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GuyWise:
Half will go to boko-haram, the other half will be shared to kill innocent unarmed civilians and to protect corrupt politicians respectively...
I weep for the zoo.

You read my mind... so sad really... and as election season is coming...

KINGinVAHALA:
How is it better than Yahoo Yahoo? Is there anything like a bigger or smaller sin? Or Yahoo boys uses guy pointed at their clients forehead to collect money from them? Nigga, they are all sins and all who indulges in any of them shall surely make hell

A girl dances, and people give her money as appreciation. No different from paying a boxer to box, or a singer to sing.
But a person cheating and stealing, and probably harming their victims... I mean that's the difference.

So? he knew how to jog in 1979, but that doesn't mean he can do it now.
He could debate in 2011, but didn't in 2015, and is unlikely to do so in 2019.
We don't need a leader "who was able to", we need one who "is doing".
I can't take past performance and use it to put food on the table, why should he?

usagee36:
I really support Trump on this one. It's a big cheat how people come to America give birth and get automatic citizenship. This is America for Christ sake. Come here and see how Mexicans who are unauthorized just wall and come here to have babies. I have argued with some people here that how does immigration make those kids citizens and their parents are illegal. But I still don't believe my friends. If you want my citizenship, earn it the right way by marriage or investment. Those come hard but try to earn it.

bongolistik:
Yes but isn't it ridiculous, just because you want to earn the country's citizenship, from nowhere you became pregnant in your country and you just start heading to US on the week of parturition. What have you done for the country, what have you contributed to the country? But people just want to go and give birth there so their kids will benefit from being called a citizen of other country.

And those children - like most immigrants' - are trained to study hard, work hard, and be the best they can be. In the case of those parents who just visit and give birth, the child is raised in their parents' country, so the USA doesn't spend a dime on their education or health, nor does it even subsidize their birth costs. Furthermore, they tend to return to USA for college (which is not free). When they grow up, they typically work in highly-skilled positions, start innovative companies, use their connections to home country to the ultimate benefit of the US, and end up adding so much more value to the US economy. They provide employment, and pay more than their fare share of taxes per capita. No matter where they earn their income, they are obligated to remit up to 30% of that income as tax.

The US gov't knows very well the benefits of these policies, so it's not a one-way relationship that only benefits the parents.

Mynd44:
Someone should please tell him he can't change the constitution with an executive order. He needs congress

With a willing congress (Republicans are the majority in both Senate and House, and might continue to be after the November elections), this can come to pass.
This is also a "call to vote" among his base, who want to see this happen.

Funny how the law was OK when it was a bunch of oyinbos from Europe coming over and giving birth... now immigration trends have changed, they feel it's time to change the law

The irony is that the vast majority of economic development in the USA - then and now - have come from immigrants, or from children of immigrants. The people that tend to have their children there spend a lot more money in the USA - only wealthy people from other countries can afford to fly, rent a place, and pay full hospital bills without subsidy/insurance/wellfare. The children of these people also tend to pay a lot for their education, and as citizens - are obligated to pay taxes on income earned anywhere. The US gov't actually benefits tremendously from these policies, though most citizens don't realize it.

This is yet another step in the direction that sees the erosion of USA clout in this century.

LZAA:
Three eastern states and the former northern capital
Lagos is ther cuz it was built with south south money
Funny enough no mention of ogun or those backward west states yet afojas keep bragging
To afonjics be specific,say lagos not sw
Cc immhotep sarrki jumpandpas Roger3D justiceleague1

Actually, though Enugu improved the 2nd most (long line) to about 57, but it's actually still behind Ogun in ease of business, which is at 58 or 58.5. This means there's policy by the state gov't between 2014 and 2018 that has allowed it to get much better, and we can project that if it keeps up the pace, in 2022, it will be in 70s. It's not there yet, today.

Analogy: it's like Nigeria's economy growing by 7% and USA growing by 2%. That doesn't mean Nigeria's economy is actually bigger or broader.

Am I reading it right? The easiest places to do business have higher scores (on the right). The length of the arrow shows how much the state has improved.

Based on my understanding
- Kaduna improved the most from 55 to 66
- Enugu improved 2nd most from 48 to 58 or so

However Jigawa was already much better at 62, improved to 64. But way easier than Enugu.

There's a big difference between improving ease of business, and actual ease of business.

Abeg, Gov't should be allocating land for free.

These developers are developing, opening Abuja and causing people to move there. There is massive economic development being brought by these estates, that the government will eventually get revenue from (income and VAT from the people there consuming goods and services).

Gov't probably paid a pittance (e.g. zero) to the original original owners for the land in FCT, now they want to charge for it. Mtchew!

Africans always crying more than the bereaved. Is it not King James and co of England that gave you that bible you're quoting?

Apparently it's OK to have crooks, politheifcians, "bankers", on the pulpit... but not a man who likes other men...

The oyinbos whose rituals (erm, I mean religion), Africans are so keen on following - they are moving on. It's not 1818 folks, it's 2018.

Amazing... no visible stretch marks on that tummy. Black don't crack.

bot101:
See this guy ooo!!! What the f*uk do you think NNAMDI Kanu has been doing all these years if not educating our generation about Biafra Note also that a referendum may not be possible if the arm of the Nigerian Government is not forced on multiple fronts including but not limited to diplomatic pressure, internal rife and economic destabilization. Nigeria is not your conventional nation. Until the lives of the elite are threatened like in the case of Ebola, they would not budge!!!

Educating? By inciting Nigerian citizens not to vote (they are still Nigerians), knowing full well that when you don't vote, you don't get to decide your fate. By inciting them to violence? By encouraging mass disobedience and shop closings that directly affects their livelihood? Then leaving them to die/ be imprisoned/maimed while he disappears when the expected military response came? Did he contact the families of the dead? Did he leave small change for their children? Or are they just necessary casualties in the ambition of a few?

No friend... by educating I mean, using all that money for buying the arms we saw being displayed last time he was around to build schools, give them real education, work with existing state governments to push the agenda, build industries.

We've already tried internal strife... millions died. We don't need economic destabilization - millions will starve and die from lack of food, medicines, clean water - which is what happens when a country is destabilized.

We've had enough strife and civil wars on this continent - the more recent ones in Rwanda, Liberia, Senegal, Sudan, Cameroun, Congo, Ethiopia, and the never-ending one in Somalia (just to name a few) have not fundamentally solved anything. All sides have their justifications for escalating the violence - just as Nnamdi does - but the only thing that happens is Western powers make money from selling weapons, providing "aid", creating news, and buying depressed commodities, all the while ordinary Africans (civilians and military alike) suffer. Nnamdi will for sure head out again once things get too hot.

We can continue blaming arbitrary borders and amalgamations and use those as justification to continue killing ourselves. Or we can grow up and learn to be diplomatic and work together.

What is this nonsense? Until oyinbo came and told us about the existence of Jews, which Igbo cultural history mentioned anything or anybody from that side of the world?

If anybody can show me evidence of any kind (artifact, oral, writing) before 1800s that any Igbos practiced any kind of Judaism, I will take their claim serious.

If somebody makes the statement "Igbo are the Jews of Africa", I can sorta understand that they're talking about their indomitable, egalitarian, adventurous drive that leads them to unparalleled success in host communities; this makes them the envy of others and can lead to persecution. But to claim any cultural affinity - that's a bridge too far.

We are not Jews, never have been.

I admire Israel and fantasize that Biafra - free of retardation from Nigeria (particularly the radical and oppressive elements in the North) - could be a small, highly successful country if it models the innovations, hard work, and diplomatic smarts of Israel.

The best way to achieve Biafra is something this young Igbo man summarized here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG3rATOtoMs?t=1607
"Africa Today Show". Jump to 26:47

My take: Instead of raising money to buy weapons and exposing our youths to violent response from Nigeria, spend that money educating and indoctrinating youths to believe in Biafra, so that when referendum comes, you'll have people making smart choices. When you go to UN to make your case, there will be justification. Biafra will be won with the pen, not gun. We tried the gun in 1967 and millions died as a result.

That said, something's up and I don't like it: isn't it all too odd that
1. Israeli gov't said "we have no knowledge of the guy being in our territory"
2. A few days later he's on Isreali TV giving an interview?
3. He says he's returning and will bring Hell with him? With Isreali weapons or what?


*notice I didn't say all North is bad... just those radicals and the elites who continue to hold their people back in the 14th century.

Ayoswit:
Imagine the speed guys use rush this thread. But it seems most of them are disappointed seeing the breast

Haba aunty...


But you're right sha... I rushed,

but I was disappointed

They say if you have nothing positive to say about somebody, better not say anything.

In that spirit, I hold my tongue. IFKYK.

CuTTiieAngeL:
Hian!!! Busty lady he is married with kids.

As if that is any kind of deterrent. In fact, being married with kids is a very strong magnet for a lot of ladies in Naija nowadays: they've seen how well you take care of your family, and they want at least some of that caring and money to fall on them. Single men can package, but there's no packaging when your wife and kids are looking fresh.

Of course we're only seeing his public reaction... how many DMs did he reply codedly and did not publish?

micflo28:
You transgressed when you scrapped the lofty media chat hosted by a team of select jounalists on NTA once every month. Even jonathan you accused of corruption upheld it till his tenure ended. You had no time for nigeria. You were always on the run to get medical sustenance. Now the election are around you suddenly are too well and transfixed in nigeria complaining about your own undoing. The only man in your government i hold with respect is your deputy Osinbajo. He tends to wear his thinking cap in your absence and match words with actions.

Well said. How I wish Osinbajo will get a chance to run for President. He has demonstrated competency and compassion.

Erm... Aso Rock has a budget for public relations, does it not? In addition to that, there's an entire Ministry of Information and Culture, can they not disseminate information? Why have they not just taken a full-page ad to highlight achievements? What about PMB just giving a speech now and then to address the nation on the state of affairs? Internet is there, Facebook is there, Twitter is there, yet nothing meaningful has been published.

This is yet another blame game of whining: "instead of engaging the media and showcasing what we have done, we want to blame the media for not publishing what we didn't tell them."

Every single thing, PMB must blame others. So sad.

And most of the things they've done is a continuation of projects begun by other administrations (at least we'll give him credit for continuity).

Nemesis001:
Black man and sex!!!


If you don't change your mentality about females, you won't go far in life o.

And USA is the #1 by far for porn, prostitutes, strip clubs, bars with topless girls, etc. White man and sex!!! No wonder they are not a developed country. Mtchew.

Abeg wine for me Yemi baby. Looking more choppable every month.

Good food for the eyes this Friday night ;-)
But make I comot eye before I con dey find vaseline

sean1000x:
Shut up, you are a yoruba.

Nwanne. We are on this thread celebrating one of our own making giant strides.
Why are you allowing yourself to abuse somebody like this? We need everybody to help this man's product grow and be accepted.
America and China did not grow to become #1 and #2 economy by abusing their customers.

Anambra gov't has patronized him, Oluwo of Iwo has too, and so many of our business giants. I'm proud and want to see it become a default for anybody that they will buy Innoson.

otizs:
What is Nigeria with Anambra. I never feel the impact. I never see one of the car made from that side on our road here in south west.

charliboy654:
Lol, that man is not serious yet, he never see better competition and government firms dey favour am, he is not interested in selling to common Nigerians, as long as army, police, federal uni and poly and other govt agencies buys his products he is OK.

The goal of Innoson is to make quality cars that can compete with new cars from Toyota, Honda, Kia. New cars from any of these manufacturers is beyond the pocket of most Nigerians who want to buy a car. But for those who would have bought a Highlander or CRV or Pilot, there's now a made-in-Nigeria alternative. Let the agencies spend Nigeria's wealth on buying Nigerian products that employ Nigerians, what's the problem there?

If you wait 3-6 years, there will also be used Innoson vehicles put on the market by people who want the latest. Those will be more affordable, just like used Toyotas and the such.

If I had the money, I would buy Innoson, but I don't have the cash for a new car - whether it's Innoson or Toyota, so I will be waiting for when the used versions become affordable later.

Sorry, we're not interested in what happened nearly 4 years ago. However, we are very interested in why things cost more, power is not better, free speech is being limited, terrorists are still rampant, and innocent people are being killed.

Please face front, and concentrate on your job, not on what was done or not done by the previous administration.

No worries Floyd... but no forget to build school and improve educational opportunities/scholarships for your people back in your hometown. All those oyinbos wey dey gather, dey chop for your hand... they will vanish the second you can't keep up. Some might even sue you for one silly thing or another.

Build a legacy man, while you can, and don't end up like Tyson, Hammer, Allen Iverson, Michael Vick, and other black celebs that have nothing to show for their opulent lifestyle.

Take inspiration from Lebron James who recently opened his own school, and guarantees to pay college tuition for those who graduate:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2018/07/30/lebron-james-promise-school-akron-ohio/862159002/
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/04/us/lebron-james-opens-school-trnd/index.html

This is news worthy. Not yet another gaudy mansion by a nouveau riche black man.

Why is anybody consoling a man who wrecked his own marriage? Wasn't he the one pocketing the money she was booked for, without telling her? Wasn't he the one sleeping around with other chicks while married? Wasn't he the one entering them into debt with unsavory characters? And his cocaine habit nko?

As a successful career woman, she left his sorry ass, and now he's crying and people are consoling him. And the most annoying thing is they are quick to attack her. I haven't heard any of these consolers remembering what a dick he was while married to her.

Abeg carry go "mama J, never diet". Nothin do you. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

kay29000:
Personally, I feel that move by Tiwa was very distasteful and might affect her brand. How can Tiwa Savage, at her level of success, be a video vixen in the video for someone she is 10 years older than. And she was happy caressing the guy in bed. I know she might feel her career would get a boost after this, but in the long run, this is bad for her brand, and she might regret it in the near future.

That's the nice thing about success... you can do what you like, even be a video vixen? Abi you don't remember all those accomplished actors and actresses in USA doing vixen/love interest in music videos?

Take a look at https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/g13796425/actors-in-music-videos
and quit sipping on that hatorade.

For those who already love her (including me!), this is in no way hurting her brand. For those who don't like her anyway, well, this will not make a difference.

onegig:
"Regulations for operations require fuel on board at takeoff to include: fuel to the destination, plus fuel to the most distant alternate, plus en route contingency based on a percentage of flight time, plus 30 minutes holding at 1,500 feet above the airport.”

The aircraft may have enough fuel to Owerri but what about if the weather conditions in Owerri is not favourable to landing and they have to roam in the air till the skies are clear? Or maybe in an emergency and they have to land in an alternate airport?

Also weather conditions like having strong headwinds would make a plane burn more fuel. Weather isn't something that is constant and he may just have realized such after take off.

Best reply so far. It is plausible for there to be less fuel than desired.

Though, my take on it is that in order to reduce panic among passengers, he told them something plausible, but not alarming. Can you imagine if the pilot said: "the engine is on fire, or has stopped working" or "I can't read the fuel gauge"? In this Nigeria? People will get out of their seats, all craning their necks to see the engine, some praying, some jumping, some crying, some come to bang on the cockpit door, and more than one idiot trying to open the fuselage door.

emonkey:
He was eating cake and talking Africanism and abusing white people. Fake black power activist. Why wasn't he frying akara instead?
Woman you have just destroyed your father's image.n

And he was also (gasp!) speaking in English, playing a saxophone, and flying to concerts! Westernized fake activist. OMG.

What's your point dude?

In other news... educational standards in Liberia have fallen, teachers on strike for not being paid, facilities unmaintained. I can't even say it's a "good gesture" because it's so obvious where this is going to end.

We discussed this recently in https://www.nairaland.com/4793900/fayemi-declares-free-education-less
No plans for improving revenue, but already adding liabilities.

HigherEd:
My advise to Liberia is for them to focus free qualititative education for primary and secondary schools while permitting people to work good jobs with their High School Certificate(e.g Banking, Telecoms etc) This would disincentive too many people from going to universities which would then allow them to provide top notch education for bright individuals to service specific professional sectors(e.g Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, Law)

Very well said.

Aditii:
Is that not progress? Does that not show that children are getting smarter? So to you, the number of times a child repeats depicts quality education? You Africans and your sickening backwards mentality. Spits!

It's a valid question. In any group of people, there is a Gaussian distribution of ability/intelligence/motivation: eg. the majority will pass, some will fail woefully, and some will excel beyond expectation. It applies in any setting, any country, any age.

Now imagine a maths or English class where the teacher is very strict and has extremely high standards: chances are many students will fail. On the other hand if the teacher's standards are too low, then every student will "pass". It doesn't really say much about whether students actually learned or not. The decision of age-appropriate subjects to teach is guided by this metric that: if everybody understands it without issue, we should teach this concept earlier, but if it's too hard, we should delay it. That's one reason why Calculus isn't taught till SS or even Uni (there's nothing in Calculus you could not do with Primary 5 math, but it has lots of unintuitive concepts like infinity, limits, differentiation, that make it harder for younger audience to grasp).

Students used to be held back, but it seems over the past 20 years or so (in Nigeria as well as around the world), there has been more concern about the social concerns of having children held back. Now teachers are under pressure to make sure "no child is left behind". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act#Gaming_the_system.

The irony in our country is that: everybody "passes", yet so few have actual, objectively verifiable proof of mastering the subjects they "passed". The evidence points to lowered standards. We don't want people to fail, but if there are no failures and no repeats, it begs the question of "well, why?"

*in the plot below, the small numbers at left and right illustrate that few people will fail, and few will excel, but most will pass on average.

Justbeingreal:


In all this na Teebillz I pity pass....

See Falling hand.

Chai!

Why are you pitying the man who had a wonderful woman and didn't appreciate her? All the time he was getting them into debt, running his mouth, and chasing other women?

#2. They Tend To Learn Bad Things From Other Kids

Of course, they tend to teach bad things to other kids too

I really can't understand what would cause any man to do that?

OK, so what's with all the rape news lately? Is it just being reported now (and was underreported in the past)?