Catalan president Carles Puigdemont says he has a mandate to declare independence for the northeastern region, but proposes waiting "a few weeks" in order to facilitate a dialogue.

Puigdemont tells the Catalan parliament that a landslide victory in the region's disputed Oct. 1 referendum on independence gives his government grounds to implement its long-held desire to break century-old ties with Spain. But he is suggesting holding off.

Puigdemont's speech was highly critical of the Spanish government's response to the referendum, but he said Catalans have nothing against Spain or Spaniards, and that they want to understand each other better.

At the end of his speech, Puigdemont was applauded by standing separatist lawmakers.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-spanish-minister-calls-common-sense-085713540.html

Yoruba must very vigilant than before, Igbo had infiltrated through religion in to Yoruba affairs and many Yoruba political, and elders I don't know for what reason had bought their lie, am surprise, infact.
See our elders, Afenifere in particular ridiculed themselves because of gej that show no mercy on Yoruba nation!
Also I can confirmed Ibadan summit was sponsored by igbo, if not, why that summit closed eyes on the derogatory speeches vented on Yoruba nation by Nnamdi kanu with out condemn it at the time?
Yoruba nation is like a man with two wives, the two wives will watch their husband if there will be mis-behave or cheat.
We must show equity between igbo & hausa/fulani that's our obligation, when politic come we defend our interest.

FOLYKAZE:


Orisa oke bi ti bo. Omode lo n se mi. Efi ori ji'mi

nkan oni se e
aaefomo're bore.

Outofsync:


Nah not really.

It was precisely the lack of oldage superstitions and cultural ties that made the whites develop.

Until we get rid of culture , we're wasting our time.

pls stop!
all African artifacts and Idol lost in African continent end-up in European and American museum, why?

awa lo, awa bo, oju teni ti o le lo!
awa lo, awa bo, oju teni ti o le lo!

Eni ti o royin ogun oniku!
Alo o daa, abo o si suno!

E gbo bawon agbaa gba se ma n wi:
won ni:
Ijin njin ti mo jin mo ba Gunnugun lori Ajere too ndifa;
mo nifa kilo nda, onifa ajipori eni nibi,
Ijin njin ti mo jin mo badaba lori orisa ti ndibo,
mo nibo ki lo ndi, o nibo ajipori eni nibi,
Ijin njin ti mo jin mo apataparapa lori apata ton fotun jawe, to fosi jawe,
mo lewe ki lonja, o lewe aji pori eni nibi.
gbo enibi ti nba npori yin nibi
okookan nlomo owo yo.
alobo nlowo yenu!

Outofsync:
Now this is how Nairaland should work.

Asking questions devoid of malice and getting answers devoid of insults.

I don't know why we always think the worst of ourselves as evident by the response of the pill guy in the first page.



Ride on, I'm learning.

yah wonderful thinking, we have a great value than what we were thinking about, we left out our value and always thinking about politics that destroy our lives.
if it's white that heritage the tradition and culture we heritage, they would have be super developed country!
let's transform our tradition into wealth, it's worth more than all natural resources that may finish one day!

(Bloomberg) -- Catalan business executives stepped up their push to defuse a separatist movement as thousands gathered in Barcelona on Sunday to demand the region stay in Spain.
Chairman Juan Jose Brugera led a delegation from Cercle d’Economia, a business forum, that met with Catalan President Carles Puigdemont on Saturday in Girona to demand he withdraw his threat to declare a Catalan republic, said Jordi Alberich, the group’s director general. The Cercle’s board includes CaixaBank SA Chairman Jordi Gual and Jaime Guardiola, chief executive officer of Banco Sabadell SA.
"We asked him to directly remove the shadow of a declaration by saying that it won’t happen,” Alberich, who was at the meeting, said by phone. "The situation is the most tremendous mess. Despite everything I believe that some solution will be found through sensible political negotiation. There is no alternative.”
Already battered by a corporate stampede to exit the region, the Catalan president is struggling to maintain support as the clock ticks down to a meeting on Tuesday that could trigger a split. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, meantime, must decide whether to preemptively reassert control, as some of his main allies are urging him to do. Rajoy told El Pais Spain will exist for a long time and portrayed his bid to stop the separatists as "Europe’s battle.”
The crisis is taking its toll and Puigdemont risks being cast adrift by the rest of Europe if he pushes ahead with plans based on a referendum a week ago that breached Spain’s constitution. Already, about a dozen companies, including the biggest symbol of the rebel region’s wealth, CaixaBank, have said they will or plan to relocate their legal bases.
Click here for a list of companies that have announced exit plans
"There is a growing element of social frustration,” said Alejandro Quiroga, professor of Spanish history at the University of Newcastle. "The question is whether there is actually any room for talks because the core of the matter remains unchanged: the concept of sovereignty.”
Thousands gathered in Barcelona Sunday to demand Puigdemont shelves his plans for independence. The protest is being organized by a civil society group that wants "Silent Catalonia” to make itself heard -- a reference to what it says is a silent majority that wants to defuse the situation. The ruling People’s Party, the opposition socialists and other parties have urged their supporters to take part.
"Today we are going to draw a line under independence,” said Spanish Health Minister Dolors Montserrat, who is Catalan, draped in a Spanish flag in a televised interview from the scene of the march.
Novelist, Unions
"Enough! Back to Common Sense!” is one of the rallying cries being used by the civic group to get people out.
Crowds waving Spanish, Catalan and European flags gathered in Barcelona’s Urquinaona square, joined by Peruvian-Spanish writer Mario Vargas Llosa. Unions said they’ll take part in the march as well.
The regional government says about 90 percent of the 2.3 million people who cast a vote in the referendum did so in favor of independence. Rajoy’s central government denies that anything resembling a referendum with democratic guarantees took place, because it lacked certified voter lists and wasn’t overseen by an official election board.
Puigdemont, who risks more economic damage if he doesn’t hit the brakes, is trying to hold together a movement that includes a broad swathe of Catalan society, from left-wing radicals like the CUP party to business leaders.
A flight of businesses from the secessionist region accelerated Friday as CaixaBank, its largest lender, announced it was preparing to move its legal base. About ten other companies have said the same. Grupo Planeta, a media group behind broadcaster Atresmedia Corporacion de Medios de Comunicacion SA, is the latest company to mull moving from Catalonia if independence is declared, El Pais reported Sunday.
Economic Toll
The struggle over Catalonia represents a breakdown of the political pact that has held together modern Spain. Both sides use history to stir up rancor: Spanish nationalists argue that Catalonia has always been part of Spain, while Catalans trace their independent identity back to the 13th century.
Puigdemont will meet with lawmakers Tuesday after the Spanish Constitutional Court suspended a planned meeting of the regional parliament where he planned to evaluate the result of the independence vote.
Demonstrators dressed in white gathered outside city halls in Barcelona, Madrid and across Spain on Saturday to demand the two sides stop sparring and hold talks.
"There has to be a middle ground and a negotiated exit,” Sara Daoud, a 25-year-old nurse, said at the Barcelona rally. "If politicians won’t do it on their own, we’ll have to make them do it.”

Even ffk, the big mouth world champion respect Onochie

Joshuanwafor234:
Benedict peters whos is the owner of Aiteo oil and gas company is the one sponsoring our National soccer team with N2.5 billion and we are seeing results.. Who else is doing this?

kudo to him

Kingbet:
No

haa!
wonderful!

Desyner:

You mean Fulani herdsmen ?

yah
I hear a lots about them here but with out evident in photos and video
why?

Kingbet:
Izaga

it had never fallen down?

Kingbet:
Have fun...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPNDmW0IS-0



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FXscyHZYSQ

what's the name of this?

Desyner:
They only shoot at the people crocodile is smiling at. What a country.

but why people didn't track them with photos?

Kingbet:
in my state during festive period

but people don't follow it like the day

When they were on the service, the one served the nation, why the other served himself!
I trusted Retired soldier than the retired custom!
I will voted for Buhari not to Atiku!

dnawah:
they dey registered,if i lie y them never dance or smile?

they never carrying their gun nearer to the barrack!

the problem is that we have youths who were interested on sentiment, although they gain nothing in it, if there is nomination today, they will dig and find the fellow come with what home in Nigeria and started screaming. if the nominee mis-behave they back him up and cry of persecution!
sad!
what they gain in political jeux?
I don't know!

Desyner:
Fulanis still roam about with AK-47.

yah, they know their limit, they won't shoot at crocodile!

agadez007:
it is a female masquerade but worn by Males who can whine the Bum bum and dance like ladies,in my Side it is sometimes Accompanied by its Husband

good, I understand!

correctguy101:


That's a real wa,

ok, let me show you the catch in that question!

Who and who signed these papers on 1914 and called it amalgamation of the Northern Region and Southern Region, that we shall live together as one family without War, Marginalization, Conflict of interest and crisis?

The 1914 Amalgamation was on the Northern & Southern PROTECTORATE not region!
So if you want to know who signed it go and check the meaning of PROTECTORATE first!
ok!

op, you disappointed me.
have you ever been to school?
No wonder why Kanu easily scammed you people,
We went to school for knowledge,
if some bring this stupid question to your area and you were call for explain and elaboration on it,
what you we say to people?

The cry of pdp and their sycophants were our joy, and we wonder how time had changed instantly, Pdp members were evils when power was on their hand, they terrorized we the poor of the town and villages!
They differentiated themselves from people then, they dig bore hole for water at their home and locked it, generator for electricity, send their children to private school, shared Dollars at their party ward center every month, snatched the wives of the poor, and slept with the poor children with out challenges, they went to mecca and Jerusalem with our money, they shared pdp vehicles and lagata at the watch of hopeless poor. We trekking to farm.
They turn themselves to gods, they were the first to be served at food canteen and restaurant!
Shame on them
Let any stupid bring Umbrella and come to us to beg for vote!
We will surprise the stupid, 2015 is a child play!

what is interesting in the Niger Delta affair is that all of them were generals, they know the rule of military operation, it's not like the ipob claimed military vs civilian.
so no wahala.

We the poor suffered a lot at the hand of pdp! it was sad, lagata was shared among party member while we farmer trekking to farm, coming back home late in the night with load of food stuff on the head to feed the stupid, they shared pilgrimage, money, when there was occasion in town, their sitting was different from our's!
such time had gone for them, never to return!
God is great!

djon78:


And who told you I am championing PDPs course. That is the problem with you guys. Look at the way this nation has been, look at the kind of hunger in the land, we keep going round in circles. Things can't continue like this. And don't come to start blaming the previous administration, because excuse is what the ineffective always give. Do your best with whatever resources at your disposal, no matter how meagre or scarce your resources Nigerians are not blind, they will appreciate it, your genuine effort not coming to be brandishing propaganda.

Also this present NNPC issue is a very terrible debacle, that you are allowed to only approve contracts not exceeding 20million dollars only for you now to flaunt the procedure and then approve contract worth 25billion dollars, impunity of the highest order.

Let us remove all theses sentiments please and start making this people become accountable to us. How old are this people, there are many generations including mine that will bear the brunt after this people have excited. That is the result.

if 25billion is missing be sure it will be found under pmb, we are not under gej.
we are more assure now and the hope is restore
we poor have our own sense, we've seen the differences.

djon78:
Story for the gods. 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 elections, pls kindly educate me what was the voting pattern?

Mind you prior elections most Igbos don't vote, they are non interested, likewise most Christians don't vote, but wait for 2019, everybody's eyes done open,you will see what will happen. We will know which people have the highest population in this country.



In 2019

vote pdp back to power?
joke!

Kingspin:
May Nigeria find a way to leviate the poor masses who are suffering for nothing..

when, nation building price, but we will arrived in time at the destination.

Eagle is not for only outing in Russia, eagle is fling there to bring the Cup back!
take note, it will surprise everybody!

mightyhazel:
why

because of detraction!

Kingspin:
From island?.. No direction... Nigeria need good leaders who will love all the people and the country general.

if you love chopping political office money go and lobby for mandate.
if pmb is not good enough as leader, I doubt if there would be any, even you!

ugofr:
wow, nnaa bikonu , choo izaga tinye.

is there any masquerade that out in the night ?