₦airaland Forum

finnestdope:
He's doing well so far this season.

On my opinion, he should be made a solid starter

Then he doesn't do that well. I just donot understand that part of his game. Start him and he ends up being substituted. I am beginning feel he is an 'Ozil' kind of player....very skilful but mentally fragile.

How anyone can be worried about the illusions of an ex-con just befuddles me.... but in Nigeria anything goes... so...

emae009:
we don't need Akwa-Cross or whatever y'all are calling it. Akwa Ibom on its own can achieve all these... We're only getting started. imagine renaming Akwa Ibom to Calabar north, south, West like are you alright?? Can't the south south coexist together like the UAE with each region developing at its own pace without the need to encroach on another's autonomy??

Don't be narrow minded. You do. They have vast deposits of solid mineral resources, host one of the largest cement factories in Nigeria and steel foundaries in the EPZ. In addition they have a greater bio-diversity, better terra forma and better climatic conditions for agriculture and forestry industries and finally they have vastly superior natural tourism sites.

What they donot have is a natural port and ocean front beaches. I think this developmental marraige proposal model is almost perfect. Wish them the best. Good people, great place to invest. I'm already taking notice.

Nickisindigo:
the only person that can take his place is hamzat choudhoury

That serial backpasser? The crowd were fed up with him until Nacho's goal. Poor player.

Watched the match yesterday. He was sorely missed. Villa had a field day in the Leicester midfield. I think that team will suffer setbacks until he returns.

This is of no interest to the public or the average tax payer. Government House does not generate revenue or add a cent to the GDP of the state. Nigerians cannot afford sentiment at this time of her development. It should be all about infrastructure, jobs, industry, education, security and health. Strides in these are what matters right now and desperately so.

So when will the post mortem take place.... When will the accounts be closed.... When will the final report be made as to cost/benefit, impact on socio-economic statistics such as unemployment figures, productivity, etc. So that we can assess whether it was an overwhelming success or yet another collosal waste of resources... Nigerians should demand that.

romenna:
But there is hisbah police in kano na.
Wats FG's problem?

My friend, Hisbah was not a government initiative, it was a 'people', 'citizen' initiative by the people of Kano who knew what they wanted, demanded for it and will certsinly defend the program if it meets resistance at any level.

If the people of the west donot want this security initustive to be truncated and suffer an untimely death then they needs to hijack it from the 6 or so governors and drive it themselves. 6 peole may fear 'the Presidency' but it highly unlikely that the 20 or 30 million strong citizens will.

That is the people power that gets things done in a democracy.

robotix:
Uubut Hisbah police is not restructuring? Stupid people.

That is an example of the structural imbalances that make the nation unworkable. Uneven laws, uneven aspirations, social inequality and justice, etc. And until Nigerians start to take seriously the things that really matter then we head no where.

Like I said yesterday if the restructuring of the security infrastructure in the southwest was a people-centric, citizen driven initiative, then there is little problem. The people will simply vote out or recall their elected officers who cannot deliver, baulk at negative pressure or sell out their patrimony.

However with weak citizenship it is clear that this project was a government led initiative, probably not in any manifesto before any elections thus can be recalled at anytime under any threat from outside.

It is time for THE PEOPLE to rise up and begin to fashion government, its structures, institutions, policies and programs in their own image and in their interest. In other climes when you see government take action in most cases this is as a result of the citizens demanding for that particular action, that particular policy or that particular program. Here we elect people and expect them to THINK for us and DO for us.

I cannot see how this initiative will succeed now that the Feds and the 'owners of Nigeria' are speaking up and putting their feet down.

Nigerians like strong men with dictatorial tendencies.... why not. They love Putin, Xi and a couple of deceased fellows in Hugo Chavez and Robert Mugabe. They love the wrong things.

DaBullIT:
i know idiots will be feeling justified


but a member of the first family reported that her line " HAS BEEN HIJACKED''


Essentially the line can be said to have been spoofed and no matter how delicious this guy's interview sounds, he recieved calls and sms on that line

those who said the sim was returned back to him is a sign that okolie is innocent, hahahaha i laugh at your stupidity

i am 80% certain DSS took the sim to MTN's office and made corrections


one thing is certain , the guy recieved calls he wasn't supposed to recieve and he PROBABLY tried to defraud / trick one of the callers into sending money


that's my assumption and i stand by it , in the first report , it was said that a member of okolie's family was arrested in order to force okolie to return

and that business meeting for supplying building materials ? it's probably a crime boss who wanted to arrange how payment will be recieved from the person they were about to scam

Oga. If the man has committed an offence, charge him to court within 48 hours. That is the law. That is the minimum standard any citizen of this country should demand from the institutions of criminal justice.

But you expect something different because you are just a poor quality citizen who cannot see the bad effects of such unfortunate incidents on the stability and development of this country in everything from say tourism to foreign investment.

If it was a foreigner who bought thst SIM module for instance, is that what will happen to him or her? My friend better stop this. The world is watching.

Nigerians are so funny. You just beg to ask,

Why not just demand for the restructuring of the entore country in an orderly, organised manner so that proper structures can be put in place, adequate encompassing laws passed and power can be properly delineated.

What is happening presently just looks haphazard, error prone and bound to create more structural imbbalances down the line. Moreso it places government once more as the sole driver of social cohesion which is wrong and further widens the disconnect between authority and citizen.

I have said it repeatedly, the best way for this country to exist is under negotiated settlement and the only way for Nigeria to move forward is by hearing out everyone and reaching the best consensus. Unilateral action has never worked in any relationship.

Gaddafiyusf:
You're one of them or sympathizer

It is not sympathy. That is truth, fact and wisdom. Without that and without tailoring solutions to meet with an understanding of the people, problems and processes, we CAN NEVER win this war.

We have a so called Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies. The only time we hear about them is when they launch a ceremony to invest some pot bellied old government hacks with the tag 'mni' to add to their gratuitous list of ill-deserved awards.

An Institute like that is supposed to be the 'brains' of the nation, the crucible for solutions to deep seated, intractible national challenges. They should profer solutions to this insurgency and not let the nation wallow in misery and her scarce resources of blood and treasure go to waste.

We sure as hell donot know the enemy we fight and without knowledge I simply canot see how we can prevail against them.... but I understand that it is a black thing to place sentiment before facts...

Xisnin:
Couldn't Iran have planned another wave right after the first one?

You may be right about the type of missile used but it is irrelevant.
The most important information is that a plane was downed inside Iran.

I believe the plane was accidentally struck as crashing it does not give Iran any advantage.
If the initial reports are true, the plane was downed by a missile just after takeoff.

Like I said it may have been shot down... or not. The ordnance of choice will be aanti-aircraft missiles not the 22 missiles launched into Iraq. They have all been accounted for. 20 explosions, 2 duds.

ojobek:
but Iran is sanctions by America or you have forgotten that Iran can not do business with any American companys

The NTSB is not a company, it is a regulator. And an accident is not business, it is a tragedy. Once again, in the aerospace industry incidents trascend politics abd national boundaries. The Egyptian flight (forgotten the flight no.) that fell into the sea shortly after take off had the NTSB in attendance though Egypt at that time had diplomatic problems with the US and resisted their 'interference'.

Remember, this is an American made aircraft, owned by a Ukrainian airline carrying multi-nationals on an international flight. Iran doesn't hold all the cards. It is not an internal matter.

shogsman:
Any person with a half a brain would understand what is going on,Boeing is an american company ,they can't be trusted cos of bias, the Iranians will simply hand it over to to the Ukrainians to investigate.

Oga. It is an American built aircraft and throughout all ages the NTSB has investigated all accidents involving American made aircraft for the simple reason that there are thousands of similar models operating throughout the world and the world will want to know if that model has an inherent defect.

Every airline including Peace air of Nigeria flying Boeing 737's will be interested in knowing what brought down that aircraft as soon as possible so don't bring the normal useless Nigerian sentiments into it.

If it was an Airbus America would not be interested one bit. France and the EU will be the one knocking on their door.

Xisnin:
One of the Iranian missiles crashed the plane, so Iran would keep the black box to avoid exposing themselves.

The missiles launched were 'ballistic missiles' not surface to air missiles. They donot have 'locking' systems so cannot intercept airborne targets. And the passengerr aircraft took off about four hours after the missile strike which lasted only fifteen minutes or so.

It may (remotely) have been hit accidentally by an anti-anti-aircraft or air-defense battery but certainly not involved in anyway with the missile strike into Iraq.

midnighter:
But why the hell were they flying a plane in that area knowing that Iran had already pledged to retaliate any day now

They dont want to refund their customers or what?

Its not good to be greedy

What are you saying? People were trying to flee the country. How do you expect them to get out.... by camel across the desert? With Syria to the left and Iraq to the right, where do you exoect them to go?

TheGreatIYANU:
Start building your underground bunkers people. The end is near... Very Near!

Nothing is going to happen. The man killed was an ordinary soldier. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers have died in Arabia and the Gulf since the end of the second world war. Nothing special here. His replacement was announced within 24 hours.

It will only make them look guilty. It is an American made plane.

This is what I continually say. Nigerians of all classes and creed suffering the consequences of their ignirance, destructive acts and indolence.

In other climes this is a simple, civil, judicial matter that can be sorted out in a couple of hours but in Nigeria since we have not taken the time to build our institutions, to professionslise our criminal justice system, to strengthen the judiciary while widening and deepenibg their reach and operations, we will continue to suffer these social upheavals.

The battles in other societies is for good governance, proper governance, equity, justice, institutional building, the distribution of power right down to the bottom of society and the common man., to give him a voice. Folks there support the bottom of society not the top.

Here we battle for the divisive influences of tribe and religion. Fight for the leadership to have more power to undermine institutions and turn democracies to monarchies. Fight for the constant imbalance in power in favour of a few against the needs of the many.

So we find ourselves asking silly questions for societal problems we cause ourselves ultimately.
So I have no answers anymore for such problems because quite frankly there are none.
Whatever one tries to advice will be subject to the kind of sentiment we love.

Where is the tenant from, where is the lanlord from, what place of worship are both from. What poltical party does his legal team represent, etc. Endless permutations, endless sentimental hurdles. No clear path to justice.

I bet the landlord has witnessed the undermining of institutions at all levels of government and society and had supported various acts out of sentiment. Why should such seek to enjoy a solution where there is none.

In developed climes even government can be charged to court by citizens who seek their rights by law. Here you better ask the tenant who his uncle is, if not you the lanlord may end up in jail and your house appropriated or demolished.

FoolishModsTurm:
Wait O, Trump claimed the reason he assassinated Qassem Soleimani was because he was a "terrorist", but this man he killed was actively fighting ISIS and sent them out of Iran...the same ISIS the guy fought is the same group Trump called terrorist, my question now is who is the real TERRORIST?...the man fighting terrorist or the man that killed the man fighting terrorist.

World politics is about personal and hidden interests, the Media is a tool used to deceive the world, they make you hate the good guy and love the bad guy.

Inform yourself first before coming here. ISIS is a common enemy but for divergent reasons. ISIS wants to form a caliphate cutting across alll religions and goverments. The Iranians/Persians/Shiites donot want to be subject to the Sunni/Wahabbi base from which ISIS operates while the Saudi led coalition simply donot want an end to the monarchies of most Gulf Arab states.

It doesn't negate the rivalry or enmity between the US bolstered Saudi/Sunni/Gulf Arab coalition and the now Russia led Iran/Shiite/Persian coalition. They will still take each other out at every opportunity. In that region it is a textbook Mexican standoff.

These Arabian and Mid-Eastern countries are just so stupid to keep their nations endlessly open to conflict due to religious and sectarian conflicts. Iraq now spends money it doesn't have to buy more weaponry it shouldn't need if and only if its various sects can come together and stabilise the country.

They will continue to be cannon fodder tovaious foreign military industrial interests. War is big business. Organisations such as the OIC and the GCC should step up to deescalate the situation and end the cycle of conflict.

Once again. Without restructuring corruption CAN NEVER END.. Even as we post, millions and millions of dollars are being stolen and sequestered out of the country.

That is the product of sentiment. He should not complain. His people are experts at it. Nigerians cried out against the operation identification, the National Assembly kicked against it, legal minds complained about its unconstitutionality as a recipe for abuse.

But as usual sentiment prevailed. You must be anti government if you question things in Nigeria today, if you ask for details you are an enemy of state. With the people so divided and weak, this is the result.

In other climes government fears the people. In Nigeria the people fear the government. To some this is right because they see the country as a kingdom ruled by a king. However in a democracy which we pretend to practice we are all co owners and merely appoint representatives to help organise us into what is called a society.

Good morning to Nigerians. Your sufferings will hopefully teach you the right things.

yemifez:
what they couldn't do in 5years, they want to do in one year. Well, I will always be optimistic so far I m still in Nigeria

Poor quality citizen. Sit there and wait while your colleagues in other climes fight for democratic dividends in systems that work and from leaders that care. I myself am optimistic that it will not happen because after 5/8 of the maximum term there are no structures in place whatsoever to harness any developmental agenda.

BuhariAdvocate:
This country self. You will fight corruption and tired.

Because there is no basis for fighting mosquitos if you insist in keeping the swamp healthy. Drain the swamp, restructure Nigeria and see how the cancer dies naturally.

But you guys will insist on self deception and self delusion. You will insist on the status-quo. So your disappointment will remain till this administration has run its course and the prized anti-corruption legacy lies in tatters.

Anyway, what is my business.

....because we are a monarchy.

Nigerians are getting the right pay back for their generous investment in ignorance and sentiment. I have no pity. That is why this government and others do nothing to build and deepen institutions so that their proposed, so called nonsensical legacies can be sustained.

They know it is never about the people they govern but the all enamouring fear of losing the power they misused and abused. It is not about legacy but all about cover up.

..... probably 5 course chow frrom a Michelin chef.... blue sea oysters?.....Bavarian truffles?... or Black Sea caviar?.... or the infamous gold leaf steak... hmmm Radisson Blue must be green with envy. Hope the DSS goes commercial soon. Can't wait to be detained...

Hmmm.... na so. Then ten years later we will hear about the numerous bodies buried in his yard. Animals donot have a conscience, they act impulsively. The budgie must have learnt thst from somewhere and unless the man can prove he taught the bird how to cry for help which is highly unusual and absolutely ridiculous my fingers remain crossed.

'If you see something, say something'.... bird...

Old news. But just came to read the responses and of course was not disappointed for therein lies the problem. The quality of a people. For as a man thinketh in his heart.... so his nation's statistics will be.

No baker can make dough out of us. That is the simple truth.

[quote author=wwwihy post=85527143]US has been fighting in IRAQ and Afghanistan for 19 years,yet the Countries are in disarray, insecurity, fighting, killings and bombing everywhere and every day despite the Military might.

The two Countries are in worse conditions 19 years after, with peace never in sight

This shows that war is never the solution.[/quote]Absolutely, but remember this. There have been many wars fought in the mid-east and gulf that America had no hand in.

Remember also that Africa too was under deeper occupation by colonial rule of different European powers (who were at war with each other) but it didn't pitch one african country against the other rather we shared a common interest in getting the white man out through the OAU.

There is the GCC, there is the OIC. Why can't Gulf countries, mid-east countries, those arab countries come together with their persian counterparts to live in peace and colllectively agree to end colonialism and foreign occupation.

They are divided and bogged down by religious and ethnic schism so are weak and will remain a violent, conquered region. It is not America's ultimate fault.