₦airaland Forum

Business nugget:
Every market leader was once ignored by someone smarter.

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Complexity is easy; simplicity is the discipline.

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Momentum is the discount rate on hard problems.

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Your price reflects your confidence before it reflects your costs.

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The best hires bring questions you hadn't thought to ask.

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Every strong brand started as someone's stubborn belief.

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Trust your data, but don't
Consistency beats intensity when the race is long.

Business nugget:
Trust your data, but don't let it replace your judgment.

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The fastest way to learn the market is to enter it.

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As we predicted yesterday, the Nigerian Presidency (@officialABAT) has launched another smear campaign against Dr. Von Batten. This time, the attack is coming from President Tinubu’s High Commissioner designate to South Africa (@GovernmentZA), Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK).

I spoke with Dr. Von Batten a few minutes ago, and he had never heard of this individual before today. He was surprised to learn that, like some of the other high-ranking Nigerian officials who have attacked and slandered him, Mr. Fani-Kayode himself once publicly accused President #Tinubu of involvement in drug trafficking.

Given the unsolicited $3 million offer made to Dr. Von Batten by an individual whom an internet search indicates is a dedicated member of @OfficialAPCNg, and given that individuals who once called President #Tinubu a #drug trafficker later changed their positions and received senior government appointments, we are left to question whether money, appointments, political considerations, or something else explains these dramatic changes of heart. For the record, Dr. Von Batten refused the $3 million offer.

Regardless, the firm’s position is that Mr. Fani-Kayode is irrelevant, and we have advised Dr. Von Batten not to respond to him. We, on the other hand, have included Mr. Fani-Kayode’s attacks, including screenshots, in our now-updated supplemental filing to the Court as additional evidence supporting our argument that President #Tinubu has waived, or substantially diminished, the privacy interest he is asserting before the Court.

Business nugget:
Every quarter is a rehearsal for the one after it.

New Netflix movie: The Ribbon Hero — An anime adventure about a hero who challenges destiny in a beautifully crafted fantasy world.

Business nugget:
Great execution makes an average idea look brilliant.

Business nugget:
Vision without a deadline is just a wish.

New Netflix movie: Mexico 86 — A crafty Mexican official battles the odds to bring the 1986 World Cup to his country.

Business nugget:
The customer's silence is louder than their complaint.

New Netflix movie: Ladies First — A man wakes up in a world with reversed gender roles and must adapt to a new reality.

Nlfpmod, what are your thoughts? Should the EFCC reopen Atiku's case and investigate the allegations, or should the matter remain closed after nearly two decades?

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We have made it clear to members of the #Trump Administration and Congress that Nigerian President Bola Tinubu (@OfficialABAT) is actively working to rig the upcoming Nigerian presidential election. From @inecnigeria’s attempt to purge opposition party candidates to using the Nigerian judiciary to intimidate them, the evidence is undisputed.

The latest attempt by President Tinubu and his associates is to use Nigerian law enforcement (@officialEFCC) to eliminate political opponents. An individual connected to President Tinubu’s @OfficialAPCNg has given the EFCC the extraordinary ultimatum of 14 days to arrest opposing presidential candidate @atiku Abubakar.

The @StateDept is monitoring the Nigerian election process. Nevertheless, we plan to brief them and Congress on this latest attempt by #Tinubu to use the EFCC to rig the election. It is in the interests of the U.S. for Nigeria to undergo a free and fair election, and all persons and organizations seeking to disrupt the process should be held accountable.

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Business nugget:
Resilience is just patience with better posture.

Destroying APC sign posts, Posters and billboards will not count. Voting right and protecting your votes will count.

This is where thorough police investigation is needed. Unfortunately, where money changes hands, nothing would come out of the investigation.

Winning in the north will be a tough call for Tinubu.

When you heard that the federal government inserted billions of naira into the budget to renovate or build religious places, what did you expect? He who pays the piper dictates the tune.

May his soul rest in peace.

Business nugget:
The best ideas survive being said out loud in a skeptical room.

Business nugget:
Growth stalls where communication does.

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Every deadline is a decision about what matters most.

No, you will not. You are a terrorist sympatizer that thrives in deceit, and are in support of their radical ideology. Getting to the end of your tenure, you would rather give the bandits six months to mobilize, recruit, and restrategize to take over the entire country immediately you exit.

Business nugget:
Culture is what happens when no one's grading the room.