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Politics › Re: Biafra: Why Nnamdi Kanu Has Not Been Re-arrested – IGP by MetaPhysical: 2:29pm On Aug 05, 2017
We need a new training curriculum for Police College, but moreso, a target leadership class should be started at NIPSS to train the leadership crop of the Nigerian Police Force for understanding on why society need a police force.

Each national controversy exposes the police force as a incompetent institution, from top to bottom.

We have statutory laws on maintaing peace and order. If that law is broken we should not the intervention of an Oba or Emir or Obi or even the NSC to interprete and bend the actions of enforcement. Nigeria needs to be dissolved as a sovereign society. Then a bid should be advertised inviting new interests and societies that want to ally and build a new Nigeria. This one we have is decayed and stinks, there is no fixing it, spraying fragrance to mask the fould odour or dressing it with roses to make its appearance pleasing to the eyes is temporary and does not halt the decaying process going on within. Sooner or later the fragrance and the roses will not be enough to hide the damage when it erupts to surface.
Business › Re: How Did Folorunsho Alakija Become A Billionaire From A Tailoring Company? by MetaPhysical: 2:16pm On Aug 05, 2017
There are two types of Licenses issued to oil producers in Nigeria namely: the Oil Prospecting License (OPL) and the Oil Mining License (OML) with validity periods ranging from 5 to 20 years respectively.

All the Petroleum (Crude Oil) in Nigeria is vested in the Federal Government, whose sole responsibility it is to control the resources and only permit their exploitation under license, in accordance with the Petroleum Act 1969.

The State allocates acreages (Licenses) to operators in any such areas deemed to have potential for petroleum accumulation at the discretion of the Minister of Petroleum Resources. The allocations will be based on a set of criteria that would be made known to deserving companies at the time such blocks are open for bidding.

The State reserves the right to participate in the operations of any block and to determine the type of contractual arrangements between the Allotee(s) and the Government.


Oil Prospecting License (OPL)

This confers exclusive rights of surface and subsurface exploration for the production of petroleum in an area not more than 2590 km2. (1000 m2) in size. The OPL is granted in inland basins for an initial period of 3 years with the option of renewal for a maximum period of 2 years. For the deep water blocks and frontier basins the exploration period is ten (10) years, broken into two 5-year periods which automatically roll over unless otherwise withdrawn due to non-performance.


Oil Mining Lease (OML)

A Licensee who has fulfilled the work commitment according to Petroleum (Drilling and Production) Regulations of 1969 and the conditions otherwise applicable to the individual License may demand that the License be converted to an OML. An OML is granted upon confirmation of potential for commercial production of petroleum from the License. The OML grants exclusive rights to explore, win, produce and carry away petroleum from the relevant area. The regulation size is 1295 km2. (500 m2) and the specified duration is 20 years. Only the holder of an OPL is entitled to apply for conversion of Oil Prospecting License to an Oil Mining lease, through the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for approval.

The production of 25,000 barrels per day is required as the minimum production level (commercial quantity) for conversion of a deep offshore OPL to an OML. However, for other areas, a production level of 10,000 barrels per day is required.
Business › Re: How Did Folorunsho Alakija Become A Billionaire From A Tailoring Company? by MetaPhysical: 2:10pm On Aug 05, 2017
ExcelNG:
Thats not the answer to the question. the question is;

How did Alakija's Salary as a tailor afford her the income to buy a 617,000-acre block—now referred to as OPL 216 in the AGBAMI OIL FIELD OF THE NIGER DELTA

Answer the goddamn question please before I get angry.

The So called people of Niger Delta and South South, hope you all are getting informed? We are talking about 617,000-acre block—now referred to as OPL 216 in the AGBAMI OIL FIELD OF THE NIGER DELTA
You are ignorant. The OPL216 has since expired. There is no OPL216 in her posession any longer. Next...
Business › Re: How Did Folorunsho Alakija Become A Billionaire From A Tailoring Company? by MetaPhysical: 2:06pm On Aug 05, 2017
ExcelNG:
O yes. Thats the level we are now. Laying bare the true nature of the work people did before they became a leader or a billionaire!

A thread was opened before asking the job of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before he became IPOB leader. Going through the thread, you will notice that it is nothing but yet another smear campaign by the media to bring THE SUPREME LEADER OF IPOB AND NDIGBO down.

After what he was doing before he resigned was brought to light, they shifted goal post that "His networth is that of a Janitor in London". Implying that he is living large off the proceeds of IPOB which is a capital LIE. Lets move on.

Now to the main purpose of the thread. WHAT GAVE FOLORUNSHO ALAKIJA THE MONEY TO BUY 617,000-acre block of OIL FIELD—now referred to as [b]OPL 216?[/b]




A quick glance on her doctored Wikipedia page will show you that prior before " buying" the oil fields, she was

(1) Secretary at Sijuade enterprises (if ever true)
(2) Worked at a bank in Chicago (who will verify)
(3) Established supreme stitches (Who are they in 1992-1993)


Now if you check through the job this woman did prior before "buying" the oil field, none could have afforded her the money to buy a 617,000-acre oil block —now referred to as OPL 216 NO MATTER HER SALARY. Quote me anywhere.

So to my fellow brethren in LIES AND PROPAGANDA what exactly did FOLORUNSHO ALAKIJA do to get the money to buy a 617,000-acre block—now referred to as OPL 216 in the AGBAMI OIL FIELD OF THE NIGER DELTA

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OPL stands for Oil Prospecting License. Many of the super wealthy individuals around the world made money by staking risk against the odds of something promising becoming truly rewarding. Sometimes the risk pay off, other times it does not. The act of employing resources at the object is what is called PROSPECTING.

The Federal Government often publicise bid invitation for mining license. When it does those interested will submit bids and the winning bids get the license for exploration. The license is the OPL you mentioned.

Mrs Alakija may have been a fashion designer but her clients were wealthy, which gave her access to information and connection. Growth does not just kcome through skills and knowledge you also need a lot of interpersonal skills to relate and build personal interests. She was good at this. That aside, the name Alakija may be foreign to Ibo ears, but in Yorubaland the Alakijas, particularly in Lagos are well known as a wealthy family. Mrs Alakija's involvement in OPL216 is not individual, she sourced money from family and even invited investors to put money in the pool to bid and purchase the license. They were lucky that their exploration was successful and they struck oil.

When an explorer discovers the resource an OPL changes to OML, Oil Mining License, or Rights, which means they can now derive commercial rewards from their staked risk.

Wikipedia does not tell you the whole story about her. Matter of fact there was an event a while back, I believe a book launch at which Obasanjo had quipped that he made some of the VIPs in the room rich and famous. When Mrs Alakija had her turn at the mic she rebutted him and gave the story of how she struck wealth.

So Mrs Alakija's wealth is legit. Find someone else to pick on for your propaganda.
Politics › Re: Northern Governors Set Up 12-man Committee On Restructuring by MetaPhysical: 2:49am On Jul 29, 2017
nextprince:
Even Shuku okuko abiama knows this is not possible, potor goats will rather keep bleating upandan calling the abokii to do that for them.
My brother, I am surprised you were not alerted to the import of that instructive message. Here it is again...

The forum also called on Southern leaders to emulate the gesture.
Look at it in reference to this quote below. What do you think? grin

KANO – Elder Statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai has revealed that the current agitation to restructure Nigeria was an age long ploy by the Yoruba speaking group of the south west to enabled her have a shot at power.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/restructuring-nigeria-yoruba-agenda-yakasai/
Politics › Re: Northern Governors Set Up 12-man Committee On Restructuring by MetaPhysical: 2:44am On Jul 29, 2017
LoveMachine:
Would you speak ill of Allah, Oluwa, Jehova, etc the way you spoke of Chukwu Okike Abiama? You'd be best served if you realized your transgression and apologized.
This is an irresponsible response. If yoou comb through this forum you will find instances of blasphemous jabs at different religions and divinities, from Christians to Muslims, from Muslims to Christians, from atheists to all source of divine power.
Politics › Arewa by MetaPhysical(op): 2:36am On Jul 29, 2017
The name Arewa in Hausa language means North. It is local dialect for saying Northern Nigeria in English. If there had not been a Nigeria, what would they have called themselves in the North?
Politics › Re: The Lagos Constitutional Conference Of 1954 - Regional Structure by MetaPhysical(op): 2:21am On Jul 29, 2017
Revisit..
Politics › Re: Arewa Youths Give Osinbajo 10-Day Ultimatum To Arrest Nnamdi Kanu by MetaPhysical: 1:00am On Jul 29, 2017
Why are Arewa youths throwing ineffectual ultimatums left and right like Ohanaeze? grin
Politics › Re: LIVE!!! Israeli Citizens From Jerusalem Are In Owerri With Nnamdi Kanu (video) by MetaPhysical: 8:45pm On Jul 28, 2017
StephDamielola:
undecided undecided undecided undecided

YOU GUYS WILL COME AND CREATE TROUBLE IN AFRICA, SELL ARMS TO US AND WATCH US KILL OURSELVES.... SO WE WILL REMAIN UNDER-DEVELOPED. WE WILL DESTROY OUR SCHOOLS, ROADS, BRIDGES, HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS WHILE YOUR CAMBRIDGE AND OXFORD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. YOU KEEP ON UNDER-DEVELOPING AFRICA undecided undecided undecided

WE AIN'T GONNA FIGHT OURSELVES NO MORE.

BUNCH OF BLEACHED MODAFUCKERS.

WHY HAVEN'T TRUMP NUKED NORTH KOREA?

WE ARE NIGERIANS AND NIGERIANS WE WILL BE.

NO GOVERNMENT OR PEOPLE IS PERFECT.

IF ONLY AFRICA WILL RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO FIGHT AT SLIGHT PROVOCATIONS, THEN OUR PRIDE WILL BE RESTORED AS THE CENTER OF CIVILIZATION.
Explains why Yoruba restrains and endures, choosing fight only as last option after diplomacy fails.
Politics › Re: Nasir El-rufa'i Alongside Other Northern Governors Performed Juma'at(pics) by MetaPhysical: 7:14pm On Jul 28, 2017
NorthSide:
Its obvious you don't know the Governor of Kwara
na wah for you o

Politics › Re: Nasir El-rufa'i Alongside Other Northern Governors Performed Juma'at(pics) by MetaPhysical: 6:57pm On Jul 28, 2017
NorthSide:
Where did you see the Governor of Kwara in those pics?
The third pic, standing behind Shettima.
Politics › Re: Nasir El-rufa'i Alongside Other Northern Governors Performed Juma'at(pics) by MetaPhysical: 6:41pm On Jul 28, 2017
Im looking at the pictures and the seating arrangement and I do not see any Gov in the second row, except Gov AbbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara.
If he occupies second row position in mosque, Kwara will be treated as second tier state in a Northern Regional Government.
Politics › Terrorism - Test Run Into Yorubaland by MetaPhysical(op): 6:28pm On Jul 28, 2017
It is good news we received that the students of Igbonla kidnapped in Epe were released today in Ondo.

This is about the fourth time that a terror attack in Lagos or Ogun have been traced to Ondo. Is anyone on the ground in Ondo doing reconnaisance to determine who is behind the crime and what their objective is? How does Yoruba intend to protect its regional borders from incursion of cross-regional criminals? Security breach is inevitable. At four kidnaps, two of school kids and other two were bloody including intensive air bombardment, this is more than criminal activity...this is military assault and no doubt has the signature of people well rooted in the act of militancy. The task for Yoruba is to protect its borders and secure citizens against rivals interested in discrediting and destroying its society. That task does not start after regionalism takes off and should not launch after an Oduduwa Republic. Yoruba must meet the heat dead-on and with intense response devoid of poliical correctness or sensitivity for any civil convention and rules of engagement. The ambition to run a regional government or an independent sovereignty must run in tandem with the ambition to secure and protect that sovereignty. Readiness for a regional government needs to be measured by how well we deter and block external assault into our territory. So far our readiness is very poor!
Politics › Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by MetaPhysical: 2:50am On Jul 25, 2017
Of the TOP 10 Richest women in Africa, 2 are Nigerians, and are both Yoruba.
Folorunsho Alakija
Bola Shagaya.


Of the TOP 10 Richest men in Africa, 2 are Nigerians, and Yoruba is one of the two.
Mike Adenuga.
Politics › Re: Aboki And Afonja, If Man Was To Be God, From Ungovernable To Unable To Govern. by MetaPhysical: 9:12am On Jul 23, 2017
BabaRamota1980:
So you woke entire population of aboki and afonja all over the universe to share that Nnamdi Kanu should be President in 2019. Abi?
Baba ramota don start. cheesy cheesy

I will just watch this drama. Hey hammerf forget about my question altogether. grin
Politics › Re: Aboki And Afonja, If Man Was To Be God, From Ungovernable To Unable To Govern. by MetaPhysical: 9:01am On Jul 23, 2017
hammerF:
U are a fast dodger. U have refused to see wat is in front of u.
Its a simple inquiry. Im willing to discover the truth and if you have a revelation that we know to know about this man then bring it forth. You said he gave order to kill. To kill who?
Politics › Re: Aboki And Afonja, If Man Was To Be God, From Ungovernable To Unable To Govern. by MetaPhysical: 8:53am On Jul 23, 2017
BabaRamota1980:
Hammer, you still dey lament from Buhari defeat your kinsman in 2015? Its almost 2019 everybody is getting ready for next election. Join the bandwagon to kick him out instead of wailing and gnashing teeth for nairaland. Were!
grin grin
Politics › Re: Aboki And Afonja, If Man Was To Be God, From Ungovernable To Unable To Govern. by MetaPhysical: 8:47am On Jul 23, 2017
hammerF:
So u dont understand Hausa to hear Buhari asking the crowd to kill abi?
I dont understand Hausa o. Please interprete what he said.
Politics › Re: Aboki And Afonja, If Man Was To Be God, From Ungovernable To Unable To Govern. by MetaPhysical: 8:42am On Jul 23, 2017
hammerF:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_VUw1wo3s
I said do you have fact. Im not asking for a poster or a home made video of conctural hypothesis. Give us facts of Buhari linked to the massacre.
Politics › Re: Aboki And Afonja, If Man Was To Be God, From Ungovernable To Unable To Govern. by MetaPhysical: 8:31am On Jul 23, 2017
hammerF:
BEFORE AND AFTER

BONES AND SKIN IS ALL THAT IS LEFT OF THE MAN THAT GAVE ORDERS THAT LED TO THE MURDER OF MANY OF OUR YOUNG GRADUATES BECOS OF HIS PERSONAL AMBITION..
Do you have facts that he gave the order to killl Corpers murdered in 2011?
Politics › Re: "Conflict Is A Hallmark Of Democracy" - Tinubu Reacts To APC Infighting by MetaPhysical: 4:26am On Jul 23, 2017
You know, most politicians need a PR specialist to speak on their behalf and protect their gaffe...or sometimes come behind their utterances to clarify and clean up gaffes, not this Tinubu guy; if ever there was a maradonna in the Nigerian political landscape this is him here. He gives very little in speech, he is straight to the point, and he dribbles his opponent away to chase after a decoyed topic. Maestro!!! cheesy
Crime › Re: Taxi Driver Kills Ngam Nwachukwu, Ex-ambassador, Steals His Car In Abuja (photo) by MetaPhysical: 4:15am On Jul 23, 2017
There is more to this story than what is told here. How does anyone admit a stranger into the interior of his house? Nigerian culture is very openly discriminative to social peerage. An Ambassador and a taxi driver are not social peers and any sort of fraternal interaction is done at arm's length. No one else is at home and he invites this stranger he just met into his home on first visit and even cooked meal and sat the stranger at his dining table to join him. C'mon! Something is amiss, there is a gap in this story.
Nairaland General › Re: Men Drinking Beer In Lagos Flood (Photos) by MetaPhysical: 4:07am On Jul 23, 2017
Smartini:
Is this how to prove their manhood in their villages? Their addiction to alcohol outweighs their power of reasoning... They couldn't even afford a beer parlour in a storeyed building. Subjecting themselves to filthy muddy waters and exposing their feet to water crawlers all in the name of FUN undecided
In my response today to an unrelated thread I mentioned how alcohol is an incompatible commodity for blackman digestive system. Whiteman is at his best when consuming alcohol and liquor generally, his faculties of reasoning are awakened. In a blackman, alcohol and liquor produces an effect that reverses our state of mind and lead us to behave in ways counter to our interest and dignity. If you look through my profile posts you will see the post. This picture is evident of what I talked about.

Grown men, some or all with wives and children sit in middle of a stagnant and infectious environment consuming alcohol. There are more bottles on the table than are clients. This is what some of us call civilized. Shame!!
Politics › Re: Alaba International Market Shut Down As Obosi Leads Igbo Coalition For APC by MetaPhysical: 7:42pm On Jul 22, 2017
KemjikaEme:
The Slave returnees you speak of where not only comprised of Yorubas and they had already encountered Western civilization in the Americas. A number of them made contributions because of their interactions outside Africa.
There is no way you can talk about growth in any part of Colonial West Africa without reference to Western civilization.

As far as you are concerned,igbos live on trees and caves. I can't figure out your type of mindset.
You should separate Western Culture from Western Civilization. The two are not the same.

European civilization is far superior to English culture for instance. We were colonized by England. We were given English culture, not European civilization. What we call Western Civilization is a net total of all the cultural assimilations and growth birthing from Egyptian cults and arts, Roman arts and writing, Ottoman warfare and arts, Semitic cults and science.... In what you call Western Civilization are spectres of Black cults, arts and alchemy. So separate British culture from Western civilization and you will discover that the English people that colonized us are inferior set of people.
Politics › Re: Alaba International Market Shut Down As Obosi Leads Igbo Coalition For APC by MetaPhysical: 6:30pm On Jul 22, 2017
KemjikaEme:
I will be the last person to talk down about Pre colonial Igbos because i read, open minded and educated. I am aware of Yoruba culture and civilization before the white man arrived yoruba land,so i can't say they civilized Yoruba,rather they brought western civilization first to Yorubas which gave them easy access to the government and affairs of the White man.

Your problem is mainly Bitter resentments against Igbos, tribalism and inability to process information abi lack of Comprehension skills sef!
I never mentioned that yorubas lack civilization rather i made emphasis on how easy it was to have an edge because they encountered Western civilization before others; which translated to the developments in Lagos today.
This loop hole in communication on your side has exposed what you think about the Igbos.
How can any reasonable person say they were disorganized, living on trees and caves?
This nation can not move forward with bitter, myopic and tribalistic folks like you.
Patethic!
I offered to give you a historical recount and you turned it down. Yorubas were not the first encounters when Europeans came to what is now known as Nigeria.

The Portuguese were first Europeans of record followed by Dutch before British. Many have heard of Yoruba but did not know how to ccontact it until the exploration of River Niger brought them into our capital. The Lagos harbour has a secondary coast that act as natural shield against the sea and voyagers. From the ship looking in you see water, a strip of coastal land and behind it more water, you do not believe it to be an entrance into a continental land and so most voyagers ignored venturing in and just passed by. The harbour at the entrance to Bini River is not so shielded and neither is the delta. So from the sea looking in Bini River leads somewhere promising. Same at Warri and Bonny. The voyagers thus had first encounter with the Binis, Itsekiris and Ijaws on the coast. Their encounter with Yoruba on the coast or in the hinterland was much later when trading and exploration expanded.

So Yoruba was not the first to taste Western culture, we just happened to have an advanced civilization already in place that when the contact was made not much significance change was recorded. In fact both sides admitted the European culture was subperior to the one it met in Yorubaland.
Politics › Re: Ability Of IPOB To Organize Themselves Despite Not A Country Is An Indication Of by MetaPhysical: 6:13pm On Jul 22, 2017
venai:
shut up and face your front!

Politics › Re: Ability Of IPOB To Organize Themselves Despite Not A Country Is An Indication Of by MetaPhysical: 6:09pm On Jul 22, 2017
drake2000x:
Afonja, by the Usman Dan Fodio picture in your profile, says a lot about whom you owe your allegiance to. Stop envying Biafraans, we are not your mate.
My people were practicing Islam before Usman Dan Fodio was born. Fodio did not bring me Islam. Your brothers call themselves Northern Igbos and are being islamized by descendants of Fodio. They prefer allegiance to Fodio than to Biafra. If your fellow Igbos reject you, what is there in Biafra to envy?
Politics › Re: Ability Of IPOB To Organize Themselves Despite Not A Country Is An Indication Of by MetaPhysical: 6:02pm On Jul 22, 2017
drake2000x:
The Ability of IPOB to organize Themselves Despite Not A country Is An Indication of what is to come. The organization and orderliness of their rallies, choreography, colors, time consciousness, respect for authority and command, and most importantly to have developed an elite state security team for Nnamdi Kanu...I'm alking about every necessary precautions and equipment required to protect a president, they have it. I was at the Obigbo rally, I can't tell you enough the professionalism and preparedness of his security team. I have been to Nigerian governors rallies, even presidents, none have the elite security team Nnamdi kanu's has. For IPOB to have developed and to run such security team and forces, is indeed an indication of what is to come when it becomes a country. Kudos to them!
This is another thread opened to ridicule Biafra. I dont think the OP is Biafran, perharps a One Nigerian Igboman.
Politics › Re: Alaba International Market Shut Down As Obosi Leads Igbo Coalition For APC by MetaPhysical: 5:55pm On Jul 22, 2017
princenaira:
When I see some useless and non entity Yoruba's open their mouth wide to talk against Igbo's and give their support y Hausas. I wonder if they actually suck breast milk from their parents or that of a sick cow. How on earth can you forget too soon that Hausa's do not believe that any other tribe except themselves is worthy of controlling this Country. How many Yorubas own oil well before 99? Have you not bee. reading or seeing the level of destruction going on this country by Book haram and Fulani herdsmen. Who killed your brother Abiola and his wife. Again the battle line is drawn with your captain Osibanjo at the middle. Let's watch the drama infold. All the Yoruba's are here in Igbo land doing their business and their taxis without molestation and still you guys are there running mouth like part. Kwontinue
Each to its own. We willl not give Igbo a free ride to attack us just because Hausa commits atrocities against us. Your thinking is warped!

Igbo will start an issue but when we respond you guys are quick to introduce a third ethnic group into the dimension. What does Hausa have to do with whats going on here?

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