₦airaland Forum

dominique:
I don't care for the backdoor qualification myself but did you breach eligibility rules or not? If yes, then you have to face the music even if it's a fine instead of disqualification, you should be penalized to serve as a deterrence to others

DR Congo did not breach any eligibility rules. The players they used were cleared by FIFA to play for them. What is NFF's business if those players hold dual citizenship?
Incompetent players with incompetent, shameless administrators who could not qualify even after CAF's useless rule was used to sneak them into the playoffs which they otherwise would not have qualified for.

Guestmale:
These unnecessary rivalries between our obas especially between Ọọni and Alaafin is uncalled for. Ile Ifẹ remains the origin of Yoruba land while Oyo is old political headquarters of Yoruba land and Ibadan military headquarters of Yoruba land.

Ooni of Ife is the cultural and spiritual head and first among all Oba in Yoruba land. Period!!
The Ooni used to install and crown the Alaafin in the olden days, This nonsense by the Alaafin must stop

SlayDaddy:
BREAKING NEWS:

Alaafin of Oyo is set to install Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the Okanlomo of Yorubaland, alongside Senator Yari as the Obaloyin of Yorubaland, on 21st December, 2025.



https://leadership.ng/alaafin-to-install-seyi-tinubu-as-okanlomo-of-yorubaland/

A very petty, immature and childish so-called Alaafin.
The ''Okanlomo'' title has already been given to someone else by the Ooni of Ife. So what the hell is this Alaafin looking for.
He should understand that he can NEVER be co-equal to Ooni, The Ooni of Ife and Oba of Benin are far senior to the Alaafin because their kingdoms and thrones were established long before Oranmiyan established Oyo

omikel:
Just like the above 👆
Oil palm all the way.
But ensure you do your will immediately after or even before setting up this o, e get why.

Please can you give more clarity?
I had a cousin who went into Coconut farming, but he died just when the coconut trees were starting to bear fruits

ppogba:
He signed off after successfully marketing, hyping and dumping Japaul on innocent and ignorant people.

The angel that will deal with him is just waiting till after Jesus' birthday ceremony.

Lol
You must have witnessed the plan between Jesus and the angels on when and how they would deal with Loco after the birthday ceremony!
Why didn't you plead on Loco's behalf now, after all, he is just a hustler like anyone else?

emmanuelewumi:
Wema Bank did not have a negative shareholders fund

Why did CBN have to support Wema for so long before they recovered? It all boils down to financial difficulties.
Is Oando the first company that would have negative shareholders funds and still recovered?
In any case, which company has refunded USD600m equity in cash to a shareholder and did not feel the negative impact?. USD600m is a whopping N870billion (at current rate) or N300billion at 2022 rates. which is more than the equity shortfall

Agbalowomeri:
Many still dey buy Oando o

Same way many bought Wema Bank when it was struggling with challenges and stagnating at 0.50k on NGX for years!

If you can mention a single upstream oil company with Oando's reserves that has gone under or liquidated, then you can prove a point.
This is not an advice for anyone to buy or sell Oando. Sell off if you want.

J

aswani:
False, it is his step mum, who he is very close to, that is Yoruba or Tapa, he also lived for some years with her growing up in North Central somewhere

His stepmum was a Yoruba woman from Offa, Kwara state. Not Tapa

Christlike01:
This is not entirely correct. President Mahama of Ghana’s mother was not a Yoruba woman; rather, his stepmother was. It was his stepmother who brought Mahama to Offa, Kwara State.

What is correct is that a certain group of Ghanaians—the Ga (Gaa) people—are related to the Yoruba people. The Ga people of Accra are originally from Oyo, with ancestral roots in Ile-Ife, just like other Yoruba subgroups.

The King of Accra, the Ga Mantse, has stated this several times—that they're originally from Nigeria, specifically Ile-Ife and Oyo.

The bolded is incorrect.
The Ga people are from Ile-Ife; have no linkage with Oyo

ayoncox:
His mother is Yoruba, Ghanaians have strong Affiliation with Yoruba land, even their biggest market has a Yoruba name

His mother is Ghanaian, not Yoruba. But his late step mother was a Yoruba from Offa, Kwara state.
He himself came to live with his father and step mother in Offa when the father (a politician) had to come live in exile in Nigeria for sometime as a result of military coup in Ghana. That is why he is familiar with Nigeria.

On Monday, 15 Dec, 2025 he was coronated with the chieftancy title as the Aare Atayeto Oodua of the Source by the Ooni of Ife. (that is probably where/when he put on the dress in the picture above)

Racoon:
“Outside a validly declared state of emergency, the president possesses no power whatsoever to interfere with State executive or legislative institutions.... "

The question is: what would qualify as a ''validly declared state of emergency''?
Did Tinubu meet all the requirements for a valid state of emergency?

oz4real83:
is it not a shameful thing that a country of over 200 million people can't produce a quality team that could defeat DRC Congo even if all their squad is filled with ineligible players?

Football prowess is not determined by just population.
The best football nations are the ones with the right football culture, philosophy, pedigree, talent, preparation, national pride, motivation, patriotism, among other factors.
Football is not by noise making and shouting out of ignorance.
Cameroun and Ghana have less population than Nigeria, but they usually beat us in football.

FreeStuffsNG:
2026 World Cup: Nigeria’s hopes revived by DR Congo players’ ineligibility claims

Anthony Nlebem

December 15, 2025




Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have reportedly been reignited following claims that DR Congo may be expelled from the competition for fielding ineligible players.

In November, DR Congo defeated the Super Eagles on penalties to secure Africa’s ticket to the Intercontinental Playoffs for a place at the 2026 World Cup.


However, reports suggest they could face sanctions from FIFA ahead of the playoffs, expected to take place in March 2026.


According to the reports, six DR Congo players who switched nationality allegedly failed to complete the required eligibility process. It is claimed they did not formally renounce their previous citizenships, a key requirement given that DR Congo does not recognise dual nationality.


Further allegations state that several players who featured in the playoff match were over the age of 21, yet still held passports from other countries, rendering them ineligible under FIFA regulations.

“The chances of the petition against DR Congo succeeding are even stronger than when South Africa were docked three points and three goals for fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho,” SCORENigeria quoted.


“A petition has been submitted against DR Congo concerning the eligibility of several players who featured in the World Cup Playoffs in Morocco.

“There is still hope for the Super Eagles, provided the Intercontinental Playoffs in Mexico have not been played.”

https://businessday.ng/sports/article/2026-world-cup-nigerias-hopes-revived-by-dr-congo-players-ineligibility-claims/

Please leave DR Congo alone. They worked hard and qualified for the world cup.
The world cup is not for unfit and unqualified teams who look for excuses to enter through the back door.
Nigeria should never have even qualified for the run-offs, if not for CAF's dubious amendment to the rules.

Incognito403:
See how Nigerian christians are supporting a well documented genocider and infanticider.

Indeed there's no hate like a christian love.

So you expect Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders to fold their arms and watch the terrorists Hamas and so called Palestinians to kill their citizens and do nothing just because there are biased Islamist sympathizers at the UN? Absolute nonsense! Hamas and ''Palestinians'' attacked Israel, and they danced and jubilated when Israelis when being butchered, killed and taken hostage by Hamas

If there was any ''genocider'', it should be Putin who waged a war to kill innocent Ukrainians who did nothing to them.

Flangelo12:
This is too low for Dangote.

It is not too low. The NMDPRA man has been undermining Dangote from day one. He is the one that said FG could not be buying products from Dangote refinery because their products are substandard, which turned out to be a lie.
A civil servant cannot be allowed to undermine and frustrate the nation-building efforts of major industrialists like Dangote.

FreeStuffsNG:
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hkzm2apzbx

Foolish ICC. Have they arrested Putin? Putin has been traveling to China, India etc. Have they arrested him?
But what do you expect from ICC and UN dominated by Islamist sympathizers of Islamist terrorists like Hamas, Hezbollah etc.
I have never heard of ICC declare the heads of Islamist terrorist organizations as wanted criminals.

Incognito403:
Even if he is not arrested, his evil deeds and reign has been recorded in history. He has secured a position in the rows of tyrants like hitler and pharaoh.

You are also writing your history and securing your position in the row if tyrant-enablers.

Which evil deeds? For defending his people from murderous terrorists? If you like, go and surrender your people to terrorists.
Israel will bombard any idiot that touches or attack their citizens

Parada:
Some fools n lunatics go nearly cry over this awesome development.

Awesome development? Where or what major town or city can the road take you to right now for any serious business or economic activity?
Yet, virtually all the major roads in the country, especially the South-south and South-east are in very bad shape and transporters are suffering. You cannot travel from Lagos to Calabar today by road because the existing roads are terrible.

Building Lagos-Calabar road first, without repairing the existing roads is a misplaced priority to enrich Tinubu's business partners and friends.

BlackViper:
https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2025/12/15/nigerians-react-to-video-of-muslims-raising-palestine-flag-in-osun/

And some people would say there are no religious connections whatsoever about this conflict between Israel and the so-called ''Palestinians''
Yet, virtually every Muslim in the Arab world and Africa hates Israel.

Itzlinda:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/15/5m-for-school-fees-payment-can-build-modular-refinery-olubiyo-on-dangotes-accusation-against-nmdpra-ceo-ahmed/

A civil servant pays $5m for secondary school education of his kids. And you expect me to pay tax so Farouk can steal it to send his children to Switzerland or one governor sending people to hajj, while the road to my house is bad and the hospital in my area is not functioning[b][/b]. Na God go take tinubu and his croonies

That is the over-hyped Taiwo Oyedele for you!. He now wants to enable them steal directly from our hustles in NGX!.

MeezPat:
I know Afriland and CSCS is on NASD. Please how do we invest here. There are some businesses I would like to buy but its not so clear. Do we just reach out to our brokers.

Yes, it is better you reach out to your broker; they would guide you on how to invest through the various markets/platforms.

Australia was one of the very foolish countries that antagonised Israel and decided to recognized a terrorist state for Hamas.
Now they can see things for themselves

Christlike01:
How are they not Israelis (Jews)? Trust me, you don’t know what you’re saying! Is it because they were dispersed all over the world — not only found in Europe — and the God who dispersed them initially decided to bring them back to their land in 1948? The Jews are not only found in Europe; they are all over the world, including here in Africa.

If the native Yoruba people of Cuba or Brazil decide to relocate to South-West Nigeria, their original home, would that stop them from being Yoruba simply because they came from Latin America? Or are you saying ethnic Jews have gone into extinction — that they are no longer alive?

The fact that Benjamin Netanyahu’s family came from Poland does not erase his ethnicity, which is Jewish. Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook) is an American but also a Jew, and so was Albert Einstein. So whether they are found in, or came into Israel from, Europe, the Americas, Asia, or Africa, they remain ethnic Jews with their distinctive culture and language — Hebrew.
It is the same way the Yoruba people remain ethnic Yoruba whether they are found in Nigeria, Brazil, Cuba, Ghana, or Benin Republic.

Thank you my brother.
Some people just allow their hate for jews to block their sense of reasoning!

LagosOrigin:
Tinubu pardoned a killer, Sanda , what a useless president.

Killers don't deserve pardon.
Whoever that kills by the sword will die by the sword.

The pardon is not even the real issue.
The real issue is that he should not have pardoned her while an appeal is still pending at the Supreme Court. He should have waited until after he Supreme court judgement, then grant her pardon, which would be legally proper in law. But granting her pardon before the Supreme Court gives judgement is like trying to undercut the supreme court and make them irrelevant in the matter.

heryor2:
Dollar denominated dividend for a Nigerian based company sounds preposterous if the SEC allows it.

Even if paid in naira equivalent, nigerian investors would then begin to wish for a dollar dividend that gives more naira in exchange rate.

We are still hoping the exchange rate goes down, now this.

Dollar-indexed dividends for a Naira-based firm are structurally ill-advised. The practice creates a paradoxical incentive where local investors desire continued Naira devaluation to maximize their converted dividend income, directly undermining the national goal of currency stability.

The cash payment will not be in dollars
But they would declare the dividends in dollars, and it would be converted to naira at official or CBN-mandated exchange rate. So the more the value of dollars, the more naira you get.
That is what it means.
SEPLAT is also doing it

chimex38:
this one no concern plane tickets.
Na->up->up->up

Lol. You be big man now.
Plane flights are very necessary nowadays because of insecurity, but they want to make it a reserve for big men,

Dangote refinery slashes petrol price to N700 per litre

alphaconde:
Let him try and stabilize this thing one place

this up and down de confuse person

How do you mean? You want him to sell anyhow and make losses or what?

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Ghana-s-crude-returns-to-Dangote-Refinery-for-the-second-time-2013387

Ghana supplies crude oil to Dangote Refinery for the second time

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Ghana-s-crude-returns-to-Dangote-Refinery-for-the-second-time-2013387

Ghana supplies crude oil to Dangote Refinery

sleek214:
Coming from someone that turned CBN to a brothel , all his many girlfriends with little or no educational qualifications got jobs, his girlfriends' siblings/friends all got job at CBN....

You are a big liar! Stop telling cheap, silly, lies!
Can you mention the names of his girlfriends who got jobs at CBN with little or no educational qualifications?.
How lazy-thinking could you be, to even believe that a man of Sanusi's career and education standing and position would have many girlfriends with little or no educational qualifications! And then he would give them jobs at CBN! C'mon, you should do better than this cheap lies!