NewStats: 3,265,218 , 8,186,047 topics. Date: Friday, 13 June 2025 at 10:22 PM 3q3m33

Today is the post humous birthday of late President George Herbert Walker Bush of the USA. He would have been 101 today. It was by his initiative that I transcended from writing to change Nigeria to writing to change the world. He volunteered me twenty five years ago. I am very happy to be part of the CIA led effort to Change the world. I have been saved from more than thirty assassination attempts. May his soul rest in perfect peace. His legacy lives on.

Kudos6453:
The population of Lagos and Oyo cover the whole south eastern states. So numbers of people within geopolitical zones matters.

Lagos alone is more than the SE in population according to all data like Jamb registration, NIN registration and etc.

jmoore:

How many people in Kano are earning a reasonable amount to be able to pay minimum of 100k as tax to state government?

There is no community without its high net worth individuals. If IGR collection is efficient especially PAYE then others then revenue per capita will be more than that

Osiris12:
Kano wey people poor sin

Even their emir sef don know poverty

If you have enough to eat, you are not really poor and poverty still exists even in the west. Kano will make it.

Population is opportunity to raise revenue and huge revenue is opportunity to develop

No species within a functioning ecosystem seniors another.

There was no time there was cattle and no fodder for them to feed on. Therefore all the species within a functioning ecosystem emerged on the same day. They are of the same chronological age. No one seniors or appeared before any other even for one day.
Subsequently, if the system can throw up the cattle and the fodder on the same day, what stops it from throwing up intelligent life of which there have been many species on the same day?.

descarado:

Don't mind that guy.
I have lived in both world and I will say I spend more in Nigeria as tax and levies than in the UK.

The only thing I don't pay is income tax in Nigeria.
And when we pay landlord levy, they charge you according to the worth of your house. Don't eve know the rationale behind that.

I pay a lot for naming a street every year. Is that not tax?
I still pay landlord tax to local govt. That levy wike sealed pdp house for, I pay that.
When I bought my land, I coughed out a certain % to the local govt. To approve the building plan, another hundreds of thousands. And in between, they will come for another money.
Before you finish your house, local govt will collect more than 1m. That was some yrs ago.
You will still do your water, but nepa cable and wire your street. I'm not in Nigeria but I'm still paying. Ask traders why they increase prices of goods indiscriminately. Because of tax. Nothing more. Some pay in millions.

At tinubu square,a family member pay millions to local govt every year excluding other levies.

That guy don't know what he is talking about.

I guess you are talking about Lagos. There is taxation in Lagos though they are not doing more than twenty percent of income tax that they can do.

Why you find masses of brown roof in Yorubaland is because those place have been cities for centuries. Most of the cities in Igbo land are new cities.

ajailer:


I will send you a mail through your gmail soon, I hope the mailbox is still active.

Yes, I will be expecting it

Babangidapikin:
Why would Federal Government seize allocation without a valid Court order, even the issue of control of the Local Government needs to be tabled at the Court. I believe the State Assembly legislate over the State Affair and if at the time the Governor issues the executive orders to suspend the Council Chairmen, it is within the purview of his powers I don't see any issue here. Unfortunately we have an AGF that's partisan for the first time with selective amnesia. The Yes/No election breached the electoral guidelines and the law is about precedent, so I don't see it flying.

It is not right to release local government funds to governors if they are blocking democracy at local government level

Any state with no elected local government s should not get local government allocation. Governors are stifling democracy at local government level. Enough is enough

ajailer:
The British were forced to leave Nigeria, so they in their anger sowed confusion within the tribes. Now we play politics with each other rather than humanity.

The way out is for the country to breakup while the traditional land owners align their lands however they want.

ajailer:


Interesting. Do you believe in Jesus, that he is the son of God?

No. Christianity is an accident of history. Jesus himself did not associate with Gentiles. He will be shocked today to see Gentiles worshipping him as God.

Iesous of Greece is the only perfect son of Zeus

Sirianese:


Nigerians pay unreceipted tax at the grassroots level: danfo drivers, marketwomen, Keke riders, okada men, petty traders and hustlers selling their sh#t at the bus-stops and the roadsides.

Believe me when I tell you that all aforementioned folks are taxed heavily, and that is the money being flexed by brainless monkeys like oluomo and all his thug associates who function within the subterranean spaces of Nigerian political activity

What the government needs is a minimum wage law that is enforced and the wage must be high enough to bear tax. It will greatly increase government revenue. I agree that the NURTW is taking revenue that belongs to government. I don't think it is like that in Eastern Nigeria though because they have private companies in their transport sector.

danvon:
You failed to for Nigerian politics at the time...

The vast majority of Nigerians were living in poverty at the time, now for the leaders to discover oil and then start heavily taxing the citizens in the midst of an oil boom, those leaders are just begging for trouble.

Norway was not a poor undeveloped country before oil was discovered.

Why it seems Nigerians are living in poverty is the high population growth rate but by and large, our poverty is man made. A Yoruba saying goes bi ounje ba kuro ninu ise, ise buse. Poverty minus hunger is poverty greatly reduced. We have fertile land and to feed ourselves and export too will be straightforward assuming there were real leaders. After you have fed yourselves, the next important things are basic education, healthcare and housing. In the western region as at the fifties, there was free basic education, free healthcare and scholarships for people that qualify for tertiary education. They had it rough in Norway too and till today they have poor people. The point is poverty of the masses is not an excuse as Nigeria was and is still well placed to surmount it.

When Norway hit oil.

When Norway came upon her oil fortune which is similar in magnitude to Nigeria’s, they decided to continue taxing their people heavily anyway as their neighbors in western Europe are doing. They decided to be saving the oil money in a sovereign wealth fund since to their reasoning, it is not money they worked for and today, the Norwegian sovereign trust fund is one of the largest in the world. Norway’s population is around five million people in 2025.

When Nigeria entered her oil boom, the government shifted to start depending heavily on the oil income and the other sectors of the economy were left alone. In Nigeria, until recently more than eighty five percent of government revenue was derived from oil. It was as if government was not running at all before oil was discovered. Since the finances of the government is not tied to the progress and success of the whole economy, the whole country became a mess and a once thriving country became a shadow of itself. That is the story of Nigeria. Nigeria is over 220 million people in 2025.

When Norway of 5 million people hit oil, they used the money to invest all over the world but when Nigeria of 220 million people hit oil, it became a resource curse.

The right way to be sworn into a public office.

The right way to take an oath is not by just saying you will do the right thing, God helping you. An oath taker for a public office should also be mandated to say what bad things should happen to them if they derail. That will make them to be more serious on the job.

To get income tax from all income earners as is the case in well organized nations, you have to enforce a minimum wage on all employers of labor and that wage must be high enough to bear the tax.

SarkinYarki:



Pound for pound Nigerians pay the most tax on earth I can prove it

How is that true when we can't even raise 20 billion dollars per annum in taxes from 220 million people?.

Brenbentondiaz:


Yorubas have more sense actually. They think deeply before they act. No brainless nzogbu nzogbu moves. When all military personnel were ordered to go back to their regions of origin, all Eastern personnel went to the east, all western personnel went to the west, the northern personnel in the west didn't leave the west, because Lagos was the capital, and the HOS was a northerner. That was what Awo was campaigning against, and the reason they gave was that they would not trust Gowon in the hands of Yoruba soldiers. And Northern soldiers way outnumbered Yoruba soldiers. So, you think Awo would be stvpid as Ojucrook and declare for war. Lolz. That's what "Yoruba ronu" does (you guys hate that expression, as it doesn't allow you to manipulate Yorubas the way you want). You think before you act, a concept very alien to you developers.

Northern soldiers actually left the west when chief Awolowo insisted, they stationed themselves at Ilorin and that was why it was the Yoruba that had to defend their land by themselves.

aribisala0:
Yoruba do not have a religion and Hinduism is not a religion either.

In Yoruba land we have Ifa which is one tradition , we have Egun another tradition and we have several orishas

All these traditions are alive and kicking

The reality is that you are one of those people who know nothing but think they know everything
Totally ignorant and very opinionated

The practice of Ifa is not a religion per se but is widely diverse and very alive in Benin Republic, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela

It is a shame when you hold such strong opinions and are completely ignorant but also think you are knowlegeable

There is a renaissance going on in Nigeria too

gidgiddy:



Let's just assume that the South East is about the size of Oyo State. What they are doing in that South East speaks for its self. Outside Lagos, no other city has the highest number of story buildings than Onitsha

The question South Westerners should ask themselves is why is it that beyond Lagos that was capital of Nigeria for 80 years, and Ibadan that was capital of the old Western Region and now capital of Oyo, they have no cities worthy of note?

Aba, Nnewi and Onitsha are cities, they have never been capital of anywhere. The fact that the South West has so much land should have been a golden opportunity to show their development power. Yet if they are asked were they made a noteworthy place that was never capital, they will tell you Sango-otta

Are Ilesa, Abeokuta, Osogbo, Ijebu ode, Akure etc not worthy of note?. Ilesa is industrialized with brewery, nails manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, distilleries foam making, fabrication companies, agro allied companies and etc. It is wrong to say only Ibadan and Lagos are worthy of note in the west.

Come over to Ilesa, Osun Nigeria.

The Russia-Ukraine war and other wars.

My opinion is that it was an undesirable outcome for the Soviet Union to split. There was nothing that necessitated such an outcome. It will therefore be good if the breakaway republics can come back together as one. The war between Russia and Ukraine can potentially go on for decades if not resolved and people will continue dying needlessly in large numbers.
Russia and Ukraine used to be one country and it will be good if they can end the war and become one country again.
Our civilization should have outgrown wars. We should be at a level whereby we solve all our differences civilly via debates.
The same also applies to the problem between Israel and Palestine, India and Pakistan and etc.
We have the same natural resources on Earth or even less than we had when there was only a few hundreds of millions of people on Earth, yet we are better off materially and etc than them despite being over eight billion in population. This shows that management is what we need as we have everything in abundance. We should have outgrown wars.

Sirmwill:
Interesting


It sounds like a story


But
Jesus never believed he is someone that no other person cannot become

Instead, He even said people would be greater than him

No one else can become the only son of God and member of the godhead

BodePolScience:
Who are these Jihadists? Let them have their own country. The government can try to carve out a new country for them.

Rather, the sickness is spreading to other parts of the country

New odus of IFA May 18 2025.

Owonrin Ose

It is not all those who met you in the world that you will leave behind

This was the IFA cast for the man whose six sons all died before him.

He was advised to sacrifice
He listened but did not comply
Onlooking people of Po and Offa!
Such is the lot of those who don't sacrifice
It is the lot of those who don't heed warnings.


Ika Otura

You go after knowledge, knowledge will not come for you

This was the IFA cast for the spiritualist who refuse to proselytize



Ogunda Irete

Ona kan o wo oja

A difa fun Tiisa ti nkope


A market has more than one road leading into it

This was the IFA cast for the teacher who is also a palm tree farmer.


Okanran Odi

Bi oni ti ri ola o ri bee

A difa fun Babalawo ti ndifa oroorun


The way today is is not how tomorrow will be

This was the IFA cast for the Babalawo who consults IFA every five days.



Iwori odi
My religion is the only way to God.

This was the IFA cast for the Christians and shared to the Muslims on the day they were coming from heaven to earth.
They were advised to sacrifice
They listened but did not comply
Onlooking people of Po and Offa!
The roads that leads to a market are numerous.


Iwori Owonrin

I am the only copy!.

This was the IFA cast for Jesus Christ and shared to Mohammed who believed they were something other human beings like them can never become, on the day they were coming from heaven to earth.
They were advised to sacrifice
They listened but did not comply
Onlooking people of Po and Offa!.
There is nothing anybody is that other people can never become. Son of God or last prophet.

Osa Owonrin
The ocean will never be gracious enough to pour into a river.

This was the IFA cast for a man who is attacking the person doing a job that is the responsibility of all adults.
He was advised to sacrifice.
He listened but did not comply.
On looking people of Po and Offa!
A man doing good deeds should be encouraged.



Ose Owonrin
A crippled horse can still win the race.

This was the IFA cast for the super eagles of Nigeria that came back from a four goal deficit to win a foot ball match against Saudi Arabia


Ika Ogunda.
A little bit more work to reach the mark.

This was the IFA for the husband to be who worked extra hours to gather his wife’s dowry.


Ika Osa

A bird in hand is worth many in the bush.

This was the IFA cast for the woman who relocated her business from Ibadan to Lagos in order to be closer to the man she wants to marry.

He can win governorship if he puts in effort.

Dancebreaker:
Interesting. I wonder why it's not promoted to widen African horizon.

Real knowledge is not proselytized. You have to go after it yourself. However there are many Awos across the globe

Houseontherock1:

You are really lucky to escape those assassination attempts

Yes thanks