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Family / The Morbid Proccess Of Preparing For The Queens Death by TruthOrSilence(m): 7:12pm On Apr 16, 2017
They have been planning for 60 years

On April 21st, Queen Elizabeth II will turn 91 years old. During her 65-year reign, she’s outlasted 12 US presidents and she is the only queen most British citizens have ever known.

In the States, they have dynastic families — the Kennedys, the Bushes, the Clintons — but the American government is specifically designed to limit and control the power of our political leaders. And while both British power specifically and monarchal power on the whole have declined considerably during Queen Elizabeth’s reign, Americans cannot truly grasp her significance as a cultural icon and symbol of British power; when she dies, many people will feel as if they lost their own mother.

In Britain, the deaths of royal family members are heavily orchestrated affairs. When King George V was close to death in 1936, his doctor, Lord Dawson, made the decision to euthanize his patient, injecting him with 750 mg of morphine and a gram of cocaine. The injection was intended to relieve the King’s agony, but also to expedite the process in order for the news to make the next morning’s paper.

The Queen’s death will be no different. Whether she dies at home or abroad, the country has prepared an incredibly elaborate response strategy.

Immediately following her death

Once the Queen dies, her eldest son, Charles, will inherit the throne. His siblings — Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew — will kiss his hands, pledging their loyalty to the new monarch.

The Queen’s private secretary, Sir Christopher Geidt, will use a secure phone line to contact Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, with the previously agreed-upon code words: “London Bridge is down.” The Queen is the head of state of 15 governments outside the UK and serves as a nominal leader for another 36 nations; the news will pass to the leaders of these countries next.

Then there is the matter of notifying the media, and subsequently, the rest of the planet. A press release will go out to the UK’s press agency and to media outlets around the world. As soon as the news is made public, a door at Buckingham Palace will open and a footman outfitted in black will exit to pin a “black-edged notice” to the castle gates; the castle website will be updated to a single black webpage bearing the same text as the notice.

Around the time of the Cold War, the BBC installed a “radio alert transmission system,” or RATS; the alarm’s purpose was to alert the nation in the event of an attack or emergency. Most BBC staff have only heard the alarm employed in tests, but after the Queen passes, the alarm will sound as a call to national mourning.

Lack of content will not be an issue: The Guardian reports that the paper’s deputy editor has a list of stories ready to go; the Times purportedly has 11 days’ worth of queen-related coverage planned. Other news organizations have practiced extensively, utilizing the name “Mrs. Robinson” during covert rehearsals. Experts are locked into contracts to give their exclusive takes to specific news organizations. Radio stations have crafted two levels of playlists with “sad” and “saddest” music. Fewer comedy programs will air on TV, everyone will wear black and people will be released from work early.

The mourning period

The Queen’s death will be marked by a 12-day mourning period, followed by the funeral. During this time, the newly minted king will take a short tour of four countries to greet his new constituents (Queen Elizabeth embarked on similar tours after her father’s death in 1952).


Her body will rest in Buckingham Palace’s throne room, next to an altar, the funeral cloth and the royal standard; four Grenadier Guards — members of the most senior regiment of British infantry — will stand sentinel.

Since 1672, the Norfolk family has assumed responsibility for royal funeral proceedings; the 18th Duke of Norfolk is in charge of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. The elaborate ceremony is expected go off without a hitch, largely owing to the fact that they started planning for the event in the 1960s. Organizers meet two to three times a year to update, refine and scrutinize the arrangements. Certain variables are already understood (it will take 28 minutes to march from St. James to Westminster Hall, where the body will lie in state). Other factors will be determined in real time by the new king.

The day after Queen Elizabeth’s death (also known as D+1) Charles will officially be declared king. During the Ascension Council, which will take place that same day, he will pledge a vow to protect the Church in Scotland.

Four days after the Queen’s death (D+4), her coffin will move to Westminster Hall, where it will rest for four days; for 23 hours a day, guards will watch as the Queen’s subjects come to pay their respects. Every detail is plotted out, from how often the wreaths on the coffin will be replaced to how many portable toilets and water stations will be needed to accommodate the half a million people expected to attend.

Most businesses will close on the day of the funeral, 12 days after her death. Big Ben will ring at 9am, signifying the start of the proceedings. The funeral will take place in Westminster Abbey, in front of 2,000 guests. When the funeral begins at 11am, the country will cease all activity — for a moment, everyone and everything will stop, acknowledging the end of an era.

In his incredibly researched article for the Guardian, reporter Sam Knight writes that Queen Elizabeth is “Britain’s last living link with our former greatness — the nation’s id, its problematic self-regard.” The last few years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign have been particularly fraught (see: Brexit; Scotland’s possible defection from the UK; powerful forces in Australia’s government pushing to pull out of the Commonwealth and establish a republic; the possibility that others will follow). The pomp and circumstance expected for Queen Elizabeth’s passing will celebrate her life and mourn her death, but it will also signify the official demise of Britain’s global superiority. When Elizabeth dies, the country will mourn their queen, but also their legacy."

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Forum Games / Re: Who Can Crack The Code And Unlock The Padlock? by TruthOrSilence(m): 5:51am On Mar 30, 2017
CORRECT ANSWER IS 042

THIS IS WHY

Because 6 appears in the first two boxes in the same location that excludes it from the code wherein it says in the first box that one number is correct and well placed and in the second box one number is correct but wrongly placed. So the correct number in the first box is 2.
Second box takes out 6 for sure but not certain yet on 1 and 4.
On the third box, since we have taken out 6, we are now left with 2 and 0 but we have to find their order. Remember we still have 1 and 4 also.
Fourth box says nothing is correct which would be a yardstick for the fifth box.
Fifth box says one number is correct but wrongly placed which automatically turns out to be 0 knowing that 7 & 8 are not correct.
Since 0 appears on the third & fifth boxes wrongly placed, we are damp sure it should be rightly placed in the first box.
8 appears in the first & fifth box but is a wrong number and two being correct in its order, then this automatically takes out 1 in box two cos it can't be in the first or last box and box two says one number is correct but wrongly placed, we are left with 4 to be placed in the middle box of the second boxes of the five.
On the third of the five boxes, 0 appears in the first box and 4 appears in the middle box which places 2 in the last box.
Final answer: 042
Family / Epic Response Of A Woman To A Man As Regards Mothers Day by TruthOrSilence(m): 5:23am On Mar 23, 2017
The following screen shot was taken off LinkedIn of a man who cares less about mothers day.

Happy Mothers day.

Romance / Re: "I Need A Very Big Cucumber" - Man Recounts How He Met His Fiancee At Mum's Shop by TruthOrSilence(m): 5:36am On Feb 23, 2017
WATCH IT GUYS! Just like the game of Golf, life is like a game, one hole after another.

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Romance / Re: Girl Offers Lagos Guy Sex On His Birthday, Sends Her Boob Pix (photos) by TruthOrSilence(m): 6:00am On Oct 29, 2016
angry Get a job man. Self acclaimed Christian perusing Bobrisky pictures. For what? Does he tickle your fancy if you are the Christian that you claim?

ClassCaptain:
Ok.

This reminds me of a similar experience on Instagram... As a very handsome young man, I have a lot of ladies following me on Instagram and they do beg for follow back but as a man that have high taste , I usually select a few lucky ones that I follow back..

Now many of this girls will be commenting cute guy, handsome, boo , kiss me, touch me ,enter into my Arizona but as a strong Lord chosen church member, I do ignore the acrobatic efforts of the lady to get my attention as I do not want to fall in the gallows of sin .

I was jejely minding myself as I scrolled through bobrisky pictures when I saw a DM from a popular light skinned Instagram babe..

The thing shock me but I maintained composure......

She start praising me saying she really like my outlook on IG and she do stalk.. she even say she do wake up at midnight to check my pictures while strategically grabbing hold of a certain green color fruit usually used in salad..

She start praises on me and said if I don't mind and I shouldn't tell anybody,she would like to fuk me for free..

I say am a Christian and I do no such but she referred me to David and ask me to beg for forgiveness later..Il

I said I will block her that she shld let me be and I was almost pressing the block button when she sent in these two pictures that made me remove my finger from the block button..

She later sent picture crying that I should please do her bidding or she will commit suicide as she really wants me to sharpen her pencil even if its just once..

It surprise me why this girl want me to lead her into the other room.

I think about what Jesus would do, I think about my reputation, I think about the girl that is suffering and will kill herself if I don't do ,I think about the suffering of the fruit, I think about the pictures of the light twins she sent..

And finally, I arrived at a conclusion...







To be continued......

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Romance / Re: Girl Offers Lagos Guy Sex On His Birthday, Sends Her Boob Pix (photos) by TruthOrSilence(m): 5:58am On Oct 29, 2016
angry Get a job man. Self acclaimed Christian perusing Bobrisky pictures. For what? Does he tickle your fancy if you are the Christian that you claim?

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Politics / Re: Classic 1974 Cartoon That Shows Nigeria Has Not 'changed' by TruthOrSilence(m): 5:43am On Oct 12, 2016
That's the thought I had when I was 12.

Nduway:
Corruption in Nigeria has become epidemic. To fight it, kill off every single Nigeria from age 10 and above, those below ten should pass through high tech systematic brain washing on the essence of doing things right
Politics / Re: Classic 1974 Cartoon That Shows Nigeria Has Not 'changed' by TruthOrSilence(m): 5:41am On Oct 12, 2016
How can the country change when the leadership of the country revolves around the same principles, laws and selfish people.
Science/Technology / Re: My Experience With Google Latest Messaging App by TruthOrSilence(m): 1:10pm On Sep 23, 2016
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Science/Technology / My Experience With Google Latest Messaging App by TruthOrSilence(m): 1:06pm On Sep 23, 2016
As rumoured, today, Google released their much anticipated application for iOS and Android called 'Allo'.

The app is set to knock down WhatsApp in usability and functionality as it is packed with lots of convenience features to keep you updated of happening around you and in the World.

After downloading the app to my smart phone, I decided to test Google's assistant on the app and this was how it went.

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Politics / Re: Osinbajo Presides Over Quarterly Business Forum (Photos) by TruthOrSilence(m): 5:18am On Sep 20, 2016
Amaechi sways the body of one who nurtures the thought to propose to VP on carrying a coup now the president is out. Fear these men.
jonhemma11:
Vice President Yemi Osibanjo Presides Over Presidential Quarterly Business Forum at Presidential Villa Abuja Today 19 September 2016.

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/09/osinbajo-presides-over-presidential.html
Celebrities / Re: Kiss Daniel Shows Off His Cars [PICS] by TruthOrSilence(m): 9:49am On Sep 07, 2016
Airforce1:
Looks like Chevrolet

Still a good ride in my own opinion

Nice ride kiss

Its a dodge challenger
Celebrities / Re: Kiss Daniel Shows Off His Cars [PICS] by TruthOrSilence(m): 9:48am On Sep 07, 2016
NaijaCelebrity:
G worldwide records star, Kiss Daniel who recently bagged two awards at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards on Sunday has been having a very successful year with the kinda waves his album has been making.

The singer has not spared any expense in living the most comfortable life which he deserves, which has led to him getting himself a luxurious ride, a Vintage Ferrari, which he showed off on social media hours ago.


http://www.tunezmediablog.com/2016/09/music-star-kiss-daniel-shows-off-his.html?m=1




Who says this is expensive? Well it depends on what u call expensive. A 2014 Dodge Challenger expensive? The popular Toyota highlander is more expensive to it. It's not even an SRT8.
Politics / Re: Biafra Revisited: A Journey To The East. by TruthOrSilence(m): 7:55pm On Jul 20, 2016
You are full of wisdom #Igboic. God bless you.

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Politics / Biafra Revisited: A Journey To The East. by TruthOrSilence(m): 11:00am On Jul 20, 2016
For educational purpose only

This article was dated December 28, 1977 having original classification as CONFIDENTIAL, Office action: ACTION AF - Bureau of African Affairs. Tags: NI - Nigeria | PGOV - Political Affairs--Government; Internal Governmental Affairs | PINT - Political Affairs--Internal Political Affairs. Written by a westerner to SECSTATE LONDON.

1. SUMMARY. THIS CABLE IS THE IMPRESSIONISTIC REPORT OF EMBOFFS WHO HAVE RECENTLY VISITED ALL FOUR STATES IN THE OLD EASTERN REGION. ONE RETURNS FROM THE EAST WITH MANY IMPRESSION, THE STRONGEST OF WHICH IS THAT THIS AREA HAS NOT BENEFITTED AS GREATLY AS THE REST OF NIGERIA DURING THE ERA OF THE PETRONAIRA. THERE ARE ALSO GRAVE PROBLEMS FOR THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. AMERICANS REMAIN QUITE POPULAR IN THE EAST AND THERE IS A CONSTANT INTEREST IN THE REOPENING OF AN AMERICAN CONSULATE, BUT ALWAYS IN "MY TOWN." END SUMMARY. 2. DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, EMBOFFS HAVE TRAVELED THROUGHT THE FOUR STATES OF THE OLD EASTERN REGION--ANAMBRA, CROSS RIVER, IMO AND RIVERS. DURING THESE TRIPS WE HAVE DEVELOPED STRONG IMPRESSIONS OF THE DIFFERENCES AS WELL AS CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 LAGOS 14939 01 OF 03 281457Z THE SIMILARITIES OF THESE STATES. THIS TELEGRAM WILL PROVIDE SOME GENERAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN THE AREA. 3. POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EAST. THE POLITICIANS IN THE EAST DO NOT APPEAR TO BE AS ACTIVE AS THOSE IN EITHER THE NORTH OR THE WEST. TWO REASONS WERE CONSISTENTLY CITED FOR THESE PHENOMENA: A) HAVING BEEN BURNED ONCE (ESPECIALLY THE IBOS), THERE IS LITTLE DESIRE TO RETURN TO ACTIVE POLITICS; B) HAVING RESIGNED THEMSELVES TO MAKING MONEY IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, MANY OLD AND POTENTIAL POLITICAH ) LEADERS HAVE FOUND THEY ENJOY IT AND ARE RELUCTANT TO SEEK ACTIVE POLITICAL ROLES. THESE COMMENTS NOT- WITHSTANDING, THERE ARE A FEW WELL-KNOWN EASTERNERS WHO HAVE APPEARED IN THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY (CA) SUCH AS MATTHEW T. MBU, BRIGADIER GEORGE KURUBO AND LT. COL. HILARY NJOKU. HOWEVER, WHEN THESE NAMES WERE RAISED PEOPLE DID NOT APPEAR TO SEE THEM AS LEADERS IN THE EAST, BUT RATHER AS WELL KNOWN POLITICIANS WHO HAD WON THEIR SEATS THROUGH THEIR INFLUENCE IN LOCAL AREAS. 4. WHITHER THE EAST IN THE RETURN TO CIVILIAN RULE? A DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER. THE MOST COMMON VIEW WHICH WAS EXPLICITLY STATED BY ONE IBO WAS THAT THE EAST WILL BROKER ITSELF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER IN THE NEW POLITICAL STRUCTURE. IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, THE NORTHERNERS ARE PREFERRED TO THE YORUBAS. IN LINE WITH THIS LATTER OBSERVA- TION, IT APPEARS THAT A NUMBER OF NORTHERN POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY POLITICKING IN THE EAST, BUT THAT THE YORUBAS HAVE NOT. 5. REINTEGRATION OF THE IBOS. IN LAGOS ONE HAS THE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 LAGOS 14939 01 OF 03 281457Z IMPRESSION THAT THE IBOS HAVE BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATING THEMSELVES INTO NIGERIAN SOCIETY SINCE THE CIVIL WAR. ONE FINDS A DISTINCT BANIOSIOE IMPRESSION IN THE EAST. THERE IS A WIDESPREAD FEELING THAT THE EAST IN GENERAL AND THE IBOS IN PARTICULAR ARE STILL BEING PUNISHED FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE CIVIL WAR. IT WOULD APPEAR TO US THAT PERHAPS THOSE IBOS WHO LEFT THE EAST HAVE FAIRED BETTER AS INDIVIDUALS THAN THE IBOS WHO REMAINED AT HOME AND AS A GROUP HAVE SUFFERED FOR THE "SINS" OF THE CIVIL WAR. 6. AS A FOOTNOTE, WE SHOULD PASS ON THE VIEW OF ONE AMERICAN OBASERVER WHO LIVES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NSUKKA. HE SAYS THAT WITHIN THE INTELLECTUAL/ACADEMIC COMMUNITY THERE IS A STRONG FEELING THAT THE IBOS WHO LEFT THE EAST TO REJOIN THE FMG AND SEEK THEIR FUTURES IN THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY WERE "TRAITORS." EMBOFFS DID NOT HEAR THIS VIEW EXPRESSED ELSEWHERE. 7. ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE APPARENTLY WITNESSED THE REDUCTION OF FEDERAL TROOPS THROUGHOUT THE EAST IN IBO AND NON-IBG AREAS. REFERRED TO BY SOME AS "OCCUPATION TROOPS," THEIR ROADBLOCKS AND INSPECTIONS CONFIDENTIAL NNN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 LAGOS 14939 02 OF 03 281528Z ACTION AF-10 INFO OCT-01 EUR-12 IO-13 ISO-00 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-05 H-01 INR-07 L-03 NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 USIA-06 ACDA-12 HA-05 AID-05 COME-00 EB-08 FRB-03 TRSE-00 XMB-02 OPIC-03 LAB-04 SIL-01 OMB-01 AGRE-00 A-01 SCS-06 CA-01 /134 W ------------------023233 281539Z /44 R 281445Z DEC 77 FM AMEMBASSY LAGOS TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5630 INFO AMEMBASSY LONDON AMCONSUL IBADAN AMCONSUL KADUNA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 2 OF 3 LAGOS 14939 WERE APPARENTLY A TREMENDOUS IRRITANT TO THE CIVILIAN POLULATION. AS ONE IBO SAID TO AN EMBOFF, IF YOU HAD THE SLIGHTEST RUN-IN WITH THE SOLDIERS, THEY WOULD "BEAT THE HELL OUT OF YOU." WHILE THERE ARE STILL SOLDIERS AROUND THEY NO LONGER ACT LIKE OCCUPIERS AND THEY WERE MUCH LESS OBVIOUS THAN THEY REPORTEDLY WERE IN THE PAST. 8. STATE GOVERNMENTS. THE QUALITY OF STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE EAST WAS QUITE CHECKERED. IMO, THE NEW IBO STATE, HAS AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF YOUNG CIVIL SERVANTS BASED IN AN ALMOST UNLIVABLE TOWN STRUGGLING TO BECOME A CITY. PERHAPS THE DIFFICULTIES OF OWERRI AND THE OPPORTUNITIES OF A NEW STATE GOVERNMENT ATTRACT MANY YOUNGER CAPABLE PEOPLE WHO SEE THEIR FUTURES BLOCKED BY OLD LINE CIVIL SERVANTS IN OTHER STATES. 9. BY CONTRAST, EMBOFFS WERE UNIMPRESSED BY THE CIVIL SERVANTS IN ANAMBRA STATE. THIS CAN BE EXPLAINED IN PART BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE CIVIL SERVANTS REMAINED WITH THE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 LAGOS 14939 02 OF 03 281528Z GOVERNMENT IN ENUGU THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF THE OLD EASTERN REION GOVERNMENT, THE BIAFRAN GOVERNMENT, THE CORRUPT ASIKA REGIME AND NOW THE NEW ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT. REPORTEDLY, THE OLDEST PERMANENT SECRETARY IN NIGERIA IS IN ENUGU. IN THE WORDS OF ONE OFFICIAL, THE CIVIL SERVANTS ARE OLD AND TIRED; THEY HAVE BEEN BUFFETED BY THE WINDS OF TOO MANY POLITICAL CHANGES. 10. CROSS RIVER STATE FALLS SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN WITH A NUMBER OF YOUNG ENERGETIC OFFICIALS, BUT LACKING IN DEPTH OF TALENT. ONE YOUNG IBO IN ENUGU COMMENTED THAT CROSS RIVER, UNLIKE ANAMBRA, STILL ATTRACTS QUALIFIED YOUND OFFICIALS WILE IN OTHER AREAS THEY TEND TO LOOK TOWARD, THE BUSINESS WORLD. PERHAPS CROSS RIVERS' GREATEST HANDICAP, ASIDE FROM ITS PHYSICAL ISOLATION, IS THAT IT LACKS A SUFFICIENTLY LARGE POOL OF TALENTED MANPOWER, OR MONEY, FROM WHICH TO DRAW. 11. WE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CONTACT WITH RIVERS STATE OFFICIALS TO MAKE ANY GNERAL COMMENTS. 12. FINANCE. THE STATES IN EASTERN NIGERIA, AS ALL THE STATES, ARE DEPENDENT ON THE FMG FOR THE LION'S SHARE (80-85 PERCENT) OF THEIR REVENUES. THERE IS JUSTIFIABLE CONCERN AMONG STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THAT HIS YEAR'S FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS INDICATE FUTURE AUSTERITY WITH STAGNATION, OR PERHAPS DECLINE, IN FEDERAL BUDGETARY SUPPORT. THIS IS A SPECIAL PROBLEM IN THE EAST SINCE THESE STATES HAVE NOT BENEFITTED AS MUCH FROM THE ERA OF THE PETRONAIRA AS THE REST OF NIGERIA. 13. ONE REACTION OF STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO THIS SITUATION WAS TO TALK OF TAPPING THE LOCAL TAX BASE. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 LAGOS 14939 02 OF 03 281528Z WHILE POTENTIAL MAY EXIST IN THE LARGER TOWNS, THERE ARE NO TAX COLLECTION MECHANISMS IN PLACE, NOR DO THERE APPEAR TO BE PLANS FOR ANY. 14. THE FMG IS PUSHING PRIVATE BANKS TO OPEN MORE BRANCHES IN THE STATES AND POSSIBLY LEND FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE STATES. NONETHELESS, SINCE THE STATES DEPEND ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR FINANCING, ANY BANK LOANS TO THE STATES WOULD ULTIMATELY HAVE TO BE UNDERWRITTEN BY THE FMG AND WOULD BE SIMPLY ANOTHER FEDERAL SUBSIDY. 15. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CROSS RIVER WHICH LIVES ON THE OIL INDUSTRY, THE FINANCIAL PICUTRE DESCRIBED ABOVE HAS SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. IN THE REST OF THE STATES, ASIDE FROM THE UBIQUITOUS IBO TRADE, MOST ACTIVITY IS PETRONAIRA CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SOME PRIVATE INVESTMENT BUT, GIVEN THE "TRADING MENTALITY" OF THE IBOS WHO DOMINATE THE AREA, MUCH OF THIS LOOSE CASH REMAINS UNFOCUSED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. 16. THERE ARE FEW INDICATIONS THAT THE STATE GOVERNMENTS HAVE THE TALENT TO ORGANIZE OR DIRECT THIS WEALTH. PRIVATE BANKS WOULD PROBABLY CONCLUDE THAT AS BAR AS INVESTMENT IS CONCERNED, THE RISKS ARE TOO GREAT. THE PARASTATAL FINANCE INSTITUTIONS, E.G., ANAMBRA'S CENTRAL INVESTMENT COMPANY, ARE PROBABLY THE BEST HOPE BUT THE TASK IS ENORMOUS SINCE IT INVOLVES NOTHING LESS THAN TRANSFORMING TRADERS INTO INVESTORS. 18. IF THERE IS TO BE INVESTMENT, THE GREATEST NEED AND POTENTIAL IS IN AGRICULTURE AND LIGHT INDUSTRY. HOWEVER, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SECTORS IS DEPENDENT ON THE REHABILITATION OF THE EAST'S ROAD NET WHICH IS NOT A CONFIDENTIAL NNN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 LAGOS 14939 03 OF 03 281504Z ACTION AF-10 INFO OCT-01 EUR-12 IO-13 ISO-00 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-05 H-01 INR-07 L-03 NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 USIA-06 ACDA-12 HA-05 AID-05 COME-00 EB-08 FRB-03 TRSE-00 XMB-02 OPIC-03 LAB-04 SIL-01 OMB-01 AGRE-00 A-01 SCS-06 CA-01 /134 W ------------------023061 281537Z /41 R 281445Z DEC 77 FM AMEMBASSY LAGOS TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5631 INFO AMEMBASSY LONDON AMCONSUL IBADAN AMCONSUL KADUNA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 3 OF 3 LAGOS 14939 CERTAINTY GIVEN THE GOVERNMENT'S BUDGETARY PROBLEMS. THE ROADS VARY FROM POOR TO ALMOST IMPASSABLE. ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM IS PARTIALLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE RAVAGES OF THE CIVIL WAR, THE INADEQUACIES OF THE POST-WAR ADMINISTRATION, AT LEAST IN IBO AREAS, HAVE FURTHER COMPOUNDED THE PROBLEM WITH YEARS OF INADEQUATE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE. 18. CONCLUSION. DESPITE THE EMPHASIS ON NEW STATES AND SMALLER ETHNIC GROUPS, THE IBOS REMAINS THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE REGION. YET AT HOME THEY ARE MUCH LESS IMPRESSIVE THAN THE IBO BUSINESSMAN AND BUREAUCRATS ONE MEETS IN OTHER PARTS OF NIGERIA. PERHAPS, LIKE THE OVERSEAS CHINESE, MUCH OF THE CREAM OF THE SOCIETY IS DRAINED OFF SEEKING CAREERS IN OTHER AREAS. IF SO, AGAIN PERHAPS LIKE THE CHINESE, MUCH OF THE HOPE FOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND PROGRESS WILL BE THE GRADUAL RETURN OF MONEY AND INDIVIDUALS TO THE HOMELAND TO PUSH DEVELOPMENT. 19. THE CIVIL WAR IS OVER, YET IT REMAINS IN THE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 LAGOS 14939 03 OF 03 281504Z MINDS OF MANY WITH SASUAL REFERENCES TO "THE WAR." OF COURSE IT MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. THIS FEELING IS PERHAPS SYMBOLIZED BY MAY 27TH STREET IN ENUGU. ONE OF THE MAIN STREETS, IT WAS REPORTEDLY NAMED BY OJUKWU IN 1967 BECAUSE THAT WAS THE DATE THAT THE CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE EASTERN REGION CALLED UPON HIM TO DECLARE ITS INDEPENDENCE. IT STILL BEARS THAT NAME BECAUSE TO 4HE VICTORS IN THE WAR, IT IS THE DATE ON WHICH GOWON DECLARED THRE CREATION OF 12 STATES, SYMBOLIZING THE NEW NIGERIA, BUT SPURRING THE IBOS TO DECLARE THEIR INDEPENDENCE. 20. AMERICANS REMAIN QUITE POPLULAR IN THE AREA. EVERYONE WAS INTERESTED IN THE OPENING OF A CONSULATE, ALTHOUGH WITH FOUR STATES THE QUESTION IS NOT ONLY WHETHER BUT ALSO WHERE. EASUM CONFIDENTIAL
Politics / Turkey: Wiki Leaks Releases Thousands Of AKP Emails by TruthOrSilence(m): 9:55am On Jul 20, 2016
Wiki leaks has published 294, 546 emails along with thousands of attached files from 762 mail boxes that allegedly belong to the primary email domain of Turkish president Recep Erdogan's ruling justice and development party (AKP).

The most recent email in the trove released by the whistle-blowing organisation on Tuesday was sent on July 6, 2016. The oldest dates back to 2010.

You would be amazed that Turkey are interested in the economy of Nigeria as they recieved updates on the state of the economy.
A caption in bold reads 'Risk to NGN under ultimately untenable FX restrictions' with the article mentioning both the names of the BUHARI's and Osinbajo.

Note that this is just one article from the hundreds seen.

Read more wikileaks.org/akp-emails/emailid/25992

Autos / Re: All New 2016 Honda Civic EX-L 2.0 by TruthOrSilence(m): 10:05am On Jun 30, 2016
Adebaba1:
Mehn Honda sabi design car...they go just make am attractive for one
How much is it going for?

Bought as seen $24,720
Autos / Re: All New 2016 Honda Civic EX-L 2.0 by TruthOrSilence(m): 10:04am On Jun 30, 2016
angels09:
so babu economy figures or it runs on air?

MPG 31 city / 42 highway

Thanks for that
Autos / Re: All New 2016 Honda Civic EX-L 2.0 by TruthOrSilence(m): 6:01am On Jun 30, 2016
1.5 Turbo spits out 178-HP. Sorry guys, I missed that out.

More pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Autos / All New 2016 Honda Civic EX-L 2.0 by TruthOrSilence(m): 5:57am On Jun 30, 2016
Today, I have the pleasure to share my 4 days old car which is spanking new for the auto maker, the model and me the owner. Make no mistake, this is a sedan not a hatch back.

It is obvious on the 2016 Civic that Honda are beginning to reclaim the lost glory of a car which was once admired by every car enthusiast. They had changed every thing on the car - design, interior, suspension, chassis, height, length, width, engine, transmission. I would say that the only permanent thing they never considered changing was that the car still rides on 4 wheels grin

A few models for 2016 are the LX, EX with variants of EX-L, EX-T.

Engine trims includes a 2.0 inline 4 for the LX & EX-L models having 158-HP DOHC I-VTEC earth dreams engine while the EX-T has a 1.5 liter Turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 4 cylinder engine with direct injection.

Standard on the model pictured are;
Electric Parking Brake with Automatic Brake Hold
Multi-Angle Rearview Camera with Guidelines
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®2 and Streaming Audio
LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL)
Capless Fuel Filler
7-Inch Display Audio with Electrostatic Touch-Screen
One-Touch Power Moonroof with Tilt Feature
Honda LaneWatch™
Heated Side Mirrors
Smart Entry
Remote Engine Start
Push Button Start
SMS Text Message Function
Apple CarPlay™
Google Android Auto™
Fog Lights
Dual-Zone Automatic Climate Control System
Leather-Wrapped Steering Wheel and Shift Knob

The EX-T includes all of the EX-L plus
Available Honda Sensing™ Feature Suite for adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assistance
Heated Front Seats
Driver's Seat with 8-Way Power Adjustment
Automatic-Dimming Rearview Mirror
LED Headlights
Front Passenger's Seat with 4-Way Power Adjustment
450-Watt Premium Audio System with 10 Speakers, Including Subwoofer
Rain-Sensing Windshield Wipers

The Honda civic no matter your option is a joy to drive, you feel connected to the road with it's electric assisted steering with variable turning responses depending on your speed, new independent rear suspension compared to previous models.

Oh! did I mention that there is a coupe also? Honda plans to release the SI and type R version of the civic. INSANE! shocked

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