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So will Ebele be attending the D'banj concert? If I catch any youth at the D'banj concert I will give that youth a dirty slap. The Kokomaster should perform to an empty audience.

Ebele is tripping. If he does not participate in this debate then Nigerians should not vote for him. Such refusal to participate in two open debates would signal a complete disregard for his constituents.

The excessive use of shorthand, particularly by Young Nigerians in Nigeria, is now becoming an epidemic that has to be addressed. Granted, there are certain universally adopted text lingo, for example, "lol" and "brb," but some people have taken it far. For example:

                 "I luv u gal cos I lyk d way u mov uur bod jur. pl tk it izy & rmba mi o."

Messages such as the one above get on my last nerve because this has not only become a shorthand issue but also a mental laziness issue. Moreover, these shorthand languages are often used outside of text-messaging, many times in emails and letters. It is now becoming an epidemic among Nigerian youths. This is sad.

I sense this is a publicity stunt, and that he purposefully injured himself or asked armed people to feign an attack on his life. He probably knows that such news would prompt people to rain money on his Yele Haiti campaign. I don't see how armed rebels attacked him and shot him on his hand, when they could have easily blown his brains out if they really wanted to kill him.

Buhari will lobby our lawmakers to adopt a Sharia system. I don't trust this Buhari aboki.

Buhari's behavior shows that he has the propensity for violence and, if he were elected, would rule with an iron fist. This is not good for an alleged democratic society.

At the end of the day, our national leaders should hopefully realize that majority of all these problems are bottomed on the inadequate electricity in Nigeria. Many factories have shut down and moved to other countries (and many cannot start up) because they can survive on generators. This means that many jobs are lost, leaving many jobless people who cannot even afford the supposed low-cost housing. Even though Fashola is currently without authority to fix the electricity crisis, the man at least deserves substantial credit for changing Lagos amid a chaotic environment filled with many illiterate Nigerians and corrupt politicians.

jacobs123:
Fashola did not promise low cost houses, infact he's on record to have said that there can't be low cost houses because there are no low cost cement, sand, iron etc.
What I think Fashola is promising this time is to help people buy the houses with low cost mortgage!

Now read what you just wrote and see if it makes sense to you. The practical effect of a low-cost mortgage is the same as a low-cost housing. Someone, probably the Lagos State Govt., will have to subsidize the mortgage to make it affordable, anyway. Bottom line is that the government will be paying the interest rate indirectly or will have to help the buyers pay the builders directly. Either way, the government is paying someone, whether it is directly to the builders or indirectly to the banks.

I think affordable housing in Lagos is an issue that needs to be resolved, but I disagree as to the means by which the Governor Fashola is trying to resolve it. I think that Governor Fashola should give tax incentives to a private developer who will provide this low cost housing, and then the developer will collect enough rent that will make it affordable for an average Lagosian to live in. This developer should also be required to rent out some units (probably not more than 40% of the units) to others for a fair market price. This way it will be a mixed-income development.

That way, the developer can collect enough money to MAINTAIN the units, which will be more sustainable on the long run. People who make below a certain income will qualify for the low rents or can apply for government assistance in paying their rent. I believe this will be a more sustainable path to low housing than the method Governor Fashola is using and the low-cost houses he or his predecessor, Tinubu, has built. Those houses are not properly maintained by the government, and they end up being slums inhabited by low income people. Remember how the Jakande low-cost housing ended? Not so good. My two cents.

fried-rice:
Jonathans method of boosting Industrialization; Opening the port to every garbage around the world

typical nna mentality; okrika reigns supreme

babasoty:
I'm part yoruba and no igbo at all--- but seeing this from me confirms my fears about you---- your deranged and need help---- your mind is warped with igbophobia--- you really need help honestly.

provide support for your proposition.

The people of Zamfara have shown they are animals. Why does one have to protest and voice his or her views against the opposition by stoning the candidate of the opposition? What happened to protesting in a civilized manner?

Outstrip:
Interesting topic. My son counts in russian, swahili, spainish and french. For some weird reason he likes the idea of knowing different languages and he is only 3. I have taken note but I really don't even know where to start with it. If maybe I should make him focus on one or just let him have fun with it the way he is now

if you have one, can your son count in your native language? And if not, I pray to God to purge your mind of colonial mentality; and if yes, cheers and good job. I see that Swahili is mentioned, so I am assuming that Swahili is your native language.

ifyalways:
How do u mean

I mean exactly what I said. Use your ikebe power

show your a-s-s-ets very well, if you have any.

lakode:
No comparing,  Studying in Nigeria is hardship, My reasons,

, Bad infrastructure(we study in Nigeria atimes with candle light)
, Abroad you can work and still run a full time degree  
, In some Schools abroad ,in Final year you can rewrite your exam as much as three times to pass( in Nigeria we call it carry over automatic extra year)
, Abroad the Professors have better respect and humility towards student , in Nigeria the Prof are damn Rude and arrogant
, In Nigeria a 4 years course can end as 7 years course(carry over plus ASU strike, Plus cult strike , etc)
,  And it goes on and on

You cant compare, Nigeria study is HELL, real one , Postgraduate study in Nigeria  are easy tough but Undergrad(No go Area)

I think people should take note of the following: whether the poster meant that the subject matter of the courses studied abroad is harder than that studied in Nigeria; or whether the  circumstances under which one studies abroad, presumably studying with good infrastructure and without strikes, for example, makes it easier than studying in Nigeria?

I think that in abroad many, if not most, of the professors focus more on application; in Nigeria, on the other hand, many professors focus excessively on theory. I think application is harder than theory.

fstranger3:
I see. Only an incompetent,deluded, unaccomplished jealous businessman/ethnic group blames his tool.


You sure know how to blame other people for your stupidity. Yoruba this, Hausa that, when will Ndigbo ever assume responsibility for their failure. To each his own!

You are a raccoon. Why do you have to resort to personal attacks? Because you cannot coherently raise a reasoned response to an assertion. You were the one who brought in  tribalism in the argument by suggesting Dangote is smarter than the Ibo people. I just made a general statement about how the lack of antitrust laws and nepotism has made him monopolize the markets he controls, a valid argument. You are a big fool.

fstranger3:
For being smarter and more astute than all the Igbo businessman,woman, child, grandfather combined, dead or alive.

I guess all the Igbo businessmen you mentioned did not know how to kiss Babangida's arse like Dangote did.

Useless country. How can one man control all this industries? Simply because there are no antitrust laws. Dangote's connections with corrupt government officials helped him monopolize the market for rice and sugar, effectively eliminating the competition. Now you want me to credit that Dangote for what?

The moderator who posted this thread on the front page should change "is" to "will be." "Is" is present tense, and Nairaland "is not" six years old tomorrow.

How can we be the giant of Africa when generators provide most of our electricity, when there are no good roads on which to drive, and when the average Nigerian has no access to a publicly-sourced clean, drinking water (water barely comes out of the tap)?

Our stupid leaders should be ashamed of themselves, that is, if they have one scintilla of shame, and should realize that all the luxury cars and generator sets in their compounds, which is usually shielded by high fences, will not save our country from this international embarrassment.

kayci_d77:
It is Only Yoruba ppl in this forum that want to Justify that TREASON commited by those 1DIOTICS,  How can you love money to the extent you wanna you sell your country's Respect. It is obvious that the Yorubas are the king of Betrayal in this country, listen to her statement, " South Africa is actually the Giant of Africa" and some dude her said she did not mention Nigeria. A South African do the same advert for Nigeria, You have to love your country and be patriotic,  Now who said Igbos love money more than any other ethnic in Nigeria. Imagin that ugly Somolo woman, South African here Mock us for that Advert.

Are you confusing the issue? Is the issue whether South Africa is actually the true giant of Africa? Or whether it is unpatriotic, or an outright betrayal, for a Nigerian to make an arguably truthful statement that South Africa is the true giant of Africa?

African leaders of the past generation have failed the entire continent. They are fools, in my opinion.

where Jim Iyke dey sef? Probably high on some drugs!

breaking news: Jessica was heating the oil in preparation for cooking ogbono and edikaikong, as well as for frying fish and goat meat for stew. Now children are dead because of all this. She went to the store to get a pack of Guinness and Heineken.

bashr4:
exactly just as we have to start looking into why yoruba people kill their mother , its really bad

please post a link to a story saying that a Yoruba man killed her mother.