₦airaland Forum

At least we know where the nxt cholera outbreak in Nigeria will b cos m sure pple will start drinking the water.

Tekzyflex: We are Africans! We are Africans Ahu!#JJC#

Lmao! Az in!

donphilopus: Where would he win??

Lol. See question. 2015 is coming na, better put your pacemaker on standby

donphilopus: Keep deceiving yourself man!! How many states from the SW voted against Jonathan in 2011?? Only one which is Osun voted against Jonathan, yet CPC still tried.

2015 Election would not be based on any foolish southern agenda! So Jonathan would hardly win one state in the SW, which is Ondo. Come to the SS, PDP would try all their best in Edo, but we'll tell them that gone are those days where ballot papers would be taken to Anenih's house, so just expect a landslide victory for APC.

As for the North, Jigawa would be very hard for PDP, Plateau and Kaduna would also be very hard for them to win. The votes of Lagosians, and the entire Kano are more than the votes of the entire SE, including some parts of SS. So do not deceive your self, come 2015, we would say Goodbye To Goodluck (GTG).

Nairaland analysis. Continue counting votes from state to state like it matters. Hope u won't get heart attack wen Jonathan wins in 2015.

Na wa o. Y al dese things dey always happen for Ibadan. If fish turn to mermaid na Ibadan. If dem born baby with cow leg na Ibadan. If dem born goat wey dey smile na Ibadan. Na wa 4 dat place o

kbdrim: We all have our bias and its obvious from my write ups...whether they are sincere or not is what we really cant say to a definate conclusion. You sound so sure of your own assumptions but i think you should leave room for what ifs....The analogy you give for atiku in 2007 is different because Yaradua was a a northerner and so it was easier for the north to vote one of theirs. Besides the masterstroke from OBJ was the YARADUA family made Atiku politically so it was always going to be difficult to fight Yaradua as he was perceived as nice and a gentleman. If you lived and understand the mind of the average northerner then you should be scared for the PDP if you are a sympathizer. 2011 was a typical example..PDP did not win in any north west or North eastern state in the presidential elections.These nPDP governors have nothing to benefit this time around from the PDP since there are in their 2nd terms. Does it make any logical sense for Kwankwaso, Wammako and others to announce a merger and then come back because they have sorted their differences? It doesnt make any logical sense...Lamido and Babangida are only bidding their time..they might still remain in PDP but they would most likely join their colleagues in APC if you understand the mind of an average northerner

Do u seriously think the northerner nPDP governors will allow the APC eat into their already solid political base just because of Jonathan? I believe the nPDP and the APC are at the same stage the ACN and CPC were shortly before the 2011 elections where they both agreed in principle to merge but ended up falling apart. The kinds of alliances that this merger will potentially throw up are just ludicrous and impractical. Aregbesola, oyinlola and omisore in d same party? Belgore that has spent the last 2yrs calling abdulfatha a thief will now merge with his party? Its just impossible. And please explain to me what the most vociferous members of the nPDP, Aliyu and Lamido are still doing in the PDP? IMO, Its a family problem that'll soon b sorted out.

kbdrim: You are also forgeting that this is the first time someone from a minority tribe is ruling Nigeria. You are also overestimating the intellectual capacity of GEJ. I dont think he commands the same respect OBJ had in 2003. remember that in 2011, none of these northern Governors(north east and north west) delivered their states to PDP. It is only worse right now especially in the north. There is no guarantee that even if GEJ accedes to their demands, he wont change his mind after 2015 and start hounding them into jail (GOV sylva comes to mind). The OBJ scenario also differs in 2003 because all the Governors were also looking for a 2nd term in Office. All the current G7 governors except kwara are in their second terms and therefore have nothing to loose. Money doesnt always sort it out as can be seen in 2007 Third term problem. This was also because most of the Governors were also serving their second terms in office and so still went ahead to mess the third term up. Lamido and Babangida Aliyu backtracking might actually be because they feels they stand a better chance of actualizing their ambitions in PDP instead of the APC. You can trust the average northerner...They would not be cowed by the use of force especially by a president from a minority tribe. There has never being a time when a sitting President has been this challenged and it hasnt gone unnoticed.

Seriously I think the only people being deceived here are the APC heirachy and uninformed Nigerians. Haven't u found it rather odd that the 2 governors that were at the forefront of the whole npdp saga, babangida aliyu and Sule lamido have chosen to remain in d PDP? This whole merger thing is a charade. Babangida aliyu and Lamido are using the other nPDP governors to buy leverage from Jonathan. When Jonathan finally accedes to their requests, don't b shocked wen Lamido and Aliyu start telling u it was a family disagreement that has been sorted out and pull the others back to the PDP. Its very cynical to think that aliyu and Lamido are staying behind in d PDP cos they stand a better chance there. Who will support them in d primaries? PDP delegates from Bayelsa or Akwa Ibom? The idea of having belgore, abdulfatha ahmed and saraki under the same roof in Kwara or Aregbesola oyinlola and omisore under the same roof in Osun is just laughable and impractical. Same goes for the other nPDP and APC merger states. Its a leverage thing. The joke is on d APC. Sadly wen d reconciliation thing goes down and the nPDP governors return, it'll b too late for the APC to mount any opposition in 2015. The only losers here will b the APC and Amaechi whose problem with Jonathan is more personal than political. In 2007 wen obasanjo was persecuting Atiku, Atiku tried to use the victim card to coerce the northern PDP into dumping OBj. OBJ simply chased Atiku out of the party to the ACN, swept the party structure off his feet and got influential northerners to lure aggrieved Atiku loyalists back into the PDP.

kbdrim: The beauty of what is happening right now in PDP is that balance of play is shifted to the centre. Even if the opposition does not win in 2015, the margin would not be too much which keeps any winning party on its toes. Nigeria is gradually moving to a two party state and that too is good for the country.
One of the attractions of the APC to the 5 governors is that the APC would recognise their worth and contribution as both the APC and nPDP need each other to make progress. Anyone who thinks these governors do not have a major influence in their states should think long and hard. Past governors who have started their own parties(Orji Uzo Kalu, Ladoja and Gbenga Daniel) have shown that it is still possible to upset the cart. The advantage the current defecting governors in the north have is that for the first time they would also be riding in the same party with Buhari who still has a cult following in the north. 2015 presents a very interesting challenge for Nigerian politics.
I will not be shocked if other smart governors join the ranks of the APC especially in the North as it is easier to ride with the mass movement than against.2011 comes to mind

This kind of analysis is meant for an already established democracy where politics revolves around the people and service. In everything you wrote you failed to acknowledge the power of incumbency and money. Jonathan has the resources of the state at his disposal including the security agencies that are already hounding some of these npdp governors. I still maintain that all jonathan has to do is accede to whatever requests these npdp people are making or just open the treasury for them and they'll run back to the pdp before 2015. We saw drama like dis one prior to the 2003 elections where atiku and orji kalu thought they controlled the PDP and obasanjo taught them that the power of a sitting president supersedes anything else. Obasanjo settled his own house drama with Ghana must go politics on the floors of both legislative houses. Shebi its just to sack tukur, allow the npdp governors select their successors in 2015 and beg wike to leave amaechi alone. Then probably dump sambo and replace him with Lamido. Let's watch

Going by how Nigeria works, next thing now is to blackmail the president into making compromises or else they'll impeach him. The dumbass won't want to b d first Nigerian president to b impeached so he'll play ball and open d treasury for them to come and chop. Wen they chop belle full, they'll sit down again and say it was only a family disagreement and Jonathan is still their man. 2015 will come and the sick people called Nigerians will still go and put their fingers beside umbrella and say they're not voting for PDP but Jonathan. The dumbass will win and rule for another 4years. Story finish

the warrior72: Like I told one of ur nomadic brother, going to war with u is an insult to animal kingdom,we will select girls from one state to go& annihilate every living thing, both trees & animal in ur tiny enclave

Oga no b population dem dey use fight war. Nigeria's military strength is just a charade. The nigerian military that can't handle common fulani herdsmen in Jos or kidnappers in d east. Let's not even talk about hw boko haram is annihilating Nigerian soldiers in d north.

tunshe: I pray you are healed from poverty and envious thoughts,say amen!

You just jump into conclusion not considering the option that the information here could provide input for research purpose.

I use Samsung galaxy Note 3.

Thank u very much. Spoken like a typical black man

safarigirl: Yep. In fact, in 2011 i paid #1,500 to watch Guilty Pleasure...and there were at least 13 others watching with me. Certain Nigerians would pay to watch a good Naija movie. How else did Figurine and Ije gross as much as they did if people didn't watch? You just won't get as much of an audience as an foreign movie cuz a typical Nigerian would rather watch a poorly produced foreign movie than a Nigerian movie of world standards

I've seen both movies. They were good but then I still wouldn't pay to watch either @ d cinema. If they want me to part with my hard earned 1k or 1500 on their movies, they should give me movies worth that amount.

Show off thread. Mtchewww

the warrior72: Benin wan bite more than they can shew, perhaps this the opportunity to unleash naija legion of army on then for importing boko-haram into this country. If I'm GEJ I will use this opportunity to bomb that little nation to stone age....rubbish

Lol. It'll shock u 2 know that ordinary benin republic can bomb Nigeria back into the stone age. In terms of military power, our mates are sao tome and prencipe, sierra leone and liberia.

toshmann: [size=28pt]typhoid and malaria? in 2013!!!!![/size]

good quality health care system will make it impossible for this to happen in any reasonable society . . .
this is preventable death. that's what it is. and i'm sure the typhoid is from bad drinking water sources. . . . . when i say i HATE all these crooks in govt people think im being nasty. . . but i know the consequences of their looting.

but my people dont seem to appreciate the links btw lootocrats in govt and the hardship we have as a people
just look at this lost life, what a loss . . typhoid. . . . common malaria. .

Well said. Dying of typhoid and malaria in 2013 is just absurd. If we channel al d energy we use in abusing ourselves on the ethnic threads on nairaland, into public awareness and advocacy on these absurdities going on in Nigeria, God knows we'll make a difference. That'll b One way of keeping her memory alive.

I'll pay 2 watch a nigerian movie if they reduce it to 200 naira. Its not fair to charge 1500 naira on a hollywood movie that was shot on a budget of more than $50million and charge the same 1500 on a Nigerian movie produced with a budget of 5million naira. If u want to rake in the same as hollywood movies, scale up d production and quality of ur movies. The disparity in the quality of hollywood and nollywood movies is very stark. We definitely shouldn't b forced to pay d same.

RIP if its true. We probably argued once or twice. Life has certainly gotten more interesting

Nigeria is fast turning into post soviet russia with criminal gangs, with the backing of d idiots in abuja, setting up shop all over the sub region. This guy can certainly not b arrested in Nigeria even though we know he's a criminal cos he has cousins in abuja.

Oshodi to Vi and he got there b4 him? That's the fuckng biggest lie of d century. Whoeva said dat shud go 4 d lying olympics and win a medal 4 nigeria.

ROSSIKE: Snap out of your illiteracy and dumbness and go pick up a book on African history, you stup.id school dropout!

D way u respond to other peoples views and arguments is rili amazing.

fatwallet: Nations are erecting vast mega cities Meanwhile Africans have graduated from machete tribal conflict to E-Tribal conflict.
What a bunch of i.diots,the oil is going to run out by 2020 and these i.diots are still fooling around.
Lagos is just a mega Slum i cant understand how anyone breathes ,the entire Nigeria stinks once you get out the airport.,only the victoria island is satisfactory because of presence of few whites,companies and embassies there. Black people are seriously doomed its a shame .unless Nigerian population becomes white just forget about it.
Knowledge is Light,Ignorance is Darkness and confusion.

Funniest comment ever!!!

tevinsolt: it is indeed what Africa is, a poor dirt ridden place with unkempt streets, corrupt government, lacks ability to maintain a proper societal structure always playing catch up, upgrading from ancient technologies to ones that that are out of use, accepts mediocrity for excellence, encourages killing of those that are considered to be out of norm, educated acts uneducated, untrustworthy, undisciplined, hard work is popularly accepted as hardship (lazy bums).

Going by the OP's line of reasoning, u must b an employee of the BBC or CNN.

adiposus: You should ,we have 'POTENTIALS' thats why the are scared.especially Nigeria,India,China,Brazil and Russis...

Lol. Seriously the more the OP and people who adhear to his line of thinking post, the more ridiculous this argument gets. If we continue running from enemies we can't see, we'll never have time to sit down and develop ourselves.

adiposus: The idea is this paint nigeria bad so that our corrupt leaders will investt their stollen wealth in western countries!why do u think the interest rate there is near 0?because the are awash with stollen money.

LMAO. I can imagine the BBC,CNN EURONEWS, AL-jazeerah and the rest holding a special meeting on how to paint Nigeria bad and keep their interest rates at 0 just so our corrupt politicians won't invest their stolen money in Nigeria. That they would do all that for Nigeria makes me feel important as a Nigerian

fatwallet: Nigeria is a small nation just the size of texas ,just a little bigger than california,4 times smaller than Alaska.
Nigeria is made of numerous tribes ,Lagos Stock Exchange sounds too much like tribal propaganda to me ,I oppose Lagos Stock Exchange. Nigerian Stock Exchange is better.
All in All Nigeria is a failed state and will never develop to first world even if you transfer the wall street,hoover dam and hollywood sign to nigeria,
no sane Nigerian will ever relocate back .look up my reasons on the other topic,Africa most especially West Africa Will never be first world .

LMAO

sagytarius™:
Why not? Abule-Egba Stock Exchange sounds sexier IMHO.

Lol. D day dat will happen!

The nomenclature of the stock exchange has no economic bearing whatsoever. He should forget that one and give us eletricity in Lagos. I hear PH and Aba now have uninterrupted electricity.

theoctopus: So how does your statement answer my question? Are there no slums in the USA?



Florida Cop Buys $100 in Groceries for Woman Caught Shoplifting Food

A struggling Florida mom who was caught trying to shoplift hundreds of dollars of groceries ended up with food and a ride home from a kind-hearted police officer, instead of a ride to the stationhouse.

When Miami-Dade Police Officer Vicki Thomas, 55, was dispatched to look into a shoplifting case at a Publix grocery store, a store manager led her to Jessica Robles.

“She was crying. I said, ‘Okay, what did she take?’ And he pointed to a grocery cart that was full of groceries,” Thomas told ABCNews.com. “I’ve been on [the job] 23 years, and I went, wow.”

“She just filled up the grocery cart and she just walked out, which shocked me and I asked her, ‘Why?’” Thomas recalled. “She said, ‘My children were hungry.’ And that immediately impacted me.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/10/florida-cop-buys-100-in-groceries-for-woman-caught-shoplifting-food/

Lol. This is just getting ridiculous. I give up. Nigeria has streets that are paved with gold and beautiful high rise buildings everywhere. The BBC and CNN should go and hug transformer. Hope ur happy?

theoctopus: WHat nonsense! Are there no slums in the USA? Does the CNN show these slums? Have the American government gotten rid of all her slums? You talk as if Europe and America are in a state of Utopia

Oh yea? Maybe when we have asylum seekers from the states and europe queuing up at the Nigerian embassy, the NTA can do a special report on the slums and shanty towns in the states and Europe.

PapaBrowne: Its bad enough that they do all that, but isn't it even worse that we allow them define us before we define ourselves.

There's this saying I love: The power of an oppressor lies in the ignorance of the oppressed!

While I totally agree that the western media paints Africa bad, truth is Africans usually paint a horrid image of Africa as well such that it gives so much credibility to the antics of the west. When I lived abroad, I knew people that did all they could to disdain Africa just so they can get working papers. People told crazy unbelievably horrid stories about violence in thier communities just so they could get immigration papers.


There is many reasons why the west would not want to see Africa progress. They can manage an Asian progress but would not tolerate an African progress.

The number one reason is Economic. Imagine what has happened to western economies as a result of developments in China, Brazil and many other developing countries. Imagine how the demand for resources resulted in increasing prices. Now think of what would happen if 1 billion Africans suddenly have to drive cars(Fuel Price), build houses and skyscrapers(steel prices), eat more meat(water scarcity, yes water scarcity),etc. The consequences would be devastating for the west first because the resources currently available to them literally free from Africa would have to be used in Africa. Imagine a situation where Nigeria has to consume all the 2 million barrels we produce? Where will UK get its supplies from?

The other reason is the maintain a sense of superiority. If Africa can keep being painted in bad light, then aid is what it needs and not investments. If more money goes into aid rather than investment, then Africans would remain dependent on handouts and see no reason to fix themselves.

Ur livin in a fools paradise if u think d UK gives a shit about ur oil. The UK has oil in d north sea and also recently discovered shale oil. Africans should just sit down and think up ways of developing their continent instead of constantly creating imaginary enemies for themselves. If u don't want the bbc to show slums and pot holes, get rid of them!

femmyb: Cause they want the descendants of Africans taken away in slavery to hate Africa and their Africaness, thats why some akatas and jamos will argue with you that they are not African. It's all about psychological warfare on the black mind, we have been at war with the white man over the last 500 years.

Lol. 500years? The Europeans would argue that they defeated u 400 years ago and moved on. U in contrast are still trapped in 400yr old shackles

ROSSIKE: Millions of Chinese and Indians have emigrated overseas as well. Even more than Africans. So that's no excuse.

Its no excuse to show us the reasons why millions of Nigerians are running away from their country and flooding theirs? U think the BBC or the CNN for instance don't owe it to their home countries to explain why they are being inundated daily with the influx of econimic migrants from Nigeria? Maybe its even good for them to show high rises and excellent roads so potential asylum seekers from Nigeria will have a harder time explaining why they want to escape from their 'high rise utopia' to Europe and America.