₦airaland Forum

Lordave:
If you're a Christian this sin would never be forgiven even unto your last generation.

Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

And when exactly is a person's last generation?

The Niger Delta crisis is a serious matter that requires serious policy, committed, courageous and HONEST leadership to resolve.

Okowa has just shown another ineptitude sign.


The Niger Delta has been complaining about environmental
damage from oil exploration and rising unemployment and poverty in the region, but the successive governments and the multi-national oil corporations have been insensitive to the plight of the people.

The people have endured a long history of economic and social injustice and they are now “tired of being at the bottom.”

I don't support the activities of the militants, but the truth is that, Niger Deltans have been suffering from
environmental degradation and pollution through oil spillage and gas flaring.

There are many other “Tales of Agony” destroying the landscape that I do not deem necessary to drop here.

The crisis in the Niger Delta is not complex by itself but the approach to resolving it makes it complex and dangerous. The people are not asking for anything out of the ordinary.

There is no justification why the region that is home to Nigeria’s oil wealth should remain the most impoverished in the nation. What a paradox! Just travel down to the communities and you will notice the lack of basic infrastructure, good road network, quality health care facilities, good schools and portable water etc.

The oil wealth is not being used to develop the area. The successive governments have collected billions of dollars from the land over the decades, but little (if any) has been invested in the area to improve the people’s living conditions. Is there anything wrong in investing some money that are realized from the oil extracted from the region to improve the people’s living conditions?

The main causes of Niger Delta crisis are greed, selfishness, deprivation, poverty, and “social injustice.”

Social justice, according to experts, is that the same contribution equals the same benefit.
A person’s“benefit" equals his or her “contribution". No community should be given more when it contributes less or be given less when it contributes more! Social injustice and selective favouritism is repugnant to natural justice.

That is the crux of the matter in the Niger Delta crisis! The Niger Delta is contributing a lot to the economic well being of Nigeria and it is getting nothing but destruction in return. Social justice is an important ingredient for “socioeconomic development.” It creates “a healthy, harmonious, reliable social and psychological atmosphere that will stimulate economic development.” And because of social injustice the entire nation is slowly becoming politically and
economically very unstable.

rottennaija:
It took him that long because he needed to check them very well... So they wouldn't be caught in the Web of corruption cases

Is there anybody that can be corrupt while in APC? Have you seen any APC member being arrested (kidnapped) by EFCC?
In the US and UK that we choose to copy whenbit suits us, once election is over, the president unifies everybody and appoint based on competence not on sentiments and selective favouritism.
Just tell me what the likes of Ngige, Fayemi, Enelama, Aisha Alhassan, Bawa, Amaechi, Hadi Sirika, Adebayo Shittu and Osagie Ehanre have done or said since appointment.
Including such bunch of junks and excluding erudite scholars such as Pat Utomi, Ezekwesili et al just because they are not in APC is a clear sign of ineptitude.

I wonder what the actors guild does.

Just imagine the faces of the redundant ministers that took Buhari several months to appoint. Most of them are unknown to us and have not even done or said anything since appointment.

Endtime landlady

Okorocha should better sit up

Menopause no longer exist?

By Comr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka.

The sincere removal of the fuel subsidy should be a welcome development, that is if the government is indeed SINCERE. From my discussions with friends and patriotic Nigerians off and online, my conclusion is that Nigerians no longer trust this government, atleast as much as they did prior to the elections, and that is the reason for the ambivalence and scepticism expressed upon the latest pronouncement of subsidy removal.

But to enable you understand what we have called "subsidy" hitherto, read my logical and apparent prevailing sharp practices by our petroleum marketers below;

Chief Joseph is a petroleum importer. He imports 10 million litres of petrol at the of cost of N95 per litre.
He reports to the DPR that he has imported 15 million litres at the cost of N105 per litre, requesting N30 subsidy per litre.
DPR sends Mr. Yusuf an inspection and monitoring officer, to measure and verify the authenticity of the claims.
Chief Joseph offered Mr. Yusuf a bribe of the applied subsidy in lieu of 1 million liters, which Yusuf rejected instantly, requesting that of 3 million liters so that, it can comfortably go round to his bosses.
Apparently they ended up agreeing on 2.5m liters each. The deal is struck, Mallam Yusuf and his Bosses ended up with N75,000,000 while Joseph, the importer gain N400,000,000 on the deal They jointly cheated the government the sum of N175,000,000.
Finally Chief Joseph divert 75% of the
product to the black market and sell at N120 per liter to the masses. Later the government will also pay the cost of transporting 15 million liters to the
allocated filling stations across the country.
Thats exactly the case of petroleum subsidy in Nigeria. So isn't it better for the government to invest those savings of hundreds of Billions of Naira wasted every year on subsidy, on life touching projects? Just a thought worth ruminating upon.
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But then we must continue to push for the total deregulation of the downstream sector wherein prices will be determined by competing investors and not the government fixing the price. This competition will force the players to reduce pump price just like the communication sector.

Very true

A driver saw a woman selling bush meat on the road side.
They bargained and agreed on the price. So, the driver asked the woman to open the car boot, put the meat and come for her money.
The woman went to the car boot but didn't put the meat in the car and just closed the boot. Immediately the driver heard that the boot was closed he just took off.
My question is who is the "THIEF", legally speaking and according to the administration of criminal justice system in Nigeria, and why so?
A. Driver
B. Woman
C. Both
D. None of them

Written by histemple.

Where are these set of juvenile delinquents coming from? What is attack about Fayose's criticism of the bad governance and unprecedented sufferings Nigerians are subjected to, by this administration?

Should we all keep quiet and continue in this hardship? Even fuel price has just been increased by over 120% to further cripple everything. Electricity supply is at all-time low. The Naira-Dollars rate is at all-time high.

Silly policies being canvassed everyday. Upon assumption of office, one on the first bills proposed was to shut people up via the now rejected Social Media Bill. Imagine the mischievous bill that was intended to make the unlawful tresspass/invasion of Fulani herdsmen not only legal but to also empower them to take over our lands at will.

bunbit123:
There's this spiritual information that needs to be told. A woman who is possessed by a demonic husband cannever make a happy earthly wife until the bond is broken. How do you know such lady? A spiritualist will help you by spiritual consultation. A man/woman who is under a spell, especially when such spell are against you marrital success canever smell happiness in his marriage if not discovered and destroyed. There's this common mistake we normally engage on during our youth age which has a consequence and may likely affect our future. What's that? ABORTION! Do you know that apart from womb removal, death to the mother and lost of life as against the unborn child, their are krama? Destiny are not the same so our spirit guide differs. What works for Miss 'A' might not work for Miss 'B and C' undoubtedly. Most at times, these aborted life go only to come back for vengeance. Many have been the cause to absence of child at home. All the same, we say no to divorce because no sickness without cure. Visit a spiritualist today to know the cause of your problem and avoid divorce. Divorce is not the answer.

Tiwa Ajunwa Savage and Tunde Ifeanyichukwu Balogun (aka Tiibilz we appreciate you. Please do well to contact them, if you are able to reconcile them, then we will believe your spiritual prowess.

That is serious. Only God knows how tensed the argument was.
Women should learn how to be powerful without being rude or feminist.

Renowned Economist Pat Utomi, on Monday disclosed that President
Muhammadu Buhari government is headed nowhere.
He said, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, whom he described as his
friend, knows that Buhari is ruling the country with “a medieval
mindset”.
Utomi said the president was not getting the best because of his idea
of “exclusion rather than inclusion”.
According to The SUN, Utomi said this at a breakfast meeting organised
by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Victory Chapel,
Province 21, in the Magodo area of Lagos.
“The problem with Buhari’s administration is his medieval mindset. He
excludes rather than includes. So, he does not get the best idea,”
Utomi was quoted as saying.
“He is insular. I don’t push him in this conversation but I am sure
that if I put my friend, the vice president under pressure, he will
admit what I am saying. Because of their medieval mindset, they have
created a country that is more divided than they met it. And that is a
problem for leadership that is marching towards progress.”
When asked how long Nigerians might wait for the change they voted
for, he said: “Everything is based on context. Take a look at the
mismanagement of this fuel thing; the whole idea is nonsensical.
“It doesn’t have to go on like this; you are punishing Nigerian people
unnecessarily. The sufferings that Nigerians have endured in the last
couple of weeks over this petrol crisis have reduced productivity. If
you throw it open to people across the world to bring petrol to
Nigeria and sell at any price, you will discover that within a year,
the price of petrol will be lower than the government’s fixed price
today.
“You (Buhari) set up a committee called transition committee. It
suggested that you deregulate the whole thing about crude oil, but no,
you won’t. Your ideas go back 30 years and they are irrelevant to this
world. Open up your mind and listen to people and you can make
progress. To lead is to serve.
“To lead, you must be knowledgeable. People don’t follow somebody who
doesn’t know where he is going. Otherwise, you fall into a ditch.”

Source: http://nigeriantimes.ng/news/buhari-leading-us-nowhere-utomi/

Nice ride

HornyTiwa:
You were saying something cool until the bolded.
this just expanciates the hypocrisy of "some men"
you accuse women of feminism meanwhile its this same you men who insult the intelligence of women because you believe they are beneath you.
we could have gone with your logic but then,some men has made it a point of duty to rubbish the female gender and you expect them to suck it in and take the sh!t?

this kind of question will not stop been asked as long as "some men" will not stop seeing women as lesser beings and worst sex objects.

Tiwa, I wanted to ask why you are so angry but then I saw your moniker.

braine:
Not cool. So one can not protect one's street again? When the streets become bad, who will repair them?

According to the LFN, erecting street gates by individuals is an offense because intra-roads are seen as "easements" and movements in and out cannot be restricted to residents.

princetom1:
Have always been extra careful and no fling at all. That's y i never did she test.

The possibility of contracting the HIV/AIDS through sexual intercourse is 100% for females and less than 4% for males.
In fact, it happens to the male only when there is friction during intercourse to the extent that the pen☆s is injured.
It is higher for the ladies because they are receptors.

That virus is mostly and easily contracted via blood and that is why even a virgin can be tested positive.

All the herdsmen on Nairaland (yes they are here too) please disseminate the warning to your brothers in Anambra because that is one state you don't dare and go free.

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Equalizer:
I will to start the relationship with truthfulness.. Even without a permanent job, I still hustle to pay my bills..

How exactly do you "hustle" ?

Hmmmmmmm. So what educational qualifications do your surbodinates have?

Very painful

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Op, no 1 got me laughing

Too expensive. Bring the price down

A court sitting in Delta State has sentenced to jail a graduate who dealt on manufacturing fake drugs. 

A 35-year-old Economics graduate, Osita Ely, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment without an option of fine for manufacturing fake drugs.

According to Punch, Eli had been standing trial since October 2015 after he was arrested by operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for the manufacturing, sale and distribution of fake drugs.
 
The arrest was made at his residence in the Bonsacc area of Asaba after a tip-off, according to a statement by NAFDAC.

The agency said several cartons of fake drugs and production machines were recovered from his residence before he was handed over to the police for prosecution.

During his arraignment in at a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State in October, Ely initially pleaded not guilty to a seven-count charge preferred against him, but later admitted guilt during court proceedings that he indulged in the drug manufacturing business for the sole purpose of making money.

He had also pleaded for leniency through his counsel, Mr. Emeka Orji.

But the presiding judge, Justice Anthony Faji, found the accused guilty in all the counts, adding that in view of the evidence, circumstances and the admission of guilt to the charges, “it was clear that rather than helping to grow the economy of the country as a graduate of Economics, he decided to increase the population of the people in the hospital and the dead at the mortuary.”

Justice Faji, therefore, sentenced Ely to five years imprisonment without options of fine.

The lead prosecution counsel, Umar Shamaki, applauded the judgement, adding that the right message had been sent to other fake drug manufacturers that there was no safe haven for them to carry out their nefarious activities.

Source: http://www.tori.ng/news/28240/graduate-manufacturing-fake-drugs-gets-jail-time.html

@ Op. Your father is talking from the standpoint of an experienced man. Some tribes are better left alone, trust me.

9jaganja:
Lol

Our VP is a Pastor and I'm sure he's not as stupid as not having guns on his security personnels

That is for sure, and that is even aside the loads of sophisticated guns surrounding him on every side daily.

taiyesoul:
My broda,even if you are a sharp shooter,what about your siblings?and how are u sure there's no other person as smarter and even sharper than you in shooting?.think about it.this idea is rather irrational,baseless,senseless and absurd.Instead,take a 5 mins off your time to pray to God to intervene.

Maybe the government should heed your advise and start sending pastors and imams with bible and Quran instead of soldiers to combat Boko Haram.