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matify83:That's Impressive. The challenge with solar power is just the downtimes that come when the rainy season is in full swing or at night. Some folks do have hybrid solar/wind energy off-grid systems in place to mitigate against downtimes. |
Biodun556:Ramses II... A very imaginative passport. ![]() |
money121:1992... Impressive. You folks are good record keepers in your family. |
muyico:Indeed, Herbert's Special Assistant, Olusola Faleye was fortunate that the copter was FULL and he had to take some of the luggage by road to the nearby state of Nevada. It was a very close shave with death because his name was on the flight manifest of those who were to fly on that copter. I still get some occasional goosebumps just thinking about that close shave that Olusola Faleye had. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Port.... Sun 230624 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSfwodHWf8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPnTwXhGTVw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWXpDdHQBKM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_Y6az24b8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cnY1IVuVWs |
Just like the investigators said, that copter should NEVER have taken off that night due to inclement weather conditions, but to make matters worse, the copter clipped electric poles and rapidly descended before BURSTING into flames in the Mojave Desert in Southern California. Exactly 3 days before that copter crash which claimed the lives of the former Nigerian Exchange Group [NGX Group] chairman, Abimbola Ogunbanjo and the Wigwes, a U.S. Marine helicopter had crashed in the same Southern California area due to poor weather conditions with 5 young U.S. Marine Corps pilots in their 20s on board. There were NO survivors. => https://apnews.com/article/marine-helicopter-crash-san-diego-miramar-california-storm-1fe8095eba1c61010a64b27e105d2b0c LESSONS LEARNED: Do your due diligence with online and offline resources on aircraft brands. NEVER take off in a copter in bad weather situations especially at nighttime EXCEPT the copter (or even a plane) is equipped with advanced air navigation instruments that allow copters to take off and land in near-zero OR zero-visibility. Period. |
This CERTAINLY puts to rest all the irresponsible conspiracy theories surrounding the copter crash and the translation of the brilliant tecnocrats, Otunba Abimbola Ogunbadejo and Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and 29-year-old son and the two young pilots aged between 22 and 25 years. Herbert's Special Assistant Olusola Faleye whose name was on the flight manifest but escaped being on the copter due to the fact that all the luggage could NOT be put on board, definitely had nothing to do with the death of his boss in the copter crash as being wildly speculated online. He was detailed to move the luggage by road to the nearby Nevada instead. The Erunwon Ijebu-born Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo [1962-2024] and the Isiokpo Ikwere-born Herbert Wigwe [1966-2024] were some of the FINEST corporate executives out of Nigeria and they left footprints in the sands of time. The Elerunwon of Erunwon-Ijebu in Council headed by Alaiyeluwa Oba Johnson Adebayo Adebola Okubena, conferred on Ogunbanjo the traditional title of Bamofin of Erunwon Ijebu Kingdom, meaning the “father of lawyers”, on 8 December 2018. =>https://businessday.ng/news/article/who-is-abimbola-ogunbanjo/ =>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abimbola_Ogunbanjo Herbert Wigwe too was building a world-class Uni called Wigwe University in his Isiokpo hometown in Rivers State as of the time of his passing. =>https://businessday.ng/news/article/life-times-of-herbert-wigwe-in-68-rare-pictures/
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“If I were in charge, I certainly would have said ‘NO, THANK YOU,’ ” aviation safety consultant and retired Marine Corps Col. Pete Field told The Associated Press on Wednesday. LOS ANGELES — Two aviation experts who reviewed newly released photos and video of Friday's helicopter crash that killed a prominent Nigerian banker and five others said the flight likely should have been CANCELLED because of poor nighttime weather conditions in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. The National Transportation Safety Board released photos and video of the mangled wreckage this week as its investigators continue to look into what caused the crash. The agency’s preliminary investigation report will be released in the coming weeks. Weather reports from the time show a mix of rain and snow, and the aircraft flew over a remote area of the desert that likely would have had few lights for the pilot to navigate by, other than cars’ headlights and taillights along the interstate. Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of Access Bank, and his wife and 29-year-old son were among those aboard the helicopter when it crashed shortly after 10 p.m. near Interstate 15. Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo, former chair of the Nigerian stock exchange, was also killed. Their deaths shocked many in Nigeria and in the banking sector. Officials said the pilots — Benjamin Pettingill, 25, and Blake Hansen, 22 — also died in the crash. A member of Hansen’s family said they were grieving Wednesday and declined to comment. The helicopter left Palm Springs Airport around 8:45 p.m. on Friday and was traveling to Boulder City, Nevada, Graham said. Boulder City is about 26 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Las Vegas, where the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58 on Sunday. Wigwe’s destination after the plane landed has not been confirmed. The charter company, Orbic Air LLC, declined to comment Wednesday. Flight-tracking data shows the helicopter was following the interstate until it made a slight right turn, turning south of the roadway, according to the NTSB. The data then shows a gradual descent and increasing ground speed. The wreckage site, with a debris field about 100 yards (91.44 meters) long, shows that helicopter hit the ground with its nose low at a right-bank angle, the NTSB said. Witnesses reported a fire on the helicopter, as well as downed power lines, the NTSB said. Clipping the power lines, which may have been hard for the pilot to see in the dark, could have caused the crash, said Al Diehl, a former NTSB investigator. “In a matter of seconds, you can get disoriented,” he said. Authorities have said there was a pilot and a safety pilot, but not who was serving in which role. Both were licensed as commercial helicopter pilots as well as flight instructors. The Airbus EC-130 only has controls for a single pilot. The crash came just three days after a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter went down in the mountains outside San Diego during historic downpours, killing five Marines. “It’s been a couple of terrible weeks for helicopters in Southern California,” Diehl said. ___ Associated Press researcher Rhonda Shafner in New York contributed. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2024/02/14/helicopter-crash-california-nigerian-banker-wigwe/723c3924-cb97-11ee-aa8e-1e5794a4b2d6_story.html
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nightfox01:That's impressive. |
emkz:If anyone is travelling, he must approach a bank to get BTA and he must be receipted. At the airport, he must present the receipt to customs and evidence of the cash. If he doesn't have the cash, he must be arrested, tried and jailed. Wicked people use travellers to buy BTA at government rates and resell to the black market. If this practice is not functional, give them pre-loaded debit cards by going into partnership with companies like Travelex and Transferwise or Revolut or Remitly and pay them directly so that beneficiaries can collect their cash when they get to the countries of destination. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Impressive. ~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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nlfpmod:Introducing Sora, our text-to-video model. Sora can create videos of up to 60 seconds featuring highly detailed scenes, complex camera motion, and multiple characters with vibrant emotions. Prompt: “Beautiful, snowy Tokyo city is bustling. The camera moves through the bustling city street, following several people enjoying the beautiful snowy weather and shopping at nearby stalls. Gorgeous sakura petals are flying through the wind along with snowflakes.” We’ll be taking several important safety steps ahead of making Sora available in OpenAI’s products. We are working with red teamers — domain experts in areas like misinformation, hateful content, and bias — who are adversarially testing the model. |
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AllenSpencer:.Judge Engoron issued his long-awaited ruling today. After conducting an 11-week trial of Trump Org on a case where the New York Attorney General alleged that Donald Trump engaged in a pattern of fraudulent business practices over the court over course of many year, Judge Engoron ordered Trump to pay a massive $372 million in total fines. Trump was also stripped of his business certificates in the State of New York, which makes it virtually impossible for him to continue to conduct business in the state. The AG also asked Judge Engoron to ban Donald Trump, Jr. and Eric Trump from conducting business in NY for 3 years. Engoron declined to grant that request, finding that there was insufficient proof presented at trial to show that they were aware of their father's fraudulent schemes. |
onthehill:The interior makeover isn't bad. The exterior wall of the house just needs some painting to make the entire house come alive. |
[quote author=AngelGabbyShara post=128492615][/quote]EKITI POLICE COMMAND ARREST KIDNAPPING SYNDICATE RESPONSIBLE FOR EMURE SCHOOL GIRLS ABDUCTION. Eight kidnapping suspects have been arrested and one neutralized by the Ekiti State Police Command. The suspects are linked to various kidnapping incidents, including the abduction of school children and teachers in Emure-Ekiti. The police recovered several weapons and other items from the suspects. The Commissioner of Police has ordered intense operations to combat criminal elements in the state. |
eddynaira125:Succinctly put. |
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Ibrahimcoomasie:Computer Village was actually started by the Yoruba folks in the 1990s. Some younger NL posters here don't even know this. There are many Yoruba and some Edo folks in addition to Ibos in that place with businesses as well. Infact the biggest distributor of computers and computer accessories in Computer Village is a Yoruba multimillionaire dude by the name of Michael Akinwale. Young folks and insular ethnic bigots who don't know the history of that Computer Village falsely allude claims of Ibo domination in that area. |
flokii:True that. During COVID-19, some folks in the U.S. speculatively hoarded hand sanitizers and other health-related items with the intention to sell them at higher profits due to the high demand. When the U.S. authorities got to know about the speclators they got them arrested. I'm surprised that some highly irresponsible people right from page 1 of this thread and some other NL threads are in support of speculative hoarding of foodstuffs and rampant profiteering. No country in the world runs a full capitalist economy. There's some measure of SOCIALISM embedded in the economic practices of a lot of Western/European countries in the area of protectionism and more. Nigeria cannot be any different. |
do4luv14:That's interesting. If you had this same bread in Togo then it seems it's the Ewes of Togo and Ghana that make this crusty Ghana bread. You know the Ewes are an ethnic group that are indigenous to Togo right into Ghana. The Ewes are different from the Ashanti folks or the larger Akan people in terms ethnicity. |
sukkot:How's the weekend going @Sukkot, So, you've abandoned chicken and waffles. I can see that your love life with chicken, waffles and syrup toppings is finally out of the window to be replaced by crusty Ghana bread. Lol... ![]() Tbh, Ghanaian food isn't entirely bad.
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Jewessgratitud3:It looks like crusty French loaves. |
EtinosaDLaw:I have to chip this in. I had NO intentions of commenting on this food thread discussing tomatoes until I saw your highly misleading post! You have to get some of your FACTS right and STOP typing or talking B.S. here by twisting historical events that some of us who are older clearly witnessed before relocating from Nigeria. What you posted shows that you're clearly NOT aware about what Lagos State was back in the day. You're even ignorantly calling the person or young lady you quoted an "Indomie generation!" Second, Prof. Tai Solarin was NEVER a Governor of Lagos State for one single day, he was the founder of Mayflower School in Ikenne, Ogun State which was established when he came back from the UK with Sheila Solarin his British wife. Tai Solarin was actually a British Royal Air force pilot and went on air combat missions during World War 2 (1939-1945). Third, I'm not a huge fan of President Tinubu (because he allowed all kinds of online trolls and people to defame him for over 10 years now without being sued to court for outright defamation of character), but, for your information, Tinubu laid the foundation or blueprint used by successive Lagos Governors till today for the gradual urban renewal of Lagos State which was left abandoned by successive Military dictatorships after the oil boom era of the 1970s and Lagos State was in tatters by the late 1980s and got worse in the 1990s with massive decay in infrastructure. Governor Tinubu's foresight led him into establishing the multi-million dollar Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) which has now culminated in the establishment and launching of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex, the Lekki Deep Sea Port was conceptualized by the then Governor Tinubu and Tolarams Group as a public-private sector initiative with Lagos having 20 percent shares in the project. The FG has 5 percent shares. Even OBJ commended Tinubu back then in the early 2000s for the Lekki Deep Seaport project. Fourth, I remember that Governor Tinubu massively upgraded the Lagos Island Central Business District (Broad Street and environs) into an upscale zone with wider roads, and the Federal roads in Lagos State were upgraded by Tinubu when the FG could not do so. Fifth, as for the Agbero issue, you are clearly ignorant about the Yoruba meaning of the word Agbero. Agbero is a Yoruba word which simply means in English to "carry passengers." They are part of the legit Road Transport Unions all over Nigeria and some of them are even drivers. They are all NLC members who pay their annual dues to the NLC for your information. Mc Oluomo is a multimillionaire transport owner who is also a member of the prestigious Nigerian Labor Congress just like all transporters around Nigeria. I see and read posts by non-Yoruba people who ignorantly misuse the term Agbero to refer to street gangs, criminals, hoodlums or touts. This is very WRONG and a bastardization of Yoruba language by non-Yorubas especially from the Ibo East who even incorrectly mispel and call these guys "agboro." Of course the vicious criminals and gangsters you see in Onitsha are NOT the same as Yoruba Agberos/drivers who are part of the legit transport unions such as NURTW and RTEAN with branches in all the state capitals. Maybe you meant to talk about neighborhood or street gangs in Lagos. Do they exist? Yes. Are they called Agberos? NO. The proper Yoruba name for neighborhood or street gangs is "Omo Ita" and NOT Agbero. Last but not least, Brig. Gen Buba Marwa (rtd) was quite charismatic (and was even born, lived and schooled in Abeokuta, though he claims to be from Adamawa State, with a Cameroon connection). But in terms of the transformation of Lagos State, he didn't do as much because there was massive infrastructural decay and he had a security outfit in place, but the then Governor Tinubu did FAR more especially after the OBJ-led FG seized Lagos State's monthly Federa allocations, so, as a chartered accountant and auditor with his past role as a senior technocrat and Treasurer of Mobil Nigeria (now Exxon Mobil), he got creative, removed the wastages, and took Lagos State's INTERNATIONALLY GENERATED revenue from a few millions to billions of Naira annually! This led to Lagos NOT to depend on FG allocations again. Former Governor Babatunde Fasola who was Governor Tinubu's Chief-of-Staff also affrmed that Lagos State is the only state in Nigeria that can SURVIVE without Federal monthly allocations. Lagos State is a work in progress because of the influx of immigrants from other parts of Nigeria and especially the West African region thereby putting massive pressure on infrastructure. Only the devolution or decentralization of powers to the states would ensure that other states develop at their own pace instead of putting pressures on the more developed areas of Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and environs, Kano, Enugu, etc. |
DeLaRue:Lol... Succinctly put. |
EdiskyHarry:That's interesting. The Akwa Ibom government has to do more in creating value addition to crops and other resources and bring in sustainable tech jobs in the number 1 oil-producing state in Nigeria. Same with Bayelsa which is the number 1 gas-producing state in Nigeria. |
LoveLeadsLand:SMH. |
Thissystem:Police authorities at the Zone 2 Command Headquarters in Onikan, Lagos, have arrested one Blessing Effiong, a domestic staff, and her husband, Bassey Effiong, for stealing $51,000 from their employer’s residence in the Lekki area of Lagos. According to reports from the command, Blessing, who was recommended for employment by an agent named Anthony, began her employment as a domestic staff on December 23, 2023. Shockingly, within just three days of commencing work, she absconded with $51,000 along with her husband, fleeing to Cross River State. |
WantsandMore:This cooking gas is called LPG. CNG is the cheapest for use by cars and other vehicles at N200/kg. CNG can also be specially configured and used for generators and for cooking. The roll out of CNG has been very slow though CNG pilot fuel stations have been in existence in Lagos State and Benin City in Edo State for some years now. Hope that helps. |
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