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Politics › Re: 40 Photos Around The World That Will Break Your Heart by mandarin: 4:37pm On May 04, 2016

The black girl in the zoo, I felt betrayed by humanity that claimed to know God, the young boy that received the flag for his father, great loss for a boy at that age, the couple that died hugging inthe quake, so so touching, I shed some tears!!

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Politics › Re: The Dream I Just Had..... Please What Do You Think? by mandarin: 4:29pm On Apr 29, 2016

If you are not making up this story and it actually happened you need to pay attention to your dreams. First, God is real and you need Christ. A life without Christ believe me, is full of crises. God can warn you on impending dangers through dreams, can show you solution to problems etc.

To me, your dream infer that God is about to help you. If actually its not that you have been nurturing the thought of that man helping you in real life because if you have, it can come up in your dream too. If you have been nurturing that I will advise you to try God, pray to Him through Jesus and struggle to meet the wealthy man, he will help you! If not, God is giving you a new JOB and you need to pray He sign that. Why? he hadn't sign because you are too hasty, you don't believe He exist yet you want something from Him. Pray that HE will show you Himself but be assured as you do so, help is already waiting for you.

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Politics › Re: See Pics Of South Africa's BRT Bus Stops And Roads In Joburg by mandarin: 5:58pm On Apr 28, 2016

AmenhotepZuid:
@Mandarin
Your Stupidity is LEGENDARY....you're still stuck in the past on S.A. issues. S.A. is growing her own DOLLAR MILLIONAIRES who are younger and black and are FUTURE BILLIONAIRES of Africa. Yes the old money is still there in S.A. but its AGING OUT AND MOST ARE FLEEING FOR EUROPE and Australia and NZ.

Big shift in racial distribution of South Africa’s super-rich

By News24WireApril 27, 2016

Almost half of South Africa’s dollar millionaires – those with a net value of R14.5 million or more – are from previously disadvantaged groups, according to the latest report by New World Wealth.

I laugh at your comment. hOPE YOU WILL CURE MY IGNORANCE. I make bold to tell you that Nigeria has more educated and wealthy 'Africans ' than South Africa. How did BizNews measure its own? For instance, what is the worth of Ekenedilichukwu?

The report has found that more than 45% of SA’s dollar millionaires are black, coloured, Indian or Chinese – that is from groups unable to vote prior to 1994.

In the view of New World Wealth, the SA government will continue to push black economic empowerment (BEE) policies until previously disadvantaged groups make up at least 80% of SA’s dollar millionaires. This goal is expected to be reached by 2030.

New World Wealth’s research found that there are currently about 17 300 South African dollar millionaires from previously disadvantaged groups. This is much higher than the 14% it was in 2007. SA has almost twice as many dollar millionaires than any other African country.

Three South Africans even feature prominently on the UK’s 2016 “Rich List”, BizNews.com reported on Monday. Nicky Oppenheimer (70), made it to 18th position on the 1 000-strong list. London-based South African Natie Kirsh (84) is three positions behind Oppenheimer on the list and Christo Wiese (74) is in 22nd spot. It is the first time Wiese has been included on the list, because of numerous UK investments.

“Racial wealth breakdowns are an important issue in South Africa. Many feel that the speed of wealth transfer to ‘previously disadvantaged’ groups has been too slow,” the report states.

According to the latest Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) Report released on Monday, top management positions in the private sector in SA are mostly allotted to white males and opportunities for promotion and training also remain inherently linked to race and gender at more senior levels.

News24

Politics › Re: See Pics Of South Africa's BRT Bus Stops And Roads In Joburg by mandarin: 3:44pm On Apr 27, 2016*

We must admit South Africa is more developed than Nigeria. Nigeria can only boast of more Africans that are educated, wealthy and more exposed than 'black' South Africans.
The gap is wide, really wide brethren and shouldn't be so. Due to corruption which has over the last 50years resulted in capital flight in excess of $500billion, Nigeria has remain a shadow of itself and part of this money is what oil SouthAfrican's economy and that of many European countries.
In an AIT New York televised economic meeting on investments im Nigeria at the return to democracy in 1999, it was asserted that Nigerians had over $200billion in dormant accounts in USA!!!
If Nigeria can tackle corruption, we can begin to dream.
The rebasing of the GDP done during GEJ regime wasn't a fluke although that regime added no tangible growth to the economy. The GDP branded by Nigeria did not take cognizance of growth in some sector such as the telecoms sector brought by Obasanjo's regime and the growth of Nollywood. It was not an achievement of Jonathan in the first place.
For Nigeria to compete infrastructural wise with South Africa, we will have to overcome the problem of 70%"recurrent expenditure if you understand what that means while we diversify seriously.

Health › Re: Fayose Mourns Ekiti Doctors, Declares Three Days Mourning by mandarin: 9:26am On Apr 25, 2016

so so sad. How many children and fatherless now and how many women are now widowed! They obviously would be breadwinners in their families, am so sad

Politics › Re: Bayelsa Economy Collapses: Eyewitness Account By Visiting Journalist by mandarin: 8:16am On Apr 25, 2016

TPAND:
This is a stupid article.

You measure a states economy by Hotel price and pepper soup joint. For crying out loud, where did Nature position the brains of most Nigerians, certainly not in their head

That question should go to you. There is linear correlation between services and economic performance. Except in rare cases, you cannot divorce these indices

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Christianity Etc › Re: Who Is Your Favourite Pastor In Terms Of Message Delivering? by mandarin: 11:19pm On Apr 24, 2016

God have given different gifts to different people and its the same God. You can make assertions on those called if God to deliver His messages to u, that however doesn't make the messenger better than another messenger who was sent to sing.
You see, its difficult to clarify and your clarification on how pastors preach can be influenced by what u like to hear, your lifestyle and what u look up to.
In my little sojourn I can mention some I've heard:
1. Analyzing the Word with almost care to impact maximum knowledge: W.F Kumuyi, Gbile Akanni
2. Prophetic utterances and Words of knowledge : E.AAdeboye, D.K Olukoya
3. Divine leadership and lifestyle building: Sam Adeyemi, David Oyedepo, Munroe
And so on and on, these are parts of d body of Christ and everyone is performing his functions, then u, what are u doing that we can't be mentioning your name?

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Adverts › Re: Order Your Paints For Your Buildings From Admiral Paints by mandarin: 12:54pm On Apr 21, 2016

Mr Sammy, do u still sell paints?

Politics › Re: Oil Prices: What’s Behind The Drop? Simple Economics - New York Times by mandarin: 4:57pm On Apr 17, 2016

One critical area of problem in Nigeria is lack of technology. The investments made in education has been poor and results in areas of science and technology has been near non existence.
We need to build our domestic market through internal energy value chain model that will enable consumers to pay less in Nigeria in order to raise our consumer index. Now, granting license for refineries will include power plants as well and steady gas supply.
I will advise government to first focus on two areas:
1. Oilfields with low susceptibility to attacks on pipelines say in Ondo State. If truly that state produces 10% or so of oil and can give sufficient gas, a refinery and an LNG plant should be built there. This will reduce risks of vandalism
2. Market areas like Lagos should have at least two refineries and gas plants. Niger Delta instability cannot be wished away when planning investments in Nigeria.
I feel creating a domestic market that will cover for the high cost of production through crude supply at lower dollar prices can help stabilize the consumer market.
Lagos can get its crude from the relatively safer offshore grids.
I think geopolitical sentiments has actually dragged Nigeria in the mud more than political disruptions

Politics › Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Languages In Africa by mandarin: 4:26pm On Apr 17, 2016

Languages of African origin is in this order:
1. Swahili
2.Hausa
3. Yoruba
4. Oromo
5. Igbo

Politics › Re: Throwback:50 Quotations From Chief Obafemi Awolowo by mandarin: 10:16am On Apr 16, 2016

I almost shed tears, he's so philosophic, a super intellectual and inspiration. But, I think he came at the wrong time, his type of vision is what Nigeria needs now, badly!

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Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Job Discrimination Based On Institution Graduated From by mandarin: 4:47pm On Apr 01, 2016*

GuyfawkesAB:
Well the discrimination ain't fair. But as an alumnus of FUTA I can beat my chest for 95% of our graduates. They are seasoned and quite intelligent and well exposed to the critical aspects of their respective courses and even much more.

Every student in FUTA takes one computer programming course, engineering drawing, agriculture, philosophy & logic... tell me why suh a student won't be well-rounded??

Yes I have said it that FUTA is one of the best in Nigeria. There would be dullards as well but looking at the school quality, I think it will be right thinking. I have worked with and studied beside their products and can attest to their quality, may be I haven'y met the dull ones. For example, I have a cousin who now work with an oil company in the USA, a guy that worked briefly with us as well, went for his master program in the UK came out as the best and work with Zenith Bank( don't know if he's still there), a claasmate in an executive program at Unilag with 4.11/5, in short, that school is a school you can trust. Another school is FUNNAB, even its female students are good including those ones you may be tempted to think they are from fashion schools. Of course Convenant is one of the best in Nigeria lately while its normal to take those ivy-leagues such as Unilag( Leads in anything business alongside OAU and its products dominate the Insurance/Financial Sector alongside OAU) ,UI but I must confess, there are good products from every school as so its important a fair assessment be done to all screened candidates.
The truth is that most organizations descriminate just that it is not usually openly advertised, its the truth all over the world.

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Education › Re: Which University Is The Most Beautiful In Nigeria? (photos) by mandarin: 1:07pm On Mar 30, 2016

I think aside the big guns of OAU, ABU , UI and Unilag whether aesthetically or academic heights, its worth mentioning Funaab, FUTA, Unilorin and Nsukka

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Politics › Re: Islamization: Afikpo Igbos Are 80 Percent Muslims by mandarin: 9:04pm On Mar 19, 2016

This discussion is somehow childish. I don't think there's any restriction on religion in Nigeria and its amazing someone can plan to shut somebody out because of what he/she is!
Jesus Christ my Lord love non Christians, He preached the Kingdom to them. How many people that Jesus healed in d Bible profess Christianity?
How many of d so called Igbo Christians have the spirit of God, the Holy spirit in them? When you tell lie in businesses, do rituals and engage in destructive enterprise and still go to church on Sunday what make u a Christian in that?
I have a respected boss from Borno state and had met Musa from Katsina both are epitome of good Christianity, no shady deals, no cheating others, they didn't even have to tell u they were Christians, you just see it in them and to many of u claiming Christ on ethnic ground, Christ isn't ethnocentric, He want to dwell in your heart not on your lips!

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Politics › Re: CBN Secretly Hired 909 Staff Without Advert - Daily Trust (See Map) by mandarin: 8:58am On Mar 16, 2016

I don't know of the qualifications and capacity exposure of those recruited and positions given to them. I think that should be an important focus aside all the ethnic brouhaha.
Sometime in the future these are the people that will be determining the MPR and managing the banking sector, if they are incompetent then, Nigeria is already laying foundation of failure. Sensitive govt departments as CBN should have the best possible, this is rather unfortunate.

Culture › Re: Who Came First: Oduduwa Or Orunmila? by mandarin: 12:57pm On Mar 13, 2016

I think Orunmila was much older on Yoruba history than oduduwa. Like you said Orunmila would be called a philosopher in ancient Greece and whether he invented Ifa or was its consult, he was indeed a powerful white apparel man. Oduduwa(more of a title of wisdom and character , probably real name was Adimu) was probably a conqueror who had his kingdom bothering around Eastern Yoruba country of today

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Christianity Etc › Re: Which Church Do You Think That Is The Richest In Nigeria. by mandarin: 12:44pm On Mar 13, 2016

The richest church is the church of God where the Holy Spirit is operating and God Himself is ever presence. The church here the gospel of Christ is preached to deliver the poor from their bounds.
Money, clothes, cars etc are of no use to God but man, what it means to be rich to God is the harvest of saved souls and heaven bound holy people

Culture › Re: Meet The White Students Studying Yoruba Language In University Of Wisconsin, US by mandarin: 12:40pm On Mar 13, 2016

Yoruba is one of the top five richest languages in the world and one of the most diverse having over 30 dialects and more variants of its dialects. Rich in idioms, flexible and interchangeable, its rhythmic and possess such fluidity only few can match it in the world.

Business › Re: The Impending Banking Crisis by mandarin: 5:10pm On Feb 24, 2016

paschu:
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I was carefully reading your stance until I got to the last line ...

That your last comment just messed up your arguement and suggests that you don't know what you are saying, otherwise you who claim to be in the know (and economically smarter than a known billionare) ought to be aware that this government plans to borrow like never before.

A gentlemanly way of clarifying this stance is the fact that we have a conservative president who also looks frugal. You will agree with me that people's confidence in PMB is high at least in the area of incorruptibility or stance against corruption. Sir, let me make something clear to you and that is, most monies borrowed by Nigeria often find their ways back to those countries from whom they were borrowed and the essence of the borrowing is for most cases defeated. Infrastructures remain the same and dilapidated so, it becomes cases of double losses.
Taken that the current government is poised to borrow too but just imagine the gap TSA and recovered loots have filled and add them up to what is intended now and see what i mean. We must admit(though am not an advocate of the government) that PMB is averse to corruption and that alone will save Nigeria alot of funds.

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Business › Re: The Impending Banking Crisis by mandarin: 5:35pm On Feb 23, 2016

LRNZH:

First, thank you for staying on topic.

Nigeria has never had a real sector since the 1980s. TSA exposed it all for those that didn't know.

It is well with Nigeria. The truth is that politics is not a structured affair. The problem is largely an economic one but if the FG is not careful, the ramifications will be mostly political. That's my fear.

It has assumed a political dimension more so that the song in the last administration was of the rebasing of the GDP which did not actually grow in critical non oil sectors in six yeras or so of Jonathan. We must not forget that the last real growth came during the telecomms booms and its ancillary sub sectors. Now the flow of the oil forex has crippled our economic imaginations and drained our collective creativity and even worse for the govt. When NOI was out there saying the economy was growing at 7% or so, the question was where was the growth happening? In that oil setor which care for less than 5% of the population of Nigeria, she never broke it down on the growth margin year on year.
To me, PMB inherited a terrible economy and he can't fix it in a year, never! I have thought and thought putting myself in his shoes what I would do if I were the President, and i heard the ignorant of one Ifeanyi Uba who exposed himself to the who world that he had no clue on how the economy operates. I think PMB is into a hard time and thank God we actually have a leader with his stance at this moment else, we would have gone on the borrowing spree.

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Business › Re: The Impending Banking Crisis by mandarin: 5:16pm On Feb 23, 2016

This is the result of visionless leadership that Nigeria has experienced in the last 30 or so years. When oil price was up, we would have had all major infrastructures fixed and by now we would be concerned about wages and shelf any expensive major projects but all those saying change you want change you got are disappointingly ignorant of the impact of Jonathan's administration in not utilising the years of plenty in bringing corresponding developments.
@op, I know banks are in trouble but it wont get worse because PMB isn't a fan of devaluation and the VP also share the President's idea about who to protect in the market. So, banks assets will continue to be measured at the official rates but our importers and those who like to wear Brazillian hairs, drink French wines and wear Italian shoes will have to pay more or patronize the little available in the Nigerian market. I believe you have the understanding that the TSA was introduced to curb corruption and was not meant to hurt banks but it also shows that the backbone of our banking services has not been domiciled in the real sectors and bank CEOs have been busy galvanizing about the world in private jets without really growing the critical sectors of the economy.
Now, this is an eye opener that banks need to take risk management serious, look at how to grow the real sector and stop playing around their statement of financial position.
I think PMB is more focused on funding his agenda through loots recovered but I think a politically volatile decision is needed to manage the situation like slimming down govt payroll or rooting out all excesses including that of the two national houses of assembly retire all the old and unworthy ones at the civil service and cut down on its budget especially the half a trillion meant for the poor which can be reduced to about two hundred billions targeted at empowering aspiring entrepreneur and grow the economy.

Finally, we must have to admit that our habits could not have grown our economy, the way Nigerians are groaning because of the hike in price of versace and co is amazing. We have to learn to embrace our own things. Remember it will get worse before it will get better.

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Politics › Re: Buharinomics Is Working Despite The Initial Pains by mandarin: 5:49pm On Feb 19, 2016

plaetton:
Big laugh out loud.

So fixed exchange rate is The economic policy ?

Anyone with an elementary knowledge of economics will dismiss all this nonsense talk of to devalue or not to devalue.
The currency is already devalued by simple market forces.
Maintaining a phony official rate is the silliest thing any government can do.

Insisting, against market forces, to keep the phoney official rate at $199 shows the very narrow grasp of economics that the present leadership has.

Did you read about negative interest rate? You don't just condemn because you read somethin g in a textbook that its the way to go about it. Govt chose to manage the exchange rate by subsidizing those it deemed genuine importers, though it may conflict with the popular norm but its a way of currency management and an indirect protectionist idea if well received by manufacturers and entreprenuers.

Politics › Re: Buharinomics Is Working Despite The Initial Pains by mandarin: 5:41pm On Feb 19, 2016

Sant1m:
Do you guys know what devaluation is, or you are just joining the band wagon, are you saying PMB should accept that dollars is 390 official rate and 393 parallel market rate. Pls, who benefits? The masses, local manufacturers, importers, pls just who?
I am no claiming i know more than anybody, but i am sure that devaluation will only take us back to the same pains we felt when dollars was 195 officially and 201 in the parallel market. To go further the same pains we felt when it was maybe 120 officially and 126 in the parallel market, i can go on and on back. There can never be a better opportunity to work toward diversification and building local manufacturing base than now. If we wish to be like Singapore and others, the bitter pill should start now. PMB said he will only fund, through the official market local genuine importers at 199, if as an importer you desire foreign goods, no problem, go and source your dollar yourself at the parallel market. By extension he is giving local manufacturers advantage over importers. Devaluation means NNPC will be importing fuel at 390, which will lead to increase in pump price, inflation, demand for salary increase, loss of jobs, closure of industries due to increase in operating expenses and salary. Devaluation will nail the coffin of this economy. PMB be resolute

I salute your courage and think the basics are quite clear. Nigerians have to decide whether monies that should stay back in the economy shopuld continue to fly out as capital flight due to unending desire for foreign goods. Going every summer to London, picking up apparrels in Milan and doing weekend in Dubai or allow such funds stay in the economy to improve the economy. My wife make shoes for women and she has had some order for weddings and the rest. The first thing is that you can request for a cheap yet quality shoe as low as =N5K and such would cost you like =N15K from Milan. The only factor affecting her business are those machines used in making the shoes and some leathers but you have to make do with the best available in Nigeria. What am I saying, we all can for instance overcome our own rejection by finding peace with what we have and our country will grow.
Second, devaluing the naira will raise imports values thereby making machineries more expensive and that is what will affect the price of local products adversely because the Naira will keep having a parrallel market price if oil price continue to slide. I blame the government of yeaterday for not investing in infrastructures and now the low oil price will hamper such plan now. Honestly I think PMB should send all involved in money scams to jail and use recovered monies to run his government.

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Business › Re: Do NOT Devalue Naira. Instead Close Your Eyes To Its Slide And Do The Following by mandarin: 7:37am On Feb 19, 2016

Its now glaring how much Nigeria's economy has been bleeding through capital flights. Every holiday in London, birthdays in Dubai and Weddings in New York. How much money we have lost as a nation drinking Spanish and French wines,wearing Italian dresses and German perfume. Think its time to wear made in Nigeria, holiday in Ikogosi spring, drink palm wine and Fuman juice, patronize Arike shoes and enjoy the constant summer we have in Nigeria.
Yes, we can!

Education › Re: Why South East Is Doomed by mandarin: 9:56pm On Feb 18, 2016

I just wonder of the war raging here, yet no one had contradicted the op with admissible evidence to the contrary.I keep saying that what this guy said may not be true if Abia alone but to say its untrue will be unwise. I once had a female friend from Imo who grew up and attended Umudike, was the overall best in her set and I called her Prof. She was sound and I respected her alot. Her case was a bright one but we must admit that the scale of exam malpractices across Nigeria is alarming and the op may have been very very right.
Accepting all the fallacies of private schools is laughable because many private schools thrive on examination malpractices collecting so much money to guarantee success in five papers.Its up to those who continue to close their eyes to objective examination of existing trends. When the time comes, we shall see the result.

Education › Re: Why South East Is Doomed by mandarin: 5:38pm On Feb 18, 2016

The problem is that people trivialise cogent issues of national interests as this. This is not an ethnic problem but a national problem as I agree with you on that but we must also not attack a whistle blower as the op who is pointing us to our collective national problem. If I remeber well, there was a time the state of Anambra closed down over 400 miracle centres, now if that is in the U.K, it will be called a national disaster! In a single state? multiply that by 100 students meaning that may be over 60% of all students that take WAEC/NECO in that state pay their way through, bro, you cannot beat that anywhere in Nigeria not even Lagos. IT IS A DISASTER! Why this is not a foreclosure on good performances of some serious students, that alone is sufficient for an employer to reject graduates or school leavers from that state for a number of years till something serious is done to correct it.
Its seriously appalling for guys to turn issues to ethnic debate and contest on this forum, why can't you just face facts? whether in East or West, is exam malpractise something to brag about? Believe you me any graduate from those High Schools are just deceiving themselves and making up numbers and they are the reason organizations are complaining about the unemployable and untrainable level of graduates.

Education › Re: Why South East Is Doomed by mandarin: 5:28pm On Feb 18, 2016

explorer250:
I just don't under so the problem you guys. you can't just say that malpractice is more in this side of the country when you have no Fact to back it up. my cousins have served in the western part of the country and they also experience bad and wrong things with their educational systems. there was this my guy that travelled to Ogun to write his wassce in a remote part of ogun. he told me that when the exam paper is served some of the students takes their scripts outside the examination hall to the back of the school were mercenaries write the exam for them and the invigilator will do nothing because he has been bribed with huge cash. I have also heard many things about western states from many people but I won't just come to the internet because they are doing educationally great than us. when you guys were leading we took it in good faith so just do the same for us. you guys need to understand that u can't lead for ever so just accept that.

Education › Re: Why South East Is Doomed by mandarin: 2:38pm On Feb 18, 2016

You are not the first person to serve in this part of the country and complain the same way. I once met a lady, serving NYSC member whose admission year to her university was the same with my niece. At that time my niece was in 300level so I asked how come she could serve that fast from IMSU I think taking cognizance of the fact that there were many nationwide ASUU strike at the time which affected all schools. To my amazement, she said they usually would resume to write exam once any strike action was over in order to keep pace with the school calender.I was shocked! That is not the type of graduate I want in my office, its a no no to me. My friends that served in Anambra complained on worse scenario and most of the moneybags guys there just pay to pass SSCE.
Don't get me wrong exam malpractice is widespread in Nigeria but the extent is more in that part of Nigeria that if it should be copied elsewhere virtually all will be making five credits.
I often laugh when guys cone here to post how their states or region is leading in education or results etc, when the time comes, you will see the result.
I will advise government and examination bodies need to pay serious attention to how exams are conducted, but when principals and teachers are seriously involved, what else can you say?

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Politics › Re: What Is The Geographical Size Of The South East Region by mandarin: 2:06pm On Feb 18, 2016

I don't think landmass alone should be the basis of creating states or distributing wealth.Population also matters and needs. However, as long as the system of sharing wealth is centralized, there will continue to be problems in Nigeria. Regionalism is the way forward on which each region will exploit its resources, pay taxes to Abuja maybe at like 30% and provide for the needs of all its citizens.
I also honestly believe Igboland extend beyond if their kinsmen elsewhere agree to be in the same region, it may be about 35,000square kilometers.
Why can't Igbo have their country? Of course they can but with a population over 25million, the congestion will be awesome

Politics › Re: What Went Wrong With Fashola? by mandarin: 9:30am On Feb 09, 2016

There are issues surrounding electricity supply in Nigeria and its not as simple as most of you take it here.
Government has privatized electricity as Gencos , TCN and Discos. These three levels need investments in billions of dollars. Nigeria as present is supposed to leave operators to fix prices at MCPE but because demand far outweigh supply, the price will be too high.
To make it affordable, stakeholders meeting has to be conveyed with the private investors but due to the manner these companies were privatized and the low demand made from investors, core owners need to raise tariffs in order to run at profits and have money to expand existing infrastructures. Most of these core investors are politicians and they want to raise more money from the public to finance growth, not bad but, the fundamentals at the point of privatization were wrong so you can't blame Fashola on this.

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Culture › Re: The Benin-ife Historical Link: Matters Arising. by mandarin: 9:14am On Feb 09, 2016

This your review reminded me of one Akpata who was second or third in line to the Oba of Benin on Channelstv at the height of that controversy.He said that although he could not ascertain which was superior between ife and Benin but he was sure that in the last 950years, the Royal family in Benin has its roots in Yoruba and Yoruba has been the palace traditional language over time.
You see, nothing is wrong in Edo trying to be assertive and carve a niche for themselves, a careful study of history will convince you that the Oranmiyan so mentioned may have been a conqueror of Bini and Ife but probably got a stronger party that chased him out of Ife and started another kingdom around Oyo.
I have a strong belief that Yoruba, Bini, Itsekiri, Igala are of similar variant especially when you look at the dialect and groups from eastern Yoruba including Ijebu.
Honestly, I do not see any difference because between Benin, owo and Ondo and even Ikale. The Oyinbo that wrote that history didn't do his archeological findings well and should not have so concluded.

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