₦airaland Forum

Ethnic Spread would not be a valid criteria else you tell us that Shanghai isnt a City?

It isnt a crime for a City to be homogeneous

Someone claims because he pays taxes he should be exempted from paying tolls, Pls in which country does something like what you are requesting happens?

The betrayal and backstabbing attitude is an agelong disease

These were the same people who killed other regional leaders but spared theirs,
They killed a Yoruba leader, Hausa leaders a South South Leader and spared theirs

What betrayal could be more than that.

Thank goodness for men like Benjamin Adekunle

nsiadi:
Harmattan and rainy season have nothing in common
Also its difficult for cats nd mice to attend same meeting
No insults meant but its the real situation since Awolowos back stab

No insults meant but no one would ever have anything to do with cowardly Igbos since Ojuku their hero fled to Abidjan

Which warlord flees and leave his people to suffer.

Well the firepower of Adekunle was too much for him

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emmke:
i have a feeling that some posters here are trying to imply that yorubas betrayed igbos. How exactly did that happen?

See above

martinseme:
there wont be any association btw the east and the west because of the callousness and betrayal of the west on biafra.

You illiterate, the main reason why no one would form a Southern Governor forum is due to the grand betrayal of the Igbos

They attacked the Midwest and molested everyone there, They attacked the SW before they were stopped at Ore.

Mid west want nothing to do with them Ijaws want nothing to do with them even Yorubas dont want anythng to do with them

At least na Igbos start am so when I do mine make no one complain

Happy Birthday to the honest General

Kobojunkie:
Well, insurance argument is on the side since it is imposed for a valid reason. For every one person you find out there that has never had an accident in 10 years. You are likely to find about or 5 whose record is not as clean. And getting insurance is not just to guard you but most of all to protect others from the possible consequences of your choice to drive. And some insurance companies are able to throw in free towing service in their pack since they also realize that when cars get into accidents, they likely require towing then.
Comparing Towing service to insurance service, is like comparing  6-month dental cleaning suggestion to  Medical insurance necessity. You can go years without getting a cleaning . . . . heck, you can get away with carrying decayed dentures for years. But you cannot do same if you have a medical condition.
I don't know any that has it as of today but I do know my dad used to have his mechanic help him with towing needs back in the days, and his insurance man helped out a couple of times too.

Just like some people need the towing service and use the service.

The towing service is not only for the users benefit but for other road users.

A car breaks down in the middle of the road, if not cleared ASAP, might lead to more accidents and traffic build up behind.

Nchara:
This is about Nigeria, though

But those cities will meet at least:

1. Overall relative development (buildings and types of thereof, hospitals, roads, transport system, living standards, etc).
2. Significant industrial/commercial/service base in sync with their population strength. The mining and ecotourism industries in Laramie WY (for e.g.) will cover a significant swathe of the population.

The whole of WY, ND, SD is full of large, medium or small scale mining industries including crude oil in some of them. With those come banks and hotels.

I agree some US cities are too small in pop to be true cities

But the thread says one-city states in Nigeria. All US states have more than one full-fledged city by any standard.

What relative development do you expect from a "city" of 20,000 people? Thats the population of 2 bus stops in Lagos.

If those small scale companies are what qualifies them for City status then Ewekoro, Nkalagu, Igbeti too should be classified as cities

These 3 names have populations more than 50k, Have mining industry related activities going on there

I dont think its fair and reasonable to compere Africa to any part of US in terms of Infrastructures.

Take Ibadan or Kano to the US and they would fail woefully in infrastructures,

Timbuktu was definitely an African City but doesn't have the infrastructures other Western Cities had at that point in time

Same with Kumasi, Oyo, Benin which were centers of African civilisation

afam4eva:
Nice thread I must say.

I think one of the reasons why we have one-city states in Nigeria is due to the fact that every town and municipality is not allowed to develop at it's own pace. All the state government in Nigeria except Abia, Anambra, Delta Lagos, and probably Ogun target state capitals for development thereby leaving other towns to their fate.

I think we should imbibe the US model where every thing that looks like a town has a mayor.

I dont think its the state govt effort that developed the cities like Aba - Market that has been in existence for about 100yrs

Onitsha - Same thing plus river port

Warri - Oil Company presence which predates the creation of Delta State

Agbara - Was an Industrial city similar to Ilupeju, Ota and this plan predates the creation of Ogun State

Northern Nigeria have a common language

Southern Nigeria has nothing in common

Kobojunkie:
Let's assume for a minute that the free towing service is part reason why 3 toll stations need to be placed on just 30 mile stretch of renovation done on this road. What you are saying is that even if I never need to use this service, I still get it imposed on me?? Even though I probably have lived in Lekki for well over 20 years, and never minded that I did not have free towing service, a service I don't even care for my government to offer me, since my insurance company can adequately offer me this same service?

But some people have been driving for 10yrs never had an accident, Does that exempt them from paying Insurance?

Since they can also argue that: even if I never need to use this service, I still get it imposed on me??

And which insurance company in Nigeria offer free towing service

Nchara:
In Nigeria, the criteria will easily be:

Population
Significant administrative presence (state capitals)
Significant Industrial base
Significant business/commercial base
[s]Land mass (a warped criterion but typical of Nigeria)[/s]
Overall relative development (buildings and types of thereof, hospitals, roads, transport system, living standards, etc).

At least two or three of these should play out, IMO

Most towns in Nigeria have populations of 100+, so that cancels out.
University presence will not make a city, otherwise places like Umudike, Otta, Ago Iwoye, Ekpoma, Nsukka etc will also be cities.

Which two of those criteria do those "Cities" you listed in Wyoming meet?

[size=18pt]What are the things that make a city?[/size]


That is the most important question.

And those States I mentioned tell me 5 cities in them and what economic/Industrial activities goes on in them

Kobojunkie:
Wilmington , Newark and Dover, all in  Delaware are categorized as cities in the State. I know there are at least 3 cities in Delaware.

Per Wikipedia, Newark has a Population of 35,000 , Dover 40,000

I mean a city of 30,000 people is just like 2 Bus stops in Ikorodu ( I know you lived in Ikorodu and you would be familiar with it)

Kobojunkie:
What exactly is nice about his response? If you understood his post, you ought to be able to interpret, right? So what did he say that makes sense to you?

What I understand from his response is that

A journey of 3 hrs now takes 30minutes. HUGE improvement

There is an alternative route which is not tolled.

BRT buses ply those routes and offer a way out for the poor people who dont have cars

Population is a major point when categorizing cities

Ogbomoso doesnt rank side by side with Ibadan but it is beyond a town going by Nigerian standard

What are the names of the 2nd cities in those States I listed and what criteria makes them cities?

In Idaho for instance only Boise has a population over 100k, Same with North Dakota, Arkansas, Rhodes Island,  Missisipi, South Dakota etc

In States like Wyoming, Delaware Maine etc,  NO single city above 100k and only 1 or 2 above 50k. In Oyo State at least we have 10 towns with over 100k ppl.

Akaizo nice response

I disagree about your classification, Ogbomosho deserves to be ranked higher than what you give it.

Also it happens in the US too.

How many Cities do you know in Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Connecticut, Maine, Rhodes island, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Vermont etc?

MOTM performance from Di Maria

The same reason why married men cheat

^^ Ba mi so fun gbogbo awon ore e ki won lo dobo fun eni ti a fe lori gbagede Oselu o

Kinikini:
A protester’s account of Occupy Lekki Protest

.  [size=18pt]They had ACN banners in these vehicles. In fact, they were making a show of their thuggery from the Maruwa round about (where we sighted them) till they branched off at Jakande roundabout. Obviously hired thugs/members of the ACN party[/size].

Kobojukie can I borrow your smiley?

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So the thugs had to display their banners?

Didnt they also bring their Party ID cards? I suspect they must be wearing "TINUBU SENT US" T Shirts

nateevs:
Like I said, it depends heavily on what happens in January.
We may not replace Anelka and Alex with quality signings.
Even if we do, unless they are Mata, there is no guarantee they will walk straight into the team.

However if we don't do serious business in January (and by serious business, I don't necessarily mean spending buck loads - just quality signings), we "DEFINITELY" won't be contending for the title.

Serious business like the one done last January? Spending 50m to keep shape?

nateevs:
Post by force.
If I begin argue, your day is made.
I refuse to make your dreams come true.

wetin you wan argue? Argue say Torres no be soap? even Villa Boas knows that one

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nateevs:
Hehehe. The troll is back!
Anything for a post.

Pawned for the umpteenth time

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So Mata can be taken off at 66min?

That must mean using Nateevs logic that he was benched