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Why won't he. His audience are ignorant, docile and sentimental. The right combination that defines poverty, backwardness and primitivism.

Nothing do you sir. Rub it in their faces and carry go.

Hmmm.... wasted tskent. Why not leniency for outstanding creativity and recruit him as we see in thise Hollywood flicks to become some sort of Brazilian super spy and master of disguise able to penetrate the toughest security perhaps posing as Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.... or even Korea's Kim Jong Un....

after all ex Boko Haram warmongers are being rehabed and are masquerading as anything from vigilante to DSS officers....

frankiekinase:
Meanwhile in Cross River State:

"Woman, others escape death after crashing into a deep pothole in Calabar" ...Details at: https://paradisenews.ng/42884/woman-others-escape-death-crashing-deep-pothole-calabar

We can only watch and suffer the consequences of a flawed system of governance we are determined to keep in place. This is one of the little problems we suffer that restructuring shoukd fix. How?

That is Murtala Mohd highway. It is a Federal road. Like in most states. The most important artierial roads traditionally belong to the Federal government which in effect linked state capitals with each other right up to their doorsteps. Why is this. Why should the Federal government own roads in state capitals.

From 1999 there was this arrangement whereby state governments could repaor and reconstruct federal roads in their domains and get a reimbursement from the Fedral government through the Ministry of Works but typically the Federal government racked up such huge debts it totally destroyed the arrangement.

Today by best practice state citizens cannot hold their governments to account for bad rods which donot belong to the state so such roads as this, Aba Road in Portharcourt and other high usage, critical roads are often in the worst possible shape.

I think the citizens of this country should demand that things change so that they can hold their immediate and neighbourhood governments accountable instead of waitimg for a Federal government far away and too busy with other things to bother. Roads in Cross-River are in a terrible state of disrepair more than I have ever seen them.

Glink2018:
Why wasting money for what bare hands can do faster than your automatic pothole machine.

If you here the amount use for the project , you will shout , chisos! Another way of milking money...

Obiano, you do well...

It is not a project. It is an agency, civil servants aquiring tools and equipment to enhance their work. The expatriate you see is probably demonstrating the use of the equipment and no more.

That is just fantastic. We should all imbibe a maintenance culture not waiting for stuff to get so bad it will require a kings ransome to fix. There are streets and highways in developed nations that haven't been reconstructed in several decades but you can clearly see where they are constantly retouched. Far cheaper, quicker and saves a lot of damage to automobiles.

Deepfeel:
Am not surprised about 9mobile dropping that much,
they are too stingy with their data

The more folks drop the better the network. Fastest so far.

To sell this chap to try to buy a certain Lukaku is one of the mysteries of the modern world. It like selling shares of Apple to buy Union Bank.

michoim:
Someone with good conscience will readily wonder where are these so-called revolutionists all the 16 years PDP were busy looting the nation's treasury with callous impunity, culminating in Diezani(the mother of all looters fleeing to London)...where was Sowore, the indian helm merchant, then; that suddenly 'wake up' after losing in an election where the electorate votes shows that he is no body in Nigeria political space but being used by PDP/ATIKU...

Show me one single index of life that places Nigeria now (August, 2019) better than Nigeria (August, 1999) or (August, 2009). If this government has indeed come to correct the wrongs oga why is the doctors treatment making the patient worse.

What this protest is about is not your darling Mr. President but the system he chooses to operate with, a system that simply does not make any situation better or any challenge surmountable. If it is not working Nigerians demand it be changed. Simple.

OlawaleSmarter0:
To all of you people calling for total Breakdown of the Government

You people should not forget that there are criminals in every nook and cranny of this country looking for opportunities like this to come out to destroy and Loot

Criminals can hijack this struggle and Libya and Somalia will be a child play

If Fulani herdsmen have any Agenda to invade and overrun Southern Nigeria, they will use this opportunity and when the Government has completely break down, there will be no one to call for help

It will be every man for himself

Don't give criminals chance to hijack this struggle or else Somalia and Libya will be child play

Continue making excuses for a failing country just like the 'patriotic' band that continued to play as the Titanic sank so thd peons in third class will not panic while the lifeboats were being filled with first class passengers who has first line information about the real perils ahead. Some went ahead to live a successful, fulfilled lives while we cannot remember the names of any band member, their acts sunk into oblivion.

Continue you hear.

ruthmadaki90:
Abeg make him use this treatment take fleee oo. and he should carry his remaining 3 children along with him. Him supporters will survive without him.

He will not flee and he should not flee. Running away from a problem does not solve it. He needs to be back so that we know what he wants. Nigeria must develop a culture of dialogue. It is healthy for any relationship to talk. That is what democracy is all about. We sit down with him and agree terms of liberty. He gives something, Nigeria gives him something and we go our ways in peace. Then the President can announce at his next opportunity that the nation has emerged stronger and united.

This seems strange but this is how all progressive nations do things. No one has to die before anyone has to live.

Princedapace:
It is only through collective protests that the country can be fixed.

The leaders are so lucky. They enjoy the disunity among the poor and ill informed masses to remain incompetent. The incompetency of the entire politicians in Nigeria is amazing. They even flaunt it on our faces knowing fully well we cant do nothing.

The ex Egyptian president was more rootless than any Nigerian leader but the day Egyptians braced up, they damned the consequences and chased him out of power

That is what I sm saying. All over the world that is how things are done. Check out the per capita of HongKong citizens. They are one of the richest folks on earth yet they abandon their wealth and priviledges to fight for more liberty. Here you have youth who cannot earn a living, wretched, miserable things making excuses for their failed government.

If the battle is won and the country improves will the men and women of the DSS not benefit. Do they not have relations who cannot go to the farm, do they not have relations who cannot afford the basic things in life....

When the people of the Niger Delta were up in arms, was it not called rebellion. Now is everyone not enjoying the roads, hospitals and scholarships delivered so far. Was it only to the benefit of those who lived and died for it.

uuzba:
Have you done lecturer job before?
Most times, people are never paid enough for their work and stress.
It's always one thing that opens way for temptation.
Just pray and do your own part well .

I left uni in 2002.
I just heard that my maths lecturer commited suicide. The story is here on NL. He was there since 1996.

Mister. What is the fundamental difference between what a lecturer does today and what a teacher does. I can tell you that the transmission of knowledge is even more difficult the lower the age bracket.

Let us be honest with ourselves. Lecturers today are effectively teachers. What makes a lecturer is the ability to generate alternate reasoning to solution providing. The ability to generate alternate ways 1 + 1 equals 2. This reflects on the way the products of universities think. But looking at the output generated from our universities today shows nothing of that.

There is hardly any industry today that will not have to retrain and reorientate graduates to make them function properly thoughtless of these industries depending on these graduates to make real differences and take them to a higher level. Graduates today are being helped to stand on their feet instead of helping society stand on its feet. How can a graduate return home and still depend on the uneducated for ideas of how to move forward, how to create wealth...isn't this odd.

My thoughts are that graduates are meant to be engines of national renewal and advamcement not costly cogs and anchors. The problem starts with the quality of the process which makes them and the problems of college education in Nigeria is caused by government not giving them a mandate at all. No one has charged the with any performace criteria except to teach people and give them certificates. That is an outdated colonial era thinking.

Just give this a thought. The government spends an average of 8 or 9 million producing each graduate of engineering. It cannot harvest any because half go onto 'business', the other half swim across the sea to safety. Then it needs a road or rail line and spends another 15 or 20 million per expatriate to deliver it. Is this not a collosal waste. Who does this kind of nonsense. Is it because the money comes from oil. If it is taxes only will you accept this....

Their counterparts in sane societies have made the objectives of improving humanity their bread and butter, sleeping in laboratories and libraries, not even having time for friends or family, sacrificing everything to make a mark on earth and repositing the knowledge and skills endowed upon them. Ours spend their time in all manner of vices and antisocial behaviour.

No wonder the Nigerian so called citadels of learning and ivory towers contribute next to nothing to national advancement and the Nigerian project. From epileptic power, to the Boko haram insurgency not one national challenge has been handled by our rotten egg heads and cerebral solutions found. That is why I continue to say, no nation that offers free college education can ever aspire to greatness.

The subsidies we pay have a double jeopardy effect that breeds hapless graduates who have scant abilities to create wealth, drive industry or generate technologies and on the other side we have academics whose only purpose to life is to collect a paycheck. I cannot imagine what is the meaning of being paid to do a job that has no demand for performance.

What are the performance criteria of Nigerian colleges for heavens sake. The only time anything like performance is mentioned is when world rankings are out. But is the sole aim, the first objective of say Shell or DSTV or Peace Air to be the number one service provider, no. Their first objective will be to offer a functional, effective and value for money service. They want to 'solve a problem' first.

What is the tasking of Nigerian universities by the nation that bestows so much resources on them. What have they helped this country achieve... nothing, just certificate generation. Even kindergartens do better. It is this lack of scrutiny, this lack of objectivity, this lack of accountability, this lack of performance criteria, that leaves them with enough time and temerity to do evil. They cannot even ensure their products do well in society thoughtless of contribute to it.

If I were to be in government the first thing to do it to set a timetable for the withdrawal of all mandatory government funding for universities. Any college that cannot meet up with that tasking will be closed on the expiration of that tenure. A new subsidy criteria will be set around two points:

* Human capacity development. In plain language. Graduates you produce who can gainfully employ themselves and show solid evidence of contributing to the development of the nation will attract points. Graduates you produce who can replace the expatriates currently working and earning humongous wages draining the treasury will attract stars. On the other hand the more junk you produce and dump on society will erase points.

* National development. In plain language. Univeristies that are actively involved in solving national challenges will be financed to roll out their solutions in every aspect of life from security challenges, economic challenges, social challenges, infrastructure challenges, etc.

That is my vision for Nigerian universities. Those that run them presently obviously have too much time on their hands. This is caused by the fact that no demand is placed upon them. This has to change. If the only objective of these colleges is to educate and enlighten the citizens of this country then their designation should be changed from 'UNIVERISTY' to 'SCHOOL'. Schools are for training. Universities are purely tools of development and advancement not just literacy.

It is so shameful that the youth sit by and buy into the propaganda of their oppressors and have not considered for a second the reasons for such angst.

Let it be on record, if no traction can be gained in making the government, rulers of this nation and owners of this nation to sit up and listen, let no one complain when the backlash comes and the bad situation now becomes intractibly worse.

Look at the youth of other nations and how they shape their destinies, drive the narrative and change their prospects for the better while ours sit by idly and join their oppressors to argue out semantics.

Mr Falana is aged and has made a life for himself. He is not in need of a better government. Insult him all you like. His time is done. What about yours.

[quote author= post=80950754]A popular young man on this forum (NwamaIkpe) has said it all.
We concur absolutely with his post below.

That sums up EVERYTHING about this revolution matter.
Nothing more to be added or remove!

We rise!![/quote]Call it whatever you like. The fact is that you cannot control the way the majority of people feel and the government cannot legislate away the will of the people who have had enough and want things changed. The country is in a mess and this is all you can come up with.

Lagosss1:
it is foolish to give cash for causes like this. create a trust in her name. they will pay he a stipend till she dies. for instance dropping a million in a trust will earn her around 10k monthly until her death, after which the trust can be disbanded on say her burial

You stil donot understand. If an individual is not generating or creating wealth any resources placed in his or her hands is bound to be wasted. I have seen individuals inherit fortunes but ended up in penury simply because they donot have the capacity to manage. It is a mental thing. Have we found out why she is in that position in the first place and work from there.

N10,000, N100,000, N1,000,000 a month is nothing if it cannot be applied properly. There are a million combinations of reasons why people are poor. It is wisdom in handling those situations that moves people on and out of poverty.

What is the difference in giving her a one off payment or a series of payments sustained or not. Whatever is consuming or degrading her finances will just continue in series and magnitude in tandem with the frequency or magnitude of her reliefs. You cannot simply say a man will stop 'kai kai' (local gin) when he becomes rich when Jack Daniels is available.

There is a reason for poverty, handle that and then give her N10 naira and she will be free.

Nigerians enjoy their suffering. Just look at the responses before. Not one addresses the issues necessitating the protest. Everyone appears satisfied with the way this country goes. And will not only do nothing to change the status quo but will roll out obstacles to those who dare.

It is the government out of touch that is apprehensive not the people.Anyone who fears this has something he is protecting, not in the interest of the people.

jaybee3:
How many interventions does she need though?

Jarus and some other kwarans raised funds for her couple of years back

I repeat again. Poverty or wealth has nothing to do with substance. It is a mental state. The Holy books say, 'the poor will always be amongst you...', despite the fact that the sun will always shine and the rains come in season.

If one really wants to help a poor person he or she must be prepared to share the same software that he or she operates with to get results then substance may or may not be provided. She was in proximity to riches when her son was alive just as Nigerians are in proximity to some of the biggest mineral deposits on earth, some of the richest farm lands, some of the best weather on earth, everything, yet....

I have known folks who have inherited lands as big as small towns, properties, holdings worth hundreds of millions and yet one after the other they were lost unto penury. Nigeria does not have a culture of wealth generation to which she can tap into. Her case is a very hard one. At that age how do you begin to learn.

victorDanladi:
As if former lawmakers didn't bow and go during PDP time.Infact they started it.


Did he ask non former lawmaker to bow and go or what?

The dire situation in Nigeria calls for a better quality of government than the PDP offering not a worse one. The PDP ruled Nigeria from age 0 to age 16. The APC ruled Nigeria from age 16 to age 20 now. Is is too hard to expect that certain things should have grown and improved not worsened and deteriorated.

Pally, the sheen and new car smell of democracy is long gone. We no longer see its beauty and its novelty, we now expect its functionality and reliability. We expect results. So don't think for a second the failures of the PDP years will be tolerated for a moment.

visita:
So they couldn't blur her face? That Bello is evil o, I hope nothing happens to this woman

Not after this level of expose', it will be hard to put a contract on her. All they will do is to start digging for skeletons to discredit her. Blackmail is the only option left for them.

Anyway Nigerians, this is the product of the citizens watching idly by or even acting in cahoots with the government to destroy institutions at the expense of perceived 'strong men'. You just donot know when you will require these institutions to act on you behalf against those in power.

When Dino was harassed and harangued by the same governor using the instrumentality of law enforcement and sections of the Judiciary perhaps she was silent or in tacit support just as some are hailing the government for clamping down on Sowore for instance. You just donot know and cannot tell when you will need these institutions to work properly for you. Normally all she needs to do is to go to court and have the injustice stayed or reversed but alas who will hear her case. Few judges gave the temerity to challenge Executive power, Executive abuse and Executive over reach these days.

Yahaya Bello will not pay her nor reinstate her and will bury the case when he eventually wins a reelection. Who is she when even his deputy is treated so dastardly. That is the Nigeria Nigerians have and are fashioning out for themselves. We have said enough. Let them enjoy it.

AgreatMan:
How can I borrow 2Billion too from AMCON? I wan take am do something

Anybody with useful info should PM. We share 50/50 and don't worry, the debt will be in my name.

I don't understand how you can borrow from AMCON. AMCON is not a financial services provider.

kenny714433:
Does this kind of firm even exist in Nigeria? And we still import steel?

They produce mainly steel rebar from recycled steel products in limited quantities. Folks have complained about quality issues in the past. Dunno if they've been resolved. The use of recycled steel products is very dangerous if you donot know what you are doing.

posty56:
sakamaje klopp magic ends this season

He has complained bitterly about the murderous fixture list his team faces and openly admitted his priority remains the Premiership, nothing more. So I don't think he particularly cares about the result today. He wants to win the Premiership then quit the club. He is tired and needs a break. His methods are mentally and physically draining.

Earthquake1:
Where was the woman that was supposed to officiate this match?

I thought that was for the UEFA Super Cup. I don't think she is British.

Nice. Could be better organized. Hope it brows to become a cultural event of tourism proportions in the future.

koboko69:
Some of u have really short memories or let me say deliberate amnesia. Was it a fulani government that deployed soldiers during occupy Nigeria, was it a Fulani Government that deployed soldiers nationwide to sieze newspapers and invade newsmedia houses? Weather fulanuli, yoruba or igbo government, will the government sit and watch someone threaten a rovolution? Stick to the topic and stop all these childish rants.

Unfortunately this does not answer the question

Oga you still don't understand despite repeated inatances. Shows you are not seeking to learn but are set in a position, obviously pro government but one thing you and the government of the day must understand about the democracy it pretends it practice is:

One, power ultimately lies with the people so a revolution is not against one person or group of persons. It is a recalibration of the system the people themselves put in place. Those in government are merely temporary custodians of the power to organise society in favovour of the ideals ofthe people, no more. If the people wish to change those ideals so be it. We must in that light discard all feudal thoughts about the people we put there. The authority they wield is given by the people.

What a proper government should do to prevent things degenerating to this level of incivility is to practice the tenets of democracy which starts with pluralism, the ability to permit alternate power bases and tap into their vibes to stabilise the polity and cou try in ge eral. That means allowing free expression, allowing diverse expression and allowing rigorous debates while being keen to respond to the desires and wishes of the generality of people.

It is natural for hot air to rise and cool air replaces and mixes in causing wind. It is natural for heated ocean water to mix with cooler ocean water to trigger precipitation. It is natural for fresh precipitates to mix with salty ocean water to stimulate ocean current and keep the earth's electrical battery constantly charged. It is natural for the people and government to mix their views to move democracy forward but when government decides to block all avenues and stymie all the vents of democracy an earthquake of volcanic proportions is inevitable.

This without doubt has been the most intolerant democratically elected government since independence. It has gone through great lengths to shutdown the other two arms of government, destabilise opposing political parties and truncate all institutions of adjudication. For how long you expect this to continue without a response remains a mystery to me but any half intelligent citizen would know that trouble is brewing. Add to this fact that it is not remotely a performing government to assuage any section of its citizens...

That is all this nut job does, missiles and more missiles while his cousins to the south aspire to dominate the world through technology and enterprise.

Nigerians will learn to choose her leaders properly the hard way. Nothing else to say.

Hmmm....just when I thought his critics were mistaken....indeed there maybe an agenda.... all this while. Oga Jega you can only tarnish your legacy from here on in. In my little mind I cannot understand referees retiring to become players or coaches, I am yet to see a judge quit to become an attorney and the only movie director jealous enough to star in his own flicks is the maverick and love hated Quentin Tarantino.

...just retire, write your memoirs.... and stay retired.

One day the power to appoint the INEC chair will be taken away from the Presidency and bestowed on an independent panel of jurists composed of people like you. There will be no greater honour for you that day and no greater acceptance amongst Nigerians.

Amudeneogu:
It is very unfortunate that both pastors Adegboye, Kumuyi, Oyedepo, and other so-called big pastors in Nigeria have not said anything cornering both the political and the security situations in Nigeria only what they are interested in buying private jets. I had that pastor Oyedepo has bought three private jets I don't know how many Adegboye has bought.

Remove Oyedepo from that list. He has been very vocal, some say too vocal.

truthfulparrot:
I am afraid for Nigeria. Events in the past few weeks needs to be handled with care by PMB. He needs to take drastic steps that will reassure Nigerians that he is capable of providing peace and security by disbanding his obviously failed security apparatus.

When the Ministers select were being asked to 'take a bow' and we were incensed at it many did not understand. Today don't you wish you knew who would become Minister of Defence or Minister of Interior so that some hard questions could be thrown at him to assess his competence and some hard promises extracted from him if found capable.

I tell you, we are not just a serious country and are far from ready to move forward. Just a fraction of these incidents in any develop ed country and the security architecture will be quaking from a torrent of angst from the citizenry. Here we play around with sentiments while our house is on fire. Even the National Assembly, the representatives of the common man at the mercy of wanton criminality is not even putting any pressure whatsoever on the Executive to do anything