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givedemwotowoto:
The more agents of a particular Western puppet and rejected candidate try to hate on Peter Obi, the more he attracts goodwill even from former critics.

This family must have an exclusive knack for making treasonous statements.

Your own dad went on National Television to blunt about his treasonous act, got arrested and currently awaiting trial.

And now you, the son is trying to implicate this man(Obi) who is gently finding his path within the highest level of the political space in Nigeria.

Is he or Obi's team aware a high level statesman can be charged with treason for establishing or having any sort of correspondence, let alone a sympathetic one with someone facing trial for treason?

Sometimes, you just have to be quiet and know how not to get into the traps of the law.

With powerful enemies, comes a powerful silent moves. And not unapologetic impulses.

He should be warned

fxexperts:
From time immemorial mankind has searched and is still searching for God via every means possible. Then why do you think the Abrahamic religion is the right way to get to God. What is Gods business in punishing women and making them lesser than men. Yes there is God but we humans have never found any connection to him. At least not in any of these religion around.

Like I hinted in the previous post, it's not about what we try to interpret God to be. More like a way of connection to understand that we are but a minute aspect of his Glory.

Now speaking of the Abrahimic ideology and their own teachings, beliefs and inclusively their doctrine is all about, you have to understand that it's all about INTEREST.

Look beyond the veil, and you will see the underlying conditions of their epoch.

The Mantra, as secretly conceived, condensed, and broadcasted is simply, he who control Heaven controls the world.

Now this idea a simple problem as every other religion can lay claim to heaven. This is where Religion becomes a tool. A means of science and misleading. And as a result we get different factions and ideas.

And now to speak about the idea of women subjugation under religion, it is simply a mean of control, which points directly to what I hinted earlier that the cross way between religion and psychological manipulation is a thin line.

Take for instance a child or to speak more broadly humans in general.

The first 7 years circle of any of them dictates their formation, their ideas, growth, and beliefs. This is not religion. This is psychology. And when you imbed that idea with God, an entity unexplainable and inconceivable of the human intellect, you have a recipe for mass control over human mind. And the mind an absolute abstract being the messenger between body and spirit conquered at such a vulnerable state, my brother, what do you think the result will be.

The same goes with people who have grown, who still think they have to find a way out of the chaos. Some think it's about over compensation of their instincts.

I can go on and on brother.

But in any case, please try and understand what the simple interpretation I laid out appears or appeals to you and know the difference between being Godly and just knowing God without any religious sentiment.

fxexperts:
Sensible and religious you say. you mean those ones who allow themselves to be controlled by one manual that was written 2000 years ago. People who do not have a mind of their own, or who are caged by their pastors or imam. Then yea. they made you seem sensible but in reality na zombie wen dem they try control be that oo..

Like the previous mention regarding this comment which I didn't answer to, you are both speaking from the same point of view.

What I meant by interpretation of religion is based on the fact that God is God. You have to agree with me that we didn't create ourselves. Nor do we know where this reality we call existence and exist in comes from.

Now your own interpretation is based on people who think fanaticism and extremism is a means of carrying out what being religious is all about. Which it is not

Humans are the only creature on this planet who believes God is depending on them to fulfill his plans and purposes.

Now people who understand psychology knows these not to be true. If anything, the case is contrary

When you understand what the core of all religion is all about, you grasp the idea of being a God fearing human and perhaps a fundamental deposits in understanding the sentiment behind that phrase is all about.

So conclusively, people whose mind are being trapped by some radical interpretation of what the Glory of God is all about in whatever religion, are in many ways just mentally unstable people, or to speak a bit more clearly, not properly informed

Religion is the link between man and God

Blunt99:
That law is for the poor ones.

Religion is largely for the poor and downtrodden in a society.

Completely disagree. The law is for the sensibles and religion is for the God fearing ones. Be it rich or poor

Igbotic22:
As core Muslims, they might not be that Spoiled. But getting to those roles and levels, they might be Spoiled and privileged. They may be hardworking, but their surname will get them the positions.

I partially agree. Because while a family name may open the doors to certain areas, your work and moral ethics gets you in the room..While your resiliency, merits and inputs shapes your voice and your seat at the table when you are in that room.

Every Nigerian has a Jack Sparrow alter ego. Just depends when they decide to use said alter ego. The level of improvisation Nigerians posseses is on another level.

However, have to agree. That is not a Nigerian driver..

Jayjayconcept:
The Rich are milking the poor and selling them hope called investment 😊

You guys are called Ordinary share holders 🤣

The rich will keep expanding and accumulating wealth and industries for himself and cronies with una contributions

While you get peenuts as dividend annually 🤣

Dangote can't answer a simple direct question by Arise TV on why is fuel expensive?he was saying people are smuggling fuel to Niger😊 bla bla bla

Very smart man and his Billionaire syndicate
Imagine having 10 million Nigerians as ordinary share holders,
They will defend him and his refinery online and offline
Profit or loss,shame or without shame 😊

Please invest wisely 🙏

I will do my best to simplify my opinion for you so it is a bit straightforward.

Dangote refinery is a privately owned company and not a state(government )asset.

Fuel prices are controlled majorly through two heavy machinery the Brent crude UK and the other arm in NY.

When Global prices fluctuate, so will prices reflects across all major buyers of the commodity. Especially with the war in Iran and the US over the Homuz. While Homuz maybe far away, prices still pass through the corridor.

Just because Nigeria produces oil doesn't mean they set prices, and will sell it for Dangote at peanuts. NNPC still has to sell in accordance to global price to Dangote.
If Nigeria's own refineries are functioning, then this will be a different conversation entirely.

However, refinery or not there is a little bit of rebate for his refinery, but on the condition that he is also still limited by how many barrels they are supplying him. And he has to buy from other producing channels that primarily sells with the same global price benchmark.

So he buys at $101pb from NNPC, he refines, pay workers, run a mega factory and what about profit?. The refinery has shareholders to answer to, loans they have to service, workers they have to pay, and all other expenses. Now he pumps out at 870 naira per litre, mean while in Niger and Benin, they are selling the same pump price at 1700 naira, how much longer do you think smugglers will drown him in debt?

The question isn't weather Dangote is being fair, it's understanding that the refinery is not a government property. It is a business on its own and every business has to make a profit. And so far he has been lenient enough to even slash prices to cushion the market for Nigerians. While other African countries aren't even selling below 1700 naira per litre.

Without getting more technical, I hope I have done my best to be practical in a explaining it in a more layman terms

Why are a lot of people getting this whole situation wrong. Those people that blocked him were normal street guys, they could have been incentivized against him but not without a probable cause.

Obi's visit to the state before his campaign starts tomorrow following Inec regulation was to go there and pay his condolences to the families of the affected atrocious activity that recently happened.

He was stopped primarily because their frustration got out of control when he was seen as coming to mix the emotional state of the communities with political campaign. He was dressed in full campaign attire while claiming to come pay condolences.

Who no go vex?. However bad as it was, even if he is coming to campaign he should have been allowed.. However, at the same time, preventing him was their right as well.. it could have happened to any politician. Just so happened that Obi visit wasn't properly planned and narratively arranged for the people of Benue to actually want to listen to him.

geoworldedu:
Okay, I've heard. But it's too long not to have even one like. How much will you pay me to dash you a like?

Lol.. U no well

geoworldedu:
Nobody clicked a single like for this long post sha? Is it that it lacks valid points or what?

It's not about likes or for anyone's gratification. It is simply my own opinion and personal observation. That's what all these is all about. To be able to express opinions. It's nothing to with social contest my brother

Where are all this dillusional people coming from today. The other one also said Obi now understands Nigerian politics.

Is this some sort of unannounced April Fool's day or Jokes Day.

I thought NL is for news, topics and subject matters that are of serious nature.

If the strategy is I have no idea what I am doing here and I am just winging it. Then he's certainly on the right track.

Because come '27 Tinubu gets Re-elected. Stays in Office until '31, and then in comes the Northern aspirant based on zoning.

Now let's say Zoning won't be much of a problem come 31, well Datti is already positioning himself as a viable candidate, just have to find the right party, partners and vehicle to ride in with.. He is still in the game, even though he is taking it slow. And in so far as being a fresh face is, he is as fresh as they come.(DATTI)

NOW while I do belief in the inclusivity of all Nigerians in the National debate, but as for a South East Candidate holding that highest office in Nigeria, it will still take a whole lot of time and resources, reconsiderations and lots of convincing.. And to speak plainly and truthfully, it may not be Obi at the end of the day.. Nigeria Presidential seat is not the same as a Guber seat. I have hinted at this before. Obi while he is good for the sake of democratic process, he is still a lightweight on the national level. And even SE politics in general. That's just my opinion and I know I don't share that opinion alone.

Him and Seyi Makinde corporation is for what purpose, to strife out APC of votes or to end actually.. divert those Votes to NDC which won't happen.. as for them coming together to build the nation. Don't be naive, people who align their interest generally don't even like publicizing it in politics.. these ones na just eye services.

Sometimes, going about your business is the best strategy, just as Tinubu has been doing

If Obi had retained his position and momentum he had in '23 there wouldn't even be any discussion regarding Atiku now.. But only him... This sort of sorry and miscalculated moves is what led him to the position of a joke that he is currently being perceived as.

And you are saying he is just understanding Nigerian politics.. I pity him
A presidential candidate that gets ordered up and down like some boy boy in Onitsha market. He go waka tire.

Racoon:
Same way Ambo was forecasted by all and sundry in Osun until the dust settled. You and your ilks are really living delusional life. 2015 is here again

Osun was a done deal. But the gamble was worth it with the APC candidate. It was a leveled playing field between Personality and Party. That Adeleke won doesn't mean they voted Accord or did not vote APC.. Even Adeleke admits and declared his support publicly for the presidency after the election.

As for the election next year.. that too is already a done deal. It will be a close call, however if you have noticed anything about Nigerian politics and the ruling class everything is all about timing. Obi is already out of the picture. Which leaves Atiku as the main contender and this will be where the Northern Bloc vote will be required to offset any irregularities from the East for APC.

pigmania:
Leave this funny OP, he thinks he has spent more than his parents did to raise him and his siblings simply because he saw 1 or 2 million, now feeling more important. The goal is to be a billionaire, wetin be millions today? Mtcheww

Do you factor in the fact that someone who is worth 780 Million Naira is still a millionaire?

kwenu:
My bro, the bad attitude of our ladies abroad is not encouraging to sincere ready young men for marriage. I see many Nigerian guys marrying American blacks here and raising families, the blacks here do help them in their business. But our women wanna compete and be combative with their husbands, this frightens me. I believe Couples should build together. So but the fear of most elders married to these foreign women is that their kids never want to identify with their father land (naija) due to reasons known to them like insecurities, and their safety. Our successful naija ladies here don't have the heart of building with a man or helping him that is to be their husbands but a foreign lady will do whatever it takes to help you. I m at a point of making a decision on who to choose. Family back home prefer naija ladies because the kids will remember their roots compared to a foreign lady of which your kids may never visit naija

It is a very good decision that are you thinking about settling down. And that should be your foremost priority. To settle down as a man is more than just man and woman living together as a couple. It takes a whole lot to build a family, a home and extensively a favorable future. So this should be a major priority.

Now as for the elders back home and the inclusivity of their children outside the country, as a Nigerian we know how much this matters in our culture. It cuts across all ethnic groups in our society. Home is home. No matter how far we travel and this extend to our children mostly.

Now as man, while I did say I find Nigerians more appealing, the reality is you are the one who knows what's best for you. Within the spirit of your understanding and strength you know the sort of woman or relationship that will bring out the best in you as a man. Be it Nigerian or a foreign wife. A woman who abides by a man's interpretation and interest in life is always more favorable. Knowing yourself and knowing what matters to you, finding a suitable partner will be up to you. When you make your values, purposes and goals understood properly, a woman who shares the same value system will surely follow through. If na Oyibo, it doesn't mean you can't come every Xmas or holidays as most people do. Even if she is Nigerian, you guys won't just move back to Nigeria just because you got married, your business and path still lies where you both came from. The children, I belief is a matter of drumming the culture into them from the very start. Make them understand their culture and why it matters and things we as Africans good dearly while encouraging the roles it plays in a family. And most important you as father and leader of your family and house.

I can go on but I am sure you already get my gist.

So more than anything brother, I sincerely wish you well and your endeavors be favored as you are contemplating taking this next step in your life as a man.

For those ones being competitive, there are also ones who are very submissive. It's just a matter of meeting them. And I have seen certain women, who are very intense when dealing with outsiders and even in nature however they are surprisingly very much submissive and protective when it comes to their home.. While some people find such behavior intense, some find it as a means of back up. As I have said, everyone with their preferences.

marlow1962:
Asians.
They're more humble, respectful and up right. I'm not saying that our Nigerian ladies are not humble and respectful, but 90-95% of them have a naughty attitude.

Below 15-10% of our Nigerian ladies are marriage worthy. Asians and Latinos are exceptional expect you come across the crazy ones that their love is do or die (especially Latinos).

I'm talking from experience, as most of the ladies I've dated when I was in US and UK ( not for long tho) was Asians and Latinos.

Brazil ladies also makes a good wife, except you meet the crazy ones too.

I do t fancy dating my fellow Nigerian when I'm overseas, I rather date other African ladies than date a Nigerian lady.

While I do agree with your assessment of Asians as being very lenient and much so a very good partner in my experience it is almost a necessity type of situation. And most of the time a symbiotic and an opportunity sort of relationship. Particularly for them. An Asian lady who is plus 35years of age is already considered old in their culture and in that spirit will likely settle in one way or the other. Especially Chinese. You will hardly see a 24 year old Asian dating or having a serious relationship with any race besides white, let alone black and even Nigerian at that. it just doesn't happen. Even when it does, it is extremely rare. Latinos on the other hand, I have never had any experience with them, but from afar you can tell how intense they can be.

Now as for our own Nigerian ladies. I actually find it more appealing to date a Nigerian lady in diaspora that's if that should be the case. And I will give you my reasons.

First, an average Nigerian lady in diaspora is a completely independent person. Reasonably, that is a solid ground for raising children and a stable family. As she is also a contributory body to the future of the family, when and if God calls the man first.

Second, Nigerian ladies in diaspora are usually well grounded and have a strong attachment to their roots(morally). To speak unbiasedly it is mostly men that adopt the lifestyle of the foreigners whenever they crossover.. The women on other hand stay grounded, have stable communication with people back home and surround themselves mostly with their fellow Nigerians.

Now third and most important, a Nigerian lady knows being in a foreign land is mostly an opportunity and they will use every bit of their capability and capacity to attain what they actually came for. Be it growth, opportunity, establishment and so forth. As a man, stability matters in building for long term purposes. And this trait most Nigerian ladies share that with the men.

Now the major difference is character. This is where I feel some Nigerian ladies in diaspora are lagging behind.

As a man, you can see and control 100 million naira in your account without breaking a sweat even with the pressure it attracts, but let a Nigerian woman have just 10-20% of that by herself in her account, you will be tip toeing around her no matter how much richer you actually are than she is. Which is where that independence is a gift and a curse to them at the same time.

Conclusively, I will still say I'd very much prefer a Nigerian. However mind you, I am not talking about ladies that came through madam stuffs, no offense to anyone but I mean an average industrious Nigerian lady will be more appealing to me any day any time. She doesn't have to be in educated class even if that is a plus on it's own, however more importantly so long she understands and still keep the regard and regale of what being a Nigerian in diaspora is all about, they are a great choice.

Oyibo wife na only she you marry. Half her family member sees you as a tale of caution. In Yoruba we say, you can marry a bad wife, but you should be more wary of being mixed with unsatisfiable inlaws.

Your Nigerian lady with attitude can still be cautioned by her parents and family regardless of how much abundance of resources she has surrounding her. Oyibo wife with a Nigerian man, no get who deh follow ham talk. Many Nigerian men have fallen from grace just by one mistake with a foreign wife, while many are already on the verge of that catastrophe.

This is just my own personal preference and opinion.

KingAzubuike:
It's not about manners. If you work or have worked in a coporate Job, you'd understand what happened better. I can't blame the girl.

Actually it is about Manners. A corporate environment doesn't mean you have excuses for impunity.

She could have simply said 'Sir' or Mr Elemulu and proceed with asking whatever question she wants to.. Addressing your colleagues supervisor or immediate boss isn't the same as addressing even the MD in any corporate environment.

Calling him by his first name in a formal setting is too informal. And giving the fact that he is the effing CEO of that organization which the lady happened to be a trainee of, layer that with the fact that she is Nigerian. Full blooded. It is simply a shocker..

Let me remind you when Ayra Starr shook King Sunny Ade hand, while still bend knee small at that, she was called to order. Even Wiz when he went to visit the same Elumelu. Na Sir all through.

Trying to find a justifiable reason to the insolence is out of the question. He is not her colleague.

But anyways, as most people have been advocating, make the matter rest. Nigerians have corrected what they deem and saw wrong. And I'm sure she herself has her own reserves either with or against the public opinion.

What I find that works best with the Nigerian system so far is most Nigerians or even firms likes to operate with autonomous control.
They rarely give seed money rather it is loans they offer. And their reason is simple, it takes a whole lot to actually evaluate what a company is worth, what it's future projections will be and eventually the longevity of said enterprise. So mostly they rather give loans out first.

Unless you are into Tech which is where I see a lot of start up successfully raise seed capital in exchange for shares and ownership rights, Fintech and BioTech mostly and some other examples, the rest is simply on loan terms.

Wakanow.com a prominent ticketing agency took more than a decade before they started getting investors, which eventually allowed them to annex other small start ups and expand exponentially but even that took time bit by bit. Same with OLX before it became jiji. Same with jumia which is still struggling but recently picking up.

My simple advice will be get a decent loan term and focus on building up to a stage where you will easily attract investors. When they see what your organization is doing and how great it is going they will be the ones lining up. If not, most will shake your hand for your insightfulness and just tell you they will be in touch. And that's it.

Seek out few HNI ( High Net worth Individuals) within the affordability of what your intended start up is and eloquently explain how much loan you are requesting for and how you intend to pay it back, and most importantly their support.. Most won't give you the loan but may point you in the right direction on how you will secure it.

If you're intending to go through the stress of setting up corporate structure, and all that from the top, a lot is involved. To even get solid signatory for your board alone is not an easy thing.. for example do you know or have access to any senior or retired personnel in Finance, in Education and Tourism Sector or even possibly another with Ambassadorial experience. This you will need for most major investors to have an open door to multiple meetings before even getting to the point of shares and ownership rights. And these board members mind you, they do not come cheap. You can not simply use anyone who they do not see as a guarantee for faster operations and mostly as a security for their investment. The least affordable ones your organization will find, earns at least 250k-500k for their quarterly reports. Then there's legal set up, accountancy the rest.

The real deal is most investors sees start up as too volatile and they get bombarded with lots of idea on a daily basis. That's why a lot of people don't engage with it and even those who do demand autonomous control. You can handle operations but the autonomy of decisive legality resides in their corner. Only the ones who have been battle tested gets a foot in the door to negotiate for a proper deal structure.
Please do not take my experience as yours, however I'm saying this from experience. While it may look attractive and persuasive in idea form, practicality is where they base their judgement on..

My own advice will be for you to get it off the ground first and show your books to investors whenever you are able to set up meetings.

Nevertheless, people are different and sometimes your persuasive appeal may be different.

This is my own advice.

If anyone else wishes to offer something more substantial, please they can contribute.
It will be a good for the house in general and those who are also in need

Free2Fly:
Is your idea of skills only things like SQL, Data Analysis, etc?
What happens to Plumbing, Tiling, Carpentry, Mechanic, Welding, Painting, Mason, Solar installation, CCTV installation, AC repairs,etc?

I don't suppose he can learn that within anything less than 6 months and even at that he still has to look for contacts to get jobs.

The only practical level of execution available so far is what that guy above said. There are lots of avenues in the real estate sector that doesn't require a formal skill. Liaisons, Agents, Contractors, and that's just real estates alone.

Choosing specific days to go around some ministries or government offices, it's easier to sniff out some small jobs that can help raise him a bit above the lowest lower class he is already at.

Passport offices, there are so many guys everyday there that doesn't even know jack shit about immigration but for some reason someone always runs into them and they help with registration and all that. Even with how digitized everything is, majority of first timers still needs someone holding their hands and climbing the ropes with the simple processes.

Same goes for all agencies.
You think everyone you see at the ministry of works or housing or whatever government agency is actually employed there?
Some go there daily to gather momentum, some just being recognized there daily is enough for credibility to get your foot in the door.

Same goes for Port, Loading stations for petrol, diesel, even granite and gravels.. no special skills required, just have a decent customer relations aptitude, general attentiveness to needs and sourcing them. You should be fine after that 6 months you will want to be using in learning new skills. Advantage of this is that as you learning the ropes you are still in some ways on the low key as entry level earning something.

Like I said the goal is to first lift himself and the family out of the lowest lower class realm. Afterwards, he can diversify with learning upper trade skills or something within the tech area. But for now, my brother start where it's much closer to you.
A lot of men started from Saw mill, just helping people sourcing planks, some end up having their saw mills and plank plants.
Truth is nothing is invaluable in life.
Some people start from selling sand and build empires from it.

Zionmdde:
The north will just be very fine

Their way of life suits their religion
They will declare sharia across the entire country without anybody complaining
They.will be like Saudi Arabia

Remember they are being drawn back by the east that contributes the least VAT

Do they know how.much they can achieve with the Bandit industry?

I mean they will benefit more if Nigeria Splits

They should be the ones.pushing for it

They will have a lot of work to do. It won't be an easy ride for them

HacheNoire:
When the security forces are under equipped and short of numbers?

Are we sane here? We talking about 22 billion and not 2 billion.

I think the key word here most people seems to be missing is the said allocated funds are "earmarked".. that's like saying I heard this and that, and not actual allocations. Coming from Atiku, who is trying everything to usurp APC and Tinubu out of office, I'd say it's just mere rumors. However he does knows the average Nigerian populace as people who don't know how to read in between the lines and will gulp u any thing that comes as an attack against any government of the day, more potently when those rumors are tagged with huge numbers around budget allocations. People will cry how reckless the government is before they get the gist that it's all just rumors.

BATified2023:
obj was never a good person, it is only lately that gen z who doesn't know the country history or who weren't around then that they are supporting obj.

That man na devil incarnate, he had d best chance to lift Nigeria higher with resources at his disposal and everything but he messed things up.

This same obj was power drunk that he wanted to go for 3rd term n every governor that went against his was either impeached or lost reelection badly with the help of the then inec chairman Maurice iwu.

The obidient who now see obj as messiah now, if peter obi had contested in d era of obj then they would have known obj to b d devil himself, fayose made it clear that 99.9% of election results then we're written in obj bedroom.

At least yakubu organized everything n opposition vote counted, it was on the field when inec materials never reach our local government that we hear election result of our state for radio.

Imagine say u dey field dey wait for inec materials n viam u say make u listen to radio n them dey announce your state election results when u never even vote.

That's y I don't rate those obidient cos they don't know who obj was, to them it's anyone following obi even if that person is a devil

That's just pure 100 percent true. OBJ was a democratically elected president that held every class of political participation in Nigeria then under his own thumb. As for his issue with Atiku, that makes sense. If he felt betrayed by his own Vice President.

But still same OBJ nearly ruined the same Chief Tinubu that he is in a way trying to paint as a liberal, all because he didn't particularly agree with his third term ambition. In fact every single person that wasn't in support of that ambition became a target.

And then, there was his final sign out to punish the country with his own protegee Shehu Musa Ya'Adua who valuable reports still had it that he knew he wasn't in good health. However the case, he successfully used him as means to grandfather another protegee of his into office in the person of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. With his direction and under the leadership of his stewards, they ran the country like some sort of feudal state. Talk about men like Dimeji Bankole who should be under heaviest investigation, but went out of public eye and went under the raider.. from Governors to local government chairmen.

To even speak of Tribal orientation should not be in his domain.

All this personal guilt trip just seems like someone who is trying to justify his own confession. Baba, didn't make Nigeria better. His governance in the highest office actually could have had Nigeria as one of the leading Nation on the African continent, but the inefficiency and the way that time operated created emphasized corruption and favoritism up to the point of killing meritocracy in Nigeria today.

Baba can't not exonerate himself. His contribution to the present Nigeria problems can not be overlooked.

LordLicifer:
Wow! Looooong story! Chai! You wan me to read this novel? No way! Man!! I must suggest to you to try writting a book instead you might even make a few coins from it.

You still have not made any comment on or condemn the fact that an un elected wife of the president is wasting tax payers money on unercerssary convoys and large enotourage she doesn't need, that costs the tax payers huge amounts you carefully avoided the main story rather went on a loooong rant blame on the poor struggling citizens..


What is your opinion on Remi teenubu's wasting of tax payers money on convoys? That's all i want to know stop wtitting long stories i am not interested in.

You really still don't get it... Stop being naive, they are all corrupt public individuals, some of whom holds public offices.. stop whining about something you nor anyone have no control over and start making something of yourself. That's my whole point.

I don't give two bits if the wife of the president has convoys following her to an event. And the only logical reason to not really fret about it is that she is obviously not the only one in that convoy and most doesn't own all those cars.

You all are yearning for a utopia society while such a state doesn't exist, it up to you not wasting precious time and energy on things you have no control over as an individual. Human nature is human nature.

My comment is directly towards you making action for yourself and stop dragging uninformed people into this dillusion that complaining will change anything. It has never worked.
That's all.
So maybe you get the gist now.

LordLicifer:
Wow! See how this one is just trying so hard to make excuses for Teenubu and his looting corrupt govament, it is not the govament fault it is the people's fault that president wife is wasting millions on irrelevant convoys, it is the people's fault for not taking opportunities that are not even there.. . It is the people's fault, it is the people's fault that the an un elected wife of the president is wasting the people's moneym

I stand corrected

I hinted with my last paragraph that the problem with Nigeria is not lack of resources including human resources which is the bedrock of any enterprise but lack of orientation.

To you, it seems that I am defending the government. Well I will say that is your opinion. You are entitled to it and even goes further to not agree with my contributory comment.

But in the spirit of at least sharing more light to what I am trying to say, let's assume you have 0 naira in your bank balance. No connection, No access to government funds, but you have a burning desire that in your locality alone, there are about 60,000 people living there. And that's your local government. A mixture of rich, middle class, a little bit of scattered wealthy individuals and a majority of low class income households.

As an individual who thinks government is suppose to provide everything, you only see few people who are doing well and majority are in the same class of the 0 - 10k naira bracket. And you majorly complain about how bad everything is.

A common mistake people often make is, they assume wealth is a short cut process. It is not.
Mind you, I am not talking about having money, anybody can have money, but not everyone can be rich, and not everyone who is rich will be wealthy. You have to decide first hand your own capacity, not wishful thinking but actual capacity of your strength, your character, moral ethics and the value you posses before hand.

Operating from here, you will find that it is quite easy to step back a little bit, and fully digest what problem is it you can solve in your locality that will benefit them as well as you in the long run.

The first step is always commonality. What do you think you or all these people have in common? The simplest one that comes to mind is, like it or not you all must eat.

Feeding is a mandatory daily obligated objective, either rich or not.

Now comes another question, what food is commonly consumed. Besides the ones you can cook and all that which easily comes to mind, depending on how far your train of thought pierces though your mind, let's say you eventually settled on bread.

Now before you start imagining you want to be hawking bread, you are at liberty to take it a bit further what makes a profitable bakery run properly.

A lot of business and enterprises works, if it doesn't people won't be doing it. However the general concept is always either being to eager about it or overcomplicating the operations of it. It's not about will this work, one of the first issue is what won't make this work.

Now you may have the thought for physical location first..staffs and all sort logistical issues to resolve, the simplest way to start any venture is to start with the most simplest form of it. While people think bakery is all about a building, it doesn't necessarily have to be. With the help of oven(not necessarily gas oven.. it could be coal with proper insulation) with this you can easily produce 500-600 loaves every week.

While that number is minimal at first, but it does get your foot in the door. And that is where you want to be. Just get your foot in the door. See it as a different avenue to whatever you have going on. And learn every aspect of it. From flour ingredient procurement to baking standard.

Then comes the idea of how you are going to raise the start up capital. This is where you the person and the value you can create comes into place making use of every avenue possible.

There's a study that shows that an average human being personally have a relationship with at least 100-150 people at any given time. Think of your church, your mosque, your estate chairman, like-minded people who you know are like you who probably know one or two people that you may need. By the time you compound the list all together you should be able have a sizeable chunk of at least 50 people as your leads.

With that in mind, before even approaching anyone of them, take the initiative to know how much a bag of flour cost, what ingredients do bread need and the kind of bread you yourself likes to eat and the ones you know some housewives, single ladies, aboki indomie likes. This is all market survey. With a bit of leg work, this are free of charge information just laying there for to extract.
The same goes for oven that can handle 50-60 loaves of bread at once.

With this information, and having the sought the best knowledge of it's logistics and cost of operations, it shouldn't be a headache to outline at least the first potential 20 people that you will pitch the enterprise to.. with the best clarity of explanation, outline what you have sourced, agreements you have in place for people you will be supplying to and inherently make them understand you have already sourced the oven and everything lined up, you can even go as far as making them understand that you have already had a memorandum of understanding with all necessary aspect of the operation.

And now you are raising capital and willing to give not only a percentage of the profit when it starts coming on weekly or biweekly basis but also a stake in the business as it grows.

While you are not requesting for a huge amount like 500,000 or so, within 50k-100k is all you are bargaining for. With a total number of 50 prospective leads at least 4-5 will return your call..unless you are an Unorganized individual that they feel you will be a bad investment on their side.

While the initiative still goes on as to when and how you will be repaying, the idea is simple enough to carry out.. and this goes the same way for any other larger enterprise. Which by then requires more rigorous approach.

Belief it or not, a lot of people have money laying around that they will gladly give out to serious minded people whom they know can help themselves and even generate money for their patrons while at it.

Even in Nigeria a lot people do it for the sake of prestige. No strings attached. Just out of pure prestige.

Many people running large pure water company started from someone's compound and not even with a single vehicle to deliver with in the beginning.

Like I said, it depends on the lens you are seeing the society you live in with. We are not a developed country. We are even still trying to get close to the status of a developing country but yet everyone assumes we should be living like the developed world. Study history. There's a reason they say Rome wasn't built in a day.

I did my best to dial the tone down, not particularly for you, but at least someone who may or will likely see beyond what I am even trying to outline and make proper use of it.

franchasng:
I swear if Tinubu was governing Nigeria with all sincerity, love and unity at heart by carrying every region and tribe along sincerely in his government, making humane but effective policies with the sole aim of growing the entire Nigeria and improving thr lives of all Nigerians and their businesses irrespective of tribe, I would have been glad to even be the first to organize fellow Igbos in my little capacity to rally financial support to support the government through individual contributions.


We Igbos do this a lot. We do it a lot, its part of us, it is what helped Igbo land and communities to succeed and overcame marginalization and sidelining by the Nigerian federal government since the end of the Civil War.


It has helped Igbos a lot and we would have been glad to do same to support Tinubu's government if he was leading Nigeria with love, honesty, integrity, empathy.

I think it is fair to say the man has done what was expected of him by his major stakeholders. While those interest in general does not reflect or in anyway have a wild effects on majority of Nigerians, the simple and yet irrevocable aspect of his government is that he has opened a lot of doors to make enough money if you just know where to look.

In all ways, Nigerians and the government has never had a relationship. They do what they think it's best, and the citizens complain and the underlining understanding of their excuse is you can never please everyone.

Majority has always complained, while the complain may stem from different context, the reality is the percentage of people who benefit from government and those who don't will always be the same. It is just how the human race are presently. Sure there may be more of us today, but the percentage of winners and those on the otherside have always been the same.

For any serious government to solve Nigeria problem, it will not only take a radical move but also a bold one at that. Everyone one isn't going to be a billionaire, and in Nigeria where influence through wealth is the most potent language, almost everyone feels they are being left behind while they see some others eat from the fruit of the nation.

As much as a lot of things are not working in this country, and the complain is over the top, every progressive mind knows problems equals opportunity. This opportunities, a lot of Nigerians are not seeing it. Making use of it becomes a matter of not knowing what to do.

An average Nigerian who works in bank, doesn't even know how to structure a deal let alone have the essence of it to raise capital to finance the deal. Everything is about government like we are living in some socialist state.

While I do not say we are in anyway close to margin of what we should be getting, it will be more productive also to start from somewhere. What Nigeria generates can not sustain Nigeria and that's even when you haven't factor corruption into the picture.

It is left for citizens to see where the cracks in the systems are, take advantage of it. Pooling resources, moving to solve problems minimals ones, creating a new avenue for resources instead of just waiting for the government to handle everything.

I wish there's a possible ways Nigerians have an avenue of people who will come together to tackle one aspect of the problem. In reality when you propose such, the attitude towards it is always the same, what is the government job. And with that attitude, a government who knows his tenure can only run for a limited time of 8 years will do everything to make sure he and not the country will continue to benefit from the time he is able to occupy that space.

The problem with Nigeria is not lack of human resources, it is purely lack of orientation.

FSBoperator:
And these same people were insulting me here for refusing to be part of their anti South Africa campaign .

I had stated in one of my threads now deleted that Nigerians will be foolish to allow drug cartel figures and their beneficiaries to push them into hating SA and her people for rightly calling for their deportation from that country.

They all said I am a tribalist for not attacking South Africa and that tribalism has eroded every patriotism I should have.

For calling me a tribalist for rejecting joining their latest hate propaganda against South Africa , they inadvertently admitted that it is their people who are causing trouble in SA.

I responded to them citing their own hatred for Nigeria and Nigerians that they can't expect me to be blindly patriotic and come in defense of criminals in South Africa because they share the same passport with me.

Now you can see how they have been mocking Yorubas over this abduction and were hoping the kids will all be murdered by the terrorists.

This is why the news of the rescue operation of the kids by the Nigerian security forces is really paining them in their dark souls.

In the spirit of Nigerianism brother, it doesn't matter what those guys are being accused of. They are Nigerians, and the sort of treatment being mented to them is not warranted.

In your words, it is not about being tribalistic that you are citing the wrongs those guys perpetuate in SA which clearly justifies the treatment they are getting, however, the issue is, they are Nigerians. Doesn't matter what they do. They are Nigerians. It is up to us to pronounce whatever sentence we see that is fitted for their actions no matter how gruesome it will make people feel even inside Nigeria. The reality still remains they are citizens of the federal republic of Nigeria. And in that way, south Africa government and not even it's citizens has limited right in destroying their life, properties and businesses all in the name of their governmental agitations.

With all the atrocious and nefarious activities of the Western world on the global south, do you see them being publicly lynched? Or for some reasons have their businesses and livelihood destroyed. Of course not, because we categorize the priority they impose on us as the privilege for their operations, and that's just the ones that are actually smart amongst them.

Don't get it twisted, most foreign bloods or companies managers that operates in Africa are rejected ones from their people, in most cases if not general it is more or less like serving punishment when they get assigned to our side.

And when those people come and you(we) as an African see them as a proprietary body or a representative of the western society, and invariably laying down our arms or rights to be trampled on, we are already at a loss. It is easier to judge other people when you have never walked in their shoes. Moral ethics only goes as high as your extended limitations. We all posses it, however in different quantitative measures.. A black Africans man kneeling down to greet a white woman in public in the stance of a slave to someone he undoubtedly can have as a wife or a younger sister is not demented but in all ramifications a very stupid subconscious gesture. And this happened while he is persecuting an abled bodied black man like himself, full fitted strength who is trying to provide for his own family wellbeing. Trying to label everyone illegally staying in south Africa as a criminal is just a ludicrous statement. And to say they merit whatever punishment they are facing is even more wrong.

With the help of some of our distinguished leaders on the African plane, Mining operations goes on, dredging, drilling, deforestation, theft, corruptions and looting all rolled into one big pile of abundant forceful meal we must all choke on. And this is where south Africa got it wrong.

Africans will be the ones to build Africa. Not the western world. And they seems to be neglecting that fact.

The united states' of America became what it is today because it opened it's doors to all. Even with the scrutiny going on over there today, America is still largely considered as the land of the free. The endless possibilities in the country is beyond a group of people or an idea or a president for that matter. And while there was a time, the Jews, the Irish, the Italians, and the blacks who are in some ways the backbone of that country today were not welcomed there because they brought all sort of low survival skills which involves criminality, in a way their generations got better over time and actually worked with the country and have successfully built a better world for everyone in it and outside of it.

While I do not totally be against your point as punishing offenders, it is also very sad when you see a country like south Africa who ought to be the beacon of freedom on the continent of Africa acting like animals towards their own black Africans, and summiting the whole act under the umbrella that their own brothers and sisters are criminals and illegal immigrants and simply ignoring they are merely trying to free themselves from the lowest sort of bondage. Build house in the village, have a steady business, put kids to school and have a little to relax with when the time comes to retire. They are not working to become to Billionaires in dollars. That is a Western dream

And to have people even supporting the notion clearly indicates how far the whole pan Africanism as deteriorated. I read your comment and just want to point that out

As for the news regarding Oyo and the student, in all graces thanks is due to all bodies involved. Those children deserved to be free with any means necessary.

AMINDA:
I wouldn't be surprised if Tinubu has sent emissaries to Kanu. Tinubu’s strategy is simple. Disenfranchise Obi from the race, release Nnamdi kanu and then drop Shettima in favour of a Northern Christian and then attempt to make 2027 a North vs South affair. He has sampled opinions online and believes the myth that the entire South will vote for him if Obi is not on the ballot but he may be miscalculating and underestimating the level of his unpopularity. Tinubu is even more unpopular across the South than he is in the North today and disenfranchising Obi will only make it worse.

This just has an air of wrong assessment all over it AMINDA

georgeakins:
A broke person is giving advice
Advise yourself and leave us alone

I don't know how old you are but you strike me as someone still very much in the process of growth. Just learn, it's not illegal yet

The problem with Nigeria patriarchy will always shows it's ugly head due to lack of communication and collective goals within the family.

My own two cents will be for people who are in the system already.

While you are able, set up a family legacy office system where if possible not the children but wealth management individuals can help safe guard your principals. I.e your investments, properties, non concession power of attorney, but rather with votes and who has those votes.

Most inherited assets gets squandered. Even ones without complications has a tendency of facing the same doom.

Set up your principals in systems that will enable your family and offsprings to draw from the income the principal generates and they focusing on their own careers. If you leave it open. Issues like this will always come into the light.

Just a piece of advice.

If Abiola family, Dangote of his era can go under, it is not a matter of is this happening, it is simply a matter of eventuality.

Even if you have a single family.. make your children understand from the day they started knowing how much you are worth that the wealth is not theirs but for your grandchildren. You can support them and make sure they do not let their own grandchildren also be a curse to the wealth. But growing it. You work for your grandchildren, your children work for their grandchildren and your children make your grandchildren understand the wealth is for their grandchildren as well and not entirely theirs.
That's how legacy and dynasty survives.

AderonkeOlaniyi:
Criminal government. Amala politics. Government of fraud, corruption, nepotism, and banditry.

You do know you are allowed to make your point without impersonating other tribe right?

Dreal1247:
The prisoners who love their chains will remain in bondage. One Yoruba pastor spoke from the church pulpit that he is not a bastard and that he is a Yoruba and must vote for Tinubu. I wonder what he will be telling his followers who are now reaping the fruits of the failed Tinubu government. Obi is coming to serve Nigeria and make it a better country while Tinubu has come to serve those who imposed him on Nigerians. He has come to steal, kill and destroy. Obi has come to restore the lost glory of Nigeria. Obi said that if anyone can prove that he is corrupt, he is going to stop his presidential ambition, can Tinubu make the same comment?

It is funny whenever I read Obi is coming to serve Nigeria and make it a better country and yet no one even with all hypes around him, no one and that's including he himself has highlight the way he wants to. What are his policies? His Agendas., his plans towards all these problems Nigeria has. All we keep hearing is, he is the man for the job. Resumé he no gree submit, recommendations not really something to speak of, Team lightweight, idealism Narrow.. so what exactly is he even bringing to the table that he can't talk about.. that's the one issue he has to address if he wants to be taken seriously. Not all these mantra and no plans..
27 is almost here, and personally I really can't wait for all this to be done with and serious people can focus on what's going to happen in the country. Tinubu still remains in Aso Rock till 31.

There's this guy on IG.. something MBA is his name. He breaks down the synthesis of SMEs in Nigeria. The guy is Ibo. He packs a lot of knowledge, at least that's for those who can see it and hear him clearly. Any small business owner, I will encourage to search for the guy page. I have seen some of his post, and I can honestly tell you the guy isn't teaching textbook, he is teaching experience