₦airaland Forum

newbornmacho:
My point is more salient than obvious.: what we're force fed is that Trump is irretrievably sunk. This type of of poll in refuting that reveals that there is good Trump news being hidden away by the left's co-MEDIAns. Who knows what more they aren't telling us.

He is irretrievably sunk.

Infact, I will e-bet you that Trump will suffer the greatest landslide loss in US history.

Wishful thinking.

Here are the latest polls from the US.

http://www.dailywire.com/news/5361/can-trump-beat-hillary-here-are-latest-polls-james-barrett

sodayve:
You go and sell ur chest for grey matter...you need it. You don't know what it means to be sensitive and reasonable. You've never heard the word "timing". The man should've named his dog Abiola in the late 90s and seen the reaction of his Neighbours.

Ohhh !!

So now, it's the timing that mattered ?
Hhhmm.

Isn't that my point ?

The man is jail, not because he insulted or provoked his neighbor; No.

The man is jail because he named his Dog after a certain Demagogue, the mythical God of the Zombies.

This is how very low Nigeria has descended over the last 15 months.

Shame on all of you.

Newmanluckyman:
This man is the greatest hypocrite that the southern Nigeria has ever produced.

Don't mind that axss-kissing windbag.

hagmond1:
use your grey matters,if you have any left,the man in question was arrested because his neighbour reported him to the police,what as pres buhari have to do with this,that prompted Reno to write this nonsense.
why is it that the northerners are always on heat to kill and destroy?
ask those at the receiving end of the 1966 pogrom.

Use your grey matter for once.

If the neighbor's father's name been Abiola, and the man had named his dog Abiola, do you think the police would have arrested him?

T8ksy:
Shows how little you know about ibo-Yoruba relationship before the war.

I bet you don't even know that an ibo man attempted to run the affairs of Yorubas long before we even got independence.

Am certain it will interest you to know that the term "no man's land" in reference to Lagos was actually coined by Zik's and his ibo people in the early 50's.

Thank you much for bringing to focus the where the seeds of distrust and tribal politics were sown : In the southwest.
This point is extremely important for this " One Nigeria " hypocrisy.

History shows that it has always been the Igbos who have seen and have Always embraced all parts of Nigeria as one, so much so that it is only an Igbo that contests an election in another part of Nigeria that is far from his hometown.
If that is NOT the EMBODIMENT of the spirit of One Nigeria, I don't know what is ?

So, historically, as you have attested, the seed of distrust between the two tribes was anchored on FEAR, the fear of the roaming , indomitable adventurers from the East.

The carpet- crossing in the Western Parliament marked the beginning of tribal politics going mainstream, and have remained so thereafter.

You claim to be champions of " One Nigeria" , yet you cannot get over calling and regarding settlers from other parts of Nigeria as foreigners.
Can you see the contradiction ?

If there is truly a One Nigeria, then,
I should be called and treated as a Lagosian ,by virtue of my birth and residency , irrespective of what part of the country my parents came from.

eagleeye2:
I have always read anything that has to do with the Biafran war. I real don't care about who is right or wrong, but about what happened. We could argue all day, and still end it with "the war has come and gone".
According to this man, a veteran of the Biafran war, who fought on the side of Biafra, I will give it to him in being as objective as possible.
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We, the Igbos were not ready with arms and armaments but we still proceeded to war. Though the manpower was there, but like he rightly pointed out, Manpower alone doesn't win a war.
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I will give it to Ojukwu and the Igbos in treating others fair. Go back to the Federal side if you want, but some chose to stay back. I doff my hat for people like Banjo and this Oyowole who decided to fight for Biafra. It's no mean feat.
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Why wasn't ABURI ACCORD implemented? That has always been a nagging question. Maybe, we wouldn't know the whole details. I wish Gowon could say something, at least explain things/ events that led to the accord being dumped.
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It was actually Bifran civilian populace that was feeding the soldiers and not the other way round. I have always known this, because my mum workes with Caritas then. But, some will like to distort that fact for their own reasons.
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WAR IS NOT ABOUT WHO IS RIGHT, IT'S ABOUT WHO IS LEFT. So blame Awo for all you care, it still doesn't remove the fact that he DID WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS BEST FOR THE FEDERAL SIDE TO WIN THE WAR.
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Are we ready to get things right I don't think so, not with this animosity building up in the youths of every tribe in Nigeria.
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Is another war the answer? NO.
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I still believe that DIALOGUE, True Federalism, Non Quota system, Regionalism, Confederation, Referendum and other civil actions is the way forward.

Gbam.

Demmocrats:
Whether Youraba, Hausa or Igbo we are all one. When we start seeing our selves as one and forget about the hate which our fathers and grand fathers created among themselves because of different tribe we will move forward. Biafra, Southwest and Fulani-Hausa slave mentality was creatd by our fathers which has destroyed us, why should we inherent sins of the father and causing so much division.

#One Nigeria.

My exact sentiments.
It is almost as if people are programmed to automatically hate.

In real life , we all have 10x more things in common than we have differences.

We all want freedom, peace, security, food and shelter for our families, justice and law and order for everyone.

These are the only things that should ever matter.
Our cultural diversity, our cultural Mosaic should be a source of strength, not weakness.

omoelesa:
U dont have enough weapon, u went to war thinking u could win by mere chest beating, and the same thing wants to repeat itself today.i have never seen a people who uses their heart most, than their head like the ibos.

Get your facts right.

No one declared a war against the federal government.

Ojukwu declared an independent Biafra.
The federal government declared war against Biafra.
Biafra had no choice but to defend her citizens.

Any people in similar circumstances would have done the same, even if with sticks and brooms.

Of course, I doubt that you would understand.

ccoolitempa:
I just don't understand with Yorubas sometimes....what possessed those people to defend people who hate us so much....never never never again....

You missed the essential thrust of the article.

Igbo- Yoruba POLITICAL distrust started after the civil war, not before.

There is no evidence of any notable animus between Yoruba and Igbo prior to the civil war.

What a joker.

Very very ungrateful and opportunistic man.

OBJ rode to power on the platform of the PDP, enjoyed 8 solid years of presidential power under the PDP, amassed a staggering personal fortune under the PDP, left a lasting legacy as an African statesman under the PDP.

Not long after he left power, he washed his mouth, turned back and betrayed and cursed the same PDP, and continues to mock the PDP at every opportunity.

These are the kind of useless, morally empty, self-serving leaders that Nigeria is cursed with.

It makes me want to throw up.

malvisguy212:
what about politics that have cause more harm ? Should we abandon it or find the right formula ?

Politics and religion and usually intertwined.

The op is just saying that minus religion, the world would be a lot better, but not necessarily perfect.

Justice and common sense prevailled over area-boy judge.

morereb10:
What Manner Of Stupidity Is This On A Wedding Day: Is This Fashion Or Madness

What manner of foolishness it this anyway? I am so mad of this wedding dressing that am ready to course even the designer and the bride who put on this dressing. What is really wrong with ladies or nowadays?

How can a pastor even admit this kind of bride into his church to be wedded? These new generation churches are really not helping matters at all. Sometimes you wonder if we are serving the same God. Dressed like this on a wedding day, God know how she dresses conventionally.

Na wa ooooh

http://www.exlinklodge.com/2016/08/what-manner-of-stupidity-is-this-is.html

Lol.

It's like saying " every body come chop, food is ready".

@ progress69.

With all those billions of brain cells filling out that entire cranial cavity, this was the best you could come out with ?

Good heavens.

Prof. Wole Soyinka once lamented that their was a DEARTH of intelligence in the land.

I concur.

Rossikki:
Dude, please...

Even you, oh Rossiki.

Everyone is more interested in getting their pound of flesh from Ben Bruce, than in thinking or even discussing his simple statements.

Are we allergic to simple truths?

Why can't we simply appreciate a man, one of our highly paid leaders, coming down from Mount Olympus, to discuss national issues , unscripted, unrehearsed, with the common folks that he serves ?

The kind of bile and insults all these common plebeians hurl at Ben Bruce's person, rather than the issues, every time he makes a statement on Twitter , shows how really silly and schizophrenic the common folk are.

No wonder they love to blindly follow and worship power-crazed demagogues to political and economic perdition rather than follow common sense.

No wonder Nigerians voted out Jonathan.

If Nigerians don't appreciate the simple, common sense of Ben Bruce, then it's obvious that we can never appreciate common sense leadership.

No wonder we are now saddled and stuck with the current set of fossilized dinosaurs.

We deserve the morons that we get it office.

kilo4sure:
So you are saying without religion Nigeria would have 24hr electricity and no longer have such problems?? Like seriously??
This is perhaps the worst atheist thread l have seen on Nairaland.

You woefully fail to comprehend the simple point.

The way we view and define reality and our place in it, determines how we embrace it and co-mingle in it and with it.
If our minds are sufficiently suffused with stone age garbage, as it presently is, then we are like Dinosaurs in a modern Ecosystem.
We simply can't cope.
We fail in making sense of the most simple things.

Nigerians are the most science averse people I meet in my life, even though they like to enjoy the fruits of science more than most.

We spend 10x more time stuffing stone age religious nonsense in the brains our children than in teaching them basic scientific principles.
So, it doesn't surprise anyone that we contribute least to scientific achievement.

kevoh:
I would not put all the blame on religion though! The financial support is just not there. The government does not just care. Have you also noticed that some African athletes who will manage to win any medal at all are either self-financed or participating under the name of a foreign nation.

Also, Africans participate/qualify to fewer events thereby reducing their chances of making any medal at all. You need to participate at 90% events like the USA with competitive athletes to increase your chances of getting at least one medal.

The op was just using the ongoing Olympics to once again question our magicol thinking patterns.

Nigerians are beholden to magical thinking.
It's so easy for charlatans like Mbaka, Adeboye, T.b clown Joshua, etc to hawk magical thinking in churches, in schools and sports arenas as a substitute for rational thinking, creative imagination and self-determination.

As a person thinketh, so he or she lives. Same for individuals, same for Nations, especially nations.

When a Nation suffused with magical thinking comes in open competition with other nations not so encumbered, we see and witness the obvious truth; Man Is The Master Of His Destiny, For Good Or For Bad, Not The Machinations Of Gods Above or Below.

Please read the op very well.
The op is not suggesting that religion is the direct cause of our underperformance at the Olympics.
No.
Rather, he is asking, as we atheists usually do, why does our over-religiosity, our supposed closeness to divine powers and miracles always fail to show its pre-eminence in major facets of our personal national lives?

Why are we last in economic management, ethics, peace and harmony, science and technology, health and longevity, even the commonest luxury of 24 hr electricity?

Is religion( our existential worldview) a factor in our collective FAILURE as a people?
That is the simple , but critical question.

We atheists already know the answer.

We just like to remind the rest of you once in a while.

FearGodAndLive:
Africans are running the race for the ultimate medal - a place in heaven. No earthly treasure is greater than that. One day, Jesus the Slain will place a crown upon the head of every African, a crown that will shine forevermore.

Our focus is on spiritual things like gold streets in heaven and big, huge gigantic mansions. This earth is only ephemeral; don't be so carnal. Even Jesus warns against this.

Of what use will a gold medal be when Satan will be roasting your bum-bum in hell? Can Michale Phelps swim in the lake of fire?Can Using Bolt run faster than God's judgement?

Olympics will come and go, but Jesus is forevermore.

Very very true.

Excellent description of the African worldview.

Please sell this idea to the government.
Now that bvn is in place and we see the benefits, all individuals and corporate bodies should also be mandated to have TIN in the same manner that BVN was computerized and administered.
The individual's or corporate TIN should be linked to their BVN.
Then a fully usery-friendly website should be opened where individuals and corporate bodies can log in with their TIN , do a self-tax assessment, pay directly from their Bank Accounts( Via BVN), or schedule for payments before the end of the tax year.

This would make it not only easy and cheap for government at levels to collect taxes, but also help in citizens be tax compliant, as well making it very easy tax audits, as the BVN would make it easy to assess an individual's or corporate body's income.

989900:
The truth of the matter is, the BDCs don't have the dollar, hence the hike in price. Go to any mallo and ask for $30k, even 10k, you will see them running helter-skelter for hours trying to fetch it.

This should help with availability, and strengthen the Naira if properly monitored. The BDCs, banks, and politicians are very good at sabotage.

I will suggest dollar sales to be strictly by POS or bank transfers, or with BVN -- that's how you can keep track/records . . . hoarders and racketeers won't like that though.


The special intervention funds to agric and manufacturing sectors at low rates is so welcomed.

How many policy failures will we see from this confused government and the CBN.

I fail to see how all this makes any sense.

First of all, last 2 months or so, same CBN came to tell the world that they were phasing out the dual currency system, and came out guidelines for banks to sell $ to their customers.
One didn't need to be a prophet to have predicted the failure of that fantasy.

Now, a 2 months or so later, the CBN is admitting it's 100th policy failure by now asking banks to sell to the BDCs. Isn't that a recognition of the BDCs as the bona fide market for foreign exchange?

Then why do we still have an official rate? For whom is it for and who benefits from it ?

Why doesn't the CBN mandate banks to sell directly to the public rather than the BDCs, who would enjoy an easy 20% profit for No effort, at the expense of the public and the economy ?

By selling millions of $ to private BDCs every week, isn't the CBN directly subsidizing private companies with very scarce foreign exchange that benefit the economy in my other ways ?

I am confused.

Why is it impossible for a person to go into a bank and buy foreign exchange at whatever the market rate is ?

For a country that sells oil and receives more than $20b in remittances per annum, why ?

ZuzuMan:

Why does your devil have to have a brown skin ?

You see the root of the Blackman's problems?

gambus007:
80k for phone without charger?not nice bro...add value to your stuff.

That phone is $600 brand new .
Do the math.

80k is a dash for anyone who knows the value.

youngest85:
Get a copy of grail message and ur liberation will complete

A copy of the Grail Message would no doubts broaden his mind a bit more, but eventually the Grail Message is just another contradictory pseudo- religion that puts false twists to essential truths.

BlackPeni5:
Lol...good news is so scarce now in Nigeria that an ordinary BDC operator is being quoted on the fate of the Naira.

The Naira will continue to fall whether we like it or not because more people are losing faith in it. They'll rather store wealth in foreign currency.

Very hilarious , isn't it ?

BDC economist predicts crash of the dollar.

First of all, which bank is going sell $30,000 per Week per BDC when the banks are buying well above N300 per dollar. Why would any bank cheat itself of the opportunity to make a profit ?

Secondly, even if banks do sell $30k to individual BDCs, the BDCs would simply , if they are compelled to, sell the entire lot to their VIP customers, who are usually politicians , government officials or the bankers themselves.

This is just another nonsense from the clueless government.

shadeyinka:
Now, this is a serious problem. Whose mandate is it to solve the business environment risk factor; the CBN or the FG?

Fg, of course.

12Monkeys:
This man is truly a liar.

He hid in his friend's house after hearing Dimka's infamouse 6am-6pm curfew speech .


It was Danjuma after single handedly quashing the coup ordered Obasanjo to assume the role of Head of State to which Obasanjo rejected and bluntly said he was ready to resign from both his post as 2nd in command and also as a military officer.

Danjuma had to remind Obasanjo, that he (Danjuma) can not take over since the coup was carried out by middle belt Christian officers to which he belonged to the same group and if he took over, the north will be suspicious of his role just as they did with Ironsi.


Danjuma told Obasanjo that he had no choice but to accept his new position as head of state and told Obasanjo not to worry that he (Danjuma ) will personally protect him.

Danjuma also reminded Obasanjo that military heriachy must be maintained or else there will be another coup if a junior northern officer was allowed to occupy the seat of head of state given that the army at that time was composed mainly of christin middle belt offices who will become highly disgruntled .

And that is how Obasanjo reluctantly became Head of State with Shehu Yaradua promoted from Colonel to Maj. General and placed as second in command to placate the north.

All this was courtesy of Danjuma .

Obasanjo you are a born liar.

Thank you jare.
A country where no one pays attention to history.

shadeyinka:
Could the high interest rates also be because the business environment is so risky that the probability of a company surviving is low. Therefore, banks want to quickly make their profit before the inevitable happens.

But, is it no the duty of the government to protect the industries?

Yes .
Banks hedge their risks by charging more.

We don't have a credit bureau or credit reporting agencies that can provide reliable information on a borrower's Credit worthiness.

Therefore, every loan is a potential default.
It is no wonder that banks tend to lend more to the already rich, than the struggling person.

jpphilips:
First what happened to the banks is the business of the banks not ours, the banker's nose what cut not ours so get that part cleared.
Nigerian banks don't create credit so bringing in Japan into the mix is just mischievous, when the MPR was just 12% the banks were lending at 21-25% what kinda credit comes at 25%? meanwhile Japan's lending rate is hovering between 1-2.5%, so my question is, does the Nigerian bank deserve the money in the first place?

They use high interest rates to suffocate borrowers in the real sectors of the economy, then buy up TBN at ridiculous rates, then manage to invest in Politically exposed persons & cronies is that what you call banking?
You have clearly admitted that the Nigerian banks have no clue how to attract idle funds, isn't that supposed to be shameful?
You want the Central bank of Nigeria to pump liquidity into the banks so that you will offer your customers fix deposit at 4% and return the rest to the CBN through TBN sales at 17% abi? Buhari has taught you guys a lesson.

Why can't that Liquidity be pumped into Ajaokuta steel complex through Government intervention funds? that is the real sector that need the funds not the kalo kalo banks.
Why can't we pump it into Dangote's refinery project to increase his refining capacity from 600,000bbls to 1.2m? Most of you interest groups put unnecessary pressure on the government for pecuniary gains even when the Government does the right thing for our common good.
When next a bank wants to charge ridiculous amount on savings accounts, it will remember that the account is the last chance of securing idle funds.

How many successful businesses have the so called banks supported? but Zenith will vomit billions to sponsor Fayose's election, God don catch una. No more free money, if you need it by all means work for it like everyone else.

I repeat, you don't cut your to spite your face.
There are no rooms for sentiments in managing an economy, especially medieval mindsets.

In case you didn't know, the CBN sets interest rates, not the banks.
The CBN sets monetary policy, not the banks.
The federal government sets the agenda of where investments should flow, not the banks.

In case you didn't also know, high interest rates are almost the norm in third world economies, and not peculiar to Nigeria.
Banks are in the business of risk management, and cannot afford to throw money at every John D. Public that walks into their halls.

There is nothing to gloat about in draining the life force from an ailing economy.
Not matter how much you loathe the banks, every one is paying the price for this financial misadventure.