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Politics › Re: Biography Of The Best African President (thomas Sankara) by mandarin: 10:57am On Dec 13, 2015

His socialist idea was par excellence, remember colonialist never wanted Awolowo as President of Nigeria for his socialist leaning.Africans are the ones that will build their countries but remember colonial masters will always support candidates with pro western ideology which can make many organizations honour Okonjo Iweala despite obvious policy failures and colossal resource mismagement under her watch as Coordinator of the Economy. Whereas if she were from such countries she will be condemned.That's the irony of life. I saw some people saying someone must be Harvard trained to fit into Finance Minister's position, but Sankara never attended Harvard, Fashola never attended Harvard.What we need are people with passion for change and have the determination to make their countries great and can play politics with the western guys.

Politics › Re: What I Learned From Fashola's First Press Briefing by mandarin: 9:29am On Dec 09, 2015

You care less about what governance is all about.Performance is assessed based on available resources, capacity building and continuity plan. If a regime fails on all three, you can fault its performance.
GEJ govt had resources, alot of it, failed in delivering on infrastructural developments and also has been alleged to have squandered more than what he put into governance. Haven't you been complaining a out bad roads and poor electricity?
We must admit that given the time frame, any roads should be concluded before 2015. One thing you failed to notice was the number of contracts awarded vis a vis the budgetary allocation, it didn't just correlate, that wad an abysmal failure

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Celebrities › Re: See What Cobhams Asuquo Says About His Wife, With There Romantic Pix by mandarin: 1:17pm On Dec 04, 2015

wow

Politics › Re: What Zamfara Man Saw In Remi Tinubu Five Days Ago by mandarin: 10:16pm On Nov 30, 2015

I heard about her when her husband was the governor of Lagos. All called her aunty Remi, that was exceptionally extraordinary to me.
Politics apart aunty Remi is one humble woman o, she's an example of down to earth personality.To her, everyone is important.

Politics › Re: Time To Discuss OIL by mandarin: 11:06pm On Nov 29, 2015

Great to be here.
I still stand by my prediction of $40 a barrel expectation from oil in the international market. Our rise in public workforce, duplication of offices and roles and retinue of needless advisers in government stemmed from high oil prices. It has also remained the core reasons why true federalism ir regionalism is not practiced, bred militancy and created loads of wealthy oil oligarchs.
Oil at around $25-$40 a barrel will bring about leaner government, help focus on non oil sector, tax expansion, accountability and will draw creativity into governance but if there's failure I pray there won't be:
1. Structural collapse.
2.Socioeconomic challenges
3. Increased fiscal rascality

That's why we must be sure we vote forward looking persons into government.
If you ask me I will advise the current government to ensure it recovers billions to fund governance over the next six years from all corrupt persons and corporations and be ready to get them forcefully.

Politics › Re: Photo Of VP Osinbajo As A Pupil Of Corona School by mandarin: 7:38am On Nov 26, 2015

He had a solid foundation, started teaching law in his 20s and today he's VP.nice

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Jokes Etc › Re: When Employers Want You To Have 10 Years Work Enough Experience At The Age Of 22 by mandarin: 4:10pm On Nov 25, 2015

FUNNY is it but it also shows why they excel, they are already working on the imaginations of those little childen

Culture › Re: Similarities And Differences Between Ilaje And Itsekiri by mandarin: 4:03pm On Nov 25, 2015

The historical record of Rev Samuel Johnson had its own limitations which today is responsible for questions being asked by the younger generation. That record was based on the Oyo Empire and every other sub groups were viewed from that perspective. Before Oyo Empire, there was Ife(it was not founded by Oduduwa but Oduduwa era came in after over 90 kings had reigned).Tracing their roots to Ife is not just from Yoruba alone but their kinsmen from West Africa even the Ijaw. If you for instance read the history of the Ijaw, it is boldly written that their claimed ancestor was a brother of Adimu or Adimula who Yoruba called Olofin Adimula in Ife.
The Eastern Yoruba and the Ijebu were before the coming of Oyo Empire. Such groups as Ekiti, Ondo, Owo, Ose, Ilaje, Ikale, Ijebu, Ife, Okun, Igbomina, Akoko and Bini were most probable under Ugbo and Ife at different times befor the coming of Oyo. The Oranmiyan that started the Oyo Empire took off from IFE after sojourn in BINI(probably through war expedition) and could not hold on to his authority at his return to IFE(probably because his lieutenants have established themselves well enough or his power has been overthrowned). Ife existed way before Oyo for many centuries just like the Ekiti, Akoko, Ijebu and several Ondo groups.
Linguists have found out that the age of development of Yoruba dialects put the Ilaje/Itsekiri/Ikale, Ekiti and Ijebu as the oldest. From Oma(CHild) to Omo(child) and so on.
The history of the Yoruba did not start with Oduduwa as Agboniregun, Orunmila were much in older folklores and they were from the Eastern Yoruba country and probably where Oduduwa originated.

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Politics › Re: Kogi Scenario: AGF Should Head To Supreme Court by mandarin: 9:45am On Nov 23, 2015

[quote author=free2ryhme post=40310832]It is unfortunate that Audu died. may his soul rest in peace.

Meanwhile, Audu was representing APC and has a deputy. therefore the deputy should continue.

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I admire your intelligence, that was a reference case at the supreme court.
Another factor is the fact that if the number of accredited outstanding votes when added to votes cast and invalid votes will outnumber accredited voters and since INEC had accepted the votes counted as valid, votes cast cannot be more than accredited voters, so the outstanding votes may be declared inconsequential.

Politics › Re: Kogi Scenario: AGF Should Head To Supreme Court by mandarin: 9:43am On Nov 23, 2015

free2ryhme:
It is unfortunate that Audu died. may his soul rest in peace.

Meanwhile, Audu was representing APC and has a deputy. therefore the deputy should continue.

|Remember the case of PDP in Rivers State where Celestine Omeha was presented and Rotimi Amechi was in court.

I admire your intelligence, that was a reference case at the supreme court.
Another factor is the fact that if the number of accredited outstanding votes when added to votes cast and invalid votes will outnumber accredited voters and since INEC had accepted the votes counted as valid, votes cast cannot be more than accredited voters, so the outstanding votes may be declared inconsequential.
PDP won the election and Omeha was sworn in. When Amechi worn the case in court Omeha was removed despite the fact that Amechi did not contest the election.

Supreme court ruling was that it is the party that was voted for not person.

So, if Audu is not around, Faleke should take over more importantly that he is also a participant in the election and the party already accepted him as Deputy

Politics › Re: Alhaji Yahaya Bello: The New APC Gubernatorial Candidate In Kogi State by mandarin: 11:43pm On Nov 22, 2015

The only chance is for his deputy to step in and APC can explore existing gaps to scuttle the remaining election as more votes would be recorded above d accredited voters.

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Politics › Re: Inec Has Only But One Option In Kogi Election by mandarin: 11:35pm On Nov 22, 2015

I watched one data analyst on channels tonight that may have incidentally opened the eyes of the APC to dragging INEC to court to declare their party winner of the election. If Audu has been declared winner it would be a different scenario now.
He said, the sum of votes cast, invalid votes and cancelled vote will be more than total accredited voters by like 20,000. This means that some clarifications are needed on the actual number of cancelled votes and if INEC fails to explain this, the total valid votes may be used and if it should concede to that gap, then Audu may have won.
Now, the timing of INEC announcement of result and reports on Audu's death will determine whether to accept that he should have been declared winner out rightly in first place meaning that his deputy can step into his shoes. Just my opinion.

Politics › Re: Kemi Adeosun Summarised Cv by mandarin: 9:40am On Nov 22, 2015

Ibime:
An appropriate CV for a Finance Minister does not include a mere BSc from UEL, one of the worst Universities in UK, and which was a mere polytechnic at the time she graduated.

She does not have the educational background to handle the complex macroeconomics involved in that position.

I believe you can do better by applying for that post. One of the best we had based on your analysis just left us with harrowing experience, allow this one to work. There are lots of certificated failures out there in Lagos. Am wary of your mentality. Then what if she attended ESUT, OOU, or BUK, to you she would be an illiterate, can u think better now?

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Politics › Re: Kemi Adeosun Summarised Cv by mandarin: 9:35am On Nov 22, 2015

melvinjames:
Local solutions? Her problem would be international not local. Being finance minister shouldn't be an on the job training.

Her problems are majorly local and then international. The question is how to move Nigeria forward in instituting fiscal discipline and policy management which is a team thing. I don't think certificates have been responsible for success, how many certificates is Dangote holding or Folawiyo or Innoson? Nigeria needs basic economic managements and NOI was a failure with all her World Bank and Harvard ratings , to me we need home grown guys to handle that ministry not stooges.mschew

Politics › Re: Economic Woes Loom As Crude Price Fell Below $40 by mandarin: 8:01pm On Nov 19, 2015

baralatie:
^^
the guy above me just said practically nothing!

Reforms don't always sound good but sometimes needful.its like business not moving well in your shop, won't you cut off all the evening ishiewu with beer off? For Nigeria to stay afloat reforms must be conducted.

Politics › Re: Economic Woes Loom As Crude Price Fell Below $40 by mandarin: 7:36pm On Nov 19, 2015

The road continues to narrow more and more for the government of the day in Nigeria. The only way for Buhari led government is to do what may not be politically unpopular:
1. Rigorously pursue recovery of looted funds up to $36billions
2. Retire top civil servants from Directors upward that has been in service for at least 28years and suspend rich perks for all top civil servants and political appointees e.g. holiday, medical abroad
3. Review downward by 50% all benefits to political appointees
4. Carry out a comprehensive staff audit of all government ministries, depts etc and pensioners
5. Set budget benchmark at $25 in 2016
6.Immediately begin direct importation of fuel by govt. and sell not above =N40 a litre for petrol and allow states to fix minimum wage not below =N15,000.00 after complying with 2-4 above for lower and middle class workers and at 25% reduction from Director upward.
7. Expand tax revenues to the informal sector and maintaining the 5% VAT while allowing states to rake in from the informal sector including every shop owner.
8. Allow all government staff without at least OND take 2more years and go or pay them off and bring in trained graduates as replacements

My take

Business › Re: CBN Grants Wema Bank National License by mandarin: 7:14pm On Nov 19, 2015

The oldest and only surviving regional bank in Nigeria.its amazing the never die spirit of the bank, I wish the management well.

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Politics › Re: After Abuja And Lagos,anambra Follows-opinion by mandarin: 7:37am On Nov 16, 2015

A lot of youths undermine other groups outside their own.Developments and sustainability are far from most cities/states in Nigeria. The op based his position on his exposure and it showed he hasn't travelled that much.The Kaduna story is right, Zaria is developed and a large city. Kafanchan too. Kano city may be is more than all those places the op mentioned put together.
Ogun is ahead with Sango otta to papalanto metro, Abeokuta, ijebu ode-Ikene, Sagamu.
May be in terms of market but urbanization is another thing because if developments mean settlements and houses even Ondo state will play huge talk less of Oyo, Rivers, Niger and even Kwara and Abia.
So op pls travel more.what looks like development to you is jus a country struggling to come out of poverty.

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Politics › Re: Central Bank Recovers N8.6bn From Owner Of Remita, Systemspecs by mandarin: 4:21pm On Nov 13, 2015

I do not see anything wrong in building a platform and earning through it, to me , that organization has arrived, simple and clear. However, if there are kickbacks involved from how much the company gets then cases of corruption may have to be investigated especially if such beneficiaries were part of those that approved the company for use or officials of CBN.
This is because kick backs can influence the agreed percentage of commission considering the endemic nature of graft in Nigeria. I think the noise rather be an investigation into who gets what and not just about the company. It will also interest you that this company may not have offered the best rate for commission but may be chosen for benefit 'stakeholders' will get from the whole scheme.
If no such thing exist, I think governemnt should just take its own WHT, allow the company to take its commission and negotiate a new deal or open up new bids for it.

Politics › Re: How Dino Melaye Misled The Senate On TSA, Remita by mandarin: 4:14pm On Nov 13, 2015

Politics › Re: Tsa Fraud Alert; Remita & The Misinformation by mandarin: 4:05pm On Nov 13, 2015

Politics › Re: Latest Ranking Of States By Financial Sustainability, Debt And IGR (PICS) by mandarin: 9:14am On Nov 13, 2015

I've read through comments and tribal rants and, am very sad because for those who claimed my youths/graduates are unemployable this is an avenue of seeing much about the intellectual capability of many, so abysmally poor.
Let me start; I believe governors all over have ran their states aground with the exception of few and even Lagos IGR is grossly low considering its economic size, alot of revenues go into the pockets of motor park chairmen and corrupt LGA officers. If TSA is implemented for Lagos and road tax and local taxes are digitalized Lagos can hit $8billion a year.
Who is richer and who is better, a man having four children two of whom have graduated from d university and one working and the remaining two are currently in school and another man with four children, one graduate and one in secondary school and the other two aren't doing anything. If the second man has =N1m in his account and always have =N10k at the end of every month with which he can take pepper soup and the second man owe some =N300k who of the two men is poorer?
Don't think you are rich when:
1. You have more infrastructures to spend money on, its like you have =N50k but your flat screen tv has gone bad and need replacement, you can't boast that you have money!
2. Your IGR cannot wholesomely support you, it shows your GDP is low or you are not harnessing opportunities e.g Ogun and Oyo states should do better
3. If there are more dilapidated schools , shortage of teachers, and loads of responsibilities unattended to, its like resting when there's still mountain to be climbed.

so its not just about what you have in your account, where do you get the money from, what percentage of your current obligation can your IGR support and if oil price should hit like $30 and Fed revenue dip how can the state reform and still engage in capital projects.
if you answer all these you will discover that only Lagos has a chance of survival and other states you feel are poor aren't as you think.
Also, have u ever thought about life after oil, of what value will oil producing states be if oil price should be lower and shale technology improves?
Think think think

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Politics › Re: Forbes Take On Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria's New Minister For Finance by mandarin: 9:59pm On Nov 12, 2015

I do not subscribe to the position of this writer because there are salient issues he/she failed to discuss:
1. During Ngozi era, oil price peaked yet at the tail end of her tenure as economy minister govt borrowed to pay salary, that alone was a MONUMENTAL failure considering infrastructural deficit in the country
2. The MPR remained high, fuel tax went up and all cushioning programs went up in flames e.g. Sure P.The inflation rate never abated
3. Allegations of corruptions and corrupt practices was at its peak in history, so monumental that a serving CBN governor accused government of not accounting for billions of naira

if Ngozi were to be an American would American described her tenure as successful? I can tell you that handling developing economies poses different challenges that are at variance with Harvard/Standford papers, while such do broaden one's horizon, it continues to face socio-cultural challenges e.g. Muslims keeping their millions of wives out of the labour market, ethnic propensity to shield kinsmen from grafts probes and sudden rise in ethnopolitical agitations. Just as Soludo said Ngozi was an Admin person at World Bank.
If Kemi has worked in Nigeria then she should focus govt policies on the local market
encourage d expansion of Federal income, discourage borrowing and lower recurrent expenditures, interest rates and inflation.
See, I believe you don't have to believe all you see in Western publications, its just like drinking so much syrup because its made in England, it doesn't stop you from becoming diabetic. Give her a chance, I wish her well.
meanwhile the VP is to coordinate the economy.

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Politics › Re: Latest Ranking Of States By Financial Sustainability, Debt And IGR (PICS) by mandarin: 8:58pm On Nov 12, 2015

There are hidden data not easily revealed in that report. Those states owing what did they use their loans for? If two states are owing, you not only look at sustainability but also infrastructure growth and other indices.
Like Fashola said, I will rather borrow to build infrastructures but not to pay salary. I will say Osun and Ekiti are worst hit in the southwest because a state like Ogun have room to expand its revenue base within a short period.
The truth is governors have damaged states economies and states with more infrastructural deficit are worse even if they owe less. Obviously, states with huge civil servants especially teachers in public schools spend more and those with less especially in the North may be more financially better.
Ekiti and Osun need to reform in order to become sustainable, cut the number of ministries, enlarge tax revenue base, and cut on political patronage. They also need to invest in agriculture, solid minerals and encourage better economic climate.
Apart from the top five, you cannot say any state is better than another if it has more poor infrastructures as roads, educational advancements, environmental challenges and more socioeconomic backwardness.
As much as sustainability matters, level of growth, economic advancement must be measured as well. Those unsustainable states needs to reform and be creative.

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Politics › Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by mandarin: 8:57pm On Nov 10, 2015

IlekeHD:
Lol we won't see mandarin till next year

Amusing am here.
I strongly believe we can't be blaming colonialist and errors of the far flung years but I must admit that Nigeria started on a tripod but the merger of these and subsequent six geopolitical divisions and thirty six states did not reflect the tripod arrangements of old
Admittedly, we must reckon that political leaders have failed in most cases but today here we are in Nigeria still facing mundane challenges as portable water, roads and electricity, the world has left us behind.
The Yoruba country may be rated above some other regions but the truth be told, in its beauty and glory, its still a long way to go.

What are the immediate approach to recovery
1. Building synergy and leveraging on its natural advantages: it all starts with establishing a proactive and response governance. Using its political and economic structures as launch pad, she needs to immediately identify existing gaps in basic economic levels of agriculture especially in grains productions, animal farms and vegetables.Another gap is what I called the intermediate industrial wares must be focused on which can absorb products from the first tier and produce for bigger consumers such as machine&tools, spared parts etc then the Yoruba country can grow from there.
2. Use Lagos as launch pad for growth: Allow Lagos to continue to grow into a cosmopolitan services city, allow it to spill to Ogun, connect it by fast train to Ibadan, open up new ports at Ondo and service it with industrial and energy city there.
3. Welcome all investors with open arms: even if they say they owe your economy, like the English, make Yoruba country the English idea
4.Provide good infrastructures: More than ever, the Yoruba need to to invest in infrastructures especially power leveraging on the current alliance with government in power, work on water supplies, roads, and energy sustainability.

So for Biafra
I've kept myself out of this talk but for the sake of those who are here to learn I will lend my voice. The current agitators of Biafra incidentally will gain the least from it. Any evolution of a Biafra country will almost immediately brings Nigeria to an end. I know that Niger Deltans and Yoruba are watching with keen interests but the best outcome could be true federalism or regionalism(I crave this profoundly) but Igbos would have lost something of value, investments.
Two key areas will explode in event of any disintegrated Nigeria; the Niger Delta which will be war over oil and gas and, the middle Belt, over boundary with core north and claims over Abuja.Let me stop here

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Politics › Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by mandarin: 6:04pm On Nov 10, 2015

ProfShymex:
Lol.

Obviously, as a student of history, I need to salute the higher minds that schooled me about a lot of things of this forum. And you're definitely one of them. Salute again.

Interesting and insightful post. The Bariba folks are quite interesting since they're in both Nigeria and Benin, and they've always been loyal to Oyo, even when they broke away from the empire. And they also co-exist peacefully with the Ketus in Benin.

Will come back with my thoughts on challenges facing the Yoruba, my thoughts on Biafra(if there will be) and to whose gains and my thoughts on how the economic recovery of the Yoruba country can be fixed , my opinion

Politics › Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by mandarin: 5:56pm On Nov 10, 2015

ProfShymex:
Aareonakakanfo

I hope the spambot doesn't ban me for this.

Check this out:

Agbaja

Agbaja is the locality of a large iron ore deposit in central Nigeria.

People
Agbaja is inhabited by the Oworo people who speak a Yoruba dialect also called Oworo. They share very similar culture with the Bunu, Owe, Yagba and Ijumu of the western part of Kogi State collectively called Okun. Agbaja is the traditional and political capital of the Oworo people.

Yes, they are Yoruba, full blooded.

Politics › Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by mandarin: 5:53pm On Nov 10, 2015

ProfShymex:
Prof Mandarin is an expert on Kwara and Kogi Yorubas.

Mandarin, I beg you help us shed more light on this.

I just laughed at you Shymmex, I think Kwara Division in that map falls within Yoruba and Ebira areas depending on where you are focusing on. One thing good for the Yoruba and which will continue to attract other groups to them is the attitude of peaceful coexistence. I think the Ebira to the western side of Niger River will move with Yoruba and possibly Igala as well considering their ethnic affinity.

The areas of Lafiagi up to Mokwa are Tapa( supposed branch of Nupe- my maternal great grandmother is from Nupe) were in history Yoruba/Oyo that in a way to avoid war with Tsoede( A Nupe Monarch supposedly birthed by an Igala father?) accepted to be ruled as Nupe, so its a huge possibility that when you are thinking of any Yoruba country( if there will be one) it will most likely encompass virtually all the regions west of the Niger because apart from oil& gas what other interests will Urhobo, Itsekiri ,Edo have? what will be the position of the Bariba, Ebira, Tapa
and Igala; the Yoruba need the former groups as kinsmen from antiquity and the latter for landscape, agriculture and the military apart from the fact that they are closely related.
I beleive the Ebira in Kogi West are at home with Yoruba more than those living in Koton Karfi side, Nasarawa and FCT. It may interest you to know that there are some similaritie with Gbagyi people but I know that Yourba country map may not likely cross over the Niger.

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Health › Re: See poison That Destroys Our Bones...but Everyone Drinks It, Some Daily! by mandarin: 7:52am On Oct 29, 2015

Coke and all fuzzy drinks are this way killing us. People must just be careful

Politics › Re: Fuel Scarcity Hits Lagos, Litre Goes For 120 by mandarin: 10:30pm On Oct 28, 2015

This is just spreading panic, its not true.Bought fuel later this evening, no queue and at normal price.please stop all these jokes.

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Politics › Re: MTN Nigeria Fined $5.2 billion stock plunges 12.5 percent by mandarin: 5:07pm On Oct 28, 2015

The company should pay the fine if all the stories above is true. If the organization had actually participated in such high level talks with the presidency and was exposed to the security implications of its negligence, then MTN erred and should face the music.
This does not necessarily translate to loss of jobs as government can take up the worth of that amount as stake in the company and recover its money through IPO in the stock market which although can alter investors' confidence but will not necessarily translate to an outright loss. The effect of this fine will be the loss to its position in other African countries where its securities may lose some values as has been seen in SA
Government needs to enforce rules and ensure compliance in Nigeria and fines like this will help players across all sectors sit tight and be clean. Government needs to balance its books too and in this case even if MTN do negotiate well, government already has a ssource of streaming income, its good to me that at this time of economic challenges, this is one of the ways government can raise incomes including the recovery of looted funds. I think out of my projected $36billion the Buhari government needs to pursue its programs, its now down to $31billion.
This action on the part of governemnt will strenghten investors confidence that envelopes may no longer be passing rounds.

Politics › Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by mandarin: 8:05pm On Oct 26, 2015

Funjosh:
Am more confused bros u no answer my question

I did answer your question. I said not just the Akoko are Yoruba but also many other tribes not well covered in Samuel Johnson history which centred on Oyo empire. Tale the Ogongo Magori ,Igala, Olukumi and the Bini royal houses

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