₦airaland Forum

adem30:
let me remind you that buhari rejected new over N400m veihcle Gej Budgeted for him in 2015 and use the old car jonathan used till date.

But he took the bullet-proofed SUVs given to former heads of state...

NOC1:
should he continue with the vehicle he inherited from GEJ for another four years?

Why not? Is he riding anywhere but to the airport (or Transcorp Hilton) and back?
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Andersonjr:
Damn right. But may i ask what does "SMH" stands for?

Means “shaking my head”
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henryadex:
He is the president of the federal republic of Nigeria

The same federal republic of Nigeria that is the world capital for extreme poverty?
That N61m (and it probably cost more) could’ve been shared N1K each to 61,000 “Sai Baba” Almajiri. SMH
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Was digging this Makinde guy’s speech - until he stumbled on the minimum wage issue...

Having a national minimum wage does NOT negate federalism. The national minimum wage is NOT uniform wage, but a FLOOR (based on such factors as living standards and revenue availability in Nigeria) and therefore individual states are still free to pay different minimum wages - so long as it does NOT fall below the floor of the national minimum wage standard.
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Lighten up folks! It was merely a joke but a solid one...

Under the Nigerian Constitution, in the absence in office of both the President and VP, the SP becomes temporary President, so theoretically Saraki could have assumed presidential powers for a few hours. LOL!
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I stopped reading at “Olabisi Buhari jets out to Saudi Arabia...”
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Kingkun69:
pls and pls I and the rest of nairaland would like to know what on earth u are talking about

Which part of “development is not one-dimensional” was too difficult to understand?
Or which part of entertainment as an INDUSTRY that creates jobs, employs many Nigerians, promotes culture and generate goodwill?
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trueking:
I strongly disagree with you, how does two people listening to a song translate to news, trump listens to music you don't hear about it, this is the normal butt licking and feelings of inadequacy on a denominator of inferiority complex which we Nigerians are known for at play here and nothing more.

Even if we are to assume that it is only a video of these “two people” listening to the song (and of course we know that doesn’t entirely tell the full story), because of who they are (or what they are doing or what they do for a living), scores of other people will see the video and hear the music (which otherwise would not have happened) and many of those people will inquire about the music and/or the artiste (or simply check out the full song on YouTube or find it via Shazam or such other services, and then proceed on to related videos/songs therein), and on and on it snowballs until “two people” becomes first 2 million and next 20 million (or, if as fortunate as Davido’s ‘Fall’, over 130 million).

Furthermore, those who like the music will start exploring other similar artistes (Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, PSquare, Wande Coal, Yemi, Tiwa, etc.), and as the popularity of the genre and the artistes grow, they will start getting paid to tour across Africa and the rest of the world, start getting signed to international labels and international brands (some of whom will consequently invest here in Nigeria, creating Nigerian jobs) and in the process the INDUSTRY grows! Of course, as an industry grows it also indirectly stimulates other sectors of the economy because suddenly-rich entertainers will buy houses (real estate) and need lawyers, cars, accountants, drivers, house-helps, security, dentists, etc.
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trueking:
Wooow, you mean they listened to WO, thank God, all our problems in Nigeria has been automatically solved.
When usher starts singing ojuelegba we would also have uninterrupted electricity, this is really good news. Well done mods.

Development is NOT unidimensional...

First, entertainment is an INDUSTRY! Accordingly, being more popular and selling more music puts money in more pockets (and food in more mouths), and creates more jobs (direct and indirect) along the entire value chain and across the economy. From professionals and semi-skilled personnel like engineers and technicians (sound, visual and lighting), set designers, set builders, video directors and assistants, managers, suppliers, logistics, ICT professionals and technicians, maintenance people, transporters, security, etc., to artisans and even unskilled laborers.

Second, the Nigerian entertainment INDUSTRY produces cultural ambassadors that generate more goodwill (an invaluable asset) for Nigeria than all of Nigeria’s governmental campaigns and participation in tourism trade fairs put together! The pervasive popularity of Nigerian entertainment (particularly music and even movies) across the globe means that when people think of Nigeria and Nigerians, they do not only (or automatically) think of crime and grime - and in fact, has actually led to some global brands investing in Nigeria (and generating jobs)!
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The pettiness that suffocates the lives of some Nigerians is befuddling...
Even (assuming for argument’s sake) it’s a manipulated video, how does taking it personal add groundnut to your garri? SMH

Mad man, but good policies...

The only picture I was looking for was Oshiomhole being marched out of the protocol line...

Ijawwomaninoyo:
Her biological father said she will be 18 in October. We all can't know better than her father.

And under the Child Rights Act (which Delta State has domesticated), children are legally minors until they turn 18...
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Meanwhile, Nigerians can beg for the Olympics...
Never seen any other people so abuse the Internet (whether by Yahoo or begging). SMH
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emeijeh:
That's a harmless lift/hug.

Nigerians sef!

That’s how it starts...

MJBOLT:

the nigerian man is a coward,assuming it was a fellow nigerian that scammed him he will waste no time in attacking him but since it's a white man,he cant do sh*t.

Not that it really matters, but...
Pakistanis are NOT “white men”!

ZOO!

Populated by many superstitious zombies!
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Defamation is a CIVIL (not criminal) cause of action...
So why is the Police getting involved and arresting the dude?
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solmusdesigns:


Valuable Real estate been used as slums, Relocate them to Ibejju lekki and build them solid structures and turn this to Africas best water city.. and watch people troop in to catch a glimpse like Venice italy

Relocating this people to an horizontal 4 storeys low cost housing unit is cost effective than the huge Millions of dollars Goverment would Generate..

Tinubu and Chagoury started Eko Atlantic.. Bar beach slum dwellers complained about their sufferings and enviromental hazard to their shanty commuinity but Right now |Eko atlantic is one of the most expensive real estate in west africa with US Embassy toping the list of investors

You can add Maroko, which is now Victoria Island Annex (which includes Oniru)...

Although, it was before my time, heard that the squatters who were slumming in Maroko raised hell and even refused to be relocated to Iilasan and Ikota housing estates as proposed, until the then military government was compelled to resort to forcible eviction and demolition. Hopefully, better judgment will prevail here and it would never have to come to that.
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OP, there's NOTHING like US Police or US Police Agency...
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SOFTENGR:
It's not Naija o.
In US, they will investigate before arrest and not the other way around.

Tell that to the Central Park Five...
Or the scores of prisoners later exonerated by DNA.
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How many years did it take to build this CRAP?!
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ZOO!

And how's the murderer hitting the dying man with a steel chair morally any better than them? SMH
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tohyorsih:
Don't say that again!

Who told you she can't make a name for herself without the help of Wizkid?

Maybe she could (anything's possible)...
But the cold hard reality is that she did NOT!
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Teewhy2:
Why referring to her as wizkid first baby mama, is it that she is a nobody or why not mention her name.

If they used her name, would you know who she is (unless you are friend or family)?
The cold reality is that her only relevance in the PUBLIC space is her Baby Mammy status.
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Hope it all works out for the people of Imo State...
But everything about this dude signposts 4 years of trivia and locust!
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