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Theflint1:
A Tale of Two Cities

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ChristineC:
hmm this is a disgrace on the naira.
I remember when we got Hilux for #18m.

[color=royalblue]Na before oh.

Even the Chinese knockoffs are not cheap.[/color]

GloriousGbola:
Omoyele Sowore
shots fired

[color=royalblue] Everyone just wants to stay relevant by talking about Obi.

Jonathan, Atiku, and a list of endless Nigerians said Democracy is in danger...Guess who Onanuga singled out?

Sowore wants to attack Onanuga, but guess who he verbally insulted.

Insha Allah, we will be alright in this country [/color]

BlueRayDick:
I happen to see the price of a bullet proof Toyota Coaster used for carrying expatriates earlier in the year , the current market value is about N412m.

I'm sure the amoured Land cruisers sef no go far from N300m

[color=royalblue]I cannot remember where I saw it, but the armoured LCs are about 700M for one unit.[/color]

raumdeuter:
How many non politicians fit afford brand new cars now

Normal Brand new 2025 Toyota Landcruiser is going for about $70K in the US. By the time you convert to Naira is 112M then add custom and shipping. you might be talking about 150M

[color=royalblue]Oga, we don pass this stage oh

The Image below is the price list for Globe motors in February 2024...One year ago.

Land cruiser don dey touch 250M as at then. Then guess how much e be now[/color]

afrodoc2:
Thanks.

People are being priced out of little little goodies o.

[color=royalblue]The Nigerian used cars market is actually booming now.

Many Middle class Tokunboh car dealers, now have a Nigerian used car catalogue on the sides, because a lot of people cannot afford Tokunbohs anymore.

A 2005 Corolla is 7.5 million naira in Tokunboh. How many people can splash this on a car; a 20 year old car for that matter?

Na Nigerian used, men dey use hold body now.[/color]

GloriousGbola:
wow wow wow

so that is the reason for the prevalence of all those late model hilux on the roads!
i was wondering where regular guys were getting the money for tear rubber hilux - when most companies are opting for chinko pickup or mitsubishi

[color=royalblue]Na upgrade ohhh...

A member of my church was japaing and he wanted to dispose his 08 Hilux. This truck was battered and dilapidated

If you see how Car sellers were begging to buy it?

Hilux is about 60 to 80 million. How many Nigerians fall into the category of spending that casually ?

Na upgrades full everywhere [/color]

afrodoc2:
How much will a 2012 Kluger go for now?

[color=royalblue]You guys call it Kluger, we dey call am Highlander for here.

This guy says his own is 21 million[/color]

https://www.nairaland.com/8372899/fresh-toks-2012-toyota-highlander#134598055

GloriousGbola:
sienna has the same frame from 2008 to 2019 or so
so you can buy a 2008 sienna and throw the body of a 2019 sienna on it.

i actuality came across a 2009 sienna with 2012 body one time. horrible thing.

[color=royalblue]Many of those upgrades look horrible.

And you're right, most cars maintain the frame of a model for up to 8 or 10 years.

Prados and Hilux are the major victims of upgrades [/color]

diggz:
Thanks for sharing, bros! I see they’re all Sienna vehicles, and the most recent model is from 2011, going for N17mil. Abeg, could you confirm if they are Nigerian-used or Tokunbo? Also, the key word for me here is '’luxury car,’’ and I still don’t see any in that photo, bros. Maybe Izzou can help us confirm something when he’s online!

[color=royalblue]Cars not older than 2012 (Tokunboh) fall into the 15 million category.

I won't consider them luxurious though, because they are old.

So, in order to make them luxurious, we now "Upgrade"....2012 car will be upgraded to 2018 or 2020.

Interiors will be changed and tech accessories added.[/color]

BlueRayDick:
Source- Punch Editorial

I don't know if it's just me that observed that anytime u step outside a mall, bank, market, hospital, normal neighborhood provision shop, fast food outlet/restaurant, outside your house, etc.; u will always meet at least one person who will approach u to ask for money to buy food due to extreme hunger in the land.

[color=royalblue] Prosperity is cumming

Beg today, build mansion tomorrow [/color]

AbokiWam:
As someone who has thoroughly been dealt with by betting before..
I prefer drugs

Give me drugs

[color=royalblue]Make una no kill us nau[/color]

BlueRayDick:
The funny thing is that some people are still bashing Dakolo, they claim the gospel artistes charging to perform is not the same thing as Femi Lazarus charging to teach at his International school of ministry. Dem say na false equivalence.

I really don't understand why Nigerians can't see when a pastor is wrong and just tell the way the thing is . They will rather crawl through the lion's den to defend the indefensible.

I can't wrap my head around the fact that a pastor will charge other pastors to teach them how to handle their "misnistry " which is supposed to revolve around the gospel

[color=royalblue] Christianity is Nigeria is more chaotic than ever. So much noise, less substance

Can I invite Femi Lazarus to my street fellowship, and he'll come for free? Femi no dey collect, whether na charge or Honorarium?

It's funny how these pastors who are only seen in Invite-me-I-invite-you crusades have the guts to castigate another group who are doing the same thing with them.

If you will not pay Gospel Artistes, use your church choir.

Na why Bro Gbile Akanni still remains my favorite.[/color]

raumdeuter:
Premium international break entertainment

Izzou you dey miss oh

[color=royalblue]I dey follow up.

On my way to Lagos, and network dey fluctuate.

But once it comes up, I check [/color]

DissTroy:
LOL. He's not even top 5.

You might not like Tinubu and I don't too, but whoever is Nigeria's GCFR is Africa's 001, be it a BAT or a goat.

1. Nigeria
2. South Africa
3. Egypt
4. Ethiopia (arguably)
5. Kenya

In that order. Rwanda isn't even the most influential in East Africa, not to mention Africa. You should really study contemporary African socio-politico-economics.

[color=royalblue]He was talking about Davido[/color]

[quote author=Theflint1 post=134655500]Imagine rigging votes right in the Senate chambers, and amongst fellow politicians

Crass abuse of power isn't political genius, it's lawlessness, plain and simple.

What a country!!!!
What a leadership!!!!
Once you sell you birthright to politicians
There is no way of getting it back
You will serve your term of slavery
On till God sends the eastwind, your situation will never change
Jesus help NIGERIA pic.twitter.com/JRyVFxJIgp

— Daishkawa Lagos (@daishkawa) March 21, 2025

think he was the only person that spoke against the shabby count

Speaker said the attendance register has 243, but those seated are not up to that.

Oya, do headcount, and he refused.

What's more worrying is how other senators from other parties sat there and said nothing.

God dey[/color]

[color=royalblue] Gloriousgbola [/color]

GloriousGbola:
Mad people

I was in those Suzuki Uber today. I asked the driver the price he said 11m

[color=royalblue]Yes oh.

Used to be 8 million two years ago. [/color]

GloriousGbola:
@Izzou what is the going rate for korope or preferably korope truck with double cabin?

[color=royalblue] Double cabin?

I doubt if Korope has double cabins oh.

The Tokunboh is between 3 million to 4 million.

You can also buy the brand new from CFAO. They are running a promo; 17 million [/color]

Roland17:
PDP na rubbish party! They are cursed and obsessed with infighting and courts. They have successfully opened shops and extension in court rooms across the 36 states of the country. If they are not fighting for chairmanship, na secretary, or publicity secretary. E remain make their gatemen begin approach our courts for case. If not for the sake of have plurality, I for say make dem ban that party from National politics.

[color=royalblue]Where una dey cook all these lines from?

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Amoto94:
A son was on Facebook saying recall won't happen only for a picture of his mum to surface queuing up to recall the same person he's online defending. Most of those making noise are not on ground and madam had purged some of her vocal and staunch loyalists who would have stood by her in this period so she's left with no strong backing like that.
Some of her loyalists were people I know personally they were purged for diverting empowerment items

GloriousGbola:
in 2015, GEJ unleased a dollar rain on lagos obas

if your argument holds, lagos should have gone to pdp

it did not happen

instead we got this

[color=royalblue] You're just trying to fight against something that is basically clear

So, only Obas' voted in Lagos, abi? And APC didn't share a dime to anyone, shey?

People vote candidates because of Maggi and Matches. The people recalling Natasha collected money. If Natasha gives them too, they will rescind.

People dey kill person because of 5k or 100k. This is well beyond politics.

To get a poor man on your side is not expensive at all.[/color]

GloriousGbola:
yes and no

if it began and ended with money, obj would have ended tinubus career
atiku would have secured apc ticket
money is a large %, but in the end it is not everything.

[color=royalblue] Tinubu is not a poor man

Atiku and other politicians are not poor.
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reccy:
Bro, normally, no matter how united people are, we still have those betrayers that would want to go opposite or trying to pull every move down.

Remember, she fought her way through court to be in the Senate. We still have some painful elements that are looking for her downfall especially this down period.

These are the elements that are pulling this exercise in futility. Unfortunately, these people constitute my local government. Yes, they are people from my local government who are desperate and pained that their inactive Son was bundled out of the Senate.

We know them but our resolves are stronger enough than any lunatic media display they are carrying out.


Very useless people!!

[color=royalblue]As you move on in life, you'll understand the power of money.

Never underestimate it.

And moreover, the loyalty of a poor man is very cheap ...I mean very very cheap.[/color]

larride:
The total number of reps is 360.

He “said” 243 were in attendance today.

[color=royalblue]Only APC go get 180 out of 243

Amigoss[/color]

[color=royalblue] Those is support...Say Ahhh

Those not in support....Say Naaaayyyy..


That Ahhhs have it[/color]

https://www.nairaland.com/8374828/house-reps-approves-tinubus-emergency

HansiBobo:
Amigoss
Theflint

You don't have to trust anybody here. Your presence is very important because at the end of the day you have to append your official signature to endorse the official Communique. It could be Fubara and Rivers State today, tomorrow it might be Anambra state. Electoral malpractice is a national problem, I can tell you that LP also rigged against PDP in the East and also Rivers State in the 2023 presidential election yet Atiku is there in person. He did not send delegate.
Obi should have been there.

2ndly, Obi doesn't use his electoral constituency to the maximum. There's a reason Atiku deleted his tweet condemning that Sokoto Christian student incident, he was simply appealing to his supporters.
Go to X, TikTok and other social media platforms, I have not seen any Obidient follower endorsing the SOE. There leader should be at the forefront fighting against illegality and unconstitutionalism.

No be only when he lose election he go dey issue world press conference. Nobody will take him serious

[color=royalblue]Obi condemned the SoE too.

As for this conference, you need to understand the kind of people you're rolling with.

Firstly, we are just assuming. Maybe he had an emergency, and couldn't make it. It's very possible that he wanted to be there, but something came up. Let's put that in view.

But importantly, asides Atiku, the rest cannot be trusted. Elrufai is aggrieved because he was sidelined. If Tinubu puts him back where he wants to be, he will curse SDP, PDP and anyone who wants to be an Opposition

Or is it Fayemi that told us the protest on GEJ subsidy removal was political? Someone who most likely says the truth after he has gotten what he wanted?

If I were Obi, 2027 go be cruise for me. If Una wan vote, make una vote. If Una no want vote change, make una leave the status quo like that.[/color]

HansiBobo:
Amigoss
Theflint

You don't have to trust anybody here. Your presence is very important because at the end of the day you have to append your official signature to endorse the official Communique. It could be Fubara and Rivers State today, tomorrow it might be Anambra state. Electoral malpractice is a national problem, I can tell you that LP also rigged against PDP in the East and also Rivers State in the 2023 presidential election yet Atiku is there in person. He did not send delegate.
Obi should have been there.

2ndly, Obi doesn't use his electoral constituency to the maximum. There's a reason Atiku deleted his tweet condemning that Sokoto Christian student incident, he was simply appealing to his supporters.
Go to X, TikTok and other social media platforms, I have not seen any Obidient follower endorsing the SOE. There leader should be at the forefront fighting against illegality and unconstitutionalism.

No be only when he lose election he go dey issue world press conference. Nobody will take him serious

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HansiBobo:
They couldn't have said it better. It's a manufactured political crisis. The governor does not control the DSS, Police, Navy, Airforce or Army.

Meanwhile, I expected Obi to attend this conference in person rather than sending representative.

cc:
Donjazzet
It seems like Obi is not ready for opposition politics in Nigeria.?

[color=royalblue] Asides Atiku, I won't trust any other person in that conference to be an opposition

Elrufai and Fayemi go rug pull at the last second.[/color]

FakeNEWSevryday:
Abeg let's drop all these back and forth arguments. If the killings had continued for a second or third day (God forbid), a state of emergency would have been declared. Do you really expect SOE to be declared as a measure for a one-off incident?
How many days the rift and tussle in river state has be ongoing without any hope of peace in sight? So you want federal government to fold their hands without any intervention?

And to those asking why the presidency hasn’t declared a state of emergency in the North due to banditry against farmers, when asked to provide evidence of states where farming has been completely halted, you go silent without presenting any concrete proof. So, where do you think the tomatoes, peppers, yams, and beans that aboki traders sell to us come from? Europe?

Does it make sense to declare a state of emergency simply because bandits are disturbing farmers?
What of the kidnapping that happens everyday and in every state? (even this one is worst)
The reality is that no state in this country has been spared from banditry, it’s just a matter of scale. Ondo has been affected, just like Oyo and Ogun. What about the southeastern states? Why is the focus always on the North?
If the presidency want to declare SOE because of bandtry against farmers it means no single state in the nation will be left alone.

[color=royalblue]You missed my point, and maybe because you probably didn't follow the discussion from the beginning.

He said the demolition of the Assembly complex is enough to declare a SoE because lives and properties must be protected

And I said it's not true. If you are saying lives and properties are the major reasons for SoE, then 300 deaths in one day is enough for that.
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