₦airaland Forum

Jman06:
But that is what democracy is about! The majority always have their way while the minority have their say, so?

You're mistaken if you think that is democracy.
That statement is based on the rule of absolute power.

iammo:
why not prosecute him, can you truly banish anyone in present day nigeria

Yes anyone can be banished from a community.

That being done, he is not expected to be seen in the community of which he is not even a native. He can't visit anyone there or have dealings there anyone.

Jman06:
You are living in denial bro!
Northwest.... Sokoto PDP, Zamfara PDP

Northeast.... Bauchi PDP, Adamawa PDP, Taraba PDP

North central.... Benue PDP

Southwest... Oyo PDP

5 southeastern States

5 south south states and 60% of Edo state

Now consider presence in other supposedly APC states like Kano, Lagos, Plateau, Nasarawa, Ondo, Osun.

And you still can't see that PDP is the true national party??

There's nothing national about the PDP. That is the greatest denial we claim to believe and continuously tell ourselves.
PDP operates the law of let the minority have their say but majority have their way.

kelvinginzie:
Which party do you belong to??

The right to vote is the party I belong to.

[quote author=justtoodark post=83658077]that let the best win,no matter from which region....

do you know alot of igbos voted buhari too

There's no best in Nigerian elections. The best are never allowed to even come out successful as aspirants and when they do, they are unpopular.

As to the bold, I will say its only an assumption. There's no verifiable source to ascertain that statement.
Even the people's attitude tells otherwise.

nairalandankrah:
So none qualifies to be president in 2023?

None qualifies.
You're even better than both of them combined.
But you know how we run things in our country

justtoodark:
i think its better this way....
maybe igbos are right actualy....

Right in what actually?

Halo22:
In my own view, any candidate that is not from the North, is likely not going to win. So if PDP wants to win in 2023, they should just field a northern candidate mustn't be Atiku, and a southern supposedly from South East as the running mate. With that, the political equation will be balanced.

If you fellas feel you are going to short change Tinubu because there are gossips of him aiming for that position, then majority of us are only biting our fingers.
I hope we can play this game continuously and not cry out. My pity only will be for the ibos.

Do that and every President of Nigeria will be from the north till the country gets her senses back. It will no longer be a popularity election but a population and voting strength.

kelvinginzie:
Apc members were not stoned in the south when they campaigned against a south south president Jonathan

If you're in the south, please come and campaign for a northern candidate when it gets to 2023.........

ZombieTERROR:
Nobody is afraid of anything...
the south west has an existing relationship with the North through Tinubu and co.. so it's no brainer that the North with their population will reward the south west for selling out the rest of the south in 2015...

So a PDP Northern ticket is the sure bet to destabilise the south west and APc..

No northerner will leave Kwakwanso or Tambuwal and vote one Tinubu from Yoruba land

No south East or South south citizen will vote the bullion van master...

That's how APc will lose

Everybody is a sell out including you.
But if the PDP decides to field a northern candidate come 2023, then any southerner who decides to campaign in the south will be stoned and they in their States will lose their local elections to alternative parties.

Eastlink:
To be fair our current constitution is a draw back and doesn't reflect the intentions of a progressive country.
The people are not the problem, but the system. Give the people a good system and you'll be surprise how far we'll fly as a country.

I have read both this and modified.
I believe we as Nigerians like to play with excuses when we don't meet up expectations.
What you have stated is true but not what is hindering meaningful developments in states or regions.
If with the current way resources are being shared yet we pride ourselves in foolishness of projects, what worse would happen when the constitution changes in the manner you want?
We lack the goodwill to do what is right.

People make up a system and not the reverse. When a people are right in thoughts and deeds then the system will be functional.

isthatso:
dream on. This country cannot be great with it's current constitution. There is no incentive for greatness in the constituion. the constitution guarantees mediocrity.

What other incentive do you need to make a country great?
There's nothing wrong with the constitution. The only faulty thing is the people in the country.

nairalandankrah:
EL-Rufai OR Asiwaju Tinubu: Who will make a better Nigeria president? .. What are your thoughts?

There is nothing to think about.
Bola Tinubu was once a governor................
El Rufai is a governor. ...........


If they have not made their respective states better compared to the revenues accrued what better thing can they do for the nation at large...........

Muyi002:
Please I still await response. It is to help in calculation.

Thanks

A length of rod is 12 meters.

johnmba:
Fellow NL . Am bringing this issue to seek advice.

I come from a family of 7, we are all graduates except the first son who is into business. The second son is very very rich,he works with a big multinational company.

When we were growing up he hardly play with us the younger ones but he was close to the first son. But he totally changed after he got married 15years ago. Though our parents did not initially support his marriage because of the girls background (her father died and the mum went back to her house with the daughter) and her character too. My brother got angry and said nobody should visit him or ask him for money. He used to help us in school.

Later my parents accepted and gave their support but since then my brothers attitude towards us really changed. Each time I visit him , he does not give me money in the presence of the wife. Also he usually give me money to go and eat outside because she hardly cook(maybe cos of the initial rejection)

The way he talks to the first son is degrading and he hardly pick our calls. The first son business is not moving at all but he does not care though he has given him money and car some years back and they don't talk to each other again. On several occasions people have told the third son why his brother refused to help his family. They said he helps people alot in the multinational company and he is a very nice guy.

Please what do we do? I don't want this separation to continue till death.. Our children are watching and I want us to relate as brothers and sisters.

Nb.
Nobody is calling him to ask for money. Am an engineer but works in a hospital. All we want is that brotherly love. Since I finished school I have not asked him for money likewise some of my siblings.

How do we bring him back

The only thing you owe your brother is prayers of long life and nothing more. You mentioned he was never close to his younger siblings when growing up and possibly that might be where the issue lays and your parents did nothing about it. It probably deteriorated more when he got married. Your most elder also ought to have noticed certain things and talked to his younger brother but I guess it turned out to be an over site.
Not giving you money in front of his wife is the best thing to do in my own perspective. As a person I don't expect my wife to know my dealings with my siblings or parents when it pertains to anything that has to do with giving them money as long as I'm not incapacitated.

Amongst all give him his due respect as an elder brother and not because he is rich.

Surprise your elder brothers with a Christmas gift this season. Whatever your hand/heart lays upon, you should give them. Let only you and you alone know about it. And pray.

“We surely get two Igbo Presidential materials to fly PDP and APC tickets, especially those with the same pedigrees of Great Zik of Africa.

There's absolutely no politician from the known political class from the eastern block who possess the pedigree of Great Zik of Africa. Trying to do this is like those political fraudsters from the other side who will be claiming to be disciples of Chief Awololo.


We insists that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide is not organizing any Award or Beauty pageant in Bayelsa, and we don’t support any candidate in Bayelsa Guber Candidate in the forthcoming elections.

We all understand where this message is coming from and going. Truth is that politics has changed and will not be same business as in times past.

Tammynator:
Builders and professionals. Small 3 bedroom flat that I want to build. See the quotation that was given to me. Are the prices okay? Though, I will have to now explore other builders. I have been dealing solely with this particular guy because, he helped me in acquiring the land.

It will be better if you can post the pix of this small 3 bedroom flat to enable anyone to comment and effectively critic the quotation given to you. Also the site location/state(city/township/village) will help as to various rates.
Thanks.

uncastableodd:
Brother ,just a copy of any semester result is enough to prove you attended the school.The ND2 ID card also will work,your ND2 clearance too is enough ,your school fee receipt is enough ,your exam slip is enough .

That man need to be dealt with .If you have his pictures,upload it here and let me ask some guys in that school to blow off his head

If they blow off his head how will he get his results?
There are other ways to go about it.

Anonymous19:
No, I don't have it.
I've never needed the result until now because I work and earn online.

Hmmmm
Anyways I've modified my initial statement.

Anonymous19:
Good afternoon, everyone.

I'm facing a challenge that I've been racking my brain to find a solution, but I still don't know what to do. I will be happy to get some help here.

I got admission into a Federal Polytechnic in 2014, and started the programme with so much excitement. I was told that the school was tough for students, especially for those in my department, so I was ready for whatever would come my way.

During the 2-year degree, I put in efforts and was one of the best students in the department. Most of the lecturers knew me as one that always scored high marks in their tests and departments. It's important I state this.

The problem came during my final semester when my project supervisor started making demands for financial settlement. I was very low on cash that period and didn't even want to give it cos I felt I could get a decent result with my efforts, so I confided in a lecturer friend who took it upon himself to talk to his fellow lecturer.

When he approached my supervisor on a one-to-one basis, my supervisor flared up, denying ever making such a request. He eventually declined to be my supervisor, and reported the matter to the HOD.

Now, the thing is, my HOD came from the same region as that my supervisor and that already made things difficult because of the sentiments. I was summoned and made to apologise to the supervisor. It took a lot of begging to get him to be my supervisor again as the HOD refused transferring me to any other lecturer for supervision. It was either that lecturer or no one else.

I finally did all that had to be done and left school, awaiting my final results. When it was released, that lecturer gave me Ds in his two courses and gave me D in project. Most of my classmates couldn't believe it cos I usually topped the class. Even though I would have hit distinction if I was given the grades I deserved, my final CGPA when it was checked was 3.29.

Now, here is the issue. I've been trying to collect my result so I can further my education but all efforts have proved abortive. The first shocker is that my result suddenly could not be found in the department. That was strange because the implication there is that I never graduated.

Someone decided to help me check from the Polytechnic's Admin complex and my result was also no where to be found. It means my result was never transmitted to the Exam and Records office from my department.

Now, I'm getting asked if I ever attended school. All indicators keep pointing to that lecturer and the HOD as thos behind my ordeal. I'm even shocked at how far people can go to ruin other people just because they wouldn't bend to their desires. That's two years of my life that's about to be wiped off!!!

I need advice on what to do. Some people are asking that I should let it go but I have decided to fight this matter from all possible fronts. Funny thing now is that, I'm about to forfeit an admission I got this year because I can't get my ND results. I need help, please.

Modified: Mod, I could do with as many suggestions as possible. Thanks

Do you have your statement of result given to you after the 2 years in that institution?

Because it appears what you require now is just your transcripts .....


Modified....

From your post it appears you did not even get a copy of your statement of results due to the disappearing of your results from your department.....

This matter is a little bit on the difficult side.......
And it can be no issue If you can do the below suggestion....
If you can still talk to that your lecturer friend of yours to assist you in getting some of your results from lecturers he is close to. Certainly your raw results on their results sheet is still available some where with them. And your exams and record office will still have your results in your department except they are trying to say they never inputted your name/column on the raw results sheets where you have names of fellow students.

Timtol:
Once put calls to him about two tines but he might not know trying to confirm some quotes and prices of Spanish and Italian tiles,immediately I discovered Darenyx has worked with him this built my trust,but thank God didn't later buy from him maybe my client won't have believe me again sef,would have been in trouble.....Thank you Jesus!!!

As far as supplies of such goes, I don't vouch for anyone even if we've been dealing for ages and when the monies are coming from a client. If its my personal money I have a limit to what I can allow.
I can always get samples but will have to be at the designated shop or a representative of mine to see physically what is to be paid for and afterwards escort the loading truck back to the site.

segzy14:
Chekitaut is a fraud, deal with him at your own risk.
It has been 7days I paid him N180,000 to deliver 30tons of granite and he hasn’t, telling all sort of lies. Better refund me or you won’t do business on nairaland anymore .

7 days........
This is the last of news I expect to hear that may stand against Chekitaut and funny, another person is having the same issue.

Anyways down where I deal the seller is supposed to use his/her funds to source for the material and gets paid once delivery is made, even if its midnite. This method only stands logically for maximum of 60 tons of granite to be supplied at once.

I hope he clears himself off this issue without prolonging the issue.

rentAcock:
Whether they want to admit it or not, the global economy is due for a recession next year and many banks may become insolvent. China's economy grew the slowest in 30yrs. Trump will be impeached and the economy is already showing signs of of a pending crash. BREXIT is a total mess and there's no leadership in the UK. Germany and the rest of Europe have negative yield, meaning you can borrow money from the bank as loan and instead of you paying interest, the bank will pay you interest. Nigeria has closed its borders which will result in economic downturn in west africa that may ripple to affect the whole continent and Nigeria as well.

The global economy is intertwined, no one lives in a vacuum anymore.

It's insincerity about businesses and financial institutions that is causing all this challengees.
If only they can modify the trade by barter system to suit the times, we would have less issues.

If you can kindly get pictures of her bruises for safe keeps and possibly usage for future reference.
I do not think the police will handle such matters appropriately. You should assist them in getting in touch with the domestic violence team or human rights team in the state of origin to tackle the matter.


I detest men who beat up their woman for whatsover reasons.

From being forced to settle for low quality staple food, to increase in the general price level, the average Nigerian pays the price for the federal government’s border closure policy.

This is the most absurd statement in the entire post.
Please mention the low quality staple food(s) you know as a Nigerian that exist in the country?


And anyone saying Nigeria is not self sufficiet in terms of food should think well and very well again?
Are we actually over 180 million persons even with the illegal migrants in this country?

Can anyone put a claim that its the poverty in the land and recent closure of border that has reduced the consumption rate and use of petroleum products by end users; can that be said for staple foods too?

Our ingenuity in lies is the reason this country has refused to move for the better.

FiftyFifty:
This is indeed helpful. Really appreciate. Thanks once again.

You're welcome.
God's blessings on we all.
Happy weekend.

It appears most of these ministers or advisers have nothing in their brains and can't think of better ways to generating revenue for the economy.
From proposed increased in VAT for certain goods, we are told of introducing toll gates on bad roads, etc, etc........
It makes me wonder how such persons became graduates from any higher institution!!!

Anyways you people should come on put VAT on borehole water since you're looking for revenue.

FiftyFifty:
Thanks for your response. And 1.5 plots in square meters is? I'm a complete novice in this area. Thanks once again.

There are no certain specifics as to the measurement in SQM due to land availability and shape. Only inform the seller what you want and it will be marked out for you and you can use your surveyor to do the needful.
Depending on your location that size should be around 680sqm for areas using 50×100ft and more for areas using 60×120ft.

luvablesam:
Hi Everyone,
I recently acquired a plot of land in an area that is a bit swampy(Only swampy because a few people diverted the free flow drainage to the land)

So the question is this: Can i use use 6 inch Flats(hole-less blocks) to build a storey building from the foundation to the decking level? will those blocks works or i need 9 inch blocks all through? The builder said 6 inches hole-less blocks will work. I need expert suggestions please.

Thanks

If you can control the flow of water easily out of your land then please do. But it may create unforseen problems for you in the future if climate changes occur significantly.

Ensure you use a good 9" hollow block on your substructure/foundation. Please do your foundation works properly without cutting corners. Also make sure your foundation height(DPC) is by 2+ course higher than your surrounding buildings where they channel water into your land.
When you're ready for landscaping make sure yours is also higher than your neighbours too. That way you have secured your property and your environment becomes friendly for living purposes.

FiftyFifty:
Hello all,
Pls, I want to know the size of land that can comfortably contain a 3 bedroom bungalow comprising the following:
1. Above-average sitting room with dining and toilet;
2. 3 rooms with wardrobe and toilet each;
3. A kitchen and store;
4. A 2 room BQ with toilet;
5. A security room; and
6. A space to park 3-4 cars.
Thanks in anticipation.

If you're a lover of space a 2 plots will go. But if you intend to do a little but of minimization then 1.5 plots will be much fine.

BuhariAdvocate:
I don't know if the innoson cars is tested one Because i don't see rich people buy it.

So those buying and driving it are referred to as what?

beamNIGERIA:
It is empirical and verifiable.

Causes of building defects are multi-dimensional [/b]and cuts across all process involved in producing the structure.

[b]what do you define as myths? That any structural break in the wall could compromise the building envelope? Or 12months is enough time compromise integrity of masonry with moisture intrusion?

Bold 1....it's good you mentioned it.
Bold 2.....Your myth is green algae forming tiny roots, growing and finding their way into crevice on walls which in turn will dislodge the blocks.
Bold 3......if you are limiting it to just masonry aspects of the work, there will be no significant compromise resulting from moisture intrusion even if the delay period is 24 months.