₦airaland Forum

obailala:
Why should the Chinese come and develop Nigeria when they still have their own home country to develop?... You are obviously the one exhibiting typical black man mentality of never wanting to do anything for ourselves but expecting others to leave their concerns to come and develop/uplift us.

Nobody developed China but the Chinese; similarly no one would develop Nigeria but the Nigerians. The Chinese are in Nigeria for business and it is left to Nigerians to use their God given brains and hands to scratch out the developmental benefits of the Chinese doing business with Nigeria. Food has never been free anywhere in the world and until the black man realises this, Africa will continue to be the dark continent.

Not totally true. Hong Kong and Taiwan relied on the west. Mainland China relied initially on the west at one time, then Russia and other communist nations After they then took the best of west and east. Exactly what we can do. Try all and draw the best from all options available. We can't develop Nigeria in isolation it won't work.
We have to take between the west, East and others It will take centuries to do it alone and some decades to do it with others.

onexile:
I don't believe this report, this govt has a penchant for lieing.

BBC said something different.

Keep listening to BBC then and let them also tell you where there own unit is positioned in the conflict in Nigeria so we know if they have a reliable information pass NA or 133 battalion

Joel3:
for me I think Fayose is a better alternative. he is even more popular. if he can capture west and middle melt. just forget about south south and south east.

Another mistake if you ask me. If you notice, Gradually Nigerians are getting tired of the old and former power holding politicians. It will be wise to present them someone new with a good profile o. Also apart from the noise,Fayose power end for PDP and Ekiti. He can't cross pass the boundaries at the moment. The closes he has to doing anything is Ekiti. He has no regional or nation relevance. Except for maybe SE & SS. Also given the option of there brother Ekweremadu.I doubt they would vote someone they simply like because he only helps them antagonize a likely foe in power.

Goke7:
They are testing the waters to know where opinions will likely sway to but if these are the candidates PDP are advertising, what a walkover for the ruling party.

Even chairmanship position is still a problem, bode George de para

Thought so too. but i still think with the options offered it will not be far from the potential choice they make at last. Its being there way for 16 years. When you hear say this will happen in PDP especially on leadership matter, Its most likely the scenario to play out.Very few exceptions like the PDP chairman Sherif!!

I say don't let the Terrorist retreat. Once re-enforcement arrive you get on there trail while its hot ,fast and swift. Ensure its the last attack that so called group of terrorist conduct in the area. There trails will be obvious with injured and disorganized terrorist. Give chase and let the Air-force scan the area to find the goons.

May God give the injured Soldiers quick recovery.
Anyway Kudos to 113 battalion,more grease to your elbows and God's speed.

jpphilips:
You are very right, MOF, a foreign tabloid expressed the same fear, the outlook is better for China in the long run, China knows that we are running out of FXR which guarantees imports in the first place so it is a two pronged gain for China.
Allow Nigeria to expand their FXR, import from me for the next 10yrs when it will be certain Nigeria will either run out of FXR (worse case scenario) or develop her manufacturing base.
OR
Develop Nigeria's infrastructure, tie down their PPP component for the next 25-30yrs, bros, every idiot will think long term and that is exactly what China is doing, so yes, it is in their interest to help Nigeria to develop her infrastructure, so long as they will be collecting toll on the second Niger bridge till 2041.
On a more cynical flip side, Divesting Nigeria will guarantee a bigger FXR which is what we need to patronize Chinese imports, so either ways you look at it, China is a gainer. Nigeria isn't losing either, if you don't want the bridge or the power plant, who stays in darkness, China?

As alternative looking at the enormous requirement of the sleeping nation called Nigeria what should we do? Maintain the slow status quo or try to solve the situation rapidly so you and I will see a better Nigeria today and not tomorrow?

Well It's that option or the situation we have now? I say we take our chances. If they can invest in Infrastructure,which obviously is not all our infrastructural requirement as a nation.Critical at the moment for Nigeria but definitely not all we need to be a developing nation. Nigeria needs much more and when we get our footing,we could focus development in the new emerging areas of our Infrastructure with newer deals beneficial to us.

It is risky and the Chinese will definitely also want some thing. Its normal that even Nigerians wont develop Nigeria without collecting something in return.We don't have the Muscle and we need help.Nigeria has the potential,is rich with vast areas begging for attention. $6bil is a start and many more deals will be made but we need to start now and perfect later.We need the Chinese initial involvement and if we keep the momentum the Chinese interest will look minute as compared to ours going forward.Our interest would later come to play and we still have alot to do.

I say let them come.Stable power and good roads today does not meaning Nigeria will stop growing.We will grow and today's power and roads will be insufficient tomorrow. Ebonyi or Calabar maybe the next Lagos tomorrow! We just need to have our start and exist plan clearly identified with long term interest.

Which way? one minute is Ekweremadu another is Fayose ! How many president or VP Aspirants una want get for PDP?

Na so confusion dey carry come sha!!!

Did I smell Christian Christian ticket? Dint some folks kick against same faith candidates ?


Naijeezeee
Anyway wishing them well. Over to you !

seanet02:
Let us be sincere with ourselves, ibo officers of the january coup were the remote cause of the murdering of ibo officers and civilians in the counter coup.
When you carried out a coup in which all your own tribesmen earlier marked for assasination escaped without a scratch and other people tribesmen were massacred then you should bear the brunt.
Ironsi now put petrol for fire, instead of putting the mutineers to trials and appropriate punishment meted out to them you just put them in Prison.
People should put themselves in the shoes of the Northern troops.
Though bello, Balewa and Akintola were the cause of all this, the moment they cooked up stories against Awolowo and jail him unfairly they should have know karma is a *****.

Or the fact someone like Nzeogwo will turn around to someday betray the Sardauna in Kaduna and boost about murdering him.That is despite benefiting from Kaduna as a home.It simply shows the treachery, betrayal, and deftness of the Igbo soldiers who instigated the first coup. If not for them we did not know of a coup. If not for them someone like Nzeogwu would be as Northern as any Northerner.We would have professional soldiers with discipline.Saying the counter-coup saw the disobedience of superior, It is factual that it started with SE junior officers who decided to disobey the laws of Nigeria and murder the constitutionally recognized government of Nigeria. To even think Nzeogwu's surname was Kaduna!

They started it and should not cry blue murder because the tables turn. Again they got what they deserved and ripped what they sow.If it had happened the other way will they lay quiet about it. I doubt!The first pro Igbo coup was uncalled for and they had the options like not killing the Leaders. The could have arrested them tried the leaders and be reasonable about dealing with them!It was a choice they had. But because of the hate they had for the Northerners, It was murder they preferred and so it became. You showed our leaders not quarter. Don't expect any from ours. Shikenan!

What did they(Igbos) expect after you round up our respected or elected sons and elders kill them in despicable ways and arrogantly show off your price.Did you expect us to share a bowl of meal with you and pretend it didn't happen or what? You got to be joking!They always think they are smart but often they are daft in there judgment and decisions to handle situations.

You may want to ask how come the Juniors officers who carried out the coup had no northern person involved considering there claim the goal was to tackle the corruption in the government then? Is it that the north was not suffering same corruption or what? If it was truly national we should have had a combination of officers from all the zones. Somehow it is only one section that deems it fit to carry out a coup and only leaders from zones excluded in the plot get killed.

Daft man!!! Just take a look and you will notice that the audience isn't paying any attention to the dunce aka Fayose.
Don't worry a followup letter is coming to inform the investor not to invest as you were once impeached for being a daft governor and caught on tape rigging elections in 2015. considering the picture is not a fake.

Congrats to the officer.

Meanwhile why Nepal? Never knew they had good military training school

oloyedayo:
Hmmmmmmm, even if they received the call, must every thing be in the news?

I agree with you and Personally i think it should not have come to the media but rather the relevant authorities to act swiftly. As the publicity attached to this may have just spoiled another opportunity.

Why should the media know before going to the government with the matter? Na wa for some people sha

Allow Kanu inherit it !!!!
I think he deserve to have the plane as he wants to walk the path too.

Biafra things belong to Biafra! Where Biafra sef? So we can return it.

This is pure simple wrong and totally foolish. Why will someone provide or carelessly allow voters private information to get into the hands of money making goons. I bet this is how we all get scam calls and all the unsolicited rubbish adverts.

If INEC is seeing this they need to act on it as a matter of urgency,because its a bridge of our privacy and compromise to our security to allow some unknown individual or group have access to our information and phone numbers.Not to talk of coming online to sell it and advice others to patronize him..

linaluv:
Lets show Love and respect for such men as these, even all in the armed forces fighting to protect you and me.

God Bless Nigeria

We thank you all for what you have done to make things better in this nation and your sacrifices we will remember.

Please OP do you have there names?It will be nice to acknowledge this fine men for they are role models. The fought a for nation as proud compatriots. I also won't mind the possibility of meeting them.

We love you so much and we owe you people so much !!!! God bless you and all who are great men of Nigeria.
God bless Nigeria.

mile12crises:
serves the modaforkers right.....

You scum !!!

Obasanjo:Hey you come here and get me water this place is hot !!!

Wike:Baba you dint have to shout i am getting it nah!

Obasanjo: Make sure its cold o ! Why is GEJ not here?

Wike: I no sabi ! can i go now?

Okay kontinu !!!! Nawa sha some people and culture !!!!

@OP ; Mbu did not BEG rather he Appealed ! Which is the appropraite thing to do as the head of the school. That said shouldnt that be to the IGP or DIG?

"So, I appeal to the president to set up a special
committee to examine our colleges with a view to
putting them in good shape before the training for
the new recruits commences,’’ Mbu appealed.

Taming a deep seated social malady- The Almajiri Challenge in Northern Nigeria

Written by Hamza Ibrahim Baba

It is easy to quickly lump in the murderous carnage of Boko Haram that exploded across northern Nigeria in the last seven years with the series of senseless ethno religious crises which regularly have been happening in the north or the events of 2009 which led to the brutal killing (under captivity) of Mohammed Yusuf- the sect leader, but certain curious details of this season of anomie may suggest that we do not rush too quickly to such an emotion-fueled conclusion. We must not allow the flow of tears to blind us to remember the fact that northerners including some traditional rulers and some highly profiled politicians were targeted in the orgy of violence following 2011 elections.

Please permit me to skirt the political context of this violence which many other commentators have copiously and competently addressed. Let me instead dwell on the subject of the massive population of illiterate, unemployed and maladjusted young men in northern Nigeria who I have come to believe are just as much victims (offensive as it sounds at the moment) as they are culprits.

Many have tried to deflect attention from their own failings in comforting themselves properly by accusing Government of not educating and providing employment for the hordes of youth involved in one violence or another. Such ideas are reinforced by ideas propagated by some of my Northern collegues who have made a strong and reasoned case for the elimination of primordial proclivities within the Nigerian State, but also includes a comment about the education of northern Nigeria which demonstrates a certain inadequate appreciation of the challenge or even refusal to take responsibility.

I can hardly find any empirical basis to suggest that government has done more to educate southerners than it has northerners. Statistics from UBEC/NBS on primary education for instance is very telling. The total number of public primary schools in key northern states dramatically dwarfs those in the south as follows: Kano – 3066; Sokoto – 1,985; Kaduna - 3,034; Lagos – 906; Enugu– 1,108; Akwa Ibom – 1,093. Enrolment figures from the same source also show that in 2005, while Kano had 544,823 enrollees in public primary schools, Lagos had only 183,354. These figures suggest that if the south has any educational advantage, it is not conferred by government policy or actions. I suggest therefore that we explore a more reasoned perspective of the problem.

A census conducted in 2006 found that there were 1.2million Almajiri boys in my state Kano alone; recent national estimates put the total number of such boys at 10million (about the population of Tunisia). These are children in the age range of 6 and the mid-teens who have been effectively abandoned by their parents to Quranic ‘boarding schools’ which are often hundreds of kilometers from their homes. The children in return for the Islamic education provided by the Mallam are required to provide support for him even as they fend for themselves usually by roaming the streets to beg for alms: a UNICEF researcher found that 60% of these kids never return home. In this 21st Century of information and technology and with the abundance of Islamic knowledge at our backyard, there is no justification whatsoever for sending our kids to far places in the name of seeking for Quaranic education. No justification for that.

These kids are then from an early age schooled in knowledge not censored by any religious shura or sharia council; in certain instances of a radical bent. Put that together with the fact they are not given any other knowledge or skills that will enable them participate in the economy and what you get are young adults who have lived deprived of parental love; who are excluded from the economic life of the society; and in many cases indoctrinated with radical, negative ideas about people who are different in some respect from them. However, this on its own may not necessarily translate into a long term grave problem; what does is a far more sensitive and insidious reality.

When the average 13yr old Southern Nigerian female child is preoccupied with Introductory Technology as a school subject, her northern counterpart is condescendingly discussing the upcoming introduction to her prospective in-laws with her envious mates (she is going to be the fourth wife). Trace the trajectory of their lives and you will find that when an average southern girl is entering University at 18, her counterpart is in the third trimester of her 4th annual pregnancy. – they are now generations apart. Don't forget the psychological tortures these women pass through when their children are forcefully taken away from them at baby ages to be sent to cities for alamajirci. Add this to the fact that a sizeable number of these women are divorced at the slightest provocation / arguments. This is the height of inhumanity.

As ‘Nollywoodish’ as this sounds, it is everyday reality.The combined lifestyle choices of early marriage, multiple marriages and high birth rates in the north become an explosive mixture when you add the inevitable tinder of low literacy levels, poverty and political opportunism. A reality which features 10 million (and rapidly growing) ‘misfits’ whose only recollection of love was the scant attention they got from a mother who was hardly more than a baby making machine; who had started fending for themselves and others since they were 6; and whose view of the world is shaped largely by one man (malam) who himself is sometimes a dangerously mis-educated exploiter.

The growing menace of anarchist groups like Boko Haram, the recent avoidable massacre of hundreds of shiite followers and the General growing apprehension and state of insecurity and attacks on some prominent northerners hitherto considered untouchable institutions may be a dire warning that we are nearing the tipping point and the North as a people must now decide whether we want to evolve into a more progressive society or gradually become a theatre of violence one after another.

I have no doubt that the required lifestyle choices will not be easy to make because the status quo is viewed largely as a religious privilege or even imperative and even in some warped minds, a political advantage. However, we must must now realize that growth for the sake of growth is the philosophy of the cancer cell and ultimately, cancer cells die with the patient – they literally grow to death.

It is critical for the north to recognize that reproductive choices must be made with sustainability in mind. The fabric of society ultimately breaks down when children are birthing children to be raised by the streets.

This war for survival is not going to be led by a southerner, not by international Organisations, nor by federal government. The charge has to be led by the northern political class and intelligentsia.

We need a few good men. We need men who are bold enough to stand toe to toe against the established interest who will inevitably emerge to defend ideas that guarantee exploitation of the children and by extension the implosion of the region. This demon won’t be tamed back by half hearted wishes or lashing out defensively at phantom conspirators.

The time to act is now, tomorrow may be too late.

Hamza Ibrahim Baba
National Coordinator
Vendors for Positive Change Initiative
hamzababajawakd@gmail.com

chosen04:
So Adeyanju Deji has also become IPOB? Yeye truly dey smell

The stench is strong and typical of a skunk with noxious smell.

I say all Nigeria haters are scum and stink !!!!

Is that post not from the same person who fought someone in a night club over the APC/PDP argument? I mean a renowned animal behavior from a human over civil matters that can be discussed without rancor.

Indeed who better to use the term zoo or animal than someone who fought over politics and yet come out to boost of using violence to conquer someone at a club. Mr OP and your FB buddy are the animals and resident of the a zoo in your village.

Use the word NIgeria on Wikipedia to find out more. Also if you doubt who Nigeria be just in case check the internet and United nation. Compare that as against the so called Biafra or IPOB. You can't beat that anyday anytime

NIGERIA THE GIANT OF AFRICA

haters can try lagoon!!!

NIGERIA IS GREAT AND WE LOVE HER !!!!
THE MOTHERLAND SHALL COME OUT GREAT AND ALL haters scum WILL EAT POO!!!!!

AntiWailer:
By their names u shall know them.

they said 2 of the parents. they can go there identify and talk to her.

the information they might be able to extract, no securiry force can.

and for all those shouting bring the girl. the girl commited a crime against Cameroon and cnt jst be released to Nigeria like that.

understand simple diplomatic things before you type

Guy its people like you who think reasonably that understand. The wailing folks here will do anything stupid to castigate at every instance. You wonder if they ever sit to think.
Someone tried to attack a nation and you just simply ask that the nation send her back to you! Also you take a register with some old photos probably not up to date. since the incidence to check from Naija and confirm someone identiy? Na wah!
The ideal thing which our embassy has done will be to contact the country. then we bring someone we feel can verify if the person in question is even Nigerian in the first place before we look into the Chibok aspect. Chibok or no Chibok girl if she is Nigerian it should be as important.
All the same i wish is the Chibok girl. As it would bring some hope and news good or bad on the other chibok victims. Kudos FGN

ShinnBet:
But gay banging is allowed Abi?


The practice of homosexuality has been found to have its hub in places like Kano, Kaduna, Lagos and Abuja. Interestingly, despite the presence of the Hisbah or Sharia police, Kano still has a flourishing gay market where homosexuals operate. The “Dan Daodu” as they are called in Hausa parlance are the male prostitutes who offer services to needing individuals. They use the cover of darkness to perpetrate their acts within the Sabon Gari axis. Men who want to get laid by other men are often seen around there haggling for the right price.


It was revealed to Street Journal that the North seems to have a higher population of homosexuals because many of the “big men” around today had been violated decades ago when they were just boys. Some of them also proceeded to same sex schools where they blossomed in the act.

How come Oga you missed out the gay bishops in your long tale. Abi the baby factory which is a combo of advance prostitution and human baby trading. Abi they are not vices? Nice one sha! Again Just get over it Ashawo is not allowed in Kano and if you have objection you take it to your village. If you like write a book on vices in the 19 northern states. The one His bah catch stands. If you don't like it collect them and transfer them to your village.
That said Homosexuality is illegal and if Hisbah sabi the tales provided by the wanna be shinnbet dude is reliable fact I will advice the needful be done.Thank you

ShinnBet:
Story.

Kano state govt that had to hold state marriages for the divorced young girls constituting a nuisance ?

As I said before only Islam has a doctrine that supports prostitution and even your prophet did pay for sex as well

What Kano did is by far a Proud thing.Than to say you are advocating for your LovePeddler to resume duty in a land you are a stranger in so you can pay for sex.

You are obviously a prostitute customer or a brothel manage who is worried his busy is affected the actions to curb criminality of your admiration.

Kano is not a your state or your fathers estate.Take your shit and whores to your village else they will be arrested and dealt with according to the laws in Kano.if they are caught selling themselves in Kano Sabon gari or any place.

If it offends you take them with you. Nonsense.

ShinnBet:
Spewing crap.

Must you Muslims always lament your butthurt on the rightful and well deserved defeat you got from the crusaders over a thousand years ago on every useless defense you make for your despicable religion?


What concerns crusaders with your Hisbah brigade abducting young Christian girl?


Did the crusades affect Kano or was it waged by southern Christians ?

Sense una in get for that una head wey una dey bang every day for ground.

Its a predominant Muslim state and ashawo is not allowed .I dont known if reverse is the case in the domain you reside.

Here its not allowed and be a true defender swine eater and come fetch em for once in your silly life.

ShinnBet:
I talk am.

Una must mention the crusades.

Useless liars.


If you want to read on the greatest genocide then google Islamic jihad in India and the Islamic slave trade in Africa.

Let's not digress ....


Tell your pedophile perverted emir to release those girls

Lol guy you have to be fair before you even get the facts straight. if you are not, I doubt you will see pass your bias perception.
History can not be distorted the human life claim and nations exploited greatly were done in the hands of same Ol same. Apart from them is the likes of Genghis khan.
In genocide we owe the whites aka Europeans a stand ovation for the massacres as explorers, rapers, criminals or yes and great warriors aka Constantine and Hitler.