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larride:
You'll see that nowhere in my post did I mention that sweeping on that expressway is safe or not because that's not the discussion I was having.

That's why I said you were doing victim blaming.

Both issues are different and can be true at the same time.

[color=royalblue]So her colleagues blaming LASG are also doing victim blaming too?

The solution is either provide enough safey measures for them, or get them off the expressway.

How you are interpretating it as victim blaming is doing my body somehow[/color]

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"Nigerian banker invests $500 million in new Lagos university"

https://billionaires.africa/2023/11/10/nigerian-banker-invests-500-million-in-new-lagos-university/

In reality: Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank's CEO, invests $500 billion in build a university in Isiokpo, Rivers State which focuses on tech and emerging technologies, employing and interfacing with Silicon Valley and A-list U.S. universities experts.

This is why you must aggressively push your narratives as nobody would do it for you. Even reporting it as Port Harcourt would send signals amongst investors that investments can be viable outside Lagos and Abuja, and Rivers can be one of such places.


The Rivers Vanguard who are only reactive on this thread, for example, on the issues of vices would do better jobs pushing narratives like this. Tell your story! Imprint your place on the consciousness of people. Force them to recognise and acknowledge it or even get curious for all the right reasons, slowly but surely.

DissTroy:
"Nigerian banker invests $500 million in new Lagos university"

https://billionaires.africa/2023/11/10/nigerian-banker-invests-500-million-in-new-lagos-university/

In reality: Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank's CEO, invests $500 billion in build a university in Isiokpo, Rivers State which focuses on tech and emerging technologies, employing and interfacing with Silicon Valley and A-list U.S. universities experts.

This is why you must aggressively push your narratives as nobody would do it for you. Even reporting it as Port Harcourt would send signals amongst investors that investments can be viable outside Lagos and Abuja, and Rivers can be one of such places.


The Rivers Vanguard who are only reactive on this thread, for example, on the issues of vices would do better jobs pushing narratives like this. Tell your story! Imprint your place on the consciousness of people. Force them to recognise and acknowledge it or even get curious for all the right reasons, slowly but surely.

[color=royalblue]Why not Abuja, at least?

Well, i don't blame him. One cannot determine how bad this tribalism would rise to.

Make person no go invest $500 million for somewhere else, and then you start hearing "Go back to your state" tomorrow. [/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Why not Abuja, at least?

Well, i don't blame him. One cannot determine how bad this tribalism would rise to.

Make person no go invest $500 million for somewhere else, and then you start hearing "Go back to your state" tomorrow. [/color]

I think he's from Rivers state, so it makes sense to invest in his home state.

I saw a large billboard of the school when I was in Port Harcourt; It didn't even strike me the school has any connection with him until the driver mentioned it to me when I asked him who owns the school.

I doubt the 500 million dollars tag in the story sha ... How much gan is Babcock and Convenant universities

BlueRayDick:
I think he's from Rivers state, so it makes sense to invest in his home state.

I saw a large billboard of the school when I was in Port Harcourt; It didn't even strike me the school has any connection with him until the driver mentioned it to me when I asked him who owns the school.

[color=royalblue]For a project like this, Isiokpo is not the best location for it.

It makes sense to invest home. But there are projects that can be better located outside home.



The project looks wide. Imagine luring Dangote and his like to mentor students. Maybe na exaggeration, but e go chop money

But then, It is okay. [/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Why not Abuja, at least?

Well, i don't blame him. One cannot determine how bad this tribalism would rise to.

Make person no go invest $500 million for somewhere else, and then you start hearing "Go back to your state" tomorrow. [/color]

Exactly! That's why we must push the narratives of our individual states. That's why I push mine and wouldn't trade it for Lagos or Abuja.

Nobody can deny me my citizen rights here or tell me to go back home.

The lead-up to the 2023 elections should be a wake-up call. If governors can just ensure security, everyone should think of investing at home - real home without the inter-tribal prejudice.

DissTroy:
Exactly! That's why we must push the narratives of our individual states. That's why I push mine and wouldn't trade it for Lagos or Abuja.

Nobody can deny me my citizen rights here or tell me to go back home.

The lead-up to the 2023 elections should be a wake-up call. If governors can just ensure security, everyone should think of investing at home - real home without the inter-tribal prejudice.

[color=royalblue]People are, actually.

In some parts of the SE, real estate is thriving.
People are starting to establish their factories there.

The election did change the minds of some [/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]For a project like this, Isiokpo is not the best location for it.

It makes sense to invest home. But there are projects that can be better located outside home.



The project looks wide. Imagine luring Dangote and his like to mentor students. Maybe na exaggeration, but e go chop money

But then, It is okay. [/color]

I just read the full news now from the link posted. He will be charging $12,500 for tuition fee and another annual fee of N3.5m. All because he intends to employ at least 30% of his teaching staff from UK & US

The man just dey whine himself jare .... If my parent get that kind money I go swear for them if they carry me go one yeye Wigwe university instead of sending me to UK or US

BlueRayDick:
I just read the full news now from the link posted. He will be charging $12,500 for tuition fee and another annual fee of N3.5m. All because he intends to employ at least 30% of his teaching staff from UK & US

The man just dey whine himself jare .... If my parent get that kind money I go swear for them if they carry me go one yeye Wigwe university instead of sending me to UK or US

[color=royalblue]It depends oh.

Let's hope it happens sha. He must have done his maths.

I just feel that a more major city would be ideal for it, but then, with how Nigeria is, I cannot blame anybody for going into the bush to build anything[/color]

Amoto94, here's a recent piece written in May this year by Benjamin Dada, one of the top 5 Nigerian tech blogs:

"Northern Nigeria tech entrepreneurs want to revamp the startup ecosystem" https://www.benjamindada.com/northern-nigeria-startup-ecosystem/ .

It states the same problems highlighted in the more recent Tech Cabal article I posted earlier on, and it also points out only Jos seems to be putting an effort like I posited.

- Inadequate skilled persons and seeming unwillingness on all parts to grow human resources, and the extremely few which exist lacking the tenacity of their southern counterparts.

I'd like to read up on the Northern startups you alluded are thriving. Just to grow my knowledgebase. There might be hidden gems we don't know about. Might.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]It depends oh.

Let's hope it happens sha. He must have done his maths.

I just feel that a more major city would be ideal for it, but then, with how Nigeria is, I cannot blame anybody for going into the bush to build anything[/color]

One man I admire for pulling that kind feat off is Afe Babalola; the baba was intentional about the university project and his past experience on the governing council of UNILAG played a huge role in the success of ABUAD.

I don't know if Wigwe has it in him sha cos he's venturing into an already saturated market so he dey like Handicap 1 before game start

BlueRayDick:
One man I admire for pulling that kind feat off is Afe Babalola; the baba was intentional about the university project and his past experience on the governing council of UNILAG played a huge role in the success of ABUAD.

I don't know if Wigwe has it in him sha cos he's venturing into an already saturated market so he dey like Handicap 1 before game start

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Na why him wan use $500 million take smuggle him way to the top.

What money can't do, more money can[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]For a project like this, Isiokpo is not the best location for it.

It makes sense to invest home. But there are projects that can be better located outside home.



The project looks wide. Imagine luring Dangote and his like to mentor students. Maybe na exaggeration, but e go chop money

But then, It is okay. [/color]

with all the talk about instability and crime in rivers state, the man is taking a big gamble. converging the children of port harcourts upper class into a location is almost like setting up a goat to be fed to a lion for lunch.

what is his security plan?

not just for students but for the oyibos who i am sure can remember all the memes of oil white workers kidnapped by MEND back in the day

GloriousGbola:
with all the talk about instability and crime in rivers state, the man is taking a big gamble. converging the children of port harcourts upper class into a location is almost like setting up a goat to be fed to a lion for lunch.

Probably he's targeting children of Expatriates resident in PH , Delta and other oil rich area of the South South. How many upper class people for PH go dey pay that kind fees yearly for naija school ?

GloriousGbola:
with all the talk about instability and crime in rivers state, the man is taking a big gamble. converging the children of port harcourts upper class into a location is almost like setting up a goat to be fed to a lion for lunch.

what is his security plan?

[color=royalblue]I don't think the security will be like RSUST naa.

He definitely would have done his plus and minuses.
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BlueRayDick:
Probably he's targeting children of Expatriates resident in PH , Delta and other oil rich area of the South South. How many upper class people for PH go dey pay that kind fees yearly for naija school ?

na wetin i dey talk. so if i am an aspiring kidnapper, i already know a place that my crew can storm get easy pickings of wealthy victims.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I don't think the security will be like RSUST naa.

He definitely would have done his plus and minuses.
[/color]

security in Nigeria is ultimately an illusion.

the best one can hope for is that wigwe will be paying protection money to the warlords who will keep their end of the bargain

ibime can negotiate the the spend

GloriousGbola:
na wetin i dey talk. so if i am an aspiring kidnapper, i already know a place that my crew can storm get easy pickings of wealthy victims.



security in Nigeria is ultimately an illusion.

the best one can hope for is taht wigwe will be paying protection money to the warlords

ibime can negotiate the the spend

[color=royalblue]Why are you making it look like it is easy to kidnap people?

How many expatriates dem don kidnap this month?[/color]

GloriousGbola:
with all the talk about instability and crime in rivers state, the man is taking a big gamble. converging the children of port harcourts upper class into a location is almost like setting up a goat to be fed to a lion for lunch.

what is his security plan?

not just for students but for the oyibos who i am sure can remember all the memes of oil white workers kidnapped by MEND back in the day

What a funny picture, he pointed rpg at oyinbo not knowing they are all dead if he pull the the trigger

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Why are you making it look like it is easy to kidnap people?

How many expatriates dem don kidnap this month?[/color]

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/26/nigeria-kidnappers-execute-two-more-captive-students

i am sure you remember this story

this was an expensive private university in kaduna

your average oil expat goes around with multiple police and military escorts

i am not sure Wigwes expensive private school will be able to afford oil worker levels of protection for teaching staff - if it comes to that.

GloriousGbola:
na wetin i dey talk. so if i am an aspiring kidnapper, i already know a place that my crew can storm get easy pickings of wealthy victims.



security in Nigeria is ultimately an illusion.

the best one can hope for is that wigwe will be paying protection money to the warlords who will keep their end of the bargain

ibime can negotiate the the spend

Baba, even Borno wey be headquarters of Boko Haram; UNIMAID students dey go about their studies without BH kidnapping them.

Rivers is not even volatile to that level na. He would've settled the chiefs and lords when he's buying the land for the university and they will assure him of their support. They will surely protect the business of their son of the soil na

iamoyindamola:
What a funny picture, he pointed rpg at oyinbo not knowing they are all dead if he pull the the trigger

the picture became a meme at the time. i dont want to imagine the PTSD to the guy having an RPG right to your head and a weeded up thug shouting at you

GloriousGbola:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/26/nigeria-kidnappers-execute-two-more-captive-students

i am sure you remember this story

this was an expensive private university in kaduna

your average oil expat goes around with multiple police and military escorts

i am not sure Wigwes expensive private school will be able to afford oil worker levels of protection for teaching staff - if it comes to that.

[color=royalblue]The man never build the school, you don write off the security architecture.

Relax bro. $500 million no be small bar.[/color]

BlueRayDick:
Baba, even Borno wey be headquarters of Boko Haram; UNIMAID students dey go about their studies without BH kidnapping them.

Rivers is not even volatile to that level na. He would've settled the chiefs and lords when he's buying the land for the university and they will assure him of their support. They will surely protect the business of their son of the soil na

this is the point i am making. kidnapping has always been a low risk venture in Nigeria. the returns depend on the perceived value of your victims. kidnap a guy from rsust it is try your luck . victim can range from wealthy to someone dirt poor. you may even find you know the guy you are kidnapping, you are from the same hood, same struggle. what can the family drop?

but a person whose parents are paying $12,000 and 3.5 million a year that is clearly a victim whose parents will pay BIG money . and you have a campus FULL of students like this. as long as you storm the place and you pick students - you know you have hammered. at which point it becomes low risk high reward.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]The man never build the school, you don write off the security architecture.

Relax bro. $500 million no be small bar.[/color]

there is an estate in ikoyi called shoreline estate. a plot used to be 500m - it is now 2 billion. it is modelled on US suburbs. so no one is allowed to have any high fence. na all waist high fence.

no generator allowed either . the claim is there is security . those of us working know that in the end if push comes to shove, there better be panic rooms in all those expensive houses. if there is an end sars style breakdown of law and order - they will find out the true state of their security really quickly.

as per the school - na community go be support staff. cleaners , security etc. so there are already moles in waiting if it comes to that.

larride:
It is actually reckless driving as most times those Lawma cleaners usually have a cone for caution whenever they are sweeping. It's not as if those women were trying to cross the road.

The system is not perfect tbh but this particular incident is reckless driving fueled by Lastma.

Bruv, even with that cone, it means little...those women sweeping as late as 7-8am is risky, disaster waiting to happen.

GloriousGbola:
there is an estate in ikoyi called shoreline estate. a plot used to be 500m - it is now 2 billion. it is modelled on US suburbs. so no one is allowed to have any high fence. na all waist high fence.

no generator allowed either . the claim is there is security . those of us working know that in the end if push comes to shove, there better be panic rooms in all those expensive houses. if there is an end sars style breakdown of law and order - they will find out the true state of their security really quickly.

as per the school - na community go be support staff. cleaners , security etc. so there are already moles in waiting if it comes to that.

[color=royalblue]Rest, sir.

Isiokpo is where we will build it.[/color]

Nice watch


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL4ZKLvulIU?si=qHPafYVkyyA7V7kN

I wonder how many students of Madonna University in Elele have been kidnapped since inception

What of Pamo Medical University? Have they been kidnapped yet?

Funny guys thinking Rivers State is Borno

Nothing will happen to the students. Let's not create a mountain out of a molehill.

Itsrm:
I wonder how many students of Madonna University in Elele have been kidnapped since inception

What of Pamo Medical University? Have they been kidnapped yet?

Funny guys thinking Rivers State is Borno

Nothing will happen to the students. Let's not create a mountain out of a molehill.

[color=royalblue]End of Story [/color]

https://www.nairaland.com/7909503/kogi-guber-election-apc-mocks

this is some epic level trolling

In a statement signed by the Osun APC chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, he also described Melaye’s defeat as the political demystification of Adeleke.

The statement reads, “The Kogi State gubernatorial election results should serve as a metaphorical mirror for Adeleke, reflecting his political emptiness. With Melaye’s defeat, the PDP gubernatorial candidate, the outcome in Kogi State this year might mirror the scenario in Osun State’s 2026 governorship election.”

Lawal explained that Adeleke inadvertently brought political misfortune to Kogi State, having been overestimated by the national leadership of the PDP, who appointed him as the campaign chairman.

“It’s now evident that those who believed Adeleke possessed a tested election strategy, one that secured victories for him and his party in recent Osun elections, will realize that the upstart governor relied mainly on luck. He escaped consequences despite committing misconduct in those elections, leveraging compromised security agents and political tactics to manipulate the will of the electorate.

dancing gomina don collect on behalf of dino
atiku too suppose collect

izzou:
[color=royalblue]End of Story [/color]

This was in 2017. I dont think much has changed since then.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201528/number-of-crimes-in-nigeria-by-state/

I like what the man is doing, he built an access bank branch in Isiopko, one of the only two or three in the area. Trust the community, they ensured people from the community were also employed which is something. I've also been seeing several vacancies of jobs advertised by the school. Job opportunities for people in the state and beyond.

As for the location, he must have done his homework. There's a reason he's the billionaire and we are not