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Business › Re: Dangote: 36th Richest Man In The World Walking On The Street Of Lagos Today by SmartyPants(m): 10:17pm On Sep 14
vr0xen:
80% of that money belong to elites
Why he masses love to entertain themselves with idle talk will never cease to amaze me. I know someone like you who has said all sorts - from how Dangote is just a front for Babangida, how Dangote was secretly mining gold in Kogi and that was why Yahaya Bello had a case with the EFCC and I just wonder... why do you do this to yourself?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: English Referee Governing Body Says Haaland's Goal Was Offside by SmartyPants(m): 7:47am On Sep 14
cyberguy72:
It was a clear goal. Fernadeez did not touch d ball and didn't even block d view of the goalkeeper, while Haaland was very onside.The rule is the rule forget What ref association says.Mediocre Man Utd shld go and lick.their wounds.
Who told you that touching the ball or impeding the view of the goalkeeper are the only ways to interfere with play? You obviously don't have a clue what the rule actually says.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: English Referee Governing Body Says Haaland's Goal Was Offside by SmartyPants(m): 7:45am On Sep 14
femi4:
The damage is done already

Human error at interpreting VAR is the new challenge now
This is not human error. That individual handling the VAR needs to investigated because I've learned he comes from Manchester so clearly he likely supports one of the teams.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Bishop Taiwo Michael Fakunle Killed In South Africa by SmartyPants(m): 9:32am On Sep 12
franchasng:
Normally, Nigeria ought to have declared full war against South Africa and invade the country so we can settle the scores once and for all.



If it were the ancient times, it doesnt matter, Nigeria will invade South Africa unannounced for real and take out thousands of them and start a full scale war that will make us respect each other at the end of the war, first and second world wars started almost like this....and many wars fought in the early years, thats why I love Europeans of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s
Kai this man and ignorance. cheesy

Do you know what it takes to invade another country thousands of miles away?


You need to move troops and supplies in large numbers and with constant air support.

You need all the countries whose territory you will pass through whether on land or on sea, to be your allies or at least supportive of your mission.

Nigeria adopts a largely defensive military doctrine and we do not invest in projective force for this reason. We can invade any country in West or Central Africa but that's it.
Romance › Re: My Ghanaian Boyfriend Beats Me - Nigerian Lady (Video) by SmartyPants(m): 7:54pm On Sep 10
RandDigital:
Why was Natasha trending worldwide? Because shes a woman and an exception in Nigerian politics. Why are there less than 5% women engaged in Nigerian high office? Either your women are really pathetic or Nigerian men pathetically insecure.

Don't tell me Nigerian women can enter politics of they want. That hogwash and gaslighting.
You can call it whatever you want, pal.
Romance › Re: My Ghanaian Boyfriend Beats Me - Nigerian Lady (Video) by SmartyPants(m): 7:46pm On Sep 10
RandDigital:
Are you trying to fool me or yourself?

Nigerian female representation in politics is very low because you resent women.

Look at what you did and said about Natasha. You think I didn't see?
You need to spend some time studying logic. What you are attempting and woefully failing to do is rely on the fallacy of observational bias.

And that fails itself because it is premised on a lie. Natasha was not particularly targeted because she was female. She was targeted because she opposed an extremely powerful individual from the ruling party.

And she was equally opposed and supported because like every politician she has supporters from her party and opponents from opposite parties.

But even assuming indeed that there was some amorphous "you" who did or said something to Natasha, would a single example prove your point? Are there no men of whom the same or worse have been said or done?

Rubbish.
Romance › Re: My Ghanaian Boyfriend Beats Me - Nigerian Lady (Video) by SmartyPants(m): 7:13pm On Sep 10
RandDigital:
You ARE a patriarchal society.

Only less than 5% of women are in Nigeria's senate and congress and there's no female governor.

Compare that to South Africa, where I live, 45% female representation in parliament and ever since I've been politically aware there's been multiple female provincial premiers since 1994.
Is patriarchy defined by representation or by equal opportunity?

You may wish to revise your logic.

We're a merit based society where women refuse to run for office. There's absolutely no man standing somewhere and refusing to let women be elected. Our chief justice is female, president of the Court of Appeal is female, president of the Nigeria Bar Association is female, etc etc. Nigerians have absolutely no problems with female leadership.

Finally, I fail to see the relevance of the comparison with South Africa.
Romance › Re: My Ghanaian Boyfriend Beats Me - Nigerian Lady (Video) by SmartyPants(m): 6:06pm On Sep 10
RandDigital:
Meanwhile you subscribe and benefit from patriarchy - that men are heads of families and leaders of society. Then who should save abused women if that's your ideology?
a. I don't subscribe to patriarchy. I subscribe to a free, merit-based society. One in which equal memebrs don't depend on others to rescue them while demanding equal privileges.
b. There's no patriarchy. Women have equal rights to do whatever and still turn around to act helpless, thus making the case that patriarchy should be returned. Do you agree with the return of patriarchy since women are apparently so helpless?
c. I don't benefit from patriarchy because there's no patriarchy.
d. My precise point was that women should not need rescuing. Yours apparently appears to simultaneously be that women are oppressed by the same patriarchy they need to save them. You are walking backwards and forwards at the same time because your position is benefits-based rather than principles-based.
Romance › Re: My Ghanaian Boyfriend Beats Me - Nigerian Lady (Video) by SmartyPants(m): 4:58pm On Sep 10
RandDigital:
By the time a woman is physically abused in a relationship she has lost total control and self esteem. They're in need of external help although they tend to return to the abuser.
Always someone else's responsibility to save this gender. We are tired.
Politics › Re: Benue: We Were Informed Ahead Of Obi's Visit, We Provided Security - Police by SmartyPants(m): 7:42am On Sep 10
WhizdomXX:
You a hypocrite, living a life that is false to your moniker and your name.
You're like the third person to respond with this nonsense so I wonder, can you people read at all or is it that your blind passion for Obi also strips you of these basic functions?

To put it simply, where exactly have I said Obi was compelled to inform the governor?
Politics › Re: Benue: We Were Informed Ahead Of Obi's Visit, We Provided Security - Police by SmartyPants(m): 9:38pm On Sep 09
Amumaigwe:
Letter to the governor for what purpose? If it is to provide security, the Commissioners of Police had done that. Obi doesn't need any logistics support from him either. Why does the governor think that he mist be informed personally before a VIP comes into Benue State?
The point is the governor did not lie! You should actually direct your questions to those who blamed the governor for failing to secure Mr Obi's life and movement.
Politics › Re: Benue: We Were Informed Ahead Of Obi's Visit, We Provided Security - Police by SmartyPants(m): 2:45pm On Sep 09
Mrexcell:
Are u guys even ok upstairs? Where in the nigerian constitution is it required for a nigerian citizen to inform a state governor of a state before visiting?
huh

Is there a place where I've said it is required?

What is the relationship between what I said and this garbage you just vomited?
Politics › Re: Benue: We Were Informed Ahead Of Obi's Visit, We Provided Security - Police by SmartyPants(m): 12:57pm On Sep 09
Dogalmighty17:
We can now see that the Benue state government is full of liars. The reverend father of a governor is a fraud. They claimed that the security agencies weren't notified of Obi's visit but it was a special adviser to the governor that led the thugs.
Nothing good ever comes out of Benue state. A state full of backwardness in every dimension.
Did the governor say Obi did not inform the security agencies or that he did not inform the governor? Why is it so easy for Obidients to lie, thinking sane members of society won't notice?

Is a letter to the commissioner of police equivalent to a letter to the governor?

Well of course their leader himself tells lies easily so no surprise!
Politics › Re: Benue: Battle Line Has Been Drawn - Aisha Yesufu by SmartyPants(m): 11:07am On Sep 09
AMINDA:
The Benue governor is under pressure. The Benue people across board have totally condemned the desperate action by the governor. It has won Obi more sympathy and support across the state. Tinubu "won" Benue with 3000 votes. That was the untested Tinubu that was sold with so much propaganda as the builder of Lagos. He has now been tried and the verdict is out there. The permutations for 2027 will be entirely different.
Make up your mind. It is either APC and INEC wrote results as you've suggested or the result was organic. If it was A, your rantings here have no place. If it is B, then your prior rantings about rigging were nonsense.


Overall, you cannot be taken seriously because your thoughts are as bereft of weight as a dry leaf tossed about in the harmattan winds.
TV/Movies › Re: Big Brother Naija Fan Fatigue: Why Viewers Are Finally Tuning Out by SmartyPants(m): 10:17am On Sep 09
No difference between stale big brother nonsense and stale AI articles.

And the reason for BBN's demise is simply that it was popular with millennials, and most of them are family people with children to raise now and less time for nonsense.
Politics › Re: 'We are peaceful people but Obi is always looking for our trouble' - Iorpev by SmartyPants(m): 5:07am On Sep 09
Thewrath:
Show me where in the constitution that states that obi is legally or constitutionally required to inform or seek permission from a state governor before visiting a state in Nigeria.

I have searched and can’t find any.
You are a funny guy o. So you know how to search the constitution? Oya show me where it says the governor is the chief security officer of a state as you said in your previous post.

wink
Properties › Re: Who's Responsible For Repairs In A Rented Apartment? Landlord Or Tenants? by SmartyPants(m): 5:25pm On Sep 07
MasterTeeUSA:
Who is using the gate?
If the tenants spoil the gate intentionally or unintentionally every week, do you think the landlord should be fixing it?
What about the exterior pumping machine that is used by tenants?

Now, let me educate everyone. I have a WhatsApp group called Landlording in Nigeria. If you are a landlord and interested, send me an email. If something is being used daily, it is the tenants ' responsibility to maintain what the landlord provided. Exterior things that are out of tenants' hands include roofing due to storms, but if you install solar and create leakage, you must fix it. If you block pipes leading to the soakaway due to CD wraps or Pampers, it is your responsibility, exterior or interior.

To prevent all this back and forth, landlords should always charge service fees with rent to cover expenses like this and since tenants must pay for these service fees, they will invariably be paying for all these damages. Some may want to pay, others may not want to pay...if they vacate, landlords will be stuck with the repairs. Listen and Learn.
Every business endeavour has its own risks. When the landlord lets his property out, he takes the risk of incurring certain expenses, which include structural repairs, particularly where one is dealing with a compound with multiple tenants. What if it is one particular tenant who is fond of destroying the gate? Will it make sense to burden other more careful tenants? Aside from common sense, in any case, this is what the law considers an implied covenant. I.e, it is implied that the landlord should maintain the fundamental structure of the property unless the parties agree otherwise.
Properties › Re: Who's Responsible For Repairs In A Rented Apartment? Landlord Or Tenants? by SmartyPants(m): 5:22pm On Sep 07
oroje1:
Please o my people, let me call myself a JJC here, I've lived in this apartment for a while now , just over 3 years to be precise, my landlord died recently, but while he was alive even though he was a bit strict, he was understanding and liberal in most of his expectations from us the tenants. Now the son in charge of the he house is something more or less a tyrant, I said so because our gate that has been broken for a while now, the young man said that it's we the tenants that should be responsible for the repairs, that the law of the land says so.... That that's what the law Court syipulates.... So I'm asking, is that true? There may be someone in the house who may know about this so well.
It is subject to agreement but if there is no agreement or the agreement does not touch on this question, then the structural repairs like the gate are the landlord's responsibility to repair. Now, your best bet is to go and find a lawyer.
Family › Re: Gumi Took My Moroccan Wife - Nasiru Musa Idris Alleges by SmartyPants(m): 11:06am On Sep 06
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
Women no get taste cha.

Imagine you as a woman riding Gumi 360 angry
It's obvious that the lady was likely underaged and desired to go back home which Gumi, despite his evil tendencies, probably facilitated.
Investment › Re: PXES Shutdown: Investors Raid Company Offices In Kogi, Adamawa by SmartyPants(m): 4:59pm On Sep 05
Nwaikpe:
It’s high time we raid those who patronize these schemes too.

Trust me, those who are habitual customers of these schemes have one character in common: they are a very wicked set of people.

That is why I advocate that they be arrested and charged with more grievous sentences than the owners of the schemes.

They are so wicked that they don’t care about losing their money, jeopardizing their family savings, or future opportunities, for most probable loss. What they care about is that somehow, they can cash out before it crash (make a victim of others).

Such a person is a potential armed robber, keednapper, bandit, Boko Haram, etc. They are dangerous to the public.
I was wondering what nonsense you were going on about till you said the bolded. Quite apt.

I once had an experience with a friend who was trying to convince me to put some money in. I patiently tried to explain to her that the only way to make money in these things is by eating off those who will eventually lose. Her response was that that's why I should "invest" early enough.

So I quite agree with you. A good chunk of these people are actually just wicked.
Family › Re: Chinese Nationals In Heated Street Argument In Ikoyi, Lagos by SmartyPants(m): 7:41pm On Sep 04
FreeStuffsNG:
Most couples can relate with this kind of outburst during heated moment. Don't be surprised if the issue is not even directly related to themselves but third party or children matters related.

They eventually chilled after the outbursts. They will be fine. I see that union lasting very long.

Thumbs up to every couple keeping it real and not piling up frustration leading to domestic violence and murder.

Try and chill sometimes to enjoy your marriage and a lovely relationship with your spouse. 1+1=1, He or she's all you got!
98% Probability this argument is about their business.
Celebrities › Re: I Refused To Help Davido Because He Looked Unkept — DJ Humility by SmartyPants(m): 3:28pm On Sep 04
The word is unkempt please.
Politics › Re: UBER Exit Exposes The Pitfalls Of Tinubunomics by SmartyPants(m): 5:22am On Sep 04
Uber as a whole is switching its business model to driverless cars and it's exiting markets globally, where this is not feasible. That's all there is to it.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Femi Azeez Joins Brighton On A 4-year Contract by SmartyPants(m): 6:09pm On Sep 02
ARISHEM:
That is why chelle quickly added him to his squad and made him play friendlies before he change his mind.
Our sluggishness was what made olise and Eze who where playing in the championship switched nationality. If we had caught them young we would not have been in this dilemma
Playing in friendlies will not stop him from qualifying for another National team. He is still eligible to switch.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Femi Azeez Joins Brighton On A 4-year Contract by SmartyPants(m): 6:06pm On Sep 02
Super happy for Femi but I have my reservations over the fact that he went to Brighton as the implication is that he will now be in direct competition with Zadok Yohanna who plays the same position.
Politics › Re: The FBI Is In Nigeria For Purely Political Reasons - David Hundeyin by SmartyPants(m): 11:08am On Sep 02
owagbeba:
A huge percentage of the youth population are in this petty scams… na FBI go tire, running after these small boys
They don't need to run after the small boys at all.

They need to:

A. Strengthen partnerships with the EFCC and Police

B. Understand the operating environment so as to understand the threat better

C. Make it known that they are determined to punish those they can catch, to serve as a deterrent.

That's a much more logical synthesis of their mission here.
Politics › Re: The FBI Is In Nigeria For Purely Political Reasons - David Hundeyin by SmartyPants(m):
This guy knows how to appeal to the uneducated.

1. You say the FBI is in Nigeria because the president works for them. Okay...explain why they need to be physically present here just because he supposedly works for them. What exactly are they working towards that requires their physical presence here?

2. Yahoo boys are not just gift card scammers, these are increasingly malevolent actors who target young people with sextortion crimes, leading to several deaths. No serious country will leave it's young people vulnerable to a growing industry of scammers targeting them and putting them at risk of death.

3. The scale of individual fraud becomes a much more significant issue when done as part of a part of industrial fraud. Nigeria has a fraud industry that compounds the effects of numerous small scale fraudsters into a massive threat.

In all, Hundeyin has made absolutely no point whatsoever.
Business › Re: Nigeria's GDP Growth Rate From 1999 To 2026 by SmartyPants(m): 1:46pm On Sep 01
anonimi:
Jonathan did not inherit a government without debts from Yar'Adua. Why are you omitting Yar'Adua from the sequence?

There was no global oil boom under Jonathan. That was under Yar'Adua.


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PDP did better with our resources and grew our economy better than APC did. Do you contest that?
You don't seem to have a firm grasp of the figures. The graph below shows quite clearly that there was an unprecedented oil boom from 2011 - 2014, during which oil prices were at their highest in history and did not drop for a single year within this period.

So what good management are you talking about when we were plunged into debt within this period?? I wouldn't want to go back and forth in the context of ignorance so please take some time to review the facts carefully.

https://www.macrotrends.net/1369/crude-oil-price-history-chart

Business › Re: Nigeria's GDP Growth Rate From 1999 To 2026 by SmartyPants(m): 1:08pm On Sep 01
CodeTemplar:
Reference the rebasing done by GEJ please.
I know the subsidy of forex as at that time played out in GEJ's favour but your claim about rebasing the GDP is not sounding familiar with me.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/4/6/nigeria-becomes-africas-largest-economy
Business › Re: Nigeria's GDP Growth Rate From 1999 To 2026 by SmartyPants(m): 1:00pm On Sep 01
CodeTemplar:
Rebasing of GDP helped the Tinubu figures in no small measure. It is hard for any sane human to see where the growth has taken place. Is it in output of commodities or a new industry has sprung up somewhere?
Save for rebasing of GDP that finally included telcom and more tech output that accrued over the last 25 years, Tinubu is used using 200m to play a highway-build-and-toll game.
Tinubu is just playing idiotic games with numbers, nothing more.
Rebasing is a relatively normal thing to do after some period of years. Note that GEJ also rebased the GDP which was what led to Nigeria finally overtaking South Africa as Africa's largest economy for some time. So you can criticize Tinubu on his own merit but it becomes hypocritical to criticize Tinubu against the standard set by previous presidents who did the very same things you're criticizing Tinubu for.

On the merits, one of the things Tinubu has standing to his credit in terms of GDP is improvement of foreign indirect investments. There's been a significant inflow that has contributed significantly to GDP. Of course, we want to see actual domestic production being the major contributor to GDP growth, but is 4 years enough for a radical transformation given the realities of the operating context?

The fact is that the first policy introduced by this government was the removal of fuel subsidies which brings initial hardship. But is the question simply one of whether the policy brought or impeded GDP growth or is it one of whether it was the right structural change for the long term health of the said economy?

Again, recall that there was run away inflation at the onset of the tenure. One of the moves put in place to arrest same was the hiking of the interest rates by the CBN, which drew in foreign portfolio investment but undoubtedly would have slowed direct investment simultaneously.

So the question then becomes, did this government fail to stimulate GDP growth or did this government do a tremendous job of arresting the economic damage?

There is real context to these issues.
Business › Re: Nigeria's GDP Growth Rate From 1999 To 2026 by SmartyPants(m): 12:38pm On Sep 01
anonimi:
Why is Tinubu borrowing more than PDP presidents who gave us cheap petrol even when oil price was low, even though roads are worse than before huh
If you read what you quoted, I believe the answer is already facing you squarely. Obasanjo secured the Paris Club refund which meant that for the first time in decades, all our revenue was unencumbered. This meant that we had a massive flow of money to spend. Why would we have borrowed then?

The real question is why did GEJ borrow? He is the only one out of all four who inherited a government without debts. So what sequence of events led him to plunge us back into debt during a global oil boom??

And none of this should be read as saying Tinubu is justified in keeping up with borrowing. No, but the formulation of your question is ridiculous to the extent that it pretends the PDP stewarded this nations resources faithfully.
Business › Re: Nigeria's GDP Growth Rate From 1999 To 2026 by SmartyPants(m): 12:24pm On Sep 01
Dogalmighty17:
The numbers don't lie. Even at Jonathan's worst, he was still better than APCs best.
The numbers don't lie indeed but you are yet to understand the story they are telling you. The critical fact is that there is a pattern to the numbers which shows that average GDP growth per presidential term dropped consistently and took a sharp decline under Jonathan and only began to pick up under Tinubu. That tells you something fundamental changed. And what was it?

Obasanjo cleared Nigeria's foreign debt through the historic Paris club refund. By the midpoint of GEJ's tenure, Nigeria was back in debt again. The windfall from the OBJ years, which Ngozi Okonjo Iweala advised the Federal and State governments to save, was squandered and we went right back to borrowing.

I saw one person up there say we were paying subsidy throughout these years but such people do not realize there is no free lunch anywhere. We were paying from money we did not have. That was why Jonathan's move to remove subsidies in 2011 was the right move but he lacked the strength of character to do the right thing even if he would be seen as the bad guy by the masses.

That Jonathan's worst set the stage for Buhari's worst. The difference is simply that Jonathan took over from Obasanjo who had left him abundance. Thus, while he depleted the reserves and plunged us right back into debt, the nominal growth figure stands to his nominal credit, obscuring just how bad a president he was.

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