₦airaland Forum

Is honourable Prof writing for the common man and woman in 9ja or for da Nobel committee?
I try not read it twice for comprehension. May i be blessed with more brain power.

9jahotblog:
quite interesting. He should ban buhari from entering US too.

go easy with the e-pain. baba will be in office for anoda 3 years.

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Truly breaking news. This will affect large numbers of ppl.


"Nigeria, for example, Africa's largest economy and most populous country, is a U.S. anti-terrorism partner and has a large diaspora residing in the United States."

Donald Trump is planning to add Nigeria and six other countries to his travel ban - which could extend to more non-Muslim-majority nations

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/01/21/22/23701442-7913469-image-a-64_1579647036527.jpg

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7913469/Trump-administration-plans-add-Nigeria-six-nations-travel-ban-list-reports.html

Op done went and scooped me. I thought I'd be posting late breaking news from the UK.

Anyway I wish successful business to all involved.


UK-Africa Summit: Four British companies sign deals with Nigeria

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari shakes British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday on the sidelines of the first UK-Africa Investment Summit.

Four British companies Monday signed business deals with Nigeria on the sidelines of the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit in London.

The deals were among the several others sealed between UK companies and their African partners.

In the case of Nigeria, Low Energy Designs won an export contract to install street lighting in Oyo State while Savannah will invest £315 million in the acquisition and investment of ingas assets in Nigeria.

Another British company Tex ATC is expected to install five airport control room towers worth £2 million in different parts of Nigeria while Trilliant got a deal to install £5 million of Smart Metering for Abuja DisCo.

Several other deals were expected to be signed throughout the day, with African and UK businesses committing investments expected to reach into the billions.

“Africa represents a huge opportunity for UK businesses, so it’s brilliant to see so many British firms paving the way in trading and investing in the region today to drive growth, create jobs and boost vital infrastructure,” Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss MP said.

“We want the UK to be the investment partner of choice for African nations, and our world-leading expertise in finance, tech, and innovation, makes the UK and Africa natural partners for prosperity.”

Before the opening of the summit on Monday, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari lobbied the British community to invest in the Nigerian economy.

“For my country, greater UK engagement in its economy would bring jobs to under-tapped sectors, such as agriculture and manufacturing,” Buhari said in an opinion published in The Guardian ahead of the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London.

“Millions of highly skilled, English-speaking but underemployed young people, are eager to work but without the opportunities that foreign investment can bring to create jobs and build businesses.”

The UK said the deals signed on Monday show how “we are building on that to secure a lasting commercial partnership of mutual benefit.”

https://guardian.ng/news/uk-africa-summit-four-british-companies-sign-deals-with-nigeria/

Driving: No more for illiterate minds

January 20, 2020 in Motoring

https://thenationonlineng.net/driving-no-more-for-illiterate-minds/


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santori:
the northern region has everything to do with your questions so direct the questions at them.
your questions is filled with hypocrisy, get your answers from the northern governors shey hisbah and civilian JTF has been in place for years

Which hypocrisy? straight forward questions and I welcome any and all to chime in on the questions including Northern Nairalanders.

And did Northern governors purchase these vehicles?

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santori:
go and ask the northern governors all this question concerning hisbah and CJTV. yeye dey smell. nonsense and ingredients

Why deflect from the pertinent question? I don't think the northern region has anything to do with the topic.
Some ppl have the north on dere yeye brains like many suffer daily empty brain glucose and stomachs.

Valid Questions to ponder.

From which budget/s did these governors use to purchase these brand new shiny red Amotekun vehicles?

Who was the vendor that supplied the vehicles?

How much was the vendor's profit margin?

Did said vendor/s chop with the governors?

Has the paperwork, bill of sales and prices been made public?

What is the process of hiring Amotekun officers, and what will be their salary for such dangerous and hazardous work?

Will Amotekun officers have arrest powers and/or license to kill and where is that written in any of the present state and federal laws?

What type of communication network is planned to link Amotekun with police and military units?

When will training commence to properly handle high powered weaponry to thwart the bold criminals and stealthy terrorists?

Have these governors settled all salary arrears of present state workers?

Have these governors started paying the newly mandated (since April 2019) minimum wage salary increases to state workers?

Requesting well thought-out and respectful responses.

God Bless and thank you in advance.

Not worth the money chopped!

Two jailed in N362m laundering charges involving Diezani

December 12, 2019 in News, News Update

https://thenationonlineng.net/two-jailed-in-n362m-laundering-charges-involving-diezani/
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Onimisi Alao, Yola

A High Court in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, has sentenced two men to 21 years each over N362 million allegedly given by former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to influence voting in the 2015 general elections.

Justice Nathan Musa of High Court 1 who gave the judgement on Thursday, ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to produce Allison-Madueke before him.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had charged the three: Ibrahim Mohammed Umar (1st defendant), Sahabo Iya Hamman (2nd defendant) and Allison-Madueke (3rd defendant) to court for allegedly laundering the N362 million.

In his submission of the three count charges, Justice Nathan said, “The defendants together with one Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke are being charged for the offences under the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act 2000.

“The 3rd defendant in her desire to influence election in favour of then President Goodluck Jonathan authorised the release of N362 million public money through Fidelity Bank to the 1st and 2nd defendants to corrupt election officials.”

The defendants were convicted on three counts: “Conspiracy to corrupt public officers, contrary and punishable under section 26 (1)(c) and (d) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act 2000.

“Corruptly procure monetary benefit, contrary to and punishable under Section 9 (1)(a) and (b) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act 2000.

“Receive for yourself monetary benefit contrary to and punishable under section 10(a) (I) and (ii) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences 2000.”

Justice Nathan convicted Umar and Hamman on the three counts and sentenced them to seven years on each, but indicated that the sentences would run concurrently, which comes to seven years.

A saved soul doing the right thing!

Lamar Odom, a self-confessed 'sex addict' who has slept with over 2,000 women, is ABSTAINING from intercourse before marriage, according to new fiancee
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By TRACY WRIGHT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 17:51 EST, 12 December 2019 | UPDATED: 17:58 EST, 12 December 2019

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7787321/Lamar-Odom-self-confessed-sex-addict-ABSTAINING-intercourse-marriage.html

He famously admitted in his memoir, Darkness to Light, that he's a 'sex addict' and has slept with more than 2,000 women through the years.

And Lamar Odom seems to have drastically changed his ways as his new fiancee, Sabrina Parr, admitted the couple are abstaining from sex before marriage.

The 32-year-old fitness coach told Hollywood Life that it was entirely Lamar's decision to wait until the couple officially became husband and wife.

'This is the first time in Lamar's entire life that he has been clean of drugs, marijuana, porn addiction, sex addiction. Him and I don't even have sex, believe that or not,' Sabrina said.

She explained that once Lamar 'got saved' through the church and developed a relationship with the pastor, there were areas he wanted to improve on, one of which was a 'great sacrifice to God' by holding out sex.

'I wasn’t going to force him either way because it’s his own relationship with God and I don’t want … He’s very new in being saved, so I didn’t want him to develop opinions based on what I am doing or am not doing,' she said.

Sabrina also revealed that it was entirely up to her former basketball player beau to call the shots on how he wanted to proceed with their relationship.
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Love is in the air: The 32-year-old fitness coach told Hollywood Life that it was entirely Lamar's decision to wait until the couple officially became husband and wife
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'I allowed him to make a decision. But I said, "Whatever decision you make, let me know." And he really made the decision to not have sex with me until we get married, which is kind of why he wants to rush the marriage,' she said. 'But I’m just in no rush. So, he’s doing very well with it, surprisingly.

'I just really thought this would be a struggle for him, just because he’s never had to abstain from sex before. I don’t think he’s ever considered it.'

Odom revealed in his memoir earlier this year that addiction and cheating played parts in the demise of his four-year marriage to Khloe Kardashian.
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'I allowed him to make a decision. But I said, "Whatever decision you make, let me know." And he really made the decision to not have sex with me until we get married, which is kind of why he wants to rush the marriage,' she said; seen in October

Amid their divorce, Lamar was hospitalized after an accidental drug overdose at a brothel outside of Las Vegas in 2015.

Despite his challenging background, Sabrina is optimistic about Lamar's future and recovery process.

'One thing he told me was, the way I respect myself and the standards that I have, they’re very intriguing to him,' she said. 'So, it makes him want to honor me in that way. So, so far so good.

'Since we’ve been engaged, since before we’ve gotten engaged we have been holding on strong, and the object is to do other things in place of sex. And what he’s seeing is without having sex, it improves our intimacy. We experience real intimacy when we’re not having sex.'

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The way they were: Odom revealed in his memoir earlier this year that addiction and cheating played parts in the demise of his four-year marriage to Khloe Kardashian; seen in 2009

DonFreshmoney:
All I can see here are BAG OF BONES...

A muscular guy like me would crush her bones in 3 movement...

In other words, not my type.. I need me some thickums

something like dis?

Bluezy13:
I learnt... according to her...she was discussing it with friends and they... the friends... brought it to social media.
She came to address it.


please be meticulous enough to apply reasoning when reading between the lines.

which friends? dem ones she on holiday with in Cape Verde this week? money gud o

Touch down Cape Verde for
KHLOE
@Kokobykhloe_a

https://twitter.com/Kokobykhloe_a/status/1204677993274257410


BBNaija’s Anto Lecky & her Friends are in Cape Verde for her 30th Birthday Getaway

https://flonaija.com/bbnaijas-anto-lecky-her-friends-are-in-cape-verde-for-her-30th-birthday-getaway/

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Things are moving rapidly!


Drone proliferation Drones (non-military)

Detectors, jammers and cyber-attackers: the rise of anti-drone tech

Market is expected to grow by 20% a year and be worth up to £4bn by middle of next decade

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/dec/12/detectors-jammers-and-cyber-attackers-the-rise-of-anti-drone-tech?CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1576152805

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Anti-drone equipment on display at a state security exhibition in Villepinte, on the outskirts of Paris. Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images

Oliver Holmes in Tel Aviv

Thu 12 Dec 2019 07.10 EST

One of the first drone deliveries was operated not by a tech giant from Silicon Valley but by small-time criminals who saw potential in the new technology.

In late 2013, days before Amazon announced its futuristic plan to operate a fleet of automated vehicles, four people were arrested for attempting to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison using a drone.

Guards had noticed a remote-controlled helicopter hovering above Calhoun prison. Later, they found the six-rotor drone in a nearby car alongside what appeared to be its cargo: pouches of tobacco and mobile phones.

Five years later, Amazon still hasn’t launched its sky delivery service, while the proliferation of cheap, commercially available drones worldwide has far outpaced the ability of authorities to control them.

In the past two years, non-military drones have shut down Gatwick airport for 36 hours, been used in an apparent assassination attempt against Venezuela’s president and even been flown by Isis fighters to drop grenades on their enemies.

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Security personnel surround Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, during an attempted drone attack in Caracas in August 2018. Photograph: Xinhua/AP
Responding to the threat, a host of companies – from state-run defence contractors to startups – have developed products that can detect, track, jam, destroy or even commandeer rogue drones.

These services comprise a market that is expected to grow by between 20% and 30% in the next few years and could be worth £4bn by the middle of the next decade.

“It’s a very, very big issue,” said Alex Riahi, who works for Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel’s major aerospace and defence manufacturer. In September IAI released its Popstar system, which can detect and track drones up to 4km away in day or night.

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The Popstar system was developed for detecting, handling and tracking drones. Photograph: Israeli Aerospace Industries
IAI sells drone defence to foreign governments to place along their borders or around sensitive sites such as army bases or power plants to avoid spying or air attacks, and also provides equipment to shoot down military drones. But it is increasingly finding interest from other clients – airports, for example – who want to protect against shop-bought drones.

Although coy about pricing, Riahi said the cost of these systems was less than the expense to a major airport of shutting down for an hour.

Israel, with its history of drone warfare, has become a key producer of anti-drone products, especially as members of the military intelligence services often transfer their knowledge to start hi-tech companies after they leave the army. The booming industry has also sprung up in the US, Europe and China.

A host of smaller firms are entering the market. Vorpal, another Israeli company, has compiled a database of signals emitted by 95% of drones that are available to buy, giving its clients the ability to detect most drones buzzing overhead.

“There is no civil technology today that gives you 100%, bulletproof, all-cases, all-drone-types solution,” said Avner Turniansky, Vorpal’s vice-president of strategy. His VigilAir product has been tailored to work in dense urban environments where high buildings and radio “noise” often hide drone signals.

During this year’s Eurovision song contest held in Tel Aviv, Israeli police bought his system and caught more than 20 people who were operating drones in no-fly zones over venues. Authorities wanted to clear the air to prevent any potential attacks, but also to make sure drones did not accidentally fall over large crowds.

Turniansky said none of the perpetrators had apparent nefarious aims and in most cases they were completely clueless that they were flying illegally.

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An anti-drone system on display at an exhibition in Israel in November. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
Drones often have internal safeguards such as software that prevents them from flying over sensitive sites, meaning the drone will stop in midair as if it has hit a virtual wall. But Turniansky said at least one confiscated drone at Eurovision had been tampered with to block its GPS, allowing it to fly freely.

Once detected, drones can be taken control of with a remote cyber-attack or, more straightforwardly, shot out the air with net guns. Radiofrequency jammers are also used, although not in airports where they could affect safety systems. “In an airport, nobody wants to jam,” Turniansky said.

He said Vorpal’s system not only tracks drones but also allows users to locate the people flying them. This information is often more crucial than the location of the drone, as taking down one drone disrupting an airport is useless if the operator has more to hand. “In such cases, the ability to tell you where the operator is very valuable,” Turniansky said.

Nimo Shkedy is also Israeli but his drone defence company, ApolloShield, is headquartered in New York. He sells counter-drone technology, including jamming “guns” that block drones with radio waves. In the US, these types of systems can only be sold to government agencies or with official authorisation, but the list of potential clients is growing.

“We started with stadiums and public events,” said Shkedy. “But now this technology and these requirements are all over the place – airports, VIPs, prisons, borders, power plants, oil refineries, nuclear power plants, seaports, yachts,” he said.

Shkedy and his business partner started the firm in 2016 after hearing that the Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli had unsuccessfully attempted to shut down the airspace above her wedding to prevent paparazzi from using drones. If she and her billionaire fiancé, Adi Ezra, had anti-drone products, they could have blocked off their area themselves.

“We realised it was a big problem and it’s on the rise,” Shkedy said. “And it’s been on the rise ever since.”

NL never forgets

Bbnaija Khloe Crashes The Car Obafemi Martins Bought For Her(pics). by mubaking: 10:50am On Dec 07, 2018

https://www.nairaland.com/4890498/bbnaija-khloe-crashes-car-obafemi#73628041

Mr. Beckham bending it right na ....

Victoria Beckham displays her lithe frame in a white sports bra and skin-tight legging during early morning workout

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... rkout.html

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pls pay attention in nl class

Nigerian Leaders Paint Dubai Red - Politics - Nairaland

Dec 13, 2011

https://www.nairaland.com/823700/nigerian-leaders-paint-dubai-red

>>A former Nigerian vice president also has a state-of-the-art building in the upscale Jumeirah district, close to the Atlantis Hotel, which is one of the most expensive and luxurious hotels in the world.

hmmm

LOL, the feminazis have arrived talbot men can get away with dis and dat. it's all men fault. society is skewed in men's favor.

forget all that noise, men can't wet the tip without a pair of voluntarily opened female legs!

it's take two to tango.

AreaFada2:
Ma'am sorry for your predicament.

But honestly hardly any man can forgive. He might claim to forgive but he won't have peace of mind. He might even see you as a danger to his life. Who's to say your lover cannot knock him off to get you back? He paid your bride price ad your family gave you to him to be part of his family forever!

It's not just about the "mechanical" sex but the fact that another man just chop his "jewel" clean mouth. Not once BUT MANY times. Essentially a second husband sef for a while.

Also every man wants to sow his seed. If you watch NatGeo you will even see it with males of animals. That his wife could bring the child of another man to him adds to the disgust. At least a cheating hubby won't be able to deceive his wife into thinking another woman's child from outside is hers.

Now we know that about 35% of firstborn kids belong to another man and about 30% of all kids belong to another man outside. A relative's three kids turned out not to be his. He died soon after accidentally finding out.
So the consequences can be severe.

I'm almost sure of one thing, if you had conceived by a rogue sperm from you married colleague, you would have covered your tracks VERY nicely and hubby would never have found out.

Apportioning blame and torturing oneself won't help anyone. Better to come to terms with reality at hand.

It's better he moves on if he cannot forgive to the point to trust, cherish and love you same way he did before. Better for you to suffer this pain now at once than suffer it slowly for years to come in the name of remaining together and he reminds you of it at every slight provocation.

What matters is to forgive yourself and move on too.

Good luck.

great post. made me think of an article i recently came across.

RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT A WOMAN’S BODY INCORPORATES DNA FROM THE SEMEN OF HER CASUAL SEX PARTNERS

http://www.returnofkings.com/70425/research-suggests-that-a-womans-body-incorporates-dna-from-the-semen-of-her-casual-sex-partners

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NL gurus keep saying: Fear Women!

Woman, 25, admits she 'ruined a romantic weekend' with her boyfriend by calling out her ex's name during sex - and is warned that he'll never get over it
Woman, 25, believed to be from America, took to Reddit to share her dilemma
She confessed to 'ruining a romantic weekend' with her boyfriend of six months
Girlfriend accidentally called out her former boyfriend's moniker during sex

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7780163/Woman-25-admits-called-WRONG-sex.html

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/10/22093430-7780163-image-a-13_1576059748955.jpg

great story... i don't even know you but forgive you.

sometimes good married joystick is too much for some single women to manage & handle.
move on with your life and remember your lesson. the broda's mind is never gonna be right for you, especially if he remained loyal. he may not call u a bunch of names but inside you are scum to him.

car sex huh? i heard dat be fun if u find a quiet spot.

Who out there in NL land wants to step-up and lead the #RevolutionNow movement now that Mr. Sowore in on ice?

Expired Immunity is a beautiful thing.

Oga went from arrogant super mouth and vainglorious chest beater to remorseful mouse.

Will we see part 2 of the please don't handcuff me drama?


Kalu Begs Prison Warders Not To Handcuff Him In Public
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Salute Great One!

No easy money(loot) to launder these days in 9ja so dem two international banks close up shop .


Business
French Court Hits Swiss Bank UBS With $5.1 Billion Penalty
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and ANGELA CHARLTON)
February 20, 2019, 2:45 AM EST Updated on February 20, 2019, 2:11 PM EST


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-20/swiss-bank-ubs-may-face-massive-fines-in-french-trial


HSBC pays record $1.9bn fine to settle US money-laundering accusations
This article is more than 6 years old
Bank guilty of 'blatant failure' to implement money-laundering controls and wilfully flouted sanctions, US prosecutors say

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/dec/11/hsbc-bank-us-money-laundering

DonFreshmoney:
2 Cows and a chicken..

refreshments on the house, enjoy ...

Daily Mail seems to always get the best pics.

Kinky Kentucky judge, 38, is accused of turning her chambers into a glorified frat house where she 'pressured attorneys into group sex and had a party with her secretary and former church pastor'

Dawn Gentry is accused of having threesomes in her office with her secretary and a guitar player she hired to work in the court as her case specialist
She allegedly asked a female attorney to sleep with her husband while they were getting divorced so she could accuse him of infidelity
Gentry, it is alleged, also asked the woman to have group sex with her and the guitar player
Others claim they were replaced if they did not donate to her re-election campaign
The claims are part of an investigation by the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7763841/Female-judge-Kentucky-accused-using-court-frat-house-threesomes-drinking.html


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/06/14/21909118-7763841-image-m-23_1575642170246.jpg

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Gentry hired Penrose, a former pastor turned guitar player as a case specialist. It is unclear if he has any legal experience.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/06/18/21909066-7763841-image-m-15_1575655670316.jpg

It is unclear if he has any legal experience. Katherine Schulz (right) is one of the woman who claims Gentry asked her for group sex. She said no

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/06/18/21909120-7763841-image-a-20_1575655718331.jpg
Gentry, shown with two cops, who are unrelated to the allegations, gives preferential treatment to attorneys who meet her sexual demands, it is claimed

Poor Ex Husband,
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Steady progress hopefully leads to permanent change and local success.

New brands of local rice flood major markets, as prices of major items drop

By Research Team -December 10, 2019

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The local price of rice recorded a significant drop after weeks of price hikes following the closure of Nigerian land borders. Latest Nairametrics Food Price Survey reveals more brands of local rice have now flooded major markets in the country helping to drive down prices of local rice.

The latest household survey conducted by Nairametrics Research Team showed that some new brands of local rice now sell for as low as N17,000. Also, the prices of other items like round shaped tomatoes, bags of onions dropped from what was reported two weeks earlier.

Despite the price drops recorded, some major items such as palm oil, groundnut oil, and foreign rice increased in price. The report includes details on items that witnessed increase in price, items that reduced, special market/items as well as market insights.

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Items that recorded an increase in price
A 50kg bag of Caprice increased by 0.16% to sell at an average of N26,167 compared to an initial N26,125.
A big bag of Garri (Yellow) now sells for an average of N6,250 from an initial N6,125 indicating a 2.04% increase.
The price of 5 litres of locally made palm oil spiked significantly by 14.9% as it now sells for an average of N2,125 from an initial average of N1,850.
25 litres of locally made palm oil also increased by 17.1% to sell at an average of N11,125 compared to N9,500.
The price of locally made groundnut oil witnessed significant change, as the 25-litre gallon increased by 25% to sell at a current average of N13,125 from an initial N10,500.

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Items that maintained initial price
Below are the items that maintained initial prices over the past two weeks:

Household cooking gas maintained the same price as recorded last time out; 12.5kg of gas cost an average of N3,900, while 5kg costs N1,525.
The various noodle brands still sell for the same prices as they did two weeks ago. A carton of Indomie (Hungry man) sells for an average of N3,200, while Chikki (100g) sells for an average of N2,100.
The price of 50kg bags of brown beans (Oloyin) and white beans still sell for an average of N13,000 and N21,250 respectively.
A bag of Ijebu Garri and white Garri currently sell at an average of N6,700 and N6,125 respectively.
Juice brands such as 5 Alive and Chivita cost an average of N500.

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Items that recorded price reductions
A 50kg bag of Royal Stallion rice reduced slightly by 1.56% to an average of N26,333 compared to a previous N26,750.
The price of a big basket of round shaped tomatoes reduced by 10% as it now sells for N9,000 compared to an initial N10,000.
The price of a medium and small basket of round shaped tomatoes also reduced by 14.3% and 33.3% to sell at N6,000 and N4,000 respectively.
A big basket of oval-shaped tomatoes now costs N7,000 compared to an earlier cost of N8,000. This change indicates a 12.5% reduction in price, while a small basket of the same type of tomatoes reduced by 10% to sell at N4,500.
Special Item/Markets
Daleko market now has a new stock of locally made rice. Some new brands of locally made rice in the market include “Arinze”, “Mama Emeka”, “Crown Gold”, “Big Bull”, “Patriot”, “Usir”, LGS” and many others. These items sell between the range of N17,000 and N21,000.

As a follow up to an earlier report, the price of a big bag of new onions crashed by 16.7% as it now sells for an average of N25,000, while a bag of dry onions now cost an average of N22,000, indicating 45% reduction.

The price of maize still varies largely across various markets. However, a bag of yellow maize dropped significantly at Mile 12 market to sell at an average of N14,000 compared to N21,000 recorded two weeks ago. This change indicates a 33.3% decrease.

However, a bag of yellow maize continues to sell at N13,000 at the Mushin market while a bag of white maize costs N11,500.

Market Insights
Poultry owners are stocking broiler chickens as they prepare to do the Christmas business. This is according to a chicken seller who suggested that the commodity is expected to slightly increase in price going into the Yuletide period. Meanwhile, layers are currently sold for N2,000 each while breeders sell for N5,000 each. Another brand of chicken called “Aguntan Ologan” is sold for an average of N4,000.

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Nairametrics Research also found out that the price of pepper dropped again in the last two weeks as it now sells for an average of N10,000 compared to N14,000 recorded last time. The price of the item reduced by 28.6% within 15 days.

However, Mr. Babangida, a seller at Mile 12 market, enlightened the Research team, “The price varies according to time. A bag of pepper was sold for an average of N11,000 in the morning, while it costs N10,000 in the afternoon.”

Commenting on the crash in the price of tomatoes, a major tomatoes trader in Mile 12 market said, “The change in the price of tomatoes is not influenced by border closure, rather it is affected by supply in the market, as prices are easily raised when the commodity is not available.

“The price of tomatoes is not constant, it could sell at N15,000 tomorrow and drop to N6,000 the day after if there is a surplus supply of tomatoes in the market.”

Rice dealers at Daleko market confirmed to Nairametrics that there is no foreign rice currently in Nigerian markets. According to a major dealer, “There are various brands of locally made rice, some of which are processed to the standard of imported rice while some are stony. The better quality sells for an average of N21,000 while the latter costs an average of N17,500.

“The only issue is that many dealers now bag these locally made rice into foreign bags as a strategy for marketing, to attract customers to their shops. Retailers now sell local rice in place of foreign rice to consumers at the rate of foreign rice.”

[READ ALSO: Household Survey: Nigerians dump imported rice, others, as prices jump high]

About Nairametrics Food Price Survey
The Nairametrics Food Price Watch is a bi-weekly household market survey that covers the prices of major food items, with emphasis on five major markets in Lagos – Mushin Market, Daleko Market, Oyingbo Market, Idi-Oro Market and Mile 12.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner pens a new book.


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The Nobel Committee praised Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's peace initiatives


Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed: Inside the mind of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner

Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed has shaken up Ethiopia since becoming prime minister in April last year, but what ideas are guiding the man who receives the prize in Oslo on Tuesday? The BBC's Kalkidan Yibeltal in Addis Ababa has been reading the book that outlines his philosophy.

Medemer has become a buzzword in Ethiopia.

The Amharic language term which literally means "addition", but is also translated as "coming together", sums up what Prime Minister Abiy sees as a uniquely Ethiopian approach to dealing with the country's challenges.

And it has become hard to escape after the prime minister's book of the same name was launched in lavish ceremonies across Ethiopia in October, with a reported hundreds of thousands of copies printed in the country's two most widely spoken languages - Amharic and Afaan Oromoo.

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Medemer was published in both Amharic and Afaan Oromoo

Across 16 chapters and 280 pages he outlines his vision, which he says he has been nurturing since childhood.

Mr Abiy wants to foster a sense of national unity in the face of ethnic divisions, but also wants to celebrate that diversity. His success in walking this tight-rope will define his time in power.

What is the essence of medemer?
At the heart of the philosophy is the conviction that different, and even contrary, views can be brought together and a compromise can be found. It is also a rejection of dogmatism.

Since taking office, Mr Abiy has clearly departed from the way the country was governed for most of the last three decades.

He has broken from the hard-line security state to encourage a more liberal approach to politics.

He has also said that his predecessors' attempts to apply Marxist and statist approaches to economic development failed because they were alien to Ethiopia.

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The Nobel Peace Prize announcement was big news in Ethiopia in October

"We need a sovereign and Ethiopian philosophy that stems from Ethiopians' basic character, that can solve our problems… that can connect all of us," he writes in Medemer.

He argues that Ethiopian culture values inclusion and cooperation.

Critics say that while this might sound good, it does not offer a practical way forward or a guide about how that compromise can be found.

In April, political analyst Hilina Berhanu said that while medemer was easily understandable and "served as a painkiller" for what went before, it lacks the complexity needed to map out the future.

Why Abiy won the peace prize
His "decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea"
He initiated "important reforms that give many citizens hope for a better life and a brighter future"
"He has also pledged to strengthen democracy"
He has "engaged in other peace and reconciliation processes" in the region
Source: Nobel Committee

Has Nobel winner really brought peace to East Africa?

Why has Abiy developed this idea?
Mr Abiy began talking about medemer long before he became prime minister.

Serving in senior government positions, he used the term while telling his colleagues the importance of bringing extreme opinions together and encouraging people to work in harmony.

As prime minister he has said medemer can cure many of the woes ailing Africa's second most populous country, from poverty to deadly ethnic conflicts.

He has urged people to come together under a shared vision rather than be trapped by a history of ethnic and political division. Otherwise, he has warned, the very existence of the state could be brought into question.

What does it say about ethnicity in Ethiopia?
It is somewhat ironic that while the prime minister has spoken about unity, his political reforms have lifted the lid on simmering ethnic tensions in the country.

In the past 20 months, ethnic violence has claimed the lives of thousands of people and forced millions of others from their homes.

More about how Ethiopia has changed under Abiy:

The leader promising to heal a nation
Bold reforms expose Ethiopia's ethnic divides
Find out more about Ethiopia
Ethiopia's federal constitution, introduced in 1995, created ethnically based states. The arrangement puts a disproportionate emphasis on ethnic identity and ignores other forms of identity like gender and economic class, Mr Abiy says.

But he also recognises that historical injustices against some ethnic groups could be behind the increased tensions.

In fact, the prime minister, who is from the Oromo ethnic group, came to power on the back of a wave of protests from the Oromo community, who had complained of economic and political marginalisation.

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Nevertheless, medemer calls for ethnic groups to voluntarily come together in a union that celebrates and promotes diversity. Mr Abiy argues that ethnic nationalism can go hand in hand with what he calls "civic nationalism", which focuses on individual rights.

How this can happen practically is harder to see.

But in recent months, the prime minister has spearheaded the transformation of the country's ethnically based governing coalition into a single party. In a sign of how hard medemer might be to achieve in practise, this move was immediately rejected by some groups.

Why Ethiopia has a new ruling party
Are people convinced?
In October, in a vivid sign that not everyone buys into Mr Abiy's vision for Ethiopia, some protesters burnt copies of his book, shouting "down, down, medemer".

These were young Oromos, who feared that their interests could be ignored once again if national unity is promoted at the expense of ethnic interests.

The leadership of the once-dominant Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) have described the prime minister's philosophy as indistinct. The TPLF has refused to join Mr Abiy's new merged party.

However, Mr Abiy is convinced it will help the country flourish and many supporters say it will build bridges in a country that is deeply divided along ethnic and religious lines.

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