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Seniorwriter:
But they fired!
Why will you fire unarmed young citizens?
Why send military formation to a protests ground and not a war zone?
Are there no police officers in Lagos that can easily disperse the protesters if there was a great need to do so?
Why switch off the lekki toll gate lights before firing shots @protesters?
Why did the FG have to bring down Inspector Fashola Holmes to discover a cam coder?
What happened to the camcorder details/information?
Why did the Lagos Governor claim it was order from powers beyond his control?
Who made the order for military formation to a protests ground?

All these questions shows we have incompetent and wicked leadership presently in Nigeria.

WE NEED YOUNG VISIONARY LEADERS NOT THESE PRESENT OLD CHARLATANS PARADING THEMSELVES!




We will never forget!

Stop quoting me with NONSENSE!

@SENIORWRITER

lol. I'll quote you whenever and however I please so long as I feel you can benefit from a brief lesson which you clearly do.

Seniorwriter:
But they fired!
Why will you fire unarmed young citizens?



@SENIORWRITER

Read with insight.

The headline is a creation of the OP, not the expert.

He said the army never fired any live bullets because the weapons they carried were high velocity weapons and the victims sustained injuries from low velocity weapons

TWoods:
The club has mostly EU players, it may not have occurred to them to consider that a Nigerian player would need a visa to enter Poland. The player bears some responsibility here.

Will you be quiet?!

There is absolutely 0 chance they were not aware of his visa needs. Is he the only one who needs a visa?

And of course, it is 100% the club's responsibility.

AmazonTopaz:
I condemn it all too,but they try to make it seem like paternity fraud is worse or not in the same category as having kids outside.
Some of the kids they have outside are also bearing another man's name,some of the men even refuse financial responsibility and what about the betrayal and deception their wives go through knowing that their husbands cheated not only cheated had a child or children outside wedlock?

You've been told your justifications are nonsensical and you keep spinning yourself deeper into this web of ridiculous arguments.

If you separate paternity fraud from having kids outside, that still leaves DNA testing as the solution to both.

The defrauded man can be free of the burden.

The randy biological father can assume his responsibility.

The innocent ones win.

gurunlocker:
I've confirmed what I wanted to confirm....

Good for you.

gurunlocker:
Not sure you quoted the right person.... Do you even understand my first post? I said no matter which car he uses, low class or high class, people will talk.

So how does what you are saying relate to my earlier post?

You're quite slow sha.

This is as simple as I can make it:

Yes, whether he uses a "high" car or a "low" car, people will still talk. So he can use a "medium" car and give them nothing to talk about.

stanluiz:
Does that expensive limousine look like a modest and decent car ?

How many can afford it ?

gurunlocker:
Who are "you people", do you have problem reading or comprehending? Maybe you should go back to my post and read slowly.

What was so ambiguous about my post? Clearly even those, like this clown i've quoted above, who think they have basic comprehensions skills lack it.

Now, yes, a limousine qualifies as extravagant, and my point was that there are cars in the middle that do not have to be a limousine nor do they have to be battered and wretched, for example, a Mercedes C-230 or Toyota Corrolla.

So, dear confused clown, gurunlocker, "you people" is you and the rest who make logically fallacious arguments premised on there being only two types of cars, one being battered and wretched, and the other extravagant.

gurunlocker:


This is a funny thread.... The thing is, no matter what you do, people will still talk.

If he had used that old car, people would have still call him names.... I understand the reason they are attacking him, which is because of his past laid doctrines.

You people talk as if there is nothing like moderation.

Why must he only either use a battered old car or an extravagant one?

How about a nice modest, decent but not extravagant car? Is anything wrong with that?

TarOrfeeek:
I'll start Onuachu

Reason is he has proven record of scoring goals. Quote unfortunately he was unable to move to Europe big 4 leagues.

Osmihen on the other hand has hit form. At the top he hasn't shown the consistency required from a top 9, yet.

Your reasoning is so inconsistent. Has Onuachu played anywhere close to the level Victor Osimhen has played at? Osimhen proved himself at the same level as Onuachu and proved himself there at a much younger age. He is the world record holder goal scorer at u17, and is one of our top contributors in afcon qualifying.

How you can seriously say Osimhne has not proven himself compared to OPnuachu is completely baffling.

This is not even a real debate. Look at the career progression of the two players. Why do coaches both national team and those in big leagues prefer Osimhen even though Onuachu has been around longer?

sisisioge:
Stop this already....there are good bosses and bad bosses, their gender has nothing to do with their personalities.

All this nonsense about gender bias in the work place has to stop. I'm sure you are male and have had or heard of a bad male boss before.

My reaction exactly.

The best boss I ever had, who took a personal interest in me and actively pursued my self-development was a lady. The worst have been men, though I won't say that is down to gender.

The one thing I might say though, from anecdotal evidence, is that if you're a physically imposing, smart and dominant type, female bosses find it hard to be assertive with you.

uche92:
No reason to get angry or offended here. This is just an online forum. Again my post is not on FIFA World Cup sharing formula. I am well acquainted with that topic.

My post and I reiterate again is with regards to the actual USSF contracts here which obviously USSF has seen value in equalizing both the men and women's pay.

They are not equalizing their pay. I've explained it over and over but you don't want to get it.

In the original BBC article, it is clearly stated that the women have rejected the equal contract. Because an equal contract does not mean equal pay. And that is because of the FIFA element which you refuse to grasp.

Anyway.

uche92:
This topic is about equality in contracts offered by USSF not FIFA. World Cup revenue is a component to that. My original response is to look at the actual revenue data for what both teams have earned over the last couple of years and make a case for the equality in contracts. Your response added no valuable feedback to that.

What a silly thing to say. My response was not to add any "valuable feedback" on what you posted because what you posted was off-topic and itself, not valuable in the context of the discussion.

You obviously do not even understand the issues.

The aspect of inequality is in how prize money from FIFA is shared. The women want an overall equal share of all USSF revenue which inlcues the totality of FIFA prize money, regardless of which tournament the money comes from, whereas the equality that is offered by USSF is equality in terms, such that if a male player gets 10% of Fifa Mesn world cup revenue, a Women's player gets 10% of Fifa women's world cup revenue.

This case has already been thrown out at Court so if you want to understand it better, quit skimming off headlines and go read the actual Court Judgment and arguments by both sides.

so Amad Diallo is a key player now?

Why not aim for responsible journalism rather than this click-desperate shoddy work you people write in the name of blogging?

uche92:
Here you go. Note the US men's team did not even qualify for the 2018 men's World Cup while the women's team won the 2019 women's World Cup with a prize money gof USD 4 million

"Specifically, from 2016-18, the women’s team brought in $50.8 million in revenue, while the men’s team brought in $49.9 million. That’s a difference of less than 2% in the women’s favor.

Looking year by year, 2016 was actually the only year in which the women’s team generated more revenue from games — $24.11 million, compared to $22.24 million for the men. In 2017, both teams brought in about the same revenue at $14.61 million, and in 2018, the men’s team brought in $13 million compared to the women’s $12.03 million.

This pattern marked a reversal from prior years: In 2014 and 2015, the men’s team earned $8.31 million and $11.71 million more than the women’s team, respectively.

Beyond game revenue, U.S. Soccer brings in money through marketing and sponsorships; this category accounts for about half of the total revenues in recent years. Marketing and sponsorships, which includes the sale of broadcast rights, is hard to credit to either the men or women, because these transactions are made as a bundle, not separately for each team."

Mr Uche I said the article under discussion is specifically dealing with the topic of equality in payments from FIFA. These quotes are not from that article--therefore your immediate post which I replied to before this one, was clearly wrong--nor do they have anything to do with the subject matter.


That is because the subject matter is equality in FIFA revenue not sponsorships and marketing where there is already equality. Do you get it or still wish to meander?

uche92:
This article does not specifically discuss World Cup revenue. It covers revenue from all avenues

Maybe you wrote your own article and were reading that one in your head.

The US Soccer Federation has offered identical contracts to its men's and women's national teams in an attempt to resolve its gender pay dispute.

In May 2020, a lawsuit from the women's team for equal pay was dismissed by a judge, with an appeal pending.

The USSF says a single equal pay structure is "the best path forward".

The federation called on players and their unions for support in helping to "equalise" World Cup prize money, which is at the root of the teams' pay gap.

USSF president Cindy Parlow Cone said in an open letter on 10 September that "the massive discrepancy" in World Cup prize money is "by far the most challenging issue" in the negotiations with the teams.

"Until Fifa equalises the prize money that it awards to the men's and women's World Cup participants, it is incumbent upon us to collectively find a solution," she said.

The USSF has previously said women's World Cup bonuses cannot match those of the men because of huge differences in payments made to federations by Fifa for men's and women's tournaments.

"US Soccer will not agree to any collective bargaining agreement that does not take the important step of equalising Fifa World Cup prize money," a USSF statement said.

The United States won the Women's World Cup for the fourth time in France in 2019 and have claimed Olympic gold five times. The men's team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Prize money at the 2018 men's World Cup totalled $400m (£312m), with winners France receiving $38m (£29.7m). The prize fund for the 2019 Women's World Cup was $30m (£23.4m), with winners the United States receiving $4m (£3.1m).

The lawsuit from the women's team was filed by 28 women's national team players seeking $66m (£52.8m) in damages under the Equal Pay Act.

"This proposal will provide a revenue sharing structure that would allow all parties to begin anew and share collectively in the opportunity that combined investment in the future of US Soccer will deliver over the course of a new collective bargaining agreement," the USSF statement added.

The men's and women's unions are separate and have no obligation to bargain jointly or agree similar terms under US law.

If either party does not agree to a new deal, US Soccer says it will invite each union to sit in on negotiations for full transparency.

Can you point to a single mention of any revenue source other than Fifa prize money?

Gerrard59:
Considering Nigeria's ballooning population, Islamic terrorism, dwindling economy, ridiculous fiscal policies, wanton corruption, mono-product source of revenue, youth gangsterism, effortlessly incompetent leadership and lot more, I predict Nigeria eclipsing Namibia to be the world's unemployment capital (currently the world's poverty capital).

Nigeria's future is way more precarious than SA.

I mean it is not as though there is some competition to be the more precariously fated of the two but you'd be surprised how many of the factors you listed apply to South Africa. In fact, the only thing that does not apply is Islamic fundamentalism and a ballooning population.

The ANC government is tanking that country at record speed.

Mercychen:
It's a bond. Once you share a bond with someone, you begin to like what they like.
Act and sound like them sometimes.

Even when they do the stupidest things, it looks good to you just because you have become a part of them and vice versa.

Love is a powerful thing.



Nope, I disagree. This type here stems from the affection in the bond you share with this fellow. Where acting, sounding and doing everything like them gives you that special joy. It's not just something you do with anyone you're not in love with or a casual friend.
There has to be a bond.

You no go understand.

Wow! First To Comment!

Celebrations galore for me.

Neither of you are entirely right or wrong.

He is right in that it is indeed a phenomenon known as mirroring, and this explains why a couple will look like each other after some time. It is because they start to mimic each other's facial expressions.

Now you are right in that this only happens when you like the other person or there is a bond.

mariahAngel:
I thought South Africa was a thriving country...

How come the citizens are japaing?
What’s their excuse?

Thriving?

Their economy is in a deep mess with unemployment rising year after year for the past decade, and now set to surpass Nigeria's.

saphiere:
Let me educate you small boy.

It was a family who gave her the scholarship not a man. Last time I checked, Family means 'a group' not 'a male'.

That, however, is all be behind her as well-wishers led by a philanthropist, Ndungu Nyoro has today come together to contribute towards the teenager’s needs.

Read and be silent.

uche92:
No one bothers to do research anymore.

The US women's team has been brought in as much revenue or more (excluding World Cup pay) as the men's team over the last 6 years

https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/jul/11/does-us-womens-soccer-team-bring-more-revenue-get-/

In an article that is specifically discussing proceeds from the World cup, how is this relevant pr insightful?

pocohantas:
1) Car dealers: These ones would drive different cars they want to sell and won’t let you hear word of how they have OWNED a million cars. Majority are very fake.

2) Contractors: What exactly are you contracting? Everyday it is stories and mood swings. They haven’t signed his proposal, blablabla. When money comes, they will just spend it voom. Two weeks later, back to square one.

3) Any illegal job, including the ones that have been normalized (e.g) yahoo boys.

4) Politicians and pastors.

I will pick Baba Saliu the Kazeem or Chukwuma the okporoko seller before the aforementioned men. Not like it matters, but you asked.

This is particularly funny because I know a guy like this and it never ceases to amaze me how he swings from boom to bust.

Iyaebe:
Let's be truthful to ourselves, we all have that careers of men that immediately turn us off on finding out. Mine goes thus:
- Anything media is a big turn off, Bankers, The ' I work from home' groups, Teachers, Bitcoin traders and other Internet businesses, Car dealers.Please add yours, no insults.

What's your issue with the "I work from home" groups?

alizma:
The distribution/transmission companies are not the same as generating companies, the transmission companies are not buying everything that is being generated for transmission, they only buy little part of what is generated, then share it among the people for a little period while keeping the people in dark for the large period of the day, at the end of the month they will share bill to houses base on estimate bill and make billions. And because they don't buy all that is generated, those generating electricity are not encourage to generate more.
Once there is prepaid metre everywhere, you don't need to ask for light in Nigeria, it become normal business, you paid for what you use, no light no payment.
When was the last time you call MTN, Glo or 9mobile to tell them that there is no network in your area? That is because if there is no network there will be no income from that area whereas they have staff to pay at the end of the month.
The generating companies are also benefitting from it because that is where the investment go to with the thought that the problem is that of generation, the more there is erratic Power supply, the more money/support the generating companies get.
Have you also not noticed that areas that are 80% metered enjoy stable electricity supply than others?

Makes sense. Why hasn't this been done all the while??

Schprobs:
Africa is gradually falling apart our Africa women that we cherish so much that we care a lot abt them now u lazy men want them to pick up menial jobs, thunder fire u

How many of u pray ur mother should be a bricklayer

How many of u want ur wife to be a carpenter

The country has really deepen by poverty

You pray for your father to be a bricklayer??

alizma:
I have said it several times, there is nothing like power failure in Nigeria. Share prepaid metre to every household and see dramatic change in electricity supply.

Please share some more light on how this solves the problem. Is it that electricity is being mismanaged at the household level?

Guyman02:
It means that companies and international businesses will rather invest in Lagos than Nigeria. It also means that Lagos is financially healthier than Nigeria as an economy.
By the time Lagos starts collecting VAT, the rating could be at par with California, New York, Berlin and Singapore etc.

I keep telling people this: Lagos can stand as a viable country of its own, with the second-largest GDP in West Africa, right after the larger Nigeria.

hahn:
You mean Wike, a whole governor of the FRN, doesn't know the difference between GARBAGE and CABBAGE?

You should question the person who transcribed his speech obviously.

Yes, mine is a little funny.

I once moved into this place where my next-door neighbour was a guy called Collins.

We never hung out much other than once playing football together.

But from that day on, I have had over 10 people in random places mistake me for Collins.

Note: these people have never seen us together nor were they even from the vicinity of the place we both lived.

I would be in a bank and someone would greet me excitedly, thinking I was him. Or walking down some street and someone starts asking me how is the family (his family).

This never happened before I met him, but after I did, it has happened too many times and by all sorts of random people.

Funny thing is i'm way more handsome than Collins!

paulolee:
very bad for a footballer, if a player like pogba with such character in man city, its either he stops it or would be shipped out..
pep hates such bcoz its gives fans n critics words to use attack a player with wen his form drops...
dt was d case of ronaldinho wen pep joined n why he said he would hardly work with neyma bcoz they both love parties..

First, what man city do is their own business.

Secondly, it is well known that several big man city stars such as Sterling and Mahrez are big party goers so I don't know where you got your info.

That's just a temporary injunction pending the final determination of the matter.

It's a standard step in almost any civil suit.

At 28 a grown man needs his mommy's approval to find food to eat so as to stave off imminent starvation.

The mommy is less concerned about his imminent death by starvation, and swears not to forgive her son for "breaking her for life".

People are here offering all sorts of advise on how to placate the mother.

A mother that cares less about her son's life and health?

A mother that cannot forgive her child for life?

Sometimes I hate Nigerians.

angelfallz:
how many Fintechs would nigeria have biko nu?

We need more agricultural technology (Agritech)

And it is mostly Southerners that are rushing into this fintech of a thing and ignoring agriculture. Yet we the same southerners start frothing at the mouth when the north decide to ban the sale of food items to the south.

Fintech companies in Nigeria by Nigerians
Paystack
Flutterwave
Piggyvest
eTransact
Interswitch
Remita
Paga
Kuda bank
Cellulant
Abeg
And many more

Agritech companies in Nigeria by Nigerians

Farmcrowdy
Groupfarma
Farmkart
Thrive Agric
Ezfarming
Payfarmer

It is good there are some agritech in Nigeria by Nigerians. But it obvious with the agricultural products we import that we need more agritech to boost our agricultural sector and achieve food sufficiency and security in our country.
If people are hungry no development can take place.

So without agritech companies,we won't have agribusiness?

Agriculture is vastly different from finance in that, while there is a strong push towards paperless money and electronic transaction, agriculture always requires a physical product.

Thus, an expanding fintech industry shoukd not ever been seen to be a threat to agritech.

Besides, you have hands and a Brian of your own. Go and start your own agritech firm.