₦airaland Forum

This innovative new policy would at the very least reduce the demand for kidnap victims in the ritual sacrifice industry.

Good idea but fundamental faulty.

The ritualist are looking for PURE SOUL victims.

These criminals already have tainted SOUL; they are worthless.

Instead of killing, we should deploy them to farming, making roads, railway lines etc.

meexteriox:
Good plan, good thinking.
Would really go a long way in alleviating the problem presently faced with commutters on that route.

bad plan, bad thinking.

Govt belongs to people and it changes hand every now and then.

This has already FAILED on arrival. Let him build good roads, schools, hospitals and rest will follow.

Bigmondo,

it is either you are making FUN of people that wants to travel abroad or you really a poor fellow.

But the WORLD is not fair. You have to take action for yourself.

whatever, good luck!

we have extended 'family' and believe that anything from abroad is better than at home.

This perception comes thanks to colonialism and immediate leaders that took over after the colonist were chased away.

1. the colonialist created GRA; because the 'natives' were too backward: so native assumes anything from colonist must be good.

2. the new post independence leaders moved into ex-colonist houses and go to their country; they further alienate their 'natives people'

3. the 'new natives that could travel also have to BRING many things back to show their are no longer natives.

And so it shape our lives. The effect of colonialism NEVER go away. It is stays with you forever!

bigmodo:
You people should gather all this money you want to use for this vacation and give to me so i can use it to travel to my dreamland. Vacation is just for fun. Ajo, Biko.

am sure these guys/ladies WORK very hard, the travel is to relax and enrich their minds.

Mr H was very right.

What a foreseer!

Why call an experienced leader like Obasanjo a fool? You didn't have to do that in order to pass your message.

OBJ is OLD FOOL.

during his 8yrs nigerians suffered. a whole ODI-village was wiped-out and about 10,000 Nigerians died for nothing.

He deserves to be ignored and forgetten to rubbish of history!

They only have a choice to grant the thief amnesty if he is convicted no stop EFCC from doing its work.

apt

Mr H was very right.

What a foreseer!

It is new year again, what are your travel plans for 2009.

I would like to visit these places this year:

1. Ibiza --> sun, beach.

2. Nigeria --> family

3. Orlando --> enjoy

4. North Korea --> first hand experience

5. Omar--> enjoy pure sand

6. Bratslava/Vienna --> see two places for price of 1

7. Monaco --> dine with rich and famous.

if this is a PRIVATE road to his house, it is good move.

otherwise, it is mixed feeling.

Good:
People can drive on smooth road
He could use it to boost his political career.

Bad:
Govt will continue to steal money since they know people will go ahead to build it.
Who will maintain the road when it goes bad and become death trap?
more people will be kill on the road since naija has no road-safety program in place

If I am that BIG MAN, I would rather use that to make people ENFORCE that Govt do their resposibility to the people.

Israel is refusing to let international journalists into Gaza, despite a Supreme Court ruling to allow a limited number of reporters to enter the territory.

more and more, Mr H was damn right. He saw ahead.

@busy_body,

I concur.

RichyBlacK:
Israel's evil IDF gets military support from the US, and they're using one-ton bombs to kill civilians. It's like responding to fireworks with grenades! Nobody is saying that the Apartheid State of Israel should not respond, however, killing hundreds of defenseless civilians just because of a few "toy" rockets that have killed four people is grossly disproportional!

spot on.

You begin to wonder if Mr H saw something the whole world was missing at that time.

[quote author=Busy_body link=topic=212860.msg3293565#msg3293565 date=1230845700]Not true, tickets are cheap circa three months before you travel as well as three days or less to the day you travel, they'd rather sell the seats for you at half-price at the last minute rather than fly empty [/quote]very wrong. tickets for 'same class' are cheaper when you buy in advance.

lastminute are more for 'tourist destinations' which Nigeria is not one.

lastminute are cheap because the HOTELS also needs to be occupied and in most cases own by EU/US.

For naija/africa bounds airline, you are going home; they dont care or needs to encourage you. You pay through your nose.

I once have travelled on the same plane as my friend to the states, whilst she got her ticket 3 months earlier for £700 because it was the peak season (July), I paid only £300 for the same flight, because I booked just 2 days to departure, and boy was she mad

season is not determined WHEN you buy your ticket but WHEN you actually plan to fly

And we are talking about ticket to/fro AFRICA destinations and not AFRICANS buying ticket from say 'Paris to Frankfurt'; you pay same like white.

and what happens if your CAR comes with 'factory tinted' from abroad?

To avoid an incident at the airport, Israel could have
either refused to grant visas or communicated to the UN
that I would not be allowed to enter, but neither step
was taken. It seemed that Israel wanted to teach me, and
more significantly, the UN a lesson: there will be no
cooperation with those who make strong criticisms of
Israel's occupation policy.

yeah. The Good Isreal has done it again.

Let  Sudan or  Mali try that to any UN envoy and you have saints US/UK talking bla bla

I was separated from my two UN companions who were allowed
to enter Israel and taken to the airport detention facility
a mile or so away. I was required to put all my bags and
cell phone in a room and taken to a locked tiny room that
smelled of urine and filth. It contained five other
detainees and was an unwelcome invitation to claustro-
phobia. I spent the next 15 hours so confined, which
amounted to a cram course on the miseries of prison life,
including dirty sheets, inedible food and lights that were
too bright or darkness controlled from the guard office.

this look so similar to what Mr H would do.

engrluke:
i need somebody to sposor to uk when i get their i will pay him back, for detail please contant me on 0092347057283384 email engrlukeogbachi@yahoo.com

nothing wrong with your request but I DONT think you will achieve your aim with this STYLE.

You need to make people SEE benefits of helping you.

Encomium:
Its part of our culture and mentality. Bear with them, its indeed a general issue in Nigeria.

thats exactly what is wrong with Nigeria: WE BEAR WITH EVERYTHING.

in Greece, Police kill 1 people; hell was loose; they cant BEAR it

in Nigeria, Police kill 20 people; it is life as usual; they tell the family BEAR with Police.

Until we as nation DECIDE to change our life for better, NOBODY will do it for us.

ATL has large population of Nigerians and other africans.

Your friend should feel at home.

He says that if a language dies, so does the human spirit. A people without a culture will lose their self respect, even go mad.

in another 100yrs, YORUBA language may be LOST completely.

very sad but we can stop it.

see how easy you believe all these reports.

it is nothing but another person's opnion.

Where is Gaza in the this stats

exotic places you never heared off.

Looks like 'travel agency business just might be the next BIG THING.

travel agency should actually be cheaper as they dont have over-heads like the airlines.

But in naija, it would be other way around.

The other day an oxygen bottle exploded in a Quantas aircraft critically injuring passengers and damaging the boeing 747. No hel was let loose.
Abegiii let arik air be oooh.

you compare airline with excellent track record and a new bee??

the point remains: no good services is offered to Nigerians in Nigeria.

Buying A340 does not make any sense if no good service is included!!

interesting

Majek Fashek: A rainmaker in need
By Justin Akpovi-Esade

IS it fate or retribution or perhaps self-inflicted pain? If it is retribution, for what sin then? But then, what kind of a man would inflict so much on himself? Fate? It must be the cruelest on Nigeria and one of Africa's biggest reggae music export to the world, Majek Fashek at present.

All these questions among others were on the minds of the large crowd last Friday as the reggae legend walked into celebrity hangout, O'jez, National Stadium premises, Surulere, Lagos, to savour its Friday Nite Show. The musician is a shadow of his former self. The reality of his now deteriorated condition hit everyone straight in the face as the haggard fellow with a black leather jacket and equally black shirt, all hanging from his limp shoulders, walked in.

Every activity momentarily stopped as the icon, also spotting a black beret, black boots and blue jeans staggered into the cool arena led by his later day friend and confidant, a budding reggae act, Jahcob. It took him some minutes to realize the attention he was generating among the packed celebrity restaurant. Then he began to savour the spotlight, something he had been used to since 1988 when he took the nation and world music stage by storm with his Prisoner of Conscience hit, that reportedly sold over 200, 000 copies, an unprecedented feat at that time.

Several hits followed and Majek was soaring, playing concerts all over the world including Jamaica, where his genre of music originated from. All his shows reportedly sold out. Then, it all began as a rumour that the musician was hooked on drugs. First, it was rumoured to be 'ordinary' Igbo (marijuana), but as the rumour mill spurned, Igbo graduated into its elder 'brothers' and 'cousins'-heroine and cocaine among other dangerous drugs.

There were several denials. Statements to the effect that Majek was never into drugs but alcohol, as well as spiritual attack, were issued at intervals. All these did not help the reggae star as his condition worsened. At least, something close to admittance was given by Jahcob, his latest friend when he chastised government for the perceived neglect of an icon of like Majek even as he solicited for help from well-meaning Nigerians to save the artiste. His words: "It is only in Nigeria that we throw away our icons, that is Majek Fashek, the great one that is worshipped all over the world, that is Majek Fashek who has traveled the world doing Nigeria proud and government is not doing anything to help him. This is not the first time an artiste is having a drugs problem, Alpha Blondy had a drug issue and his government came to his rescue, so instead of our government helping to preserve a national heritage like Majek, they are busy giving out national honours to some people."

Majek's condition is now at its precipice and if nothing is done fast to get him into a rehabilitation home, he may end up being eaten by the drugs. That was why perhaps, almost everybody in the dancing restaurant wanted to take pictures with him that night. Mobile phones were handy, recording his performance. O'jez official photographer Say What had a busy time taking shots of Majek with his fans especially women. They want to have a piece of the legend before the sunset, unless something is done, and fast. The question is, is he ready for help? When he climbed the stage to perform, he demonstrated that his music and mind are still intact. The only time he went off the rails was when he snapped that all the mobile phones be taken from his face. "Spray money, he (Jahcob) needs money or else take these cameras off my face." Jahcob apologized on his behalf later adding that it is not money they need but help for the ailing artiste. "Forget about what Majek just said about money, we don't want money, we need help. So many newspapers have written in the past that Majek is mad, but I have been with this man for over two weeks now, his mind is intact." Jahcob should have come out clean on the need to get Majek into a rehab home fast.

The artiste still has music inside of him. His about 45-minute performance sent a chill down the spine of many. Combining beautifully well with Jahcob, one of his hit songs, Holy Spirit, sent all to the dance floor. Little Patience did something similar but his Redemption Song, a remix of Bob Marley's piece of the same title shook O'jez. Jahcob was the only one attempting to perform the song, but Majek dashed back on stage as the opening instrumental began. With a stick of cigarette between his finger, he grabbed the mic from Jahcob with his free hand and delved into the song. His rich voice filled the hall and Bob Marley came alive that night. He signed off with his monster hit Send Down The Rain. It was an emotional reunion with the song that is two decades old.

How did Majek get to this point? Nollywood director Charles Inojie who was at O'jez that night was too numb to comment. "It is a sad story but it is not too late. His (Majek) situation is not beyond redemption, that is why government and well-meaning Nigerians should rally round and save Majek." He was seen later recording every Majek's move with both his digital camera and mobile phone. Perhaps, a movie may soon be on its way.

But then, a planned movie on the artiste was what reportedly tore his relationship and that of another movie director Charles Novia apart. Novia's November Records released Majek's Little Patience in Nigeria. The movie producer, director was touting Nollywood star Francis Duru to play Majek in the movie. Nobody has been able to find out what went wrong between the duo. But it brings one to the issue of the star actually wanting help. Because Novia was all over the place then defending and protecting Majek's interests. The deal to release Majek's latest work, when Novia landed it, was news all over the place. The movie producer did all his best to project the star positively the period the affair lasted.

so

elodie:
Air France is always expensive going to nigeria but, going to francophone countries is less price 700 euros .

if thats true, i would be flying to Cotonou;

Anyway, they are taking care of their ex-colonies meanwhile the BA/Virgin milking us. 

Cest la vie

why not fly to Cotonou and drive to Lagos or fly to Yaoude and drive to Calabar.

the 700Euro would make some family/friends happy :-)

[quote author=bronx_dog link=topic=212628.msg3281283#msg3281283 date=1230562762]foolish posts

Even advanced countries do have errors once in a while, and to think this pieces of problems you have with Arik reduces them to what you have described, then you must have your head examined.[/quote]This post is VALID.

Users not responsible for their errors. The online FEE is binding on them. Only in Nigeria, you get such rubbish.

It same story, we dont value good-service to our people.

thats normal, buying ticket less than 2month to travel is more expensive than buying about 4months ahead.