₦airaland Forum

Profdoom: Just had an argument with some of my friends and they said,if the electricity is constant come 2015,they will forgive his other sins and vote for him based on that,would you do the same,let me know your opinions

SamAfrik: my point exactly. Its nt abt population but wat u'v been genetically programmed for. Naija shd b flying in sprints cos over 50% AA are frm ere

brownlord: Abeg stop that trash, popular in what aspect, curruption abi, yes we r and currently the most popular in the world too, atleast ur boko broders brought us to lime light, nonsence if I hear anyone ever say Nigeria is the giant of africa again, popular my foot

Litmus: No, i don't. Outside of football, We're not taking sports as seriously as we should. Olympics is not over, if we win a medal tomorrow would that mean Nigeria is a Pass state? Sports is something that can improve at any time, it just needs attention. Its poosible that a Nation can be rotten to the core and still perform well in sports competition while another nation could poses qualities that are universally admired and yet perform poorly in competitions.

I think we should resits the temptation of superimposing our political agenda on every aspect of life or we run the risk of missing the point and end up causing more harm than was our intention.

kael: Lagos just needs to get it right

ROSSIKE: What do I expect from an inferiorized pigface like you? Is Brazil not hosting the next Olympic games? Is Brazil not a developing country like yours? You think there's no corruption in Brazil? Is there not poverty there? There are slums and bad roads all over Brazil. Do you know that as we speak, Brazil is battling with power cuts?? The problem with you people is your inferiority complex. It is the biggest curse on you people. You have this stup.id idea that because Nigeria is not like Germany or America, she cannot do anything. But other countries don't think like that. Even China today, many of her people are fleeing the country due to hardship. She still has millions of poor folk. Millions of Chinese reside in the US till tomorrow. Indians same thing. But none of these people have this idea that their countries are 'hopelesss' or worthless etc. Only Nigerians have that mentality, and it's a terrible disease that you need to cure youselves of. And don't tell me about corruption blah blah blah. Even in Transparency International's latest index, 48 countries are rated more corrupt than Nigeria, and those countries include Russia, Venezuela, Ivory Coast etc etc. But you'll never see those people rubbish their country with impunity at every turn.

The way people are talking here you would never believe this is the same Nigeria that has sucessfully hosted TWO FIFA world championships. I mean, what the hell is wrong with you people?? Even if you think the country has problems, why can't you say ''well it will be an uphill task, but we can do it if we get our act together'' etc etc? Why do you have to be so godammn negative as in '' we can't do it in a million years'' etc etc? You don't know you sound ST.UPID when you say that, because all you're doing is telling the world that you're an inferior race, and that means YOU personally are inferior too, not just your country. Get that into your apparently thick skulls and start to act like sensible human beings.

chucky234: Laughing in vanacular
Olympics is a tall dream that will never happen in Nigeria in the next 100 years,we should continue with hosting the All Africa Games because the world will never trust Nigeria to send their citizens down to Nigeria for a seventy days event.
Nigeria requires $400bn to host the Olympics as we would need to build a world class game village, let's not waste our time on something we know will never happen.

Billyonaire: You are so wrong. Nigeria is very organized, the politicians are the ones giving us a bad name. We hosted many international events in the past, and we have the man-power. Take the politicians out of the equation, Nigeria is one great country. I cant trade my Citizenship of Nigeria for anything in the world, not even Citizenship of USA can move me.

kael: Wouldn't it be nice if the Olympic games could be integrated into Eko Atlantic city, with the Olympic park being built out in the ocean,

I bet that will be a first. And I know we can do it.

Before south Africa comes and takes Olympics as well as world cup.

fredoooooo: http://dailytimes.com.ng/opinion/how-worship-nigerian-god#.UBJg4P25uSB.facebook

uncleb: http://dailypost.com.ng/2012/07/24/i-right-rule-eight-years-office-jonathan/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter&utm_

Sammyfemy: Sign of End Time. It's not for Jonathan or any government to stop. This is just the beginning. One thing is sure, Christ has proclaimed peace for us. End Time. End Time.

binger: God have mercy...if a war shud break,nobody in Nigeria will find it easy no mata your location.so stop predicting the worst nd b optimistic abt d future!

fulfillment2020: Dear Nairalanders,
I am a 23year old female. My parents died when i was 8 then I dropped out of school because no one could afford to pay my fees. I then met this guy when i was 14 and he sent me back to school. He was selling fruit then but still he was Able to pay my fees.
He then got a job as a truck driver and sent me to university. my problem is that i feel i can't continue with this
relationship because he is not my type, he isn't fluent in English, he his a very short man Plus some other Personal stuffs.

I feel I have Paid him back for his Good Deeds cos I give him sex anytime and anywhere he wants. But now he can't meet up to my demands.

How best can i tell him that he is not my type without hurting his feelings??
I am grateful that he sent me to school but i can't be in a relationship with him anymore.
I want somebody in my own class not a truck driver.
Please can someone advice me on what to do! Am confused.

Pay him back with interest, and all should be good. And no, sex isn't enough.

abubello: Fuel marketers in Katsina have begun importing refined petroleum products from the newly-built refinery in neighbouring Niger Republic, investigations by Daily Trust show.

Niger-refined diesel is already available in many filling stations in Katsina State, and marketers say plans are on to begin importing petrol from the Soraz refinery.


The refinery was opened in November in Zinder, just 80 kilometres north of the border with Nigeria, with enough capacity to satisfy domestic requirements and a huge surplus for export.

Until the recent development, Nigeria imports refined products only from far away countries including India, Brazil and Netherlands.

Daily Trust investigations show that a company belonging to business mogul Dahiru Mangal started importing diesel from the Soraz refinery in April to outlets in Katsina State.

“We have been importing diesel from Niger for almost four months now. We have so far made three trips of 30 trucks each,” an official at D.B. Mangal Petroleum, Alhaji Lawal Dahiru Mangal, told Daily Trust in Katsina.

Checks at some of the filling stations selling the Niger-refined diesel show that a litre sells at N160, compared with the N170 price of diesel brought up North from the ports in Lagos.

The Mangal company sells the imported commodity to end users at its own filling stations and to other retailers in the state.

Alhaji Lawal said the company has obtained import license from the Federal Government and “also met all requirements put in place by the government for importation of the commodity.”

Asked if they will consider bringing in petrol, he said, “For now we are not importing petrol from Niger but arrangements are on for its importation. We are studying the situation for now and if we are okay with the gains we will start.”

He added that the price of the commodity varies even at their own D.B. Mangal filling stations depending on the distance of the retail outlet.

“The price of the commodity within Katsina metropolis is different from the price at D.B. Mangal’s outlets outside Katsina,” he said, adding “We have permanent customers from within and outside Katsina State that are buying the commodity from us.”

Some of the drivers of D.B. Mangal Petroleum confirmed to Daily Trust that they do bring in diesel from Niger.

“We are importing 30 trucks of diesel per trip from Niger. So far we have made three trips in four months. Right now, we have about eight trucks of diesel that are not offloaded,” one of the drivers said.

A fuel attendant at the I.M. Petroleum in Katsina also told Daily Trust that they “have bought diesel from Mangal twice” so far.

He said the commodity is cheaper at Mangal’s company when compared with the price of diesel imported to Nigeria through the seaports. “Availability at Mangal company also matters; you can always get the commodity from Mangal,” he said.

No official of the Department of Petroleum Resources in Abuja was available for comments yesterday. Spokeswoman for DPR, Mrs Belema Osibodu, did not answer her calls and did not respond to a text message sent to her.

But a source at the department said there were some discussions about diesel import permits applied by some companies who want to import from Niger Republic.

The source said since diesel is a deregulated product, marketers may import the commodity when they satisfy regulatory requirements.

The Niger refinery, located some 900 km east of the capital Niamey, is a 20,000 barrel-per-day capacity and will be fed entirely by oil from the newly-launched Agadem oilfield, a further 700 km east.

It will initially draw crude from three Agadem wells with reserves totalling 480 million barrels. Local consumption of refined products accounts for 7,000 barrels a day with plans to export the rest.

The refinery is 60 percent-owned by Chinese state oil company CNPC and 40 percent by Niger. It follows a $5 billion deal signed between the two in 2008 to concurrently build the plant and develop crude oil from Agadem.

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/other-sections/lead-stories/171835-nigeria-begins-fuel-import-from-niger

Blyss: I don't care if you're the president of Nigeria, you can still suck a fat one.

DaRapture: All of you Africans on here, and all the rest holding a chip, can suck a di.ck. 

benjaminis: My fellow Biafrans, this is Mr Benjamin Igwe Onwuka, the founder and the leader of the Biafra Zionist Movement. Am using this medium to thank you all for your efforts to regain our independence very soon. Biafra independence is a task that all Biafrans must meet. The time has come for us to carry this fight to the international community led by the USA. Unless we have international support, we can not achieve our dream. I just returned from the UK to take this fight on. Am calling on all Biafrans to join the BZM to get our independence, our independence will stop the wanton killing of our people on a daily basis by the Hausa Fulanis and crate a society that will look after the interest of our people.
Please join us now and let Biafra be the module the world will copy from us. Join us by calling us on 081 807 96 103. USA and Israel supports our fight now
Shalom
Benjamin I Onwuka
BZM Leader

all4naija: They say, action speaks louder than words. But, in Nigeria the reverse is always the case. There are curious reasons behind what has now become part of the culture of the people, going by lazy attitude to find solution and the ignorance to question what they believes. There are clear evidences of comments posted on Nairaland community to support the claim of the topic. These evidences significantly represent the reality on ground, of what is happening the Nigerian society.

Now, why do Nigerians love to pray more than to act?

all4naija: They say, action speaks louder than words. But, in Nigeria the reverse is always the case. There are curious reasons behind what has now become part of the culture of the people, going by lazy attitude to find solution and the ignorance to question what they believes. There are clear evidences of comments posted on Nairaland community to support the claim of the topic. These evidences significantly represent the reality on ground, of what is happening the Nigerian society.

Now, why do Nigerians love to pray more than to act?

ib55: Came across a trend in this section some time back.
A bugatti was spotted in lagos.
It turned out to be a lair!
Just driving in Abuja now and right in front of me a bugatti!
First thing that came to my mind was see our money!
It ok to spot one in lagos cos its a commercial hub. But Abuja.......... Na government money!

aminu150: another dumb idea from the useles 9ja govt. Why cant we build our own refineries or allow Nigerian business men do it? Must we wait for US for everything?. Since Nigeria is a good place for investment why cant they (US) bring some of their manufacturing companies here to contribute to economic development.

Ovularia: http://www.punchng.com/news/french-ship-impounded-over-8-5m-barrels-oil-theft/

kenny2gbaski: It all started almost 9 years ago, secondary school days, met her via a popular networking mode in a popular newspaper then and we started the normal Online dating, you know all those kinda luv in tokyo stuffs, We do talk on phone like 6hrs out of the whole 24hrs of a day.

She lives in another state and we both promised on seeing each other just the way young lovers do but i happen to have the overprotective type of parents so i couldnt travel out of my own state to see her, explained this to her and she understand and promised to wait for more time. we continued like that for about 3 years until we both gained admissions into different universities, though i chose to study oversea which really made matters complicated cos we hardly talk unlike before

I Decided to move on after 5years of ghost-dating (U know what i mean) and the truth was things wasn't so similar, I ve really fallen so much in love with my unseen girlfriend in such a way that i just couldn't keep physical relationship for more than a month, then get back to my unseen love again, at a point i felf i was going crazy, that continued repeatedly until we lost contact for a whole year, we are both through with school and i v got a good job here back home, now My Parents wants me to get married,

I've been into few relationships but none of this girls seems to be my type of woman to get married to, the only option on my mind was my Unseen girlfriend, though i never saw her but considering the fact that we v talked for almost 8 years and knew each other so well, she seems to be my type of girl, but the problem is i have never seen her, except for an unclear pic she sent to my phone few years back.
Yeah, she was lazy to learn how to browse the internet and use some social sites which would have been better for us both. anyways decided to give her one more shot by getting her new contacts from her friends. gave her a surprise call on her birthday and she was over excited, we talked for some days, had it at the back of my mind to settle down with her, no matter how Beautiful or Ugly she is. later she told me she was now on Facebook, gave her my username to add me. was busy checking my Fb wall every minute for new request, couldn't sleep all through the night, not until morning when i eventually saw the request and accepted.

Guess what?? i met the shocker of my life! I couldn't eat throughout the day, she was pretty much more ugly looking than i can ever imagined, even though i said i ll go for her no matter how ugly she was, but the ugliness was just too much for me to bear. Not even the best makeup could do a good justice to it. Can't even thinking of living at the same roof with her not to talk of going to bed with her. Very short, Chubby with no Cool face whatsoever, she looks more like a younger Patricia in Eddie murphy's "NORBIT" movie. (Those who watched 'll understand).

I'm 6ft tall, a bit dark and kinda muscular, u can imagine my pain considering our appearances especially if we happen to go out together. Now am so confused, I really wanna quit but where would i really start from after getting to know someone for 9 years? i do luv her still but her face and appearance aint doing any justice. My folks are already on my neck concerning marriage issue and the truth is i don't just wanna get married for the sake of doing it.

What do u think?? what would u rather do? leave your 9yr lover for being so ugly and marry someone who u haven't known and studied for so long cos u couldn't stand your last girl's looks?? I need serious advice please. Thanks

ROSSIKE: Where did you get your statistics of Nigeria having the ''highest number of criminals in the world''?

I think you have the densest brain in the world.

UNLEASHED: @OP
I'll suggest you step up your game. I ain't working or gonna work my a$$ out for a biatch...Plus i'm not P square (They've got it plenty)

shymmex: So, I just checked the time - and it's 6.30am.. It's time to do a little reflection, before I hit my bed, and sleep for 4hrs (this has been my daily routine for the past 6months). Which means; I basically work my butts off for 18hrs daily, just to be an alpha male..

But why do I have to stress myself everyday? When, I already have enough qualifications to get a nice job, to cater for myself, and myself only till I leave this planet.

But why do I need to acquire more, just to put myself in a better position to be able to compete for more lucrative jobs, once I decide to start my own family?

Why do I need to always strive to be "top of the pops?"

Why do I need to sit down everyday, and think about different wonderful ideas - for futuristic purposes?

And the answer I keep getting is women, women, and women.. We as men work hard everyday, but the funniest thing is that - we do it for the ladies.. We dress nice for them; look nice for them; work our butts off for them; plan ahead for them; and when we chase money, fame, and good life, we also do it for them. yet, most of these women don't even appreciate what we go through because of them smh..

It's a sad world - and I'm pissed!

**Heads to bed in anger**

Good night and good morning!

PS: My eyes are blurry, don't mind my incoherent rants.

logicboy: How stupid can people get when they claim that Nigeria is more morally upright than the USA. I noticed this opinion when reading comments from the Creflo Dollar assault case. They were saying that American society is not good for bringing up children. The scientists/Bill Gates/Steve Jobs/religious leaders that are from America, were they not children before becoming adults?

https://www.nairaland.com/959135/creflo-dollar-arrested-choking-daughter
https://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/creflo-dollar-arrest-mugshot.jpg


Morality is subjective. The simple answer is that both countries are morally corrupt and we all are too by various standards. Nigeria is number 1 in corruption while America is number 1 in xenophobic imperialism.


Let it be clear that if you think one country is more morally upright than the other for children, you are a biased fool judging on your own parenting style when there are other parenting styles that work as well, if not better than yours.

pheesayor: Like a scene in a movie, the events of June 3rd 2012 is not one I can ever forget in a hurry. It was 3.56pm and everyone had formed clusters around available TV set in preparation to watch the Nigerian National Football team play their Namibian counterpart in Calabar, a home match for the Eagles. Then came a loud scream from the grocery shop across my house, it was the owner shouting “Ki le leyi?” in Yoruba which by interpretation is “what is this?”

Such yell would arrest anyone, it was certainly an alarm! We all trooped out, since the match had not started, a little amusement could spice up a bright Sunday afternoon. Noone could guess what was behind such a distress shrill.

Getting outside, the feeling was of shock as well as amazement – an aircraft flying so close to the house roof? This must be a movie stunt, I thought at the time.

Haven always had a desire to understand the rudiments of movie-making; I thought it best to search for a camera so I could capture this rare spectacle. Some Nollywood stars must be behind this first-ever, real-live video shoot, I must fast locate the camera crew of this movie-in-the-making, I thought.

Then, it occurred to me that this massive object, with the inscription “DANA Airlines”  and as huge as the 3 storey building nearby can in no way be a stunt prop. Too close, the scene too real, too dangerous to be one.

Then poured comments and several questions – “What is the pilot doing?” “Is this a joke?” “This is in no way funny?” came in different languages and from different lips already aghast by the sight of the big bird hovering side to side, up and down. My cousin and I glanced at one another, and then it dawned on us that it was no joke afterall.

Little did we know that the pilot was in his moment of helplessness, confusion, anguish and last-minute attempt to save not just himself, but other one hundred and sixty souls (or thereabout) entrusted into his care just 45 minutes ago in Abuja.

Right at that moment the obviously-distressed aircraft took a sharp plunge straight ahead into a building occupied by a church (Redeemed Christian Church of God) sweeping though a newly constructed but yet-to-be-occupied residential building! Boom! It was a deafening sound. We – my neighbourhood was hit by a sad reality!

Those of us who had thronged out at first ran towards the crashed plane, and many were astounded by the loud sound, not knowing what the cause was.  We only could point in the direction,  a few of us could mutter “plane”, “ fly” “crash” or any other thing to communicate the horror, the thoughts in most minds was apparently running at a faster pace than words could express. The shock was indescribable!

In a moment, we got close enough but could not see much at first because of the smoke from the plane. A climb up the fence of a building nearby gave a view of the crashed plane.

Some others ran towards a 3-storey building which had a hit from the shredded wing of the plane. That was the house that the family who fell victim lived; they were reportedly seated, ready to watch the football match my entire neighbourhood ended up not watching.

As if in a flash, a fire started in a part of the building. Then came a man shouting from the balcony of the third floor, “What happened?” The yells of “plane!” “fire!” “jump!” from us all saw the man disappeared inside the house, to the bewilderment of everyone. However, he emerged few seconds later with a young child (his child), jumped down with the child wrapped and clutched to his body. As we later found out, the staircase was already crushed by the impact of the crash. I had believed and prided my father the best, but I must confess, I saw the great father in this man.

He landed alive but with a dislocated arm. We could only scream from a distance “Come out”, “Come out”; we were all too scared to go drag him out of the premises for fear another explosion or of the building collapsing. It took him about 3 minutes to get up, as he struggled out through the gate to the waiting arms of those of us who had alerted him.

We were interested in anyone still left in the building;  we asked, he could only mutter that his brother-in-law was in one of the rooms, fast asleep while he and his child were waiting for the other members of his family to come back from church. The agony of this moment was beyond words as we knew we could not risk going into the building to help the brother-in-law or anyone left.

Many residents of Iju have by now summoned the sense and courage to make calls continuously to media houses. Every known SOS agencies were contacted and bombarded with calls for help.

By now, the time was 4.30pm. Scores have gathered from everywhere around to catch a glimpse of what was going on.  Many living on Olaniyi Street and all around it started evacuating few valuables – TV sets, mattresses, chairs – in fear of an eventual fire to their homes. Generating sets were top priorities for most, as this was thought, and wisely so, a great aid to any inferno.

We could only wait for fire-fighters and rescue teams. The policemen from the nearest police station, Adeshola station came but could not do much. Indeed, no one knew what to do! We tried to break the windows of the burning storey building by throwing stones to allow for space for anyone who might be trapped and searching for a way of escape but none came out.

People started praying in their different religious faiths and tongues. A great many were in agonising tears. I was in tears. Old men with gray hairs were in tears, crying like babies. I have never seen such emotionally-rending scene, never!

There were those who wanted to have a share of the loot but those of those who got to the scene earlier prevented them to the best of our capacity.

The first set of fire-fighters came 40 minutes after the crash to the elation of us all. At least, all the houses would not be razed by this fire, as we all initially envisaged! We were ready to help and we encouraged the safety men so.

Despite the efforts of the fire-fighters, it was clear to us that with the raging fire, from the crashed aircraft or the buildings affected, it would be a miracle for any of the trapped occupants to make it through. The smoke from the airplane has now become a huge raging fireball! No one could go near, the heat was intense. We only could stare helplessly from a distance.

The first fire fighting crew did very well, and by the time they ran out of water, other trucks came. It was 5.40p.m.

Two helicopters were hovering, one belonging to Governor Fashola of the Lagos State (or so I thought) and another of the Nigeria Air Force which could not find a space to land.

The crowd had grown large, in their multitudes. Rescue workers from the Red Cross, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency team, The Police; in fact, every known law-enforcement agency was represented in their droves.

At 6.20pm, the rescue workers could go into the building to bring out victims- many of them, burnt beyond recognition, laid in body bags and whisked away by stand-by ambulances. What a day, what a scene, what a horror!

The quiet Iju community has since become a tourist site for many, robbed of its peace by the cruel angel of death.

-  Adeniyi Aliu

May those who died rest in peace and may their death not be in vain! —- News Bytes

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RICHIE BOI: As Dana Air’s woes continue to mount over its plane that crashed on Sunday in Lagos, its senior managers of Indian nationality have reportedly fled the country as Nigerian aviation officials investigate the cause of the crash.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the managers hurriedly fled because of the anger the death of more than 200 people has generated and the alleged Dana Air’s complicity in the crash.

There are reports that the ill-fated plane was poorly maintained and in bad shape when it made its last flight.

When LEADERSHIP called the head, corporate communications, Dana Group, Mr. Tony Usidamen, he refused to pick his calls and also did not reply a text message sent to him.



www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/26608/2012/06/06/dana_indian_senior_managers_flee_nigeria.html

RICHIE BOI: As Dana Air’s woes continue to mount over its plane that crashed on Sunday in Lagos, its senior managers of Indian nationality have reportedly fled the country as Nigerian aviation officials investigate the cause of the crash.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the managers hurriedly fled because of the anger the death of more than 200 people has generated and the alleged Dana Air’s complicity in the crash.

There are reports that the ill-fated plane was poorly maintained and in bad shape when it made its last flight.

When LEADERSHIP called the head, corporate communications, Dana Group, Mr. Tony Usidamen, he refused to pick his calls and also did not reply a text message sent to him.



www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/26608/2012/06/06/dana_indian_senior_managers_flee_nigeria.html

ibadan1: Because of their exploitation of our glorious country, their treatment of our citizens as near slaves, I am proposing the Ugandan solution for Indian Nationals and companies who expolit us in Nigeria. INDIA MUST GO

Please join me in petitioning our government to expel these people. We need economic partners who will yreat us with respect and dignity and not exploit us.

INDIA MUST GO