₦airaland Forum

EwuuGambia:
It's time for Igbos to go on a killing spree of all the nearest Yaribanzas.

I will start with my tenants.

The DSS is coming for you.

You think you can hide, but there is no hiding place for the WICKED.

Go and ask Nnamdi Kanu, your kinsman, who is more smart than you.

Has Bwala ever seen the original Abuja Masterplan or the revised one for him to know its planning and structural designs?

Has he ever worked with the FCTA or served as a Director or Minister there where he would have had access to it?

He is just saying what he doesn't know about, just because it is a free world where everyone can say whatsoever pleases him, whether true or false.

aQUINandmore:
who be all these ones sef, how do you rate a country's economy, Ghana has a better gdp per capital than Nigeria, 1 ghana cedi is not of to a dollar currently, 1 Ghana cedi is about 70 naira now, even cfa has more value than naira in international market.
The naira is the poorest performing currency in the whole Africa now.

How una dey rate Ghana sef, a civil servant in Ghana cannot live in Nigeria, how would someone that's been used to good roads, orderliness, 24 hours light, water tight security, running water live Ghana and survive in Nigeria?

If you ever step your foot in Ghana you will realize you have been living in a shithole.
The only countries Nigeria can compete with in Africa are Niger and Co militarilised nations.

Then what are you still doing in Nigeria, quickly relocate to enjoy all those goodies in Ghana.

NwekeUG:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNEk_9tJ75s

Yes ooo! Your performances across various career territories have proven this.

Shame to your haters and wailers.

Rapmoney:
Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/08/patrick-doyle-slams-burnaboy-says-hes-undeserving-of-being-labelled-great/

MUSIC OF YORUBA ORIGIN

By Reno Omokri

For every decade of Nigeria’s existence as an independent nation, music of Yoruba origin has dominated our nation, and now it is dominating the world.

•Bobby Benson, Adeolu Akinsanya, Roy Chicago, Victor Olaiya, S. Aka, Abibu Oluwa, I.K Dairo, Haruna Ishola, Yusuf Olatunji Tunde Nightingale Tatalọ Alamu, Ayinde Bakare, Dele Ojo, Ojogẹ Daniel dominated the 60's

•Abami Ẹda Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Orlando Julius, Sẹgun Bucknor, Fatai Rolling Dollar, Dauda Epo Akara, Ayinla Ọmọwura over dominated the 70's

•King Sunny Ade, Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, Dele Abiọdun, Prince Adekunle, Salawa Abẹni, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Kollington Ayinla, Orlando Owoh Idowu Animashaun dominated the 80's

•Sir Shina Peters, Sẹgun Adewale, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, Adewale Ayuba, dominated the 90's.

•Paul Play Dairo shared dominance with a non Yoruba artist (Tuface Idibia) in the 2000's
•D’Banj the Koko Master shared dominance with non Yoruba artistes (PSquare) in the 2010's
•Davido, Wizkid and Burna Boy (non Yoruba, but his music is obviously influenced by the late Fela Kuti) and Asake are dominating in the here and now. And not just dominating, but selling out stadia, like the O2 Arena and Madisson Square Garden, amongst others.

Their female artistes are not left out. Tiwa Savage, Yẹmi Alade, Aṣa, Simi, Teni, Seyi Shay, dominate locally and internationally with their girl power!

How do they do it, that even where they sing wholly or partly in Yoruba, their music is able to crossover locally and internationally?

Christy Essien Igbokwe was quoted as saying she would not have made a breakthrough in the music industry without her anthem Seun rere, which was performed entirely in Yoruba.

Throughout the Black world, no other ethnic group has been able to CONSISTENTLY breakthrough in the music industry internationally while singing wholly or partially in their native tongue.

I am not saying that some others do not sing in their native tongues. What I am saying is that they have not been able to crossover internationally while singing in their native language.

Caribbean reggae artistes sing in English or patois. African American R’nB, Jazz, Soul and rap artistes sing in English. Black Brazilians crossover with Portuguese. Francophone artistes (with the exception of Manu Dibango), crossed over with French. South African artistes crossed over with English (with the exception of Brenda Fassie and Mariam Makeba).

Even the world’s top Francophone female artiste (Angelique Kidjo), did not crossover internationally, until she sang in Yoruba.

There is something about that language and the musical genres that the Yoruba have introduced that can permanently put Nigeria on the world map for good.

Instead of Biya changing military formations, he should rather detach himself from ruling over Cameron to enable the country have a breath of fresh air in governance.

Shoodboi:
I once worked as an attendant at a filling station. What this man is saying is impossible...

While there's usually fuel in the hose, that fuel is not your fuel. The mouth of the hose (the part that enters your car) has a small machine that calculates how much fuel is sold. The meter (the screen that calculates the price and liters sold) begins counting the moment fuel leaves the mouth of the hose and goes into your car. Not when fuel enters the hose.

In this case, this filling station appears to be out of fuel and are trying to pump out whatever remains in the underground tanks and hose into the keg. And you can see that they can't even fill a small keg.

With that said, I should add that filling stations can't sell air either. Instead, what they do is that they adjust their meter to reduce the amount of fuel sold. So, they can adjust the meter to sell 0.8 liters for every one liter displayed on the meter.

And this scam is never performed by the attendants because they do not have access to the configuration of the machine. Only the manager (sometimes with the instructions of the filling station owner) can do it.

The highest an attendant can do is to sell less fuel than you request, say sell 1000 naira fuel when you ask for 2000 naira, but you can quickly catch this scam by looking at the meter and ensuring the price and amount begin at 0 and reads up to whatever price or liter you ask for.

As for the readjustment done by the managers and filling station owner, the only way to catch them is to buy it in jerrycan. But once you see your fuel is not up to what you requested, confront the manager (not the attendant) and threaten to report them to DPR.

If the manager is doing it without the knowledge of the filling station owner, there's a high likelihood he'll give you some fuel to calm you down🤣🤣🤣 If he's doing it with the knowledge of the owner, he'll likely offer you a refund.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

Creativity22:
Mohammed Takuti Usman may loyalty kill you there. Is bola tinubu and inec loyal to our constitution ? Why on earth should the soldiers be loyal ? On top #50k salary ? 16 september 2023 is the deadline. If the judiciary fails to do the needful, all hell MUST break loose.

You think you can hide under a faceless forum to be proclaiming insurrection against a constituted government, believing that you are safe, forgetting that you are easily traceable. Even Trump, the president of US is facing persecution for trying that.

Unfortunately you are a nonentity, when the DSS come calling at your house to jail you, no one will be fighting for you, and you will be there a long time.

Many of you on Nairaland have forgotten that secret agents are parts of those who registered on this forum and are monitoring our conversations. Seun Osewa, the owner might even be working for them. And even if he is not working for them, when they come calling, he must submit every information about us at his disposal.

So be cautious with your utterances.

2pacarnate:
Bro oBJ started and completed,yaradua started but died,GEJ completed yaradua tenure,contested won,did 4 years,contested again and lost,buhari started and did 8 years lawfully,it is only Abiola that didn't even start after winning,that was bad though,but his right man(druggie)tinubu is fully unlawful and something is bound to happen,it will be bad that the second president to be ousted will be a Yoruba man again(tinubu)

As for suffering and smiling,it is all Nigeria,but truth is igbos do not take it,they speak up,but I can't say the same about hausas and yorubas,these two will vote anything so long it's there brother,but remember igbos voted against there hero ojukwu,do the math bro

Yorubas also voted against Obasanjo, who was a war hero, who ironically the Igbos voted for, though he was their conqueror. That's politics for you, it is grandfather's clock, it goes right and left all the time.

NzogbuNzogbu:
obidients are only making noise online

If they are really serious small shake now would give military good excuse to come in

Obidients are not in the top military hierachy, and the military officers at the top are enjoying the government perks given to them. So no shaking.

Decarbonisation:
Prof Imolumen onikuuure.

Eyin Tinubu supporters, enikuuure gbogbo!

Alfa, e wo ni tepe? E lo sinu ti ebi ba npa yin o.

iwaeda:
What are the direct implications of coup in Africa to the of Africa?
It seems coup is now the new form of government in West Africa and this morning another Central Africa country, Gabon, joined the fray.

It is needed in Francophone countries to correct governance anomalies in those countries.

That is if the military coupists are sincere, and do not turn to a worst form of scavengers, as is always the case.

If you think your own experience is the worst, when you heard of others, you now realise you have all reasons to be thankful for the smallness of your burden.

DenreleDave:
1. Diego Maradona

This one is up for debate, but making a case for Maradona being the most popular athlete of all time is not that hard. His goal scoring tally doesn’t come close to the likes of Messi, Ronaldo, and Pelé, with just 338 goals in little more than 600 games, but if we incorporate the traditional ‘eye test’, Maradona reigns supreme. His skills, dribbling prowess, and ability to alter a game in an instant is what makes him so great. His solo goal against England in the 1986 World Cup is a prime example. The four-time Argentinian Footballer of the Year, two-time Scudetto winner with Napoli, and a World Cup winner with Argentina is more added substance to the argument. Just look how adored he is in Naples and in Argentina. He is one VERY popular athlete!

Disagree with this. Pele is the GOAT in all sports, followed by Muhammad Ali, that is if poll is to be taken across the world, and not in America alone.

Nightwolf1:
This one is speaking for himself. Come to UPTH in Rivers State and see the madness going on there. Infact, don't ever dream of taking an emergency situation to UPTH because right there in your presence that patient would be gone.

Some idiots are simply making it look like the situation is anything to write about. Our public health care system is absolute rubbish.

I almost had an altercation with a medical doctor in the manner they handled my brother's case. Different doctors coming to examine his health condition and prescribe different drugs. Most times you end up purchasing the same drugs twice. There is no due diligence. It's an apocalyptic situation when student doctors are involved.

On Saturdays, lab workers don't come to work. Your test result is handled in the most unprofessional manner. On Sundays, you may realise that you don't even have more than 3 doctors on duty taking care of the entire patients in the wards. It's a sad experience.

And the OP whom I suspect is not vast and experienced in the bad situation we find ourselves in this country, is attempting to hide the truth.

Idiot.

"Idiot". Why does it have to end in insult. If his hospital experience is different from yours, is it his fault, or your governors? So why vending your anger on him instead of your corrupt and uncaring state rulers?

Learn to mend your manners, it pays, even in an anonymous forum like Nairaland.

Moyinoluwa35:
You are just lucky to access the hospital at that time, Nigeria is really facing hell in the hand of vultures masquerading as leaders but one day will be one day when the unthinkable will happen.

The "unthinkable" have been happening in Nigeria from the inception, from military coups to political party regimes, so what has changed?

cookingsoul:
well let me b even more blunt he will forcefully kiss his ass goodbye to serial booty bandits in prison or killed in prison.he better pray he makes it to deportation.i did 4 yrs in upstate NY prison listen I thank God am alive to even tell story,guys dey hide shank/knife for inside anus.i form Muslim then go join Muslim brotherhood nah wetin save me everyday I dey hearppl dey rape grown men even as I dey type dis story I dey get cold sweats.this nah federal prison no b state jail,killers,rapist, murderers,armed robber,child killers no forget ppl wey dey death row.from there nah to immigration detention wen I reach there I was given choice 1.we go put u for plane anytime or 2. U stay for our detention here till them resolve ur immigration court .na soon tell ice officer abeg put me for plane wit the quickness.after 4 days around 2am sumbody tap say make I wake up ND pack my few belongings,den carry me go processing give my normal clothes to wear put me inside van wit hand cuffs to airport.wen we reach airport the guy wey escort me nah cool guy he comot handcuffs,we jus dey for airport like say we b friends.finally the boarding come start the officer wear normal cloth he jus carry me go meet the airline like a real guy man .naso I enter plane b4 u kno nah welcome to lasgidi.i swear wen I reach naija I cry like baby nothing like home and to b free like I bird.one day I go write a book for sure.to God b the glory

Sorry Bro, never knew na real life story. Thank God you make it alive.

Hope you've recovered enough and doing well now. May the Lord make your journey now sweet to the end.

Antoeni:
The Gabon 🇬🇦 coup is the 3rd coup in Africa this year

The First was on the 25th of February 2023 when INEC committed a civilian coup in Nigeria 🇳🇬

Followed by the military coup in the Republic of Niger 🇳🇪.

Meaning?

DANGOTE, THE SICK, ADOPTED CHILD OF NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT!*

By Sheikh Juma

Earlier this week, news broke that Aliko Dangote was moving 60% of his family investment to the US.
Two days after, we saw him in Tanzania promising to increase his investment in the country because he wants to support the new president, whose business decisions have been investment friendly.

I am happy for him. He has sense.
But as a businessman, I am not sure Dangote is a model.
Don't take my word for it.

Let the data speak:
In October 2016, Dansa, Dangote's fruit juice company packed up because it wasn't making profit.
It closed shop, owing its workers 6 months salary.
He also started a $13 million tomato processing plant in March 2016 and closed shop in August 2017, saying it was because of "importation of tomato paste, shortfall in the supply of fresh tomatoes and power failure."

It is funny that they didn't consider these three factors before commencing.
So they started a tomato farm that will supply fresh tomatoes, then do some kind of backward integration.

After spending $3million to set up a green house, the farm died.
It has been starting and stopping since then.
No money, no tomatoes, no factory.

In November 2017, it was the turn of Dangote noodles to go under.
In his words, they wanted to "focus on pasta and flour."
He sold the noodles factory to his biggest rival, Dufil, makers of Indomie. It was like Coca-Cola buying a Pepsi plant. A business abomination.

Have you ever wondered what happened to Mowa Water, Dangote's bottled water?
Well, it went down with Dansa, or soon after.

Then his Dangote Flour was acquired by Olam in 2019.
He left the noodles business to concentrate on flour. But even the "commitment to flour" wasn't enough to stop Dangote Flour from baking and burning.

At the start of the Ramadan fast, Dangote Sugar wrote a petition against BUA Sugar, asking the FG to place trade sanctions on BUA for *"undermining the National Sugar Master Plan."*
In English, he wanted the FG to tilt the competition in his favour again by grounding BUA.
BUA claimed that he was being blackmailed because he refused to hike sugar prices at Ramadan, like Dangote did.

Here is my point: wherever and whenever there is competition, Dangote would either crop out or try to change the business rules in his favour using his government connections.

He couldn't sell *Table water* because he was competing with *pure water sellers;*

He couldn't sell *noodles* because of *Indomie* :

He couldn't sell *Flour* because of *Honeywell, Golden penny etc;*

He couldn't sell *Tomato* paste because of *Derika and other pepper sellers* in the market.

He couldn't sell *Fruit* juice because of *Chivita, 5-Alive etc.*

*Dangote would only do well where Government policy is in his favour and competitors are given a bad hand by Government Regulators.*

I read a Reuters report some years ago (and it's still online) which revealed that at the height of the naira-dollar crisis of 2016, Dangote bought at LEAST USD $161million in hard currency direct from the CBN between March and May 2016. This amount was 90% of all the USD sold by CBN within that period.
All other manufacturers - 2,000 of them - got the balance of 10%.

He bought the USD at the official rate of N197/199 while other businesses bought from the black market at N320.

Reuters reported that Dangote made over US$100 million from this Forex deal.

Dangote has always been the favourite side chic of every government since the return to democracy.
In 2003, he was alleged to have part-funded Obasanjo's re-election campaign when Atiku was doing anyhow.
Then he befriended Yar'adua, Goodluck, and Buhari.

On the day Goodluck, his former zaddy was licking his wounds from the electoral defeat of 2015, Dangote was alleged to be clinking glasses and performing a lap dance for Buhari, his new zaddy.

*But why would such a "successful businessman" be thinking of moving 60% of his family investment to the US,* and even adding to his capital investment in Tanzania which is already about $770million?
The answer is in Buhari.

In 2015 when this administration took over, Dangote's net worth was US$17.7 billion.
Right now, it IS US $11.1 billion.
Meaning that in 6 years of Buhari, he has lost about 40% of his net worth.

Project two years forward:
what would his net worth be in 2023? My projection is that he might be worth AROUND US $8 billion, or less, depending on what happens to his refinery, and what happens in the security mileu?.

*With all the favours:*.
>Tax exemptions,
> Special status,
> forex allocations,
> special limestone mining licenses, etc,
Aliko's money is still melting like cotton candy on a hot summer afternoon.

*He has now activated his Plan B.*
Can you blame him?
Sometime last year a short video was leaked by his side chic and we had the rare privileged of seeing a billionaire butt.
Now we know that even Dangote himself is a side chic, an unfaithful one at that, moving from patron to patron: Obasanjo, then Yar'adua, then GEJ, now Buhari.
On another level, his zaddy was Nigeria. Now he has two new zaddies: the US, where his funds will be protected from melting, and Tanzania where Madam President will help him recover the 40% that he lost in the hands of the Nigerian economy.
Those who are in doubt that NNPC funded Dangote Refinery 100% should go and ask Ex Minister of State Petroleum Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who and who got the $ 25 billion contract that he raised alarm on after he returned from vacation. They immediately removed the office of the GMD from his control and later he was forced to resign as the Minister of State for Petroleum.

You want to know who funded the Dangote Refinery, go to the Ministry of Finance and call for Dangote’s file and tell me even if you give a goat in suit the same concession, the same waiver or the same opportunity given to Dangote, tell me if that Goat won’t be the richest being in Africa.

You want to know how the Dangote Refinery was funded, go to Warri Refinery and Kaduna Refinery, find out who was given an exclusive right to lift Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) for a long time. NNPC claimed it was for Dangote Cement Factories. In fact at a time that of Kaduna Refinery was so exclusive to Dangote that no other marketer was loaded. Every other marketer was referred to Port Harcourt Refinery.

You want to know the sponsors of Dangote Refinery, Go to Kogi State and inquire how many trucks of Coal Dangote moves out of Kogi State everyday, minimum of 200 trucks daily without even paying royalty to the State or Federal Government. Are we not aware that Coal can be an alternative to Petroleum and that through coal liquefaction or coal pyrolysis you can derive various Petroleum products such as Diesel, Gasoline (petrol), LPG and other Petroleum products?

You want to know how Dangote Refinery was funded, go and find out how he petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan as soon as President Yardua died against his competitors in the Cement business like Ibeto, Madewell cement, Bua Cement and others that represented Licensees from the six geopolitical zones. His petition caused the withdrawal of two Licenses from the 6 companies; the Bagged cement and the Bulk cement import licenses leaving them with only the Backward Integration Licence only after he had used the same Federal Government to acquire cement factories even at that he was still importing and others were not allowed. As a matter of fact, the other Licensees lost their fortune as some were still offloading cement at their various jetties when Nigerian customs pounced on them never to bring the Cement into the Country but to ship it back to their countries of origin. This was when the competitors had succeeded to bring down the cost of cement to less than N800 per 50kg bag and Dangote couldn’t compete and wanted to monopolize the cement business at all cost.

You want to know how the Dangote Refinery was funded, go see how he petitioned the Federal Government against the few manufacturers of cement over importation of Clinker which is a major Raw material for cement production the moment he built his Clinker factory at Obajana Kogi State and the Federal Government jacked up the import duty on clinker from 10% to 50% causing those that were managing to compete with him to shutdown their cement factories.

You want to know how Dangote Refinery was financed, go and ask Federal Government how much Dangote realized when they shut the land boarders against every other importer and exporter during Covid 19 lockdown but allowed only Dangote to use the Land boarders.

Finally you want to know how Dangote Refinery is funded? Go and ask the Governor of Kogi State why he had to fall out with Dangote, that for 10 years of Dangote operation globally, Dangote made over 7 trillion Naira out of which over 5 Trillion Naira alone was from his establishments in Kogi State.

You still want to know how Dangote Refinery was funded? Nigerians funded Dangote Refinery without knowing it.
Please let us continue to share.
IS TIME FOR RENEW HOPE.

https://sycamoretimes.com.ng/2023/08/29/dangote-the-sick-adopted-child-of-nigerian-government-sheik-juma/

Whatever. But what he wrote about the ghost rail project in Abuja, is it true or not? That's what we want to know.

cookingsoul:
Your friend is cooked remember Chicago is the deadliest city and the the jail/prison system is truly hell on earth.first of all he should worry about prison rape or turning to sumbody's bitch.he will probably b stabbed or beat up badly dat one nah sure banker,if he manages to survive after his incarceration the prison will put a detainer on him meaning ice is coming to pick u up and transfer u to their custody.the will not deport u immediately but will ask if u want to b deported immediately or go see an immigration judge(this one nah jus delay tactics after all the process wit judge he go still order ur deportation).while fighting ur deportation u can b in detention for 6months to 1 nd a half yrs.Make I give u expo the food for immigration detention nah dog shit.jus tell them to deport u asap so u can start ur life brand new.the downfall of a man is not the end of his life,God go see u thru my brother.when u do time for americas prison nah the worst experience of ur life ever so coming back home will make u appreciate naija more...................from true life experience...................stay away from crime boys nd gals

You are just a scaremonger. You know nada about the American jail system, Chicago or otherwise. So stop proselytising about it.

All France colonial heritage and assets being gradually dismantled by each country's military power.

This is very good, as France has been too oppressive over those nations, and too greedy and selfish in acquiring and marshaling these colonial nations resources for their own national prosperity.

It is time African countries should use and transform their individual natural resources to build and prosper their nations, instead of being sold cheaply to prosper the whitemen's countries.

Bunch of thieves trying to save their faces by bullying their accusers.

They should rather conduct an internal probe of themselves and mend their evil ways.

Shameless rogues all.

Morbeta11:
Take it easy mannn.....People have rights to agitate, the hunger is too much and needs no too much grammar. The common man is feeling the burnt....

The hate filled mob making nuisance of themselves, attacking supposed supporters of Tinubu on the internet, are not the hungry ones.

The hungry ones do not have money to waste on data, feeding a morbid ego, bent on a meaningless tribal and political propaganda.

Lolz419:
Lolz
A court will disqualify Obi for joining LP late but leave Tinubu with a criminal forfeiture and certificate forgery case along side Shettima double nominations 🤣🤣
U must be high on Tinubu Chicago cocaine 😁😁

You are #Lolz419 abi?

September 16 is so near, and I will troll you when your Obi is given the red card by the court.

Dapo Abiodun, the Ogun State Gov. is always controversial for very wrong reasons.

Lolz419:
🤣🤣
Mumu say international community and intelligence agencies 🤣🤣
The world is waiting for the disgrace of the drug pusher

Like the courts are disgracing your ellupee candidates one by one, like a pack of bad cards, removing them from their ill-contested posts.

All eyes on the judiciary indeed!

Your eyes will soon clear when your Obi is fined for misconstrued allegations against our President by the same court your are straining your eyes on.

mariovito:
They had to take precautions before Nigerians storm the yard.

But why restrict your account if you have nothing to hide?

They restrict their account because of cyber nuisance like you.

blackgold2018:
mugu.. slave. Na inferiority complex go kill una

Yet if they give you US Visa now, you will rush to do thanksgiving for church and big party for your family.

Latakia:
Mention that Igbo actor that started movie before Hubert Ogunde in Nigeria and win yourself a trip to Lekki-Ikoyi bridge

Lamidichi Apapamu

Send my ticket to my mail ASAP.

naptu2:
Yeah, Gillette World of Sports was one of those omnibus sports shows.

There used to be ABC Wide World of Sports, The Champions ( "They run, they jump, etc) in the early 1980s, then George Michael Sports Machine, Gillette World of Sports and Trans World Sports (I have been trying to remember that name for a long time) in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Old man, what a memory! May you live longer.

Chelsea not so impressive so far in this game, playing against a second class team like Luton. No finesse, no master touches to showcase them as a first class team. Only Sterling running and down like a fowl on heat.

Hope their gameplaying actually improve as the season progress.