₦airaland Forum

So Boko Haram is pretty much a Kanuri terrorist movement, right? Not really generically "Northern" or Hausa? Perhaps some elements from the Chad Republic?

It seems plausible that they'd find it. After all, the Chad side has oil, doesn't it?

I suspect that Africa in general hasn't been thoroughly explored enough for natural resources. . . there is probably a lot still undiscovered.

And if they strike oil, perhaps we can then partition the country!

afam4eva:
Th e writer knows a lot about the composition on Nigeria but i wonder why he failed to state Hausa as one of the ethnic groups in the North.

I wondered too. But then again. . . how many Hausas are actually leaders in the North? Most of the prominent guys in the core north are Fulani.

These northerners need better leadership. What is the point of having political power for 40+ years if you've not used it to uplift your people in any way?

As bad as we complain about how backwards southern Nigeria is. . . the North is much, much worse.

Doesn't make any sense.

Hrm. I question some of his assertions:

By contrast, the North's population is probably larger, but it is much poorer than the rest of the country, with some of the world's worst health and economic statistics.

Extremely unlikely to me that the north is more populated than the south.

Ethnically, two groups, the Fulani and the Kanuri, dominate, though there are many smaller ethnic groups in Nigeria.

Lol, what happened to the Hausa?


He raises some interesting points, though.

I like the spirit of brotherhood shown here in the last few posts. . . but I'm not sure that they are good arguments for why Nigeria should remain one.

Who specifically is worse off if Nigeria divides? The problem I have with some of you optimists is that of the following three scenarios:

A) Current Nigeria
B) A strongly federalist Nigeria that is well-run
C) Several new states

You are somehow imagining that option B has more than a 5% chance of happening. Yes, B would be the best option, but given that it probably will not happen, why not explore option C, which is nearly as good (and certainly superior to Nigeria right now)?

rofl @ million spirits

@Kobojunkie: Why are you bothering to respond to the fool? He is a waste of time and only worthy of mockery. Nothing more.

fstranger6:
The way Gbawe used it? Gbawe used it as a verb, making obdurate in that context the wrong word/adjective  to use

".  .  . obdurate stance in  support of.  . . " would have been better!

Err, hrm. I've forgotten a lot of grammar, but. . .

[quote="Gbawe"]I can only hope , someday, you will see the shallowness of your obdurate support of those who , without doubt , have shown they do not have what it takes to move Nigeria forward.[/quote]is equivalent to

I can only hope you will see the shallowness of your obdurate support of those who  have shown they do not have what it takes to move Nigeria forward.

is equivalent to

I can only hope you will see the shallowness of your obdurate support of Group X.

Pretty clear that 'support' in the above sentence is a noun, yes? If he said, "You will see the shallowness of your obdurate support of Obama by 2011", then I think we will all agree that the sentence is fine.

Only real mistake in his sentence is not including the word 'that', e.g., "I can only hope THAT you will see. . ."

Support is a noun.

I can give you my support, can't I?

In any case, it is clear that Johndoe is a fool. A shameless, intellectually bankrupt scoundrel who is willing to slander, distort and misquote in order to further his agenda.

I disagree.

–adjective
1.
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
2.
stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner.

Gbawe used it correctly, imo.

What the hell is she whining about

That she couldn't drum up any support => Nigerian women should feel sad?

I hate when people play the race/gender card.

Sooooooooo lame.

If they simply called it 'no interest banking', there would be no wahala.

Sometimes these guys are not good at branding things, lol

Onlytruth:
Posted by: eku_bear
You are right and wrong on the bolded.
Yes, on face value and initial capital outlay it MAY be cheaper (but don't forget the cost of transporting coal from Enugu to the city which can quickly ratchet up cost.
The most prohibitive cost would be health costs -increased cases of respiratory diseases :asthma, emphysema/brocho-related diseases which will run into billions.
I would avoid that and use the local gas supply. It is local and cleaner.

Is there an existing gas pipeline that swings somewhere nearby? If so, they can take advantage of that. Though now that I look at things more closely, looks like they want to do hydro (good, since you have a river nearby) and solar (not a fan of this.)

Regarding coal, yes the cost outlay is cheaper (transport time from Enugu area to this city shouldn't be a big deal, looks like well under 70 miles, from Google maps).

You are right in that there are negative externalities which are passed on to the community at large with things that cause pollution. But I doubt that the externalities are really that high.

Of course, it depends on how much coal they are burning. I've not read any studies estimating this cost per ton of coal burned; one would need to do that as part of the feasibility study.

However. . . realistically, one generally needs to crack some eggs to make an omelette. You manage the negatives, monitor the air, etc, etc, but at the end of the day if you have vast coal deposits in the vicinity, you use it.

Johndoe is a dumbass.

You are making up FAKE quotes to disparage Bakare?

OK, then, well two can play that game. . .

"I did not r@pe the 7 year old girl, she consented willingly" - GEJ

Coal is a helluva lot cheaper than almost anything else. I don't think you should rule out using it w/o a feasibility study first.

Even if Nigeria generated enough electricity to meet its demands, at full capacity probably 30% from coal (or something in that ballpark) is enough to keep the environment safe.

And of course, we are very far from capacity.

So probably not a big deal in the short term.

Am I a m0ron. . . or where does that quote appear in the article 

Searched with Ctrl+F, then skimmed through twice. Didn't see it.

@Becomerichn: Yes, we all know the pop figures of the north are fake.

How will the city be powered? If they take care of this issue (with a power plant burning on say coal or NG), then it should very successful.

Hrm, interesting comments.

And yes I agree, white tribalists can definetly give African ones a run for their money

I've wondered, why is northern Europe so much wealthier than southern Europe?

There was a time when the southern countries (and regions of each country) were dominant, even as of 200-300 years ago, no?

How and why did they get surpassed so quickly?

Your responses made my heart glad 

Yoruba stand up! Hating-@ss b1tches (like OnlyTruth) sit your @ss down.

Err, no they were not. Least, not Yoruba. Even before the British came, we recognized that we were kin. . .

Just the concept of ethnicity and nationalism wasn't very important in the 1800s.