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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Donjazet2: 8:10am On Feb 28, 2023
BlaqFaze:
Lol...do you know the will of the people in rivers state?

Still dodging the question and attempting to gaslight.

Simple question, without wikes shenanigans, would APC see the number of votes we're seeing?

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlaqFaze: 8:12am On Feb 28, 2023
Donjazet2:


Still dodging the question and attempting to gaslight.

Simple question, without wikes shenanigans, would APC see the number of votes we're seeing?
The results that Inec will collate today will reflect the will of the people
Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Amoto94(m): 8:12am On Feb 28, 2023
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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by GloriousGbola: 8:15am On Feb 28, 2023
DissTroy:


LOL. Let me educate you, clown.

- Akwa Ibom is the number one state in the whole of the South for Ease of Doing Business.
https://punchng.com/gombe-sokoto-top-ease-of-doing-business-anambra-7th-ondo-8th-lagos-20th/

- Best roads that are on rivaled by Abuja.

- Most secured for more than 15 years since Akpabio.

- Peaceful

- Better power supply.

- No traffic jam.

- And the tech culture is mad in Akwa Ibom. Hubs all over with young people pushing just tech.

- I work remotely too so why stay in Lagos when I can zoom in and zoom out of the madness? I could barely even stand Port Harcourt for 4 years. Too crazy.

I was born and raised in Lagos. It's a crazy place. Go in, do your transactions then move out. Who wants to spend 1/9 of his life in traffic? Most of you are already out of the house by 4AM. I was raised so but don't want to raise mu kids in that craziness.

Lagos is only peefect as a tech founder if build digital products ronscale and you are seeking Venture capital.

Yeah, you keaen something today.


I seem to remember it was ota. I however fully understand. It's like new York. Not everyone can cut it. You are constantly on your toes and meeting with people who are the best in their field.

People who force you to upskill.

I saw what happened to a lot of colleagues who were posted off to sleepy backwater towns. They simply could not cut it.

I mean, if you need to spend 4 hours a day taking selfies and stroking your beard before one hour of porfolio work, it helps if you are in a backwater where you can get to your office in 5 minutes and where there are no demanding clients

Mentally weak thing

No wonder your blog was a pile of shit.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by diggz: 8:16am On Feb 28, 2023
DissTroy:


Yeah, the criminal in my dock thinks he has a say. I call the shots. I ask and you answer.

As always in my history or Nairaland, when it gets to posting details, my mode is ALWAYS retaliatory. Whether with Coôgar, Dárkrebel or any of the others.

You threatened with my pictures and details and others since December. You threatened if I make mention any allegation, you'd decimate my lineage. Having a rethink? You roped yourself in.

I have called you a criminal. Post my details. Decimate my lineage. I how you have secured bunker though? It goes both ways. You siad yiu have killer squad, let's make the calls.

I always prepare for the worse outcome so if he blows out, my reply is justified. Criminal.

Lots of words... No substance cheesy


Mr linus mba akpan I don't play in an alternate world... You do! I repeat your lineage will partake in the consequences of your Ph00lishness. You and your abortionist father will be exposed for the criminals you guys really are.....Na small small wait for it cheesy
Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by GloriousGbola: 8:18am On Feb 28, 2023
BlueRayDick:


Ignore all those superstories ; they are nothing but conspiracy theory. It's a game but Dayo Israel was crying all over twitter immediately his principal lost to Obi In Lagos?

Àwọn SPINathropist ; make dem dey spin wetin no no dey

Dayo isreal is just a beneficiary of apc na. Does he give the vibe of a strategic thinker or a pawn?

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by DissTroy(m): 8:20am On Feb 28, 2023
GloriousGbola:


You guide them with what? You can't even draw a high res jerry can in a vector app. You could not even seek one out on Google, inspite of all your SEO wanking Better stop deceiveing yourself and find a real mentor. Or it is that copy and paste housing estate on your trashed WordPress blog that you are carrying in your porfolio, Mr porfolio? tongue

The fact that all you know is Archicad when there are multiple cad and bim and 3d apps out there shows just what you are really capable of teaching


You are the employee. I'm the employer (small team of 4+1 though). Sit down take notes and learn. Not everything can be taught in a class.

For all technical projects, the most skilled and versatile person assumes the role of the CTO or the product manager. CTO better. Instead of spending 48 hours himself to deliver a project if its large scale and/or urgent, he delegates to the skilled team by creating templates they must all build on while he tweaks it continually.[sub][/sub]

If we are to build Nairaland for example, I'd create web content template for the copywriter/creative writer by listing all sections and subsections and footnotes; create template for the UI designer by creating a colour scheme he must follow and design flow.

I'd also choose the tech stack for the web developer while I oversee all of them and handle the most difficult parts.

You have obviously never overseen a deadline project.

Learning? Good.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Amoto94(m): 8:25am On Feb 28, 2023
Sufyan ath-Thawri said, When people resort to lies, you resort to history.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 8:29am On Feb 28, 2023
GloriousGbola:


Dayo isreal is just a beneficiary of apc na. Does he give the vibe of a strategic thinker or a pawn?

There's nothing that suggests anybody was playing any game. A person playing game will not have thugs prevent supporters of opposition from voting.

I called the people I know in alimosho and they said there was an open revolt against powers that be. It has nothing to do with any conspiracy theory of playing games. The youth were boldly telling it to the old party men's face that they are tired of a system where only the old men and their families getting goodies from politicians.

I have video of whatsapp conversation on an APC group where APC Lagos supporters were latching at each other that some only took money and didn't use it for mobilisation hence APC's poor showing in Lagos.

Even Larride here confirmed people being over confident that Tinubu would win Lagos convincingly and didn't go out to vote.

And for those who think Tinubu lost In Lagos simply cos the igbos voted massively and Yorubas didn't, the joke is on them. Areas like Alimosho, Shomolu, Kosofe, Surulere are not even Igbo dominated areas and yet LP put a good showing there. The people are just tired and did a protest vote; that's why u see Dayo Israel crying asking APC faithful to mend fences and build bridges ahead of the governorship election.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Melvyn11: 8:30am On Feb 28, 2023
Tinubu really lost the 3 "K" states and Lagos. Nobody saw that coming.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by DissTroy(m): 8:30am On Feb 28, 2023
Here's an example of an overview colour scheme I created for our team on Saturday after the elections.

It's for a PAAS we are building for creatives in Akwa Ibom (and Cross River). We'd add Rivers later.

Promiseland is the tagline of Akwa Ibom State.

I had to markout our logo obviously. The colour scheme must be followed for the UI, web development, promotional graphics and web content.

Since we have a colour scheme, to outcome would harmonise and save project production time. Makes for great and uniform branding too. smiley

The colours are also the official colours of Akwa Ibom. smiley

We can curse out each other and learn.
Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Emaprince: 8:38am On Feb 28, 2023
How many days now, these currupt Inec are yet to finish this election and announce the winner.

Their currupt practices was brought to light, they needed many days to carefully manipulate results and make it not so obvious..just as they did with Lagos result.

They are still cooking result so it can make sense.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by nihilistjnr: 8:41am On Feb 28, 2023
Emaprince:
How many days now, these currupt Inec are yet to finish this election and announce the winner.

Their currupt practices was brought to light, they needed many days to carefully manipulate results and make it not so obvious..just as they did with Lagos result.

They are still cooking result so it can make sense.


Cooking for whom though?
Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by seankafor(m): 8:42am On Feb 28, 2023
BlaqFaze:
The country is a failed state because your favourite didn't win..

Your hate is just a drop of water in the ocean.

This country Nigeria will move from strength to strength...from grace to grace.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will usher in a new Nigeria so much prosperous that haters will have a sense a guilt and hide their heads in shame for ever doubting who God has blessed.
bro, I hope you understand the angle am coming from

Me and you, we re ordinary citizens.. personally I don't work in any gorvenment and I don't wait for gorvenment..
Unless you re in gorvenment or you re a beneficiary of the APC and tinubu administration, then you can keep singing your kumbaya of how you win

But so far as you re still ordinary citizen like me, there is no winner or looser..
The winners and losers are the politicians..

I blame myself for putting too much hope and emotions into this election unlike before

This past buhari administration, I touched my first 20k dolls.. it was all self made, no gorvenment enablement..

This same buhari administration, larride and APC party man(not even ordinary citizen is experiencing his worst financial nightmare)

This isn't a football match....

We re not fighting..

Tinubu is the best rigger and a master in his game/field.. I give it to him..

The biggest losers are the youths who wanted nothing but a free and fair election..

Or maybe I somehow lost too maybe because I bet there would be a free and fair election..

But it's okay, at least I'm back to reality now.. a much harder reality that I'll have to wear this reality as a chain in my neck..

I have to kiss and marry this reality that Nigeria is not fit to be categorized as a country but a failed state..

This reality has sinked in now and I'm ever ready to adapt to this reality with no emotions attached henceforth..

It is what it is.. congratulations to president tinubu..

The president of federal republic of failed Nigeria state

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Melvyn11: 8:43am On Feb 28, 2023
What exactly is the point of Datti? He couldn't even give Labor party the minimum 25% in Kaduna.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Amoto94(m): 8:44am On Feb 28, 2023
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, has been declared winner of the 2023 Kano Central Senatorial District election under the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP).

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Itsrm(m): 8:48am On Feb 28, 2023
Melvyn11:
What exactly is the point of Datti? He couldn't even give Labor party the minimum 25% in Kaduna.

One of the many mistakes they made. In fairness to them, no strong politician would have left his party for Labour at the time.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by izzou(m): 8:56am On Feb 28, 2023
seankafor:
bro, I hope you understand the angle am coming from

Me and you, we re ordinary citizens.. personally I don't work in any gorvenment and I don't wait for gorvenment..
Unless you re in gorvenment or you re a beneficiary of the APC and tinubu administration, then you can keep singing your kumbaya of how you win

But so far as you re still ordinary citizen like me, there is no winner or looser..
The winners and losers are the politicians..

I blame myself for putting too much hope and emotions into this election unlike before

This past buhari administration, I touched my first 20k dolls.. it was all self made, no gorvenment enablement..

This same buhari administration, larride and APC party man(not even ordinary citizen is experiencing his worst financial nightmare)

This isn't a football match....

We re not fighting..

Tinubu is the best rigger and a master in his game/field.. I give it to him..

The biggest losers are the youths who wanted nothing but a free and fair election..

Or maybe I somehow lost too maybe because I bet there would be a free and fair election..

But it's okay, at least I'm back to reality now.. a much harder reality that I'll have to wear this reality as a chain in my neck..

I have to kiss and marry this reality that Nigeria is not fit to be categorized as a country but a failed state..

This reality has sinked in now and I'm ever ready to adapt to this reality with no emotions attached henceforth..

It is what it is.. congratulations to president tinubu..

The president of federal republic of failed Nigeria state

So why are you bringing his ordeal for comparison?

Or is it because he posted it here?

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Donjazet2: 8:58am On Feb 28, 2023
Pastor Eneche spitting facts here.

Documenting the instances of electoral malpractices that is producing this shambolic results. The elections are now proving to be a sham..

People trooped out to vote, many were threatened and assaulted, some people who succeeded, their efforts were wasted as the ballots were snatched and destroyed.
Those who cast their ballots peacefully and smoothly and even witnessed the counting and documenting of the accurate results, those numbers are now being manipulated up and down and those efforts and enthusiasm are being dashed.

Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by afrodoc2: 9:00am On Feb 28, 2023
raumdeuter:



He needed the right time and this was the perfect time
This is The Tinubu Chess game

Opening move decided to go a conservative Sicilian opening
In 1999 he won Lagos State governor

In 2003 when OBJ deceived all SW governors and the AD to not float their candidate that they should support him and in turn he will ensure they retain their seat, Tinubu disagreed with AD leaders on that arrangement. tsunami swept all AD governors only Tinubu survived

Queens gambit declined

He left AD, formed his own party AC and he was the only governor

By 2007 to grow the party he reached out to Oshiomole offered him the AC ticket in Edo vs Prof Osunbor. Oshiomole lost

Atiku and OBJ got into a fight a major fight, Atiku was in charge of PDM he was the strongest Northern politician and as the heir to Yar Adua, OBJ used YarAdua younger brother Umaru to break Atikus hold on PDM
Tinubu saw an opportunity to woo a powerful politician and get on his good side, he gave Atiku a platform to contest the 2007 election obviously Atiku had no path to win. He made Ben Obi Atikus vice. They lost but Tinubus profile started rising
Short side castling

He sponsored candidates in AC all over Nigeria. He brought many politicians treated badly and denied a ticket into his fold e.g Ngige Akume

He brought Fashola a technocrat as governor but didn't hand over the political keys to him
Fasholas performance became the standard for ACN to campaign and win many hearts across the nation
Knight advance

The criminal elections of 2007 conducted by Obasanjo which was reputed to be the worst election in Nigerian history handed Tinubu a huge opportunity
He found an ally in Justice Salami of the appeal court who was instrumental in restoring the Oshiomole and Fayemi and Aregbesola into power

AC grew into 4 states.
Open file Bishop

Mimiko of Labour Party who was denied the ticket was also in tribunal vs Agagu. Tinubu approached him to provide logistic support with belief that Mimiko will decamp into ACN. Mimiko won but declined to join ACN

By 2011 Tinubu spread beyond the SW approached strong politicians who were denied a ticket or chased out of strong parties but knew he couldn't take on the FG alone at this time. He was the 3rd force in 2011

Buhari controlled all Northern states with his new CPC, Jonathan and PDP controlled most SE NC and SS states

CPC and PDP were stalemate here comes tie breaker Tinubu.

Buhari in his idealistic thinking felt he could do by picking Bakare a Pastor with zero structures. He didn't agree to Tinubus terms.

GEJ saw the opportunity approached Tinubu who tactically floated a dummy Ribadu and Fola Adeola(2 moslems who had zero political structures and were barely politicians) he knew weren't going anywhere. Tinubu stepped down all ACN machinery in the SW and allowed the PDP a free ride.
Knight fork
Now he has become a major power broker who tactically made Jonathan president without appearing to.

Buhari lost again and started crying on TV and was hopeless. As a man of strategy Tinubu knew Buhari was at his low and vulnerable, he approached Buhari this time Bubu was more than willing

After winning in 2011, Jonathan started some aggressive moves to break Tinubu so he won't have to beg everytime. One of such moves was to make a SW Mulikat Adeola Speaker, Jonathan thinking was to raise a powerful SW politician that will be an alternative to Tinubu.

Tinubu knew this was an act of aggression on their gentleman handshake and he mobilized the ACN reps to reject Mulikat and support Tambuwal,
Another gambit. Bishop sacrifice to gain a strong position

Tinubu started the cleanup of Buharis image from a clueless out of touch military religious extremist guy to this misunderstood charming, introvert, gap toothed, strong man that Nigeria needed at this critical time to get rid of corruption and PDP in discipline

Thus APC was birthed with the plan to use Buharis popularity with Tinubus money and skilled politicking to push Buhari into power but this time Tinubu was to pick Buharis vice.

APC also won over Atiku after he lost out in PDP and breakaway PDP governors. Atiku came into the convention ground hoping to buy the ticket as usual
Buhari has never done any real competitive primary in a party everyone didn't worship him. Primary ground Buhari was stunned about how Atiku was about to steal the ticket right there with money . Until Tinubu matched Atiku dollar for dollar and Buhari won the ticket

Now the deal was for Tinubu ACN to provide the Vice. Buhari asked Tinubu to give him 3 options.

Tinubu knew he was interested in succeeding Buhari. And giving a strong vice would build up the Vice politically over 8yrs and might build enough goodwill to succeed Buhari
This was Tinubus biggest masterstroke. He gave Buhari an Osinbajo who was smart but has the political clout of a 13yr old girl. Osinbajo was a very safe choice, he was not popular nor charismatic enough to gather the clout to state Jagaban in the face

There were other options like Fashola and Fayemi but they were risky and could get ambitious and endear themselves to people

Buhari asked Tinubu for 3 choices, Tinubu returned with one choice an unknown Yemi Osinbajo who will complete 8yrs and have less to nothing in political power to challenge for the seat
Queen advance

Buhari won election and Tinubu is in a good position Nationall acknowledged as the brain behind the success, thus issues started cropping up, fissures grew in the hurriedly assembled APC. Saraki wanted more than he was offered and broke the party, Buharis packaging has now begun to fall off, the makeup was beginning to melt and the man behind the mascara was beginning to show and its not pretty, Tinubu was schemed out by Buharis CPC friends including Abba Kyari and ElRufai, Things were not going to plan
Should he pull out of the APC, blurt out or maintain status quo and reach out to enemies
The Queen beat a tactical retreat

Comes 2022, Tinubu has broken into the ranks of governors in his party and showing loyalty to them in times of trials won him a lot of die hard loyalists like Oshiomole and Ganduje who will lay their lives for him
By now Tinubu had taken control of all the APC structures and wanted the party to go for a direct primary, Some felt there was no way they could match the network of Tinubu in a direct primary and pushed for indirect where only chosen delegates voted
Tinubu called upon his network of Governors and allies when Buhari wanted to anoint Lawan, they stood up and insisted it goes to the South
He won the primary and cleared the road for an eventual checkmate

Rook to center

You can see it was a gradual ascension filled with scheming gambit which he lost some but won many

I can write a book on this man called Jagaban who many people do not like but smart people deeply respect

He understands politics. He is smart enough not to fight anyone thus always leaving the room for reconciliation open, the power of compromise give & take, persuasion and when to use the power of money

Most times those who fight Tinubu can only do it on the pages of paper By the time you meet him, His humor, his slow thick voice, his offer he will give you, You most likely will leave him calm and ready to compromise

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Amoto94(m): 9:00am On Feb 28, 2023
izzou:


So why are you bringing his ordeal for comparison?

Or is it because he posted it here?
Leave the low-grade Invictus to be mouthing off nonsense.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Donjazet2: 9:03am On Feb 28, 2023
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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Melvyn11: 9:05am On Feb 28, 2023
Itsrm:


One of the many mistakes they made. In fairness to them, no strong politician would have left his party for Labour at the time.
I think Obi gambled on Datti being the brother of the NEF's spokesman. Also he needs to completely change his approach on how he enters the North if he is coming for future elections. He needs to form long term alliances with at least 2 Zones.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by seankafor(m): 9:05am On Feb 28, 2023
Amoto94:

Leave the low-grade Invictus to be mouthing off nonsense.
bro your mcm tinubu in broad day light connived with political heavy weights to give the whole Nigeria a middle finger..

They have set a precedent.. I'm the least of your problem..

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Emaprince: 9:08am On Feb 28, 2023
FBS:
Nigeria Elections Generally Peaceful, Transparent – ECOWAS Observers

https://www.nairaland.com/7589194/nigeria-elections-generally-peaceful-transparent#121321751

True or false?
International observers already said yesterday that Inec was not transparent.

Even the ecowas sef na double mouth them get. Thats the thing with Africans...they lack integrity.

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Oasis003: 9:11am On Feb 28, 2023
FBS:

OK, I am still digesting this.
How did you know all these and any way of fact checking any of this wealth of information?

OasisX, please find me a strong meme to salute this guy. Please biko.

grin

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Amoto94(m): 9:12am On Feb 28, 2023
NSCIA CAUTIONS POLITICAL LEADERS AND ACTORS

Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by hopefulLandlord: 9:12am On Feb 28, 2023
ibkayee:

Whilst I'm neither a medical expert nor privy to his medical records he apparently appears to be showing clinical signs of Parkinson's so there's that

That was a typo, I meant 6'4. Good spotting


you're 6 feet four inches tall?
Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by diggz: 9:13am On Feb 28, 2023
Amoto94:

Oga Diggz I take God beg you leave the boy alone be the bigger person.

Bro... Sometimes you need to do ruffu ruffu with pigs like the unhinged bingo so he will know his place. He's been telling lies unprovoked about me and trying to sell a useless narrative here. I just want him to back up the lies with actual hard proof that's all.
Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by TrebleChamp(m): 9:14am On Feb 28, 2023
See how men dey disgrace themselves over Election or Politicians matter, make una grow up and respect unaselves abeg. What is all this nonsense bayi?

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by afrodoc2: 9:14am On Feb 28, 2023
nihilistjnr:


Nigerian Reddit is usually the place to be. It has polls too. Like every single poll

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Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Donjazet2: 9:15am On Feb 28, 2023
Don't let anyone attempt even in the slightest to decieve you that this election was free and fair. It seems that's the mode the tinubu propaganda media are in right now.

Shutting down anyone who cries out about the atrocities we've seen this election..

Notice something about this election? The first initial results which were announced less than 24 hours after voting had a lot of upsets in many places.. because there was lesser time to doctor\cook the results so the rigging was minimal that's why you have fairer results in Kano, Kaduna even Lagos, then some national assembly results, all the results that have followed 2 to 3 days after the elections have been completely cooked and worse, even more terrible ones are coming. I'm looking forward to imo and ebonyi results, then Borno. Expect rivers level of manipulation there.

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