₦airaland Forum

Politicians will find a way round anything the CBN does.

If a Governor needs N1billion cash, and is willing to sacrifice 10%, many bank managers will find a way.

There will even be ex senior CBN staff advising politicians on how to go about it.

This is even worse than anything we have seen from Tinubu.

To be fair though, once you reach a certain age, walking down a slippery red carpeted stairs is tricky. Even a young person can trip and fall.

Imagine a presidential candidate falling down a flight of stairs in the eye of the whole world, that will bring an end to any chance of that candidate winning. The trolling will be off the scale

So, to be on the safe side, Atiku did the right thing by holding on to somebody. The trolling from this will not be anywhere near as bad as if he falls yakata.

The venues in Brixton are too small to accommodate this musician.

It seems his promoters underestimated his popularity right now.

He might not be able to fill the 02 (or maybe 02 was not available), but Brixton is way too small.

The problem with London is you have big venues like Wembley, 02 etc, then you have quite small venues in Camden, Brixton, the West End etc. But there aren't mid-size venues that can't take up to 5000 people. For that, you'll have to go to places like Birmingham or Manchester, where there aren't as many Nigerians.

That people still use words like 'colonial master' in reference to the UK is emblematic of the ingrained inferiority complex plaguing the average Nigerian, and their leaders..

Countries like the UK, France etc are relatively small countries on an irreversible long term decline, yet, Nigerian leaders are still fixated on what these countries think or say about us.

Even with the current situation in Nigeria, this is a big country, with the largest economy in Africa. Countries like France, UK, or organisations like the EU can do absolutely nothing against Nigeria. They simply don't have the economic might. They need us more than we need them, but we don't know it, because we have very poor leaders.

It is frustrating that every year, a small country like the UK or France can call over 40 African leaders to London or Paris for so-called UK-Africa or France - Africa summit, and you see silly African leaders rushing there and being hoarded into a hall to be lectured. Of course, our own leader is usually one of the first to turn up and mark register. Yet, none of these leaders ever demand that these summits also take place in Africa.

Can France or the UK summon all Asian or South American leaders?

Africans leaders mostly have no sense of worth.

Now, every presidential candidate is jostling to go to Chatham house in London to explain their plans for Nigerians, and then the media and the populace here spend weeks endlessly analysiing every sinew of what a candidate says at Chatham house. Do UK politicians come to Abuja to explain their plans for their people?

Atiku went to France, PDP proclaimed that he was 'invited to meet Nigeria's international partners.' At the end of the day, what we saw was a solitary picture of him sitting around a coffee table with what seemed like two 25 year old admin officers who looked like they had no idea why they were asked to meet Atiku. No French minister, not even a junior one, had the time to meet him. Yet, PDP was happy that he was at least pictured with 2 white people.

Obi snapped a laughable and cringe worthy photograph in front of EU building in Brussels. There was no evidence that he had any meeting with EU officials. Yet, the picture was trumpeted by the Labour party as proof that Mr Obi was 'engaging with international leaders and organisations'.

Tinubu does Chatham House, and the reverberation, analysis and counter analysis is still going on till today, with intense disagreements amongst diverse party supporters about Mr Tinubu's performance. Infact, to this day, Arise TV has not stopped bringing on 'experts' for endless dissection of 'Tinubu at Chatham House'.

Yet, in the UK, 99.9% of the populace don't know anything about Chatham House, and have probably not heard the name before. It is a largely insignificant institute in the UK, but here, we are obsessed with it. We have now made it a compulsory pre-election pilgrimage for our presidential candidates to talk to us from this institute located in a foreign country.

We have elevated these countries to a level they can't even believe. Why should the opinion of an American president or any foreign leader influence how we vote here. Every day we scrutinise every news to see if America or Europe is supporting any candidate. If we see even the most remote sign, we start celebrating for that candidate. Is America or Europe feeding you, paying your house rent, or if you have children, paying their school fees? Why do we desire their affirmation so much. What is their business with our election. Do Brazilian, Indian, or Egyptian presidential candidates travel abroad desperately seeking white man's approval before contesting election?

I think anytime we see any sign of interference from the US, France,UK or indeed any country with how we vote and who we vote for, we should, irrespective of the candidate you support, come together to demand they butt out or else we mount pressure on the government to impose sanctions on them.

Yes, Nigeria can impose sanctions on even the USA, let alone declining minnows like France and the UK. We just don't have the right leaders.

Something tells me Tinubu will shake things up if he wins.

The man is confident and has his own plan. In that respect, he will be his own man, just like Obasanjo and Buhari. Unlike Jonathan, he is not going to be controlled by anybody.

A man that boldly announced that he is different, is assured of himself.

If he wins, Tinubu could turn out to be one of the most imaginative and effective presidents
this country has ever had.

I feel utterly embarrassed by it.

The one that's even worse is when the EU, France or UK say they're hosting UK-Africa, France-Africa summit etc and you see African heads of state all heading to London or Paris to be lectured by Macron and the likes.

Why can't it be rotated so Africa - EU summits are held in alternate years in an African capital city, with European leaders heading this way.

The whole thing makes me sick.

Why should small France or UK be able to summon and have in attendance more than 40 African heads of state in Paris or London.

Nigeria alone is as significant as dying France and UK. Are these countries feeding us?

Can UK or France summon all Asian leaders? Or even South American leaders?

African leaders are just shameless.

I don't see what Punch did wrong.

FIRS, a well regarded government agency approached Punch to advertise vacancies. The parties agreed terms and Punch published the advert.

Now, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) says FIRS acted against government directive. Punch, like other newspapers is reporting the news.

Are you saying Punch Should have first contacted the CSC before accepting the advert? This would clearly be ridiculous.

Or that Punch shouldn't report the news about the CSC? Even more ridiculous.

I'm sorry if you now feel misled about the vacancies, but FIRS is the culprit here, not Punch.

DrNathan:
This is preposterous! Absolutely insensitive to the plight of people. It doesn't make sense to do a 100% tuition fee increase knowing that the economy is biting hard on majority of Nigerians. If the University is looking forward to increasing their IGR, there are gradual and better ways of doing that.

There we go again.

It's always about 'economy biting hard.'

So, economy is not biting hard in Ghana, UK, Canada, USA etc where Nigerians rush to and pay school fees that are several folds higher than what they are at federal Universities here.

This subsidise-everything and entitlement mentality of many Nigerians is a major problem for the Nigeria economy.

I was told recently that school fee (minus accommodation) at Ife (OAU) is around N25k!

Some will say cheap school fees are their entitlement, and any attempt to increase it must be resisted.

Yet, they also complain about poor facilities, and poor pay for lecturers.

You can't have it both ways. It's one or the other. Reasonable tuition fee = reasonable facilities.

You condemn the country and rush to japa to UK or Canada where you are happy to pay £15k in tuition fees, which is about N14 million! Yet if they increase fees here to N80,000 (less than £100), you chase the school administrators out of campus and demand that the university be burnt down

We want federal government to subsidise everything - University, food, petrol, transport, housing etc On top of that, federal govt must also give free loans that people don't pay back. Haba!

We are refusing to face reality.

It is difficult to see what the police can do if a state government refuses access its property e.g a stadium.

Only a court can compel the state to allow it's use by a 3rd party.

What should concern many here is that lNEC appears to be part of what seems like a cover up in favour of one of the candidates in the election.

From permitting over voting to allowing voting after the closing time, and now hiding information about a candidate's certificate.

Where is INEC's independence & impartiality.

Writing to threaten that Nigeria will descend into precipice if a man becomes president.

So, you will declare a war or what exactly

The biggest obstacle to another ASUU strike is the lecturers wives.

With the guaranty of no work no pay, it's their wives that will warn them against any new strike. Wives need money on the table to care for the kids

Buhari is a hard man.

ASUU has allowed this government to establish a no work, no pay precedent that future governments will follow.

It is not always as clear-cut as that, but generally, one has to be careful.

If you have young children, including a girl, and you don't have a room that is in another section of the house/compound, then consider putting your guest in a hotel (if you can afford it).

I generally would hesitate to accommodate a non-family member. I would lodge them in a hotel. Even if I have a family member staying the night )(except parents), I usually sleep with one eye open, literally. Anything more than a night or two is overstaying a welcome.

The whole thing is just not worth it.

nony43:
The people supporting and campaigning for APC I hope you all buy food items in different markets.

If PDP or Labour party wins, will they set up federal government farms in order to produce food and make them cheaper in the markets?

Don't deceive yourself.

Food prices are far higher in Ghana.

Yesterday, food inflation reached over 12% in the UK - the highest in a generation.

In the US, record number of people are resorting to food banks because they can't afford to buy from supermarkets due to high prices.

Same applies in most countries.

Is APC also responsible for those countries. Things are tough everywhere currently.

If the government asks you to go and farm now, you will curse them. Yet your type is the first to complain about price of food.

How can Mr Obi say his ideas are in his head and we should trust him

Until he publishes his manifesto, I won't take him seriously.

Lagos state has no business getting involved in this rice milling business.

Ambode said it was for food security for Lagos residents.

Absolute tosh.

If it was for food security, how come they didn't set up similar factories for garri production, beans processing, tomato, bread flour etc

Lagosians have been going to market to buy rice for decades without government involvement. Why did the government feel the need to intervene.

One wonders about the true motive behind this expensive, monstrous, and needless project. Corruption?

I have not been able to make sense of this project from the time it was first proposed by Ambode.

So, unshelled rice will be transported all the way from Kebbi and other northern states to Lagos for processing. Even if we assume that only 75% of the 200,000 tons daily input is brought down from the North, that'll require 600 'trailers' each carrying 25 tons of raw rice to Lagos, daily! Does that make sense? And to think there is no shortage of processing Mills in the North, what then is the advantage in processing the rice in Lagos.

3 years ago, we read that Lagos was setting up large farms in Ekiti and other SW states. Curiously, it has all gone quiet on that front. No state in the SW has a history of producing rice at a quantity that is anywhere near what this mill requires daily. And where are the farms now.

And now, Lagos state government is telling us they have completed training of 500 farmers, and equipped them with, not tractors, industrial harvesters etc, but Knapsacks! So, how much rice can 500 subsistent farmers working with Knapsacks produce? The whole thing is laughable.

Something tells me this rice mill is one of the most wasteful and expensive white elephant projects in the history of Nigeria. Of course, because Lagos is so good at propaganda, they will massage the production figures to deceive the citizens.

That first picture of the 3 laughing is a beautiful one.

Always good to see moments of friends enjoying themselves & losing themselves in laughter.

One of them must have cracked a joke. If I were to guess, I think it was Governor Abuodun. My 2nd guess would be Mr Tinubu.

Once attended an event at that Church.

A truly beautiful old church.

Should be a national monument.

It seems Mr Tinubu"s 'restored hope' campaign
slogan resonates with the IGP.

MyFlair:
This certainly is not for Peter obi, but for the Abia guber candidate

So it is ok, as long as the money did not come directly from Mr Obi's pocket

Ah...

The aggression in the people's voices ehn. Over N2 or 3k.

And these are the same young men that say they want change and only Mr Obi can do it.

Nigeria's matter is utterly confounding.

There is no easy solution.

Penguin2:
Tinubu has never done anything wrong to Jonathan?

Really?

Who organized the Ojota protest when GEJ removed subsidy in 2012?

Who sponsored those that carried mock coffin in mock burial funeral of Jonathan?

Who sponsored the media onslaught against Jonathan and hired propagandists who overran the internet and bought up traditional media platforms to project Jonathan like shit until he was smelling to Nigerians?

Who?

So you have proof that Tinubu did all of this?

In 2012, I think, HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world was fined $1.9 billion for something similar. In America, if dirty money enters your bank, whether you know the source or not, you pay heavily.

Bank of America and several other large banks have found themselves in similar situation.

These banks are liable for prosecution (as 'defendants' as nairalanders call it), but in most cases, they'll negotiate and pay a fine instead.

Does it mean the CEOs of these giant banks were involved in drugs trafficking? No.

In most criminal cases, the prosecution has to prove a degree of intention or criminal negligence.

But with Money Laundering laws in Europe and America, it is irrelevant whether or not you knew about the source of the money. As long as the money passes through your bank, you are done. Guilt is absolute.

temitope27:
even ONDO STATE and EKITI

I always hear that PDP is strong in Ondo. Not true?

Probably election related propaganda.

N3b for a refinery?

You cant even build a medium sized depot with that.

I don't agree with your analysis.

The contest between PDP and APC in Kano, Kaduna and Katsina will be a lot closer.

In the South, your expectation of turnout is too optimistic. If you think Tinubu will get 4m votes in Lagos, then you're assuming that turnout will be over 6m. That's unlikely to happen. Southerners are nonchalant about turning out to vote.


For Tinubu, it is vital that turnout is high in the SW. That's going to be a challenge as the people here are relatively vote-shy. But he must do whatever is necessary to motivate people to come out and vote.

The combined spend of APC on the presidential election alone is unlikely to be less than N500 billion.

At least N250b of that will come from Tinubu's own pocket.

Lagos State govt will spent at least N150b.

The rest will come from APC States, his political affiliates, friends etc

Even the mighty Amazon is not profitable.

Making money in certain types of online businesses is not easy.

It's possible Jumia will never be profitable.

This is a harrowing and disturbing case.

I'm thinking, is your mother even safe in the hands of this boy.

No woman is safe in that house. The boy is giving me a sick feeling.

The boy must leave today. Not a day longer.

It's so unfair that you are forced to sleep in the same room as this sexual deviant of a boy.

One of your next steps should be to declare that he can't stay in your room. Throw his things in the living room and ignore everybody's counsel.

Stop watching TV with anyone, reduce your interactions with your parents, and if you can afford it, stop eating in the house.

You just have to do something unusual (no physical violence) to wake your dad from his slumber and make him realise the boy has to be kicked out of the house.