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Crime / Re: Victims Of Herdsmen Attack Buried In A Mass Grave In Plateau State. Graphic Pics by Toksytoks(m): 9:31am On Mar 14, 2018 |
We have allowed the herdsmen narrative to fester for too long and now nobody cares to dig up the truth behind these killings anymore. The middle belt of Nigeria is has the most dangerous sets of militants - Tiv, eggon, mambila, fulani and all sorts of groups with small arms and weaponery with no known ideology. Totally different from the Niger Delta militants who at least have a face and make their demands known. This is at most ethnic or political.. how many herdsmen do we actually have in the entire middlebelt and how are they capable of wrecking havoc in 4 states simultaneously. Spare me that crap.. When ortom came in, he granted amnesty to several militia groups in Benue, they laid down their weapons for destruction but where are they now? Weapons don't come cheap, who is sponsoring this people? Are they actually herdsmen? I can bet that all this will vanish again by 2019 to resurface 2 years to the next election. Buhari should remove these governors and declare a state of emergency. |
Agriculture / Re: Akwa Ibom To Import 2,000 Pregnant Cattle From Mexico by Toksytoks(m): 9:36pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Good initiative. The Nigerian breeds are better in terms of lean meat. The sokoto Gudali, white fulani and white bororo are amazing breeds. Giving the level of care they receive and they still thrive. These foreign breeds will not even yield. Ranching is good but expensive. That is why grazing reserves are still in vogue even in developed countries. Countries that practice ranching actually subsidize each cattle per head. In europe each cow is paid a subsidized with $2 per day to keep the cost of meat products low. Imagine a farmer with 100 cows, he would require a plot of land per 10 cows minimum. The yearly cost of leasing this land has to be divided by these cows per head to cover this cost. Cost of feeding a cow per day, 500 - 1000 naira, a year 365k per cow. In 2 years 700k, add the cost of land lease. Can we afford to buy cows for 700k? These are the factors to consider. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: FG To Establish Mobile Police Base In Southern Kaduna - IGP by Toksytoks(m): 12:11pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
Nigerians complain a lot without first dissecting the fundamentals. Nigeria as a country is grossly underpoliced. The potency of every police force in the world is hinged primarily on numerical strength, passion, technology and support. 367,000 police officers in a country with 200m inhabitants is abysmally poor and pathetic. An average of 2 officers to a 1000 citizens in a country with 967,000 sqkm, such huge landmass. Half of these depleted police officers are attached to VIPs ranging from counsellors wife to the hottest Musician in town. Davido has 2 mobile police officers attached to him. Telecommunications equipment/radio gadgets poor, no patrols vans in most cities except Lagos. I was in my town few months back, a small town in Kogi state with a population of 40,000 is manned by one police 'post' with 2 officers. These officers have just one bike and no walkie-talkie. They rely on GSM phones to communicate so they don't get live feeds. The army which provides occasional support is stretched now with activities in the NE, ND and other parts of the country so the police force is totally helpless. If bandits attack my community they will have a free day over and over again. No government can effectively solve this problem without first addressing the need for decentralization of the force, recruitment, renumeration, equipment and training. The sad incident that happened in southern Kaduna can happen anywhere. Establishing a base in Southern Kaduna will calm the tension but won't solve the fundamental issue. |
Politics / Re: Senate Rejects CBN Proposal To Punish People For Ownership Of Forex by Toksytoks(m): 7:53pm On Nov 21, 2016 |
Some people's ignorance here is appalling. Why on earth will anyone keep foreign cash proceeds of any legitimate business. Such people either want to exploit the system through forex manipulation or hide illegal funds. In south Africa all forex earned must be returned to the bank the next working day. India has 90 days to change all foreign currencies and 180 days for drafts, while individuals can only hold up $2000. This amount must have been acquired outside India. Nigeria is a dungeon where unscrupulous elements hide millions of dollars at home thus making the naira weaker. The economy is dollarised, greed and corruption is all we know. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Buhari To NNPC: Search For Oil In Benue Trough by Toksytoks(m): 1:27pm On Sep 18, 2016 |
All NNPC needs to do is to look for a partner and enter into a joint venture. Even if we want to diversify, Nigeria with its size and population has huge energy requirements. Oil is not just crude for export, we need fuel for cars, jet fuel for aircrafts, gas to fire power turbines, cooking gas for local consumption, asphalt to lay roads, ethanol and several other by products which petrol chemical industries depend on. Diversification does not stop us from exploring this domestic potentials. It makes no sense again to depend on pipelines from Niger Delta to fire gas turbines up north or other parts of the country. |
Politics / Re: Fuel Price Hike Can't Be Stopped: IPMAN by Toksytoks(m): 10:51am On Sep 09, 2016 |
NextGovernor: Maybe we need to ask those who are blowing up pipelines. you now know that their activities can affect you directly, so when you cheer them on know that we would suffer for it. warri - escravos pipeline, warri - kaduna line crippled. |
Health / Re: Mayowa Ahmed: LUTH Releases Press Statement On #savemayowa by Toksytoks(m): 7:04pm On Jul 29, 2016 |
Your reasoning is shallow..far too shallow. Mayowa is an old patient means she has had a prior encounter at the hospital which may be unrelated to this case. According to her, she is a Sickle cell disease patient, may be she had been managed in LUTH for sickle cell crisis as a child. Hospitals keep records for years. You have no idea about her previous experience or encounter at LUTH but you are quick to jump into a conclusion of misdiagnosis. Abdominal masses are very easy to pick even to the layman and a tertiary hospital will not base there report on another report. If LUTH is gonna refer her, they will have to write their report according to their findings. This they cannot do in 24hrs. The whole thing appears shady, you can't get a referral in 24hrs. If she is already at stage 4 ovarian cancer with sickle cell and liver metastases then no hospital will attempt any procedure on her. Not even Emory in the US...at best she will be referred to a hospice home. Any surgical procedure will take her life faster than the cancer itself at this state. She can't even survive anaesthesia which usually is a problem in sickle cell patients. Transporting her to either Dubai or US is another issue..she will need an air ambulance. All these weren't properly ironed out. Don't be too quick to make statement like this in public. It only shows you rarely think critically. magicminister: 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: FG To Withdraw Subsidy On Fertiliser – Agriculture Minister by Toksytoks(m): 12:14pm On May 20, 2016 |
Fertiliser Subsidy: How Nigeria Short Changes Farmers OCTOBER 3, 2013 "Abubakar Jibrin is a young farmer in Kumo town of Gombe State in Northern Nigeria. During the last Ramadan season in July-August, while other Muslim faithful fasted and prayed, and rested from the scorching sun, he pedalled his bicycle to Kembu, six kilometres away to receive two bags of fertiliser which government allocated to him at a subsidised rate. Jibrin has about two hectres of farmland where he plants rice, maize, millet and groundnuts, and requires between about six bags of fertiliser to nourish it. At the market price of N6,000 per bag, he would need N36,000 to purchase the volume of fertiliser he requires. Early in the year, when he heard about a new federal government fertiliser subsidy scheme which would enable him buy two bags at N2,750 each, Jibrin quickly joined the queue to register. Months later, he got a text message telling him his subsidised fertiliser was ready. But he had to travel 6 kilometres to redeem it. Even though he was fasting, religiously, he rode his bicycle to Kembu. But he got no fertiliser even after undertaking the journey three times. “I went there thrice, from here to Kembu about 6 kilometers, on bicycle. But whenever we got there, we discovered that the workers had not arrived,” he said. “Even when they come to distribute, they don’t follow the queue. They will just be giving the fertiliser to people outside the queue….even if they are not registered farmers.” Frustrated, Jibrin stopped going to Kembu for fertiliser and was forced to buy a few bags at the market price of N6,000 each. Babajide Awoyelu, a farmer in Kajola Ijesha in Atakumosa West local government area of Osun State in Southwest Nigeria, had a similar experience. In February, he registered under the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme. He received an SMS alert in May to go to Osu to collect two bags of fertiliser for N5,500. Awoyelu went to the redemption centre several times but always went home empty handed. “They promised to give us two bags of fertiliser, vegetables seedlings and chemicals but they kept on saying the items have not been brought to them. I stopped going because I saw they were deceiving us,” he said. Jibrin and Awoyelu are just two of many Nigerian farmers who registered for the GES scheme but got no fertiliser during this year’s farming season. The scheme was introduced in 2012 by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to provide subsidised inputs, including fertiliser and improved seeds, to farmers. Under the scheme, the federal government subsidised fertiliser by 25 per cent and the state governments are expected to add another 25 per cent subsidy so that farmers could purchase at N2,750 per bag instead of between N5,000 and N6,000, which is the market price." The whole fertilizer subsidy thing was a scam, the fertilizer trucks were bought by rich business men and diverted as farm as Sudan , Mali.The Government can offer other support like loans,agro insurance , enhance seeds , storage and mechanized inputs. |
Crime / Re: Man Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver On 3rd Mainland Bridge (viewers Discretion) by Toksytoks(m): 4:30pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
The is no reason for anyone to be on foot on 3rd mainland bridge. It is recklessness and suicidal. The speed limit on the bridge is 120km/h. The driver committed no offence at all. Deaths on the highway are classified as Suicide. Braking suddenly at 120km/HR can lead to multiple accidents. No law will punish the driver, Lagos State Government will confiscate the corpse and the family will be made to pay a fine. Same way people fly across ikorodu road recklessly, right underneath the pedestrian bridge. Government had to construct a mesh fence on ikorodu expressways years back to fence of humans, fences are meant for animals in sane societies. |
Travel / Re: Victims Of The Lagos-Ibadan Express Fire-Accident Die - Graphic Photos by Toksytoks(m): 3:39pm On Mar 13, 2016 |
Yes I will IYANGBALI: |
Travel / Re: Victims Of The Lagos-Ibadan Express Fire-Accident Die - Graphic Photos by Toksytoks(m): 10:53am On Mar 13, 2016 |
overboard: |
Travel / Re: Victims Of The Lagos-Ibadan Express Fire-Accident Die - Graphic Photos by Toksytoks(m): 10:40am On Mar 13, 2016 |
Most people here don't understand the physiology of burns. It is easy to stand from afar and manage burns. Those guys suffered over 95% burns, partial thickNess burns, the mortality rate is over 90% even in developed countries. The complications of burns starts after 48hrs progressing rapidly till day 7 . Pain is the list of their problems, the nerve endings are damaged so they will probably not feel the instant pain. The major issues are fluid loss, oedema, laryngeal oedema for inhalational injury, electrolyte imbalance, kidney failure, infection/sepsis. It was a bad case. |
Health / Re: How St.nicholas Hospital Doctors Killed Chaz B By Chinyere Roselin Chukuma by Toksytoks(m): 12:00pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
thank you my brother, if you are Lagos Inbox me your details lets hook up. Lagusta: |
Health / Re: How St.nicholas Hospital Doctors Killed Chaz B By Chinyere Roselin Chukuma by Toksytoks(m): 10:06pm On Oct 20, 2015 |
What year did u graduate from Ilorin? There are signs of rejection in a post renal transplant patient. If you don't know them, go back to your books or go back and re enrol for internship. Vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain , respiratory distress..what else do you need. You suggested a quick ex lap in such patient, please do me a favour and gerrout of here. Lagusta: |
Health / Re: How St.nicholas Hospital Doctors Killed Chaz B By Chinyere Roselin Chukuma by Toksytoks(m): 6:44pm On Oct 20, 2015 |
Toksytoks: 3 Likes |
Health / Re: How St.nicholas Hospital Doctors Killed Chaz B By Chinyere Roselin Chukuma by Toksytoks(m): 6:24pm On Oct 20, 2015 |
Have you ever practiced medicine in Nigeria? you dont sound like a doctor and it is very uncouth, ill mannered and irresponsible of you to call your colleague 'st**pid'. what do you know in healthcare practice? who gives fluids indiscriminately to someone with renal shut down? you want to overload the heart and lungs? you are trying to fool the people here that you know 'stuff' but you are absolutely pathetic. " quickly resuscitate and give fluids" to a renal patient whose GFR you dont know. where in the world would you do a "quick ex lap" a stressful surgery on a patient with such comorbidities - renal shutdown, uremia , possible pulmonary edema , hypertension and all. what anaesthetic route are you gonna employ? Chaz B IN THAT STATE CANNOT SURVIVE THE RIGORS OF SURGERY. I trained in Ilorin my brother, i have practiced in the city, in the village in the dirt, with touch lights , with latterns, i know my stuff, i have passed exams that oyibos fail, because we dey this shit country wey things no dey work dont ever assume one is empty. Dont come here ranting you sound EMPTY UP THERE. if you are a doctor, better tear your certificate, give fluids to person wey get renal shut down..you be silly quack. if you quote me again i will expose your silliness to the world. Lagusta: 10 Likes |
Health / Re: How St.nicholas Hospital Doctors Killed Chaz B By Chinyere Roselin Chukuma by Toksytoks(m): 3:17pm On Oct 20, 2015 |
Chaz B was a post renal transplant patient, he has had two major medical issues after the transplant which necessitated a laparotomy . Before we kill the hospital and the doctors, few people need to understand prognosis of renal transplant. In America where best medical care is obtainable, 5 year survival chance is about 80% if post transplant treatment is carried out in the same center. He had his transplant in India, he had to fly back for another surgery few weeks after the transplant in India. Post renal Care in Nigeria was not too good, i am sure he did not get the necessary post renal support he needed. one thing a renal transplant patient needs to be wary of are symptoms and signs of rejection. Chaz B's body had rejected the kidney and he had signs that were clear. so what was his post transplant treatment and follow up like? Nephrologists, General surgeon , cardiologists , Dietitian ( very important ) , Internal physician asides immunosuppressants. He probably had uremia as a result of poor kidney function, Intestinal obstruction as a result of Lymphocele , complications of the renal transplant itself and laparotomy he had few weeks after his transplant. FLUID THERAPY - in a patient with evidence of renal shut down not the best option. ANALGESICS - no way NG TUBE INSERTION ? - maybe to empty the content of the stomach , but the reason for the abdominal distention was most like fluid retention as a result of chronic renal failure. UREMIA - only urgent dialysis could have saved him , but was he stable enough for the procedure? UREA shuts down the heart and brain in minutes. Respiratory distress - Pulmonary edema, aspiration. This sums up a bad case, which St. Nicholas wasn't prepared for. Are the consultants full time employees of St Nicholas or part time. What is the working hours stated in the employment offer. Most doctors work 3 jobs to keep body and soul together, so dishing out instructions via the phone is part of the modus operandi. only few hospitals can afford to keep 4 consultants on physical call every night, i doubt if there is anyone in Lagos. The healthcare system is messed up, poor training , poor remuneration , poor financing , poor and obsolete equipment. Government will not finance training , banks will not finance equipment purchase. Banks will rather finance oil and gas, shopping malls and telecoms projects. Is Dr. Kevwe at fault? No. He transferred the case to his superiors who were supposed to take over. we are quick to descend on doctors every time without critical analysis. so many Nigerian doctors have been 'bashed' away to other countries. Australia is recruiting them daily paying them up to 4600 dollars weekly, UK wants them , US and UAE. You down here call them block head. Chaz B's case was bad, what he needed was a multi disciplinary team in a word class facility to save him. This is at today is not available in Nigeria. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Autos / Re: *sold* Reg/used '07 Honda Civic *sold* by Toksytoks(m): 11:56pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
750k |
Technology Market / Re: Timberland Boot & Sneakers, Emporio Armani,Casio Et al And Mechanical Watch Here by Toksytoks(m): 2:52pm On Sep 24, 2015 |
Do you have this? Drop ur contacts broxymall: |
Autos / Re: Neatly Used 2012 Toyota Corolla S @ 1.850m by Toksytoks(m): 1:40pm On Sep 13, 2015 |
Where this car dey? |
Autos / Re: Clean Toyota Matrix Sport For Sale by Toksytoks(m): 5:49am On Aug 28, 2015 |
1.1m offer |
Politics / Re: Lagos State Governor Ambode Represents Tinubu At An Event by Toksytoks(m): 1:47pm On Jun 08, 2015 |
The organizers of the events should be flogged for inviting someone like Tinubu who is a core politician to speak about "African Young Entrepreneurs Empowerment Nigeria, AYEEN 2015" empower young Africans to become politicians? Tinubu is trying to give Ambode visibility and probably build up the AMBODE brand like he did to fashola when nobody else spotted the talent in Fashola. Ambode on the other should have prepared his own speech |
Politics / Re: Photo Of Gallant Soilder Who Was Killed On Feb 14 During Boko Haram Attack. by Toksytoks(m): 12:21pm On Feb 22, 2015 |
Rest in peace..just look at how old his rifle is in the first picture..Government has refused to equip this brave and gallant boys.. How much does a good rifle cost for Christ sake? |
Car Talk / Re: Help! 2008 Honda Accord Has High Idle @1500rpm by Toksytoks(m): 4:26pm On Feb 04, 2015 |
Hehehe good to hear this..May be I should go back to Oyingbo. Was your car fixed at Oyingbo? klipse: |
Car Talk / Re: Help! 2008 Honda Accord Has High Idle @1500rpm by Toksytoks(m): 9:00am On Feb 03, 2015 |
I bought the switch for 5k and bought the injector body for 15k.The parts are cheaper in Ladipo though but once you do this two things your problem will disappear. I am not sure about the check engine light cos mine is permanently on now. Am tired of paying for scans and i really dont care about it again. Replace those two parts and you are good. klipse: 1 Like |
Car Talk / Re: Help! 2008 Honda Accord Has High Idle @1500rpm by Toksytoks(m): 9:15pm On Jan 31, 2015 |
This same thing happened to my 2009 Honda accord. I allowed a mechanic clean my injector head and he messed up my car. The idle went up and my car started consuming fuel and I found it hard to reduce my speed or slow down..the would push forward eachtime. I tried the idle re-learn it didnt work I went to oyingbo and had the black switch on the Injector head changed..the problem resolved but the check engine light is still on. I have tried all forms of scanning,the check engine light will dusappear onlybto reappear after few days. Change the black switch/sensor on the injector mouth or get a new injector head..the idle will normalize but as for the check engine light I have resigned my fate . Do not allow anyone clean your injector again. klipse: |
Politics / Re: Middle-belt Group Dump Buhari And Pledge Their Support To Jonathan by Toksytoks(m): 10:38am On Jan 23, 2015 |
Edumare go bless you for this... PassingShot: 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Mbu Deployed As AIG In charge Of Lagos, Ogun States by Toksytoks(m): 7:08pm On Jan 20, 2015 |
God bless you..you be prophet siraj1402: |
Politics / Re: APC Presidential Primary Ends, Leaving A Filthy Stadium (Photos) by Toksytoks(m): 9:22pm On Dec 12, 2014 |
This is the simplest thing for lagos state Government to do. Not only will the waste be cleaned up, the waste will be properly sorted and recycled at the Lawma loading bay in Oshodi, adekunle or iju road. you should be more concerned about the national stadium that has been converted to a public toilet with faeces everywhere. You have no point young man, please go to bed. 6 Likes |
Properties / Re: Photos: Mansard Building In VI Lagos On Fire by Toksytoks(m): 1:29pm On Dec 09, 2014 |
raphealolami: you are not well informed. AXA the No 1 insurance company in the world has acquired majority stake in mansard insurance, it was all over the news last week. Old mutual from where? The building is not their corporate head office, it is just an investment by the group. |
Autos / Re: 2012 Toyota Camry SE (full Options)...oh What A Feeling! by Toksytoks(m): 11:21am On Nov 18, 2014 |
cost? The black one... |
Politics / Re: Debt Profile: Fashola Justifies N160bn State’s Debt by Toksytoks(m): 5:49pm On Sep 11, 2014 |
Fashola has explained this over and over again, but the ignorant ones will refuse to see reasons for the loan. " Simple, there are few things to understand. There are upper limits of debt profiles by global standards, in relation to a certain percentage of the GDP. We are not near that threshold anywhere. Secondly, what types of debt profile is it, is it for recurrent expenditure or capital? It is for capital. If in less than two years to go, I went to the stock market to raise N85billion and it was fully subscribed and you know bankers do not want to lose money; they know what is coming from that and they keyed in; with these projects people earn income and because they earn income, they pay taxes. We are simply moving the money round. In 1999, when my predecessor took over, we were working with N14 billion IGR and we are now having a budget of almost half a trillion naira and how do you want us to finance that? Is it the money under the pillow? You can’t build a city like that. We want rail and all that, you don’t do it waiting for people to bring kobo kobo. For instance, the track Europeans built are still there. It is a 100-year asset. You have to finance it by debt and it will pay off. During Tinubu’s time, when he drew N15 billion out of N25 billion bond, they said he had mortgaged Lagos. I paid that debt in my first year in the office. The first bond that we took is maturing this year. It is a N50 billion bond. We have N90 billion in trustees account to pay off N50billion. If we keep waiting until the money gathers together, you can’t begin to tell me that there is no road to your house. Where am I supposed to build them? The road that Asiwaju built with N15 billion, I can’t touch again with the same amount of money. The dollar was trading at less than one to a naira, but it is almost doubled. When I assumed office, the dollar was at $1 to N112 and we were borrowing at 10 per cent. Now you are lucky to get at 17 per cent. Dollar is now $1 to over N170. Those are the realities and we must salute our economic team for the investment they have been able to achieve. If not for that, would you have LASU-Iba Road, that rail, or make Ikorodu Road motorable today; Badagry expressway and others? The money we are spending on Ikorodu Road is a loan. It’s a long-term loan. Take the money now and pay back later as long as the people continue to pay their taxes and financial capacity continues. " http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/02/fashola-jonathan-will-hand-whether-like/ Dangote is the richest black man in the world with a networth of 25 billion dollars. whenever he wants to expand his conglomerate he takes loans. despite his huge profit after tax, he took a loan to finance Obajana and ibeshe. Only myopic people finance capital projects from earnings. 1 Like |
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