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^^ Come back home as soon as you are done, we need to educate all out Muniratus and Iyabos well.

But 75% of technical graduates and more than 85% of general graduates are unemployable by India's high-growth global industries, including information technology and call centers, according to results from assessment tests administered by the group.

That's some alarming statistics

I hope nikkygal is wrong about how light-skinned-struck or foreign-struck we are in Nigeria, but with the little I've noticed, I doubt she's exaggerating.

^New section, new trolls. SMH

This is extremely shameful, See raw cash!!!

meanwhile, little kids are dying all over Nigeria in poorly funded hospitals!

Roads not fixed, Police underfunded, Workers paid death wages, No light! no water!


Please name and shame those Journalists.

Eziachi:
My brother/friend, If I can tell you how really worried I am for the Igbo nation now you cannot believe it. This year/election alone whatever remain of Ndigbo in their so called Nigeria has been decimated.
First they pushed off ogbulafor for trying to say the truth and overnight they hanged a corrupt charges over his head and he went silent. In comes Okwy nwodo, willing and able to dance to their tune with the first music of zoning is dead and the rest is now history.
When they got their wish, Nwodo misunderstood his important when he tried to instill real democratic process against the mighty governors and he was immediately told that he was no longer needed. The governors made Jonathan and Jonathan promised them automatic ticket or the chance to choose their successors, so who is Nwodo and Jonathaan immediatly sacrificed him.
And Nwodo was handed out the most disgraceful treatment ever to be metted out to any NIGERIAN politiician since Shugaba.

So in just one stroke NDIGBO practically killed zoning, so a northerner get nwodo's position. Why not? after all zoning is dead and they will even get the biggest shock after the election because after all zoning is dead.

But don't get me wrong, I am not an advocate of zoning as a means of finding good leaders but this is NIGERIA, to survive you have to know how and when to play the game to survive. Now as we speak, Ndigbo is dead in PDP and what did the oppostion from Igbo land did courtesy of APGA? We don't have a presidential candidate- Jonathan is now one of us and he is our inlaw, he will get our 100% vote and Oheneze seconded with amen because as they madly believed GEJ will handover to them in 2015 and then went up north promising CIROMA and others, that by 2015, the presidency is there own for take.

whether this last gimmick by APGA/OHANEZE has the final blessing of Our IKEMBA, no one can tell as PETER OBI is now more PDP than Jonathan himself, how quickly people forget. So Ndigbo has succeeded in putting all their eggs in one basket and their is no backup left.

Compared that scenario to the Yoruba's. Love them or hate them they understood the politics of crooked Nigeria. If Buhari is to win, hurray! they are number two without asking. If Jonathan winS, Obasanjo is still in charge. No matter what happened in this election, both Buhari/Jonathan has vow not to be involved in 2015 and if their words is to be kept, the YORUBA has a standby and untainted gold bar like candidate positioned for 2015 in Fashola.

If this election is to end up in a run-off, ACN populated by the Yorubas will be the bride and meanwhile there is every chance that they will recover everything they lost in 2003 in Yorubaland because JONATHAN dare ot rig there as he is desperate to get their vote to upset Buhari, so any rigging like that of 2003 is a dooms day for him, so he was willing to sacrifice the likes of Gbenga Daniel.

Look at even our backyard in Akwa Ibom, ACN is well positioned today to snatch it away from Akpabio/PDP and only few months ago, there is no such thing as ACN over there. What stopped APGA harvesting what ACN is now reaping in Akwa Ibom? Bad politics and bad leadership. What stopped Peter Obi becoming a Tinubu in Igboland when our icon is ready to do anything for him? Lack of foresightedness.

So after this election, whatever remained of Nigeria, Ndigbo may find themselves where they were in 1970 despite what my generation has suffered and endured for this generation and if Ojukwu finally is to die? Its not even worth thinking about.

Quoted with Respect and for Posterity!

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I agree. The explosion in information technology has contributed massively to the passion we've witnessed so far. But Nigerians have always been passionate about politics and governance anyway.

We've anointed kings and we've poisoned them, We fought slave raiders and battled colonialism, We hailed Military rulers and burned civilian usurpers (wetie!). We fought a civil war with enduring pains and made sacrifices for peace.

We are a passionate people and all we've witnessed so far this season are different manifestations of that Naija passion. I expect to see more.

Yes, the legacy of Military rule silenced a generation of Nigerians, but their children are shaking off the fear. They are declaring their freedom to speak and be heard. I don't think their voices will grow quiet any soon, I hope these leaders, whichever party they belong to are ready for them.

Nigerians like "Beaf" will give a lazy President Buhari Hell and I'm glad to count him as a brotha, while a Nigerian like Oyb will never let President Jonathan's mess-up's go unnoticed. They are simply telling us that the Naija spirit is alive and they won't suffer fo.ols and laggards.

I hope these new generation of leaders are ready for us.

@greateros. Good post!

Let's forget the fights and vote Buhari + Bakare + Fashola for a progressive Nigeria. . .

edoyad:
I received those 3 messages on my phone today though i'm not in lag at the moment. Please can someone who's into Eko politics explain to me ? Secondly did any one else receive it ? Please confirm.

It's malicious propaganda by PDP

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/Metro/Politics/5687614-146/story.csp

"The message, being circulated under the title of "Lagos Voters" read that "Fashola says no to Tinubu's juju oath swearing, let us all pray for Fashola's protection from the evil Tinubu godfather."

"Mr Fashola, while speaking to journalists after a meeting of the party's leaders held at Mainland Hotel in Oyingbo, urged all Lagos residents to ignore the message.

"I will ignore it and I implore every right thinking member of our party to remain vigilant," he said. "This is the manifestation of the corrupt character of the PDP which is posing as Labour and all sorts of things to destabilise all other parties. People must be vigilant. They must wake up to all these false antics.

They must ignore all these text messages of fear and deception. People should ignore all those text messages; they are messages of farewell because the PDP is going." -Babatunde Raji Fashola

dayokanu:
Biscuit

aisha2:
Indomie

Rice

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kYkeLJKYBw8/TY28-Iw0ROI/AAAAAAAAB28/_aHlHetvhH4/s320/189907_1630984574487_1232790709_31366454_748268_n.jpg

Jarus:
I'm not so comfortable with Bakare's now familiar attacking of ACN. We will need these people, maintain a rancour-free or at least neutral relationship with them for now pls. Attacking ACN will not be productive for this change project.

I agree, there is no need to attack ACN. It serves no strategic purpose. We will send word to Bakare.

Buhari + Bakare + Ribadu + Fashola = BBRF 2011 !!

There is a lot to admire about Ribadu.

There is really no need for this rancour, Nuhu Ridadu has proven himself to be an effective administrator and a progressive at least by current Nigerian Standards.

I will welcome an alliance with Buhari, Let us focus on the real enemies.

Buhari + Bakare + Ribadu + Fashola = BBRF Progress 2011!!

fstranger3:
How come none of you doofuses is talking about the ridiculousness involved regarding the printing of ordinary ballot papers overseas.


So we cannot print ballot papers in Nigeria again


Are we all this stupidddd for goddarn sake.

We run overseas for education
We run overseas for health
We runs overseas for dispute resolution ( remember OBJ and Atiku running to Blair)
We run overseas to solve our crime problems ( Ige, Funsho Williams etc)
We run overseas to process our oil ( Malaysia that produces less than one-tenth of what we produce process their own oil)

Now we are running overseas to print ordinary ballot papers, ordinary ballot papers. May God save us.

Very shameful indeed. I agree with you.

[size=23pt]Buhari + Bakare + Fashola = Change Tsunami 2011!!

Oleku for lagos, A ku ku se se mo mo. . [/size]

[size=20pt]Bury the PDP Magas!! CPC Don arrive!!

Put ya hand for CPC pen![/size]

[size=28pt]Buhari + Bakare + Fashola = Hurricane Progress!![/size]

[size=25pt]Put ya hand for CPC, e fit be so oo!![/size]

[size=22pt]Naija no go spoil oo![/size]

egift:
here is what you get, if you elect Jonathan (PDP)
www.nairaland.com/attachments/418821_rice_shame_jpg25982db6b9e2f31e8b8762934848fdee

Just in case y'all don't understand this pic, I'll explain

That was at the Patience Goodluck Jonathan "Rice distribution campaign" last year

GEJ and his "Umbrerra" wife gave poor Nigerians some rice garnished with beatings from Whips, Belts, and Koboko by their goons

Very sadistic, Very Shameful

http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/news/14793.html

Orikinla:
Don't worry. We don't need the NTA. Our revolution will be live on the CNN and on the Internet.

Exactly! EgyptTV did worse, eventually they shamefully succumbed to people power. Pain is coming to the oppressors.

[size=30pt]Buhari + Bakare + Fashola = BBF Revolution!![/size]!

[size=26pt]Naija o ni Baje oo!![/size]

[size=26pt]Looters are already Jittery!![/size]

[size=30pt]Buhari + Bakare + Fashola = BBF Revolution!!![/size]

[size=26pt]Naija o ni Baje oo!![/size]

Well done Jarus and everyone!

Ibime:
GEJ specialises in digging up extravagant projects so he and his boys can eat. That was his style in Bayelsa and that's his style now.

[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=639850.msg8060337#msg8060337 date=1302042175]@kalokalo: I think military rule might have ruined the minds of our politicians. Militaries by their nature must be centralized, socialistic, etc. Nigeria by its multi-ethnic nature needs to be run in a decentralized manner, if we want it to succeed.

A wiser, more visionary leader would be thinking about how he could empower the states and LGs, and use them as engines for growth. GEJ instead seems to prefer this top-down approach.[/quote]Nuff said.

[quote author=ndu_chucks link=topic=639850.msg8060243#msg8060243 date=1302041098]A whole bunch of boondoggle projects in the making.  May Buhari kill these projects.[/quote]

[size=24pt]Agege Reporting! Voting FASHOLA + BUHARI BAKARE !![/size]

[size=20pt]Naija on ni Baje ooo![/size]

[size=22pt]OSHODI reporting!!!!  Vote Fashola + Buhari OOOOOOOOO!![/size]

[size=18pt]Naija o ni Baje o![/size]

[size=14pt]Omo Eko ni mi, Eko ni won bi mi si, mo fe dibo fun CPC!!

Polling Booth mi da!!!!![/size]


Mi o maga, mi o mugu, Nothing for PDP, Ese won o ni bale!!

Amuwo - Festac - Mile 2 - Ojo - Okokomaiko anything but PDP

BB 2011 !!!!

They finally moved this thread to the Travel Section

fstranger3:
Could it be because there is really nothing to talk about?
Pat Robertson and the other preachers you mentioned are hard-core conservatives. Being a conservative is not a life-style, it is an Idea, a way of thinking, and a culture in by itself.

So coming out to speak for a cause they believe in shouldnt be that hard for them.

On the other hand, in  Nigeria, Politics and issues arent based on ideas. What is there for Adeboye to criticize about PDP? How is OGD different from Tinubu, OBJ and Akande, Ribadu and Buhari and Shekarau and GEJ ( The constitution for all the parties was written by the same person)

So your rant on Nigerian preachers is really baseless I think. And Nigeria is really a fragile country compared to the US, if Adeboye were to come out against Buhari, wouldnt he be accused of bigotry?  

Looking at the tenuous political climate that we found ourselves, it is best that, for the interest of peace, the so called preachers remain neutral as much as possible, else they'd be accused of something much more damning that bigotry. After all, the ordinary iya alata, iya olobi, Naijababe, DK, baba onigedu and baba eleran,  who form the bulk of our electorates are neither republicans nor GOP'ers.

There is an argument to be made about our lack of clearly defined political ideologies or even a coherent social ideology. I welcome that argument and I will agree with you on that. BUT we still have something, we have a situation;

We have a country, we have living breathing human beings, as imperfect as they are, we have laws, as much as I disagree with them, we have Religions based on moral codes of right and wrong, we have moral ideals even within our imperfect state and culture.

So, It should not be too difficult for an Adeboye, Kumuyi, Oyedepo, Imam Whatchamacallit to guide their flock and speak boldly against the oppressive acts of our politicians and political leaders.

to keep quiet and maintain this peace of a grave yard is unacceptable, what peace? is America not peaceful? aren't their Religious leaders taking sides? What we have is the peace of an executioners room.

I do not care about Tinubu, condemn him, do the same to Buhari, Obasanjo, Igbinedion, Ibori and Co. Do it across the parties, Speak out against the oppression and looting presided over by these people.

The poor roads, poor healthcare, terrible education services and large scale insecurity endured by your congregants every day should move you to take a stand and be specific about it.

I refuse to accept that their duty stops at the collection table, Nigerians are groaning and dying and all you can do is leave them to their fate and hope for the best? eff your rituals then!

As a religious leader, You lose your right to preach morality to me if you cannot stand side by side with me against oppression and immoral rule.

MLK did not hide behind the bible, neither did Archbishop Oscar Romero.

Just like the Great Awakening provided a foundation for the Political reforms and revolution that swept across Europe and the colonies in the 16th century helping to give birth to America as we know it, I believe our self appointed custodian of faiths can help bring some change to Nigeria.

I agree, we don't have a coherent set of ideologies, but we have a situation. let them speak to it.

Warrior, I may not be a fan of their faith. But considering the influence they have over people's minds, I definitely despise their silence. It is an immoral silence.


BTW, I saw your dig at DK and Naijababe

dayokanu:
Baba Suwe get swagga pass GEJ abeg

https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5018900473_5a9bcb9266.jpg

GEJ: What can I do for you ma.

Hilary : Whats your name

GEJ: They call me Jona, Sometimes Azikwe, or Goofluck, Ibos call me Odechuckwu, Yorubas call me Ademumu, Hausas call me Abdul-clueless, Moslems call me RETARDeen. So you choose anyone.

Hillary: Good. What are you core competences

GEJ: Ask Madam Turai, I can cut grass, catch fish, Wash bra and pant, cook and clean even prepare Akpu. Most importantly I obey orders

Hillary: Thats impressive, Oya lemme see how you can obey. Odechukwu shine your teeth

GEJ: [img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSUIMNYkQFPJg8jflub7zMYgSKUiuVq5L0S0GfRlonPS6rcfmtJ[/img]

Hilary: (Covers nose) Thats ok. Oya close your teeth. Now make sure you appoint Jega as INEC chair he was recommended by CPC and Buhari

GEJ: Yes ma

DK don kill Pesin ooo!!

www.nairaland.com/attachments/180447_ROTFLMAO_gif3d0c775232c7f27cf80592785b9635b6

Great work y'all, in less than 24hours?!

whoever the forum member that is willing to foot that bill, may you and your generation never walk alone.
May you never be stranded in life.
May injustice and mediocrity be absent from your life.

Amin Ase Edumare!

God bless Oyb too!

I will join the FB page as soon as I can, I will send you an e-mail Ceah. I also think the Yahoogroup idea is great. I already belong to a few Naija politics groups on Yahoo.


Jarus, call the group whatever you choose, Internet warrior, Vanguard, or anything is ok by me, just give it an identity.

aribisala0:
this is a myth that  just does not stack up with the facts. i do not and cannot know what the likely population of the different parts of nigeria is but i know what my visceral bias would like it to be.
desert or not[b] the fact remains that the north feeds the south with grain,peppers,tomatoes,potatoes,millet onions,beef,sheep,goats and chickens the flow of these products in nigeria is unidirectional from north to south ALWAYS[/b]. last year the transporters went on strike and lagos nearly starved with food price inflation of  more than 100%

this is where you find the highest level of irrigation and consumption of fertilisers and other agricultural inputs. there is very little mechanized agriculture in the south .what does this prove nothing really except that we in the south are desperate to show that we have a higher population. that particular argument is not good enough and indeed suggests the opposite to what is being argued.the reality is population has to be measured in the field not deduced by specious reasoning that seems good to us. i was in nigeria during the last census and know for a fact that ethnicity was not recorded during the last census. for all we know the majority population of kano may be igbo but there is no way of demonstrating this. the other issue is polygamy this is greatest in northern nigeria. the most recent voter register suggest a higher population in the north. i know people will say it is rigged but the one fact that won't go away is that this so-called desert produces enough food  for itself and kindly  sends some down to us in our arable south.

the fact remains that the north feeds the south with grain,peppers,tomatoes,potatoes,millet onions,beef,sheep,goats and chickens the flow of these products in nigeria is unidirectional from north to south ALWAYS. last year the transporters went on strike and lagos nearly starved with food price inflation of  more than 100%

Not all True

Grain? what grain? Millet and Rice? beans?

The most widely consumed staples in Nigeria are Rice, Yam, Cassava, Maize and their various by-products. no?

Yam: Predominantly South to Lower middelbelt produce: SW(Ondo-Akure-Akoko-Owo-Ipele axis), Ekiti, Osun, SEImo, Ebonyi Enugu) Kogi, Benue, Nassarawa. You can look it up

Nigeria is the Largest Producer of Yam in the World, and it's production comes largely from the Rain forest South to the Southern limit of the Northern Savannah.

Rice: largely imported. South or North has little to do with that.

Cassava: Mainly produced in the South. 17.6 million tonnes in the South alone --> http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5548e/y5548e07.htm Kogi and Benue produces about 7 out of the 9 million from outside the south.

Corn: Very localized production, Produced more in the South due to it's two-seasonal characterestics, early maize and late maize from Akuros and Fadamas. If you can prove me wrong I'll be glad. but I say South.

Yes, the spices like Tomatoes, Onions, Pepper and are mainly grown in the North plus Beef, Maybe goat, but I'm not too sure about that, I know we have different goat varieties across the regions. I don't think people will starve because of those spices. Beef of course is very important.

I think Northerners control much of the Truck and food transport business, I believe that was the reason for the Scarcity, I've personally witnessed lines of Trucks from Lagos and Kano buying Truckloads of Yam from Local farmers at Ipele near Owo in Ondo State during the Yam season, that's in the South.

I don't think Chicken is predominanlty raised in the North, It is a more even spread by my guesstimation. I may be wrong, I will welcome credible data on that.

Potatoes, Millet: These are not Nigerian staples, Nigerians eat very little of those, especially in the South. no?

I think we scare ourselves too much about these things, anyway, our failure to count ourselves and produce credible national data is to blame for all these assumptions.

Slightly off topic: North or South, I believe Nigeria is largely self sufficient in food production, at least for our local staple consumption, what we need is to make more money from our large human resources through large scale Farm commercialization, mechanized farming and increased export.

by the way, lest i forget, eeefffff the British!