₦airaland Forum

bravesoul247:
Thank you all for your comments. Actually, this is my friend's story and he asked me to help him post it on NL. I had to post it as if it were mine to get your sincere opinions. I had to post this story cos its front page story so abeg make una no crucify me, na my guy una go crucify.

who is deceiving who? At the beginning of ur story ur pix and telefone number was flamboyantly splashed on ur profile. After people had informed u how silly u were to even have committed such a blunder, they mysteriously disappaeared from ur profile page. Then u come here to tell us the story is 4 ur friend. Oga who is deceving who? Do u think we are small children?

We will see, time will tell. History has its own way of rearing it's ugly head

mikolo80:
would really love to see the implementation of the rfid tagging at over 1500 boarder crossings.very funny man always talking of ideal instead of what is practical

all farmers need is plenty rat poison and bear traps

Bros rightly said but the first step would be to have it on draft, then pass it into law. Then we start talking about how to implement it over the years. It will not be easy to implement when one thinks about how porous our borders are but if cattle foraging is outlawed and cattle ranching is seriously encouraged u will see some silent millionaires suddenly getting interested in this area.

BIGERBOY1:
will shock Nigerians to know that more people have died as a result of Fulani/indigene clashes in the last half a decade than have died from terrorist activity occasioned by the Boko Haram terrorist sect. As horrific as individual Boko Haram activities are, they pale in comparison to the barbarous slaughter of over 500 men, women, and children in a single night of terror at Dogo na Hauwa village of Plateau State of 2010


Terrorist activities occasioned by the Boko Haram terrorist group have been largely localised in Nigeria's North-east save for some sporadic attacks in other parts of the North and the Federal Capital Territory.


However, Fulani/indigene clashes have occurred in every state of Nigeria bar none! Needless lives have been lost all over Nigeria in these clashes and this will continue in perpetuity if as a nation we do not take steps to change the conditions that give rise to these clashes.


Just as with the Romany Gypsies of Europe, it is very easy to blame this itinerant group of cattle herders, buying such an exercise would in my opinion be an exercise in futility. I share the same view as movie producer, J. Michael Straczynski, who famously said: "People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives." Nigeria must grow out of her past and that cannot happen until Nigerians stop pointing in blame and starting pointing to solutions.


Even before there was a nation called Nigeria, the Fulani had been passing through several nations en route markets all over West Africa. Year in and year out, they followed established grazing routes and as long as their cattle had grass and vegetation to feed on, they coexisted in peace with communities along their grazing routes. But as West Africa became increasingly urbanised, it was and is a matter of time before increase in population put pressure on local communities to use the ancient Fulani grazing routes for farmland or residential purposes


It is the competition for the scarce commodity of land that has brought about friction between the Fulani's and the indigenous people along these reserves. So what do we do? What is the solution? Obviously we cannot do nothing and watch as people continue to die all over Nigeria.


We must do something and I propose that Nigeria should take the following series of steps.
We should restore the ancient grazing routes of Fulani pastoralists. Both the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the Federal Ministry of Lands should work with the apex Fulani pastoral association, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, to revive these routes and where there have been farms or houses built on these routes, alternative routes must be found.


Next, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture should give a deadline of no less than 10 years to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association to convert from pastoral cattle rearing to the modern business of cattle ranching in which cattle are reserved, reared and bred at a central location suitable for such purposes


Measurable timelines should be agreed with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association for progress towards this objective and penalties for failure to progress towards these timelines must be clearly spelt out.


Next, the Federal Ministries of Finance and Defence must collaborate through their agencies to monitor and ensure proper taxation of the informal cattle rearing economy and also to ensure that the government can trace the whereabouts of individual Fulani clans. This can be done easily by identifying the cattle rearers entry point into Nigeria and stationing mobile border posts there with armed officials of the Nigerian Customs Service Department of Animal Control.


Upon entry into Nigeria, every cattle must be shot with a homing device which will enable Customs officials and the ministry of defence track each cattle as they enter Nigeria and to pin point their location anywhere within our borders These devices are cheap and practical.
There is a huge informal economy that is not taxed by the various governments in Nigeria. Tagging these cattle as they enter Nigerian soil will not just have positive security implications, it will also affect the economy positively as the federal government will have accurate numbers of the total cattle on the hoof that enters Nigeria and how much to charge as duty on each cattle.


By tagging the cattle, Nigeria will not only increase her revenue base in a world of falling oil prices, but we will have the additional benefit of knowing in real time where each herd of cattle are within our borders and how to proactively deploy our police and military for internal security issues to prevent Fulani/Indigene clashes Nigeria has too many intellectuals who know how to analyse problems and give angles to them. But we do not have enough minds working on solutions. We will make more progress if our public intellectualism is geared towards solving than the analysis of challenges. Nations make more progress when their leaders are more concerned with accepting responsibility than with apportioning blame.


This is the mindset to solving the Fulani/indigene and all other similar and related incidences of insecurity. We should be looking for solutions and those in authority should reward such intellectual efforts by adopting them. It should be clear to the discerning that terrorism, Fulani/indigene clashes, ethnic and religious strife and corruption are not really the problem of Nigeria. They are merely the symptoms of our problems. The main problem Nigeria has is that we have moved from a nation of about 50 million people in 1960 when we got independence from Britain, to a nation of close to 200 million people today.


While our population has quadrupled, opportunities have not quadrupled and in some cases they have reduced rather than increased. So the problem is that we have more people competing for fewer resources and when you have this scenario, civil strife is inevitable.
Factor in the dwindling revenue from oil, which is what fuelled our unprecedented population growth, and the situation is even more dire. The job of a leader in this type of situation is not to point a finger and say you are to blame and you are not to blame. No!


The job of a leader is to surround himself with people who know the root cause of problems and can come up with creative solutions to them because as Albert Einstein said: "No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it". If we have a roadmap for the future where cattle can be ranched in Nigeria by the Fulani and any other group that want to go into this form of business, Nigeria can become an exporter of beef thus turning a problem (Fulani/Indigene clash) into an opportunity. Some might read this and think this is far fetched, but they would be wrong.


About 10 years ago, a certain Fulani man named Abubakar Bukola Saraki introduced modern cattle ranching to Shonga in Kwara State when he, as Governor of Kwara State, invited the White Zimbabwean farmers that had lost their lands in Robert Mugabe's land redistribution programme to Nigeria. Saraki's government assisted the White Zimbabweans with financing, land and other necessary resources needed to resettle them in Nigeria. These farmers have successfully and profitably ranched cattle at Shonga and are contributing significantly to the economy of Kwara State and Nigeria without clashing with local farmers and other indigenes


As a matter of fact, rather than clashes with the indigenes, they are employing the local farmers and indigenes and Shonga has become an epitome of peaceful coexistence in Nigeria. If one Fulani man in the person of Saraki can do this, then other Fulani can do it as well. There is money in cattle ranching. Make no mistake about it.


Take Argentina for example, 3 per cent of all exports out of Argentina is beef which provides an annual revenue of $5 billion to the Argentine government. Argentina provides 7.4 per cent of the world's beef exports and this is a market that has not been exhausted. There is room for growth in the global market for beef exports and Nigeria can key in to this by harnessing the resources of the Fulani through modern cattle ranches that will provide the domestic market with inexpensive beef and improve Nigeria's balance of trade position by exporting beef and cattle to other nations.


This will provide revenue for the government and jobs for the people. This is Ben Murray Bruce and I just want to make common sense!

Cc: lalasticlala

Put all these in a bill so it would be passed into law. This form of foresight is all we seek in our legislators not silly people making bills to marry children

bravesoul247:
I seriously don't know how it started but all I can say is I love my boss. I started working with this travel agency recently and there is this charming lady I always meet anytime I have issues with a client and we solve it together, so in the process of tackling these problems together I will always tell her she's looking beautiful and all. One day a client came with her daughter to book flight, while the woman was with this my boss I was having a light chat with her daughter but I never knew that my boss was watching me, after the whole booking she was like "so I'm toasting that woman's daughter abi, in fact all guys are the same'. She kept on talking about it and stuffs like I have guts, my voice sounds like a flirt's own( I do it on purpose though). I arrived my office one fateful morning and greeted all my colleagues then a colleague of mine that I seem to be having a crush on told me that my boss told her that me and my colleague are having a crush on each other and that we are always hugging ourselves everywhere, later my boss left her office and came to our office then I purposely started flirting with that my colleague to see my boss' reaction and she repeated that same statement again. Now I dreamt that I saw my boss in my dream and we kissed, lol. The problem is that she talks too much( make no go cast me for my other ogas front in case I wanna make any move) and she's older than me maybe with 3 or 4 years or 2 self and she's a big and classy lady, she get ride sef while me still de trek. I'm just so confused cos I hate it when I love someone and I can't express it or tell it to the person cos she's my boss. Please I need you guys to advice me, I don't know what to do.


Cc lalasticlala
Cc ishilove
Cc obinoscopy

Ur case is a lost cause. In the space of ur jumbled narration u have mentioned more than 4 different women. OP, u are a pathologic flirt, a venomic woman rapper and a seasoned ashawo. I rest my case...

Buharifan:
Hello,

There is a lady I got her number through 'truecaller number search' about a year ago. Incidentally, we happened to be from the same state. Based on my conversation with her I can deduced that she is religious and intelligent. She is a University student. She even happened to know one of my sisters in her class.

I made an attempt to see her when I visit home last year. She refused to see me, instead called me to thank God for journey mercy back to my state of residence. From there, I stopped calling her because me I want a serious relationship but she seems not serious. So I called off the r/ship. After about 6 months she sent me greetings on whatsapp which I accepted, and restarted the talking and the chatting.
This week she came to one neighbouring state for a wedding, and I offered to visit her which she accepted. I travelled to the state ysterday to see her. on reaching there, I called her around 5:30pm she gave the venue I can meet her but she said after sunset lets meet. After sunset, I called she said she has left the venue, I asked her to tell me where she is now, she declined. It is story upon story. She refused to pick my calls later. I decided to return to my state that night and got hone around 12:30am.

What surprise me is this is somebody I see as religious but ending up decieving me. It is a lesson.

woo onto men that travel far abd wide in search of skirts in the name of r/ship

Rexnegro:
It is obvious u don't have anybody in the diaspora, even if na contonou,Sorry ehn. A sensible govt will remember and celebrate his people in the diaspora to give them a sense of belonging.

really? If only u knew that people in diapora dont care a rat´s ass about this bullshit of a holiday. Guy its plain celebrating mediocracy as is the norm in nigeria

erunz:
LEGISREPORTS NG – In a bid to ease traffic congestion around Agege and Iju areas of Lagos State, members of the state House of Assembly have called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, to construct a flyover at Pen Cinema, which will connect Oba Ogunji Agunbiade and Iju Road.

This call followed a motion moved by the member representing Agege Constituency 2, Hon. Yinka Ogundimu, and seconded by the member representing Epe Constituency 1, Abiodun Tobun.

While speaking on the motion, Ogundimu explained that the traffic situation around the affected areas had negatively affected productive hours, health and economic activities of residents in the area.

He said: “The absence of a flyover in the area has created a lot of hardships and suffering for motorists, commuters and residents and this has negative socio-economic implications.

“Motorists and commuters who ply Agege Axis and Pen Cinema experience daily chaotic traffic jam leading to incessant accidents, traffic gridlock, loss of lives and productive hours.

“Unless an urgent action is taken by the state government to address the situation, the people would continue to suffer. The Agege-Ifako Model City Plan provided for a flyover at the cross road.”

According to the lawmaker, the bridge will not only reduce the sufferings of motorists and commuters in Agege but help those of Alimosho, Ikeja, Ifako-Ijaiye and Ogun State.

Contributing to the motion, Hon. Bisi Yusuf representing Alimosho Constituency 1, noted that “the fear of congestion in that area is the beginning of wisdom for motorists and commuters in the area.”

Yusuf explained that traffic situation in the area had not only affected the economic activities but also the security situation. “Because of the congestion, most of these hoodlums attack the people and rob them of their property. The construction of a flyover there is long overdue,” he said.

Hon. Tunde Braimoh representing Kosofe Constituency 2 compared the popular junction Pen Cinema with the Ojuelegba junction in Lagos and Mokola junction in Ibadan. He cited the construction of flyovers at these aforementioned junctions as a great relief to the traffic problems being experienced there overtime. He therefore urged the State Government to take cue and embark on the construction.

On his part, Hon. Sola Giwa representing Lagos Island Constituency 1, urged the government to consider the future plan in implementing the resolution. “We tend to only plan for the immediate need which is not good enough, without putting future explosion of population in that area into consideration. We should always consider the future in the development of our infrastructure,” Giwa said.

Hon. Segun Olulade, member representing Epe Constituency 2, who commended the prime mover of the motion, urged the government to also look into future. “We should always think ahead and plan ahead into the future, whatever it will do now should not be a palliative to total remedy putting the future in mind.”

Abiodun Tobun (Epe Constituency 1), who decried the stress and loss of man hours on that axis, said that the construction of that bridge would immortalise the government of Ambode. “If the bridge is constructed, people will be able to reach their destination so fast and so quick, stop the nefarious activities of the men of the underworld,” said Tobun

Hon. Adefunmilayo Tejuosho (Mushin 1) said that there were about 10 housing estates in the area, “so it is very important the government constructed the bridge. The construction would not only enhance the socio-economic activities but also the health and security of commuters and motorists.”

She, however, urged Ambode to embark on the project to honour the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa who is representing the constituency.

Speaker Obasa in his ruling, said, “even if you pass through Pen Cinema, around 10pm and 11pm, there will still be traffic jam. The number of estates growing around Agege surpasses the infrastructure around the area. There is nothing we can do than do construct a fly over in the interests of all the people.

“This House resolves to call on the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode to, as a matter of urgency, direct the appropriate Ministries, Agencies or board of governments to commerce appropriate actions that will enable the government to embark on the construction of Fly Over across Pen Cinema connecting Oba Ogunji Agunbiade and Iju Road as part of the implementation of the Agege-Ifako Model City plan.”

After a voice vote, the Speaker passed the resolution and the Assembly adjourned plenary session to September 7, 2015 in order to embark on its annual recess.

http://legisreportsng.com/lagos-assembly-after-7weeks-of-work-lagos-lawmakers-embark-on-6weeks-holiday/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

hahahaha who is the joke now on? Its on the poor masses

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Malians come out in their numbers to see 'prophet' that appeared on a toilet wall..

People in Bamako, Mali queued up this morning to see a photo of a prophet that appeared on a toilet wall. Yes, that white stuff on the wall they are pointing at is the 'prophet'. I can't!. More pics after the cut..

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SleekyP:
The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja declared Aug. 24 and 25 as Diaspora Days to recognise Nigerians in Diaspora as important stakeholders in national development.

This is contained a statement issued by Mrs Ibukun Odusote, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation.

The statement said the days were set aside to create an environment for cross fertilisation of ideas among the Diaspora experts and their Nigerian counterparts.

It hoped this would lead to proffering solutions to some of the nation’s developmental challenges.

According to the statement, the 2015 Diaspora Day celebration will be marked with a National Diaspora Day and Conference with the theme, “Diaspora and Nigeria Change Agenda.

“It would serve as a platform for dialogue, interaction and collaboration by Nigerians in Diaspora particularly professionals who have excelled in their various fields of endeavors as health, science, sport and arts, among others.

“The event, slated to hold at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja, will be declared opened and closed by President Muhammadu Buhari.”

The statement said invitation could be obtained upon registration online at www.nigeriadiasporaday.com (NAN)

Source:http://dailypost.ng/2015/07/31/fg-declares-august-24-25-diaspora-days/

stupidity!!!!!!!!!!

most silly answer of the year award goes to ElhassanAuyo

XavierBlue:
i just don't know what to say to that fellow up there^^^.
But atleast, i defeated the female down here .
Nevertheless, back to the nitty gritty, that fellow just want to further splash mud on the reputation of Nigeria, but i have the hunch that Nigeria shall be great.

Introvert where art thou?


XavierBlue

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careful. Iceland is one of the most racist countries in world.

Toks2008:
Desperate for a husband


For many years i never knew how ladies in their very late 20s,early 30s and late 30s feel when it comes to the issue of settling down with a man until recently when i had the cause to really get close to many of them.

Yes many of them will always insist that marriage is the least of their worries but deep inside,most of them are hoping desperately to have a man to settle down with and my acquaintanceship with some of them made me decide to write this short piece hoping that when they see and read it,they will come to understand that their desperation is self inflicted and until they learn to put themselves at a vantage point,they will only hope and wish for a long time that a man comes their way.

I have witnessed many deliverance session for ladies all in the name of looking for a husband but after a close look i come to realize that they are their own problems and this is as a result of the society that have brainwashed them and rather than dealing with the problems,they end up running from from one prophet to another and from one deliverance service to another and some have become a shadow of themselves as they turn to emergency sister dressing like masquerades,going without earrings,make up and even on low cut all in the name of looking for a man.

Please when next you see such ladies,help me inform them that deliverance won't solve their problems and even when we know that there are spiritual hindrance to getting a spouse,most times what we need is a re orientation of our minds,ways of life and culture.

1.Many ladies will not say yes to a man if you are not ready to do traditional wedding,legal wedding,white wedding,blue wedding... Please tell me how easy you expect to find a man in this harsh economy.

2.As an Igbo lady,you are naturally at risk unless you drive it into your man's ear that in your own family they don't ask a man for crazy bride price otherwise you will only see men come into your life without discussing marriage and you will think its a curse from the village but its only as a result of the funny belief that Igbo ladies are expensive to marry.

3.How many ladies can start a life with a struggling man? I guess part of the prayer point during deliverance is that GOD should bring a ready made man to propose to you.Mumu

4.Funny doctrinal belief is another hindrance and many ladies who run to conservative churches in the bid to have a man end up in more bondage.I had a lady friend in her 30s who i admire so much but she goes to one of this conservative churches and there was a time i was so sick and i was expecting her to visit but she never did and when i told her i was angry,she was so quick to say she can not visit me at home and i was like FOR REAL? Even a sick guy? i even told her that she would have at least come in company of a friend and i lost interest in the friendship instantly and i wonder how she will get a good man with that mindset.

5.Rough past is another hindrance and many ladies just believe that if a man loves them the past does not matter.

6.Lack of wife qualities is another issue and i wonder how a lady who does not have the required quality to be a mrs to a man will be desperate fore a man because even if any man comes,he will eventually leave you until you work on yourself.

The bottom line is that many ladies we see in churches today who tend to be looking for a husband are their own problems. So stop been desperate and work on your mindset and you will be surprised that in no time,a good man will walk into your life and marry you.

That's when u have the mindset that marriage is the ultimate. Everyone must not marry.

nerodenero:
I grew up in the South and it is almost abnormal to see adults cycling to work for whatever reasons. Besides, how can you do that when you live on the mainland and your work place is on the Island? Anyway, no matter the distance, it is just not a norm in this part of the world. We feel too big for no reason.

The same can't be said of the North precisely Zaria in Kaduna State. Some years back, I was stunned to see the number of adults cycling to work. I spent some years there but with time, the number of people cycling around reduced drastically.

Easy, I used to cycle 10 km to work when I was younger. Now though I do less time as my place of work is not far to where I stay. I still enjoy the exercise it gives my legs and heart.

Ucheosefoh:
I don't know I found this funny Obj you that waste eight years without adding any track still has the gut to talk. I wonder why this shameless man can't rest and enjoy his loot in peace.

only happens in NIgeria