₦airaland Forum

raumdeuter:
What is the distances of the Kano to Maiduguri The distance from Kano to Maiduguri should be more than 100km given in that sheet

There is another Damaturu to Maiduguri under NW, plus Lokoja to Okene under NW and Benue to 9th mile under NW

whoever came up with the graphics and the justification is foolish

[color=royalblue] Apologizing for this error would have been better

I checked SE.

Enugu-Onitsha is repeated twice (Something Buhari had agreed with MTN in his time)

Then there's 2nd Niger Bridge access road, which is also repeated for the SS[/color]

[color=royalblue]So they listed Kano to Maiduguri under NW

And Damaturu to Maiduguri under NE

But it's the same road. From Kano, you have to pass Damaturu to get to Maiduguri [/color]

Ibime:
Nobody invests in warzone that will turn their investment to ashes. NE is already swallowing most of the military budget, they should content themselves with that

[color=royalblue]You said he didn't want to be accused of favoring his tribe.

Well, his tribe got next to nothing.[/color]

Ibime:
Lagos benefits everybody and draws the most capital investment so they don't want to show an outsized Yoruba bias

If you look at the biggest infrastructure projects Nigeria is in need of - MMIA expansion, 3rd MB maintenance, only Lagos fit swallow more than 50% of all Capital investment (added to Lagos-Calabar coastal road which is already ongoing) so they don't want to provide a stick for ethnic jingoists to beat them with

[color=royalblue] Raumdeuter just showed that even with it added, the NW is still bigger.
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Ibime:
Agenda must agend

The person investing in Lagos called it no man's land so he won't be accused of favouring his tribe, but he is right, Lagos is one of the only places in Nigeria where investment yields real returns. A good capitalist puts his money where there are returns.

[color=royalblue]Bwala is from Borno.

The NE got 2%[/color]

raumdeuter:
No it doesnt when you add all the 3, Lagos, passing through Lagos and other SW its 30.3% which is less than NW at 40.3%

which is actually easy to explain. Just do a population by region and you will see it aligns

[color=royalblue]Ohh. I didn't see that.

Well, at this point, only Tinubu knows what he wants to achieve with this.[/color]

MorataFC:
Saying a player must play at their peak for five years before we call them world-class is too strict. In today’s football, world-class means being one of the best in your position right now, not after serving time. With stats and tough competitions to judge from, it’s easier to spot when a player is already performing at the very top level.

A world-class player should be judged by their numbers, how well they perform in big games, and how much they improve their team. Some players can show this in just one or two seasons, especially if they are playing in the best leagues or major tournaments.

Also, not every world-class player has to break records. You can be world-class without breaking a single record, does it mean a striker has to score 91 goals in a calendar year like Messi before he can be called world-class? Definitely not. Defenders, midfielders, and playmakers can be world-class because they control games, stop opponents, or create chances that change results. Consistency truly matters, but world-class is really about beinh among the best in the world at your time, and players can prove that without waiting for donkey years.

[color=royalblue]Thank you. [/color]

raumdeuter:
What of FG projects wey touch Lagos small? Project wey wan enter Lagos but turned around? The authors of the charts are just dumb

Which category does the 3rd mainland to Carter bridge enters into

[color=royalblue]I think it's intentional

Adding the percentage of Lagos and the SW, will put the SW above all regions. Tinubu already said he has done more for NW than others. So he needs to win their hearts

So this is the best way to put it. NW still becomes the highest beneficiary (excluding Lagos)[/color]

StarchAndBanga:
Nothing person no go read for Nairaland..

Hazard at Chelsea was not world class coming from a supposed Chelsea fan

[color=royalblue]He wanted to win the argument nau [/color]

BlueRayDick:
Omo!

Abeg what's the source of this pie chart?

[color=royalblue]I tire sef

Federal projects passing through Lagos [/color]

Realtord43:
All am saying is that, you can't call a 18yrs old player World class who literally hasn't have up to 5 season of professional football to his name, performance or stats wise, less than 5 seasons is not good enough to rate a player up to a world class level.

But if you feel one or two seasons is good enough, then that's generous from you, but that mean we may have many players who are world class.

[color=royalblue]The potential is my point.

He shared a list of young players. A 28 years old is the oldest there. How can you say there's no World class player there, even though we know time can change it or not?

People break sporting records at 18, 20, 21. What years of consistency do you think they have?

Yamal is a World class player as at today. Over time, he will prove it with stats.[/color]

raumdeuter:
Whoever put up the graphics has no sense. If you listed a project Lagos-Ibadan, Lagos to Sagamu as (excluding Lagos). Then I will like to see the projects listed under Lagos

Lagos Calabar road will be listen under which region? Lagos, SW or SS

Trying to divide the projects by region is foolish, especially road projcts that might span 2 or more regions

Sokoto - Badagry goes from NW to NC to SW. So which region are we going to credit that for? Or Lokoja-Benin that goes from NC to SS

[color=royalblue]While I agree with you, the Presidency has always made it look like a Lagos project from the start.

And that's why Bwala is explaining his way through, by capping.

Imagine listing roads in the SW (excluding Lagos), and listing 3rd Mainland and Carter Bridge there.

I expected the Presidency to say it's an error, rather, a Media aide is explaining why Lagos should be different [/color]

Realtord43:
Well maybe we should also call Estevao world class because he is 18yrs with almost same numbers of Yamal stats then?

[color=royalblue]I have asked what the stat of an 18 year old should look like nau?

Just give me an idea.[/color]

BlueRayDick:
He didn't even stop there, he has logged on to his Twitter account and still justified his position on the interview

Realtord43:
How can you say Yamal is world class when he literally just have one good season, what we are seeing from Yamal now is his potentials, we don't know how long it will last.

He should be consistent for at least 3yrs more with his performance and improve on his stats.

His current stats is not a world class level player yet

[color=royalblue]Yamal is 18.

What should be the World class stat for an 18 year old?[/color]

BlueRayDick:
They were trying to be clever by half in beating the Nepotism allegations from critics of the government. They however ended up making a mess of the whole thing.

[color=royalblue]E be like say Bwala was pained a little. That's why he dropped that line.

He could have defended the allegations without saying that.

A Federal Government lists it's achievements, and excluded a state.

Omoh, Late Muhammadu Buhari, I am sorry.[/color]

BlueRayDick:
Bwala didn't say anything new, he only confirmed the age long fact that Lagos didn't become what it is today because of any phantom master strategist anywhere, rather it has benefited immensely from its status as the commercial nerve center of Nigeria. The state has been privileged to enjoy federal government's benevolence for decades under successful governments and he's making a case for the state to get more federal government's intervention under this current administration.

That Lagos is ethnically Yoruba and located in the Southwestern part of Nigeria has never been in doubt.

[color=royalblue]Lagos started existing from 1999 nau.

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[color=royalblue]But it is really crazzzy that the Federal Government would list their infrastructure achievements for the whole country and write EXCLUDING LAGOS.

What does that even mean??[/color]

andrewbaba44:
So Liverpool wey diaz spend 3 seasons na small team ?

I said diaz isn’t a world class player as I speak ,weda he can achieve that at Bayern or not I don’t know

But as I speak diaz isn’t a world class player and has never been

[color=royalblue]Okay
We have heard you

Thankfully, you're not the custodian of handing out membership to World Class players.[/color]

Realtord43:
Ronaldo literally spent 8yrs with Man united, won the the Balon d'or. He Play his best football as a true winger that he his in Man united.

His potential was at Sporting CP, his peak performance started right from Man united, he was already a world class player when he left United for Madrid.

[color=royalblue]So there's was something to be seen right?

A World class player just has time to prove it. Nothing more.

The same way Haaland and Mbappe came out, is the same way Isak and Ekitike will have to prove it.

Yamal is World class, and he's 18. Or should we say Yamal needs 10 seasons to prove it?[/color]

andrewbaba44:
No Matter how we put it luiz diaz isn’t a world
Class player ,before age 28 lewa Kane have been world class ,lewandowski have been world class since his Dortmund days

[color=royalblue] Lewandowski spent 4 seasons at Dortmund, and he was already a World class player to you.

But you have other players coming from smaller teams that are less than Dortmund, and they don't look World class to you.

Make Lewandowski, Salah and Kane no retire oh. That's the last stage of World class players we may ever have.[/color]

liveLongNprospa:
So he's right but he's wrong 😁?

Airmark so you agree with the president that Lagos is no man's land? 😁

[color=royalblue]No matter the area, there would be its true inhabitants.

Lagos is cosmopolitan..Yes
But they have true indigenes. They do.
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liveLongNprospa:

Is this the video you're talking about?

It's no big deal, whether Lagos is a no man's land or not.

Where you people will see my true colour is when you don't also designate Abuja as a no man's land.

Nonsense pic.twitter.com/nGrAMOBZod

— Harmless (@HarmlessHQ) September 3, 2025

This is from the presidency.
Please go and argue with Tinubu 😂.

The fact they can say anything to defend Lagos getting most of the money😂

[color=royalblue]Daniel Bwala insulted even if it is 1000 True Lagosians in this country. It can never be no man's land.

But he's right about it's cosmopolitan nature. Everybody is here.

I think I saw a list of the highest tax players in Lagos, and I think the top 2 or 3 are Northerners.

Omoh, we will be fine as a country, las las[/color]

CrystalTiger:
I can't speak for the presidency but it's the narrative they're spreading.. Excluding Lagos from South West..

[color=royalblue]In a bid to hide the nepotism, they showed all the infrastructure developments in Nigeria, and excluded Lagos.

But that doesn't mean it's not owned by a people.[/color]

Realtord43:
People will just use World class on players because the have a good few seasons.


exceptional skill, unparalleled consistency over time, the ability to perform at their peak in high-pressure situations, and a profound impact on their team's success.

See the bolded, that is what define a world class players for me, you must peak for at least 5yrs in performance, stats wise, your numbers should not diminished, set a record, break a record or match your record.

Consistently is key to reach that World class status. Just two good yrs cannot give a player a world status, people saying Isak, Wirtz and Caicedo are world class is quite bizarre, just two good season is not enough to get a world class shout.

[color=royalblue]World class is a potential, and not seasons upon seasons.

If the potential is there, the person can be World class, and time will prove it.

Ronaldo was already World class in Manchester United.[/color]

andrewbaba44:
Lewandowski
Kane
Mbappe
Salah
Haaland

[color=royalblue]Good.

So Lewandowski is the oldest on your list here. He got to a top tier European club in 2010. That's when he started for Dortmund

In the former list you posted, Diaz is the oldest, and got to an European stage in 2019.

So, before you even knew Diaz, Lewandowski has spent 8 seasons in Europe.

Do you see that your definition of World class is seriously unfair and biased to the people on that list?[/color]

andrewbaba44:
Oga luiz diaz isn’t world class please

I won’t say anything about yamal ,anything people on this thread decide on yamal I will accept ,afterall he is still 18 and growing

As for Luis diaz he isn’t world class and he has never even had a world class season all his career

[color=royalblue] Remove Messi and Ronaldo.

List players that have had World class seasons, so we can understand what a World class player should look like.[/color]

CrystalTiger:
https://www.nairaland.com/8511618/lagos-no-mans-land-daniel

Coming from the presidency, this should settle it now..

[color=royalblue]How can anywhere be "No man's land"?

Irrespective of the fact that he's right with his examples, it doesn't make it a No man's land.[/color]

Oasis007:
Lammens: "I like to play from the back also with the team, at my feet. I like to help the team with controlling the space behind the defence, helping my defenders. And, of course, if you want to be a top goalkeeper at this level, you have to be a good shot-stopper, so I think I’m an all-round [keeper]."

[color=royalblue]Another ball playing GK.

Issoraitttttttt [/color]

[color=royalblue]I eat foreign rice...

Bought at 71k, two days ago.

So, the drop is everywhere. Hopefully, whatever policy/Spirit that made it possible, will continue to make it possible [/color]

Roland17:
Sterling is no longer driven by money. His "Why" has changed.

[color=royalblue] Arsenal should consider Sterling again.

I believe he can unlock Gyokeres[/color]