₦airaland Forum

Xbee007:
Who should we believe? The notorious Lie Mohammed or the people of Dapchi?

The people of Dapchi, backed by pictorial evidences claimed the terrorists dropped the kidnapped girls 0700 hour but Lia Muhammed, thousands of miles away, claimed it was 0300hour.

See as ecstatic youth cheered terrorists, smh. Probably, almajiri.

https://video.flos5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t42.1790-2/29399200_183339382450510_6432939429685362688_n.mp4?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJybHIiOjYzOSwicmxhIjo1MTIsInZlbmNvZGVfdGFnIjoic3ZlX3NkIn0%3D&oh=a74b4e4e24e4dbf81171b14a5783eb26&oe=5AB31784

Xbee007:
With the kind of reception youths gave Boko Haram terrorists in Dapchi, I can assure you BHT is going back there for recruitment.

Because, I can't reconcile how you would give gun toting monsters, that came to kidnap your daughters few weeks ago, heroic welcome. Who does that?
In saner climes the purportedly unarmed terrorists will be stoned!

Youths of opposition Peoples Democratic Party units has faulted claims by the federal government that school girls of Dapchi, Yobe state that were kidnapped a couple of weeks ago have regained their freedom.


The National Coordinator of Peoples Democratic Party National Youth League, Hon Inioribo Tamunotonye described the purported abduction and release of the Dapchi school girls as fraud perpetrated by the federal government.

"The so-called abduction and release of the school Yobe girls (this morning) was a well calculated script orchestrated by the federal government and All Progressive Congress to divert Nigeria's scarce resources and deceive unsuspecting members of the public"

"Firstly, since the news of the purported abduction broke out, Boko Haram never came out to admit attacking or being in possession of the girls unlike what was transpired in 2014 after the Chibok girls kidnap.

Secondly, there are reports that the military and other security agencies  were preinformed of the invasion militiamen in military uniform to Dapchi but they did nothing.

Thirdly, the purported kidnap only happened just when the APC corrupt military dismantled their checkpoint in the area"

"The truth of the matter is that the girls have always been in the detention of government mercenaries and agents. President Buhari and APC know that they have lost goodwill so they had to recruit their mercenaries to act their script and reward them with part of government resources in the guise of ransom while the bulk of it is diverted into prosecuting the President's reelection.

PDP and goodwill in the same sentence?

The aims are to divert public attention from the growing insecurity in Benue, Taraba, Zamfara and other states where death has been going nonstop due to farmers and herdsmen feud and divert public resources. But Nigerians can't be fooled the second time", Tamunotonye stated.


He described the action of the federal government as evil and wicked and demand investigation by the international community.

hinohsend:
Has it gotten better or worse?

sparklebug:
Pictures show Nlng Residential area and industrial area. The main town itself, finima and bonny still reeks of poverty.
The RA is very organised and is managed mainly by Nigerians! Yes , there's serious "Nigerianisation" going on and the expatriates are being replaced by capable Nigerians. You still have few of them though. Light is 24/7, very good road network, hospital is A class, free gym and sports facilities for guest and staff residing there. Excellent schooling facilities (and free) for staff kids. Only staff kids school there, every class has a smart board.school buses always on time, you aren't allowed to drive until you get thier learners permit etc etc etc. Things work on the IA and RA cos you have good systems in place!
Nlng RA is a proof that with the right systems in place, Nigerians can successfully build a beautiful country. And the OP didn't come in through the NLNG jetty using the "catflash", a very comfortable 1 hour 30mins boat ride. Those pictures are from the local boats which I hear are equally good.

dandollaz:
They get ghetto but no NEPA bill and constant light.someone said bonny ghetto is worst than bariga.chei u must be fan of lai Mohammed. Bonny is cool n u will never believe it's Nigeria

ellovee:
[size=18pt]your research is poor, Omoku in rivers state also enjoys same degree of power supply[/size]

HomeOfMe:
wow beautiful! How much is a plot of land there,and the water I'm seeing,is it linked to the Atlantic ocean? If they end up selling NLNG like Dangote suggested,that would be the end of Bonny Island.

stanisbaratheon:
forget the nonsense hype abeg Bonny no fine like this. If it's IA and RA yes, not Bonny main town.

very true. I worked there for 3months. Non-stop power supply. Infact the people there dont use stove or gas, they rely heavily on electric cooker.

YonkijiSappo:
And na the same Niger Delta be this, where some other people are living in shacks.

hUmaneOne:
OP 99% of the pictures are of the NLNG areas and not the town itself.it's just a normal town setting

The ghetto part of town is even worse than bariga and parts of ajegunle.
And not all parts of the island get 247 light from the NLNG plant too.Only finima town gets 100% light

The most clean and beautiful parts are the NLNG areas where the expats and workers stay.
Wallahi on seeing the place,you will beg for recolonisation.

doctokwus:
Any Iboman,South southerner,Middle Beltan and South westerner advocating for another term for Buhari should be ostracized.
Let the main battle be between sane people in these regions and any almajiri that has refused to emancipate themselves from murders,conflicts,economic hardship,illiteracy,most divisive period in Nigeria's history, tyranny,lies,propaganda and crass,nauseating incompetence as represented by Buhari.

tdayof:
SF hardly use MRAPS.

NaijaNewsPapers:
A former Minister of Aviation of Nigeria, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that US Secretary, Rex Tillerson, might have been affected by his visitation to President Muhammadu Buhari.

It will be recalled that Tillerson was sacked by US President Donald Trump 12 hours after visiting President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock.

Fani-Kayode in a tweet on Tuesday alleged that President Muhammad Buhari has ‘chronic bad luck’.

He said: “If it is not that Buhari has chronic bad luck how is it that within 12 hours of seeing him in Abuja, Rex Tillerson, the American Sec. of State,was removed from office by @realDonaldTrump and replaced with George Pompeio of the CIA?Congrats George!My advice?Steer clear of Buhari!”

The tweet, however, generated reactions from Nigerians; majority of whom described FFK’s tweet as a hate speech.

One of them, Sade Olamide cautioned Nigeria’s policiticians over Tillerson’s sack, saying: “President Trump is sending a LOUD message to Nigerians and to the political elite. Unfortunately, our leaders have no knowledge of understanding the global rearrangement, etc.”

http://www.naijanewspapers.com.ng/2018/03/visitation-to-buhari-caused-tillersons.html

bidexiii:
Heavy IED Explosion Reportedly Kills 4 Nigerian Soldiers In Borno State (Photos)



https://www.tori.ng/news/90981/heavy-ied-explosion-reportedly-kills-4-nigerian-so.html

Lionessza:
This is an interesting write up by SSGN . I'm no fan of the west , but I think Africans should be warry of the kind of power we are willingly handing the Chinese. They seem like the lesser evil right now , because America still calls the shots , will they remain this way when the gun is finally handed over to them? I doubt it. I have a feeling that China is like the broke guy who is humble and supportive, but when he gets rich, that's when you will know his true self. Africans love being hostages, they are freeing themselves from one abducter and handing themselves over to a new one. There are no solutions for African problems outside of Africa, the sooner we get that through our heads the better. If we don't wake up and revolt , the West and the East will continue taking turns raping us .


If we are really serious about the future of the African child, then the current youth must be selfless and be ready to die. Getting rid of the old , lazy thinking, greedy idiots in power is the first and best course of action. Whether it be by ballot papers or by youth revolt , it's necessary. And for fvks sake , why are we taking "aid "?,we have rich land , vibrant youth , why are we so dependent on poor nations who should be the ones licking out feet? . It's because we are lead by visionless cowards who only care about lining up their pockets . We are busy befriending China, letting them bring their prisoners to build bridges and trains in our nations, which is stupid again , why not empower our own youth by skills transfer? Chinese aren't friends they are they the new slave master. If they were true friends , they would be teaching us how to build those trains and how to maintain them, but nope! They are creating another cycle of dependency and the old goons in power are totally clueless to this. Unemployment rate is rising in Africa, not because the youth is lazy and not industrious, it's because of our new " best friend ". China is killing our little industries with their cheap imports and they have only begun, watch the space. We are going to get hungrier and poorer , if we don't wake up to this and start using our brains to see globalization for what it is .

ivandragon:
lol...


as expected, you resort to your usual arrogant stance when your s!lliness is exposed.


you made a claim which was contrary to more reliable facts in public. your claim has so far being shown to be false, instead of you to accept that you might have been mistaken on that issue, you are throwing tantrums.

ivandragon:
lol...


when you have a more reputable source other than yourself & postulations, let me know.


over 400 BH suspects were recently released, were they all pounded too?



a suspect sentenced to over 30 years just said he will go back to BH if he has the opportunity, was he not pounded too?


anyway, you are entitled to your opinions.

Seslie:
I'd leave that to your imagination . Keep in mind though that CS is not a dating site, so if you ever surf or host, please represent NG well and keep it classy

ivandragon:
jpphilips...


can you see why your words means nothing in the face of more reputable sources?



you need to be a lot more careful the way you respond to issues on matters that relate to human relations especially when you do not have information from 'reputable' sources...


what you should have been more concerned about is that more 'shekaus' seem to be sprouting up which is contrary to the claim that BH has been 'defeated'...

stanley59:
You could have simply ignored post...

Seslie:
My most recent (budget) trip took me overland to another West African country. This time, I visited Togo. After trying couchsurfing for the first time in Benin Republic, I decided I would give it another shot during this trip. (If you aren't familiar with Couchsurfing, it's a site that let's people host traveller's for free. Before you run away, there are many ways to stay safe while you surf. I shared some on my blog, so feel free to check it out)

Rather than create a public trip as I did before (when I was a JJC), I pretty much crafted a message to my would-be host in Lome. She got back to me quickly, I confirmed my travel dates a day before the trip, packed up a small bag, kicked aside my nervous feelings and prepared for an interesting journey into Lome.

Day One: Lagos to Lome

[img]https://4.bp..com/-aC2YCtYC0GI/WH1K2gS3QHI/AAAAAAAAYlI/BbmTJEgZqngxGsV-Nggd-ktjOJCDRHpIgCPcB/s1600/lome.jpg[/img]

I set out early using public transportation to Seme border. I took a bus from my home to Mile2 and then another into Badagry and later to Seme border. The entire trip cost me N800. Border crossing was a breeze this time. To my surprise, I was asked for nothing on the Nigerian side and they wasted no time in stamping my passport.

When I got to immigration on the Benin side, the lady stamped my passport immediately and then asked for N500. I was in the process of negotiating my way through this when someone walked in to get his passport stamped. I struck off a conversation with him (Chuka* – not his real name) and found out that he was driving to Ghana in a bus with a few empty seats.

He offered to drop me off in Lome – for free! (This would normally cost an equivalent of N5,000 – N7,000, travelling in a shared public taxi from Seme town or N15,000, travelling in a standard bus from Lagos). I eventually got out of immigration without making any payment, checked out the bus and was comfortable to go with it.

We arrived in Cotonou quite early but had to wait for a few hours to fix an issue with the bus. We eventually arrived in Lome at about 7pm and I tried without success to get to my host. I probably wasn’t pronouncing her address right, so all the bike guys I asked said they didn’t know where it was. Eventually, I resigned to staying in a guest house recommended by Chuka and that cost an equivalent of N4,000/night.

I later got a sim card (N1,562) to update my host about the situation. She couldn’t locate me either, so we agreed to meet the next day. That evening, the owner of the guest house assigned her brother to take me out to dinner and show me around the day after.

We had acheke and fish which cost the equivalent of N3,500 then returned to the guest house afterwards to call it a night.

[img]https://3.bp..com/-BQP5fTmi0Zs/WH5uIr8q2-I/AAAAAAAAYwI/vCkjP5NGKHEMFkAoHLJLtCVlvUu3yEzIACLcB/s1600/acheke.jpg[/img]

Day Two: Lome and an Impromptu Return to Cotonou

The next day, I woke up late and found out that I couldn’t meet my host anymore or get to Kpalime – a place I really wanted to visit – because it was quite far from Lome. I decided to just walk around the city instead. After breakfast, I set out on my own and visited a few sites around.

First, I went to the Independence square, the market and the beach to have lunch.

https://i2.wp.com/www.travelwithapen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lome2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C335

I walked around some more and eventually headed back to the guest house. To my surprise, Chuka was there, heading back to Lagos. I had originally intended to leave Lome early the next morning but my plans changed with the presentation of a free bus ride out of the city.

I quickly texted my host (from my first trip to Cotonou) and asked if he could host me for the night. Luckily, he was available, so I packed my bags and jumped on the bus. We arrived in Cotonou by 10pm and I got yet another free bike ride to Fidjrosse where he picked me up from.

Day Three: Ganvie, Cotonou & Lagos

https://i0.wp.com/www.travelwithapen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Ganvie-woman.jpg

The next morning, we visited Ganvie, a lake village in Benin located about 30 minutes away from Cotonou, took a boat tour around the village – that was pretty cool and then returned to Cotonou to have lunch.

After that, my host dropped me off at the park in Tokpa where I got a bus to Seme border. (Cost: N400). Border crossing went smoothly and I was back home 3 hours and 1,400 naira later.
————————————————————————————————————————–
This trip eventually cost me less than N15,000 (Thanks to Chuka and my couchsurfing host) but I budgeted higher.

http://www.travelwithapen.com/2017/01/15/journey-3-countries-n15k-budget/

Seslie:
My most recent (budget) trip took me overland to another West African country. This time, I visited Togo. After trying couchsurfing for the first time in Benin Republic, I decided I would give it another shot during this trip. (If you aren't familiar with Couchsurfing, it's a site that let's people host traveller's for free. Before you run away, there are many ways to stay safe while you surf. I shared some on my blog, so feel free to check it out)

Rather than create a public trip as I did before (when I was a JJC), I pretty much crafted a message to my would-be host in Lome. She got back to me quickly, I confirmed my travel dates a day before the trip, packed up a small bag, kicked aside my nervous feelings and prepared for an interesting journey into Lome.

Day One: Lagos to Lome

[img]https://4.bp..com/-aC2YCtYC0GI/WH1K2gS3QHI/AAAAAAAAYlI/BbmTJEgZqngxGsV-Nggd-ktjOJCDRHpIgCPcB/s1600/lome.jpg[/img]

I set out early using public transportation to Seme border. I took a bus from my home to Mile2 and then another into Badagry and later to Seme border. The entire trip cost me N800. Border crossing was a breeze this time. To my surprise, I was asked for nothing on the Nigerian side and they wasted no time in stamping my passport.

When I got to immigration on the Benin side, the lady stamped my passport immediately and then asked for N500. I was in the process of negotiating my way through this when someone walked in to get his passport stamped. I struck off a conversation with him (Chuka* – not his real name) and found out that he was driving to Ghana in a bus with a few empty seats.

He offered to drop me off in Lome – for free! (This would normally cost an equivalent of N5,000 – N7,000, travelling in a shared public taxi from Seme town or N15,000, travelling in a standard bus from Lagos). I eventually got out of immigration without making any payment, checked out the bus and was comfortable to go with it.

We arrived in Cotonou quite early but had to wait for a few hours to fix an issue with the bus. We eventually arrived in Lome at about 7pm and I tried without success to get to my host. I probably wasn’t pronouncing her address right, so all the bike guys I asked said they didn’t know where it was. Eventually, I resigned to staying in a guest house recommended by Chuka and that cost an equivalent of N4,000/night.

I later got a sim card (N1,562) to update my host about the situation. She couldn’t locate me either, so we agreed to meet the next day. That evening, the owner of the guest house assigned her brother to take me out to dinner and show me around the day after.

We had acheke and fish which cost the equivalent of N3,500 then returned to the guest house afterwards to call it a night.

[img]https://3.bp..com/-BQP5fTmi0Zs/WH5uIr8q2-I/AAAAAAAAYwI/vCkjP5NGKHEMFkAoHLJLtCVlvUu3yEzIACLcB/s1600/acheke.jpg[/img]

Day Two: Lome and an Impromptu Return to Cotonou

The next day, I woke up late and found out that I couldn’t meet my host anymore or get to Kpalime – a place I really wanted to visit – because it was quite far from Lome. I decided to just walk around the city instead. After breakfast, I set out on my own and visited a few sites around.

First, I went to the Independence square, the market and the beach to have lunch.

https://i2.wp.com/www.travelwithapen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lome2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C335

I walked around some more and eventually headed back to the guest house. To my surprise, Chuka was there, heading back to Lagos. I had originally intended to leave Lome early the next morning but my plans changed with the presentation of a free bus ride out of the city.

I quickly texted my host (from my first trip to Cotonou) and asked if he could host me for the night. Luckily, he was available, so I packed my bags and jumped on the bus. We arrived in Cotonou by 10pm and I got yet another free bike ride to Fidjrosse where he picked me up from.

Day Three: Ganvie, Cotonou & Lagos

https://i0.wp.com/www.travelwithapen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Ganvie-woman.jpg

The next morning, we visited Ganvie, a lake village in Benin located about 30 minutes away from Cotonou, took a boat tour around the village – that was pretty cool and then returned to Cotonou to have lunch.

After that, my host dropped me off at the park in Tokpa where I got a bus to Seme border. (Cost: N400). Border crossing went smoothly and I was back home 3 hours and 1,400 naira later.
————————————————————————————————————————–
This trip eventually cost me less than N15,000 (Thanks to Chuka and my couchsurfing host) but I budgeted higher.

http://www.travelwithapen.com/2017/01/15/journey-3-countries-n15k-budget/

We wouldnt know still if you had a quickie to augment your budget, we never know!

autojosh:
From 0 - 10, how many police escorts do you think a rich man should have?

Alibaba shared his experience with a very big man who was spotted on the street of Lagos with 10 police escorts.

He said..

"I spent 3 hours today directing traffic today on Alfred Rewane Road. The drivers obeyed until 3 gun trotting policemen jumped down from these 2 escort vehicles... to do their priority traffic control. Told one of the officers to take it easy. Because if I had not been there helping with the traffic they wouldn't have made it this far. "OGA DEY HURRY". Really? Who be your Oga?.. I walked up to the vehicle and asked OGA to wind down. But another set of 3 armed policemen, alighted from the escort PRADO... By which time the gun brandishing officers had made way for our very very very important personality. He had to be very very very important. 10 security details attached to one man. Out of a depleted police force of less than 2 million officers. Anyway... What do I know? Shebi I am just a comedian?"


When you become a big man, how many police escorts will you have? Tell us in the comment section.

https://autojosh.com/comedian-alibaba-shares-experience-big-man-10-police-escorts/

doctokwus:
At the initial stage of Buhari's goverment in 2015 to early 2016,this would have generated excitement and support for the government fight against corruption,but I can confidently tell anybody for free that nobody is interested again.
As long as those in Aso Rock,the likes of Dambazzau,Buratai,Kyari,Amaechi,family associates of Buhari severally fingered in massive corruption scams are walking free,the likes of Ekweremadu,even if one is not even a remote beneficiary of their own loot,would receive sympathy from Nigerians.
Selective corruption fight is as grievous as the crime itself.

saarumann:
Very soon you will open another thread and claim Kabiru Sokoto, who by the way has been released by terrorist buhari was never arrested.

ivandragon:
lol...


when you have a more reputable source other than yourself & postulations, let me know.


over 400 BH suspects were recently released, were they all pounded too?



a suspect sentenced to over 30 years just said he will go back to BH if he has the opportunity, was he not pounded too?


anyway, you are entitled to your opinions.