Foreign Affairs › Re: North Korean Official Suspected Of Having Coronavirus Shot Dead by SmartyPants(m): 11:31am On Feb 28, 2020 |
vivaciousvivi: Unfortunately, the deed has most likely been done. Same man sat in a plane with at least 80 others, passed through a crowded airport full of hundreds of people, touched guardrails, staircases, door handles, exchanged money, hugged one or 2 people etc since his arrival. Same set of people have continued as "community hosts" to spread the virus to others. We should just pray we have enough medical supplies and equipment to treat it. None of the over 60 cases in the USA have died for instance, so treatment is possible. The default outcome is survival not death even without any treatment. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: North Korean Official Suspected Of Having Coronavirus Shot Dead by SmartyPants(m): 11:29am On Feb 28, 2020 |
tsephanyah: Frustrating to see smart people not getting it, this thing is basically the flu. Last flu season 60 million people had the flu and 57,000 people died from complications of the flu, most were elderly or already sick from something else. Who are the smart people not getting it? |
Politics › Re: Dikeocha Chukwuebuka: EFCC Arrests Blogger Behind Fake ‘EFCC Cell’ Tweet by SmartyPants(m): 11:28am On Feb 28, 2020 |
Xisnin: It is not the duty of EFCC to investigate detention facilities. Why didn't the liar tell us which agency it belongs to? People will become apathetic to similar news in the future because this idiot failed to do his job. He may have made a mistake in his reporting but his point was not about EFCC, it was about the treatment of Nigerians. Secondly, there are no grounds for arresting him. What he did does not even reach the threshold of defamation. |
Politics › Re: Ba’a Idirisa Killed! Muhammed Yusuf's Son's Death Divides Boko Haram by SmartyPants(m): 11:03am On Feb 28, 2020 |
Drabeey: I wonder if our security experts here even watch movies at all. Im not saying that wasn't a scripted play but we are to learn from watching them at least.
He sued for peace Others hated him He begged his comrades to be soft of villagers and even captured soldiers.
If one of these Boko chiefs is like this, im sure US or even countries that value lives of citizens would have made him a spy there to reinforce them with informations, he wouldn't have been killed. This one is an asset, but lost because we still living in the Stone age.
I tire for Nairalanders these days oo, you guys kept saying i should read again meanwhile you are all lazy readers.
Now you all should read again and tell me where i connotes that the Army killed him

Drabeey was here Oga if you sef read well, you would have seen that he was killed because his colleagues felt he was working with the government. Ie, what you are suggesting to be done may have already been done. |
Politics › Re: Dikeocha Chukwuebuka: EFCC Arrests Blogger Behind Fake ‘EFCC Cell’ Tweet by SmartyPants(m): 4:56pm On Feb 27, 2020*. Modified: 5:23pm On Feb 27, 2020 |
What I am finding so interesting is the fact that the building in said tweet is acknowledged to belong to another agency. So the basic fact of something not looking quite all right with the way the security apparatus treats Nigerian citizens remains glaringly unanswered. |
Family › Re: Stereotype About Only Sons by SmartyPants(m): 1:59pm On Feb 25, 2020 |
AxelandRed: While I was out on my first date with my girlfriend, she asked me how many sibling I have, to which I replied. She then proceeded to ask the number of males and females. Then I told her I only have sisters. That moment, her face dropped because we were already Into each other, I could tell she was disappointed.
She tried to hide this, but I noticed. This was Probably because that wasn't the first time I would be getting that reaction from people especially women the moment I tell them I'm the only son of my parents.
I queried her on her sudden change of mood and she told me that she has had unfavorable relationship experiences (twice) in the past with only Sons and has vowed never to try it again. She reasoned that only Sons are too clingy to their families, overpampered, emotionally needy and dependent on their families and hardly have a mind of their own. She also accused the families of always trying to pilot the affairs of the guys even to the extent of making life changing decisions for them.
When i was young, I also had friends who thought I was pampered, showered with extraordinary love and care and that my parents can't turn down any request from me. But the truth is that I never got any special treatment from my parents. The same curtain wire, broom, hanger my mom used to whip my sisters, she also used on me.
My point is that it's unfair to lump people together and label them. If an only son happens to be clingy, it has nothing to do with his status. He would have still been that way if he had 10 brothers. Historical data and a number of scientific studies do not support this assertion. |
Politics › Re: Anger As DSS Gives ‘Anti-Kidnapping Manual’ To VIPs by SmartyPants(m): 8:36am On Feb 25, 2020 |
YummySuits: The negativity the handbook is receiving is justified. Not only the so called elites are prone to kidnap.
Every now and then we read stories of how people who cannot afford 3 square meals are kidnapped, and a huge ransome is demanded from their families. Who is looking out for them as well?
Instead of releasing a manual to a select few, they should find ways to beef up security, so as to ensure EVERY citizen is safe
ALL LIVES MATTER!!! The DSS is actually directly responsible for protecting a select few, while they have some involvements in broader security matters. The point is, there are certain individuals who by virtue of their position in government are entitled to direct DSS protection. These are likely the individuals who have received this manual. It makes sense. Despite the fact that almost everyone is at risk, there are some people who simply must be given the highest level of protection because of their position in government. Now taking such precautions to secure the lives of those most immediately under their care does not mean nothing at all is being done to protect the wider public. And this is the work of the police by the way. |
Politics › Re: Peter Obi: I Used 22-car Convoy As Governor Until I Found Out 13 Were Empty by SmartyPants(m): 1:25am On Feb 25, 2020 |
fyneguy: lol You really think the adversaries are not watching to see when your guards are down, then they can strike? What I really think is that some of you watch movies so much that you cannot separate fact from fiction. |
Politics › Re: Peter Obi: I Used 22-car Convoy As Governor Until I Found Out 13 Were Empty by SmartyPants(m): 2:21pm On Feb 24, 2020 |
godofuck231: so did suleimani when he touched down in one of the world's most secured airports Very different context. |
Politics › Re: Peter Obi: I Used 22-car Convoy As Governor Until I Found Out 13 Were Empty by SmartyPants(m): 12:00pm On Feb 24, 2020 |
godofuck231: by the time 4 cars hits IEDs and he's half conscious he will understand what a counter ambush strategy is When last did a governors convoy suffer such in South Nigeria? Security strategy and analysis is designed to meet realistic threats. |
Business › Re: What Business Can I Start With 1 Million To Make 5k Daily? by SmartyPants(m): 12:55pm On Feb 22, 2020 |
EliteDude: Nice one!!!
Is gaming shop reaaly a long term investment? Personnally i feel we'd get to the time when people wont Need to go to a bet shop to bet, technology would change alot of things bro, i feel in about 5 years time from now, bet shops would phase out. Remember back then when we'd to those shops that rent out Video CDs and Cassettes of Foreign and Nigerian movies. Then everyone started BUYING THEIR OWN CDS AND CASSETES. Please dont mis-understand me, just thinking long term and would love to know your tnoughts sir. You have foreseen the future.. Nothing stops you from positioning yourself to take advantage of this future trend. |
Celebrities › Re: Pete Edochie: Any Man Who Kneels Down To Propose To A Girl Is A Fool by SmartyPants(m): 11:41pm On Feb 20, 2020 |
xendra: please apart from dick and money, what other impact does a man add to a woman's life?
asking for a friend
so many mentions yet not 1 thing, guess that's all y'all have afterall, but you want a woman to be everything including a mother, househelp, maid, prostitute, manager and nanny for you. SMH All of which are things one can acquire with money. So if you are getting money and you believe in transactional relationship, then you have no grounds to complain. |
Crime › Re: Yahoo Boys Killed Dagan Laetitia Naankang, Burnt Her Body - Guardian by SmartyPants(m): 10:12am On Feb 20, 2020 |
Catty94: after reading this confidential memo I still don't see how it relates to the woman's death even if she was responsible for the leaked memo it's so insensitive to kill/assassinate her all because of a leaked memo of the NSA cautioning the COS. I certainly doubt the Aso Rock officials orchestrated her death. I mean it's so callous Killing this woman cos she leaked out a confidential memo that has been publicised already. Besides the content is only a warning to the COS I don't know about the cabal killing her but the contents of that letter are extremely damaging to the Buhari admin, which has al3ays denied the existence of such a canal. Now it is clear the president is not in control. |
Politics › Re: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Rotimi Amaechi For Denying Kidnappers' Attack by SmartyPants(m): 2:13pm On Feb 19, 2020 |
Fuckgovt: to let him feel ashamed and know that we all can be hit someday, leading with lies and propaganda is bad Good! And my point was that there is nothing to be ashamed of in running from armed attackers. |
Politics › Re: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Rotimi Amaechi For Denying Kidnappers' Attack by SmartyPants(m): 10:29am On Feb 18, 2020 |
By Fuckgovt: she shamed him because he lied not because he ran. Okay, ask yourself this. What was the relevance of mentioning that he ran? She could have stopped at saying "my relatives saw you" (which itself is not sufficient proof by the way). |
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Chelsea Vs Manchester United (0 - 2) On 17th February 2020 by SmartyPants(m): 1:37am On Feb 18, 2020 |
Dannyozs: Officiating very poor in the game. One may not be wrong to say its tilted in favour of Manure. From the booking of Willian on the touchline despite very clearly being fouled, to the cancelled goal and later booking Zouma for a clear sliding challenge. Zouma wasn't booked for the tackle. He was booked for the fracas |
Politics › Re: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Rotimi Amaechi For Denying Kidnappers' Attack by SmartyPants(m): 1:32am On Feb 18, 2020 |
executive12: He should not have denied that the incident took place. What is the objective evidence that it did? |
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Chelsea Vs Manchester United (0 - 2) On 17th February 2020 by SmartyPants(m): 6:35pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
ogododo: Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard has provided his team’s injury update ahead of their Premier League clash with Manchester United to Stamford Bridge on Monday night.
The game between the two Premier League rivals could go a long way in determining who finishes fourth in the English topflight.
Lampard told Chelsea official website on Saturday that star forward Christian Pulisic has been training with the U23s as he continues to recover from a hip injury.
Pulisic, will, however, not be available for selection against United on Monday.
England international Ruben Loftus-Cheek has also been working hard after recovering from a serious Achilles injury but the midfielder will not participate in the game.
The manager also confirmed that striker Tammy Abraham is still feeling the effects of an ankle injury that he initially suffered against Arsenal last month.
He said the young striker will need to be assessed over the weekend before his availability for the match will be determined.
“Christian trained with the Under-23s today, which will hopefully be for a short period and we’ll factor him back into our training soon but he won’t be fit [for United],” he told Chelsea.com
“Ruben won’t be fit for this game. He’s getting closer, training a lot and he just needs more match fitness to be in consideration but it’s great to have him nearly back.
“Tammy is still feeling the effects, we’ve had to take him out of training for a couple of days this week. He trained today so we’re hopeful but he’ll be assessed over the weekend.”
A win will see Chelsea maintain their fourth place and brighten their hope of playing in the Champions League next season. No news from the Utd side? |
Politics › Re: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Rotimi Amaechi For Denying Kidnappers' Attack by SmartyPants(m): 6:31pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
ebuclassic18: No he shouldn't have denied the attack [ agrowell: He should not have denied quote author=Jimbadly post=86731930] No sir, he should not have denied that he ran.[/quote]Okay, it's been at least 24 hours since the incident. Can you show me the evidence of at least one person who was there that corroborated the story of the attack? This woman wasn't even there. |
Politics › Re: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Rotimi Amaechi For Denying Kidnappers' Attack by SmartyPants(m): 4:41pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
Angelfrost: No one is querying his human need for self preservation... The issue here is the unnecessary and idiotic need to lie about it. Capish??!  Actually the Yesufu lady seems to be doing just that. Plus he never said he wasn't there. |
Politics › Re: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Rotimi Amaechi For Denying Kidnappers' Attack by SmartyPants(m): 4:20pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
tofolo: The issue is not the running, but the denial. Are you saying I cannot select my own issue to make a point of? |
Politics › Re: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Rotimi Amaechi For Denying Kidnappers' Attack by SmartyPants(m): 4:02pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
Rabiu4190: He lied about it.... Best is to report to the president not to lie about it. This is how they keep deceiving us. I am just making an observation about the way she seems to be seeking to shame him for supposedly running. |
Politics › Re: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Rotimi Amaechi For Denying Kidnappers' Attack by SmartyPants(m): 3:53pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
jamace: If actually he was in that train, why should he lie to Nigerians and the world that he wasn't there? He never said he wasn't there though. He said the story wasn't true. And the initial story was that there was a kidnap attempt...now the story is that of armed robbers. The initial story was that his entourage scampered. Now the story is that the attackers were repelled by his guards. I took his terse statement to mean that the way the story was reported was not true, not that he was not there at all. I also really want to know how it is possible to rob a moving train. |
Politics › Re: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Rotimi Amaechi For Denying Kidnappers' Attack by SmartyPants(m): 3:41pm On Feb 17, 2020*. Modified: 6:26pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
So he should not have run?
Edited: please note that I am deliberately focusing on this particular issue because the lady was trying to shame him for having run if he actually had been there. |
Career › Re: Meet The Aliu Family Of Medical Doctors Where All 5 Sisters Are Medical Doctors by SmartyPants(m): 3:25pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
Yohh: Just privilege. They likely got into medical school with connections not just brains, also heard that all are graduates of Unilorin. Any evidence? |
Romance › Re: Is It Right To Date My Employee? by SmartyPants(m): 2:36pm On Feb 15, 2020 |
Atlanticfire: Don't date your sales girl. That can be considered as sexual abuse.
Business and pleasure does not go nicely together.
If you want to marry her, then simply go and meet her people and pay her bride price. That is not sexual abuse anywhere in the world unless the subordinate is not interested and the superior persists or the advances are made in an inappropriate way. |
Politics › Re: Atiku Abubakar Congratulates Douye Diri On Supreme Court Judgement by SmartyPants(m): 7:15pm On Feb 13, 2020 |
Tomide007: As I've always maintained before the governorship brouhaha that we saw in Imo state, Nigeria's judiciary is setting a bad precedent. Denying the right of people to elect a candidate on the basis of an error/stupidity of a candidate. In Imo, INEC maintained that the result is not right, but the Supreme court insisted that they have to accept the result on the basis that the person who canceled the manufactured vote is not the one saddled with that responsibility. In this one, we're denying someone who was voted in on the basis that the deputy presented a false document. Why not sack the deputy, afterall, the house of assembly in Kogi sacked the deputy and left the governor. we need to alter how we do things so that we can get things right with this nation. Both Imo and Bayelsa now have governor's that the people don't want....Basically, legal technicalities and elections can make you a governor in Nigeria. Don't misrepresent the judgment of the Supreme Court. This was not the reasoning of the Court |
Properties › Re: My Landlord Wants Me To Pay A Debt I Didn't Accrue by SmartyPants(m): 10:53am On Feb 13, 2020 |
Openedheavens: I need nairalanders' advice concerning my present predicament.
I rented an apartment late last year and discovered my power wasn't disconnected despite having not made any recharge on the prepaid after 2 weeks.
I called my landlord brother who let the place out to me, to inform him about my findings, but he insisted that I was enjoying the recharge from the previous tenant.
I tried checking the balance through the small box used for recharging but it wasn't connecting and I believed it was a network issue
After about a month, my curiosity heightened and for the fact that I hate to be involved in anything illegal, I decided to make further inquiries concerning the metre.
My neighbor and chief tenant who has been in the house for about 4 years told me that there's debt on the metre which made the previous occupant connect directly while by passing the prepaid metre..
I called a friend who once worked with Nepa and he made findings saying the debt on the metre is 118,000 naira. I got the number of the landlord and decided to put a call to him last December.
He claimed that the house has been on prepaid metre since the erection of the building. And said I should ask Nepa how the debt was accrued.. I agreed with him so I decided to make more findings concerning how debt got on the metre.
During this period, a nepa official came for inspection, he dropped his phone number as I was not at home. I called him and explained everything to him..
He gave me the summary of the transaction which showed that the house owed a debt while on post paid, which was transfered on the prepaid meter when it was installed. The nepa official indirectly asked me to bribe him so he would leave the metre not disconnected which I didn't oblige to.
He came last week to disconnect the metre and I have called the landlord who refused to find a solution to the problem.
My landlord claims he hasn't lived in the compound for a day and wouldn't be responsible for it. I suggested that I clear the bill and deduct it from my next rent. He refused.
I have been in darkness for over a week now and running on generator without any solution in sight.
What's the best measure I can take towards resolving this issue? Pay for it then sue him for a full refund while making preparations to leave his house. |
Crime › Re: Chima Ikwunado’s Tortured Body For Autopsy As Police Release Corpse by SmartyPants(m): 3:03pm On Feb 11, 2020*. Modified: 1:15pm On Feb 12, 2020 |
Today is genuinely one of my saddest moments I can ever recall having as a Nigeria. Why? Why? Why?
Tears want to run from my eyes...why torture an innocent man? |
Romance › Re: Valentine, My First Time.. by SmartyPants(m): 10:44am On Feb 11, 2020 |
Kelliebright: Good morning mates...
It happened that I asked this lady to be my Val, not hoping for a yes, rather, was expecting an excuse, but she actually gave me a "wowed" yes. Funny enough it's going to be my first ever official val with a lady. We're just friends and for over 4yrs now. And I like her a lot though...
PLS HELP DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT. She's been a graduate over 4yrs as well and an N-power beneficiary n also into occasional biz.
Would want to keep it simple n matured. Need advice n ideas... My advice is: keep it simple and mature. |
Politics › Re: Okada, Keke Ban: Occupy Lagos Protest This Morning In Pictures by SmartyPants(m): 1:21pm On Feb 08, 2020 |
obotblitz: Nice one. Let the government know that popular sovereignty belongs to the people. Why should they make policies that are against the people that voted them in? Popular sovereignty belongs to how many people? 200 out of 11 million? |
Celebrities › Re: Share An Encounter You Had With A Celebrity by SmartyPants(m): 1:36am On Feb 08, 2020 |
DavidEsq: I'm not talking of jobs. I'm talking of the general vegetation in the environment. The name Gambia sound like green vegetation, cool, fresh air . Oh lol! Yes it is actually...lots of trees within the capital and of course there is a major river (the river Gambia) that flows across the length of the country. |