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At the very least, the 'intelligence gathering' will determine once and for all whether there is collusion between elements of the security forces and these insurgents.

Hopefully it will have a strong counter intelligence element.

The El-rufai expose indicates all is not well at the highest levels of government with regards to the clandestine world of phone taps, bugs and perhaps electronic warfare aka 'sabotage'.

My gut feeling is that if these insurgents are able to deploy drones they may as well have the capabilities of observation and the penetration to sensitive information.

CaptainFM1:
It's the time it took looking for health centre that has antivemom. Time is of the essence when it comes to snake bite. The brother narrated that several places they visited did not have antivenom. That is the main issue.

That is why I said in my only post on this matter that without an ambulance system survival in medical emergencies becomes near impossible.

The ambulance system offers speed, offers critical first aid and offers the knowledge of WHERE critical care is AVAILABLE.

it is the responsibility of government to institute an ambulance service by law no matter by which means it is operated.

And for a city as important as Abuja, the NATIONS capital not to have a functional ambulance service in 2026 is damning on our existence and shows just how primitive we remain.

IbnB:
Who go feed you three square meal for Nigeria prison

He is looking at the billions budgeted and thinking 5 -star hotel....

Nteogwuija:
Wetin ona dey investigate?

The circumstances so that measures can be taken to forestall future occurrences.

Whether there were other people directy or indirectly involved and should be held liable.

Many reasons investigations have to be conducted.

HacheNoire:
Did his His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) slaughter those people?

You are quite aware that those acts were perpetrated by criminals, but you have chosen to attack the demigod.

The criminality has been condemned and we already have the US/Nigeria military on top of the situations.

What else do you demand, that His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) should commit suicide because criminals wrecked havoc?

It’s amusing how your lots reason!

This is very insensitive.
At the very least just let such responses go.
The man is there partly on the promise to end such tragedies.
So it is a leadership debt he owes the citizens and a responsibility that towers above most things.

Above all consider lives and livelihoods sacred. It is humane to do so. You cannot argue against that.

benardtotti:
The person that dropped the letter shouldn't they have arrested him as he was dropping it

Naso.
Ask the Athenians and Spartans what happened when they killed the envoys sent by Darius, the king of kings...

You are asking people who cannot defend themselves to apprehend messengers...

Clearly the momentum is with City and it is 'likely' they will pip Arsenal to the tape.

I look at small details and mix them in with age old truisms.

And a poignant one I observed in the latest round of matches lead to my conclusion.

Indeed: 'Attacks win matches, defenses win trophies'

Arsenal has seen a steady decline in the quality of it's defence over the course of the season, increasingly conceding avoidable goals and in the last match the stalwart of that defence, Gabriel himself appeared very jittery. It is the sign of the times. Pressure to perform.

City on the other hand has addressed their defensive problems a d looked at lot steadier is their last match.

They have a better quality balance between scoring goals and keeping them out and with their experi nce of winning things the momentum is clearly on their side.

hotwax:
El rufai goofed there.

He is not that intelligent. This will sink him politically.

How can a sane person come out publicly to admit this. He is no more in government.

This one go long oo. ADC Don get big problem

And where does it say that government has the right to tap the phones of private citizens.

Without judicial approval that is a felony in sane, non authoritarian societies.

But here those in authority use it freely for all sorts of mischievous reasons and to further their political ends.

It is almost certain most of the serious political opponents and heavyweight activists have their phone lines tapped.

It is a sordid game they play and no one is innocent on any side of the argument.

Powerful in everything except what matters, good governance.

Now that the APC is fully in charge of politics, institutions of government and have amassed a large number of followers, rhee is no looking back to blame anyone else.

By 2031 it will be 16 unbroken years of APC rule and we will have a clear basis of comparison.

Nigerians are not bothered about this.
They are on the other thread berating the leader of another country on his policy towards illegal aliens and criminals over running his country.

We appear comfortable with ours and prefer our sense of tribe and religion over citizenship and internal security.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to deduce that much of the criminal governance we see like on this thread is conducted by non Nigerians wandering across our porous borders and taking up our citizenship.

The only immigration documents they need is the language they speak.

Atletico played so poorly last time around v Betis
Doesn't look good for them versus a rampaging Barca.

When you love your leaders unequivocally you give them a ticket to treat you with contempt.

Nigeria doesn't have a tax problem. It has a governance responsibility problem.

More tax, more irresponsible behavioir.
A senator was pictured in a compromising and financially irresponsible position. Instead of resigning in shame, he was in a committee screening the budget of the Executive.

neonly:
Alaba own is very alarming presently now
Der task force sef na thief them go extort ehhh u go regret

Exactly what I am saying.
We just donot know how to cultivate decent, progressive societies.

Very easy.

1. Structure internal security.
2. Plain clothes policing.
3. Sting operations.

The issue will die down in no time.

In this part of the world where individualism is so rampant and there are scant horizontal relationships organising decent living, working and business spaces is like rocket science.

We seem so comfortable in making our environment rough, loud, hot and unbearable. Pure chaos theory at work.

Mr. Oyedele will get the memo.

Exousiang01:
You take your bath in ignorance and walk nak*d on the streets of Nairaland......

Only a fuul will ask the minister such a question.
Almost every kilometer of that road will require a different approach.
What it will cost to construct a road over a river will be different from what it will cost to construct over a mountain, swamps etc.
So how do you expect the minister to specifically give you a number. The Jakande axis has a fly over, there are some areas that have bridges, are you expecting the cost per kilometer to be the same?
Some areas are going through thick forests....

I have known for long that most of you can't think for yourselves.
Absolutely nothing inside that round thing aside air.

But there is a thing in arithmetic called AVERAGE and it is used everyday in everything virtually everywhere.

When you are asked how much a Toyota Camry costs you can give an estimate that is reflectIve of where, when or how you stand. What you quote is an average that has a fair degree of variance.

That road has a cost which includes compensation, engineering works and all the associated costs divided by the length, simple. He should know that before laying metre of concrete except he is saying the cost of that project is open ended and they will just be working till it is over.

Not to know how much such a huge, important project done by a whole nation that is under economic stress, is the depth of poor governance.

No one does this and no one should accept this. If it was your personal money being spent that way by your engineer building your house for example, you will be very wary.

tuoyoojo:
This one is very strong o

For the engineers in the house, it is advised to pave the concrete roads with asphalt to make it smoother to drive on because all the concrete roads are I have driven on that this administration built are all bumpy

Not only bumpy but they are known the world over as tyre killers.

So for frequent long distance drivers, you will spend more on vehicle maintenance.

The ideal thing will be to pave over concrete roads with asphalt. But I guess that will cost a fortune.

[quote author=Thazard post=138440132]If bird do disturb the engine, why aren't wire mesh installed in front of it so the birds can't get inside?

Or is there something I'm missing 🤔?[/quote

Yeah, you are missing the fact that a metal object like your wire mesh sucked into the engine will be more catastrophic and the frequency of such occurrence will be like baiting a hungry lion.

Let us not start with the physics of having bigger engines and consuming more fuel due to disturbing the airflow.

Bird strikes are not common by the way and not every strike will damage an aircraft engine. It has to either be a very large bird or a cluster, which is even less likely.

To be honest.
I don't find it comfortable in a taxi while the driver is on the phone.
And in a multi cultural place like Abuja these insecure days if the driver speaks in a foreign language you better be a bit wary.

I just don't get it.
How do you report to the authorities this kind of matter.

I mean will a drug kingpin in the US report to the DEA that his mule has made off with his stash....

How do you say it, how do you word it....
And the cops are looking at you and nodding their heads in agreement and in sympathy....like they are not connecting.....they don't get it....
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This country is so funny...honestly.

When you don't have an aircraft carrier overflowing with strike aircraft that you can park off the coast of Morocco to get their security forces sweating in the arse, your citizens will become diplomatic ludo dice.

integrity16:
All of them,He's a FIFA world best player. Who amongst those sited have won it?

I concur....and vote for this position.....with or without gearbox...or automatic transmission....

..

All of them.
No one sits with a king.

....not me, I don't organize the Ballon D'or.

Ebubeslym:
Here we go.
A US base has been the real reason for Trump's persistent nagging these past months.

Country of particular concern my black a**

Then end the carnage, the horrendous killings and massacres by bandits and Jihadists rampaging through your lands and slaughtering your citizens.

No sane country in the world goes about its business while hundreds are killed over days and tens of thousands over a few years. TENS OF THOUSANDS.

It is just like the paradox of the 'police checkpoint' subculture in Nigeria. No one likes it. But as long as the police cannot reform and the criminals will not stay silent, it is the price to pay.

In this case America will continue it's interest until your country measures up to it's responsibilities to it's most vulnerable citizens.

Peliman:
Exactly they don't even consider their lives when riding bikes on roads. One nearly hit me last week at night. They are always speeding to deliver packages. I pray his soul find peace and others will be calm. Speeding doesn't makes u are expert but exposes someone to unnecessary danger.

I think the government should step in a specify the equipment they use. Perhaps bring the engine capacity down to 50 cc or less like for a moped.

In Abuja here they are often nasty and reckless. Accidents are almost a daily occurrence. They ride on every street including highway speed lanes which should not be. The delivery business is supposed to be short, almost neighbourhood communes.

pipnator00:
This is F'ed up. Who anyone chose to love is no ones business as long as they are of age and not infringing on anyone right!

When you do that in public you are infringing on the rights of others.

The vast majority of us consider same sex interactions of any kind personal kind as repulsive.

casualobserver:
Whatever the case, you can’t compete in the world stage with low skilled workers or poor quality output. Whether that is because of the purchasers of services or providers of services.

Congratulations, you have power, you now manufacture but your goods will be uncompetitive in the world market and will not compete with imports without tarrifs.

So power is not everything.

You are totally correct.
Who will change the money first sub-culture, that erodes values and 'standards' across board and free this country to fly.

Today local contractors cannot be trusted because their fellow citizens in authority WHO KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD, see them as better fodder for compromise and corruption.

Don't we realise the trillions lost to job, skills and capital flight when we use foreigners to do the basic things we should be doing.

And that is why my radical solution for leaders and public servants.

End the 'contracting' regime. Do every public works in this country by direct labour. Let the Nigerian citizen at the grassroots identify with building this country and be proud of his achievements in that or disappointed with his failures when he cannot deliver.

Nteogwuija:
But if a politician chooses to prioritize human capital development over building of center tables called flyovers, most people in Nigeria will say such person did nothing.

Wike for all his 8 years in Rivers State did not invest in human capital development, but was referred to as Mr Project because he was building center tables in Port Harcourt and collecting kickbacks.

The Nigerian populace are the primary enablers of bad leadership.

It depends on what is defined as human capital development. Personally I have not seen anyone try it.

casualobserver:
It’s not because of cheap labour, it’s because of quality of work. We don’t have skilled workers in Nigeria. A few does not negate the fact. The Foreign worker charges the same in my experience, he just delivers better workmanship and is more reliable.

A Nigerian worker will lay tiles or plaster a wall and there will be grout all over the place or the wall will be rough.

There is no demand for quality as a cultural standard across board. In this country money comes first on both sides of the argument.

DrMB:
The World Bank says you need 2,000 kWh per person to be a "Middle Income" country. Nigeria provides just 186 kWh.
When we compare our ~41k GWh of annual power to China’s 2.95 Billion kW capacity, we aren't just looking at numbers, we’re looking at why our factories are closing.
Last year, Nigerian manufacturers spent ₦1.11 Trillion just to keep their own lights on. That’s money that should have gone into new jobs, better tech, and cheaper products.
We have the gas. We have the people. We have the "Capacity" on paper. So why is the grid still collapsing?

Wr don't have visionary leadership.
We don't have intellectual leadership.
We don't have transformational leadership.

What we have are leaders that come in and continue baking bread with the same ingredients, from the same cookbook, in the same kitchen with the same ovens....and of course getting the same results.

A nation that cannot radically change, cannot experience a radical change of fortunes.

At a time when the forlorn attempt at railways and rail transport is collapsing around the country. Shows where the priorities are.

....Abeg make una take am easy na.
After una don chop all the wildlife wey dey Nigeria sotey no hope for tourism industry, una wan follow chop all the plant wey dey bush. Na to turn Nigeria to complete desolate wilderness be dat.