₦airaland Forum

helinues:
State policing might not even be necessary only i[b]f the governors of the affected states can act as the chief security officer[/b] of their respective states.

How do you act as the chief security officer when you have no legal power to do so?
Do you mean buying vans for police or bribing police commissioners as some do
but even private companies do it too and it doesn't give them any real power over the police
when the stakes are high.

DubaiLandLord2:
If only the Nigerian Government will give more support to the Sport Industry in Nigeria.

There is a lot of money in sport and, it will help our economy, raise the standard of living, create employment, and more people go dey go watch our local leagues.

The NPF and other sport competition is nothing to write home about. Poor stadiums, with terrible security situation.

I will never forget a match between Heartland and Eyimba, wey I watch live on DSTV back then

Government should stop running clubs but just provide good facilities and security.

Companies like NNPC should also be told to be a part sponsor of the NPFL, make dem pour more billions in, for like 10 years

This is funny.
How much does the British government spend on club football?
It is actually the other way around, the clubs are the ones making money for the government.

Biabank:
It baffles me how oyigboupdate report events with pictorial or video evidence no matter where they happen?
This dude need to be arrested and investigated.

He's the Gumi of the anarchist in the eastern region.

Staysave:
It is well...

You fools should continue decieving yourself...
Oyigboupdate update is a suspect....
You guys should arrest this guy..... Ijele....
Ijele and his gang are killing the innocent people....

I hope you are not calling on zoo terrorist Fulani police to arrest him?

I pity the victims of the intended scam.

Fake news.

This is fake news and a blacklist attempt.
You even used fake headlines when your writing has nothing to do with soldiers.
It would be an embarrassment if this was actually written by a real Nigerian forensic Investigators.

The op probably got loans from several apps which he refuses to pay but was shocked when his debt was deducted from the source when his account got credited.
Those numbers are likely the ones used by his creditors to request their money.

As to the "hacking" case he listed, you don't even need to be a forensic investigator to know that all loan apps request various permissions which the user willingly gives while installing them.

alsudan:
[b]Some persons [/b]are out to mess the SE/SS up and rope the ESN/IPOB into everything evil in that region.

Coincidentally, it all started when the ESN guys began to sack Fulani terrorists from the bushes.

Note: Not IGBO btw, in case wanna quote me to spew rubbish.

Some persons?
Call them by their name, Ipob!

Aconomist:
Anti-monopoly rules exist in every developed country.

It doesn't exist. If you still disagree, cite specific portions of those laws banning monopoly.

China even fined Alibaba $3 billion for monopoly.

No, they didn't. Go back and read the exact reason they were fined. That says a lot even when a procommunist country have several monopolies.
Is Alibab still a monopoly? Of course.

And in India, cement companies are raided like criminals if they are suspected of anti-competitive behavior.

It seems you are starting to understand the real issue. Anti-competitive behaviour and monopolies are not the same thing.
India never ever raid any company for being a monopoly. In fact, there are several big monopolies in India.

In case you genuinely don't know why some companies run into problem. It is not because they are a monopoly, it is when they use products in one industry to try to bully other companies in different industry.
Consider a tire manufacture who divest into vehicle assembly. If it starts limiting tire supplies to other vehicle manufacture. That is illegal not whether they are the biggest or only one.

Nigeria is the only country where criminals like Dangote have free reign to exploit an entire nation.

This is funny. Every single developed countries have monopolies. Some of them are aggressively supported with government money e.g US propping up Tesla and China backing Huawei monopoly in order to dominate their space.

I see you are very emotional, that is probably why you think monopoly is a crime which it isn't.
When government make laws or policies and some companies excel more than others, it is not criminal, it is just business.

I could see some people lying on the ground and nothing more.
We have no idea what happened to them.

BluDesk:
You shot yourself in the foot


In street, you say Rabin is calling for help to weaken it's competitor, but that's the essence of liberalising the economy. To make it have free access to more players so prices and conditions and productivity can never be controlled by a single party



Are you aware if Dangote was doing what it is in Nigeria in China and Europe, it has breached antiMonopoly rules and would be severely sanctioned..


Are you?


The economy must truly be open. And not what it appears to be with Oliganomics.

The anti-monopoly rule does not exist for any country and it is even meaningless in this context.
Always make research before contributing to complex topics.

This is evil!

Aconomist:
Please do your research before leaving a comment. Nigeria cement prices are high because of scarcity.

This is like saying the sky is blue. The price of any product depends on supply and demand.
You have to look beyond the basics to understand the issue.
Despite the topic, my submission was about economic realities and not specifically Dangote.
So, this issue can only be solved from an economic and legal perspective, any other approach
will have no effect.

The government doesn't allow imports and Dangote chased other companies out of the industry by hoarding limestone resources in the Southern part of the country.

Nigeria used to import more than half its cement until OBJ decided it was a bad idea.
You don't hoard limestone just like investors don't hoard oil wells. You either own one
or you don't. It is not something you share.
BTW, do you support blanket allowance for the importation of any product into the country?

BUA is not the problem. He knows what Dangote is doing is wrong, but he has no incentive to lower his prices because he is struggling to meet market demand due to the lack of supply in the industry.

BUA is playing a psychology game as all capitalists do. The only thing wrong from the perspective of BUA is that
Dangote cornered the largest part of the market. If the roles were switched, Dangote will be playing the same game.
It is never about right and wrong for a capitalist. It is always about profit and outmaneuvering the competition.
Which is also the beauty of capitalism. If Dangote lowers his price tomorrow, BUA will follow suit despite the "scarcity" excuse.

When a businessman is asking for more competition, you know the situation is bad. Read here for more information.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/02/09/bua-advocates-liberalisation-of-cement-policy-to-crash-price/

[/quote]I actually read this article then. Rabiu isn't calling for more competitions in the real sense.
He is calling for "liberalization" which is different because that would weaken his competitor but
it isn't because he is some angel. Rabiu won't call for or work towards liberalization of any industry he dominates.

I still maintain that there is no specific law preventing new cement companies from starting up.
One thing Rabiu could do is rally his own politician investors and introduce a new bill into the national assembly
to correct any specific problem with the current policy. That would give Nigerians a real view of the industry.
Just blaming "policy" is not enough.

Aconomist:
When people ask me why I don't invest in Nigeria, remember this thread and responses like this. Nigerians are addicted to stagnation and justify their own demise -- only a fool would put his hard earned capital into a nation of monkeys like this.

Cement prices around the world range from $3 to $6 while Dangote is selling for the equivalent of $11 for a profit margin of 60% in Nigeria compared to an industry average profit margin of 5% to 12%. He is able to charge these high prices because of low competition -- he kicked out competitors by hoarding limestone resources and convincing the federal government to ban imports.

According to Rabiu of BUA Group, Nigeria's real cost of cement production is the lowest in the world. The high prices are because of price gouging and monopolistic behavior from Dangote.

The price of some drugs in the US is higher than in Canada despite many being manufactured inside the US.
If you have ever owned a business, you would understand that your comparison does not follow as many
things factor into the price. There are three ways to drive down the price, competitors, importing, or new laws.

Zambia manufactured cement will carry Zambia's price. Even some prices of goods vary within Nigeria.

If cement production cost is the lowest in the country, I expect BUA to have run Dangote out of business
by slashing the price by half and running Dangote out of business?
As far as I know, there is no law banning new companies from investing in cement production.

While I am not a fan of price-fixing as it creates more problems in the long run.
You could start a campaign for the price of cement to be fixed and any other products you consider too expensive.
Blackmail doesn't work against businesses as only profit matters.

Where in Ekiti state?

Wrong

Pete is an old man living in the wrong century.

Soolmus:
You obviously don't know Fulanis Modus operandi,

Sunday Igboho and his guys went to dislodge Killer Fulanis at igangan , Makinde invited Seriki Fulani back and even paid compensation, Sunday Igboho's house was burnt by state sponsored hoodlums at Soka, DSS harrassed him on his way to defend his people, Soldiers came to his house, IGP sent invitation letter to him

What exactly do you want him to do...


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Seriki fulani is not back. It turns out the Seriki is just a visible front and more violent criminals are still roaming freely in the forest. No one will notice Igboho if the state and security forces are behind him. So, the idea that the state is against him is not news. He is naturally against the state. If the state was fighting bandits in the first place. Igboho would not come into the picture.

This isn't a full criticism of Igboho as he doesn't owe anybody anything. But people just need to know the fight has not even begun and Igboho cannot offer the security they think he could. A more organized approach is needed.

Soolmus:
Seyi Makinde said he should stop and even ordered his arrest by state commissioner of police

If anyone ordered his arrest, he would be in jail already with a signed warrant.
While he worked for Seyi as a political thug in the past, he doesn't take orders from him anymore neither
is he fearful of arrest(according to the man himself).
There is this general sense that Igboho has fixed security issues in Igangan both home and abroad owing
to his widely publicized exploits.
But it is obvious his tactics are not working.

lexy2014:
Then take up d mantle and rescue those in d line of fire instead of feeling better about igboho

I am not feeling "better". I just hate opportunists who take advantage of people's plight, offering false hope, then dashing it.

lexy2014:
It seems u had high hopes and were ready intent on him rescuing u from d hands of d fulani bandits

I don't need rescue by anyone but that doesn't mean I don't care about those in the line of fire.

Soolmus:
Did Sunday Igboho cut off their legs that they can't come back

No. But security is a continuous process anywhere in the world. You don't declare victory and abandon your goals when the fight has not even begun. I blame those foreign donors, he was focused until they start showering him with money he doesn't need.

Penguin2:
Igboho is a toothless coward.

Just like their castrated leopard of Amotekun.

We warned them!

My question is for reasonable people and not angry and delusional Kanu followers. We know how you really feel about this news.

BOOOMNAIJA:
We don't hear about igboho in d news again....has he been settled?

He has been settled with foreign dollars. He abandoned his mission immediately donations starts coming in.

Wait, I thought Igboho has chased out all herdsmen in Igangan?
What is all the media noise about when he actually didn't do anything?

Unemployment is a contributing factor but it is not the major cause.
Take any crime, armed robbery, kidnapping, assassination, terrorism, drug, fraud, and human trafficking and you
can link it to unemployment.
But when you look closer, you find out things are not as they seem.

We would expect that the most impoverished nation would have the highest rate of all crimes but that
that doesn't happen. Certain crimes are even nonexistent in some very poor countries. This shows that there are other factors at play.

In the case of Nigerian fraudsters, the widespread support the public gives to Yahoo boys is the driver behind
its surge. We have always had Yahoo boys but it is not something you are proud of until recently.

Even some employed people also engage in internet fraud to keep up with the Joneses.
Secondary school kids also blame unemployment for engaging in Yahoo even though they have no skill that
could earn them up to 50K per month.

SarkinYarki:
I have 2 close friends in the current house of reps, I mean buddies and I can tell you they take home 9 million a month and when you add all the committee committee perepere they earn a lot more

We can agree that our senators earn too much without embellishing the figure.
No rep nor senator earns close to 2 million dollars annually even if you add all their allowances together.
Maybe your rep friends do not understand their take-home pay.
A senator's basic salary is about 800K per month with allowance running into about 13 million Naira. Reps earn less than this.

SarkinYarki:
A man that said the cost of governance in NIGERIA shouldn't be reduced even though it's the highest per capita anywhere in the world ...to put it in context Nigeria a 400 billion dollar economy pays one house of rep member about 2 million dollars annually while the USA a 22 trillion dollar Economy pays it's President 400 thousand dollars annually

If you want to lie, lie with sense.
No rep, not even a senator is paid 2 million dollars annually.
If we are to compare salary to salary, a Nigerian senator earns about 12 million Naira per year.

[quote author=Racoon post=99622664]This fella forgot that the Burdillion bullion vans man has not say pim since the Fulanis intensified the onslaught to conquer and dominate the SW.
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Your thoughts are so irrational. Normally, conquerors take possession of their spoils
but your heroic conquerors are actually in hiding and living with animals in the forest.

However, Sunday Igboho has been seen & heard.He is truly the hero.

He was a hero for a brief time until he went extreme and exposed his shallowness. He is now only a hero to renegades, Kanu, and his asslickers.

The fake Emir has a point.

We know the government is incompetent but these greedy and corrupt lecturers are always looking forward to disrupting
the school calenders not minding its effect on students.

Despite claiming there is no money for research, a large part of the TETfund budget is unspent every year because
the lecturers couldn't come up with realistic research proposals.

Some who got the fund use it to marry new wives, build houses and buy cars.

I agree that Tinubu may lose out in the end but Afenifere should desist from making him their focus.
It is starting to look childish and confer him with the influence he does not have.
There are many real issues you can call him out for but it makes no sense placing an entire region's challenges on one man.

When the SW governors wanted to establish Amotekun, they didn't seek Tinubu's approval, and neither did he provide support.
If restructuring is a popular issue, the governors would have no choice but to champion it even though the real power lies
with the national assembly.

SW governors are afraid of restructuring the same reason the other 30 state governors avoid talking about it.

Awolowo didn't just stay indoors lamenting about regional issues and throwing media jabs when he was out of power
He actually presented candidates that support his views. Let Afenifere learn from that.

Makinde should sit up and pressure the CP to release the detained OPC members. They have no case to answer.
I expect those guys to have a high-powered legal defense by now or where are all the donations?
Wakili first lied that OPC killed his fictional wife, when asked for evidence, he then changed the story that his houses were burnt.