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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op): 5:31am On May 26, 2018
Chai
One of my favorite actors, Morgan Freeman, is being brought down by sexual harassment allegations shocked
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by PDPGuy: 5:29am On May 26, 2018
Off topic:
Morgan Freeman has also been accused of sexual harassment, and VISA have cut their ties with him. shocked
cc:raumdeuter
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op): 7:25am On May 24, 2018
A federal district judge in New York has ruled that President Trump can’t block people on his Twitter page.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by PDPGuy: 11:37pm On May 22, 2018
Unlimited22:
O boi I just tire for that super Eagles thread. I tire I swear.
Lol
Why
Romance › Re: Lady Dupes Her Boyfriend Of N120k With Fake Pregnancy Test, Buys Wig with it by PDPGuy: 4:02pm On May 22, 2018
biacan:
Girl the guys on this forum are angry because a lady played a fast one on their friend.... I think she deserves an accolade cheesy cheesy
And when she lands in EFCC net, it will no longer be funny cheesy
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op): 8:20am On May 22, 2018
Why Democratic presidential prospects are rushing to back Georgia's Stacey Abrams

Stacey Abrams' bid to become the first female African-American governor in America is the hottest ticket in Democrats' shadow 2020 presidential primary.

In Georgia's Tuesday primary, Abrams, the former state House minority leader, faces former state Rep. Stacey Evans for the Democratic nomination in what will be a closely-watched governor's race.
Just ahead of the primary, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Abrams, and California Sen. Kamala Harris visited Georgia to campaign for her. In January, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker was in Atlanta for events supporting Abrams.
Nina Turner, the president of Our Revolution, the organization that emerged from Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, spent the weekend in Georgia turning out the vote for Abrams.
The national figures' interest in the race and national support for Abrams is in part a result of her appeal to both the Democrats' progressive wing and its African-American base.

There's also Georgia's status as a key state in both the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. It votes on Super Tuesday, and black Democratic voters in the South are a crucial source of delegates. The formerly deep-red state has also emerged as competitive in general elections.
Hillary Clinton's strength with black voters in the South was at the core of her strategy to clinch the party's 2016 nomination, and Sanders was never able to make up the ground he'd lost there later in the nominating process.
Abrams' emergence as a Democratic star, fueled by her calls for massive black voter registration efforts, became clear to a national audience in August 2017, when the progressive gathering Netroots Nation was held in Atlanta.
Abrams was among the biggest stars at the event. And Evans attempted to speak, too. But protesters accusing Evans of taking stances on education issues similar to President Donald Trump's education secretary, Betsy DeVos, drowned her out for about 10 minutes with chants of "trust black women."
Evans is still seen as a strong candidate, and amid all the national attention, Abrams' campaign has become sensitive to the potential perception that she is ignoring local voices.
Abrams' list of endorsements on her campaign website first highlights a long list of Georgia Democrats and local organizations. Only at the very end of the list is a group of "Additional Supporters" comprised of national figures.
"Of course, we are really thrilled about the national support and endorsements we have received from senators from members of Congress, but really what we want folks to know is we have a really strong base of local support as well," an Abrams aide said, arguing that Abrams has told supporters and aides that her campaign is "grounded here in Georgia but nationally known."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/20/politics/georgia-stacey-abrams-2020-democratic-shadow-primary/index.html
Travel › New National Airline To Be Launched On December 24 by PDPGuy(op): 7:53am On May 22, 2018
Operations of the proposed new national carrier, now set for December 24, 2018, has rekindled hope for the aviation industry, especially for over 90 redundant Bilateral and Multilateral Air Service Agreements (BASAs and MASAs).

Stakeholders, who welcomed the takeoff date yesterday, said only a national carrier could effectively represent the country, compete on the international front and put an end to rather dismal outings of flag carriers. Besides, Nigerian air travellers stand to benefit from competitive prices and services on several routes where foreign carriers are currently enjoying monopoly.

Several months of planning and paper works by the Ministry of State for Aviation yielded a major result last weekend as the Federal Government okayed December 24 date for the national carrier roll out.

At the end of a “National Carrier Brainstorming” session chaired by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in Abuja, “the aviation minister inaugurated a nine-man fast-track task force to ensure the takeoff date,” a source said.

The Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Captain Fola Akinkuotu, is to chair the committee. Members are: Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. 12Usman; Rector, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Capt. Abdulsalami Mohammed; Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau, Akin Olateru; representative of Transaction Adviser for MRO & Aviation Leasing Company, Capt. Tilmann Gabriel; representative of National Carrier Transaction Adviser, Layi Are; the Acting Director General for Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Chidi Izuwah; Technical Assistant to the Minister of State for Aviation, Ben Tukur, will serve as the secretary.

Sirika, after the inauguration of the committee, gave a charge that they should do everything legally and procedurally to make the project a success.He said the government wanted the project fast-tracked and done well with adequate support for the Transaction Advisers that had earlier shown that the carrier could be delivered earlier than December date.

The National Carrier Transaction Adviser is made up of a consortium include: Airline Management Group Ltd, Avia Solutions Ltd and Tianerro FZE.Sirika earlier in the year had said that plans for a new national carrier were already at an advanced stage and its set up will drive several bilateral and multilateral pacts, including the open sky treaty recently signed with 22 African countries.

Unfavourable BASAs that allow foreign airlines access into the local market is costing the Nigerian economy and her ailing aviation sub-sector billions of naira yearly.The loss, in excess of over N200 billion, follows the perennial inability of the nation’s flag carriers to reciprocate and compete with their international partners on the BASA routes.
Nigeria has three airlines — Arik Air, Med-View and Air Peace —designated on few of the BASA routes. Except for Air Peace that is making waves on the West Coast, others have been woeful in international operations.

Currently, Arik Air has abandoned its New York, London, Johannesburg and West Coast operations. Ditto for Med-View Airlines on the London, West Coast and Dubai operations, that was only launched last December.
Secretary General of the Aviation Safety Round-table Initiative (ASRTI), a think-tank group of the industry, Group Capt. John Ojikutu (rtd), believed that[b] a national or flag carriers owned by Nigerians and not controlled by government[/b] will end the travails of the private airlines on the international routes and reduce the incursions of foreign airlines into the domestic routes.
https://guardian.ng/business-services/aviation-business/fresh-hope-for-90-basa-pacts-as-new-national-carrier-debuts-december-24/
Politics › Nigeria Targets First Nuclear Energy Plant By Mid 2020s by PDPGuy(op): 2:49am On May 22, 2018
Nigeria will get its first nuclear energy plant by the mid 2020s.

The President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (Nigatom), Simon Pesco Mallam, made the disclosure at the just-concluded 2018 AtomExpo in Sochi, Russia.

Mallam told The Guardian exclusively: "We have a roadmap and that is by the mid 2020s. We hope we can get a commercial plant and add three more in five to 10 years."

As to whether Nigeria would be partnering with Russia or not, he said: "We have a good agreement with Russia, but we have not signed any contractual agreements yet. We have signed operational agreements, project development agreements, but not any commercial contractual agreements."

On when the deal could become reality, he said: "I can't give a particular time, so you don't come back and say I promised you so and so date. But just know that it is in the works, and in a few years, we will all see the results."

Mallam refuted reports that Nigeria had signed multi-billion dollar agreements. "Some newspapers (not The Guardian) have been claiming that we signed a $20 billion contract with Russia. But I want to tell you categorically that this is not true. We have only cooperation agreement with Russia, and we are hoping that if all works well, we would develop the infrastructure and eventually sign a contractual agreement with them. But we are not closing our doors to other partners that may be interested and are ready to work with them. If we work with Russia, fine. But if we need to work with others, we are fine with that as well," he said.

Mallam's rebuttal was of the story that Nigeria in October 2017 signed a deal with Russia for the construction of two nuclear power plants. It claimed: Nigeria began talks with Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, in April 2015 to collaborate on design, construction and operation of four nuclear power plants by 2035, the first of which will be in operation by 2025. In June 2015, Nigeria selected two sites for the planned construction of the nuclear plants. Neither the Nigerian government nor Rosatom would disclose the specific locations of the sites, but it is believed that the plants would be sited in the states of Akwa Ibom and Kogi.

Nuclear energy is the future for Nigeria, said Mallam. "Power generation is still very poor in the country, and even gas that was touted as better has now become problematic. We can't supply gas to our IPPs and gas pipes are being sabotaged daily. We need to move from the former way of doing things into the future," he added.
https://odili.net/news/source/2018/may/18/18.html
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by PDPGuy: 6:52pm On May 21, 2018
It’s so harsh on Marcos Alonso to be left out of the World Cup. But I expected Fabregas and Morata to miss out; they’ve been borderline average this season.
Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by PDPGuy: 10:27pm On May 19, 2018
Still on the “US is overrated matter” grin

In the US, if one doesn’t have a college degree, that person is much more likely to live in poverty than one who has a college degree.

The poverty rate amongst non-college graduates is 30%, while that of college graduates is less than 5%.
Celebrities › Re: Nigerian Woman Wore Her Aso Ebi To Meghan Markle And Prince Harry's Wedding. by PDPGuy: 10:13pm On May 19, 2018
damtan:
First kiss?? I'm sure he for don kiss down there self
The poster meant to say “first kiss as a married couple”.
Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by PDPGuy: 6:18pm On May 19, 2018
Happy birthday, Safarigirl!
Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by PDPGuy: 4:24pm On May 19, 2018
Joebie:
Let him also be the first to score a hat-trick. Na that kind record we dey find.
cool
Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by PDPGuy: 2:38pm On May 19, 2018
If selected, 6’6” Simmy Nwankwo would be the tallest player ever to play for the Super Eagles at a word cup.
Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by PDPGuy: 1:35am On May 19, 2018
safarigirl:
too many entrants, more trouble than it is worth
The US is definitely home to one of the largest immigrant populations in the world. Every year, close
to a million people immigrate over to this country.

Even at that, I wouldn’t want to immigrate to a particular city just because it has a huge Nigerian population. grin I’d prefer to live in an area with a relatively low African-immigrant population
Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by PDPGuy: 1:20am On May 19, 2018
safarigirl:
US is another overrated country

Anywhere Nigerians easily flock to, I no dey like am
How exactly is the country overrated?
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op): 12:59am On May 19, 2018
Yet another mass shooting. What on earth is going on?

Do schools now need to hire more armed guards?
Romance › Re: Men Pls Resist Any Move By The Judiciary To Implement Child Support In Nigeria by PDPGuy: 3:24pm On May 18, 2018
Elder001:
go to igbo land women don't inherit any properties.. same with Hausa/fulani and even south south tribes I don't know about Yoruba..

so who the hell implemented that law you're talking about?
Well, it has been case law since 2013, I think. The plaintiff in that case was an Igbo woman who sued late father’s relatives because they sought to deny her inheritance to some of her dad’s properties.
Romance › Re: Men Pls Resist Any Move By The Judiciary To Implement Child Support In Nigeria by PDPGuy: 3:16pm On May 18, 2018
Elder001:
In 2014 a bill that will allow females to inherit properties from their parents was voted out emmase in NASS...

it won't be easy for such bill like child support to be passed now either because no northern senator will support it but what if the judiciary implements this stuff ?
Yes, it’s much more likely that child support will be implemented via a judicial decision, rather than an Act of the National Assembly.
That was exactly how women in Nigeria earned the right to inherit their late fathers’ properties, via a Supreme Court ruling.
Politics › Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge To Cost N844 Billion by PDPGuy(op): 3:03am On May 18, 2018
Discussions around the construction of the 4th Mainland bridge in Lagos have resurfaced as the State Government disclosed works on the proposed N844 Billion (US$2.46B) bridge will commence before year-end.

Adebowale Akinsanya, Lagos’ Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure made this public at a press conference held to mark the 3rd Anniversary of the State’s Governor on the 19th of April 2018. He stated that the proposed 38km bridge which links the Ikorodu and Eti Osa Local Government areas was awarded in May 2017 but the award was terminated as a result of delays in the commencement of work by the contractors. The approved bidders will be announced by June 2018.

When the project was initially announced in May 2016, members of the project team included Visible Asset Limited, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Access Bank and many others.

As reported earlier, the proposed bridge is expected to be a four-lane dual carriageway, made up of 8 interchanges. Each carriageway will comprise of 3 lanes and a 2-meter hard shoulder on each side. It will also be completed through a Public Private Partnership (PPP).
https://estateintel.com/lagos-4th-mainland-bridge-gets-green-light-as-the-state-is-set-to-announce-new-investors/
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op): 12:26am On May 18, 2018
happney65:
Hailing baba i dey here ohhh...Trump and his team are already pissing in their panties as Mueller digs deeper..
Well, Trump can’t be indicted per DOJ-OLC memos written in the 70s and 2000. If Mueller believes that Trump committed a crime by coordinating with the Russians, Mueller May submit a report to Congress recommending the impeachment of Trump.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op): 4:19am On May 17, 2018
Lucasbalo:
Is it because of their population because I know of the Crips and the Bloods of LA which is farther North of SD where you are based.
Yeah. The Latino population, here, vastly outnumbers Blacks and other minorities
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op): 4:07am On May 17, 2018
Lucasbalo:
Its gonna be a very interesting experience for you especially in Southern California with all the shenanigans going on. Good luck to you and let us know if there's anything worth knowing especially the police brutality against Blacks and Hispanics.
Thanks
Well, 99.9% of gang prosecutions in the county are against Latino gangs
Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by PDPGuy: 3:13am On May 17, 2018
safarigirl:
me sef na bone, so I support the relationship grin

Na fleshy girls dey chop man money pass....but wait o, if Iwobi went from a fairly curvy girl to 'bone', does that mean e no get spec? undecided
Of course, he does not have a spec, just like me; although my spec is between 'moderately' curvy and curvy. I can't see myself dating a woman who looks like she weighs less than 100lbs.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op): 2:59am On May 17, 2018
Lucasbalo:
Good my Brother. Being wondering about you but I know you are doing great in the Golden State.
Yeah
I now work in the county DA's office. So far, its been one of the more interesting gigs I've had. This morning, I sat in on a presentation by a police detective about a gang-related attempted murder that happened last week.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op): 2:31am On May 17, 2018
Lucasbalo:
Where have you been ?.
My oga, I've been occupied with work and school. I'm glad the semester is over though.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op): 12:45am On May 17, 2018
happney65
Foreign Affairs › American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by PDPGuy(op):
Hi everyone,

Welcome to the (revamped) American politics thread where we are free to talk about all things connected to political events in the United States.

We should endeavor to be civil in our discussions, and eschew unnecessary personal attacks on each other. cool

** Edited **

Follow updates on former President Trump’s historic second impeachment trial from page 2004

Follow updates for the November 5, 2024 Presidential election from page 4600
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by PDPGuy: 11:41pm On May 16, 2018
diggz:
Jisos shocked shocked shocked


https://www.ktvb.com/video/syndication/veuer/michigan-state-to-pay-500-million-in-settlement-to-larry-nassar-abuse-victims/602-8130283
Yes oh
That is America for you. The land where personal injury litigation can transform an attorney to a millionaire. The attorneys, depending on Michigan laws, will be entitled to a percentage of that settlement.

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