₦airaland Forum

izzou:
[color=royalblue] Buhari's rail construction seems to be the solution to all our problems.

When faced with insecurity, they will remind us he built rails

When faced with lack of jobs, they will talk about rails

When faced with poverty, they would find a way to smuggle the rail inside


I just don't understand
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railway to el-dorado...

Many, many sympathies on the loss of property and condolences on the devastation to many families at the loss of lives.
But Nigerians, have you noticed one thing.... those buildings still standing have electricity...
Back here the slightest pre-downpour breeze and our DISCOS will shut down power... and if one is not careful it may not be restored for days or weeks on end.

lloydtruth:
This one thinks he's smart, always talking as if he's not part of the government.

Na so. As if he is a citizen and we are government. Always telling us what he and his comrades in power should be doing.... and now that we know.... what the heck can we do.... to 'smarten' the approach...

MICHEALADEX:
But okonjo too warned and sanusi too warned and asked us to brace up for hard times even in 2014.


Let's be realistic here. These pastors just playing mind games ahead for their candidate

And with all the warnings we (and I use 'we' with all sense of fellowship with the failed citizens of Nigeria because I too did warn) still went ahead to vote a person with glaring inadequacies and shortcomings, a person we were forewarned did not have the capacity to lead a complex society such as ours.

So, if we were warned about the situation and warned about the 'solution', how come we still manage to put the two together. How come we still manage a stick of cigarette when we clearly have lung cancer.

Shouldn't we have held back for a moment and thought the whole thing through instead of rushing blindly to empower a person we clearly 'did not know well enough'. A butcher may be good with knives and comfortable around blood but you will think twice to call him for an appendectomy innit?

iwaeda:
"What stopped him from coming to console with the people? But he went to Lagos for a Book launch. We can only say “Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’in” (From Allah we come and to him we shall return). Sabon Birni, Shinkafi and Goronyo are in a very dire situation

“We only depend on God for protection. It is only on God that we depend for his protection, not anybody. We are sad and disappointed with the way Buhari’s administration is treating our region.

I want to hear what Femi Adesina will say.

The first line of that quote is very deep.
The Book Launch thing could have been delayed a bit at his insistence. And even if he could not personally be on ground in Sokoto, he could hook up via video link to the government and people of Sokoto to commiserate with the bereaved, placate and reassure the wider citizenry.
His handlers... and I speak about his Chief of Staff is not acting properly at all.
As a leader this is simply not good enough.

When you refuse as a people to vaccinate you put yourselves in all sort of needless difficulties and subject the lives and livelihoods of those who obey official directives and respect their neighbours in jeopardy.

Our vaccination rates are just to low in Nigeria and the greater Africa for us not to be seen as a potential threat to nations where rates are much higher. And governments there that are accountable to their citizens will take appropriate action to protect them.

Let us look inwards and sort out the fragile, glassy nature of our public health architecture and systems before throwing stones.

I said this almost two years ago when this Covid thing started. That Nigeria will be one of the last countries to sort herself out and get back into mainstream globalisation after the fact. We are just too slow and just too ambivalent to handle serious, fundamental challenges, overcome them and forge ahead.

Click bait....

Hakeem12:
I swear, na to vomit all the coffee o

And then a serious regimen of antibiotics..... very gross...
....then if you are in a civilised country, head to the courts..... and possibly free coffee for the rest of your life...

GenAbacha:
But thank god for insurance.

Fainting only ends at Nollywood

Well, distress may not be all about the loss of the merchandise.
There may also be issues of performance concerning timely delivery where huge contracts or reputations could be irreparably damaged.
Insurance does not cover for every failure just as forgiveness does not cover the scar of sin.

The same lame rhetoric by the State, "....protests will be hijacked by.... (whoever the powers that be want to shut up)....", and the cowardly citizens will beat a hasty retreat with their tails between their legs.... and then the country sinks to another low...

openmine:
Obviously, you rushed to react without comprehending my comments!
Go back & peruse but this time detach your emotions while reading!

And you need not personalise my response which is made to address anyone out there subject to doubt as a result of her comments.
That the issue goes beyond this incident because failure to take appropriate action and a review of our thought process will only bring the next incident much closer.

What every well meaning parent out there should be thinking right now is simple.
Does my child have a potential act in him or her that could put me in serious trouble.

wirinet:
Not just civil penalties but also criminal penalties. The parents of the 15-year-old that killed four students at a high school in Michigan were charged with involuntary manslaughter for allowing their son access to the gun, while the son was charged with murder.

You can imagine that. And that is a society that is very liberal, much more laid back towards parenting than ours yet they are sitting up and taking action while we conservatives are playing to the gallery and watching our future generations crash and burn right before our eyes.

openmine:
She has being heavily paid by parents whose kids are involved to spin a narrative that will polarise this discus in the cyberspace for some time knowing fully well that some insensitive folks will believe her wild & unfounded allegations!

Let's even admit without conceding that this assertion of hers was actually, true,then this also proves that those brought in for questioning are highly culpable for his death whether he consented or not!

And if they believe her so what...
That the boy asked to be killed ?
Even if he asked to be tortured and killed does that lessen the liability ?
Manslaughter or murder the last time I checked is a crime against society, against the state no amount of sentiment can cover.

wirinet:
I have never seen someone blame an 11 year old kid before for their actions. Blame and responsibility usually goes to their parents or care givers.

I have three children and I take full responsibility to their actions.

Indeed and that is why lately I have advocated for parental liability for some of the henoius crimes we increasingly see minors commit these days. We just cannot fold our arms and let murder, violence and brigandage go unanswered because they are commited by children. If these kids cannot be charged and held with adults then their parents must answer in one way or the other for their crimes.

At the very least they should be liable for civil penalties in such a manner that sends a strong social message that bad, poor or inadequate parenting has dire consequences. Then the kid can be sent to rehab if there are no cultism/gang affiliations.

Not much in that. May just change premeditated to involuntary but gang affiliation will still ensure life.

All of them.
Nothing healthy looking in that pic.

hisexcellency34:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/12/state-of-the-nation-i-dont-sympathise-with-you-you-applied-to-be-president-akande-tells-buhari/

Ganduje must have gotten a heads-up about the corrosive speech and sent his deputy instead.....

muykem:
The problem is that democracy is not our culture. We don't know how to play politics like advanced countries. Average Nigerian can't separate government in power from the country itself. They want misfortune to happen to their country because of hatred to the government in power.

Na so. The way you folks 'hated' the one before it.
All of a sudden we now realise governments and leaders can be 'hated' and it is bad for the country.
Talk about having your cake and eating it.

If we had a functional, civilised police service and a working judiciary a patrol or beat officer will be round the corner to settle the matter in the most logical and satisfactory manner like we see in civlised societies.

But what happened to the protest that should have turned to a movement to trigger this much desired institutional change.... it died prematurely. Destroyed by the forces which will not have Nigeria develop so like Mr. Camry we continue to suffer and pay the penalty for our collective failure to have a better society.

When we see citizens abroad hit the streets time and again demanding for better governance, what is our excuse when we are governed far worse.

The consequences of bad governance will reach everyone.... sooner or later.

Gaddafi1:
Obviously fuel subsidy will be removed in 2022 and PMS is expected to be sold at N350 per litter. Nairalanders, how do you plan to cope with this increase considering the fact that income is not going up.
On my side, I had to take a painful decision of trading off my beloved 6 cylinder engine Sienna and got a corolla which consumes less fuel. I can't come and go and kii myself.

Except an individual is not living in a metropolis, with the hike I cannot see an average automobile consuming less than N100,000 worth of gasoline every month. Now, what is the minimum wage again.

For those living in heavily congested cities such as Lagos and Portharcourt where traffic accounts for up to 20 percent of fuel consumption I see even worse driving habits as a result of the proposed hike and of course this will just become a vicious cycle of suffering.

The lives of those young bullies are virtually over before it began.
Even if they escape formal justice in a skewed state like Nigeria, in this age of rampaging media attention courtesy of an internet that never sleeps and never forgets, they can run to the farthest parts of the earth and still be found out and alienated.

It is a stiff cautionary tale for parents.
Money spent on your wards is not the only consideration, not the primary consideration.
You must do the hard work of building character and establishing a moral foundation that will give you lasting peace and save you from a lifetime of heartache and regrets.

I think government can make hay with this widely publicised incident to push for legislation to establish more liability on parents of minors for some of the most heinous crimes we see escalating in the nation today which we are all too familiar with: drug abuse, cultism, brigandage and insurgency. Society will then be in a far better shape to advance this nation.

Except if you MUST LIVE THERE. I cannot for the life of me spend 750 and dwell/battle with neighbours in a Nigerian apartment block.
The scenes, the neighbourhood too is just not it. Wack buildings all around. Where is the 'scenic'. Abuja remains better for mid-high rise.... far better views.

Flip side, as an investor 750 will get you something far better and of greater residual value in the Gulf.

Faller:
Is that his work as Minister of Information

To Slay PDP

To make Jonathan never forget him

I repeat Comrade, is that his work

When the citizens do not place concrete demands on their leaders for performance, mediocrity is taken out for a walk.
Just consider all the indices of life and living in Nigeria from the economy to security to human development hitting the floor and digging into it in most cases and we see nothing wrong.... why won't fairy tales make headlines.

If this leader, this leadership, this government and this party were to be in place in any other democracy in the world except one which is as bent, they would be walking on brimstone day after day, but these ones can afford to party because we do not have a functional democracy, the people just do not know how to organise themselves into a viable, successful and prosperous nation.

The school did not handle this case wisely.

They should have called for a settlement much earlier knowing that as a private establishment they are exposed and fully liable not to talk about being in a reputation based business.

Now the civil suit alone is probably going to put them out of business or at the least the government may just shut down its boarding system which I think they should do if the school is permitted to survive.... for the sake of the education of other existing students.

Ah, ah... but we are already in the 'jeopardy' na.
But I expect Camp Rohr and his bloody band of brothers in the NFF to fight back.
Shame they are dragging a legend into their mess.

OssyMalik:
eleribu like you

Just fell for the trap with the crude response....

Disgusting.... and terribly unhealthy.

donbachi:
I will give it to peer pressure.yes!

A good kid from a good home,with good parenting,in a good school.can meet bad eggs.that can lure them into some shiits.in the name of friendship.

I used to think resisting the so called peer pressure was part of 'good parenting'. Haven't we all heard of Parenting 101: "Do not talk to strangers".

Boss13:
This guy was CNN money maker and had the most watched show on CNN despite CNN falling ratings. I don't know if CNN would survive this because overall its ratings ain't doing well and the people are moving away from watching CNN due to its leftist propaganda and constant lies portrayed by the Cable News.

Bye Bye CNN - Fake News Station.

Their agenda making is killing that station.
Can no longer watch it for more than 10 minutes a day.
They used to be a global brand reflecting global values.

Liverpool is the real deal if City slips up to the Prem.

Kano State politics has always been the most dynamic in all of Nigeria. Political office is always keenly contested. The people will not just down and watch politicians turn themselves to tin gods while expecting the people to follow like sheep forever.