I see a lot of folks here don't understand what the post is talking about. Being the most polluted city in the world doesn't generally denote dirtiness; rather,it is based on the particulate matters generated from the city which is in the air. These particulate matters come from sources like soots from vehicles,industries, construction activities,wood-burning etc - generally, industrialization. It's almost a problem with fast growing cities where a lot of industrial activities go on. Countries like China,Saudi Arabia etc have been battling with this for long. Air pollution poses health risks,which can in turn affect the economy of a place. The Nigerian cities affected should simply enact effective policies to mitigate against this,even as they continue with their industrial boom.

SirWere:


Not all atheists argue with Science. And why should we not?? Science, from what we know, is the only thing capable of seperating facts from falsehood; it is one of the main instruments of reason we have.

You say Science STARTED with theist. I say you're wrong. No doubt, very many theists contributed to it; even helped it grow. But tracking the lives of those theists, one can see that they took faith and reason seperately and they were noticeably less religious than their counterparts. Like Immanuel Kant said

"I limit my reason so I may have faith" or something like that

Broda,can we look at all these from another angle? What seems to be the main grouse of Atheists with the belief in God is the origin of God,right? i.e,how he came into existence. Ok. Scientists believe that the complexities of man and other things in the world - the laws,principles and seemingly orderliness - came about randomly,i suppose? Just for a second,what if God came about by 'chance' just like we humans and other fundamental things on earth,but due to the matter that existed prior to his origin,was 'made' in such a way that he has the supernatural abilities and characteristics that people attribute to him,in such a way that he is able to maintain the universe and the laws and principles therein? Remember that Science as we know it today,is practically at it's infancy; scientifically,the world is still a baby in relation to the things yet unknown. There could or could have been some form of basic matter out there somewhere that could bestow upon one these characteristics people attribute to God. If Scientists suspect there could be other live forms out there apart from on the earth,how did they come to be? I hope i made a bit of sense; or i could just be stretching my imaginations a little too far. Pls comment on this.

islandmoon:
I visited Enugu in Igboland and the city is fine, most of them brag about staying in Lagos Yoruba Land but they hate the yoruba who is hosting them in Lagos Yoruba Land, if you go to Port Harcourt,Ijaw Land you will see them shouting Our land!! Our land!! Our Land, everything is done and shared them
, I wonder why none of them is claiming zungeru or Calabar which are the first capital cities in Nigeria, why Lagos , Yorubaland? Why not Abuja the present FCT?

Well, we will teach your kids Yoruba in our schools, when we finally have The Great Odua nation, our official Language will be YORUBA, so start teaching kids Yoruba cultural

From your post,one can easily deduce you're not up to 20yrs. It would be very shameful if you're up to 20yrs and you're spewing this kind of thrash. What kind of information do they feed you guys with? Go to Enohia in Afikpo Ebonyi state and you'll see a huge community of Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba living there for decades,yet you don't see the indigenes there carrying placards and whining online that they want to claim their land. And this is not just peculiar to Ebonyi state; it's obtained almost everywhere in SE. You don't see Igbos hyperventilating and issuing threats everywhere over that. I don't know how many times i'll have to say this to folks like you,or must your heads be literally opened and the right info downloaded? Igbos don't and never claim Lagos. Lagos is like a melting point for all Nigerians given her status,location etc. When people say Lagos is a no-man's land,what they mean is just what i explained above. Read the right books,listen to the right people,travel and mingle with people; that way,you'll learn more.

You see,most Nigerians never learn. History keeps on repeating itself and yet,people refuse to learn. When Linda Ikeji and Whizkid had their issues recently,and Whizkid went all out to use rotten crude words on Linda,a lot of Naija Gals cheered him on,forgetting that Linda was infact speaking up for every female in the country and that Whizkid was setting a precedence that it's actually okay to physically and verbally abuse and denigrate women. Now Tbillz has taken it a step further by coming out publicly to ridicule his own wife... His own wife,for goodness sake! Nigerians shouldn't be surprised if more of this is repeated. I only pity Naija females who will invariably bear the brunt.

Karm16:
Not even, 'I'm more Enugu than Igbo', it's I'm more Yoruba than Igbo. Chaii. When I told Qelvin that his people have been conquered mentally, he no believe me. You see Donjazzy rocking Yoruba attire, Igbo boys flexing in Yoruba and Northerner's attires. You see some of them even naming their pikins Aonions instead of Okechukwu, being proud that English Nollywood is ish when Yoruba nollywood is still better. Una wonder why your people no dey Igbo nollywood.

Guy you don pass this kind bullsh*t... Many people have done this kind of Tribal rubbish and dropped it. You've really got to grow up... and fast.

Absolutely no need to mystify these terrorists posing as herdsmen... The security agencies should arrest some of them and treat them like everyday common criminals - publish there names and let the whole world know them.

Good morning,Mr Falana...

Hagmond:
Our leaders have spoken
they have attacked the presidents and condemn the violence
mimiko has banned grazing,ajimobi,wole soyinka,fayose,femi kayode are the ones speaking about the carnage against our coward blodas
even with all the meeting,they will issue ultimatums,cry and ask their mininons to chestbeat,fast and pray

I think you've got a big problem - you see everything based on SE/SW rivalry. What's with all these yapping when the OP asked a simple question? Should SW senators call a summit for NC/SW? Yes or No? Ah ah!

These youths... Hmmm. When other people are hailing Fayose for having the boldness to stop Buhari and his cohorts from selling off Nigeria,the Ekiti Youths who should know better and be proud of Fayose are cowardly criticizing Fayose just to massage Buhari and northerners' ego. Smh...

Chinese are not stupid... There's no way there's no an ulterior motive in this deal. When Nigeria starts becoming a dumping ground for China products to the detriment of made-in-Naija goods,remember this deal. When you start noticing increased number of Chinese expatriates at the detriment of our local hands,remember this deal. When one dollar equals about 500 naira as the naira plays second fiddle to the Yuan and they start telling you it's ok,after all Nigeria does more business with China than the Us,don't forget this deal.

mikky2k2:
Like the saying goes "Na them them"
Imagine Gov. Wike handshake with Rivers APC chairman and Dakuku peterside..

That handshake is used by Vikings

Op,i hope you'll be able to defend this with evidence when the time comes... Mind what you post online - Nairaland is a public forum and not your bedroom.

willibounce1:
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No.. Ur are disappointed person here. You and your jobless linda ass Licking pigs. You were all hoping wizkid will be embarrassed but your insecure linda is still bitter even after the police settled the case. We didn't hear or see any apologies so we don't give q middle finger.

You wouldn't understand - even if i explained it to you in bits... That's why you would resort to insults unnecessarily,just like your fellow kid Whizkid. Now run along and go find your mates.

darlenese:


Linda isn't my fellow human ,

Real women get married and hv children

Btw........Are u linda?

Chai... Look at what a woman is writing about her fellow woman just to get "likes". Smh... Pity.

I see a lot of folks are disappointed at the outcome of this whole thing. But truth be told,what did you expect? That maybe Linda would be the one apologizing when Whizkid was actually the person who would have been the fall guy... After threatening to harm somebody in this age and time? There's a reason other celebrities who have crossed paths with Linda in the past simply let the matter rest without going all vulgar and threatening violence like Whizkid (in his immaturity) did. The only way Whizkid would have reacted reasonably would have been to sue Linda for Libel or defamation or something... But Whizkid chose to go the toutish path. He had a lot to lose. Those endorsements,some of his reasonable fans.... He would have lost quite a bit. His team simply had to reach out to Linda. As for all those Naija Gals hailing Whizkid,just wait,it will get to your turn when you'll be abused and debased... Then you'll come online and start whining.

janellemonae:


Be honest in ur argument. Cause ur two points dont make sense.

1. No one said she issued a threat of violence at goldie. Ur shifting the goal post. They said she bullied goldie through her blog posts.

2. There is already a post shown here by Femi kuti calling her out for publishing a LIE about him.

If you think pepsi is going to recall wizkids ambassadorship over an online spat with a gossip blogger, you are deluded.
Glo never dumped psquare. Neither did glo ever mention anything about a problem with the brothers arguments. Basically ur whole post is a lie. U must be living in an alternate reality.

If Linda has ever defamed someone via her publications,there are saner more honourable means to call her to order instead of embarrassing one's self and family members in the name of bashing her. Look at Wizkid now... No way someone would think of his family background without cringing in disgust. How could a celebrity ever allow such rotten words come out of his mouth publicly. I just pity all Nigerian ladies supporting Wizkid - he has indirectly told people that it is ok to insult,threaten and generally debase women. When you see increased number of women suffering abuses of all kinds,then remember the part you played.

kumulus:





So you want them to revoke his endorsements.....chai, see bad blood! I fear you people o, please do yourself a favor of re-analyzing the whole ish if you can......and ask yourself this question, who's the victim?
And I can't remember any instance where it was reported that wizzy physically abused a lady.....and if you were his 16yr old cousin, would you even have said shii if you met Aunty Linda and wizzy asked you to? Make una receive sense

The way people like you reason out of sycophancy amazes me. You've suddenly twisted what the guy you quoted said into something else. No matter how you twist this whole issue,Wizkid behaved like a pure tout. Infact,i shudder to think of the kind of rotten things that a supposed role model spewed out publicly. It showed someone who's uncultured and bereft of basic home training.

frenchwine:
I think these guys aren't doing well for the marketing of their products. For fuc.ks sake you don't need to put the biafra flag or colours on it. These products are very much welcomed buh when they are branded, it pits them against the government. They wouldn't get a fair reception outside the east. Even within the east, their distribution and usage would be hamstrung.
Think of it, no government owned school would allow their pupils use such pencils. Next thing now, government clamps down on the manufacturers and everyone would cry blue murder.
Innnoson is thriving well in a hostile environment because he thinks outside the box. His cars are gaining national acceptance cos he gave them a nationalistic feel and not a regional feel. If he branded them as biafran, they wouldn't even get out of the assembly plant.
We need to think business wise.

You have a point there; but those guys who make the made-in-Biafra products have a point as well. They're not trying to give the products "nationalistic feel",they want it to be regional. They're die-hard Biafra proponents who wish to keep the dream of Biafra alive.

OP,you're funny. From your first post and subsequent comments,you sound like a disappointed APC supporter. We warned you guys severely about APC and you refused to listen,and were screaming "change!". Now you want youths who will face the barrels of the uncultured brutal Fg army. You're on your own o... Next time during election,vote sensibly.

The worst thing in all these is the deafening silence of the FG.
This is beginning to look more like a strategic plan to depose a particular ethnicity and take over their land.
You can't tell me that the FG is aware of these constant killings going on and yet no single Fulani herdsman has ever been reported to have been arrested because of this.
Next time,Nigerians should use their heads when casting their votes.

Op go home; you're drunk.

Why didn't he simply lobby to be given Ambassador or something and leave Governance for able serious minded persons?

Why didn't he simply lobby to be given Ambassador or something and leave Governance for able serious minded persons?

Ok

I just dey laff gullible Nigerians...
They said they'll make 1 dollar equal to a naira,they've not been able to do it. Infact the naira has fallen more against the dollar.
Now they're telling you that it's a good thing for the Naira to fall against the dollar,and you're swallowing that?
Which country ever wishes for their currency to be almost valueless compared to international benchmark currency?
This's exactly how Zimbabwe started.
Na laff I dey laff... When the time comes,e go clear for Nigerians eyes say Buhari has no frigging idea of what he's doing.

ponkitibobo:
Apart from Imo , mention another place u see Oba Yoruba. And i bet u whatever reverence he enjoys from d Yorubas is based on his personal leadership quality. And it can never b like the way the Ibo are going abt dia Eze Ndigbo stuff. Almost getting to the level of agitating for autonomy in anothers man territory. Nobody, i say nobody can do that in Ibo land. Go to Ibo states and see if u can point to any reasonable number of people from other tribes who succeeds in business in Ibo land.

Oh Just shut it!
I thought you guys were saying it was only Igbos that have Ezes in another man's land,and here they've shown you a link clearly showing an Oba in Igboland and you've started talking from another side of your mouth!
What is even the matter with folks like you? What kind of insecurity and inferiority complex is this in this 21st century?
When people call most of you cowards and hypocrites,you now see they have valid reason for that.
You better travel and see how things are done elsewhere apart from your village.
The world doesn't start and end in that your village.

jcflex:
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Sir seriki is not the same as Emir, find out from pple close to you.

now, from your assertion upther, you said Eze should subject themselve to the king.

but me and you know reverse is the case, some eze ndiigbo, even instigate their fellow igbo men against the king, just like we witness in Akure few month.


Eze ndiigbo equating themselve with the traditional ruler of their host community is what is causing all this hullabaloo.

igbo need to respect their host community tradition.

with that am sure, there will not be any problem, and we will all live in peace.

Thank you

Where in my post did I say Seriki means the same thing as Emir?
What do you mean by "igbo need to respect their host community tradition"?
Have you ever seen Igbos disrespect their hosts?
What happened in the case of Deji of Akure and Eze ndiigbo in Akure was still a matter of inferiority complex on the part of the Deji. The Eze ndiigbo never disrespected him.
The Deji simply wanted to flex muscles knowing fully that he was in his own land and can practically do whatever he felt like,forgetting that their are Yorubas who live and work freely and have their leaders in Igboland without anybody bothering them. He just probably destroyed the relationship of Igbos and Yorubas in Akure and further strained Igbo/Yoruba relationship generally.
You see,Igbos are not fools. They're watching and observing. Two can play this game. If you can't live and let live,then the problem is yours.
Ps: the Fulanis/Hausas hold their whatever huge traditional ceremony in the southeast,where they wield knives and machetes and display all kind of stunts,yet you'll never hear Igbos complaining about this. If it were to be the Igbos doing that in Yorubaland,you'll hear some Yorubas screaming and protesting that the Igbos are disrespecting them in their own land.
What a pity!

jcflex:


Sir, base on your write up, can u have two driver, driving a bus at the same time.
two captain inside a ship.

you mention that the northerner have seriki everywhere in the east, good.

how will you feel, if those seriki are converted to emir, and equate will your kind.

for me, am not against igbo having representatives in any community they find themselves, it a welcome idea, but that representative cannot be an eze ndigbo, equating to the king of that land, either the oba or emir in that land. hereby giving directive same as the original king of that land. it is a no no

You see,the Eze ndiigbo in where ever apart from Igboland does not equate himself to the paramount ruler of that place. Even the Eze ndiigbo himself is subject to the paramount ruler of that place. He is only a leader of his own tribesmen in that particular place.
It makes for easier organization and peaceful co-existence of the people living there with their host community.
What does Seriki (hope I got the spelling right)mean? Is it not same as king which is same as Eze in Igbo language?
It doesn't really matter if they call themselves Eze,leader,ruler,director or even Oba of ndiigbo so long as they know their boundary and remain subject to the paramount traditional ruler of the land.
Heck,even Buhari was even given a royal title in Igbo land during the last election campaign and nobody has called for his head.
Yorubas should quit acting like sissies - it doesn't look good on them.

braine:


Imagine. Can a Yoruba or Hausa hold a traditional office in Igboland?

You don't know what you're talking about. You need to travel more and learn what is happening else where apart from your village. Who told you Yorubas and Hausas don't have titles or hold traditional offices in South east?
The Hausa/Fulani communities in the South east have their traditional leaders. Same with Yorubas.
Nobody bothers them.
Igbos don't have time to be bickering over what you choose to call yourself so long as you maintain law and order and don't interfere in another man's right.
What I see happening here is unnecessary inferiority complex and greed on the part of the Yorubas. They're simply scared that the Eze ndiigbo might become more influential than them,so they are attempting to nip it in the bud on time.
Go to Enohia in Afikpo,Ebonyi state and you'll see a huge community of majorly Hausas and some Yorubas who have been living there for decades. They have their traditional leaders,they practice their Religion,yet you don't see Igbos carrying placards protesting and whining like little bitc*hes over that.

This is how the FG ends up creating another insurgent group.
Why don't you seek for any other reasonable means to placate these people instead of killing an unlawfully incacerating them?
And to those rejoicing over this,remember the words of the wise men: " if you're carrying the corpse of a non relative,it will seem to the observers as though you're carrying the corpse of an animal.

Another Junketting??
Well,Nigerians should expect yet another round of bashing and international embarrassment from our resident Chief tourist.

Oh so it has come to this point,right?
To convene an emergency economic meeting to reason how to save this nation?
Of what good will that be when the head has no idea whatsoever on how to tackle even the smallest challenge this nation is facing?
Mr Soyinka,you were among the people that ridiculed the previous government and helped foist Buhari on Nigerians,now will be the right time to perform that magic you guys promised Nigerians.

Op,I couldn't finish reading your post.
The kind of hatred and plain stupidity oozing out of it was too disgusting.
I put it to you that you're not serving as an NYSC member,and that you didn't make a 2.1 as you purported.
No school head checks the grade a copper made in school before assigning classes to him or her.
True NYSC members who are teaching in secondary schools know the state of the Educational system in the country and in the states they serve,yet they don't come out and bad-mouth their host schools.
By the way,how did you make your own 2.1 - I mean,going by the kind of disastrous English you wrote with?