₦airaland Forum

highqueen:
The way these people abuse our isiagu is now becoming annoying.

bukifemi1:
Craftsmen at Aba, Abia State as well as traders at Onitsha, Anambra State should get prepared to receive new apprentices from Ekiti State.

This is being promoted as a bid by the Ekiti State government to ensure that Ekiti youths are trained to be self-reliant and look beyond government patronage, and to also prove that, aside education, developing unskilled Ekiti youths does not warrant only sending them overseas for training.

The idea was floated by Hon. (Dr.) STB Omotoso, Ekiti State House of Assembly Member-elect (Oye 1 Constituency, PDP) during a courtesy visit by Ekiti State Assembly Members-elect to the corporate head office of Vanguard Media Ltd, Kirikiri, Apapa, Lagos, on Wednesday last week.

Hon. Omotosho, while condemning critics of Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State for their criticisms of what has come to be termed “stomach infrastructure”, said such criticisms give the concept a narrow definition as it goes beyond giving gifts of bags of rice and other foodstuff to voters to influence their choice.

“Stomach infrastructure is narrowly defined by critics of Governor Fayose”, Hon. Omotosho said. “It is not all about just feeding people or giving gifts to people. If one should expatiate on the concept, it entails providing the people not only with the basic necessities of life after election, but also empowering them by making them self-reliant, with the best education and training and then giving them employment, which the Fayose government is presently engaged in.”

Speaking further, the lawmaker-elect said the Ekiti State government did not need to waste scarce resources sending Ekiti unskilled youths to Europe or America for training. “Instead, they could be sent to Aba to learn how to make shoes and bags, and to Onitsha to master trade; while those who are qualified and competent will be given local contracts. This is the concept behind the so-called ‘stomach infrastructure’ and not just distributing gift items. Stomach infrastructure goes on after election. It is about helping the poor. It is about engaging them in what can feed them earn a living. That’s what Fayose wants to continue doing. He needs stability to achieve for no progress can be made during crisis. We have had enough crisis and we want peaqce in our state.”

Aba, well known for its handicrafts, is reputed for its handmade shoes and handbags. It is also a major manufacturing and trading centre in South-Eastern Nigeria, with its Ariaria International Market as the largest market in West Africa, seconded by the Onitsha Main Market.

And Onitsha is known for its trading, where the average traders are known to bring in at least six consignments of 40 tonnes (40-feet containers) of goods annually. Some of the major importers do more than 20 consignments of 40 tonnes of goods per year.

Interestingly, the multi-billion dollar economies of both commercial towns are dominated by craftsmen and merchants many of whom do not have university education, but rely on apprenticeship to cut their teeth in the trades before going on their own.

It will be recalled that “stomach infrastructure” crept into Nigeria’s political lexicon following the 2014 Ekiti State governorship election when voters were given gifts of bags of rice and other foodstuff by office contenders to influence their choice. Both Fayose and Fayemi, the then governor gave out gifts. But Fayose’s became so prominent that it was believed to have led to his victory.

Fayose sending Ekiti youths to Aba and Onitsha in furtherance of his stomach infrastructure will be a move which is believed will enjoy the backing of the incoming Ekiti State House of Assembly, as all 26 members-elect were elected on PDP ticket, like the governor.

The youths, according to the said plan, are expected to return to Ekiti State after completing their apprenticeship, to re-enact the Aba and Onitsha phenomenon in their home state.



http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/new-lawmakers-define-ekiti-stomach-infrastructure/?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook#sthash.6xtp1nVo

GistersNG:
A businessman, James Elewenson, has been arraigned before the Candide Johnson Magistrates’ Courthouse for allegedly defiling a 17-year-old girl in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Elewenson runs a boutique where the victim worked as a sales girl.

It was alleged that 37-year-old Elewenson had on several occasions made sexual advances to the victim.

The victim, who started working with Elewenson on October 6, 2018, was allegedly raped that same month.

The victim alleged that on the day the she was raped, Elewenson told her to help him re-arrange his bedroom located inside the same building as the boutique, followed her into the room, locked the door and forcefully had intercourse with her.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim bled profusely after the incident.

The victim was said to have confided in her neighbour, who saw her crying afterwards, as she could not tell her parents.

Encouraged by the neighbour, the victim subsequently reported the matter at the police station.

In her statement to the police, the victim narrated, “On the day he (Elewenson) first attempted raping me, I was in the other room to wear a gown for one of the dummy when he came in and started touching me. He pulled up my gown and forcefully removed my pant, pushed me to the wall and as he was about to penetrate, he noticed that his brother was around, so he stopped.

“He warned me not to tell anyone and also threatened that if I stopped coming to the shop, he would lie against me that I stole from him. He said he would get me and my parents arrested. It was a serious pain for me as I could not tell anyone.

“The day the incident (rape) occured, he instructed me to clean his room and that I must be done before he came back; but unfortunately, he came back before I could finish the task. He entered the room, locked the door and raped me. I shouted but all to no avail, because he had raised the volume of the music so that no one could hear. I couldn’t tell my parents because he had threatened that he would get me arrested by claiming that I stole his money.”

Elewenson, however, denied the allegation in his statement to the police, stating, “I did not send her on any errand to my room; I do not have a television or a radio set in my room; there was no time that I slapped her or did anything to her.”

The suspect was arraigned on three counts bordering on assault and defilement.

The charges read in part, “That you, James Elewenson, on October 27, 2018, at about noon on Allison Street, Ikorodu Garage, in the Ikorodu Magisterial District, did defile one (name withheld), thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.”

The presiding magistrate, Mrs F. A. Azeez, remanded the suspect in prison as his plea was not taken.

The case was adjourned till December 6, 2018.

BY GISTMORE - http://gistmore.com/businessman-arraigned-allegedly-defiling-sales-girl

Lalasticlala mynd44

Islie:
https://www.independent.ng/lai-mohammed-diverting-ministrys-funds-towards-buharis-re-election-pdp/amp/


lalasticlala, mynd44

Automotive1:
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It has been revealed that Nigeria’s commercial airlines which includes the Dana Airlines and Air Peace , operates the oldest aircrafts fleet in Africa .

These aircrafts , which are mostly Tokunbo/second-hand aircrafts , are either due for retirement or should have been retired and taken out of service at least some years earlier.

Factors governing the retirement of aeroplanes includes pressurisation cycles, hours of flights and fuel efficiency.

Nigeria’s Arik Air has the youngest fleet of 23 aircrafts .They were bought new and they all have an average age of 11 years.

These includes four Bombardier CRJ-900 planes that are now 12.6 years old.

It also has one Bombardier CRJ-1000 that is now five years old, a 10.4 year old Airbus A340 and 13 Boeing 737 that has an average age of 12.1 years .

Dana Airlines has the oldest fleet of aircrafts.It has six aircraft, all MD-80s.The youngest delivered in October 2014 is now 22.3 years old while 5N-SAI is 28.1 years old.

Air Peace has 20 aircraft that averages 19 years. 13 of it are Boeing 737 with average age of 22.3 years ,2 Boeing 777 with average age of 18.1 years,two Boeing 737-500 are between 25 and 26 years old.

Medview has 16.7 years old Boeing 777-200(5N-BVY), 23.6 years old Boeing 767,and three Boeing 737-400 with an average age of 20.9 years.

Azman Air Services has two Boeing 737-300 and two Boeing 737-500 with an average of 20.9 years.

Max Air has six aircraft with an average age of 20.4 years. The Embraer ERJ-145 in its fleets is less than 10 years old while the other aircrafts are 20 years and above.

AMCON controlled Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s oldest airline with a peerless safety record, has nine Boeing 737 aircraft's with an average age of 26.5 years and two 17.8 years De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 planes .

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In contrast to the ageing commercial airlines in Nigeria, Ethiopia Airlines has 104 aircraft (the largest in Africa) that includes 23 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with average age of 3.4 years, 17 Boeing 777, with average age of 5.2 years, 26 Boeing 737, with an average age of 7.9 years, nine Airbus350, with an average age of 1.4 years and 23 DHC-8 Dash 8, which are 5.4 years old.The oldest aircraft in the fleet are six Boeing 767, which are 16.3 years old.

Kenya Airways has 39 aircraft's with an average age of 6.8 years. The aircraft's includes twelve 10 years old Boeing 737, three 4.7 years old Boeing 777, nine 4.1 year old Boeing 787 Dreamliner and fifteen 6.3 year old Embraer ERJ-190.

Royal Air Maroc has 51 aircrafts with an average age of 11.4 years. These includes thirty-seven 12.3 year old Boeing 737, five 2.8 year old Boeing 787 Dreamliner and four 4 year old Embraer ERJ-190.

South Africa Airways fleets has an average age of 11 years with the oldest being three 27.5 years old Boeing 737 aircrafts.

Rwandair's 13 aircraft that includes six Boeing 737, two Airbus A330 and two Bombardier CRJ-900 has an average age of 7.1 years.

A recent study by SGI Aviation, ordered by IATA said the average retirement age of a freighter aircraft is 32.5 years and for a passenger aircraft 25.1 years.

https://autojosh.com/nigerias-commercial-airlines-fly-africas-oldest-aeroplanes/

Credits: Vanguard

fergie001:
This man's character is nauseating,haba

fergie001:
He diverted money for Presidential campaigns against you,he lost and supported you vehemently....
You never said anything whilst he was in your party.....
You never asked for probe or nothing....
He had issues with his long time friend and successor,you kept mum....

Only to speak because elections is around the corner and he isn't your MCM again......
What kind of a man are you?
What do you pass on to your children?
Sir, your mentality is vague and your "famed integrity" is cos 90° ...

RYANAYO:
Residents burn Customs’ van, loot bags of rice, as officers kill a suspected rice smuggler, today, along Benin expressway

see video at http://toxicpatat.com/2018/11/13/residents-burn-customs-van-loot-bags-of-rice-as-officers-kill-along-benin-expressway/

Anambralstson:
#ORANGE DRUGS

The house was built with over 3 billon Naira. It belongs to Chief Tony Ezennia, the Chairman of Orange drugs,he bought 2019 Rolls Royce phantom just to launch the castle.

#Igbo traders are not smiling

Praizenews:
According to the makeup artist, a Philippine lady was tranformed to a nigeria with beautiful makeup rocking bead.

You like ?


Gist From Praizenews ; http://www.praizenews.com/before-and-after-makeup-photo-of-a-philippine-lady-rocking-edo-beads/

Letenwam:
https://lailasnews.com/female-colonel-slaps-policeman-who-called-her-a-prostitute-in-lagos/

lalasticlala

SarcasticGenius:
If it is MY patriarch, how did it find its way into your possession? Just curious. Because as far as I know, I've never met you before. All I know about you is that you have been advertising your desperation to breed all over NL like an olosho whose pants were doused in magic formula. After seeing that picture, nobody will want to breed with you dearie. I'm feeling even sorrier for you than I was before. I never thought that would be possible

menstrualpad:
Go and read the book of Isaiah 47.

SarcasticGenius:
Yes dearie. You tugged at my heartstrings. I finally realised what you must have gone through. It can't be easy to grow up rummaging through dustbins because your parents can't afford to feed you. I'm literally crying a thunderstorm over you

SarcasticGenius:
Awww, you finally decided to bless us with an intimate portrait of a beloved family member! How sweet of you!