₦airaland Forum

Iolo: Nice point...but Aregbesola's policy besides my view that it won't be sustained beyond his government, his policy runs the risk of inflating prices in the Egg market. Governments contracts are structured such that the seller will sell his goods at a higher price....so why would they now sell to the masses at a lower price when they can as well sell to the Osun government for better gains. If you're thinking that there would be enough eggs to supply government and still meet demand through the normal market channels...ask yourself what would happen when the 300,000 eggs Osun government buys stops...supply would become increased and the growers would suffer as prices would fall even further or worse still, their eggs would go to waste, and they'd have to cut down on production by laying off personnel thus defeating the original intended purpose of the scheme in the first place.

I feel the better policy is assisting the growers with a better environment, rather than forcing demand that would disappear someday.

Your theory is correct but whAt Aregbesola govt is doing is selection of unemployed youth, training them in Agric production (poultry, fishry and other farming),provide loan to them as capital, also create market by buying for and store further sales.

It will not cause inflation may that is the reason why APC(ACN ) source for candidate to continue those programes .

berem: Who is in charge of the fertilizer distribution? Federal Government might not be necessarily blamed for the fertilizer not reaching the farmers. The Ministry of Agriculture should create an agency which will have branches across all local governments. The agency should be in charge of distributing fertilizers directly to the farmers. If this is not done, farmers will continue to complain of fertilizers not reaching them.

The new distribution system by Agric minister is good, infact some Africa Countries came to study same.

But osun state policies on Agric is effectIve and benefting to mass and unemployed youth.

Osun state experience on fertiliser distribution was political, most non-PDP states experienced same.

Finally federal govt should only make policies but leave the implimentation for states. Also the budget for Agric be Shared on state alLocation.

omonnakoda: No this is not true. The Colony of Lagos refers to Lagos Island,Ikoyi Victoria Island up to Ebute Metta. In fact it does not cover the whole of Lagos State as we know it today.
I suggest you read this ;
http://libsysdigi.library.illinois.edu/ilharvest/Africana/Books2011-05/3064634/3064634_1898_lagos/3064634_1898_lagos_opt.pdf

e.g There are significant parts of Lagos State today e.g Epe.Ikorodu that were and still are Ijebu territory.These were part of the Western Region after independence,added to Lagos State in 1967 and were never part of the FEDERAL CAPITAL.
The British produced annual reports on THE COLONY OF LAGOS such as this one in `1898 but I do not have time now to paste images of the report.Any one who has time can help us or even create a thread.
After establishing the Colony of Lagos in 1861 the British sought to trade with the rest of Yorubaland but faced obstruction from the Ijebus and eventually subdued them militarily in 1892 as they did with other parts of the interior
.These were generally referred to as the "Protectorate of the Western Province" and then The Colony and Protectorate of Western Province . Ilaro e.g was subdued in 1893,Ilorin in 1897 etc.

The Colony of Lagos came about by an entirely different Treaty agreement to that with other places in Yorubaland(Protectorate}

If the British had not conquered the Ijebus in 1891 I do not see how an 1891 Census could be referring to SW Nigeria

"They that do not learn from history will repeat it" - McNamara

amarilo: Those bush gat nothing on unical. Even UI beat ife

Be honest with the truth; I grew up in lagos so I was used to unilag, my first admission was to UNN, I left in year to start all over in OAU, I visit my neice Often at UI during my days in ife, OAU was ahead in term of architectural design and beauty.
For your information majority of those designs were done by Govt of western region before it was taken over by FGN in 1975.
Pls comparism is better done with likes, so don't match OAU with private school.
That slogan "African most beautiful campus was awarded by international rating body in the late 80's .
GREAT IFE !

luvinhubby: Some of us do not read articles before commenting.
The person talking is the P/S in charge of MVAA, which is an agency that collects N25,000per dealer tax annualy from auto parts dealers in Lagos which ASPAMDA people have refused to pay insisting that they are tenants of federal govt., concessioning or not.
The issue is not about security, it is about not being able extort excess tax from the biggest auto parts market in Africa monopolised by Igbos.

Any human being working or doing business in any state pay taxes to the state include federal civil servants apart from excluded activity.
So it is not extortion. They pay more than in foreign lands. Cooperation is the language.

DerideGull: I stopped reading the original crap when stumbled onto the phrases such as “the first in Nigeria and first in Africa”. I guess such endeavor is very silly and uneducated arrogation of err of personality which is very common among certain ethnic group in Nigeria.

According the posted junk, the picture depicts a naval officer with the rank of Rear Admiral not a Major General. Thank goodness the lady was not the first female medical doctor who had enlisted into Nigerian armed forces. There were female medical doctors in Nigerian Armed Forces who even attained the rank of Major as far back as 1966. Barring unforeseen circumstances, such ladies would have made the rank of general before the indicated individual even enlisted.

No doubt it came from a person who thought prime minister was a Head of State in Nigeria.

Simply give honour to those that deserve it. Those women you left as major for any reason, Maj.Gen. Would have gone beyond that if not for the circumstances that pull her out. I know her person 'cos my sisiter worked with her as Col. In Army hospital yaba. They were both retiredd at that time along others.
Let's accord them their honour.

Environer: ^^^^
Chartered Accountant
Co-founder of Transparency International,
Harvard trained
World Bank VP (managed a budget of $40 billion, bigger than the budget of Lagos)
Former Minister of two different portfolios
Senior executive at George Soros Foundation USA
On the Board of Bharti Airtel
On the board of WWF (if you know what that means)
Many more board/committee memberships

Now who is Bolanle Awe (the most accomplished Yoruba woman)

Wonderful profile,elect her or any of the 3 women as governor to enable them develop ur state .then u can have more of Agoyi nrosi market.

nwando: We need google to know bolanle
Lol
Is he male or female?

She must have retired b4 ur birth.

Environer: She is unknown except in her village

Those three Igbo female names listed are known internationally.

Many thanks to federal govt appointment

Environer: This is laughable. Who is Bolanle Awe.

Don't embarrase urself with that question, maybe u are not lettered otherwise google it.

[quote author=re@lchange]the problem with some of our trader brothers is that they have little respect for formal education.
i cannot imagine a well educated person signing a mere 25 year lease and still build anything on that land
so i admit that they have no idea how to deal with a lazy cunning and wicked educated people[/quote]I said igbo culture has no respect for elders, see the agreement b4 u call anybody lazy. Maybe its like BOT agreement, 25 yrs is enough to regain more than what they invested .

[quote author=Emperor_007]^^^

Meaning the traders are right / correct for not wanting someone to be imposed on them. Let us allow the traders run their market and pay their tax as stipulated by the law..[/quote]Right in what way? Was the lanD sold to them ? The market name was a honour to the igbo for thir population in that market,
Abuja airport was named after Nnamdi Azikiwe, maybe it also belong to igbo

obitwo: You can never be smarter than a Yoruba man.

Obi has proven that he lacks documentation, consultation but just runs to the Press with no facts or substance

Obi must be really feeling stewpeed right now ... if he has seen this

BRF's IQ = 141
Obi's IQ = Still searching

Igbo will not under letter without Naira, dollar or pounds in it .

manny4life: Thank GOD for the internet, ANYONE, and I mean anyone can claim BOGUS BS. It's virtual and anonymous. So please, SAVE THE BS.

I said it, u are a lad . My 3 yrs at Nssuka confirmed that igbo culture has no respect for elders. I rest here.

Nebeuwa: Jonathan must hurry up in open up the East for business.

No need to stay in a place where you are not wanted.

Why waiting for federal to provide what u need. Tell ur state govt to perform. Many boys in the East have dropped out of school, Jonathan will do that too.

manny4life: What are you even saying?

Do you think everyone on NL are like you? Kids and teens yet to write JAMB and WAEC, not even sure of admission into the university?

I obtained my master degree 11 yrs ago , tell me where the most elderly person is ur father house was then,bc I am sure u were kiddies class then.

Onlytruth: With this clearly self serving opinion on a very testy,dangerous,and heated political issue, Ngige has single handedly destroyed his political legacy and relevance in Anambra state. This is the exact type of situations that tests leadership and political skills of politicians. If this did not happen, we Anambrarians would still be debating whether Ngige is capable of standing with us the people in CRITICAL hours. The jury is still out concerning his achievement at the senate so far.

I believe it was Dr Martin Luther King Jr. who said that the true test of a man's character is known not in easy and smooth times, but in difficulties and controversies (I am paraphrasing here). How would we have known what Ngige would or would not do for us, even if his own interests are at stake? He may have spoken "the truth" here, but that is besides the point. He will know how "truthful" he has been at the polls in November.

If care is not taken, he will not only lose the guber polls in November, but the polls for the senatorial seat he is currently occupying when that comes up in 2015.
Who needs a lame duck and a turn coat as a representative?
Definitely not Anambra state.

My humble 2 cents.

Your call ur elder lame duck and aturn coat, hahahaahaahah !!! It is a confirm of who u address for father at home.where is ur culture?

EasternLeopard: The word SORRY is a powerful word that that heal wounds and that I bliv Gov Fash should be able to say. The implication of this action can cause APC to lose Lagos to UPN(OPC Party) if the Igbos decide to align with UPN.

To say sorry for what ? Let your govt confirm do letters first, why do they migrate to lagos ? Not for education, training or work. Lagos is no longer no man's land, it belong to people that are ready to sanitise it. Keep ur jobless people in ur state.

[quote author=eagle,eye]So receiving a letter gives you the right to *deport* fellow citizens.....
Why am I not surprised?[/quote]So Lagos state shoould keep destitute in lagos ? Let them go to their family, there are active igbo in lagos and they were not deported .

[quote author=One_Naira]A fulani called yoruba the problem of Nigeria last time i checked.
An hausa man on the youtube video about Nigerian tribes perception called yoruba the most tribalistic ethic group in Nigeria last time i checked
An igala called yoruba an ungrateful people last time i checked
The real life Ijaws, not the wannabe ijaw una do on NL, insults you daily on the media and threw stones at your leaders in PH while calling una hypocrites last i checked.
In Asaba, una are seen as tribalistic 419ers last time i checked
The entire SS, excluding maybe iteskiri, feel the same way.
SE, we all know wants nothing to do with una and call una tribalistic last time I checked
Yoruba's are killed constantly both in north and in your own region by the hausa/fulani wbile una cowardly pretend it does not happen

On NL alone, your people are the first to start tribalism and the first to whin when others dish out what you served.

how come una are the ones telling us you are an accomdating community rather than us telling you that?[/quote]Yorubas are not accomodating and they sell land to you to you to build and trade and yorubas have not kill or burn your houses like hausa in the north.
You all call yorubas corwd bc of our reception .

Ferdinandu: That is the mind of Men who has the plan to conquer the world.That is mind of men who build a super power state like America.That is the mind of Men who are building emerging super economies of the world.They will never accept that the Ibos are the People that have what it takes to accerate this our nation to become the envy of the World

I don't get it, so you love to develop other people land than yours. Anyway your land is not enough to even sell to anybody.

[quote author=omo-Yoruba]I am a CORE Igbo man, I do not live in Lagos, I have no personal stake in it, I will never invest a dime in Lagos. I am establishing myself economically in the USA which is where I live and work - 6 fig salary. I am repatriating some of my savings to Alaigbo, investing in landed property and in agro-based investments. I also have shares in 10 of Nigeria's best banks. But company shares are liquid assets that I intend to sell off even from here; so although the bank h/qs may be based in Lagos, it is of no relevance to me. However, I have a close relative who lives in Lagos, owns his residence and has two other houses he is renting to Yorubas. He is a Manger in Nestle PLC (Multinational) Agbara. I have alerted him to what is happening, in case he is oblivious. He has ears and I hope he will do what is right. There is a NESTLE branch in Aba, he could wangle his way back there.

In this thread and others, we have established that Igbos in Lagos have the demographic and economic strength they can leverage to achieve set objectives. If they fail to utilize it, it is their cup of tea. If they fail to repatriate some of their investments in Lagos to Alaigbo, it is their problem. I have ears and I am smart to hear with it. I was born way, way after the war, but I have come to know of the abandoned property saga. It ain't gonna happen to me. I am a strong proponent of Igbos developing their land.[/quote]Good decision , tell your brothers to go and develop ur state.

[quote author=One_Naira]Lmfaooooo. someone is dreaming.[/quote]No tribalism and religeon issue in yoruba dictionary. Tinubu is muslim his wife is xtain, fashola is muslim his wife is xtain, my sister married northern and lived in north for more than 40 yrs.

[quote author=omo-Yoruba]Eddy Martins Egwuenu

Source: Banking

A former bank chief, Egwuenu is the second largest individual shareholder of the Zenith Bank Group. His 1.5% stake in Zenith Bank alone is worth about $60 million.[/quote]Please increase your knowledge by do a search on only "OBA OTUDEKO in all sector. Your Egwuenu is a baby investor to even OTEDOLA.

jude33084: Thank God a yoruba ♏ãn is fighting against tribalism

Yorubas has always being victim of tribalism , bc of pride you hardly find a yoruba man helping his felow triba man to pposition since they believe in merit.

LBT: stop posting figures you can substantiate, why not cute other tribes investment rather than that of igbos alone! You said the yorubas lost more in jos than any other tribe which mean they have huge investments but they don't make noise about it likewise the hausas; the igbo. Like making noise and they practise tribalism more than any other tribe in Nigeria; this is what affecting their chances of becoming president in this country because another civil war will be fought. If the igbo continue like this and one of them becomes president.
Are igbo the major ones that patronize igbos businesses? No! So why all these unnecessary comments? If they thing they can hold their own let them all move east and let us see who will suffer.

Thank you for the truth, suswan is politically deceiving igbo, buyer makes market not sellers. Non-igbo can hardly get land to buy in igbo land but for rent. How will igbo land develop, isrealite are the jews that develop america.

malele: Way those youroba fools way dey rubbish igbo for here.
Eko ile and dayokunu no be igbo man talk this one oooo.
Wetin they save una be say these fools we have in aso rock no wan put seaport for east.
Anyday seaport enter igbo land, give us only 6years if this ur lagos still fine pass igbo land or generate money more than igbo land, then u know that igbo is a useless tribe.

But come to think of it wetin give igbo mind to dey invest heavily outside there state.

Nobody is denying that fact but yOruba will not call cow broda bc yoruba what eat meat. America used to be nigeria largest buyer of crued oil, there is always alternative. Do not forget online trading will soon take-over physical trading. How relevant will igbo trader be in that to come.
Please tell your leaders to work on your last paragraph b4 calling yoruba fools. Who really is the fool ?

thegoodjoehunt: Coach Keshi has been a genius so far. I wonder why he is being criticized for fixing a mess created by past leaders of Nigerian football. He selected the team that won the nations cup. He put Omeruo in the central defence and the boy shone like a million stars. Looking like a world class defender. Omeruo marked out Drogba. Think of it.

He changed Mikel's role for the first time in his professional career. Got him looking world class again. Keshi is not scared to drop high profile players if they misbehave. Got our team playing possessive and attacking football. I don't think Keshi has a problem with Osaze but he is past his prime. We need our young strikers learning their craft at the highest grounds. That is what he did at the confeds. If Keshi trust the strikers, we should trust him because he has brought us this far.

Guys, a leader that aspire to be successful should not see critizism as condemnation. For goodness sake not this team should be presented before world best teams, this was not the Afcon team but more of team2. Let him invite more attackers and scorers, if not for any reason but injury .

doctokwus: Quite unfortunate that these pple simply don't grasp d common thread in these unnecessary row:that I endorse somebody in public does not mean I am obliged to vote for him,dats d whole essence of d historical secret ballot mode of voting;dat btw wen I endorse u& d day of voting,a lot may av changed that correspondingly changed my voting pattern.D beauty of dis mode of balloting is that u accept dat u may av been backstabbed,accept d result& move on.But of course in a system where many of d governors came into office on a rigged platform,many of dem do not know what a free& fair election means& so cannot embrace d principles & intrigues of one wen dey meet it.Amaechi is far from a saint,& I wud rather not see him in d presidency in whatever capacity,but our federalism wud b enhanced if all embraced d basis of his fight,dat executive power& office shud not b a position without opposition& shudnt b incontestable

Thank you for seeing it from opposition angle, Amaechi is a scap goat now 'cos he defended NGF agreement agaist presidency. And d opposition govs knew that non of the northern govs can tacle the GEJ on his plan, they decided to retain Amaechi, though agaist agreed term.

[quote author=~Bluetooth]Did ND militants kidnap foreigners and Nigerians for ransome ?

Did they almost turn Port harcourt to a war zone ?

Did they coerce the government till they were given amnesty ?

Did they finally get what they want to the detriment of the FG ?

Did they ever kill security personnel ?

Did they ever engage in destruction of oil pipelines ?

Are private citizens permitted to bear prohibited firearms all because they are fighting for their rights ?


Stop tripping buddy. . .All these crimes above were committed by ND militants and are also committed by Boko haram.stop shying away from the definition I supplied to you;learn from it cuz no other place will you get a more comprehensive definiton than from the US government.Terror is terror no matter the motivating factor so far it's all about achieving a political objective.

The ND militants wanted attention to their region and they felt kidnapping expatriates,killing security personnel,engaging in oil bunkering and pipeline vandalization will get them what they want from the government likeise the boko harams felt attacking southerners will get them what they want.will you also have this kind of opinion if the militants had conducted violence against the northerner then ?[/quote]The activities of ND militants never include direct or delibrate killing of civilian with suicide bomb or raiding but maybe during shooting engagemnt with JTF. BH are killers that must face law .

easyz: The Polytechnic Ibadan is not on strike Oº°˚˚°ºoo

Ibadan is state own by oyo