₦airaland Forum

Moyanbe:
How I wish the media houses can be of help... All they know is to publish news relating to #dasukigate and others. Infact, this scheme is worthless with the way it's handled.
Even the nysc authorities cannot give any reason for its postponement, it's like they are also confused. What a pity!!!
A sad calamity to our youths
#weneedtoraiseourvoice

IVORY2009:
The Chinese govt have a listen ear, is like you wanting to borrow me some monies and someone who knows me so well, came and convinced you never to lend out to me, with valid points to backup his/her claims.

Hassasin:
6.In china killing a panda can attract a death sentence.


www.ibtimes.co.uk/panda-killers-china-prosecuted-may-face-death-penalty-1520971

fulanimafia:
^^Reading will not kill all of you.

The writer presents such a compelling argument in favor of importing enriched grass for our livestock, that its hard not to see the sense in it.

When I read through the plethora of criticisms that greeted this post, I had no option than to ignore their follies and let them perish with it. Thanks for taking the pain to explain to them.
In summary...

obailala:
One of the greatest impediments to the progress of the black man and the black race is our inability to read, our inability to discern and our inordinate urge to 'respond' even before we listen.

The article simply exposes the ignorance of all those castigating the plan to import high nutrient grass seedlings for cultivation in Nigeria. This firstly, is standard practice in agriculture all over the world, but common sense is obviously not too common especially when political sentiments are involved. I can swear on my life that 95% of the respondents above did not read beyond the 3rd line, but mostly read the title and proceeded to comment. Maybe if they read the article, they would have firstly realised it was written by an independent veterinarian and not the minister (as the title implies) and they would have also seen some sensible points.

If it takes decades of research to genetically create a new specie of high nutrient grass which has the capacity to boost beef and milk production beyond our imagination, then my common sense tells me it is definitely silly trying to re-invent the wheel; the sensible thing to do is to take the short-cut by simply obtaining those already optimised grass seedlings and growing them here in Nigeria. Just the same way we imported improved flood resistant rice seedlings some years back which has in no little way contributed to the rice revolution in different parts of Nigeria today. For clarity for those who are oblivious of this, "grass is not grass" and there is a reason why people spend several years studying agriculture in the university and research institutes even when our great grand fathers knew exactly how to sow and reap basic food crops.

A point of note in the article is milk production, Nigeria imports over 90% of the milk it consumes spending over $200m annually on this. A typical Nigerian milk cow produces 200kg of milk annually whereas a typical European milk cow produces up to 6500kg of milk annually, i.e. over 3000% more milk production. The main difference is the nutritional content of the feedstock these cows consume. Ironically, the same people who protest the plan to import improved grass seedlings (for planting) to improve our beef and milk production do not protest the billions we spend importing milk yearly; these same people (probably because of warped political logic) did not also see anything wrong when improved rice seedlings were imported few years back to help boost Nigeria's rice production capacity.

What I find most disheartening about these comments I have quoted is that most of the respondents here are youths, educated youths; and then we begin to wonder why the old have refused to relinquish power. They may claim not to be agriculturists, but that is definitely no excuse for this ignorance because anyone with even partial education should be able to discern these things. If only we can sometimes purge our minds of flimsy political sentiments, then some of these things are just common sense.

Please tell them!

IamAtribalist:
This is why Nigeria will always remain under-developed. Use your brain to understand nature and ask questions/study if you are not clear. Instead, 'God' becomes the solution to any 'strange' natural phenomenon. Chinese teenagers are building quantum computers and grown Nigerian men and women do not understand the simple physics of refraction of light. THIS COUNTRY IS DOOMED.

shachris02:
Trash. This is the reason why I support the social media act.

You don't have any proof, no witnesses, no alibi, no one to correspond your suspicions and accusation and all what you do is come to social media with a mans image...accusing him of nefarious acts that are unproven yet!!

This is someone's father, husband, friend, brother. There's a lot at stake here. The man's job, image, relationship, reputation. Everything is at stake all because someone decided to use social media to taint someone else's image. it could be anyone. If i have issues with you, all what i have to do is to claim you rape my daughter and come to social media with the pictures and the case is closed.

Upon all the accusation that've been placed on this innocent's man's head (yes he is innocent until proven guilty) . I've not seen one concrete evidence or proof that he committed any crime.

Please when will the senate push this social media act abeg?

Ayoemrys:
apology not axepted until d money is return

Ksslib:
Na these same set of idiotas go open their stinking mouth dey complain of corruption when they themselves are ten times as corrupt as our so called leaders. Na common class rep na im dem give am wey she begin mismanage funds. Imagine the damage she would cause if she had a juicy position in the government.

Na so Uniben go vote one winch as SUG president some years back. The damage wey that girl cause with student money reach to act season film.

My point is; we keep blaming the government for our woes but are we any better? We abuse the little positions we occupy like "financial secretary, Treasurer, Sug president, class rep" but still accuse the government of perpetuating evil forgetting we all are birds of same feather.

Look at that image standing in front of the mirror and you might just realise we are not any better afterall, that we all are the same evil side of that coin.

And that maybe, just maybe, there is no hope for Nigeria afterall.

Cutehector:
I just tire...if I block am nw, she go start to dey call me unnecesarily.. I jus duno why I keep meetin d wrong set of girls...

HarrveySpecter: Little wonder Nigeria is in the state it is. The way Nigerians celebrate mediocre, is just unbelievable. What happens to being professional and using professional terms?
We all know what Obama must have thought of Osama, but we don't see obama calling him names in public? Putin get America/obama for mind, but he doesn't call them/him names in public.
Besides the man is deceased, he deserves a little bit of respect.

snowpe: I have been married for 4years now,recently my wife listened to a preaching on the issue of jewelries,trousers and makeup.suddenly she changed and since then she have been making her self unattractive in the name of church activities.sincerely she is making me to loose interest on her,I have spoken to her about it and she refuses to change.what should I do?l am seriously trying not to cheat on her.please I need advice on what to do to save this marriage.
please moderator move this to front page for advice

ayukdaboss: Really??
Hope you don't get internet-zoned