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Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by dachisom(m): 9:01pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
God bless Nigeria |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Kay25(m): 9:02pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
FarahAideed:Google it ode son of hatred |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by tonididdy(m): 9:04pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
I will never forget the first time I boarded a flight to a middle Eastern country. We transited at Cairo... I knew Nigeria was shit, when I got to my destination, I knew Nigeria was finished (the clean cold air alone is next to none or is it the never ending night lights?) ... Or is it on another trip when I transisted at Rwanda.... Abeg naija nor fit better. Lie lie. The next 10 generations may not even experience this kind of development. The country is turning worse than a zoo, it's becoming a dungeon 1 Like |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by LastProphet: 9:08pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
BigSarah: America was colonized but it's not hopeless like us, Ethiopia was never colonised but how have they fared? If you don't know what you are doing you will always be colonised by those that do. We are a disappointment we blacks |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by GreyLaw(m): 9:08pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
ODJ124: Many Nigerians are not sincere both here and abroad. They love to break rules home and abroad. This is a fact. Give Nigeria UK's budget and they'll still loot it. There will be faster development, but not commensurate to the money received. 1 Like |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by tollyboy5(m): 9:10pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
franchasng:I'm fully in support of Biafra, I've decided to check things from a neutral point. I'm Yoruba , my people are kind of shady with their decisions. I tell you if by tomorrow the wealth from southwest go extremely high they'll want to be an important factor in decision making in Nigeria. I'll say we are just like a friendly enemy in Nigeria. Everything we want is to elevate our part at the detriment of others. I wish things were not like that but that's how I ancestors made it. I'm very sure the north understand us very well and would try to discipline us. Let's use this as an example obasanjo a Yoruba man ruled for 8years twice yaradua and now buhari with a Yoruba vice president. So logically the Igbo's should be the next president but instead of we considering that, NO. What we want is a Yoruba president and we want the Igbo's to relax. We know Mr tinubu might not be a good choice so we have osibanjo as an alternative. So the north would not have excuse on why they should not support our candidate when we supported theirs. Believe me if the north and the south east come to and agreement of Igbo president, neglecting Yoruba's, you'll start hearing about many close door meeting between yoruba monarchs. Yoruba's are playing a really dirty politics. I wish there was love from the bigining. I can fight the Igbo battle but I respect their cause 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by ODJ124(m): 9:10pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
GreyLaw: you're Right bro..... |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Nobody: 9:13pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
no Nigeria city can even boast of an effective fuctioning traffic light system |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by franchasng: 9:23pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
tollyboy5:wow, so there are sane thinking and just Yorubas like you I am humbled 1 Like |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Samabu07(m): 9:56pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
iokpebholo:Oga, you shall live long. |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by VicM6: 10:07pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
abeg who dis one epp @Op....mtcheew |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by IamCookie(f): 10:14pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
iokpebholo: Who should the supposed Nigerians have voted for...Atiku??! |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by anonimi: 10:37pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
coolcharm: The money to make Lagos better like London, Tokyo etc is in the bullion vans of the Bourdillon godfather who wants to continue his empire’s expansion into Ondo after Edo people rejected his acid throwing cultist and thief soundly. anonimi: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by anonimi: 10:57pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
Racoon: Including Lagos where the bullionaire godfather is allowed to loot and fcvk up Lagosians as he desires? Lagos light rail’ll be ready in June – Fashola www.nairaland.com/attachments/941712_light_rail_jpgd0868a4d9dc89ee8923888cbdf924edf TTC in talks to sell old trains to Lagos. Are they safe enough? AUGUST 10, 2011 As Toronto trainspotters gleefully take maiden rides on the TTC's Rocket, commuters in Lagos, Nigeria may be about to get some new trains of their own. Our old ones. A TTC spokesperson has confirmed that the commission is negotiating with a private group to sell up to 260 used train cars to the West African megacity's new transit project. "I can confirm that the TTC is in discussion with a third party that wants to purchase trains for Lagos," said commission spokesperson Brad Ross. "Over a period of time, they will be taken out of service and then transported over to Nigeria." The cars being considered for sale are the TTC's old H-5 and H-6 models, which will be decommissioned as the TTC rolls out its new fleet of Rockets. Ross predicts the earliest they could be shipped to Nigeria is sometime in 2012. Traffic snarls are already a major economic problem in the Nigerian capital, a booming city that will reach an estimated population of 25 million by 2015. A new above-ground rail system designed to carry 1.5 million people a day has already broken ground, and Lagos Governor Babtunde Fashola has said it "will be the most multi-dimensional and most impactful" of the government's efforts to reduce traffic congestion. Fashola visited Toronto earlier this year to inspect the TTC trains. The Lagos deal would be the first of its kind for the TTC. Decommissioned cars are usually sold for scrap metal and can fetch up to $1,500 dollar each. While Ross declined to discuss specific figures, he says the sticker price for Lagos is "significantly more" than scrap prices, putting the potential profits to the TTC in the millions of dollars. It is not unusual for technology from western nations to end up in poorer countries. Marketplaces in Africa and Asia are flooded with North American clothes, computers, and even cars, but the purchase of larger technology like trains is rarer. The cars will have to be significantly refurbished to fit existing infrastructure in Lagos, and some Nigerian media reports have lamented that the government appears to have settled on "tokundo," or used, trains instead of brand new vehicles. Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them. "Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life." Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern. "We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos." He also warned that while rail systems are glamorous as far as transit infrastructure goes, they are not always as effective at reducing congestion as other options. Nevertheless, new rail systems are frequently preferred because governments can take advantage of kickbacks from large contracts. According to media reports, the cost estimates for the Lagos rail project have varied wildly from $1.2 billion to $30 billion. In 2010, a Nigerian government watchdog accused Fashola's government of widespread corruption. "More often than not, politicians favour rail transit because it is more expensive," Haider said. "It's almost useless in some cases, and less productive in most cases, than a bus system. But you can't buy busses for $30 billion. You can inflate prices and make a lot of money buying a rail system." From: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/ ojuoluwani: 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Nobody: 11:06pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
Daum:This particular Oba is a nuisance. He should be deposed. The whole institution is ubiquitous and an anachronism. Their ancestors oppressed and misruled us. They have no place in a true REPUBLIC. |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Basher8583: 11:48pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
tollyboy5:Please how is this childish nonsense news |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by LikeAking: 11:51pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
Rugaria: Africans have brain problems. Op you dont know the true meaning of smartness. Thata wat Naija is lacking |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by LikeAking: 11:52pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
Long Live The Nigerian Communist Movement. |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by LikeAking: 11:57pm On Sep 30, 2020 |
ODJ124: They are not richer than us. We have bad leaders and negative traditions,culture and religions. |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Redemption1: 12:00am On Oct 01, 2020 |
I would love to see the world |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by ehinmowo: 2:27am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Rugaria: Your outburst is akeen to a black man that achieved greatness under the supervision of a white, and the whole black people refer to him whenever they want to talk about blacks' smartness. Or a Nigerian who ran away to Obodo Oyinbo and started talking about hope for NIgeria. China on its dark days was better than Africa of now (head to head statistics). I know people tend to be emotional when it comes to talking about their own. But I am a statistician and I see things with different lens. Even people demographics, psychology and psycho evaluation would show you that an African man is different from many other races. A black is primarily driven by greed and not love. Even affairs down here are primarily driven by greed and leverage. The process to check injustice is also driven by leverage and status. The psychology of the led here is also different. When the racist, C.G Seligma postulated a theory that a black man cannot do anything by himself without the supervision of the white, scholars, especially those from African origin lashed out at him. And started talking about pyramids and some other monuments in Africa. Over 80 years later, the theory still holds true. Ordinary to do bridge, na dem dey do am down here. And God help you if you give your engineering works to a Nigerian. I don't want to talk too much. But if at all there is any chance for Africa to do well, statistically, that is not happening in the next 50 years. If NIgeria for instance grows by $450b dollars annually (something that is statistically impossible. because it would mean the GDP would be growing at over 100%), it would take us up to 2065 to have per capita GDP of $40,000. Giving historical statistics, NIgeria is not achieving that status in the next 100 years. Imagine where the world would been by that time. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by RealTrump: 2:30am On Oct 01, 2020 |
tollyboy5: By d time u have lived in one of these mega cities for a while, n d initial hype has cleared from your eyes, u will realize that Abuja is not very far away from these cities. But since it's a game of pictures, Abuja will always lose. |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Nobody: 4:10am On Oct 01, 2020 |
etrange:Yeah you're right. |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Oritsewhandey(m): 4:10am On Oct 01, 2020 |
tollyboy5:....... Since you use left hand to describe your father's house; why not show us Aba market, since Thirdr Mainland Bridge was built in your zone! What a dimwit from stone age zone. Why not blame human retardants you call your Igbo governors or your over-pigmented slowpoke, called COWNU, which you all perch around radios to listen to, with his hate-filled messages. Until una understand say na una ARROGANCE IN IGNORANCE, forces that collective defeatist syndrome on your tribe! Maalu! |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Nobody: 4:15am On Oct 01, 2020 |
IamCookie:How many candidates ran for the election? There are other parties but foolish Nigerians keep on voting pdp and apc with their recycled and interchanged criminals. Useless country. 1 Like |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Nobody: 4:17am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Oritsewhandey:And who is comparing aba with Lagos, sometimes I wonder how people like you reason. Your country is backward accept it and stop shifting everything to tribal matters, it makes you sound stupid and unintelligent. |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Nobody: 4:20am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Daum:I hope you know monarchy stagnates progress, read up on Russia and other countries that did away with monarchy and see how they suddenly went from low to high, the western style is not so bad, it just needs restructuring. |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Daum: 4:22am On Oct 01, 2020 |
SegFault: It didn't stagnate Japan. A constitutional Monarchy is different from an absolute monarchy |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Nobody: 4:27am On Oct 01, 2020 |
mosesjida:This shows how stupid some people are and the reason why we can't progress, every nation will always have slums and it's poor people, so posting this doesn't change anything, how much is the minimum wage there? How good is the life expectancy? Be there doing blind nationalism, we have a problem and it is best we identify this problem, Nigeria has a huge amount of places like that, if you lump them together self you could get half of Japan. 1 Like |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Nobody: 4:29am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Daum:The Japanese PM is the main guy, the monarchy is just ceremonial. Besides read up on the rubbish that happened during WW2, if it was a democratic head that was ruling Japan would all those war crimes have happened. 1 Like |
Re: This Is Tokyo Japan Not Abuja by Nobody: 4:30am On Oct 01, 2020 |
somehow:Now, how many years did it take the uae and China to get to where they are today, let that sink into your skull first. |
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