₦airaland Forum

To our brothers in the abroad,

Abeg is this how big roundabouts are over there?

Or what are the advantages of having the size of a football field as a roundabout?


I passed here early this year, and I was imagining the aim and objective of this large roundabout.

Is this not a waste of space?

BlueRayDick:
You are right.

I shipped on Wednesday from their Victoria Island office. The fee they charge is based on the value of the item you are sending.

In my case, I have the value of the phone as 400k and was charged N23,700. According to them, the fee includes insurance cost so if Ur package goes missing they will claim from insurance to recover the cost which you declared at the point of dispatch.

I checked the mail they sent for tracking the package this morning and I can see the package has reached their office in Abuja this morning.

I believe the receiver will pick it up tomorrow cos I've informed the receiver of its arrival as per the tracking website info.

Just wanted to give you an update and thank you for the recommendation.

You're welcome, Chief.

BlueRayDick:
Don't hold Ur breath, it won't happen.

With the whole tension of hardship and hunger in the land, the FG will use every trick in the book to make such protest to look like a plan to forcefully take over government by opposition.

I pray it doesn't sha.

Cases like this are more likely to spiral out of control.

I already saw videos of protesters at the Police station accused, and they were already violent before they were dispersed with Tear gas Canisters.

It's good that the IGP has dismissed all involved, and now, they can be tried in court. Let the case be fast and public. That's the only way to reduce the noise for now.

MorataFC:
i have one app, but if i drop am, na 600 years ban straight

Ellexy:
Are people protesting?

I saw a peaceful protest in Delta today

CrystalTiger:
The Supreme Court ruling tomorrow will be crucial.. Things are really bad right now..

Not about ADC oh. It's about the guy that was killed by the Police

Are we about to see another EndSars 2.0?

TemporaryHansel:
Until Elon Musk do something about that creator payout, fake news will continue to be the order of the day on X, you'll pick up your phone and intentionally post stuff that you know is clearly false to farm engagement, meanwhile fake news can land people in trouble.

I thought they said CNN and traditional media houses were spreading fake news, so why aren't they doing anything about this nonsense? Didn't know folks on Twitter were this hungry for crumbs until Musk started this creator payout stuff that turned most of the folks there into what I no longer understand.

Since when content creation became a thing, our lives have never remained the same again.

Remove the money, and we would have some bit of sanity on that space

Segedinho:
Them say d victim broda na sojie and dem don go gbe d policeman like this

🚨 The police officer who took the life 💔 of an unarmed young man has been apprehended by soldiers claiming to be his brothers 😳🔥 pic.twitter.com/s9hPdxbhON

— ÃJ.☆☄️ (@AndrenalineJ004) April 29, 2026

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The policeman and his team have been arrested and taken to the Force Headquarters Abuja.

This cannot be them

Ellexy:
Brazenly and on camera too. Imagine how many young boys that officer has killed like that.

He was obviously trying to hide something.

You don't just shoot someone like that

MorataFC:
I’ve said it before, and I’m saying it again, Dapo Abiodun is one of the most underperforming governors in the history of the state, arguably even in Nigeria sef.

just look at the allegations set before him👇👇👇


https://www.nairaland.com/8661868/ogun-east-youths-ask-governor

i think no 15 can't be true though but funny

What exactly did Gbenga Daniel do?

Was he better?

GloriousGbola:
thanks

anal retentive tinz

doing a station in benin and want to capture the local flavour as much as i can

micra will be in the right colours

Nice

Abeg, na price dey bring customer sha

Sell it at 1000 per litre and the whole Edo state will queue at your gate

semid4lyfe:
Been seeing the complaints from suppliers and vendors on TikTok, especially the dragging of the paramount lady but I kinda think it was inevitable and the natural direction of things especially with increased internet access, and better supply chains and logistics.

As globalization takes hold, gatekeeping information by wholesalers became more difficult. Throw in cheap internet access and the monetization of social media, and everything kpafuka. Now. a retailer and a wholesale have access to the same Chinese manufacturers and suppliers.

Social media especially TikTok, Instagram and Facebook were the death knell. Clout entered business, attention became currency and people began creating content not just to sell but to chase views and engagements. So they let out industry and trade secrets instead of protecting supply chains, logistics methods and routes.

Another thing, the Chinese are astute business people, and are always looking to expand to new markets. They have access to data and can crunch the numbers. Nigeria with its huge 250 million people with a youth population of 140 - 160 milion is a huge market that cannot be ignored.

Also, we are increasingly shopping online. Go on aliexpress, Temu and other international e-commerce sites. You are guaranteed to see feedback/reviews from Nigerian buyers on popular products. The Chinese would have studied our buying patterns and made their sales projections before coming to set up here.

Bottom line, Chinese suppliers coming to set up shop in Nigeria no be because Nigerians leak trade secrets. It was inevitable and bound to happen. And make we talk true, if your business depends on hiding your supply source and inflating prices, the internet will expose you one day. Sellers need to adapt by giving competitive prices, and execute better.

Talking about execution, I placed an order yesterday for a Qasa Pro 5 Heavy Duty Blender from a Lagos based vendor I met on TikTok, and this morning at 11am, I got a call to come pick my order. This is the fastest I have received an order in all my years of buying from Jiji, Konga, Jumia, IG and TikTok vendors How she take run am? She delivers to the East via Night bus arrangement so next day delivery is guaranteed. Na the adaptation and execution wey I dey talk be this.

I actually know that online shopping is now rising faster than ever. I am not opposing that.

I am simply saying that wealth is made and kept through its trading secrets. You stay ahead of the game by either being efficient (with value), or hiding your source or knowledge.

When you go to China and tell the whole world how you got a bag for 5 Yuan and you're selling it for 10k, you are also telling the Chinese seller that he can make more than the 5 Yuan he sold to you.

The same way you hide how much you buy it from your customers, is the same way you hide how much you sell it from the Seller. These are trading secrets that everyone who made wealth from buying and selling kept.

Nobody builds wealth by openly showing their patterns. If anybody shows you how he makes his money, you are the customer.

GloriousGbola:
@izzou

please what colour are taxis and buses in edo?

Brown and yellow stripe.

Like the colour of Ibadan micra

BlueRayDick:
The first law of Stupidity propounded by Cipolla in his work titled "The basic laws of human stupidity" says:

Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation

Then his 4th law of stupidity further says:

Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In
particular non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances
to deal and/or associate with stupid people infallibly turns out to be a costly mistake.


This is the case of Nigeria; I see it playing out already and it will definitely culminate into Tinubu getting re-elected.

I mean tell me why anyone will see the insecurity we have suffered under this government , the number of people who have been thrown below the poverty line and how bad the power situation has gotten under this administration and we have people saying they do everything within their power to give this government a return ticket.

Exactly.

All those ransacked villages will still vote him, the moment they get their own rice and pant.

Something that was done in Buhari's tenure, dem wan add am join Tinubu again.

Which Apapa-Oshodi is Tinubu inaugurating?

cc: GloriousGbola

https://www.nairaland.com/8661821/how-expressway-looks-now-video

I'm happy to see someone share the same thoughts with me.

The kind of nonsense I see on SM these days has to be funny. You go to China and find a closed market. Instead of buying, fixing your margin and making your profit, you decide to set camera and tell your followers what you found, and how much they can sell it in Nigeria.

Now, Chinese are trooping massively into Nigeria. From Panels, Clothes, bags, etc, they have bypassed you and are bringing it to Nigerians cheaper.

We too do, to be honest!

WhoDeyHause:
Tinubu should never make the mistake of making next year's election free and fair. He better not.

https://x.com/i/status/2048795519024083262

He will win with a landslide.

Don't underestimate the number of the ignorant amongst us

Roland17:
https://www.nairaland.com/8661664/dangote-donates-550-million-futo

This is massive in so many ways I can’t even count. This made my day! Thank you Dangote, we will never forget.

While I have a glimmer of hope because this is happening during the tenure of the distinguished Prof. Nnenna Oti, I desperately hope Dangote has put a strong system to ensure funds are not embezzled or diverted.

I really wish the funds will be used to actually enhance education solely.

If dem build hostel inside 550 million, how much go remain? Make students sort their hostel issues, but make machines, equipments and all that is very essential for education and research be made available

I was also grateful when a church donated and MRI machine worth $1 million to Abia state government.

Our Government would rather build 300 room hospital with only bed and AC, than buy these machines. So make dem kuku give them the machines, make dem go build the infrastructure.

PDPGuy:
😂🤣😂😂

That’s why I suggested that he reduce the price to below $1 million.

Until the value of our passport holder climbs up, this absolutely makes no sense.

Even the $1 million you put is an overstretch

What exactly will the investor gain by presenting a Nigerian passport in US, or SA sef? Nothing.

Dem go still search craze comot him luggage if e land for India.

PDPGuy:
Thoughts on Chief Olumofin’s idea? I know Naija has considerably more mineral wealth/Human Resources than the Caribbean nations that he referenced, but that $5 million price tag could be reduced to, say, $1 million or $750,000…

Our passport ranks 89th in the World.

This is what someone should come and spend $5 million dollars to get??

Singapore ranks #1, and costs $10 million to get it's citizenship by investment.



Na people wey no fit afford something dey get better plan for the money.

Nigeria is so weird that a Federal road, Bida/Lambata highway, is so bad that truck drivers are contributing money to buy stones and fill the holes.

afrodoc2:
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State Police is a non-starter in Nigeria. People pushing for it want to switch from 1 despot to 36 despots. They are focusing on only one half of the picture and neglecting a potentially more sinister half.

E go bloody when the time comes.

Soludo's state security outfit went to a hotel, and scattered an event by a particular group.

I also watch videos of how Amotekun dey abuse power too.

State Police go hot for governor's hand. That may be the final nail on the coffin of our security hopes.

akwesenana:
Wild. 😂💔

People dey this life wey get free time

So if you go to w.w.w. dot jmail dot world

It opens a site like Google mail, of which the account is Jeffery Epstein, and you can see all the emails he received and sent, and all the pictures

Things dey happen

aieromon:
The estimate is based on my experience.

It is usually based on the value of the phone you wrote there

If you say your phone is worth 1 million naira, you are obviously paying far far above 25k.

aieromon:
Two options are available - office pickup and direct delivery. GIGL has a more efficient direct to home delivery than GUO but it will get to the recipient within 72 hours.

Budget ₦25,000 if it is a phone.

I think this depends on the value of the phone.

People pay up to 50k for a phone

Sportsweb:
Also I heard, in situation like this the POTUS and VP will not be allowed to be in the same place.. they will be sperated and move to different safe locations to avoid both getting taken out at once

Okay

If you are taking out the VP, at least, take out the POTUS.

Trump dey chair, dem pack VP comot, come begin pack Trump. If the Camera man na sniper nko?

Well, I'm learning sha. I just think that was shabby for a President. He was exposed

chrisooblog:
Chief I disagree on the bold. If you followed news circles then he was really engaging stakeholders cross country. Infact when it seemed he was gathering momentum core BATISTs started flying the story about betrayal this and that bla bla bla.

PYOs mistake was thinking he could count on PMB to have a major say in the primaries in his favour.

Buhari promised everybody to run

Osibanjo
Amaechi
Umahi
Ogbonnaya
Rochas

That guy na the greatest GNLD politician of all time; Run and I will support you!

He gave all of them the confidence they need to spend millions of naira on forms

Buhari??