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Culture / Re: Are Yorubas The Most Stingy And Tight-fisted Persons In Nigeria? Any Experience? by temielects(m): 12:35am On Jan 05
Nah that award goes to the Igbos.
Food / Re: How Many Of These Yoruba Food, Soups and Vegetables Do You Know? by temielects(m): 12:31am On Jan 05
Egboyin (the Ekiti name for banga soup)
Food / Re: How Many Of These Yoruba Food, Soups and Vegetables Do You Know? by temielects(m): 12:30am On Jan 05
Ila alasepo
Food / Re: How Many Of These Yoruba Food, Soups and Vegetables Do You Know? by temielects(m): 12:30am On Jan 05
Obe Owu
Food / Re: How Many Of These Yoruba Food, Soups and Vegetables Do You Know? by temielects(m): 12:29am On Jan 05
Ishapa
Food / Re: How Many Of These Yoruba Food, Soups and Vegetables Do You Know? by temielects(m): 12:29am On Jan 05
*Marugbo*

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Romance / Re: PornHub Releases Top 20 Countries Viewers In 2023 by temielects(m): 11:28pm On Jan 04
Na xvideos Naija dey watch
Politics / Re: Obi, Utomi Pay Condolence Visit To The Akeredolus In Ibadan (Photos) by temielects(m): 1:31am On Jan 03
Kingbenn:
Hate or Love him, PO is a kind man with a pure heart. Wished INEC rigged him instead of Bala Blue but what do I know? Am I even talking sense at all? Where is DJ self? Abeg play me E no concern me by Dino Melaye Featuring Osadebe Osita
the hatred you habor in your heart is the reason why you think others are embittered like you, nobody hate Obi, we just doubt his capability to sustain an economy like Nigeria's after failed in governing his own state during his tenure as a governor of Anambra State, rest.

Obi remains a boy!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Liverpool Vs Newcastle United (4 - 2) On 1st January 2024 by temielects(m): 10:19pm On Jan 01
Make Liverpool just loose this match, I swear I go happy 😁
Family / Re: Husbands Of Groom And Brides Moms Whos Dressing Got People Talking Spark Reacti by temielects(m): 2:47pm On Dec 14, 2023
Yoruba ita lawa owanbáșč́ people 😂
Politics / Re: Time Ticks For Nigerian Ruling Elite by temielects(m): 10:29am On Dec 12, 2023
Darevofpeace:
TUESDAY FLAT OUT




By Suyi Ayodele



(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, December 12, 2023

https://tribuneonlineng.com/time-ticks-for-nigerian-ruling-elite/

I take a bet. The judgement of God and of the people is nigh! Check your neighbourhood. For weeks, and in some cases, months, there is no electricity. But in your houses, you run your generator. Neighbours come around to charge their phones, rechargeable lamps and what have you in your compound. How do you tell them that you are not part of the oppressors? What about water? As early as 5 am, neighbours are already on the queue in front of your house to fetch water. They don't have the boldness to knock on your gate to wake you up. They know that they are at your mercy, and so, they wait until you wake up to turn on the tap for them. Many of these people grew up with functional water corporations and dams in their towns and villages. We are already in the festive period. How many Nigerians have what to eat during this season? How many can afford a bag of rice? How many will be able to buy clothes for their children and wards? How many are already calculating the school fees for the second term which begins by the first week of January 2024? When you consider these, you will realise that there is no time to postpone fixing Nigeria. The elite just have to fix Nigeria now or Nigerians will fix them, and permanently too. The masses are like the sheep. Those are the most gentle of all animals. But they have the most poisonous teeth ever! You can read me again. Sheep have teeth. Just pray they don't bite you with them. There is no anti-rabies vaccine that can cure that.



Dr Kashim Shettima, the vice president, is a brilliant man. As a politician, he may not be a good man. No Nigerian politician of this inglorious era is good. I make no bones about that. I saw Dr Shettima a couple of times on television during the 2023 campaigns. I enjoyed his dramas when he served as the Director General of the Tinubu Campaign Organisation during the All Progressive Congress (APC), presidential primaries. He was blunt and assertive. He appeared then to know what he wanted, or what he was briefed to do. In the delivery of his mandate then, he did not spare anyone. He took no prisoners. He insulted as many as he could. He befriended those he considered useful to the project at hand. He was acerbic in his dealing with the then Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Fortune smiled on Shettima at the end of the primaries. His principal, Tinubu, picked him as his running mate. The duo went ahead to win the general election. Today, Shettima occupies the office he once said was only good for selling ice cream and popcorn! Unfortunately, since May 29, 2023, Dr Shettima and the government he serves as the vice president have been serving Nigerians more than ice cream and popcorn. The government of his principal serves Nigerians pains and agony. He is aware of this and the inherent danger. He spoke about it not too long ago.

In his recent outing in Abuja last Saturday, Shettima sounded more of a populist than a realist. He spoke at the graduation ceremony of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 16 participants from different security agencies and nominees of state governments. His submission was that with the present high cost of living, Nigerians “are angry with government officials.” If he expected us to clap for him for saying that, I can tell him for free that he is damned wrong! Absolutely WRONG! The vice-president talked about the parlous condition of the common man in Nigeria of today. He said that the ruling elite had between 10 to 20 years to do something, otherwise, something will give. Here are his exact words:” 
 But now, as we cruise around in our bulletproof cars, one will see contempt in the eyes of the poor. We have to improve the quality of governance. And what we have is a tiny window of not more than 10 to 20 years. Let’s improve the quality of governance.” He is, again, wrong! With the situation of things in Nigeria, the bomb can go off any moment. Call me an alarmist; the time ticks precariously. Shettima and his gang don't have five years, not even two years. The time to make corrections and bring back life to the people is now.

The locusts that had before now eaten up of our vegetation had been buying time. The current generation of vampires in power thinks it can buy more time. There is no more time. Things are bad. No! Things are at their worst ebb. The middle class is eliminated, completely. What we have now are two contrasting stratifications of the super-rich, and super- poor. Poverty is shared in equal proportions. Those who have no reasons to beg are now corporate beggars. We are all engaged in 'fine bara'. I am not exempted. The other time, my laptop collapsed beyond repair. I couldn't raise the money for a new one. Who did I turn to? My 65-years plus first cousin! I struggled to call him. I felt ashamed calling a 65-year-old man to come to my rescue, when he is supposed to be resting. But I thank God he did what I asked for without hesitation. He must have known that I was at the end of my tether to have called him in far way UK for a laptop. Truth be told; I was at my breaking point before I made that call. I ask this: how many people have cousins or relations who would respond promptly to that type of Macedonia call? How many of such requests can I respond to if occasions demand? This is not because one is wicked or selfish. The means are not just there. Many relationships have broken because of this. We ignore calls we would hitherto have picked with enthusiasm. This is our situation, Dr Shettima. This is the level crass misgovernance has pushed us to. I don’t see the projected 10 to 20 years of redemption as realistic. The time to do it is now!

Why am I so worried about the present situation? Something happened to me last weekend. I was in Ekiti State last weekend. From Ado Ekiti to Odo Oro through Ijesa Usu Ekiti, I saw poverty in its naked form. Driving around the neighbouring Ikole Ekiti axis, at a spot, a big female goat ran across the road, and I slammed the break. The resultant dust from the dusty road attracted curses from the people around. "RĂ­rĂĄ lu Ă  rĂĄ nĂș" (may you be lost forever), they pronounced. I recognised two of the people. I parked the car, turned off the engine, and alighted. One of them, who felt that I was coming to challenge them said something in our Ekiti dialect: "HĂŹn jĂ© ha bĂČ; erun rĂš Ă  kan (let him come, his mouth will go sour). I approached them. They recognised me. The most elderly of them said: "HĂčwo hĂ  hin, Suyi (So it is you, Suyi). We exchanged greetings, and apologised for the dust.



The most aggressive one among them said something similar to what Dr Shettima alluded to. While apologising for the curse, he added: "HĂ  rĂČ wĂ­pĂ© ĂČkĂ n nĂșnĂș hĂŹhan olĂłrĂ­ burĂșkĂș hĂ n nĂŹ ni (We thought it is one of those bad heads). That is the level of aggression in the land. Hunger is already mixing with anger. My screeching of the brake attracted curses and aggression from people, who before now would have shown sympathy and thanked God on my behalf for not damaging the car. As I left them, I kept wondering what had happened. They knew the goat ran to the road. They knew I avoided killing it by applying the brakes Yet, they still cursed me. Now, ask what would have happened if I were not someone they are familiar with. Or, I was to be a top government official, the type the people had already labelled hĂŹhan olĂłrĂ­ burĂșkĂș (bad heads). If we continue like this, the bullet-proof cars will not be enough. I deliberately employed the plural pronoun, "we", because whether we like it or not, we shall all be victims of the people's reaction. It does not matter whether one had been in government before or not. As long as you drive a nice car, put on fine cloth, and you look ‘fresh’; you belong to the ruling elite in the estimation of the poor.



Someone foresaw our situation long ago. He equally forewarned us of the looming danger hanging over us all. His name is Chief Jeremiah Oyeniyi Obafemi Awolowo. Before he joined the sages on May 9, 1987, he granted an interview on a wide range of issues. Professor Moses Akin Makinde captured some of the things the Avatar, Awolowo, said in that interview in a book: “AWO: The Last Conversation” (2009). The philosopher-politician talked about the attitude of the northern elite to the poverty over there and warned thus: “But I think that sooner than later, the leaders of the north will see the repercussions of their selfishness and carelessness in their attitude towards western education. But the time will be too late, and if they don’t regret it or blame themselves for lack of foresight, the northern youth may ask their leaders some questions when they see the rate of development that goes with education in many parts of southern Nigeria. They may then wonder whether it was in their stars or in the selfishness, carelessness and lack of foresight of their past and present leaders.” If the dead do see the living, Awolowo would have seen that it is not only the northern youths that are asking questions now. All Nigerians do. The questions are too dangerous. The question, ‘how did we get here’? is not asked with joy and happiness. The western education Awolowo donated to the south, particularly the Western Region in the early 50s is now a waste today. Or, what do you make of a child with two post-graduate degrees that has remained jobless for over five years? How useful is that education? What has happened to all the cottage industries established by the founding fathers of the nation? Who wasted them?

Awolowo, in that same interview, talked about the qualities of his ministers and advisers. He said he chose them “strictly on merit and because of their education, standard and discipline.” He added: "Every minister or adviser and top civil servant had to do his homework properly before bringing anything to a cabinet meeting or any other important meeting where it will be subjected to rigorous debate. Where there are grey areas, expert opinion would be sought for the purpose of objectivity
It is because of this service to the public that I often maintained that the office of the President, or Prime Minister is not for pleasure. Unfortunately, in Nigeria, it looks as if the office of the President, Minister or Adviser is for pleasure, like dining and wining and carousing with women of easy virtue both at home and abroad.” Sad! If I should trouble the sage in his rest, may I announce to him that in the Nigeria of today, ministers pay to be given ‘juicy’ portfolios; that members of the National Assembly now rise to sing solidarity songs whenever the president comes calling. May I inform the legend that in the Nigeria he left behind, some felons killed our darling Deborah Samuel on May 12, 2022, at her Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, and they got away with it. But Rhoda Jatau, who condemned the killing, was arrested on May 20, 2022, and spent 18 months in prison custody in Bauchi before she was finally released on bail! And she would still have her days in court for alleged blasphemy, incitement and cyber-stalking.

From Sokoto to Ibadan, Kafanchan to Eduabon; from Okigwe to Jalingo, and from Makurdi to Ode Irele, poverty walks on all fours. On the faces of the people are frustration, anguish and anger. Dr Shettima saw this in his Maiduguri. He once had the opportunity to change the narrative and improve on the lots of the people. He was a governor for eight years. Under his watch, over 280 school children were kidnapped in Chibok. His reaction was to reward the principal of the school with an appointment as a commissioner! Now, in the year 2023, the same man, as the number two citizen in Nigeria, is asking for a moratorium of 10 to 20 years to “improve the quality of governance”. No sir, Mr. Vice President. Do it now for the time ticks!
share your books if you've got any, I enjoyed reading this piece
Politics / Re: US Property Acquired By General Erema Akerejola - Sahara Reporters by temielects(m): 6:46am On Dec 12, 2023
Scein:
But wait Oo, who says we are broke as a country?

That is more than 100 million
no that's close to 1billion Nair
Health / Re: Inside Abuja’s Kidney ‘market’ Where The Rich Prey On The Poor by temielects(m): 8:45pm On Dec 10, 2023
The Nigeria government should be blame for this poverty weaponization, imagine a whole kidney for that token, what else let the trumpet sound like right now 😞
Culture / Re: Young Virgins Initiated Into Womanhood In Ogu Town, (OKRIKA) Rivers State by temielects(m): 8:30pm On Dec 05, 2023
Abi witchcraft
Nairaland / General / Re: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Plan To Form One Country by temielects(m): 9:07am On Dec 03, 2023
Fake news
Romance / Re: Women Are The Ones Controlling Our Leaders (pictures) by temielects(m): 9:05am On Dec 03, 2023
Who rule the world; Boys, who rule the boys; girls 😅

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Politics / Re: President Tinubu Meets King Charles III To Discuss Climate Change by temielects(m): 8:48pm On Nov 30, 2023
FuckingMachine:
Why is his arm disjointed from his chest? It looks poorly aligned.
No, it's a sign of humility, majorly Yoruba will understand that posture better; unless proven otherwise that posture means selflessness and humility. #yorubaway
Romance / Re: One Wrong Sex Fit Steal Your Peace For Life by temielects(m): 10:57pm On Nov 28, 2023
In rape yeah you looses even the basic freedom of life, sex wisely pray for forgiveness often only God is holy

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Foreign Affairs / Re: If Israel Fails, We Are Next - Mosab Yousef, Son Of Hamas Founder by temielects(m): 12:31pm On Nov 23, 2023
360degreess:
..It doesn't justify the killings of innocent civilians in Gaza by the Israeli forces..
yes nah cause you think through your anus
Politics / Re: Buhari Failed Nigeria, North Should Wait Till 2031, Arewa Think Thank Declares by temielects(m): 8:18pm On Nov 22, 2023
Ttalk:
These are Northerners saying it as it should be. They understand politics and don't renege on agreement.

Unlike our blodas who after abusing the North for 8 years suddenly turn advocates of the North with irritating topics on how Tinubu is dealing with the North.

Every time I see our blodas ventilating all around on those topics one cannot but admit that they are poor in politics and their childish attempt to pitch Tinubu against the north is the frustration of their electoral loss coupled with the bitter truth that they have missed out for another 16 years at taking a shot at the presidency
Igbo man no sabi politics make interpret in broken, this one no bi okrika or importation in general goods we respect unah for weytin unah capable of, but leave politics for political elites biko

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Politics / Re: FG Plans To Revive National Shipping Line by temielects(m): 7:47am On Nov 22, 2023
Great, we have sthis solar powered street light with intelligent surveillance cameras let's discuss how you get one for your communal project

Politics / Re: Ekeke justifies Gov Otti's Spending On Govt House, security votes in 3 Months by temielects(m): 8:30pm On Nov 20, 2023
The same way you publish in/with this article, a freshly edited portrait of HE why not publish the pictures of the deteriorating look of the ministries/offices that needs these burgious expenditures 😁
Romance / Re: See My Friend's Reaction When I Asked Her To Dress Like A Nurse Before Sex by temielects(m): 2:48pm On Nov 20, 2023
illicit:
It's nothing

Don't feel discouraged, keep the outfit around

One day, she will wear it herself, she might ask u to dress like a doctor too or pretend u are a patient


😉
senselessnes in your sensible thought lol, your perverted spirit will not let you rest 😂

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Business / Re: Fuel Price May Fall As Petrol Vessels Perth At Port by temielects(m): 2:45pm On Nov 20, 2023
Goodness19:
Fuel price may fall as petrol vessels berth at port

The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, may be reduced in filling stations operated by independent marketers this week, following the massive imports of PMS by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, oil dealers stated on Saturday.

It was gathered that the recent hike in petrol prices at retail outlets operated by independent marketers was due to the short supply of the commodity, which led to acts of profiteering by both depot owners and filling stations.

But operators in the downstream oil sector confirmed to our correspondent on Saturday night that several cargoes imported by NNPCL had arrived in Nigeria, as some of them were currently discharging at the ports.

“Once the products start hitting filling stations, fuel price will reduce, because the recent high cost was due to supply drop,” the National Public Relations Officer, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chief Ukadike Chinedu, told our correspondent.


On Thursday, oil marketers blamed the emergence of queues for petrol at filling stations in Abuja and neighbouring Nasarawa and Niger states on the low supply of PMS by its sole importer – NNPCL.

However, the national oil company refuted the position of marketers, as it argued that the queues in the affected areas were due to a “price war.”

But going by the latest development concerning the imports by NNPCL, operators in the sector stated that the queues would not only disappear but there would be a reduction in price at independent filling stations.


Currently, petrol is mostly sold at between N580 and N613/litre at filling stations operated by NNPCL. Most other marketers dispense the commodity at higher rates, with some selling PMS for as high as N670/litre.


He noted that the inflow of foreign exchange during the Yuletide would not necessarily impact petrol prices, rather the increased imports by NNPCL should warrant a reduction in price.

He said the large PMS imports were confirmed to marketers by NNPCL.

On whether marketers had started receiving the products, Ukadike replied, “By Monday we will start receiving from Port Harcourt and Warri, based on my last discussion with the NNPC management.”

Another major marketer also confirmed the position of IPMAN, as he stated that “when you wet the market with products, there’ll be no room for profiteering.”

Earlier, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, stated that the position of oil marketers as regards the re-emergence of fuel queues was not true, as he insisted that the oil firm had enough products.

“That is not true. The recent tightness in Abuja is essentially a price war which is typical of any competitive market. Motorists would rather queue at filling stations that offer lower prices than others.

“While NNPC retail is selling at N613/litre in Abuja, other marketers’ prices range from N625-N650/litre,” Soneye said.

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Politics / Re: APC Supporter Begs Peter Obi To Contribute His Ideas To Tinubu Administration by temielects(m): 1:26pm On Nov 16, 2023
Nonny95:
As a business owner, you arrange an interview to select a new CEO for your business, but end up employing a candidate with no capacity for the role - 'cause of base sentiments, & now you're hounding the qualified candidate you rejected to come sit with you in strategy sessions and share his vision/plans for the enterprise and also proffer solutions to the problems crippling your organization's growth/progress??

Imagine people that booted out GEJ are now calling for ideas from opposition leaders😂😂
the problem begin with you relating democratic leadership with mere employment, patriotism is missing in your analysis smh

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Politics / Re: Dino Melaye Defends His Refusal To Vote In Kogi State Guber Election by temielects(m): 6:50am On Nov 14, 2023
Yes it doesn't matter if you vote or not, cause you don't even believe you can win

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Politics / Re: Exchange Rate: NECA, Experts Disagree On FG’s Target by temielects(m): 10:55am On Nov 09, 2023
taylor89:
Exchange rate wey go soon drink viagra high again




Can’t wait for it to hit 3k per dollar
you will likely die waiting 😂
Business / Re: Fitch Affirms Nigeria’s Rating, Retains Stable Outlook On Reforms by temielects(m): 10:06am On Nov 05, 2023
Poorman go think say garri don cheap 😂

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Business / Re: Cardify's Digital Business Card Unveiled At Moonshot By Techcabal by temielects(m): 9:42am On Nov 05, 2023
How on earth did I missed this event 😱
Politics / Re: Nigerians Know That Politicians Are Thieves, Yet Still Vote For Them - Amaechi by temielects(m): 5:01pm On Oct 28, 2023
What do you expect from a country of such literacy statistics, check it out only the southern states with the lowest population makes it to first 20 on the list
Travel / Re: "I Feel So Lonely & Sad" Nigerian Lady Residing In Canada Weeps (pic/video) by temielects(m): 10:49am On Oct 22, 2023
AdamuKD:
grin
Prick dey hungry am
All those nonsense feminist, this will be una fate.
comrade lower your voice, Tonto dike is in the building

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