₦airaland Forum

Many of my relatives feel that I have become too Americanized since I've been here. . . .I kind of think so too. I just tell them I am trying to assimilate into my new surroundings.

No2Atheism:
So do you sincerely think the USA would expose the corrupt people, knowing that the USA directly benefits from our corruption. Please get real.

The only people that can stop corruption is us Nigerians or Yorubas ourselves. All this nonsense about outside help is just nonsense. No western nation would ever do something that is not in their best interest.

Gbam!

Nigeria's population would halve within months. Social services in those countries will then become strained, and crimes like fraud and ritual killings will increase substantially.

Then the native population will become very xenophobic towards Nigerians, causing the government to reverse the policy and deport everyone!

NAIJA JERKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nice! Nairobi is very organized considering the region it's in, I would really love to visit one day. The food looks scrumptious, could you perhaps post some pictures of Kenyan cuisine also?

^ You forgot some. . . . . . . .but understandable, that list could potentially go on forever.

tunku:
I am tired of these sick allegations that northerners are inherently the major problem with Nigeria. I say that Nigeria suffers from Bad Leaders period. Looking at other countries, South Africa, in particular. Nigeria still has plenty of chances to get its act together. I honestly do not care about power generation, not to say that it isn't important, but if Yar'dua wants a lasting legacy, just invest in the educational section. Fix up schools, get kids regular supplies and make school free and universal. 1. it gets kids off the streets;2. it creates employment opportunities, 3. you are investing in the huge human capital across Nigeria. Second, the Niger Delta is not lost, rather than sending guns into the region and military thugs, send CAT diggers and construction vehicle, Help them sue the oil companies for reparation--this has a two-fold effect:1. you weaken the grip of these oil companies on the nation;2. The oil companies would be the ones paying to clean and rebuild the delta. Investing in the downstream sector of the oil industry is a must, no longer can Nigeria sit back and collect 'rent' It is high time that the oil companies were nationalized. Saudi Arabia did it with huge booms to its economy, as did Venezuela, why not Nigeria? The power problem is no problem at all, a few billion dollars in tax breaks and subsidies can spurn a homegrown light industry in solar manufacturing, An industry that can light up Nigeria in 10 years or less without the construction of huge traditional power plants. Imagine me, a simple internet bum with all these visionary ideas, and now imagine an actual leader that was fairly elected rather than selected, would not their vision and ambition surpass mine? If you want to know that is wrong with Nigeria look no further than the military, it is these asses that have ruled Nigeria and a still ruling it till today.

Quoted for truth.

davidylan:
another thief bites the dust.

tunku:
Not develop enough for its leader to trust its medical institutions with his life.  So can we expect Yar'dua to die in Germany? 

mikeansy:
when will Yar'adua follow suit in Germany?

+1

Nice pics, please keep them coming (ignore the obviously jealous idiots in here, better off just paying them no mind).

lmao

^ +1

mikeansy:
can u please provide a direct link as I still doubt this news

Here is the source: http://www.champion-newspapers.com/daily%20champion%20files/Editorial/editorial.htm

^ Numerically, not percentage-wise.

Well, what am I supposed to say, have fun burning in hell?

Anambra's Igbo Language Bill

1 June 2009

Lagos — The recent law stipulating Igbo language and attire for Anambra State schools is, so far, the loudest demonstration of concern for indigenous tongues in Nigeria, which experts classify as being on the verge of extinction.

This move is not out of character for the Anambra State House of Assembly which had earlier dedicated Wednesdays to the conduct of plenary sessions in the vernacular which, over the years, has been eroded in importance owing to western influence.

The bill, sponsored by Hon. Sylvester Okeke (Anaocha I), seeks to reverse the slide of Igbo into oblivion by encouraging students and civil servants under the Anambra State jurisdiction to learn, speak and write Igbo as fluently as they do English, which was imposed on the nation's indigenous populations by the colonial experience.

The Igbo language bill has a take-off date of September 2011. By this date, all public and private educational institutions in the state are expected by force of law to make Igbo a mandatory general studies course for all freshmen. Among other requirements, mastery of Igbo will be a precondition for promotion from junior to senior secondary school, while all institutions of higher learning will be bound to set up Igbo language departments.

The bill also seeks to impose a penalty of between N5, 000 and N100, 000 on JSS III students who fail the subject in the qualifying examination for admission into the senior school classes.

Noble as the intentions of the bill may be and good as they look on paper, the objective of that piece of legislation will hardly be achieved by a single stroke of the pen as the honourable members would have us believe. We daresay that the Assembly has simply put the cart before the horse.

There may be a general dialect that is widely accepted among the Igbo-speaking people as the authentic Igbo tongue, but that can hardly be said of wearing apparel, much less in Anambra State. Thus, Igbo dressing will be the next major challenge of the new law. The issue of what people wear ought not be subjected to legislation. Decency and good taste have always guided societies throughout history.

Can we imagine all Scotsmen in kilts as a matter of law?

Assuming the attire hurdle is surmountable, is there the basic infrastructure to enable compliance? If not, what plans are in place to achieve this infrastructure in the foreseeable future?

What the Anambra lawmakers should do is to go back to the drawing board and make room for a phased implementation of the noble objective of enthroning Igbo as a language of serious business, first in AFnambra, and then in the rest of Igbo land which extends well beyond the frontiers of the present South-East geo-political zone to the South-south communities where Igbo is the mother tongue.

We had expected the Anambra lawmakers to avert their minds to the feasibility of erecting Igbo language departments in universities in a country where most schools cannot find graduate teachers of Igbo language. Igbo teachers, writers, translators and interpreters are, in fact, as rare as the eagle in Igbo land.

Besides a concert of activities to generate genuine interest in the language, there should, indeed, be a programme for the massive training of teachers, using scholarships and related incentives to lure prospective graduates into Igbo studies. The government has a lead role to play in this regard because only governmental resources can kick-start the process and pave the way for public-spirited individuals to endow university professorial chairs to promote Igbo studies.

Only a planned injection of Igbo teachers into the education system can encourage the setting up of Igbo language departments and lead to patronage from parents and guardians, as well as students.

It is not easy to achieve all we have suggested between now and September 2011. It will take painstaking efforts involving more than the government of Anambra State, working towards the common goal of returning Igbo language to a place of pride. We believe, however, that it can be done.

While the proposed Igbo language project is commended we, however, urge the Honourable House to review the position and ensure that first things are done first.

http://www.champion-newspapers.com/daily%20champion%20files/Editorial/editorial.htm

Hi top fades are actually coming back into fashion (at least here in the LA area).

While I sympathize with you on your loss, I hope you have learned your lesson, you should have never left those valuables in your car unattended, that is well known even here in the West.

MEND should lay low for now, let them get comfortable again. . . . .then go in for the kill!

See? Is this a joke?

$220 million law suit filed by man who says he was raped by officers


NEW YORK - A New York City man who says police beat and sodomized him on a subway station platform sued the city, the police department and the accused officers for $220 million on Thursday for civil rights violations.

Three New York City police officers pleaded innocent in December to criminal charges that one of them sodomized Michael Mineo on October 15 with a police baton on a subway platform and two others helped cover up the crime.

"When you distill it, it was a male on male rape," Kevin Mosley, a lawyer for Mineo, said on Thursday.

"The amount of damages, which is the aggregate of the 11 counts, is reflective of the wrong and the suffering that this young man went through and will go through for the rest of his life," he said.

Possible prison sentences

Detective Richard Kern is charged with aggravated sexual assault and other charges and faces up to 25 years in prison. Andrew Morales and Alex Cruz are charged with participating in an attempted cover up, which included writing a summons for the victim. If convicted, each faces up to four years in prison.

According to prosecutors, Kern and Morales observed Mineo, who works at a tattoo parlor, smoking a marijuana cigarette as they sat in an unmarked police car in the early afternoon on October 15 near Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

Cruz and another officer arrived to provide backup and Kern and Cruz followed Mineo into a subway station where Kern anally assaulted Mineo with a retractable baton, prosecutors said.

The criminal case is due to move forward in state court in Brooklyn in June.

Broomstick attack on Haitian immigrant

The incident sparked charges of police brutality and recalls the 1997 case of Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant who was attacked with a broomstick in a Brooklyn police station.

In the Louima case, one New York City police officer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the attack, and a second officer was given a five-year prison sentence for perjury.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30995028/

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NYPD needs reform, this is sick.

Because that's discriminatory.

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freshmoney:
U sure sey no be Gov Daniel ask the cook make e dey keep the money for am. Make we no dey deceive ourselves.

@ your location. Be aware of the Mexicanos, in that part of town they use "mayates" as target practice.