₦airaland Forum

chrisxxx:
This is why I advocated for Police reform and not state police. Let commissioner of police come from the state and tactical units be headed by officers from the state to DPO. My friend who is a rank and file in the police gave this suggestion.

I understand ur point, officer from the state will understand local language, culture, terrain more than outsiders, which can help in gathering intelligence. But Nah o, the disadvantage outweighs the advantages, bcus this could actually make our police worse. If officers are policing their own area, they may become too comfortable because of local connections, political influence, cult ties, or powerful friends evwn godfatherism. Instead of them to be neutral, some may start acting as if they own the place because they know they have backing and be saying you are in my area. It would strengthen favoritism toward family, groups, or powerful figures and it will also be difficult to investigate influential people from the same area, and make law enforcement less impartial.

Lanruze:
The IMF has magnified what average Economist with expertise in Public Finance have known since PBAT became President and after his FX Reforms kicked-in.

The CBN can never give the Naira it's true value based on the volume of Eurobonds and Open Market Auction (O.M.O) instruments in the hands of Portfolio Investors.

Once the true value of the Naira is obtained,
most Portfolio Investors would immediately EXIT Nigerian Investments as they would have lost a chunk of their investments if converted to FX.

An example is an Investor investing $500m @N1,400 -$1 = N700B worth of Investment.

Naira exchange rate now appreciates to N1,000 -$1 on same $500m = is N500B Client loosing over N200B on a strengthen Naira.

PFIs account for over 65% of our $51B foreign reserves. Watch the money go into thin air when the Naira strengthens.

wont it also help govt loan in dollars

Lzkdy:
Na South Africans say make your evil and greedy rulers no develop your country?

Blame your wicked rulers

you know its normal, even almighty America, there are many citizen that believes there country America is shit, wicked rulers etc, sane with south Africans and all other country, the citizens from that country always believe there country is shit..

Ezmans:
Yes things change but nigerian own is worst, the price of things in Cabo Verde since 2019 till today is almost the same

dint mind them jhur, Nigerians will compare all the goods things from other country to compare and tarnish there own country. They will go to cape Verde pick the good things there, go usa pick the good thing there go south Africa pick the good thing there all country o, just to use yo to compare there own country and forget about the bad sides of those countries too

Ezeama400:
Once upon a time...

The Source

so miniral and star was 70maira and 200 naira under buhari. Shey u wanted to write 2013 or 2023. If mineral was 70naira under buhari, that means under good luck it was 30 naira abi. Under yaradua it was 15naira, and under objective 2nd term it was 2 naira

nairalanda1:
If they did that, they won't have much of a business.

Most profits do not go into the pockets of the rich businessman. There is taxes, debts, improvements, maintenance, transport costs, etc etc.

Maybe the owner of a filling station may see a tiny amount at the end of the whole story.

Also, strait of hormuz is not yet quite calm.

this is how it should be in businesss, and this is how it is over the world. But remember we are talking of Nigeria here, business man want to make all there capital back within 6month and everybody want to build houses upon houses and buy latest cars. Greedy.

Alexas58:
Please I am not understanding this stuff at all
Fuel price increased immediately oil rose to $118/ barrel from about 850- 1350, and now that oil is back to $74/ barrel , why is fuel still being sold at 1350??


I thought it’s forex that runs this oil economy

they have used the excess profit they got when the feul price increases to get cars ans builds houses. Nigerians for you

bobonla:
Brother, it's not 15k. I did mind last year using selfservice. It was 17k getting to 18k with charges.. barely 2 months after I did mind them increased the price to 29k. I guided a frd too. Na 29k ooo for their site.
You will even need to do Birth declaration on NPC site, that will cost you about 2k or 3k. Then u will do affidavit too

ecery body is lying and reducing there age bcus of immigration job

Meerahbel:
Yes, this is a good move. Thank you as we need similar thing here in Nigeria.

Today’s children are growing up in a world where social media is present almost everywhere they turn. While technology offers many benefits, constant online exposure can place pressure on young people before they are emotionally ready to handle it. From harmful content and cyberbullying to unrealistic comparisons and addictive algorithms, the risks are becoming harder to ignore.

Childhood should be a time for learning, exploring, building real-world friendships, and developing confidence away from the constant scrutiny of social media. By restricting access for those under 16, we are giving young people more time to mature, strengthen their wellbeing, and develop the skills they need before entering the online world.

This is about putting children first. It is about protecting their mental health, supporting their development, and ensuring that technology serves young people rather than shaping every aspect of their lives. We owe our children the chance to grow up with the freedom, security, and balance that every childhood deserves.

yea, u need same thing here in Nigeria bcus its done by UK, assuming its Nigeria president that did it first, im very sure by then it wont be a good thing for u again, u will blame the President that all the security issues and economic issues going on in Nigeria. Na under age he his banning on social media, infact u would have been calling on international bodies, that ur president is not respecting human right

Mattswaggz:
Iran would never give up give up their nuclear weapon program blah blah blah....where are those guys that have been singing these songs here?....wuna think say na by mouth abi?. .

lol, assuming the news was about iran not giving up there nuclear site, u will say its fake news and started checking the source, since it dies not support ur view. But now that it support ur view, its not faje news at all right, even before they post it, u have comment sharply just to prove a point because the news aligned with ur choice. Now tell me as u have commented now and told people u said so before, how do you feel now, calm?

Bossladyy:
https://gazettengr.com/i-will-negotiate-with-agitators-if-i-become-president-obi/

but u and ur supporres are insulting borno state govt for rehabilitate them. U are saying tiinubshoukd kill all pf them. Now u are talking of dialogue

insidelife22:
Funny how someone who said he doesn't believe in one Nigeria is talking about unity

you have already reached a conclusion and u only notice information that support that conclusion. Thus is an example of what you are doing. E.g
Even if tinubu do 100 Nigeria problem, u willl focused on one thing he couldn't
If Nigeria finally grows under tinubu, you will say its luck
If he make 1 mistake, u will use it as proof that he his bad.

That is what we called objective judgement

When you start looking for faults even if something is done well.
Ignoring positive achievement
Judging based on the feelings you have for the person instead of fact
Refuse to change your opinion regardless of the evidence

Then u are not being fair, u are biased yourself. And acting based on emotions. And bcus of that, I wont support ur view or believe

Look at whst tinubu said here now, of its ur own support candour that said this exact same thing, will u still criticise it?

Tinubu have introduce many policy trying to resolve the problems we are facing and we have been criticising him for many even before the policy started generating positive results, if it was ur own supporters that introduce this same policy Tinubu introducing, will u still criticise him, or u will try to explain why its good.

Partisan criticism

If you criticise everything he does, so why should he say attention to it then. He will just see it as noise making eventually. Even you urself, if soneone criticise everything that you do, wont you stop paying attention to that particular person and see it as just mere nosie.

The way u people are doing online will even make him ignore valid criticism. He would probably would have taking it as you guys are not interested in development just opposition, since u are accusing hom weather he succed or not,

You dont acknowledge is good actions, eveey of his mistakes is magnified, and eveey of his motives is always assumed to be bad. Na wa o. Even if its me, if I be tinube, I ho become defensive naturally na and stop listening to una.

I know I will receive my own criticism too sha for all this i say, bcus una will take me tinubu supporters immediately and dishing me my size as usual.

iwaeda:
In a normal country, account informations enough to apprehend the bandits. Nigerians so low to collect money from terrorists.

if you want to find out if Nigeria is a normal country, go and start banditry, and post it online to see if the police amd military wont catch you or not. Those bandit you are talking about doing all this online videos, most of them must have even been appreheded by now or killed. Any one who has not been caught bcus they are deep inside the forest and keep changing locations, then the force might probably be on the lookout for them and its just gonna take sometimes, they will be appreheded or killed. Or u want them to be sharing classified information to the public.

We all know bandit are a coordinated terrorists organisation, boko haram etc ate now operating using banditry its not as if u kill one or two bandit, then it will stop. No. Its not easy like we think.

Hemanwel:
You have the effrontery to send your account details to bandits to get a give away. What makes you different from them?

After collecting the money, if they now give you arms to carry and follow them for operation, will you resist?

The hardship in the land is now so bad that people are now begging terrorists for money. This is a new low.

its not hardship, its just mentality of some Nigerians, even if jesus come down today and started giving Nigeria free 6tines square meal, the people thst will still send account to bandit to collect that awoof will still send it

Rapmoney:
I work as a contactor. I don't work for anybody. If my fee is too high for a client, I move. No time to waste. Yes, because I have the skills and expertise, and I don't sell it cheap to people. So if you sell your skills for 10 kobo, that is your own cup of tea.

Good for you. But does that make it easy like I said

Rapmoney:
This is one bitter truth you should always remind yourself of as an employee. It is even worse for people who work in organisations owned by one person or a particular family.

Your employer will never pay you what will make you have enough resources to live a comfortable life.

REASONS:
1. You will be in a better position to walk out of situations that you don't like in the workplace.

2. You will be in a better position to resign and start your own business.

Most Nigerian employers are just like the government. They give you just what is enough for you to survive, and not to succeed.

As an employer, you should realize that the people working for you also have their personal dreams and visions. Your business is your vision, and not theirs. So as they work for you to build your vision, the job should as give them the platform to build theirs. If your vision is being built, and theirs remain unachievable, then there is something wrong with you and your business system.

Last week, I attended a webinar where one of the so-called Nigerian industry giants was admonishing workers to be dedicated and put in their best. I didn't have any issue with that, but when he concluded by saying that salary doesn't matter, that what matters is passion and dedication, I shook my head. We have really lost it! You fly first class to different parts of the world. You buy choice properties. Your kids attend some of the best schools abroad. All from the proceeds of your business, and you open your mouth to tell me that salary doesn't matter?

easier said that done, go and starr ur own business na. In this economy, u go hear and see shege

Baxilexi:
I think a rogue unit did the attack. One of the downsides of having a decentralized army. One group is speaking with Trump another is sabotaging peace efforts.

wow, how i wish we can think like this when its your own country. But rather when its Nigeria security issue, we really simply on hatred and sides we are supporting

MaziObinnaokija:
Let's go there.PORTUGAL TO WIN THE WORLD CUP

if rinaldo retire after this world cup and he didnt win it when he his in the team, will u still be praying for Portugal to win a World Cup after ronaldo retire? Or ur prayer by then will be Portugal should never win the world cup if ronaldo retire, bcus it will make ronaldo as the problem of the team.?

AdisGlobal01:
SHE_NEEDS_YOUR_ADVICE

My wedding was scheduled for March this year, but everything changed after my fiancé's father passed away unexpectedly in November.

His funeral was held just three weeks later, in December. I genuinely wanted to attend, but there was one major problem: my employer had a strict policy against granting leave during the December holiday period. When I accepted the job, this condition was clearly stated. Despite explaining my situation and pleading for an exception, my request was denied.

I informed my fiancé immediately. At first, he appeared understanding. I even contributed financially to support the funeral arrangements.

Then his mother called.

She told me that if I truly wanted to become part of their family, I had to be physically present at her husband's funeral. I tried explaining my circumstances, but she ended the call before I could finish.

When I called my fiancé afterward, I expected him to stand by me. Instead, he asked:

"If it were your own father, wouldn't you find a way to attend?"

I explained that the situations were different because my employer might make an exception if it were my immediate family member.

That was when he dropped the bombshell:

"No presence. No wedding."

I thought grief was speaking. I thought time would calm him down.

I was wrong.

The wedding was officially cancelled.

My family tried everything to reconcile the situation, but his family refused every attempt. Eventually, my father advised me to accept the loss and move forward with my life.

It broke me, but I did.

Months passed.

Then, on May 20th, my ex-fiancé called me.

What he said left me speechless.

According to him, I had failed the test of being a good wife because I stopped trying to convince his family after the wedding was cancelled. He said a "real wife" would have kept begging until she was accepted.

Then he announced that he had "forgiven" me.

Not only that, he had already chosen a new wedding date in August and expected me to start preparing immediately.

As if the breakup had never happened.

As if my feelings didn't matter.

As if he alone had the authority to decide when a relationship ends—and when it resumes.

Without hesitation, I told him I was no longer interested.

His response shocked me even more.

He said:

"I'm not done. You don't have the right to be done."

I blocked his number immediately.

But that wasn't the end.

A few days later, he appeared at my father's house carrying the bride price and all the marriage items he had previously rejected.

My father told him clearly:

"My daughter has moved on. As far as this family is concerned, she is no longer available."

Still, he refused to accept it.

Since then, he and his mother have continued calling, visiting, and pressuring both me and my family despite my repeated refusal.

Now I'm beginning to wonder:

Is this really about love, or is there something deeper behind their sudden determination?

What troubles me most is the mindset that someone can cancel a wedding, disappear for months, return when it suits them, and expect another person to simply obey.

I am now considering legal action because the constant calls, visits, and refusal to respect my decision are becoming disturbing.

My question is:

If someone ends a relationship, then later decides to "forgive" you and resume the wedding without your consent, would you see that as love... or as a dangerous sense of entitlement?

What would you do if you were in my shoes?

No one is talking about the job who wouldn't give a staff 1 or 2 days to go respect the dead, or was that just a story the op added to make her side of the story looks good. NIGERIANS are already jumping into conclusions, insulting the guy in the story and his family without hearing the full picture or hearing from the workplace and the guy. Typical Nigerians, very easy to manipulate. I blamed the guy for even thinking of coming back

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koxyz:
Continuous increments is not the solution but the fundamentals should be addressed.

politic of hatred no go pay us. They where doing road, the ans is shey na road we go chop, now the govornors arr planning to increase minimum wage, una come again address the fundamental. If dey leave road land infrastructure, then use the money to be paying subsidy, na una go still cry say bad roads bad infrastructure bad govt. Politics of hatred is not good, even if ur candidate that u like later entrr, the way you are wishing the opponent u are not supporting bad, there opponents will also wish urs bad too. So at the end who suffers? Ordinary Nigerians

Namaster:
One way to identify CULTISTS is how they SHEEPISHLY accommodate and accept things from their CULT for which they'd happily CRUCIFY others.

your dont know Nigerians are practicing politics of hatred

zig2ryme04:
Hmmm. This is a picture I took with my infinix note 50 pro plus. 256gb, 12gb ram

The phone has 100x zoom camera like the samsung Galaxy S 25.

You can get the used for 320k to 350k

If you want phone with good camera 250k can't buy those phone you mentioned

come back after 1year, oh, i expect they dhoukd have upgrade a little over the years, so lets increase it to 2 years. Ur phone will mot remain the same after 2 years

BlocksNG:
Tinubu is very weak, a weakling.

tinubu still need your vote for 2nd term, every politicians does. Trump didnt sprung up ICE in his first tenure. Fulani are rampant in the north, but if the president create state of emergency in that same North to eradicate the bandith one and for, install a military govornor, same people from that north will still will still shout fire, and blame him. That is the situation of Nigeria. We are always practicing opposition of hate not logic. Even if Tinubu go out Today and let's say OBI take over, tinubu's supported will do exactly what pbi supporters are doing now and worst. Opposition of hatred

Wawelexy:
For me, I can easily detect an AI content no matter how naturally you try to tone it.... Some even go to the extent of making intentional typos, sigh!


But here's how I strike a balance with getting impressed and not getting irritated; I realize that it takes a level of intelligence to get a top-notch response from the machine, I mean there must have been extra logical efforts or input which the machine will try to keep up with, so as not to reduce it's standard of intelligence, reason why there are different packages, i.e the free and premium subscription...


Nothing beats human intelligence, AI isn't bad, but it makes you lazy intellectually, the best one should use it for is to proof read or cross-check one's work, but as for creativity, it's a big NO for me...

But according to the bible, using AI is not bad na,even man was once a robot with no self-awareness created by a being wey more advanced than man just like man create robot and AI now..

In the bible God created man without self-awareness, man dont know good from bad, they cant love, no feelings, man didnt even jnow he was naked. Until the being called Satan today showed man what to do to be self awareness, to be like God by knowing good from bad. Let me stop here

SmartPolician:
The role of government is to STIMULATE industries using policies, subsidies, grants and laws. The moment it can run independently, the government turns its focus to other industries. That's how to run a country.

To the question of entertainment, Obasanjo passed a local content law that made local music to start enjoying massive airplay on radio and clubs. That law was spearheaded by Kenny Ogungbe and other people who helped create the likes of Tuface until Nigerian music went global.

As for Nollywood, Goodluck Jonathan massively supported the industry up until when useless APC took over the government. While Jonathan didn't singlehandedly build the industry, he saw its potential, funded it and got NOI to rebase the Nigerian economy, considering earnings from entertainment. Today, the industry has attracted a big name like Netflix.... I want to see this happen to our fashion industry.

You people don't understand how powerful governments are and how our lives can be dramatically transformed if we had bright minds in government. That's why some people keep supporting criminals in power.

lol, abi na infact during pdp tenure, Nigeria was just lije UK and USA then, everything was working perfectly, no hunger, everybody is buying cars and building houses up and down. Infact tgere was massive job everywhere, just finish school and job is waiting, police are being paid very well, teachers are happy, no strike at all, 24/7 light everywhere, Nigeria economy was booming ehn infact with sane level of UK and usa, nollywood was the best movie industry in the world, they are doing massive movie, infact pdp took Nigeria music globally to the world, Nigeria premier league can even compete with EPL then or better. It was this APC that came to scatter everything.

Infact obasanjo was the best president ever and he shoukd come back, he turned Nigeria to china, APC have never done anything since they cane in power, infact we dont care about anybody in apc, even if jesus come to APC today, we will still hate jesus bcus we hate APC, infact even if APC did 80% good, we will only emphasise and prolong the 20% bad and call them bad generally.

APC has never done anything o, even if someone list all the good things APC has done today, its still the bad o. Ha we dont practice constructive criticism o, its criticism based on hate ni o, infact as we are not supporting APC, even of we see information that can curb insecurities, we will rather hold it and not share it as long as its APC in the govt so that when killers hunt, we can use it to spite the govt, how will someone looking for a govt downfall share security tips.

At the end, its not about we loving Nigeria or we want Nigeria to move forward, bcus at this rate Nigeria will never progress and insecurity will never end, bcus even if ur favourite party enter power back, its going to be the either way around and circle continues, many loyalist to APC will also be looking for the downfall of your parry. Nigeria and Nigerians as a whole will be the one feeling it. When two elephants dey fight, na trees they feel am. Opposition for spite not for progress.

PDP, APC, LP etc don't care about you they care about 2027. Loyalists on both sides will burn the country down just to say "see? your party failed too.

Many Nigerians don't want solutions, they want revenge against the other tribe/party/religion. Until that changes, nothing will.

If both PDP and APC loyalists behave exactly the same way (blocking progress to spite the other), then who actually loses?

Answer: You, me, and every Nigerian who just wants to live.

SmartPolician:
Why is the government not investing in our football? Increase the prize money from 200 million to one billion naira, and encourage private players to acquire teams/stadia or set up their own.

lol, Nigerians and there obsession with government government. That your premier league you are watching, is it the govt that is paying teams prize money won?

Nigerians will always disgrace themselves and there country with any slight opportunities, and they want other countries to take them serious

[quote author= post=139477788]Forgive me, police officer who threatened to kill anyone filming him on duty apologises




Source: https://punchng.com/forgive-me-police-officer-who-threatened-to-kill-anyone-filming-him-on-duty-apologises/

“Oga Harrison Gwamnishu, you are from Delta State, I am from Edo State. I have been posting videos for a long time, and you didn’t notice them, but you saw this one because I said I would shøot anybody recording me. I didn’t mean it that way. People actually have the right to… https://t.co/tsXLnMeLq2 pic.twitter.com/7sGSRR636Y

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) May 21, 2026

Previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/8675864/police-officer-newton-isokpehi-threatens#139477948[/quote]your said it out of annoyance abi, well its that sane annoyance that will make you execute what you said

SmallmebigGod:
I like this direction of argument. I think where the guy missed it is going for their child. I dont think he would have bothered if it was himself or wife directly

do u mind posting it, let's see if he will be bothered or not. I go just dey defend rubbish

Buzuzum:
The only reason i am supporting this woman is because i know , she will be a pain in the Ass of akpabio and his cohorts in the National Assembly

trust me, if she enters, before she finish her first tenure, she go decamp go another party. Lol. Na when them never taste power u deybalways see them shout, they are shouting just bcus theybare jot the one sharing the money, entering the private jet, owning liluxury houses, hotels and co. Make them entrr finish now, and money touch there hand, level go change

fergie001:
What about politicians?
President VP, Senate President, politicians generally.

They need it more. Their policies and behavioral patterns show they need it more.

lol, does tye behavioural patterns of Nigerians don't need it more, I mean all Nigerians o, bcus its seems Nigerians mentality are one of a kind