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@Racoon
To me Buhari failed, he could have done better especially with communication, transparency and accountability measures.

But the bigger picture y'all are not seeing is that Nigeria as a nation is doomed.

We are not one! Our foundation is built on ethnic and religious discrimination against the other ppl in this contraption called a nation.

There's strength in heterogeneity but in the case of Nigeria, it's a curse...

Now even if Buhari had totally good intentions..the ppl he hired would have different dispositions towards his intentions. For example he could tell a minister of a ministry, I am going to borrow to give you funds to invest heavily in a certain project..this certain minister would take those funds and still divert some to his family members in the sense of contract (Ok let's say they do a good job), he would still pass these funds to ppl below him and the ppl below him are still medium to highly discriminatory in sense of tribe and religion, hence they will mess.up a Goodwill project.

Nigerians need to revamp our mentality.. these leaders do not want to imbibe a culture of accountability, transparency and reliability..

These leaders most of em send their children abroad to School, they have been abroad seen how things work but to so it here is a problem!

You know why? Because most of us mentality is so screwed that corruption is a normal way of life..how can a whole nation go through 2 different academic strikes of so long during Buhari's reign...that even parents that had these children affected still went in line to still vote for the same Government? How ? Like how

Ppl don't even consider the individual, it's the party they are voting, it's terrible... imagine a whole Edo State producing Monday that can't even read figures! How NIGERIANS how

Revamp your mentality, see everyone as your kind and folk or if you can't, at least be selfless for the society. Rome wasn't built in a day but in our case we aren't even interested in building, every man, and tribe for himself..

I thank God for giving me the opportunity to travel and see things, I weep for our Nation...its not getting better, it's getting worse..

Nigeria right now is talking about 2027 elections, can you imagine the nonsense? We are not highlighting the fact the the Benue Massacre perpetrators are yet to be apprehended yet we are talking politics..and even with this situation ppl will still line up to vote for this administration HOW Even if we are cursed can't we all see that our Nation isn't progressive?

Ppl that are competent in Nigeria are shut down because of so many useless things, like he's not from our side or oh he's a Moslem, what nonsense? That's why so many square pegs in round holes in government.

They are like less than 5% of Nigerians I have met in my lifetime that I assure you that if put in sensitive government positions they will strive tooth and nail to make sure that office works without blemishes, and even if there's a fault, they will come out openly and explain what happened and how they intend to move forward.. I can go on and on but I think I have at least made a point..

Nice idea honestly, hopefully they can put it into works.

Am at Bellaire @ Synott.

Anyone close by?

larride:
Season starts Oct 21, not Nov 4.

You're right, thanks for the correction.

birdman:
Denver has made some smart trades without spending too much.The biggest is obviously a savvy center that can replace Jokic and still stretch the floor.

I wonder if its enough though, the final 2 teams played a certain way, which will likely doom older teams come playoffs

Yep Jonas can definitely hit a 3 here and there!

When you say "certain way" what exactly do you mean? Are you referring to pace?

To me the biggest thing I learnt in this past playoffs is that team depth gets you places..

birdman:
Im not so sure about warriors. Most franchises do not consult players before making trades. I know people think guys like Lebron, Curry, Durant would be contacted for approval, but front office is real corporate america. They have a certain pride and way of doing things. Unfortunately, I think warriors are going to stay tone deaf and try to ride Curry until he gets old, and consequently no more rings

Oh wow, I didn't even realise they had yet to sign any player this off season!

That's crazy! And wtf is up with the Kuminga situation? Why can't they just let him leave?
Like I thought that would help them in signing some other players..this is not a good sign for how their season is gonna be unless they spring up a surprise but damn this is just not good front office work so far..

Infinix is a very rugged phone. I like their brand.

Way better than Tecno IMO.

They should sell off their shares already, they are becoming stale and indirectly slowing down some businesses.

greypencils:
See squad abeg! GSW should have scooped up Valanciunas. They let Looney walk without any replacement. Who is supposed to guard the paint? The Rookie? Smh

If anything, Denver actually arrested their issues of Depth.. this squad is quite impressive.

As for GSW, they will be fine, am sure they very much know this is an issue, it will be resolved before season starts.

The West just keeps getting Wilder!

Starboytwo:
Good morning guys.

Have been seeing some NBA notifications on my YouTube account...

Is this the regular season already?? I mean the playoffs just t finish some weeks ago??

That's the NBA Summer League. Start of the 2025-2026 NBA season.

After this, Preseason starts Oct 4.

And the regular NBA season starts Nov 4.

Set your calendar.

JAPA syndrome became a full blown desire and occupation.

Massive Brain drain.

Ineptitude

Bigotry

The rise of Fulani herdsman / Farmers Clash

The rise of Insecurity.

Incompetence.

Raising Teachers retirement age to 65

ASUU struck in two different years with one of the strike almost lasting a year


But he gave his 100%, he tried.

An Ant can't give birth to a Lion.

Shutting down Twitter for like a year +

And calling his own youths lazy in an international conference.

Increasing Teacher's retirement age to 65.

Even though I don't like Napoli because of the Osimhen treatment. (but Osimhen is also to blame by signing that stupid contract)

Napoli is the best place for him, he will play regularly there.

@ Barca...don't think he will play regularly.

Atletico Madrid is not just a good fit for him.

This is another turn of Yorubas to serve their two terms as President of Nigeria. Nigeria has a lot to benefit if Tinubu is re-elected,” Adelabu added.

This statement alone should tell you why Nigeria is currently in its present state.

Nigeria: majorly very tribal set of ppl put in a contraption called a country.

Walai This guy is just a tyrant, it's so funny 🤣

This man is just dying to enter war directly with any country.

Not unexpected. Congratulations.

The only reason this competition is getting relevance now it's because of the next Olympics in LA. Americans want to so badly have a competition close to American Football in the Olympics and they pushed for this to be entered as an official sport in Olympics just cos they hosting the next. This move only suits them. They will just be getting automatic gold from this sport now and in the future especially as they are going to allow some NFL players play as well.

You know this yet you made minimum wage look abysmal.

You know this yet you made minimum wage negotiations look like comedy

It makes sense that Napoli and it's Fans are angry and disappointed at Osimhen leaving acrimoniously.

But subjectively speaking Osimhen is at least top 7 best CF in the World currently.

Roland17:
That calf is torn, if you watch the replay and the right, you would see the moment.

Yea, this has become even more difficult. The only positive if there is any, is that, it is still the first quarter. They just need to withstand the emotional weight that comes with the loss, gather themselves and rely heavily of Siakam.

Yeah he's out, I hate situations like this, mentally it can be draining for the other team and it also give OKC more confidence to be bullish.

It's now the worth of Haliburton will now shine very well.

If Haliburton can't overcome this injury and play on, then it's safe to say OKC congratulations.

Kibbs:
Congrats, your team got KD, should be interesting as a fan.

As for my faves, I just follow my favorite players.. Ant and Book

Very interesting! Might not win the championship but I be damned if the Rockets arent at least a team to reckon. That's basically all we need at least, from here we can build up.

Jalen Green is good and could be smth serious down the years but I don't think he's that guy rn or next year.

The biggest downside is letting Brooks go cos that guy was a dog and every team needs an individual like that. Just like someone mentioned earlier we need more shooting and D. And also if we can also flip Cam Whitmore for someone more solid.

The biggest upside is at least Sheppard gets more reps and the team gets another Vet to learn from. I just hope KD is managed well health wise so that he can be available when it matters most.

As of now our most valuable asset is Amen Thompson. Am hopeful but am also realistic this will at least push us into the SemiFinals of the Western Conference.

AntMan will still make waves down the years but Def he needs either a legit sidekick or Leader or stronger squad strength. Booker had the best shot at championship that year but Giannis will and determination was stronger than his.

And hey y'all, watch this space for Morant..cos honestly I really don't know what Memphis direction is rn.

NBA Finals begins. Cheers.

Yesssuuurrrr Durant to HTOWN BAYBAY!!!

Its goin down!

A bit sad Brooks got traded tho'..

Very important to take note.

Please practice safe sex always.

There are a lot of rural dwellers moving daily into the urban areas or its surroundings and most aren't as enlightened or just have a lackadaisical attitude concerning this issues.

This is one factor I can confirm that contributes to the surge.

Luckysbab:
Lagos, Abuja, even Ibadan

Bro stop playing.

Luckysbab:
That's mainly Douala.

And Yaounde as well, well I did stay in the urban centres, true but how many urban centres in Nig have as much light as they do..

Besides rural areas in Africa will always be rural, and a real indication of progress and development worldwide is always shown in urban centres..

Men, listen to me y'all..

Never forget you're the prize.

She can't even beckon on her fellow women.

Don't ever take horse crap from women all in the name of they the weaker sex or shes beautiful.

Women are very smart and emotionally manipulative but they are not as smart as they think they are because Las Las it's men that still pulls the strings.

Luckysbab:
Cameroon.

Very useless people.

A country more corrupt than Nigeria.

Me personally, It's hard to pick Cameroon Soley for the reason that they have constant light. They don't allow open grazing...but if you say corruption wise then it will be hard to pick them over us cos even with their so called worse corruption they have constant light! The only downside is that Paul Biya still owns them..that's the biggest downside for me..

Buy light recharge card at stores and load your Meter. Boom! you gats light and even with heavy thunderstorms..the light still stays unless few instances it offs then comes back within 30mins to an Hour..

O boy lol na constant light be my wahala 😂

Kibbs:
First, I didn’t dispel the credibility of his injury or anything like that. In that game though, TJ was having a better game and was sat in the fourth for him. Rick must’ve asked him if he could go before putting him on so yeah, he was injured but he still wanted to play and he did at the expense of a fitter TJ. You can’t eat your cake and have it.



Also, remember when I said if we try to mention his scoring, you people will always remind us he’s a pass first guy?

Trae Young led the league in both scoring and assists in 21/22. CP3 scored 20+ and was top 3 in assists as well in the past. Both pass first guys. Who says you can’t pass and score especially if your team needs it from you as well?

I’m not saying go bonkers and drop 30+ every night. But he’s in the NBA finals, how many chances of that do you get? As I attributed to earlier, he’s long, can shoot from 3, has a floater, can finish at the rim so if for those six or seven games, if you can just give a bit more in terms of scoring to help your team win the chip, I believe you should and not hide behind ‘pass-first’. You won’t get the opportunity to stink the first 3 quarters and snatch the game with the last shot everytime, especially not against this OKC.

And if you get triggered by the word ‘Halibum’, that’s on you to get familiar with banter names.



The angle of my whole argument stems from the superstar shouts and all the hype. When you claim to be one, you should be prepared to take all that comes with it. When my dear Ant Man turned to Cantman vs the OKC, I and virtually everyone accepted he met his match and couldn’t do anything so the onus is on him to get even better next season to overcome his conference finals hurdle. You can’t be a superstar when you hit game winning shots and be a pass-first guy when you gba. Long story short, to whom much is given…



Now, if he’s not fit enough play, he should not o. If he comes and stinks again, I no wan hear say he’s a pass first guy or e no dey fit. You can either go or not and when you go, you’re taking a spot on the team so you’re expected to perform.

In the post game presser, Carlisle said TJ was fatigued that's why he didn't put him in the 4thQ (that could be a lie, who knows?). But Hali playing is Carlisle's fault cos the buck stops at him. Besides Carlisle is a championship coach, he should know better. This is all on Carlisle not Hali.

Every individual is different, just because you see other pass first guards dropping 20ppg doesn't mean all pass first guards should do that regardless of whether the team badly needs their scoring, Hali still affects the points output of the team because of his assists, so yeah he ain't dropping 20 Points but at least his assists lead to 20 Points. He's not hiding bro this is just how he plays (regardless of his physical attributes) and that's what makes him unique in his own way. Let's just appreciate him for what he is not what he isn't. No bro am not triggered by the Halibum phrase.

Lol he would probably play oh, even if na 50% and I don't think you will be surprised if he was even included in the starting lineup.

Nice analytic response bro. 👍🏽

What's your fave team in btw? Mines the Rockets.

Kibbs:
He just went 0/6 in the NBA finals as the supposed best player on the team. Wdym why are we going hard on him?


If it was a Tatum or Brunson or Shai, you think he won’t get the same criticism?

My brother he was injured na ahan, at least put that into perspective..
When was the last time he had 0pts in a game?
And I feel you guys aren't really appreciating this guy well...firstly he is a PASS FIRST guard!! He's not a natural scorer more like a natural playmaker..ditto CP3, Rondo, Trae...so expecting him to score bunches of points a game isn't his thing...if you want to go ham on him on anything then focus on his assists output or his team +- efficiency when he is on or off the court or how many 3pts attempts they make with or without him on the court..
For the past couple of years Hali has been in the top 3 assist chart! Does that seem like someone that's a bum?!
Please let's be more introspective and focus less on the flashy sides...and the details don't lie. Hali on the court for Indy is a way better team than without him..who can we say that of on this team? Siakam maybe..but Hali is the best guy on that team and the numbers don't lie..so yeah but that's my take tho.
Oh and yeah, i understand the criticism thing and I guess it's primarily cos we kinda do expect more from him considering he's a #1 option on an NBA team thats in the NBA FINALS!
So I get where you guys are coming from , I just wanted y'all to see that it's not that gloomy for him. He will be better in years to come and am sure we will all attest to that.

From the looks of things whether he plays or not tomorrow he won't be 100% fit so I guess it's fair to say no G7 even tho I think most neutrals would love that as well.
Good input guys, let's keep it rolling.