₦airaland Forum

strangerf:
First of all, Muhammad is a muslim name, and since the religion is not peculiar to the North, you really cannot make any assumption about the name. You could have an Ibo man bearing the name as well. So the name Muhammad does not really tell you much about the state of origin of the bearer; you have to dig deeper by either looking for the first name or the middle name of such an individual

As for Seriki, thats a little difficult.  I am not really sure of its history. All I do know is that Seriki is a last name borne mostly by individuals, when of Yoruba ancestry,  claiming to be of Lagos or Kwara indigene. I don't want to speculate, but I do think that Seriki, as a word, has a Yoruba meaning, if not origin, independent of its Hausa interpretation.

strangerf:
Tinube is from Iragbiji, a sururb in Osun State
Fashola is from Ekiti. Very obvious from his last name; remember Fayemi, Falana, Fawole, Fashola, all Ekiti names.


As for your question? NO. State of origin is paternally decided. As long as you have a northern surname, you will always be labeled a northerner

As for your question? NO. State of origin is paternally decided. As long as you have a northern surname, you will always be labeled a northerner

Aloy+Emeka:
You are an Indigene of Maiduguri or Borno or whichever state Kanuris reside an dit doesn't matter if you were born and bred in Lagos for the last 45 years of your life. If you doubt me, go and seek for gubernatorial elections in Imo or Oyo states.

toba:
dude before nko? Nigeria belongs to the hausa 19 states out of 36 is more than half minus Fct which over 60% inhabitants are northerners

Akin-Egba:
1. You are a hypocrite. One reads you here everyday commenting on other ethnic group's topics.
2. Your shouting yourself hoarse like a demented dog will not negate the fact that I am Yoruba
3. Like I have told Jason and the rest of the doubting thomases, you can make a noose and hang yourself to death if you feel am not Yoruba
4. I am Yoruba, true and true
5. Back to topic.

Akin-Egba:
You must be dreaming thinking every person that wrote something seemingly unpalatable (yet true) about Yoruba is a non-Yoruba.

alj harem:
thank u,, well i am learning english as a part-time course

i know my english is shaky but i will get there

gestapo:
^^^

What is good about a comparison that was done on a "as a hotbed of terrorism" basis

Kobojunkie:
^^^ on a serious note, what plant do you know of that can do such? Even Marijuana still is unable to keep one million employed full time in mexico. ROFLMAO

Blazay:


Are you following this thread at all?

If you want investors in Nigeria, you need reliable transportation and security. In a nutshell, the pre-requisites of investing in your power sector are just not there. You are already dreaming of high interest rates. Young man, you need to learn to crawl before you think of doing the 'leap-frog' jump. With the level of corruption in Nigeria, no serious investors will think of investing in a 'rogue' state unless you want Halliburton revisited. Bribery and short cuts with absolutely nothing done.

Jobs for your Nigerian graduates.

If you can supply Ghana and Benin electricity. . . surely one state. . . just one state in Nigeria could benefit. So what kind of investors do you need in the power sector that Nigerians can not take charge of. If not for corruption and nepotism?

You are beginning to sound like a representative of the government yourself.
Would not be surprised if you stand a lot to gain from such pro-investors' argument.
Only enemies of Nigerian progress would frown against privatization.
At least give the Nigerian private sector a chance.
Not difficult to ask.

strangerf:
I am a US citizen; I am not allowed to die for Nigeria

Blazay:
Nothing is impossible with the eradication of corruption. If you like get foreign investors, capital intensive or not. . .same result. Halliburton sounds familiar?
Siemens? Nigerians will corrupt anything incorruptible. The kind of government you have of course. For chrrisakes, Senegal has electricity 24/7 all year round.

Without a reliable transportation network or the basic security. . .count foreign investors out.

Outsourcing never helped any developing country. Communist China would not be #1 today despite the snobbery from the West.

Shows you are not ready to be an independent nation. Bring back the colonialists then.
Your approach can only keep Nigeria down for ever.
Learn to invest in yourselves. . .then the world would invest in you.
Right now we are at a disadvantage economically.

kushe:
dapobear

i read a couple of your posts and just knew u had to be in graduate school or a google junkie.

anyways not wanting to sound too academic,mark my words if you have any common sense,this is a crap project that cannot be managed by lagos or nigeria.the world is in a coma and trust me the financial landscape internationally is too lethargic for eko atlantic city.this project is a white elephant that will require more than a miracle to have started fetal life by 2020.

i am beyond grad school and in my world of real international monetary flow and global finance,eko atlantic is a no no

Pataki:
This is why sometimes, I support what the militants in Niger Delta are doing.