₦airaland Forum

Xander85:
Interesting Google shots of Onitsha and other parts of Anambra! Though i didn't get the point being made with the comparisons between Onitsha and Ibadan.

I noticed the older parts of Onitsha are so well-planned and laid out in a nice grid system. Pity subsequent developments by the black Africans that took over after independence didn't continue with such a tradition!

I also noticed there's a serious lack, if not total absence, of parks in our cities; dedicated open green spaces with wooded areas and well-tended sweeping lawns. This can not only serve as a place where individuals and families can go to relax, but can also help the city to breath and mop up the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere!

Bede2u:
Cardinal Arinze is the perfect catholic priest. Cardinal with no scandals and no mansions and no political leanings

Pastorlarry:
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on the United States Government to mount pressure on the Federal Government against using the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to manipulate the 2019 elections.

Addressing journalists after a meeting with the United States Consul General to Nigeria, Mr John Gray at the Government House Port Harcourt on Tuesday , the Rivers State Governor, said that the actions of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government indicate that they are not interested in credible polls.

He said: “We are preaching for free and fair elections and violence free elections.

I let them know that we stand for free and fair elections. We stand for violence free elections.

“Our fear is that we don’t confidence that the Federal Government through INEC would want to conduct free and fair elections.

“You know that the security agencies are partial. Even the refusal of the President to assent to the amended Electoral Act gives us the impression that they are not interested in free and fair elections. ”

The governor added: “Not having free and fair elections portend doom and danger for this country.”

Governor Wike called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescind his decision and follow the path of honour to sign the amended Electoral Act.

He said: “We believe that Mr President would rescind that decision and assent to the amended Electoral Act so that Nigerians will have confidence in the Electoral process.

“The International Community has every role to play to impress on the President, security agencies particularly the police and INEC to be impartial during the elections.”

The governor said that the unnecessary changes in the nation’s security architecture show that the Federal Government is working against credible polls.

“Look at the changes in the security architecture in the country. Commissioners of Police are moved right, left and centre. In two days, some states have gotten four commissioners of Police. All these indicate that things may not be well in 2019”, he said.

In his remarks; United States Consul General, Mr John Gray noted that the United States Government is committed to ensuring credible elections where the will of the people will prevail.

He said : “What we talking about today is that all we are looking for as we enter the election season is free, fair, credible and peaceful elections.

“The United States Government does not support any candidate. United States Government supports a clean fair process in which the choices of the Nigerian citizens come through

zurich1010:
Pastor Omar in America present powerful evidence of Igbo Jewish history. Pastor Omar DNA also showed he is Igbo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe49RzB75IQ&t=55s

thunderfirebuha:
Those things were APC scams

socialmediaman:
The 2018 Rating by Transparency International placed Nigeria at 148th position out of 180 countries. Nigeria was improving over the years under the previous government, until Buhari got elected as president, things became worse.

There is a difference between fact and fiction. We need to face facts, Buhari is worse than GEJ when it comes to fighting corruption, at least that’s what the facts prove.

Most of us believed there was corruption under Goodluck Jonathan’s Government. I agree with those who did, there was corruption, but not as bad as it is today under Mohammadu Buhari.

In 2012, Nigeria was placed at 139th position, In 2014, Nigeria gained 3 steps and was placed at 136th position. Under Buhari, Nigeria has lost many positions down to 148th.

There’s no further proof needed that corruption has worsened under Buhari’s government compared to previous years.



http://saharareporters.com/2018/02/21/transparency-international-ranks-nigeria-148th-worlds-least-corrupt-country

Eldavido1:
lovely article. I think nigeria's economy is fast diversifying. Though coming a bit late, the growth in agriculture, manufacturing, retail and construction is a testament to that. At one point Ghana instituted taxes and levies on foreign businesses which was more or less directed at Nigerians. The Nigerian government had to respond before those acts were reverse. That to some extend affected the relationship between the two countries unlike in the days of Obasanjo and kufour were nigeria loan Ghana about $25 million or so.