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londonrivals:
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http://www.metronaija.com/2015/12/more-photos-of-buhari-at-national.html

Look well sir, he's not bowing to Akpabio. Looks like that point is the epicentre of the house

Explorers:
1. Christmas supposedly marks the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. But there is no mention of December 25 in the Bible and most historians actually believe he was born in the spring.

Christmas is real my friend but tithe is not. Just like Christendom believed the Bible approved tithing whereas Bible had cancelled tithing.

Mykellio:
We need a revolution.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/195509-investigation-inside-the-massive-fraud-in-nigerias-n117billion-rice-import-quota-scheme.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

First, it was petroleum subsidy scam, now it is our rice. How long will Nigerians sell their destiny for a plate of Thai rice? But, wait whose fault is it? Can they thrive if there is no market and appetite for it?

Last year I was in the UAE, stayed in Bur Dubai. I entered a Tesco Franchise store off Al Rolla crescent and picked up a 10kg bag of premium quality rice for 15Dirhams (1Dirham = NGN50). That's NGN750. This implies a 50kg would have cost about NGN3,750.
Now, this is not just about rice. I took a cab, 2015 model Hyundai Elantra to Al Mahktoum, driven by a young man named Hussein. Out of curiosity I asked him how much the car cost. He smiled and answered 55,000Dirhams with 0% interest bank loan and comprehensive 3rd party insurance. That's about NGN2,750,000. But same vehicle at Stallion Group, Nigeria is about NGN4million. So, what is it about?

This is about our greed and abysmal "long-throatedness". The desire to make colossal profit margins without regard to whose detriment is mind-buggling and infernal. So, this is not about whether Nigeria is importing or producing rice. It's just we are greedy and lazy.

All the companies listed in that scam want to make quick and huge money, whereas agribusiness takes patience and requires a long term investment mentality to thrive. The rice value chain in particular is very long. Several processes, so yes, instead of going through all that to refine the quality, they just catapult the funds out to import and then sell at ridiculous prices. But mind you they spend most of their time in such places as I mentioned above, so the price here is not their business. Go and ask Oba Otudeko how much a bag of rice is? If they have their way, a bag of rice will sell at N20,000 and a litre of fuel for N1,000.

Yes, I produce rice. But beyond that, for the sake of the economy, for the sake of our pockets for the sake of several millions of Nigerians that eat rice as just "a Sunday meal". Let's develop Nigeria's rice value chain. And your own contribution to it is by buying it and eating it. The rice the Thai family eat on their table in Bangkok is not international, it is local to them. So, let's stop the negativity attached to the word local.

It has chaff, it has stone, it is colored. Yes. But, with adequate investment, the indigenous quality will attain and can surpass foreign standard. Stone in the rice is not the farmers' fault. Rice is not planted in the air, it grows from the soil. Between harvest and bagging, rice loses over 20% of its weight in form of chaff, husk and other sediments as well as moisture. This is the terrain of capital-intensive investment, which is significantly lacking. The farmer can not be the one to plant and be the one to process at the same time. You cannot be the deceased and be the bereaved at the same time. There are people that view this nairaland everyday. There is somebody who has access to investment. Do you know that with just NGN50million, a major processor can be installed and operated in a strategic rice zone in the country that will service over 500 farmers and turn out over 300,000MT of quality rice per annum. Did I just say just? Yes, because there are people who spend that on just one or two cars, which become obsolete within a couple of months. Rice has no model, yes the varieties but there is no fashion attached to it just the appetite.

Let's wake up and stop our nation from being the global dustbin of everything. From rice, to frozen foods, cars etc. Let's make our nation great. Instead of looking for quick money invest in long term agricultural infrastructure. Every other thing may change, but we will always eat. That's the secret behind the lucrativeness of agriculture. Only that the Thai are using their "loaves of bread to pack our stew", crass exploitation of the highest order.

If 1 million Nigerians buy 1 Derica (small unit that measures 64 times in a 50kg bag) of Nigerian rice for N100 thrice a week. We will succeed in retaining at least NGN300million in the economy per month, and NGN3.6billion per annum that should have escaped as capital flight in importing rice.

Food for thought.

Regards,

Mykellio

Your commentary is thought-provoking, insightful and intellectually overwhelming. Agribusiness is a virgin goldmine. Sadly, Nigerians are only interested in Politics, 190bettings and ephemeral opportunity offered by Oil and Gas. However, I see HOPE

Richiy:
Once again, it has been a wonderful year and Nairalanders have been a huge part of it. To all nairalanders, I wish you a happy Christmas.

KoolKing.....I wish y'all a merry merry christmas.

Wishing same Richiy. Stay cute

Have seen commendable improvement in power supply in my area. Since Thursday last week, it's almost like constant (with just like 10mins blackout). I welcome the increment provided the supply is improved.

I would love Minister Fashola to deal with Estimated billings. This is the biggest fraud in the system. Majority of Lagosians are victims of this fraud. You pay 100% more than this proposed increase in tariff.

APChangeZombie:
Where you patient with Jonathan?

Hypocrite

I am not a partisan fan, I rep progress. But let's be honest, Jonathan had been in government since 1999 when he deputised Alamieyeseigha in Bayelsa State, and later Governor. He served in the presidency since 2007, started as Vice President, and President since 2010 and was dethroned in 2015. He has practically been in the Nigerian presidency for Nine (9) years and in Nigerian government as key figure for 16years. Could you please sir (without any prejudice) enlighten us with some his tangible achievements from Bayelsa to Nigeria as a whole.

Jonathan had no antecedence whatsoever. what hoodwinked the people into voting him in his first election was HOPE. The south East, South South were clearly led by ethnic sentiments as opposed to what he had to offer as the much anticipated political messiah. The same mistake would have repeated itself if not that majority of Nigerians were wiser and needed real change from a personality and not political party.

donestk:
Each time I board a bus or keke and try to start a conversation with a girl, one way or the other she ends up paying my transport fare

Benevolence is gender baseless, and no string should be attached.

If you feel there was something weird with the girl paying your fare without accepting you in a relationshion, then consider it that she saw you as a dude who needed help. Nigerian girls don't date guys who need help. Most of them need help as well

durubrian:
you should use your dictionary more often... 'grinded' should be found close to other words starting with the letter G.

GRINDED IS AN ENGLISH WORD!

I was thought past tense and past participle of grind is ground. New words are added to dictionary everyday. Who knows I might be wrong.

akinsbaba2015:
. Jimi Agbaje did not win any election in Lagos State, he gave a good fight and the competition was far keener than Fashola's reelection in 2011(where he practically walked over Ade Dosumu). APC won majority of all the NASS seats, state assembly seats and the 3senatorial seats.

I have never expected a partisan fan to agree with me. It's now water under the bridge.

Snail is not scary, but these are

durubrian:
feed it with grinded pepper for the first 6 months ..

You are no good bro. By the way, there's no English word like 'grinded' pepper. What I was thought in elementary school was 'ground' pepper

Op, you may go on Google to get useful info

Demmocrats:
Even though i support APC, Akwa Ibom belongs to PDP just like Bayelsa, Rivers all belong to PDP.


Have you noticed the politics is who controls the oil reserves in those states, have you asked your self why states in south east there elections are not dissolved lol "My Jagaban really wants to drink the Niger delta Oil by all means necessary".


Give God what belongs to God and Cesar what belongs to Cesar, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom all belongs to PDP lets just respect that and find a way to work with those governors and move this nation forward instead of fighting them because a rerun election in those states will see PDP still winning the elections.

My Sai Buhari and APC are in power but not fully in control of the Oil rich states which they are fighting to reclaim to reduce the financing of PDP so come 2019, PDP won't be a threat for APC.

No state belongs to any party, not even Lagos to APC. Nigerians are wiser now. Nigerians have no business voting Parties nowadays but personalities. From all indications, Jimi Agbaje won the last election in Lagos, but APC rigged themselves in.

If the people of Akwa Ibom State are attuned to Udom Emmanuel as a person, he will be voted in again, otherwise APC personality will carry the day. The best parties can do to win the day is massive rigging for their candidate.

It's a big misconception believing that parties own states in Nigeria. Perhaps, it was not true before now. Not anymore

ochukoccna:
And thus they had to massacre this miscreants?
Have you ever heard that those who are strongest ought to show restraint the most?
Is the Army just knowing about the activities of the Shias?
From what we have read about this people, its not the first time they've blocked the road?
The Army chief flying to the Army depot to do his function is not a show of cowardice
Rather, it would have been wisdom for the way many Northerners reason is baffling at times
Afterwards, the political and spiritual leadership of the Shias would have been approached with the government firmly impressing on the need for curtailing of their followers to act within ambit of the law
But what to we have?
Nigeria: Stars on their shoulders: Blood on their hands: War crimes committed by the Nigerian military part 2
And then you wonder if Amnesty International wasn't spot on with last's years report on the Nigerian military and their use of excessive force
Take a chill pill

Sir, you are being prejudiced about the issue. If you consider this issue objectively, you won't be lashing at the Nigerian Army considering the precarious state the country has been subjected to. It takes pains to change an untoward behaviour. It's not the first time they blocked public road for their private activities, there is always a first time to change a-never-challenged-attitude.

It would have been fair to call the NigerianArmy coward if they had turned back at the hardiness of these bloody civilians. Their action smacked of terrorism in this time fraught with danger. Nobody is above the law and lawlessness by a group should not be allowed to go unpunished. They got what they deserved. If this kind of action was taken by the youth in my community, I would support extreme punishment as last resort.

The NigerianArmy did the right thing sir.

Prophet of doom!

Is this man running a parallel government? Is he not part of the present government? Is the failure of the government at the federal not his failure? Last I checked, Nigeria is not operating on true federalism, even if it did. He deserves to be tried for treason. His fake prophesies is a direct statement of promising to instigating and sponsor anti-government/masses programmes.

I thought this dude was smart

PDP is becoming jittery. The bigwigs of that opposition party is going down like earthquake threatening site. They massively enriched themselves with national treasures under GEJ. Posterity will never forgive them.

I am dead surprised no APC (former PDP members) has been fingered in this current #DasukiScandal. I support the cleansing intoto

Every edible food is a slimming diet. What matters is how well (creating a balance) you consume them. Too much breeds a problem, too little results in deficiency.

johnydon22:
To be sincere the shiites were moronic to attempt restricting the movement of the Nigerian army on a road in this country.

Such insolence is intolerable, who do they really think they are..

People keep mistaking freedom to practise their religions to mean inconveniencing others.

You have your freedom to practise what ever religion you deem fit but it doesn't mean you have the right to force others to adhere to your religious dictates.

But why is it there are no water canon, rubber bullets, tear gases that can be used to disperse such rabbles and not use live ammunition on civilians..

Civilians are the ones under the protection of a Sovereign state, if the states starts killing them i wonder where else can be safe.

matters involving the citizens of a country should be delicately handled

A civilian who respects his or herself will be respected. Civilians should be well aware that the country is in precarious state, therefore defiant to constituted authority (worst when it emanates from a Moslem) will not be treated with kid-gloves. Threatening to kill a general means war. The military is not the Police.

It does not take away the dignity of any civilian to respect the law and steer clear from inappropriate use of public facilities. The only short route to suicide in this present state of the nation is to damn the military and stoop above the law on their watch.

A word is enough for the wise

It still does not approve that these peeps are musicians. These peeps are noise makers

Era of music in Nigeria had long gone

Daninya11:
Shia is about the oldest sect in Islam. After the death of Muhammad (peace be upon him) who was both a messenger of Allah and a political leader, the Islamic faith continued to grow under the rightly guided Caliphs. It was during this period that the present day Syria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt and Palestine came under the control of Islam. However, the Jews who were expelled from the city of Madina by the Holy prophet because of their treachery and were watching these developments with agony decided to react by sponsoring some of them to pronounce Islam in order to have the license to cause confusion among Muslims. It was these ‘converts’ under the leadership of one Abdullah bn Saba that succeeded in sponsoring the rebellion against the third Caliph, Othman. They first articulated his shortcomings, amplified and disseminated them around the Caliphate. Thereafter they called for his resignation; when he refused to resign they killed him. The Muslim Ummah chose Ali, a cousin of the Holy Prophet to lead them after Othman, but these very people, who now called themselves Shiat Ali (the sect of Ali) frustrated his efforts to track and punish the killers of Othman. They now made Shia a symbol of love for Ali and other relations of the prophet and hatred for the other caliphs and the rest of the prophet’s companions whom they claimed betrayed the trust of the prophet.

Something is fundamentally wrong with some followers of Islam. What ever misunderstanding these 'converts' had should have been settled and buried long ago. What does this sect really want? It's own Caliphate? Then they should make their grievance known to the UN and not taking it out on innocence people.

With this sort of movement, and other dreaded movements across the globe bearing Islam, am always inclined to ask: Is Islam really a religion of peace? Until Islam as a religion rises against these movements in entirety and show to the world that these movements are not Islam, it's only then I would accept Islam as a religion of Peace.

Churches are not paying taxes to government upon the billions they generate as turnover (profit) yet they intimidate and coerce members to pay tax.

Taxes in church should be voluntary while the wealthy members (including the stakeholders) are encouraged to contribute for the expansion of evangelism and care of the poor members, instead of funding the already luxurious lifestyles of founders (who are supposed to be part time workers). Religion, noticeably Christianity is highly commercialize - Nigeria is a case study - hence the proliferation of churches and attendant avoidable confusions here and there.

Your understanding of Christ Jesus will help you break free from the hoodwinks and manipulations of these so called men-of-god. When you are compelled to give, it add no value to you.

Thank you Jesus for your Grace

There's every element of truth in this allegation. For the fact that this fellow blogger named names...this is no longer an attack out of envy. Am sure she can defend her story with facts. She must have been part of Linda's clique, and she knows her. The salient question is: Where did a common blogger get N600M to buy a house just after the elections?

A few more months will unveil the truth. Someone is gathering documents to show to the world.

write2obi:
they are not the first to have a go at the top four.
aston villa, everton, spurs have all tried (in the past seasons) to do it, but have being found wanting at the end of the season due to their small squad.
Leicester are playing really well at the moment no doubt, but if you look at the intensity they are playing with at the moment, you will agree with me that no one can keep up for a whole season. Who have they got when a player like Mharez or vardy gets injured?

Injuries are normal setbacks to all teams. I can assure you sir, it will not take away the bravery and tenacity from Leicester city to gun for the top 4 spot. The sooner we accept EPL is becoming harder for the year-in-year-out 5 dominating teams, the better we will come to terms with reality. Man u, Arsenal, Man c, Liverpool, Chelsea fans will continue to have vained believe that they are still the dominating forces in EPL. How wrong. Time has changed. Football Clubs have evolved. We will all be here for review at the end of the season. Watch this space

Who is davido? Does he sings for the senate president?

Johnnoah1st:
bro. Let me just with dis, do u knw leceister next 3fixture?, everton, liverpool, man city, and u tink dey wont drop point? u tink dey can enter d second half of d season with dis form? let wait and see

These teams are not made up invincible gods. Leicester will overcome 2 if not the 3. Watch this space

write2obi:
leicester don't have the bench to push for a top four finish, i strongly believe they wouldn't be able to keep up.

Those teams you feel have the bench, how far do you think they can go? Sir lets pass the verdict at the end of the season

After Chelsea went down to Leicester 1 just a few mins ago, this make the 2nd funniest things I have come across this night. Only God knows the number of men girls conned through fake pregnancies.

I shall return, back to the best match of the night

Johnnoah1st:
leicester is not our problem, dat top 4 is not dere portion, is just an initial gragra, southampton did more gragra last season and finished 7th on the table, let dem beat chelsea, #chelseamustrelegate

You are dead wrong sir. EPL always pull surprises. Am a neutral fan, just an ardent fan of good football. I love the highly competitive spirit of the current league. No club wants to be labelled 'the underdogs'. Leicester City will shock you at the end of the season. Bookmark my comment.

doncaster:
I thought bail is free in Nigeria or is this bail different from police bail. Somebody in the know pls.

Dokpesi is not at Police station. He's at EFCC's, here bail is not free, not even on signage.

bensine:
Nice one though, bt on the contrary, its a cheap bail condition cos all the Dokpesi family/AIT crew got to do is to simple get the money from their own treasury and give to the sureties, while the sureties wl pretend like the money is coming from their own pocket and simply bail the man out. Even self, they Dokpesi's wl evn add compasation to the sureties just to arouse their interest to undertake the task. So I wl nt be surprise if Dokpesi is out in the nxt 24hrs...so to me, this condition is nt strict enough for a man in possesion of N2.1bn

Of course, N400M is not too much for a man accused of laundering N2.1B. But the body language of president Buhari is enough for a wise man to think twice in agreeing to accept from Daar Treasury and pretend the N200M is his. Guy, even you, you won't risk such attention in this time as a business man. Again, Daar Comm is a PLC, releasing such amount to an individual will be highly questionable.

Easiest way out is for Dokpesi to stay put with EFCC until they are ready to send him home.

Couldn't agree more with Reno. Sensuality is celebrated today

Keneking:
Ok...Dokpesi should just remain in Kuje prison because N400million from retiree and independent entrepreneur is not possible in Nigeria of today.
Imagine daily limit of N3million per day transaction X 66days i.e February 14, 2016 from today.

LMAO! Dude, you want kill person with laugh?

N400M? The judge bad ghaan! I tell you, it's better for Dokpesi to remain with EFCC till they are ready to let him go on their accord.

Which civil servant will be ready to bring out N200M in this era of probe and indictment? If you dare raise your hand you have it, I bet you'll explain how you got that amount. Your face-off with Buhari govt will start from there, and one thingy is certain - you can't win.

Muahahahahah! Classic reply