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Wadeoye: The same old rusty train and GEJ buutlickers are making noise. Is this the transformation he promised?

When was the last time these "old rusty trains" functioned
Was GEJ responsible for the NRC officials who sold 2,500 tickets for 900 seats?
How many of us who shout leader this, leader that are being "smart" in our respective places of work or business doing things similar to what the NRC official did above?
Things like receiving a "cut" for contracts awarded in your office that result in over-priced services and supplies that are of inferior quality? Or having several company letter headed paper for bidding for the same person?
A people get the type of leaders they deserve.

We are too much of hypocrites for any real change to happen NOW in our dear country.

Joblessness coupled with misplaced priorities of the highest order.
Is there no one urinating/ defecating in public places to arrest?
Is there no one selling wares on the roads to arrest?
No gutters to clear before the rainy season floods the whole of Lagos?
Etc, etc

Yeye dey boom

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mikelreal: re u a nigerian?? So he shud go n report to who? And then waht will happen? They will go n renovate it?? Lol

And you think this is the best way to get the sink fixed
Keep doing things the same(Nigerian) way and expect a different(Western) result?

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aieromon: Are they now mercenaries? The Malians got a civil strife going on and yet they are committed to a collective cause in South Africa.

Shuooo,which kain mumu yarns be this one sef?

Are you for real
Na so you wan make monkey (Super Eagles players) dey work wey e be sey na only baboon (NFF officials) go come dey chop?
Can you imagine how many $millions NFF must have budgeted for the competition?
Abeg wake up and shine your eyes make you for smell the akamu/ogi/pap.
Anyone who has access to NFF/ Ministry of Sports 2013 budget should please post it here.
Thanks in advance.

Why do you expect them to pay the bonus to the players when the NFF has clearly attributed the win to Prophet + Pastor T.B. Joshua
The money has probably being delivered to the ogbonge pastor already.

Senselessly religious folks that is what we are.
Hardwork for smart success we nor wan sabi

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Did the US intelligence services not predict Nigeria will break in 15 years
The northerners can precipitate the EVENTUAL break up by their arrant stupirity hinged on their born-to-rule mentality that has made a potential giant a crawling baby for over 50 years!

aribisala0: No one is comparing Apples with Oranges I use the Harvard example to illustrate that quality education is NOT cheap and Lagos state cannot afford to meet the demand with its meagre resources.

In case you have forgotten, LASU was built by Jakande's UPN administration over 30 years ago despite funding free education, free primary health, launched Metro Rail project (before Ayatollah Buahri cancelled it for ethnic bad belle), REALISTIC low cost & medium income housing estates among other laudable mass oriented initiatives. He did not borrow money in the bond market nor was the oil price so high for humonguous monthly allocation from the monthly Abuja almajiri begging bowl rounds.

Building anything in Nigeria is more expensive than America .

Yet salary levels (labour costs) are ridiculously much lower in Nigeria. I am sure you know why we have such distortions.

Paying Tax is what you pay for the privilege of earning a living in Lagos State. It does NOT entitle you to the same rights as the indigenes that is Nigeria for you. I don't know what you mean by residency and reduced in state tuition? Every state has the right to make its own laws. Anyhow this is how it is all over Nigeria.Do indigenes pay the same as non indigenes in IMOSU.

And it should remain that way, right?
Hence everyone can empty from Nigeria, crossing the sahara desert if necessary, to become slaves yet again in Europe and America.

logica: Shows how little you know.

Please educate me.
Thanks in advance.

chingyjant: A big congrat to her.She is just one amongst many Nigerians excelling here in the United States.May this be the beginning of her success in American Judicial system.Can you imagine the whites calling her Yoruba name here and there.That makes me proud to be a Nigerian

But doesn't change the fact that we are from one of the worst countries on earth CURRENTLY and we are doing very little to change that FACT.
Rather we are contributing our skills and efforts (as well as early investments on our education by the Nigerian government at different levels- LG [primary], state [secondary] and federal [tertiary]} to build another country while ours continues to slide further.
That Nigerian investment may not have been made for this generation directly but to the parents whose income benefits the kids who are today's adults.

How many non-yorubas are judges in Lagos state despite the taxes paid by them since time immemorial

And we wonder why our country is emptying itself to these oyinbo places on voluntary slavery!

[quote author=tpia@]philipines has always had indigenous black people though.[/quote]And so no discrimination or what exactly are you trying to say?

Darker skinned people are discriminated against worldwide including in Nigeria. Fair skinned people are always thought of (even by their darker skinned neighbours) as being somewhat superior.
Part of that is because the black people have contributed NOTHING to modern life.
Just look around you - how many of the things you wear, use were invented and continuously refined/improved by black people?
How many

onatisi: if u allow acn vultures to catch you you wont enjoy ur sunday,they are well known here on nairaland
they will soon come online now with their own analysis nd projections better leave them to be celebrating and rejoicing in their stupidity and mediocrity oooo.

Your post is very good except for the bold part above.
Please tell us why they should be left to spread LIES and DISTORTIONS to the public.
Jonathan's FGN gave the money out of the TETFUND and a supposedly Honourable Senator of the state and wife of the national leader of the "leading opposition" party claims "she gave the money out of love".
That is why some of us have identified ACN for what it is longest time ago - Association of [size=13pt]Conmen[/size] in Nigeria

aribisala0: By the way I agree with the increase in school fees at LASU,most of the students are not Lagos state indigenes. Quality education is not cheap.

Where did you get your statistics from about the state of origin for the students?
Are the students RESIDENTS of Lagos state or not, whose parents have been paying taxes to ACN administration for more than one decade?
Abi nor be residency dem take dey qualify for reduced in-state tuition for US universities and colleges?

Harvard University has more revenue than Lagos State Government !!!.

And how much do lecturers and even the lowest paid employee of your Harvard university earn [size=13pt]COMPARED[/size] to the US politicians and the political jobbers such as Eko Ile?
Stop comparing apples with oranges please.

Yet the so called Omo oniles of Lagos will be throwing tantrums about non-yorubas wanting to fully participate in Lagos affairs where they pay taxes

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The British commonwealth still pays to have a portion of a Lagos cemetery where the graves of World War II dead still lie. A Nigerian military cemetery next to it for those who died in the 1990 peacekeeping missions to Sierra Leone and Liberia has trees growing out of the graves and overgrown bushes blocking people from entering a memorial there.

Fadoyebo ended up writing a book about his experiences called "A Stroke of Unbelievable Luck," while still receiving his disability payments from the British for his injuries into his eighties. He later was profiled as part of a documentary about Africa's contribution to British forces during World War II, drawing new attention to his incredible story.

"It is a surprise that I survived it. It's a miracle," Fadoyebo told journalist Barnaby Phillips in the documentary that aired on the satellite news network Al Jazeera. "I never thought I could survive it. I thought I was going to die."

Yet through it all, Fadoyebo remained humble, raising six daughters and retired from his job as a civil servant. His will calls for much of his estate to go toward establishing a clinic in the village where he grew up, Ajayi said.

The bold portions show why we continue to lose some of our best brains to the British and other countries on voluntary slavery. Wanting to stay there by hook or crook.
Good thing the man learnt from the white people -a long lasting legacy is to impact people's life with useful ventures such as the clinic in his will rather than plenty owambes.

It matters not to them that their folks are illiterate, have no jobs and are in poor health.
They should be building clinics & hospitals, rural roads, schools -primary, secondary & vocational enrolling kids at subisdised rates but quality teaching while giving scholarships to those who are brilliant enough to go to the university.
Anyway when you are getting Niger Delta oil money and alcohol VAT from the South you can't be very thourough about how you spend the money, can you?

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Good initiative in the light of terrorist risks etc BUT

* three days notice too short, seven days would have been better.
* will it cover all areas of the state including the not so urban areas and the elite quarters of Ikyi, Vi, Lekki etc?
* is it the responsibility of the state or the LG government?

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lacicrips: What will I be doing on the rooad for 30hrs?

Do you mean "on the railway"
Always say what you mean exactly to avoid misleading your readers & listeners

baynix: Hey Negro, My Opinion Is None Of Ur Effin Biz!! And Ds Is Federal Govt. Mess!!

Abeg sorry oga white massa. I see you sef nor be negro.
If you don't want your opinion to be anyone's business then you should keep it to yourself rather than express it on a public forum like NL.
I hope that advice is not too difficult for a non-negro to understand. Or is it

israel007: 30 hours. What happened to aero contractors

Another good question!
Did you get the memo that aero contractors air ticket Lagos-Kano is also 1,900 - 2,900

We too like awuf, that's why the politicians fit dey do us mugu well, well.
Wake up & smell the akamu/ogi!
Awuf nor dey anywhere!!
Someone, somewhere is paying/will pay the cost!!!

manny4life: According to travelmath.com, Lagos to Kano is about 692 miles, so for a 30hrs trip, that is too much o...

They need to buy better coaches to compete, 30hrs is just damn too much, who wants to spend about a day and half on a train? Good initiative but needs serious development.

Good question ordinarily BUT can you read
The report said that despite the "damn too much" time spent on the journey, there are too many customers/clients/passengers.
So, obviously, there are quite a number of (unemployed/underemployed/underpaid?) people who cannot afford the more exhorbitantly priced COMPETING alternatives of road & air transport and have opted for the cheaper but longer & less comfortable train option!!!

baynix: [size=15pt] Mama, Papa.. The PDP Ruined Ds Country For Us! [/size]

Really?
Not so fast.
How many state and LG roads in [size=15pt]non-PDP states & LGs[/size] are in good condition
How many primary schools and primary health centres in non-PDP controlled states have good buildings and well paid & qualified teachers

Abeg don't be lazy in your thoughts!!!

What is the difference between
a) six
b) half a dozen

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mchenry: 30 hours? that's too long

That is why the price is also too low.
If you want faster, you have the options of:

a) air
b) road

Soup wey sweet, na money cook am!

Boyoorisha: Why the price and not the number of coaches? Increase in the price brings people back to the road!

Not exactly.
Increase the price to buy more coaches towards private ownership of locomotives and coaches with competitive bidding in the long run.
Rail transport is a commercial venture that should [size=13pt]compete[/size] with road, air and waterways.
Government should not be TOTALLY involved in it.

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babapupa: Lagos is what it is because of federal government? na joke? how did they do it? by slowing us down like denying our first metro rail attempt decades ago.? By leaving their infrastructures in Lagos in shambles and rotten that we have to spend 50 billion of our own money to take care of their responsibility?

Do you have confirmation of this from the Federal governmant apart from what the Lagos state commissioner said the other day
Words and figures are easy to throw around.

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..Councils paid out more than £22m in compensation last year to drivers whose cars were damaged by potholes.

Consumer group Which? said the north west of England was the worst affected region with £8m handed out in damages.

The Government allocated an extra £200m to local highway authorities after a review in 2011 revealed a "significant increase in the number of potholes".

But Which? found the backlog of repairs at each English local authority is still growing, up from £53.2million in 2009 to £61.3m last year.

Local authorities have estimated that it would cost £12.93 billion to clear the entire road maintenance backlog in the UK.

Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: "Potholes are a menace for all road users. With temperatures plummeting this week and the bitter weather conditions set to continue, the backlog of repairs could grow again.

"Drivers should help themselves and everyone else on the road by pointing out potholes to the local council."

The watchdog said the chance of claims being successful depended on whether the local authority was aware of the pothole in the first place and had not repaired it or if it had not followed road maintenance guidelines.

Local Transport Minister Norman Baker said: "We are providing councils with more than £3bn between 2011 and 2015 to maintain their roads and pavements and last month announced an extra £215m to help councils get the best out of their road network.

"This is on top of the additional £200m we gave to councils in March 2011 to repair local roads damaged by the severe winter weather in 2010.

"It is ultimately up to local highway authorities to determine how they prioritise their funding, but we want to help them get the best value for money.

"That is why we are funding the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme which helps councils work together to deliver a first class service to their residents, at the same time as saving money."

Potholes can be reported via a council's website. The Directgov website lists which council is responsible for specific roads.

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Not Nuts in Nigeria.
Our LG councillors and chairmen as well as MMR kings will rather buy exotic cars and build multiple mansions rather than build, employ & pay primary school teachers, primary health centres, clear drainages (gutters), repair and maintain FEEDER roads etc.
How many NLers have the roads in front of their houses in good motorable condition

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1oracle: You really tried but what is the actual cost of those works?

Is there any chance that the OP will respond to the above question
Abi no transparency in Fashola's ACN government?

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I am not sure someone already mentioned this but it is also necessary not to be afraid of failure.
If the person fails, she has learnt one way of not succeeding and should amend his formula/method/ways to try again being convinced that he is on a path to fulfilment.
One should note that many of the discoveries that became modern conveniences were the results of several failed attempts before the "Eureka" moment.
It is however necessary to avoid continuous failing by doing things the same way- that will not produce a different result aka success!

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Kamanda: OMG!! Another Committee is about to be set up.
Contracts to be awarded in Gbillions.
Substandard materials to be supplied.
Chop Chop for the Boyz.
I love naija.




Wait for dem insincere9gerian,Taharqa and the other 40laptops to make a meal of this.

So what do you think he should have done? Waka pass?? Like sey nothing bad dey happen for dia

#JustAsking

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Eko Ile: It's ignorance to think oil money built all the industrial estates powering Nigerian's economy/Built by Awolowo with Cocoa and Rubber money with.


Some of these people go fail WAEC in a heart beat.

The same way Awo used the cash crops produced due to the specific soil condition of the South West, we should let the Niger Delta and anyone else who has oil and solid mineral use their money first as in true fiscal federalism.
Fashola can walk the talk by rejecting oil money from outside Lagos state.

Ada Nri1: I don't blame them. The lands are not fertile for agriculture. The politicians are looting money meant for them, should they die of hunger in the face of a God-given resource?

And they look like they are alive in those pictures
The politicians are not their relations, friends etc?

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