naptu2: Video of President Babangida's birthday celebration in 1991.
Tonight at 9 on Saturday, August 17th, 1991.
The discussion segment was about the dissolution of the NFA board. The news segment was dominated by Babangida's 50th birthday. The news reports were from Tonight at 9, but the person that created this video has included. other video clips of Babangida's birthday celebration.
The beginning is the intro to Tonight at 9 and an introduction to the NFA story. You can see John Momoh at this point.
The story about the commissioning of the Third Mainland Bridge begins at the 1:37 minute mark (the fun parts of the commissioning are not in this video. They were shown on Newsline the next day, that is, Sunday).
You can get a good view of the Peugeot 505 7V stretch limousine from the 2:20 mark onward.
You might notice that the bridge was still called the "Third Mainland Bridge". The name of the section from Ebute Metta to Oworonshoki was changed in November 1991, as part of ceremonies to mark the movement of the Federal Government to Abuja (I've also got that video). That section (only that section) was called the IBB Bridge.
This was one of those occasions that Babangida made his usual speech about a special status for Lagos and said that Lagos would not be abandoned when the government moved.
Obviously General Kontagora was there (this was after he had been retired from the Army).
The Lagos State Government and the contractors had promised Babangida that the project would be completed before his birthday.
Rasaki asked for the dualisation of the Lagos-Ikorodu Road (Governor Fashola would carry out that work decades later).
Oba Oyekan conferred chieftaincy titles on Ibrahim and Maryam Babangida (that's at the 4:40 minute mark).
This was recorded on a VHS tape and it has been watched very many times, so the quality of the picture has depreciated in some places.
The report at the 6:54 minute mark is about the benefit of the bridge to Lagosians. This is where they showed the many people that decided to walk over the bridge on that day. I know some of them and a Nairalander said that she was one of the people that walked over the bridge on that day.
They also talked about the schedule of movement for the first few weeks after the commissioning (they were still installing street lights and things like that, so traffic from Oworonshoki to the Island was allowed in the morning and then traffic going the other way was allowed in the evening).
The report from the 9:10 minute mark was about a religious thanksgiving service for President Babangida at the Tafawa Balewa Square. Dame Julie Coker was the MC.
The clip from the 15:45 minute mark contained interviews with people that were at the Tafawa Balewa Square and then they interviewed Alex Akinyele.
The report at the 18:07 minute mark was about birthday cards that Babangida got from his wife and staff. They showed the president's residence as his ADC and other staff gave him birthday cards. Then they showed the entrance to the residence as the State House Press Corp (that is, journalists covering Dodan Barracks) gave him a card. They then engaged in the usual banter that Babangida often had with journalists. A journalist said that he looked younger than 50 and asked what the secret was, but before Babangida could reply another journalist replied, "Thanks to madam".
Then they said that "a Kaduna based businessman" gave Babangida a very unique gift. You'll know what's crazy about this report when you find out who the businessman was.
The "Kaduna based businessman" went to the governor of Kaduna State and announced that he was giving President Babangida a gift of an 18 seater executive aircraft (in order words, a private jet). What was the name of the businessman? Sunny Okogwu. I hope you know who Sunny Okongwu was and how he was related to President Babangida. (If you don't know, just look at his face and the resemblance will make you know).
The video ends with a report about Babangida's life and it was presented by Lola Ogunbambi.
See John Momoh...Channeles TV ownwer as a newscaster for NTA in 1991. That was the same year he won the newscaster of the year award. He later left in 1992 to establish Channels.
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For example, the least 1 bedroom you'd get in Portharcourt is around 800k, that's more like substandard. Most 1bed are from 1.2m upward. Except you stay around the outskirts in places like Oyigbo, Igboetche, or Iriebe, where you'd have to pay a lot to transport yourself to work everyday, that's where you'll find 1bed around 500 to 700k.
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You can only doubt the op if you stay in Ebonyi, Bornu or Yobe states.
It is not about the rent that's paid, but the fact that he said he paid 1.2M for an apartment with a leaking roof.
Too many exaggerations. So, you expect everything to be the same under a 7 year comparison?
So, you stay in a one bedroom apartment in a suburb with a leaking roof for 1.2M naira per year? That was the lie that made the remainder of your writeup a hogwash.
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Your comparison with MIT does not hold water because you're not a degree awarding institution.
Having said that, how you chose to operate your programme is your business, even though it lacks flexibility.
My sole concern was how you responded to the questions that were asked.
moatacad: No,MIT does not offer full, traditional degree programs (like Bachelor's or Master's) entirely online, requiring on-campus presence for degrees
The above is the response to the question " if Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) offers its technology degree courses online".
While some Universities do, does this mean MIT is senseless or rigid for not offering its tech degree programs online?
Every institution has its own approach to achieving its goals. These approaches are shaped by their values, mission, and educational philosophy. It is important to respect how others choose to operate, even when their methods differ from yours. Respect for differing perspectives and practices is essential for maintaining a balanced and sane society.
Are you a degree awarding institution?
It is a different ball game if you had provided reasons why you think onsite is the best for you and your coy rather than all the sharp NOs.
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You're teaching tech yet not flexible. All your responses are senseless and rigid. So, someone that lives in Abuja should be travelling and coming to Lagos every weekend to learn what can be successfully learnt online?
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