₦airaland Forum

lhordspy:
What these supposedly men of God engages in, only God knows. I

I thought he had the “powers” to see tomorrow?

Teache:
The high level of corruption going on in this country

The testimony of the two convicts indicts NDLEA handlers at the Airport. The NDLEA guys doing manual search at the port received 10,000Naira to clear the drug mule.

SmartPolician:
That idiot can't even make correct English sentences. Little wonder he controls an army of illiterates from the East.

Obviously, he will end up wasting lots of young men - people who beautiful ladies are hoping will wife them someday.

He controls nothing. He is just a pretend- wannabe rebel leader online who lacks the intellect to even lead such a movement.

plaindealer:

This dude is a fraud. I honestly think he should NOT be given any attention. He most often talks nonsense. I bet you he doesn’t know the difference between DPRK and North Korea... and of course no difference.

AyePappy:
LASG has shutdown the market indefinitely .

Nigerians should brace up for a surge in armed robberies, kidnappings and drug peddling.

Any press release from LASG?

Gongoozler:
No. 3 and no.2 are contesting to rule this country. While promising to fight corruption. Can a corrupt man fight corruption?

Terrible indeed.

timesupreloaded:
Nigerians paying between £11,000 to £15,000 to study in the UK are wasting their money. This new day slavery has to stop. When they get to the UK. they find out that 90% of Britons can't even afford to pay out of their pocket. UK. citizens access loans to be able to study. If you tell white UK. citizens to pay cash for their education over 90% of them will become illiterates because they don't have the money. Their parents too are unable to raise such amount for school. They are unable to raise the outrageous amount Nigerians happily pay to study there.

After Nigerians complete their study there the only jobs available to them are menial jobs which barely pay the bills. What is even more alarming now is the the UK. government now allows you to bring your spouse and kids during the duration of your study. Your spouse will work round the clock to pay the bills while you are busy studying. This is to further drain the little amount you work and make sure you don't send money home. Their degrees are worthless. Many Nigerians who studied in UK and later found themselves in Canada and America are doing odd jobs.

Nigeria has the best schools in the world. A graduate in Uniben can be compared to an Oxford graduate if not better but we have been programed to hate our own. After studying in the UK. you find out nothing has change and you didn't receive any new knowledge as their study is below par. That's why most Nigerians top their classes abroad.

I would advise Nigerians to instead use the amount you intend to pay to a UK. school to set up and business and within the next 7 years you will become the new Dangote instead of being stucked in Canada or America doing odd jobs

Best schools in the world? Please don’t include UNIPORT. Engineering and science degrees from this school isn’t worth the paper is written on.

vanunu:
Hundreds of communities In Nigeria are experiencing severe flooding of biblical proportion, the most disturbing part of the whole thing is that the Nigerian government are not doing anything about it, they seem to be dumbfounded, without an idea of what to do to help millions of Nigerians affected by flooding, It is very disturbing that since the flooding started , we have not seen Nigerian government in action doing search and rescue and providing help to the flood victims.
This is very serious, it seems there is no government in Nigeria, victims are left on there own, without help, in other countries , by now you would have seen the army, navy, civil defense, police and airforce doing search and rescue in these flooded communities, but they are all missing in action, what a shame, what kind of country do we really have?

For you to come up with the headline “bomb Cameroon dam” doesn’t really set you apart from these morons in charge of administration in Nigeria. Why didn’t NIgeria build a bulwark to counter the effect of water deluge from the Cameroon side? Why wait till it’s a doom then start in our usual manner of complaining after the incident rather than take a proactive steps to forestall such disaster. see photo below:

Situation at that axis is terrible... quite a horrible place to drive to and pick up stuff. There are so many boys in yellow overall on the roads with sticks collecting levy for god-knows whom. The madness really starts from VOLKS. Containers are levied 14,000 each, then police and Agbero at Opposite LG office take 1000 and 4500 respectively. Not done yet, right in front of the Market near a Police and NSCDC, boys in yellow tops and pants demand 5000. If you headed to Ajangbadi.. there are other groups all along the road. It’s just chaos

They have become a gang of sort. They now have a toll gate at sunny for tokunbo cars, and another toll point at Franklass near LASU. The whole area is epic madness of boys on steroid ...

I forgot to mention the gridlock along that road is something else. A 2-lane road is now a single lane for bi-directional traffic. Once you are in the gridlock, hustlerS and pick pockets are just hanging about for any opportunity to strike.

Photo 2
Police van stationed there since COVID. They with the boys in yellow are also collecting tolls from truckers and haulage buses, and at night they collect tolls from Keke drivers.

The person in charge of that LGA is just not capable. The roads are terrible at best... and when it rains just don’t bother risking a drive on that road; potholes there are deep.

Vote wisely

Abdu81:
what is happening in pdp right now because of atiku's candidacy and the conspiracy around it, and his tribal divisive speech at arewa house with the arewa elders where atiku said northerners should never vote a yoruba or Igbo man.

Are this evidences that this atiku the PDP presidential candidate is indeed the real person described by OBJ my watch?

Please read carefully the lines, and make your assessments.

.. why on earth would anyone ever contemplate voting for this Atiku dude, why?

Reflect7:
The so-called 'police stations' they are setting up worldwide, are to monitor Chinese settlers and visitors to the respective country. Beijing is a dictatorship obsessed with surveillance of its people.

.... much better than our fantastically corrupt democracy that’s not really democracy but a rigged election processing by a bunch whose solely purpose in life is self aggrandizement, only to die and have their kids feud over the spoil called Nigeria

Samfloxin:
I initially wanted to do Bahrain visa for my brother but along the line got discouraged because of what I read online about how Nigerians are treated and owed in the country. My brother studied library and information science. Can he get job there ,must he be skilled? Is it true that blacks are maltreated there?

I think developing countries especially African countries should put more effort on STEM courses. Library and info science? I think such qualification will hardly find employment in GCC. Most of the gulf countries need persons with hands-on skill In mechanics, technicians, welders, etc

Nasreports77:
Fuel Subsidy: NAIRAXI To Digitize Public Transport To Mitigate Adverse Effects

He noted that now is the best time to explore programs and initiatives to advance the country’s transport sector.

How do you advance the sector when they are fewer accessible roads? How many standard roads have they built? The rainy season often exposing their shoddy work.

Federal employees and economically challenged Nigerians may receive transit passes in amounts approximately equal to their commuting costs

Another transport sector subsidy loading.. take from Peter to rob Paul

NAIRAXI Transit Subsidy Program

Thank goodness they are truthful to call it by its name ...SUBSIDY

NAIRAXI Digital Transit Subsidy Program will improve air quality, equity, accessibility, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduce traffic congestion, and conserve energy by reducing the number of single occupancy vehicles on the road. A win for everyone."

Usual “lamba” to bamboozle the gullible

She described the proposed removal of subsidy as the beginning of a new Nigeria.

Removing subsidy from oil to introduce subsidy in transport . Back to square one

All bullocks!

Flamemignon1:
And this is the face of hate, ignorance and bigotry,also while at it,learn to speak for yourself

Hate me, who cares!
Love it, your ill.
Red lip, we hate
+ & - is nature!

riverbird:
Definitely, and he's one of those proud ones

So finally we caught the bug in this part of the world! And it’s a sickening one. I think many would have preferred the yellow fever bug if it were endemic.... but not a red lip one.

Faithful007:
They were told pay over what wasn't a crime then. Worse still the amount is ambiguous. Will you agree to pay if it were you?

we all know that an act of murder is morally wrong and it’s a crime. Extermination of indigenous communities to take over their land is a crime. Some acts are morally reprehensible. And these empires have been at this level of cruelties since the dark ages; only with a defense that it was not a crime at that time.

Faithful007:
Don't believe any news you see without verifying details. That's what will differentiate a smart person from an average daft youth.

The news seems strange because normally that isn't what the US would do. There was something slipped into the bill that did not sit right with them, which relates to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

UK rejected the bill because they do not want to held accountable for their colonial rule and pay reparation. Ref: Durban conference / report

US rejected the bill because of the same reason- fear to held accountable of their murderous reign over colonies. They said, “ Among our concerns are the resolution’s endorsement of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action (DDPA), the outcome of the Durban “

engrjosefz:
This is the only story so far with 4 different narratives.

1. Kogi State Government Narrative
2. Dangote Group Narrative
3. Media Narrative
4. The Truth

My Friend working there told me the company production lines came back on stream 24hrs after the incidents. But here we are on the media space thinking there's no production ongoing there since last week when the incident happened. Better Choose what to believe, many fake and misleading stories will fly over the air. But the truth is always clear to those who can see through the stories without taking sides.

Bro, what’s the Crux of the issue between Kogi and Dangote?

But what happened to the courts? The most both parties could have done is approach the court for resolution, why employ an unorthodox means to settle this dispute.

Will Dangote now sue for damages?

lhordspy:
Why is a court room like that for christ sake?


Just look at what those lawyers are sitting on. Just like football viewing centre where people gather to watch match.
It is well.

Sad... this is a court room in Kano -one of the biggest states of the 15th largest oil producing country in the world. Shame, really.

Saving this photo in my archive

Imaubong:
Please someone should please help me with little money to be able to cook something to eat please haven't eaten anything since yesterday morning pls. It's hard for me and my family to survive please no matter how small, it will still help please. May God bless you and may you never lack
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Bro... Imagine Auwal left Agadez (Niger) and he is on the street of Ojo hustling to put food on his table. No immigration status, sleeping rough at Alaba Rago, but still managed to grow through the trade despite the ordeal to become an owner of several wheel barrows that he rents out other fellows. He now has a wife, a kiosk,a rented room... now folks around call him Alhaji.
He succeeded despite the odds.

You can succeed, too. No matter how poor the situation is, look around you, someone has a need. Get into a trade and provide some service to that need. You will have food on your table. Begging is not really an option for all the good health the lord has given you.

BornStoic:
Don’t underestimate transportation. It is the second most expensive item on everyone’s budget just after the cost of housing. Wealth is created for citizens through cost saving schemes like this that raise the overall quality of life. (Decongestion, clean air quality etc) It is a low hanging fruit for the government to tackle and BAT is on course.

You are saying Government wants the people to have clean air quality, decongested roads... and the same government you are supporting CAN NOT pay this same people $41 to live a life below poverty line... oh, give me a break!


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Brother, I have to leave the chat now. Coffee break is over for me. Must return back to work. It has been a pleasure chatting with you. Take care and enjoy the rest of your day

Ciao

BornStoic:
In simple terms, almost every first country in country in the world subsidizes transportation for the sake of public good. In UK, it stands at around 35%, in Luxembourg it’s completely 100% free.

We will spend less than the current bloated subsidy that’s the point I am making.

As for Alphabeta, a consulting company that help boost IGR to over N50B naira annually
rightfully deserves a certain percentage out of it. Basic Capitalism.

These nations you mentioned don’t have a meager budget like Nigeria. Secondly they own major fiat currencies of the world, they can afford to print as much paper money even if they run a budget deficit. They control world financial machination. Please don’t compare Nigeria with an U.K... never!

Creating such a free ride scheme is rebranding petrol subsidy into another vein of corruption for the greedy elites and their vassals to vacuum off the meager funds we have or may not have since we are broke, all in the name of helping the poor.

Isn’t it laughable that a heavily indebted country like Nigeria that can not afford to pay minimum wage of $41* a month to workers want to offer them free ride... what a scam!

*1$ = 723 naira (parallel market)

BornStoic:
From empirical data, Fuel subsidy benefits the rich. Diesel and Aviation Fuel is deregulated. For example let’s say the government procures buses and taxis through initiatives like this and hand it over to credible operators to run and the total cost for one year is 3 trillion, while subsidies that has no real-time data cost 6 trillion. As a leader which route will you take ?

That’s the Genius of BAT. Give kudos to whom it’s due irrespective of political ideology

Again I ask, “How does free ride and rebranded subsidy solve our deficit problem?“

Falling oil revenue
Falling oil prices
No funds for capital projects
Huge recurring expenditure
Rising inflation
Huge external debt
Huge backlog of Forex debt @ official exchange rate
Rising exchange rate 723/$

The nation has a big problem... free ride doesn’t resolve our doom.

Just like every scheme in this nation the cabal you so much despise still run and will run such a scheme. Alphabeta comes to
Mind.

BornStoic:
I love your humility. For starters scheme that focus on “MASS MOBILITY” of people and shared mobility for private individuals tend to drastically reduce operational cost. One bus can move over 1000 passengers in a day which invariably reduces the number of cars needed and greenhouse effect.


For shared mobility it’s the same. Imagine how much the likes of Uber and Bolt are siphoning from our economy. If we can retain that in Nigeria we are talking about trillions and jobs for our teeming youth population.

Well, I guess you missed this part of my question:

One more, since the nation is running at a deficit, hence our need to borrow from vultures, how does another subsidy scheme help our finances?

I ask again, How does free ride and rebranded subsidy solve our deficit problem?

BornStoic:
Please be smart. Fuel subsidy is almost 6 trillion…that’s a six with a “T”. If we invest half of that on schemes like this Nigeria will be like Luxembourg

Well, not to act too smart, but I ask, how much will a free ride scheme cost around the whole country? Won’t such a subsidy gulp more the 6 trillion with a “T” annually?

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One more, since the nation is running at a deficit, hence our need to borrow from vultures, how does another subsidy scheme help our finances?

sehin79:
nice intiative.... if fuel subsidy is removed... an initiative like this will be good for the common man.

One question, how are they gonna pay for this free ride initiative?

Another robbing Peter to pay Paul? Take away petrol subsidy, introduce transport subsidy?

Poorly trained Paratroopers . This is the highlight of our problem as a nation; this is mediocrity at its best. This same problem is evident in every facet of our life in this nation: from mechanic to plumber, to civil service; even the democratic process is riddled with such display of mediocrity.

Despite the fact that we have low quality education here, they still impede the literacy process with so many exams: junior WAEC, SSCE, NECO, JAMB, UTME, etc.. leaving so many to fall through the cracks. Society is so full of them.

Ckonnet:
Even the attackers na idiots, see loose guarding.

Even our army and police men are just clowns. They have the sandbag advantage, blinding flood light advantage... still they couldn’t return fire?

Our problem is so glaring: INCOMPETENCE!

Photo:
Police and Bullion Van got stuck on a road verge. They were trying to avoid the gridlock and drive against traffic on the other lane. I thought it’s illegal to drive on the grass turf between roads?

The Baltic Sea is controlled by NATO. This from June 2022:

BALTOPS, with the high degree of complexity, tested our collective readiness and adaptability, while also highlighting the strength of our Alliance and resolve in providing a maritime domain with freedom of navigation for all," said Vice Adm. Gene Black, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO).
Led by U.S. Sixth Fleet, BALTOPS 22 was command and controlled by STRIKFORNATO. From the staff’s headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal, Rear Adm. James Morley, STRIKFORNATO deputy commander, was responsible for ensuring participants met all training objectives.
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[Rear Adm. John Menoni, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two,] also noted several instances in which forces stepped beyond know warfare methods to push limits with new technologies at sea and ashore. “Whether it was mine-hunting UUVs, persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance from an observable UAV, or demonstrating the value of the emerging Marine Corps concept of Expeditionary Advance Base Operations (EABO), our men and women continue to develop the tactics, techniques, and procedures that ultimately make meaningful contributions to Maritime Domain Awareness and increase the lethality of our forces.”

At sea, ships fine-tuned tactical maneuvering, anti-submarine warfare, live-fire training, mine countermeasures operations, and replenishments at sea. The Swedish submarine participating in the exercise, the U.K.’s Daring-class air-defense destroyer HMS Defender (D 36), and aircraft from other participating nations trained in anti-submarine warfare. Meanwhile, mine operations served as an ideal area of focus for testing new technology.

Scientists from five nations brought the latest advancements in Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) mine hunting technology to the Baltic Sea to demonstrate the vehicle’s effectiveness in operational scenarios. The BALTOPS Mine Counter Measure Task Group ventured throughout the Baltic region practicing ordnance location, exploitation, and disarming in critical maritime chokepoints.

While the Baltops 22 maneuver already took place in June and July of this year the U.S. Sixth Fleet left the Baltic Sea only a few days ago (in German, my translation):

Big Fleet Group From U.S. Navy Passes [German island passage] Fehmanbelt
On Wednesday morning the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, escorted by the Landing Ships USS Arlington and USS Gunston Hall, was en route towards west. Previously, the ships were part of US units that took part in NATO maneuvers and called at numerous ports in Germany, Scandinavia and the Baltic States.

The "USS Kearsarge", flagship of the association and largest warship of the US Navy, which was in action in the Baltic Sea in the last 30 years, has 40 helicopters and fighter planes as well as more than 2000 soldiers on board, the escort ships about 1000. For the around 4,000 soldiers are heading back home on the east coast of the US after their six-month deployment.

Parts of the Kearsange operations in the Baltic Sea were dedicated to test special sub sea mine destruction technologies:

A significant focus of BALTOPS every year is the demonstration of NATO mine hunting capabilities, and this year the U.S. Navy continues to use the exercise as an opportunity to test emerging technology, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Public Affairs said June 14.
In support of BALTOPS, U.S. Navy 6th Fleet partnered with U.S. Navy research and warfare centers to bring the latest advancements in unmanned underwater vehicle mine hunting technology to the Baltic Sea to demonstrate the vehicle’s effectiveness in operational scenarios.

Experimentation was conducted off the coast of Bornholm, Denmark, with participants from Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport, and Mine Warfare Readiness and Effectiveness Measuring all under the direction of U.S. 6th Fleet Task Force 68

Off the coast of Bornholm, Denmark, is where the pipelines were hit. Just days ago the USS Kearsarge was in that area:

AZ @AZmilitary1 - 13:52 UTC · Sep 27, 2022
An expeditionary detachment of US Navy ships led by the universal amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge days ago was in the Baltic Sea
It was 30 km from the site of the alleged sabotage on the Nord Stream-1 gas pipeline and 50 km from the threads of Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline

AZ @AZmilitary1 - 14:12 UTC · Sep 27, 2022
On September 2, interesting maneuvers performed by an American helicopter with the call sign FFAB123. Then it was assumed that this board was from the USS Kearsarge air wing, and today more details were looked.
According to the website ads-b.nl , this call sign was used by 6 boards that day, of which we managed to establish the side numbers of three. All of them are Sikorsky MH-60S.

By superimposing the FFAB123 route on the scheme of yesterday's accident, we get a rather interesting result — the helicopter either flew along the Nord Stream-2 highway, or even between the points where the accident occurred.

On Twitter, meanwhile, there were screenshots of other flights of American aviation — the following screenshot was taken on September 13.