₦airaland Forum

Yinkay: Osogbo Oroki Asala....Ilu Aro(Home of dyeing) a city reknown for its dyeing,arts and culture industry. The location where the Yoruba army finally truncated the Fulani expansionist ambition.

omodapson: In whatever we do, our relationship with God should be first, while religion should follow. God was before any religion, religion is only the creation of human beings and it is at best an element of segregation. If we believe that everything God creates is good, then the question of hate will disappear and tolerance will be embraced through and through.

Walecole74: I agree with ur position on this issue.

abbey621: @Poster - Coming to Nairaland and raising religious tensions won't solve anything, neither would your gentle words of encouragement for Muslims to take action. Nigeria is a messed up country and the people are responsible for their own sufferings, we all can blame religion all we want but whenever we decide to get back to reality, we would realize that the problem is greed, corruption and the cowardliness of our Nigerian people. Only in Nigeria do we protest name change, fuel prices and other menial issues and leave more crucial issues like violence, corruption and economy behind. Any country in which the people are not willing to die for their freedom is bound to fall. The central bank is busy introducing monetary policies that will triple inflation by creating a 5,000 naira note, our president is ensuring that more terrorists would emerge in the future by negotiating with extremists, more and more people are being killed by the death traps known as Nigerian roads and aviation industry and yet, we blame religion and yet we still see each other as Muslims and Christians instead of brothers and sisters, it is easier to blame the person from another religion instead of tackling the government, Nigeria needs a REVOLUTION not a religious SOLUTION.

ovo4u: @ Topic

What kind of ill words is this? Eidul mubarak it doesn't even sound like English? do you people now speak Arab in Nigeria.

Pls tell your illiterate brothers Boko Haram to stop the bombing, if not the hate will grow that every christain both in south and north will start exchanging blow anytime they meet this islam people on the street.

Pls don't judge me, if not for their bomb, I never had anything against Islam as a religion, but this people are beast all over the world.

Ramadan ...For Peaceful Co-Existence

Pukkah: Some things here are as clear as daylight:

1. The marketers were indicted.
2. The marketers had 'little' infractions.
3. The Minister did not state what the infractions were.
4. The infractions are not favourable to Nigeria.
5. The marketers have not been punished for the infractions.
6. From available information, subsidy payments went up from N300b to about N1.3trillion in 2011 . No one in government has been able to incontrovertibly and clearly explain this obvious anomaly. It is safe to assume that it is in the custody of the indicted marketers. We are not sure if they were fronting for the government or for themselves. But with the shoddy way the subsidy investigations have been handled, your guess is as good as mine.

7. The marketers are not friends of Nigeria. Thus, they are enemies of Nigeria.
8. The statement below which was credited to the Minister is demeaning and insulting to Nigerians:



9. The government can get other marketers to import fuel.



So what is there to defend in this? O ye members of the 'I-must-defend-government-at-all-costs group. Does being a government minion turn you into a m.oron?

On this one, the government lapdogs and unthinking sycophants should simply shut up or abandon this thread and not insult our intelligence.

don't understand;[b]can't the government license new marketers who are willing to play by the rules;[/b]revoke the licences of existing ones who're blackmailing the govt and if they go to court, govt can adduce evidence(at least we keep on hearing about an audit carried out and the indictments made by the "committee"set up to investigate the subsidy payments) to prove breach of contract on the part of the marketers. I believe the foregoing should be done rather than let a few selfish individuals hold a nation to ransom,because the danger is that, if this so called negotiation is done, then anybody or institution with a bit of leverage on the govt will just hold the nation to ransom everytime.

Mabbey: Wat if it isn't sighted again 2moro? ...fasting continues...lol

We had arrived London riding on the wave of a short but intensive training

[b]we have had one of our best preparations [/b]coming into this competition in recent years

Rather than see this as a failure

Olodostein: Do not hate the player, hate the game.

Many of these nowadays useless graduates that bribed their way through school are here complaining. A lot can't even make out anything with their heads.

Hungry nova catch una yet. Stay there to look for "white collar jobs".

This is just the beginning. Next will be asking Cleaners for Masters degree.

Welcome to the 21century Economy.

Taiw: After seeing the Dangote graduate driver recruitment advert, I said to myself that this man must be silly for disrespecting unemployed graduates in Nigeria. I cant imagine a Bsc or Hnd holder as a truck driver. Well I can only blame our leader for making him run a monopoly market and not providing jobs for our youths. After 4-5yrs in school, you den become a truck driver. Dangote is crazy. Nigeria is decaying gradually.

airfinance: I don't know why we nigerians are just to sentimental and tribalisistic when it comes to making comment and supporting who has erred in one or the other. Let's us all be civil and forget about personal religion social and ethnic differences. This man has liquidated intercontinental bank having stolen billions of naira depositors money.the judgement given in the UK is basic and should be applauded. Nigeria judicial system is corrupt,this same man was said to have bin cleared in Nigeria of corrupt practices. I am speaking as a youba man. He deserves to be put behind bars for the rest of his life. OLE

whealthy: Falana said "vicariously liable"... It is a principle of law in which the master is held to be jointly or severally responsible for the acts of his servant in a master servant relationship, once the act that injures the victim falls within the duty delegated to the servant.. For instance, your sErvant drives and knocks down a person, the person can sue you or your driver or both of your for compensation.
In this case, Fashola delegated duty to demolish to the police, so MIGHT be vicariously liable, however this is to be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Also, Fashola can argue that he is not vicariously liable as the relationship is not that of a master/servant which is usually mostly based on not only delegatin duty, but tellin them how to do it.
The court would be the final destination

whealthy: Falana said "vicariously liable"... It is a principle of law in which the master is held to be jointly or severally responsible for the acts of his servant in a master servant relationship, once the act that injures the victim falls within the duty delegated to the servant.. For instance, your sErvant drives and knocks down a person, the person can sue you or your driver or both of your for compensation.
In this case, Fashola delegated duty to demolish to the police, so MIGHT be vicariously liable, however this is to be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Also, Fashola can argue that he is not vicariously liable as the relationship is not that of a master/servant which is usually mostly based on not only delegatin duty, but tellin them how to do it.
The court would be the final destination

Okija_juju: Whats that Yoruba SAN saying this time around?!

I would have thought that being a SAN would shut him up!!

How is Fashola responsible for the murder?! Is he incharge of the NPF abi na him pull the trigger?!

"As the unlawful killing and the wilful destruction of properties were carried out on the directive of the Lagos State Government, the latter should be held vicariously liable in the circumstance," he said.

tpia@:
not sure these figures add up?

am I missing something.

texazzpete: This has nothing to do with 'keeping the law' you accursed m0r0n! How the heck can you fine someone N20000 for something as nebulous as 'failure to obey traffic control'? So for example the state can fine you N20k for failing to spot an imperceptible hand gesture...and you can be sure those touts in LASTMA will try their best to abuse this system. It also means that if you mistakenly enter a poorly labeled One-way street in an area you're unfamiliar with, the state can seize your 2010 Camry you took loan to buy..even if you just drive 3 metres into the one-way street before seeing the craftily concealed signs, you're in danger of losing your vehicle PERMANENTLY!

What part of the word 'draconian' do you not understand?


Lagos needs sanity, but putting in place draconian laws that can easily be abused is just plain stoopid! And anyone who supports this insanity needs to go for psychiatric evaluation ASAP!

Biggyd2: Laudable bill but the punishment/ penalties are wrong. Harsh if you ask me. And let us be frank with ourselves- who will the law if passed apply to? The poor masses or the makers and the breakers of this law?

Is there a comprehensive list of ALL taxes paid by people in this state?

luvinhubby: This is gross INSANITY, 3rs & $350 for traffic violation. Where else in the whole wide world is this applicable.

Reptyle: Where else in the world do people disobey traffic laws with such impunity as we do in Lagos Is it not GROSS INSANITY to drive against traffic on a major expressway like Apapa - Oshodi road I pray it doesn't take a personal loss of a relative or friend for you to begin to see the wisdom in the stiff penalties imposed by LASG. Penalties are deterrents...in other words, DO NOT BREAK THE LAW SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY THE FINE OR DO TIME IN PRISON!!!

Kobojunkie: No, that is not what he is saying.

Take a lesson from Americans. Many of those who LOVE OBAMA, and already plan to vote him back in office in November, readily admit that he is doing good but there is still a whole lot of improvement needed, and a lot of misses too. And they can go at length with you on these. This is why I admire a lot of them.
Even the celebrities(I know we like to think that many of them are out of the touch when it comes to the concerns of the average man), they are educated on the issues enough to give you details on what Obama has done wrong, and what is he still doing wrong and where he needs to change but at the end of the day, they are still wearing there "Vote Obama" teeshirts. And this applies to the ordinary Americans out there too. They criticize even those they support, OPENLY too, and would readily jump boats if their choice decides to take them, or Americans, for granted. They are not puppets. They are intelligent beings who are do not have their tongues stuck to the arse of politicians.

These are the kind of people Nigeria needs. We don't need puppets for the Politicians or arse-lickers. We need real Nigerians, not afraid to criticize even when they choose to stand.

Demdem: If Nigerians werent optimistic, they wouldnt have given the man without a shoe the mandate at the polls. [u]Why didnt he create these series of committees before subsidy removal? [/u]Why increasing the burden on the populace and now admitting now that the main reason why the burden was placed is simply fraudulent in the first place and yet havent apologised. Of cos he doesnt care. he told us on Live TV that he does not give a damn.

Nothing will come out of this and only a fool will think otherwise. the money was used for elections and its gone for good. No one is going to jail. deal with it.

Hope u can still remember the dates of the election?

Keneking: Pls read in-between the lines. Look at the last paragraph of the letter from the palace. Who were they refering to?
Anyway, Oba still dey use Nitel number for his palace na waoh.

Musiwa2: you say the most judge become CJN you said. but they get rip of other ethnic group to make sure their ethnic group is the most senior is that fair..

you dont know nigeria. they discriminate so much.. that people notice discrimination even at 6 year old. this is how bad.


I am saying they should break up nigeria. to protect the people.

Nosa-Henry:
The report stated extravagant spending and not necessarily because of the glass of orange juice alone.

lexio: on Electricity:
we are still under provided for like many parts of the country, you can only get what is available , lagos is getting about 8000 mega watts,as capacity improves we hope for more

Point of correction, he said 800 mega watts of which 200 mega watts is channeled to Ogun state leaving Lagos with only 600 mega watts. That being said, in as much as I won't entirely agree with all he said, I strongly admire his demeanor as a governor. he intelligently answered the questions thrown at him with all sense of responsibility. I think President Jonathan lacked that comportment and coherence in his last media Chat. I hope he humbles himself and learns from Fashola when tackling sensitive issues of governance. Something tells me that maybe he would have made insensitive statements on the issue of flood like :"Who told them to build houses on low lands, this are the people that are making our work of governance in this country, infact it is ONLY in Nigeria you find such a thing and so on?" Curses with immediate impact would have reigned on him immediately. Fashola too much abeg!