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dre11:
https://www.independent.ng/police-men-clash-with-soldiers-few-poles-to-ebonyi-government-house/

My deduced fact is:

If the stated is the fact, the the soldier with Keke is at fault. No soldier or his operator should be above the Law. The Law made the soldier himself. He is under the law

This is indeed a tough time for private school teachers. Even the proprietors do not like this circumstance.

But, it's been said that tough times bring out the best in people, the same way gold get refined/beautiful through fire.

Just identify what you are fitted to engage in. There is something out there now which if you can switch into it as your occupation; you will soon be telling people that you actually wasted previous times all this while in private school teaching.

You will be proud of yourself if you do this. It's out there for you to discover it. You can request for help, if you need some.

At the end, the covid-19 and it's resultant lockdown will become a blessing.

May be it's from my eyes, but this plane appear very looong, each of them.

olawalepopoola:
It is unfortunate that we are in this mess.
I have a lecturer friend in FUTA and while discussing with him, he said his basic salary plus his allowances amounts to 140,000 as an assistant lecturer.
As a lecturer 2 in a private University in Nigeria I earn 130,000 monthly without allowances.
My questions are;
1. If the table is correct, why is it not showing their allowances e.g. hazard allowance, car allowance and the rest. I believe in every payslip, this is broken down.
2. With this peanut, how do you except breakthrough research when most lecturers use their 'gross' income to pay for article publications in gold open access journals.
China made landmarks in researches not because their scientists are only good, but because their government gave priority to research.
In China you are paid RMB100,000 for publishing in a 1 impact factor SCI journal. They have alot of research funding agencies (how many do we have in Nigeria).
Even a PhD student allowance in China is greater than that of a Professor in Nigeria.
In Nigeria, we don't have functional laboratories. As a Geologist, we don't trust data coming from Nigerian labs because they might have been doctored. We send our samples mostly to ACTLAB or ACME labs in Canada. This is ridiculous I believe.
Compared to Universities in Namibia, Nigerian Professors are paid an Assistant Lecturer salary in that country. Why do you think our best scholars are leaving the shores of this nation. If I have the opportunity too, I will run for my dear life.

Some complained that some lecturers teach in more than 2 public Universities. Firstly, I want you to know the basic requirements for teaching in a University is a PhD. It is because of dearth of PhD holders that this happen in Nigeria. To gain full accreditation, you need to have more of PhD holders on your team than just misters with M. Sc. Many fields lack these degree holders. Getting a PhD in Nigeria is a nightmare except you are favoured by God.

Aftermath of this ASUU protest.
1. Each University will be forced to look inwards to meet their needs. School fees will be sky rocketed. I forsee Universities students paying up 400,000K per session in not too distant future.

Nigeria is in shambles only God can help us.

Okay. You have made good point for the snr staff of the university.
Kindly read the post above of yours.

xxxXXXxxx:
you have made a valid contribution. This would be a good thing for the development of this nation.

Thanks Boss!

I belong to the school of thought that believes it's time we Nigerians begin 'doing' key services for The nation free of payment/charge.

I wrote to the NOA, requesting that she provide a 'platform' for me and my Team members to provide certain free services across all the states of the Fedration, as well as (most importantly) sensitize other well meaning citizens across Nigeria to join the league.

One week after I engaged the Agency, Covid-19 emerged in Nigeria and stole the spotlight.

gaiusolayinka:
Ravi Zacharias, the prominent Christian apologetics author and speaker, died Tuesday at the age of 74 following a battle with a rare form of cancer.

Zacharias’ daughter, Sarah Davis, posted a message on the website of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries on Tuesday, titled “Ravi Zacharias, Now With Jesus,” confirming that the apologist had passed away.

“It was his Savior, Jesus Christ, that my dad always wanted most to talk about. Even in his final days, until he lacked the energy and breath to speak, he turned every conversation to Jesus and what the Lord had done,” she wrote.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/now-with-jesus-christian-apologist-ravi-zacharias-dies-at-74.html

A good Soldier of the Lord.
Proud of This man (now Late).

He zealously defended the Words of the Lord.

Rest in the Bossom of the Lord, Ravi Zacharias!

Oh nooo!

They have come for Baba Buhari again.

Come on people, this man deserve our sympathy and support.

I mean, look at his age, Baba deserve support, prayers and empathy.

Allow him be. Less criticism please!

mechanics:
Hahahah, now their eyes has open, some deductions were not properly done, like taxes, NHF and others, what IPPIS has done is the normal thing according to the law, if they don't want that, they should go to the National assembly to effect a change of the law and it will apply to all civil servants.

Your point is cogent

My opinion, there would have been nothing wrong, if politicians will be like:

President...300k

Governors...250k

Senators...200k

Reps...175k

Ministers...150k

State commissioners...120k

etcetra etcetra...

I mean, Nigerian politics must be 'demonetized'.
People who go into politics should do so for zeal to serve and bring examplary and sacrificial contribution to Nigerian development, NOT TO MAKE MONEY AT THE DETRIMENT OF THE COUNTRY.

NIGERIA MUST NOT BE SEEN AS A "CASH COW" ONLY THEN WILL WE BE ON THE PART TO REAL NATIONAL PROGRESS.

I want to specially congratulate the governors who are still active and doing some developmental projects for their people, despite the distraction brought about by covid-19.

Such politicians will have their career thriving even in post covid-19 periods

makjo900:
Lol, I don't expect a tangible response from a nitwit..its appaling that in 2020 some people still believe this nonsense

You are in the dark. Sorry.
But that's your personal problem. Not mine.

If however you want to see the Light, it's not yet too late. Let me know when you are tired of darkness.

makjo900:
It took guns, multiple bullets and men to kill him. What killed ur jesus christ again? say it loud.. Nails just two of them

Wrong.

Jesus was not "killed"
He submitted to death, having the power to "lay down his life and take it again".

It's mystery. The faith that leads to the believe of this fact is a gift that comes from God. It's not common, neither is it meant for 'any one'.
It is not proper to give the children's food to the dogs.

Chuknovski:
I thought ogboni is a cult that had supernatural powers? well if otherwise its adherents should desist and follow the leader,JESUS

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for those who think I am mocking the dead or trying to condescend others personal beliefs, please be considerate, am here to elevate Jesus not to argue with Atheists.. those who die in Christ have eternal life john 3:16, Luke 19:10, 1theselonians 4:14, john 6:50, and a host of others, also I am personally happy that Jesus saved me twice I have escaped bullets, am not a cultist or a military personel its just his grace..

Correct Man.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]What is the meaning of Perikoma?

Or you just want to be funny tonight?[/color]

I have to say this:
This thread belongs to comedy section.
It is so, in order not to make joke of The Igbo Language

My honest question:
Please, did the south freely give their consent for the amalgamation, or were they coerced to do so?

I mean, hope there weren't duress in the process of amalgamation

hopefulLandlord:
OP at the end asked, WHAT CAN GOD NOT Do?

Answer: heal an amputee. Funny enough Salamanders and starfishs grow back lost limbs without screaming the name of a dead son of a Jewish carpenter but humans can't grow back theirs no matter the level of prayer being offered to an omnipotent god who said you'd get anything you ask for in his name if you have faith even if it's as small as a mustard seed. Looks like no amputee has faith lol

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/35/9a/f1/359af19d2a6f12b78926f119862c9e67.jpg

Your unbelief is you problem, not that of the op.

My experience occured when I lived in Gombe state. (around July 2010) can't remember the actual day of the week.

Driving on a Toyota saloon car on the Ashaka road, heading back to Gombe town. I have left Malam Sidi, passed Doho junction.

Alone in the car, I was (in my usual) playing a song by Ron Kenolly "I bow my knees before your throne, I know my life is not my own, Lord I offer up, this song of praise, to bring you pleasure Lord. Halleluuuuujah ×××..."

Suddenly, I dosed off.

My speed was around 120klm/he

Waking up, I saw a white car 3 metres ahead of me and it's an old non-speeding vehicle. I quickly overtook it by going down the shoulder of the road right-side and continued the speed unchanged.

I did not panic, surprisingly.

Blank

I woke up and, the good thing is that I was on seat belt. I began to panic.

I am not sure, but I think I held my car's hand break while my eyes was closed...

Because my car, as I finally came to consciousness, was on the opposite side of the road (left side) having entered bush with reverse.

The front of my car was facing the main road, while the boot is in the bush.

The engine was still humming, but what stopped my car from further movement is that, a big wood peersed between a tire and the rim and that particular type got puntured (no more air).

I woke up hold the steering wheel, the back tires were still rolling and digging holes under each tyre because the engine was working and my leg still on the trutle.

It was as I raised my leg from the trutle that the tyres stopped digging the ground.

When I came out of the car in the bush, I saw impact made by my car on trees, broken due to struggle, but which I did not know when it all happened.

People gathered from motorists, and I was advised to go and off my still working engine, so I did.

Nothing happened to my health. I got an okada man who collected my punctured tyre and wen to Doho junction and filled it for me at the vulcanizers.

That road is known for the notoriety of it's trailers population. About a hundred trailers can ply that road to or from Ashaka Cement Factory but that day when I was sleep-driving, they were off nearby.
God kept me safe even when I wasn't conscious.

I OWE GOD, BIG TIME.

I CAN NEVER DO ANY GOOD TO BE ENOUGH FOR WHAT GOD HAS DONE TO ME.

BUT EACH DAY, I WILL LIVE AND DO A GOLDEN DID TO THE GLORY OF GOD

Sonoyom:
They will wake up on Resurrection morning. Falz's this is Nigerian is just the perfect description of us because almost 'everybody is a criminal'

What

'almost everybody a criminal'?

No, I am the exception! Bankk on that.

Sonoyom:
If you have traveled through our land boarders before Covid especially the Ogoni-Ikot Abasi axis you would have noticed something that the security agents are line up every 50metres and you must drop at least 100naira at every check point. It's definitely not a new problem, the people in authority were silent about bribes at land boarders and now the problem has grown bigger than them.

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It's a bad thing still. How can the people of the region, with their political connections and might keep quiet while their populace keep getting exploited.
It has become so bad that officers give incentives so as to get posting to the Nigeria Delta. At the end, the masses will pay for the sortings which led to the transfer to the oil-rich ND.

When will their leaders wake up

Sonoyom:
That was the reason i said more effort should be made towards securing the boarders. Security agents are just profiting from this Corona thing. Ogoni/Ikot Abasi is open Oyibo/Osisioma is still porous, in Imbiama it's the same thing.

Well, I wanted you to briefly appreciate Wike for not seating in his office and talking, but going to the field himself- leading from the front not minding if he gets exposed to the virus...

As for the security agents across the country's check points, I heard their cattons/bags of collecting the "tokens" from the mortorists gets filled up to the brim to the point the mortorists watch as the uniformed press the notes down repeatedly, hope you visualize that?

The Journalists are worried about some emergency powers acquired by governments during this pandemic period and weather such powers can be relenguished after the pandemic is over.
The concern rather is: how can the uniformed men at the check points in Nigeria feel and behave after then pandemic when they are used to bag-full of money daily?

aaamos:
Legosians will disgrace you



I will officially restart my own lockdown tomorrow..
Something must kill a man but Coro is not a nice way to go

I chose to safe myself and people around me

Correct Guy.

Sonoyom:
Wike should focus his effort and energy on securing the boarders of Rivers State rather than punish residents of the state. Whatever lockdown he is doing in the city would be a waste if the boarders are porous.

True.

But do you, or, do you not commend him for this particular incident on the news?

DanseMacabre:
I wonder why in the world people kill harmless creatures.

If your comment here is to be taken serious, then we may have lost the meaning of "harmless"

Gombe needs the attention of the federal government.

Come ooh!

Baba Obasanjo is not writing letters again. He would have written at least a letter since.

Kwanza:
https://dailynigerian.com/covid-19-controversy-as-ganduje-rejects-kwankwasos-amana-hospital-as-isolation-centre/

It's no big deal.

Kwankwaso should make the donation to the Federal ministry of Health. They need it and will use it as the number on of cases keep rising.

Vision4God:

This is very painful

It's saddening

So traumatic. What the family must have gone through close to their giving up??

The kneeling man seems to be consoling the others and gave up in that position.

May their soul RIP

The Corona virus pandemic has really stormed Nigeria as the number now nears 2000 cases in the country. But Gombe cases seems to be frightening more than many other states.

Gombe state is one of the states with average population of say 3-4million maximum. How is it that 70+ cases has been reported in Gombe and there is no total lockdown yet?

What number has Lagos, ogun and FCT when they had total lockdown?

Bullet01:
Let us thread with caution pls. Interstate ban should remain while efforts should be increased on testing.

I think Nigeria should tackle the pandemic better than we have done so far.

IT'S ONLY LAGOS, OGUN AND FCT THAT HAVE HAD TOTAL LOCKDOWN ACROSS NIGERIA. KANO FOLLOWED LATER.

WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE STATES?

GO TO THE NORTH, LIFE IS ALMOST NORMAL IN MOST OF THOSE STATES UP NORTH, WITH EXCEPTION OF KANO, KADUNA.

SOME PEOPLE MAKE IT LOOK AS IF THE ENTIRE NIGERIA WENT THROUGH WHAT LAGOS, OGUN AND FCT WENT THROUGH (Total lockdown).

MY VIEW: NIGERIA HAVE NOT BEEN FIGHTING COVID-19 HOLISTICALLY.

I'm praying the country will not pay a price for that.

Macsjebs:
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8269417/Enormous-dinosaur-discovered-lived-hunted-underwater-100-million-years-ago.html

Don't underestimate the power of human imagination