₦airaland Forum

PhockPhockMan: May be you just landed from Congo.

lol... maybe you are not far from the truth...
..but on a serious note, what are the main recommendations you refer to here?

...and what are the recommendations that these youths clamour for its implementation?

homerac7: ^^
Those denying probability of $20bn being stolen with little trace from FG coffers either are ignorant of how deeply corrupt and brazen govt officials are, or don't have a clue about the true scale of Nigeria's economy, or probably just don't know what to believe.

On the contrary, those denying the probability of missing billions are far from ignorant... They are simply individuals and groups who have voluntarily decided to delude themselves that no money is missing... they fear that if they agree any money is missing, it would be an indictment of Jonathan's administration as being corrupt...

These individuals can never be convinced because even if the theft happens in their faces, they would still deny it ever happened... The increase in the number of private jets in Nigeria lately is enough evidence for even an ediot to know that a lot of money is going down the drain lately. Forbes reports that the number of private Jets in Nigeria jumped from 20 in 2007 to 150 in 2012 (only God knows what the figure would be now in 2014 when people like Tompolo and CAN president have just joined the list last year.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2012/09/18/wealthy-nigerians-spend-a-reported-6-5-billion-on-private-jets/

Most Jonathan supporters would make the most ridiculous arguments thinking they are protecting his interests and oblivious of the fact that they are destroying their own future.. Not long ago I met with a cousin who swore with his life that the power problem in Nigeria has been solved by Jona because he now gets light for more than 18 hours per day in his house.. I was like, WTF!.. where do you stay please?... are you really okay?

milehigh06: this is really disturbing....this new has been confirmed to be false and still yet people are praising what did not happen...What is going on in this country that we are just stuck on deception and corruption.....why are we still celebrating a false story...dont get me wrong,the schools being able to do what they did is highly commendable but when we go about claiming what we are not and have not achieved we give credence to the hype that Nigeria is a country filled up with fraudsters..

lol.. You need to understand that a lot of people on nairaland just read the title and then proceed to place their comments... #BlackManSyndrome

mumubynature: No picture?I google autonovII to check for pix,na plane the thing dey show me.Nice job but we need the pix on internet to proud of this invention.Pls anyone with the pix should post as many as possible

Haba!.. What kind of internet do you have?.. are u sure it was google u checked abi na goggle? ...cos when I googled, I got several relevant results..

http://www.shell.com.ng/environment-society/shell-in-the-society/education-programmes/education-support/sem/autonov2.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yA0vK4V-6o

deeobserver209: I don't know what you have heard about the circumstances surrounding the kidnap of the Chibok school girls. I don't know whether you live in the Nigeria or not. I don't know whether you know that terrorism in Nigeria is religious as well as political. Am not trying to convince you in anyway. You have the right to believe what you want to believe. And as you rightly said am entitled to my own opinion.

The circumstances surrounding the Chibok school girls is a dicey one. One that is sure to invokes all kinds of questions through the mind as you research and investigate thoroughly. Am not writing anything about why the Federal government responded the way it did. It's up to you to find that out and investigate.
Investigation in this case means engaging with the 'Real' Chibok people, assuming you know anyone from there. I won't advice you to rely on the print media or the net because there's more to the Chibok kidnapped that meets the eye. If you do this passionately and objectively, you will understand why the Federal Government responded the way it did and why the first lady did what she did.

As I said earlier, Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria is political as well as religious. It's a known fact that some of the military personnel had compromised their responsibilities. They are sympathetic to Boko Haram main due to their religious background and inclination. They sabotage and give give out information to insurgents.
The United States faced that challenge too in Afghanistan. Just recently a high ranking US military officer was killed by an Afghan soldier. This is not the first time it's happening.The United States had lost many soldiers through Afghan forces in recent times. Same thing with Britain. It's obvious there are Taliban moles in the Afghan military as well. So You see the reality of what we are dealing with here in North East Nigeria?

Do you think corruption is majorly responsible for a successful fight against Boko Haram terrorist? That's what the foreign media wants you to think.

I don't know what you have heard through foreign media houses, but if I were you I won't really bother myself about them. The media as it is today has become a global political tool of Mis-Information and Propaganda. Professionalism and Ethics had since been thrown to the dustbin. You and I know that 95 percent of their reportage about Africa are always negative.
One thing for sure is that truth can never be hidden no matter what. It will reveal it self one day and when it does, everyone will know the truth. As long as I know the truth of what's going in Nigeria concerning the chibok girls and the fight against terrorism I see no reason why I should be embarrassed. Am only Sad these things are happening.

If you remember, the original reason we are having this discussion is because I said the entire Chibok saga is embarrasing to me especially when asked about it by non-Nigerians who do not understand the dynamics of our jungle nation...

The points you have just made here further reveals why I get embarrassed whenever questions on the chibok saga are raised by my foreign friends and colleagues and I find myself unable to answer their simple questions:
1. We as a nation cannot confidently verify if the kidnap is real or fake, isn't that enough reason to get me embarrased?
2. Up till now, no media house or even the chibok people or the government can verify the real number of kidnapped girls, isn't that enough reason to get me embarrased?
3. That our military is so compromised and even the C-in-C isn't in control of his military, isn't that enough reason to get me embarrassed?

Just like I have stressed all day, all the circumstances surrounding the chibok saga simply cast a bad image of Nigeria to the entire world and make us look like an uncoordinated and confused nation with a leadership which is even more confused. Now you suggest I should simply ignore all these inconsistencies and stop feeling embarrassed because it is just the international media concocting disjointed stories in a bid to rubbish our image?.... Is Nigeria the only country in the world?.... If that's the case, then the only reason why they can rubbish our image is because we have already rubbished and keep rubbishing ourselves.. Do you honestly think that's not a enough reason to get me embarrassed?

comrChris: I doubt if atall we need change in this country, for crying out loud this woman made a point that deserves looking into but unfortunately the youth especially in this forum that are ment to get her point are so irresponsible.She raised a question asking why there were no blomb blast aftert osun and edo election which were won by apc rather there were blomb blast after anambra,ondo and ekiti election,, for the person asking if there was a blomb blast in anambra,it must not necessarilly happen in anambra but it happened in the usual place(north) after election in those states she mentioned.

Did you just say she made a point?... First of all I would have asked you what the time interval was between those election dates and the bomb blasts she talks about. Secondly I would have asked what the difference is between bokoharam detonating a bomb vs. bokoharam sacking a whole village 2 days ago, killing 30 military men and abducting 100 youths for conscription but I do not think that analysis is even necessary now because it's all a disgustingly silly logic...

Now let us assume there is an iota of sense in what this old lady has just said, do you realise this could cause the 'APC' to plant a bomb somewhere and kill innocent individuals just to cover their tracks?... Is this a statement that should be made by the SSS of all people even if there is a remote chance that it may be true?... Whatever happened to professionalism or even common sense for even an organisation like the DSS??....

The only reason why she made such senseless statement is because she is being partisan and under the payroll of Jonathan himself. This is the same rubbish theory that GEJ has been promulgating since 2010 thereby distracting him from unearthing who the real enemies are... In fact I personally believe that both GEJ and the SSS know how silly the accusation is, they also know exactly who and what Bokoharam is but have chosen to keep quiet and rather sell the "APC is Bokoharam" farce to gullible Nigerians so as to gain political advantage in 2015.

Assuming the APC was truly behind Bokoharam, do you really think they would be so unwise as to detonate a bomb whenever they lose an election and expose themselves to suspicion?

The 'simple-minded' virus being spread around by GEJ and his team is eating deep into our populace... A lot of people are now totally incapable of critical thinking...

It surprises me how Jonathanians have reduced themselves to reason like elementary school pupils... Now even top public officials and head of security agencies have been dragged into the mess...

The easiest way not to catch your real enemy is to focus ALL your attention accusing a single person for all your woes... The only reason the Nigerian government headed by Jonathan can never catch the Boko Haram brains or stop the siege is because from day 1, they already assumed it was APC and have focussed all their attention believing APC must be responsible and no one else.

Nigeria is in real big trouble... Everyday I keep understanding the importance of having an intelligent and wise person at the helm of affairs... Nigeria and Nigerians have never had it this bad... The way in which some Nigerians think and speak lately is a typical reflection of the person at the helm of affairs... Defending some indefensible errors with the most ridiculous arguments is now the order of the day....

Now we have the mouthpiece of the SSS speaking like a crayfish seller at a waterside market. An allegation like this based on such childish premise and this is coming from the SSS??.. This is the reason why whoever is the real sponsor of BokoHaram will just laugh at our silliness as a nation and keep bombing us until we open our eyes heads and think.

The spokesperson of a body which should represent the highest level of security intelligence in the country making market woman assumptions and actually saying it publicly as the official position of the SSS... May God deliver us from every form of Jonathitis... Nigeria has really gone to the dogs.

deeobserver209: Any one who feels embarrassed when asked questions about Chibok girls outside Nigeria only shows ignorance on security matters in the country. If you know what is happening in the country and the reality of Terrorism as it affects Nigeria and other countries around the world you will never be embarrassed. Terrorist are murderers.
Besides, Nigeria is not the first place where people where kidnapped through acts of terrorism. Something similar happened in Russia some years ago were terrorist took hostage several children in a school. Some of the kids even lost their lives as the Russian security tried to rescue them. See, That's a develop society. Therefore case of Nigeria is no different.
Incidents involving hostages are always difficult to deal with. It's not like chasing armed robbers down the road. You're dealing with innocent lives who could end up being killed if care is not taken. The more reason why the Nigerian military are threading carefully to avoid collateral damage.

Oh Yes! Terrorists are murderers and Nigeria isn't the first place where people have been kidnapped by terrorists but...

what do you have to say about the response of the Nigerian government following the kidnap?... Do you realise the first real response of the central government was 3 weeks after the kidnap? (after several protests and pressures from within and outside)

What do you have to say about the embarrassing 'diaris God' drama by the first lady who later ordered the arrest of the Chibok representatives and protesters?... Do you have an idea how that was reported by foreign media?

What do you have to say about the response of the Nigerian military that gave an erroneous press statement that the girls were rescued the next day?

What do you have to say about the reports at the time that the Nigerian military was informed prior to the attack but did absolutely nothing?

What do you have to say about a government spokesperson, Dr Okupe coming on CNN and saying it was Jonathan's political enemies (APC) that were responsible for the kidnap and all the bombings and then couldn't justify the allegation when asked further questions?

Do you realise the extent to which our dirty linen as a nation was washed in full international glare during that saga?... There were several reports of the stinking corruption in our military ranks which makes them unable to handle the Boko situation, the stinking corruption in our government etc... Do you realise the extent to which the incompetence and corruption of our leaders was exposed to the world by that saga even to the extent that jokes were made internationally about your president?

As a Nigerian who claims to love his nation, if you don't feel embarrassed by such an expose, but feel it is more expedient to erroneously compare the response of Nigeria to the response of other nations attacked by terrorist, then that is none of my business. You are entitled to your opinions and emotions..

A lot of silly Nigerians on this thread; just a typical reflection of the larger society.

What has Kcee going to the US got to do with showing off??... how do people even think??

What is wrong with Kcee saying he was embarrassed by the questions he faced about the chibok girls?... How in the world can a sane person's head interpret this as "Kcee is looking for cheap attention"?... Do we even still have mature people in this Nairaland??

Every sensible Nigerian abroad faces this same embarrassment every time Nigeria is on the News. At the height of the chibok saga, it was a nightmare where I work because 'chibok' was all over all the news stations and colleagues kept asking me silly and embarrassing questions which I couldn't answer.

In the company of foreigners, it is never an easy task defending the madness happening in your country...

BRAV0O: Nothing like ebola disease, Ebola virus Is A Scam – Asari Dokubo Insists
1 month ago

Controversial leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Asari Dokubo, has yet again insisted that more than 1 million people affected by the current ebola outbreak in west africa is a scam and those reported died from the disease are not infected by the disease.



Asari Dokubo who had in August also described the Ebola Disease as a scam took to his facebook to voice out his opinion, posting the comment below: “Dis EBOLA that kill faster…so na won tell me say ebola get power pass hiv aids? We wey we dey live for creeks self dey eat monkey nd gorilla day and night, ebola no catch us! PASS THE MESSAGE….NOTHING LIKE EBOLA DISEASES….EBOLA VIRUS IS A SCAM.”

Despite the news of mr sawyer and the priest reported killed by the diseases, Dokubo still insist there was no occurrence of such with him accusing the united state of america, Vladimir putin , mbarak obama and All of its western allies of [size=14pt]staging the ebola virus disease to destroy President Jonathan’s administration[/size].

Kindly check his Facebook message: www.facebook.com/asaridokubo

 

It would be also be recalled in August to show his seriousness with his claims he staged an anti #NothingLikeEbola Protest.

Even if an earthquake happens it has to be a conspiracy against Jonathan's administration??... haaa!!

This is no longer a case of too much weed or mental derangement... I think his problem is now spiritual.

Anyway, I don't believe he made this statement... but I wouldn't be too surprised if some Jonathanians believe this farce and start spreading it..

What has the CBN governor got to do with the rise or fall of foreign reserves of excess crude account?... Was it the CBN governor that authorized the CBN to release funds from those accounts in the years mentioned??

Why must some individuals use incoherent illustrations to support their political arguments all because they know a lot of Nigerians are gullible?

Unfortunately a lot of not too smart gullible people will leave common sense behind and begin to rejoice at this gibberish analysis by Sincere9gerian

Wildemex92: ....
“Any decision to use ZMapp must be made by the patients’ medical team,” it said, adding that the drug was “provided at no cost in all cases.”

The biomedical collaboration between US and Canadian researchers [size=14pt]involves a drug that is manufactured in tobacco leaves[/size] and is hard to produce on a large scale.

....

Cigar would soon start trending in Nigeria

wheesin: first lemme laugh at the post on top of my head secondly saharareporters cooked up this story

Another not too intelligent poster thinking he's defending GEJ with this silly comment... Just wait until the war gets to you or your family and you will understand the plight of our armed forces who die like fowls everyday because of the corruption at the top..

nicflame: Seaport should be built to landlocked states like kaduna, kano, osun, ekiti abi... Smh for you

In your vast knowledge of Nigerian geography, the only states in Nigeria are kaduna, kano, osun, ekiti??..

We no longer have coastal states like Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, Cross Rivers??

In your bid to play politics, you have wilfully decided to act ignorant?... na u we need to shake head for

eaglechild: APC has always been a clog in the wheel of progress.

See how their ineptitude has frustrated the FG's programs.

APC which was formed last year has suddenly become the cause of FG's ineptitude since 1999 right?

Whoever put this topic on the frontpage shouldn't have changed the original title which is "ALL APGA LEGISLATORS SWITCH TO PDP"

In essence, PDP has just acquired APGA

Anyway, APGA has always been the eastern tribalist/traditional caucus of the PDP especially since the goodluck era

tk4rd: U better wait until the time he catches a kidnapper king-pin in a rented apartment, and he sees nothing else to do other than to destroy the rented apartment, then, u can come up with this...
For your good information, Government does not need these houses, and thus, the need for demolition..
Government might even cherish the land itself better than the house anyway..

My question still remains, is it economically sensible to demolish buildings (especially in a nation which is infrastructurally deficient)??

Now if you think there's nothing wrong in destroying buildings national wealth because they were created by criminals, imagine this policy is extended to include 419ners, robbers, corrupt politicians etc? Do you realise that over 75% of the houses in Abuja could be flattened? Not long ago, the EFCC confiscated several hundreds of Cecelia Ibru's properties across the globe worth about N800billion; imagine that those properties were demolished instead of sold?..

You need to look at the bigger picture, you need to consider policies on the macro scale and not the micro scale... This is one area where the white man continues to be ahead of us, we dont look beyond our nose.

CoolKizzy: those houses are haunted. in the past Gov. Obi turned them to Motherless babies home. but the criminals will intimidate them to parking out. so its better to destroy the house. money is highly liquid and cannot be compared with a structure with no liquidity at all.

Did u just say a building an asset isn't liquid and hence can/should be destroyed??... Why is it difficult for africans to understand the simple laws of economics?.. All we know how to do is destroy the little we have...

You may think the little building used by kidnappers is too insignificant to affect the economy of a nation but that's exactly where we always get it wrong as africans, we don't look beyond our nose to see the big picture. Imagine this law is extended to include fraudsters, armed robbers, corrupt politicians etc. If fully implemented, then the biggest industry in Nigeria would be the demolition industry and a city like abuja would be flattened... Anyway, there's no biggie if that happens because structures have no liquidity at all (as u say)...

CoolKizzy: auction? na u wan buy a house owned by criminals? chineke onye izamgbo!

Would you advise that the moneys recovered from fraudsters, thieves, kidnappers, corrupt government officials etc should be set up in flames??

If your answer is NO, can you please explain... especially as you support the destruction of valuable properties which the government could acquire for alternative uses..

halix239: why shld they destroy d buildings OK so that criminals like u can continue ur criminal acts in such buildings#mumu

wisdom is truly a rare privilege... how I wish u could have some

CoolKizzy: this is a move to discourage ppl from going into kidnapping. everything you acquired with kidnap proceeds will be destroyed wen dem catch u. still think its beta dan capital punishment.

Nigeria is a developing country struggling with infrastructural development... You would agree with me that demolishing a beautiful structure amounts to a wastage of our collective resources (even though the structure may be owned by individuals)... There are other things the government could do to deter kidnappers and criminals; those properties could even be acquired and auctioned...

It's just like arresting a thief, withdrawing all the funds he has in his bank accounts and setting the cash in flames... Not a very well thought out move if you ask me...

I miss the fact that in Nigeria I can drop by a bar (even on a Monday evening), call up 5 friends for a hang out and at least 4 of them would show up within 30mins to 1 hour... To achieve this in London, you have to inform them a week or 2 in advance...

I also miss the fact that in Nigeria I can drink a full bottle of hennessy, walk into my car and drive home 'safely' without the fear of police or imprisonment...

Why should the government be giving N50m to the church in the first place?.. The kind of politics and leadership we practice in Nigeria is appalling

Babymama1: I pray Ebola enters Boko haram camp

From Bokoboys to kidnapped girls.. Bokoboys die, kidnapped girls return to parents... share the parcel to parents, parents pass to neighbours, pressmen visit chibok to interview escapees, pressmen return to lagos/abuja etc etc etc.. and the entire Nigeria is wiped out.. Be mindful of what u pray for. This is NO joke!

Omexonomy: Why is he paying igbo people N10,000 to convert to muslim

With the kind of rabid hate people have for Rochas, I keep asking them, apart from the fact that he joined APC, what else is his crime??.. and they end up blabbing rubbish.. a typical example of their rubbish response is quoted above... an allegation that Rochas is paying igbo people to become Muslims .. How stupid can people possibly be?

Rochas was never a saint
but he was loved to bits by all
The day he decided to join APC..
The love suddenly turned to hate...

80% of the Igbos who hate Rochas today suddenly started hating him the day he joined APC...

Majority of easterners voted GEJ and not PDP. There was a general believe that the party didn't matter. I still cannot understand how easterners suddenly realised that the party matters in the case of Rochas...

Strangely, I expected to see drones of unrepentant GEJ/PDP apologists on this thread trying to convince us that our power problems would be truly over by December.. but instead it seems everyone here is united in the agreement that this is just another white-wash promise by government.. I guess power must be very important to everyone..

Shamsheen: Dont think this is the rightly time to pass judgement on this supposed plan to bail Nigeria and Nigerians out of this lingering darkness. Atleast let give them some benefit of doubt this time. This meeting or press conferenfce is just the right direction, my thought. All stakeholder role must be clearly define and respected for the dreamland to mterialised.
However, some question got to be answered with all purity, devoid of any sentiment, from those at the helm of governance. This includes but not limited to ;
-I thought there was a national gas master plan act of 2008 which has 3 anchored, and national supply obligation was the first objective addressed by the act. So, why is the act not yet performing on it own?
- The report claimed an interim or palliative measure. What happen if the pilot phase succeed or fails. What are the aftermath sustainable programme would the result rob off on?
- why 370mmcf/d? Why not higher than that? Diohink the gas demand for our power consumption should be more than that, consideing the present optimum running capacity, atleast maintenance has been carry on few, of the installed gas turbine the country has
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Benefit of doubt?... Just two questions for u...
1. are u a Nigerian?
2. if u are Nigerian, do u live or have u ever lived in Nigeria?