₦airaland Forum

Abeg, what does Shoprite have to do with performance of the state governor?

Is that the metric for performance you people cling to now??

Pathetic.

Lol

There are barely any Nigerian males that don't have native apparel in their wardrobe. Yet people are actually celebrating this man's actions as something Novel and something worth emulating?

Nigerians are natural sycophants.

'slays'?

I beg to differ

abbey621:
I smell nothing but lies here, I don't know of a woman that would have suspicions of her husband being gay and not confront him about it. I don't know a woman who would watch her husband masturbate and not confront him. The truth is this, she is being very defensive about the whole issue and this most often than not indicates false tendencies. Now there may be some truth to this such as maltreatment,violence and so on but to add homosexuality and masturbation to the list just seems a little sketchy to me.

Someone tells you that at the slightest disagreement, her husband beats her... Yet youre condemning her for not confronting more.


Now I see why some people get 25 in Jamb English.

jcross19:
the story have loopholes , why would a married man masturbate when he has a pretty wife or a wife? Something is fishing here , maybe the wife was not sexually active enough or the wife was denying his right. Well God know the best.

No loophole. Article insinuates that the man is gay, remember?
All this story in the public is unneeded anyway. Let her file for divorce and custody of her daughters. Simple

emror4u:
a thief is also a liar, even if he is telling the truth, I don't see how this concerns Jonathan.. all he made was verbal proposal to Dasuki.

Clearly, your ex president had little or zero oversight on the activities of the NSA if billions can be disbursed like that without any furore . Gross dereliction of duty.

One wonders how much he even knew of the NNPC rot if he was that clueless about the NSA.

I wonder.

Everyone has horror stories to tell about Nigerian hospitals. Many people have had terrible experiences there. My own grandfather died in UBTH over a decade ago on one dark night when the doctor gave a diabetic patient a glucose drip.

It still doesn't make sense for me or anyone to say anyone using LUTH or UBTH is partly to blame if anything goes wrong.
If a paying customer does not get value for money, your ire should go to the defaulting party.

Back to LG, it's worth noting that many of those YouTube videos came from estates that people invested in after being suckered by the very first set of buildings Lekki gardens put up.

It's all good to look at things in hindsight, but not all information is readily available at start. Certainly, I'd question the wisdom of anyone buying an LG property now until the Lagos State Government property survey is done.

As far as property values are concerned, it depends on multiple factors. Location and safety are key criteria. You'll still see robust valuation for LG houses in the phase 1 area that pass the Govt audit...especially the ones that aren't in high rise apartment blocks and where sandfilling wasn't employed.

Kondomatic:
The news came from EFCC, that was why I mentioned them.

Who's defending corruption?

To what purpose?

It would help if you read the article properly. It references a statement of witness filed by the accused.

Kondomatic:
Hear from the other side before jumping to conclusion. GEJ raped our economy from the back but EFCC shouldn't be trusted 100%, they might come out later to deny or withdraw the statement/charges.



BTW, Isn't 2.2billion the exact amount Buhari spent US trip? @ least GEJ spent his own(if true) to pray for Nigeria but Buhari's own is for what?

You met the treasury virtually empty and the first thing you did was to blow 2.2 billion on a foreign trip.

These old men don't care about us so Bleep them.

Please, don't be daft. This statement was NOT made by EFCC, but was a confession to the courts from one of the accused.

He has been asked to account for how the NSA paid him 2.2bn naira without a legal contract and this is his defence/explanation. Which other side is there to hear from? The EFCC?

Show a verified source for your travel expenditure claims. Besides, that has nothing to do with this case. Buhari's travels are documented and budgeted for as part of his job. No comparison.

So far, you're doing great a poor job at defending corruption

See the guy's mad dog ranting... Yet people come and claim. He was protesting peacefully.


Nonsense.

Kai!

Before anyone foolish comes to make noise about 'media propaganda' or 'media trial', know that this is a court room confession, backed by evidence, of this man receiving 2.2bn naira from Dasuki without a contract or any documentation, supposedly for 'special prayers'


2.2 billion naira. Let that sink in. Money the NSA could have used to buy weapons and equipment for our soldiers.

Smh.

Galaxy S7 has the best all round camera in a phone in the world right now.

Fact.

All this noise because NYSC camp was postponed by one month?

Seems these guys were banking on the 'allowee'

dainformant:
for Rochas; the fear of IPOB is the beginning of ..........

I really don't see what he has to fear from IPOB.

yekparikpa:
Sick and tired of this present Government. Present your evidences for a matter already court and stop the media propaganda bull.shit.

Sick and tired of you wailers who are ignorant, yet shamelessly vocal.

The entire article is about the EFCC presenting their case - backed by evidence - to the judge in a court. How the heck is this 'media propaganda'? Did they call a press conference to announce it?

send me your address so I can DHL a copy of Queen Primer or Brighter Grammar to you since you cannot even read properly.

shammah1:
Dead on arrival...
APC & EFCC should show us prove to back their stupid allegations not that old internet picture of drug money in a bucket they posted to back their lies.
We are tired of lies & propaganda.
EFCC are toothless - OBJ 2016

We are tired of you sycophants trying to derail the fight against corruption because of N2000 stipend.
Can't say i blame you too much, anyway. In this hot sun, it's hard to stand outside and carry placard for your usual N500. Much easier to sit behind your laptop and attack those who are fighting corruption.

I didn't see any maltreatment there. All I saw was a fellow resisting arrest.

These have to be the crappiest camera phone pics I've seen in a long while.

Lol
IPOBs say their 'Biafra' includes the south south.

When it comes to IPOB leadership, Na South easterners full everywhere.

Yet they take offense when people from Rivers state are wondering aloud why IPOB is deceiving people that the South south is part of Biafra.

Na wa

brabus:
Patiently awaiting the reports and recommendations of each agencies. That's what matters now.

I can only hope they'll also call the subscribers to come and take their fair share of the blame. Though they are not on my own menu. But I definitely have something for them. They should kindly submit their Testimonies (in 2 paragraphs) to their Pastors and Alfas for saving them from untimely death.

However, it seems someone in govt is reading up what we've been discussing here on nairaland. First, they didn't want to mention the name of the developer (a certain building in Ikate...) until we voiced it out. Second, they didn't want to issue a press release until we took to the street chanting "we no go gree." Thirdly, NIOB is condemning the brazen act of the developer after we call them out (This is like first time, i'll hear them talk on issue like this). Now, all relevant agencies (federal and states) have been called out just as we recommended 2 days ago. Don't be surprised this case will be the beginning of the change we've all been waiting for. Mark my (packaged) words.

Because we will school them on how it ought to be. Lets forget, how it has been.

Change is possible if rightly administered.

Well said.

To think they tried to hide the involvement of Lekki Gardens at first.

35 dead...such a tragic loss. This is probably top 5 in the deadliest building collapse incidents in Nigeria.

Ambode seems ready to crack down on LG, especially since it is a dragon that can be tamed easily, unlike TB Joshua

skimanski:
Anyhow incase you missed it, I said the major blame goes to the buyers. Never said Lekki gardens nor government were not to blame. So go next time read through things before your look for opportunity to insult people. But if you feel u can't comment without insulting me, then don't bother commenting, I will understand it's the way you are and can't change. But if you comment and do not insult me, then kudos, it means you've grown and I've improved impacted on your life today. However if you feel you want to comment and continue insulting then my brother Na God go hand that one dey ooo.

In case you missed it, my efforts at educating you have been geared towards setting you straight on your ludicrous 'major blame' line.
ZERO blame goes to the buyers. ZERO. Makes no sense to keep chest-beating and congratulating yourself on 'maturity' while you're employing juvenile reasoning skills.

skimanski:
Anyway my understanding of this what you are saying is that, If Hyundai tells you they can make Gwagon for Hyundai price and with Hyundai parts you will believe ? Who does that?

Nice try, but the gap between Lekki Gardens houses and some of the more premium developers is nowhere near that of your analogy. terrace duplex carcass in Horizon 1 would probably be around N35m. You'll get a terrace in more premium development in that area for around N50m, with finishing. At best, Lekki gardens is around 15% cheaper than average when you add in the cost of very good finishing.
Try using 115% of the cost of an ix35 to buy a G wagon.

See why I said you're not thinking these things out properly?

skimanski:
If you tell me it's right to go with Lekki gardens despite all the poor ratings, then you are entitled to your own opinion.

I dare you to point out anywhere I recommended Lekki Gardens. I happen to think they are a pretty terrible developer
However, the estate in question was marketed and sold in 2013, well before any negative stories of Lekki gardens gained popularity. Blaming the owners for buying into an estate that was marketed as reputable and as a great investment makes zero sense.

You whine about 'insults', but there's really no greater insult than you insinuating that folks who invested their hard earned money into LG's estates (and who will now be deeply upset about the damage to their investments) are the ones with the main responsibility for killing 25 men, women and children.

skimanski:
Ahhh!!!! comeon you dont insult people nah! is that how you talk? If you like Cheap things, you buy nah. If you disagree with my comments,you just disagree and dont Insult.

I didn't 'insult' you. It was a silly comment you made, and i stated that accordingly.

skimanski:
China makes Phones that do not last the 5th Charging Circle, or that might burn your other appliances, so are you telling me the biggest problem to that is the Government control or the Subcribers? You buy a house for 25m. Thats not even up to the price of land in that area. but you want to use that money to own a complete house, whose Daft now? You can see the Writing on the wall yet you still push the botton and open the door. So whose Daft?

Nobody is buying a standalone house for N25m. Did the part i mentioned about 'land density' fly out through your ear? The land for these type of estates are acquired as a bulk purchase, and because of the terrace or apartment design, several housing units are fitted on one plot of land, drastically driving down the unit cost of land per house. When the economics are run, there's perfectly enough cash to build a safe, secure house. It all depends on the business model. If the developer's plan is to minimize profit on the house to maximize returns from estate management, service charge fees etc, where's your analysis to say this is not a viable business model?

Your problem is that you speak out of ignorance. There are MANY business areas where these models are used, and they work pretty well. Sony sells the Playstation 4 at cost (or even a small loss) at $299, but they make billions in profit from sales of games, licencing fees and yearly subscription for online play.

Using your 'China' example, take a look at Xiaomi. They sell a phone with pretty much the exact same specs as the $700 Galaxy S7 for $400. While Samsung makes profit from the hardware sales, Xiaomi's business model is to sell their phones at razor thin margins yet make hundreds of millions in profits from sales in the preloaded Xiaomi appstore. This has paid off since they are now one of the top 7 phone manufacturers in the world.

Your darling estate developers that sell houses at a premium are using the 'Samsung' approach. They sell FEWER units with a higher per unit profit. Lekki Gardens should nominally be on the 'Xiaomi' approach. Selling a crazy boatload of houses at small profit margins, but much higher returns from service charges.

Then you - with your limited understanding - pop up to claim that the MAJOR culprits in an apartment block collapse that killed 25 people are the folks who paid money for these flats. And you consider it an insult when you're rightfully challenged over the inanity of this claim.


And to clarify, the N25m for a terrace duplex is only in places like Ajah where land prices are MUCH cheaper than in the area where the building collapsed.

brabus:
And I never looked at it from your perspective to blame it on the client.

That's because you're a smart fellow and inherently you know it's ridiculous to blame the client for this mishap

Tvegas:
Anyhow we wanna cut this ,buyers are also partly responsible. Some buyers never visit the site before paying. A brief visit to some of those sites will reveal poor constructions going on.

How is that a fault of theirs?

This isn't a custom build where you do it yourself. This is you trusting the track record of an estate developer and assuming all due diligence is being done.

The horizon 1 estate that had the collapsed building was advertised and sold to investors/buyers in 2013, well before LG became toxic.

I'm not sure what's driving this 'blame the buyers' mentality, but it sure ain't common sense.

People entered a contract with a developer to deliver quality housing. If the developer delivers a shoddy job, in what world does it make sense to blame the buyer that held up his own part of the agreement ?

Looking forward to when some people will blame car owners for any bad job their mechanic does.

skimanski:
This is a Clear case of Lekki Garden Bring Small Money put am for contractor hand, and expect contractor to make the figure work no matter what, and Contractor collects what he feels is his gain inside and use the remainder to work, before you know the money becomes too micro for the project. The major blame should go to the buyers who like Cheap things, you want to buy a house with money you know wont build you Carcass. didnt you think of how is it possible for the Sellers to make gain like. Oh! the sellers are not there to make gain right? only you the buyer is expected to gain from the process right? Thats a case of when people deceive their selves. you want to buy things with money you know isn't realistic and expect to get what you want. O.Y.O is their case anyway. Lekki Gardens Build Cheap Houses because they know people like their Buyers are everywhere. They want to eat their cakes and still have it.

I see this extremely stupid point of view, and it baffles me all the time.

Sure, lekki gardens houses are relatively cheaper than most other developers, but they aren't really CHEAP. You'd be paying N25+ million for a carcass terrace duplex...and that's not dirt cheap. Even taking out costs for the land itself (which is drastically reduced due to the density of LG buildings + terrace/apartment development), there are many here that build their houses with money in the same ballpark.

Also, LG makes extra money from the service charges and running fees from homeowners.

Some of you talk like the houses cost N5million each, That's far from the truth.

the prices for these buildings were set by Lekki Gardens. Customers just pay. To try to shuffle the blame for poor construction standards and rampant disregard for building rules on the customer is just plain daft.

Have you heard of 'common sense' before?

That usually ensures people don't post adverts in the politics section.

Curvinus:
You unbundle NNPC despite there being a Petroleum Industrial Bill in the offing to ensure standard best practices; yet you merge Works, Housing and Labour Ministries, three key Ministries into one, and give one man a blank cheque to run these key sectors as he deems fit.....

NNPC unbundled to increase transparency, reduce bureaucracy and ensure proper oversight.

Ministries with some overlap and serious redundancies merged to improve efficiency..especially as many of these ministries should never have been standalone if not for political expediency.

Curvinus:
Please, did Buhari ever learn to manage a corner shop before becoming President?

Ibe Kachiukwu was a well-regarded senior Executive at Mobil, managing many staff and charting company policy

Buhari rose to the ranks of General in the Nigerian Army, was the Commander in chief of the armed forces and has managed the PTF in the past.


YOU have yet to achieve a tenth of what these men have achieved. Yet you opine loudly in your stupendous ignorance.

LOL, I'm not sure why I always thought Barcanista was living in Rivers State

NOETHNICITY:
Where is tonyebarcanista?

Busy hustling for his payment for contributing to the PDP sponsored #ElRufaidestroyskaduna twitter hashtag

While the IPOB louts are trending anti-Elrufai hashtags on twitter, the guy is busy working.

He looks set to revamp Kaduna!

Kastonkastroll:
This is not good news. I was hoping and praying that the oil price should be going down, let's say till it gets to were oil will be sold at $1 per barrel or make the oil kuku become free for market. Oh God please let the crude in Nigeria dry up, all of it and ASAP. AMEN. We need to get serious in this country and that thing called oil/mineral resources has completely made the black man very lazy.

#istandwithbuhari

So you're praying for increased poverty, unemployment, suffering and reduced capital expenditure on infrastructure?

Do you realize we have a massive population to support?

These type of comments are driven by immaturity and ignorance.

tit:
mouth mouth mouth mouth
you say you go divide nnpc nto 30
but na only 7 them divide am
you don dey talk anyhow again

7 divisions, each with sub-companies. It's stated in the article. Why is it his fault if you cannot read?

Makweembo:
Bro, you can insult all you want but the facts remain the same. Take a look at the video and see for yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMTvgIKaOBI

We've seen all the stupid conspiracy theories designed to keep your bosses out of the jail they deserve. This is nothing new