₦airaland Forum

chino11:
I do not want to be part of this silly argument. But to say that Igbos migrate to the SW is a no no. Igbos only go to Lagos! Simple!

SW includes- Oyo, Ogun, Osun etc, and Igbos in those areas are not more than 100 and they are treated as white expatriates in those rural areas.

I also won't want to focus the petty argument on migration. But you are very very wrong. I'm very conversant with different parts of the SW, and I can boldly and emphatically tell u that Igbo business men and their families are well distributed all over the SW. Although they are more concentrated in Lag and Ibadan. Even in the remote towns, u'll find them engaged in the businesses they are commonly associated with. General provision stores, sale of building materials, sale of electronic gadgets, sale of CDs, boutiques, etc

There is actually no big deal in this, they are hardworking business people earning a living. But living in denial is what is morally wrong.

BuddahMonk:
There are undeveloped land in SE than developed areas, from Awka to Enugu is almost an hour of forests and rivers with tiny villages but there is no city in Igboland that will take you 30 mins to run pass from begining to end.

There are more undeveloped land in East than developed places, so stop talking bullshiit, South West is barren, their saving grace is Lagos the rest is mud and dirty decayed zincs lose from houses in the East.

Land is more expensive in East than West but Easterners build more houses and modern architectures than Westerners, there more markets for building materials in East than West.

Your landmass is big for nothing

There is this bile and anger that seems to come from you guys whenever you hear SW/Yoruba. I don't understand it at all.

And must everything be a competitive comparison with the SW? I thought the topic was open for general discussion and made reference to different parts of the country, but you seem to have a fixation on the SW.

Even the bible says "those that compare themselves to themselves are not wise".


When u talk so proudly about the SE which is not so different from the rest of the country in terms of infrastructural devpt, what would one expect from the Europeans, Americans and the Arabs from UAE. Lol

The way u guys talk typifiies the saying that "empty barrels makes the most noise".

If the SE is so so developed more than other parts of the country as ur little mind is wont to believe, then how come there is no substantial migration of people from other parts of the country to the SE?

The world over, people tend to migrate substantially to the more developed areas. But if going by your warped thinking, the Nigerian SE is an exception to this. Maybe u can give me a reason why people are not migrating to the wonders the SE represents but the opposite is the case.

BankeSmalls:
See excuse ooo

This simply shows the population stats for nigeria is rubbish, if many ppl ar squeezing themselves to live in the east, and they still have millions to spare in Lagos and Kano, then we need to recount the people of this county.

Ibo is the tribe with the highest population

Quote me anywhere

Excuse for what? You guys are so funny. I'm not giving excuse, just stating the obvious. I thought this thread was for intelligent discussion as to the reason for the stated. I just realised it is another ego massaging thread.

BuddahMonk:




So these apparition of muds here look spacious to you

Use your head now. So far habitable land is available just close by at a reasonable price, it doesn't make sense building an expensive storey building.

Till today, you can still get land in some parts of Ibadan at very economic price.

In places where land is limited and very expensive, building bungalows is a big waste.

Oyo state with a little part of Osun is geographically bigger than the entire 5 eastern states. You can check the map urself. Almost all states in the North are each geographically bigger than the entire 5 SE states.

Now i'm not talking about development oh, just land mass before u start unnecessary arguments.

Landuse in SE because of its small size can never be same in other parts of the country except wt those of similar population in relation to geographical landmass.

knowledgeable:
Yoruba hatefulness and envy towards the Igbos and Igbo extreme arrogance/boastfulness and pride have wasted Nigeria. Igbos and Yorubas agreeing on just one thing, I mean just one thing no matter what it is, will usher in a new some thing ( may be a different nigeria or something ) Time tested agreements between Yorubas and hausas/fulani have shown to always push the country towards her doom.

This extreme hate and envy is only in your dumb skull. We don't hate and envy the Igbos. Get that into your silly head. God has blessed all sides with his blessings.

God has equally blessed us with so many things and as such we have no hatred for any group in Nigeria. We have a good rapport with all Naija groups. Anyone that goes about saying we hate them is only talking from their own perspective, but just too cowardly to come out to say the obvious and instead using reverse psychology.

Chai

obailala:
Lol... Onitsha comes to mind.

A landlord build a bungalow with a solid foundation and he puts a concrete roof.... and then sells the top as fresh land to another landlord who builds a two-storey building.

Are u for real?

Anywhere there is land constraint, they are bound to have more of storey buildings.

The SE states in some of their cities, have land constraints and as such will definitely focus their building on storey buildings. It's a simple logic.

The only state with such land constraint in the SW is Lagos, and as such, it boasts of more storey buildings than other SW states. Infact the whole of Lagos island is densely populated with storey buildings.

The North has enough lands and can afford to build bungalows sparsely. Storey buildings may only be ideal at dense commercial areas.

likila:
This is the will of Allahu.
He did not eat the billions his brother got in doing election.

Why not make use of the brain God has given you. This person u are talking about is a court of Appeal Judge, and even the presiding Justice of the Abuja division and does not need Brother for his upkeep.

Ameachi is obviously a very matured and level-headed person. Not all men will stay cool at the way that woman behaved.

I'm sure if it was Wike that was in Amaechi's shoes he'd have lashed back at the woman and walked out on her.

They pushed Amaechi to the wall and he took the right step without recourse to any roforofo public verbal exchange.

People are not nice at all. I don't understand why they blame Amaechi for everything.

Mamma Peace frustrated the man.

They try to impeach him using just 5 Hons. He scaled through and the effect was a stoppage of the proceedings of the House of Assembly. It's only Amaechi a lot of people put the blame on, not those that tried to impeach him unconstitutionally.

They tried to manipulate the judiciary and foist a Chief Justice of the state on him against his choice. He resisted, and the aftermath was a shutdown of the courts in the state. They didn't see it fit to blame those that tried to foist a CJN on him, they heaped all the blame on him to frustrating proportions.

They stampeded him out of the PDP and embarrassed him in the party. They put some smallies in the party above him, a serving Governor. He had no choice but to decamp to another party, and was welcomed with open arms. For decamping, they put the blame on him and cursed him to the high heavens. None was reasonable enough to realise that he was frustrated out of the party and that he had no choice, except if he wants to fade into oblivion.

Rotimi keep your head high, don't mind your unreasonable haters. There is no way u can satisfy everybody. Just do ur part and leave the rest. History and mother nature will definitely justify u thereafter.

Ugomba:
do America VP head their senate?

Yes. The American VP is the head of the senate.

Mboi:
We know that's rented crowd. The people in that video many of them can't understand English not to talk of following the political travail of Bukola Saraki. APC should be careful. That was what they did with northern youths then and the result is Bokoharam. They know he will come for prayers and organised those hoodlums to bring problem.

The average yoruba/hausa irrespective of educational status is very very conversant with political happenings.

anibi9674:
if not for the politics they are playing not allowing portharcourt port to function, rivers state would be above lagos.

Who is not allowing Port Harcourt Port to function? GEJ? Because he is the one that has been presiding for the past 6 yrs until few months back.

brize:
Thats the reason they dont wanna build a seaport over here...... But no problem, we will continue to make lagos a no mans land

Why not defy all odds and build one for yourself? This whining is getting boring.

The can-do spirit of igbos is unparalleled. Stop this whining, or let's say direct this whining to your governors and leaders. Let them come together and build a seaport.

This will even go a long way in shaming those ur 'imaginary enemies', don't u think so??

HopeAtHand:
Allow me to draw you back to the crux of the argument..

NA wants to start up an air wing..laudable

Someone questions the point, especially when we have an under-performing Airforce that needs to be strengthened.

Another party tells him off, insinuating he's backward, suggesting that since American Army, Marines and Navy all have Air wings/divisions, Nigeria should have same.

I find it out of order to always compare ourselves with America in almost every sphere of Nigerian life..We need to compare ourselves first with our mates, before we look higher.

Nigeria Army had an airwing before. I think it was under IBB that it was disbanded.

Saraki Docked. His hand don dey drop small small.

That natural arrogance aura around him has diminished as of now

For Saraki's lawyers arguing that the CCT cannot try criminal case and that the case is not criminal.

2. POWERS OF THE TRIBUNAL TO IMPOSE PUNISHMENT
(1) Where the Tribunal finds a public officer guilty of contravening any of the of the provisions of this a Act, It shall impose upon that officer any of the punishments specified under subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The punishment which the Tribunal may impose
Shall include any of the following-

(a) Vacation of office or any elective or nominated
Office, as the case may be;
(b) Disqualification from holding any public office (whether elective or not) for a period not exceeding ten years; and

(c) Seizure and forfeiture to the State of any property acquired in abuse or corruption of office.

(3) The punishments mentioned in subsection (2) of this section shall be without prejudice to the penalties that may be imposed by any law where the breach of conduct is also a criminal offence under the Criminal Code or any other enactment or law.

The use of "is also" from the bolded above clearly indicates that breach of the Code of Conduct is a criminal offence, and it is the CCT that is empowered to try such cases.

Those SANs are not serious. They are trying to intimidate the CCT with spurious arguments. Even me that I'm not a lawyer clearly notices this from the above.

I heard TVC has resumed live coverage. Guys pls keep the update coming for those having access to TVC at the moment.

This is a wonderful development!!

makzeze:
more

Am I the only one seeing a Book with Cover name "JESUS" over there at that last pix?

Zoharariel:
Thank you sire, you should also ask the christians that are always quick to defend Israel in all circumstances, whether the word of Yahweh concerning them has been compromised, to the extent that they now resort to begging a mighty gentile Nation [Atleast According To Their Useless Talmud].

Even Yahweh cannot engage Russia in war and win, let alone, baby Israel. Afterall, Yahweh [Enlil] and Lucifer [Enki] are both reptilian humanoids guilty of interplanetary terrorism.

www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sumer_anunnaki/anunnaki/anu_22.htm

I'd like to reiterate here for all you a.sslicking & brainwashed Israel sympathizers that the day Israel attacks Iran or Russia; Ayayayaaaa, the world will confirm & verify that the biblical covenant of Yahweh to them is nothing but fabricated fallacy & horse-shit.

Lastly, I want you to take a cursory glance at this picture below and tell me what you see.

As for me, I see Fear, Anger & Heart-Attack written allover Netanyahu as the Almighty Caesar Putin dictates his terms & conditions to him

“The fear of the wicked shall come upon him” - Proverb 10:24

Please don't make this a Christian thing. I am also a Christian, but on this issue, I decided to go the logical way.

I thought Isreal fears and respects no one. Why are they now going to romance the Russians to mettle down their support for Syria.

I thought some analysts on this forum has been bragging how Isreal can embarass both Russia and Syria together. Silly jokers.

Underestimate Russia at your own peril.

Israel PM visits Russia over army buildup in Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to express concerns about an ongoing expansion of the Russian military’s presence in Syria.

Accompanied by military and intelligence chiefs, Netanyahu told the Russian leader that Israel is determined to stop the delivery of arms to Hezbollah, the Lebanese political organisation fighting along Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Syria.

Speaking on Russian television, Putin dismissed Netanyahu’s claim that Syria and Iran are attempting to open a “second front” against Israel.

“We know and understand that the Syrian army and Syria in general is in such a state that it isn’t up to opening a second front — it is trying to maintain its own statehood,” the Russian president said.

Russia has been a staunch backer of the Syrian government throughout the more than four-year conflict with rebel groups that has claimed more than 250,000 lives.

Russian officials have claimed that providing Syria with surface-to-air missiles and combat aircraft, as well as building up a government-controlled military base near Latakia, is for the purpose of fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group.

http://www.punchng.com/news/israel-pm-visits-russia-over-army-buildup-in-syria/

20pounds:
My brother, you are very WRONG. Your submissions in the post portray you as a layman that applies morality and common sense to law. Both are different and can never meet.(Lord Denning).

1. You appeal the jurisdiction of trial Court in a higher Court and not the same Court. Where you do so, hearing of the matter automatically stops till a decision is reached on jurisdiction.

2. Saraki did not institute an action with the CCT as a party. His contention was that the office of the A-G federation was vacant and as such it cannot prosecute him.

#My Opinion; he was wrong on this one. In A-G Kaduna state v Hassan, it was held that where there is no substantive A-G, the solicitor General or any other officer in the office of the A-G cannot enter a nolle prosequi. In A-G fed v ANPP, it was held that the office of the A-G is a corporation sole and can prosecute persons even where there is no substantive A-G in place.

Saraki's Lawyers were not wrong to seek interpretation of the law on these two cases cos they have posed a conundrum to a lot of persons and Lawyers.

3. You argument is devoid of sound logic and point of law. It shouldn't have made frontpage.

Cc seun

Are you a lawyer? If yes, then I am really disappointed. How can you say jurisdiction can only be challenged at an appelate court? Even someone who is not a lawyer but a regular reader of newspaper will tell you that you are wrong.

Most cases start from arguments of jurisdiction of that particular court to try that particular case in that particular court

Hope that wasns't too confusing.

It is when the court rules against the persons on the subject of jurisdication , that the person can then approach an appelate court for redress.
Did you even read what the appeal court said in this Saraki's case that made them throw Saraki's Ex parte request to the dustbin?

"That they cannot interfere in an on-going trial at a lower court"

rhames:
Sentimentally, the Yoruba lawyers feel they are superior to other lawyers when they speak. The highest disregard for any judge is to call him incompetent.

You guys should stop looking at the statement from a sentimental point of view.

He used the term as a technical legal term to mean that the tribunal was not properly composed. He did not direct the 'not competent' statement at the Person of the chairman, but at the tribunal to mean that it was not properly constituted to try a case.

Although, he was wrong on the submission as two justices are sufficient to try a case, but I just need to clarify that we should not be too sentimental on this issue.

temitemi1:
Trash!

Has Saraki decamped to the PDP? This one you guys are defending him with all your strength.

BekeeBuAgbara:
Tinubu is an ordinary citizen while saraki is the senate president of the federal republic of Nigeria (number third citizen). Do you now understand the difference?

What's the big deal being nos 3? He doesn't have immunity, he doesn't command troops, he doesn't even command the finance as big as a state's.

In this same Naija, different erstwhile Senate presidents has been cut to size.

Inspector General of police has been derobed and sent to prison.

A siting Governor was derobed and sent to prison.

chukwudi44:
This is a balanced judgement.The judge restrained both parties.This is how it would be till 2019 with Saraki as senate president.

The court did not restrain anyone. It seems ur brain is equally getting aged.

Keep interpreting court rulings like an illiterate.

Why Badagry emerged preferred site for LNG shipyard project – BSMEC


Lead investors of the proposed $1.5 billion ship repair facility, Badagry Ship Repair and Maritime Engineering Company (BSMEC), Monday, disclosed that its decision to site the project in Badagry, rather than in the Niger Delta was based on a sound and rigorous feasibility studies.

The decision to site the project outside the Niger Delta has been a source of controversy, as different groups in the region have condemned the move, while some threatened to shut down the operations of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company, NLNG, in the region, especially in Rivers State over the alleged location of the Drydock in Badagry, Lagos.

This was even as the NLNG had dissociated itself from the ownership of the project, stating that its only involvement lies in encouraging investors to consider building dry docks in the country.

BSMEC, in a statement by its Project Director, Mr. Laolu Saraki, stated that for every wise investor, the place of a research-backed feasibility study cannot be relegated, adding that a painstaking process was carried out in order to produce a tested feasibility study.
According to him, the purpose of the feasibility study was primarily to answer some of the questions and concerns, one of which is if it is commercially viable to develop a new shipyard for the repair of large ships including LNG carriers. He said, “To answer this question, two fundamental pieces of information are required; the revenue available and the costs of developing and then operating the shipyard.

This information was then input to a business model to produce a business plan. “The pre-project technical consultant, Royal HaskoningDHV, took a completely independent approach working from first principles to establish the input for the business plan.
“To determine the revenue, Royal HaskoningDHV carried out a market study using raw data, local and regional, on vessel movements and fleet characteristics. This provided a picture of the total market available to a large ship repair yard situated in Nigeria.
“From the range of available vessel types and sizes identified, a coherent target mix was derived that would efficiently utilize the shipyard facilities. The only mandatory ship type to be included in this mix was large LNG carriers. A view was then taken on the proportion of the available market for the coherent target mix that the new shipyard could reasonably expect to capture.
“The resulting projected throughput was an average of 12% of the available market across the coherent target mix. The revenue could then be calculated by applying current market repair rates to the projected throughput.” Continuing, Saraki noted that, “The cost of developing a new large shipyard is dependent on the site conditions where it is constructed.

Therefore a search was made of the whole Nigerian coast and inland waterways for a location which provided the best technical balance of factors including access to deep water, good ground conditions, local workforce, free trade zone, transport links, access to suppliers and contractors.

“In addition to this, the perceived attractiveness of the location for ship owners and for investors was taken into account. Royal HaskoningDHV concluded that for the purposes of the feasibility study, Badagry Port should be the selected site to provide data input to the business model.
“Following the positive conclusion of the study, Royal HaskoningDHV was commissioned to manage an open competition to select the Lead Investor to take the project forward. Accordingly, potential investors and developers made written submissions, which were evaluated against a common set of criteria.



“The successful organization was Badagry Ship Repair and Maritime Engineering Company (BSMEC), a consortium of five Nigerian companies. Although we have been provided with the feasibility study, we do not have any onus to follow its findings.”



Saraki further stated that BSMEC is free to develop the new shipyard in whatever location and to carry out whatever throughput of business it wishes as long as it includes the capacity to repair large LNG carriers.

According to him, in return for the undertaking to include the LNG carrier repair capability, BSMEC is able to call upon the promotional support of the initiators of the feasibility study, namely Nigeria LNG, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries.
He, however, reiterated the unwavering commitment of BSMEC to bring this concept to reality and use it as a veritable platform to contribute substantially to Nigeria’s economic growth.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/why-badagry-emerged-preferred-site-for-lng-shipyard-project-bsmec/

dearie:
The CCT is an inferior court to the Federal High Court. The CJN will soon make a reinstatement of the law and the CCT will be called to order in order for the judiciary not to be upturned over this issue.

The CJN unilaterally cannot make such pronouncement. It is the Supreme Court that has such perogative as to final interpretation of the Constitution.

SirExperience:
BREAKING: Appeal Court Stops Saraki’s Arrest

http://savinggracereporters.com/headline/breaking-appeal-court-stops-sarakis-arrest/

This one na fake news propagated by Saraki propangandists. The lawyers think they are smart. Filing an appeal at the court is not tantamount to an automatic stay of action.

A stay of execution is by virtue of a ruling of the Appeal court, which is yet to materialise in this case.

Those lawyers want to blackmail the judicial process. They filed an appeal and then went round the whole country, announcing that they have filed an appeal, thinking that is what counts.

Imagine, the lawyers even had the effrontery to tell the Chairman of the CCT to stop his proceedings that he has filed an appeal. What arrant nonsense?

He told the CCT to quit her proceedings because his client has sought refuge in a higher court. This is a gross abuse of the judicial process. I am glad that the CCT refused to be intimidated by the smooth talking lawyer.

The movie continues...