₦airaland Forum

SmartPolician:
Lagos State encourages and harbours touts more than any state in Nigeria. As a result, there is a large number of people who are willing to key into any protests to loot and destroy things. It's a good thing to remember those who lost their lives during the EndSARS protest.

However, this must NOT be done with another protest. It could be in a square (TBS), big hall or online. I can imagine how much that protest that was hijacked by jobless hoodlums cost Lagos State and other states in Nigeria. Protests are good but we must NOT destroy the little progress we have achieved over six decades.

In fact, the military should be deployed in strategic places across Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole. When these senseless protesters see battle-ready soldiers, no be person go tell them to go back.

People are only interested in protests, but nobody asks how those whose businesses were senselessly destroyed (or means of livelihood ruined) are faring.

Many of you are not still getting the point. Is it the right of the citizens to protest peacefully? Yes it is. Is it the right of the government to provide security? Yes it is. Now the government failed, instead they were deploying thugs in SUVs to go disrupt peaceful protest which doesn't make sense in any way. No protester with playcard will dare a uniform man with gun. Lagos state was burnt down because the government failed in it's duty to protect lives and properties. Now I expect the government to be strategic in dealing with protests henceforth, not just by intimidating people telling them there must not be protest. These guys wanted to use a hall for the remembrance and they were able to secure one, only for the owner to say no later after they were threatened. Of course aftermath of riot will hit the citizens the more than the government, but a sensible government should prevent such riot systematically and not by clamping down on people's right. Nevertheless, if the government is not ready to protect protesters, I think everyone should just take fate and allow things slide.... We will be free from this wickedness one day.

illicit:


Fish eat fish

Jesus is coming soon....

Fish should eat what?

Ofcourse Jesus is coming soon, but that is not because fish is eating fish.. Fish that swallow Jonah that year! Fish wey Peter carry currency from hin mouth that year... Shey na other fish go come hard am chop? You funny

elmodee7:
What actually happened? Your story doesn't add up

Try multiplication if it doesn't add.

dollynnn:

Nigerians sef,what else should be done with the sheet? Laminated or what?
it was even used to sell Suya . They no try?

That should have been kept with the lecturer for as long as possible. Imagine there is a crime involving one of the students outside the school, who now claims to be in class by that time, the only way to prove is alibi is through the attendants sheet. This is a law faculty that should know better.

AIIyIic:
This is the bitter truth
All of them go dey form Saint..
If them study Economics well for secondary school, them go know say increase in crime wave is directly proportional to the state of the economy.

They call us the future of tomorrow but tomorrow never comes

They were all their in the 80s when the current disaster was head of state, they were there again when he was campaigning for president and they still allow him come in after knowing fully well that he was a failure, he is a failure and will continue to be a failure. But they will come out and start blaming people that went to school, come out with 2:2,2:1 or even first class who have nothing doing. Those who have something doing are depending on 30k minimum wage when bag of beans is 100k. A 35year old man cannot dare to go and marry because he is still earning 50k per month in an economy where bag of garri is for the rich. They will now come out and be shouting children of nowadays. I just hope the youth with not take out their anger very soon.

Mayng01:
There is nothing good anymore about 90% of the children of this generation. They are all into fraud directly or indirectly

Baba make we hear word. Your generation left them with no choice after selling their present and future to the dogs. Btw, police no longer do investigation again, they will just pack guys and label them any name that suit them.

PrinceOfLagos:
Ruled by unfortunate people

Voted by unreasonable people

Fear of 20:10

obiekunie01:
mtchewwww!!!!!

NONSENSE!

and INGREDIENTS

Americafighter:
All of una comment no pass that... So the soldier just collect her phone and smash... Make you self think.... Girls are so rude..

No matter how rude a civilian is, a trained soldier has no business punishing them so far their rudeness doesn't threaten the nation's peace. When will you guys start living in a civilized manner! Tueh!!

SarkinYarki:
Buhari is a deceptive criminal trying to distort the fact that his govt is the actual sponsor or terrorism....If Buhari really cared about the sponsors Pantami can never be in his govt

That is his usual tactic now. He was planning coup that year during shagari era and was busy punishing someone that reported same coup to him (Major Daniel Idowu Bamidele). Unknowingly to Major Daniel, Buhari was actual the one planing the coup.

Mine too was last month, traveling from Lagos to Abuja for a tax investigation only to be robbed at ikeja under bridge. My boss had left me on the Job totally as she was tryna see if I was capable, therefore most of the documents were in my System (Lenovo Yoga). My Laptop bag was taken with everything inside of it. Luckily for my my phone was inside my pocket so I was able to call my mama and my boss who both gave me courage that I should not panic. The first five minute after the robbery, I cried a very sincere cry in a long time. I was about becoming the first person to board an aircraft in my family ( at least that I know of) only for this to happen at an unexpected time and that was the reason for my tears. My boss was to go with me ofcourse, so immediately I called her, she went back home to pick her own laptop and joined me at the Airport. I got to the airport and spoke to the attendants, they told me to just show them soft copies of my documents, which I did and they allow me board. I got to Firs Abj, downloaded some documents from my mail and I was able to defend the client beyond expectation. Two weeks later I was back in Abj for the final reconciliation with my boss and the exercise would go on to be one of the most successful and the fastest the firm ever recorded.

I came back to Lagos after the robbery and went to Ikeja police station only for them to ask me to bring 30k for police report. Even after proving to them that my uncle is an ASP, they still collected 10k from me.

Above all, I give glory to God who didn't allow Satan spoil my joy. Hallelujah!!

If you live in Lagos, death is around you every now and then. This place is just took dangerous to live in, only God has been keeping someone safe.

kiwi007:
In my own opinion I think is Ronaldo that should work with them, give an elderly advice when needed gone are the days where everybody in the team are being forced to work for him

Elderly advice? And you think Ronaldo will be lacking in that area? He started teaching them how to eat right the moment he entered that dressing room. At his age he can no longer be everywhere on the pitch we need to understand that and it will be in the best interest of everybody to work for him lest he becomes a liability to them. He is the best point man in the team with his scoring ability, they just need to tap into that and make it work for them.

Gift0090:
Hi friends

Lol, if you want to scam people be smart with it.. I have not checked the coupon,I will do that later. But scorelines of 5:3 should be impossible.. that should be put in 'others' unless if it's not same Bet9ja.

Coupon not valid! Stop scamming people bro!

Everyone is already seeing this issue as Ronaldo vs his teammates. That Is what will be the end of the team. Ronaldo respected the likes of Figo and the rest who were big names that he learned from. Bruno, Pogba and other fools need to calm down for the betterment of the team. Ronaldo has achieved a fleet that they can only dream of, they should just work together to move the team forward.

Okay, next lies please

Person come back from UK just to visit his family house wey dey apapa... Na for road him book him return flight .. baba no gree reach house before he run go back

Boss, closing down the BDCs is a smart move with evil intention. Emefiele is aware that banks make their highest profit by selling to these BDCs and he didn't put anything in place to check the greediness of these bankers. BDCs are still in business and they get Fx from banks at a higher rate, that is why the parallel rates are very high too. Emefiele should checkmate these bankers and see how things will workout. Buhari is not reversing the policy because his brothers are not yet really affected, rather they are still in business with higher profits. By the time they are totally shutdown you will see how the northerners will start boiling.

Faiththatworks:
Mr Emefiele should do the needful and declare bureau d change as an illegal business. Anyone buying or selling forex outside the banks should be treated as a criminal.
To all.those who have made their mind to always criticize Me Emefiele can you please allow the man breathe.
This crazy parallel illegality was established by Gen Babaginda to siphon money out of Nigeria,and closing it down will take some time and balls from any CBN governor.
We all need to support the CBN governor as he cleans the Agusean stable. Currency speculation,Currency trading must be declared an economic crime and anyone caught doing it must be sent to jail.
The CBN governor declared only banks will sell forex in Nigeria some months ago and the heavens didn't fall,even to my suprise,Gen Buhari didn't reverse the decision,that shows the Governor was right in his decision.
For those who are trying to beat the system by using illegal visas to purchase forex,Mr Emefiele must force the embassies to open an hotline or a web portal where the banks can confirm people's visa before selling forex,anyone caught using fake visas to buy forex should be treated as a scapegoat,and charged with currency speculation and fraud.
God bless Nigeria.

Which kind play be this? FFK? Stop now abeg nna no know which kind angel dey pass make him no go say Amen to this kind thing... Abeg

You all talking about Owanbe party tax have not thought of how that will lead to double taxation. Each and every item used in most Owanbe parties are already taxed, why should there be a separate Tax again. 50% of every party cost most times is on feeding and entertainment. Food items are exempted from VAT, but then other ingredients would have already include VAT in their prices, a state like Lagos will still charge Consumption Tax at 5% which would have been part of Hall rented for such parties. If we calm down and do the analysis properly, you will know that more taxes are generated from Owanbe parties than religious organizations in Nigeria, even though the latter make more money

Canvass:
I absolutely subscribe to your brilliant points, especially that Owambe own. All those 'Ijebu' men that places premium on grand parties over more important things and all those claiming 'big-for-nothing' must get sense by force.

Only that the same politicians putting the laws in place would be the first to circumvent those laws. Such a sad country.

I stopped reading where you said Oil contribute less than 10% of the GDP... Lol, you from Ghana?

Ibkhaleel001:
LET US VOMIT OUT THE SOUTHERN HOOK, LINE AND SINKER


Northern Nigeria has more graduates and Professors than South Africa. The real problem is not as Southerners paint it and you echo it like empty halls. 


Practically, millions of Northerners are either unemployed, misemployed, or underemployed. Our problem is our chances are blocked and our resources dominated by Southerners who paint the wrong picture for fools to believe them.


75% of  government spending is connered by Southerners via the domination of salary earning, contracts, projects, bail outs and other interventions. Trade and industries are dominated by Southerners who have easy access to multi billion credit facilities courtesy their domination of state financial structure and instruments and institutions. 


Every ministry is dominated by them. All our markets are monopolized by them due to their control of capital that enable them to finance business and take more risk due to ease of acces to money. They conrol their markets by regular disruptuons of our businesses officially and by direct frequent violence unofficially. Their control of and easy access to liquidity enable them to be more enerprising business wise. They buy our goods cheap and sell theirs exorbitantly.


To preserve the exploitative status quo they spread false verson of the reality. They centralize oil as the main source of wealth so that our attention will be far away from other sources of wealth they dominate.

Oil is less than 10% of  Nigeria's GDP. They tell us we are the parasite and we are lazy and we are uneducated to instil a sense of guilt, self hate and inadequacy in us. We swallow all these falsehood uncritcally because we made our source of daily information their media and books. They over concentrate on our weaknesses and ignore almost completely their own weaknesses. An average Southerner having mild cold will almost by default blame it on Northerners and will not lack northerners who "speak the truth" to agree with him.


How can uneducated people have multitude of unemployed graduates? How can lazy people be producig the food of the nation? Why do millions of Southerners troop to the poor parasitic North and refuse leave? The south said so and it is?


What we need is a  political economic solution. We must take control of our local markets, our institutions and our businesses in their land must be given due attention and protection and any act of disruption by way of constant destruction must be paid back in due measure without listening to their victimship outcries. They fear separation more than us because their weak economic foundation, especially the west entirely dependent on controlling  government resources.


We must ask and take our fair share of every government employment at whatever cost. No people has ever prospered when their resources, oppurtunities and chances are blocked and dominated by others.  Our constant preachment of peace must stop: justice and and equity must be our new slagon. 


The real problem is believing in the propaganda of the enemies which saps our resourcefulness and infuse our senses with feelings of backwardness that really do not exist, or are caused by false perception. The greatest defeat one can suffer is to see oneself as projected by one's enemies. 


Almajiri is system suffocated by lack of finance. Poverty is a direct result of economic domination and exclusion. Degrees are not unavailable. Marrying four wives will not stop as it is never a problem but a great social system. Once we assert control on what is rightly ours, that self concious timidity will evaporate and be replaced by confidence and bold enterprise. Up to the Seventies we were the richest people in Africa. As the central government grows and  takes control of resources our wealth progressively dwindles. As the southerners intensify drums of hate and aggression we draw back to give peace, that is never forthcoming, a chance.


Try asking for propotionate representation in all government employment in all institutions and at all levels, they will cry out about mediocrity supplanting merit as if those half literates southerners dominating the place are Einstein incanates. Or they will blackmail you with Islamization.


Try treating their traders in our markets as they treat ours and they will cry xenophobia as if the regular denial of market space, heavy taxation, constant disruption of business and officially sanctioned harrassment of our traders in their land does not exist.


Try replacing Southern union leaders and foreign sponsored NGOs operating in the North with our own people and they will start wailing about marginalization.


Well, their era of dominance and false propaganda is coming to an end with the coming of age of young northerners who could no longer accept marginalization because of blackmail or threat. These new bold Northern youth have seen how southerners cowered when asked to leave the North two years ago. Their cries for secession are empty ruse. 


We will be better off without them and they will definitely be worse off without us. They know we lack nothing, while their millions selling substandard, fake good, drugs and inrdinately high interest bank loans fleecing the north and feeding on cheap food and services will have nothing on returning back home. Their franchise firms and industries will lose over 100 million costumers overnight which is more than their home market demand. 


Soon we will ask for equity or call it quit. We know who we are and we know our strength.

If you say people clamouring for state to collect VAT are gullible because if all this your baseless reasons, then you are more gullible.

Talking about input VAT and output VAT, lol... Let the state laws take effect first and see for yourself. Also companies under 25m threshold won't be affected even if asked to pay VAT, in the first place the VAT is not your personal money, it is a tax that is passed to the consumers and if you already charge it, you must remit.

Ibkhaleel01:
Unjust hatred for people will consume you. We see the obvious in the very hilarious VAT battle that is happening. I just dey observe.
Many supported Governor Wike's decision to be collecting VAT because they say "the North contributes nothing and they want to be collecting". But if they know their facts they will understand that they are digging a hole for themselves. They will realize it is all of us that will suffer when States collect VAT.
First of all, after Lagos, the next place that contributes the highest VAT (20%) is the FCT which is in the North. Yes this is followed by Rivers at 6% but Kano is next with 5% and this is followed by Kaduna. So no, it is not as you have been misinformed. The only special case is Lagos. So your State will suffer. Even Lagos will suffer with much more people migrating there. When resources are shared among Federating Units, it is shallow to always think it is injustice. Give Lagos 100% of it's VAT, Mukaila from Sokoto, Chinedu from Aba and even Lasisi from Osun will all migrate there. So what is the point again?
Secondly, in the federal system, companies with less than 25 million were not VATable. You think you are doing Northerners but your company will become VATable once Wike's law is replicated in your State. Why do you think commercially massive States like Abia and Anambra do not top the list of VAT contributors? Because those boys in the market were not exactly VATable, wait until what you are blindly supporting takes effect. VAT will be collected like motor park tickets. Then you will see where hate has led you.
Third, people will most likely pay VAT twice across different states with different laws because Wike does not know what is input and output VAT and did not listen to Nojeem Olasubomi Yusuf and others who politely asked him about it.
Some have even termed Wike the leader of restructuring in Nigeria. A gullible people in search of heroes. Being used and misled by every opportunist. Stop allowing yourself to be used by politicians to settle their personal scores while they tell you they are fighting for your interest.
You need to first know what your interest is to know who is actually fighting for or against it

Isn't this laughable.

What I experienced in the police station yesterday and today already gave me proof that this country is dead! I lost items worth 200k, police requested for 30k to give me police report.

Forget about this country abeg!

Buhari's nepotism has caused more harm than covid in Nigeria. If Nigerians do not have access to food, then ask Buhari why his brothers have been killing farmers for no reason

Lol, caller tune. I lived in Imo (mbaise) Abia and I have been to Kano and even your rush Abuja. Those places have their issues which you do not expect to be in equal measure with Lagos (given the number of the population). Now if those places you have lived are more peaceful than Lagos, why come to Lagos?

GerraMeh74:
Go to the North and East and Check how many bus stops they collect money apart from maybe loading charges they pay at the park? I have lived in the North, schooled in the East and currently hustling in Lagos. So I have seen almost all major ethnic groups of the country. My post is not an attack on the Yoruba people, but instead a call that something needs to be done urgently.

Brother keep your negativity to yourself. Suddenly it is only Yorubas that are in Lagos, what about your brothers who run to Lagos with polythene on a daily basis? You have forgotten the more concentration of people you have in a state, the more likely it is to have unlawful act in such place. If any of the eastern state have the population Lagos state has, what do you think will be the story? Many of you will just open mouth waaaaah without thinking.

GerraMeh74:
Having lived in Lagos for sometime now, I can say that the Youruba people have more miscreants and thugs than any other tribe in Nigeria, you will see a young able bodied guy who is not ready to lift a single finger to do anything ,but rather prefers been at a strategic junction and begging passerbys for money to either smoke or drink. You should have seen the level of their hooliganism during the end Sars pandemonium, that is why Lagos had more number of burnt police station than any other state.Did I forget to mention that Police men are now assigned to 3rd Mainland Bridge 24/7,Because of the traffic robbers. Lagos is a ticking time bomb, unless the government finds a way of actively engaging this guy's, aside from the NURTW and RETAN , I can only say that Lagos especially the mainland will become even more dangerous and unsafe.

You go like buy not tested appliances?