₦airaland Forum

NtoAkwaIbom:
So even you sef wan come dey drag say igbo are indegenous in Akwa ibom bah ? Mbok where exactly ? Is it etim ekpo, esien udim, ika, ikot ekpene ?
Why una wan grab awa land ? Igbos have all 5 states to themselves and rhe small akwa abasi ibom state we have, igbos are now laying indegenous claims to it... One igbo guy went as far as to say that Akwa ibom means "Igbo Extension" ... Why una dey like this na...

Have you ever heard of boundary adjustment?

Is it possible to get a straight line in boundary adjustment?

maasoap:
Even after many people condemned Buhari's decision to head that ministry? Osinbajo still have many roles to play, he doesn't need to head any ministry. It breeds inefficiency, likewise Buhari too

VP portfolios are almost nonexistent except when the President is on leave hence it makes him dormant and bored.

Ministers are now more engaged in service than him. I would've supported the move if VP was partial but I trust him but fear a Northerner who has no conscience when it comes to equality and fair play.

Donald95:
My dear, nothing like land dispute. It's just that our foolish Governor (T.A Orji) had problem with Akpabio because our Governor refused to collaborate with Akwa Ibom governor to construct the road

I am talking of land dispute and bloodshed that lasted more than 30 years that ended in 1989/1990

Donald95:
Calm down. If there are no Igbo in Akwq Cross, then there no Igbo. Let's stop forcing things that don't exist into existence. Am from Abia, and 40 percent of people living here is from Akwa Cross infact the Aba women riot was in collaboration of Akwa Cross and Ngwa People. But that doesn't mean that we included Ibibio Language as one of our languages in Abia State. They are just migrants that came and fused into our society due to business.

Thank you. Abu m nwa afo Ngwa nọ na Aba n'ime Abịa Steeti nke Naijiria

Ndi Abala Nkamiri, Owo-elu, Ndiakata are same with people of Ikorokorieta and their Ibibio brethrens.

Do you remember the war and land dispute between the Ibibio and Ngwas along Nigerian Christian Hospital going towards Ikot-Ekpene were fought by merchineries and these neighbours were still buying from the same market?

maasoap:
Of course, they understand but they would just decide to play politics with it

I am surprise that you of all people can be deceived into believing this blatant coverup or excuse.

For your information, the new ministry can also be headed by Vice President PYO while the agency's head reports to him.

If I may ask, is Petroleum Ministry not under President Buhari.

Wise up and stand up for the Southern Nigeria, for equal treatment and respect.

swaggerific:
First of all, I have zero interest in pushing propaganda. None whatsoever. What's my own on whether Abia is good or bad? I'm just calling out bad (Terrible?) governance. My beef with any terrible government/governor is that they are not performing. If you do a deeper analysis to determine why or how they are not performing, you'll realize that one issue is that they grab an inordinate amount of money for themselves alone. In other words greed.

The security vote is very likely at or around 1,000,000,000 monthly. It stood at 700 Million monthly as of 2010. I said it was a rumor because only very few people can confirm the actual amount because the governors don't need to account for it. You can always prove me wrong if you think I'm talking nonsense.

Here is the newspaper article I cited and spoke to a few people to figure out the current level now.

https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/39206/state-governors-and-their-security-votes.html

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/cut-your-security-vote-pdp-chieftain-tells-ikpeazu/

On the issue of parastatals generating revenue, my understanding is that states in Nigeria receive all of their internally generated revenue and then reallocates those funds according to their agenda. So revenue from Abia Teaching Hospital or the state schools go to the state government first and then "logically" should then receive enough money to run itself but that has not been the case for ages.

Again, please prove me wrong if you think anything I've stated doesn't make any sense.

The parastatals manage their income in Abia State. Example includes ABSU Uturu is sustainable. It pays salaries as at when due and remits money to Abia State most times.

Using 2010, the dreadful age of kidnapping in Abia State is nonsense.

Abia State is now among the most peaceful State in Nigeria as we speak hence your postulation is empirically faulty.

Check FAAC monthly allocations, Abia State gets 3 billion Naira at times hence can't afford a billion for Security vote. This a pure lie.

omenka:
There is NOWHERE in Benue state where Igbo is predominantly spoken. You guys should stop spreading inaccurate information.

You have a good number of them as traders in Otukpo, Makurdi, Gboko and parts of Gwer East. They arent indigenous to any part of Benue state.

Is Fulani indigenous to any part of Nigeria?

swaggerific:
Also see the page attached. The governors security vote alone is larger than allocation to Ministry of education, health, sports and a bunch of other ministries COMBINED. Abia has an Abia Angels Football club? Wonders shall never end; they are receiving more money than Ministry of Sports. I read online that Abia State University Teaching Hospital staff haven't been paid for 13 months or so, is the N2.4 BN per year going to be enough for them? This state budget is shameful. I pity their citizens.

Please, parastatals are revenue generating agencies of government. Abia State teaching hospital doesn't offer free healthcare same with Abia State University and Polytechnics. These agencies receive subversion to help subsidize charges not the the money to run the agencies.

Secondly, stop this bold face lie of N1,000,000,000 security vote. State the facts with verifiable links on the amount and not propaganda

buhariguy:
Buhari campaigned that he was going to defeat Boko Haram; Lai Mohammed came few years later, claiming Boko Haram had been technically defeated. Then buratai said recently that they need spiritual intervention to defeat Boko Haram. How you manage to remain defensive of this emptiness and obvious lies really baffles me. so what is your point? That you have prefer thief atiku, or you want buhari to be remove by maurijuna sowore through revolution after losing an election, or becos you worship pig pornst ar terrorist kanu. meanwhile mynd44 and oam4j, the word useful idiot violated rule 2

The same adjective and the worst you and your co-travellers use on us for sopporting restructuring or self determination?

Hypocrite

swaggerific:
Wow! Wage bill for every political appointee or governor only or for every government person including civilians? Governor gets a huge amount monthly in security vote for sure.

There's no proof to what exactly is the Governor's Security votes. The career opposition politicians can pontificate but that doesn't make it fact.

The wage bill is the same reason T. A. Orji sacked non Abians career civil servants.

mrvitalis:
I studied mech engine sir .. 90% is copy n past with few innovation ...nothing there in 2 weeks can have your engine design ready

With material selection analysis

The Institute can't even produce rubber seals let alone differentiate between resistivity, insulation and transmission.

Who will do the calculation to generate structural compatibility of different engine components?

Where will the components be tested for quality control and assurance?

Desperation

swaggerific:
Okay. Abia gets ~N5 Billion monthly as federal allocation. Governor do nothing gets 22% of that as security vote alone. Let's assume the security vote he's getting is legal, which it is according to Nigerian law, it probably pales in comparison to how much he pays himself and his cronies in government. So let's say all in all, the governor takes 1 Billion + another 1 Billion in salaries and other personal/government expenses monthly. That will be 2 billion/5 billion = 40% of the federal allocation! In what world is that okay?

In what world is it okay for one man to take that much of the states resources. Why not be "selfless" and use some of that stolen money to provide basic things like water, electricity and roads? Or better yet, clean up the filthy city?

Abia State monthly wage bill is N2.5 billion - Fact

Why won't the NASS impeach the President for disobeying court order.

Shit hole country

Hobbsandshaw:
Brother calm down.This issue is not as simple as you are seeing it.This woman is desperate to keep me,if I force anything, she will fight in a dangerous means. And forget,we have two children together already.I need all the wisdom I'll get to handle this situation.I'm not weak at all.

Your matter is quite serious beyond ordinary advises.

My take for you is that you tell her your findings and notwithstanding, you will live with her but that she should be cautious

CharlesJok3r:
There is absolutely nothing wrong in a woman wether married or not married wearing trousers as long as it make her look nice, clean and decent. And the choice of a wife wearing trousers or not wearing trousers shouldn't be the husbands' priority and decision to make.

We have heard you.

In a relationship especially marriage, spouses dress to please each other provided decency and moderation are involved.

"Sacrifice and understanding" is essential oil that lubricates love and harmony

obailala:
There's this widespread notion that the FG is fixing roads in the north and abandoning the south, especially the SE and SS due to ethnocentric reasons. In a moment of truth and honesty devoid of political emotions, can you substantiate this your claim that the ministry of works is currently fixing more roads in the north than elsewhere?... Saying something over and over again, and believing it as fact, doesnt necessarily make it true. How long are we going to keep believing and propagating this false notion?

Meanwhile, regarding the directive by Buhari to governors, you cant really blame the FG and neither can you blame the governors. This is like a husband who while still thinking of a birthday gift he can afford for his wife, the wife goes ahead and buys a brand new Ferrarri as her gift, and then asks the husband to refund her the gift money. If you were the husband, what would be your reaction?

Get lost.

President Buhari is so ethnocentric that he instructed the World Bank and IMF to concentrate development in Northern Nigeria.

Have you imagine such a bigot as the President

dukeprince50:
calm down, if you deposit 1m, they will charge you 10k, that is like charging you N2 for a deposit of N100

PZ and Unilever pay 2% to their bulk wholesalers on the premise that the company representatives sell company price to retailers.

You mean the banks and FG will take all the profits?

teemy:
Adding this conviction to an appeal of the uk judgement, it might just bury P&ID considering the uk is one of those countries that take tax evasion as a VERY serious crime. Remember mafia boss Al Capone? The US could not find a witness to rat him out on his criminal businesses but they got him on tax evasion, sent him to prison where he died of syphilis.

If they do not have 'seizable' assets, it further shows they never had the bare minimum required to apply for the contract in the first place and thus wanted to scam the Nigerian government for what they could not accomplish and thus probably connived with some fraudulent officials to pass the screening stage. Just a few sacrifices from the secretary that collected bribe to an high ranking official in the ministry on the part of FG, P&ID bosses will be the ones begging not to be sent to jail.

I feel this is checkmate!

It's not true. Nigeria has already agreed to settlement but to the tune of "how much" is the disagreement.

The company has no asset in Nigeria

You can't seize nonexistent assets.

The company is a tenant in it's head office.

Na two computers and four sofa be assets?

This EFCC and that Court na mumu. Why not jail their companies representatives for 30 years for a start?

I don't understand what is fraudulent in acquiring Land from State Government.

Was the Land sold by Cross Rivers State Government without documentation and suddenly stolen and transported to unknown location in Southeast?

Haba

AntiBalaka:
Antisemitism and Islamaphobia are both myths.

Why should I not be wary of Muslims that want to behead me?

Why should I embrace the same jew that rejected Christ and who continue to slander him?
WW3 will soon commence, hope you will carry your goyim ass and go fight for the jew.

Zombie

You're evil.

Yemeni Houtu rebels has long claimed responsibility and you're here with your blood libel again

sultaan:
I thought you can only kill the bad one but leave the Good one bald python.
Can anyone give the English name to ewi from a TVC documentary on YouTube I am assuming ewi Is monitor lizards

Monitor Lizard is called "Olugburudu" in Igbo


Ewi is bush rabbit

Godons1:
God bless the writer of this piece.
The Parasite Region that contribute nothing to the Economy will suffer it most. The only thing they contribute is crime.

United Nation has developed a roadmap to ban the eating and rearing of Cows.

Go read the latest UN warning on climate change.

ZoeyJ:
You can air your opinion without sounding rude, now swerve

Please, can you help me identify the rudeness in my assertion.

I just observed that teaching and fact checking is becoming problematic in this country.

ZoeyJ:
If you’re drinking a glass or two of soda (and let’s assume the glass is about 12 ounces or 350mL) per day, the effects should be negligible. If you’re drinking two liters or more of heavily sugared soda (a cola type beverage, for example) per day, after a time (everyone’s body responds differently so it could be sooner or later) you may become diabetic.
The same thing goes for alcoholic beverages. If you’re having one beer, or one glass of wine or a mixed drink on a regular basis, the effects are negligible. If, however, you are drinking a 750mL bottle of gin every night, after ten or fifteen years, you’ll eventually experience health problems ranging from mental health issues like depression to an irritated liver and/or pancreas and others, and that says nothing about the withdrawal effects.
Too much of anything is never a good thing. But, we’re all human and take just about anything to an extreme level.
My answer: depending on how much of either you consume, they both can wreak havoc on your body, however I think that alcohol is probably the worst out of these two simply because one can become addicted to it

One can't be diabetic by taking too much sugar. This is complete nonsense.

Organic Chemicals (extremes of the two pH) do weaken pancreas not sugar itself. It's only when the pancreas is weak that excess sugar becomes problematic.

Sugar is not the culprit.

Ijaya123:
Who are we to judge?

Will you've comfortable if I am having sex with my husband in your cab?

zhike:
I fail to understand why you miss a point. MTN is the investor in Nigeria, is there to improve Nigeria economy. is diff from someone who comes to SA looking for work. you can chase those companies and see what will happen to your economy. people employed by those companies will loose jobs, they will no longer pay tax, other investors will loose confidence in Nigeria. your naira fall down. and economy will fall down.

What the South African hooligans are doing is looting businesses and shops belonging to Nigerians.

Those businesses and shoos are investments

Tell me why South Africa is not ordering MTN, Shoprite, DSTV to return home? Or at least divest?

What a stupid offer is this?

Tell me why South Africa is not ordering MTN, Shoprite, DSTV to return home? Or at least divest?

What a mockery of ICC statutes.

Bunch of confused bigots lacking in knowledge of what constitutes civil disobedience under democracy.