₦airaland Forum

Binikingdowm:
Mhen this industrial park will likely be the largest in Nigeria with export base system.

When completed I don't want Edo state government hiring non indigene of the state oo.

Let them go back to their own state and hold their leaders accountable

What is giving birth to children like this? Some parents have questions to answer, I swear.

simonlee:
And Emeka Ihedioha is busy planting trees in Imo state...
Iberibeism part 2!

What problem do you have with planting trees?

Hmm. Blatter's nemesis.

Karma is a female dog. That's how I will be saying it from now.

saddler:
Cock and bull story.

Obaseki knows what to do, he is only trying not to be dictatorial.

He knows the powers he has the governor.

By the time he starts, you start playing victim and calling genocide.

Remember what happened to the people of Odi in River State during Obasanjo regime?

Any miscreants that says he has weapons of war will be crushed

Odi is your reference. I see. You love genocide but are too scared to do it yourself, so you'd have the army do it. You actually think Odi had any merits and should be repeated in Edo State. You Nairaland ethnic warkids are just cute.

Otio! Rain never even start naa!

VolvoS60:
^^^
Fair point.

But like I mentioned to another poster - service may be a problem. The CMR and Autoreg databases are full of old, invalid addresses. How will the offenders be served? Or their property be impounded for non-compliance?

It may seem unusual to punish someone (by direct debit ) for an alleged offence but what if it is clear (from the video evidence) that the offender did indeed commit? Is it necessary to send a ticket when it is an open and shut case?

The potential problem in all this is abuse of the process by government. I would propose that special courts (NOT funded by government) be set up for alleged offenders to appeal an unfair debit. If the alleged offender wins the appeal then his money and all bank charges are refunded with interest AND he is also awarded costs.

There are no "open and shut cases" - if there were, we'd give the police permission to execute people instead of taking them to court. If someone confesses to murder, that's an open and shut case, right? Yet the FBI has handled cases where the person that confessed turned out to be innocent - that is why in law you say it's so "on the face of it". In the matter at hand, you have to think of camera angle, hacking, etc.

Even if you implement this system as suggested, the database problem would still occur - if you don't have a functional database system. In Europe, what they do, after you have ignored repeated reminders, is come to your house, open your door and pick up some property - they have a database that ensures they know your residence and the bailiff people have a master key that opens every door!

No, you can't have courts that are outside of government - that a non-starter. It's even unnecessary. I'm sure what you have in mind is a special court, like a tribunal. But I think the appeal system would be fine although the system of fining everyone first and then refunding them would be inefficient in my view.

dairykidd:
Well that's not really what i mean... In situations like these there are always compensations of some sort which would be beneficial both ways;

A little history: Gelegele is a historical port of Benin Kingdom that was opened by Oba Eware the Great.THE Portuguese were the first European travelers to visit Benin through Gelegele, which they called Benin, this was during the reign of Oba Eware the great. The Portuguese admitted finding a highly developed kingdom with a very advanced system. This visit and subsequent interchanges led to King John II of Portugal who reigned between 1481 to 1495 exchanging correspondences with the King of Benin on a peer like basis. Between 1504 and 1550 AD, the Portuguese established diplomatic and trade relations with Oba Esigie and his kingdom of Benin

By the 16th century the Oba sent an ambassador to Lisbon and the king of Portugal reciprocated by sending Christian missionaries to teach the Binis the gospel.

Oba Eware II is pushing for the development of Gelegele port The Oba of Benin Kingdom, Omonoba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has consistently expressed the desire for a Free Export Trade Zone at Gelegele Community in Ovia North-east Local Government Area of Edo State.

It was towards the tail end of Oba Ewuare’s reign that the Portuguese first made their visit to West Africa in 1472. Oba Ewuare the great died in 1473. At the actuaries on the bank of what is today known as the Bight of Benin. When the Portuguese arrived in the kingdom of Benin through Gelegele, they were stunned by what they found on the ground in terms of level of administrative sophistication, social engineering and military activities. They found a monarchy dating back many centuries, with complex structure of chiefs and palace officials presiding over a kingdom that was expanding in all directions and a highly developed kingdom with unique and very sophisticated political, artistic, linguistic, economic, cultural and military traditions in the process of territorial conquests.

The English made their first call in 1 553. This visit was a harbinger of lucrative business, for significant trade relationship soon developed between England and Benin. The British anthropology writer and curator, Henry Ling Roth, described Bini as Great Benin. Other European visitors to Benin in the 16th and 17th centuries brought back to Europe tales of the Great Benin”, a fabulous city of noble buildings and efficient administrative system.

Benin kingdom was in the throes of great conquests and had healthy, disciplined citizens; well planned and laid out streets, a palace extending over kilometers of territory and a king and his nobles, civilized to their bones. The Portuguese felt honoured to be accepted by the Bini and quickly entered into treaties of cooperation with Oba Ewuare, exchanging emissaries and trying to trade. There is a hint that they tried to preach Christianity to the monarch but were not rewarded with favourable response. It was taboo to talk about alien Gods in a civilization ruled by vibrant African Gods. It was during Oba Ewuare’s reign, however, that an Aruosa (Edo faith) delegation visited Portugal in 1472 as guests of the Portuguese faith, with mutual respect.

At a point somewhere about 60 miles from the sea coast, the Benin River (2) divides itself into two branches. In 1839, Mr. Robert Jamieson (3) of Glasgow, who had considerable trading interests in the Oil Rivers, named the northern branch of the river after himself. In April, 1840, during his exploration of the Benin River, Mr. John Beecroft named the southern branch Ethiope after the name of the 30 horse-power craft used for the voyage. It is on the left bank of the Ethiope River that Sapele is situated. Gelegele, Siluko and other Benin villages are located on the Benin River.

First contact with any European was made by Oba Ewuare the Great{About 1440AD-1473AD} when Ruy De Sequeira visited Benin City in 1472.The Portuguese came via the Atlantic Ocean and they finally landed in Gele Gele Sea Port in Benin Nation.The Gele Gele Sea Port was from then onward used predominantly for their legitimate trade with Benin Nation.It is also record that slaves

(illegitimate trade) were also conveyed from the region via the Gele Gele Sea Port to Europe. Factually the Portuguese and British Government used the Gele Gele Sea Port extensively for more than half a century before the 1897 infamous British punitive expedition. This historic Sea Port site is today part of Benin kingdom historical sites.

The kingdom of Benin dominated trade with Europeans on the Nigerian coast from the late 1400s to the end of the 1900s. When Portuguese traders arrived in Benin in the 1400s they brought brass bracelets, known as manillas, to exchange for pepper, ivory and slaves. The artists of Benin transformed this European brass into plaques to decorate the oba’s palace. When these plaques were first seen in Europe in the late 1890s they astounded art critics who couldn’t believe that such technically accomplished sculptures were created by African artists

There have been many great Obas of Benin. Three of them include EWUARE the GREAT about 1440 A.D who was the first Oba of Benin to come into contact with Europeans and built Gelegele port. He introduced the royal beads and scarlet cloths (ododo) and greatly encouraged Ivory and wood carving in Benin. He invented the wind instrument Eziken like the Fife and the Ema-Edo, the royal band. He introduced coral beads into Benin and since his time the Oba’s palace became the biggest repository of coral beads, ivory and bronze works. He was a renowned magician, physician, traveler and warrior reputed to have travelled over every part of Nigeria, Dahomey, Ghana, Guinea and the Congo. He also made good roads in Benin.

Oba Eware II is pushing for the development of Gelegele port The Oba of Benin Kingdom, Omonoba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has consistently expressed the desire for a Free Export Trade Zone at Gelegele Community in Ovia North-east Local Government Area of Edo State.

Oba of Benin, Oba Eware II has done very well to woo foreign businesses to Edo State. It is an imperative that Oba Eware II, has focused almost as vigorously as he pursued investments most especially in Gelegele. It is disheartening therefore to know that this effort does not seem to be meeting generally accepted objectives; and the desired level and types of new foreign investments are not materializing because of some uneducated Ijaw elements in Gelegele.

The development of Gelegele as a port and industrial zone is of high priority to Oba Eware II, Oba of Benin and the Government and people of Edo State, as it will improve the economic competitiveness of our state

But as usual, those ogogoro drinking, sea food gulping, lazy and uneducated miscreants will be hell bent on frustrating the efforts by Oba Eware II and then start playing the victim card like they always do.

Developing a port is a matter of key economic importance. It is in the public interest and the law would permit the governor to take anyone's land for the project as long as compensation is paid. All he has to do is explain the good of the project to the community and I'm sure he'd be good to go.

Allocating land for the king to build an estate, however, is another matter. That is not a project for the public and the governor would have no right to forcefully take anyone's land for it. If the oba wants to build an estate anywhere he should approach the individual or family that owns the land to find out if they would sell. If they say no, he'd have to find a willing seller elsewhere.

This is not 1400 - there are laws as the oba the governor know.

Binikingdowm:
it's ijaw miscreants vs the army. Edo people won't take part in the killings of the miscreants because it will look like genocide

So you're afraid of fighting. You want the Nigerian Army to do your dirty job - kill Ijaws for you. Ok.

kesmiraAutos:
It seems no one saw the strategy Alibaba is suggesting to LASG to curb traffic

If only implementation can take place

It's a good suggestion but it can't be implemented like that. You can't deduct money from someone's account for an alleged offence - nowhere is that done. What you do is send him a ticket and he pays himself. If he doesn't, interest is added daily. Then at some point, his property is impounded.

Binikingdowm:
he's the governor he can do what he wants and they land are Edo people own, ijaw aren't part of Edo people.

Have you ever seen Benin, Esan, urhobo, isoko fight before? No because we are one.

Ijaw are tenants

Ok. Goodluck to you people enjoying the fire you are stoking.

Binikingdowm:
you people are sick. Ijaw are only in bayelsa state, that is their ancestral home

And this map proves your argument that the Ijaw are only indigenous to Bayelsa State and anyone that disagrees is sick. Poor child.

Binikingdowm:
who told you they wanted to drive them out? They bought the land with money and wanted to build on it but these people pursue the workers out

But that's not what the story says - it says the Governor allocated the land to the oba. Did the Oba buy the land from the individual/family owners or he just abusing government power?

By law, the governor can take your land without your consent but only under two conditions - that the land is for public use and the governor pays you compensation. Which applies here?

Binikingdowm:
I thought you wanted to name Esan, afemai, owan which are all edoid tribes and have Benin origin.

Ijaw are the only tenants here

How does speaking an edoid language make you a Bini person? Are the Bini and Esan no longer different ethnic groups even though they have a common origin? Urhobo folks speak an Edoid language, does that make them Bini people?

dairykidd:
This is not right at all... When the tenants decide to take over from the sleeping landlord

When you say tenant, what do you mean? So you now want them to leave their homes for your king to build an estate? Is that how decent human beings should conduct themselves? Help me understand.

Mcslize:
Exactly. Ijaw people have sophisticated weapons of man destruction and that's because ijaws have money when it comes to money. They have money and some hidden ogas at the top.

Another thing about ijaw is that if you touch one ijaw community, the rest ijaws will join to fight for their brothers.

So you want to deploy RPGs and AAs to fight this one and believe you have a monopoly of violence? Ok.

Binikingdowm:
name other tribes in Edo state apart from Benin

Poor child.

Binikingdowm:
even the federal government is in support of the Benin.

The local government chairman there is a Benin man same with the house of assembly.

Igbenedion is from there.

Ijaws are just shouting

So what are you people saying? That people should be driven out of their houses for the Bini king to build an estate because the Bini have power? Help me understand.

Binikingdowm:
Edo state is part of Benin land

Your thesis doesn't sound very accurate. The Bini are one of the tribes in Edo State, right? Therefore, Biniland is a part of Edo State.

Binikingdowm:
Godwin obaseki should set up two army barracks in that gelegele and also put vigilante to guard there.

This how you resolve conflicts?

Those Ijaws needs to be taught a bitter lesson about the Benin, they came here years ago begging for land to fish on and now they are doing like oga.

Is there proof that came there at some point in recent history and the Bini monarch offered to house them as his tenants?

The governor should make the place a Benin community by buying all lands there

Why should the governor take sides like this? Is he the governor of the Bini or the governor of Edo State?

lilbest4:
the chats have been translated the wh0re was begging Neymar to come to the hotel the next day for more sex and bring some clothes for her son

I see. I hope she gets what she deserves.

bukatyne:
Recording people against their will is another crime.

So you commit one crime to save yourself from another.

You mean without their consent. Yes, he could get into serious trouble for doing that.

seunfly:
Honestly every government needs to look into a law that will punish fake rape allegation, this is becoming too much especially in western countries and their vindictive mee too hate movement.

True. Making such a law would be worthwhile. But how do you people know this is a "fake" rape allegation? Those chats? Just asking.

MzBee63:
Tuna is kote
Salmon is titus
Herring is shawa

Wrong about 2 and 3. Mackerel is what Nigerians call Titus. I know Salmon when I see it at the frozen foods shops but I don't know if it has any indigenous name.

Herring is different from Shawa.

queenitee:
Read the book.

I haven't?

cashmoneyego:
south-south big boys watching UEFA Champions Cup Final — from left, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Obong Nisma Ekere and former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi

At least, they have books behind them. Let's hope they - especially that antediluvian Akpabio - will read and upgrade their minds a little.

queenitee:
Ever since I read Toke Makinwa's 'on becoming' I lost the little likenees I had for her.

And isn't she a client from hell? Whatever happened to communicating privately with Sandra? Why must she come to rant on Social media? Orishirishi nonsense. Kuku say you want to spoil her business.

I'm curious. What in On Becoming made you lose the bit of likeness you had left for her?

Officialgarri:
America and media. One of America's biggest war equipment is the media. No one dare doubts their credibility.
Well, that's typical of imperialists.

I'm waiting for the day the media will ask why America have the supreme right to develop its own nuclear weapon and keep it, yet some other countries can't.

The American media is responsible for Kim killing his aides. Right. You Kimophiles and Putinistas don't get it so you keep supporting evil.

TANTUMERGO007:
Why does Asiwaju Bola Tinubu want to learn from a mistake instead of learning from history? History does not repeat itself. Men repeat history and that is a mistake. How can Tinubu be so naive to expect that even if the All Progressives Congress gives him its ticket in 2023 (possible, but iffy) that Northerners will leave prominent Northerners in the Peoples Democratic Party, like Atiku Abubakar, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Aminu Tambuwal and Sule Lamido to vote for him?

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Article written by Reno Omokri, I believe? But what's wrong with ThisDay? They forgot to put his name or what?

Mariomadiba:
It's a raccoon.

Guys we have a wildlife park here in School and I suggested the animal should be kept there but students are hungry

That's NOT a racoon. I doubt you have racoons in these shores even.

This Obafemi Hamzat fellow went to Isheri to commission a shopping complex recently and they wrote his name on the plaque as Deputy Governor of Lagos. I kept checking to see "-elect", but no way. Some people want to wear the crown before the king is dead.