Orukomeno:
Atiku is a thief ,I Don't know either Obi or Sowore so I go give Tinubu

But Tinubu is actually the biggest thief in the history of Nigerian politics, Atiku is a saint compared to the jagabandit.

IjawRep:
Tinubu should be the President of Oduduwa.
Not Nigeria.
So that Yorubas can have a taste of the medicine they are sending to others.

God forbid bad thing, Tinubu doesn't represent the interests of the Yoruba. He is just an selfish and greedy slowpoke that wants to use Yoruba sentiments to get power through the back door.

Sheuns:


Enron had nothing to do anything tangible. The company was in debt and hid it from investors. Click the link I supplied and read up on the scandal that was on going for years before it was introduced to Lagos. Maybe Obj saw what we later saw and that’s why he frustrated the deal to avoid us loosing money. Obj did the right thing.

All the talk about Obasanjo frustrating the deal is mere political talk. The truth was that the Enron power plants were diesel powered and obsolete plants that were very expensive to run and the price that they asked Nepa to pay for the electricity that they would have been generating was like four times the amount Nepa was selling electricity to the general public. It was Nepa that refused to do business with them because of their ridiculous pricing and not Obasanjo contrary to what the propaganda merchants want us to believe.

fyneguy:


Show us proof that he came to meet Bolaji directly, without the involvement of Tinubu. Make it make sense. Did you interview Bolaji and/or Masiyiwa, and they denied Tinubu's facilitation? We need proof! Not your yeye unproven claim

On the contrary it is Tinubu that should bring the evidence that he facilitated the deal. As I said earlier in this thread, I was a staff of MTN at the time of rollout in 2001 and I later became a dealer with econet. I aslo know Bolaji Balogun personally along with Oba Otudeko who was the chairman of Econet then. I was not only in the industry, I had direct access to the major players and was very conversant with what went on then and I can tell you as a matter of fact that neither the jagabandit nor Lagos state government were involved in bringing econet to Nigeria. Lagos state was just one of 22 investors brought together by Bolaji Balogun to invest in Econet.

Mikolo70:
I'm telling the truth Bro... Google it please.

I was an active part of the process and I witnessed it live myself, there is nothing to Google about what I personally witnessed and played a role in. Google will at best come up with fraudulent claims made by econet that they started first but this is a pure lie.

Mikolo70:

ECONET WAS THE FIRST BEFORE MTN... MY UNCLE GOT HIS OWN IMMEDIATELY ECONET STARTED...

That is 100% impossible, I was a staff of MTN and I know for a fact that we started selling our lines two weeks before econet started. What econet did then was just a ceremonial launch without any lines available to sell until after two weeks. In MTN we started sales the same day we launched our operations.

rottennaija:


You have no provided any legitimate arguments. I don't know how enron got to Nigeria but you simply stated they were in Nigeria and bankrupt in 2001. So how did they get in?

Enron was never in Nigeria and I never said that they were. It was after the company got bankrupt and they were being liquidated that Lagos state Government bought one of their obsolete power plants. Enron itself never came to Nigeria and the company doesn't exist anymore. Tinubu was telling pure lies.

Iwalk:


How do u know all dis?did u work with the two companies
Do u know who Bolaji Balogun is?
Most times Govt use an individual to seal deals
dont b sentiment get ur fact clear Oga
weda Tinubu or Osibanjo,i no fit vote for Atiku.

Yes I was a staff of MTN when they started operations in 2001 and later became a dealer of Econet in 2003 after I resigned from MTN. And yes I also know Bolaji Balogun very well and I am very conversant with the history of GSM in Nigeria.

Buckeyemedia1:
READ BELOW I BELIEVE THAT IS BOLA TINUBU.

Strive Masiyiwa, founder of Econet Wireless, took to social media to narrate the early days at Econet Nigeria, and spilled the details on what eventually drove the Econet team out of the country.

The first GSM operator in Nigeria, Econet Nigeria usually gets the butt end of jokes due to the multiple name changes, changes to management as well as rebranding campaigns we’ve seen over the years but we had no idea it had such a storied beginning, the kind that would make Shakespeare envious.

Reading through Strive’s post, on the one hand, it’s not really surprising. We’ve always sort of known that things like that take place. On the other hand, reading about the events from a major player feels like reading a political thriller. This is the stuff good movies are made of.

Let me show you:

In screenwriting, there’s a thing called the three-act story structure which divides a story into three parts, ie the Setup, the Confrontation and the Resolution (my creative writing teacher would be proud I still remember). Using that model, I’m going to summarise the story so far in this promised quintology.

The Setup

“I managed to assemble a consortium of 22 investors to put up the money needed to bid…. The license cost us $285m and was the most expensive license ever issued in Africa at the time. This was 2001.”

“We were one of the winning bidders and they gave us just six months to set up business and get our network operating. We were under a lot of pressure but our network was live two days before the others! Customers were pouring in. We were number one in the market with an estimated 57% market share.”

The Confrontation

“Then came the fateful day when I was told that our company must pay a total of $9m in bribes to senior politicians (in state government) who had facilitated the raising of the money to pay for the license.”

“I refused to authorize the illegal payments.”

“James Ibori, the Governor of Delta State, was demanding $4,5m be paid to him in his personal capacity. He was one of the most powerful men in the country and had a reputation for violence. When he heard that I was refusing to approve payment he issued an ultimatum: ”Pay or I will chase you and your people out of the country.”

And the Resolution

I’d love to post that but maybe you should head on to Strive’s blog and find out for yourself.

Strive Masiyiwa keeps repeating this lie anywhere he goes that econet was the first GSM company to start operations in Nigeria. This is a pure lie. I was working in MTN then and we started operations two full weeks before econet started their own operations.

fyneguy:


It's possible Tinubu attended a telecoms conference (I attended one in Dubai), where he met Musiyiwa of Econet and initiated it.

Most of those doubting it are ignorant of investment facilitation. They think it's impossible lol

Tinubu never attended any telecoms conference. Strive Masiyiwa came to Nigeria himself and approached Bolaji Balogun who was one of the leading investment bankers in the country to help in bringing together investors to finance the company.

They eventually brought together 22 institutional investors inclusive of 3 state governments namely Akwa Ibom, Delta and Lagos state.

Lagos state was just one of the investors and was not the promoter. They were not even amongst the three biggest investors so Tinubu should stop lying that he brought the company to Nigeria.

In his characteristic manner, Tinubu made two statements that were pure lies at the screening of APC presidential aspirants yesterday, the first lie was that he brought Enron to Nigeria while the second lie is that he brought Econet to Nigeria.

While I won't accuse the geriatric of deliberately telling lies because of the obvious dementia symptoms that he has been exhibiting over the years, I will set the records straight.

Concerning Enron, after the company went bankrupt in 2001 some of their disused equipment were put of for sale. Lagos state government under the leadership of Tinubu without doing due diligence bought one of their old power plants.

This power plant was diesel powered, obsolete and very expensive to run and as a result of this they couldn't reach an agreement to integrate it into the national grid and it ended up being a wasted investment. It is dubious to claim that you brought a company that was already bankrupt to Nigeria just because you bought obsolete and disused equipment from them.

On the issue of Econet, Tinubu never played any role in bringing the company to Nigeria, the credit belongs to Bolaji Balogun and Strive Masyiwa who worked together to bring the company to Nigeria.

Lagos state government only invested in Econet after they got their operating license and needed funds to rollout. Delta state and a good number of other institutional investors also joined in investing in the company so it's very fraudulent for Tinubu to claim that he brought Econet to Nigeria just because Lagos state government joined others in investing in the company.

Even though I didn't expect any better given his questionable character, one would have expected that a man of his age and experience would not resort to obvious lies that can be easily exposed in his desperation to achieve his lifetime ambition.

If indeed he had any real achievements after his 23 years hegemony in Lagos state, he won't have had to resort to lies to market his presidential hallucinations. Let's all remain vigilant.

Cc: seun lalasticlala

Unfortunately a thorough study of Islam through the quoran and Hadiths contradicts your statements. Your post can at best be described as being inspired by the need for al taquiya.

baralatie:

Okay
Which species of crocodile is this?

It's most likely the West African dwarf crocodile species.

baralatie:

How far would a baby crocodile go from it's safe zone compared to a monitor lizard

It's not even a baby crocodile, there are species of crocodiles that their adults are even smaller than the one in the picture.

LUAN1:
what do you mean,. Alligator are everywhere, I saw alligator, monitor lizard and crocodile in bayelsa. Go to their riverine area you will find them

What most people refer to as alligators in Nigeria are not alligators. Alligators exist only in America and a small part of Asia. If you are in doubt, you can Google it before you start arguing.

Silas6:
I Used a big Stone to kill this crocodile this morning at my work place. I thought that it was alligator or monitor lizard but on a closer examination we discovered that it is a baby crocodile.

That thing has double life oo! I hit it with more that five big stones before it finally died.

I dey fear o! I no fit chop am
I don carry am give aboki

Which area or part of the country is this?

duro4chang:
This one na Monitor lizard.

It's a crocodile and definitely not a monitor lizard. If you can in doubt, you can do a Google image search.

Larrysung:
I doubt if that's a croc! Meanwhile, you can never find an alligator in Nigeria... Maybe in a zoo.

It's definitely a croc and you are correct about alligators not existing in Nigeria.

BigTableShaker:

Good pm bro.

I want a professional Sport Blue paint on my Navy blue Honda DC.
How much will it cost pls?

Good evening ma'am, it will cost 90k to get it done.

temmypotter:
Camry 07 dark grey.. original paint.. how much will it cost OP?

Thanks so much for the inquiry, it will cost 80k to get it done.

soulfood:
Thanks. Contct numb please

You can reach me on 08027338500, thanks.

soulfood:
How much will it cost for Honda Odyssey 2003 grey, same colour. What type/brand of paint do you use?

Thanks so much for the inquiry, it will cost 90k to get it and we will use Kapci autobase paint to get it done.

obonujoker:


Extraterrestrials lol. Oga they were angels. They weren't mistaken for angels. They were actually angels... they were called watchers because God asked them to watch over men. These angels later swore an oath to take human women as wife's seeing how comely women are... .

And from their loins came the nephilim, the giants...

Extraterrestrials just means that they are not of this earth but in reality there is no difference between extraterrestrials (aliens) and angels that have a physical form. It's your religious mind that is making you assume that they are different. Most religions all over the world have stories of gods that came from sky using physical flying crafts. The ancient people called them gods, if we see such today, we will label them as aliens.

Princechinox:
Pleaae, I'm here to learn...

They were extraterrestrials who came down to earth in ancient times and mistakenly identified as angels. They were also created in the image and likeness of God with their DNA being very similar to human DNA thus the ability to procreate between them and humans. To learn more about them, I suggest that you read the book of Enoch (you can download a free copy online) the genesis 6 story you want to know about is written there in a lot more detail. It actually sheds more light on the question you are asking so I suggest that you read it yourself for better understanding

biznessman:
2003 rav4 re paint same color white, how much will it cost?

Thanks so much for the inquiry, it will cost 80k to get it done.

tit:
Why should anybody be against Tinubu?

Because he is not only incompetent, he is the biggest thief in the history of Nigerian politics.

NinjaXmetahuman:
why can't the Jews leave them and their temple?

The temple actually belongs to the Jews who were the original settlers and builders centuries before Islam came into existence. The arabs are just trying claim what rightfully belongs to the Jews.

But the site of the so called al qasa mosque is the same site for the temple of Jerusalem that was built by King Solomon in the bible and the Palestinians know this as a fact but they insist on retaining the land they stole even after the original owners have come back to reclaim their ancestral lands. That asides, Islamic claims to Jerusalem being the place that Mohammed allegedly ascended to heaven has been proven even from Islamic sources to be false. The first time it was claimed by muslims that Mohammed ascended to heaven from Jerusalem was at least four hundred years after the death of Mohammed when an Islamic leader came up with the spin to motivate and justify the capture of Jerusalem by Islamic jihadists.

If they are serious and sincere about bombing the bandits, they should go ahead and bomb them without announcing to the whole world and putting the bandits on notice to change their location. Bunch of complicit hypocrites

Cousin9999:


Please stop promoting ignorance.

On the contrary you are the one that insists on being ignorant, you can't come up with a logical explanation yet you want us to accept assumptions that don't make sense.

rentAcock:
It seems like you have been watching all those silly conspiracy theory shows like Ancient Aliens or you've been reading blogs that try to say these monuments were built by aliens. Has it ever occurred to you that the people proposing this alien theory are Whites while the civilizations are all from people of color?

Some neo nazi archaeologists are going around saying the ancient pyramids and structures built n Egypt, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Ethiopia etc must have been built with the assistance of aliens or giants simply because they cannot see how Non Whites were able to have the architectural skills to build them. Have you ever seen them question the origin of the 2000yr old Roman Colosseum? How about the 2500yr old Greek Parthenon? They are both megalithic structures from ancient times still standing till this day but you will never see them suggest they were built with the help of extraterrestrials.

Stop spreading falsehood and racist theories about the origins of ancient structures in non-White civilizations. We underestimate the knowledge prior civilizations had. Many people think those before us were primitive hunter-gatherers, but they were far more sophisticated than we give them credit for. All those structures were built by the locals, any other suggestion is racist and idiotic.

If you had explained how these monuments were built instead of throwing the race card, your response would have been taken more seriously. That said Stonehenge in England is also one of the monuments attributed to extraterrestrials, Are they also racially discriminating against the white people of England?

Cousin9999:


They transported the stone by barge, or the stone was nearby and they used some other means available to them.

They had tools to carve the stone. It's not rocket science.

They had tons of manpower working over decades.

They also experimented quite a bit before creating something decent looking.

They also had a desire to do something lasting, with "wow" factor. These weren't the advanced societies of today, so these things were far more significant. They may have seen stuff elsewhere and wanted to achieve something similar. That's another way people were able to do it; shared info.

Your explanation is full of assumptions that still doesn't explain to us how these monuments were built. The stone in the picture below weighs over 1200 tonnes and it was sourced from a quarry that was 500 miles away. How was it moved across great distances and lifted into place?