naptu2: I can still remember the news reports when George Shultz came. The marines weren't part of his motorcade, neither were they there to guard him directly (that was the job of the Secret Service). Rather, they arrived a few days beforehand with sniffer dogs and other equipment and began screening people that were going through the airport. That's exactly what annoyed Nigerian journalists. I remember that Vanguard had a huge front page headline about the incident. They said that it was a shame and that the government should never have allowed it.
Great feedback Naptu2!
U.S. Marine sniffer dogs screening folks in a supposed Sovereign Nation... What kinda cockiness is that? SMH.
The Star Wars Program was in full swing then and it ensured a sort of American cockiness after the Vietnam War misadventure and the eventual pullout of the final U.S. presence in 1975.
naptu2: That was one of the advantages of FFK when he was minister of aviation.
Ghaddafi had a habit of pulling a similar stunt, but FFK refused to allow it when he was minister. It led to a standoff.
There's usually an agreed number of armed bodyguards that are allowed by the host country, but the Libyans brought more than the agreed amount and wanted them to be allowed into Abuja. Airport security refused. There was a standoff and Ghaddafi began walking away from the airport on foot. President Obasanjo was finally able to pacify Ghaddafi and a solution was reached, but the Libyans were still not allowed to bring all those armed women into Abuja.
naptu2: I remember when George Shultz came to Nigeria in 1986 or '87 and US Marines took over the Murtala Muhammed Airport a few days before his arrival. There were angry articles in the newspapers condemning the government for allowing the marines to take over our airport.
Lots of US secretaries of state have visited since then, the latest being Rex Tillerson in 2018 (Pic 1).
2) John Kerry in Nigeria.
3) Condoleezza Rice
You're right... It was embarassing. When Muamar Ghadafi also visited Nigeria, his elite female bodyguards were stationed all over the place. It was like the Libyans telling the Nigerian intelligence teams: "We don't trust you guys."
Asking the kids of that unregistered school/orphanage to stand in the almost knee-deep pool of dirty water (as seen in the pics) to gain public sympathy was very manipulative and dubious of the Church officials and proprietor who should be sanctioned legally.
Help would have come their way from the public after watching the video in any event.
FOLYKAZE: Spiritual atheist disbelieve in God defined as a person living behind the cloud. However, spiritual atheist believes there are more to human, animal and every matter than their physical body. We believe spirit exist. Traditional atheists disbleieve in God but we try to define our God as energy or force or spirits in nature. Some tends to call this spirit consciousness, psyche, ultimate mind, God or whatever, we understand.
Also, spiritual atheist engage in kind of spirituality without God (defined as human). Our spiritualism like Fela said is To be spiritual is not by praying and going to church. Spiritualism is the understanding of the universe so that it can be a better place to live in.
Explorers: * Guards have kept visitors away from the memorial at Arlington National Cemetery since 1925.
* The Tomb has been blocked off to the public and guarded by a solider 24 hours a day since 1925.
In honor of its centennial celebration, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier will be open for the public to pay their respects and lay flowers on the plaza for the first time in nearly 100 years.
For two days this month, November 9 and 10, they will be allowed to get close and place flowers at the Tomb.
The Tomb's plaza at the Arlington National Cemetery opened on Tuesday and will remain open on Wednesday in honor of its centennial commemoration.
Members of the public will be allowed to pay their respects and lay a flower at the Tomb between 9am and 4pm during the two-day ceremony.
Visitors to the sacred memorial site, who were required to register online, will be required to provide a government-issued ID for entry.
Yup... This is the thread that I told you earlier that I wanted to make a comment on.
Your writing on "The Bossom Strangler" is risque, vivid and entertaining, while emphasizing the challenges that busty women face with getting ideal bras that fit in terms of cup size and more. The end game is to get solutions to a "busty" global problem.
Are you thinking of publishing any of your works via a publishing house of repute anytime soon? You can easily grab $100,000 in the annual NLNG prize for literature if you use some intrigue and suspense... and tell a story that's intensely penetrating while connecting with a global audience.
Take care Ishi, and enjoy your day.
Ciao.
P.S. Ishilove, what's the literal meaning of Ukutunku?
Toluobaeko11: Anacondas are not as dangerous as portrayed in the movies. It's very dangerous when it attacked unaware. You can even use your hand to carry a big one, but you'll trace its head from the tail till you get to its head because it response to stimuli is extremely slow, and no matter how big it is, if you successfully grab its head, it can't do anything again (don't try this though). One things people don't understand is that, the bigger the snake the easier to kill it, I fear smaller snakes more. With a well filled cutlass, you'll defeat an anaconda, but you have to have courage sha, just make sure you give it a wound first, it'll be weak to fight. *NOTE* NEVER FIGHT AN ANACONDA INSIDE THE WATER, IF YOU DO, JUST BE READY TO SAY YOUR GOODBYE FOREVER!!!!
A lot of snake species are very fast swimmers and deadly when in the water...
Thanks to NatGeo, I've been more careful when getting close to natural water bodies!
cayorday89: Oga mi you have said it all, like it shouldn't even be a topic in the first place where intellects reign Supreme, I wouldn't say I have seen it all, but I have seen the handsome, the finest and the not so fine of some ethnic groups of Nigeria. Picking the group with the most handsome is like saying you took your time to assemble all of them and took headcount of them all, which will still not be the standard for all as handsomeness is relative and preference differs.
@Cayorday89 Word!... You added some more meat to this topic. I didn't even plan to post on the thread but I'm glad I did to debunk typical national stereotypes.
Second, I like the unique way you coined your moniker from your original Yoruba name... Mad cool.
@Ishilove You cracked me up right here with the bolded... Lol "Iyawo Onijogbon."
So how are you doing Ishi? I noticed you didn't log into your NL moniker for over 20 days. I figured you probably needed some time for introspection.
I read one of your most recent threads and it was hilarious. I could only like and share it because of time. I'll drop my comments there later tonight.
Candidlady: We have got three major tribes in nigeria
hausa
igbo
yoruba
which of the tribes got the most handsome individuals?
@Candidlady
The word tribe is an offensive and derogatory word which connotes primitivity.
Ethnic group is the appropriate modern dictionary word you ought to use in your posts.
Second, I think it is NOT right to compare which one of the 3 biggest ethnicities has the most handsome men (or even women) if you haven't sampled a large pool of men.
There are very handsome men in all the ethnicities in Nigeria and average-looking men, and ugly men also exist among the 3 ethnicities.
I've had massive interactions with folks from these ethnic groups in the North, PH and the West of Nigeria. I attended an FGC in a major city in the North decades ago while living in Lagos, and lived/worked in PH with a multinational.
Over 90% of Ibos are dark brown-skinned and NOT light-skinned, but you'll notice that gullible people who are not well-travelled have a ridiculous habit of thinking that everybody who is light-skinned is from the SE. A significant number of Edos, Yorubas, Ibibios, Ebiras, Idomas, etc, that I've met are naturally light-skinned based on family genetics.
Ultimas: "I love your boobs," Alfred murmured. After a moment, Biola snapped out of it. What happened? Oh, my God. He raped me and I orgasmed from it. Wait, we did not have sex. He just...he just played with my boobs and...oh God, this has to end. "Alfred, listen, you did something amazing there with my boobs, but I'm married. I didn't want you to suck on ... did what you did there ..." Her voice trailed off as she looked at the young boss. He was looking seriously at her. She felt naked and vulnerable. Her boobs were there for him to see. He was fully dressed in shirt and loosened tie. Her boobs were wet with saliva. There were even bruises from where the passion had been extremely intense. "That does it Biola," Alfred said seriously. "I'm going to do what I want with your boobs whenever i want to, from now on. You will have a raise if you want. But that's my condition, not just for the raise, but for you to continue working here."
The suspense in this story is awesome and very vivid. I commend the book and author.
This further amplified in my mind what women go through sometimes in the work place. I wish 'Biola had recorded the convo with that Alfred, and turned the table on the younger dude.
A fatal clash between "work ethics" and "primal passion."
Whiteangel1234: Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, popularly known as ‘meth’ in Igbo land or crystal meth/Ice in some parts of Lagos state, comes in clear crystal chunks or shiny blue-white rocks. This new dangerous drug as reported by NDLEA is already sending Nigerian youths to their graves.
On a more serious note, it is the criminal Ibo drug barons who produce methamphetamine (in illegal laboratories spread in Anambra, Imo, Asaba, Lagos) that should be flogged!
The NDLEA has over the last 20 years arrested many of these criminal Ibo drug barons who are all mostly from Anambra for setting up methamphetamine labs in Nnewi, Asaba, Owerri, Lagos.
In Lagos State, the illegal methamphetamine labs were set up in residential areas of Ajao Estate in Isolo, Satellite Town, Iba New Site, etc, by these idiots with dubious chieftaincy titles claiming to be millionaire traders at Alaba International, Ojo, Lagos. The by-products from the meth labs are very toxic for the residents of those residential estates because of CANCER and severe BRAIN damage from meth production fumes inhalation, and underground water contamination from the disposal of meth waste in holes dug in the ground by these greedy drug dealer and barons.
One of those the NDLEA arrested few years ago in Lagos stupidly built an illegal underground lab for methamphetamine production in his Nnewi, Anambra house where he originally comes from, and lived with his wife and children.
These are facts from newspapers and the NDLEA that are in the public domain.
The NDLEA gave a chilling report about 5 years ago that Owerri is now the headquarters of methamphetamine and hard drugs consumption in South East and the drug dealers have mainly targeted the large student population in Owerri and other towns in the South East of Nigeria.
Death penalty is the key to dealing with these criminal drug barons!
Explorers: Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France before the French Revolution.
The bracelets were hidden once she and her husband King Louis XVI were taken as prisoners in Paris during the French Revolution and were found after her beheading in 1793.
Marie Antionette placed the bracelets in a wooden chest entrusted to Austrian ambassador and friend Count Mercy-Argenteau, in Brussels in 1791.
Marie was unfortunately guillotined in 1793! Gosh.
According to Trending reports, a Nigerian Big Boy based in Kenya, Kelvin Dandy popularly known as Obaseki, from Edo State, recently copped a mansion in Banana Island worth One Million Dollars.
YabaLeftOnline cannot independently verify this information, but according to trending reports on Social Media, he is a friend and ally of Lyon Big Boy, Patrick Mustafa a.k.a Atinga who was held for money laundering sometimes in 2015.
Kelvin is currently in Lagos, Flexing and luxury shopping, and one of his recent purchase was the Mansion he copped for N370 million.
Kelvin He was recently spotted with MC Galaxy around Ikoyi Area of Lagos.
Obaseki recently acquired a Mercedes Benz GWagon Brabus 2016 which costs about 100 million Naira.
Jokes aside, I am flattered and glad you think so. Thank you
But what is Obrigada? That word made me smile
@Klass99 Lol... I know, I know. Just immerse yourself in the accolades until you make a "verbal slip" on NL.
Second, Obrigada sounds exotic and kinda sensual to you right? Well, mysterious words can surely make you SMILE until you get to know their true meanings. Lol.
Okay, so it means "Thank you" in the feminine sense.
"Obrigada" is a Hispanic/Latin word which is the feminine version of "Obrigado" (which is used to thank men).
Read up more on the differences between the Hispanic words "Latina" and "Latino" in order to get a hang of the gender-based feminine and masculine words.
Hope you've learned something new and refreshing here.
Klass99: Thank you for sharing your story. It is a thought provoking and valuable experience, people can learn from.
The part in bold is one of the reasons I am so pissed at the main character in this story. She kept going on and on, about the maid and wouldn't even refer to her by her name. As if the maid is not a human being who deserves good things in life.
Some rich people have a bad and wicked mindset, they think others are not qualified to enjoy the nice things they do (like this woman). We had an office event recently and I was putting aside some refreshments for our cleaners and security guards, when one of my bosses said I shouldn't give them small chops, just sandwiches only.
It's not like we didn't have enough to go round, but in his stupid mind, cleaners and guards are not good enough for small chops. He is one of the highest paid staff on payroll, what is small chops for junior staff whose salary is not even a half of his?
@Klass99 I luv you for this post. You truly have a heart of gold, and you've got an elevated understanding of emotional intelligence, and the fact that we live in a world of cause and effect.
ahnie: Make I see welda I fit answer the questions. 1..The food is just the normal rice,cube plantain,fried plantain,fish veggie stew.
2...By street CEO...I meant i'm a street Hustler who isn't ashamed of my hustle as it pays my bills.i rather look dirty and make my money,than look neat,and be completely broke and blowing English with empty pocket. Who English epp?
After my 3 hours daily hustle,I clean myself up,spray my cologne,flex and visit interesting places ...as I no send anybody. If them tell you say I dey fry akara,you go disagree,nails well manicured,short eyes lashes on point and well perfumed.
Whilst others are busy on Instagram posting videos and pictures,I'm busy frying my akara on Asabagram .with pride. In case you come accross any akarapreneur wey dey speak big big English and addressing you nicely,just know say na me
Side chips...I recently re- opened my mini barbeque spot I shut down before.i have a staff that works for me. We are currently taking baby steps,and I hope I pray we pick up soonest.
3...My husband is not from asaba.he has roots from both anambra state and Delta state .
4- What attracted me to him....Dude is a very blunt human being,he hugs you with the truth,rather than romancing you with lies.hes the blunt type just like me. And boy,as human beings no dey complete he has his own defects....he's hot tempered,but na me know how I dey take dey handle him. If he wants peace....I give him in quantum,if he wants gbege,we die here
The peace and foundation of my marriage lies with me...if I want my husband to gain weight in the next 2 minutes,i know what to do.if I want him to lose weight now now...I also know what to do. That's what marriage is all about right?
What attracted him to me....frankly speaking I don't know. But he gives me peace....aside him being stingy lately .but I'm currently working on how to rub his Baldhead to get what I want.
The kitchen question... actually my kitchen is spacious,well tiled.i love it bn cleaned Cox that's where food is bn prepared.
My utensils....I love them been cleaned,the sight of a stained blackened utensils gives me the jeepers.abi you go like eat food prepared from a blackened pot?
I hope I have answered your questions.
@ahnie
Aha! "Asabagram"... You have to get a copyright for being the inventor of this cool name.
Yup! You answered my questions with your "full chest"... and I give you props for your street-smart enterprise. I like the fact that you're real and practical in the different aspects of your family life and more... That's real energy.
All the best in your foodie business(es) and more.
TayoAinaFilms: I Traveled from Lagos to Seychelles | Shot on TECNO CAMON 18 Premier is a vlog where I take a trip to Tarkwa bay in Lagos, Nigeria and I also visit Seychelles to test out the new TECNO CAMON 18 Premier by Techno. I visit one of the most beautiful beaches in Lagos and Seychelles and show you some of the best features of the Camon18. Do watch like and subscribe.
travelwaka: On entering this place, you are ushered in with the view of The reception that looks like a silo, It is a glasshouse with a beautiful view of the Epe Lagoon. If this is not the definition of beauty, what else is?
1. The first picture is the reception and the car park 2. The second picture is the road within the resort 3. The cart used in moving around 4. More image
The cost of Jubilee Charlet The standard room at this resort starts at 30,000 Deluxe room is 35,000 Executive room is 150,000
It is located within proximity from Epe fish market
travelwaka: The Inagbe Grand resort is one of the many lovely beach resorts in Lagos. It is owned by the Ooni of Ife. One amazing thing about Inagbe is the fact that it is an Island and can only accessible by boat. It is located in between a sea on one side and a lagoon on the other side. This made it so unique. Inagbe from Lekki is about 25-35 minutes boat ride.
It is located along the Badagry Creek. It has a spa, lounge, seaside lounge, water sporting activities, beach soccer , football pitch, basket ball and volleyball courts and many other facilities to keep you entertained.
1. This is the jetty 2. Closer shot of the Jetty 3. Another angle 4. One of the transport boat at the resort
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emmanuelewumi: Is there a maximum amount you can deposit in the bank.
You need a minimum of $200,000 to buy Eurobond, we have people or organizations with tens of millions of dollars invested in Eurobond. Since you are so loaded you can buy Eurobonds directly from the issuers
Okay then... Eurobonds. Thanks for the deep insights.
ayo84: A Competent, Intelligent and Versatile Personal Assistant is needed for an upcoming Media Startup in Abuja, Nigeria. The ideal candidate will be responsible for a range of activities which will assist this organization's leadership. In this position, you should feel comfortable coordinating calendar appointments, managing communications, and planning events, as necessary. You will also be required to perform tasks like content writing, development and proposal writing.
Responsibilities Coordinate and schedule calendar appointments Manage all incoming and outgoing communications Schedule travel Planning events
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Ability to handle multiple tasks while staying organized Ability to travel
Please if you have multiple personality disorders or cannot work under supervision or you are indecisive and these factors may compromise your loyalty or you are already tied to your own "inner channeling network" and might not be able to clearly distinguish your work ethics and loyalty you would be advised to disregard this job offer.
Ability to communicate literally by written and oral speech is a must at all times and if you are not used to this, please disregard this job advertorial.
No need to share CVs ,just send us links to content you have created online and also share links to your Instagram , Twitter and Facebook
emmanuelewumi: Investment One, you invest a minimum of $500 for a start after which you can make subsequent minimum Investment of $1
Which one is maximum Investment?
@emmanuelewumi
Thanks a lot for responding to the question. I've never heard about the asset firm, and I assume the firm is legit since you gave some knowledge about it as a certified specialist here on NL.
Okay, I wanted to also know if there's a maximum ceiling or amount in USD a person can invest since the minimum is USD500 for a start, with USD1 increments as you said.
Let's say, is there a maximum investment CEILING of $10,000 for example or is it open-ended?
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emmasoft: Yes we do. Vantage dollar fund VDF. You need $500 as initial deposit
VDF The fund is an Open-ended Fixed Income Dollar Fund and will invest in Nigerian Originated Dollar Denominated assets (Sovereign and Corporates). The fund seeks to provide investors with bias for dollar denominated securities access to such securities, which ordinarily would be inaccessible to them by virtue of the minimum amount typically required to make such investments.
Key Features
· Open-ended unit trust scheme which is duly authorised registered in Nigeria
· The minimum investment amount is US$500 with additional investments in multiples of US$1.00. The Fund Manager however reserves the right to review these amounts as the need arises.
· Redemption will be paid within 5 Business Days after the relevant documents have been submitted to the Fund Manager.
· Every unit holder shall be entitled to receive from the Fund Manager an Electronic Certificate for the number of units purchased by such unit holder. The Electronic Certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the number of units held.
· The minimum holding period in the fund shall be 180 days. However, the Fund Manager is aware that investors might have need for their monies within the minimum holding period and as such would allow redemption during the minimum holding period subject to a 15% charge on the positive total return on the units being redeemed on the day of redemption.
· Dividend will be paid from the income earned to unit holders annually.
· Dividend can either be reinvested into the fund or credited into the unit holders’ bank accounts via electronic means
· Interest earned is currently between 4% to 6% per annum
What asset management company is this? What's the max USD investment?
Starangel4321: In mutual funds you pool money together with other people and interest is shared according to capital invested. We offer 3 types: 1. Paramount equity fund (high risk) 2. Women investment fund (medium risk) 3. Money market fund (low risk/ capital remains unchanged) If you want to play it safe, go for money market fund.
At Chapel Hill Denham we also have a dollar investment plan. Minimum of $1000 for 6 months and you'll earn interest in dollars.
peeps4u: How much was dollars to naira that year and how much now? How much it cost to clear containers that year and now?
Some dealers can be greedy truly but this arguement is flawed. It will be hardly possible to get any toks car for 1m, irrespective of the year. To clear a car is just 400k or above, this is not including cost of the vehicle, shipping, cost of few repair works, if needed and the seller's profit.
The cost of ps4 when it came out was about $500, Ps5 is about same price now but it costs more for Nigerians because $500 in naira few years ago isn't same today. The same thing happens to every imported item. An item sold for $1000 6-7 years ago, which was about 167k that's time would be priced at 400k+ now, even at same $1000 price. Until naira gains more values, things will be expensive.
Politics › Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Konquest: 4:30pm On Nov 12, 2021*. Modified: 4:30am On Nov 14, 2021
