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Foreign Affairs / Re: Trump Hates Foreigners, What Is His Tower Doing In The Philippines Then? by ivolt: 10:17pm On Sep 01 |
Factcheck0001:Living in the US or having a family in the US doesn't change the reality. Trump has never had a manifesto. He works with talking points. Just like replacing Obamacare with the "best healthcare plan ever". We know how that went. And even if he does have a manifesto, he is so incompetent that I wouldn't lose a sleep over them. This is the same who had both house at the beginning of his first term and he couldn't build the so-called wall. He only remembered the wall after losing the house to the democrat. His most radical idea this time is the plan to deport millions of illegal immigrants. If it was another candidate, I would take them seriously but with Trump, I laughed so hard. The only thing that a Trump presidency, which I think is very unlikely, will achieve are core republican agendas. Lower taxes, scaled back regulations and generally pro big businesses policy. Every other thing he promises are nothing but braggadocio. |
Politics / Re: Unpopular Opinion: Africa Is Not Resource Rich. by ivolt: 9:17pm On Sep 01 |
You raise salient points. But I disagree on point C. A mineral doesn't necessarily have to be locally useful before it can create real value. As long as it can be exchanged, then it is useful. So, the real issue isn't the usefulness of specific minerals in local industries but the net gained in value from exploiting them when we factor in population. If a country where to gain massive value from a "useless" mineral through export, nothing stop such from investing excess export gains into other industries where the country could have a competitive advantage. I believe Africa countries generally are not resource-rich due to earnings per capita courtesy of high populations and not the presence or absence of specific minerals. |
Politics / Re: BREAKING NEWS: Aregbesola, Loyalists Reportedly Dump Apc(pix) by ivolt: 9:01pm On Sep 01 |
The chance of Adeleke's reelection just improved dramatically. |
Politics / Re: Seyi Makinde, The Worst Governor To Have Ever Governed Oyo State by ivolt: 8:48pm On Sep 01 |
Kobojunkieee: You obviously didn't understand my point. It is just like saying that any 10 year old child without a degree and good paying job is a failure. Your metrics are meaningless in the Nigerian context. Yes, it is your opinion but it is still doesn't make sense. What I said about waste management is a possibility not reality and definitely not a 1 year or even 2 terms achievement. Perhaps you have any data to suggest otherwise? So judging by your criteria, your entire list is impractical. I find it odd that you latched on to only one point that I think is achievable even though I didn't include a timeline as evidence of the validity of your metrics. |
Politics / Re: Akinnola To Oshiomhole: Calling Mrs Obaseki Barren Is An Act Of Irresponsibility by ivolt: 8:39pm On Sep 01 |
Oshomole knows that nobody cares. No voter will change their mind over his comments. It will all end in online or article condemnation. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: FG Signs Agreement With 3 Chinese Firms To Supply 1.4 Million Electricity Meters by ivolt: 8:30pm On Sep 01 |
Paraman:Why is it so hard to understand despite breaking it down for you like a 5 year old? I generally don't engage your type, so find your way. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: FG Signs Agreement With 3 Chinese Firms To Supply 1.4 Million Electricity Meters by ivolt: 8:25pm On Sep 01 |
Paraman:More than 40 million sims are unregistered, so we must urgently save this helpless victims, perhaps we should hire Indians to come help us complete it quickly. I understand your frustration, complex issues can be very hard to digest. |
Politics / Re: Tinubu May Shake Up Cabinet As Pressure Mounts On Ministers by ivolt: 8:22pm On Sep 01 |
atiku4President:You are not a kid anymore not to know that nobody cares about ethnic image. If Buhari had an opportunity for a 3rd term, he would likely have won. I don't know why you think the Igbos as a group are generally different or better administrators than other Nigerian groups, but there is no evidence to support such. Do I think all politicians are the same? Not, there are those with marginal differences in ability but such distinctions aren't based on their ethnicity or party but personal history and cognition. |
Politics / Re: Seyi Makinde, The Worst Governor To Have Ever Governed Oyo State by ivolt: 8:05pm On Sep 01 |
Kobojunkieee:I never said any of your listed item has been achieved, I think they are impossible with the current government revenue. I only pointed out one possible service that could be achieved with relative ease, waste management. So, your list is mostly aspirational. |
Politics / Re: Letter To The President: Averting Economic Chaos And Social Unrest by ivolt: 7:58pm On Sep 01 |
Akamon:So you are just guessing? Government is run by money and expertise and not ideas. Whenever you think you come across simple new "solutions" that the "dull" people in government refuse to implement. It is more likely that such solutions have been tried before, reduce politicians income, threatens a party's re-election chances, too costly, impractical, experimental or even illegal. Such letters in my opinion are mostly useless but could be effective for getting political appointments. |
Politics / Re: Seyi Makinde, The Worst Governor To Have Ever Governed Oyo State by ivolt: 7:55pm On Sep 01 |
Kobojunkieee: Aside waste management, no governor can do any of the listed even if given 20 years. Unless you have secret vault filled with billions of dollars to give to the governor. Government(federal or state) works based on scale of preference due to limited resources. You added welfare that is even very challenging to manage for advanced economy. Well, it is good to dream. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Trump Hates Foreigners, What Is His Tower Doing In The Philippines Then? by ivolt: 7:40pm On Sep 01 |
Trump doesn't hate foreigners, muslims, blacks, democrats or whichever group you think. Trump's only goal is to say and do(sometimes) what he thinks his supporters love to hear. |
Politics / Re: Defence Minister, CDS To Relocate To Sokoto After Turji Burnt Military Vehicles by ivolt: 7:20pm On Sep 01 |
MEEVEET:No, you won't. Not even with 500 thousand well-trained soldiers. There is a potent weapon that will make your conquest impossible or short-lived. Ethnicity. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: FG Signs Agreement With 3 Chinese Firms To Supply 1.4 Million Electricity Meters by ivolt: 7:16pm On Sep 01 |
Paraman:If they say tens of millions of Nigerians don't have a car, does that mean tens of millions of Nigerians wants a car and can't get one? Also, there are people who have still not properly registered their sim till date, would you also conclude that this group desperately wants to register? Of course not. What many of you don't know is that meter is not free, even the subsidised one. So, the only people who need meter are those who have applied and paid for one. Merely being a disco customer doesn't mean a person need meter. Moreover, meter is mostly sought where electricity is unstable to avoid paying for darkness. As I stated before, if you really want to know the number of customers who need meters go and source for meter applications from you your state discos. |
Politics / Re: Letter To The President: Averting Economic Chaos And Social Unrest by ivolt: 4:19pm On Sep 01 |
Akamon: Can you cite such times with positive result and why you think the advice was external instead of internal deliberations? |
Sports / Re: We Have Made Our Choice” – Napoli’s Sporting Director Breaks Silence On Osimhen’ by ivolt: 3:56pm On Sep 01 |
sulaak: While money can be replaced, time cannot be replaced especially in football where stars shine briefly and then goes dim. It is not good for Osimhen to be in the bench for the next 2 seasons regardless of the wage he earns. 4 Likes |
Sports / Re: Napoli: "I feel sad seeing Comments from Nigerians About Osimhen" - Ighalo by ivolt: 3:51pm On Sep 01 |
Namaster:You are wrong. Even Ighalo clearly states that Osimhen is NOT happy with his circumstance. There are some things a person who just escaped poverty will celebrate but would be bad news for an already made man. Earning the most money is everything at some point in life but not at all points. 4 Likes |
Crime / Re: Policemen Extort ₦3 Million From Ghana Returnee At Gunpoint In Bayelsa by ivolt: 3:46pm On Sep 01 |
These are uniformed armed robbers. |
Politics / Re: How $6 Billion NNPC Debt Is Causing Petrol Supply Hiccups by ivolt: 3:43pm On Sep 01 |
Starpro87:It is not a puzzle. Independent marketers never sell a loss but profit. NNPC is fond of selling at a loss while calling it under recovery or shortfall. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: How $6 Billion NNPC Debt Is Causing Petrol Supply Hiccups by ivolt: 3:37pm On Sep 01 |
deji17:The problem is subsidy. Dangote wants subsidised crude but the government wants more crude forex. Eventually, they will reach an agreement. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Some Senators And Politicians Demanded 10% Of My Salary - New Super Eagle's Coac by ivolt: 3:29pm On Sep 01 |
Burob:He said politicians and senators. Only a foolish Nigerian would deny the endemic extortionist system that is visible even to the blind. There is no apparatus of government that does not demand and receive kickback or bribes while performing their function. Of course, senate committee members are too smart to directly demand payment into their personal accounts, they always use their aides and fake company account for plausible deniability. No, senators are not too big to accept kickback. There is absolutely no reason why the German will make the claim unless he has been propositioned. So, if a German, a Ghanian or even a potential Nigerian coach made the above claim, then it is most probable that it happened. |
Politics / Re: 98 Checkpoints Exist In Southeast, Extortion Common - Igbo National Council by ivolt: 3:14pm On Sep 01 |
MadPolitician:Nope. 90% of the current check points came about after Kanu launched IPOB. You can confirm from your elders. |
Politics / Re: Some Senators And Politicians Demanded 10% Of My Salary - New Super Eagle's Coac by ivolt: 3:10pm On Sep 01 |
Lifestone:Those he spoke to are not random people on the street. The coach is not foolish that he can't identify his potential employer and their aides. Whether the accused are working for their bosses is another matter, but your claim that no politician want 10% is laughable. 2 Likes |
Crime / Re: Nine Arrested For Open Defecation In Lagos by ivolt: 3:05pm On Sep 01 |
The scourge can't be tackled without resolving Lagos homeless population growth. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: FG Signs Agreement With 3 Chinese Firms To Supply 1.4 Million Electricity Meters by ivolt: 3:01pm On Sep 01 |
Paraman:There is no reason why indigenous companies can't expand their production. I can assure you that the Chinese company given this contract is not currently producing millions of meter ready to be shipped. They will also re-organize their business(take loan, hiring, factory expansion etc) to meet up with this contract obligation. BTW, millions of Nigerians don't need prepaid meter. Don't believe me, go to your state disco and inquire about active meter applications. Even if the imaginary millions exists, meter is not food and its need should not trump Nigerian's yearning for industrialization. |
Health / Re: Number Of Paternity Tests: Yoruba 53%, Igbo 31.3%, Hausa 1.3% - Smart DNA Lagos by ivolt: 2:56pm On Sep 01 |
I see a lot of people condemning or rejoicing with the "news". The article isn't about test result but percentage of total tests conducted. 2 Likes |
Crime / Re: Dr Olufunke Fadahunsi Released By Kidnappers by ivolt: 8:49am On Sep 01 |
neyopompin2023:The kidnappers didn't just release her, someone(family or government) have paid paid ransom. 1 Like |
Family / Re: Taiwan Man Jailed For Filming Wife Cheating With Another Man by ivolt: 5:17pm On Aug 31 |
immortalcrown:Infidelity is not a crime in Taiwan, so no punishment is expected. The verdict is pure insanity, a wife or a husband should not expect privacy from a room they shared with a spouse. If a spouse wants full privacy, they should rent other room outside the shared home. I wonder if the lawyer did present such argument. It may or may not be because this judgement does not make sense. Another judge may rule very differently regardless of whether a woman or man is the complainant. |
Crime / Re: Bribery,bail For Sale- Lagos Police Station where Innocent Civilians Are Held... by ivolt: 5:11pm On Aug 31 |
princemillla:Connection syndrome and income inequality is a major factor for this police abuse. When two people of equal wealth clash and involve police, they both are quickly released and asked to report later. But when one of them is cash loaded or has a "connection", then the other suffers even if the initial complain was not a crime. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Shiites Kick Over Removal Of Members’ Hijab In Detention by ivolt: 2:39pm On Aug 31 |
Jubrilv:You don't need to wonder. IRAN. |
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