₦airaland Forum

sulaak:
Nonsense, There are Christain Senators and reps in the North and the Middlebelt are not partial to the North. The problem is the lack of electronic voting in the house. Nigerians need to how their representatives vote.

Do they even use votes ? Is it not a case of who can shout loudest (yes or no) while the man with the hammer uses his discretion to pick which is louder.... all predetermined 2/3rds is not hard to get

orisa37:
The South Senators and Members of Rep are all WICKED, UNREASONABLE AND UNSERIOUS LEGISLATORS. THEY SEEM TO BE DELIBERATELY MISREPRESENTING THEIR PEOPLE AND MISAPPROPRIATING THEIR RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.

WHAT THEY JOINED THE NORTH TO PASS IN THE 30% OIL EXPLORATION FUND EXCLUSIVELY TO THE NORTH IS SIMILAR TO MACBAN ASKING $250billion. TO CARRY OUT RIFA-RUGA ISLAMISATION FULANISATION AND ANARCHY AND EMEFIELE, CBN GOVERNOR, A DELTAMAN AND A SOUTHERNER RELEASED THE MONEY TO MACBAN BEFORE BUHARI INSTRUCTED HIM TO DO SO. THIS IS NOT JUJU. IT'S PLAIN UNREASONABLENESS, FOOLISHNESS, STUPIDITY AND SATANIC IGNORANCE.
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250 billion dollars released to MACBAN ? Is this true? Was this carried by any news outlet? Do you have any references?

Why is a state of emmergency not declared in Kaduna?

The State Goverment obviously cannot handle the matter.Where in the world are students kidnapped Emma's from school regularly? How is that normal? And no one should mention us school shootings.Lagos had School shootings in the 80's it was addressed firmly and decisively.

The riffraffs then took their fight out of the schools not this.This is institutionalized faliure to respond to this matter by the police in the state and the relevant authorities.

The right question is Why?

If this is true them that is so unjust.... why the north alone? That's mischievous on the part of whoever wrote that bit. How much is the region responsible for the resource getting?Whoever is in charge needs to consider that this action is not right

It's time to take stock of where all our federal assets are as per each region.I hope this has not been happening over time and been missed by the general populace.

What is wrong is wrong.but the good thing is its not too late to correct this. Its not too late to do the right thing

If this is true them that is so unjust.... why the north alone? That's mischievous on the part of whoever write that bit.Whoever is in charge needs to consider that is not right

It's time to take stock of where all our federal assets are as per each region.I hope this has not been happening over time and been missed by the general populace.

What is wrong is wrong.but the good thing is its not too late to correct this.

When will a state of emmergency be declared in that State?

What criteria needs to be met

This should be on the front page

teelaw4life:
You no get sense. You're making tax laws for organisations that have zero physical presence in your country. How does this make sense to you?

You guys need to wake up and applaud any initiative that supports the growth of the country.They make a lot of money from Nigeria.A lot,if in doubt ask how much Linda makes from ads daily,and that's just a tip of the iceberg compared to Facebook,insta,Twitter etc.

Thanks to our population and china /asia not letting their people trade with such platforms,Nigeria contributes a significant amount in dollars to their revenue.Someone should Please bring the figures and rate in comparison to other countries and regions.

This is the right step from Nigeria.Tax any income they generate from Nigeria.Any money that goes out from Nigerian accounts to them as payment for services must be tracked and taxed,vat first then systems to collect other taxes e.g must be thought of creatively .Naija is doing that already.e.g operating liscence,registration etc

Have they effected the memo stopping housejob salaries?

House officers are you still been paid?

If not,this may be the outcome of no salaries for HO, meaning these adults have to ask for pocket money or find other means to survive.

Before you say do bussiness, bussiness and housemanship should not go together. this is not good.

Who wants to hire an international model that will pull a political ..... at a press conference sabotaging and entire brand.

She nearly sabotaged the pagent with her rubbish. You think the Russian chick didn't know what she was doing when she ensured she was reported as crying because someone poured yellow paint on her flag.The pageants brand don't need anyone aligning them with any political affiliation.

Desecrating flags of your country or any other country at pagents is a no no...

That said,the crying Russian girl probably was scared of the implication of dissing Russia (putin) on a global or local stage and was crying to show "this was not my intention". Cos if it was,chances are she may not be on a good foot with Putin

The silly Nigerian girl should be glad she got away with this one,next time she should try it with her other country's flag.

Meanwhile don't we have a law against desecrating Nigerias flag? They should scare her small and ask her supporters to explain with references why she should not be tried under that law.. might serve as detergent for other aspiring dumbos

Has this man been found yet?

There needs to be reward for information that will produce every single person there.

This must not just end as permissible.it is not.

Emeka71:
I don't see anything wrong with what Baba Ijesha did he only reacted to the condition at hand ; for example if your daughter comes to play with you would you refuse giving her attention because you are of a different gender; you only have to be innocent about your embrace to the babe; because refusing a babe could make you look wicked to a little babe.

This one is an idiot and should not speak in public

That said the best example for how to speak on matters like this was seen in the okereke woman case and poju oyemade case when both came to speak on a suspected rape /abuse matter.Okereke spoke for her brother,oyemade for the church.Heres what they said paraphrases

Started with condemning sexual abuse in very strong terms

Commiserate with the victims and all other victims of such practice

Stated that victims must always speak up and fight for justice



Oyemade -admits theres areas for improvement on accountability that requires review and will be looked into

Okereke states she will never support injustice but asks the public to allow a competent count determine guilt.

End of matter.we don't even know the outcome but everyone chilled after That. But baba Ijesha s cohort appear to be a different breed.They even protested,called public prosecutor complicit, gaslighted the victim,dragged those standing for justice to be served, all this was done publicly.

That's why his case will be a teachable momment for society.He as become the mascot for how Lagos addresses sexual abuse.All eyes on Lagos

Lagos is the pacesetter state when it comes to justice and many other matters.This case will set the tone for all on the stance of the State and the country to paedophilia.

The clowns defending him in public are making the matters worse for him.Best would have been him to claim remorse,but instead they are disparaging and disrespecting the true victims of their crime. "The girl is above 18" "she asked for it" " her guardian tried seducing him first" "he know the secret of how Bleep was raped before".

That is the story here, a sexual abuse victim,a ward trying to get justice,The abuser(he is an abuser) and the others.

Since he has pled not guilty to sexual abuse his case will be tried fully in Lagos.and those guys are thourough, these unguarded comments of his defendants "The others" that show no remorse will determine the maximum sentence in this case to serve as a lesson to society at large.

These baba Ikeja well wishers dragging he victims are like the proverbial fly that do not know when to turn back.

studentofTruth:
I agree with you.

But can't force patriotism when there's no justice and a sense of belonging! It's never been like this since 1999! Hold your current leaders accountable!

Youths should also take responsibility.they can start by stopping this demarketting of their future.

It's their future they are seriously demarketting by dragging the country in international climes.At least those that can't leave Nigeria

Will they (international crew) do anything as per a sovereign nation? Let them keep been stupid ,the Nigerians abroad via remote work, Ghana and soon Rwanda will reap the benefits.Yorubas call it aseni s era e

ObaKlaz:
No nation is without challenges. Nigerians are always eager to point back home with the left index finger, especially in the full glare of the international community.

Comments on Nairaland alone are enough to repel foreign investors! Nigeria is down already, as it is, but negative portrayals of the country such as this one, on international platforms do the already battered image of the country no favours.

Ghana ain't sh!t, but Ghanaians won't stop hyping and giving their country good PR.

The average Nigerian needs to be taught a thing or two about patriotism, while we try to fix our self-inflicted problems.

Very correct on Ghana.That country is like a simple secondary school in one village.

This man has great technical advisers

These are the issues.He gets it.These should be echoed in discussions towards a system that works for the people.

not the misdirected and pointless conversations on Governance we hear bandied about.

Number of LGA,land mass and population can never be the indices for distribution of Federal allocation for a sustainable future.Its what has made certain regions continue to increase their population with no productivity.1 mans family alone is an entire primary school size and still the state celebrates mass weddings

Kano should never have been approved more LGA than Lagos or Ogun, same with other states in the country with latge population but no comensurate increase in their prodoctivity,thats why they break aclcholic drinks and allow violence to fester,even dubai and saudi are trying to be investor friendly but not Nigerian states.Aferall the bulk of their allocations comes from someplace else that's investor friendly so they don't have to be.

For Nigeria to grow these issues must be addressed squarely.it will not destroy those states but increase productivity and partnerships between States for productivity. A good example is the LAKE rice.Lagos and Kebbi partnership for low cost rice production and distribution for the people of Lagos.

Well done Akeredolu.The technical voice of reason.Keep sounding the issues.

You have the mic, Louder Sir!

Organizations and employees like that should be actively fished out and prosecuted.

They are the ones that exploit people's poverty thereby promoting social vices.

The establishment should be noted for bad employee practices as well and penalized

NYSC must not be mandatory.give people the option of paying large sums to opt out and use the money to pay corpers that serve better

Give people who serve right of first offer for Goverment jobs and offers like the US does for its veterans

Send corpers to serve in their regions or State of origin for their safety

It is the north that needs corpers, thats why they have not bothered fixing their education and skilled labour gaps.There' s corpers to serve their communities while their safety is not even assured by the same communities.

Dont get me started on all kinds of abuse reported by corpers with no scheme to protect them or at least investigate such.This is the time to address that.Stop putting young people at risk.NYSC is not worth the life of 1 corper or the grief of their family.

sigiyaya112:
Look it amaze me when some gullible people like you who has never traveled before or has ever read deep before will find it bold to come out and ignorantly write rubbish and falsehood on Nairaland just to get like from more gullible fellows. Bro who told you that Turkey was once a christian country?? Have ever made a personal research on this before Have you ever traveled to Turkey before I wonder how you guys blindly believe in things without proper research in this 21th century

You just embarrassed yourself and your supposed education.When in doubt ask.

The word you are looking for is Constantinople. There fixed, I'll leave you to do the "proper research" Now apologize to the other person you accused of "ignorant rubbish" and try to "sin no more" the sin of arrogance

Tonto versus Churchill scores

Display of maturity in recent times
Tonto 8 ,Churchill 2

Ability to move on and let go
Tonto 9 ,Churchill 4

Creative Imagination
Tonto 7,Churchill 3

Caises Relevant to society
Tonto 8,Churchill 2

Tonto wins

Rockyfancino:
Thank you very much for this. You mentioned this; "No one should tolerate abuse for lack of evidence."
It is what exactly I see majority on this thread and in Nigeria as a whole doing. They appear to be tolerating abuse for lack of superb evidence.

Yes that's the learning we need to put out there.no one should tell a child to bring evidence.how does a child bring evidence?

This is an exactly what cultural leadership should do.They say when all is done we will not remember the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.

In a time of rancour against a person or country, their allies, partners and friends should not stay silent. Their silence is a form of of consent.Silence let's the voice and acts of evil go on unchallenged

That is an important step.in addition they must be seen actively engaging with their people to ensure the right voices and action go forth while simultaneously condemning negative vibes and bringing out the bad eggs in their midst

Peace is a responsibility of all. Any others who mean good will do well to learn from this.

Rockyfancino:
I am once again disappointed in you. Well, when it happens to you, go to Nigerian hospitals and get your evidence of forceful entry there. Check her privates and tell your daughter to shut it until your have your evidence. Good luck.

This is why this Baba Ijesha case will be used by Lagos to teach victims, their families their rights.Rapist ,abusers and rape apologists will do well to learn from this.With sexual abuse you may be throwing your life away. Make no mistake on this Lagos is very thorough on sexual abuse complaints

Sexual abuse is not only rape.Its a long list of various crimes clearly categorized by Lagos laws with penalties ascribed by category and baba Ijesha crimes occurred in Lagos

So a responsible parent or anyone in society can help that child report with or without the evidence.The job of Lagos state DVSTT will be to help the victim through the prosecution,social support and rehabilitation process. There are NGOs with funding dedicated to just that.No one should tolerate abuse for lack of evidence.And it is the role of caregivers and society to do all they can to ensure that justice is served within the confines of the law when abuse is suspected.

NO ONE should tell a person who reports abuse to "shut up".Thats pure evil against every moral code. We are enjoined in all religion to speak up for the abused and oppressed.

Remember the chrisland teacher accused of abusing a minor.He is in jail now,high level security prison.Despite little or no evidence at the time the case was reported.Infact the evidence was overwhelmingly against the accuser.But the courts reviewed his guilt through other means.

So anyone especially children with or without evidence should please make a complaint to Lagos DVSTT you will get the support you need fully

There are abusers in our society and those that enable them.This trend will be stamped out when we all start speaking up.If you suspect abuse,speak up.

The shiek knows how to find them and reach them (the bandits)

Those are the people he is requesting amnesty for.

owobokiri:
"just a weapon buff"?
These are the guys who illegally mine minerals while supplying weapons to the rebels that have continuously fought every government in that country..
CAR has been going through western instigated wars since the days of Emperor Bokassa, who was just an ordinary lieutenant in the French overseas army. The French organized a coup against the democratically elected government to impose an unlettered Bokassa as president and the guy used the national budget to organize a coronation ceremony where he made himself an Emperor! When the French got tired of him, they also organized a fresh coup to get rid of him .. Basically using the country as a huge experimental lab to practice their political fantasies..

Since then, the CAR has never known peace. Russian soldiers are there with the Rwandese now.. Countless french induced coups and wars over the years... It's a vast country, little population, but "blessed" with huge mineral deposits just next door to Congo kinshasa, another minerals behemoth, so the west won't let go. One of their presidents, Bozizze or so even visited Nigeria many years back to seek for help and protection, but Nigeria is a basket case itself. Libya sent in soldiers under Gadaffi and helped to protect the government and stabilize the country. But then NATO killed Gadaffi, Libyan soldiers went back home and another round of turmoil was unleashed. These guy above is part of the problem. They are all economic terrorists, killing locals like game animals to steal gems and other minerals for free. Money made from this is used to keep the country devided and fighting endlessly, since stability leads to effective governance which may end the looting...

I don't know how valid the assertions here are since they have no citations, but I love your simple narrative

West African youths as a whole need to understand and be clear on these narratives.Thats a major key to hope for a better future the black race in her homeland.That one day generation next will address issues in the continent with these perspectives

May God bless the men and women of the police force doing their work diligently in these tough times.May you and your children be blessed and reap the reward of your good work

BruncleZuma:


But you'll not kidnap your own child nah?

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I logged in just to like this.Your head dey there

The citizens of the country must always be protected always

A curfew should be declared in that state immediately and the matter addressed.Or what else is there to wait for?

owobokiri:
You guys should stop this illiterate dikc measuring contest over states and regional IGR in Nigeria.. The whole thing showcases an alarming level of ignorance! It reminds one of another daft but rowdy argeument that always revolves around the strength of the Naira. Most folks here always give examples of how strong the naira was in the 80s. And because of that, they feel depressed that the naira is not that strong today. Yet, this is an economy that's is struggling to be export oriented! How in God's world, you intend to compete with China and Japan and other export oriented economies with a very strong currency beats imaginations. In making both monetary and fiscal policies, the CBN will always have in mind the need to devalue the currency to make exportable goods cheap! Though the platoon of headless chickens that have ruled this country since our flag independence have all failed to set up the basic infastructures to help productivity, it's not enough reason why citizens demanding more exports will also insist on a strong currency. It's practically contradicting....

That brings us to the worn out - ethnic chestbeating - discuss that periodically happen here about Internally Generated Revenue for states and geopolitical zones. The impression being created by those who feel favoured by the mangled data (most times churned out by ethnic henchmen and partisan hacks) is that their states and regions are more economically roburst and stronger compared to others. It's has become some sort of yardstick to measure all sorts of primordial abilities amongst groups. Yet, IGR is a function of law. What do I mean? States tax people and businesses within their enclave based on relevant tax laws in those localities. In some states, taxes are not as obnoxious as in others who seem to see taxation as legitimate war instrument against certain business groups and ethnicities (Lagos?). Anambra for instance can generate five times whatever it generates today by simply jerking up tax rates! Ditto Abia.. Not doing so normally leaves much funds in the hands of business men/traders to reinvest in either their present business or in new ideas.

Essentially, a state with a relatively high concentration of business minded people like Anambra or Abia can only perform low when compared to states with lesser economic activities, if the laws that govern taxations are not as strident and as demanding as in the later. It's very obvious. ... Another issue that gets little or no mention here is the cultural background upon which wayward taxation can easily thrive... Some regions in this country, overtime, even before the coming of the colonialists with their 'modern' taxation habits, were already prepared to accept taxation and obeisance to tax authorities. This is either because of their autocratic monarchical set ups or because they have been repeatedly defeated in all sorts of primitive wars! Taxing a defeated people beyond measure was part of the old order and most probably, accepting this uncomfortable reality has been built into the behavioral patterns of these communities, so much so that the locals wear the negative consequences of over taxation even in these modern times as some sort of badge of honor. . Elsewhere attempts to raise taxes might swell the ranks of the opposition say the ESN in the east, since "tax and spend" as a government policy has never been popular with business communities..

The summary of your essay is IGR from high taxes is the evidence off a subservient population.And its not possible in some regions.interesting...I'll complete this later

I have always felt the community tax system in the east needs to be documented as casestudies for historical perspective to taxation in the south east and south south region

These communities have been collecting community tax for ages.they still do from all their sons and daughters wherever they may be.I learnt the famous expensive bride price as a form of community tax in it that makes it high.Those who have not been paying get the total calculated for them when they come over to mary or bury loved ones and they pay up all arrears before they can proceed.Add the cultural neccesity of all marraiges and burials must hold in the region to be honiured and you find These are effective control measures for compliance.

I also know some of these community taxes are said to be apportioned to the care of the vulnerable in the community and other initiatives the community deems is their responsibility or shared amongst themselves

So you see the southern region historically are not new to taxes they just pay theirs in a different way.Im not sure what taxation was like in the old eastern region.I can check that up and update this or ask our Nairaland encyclopaedia Naptu.

That said I understand your explanation of any Goverment in that region that increases bussiness tax will be unpopular because it is a region of bussiness men.And payee may not generate that much because the bussinesses run with low earning and few man power.

Is it possible then hypothetically that bussinesses from these communities Can be motivated to pay at a much lower level like LGA or ward and have the fund administered from that level? (I know Nigerias existing tax system at all levels,I mean if they were to restructure their tax system to suit them) , local level taxation in communities such as that may promote ownership, stimulate competition amongst local bussiness e.g communities may say .... gave that amount to his LGA and ...gave ...amount to his. But individuals cannot continue earning from a community and not pay tax to its Goverment.You all know its not so anywhere in the world.

For a society to fund itself its either through taxes from its people,or conquest of others for their taxes or money(e.g France and its francophone stooges who have their money in France's CBN), or State owned bussiness. That has to be solved or the region cannot truly Govern,sustain itself or achieve any meaningful development

deepwater:
i like your argument as i clearly see your points.
However, a lawyer friend has a different opinion as below:

Consent
Did the girl issue a consent for this act? Yes could be a safe answer as she was playing to a script to allow him touch her that way (after-all we all know it was a setup). Indeed her consent was given by way of agreeing to play that script, then sexual harassment can be ruled out. (Princess messed up here, perhaps out of ignorance. You can not permit a minor to play such an adult role)


AGE Issues:
It should also be noted that the Nigerian Constitution does not establish a minimum age of marriage. The Child Rights Act, which was passed in 2003, sets the age of marriage at 18 years-old. However, only 23 of Nigeria’s 36 states have adopted this act. As a result, in some areas of the country the minimum age of marriage can be as low as 12 years-old.

What do you think??

For me, i see the guy walking out with minute scratches based on the fact that the law itself is not fully established. Did you read the police comment about this event being a bailable act? That might be a tip of what may happen, perhaps the only reason they are still keeping him in custody is for his safety against a mob action and not for the perceived inappropriate act. With a good lawyer, this guy might claim to practice a religion that supports child marriage/sex and walk away on basis of freedom to practice his religion and belief system.

This should be a clarion call to our leaders, they need to make and establish laws without double standards. This event may never raise an eyebrow in northern Nigeria, as we see Governors still actively involved in child marriage .

It is very dicey, a conflict between morals and laws....

Fortunately this happened in Lagos.Lagos has everything well defined and clear systems including special tribunals in place.your lawyer friend should note that Lagos has its own child right laws.

The nigger is not walking nowhere.he will be locked up and quickly too.the question now is for how long.That will depend on if he is foolish enough to pretend this did not happen and not show remorse in court