₦airaland Forum

HappyPagan:
If you don't like it, change channel.

This country will grow when we all learn to mind our businesses. I don't like churches, yet you don't see me telling the government to shut down churches because TB Joshua killed a few people at his guest house.

Let's love one another, and espouse hatred. Christ died for all of us, Mohammed died for none, Africans died for all.

We're talking about people losing their lives and having permanent injuries and you're saying a different thing. Did you read that thread link at the top and other gory stories that have been coming since two days ago?

citizenY:
Sponsors of this charade should give the resources to charity.

I'm telling you. The show is a total charade and celebration of sexual depravity. I wonder what our police are waiting for before they arrest those scammers for these apparent loss of lives due to their carelessness?

Lalasticlala, what sayest thou?

https://www.nairaland.com/4998174/blood-flowed-heads-broken-lagos

Going through the above thread, I could only imagine the horror "senseless" youth subjected themselves to, in the quest to be a part of a reality show which has no moral, socio-economic or political bearing at all. A question arose in my mind: Can this absurdities happen in a responsible society like America or Europe or even South Africa, where the govt value the lives of citizens and severe punishments are meted out to those who break the law?

About a year ago, a South Korean ship capsized and several people lost their lives. An investigation was done and it was discovered that the owner of that ship didn't take enough safety measures. He was hauled to court, convicted and is now serving jail term.


Here in obodo Naija, NIS conducted a sham recruitment exercise where thousands of people trampled over themselves and several people lost their lives and no one till date has been punished or jailed for it.


When are we going to start taking people's life seriously? Why should the organiser of BBN plan it this way when they're aware thousands would be swarming in and there would be no way trampling won't occur?
Why was registration not done online? In developed countries, these people would be charged with manslaughter, but can that happen here in Nigeria?

Very lucky lady. She narrowly escaped hell fire.

That is a country where every dollar you spend in campaign is tracked and you dare not spend more than a certain amount, not Nigeria where politicians use government funds for their campaign.

@joeytrib, no link?

justwise:
@Stewart83

Edit your post and give credit to the original author by referring it or i will remove this thread.

This is not fair.

He can't, since it's already on the front page. Only a mod can do that.

Stewart83:
I see alot of Nigerians wanting to move abroad but are unaware of the challenges there,most especially in Europe.

I moved to Sweden in 2006(Although presently in Nigeria now handling some things)At first I loved what I saw - free education, beautiful and abundant nature -even in the cities, well designed communities with plenty of free facilities, many free community activities and a strong commitment to sustainability.

However after living here a few years I began to notice that some things are very wrong and Sweden is not the paradise it appears to be at first glance. Here is my list of the biggest issues as I see them:

Firstly, there is no consumer choice. Generic and expensive goods line the same few large supermarket type shops. Small business is virtually nonexistent aside from the awful pizza/kebab, Asian food or hotdog/ hamburger stalls run by entrepeneurial immigrants. Customer service and special requests are also non existent. Innovation, warmth, product knowledge and creativity are strongly lacking in the commercial sector.

Immigrants are welcomed, with racism frowned upon harshly, however once these immigrants arrive they are segregated off away from the native Swedes, unable to find employment and unable to navigate the endless complex rule systems with strong risks of being persecuted by the social services. The ‘welcoming’ Swedes dont allow their children to set foot in immigrant suburbs or schools, and wonder why there is very little integration happening.

Swedish people are very unfriendly, closed minded and conforming. It is almost impossible to form close friendships.
Winter is like hell. The first few months feel cosy and the snow is beautiful, but eventually the darkness, cold and boredom start wearing you down.

There are endless trivial rules which are harshly enforced. I wanted to get my licence in Sweden, but ticked a box on the licence form which asked about health issues. I have had declining kidney function (very irrelevant to driving) so I noted it down. I was unable to get a licence (I have been driving 15 years, but my Australian licence is not recognised here after the first year) because I needed a certificate from a kidney specialist. I was unable to be referred to a kidney specialist because my kidney function is not severely declined. When attempting to fix the issue - rules are rules, and thats simply the way it is. The issue is unable to be resolved so I am allowed to drive in neighbouring countries, but not here. Attempting to live here is filled with many similar incredibly frustrating experiences. Banks wont let you open an account except on weekday mornings, but dont let you know that until you have waited in a queue for several hours. There is no other option even if you work or study on weekday mornings, and nobody cares. Every simple process is a beaurocratic nightmare

Whilst at first I believed the free schools, childcare and medical services were a great family friendly policy, on closer interaction in the system I realised this is a system of control and incompetence which is not leading to positive outcomes. Firstly, everyone is expected to take their children to daycare and go to work.

There is no freedom of choice to look after your children, homeschool or rear your children according to your beliefs and values. Children are informed about endless rights, and have no obligations to behave in a respectful manner. Parents are powerless, teachers are powerless and getting an education in a swedish school is a debacle of children on phones and talking during class, swearing at teachers, abusing and bullying each other and any form of punishment towards unruly children is disallowed. School is somewhat reminiscent of lord of the flies.

Police are useless - except with regard to prosecuting minor crimes such as parking fines. Fewer than 3% of crimes are solved, reports are filed but never investigated - even with matters which are taken very seriously in the rest of the world such as violent crime and rape.

Whilst medical care is generally free to low cost, the wait times are insane. It could be 3 weeks to see your GP (too bad if the matter is urgent) and 10 months to see a specialist. Specialists are allowed to refuse referrals, and if you have a chronic illness you are likely in the wrong country.

So guys if you want to immigrate always think about the Pros & Cons so you won't regret!!!

Why did you pass it off as a personal experience whereas you copied it from Quora (written by a woman, Renee Gabriella Johnson)? https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-bad-things-about-Sweden

The FHC judge, the appeal court judges and the govt lawyers including the defense lawyers all deserve jungle justice, for wasting our time and prolonging a simple trial for 3 years plus under excuses of technicalities and endless injunctions and a adjournments.

Aufbauh:
Pls the God that did it for President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR should remember me oooo.
I need that power of influence!

There's no power of influence here, Mr man. He's président and people are always fascinated with celebrities and politicians. People want to see in real life those they've only been seeing on TV.

Racoon:
Rochas iberiberism still being unbundled.Saw how helpless he have become during the uninspiring Imo APC Imo rally.Rochas have been reduced to a nonentity.

"Has" goes with singular while "have" goes with plural. In this case, Okorocha is a single entity, so 'has' is the right word.

Can you imagine how these guys chickened out.
I hope it's to re-strategise because Buhari needs all the pressures and heat. I would have supported that action of his, had it been he hasn't been a big Fulani supremacist who has been marginalising southerners in terms of appointment and stocking his brothers in all the defense and security posts. As it stands now, the Judiciary is headed by three Muslim northerners and the whole of the security architecture too. What a president.

It's like Ambode has been doing some underground spoilers against Sanwoolu. It's like he's not releasing govt money for the campaign as much as they are demanding.
It's like this people want to throw Lagos into anarchy that may lead to postponement of Lagos elections. It's like Tinubu's empire is about to finally get crumbled and his power demystified, for biting more than he can chew. It's like....

wellmax:
Did Sanwo ask you for money.

Next time when you want to reply an intelligent person, make sure you come with a valid point, not this silly question.

No wahala. By May 29, he'll become a former governor.

Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor of Kano State, seeking reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Mohammed Abacha, governorship candidate of the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA), were absent at the governorship debate held on Saturday in the state.
The debate was organised by the Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training Mambayya, in collaboration with 10 other civil society organisations.
Ganduje didn’t attend or send a representative. He also didn’t send apologies for his absence. Ganduje, who was in attendance at the signing of the 2019 Peace Accord, held at Bayero University Kano, was expected to attend the debate.
However, Abba Yusuf, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and son-in-law to Rabiu Kwankwaso, Salihu Takai of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Nasir Mukhtar of the Legacy Party of Nigeria (LPN) attended the debate.
Yusuf said his party would promote politics without bitterness, just as he highlighted his major priorities as education and empowerment of women, youth and civil servants. Noting that his government would continue from where the Kwankwaso administration stopped on education and empowerment, he also promised to improve road infrastructure, as well as ensure development across all sectors of the economy.
Nasir Mukhtar of LPN also said his main target is to improve the economy of the state, and also block all influx of drugs commonly abused by youth and reform them. https://thenationonlineng.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Ganduje.jpg
For Takai, his administration would focus on empowerment of youth. He also promised to encourage youth to embrace skill acquisition.
Of the three candidates present, only the PDP presented a hard copy of his action plan, whereas Takai, who earlier said his was not ready, later said it was ready in his conclusion remarks.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/01/27/ganduje-abacha-shun-kano-governorship-debate

The destruction is mainly coming from inside. Almost every single person in that Supreme Court has collected millions of dollars and pounds in bribe, before, to twist the cause of justice in election matters. Onnoghen gave Buhari perfect alibi to carry out his ethnic cleansing. I foresee Mary Odili being dragged next.

DLondonboiy:
I don't like people like you o. People who compare unrelated matters. I don't know why you do it, if its ignorance or foolishness, i dont know. James comey's case and the case of our Chief justice, is it the same?
The reason why we cry to the developed world for intervention is because those are the people tyrants fear. And General Buhari has clearly shown he is a tyrant, so we call on those who can deal with tyrants..

Comey's sack is very well related to this because Trump saw Comey as a threat to his government and as an un loyal person just the same way Buhari sees Onnoghen. QED. Bring another argument. And did we elect Dino and his colleagues to be writing letters to foreign governments to come and help them do what we elected them for?

DLondonboiy:
They can't have similar problems cos even the people won't allow a rape of their democracy...Unlike here where we have people like you..see the difference?
Zombies are fewer in the developed world, somehow you people have found home in Africa especially Nigeria.

Are you sure you know how to read? So you want Africans to continue to depend on white people to come and solve their domestic problems for them? And you're saying they can't have the same problem - do you know how Congress were threatening Trump when he sacked James Comey and also when he sacked Sessions and replaced him with someone they think will be very sympathetic towards him?

Wow. What a clever statement, considering the fact that parliaments of US, UK and EU, etc, always write to us whenever they're having a similar problem. Very wise indeed. What's wrong for the Senate to reopen temporarily to at least send a message of protest and impeachment threats to the Presidency, even if they don't mean it?

So soon! It's like he bypassed the original Pendulum he wrote, to write this one late yesterday night. It's that serious.

Who doesn't know that our federal judges are billionaire businessmen and women who have perfected the art of selling justice to the highest bidder? It's that sad, but Buhari's history of nepotism is making us not to see what he's doing to rid Nigeria of corruption through this singular act. Former Chief Justice of the Appeal Court, Bulkachuwa was said to have collected ₦250m during a certain governorship case. You can imagine the rot coming from people who have the power to sentence people to life or death at will!

Okoroawusa:
There is something wrong with ur upbringing

Did he lie?

iamJ:
fact is northerners are very contented people
make an aboki your gateman and you will have peace
make a man from port harcout your gate man and things will start missing

That's very true, bro. That's why southerners like Ganduje collected millions of dollars in bribe after hiking the contract amount; Inde, former Customs boss stole millions of dollars; and 80% of people currently being prosecuted by the EFCC are from the north. Clap for yourself.

I support the action of Buhari, because I know very much the corruption going on in the Judiciary. 90% of our federal judges today are billionaires - gotten from politicians who they sold injunction, acquittal from corruption cases, and billionaire businessmen whom they sold court judgements to.

But I still support Atiku to win the forthcoming election, to teach Buhari a lesson on how not to be a tribal bigot.

For all of you asking of the name of the hotel, so you guys can't read in between the lines that this is a total fiction that it's? . The first line already indicated that.

Interesting

This is trademark of a society that has the welfare of the WHOLE citizenry at heart - not just the politicians and the well-to-do. If this had happened here and a 1000 kids were affected, Buhari with his I-dont-care attitude, will have concluded "God has decided to take them and there's no need to make any efforts." Several years ago, Britain deployed helicopter(s) to search for a missing child all-over the town the girl was declared missing.

It seem to me like if the likes of People's Trust or Hashim, should one day take the rein of power, their lies and propaganda will surpass APC's own.

I have yet to see any Facebook or Twitter post mentioning this guy or seen his campaign like we've seen Sowore or Durotoye or Moghalu's, but he keeps on churning out paid propaganda of how he's dividing votes north, west, south and east.

OK

Some other times, Lala combines two titles into one.

Chai. What I'm seeing written all-over this man is deception and fraud. He wants to come and cash out from gullible people.

Earthbound:
Buhari...really?


Some people are zombies truly.

Simple sarcasm you can't pick from those comments, but you're likely among those saying Buhari is an illiterate or not sociable.