₦airaland Forum

Chelsea is just a shadow of the hard running, hard pressing, hard playing team of the Mourinho years.
Just look at the timid attempt of Mr. Jackson in front of goal and compare it with the terror the panic the 'Drog' caused in opposing boxes for many a year.
Just look at the ease with which Spurs is running them off the park.
Sad.

Lots of people coming out to identify with folks who deny them by their irrational economic choices.
Shows our version of democracy is purely a feudal one.
One in which the people cannot relate their state with the mismanagement of their leadership.
What ordinarily are the people protesting about/for?

If the man cannot identify with their basic requirements to hold the candle of fidelity to the darkness of avarice covering this government then why does he deserve to be fought for.

We continue like this, we get absolutely nothing from this democratic experience except a belly full of sentiment.

Is he not amongst the LP legislators that say they cannot identify with the outcry of the well meaning citizens of this country to make sacrifices, but will rather 'eat of the king's meal'.

Then it is pointless demanding for any form of favour or justice since the fellows involved are mere sides of the same coin, practically useless to the nation.

As a matter of fact, he together with his other Labour party colleagues have subscribed to be part of the problem itself.

Can we for once have politicians that choose to be different, to stand up for and identify with those that they claim to lead and not become captives of the establishment and slaves to avarice.

Very responsible and highly commendable.
It was necessary to calm tensions and reverse the image of the police battered by the late incident in Imo State.
Now can all parties be called to resolve things in a civil manner.

Racoon:
And the EFCC, ICPC, NFIU, and NPF are still watching the body language of the figurehead up there before they act right?

Why not.
They are not viable institutions but appendages of powerful individuals.

jesmond3945:
majority voted for the cars. You cannot fight the minority while leaving out them majority who voted. Afterall nigerians will not vote for lp even if they danced naked for them.

Today it is just cars, tomorrow your liberties and prosperity will be up for debate and will meet with the same acquiescence, the type we saw throughout the last government and rubber stamp legislature that has brought Nigeria to her knees in all facets of life.

If we cannot understand what is takes for a democracy to develop a nation then there is little hope Nigeria will ever become one.
We still think at this late stage that one man called a President has all the solutions despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary since 1999.

The question is, when are we going to learn how viable, dynamic democracies actually work.
If what we have been doing is right, will we be where we are as a nation today?

I am beginning to suspect that there are hardly any citizens, leaders and the led that truly believe this country can work, can get better and so are resigned to riding the wave of nonchalance to wherever it takes the nation. Sometimes I cannot believe the position people, who claim to be right thinking and sane take up on basic issues that concern their lives. As if they have multiples ones.

So he is saying in a nutshell that he cannot stand for anything and will simply and readily roll over and sell out everything just to be amongst.

Can we see how far away we are from the kind of principled men and women we need to run this country on the basis of ideologies rather than the feudal power of allegiances.

We are too far from any sort of progress within the ambit of this democracy we practice.
Little hope of fundamental change.

I think Klopp underestimated Luton.
His team selection was not up to scratch and the players he put out were decidedly off colour as if expecting Luton to just roll over and capitulate.
One could see it in his body language throughout the match and up until the Luton shocker.
A sort of, 'how dare these folks toss my team around like toys'.
Lucky for him the stars were aligned for Luis Diaz who has been through hell and high water with family problems.
Darwin Nunez.... kai, with a powerful, creative midfield behind him, this lad should be a regular 30 goal a season banger, but.....

Sleekfingers:
Some years ago. My vehicle stopped on third mainland bridge, it was around 12, midnight......i started walking away from the car, because of those bad boys around that axis.
I saw a police vehicle approaching, they stopped, told them what happened, they drive me back to my vehicle, towed it to Adekunle bus stop, they didn't ask for a dime, despite offering to give them money. They didn't collect it.

But life will dictate that it is the wrongs that will get more publicity, it is the wrongs that form lasting opinions and it is the wrongs that define legacy.
This alone is enough incentive for people in the eye of the storm to do the right thing CONSISTENTLY.
This is what makes the great nations we admire so.
The nature of doing the right thing at all times and in all circumstances.
And this can only be attainable if it has become a culture.
And there is no great culture without a strong institution behind it.

Same courtesy will be extended to the political class as they fan the embers that burn the credibility of their institutions down.
I've been saying this for a few years, that public officials particularly the infamous ones amongst them will one day become pariahs wherever they appear.

Already in some circles they are no longer invited for fear by hosts of embarrassing, unintended consequences.
It is only wisdom to build institutions that moderate life and bestow a decent legacy.
So sorry for the man and even more sympathy for his hapless family in this truly sad time.

Bigchristo:
Christians supporting the idea of killing those living in Gaza City but forgot that the large numbers of Palestinians are Christians even our lord and personal savior (Jesus Christ) who we pray to is a Palestinian those who crucified him are Jewish (Israel) some of you don’t think, Israel is occupying Palestine land Jerusalem doesn’t belong to Israel that’s a Palestine land for crying out loud make una nor Dey mumu… let me see how the US n NATO will defend this atrocities and kick against Russia

My concern about this conflict is not with regards to land.
Land issues in the Middle East have unending history.
A history of conquest and loss that leads back to antiquity.
Lands that have switched ownership endlessly by blood and war for all ages.

My concern is life, the precious lives lost in this avoidable conflict that otherwise can be solved by understanding and solidarity.
By negotiations and sacrifice.

As an objective Christian I do recognise that since Christ, ALL lives are precious to God and the loss of just ONE life is unacceptable.
Be it a Palestinian or an Israeli. Be it a Jew, Muslim, Christian or atheist.
Land will be inherited and left behind when a man dies.
But the state of his soul is important to God.

For those who support EVERYTHING that Israel does now, they should be circumspect.
I believe Israel was brought back to their homeland by prophecy but that prophecy was manifest to the world in a humanitarian rescue from the genocide of the Second World war.

The response to the needless slaying of millions of Jews out of hatred and bigotry was the instrument that brought the world to where it is now. So it is ironic that the victims of yesterday are the vanquishers of today.

Yes, Israel has a right to defend itself against its sworn enemies but in a manner that is proportionate and reasonable, that protects the lives of the innocent and vulnerable.

Only that will distinguish between its actions and the actions against its people 80 years ago.

Good development for the transport network and great work in addressing urban infrastructure.
But when I view the bird's eye pictures of the congestion, the tightly spaced back to front buildings..... kai,
Thank you but.... I rather pass up Lagos.
Still can't live there.
May not return in this life time.

That is a highly regrettable statement and condemnable on all fronts.
There should be an immediate de-escalation of the violence and a cease fire as soon as possible.
This war serves no purpose and by nature has no military solution outside mutually assured destruction.
Both sides should stop at once to let the innocent ones live.

If the sum of all intents is negotiations then it should start immediately.
No side will win this.

NuhuAjang71:
I wonder why some people are supporting the brutality of the governor metered on the NLC president as if we don't live in Nigeria. Nigeria government only talked on papers with nothing show.

It is so terrible.

Is it the first time a state or a governor is called out for policies the NLC feels is against its members. For there are many examples, the recent one being in Kaduna state just the past regime, Abia, Cross-river and on and on in time past....

Is it the first time issues of workers rights have been called out on the eve of elections in Nigeria?? Were there no serial industrial actions last year just months to the general elections with some loyalists of the ruling party insinuating they were politically motivated?

Did the present ruling party not call out the NLC to protest issues when it was in opposition?

And is it a crime for the NLC as a non governmental body to have political affiliations. Is any trade union in the world politically dormant?
For all trade unions I know use their strengths as a tool to support whichever political party aspiring for government will favour them in policies and programs.

As a matter of fact labour unions the world over are courted by politicians when seeking office, not brutalised and hounded like criminals and some are so advanced that they have evolved into political movements and taken power. As a matter of fact socialism as we know it today is all about the working class taking power.

Why is our own so different in this third world enclave called Nigeria. Why can't our democracy just grow up for once to admit and interact with all shades of opinions and thus unshackle ourselves from this autocratic rule we are sliding into.

Once again. What was the exact offence of the NLC that deserves such horrid backlash from government.

FreeStuffsNG:
The Governor can petition the DSS to report the individual that posted the defamatory content and sue whoever is behind the handle for cyberbullying and criminal defamation. NLC is not a gutter platform so the implication of the crime is the sole responsibility of the person who posted it and not that of NLC.

I will suggest that he takes that route just like Prof Soludo of Anambra state did when he was cyberbullied and criminally defamed.

As for LP, Labour Party is not helping by resorting to self help and needless resort to violence and intimidation of the Imo State Government.

It is election time in Imo state, every political party and its gubernatorial candidate should be decent, law abiding and campaign on real issues to convince the Imo electorates and let them decide on election day.

If the National Assembly doesn't urgently make a law that will separate NLC from Labour Party, our democracy will be in jeopardy. The NA should immediately make a law that separates NLC from Labour Party. Check my signature for free stuffs!

Exactly what part of what the NLC did or the person of the President that is illegal, unconstitutional or unconscionable.

The protest?
The politicization of workers welfare?
Even the alleged affiliation of the NLC to the Labour Party.

What is so abhorrent about any of these to warrant the kind of violence and official acts of brutality.
I've heard all sorts of retorts by individuals justifying what happened and I just wonder how Nigerians have exchanged their humanity for narrow minded, pecuniary political tendencies.

Remove the fog of rash sentiment for a second and say exactly what was the offence to warrant that level of violence as a human being.

A lot of folks are really at sea (pun intended) when it comes to this matter.
The issue is not about the article in question; A Presidential yacht (or a fleet review platform, whatever anyone chooses to call it).
The issue is all about the economics and the economy, period.
And this critical aspect is for two reasons.

One, the economy of Nigeria right now can/should only lend itself to expenditure centred around productivity, revenue generation and competitiveness. The purchase of a military 'Administrative tool' for pomp and pageantry is hardly the definition of an economic decision.

Two. Over the past two decades the military has consumed huge amounts of resources in the war against terror in many theatres across the country. in most cases robbing other sectors of the economy the needed resources to thrive. Many will argue the campaigns have plunged this country into recession and lasting economic damage as the ECOMOG operations of the late 80's did.

At this point the military itself should be circumspect in its spending, lending itself to purchasing only critical tools of operations and not being relaxed in its new found status as the goose that lays the golden egg, because it simply is not. For though security is paramount to economic survival, the military itself cannot guarantee economic survival. It is one part of the foundation to our prosperity, not the goose itself.

So the long and short of this drama is simple.
The purchase of the yacht was simply misplaced, an unnecessary waste of highly scarce resources and the promoters of such were simply out of touch with the country, the dire economy and the crushing poverty such acts in tandem with others have brought on the people.

It is simply unconscionable that such expenditure be given priority thoughtless of being imposed on the country outside the law of appropriation and if this is a nation of laws the promoters ought to be prosecuted.

All around the world and even in developed nations when there is a recession or economic downturn militaries are not spared cost cutting, retrenchment and mothballing of equipment.

The US had accused NATO members of scaling back military budgets over the years after the Cold War ended to the point now munition stocks are about exhausted courtesy of the Ukraine War. The United Kingdom has scrapped plans to build more ships, planes and submarines many times in recent decades and the same goes for many more countries with far better economies than ours.

People do cut costs everywhere, EXCEPT IN NIGERIA, where leadership is totally disconnected with the realites of the people they lead.
If we cannot find a solution to the security challenges we face and thus put an end to the militarisation of Nigeria as soon as possible and we maintain such insensitive leadership then we risk tipping the scale in favour of full blown anarchy with little or no resources to tackle it.

The clock is ticking to do what is right and do it fast.

Wordson:
I knew it would be hard for Arsenal to win here..
First EPL loss of the season... 3rd loss this season...
2 losses in one week..

Las las Na everybody go chop breakfast..

Weak bench.

Arteta will not get rid of Kai until they go down to 10.
Shallow bench.

Where do they get the funds to fly Executive jets.
Why has this become the norm.
A few regimes ago elected officials flew commercial but today it is the exception.
In the meanwhile the nation they superintend over progresses in the opposite direction.
Yet my people have accepted to be taken for a ride.

This is what you get when a tree is placed with the roots in the air and the leaves planted in the soil.

These are the failings of a centrally controlled government, development that is not properly rooted.

And it all starts with a feudal mentality, a thought process that is centred around needs rather than abilities.

For what does it take for that community to organize their own healthcare.

This is where the aspirations of the black man breaks down. He cannot do it because he cannot see himself serve his fellow man but needs a ruler to make him do it.

This is the simple reason why this part of the world is not doing well.

For the Navy to catch the infamous oil thieves and ferry them to jail in the kind of opulence that will make them readily cough out their dollars the CBN badly needs.....abi?

Am I making sense here?!*!?**#??

In just 8 short years over 30 billion dollars vaporized from the Nigerian economy.
Must be the greatest heist of all time.
Where the heck is all that money.

Little wonder the streets are filled with uniformed men these days extorting motorists wily nily.
It appears the government has abdicated its responsibilities to the public and formalised corruption.
You just wonder what will happen if the terrorists and bandits offer better wages.

Harddiskng:
You come to my house at night behaving like thieves, you’d be treated like thieves.

When uninvited strangers try to force entry into your home at ungodly hour, please pick up a knife or cutlass, whichever is closest to you. Whoever it is, don’t hesitate! Nigerian is too unsafe for hesitation,

since EFCC has refused to hire educated staff, that would come in daylight and identify themselves with the right documentations. The ones that survive will learn.

When lose some of agents, they would come to court to explain what exactly they were trying to achieve behaving like thieves at such ungodly hour

That is not a 'sting'.
The concept of a sting has to do with attracting criminal behaviour to entrap suspected felons just like a a person attracted to steal honey from a hive is greeted by bees. In a nutshell it is also known as a honey trap.

It is commonly used to entrap drug peddlers, prostitutes and other nefarious service providers and their patrons. I don't know how it applies to the EFCC and financial crimes except they go about flaunting financial information or access paraphernalia.

I think the message they are trying to convey is that they will stop night raids on suspected criminal locations.

handsomeyinka:
Better...
Sting operations at night isn't the best without proper investigation.

I don't think folks here including the EFCC knows what a 'sting operation' is.

Someone was saying on another thread that the 'Presidential Yacht' belongs to the Navy, and I suppose he meant appropriate for apprehending crude oil thieves since those villains are about richer than Nigeria and need to sail to jail in luxury.

I seriously doubt Ten Haag will be getting any Christmas presents in Manchester.
Certainly Santa will be looking to throw out that 15 million pound payout Clause....

United is firmly a mid-table team.
Old Trafford is now a Chamber of Horrors.

Anthony Martial na ghost worker for Old Trafford....

Not too sure about this.
Even tier one french clubs are not too profitable.

Dodada:
Too many mumus dey this country. Presidential Yatch is NOT for the president. It is part of the Navy Fleet. Its name is just PRESIDENTIAL. Go school una no go go, make u na see una lives for outside.

Naso. Just as the Presidential aircraft are part of the Airforce used to bomb terrorists.

bobobenz:
NIGERIANS WHAT DO YOU THINK?

SHOULD THE PRESIDENCY BE SPENDING THAT SORT OF MONEY ON A YATCH

Why not.