₦airaland Forum

Mynd44:
This is false. To block websites, all you do is tell the ISPs to deny service to specific links and it is done.

Companies also do it on their internet where they restrict websites people on the internet can visit

HOW COUNTRIES BLOCK CONTENT
by Electronic Frontier Foundation

There are various methods used to block content online.

Government actors can block or tamper with domain names, filter and block specific keywords, block a particular IP
address, or urge online content providers to remove content or search results.

Often, governments rely upon commercial software to do the job for them. Products readily available on
the market for use in homes, schools, and libraries have been used in several countries. Though the export and sale of these tools is generally legal, it often raises questions of human rights and corporate social responsibility. Some countries, such as China, use a combination of the aforementioned
techniques, by pervasively blocking keywords, foreign websites, and urging companies such as Google to remove
certain content.

Others, such as Morocco and Egypt, take a minimalist approach to content blocking, by filtering a certain
selection of URLs. The level of transparency in content blocking also differs from country to country. Some offer block pages that explain to users that a site is blocked (as well as, sometimes, why it is blocked) and/or means of challenging a specific site block, while others re-direct the
user to an error page; before the fall of the Ben Ali regime, for example, Tunisia famously redirected users to an HTTP 404 error page.

Cc: abes

abes:
Do you actually believe this rubbish you are posting? Nigeria is renting a special software to block IP address? Renting from who?
What kind of dumb kids are we producing these days?

You probably are new to the internet, or you are part of the 99% that doesn't know how things work here.

How do you think the DSS tracks people on the internet? Isn't it through softwares? Did they build it? If they didn't, do they get it for free?

The BVN & NIN technology, was it built in Nigeria or did we get it for free?

How do you think Israeli software companies make their money? Isn't it through payments from softwares they built?

Get more knowledge hombre:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/8/nigerias-defence-agency-acquires-spy-equipment-says-report

ojun50:
We go recover am back through nairaland

Seun hasn't implemented the strategy to make Nairaland be more than a Nigerian thing.

Nairaland has the platform to accommodate all English speaking African countries. This will mean restructuring Nairaland as we know it today to be something more African.

Nigeria's economy will stop dictating Seun's revenue because he will be earning Rands, CFA, etc rather than sneaking Google ads at the bottom of the page

If Seun can contact me sha, I will draw a blueprint for him

Ekez:
G

G for Gerrarahia

Okoroawusa:
How much did Twitter lose?

And what kind of screenshot is that?

Almost all of Twitter's revenue - about 85% of it - comes from advertising on its site.
There are three main ways for a company or an individual to advertise on Twitter: by promoting a tweet that will appear in people's timelines, promoting a whole account, or promoting a trend.

Nigerians just started giving Twitter money last year or so, and compared to other rich countries, Twitter's ad revenue from us is still negligible, unlike Facebook which we have been accustomed to.

abes:
How does that translate to Nigeria losing over N2B in 24hrs? Please explain...

Read the first paragraph in my first post.

The technology to block Twitter doesn't belong to the Nigerian government. It's rented. And it is being paid for.

Tu compris ?

Let's say you create a software that can successfully block websites from countries, any country that wants to block a certain website will contact you to help them block it, and you will charge them per hour or per day, etc.

So Nigeria is paying $250k per hour to the website blocker

abes:
This report is based on what? Do you guys just believe any screenshots thrown at you?

NetBlocks is a global internet monitor working at the intersection of digital rights, cyber-security and internet governance.

They've got the internet monitoring tools/software.

It's like an online calculator.
E.g. if you input 2 + 2 in an online calculator, answer = 4

It's the same with [url]https://netblocks.org/cost/
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MalcoImX:
And Twitter loses 15 - 17 million subscribers by deleting our president's tweets.

You don't understand that Twitter's major source of revenue is through adverts, and how much does Nigerians spend on Twitter ads compared to the amount we spend on Facebook?

Twitter ad started just last year in Nigeria.

Twitter's server will rest from Nigerians' tweets that isn't bringing in as much money as countries like South Africa, Kenya, and other countries outside Africa.

The technology for blocking Twitter doesn't belong to Nigeria. She is only renting it and will be paying $250,000 per hour till it decides to unblock Twitter.

Do you think it's worth the cost?

I don't want to believe country that isn't credit worthy to be borrowed money could be penny-wise pound foolish.

AAbuja:
Where is this

I've forgotten where it is.
I saw it on Twitter actually

Can you swim here �

Agbegbaorogboye:
Are Egyptians black?

Yes and No.

The Sudan of today was formerly Southern Egypt and they weren't as mixed race as their northerners.

I think the modern Egyptian map & boundary was created last century.

Asides this, there are sphinx & busts of black Pharaohs of Egypt

Kábiíèsí or Kábiíòsí correctly translates in English as "The Unquestionable"

However, breaking it down word by word in this context:
Ká = Who will or Who would
Bií = Ask (or question) him/her
Èsìí/Osìí = Is non existent or Doesn't exist

LOOSE TRANSLATION = Who will question him/her is non existent.

PROPER TRANSLATION = The Unquestionable.

This simply means no one can question the king's instructions or directive.

Your post is an attempt to educate Nigerian Christians on what's real and what's not.
But little did you know that most Nigerians don't like anything positively different (and factual like in your case).

Nice try though.

Some will soon arrive to start arguing like dimwits

The Nation Newspaper:

The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission has cautioned the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) against criticising Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) for his efforts at resolving farmer-herder crisis in the state.

In a statement yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the commission condemned NEF for criticizing the governor’s efforts to make Ondo State safe for all residents, irrespective
of their ethnicity, religion or political leanings.

A statement by the commission’s Director General, Mr. Seye Oyeleye, reads:
“The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission observed with concern the highly orchestrated
campaign of calumny mounted by some individuals and groups over the recent action of Arakunrin Akeredolu (SAN) in finding a lasting solution to the attack on farmers and their farmlands by herdsmen in Ondo State.

“The orchestrated campaign, which started as a market place rumour, is now assuming a dangerous dimension, especially with the recent press release by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF).

“An attempt to equate the adoption of the state anthem as an assault on the integrity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is tantamount to reducing germane state matters to the level of
the mundane.

“The crudity of the allegation against the Ondo State governor and Chairman of Southwest Governors’ Forum, Akeredolu, by the NEF over the adoption of the state anthem in public
engagements and schools in Ondo State, has become quite worrisome, especially with the tendency for unsuspecting members of the public to believe the falsehood. This lie is
being peddled by the NEF and their backers; before it takesroots, it is better we nip it in the bud.

“The commission will no longer keep quiet and watch the peace and progress that the region is noted for to be
threatened by unfounded allegations of political jobbers and ethnic jingoists.

“It is important to state with every sense of responsibility that the allegation that Governor Akeredolu is supporting the
agitators of the Yoruba nation is not only spurious, but smacks of a poorly scripted plot aimed at painting him in a scurrilous light.

“The NEF, by its statement, is also attempting to frustrate the good intention of Akeredolu in protecting the farmers and farmlands that are being attacked by armed herders, leading to
a threat to food supply and general security in his state and Western Nigeria at large.

“It is rather unfortunate that at this critical stage of our democratic development, when all efforts should be geared towards finding a lasting solution to the frequent attacks on the farmers by the herdsmen, all that interests the NEF is political posturing and grandstanding, which has consistently
heated up the polity in the past few weeks.”

“Governor Akeredolu has demonstrated on several occasions that as a responsible governor, his main duty is to protect lives and property of the people living in Ondo State, irrespective of
their ethnic or religious background.

“He has also made it clear that he is not in support of any individual or group agitating for Yoruba or Oduduwa nation.

By his actions, he has demonstrated that he stands on a virile and indivisible Federal Nigeria.

“He does not have to be ‘politically correct’ when it comes to policy formulation in his state with the likes of those whose concern is the wellbeing of the cattle and the armed herders
and not the host communities who are predominantly farmers.

“The future of Nigeria must be on mutually agreeable terms and not on the terms of a few privileged who will stop at nothing to maintain this defective status quo that is now
violently rocking the boat of the country.

For so long, issues have been swept under the carpet, so much so that the carpet is now undulating and tripping everyone who walks on it.

“Governor Akeredolu is clearly guided by the Constitution in trying to address the issues that have buffeted our nationhood and we at the DAWN Commission believe it is in our collective
interest, if the likes of NEF join hands with him and others, to steady this ship that is clearly listing.

“As a matter of fact, every state in Southwest has its own anthem with each identifying with Yoruba culture and moral values. That Arakunrin Akeredolu introduced a state anthem that clearly espouses the Omoluabi values of hard work, honesty and integrity in Ondo State should indeed be the least
of anyone’s worries, particularly in these perilous times that we are in.”

Economics is more important than love in most relationships.
She's earning already and won't be a financial burden on you.
I'm also guessing your POS business isn't doing bad.

My suggestion is for you to open a business branch in the state she's living, then open other branches as the business grows. Of course, since she will close by 4pm (I guess), the attendants running the POS shops will be reporting to her as "Oga Madam"

You should only pay her visits this period.

Then when you've got enough money to rent & furnish a little apartment for the both of you, you can move to her state.

But if the POS business isn't doing well in her location, stay where you are.

The goal is for you to try not to be at her mercy in terms of accommodation or finance because she is a woman....I won't say more than this

Why will anyone sell a site including a shrine and the Deji of Akure allowed it in the first place?

Was the place legally sold at all?

An Akure landmark for that matter

I blame the Deji for all this.

iampeterben:
Then you are saying we have lost faith in the judiciary?
I don't support her killing considering she is an insane person who is living in a society. We have failed her trust me, the shady system of government has failed her.

Nigeria's judiciary isn't trusted nor is it respected.

It's very valid when we say "Justice is for sale in Nigeria".
Asides this, a lot of cases won't even get to court since the Police officers will be bribed to release the criminals by their godfather. You can fully understand this if you've ever lived in a rural area.

HONESTFACT101:
Has sense indeed departed from my country people,a mad woman caught and burnt

No interrogation to find the real miscreants.

a case of treating headache instead of malaria......signing out

Nigeria isn't an American movie unless you are ignoring the reality.
The criminals will likely get released by their godfather if reported & arrested.

I support jungle justice in this particular case... unfortunately

Written by Tosin Adeoti

I just realized that the surface rover that China landed on Mars last week which made them the second country ever to do so is called Zhurong. That's the name of the Chinese god of war.

Let Nigeria name anything after Ogun (the Yoruba god of iron) now, there will be placards everywhere.
While in hindsight I largely support the before-before imperalism because it led to a more efficient use of natural resources and building of better infrastructure, and more importantly it was the only thing that led to the survival of minority groups in a place like Nigeria (many of our ancestors would not have existed save for the British)
One of the demerits of it is that total imperalism erodes some of the good cultural values of a people especially if carried out by those of the dogged Abrahamic religions.
The one-god system they preach ensures that nothing else competes. (While different, traditional British colonialism in reality went hand in
hand with missionary work).

What's interesting about the total indoctrination of the African mind is that the same proselytizing fundamentalist who goes about burning shrines in his village is the same person on a rare visit to Shoprite to purchase halloween customs for his kids.

He will look with pity on Brazilians who visit Osun River but embraces the Western wedding as performed in Christian Churches even though it contains rituals from pagan traditions
which preceded the church by centuries. For instance, the very idea of a father giving a daughter away was based on the belief that it appeased pagan gods, who as a result bestow good fortune on the wedded couple.
The bridal veil itself was started by ancient Rome on the belief that because the bride has gone great lengths to make herself attractive on that day,
she is susceptible to evil spirits. A veil is thus needed to ward the evil spirits away so they don't ruin her day.

Kamaru from Ado-Ekiti will travel to Silverbird Cinemas, Lagos to enjoy a movie about Thor, basking in the chants by the Nordic god of thunder but when he gets back he will consider the Sango priest reciting incantations as backward
and unsophisticated.

Na Fela sing the song, "Colonial Mentality"

He be say you be colonial man,
You don be slave man before,
Them don release you now
But you never release yourself.
He be so them dey do, them dey overdo
All the things them dey do,
The thing wey black no good,
Na foreign things them dey like
No be so?

Edited by Ìjàpá Tìrókò

I just realized that the surface rover that China landed on Mars last week which made them the second country ever to do so is called Zhurong. That's the name of the Chinese god of war.

Let Nigeria name anything after Ogun (the Yoruba god of iron) now, there will be placards everywhere.

While in hindsight I largely support the before-before imperalism because it led to a more efficient use of natural resources and building of better infrastructure, and more importantly it was the only thing that led to the survival of minority groups in a place like Nigeria (many of our ancestors would not have existed save for the British)
One of the demerits of it is that total imperalism erodes some of the good cultural values of a people especially if carried out by those of the dogged Abrahamic religions.
The one-god system they preach ensures that nothing else competes. (While different, traditional British colonialism in reality went hand in
hand with missionary work).

What's interesting about the total indoctrination of the African mind is that the same proselytizing fundamentalist who goes about burning shrines in his village is the same person on a rare visit to Shoprite to purchase halloween customs for his kids.

He will look with pity on Brazilians who visit Osun River but embraces the Western wedding as performed in Christian Churches even though it contains rituals from pagan traditions
which preceded the church by centuries. For instance, the very idea of a father giving a daughter away was based on the belief that it appeased pagan gods, who as a result bestow good fortune on the wedded couple.
The bridal veil itself was started by ancient Rome on the belief that because the bride has gone great lengths to make herself attractive on that day,
she is susceptible to evil spirits. A veil is thus needed to ward the evil spirits away so they don't ruin her day.

Kamaru from Ado-Ekiti will travel to Silverbird Cinemas, Lagos to enjoy a movie about Thor, basking in the chants by the Nordic god of thunder but when he gets back he will consider the Sango priest reciting incantations as backward
and unsophisticated.

Na Fela sing the song, "Colonial Mentality"

He be say you be colonial man,
You don be slave man before,
Them don release you now
But you never release yourself.
He be so them dey do, them dey overdo
All the things them dey do,
The thing wey black no good,
Na foreign things them dey like
No be so?

Written by Tosin Adeoti
Edited by Ìjàpá Tìrókò

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Tinubu's mole spotted

lilvicky68:
And it will bring more money to him.. nice idea though..

I intentionally didn't mention this part because if people know you're making off them, they might cease/reduce their efforts.
But Seun, if a sound businessman can read between the lines

Dear Seun Osewa,

To step up engagement and meaningful interaction on this forum, I think there should be a game of Top 5 Nairalanders for each month.

These Nairalanders may be selected through:
1. Number of profile visits
2. Number of comment Likes
3. Number of comment shared
4. Etc

This is sort of like an award which boosts personal self image and will urge these top Nairalanders to be more active and engage sensibly.

Also, there could be an end of the year award for different categories like:
1. Nairalander With Most Likes
2. Nairalander With Most Shared
3. Most Mentioned Nairalander
4. Front Page King/Queen (or Qing)
5. Etc.


Kindly think this through.

Regards

CowbellY:
EU countries like UK

Well, Britain left the E.U but other U.K countries like Ireland are still in the E.U.

My bottom line is "smart" E.U countries, under the guise of donations & foreign aids enrich themselves

Eat less sugary foods & drinks

Eat fruits like Bananas, watermelons and nuts (e.g. walnuts) often

Stay away from artificial man power

That's all

Happy 80th birthday to HRH The Obi of Onitsha, Agbogidi Agu, Onye Nwe Obodo, Igwe Achebe, CFR

We are proud of your dignified leadership and exemplary life’s work, I salute you on this momentous day and pray for many more years in wonderful health.

COURTESY: Obi Asika

Praxis758:
Iranians never see themselves as Arabians because their culture, settlement, history and empire is older and richer than the the Arabians. The Saudis only gained prominence during the Mohammed invasion of the Middle East while lunching his jmbelicose jihad.

Iranians are actually Persians.
It's mostly Middle Easterners and people born before the 20th century that knows this.
Before Islam, Iranians practice Zoroastrianism. Hence why Saddam Hussein once called them "Majoo"; English people call it "Magi" and the wise men that visited Jesus to present him gifts are known to be Magi because Zoroastrianism revolves around astrology.

The Arabs & Persians have never been friends as far back in history that I can think of.

And like you right said, Islam was what brought Arabians to prominence, because they are mostly nomadic herders who live in tents...