₦airaland Forum

naptu2:
Chronicling the hatred

1) People were praying that rain should fall so that the race would not take place.

2) People were making extremely negative (and extremely ignorant) comments about the colour of the water (they've probably never heard of silting). A marine expert even tried (voluntarily) to explain it to them (he tweeted about the brackish nature of the creek), but it was a waste of time because the colour experts were not really concerned about the colour and quality of the water.

3) People complained that there were no black people in the race (someone asked one of the complainers why he didn't take part in the race and whether he was not a black person).

4) Some people were saying that people would be seriously injured and there would be no place to treat them.

5) Someone said that Lagos State had nothing to do with the race and that it was just the governing body and Didier Drogba.

The hate and jealousy was incredible (and pointless), but it was extremely entertaining.

At the end of the day it was a successful and historic event. People had fun and spent their money in Lagos. That's all that matters.

Imran Muhammad @Imranmuhdz

President Tinubu will preside over a Council of State meeting on Thursday, where he is reportedly set to present the names of potential candidates to succeed Prof. Mahmud Yakubu as Chairman of the INEC to the council, among other topics to be discussed at the meeting.

The Police Council meeting, also scheduled for Thursday, will focus on discussing state police objectives as well as matters of national importance and critical issues impacting security and policing.

The Council of State consists of the following persons:

President, who is the Chairman

Vice-President, who is the Deputy Chairman

All former Presidents of the Federation and all former Heads of the Government of the Federation

All former Chief Justices of Nigeria

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House of Representatives

All the Governors of the states of the Federation

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation

https://x.com/Imranmuhdz/status/1975290800381599948?t=gZIoML2o-wk8pTlLJAaAbg&s=19

Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).

OSGF @OfficialOSGF

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION

PRESS RELEASE

SGF Invites Council of State, Police Council to Strategic Meeting

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, CON, has extended an invitation to members of the Council of State and Police Council to a hybrid strategic meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2025.

According to the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Office, Dr. Emanso Okop Umobong, the meeting aims to discuss matters of national importance and key issues affecting national security and policing.

The meeting details are as follows:

- Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
- Time:
*Meeting with the Council of State: 1:00 pm
*Meeting with the Police Council: 2:00 pm
- Venue: Council Chambers, Aso Villa

Members are requested to participate either physically or virtually.

This high-level meeting underscores President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's commitment to addressing pressing national issues and ensuring the safety and security of citizens.

Segun Imohiosen
Director, Information & Public Relations
October 6, 2025

https://x.com/OfficialOSGF/status/1975257988228104212?t=R3mO_nWI4FGpGI5502CjBA&s=19

Tiwa Savage also performed at the boat race.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByEl19r14ro?si=cGKngQ_Wlqi_K3Kt

Curtis @curtis_black

Please I’m genuinely curious ……. To what benefit is this to Lagos ?

https://x.com/curtis_black_/status/1974779624979935508?


Tijani Olayemi @TijaniO11

Go to the venue and ask for the hotels where those sportsmen and crew are lodged.....when you get to the hotels, ask their managers how much they have made since the event started.

https://x.com/TijaniO11/status/1974827493119902069?


OluwaNiFemiJuGbogboEniyanLo @ardekoyah

@grok can you give him a comprehensive answer to his question

https://x.com/ardekoyah/status/1975115317006434404?t=6zCGUYTr5VcVNuQJhn1xaQ&s=19

Grok @grok

Hosting the E1 Lagos GP, the first electric boat race in Africa, offers Lagos economic benefits like over $100M in revenue from tourism and sponsorships, plus job creation in events and hospitality. It boosts global visibility, attracting investments and promoting sustainable tech for waterways. While short-term, it inspires innovation, though some note limited impact on daily challenges like traffic.

https://x.com/grok/status/1975115593935446157?t=-Bn6ypgipBw3twfw78RvBg&s=19

Samuel Ayobami @hayourbahme

You think FBN and the others sponsoring this event are stu pid? 🙄

https://x.com/hayourbahme/status/1974937816439415224?

Bremen @Rxbremen

They get a visa = pay Nigerian embassy.

They book flights = pay airlines traveling to Nigeria and pay in dollars.

They get down at the airport and change dollars they brought= Fx for BDC

They take a cab to their hotels = money for the cab man

They book a 5 star hotel= money for hotels

They order food and drinks = money for hotel

They move around in a prearranged vehicle = money for driver and his company.

They see art works and fine things = money for the artisan.

They want night life = money for the host and clubs.

The above don’t include how much they pay Lagos for hosting the event or participation fees.

Do you get it now ?

https://x.com/Rxbremen/status/1974800374990021028?

Femi Otedola is the chairman of First Bank, one of the major sponsors of the Lagos E1 GP electric boat race.

Femi Ote$ @realFemiOtedola

History was made in Lagos. Africa’s first ever @E1Series race showed the world that our city is leading the future

Full credit to Governor @JideSanwoOlu for his vision and bold leadership in putting Lagos on the global stage 🫡 Eko ò ní bàjé… F. Ote💲

https://x.com/realFemiOtedola/status/1975128123412042107?

Other sponsors included Oando, Tolaram Group, Afrexim Bank, Bombay Saphire, PIF, FEDA, Spiro, Boss, etc.

samuelson06:
You have money to pull this off but you can't give your people a good life. What's Sanwo trying to achieve with spending money on Wyclef? When will Nigeria leadership be about the people and not about pleasing themselves and strangers?

Yes, it was Sanwo-Olu that spent money on the electric boat race, not the sponsors.

Zurab Pololikashvili is the secretary-general of UN Tourism (formerly the World Tourism Organisation).

Zurab Pololikashvili @pololikashvili

It was an honour joining my brother Didier Drogba @didierdrogba and the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu @jidesanwoolu on the opening day of the historic E-1 Series Africa’s debut race in Lagos 🇳🇬.

A major step in promoting marine innovation and unlocking Africa’s tourism through global sport.

https://x.com/pololikashvili/status/1974825933992599839?t=dspC1BNEgBA9mgWlyFLmEw&s=19

Video: Wyclef Jean, Didier Drogba, Mrs Sanwo-Olu, Wale Tinubu and others at the Lagos E1 GP electric power boat race.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFcNOxWD2Pw?si=-QNdY1TJBjNL9SuY


Video: Wyclef performs on the floating stage at the Lagos E1 GP electric boat race.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8QyeedSi5g?si=gqJnCctFixpsO9aN

Babajide Sanwo-Olu @jidesanwoolu

It was a pleasure to receive singer and songwriter Wyclef Jean, Miss Earth and Miss Earth-Water on a courtesy visit to Lagos House, Marina.

Our discussions highlighted Lagos as not only a hub of culture and creativity, but also a welcoming destination that embraces global efforts toward a cleaner, greener future.

We’re proud to showcase the warmth, energy, and hospitality that make Lagos truly unique.

https://x.com/jidesanwoolu/status/1974906254280556894?

WizardOfNG:
Correct and Lagos has explained this was coming even weeks ago. See below. I am still surprised some cannot harness the power of AI to become quickly informed and even financially successful. From simply gaining guiding info quickly to creating powerful feasibility report and detailed new business profit forecasting, perhaps to secure start-up loan, AI can do it virtually instantly.

As with below, AI saves time literally 'stitching' together and summarising all that has been reported about an issue together quickly and efficiently while references sources.

This is also why I always post links to previous threads (as I did on the first page of this thread) because they tell the whole story. I can't repeat every single detail every time, but a click on those links would provide the entire story.

Can you believe that there are people that are waiting for me to spoonfeed them and if I don't spoonfeed them, they'll just go ahead and make something up (something that they do not know and have no evidence of)?

Isn't that wonderful?

Sometimes people want to argue with me. They don't realise that I am not interested in any arguments. I create threads to document events. Time answers all arguments and when it does, I like to be able to refer back to these threads.

The amazing thing about Nairaland is that the issues are usually straightforward and easy to understand, but people are playing politics (and they think that observers don't know).

mfm04622:
Or they can stupidly increase the subsidy like a state tried to do.

I knew that that was going to fail and NERC quickly stepped in to kill it. You can't have electricity if you don't pay for the electricity.

FarahAideed:
I have followed is particular E 1 for a while and I knew Lagos could host it and always called for them to look at lagos because the Lagoon around Vi seemed like the perfect spot , a lot better than a lot of other circuits they use , so when they came I wasn't surprised , but you see F1 , Lagos not have a single thing they need , Abuja even stands better chance

Ah! Ah! You have time and power o!

naptu2:
Even in the next one thousand years Lagos cannot host powerboat event.

What are you arguing about again? Or you just like to type?

madridguy:
Which subsidy again oga? Are we going to be paying more now for power?

You must pay the amount of money that will enable the gas companies to produce their gas and pay their workers, enable the generation companies to buy and maintain equipment, generate electricity and pay their workers and enable the distribution companies to distribute electricity, maintain their equipment and pay workers, otherwise you will have no electricity.

Workers are not going to work without salary and companies are not going to work without equipment. You can't get electricity that way. The result of that is blackout.

naptu2:
Even in the next one thousand years Lagos cannot host powerboat event.

Let the entertainment continue.

13 more characters needed.

FarahAideed:
Host Formula 1 event where in Lagos ..let's be serious na 😂😂😂.. even in the next 100 years Lagos cant host a Formula 1 event

Even in the next one thousand years Lagos cannot host powerboat event.

Most of the discos serve areas beyond state borders. They will be required to register new companies that will be licensed by the state energy regulators once the states take over regulatory functions.

naptu2:
🤣 Check out the comments above! They don't realise that the new companies are the old companies (I've explained this many times on this forum).

Step by step.

⚫️ Now states can license companies to generate electricity.

⚫️ Now states can license companies to distribute electricity.

⚫️ Now states can have their own mini grids.

⚫️ Now states can remove the ridiculous subsidy.