A man once commented on a woman’s IG post “you’re not even rapeable, you’re safe”. She saw he was a staff of Julius Berger Nigeria plc and wrote an email to the company along with the comment. He got fired immediately. I love that!!!
Today, some members of the Lukurawa group, who have been terrorizing people in Borgu, were reportedly seen in Zugurma, Mashegu Local Government Area, which shares a border with Mokwa.
According to this image, they moved freely while many people watched them as if they were celebrities, without fear or confrontation.
The Niger State Government and security agencies should urgently investigate this report and take immediate action before the situation gets worse.
Nigeria has consistently rewarded the political over the practical or the intellectual to the point where any competent person in government has to pretend to be incompetent so as not to offend the hierarchy and lose proximity to power.
One reason why this kind of commentary is not useful is that this is what every politician says or implies. I don’t need to steal money because I am already rich. Or, I don’t like money, I have been using the same watch since 1905. Or I have no house in Abuja. This means absolutely nothing. What does it mean to a poor Nigerian to tell them you are already rich and this whole political adventure is even hurting you? Are you more hurt financially than any poor Nigerian who cannot buy kerosene or put food on the table?
Nigerian politicians who ruin the country or enable corruption don’t do it because they are poor. Or because they are stupid. They do it because the entire system runs on a massive cycle of pecuniary and parochial incentives.
Buhari as far as we know did not amass stupendous wealth as president but still he made the country significantly poorer. Nigerian politicians who are powerless in the face of elite capture of the state don’t need to be personally corrupt for this to happen.
We need politicians to have a clear workable plan for ending poverty, building infrastructure and institutions, reducing corruption, fighting terrorism and building a nation that isn’t balkanised between competing tribal interests that only serve those in power.
Nigeria doesn’t need another person who will tell them he is doing them a favor by running for office or that in fact he is getting poorer. We don’t need more of “I am a good guy, trust me bro.” What is your plan exactly? How will you deal with strongly entrenched interests who profit from this dysfunction and who would rather see the country break apart than lose their power and influence? Why should Nigerians who have heard these kinds of sweet nothings and who might see you as a regional champion (however wrong they may be) trust that you can actually do things differently and will not just capitulate once in power?
He might be the least problematic of the presidential candidates but his messaging is piss poor, and must improve if he is to get support beyond his current cult following, enough to successfully challenge the very determined incumbent.
As HPV vaccination coverage increased, the rate of death among young women dramatically declined as cervical cancer practically disappeared.
The death rate for unvaccinated women held steady.
I know that house.
Right next to Alakija's house is a deep manhole that when it gets flooded, cars avoid that street.
Right next to Alakija's very elaborate plants that eat into the street.
Nigeria has VERY useless elite. Just money, but they're really good for nothing
We don’t have elites yet, we have former poor people who touched money and couldn’t translate the wealth into excellence, only big mediocre houses and all levels of debauchery, this is what our current rich people are invested in and excelling quite well
Look at the “area” and even the street where the richest of the richest reside in, the low level of intelligence and character always shows