₦airaland Forum

doveda:
1) I am very tolerant. My Christian friends can make personal prayers in my home however it would be an insult to pray for me with Jesus's name.

Whether I smiled or chuckled when I read this, I don't know.

Why you go vex nau?

As far as person no use satan name pray for me, ... prayer is a gift/blessing, not curse...... From a friend, not an enemy...

I don't see anything insulting or offensive in it.

Is it only Biafra that is agitating to leave?

Did the agitations start today? They have been there since 1956 or so...

Let's face the truth... Whether we like it or not, people will Forever continue to agitate fo freedom from Nigeria.

Even if it is regionalism or confederation, Nigeria needs to be restructured cos this unitary-federal system will not take us anywhere.

Everybody should go their way jare.

Fourwinds:
u will be d one to die when she is convicted...I trust d UK legal system....all these ur defence for her will end soon...dull brain

Akuya... Nama... Eranko

Dan buroba shege!

Fourwinds:
rubbish...u have a dull brain....this same woman is being investigated by d British governmment just as what dey did to James Ibori...get sense ok

The law says a suspect is innocent until proven guilty ...

Has any court in the UK convicted Diezani?

Yes or No?

If the answer in No.... Go and die...!!..

Fourwinds:
I'm not poor. .u must be very stu..pid and idi..ot...

tomorrow u will come claim. one of d popular religion in d country...what is so glaring dat useless Deizani stole., u open ur dull brain to defend

You are just dumb and gullible.

Na your type 419 dey swindle.

See your life?

If Lai Mohammed post pix of this picture and say Diezani brought it for N100m, you will believe it.

Fourwinds:
If I slap u eeemmh.. na Oga Seun go separate us....nonsense

E dey pain you say you are poor?.

Come and slap me nau.... Oloriburuku omo ale jati jati

CzarChris:
please, never twist my words. She was minister of transport under obasanjo and minister of solid minerals under yar'adua.

Her husband was once a military Governor of Imo and Anambra States at different times.

I'm not twisting your words

I have forgotten she was transport minister under obasanjo... I didn't know she was in yar adua govt.

And I never knew her husband was a military governor too..

You know naija politics pass me... I'm humble sir

menstrualpad:
You can die. I stand with gej. Diezani is innocent!

To think it is the same people who were buying petrol at N86 under her watch.... but are now buying the same petrol at N145... And they are abusing her... Its very sad.

Honestly, I don't blame people who refuse to help others with their money, connection or experience .... The same hapless dude... When he becomes comfortable after eating too much or lose his job due to negilence will come back and start insulting you.

vislabraye:
I wish Buhari is sincere enough to probe members of his own party like Obj did.

You see why militants are saying corruption charges against Niger Delta indegenes should be dropped?

If Buhari wants to prosecute Tompolo, what about Ayiri Emami?

If he want to prosecute Diezani, what about Amaechi?

I'm sure if Diezani becomes APC member tomorrow, she will automatically become a "saint "

CzarChris:
minister for transport under obasanjo..

Wow... Her husband was minister too? .. I didn't know that.

Gullible Ajepako people are Too much on This thread o

Ferdinandu:
Being a shell Director just gives you a very comfortable Middle class life, not life of opulence, private jets, private yacht, exclusive private holiday resorts in all the most exclusive places around the world. That above is just meant for the World richest Men, Men who built the kind of businesses that employed her as director and that is where Diezani is operating on. She is just a rogue

Shell Director is middle class

Do you even know Diezani ' s family before she got married?

She was born with silver spoon to the family of Chief Frederick Abiye and Mrs Beatrice Oyete Agama in the garden city of Port Harcourt and grew up in the Shell Camp where she schooled....

The young Miss Agama studied Architecture in England and then at the renowned Howard University in the United States where she graduated. She later obtained an MBA from Cambridge University. She worked at Shell, following in her father’s footsteps, and rose to become its first female Director.

Diezani was never middle class....

Did she become shell director in a day? She rose through the ranks... That's not less than 15 years service ...

If someone works for shell for 15 years and is still middle class, the person is very stuupid.

I know many teachers who have personal enterprises on the side... Army folks run private security firms... I'm sure Diezani, in addition to working at Shell had her own oil servicing firm(s)

To cap it, her husband retired as Rear Admiral...

And you expect her to be middle class?

She's not as rich as Dangote but she's not as "poor " as a civil servant either

iPrevail:
Some people are just dumb, maybe for the fun of it.. Y'all calling him lazy and ineffectual didn't read where he said he wanted to go off to PH and start a job? .

Don't mind them.

As if they all got jobs right away after graduating... We dont even know if the o.p is awaiting NYSC

meltiplexer:
Nigeria always produce thieves as Ministers, why? i think Federal government should introduce new law that anybody that is guilty of corruption,the person's family should be label as blacklisted. Maybe it will stop them from stealing our fatherland Money.


i need to make extra income from today's game on my Naijabet,no time to waste

The problem is the Nigerian constitution

It gives political office holders immunity from courts and prosecution while they are in office .... So if a goveror likes he can steal 50bn... Nobody can touch him.

Even if person enter government with clean mind.... The immunity shield fit corrupt even saints.

Until the 1999 constitution is replaced, corrupt politicians will continue to be a norm in Nigeria.

Just look at how Buhari trashed the national conference report ... It's pathetic

stevecantrell:
That's not the point, she can be a gazillionaire for all we care... The point IS: DID SHE ACQUIRE THESE LUXURIES WITH HER OWN FUNDS OR WITH MONEY SIPHONED FROM THE NIGERIAN TREASURY
If this is her hard earned property DIEZANI SHOULD. SUE THE EFCC FOR CONFISCATING IT. So far she hasn't made any move toward that.
So please.....

APC government is full of liars...

If it were a credible government or party, I might believe it.

But coming from APC... Adontbilivit...!!..

sinceraconcept:
so,being a director in shell means she should be a billionaire or don't you know what you're saying? Are shell directors paid more than the number one citizen of the whole nation? Mtcheeew

Use your head and combine the income of Rear Admiral and Director of a World major oil company ..... Mtchew

diegwu01:
Stop spreading lies to the gullible, Director in Shell doesn't mean she owns Oil wells..Compare her house as a shell worker and as The Minister of Petroleum under GEJ's thieving regime

amagunnerfan, Deen77, diegwu01

Do you know her husband? At what level did he retire?

Its like most of the people here are Ajepako.

Your logic is very wrong.... You don't expect someone to remain at same level after 6 years.

If someone lives in rented flat at a secondary school teacher means the person cannot build house if he or she becomes lecturer tomorrow?

The people you know lived in rented self contain six years ago, do they still live in self contain today?

I have a neighbor who was a Junior worker year ago... Drives a 190 benz and lives in rented flat... But Today, the same man is a senior worker, has a nice duplex and drives prados... Does that mean he is corrupt?

The guy who said Kachikwu is VP Exxonmobile, ... If kachikwu Wife were minister of petroleum and she Hired a jet, I'm sure you people will shout.

Diezani ' s husband retired as Rear Admiral. Diezani was she shell director... If you combine their official income and allowances when they were working at their peak... They're are very comfortable

A government that got into power through lies and propaganda said someone stole $1bn and you all believe it. Convert $1b to naira and use your sense again.

Somebody come and tell you tomorrow that there is no money in the CBN, you will all swallow the lie hook, line and sinker.

08 Camry vs 08 C300?

Me, except my income is above 150k monthly, I can't try any Benz above 07.

The latest benzes are sweet... But considering the cost of importing spare parts... Fear go catch me.

Diezani was a billionaire before she became petroleum minister. She was a director at shell....

People like that are used to living in opulence. If you buy N100,000 bottle of wine, but to people like Diezani, N100,000 is like N1,000.

I'm not defending her if she stole... But as an ex shell director, I don't expect her to be living in GRA or wear N10,000 neck lace.

Those quoting me apparently don't know Diezani ' s background or Diezani ' s family before she got married?

She was born with silver spoon to the family of Chief Frederick Abiye and Mrs Beatrice Oyete Agama in the garden city of Port Harcourt and grew up in the Shell Camp where she schooled....

The young Miss Agama studied Architecture in England and then at the renowned Howard University in the United States where she graduated. She later obtained an MBA from Cambridge University. She worked at Shell, following in her father’s footsteps, and rose to become its first female Director.

Diezani was never middle class....

Did she become shell director in a day? She rose through the ranks... That's not less than 15 years service ...

If someone works for shell for 15 years and is still middle class, the person is very stuupid.

I know many teachers who have personal enterprises on the side... Army folks run private security firms... I'm sure Diezani, in addition to working at Shell had her own oil servicing firm(s)


She was minister of transport under obasanjo and minister of solid minerals under yar'adua.

To cap it, her husband retired as Rear Admiral... was once a military Governor of Imo and Anambra States at different

And you expect her to be middle class or remain in same house she lived ten years ago.

The fact that someone lives in a rented flat as secondary school teacher doesn't mean he should remain in that flat as lecturer or VC

She's not as rich as Dangote but she's not as "poor " as a civil servant either
.......................

People are gullible o.

If Lai Mohammed post this pix online and said Diezani brought the car for N1bn.... People will believe it...

doveda:
You are very wrong


1) There are many uneducated Muslims that do not wear hijab or scarves. Some of those that do just do it because it is either what they are comfortable with or what they have been to believe it is proper. For some it is out of genuine religious convictions whole some don't because of lifestyle choices.

2) There are many educated Muslims that wear long hijabs.

3. When some rich people fail to use hijabs, it is down to ego or arrogance.

4) Each category have different reasons for choosing not to wear hijabs or scarves


Muhammad Ali should have been buried without a coffin on the same day that he died or early the next day. The rich Muslims or the poor Muslims DO NOT have different set of rules.

1. Poor/Uneducate Moslem women often wear hijab o.... In fact, it is like second skin to them.... That is how they are raised up sha.... So it's a matter of upbringing... Same for middle class/rich moslem folks....

I never saw any of my Moslem classmates wearing hijab or cap even though we live in the same street and go to school together ... Olomore FHE

But those in Lafenwa/sabo, even if the sun is blowing hot air, they're always in hijab... I will see one eleha (black burka wearing woman covered head to toe... Even wearing black socks and gloves) in Olomore... But I will see ten elehas in Lafenwa...

In Ibara GRA, during events... I never see anybody wear hijab... But in suburbs... Hmmm.

Its a matter of social status... Daughters of rich northern folks... Same thing.

2. I never see Educated moslem woman wey dey wear hijab go work... maybe in the North or middle belt... But in the south west, I neve See.

3. Not really arrogance or ego. Its depends on how they were brought up. I have lady Moslem friends who are very gentle and humble... We live on same street... I never see them wear hijab.

4. You're right.

Ali ' s burial case is a matter of culture.... And status too... In my village, if money dey, they keep the body in the morgue for few months and then they bring it home after burial arrangements have been made.

But if there is no money, they bury the deceased the next day and do the burial later.

Religion is something we ought to confine to the boundary of our premise. To me, it is wrong for someone to carry his religion out and use it to disturb other people. People preaching inside buses or loud Night vigils annoy me.

if anyone feels his religion is not good, if it is safe for him to convert to another religion, he will convert to his desired religion without anybody preaching or talking to him.

It's a matter of numbers though... In the majority Moslem north, they use islam to harras people because they are majority ...

So in the south, if you feel you're being harrased with Christianity...., Please Keep in mind that up north, Christians are enduring even worse discrimination or being killed because of islamic extremism...

As far as nobody is beating, stabbing or burning your house for not being a Christian, ... Life goes on

HaneefahRN:
Hypocrites. Like they wear a robe on a normal day. The hijab is part of the Muslim woman's identity, it is a known part of our religion. We ain't telling you to wear it, but it is our right to wear it. If you ain't satisfied then, you can go to hell for all we care. Later they'll come crying some people are trying to Islamize the Country while fighting against Muslims practising their religion.

If you like after wearing robe, remove your shoes like sele people, na your wahala be that.

Evem among moslem women, there is hypocrisy in the use of hijab... It is a matter of class.

It is only the poor, un/half educated Moslem women that are required to wear long, thick hijab EVERY TIME.... EVERY WHERE...!!..

The ladies that are educated or from rich homes, it is only when they want to go mosque or fasting periods, that is when you will see them stylishly wrap lace scarf over their hair and shoulder.... Every other time, you will NEVER see them wear hijab

Cc : daretodiffer

*looks right; looks left*...

I hope my neck is safe... I just dey observe o... No be blasphemy o...

malele:
The problems o nigeria started with him

Are you alright?

Does Obasanjo resemble Lord Lugard, Gowon, Buhari, Babangida or Abacha?

ziccoit:
If GEJ had won the last election, Nigeria might have vanished from the world map. The N3.9 trillion recovered by PMB, which is claimed to be a tip of iceberg, .

How do you know this is true?

Somebody in Abuja typed a paper of figures without names, companies or whatever ... And you automatically believed what is typed on the paper.

Why una no dey learn? It is the lies, decent and propaganda APC used to brainwash ppl to vote for them that they deployed again... As usual,people swallowed everything hook, line and sinker.

Why aren't former pdp folks who joined APC being arrested and jailed too for stealing? Is Dasuki the only person from the north who ate money? If you must prosecute Tompolo for corruption, what about Ayiri Emami?

I'm sure if Tompolo Or Fani Kayode become APC members tomorrow, all corruption charges against them will be dropped ...!!..

Buhari's corruption fight is selective witch hunting... Amaechi did not steal money abi? If GEJ becomes APC member, I wonder who Lai Mohammed will blame for their inability to deliver their electoral promises

nairalandbuzz:
Even tho I don't support Nigeria breaking up, I like ur points

The way Nigeria is right now, nobody want the others to develop ahead of them.... So they cantralize everything.... Power, ports, federal this, federal that

Those who want to move faster are tied down or frustrated from pushing ahead.

The last thing any sane Nigerian want is the break up of Nigeria ... We love Nigeria, but I cannot stand the fact that I'm paying N145 per liter for petrol drilled in my backyard, BEDC has deprived us of power for 3 years and to cap the insult, some stupid herdsmen from chad or Niger brought their cows to my village and destroyed my uncle's farm .... This is rubbish ... How long shall we continue to swallow all these rubbish because of "one Nigeria "?

All the constitutional conferences recommended true federalism or regionalism... Because of selfish interests they trash the everything.

All the tribes in Nigeria are busy frustrating each other... Abacha frustrated MKO ... Obassnjo frustrated Atiku... Boko haram frustrated GEJ ... Now niger delta is frustrating Buhari... How shall we develop with this kind tribalism and nepotism in Nigeria?

We want development but can't generate more than 5,000mw because the national grid can't take more than that ... That means the National grid is frustrating us.... Oya dismantle the national grid... They will shout no no no, let us manage it like that .. who will continue to manage darkness with them?

I Don't have any problem with federalism, regionalism or confederation... But to continue with Nigeria like this... If they no gree to restructure, everybody should go their way jare.

The desire to break away from Nigeria has been there even before independence .... Let us face the truth.. whether we like it or not... People will still continue to agitate forf freedom from Nigeria until nobody will be able to tie them down anymore ...

AntiIPOB:
so,the money meant for the development of the niger delta was embezzled by the apc?
Was it apc that was in charge of the nndc for the past ten years?
You are just a noise maker.

Look my friend... Niger Delta is different from other regions... Environment wise.

If it takes 100m to build a road project in ogun, enugu kwara, it will cost N1bn to build same length road in Niger Delta.

I grew up in abeokuta and presently in enugu... The ground here.... Even in the rainy season .... Is always solid strong. If you want to build a rpad here, just clear d way, grade/stabbilize the ground ... Put cement base and tar.... That's all....

You cannot try that in agbor, talkless of core Niger Delta areas. The 100m used in for complete road in enugu will not buy you enough laterite/sharp sand you will need to build in A swampy water logged region.

If you further add infflation / drop in value of naira... N1bn cannot build a standard new road anywhere in the in Delta ... 1bn can renovate an existing road.. but it cannot build a new one.

So when you hear that 200bn was allocated to Bayelsa... When you consider we have to import the machines, steel rods, fabrication tools... Import everythinh...The 200bn is tissue paper... It has little value.

I used to blame uduaghan for not completing the Ughelli-kwale-ibuzor-asaba road dualization.... But now when I'm going home from asaba and see the crazy hills, valley, muddy terrain and rain/forest environment. .. I don't blame him. Even the contractors with all the heavy machines at their disposal ran away from the asaba-ibuzor side. The money that would be required to do the road on that side. ... With inflation as it is now, I won't be surprised if it cos 200bn to finish the whole road.... Its tough.

So the reality is... It will take a determined and visionary leader and "billions " of cash before you can execute durable projects in Niger Delta... Some of the time, it is not their fault they are not working. In my village, N100m cannot build 1km tarred road.

coldFLARES1:
As an urhobo, I am yet to see what end this whole agitation by these criminal Ijaw gangs is aimed at achieving. For the years we've had democracy, the ND has been unfortunate to be governed by thieves, who not only stole derivation funds but also left their states with massive debt overhangs.

Overall, when production grounds, and all of the ND states become burdened like Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Bayelsa, we shall collectively hunt down these criminals and look for civil/constitutional ways for seeking redress.

Immunity clause for political office holders in Nigeria is the reason why they are stealing. It's not only Niger Delta states. From president to lawmakers to local government chairman all over Nigeria, its the same.

With immunity clause in the constitution, politicians can steal even every kobo allocated to their wards and you can't touch them until after their tenure is over... it is useless to protest because they will simply send police/soldiers to shot and arrest innocent people ...

And you can't charge them to court because they have immunity and also control the organs of government.

Sadly, by then they would contest for another office, dole out stolen cash to the votes or whoever, get elected again or get appointed.... E.g. lootimi amaethief.

Even you, with neat mind, if you become a politician and get into office, the system will corrupt you.

So all the billions they steal, they get away with it. Kogi governor Abubakar Audu stole billions b4 he died ... APC knew that and didn't touch him. That billions he stole, where did the money come from? Niger delta...

They did not prosecute Amaechi, they did not prosecute ayiri emami... Infact, once you defect to apc, you are a saint and can keep your loot.

So why do they now want to prosecute the others who are not APC members? If you must prosecute Tompolo, Akpologbemi and co, you must also prosecute Ayiri Emami and Amaechi... Apart from Dasuki, who else from the North is in jail for stealing?

So all these nonsense about Fighting corruption is ... Rubbish...!!.. if tompolo join APC tomorrow, they will not touch him again ... All the noise about recovering stolen money is scam propaganda. If they recovered anything, it is from pdp members who refused to join them.

Now tell me again why the militants will not ask for "corruption " cases to be dropped? Because it is jamboree, selective witch hunting of non apc members.

So if you look at the root eventually e.g this immunity clause thing, the problem is not Niger Delta governors who steal (all politicians steal) or prosecuting corrupt people.

The problem is with Nigeria itself ... Unless nigeria is restructured, it will never develop... Some people have realized this ... That is why they are clamouring for Bi@fr@ or ND Republic because... Just as Buhari trashed the National conference report, The North and west will not let nigeria be restructured.

The ultimate solution is either regionalism or outright break up... I'm from Delta too... Ukwani... I'll prefer $10bn revenue is shared among 12 states than share same with 36 states and their numerous LGAs.

Politicians in the restructured or break away states cannot steal like in Nigeria because if they try it, they will be promptly dealt with... Our culture/native system of government is Parliamentary... Nigeria ' s executive presidential system is moulded after Northern Sultan/Emir system where you cannot touch the rulers no matter whatever atrocities they commit.

Nigeria is fvcked up... No tribe want the others to develop ahead of them. How do you develop the country with this mentality?

I, me, myself ... I have given up on Nigeria o. Rising Sun or Nd republic... Anyone wey succed, I will simply pack my bags and go join them...!!..

SageTravels:
I graduated last year and I am still waiting for NYSC Batch B. can I apply

No... You will need to upload your nysc certificate

reyin:
y d rush, na naija we dey and we sabi naija mata how e dey. De memo wey dem write talk sey na 12June reg go start.

I just de cross leg de wait 4 June 12

#June12 again.... Dnt ask y abeg

Dude, its june 12...!!..

kettykin:
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Nigeria had better focused it's energy on its economic problems, recession and many other challenges facing the country.

That is it...!!..

All the arms funds scandal nonsense that happened under GEJ Would have been avoided if there no boko haram.

GEJ said if not for boko haram, his government would have performed better...

Buhari wants fall into the same trap... The money they ought to use to build infrastructure, they want to use to fight senseless fight that will further cripple the country

coldFLARES1:
Do you honestly say, cases of corruption, treason and theft being pursued should be discontinued and suspects freed because some criminals have decreed so? There should be no two ways about this: a confrontation that would eventually settle this issue.

Thankfully, officers that may possibly become dissident have been eased out preparatory to the final showdown and good enough, the criminals have boasted about having adequate armaments including missile capabilities and the advantage of the terrain. So no party comes with greater advantage.

You didn't understand my first post well...

I did not say it is okay for few criminals to hold the government to ransom...

This problem... Militancy..., just a recurring decimal... Why does the issues keep coming up again and again?

That's is why I said... Forget the past... Block the loopholes... Restructure the system to ensure the incidents does not happen again.

Look at the power sector ... The reason why the bombings affected power supply is because we operate a Single National Grid system...

If you unbundle the national grid... Let lagos-oyo-ogun generate power and keep it in their states, if Niger Delta like, let the bomb all gas pipelines it will not affect lagos-oyo-ogun

They are bombing the pipelines because you are dependant on them. If you block that loophole, become self reliant, they will not bomb because it is useless to bomb

Anger beget nothing but impotent ash... Military intervention will not solve the problem permanently... Not dress the surface and move on. A few months or a year later, they will regroup, start again with better weapons and them you will have bigger wahala.

see, the problem is bigger than Militancy... Why do we have only lagos port working when we have many other ports? Why are we importing petrol when we have crude oil? Why is electricity supply in Nigeri tied to a single grid? Why is it that 26 states depend on states for resources to pay their workers salary and do their projects?

So my dear, the problem is not with the militants... The problem is with Nigeria itself. The military option you are proposing will not solve any problem, it will only make the bitterness worse. It's better to let the sleeping dog lie first, then you can work out and implement ways you will stop depending on them later.

Much as I do not align with the government's seeming prioritization of the fight against official graft over the economy, the states can go broke provided a clear statement is made to the effect effect that no group/association of individuals can hold us to ransom.

This is akin to a married man with a wife who refuses to cook because her husband brought cars for his cousins and sisters, but refused to buy car for the wife because he gives her monthly allowance that she use to cook for their 7 children.

The husband now said to his 7 children ... "Since your mother has refused to cook, all of you can go hungry... E no concern me...I will go and eat in buka "

Is that husband a responsible father?

Rather than settle his issues with his wife ... Even if it is just to promise his wife he will buy her car... He refuse... He says his children can go hungry...!!..

I, me, myself ...

I don't see anything inside pix 2,5 and 7...!!..

lionel4power:
NIGERIA IS AFRICA'S ONLY SUPERPOWER. AND MOST POWERFUL BLACK NATION ON EARTH.

Ehwo ... I don die...!!..

Ordinary Algeria will finish you under a month... They don't even need to send any army here...

Just arm some toureg folks like boko haram... And with Islamic brainwashing, almajiri will join dem to fight against the army ... And you know, Moslem soldiers would be reluctant to shoot their brothers

Datzall...!!..

By military ranking, Nigeria is 4th in Africa ... Far fourth...

Forget your large economy ... submarine warning in the atlantic is all needed to shut down Nigerian economy since everything ... Including food and fuel are imported...!!..