_GzQrPxw&s=19[/quote]

Crime › Trans Woman Guilty Of Raping Two Women Remanded In Female Prison In Scotland by Godszilla(op): 8:48pm On Jan 25, 2023

Politicians, campaigners and a UN special rapporteur have all expressed grave concerns that a transgender woman found guilty of raping two women before transitioning is being remanded in a female prison.

Isla Bryson, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, was found guilty of two charges of rape on Tuesday after a six-day trial at the high court in Glasgow.

After the conviction, Bryson was remanded in custody to the women’s prison Cornton Vale, where it is understood she is being kept in segregation, until sentencing at the end of February.

Bryson first appeared in court in 2019 as Adam Graham and both victims knew their attacker by that name.

The jury heard Bryson raped two women – one in Clydebank in 2016 and one in Drumchapel, Glasgow, in 2019 – after meeting them online. Prosecutors described Bryson as “preying” on vulnerable women

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/25/trans-woman-isla-bryson-guilty-raping-two-women-remanded-in-female-prison-scotland

Politics › Re: Petrol May Hit N800/litre On Subsidy Removal – Marketers by Godszilla: 10:00am On Jan 23, 2023

So agreed,we remove the subsidy. Where do we go from there - hyperinflation sure,corruption sure,same system during subsidy sure,purchasing
power finish etc. So what benefit goes to you(I don't no about u maybe u ain't in 9ja) n i pls?

Kobonaire4:
The argument you have used against subsidy has been used several times, and that is why it never goes.(plus it is strange that people trust the same corrupt government to maintain subsidy).

We also don't have piping systems and so forth largely because subsidy has eaten the profits that would have been used to maintain and build those things.

Also, since things are hard, would you argue for government to subsidise everyting else like food, clothes,GSM bills, and so forth (I can see the long queues).

We have to remove subsidy, or we keep it, keep on running into a deficit, and keep on taking more and more loans to cover the said defict.

Politics › Re: Petrol May Hit N800/litre On Subsidy Removal – Marketers by Godszilla: 9:24am On Jan 23, 2023

I agree business aint charities, 100%. But government aint businesses, their duty or responsibility is to ensure conducive environment for businesses n its people to thrive. Which this or previous 9ja government dont give,altho these current one has taken it to spiritual level(next level).
Am not against subsidy removal am againt removing it now when even you know they aint putting things in place to absorb the effect.
You can't solve a problem at the level it was created,we dont have proper piping system, no alternative transport system,corruption(the real elephant),etc without fixing or having a believable plan to fix these issues you wan to remove subsidy.
By default humans will always survive(Nigerians will)but at what cost.

Kobonaire4:
No business goes into business with the dream of making things affordable.

It is a harsh truth, but most businesses employ people and /or rely on equipment and so forth to do their business...and the thing is people's time, effort , skill, as well as the tools and machines needed...all cost money.

I know you don't like my subsidy removal message...and you probably think I am an oppressor. But the truth is, there is no such thing as cheap fuel. At the end, the people involved in bringing the fuel to your car need to be paid....and they will be paid better from our pocket at the pump...which is the least bad of a series of bad options...or we pay them at the World Bank with a hefty interest on top.

If you want fuel to flow easy, let them sell at the market price. So that they can have a profit to build refineries, invest in more refineries, and also pay workers at home a decent wage. We've tried subsidy for 50 years, and it has cost us a lot. Maybe it is time we went back to plain old simple capitalisim.

Or we tax everyone in Nigeria at high rates, and pay off the subsidy that way.

Politics › Re: Petrol May Hit N800/litre On Subsidy Removal – Marketers by Godszilla: 9:03am On Jan 23, 2023

Thats the goal i suppose by you,as long as the are available the cost doesn't mata. Right,i get your logic now, even if the people cant afford it as long as its available. Thank u somuch

Kobonaire4:
Nothing. They ain't scarce since they were deregulated, y'know.

Also, deregulating kerosene and diesel, and keeping subsides on fuel...still means that whatever benefit is made by deregulating them is cancelled by subsides on petrol.

No one is going to build a refinery, refine all the products...and lose money on petrol due to subsidy. Not when waste product from the refinery is a given loss.

Finally, if we had not deregulated those two...by now we would have been spending in excess of our total revenue every year on fossil fuel subsidies. And taking loans to fund our budget at a higher rate than we are doing now. GEJ did us a big favor by deregulating both of them

And nothing comes cheap. You won't sell at half price or 1/4 price if you were in business to help the poor, would you?

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Politics › Re: Petrol May Hit N800/litre On Subsidy Removal – Marketers by Godszilla: 8:54am On Jan 23, 2023

So what happened to diesel n kerosene please,explain?We know they dont have subsidy.

Kobonaire4:
You can fight corruption in subsidy regime...and the problem is, it won't solve the problem

At the end, the issue is...the cost of production of fuel keeps rising. The more it rises, the more subsidy spending will rise.

I'm all for closing down smuggling, and the like , but no one can do anything about the cost of production.

That's no 1, no 2 is the fact that a business lives and dies by profit making. Remove profit making, and you end up with the economics of the black market, and the smuggler, and the corrupt. You end up with scarcity, broken down means of production and so forth....because humans are very greedy, and humans love to make money. Telling them to cut their prices to help the poor...as subsidy entails, is like telling them to close shop...

Dam a river, and do not build a means of release...and you end up with floods, stagnanat water and disaster.

Politics › Re: Petrol May Hit N800/litre On Subsidy Removal – Marketers by Godszilla: 8:46am On Jan 23, 2023

These subsidy removal apostles dont care,cry n wail all you want.
The government failed in the subsidy scheme as its riddle with corruption so instead of fighting the corruption they push the burden on the citizens. We feel your pains sad

clinician2x:
Fuel at 800# will be HELL

People will groan.

They go suffer ahhhh

People will become suicidal.

They go jump inside lagoon commit suicide.

People go suffer.

HELL

Politics › Re: Petrol May Hit N800/litre On Subsidy Removal – Marketers by Godszilla(op): 7:00am On Jan 23, 2023

Seems you missed that too, the same "expert" are clamouring for same removal from electricity.
Nigerian are meant to bear the burden of their politicians corrupt live style n evil policies. I suppose once all the subsidies are remove away goes the corruption too.
Its strange how Nigerians think n some people question y people japa,the average mindset alone is a reason. sad

abhosts:
Laughing at those political 'experts ' calling for complete deregulation of petrol. How many companies are currently able to cope with deregulated Diesel and Aviation fuel?

Deregulating Petrol with poor power supply and the weak Naira exchange rate is a recipe for economic chaos.

Politics › Petrol May Hit N800/litre On Subsidy Removal – Marketers by Godszilla(op): 5:56am On Jan 23, 2023*

As the scarcity of the Premium of Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, continued on Sunday, oil marketers have stated that the cost of the commodity would cross N800/litre once subsidy on PMS is removed.

Industry operators had repeatedly stated that the high cost of subsidy on petrol was a burden on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and was contributory to the prolonged crisis in the downstream oil sector. NNPC is the sole importer of petrol into Nigeria.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, recently suggested that the government should gradually withdraw subsidy on PMS, stressing that the budgetary allocation for subsidy would end in June.

https://punchng.com/petrol-may-hit-n800-litre-on-subsidy-removal-marketers/

PS: Those intelligent people asking for subsidy removal would celebrate this at what's the minimum wage again please

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