I think the man should just decline and allow Ladoja to take over

AS the process of selecting the
nextOlubadanofIbadanland
that will succeed late Oba Olalekan
Balogun Alli Okunmade II begins,
heightened anxiety is growing over
the health status of the next in
hierarchy to the throne, Oba
Owolabi Olakulehin.
The 89-year-old Olubadandesignate
has been out of social
scene in recent times.
Vanguardobservedthatbeforethe
passing on of Oba Balogun, Oba
Olakulehin has not been attending
meetings summoned by the
Olubadan in council.
Oba Olakulehin was not seen at
the palace of Oba Balogun after the
announcement of his death while
others were paying condolence visit.
He was also not seen at the eighth
day Fidau prayer for the deceased
king.
Vanguard gathered that Oba
Olakulehinhasalsobeenabsentfrom
about five meetings. Though, there
is no official announcement,
Vanguard got the hint that the family
of Oba Olakulehin has been
preventing people from seeing him.
An Olubadan in Council meeting
will hold today at the ancient Mapo
Hall, Ibadanandwillbepresidedover
by Otun Olubadan, High Chief
RashidiLadoja.
Highlight of the meeting is for
members of the Olubadan in council
who are also the kingmakers to have
discussion with Oba Olakulehin
before sending his name to the Oyo
StateGovernor, EngrSeyiMakinde.
A reliable source told Vanguard
that the council will want to see the
Olubadan designate in person at the
meeting.
Although an impeccable source
confided in Vanguard that the
Olubadandesignateisfacingserious
health challenges, a family member
of Oba Olakulehin assured that he
will attend today’s meeting.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/03/anxiety-mounts-over-health-status-of-89-yr-old-olubadan-designate/

siga

Looking from another angle why do you people use this hypocritical word Neutralize. Why not simply say he was killed or do you have sympathy for the terrorist? We all know the Americans started using the word neutralize in order to avoid offending their people who will twist the war on terror to being a war on Islam, bur we all know the terrorist's don't differentiate their victims, they will attackboth Muslims and infidels, look at the family abducted recently, they were all Muslims.
So please call a spade a spade and stop trying to copy Americans in everything

Now, to the truth that must be told
about this conflict. When armed Hamas
militias in their hundreds invaded
Southern Israel (not part of disputed
territory) from land, sea and air, killing
and maiming innocent civilians, they said
the assault was a response to what it
described as Israeli attacks on women,
the desecration of the al-Aqsa mosque
in Jerusalem and the siege of Gaza by
Israel. it was also a continuation of their
campaign for the return of “occupied
territories.” The assault on Southern Israel is
a smokescreen designed by Hamas to
disguise their real intention. Hamas
needed to stop Saudi Arabia, Arab’s
richest country, from normalising ties
with Israel as part of a deal ensuring
security guarantees from the United States
along with assistance in developing a
civilian nuclear programme in Saudi
Arabia. This is coming less than three
years after Israel signed agreements
establishing diplomatic
relations with four Arab League
countries - Bahrain, the United
Arab Emirates, Sudan and Morocco. Then, suddenly Saudi Arabia is set
to establish formal diplomatic relations
with Israel. For Hamas, this must not
happen. The way to stop it is to attack
Israel. Of course, Israel will retaliate and
the anger/sentiments that will follow in
the Arab world will most likely prevent
Saudi Arabia from going ahead with
the deal. This is the real reason behind
the Hamas deadly attacks in Southern
Israel on October 7.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/10/14/israel-vs-hamas-the-truth-that-must-be-told

We are in 2023 and have surpassed 11,000mw

celebgistz:
As shared on twitter by APC Nigeria:

"Nigeria and Germany have signed the 11,000mw roadmap deal to improve electricity supply in the country, as was done in Egypt and Iraq. Phase1 will be completed in 2years and Phase2 in 2023. God bless Nigeria and our people."

Source:https://twitter.com/APCNigeria/status/1155445889286246402?s=20

https://businessday.ng/opinion/article/can-yemi-cardoso-save-the-cbn/

There’s no doubt that the bank’s reputation has been severely damaged in the nine years that Emefiele ran it. The last time the CBN was harmed was during the regime of Sani Abacha when Paul Ogwuma was the governor. Last year, I wrote two articles criticizing Emefiele for dabbling into partisan politics and pointed out the danger he’s plunged the institution into. I am sure that he’s learned his lessons the hard way.

However, others believe that the scope of the challenges is well beyond the former governor. ‘’Our problem is systemic and so every solution should go to the very root of the matter. How can we have a functional Central Bank when the country is buffeted by all sorts of systemic problems?’’, asks a former director of the bank who retired last year after 33 years of service, in a long conversation with this writer.

If it is so easy to take money from the vault of the Bank, then this country stands no chance of survival. There is no assurance that the practice will not continue, no matter who the Governor is

He goes on: ‘’The Central Bank does not operate in a vacuum. It is part of Nigeria, and is managed by Nigerians; so, the bank would have all the tendencies that we are known for; which exist in other Nigerian institutions. For a long time, NNPC refused to remit crude oil export proceeds into the federation account. How then could the CBN have built up the reserves? Why are we blaming Emefiele for the high exchange rate whereas the country’s crude oil sales were going elsewhere? Does anybody in his right sense believe that Emefiele had embarked on the Naira redesign on his own; without the approval of his bosses? Why has the government not arrested and prosecuted Emefiele’s bosses who asked him to do the Naira redesign? How can the government borrow a staggering N23 trillion through Ways and Means, and you don’t expect to have a run-away inflation? The fundamentals of this economy are very faulty. We have a very weak economy; high levels of corruption; low productive capacity; low export base and massive imports; yet you expect Emefiele to perform magic and bring about a low exchange rate? Why is Emefiele the fall guy? Where are the people who gave him the approval for his actions’’?

Read also: Who is Yemi Cardoso, the nominee for CBN governor?

The Tinubu administration believes that the former CBN governor and some of his lieutenants have more serious questions to answer; and that a new institution will emerge from the ruins of the last nine years. Emefiele was appointed in June 2014 by President Goodluck Jonathan for a 10-year tenure of two terms. He would have completed the two terms next June. Soon after he assumed office, there were rumours that politicians and officials of the government of the day had looted the Bank massively to fund the election campaigns of 2014 and 2015. There were talks of dollars being withdrawn from the bank and distributed to party officials in Lagos and other South West states in what was termed “Operation Capture the South West”. Tinubu was then a chieftain of the opposition party. He saw it all. While some people argue that the Governor should have blocked the illicit withdrawals, others contend that the CBN Governor has no power to disobey a directive from the President. “If a President sends a memo to the CBN Governor that he needs $500,000 in cash this evening, the Governor will comply without hesitation or asking a question”, says a banker who does not want his name in print.

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If it is so easy to take money from the vault of the Bank, then this country stands no chance of survival. There is no assurance that the practice will not continue, no matter who the Governor is. I am one of those who believe that Emefiele should have stood up to the politicians who asked him to do wrong; otherwise, he should have resigned. The former governor is also accused of facilitating round-tripping of the dollar – buying cheaply at the official rate and selling at a huge margin at the market rate – for many influential members of the cabal of the last administration, in addition to many cases of abuse of office and dishonesty. But where was President Buhari? Was he not aware?

I have been greatly troubled by the revelations coming from the CBN since Emefiele was arrested in Lagos in June. It is quite an irony that it is President Tinubu, a man who is not renowned for any anti-corruption posturing, who is championing the investigations into the corrupt practices that occurred under President Buhari, a man who was honoured by fellow African leaders for his anti-corruption credentials. Wonders shall never end in this land! If Godwin Emefiele is eventually prosecuted and convicted, or if a plea bargain deal is struck between him and the authorities, President Buhari will have to explain if he was under a spell when all these were happening.

Now, can Yemi Cardoso rescue the Bank and redeem its reputation? The verdict is mixed. For ordinary Nigerians, nothing will change apart from the faces on the executive floor of the bank. They believe that the game will continue and will play out in different ways under this dispensation. Others are more hopeful. But Prof. Akpan Ekpo, an economist and former VC of the University of Uyo, who had been a board member and MPC member of the bank, says Mr. Cardoso and his team should focus on restoring the reputation of the institution; stick to monetary policy and exchange rate management and should stress managed float for the Nigerian currency. ‘’There is no convincing argument for floating the Naira argument for floating the Naira which is not a convertible currency’’, he told me. He notes that the Bank should extend the period of allowing both the old and new notes to be used simultaneously to next May and coordinate well with the fiscal side of the economy to ensure stability. Drawing from his experience, Ekpo says the CBN Board and MPC should be made up of technocrats (economists) rather than politicians because ‘’the CBN deals with money and financial matters, and to a large extent, should not be politicized. The MPC is the engine room of the bank and the outcomes of their meetings are derived from evidence-based research. It is a very technical committee’’. Serious countries the world over take measures and go to a great extent to hire the best to manage their Central Banks and insulate them from politics and political influences. The last Governor of the Bank of England was not even from the UK. He was a Canadian.



The banking industry has been quite befuddled and, in some cases, embarrassed, by the Emefiele saga, especially since he was one of them until his appointment in 2014, coming on the heels of other eminent bankers like Paul Ogwuma; Joseph Sanusi and Sanusi Lamido Sanusi who also became governor. However, bankers are typically reticent and deferential when it comes to matters concerning their regulators. No banker will publicly excoriate a regulator, whether CBN, SEC or NDIC. But I managed to speak to the CEO of one of the Big Five banks on condition of anonymity on what the Cardoso team should do to save the CBN. ‘’I am not sure that there is much to add to the suggestions that have been widely made, and that is that the new team should fix the FX liquidity crisis and the attendant FX rate issues’’, he spoke under his breath. ‘’They should execute consistent, disciplined and fairly applied monetary policy; better coordination between fiscal and monetary policy; and finally rebuild the integrity of the Bank to be achieved through proper governance in decision making and respect for contracts. On governance, the directors and deputy governors should be empowered to make decisions that are within their portfolios without delegating (or being asked to) delegate upwards’’. If the CEO’s thoughts and Prof. Ekpo’s suggestions sound alike, it is because the solutions are, as in many cases, within reach. But can Yemi Cardoso turn the CBN around? Does the administration have the political will? I shall be here in another five years to report it.

this thread is just for attention. who wan go village? come see poverty and suffering. na only one place get cold beer for the whole town. and e no too cold. people there are more friendly however. they are friendly and smile a lot, but all their clothes and shoes are old and worn out

i think the best things is to build nice resorts in a villages so people can go and unwind for a week or two once a while after lagos stress you and frustrate you
but of you want make progress in life stay for lagos or, make motivational speaker no stranded your destiny

I saw another write up about Yemi Cardoso on this platform and its rather watery with no details on his professional accomplishment hence I'm here to present a comprehensive and unsensational profile of the man.

You would agree with me that he is a good choice and Tinubu is again proven as a talent hunter. Actually, the fact that you can work with Tinubu is a proof that you are a great resource. Yes there could be elements of nepotism and other under the table skills but he would never put an incompetent hand in position just because he is an ally

Here goes:
WHO IS DR YEMI CARDOZO?

Cardoso, a Lagosian, grew up and attended Corona School Ikoyi and St. Gregory’s College in Lagos for his primary and secondary education, respectively.

He completed his undergraduate studies upon obtaining a Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in Managerial and Administrative Studies from Aston University in 1980. He later furthered his education at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS), earning a Master’s degree in Public Administration in 2005 as a Mason Fellow.

In recognition of his outstanding achievements in the private and public sector, Cardoso was granted a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) (honoris causa) by Aston University in 2017. He is also esteemed as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers.

His dedication to lifelong learning has garnered recognition from various educational institutions, including as:

•Trustee of the Harvard club of Nigeria from 2022 till present
•Trustee of the Harvard Kennedy School Nigeria Alumni from 2020 till present
•Board advisor of the Lagos Business School from 2019 till present
•Trustee of St. Augustine University from 2018 till present
•Global Alumni-elected Board member of Harvard Kennedy School from 2006 – 2010
Public Service: Commissioner for Economic Planning & Budget, Lagos State
When Nigeria transitioned to civilian and democratic governance in 1999, Cardoso was appointed a Commissioner in Lagos State, a state of significant economic importance within Nigeria and the broader African continent. He set up and oversaw Nigeria’s first stand-alone Ministry of Economic Planning & Budget, which became the think-tank of the administration and the champion of the reform process. That model has been replicated in most of the nation’s states. As Commissioner for Economic Planning & Budget, he spearheaded reforms and introduced innovative analytical and consultative mechanisms to enhance governance. He also raised awareness about the complexities of managing the world’s sixth-largest megacity.
He designed and developed a strategy document for the state (based on poverty alleviation and growth), and wrote the 10-point economic agenda that helped catalyse the ongoing reforms and transformations in the state. He monitored performance and compliance of all ministries, as well as managed the expenditure patterns of the state.
Cardoso pioneered the Ehingbeti Lagos economic summit in the year 2000, as a platform that enabled business leaders and other multi-stakeholders, including international development partners and not for profit civil society groups, to contribute to solving the peculiar problems of a megacity in a non-partisan and result-oriented way. In recognition of his pioneering role and the success of his initiative, he was back in 2022, on the 20th Anniversary of the summit, to co-chair the anniversary summit.
During his tenure, Cardoso chaired various cabinet-level committees, including but not limited to:
•Cabinet Project Monitoring Committee
•Lagos Urban Transport Project Office (which later evolved into LAMATA)
•Privatization Committee
•Lagos Water Corporation
•State Security Trust Fund Committee (which he pioneered), and
•State Pension Fund Committee

In July 2017, Cardoso joined the renowned Cities Alliance Think Tank, dedicated to shaping and influencing policy and decision-making regarding urban development in Africa. Cities Alliance, formed by the World Bank, UN, and other donors, stands as a gold standard global partnership in this field. Additionally, he served as chairman of the board for the DFID and Gates Foundation’s EFinA, an organization devoted to financial inclusion.

Cardoso’s engagement extends to various advisory roles. He is a member of the Nigerian National Advisory Board on impact investing and serves on the advisory board of Lagos Business School. In 2018, he assumed the role of founding Chairman of the board for the Africa Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), an organization committed to unlocking new capital for social impact across the continent. With headquarters in Nairobi and smaller offices in Lagos and Johannesburg, AVPA provides continent-wide support to social investors by facilitating connections within broader networks.

Cardoso holds a position of responsibility and influence as a member of the Board of Trustees for DRASA Health Trust, a public organization established in honour of the late Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh.
Chairman of Citibank: 2010-2022
In 2007, Cardoso was selected to chair the audit committee of the board of Citibank. He held this position until 2010, when he transitioned to board member and subsequently Chairman of the board.
His tenure as Chairman of the Board of Citibank Nigeria Limited from 2010 to 2022 was marked by exemplary leadership and technical expertise, leading to significant improvements in both financial and non-financial aspects of the bank’s operations. During this period, Citibank experienced remarkable growth, with total assets increasing by an impressive 308.3%, total revenue surging by 235.6%, and shareholders’ equity showing an outstanding improvement of 231.2%.
Under his watch, Citibank Nigeria Limited successfully executed several substantial transactions for its clients, including for MTN through its 2017 US$1.5 billion Eurobond, in the capacity of joint Lead Manager, demonstrating its influential role in the financial landscape.

Beyond his dedication to financial growth, Cardoso was a strong advocate for diversity and gender inclusion during his tenure as Chairman. His efforts resulted in a significant increase in the percentage of women on Citibank’s board, rising from 8% to a remarkable 50%. His ardent support for Citi’s annual diversity and Citi Women’s initiatives further emphasized his commitment to fostering an inclusive work environment irrespective of gender or position.

Cardoso’s commitment to corporate social responsibility was evident during his tenure as Chairman, as he ensured that the bank made regular contributions to charitable and non-political organizations, making a positive impact within the community.
Under his visionary leadership, Citibank Nigeria Limited received prestigious awards and recognitions both locally and internationally. Some of the noteworthy accolades include being named Euromoney’s Best Investment Bank in Africa in 2015 and 2017, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Banker Awards in 2017, and achieving Global Finance’s Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank in Nigeria in 2017, 2018, and 2019, among several other esteemed honours.
Cardoso’s transformative leadership and commitment to excellence have, without doubt, left a lasting legacy at Citibank Nigeria Limited, making it a shining example of success and recognition in the financial industry.
In September 2022 Citigroup Inc., headquartered in New York, awarded Mr. Cardoso the Distinguished Alumni Award for leadership and ingenuity. This was the first time such an award had been bestowed to anyone in sub-Sahara Africa; it was awarded “in recognition of his outstanding contributions to business and society over the course of a distinguished career within Nigeria’s private, public and not-for-profit sectors, as well as academia, and for fostering the country’s financial stability and development”.

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday, alleged that the leadership of the Labour Party, LP, knew that its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, lost the February 25 election.

Soyinka accused the leadership of LP of trying to force “a lie” on Nigerians, especially youths, that Obi won the election.


The Nobel laureate spoke at an event titled “The Lives of Wole Soyinka — A Dialogue” organised by Africa in the World.

The event took place in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

While speaking at the event, Soyinka was asked to react to his comment against the Vice-Presidential candidate of LP, Datti Baba-Ahmed after the general elections.

Soyinka said the truth matters to him, noting that many people always look for shortcuts.

His words: “This recent election – two things happened first of all. One party took over the labour movement, which is not my favourite movement, and then it became a regional party.

“Whereas it was a marvellous breach into the established two camps. Peter Obi achieved something remarkable there, that he broke that mould. However, he did not win the election.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/09/labour-party-knows-obi-lost-2023-polls-soyinka/

please stay back, there are too many ibo in lagos. let the indigenes breath

wwwihy:


Jubril A. Gawat is the Senior Special Assistant On New Media To Governor Sanwo-Olu

21 years and project has just made 10% progress. the problem is always with implementation which is suffering excessive demonic oppression from the apc system

If we make a list of priority areas for Nigeria today i doubt is the excursion un to space will enter number 1 to 50,
its therefore surprising how many agencies are created for the Nigeria space program. in 2022 alone the money allocated include
Advanced
Space Technology
Application Laboratory Uyo,
Akwa Ibom State -
N1,116,081,752; Centre for Geodesy
and Geodynamics, Toro
Bauchi - N1,402,684,355;
African Regional Centre for
Space Education Ile Ife, Osun
State - N997,766,721; Centre
for Space Transport Propulsion
Epe, Lagos -
N2,043,664,976; Centre for
Basic Space Science Nsukka,
Enugu State - N1,954,550,698;
National Centre for Remote
Sensing Jos, Plateau State -
N2,632,077,830; Zonal Advanced
Technology Laboratory
Kano - N398,659,596;
and Advanced Aircraft Engineering
Laboratory Gusau,
Zamfara State - N368,374,591.
Others are: Advanced Aerospace
Engine Laboratory
Oka, Ondo State -
N444,722,273; Advanced Unmanned
Aerial Laboratory
Uburu, Ebonyi State -
N742,645,567; NASRDA Institute
of Space Science and Engineering
Abuja -
N542,247,723; Zonal Advanced
Space Technology Application
Kashere, Gombe
State - N380,555,070; Zonal
Advanced Space Technology
Application Ikwo, Ebonyi
State - N71,425,001; and Zonal
Advanced Space Technology
Application Langtang,
Plateau State - N378,925,419
DESPITE gulping N101.744
billion in three years
(2021 to 2023), the country’s
space programme has failed
to send an unmanned mission
to space, a target it set
for itself by 2022, with indications
that it may also miss
the plan of sending manned
mission to space by 2030.

source: guardian

is this government thinking at all? Bola Tinubu over to you

in a twinkling of an eye, President Tinubu restored confidence of Nigerians including the original inhabitants (of Abuja) in the Capital of the Federation. We will no longer call it “Their Capital”. It is now “Our Capital”. In the same vein, the Niger Delta people who have been lamenting absence of their people in the mainstream political leadership and bureaucracy of the Capital despite alleged huge allocations from oil resources from Niger Delta spent so far on the capital project, can now relax their agitation for inclusion in the political leadership and bureaucracy of the FCT. Which reinforces the ancient word that only justice can guarantee peace and stability in any system.

https://guardian.ng/opinion/significance-of-wike-as-fct-minister/

as a nurse you are in a good position to succeed abroad. the right man will find you wherever you are
at 31 your time is running out. in 10 years time you will have limited options so you better make hay while sun shines
i notice you are concerned about getting married, is it that you have to get married to someone from your state?

where is the guy from? its a bit confusing cos this behaviour is typical of yoruba, but its ibo that has a tendency to go to village.
be that as it may its good for the girl for she is likely a golddigger who got fooled by fake show of wealth

Fulani and Ibo are the two tribes troubling Nigeria. They are a menace everywhere they go. I mean, they should do some introspection and ask why every host community complains about them.
It would be a wonderful day when a new land is carved out and the two tribes are relocated there to intermarry and love each other. The rest of us will live in peace and prosperity together forever thereafter.

By Reno Omokri

Let’s call a spade a spade for once. The Mmesoma Ejikeme matter has exposed the high tolerance for criminality in Nigeria. Yes. Many people will gather here to insult me. They will be livid. But they will be hard-pressed to name one place other than Nigeria where there would have been such a coordinated and mainstream defence and support for an obvious criminal behaviour, by the state and the general public.

The fact that the girl, or more appropriately woman (she is 19, whereas she was sold to us as a minor) boldly took her results to the Anambra Ministry of Education says a lot.

It also shows the level to which Nigeria has sunk when we tried to gang up against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Another country may have seen the need to preserve the integrity of such a vital institution. But not us. It was a case of better for JAMB to be pulled down than for one fraud to be exposed.

Thank God for Dr Fabian Benjamin who fought like a wounded lion to successfully defend the honour of JAMB. But for him, the reputation of the institution would have been in tatters. And then, where would we have been?

Unlike the West African Examinations Council, which has a rival competing examination body as an alternative, in the form of the National Examinations Council, JAMB has no alternative. It is either JAMB or a Babel of institutions all speaking different languages as they try to come up with admissions criteria for their various institutions.

And we were willing to destroy this singularly vital institution so a woman, who was described as a girl, could get a N3 million scholarship and other personal goodies.

Just look at that. For personal and ethnic gain, we were prepared to take out a critical national institution. Ah, Nigeria we hail thee! Few nations have the capacity to undermine themselves the way we do.

Recently, I was a guest of the British and Ghanaian governments in Accra, where I upbraided the British government and British universities and colleges for asking Nigerians to take a Test of English as a Foreign Language examination, and the International English Language Testing System examination.

I can just imagine the various British officials who listened to me now laughing at me. Amongst themselves, they could be saying look at how they do not trust their own Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, and they want us to trust their certificates.

Those supporting Mmesoma Ejikeme do not know that we have foreign embassies in Nigeria reporting back to their home countries about domestic goings on.

Because of the N3 million scholarship money she wanted to gain, Mmesoma’s actions have given British, American, Canadian and Australian institutions the excuse they need to justify why they cannot trust results and certificates issued by Nigerian institutions.

And tomorrow, Mmesoma’s defenders would be fuming at having to pay hundreds of pounds and dollars to take TOEFL and IELTS examinations before they can be admitted into foreign institutions. Because of a lack of forward thinking, and inability to anticipate the consequences of actions, it would not occur to them that they drove the nail into their own coffins by their present support for what is obviously a fraudulent act.

And Nigerians did not even sit down to ask themselves very pertinent questions on this Mmesoma Ejikeme matter. The girl claims that right from her nursery school days, she has consistently taken the first position, all the way through primary and secondary schools.

If that is the case, then why did she take JAMB at the age of nineteen? It is rare, very rare, for a brilliant student who went to nursery school to be a JAMB candidate at that age.

In Nigeria, nursery schools are for under-fives. By age five, you are admitted into the public primary school system. You are expected to stay there for six years. And then at age eleven, you are admitted into the public secondary school system, and you are expected to spend another six years there.

That means that a brilliant student would be expected to take their WAEC and JAMB examinations at age sixteen or seventeen. But Mmesoma is nineteen. It does not seem to add up.

If you are reading this and you went to university in Nigeria, how old were you when you took your JAMB examination? Now, compare your age with that of Mmesoma, who has consistently been coming “first right from nursery school”. Does it add up?

As long as some people keep on playing the politics of emotion, they will never be in motion.

Why would the Anambra State Government even set up a high-powered committee, filled with Professors and PhDs, to investigate Mmesoma Ejikeme’s JAMB result? The result was obviously fake. The owner of the centre where she took the exam (Osita Chidoka), had revealed that it is questionable. The girl (more accurately, WOMAN) herself admitted as much during her Channels TV interview.

There was just no need to set up that committee.

JAMB did not cheat Anambra State. They acquitted themselves excellently in this regard. They came up with documentary proof to show any objective onlooker that this was a case of pure criminality, devoid of ethnic bias. Anambra State cheated itself by wasting human and material resources on a lie. Henceforth, they should not complain that their federal allocation is not enough. They obviously have money to waste! This is what happens when you make a criminal matter an ethnic issue.

Indigenes of Kaduna, Osun, Lagos and Oyo states were also accused of fraud by JAMB. Those ones went to hide and bury their heads in shame, because they know their ethnic groups and states have little tolerance for their criminality. But Mmesoma was bold because she knew she would get support.

Why not? She has already seen how the owners of structurally defective buildings at Alaba market got support purely based on their ethnicity, despite being warned since 2017. She saw how some Nigerians used their ethnicity to almost paralyse the evacuation efforts of Nigerians in Sudan. So, she had enough examples to make her confident that she could get away with it.

And she is right. To show the high tolerance for fraud by the Anambra State Government itself, their recommendations did not include the prosecution of Mmesoma Ejikeme for her fraudulent act. Instead of prosecution, they recommended that she undergo a psychological evaluation. Really?

If you tried what Mmesoma did in Lagos or the Southwest, you would be prosecuted, as the Lagos State Government did to Oni Ololade, a LASPOTECH student who was jailed by the court for fraud.

But in Anambra, you will get a psychological evaluation at the state’s expense. Wow!

What did Scripture say?

“When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong.”-Ecclesiastes 8:11.

This high tolerance for fraud and refusal by the state itself to punish it is why certain states in Nigeria have too many of their citizens in jail for drugs, romance scams, and fraudulent acts in a proportion that exceeds their ratio of the total Nigerian population.

The same Anambra State Government that did not constitute a high-powered panel of inquiry to find out who was behind the killing of US embassy staff in Anambra on May 16, 2023, or to fish out those who killed a pregnant Northern Muslim woman, Harira Jubril, and her four underaged daughters, Fatima 9 years, Khadija 7 years, Hadiza 5 years, and Zaituna 2 years, was effective enough to put together a powerful committee to protect their golden girl (or woman), Mmesoma!

Unfortunately, the rest of us are treated like criminals in foreign airports the minute we produce our green passports. It is us, the innocent victims, who need psychological evaluation, not criminals like Mmesoma, who give Nigeria such a bad reputation at home and abroad.

Let me ask those saying we should treat Mmesoma with kid gloves a question:

If her backers’ false accusation that a Yoruba Registrar General of JAMB was perpetrating an ethnic agenda against an Igbo minor of 16 had led to war, or an ethnic crisis, what would you have said?

Is this not how previous ethnic conflicts started and led to the destruction of billions in infrastructure and the needless deaths of numerous Nigerians?

People who say that we should just forgive and forget are more dangerous than the Mmesomas of this world. Because they always apologise and excuse criminals, those with criminal tendencies will always feel that there is still room for them to perpetrate crime.

Didn’t you see how the Oyo State Government dealt with the case of the skit maker called Trinity, AKA Maruf Abdullahi? That is how a responsible government handles issues that are capable of destroying the moral fabric of society. The next time, there will be no more Trinity stunts in Oyo. But I can bet that there will be more Mmesomas in Anambra.

A society that tolerates crime will be a society that accelerates slime!

Mmesoma reminds me so much of Peter Obi. The similarities are almost endless. But let me just reduce them to twelve.

12 Similarities Between Peter Obi and Mmesoma Ejikeme.

1. Obi voted in Anambra. Mmesoma wrote JAMB in Anambra.

2. Obi won Lagos. Mmesoma’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice of schools are in Lagos.

3. Obi insisted he won #NigerianElections2023. Mmesoma insisted she had the highest JAMB score.

4. Obi claimed to be a youth at 62. Mmesoma claimed to be a minor at 19.

5. Obi blamed INEC glitch. Mmesoma blamed JAMB hitch.

6. Obi did a broadcast vowing to reclaim his mandate. Mmesoma did a broadcast promising that her results were genuine.

7. Mmesoma’s daddy said she was always crying over JAMB. Obi cried ‘Yes, Daddy’ over the election.

8. Obi won 98% of Anambra’s votes. The majority of Anambra supported Mmesoma.

9. Obi went on TV to cry. Mmesoma cried on TV.

10. Obi’s followers insulted everybody. Mmesoma’s supporters attacked everyone.

11. Obi lied that his brewery employs 60% of Anambra people. Mmesoma lied that she was the best pupil in Anambra.

12. IPOBy Ezekwesili said the certificate of return given to Tinubu belongs to Obi. IPOBy Ezekwesili insinuated that the highest score belongs to Mmesoma.

Moral of the story: Those who play emotional politics will always end in frustration, while those who play strategic politics will always end in dominion.

Source https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/07/12/strong-parallels-between-peter-obi-and-mmesoma

that guy is finished. na life imprisonment he don chop

these people are suffering sha, totally intimidated by local terrorist in their own land. no wonder they flock to SW
please o, carry your wahala enter una night bus dey go back

black girls lives matter

Toeing, not towing

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when i saw the history that you met 2009 and married 2017 my question is were you praying then or you were just fornicating?
you say you are now going to church, this is good but let this be a lesson to the unmarried that they shouldnt wait for the crises to come b4 going to church. prevention is better than cure. learn to shut the door and keep out the devil
i wish you all the best. get a prayer partner to join

Augustwife:
I woke up to this post on the front page

https://www.nairaland.com/7701678/not-getting-attracted-sexually

I have a feeling this is my husband(it is our exact current situation ). I may or may not be right.
If i am wrong please forgive me but if this is him. Let me rant small

To have a better understanding of what i am about to say please read my previous post below

https://www.nairaland.com/7138507/not-marriage-mind

I have given up TOTALLY on the marriage. Hence no sex. I even tried lobbying for a job for him few months ago but he told me blatantly that he will not go. I cant have sex with someone who is always drunk. The smell of alcohol disgusts me. I am tired, tired of trying, tired of praying, tired of hoping.
I have decide to give myself peace of mind, i only concentrate on my work, children and church. I attend almost all church programs because i just want to be away from him.

He has told lies to everyone that care to hear about how i am a bad wife , how i am always angry not making the home a heaven. Please which sane woman wont want a happy home? But i refuse to do any more.i no longer care if he is drunk, where he is at night, who he owes or what he is doing. I believe i have done enough.

Sincerely i dont care if he cheats. I dont think i would have anything to loose except my marriage (which is what i want).
I part of me prays night and day that he gets another woman so i can finally have a valid excuse to leave the marriage (since his alcohol addiction is not enough excuse for both families )

why all those medals on their chest? as far as i know only obasanjo fought in wars? even buhari altho being a soldier was hiding in the barracks when battle was going on

naptu2:
5) President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari in the uniform of a field marshal.

what do you do for a living?

SultanOfAbia:
It took me years to figure this out

Myth 1
That is not about how big your prick is
Is about how you rock her when knacking.
I personally start with the tip slowly then gradually put it all in. That feeling is
Then I start to Rock her from slow to fast, fast to slow then switch it.
Developing your stroking game is very important. It is the motion that brings the orgasm not how big or how large.

Myth 2
If she is religious she won't like sex
Broooo I don knack church girls tire
It's not hard. You just got to be seen as a private guy. Not a guy that is loud and walk around with group of guys. No
Be cool and show them you can keep secrets. It works very well

Myth 3
If she scream that means she enjoy it
Pure lies
The secret to know when a woman is enjoying prick is her WETNESS
Not by her moans that shit can be faked

She can't fake wetness,
If she is feeling your dick. She will secret odourless white discharge during sex.
Whenever I see that stuff I just go Gaga
And increase my stroking which drives them crazy. I love it!!

who owns this nonsense peoples gazette referring to kabiyesi as mr

My concern for posting this news is why does Immigration focus on one area and ignore the rest. We had so many immigrants from the north even with voters card and this is a crime but they allow this. Do we have influx in the south or its part of the agenda?


THE Oyo Command ofthe NigeriaImmigration Service(NIS) has warned residentsagainst harbouring illegalmigrants.
The Comptroller in Oyo,Muhammed Umar, gave thewarning while speakingwith journalists, yesterday, inIbadan.
Umar said it was an offencefor anyone in the state andNigeria to harbour illegalmigrants, adding that anyone found guilty would beprosecuted.
The comptroller said thatharbouring illegal migrantscould infringe on the country’s security, a developmentthat the Service would notcondone.
“We encourage people tohelp us and let us knowwhen they see anyone harbouring illegal migrants.
“It infringes on our nationalsecurity when you harboursomebody that is not aNigerian and most likelydoes not engage in legitimate business.
“Every non-Nigerian that ishere and doing a legitimatebusiness should have registered with the Service, whichis an indication that such aperson is legally here,” Umarsaid.
He, therefore, urged passport applicants to avoidpatronising touts to get theirinternational passports butto follow the procedure byregistering online.
He said a new passport officewould soon be inauguratedin Oyo town to reduce thepressure on the Ibadan centre.
The Comptroller added thatthe Service would continueto carry out sensitisationalong the border areas.
SOurce Guardian https://guardian.ng/news/immigration-warns-oyo-residents-against-shielding-illegal-migrants/

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Preciousgirl:
My hand mistakingly touched the zip of my male colleague at work. It hit his thing, it felt small

And surprisingly he smiled

Does that mean he is into me?

Ganduje is arguably the most corrupt governor in this dispensation, and he keeps smiling cos he knows nothing will happen to him as a friend of the president.