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It's very unfortunate to observe that some people no longer place premium importance on fellow human beings' lives.

Atrocious news like this has become so rampant, and it's quite disheartening, to say the least.

Given that she's already 57 and has had less than five spouses, I wager she's no longer going to break Zsa Zsa Gabor's record of having nine spouses in her lifetime, which some years ago I had imagined she would.

Well, both vigor and rigor ought to be the basic prerequisites for the job. But in the absence of vigor, rigor can be managed, while vigor without rigor shouldn't be considered at all.

In the context of Governor Makinde's admonition, he was making a case for vigor, not rigor - so him pronouncing "rigor" was an aberration if not outright ignorance about the difference between rigor and vigor.

He has mistaken an announcement for a declaration. Someone casually announcing election results isn't a crime, but declaring - posturing as the INEC chairman - a candidate as a winner of an election is.

It's obvious that he wants an internet-free screen smart TV. Words might have failed him partly due to ignorance, and your own ignorance about his need didn't help matters. Therefore, both of you are both right and wrong - don't mind the oxymoron.

This is quite ridiculous, to say the least. The event doesn't deserve being treated as a historic milestone. The underlying process is a standard diplomatic protocol. Every one of the 193 UN member states is entitled to, and receives, these budget documents.

An act like this is one of the things that make local political public relations irritating. Imagine celebrating a mere proposal - the document received by the president is just a draft. It must still undergo rigorous debate, adjustments, and final consensus voting by all member countries before any spending is authorized.

The list is incomplete without the American professional line stander. Funnily, a professional line-stander (queue-waiter) typically commands anywhere from $25 to $40 per hour, with rates increasing for overnight shifts, rush requests, or harsh weather conditions.

The writer is sympathetic to the developer, Levitikal, but has been disingenuous about it. And his ignorance about the nitty-gritty of infrastructure development shows in almost every paragraph in the article. The promoters of Levitikal need to be told the bitter truth so that they can learn and grow better than romanticizing truths for them. Their unprofessionalism, which is evident in their relaxed/or outright lack of sound organizational principle, shows greatly.

Now to the writer: "According to media publications, there was an initial Property Development Joint Venture Agreement, followed by a power of attorney issued to Levitikal which superseded the earlier arrangement. The terms and legal effect of that power of attorney deserve proper consideration in determining the rights and obligations of the parties."

That's false. A JVA is the master commercial contract - it controls the contract - with or without a power of attorney. So, a power of attorney does not and can never supersede the earlier arrangement in the JVA. Not even an irrevocable power of attorney can - talk more of broad or poorly drafted power of attorney, which I wager is the one used in this case.

90% of the issue in this dispute, especially points listed by the writer, has to do with the obvious absence of an upward review clause in the JV contract, and that is Levitikal's problem.

dominique:
You see that 2 years rent part, that's just one of the many lies he told in his sob story. Rent is paid monthly in Canada and average rent for a very modest apartment in Canada is $1000cad. The way their rent structure is, you can pay your rent for a few months upfront but a whole 2 years? I don't think any agency will accept that from anybody.

If he can be lying about 2 years rent, I wonder what else hesying about

Stop the disinformation. It is legal in many provinces in Canada to pay two, or more, years' house rent in advance if a tenant voluntarily offers and if the landlord is comfortable with the offer. It is often done by students, newcomers, or individuals with poor credit.

McLizbae:
Immediately I read the topic I know that it is likely the abachas (omoonile) are trying to scam a hard working citizen/businessman.

Everyone knows how alot have unimaginably changed between 2021 to 2025. The right thing would have been to review the agreements, if the company could not complete the project at the agreed time. Not to just cancel the deal as if the money they have spent on the project already have been refunded to them (and at the current market value).

Without holding a brief for the Abachas, assuming that the points raised by the family and everything stated about what transpired between it and the developer are true, instead of making excuses for the developer for his unprofessionalism/negligence/failure, I would advise that you focus on learning from his mistake and becoming a better person - I'm assuming that you're a contractor/vendor/supplier.

- A developer of his standing ought to know the danger of erecting a property of this nature without obtaining statutory building approval.

- Secondly, one would've expected a developer of his standing to know the implication of entering into a contract without an upward review clause. A well-structured and properly worded upward review clause would've protected him from his inability to complete the project within the agreed period due to inflation and some other factors.

Having and upholding a sound operational principle and frankness in general when entering into a contract with anyone/organization can never be overestimated. While not having them in place has always been the biggest pitfall of almost all contractors/vendors/suppliers who aren't well-grounded.

When it comes to predatory behavior, give it to Australian women.

They can't be caught coming last.

I understand the pain the masses have been going through, which is a result of PBAT's failure on policy design and social protection. But for that, he has done well in many other aspects and ought to be expressly deserving of a second term.

I wager they're Zambians. One obvious reason the man took to this route rather than ending the …ship and walking away quietly is because the woman put on a pious demeanor laced with sententiousness in the cause of their long-distance ship, and he ignorantly fell for it because of his lack of street cred or prudishness, wasting his resources and time thinking that he had landed himself the proverbial elusive wife material.

The main story behind Wicknell Chivayo's death would be told some day in the distant future. He came, saw, and won the battle but lost the war, unfortunately.

Before you enthocentric and little people in general pit Dangote against other highly respected traditional rulers in Nigeria, take note that the statement "Ooni Is Our Most Highly Respected Traditional Ruler From Nigeria.” isn't the same thing as "Ooni Is Our Most Highly Respected Traditional Ruler In Nigeria.”

Based on the phrasing, Ooni is considered the most respected specifically among the Traditional Rulers who come from Nigeria for the event in Kenya.

So, the phrasing doesn't mean that Ooni is the Most Respected Traditional Ruler In Nigeria.

An alien visiting the earth for the first time would think that a story like this is something rare or outright new, given the way it's captioned and the seriousness in its connotation. It's something that even reached epidemic level before the inception of the 21st century.

papazizii:
Made up as how?
I'm giving u free information that no one will ever tell u
This is a normal life of illegal immigrant in Malaysia mostly if u live in Kuala Lumpour or Selangor.

There's no need to crucify 9JAFULLBREED, who countered you, because his observation is correct, even though that doesn't make your story fake. You didn't state all the facts explicitly before he called you out, but you did in your later updates. So, you ought to have been magnanimous enough to admit your error and continue. That's by the way; your story is quite interesting.

There's no news here because the same thing is also applicable in Nigeria and in almost every other country in the world, especially in the Catholic Church.

Besides, "Ebuka" is meaningless as a name. There's no way the Danish Catholic Church (or the authorities) would have disapproved of the name "Chukwuebuka." which is the meaningful name, had they submitted it at the inception.

Nteogwuija:
Lol, so it's safe to say that the govt encourages the export of cement and discourages local consumption of cement. What's govt's primary responsibility again?

Omo, this country is really 'the more you look the less u see.' It's abacadabra.

The Nigerian government hasn't been getting it right with policy formulation and implementation for quite a long time. This didn't start with the current authority, even though it has made it worse due to its failure on policy design and social protection.

The reason is simply because Dangote has never been the problem. Unfortunately, most Nigerians are ignorant about a lot of things; thus, they're always quick to point accusing fingers at the wrong person or direction.

The reason why the price of cement in Nigeria is higher than in some of the neighboring countries, where Nigeria manufacturers export cement to, is caused by the Nigerian government: heavy domestic taxes, regulatory burdens, and structural market issues.

For example, imagine the fact that heavy domestic taxes are imposed on cement for local use whereas none similar to the domestic taxes is imposed on cement that is being exported.

DMCA:
u never hear of "structural fiscal measures" for economics before?
abi u no do econ for school?
if u do econs for school, u suppose know say e d take like between 2 to 5 years for citizens make dem stop to feel d intense initial hardship of d aggressive fiscal measures.
na long term gain.
una want make naija better with a snap of d finger and without sacrifice?

Obviously you aren't a smart boy. Once again, mass suffering after economic reforms is a failure of policy design and social protection, not an inevitable law of economics.

The funny thing is that it's you, the poorest among the poor, that are online trying to justify every nonsense the government does. That could be a kind of coping mechanism. For one, PBAT and his presidency are closer to me than anyone you might know from a 100 KM distance is to him and his presidency.

I pity you little people. Now scram and further engage little people like you. My allotted attention time for you has elapsed.

DMCA:
Atiku, but u said u will remove subsidy too when campaigning for presidency in 2023 na, didn't u?
dubai landlord
d "I will open borders" of already open borders

Mass suffering after economic reforms is a failure of policy design and social protection, not an inevitable law of economics. So, the removal of subsidy - or being once a proponent of the removal of subsidy or otherwise - isn't the issue here.

Has PBAT done well in some areas, yes - yet he could have done better.

I don't hold a brief for anyone, though.

nairalanda1:
From Libya , one can get a boat to an island called Lampedusa which is Italian territory .

Lampedusa is very close to Libya. Not up to 100 kms as the bird flies.

Once on Lampedusa , one get registered and then transferred to the EU mainland as an assylum seeker. From there, the whole eu is open to one

But Libya is a anarchic place . And there are high levels of antiblack racism

With this type of simplified misinformation, you've intentionally or unintentionally bred scores of potential victims for traffickers.

Aside from the fact that, contrary to your assertion, the straight-line sea distance from the closest coast of Libya to the Italian island of Lampedusa is about 290 to 305 kilometers, it's not always been easy and safe to cross from Libya to Lampedusa, not before Muammar Gaddafi's death and not now. So, I wonder how you arrived at "Once on Lampedusa , one get registered and then transferred to the EU mainland as an assylum seeker. From there, the whole eu is open to one."

For the record, almost 35% of the migrants usually die or are intercepted at sea and forced back each month. More so, there's almost a 70% asylum rejection rate among those who successfully crossed from Libya to Lampedusa.

MEGAWATCH:
Nawaoo!


See Ghana that Nigeria was supplying electricity before?


Oh, Tinubu and Buhari has really finished Nigeria.

This is pure, THE MORE YOU LOOK, THE LESS YOU SEE.

Everyday Nigeria will get better, but the country continue going down to abyss


Kaiii!


👽👽👽👽

At no point has Nigeria ever supplied direct electricity to Ghana. Whatever you might have heard in that regard is simply a myth. What's true is that Nigeria supplies natural gas via the West African Gas Pipeline to help run Ghana's thermal power plants.

Also, Ghana does not owe a direct electricity debt to Nigeria. This is to the guy that says, "Ghana should first pay its debts to Nigeria for the electricity supplied to it." Yes, Ghana previously owed arrears for natural gas supplies imported from Nigeria to fuel its thermal power plants, but it has since paid off the vast majority of those historical gas supply debts - about 90%. For the balance amount, it has worked on broader structural reforms and even explored future reciprocal energy cooperation or potential power-sharing arrangements with Nigeria. Thus, this news now.

udemzyudex:
So how come these governors were complaining about not being able to pay salaries then? 🤔🤔

Rampant corruption apart, they're actually spending more on salaries then than now, because the value of a 30,000 minimum wage then is bigger in value but less in quantity than a 70,000 naira minimum wage today - compare the inflation rates between then and now. More so, unlike before, when the state governments usually sourced and secured loans independently in almost all instances, today the federal government secures them on their behalf directly and indirectly and willingly or unwillingly and shares the burden with them.

Actually, I don't like to get involved in a fruitless political discussion like this on this forum.

Chucks13:
Go to court since N16Billion not worth anything..

I'm not the cause of your frustration and stagnation in life. Now scram and direct your further mentions to little people like you.

Unfortunately, 16 billion naira today was worth approximately 4 billion naira in 2023, given that naira was devalued by more than 75 percent. This means that realistically, his state was receiving more in quantity and value in 2023 than in 2026. He knew this fact anyway, but politics must be played.

Hmmm! Her arrest came a bit late though. I remember vividly at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Brisbane, Australia in November 2014, some years before she became the vice president, her escapades.

This statement here is a masterstroke: "He said: “If I win the presidential election, I will restore the subsidy. And anyone who stole Nigeria’s subsidy funds must return the money.” It's going to earn him a lot of votes, even though he might not fulfill the promise in the end.

Although I don't hold a brief for any other parties mentioned, Donald Duke is fond of making unsubstantiated allegations; this one here isn't exempted. According to Donald Duke, "both men (IBB and Obasanjo) walked back alone."

And then, he said, "He noted that as the men were leaving Obasanjo’s private study, Babangida said he had forgotten his keys inside and asked Obasanjo to walk back with him. As both men walked back alone, Babangida allegedly dropped his diplomatic tone and delivered a blunt warning. “I warned you not to trust that your deputy,” he told Obasanjo. And when they returned to the others, Babangida looked at Atiku before turning back to Obasanjo."

Citing the above facts, his assertions are at best nonsense.

Walter Ofonagoro, Ugochiyere Igbo Amaigbo, is still very much alive. Besides, he was a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, not a senator.

Deji Yesufu hasn't always constantly been sound.