Son OF Simon!

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[Son OF Simon! @officialsamoo1]

@SilvanusShimee @PeterObi Olodo! The text reads - "Yesterday, I joined other notable figures,..."

[Son OF Simon! @officialsamoo1]

@Dr_Pharouk Preparing graduate school application documents.

[Prof. Joy N. Ezeilo (SAN, OON) @NgoziEzeilo]

I am dreaming of watching AFCON 2024 live, and I enquired about flights to Abidjan to watch our Super Eagles play in the finals. I believed that Ivory Coast being so close (an hour and 35 minutes) wouldn't cost me too much. However, my travel agent of over twenty years sent me a price quotation of N2,183,000.00 (two million, one hundred and eighty-three thousand Naira), which was a huge shock. I did the math and realized I would need to save my five months' salary as a Professor of Law on the last professional step to buy one return ticket to a West African country. This is a sad reflection of our current economic realities.

Please refrain from attempting to convert to US dollars- it's extremely depressing and demystifying of a full professor position. This will push the resolve of brilliant young ones we're training and mentoring to take over from us farther away from the classrooms to becoming political aspirants/election delegates. 
My alternative plan is to cut down on expenses. I have recharged my DSTV for N19,800, and I plan to buy twenty litres of fuel to generate power because we didn't have electricity during the Semifinals. The match is a must-watch for me as it will be a breath of fresh air and a chance for me to forget about Nigeria's many woes. 

I want to make a public notice for those asking for help that I have been posting that we haven't been paid. Kindly note that my salary, which I received yesterday, has been mortgaged in arrears. Please be patient, and let's hope we get the 8-month arrears from the ASUU strike or that NLC and FGN reach a new deal that will increase my wage. The struggle continues! 

Good luck to our Super Eagles! You're in my thoughts and prayers!

[Son OF Simon! @officialsamoo1]

@PIDOMNIGERIA @TonyOElumelu @UBAGroup It's tomorrow already! I don pin with my 🍿

Bring it on bro ✌

[Man of Letters. @Letter_to_Jack]

Back in early 1862, a British orchid grower sent Charles Darwin a series of orchids from Madagascar, which included the beautiful and star-shaped flower of Angraecum sesquipedale. This has an exceptionally long nectary (getting on for 30 cm) and in a book on orchid pollination, Darwin suggested that this extreme feature may have evolved alongside a moth with an exceptionally long tongue to pollinate it.

He wrote to a friend at Kew "I have just received such a Box full from Mr Bateman with the astounding Angraecum sesquipedalia [sic] with a nectary a foot long. Good Heavens what insect can suck it", and in a second letter just a few days later suggested "in Madagascar there must be moths with probosces capable of extension to a length of between ten and eleven inches [25.4–27.9cm]". Here was a firm prediction and one that has become famous in evolutionary circles, but hard to confirm.

Darwin was postulating the existence of an otherwise unknown species of insect based purely on the size of the flower and his understanding of the evolution and ecology or orchids and insects.

In 1907, more than 20 years after Darwin's death, a subspecies of the gigantic Congo moth from Madagascar was identified and named as X. morganii praedicta apparently fulfilling Darwin's prediction (the name indicating that it was predicted, though actually in the paper naming the moth Darwin wasn't mentioned). The moth is large at around 16cm in wingspan, but the proboscis is truly colossal and can be more than 20cm in length forming a huge coil in front of the head when not in use. However, while there was now an orchid with a long nectary and a moth with a huge tongue, the question remained: did X. morganii praedicta really feed on A. sesquipedale?

It wasn't until 1992, nearly a century later, that observations were made of the moth feeding on the flower and transferring pollen from plant to plant with both videos and stills being taken. This was observed in the wild and confirmed further with studies in captivity.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Mexican singer Peso Pluma cancels concert after death threats https://t.co/Bx0Q0QeGaD

[L O F T Y @DamiAde__]

Mohbad was narrating his ordeals on your show and you told the boy to his face that “Naira Marley is my guy guy”, yet you’re here capping what I don’t know.
Better carry your activism and use it to fish out your guy guy. Rubbish

[Reuters @Reuters]

📸 Take a look at some @reuterspictures from the International Blind Sport Federation World Games in Britain

[Saheed Kolawole @temabef]

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[Pearls @MissPearls]

SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS ON ISSUES AS CONTAINED IN BAT/SHETTIMA’S FINAL ADDRESS
(ISSUE 3)

The 2nd & 3rd Respondents ( Tinubu and Shettima ) started by arguing that none of the 36 State in Nigeria is superior to the other.

They also talked about electoral college votes in US which is a diversionary tactic and needless argument.

They cited S.299 of the constitution so as to draw justification that FCT is a State or should be accepted as Nigeria's ‘37th State’

They went on to cite the case of George Bush versus Al Gore and tried to twist the narrative of the case between Obasanjo Vs Buhari (2003).

Meanwhile, Buhari wanted a runoff because in 1 of the 36 states, election was voided due to rigging (Obasanjo got 99% in Ogun state)

Buhari argued that 25% in 2/3 of 35 states and FCT is unconstitutional.

In order words, it ought to be 2/3 of 36 states AND FCT.

This issue was resolved that 25% in a minimum of 24 States AND FCT is the requirement needed for anyone to be declared President (aside having majority votes).

What Buhari wanted in 2003 is different from What LP is demanding

— Buhari wanted a runoff because elections in 1 of the 36 States was cancelled due to rigging while LP want an interpretation of 25% in the FCT, wether it is mandatory or not according to the Law

Nobody is arguing that one State is superior to the other or for the election in any part of Nigeria's 36 States to be voided

25% in the FCT is sacrosanct according to the Electoral Law, therefore should be obeyed

[Fidelity Bank @fidelitybankplc]

A lot of things have changed since 1991, but at one point, this used to be the highest financial denomination in Nigeria.

Tell us what you can buy with 20 Naira now?

#FidelityGreenRewards
#TheLifestyleBank #WeAreFidelity

[Man of Letters. @Letter_to_Jack]

See my Ileya food Plug dey whyne me sha.

Wahala ma sẹlẹ!

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[Man of Letters. @Letter_to_Jack]

Per Harvard Grant Study, the world’s longest running and most comprehensive psychological study, the five most mature, healthy defense mechanisms associated with higher life satisfaction were:

1. Altruism: focusing on others’ wellbeing

2. Humor: making light of difficult or stressful events or experiences

3. Sublimation: turning anger or frustration into productive energy

4. Anticipation: maintaining a realistic view of the future and its difficulties

5. Suppression: consciously suppressing unproductive and distressing thoughts

[TheCable @thecableng]

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FAQ: What is the equivalent of HND in the United States?

In the United States, the equivalent of a Higher National Diploma (HND) is typically an Associate's degree.

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[Man of Letters. @Letter_to_Jack]

At what point will they gang up and beat this short guy? 😂😂😂