₦airaland Forum

Is that coconut am seeing up there?

BaddestQueen:
shatap stop talking nonsense

Haba! E no reach this level now. Why are you this bitter?

moscobabs:
Where's Evangelist Niyi Adedokun?

Evangelist Ojo Ade?

Funmi Aragbaye?

This man called "Telemi"? I forget his name.

Timi osukoya (now orokoya) telemi

This remibds me of my late mum. When she came to Lagos and I was cooking spaghettis for her. When she finally went back home, she would tell my elder sister to send her that thing that look like 'worm' I usually cooked for her.
And my sis will be like, what that thing?

And here I am looking confused.

It was later I discovered it was spaghetti.

I couldn't stop laughing.

May God continue to rest her soul.

Bitter truth!
Some people consume honey anyhow thinking it will prevent them from any cubic sugar related diseases.

Not to even talk of all those adulterated honey we have in the market, which is 60% raw sugar.

qwertyboss:
Is a term use to refer to a certain good quality local rice

OK. Thanks for the clarification.

qwertyboss:
No pictures...

Abi o.
Pix is very important. By the way, is jamila a company name or a brand?

1,700/1 wao! That too expensive as far as am concern. Though it has been long I brought the big size. I prefer all those small ones that you measure with basket.

my suggestion is that government should lift the ban on rice for now, so that the price of rice could come down subject to new planting-harvest rice season.


I agree with this.
A bag of rice for 60k? Na war we dey? I still
remember buying this same rice 8k in 2014 before APC took over.

Realmi:
This is all shades of greed and laziness....

Am telling you.

And mode will not movevthis to front page o for wider viewing.

*LAGOS COMMERCIAL BUSES TO GO ON STRIKE ON 31ST OCTOBER,2022. PLS GUIDE YOUR MOVEMENT TO AVOID BEING STRANDED OR ROBBED BY AREA BOYS*


Transport Union 7 Days Strike looms in Lagos!

Lagos State Commercial Drivers Threaten Seven-Day Mass Protest Over Multiple Extortion By Parks, Garage Managements

The drivers lamented that despite their dedication to their work, they had been subjected to indiscriminate extortion, violent harassment by the management.

Commercial drivers in Lagos State under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN), have threatened to embark on seven days protest and boycott of services across the over multiple and excessive extortion by the management of parks and garages in the state.

The association in a statement by its National Leader, Akintade S. Abiodun; Chairman, Opeyemi Sulaiman; General secretary, Ajimatanarareje A. Feyisayo and Assistant Secretary, Taofik Hassan, scheduled Monday, October 31, for the commencement of the protest, as it instructed its members to adhere to the instruction.

The drivers lamented that despite their dedication to their work, they had been subjected to indiscriminate extortion, violent harassment by the management of state transport agencies, motor parks and garages and Lagos State caretaker committee.

The statement read, “This is to notify members of the public and the Lagos state government over multiple and excessive extortion by the motor parks and garages management.

“The cost of transportation affects cost of goods and services and consequently the cost of living, which has spiraled astronomically in Lagos State as a result of the effect of motor parks excessive and illegal ticketing and tolling at almost every bus stop.

“We have been sentenced to the extortion and violent harassment of the state transport agencies - Lagos State motor parks and garages management and Lagos State caretaker committee.

“On a daily basis, we lose half of our income to the motor park boys. We pay exorbitant charges in the garages and at every bus stop where we drop off passengers, whether we pick up passengers or not, we pay morning, afternoon and night. Some routes have 25 bus stops which also serve as illegal tax collection avenues.

“We crave the indulgence of the public to go through the meticulous breakdown of this unprecedented level of extortion we go through below:

“From Badagry to Mile 2, we pay N3,500 & N5,000 naira apart from 25 illegal tolling/ticketing by motorpark hoodlums who collect two to three hundred naira per bus. From Seme in their park, they do collect N7,100 in the morning before loading our buses yet we are still subject to illegal collection on the highway.

“On Federal Mass & Coaster, we pay over N12,000 on each trip from Oko Afo to CMS or to Oyingbo, which includes loading charges and illegal payments at several bus stops till we get to our destination.

“From Ogijo to Ikorodu, we pay over N5,500 per day. Garage Ticket N850, Chairman ticket N1,700, King's levy N200, Ita Oluwo N500, Odo Gunyon N1,200, Ile Epo Oba N200. We also pay N900 for passIng by whether you pick up a passenger or not.

(At Ikorodu Roundabout we pay N1,000 in the morning and afternoon and we pay N500 in the evening which makes it N2,500. At Benson Bus Stop we pay N900 for a whole day, loading at N300 each for morning, afternoon and evening.

“At Agric Bus Stop we pay N200 to 8 motor park thugs. It is called welcome to Agric tax. When we stop to load for passengers at the agric bus stop we pay an extra N300 which isn't part of the N1,600 welcome to Agric tax. When we get to Aunty Kenny bus stop we pay N200 before buying Lagos state ticket for N500.

“”At Ogolonto bus stop we pay N100. At Mile 12 bus stop we pay N500 for plying the expressway and N1,000 for plying service lane (for buses enroute Yaba oyingbo). Mile 12 to Ojuelegba buses pay N1,500 while red coaster buses pay N2,000.

“Red buses from Ikorodu to Oshodi pay N5,000 to motor park boys in the morning and afternoon. At Ketu bus stop we pay between N600 to N1,000 depending on the size of bus for just dropping off passengers or picking up any single one. For buses plying Yaba to Ikeja, we pay N200 at Jibowu bus stop, total bus stop N100, Fadeyi N100, Onipanu N200, Elediye N200, Palmgrove N200, Anthony N100, Ikeja N200 - total N1,300.

“On our way back to Yaba, Palmgrove & Onipanu is N500, Fadeyi & Total N500, Yaba N200 with LASG N800 ticket making it a total of N3,300 in the morning alone. We pay N2,000 each in the afternoon and evening, which makes a total of N7,300 daily. Korope plying lyana Iba-Okoko to Agbara are paying N5,000 per day to motor park boys without the extra LASTMA & Police Department & Lagos Task Force daily extortion.

“When we resist the extortion, we get arrested and pay N10,000 for bail to the police while the motor park boys go scot free and we also have to bail our buses separately.

“Lagos drivers also pay for entertainment, security, unit chairman's food and many other ridiculous levies with threat of violence at any slight refusal by the drivers. This is the exact case of the popular parlance on exploitation of labourers, "baboon dey work and monkey dey chop".

“Lagos commercial drivers work like elephants and eat like ants while the urchins under the aegis of motor park workers take a large chunk of our earnings. We can hardly fulfill our contractual obligations with our business partners, feed our family or afford maintenance or repair of our vehicles.

“Our demands are: No to charging drivers three passengers money after loading in parks or garages, we are demanding it should be one passenger's money per bus. We demand that only Lagos State government ticket should be the only ticket in Lagos. Others like Lagos State parks & garages management, Lagos State caretaker committee are not acceptable to all drivers in Lagos State.

“We kick against Paying motor park thugs at every bus stop. All illegal money paid after we leave the garages and parks should be abolished immediately. Harassment of law enforcement agencies & intimidation with guns, cutlass, broken bottles by LASTMA, task force and RRS must end immediately. They collaborate and hire thugs to attack and extort us every day without violating any law.

“We have lesser bus stops for commercial vehicles. Most bus stops in Lagos are strictly assigned officially to brt buses only and we get arrested for dropping off passengers at existing bus stops which are known to commuters as official bus stops for decades. We demand that the Lagos State government should provide official bus stops in each community to avoid incessant arrests and stress for commuters who complain of having to trek several kilometres back to their bus stops.

“We call on the Lagos State government to quickly respond to avert the current anomaly. Failure to adhere to these demands will only attract more protest and total boycott, the Joint drivers welfare association of Nigeria (JDWAN) is resolute in pursuing justice by all legitimate and peaceful means available.

Tunjibalogun:
Says a blind slave who lives in his father's fenced house and thinks his father's house is the tallest. Lol
I earn in USD working here to start with. My properties in lagos will buy you to your 100th generation. Hahahahaha

Tunji, you sound so bitter on this matter. Every malam with his kettle. If abroad is better for some people, them let them be. You don't need to be rude or curse to pass your message across.

Revolution2022:
Go to Alaba intl to get one.Becareful,scammers full there.

Thanks for this. But my contact there said non is available for now. Thinking of going to idumota to make enquiry

Hello house. Please I need second hand industrial knitting machine.

I knit cardigans for schools but lack of equipment is slowing down my work. Is there a way out in this section?

Any help will be appreciated.

Dorwadora:
Of course.... That's a cool alternative

But hope it's Iru Ekiti.... My state is prided for having the best Iru in the whole of SW .... I stand to be corrected tho

Omo Ekiti well done o.. We are together... Iru is the best. Both dried and fresh ones.

aribisala0:
There is a difference between MEANING and translation.

We do not access meaning by supplying a synonym
Forerunner means................

Asiwaju

That does not get us very far

Well, as somebody up there said, first among equal. That tally with it too.

By the way, aribisala is a well know name to me. Are you from ilupeju Ekiti?

aribisala0:
This is difficult to Translate but a literal transliteration would be

One who opens (leads) from the front

A leader
The first
One who opens the road etc


It is a common honorary title in Yoruba land. conferred by different obas or kings


Tinubu was given the title by the Oba of Eko( Lagos) and therefore is the Asiwaju of Eko of Lagos Town .

Many people assume he is Asiwaju of Lagos State or even Yoruba land . This is inaccurate

Tinubu no doubt aspires to be Asiwaju of Yoruba land


Recently in a time of crisis , he has gone missing. This would not be the first time.
I should be clear to all right thinking Yoruba just now that he does not Si waju rara ati rara

Ero eyin ni Tinubu. Ojo si ni pelu

He has lost whatever respect he has and should quietly retire and enjoy his bullion

Asiwaju means forerunner

izzou:


[color=royalblue]Where exactly is this on Lagos Badagry Expressway?

Una Don start[/color]

I tire o!! Was wondering too.

Emma2Seconds:
Which State In Particular

Canada. She sent me the video of idi-araba riot and another one of Fulani cattle rearers planning attack.

Scamupdates:
it all fake it all over whatsapp

I pray so o. Where will someone run to? All the west African countries combine aren't up to Nigeria.

uthlaw:
You just de wake up....na dream calm down!

Not dreaming at all. She called around 5:30pm yesterday.

Somebody just called me from overseas now, that there is going to be a nationwide protest this month of June. I checked my calendar and today is 8th, so I asked her when exactly it will take place. She said they are targeting June 12.
She said I should buy enough foodstuff and stay in door. I should withdraw enough money (as if I have any money in my account�). And also have plan B.

I just want to know if anybody is aware of this plan protest (probably by Hausa and okada versus security agencies.

I still remember the bomb blast of 2001 where many people died in a canal at Oke Afa in Isolo, not even knew what was going on. Just fear and heresy.

I don't want to be running helter skater without knowing what's going on.

Pls, anybody in the known about this?

theyblog:
he is married

How do you know?

Imun:
2 hundred a �

Same here.

Zonefree:
This groundnut is too big for N350.

My thought exactly. That's like #700 here.

Baba no lie. Nija is too complex for a sane person to rule. Too much diversity.

On a serious note, the person must put ethnicity aside and rule like a Nigerian. Not Igbo, Yoruba, Fulani or ibiobio acclaim person.

*plz if u are going to alaba international market or anywhere around ojo barrack side plz turn back oh is now a war zone with the police and okada riders ��‍♂️this aboki people wants war for real*


Am trying to attach the video but its not going thru

Gloccz:
This same Hausa cows never condemned the killing of David in Lekki but thinking of election for the governor. Wonderful. So illegal aliens from Mali, Niger Republic and Chad are promising Governor of Lagos state votes. Sickening!!
Make dem follow trailer back to Kano etc !

Imagine them promising votes for Lagos governor like dey be original lagosians wonder shall never end or end shall not wonder

Majority of them are not Nigerians and because they came in thru the back door in 2015 to vote, they thought that is a bargaining power to misbehave and go scot free