₦airaland Forum

SalamRushdie:
If Atiku had won the 2023 election , fuel will be about 287 at the most now , meaning prices of goods will be far less than they are under Tinubu...The problem is that Tinubu deliberately fixed high fuel price to allegedly support his oil company not taking into cognizance the massive hyper inflation and Devaluation that will follow which will now lead to further fuel price increase ...

How did you arrive at #287? Why not #20/Litre?

Stricker321:
You're being emotional and not objective. That's the problem with many Obidients 😕

If Tinubu should leave, it is better to try Peter Obi, not Atiku.

SalamRushdie:
Tinubu is a self centered greedy man who lacks empathy, he is all about milking Nigerians to make his so called business empire rich

All these are mere emotions,

List things that would become cheaper if Atiku gets to Aso-Rock.

If this fire had happened in Lagos, all hell would have broke loose with the ways Igbo Influencers would have been accusing the Yorubas of being the cause of their problems.

VeeVeeMyLuv:
I laff at you guys

Under this atmosphere of insecurity, corruption, insincerity and I don't care attitude leaders, it is not going to happen.

APC Buharia and now Tunub closed border for 10+ solid years all because they want to boost agric production. Yet they up til now they still cannot produce quality affordable rice! Stone full everywhere. Now they have resumed opening of border.

This country lack urgency, political will and sincerity of purpose to tackle the myriad of challenges.

What you look is what you see

iLegendd:
List a few things you think will happen to Nigerians when APC is done.

Below are mine.

1. Number of obese and diabetic patients will reduce to just 3% in Nigeria. No be who see excess enjoyment like Cubana Chief Priest dey get those ones?

2. Number of hypertensive patients (young and old) will shoot up to 90%. And some of them will be fed up and commit suicide without a suicide note to justify their reasons. We know it's depression. No need for note.

3. Everyone will finally know that having a large farm is better than having a large degree, but despite this, they'll be afraid to be farmers because that is where they'll probably meet their untimely death from the hands of Fulani herdsmen and nothing will happen. Dead, gone and forgotten.

4. Most Nigerian women will be infection bank of the world because frustration will lead most to sleeping with anything, including dogs, as long as money is involved. If you increase the price, they'll do crazier sh!ts and skin-to-skin. They no longer care. They're frustrated enough already and think life isn't even worth living again.

5. Most men like us, who always preach against fraud and advise others not to do it will no longer preach against it neither will we support it. We'll just say, "Do what favours you and puts food on your table."

6. Cultism will reduce because na who him belle full na him dey scream aro mate.

7. Kidnapping, organ harvesting, armed robbery, dishonesty, evil, and all sorts of crimes will be a normal thing — religious leaders will be involved and even straight men sleeping with gay men for money will become normalized and trendy.

8. Most women won't be married even at age 38 because the 40 year old man that is supposed to marry them can't even feed himself properly. Hence, these women will go into beer parlour business and end up sleeping with all her customers praying for one of them to marry her.

9. Naira will still fall and fuel will still rise — it's just a matter of time and this will make billionaires holding dollars or the country in hostage become richer and the poor poorer and susceptible to manipulation by the rich in exchange for token or to commit a crime for them.

10. Frustration will pile up and one day, the underpaid military who love to obey the last command will disobey their bosses and start shooting at politicians and everyone.

It'll become a pandemic and politicians will now become scared of men in military and police uniform because they don't know the one of their bodyguards that'll open fire on them. Nigeria will become so chaotic and the pandemonium will become a full blown revolution pioneered my the military. (It's just a matter of time). Nigeria is just waiting for Burkina Faso to succeed so that we can use them as reference to the kind of life and leadership we want.

List yours...

There would be increase in EXPORT trade ,which would trickle down to the masses.

franchasng:
This sums up why African nations will never catch up with the level of developments we see in western countries and even Asian countries today.


The only leaders that have the capacity to develop their nation to a world-class standard are Dictators, Emperors, Kings and Queens.


Democracy is not meant for nations still struggling with development, it is meant for nations that have achieved national development and now looking for ways to rotate the leadership for the sake of equity and inclusiveness.


And African nations missed that era we had Military Dictators who were supposed to develop African nations to global standard.


Democracy is not the best system of government for Nigeria. If Tinubu was a sensible man with good intention for all Nigerians, he would have been a good Emperor to rule Nigeria for like 30 years, but the man is so unfortunate, so bias, so tribalistic and so greedy that he hardly gets satisfied with stealing public funds

Development of NATIONS requires

*Discipline
*Knowledge a.k.a Technical man-power
* Unity of purpose.

It is far easier to achieve these objectives in countries where most peoples share common ancestries, world views, value systems and speak similar or related languages or practice similar religions.

African countries that are close to this stage (Burundi, Rwanda, Senegal, Eritrea and Somalia) can become great if they have strong leaders .







No individual political party or tribes can rule Nigeria for a very long time because of the complex heterogeneity nature of the country.

If colonialism hasn't distrupted African political systems, we ought to just improve and modernize our Kingdoms into modern nations and we would have developed faster.

This was what happened in Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and many other Arab countries that simply transformed their Kingdoms into modern nations.

The next best alternative was what the British did : Indirect Rule followed by Self-Goverents and finally Independence based on PARLIAMENTARY democracy and True Federalism but the Military struck on Jan-15, 1966 and abolished this system.

bigpicture001:
Of a truth, how can North Korea with all the sanctions against them ND tyranny if it leader, plus use of it's little economics resources to finance weapons ND military equipment,

How did they manage to still build this brand new city ..? Why can't a Nigerian city be like this even after billions allocated to governors ND fct minister.. for decades we are still talking about roads...

You under-estimate the resilience power of the human minds to solve problems that they truly want to solve.

First, North Korea (just like Communist China) is not a democratic nation and never pretend to observe human rights.



The Supreme Leader, announce tasks to be done (e.g construction of 100km roads or 20 sky scrappers along a boulevard) and everybody key into this.

1) They don't award contracts: the citizens build their towns/cities themselves. This build capacity, Foster sense of patriotism and reduce corruption.


2) There is no opposition and/elections: the divisiveness of elections and opposition politics are eliminated.

All hands must be on deck to achieve the set goals and anyone that tries to deviate from it are treated as traitors ,with punishments that can range from death sentence or imprisonment with hard labour.

3) There is no term limits: The leaders aren't distracted by 'how to win the next elections or the temptations to embezzle money to be able to live comfortably after office'

4) The heavy sanctions make it very difficult for North Korea to import things, so they they look inwards to find ways they can use what is avaliable in their country to solve their problems. In the long run, this 'punishment' is a blessing in disguise for North Korea, though it can also make things very difficult for them e.g North Korea resorted to collection of human excreta of their citizens to be processed into organic manure because they couldn't access fertiliser. This may seem disgusting and even expose some people to health hazards but it worked. It boosted the Country's food production in the face of almost total isolation.

1) You can NOT sue tribes.

2) You can NOT sue anybody for an offense that doesn't exist under the laws e.g Offence of bearing our names.

3) Ikweres can also claim that it is the Igbos that are bearing Ikwere Names since no tribe has a copyright over any name.

Gajagojo:
Your questions are not intelligent
I am sure you are intelligent but you choose to be lazy and not ask yourself questions which you could figure out yourself


Why must it be Lagos or Port Harcourt?
Is there not already a refinery in Kaduna? How did crude oil get there
Can we not build another refinery ? Or refineries
How long did it take to build a refinery in Lagos

The Kaduna Refiner is presently NOT functioning.

The Refinery in Niger Republic was built and ran by the Chinese.


The Niger Republic Military Junta borrowed about $450 million from China, using their future crude oil sale to the Chinese Refinery as a collateral. However, they couldn't raise any money to repay the loan, so they resorted to 'Area Boys' Tactics by slaming the Chinese Refinery company a $80billion Tax.


When the Refinery didn't pay this outrageous tax, the Military Rulers seized the company and expelled the Chinese Expariates from Niger Republic.

However, they have no experience or technical know how to run the Refinery, leading to fuel scarcity .

They had to swallow their pride and beg Nigeria to sell 300 Trucks of petrol to them.

Niger Republic ,just like other African countries are very poor because they don't have the knowledge to add values to their resources to produce what they want.

ehikwe22:
Fuel crisis happens in Nigeria more than anywhere else

Largely because the Petroleum sector was Government driven until 2024 when policies were implemented to allow the private sector lead the refining, distribution and marketing of petroleum products

Gajagojo:
My Humble opinion
Niger has crude oil
Nigeria should buy all their crude and refine it in Nigeria

We should become a refining hub and aim to TOTALLY stop crude oil exports in 10 years selling refined crude to our neighbours

How do you transport crude oil from Niger Rep to the Refinery in Lagos or Port Harcourt?


Do you you have full details why the Chinese Refinery in Niger Republic stopped working?

givedemwotowoto:
If not that Ebola and his Agbadorians are Nigeria’s biggest enemies today, people like El-Rufai would’ve lost relevance. For now, the primary goal is to send Agbado munchers into political oblivion never to come back again

Many Nigerians, like most black people seem to lack the patience and discipline, to think DEEPLY enough to study their problems, understand these problems and find solutions to it but prefer to look for the easy way out- who to blame.

It is either they blame the Devil, the Gov't, their village people, step mothers or some people they don't like or understand e.g their political opponents, other tribes etc

Restructuring is a PROCESS, not an event .


If you compare Nigeria of 1990 and Nigeria of 2025, you would see that alot of Restructuring has been made especially in


Aviation

Education

Railways

Electricity

Maritime


Etc



The only major areas that States don't have full powers is STATE POLICE.

State have reasonable powers to invest in their resources, if they are SERIOUS enough

Okwyjesus:
There is no greatness lkwerres brings to lgbo identity. Thy are just scared of being overshadowed. I here in PH for over 25yrs

Infact in the old Eastern Region, they wished and craved for the identity.

You given answers to questions that weren't asked.

I never asked ,if Ikweres are adding anything to the Igbos but WHY DO MANY IGBOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA GER ANNOYED WHENEVER IKWERES SAY THAT THEY AREN'T IGBOS BUT A SEPARATE DISTINCT ETHNIC GROUP?

Zionmdde:
I think the rule is for government schools. Most government schools in SW have more than 90% yoruba population. So they can teach whatever they want. They are free to become so bigotic to teach all subjects in yoruba.

It's not everything we should be complaining about. The idiots who are driving bigotry in Lagos get satisfaction only when people complain. Ignore them and they will look foolish to themselves

Igbos should find private schools that teach Igbo and register their children. Or find ways to teach them igbo at home if they must go to government school. Silence is the best answer to those idiots

If they teach all subjects in their mother tongues, there is nothing bigotry in it, in as much as the students understand what they are being taught.

Igbos is NOT the opposite of Yoruba.

Okwyjesus:
The Ikwerres doesn't represent the hardworkng and enterpreneuring spirit lgbos are known for.

Nothing is special about them abeg. Leave them alone.


AS FOR YOU THAT WENT TO AI TO ASK SUCH QUESTION SHOWS YOU MAY BE JOBLESS.

Why do many Igbos on Social Media easily get annoyed whenever Ikweres say they aren't Igbos?

Does this diminish the greatness Igbo in anyways?

owobokiri:
You're talking to yourself. You are the one trying to tell igbos who is igbo or not. I hardly read any topic here about igbos trying to define who is Yoruba or not..

My point is very clear: if you Yorubas want all igboid groups to be seen as distinct ethnicities, then all yoruboid groups should be categorised as such too. Simplicita..

You can not be jumping up and down from the southwest, as you desperately try to define groups you don't share broders with. You uave been on this mission for purely selfish pecuniary interests for eons.. It has cost lives and destroyed businesses. And you don't care..

There is no igbo agenda to separate yoruboid groups from mainstream Yorubas. So you guys in the southwest who use the media, government agencies and political posturing to introduce a "divide and rule" regime between the south-east and her southsouth igboid groups since 1966, may want to back off...


And yes, ikwerre is more igbo than Awori is Yoruba..

You probably think Ikwere are like Pry -2 pupils that can't think for themselves and Yorubas can easily dictate for them on how to see themselves.

Heffalump:
To end this argument for Yorubas:

I want everyone to understand that the people of Kwara state are not yorubers, if it's possible to believe that Ikwere people of Rivers are not Igbos.

Nothing concern Yorubas in this matter.


Most Yorubas don't even know what is Ikweres, let alone know if they are Igbo or not.


I first learned of Ikweres-Igbo palaver on Social Media in 2015, shortly after IPOB started drawing maps of Biafra.

mrvitalis:
Libya had Ekiti population with Nigerians oil production

Bros who taught u guys economics please

Most Nigerians are deeply entitled and deeply ignorant.

Zulu11zulu:
This yeruba woman her parents enter UK illegally want to stop others.

She should know that she is products of illegal immigrants and stop envy, I know her target will be Africa migrants her parents will be ashamed of her when ever they are. Very ugly thing.

Her parents entered the UK legally.

Before 1986, Nigerians didn't need a Visa to enter the UK.

Biodun556:
How come all of them are Fulanis even though they speak hausa?

How do they manage to exclude real hausas?

The issue isn't as straight forward as you assume.

In the URBAN areas, ethnic identity is difficult to delineat because most families are mixed e.g Gov Umar Bago of Niger State is Fulani-Nupe-Gbagyi

Gov Abdullazeez Abdulrazaq of Kwara is Yoruba+Fulani+ (? Nupe/Bariba)



In the rural areas, where the political and religious elites of the Emirates only post supretending officers called Hakimis (District leaders) from the capitals, the ordinary peoples still maintain their ethnic identities.

Villagesquare:
Igbos Shine both when Nigeria is bad and when it is good. This my standpoint view is backed up with the evidential reality of what the Igbo business men did this December. Anybody that it in the Eastern Nigeria this festive season will not believe that this is the same Nigeria where cost of 1 bag of rice is 100k. There was an unaccountable number of events and this last year saw the highest influx of people in the recent times. How are the Igbos doing this. It is simple. Igbos are business people, therefore they are not always at the tail end of the adverse effects of inflation. Infact a business man confided in me that Last year was his best Year. Other tribes should realize that no matter how they try, they can't kill that spirit of Igbo man. If it can't happen during the war, it cannever happen now. Igbo esika

Tinubu would win Anambra ,Ebonyi and Imo States come 2027

iwaeda:
Iku ba yeye, kade pelori.
What will Gbadegesin do now.

They are from the same family

paramakina202:
There are failed marriages in people that married from their villages even in some cases of first cousins who got married and still divorced.
Betty marriage to her husband should be considered as successful as they lived together in peace till the man passed away it is Yoruba tribalist who are judging her in a negative way.However people will continue to marry from any place they found love.Nigerians do marry oyibo so nothing can stop them from getting married to each other that is a wishful thinking.

People should marry whoever they like.


However, the PERSONALITY of Betty Anyawu-Akeredolu affected her .
She is clearly an Alpha-female who was the dominant partner in her marriage which easily cropped up with her dangling into the politics of Ondo State.

The FASTEST way: enter Akure bust at Iwo road, immediately you alight at Akure, you would see Bini buses (which is about an hour from Akure.

Celestialsword:
Those who fight and run away live to fight another day,

I can see that you are not capable of controlling your emotions.

Many elitist sees and experience the decay in the nation,but since they can't do anything about it for now, they decided to lie low.

My advice to you now is that try and create positive Change in that small place you are now and with time it will go round .

You cannot be holier than the pope

I sympathize with the young man but he is not seeking solutions to his problems.

Nigeria is poor because we are NOT a productive country and the effect of this realities is biting harder among the young educated Nigerians, who have no skills will, determination and to some extent, the resources ,needed to be productive in a changing world but wrongly assumed that their university degrees automatically confer on them the right to comfortable lives.

Coldrux:
I hold a B.Sc

lOOK around you and see, which of the problems can you use this qualification to solve:

for instance: production and supply of granites, plastic pipes, garments, vegetable oil, chalk, tomatoes, leather or other items needed in your environment or provision of certain services like internet, hospital or transportation services that are in GREAT DEMANDS by your community.

The reasons why those rear cattle, those who produce iron rods, plastics or yams are not wailing like our young university graduates is because they are PRODUCING things that are in hot demands by our society.

Coldrux:
As I type this, I'm going mad and crazy. God and even the devil see my heart. He(God) knows me even before I was formed and conceived in my mother's womb. I'm someone that hates to see tears and sadness among people. I could do everything and anything within my capacity to see people smile and be eternally happy. What is the essence of our existence if we can't touch lives?.
Consequent upon my kindheartedness, I've often being left penniless most times, because I give a lot. By God's grace, I'm an embodiment of Generosity. I am willing and ready to die to see others happy. If I'm lieing, let me not see the new year. Nigerians deserve better than what they are currently going through. The irony of the whole thing is that the most hardworking people are the poorest ones.
Can we all protest? Can we all come out to say no to bad governance? I'm ready to lead the protests. I don't care or mind if I die in the course of doing so. After all, something must kill a man. It is better to die for something than to live for nothing. Let's rise now. Tommorow might be too late

PROTESTS CAN NOOOOOOOT SOLVE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.

khalling2008:
Some ignorant people will think Islam is the religion of the North. So for your mind now, it is the North that practices Islam. What consign President Tinubu with the introduction of Sharia court in South West. Sharia court has been practiced by Muslims in Oyo state, Ibadan, Iwo, osun, etc, but the munafiq and the non-muslims will not understand because they don't know what it is called sharia law.

In as much as the constitution of Nigeria allow sharia court, sharia court of appeal, the southwest must get thier.shària court also.

All the religion in Nigeria has the right to practice their religion according to their faith.

For those who said that they will not allow the sharia court, should kill their self or to relocate to southeast because social media is not a place where the matter will be settled. The matter will be settled by the constitution and court of law, not by nonentity that shouting on social media.

In what stand, you declare that Shari'ah courts has been practiced in Ibadan, Iwo and some Yoruba cities and at the same time, you are pushing for establishments of Shari'ah Courts in the same Yorubaland .

immortalcrown:
Three questions:

1.
Why is there so much noise or controversy about Sharia court in SW?

2.
Will the Sharia court handle cases that involve non-Muslims?

3.
I sincerely thought that Sharia court is in line with the Islamic faith. If this thought is correct, why should a Yoruba person that willingly practises Islam in Yoruba land reject Sharia court?

Why do you need a Government Agency like a Court to monitor and punish citizens for obey or disobeying a supposedly laws of a God?


Please lave religious beliefs within the realms of individual convictions and personal agencies?

englishmart:
What was Deborah's offence that made those bloodthirsty terrorists lynch her in such a gruesome manner. Once I hear "Allahu Akbir" I Usain-bolt.

Last year, one heavly bearded man at a well populated train station in a European country loudly shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and hundreds of people started scampering for safety. The whole station was in commotion, thinking a terrorist was about to detonate a bomb.