₦airaland Forum

sukkot:
thats enjoyment prison. federal prison is enjoyment. he will be there with politicians eating grapes and drinking wine

Prison is not meant to impose suffering on people. Suspending your right of free movement is enough punishment for anyone on earth. If your house is filled with gold and diamonds and you have access to the best of everything, and at the same time you are asked not to go out for the next one year, I can bet you wont trade that restriction on your movement for all those luxuries.

PoliteActivist:
This tells me you have limited experience.
It is far better to enter with $1k and no papers than stay in Naija with $40k:
Take the $1k, enter UK, US, Canada, ask for asylum. Play your cards right. Before long you'll have your papers. Guaranteed

As for the $40k. Depends on your circumstances abroad. There are Nigerians in US, UK, etc who'll happily go back home given $10k

I hope you know it is one thing to have papers, it is another think to make money. There are many people with papers that are homeless. Having paper is not the end itself, it is a means to the end.

BentizilL:
Apologise for what??
Only weak and small nations apologize such...

I'll prefer Russia keeping quiet and watching them do things that'll destroy them..

Russia is already scared. Their defence Ministry just released a statement saying they did not shoot any missile towards Ukraine-Poland border, that NATO is looking for a way to escalate.

Is Saraki back from political oblivion?

Dsalvo:
You're a typical Nigerian. An annoying know-it-all, ignoramus and empty basket. Below is the thread I responded on. Comment on whether the poster is right or an ignorant doofus but don't quote me again.

I can't stand you poverty mentality Nigerians always thinking the worst of those who are wealthy to feel good about your pathetic lives rather than do something to change it for the better.

Next time be clear-eyed to quote the right person. Why did you have to quote me when you were referring to another person's post. You brought the mystery upon yourself.

Dsalvo:
Look , I am not defending Governors or saying they don't steal. My objection was to the comment of a poster that "this is where Oyo's money is going".

There is achievable successful lives out there, for ambitious people and winners, beyond the thinking of losers who console themselves others are 'advantaged' with politics money to validate their own failure and lack of ambition.

Nigerians are self-sponsoring post-grad visas to the UK with dependants to the extent the UK home secretary now wants to change the rules because of Nigerians mainly.

32k visa issues to Nigerians for post grad study and they bring like 31k dependants.

China, over a 100k post grad visa issued in the same period but less than 1k dependants.

Reason it. Ordinary Nigerians will hustle and pay for the chance of a better life for themselves and their loved ones. Nigerians are ambitious and hunger for a good life like that. It is our culture.

It is therefore an insult on our reality for anyone, unless failures incurably afflicted with loser mentality, to say what is shown below in relation to a Nigerian businessman governor who entered office rich.

If Makinde was not governor his daughter would still be schooling abroad. She may have even been born there and in the education system before her dad became governor.

We should raise the intellectual bar of our discussions. Not everything has to be about crass idiocy just because it involves someone we don't support politically.

The poster who submitted the post below is an Obi fan. Did Obi's kids not school abroad and are they not living there now? We should assume they were sponsored with Anambra money? This is bullsh1t idiocy that demean us. Simple.

Many of you just talk and upend discourse.

All of you have been touting this UK student visa with their dependants as a reference. Well, Suella Braverman, the new home secretary, was trying to stop the exodus because it was riddled with fraud. Nigeria is the only country where the number of students and dependants are almost the same. That was the reason why it is being considered to be stopped.

Most people are going to UK on student visa not really to school but to immigrate which is not what student visa is meant for. After paying the initial deposit, they write the school throwing up excuses for the other installments. If you have access to UK, you will witness this real life. Some of them have dropped out, Home Office has advised some to leave the UK while people thinking they can work more than 20 hours per week are being asked to leave the UK now. Go to the UK now, it is a mess.

Nigeria will be better if irrespective of your political affiliation, you can say the truth. The way they govern in Nigeria, if they do it in any of the civilised nation, most of them will be in jail. They are stealing from you and you are still defending them. I am not referencing Seyi Makinde alone, I am referring to all of them - either PDP, APC or LP Governors. Thats what they do, stop holding brief for them!

Dsalvo:
You guys should chill with this idiocy na. Why are you talking like people afflicted with incurable poverty mentality?

My friends and associates that have self-sponsored themselves abroad this year, with post grad visas, would be no less than 15.

It is an insult to suggest the daughter of a businessman Governor will be sponsored to study abroad with Oyo money. Get real.

Infantile talk from I'll-exposed and poverty mentality people is all I see.

My friends who hustled and sold everything to self-sponsor post grad visas are doing well with brighter prospects now.

Yet you are here suggesting the circa 20 million Naira total package, including like first six months accommodation, is something Makinde has to steal from Oyo coffers. What kind of unexposed and unambitious lives are some of you living?

You are sounding like a broken record, and showcasing your shallow exposure in a public place. You did not even read the trail of the discourse, you just jumped on it like a monkey infected with rabies.

I was pointing out to people here that all these wealth being declared by all governors in Nigeria are artificial. They blow it up to accommodate their loot after their term ends. It is what they all do.

And who says being a "rich" Governor stops you from stealing from the state. That's what they do. They stop spending their own money for anything once they become governor. They even steal a lot from the state, which explains why we are in the state we are. Their appetite to steal is insatiable,

You are talking about your friends sponsoring themselves, how many people really have the proof of fund required to process the UK visa. Most people rent the bank account. That is a public knowledge.

Not everybody will lick butt of politician. I don't care if your livelihood depends on Apc, pdp or labour, they are all chipped from the same rock and some of us don't need to be associated with politics before we make it in life. So, stop being emotional and holding a brief for a Governor who is not bothered if you live or die.

turawaa:
You can’t judge him based on his visitation to his daughter….
Do you even him before been a governor?

His daughter have been there before becoming a governor, so his holiday abroad doesn’t have anything to do with his political or governor.

Will you abandon your family on their special occasion because you are a governor

He is a father and a governor

Don't defend what is not defensible. Being a Governor is a public service work. If you need leave, you take proper leave by following the official procedure to hand over power to your deputy. Was that done in this case? No.

If you do this in any office, you will be given a query for abscondment. Being a Governor doesnt situate you above our laws but where are the enforcers of the laws - sleeping.

Raph82:
That man has been stinkingly rich before becoming a governor, he's a well-known billionaire with multinational companies home & abroad before politics. Though no politician can be trusted in Nigeria, but I think the guy is still fair.

I laugh when you people talk about being a "billionaire". All governors in Nigeria blow up their financial status in order to accommodate their loots after office.

My questions are:

1. Was the trip made using taxpayer's money?
2. Is he on his official leave to justify all these when he should actually be working for the state?
3. Do we have institutions that look into this in Nigeria?

It has always been a fraud. A waste. The governors sit on it and embezzle it, afterall they dont have to explain to anyone how it is spent according to the constitution.

As the UK is sinking in deep debt with the economy struggling and high inflation, taxes are about to go up and public spending reduced. Everything starts November 17, when Jeremy Hunt will present his budget and announce increase in taxes across board.

The bank of England predicts this will go on for many years as they are faced with recession like no other.

The PM has chosen to use the approach of Margaret Thatcher to fight the recession. Are you ready for the bumpy ride?

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-63583583

dubaiprince:
Yinmu, I know of two different people sourcing school fees at the moment that mentioned this fast tracking stuff by banks staff asking for 300k. Bank account numbers sit within the banks so CBN cannot push money to individual bank accounts.

CBN can develop an API that will credit any bank account in any bank, thus cutting off any commercial bank intervention in the whole process. And it should be done on first come first serve basis

CoronaVirusRelo:
Nigerians cast everything!

One way traffic!

They abuse every loophole.

I know the Tier 2 visa will cast soon.

It has cast already.. People are being banned for 10 years in Nigeria now and home office is expecting those in the UK to come and renew their visas or apply for graduate route before they drop them shocker. It is happening already

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BigYash:
Did I mention your father's name in my comment.. Abi you dey mad ni?

So uncouth. Depraved. Madness unchained. You were laid on the rock and hatched by the sun. So obvious. Consider this my last thermonuclear exchange with you

BigYash:
. Buhari wrote all these?

Don't be silly. No president in the world writes his own speech.

b1olat:
Good Judgement. The law says that'' he who assert must prove it''. If the rule of law can prevail in this country, then 80% of our problems are gone.

What happens when you prove but the Judge intentionally looks the other way. Corrupt Justices are the bane of Nigeria. If proper investigation is made over how even Magistrates are appointed at State court level, you will be shocked

advanceDNA:
Felon?? contempt of court is a criminal offence

The president has the power and the constitutional authority to pardon. He will do so before his term expires.

Africankel:
https://thenationonlineng.net/court-convicts-efcc-chairman-for-contempt/

Judiciary is number 1 problem in this country. If we have a corruption-free , fearless judiciary, Nigeria problem Is almost solved.

The Govt will arrest and prosecute but most time, the culprits let off hook by the judiciary. While I am not in.position to determine the outcome of the case, did the Judge consider what the ethic of the profession of the man states? How could he collect vehicle of that huge amount as a "gift" during an official assignment?. Did he tell any authority about the gift before he accepted.

Every day, the future of this country continues to dim.

faceland:
If in your mind, Nigeria is safer, you should be happy, you are safe.

I think Nigeria is not safer. There are many ways to die here including guns.

I was only telling you that no where is safe in the world. Despite our challenges, we are safer than some western nation. Do you know how parents are scared when their kids go to school in the states.

It is not right to rubbish your nation at every opportunity when every country has its challenge.

faceland:
Half of our gun deaths don't make it to the news. Life just go on.

US has the highest gun death in the world. That can't be twisted

AdiDami:
Have they ever kidnapped someone close to you where you needed to contribute to raise the ransom money?
If you have been you would have a different opinion about this your view!

You have a valid point but the US has a lot of people dying by gun per second.
Should people stop going to the US or leaving US because of that ? Just asking

Nigeria as a country is wealthier than most of these countries. Nigeria is number 27 wealthiest nation in the world but the politicians do not allow the wealth to spread.

Nigeria is a good leadership away from greatness.

For UK student visas, people should not misconstrue it for residency permit. My fear is a lot of people that get student visa feel they have got resident permit. Hell no!. The road is tricky as the UK govt is very sly and will use funny rules to throw people away after taking their tuition fees and other fees. Be careful folks.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Nigeria

Emeskhalifa:
THE CURRENCY SITUATION: A MUST READ

1). So many Nigerians have stacked Naira notes in their closets and are cut up with this policy of the CBN. There is a rush by ignorant Nigerians to convert their Naira to Dollars. Naira is at all time low against dollar and it's going to go even lower. For example a man converts #10m to 12,500 USD at the current exchange rate. It's easier to keep it with himself than to deposit in a Domiciliary account with a DMB because of the stringent policies around FX cash deposits. He hopes that by December when the new Nigeria is floated, he'd have his FX converted back to Naira from the Aboki guys he bought his USD from.

2)The Aboki man who sold FX to his customers at exorbitant rate excitedly goes to the DMB to deposit the millions of Naira he got the the FX swap he did. He knows he is getting richer in geometric proportion by this new policy by the CBN. He awaits the printing of the new Naira notes so as to reconvert the Naira he has in his account today USD and continue making more money.

3). All customers who deposited their Naira notes, those depositing and those who would be depositing are eagerly waiting for December 15. The DMBs are also waiting for the said date. Meanwhile there is a cashless policy waiting to hit all Nigerians by January 2023. On December 15th, customers would rush to the DMBs for new notes so as to withdraw as much as they can before January when the cashless policy would be effected 100%. The DMBS would rush to the central bank branches to withdraw new notes. The branches would go to the H/O for new notes. H/O would release just a little to branches based on cash management policies. CBN Branches would release in trinkets to DMB branches and tell them to go manage their customers. DMBs would revert back to their customers based on the low available new cash notes. There would be slight panicking as customers who deposited old naira notes cannot retrieve same notes from the DMBs anymore because of unavailability. Remember, digital money and paper money is still money and so customers would be advised to use electronic channels to make payments.

4) The Aboki guy who kept millions of Naira is also a victim of the shortage of new notes and so he cannot buy back FX from his customers who were hoping to return the ones the got earlier ones the new notes are in place. Aboki begins to panick as well. Those who have FX and need naira notes begin to sell their FX to people who have naira whether old or new just to cash in before January. In doing so, USD begins to crash as rapidly as it rose. Much of the FX becomes deposited in DMBs as carrying the raw cash isn't useful anymore. The CBN is happy because there is more FX in the banking system to give for Forms A, M and Q. Naira begins to gain rapidly against the dollar.

5). In January, cashless policy takes effect. So even if the CBN makes available more new notes to DMBs, customers cannot withdraw above the stipulated across-the-counter limit to avoid heavy charges. Customers are forced to use electronic payments, FX policy and transfer and withdrawal is so stiff that swapping FX and Naira is no more a gain. USD parallel and black market prices crash all the way down to CBN rate. Inflation based on importation of goods and services is checked as Naira becomes strong against dollar. People who have physical dollars would lose. There would be limited access to naira notes as electronic transfers become prevalent. Enaira purchases also become more as Nigerians look for most seamless methods to do payments. By June, whoever takes over power would have a soft landing as this policy by the CBN has controlled a whole lot of inflation, corruption and economic degradation.

6). If you have Naira notes stashed with you, return them back to the bank through your account. Don't try to play smart trying to beat the system, you may become the architect of your own loss. Your 12,500 USD may fall from #10,000,000 to #5,000,000 in June, 2023. Meanwhile if you put same #10,000,000 in Treasury Bills at the current 14.5%, you should be gaining about #725,000 at the same period.

Let's try and look at the bright side of things, Nigeria shall be great by God's grace.

Quite insightful but I have a question. Let's say I convert my naira to dollars now at 750 naira to a dollar. And the naira continues its slide against the dollars to 800 naira. I have gained 50 naira on each dollar.

If I go back to Aboki to reconvert back my dollar to naira,you claimed that Aboki might not be able to withdraw enough naira due to scarcity of naira as regulated by the CBN after the new naira design is rolled out. However, Aboki can still pay me using the electronic money and I will be fine with it. I don't think Aboki will panick and business continues as usual.

What do you think about this illustration?

Debate your manifestos and stop attacking personalities. Is this how it is done in a saner environment? All of the presidential contestants are guilty of this act.

A sign that things will remain the same if anyone of them is elected. Sad.

Shame on all the presidential contestants so far. Is it how to campaign? Attacking each other personalities instead of defending their manifestos. Sadly, the electorates, who will eventually be shortchanged are cheering them on. Nigeria is simply not ready for development.

Whose report would you believe? A medical practitioner clearly stated that he was smelling of alcohol. Days later, an eye witness appeared with his family to say he didn't perceive any alcohol. It's sounding as a case of laundering his last moment on earth by the family, which was needless because the world has moved on from the case.

To the living, when you drink, pleaaaaaasssseeeeee, do NOT drive!

DadaHammed:
Most of you are dumb and clueless. If country good who go dey find useless Arab countries to migrate to?

It takes a dumb person to call another person dumb on a social media. Be courteous.

DadaHammed:
Ordinary Dubai that were begging Nigerians to come stay in their country just about10 years ago.

The kain vex wey Nigerians go take vote out APC next year. E go shock urchins, dem go cry well well.

Stop putting the blames on the government. The citizens should own up to the blame. When Nigerians go to another country to commit all sorts of crimes, what do you expect the host nation to do?

It is not always about the Government, the citizens are highly culpable in this case.

Manson1:
Wow this is serious... Honestly i don't understand the attack on a man of God..

About starting your building project? See our live thread for our ongoing building construction project of a 3-bedroom bungalow in Oron, Akwa Ibom... Link in my signature

Sulaiman is man of who? Say it again please

oshozondii:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/manifesto-tinubu-vows-to-allocate-more-funds-to-states-lgs/amp/

The future governors already smacking their lips. What have they done with the little the states earn, than to embezzle it?

It's a nice spot to start a national discourse.

There must be strong transparency and accountability on how public funds are being spent.

Strengthen the institution - police, judiciary and state legislature