₦airaland Forum

material is the coolest i have heard

Kobicove:
There was a time when this was the reigning brand of vegetable oil in Nigeria and the standard gift during Christmas celebrations

swear down every christmas package came with it. if you no get am ur christmas package never complete

what are u driving at

the govt should make the armed forces attractive

aribisala0:
Shagari was overthrown mainly because the 1983 elections were rigged
Corruption in those days was nothing like what we have today
Did we hear that Shagari, any minister or governor took money out of the country?

The same rigging that caused the Wet e in 1965 happened in 1983
Similar scenes were seen in Ondo state NPN took 14 out of 19 states which clearly was out of sync with their popularity

4 years earlier they won 7 states out of 19
In 1983 they jumped t 14 and swept the National Assembly

So when the army came people did not complain
You are correct there were emerging economic problems due to incompetence

Shagari was never tried for corruption

The rigging was too brazen
Fela even sang about it

People no go vote, dem come get big big numbers. Thousands to thousands, millions to billions. Which kind election be this? Baba nla nonsense!"
— Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense

he knows nothing. there were external support for buharis takeover . The increase in boko haram attacks was to reduce whatever support jonathan had in the north which is the majority . a former us secretary of state under obamas govt visited buhari before the elections in daura.

nairalanda1:
The thing that caused Jonathan's loss, was the same thing that led to Shagari's overthrow

Let's go back in time

From 1973-October 1982, oil prices were on a sustained high, that Nigeria enjoyed, at least for the middle class upward, a high standard of living. That was when PAN was producing nearly 1000 cars a day, and when you could even buy foreign stuff here for cheap. Shagari took over when oil was still high, then in Oct 1982, they crashed. That led to serious economic crisis, which copuled with the corruption of the regime..which was always there but continued unabated...led to the army taking over and buhari ruling us. (Which should not have happened, but Nigerians overlook treason if they think they will enjoy better)

Flash forward to 2014, and then from 2008 , oil had been high (it went as high as 145 dollars per month that year). TImes were good, and then from 2009-14 it never went below 90 dollars, infact from 2011, it never went below 100 dollars. Times were very good back then. Then Deja vu....in April 2014, oil crashed. BY 2015 jan, we were in dire straits..no money for subsdies, salaries, etc...we were borrowing...because you see, for us not to borrow, oil has to be between 103-150 dollars per barrel. It was 80 dollars and falling.

And then there was the corruption in the regime, and monkey business, and then the percieved handling of the security issues in nigeria, where every attack by Boko was perceived as a plot against jonathan by the North, not as an attack on the nation.

I mean, see how the then first lady responded to chibok. See how Jona supporters framed the chibok attack. It was an attack on their man by a North determined to unseat him. It may have been, but it also made the government look like it was not working to keep nigeria safe, it was working to keep one man in power.

(Remember chibok was not an isolated incident...there had been attacks on schools. Remember that the attacks of boko were on muslims as well as christains. Yet, the government response was state sanctioned paranoia).

Result...Jonathan lost. And we got...Buhari again

And the thing is, we got another leader who was not ready to take hard decsions unless forced. Like his successor tinubu.


I don talk my own. I no dey support any Nigerian politican. For elections, I vote for the small parties.

crap

WriteerNg:
What can the US do about it?

alot if not he wont have a reason for this post. the US might not hit russia directly but north korea the weakest among the three can be affected.

by law is he not the next in line?

his regards means the US knows and will act.

The name Jonathan makes the opposition tremble .

even all the eastern states are not igboland

lol obi should be banned for what he did to elrufai...obidient are sentimental

lol the APC he had a hand in its formation .

TimeManager:
The country is going to be on a great ride in the coming months. The economy is going to be largely private sector driven, one of the biggest drive of the reforms of the current administration. A power sector driven by private investors in accordance with the new electricity law whereby state governments are in charge of generating and distributing power within their respective states.
An oil sector driven by private investors where private refineries are being built for fuel production and distribution. Already Dangote is taking charge of bringing logistics closer to the consumers with 4,000 CNG Trucks.

A maritime and blue economy where private investors are building port terminals. Indigenous investors are now building local vessels that are delivering maritime services both home and international, the first of its kind in the history of Nigeria. Reforms are not magic but a process.

Say Jagaban!

-Kiss the truth!

do we really build vessels ? just curious .

Sounded like a threat though but if his last donation led to loss of life I think the caution might be needed. He never stopped obi from visiting Edo, he just said he should be notified, though it sounded like a threat.

Stephen0mozzy:
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The trick is to keep moving the image. If you keep it still, the illusion of moving waves hides it 😁

could see it perfectly without moving shit. guess u need ur eyes checked

ricson11:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Assl101vyAw?si=xoRaurl-7Hs3iJOF

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that true power in the United States lies not with elected presidents, but with shadowy figures in suits who dictate policy behind the scenes.

“That’s why every single leader ends up with the same policies — just dressed up differently,” he says, suggesting that U.S. leadership changes little, regardless of who is in office.

A certain jewish rabbi labeled the previous, the present and those yet to be president as jewish puppets.

there is truth in this.

hatchy:
Third World Cop. They are notorious in the discharge of their duty. Very corrupt and often times work with criminal gangs, drugs cartel and corrupt government officials. They are backed by the state authorities who empowered and emboldened them in perpetuating their criminal activities.
There was one sometimes ago in MiniOkoro police station in PH, his name is Micah. We don't know his whereabouts now. That rogue police officer killed so many innocent people. He arrest and detain people at will, and the police authorities don't say pim. He also believes so much in his juju, and see himself as indestructible by no man.

They always die sudden and miserable death.

you know micah

abi his grandfather

Tariye Gbadegesin is the CEO of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), a position she has held since March 2024, making her the first African woman in this role. With over 20 years of experience in finance and infrastructure, she has mobilized over $3 billion for infrastructure projects, primarily in Africa. Previously, she served as CEO of ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments, a pan-African infrastructure fund, and co-chaired the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI). Her career includes roles at the Africa Finance Corporation, International Monetary Fund, Boston Consulting Group, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Amherst College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.


#ijawexcellence

oya trump come and put the blame on dei

some will say something just to have something to say

I think this is a good bill.

why him e no win primary

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is a multilateral institution whose objective is to contribute to the sustainable economic development and social progress of the African countries that make up the AfDB's Regional Member Countries (RMCs).

The agreement establishing the African Development Bank was signed by the member states on August 4, 1963, in Khartoum, Sudan. It came into force on September 10, 1964.

The AfDB Group comprises three entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF).

As the leading development finance institution in Africa, the AfDB's priorities are to improve the living conditions of African populations and mobilise resources for the economic and social progress of its regional member countries, i.e. African countries. The AfDB is headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.


Established in 1972, the African Development Fund started operations in 1974.[14] It provides development finance on concessional terms to low-income RMCs which are unable to borrow on the non-concessional terms of the AfDB. In harmony with its lending strategy, poverty reduction is the main aim of ADF activities. Twenty-four non-African countries along with the AfDB constitute its current membership. The largest ADF shareholder is the United Kingdom, with approximately 14% of the total working shares followed by United States with approximately 6.5% of the total voting shares, followed by Japan with approximately 5.4 percent. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York was designated as the depositor bank for the fund according to telegraphs sent from the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan in 1976.[15]

The ADF's general operations are decided by a Board of Directors, six of which are appointed by the non-African member states and six designated by the AfDB from among the bank's regional Executive Directors.

The ADF's sources are mainly contributions and periodic replacements by non-African member states. The fund is usually replenished every three years, unless member states decide otherwise. The total donations, at the end of 1996, amounted to $12.58 billion. The ADF lends at no interest rate, with an annual service charge of 0.75%, a commitment fee of 0.5%, and a 50-year repayment period including a 10-year grace period. The tenth United Kingdom replenishment of the ADF was in 2006.[16]

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.

Opposition party MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke began the traditional ceremonial group dance after being asked whether her party supported the bill, which faced its first vote on Thursday.

At the same time, a hīkoi - or peaceful protest march - organised by a Māori rights group is continuing to make its way towards the capital, Wellington.

Thousands have already joined the 10-day march against the bill, which reached Auckland on Wednesday, having begun in the far north of New Zealand on Monday.

The country is often considered a leader in indigenous rights, but opponents of the bill fear those same rights are being put at risk by this bill.

Act, the political party that introduced the bill, argues there is a need to legally define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, which has been fundamental to race relations in New Zealand.

The core values of the treaty have, over time, been woven into New Zealand's laws in an effort to redress the wrong done to Māori during colonisation.

But Act - a minor party in the ruling centre-right coalition - say this has resulted in the country being divided by race, and the bill will allow the treaty to be interpreted more fairly through parliament, rather than the courts. The party's leader, David Seymour, has dismissed opponents as wanting to "stir up" fear and division.

Critics, however, say the legislation will divide the country and lead to the unravelling of much-needed support for many Māori.

The first reading passed on Thursday after a 30-minute break, backed by all parties from the ruling coalition. Maipi-Clarke was suspended from the house.

It is unlikely to pass a second reading, as Act's coalition partners have indicated they will not support it.

But this has not placated those worried about the bill, and its impact, with the hikoi still making progress along its 1,000km (621-mile) route.

In Auckland, it took an estimated 5,000 marchers two hours to cross the harbour bridge. Officials had closed two lanes, the New Zealand Herald reported, to allow them to continue along the route.

Danielle Moreau, who is Māori, walked over the Harbour Bridge with her two sons, Bobby and Teddy, and told the BBC she "was hoping it [the hīkoi] would be big but it was much more epic than I expected".

"I marched to make the point that Te Tiriti [the Treaty of Waitangi] is very important to our national identity," said Winston Pond, who also took part in the march on Wednesday.

"We are a multi-cultural society built on a bicultural base - something that cannot be altered."
Juliet Tainui-Hernández, from the Māori tribe Ngāi Tahu, and her Puerto Rican partner Javier Hernández, brought their daughter Paloma to the hīkoi.

Ms Tainui-Hernández said those who turned out in support did so "for the respectful and inclusive nation we want Aotearoa [New Zealand] to be for our tamariki mokopuna - our children and grandchildren".

Kiriana O’Connell, who is also Māori, said that the current treaty principles were already a compromise for her people, and she would not support a "rewrite".

Under the proposed legislation, the treaty principles that would be defined in law are:

that the government has a right to govern and that parliament has the full right to make laws
that the rights of Māori are respected by the Crown
that everyone is equal before the law and is entitled to equal protection under it.

Act leader Seymour - who is also New Zealand's associate justice minister - argues that because the principles have never been properly defined legally, the courts "have been able to develop principles that have been used to justify actions that are contrary to the principle of equal rights".

He says these include "ethnic quotas in public institutions" that go against the spirit of fairness for all New Zealanders.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, however, has called the bill "divisive" - despite being part of the same coalition.

Meanwhile, the Waitangi Tribunal, which was set up in 1975 to investigate alleged breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, notes the bill "purposefully excluded any consultation with Māori, breaching the principle of partnership, the Crown’s good-faith obligations, and the Crown’s duty to actively protect Māori rights and interests".

It also said that the principles of the bill misinterpreted the Treaty of Waitangi and that this "caused significant prejudice to Māori".

The tabling of the Treaty Principles Bill comes following a series of measures introduced by the government that have affected Māori.

They include the closure of the Māori Health Authority, which was set up under Jacinda Ardern's Labour government to help create health equity, and reprioritising English over Māori when it comes to the official naming of government organisations, for example.

While roughly 18% of New Zealand's population consider themselves to be Māori, according to the most recent census, many remain disadvantaged compared with the general population when assessed through markers such as health outcomes, household income, education levels and incarceration and mortality rates. There remains a seven-year gap in life expectancy.

The Treaty of Waitangi is an agreement between the British and many, but not all, Māori tribes, which was signed in 1840.

It is contentious as it was written in both English and Māori - which had only been a spoken language until colonisation - and the two versions contain fundamental differences when it comes to issues such as sovereignty.

While the treaty itself is not enshrined in law, its principles have been adopted over time into various pieces of legislation.

The bill will now be sent to a select committee for a six-month public hearing process

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwve4j176o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Gxk9cj8WE

masterfactor:
It seems the people in this country are dumb and are only good at leaking sex tape

Are you better? You voted tinubu didn't you ? If not why is he in power?

Sowore should remain in this game and probably he might get the power he seeks. He is well molded in Nigeria politics. He has been in the game since the days of abiola he has been arrested also for his stance.


I think our government needs a reset like to unknow what we know to know.

elitper:
Yes, of course. Would you as a Nigerian not rather be at the mercy of US? Things for don upgrade since nah.

I can never pray for such

Oakenshield:
you think is Africa

Africa or not intelligence will be gathered

Ok but this leaves them at the mercy of those who offer them such services