₦airaland Forum

BlueRayDick:
Person wey dem supposed go lock inside tubu 😂

izzou:
[color=royalblue] I believe you, my Chief

Seems the block button is off..OasisX will be back in some people's faces [/color]

liveLongNprospa:
Yeah I'm good big man.
Settling into this routine👌

Thank you for asking.
I sure say you good yourself

GloriousGbola:
God forbid bad thing

that is the only worthwhile innovation seun has introduced to this platform

“After examining the procedure used in the disengagement of workers, the meeting agreed that the management of Dangote Group shall immediately start the process of taking the disengaged staff to other companies within the Dangote Group, with no loss of pay.

“No worker will be victimised arising from their role in the impasse between Dangote and PENGASSAN. PENGASSAN agreed to start the process of calling off the strike. Both parties agreed to this understanding in good faith,” the communique noted.

BlueRayDick:
Update on Dangote Vs PENGASSAN

GloriousGbola:
bullshit

this is not over

Dangote is going to keep trying

unfortunately for him - Bola Tinubu has fought unions in the past and learned you cant beat them. He fought NURTW, a much more useless union as governor. he tried to bypass them with cross country. Fashola clashed repeatedly with tanker drivers union when he was governor.

Dangote is going to have to learn to work with PENGASSAN - but he is going to continue to try to make being union as uncomfortable and painfull as possible

GloriousGbola:
bullshit

this is not over

Dangote is going to keep trying

unfortunately for him - Bola Tinubu has fought unions in the past and learned you cant beat them. He fought NURTW, a much more useless union as governor. he tried to bypass them with cross country. Fashola clashed repeatedly with tanker drivers union when he was governor.

Dangote is going to have to learn to work with PENGASSAN - but he is going to continue to try to make being union as uncomfortable and painfull as possible

BlueRayDick:
He will learn by force . I’m sure PENGASSAN will be keeping tabs on him.

Thus far this is a win for PENGASSAN sha , at least other employers who want to go the way of Dangote by activating Union-bursting have seen what will come thereafter .

GloriousGbola:
actually a lot of the nigerian run oil and gas companies are not unionised. since dangote started his refinery he has been chasing validation in the court of public opinion and putting all his business in the public space

i guess he thought he he could pull a mike adenuga where business illiterate people will celebrate him as an altruistic billionaire who makes his choices for the benefit of nigerians while fighting entrenched cabals

if he had not been hogging every news cycle for the past 12 months - this would have passed under the radar

maybe now an energized pengassan will go after the other naija companies who have refused to allow their staff to unionise

“There is no religious persecutiøn in Nigeria; it is a lie from the pit of hell. Today, Nigerians can confidently say that we have well-equipped hospitals capable of treating critical illnesses such as cåncer,”

—President Tinubu, speaking today in Imo State. pic.twitter.com/ihykPP1H9m

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) September 30, 2025

CrystalTiger:

“There is no religious persecutiøn in Nigeria; it is a lie from the pit of hell. Today, Nigerians can confidently say that we have well-equipped hospitals capable of treating critical illnesses such as cåncer,”

—President Tinubu, speaking today in Imo State. pic.twitter.com/ihykPP1H9m

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) September 30, 2025

This man fit no get conscience las las..

“They are the infidels. They are evil. They are the enemy.”@LelandVittert on the conversation with a Palestinian suicide bomber that, for him, clarified the moral asymmetry of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“Are the Israelis perfect? No—but that’s what they’re up against.” pic.twitter.com/KsFPUgSAz2

— Honestly with Bari Weiss (@thehonestlypod) September 30, 2025

BlueRayDick:
This country is just somehow sha .

My only fear with this truce between Dangote and PENGASSAN is that those redeployed staff may still be sacked much later when they are fully absorbed into Dangote Cement, Dangote Sugar, and other subsidiaries . And of course the new people he will employ in Dangote refinery and petrochemicals will not be allowed to unionize ; he will probably have them sign NDA and other legal documents not to join union when they are accepting his employment offer .

The best bet for those sacked 800 staff is for them to start looking for jobs from the moment they are absorbed into the other Dangote subsidiaries .

The good thing is that the public now knows how he treats his staff and anybody applying to a Dangote owned business knows what he or she is up against .

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has cautioned Mrs. Folashade Ojo-Tinubu, daughter of President Bola Tinubu, against referring to herself as Iyaloja-General within the Benin Kingdom, stressing that the title does not exist in Benin culture.

The monarch provided the clarification on Tuesday when Ojo-Tinubu, who is nationally recognised as the Iyaloja-General of Nigerian market women, paid him a courtesy visit at his palace in Benin City.

Ojo-Tinubu, who was accompanied by Mrs. Edesili Okpebholo-Anani, Coordinator of the Edo State First Lady’s office, had informed the monarch that she was in Edo to inaugurate Pastor (Mrs.) Josephine Isi Ibhaguezejele as the Iyeki-General of the state.

Responding, Oba Ewuare II explained that the proper title in Benin tradition is Iyeki, not Iyaloja, adding that the Iyeki plays both administrative and cultural roles in every market and must be confirmed by the palace after being selected by the market women.

The monarch stated that the title of Iyaloja is foreign to Benin, noting that Benin is the home of culture, where their own traditions are upheld. He stated that he had discussed the matter with his chiefs and other knowledgeable persons.

He emphasised that every Iyeki has a special relationship with the palace and performs cultural duties in shrines located within markets.

Chief Osaro Idah, who was authorised by the monarch to clarify further, explained that each market has its independent Iyeki, such as in Oba Market or Ogiso Market.

He said, “Iyeki is independent in every market like the Oba market, Ogiso market, and others. The traders select their leaders from within the markets. The Iyeki does more than the role of coordinating traders.

“There are certain shrines inhabited in all the markets. They play certain roles on behalf of the palace. After their selection, they bring the person to the palace for confirmation.

“The novelty of general Iyeki is alien to Benin custom and tradition. We just believe the Iyaloja is your socio-cultural thing, like you have other clubs.

“It is not in our culture to have a general Iyeki. Iyeki is particular to each market. No one has the right to control the other in another market. The Iyeki in Oba Market has no role to play in Ogiso Market. The Oba established the market for all in the society.”

BlueRayDick:
I must say this is the first time in a very long time I would see a Nigerian traditional ruler with balls of steel speak truth to power without fear of offending anybody with influence in government .👏


I would really like to know what the Iyaloja General did after the Oba’s address . Did she just take the Oba’s words in good faith and headed back to Lagos ? Or did she still went ahead to install her own preferred Iyaloja Benin without deferring to the Oba’s position ?

Anybody with the concluding part of this story should please share .

https://saharareporters.com/2025/10/01/oba-benin-ewuare-ii-tells-tinubus-daughter-iyaloja-general-not-recognised-benin-culture

YoungB1a:
https://edostate.gov.ng/inauguration-of-edo-state-market-leaders-edsg-reaffirms-commitment-to-supporting-market-women/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Highpoint of the ceremony was the installation of Pst. Josephine Ibhaguezejele as the Edo State Market Leader and the installation of “Iye-Ekis” of the various markets across the Local Government Areas of Edo State by the Iyaloja.
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‎The event also culminated in a dignified courtesy visit by Her Excellency and the Iyaloja to pay homage to the revered Benin Monarch, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ogidigan Oba of Benin Kingdom, at the historic Royal Palace

Roland17:
Abeg, if you get time, watch this video. I don laugh die..

Sege shey na d levels be dis now?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_MHYwOS2f0&pp=ugUEEgJlbtIHCQn7CQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D

Tataffo:
Elder TemporaryHansel, you blocked the previous account I deactivated,just wanted to remind you to do the needful to this new account of mine too👍🙏

Happy Independence day everyone

CrystalTiger:

“There is no religious persecutiøn in Nigeria; it is a lie from the pit of hell. Today, Nigerians can confidently say that we have well-equipped hospitals capable of treating critical illnesses such as cåncer,”

—President Tinubu, speaking today in Imo State. pic.twitter.com/ihykPP1H9m

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) September 30, 2025

This man fit no get conscience las las..

Mohammed Salah avoids signing a Palestine t-shirt following Galatasaray UCL game yesterday.

This is very disappointing from Salah. I know UEFA rules go against it. But Salah's effect in the football world is bigger than UEFA and FIFA. pic.twitter.com/Ha3AqFjBeb

— Abubaker Abed (@AbubakerAbedW) October 1, 2025

Ballzproblem2:
This isn't a good thing

Mohammed Salah avoids signing a Palestine t-shirt following Galatasaray UCL game yesterday.

This is very disappointing from Salah. I know UEFA rules go against it. But Salah's effect in the football world is bigger than UEFA and FIFA. pic.twitter.com/Ha3AqFjBeb

— Abubaker Abed (@AbubakerAbedW) October 1, 2025