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Culture › Re: Asaba Market, Schools Shut As Palace Announces Asagba of Asaba’s Death by Konquest: 8:45am On Feb 14, 2024
Education › Re: Cyril Ndifon: 16 Nude Videos Found In Suspended UNICAL Dean’s Phone by Konquest: 8:33am On Feb 14, 2024
Politics › Re: Tinubu Confers National Honours On Super Eagles, Gifts Them Plots Of Land, Flats by Konquest: 8:15am On Feb 14, 2024
Sports › Re: AFCON: Alex Iwobi Meets With Minister Of Sport, Sen. John Ehoh (picture, Video) by Konquest: 8:08am On Feb 14, 2024
thevoicenews:
Video of One on One Session with Minister of Sport, Sen. John Ehoh and Alex Iwobi

Watch video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Som4bZFTmsc

The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, had a one on one session with Alex Iwobi following the cyberbullying the football star suffered.

He encourages Iwobi and assures him that the majority of the fans recognize his efforts and are grateful to the entire team for bringing back the silver medal.

He said, “You did your best for your country and i am proud of you.The leadership and the rest of the country is proud of you.Those who are not are in the far minority and do not speak for the rest of our country, so just be strong. You did your best, you are part of a team that brought home a silver medal which the country last won at AFCON 2000, which is 23 years ago.You put in your best, thankyou very much “.
Politics › Re: Wigwe: Governors Mourn Ex-access Bank CEO by Konquest: 7:37am On Feb 14, 2024
fergie001:
Dr. Alex Otti, OFR. (Governor of Abia State)


C. C. Soludo CFR (Governor of Anambra State)


Bassey Edet Otu (Governor of Cross River State)


Godwin Obaseki (Governor, Edo State)


Biodun Oyebanji (Governor of Ekiti State)


Peter Ndubuisi Mbah (Governor of Enugu State)


Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Governor of Lagos State)


Dapo Abiodun (Governor of Ogun State)



Agbu Kefas (Governor of Taraba State)


Seyi Makinde (Governor of Oyo State)


Siminalayi Joseph Fubara (Governor of Rivers State)


Dauda Lawal-Dare (Governor of Zamfara State)
'Sola Faleye's course of destiny shifted within split seconds before the copter's lift-off... This is still very surreal to me.
Politics › Re: SHOCKING: Saraki Is Not From Kwara, But Abeokuta...read Detail by Konquest:
oyatz:
Many Nigerians like to believe only their own versions of truths and foreclosed the possibilities of other truths.

I know Sen Buhari's Nephew who personally told me their family ancestry.

Dr Olusola Saraki couldn't have brazenly distorted his family ancestry since he wasn't the only one in the family. His father might have settled in Ilorin, but he might be a descendant of Fulani clerics scattered in some parts of Kwara/Oyo/Ogun State.
@Oyatz
I agree with your first paragraph. People have to keep an open mind with some of these things.

So, are you saying with certainly that Sen. Fatai Buhari's paternal side is originally of Fulah descent based on what his nephew told you?

Femi Fani-Kayode also has a Fulani Great grandfather who was an Islamic cleric and this is why he said he is one-eighth Fulani in terms of ancestry but mostly Yoruba.

I know FULL well from reading past historical materials for decades now that the major post-colonial Fulani thrust into the hinterlands of Yorubaland took place after 1900 with small cattle settlements especially in today's Oyo State.

Indeed, Islam originally came into Yorubaland (Oyo Empire) over 500 years ago from Mali hence the Yoruba name "Esin Imale" or "Religion of Mali" used to describe Islam. Iwo in Osun State has the first and oldest mosque in Yorubaland according to the Oluwo of Iwo.


With reference to Alhaji Mutahiru Saraki, there's NO doubt that the man has NO immediate or extended family ties with Ilorin. That's what he told Ambassador AbdulGaniyu Folorunso AbdulRazaq in 1962. He ONLY came to Agbaji in Ilorin for Quaranic studies at a young age from his hometown in Abeokuta. This is an open secret now to even the Ilorin indigenes that Dr. Olusola Saraki is an Egba. The Saraki's have NO single ancestral family house in Ilorin so can't be from Ilorin claiming descent from a non-existent Fulani ancestor who allegedly came from Mali to Ilorin 200 years ago.

The only thing Dr. Olusola Saraki had going on for him was that he was wealthy, hence was tolerated because he spent money on Islamic causes in Ilorin. Oloye (Dr. Olusola Saraki) REAL ancestry was busted hands down from multiple sources.
Politics › Re: SHOCKING: Saraki Is Not From Kwara, But Abeokuta...read Detail by Konquest:
forgiveness:
There are two people behind. Is it the one on the left or on the right?
The man directly behind Ambassador AbdulGaniyu Folorunso AbdulRazaq (the father of AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the current Kwara State Governor) on the left is Alhaji Mutahiru Saraki the biological father of Dr. Olusola Saraki in 1962 and he was the leader of ALL Nigerians living and doing business in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

Ambassador AbdulGaniyu AbdulRazaq was the Nigerian Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire from 1962 to 1964 when he was recalled by his party, the NPC to Nigeria to hold a Federal cabinet position.

Politics › Re: Fresh Bill Seeks The Creation Of 3 More States In The South-West by Konquest:
Unclebayo:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/fresh-bill-seeks-creation-of-three-states/%3famp

36 states never see food chop, them wan still create another state.
The creation of an Ijebu State without the addition of ALL the Ijebu Local Government Areas in Lagos State comprising of Ikorodu, Epe, and Ibeju-Lekki and nearby environs is nothing according to the Ijebu folks who are currently indigenes of Lagos East Senatorial zone of Lagos State.

For those who don't know, the splitting of Ijebuland in the defunct Western Region on May 27,1967 by General Yakubu Gowon's military government into the two new states of Western State (later became Ogun State In 1976) and the new Lagos State led to Ikorodu, Epe, and Ibeju-Lekki being carved out of the larger Ijebuland to make up a larger landmass for the new Lagos State to benefit the indigenes.

States should ONLY be created if they are viable or BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS can just be made to bring ethnically similar people together instead of splitting them into multiple states where they ALWAYS get marginalized!

Some new States that seriously have to be created or have boundary adjustments in order to bring rapid economic development, stop major ethnic clashes and ethnic dominations are Southern Kaduna, Southern Borno, Southern Bauchi, Southern Gombe.

The Nupes of Kwara with 2 LGAS can be administratively merged with the Nupes in Niger State to create a new Nupe State, the Baribas (or Batonus who are Farooq Kperogi's people) have a larger part of their land and people in Benin Republic but they have 2 LGAs in Kwara and can merge with Niger State or be with the Nupes in a new state, and the Yorubas of Kwara with 12 LGAs out of the 16 LGAs of Kwara State can have a merger with the Yorubas (Okuns) of Kogi State.


There's a lot more to be said, but I'll stop here for the sake of brevity.

Business › Re: Dollar Hits All-time Low, Crosses N1,500 At Official Market by Konquest: 1:17pm On Feb 13, 2024
Business › Re: Access Holdings Names Bolaji Agbede As Acting CEO by Konquest:
matify83:
The post reference her as miss (Ms.)


Access Holdings Plc on Monday announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer.
NOTE: In standard English, Ms. can be used for a married woman as a title especially if you don't know whether she is married or NOT.

Ms. is also used for an older adult woman of late 20s, 30s and above who is unmarried (NOT the use of Miss).


Second, Miss is used for ONLY a young, unmarried woman in her teenage years right to the early 20s.

Last but not least, folks should each invest in getting copies of the "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary" to get a rapid hang of the usage of gender titles, salutations, phonetic pronunciations, and more.
Business › Re: Access Holdings Names Bolaji Agbede As Acting CEO by Konquest: 11:38am On Feb 13, 2024
BlueRayDick:
Some of u guys are sick. The board appointed a woman who is actually already an ED to become the GMD and u start spouting nonsense about Yorubanization or some dumb conspiracy theory.

I bet most of u saying all that have never worked in corporate environment before sef🤦‍♂️
Succinctly put.

Tbh, there's loads of trolls and half-educated posters here on NL these days stemming from the "unmonitored initial NL registration" process that enables dishonest trolls to quickly register many fake NL accounts with free throwaway emails... But then my joy is also reflected in the fact that NL has a lot of brilliant folks that I've interacted with over the years who have the ability to discern facts from fiction and/or half-truths.
Business › Re: Access Holdings Names Bolaji Agbede As Acting CEO by Konquest: 10:51am On Feb 13, 2024
BluntCrazeMan:
Source:
https://punchng.com/breaking-access-holdings-names-bolaji-agbede-as-acting-ceo/
This is awesome! Those women (who really merit the positions) are taking over the corporate leadership of banks and other institutions. They are dusting the men. cheesy Tony Elumelu has majorly women handling the different divisions of Heirs Holdings as well.

Kudos to Ms. Bolaji Agbede as she moves into the Acting-CEO position. Keep Herbert's memory flying.
Business › Re: Childhood Throwback Photo Of Herbert Wigwe, CEO Of Access Bank PLC by Konquest: 10:44am On Feb 13, 2024
Groovenaija360:
The amazing throwback photo of Access bank Ceo, Mr Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe was shared on social media.

Access bank via Facebook page, posted this photo and captioned it  #ThrowbackThursday.



About Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe?

Lets roll!

Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe (born 15 August 1966 in Lagos) is a Nigerian banker and entrepreneur. He is currently CEO and Group managing director of Access Bank plc, one of Nigeria's top five banking institutions, after succeeding his business partner, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhede in January 2014.[1]

Wigwe has a degree in accountancy from the University of Nigeria, an MA in Banking and Finance from the University College of North Wales (now Bangor), an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London, and is an Alumnus of the Harvard Business School Executive Management Program.

Herbert Wigwe began his career at Coopers & Lybrand, Lagos as a management consultant, later qualifying as a chartered accountant. After a stint at Capital Bank, he joined GTBank where he spent over a decade working in corporate and institutional banking, rising to become the executive director in charge of institutional banking.

In 2002, Wigwe and his business partner, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, saw a unique opportunity and grasped it, acquiring what was then a small commercial bank, Access Bank – at the time, the 65th largest of the 89 banks in the country.

Access Bank is now one of the top five banks in Nigeria and ranked among the top 500 global banks according to a 2015 report by The Banker magazine and is aiming to be Africa's top bank. It currently serves over 6.5 million account-holders, through 350 branches and with more than 1,500 ATMs in major centres across Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK.

As one of Nigeria's foremost corporate bankers, he has helped develop some of Africa's biggest companies in the construction, telecommunications, energy and oil and gas sectors through a unique model, which involves understanding and providing financial support and expertise. His career in financial services spans more than 25 years including over a decade as Deputy Managing Director.

Check His full biography and more photos at the link below.

>>>> https://groovenaija360.com.ng/amazing-childhood-photo-of-herbert-wigwe-ceo-access-bank-plc/
Bump.

"Herbert to the world. NEVER despise small beginnings in time and space... 1966-2024."
Crime › Re: Don't Spread Lies About The Police - IGP Delear War On Fake News & Cyberbullying by Konquest: 10:31am On Feb 13, 2024
Mynd44:
'Instead of war on poverty,they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.' ~ Tupac
Cryptic. Topical. Illest Rap.
Crime › Re: Don't Spread Lies About The Police - IGP Delear War On Fake News & Cyberbullying by Konquest: 10:29am On Feb 13, 2024
sketching:
IGP orders police cybercrime unit to clamp down on persons spreading fake news



SOURCE: TheCable
Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has asked Nigeria Police Force Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to clamp down on persons spreading fake news to jeopardise national security.

Egbetokun directed that persons found spreading false information or engaging in cyberbullying should be prosecuted.

In a statement on Monday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said certain individuals have started sharing old contents on various social media platforms to “undermine public trust in the policing system”.



@The BOLDED above is the focal point. Sharing fake or old TEXT and VIDEO contents online to undermine public trust in the policing system.
Nairaland General › Re: Gov. Abiondun Reacts As Ogun-born Public Figure Onboard The Ill Fated Helicopter by Konquest:
sketching:
Abiodun expresses shock over tragic death of Wigwe, wife, son, Ogunbanjo, others



SOURCE: DailyPost
My deep condolences to the Wigwe and Otunba Abimbola Ogunbanjo families as well.

The former NGX Group (Nigerian Stock Exchange) boss, Otunba Abimbola Ogunbanjo... Hailed from Erunwon Ijebu, near Ijebu Ode in Ogun State. He's the son of the iconic business mogul Otunba Chris Ogunbanjo.

Travel › Re: Video Of The GUO Bus Attacked Along Lagos-Benin Road, All Passengers Kidnapped by Konquest: 6:19am On Feb 13, 2024
Jakumo:
Absolutely right about drones being the ultimate force multiplier. Those drones need not be pricey military grade attack drones either. With a readily available extra-capacity battery installed, a used $500 DJI Mavic 2 Pro quadcopter can cover 13 miles at 27 mph on round trip back to base missions while filming in high resolution 4K video format. If the drone operator has access to a tall tower or building, signal connectivity will enable the drone pilot to report in real time about events unfolding 5 miles away, in order to inform military or police tactical operations.

A low-budget mobile command post in the form of an incognito van or car, could park 5 miles from the known danger zone, and be used to launch multiple drones on reconnaissance and surveillance missions along most of the now notorious danger zones that dot Nigeria's highways and byways. Even at today's plummeting naira exchange rates, a few hobby grade drones like the Mavic 2 Pro being deployed by law enforcement or the military will save the lives of many kidnapped travelers that are at this very moment languishing unfed and even dying in the custody of cruel terrorist kidnap gangs across the nation's hinterlands.
Indeed... Very well said.

These Special Intelligence guys in Nigeria have to get cracking ASAP based on these low-hanging fruit drone options that are available for aerial surveillance.
Business › Re: How Wigwe’s Aide, Faleye Olushola, Escaped Death In Helicopter Crash by Konquest: 6:04am On Feb 13, 2024
casualobserver:
According to Alex Otti who spoke to Olusola, he did not decline to board the flight but decided to travel by road with the luggage of the entourage.

My interpretation of this is that the luggage was too heavy for the helicopter and it was just a twist of fate. If it were solely a case of him being afraid to fly, the luggage would have gone with the helicopter.

Checking the max payload of an EC 350 which is approx 1000kg, the luggage theory makes sense. 2 pilots plus 5 Nigerian VIPs (as was the initial passenger manifest) and their luggage can easily exceed 1000kg. They landed lA in a private jet, it was never their intention to travel to Vegas by helicopter but only did so because their jet could not land in Vegas. So it is possible they had luggage a PJ can easily accommodate but which exceeded the capacity of a small helicopter. In which case it only made sense Olusola to travel by road with the luggage.
Business › Re: How Wigwe’s Aide, Faleye Olushola, Escaped Death In Helicopter Crash by Konquest: 6:02am On Feb 13, 2024
Foreign Affairs › Re: Trump Says He'd ‘encourage’ Russia To Attack NATO Allies Who Don’t Pay Up Enough by Konquest: 5:53am On Feb 13, 2024
Business › Re: Picture Of Wigwe Hosting Dangote And Otedola In His Lagos Mansion 2 Weeks Ago by Konquest: 5:50am On Feb 13, 2024
gartamanta:
Access Bank boss, Herbert Wigwe, opened his palatial Queens Drive Mansion, Ikoyi Lagos, in December 2023. The House is reported to have cost him 5 billion Naira to complete. Two weeks ago, he hosted billionaire businessmen, Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola to Dinner in his newly built house

Two weeks later, Herbert Wigwe, his wife Chizoba, and his son Chizzy, would all perish in a Helicopter crash in America
Politics › Re: Dangote, Dapo Abiodun, Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede Visit Late Herbert Wigwe’s Parents by Konquest:
otipoju:
They flew at a very bad time. There has been bad weather all week especially this winter season.

Last January I was to be at a mandatory company on-site work at Michigan. I had bought my ticket and was to fly that evening. I canceled my flight and told them I can't risk my life in a snow storm.

Nobody dared question me further.

You don't fly helicopters in bad weather, it's suicidal. Planes are safer.
Cancelling your flight was the right decision.

Herbert Wigwe's Special Assistant, Faleye Olusola allegedly escaped that copter crash in the Mojave desert simply because he chose to go to Nevada by road for the Superbowl finals because of the bad weather conditions that night. Any discerning person would do the same based on predictable or logical sequence of events in the past with regards to copter (and even light aircraft) accidents.


I just got an UPDATE that he (Faleye Olusola) went by road because the copter could NOT take all the luggage they came with. The original story about him declining to fly because of the bad weather was reported on multiple online channels within 2 hours of that copter crash. Fact-checks are very important.
Politics › Re: Dangote, Dapo Abiodun, Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede Visit Late Herbert Wigwe’s Parents by Konquest: 5:31am On Feb 13, 2024
hisexcellency34:
Governor Dapo Abiodun, Aliko Dangote, Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede and friends visit Pastor Shyngle Wigwe and his wife, Mrs. Stella Wigwe, to pay respects on the loss of their children Herbert, Chizoba, and grandson Chizi, in a helicopter crash.
This is still surreal to me tbh.

My condolences again go to the entire Wigwe family of Isiokpo in Ikwereland and the Ogunbanjo family. They left footprints in the sands of time.
Politics › Re: SHOCKING: Saraki Is Not From Kwara, But Abeokuta...read Detail by Konquest:
oyatz:
There is an element of truth in both sides of the story.


My view is that Alh Mutairu Saraki was most likely, an itinerant Yorubanized Fulani (possibly from Mali) whose parents settled in Abeokuta during his childhood but have relatives who settled in Ilorin.

Dr Olusola Saraki who was born in Lagos decided to adopt Ilorin as his hometown.


#There are many people we now call Yorubas whose great grandfather were Fulani, Bariba, Nupe, Bini.

Senator Fatai Buhari (APC, Oyo NORTH) is of Fulani descent. The Hausa slaves in the Old Oyo Empire didn't disappear but we're absolved into the Yoruba Nation
Bump.

Senator Fatai Buhari is NOT a Fulani. AbdulFatai Buhari is simply an Islamic name that any body from any ethnicity can use as a Muslim.


This is a quote below from a 2022 NL thread:

"Fatai Buhari is a Yoruba man from Ogbomoso south local government. His family house is at Ibapon Ogbomoso.
A one term rep and two terms senator. I hope this is useful for you."

=> https://www.nairaland.com/7151718/fatai-buhari-defeats-shina-peller/1


In addition, Alhaji Mutahiru Saraki (who was the LEADER of the large Nigerian community in Cote d'Ivoire in the 1960s) is NOT descended from any itinerant Yorubanized Fulah origin. He's the father of Dr. Olusola Saraki and a proper Egba man from Abeokuta (Egbas being a branch of the Oyo people, migrated from their original land in Ibadan to Abeokuta). Dr. Olusola Saraki's mother was from Iseyin in Oyo State and that is well-known. These historical records have to be succinctly stated for posterity sake.

If Alhaji Mutahiru Saraki was of so-called "Mali Fulani" descent, he would have told the Nigerian Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire from 1962 to 1964, Ambassador AbdulGaniyu Folorunso AbdulRazaq, SAN. Instead, he CLEARLY told Ambassador AbdulRazaq on several occasions that he is from Abeokuta but only went to Agbaji in Ilorin for Quranic studies. He had NO extended family or family house in Ilorin but he did have in Abeokuta. Olusola Saraki created this Mali story as a subterfuge to gain political leverage in the national space.

The current Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is one of the biological sons of Ambassador AbdulGaniyu Folorunso AbdulRazaq. Senator Khairat AbdulRazaq-Gwadabe is also his daughter.



The first attached picture directly below is a 1962 photograph of the then newly appointment Nigerian Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire, Ambassador AbdulGaniyu Folorunso AbdulRazaq, SAN, and the Ivorian President Felix Houphoet-Boigny. Directly BEHIND the Nigerian Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire is the LEADER of the Nigerian community in Cote d'Ivoire Alhaji Mutahiru Saraki, the biological father and grandfather of Dr. Olusola Saraki and Dr. Bukola Saraki.

Sports › Re: AFCON: Funny Picture Of An Osun Ejigbo Man Residing In Ivory Coast by Konquest:
ferhyntorlah:
Maybe the few you have encountered.

A typical Yoruba man won't drop his culture.

Go to Abidjan and hear how Yoruba is spoken there among the Yoruba community.

#My opinion. You don't have to agree sir.
Thanks
True that.

I first visited the well-planned commercial city of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire by air in 1988 and was stunned to see a lot of Yoruba folks there engaging in international trade and other careers. Flying back again, the plane my folks and I boarded had a few Lebanese and a lot of Yoruba business folks (male and female) on board who engaged in trading along the West Coast of Africa.

I found out years later that Bukola Saraki's paternal grandfather (Alhaji Mutahiru Saraki) and father (Dr. Olusola Saraki) also lived in Cote d'Ivoire (Abidjan) back in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1962, Alhaji Mutahiru Saraki became the leader of the large Nigerian community in Cote d'Ivoire. This information is from an interview that the late father of the current Governor of Kwara State (Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq) granted a few years ago in 2010 (Ambassador Folorunso AbdulGaniyu AbdulRazaq, SAN, was the Nigerian Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire from 1962 to 1964).

So, a lot of Yoruba folks majorly from Osun, Oyo, some Ogun, and Kwara live in Cote d'Ivoire and officially the Nigerian Embassy puts the population of Nigerians at about 3 million of which over 2.8 million are Yorubas.
Sports › Re: AFCON: Funny Picture Of An Osun Ejigbo Man Residing In Ivory Coast by Konquest: 2:41am On Feb 13, 2024
abdeefggh:
There seems to be high concentration of Ejigbo people in Ivory coast especially Abidjan and these people have form great relationship with their host.

Ahead of today's match between Nigeria and Ivory coast, it seems some Ejigbo men are confused about which country to support. This man here is supporting both countries in a unique way grin
"Seems" is not the right word to use.

There is a HIGH concentration of Ejigbo folks living and doing international business and more in Cote d'Ivoire for many decades now.
They even speak French and the local Ivorian languages in Ejigbo and listen to Ivorian music there especially the elderly who have retired to Ejigbo from Cote d'Ivoire.

I first visited that country decades back by air and was stunned to see a large presence of Yoruba folks in the beautiful, well-planned city of Abidjan.
Travel › Re: Trending Video Of Ivorian Super Highways (Photos) by Konquest:
Supremos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOm_HBYx6gY?si=cZsStua5e68k0KYz


Trending Video Of Ivory Coast Super Highways; Is Nigeria Truly The Giant Of Africa?
Cote d'Ivoire has always had wide boulevards and clean neighborhoods. The respect for traffic lights even at night was exemplary. This is the reason why the commercial city of Abidjan is regarded as the "Paris" of Africa.

My first trip by a Nigeria Airways Airbus A310 to Abidjan enroute Kotoka Airport (Accra) in the late 1980s (1988) was truly humbling for me. I NEVER underestimated any African country again after seeing the well-planned infrastructure of Cote d'Ivoire right from the Felix Houphoet-Boigny Airport to Hotel d'Ivoire where I stayed in the Cocody District.

Indeed, there's a huge Yoruba Diaspora (mainly from Ejigbo in Osun, Oyo, Kwara, etc) of over 2.8 million according to the Nigerian Embassy official information in Cote d'Ivoire doing international business and other careers in that country for over 100 years now with some having citizenships of that country.

Hands down, Cote d'Ivoire has the best planned cities in West Africa. Even Wode Maya aluded to that in one of his recent videos and said Abidjan was better than anything he had seen in Ghana.
Health › Re: Lagos Residents Groan As Cost Of Condoms Increases By 200% by Konquest: 1:55am On Feb 13, 2024
Politics › Re: Tell Your Husband To Address Hunger, Insecurity - Emir Of Kano To Remi Tinubu by Konquest: 1:52am On Feb 13, 2024
Politics › Re: Dahiru Mangal Katsina’s Richest Man Pours Billions Into Nigerien Election by Konquest: 1:24am On Feb 13, 2024
Neonspook:
Source: https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/12/25/dahiru-mangal-katsinas-richest-man-pours-billions-into-nigerien-election/amp/
Bump

Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, one of Nigeria’s richest businessmen has thrown plenty of funds into Sunday’e election in Niger Republic, backing the establishment candidate Mohamed Bazoum for presidency.

Mangal, once known for cross-border businesses with Niger, some illegal, has raised the tone of relationship to getting involved with the country’s politics.


In a report by PRNIgeria, Mangal via proxy presented 100 vehicles to the Banzoum campaign in Maradi, the Nigerien border town, which President Buhari is linking with Kano by rail.

All the vehicles were branded “Mohammed Bazoum, 2021” with the portrait of the candidate.

Mangal, whose son Dikko married Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s daughter Aisha in 2017, is reportedly worth around $765 Million

He is a director of Oando, where he has investment in millions of dollars.


His candidate Bazoum is a protege of President Mahamadou Issoufou and the candidate for the ruling Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), PR Nigeria reported.
Politics › Re: Why More Nigerians Died Watching 2023 AFCON Than In All History - Professor by Konquest:
LoveLeadsLand:
Why More Nigerians Have Died Watching 2023 AFCON Than Those Who Have Died Watching The Tournament In All Of Its History - Professor

Desmond Nweke, a Nigerian professor at Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy says he knows why many Nigerians have died watching AFCON tournament this year. See what he has to say in a Facebook thread:




Source: https://www.facebook.com/61553420501146/posts/pfbid02hV34F3Ewvo7SNJwuKfX7v34BUgSsYBxfNe9wkoCfEe6dQsh7FwHuc7eRaFZVBVol/?app=fbl
But there is a level things get to and things happen by themselves. I found that the increased death rate of Nigerians watching the AFCON tournament is a manifestation of a protest happening under the hood.

Many Nigerians are hungry, so hungry they are unable to fight back at their real enemies. They have no one on whom to vent their frustration since they are afraid of the overlords. They sometimes try to vent it on their fellow citizens. But being equally hungry and therefore angry, those fellow citizens will often fight back.

Being a coward, which is typical of all bullies, the Nigerian goes back to his shell. Then, he looks for the easy way out which must be entertainment, the modern opium of the masses.
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WHAT I MEAN BY ‘HUNGER’: SHOWING HOW IT AFFECTS NIGERIANS ACROSS BOARDS

Hunger here is not all about bare food, even when that is still a concern in Nigeria (which is a huge shame). ‘Hunger’ also includes businesses that are failing and other indices of micro and macroeconomics that are going down. So, don't ask me about the supposed ‘big man’ that died in a West African country.

‘Hunger’ also includes when there are too many people opening their mouths to you to feed them. Many Nigerians in the diaspora have been going through a lot, trying to pay bills and still have something left to send to their families and friends back home, many of whom have been impoverished mainly by a continuous succession of government high-handedness brought to a head by the current administration.

In a soon-to-be-published article, I'm going to share the screenshot of a conversation that took place on a platform for Nigerians in the UK recently. That illustration has a way of deepening the explanation of this.

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My Takes on This Topic:

The Italy-based Desmond Nweke made some interesting points, BUT he is absolutely WRONG with regards to the cause of deaths of those 5 folks who passed on last week.


1. First off, people have been passing on from shock or heart attacks as a result of the poor performances of their favorite sports clubs for years, and the advent of the Internet and social media just made the aggregation and broadcasting of these deaths much faster.

The lack of multivitamins and sustainable physical exercises to firm up the lungs and hearts are major causes of these deaths and bringing politics into the convo mix was completely off the trail to be honest!

2. Second, when YOU put TOO much EMOTIONS and unrealistic expectations in a sport like soccer, you'll be absolutely disappointed! Only the very wise folks would realistically detach themselves from a mundane or ephemeral sport such as soccer being played by a group of overpaid young boys or young men for private sports club or for national teams. These boys have been known to play way below par when fans have great expectations from them.

3. Third, people must learn to derive their joy (or happiness) from engaging in other less emotionally-draining hobbies or sports such as chess. This is exactly what I've done to avoid potential heart attacks after the male soccer teams such as the Eagles played NONSENSE on the field of play (back-to-back) in the late 1990s to early 2000s. The golden era of the Nigerian soccer "Dream Team" during the Atlanta Summer Olympic Games in 1994 was a great moment for me, but I've since learned the art of detachment from this kind of team sport called soccer so as NOT to die prematurel!

4.Gambling or sports betting: The love of sports betting can also contribute to having heart attacks if results do not pan out as planned.


Hope this helps.

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Politics › Re: Win The Trophy To Ameliorate The Pains Of Those We Lost – Obi Urges Super Eagles by Konquest: 12:28am On Feb 13, 2024
LoveLeadsLand:
I thought that Obi was going to talk about too many Nigerians who died watching the tournament this year alone.

Do you know why these deaths happened? Here's why according to an erudite Nigerian professor...


https://www.nairaland.com/7997504/why-more-nigerians-died-watching

Every Nigerian should read this.

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