₦airaland Forum

jumobi1:
How is investigating the age of a lady whose father wants to rule Nigeria irrelevant when it’ll help determine his true age? We ignore rationality when tribe is involved. This is why we are failing.

The tribalism is beyond understanding. It is sad and pathetic. Those who carry tribe in their head are losers. What has tribe don e for any of you? Ok, you are yoruba, how does that give you a decent and good standard of living, ok you are Igbo, how does that give you a good standard of living? Politicians will always unite to continue to bleed this nation while they use myopic and fanatical poverty stricken individuals to cause distraction with tribalistic nonsense.

What is so bad to ask the true age of a Nigerian politician? Who intends to run for president? But yet those who life if already dealing with so bad will still be defending those who have put them in their miserable condition. A Yoruba man being president does not automatically put food on Yoruba people's table....hunger does not know tribe....so if you guys like, continue with your foolish tribalism, it will only ensure your remain hungry and miserable......

I think you should go check into a mental institution because you do have a deep problem for such a comment.

Juliusmomoh:
I can't say she deserve it...
And at thesame i can't say she don't deserve it.
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Why ?
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Even with the way she dress, i can practically tell you she went there and do gra gra....

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Anyway, the did is already done. Rip rip.,
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authority2006:
It's funny that those cameras and satellites could capture everything including shooting in the air but couldn't capture soldiers picking and taking the bodies away. It equally couldn't capture military cleaning Lekki Tollgate of all the blood of the victims. Lol
The only thing all of you are good at is insults, curses, names calling, blackmail and emotional outbursts

You don't believe the one you have seen proven on video, satellite , then there is nothing you will believe...people that love fake that the govt is working but the reality is everywhere for everyone to see ....

IpobAntidote:
Don't mind the stupid report from CNN.
How come they are unable to find the families of those so called massacred? They only found one guy that couldn't find his brother. CNN also said the govt claimed no o e died even though Sanwolou stated on the same CNN that 2 people died as far back as October.

CNN is slowly becoming rubbish.

I hope some day that one guy will not be your own brother looking for you....saddist

So it shouldn't be a problem for Niger Delta state to buy crude oil from licenced IOCs.

Why are the revenue from natural resources in the north, not Commons wealth like the oil?

SmartProf:
Is VAR responsible for opposition players getting into your penalty area in attempt of scoring? I hate excuses...build your team as an aggressively attacking one and see if they will not sweep away opponents and have numerous goal attempts, so much so that VAR will even have reasons to review possible stuffs. To majorly depend on VAR's favour in winning games, you must be attempting to score goals.

Try and understand what he is saying. There is a reason why VAR is there. Even if there are a 1000 attempts at a teams goal, the moment there is an incident requiring VAR decision, then it should be the right one since it was brought in to ensure only right decisions are made. It has nothing to do with the number of attempts a team makes at its opposition, at least we all know that it is not who has the highest attempt on goal that wins the game, it is who scores..

4ckyou:
What do you guys gain spoiling nice threads

Thank you jare. They must turn everything to tribal banter. In 2020, shameless bunch. It's lack of intellectual content that makes people comment like they do.

Such a pity that you have devalued yourself to a commodity. Gold digger

Drunkenness is the sin not taking of alcohol. The wine refered in the bible had the ability to make people drunk, so it had alcohol. Don't let you fanatical views brainwash logic.

I have something for you in ikoyi. Banana Island. My number is 08034020404

I wonder what they will do if it is discovered that Jubril's whistleblowing is true.

They forget they are there to represent their constituencies and not form a gang/cult.

Change starts with the mindset and these guys still have the wrong mindset.

brainpower:
I don't really blame these private schools for some of their rules. Even though know that as adults these rules aren't right, they are left with no choice we abuse most of these things in this country and without forcefully taking some of these privileges away from students their school ratings won't increase. Not that they aren't abused outside the country too, but over there, they have managed to increase their ratings without stopping these things.
It can't be just coincidence that the schools that have these rules are rated as the best Private universities e.g. Covenant. While igbinedion that has been there before all of them is still struggling to cope in ratings.

This is not to undermine any school, but to state facts.
For those that will site public universities, know that the rate of cultism and various vices are very high there.
And I actually graduated from a public university so I know what I'm saying.

Have you ever interviewed a first class student from some of these schools. They have not social or communication skill to make it through the corporate world. Let me inform you, universities is not about theoretical education, it is about applied education. We continue to treat university students are children rather than adults thats why you still see childish behaviour from people who are 21years old. its because the universtiy has not created an environment for true higher learning. Having a smart phone does not drive cultism, or other social issues in the schools, its the lack of the proper environment, what is the investment in sports in the school or other applied life skills? none. I advise they reconsider their position, sikena.

finalboss:
In a new notice released on the 28th of August 2016 via the website of Afe Babalola University, fresh and returning undergraduate students for the 2016/2017 Academic session were briefed on new rules, including the ban on smartphones. In their words,

"Mobile Phone ; The University would allow students to use telephone but limited to non-smartphones. Any TELEPHONE aside the University’s specification, inclusive of TABLETS or IPADS shall be CONFISCATED and the Student shall be SANCTIONED"

Twitter Users (some students) however
expressed displeasure.

When they should be talking about ICT Hubs advancing Technology integration into their system, they are banning Smart phones. Continued failure in leadership. They can only view the negatives rather than the positives in having smart devices. At university level, one of the important learning points is how teenagers can manage themselves, their time and be more responsible. Universities keep treating students as kids rather than training them to be adults.

It is very disappointing to see this from the school. Very obvious that the management of the school is old school.

damton:
Sometimes I'm tempted to think we are our own bane in this part of the world.

Why do most Nigerian don't value anything Nigerian?. ...whereas they are quick to jump at anything tagged imported or foreign, even if its produced in our back yard.

though not putting up defense for Glo as it were , but I think we need to change our mindset and habit towards anything Nigerian.

Naija shall rise.

#Buynaijagrowthenaira#

Buying Nigeria product or services does not mean we should accept poor quality of product or service. Ben should also be telling Glo that the customer is king and service should be improved. Moreover, MTN and Airtel are well invested in Nigeria in the real sector and not just briefcase FDI. They have created Jobs and opportunities for other companies so Ben's comment is not applicable here.

Abeg jor. Nigerians and their hypocrisy. how many times has he slammed our local airlines for the ridiculously bad service and delays. Nigerians are the set of people who know how to overly demand for services they cannot get in their country from other countries. Tschew

rotimileke:
We warned all men of goodwill about the dangers of voting the dullard but the ethnic and religious bigoted ones like omenka et al lead us to this present precarious situation in Nigeria. The current government cannot maintain the over 5000 megawatts of electricity inherited from the previous regime. The true change we were seeking for was aborted on the 28th of March 2015.
May God bless the Otueke born democrat and Hero of our democracy GEJ

Shut up jor. You are being insensitive and may God Judge you accordingly. You support criminality maybe because you or some of your friends and family members benefited from the mass looting under your GEJ. NDA have taken us backwards for their selfish interest and you are here hailing. It is quite silly.

midolian:
ifa hear! Saraki is not Cameron and can never be. Saraki is there to serve our interests, Cameron was their for personal interest. This is the difference.

Plus Saraki is being witch-hunted. Tell tinubu and Buhari to leave him alone.

In particular Our son Senator Ike Ekweremadu is occupying the
highest political office in the South East and not be unduly humiliated and embarrassed by this recurring antics. We shall no longer take this lightly. We shall mobilize other like groups all over the country to resist the tyrannisation of democracy in our country.

Are you serious. I hope Saraki is paying you salary oh coz what you just said is quite Ludacris

toposi4naija:
aand it is also a shame resources derived from a particular region of the country is also squandered by those fu¢king ba$tards in the North and in return kills people over little or no offence

shame on them....

What have your governors in the south done with their state's resources? Dont but blinded by ethnicity and regionalism, the governors are all guilty.

SWG25:
1. Golf Estate is a private investment not a public one.
2. Amaechi is a disgusting hypocrite. This is the same man that sunk over a 100 billion naira on light rail project when port harcourt was in dire need of good roads and power.
3. The value of the Land is subjective. It is not for you to say whether it is expensive or not. The land owner knows and sets the value of the land.

Honestly, do you think it is valuable for the government and the people to pay 13 billion for the land, while that money can pay for the land and build a good portion of the school? I do believe some level of work should continue on the school development, if the funds are available (as we know, Nigeria is abit stranded with Money). At least funds can be secured from NDDC for continuing the development while the Law retrieves the money from those who embezzled it. this is the way forward.

how can you ask a man to forfeit his full months salary. Even God did not ask for that. Sorry to say but this is fraud.

Blizzy9ja:
I wouldn't even waste my time reading this rubbish because this is obviously from a pained yoruba boy hiding somewhere in Osun state and typing rubbish.

Listen we have had enough of the excuses and arm twisting and the agitation won't stop with the Avengers except the government addresses pressing issues that concerns the region

The federal government exchanged crude oil from the Niger Delta to develope Abuja we want that replicated in Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers and Akwa Ibom.

Stop blaming our leaders for the injustice metted on the region by the Nigerian state...

The likes of T.Y Danjuma, Indimi, Dantata, Atiku and the others are not from this region yet they have fed fat and are still feeding fat from our resources dont even think of pitching us against our leaders. We are wiser... the agitation must continue until govt does the needful

Ask your self this question...since 1999 what have the governors done with over 6 trillion share amongst just 4 of the Niger delta states. In 2013 alone rivers aka biomass and delta state budget was 60 percent of the entire GHanas budget. What did the governors do with it. They stole it and now you are asking the federal government for more, that's shameful. That's being a very spoilt child. Please fight your governors both current and past and stop supporting criminality that will end up affecting all of us

Itulah:
Pop quiz: Which oil rich economy hammered by the global slump in crude is in the throes of a full-fledged economic crisis — complete with rationing, civil strife and runaway inflation stoked by a weak currency?

If you guessed Venezuela, you'd be wrong. Although the South American country teeters on the edge of collapse and fits the above scenario, those same circumstances actually apply to Nigeria. Once a powerhouse of West Africa's economy, the effects of slumping oil prices have converged with mounting security concerns and widespread energy shortages.

The OPEC country, which produces more than 2 million barrels of oil per day, is resorting to rationing crude: In order to fill their tanks, citizens must endure long lines overseen by authorities.

Nigeria "is caught in a macro hurricane," famed short seller James Chanos told the annual Sohn Investment Conference last week. With currency reserves running low, the country could have "a big problem" within a few years, he said. Calling the country "a borderline failed state," Chanos added that he was shorting South African assets, in part because of their exposure to Nigeria.

In the year that Nigerians elected a new president, oil prices collapsed by at least 30 percent. This week, Nigeria's stock market staged a relief rally after the closely watched MSCI Frontier Markets Index decided to keep the country in the benchmark, after warning last month that Nigeria was at risk of being booted from the index.

Still, the outlook for Africa's largest economy remains grim. The extremist group Boko Haram has created significant political and security challenges for the embattled government of Muhammadu Buhari, and raise risks that could hit oil production.

"Nigeria is in trouble," Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins, told CNBC in an interview. Amid double-digit inflation, Nigeria's foreign reserves are dwindling as the government races to shore up a swooning currency, the naira.

Using a purchasing power parity metric, Hanke estimates that the country's prices are surging by a whopping 46 percent, far above the official rate of between 11 and 13 percent.

Weak growth — Nigeria's economy expanded by less than 3 percent last year — has done little to curb soaring food prices, which have risen every month since December 2015.

Meanwhile, oil prices remain firmly under $50 per barrel, heightening the risk of what consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers noted in a 2015 report could become a "security shock," as weak growth feeds political instability. Currently, the country's 2016 budget assumes an oil price of $38 per barrel.

Razia Khan, chief economist for Africa at Standard Chartered, expects crude will rise later in the year, but growth is likely to remain muted. Khan noted that the International Monetary Fund "expects growth to decline even further in 2016, to 2.3 percent."

Oil gives Nigeria around 95 percent of its foreign earnings. Should crude remain at current levels, PwC expects growth to contract and oil revenues to dwindle to $20 billion. Meanwhile, the currency has already overshot PwC's worst-case forecast for this year, blowing past 320 to the U.S. dollar recently.

"The currency is junk and the government is incompetent and corrupt," said Johns Hopkins' Hanke. "The only sure-fire way to solve all these problems is for Nigeria to officially replace its junk currency."

Nigeria still has limited access to capital markets, and a $6 billion currency swap agreement with China may help contain the naira's losses. Yet with oil still hovering near historic lows, analysts are skeptical Nigeria will see a turnaround anytime soon.

"Following a tumultuous year for the naira in 2015 we believe the any recovery in the currency will have to be supported by a marked improvement in the crude oil price," Standard Chartered's Khan said, adding that oil would need to rise to near $55 to offset the effects of an "oversupplied market."

— CNBC's Dawn Giel contributed to this article.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/06/nigeria-goes-from-powerhouse-to-pariah-as-hurricane-hits-economy.html

When they were looting our money and lodging in their countries we never saw any of these doomsday articles. They were mute. We are still collecting Abacha money because the western world makes it difficult to repratriate these funds. They should leave us alone. We will fix out problems.

[quote author=ashjay001 post=45448280][/quote]So in sincerity you see nothing wrong in forgery? What a pity....

omenka:
A crime of forgery was alleged to have been committed and all you can think of is "executive interference".

Why do you people keep supporting all that is bad and unjust

Thank you. People have become so negatively emotional and sentimental about the current government that they are willing to support criminals over the government. We remember rule of law when criminals are caught but did the criminals remember rule of law when they looted out birth rights.

christopher123:
So Ojukwu shouldn't be seen as a hero what a travesty and idiocy


Why are you scared of Biafra ?

Bros, Ojukwu was a coward. He abandoned his people when things got tough and ran away. Secondly can any of you tell be the vision of Biafra. Do you even have the political collaboration to be a successful country? You cannot even have a proper regional party under Nigeria due to unhealthy competition and boastful nature amongst the igbos. Thirdly, in a time like this when there is tension and agitation for Biafra, the man wants to be making speeches about Ojukwu who historical representation is about the subject of agitation. It won't happen. Have the igbos tackled the demons within themselves? Biafra remains a dead concept, a concept for those who cannot team up, form political alliances with other tribes and win leadership positions I the country. Least we forget that some of the most esteemed positions in the country in recent times have been occupied by igbos. What did they do for their people. Look our problem in Nigeria is not tribal, it is individual greed.. Because when these corrupt people are sharing the proceeds of corruption they don't look at tribe oh. So let some of these elites who wave benefited heavy from corruption who now have lost their taps to the national cake, stop carrying foul now and now start to spark unnecessary friction within the masses. They did not remember you and i when they were looting.

Sacluxpaint:
These niggas are ready to die, fighting them is not the answer, they just want dialogue. Fighting them will make things worse, our soldiers already have boko haram and other menace to deal with. Sometimes peace does a lot good than war. Fighting them will mean wasting more money on acquiring ammunition and military hardware, we don't need that in this period of time people can barely eat, and if Lagos is hit, the nation can collapse, because thats the commercial hotbed of the nation. Imagine crippling a state that has an IGR of almost 240 bilion yearly. Pray guys, we only have God.

So if I decide the start cutting down the electricity poles in front of my house whixh now afters every one one my street just because I feel a grieved then the Disco should call we for negotiation. Negotiating with criminals will always remain a bad idea

Deepfreezer:
let them scatter all the pipelines. after all the profit that comes out of the oil are being used to develop the north. nonsense.

Don't be silly man. Where did the immediate past president come from? Why didn't he develop the Nigerian Delta. Where did the immediate past almighty petroleum minister come from? Niger Delta got their chance and what did they do with it? They say make hay while the sun shines. Niger Deltans behave like touts when the money came. They were busy buying cars and pj's carrying girls like it was a trade. Now when the windfall is over they want to bully their way. I pray the government handles them like petty thieves.

Tallesty1:
Earlier today, a blogger posted that some indigenes of Dutse took to the streets with brooms and gallons of water to"disinfect the mess brought
by PDP" and to show that "JIGAWA STATE STILL STAND
FIRMLY WITH APC...

I don't know if that truly happened but the picture he posted was first shared on march 22 2015 when GEJ visited katsina.

See here https://mobile.twitter.com/DOlusegun/
status/579545983027175424


See the earlier post https://www.nairaland.com/3069405/after-pdp-rally-jigawa-indigenes

So if a blogger carries false news it is APC. Men you guys are hilarious.

DaniDani:
This is a blatant lie. I work in a private company along osisioma and I can confirm to you that osisioma depot has been loading fuel and other products since t. a Orji and fg under Jonathan commissioned it.Even today they loaded oil to tankers ask any body that deals on petroleum products in aba

Stop lying. Rather thank the government which you hate so much.

gbengaizzHe:
This is long mehn!

I believe you went to school, so read and learn so that you don't go wailing about Buhari's travel.
Information is the door way to Knowledge, reasonably applied Knowledge is wisdom.
Hope you understand.