₦airaland Forum

Basher8583:
Please please please will Nairaland stop all this bullshit.
Where is the evidence that it was done by a Fulani herdsman. Aren't you all tired of attributing every violence to Fulani herdsmen.
This is the reason DSS is after social media.
The other day a Pastor kidnapped himself and claimed on social media he was kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen.
Haba. Kilode.

When institutions donot work, when there is no justice, when no one is brought to book for the thousands of deaths across the country what do you expect. That is where the expression 'crying wolf' is carved from. As long as the wolf roams about attacking at will without getting caught every evil deed will be a wolf attack. This is the vicious cycle of terror that must be broken by justice.

If only Fayose knew the relationship between the late MKO and Obasanjo... and the late HOS, Murtala Mohammed he will probably understand why these things be.

iammo:



June 12 isn't About anyone its simply about Democracy, and Courageous Nigerians.

Buhari did the right thing by honoring Nigerian struggle and bringing back history.into the National curriculum.

We also need to give a public holiday to.celebrate the end of Nigerian Civil war. Nigeria can't continue to hide its past.. we need a day to discuss about it, so.that evil people wont rewrite our history.

Agree. We are poor historians in Nigeria. Our schools teach is about the great Benin kingdom, the Shonghai empire, the Greek and Roman empires but when it concerns the defining history of this country useful to explain how we got to where we are now and necessary to chart a different destiny, our books are empty and our teachers are suspiciously silent, binding festering wounds that will never heal. No wonder Nigerians and her leaders continue to stumble about in the dark.

Totally agree. This is Avengers Endgame and Thanos has all the six Infinity Stones in his palm. The President, Vice President, Senate President, House Speaker, Supreme Court and INEC Chair. The PDP having lost the Infinity War will have to lick its wounds and watch as Nigeria comes under totalitarian rule.

Yes, no more excuses. No more PDP to blame, no more recalcitrant Legislators to blame. No more 'corrupt' judges to blame. Let us see what Nigeria will become in 48 months. Oya statisticians over to you.

Remember, in afew months time Mr Buhari will have spent exactly the same amount of time as his predecessor, Mr Jonathan in power. That milestone will be a defining one and crunching debates are bound to erupt.

Not a fan of this overhyped June 12 thing but the edifice in focus belongs to the people of Nigeria under the custody of this government so they can rename it to whatsoever they desire in agreement with the vast majority of Nigerians. It doesn't belong to Mr. Obasanjo neither was it built for him nor with his resources. Shehu Sani is off his rocker here. Perhaps he needs a lawn mower to bring fresh air to cool the processing chips.

9jaRealist:
Why wasn’t the dude at home himself?
You seem to think “child negligence” is gender restricted. SMH
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Think properly. The child was in her custody. If he was around when she left or was informed of her intentions the narrative will have been different.

Automatic3444:
Bang & OLufen TV 85inche 16,000,000

Better buy.

KenOne:
One bad thing about Igbos is they swallow everything from their leaders hook line and sinker as far as you're not in APC.

The reason they don't criticize Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state despite his poor performances, but quick to criticize Yahaya Bello and Samuel Ortom of Benue state when he was in APC.

But the moment Ortom decamped to PDP no more criticism i remember how in a day they open up to 15 thread about Ortom owing salaries and not performing but everything have siezed since he's now in PDP.

Imagine if it were Okorocha, Ngige or Orji Uzor Kalu that gave themselves for search they will call it all sort of name and abuse them simply because they are Igbos in APC, but since it's Emeka Ihedioha a PDP governor it's humility in display.

Las las Emeka Ihedioha 4years will be spent on social media, Imo people please accept my sympathy in advance, i know pride will not allow you people to speak up about the non performance of Emeka Ihedioha because of how you guys insulted Okorocha and said he didn't do anything and claimed Emeka Ihedioha was the messiah to move Imo forward and rewrite the history of Imolite.

Everyone does the same thing. Even your President did not criticise Ganduje but raised his hands in acknowledgement of corruption. It is called hypocrisy. Everyone does it so it is culture, acceptable. So it cannot be the problem of Nigeria and Nigerians. Focus on the challenges this country faces.

Dammykrone:
Madrid Fans Will Kill This Guy With Racism

Why. Like for like replacement for aging Marcelo who isn't yellow or blue and hasn't had a pronlem playing for Real over tne years. Vinicius isn't white too.

TheFacelessMan:


A goon once tried to strangle me on a military helicopter off the coast of Equatorial Guinea

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It was an ECOMOG top secret mission. Recently declassified.

That's why i can tell you the story.

I had been instructed by the dark goggled General to kill Captain Koroma at all cost.

I posed as a UN peacekeeper buying illegal diamonds.


Fat John Koroma was the Head of State. Corrupt as they come.

I got in the chopper with him and a bodyguard.

25,000 feet up, things started to unravel.

The weather that day was particularly hot and my make-up started to melt.... .

As the stern faced guard started drawing his gun and mouthing "IMPOST...."


I opened up the briefcase full of......

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In the ensuing chaos of Koroma trying to salvage his pension and his guard trying to ensure i wouldn't need mine....

I managed to grab the pilot by the neck and yank backwards.

He lost control and we all tumbled this way and that way.....


The wind whistling in our ears, money flying everywhere.

I was grabbed by Koroma and he squeezed me like a friendly Santa Claus in his bear like grip.

With that much adrenaline, your heartbeat spikes by 5 times normal rate.

I was fast losing consciousness and Koroma was turning me towards his guard so as to get a clear shot.

"Is this how i was going to die ? "

Koroma alive meant millions more will continue to die in the Civil War.

One last ditch effort and i desperately opened the latch to the door and jumped out.... dragging Koroma with me....


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Interesting fellow but you allow racism blight you persona. Stay away from it.

Quite surprised a lot of folks do not know what actually transpired over the course of those dark days. We need to take our history more seriously. Write and preserve these events for posterity so that long lasting lessons can be learnt.

kibraaminase:
Assuming mko abiola was able to bcom president that time, how do u think nigeria wud b nw?

The same. He helped shape every government since Gowon was overthrown. He was a Personal Adviser to all HOS's uptil his incarceration and death.

Not with this structure you ain't.

EVILFOREST:
My MAN this is not about APC alone..
This is about the STUPID EEDIOTS that have piloted the affairs of this nation irrespective of POLITICAL PARTIES.

The same people keep CHANGING NAMES of PARTIES without CHANGING their IDEOLOGY..
What difference does it make...??
I feel for NIGERIANS....
This is worse than MUMBAI

I see. Na now you know. But what didn't we hear before elections. Four years after wetin happen.

If after standing in the queue for hours to vote instead of spending that time carving a canoe from the nearest palm tree and you fall into a gutter, gully, canal or Atlantic ocean on the way to work for government taxes... mbok, what should we call you.

I tell you, the joke is on Lagos. So much political capital invested, so much tax naira collected .... scant results. I pity residents.

KanuSE:
Why is uefa not applying the FFP rules in the case of Real Madrid regarding this big spending?

FFP relates to money from outside the club's books that create unfair competition, so called investment masquerrading as subsidies just like tje battles between Boeing and Airbus regarding subsidies on aircraft production. Essentially FIFA doesn't want rich club owners pumping cash into the clubs just to buy a sporting advantage, cash that may not be recoverable. FIFA wants clubs to be self financing and self sustainable. So cash spent by clubs must be from club assets and income and any loans or grants received must reflect on the audited clubs books in red and black.

This is necessary so that a club like Brighton or Southampton is competing against Manchester City and not the government of The United Arab Emirates or Olympic Marseille is not competing against the Qatari government but against Paris St Germaine or Valencia is competing against Real Madrid not a consortium of fund managers or as regularly asserted the Government of Spain and the Spanish Central Bank.

If Real spends 100 million, it must be investment or internal cash not slush money and at the end of the financial year must reflect in its accounts as a loan to be repayable from the earnimgs ofthe club. FIFA wants footballing contests settled on the pitch not in boardrooms, by players and coaches, not investment bankers and oil sheikhs.

Real Madrid has defaulted on FFP in the past but it is the richest club in the world presently. In the past three seasons it has not broken the bank so we assume its finances are healthier than they ever have been. With Bale going after CR7, its wage bill is much lighter as well. So it can afford a couple of boomers.

Hmmm... indeed very sad the day we will see Nancy Pelosi kneel down to greet Trump.

Okay. Now that Thanos has the Infinity Gauntlet complete with the pearls of the Senate and House of Representatives having discombobulated and conquered the Judiciary I hope we will not need Captain America.... sorry Captain Nigeria and the crew to deliver us from the impending abuse of power.

I repeat. The Executive as is presently empowered by the Constitution does not need to be in bed with the Legislature. Weak institutions give the present President almost unlimited powers to do whatever he likes and we saw very much of that these past four years. So I don't personally buy the idea that Nigeria will have been different in any way perhaps far better if the Saraki led House had been operating from Aso Rock.

The need to LEGITIMISE certain actions for posterity sake is what we should be careful. Many, many times we have seen both in Nigeria and abroad where bad and terrible decisions had been taken by the Executive, the Presidency and claimed to be universally accepted simply because it was rubber stamped by the Legislature.

Nigerians should understand what the role of the Legislture is: a check on the Executive. Once this is lost, all administrative safeties are off. It is the lack of oversight that has stunted the growth of most Federating States turning them to fiefdomsr ruled by kings and emperors.

We should also remember the role of the Legislature in truncating the 3rd term agenda of Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003. You can imagine what will have happened if they were all bowing at his feet instead of standing up in pride to defend their institution, the Constitution, the State and the interests of the people. To this can we say we are making progress....

prodigyhenry:
What makes you think he can't be better just because Aguero has been doing it for years doesn't mean he can't do better than Aguero. And besides if you had read what I wrote properly you would see that I am saying is that kelechi would see Aguero as a competition and that would have been a standard for him to work towards. It would make him a far better player if you are competing with Aguero. Lemme give you an example, who would have a better result someone who's training to be better than Messi or someone who's training to be better than Ozil, you probably know you're answer now.

Competing with Aguero should have made kelechi better and not worse because Aguero is one of the best in the game

Aguero was just a sidestep to the main point of this debate. I hate doing comparisons and idol worship. The main point is: Was the City move the best career path to take.

My position is that City with its ambition was not, simply because they will not give you enough time to perform. They have no big trophy tradition so are in a hurry to catch up with their more illustrious neighbours and the best of Europe. Pep will do his best to polish players and has indeed improved every City player that stayed but there is only that much a coach can do when his own job is at the mercy of trophy success.

Be honest a Kelechi right now is not one to rely to bring in trophies against the biggest and best in England thoughtless of Europe. Better players like Leroy Sane are thinking of leaving. Sane understands the brutality of playing on the same team as world class players and like his European mates understands the importance and value of 'longevity' in sporting careers.

The average top European player will rather want to be playing 50 games a year for half salary than ten games for riches. The understanding is that as long as you advertise yourself your career end is delayed and earnings continue. Gonzalo Higuain knew Juventus were looking big and promptly demanded a transfer away before CR7 arrived. If he had remained in Juve, his career will almost be over by now. In Chelsea it probably has been extended by 2 or 3 years more.

The biggest clubs are the biggest killers of budding talents. The number of youth players who come through the ranks at the Madrids, Barcelonas, Juventus', Liverpools and Manchester Uniteds are negligible. Successes are few and far between. Not the way to gamble with your career.

prodigyhenry:
On a contrary opinion to the status quo here, I think the move to mancity wasn't a bad move it was kelechi that had the bad mindset. For a lot of players that would have been a great platform, just imagine moving to a club with the pedigree of mancity before you're 20 you have some the best coaching staff to work with, you have great players to learn from, and you're paid heavily. It should have been more of "ginger" for him rather than to depreciate him. He was in a team where he knew all he had to do was better to be better than Aguero.

He should have worked his ass out, if Aguero trains 10 hours he should have trained 15, if Aguero trains 15 he should train 20.. even if he could not meet up to Aguero level a big team would have saved him by signing him because his quality would show anytime he plays. The fact that only Leicester was interested in him shows he is a terrible player, he should have been getting bids from the best clubs across Europe.

Kelechi is the problem of himself and not Mancity

Exactly how will he have been better than Aguero. What exactly do you understand by 'better'. Better to me means being more productive. In footballing terms as a striker it means more goals, means reliability in the biggest and smallest stages.

Aguero came to City with tons of experience at a top, top club in Atletico Madrid scoring against the biggest teams regularly. He is a multiple event International with the Argentine national team. You need to have EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS and striking prowess to better an in form Aguero. The best you can hope for is to wait in the wings for injuries, temp form loss or fatigue but immediately your chance comes you have to reproduce the form Aguero left behind which is a goal in two matches average.

Managers of top clubs are not willing to have the kind of pancake spare tyres seen in modern cars today. They want equally capable legs on the bench. That is why Gabriel Jesus was brought in but even he cannot sustain the quality Aguero posesses. He cannot reproduce the stats, so Pep will continue searching until he gets another Aguero for safety. Kelechi had become surplus to requirements. City is an ambitious club. They want results quick, quick. He should have gone to a club that isn't desperate for results, not at the gun tip of Gulf Oil cash.

blackaxe78:
His father ruined his career.


The Man City move was a No No.

It depreciated his career when he was almost at the peak.

Became a bench warmer and lost touch.

Exactly what I say.Qualitative parenting has everything to do with the degree and quantum of children who naturally succeed later in life particularly in countries such as Nigeria where society does not 'bring up children' properly due to an uncertain value system. It does not apply to Kelechi specifically or sporting careers in particular but everyday folks.

Like I will often say, even if your parents are humble subsistence farmers, the same principles of agriculture, the principle of sowing, tending, nurturing, harvesting, gathering.... the principle of patience, diligence, excellence, knowledge is apllicable in shaping the destiny of those coming behind.

Success does not come by accident, neither does failure. These are products of deliberate acts based on specific knowledge and deliberate plans. Your skills, competencies and natural endowments notwithstanding. Skills alone cannot guarantee success.

goshen26:
Yes, when he's not too good he should av opted for a smaller team where he would have more playing time.

Though playing for smaller team is difficult when u have bigger team calling for you

It is a lack of sound advice and experience on the part of those who brought him up that leads to poor life choices. That is why I always advocate that parents lead their children along the paths they themselves have taken so as to avoid pitfalls like these by experience. I am certain if Kelechi has a son in future he would advise him against making such a move, going to a top trophy seeking club from scratch without a CV.

In contemporary career paths people still make these kind of mistakes. Wanting the biggest and best without a CV then later discovering the attractive paper qualifications simply cannot match up with less endowed colleagues who are bigger for experience and better on the shop floor. The rule is. The employer who looks for the flashy paperwork will continue looking for flashy paperwork and sooner than later a better candidate wil emerge to relegate the previous. What consolidates position is performance.

To learn performance is different from raw skill. Learning performance does not happen on the biggest stage, it happens backstage where practice makes perfect. Mancity is bought by eager, trophy hungry moneybags. It is THE big stage. They will not let you room to practice performance. So he was released to go learn that.

Lesson for all.

Said then that the City move was wrong but fellow forumites nearly had my head on a stake. Years later look at how his career path has stalled. Meanwhile those clubs traditionally known for grooming young players continue to do well. Who knows 7f he had signed for a club like Ajax he will not have featured in the Champions League finals and like the key players there be on his way now to bigger and better things.

Whether his fans like it or not, his career is in a tailspin and it will take a miracle with some healthy dose of manager grace for him to avoid mid level career mediocrity. Like many of our players he will never become a superstar. At his age, that ship has sailed. A classic case of bad career choices.

Bobinovic:
Smh...... front-page has suffered, O.p I chew my akpu and swallow yam.

Swallow yam ke... , you be alligator.

Odunharry:
Swallow straight. How do people even chew eba, fufu, semo etc? Pounded yam maybe

It all depends on the 'soup' that goes with it. If it the 'draw' (hate to use the word 'slimy') unicellular variety with little or no add-ons that's fine. But if the soup is leafy and filled with beef, fish, snail....bla, bla...you will be taking a major risk trying to push that down wholesale.

chrischukszy01:
The young guns should plan their live well ooo... SET UP A BUSINESS CAUSE IT IS THE ONLY THING YOUR FAMILY CAN INHERIT WHEN YOU ARE GONE... UR KIDS Can't INHERIT UR JOB!

They can if certain factors are in play. One, the father was exceptional, diligent and productive. Two, those balues were passed down to the children, of course with the requisite skill set. I have known a few instances of this even in Nigeria. Some to retirement, others to bereavement as part of the compensation package, office for office, straight management position.

The key in all these instances were well brought up children, the transmission of values to the children, solid family bond, values the firms could identify with and the contribution of the parent to the fortunes of the business.

On the other hand it should be easier with personal businesses but if the aforementioned is not in play it will still end in failure.

A key factor in depressive/suicidal states is persona and the concern about what others think, say and do about us. Once you can close that door you can surmount almost anything.

How can one be taking pills essentially because your kids ask you why you are jobless. Is tjere anything that should stop you from explaining to them why so that at least you give them a life lesson. No one gains anything by bottling issues up amongst friends and loved ones.

Congrats to Speaker Femi. It was a hard fought campaign. Now, implement the programmes that formed the basis of your election for the betterment of Nigeria.

Dorischuks:
The Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America, Kathleen FitzGibbon, has called on the new leadership of the National Assembly to help towards tacking insecurity in the country.
FitzGibbon, one of the foreign dignitaries who is representing the U.S Ambassador, Stuart Symington, made the call at the sideline of the 9th National Assembly inauguration on Tuesday in Abuja, NAN reports.
She said that the National Assembly should be prepared for work soon, to enable it tackle the issue of insecurity, development and poverty in the country.

“We wish and hope that the National Assembly can get to work as soon as possible to solve some of the critical issues in the country like insecurity, development among others.

“I am sure everybody here is looking forward to doing just that.
“They need to vote for the best leadership of the National Assembly for the people,” she said.

She also urged the lawmakers to represent their constituents well by ensuring they fulfill their desires.

“As lawmaker are the representatives of the citizens, they know what the citizens want and I hope they are able to fulfill those desires.

“We just hope that we can see a lot of good actions and activities in the year and in the National Assembly,” she said.
FitzGibbon, therefore, appealed to Nigerians to be hopeful as well pray for their leaders to take the country forward.
“As Nigerians are hopeful, keep hoping, praying and supporting the leadership to bring the country forward for development and solve the security problems,” she said



See more here https://thickmatch.com/us-speaks-election-nigerias-national-assembly-leadership/

Even foreigners are more concerned about the substance of power, the value of elected office, the purpose and reason for institutions than the average Nigerian who is more into tribal ranting and party political bickering. Few think on the consequences. Foreigners have to do that for us.

Very convenient. When at advantage they claim performance. When disadvantaged they demand equity. Story of Nigeria and her inability to establish universal values.

Without restructuring this country is going nowhere.

hafsatadebisi:
Is he on insulin injections? If yes, how many times a day does he take the injection? How many IU does he take a day? Please he should not take wheat, a diabetic patient shouldn't take that. He can take fufu, it's very nice. People don't know this but, fufu is far far better than wheat. He shouldn't eat too heavy, fruits and vegetables should be contained in his meals. He should also try to exercise( this is very very important), he should make sure that he at least does something that will make him sweat( this is very important). With these he can even take virtually any normal food that we all eat.

Fufu.?&@#!!!?.... fermented cassava .... please don't make me laugh me this long night abeg.

Younghacka:
My Dad Is Diabetic And He Has Been Having Issues With A Choice Of Swallow.


Eba(Garri) And Loi-Loi(Fufu) Are Out Of The Equation Because Of Their High Starch Content.

He Was Using Plantain Flour But He Complained Of Constipation And He Stopped Using It. . . He Was Also Using Wheat Flour But He Stopped Due To Some Health Complications (I Think Something Concerning Blood Group O+).

Any Advice Or Experience Will Be Appreciated.


P.S: For Some Months Now He Has Not Eaten Swallow, Just Diabetic Rice And Other Food Suitable For Diabetics, But We Are Nigerians And Man Must Swallow.

Must he die because of the so called swallow that led him down the path of diabetes in the first place. These puddings are notorious for dense calories and most 'soups' that go with them are packed with cholesterol and worthless vegetables cooked to extinction.

Diabetes is a lifestyle changer for those interested in prolonging theirs so he better embrace that fact and turn ketogenic.

What is my business. I receive foreign cash every week. Nigeria can decide what it wants. I remain attractive to foreign capital in my business at my level. I seek to perform and insulate myself from government including making relentless excuses for them. Off to the prod. floor. See you guys later in the day.

hightempo:
Only in Nigeria can this happen.....what sort of idea is this if I may ask? Going to dubai to learn how to govern your own local government .......local government studies in Dubai? And we have local government studies in our tertiary institutions. .....why should a person without a vision of what to do if elected contest for an election

Because he knows no one will demand a vision and expect its implementation. It is not a political/politician problem. It is a societal one caused by poor quality citizenship.

Who knew the man before he was selected for government's highest office. Pure feudalism in action. You cannot hold accountable whom you did not interview, employ and place on your payroll. That is, if he was selected, rigged into office and is paid by so called Federal allocation via crude oil, you are just a passenger in this country.