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But can any who supports this tell me exactly what this trip intends to achieve. I don't think it is the best that could have happened so soon after such a telling incident. Sometimes silence evokes more respect and caution power. There is really nothing we should be saying to them right now.

I mean what if violence breaks out next week, next month, next year.... won't this trip look exceptionally bad then.... and this country look exceptionally weak..

grandstar:
Something isn't right about this. Does he want other men gawking at his wife?

They both have serious personality issues. Guess this is why one should never focus on the individual but the subject matter. If not for the latter I wouldn't recognise them even if they stepped on my toes in a crowded elevator.

cassidy1996:
what do they really gain from all these things? is this the only pic she has.
if you want to show your wife to the world, at least make she cover

Honestly. Just sad. Some who may have an iota of sympathy will just become indifferent, wondering whether it is this sort of thing that started the sordid drama....

Rotimi47:
Kai black man, Its like you neglected certain things before you made your comment but check out the below;

Do you know that YouTube will pay him for the number of views that he gets if he put his video on YouTube?

Do you know that Guinness book of record can verify his claim/video and pay him?

Do you know that geography stations can buy the exclusive right to that video and show it on their station?

Do you know that pharmaceutical companies can pay him to advertise their products?

Do also know that he can become a brand ambassador due to what he did?

He is becoming a celebrity by chance or accident or you think he is doing everything for free?


All the above is just to mention a few.

You watch too much television. The world is far bigger than shows and entertainment. Only a very small fraction of people and places and deeds ever get any sort of recognition. For every Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi there are hundreds of thoysands of capable footballers who wil never make the big screen and earn fame and fortune you so project. Will they kill themselves. They just love what they do and do it for the love of it.

Nigerians must begin to love things, love people, love the environment and nature not this dark, greed filled, pride puffed attitude we have that makes us the undesirables most places we go.

My friend it is not for money or fame the average scientist works but for the curiosity and the love of excellence. Please elevate your thinking. Not everything in life is for personal gain.

Rotimi47:
All for money and fame but it's in their culture to put their lives at risk for the aforementioned

However, let him try a crocodile bite and his life won't be the same forever.

Money?... yes indeed you are a Nigerian. Where is the money and the fame in this... kai Nigerians..

decub:
They kill their prey by constriction and swallow whole, but that doesn't mean they can't bite with their fangs. It's just that their bites are potentially non-venomous but don't take away the fact that it will be painful which is the essence of the research I guess.

Just to hold... or hold onto their prey, that's all.

Khd95:
science of stupid

but waait oo...shey be pythons are constrictors not bitters

They bite to hold on. They have no hands...

ORIENTATION101:
every thing u listed up there re not free in anywhere in sane countries.

You pay for light,road,water, train,car e.t.c good governance is not free in Europe or america.

Nigerians don't pay tax yet re quick to compare Nigeria with Europe and America where they tax everything

I totally support a fair tax regime but my friend you shoot yourself completely dead, not just in the foot because the average Nigerian spends almost his entire income and I mean individuals and corporate institutions on providing himself with 'public' services.

It is the citizen that subsidizes bad governance by paying for infrastructure, security, etc while government at all levels spend more money from oil, loans and yes taxes on itself.

The capital expenditure component of goverment spending, the part that assists the average citizen save money has always been a fraction of recurrent expenditure. So if goverment should take more from people by way of taxes it has to take less from the purse for itself and invest more where it expects to reap.

I have said it time and again. We need to elect a shrewd business man to run this country for a season to change the narrative around Nigeria's economy thus I supported the Peter Obi candidacy.

Friend, if you have to run a successful poultry tell me what comes first, the investment or the sale and ROI ?

When you start to ROI how will you divide the proceeds. Will you take 70 percent for your 'recurrent' expenses and reinvest only 30 percent for new birds. Can you sustain and grow like this. Then to make matters worse you employ more staff relevant or not and give everyone a pay rise (new minimum wage) thus increasing the recurrent then you turn to your hapless chickens and ask them to sacrifice themselves more to pay the new wages.

What will happen to your business is what will happen to Nigeria soon. Then imagine what happens to you and the poultry business if like Nigeria it is heavily exposed to creditors. Like it or not. This country is facing a financial abyss. Its citizens are too financially weak and traumatised to bail the government out. That is just the fact.

Viking007:
Absolutely nothing will happen. Nigerians are not ready yet.

Far from ready. They berate those asking for a better country and hail their oppressors. No shared values amongst citizens. No one knows the way out of this quagmire. Nigeria. The biggest crab bucket ever.

manontree:
Someone is afraid of Fraser Suites. This hotel is fast outstripping Transcorp. Just last week during the bankers conference at Transcorp over 90% guests at the event stayed at Fraser Suites

Someone is really worried and trying to bring down this hotel masterpiece

If custom has information about smuggled vehicles they do not need to use a commando style to raid the hotel and wake up guests. Such barbaric approach is designed to tarnish the reputation of the hotel. Neither do they need to barricade the hotel. They could easily go in and seize the vehicles

Leaking this raid to the media is also designed to attack the brand of Fraser. Orishirishi something

Indeed the style may be questionable but the intent is noble. If Fraser Suites is willingly harbouring smuggled goods it tarnishes itself.

If management is oblivious of the infraction then it should sack its security staff for collusion. It does itself no favours by blowing this out of proportion because terrorists will be watching and wondering at how easy it could be to smuggle more devious items into a so called top rated hotel seeking to trump the Hilton.

Collins4u1:
How can custom go to hotel to impound cars. What nonsense... They will soon start going to houses.

Yes. I hope they will. It happens everywhere in the world. No reasonable goverment will tolerate economic sabotage.

princeakinola1:
Hope they will use it to create jobs for unemploment because that's brain behide yahoo yahoo,jobless is consing wahala seriously

Hope is not a tangible commodity. It is a spiritual force reserved for an Almighty God that has integrity as his nature, not for the lying, two faced politician who you should whip into line.

2LESS:
This is one of the main reasons the CABAL insisted that Lawal and Gbaja head the Senate and HoR respectively. Have u seen any of the houses condem any of these anti- masses policies? NO!!!

We are just on our own.

That is why we keep on saying that we should uphold institutions rather than the interests of individuals.

Hacuttie:
I am happy for the young lad, he is really doing well at Lillie.This is the kind of club Iheanacho should have started his professional career, no, they push him to Mancity to compete with established players. Each time I see his contemporaries, I feel bad he's warming bench in Leicester. I hope he can leave the club to rediscover himself.

We told them back then but they said our mouths were smelling. Good thing the internet never forgets and it was live on this forum....

otokx:
This company changed the skyline of Port Harcourt giving it a sense of industrialism. From Spar one can clearly see the blue structures.

So can you see that your goverment cannot just sustain industrialisation. It cannot work with the productive sector to work around challenges to ensure products are made and jobs are kept at all costs. Shame.

Tomorrow it will be complaining about insufficient tax returns while it is unwilling to ensure its economic engine is well oiled and working smoothly.

[quote author=aminulive post=82787153]Under the Port Reform Programme of 2005 where the Federal Government of Nigeria leased 25 terminals to different port terminal operators, The principle of the agreements reached with the firms is that they would operate the facilities, while the NPA will be responsible for repairs and infrastructural upgrades.

That's what you need to understand...[/quoe]

Sounds plausible because a tenant ordinarily will not carry out maintenance work on the property he leases thoughtless of upgrades for several obvious reasons.

If this was the agreement at lease can we be witnessing another contractual breach and possible litigation by agents of goverment.....

Swargu:
You guys keep saying pdp brought this, thank God APC would have clocked 8yrs soon, we will see..

Not much of an Economics person but bro back then things were better, dollar was stable at 187,fuel was below 100,rice was 8k, things were averagely better, immediately APC came they started suffering everyone you and I included, block this, block that, stop this and that, arrest this one, sentence this once, incarcerate that one, oga these guys are in revenge mission like say we do them something before.. Better wise up

Don't mind them. In a few months President Buhari will have equalled the tenure length of Goodluck Jonathan as President and CEO then the reality check will hit and all the excuses will vaporise and mad resentment will arrive the doorsteps of Aso Rock. The kettle is boiling slowly.

chosengocap:
What does Nigeria do with her oil money?
By Otuekong Favour
Nigeria currently exports approximately 2million barrels of
crude oil daily at $60 per barrel, which translates into
$120million daily.
Nigeria produces over 2billionscf of gas per day, at $2.25 per
MMBtu.
Natural gas is measured in the international market with
British thermal units, MMBtu. Thus, 1000 cubic feet of natural
gas is equal to 1.037millionBtu, whereas one Btu of natural
gas according to Bloomberg Commodities is currently at
$2.25. Therefore, 2billionscf is tantamount to over 2trillionBtu,
which if multiplied by $2.25, amounts to hundreds of billions
of Dollars.
These prices do not include the fact that prices of
commodities fluctuate in the international market, as natural
gas went as high as $4 per MMBtu in 2018, while crude oil
prices soared over $75 sometime in 2018.
Now Nigeria has 49% stake in NLNG, 55% and in some cases
60% in every crude oil production in the country.
What about our internally generated revenue?
In 2018 alone, Customs generated N5trillion, FIRS N3trillion,
Nimasa N20billion, even non-revenue generating agencies like
JAMB, WAEC etc, claimed they'd generated billions last year.
What does Nigeria do with all these money, apart from
funding extravagant lifestyle of elected and appointed
politicians?
Yet a greater percentage of Nigerians are poverty-stricken,
with no access to potable water, electricity, reliable healthcare
etc.

Recurrent expenditure and debts. That is where all the money goes at all levels of government from the Feds to the local government. And with more MDA's under this dispensation and the new minimum wage, the average citizen is slaving for the welfare of government people. Something is bound to give.

Restructuring is the only civil way out.

Tolls yes, but with concessioned roads. We are in dire need of infrastructure investment companies in Nigeria that can mobilise capital for serious BOT projects.The market is abundant. Too many bad roads, too many vehicles, no competition whatsoever from rail, river and air transport. Definitely a profit banker for the brave.

acume:
It is very shameful to praise Governor for taking this measusre, the road that should be tarred with good trainage and make movement ejoyable has been abandoned for so long and allowed to damage to this extent before palliative measure is being taken.

This road along side other roads in Ekiti have gone so bad and need to be addressed, these roads should be completely reconstructed, the Governor should cool down and go round Ekiti to see for himself the state of roads in Ekiti State. Being the Chairman of Governors' forum is enough to get things right in Ekiti State, the Governor should take advantage of this to attract developmental projects to Ekiti State and maintain the existing structures to gain the confidence of the people that voted him into power.

But you guys just voted him into power by fire and brimstone only to be complaining shortly after. This is what I just cannot understand with Nigerian citizens and her politicians. So much fanfare, hype and propaganda then a terrible anticlimax after elections.

Why are we so daft as a people not to be able to see quality or not before casting our votes. Is this how we run our businesses, homes, vocations? Are we this gullible, ignorant and finicky.

TechCapon:
Only three things I need in a woman, know how to cook, be beautiful and be good in za oza room. I don't need your brain.

Indeed Fred Flintstone...

martowskin1:
So someone without a job should be paying tax, na something dey worry una head.

4.5million tax able adult, how many of the tax able adult have a job

Hmmm....indeed. The 700,000 may in reality be feeding the 15million or so residents. It will be interesting to see the criteria used in arriving at that figure of 4.5million.

Angelfrost:
Shouldn't that equally be a function of proximity or distance covered by bullet??! The rep is not expecting anything short of a long range shot, with so many security personnel...

Just asking for knowledge sake... I stand to be corrected.

Any propelled projectile does damage in two ways: Penetration and Concussion. The first is a function of metallurgy while the latter is a function of mass. Both are incrementally affected by velocity viz calibre and powder size and shape of projectile.

In a nutshell a sleek hard nosed bullet travelling at great velocity will probably pass through the body with minimal damage provided it does not hit hard material such as bone or nerve senstive organs. This will be survivable. On the other extreme a sure kill caused by inflicting maximum damage to the body can be achieved by flatening the tip of the bullet, reducing the grain (powder) quantity to slow the bullet down amd increasing the calibre.

This results in a far greater spread of impact force, less deeper penetration and terrible organ and tissue damage barely survivable.

Kevlar is a proprietary material that is made up of tightly bound, ultra strong fibres that can withstand great shock loads without compromise. Though it is inelastic, it is however flexible. The latter is good for concealment and adaption but the problem with flexibility is that the shock loads it ably resists is transferred almost entirely to the medium beyond it.

If that medium is your body, it will take the entire kinetic energy of the bullet. If it is a high calibre or high velocity round you will be clearly knocked off your feet and in most cases suffer bad internal injuries. Zero penetration perhaps but terrible underlying trauma.

The military community uses the best body armour (because they face the best weaponry out there). The very best armour is made of composites, that is layers of different materials that nullify projectiles in very different ways but together offer the best protection. The best combination consist of an outer foam covered overlaping ceramic turtle shell, mid placed polycarbonate layer and an inner kevlar layer.

The ceramic layer is ultra hard and will shatter all but tungsten tipped rounds. However being rigid means it fractures as well absorbing most if the kinetic energy of the round. This will guarantee that a fighting soldier remains on his feet to respond to the threat with little or no incapacitation. However the ceramic plates must be changed after every dorect hit to remain uncompromised.

Cceramicaltd:
Hahahaha...Not everyone will wipe the seat especially the seat doesn't look as clean as this.

With all due regards for the drive to discourage illegal advertising.... why should this cost N102,000. For what exactly.

Angelfrost:
Except it's oversized... Kevlar vests are supposed to be better fitted, and less conspicuous.

This is too tight to offer you the best protection. There is not enough mass to cut the kinetic energy of a round to size. You will still suffer serious internal injuries.

The best protection remains single use ceramic armour. It is heavy, uncomfortable but you will live to fight another day.

nasoeb:
Am not a fan of apc and especially I dont subscribe to any part of South South taken by apc. But with the present day realities and suffering in the land, if pdp cant better the lifes of the people she governs, then the people should try whatsoever other party, be it labour party, apga or even zenith party, who understand the plights of the people and will take steps to solving it.

Indeed but the APC offers the best viability since it holds power at the centre. Those smaller parties will only complicate governance, occupied throughout their tenures with battles to stay politically afloat as we have seen in other states where minority, relatively small parties have ruled.

It is time the South begins to widen its political atmosphere by the instrument of competitive multiparty politicking. The PDP is stale and stagnated in ALL and I mean ALL southern states. Governance has tanked across that region.

Issues, issues, issues. Take him on issues... that matter to you folks. Yes Bayelsa badly needs a change in direction from the stagnating years of the PDP but if issues are not at the forefront of electioneering then it is all an exercise in futility. Power must not be given just for power sake. Nigeria is not a monarchy.

tiwiex:
So you have no problem with customs coming into your house and asking for the duty on items you own that could be contraband. Even rice in your kitchen? I think those shut downs should be based on intelligence with evidence that they do have something to hide. What if at the end of it, they don't find any wrong doing, who compensates them?

When we begin to crack down on crime we begin to grab the reins of our economy. No country can survive the size of the black economy Nigeria has viz its GDP.

Yes, get into some kitchens and make examples and watch the problem cut to size. It remains a crime anywhere in the world to smuggle. Our conscience as citizens MUST be attuned to that. We have lost consciousness of what is right in this country.

Once again if the police bursts into your house and finds narcotics, you will be arrested. You will be questioned and the chain of supply taken down. They will serve a greater punishment than you but you will not escape. We have a bigger problem than narcotics in Nigeria.

aolawale025:
This is very wrong
It's like customs raiding a kitchen to seize foreign rice

It is absolutely right mister. There should be no limit to such operations. What they shoukd do next is to integrate their activities with that of the Federal Road Safety Corps and State VIO's to ensure contraband vehicles are not registered or licensed and their owners arrested at the point of presentation. This embarrassment will cause Nigerians to sit up and do what is right.

We simply cannot degenrate to a lawless smugglers paradise and then turn around and ask government to support local industries and create jobs while we undrmine their efforts at establiahing a level playing field. I am totally against the baning of goods but I am all for right levies and competitive duties on all goods we are capable of producing moreover government is in dire need of revenue.

America has a drug problem and though their borders are protected by layer after layer of security, drugs still find their way to the streets and anyone found wanting whether seller or buyer will be arrested for either trafficking or posessing drugs. We have a bigger smuggler problem and must be tackled with the vigour it deserves.

Good one from the government.

1shortblackboy:
People that have governor and representatives from local to state and federal levels. just see

That is the tragedy of Nigeria. Where democracy is abused because it is completely misunderstood.

They successfully voted out a non-performing governor and by their actions are not making a demand on the alternative voted in thus guaranteeing his ultimate failure in governance.

You will discover that at this point in time government house will have been renovted with several millions and those responsible for this bridge paid salaries and wages for the period of this new administration.

What is the point of costly elections if goverments never seem to change.

First of all if you are white collar and in employent and in the service industry you simply cannot escape it.

But of you can fashion your enterprise around production, location and embrace technology like I do then you can significantly cut down logistical challenges such as road transportation/traffic issues.

In a nutshell I outsource everything that has to come to me and I stay in one place per set time. The latter is a security strategy from experience working in the Delta.

Embrace technology to remain sane. Don't be a herdsman roaming all over town.

Poster you are so, so, so wrong. Carry on like this and you are unlikeky to avhive your life goals because life will give you enough hard tackling defenders to mske you quit in every scenario.

About to commence work so can't explain but simply put: The only criteria for significant decision making should be milestones attained in your planned program of either a career build or an enterprise build.

A ship sailing across the Pacific or a plane flying across the Atlantic is bound to encounter rough, tough conditions if rhis is a regular service. The craft may alter course at some point to evade the obstacle but its objective at the end should always remain specific to make the route a viable business.

You simply cannot succeed in life if your impetus and direction is continualy determined and irreperably altered by the obstacles you face along the way. Every man and woman of value will experience the threat of tectonic shifts that will question your resolve and test whether you have the will to succeed.