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Mynd44:
Thats the thing really. No one is actually saying it is the FG that is doing this madness, but there are powerful state and non-state actors acting independently giving subtle support and turning the other way while madness happens. These people are those who are giving the killers the confidence to do more.

If these people are taken out of the picture, the crimes will greatly reduce.

How does one divorce powerful state actors from the government? If the government harbours the powerful state actors - which would be knowingly, then we're saying the same thing. Talking with both sides of the mouth.

aariwa:
He couldn’t even mention at least one such specific support from mandate failure

Four to five distinct policies are mentioned up there. What's wrong with you?

Nwaikpe:
I can guess what part of Nigeria you come from. For the fact that you have to be vituperantly defensive over what most probably was never targeted as y o u r person.

I bet you don't even know what a startup is. The best of what you may mean by "startup" is a group of guys with laptops and an office area meeting every day over an app they developed.

Little do you know that an app doesn't define a startup. The innovation defines a startup. Meaning that if you design anything that is not innovative enough to scale, it is not a startup but just a business. So, if there are any of your "startups" in education and health that have not scaled, then they are not innovative enough to be startups. Wake up and chill.

Everywhere is not onitsha or lagos.

I'm honestly not surprised by your submission here. But what I won't do is waste my own intellectual energy educating you. I've got ChatGPT to to do that instead. Enjoy:

Thursday Lesson for you:

1. Regional Inference

“I can guess what part of Nigeria you come from…”

Assessment: Irrelevant and prejudicial. This is an ad hominem remark that distracts from the argument.

Correct position: Regional identity has no bearing on the accuracy of a definition or concept.

2. Dismissive Tone

“You don’t even know what a startup is.”

Assessment: Unsupported assertion and argument from ridicule.

Correct position: The validity of an argument rests on reasoning, not tone or insult.

3. Claim That Innovation Defines a Startup

“The innovation defines a startup.”

Assessment: Incorrect and reveals a misunderstanding of the concept.

Correct position: A startup is defined by its search for a scalable and repeatable business model, not by innovation alone. Innovation may help a startup stand out, but it is not the defining element.

4. Claim That Lack of Scaling Means It Isn’t a Startup

“If it hasn’t scaled, it’s not a startup.”

Assessment: Factually incorrect.

Correct position: A startup remains a startup during its search for product–market fit and scalability — regardless of whether it has scaled yet.

5. Regional Dismissal

“Everywhere is not Onitsha or Lagos.”

Assessment: Irrelevant and divisive. Adds no conceptual value.

Correct position: Geography does not determine the validity of a startup model or definition.

Conclusion:
The comment displays overconfidence without subject-specific understanding. The poster argues with conviction but lacks familiarity with established definitions in startup theory. The mix of ridicule, regional bias, and conceptual errors suggests a strong opinion unsupported by accurate knowledge of the subject matter.


You may wish to reflect on the conclusion in your spare time. It may help.

Nwaikpe:
The funny thing about these "startup" things is that the main ingredient is noise.

The real startups are at the backstage, achieving a lot, with little noise at the front to show.

One thing still remains spectacular as shown in this list: Africa lacks innovation. Everyone is a copycat, and the best that stands out is the one that copies and then makes the most noise. Everything that is referred to as a startup in Africa, particularly Nigeria, is simply a carbon copy of "online banking" apps that they all refer to as "fintech" or another messaging app they refer to as "social media app." It's nothing new; it's nothing interesting. Once someone can use some JavaScript or whatever and put together some code for mobile banking and then tie one or two third-party security and cash transfers to it, they refer to it as "fintech," and to attract the traffic, they tie the words "borrow and pay later" to it, where people can borrow money.


No innovation, no intelligence, no novelty. It's just the same old thing. Why are there no significant startups trying to solve our power issues in Nigeria? Why are there no startups in health? How about education? How about travel and transportation? How about hospitality?
None of them wants to think. They just want to organize shows in Lekki and Ikeja and invite some dreadlocked, earring-wearing guys and also some brown-dyed-hair girls to sit around like yahoo-yahoo people and be forming Gen Z startups.

There are tons of startups in health and education. You don't know them because they are not big enough, because the market is not big enough. Investment follows the market realities, not the wishful demands of people who don't know their left from their right but insist on having opinions.

Btw, no one has tied your own hands from solving the power issues with your startup. Lmao!

shegzhkn:
Really, there is nothing to be proud of about this. Most of these "business" are owned/financed by outsiders.

Also when do you wanna start solving big problems with "deep tech", Issues that really matters not some financial inclusion thingy.

So you think that it is easy to attract foreign finance to an African tech startup? Do you not realise that attracting foreign finance means there is proof that the startup is economically viable - which means hundreds of millions in annual turnover, which boosts the local economy and creates jobs, not to mention the injection of foreign capital into the local economy and the indirect effect of exposure to foreign expertise deepening the local human resource base? Did you think about what you said before you said it, or did you just want to be a part of the conversation by any means?

1x2x3:
You see why you are naive?? You forgot huge imports happen in ember months. How much do you think people in diaspora return compared to importation? Are you aware there are loads of tuition fees waiting just after the festive periods? Opportunist like Dangote won't tell the masses what will benefit them. If it won't benefit his pockets he won't speak. Just do opposite of what he says.

Does even what you have quoted from AI show December or you just don't have the common sense to accept correction?

1x2x3:
You lots are gullible. It's almost December when dollar rises to its highest, Dangote wants to clean the FX

Is it too hard to be quiet when you know you don't know anything about the subject?

The dollar is always at its lowest against the naira in December for very obvious reasons. In December, there is a peak in diaspora remittances as diasporans send home extra money for Christmas. Additionally, there is a spike in returnees and visitors over this period, who come in with dollars.

You don't have to contribute to every topic.

valuedammy:
How many times will they start producing crude oil, what were they producing before?

When you are not sure you understand what people are talking about, it's best to keep quiet and observe. You don't have to talk all the time.

flexyrule:
The level of damage that insecurity has done to our tourism sector is monumental.

When I visited Dakar and Banjul last year, I noticed how foreigners were trouping in to visit their tourist sites.

There was this particular day I counted 107 luxurious buses filled with tourists. I did some random calculations and the figures I got were mind blowing.

Once intending tourists mention visiting Nigeria, their consular staff would either remind them of bandits, kidnappers, suicide bombers or even scammers.

Personally, I didn't use to take all those Security Advisory serious.. But after I toured those countries, I realized that there has a been a quiet shift.

Nigeria has lost its glory in the area of tourism. I don't want to even talk about how much revenue has been missed.

I agree with your general point but which quiet shift? Those countries have always been tourist hubs, and Nigeria has never been one right from the days of independence. This is how it has always been. There's no shift. Our leaders simply need to recognize tourism as a potential source of revenue and do the needful, which Lagos seems to be doing.

brain54:
If there was indeed a coup attempt...


then I wonder why the presidency is keeping it hush-hush.


Those involved should be investigated and procecuted simple. And the government has a duty to inform the citizens. They owe them that responsibility.


A witch flies at night and at dawn the baby died... something is indeed fishy!

Whether there was a coup plot or not, what exactly is the business of the common man with this? Will it change the price of beans??

qtx:
lol. chai Nigerians una de make me laff. All this expired and outdated stuff wei de west cant even keep? You guys had better wake up. All these things mentioned here can only be used when we engage in war within Africa alone. Get that clear.

Is Nigeria going to fight anyone outside Africa? Have we ever? Should we ever?

Foreign policy dictates defense policy, and we adopt a foreign policy of non-alignment which means conservative rather than expansive military posture.

Now get this: we are stronger than anyone who is positioned to be a threat within the region and those that are much stronger than us outside the region are our friends.

The only effect of this article will be to promote Optasia.

Honestly do not care one bit but this line caught my attention:

The senator further accused two individuals — identified as Sammy and Ann — of being Regina’s main drug suppliers, alleging that one of them “orchestrated a scene of chaos” while he was away taking their son, Moon, to the hospital.

You mean a whole federal senator does not know what to do to deal with individuals he knows to be drug dealers? Ah ahn Ned.... what are you saying?

themanderon:
Look at the comments above. That is how the average Nigerian reasons. You rejoice because it favors Nigeria today. What if it's against u tomorrow? The man is demanding explanation and that's what a right thinking person would do.

Is he the right person to demand an explanation from CAF? What is this nonsensical way of thinking? The explanation has been provided several times, and if the man is too dull to get it, then the Burkina Faso FA should write to CAF the way all right-thinking people would, and relay the info to him. CAF is not a political body, but a footballing one, and it has no relations with governments outside of their respective national footballing authorities. Not all these attention-seeking media stunts that only impress people who won't reason for themselves.

ElevationD:
When you make such comments as that without looking at political history, how can you see the relationship?

You're making less sense with each further comment. What does political history have to do with anything? Did I say he is the first to cross the carpet? Did I say anyone should not do it?

I said he can't criticise it because he did. All this ranting can't change that, nor will recitals of irrelevant history.

ElevationD:
Be reminded that Buhari went from APP to CPC and finally APC. He retired and was recruited from retirement.
Tinubu went from AD to AC to ACN and finally APC. While in ACN, his party’s candidate was Nuhu Ribadu, but he supported GEJ who was the candidate of PDP in 2011. He nearly gave up until he found a Buhari in 2014.

Read and don’t jump into comments. Clearly changing political affiliations may not translate to victory if the leader fails to live up to his promises.

What does any of what you said up there have to do with what I said?

SmartyPants:
He is right, but we all know the only reason he is saying all this at this time is because one reporter embarrassed him the other day for jumping in and out of almost all the political parties registered with INEC. How can a man who has been in 4 different parties criticise party jumpers? He obviously can't, so what we have here are Obidients saying one thing while their oga at the top says something else entirely!

Where is the relationship?

He is right, but we all know the only reason he is saying all this at this time is because one reporter embarrassed him the other day for jumping in and out of almost all the political parties registered with INEC. How can a man who has been in 4 different parties criticise party jumpers? He obviously can't, so what we have here are Obidients saying one thing while their oga at the top says something else entirely!

This is a truly nonsensical thread.

Tinubu at the time was talking about the National Assembly intruding into the operations of INEC. This has absolutely nothing in common with mass emigrations from one political party to another. Everyone has freedom of association, and nothing is stopping you from going to replace the political migrants if you feel any political party needs more hands.

Kobolander:
No investment, no assets the story is too juvenile for any right thinking person to believe

You just didn't read well:

Legal sources close to the case have stated that Tomeka Thiam is demanding €100 million as part of the divorce settlement, arguing that she played a key role in building his extensive business empire, which spans the music industry, real estate investments, and the Akon Lighting Africa initiative.

malali:
Mathematics Is a Lifeline, Not a Luxury

Dropping Mathematics as a requirement for arts and humanities students may look like inclusion, but in reality, it’s intellectual disarmament.

Math isn’t just about numbers. It’s the language of logic, structure, and critical thinking, the very foundation of coherent thought, debate, and disciplined reasoning that the humanities thrive on.

Every field, from economics, law, and linguistics to philosophy and music, is quietly underpinned by mathematical reasoning: pattern, proportion, structure, rhythm, and evidence-based argument.

To remove Math is to unplug an entire generation from analytical literacy. You may raise enrollment figures, yes, but you lower the nation’s cognitive baseline.

If Nigeria truly wants to compete globally, we should be strengthening Mathematics education, not treating it as optional for those “not gifted with numbers.” That mindset fuels mediocrity.

Great civilizations didn’t grow by lowering the bar, they rose by raising competence and investing in skill mastery.

Bet you didn't need maths to copy and paste this AI gibberish did you? And I don't need maths to spot someone who passess off AI content as their opinion.

EMIOMOADEOYE:
But why did these useless boys have to wait till it's literally over to show character. I mean, if they had done just half of this all along, we would not be here now.

Now we are praying that Congo AND Uganda drop points. Cameroon aint dropping shit thats for sure

Cameroun keh... They played their final game yesterday and dropped points indeed. Why comment when you're not current?

AMINDA:
2.5 billion dollars was borrowed by the FG to finance this project, by the way. Where is the equity, inclusion and fairness?

Modified: For those asking for the source. 2 billion dollars by the FG for a state project domiciled in just Lagos. This money will be repaid by all Nigerians by the way. Tomorrow, they will tell you they built Lagos from their personal pockets and for the rest of Nigerians to go back to their states.


https://x.com/DOlusegun/status/1948267676389806305?t=teod9DQLegsYscEEGmRFwQ&s=19

https://www.nairaland.com/8482825/projects-tied-recent-loan-request

Is there any State you know that does not receive money from the Federal government in some way? Your state does not get?

Slytiger:
Ryfai always pushing tribal nonsense. Akpakpo journalist.

That's his own way of building his brand. He was a completely unknown fella before the Obidient movement started.

Nigeria has too many uneducated people, so that would affect the average. But southern Nigeria on it's own would certainly be top 50.

CashVessel:
Your comment just show say you be small pikin. Love alone isn't enough for marriage..

You are the one commenting like a small child. You said love alone is not enough - did he say love alone is enough or he asked how people get married without even the love to begin with?

foxman04:
So una never still reach Nigeria when your opponent don already arrive since morning

Why do you people comment without putting in the slightest bit of thought into what you want to say? Can you compare the distance between Benin and Nigeria to the distance between Nigeria and South Africa? Why make such an uneducated comment??

lawani:
That may be correct but their total allocation can't be more than 200 billion per annum if up to that

I'm not sure about that because just from a quick Google search, I can see that they collected up to 115bn in August 2025.

happney65:
Zamfara?Nibo ni won ti ri?

Definitely not IGR. Na something else he go be.

I'm not sure I saw IGR in that write-up. I saw revenue, which implies IGR plus other sources.

GanagiBitrus:
Nwabali made schoolboy errors & was not at his best.
But most of our players have also not been at their best. Just that goalkeeper errors are usually more pronounced than that of other players.

But the big decision for the coach is[b] if he should risk another goalkeeper against Benin[/b].

What an error that would be.

dominique:
Onana is doing well in his new club. Nwabali needs to step up his game, he's making too many costly errors

He has made only one costly error, haba! Once Nigerians decide to turn against a person, this is how you people start to exaggerate things. Which other costly mistake has he made before this game??

Mrfixitt:
There's a little you know about what those secrets can cause to Tinubu presidency.

Tell me, I'm listening...

Mrfixitt:
He has the whole secrets about how the last election was rigged in favour of Tinubu or you have forgotten that ?

Assuming that is true, what exactly is he going to do with the information? Report Tinubu to you?