₦airaland Forum

Ellexy:

When I talk the bolded that time, some sycophants called for my head . At least e don Dey clear now

BlueRayDick:
1. Tinubu is an embodiment of corruption.
2. Tinubu is nepotic and doesn't believe in merit. Nepotism is one of the ills that brought us to this point as a people.
3. Tinubu legitimize hooliganism in Lagos State. Some may argue that this is not as bad as it seems considering how it has reduced crime, but until you have an encounter with these guys being a law to themselves u will understand the danger it portends for our future.
4. Tinubu is physically sick. No one needs to remind you of how voting a sick Yar Adua ended for us neither does anyone needs to tell you how Buhari's constant attention to his health has affected Nigeria as a nation.
5. Tinubu is one of the major actors that sold the bad product called buhari to all Nigerians. His sense of judgement should never be trusted going forward

These are but few reasons why reasonable people are actually wishing Tinubu does not become Nigeria president come 2023.

Segedinho:
Baba don remove deacon own o.

He say make una come wash face...

🤣🤣

Deacon don turn isese worshipper because of Tinubu . Wonderment!

Fubara learn work finish for Wike hand .

He has sealed the hotel of the former LGA chairman that called him foolish and dared him to kick them out of the local government council .

https://www.nairaland.com/8164175/samuel-nwanosikes-hotel-sealed-rivers

obainojazz:
This government can tag the protest tribal and it will turn to something else… Make people careful Sha

It’s a clown show….

This Olusegun guy really shiit for church o . Everyday I keep seeing more of his old tweets that don't portray him in good light at all

liveLongNprospa:
So it looks like Dangote is unto something 😁

The NNPC guy has challenged him to @

Make dem scatter everything, open all their dirty secret outside

“I know that there is inflation, there is hunger in the country, but it’s not that bad and the government will fix it” — Senator Ajibola Bashirupic.twitter.com/xQAN6uVShz

— Uncos Naija (@uncosnaija) July 25, 2024

sen. Ajibola Bashiru: "I don't agree with that statistic"

Seun: "what's your own statistic?"

Sen. Ajibola Bahiru: "I don't know"

Such a shame ! 🤦‍♂️

Senator Ajibola Bashiru is APC’s national secretary . He was on Channels yesterday evening and all he was doing was disagreeing with inflation figures published by NBS.

The man probably believes in the “No be statistics we go chop “ mantra 🤷‍♂️

izzou:
[color=royalblue]That's my fear in all these.

I was coming back to Lagos on Saturday and we saw a village that was having its market day. We parked to get food items

One small plate of tomato was 1500..Inside village.

How many people in that village can afford it?
How many people in towns can afford it?

Nigerians are suffering oh, and God forbid if it happens, nobody will be able to talk to them.

All these "Protest here and don't protest there" na just talk. When e start, mind no gree anybody come out sef.[/color]

I don't support the protest and I hope it doesn't degenerate into something out of hand.

But I find it funny that educated people actually think "Go to your state to protest " is a smart thing to say at this point. I mean these are people whose tax gets remitted to LIRS, people who pay Land use charge to LASG, people who pay tenement rate to their resident LGA in Lagos, people who pay different market levies and council fees to government through their market association, transporters who pay fees and levies to NURTW in Lagos etc.

These people definitely have a right to protest if they feel their taxes, rates and fees are not being utilized by the government as they deem fit.

Instead of ruling class to address the major issue and show they are willing to make sacrifices themselves, they are busy trying to make everything about "Them vs Us" smh

larride:
The Oro talk na just scare tactics from mischievous element. Nobody does Oro for 15 days in broad daylight, not even in Oro land aka Ikorodu

A lot of disinformation and misinformation goes on twitter lately. Recently it was announced by Engr Tokunbo Wahab that the monthly environmental exercise will be reintroduced in Lagos state. Few days after the same person denied the news of reintroduction of monthly sanitation exercise.

Sometimes it's even difficult to know what news to believe and what news not to; even when it is coming from official sources.

Link 1- Tokunbo Wahab announcing reintroduction of environmental sanitation
https://punchng.com/lagos-to-reintroduce-monthly-environmental-sanitation/

Link 2- Tokunbo Wahab denying reintroduction of environmental sanitation
https://punchng.com/lagos-denies-return-of-monthly-sanitation-movement-restrictions/

larride:
Which Oro wan last for 15 days? For broad daylight?

Those wey dey share the news no hear ham well.

I doubt it’s even possible cos such move will be like government playing into the hands of the protesters.

If government in conjunction with traditional rulers decide to fix oro festival on the proposed date of protest, then it means they have given workers holiday. Such holiday will only lead to workers joining the protests instead of being at their work place ; which is not in the government’s interest one bit!

Oro doesn’t stop men from moving about. In fact it will only lead to confrontation between the oro cultists and the people who want to go about their daily lives. Even COVID-19 lockdown couldn’t stop some people from going out , Shey na oro go come stop them ?

izzou:
[color=royalblue]That person that tweeted that stuff is obviously not living in Lagos. I have never seen a Statewide Oro festival

But then, I am concerned with the way the government is trying to divide and conquer the protest, rather than listen and see how to avert it.

Nigerians are suffering oh, and the people that will protest with their lives are not on social media or under NANS abi na SMA.

You will be surprised at how one small thing will spiral into a full blown chaos.

All these NLC, Ohaneze and blah blah dissociating themselves means little.

When these fed up Nigerians hit the street, you no go believe wetin you go dey read and see online.[/color]

You are very right .

The government is just playing to the gallery with all these talks of NANS withdraws today, Northern Coalition withdraws tomorrow . For over a year the government has gradually become unpopular even among the people that voted for them enmass in the north and south. The government has refused to show workings with their actions , rather all they do is send their SA’s to attack anybody that points out their failure like a rabid dog.

I personally don’t support the proposed protest because from the agenda of the protest I’ve seen , it looks like a protest that will have neither head nor tail. The whole thing just has the usual Sowore’s brashness written all over it.

Talks about scrapping 1999 constitution, scrapping the senate ,restructuring ,releasing Nnamdi Kanu, etc are not something u want to mix with a protest that is supposed to address current hardship in the country . I believe that’s why people like prof Pat Utomi, Femi Falana , etc would be excusing themselves from the protest .

The government is trying to politicize a serious issue and giving it tribal coloration. Something that didn’t work during the ENDSARS sef. Below is a video of those who sacked Oba of Lagos palace and stole his staff of office . They are obviously “Omo adugbo “ and not some “imported thugs”.

Anybody who knows Lagos Island very well will know these are likely the same set of people who torched the government properties in that same axis . Like u rightly said, these guys are not on Nairaland or twitter where the new national anthem is now “Protest in your state and not my state “ .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSZKbC5yFlI?si=nQa4d9SckCGUD4zR

GloriousGbola:
https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-aondoakaa-ex-agf-agrees-to-testify-against-nigeria/

A former agf selling out Nigeria. Centuries later we are still being sold out for mirrors and baubles.

This part caught my attention. It appears as though Nigerian ministers take decisions that have serious financial implication for the country on their own without deferring to their principals (The president). Does the constitution grant them such powers or they are doing so of their own volition?

In an interview with TheCable, former President Olusegun Obasanjo challenged Agunloye to tell Nigerians where he derived the authority to award a $6 billion contract to Sunrise from.

“When I was president, no minister had the power to approve more than N25 million without express presidential consent. It was impossible for Agunloye to commit my government to a $6 billion project without my permission and I did not give him any permission,” Obasanjo told TheCable

Agunloye later issued a statement insisting that he had Obasanjo’s approval — although it turned out it was a letter of comfort his principal approved to be issued to Sunrise and not a go-ahead to award the contract.

Buhari also denied authorising the settlement entered into with Sunrise by Abubakar Malami, his AGF.

“While I understood that my ministers of justice, power and water resources were approached by Sunrise and were engaging with various stakeholders that were involved in the project to resolve the issues blocking the project’s implementation, at no time did I specifically instruct them to enter into and conclude any settlement agreement with Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited,” Buhari wrote in a letter to Lafeef Fagbemi, the current AGF, in February this year.

“Indeed, when the proposed settlement agreement and addendum were presented to me for my consideration and approval on 20th April 2020, I refused to approve the settlement deal because I was convinced that there was no basis for Sunrise’s claim.”

In Summary:

1. Obasanjo did not grant Agunloye approval to award the contract to Sunrise but Agunloye did anyways.

2. Buhari did not authorize Malami to enter into any settlement agreement with sunrise because he didn't believe Sunrise had a genuine claim, but Malami still went ahead to enter into an agreement with them.

Which leads to the question: Why is Malami still a free man ?

DaveP is somewhere patiently waiting for Arteta to do mistake of not signing a traditional Striker before he run riot

Jodera:

Blud has Ukrainian Nicolas Pepe on his hands but thinks he will turn out to be Mo Salah regen

MorataFC:
If we let Mudryk go, we go suffer am in future, he's one of Salah's or KDB.

This same Mudryk?

akwesenana:
Which one be "Very Angry Alhaji"? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

That's his new national honors. U know there is OFR, MON, GCFR na

Very Angry Alhaji (VAA) has been playing this game for a long time .

He has been fighting UNICEM( Now acquired by Lafarge ) from inception sef .

CrystalTiger:
Alhaji fit comot cloth enter street at this rate..

He has gone spiritual sef. Alhaji don Dey talk about judgement day

Amoto94:
Izzudeen wetin I do?

I just finished reading the piece u posted. It is unfortunate this senate is rubber stamp one that just passes any bill pushed to it no matter how ridiculous such bill may be.

It is also unfortunate Buhari laid a precedent of arbitrarily elongating the tenure of security chiefs.

Egbetokun is Tinubu's padi, it will be almost impossible for this bill extending IGP tenure not to be passed.

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2024/7/23/bangladesh-protests-are-no-longer-about-the-quota-system

Reading about what is happening in Bangladesh , most of the situations are similar to Nigeria . The only few differences is that Bangladesh is a full blown dictatorship while Nigeria still pretends to be operating democracy civil rule .

The freedom fighter of yesterday have now become the people’s oppressor. The current prime minister’s father fought the Pakistani occupational forces in 1971, today they are the one in government terrorizing the people .

The youths are being killed by the security officials and their body being made to disappear like in the ENDSARS.

Bangladesh is a country with over 170 million where there is serious corruption . The state security forces and even paramilitary clamp on dissenting voices .

Ibime:
To add to this, NNPC failed to pay $1.6bln for their share of the refinery in June, whittling down their shareholding from 20% to 7.2% as a result.

Another $1.6bln that Dangote needs to find suddenly. To restructure that loan, he needs to show strong cash flows from the refinery immediately, that's why he is wailing

For a man said to be worth $13bln, most of which is paper valuation (not cash) and building a refinery with $19bln, I'd wager he is way overextended on debt, and to compound the problem is now paying back debt on an unforeseen exchange rate

In short, this is what will happen if Dangote catch Tinubu one-on-one 🚶

Ibime:
Per Dangote wailing that he is 67 years and would soon be 70, and doesn't need much more money to see out his life, it suggests that his cash position is fraught and he fears being overwhelmed by loan repayments on his refinery, and needs that refinery to turn over cash at an unforeseen rate

It seems Baba overextended himself with his loans. E no easy to earn in Naira and pay back loans at $1 : N1600 for those billions wey he borrow

That’s why he first criticized the rising interest rates . He’s suddenly feeling conditions the regular businessman man is facing and baba quickly found his voice .

No government protection and no buffers to make the market soft for him, he wan lead protest

liveLongNprospa:
Where did I say I'll support Dangote even if he sells high?
Why would I do that?
I even brought up subsidy argument for him because that's the only way it can work as I see it.

Yunno what, Dangote refinery dey freetrade zone.
He can by oil from outside Nigeria, process it and sell the byproducts to the rest of Africa.
😁

You just Dey know this one ? That’s why some of us are not buying into his emotional blackmail trying to hoodwink the common man into siding with his business’ fight for market share and eventual profitability .

As much as he may try to make it seem he’s not supported well enough by government ; Dangote remains the top Nigerian businessman that has enjoyed government support the most.

KingTom:
It goes without saying, you don't even need to ask

I just weak bro . The same prospa that we both complain about high pump price of PMS everyday is happy to buy from Dangote even if it will be at a higher price just to support the business of Dangote refinery and petrochemicals .

Segedinho:
Belike he no rates Nigerians at all....

The twisting itself na mockery to his personality

He knows people will forget about it in few days time

Segedinho:
You are right..


I went to do lil maintenance on my car today and a rev father came as well...

We all were talking about the forthcoming protest and I said it won't really be strong as thought cos BAT has done some underground job even to extent of reaching out to pastors and imams..

I believed Nigerians are too engrossed to obeying their religious leaders than think logically..

To my amazement,d rev father showed us sms msgs from unknown identity begging them to quash d protest any way they can.....



I weak baba

The bozo guy don respond 😂

He just Dey type shalaye upon shalaye . Person wey Dey call for violent protest don begin type premium shalaye

If this guy see macaroni in real life he fit fight am o

Segedinho:
He is even igniting the protest indirectly..

I doubt any serious protest will happen jare. It is obvious the government won’t allow any peaceful protest .

The government has succeeded in pitching the people against themselves . Some people would rather die than to speak out against the directionlessness and impoverishing policies of their fave.

Make everybody rest jare .

Segedinho:
This man is a big foool..


I have read his previous stands on protest...seeing his hypocritical stands now shows how stupiid he is.

Macaroni is currently roasting him on X...

People like this are only loyal to their own pocket and their selfish interests

monerozi5590:
Do you believe all the figures that man put up there?.

Are they to be selling crude to Dangote everyday? NNPC that promised to supply 300, 000 barrel of crude to Dangote. Are you saying they don't know what they were saying?

Oya provide alternative figures that u have

monerozi5590:
Fake news. Absolutely fake. Shell has not existed exploration. They have so many subsidiaries. This man is doing agenda news.

They are still very active in offshore exploration.

lol 😂

The problem with u is even if evidence is provided to u during a discussion, u will ignore the evidence and start talking out of point .

The man mentioned shell exiting onshore exploration, u called it fake news. Something that made the news earlier this year .

https://www.thecable.ng/shell-exits-onshore-exploration-in-nigeria-sells-assets-for-1-3bn/amp/

Maybe u don’t even understand what they mean when they say an international firm exits the country . I’m sure u also think ShopRite is still in Nigeria because there are Nigerian owned stores that make use of the name SHOPRITE

liveLongNprospa:
Not on crude oooo.
Lets assume Dangote is importing crude oil and processing it to fuel.
If he wants to sell that to marketers, at what rate will he sell?
It will be higher than what nnpc sells because nnpc is reducing the price of fuel with subsidy payment.

Now I'm saying nnpc can pay Dangote that subsidy to reduce the amount he will sell to the marketers.
But how much profit will be there considering he is still sourcing for crude outside the country.
Now it would have helped if Dangote could get crude oil from nnpc directly.
We save alot more on that.

Nobody forced Dangote into the business . He has never failed to remind us that his refinery is a private business .Let him run it as one

monerozi5590:
That's the official figure you know. A lots is uncounted for. Is it everyday that they will be selling to Dangote?

So it is unofficial figures which you urself is unsure of that u want them to sell to Dangote ?

monerozi5590:
This man doesn't know what he is saying. Shell is still in Nigeria, Oando I believe is Agip now. ExxonMobil is still in Nigeria. This man is spreading fake news.

You are actually the one spreading fake news .

Shell has exited exploration, ENI( Agip) has done same . It is Oando that bought Agip shares .

By the way, Oando is a Nigerian owned oil company and not IOC