₦airaland Forum

LeoMax: MTN has 2263 direct employees in Nigeria but claims to generate 350,000 people directly or indirectly. It there fore means that they employ 2263 Nigerians and the 347,737 are hired by who ? The lousy dealers ?. That number is very very overbloated as MTN's greedy ego. No Nigerian is supposed to use MTN, fvcking greedy network.

Oh my...dude, I'm pretty sure she wasn't refering to company staff members, but rather the SMBs created as a result of their various services, and those employed by these businesses. You may also include those employed as the coy rolls out more services across the country.

RuuDie: Is the Cameroonian Govt supposed to advise the Nigerian Govt to make emergency preparations for her (Nigeria's) own citizens. . .!!? Dude, wake up!

Yes the Cameroonians should have informed the Nigerian govt before their action. You don't just open up the flood-gates of a dam without giving soon-to-be-affected communities a heads up on what's about to happen. The info given would've given the FG and communities downstream time to prepare.

ACN..progressive party my foot.

[quote author=Okija_juju]I think the difference for me is that I dont see the big deal..

The plane does not belong to the Man but to the State.. 5 More of these Jets and we can start a State owned Airline..

He has really worked in Rivers State and I am proud of his achievements in the last 6 years.

If this is the worst thing he does as a governor, then I am fine with it.. Odili who did nothing for Rivers State and yet bought three aircrafts nko?! Even the flyover he managed to build has collapsed..

Again, I dont see this as such a bad thing.. Just my opinion.. [/quote]Whether is new plane is state-owned or not is not the issue. The main issue is that the plane's purchase. That was an extremely poor decision on the part of the Rivers state govt. Priority should've been given to the completion of any outstanding project within and outside the capital, the flood victims, the state power project, and any other sustainable projects that will positively impact the lives of those living within the state. Not a shiny new business jet.

Solozzo: No, the credit goes to the state governor. The airport is owned by Edo state

Lawd! That is a federal airport dumbnuts!

I'm definitely impressed. Kudos GEJ.

gboss4sure: Is the governor the cause of the FLOOD? if he has the money and he wants to buy the JET he can go ahead and do it, It doesn't mean that since he is the Governor he wont satisfy his thirsty for comfort and enjoyment in the AIR

The governor is not the cause of the flood. But he ought to have used those funds to aid those displaced and/or put in place civil infrastructures that will ease the plight of the people and probably divert the flood waters within the affected areas. That ought to have been his priority, not a new business jet.

[quote author=Ricky_Ross]I am not supporting the extravagant lifestyle of our governors, but the way some fools are trash talking Rivers State is alarming. Can you all mention the names of your respective states so we can compare with Rivers State? Outside of Lagos State, which other Nigerian city is as developed as Port Harcourt? Someone said he spent 2 weeks in Rivers state and enjoyed only few hours of electricity? Which village is that? Thats what you get when you live in the ghetto... My own part of PHC i have standard road networks and we enjoy minimum 18 hours of power daily, sometimes the electricity lasts 3 days non stop...

I live in PHC, but someone comes from outside the state, spends 2 weeks in Port Harcourt and automatically he now knows PHC more than everyone else.

I must admit, Amaechi did wonders during his first term, and he is very slow now, but he is far ahead of most of your state governors hands down. What Amaechi achieved in the educational sector no other state governor can achieve in 8 years. Primary and secondary schools in River state are far more advanced and more equipped than many of your state universities, this is no joke. All over Rivers state, he built state of the art health centers.

If you are wondering what Amaechi is doing now, then take a trip to the GREATER PORT HARCOURT CITY. Thats where I built my house and that's where all the mega projects are going on. The World class hospital, world class roads, the best stadium in Nigeria, the Rivers state university of science and technology etc are at advanced stages of construction. There are too numerous projects in the GPHC to mention here. You either pay a visit to confirm, or you Google it.

Rivers state does not need this private jet, I am not from Rivers, I am not singing anyone praises, but I say things the way they are. From the way people are talking shiit here a stranger will assume PHC is a kinda shit hole. They should start by telling us what their own state governors have done better than Amechi. Akpabio should build the kind of world class schools in rivers bc that is what the poor masses need, not some Tropicana resorts and 5 star hotels that are for the rich only.[/quote]Try Akwa-Ibom (btw, I own a home in PHC).

Ninilowo: But wait oo...........thih man I mean DANBABA, se I be PHILOT before I come dey fly am for jet or I think say jet I be okada or Keke NAPHEP?

Yes Danbaba Suntai is a trained pilot.

[quote author=Area_boy]it wasn't really a "private jet" per se. Just a small single turboprop engine plane to hop in and out of places. That aircraft is very uncomfortable and noisy so hardly any fun in it. Besides, Just One of Oyedepo's Jet can buy 25 of these (no exaggeration here)

Cessna 208. The most popular among pilots with newly acquired CPL, so my initial hunch was right(he's still new at flying). Although i'm not ruling out equipment failure as the Cessna isn't the most rugged plane out there and with a single turboprop you cant sleep with both eyes closed. Chances are Pilot error or oversight caused the incident, but then again that's just my hunch. go get yours

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Cessna.208b.n208nj.arp.jpg/800px-Cessna.208b.n208nj.arp.jpg


thats basically what he crashed. All 2 million dollars of it[/quote]Isn't that a Swiss Pilatus turboprop in that pic of your?

Point of correction though. The governor does not fly any business jet or any other jet-engine aircraft oh. Just a single-engine turbo-prop Cessna aircraft.

macob: Who is he to fly a plane? smh

He's. (or was) a trained pilot.

Prof Corruption: Dambaba Suntai was a Pharmacist. Why was he allowed to pilot a plane no matter how small? He apparently killed himself. A better caption : Dambaba Suntai committed suicide.

Suntai is a trained pilot. He earned his PPL. 'don't really know if he has a CPL though.

lekanolas: The reports about obasanjo's impounded vehicle and his subsequent seizure of 10 BRT buses are not true. Both parties have denied that such never happened.
http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/politics/we-didnt-impound-obasanjos-vehicle-lastma/

Huh..damage control at work. 'glad to see both parties may have resolved the issue behind the curtains AS EXPECTED. 'not some naïve talk about court warrants or so.

homerac7: if u both want to see who is naive, go stand before the mirror.

gra-gra is not proof of power or wisdom. u both talk like secondary school pupils, honestly. all ur mentionings of former C-in-C, former ds, former dt, is nothing but empty ramblings. where were all his former powers when Amosun confiscated lands he illegally acquired under Daniel?

U both r so brainwashed wt brute force mentality dt u don't even know d first thing about power and authority.

I repeat to u for the 3rd and last time, all Fashola really needs do i get a court warrant to search OBJ's premises based on what i mentioned earlier, and he has damaged OBJ's reputation all over d world. to correct u, LASG does not issue warrants, only court does. if u still don't understand what that means, ask a lawyer to tell u d implication of raising a warrant to search a big man like OBJ's premises for "stolen items". If u both r knowledged enough, u would know dt an Abuja court issued an "invitation" to George Bush over Halliburrton scandal. i leave u to go find out how d matter ended. That's d almighty US ex-president, who according to ur okada -park argument, could hav claimed former ds and former dt and dare any madafokin Naija police to come all way to his Texas ranch and enforce d invitation.

Forget all dos beer parlour talks of soldier boys complaining, dats all dey will do-complain. by the way, LASG is not responsible for them. they hav colleagues in PH, Aba, Akwa Ibom, JOs and other places where okada is equally banned. And again, what will dey do? will they make a coup? abegiii, dat one na rubbish beer parlour talk.

Uhmmm...but why hasn't Fashola done that now? Afterall it has been days ever since those vehicles were. Hey maybe you can help out. Go on, get the court warrant and go after Obasanjo (I'll go grab some popcorn watch and watch the movie unfold )

@ op, point of correction.

1)Those officers are members of the NPF's Bomb Disposal Unit or EOD, NOT the army.

2)Yes the police own bomb-suits, and the Police EOD is way more equipped than the army's. You just don't see those officers wear them because they were probably looking for clues regarding the VBIED (car bomb) that already went off hours ago. These clues could include bomb fragments, remains of detonator, or anything else that could aid that investigation.

3) the Army's own EOD units do NOT work on domestic cases like the independence day bombing. Disposing of unused ammo like artillery shells, gravity bombs, etc is their forte.

pro01: Bros you're going too far sef. Forget about countering or overruling any order. The point is that Fashola lacks the constitutional/de jure/de facto/political power or influence to issue orders to ANY federal law enforcement/security outfit in Lagos, let alone the military or SSS. He can only issue orders to uniformed ragtag miscreants such as LASTMA and 'KAI'.

On the other hand, OBJ may no longer be the Commander-In-Chief, but he, in his UNIQUE position as OBJ, possesses the de facto power to issue informal directives - directly or indirectly - to the military and the SSS to do a favour or two for him. Heck, many of the key GOCs, Brigade Commanders, and perhaps service chiefs may be his 'boys'. In fact, the service chiefs would be very careful with OBJ. Who knows whether GEJ relies on OBJ's advice to appoint his service chiefs? After all, this man SINGLE-HANDEDLY installed the Commander-In-Chief (GEJ) - in the same manner that Tinubu solely installed Fashola.

Only naive children would argue that Fashola is constitutionally more powerful than OBJ, since, in their infantile/simplistic thinking, OBJ is 'merely' an ex-president with no executive powers. That may seem true on paper, but in reality it is far from the truth.

I pity Fashola though. The 'feelers' I am getting from a few sources within a particular cantonment in Lagos isn't nice at all. So many things they are holding against the fool called Fashola - the Okada ban (even within GRA Ikeja where many soldiers used to do part-time Okada business in the evenings) is the latest addition. These army boys bear grudges like the mafia; they never forget. The masses would give them a helping hand in Fashola's case. If he has any sense left, he would flee into exile on May 29, 2015.

1,000,000+ likes and 1 carton beer for you. Please teach these naïve kids about the influence and power the presidency and Baba Sege wield. Court warrant indeed.

WORST.GOVERNOR.EVER.

homerac7: ocelot2006(m): Court Order? For Obasanjo?...LMAO!!

You do know you're talking about a VERY influential ex-president and elderly statesman, right? Oya, the buses from LAGOS have been seized na. Let Fashola, the Ogun state govt, and even godfather Tinubu bring their warrants. Then we'll see whose stronger-mere state governors from the opposition party, or the PRESIDENCY. Go on.


If u had not quoted my post, I would hav allowed you to go on and wallow in your many printed fits of ignorance and bad education. you don't know the first thing about law and governance, yet you went on speaking from all cardinal points of your mouth without recourse to cognitive exercises. But i will forgive you and explain this to you just once.

Like I said earlier, all he needs do to drag OBJ in d gutter is just get a court warrant to search for "stolen items" that r property of LASG in his premises. Then "leak" it to the press. You have ruined OBJ's reputation internationally beyond repair. By then, even GEJ will thread with caution because all eyes will be on the news and they also want to know those associated with it. If you are educated or old enough, u will know the magnitude of that titled document and what it can cause.

Now, it will get worse if they find the LAGBUS or just a paper bearing LASG name on it in or around d guys compound. everything dt happend then-after is just story. he has successfully destroyed OBJ. Thats the implication of such "simple" move.

u ask how that will b executed? pray u never fall into hands of a sitting executive who means to ruin u.

You still think the LAGOS govt can issue a court warrant to search Obasanjo's farms? As in Baba Sege?! Hehe..boy, you'll be in for a treat. 'cos I can assure you that no one in the security services will honour such warrant. So who will the LAGOS state govt use? LASTMA? Now that will be fun to watch. After the soldiers and DSS/SSS operatives at Ota Farm kill on or 2 and force the rest to frog-jump from one end of the farm to another, you'll know that there're levels of power in this country.

Anyway, why do I even bother? LAGOS state buses have been seized in retaliation, and they (I.e. the state govt) still don't have the cahoonies to call the Ex-President to order. Now that is power.

Toktee: Guy forget,obasanjo iz nobdy to fashola,fashola can ruthlessly deal with obasanjo who is he,if dare lagos state government he will not sale hiz chicken in lagos state....,and for ignorants and foools here who are compairing obj with tinabu should no that ashiwaju iz a political gradiator,ask obj what happen to the pooling units at hiz doorstep,how many state in the west was he able to deliver to pdp?

LMAO!!!! Mehn the way people like you reason really amuses me !

Anyway, let's clear one thing up. This is not a western country or so oh. This is Nigeria we're talking about. Forget the fact the most states in the SW fall under the rule of ACN. Do you really think a state governor can take on a former 2-time president who also happened to be our C-in-C of the armed forces and former service chief. Can Fashola take on a man who wields great influence in the presidency? Bros, there's a difference between a mere state govt that controls a bunch of LASTMA thugs and the Presidency that controls the military, police force, and intelligence services.

Well, Ex-president Obasanjo has retaliated by seizing 10 vehicles owned by the LAGOS state govt. Of you like combine the powers of your godfather Tinubu and all ACN state governors, but they still won't have the balls to take on Baba Sege. Even the NPF CPs and SSS Directors within LAGOS and Ogun won't obey any orders to storm Ota Farms cos FHQ and Yellow House will counter/overrule such orders. That's how powerful and influential Uncle Sege is. So ease up on the chest pumping.

homerac7: so many comments showing the root cause of the unfortunate situation Nigeria found herself in.

first, i don't believe d story. otherwise OBJ would hav simply played into d hands of d Fashola by doing so. Imagine Fashola getting court warrant to go search OBJ farms and all his compunds in Lagos and Ogun (afterall, na ACN dey there and they will gladly join in d fray to finally humble OBJ). That will create so much embarassment for him that he will lose lot of respect and goodwill he's enjoying in international circuit. Whatever happens afterwards from PDP federal power will b a bye-news and at best, damage management for immediate time. But by then, OBJ would hav been fully dragged in mud by "children".

I don't think he would want to risk many possibilities of humilation in hands of those governors. so i don't think he would do this.

Court Order? For Obasanjo?...LMAO!!

You do know you're talking about a VERY influential ex-president and elderly statesman, right? Oya, the buses from LAGOS have been seized na. Let Fashola, the Ogun state govt, and even godfather Tinubu bring their warrants. Then we'll see whose stronger-mere state governors from the opposition party, or the PRESIDENCY. Go on.

2mch: The Ogun State government should order OBJ to release the vehicles. If his vehicles cannot comply with the law of the state then they should be impounded. he is not above the law. And stealing state buses is a crime. Is Baba OBJ willing to go to jail?

Say what?

You think the govts of both LAGOS and Ogun states (combined) have the balls to issue commands to Uncle Sege, a former army general, TWO-TIME president, and MAJOR political chieftain? Even your Asiwaju Tinubu doesn't have the liver to do that. Good luck with that.

Simple. I'll kick her out my house. Divorce papers will follow the very next day.

Why's the sissy dude crying? Abeg tell your friend to dump the lady and move on with his life.

What a bunch of sour losers >( . Learn a thing or two from PDP's action after the just concluded elections. And for the love of God, STOP WHINING!

Hmmmmm....my brother please accept my deepest sympathies..

@ topic, kudos to Iroko and LP for the election success. And I must commend the President and C-in-C for ensuring that the elections were free, fair and smooth.

To the ACN supporters, suck it up and stop being sour losers. The great people of Ondo state have spoken via their votes.

alj harem: What has the centre done for Lagos ? Most federal presence if not all are now in Abuja and SS of the country. What is left for Lagos WHICH THE FG still control are the sea and air ports. If not for the recent complains by Lagosians and foreigners alike do you think the present MMIA would be renovated ?

The FG does not care about Lagos, In fact to them, Lagos have no special statue. If you are not Abuja, South-south states then forget it.

When last has the FG repaired roads in Lagos ?

Wow, slow down there! Do you know that LAGOS is the nation's SOLE commercial capital? Apart from Abuja, LAGOS has waaaaaay more FG presence there. And do you really think the FG will abandon MMIA, Nigeria's premier airport and gateway for a smaller airport/air strip in the SS? Haba!

Speaking of the SS, which FG parastatal/ministry has its HQ stationed there (apart from the usual smaller state branches located in every other state)? Please do tell.

[quote author=Ken_Jak]People on nairaland here are all fools.well,since you've voted Mimiko,then you've voted severe hardness and sufferness,and if any of the people that voted him now complains,such will die miserably with their families...Mimiko is a thief.[/quote].....and Tinubu is an armed robber.

BTW, who in his or her right senses will book studio time just for more followers and ridicule on tweeter? Isn't that just waste of money and stupidity?

Abujafood: Update: 3.2 Million downloads for Tonto Dike in 24 hours, did D'banj's Oliver twist do this well?

Now Tonto has 100,325 followers on twitter (8000+) in 48 hours and more people are still following her!

Do I need to say more?

And how does that translate to money in the bank for Tonto Dikeh? You seem to have forgotten that bad news (or in her case, disastrous music) travels fast. Ask Vic-O.

ARES: Clifford orji was equally popular in his time

Ouch!!