em2drelion456:


So your sisters were circumcize

My older sister wasn't.

However, the 3 daughters of my dad's third wife are all circumcised. Their mother believes in the custom and is not one to condone a challenge.

Konquest:

Grandstar, how's it going? Did you also attend Unilag back in the day for your Uni education?

Omo! Omoyele Sowore was dealt with by those campus gangs who didn't like the fact that he was leading an anti-campus gang war.

They got hold of him and injected him with a substance that till date, Omoyele and the rest of the world don't know what the syringe contained.

I still had a copy in my archives of the 1994 Guardian newspaper that featured Omoyele's picture after being injected and hospitalized in Lagos.

Unilag was that brutal back then.

I was in Unilag then o! I was in my 3rd year. I remember the closing of school from April 1994 to like March 1995. It was not easy.

Many who came after our generation "worship" us. Many of the lecturers then seemed to take out their frustration of poor pay on us innocent students.

It wasn't easy

TOPCRUISE:
They won't care if it's a man

If I was the one, every one would care.

This was the year Sowore was beaten black and blue by cult boys in Unilag. He was treated at LUTH.I don't know if he went to other hospitals later.

Nupeng was on strike for like 3 months which led to fuel scarcity. Officially, a litre of petrol was 22 per litre (not too sure) but was sold black market for 50/litre.

Gerrard59:


So, this is the best response to a question about why is it bad for China to progress along the value chain?Interesting.

Thankfully, Chinese elites aren't like those in Africa.

You also mention about China's dominance of eletric vehicles.

It's "dominance" in electric vehicles was achieved through excessive government subsidies. There's now a mountain of unsold electric cars from so many Chinese brands who just hopped into the scene because of the subsidies. There are just too many unsold vehicles.

Nevertheless, upon some very indepth study of electric vehicles, some kudos should be handed China. However, wanting to sell to other parts of the world heavily subsidized vehicles or unsellable lots is very questionable and its dumping in trade parlance.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/21/1068880/how-did-china-dominate-electric-cars-policy/

https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/china-ev-overcapacity-fix-would-be-crowd-pleaser-2024-01-22/

Bongadu:

they only care about getting off and expect guys to do all the work, mfw you're nothing more than an autonomous meat Love Machine to them

Many Nigerian women are circumcised and this removes the pleasure of sex.

Sex is now simply a chore. Perhaps try tribes where female circumcision isn't practiced.

I suspect the Efik and Ibibio don't circumcised. Add Hausa to the list.

Gerrard59:


So, this is the best response to a question about why is it bad for China to progress along the value chain?Interesting.

Thankfully, Chinese elites aren't like those in Africa.

I never said China should not rise through the value chain. I just said it must do so fairly and naturally.

When I said naturally, it should allow the free market pick winners. Presently, the Chinese government goes over the top to chose winners.

The market always does a far better job in picking winners than the state. This is so globally and that is what leading economists advocate.

Racoon:
These are the consequences of getting the wrong leadership to steer the affair of a nation. The Maesrt issue is opening the eyes of many potential investors. No sane person or country will commit itself to investment it business in a country with known cr!minals at the helm of affairs.

No good country leadership spend its scarce resources looking or chasing for investment while it is destroying existing ones. Provide the right leadership and conducive enabling environment and see investors pursuing you.

When you say right leadership, you mean Peter Obi? I don't see how things would have turned out differently.

The damage the marginalization, the divide and rule carried out in the Niger Delta under Babangida and Abacha junta, and further exercerbated by the flooding of the Niger Delta with weapons by politicians has left the place a lawless fief.

The greedy politicians who chop the 13% derivation has made the citizens quieten their demand for resource control.

It would take years for any government to sanitize that hell hole.

Kk

This should have been a golden opportunity to deregulate the price of petrol finally but government seems unprepared to grab it with both hands.

I am glad she dodged a bullet.

But does she have wifey qualities?

Westves:


I respect most of what you share here but the last paragraph of this tirade is uncharacteristically shallow and myopic. That aside, I have a few questions:

1) why do you imprint all your posts with "good luck to Nigerians"? Aside the fact that it'd be more ergonomic to leave it in your signature, I wonder if it is intended as a genuine or sarcastic remark. I'm inclined to believe it's the latter, which brings me to my next question

2) why do you fretfully compose impassioned posts, stay abreast, and engage in lengthy arguments over a country you've repeatedly declared as doomed and a zoo? You have made boast about cutting off all ties, so I wonder why the fuss. Shouldn't all that energy be spent on forums discussing avenues to better your naturalized nationality?

3) I wonder the reason those of you in the diaspora, touted to constitute our brightest minds, would rather shove the white man's shit (quite literally), abdicating the seemingly rudimentary responsibility of fixing their homeland once and for all. So in your opinion, what is the barrier? Why is it easier and less shameful to throw stones? I mean, I don't dispute the perfection of the life you've bought overseas, or that we are worse off. But I have so many questions. Isn't that cowardice and lazy weakling what justifies whatever shabby manner you guys are being treated in foreign lands and even our embassies? Why are you comfortable with it but come to whine online as things continue to go awry?

4) if you had omnipotent powers, is there an actionable plan of things you'd do differently? I read where you admitted not to have a solution to the primary education and health challenges. But in a more holistic sense, we have proven a gross deficit at anything in general (not just governance). But it does start with governance and cascade down. So sequel to question 3, if you were to think in terms of solutions rather than criticisms, what would you change and where would you start?

There's a mistake I notice that several people make. It is the belief that it id hardwork or sacrifices that make their country great.

This isn't true. What makes countries prosper are down to the policies the government enacts.. They are the foundation for development and prosperity.

For Instance, the World Bank has an "Ease of Doing Business" report. This looks at how easy is it to do business in a country. Guess which companies are at the bottom: a lot of African countries.

The easier it is to do business, the better run the country would be.

For instance, in Guinea Bissau, it takes about 260 days to register a company. Compare that with Rwanda where it takes a day. During Jonathans rule, many foreign investor who were interested Investing in the country had to turn back as they found it extremely difficult to a register a company. You can imagine the billions of dollars of investment lost.

Dangote said he'd never have been able to have become as big as he is today if not for the recapitalization exercise carried out under Soludo. So, no matter how hard he worked, if Soludo had not recapitalised the banks, it would have restrained his growth.

Asking people to stay behind or come back to develop their country would yield very little if the government does not make the country fertile for development.

Buhari left the economy a total mess, thousands who never envisaged traveling were forced to do so as the economy collapsed.

Buharis bad economic policies ran the economy aground, starting with the utterly useless foreign exchange controls that was something out of Chairman Mao's red book.

As for those traveling overseas for greener pastures, you were too harsh and condescending. Yes, many work with the old and invalid, but one must respect their choices. It beats stealing.

Your grouse is that they should have done their homework before sojourning overseas. Yes, many preferred to remain uninformed before checking out probably saying "Any country is better than Nigeria." Many of these end up biting more than they can chew.

A large number of Nigerians are also doing very well overseas. Many might have started life there by cleaning shit. Nevertheless, they rose.

I have a younger brother who traveled to the US. He went there as a student but now a specialist medical doctor in his field. His qualufication is so rare that he was once the only specialized black doctor in a state in the US. When he got there, he stayed with a step aunt who ran a nursing home. I'm certain he cleaned shit.

Gerrard59:


First, everyone "stole" technology from the other. The Americans "stole" from the Germans and the British. The Japanese "stole" from the Americans. The Koreans "stole" from the Japanese. So, China's "stealing" is not out of place. The complaints are because China is not bending to the whims of the West, if not, the same treatment China gets today from the US is what Japan - an ally - experienced when its firms were racing past American automakers and chipmakers. Then came the Plaza Accord.

This is not the first time the West led by the US is trying to sanction a competitor out of business. The difference is that China is big and has nuclear weapons.

Most importantly, this lie that China steals its way to innovation has gone too far. China and Chinese institutions lead in patent fillings. Not just by sheer numbers, but breadth of industries and specialities. For one, China innovated its way to EV dominance. China DID NOT copy any country, but innovated her way through.



This is not true. Please explain what China deters from entering the country. EU chiefs made this same mendacious claim when they visited the country months ago and were rebuffed. The EU follows the US lead in barring exports of EUV machines to China - a major export - yet complains that China is not importing enough from the union. China buys a lot of German cars, French luxury goods and superior technical machinery from Switzerland.

As for exports, how is it the fault of China that the rest of the world cannot compete with her? Previously, China was known for low-end goods, but as it rose the value chains, it has been able to produce high-quality products at low prices even at the point of amassing losses. How is that a bad thing? The solar panels in developing countries which produce cheap but low-carbon electricity are the result of China's ingenuity at producing high-quality products at low prices. China is not stopping others from doing the same. It is a free world.

Isn't that what capitalism preaches?



How is that the fault of China? I ask again, is it a crime for a country to aspire to high value production? So, China should just remain a consumer, rather than attempt to be a producer as well? Are Korean and Japanese companies not declaring huge profits because their goods are widely purchased by Chinese firms?



You haven't explained how this is a bad thing o. How is it a bad thing for China to be a leader in microchips? Are Taiwanese not ethnic Chinese as well? So, why is it right for a younger brother to be successful at one thing, but bad for the elder brother to do the same?



I would sound like a broken record here: but how is it a bad thing for China to leapfrog technological development? Why is it good for Americans to be good at one thing, but bad for the Chinese? Why should a major economic power of more than 10000 years be made to look wrong because it is reigniting previous achievements?



Praise God! Finally, you agree that the Chinese have the right to be a leader in many technologies.



What Cold War? The rule is simple: don't declare independence and nothing will happen. The US and Taiwanese elites acknowledge this, but you seem to don't.



Where did you hear Chinese officials say they want to invade Taiwan? Please remember the above rule. As for Hong Kong, it has always been a Chinese city. So, why the surprise?



Nothing wrong here. Unlike Buhari who barred wheat imports in the name of Nigeria producing hers, China is not barring the imports of chips. It is the West led by Americans that is doing so.

You're obviously pro-China, and anti-West.

I'll argue no more

A lot of people die crossing the roads, but usually very early in the morning. This was attested to by my cousin who works at Gbagada.

When she got there one morning and wanted to cross the road, an official of the government body tasked with removing these corpses pointed her to see one in their vehicle.

Before in Lagos, you'd often come across corpses on the side of the road, but it's very rare now.

Kudos to the team tasked to do so.

BigkokoRep

No one has ever stopped other states from developing their seaports. This perpetual lie seems endless.

Onne port in Rivers state handles more cargo than Apapa in Lagos.

Lagos is the preferred port of importers because the state has the largest economy in Nigeria, it's economy is reported to be larger than that of Kenya.

Doyin2:


Absolute trash.

Let every homo sapien live life at his/her own pace.

What is the big deal about university education that a 15 or 16yr old cannot cope with?We talk as if we do not have thousands ,if not millions of people that have successfully passed through university education at entry ages of 15 or 16,over the century .

I entered unilag at 16 and graduated at 20.

What and how are my classmates that entered Unilag at 18 better than me,Just how for God’s sake

Going for skills acquisition is all about interest and not age,same applies to tertiary education.
No body should force anyone to acquire skills or go to university,it should all be about interest and passion and not age.

As a matter of fact ,the younger the brain,the greater the talent .

Too much of band wagon and rubbish talk on social media!

I never said those who entered can not fare well academically. What I stressed was that one's youth should be savored and enjoyed. The overall development of the child and not just academic is the issue here.

There's a reason in many countries, the law stipulates 18 yrs for higher education.

YouAreNobody:

Seems you've not been following the news, they're still paying subsidy and paying much more than before

I know that and that's why I wrote those statements.

It seems governmently is stylishly removing the subsidy. It seems government wants to deregulate the price.

A petrol statuon is so brazen to fix the price on its meter at 950 per litre.

Dubetex96:
You didn't come with your APC card and beside u didn't shout Akanbi 3 times.


Enjoy your Renewed shege.

Peter Obi and Atiku both said they'll remove the petrol subsidy.

COMPAQ:


Those are very, very rare cases and those individuals are at genius level. Stop peddling rare occurrences as the norm.

I entered OSU at 17, graduated at 22 and I have been working for over 20years. My life didn't end because I didn't graduate at 19!!

Where are we rushing too.

Yes, where are they rushing to?

Your youth is meant to be enjoyed and savored, and not whizzed through so fast.

My take is, if one finishes too early, their gap years till they strike 18 should be used to learn a trade or trades. One can even master python or other programs.
.
These will ensure they are fully prepared for higher education. If there's a worry is that they may flunk out of uni because the skills they learned enable them way too earn way too much that they can't work under anyone.

All this seems to be a gimmick to increase the price, or probably fully deregulate it.

I doubt petrol stations selling above the stipulated subsidized price will be persecuted.

When the people are frustrated enough, they'll throw in the towel and accept whatever is thrown at them.

nairalanda1:


No, better that states raise.the money via taxes and investment and more taxes.

Plus reducing federal government 45 percent is going to leave a lot of ministries unable to function.. millions of Nigerians rely on such ministries working

The money has to come from the states.

Lamido Sanusi said if 40% of the civil servic were laid off, they would still satisfactorily perform their functions optimally.

The civil service is bloated. I am sure Tinubu is itching to sack them but will be postponed till his second term.

Boyewu:
They don't buy fuel to their generator before they watch in south Africa.

Blackouts are very common in South Africa. They can last up to 12 hours at times.

The road isn't as coastal as I thought.

BUSINESSARENAA:
This is really outrageous. Just went to Abiot Filling Station Addo Road, Ajah to get fuel and to my shock, they are selling #950 per litre.

What is really going on in this country.

It is time the petrol subsidy ends and the price of petrol deregulated.

Government should also deregulate the price of electricity.

Gerrard59:
GDP per capita is an unbalanced metric in assessing the wealth of a country and its populace. There are more poor people in Guyana than Singapore and Qatar combined.




How exactly? Xi wants China to be a global leader in advanced technologies. The West disagrees. Is it now a crime for a group of people to chart their economic and technological advancement because another group doesn't like it? Why is it bad for China to lead in electric vehicles, but right for the US? Why is it wrong for China to advance in Semiconductors but Korea can do the same? When did it become a bad thing to use one's ingenuity for itself?

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3260307/made-china-2025-china-meets-most-targets-manufacturing-plan-proving-us-tariffs-and-sanctions#comments

If you believe Chinese statistics, you might as well believe the stats presented by a fox over the chickens in his care. They are usually embellished.

There's nothing wrong if Xi Jinping wants China to be a global leader in advanced technologies. China would eventually achieve milestone in many advanced technologies. The issue is how will it go about it.

China is notorious for stealing technology. A lot of its advancement in telecoms and bullet trains and other industries came from stolen patents. The theft is very brazen. This just isn't fair trade. The Chinese government is spending $150bn in building microchip plants. This is outright cheating. It isn't by the private sector. Naturally, Chinese companies won't be producing microchips at this stage.

China also wants to export wilinilly all over the globe put places a protectionist wall on imports into its own country.

Japan, South Korea and especially Taiwan are wary of China and so called advanced technologies. They have more to lose than the West.

China wants to be a leader in microchips. This will hit Taiwan hard! A lot of its companies are suffering because China has specially targeted companies that Taiwan has comparative advantage in.

This is something you must understand about economies. When countries are poor, their main selling point is cheap labour. Companies set up labour intensive factories making textiles, garments and so on and other goods.

As these countries grow richer, labour cost increases and gradually they shift from brawn to brains. China is gradually transitioning but the problem it wants leapfrog by decades. China's per capita income is only $8,000-11,000. It wants to achieve what countries with per capita incomes of $30,000 or more are doing.

China I repeat would eventually become a leader in many technologies as it has already in some.

I do understand China's fear is its overdependence on import of microchips but China has largely itself to blame. Its cold war with Taiwan is unnecessary. It should let Taiwan be. Taiwan is too far gone to be part of China today, and the Taiwanese have seen what happened in Hong Kong. A middle ground can be reached between the two countries, but certainly not by force.

Any invasion by China would lead to the death of the Chinese economy.


China is currently the world's largest semiconductor market in terms of consumption. In 2020, China represented 53.7% of worldwide chip sales, or $239.45 billion out of $446.1 billion. However, a large percentage are imported from multinational suppliers. In 2020, imports took up over 83% ($199.7 billion) of total chip sales. In response, the country launched a number of initiatives to reduce its reliance on foreign companies, including investing $150 billion into its domestic IC industry through avenues like the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (CICF). In 2022, the country announced a “Made in China 2025” goal of 70% domestic production.[1][2]

Kremlingrad:


👍👍👍👍
Mehn!!! Also mentioned the disastrous and botched zero COVID policy. You seems to be well versed on China/CCP issues. Can you recommend materials you follow to stay updated. I mean YouTube channels, SM pages etc

That zero COVID policy was an outright disaster. It was a middle finger to businesses depending on Chinese exports. It made no sense whatsoever. I think that was the last straw. It must have cause nightmares in supermarket chains all over the planet.

Joe Blogs is one I follow. Though there's some clickbait, but his analysis is always on point


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tovzAc4Cg-A

internationalman:


What are you not getting. China's population is advantage to their GDP growth. That's an undisputed fact.

I'm trying to tell you that if not for their huge population China would be in the top 10

America has over 320m peoples and its within the top 10 countries.

I repeat: China's population size won't hold it back from achieving a very high per capita income.

The floating woes were made exacerbated by the borrowing of 3.2 trillion through ways and means from June to December.

MMWandali:
No to Poaching

Conserve wildlife

They aren't endangered species.

Their greatest threat they face is habitat loss.

internationalman:


Stick to the topic at hand. I understand your point though. But my assertion is as regards the topic at hand which is richest countries in the world by GDP per Capital

It's population dis not hold it back.

Bad economic policies under Chairman Mao left China crushingly poor.

internationalman:
USA, despite their over 300million population still has a GDP per capital of $85k..

Population dealt China a huge blow too...

Nigeria should be topping the list from behind..

Population did not deal China any blow. Rather, they capitalized on it and became the factory of the world.

Unfortunately today, China's long term decline has began due to its over reliance on exports and excessive investment for economic growth.

Also, Xi Jinping has shot China in the foot by prioritising nationalism over economic growth.

Daejumong


do you have pictures of him fat?