₦airaland Forum

Sharpbobo:
Facebook user Udoka Emmanuel has shared Disturbing photos of how a dog was tied to wood, during a operation in Delta state. According to him the dog was tied to prevent him from disrupting their peaceful robbery.. see below!


From Ebiwali---
http://www.ebiwalisgossip.com/2018/07/see-how-angry-armed-robbers-tied-dog.html

The dog humbul

uwa1:
Is APC worth the trouble...

Is PDP worth the trouble?

The usual script is being played out here; i.e. buying time to successfully bury the matter.

uwa1:
“Senator Francis Alimikhena would rather resign from active politics than joining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to fight against his personal brother, who is the APC National Chairman. ....

Loyalty is very good.... but the crime is serving the wrong master...

Is the right master PDP?

Obijulius:
What can we say?

Congrats guys! This is the same country where one senior zombie said there is too much electricity for the nation - excess electricity he said!

It takes a fool to support Buhari!

Without trying to support anyone here, I just felt the need to correct a misconception; Nigeria indeed produces more electricity that it can distribute.

GENCOs have functional plants that can produce up to 7000mw, but the Transmission and Distribution companies do not have the capacity/infrastructure to handle and distrubute up to that amount.

So in essence, the senior zombie who made that statement was right, you just didnt understand his statement.

Been long since I visited that Radio Biafra facebook page to entertain myself with the serious toned but ridiculously amusing conspiracy theories and submissions of some of the illiterate members.

Say NO to drugs!

I would imagine even the tweet by Igbokwe is also photoshop. Cos I doubt any adult can be this dumb.

erico2k2:
Bross nah Lie be dat,God hand nor dey.YOu know the political suppression wey dey go on? how he marginalized other small Business to eliminate competition aided by past and present administration?

What Dangote does is exactly what every single businessman (big and small) out there does; i.e. manipulate the system to gain favours and become market leader. Dangote is simply just winning others in the same game they all play.

As for Dangote refinery, Nigerians will get the real shocker when that refinery is completed cos Dangote is a ruthless capitalist who enjoys monopoly. Upon completion of that refinery, the government will eventually fully deregulate the downstream sector thereby permiting everyone to sell at whatever price they choose; Dangote will sell his petrol for about N200-250/litre and the FG will completely ban fuel importation. Dangote will hold the entire Nigeria by the balls, will become richer than government and Nigerians will curse and curse and swear, but it will be too late.

Lol..

namet:
Slapping a police officer anytime is a bad idea, if you ask me. You could easily get shot and killed doing this.

She knew she was dealing with a more senior/sound/educated/rational officer; an officer who speaks English, uses a smart phone and even has an instagram account.

virago:
*sigh* You can't blame him , his comprehension of English is at snail speed

Abeg take it easy...

y3mi:
[b][/b]May I give an answer to that ?

Please do...

snailspeed:
You should be consistent in your argument. If your argument is that the policeman is innocent, stick to that. But dont say the lady deserves to be brutalised because she broke traffic rules. If the policeman brutalised her as alledged, that is wrong.

If on the other hand, the girl is accusing the policeman falsely, that is also wrong and she should be penalised for that. But be consistent in your argument.

What exactly is this obsession Nigerians just have with irrationally attacking and attacking everyone they meet online?

@snailspeed,
Kindly point out where I directly or indirectly inferred that the policeman was right to slap a woman?... So because I said the lady broke a traffic law and was unruly, how does that automatically equate to "the woman deserves to be beaten"? How exactly do supposedly educated people come up with these ridiculous interpretations and then use their poor comprehension of simple English as a basis to harrass others online?

What exactly is not consistent in my argument? In the first instance, I wasn't even arguing with anyone; I just made a statement that despite the demonising of the policeman, it is important to also point out that the woman was just another unruly/indisciplined Nigerian constituting a nuisance on the road. I also added that eye witness accounts actually claimed she wasn't even slapped as her story claimed. So oga, what exactly is the inconsistency about that?

If you dont have anything to say, why dont you just be silent and walk away. Is that too difficult?

Poor lighting in the first picture... Funny how so many people are just ignorant of the effect of lighting on a picture.

PhilipGallagher:
So beating and harrassing her is the best way to go about it?

snailspeed:
You dont slap someone for breaking traffic rules. You arrest them. You dont smash their phones for breaking the rules. You arrest them. If the officer did any of those, he is a thug and potential treat to lives. Dont support nonsense because it could be you or your loved one, one day.

I understand the basic rules of discipline on the side of law enforcers and citizens alike. The whole story is focused on the policeman harassing a lady; I just thought it was necessary to also chip in the other side of the story about the lady alleged being just another unruly Nigerian.

By the way I just saw a video on insragram of the same incident. The policeman involved has been forced to speak up; several other random witnesses gave also spoken up and they all claimed nobody, not even the policeman hit her. The polic3man actually also videod the event and had his phone seized by the lady.. What effrontery!

Whilst we are quick to always condemn the police for their unruliness, we shouldnt also forget how unruly and indisciplined most Nigerians can be.

I heard she was breaking traffic laws and chose to ignore the police officer's instructions before the altercation.

Na wa.. they just suffered these guys endlessly.

Octaves:
you don't think this attack against Innoson is politically motivated?

What exactly has politics got to do with Innoson's case that has been on since 2014?... Innoson isn't even a politician so what exactly does this have to do with polotics?

Some people need to really put off this victim mentality and persecution complex mentality which always governs every argument whenever an Igbo name is mentioned; it just keeps getting more and more ridiculous.

Co-worker should have simply returned her question in like manner; "will you die if you say hello to people in the morning?"

This senseless statement has to be the lowest of the lows from the 'presidency'.

Wonderful!

This is definitely a very ill thought programme... Give a man fish and you feed him for a day; give the same man fishing equipment, you feed him and his generation for life. In a country like Nigeria which suffers a devastating infrastructural deficit, it is purely silly for anyone to conceive such a wasteful idea.

There are numerous examples of much needed infrastructural projects this money can fulfill. We all know it is virtually IMPOSSIBLE for this money not to be looted by hawks in authority, but even if we are to just assume the money is actually being paid to the poorest of the poor, this programme still remains a monumental waste of scarce resources.

$322 million at N305/$1 amounts to about N98.2 billion and if that amount is equally split into 6 parts, that amounts to ~N16 billion. N16 billion can as an example, build a very well equipped mega-hospital in each of the 6 geopolitical zones and that would remain an endearing legacy attached to Buhari's name. But unfortunately, our leaders think in different ways... It's high time Nigeria started having sound people as leaders...

Sometimes you can't help but agree with Reuben Abati about a contrary spirit possessing all presidential spokespersons. Just imagine the blunder coming off the stables of Adesina...

Buhari has killed his own government with his hands, and also spoilt the chances of any other Fulani.

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Owu na bastard!.. Even pastor? See faces!

erico2k2:
You also forgot you have 28 weeks SSP by law,. Yes some companies have 1 month sick pay .Some contractors in my Yard are of this too 1 month, they too have SSP, if that finishes you are signed off work either way you get paid something. I get one day added to sick pay and annual leave every other year.so it grows. But I don't take the P***SS.I have been know not to take sick leave for more than 4 years.

I mentioned the 28 weeks ssp in my first response to you.

Coming back to the OP, I think both the boss and the woman are in the wrong. As most little companies in Nigeria do not have a sick leave policy, the boss permitting the woman some time off is a decision to be taken purely at his discretion. This isnt even a case of a sick employee, but rather an ill relative of an employee.

From the tone of the conversation, the woman seemed to speak arrogantly with a weird sense of entitlement; she clearly didnt sound like one seeking a favour. The boss on the other hand didn't sound caring or sympathetic; he seemed to doubt the woman's honesty. Truth of the matter here is that business has to go on, we don't know the full story; the lady might even have already been away from work for an extended period. Whether it is Nigeria, or the developed world, there is always a limit to which leave entitlements or discretionary holidays can last.

erico2k2:
There is such thing AS entitlement to be off work, Something we do not have in Nigeria but the western world had recognised long ago hence laws are in place to protect employer and employee rights at work. Each company has its own policy as to how they manage absent from work. We are not talking about AWOL here.

Yeah but even in the western world, remember that those entitlements have a definite limit; you mentioned that the company you work for allows you a full year sick leave entitlement with full pay, but the organization I work for allows me only a month with full pay, and there are several organizations out there in the UK which would only permit 8 days on full pay. At the end, it all depends on the policy of the organization you work for, and the discretion/humaneness of the ogas on top.

erico2k2:
Im entitled to 1 year full sick pay at work
Statuary SSP one you talked about is 28 weeks, this is paid by the Government via the employer.
If one get injured during work, You are paid until you are well or the put you in a different role. In the EU, you get paid same years you have put in service.

1 full year, that's a very generous company, must be a reasonably large organisation that cares about staff welfare. Different companies have different policies, some of which are negotiable before you sign the contract.

Pitokwe:
People just come here and talk trash. Well it there mb sha.

Dey say person wey drive motor with mouth no dey get accident.

Most folks here fall in the category of people that drive car with mouth.

If the woman had left the child in the hospital,and continue her work, Same folks would crucified her.

Which mother whose child is on life support will ever concentrate at work?

No multinational will ever do so .I pray God gives all good jobs.

I work in company where if your child is sick ,every one will be calling to ask how the child is doing including the GM who is white. They give u excuse duty.

The business will not crumble because one person is absent. Common

Some persons are saying the boss is being professional. Nonsense.

You work in companies that do not factor family in its policy and come here and be saying professionals. Professionals my foot.

I think the point most people are making on this thread is that the boss is within his rights to ask the woman to return to work or risk a termination. The boss may be said to be mean, but he's within his rights, business must continue. Moreover, I think the woman's tone was rather arrogant; she spoke as if it was her right and entitlement to be off work and not lose her contract.

Like you said above, may we all work with good bosses and in good companies.

erico2k2:
Just out of curiosity, how long do you think is too long in the uk?
That definitely is not a Nigerian BOSS..A Nigerian BOSS would even be more passionate cos we are more family oriented. Than the WEST, Hence these Employment Laws where brought in.Some places ie civil service you get your Sick leave calculated to the amount of years spent. working

I'm not really sure about the statutory minimum number of sick days an employee is entitled to in the UK, but I think it's somewhere about 8 days when the employer is required by law to pay the employee his full rate; afterwards, the employer is required to pay a statutory token amount (something about £90 per week for a further 28 weeks) as long as it is proven that the employee is really ill and unfit to work. Most companies/organizations however have their own policies; I once worked with a company whose sick leave policy stated a full month of full pay, followed by a second month at half pay, after which they now fall down to the statutory £90 per week. After the expiration of the first 2 months, the fate of the employees employment then falls on the discretion of the boss/company; in other words, the employee can be dismissed if the company thinks he is a burden.

In the case of the Op, the woman isn't even the one who's ill, so even if it were in the UK, the boss has the right to ask her to return to work immediately of risk a termination.

erico2k2:
Boss is wrong, he will be fired if he was a boss in the UK .People take time off work for stress, could amount to two months, one of my colleague is off for 4 months due to anxiety as to her operation which by the way 3 months down the line still no date.

In the UK, there's a limited time period for which an employee is allowed to be away on sick leave. Nobody questions you if it's an illness or depression or heartbreak etc, bur once you exceed the allowable sick leave time, it starts with a reduced pay and will lead to a termination of your appointment if you dont return to work after a stipulated period. The only difference in the UK is that unlike the unfriendly tone of the Nigerian boss, the UK boss would pass the exact same inhumane message of appointment termination, but in a very polite tone.

The pain the mum is going through can be understood, but in this situation, you can't really blame the boss; business must go on. From the tone of the conversation, it seems the woman had already been away from work for an extended period of time. To make matters worse, she speaks arrogantly and freely exhibits an irrational sense of entitlement. The boss also doesnt help and doesnt seem to show any human sympathy. In my opinion, both the woman and the boss are in the wrong.