₦airaland Forum

danjohn:
Folks this election is going to be interesting. The reason why is because the result of the national assembly election will not be a reflection of the result in the Presidential election. In the SW, SS, and SE ACN will perform better in the national assembly election than they will in the Presidential election. Also, PDP, ACN, and ANPP will perform better in the NW, NC, and NE in the National Assembly election than they will in the Presidential. Since Buhari is not on the ballot in this election, the CPC may experience a set back in this April 2nd election because many of their candidates have little name recognition and are underfunded. They are relying on Buhari's coat tails but he is not on the ballot this Saturday. Jonathan was very strategic in making sure that the election was not on the same day. If it was on the same day, people in the NW, and NE would vote Buhari from top to bottom.

This election will test whether the people of the NW and NE have adopted CPC as their party or if it is only Buhari they want. I am saying this so that folks can control their expectations. After Saturday's elections, many people may want to day that the Presidential election will be between PDP and ACN. However, the dynamics of the Presidential elections will be much different from this one. So my message to the major players are as follows:

ACN: Do not get too excited when the results come in. Ribadu will not perform as well on April 9th.
PDP: The same goes to you too, although SW will be better on April 9th than it will be on April 2nd.
CPC: Do not dwell on Saturday's results. April 9th is when CPC's electoral strength will be truly tested.

mikeapollo:
There is something missing here, I am yet to see any analysis/opinion on what happens after successfully completing your studies in Europe/US/Canada with good grades.
Do people make good grades in Undergraduate, Postgraduate or PhD and still go about without jobs for months, years and ages after securing a permit, no matter how difficult it could be to get one?

Rossikk:
Dis Guy said:

Excuse me, but Nigeria routinely and successfully hosts FIFA world championships in which they are praised for their competence and organisation.

FibbA:
You sound funny, you probably don't know what others young adults are going through in their homes.

It's better to get a few kids you can take care of till they are capable of living on their own. The real wahala really starts from 'many children are blessing from God' mentality, therefore no family planing. Sooner or latter, the kids starts suffering for notting. If you find your self in such situation, and you want to do things in your own way, try and get a house, your parents will even appreciate your sence of maturity. If not, sharraaap and play by the rules. Don't complicate things for you parents because you feel you've grown up. I'm not a mean father though, but that's ' d tru tori'.

Pharoh:
When did NTA rejecting jingles translate to goodluck banning jingles?, being anti government does not call for insults. There is a clear different between criticizing and abusing someone please look up the dictionary if you don't know the difference. Please how does me calling for a ban to all discussions pertaining to the election translate to goodluck restricting internet discussion?. Please tone down on your conclusions and interpretations, it doesn't speak well of you.

To revive its agricultural industry, the Georgian government is inviting groups of white South African farmers to settle and farm there - but not everyone thinks it is such a good idea, reports the BBC's Caucasus correspondent Damien McGuinness.

Dressed in shorts, snow is clearly a new experience for these South African farmers.

But this trip to Georgia is about more than seeing a different climate. Johan Swart has come with his wife and his parents to see if the former Soviet republic could one day become his new home.

He says the policies of the South African government are making it increasingly difficult to stay in the country where he was born.

"The government can come to you, and tell you, this is what we are willing to pay for your farm and you have to sell," he explained. "If the government doesn't recognise the value you put on the farm, wants to pay you maybe a half of that, and you have to sell, what security do you have?"
Skills lost

At the end of apartheid in South Africa the majority of the land was owned by the white community, who made up less than 10% of the population. Now, with land reforms under way, some farmers are looking for opportunities elsewhere.

So far, 90 white South African farmers have visited Georgia to look at land for sale.

In the former Soviet Union, Georgian farms were mostly state-run, so many Georgian farmers lost their traditional skills.

According to government spokesman Nikoloz Avaliani, these South African farmers will help to turn things round.

"South African farmers are some of the best farmers in the world. They have good experience and we would like to see such farms in Georgia. There is a lot of potential here."

Pharoh:
Please give both of them until the end of this month and unban them, they need to be here from april to support thier candidates. If anyone goes back to the old ways then ban for an indefinite period but there should be warning before banning people i think.

Back to topic.

It will always come back to hurt this site and we predicted it, i think it might even get worst. It is very sad these days that it has become fashionable to call the president of a country, clueless, not-so-smart person and . Anybody that supports goodluck is abused without mercy and because the moderators are anti goodluck they think it is the right thing. No person should abuse anyone here and that should have been the rule else there won't be sanity here.

Please state the rule now, there should be no abuse else the next stage now will be insults and fighting. The election will come soon and i see this getting worst,we honestly do not see what lies ahead of us. There are very dangerous times ahead and it would have been good if this site was neutral and try to bring sanity to the waring parties

Let the insults to the president, parties, presidential candidates and their fans stop now [b]for good else we are heading for a disaster soon. [/b]

stagger:
Kudos to them. Not easy in the world of make-belief where marriages scatter like no man's business.

But I gotta tell you, the man is a pilot. Pilots earn loads of cash, in US dollars. So any guy who wants to pluck that kind of juicy fruit, had better go in prepared. Very prepared!

The Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) is a coalition of broadcast organizations, civil society organizations and professional groups who are committed to the deepening of democracy in Nigeria and the entrenching of an enduring democratic culture through organised television debates since the return to democratic rule in 1999.

The Group since 1999 has put together the presidential debates to enable the Nigerian electorates have an opportunity to hear first hand from aspiring presidential candidates, their intentions and aspirations through an equal opportunity platform

In the United Kingdom, it used to be the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that exclusively hosted the Prime Ministerial Debates.

Jen33:
EVERYTHING PAT UTOMI WROTE IS 10000% CORRECT. THOSE INTENDING ''leaders'' WHO PREFER TO DEBATE ON FOREIGN-OWNED STATIONS LIKE NN24 RATHER THAN NIGERIAN STATIONS, SHOULD BURY THEIR HEADS IN SHAME.

GEJ/SAMBO 2011

The Federal Government will spend N912bn to procure 200 new locomotives required by the Nigerian Railway Corporation to meet current demand for its services nationwide.

The 25 new locos just delivered to the corporation by the General Electric of the United States cost the government N114bn.

Going by this calculation, one locomotive costs N4.56bn even though experts put the average cost at about N5bn.

The Lagos Railway District Manager, Mr. John Dottie, said train operations were gradually picking up following the delivery of the new engines. He, however, noted that at least 200 sound locomotives would be required to meet the country’s demand.

He told our correspondent on Tuesday that a larger number of the locos would be devoted to mass transit trains, while the others would cater for freight trains.

Specifically, he said that while about 60 per cent of the engines would be dedicated to the mass transit trains in Lagos, Kano, Enugu and three other states; the other 40 per cent would be reserved for the needs in the freight service.

With the introduction of the 25 new engines, which were inaugurated less than two weeks ago, Dottie said, “Passenger number is increasing by the day. In fact, the trains are still congested. But the NRC management is doing something to improve the situation. We are refurbishing old coaches to accommodate more trains.”

The corporation, according to him, currently moves between 16,000 and 20,000 passengers everyday in the Lagos district alone.

He said the NRC had the capacity to carry 50,000 passengers everyday if it had enough locomotives and other rolling stock for the operation.

“With sound locos and more coaches, we can run more trains. And the people will have stress free rides,” Dottie said.

The RDM also hinted of plans to increase the frequency of the Lagos trains and run a train every hour at the end of this month.

He said a deliberate policy of consistent investment in the nation’s railways was necessary to keep the system going.

For instance, he recommended the purchase of 25 new locomotives with other rolling stock on an annual basis to keep pace with railway development in other countries.

matoyeh:
My brother in nairaland, i luv jonathan because of his commitment, hardworking, ability to compose esay, huminity and the act of giving less privilege chance to prove his/her ability, but i want to do away with PDP,  WHATs d best step?

A SIMPLE QUESTION FOR ALL OF YOU ,

WHY IS ELDEE SPEAKING OUT NOW, JUST FEW DAYS TO THE SHOW?
I BE NAIJA BOY TO D CORE OK

ELDEE I LOVE your MUSIC, BUT MY BRODA ''YOU NOR HOLLI PASS OOOOO AT AL

''FORGET AL DAT INNOCENT SELF RIGHTEOUS STATEMENT, EVEN WORLD RENOWNED NGO'S RE KNOWN TO BE PROFITABLE!!

TO AL THOSE WHO RE QUICK TO HIT HARD @DBANJ FOR INTERVIEWING MR PRESIDENT & PLAYING PROMINENT ROLE IN HIS CAMPAIGN, I HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION FOR YOU, WILL YOU SAY NO TO A CHANCE TO INTERVIEW THE PRESIDENT OF YOUR COUNTRY??///?C'MON GUYS, LET US BE REAL HERE!!! I DONT THINK MOST OF YOU WILL DARE SAY NO, TRUTH IS, YOU WILL BE SO HONORED & FEEL REAL PRIVILEGED!!!

"The purpose (of the decision) is[b] to achieve the set targets in the power sector[/b] by the administration," said presidency spokesman Ima Niboro. (Reporting by Felix Onuah; Writing by Randy Fabi; Editing by Keiron Henderson)

Jen33:
Justcash wrote:

My theory is that PDP have been around long enough, and chopped money long enough to now say ok, let's get down to work. This is why we need them to stay on. The last thing we need is a fresh set of empty pockets waiting to be filled. Those ones will simply put a halt to all ongoing projects, begin to ''probe'' this or that person or project, all just so they can renegotiate/resign contracts and start new projects that they can chop from.

So please let PDP stay on biko!