₦airaland Forum

Olu20090:
The problem with you Afonjas is you think everything is dickk measuring with Igbos. Enugu is even more expensive than Port Harcourt and should be number 3. Awka and Onitsha has more real estate value than Ibadan. Ibadan should not even be in top 20 lucrative real estate cities.

I don't know about Ibadan, but Enugu, Awka, and Onitsha have real estate value, no doubt. I have seen it myself.

But I think it's down to values. The cost of land is prohibitive to the poor in these areas. Lands are cheaper in places like Ibadan due to availability. So, people will rather they build one themselves than be subjects to some landlord. Those in the east has no such luxury, hence, the higher returns.

oteggt:
What about d North. The worst is seen in d North. It is even done in presence of Officials.

Better shut up there! Defend your thieves; not point accusing fingers at someone else.

Typical slow poke behavior!

The way this man will win this election eh, it will do the rest like film trick.

Looking past the sincerity of his actions, this man has done what a lot of people seeking elective positions failed to do - campaign as though his life depends on it. Going out of his way to reach the voters personally is a gesture that will resonate with most.

Come to think of it, will a man who failed to reach you during the campaigns even make attempts when elected?

Going over there will offer him the chance to come face to face with the problems that they face everyday. There are things even Stalin will be moved to change for the better when he sees how bad it really is for some.

Good luck, sire!

Nope. Rather, Nigeria got hit by Buhari misfortunes.

While the recession was long in coming, and to a certain degree resulted through no direct fault of yours, you and your economic team have proven undeserving of even a single vote.

It's been almost two years since you came in, yet, we still cannot feel that you are headed towards any direction at all economically. No blue prints, not even rumor of policy formulation, no nothing! How the heck were we supposed to get out of the quagmire?!

Why is our currency the worst hit? Why were prices increasing in tandem with rising sea levels in summer as though it were a competition? Why are people getting laid off till date? Why does the government make paying workers seem like a favor? Why do people have to suffer what could have been prevented?

Because you all failed to act!

An economy that moves forward is one with thinking leaders. You guys have made progress seem like rocket science.

Now, the only hope of the common man is for the years to roll by fast.

Posterity will be ashamed we had you, twice!

slevin1:
OP thank u for this historic summary. Any slowpoke like Sarrki that refused to understand the aim of this post is really gullible. One Nigeria is dead and that's a fact. After the civil war, Igbos were given 20 pounds regardless of how many million one was worth before the war. That act was achieved by the ignorant Yoruba leaders who thought they had found a sustainable alliance with the Hausa leaders. The hausas' have ruled us for more than 30 years and their states are one of the poorest. Yet a stupid goat herding fortunate internet literate Hausa guy will come here and say rubbish about other tribes esp Igbos. I'm Igbo and I know that the problem of my people is a selfish greed to make as much money as possible. It has become an Achilles heel to our prospect in attaining political power. Forgive me for digressing a bit with insulting comments to other tribes, it really pisses me off. But I really don't mean the disrespect to good folks. It's only for the fools among them. Igbos will never forget the manslaughter of the civil war. Igbos will never forget the death of our children killed by kwashiokor and malnutrition. Igbos will never forget that after the peaceful resolution of the civil war, nothing good was begotten by them. Igbos will never forget that the yorubas' and the hausas' dislike them for their inherent knack for making money and accumulating wealth, as well as skillful and creative ways of defrauding innocent folks. One Nigeria is dead. We need young, bright, selfless minds and personalities to lead us into a better future. But, if we keep voting in the old brigands because we are so comfortable with enslavement and afraid of the sacrifices and cost of revolution, or because of the quest for ethnic superiority which keeps blinding us to attain/demand for good servitude from our leaders, we will never be able to imagine the benefits and self-complacence in realizing that the prize of a struggle can been won.

Why do I get the feeling that you're a good guy who has been fed truth tinged with lies?

You know why the north is "poor" like you claim? Because the leaders only amass wealth for themselves. The typical Nigerian leader only remembers to fix the roads because they are afraid of death, not because they care about the poor and downtrodden.

As for Biafra and all the loses incurred, I'm really sorry for the lives lost. But, blame it all on Ojukwu, the very man who caused innocents to die fighting his war of greed.

Your problem is not one nigeria; it is selfish individuals who lack foresight in every sphere of life. And those are the dunces that rule over us.

sanandreas:
We need this because history might repeat itself. This time around Niger deltans would be fully involved.

But you're only one man. Who are the Niger Deltans you're speaking on behalf of?

Stop foaming in the mouth, and go hustle. A busy man has no woes to blame on his neighbors.

safarigirl:
I think it's you who's ignorant.

Nobody sends their daughter to the husband's house empty-handed.

The issue with you is that you just like to talk. You don't know the Hausa tradition half like I do. Nobody does, but their's is traditional. Ask around.

abraka00:
It is just poverty that is affecting you.

If by poverty you mean a lack of money, then, you're far off the mark. Some people are privileged, I'm something like that.

I guess we have a different perspective on life.

Reminds me of my lecturer back in my Uni days, Dr. Mike Duru.

He said, "when my 'mother' died, they gathered us around and asked that we contribute money for 5 million naira worth of casket." "I told them, look, you are not yet ready." "You mean we should take a whopping 5 million naira and bury in the ground just like that?!"

"I told them to call me when they are set for the funeral!"

I thought then that he was just being an Economist. But I can see now why it is unnecessary spending such amount on the dead when the living have barely fed.

bonechamberlain:
I ask u what has changed, u talk about unity but the buhari u support is an agent of division.

Unity in Nigeria can only be possible after the ouster of buhari and the entrance of a civilized, moderate intelligent leader.

Gbam. Buhari has done a lot more harm to the unity of the country with his unguarded statements than he has made efforts to unite us (if at all).

.

bejeiodus:
There was nothing revolutionary about the January 15, 1966 coup. Some mutinous members of the armed forces just plotted a badly skewed coup.

Their actions that night was the chief cause of the civil war. You don't kill people's kinsmen and expect a hug in return.

By the way, people should stop peddling the lie that the boys wanted to install Awolowo as president. There was never a plan like that. They wanted power like their colleagues in other African nations.

Helep me tell them.

safarigirl:
Because northerners keep theirs shrouded. You never buy truckload of cows for one Alhaji pikin, else, you go dey happy for 1 million

Gross ignorance. Stop misinforming people.

An Alhaji sends his daughter to the groom's house with loads of goods instead.

Lol. If I were to marry an Igbo girl, she has come from Anambra. I can't shout, biko.

Because you said so? Clown!

ianSweet:
National islamization of the region

My point exactly. I think they are trying to pass the message that the region is made up of mainly Muslims.

But why must a Mohammed always represent the Middle-belt in everything?

bejeiodus:
He missed his flight!

Looks like the flight company does not know who is travelling and to where.

How could they leave the airport without the omniscient and all-consuming Trump?!

Well, we'll see to it that we make their landing in Enugu a horrid experience!

OZAOEKPE:
Lies lies lies

Because it is obvious that the villains are the usual suspects, your "blothers"?

Where is Trump?

Keneking:
Minus one

So Buhari's government could not build a case at least to contest the conviction.....useless government

If it were to be someone from the North, would he keep quiet? Nonsense

What a silly submission. It's no wonder you can't make any meaningful contribution despite booking spaces on almost every thread.

Chai.

ZKOSOSO:
Nigeria might be witnessing a historic heist under Buhari while shouting kwarapshon upandan.....!!

In all federal recruitment, it's already confirmed in favour of Core Northern Muslims in all organs of government....!!

Your kind of person is alien to mankind.

You are someone who is more interested in finding faults in something rather than having a positive outlook.

If that character robs off on your offspring, then it's sorry!

Your criticism should at the very least, reflect your old age.

chemicalDisease:
Another probing news for zombies to masturbate and forget hunger.


Useless government.

I hope that being silly helps you to forget hunger as well?

It's as though you all have been hardwired to reason a certain way with your short-circuited thinking.

You degenerates have caused nairaland to become morally and academically debased due to your shallowness.

I wish there were a way to ban stupid people!

chemicalDisease:
Northern Zombies are tired.


Recession don deal with them

Is this the only thing u know how to comment?

Besides, why use zombie and tire in the same sentence?

You referred to someone as a Zombie, yet, are claiming that the person is tired. You really do not know what a zombie is then.

wissed:
whoa dude can u use ond for dssc

No. Only HND can be used.

Nice one.

People like Dangote are rich for a reason. He has a good sense of judgement and understands how things should work.

He misses the mark sometimes, but that's what makes us human.

When you are smart and full of ideas, I respect that a lot.

When you understand and try to carve a niche for yourself in an environment that's tough to do so, then you are someone worth emulating.

When you manage to do that successfully and without making a fuss out of it, you automatically earn my respect.

When you are all of that, yet, somehow manage to remain humble, you are exemplary.

The man keeps amassing wealth because he never got complacent. Never leaves anything to chance.

But here is why he is like a demigod to me: He's Hausa, a northwesterner, a Muslim, an elite, but somehow manages to be free-spirited, social, devoid of tribalism, tolerant, pro-science, pro-liberalism, and pro everything right (maybe not everything, but I see it so). It's not that people from his part of the coubtry are terrible, it's just that it is commonplace seeing some of them behave otherwise.

His perspective of life is what any country needs to progress. He'd live and relate peacefully with people of other faith without taking anything from them, or trying to belittle their opinion. This is the reason why my love and respect for the Yoruba race runs deep. You will struggle to tell a Muslim apart from a Christian by their conducts. They love and respect each other truly irrespective of their differences. That's the kind of life I signed up for.

I was raised that way. And for that, I'm grateful to those who taught me everything that I know.

I hope that someday, a certain people will have a reason to value humanity over all else. No God is cruel. Humans are.

The award is well deserved!

Smellymouth:
I am a hip hop fan but listening to hip hop recently shows it's urban crap..

In the days of Ruggedman and Mode 9,the most important parts of the music were the lyrics..

It hurts my ears and breaks my heart to see my favorite artiste like Ice reduced to negativity..

Word, bro.

Like J. Cole would say, when I was younger, a lot of the things I learned came from rappers, not teachers.

Now, all these suckers just want some bucks. They are no different from dance hall singers anymore.

Jay542:
His kind of rap isn't what the industry is looking for. That's why all choc boys are not living up to expectation not just Ice prince. You can't force good music.

The Nigerian music industry does not seek anything more than good beats and lame lyrics. The people just want to dance.

Being a rapper requires a lot more. There should be creativity, delivery, and, a target audience. Rap doesn't really sell in this clime. He knew this from the beginning. So, I expected that he was going to have to just dig a bit deeper to reinvent. I did not envision the jettisoning. The people loved him for it. Why he changed it for something he barely even knows how to is what I still can't understand.

Guys like me consider Jesse a legend. He does not have to change to appeal.

My point is, he shouldn't even have attempted to become what the industry is looking for. Because..., the industry is basic!

Smellymouth:
Well said bruh. I remember his first album released in 2011 ==> Everybody Loves Ice Prince (E.L.I.)

I won't forget dope Tracks like ==
JUJU..
Superstar..
Magician Ft Yung L..
Olofofo ft WIZZY..
Wassap Wassap Ft TuBaba..
Oleku ft Brymo..
Somebody Lied..
Raindrops ft M.I etc..

That album also won him the best Rap Album at the headies in 2012..Dunno why he changed his musical genre..

He is now one of the most overrated rapper atm..

I agree with you.

I think, much like Skales, he wanted to commercialize. But instead, met his waterloo.

Funny enough, I thought even the ELI album doesn't do justice to his enormous talent. If you'd watch him perform when he was up and coming back in Jos then, you'd understand my drift.

Now his album release doesn't create as much excitement because the people are tired of the disappointment.

First time I saw him rap, I was like, what the... It was an unbelievable performance. Then I followed it up, still, he managed to keep the tempo. Then Oleku dropped, and I was like, that's Ice reaching his potential. Alas, he fell back down to earth rather too fast.

Those tracks you mentioned still remain some of the best he has released to this day. He is capable of so much more. But, I guess that's life.

As someone who has watched Ice perform in his younger days, I believe that the guy hasn't lived up to his potentials.

He's incredibly talented, but it's almost as if he doesn't know whether he is a rapper or singer anymore. Hence, he sings rubbish all in a bid to appeal to everyone. Whoever taught him that strategy killed his game, big time.

I laughed the other day when I saw someone list him among Nigeria's most untalented musicians. It's like people who barely have knowledge of what they are writing about come up with shiit list just to sell. They can't tell a wack lyrics apart from lacking talent. Such a shame!

Ice is a guy of highly unusual talent who somehow, happened to lose his way. For what? I do not know.

donnybee:
Thank God Economics isn't there

Lol. Someone would be insane to think that computers could predict human behavior

hmuhammad:
atiku is loved by SE and not Nigerians, Atiku will never get 10% of the total northern votes. Even his state will never vote for him

I'm not a fan of the man, but you greatly underestimate how much weight he pulls. He has helped a lot of people up the ladder, is liberal and more nationalistic in his approach with great tolerance.

I believe that only the Northwesterners will vote against him when it comes down to it. There is a reason why they do everything to ensure that he does not get to that point where the masses decide. The Northwesterners, who regard themselves more Muslim than even Saudi Arabia will not vote for him because they do not consider him Muslim enough. This is not an issue of acceptance; rather, it is that of intolerance and sheer hypocrisy.

The only thing between Atiku and the throne is himself - issues of corruption - not you two-faced ****

Personally, I'll rather him than your Buhari, any day. At least, he will help ensure that Nigeria becomes a truly liberal state with rich ideals. Not this bigoted, typical *** we have on the seat today. Nothing against the man, by the way.