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Politics / Re: FG Must Resist All Temptations To Extradite Simon Ekpa by GerogeI(m): 7:55am On Aug 29
jmoore:
When Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in Kenya, it was relatively calm in southeast. His extremist supporters thought he just decided to stay away from the public.

Then as soon as Nigerian government made his arrest public, the violence increased.

Nigerian government must learn from this and resist the temptation of extradition of Simon Ekpa to Nigeria.

So what should Nigerian government do? Learn from Israel. Go to Finland, take out Simon Ekpa. His body should be burnt to ashes and disposed in the sea or ocean. This must be a secret plot. With this, his supporters won't know who is behind his disappearance. Let it remain a mystery.

Story! Stop bothering yourself. No western court will extradite any Biafran activist to a Government that kidnapped the movements leader, and a supreme Court that does not uphold international law on kidnapping in the guise of extradition. Simon knows this.

Nnamdi Kanu's detention has closed the chapter on any Biafran activist being extradited to Nigeria. It establishes Nefarious intention and intimidation by the Nigerian State actors, which can always be prooved in court. The worst that can happen is the Foreign country will choose to try such a person by their own law. Even that Cannadian paid actor will not come to Nigeria.

Nigeria does not have the capacity to take out anyone outside the usual intimidation, and mind you the day you even try that and fail, the other side will start hiring international assassins to take out yourside. That will start a cold civil war, so becareful, those who live in glass houses do not throw stones.
Education / Re: South-East Institutions Missing As NELFUND Publishes Student Loan Disbursement by GerogeI(m): 4:40am On Aug 25
Another sophisticated reason for setting a new precident in barefaced tribalism by a sitting president.

It's an unbelievable time to be alive.

It's just for another 6 years. But do not forget that what ever you invent will sooner than later be applied to you by new political actors. It's now acceptable for a Federal Government to be openly Tribalist and Petty.

Where in the law for Nelfund was it stated that inclusion or access depended on institutions application or lack of it?
Politics / Re: A Biased Perspective: A Critique Of "Ndokwa, Ukwuani And The Quest For Anioma St by GerogeI(m): 2:33am On Aug 18
You know, Southern Cameroon did same thing you are doing in the 1960s, today they are fighting a war for the same natural choice they had in a referendum.

You are at the border of Igbo land. You main interest for not joining the southeast is cause its marginalised and underdeveloped according to your write up. You are assuming this will remain so, and Nigeria will remain as is. Any wise man will tell you Nigeria sooner or later must breakdown, as the business owner Britain is done with oil extraction.

When that happens, write up such as these will lead to your outright rejection by the greater Igbo congress, cause we will see you as Non Igbo and a symbol of our past trauma. Then you will truly be a second class citizen in whatever political setup Edo people end up in. And no, you are too small to be left independent, the other side will assimilate you once rejected. Your population and voices will be too insignificant for the world to care. So keep shouting how you are not Igbo up and down without any real political intelligence of the future consequence. I hope the Igbos in Delta State can quickly expunge you guys from their Anioma State and move on.

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Politics / Re: See The TINY Plane President Tinubu Travelled In To Equatorial Guinea! by GerogeI(m): 12:59pm On Aug 16
Kemetian:


Your father's house is backward.

Educated people call nations such as ours 'DEVELOPING COUNTRIES', and those make up 85% of the world's 202 countries.

''As of January 2024, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs classified 37 countries as "developed economies". In contrast, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) classifies 152 countries as developing nations, indicating that most of the world's regions are developing''.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country

So you can take your ''backward'' bullshiit and stuff it up your ass.

Developing is a diplomatic way of saying " those who can't get their shit together" . It means backwardness. In fact, the developing nations is categorised into emerging economies- "sluggish but moving foward" and others - "who are marching backwards". You all know which one you are!
Politics / Re: Enugu State Gives Churches, Mosques 90 Days To Remove Outside Speakers by GerogeI(m): 9:17am On Aug 16
OLAADEGBU:


The decision was made during a stakeholders' meeting on Thursday, aimed at implementing the Enugu State Anti-Noise Pollution Policy.
They should also include bars and entertainment centers playing loud music
Politics / Re: Protests: DSS Arrests Tailor Mass-producing Russian Flags by GerogeI(m): 5:28pm On Aug 05
Since when did it become a crime to make a foreign country's flag. Its the user that matters, not the maker. He should get a lawyer.
Politics / Re: The North Has Been Played by GerogeI(m): 7:22pm On Aug 01
JagabanB:

Maybe u should look for another lie to tell, Nigeria can't deploy 5 military personnels at every junction in SE, it will leave a huge deficit in other states.

Better ask other peeps in the East
Politics / Re: The North Has Been Played by GerogeI(m): 6:57pm On Aug 01
JagabanB:

Maybe you should make videos about three junctions straight to prove your point.

Yeah right. Maybe I should just commit suicide
Politics / Re: The North Has Been Played by GerogeI(m): 5:33pm On Aug 01
JagabanB:

Have u been to other parts of the country and not see soldiers?
Soldiers mount check points in so many northern states and some check points èmpty vehicles, the passengers all have to come down to pass through that check point before entering the vehicle after passing the check points, I have experienced this in Benue, Taraba etc.
I have never experienced that in SE.
The soldiers in SE are more friendly than the ones in the north to say the least.

Oga, I did not say soldiers mounted checkpoints. I said, there are a company( that means at least 5) of Soldiers at every Road Junction inside the cities in the south east. Not on expressways, but on streets, trunk roads and alleyways. They look like they are preparing for urban war.
Politics / Re: The North Has Been Played by GerogeI(m): 5:13pm On Aug 01
JagabanB:

Nobody wiII send soldiers to stop u lgb0s from burning down ur houses.
Ur UGM dón't want u to protest, u are scared of them not soldiers.

That you said so, does not make it true.

There are Soldiers here, unlike other parts of the country. Its like they are preparing for civil war, not protest.
Politics / Re: Protest: Sheu Sani Accuse Igbo Pople Of Betraying The North by GerogeI(m): 4:01pm On Aug 01
There are soldiers in the East. Every road Junction in Enugu has a company of soldiers, not even policemen.
How can we protest with Soldiers that have been killing peeps long before this protest.


Our hope tomorrow is that the soldiers are begging for money to eat. Its like no provision was made for their feeding. So maybe they will join the protest themselves tomorrow.

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Politics / Re: The North Has Been Played by GerogeI(m): 3:56pm On Aug 01
Why is South East not protesting?
It's because Soldiers, not police men have been deployed in all South East Cities. They are armed with live bullets, and at every Road Junction.

Let's save our lives first

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Politics / Re: Our Investigation On The Malta NNPC Situation - Anonymous NG by GerogeI(m): 9:53am On Jul 27
@OP
You got a couple of things wrong, but yes, you are sniffing something, but Dangote is also not innocent.

1. Upstream oil production has no direct link to Downstream retail of petroleum products. So do not link Agip to petrol import, even though we know the acquisition by Oando might not have sailed through without Tinubu as president. But big oil companies are looking to leave Nigeria, all of them. Not just because of electric vehicles in future, but because Nigeria has constantly been annually forecasted for implosion since Niger Delta militancy in 2008.

2. How Wale Tinubu got to own Oando is another story altogether, but in 2016 he sold the down stream part of Oando to Vitol and Helios, cause of his poor forcast of oil prices in buying ConocoPhillips oil assets between 2013 and 2015. So Wale Tinubu has little or nothing to do with those Oando filling stations that NNPC just bought since 2016. Infact, one might say he was fighting to get them back since Tinubu became president. If you check House of Reps, supended the sale of OVH Energy assets by Vitol and Helios to NNPC, after money has been paid.

3. However, MRS and Oando have been long term competitors since 2010 or 2012, not sure of exact date. I can also tell you the Dangote Refinery as built by Dangote, was originally an Oando Refinery Proposal. How Dangote got them and implemented them is a mystery. So I expect there is a lot of bad blood between the two sides, especially if Wale Tinubu is watching a competitor implementing his pet Project which was botched from inside, by his own executives around 2011.

4. Monopolization of Petroleum products import was not started by Tinubu, but by Buhari, with northern business interests. Sometime early in his second term, he claimed to suspend subsidy payment, and them proceeded to run an arrangement where only NNPC could recieve subsidy for petroleum import. So since 2016 only NNPC has been importing petroleum products because any other person that does will make a loss. That is precisely why global petroleum Giant like Vitol, became desperate to sell Oando Marketing(OVH Energy), even though they could drown Nigeria in petrol and diesel without any forex problems. Infact that was why they entered Nigerian Market initially.

But someone was buying all those petroleum products for NNPC. Who? I think that's where Dangote comes in. Buhari's daughter even became a director in NNPC. I do not have a clear line of what went on, but one person has been importing petroleum products for all of Nigeria since 2016, that person or persons got so comfortable with it, that they invested in Dangote Refinery, after monopolising the industry. To get the magnitude, That single entity has been making the annually profits of Sahara Energy, OVH Energy, MRS, Forte Oil, Mobil (Retail Nigeria), Aiteo, Total, NIPCO, and all independent marketers, alone since 2016. All these companies became its indirect subsidiaries cause they could not import on their own and get subsidy. Let's not forget that this kind of monopolization of imports by NNPC was first executed using Ifeanyi Uba's Capital Oil around 2010. Buhari's Govt. took it to a new level.

This is the main origin, back yard nepotism. Dangote Refinery at its size and complexity, should not cost more than 5 billion USD, but its tagged at 20 billion USD. With Nigeria's FG originally owning 20% stake. 20% of 20 billion is 4 billion USD. It seems based on real value, Dangote Refinery was built entirely with funds from Nigeria's Federal Government. This seems like a typical pattern of a certain former CBN Governor, who is romoured to have facilitated the use of a banks depositors fund to enable the acquisition of same bank.

5. NNPC is still monopolizing petroleum products imports. Probabky as revealed, Only the new Zar is doing the import for NNPC. While Dangote is telling you this, he might not be telling how he might have benefitted from same monopoly under Buhari. Why do you think Otedola sold forte oil and invested in Dangote Refinery? Maybe the time of oil terminals has come to end for a new type of monopoly.


6. The Malta import angle is just an opportunity that arose for WaleTinubu, if its true. It can not be the long term plan.
Why? Dangote Refinery execution strategy, was based on the execution strategy in the original Oando Refinery plan. This was based on the Jamanagar Refinery owned by Reliance Industry India. It was built in 3 years using multiple contractor's and top notch project management which focused on keeping the battery limits between the contractor coherent and clean with the overall design. Dangote took same approach, using multiple Indian contractors, without the top notch project management for the battery limits. Jamanagar Refinery costed just about 5.6 billion USD in 2008 with highest complexity index of 12 for heavy crude. Dangote's cost 20 billion USD and is still not running more than the atmospheric distillation towers, which makes it only as complex as those drum refineries in Niger Delta bushes with complexity index of 2. So Dangote still cannot replace imports, until he is able to produce high octane petrol.

Wale Tinubu had every opportunity to build this Refinery since 2010, the plan was Oando's, there is no way he can compete with a Refinery using a Blending plant. To compete, he needs another Refinery. So competition cannot be his long term plan. Dangote on the other hand is drowning in the cost of a refinery that has a 400% cost over run. He needs special access to crude, and monopolistic access to sell whatever the Refinery is producing in order to survive.


The question here is who is right- Dangote and the mis-managed Oando Refinery Plan, or Oando and Buharis' oil monopoly. You tell me.

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Politics / Re: Anyone Who Starts Any Protest Against Tinubu Regime In SE Is An Enemy Of Ndiigbo by GerogeI(m): 7:05pm On Jul 17
pazienza:
These are reasons why no reasonable and Igbo thinking Igbo man should be involved in the planned protest:


1. You have already been marked as number one opposition to APC.
Once this protest starts, you will be used as the scapegoat by the government to teach others lessons, while others will stylishly rescind and even join in bashing you.
It has happened before. Stay off the useless protest.

2. You stand to gain nothing from the protest. If Tinubu resigns or steps down, you are not 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th in line to take over from him.
You will be stupid to offer Igbo head to be used to break a coconut others will enjoy while you stay sidelined as usual.

3. The protest in the SE will easily be hijacked by questionable characters like Simon Ekpa who is being controlled by external anti Igbo elements within and outside Nigeria. Simon Ekpa and his branch of IPOB are fifth columnists and Trojan horses implanted by enemies of Ndiigbo to destroy our land.
If you stupidly join this protest, Ekpa will make sure destruction and confrontation with Nigerian army happens by unleashing his armed boys to cause mayhem and justify Nigerian army violence on all of us.
Be careful not to start what you don't have control over.

4. SE is not the worst hit by APC failure in governance.
We always knew APC had nothing to offer hence as a progressive race, we have stood as a bastion of stiff opposition to APC since 2015 and have paid the ultimate prize of political exclusion for it while the rest of Nigeria including SS got a fair share of political representation in APC, as they have held both deputy senate and Senate posts so far. APC has made sure they returned our resentment towards them with political exclusion and banishment for us.
We knew APC will fail and are better prepared to endure this reality than the rest of the country who claim to be better at playing politics. There is therefore no need to pretend like we expected better from APC by joining a useless protest.
The whole idea of protest is to register a dissatisfaction because you expected better. This isn't the case with SE, hence the redundancy of a protest in SE. Let those who know how to play politics and expected better from APC do the protest.


5. Sometimes, silence is the best answer or what we call "masterly inactivity". We need to retain tactical silence in Nigeria now, stay off issues, let the "owners of Nigeria " to sort themselves out.
You know the popular axiom of "If you wait long enough by the river banks, you will see your enemies float by".
This should be our plan with Nigeria going forward.


With all these reasons outlined so far, it's now obvious why a protest is not the solution for SE.
Let Tinubu see off his 8years and let Shettima do his too.
Let's work with this mindset. Let's get ourselves prepared to win this economic endurance marathon. We are best prepared to win this torture than the rest than the rest of Nigeria as non of them have had to endure 1/100th of what we endured in Biafra or in post Biafra Nigeria until now.
Don't join them, your reality are not same as theirs.
Cheta na Oke solu Ngwere maa mmili, okoo Ngwere, ogaghi akoo Oke.
Let's put more emphasis on our state governors, if there should at all be any protest, let it be to demand for better utilisation of our share of the national allocation from our governors down to local government chairmen.
Let the Aku luo Uno continue.
Let's find a way to flush those Simon Ekpa terrorists that have besieged our lands in Southern Anambra and Northern Imo out.
Let's return peace to our land, grow our economy. Let's live like FG and Nigeria does not exist.

We can do this Umunnem.

You made partial sense in your first thread, this one is totally paid campaign for the Govt.

Rules of Power - Power is taken and never Given. Inactivity will always deny you power. However, there are other aspects to power, Opportunity and Timing.

In the past, because Igbos do not practice centralised leadership, one or two individuals takes initiative, but early action only creates opportunities for other political players, unless you are dominating the arena.

When, Ahamadu Bello launched his plan to subsume other regions, with sabotage planned for the West, and Violence Planned for the east after the fall of the west. Muritala Mohamed was already visiting London as reported by Edwin Clark, meaning the military action was blessed by part of Westminister.
The intelligence, led to the 1966 coup which nipped him in the bud, saving Awolowo from Bello's plan. Yet, same Awolowo whose region was already facing Bello's onslaught, mainly saw the events ((with the intelligence) as opportunity to grab power which had been denied him by the prowess of Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe.
The average Igbo till today finds it perplexing and an incomprehensible. He took no initiative, but mate he'd the timing with the opportunity.
Nzeogwu, and Ironsi created the Opportunity, especially by acting too early without the necessary political opoortunity. Can you imagine how things would have turned out if they had waited for the demise of Awolowo before their own military action. Even allowing the Jan 17th coup to go on.

Similarly, Ironsi created opportunities for the North to recover their leaked military action, by embarking on Unification, at the wrong timing. Gowon and Co were close to him only because he wanted to be perceived as a unifier.

As Igbos,
We must refrain from acting alone, so that we must also
1. Refrain from Acting too Early
2. Match the political opportunity to the right timing

In simple terms, in this case of protest,
1. Igbo's must not start a protest, they will only be created an opportunity for others.
2. Should the prolific North start a protest, Igbos should take advantage of it, to further their goals for Nationalisim and power.

The case of being Dormant and inactivity, does not pay. Just do not be the first to act!
Politics / Re: ₦‎1.5 Million Fuel For Six Cars To Anambra No Big Deal — Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye by GerogeI(m): 10:22am On Jul 16
Assuming Toyota land Cruzer
Manufacturer mileage is 11 km per liter
For actual Road Conditions we use 50%, 5.5km per liter

Abuja to Awka is 469km by road
To and Fro is 938km, at 5.5km per liter, you need 170.54 liters
For six cars, that's 1023.3 liters
At N720 per liter that's N736,756.00

Meaning, 1.5million was double the cost, unless the trip had major detours. Public Officials should maintain strict accountability when using public funds.
Phones / Re: For Years Now I Get Regular Strange Flashs From Zimbabwean Numbers by GerogeI(m): 4:10pm On Jul 08
First, your callers or scammers are in Nigeria not Zimbabwe
Second, your phone number is in some target list, probably circulating through the dark Web

Third, stop responding to scammers. Do not give either a positive or negative response to a phishing scammer. It only gives them feedback that they have your attention, which to them is an achievement with potentials. Stop banning the number, do not pick the number or respond to them at all.

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Business / Re: Real Reason GSK Left Nigeria After 51 Years by GerogeI(m): 11:21am On Jul 04
dre11:

INSIDER: Not Forex, Not Gov’t Policy. Real Reason GSK Left Nigeria After 51 Years




https://fij.ng/article/insider-not-forex-not-govt-policy-real-reason-gsk-left-nigeria-after-51-years/

@OP
Yes, I read the whole thing, and yes you are deluded, in trying to shift the blame from a failing economy to GSK long term strategy.


You fail to acknowledge the known fact, that the more you devalue your currency, the less it is useful to any one or company operating from a healthy economy. This is the simple reason why companies like apple do not bother selling their products in African countries with subjugated currencies. Their desired profit alone is several annual earnings of the average consumer, so their product is affordable only to a few.

Currency devaluation started mildly under Jonathan, exacerbated to illogical levels under buhari, and became outrightly ridiculous under Tinubu. So any company that is moving its products into Nigeria, has been contemplating its Nigerian Fortunes since 2012. Even locally owned companies. To see the third man with even unbelievable naivity on his inauguration day will definitely solidify the resolve of any business concern that has been contemplating JAPA from illogical economic sommer saults. If individuals are doing JAPA, you do not think it applies to companies and businesses as well?

The third thing, is your nauseating sense of entitlement, buried into a false national sentiment which could not be deployed to earn us good governance. GSK is a business, some people started it with their own resources. They do not even owe you any explanation when they stop providing their services due profitability issues. If you cannot work for an employer free of salary, businesses cannot operate as charities, else innovation dies.


Fourth, when giants leave local economies, like in Russia, Local Companies see this as opportunity to fill the gap. Your Governance, and economy are so lost, that this substitution is not even being discussed, rather you are writing to weep up stupid sentiments.

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Politics / Re: Anambra 2025: Senator Ifeanyi Ubah Beats Soludo At Opinion Poll. by GerogeI(m): 1:36pm On Jul 01
ChumzyOma:
Senator Ubah Rises as Preferred Choice Amidst Ndi Anambra's Disappointment with Soludo's Leadership

As the 2025 gubernatorial election in Anambra State approaches, Governor Charles Soludo's administration faces mounting criticism for its numerous failures, leading to widespread dissatisfaction among Ndi Anambra. Soludo's selective focus on road projects, widely perceived as politically motivated, has resulted in uneven infrastructure development, neglecting many areas outside his political stronghold. Furthermore, his administration's inability to effectively combat rising insecurity has raised serious concerns about the utilization of federal security funds, causing fear among residents and negatively impacting public events.

In stark contrast, Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah has emerged as a strong alternative, actively engaging with Ndi Anambra through pragmatic and community-centred initiatives. Ubah's popularity has surged due to his hands-on approach to addressing pressing issues, including significant improvements in infrastructure, healthcare, and education. He has facilitated the construction and rehabilitation of key roads, sponsored medical outreach programs, established healthcare centres, provided scholarships, and supported school infrastructure projects. This active involvement and commitment to the real needs of the people highlight a stark difference to Soludo's perceived detachment and unfulfilled promises.

As the election nears, Ubah's ambition and vision represent a call for responsive and decisive leadership. His promise of a revitalized Anambra, characterized by inclusive development and strong governance, sharply contrasts with Soludo's lacklustre record. Ubah's focus on community engagement and practical solutions positions him as a beacon of hope for a better future for all Anambra residents. His multifaceted approach not only addresses the immediate needs of his constituency but also contributes to national economic policies, restoring public trust and offering a vision of robust governance and inclusive progress. Ubah's leadership symbolizes a new era for Anambra, one that prioritizes the well-being and development of all its citizens.

Ndi Anambra, we have a better alternative in Senator Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, CON.

Is this not the same man IPOB accused of Ochestrating the kidnapping of Nnamdi Kanu. They said he funded the jet used to bring Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria.

If that's true, how does he think he can Govern anybody anywhere in Igboland? Or its another supreme Court Governor in the makng?

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Politics / Re: Why Sokoto Governor Alliyu Is After Sultan - The Guardian by GerogeI(m): 2:20pm On Jun 27
adams123:



What's your opinion on king of England?

Same, it's not a democracy , but a pseudo Monarchy.
For all the noise Britain makes about installing democracy around the world. And it's not even just the King. More than half of the Prime Ministers of Britain are selected by a privileged few, and not voted in through elections, including the current Sunak, and the previously deposed two after Cameron.


And i believe people should choose what they want, be consistent and stick with it. The current arrangement in Nigeria served and continues to serve the interest of Britain without any proper definition. If the North wants Monarchy, thats fine for them, but means separation because the warrant Chiefs called Igwe in the east are British inventions, and have nothing to do with traditions. If Nigeria, should be a democratic single country, all monarchies must be scrapped.
Politics / Re: Why Sokoto Governor Alliyu Is After Sultan - The Guardian by GerogeI(m): 3:05pm On Jun 25
Nigeria is a democracy, every leader leaves office at a fixed tenure. So the so called traditional institutions are monarchies, which can never align with a democratic government.

So you either scrap them or recognised them in the process of unbundling Nigeria into its seperate ethnic groups.

No man is born solely to rule in these modern times.

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Food / Re: Lady Teaches Her American Husband How To Eat Pounded Yam & Egusi Soup (Pics/Vid) by GerogeI(m): 11:47am On Jun 23
officialwdhtv:
Nigerian lady teaches her American husband how to eat pounded yam and egusi soup the "proper" way.

Take a listen!!!

#wetindeyhappentv


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6RfGM4SaXw
That's probably her Dad, married to her NigerianMum from Anambra State.
Politics / Re: Dawisu Explains What Happened Between Ganduje And Sanusi by GerogeI(m): 4:17am On Jun 21
This why Igbos want to leave the he'll hole.

Both Yorubas and Northerners, treat criticism of leaders and elders as a crime, infact its like committing treason to them. As an Igbo child you learn to expect criticism from fellow kids and even juniors for reason you maynot see and to defend your self. Sensibility is neither by age, nor by leadership appointment.

Can you imagine a whole presidential jet funded with tax payers money being deployed cause Gaduje does not like what Sanusu said. That's pathetic and wasteful.
Politics / Re: The Sentence That Ended Regionalism In Nigeria by GerogeI(m): 5:39pm On Jun 17
gidgiddy:
Nigeria used to have four Regions, all four Regions controlling their resources. This practice continued until Gowon came in and abolished all 4 Regions in May 1967 with Decree 14. Gowon also enacted Decree 15 that ended resource control. However, the sentence that brought Regionalism to an end in Decree 14 reads as follows

THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT therefore hereby decrees as follows-

1. There shall, on the commencement of this Decree, be created out of the Regions, States to be known by the names in column 1


And just like that, the 4 Regions were abolished, 12 States were created, and Regionalism disappeared



A decree is unconstitutional. All we need to bring back the regions is to challenge the decree in court. The supreme Court cannot recognize a decree, cause that legalizes military counsel.

So a case like this will nullify all the 36 states, and bring back both regionalism and resource control.
Politics / Re: Sultan of Sokoto, Emir Of Kano, Shehu Of Borno Who Is More Influential? by GerogeI(m): 1:36pm On Jun 17
MrProlific95:
In South South Nigeria the Oba of Benin, Olu of Warri are highly revered.

In South West Nigeria, The Oni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo are almost mystical respected.

So then I ask who is more influential between the Sultan of Sokoto and Emir of Kano and Shehu of Borno historically and otherwise who is more influential in National matters.

Maybe one of them can appeal to Tinubu to make things easier

None,
None of them has any real authority. They are all below the Authority of a ward councillor. But, the fact that great majority of Nigerians are not learned, most peeps have no idea, and assume they have some power or authority.

Their only influence is that politicians use them to sway locals for elections.
Travel / Re: Nigerians In UK Lament Accommodation Crisis by GerogeI(m): 12:09pm On Jun 09
bennybuhari:

https://thescrutinyng.com/index.php/2024/06/08/exclusive-nigerians-in-uk-lament-accommodation-crisis/

I do not know why, but people always make the mistake of comparing currencies directly. You simply can't.

Your rent in UK might be 1000 GBPs, but you earn on average 3000 pounds per month, meaning you rent is 30% of your earning.

Back here, your average monthly rent will be N200k say you work in VI, and live in Ajah, your salary averages N500k per month, your rent is roughly 40%

Meaning, neither place is better off. The only time you gain from relocation is whatever little savings you make, and decide to invest back home. Whenever you invest back home you take advantage of a colonial economic barrier created by first would countries, through IMF manipulating our usually economic illiterate leaders into thinking there is a fair market value for paper currencies without intrinsic value.

This barrier only serves to create a filtration of best trained workforce from your country to theirs. Cheapen your raw materials, and exclude your local population from international business dominance, innovation and and new product development. You average citizen cannot even afford a local flight, talkless of your SMEs, Academics, and Youths traveling around to learn new things, attend conferences, and trade fares, or bid and compete for opportunities that will add value to your economy. Your country is essentially existing in its local bubble, and not an economic threat to the West or OECD.

So any leader, like Buhari, that deliberately devalues her countries currency has been grossly foolled, and has questionable intellectual capacity. You do not deal with rising forex demand by devaluation, rather by import restriction, and import substitution. You do not measure you economic progress by forex earning, but by real production in your economy.

Rather than give workers higher minimum wage, it's better to revalue your currency ( whesther by redenominating, fixing rates or gold backing) to be within same nominal value as major currencies, and ban import of anything that is being produced locally, or unnecessary luxury consumables such as branded chocolates, clothes, cookies. Focus your import on tools, Machinery and advanced technical materials that are not available locally.

The worst thing that can happen to an economy is the loss of the cream of her work force, and the isolation of her business internationally, and these are the real goals of IMF currency devaluation.

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Health / Re: Can A Tooth With A Large Hole Be Cured Without Extraction by GerogeI(m): 10:29pm On Jun 04
Love800:
So what is the solution to decayed tooth or painful tooth?
Talk to a dentist, they have other options like ozone treatment, ceramic implants. But tk be truthful, about a decade ago when mine started acting up, I got annoyed at some point and just pulled all the bad ones, like 3 molars on the whole. Had sinus issues for about a year or two, after and then peace.

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Health / Re: Can A Tooth With A Large Hole Be Cured Without Extraction by GerogeI(m): 10:07pm On Jun 04
Sewasaunt:
Now, I told myself I would no longer advice Nigerians again because we are peculiar and no dey hear word but I'll break my rule this one time.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Go for regular dental check ups, don't wait until the whole tooth is bad and it starts affecting other teeth or causes swelling and pain before getting it treated.

We buy skincare products, I can't count how many pages on Ig sell them. Even physical stores.

We take care of our hair, our nails, we invest in our ward robe because we want to look good.

New restaurants are springing up in every corner of the country.

We fix our phones once they have slight faults, computer village is always bustling, many of us use phones worth hundreds of thousands of naira.


Yet we draw the line when it gets to our health and look for the cheap way out.

So many good looking men and women with poor oral hygiene, unsightly calculus on their teeth and stains, terrible mouth odour and missing teeth.

We wait until wounds get out of hand before remembering that hospitals exist.

I saw a woman with late stage breast cancer, I asked why she didn't come earlier (she had a breast swelling for many years) she said it wasn't paining her. So she left the lumps to grow bigger, now she has metastases all over her body. Her kids were practically threatening emergency Doctors to save her and refused referral to another centre as there was no bedspace in that centre.

So many relatives that will bring their relatives to the hospital when they are near death (from diseases and conditions that could have been successfully managed in the early stages), then start threatening fire and brimstone and cursing health personnel for their perceived 'lackadaisical attitude'. Someone you were giving herbs at home for years o, it is now a stranger from nowhere that should love and help save your relative more than you.

Some will use all sort of supplements for years and when the pain is out of hand, they come to the hospital and start fomenting trouble.

We are not serious, I don't think we will ever be serious.

Your brother has a hole, he probably has serious pain, you are here on Nairaland listening to people telling you to use garlic and salt.

Continue pls, thumbs up to everyone. Continue.


I see you are a medical Doctor, that's cute. You talk like my sister does.
But the reality is that without a functional mandatory health insurance system, peeps are psychologically traumatised of what will be discovered in hospital. You never can tell. The diminished purchasing power is not helping matters too.
Health / Re: Can A Tooth With A Large Hole Be Cured Without Extraction by GerogeI(m): 9:46pm On Jun 04
Sewasaunt:



The first link is not opening.

The second is the IG page of a Dentist who calls herself a biologic Dentist.

She supports Implants instead of root canal treatments because rcts fail. But guess what?

Implants fail too, especially when done by inexperienced Operators or due to patient factors, Implants can cause infections too (periimplantitis).


Now I ask again, pls share scientific evidence/ research based evidence that rcts cause the bones to rot and not IG pages or naturalist sites.

You use your phone because science approved it, we use cars, we use ACs, because we trust science. Don't chuck science away when you need to win an argument.

Provide evidence.

Now, Root canals fail, especially if the teeth are not crowned.

Contrary to your claim that it causes the bone to rot, there's plenty evidence that it allows bone that was being destroyed to grow back around the root(s) of treated teeth, meaning it encourages new bone formation.

So I should take your word for it, without evidence grin
You are such a clown.

Go to the IG page, that Dentist you are trying to discredit has many posts on the subject, and she has references to studies, including one stat that says the success rate after 8 years is about 56%. She has made it her job to do the proving, so I do not need to, that's why I sent you her link. Especially as she is a Dentist, so more qualified and helps people rectify damages from root canal.
Science/Technology / Re: I Have 350k, Can I Install A Single Solar Panel For My Appliances? by GerogeI(m): 5:37pm On Jun 04
jude79:

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I' new here, but by convention, 300w panels means that volts will be 300/8 giving 37.5x 3 = 112.5, please i'm only trying to learn
Yes, it's roughly 40 volts per panel
Health / Re: Can A Tooth With A Large Hole Be Cured Without Extraction by GerogeI(m): 5:36pm On Jun 04
Health / Re: Can A Tooth With A Large Hole Be Cured Without Extraction by GerogeI(m): 5:33pm On Jun 04
Sewasaunt:




Pls provide plausible proof that ROOT canals cause the bones to rot. Sensible, scientific evidence o.

This is no longer a novel issue. Google will give you plenty of reviews,even from dentists.
https://www.naturalandcosmeticdentistry.com/the-truth-about-root-canals-how-are-they-affecting-your-health/#:~:text=What%20are%20the%20dangers%3F,in%20the%20head%20or%20neck.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C667buPSYmq/?igsh=MjVldWVjdHJtbGx2
Health / Re: Can A Tooth With A Large Hole Be Cured Without Extraction by GerogeI(m): 12:59pm On Jun 04
Sheuns:
Yes it can. A procedure called Root Canal Therapy will be carried out. It involves removing the sensitive parts of the tooth (the pulp) and filling it up with a substance called amalgam. After this is done, the enamel will need to be covered with a substance called crown.

I’ve gone through the procedure in 2017. It saves the tooth.
Root Canal is well proven to cause internal rot, and consequently unexplainable routine inflammation.

Do not do root canal, extract the tooth. Further for those of you who already have a root canal, better go for CT Scan check up, to ensure your Jaws and facial bones are not rotting internally.

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