₦airaland Forum

slenderdude:
About 65% of the proverbs on this list are YORUBA proverbs transliterated to pidgin.
i beg to be corrected.

Only a true Yoruba (omo odo agba) will understand Not all these yorubas they speak in the city

the world is quite big u know,... not a little hamlet filled with enclave warlords

a more conciliatory comment ought to be something like this:

"wow. I thought these sayings were unique to my yorubas only. now I realise that we the yoruba's share lots of sayings with other tribes including the urhobos"

UjSizzle:
Biko is this the new way to shed weight

nope
remember the other ruddy cheek guy that trecked from lagos to abuja for GMB in 19 days?
i think in nigeria, one actually gains more weight when they treck long distances
they probably hunt and eat bush meat on the way

Kei144:
There seems to be hope for the economy.

...and besides
i think we should let go of this oil business as a determinant of our economic success

if we continue to insist that our wealth as a country would be dependent on oil
then i'm afraid those whose villages sit on the oil wells and oil pipeline routes
would by necessity gradually determine the fate of project Nigeria

Kei144:
There seems to be hope for the economy.

Not really

From what I learnt, shale becomes quite profitable to US producers only after the price of oil reaches some $60 to $80 per barrel
I think what this means is that once OPEC oil prices start going up again, America companies will start producing their shale oil in bulk. thereby putting a downward pressure on the price of oil to remain between $60 to $80 per barrel..

The only thing that can upset this delicate balance is if there is strong growth in one or more of the big economies thus leading to an increased demand for oil. Or, if one of the big oil producers encounter a situation such as war which would mean that supply would be reduced

Wow

The terms of reference is quite insensitive.
It emphasises the request of documents from civil servants
by a separate power bloc from that which they are presently aligned

if you're ignorant of how the civil service works especially in relation with politicians ,
then you wont understand the undercurrents

Why not wait till they get into power before pursuing some of their requests

I agree with this

Emmahunk:
Why do we still have so much bitterness against one another. Why call a part of our own Country CURSED?
Is it not high time we learnt to make our points without ridiculing or hurting one another?
Obviously, there are some issues that we need to address but that can be done with love.

For this one. I don't agree

The all knowing God must have his reasons for making us all one Nation! When will we stop resisting God!

Lugard made us one. He is not God

Just like Shaekau killing folks is man's doing and not God's

GeneralShepherd:
My advice?Unless you are on scholarship, it is never too late to cancel coming to the UK. Cancel your admission apply to Canada, USA, New Zealand or Australia. You will thank me later for this advice.

Mekurexx:
Loool Okay its not late but then....

I agree with the guy ooo

One or two persons I have advised against the UK move are in Canada right now and are not moaning
But in UK, I see folks weeping and gnashing their teeth.

If you do have enough cash sha, u can finish from here and try for a phd or something like that in Canada

BW in any choice you make sha
afterall Joseph became a prince from prison and so did Obj

Thank God that I am not the only one that noticed the writer says this

America has declared a former Minister of Niger
Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, Rivers State
Governor-elect, Nyesom Wike, former militant
commanders, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, Government
Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) and several other
persons who either encouraged violence through
inciteful comments or interfered with the
electoral process during the last general
elections as persona non-grata, meaning that
they are barred from entering the United States
and subjected to visa sanctions.

then says this

Though the US government did not specifically
name those it intends to punish for their actions
before, during and after the elections , Orubebe,
Wike, Tompolo, Asari-Dokubo, First Lady
Patience Jonathan, Katsina State Governor,
Ibrahim Shema and several other major political
actors made national news headlines by their
heated comments and actions.

is this not what is called conjecture?

Mum says that she'll slap those that ate the meat in her soup
The househelp says that my brothers Sam, and leki, and my dad ate the meat in her soup.

Thisday's conjecture is that Mum will slap Sam, Leki and Dad soon.
....umh. flight of reasoning
appears that Thisday is now hiring some narialanders

DeGenius3:
i recently got into an argument with one of my close friends and i was trying to let him know
that government does not create jobs. what they do is create the enabling environment that
will make people's ideas thrive, create policies that will somewhat help small businesses.
i don't really know if i was wrong or right. but i really want to know on this forum
if it the sole responsibility of government to create jobs.
NOTE: only good and reasonable comment PLEEEEASE.
Thanks.

in a way, you and your friend are both right
In its most basic form, this is how it works

If people are not able to feed and pursue their aspirations they yearn for change by seeking to overturn the present order peacefully (eg negotiations, democracy, migration) or violently (theft, kidnap, coup, revolution etc)

In modern times and in a rough way, what i have described translates to:
if people do not have jobs, they violently rebel (eg Tunisia) against the government or vote them out (eg Nigeria).

So for self interest, (not necessarily moral qualms) a government needs to ensure that jobs are created.
it can ensurure in either one or two ways:

1) the government indirectly creates jobs by providing the enabling physical, mental and social structures stimulus required for organisations to create these jobs
2) directly creating jobs themselves (e.g civil service)

...so, the two posters above me, plus your friend and yourself are all kinda correct
also read up social contracts for a better understanding

lol charlesPhc

u neva see anything yet ooo
u created a simple post which simply invited people to critique/think

dem go curse u tire, turn u to apc or Pdp or even tribalist

2 WEEKS LATER. Emeka and Femi hook up online


Emeka@SA: O boy haw far naw?
Femi@Lagos: I dey. how ur side.

Emeka@SA: I dey bam. No shaking. I go enter lag next week o. I wan hook up with one Funke babe wen dey distrub me since.
Femi@Lagos: Correct guy. E be like say we suppose spend the weekend for Calabar. I get wan Nnkechi girl for office
wen her ikebe dey do the less you look, the more you see. I no wan make my iyawo catch me.

Emeka@SA: O boy forget that thing. if you see Funke picture em,, i sure say she set pass Nkechi oo.
Emeka@SA: By the way, what of Esere826 sef. We suppose hook up with am?

Femi@Lagos: Forget that fake guy. Na so so grammar im sabi. Im no sabi action. We go block later
Emeka@SA: Ok naw. I go halla u. * logs off

Emeka@SA: Why can't your king be insulted, but you can insult the SA king. Are they not both humans?
Femi@Lagos: Look, even if what my king did was wrong, the kingship extends beyond the person. It's the stool that must me respected.

Emeka@SA: What nonsense are you saying, is the stool the king or the person the king? Does the Zulu king not also have a stool? abegi
Me: Guys, abeg take it easy. Both of you have a point you know. Emeka, despite what Femi's king said -and Femi admits it was wrong-
it might be too much for you to insult his king to his face. After all, I am yet to hear of two men who when quarrelling one calls the mum of the other an ashawo to his face even if this is a known fact in the community.

Emeka@SA: what nonsense. So if Hitler were alive and had children, are you saying the Jews cannot insult Hitler anytime they are near his children.
Me: Ehmm... I think that example is too extreme

Femi@Lagos: Esere why are you bothering yourself with this idiot. He would soon say he is a Jew. Abegi all flat heads should all go and die. Maybe that's what the SA's are helping us accomplish.
me: Haba Femi, that is cruel naw.

Emeka@SA: That's the way of these coward, gambari slaves. Always wishing death on others and then hiding behind others to bring it to pass.
Femi@Lagos: Although I was upset, I did not mean every word I said about you guys dying sha.

Emeka@SA: Yes, like how we hear that your king was only joking when he said that we would be drowned abi?
Femi@Lagos: I remember clearly that your own kings where busy clapping and cheering my king when he made the statement. That means it was a joke.

Emeka@SA: They were only being smart. How could they have done otherwise in the palace. So that your king would immediately dispatch them to the lagoon abi?.
Me: Permit me to interject. Guys, imagine if the Lagos king had also said that all the igbo women would be ravished.
Femi, would this have been considers a joke and not a threat by a stretch of your imagination? Emeka would your leaders have also clapped too to this jest or threat in order to escape the palace?

Femi@Lagos: Esere you are an ignoramus. You think you a re smart abi
Emeka@SA: Esere you are a tribalist, you don't want my people to progress. goat.
Me: Abeg make una no vex oooo.
*logs off

Three friend hook up in a social media platform to discuss current happenings


Femi@Lagos: These South Africans are xenophobic mehn. Can you believe the way they are attacking foreigners and 9jas after how we helped them conquer apartheid. Emeka, i don't know what u people are still doing there
Emeka@SA: Its not about being here. This is an African country and we contribute to the economy just the way we have MTN and DSTV in Nigeria

Femi@Lagos: I hope you flat heads did not provoke them by saying that you make up 70% of their population and that SA is a no man's land
Emeka@SA: Femi, u dey craze. It's not only Nigerians that they are attacking they are attacking other Africans too.

Me: its' so sad o. How did it all begin?
Emeka@SA: It their useless South African Zulu king. He said something about foreigners not being welcomed, and pronto his people went on rampage.

Me: but I can't recall the Zulu king saying anything to the effect of encouraging his people to attack foreigners.
Femi@Lagos: The king should know better. He should know that whatever he says can be echoed by his illiterate followers and given a new and dangerous life.
Me: I guess that's' true.

Femi@Lagos: Can you believe that the kings spokesperson offered another statement in which the king stood by his earlier statement. That king na proper goat o.
Me: Ehm,,.. Femi, I remember that some weeks ago, your own king in Lagos threatened that Igbos will drown in the lagoon if they vote against his favoured candidate.

Emeka@SA: Don't mind that irresponsible Lagos king.
Femi@Lagos: Who are you calling irresponsible. Watch your mouth. How dare you insult my king if you don't have kings in your area
respect yourself... skaliwag, insolent buffoon, clueless anima.

AhmedMustapha:
Op I disagree with your belief that the government providing stable electricity to the citizenry will not go a long way to solving the problem of unemployment in the country
1. When such a time comes and with a sincere government in place, the cost of running generators or other alternative sources will be in no way cheaper than the bills you will be charged by the distribution companies. With meters in place your charges will be commensurate with the actual amount of power used.
2. Looking critically at the Manufacturing sector, stable electricity will go a long way in reducing the cost of production enabling more hands to be employed in the process. You may argue that the high cost of production involved with the inconstancy of power doesn't change anything as all you need to do is raise prices then profit is made. Remember if the cost of manufacturing an automobile is N300 in the country as a result of the erratic power supply leading to high cost of production but the same product goes for N250 when imported from China, we can both guess where consumers will likely purchase the product from.
You may say government should stiffen import laws to discourage import of the said product but you forget that government requires revenue for smooth running and any progressive government will encourage exports to raise foreign exchange thereby boosting the economy, how can the said manufacturing company in Nigeria export and make profits when it's counterparts in China offer the same product at lower cost. This disparity occasioned by the unstable nature of power in the country will shut the Nigerian company out of business leading to loss of jobs and other negatives. I'm expecting your reply but there is no truth in your assertion that the stability of power in the country will have little or no effect on the rate of unemployment

Interestingly, at first glance, I think I agree with everything you wrote
You reasoning is very sound.

The original post is meant to promote elucidated discuss like you've provided on factors that can link job creation to power consumption and other policies
and to dispel the common misconception that 24hr electricity automatically equates to job creation on the scale that Nigeria would need
It's almost designed like common entrance exams that tests for verbal and logical reasoning aptitude.

All Hakim's I've met are tall does not mean that every tall person is called Hakim

I've had a laugh reviewing some of the comments made here
some subtly seem to be more concerned in mentally simplifying the discuss to me being anti APC, or anti tribe, or anti-common man
OR me feeling like a smart fellow
and their reaction to their inabilities is to reach out for their local and international dictionaries and look for all insults they can muster
But I digress

Kudos to you, but at this point, I believe you must be smiling to yourself now and thinking actually esere826 did not say that
"the stability of power in the country will have little or no effect on the rate of unemployment"

taharqa:
Wait APC said GEJ spent 2 trillion naira for elections??
As in 2 trillion naira ?? Do they know what 2 trillion is?? How much us the entire FG budget again, and how much does Nigeria make in a single year??

And any sane person believes this??

Bwahahahahahaha........

trillion is a good figure to use in propaganda
sensible people from both APC and PDP would know that it is impossible and just laugh without bothering to dissect it

dumbos on the other hand will start screaming and wetting their pants about this ridiculous figure
which they do not even have the ability to comprehend in the first place

this my friend is sensationalism at its peak and meant for silly folks to sip on.

Akainzo:
I believe the key part of this judgement is clear: Defection to another party is allowed ONLY when there is DIVISION IN THE NATIONAL STRUCTURE of the party.

So if Tambuwal can prove that there was division in the national structure of PDP, then he would have to lose his position as HOR member.
Clearly though, Tambuwal cited happenings in his STATE, thus he is not going to have any grounds to stand on.

it took 4 years for this case to get here
I don't think it will affect Tambuwal.
Our judiciary is notoriously slow

Even if it does affect him, he would be hinted so he can bow out gracefully

atlwireles:
They are normally not the problem.

Agreed
but if hurdles are introduced to slow them down from switching at the drop of a hat
I think it would prevent parties from thinning out too quickly like ANPP thinned out fast

uken73:
Omo see Gobe. The era of getting a position through a party and dumping it soon after is over.
I think there should even be more stringent rules for switching parties, even for non-office holders. That will better strengthen democracy. Not that almost every politician will abandon ship when their party looses thereby leaving the polity without strong opposition.

I agree
there should be more hurdles for none-elected officials too
this would ensure that when you are going into a party you are sure that its constituents are like-minded

kudos to the judiciary although this was late in coming
however its lateness enabled APC succeed, and it was important that the system was given a shock that opposition is able to win at the federal level too

atlwireles:
Great one, my PDP will now remain in one piece. No more defection by night anymore.

I guess none elected folks can still defect

ANGER
nonsense
since 2011
what kind of judgement is this?
medicine after death

what is the implication on Mimiko, Mimiko's deputy, Rochas, Amaechi, Tambunwal, Kwara State governor, et al?


JOY
anyway sha. this judgement is brilliant ..I'm elated
it should hopefully curb defections in future
democracy has to be deepened instead of this jumping around of politicians as if they are acting Matrix

some igbos and yorubas always fighting online
then screwing themselves offline

una well done ooooo

@OP

great photo
and quite revealing

it feels so pure, no pretence

belabela:


It's difficult to fight evidence. The link and your post just confirm that

Enjoy your life in delusion land

get a proper education
it would do you some good in reading between the lines

if u like shout and kill urself for APC or PDP
na u know

God bless your hustle in the new 49 man laptop squad

belabela:
Sorry APC denied this on March 26, 2015 ...what exactly is the problem here. Is it lack of reading ability or lack of common sense or both?

See evidence/link http://dailypost.ng/2015/03/26/buhari-never-promised-apc-to-make-naira-equal-to-dollar-apc/

don't be a fool
the op's post is based on same story as your link

it has not changed the fact that parties including APC tend to be silent on silly propaganda that favours them

are u sick or something or plain daft?
f.uck off

yinkeys:
I did that too, but the truth is am sure right now you're better than alot of your mates. Maybe not financially but in the use of Microsoft office @ least. I heard being proficient in the use of Excel alone could give one a decent paying job. Even oil coys use it for petroleum economics. It's not easy to be a good programmer you know. Bros you're too much jor, I recently got a good excel book that will help me become a good model creator & programmer in it. No Nigerian university will teach one how to use Microsoft excel. It was actually in my final year that a visiting prof. from the US made it mandatory to create models & do assignments on Excel spreadsheets while learning petroleum economics. Ever since then I've had this undying desire to be very good at it. Thumbs up for creating this thread, it's a motivator for some lazy ones like me
I don't know what you studied but engineering is very competitive. So many things to learn bros: Microsoft Office, Schlumberger Techlog, Autocad and so on. Academic/company learning just seems like a never ending journey

I actual started life as an engineer
although, I am no longer an engineer, the mathematics and logic skills in engineering has proved useful in excel and programing language stuff
it's actually soooooooo interrelated
you find out soon

SeverusSnape:
Lies...
See this link: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/ill-make-naira-equal-in-value-to-dollar-says-buhari/

We won't aaccept that.
All I know is this, Buhari must make a Naira equal to a Dollar.

Lest I forget, He should also stabilize global oil price

We need change

Although I agree that APC was quite full of propaganda during their campaign (more than PDP who also used propaganda), however this is what your link quotes GMB as saying:

“It is sad that the value of the naira has dropped to more than N230 to one dollar; this does not speak well for the nation’s economy,’’ he said.

The newspaper's headline of Buhari saying he'd make one naira equal one dollar surely does not do justice to that quote.

APC goons sha at that time, they kept quite and allowed some simpletons buy into this misinformation.

justwise:
To me that is the only sensible thing you have said so far. The killings can not justified simple.

Except i missed something
no one on this thread that is Nigerian or otherwise has justified the killings. All have condemned it.
all we've done is to present our world views in explaining what is happening and what can be done to stop such barbarity and prevent it from ever taking place in the future

Some have encouraged that the strategy for avoidance can be owned by immigrants, while some suggest that it should be owned by the government. Others suggest that the strategy should be owned by the SA citizens themselves, some suggest a mixture of ownership.

And yet, others are only content with condemning what is happening and then insulting anyone that does not share their world view of how such xenophobic attacks can be mitigated.

..correct me if i'm wrong

justwise:
So the only solution you see here is that Nigerians and other Africans should avoid SA ?

again...
that was my emotive suggestion

I also gave another suggestion, and we can go further to add that their government should be more proactive.

Whatever works and prevents death. that's what matters

esere826:

My straight forward and emotive answer would be yes, they should avoid going to places were there is a greater probability that they could be killed

However, I understand that life doesn't work that way, especially when one is also faced with constant life threatening dangers plus economic challenges in the place where one comes from.

So my diplomatic answer would be that those who which to travel to SA should try to gather as much information as possible (positive and negative info) and then use such information to try navigating through the labyrinth that is presently SA.

justwise:
That is not my question, i wasn't talking about some areas in SA but SA as a whole, do you want Nigerians and other Africans to stop going to SA?

That highlighted phrase was meant to refer to the entire SA (plus any other country were one is more likely to be killed than in the person's current location).

like I said, that particular answer is me being simple and emotive,
......but different from my second suggestion which I think is more realistic.

justwise:
So basically Nigerians and other Africans should not go to SA else they will be killed?

My straight forward and emotive answer would be yes, they should avoid going to places were there is a greater probability that they could be killed

However, I understand that life doesn't work that way, especially when one is also faced with constant life threatening dangers plus economic challenges in the place where one comes from.

So my diplomatic answer would be that those who which to travel to SA should try to gather as much information as possible (positive and negative info) and then use such information to try navigating through the labyrinth that is presently SA.