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That s his life, a short and sweet contribution to humanity. Not using hs 'genius' to cause others to mourn in a quest to becoming brand ambassador to 'Gucci' and 'Bentley Automobiles'....

'A well lived life matters'....

kenzysmith:
if this covid 19 na real then we all in Nigeria done carry am i am a deltan i live in delta for warri gan gan but

Then you simply don't know anyone of any worth. There are no doctors in your family near or extended, there is no one around you in government, in NGO's, in the media, law enforcement, no friends, associates, nothing.... only social media relationships. How can this be anyone's fault. You need to start to develop yourself. The virus will hit you hard if you are motionless.

I have half a dizen family and extended family members in healthcare, three in Nigeria, one of what you can call frontline and the stories of Covid are very real with many near misses too. They have started getting their Covid allowances as at yesterday and this will go a long way is helping them get sufficient PPE. Kudos to the goverment, Min of Health and the PTF.

EngineerBode:
DSS now doing regular police work under Buhari

Which regular police work. The police won't even have time for this nonsense anywhere in the democratic world thoughtless of one inundated by grevious internal security challenges of terrorism, banditry and brigandage. The judge should soundly scold the jobbers and throw them all out of his court for wasting taxpayers funds.

Nigeria presently is a weak State, weakness caused by division, weakness caused by the destruction of institutions. All foisted upon us by the kind of politics we play presently.

You campaigned for him so you equally have a stake in the company of poor judgement. Mr President didn't elect himself.

Memphis357:
A bunch of irresponsible people. A man wakes up and threatens the judiciary, VIPs and the state with carnage and death if his oga does not have his way!?

Why must one man always want to have his way or resort to violence? Why must the state be threatened bc one citizen would not let others sleep?

How does the internal wrangling of a party become the murder of the peace of the citizens of the state?

I call on Gov. Wike to pick up these miscreants and deal make them face the full wrath of the law.

Until we all learn to respect the law as no respecter of anyone, such would continue.

Told you folks several times about the limitations of the intellect of the black man. Conflict resolution is just not his bread and butter.

kokaneprodigy:
no one will order the arrest of these ones, but let anyone protest against bad governance DSS will pick him up.

Poor quality citizenship cannot expect anything from the rot it foists into power.

Once again, poor structure, root of corruption.
What kind of structure will officially place 100 million naira in cash in the hands of a Two- star Army General for 'furniture'. Is this not demeaning, unprofessional, irresponsible. Will Generals of Armies of other nations not be utterly perplexed by this story...

We act completely out of civilisation in this country, honestly.

It is institutions that impact society positively and sustainably not individuals. No one can do it alone and not err. If Nigerians insisted in having both the right structure of things in this country and the upholding of institutions over and above all personality matters we will get it right without sweat.

But why is this Giadom of a fellow hell bent on destroying the APC. Can't people discuss and negotiate to have way or make their views known. Hasn't he learnt enough from the political atmosphere of APC Rivers where he comes from. Is there a gene in the black man that cannot latch onto conflict resolutions?

darams4all:
Good projects. I support burrowing on this. But I hope the projects are fully executed because that's the only way they can generate igr. Let's wait and see?

So how much is the Idu to Kaduna rail line making in revenue/profits to repay the loan used to construct it. Do you know? Has the citizen taxpayer asked? Does the government care?.

These are the details necessary before we are certain these project loans are viable and not white elephant.
The Chinese will come after us with the fine print, the small print of the loan agreements, Nigerians on the other hand are satisfied with speculation, propaganda and half truths.

Iamundisputed:
In terms of organisation, Lagos is not a model city. Talk about transportation, environment and general infrastructure. I haven't been to Jo Burg, but my mom has... I've been to bigger cities in Europe as I studied in Germany. I have also been to a few African countries as well. While we are not competing, you need to understand that organisation is what makes a city called a city. I lived all my life in Lagos, and I can tell you Lagos is very dirty, if not for trade and commerce, it would be a very bad idea to live here.

PS: Next time be polite... I don't want to insult anyone as I love to debate intelligently. Please let's respect each other.

It was a bad idea for me to continue living there so I quit finally in 2003. Haven't looked back ever since. Thank goodness I have an organisation that spares me no more than three days at a time in that city. I know I have extended my lifespan by a few years after the fact.

chinwezdasilva:
Most of us might hv treated covid 19 as malaria, gotten better nd moved on

Don't be ignorant, symptoms donot determine the health status of a person. Many are walking around without symptoms, feeling great but infecting and killing others. Just like its cousin HIV, sometimes it doesn't manifest as the popular jingle says. That is why so many round the world are deceased in such a short space of time. They are waiting to see symptoms before acting. Please read up these things. It may save your life.

Tapout:
why do they keep disturbing us with this news....

Because the last time we heard gunshots in the 'Presidential Palace' I was still in the military and we barely slept for two weeks after that. Correct me if I am wrong but that place is supposed to be the most secure location in the whole of Nigeria since we donot have nuclear architecture or store bio hazardous materials.

Just the symptoms of the personalisation of government we always talk about. When individuals are bigger than institutions, bigger than laws and bigger than the collective will of millions of Nigerians, stories like these will abound. Well we asked for strong men and we got gladiators didn't we? So we should be entertained.

There are fuel pipelines running the length of Nigeria but as long as villians will not keep their paws off them such tragedies will remain a recurring decimal.

Sure. Hell is for sinners. Babies by nature donot have souls stained by sin so they sure won't go to hell. The criteria for judgement is the knowledge of good and evil. That is the fruit that cut us away from God in the first place.

Once you know wrong from right your soul is active and you can receive impulses from the Spirit of God - conviction or the spirit of the devil - temptation.

Jesus started by saying that we should be like unto little children to inherit salvation, Matthew 18:3. Then he said, 'let the children come unto me..', Matthew 19:4 acknowledging the growth and development of the child with respect to knowing Christ before the soul is lost. Finally, a real danger of losing such a child to sin and warning custodians in Matthew 18:6 of the dire consequences of not getting their children to salvation as quickly as possible.

Children are blameless at birth but like any fresh produce the natural law of decay soon takes over, the earlier you take action to process, i.e. refrigerate, can, salt, preserve it the better. But this is just an interim action.

You can buy time by creating the right, godly environment around them but like every preserved produce, these children will eventually reach their sell by date in innocence and will decay no matter what you do. At this point they will require a complete overhaul only Jesus Christ can do.

Your responsibility is to ensure you keep them safe till Jesus is ready to transform and reconstruct them.

Switch the question round and ask why ladies donot seek sex from men as the first approach to marraige and there lies the answer, simple wisdom.

Corporate2020:
She's really bombing the Cabal. The other garrulous illiterate imPatience Jonathan colluded with the Cabal to loot the nation dry but the Adamawa suicide bomber has refused to dance to the tune of the Cabal. This is good for the country.

However, a man that cannot control his household can definitely not control the nation. We saw that in the drunk ineffectual buffoon from Otuoke, now the Fulani herdsman is showing the same trait. This makes the Yoruba vagabond Olusegun Obasanjo to stand out. He had a strong hold on his household and on the nation.

You mean the one who was accused of fornicating with his daughter inlaw.... please do better and stay away from all these shenanigans. All these people you hallucinate about are all cut from the same cloth. Your interest as a bonafide citizen should be about your own welfare and that of your neighbours that form the society you live in.

Be more interested in institutions, systems or even administrations alone. Once you settle with individuals you get lost immediately and soil your reputation and integrity. No leader(ship) is worth the attention you folks give them.... none.

iyke4:
Definitely worth the price, the processor is top notch, super fast, have a good graphics processor; a good laptop for graphics designers or engineers who usually use a lot of software.

The usual talk but in practice the store rooms are filled with broken, burnt out toy devices. Which engineering, abeg make I hear word. Just sick of all these gimmicks. A high performance device will not be a fancy one with Harmon speakers,

Commonsense99:
Name just one country where legislatures recieve the type of bogus salaries and renumerations they pay their Nigerian counterparts?

Size is different from efficiency. The military ruled this same size with provisional ruling council that consists of few officers, why can't we cut down the legislature?

This talk talk and no action is the reason why Nnamdi kanu and his followers want out of this contraption.

I disagree. Cutting down the size of the Legislature is watering down democracy and gifting more power to the Executive with potentially disastrous consequences. Size is not the problem, funding is. To correct the problem of funding you have to look at it fundamentally and ask yourself what the function of the Legislature is.

They are law makers who act on the direct instructions of their constituents to better their lives through the instrument of corporate agreements. They aggregate the desires and wishes of small groups of people, such small groups that fall through the cracks of Executive power. Legislators are essentially emissaries or ambassadors of small groups of people or comunities at the centre. A working Legislature thus negates the need fir other establishments such as the Governors Forum which doesn't exist in proper federations.

If the ambassador of Nigeria to the United States or France or the United Nations is empowered, funded, supported by Nigeria and not the United States, France or the United Nations for obvious reasons then why should a Senator or Representative of the people of Ahoada West or Epe or Jos South be funded by the very people it is likely going to challenge in debates on behalf of the people.

Yes they are called Federal Lawmakers but position and responsibilities are not the same thing. It is the person who sends a message that bears the cost not the recepient. The constituents and senatorial zones should bear the cost of representation. The Nigerian citizen, not government should fund the Legislature directly through dedicated levies abd taxes. The citizens should control wages and entitlements. Only by dictating the pipers tube will they get value for money.

Mordecai:
At first, they told us we needed a Sovereign National conference.

At some point, constitutional amendment.

Then GEJ held a National Conference, after which his government courageously allowed a little progressive change in the electoral system, and as a result of that change, lost power to them.

They then ridiculed the National Conference to no end. They threw away the outcome of the conference, stated that Nigeria is okay as currently structured. That our only problem is corruption. That PDP's misrule for 16 years was our worst mistake.
They said we do not need restructuring, that State Police is unnecessary. That our Police is enough.
They defended Baba's 97%/5% policy. They made appointments dependent on what tribe's genes you carry. That merit doesn't matter when the President loves Nigeria, is well-intentioned, and is fighting corruption.
At a point, an independent legislature became the scapegoat for our national problems. Because Baba needs the support of everyone in government. Dissenting views aren't welcome.

Today, Baba owns the legislature. Yet, for some reason, these legislators are still the problem, because they won't vote themselves out of existence.

Now that it's clear that nothing is working, what do they tell us? That we need a NATIONAL DEBATE.

Back to square one. National Conference Debate.

Please, how did they convince anyone that they'll be good for Nigeria?

We don talk taya.
The same man said restructuring was unnecessary. Typically 'Gowonesque' he said that the problem of Nigeria was the allocation or mis-allocation of resources aka, how to spend the money.
Today there is no more money to spend, so he has changed tune and wants to talk.... and we claim these folks are brilliant and competent.

jumper524:
$500 a week?? mehn thats too small na, considering his performance.

they just took advantage of that guy.

His contract runs through 2023 so by the beginning of next season contract renewal talks will likely commence and that is where he will make his move to level up with other teamates of equal performance indices.

Alternatively he could wait and see where Villareal ends up on the log. They are presently level on points in the European positions by the live match results albeit a game ahead. If they can make Europe especially the UCL then I advise he should delay any contract negotiations for another 6 to 9 months so that the rest of Europe can see him and value him properly.

A good player either on low wages or priced at a reasonable transfer fee will always be an attractive buy but if he gets a new and improved contract from Villareal his chances of leaving the club in the short term will become slim as few clubs will be willing to pay wage compensation.

I suspect he is holding out on a new contract to make leaving much easy.

He is right. These huge sums are career killers. It will exclude the right clubs for a proper development path and will remain a millstone throughout his career even beyond the next club. How many clubs can afford that, that won't already have marquee names on their payroll.

...hahahaha... totally agree. As I have said already you don't sort anything out, improve or reform anything by constantly tearing up blueprints and starting afresh. True success comes from incremental improvements over an extended period consisting of the lessons learnt from little failings, little resistance, little battles here and there that make institutions stronger over time.

Just like great body builders know. Those huge, rippling muscles are an accumulation of scar tissue caused by micro tears resulting from lifting weights and pounding exercises. The brain tells the body to repair the tear with a bigger patch to meet with this stress. Over time a skinny fellow can become a man mountain as long as he continues to reform his body.

We will never build the kind and quality of institutions we need to take delivery of the dividends of democracy if the actors involved do not enrich them by rigorous democratic exercises of debate and civil advocacy. If I were Obaseki the whole of Edo State will have been on the streets in protest because I will explain to them in no unclear terms the dangers of running an autocracy.

Make it clear and the people who will ultimately suffer the consequences will take care of the rest. Two weeks is enough. The mess will be cleared up.

I have no pity on them. They are the principal sources of perversion in the land with sordid music, pictures and acting. They destroy the youth and sexualise the society making the distasteful, outrageous and immoral appear normal. He should go collect his wages of sin.

Corruption CAN NEVER END like this. Folks, the structure to end it is just not there.

Always use a mackintosh whenever you finish a water retaining structure. Concrete is by nature porous no matter the quality of materials used and the technology of placing it, moreover concrete is by nature brittle and doesn't do well in tension, torsion or worst, dynamic loading which can happen in this case where those tanks will fill up and empty frequently, the foundations are bound to move as well.

The only way to keep moisture from permeating the concrete is to place a flexible impervious barrier between the concrete and the finish and in tropical Africa a mackintosh works best (in temperate climes you can use peat and other inorganic oil based compounds).

Such I tell folks who build in high water tables locations or build open contact bathrooms, elevated swimming pools, etc. Structural concrete will move, micro fracture and leak eventually and if it corrodes the rebar over a long period time you are done.

Instead of the citizens to berate all sides of this charade that has reiegated governance to the pit they are busy yapping away.
What is the benefit to the average citizen of all this nonsense. How does this improve Edo State or Nigeria at large. If citizens backed those who fight for principles and good governance it is reasonable.

But to brawl to have criminals in office.... to brawl to have your oppressors enthroned.... I can absolutely understand how the slave trade happened 500 years ago, and believe you me it must have been a walk in the park for the Portuguese, Spanish and English. The black man has some serious, fundamental, mental deficiency.

Under this structure corruption CAN NEVER END.

I am happy that you folks know that all these are not what real development entails.
When these translate to the citizens return.
Government spending is not development.
The source of the funds for government to spend aka GDP is the reality.
Let me see those numbers.

Corporate2020:
FG too has right to reply

Reply those who complain, arrest those who protest but are impotent against the problem....
Oga. I think it is better to be silent than say things that will destroy your humanity. It is all you have.