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Christianity Etc › Re: Synagogue: Disciples Seize Assets, Put T.B Joshua’s Private Jet Up For Sale by Reference(m): 7:20pm On Sep 15, 2021

danowena:
Sohe had a private jet, I thought they said he didn't have?

So surprised here too.
Guess I less reason to bash his contemporaries.....

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Literature › Re: Chimamanda Adichie Questions Angela Merkel: "Siemens Deal Failed In Nigeria" by Reference(m): 6:41pm On Sep 15, 2021

IPIGSRDOTARDS:
Some of these mumus can't even read and comprehend.
The deal is having issues because the govt is demanding 40 percent local content. That's a good thing but the wailing and crying mumus can't understand why.

Some of these wailing fools just enjoy crying about the govt without understanding the content of the news or story. Now you wonder why the country is in mess,
With confused mumus like these, Nigeria has a long way to go.

Like I said earlier, there are things which should be open for wider debate. The local content issue is one of them. It should not be left to the Executive alone let alone one single individual and I use these examples.

The debate for local content is credible. Abuja lost water supply for close to three months at the beginning of the year due to a single component that could not be flown in from France due to Covid restrictions. That is dangerous. Imagine if the national grid faced similar challenges.

However on the other hand. If we waited for local content to handle the Covid pandemic including ventilators, PPR and even vaccines, we would pay a heavy, untenable price.

What constitutes a quest for self sufficiency, security and empowerment squares up to emergency and survival.
Such decisions are beyond what any leadership should monopolise.

Yes, Mr Kyari did well in cultivating the deal, but it was not handled well and I repeat such secrecy only germinates suspicion.

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Literature › Re: Chimamanda Adichie Questions Angela Merkel: "Siemens Deal Failed In Nigeria" by Reference(m): 6:30pm On Sep 15, 2021

Emu4life:
Abba kyari was so commited to the actualization of this deal despite opposition from GENCOS, DISCOS, electricity stakeholders and other bribe seeking politician.Some folks were celebrating when Abba Kyari died. Unfortunately, just as Abba Kyari died, the Siemens deal died too. He was not the problem afterall. RIP ABBA KYARI

Please let us hear word abeg. Which country on earth loses a key sector because an individual is no more. Does this not tell you how reckless this government runs its affairs. Are you not concerned that if certain commitments were made or monies paid it can all be lost or even worse plunge us into legal minefields. Are you certain right now that nothing has been lost with the demise of the man in question.

Government is not run as a sole proprietorship and if we had a functional Legislature they will demand to be briefed every step of the way. You are a witness to deals struck by past governments under great secrecy and without oversight coming back to torment us today and you are high-fiving this enormous lapse in governance.

I tell you here with all certainty. That the only reason these deals are shrouded in secrecy is not for our benefit in any way shape of form but to protect their own interests. We know that this government likes the pomp and parade of its infrastructure 'achievements'. So for the dog to cease barking it means it is busy with a bone.

We have not heard the last of this, believe me.

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Literature › Re: Chimamanda Adichie Questions Angela Merkel: "Siemens Deal Failed In Nigeria" by Reference(m): 6:14pm On Sep 15, 2021

I listened to the interview on radio yesterday and my first reaction was that someone must have put up Chiamanda to that point of inquiry since she did not have all the facts as one conversant with the deal brokered by the late CoS. Obviously Mrs Merkel wasn't either because I donot think that deal had reached her office formally before it stalled.

However my recurrent concern is about the way government handles its/our business. Granted we have given them the Power of Attorney to negotiate and get good deals for us, but it is incumbent in a democracy to ensure freedom of information. Without that room will always be created for speculation surrounding these deals and it may be wild but I suspect that 'local content' Siemens could not surmount really meant contracts, benefits and even ownership hijacked by powerful interest groups here in Nigeria, the Presidency to be specific, which has been our bane since independence.

For though the principle of local content is germane to our collective development, we the people should have been allowed to debate and decide if the danger of losing such a deal was worth the sacrifice of letting that interest slip. If it came to choosing either a Turnkey {package) deal for steady power supply by Siemens or having our interests (local content) secured in the process of creating it, I am certain most Nigerians will rather have the former.

For the suspicion in this case as in most cases which end up being true is that the so called 'Local Content' will be the fly in the ointment and another sad tale of corruption. Now this leaves a bitter taste in my mouth personally since I consistently oppose a quest for development by 'Julius Bergerism'.

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Sports › Re: MARCA: The Circus Around Cristiano Ronaldo In England Is Embarrassing! by Reference(m): 5:23pm On Sep 15, 2021

gurunlocker:
Then you don't get the point.... You don't know about English Media. Did you watch MNF on Skysport?

It is you that doesn't get the point.
Like most who were running round in the past comparing the EPL to Laliga, the English have been clear since the birth of the Premiership in 1992 that it is A SHOW.

And a show it has been ever since complete with all the hype and eye candy professional sports can offer. That is why we watch it. For the drama and the actors, for the scripts you cannot get anywhere else. It is that popularity that hurts and enrages others so much. Because they have said against the english game time and again and I quote, 'that is not how the game is to be played'

I watch and have watched all the leagues in the developed world and there is nothing near the Premiership. Just watch the LaLiga preview shows on DSTV and tell me if you will not fall asleep. All they talk about is weaknesses, faults, inadequacies in search of perfection. Sure they win all the continental trophies but how many teams outside the top 3 are watchable on a recurrent basis....

Please they should leave the Premiership alone and let the 'English Hype' be. They are getting the aspect of growing their brand right and this is reflected in their teams still able to command considerable resources despite the financial difficulties of our time.

If you donot like it cancel your subscription, but I bet you cannot. What else is there to watch..... Laliga.... I laugh...

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Sports › Re: MARCA: The Circus Around Cristiano Ronaldo In England Is Embarrassing! by Reference(m): 5:03pm On Sep 15, 2021

For heavens sake this is a 36 year old striker, moves to a club he calls home and scores in his first two games despite the pressure. What else does the world want. Why this envy and searing bitterness. The guy just wants to play the game he loves and will remain a motivation to sportsmen and other professionals around the world.

MARCA should realise that through sentiment and inept administration the Spanish league is losing its sheen. It is no longer the premier destination of the biggest and the best and Spanish teams can no longer just ask to receive the best talents.

It is not the fault of the English and the Ronaldo brand will only widen the commercial gap between Laliga and the EPL. In the shadow of CR7 we have seen a recent renaissance bar Covid in Serie A. That is the future of the sport - blockbuster shows complete with A- rated actors.

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Politics › Re: Epileptic Power Supply: Nigeria To Partner Egypt On Electricity Generation by Reference(m): 7:50am On Sep 15, 2021

Not Siemens again?
Those who travelled to Germany and trumpeted their so called business should refund all the monies expended on what appears to be a scam.
Nonsensical people.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Young Boys Vs Manchester United : UCL (2 - 1) On 14th September 2021 by Reference(m): 7:55pm On Sep 14, 2021

Ole is a carbon copy of our own Rohr. Match day tactics.....next to nil.

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Travel › Re: Rabat, The Capital City Of Morocco Looks Like Europe by Reference(m): 6:14pm On Sep 14, 2021

IronGalaxy:
Not true, Europe has it's backwaters, Moldova for example has it's most inhabitants leaving that country in droves because of such reasons as lack of development etc. Nigerians must stop overhyping white people.

But typical European cities no matter how poor have a way of preserving antiquity giving them a residual value to visitors. You can see our immediate response to the Moroccan posit. Showing highways and street intersections that run for only a few hundred metres. Whereas what makes for attraction is the environment in its entirety.

Compare those pictures again and observe that quality, preservation and beauty is total, 360 degrees. That is not a function of a rich economy but of a natural inherent desire for beauty and ambience that comes from WITHIN, which unfortunately we do not have in our DNA, believe me.

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Travel › Re: Rabat, The Capital City Of Morocco Looks Like Europe by Reference(m): 6:06pm On Sep 14, 2021

JaneYave:
My Abuja is ten times better this. My Goshen city is 100 times better even.

Which Abuja? Is it the one I live in or another. It may be heads and shoulders over other cities but I still fall into drain chutes and scrape my under body day after day. Certainly not friendly to supercars. How then will it be a universal movie setting.

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Travel › Re: Rabat, The Capital City Of Morocco Looks Like Europe by Reference(m): 5:53pm On Sep 14, 2021*

The second and last picture is the famous 'Kasbah of the Udayas' and was the setting of one of the best motorbike chases in movie history featuring Tom Cruise in 'Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation'. Morocco is so picturesque and appealing that so many movies have been filmed there from 'Gladiator', the 'Bourne Ultimatum', yielding the government through tourism millions of dollars.

Switch back to our motherland and one can see what we are missing when we have a country without identity, without decency and without allure. Even on the great streets of Abuja a typical motorbike or car chase scene is bound to end in disaster in the face of vandalised railings and stolen manhole covers. Night filming is out of the question for obvious reasons....

Just a funny country we live in.

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Sports › Re: Sanwo-Olu Inspects Onikan Stadium Ahead Of Aisha Buhari Cup by Reference(m): 5:35pm On Sep 14, 2021

Hope the surface has been relaid. Was a total eyesore the last time the Eagles ventured there.

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Politics › Re: Olisa Metuh Organizes Kuje Prison Football Competition (Pictures) by Reference(m): 5:32pm On Sep 14, 2021

Wow, this is a very commendable initiative.
How I wish more folks can get involved in these noble gestures so that our correctional institutions can be true to their name and by extension reduce the violence associated with crime in society.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Lady Quits Bank Job After Getting Offer In Dubai, Gets There & Told No More Work by Reference(m): 1:19pm On Sep 14, 2021

Why not just apply for casual leave, time it with your annual leave or for those eligible, take a sabbatical.
Must be an emotionally challenged fellow.

Politics › Re: UAE Designates Six Nigerians As Global Financiers Of Terrorism by Reference(m): 12:42pm On Sep 14, 2021

But why is our government mounting pressure not to disclose the identity of its member involved. Does that in itself not indict the government?

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Travel › Re: Nigerian Lady Reportedly Denied Australian Visa Due To Homophobic Post by Reference(m): 8:58am On Sep 14, 2021*

Na. As long as it is not hateful or resentful I will speak according to my conscience if it is broadcast worthy. My conscience is worth more than a scholarship or any such interests. I do not pretend and if they felt she could not be admitted what makes her think she would survive there anyway. She would either live there in torment but with a smile, having her conscience bufetted everyday or join them to make peace.

For a Christian the road is even clearer. We expect such persecutions because of our faith but the rewards for righteousness are worthmore than any scholàrship, employmeñts, positions, contracts, etc. We are not trying to survive. We have won.

And I do suspect that her worries are an indication she is a free thinker having just a morality gene but these end times there will be no demilitarized zone between light and darkness. What will be left is ungodliness face to face and threat to threat with righteousnes. So I advice folks here, you will be a victim to the degree you are spiritually unarmed, you lack the right backing and what purpose you fight for.

So in my clear opinion, homosexuality is a sin, period. Anyone offended by this statement is free to discriminate which the Aussie authorities are doing. It won't stop me from becoming whom I am meant to be.

Politics › Re: Hisbah Seize Truck Of 3,600 Crates Of Beer In Kano by Reference(m): 8:08am On Sep 14, 2021

As a real Christian alcohol is completely prohibited in my life and I have never taken it. But whatever Association relates with and encompasses the interets of production, distribution and consumption of those beverages are conspicuous by their silence in the face of clear threats to their business. You just wonder why the Kano State government has not been threatened with legal action over these altercations.

It is not far fetched to wonder what will happen if cattle are confiscated and destroyed in states with anti-open grazing laws. After all the Sharia laws that institutionalise Hisbah are in effect state laws and so in the spirit of equity no one should resist or oppose other states that make laws to protect their citizens from commercial exploitation.

Whatever is good for the goose of Hisbah should be good enough for the gander of anti-open grazing. And herders should expect the destruction of their herds as well if caught.

Celebrities › Re: Seun Kuti Tells Religious Leaders To Stop Praying For Nigeria by Reference(m): 1:23pm On Sep 13, 2021

True that.
Its like another outrage I noticed post 2015. When folks speaking about government said they were 'hoping' for good governance.

And I was like... gosh. You employ new staff and all you can say is that you are hoping he/she will perform... Who does that nonsense.

You rather make them do your bidding. Force them if they are recalcitrant and fire them if they become impossible. You don't hang around failure like a retard.

Every elected official is on a clock and when thy cannot deliver pronto you place their feet in the fire.

Nigerians are too dull, not knowing how to obtain good governance and ignorantly misinterpreting the holy books.

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Politics › Re: Peter Obi: FG's GDP Growth Meaningless With Rising Poverty by Reference(m): 9:20am On Sep 13, 2021

Okoroawusa:
Because if na your government you no go celebrate a growth in GDP...

I thought he would have even said that it's a lie but he didn't. Which means he knows that there was actually a growth.

That's a step in the right direction.

I Love PMB

Oga sit down.
5% growth minus 18% inflation equates 13% rise in poverty.

Things are getting worse. Inflation is the key figure to watch in any sensible economy. And all the economic actions of the present goverment do nothing to slow it.

Well we hope that this misgovernance continues so that the minds of the people can be reformed through serious hardship.

They will know what to seek in future candidates beyond hot air.

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Politics › Re: EFCC May Go After Doctors For Fraudulently Collecting ₦540m Training Allowance by Reference(m): 8:49am On Sep 13, 2021

phineas:
This write up makes no sense,

The questions appear to imply house officers have funds for training but those funds were usurped by residents and consultants

The same House officers that had their salaries scrapped

But residents have been complaining of no funds for their trainings? The problem is that clinical Doctors are not online to respond to this.ARD needs a dedicated communications unit made of staff they pay...That's quite simple enough,pay them with your nationwide dues and let them bring these issues to you and tell them what to explain to the general public

I think you are right. The ARD is not communicating with the general public properly and this vacuum leaves the government to ascend the moral high ground with what I know is blackmail.

Those who are conversant with the health sector in this country know that the fundamentals are firmly in favour of the doctors.

Every year the manpower deficit continues to widen and with recurring bad governance the nation yields its moral justification to keep the few that have decided to remain in service.

And people should realise this. The doctors in service today are either leaving or will leave when the unsavoury conditions overwhelm their personal preferences in staying and the reaction by government today is not helping.

Food › Re: Will You Eat This Suya After Reading This Headline? (Photo) by Reference(m): 7:59am On Sep 13, 2021

[quote author=DoggoneDogg post=105756551]Open ya mouth chop suya, nor dey speak English grin

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Why do I find this photo disgusting. A grown man putting his fingers to the mouth of a fellow man in the name of camaraderie...urgh...

Car Talk › Re: What Is The Highest Car Odometer Reading You Have Seen? by Reference(m): 4:14pm On Sep 12, 2021

Engines of most automobile models can run well into 7 figure milages.
The key first of all is the luck in getting a vehicle with a quality engine off the production line in the first place then a first or series of owners that diligently maintained the unit with OEM parts and then obviously driven in a relatively benign environment.

These three factors put to get her are very, very, few and far between.

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Christianity Etc › Re: TB Joshua’s Wife Evict Disciples From SCOAN (Video) by Reference(m): 11:02am On Sep 12, 2021

Modrov:
The game is over.

The charade is over.

Synagogue was never a Christian church. It was a gathering of loaves and fishes christians

Which is the problem with the church today. Too many people are in it for the loaves and the fishes

I hope that propels poeple to stop believing in TB. And start following Jesus

Well someone previously alluded here that his philanthropy in effect was the most effective tool in bag summarising philantrophy to be the essence of Christianity and perhaps vise versa. Such that Bill Gates may as well be a secret Cardinal from heaven. Funny.... But loaves and fishes Christianity indeed. Much more consideration for John 6:26 rather than Matt 6:33.

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Christianity Etc › Re: TB Joshua’s Wife Evict Disciples From SCOAN (Video) by Reference(m): 10:48am On Sep 12, 2021

Thought his fans were yapping about that his Ministry was different from mainstream pentecostals where family influence is strong...
What can be more clannish than the wife here cracking the whip.

Politics › Re: NNPC Refineries Generate Zero Revenue, Pay Workers ₦69 Billion by Reference(m): 9:46am On Sep 12, 2021

Lovely news to begin your weekend.

They know we will be sombre before the Lord so will just pray for them for deliverance from the spirit of waste rather than take their government to the cleaners.

Nobody who legitimately works in the public sector of this country and is owed salaries, wages and entitlements in any shape or manner should back down from their legitimate demands in the face of this outrage. This nonsense is enough to send all longsuffering Nigerians into a frenzy and demand the government step down.

This is just reprehensible. And yet we are borrowing humongous sums just to rehabilitate those refineries where NO ONE WORKS. This is the biggest, brazen case of ghost workermanship ever in the annals of this storied country.

69 Billion.... what the heck....

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Chelsea Vs Aston Villa (3 - 0) On 11th September 2021 by Reference(m): 6:45pm On Sep 11, 2021

The Premiership this season is looking even more competitive across board with a net improvement in coaching and player talent and at these early stages is harder to call than ever before. One big soap opera to look forward to.

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Family › Re: How Long Do You Think Courtship Should Take? by Reference(m): 6:39pm On Sep 11, 2021

As long as it takes to remove the veneer, masks and costumes of life. Both man and woman must stand na.ked before each other to be ready to say I do. Has no time limitations.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Vs Norwich - (1 - 0) On 11th September 2021 by Reference(m): 6:35pm On Sep 11, 2021

The only reason Atsenal got a result today is the fact that Granit Xhaka could not play. He is a big deadweight and a massive let down in that team. Should be let go.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Manchester United Vs Newcastle United - (4 - 1) On September 11 2021 by Reference(m): 3:56pm On Sep 11, 2021

The stars always align for this man. He is just born for the game. Wow, on his re-debut...

This season will be very interesting.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Is Happening To TSTV? by Reference(m): 8:49am On Sep 11, 2021

Virus99:
Same issue with almost every innovative Nigerian start up: funding wahala !

To take on market leaders like DSTV...one needs a very deep pocket.

And here in Nigeria, you are your own. Banks won't give you money, government doesn't care and we don't have the kinda organized Silicon Valley investors here.

So our innovative young people are easily fvcked by their big competitors.

It is like that in any industry anywhere in the world.
Ask yourself if any start up in Japan today can take on Toyota or Honda or any start up can rise up to take on US day time TV giants such as CBS, ABC, NBC or Fox.

The key to succeeding lies in your last line, INNOVATION.
Simply put, if you are not literally reinventing the wheel the game play of big industry is pretty much set in stone. The only hope of overturning them is if the big boys comit some sort of economic suicide.

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Education › Re: You’re Insincere, Deceptive, ASUU Tells FG by Reference(m): 8:35am On Sep 11, 2021

benuejosh:
while didn't President Jonathan solve all of this problems. Go back and study the history of this ASUU issue. Buhari has indeed tried for them. While must every problem be poured out on the man who is doing his best.

Leaders are voted to solve problems, while problems are voted out of leadership. This is why Mr. Buhari was elected. Thus your assertion is only right if Mr. Buhari has become as problematic as Mr. Jonathan was.

If he has not solved the ASUU problem then Nigerians should look for another leader who can, period.

Education › Re: You’re Insincere, Deceptive, ASUU Tells FG by Reference(m): 8:31am On Sep 11, 2021

DukeJoe17:
The university community is deceptive as well.

The twenty thousand naira development levy paid together with school fees can never be accountable to by the university.
And no single infrastructure put in place year after years.
Calculate such amount by thousand of students then you will know that ASUU and FG are enemies of the students.
ASUU should stop putting sheep clothing when they are actually there are the dangerous wolves in our Educational system.

It is up to those who pay for things to demand for them.
A hungry man cannot pay for a meal in a diner and walk away unattended without consequences.
If students do not demand accountability and service delivery despite paying 20,000 naira then it means they are not desirous of those services, period.

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