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Food / Re: Help! Is It Possible To Save My Egusi Soup? by Krucifax(m): 7:49pm On Feb 29
The soup cannot be saved. You are experiencing biology. The fermentation and spoiling process has set in unfortunately. Its a natural process that is sped up by heat. You should have served the soup into small containers and frozen some and kept some in the fridge for your friend.

Eating it now will risk diarrhea and medication after. Hopefully you learned a cooking and food preservation lesson.

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Business / Re: Naira Rebounds As Banks Offload Excess Dollars by Krucifax(m): 8:20pm On Feb 02
Faiththatworks:
I have been asking this question since last week,and I really need some Intelligent Nigerians to please educate me.
What's causing the downward spiral of the Naira to the Dollar, Can the CBN and the Banks please release the industries where the dollar demand is coming from.
I can say for a fact that NNPCL already told us petrol is no longer subsided,all diesel and Aviation fuel importers have given them selves some sense and have totally reduced their importation because of the Dangote Refinery.
Even Manufactures have reduced importation of essential raw materials,from Drugs to household essentials,everyone is cutting back on importation cos of the high Usd,so what's causing the spike in Demand.
My economic theory is very simple and I hope I get some Intelligent rebuttals,anyone buying Usd this high at 1$ to 1400,will never make a profit on whatever they import.
No right thinking importer will do business at such a ridiculous rate and still expect to make a profit,so who's buying this Usd.
I daresay this spiral is just open ended round tripping,the banks and the bureau are really the ones buying and selling this Usd,they create an artificial supply and demand bogus economy just to milk the Nigerian economy.
EFCC,NSA,ICPC should categorize these people as Economic Terriorist and treat them as such.
God bless Nigeria.

The answer to your question is very simple. Its still business as usual in all sectors even more so now meaning that we are still a very much dollar hungry nation . Let me explain using the points you raised.

Industries = There is no reduced demand for dollar because the problems(electricity,skilled man power, specialized equipments) are not available. So many items still have to be bought abroad. Add to this the recent close down of numerous factories that previously produced local goods,meaning there now even more demand for imported goods and consequently dollar.

Fuel Importers = Not sure where you sourced your info but they have not reduced fuel importation. If anything there are now more fuel importers as the Tinubu govt has given out more importation licenses to more businesses with the hope the multiplier effect would put downard pressure on pump prices. We know that one failed on arrival.

Dangote refinery = It thus far had zero effect on the economy as far as dollar is concerned. It can even be argued that Dangote is one of the parties causing dollar scarcity because he is having to buy crude oil on the international market to bring to Nigeria to refine due to failure of NNPC to meet his refinery demands. In the long term this is likely to change IF and only IF his crude oil demands are met locally.

Importers in general = We have a massive population. Demands have never been met locally. For this reason we will always import. No matter the dollar rate. All they need to do is hike the price some more. Hence the massive inflationary prices we are seeing.

Round Tripping/Speculators = I once believed what you still believe. Which is that currency speculation is only the handiwork of BDCs and Banks or very wealthy individuals. My dear friend even your Gateman and driver is involved. People figured out a few years ago that currency speculation is a profit making venture. Since then it has become common practise for all and sundry now. They will buy $100 with N120,000 hoping that in two weeks they can sell it for N140,000 making N20,000 profit. Like Prostitution and Kidnapping currency speculation is now a thriving sub-industry that has come to stay.

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Properties / Re: Lagos Tenant Hospitalised As Landlady Breaks Into Apartment by Krucifax(m): 9:23am On Jan 29
The tenant is a liar. He has not given the full or real account of what happened.
Too many Nigerians are in the habit of wanting to occupy another's property without paying what they owe when required.
While the landlord's behaviour is not nice it's due to the frustration of the tenants.
You know very well that the landlord would have called several times before taking the law into their hands.
To Nigerian tenants know that landlords are also human beings who worked hard to make money to build houses. They need the rent to survive too because the house is an investment.
If you can't afford the rent carry your wahala and go somewhere else. Cut your cut coat according to your size instead of constituting nuisance and then coming to complain online.

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Politics / Ibadan Explosion.......official Report Suspicious by Krucifax(m): 12:51am On Jan 18
Ibadan Explosion.......Official Report Suspicious

Following the news of the tragic loss of life and property in Ibadan by a massive explosion, some of the official reports need investigating . This is because of the unlikely hood and suspicious nature of what was reported. Lets look at the facts.

After the explosion it was reported that it was due to an earthquake. Later on the report changed and the report claimed it was a Gas explosion.
When the dust started to clear and day light exposed the severity of the damage the report quickly changed and the story became that it was caused by illegal miners storing explosives. There was immediate and overwhelming outcry from all across the nation that the so-called illegal miners be brought to justice. Then the report changed again the the explosion was caused by FOREIGN illegal miners.

A brief review of these reports leads to some head scratching. A few questions that need to be answered is :

Why was the state govt and media quick to offer explanation under 24hrs before any formal investigations had occurred??
Why was the narrative constantly changed under 24hrs of the explosion?
Why would illegal miners choose to store massive amounts of deadly explosives so close to a VIP suburban area full of big men and homes of politicians? Makes no sense!
Why was nothing done prior if every one in the neighborhood apparently knew that the suspected property housed illegal miners ?

Illegal mining is a multi billion naira enterprise only the elite can afford to venture into. The scale of the explosion suggests that gigantic amounts of explosives were stored at the property. Some of the elite in the state cannot claim not to be aware of this.
Blaming illegal miners seems like a convenient and quick excuse to divert attention from the real cause and perpetrators.

That the state govt and local media where the first to give uninvestigated reports of the cause of the explosion is a serious cause of concern.
When there is an incident the first people supposed to be giving a report are the Police after an investigation. This was not the case in this situation.

Nigerians should ask questions who was really responsible and what the explosives were really for. The official account does not add up!
Politics / Re: Foreign Loans Make Up 78% Of Nigeria’s Capital Importation By Q3 2023 by Krucifax(m): 9:42am On Dec 31, 2023
[b]Tinubunomics has failed on arrival.

The problem started with the Naira float.
They told us it was meant to improve foreign investment. Unfortunately foreign investors did not agree.

Then they removed fuel subsidy. They told us it would reduce our expenses and increase forex reserves.They also said it'll free up money for infrastructure investment Unfortunately forex reserves are still in historical decline. Infrastructure like power supply is still abysmal.

The removal of the subsidy and floating of Naira has caused hyperinflation.
The hyperinflation has thrown millions more Nigerians into poverty and closed thousands of local businesses.

The hyperinflation and currency depreciation has caused investors to flee Nigeria.
If you invest $1 Million in Nigeria early in the year even after making a profit, your returns will be less than $1 Million after conversion due to Naira depreciation.
This is assuming you can even get the dollar out of the country which is another problem.

Tinubu supporters point to the Dangote and PH refineries as light at the end of the tunnel.
As it in theory should further reduce forex expenses and generate more forex. Which should stabilise the Naira and the economy.
This is folly. You only need to take a look at countries like Venezuela to understand that access to refined oil is not necessarily a way out when you have terrible financial managers and the decay of corruption.
You see pumping more oil as a strategy has come a couple of decades too late to make much of a difference for Nigeria.

Many countries are now moving away from fossil fuels and are embracing sustainable energy. Investors are now more ethical and not putting money into things majority of the world thinks is harming the planet like fossil fuels.
Indeed some countries in Europe have started putting bans and deadlines of use to anything that uses fossil fuels from cars to appliances.
This means more and more in the future fossil fuels would be irrelevant and countries depending on them would need diversify or go under.

The solution is to ramp up the economy and diversify from oil in the long term. Create an environment for investment. Increase exportation of local goods and services for forex. Make good geopolitical decisions that elevates the status of the Naira.

To achieve the above Nigerians need to elect the right people to the right places to make the right decisions.
Unfortunately the country runs on tribal and religious sentiments. Where people votes for bribes and their kin and on the advice of religious leaders not on merit.
For the reasons above the country WILL remain in permanent managed decline with the exception being pockets of economic success in places like Lagos,Abuja,Delta, etc.[/b]
Properties / Re: Can 25 Million Naira Build This? by Krucifax(m): 5:01pm On Dec 27, 2023
DrDoc:



Theb you dont know business. I cam grow 25M and make atleast 200M annually. I am doing this at the moment. Infact been sleeping at the favtory since October and not leaving until November 2024.

Lolol smiley. That's technically impossible my friend. It means your N25Million would need to generate over N540,000 every single day and N17Million every month to hit N200million in the first year.

That type of exponential capital growth would require far more than N25Million to actualize. The very few that can manage such magic are in I.T. If you can create a product that over 50% of Nigerian will buy in the first year. If that were the case you my friend would already be in the news.

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Properties / Re: Can 25 Million Naira Build This? by Krucifax(m): 4:35pm On Dec 27, 2023
naijapips04:


The best thing I've read this year. Aside status, owning a house is not a good investment. For a struggling guy, grow the shit out of that 25m. 25m in a good business should give us at least 70m in a year. Rent and grow this. In , 4 years, use the residual income to buy a house. Don't go and dump all your life savings in a house.

Worst advice ever!!! Home ownership if used wisely is the very foundation of wealth creation. This has been the case since forever.

1. The house means he never needs to worry about rent again and can save money
2. The house can serve as collateral for a loan that can be used for business.
3. The house is simply a conversion of the N25million to another form the N25 Million is still there.
4. The house can appreciate and be sold for profit giving him N25Million plus more millions.
5. If he decide to relocate the house can be put for rent or airbnb generating steady income.
6. His children can inherit the house when he dies and can do all the above again.
7. Nothing stops him from doing other business after building his house.
8. All the wealthiest families in history have their wealth tied to property at the very basic form.
9. Every business eventually comes to an end. Every trend eventually fades.Property is the one asset class that has stood for generations.

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Travel / Re: 20 Surprising Differences Between The UK And The USA by Krucifax(m): 7:07pm On Dec 25, 2023
The US has better weather than the UK.
The US has better financial opportunities than the U.K
The US has more jobs than the U.K
The US has better retirement options than the U.K
The US has better investment opportunities than the U.K
The US has more a advanced Health system than the U.K
The US is more technologically advanced than the U.K
The US has more millionaires than the U.K
The US is more religious than the U.K.
16 Countries use the US dollar. 4 Countries use the British Pound
The UK does not have Presidents like the US but Prime Ministers
The U.K still practices ancient monarchy and titles systems (Princes,Lords,Barons,Dukes,Earls etc)
The U.K has a freer health system than the U.S
The U.K has a fairer justice system than the U.S.
The U.K has a better dietary culture than the U.S.
The U.K is more expensive than the U.S.

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Family / Re: At 36, I Still Stay With My Parents And I Feel Not bad about it. by Krucifax(m): 12:06am On Dec 24, 2023
At OP. Yes life is hard and Nigeria 🇳🇬 is harder. But there are certain milestones that a human being must pass if you consider yourself normal.
Same way you wouldn't consider it normal for a teenager to be in nursery school or an adult to be in primary school.
Living with your parents at 37 is abnormal and demonstrates that you failed to make your way in life.
There are exceptions of course. If you suffer from a disability or are required to provide constant aid to a family member then its understandable.
However your post doesn't say any of the above besides an attempt to normalise the shameful. Yes it hurts but it's important that you know the reality of your situation instead of trying to rewrite societal norms. They are there for a reason.
I sincerely hope things get better for you and you take good counsel because you seem to have lost your way.
Business / Re: Diversion Of Diaspora Remittances To Black Market Weakens Naira - CBN by Krucifax(m): 4:31pm On Aug 11, 2023
[b]The Naira is on a permanent downwards trajectory. The reason is very simple. Supply and demand. This is economics one o one that even a child understands.

We are an overly importation reliant economy. Which mean most of the goods we consume are imported into the country. The same goods are also purchased in US Dollars which is the international trading currency. For this reason there is always high demand for dollars.

This high demand for dollars means people will pay almost anything to get it. The real problem is then that we have a dollar scarcity. We have dollar scarcity because we do not export enough goods and service to generate US Dollars back into the economy.

The fix for this problem is impossible to fix overnight due to many years of poor governance and failure to develop a thriving industrial, manufacturing and export economy. The failure is from government incompetence and the people's failure to elect good useful leaders. Nigeria for many years relied mainly on oil revenue and failed to properly diversify the economy like their counterparts in the middle east.

A thriving industrial sector takes many years to develop and requires things like steady electricity,access to venture capital, good regulation to ensure internationally acceptable standards for our goods amongst many other things.

Unfortunately due to mass ignorance, tribalism, religious and ethnic sentiments we are never able to provide good leadership. As such the right decisions are never made. As such we are all sleeping in the bed we collectively made by our actions and inactions.

This is my future prediction for Nigeria based on current trajectory.

1: Massive population growth
2: World record unemployment
3 Massive crime growth
4:World record poverty
5: Sustained insecurity due to regional conflicts
6: Sustained political instability
7: Millions of unemployable due to advent of business automation reducing worker requirement, Artificial Intelligence replacing jobs, Climate change reducing arable land and reducing farmers number

These factors are all tied to each other and are inevitable. However the positive note would be small pockets of growth for people with access to capital, few states with competent governors enacting policies to help a few thousands cushion the coming suffering, youth innovation in media.

Make no mistake Hell is coming for the world at large due to Automtion,AI and Climate change. Advanced economies will absorb this better due to worker protection policies and social welfare. However countries like Nigeria that refuse or are unable to change will suffer the most.

Its envitable. The best you can do is to prepare yourself and children as best you can for the coming tide.[/b]

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Properties / Re: Help! The Very First And Only Property I’ve Ever Acquired All My Life Is Revoked by Krucifax(m): 8:07am On Apr 21, 2023
Buying land in Abuja like anywhere in Nigeria one has to be careful.
I had a similar experience with a plot of land I bought during covid in Abuja. Where the developers were messing us about and reallocated twice after first telling us where we were to be given property. This was my third property purchase in Abuja.
The first two I had thesame problems. I bought two plots of land side by side but because I didn't have funds to develop at the time. Without warning the Estate owner resold them to somebody with deep pockets that wanted like 10 plots at the same time.
When I found out I was abroad in London. I went mental and I sent lawyers to them to fix their mess. They then gave me two new allocations which I very quickly went and did foundation on before they tried any new tricks. I have now finished building the two houses glory to God.
My third purchase with another developer is still dragging since 2020 and they are many of us in the same shoe with the man and we want to arrange group action and take him to court. Not easy for me as I'm based in London.
Who is the developer and which Estate is it in Abuja? I can suggest the lawyers that helped with my case or maybe you can join or group action if it's thesame people 🤔
Travel / Re: Why Do People In The Diaspora Come Back To Nigeria To Settle When They Get Old? by Krucifax(m): 10:52pm On Jun 20, 2022
As someone abroad let me tell you why!!

Nostalgia

Weather

Health

Family Friends

Community

Feeling of belonging

Cheaper living.

Loneliness

Not wanting to die Alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Crime / Re: Owo Catholic Church Attack: Police Man Disabled One Of The Gunmen (Video) by Krucifax(m): 1:13am On Jun 06, 2022
Stop spreading false information in a time of sorrow. That's an old video and not Nigeria. Moderators please take this rubbish down

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Car Talk / Why The Okada Ban Is Very Bad Idea! by Krucifax(m): 10:39pm On May 31, 2022
The Okada Ban is a Bad Idea

Employment

Nigeria has one of the highest rates of unemployment in the world. Figures range from 40% to 55% depending on source. The okada(motor bike) has become a source of income and employment for thousands of young and old people and by extension hundreds of thousands of families. An outright ban of Okadas immediately throws into the poverty thousands of Nigeriens and by extension their families.

Infrastructure

Many communities in Nigeria have poor rood networks and infrastructure making them not motorable. This communities have managed to bridge this problems by the use of okada that are able to access route cars can not. Banning okada will make life difficult for people going to work or school or their various businesses.


Crime


Forcing thousands into unemployment will inevitably force some of the individuals into crime to survive. Thereby exacerbating an already sky high crime level.

High handedness

The decision to ban okadas on account of a few bad eggs is a case of throwing the baby out with the bath water. Using that logic over 60% of Nigerian and cars would be banned as they are involved in worse driving and crimes (kidnapping, one chance operater,ritual killers, armed robbers etc)

Missed opportunities

The okada community are a great potential source of employment, empowerment, investment opportunities for business men/women and increased tax revenue to government coffers

No proper social welfare

Nigeria's lack of proper social welfare means there's nothing for the riders and their families to fall back on.

Low income individuals and families

The okada is an affordable source of transportation for millions of low income individuals and families who can't afford taxis. Taking this away puts them into difficulties.

What the government should have done

The government should instead have brought in policies to better regulate bike riders. Arrange training centers to ensure driving awareness, proper licensing, a data base base of operators, to weed out bad eggs and reward those that comply. Instead of show politicking in an attempt to show that they are working they should instead plan better ways to help the lives of our fellow Nigerians.

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Politics / Re: FG Fails To Declare Bandits Terrorists Weeks After Court Order by Krucifax(m): 8:11am On Dec 18, 2021
Why is anyone surprised. This is a lawless government of impunity . A government that routinely ignores the law and fails to abide by rules and regulations that govern civilised nations over the world.
The same government that was midwived by Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The same man that now wants to rule the country in 2023.
If you ever wondered why the world largely considers Africa a joke is because of things like the above.
The rulers are madmen. The people are not far behind as enablers or wilful participants in their own demise.
When oyibo man laughs at you don't be offended the truth is most of you are worthy of laughter.

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Celebrities / Re: Davido Acquires N300 Million Lamborghini Aventador As Christmas Gift (Pix, Vid) by Krucifax(m): 7:29pm On Dec 10, 2021
Actually the car is worth N158,000,000. He paid 1,420,000 AED for it which is about $386,604.95.
Also its not new. Has 35k on the clock.
Still a fantastic purchase that we all hope to be able to do one day so congratulations . Even though the facts are wrong everywhere in this lovely purchase.
Family / Re: Should I Cut-off My Parents? by Krucifax(m): 11:58am On Oct 10, 2021
chinasaekpere:
Hello guys, this is a very strong decision I want to make, I need your help to make this decision or not to. I am thinking of cutting my parents off because they have caused me enormous financial setback as a result of the bad decisions my father made. Firstly, I will like to give you a background of the story.

I come from a family of 4 and I am the first child of my parents. My dad is a retired federal government worker, he worked for many eyes as a school cert holder (so obviously, he didn’t hold very top position until he retired, probably the max in reached was level 8 or 9). He trained me through the university and he retired during my NYSC, at this point one of my brothers was in the university (he never graduated because he was nonchalant), my 3rd brother was a jambite and the last born was in primary school. The Jambite graduated this year and the last born is now a jambite.

In 2013, my dad retired and received gratuity worth several millions. My mom tried persuading him to build a house in the village because we are Igbos but Based in ogun state but my dad refused and insisted that he was going to develop his land in ogun state by building a 4 flats building (up stairs) then start business with the remaining money in Ogun state (apparently, he got the revelation from church to do that), he never completed the house. My dad is very religious until date, so out of the money he paid tithe, bought instruments for church and made some donations. Immediately I finished serving, I got a job with a pharmaceutical company as a medical sales representative. I was receiving a salary of 80k with commission. Things started great. I served some money I joined my dad in some of his fish farm business, I was in Enugu while he was doing the farm business in ogun state. When it was time to harvest the fish, I was told stories about theft, I spent 700k on the business but was able to recover 200k because I had to help him offset some debt.

To cut the long story short, my dad started having serious financial issues, couldn’t pay school fees of my last born in school, had several debts just about 2years after collecting millions as gratuity due to his wrong choice of investment. Ofcourse the financial burden transcended to me, until a point that my dad got into trouble from another debt, he spent church harvest savings that he was suppose to remit. I was paying my brothers school fees worth 150k per term, i had to take money from company’s account to help him offset the debt hoping that he would pay up and I will pay some before company finds out. The whole financial burden was so huge for a starter like me, owing to the fact that I lost all my savings to the fish farming business and I also had to pay house rents in Enugu and pay other bills.
I accumulated a debt of 1.2million with the company and then is started paying it by bit until the company found out that there was a deficit of 400k. I was arrested and was in the cell for days.
To get out of the cell, I had to sign a legal agreement for a payment plan of paying 30k monthly to offset the debt. Luckily for me, I got a 60k job 1month after, my dad couldn’t pay my last siblings school fees, I took him to Enugu and started Paying his bills. I was also paying 30k from my salary every month until I paid all the lost the job again during the heat of the recession. I managed to pay up that debt.
Since 2018, I haven’t really done any serious job, I started driving Uber in 2019, saved up some money, my mom needed money for business last year, i borrowed her, she couldn’t complete the payment. The car I was using to do the Uber got bad again.
I had to look for a remote job now in Lagos, I saved up money and learnt how to do footwear, i Am saving some money to pay my house and shop rent and get machines.
Last two month my dad called that he needed money for my brother’s school fees so he can complete his SSCE exams. He promised to payback mid last month, now I have not seen the money and my that was my house rent I borrowed him. My house rent expired in August. I called him, and ofcourse, he is playing the emotional game. Now, they are in serious financial mess and they seem not to want stop dragging me into it and it’s not as if I am doing great myself. I am not, I’m struggling to make something after mortgaging a lot of time paying several debts. It is overwhelming.

The point is, I am 31years old, I’m looking forward to making my own family and it seem if I am not careful, they will drag me back from this objective. Anytime I try to organize myself, they come up with their monetary problems and it hinders my growth. My plan was to get a shop and equip it before the end of first quarter 2022 from the saving I made from my current 80k salary and now they have collected my house rent in form of a loan. That’s a drawback again.

I have to make my own family, I need to shed some burden to be able to do that. I also want to be a parent and I never want to depend on my kids in my old age.
Should I cut them off?
If no, what do you advice that I do?

Chinasa, as an older man to you with more experience I believe that you will eventually become a very successful person in the future. That's my prophecy based on the narrative you have given about your personal financial troubles. You are very hardworking and obviously versatile considering the different skill sets you have and jobs you've done.

Here's my advice. Do not cut off your family. Because family is family good or bad. Your father has made some poor choices. It happens to even the best business brains in the world.
However there also seems to be a parasitic reliance on you for financial help. This is common in Nigerian families. Its also common in Igbo families. Using my own family as an example no less than 10 members of our extended family has lived in our house when I was growing up. Uncles and aunties at some point when they were young and in need of financial assistance. In our culture anyone with means is expected to help others.

This is not always healthy and many times causes problems for the helper. But that's African tradition for you.

What you should do is learn when to say no. If your father or mother asks you for N100k. If you only have N150k in your account give them N20k or N10k. That way you have made a contribution and not created a new problem for yourself. Your folks will gradually look to other sources to make up the shortfall while not making you broke in the process.

Good luck bro. The sky is your limit.

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Politics / Lekki The Coming Disaster by Krucifax(m): 1:54am On Jul 19, 2021
Lekki The Coming Disaster

The aim of this article is to share with all well meaning Nigerians the future dangers surrounding the Lekki Peninsula.
Specifically ecological and geographic dangers worsened by political and human failure.

Lekki Peninsula is located in the South East of Lagos State. Lekki is surrounded by large water masses. The peninsula's location and sea level means it is particularly venerable to storm surges and floods. Throw into the picture the global phenomena of climate change and global warming then you have a recipe for disaster.

All geographical calculations by scientists show that global warming is increasing. The means the ice of the polar caps are melting rapidly.
What this means is that earths water mass is increasing. Another phenomena from global warming is intense and large volume rainfall. The implications for Lekki will be increased flooding, erosions and water pollution.

To make matters worse there's another problem in this mix. Rapid population growth in Nigeria has meant the scramble and demand for land. This demand has led to the reclaiming and sand filling of wetlands and lagoon shores. In the quest for profits from real estate natural ecological drainage systems have been built over.
The Lagos State Government using the Lekki Peninsula Land Use Plan and Development Scheme had an initiative to develop the peninsula. Unfortunately in many places the development has not been in tandem with global best practices. The intentions from 1980 were good but the execution was far from desirable
These projects have been often hastily and inconsiderately done. What was sold to prospective buyers as dream homes in many places are effectively "flood planes". This is because of the aforementioned land reclamation practices, failure to invest in proper drainage infrastructure

In 2009 the Lagos state govt tried the Infrastructure Master Plan and Land Use Plan to address the problems that arose. This in itself has largely been a failure. This is because of politics, corruption and administrative malpractice. Poor town planning has been used in many housing projects in Lekki. Add to that the embezzlement of funds meant for infrastructure and you have a double whammy of trouble.
The only way to minimize perennial flooding in Lekki is to go back to the drawing board and do the job properly.
But it is unlikely that this would happen as the implication would be the demolition of billions of naira worth of real estate and properties. But this is the only way to fix a mammoth problem of poor town planning and drainage infrastructure. Another solution is that Nigerians all do their bit to reduce activities that lead to global warming.

Until this is addressed flooding, erosion, water pollution will be a constant feature in Lekki and may eventually make parts of the peninsula untenable.

Thanks for reading.

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Celebrities / Re: Sonia Ogiri Buys A Range Rover, Her Third New Car In 7 Months (Pix) by Krucifax(m): 12:18am On Jul 06, 2021
Funny reading these comments. No one "buys"cars abroad. 80% of car purchases are leases or finance.
You can put a token amount down and pay monthly for any car of your choice.
No clitocurrency needed just a good credit rating.
But continue your gists youngins �

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Politics / Re: Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Returns To Nigeria (photos) by Krucifax(m): 8:35am On Jun 16, 2021
triple996:
Y does tinubu loves making waillers miserable cheesy. Did you know dat waillers were praying 4 jagaban to die shocked See their live now cheesy
It sucks to b ipob wink
If ur friend is ipob sympathizer please hide all d snipers , rat poisons and strong ropes around them. Let's avoid sorry stories grin

Whilst typing the above you are highly likely unemployed or underemployed.
Whilst that typing the above you probably won't have many hours of electricity today.
It's because of you and millions like you that real progress continues to elude Africa.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu was single handedly the greatest force that allowed Buhari to become the president of Nigeria.
If not for Tinubu, Buhari would have lost the election like prior.
A Buhari presidency that has brought woe and despair to Nigeria.
A Buhari presidency that has seen millions of your fellow countrymen fall into poverty.
A Buhari presidency that has seen the highest levels of insecurity in the history of Nigeria.

The truth is that as one makes his bed so shall he lay in it. Continue to enable the men that will destroy the very foundations of this country. Its everyone of you that will suffer the consequences long after the political bribe or ignorance has cleared from your faces.
I will continue to pray for the black man and his lack of intellect.

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Properties / Re: Paradise Estate Abuja, Leaving Behind Tales Of Anguish To Subscribers In Abuja by Krucifax(m): 7:20am On Jun 14, 2021
This is actually a regular occurrence in the world of estate developers and property sales in Nigeria.
I myself fell victim to one called T.pumpy estates in Abuja.

The problem is this,70-80% of these estate developers and land sellers when advertising land/property for sale don't actually have the land physically available.
They do big promos with flyers and 3d photos of estate buildings with cars parked in the front etc to entice buyers.

What they then do is to collect money from numerous prospective buyers. It's when they've collected enough money that they then go and buy the land behind the scene from the real owners. With the hope of then doing allocation of plots.

This is also when the problem starts. And the problems are numerous. Often they would oversell available plots. Meaning if the land actually available can accommodate only 100 plots of land they will regularly sell over 100 plots on paper to people.E.g 120 plots sales.

This means on almost every estate in Nigeria especially Abuja you'll find people missing out even after full payment. But because there's other people that got land/property then the developers can claim to be legit.

Other times when people put enough pressure on the developers what they do is to start cutting out of the plots size they sold to people to give others. Say for example they advertise plots of 500sqm after payment and plot allocation when you get there you mind discover you only got 400sqm. By the time they have done this to just 4 people they would have got an extra 400sqm to sell which can be anything from 1million naira or much higher in a place like Abuja.

Some times they even do the plot reduction for no other reason but greed to squeeze in more people and make more money. Other times they do it because they never had they full size available in the first place.

Corruption and deceit is common in Nigeria property deals and almost all developers are into it. My advice to prospective buyers is to NEVER NEVER EVER buy property "off plan" in Nigeria. By that I mean where the developers show you an area where they are developing and selling. If you can not first see the physical plot on ground DO NOT part with your money.

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Politics / Re: Court Affirms Right Of States To Enforce Anti-Open Grazing Law by Krucifax(m): 6:29pm On May 23, 2021
WATCHMANX:
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The decision also implies that the State Governors should be the ones enforcing anti-grazing laws"- This is what is most important!
Calling her a Buhari stooge is in bad taste!-
She gave a diplomatic judgement which is enough to morally encourage the governors to enforce their state laws!

Respectfully you're wrong. As is 90% of everyone commenting on this post which is scary.
Let me explain. Firstly the state governors do not need moral encouragement. They and their legal representatives fully understand the law. The judge was not telling them anything new regarding the grazing ban.

Secondly to quote you "a diplomatic judgement" is no judgement. Because she was playing safe which reaffirms my earlier criticism.

Let me break it down for you and others as to what this case is about.

A law suit was brought by representatives of Southern governors.
The suit was brought about because the grazing ban was ineffective.
The ban was ineffective because herders were not obeying it and security agencies were not enforcing it.
The governors were unable to do anything because they do not control security agencies.
The governors do not control agencies because there is no state police in Nigeria.
There is no state police in Nigeria because the Nigerian constitution made the Police under federal control.
The governors out of frustration had hoped through the law suit would force the president to do the needful.

Instead of helping the Southern governors the judge essentially threw the case out citing numerous errors in legal process.

The crux of the matter is that herders are flouting and disobeying the law. The security agencies are not doing their jobs. The governors do not have the legal powers to force them to do their jobs. The judgement has not helped nor shed light on how this can be resolved.

I hope you all understand now.
Politics / Re: Court Affirms Right Of States To Enforce Anti-Open Grazing Law by Krucifax(m): 6:13pm On May 23, 2021
felixedet:




Your explanation is watery, enabling laws has been put in place to give legal backings to all the state run security agencies...

You must be a fulani person from your perspective tone....
You aren't happy at all, anyways we in the entire southern Nigeria says no no to indescriminate movement of cow in our land period....

In your haste to reply you have totally misunderstood the point being by my commentary. Go and read it again then you'll understand that I'm actually critical of the federal laws making it hard to ban open grazing. Read and understand.
Politics / Re: Court Affirms Right Of States To Enforce Anti-Open Grazing Law by Krucifax(m): 11:22am On May 23, 2021
Grayoso:


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/462857-court-affirms-right-of-states-police-to-enforce-anti-open-grazing-law.html



To be brutally honest this judgement is neither a victory for the long suffering victims of herders nor the governors. It is basically back to square one. Let me explain why.

The judge in her closing statement said a few keys things.:

A: That the plaintiff/claimant's suit was wrongly construed and aimed at the wrong person i.e Buhari
B: Reaffirms the constitutional stance that the president can not be sued as was being attempted
C: That the court lacks the power to do anything about what they are asking.
D: That it was not the job of the president to enforce open-grazing ban

The court decision seems at first to be in favour of anti grazing but look closely. The court effectively is saying your approach is wrong and there is nothing we can do for you.

The decision also implies that the State Governors should be the ones enforcing anti-grazing laws THIS is the key point made. Considering that the State governors do not officially have any control over any security agencies(besides Amotekun,Ebebu Agu that don't have legal backing yet) how will they then enforce the law?

This is what the judge failed to mention or give guidance on. In this failure she has inadvertently exposed herself as being a Buhari stooge whose judgement was either bribed or coerced or done out of fear for her career. Pay attention to the details my people.

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Properties / Re: Cost Of Soakaway(septic Tank) by Krucifax(m): 7:06pm On Apr 07, 2021
mufutau55:


True. But that is how it was done then. The idea of linking for water overflow is nice and it's been used frequently nowadays.

Hajji M.

Greetings brother. What would you say would be a rough estimate for constructing A: Soakway pit for a 2 bed bungalow. B: Constructing a shared soakway pit for two adjoined 2 bed bungalows? Thanks in advance.
Politics / Re: Terrorists Release Pictures Of Slain Nigerian Soldiers(viewers Discretion) by Krucifax(m): 1:18am On Oct 26, 2020
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Politics / Re: Terrorists Release Pictures Of Slain Nigerian Soldiers(viewers Discretion) by Krucifax(m): 1:16am On Oct 26, 2020
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Politics / Terrorists Release Pictures Of Slain Nigerian Soldiers(viewers Discretion) by Krucifax(m): 1:15am On Oct 26, 2020
Terrorists release pictures of fallen Nigerian solders. Further evidence of how the nation is being failed by the government. A government that likes to fabricate stories about the victory over islamic terrorism in Northern Nigeria.
An inept and incompetent government with a clueless retiree at the helm enabled by the likes of Tinubu and co.

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Business / Re: Is Abuja Still Lucrative For Business? by Krucifax(m): 12:06am On Jul 30, 2020
At OP .

Abuja is one of the fastest growing cities on the planet currently in terms of organic growth and population growth.

Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians fleeing insecurity in the north and congestion in the south are moving or planning to move to Abuja.

Abuja is also one of the top five states in Nigeria per GDP and economic activity.

From a business perspective Abuja presents unique opportunities due to the daily population growth and attendant demands that will need to be met for the population.

However there are serious factors to consider. Regulation and enforcement is high in Abuja. Unlike many states in Nigeria where you can just sit or stand by the road and sell anything for money Abuja is much stricter.

Contrary to popular opinion that Abuja is the most expensive state it is not. However there are certain things that come with an above average price tag in Abuja compared to other states.
Transportation in Abuja is generally cheaper than Lagos as is some services and goods especially those sourced from nearby northern states. However domestic and commercial property costs are generally prohibitive this is true for rental or purchase. This is also true for goods that have been routed via Lagos.

On average it's true that its easier to survive in Lagos or Delta or PH. Primarily because of the higher entry barriers to Abuja. But even this can be an unfair generalization. Abuja has sectors and regions dependent upon your financial buoyancy where you can comfortably slot in.

When people refer to scary expenses Abuja they're generally referring to core Abuja. By this I mean areas like, Asokoro,Maitama,Utako,Wuse,Garki etc. There are still many area in Abuja that the average earner could live. Like Kubwa,Lugbe,Gwarimpa etc.

Finally remember every new thing has a gestation period, where you'll be sorting out teething problems( getting customers, suppliers,raw material,funds,documentation etc.) If you do make the leap don't confuse this stage with a presumption of lack of viability.

Good luck and God speed

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Celebrities / Re: DJ Arafat Dies In Motorbike Accident (Photos) by Krucifax(m): 9:34pm On Aug 12, 2019
daddytime:
No chance of survival...probably was riding without a helmet.

Gruesome and a sad end...


Rest on..


It's not good to jump to conclusions. The helmet may have been removed after the accident to try and resuscitate him. Also for your information helmets are only good for minor impacts or if you fall of the bike.
A helmet will not protect you from concussions or a broken neck or spine from high speed impacts.

Years ago a biker in England wearing a helmet and full safety gear was still decapitated when he accidentally ran unto an oncoming vehicle whilst trying to overtake a slower car. His head was separated from his body even though he had a helmet on. In the end God is our only protection.
Celebrities / Re: DJ Arafat Dies In Motorbike Accident (Photos) by Krucifax(m): 9:33pm On Aug 12, 2019
daddytime:
No chance of survival...probably was riding without a helmet.

Gruesome and a sad end...


Rest on..

It's not good to jump to conclusions. The helmet may have been removed after the accident to try and resuscitate him. Also for your information helmets are only good for minor impacts or if you fall of the bike.
A helmet will not protect you from concussions or a broken neck or spine from high speed impacts.

Years ago a biker in England wearing a helmet and full safety gear was still decapitated when he accidentally ran other an oncoming vehicle whilst trying to overtake a smaller car. He head was separated from his body even though he had a helmet on. In the end God is our only protection.

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Politics / Re: Ruga: List Of 11 States FG Approved For Herdsmen Settlement by Krucifax(m): 2:22pm On Jul 01, 2019
Elemosho478:

The Federal Government has approved the planned RUGA settlements across the country in spite of criticisms it garnered.


The RUGA settlement scheme will take off its pilot phase in Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Kogi, Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara and Niger states.

According to a source at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, everything is set for the implementation of the scheme.

“The pilot states for its implementation are Sokoto, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Kogi, Taraba, Katsina, Plateau, Kebbi, Zamfara and Niger,” the source told Punch.


“They are actually 11 in number and the governors of these states are coming to the ministry to learn how the Ruga settlements will be implemented,” a senior official at the FMARD, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.


It added that “These are the states that have fully shown their interest. But unfortunately, people are talking about this as if the Federal Government is planning to grab land in the states.


“That’s not true. The plan is mainly for these states that are ready and the Federal Government had a discussion with the governors concerned.

“Some of the governors came here and they promised to provide land because they have seen the benefits they will derive from the initiative. It is not that the Federal Government wants to invade the states, no!”

On whether the government will go ahead with the move despite public outcry, the source asked, “Why not? Of course, the government will go ahead with the programme, particularly in states that are willing to have it. For states that are not interested, no problem.”


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kemifilani.com/2019/06/ruga-list-of-11-states-fg-approved-for-herdsmen-settlement.html/amp




Fulani Masterplan to colonise Nigeria. Thanks to Tinubu and our Yoruba Muslims that made it possible.
Now everyone will lie in the bed that's been made from negligence and hatred.

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