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Well a lot of young Nigerians will not relocate and are not planning to

A lot are also coming back to take advantage of the opportunities available to make income here

Nigeria has more population per square meter than any country in the world. The young ones are the key to reaching that target. You all underestimate your influence in making money by building systems. You all underestimate the power of compound interest from simple businesses to make you millonaires

There are lots of opportunities in Nigeria. You'll only search and find them when you accept that travelling is not the answer

IamD18:
Whatever you can do now as a man, do it to better the lives of your future kids, so that they won't suffer to the extent of involving in such fvckery.

What you can do is pick a carrear path and the time you will spend on the roads to Europe spend it volunteering to gain skills. Pray and then search for a job in that field. You will find

[quote author=Amujale post=78176376]Yoruba predate the middle East in years that amount in thousands upon thousands.

When either Ife or Oyo empire is at the heights of their success, there was NO people resident in Asia.






Middle East as used in the post refers to a place and not a people. Egypt, lush and other lands extended from North Africa to the Middle East. Migrants from that era settled all along the way up to North Africa.

Yoruba share lots and lots of similarities with ancient Egypt including words and cultures.The one I find most amusing is naming the mother after her first child's name Mama x. Ancient eygyptian

While I agree that there were others on ground on their arrival. (The ilesha ,ondo, ekiti and some akoko people not all as some like the image akoko still trace their history to oduduwa) the great migration explains the first and second settlement of the oyo empire somewhere in present kogi.

In summary that migration happened

For those who say the great Yoruba migration came from within Nigeria (Benin or igbo Land) as opposed to North Africa, please note travelling far distances within Nigeria (Abeokuta-benin) on foot was not unusual even in recent era that is the early 1900.There were no cars or few cars then.

Ask your grandparents and great grand parents and some will tell you how far they walked carrying stones
To build those granite houses and churches you see.

My point is no Nigerian of that era will count a journey from Benin to ife or Igbo land to ife as a great migration. The Yoruba migrated from the Middle East. Oral traditions corroborated by independent 3rd parties corroborate those oral traditions. These recent rewriting of history on the origins of the yoruba have no corroboration from early sources in any place in the country. Not in the Obama of Benin palace or any Ibo monarchs palace until recently. These are the figment of fictitious minds.

It is said that a bastardized describes his father's house with the left hand. To destroy a nation you attack their identity by attacking their history and their culture.I implore all to address these matters cautiously as we are custodians of a great heritage.Let us not destroy it.

I think the important thing to note here is LASEPA works. Lagos works. So send them your emails and complaints against noisy neighbours.

This should be scaled up nationwide too

Who is the author

Another unknown unknown trying to mention the woman's name to get known. Cheap as strategy

Everyone should leave the hurting woman alone to find her solace or peace.You don't prode a gaping wound, you don't kick a dog that is down. Those are basic laws of decency.

The self righteous busy body clowns should all just be quiet.if they can't say what you have to say to her privately or kindly in public then they should spare the pretence of dishing advice and just label themselves haters

Those girls need a good lawyer, not the present one

They should be filing a joint suit against all the arresting officers as individuals. The strip club should do the same. Let them sort it out in court and settle for nothing less than their dismissal and a big fine.

lilwetdick:
really no law against strip clubs..so why do govt ban them and call them illegal activities if they are no laws against them and what does villagers dancing nude has to do with strip club...the govt didnt infringe on any right..it carried out its mandate

tell us about this law and the ban, the pages ,sections and all.This is about the right way of doing things. If the govt wants to ban strip clubs they should make a law against it not randomly arrest person's that's injustice

Why is there a sharia police. What does that even mean. Who wrote their job description, what makes them bona-fide authority and not miscreants

lilwetdick:
we are not western europe ... strip club is illegal here simple as abc... we have our own laws..it is either you obey it or get arrested for breaking it

Actually there are no laws in Nigeria against strip clubs,(correct me if I am wrong, and dancing nude is not prostitution) villagers have been dancing nude and semi nude in Nigeria for many centuries and that exactly is the meat of the matter. If you want to arrest people for attending strip clubs or working there make laws against it. That way they are breaking the laws by participating in such ventures

If there are no laws against an act arresting people for such activities infringes on their right.

I should add I am not a strip club patron, never have been, never will be but this is about justice, law and order. This is about the laws of the land been sancrosant not the moral code of a few or the majority.

The association should mind their business and not interfere with people's private /personal business except for the purpose of charity or philanthropy.

Their irresponsible and unprofessional statement riducles their association more than the lady who is quite busy minding her own bussiness

Plus it sounds like they are taking sides in her affairs. If they must say anything it should sound like an offer of physio social support from them if required. It should be kind encouraging words to a wounded spirit not this silly statement

Xda59:
What kind of proof do you want again after she was caught with her hand inside cookie jar? The onus is on you and your crew of zainab supporters to prove to the saudi authorities that a cartel planted the tramadol inside her luggage because this story or whatever is nothing but bullocks that an intelligent mind won't buy. If the cooked up cartel bullcrap was true, the FG would fight for the release of everybody on deathrow (afterall they too could have been victims of the said cartel) and not just the daughter of one rich northern sheikh who probably eat and drink with abba kyria and buhari. I repeat, she will be executed like the rest of them because Saudi Arabia is not Nigeria where the rich are outlaws.

Just a reminder that :

(1) Her father is said to be a journalists
Good men fight for the truth,

(2)Other persons accused in other places should use the right channels to appeal their case and prove their innocence as her father did

(3)she and some other person's have been released in saudi with its strict justice system. In plain words she was not killed her evidence must have been convincing

(4)I am not a zainab supporter,I do not know her or her father. I am not a northerner,I am not Muslim. I simply stand for justice and truth. You should too

moriss33:
He should STFU and caution his tramadol guzzling daughter...better still take her to rehab, she might not be so lucky next time.

Nigeria needs to address it's libel laws and have a fast track system for libel.Advanced Nations do.

An example is this post quoted above. If this guy doesn't have evidence to back his accusation of this lady as tramadol dependent he should be in jail or paying fines that will put him in debts for years.Thats how it works, a simple and effective solution

PhardFarm:
Incomplete or fake news is destructive than a bomb. I listened to the senior sister on human right radio (Brekete family program) yesterday,the drugs was not planted in her luggage. she has a luggage that was less than the maximum Kg,the cartels brought a bag filled with tramadol to make up the remaining Kg. They put her name on it. Infact she was already in her hotel room with her family and luggages when Saudi officials came to arrest her that there is a luggage in their custody with drugs in her name........according to her sister and I think she for her to be released, strong evidences must have been presented, one of my problem with this Government is communication.

Thank you for this awesome rejoinder. I agree with you completely that one of the BIGGEST problem of this administration and past administrations is communication.And I assume this is due to:

(1) poor coordination on communications

(2) indifference to putting out information

(3) not on any departments job description to put out public notices and no one speaks as per civil service rules

This must stop. The culture of this generation thrives on information. It's a fast paced world. Where propaganda takes over like wild fire when there's an information vaccum

The presidency must appoint a team to address all matters, not the ministry of information cos those guys role is not really clear to me and they will be hindered by poor performance monitoring. A small team to provide timely correct and simple information on National issues

Sterope:
Do you know...that many Hausas have been executed in Saudi Arabia?

It is common sense for the government to be interested in her case if they believed in her innocence. To my knowledge, this is the first time the government will be involving itself in drug matters. Be it Muslims or Christians, the Nigerian government has always left them to their fate.

I hope you all wish the same for yourself if found in similar circumstances.

Don't mind them, I insist their words are seeds. They do not know that now till the same fate befalls them or their loved ones

Xda59:
She is going to be executed just like the rest of them. Her father's riches and influence cannot save her this time because she is far away in saudi where the law is applicable to everybody including the rich unlike Nigeria where they live like outlaws.

Another irresponsible comment.Where is your evidence that this is about her dads wealth. If you have no data or proof depicting she is guilty I suggest you keep quiet.

cmrendowed:
Nigeria my country I don’t have anything against the Government doing the needful for her but have we forgotten Leah sharibu a Christian held captive by Boko Haram that is not even involved in any form of conspiracy

This thread is for the zainab girl to be released. We can do both. Ask for Leah's release as well but zainab must also be released this is of utmost priority and we must all speak with one voice

crossfm:
When the issue of set up came up I knew this was their plan.the poor and less valued ethnic groups are the peaple who are been used for blood sacrifice in Nigeria.oncel it effects the rich or the most valued ethnic groups in Nigeria the narrative will change.
Let me make it clear that am not saying the girl should be executed but why all the sudden intrest from the north and Nigeria government.innocent Nigerians die everyday in so that Africa and the government for once hasn't address such barbaric act.the case in India is same.may God help us.

So what exactly are you saying? You are accountable for your speech verbal or written in this life or after, I repeat what is your stand exactly

Every innocent person has the right to appeal, every father must fight for the life of his offspring when wrongly accused such as this case.She is innocent she must not die that's the only conversation here.

ShadowM:
First off I appreciate the fact that you replied without insulting me and I believe you may have a valid argument.

These arguments are not valid to the issue at hand. This is about a lady who did not check in an extra luggage accused of checking in one and presently on death row

Ask yourself this your statement does it serve her case or works against it. Did you see her use drugs.Are all northern youths on drugs. If the answers are no why exactly are you raising this here.

Let us not be irresponsible with our comments

Let us not loose our humanity

This is an innocent girl(till proven guilty) travelling with her family wrongly accused of a crime punnishable by death.Her family has maintained and demonstrated proof of her innocence And some uncouth people still speak against her on this site

Your words are seeds you sow for yourself and your children. Ask yourself as you respond on this what seeds am I sowing

Back to the matter at hand the Govt should facilitate her release. ALL Nigerians should clamour for her release. Social media youths,this is an example of a worthy cause

But most importantly all case files of Nigerians arrested for drugs where they pled innocence should be revisited for the last 60years.The airport cartels should be identified up to the last 60years and brought to book.This is the most important aspect of this case.

Ask yourself is it possible the Ibo brothers we keep hearing their names were also framed they are afterall the most frequent travellers and would be the most susceptible

We must not stay silent on this. We must not loose our humanity. Evil thrives when good men stay silent

The country must be guided by the laws of the land not the moral code of a few or the majority. This is very important cos anyone can come up with any rule at any time and abuse the rights of others if this assault is allowed to stand

If there are no laws against clubbing and strip dancing then their arrests are illegal. The arresting officers must be identified 1 by 1 and sanctioned. The DPO approving this must also be sanctioned

The ministry of culture should be called to order for it's unguarded utterances. The law of the land is sacrosanct. The law of the land must prevail.



This is a call to the Attorney General to please interpreted the laws of the land to all involved.

Picking up ALL unregistered almajiri kids by Government for compulsory registeration in foster care is the solution .This is the greater threat. As at 2017 there were over 3000 000 almajiri kids on the streets of Kano. That's more than the population of Malawi

An entire ""country"" of young ,untrained ,poor ,hungry potential bandits that can be turned against society. That society as also failed.

Almajiri MUST not be allowed to continue as it is. For those who insist on an almajiri system.

(1)All Their kids must first all be almajiri in another state.

(2)The Imamns must have all kids in their care registered,photographed and thumbprinted

(3)National(not state) social welfare must visit them impromptu and they use be able to produce all the kids on demand.

(4)they must guarantee education and skills acquisition to the kids

(5)the kids must have the option of exiting the program and they must be asked every time what their choice is

(6)Parents who cannot care for their kids anymore should have a system where they can be given up legally and with dignity for adoption or supported by Government with conditional stipends


We need entire ministries with large budgets for abandoned kids. This is beyond women affairs and their paltry excuse of a budget. This is about the future of the country


Almajiri as it is been run presently CANNOT be allowed to continue. EVIL thrives when good people stay silent

TGM2015:
To the extent of my knowledge, there is currently no court of law, even the regulatory bodies for judges (NJC) including Onnoghen himself, that have absolve him of the charges to which saw him being suspended and shamefully resigned. That is, the case of not declaration of active domiciliary accounts, which he himself has publicly acknowledged in written without being under duress.

But on the criminal charges of misuse of power, money laundering and bribery allegations, which I assumed you are referring to here, I have no much comments on that but for NJC to have recommended compulsory retirement pleading for full benefits for him and Onnoghen himself to have rescue himself by resigning voluntary (an option he vowed with heaven and earth not to take), I doubt if he is not guilty of the charges he is accused of. More evidently, I don't doubt the Joe Agi bribery part.

On a personal note, I have been suspecting the man, since his judgement on 2015 River State gubernatorial case. Wike has celebrated his victory at Supreme Court the Sunday before the judgement, though the judgment is technically right but literally is it a wrong judgment. Even if the constitution is Supreme (use of voter register), the same constitution empowered INEC to give guidelines to make elections fair. If INEC based on his constitutional power gave out guidelines to make elections credible by electronic accreditation, the law should not be blind to that by pronouncing that the total number of votes cannot be invalidated by reasons of being more than the total number of votes accredited by the use of card reader but only when it is more than total registered voters.

May I tell you that, that same judgement is what give rise to the problem we faced in 2019 General elections that was considered not credible because politicians has been given the confidence that the use of Card Readers is not known to current any recognised Nigeria laws, unlike in 2015 where there are fear that, it is only votes by accredited voters using the card readers that will count.

This man destroyed our democracy and has given succor to corrupt politicians and public servants.

This is sad if true.
If indeed that judgement set a bad precedent deliberately against due process.

Very soon you will all be shouting not too young to run and expect Governance to be handed over to you all cos of your relative immaturity and age

If you do not know the key significance of the NURTW to Nigeria especially in the west, you do not deserve to lead cos it's their Akata type that will scatter rather than improve things.I will help with a few bullet points

1.Organization9

The union is a card carrying system. Every member is identified and they have executives. They are so organized that they have I'd cards that act as a sort of national I'd for them it is even linked to a money wallet or financial institution.

The reason people don't get missing when they board an intercity bus in an approved park in the west is the NURTW.Those forms you register means they actually collate data and can relatively account for their passengers

They have rules... Customer redress and compulsory safe keeping of missing items is one of them. They ensure a vehicle go for stranded customers on a highway from the next park. Just go the NURTW and describe what your complaint is and they will address it faster than customer complaints of modern transport companies.Same for finding missing ite
To reach all the books and crayons of a state in a jiffy with logistics items.Talk to NURTW.

To make a strike effective and cripple transportation you know who to go to


2.Security

Let's say your toothbrush as insignificant as it may seem gets missing in Lagos. Or say your phone gets stolen by riffraffs. They know how to help find the culprits. Why do you think crime stats for Lagos compared with cities with its population per square meter is so low. NURTW keeps the street in check. They are a necessary balance o. The streets. They are the real street. If in doubt, call a pasuma show on any street in Lagos and see the turn out.

The alleigance of the boys is to their exco.

Ask how house on the rock guarrantes security during it's concerts in the car park. Or how occupy Nigeria was crisses free.

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3.Health
There is no successful nationwide campaign to all wards without their involvement.They joined in the interstate screen for Ebola. And ensure all members comply



I could go on. But I will simply say the wise leader knows to harness their strength to keep the street in check. A wise leader would help their structure stay unscathed and help them weed out the anarchists. A good cop will align with them for information.A good citizen would speak supportive words and ask them to stay straight

Now back to our youths. They believe all NURTW members are touts and ask that they are arrested. The youths thinks they are better han these men Who go out daily to work even for little pay. These same youths want Governance to be handed to them because they are not too young to run.

Honour to whom honour is due.

God bless Tinubu.For those who do not appreciate his leadership and that of the Lagos leaders in Lagos, it's a case of casting pearls before swines

Lagos is the ideal in all sectors. Health, infrastructure, discipline just name it. With its population one would have expected chaos and anarchy but it is not so. And all it took is the discipline of good leaders

God bless Tinubus, God bless the good people of Lagos. God bless Lagos

Eko o ni baje o. ( That's our slogan it will always be)

You answer-O ba je ti

Kidnappers need to be named and shamed.It may serve as deterrent for future baby buyers

Meanwhile why is this child's picture up and not blurred

You cannot be the judge,jury and the executioner. That's what jungle justice is.

It's better to let 100 guilty persons to be set free than to wrongly sentence an innocent man to death. That's what jungle justice does

Someone anyone needs to start analyzing jungle justice videos for pepertuators and those who stand by watching silently in support.Those who stand and watch are equally as guilty.Their silence is consent.



This will stop the tide. The next time they are pple harassing a person others will flee and not take part

This is a very irresponsible post.These are the kind of persons you ban not promote their post.

Seun do something about this post

If they had valid passports and had not broken any law deporting them was bad..

Some were even married to Nigerians probably even citizens.The e options were to revoke their passports and give them x days to leave the country.Not deport them outrightly to a place they would be tortured or killed when they had not broken the laws of your land

That was morally wrong. The Giverment owes it to them to at least check on their welfare and ensure international Human Rights standards are met. They should also ensure this bad judgement as precedent
is corrected .

Lagos is working. Tinubus legacy is a good one. If in doubt. Compare the IGR of Lagos this year with its IGR 10 years ago. The difference is enormous. And it's clearly spent on projects in the city

It takes a lot to keep its security in check in a city with such a small land mass and a population of its size.Same with infrastructural development, health,transportation and education

You don't change a winning team

Up APC Lagos. Up Tinubu.The real Lagos people are with you

Under no circumstance should a police officer be treated like that.

At best take his picture and file an official complaint. If we allow our police force be ridiculed like this (a DCP) for that matter.We allow a trend that tampers seriously with the respect for law and order.

All those guys with their hands on the DCP must be brought to book. Their pictures are there. It should be done quickly too to serve as a deterrent to others in future. Also to ensure the lone policeman will always be safe by virtue of the authority in his uniform

Lastly the DCP should be investigated. If they can provide 1 shred of video or pictorial proof of him snatching the ballot box.He should be prosecuted as well so others know this is how things ought to be done