₦airaland Forum

First lady versus Presido! http://nasoweseeam.com/first-lady-buhari-trouble-aso-villa/

Thank God for the girls. We hope the rest would make it home safely

See my tribute to the 21 Chibok girls here:
http://nasoweseeam.com/born-terror-nigerias-chibok-babies/

BORN OF TERROR- Nigeria's Chibok Babies
http://nasoweseeam.com/born-terror-nigerias-chibok-babies/

(A tribute to the 21 Chibok girls)

My sweet child of Terror

Product of evils untold and horror

Do you hear the crowd's sigh and murmur?

Evoked by the protruding belly, inflicted by my captor



Sadness drowns the joys of return and reunion

Who would love the offspring of unholy communion?

Doomed to the world to be labeled spawn of devastation

Ought we to be better off with your father in perdition?

Than to endure the harsh stares of the world's rejection

My child of many sorrows and affliction

Born of terror, destined for oblivion.

Gbenga Boglo, October 2016.

A woman scorned!
http://nasoweseeam.com/first-lady-buhari-trouble-aso-villa/

Aisha vs. President 1-0 Trouble in Aso Villa?
http://nasoweseeam.com/first-lady-buhari-trouble-aso-villa/

Corruption on the bench #nasoweseeam
http://nasoweseeam.com/corruption-on-the-bench/

WHAT IF JONATHAN WON?
http://nasoweseeam.com/what-if-jonathan-won/

Dear Nigerians, let’s consider this issue for a bit. Going past political affiliations, ethnic bigotry and other biased opinions. What if Goodluck Jonathan won the 2015 elections, would the country be better off?

The state of the nation today under President Buhari is grim to say the least: the Naira is at an all-time low, unemployment skyrocketing, corruption persists, militancy and insecurity, dwindling revenue, businesses are shutting down like a woman in menopause, strikes and rumors of strikes,… and the beat goes on.

So let’s consider this: what are some of the root causes and would Jona have fared better?

Dwindling Revenues and Value of the Naira– We have seen oil fortunes plummet into the abyss of doom, this being a fallout of a global oil glut. Naturally, Nigeria has taken a big hit. Why? Because crude oil is the nation’s only real foreign exchange earner. For decades the country has prodigally lived on oil without preparing for the drought and ignoring other potential sources of revenue. For the most part, other economically viable sectors are comatose and the value of the Naira is getting closer to tissue paper.

How would Jonathan have fared? Not much better since his tenure did not see any tangible gains in bolstering the other viable sectors. Crude oil remained the poison of choice. Yes, a lot of work was done in agriculture, but did it become a foreign exchange earner for the country? I guess not. What about the excess earnings from when crude oil was still the ‘hemp’ the world was high on during Jonathan’s reign? As his Finance minister put it, he didn’t have the political will to save some of the goodies for the future.

Corruption- Some argue that this is the country’s achilles heel. Today the story is President Buhari is on a witch-hunt and only his detractors and political foes are the target of his anti-corruption drive, while his cabinet and party members are sitting pretty. Really it does seem that way.

Consider Jonathan’s tenure. Corruption was in full swing. Anybody and everybody plus their cousins, uncles, aunties, house keepers, cooks and so on, were in on it. And the president’s position on the matter was “Corruption is not stealing” or something to that effect. I will leave that to sink in.

Militancy and Insecurity- The Buhari administration has had limited success- the Chibok girls have not been recovered despite campaign promises made by President Buhari. Militancy in the creeks of the Niger delta is reaching new levels as splinter groups emerge every other Monday and the country is on its knees as oil installations and pipelines are blown at will.

Let’s consider the flip side. During Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure the military brass where crazy enough to divert money set aside for weapons to their pockets, sending the soldiers into battle with pitch forks. It does not appear that Jonathan had anything to do with it but this was happening under his very own presidential nose. At best it makes him an incompetent commander-in-chief. And let’s not talk about the weapons-purchase-gone-horribly-wrong issue with South Africa. Yes, the Niger delta was a much quieter place then, but we know now that the fragile peace was bought with juicy security contracts to ‘reformed ex-militants’ and turning a blind eye to their not-too-clean dealings. And there is the matter of Jonathan being a ‘son of the delta soil’.

I could throw in more issues into the mix, but I want this to be a discussion. What say you Nigeria? Understanding a problem brings us steps closer to getting a solution. Drop a line. Let’s get Nigerian’s thinking. Na so I see am.

RICE PRICE HIKE in Nigeria
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Unicef says Nigeria might be producing dull adults.
http://nasoweseeam.com/nigeria-risks-raising-adults-with-low-i-q-unicef/

RECESSION UPDATE: SOS Who will save the Nigerian worker?
http://nasoweseeam.com/?p=1256

U.N. TO NIGERIA: YOU ARE POOR!
http://nasoweseeam.com/?p=1253

Mark Zuckerberg in Naija
http://nasoweseeam.com/?p=1247

BUHARI'S DANCE BY BOGLO GBENGA

Buhari's Dance: The battle for the soul of Nigeria
http://nasoweseeam.com/?p=1240

Countdown U.S. elections. Republican candidate Donald Trump seems to be giving mixed signals.
Always talking, never listening

Thanks oniyide

oniyide181:
Tremendous, spectacular, bravo.

WHY I NAMED MY DOG BUHARI?
http://nasoweseeam.com/?p=1222

TURMOIL IN THE PDP
Things fall apart!
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Rio Olympics Update: Nigeria Sports Ministry refund Mikel’s $4600
So na player now dey bail out government? Na so I see am o!

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#RIO2016 OLYMPICS UPDATE: US GOLDMEDAL SWIMMER, RYAN LOCHTE ROBBED AT GUN POINT.
Seems the local criminals are unhappy with US success.
http://nasoweseeam.com/?p=1211

KISS AND TELL #Denrele Edun explains why he kissed #CharlieBoy five years ago and its not what you think.
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Thanks bro

Nicolars:
I've been following this thread for a while, e make sense, thumbs up bro

HELP! Lake Chad is drying up!! President Buhari cries out!
#LakeChad
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Thanks for the vote of confidence @nnamdiosu
Mobile app coming out soon!

nnamdiosu:
guy..before God and man you are just gifted. i look forward to your upates. i enjoy your sense of humour mixed with reality. well done.

Bad people! A young man can't tap soccer in peace without fraudsters tapping his dough
http://nasoweseeam.com/?p=1200

CREDIT CARD HACKERS CLEAN OUT FOOTBALL STAR ONAZI’S ACCOUNT
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‘NEPA’ syndrome grounds Delta flights worldwide. Passengers stranded
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Nigerian politicians just be like some women. Always adding extra http://nasoweseeam.com/?p=1176

What do some women and the Nigerian House of Representatives have in common? Answer: padding! http://nasoweseeam.com/?p=1176

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