₦airaland Forum

mrmayor:
So everyone is unhappy about the ranking of their State, I don't blame you. I want to see the ranking of what each State/ LGA contributes to Federal Account

The list for states is in the order;

1. Akwa Ibom
2. Rivers
3. Delta
4. Bayelsa

The above states contribute about 80% of Nigeria's total yearly earnings.

chyz:
Like i said before, whoever offers the best option for the Igbos thats who we vote for. GJ is not ruled out but as far as now he's shown nothing but shadiness to the south east. The election is really between OBJ and IBB. Also, one thing, the SS does not only consist of the Ijaw,which is GJ's people so you cant equate the SS with him. The SS consists of Igbo, Ijaw, Ibibio,Ogoni, Urhobo, itsekiri, etc. Itsekiri and urhobo see Ijaws as enemies and have an agenda of expansionism on their land, other deltan do too.u can read about it. Every group is out for its own interest so dont think for a second that they all are for this guy GJ,no they are for who benefits their tribes.And as of now the Niger-deltans are complaining that GJ is not doing anything for them at all. You cant credit him with the amnesty program because that was the works of Yaradua.

All in all, Igbos arent voting for IBB or GJ at this moment, you will know who Igbos are voting for by the end of the Igbo summit put together by Ohanaeze.

The bolded is a load of rubbish. South South is exactly what it is, whether you like it or not. GJ belongs not only to Ijo, but to Urhobo, Itsekiri etc. Go and polish up your politics. GJ represents the whole Niger Delta, no more no less.

The reason IBB is called Maradona is because he knows how to promise, only to break the promise with a weakening smile. Its called "killing softly", its a game that catches suckers.

Ishikawa:
Oracle sues Google over its use of Android. Liking my C# more now.

A very interesting development indeed.
Oracle is intent on enforcing Java patents and copyrights on the hugely successful Android. Hmmm!
It is likely they only want a slice of the Android pie, but the fact that they can attempt to hijack that slice legally should send shivers down any developers spine and set their adrenal glands on fire.

Undertone - Java is not free.

Damn!

[size=14pt]Facebook brings U.S-based Nigerian’s ideas to Jonathan [/size]
By Atom Lim
August 22, 2010 12:34AM

In 1985, the then Nigerian ambassador to the United States received a letter from a Nigerian who had just earned an MBA in Marketing at the California State University. In the letter, Toyin Dawodu asked the diplomat to convey his proposal for the creation of Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund to the then Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari.

Embassy officials acknowledged receipt of the letter, but that was the last Mr. Dawodu heard from them. Twenty five years after the incident and after several failed attempts to get a Nigerian leader to consider any of his proposals, Mr Dawodu received news from friends that Goodluck Jonathan had instructed presidency staff to contact him over his idea to generate 4,000 megawatts of power in Nigeria.

On July 5, seven days after joining the social network site Facebook, Mr Jonathan wrote on his page: “Again, I spent time reading your comments and yesterday a youth named Toyin Dawodu indicated that he had an idea for a project that could deliver 4,000 MWs of electricity. I believe in the creativity and the spirit of innovation resident in our youth and I want to give Toyin Dawodu a chance to be heard. Toyin, someone from my office will make contact with you regarding your idea.”

The President’s announcement was a breakthrough for Mr Dawodu, who had written to Nigeria’s U.S ambassador in April to seek consideration of his proposal. The letter did not get him contact with the President as he desired; but it earned him a meeting with Ade Adefuye, the ambassador, and an invitation to a meeting of the U.S-Nigeria Binational Commission on Energy and Investment in Washington.

About three weeks after the announcement on Facebook, Mr Dawodu says he had a visit from Oronto Douglas, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Strategy, in California, where he lives. At this first meeting, the President’s aide received Mr Dawodu’s proposal with a promise officials directly involved in the power sector would study it. When contacted, Mr Douglas confirmed the meeting but failed to disclose the status of the proposal.

Plan to produce 4000MWs

Mr Dawodu is a Managing Partner at Capital Investment Group, a company he says is “a diversified Investment Company, dedicated to developing infrastructure worldwide”. To provide the 4000MWs he promised on the President’s Facebook page, Mr Dawodu says his company’s strategy involves generating power in individual communities rather than from a central source. According to him, the strategy would deal with the major challenge of power generation in Nigeria which he says is the use of large turbines that take too much resource to operate. He would not disclose the details of the plan but says generation will depend on liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and landfill methane gas.

In response to a question on whether power supply can improve in Nigeria, Mr Dawodu said:

“The Nigerian power problem can be solved if the government can let every state and community generate their own power”, adding that “The government needs to deregulate the power sector fast”.

To show his commitment to the project, Mr Dawodu says his company plans to build a plant to “produce 10MWs of power somewhere in Nigeria in the next six months”. Such a project should cost billions of naira. According to a report presented to the U.S congress by the Federation of American Scientists in 2008,“Even relatively small power plants cost millions of dollars. For example, the capital cost for a 50 MW wind plant would be about $105 million at $2,100 per KW of capacity”.

Last week, Zambia signed a deal with two Chinese companies to construct a hydropower plant that will produce 600MWs of power at the cost of $1.5 billion. Despite the financial implication of producing 10MWs, Mr Dawodu says the plan will go ahead. He says his company has secured commitment from companies willing to finance the project.

Faith in government

Although it is almost a month since the President’s aide collected his proposal and has not contacted him, Mr Dawodu is not giving up on the government. He is optimistic the Presidency will act on his proposal because “I see the fact that people are tired of the same thing (poor power supply). I see pressure on the government increasing”. He is contributing to the pressure on the government by involving Nigerians in campaigns on social network sites and blogs for better power. One such group, Nigeria Needs Fans, has 3, 314 fans who regularly comment on the country’s power situation.

As a subtle reminder to the president, Mr Dawodu has continued to post on the President’s Facebook page. On August 9, his message to the President was, “I read in one of the Nigerian news papers today that our economy will soon rebound as power generation reaches 3,804 megawatts. I would like you to know that we stand ready to begin delivery of another 4,000 megawatts of power to Nigeria within the next six months as stated in our last posting.

“We have the plans, it is revolutionary, and we know it would work. All we need is your commitment. We are even prepared to arrange our own financing. Our plan does not take away from what is on ground or any other existing plan. We need to give small innovative Nigerian companies a chance to help the country. Please contact us”. On Thursday, August 19, he had another post on the president’s page.

As if in response to the cry by Mr Dawodu and other Nigerians, Mr Jonathan, also on August 19, wrote on his Facebook page, “I will be spending time daily scrutinising your comments and I will be taking them into account with a view to incorporating them in the new Road-map For the Power Sector which is to be launched on August 26th”.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5609384-146/facebook_brings_u.s-based_nigerians_ideas_to.csp

Rink:
A namespace contains similar type of classes as its members.
I am new to c# programming. Just for practice I created a new namespace and when I complied it I got entry point error I believe it was because of Main() and then this question occured to me.
Please explain.

In Windows applications and console apps, Main() is reserved as the entry point. That is where all startup point for your entire application.

olufunmibi:
There was a time top dignitaries from the united states came visiting IBB, supposedly for condolence visit. Obama also showed some solidarity support for

Jonathan in his early days in office, the U.K is there too , pulling their strings. Guys, where is ribadu in the international equation? and can somebody

enlighten me on who is favoured by the international community in the forthcoming election?

Read this;
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/08/10/why-us-favours-jonathan-for-2011/

houvest:
Hawkins theory is worth looking into. There are Trillions of Planets in space. It is highly possible that God has equipped man with the ability of discovering them, inhabitting them and harnessing them. If not why create so many planets? Giod is not wasteful is my belief.

This is a bit closed minded. What do you mean "wastefull?" How do you know other beings do not already inhabit those planets?

Why do you think mankind is special? How have you come to the conclusion that mankinds mode of existence and being is the only available option? If it isn't, how can you tell that there aren't other creatures existing side by side with us, but whom we do not have the senses to percieve? How do you know if creatures similarly out the range of our 5 senses of perception do not inhabit the myriad planets we know exist?

As a human, you are trapped by the patterns you have formed as a crutch to understand your own World, so how can you even begin to talk about God?

chuqudy:
Why Lagos? I think Rivers and Delta should be number one. Imo is number 5. Where is the Imo Money going to. Ohakim should be impeached.

You got that right, dude. When it is done per capita, Delta state comes first and Rivers second.

mikeansy:
People do not set up campaigns to run for office of Vice President. It does not happen anywhere, people are open to make any assumptions and speculations they like. It is not Donald Duke's prerogative to respond to every ridiculous speculation from anonymous members of IBB Camp.

Donald Duke is no longer a PDP man, IBB is. Donald Duke changed parties to Labour because of his Presidential ambition.

Donald Duke has already started consultations with Nigerians worldwide and made it clear he is interested in running. Jonathan Has not said a word on leadership in 2011 rather he depends on surrogates to continue speculating on his ambition.

So by Beaf's logic we should be asking if Jonathan Goodluck is plotting to revert to Sambo's VP because Duke has made more effort in campaigning, defining his agenda for the future of Nigeria, and campaigning than Jonathan has.

Lets forget about Jonathan, cos thats just a diversion.

I'm not aware of anything that says IBB's running mate must be a PDP man, that argument does not cut Duke out of contention for the position.
Lets hear from Donald Duke himself if he is interested in IBB or not.

Why should police be allowed into any church?

mikeansy:
If IBB truly wants to run with Donald Duke, he should get ready to apply to be Duke's VP and that will be subject to approval.

But say Duke will be IBB's VP? forget it.

Donald Duke's whole campaign has pointed toward bargaining for a VP post. He has virtually no machinery on the ground, yet has been talking about a presidential campaign; I can see him lobbying to become IBB's deputy.
In fact, talks must have gone some distance for his name to be mentioned for IBB's people to start putting it to the press, things like that don't miraculously appear from the blue.

So, lets wait a week (very generous) and see if Donald Duke forcefully denies any links with IBB.

Google "Randall Hyde HLL Art of Assembly Language"

http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/AsmTools/HLA/index.html

Dis Guy:
Na raining season we dey! its a common occurrence!

No, the bulk of new capacity is coming from Sapele and Ughelli which depend on gas.

sjeezy8:
There shouldnt even be a discussion- I want igbos to vote for IBB.

Igbos should vote IBB- I want them too, cause it will really show their true colors by backstabbing Niger deltans/ Jonathan. And when the time for an igbo presidency to emerge comes - I guarantee Niger deltans, Middle belt, SW and Core North will part opposite ways with whom ever igbo vote with.

I mean thats common sense, You are willing to vote for IBB a when he cannot guarantee and igbo president?
1) Hes not from the core North
2) In every Election atleast - 10 northern core states are going to a muslim - Guaranteed., SW not voting for any fellow southerner except Jonathan, or an edo, urhobo, itsekiri or maybe a donald duke. Real talk
3) Middle belt is voting for either a middle belter, muslim southerner, northern or SS(minority) or SW er- I guanrantee it.

Word.

EzeUche22:
People threaten with MEND. Just give the Igbos the words and we flush them out. Payback for the sins of Adaka Boro. JTF doesn't know those creeks as well, but we Igbos can deal with our wayward brothers.

The best I can call you is a fool and a mere cockroach. When men come out, cowards like you will hide in the mothers skirts.

Chyz: If mend pops up. who or where will they start attacking? lol. the only reason why they lasted this long is becuz yaradua didnt call for full military action against them out of the respect of a "new democracy". I know u saw how quick they turned in them weapons when that term was almost up. lol

When people say such things, you know how far they are from reality. Is JTF armed with sticks or do they have tanks and the navy? More than that, what country that can summon the wrath of so called "full military action" would instead, take the path of a mouse and offer "amnesty?" The "full military action" was what you saw, in fact a ex-president lost a son in the ND and Heaven didn't fall.

It is also on record that MEND never accepted the "amnesty". In fact, if the mouths here were conversant with the news, they would have known that Tompolo's men suddenly appeared at the amnesty camps only a couple of months ago. . . And they came without arms.

Some people are in emotional denial of the realities on the ground, better wake up or you will be lost. One word of advice, any the day MEND see's the need to regroup, it is advised that cockroache warriors like Ezeuche and Chyz do the thing they are expected to do and hide under their beds.

Nigeria is back to full international reckoning after the Mutallab incident.
Foreign policy:  100%

Bidding for contracts for the immediate construction of the new 700 KV electricity super grid has already begun. Also, there is more power being generated than the current grid can carry, there has been a noticable drop in the amounts spent on fuel for generators by end users. Power to homes and factories is expected to recieve a major boost as early as April next year, when supplied power will more than double.
Power supply: 100%

The Niger Delta has been relatively peaceful and the "amnesty programme" is in full swing.
Niger Delta: 100%

There has been impressive speed and gusto in the restructuring on the NNPC and petroleum sector to serve Nigeria, instead of serving foreigners and foreign oil companies. The petroleum sector accounts for a whopping 90% of Nigeria's earnings; anybody controlling petroleum, controls the country, as was when Shell ordered the Nigerian govt to execute Saro Wiwa (Shell has since paid compensation for the act http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/08/nigeria-usa).
Nigeria is effectively gaining independence in 2010.
Economy and depth of vision: 100%

Most people contributing here, show a total ignorance of their own country.

Addendum

How was Shell involved?
Shell continued its close relationship with the Nigerian military regime during the early 1990s. The oil company requested an increase in security and provided monetary and logistical support to the Nigerian police. Shell frequently called upon the Nigerian police for “security operations” that often amounted to raids and terror campaigns against the Ogoni.

In response to growing Ogoni opposition, Shell and the Nigerian government coordinated a public relations campaign to discredit the movement, falsely attributing airplane hijackings, kidnapping and other acts of violence to Ken Saro-Wiwa and MOSOP.

Shell was involved in the development of the strategy that resulted in the unlawful execution of the Ogoni Nine. Shell told the Nigerian regime they needed to deal with Ken Saro-Wiwa and MOSOP. Shell monitored Ken Saro-Wiwa, and closely followed the tribunal and his detention. Prior to the trial, Shell Nigeria told its parent companies that Saro-Wiwa would be convicted and told witnesses that Saro-Wiwa was never going free. Shell held meetings with the Nigerian regime to discuss the tribunal, including with the military president Sani Abacha himself. Shell’s lawyer attended the trial, which, in Nigeria, is a privilege afforded only to interested parties. Brian Anderson, the Managing Director of Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary, met with Owens Wiwa, Saro-Wiwa’s brother and offered to trade Saro-Wiwa’s freedom for an end to the protests against the company. At least two witnesses who testified that Saro-Wiwa was involved in the murders of the Ogoni elders later recanted, stating that they had been bribed with money and offers of jobs with Shell to give false testimony – in the presence of Shell’s lawyer.

One month after the executions of the Ogoni Nine, Shell signed an agreement to invest $4 billion in a liquefied natural gas project in Nigeria

http://wiwavshell.org/the-case-against-shell/

Beginning in 1996, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), EarthRights International (ERI), Paul Hoffman of Schonbrun, DeSimone, Seplow, Harris & Hoffman and other human rights attorneys have brought a series of cases to hold Shell accountable for alleged human rights violations in Nigeria, including summary execution, crimes against humanity, torture, inhumane treatment and arbitrary arrest and detention. The lawsuits are brought against Royal Dutch Shell and Brian Anderson, the head of its Nigerian operation.[7]

The cases were brought under the Alien Tort Statute, a 1789 statute giving non-U.S. citizens the right to file suits in U.S. courts for international human rights violations, and the Torture Victim Protection Act, which allows individuals to seek damages in the U.S. for torture or extrajudicial killing, regardless of where the violations take place.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York set a trial date of June 2009. On June 9, 2009 Shell agreed to an out-of-court settlement of $15.5 million USD to victims' families. However, the company denied any liability for the deaths, stating that the payment was part of a reconciliation process.[8] In a statement given after the settlement, Shell suggested that the money was being provided to the relatives of Saro-Wiwa and the eight other victims, in order to cover the legal costs of the case and also in recognition of the events that took place in the region.[9] Some of the funding is also expected to be used to set up a development trust for the Ogoni people, who inhabit the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.[10] The settlement was made just days before the trial, which had been brought by Ken Saro-Wiwa's son, was due to begin in New York.[9]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa#Family_lawsuits_against_Royal_Dutch_Shell

People keep making the mistake of thinking 2011 is going to be one huge race with IBB, Atiku, Jonathan etc. It won't.
The Jonathan - IBB thing is strictly within PDP and Jonathan will come out victorious. Except IBB gets the PDP ticket (oil stops flowing and MEND pops up), the 2011 battle will be between Jonathan, Ribadu and Buhari, Kris Okotie etc.

becomrich5:
If that is score card, he has nothing. I can take pictures with any of this people. if you want and post it online for you to see.

That is nothing. Jonathan has been in power for nearly one years. Yar adua has been serious sick I think around august of last years. So Jonathan has been in power for one years.

I hail! Dude, you no de fail sha!

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=500496.msg6612187#msg6612187 date=1282360017]You dey crase

I'm always watching my steps and waiting for my block to get to the end to step off.[/quote]The thing just takes too long, so hey! Its either running up or running down! But I guess from now at MMA, it will be more like walking gingerly and avoiding toe removing potholes.

idupaul:
When on an escalator stand in the middle of stair block u are on and and avoid jumping stair blocks . once your stairs get to where the blocks fold and the flight ends carelfully lift all your toes and slide or jump lightly of the eskie . Used the one at mm2 this week and it looked pretty all right to me

I don't observe those things, in fact I always run up escalators and my toes are still 10.

I once switched off the escalator on the London underground when a elderly man lost his footing. I cannot recall ever seeing switches customers can use at MMA.

Dis Guy:
I'm very certain there are on-going transmission projects across the country about 90 prior to this one being announced!

government make announcement today, work start today? no be naija we dey? Johnnie aint that fast abeg!!

Its announced everywhere as part of the super grid and money was released immediately for takeoff as soon as the signature ink dried. This is what netotse said earlier (I suspect he has some inside info). Jonathan seems pretty serious with this one;

netotse:
you know part of what trips me about this supergrid something? TCN opened the commercial bids to construct 330kV and 132kV substations and transmission lines today and yesterday respectively(you should hear the prices being called out o) and they are now proposing to spend another 525billion(where them wan thief the money?), govt needs to sit down and plan properly before coming up with all these schemes. . .

. . .Through his arse popped a passport.

xterra2:
Yes i know that the current grid cant transmit the 7000MW am saying that do we even have the 7000MW
And the article said the super grid would bring about/generate the 7000MW
Please re-read my initial post

I don't think we've got 7000 Megawatts, but I've heard unconfirmed gist that there's 4,500 - 5000 Megawatts. What is quite clear though, is that the WWII equipment we have now can't carry more than about 3,500 Megawatts without a massive convulsion.

Dis Guy:
beaf are you sure you read the reports before posting them

I think the supergrid is completely different from this one

the grid currently under construction will comfortably transmit 7000MW, this supergrid proposal is a 4 year project-2013

No, it isn't different. Construction of the super grid is starting immediately.
It is being built in phases, the deliverable for the first phase is 7000 Megawatts by April next year and 14,000 by 2013.

. . .And by 2020, we go nuclear.
I fear dat one sha! May the nuclear reactor be built in my enemies village.

[size=14pt]We have work to do - Cities with higher GDP than Nigeria[/size]

Nigeria: GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate $341.572 billion
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2010/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2007&ey=2010&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=694&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=38&pr.y=14

[table]
[tr][td]Tokyo[/td][td]  Japan[/td][td] $ 1479[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]New York City[/td][td]  United States[/td][td] $ 1406[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Los Angeles[/td][td]  United States[/td][td] $ 792[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Chicago[/td][td]  United States[/td][td] $ 574[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]London[/td][td]  United Kingdom[/td][td] $ 565[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Paris[/td][td]  France[/td][td] $ 564[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Osaka[/td][td]  Japan[/td][td] $ 417[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mexico City[/td][td]  Mexico[/td][td] $ 390[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Philadelphia[/td][td]  United States[/td][td] $ 388[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]São Paulo[/td][td]  Brazil[/td][td] $ 388[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Washington D.C.[/td][td]  United States[/td][td] $ 375[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Boston[/td][td]  United States[/td][td] $ 363[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Buenos Aires[/td][td]  Argentina[/td][td] $ 362[/td][/tr]
[/table]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_GDP (quoting PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Clearly oil is not everything, we have a lot of work to do in all facets of our economy, to raise our GDP to an acceptable level.
While Nigeria is ranked number 32 in the World by size of GDP(PPP), the true figure is revealed when our population is factored in; we hover around number 140 out of about 180. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

There are various sectors of the Nigerian economy that are begging to be tapped and the country would literarily explode financially. But certain aspects of our foundation first need to be addressed; nothing can be built on shaky ground.
In order to unleash our wealth creating potential, it would be necessary to educate the populace in several ways. There would be the normal school education, except that like happens in all progressive ecomies, it must be heavily skewed towards practical’s and field experience.
The other half of citizen education (and by far the most important), would be a solid grounding in the country’s ideology (more on that later). Citizens need to have a common focus to be able to act in unison to achieve the common goals needed to haul the country up the developmental ladder.

Nigerian's are bound together by unnatural strings that have failed to keep our society from fracturing along ethnic, regional and religious lines; talk less of the population acting in unity.

No country can succeed or even function without a national ideology, currently we flounder in every direction and at every task, and that is because we lack the unity of purpose a shared ideology can forge. We do not even have a simple motto or phrase around which Nigerians can feel empowered and energised.
Ideology gives root to productive defined structures and feeds them to produce society that is always optimally productive. It creates the harmony that can drive a diverse people to act as one and achieve mighty things. Therefore, it goes without saying that Nigeria must discard her current chaotic structure, which is at the root of all of our problems, from corruption to tribalism.
We must instead, strive for a structure that is ideologically driven, one that is egalitarian and inspires confidence in the young and old. The new structure, optimised for our multi-ethnicity, would guarantee a sense of belonging and duty in every citizen. The new structure would need to be a deeply thought out form of true federalism.

With true federalism, a massively populated country like Nigeria would always put the right foot first and develop at a pace that would be the envy of other nations. True federalism is the job we need to complete. Can we do it?

A don talk finish, over to una.

I have never ever heard of toes getting chopped off by an escalator. Damn!
What a disgrace! Even shops have such escalators and toes aren't getting chopped off!

If this story is true then we need to know two things.
1. Who manufactured the escalator
2. Who has been maintaining the escalator

The fault (and who to drop the hammer on) lies between the two areas of responsibility above.

[quote author=Sharon_f link=topic=494833.msg6576240#msg6576240 date=1281870991]I DEY SUSPECT THIS GUY O. WETIN YOU DEY PLAN?[/quote]E no de plan anytin. He's just a damn "hidiot."

For the benefit of Tpia and her babapupa.

When population is taken into account, Delta state is number 1 (the richest), followed by Rivers.
[size=14pt]Up Delta![/size]

www.nairaland.com/attachments/308603_Chart_of_Nigeria_Density_Per_Capita_Income_jpgb53d7f63531eaa9211b9b106b840f608

[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=500452.msg6608275#msg6608275 date=1282316990]Did the electoral law address the duration of court cases ?[/quote]