₦airaland Forum

totorimi:
I feel you bro, I know exactly that feeling how in broad day light Lai, Amexhi and their gang of apc marauders sweet talked us into believing they have the midas touch . Now we are not even hearing their voices again talk less of seeing their brake lights.

Because no one is sure what the President is up to and apparently no one can reach him. I warned that in a democracy this is a dangerous gamble. It may work out, it may not. But one thing for sure democracy is about wide consultations and so far Buhari is keeping it too tight. He alone will bear the consequences.

Btw Nigerians are losing it fast. Insulting the President, one particular religion or one another is not the way out. That is playing into the hands of the insurgents. They want a fractured, weakened, fearful society which can easily be conquered. I repeat again, the insurgency should not be politicised. It should be a collective national effort. America's war against terror knows no elephant or donkey, the country is united in its fight. We should do so too. The military at the cutting edge does not belong to Buhari or the APC. They fight for everyone and the peace of the nation. They alone will bear the responsibilities of failure and the praise of success.

360ng:
again?

Breaking News: Suicide bomber kills six at Yobe Church

So I am hearing on the BBC. A Redeemed Christian Church of God Parish, killing many including the pastor. VP Osinbajo, your constituency.....

bigerboy200:
news paper are just using Tinubu's name to sell sha...haba..let us rest from Tinubu dis,Tinubu dat...shiooooo....nobody will hold Tinubu accountable if d mantra of change fails..it's pmb that will b held.focus on pmb,pressurize him to give good governance..

That's what I'm saying. When you cannot seperate politics from governance this is the result. Crises. It will bedevil this administration till 2019. The question we should be asking is, how much governance are we gonna get. The country will not hold Tinubu or Atiku accountable. In fact if anyone of the two has a Presidential ambition, he has no incentive in seeing Buhari's government succeed. Like my famous reference to Rivers State. The APC lost out when it could not decide who was contesting against Wike, Amaechi or Peterside.

MizMyColi:
Their palava.
Their Headache

I have little compassion for people who do not know where to draw the line between politicking and governance.

They keep playing boju boju with the lives entrusted in their care, to the detriment of said folks.

If these folks so much as had an atom of empathy and sympathy in them, they would forgo their differences....to an extent and rally round the president to commence providing succour to Nigerians in the areas of Security, Power Supply and Employment.

Even in the home of democracy, the mighty US of A, who knows the Chairmen of the Republican and Democratic Parties, hardly. This country sef.

I repeat again. A farmer who cultivates yam cannot claim yam to be his favourite food if not come the next planting season his friends will laugh at him.

If you own a restaurant and cannot pay properly for the food you eat, start making a 'for sale' board.

This is our ONLY VIABLE resource. It is the only thing we depend on to pay 7 out of 10 salaries, teach 7 out of 10 kids in school and buy 7 out of 10 bullets in the rifle of an infantry man fighting the insurgency yet we WASTE this precious resource with reckless abandon. I just feel sorry for this country.

Where are the fuel subsidy demonstrators who kept the prices artificially low. They are silent. Having paved the way for trillions of wasted naira in fake payments, having discouraged investment in refining, and built union and cartel power, you guys should be ashamed.

If subsidies had gone that fateful january by now:

One or two more investors will have laid plans to refine locally.

We will have retained a few trillions in our treasury.

The higher price of petrol then (which we will have adjusted to over time) will have fallen with the spot prices of crude.

NNPC's powers in downstream will have been severely weakened, the only government input, DPR to check quality, consumers check prices.

And many more. I simply cannot find any benefit in regulation. It has corroded our morality, wasted political and economic capital, widened the gap between the rich and poor, tied down law enforcement resources, killed innovation and enterprise, led to de-industrialization, capital flight, redirected banking resources away from other critical sectors and finally emptied our treasury and sank the naira.

That January was a big mistake we will live to regret for years to come. We kicked the can down the road with our future well-being in it.

Meanwhile what is about Lionel Messi and his inability to win trophies with the Argentine National Team. Player for player he is surrounded by better quality than in FC Barcelona. By the next Copa he will be on the wrong side of 30. Will the magic still be there.

Meanwhile BBC reports yet another BH suicide attack near Maiduguri. This is really getting out of hand.

oloriooko:
I believe in PMB.
If this post is anything to go about then, APC has been hijacked from people that thought they held the reins of leadership of the party.
I will repeat this again, you cannot make the objective of a party "wrestling power from PDP" and expect such party to perform wonders.
APC failed to develop a formidable work plan, now the party is torn into shreads by the same power it craved to possess.
Its like the super Falcons in the last world cup, expended all energy in first match and became toothless in other matches.
APC expended all its arsenal at the pools now left with virtually nothing for at the slightest touch of disagreement, the party is shaken to it's foundation.
This is a huge lesson for all, leadership is senseless without vision, APC is full of blind visionless power hungry leaders.
God bless Nigeria God bless PMB

Hmm. Some thoughtful points there.

LordVarys:
Perception is everything in governance, PMB Should be very careful less he increasingly starts to be considered as inept, he should show some leadership and bring the situation under control, the tremendous goodwill he gained in victory is fast eroding.

So what should he do. Carry rifle and head to the battle front.

Kwarrapshan!

How many names do you have. Just one. So...

Just give the government time abeg.

IbrahimB:
Our newspapers continue messing up nowadays. Even the $1 to N1 attributed to Buhari was a case of poor journalism by our newspapers.

I said that you guys will be permanently in defence till 2019. At this rate you guys will need Jose Mourinho in your NWC.

Listening to BBC World Service right now, yet another attack on a town near Maiduguri, beaten back by the Military (who appear to remain in rigid defensive positions). These insurgents are definitely upping the ante. Wonder what has gone wrong.

dabwan123:
That's bicos he is concerned and no one from Federal level has raised such issue.

And why haven't the Feds jailed everyone by now. Perhaps they realise that the anti-corruption sifter cannot seperate the wheat from the chaff since they all look alike. When Adams is done he should come and give account of his stewardship as NLC President (not even talking Edo State matters) and the dossier we have of his affairs with Pensions and income from Labour House, Abuja. It is good for him to shout though.

That's the way it should be. No smiles. Technically both men are constitutional adversaries and both men are near equal in power. For our sakes no padi-padi. No slouching like impotent David Mark. I hope they will bug each other till 2019.

otunsman:
The way I am seeing oyegun, it's like he wants to pitch tent with buhari /saraki to dump tinubu.

If he does that it will prove Akande right. As a Chairman lion tamer I think he is too soft to enter into Daniel's Den. The APC should start shopping for someone with brass balls....a certain Rotimi comes to mind.

Gejpresident:
On may 29th 2015 I wished this government failure.


Now I can see my prayers have been answered.


God bless Gej

Too bad. You're not a patriot. Wish your country well. GEJ has played his part, did exceptionally well but the game is more important than the players so you must accept that and move on. Remember he said Nigeria is more important than any one's ambition.

santosesq1:
Sure writer is korrect !!!..... 4 years hotel job in kuwait with resident permit,transport,accomodation,health insurance etc visa / flight ticket 650k. Visa will be out in 14 working dayz

CNN Freedom Project loading....

Dorrobucci:
A plot of land in anywhere in jabi can never cost upto 300million thats what am very sure.

And why not. If Apo (where there are more vacants) can go as high as that why not Jabi. I have seen a couple in that range.

lafuria1:
Even liars stand by their words in court, even the devil stood by his words, standing by your words means nothing with no evidence. So El rufai has mansions in abuja but not in kaduna or London abi.

The plan is simple, make a huge lie against El rufai, el rufai will have to make his assist public.

People behind his lie are those who hate him while he was FCT minister.
If the editor didn't stand on his false words these issue will die a natural death but Naah going to Court was the plan all along.

By the way has anyone heard of union newspaper before now? There is your answer.

Everyone knows what your Oga did last summer in the FCTA and the BPE, just bury your head and let the ill wind blow over. Nigerians don't care as long as the oil is pumping.

Dorrobucci:
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A plot of land selling at over 300million in jabi. Like seriously?

A bit exaggerated. I think he benchmarked the commercial ones.

sweetgala:
Such information can't be baee on a report from a field journalist mmbut rather from the official organization that vetts public officials.

Until they make an official publication , it is false.

Can't a lawyer seek the correct info using the information act ?

and how many secretaries and other paper pushers could have spun a copy at the photostat and tucked it in his boxers for a brown envelop laden reporter. Welcome to the tabloid era. More baby oil to their elbows. We are progressing.

Mattkent:
An ISIS member stopped the car of a Christian couple.

ISIS member: Are you a Muslim?

Christian man: Yes, I'm a Muslim.

ISIS member: If you are a Muslim, then recite a verse of the Quran.

Christian man recited a verse from the Bible.

ISIS member: Ok yallah go.

Later his wife tells him: "I cannot believe the risk you just took. Why did u tell him that we are Muslims? If he knew you were lying he would have killed both of us."

"Do not worry! If they knew the Quran they would not kill people" answered the Husband.

ISIS is not Islam, terrorism has no religion.

So also do we have some racist burning down black churches in Europe. Just a reminder that in every group, place and country there r rebels and bad ones who gives a bad image to the others.

Let's unite and fight evil. The problem isn't Muslims or Christians, the problem is the evil ones.

Hmm. Nice. These are the kinds of innovative campaigns the authorities should be spreading to the grassroots where BH's cannon fodder is sourced. Information is power and so far it is BH's messages that appears to be getting through.

DaBullIT:
Do i have to be gay to be realistic ? Someone leaving their job because she doesn't want to disobey the bible ?

Tell me she's never lied , she's never seen anyone wrongly prosecuted , she's never commited adultery , she's never had a bad thought in her heart ?

If she has ever seen, or committed any of the SINS listed above , especially 1,2 and 3 , then she's supposed to have left her job eons ago

Her conscience will have questioned her on those things and she will have repented and left them. That is how Christianity works. In this case she cannot tolerate her conscience bugging her day after day so it is better she leaves. For what you endure you tolerate, what you tolerate you believe, what you believe you practice and what you practice you become. She doesn't want to go down that lane and I respect her decision. She is a true Christian.

Bless her soul. Wash your feet and leave the place. God is faithful.

They slit their throats 'in the presence of horrified villagers', hmmm. I still don't understand something here. Were these villagers observers, prisoners or participants because the standard practice of BH is to sack villages and slaughter inhabitants. Why not this time. Why kill their members only. Is it to leave terrorised witnesses or could it be that those villages are sources, feedstock to the insurgency which can explain why the deserters were found there.

Look, these insurgents are not ghosts but humans, fellow citizens, youths. It is time the government pro-actively seeks a social grassroots solution, soft power. Insurgencies are driven by ideology, they cannot be negotiated with, bought over or defeated by force of arms alone. I believe the collosal amounts spent on military operations is unfortunate and unnecessary if the right strategies and combination of strategies is implemented.

grandstar:
eave NgeneUkwenu ane

She is crrect

Most people only quote the ugly "side" of free trade or trade liberalization but not the good side.

Protectionism makes you poor. Countries do not grow rich by producing things. Rather they grow rich by focusing resources on where they have on comparative advantage.

And again imports are good for you.

Rice and wheat imports provides livelihood for millions of Nigerian.

The import duty they paid runs int tens of billions.

Let us be practical here oh wise one. Where or in what does Nigeria have a comparative advantage. And please don't tell me oil and gas...

Otunbatrafford:
I don't blame Emefiele for the continous dwindling of our naira against other currencies. I blame Jonathan for the economic malady current facing us. How on earth would you appoint a non-economist to head a important institution like CBN? does he understand the working of macroeconomics or how to demystify simple econometrics not to talk of making precision on economic forecast. Jonathan played politics with everything appointments before he exited from office.

So where does he get the FX to sell to all those importers every week. Please answer.

dragon2:
It seems as though many have short memories. Many people say the previous Administration did not manage the oil boom properly,that is a flat out lie. We seem to forget quickly how Madam O.Iweala constantly fought the senate and house to keep the benchmark price of fuel in the budget low during the good days,while the senate and house kept demanding higher benchmarks. They fought her to a standstill over ECA and low budget crude benchmarks.

www.xclusivenigeria.com/index.php/component/k2/item/2220-by-abdullahi-m-seidu-falling-oil-prices-the-raining-day-is-here

www.vanguardngr.com/2012/10/budget-sanusi-okonjo-iweala-insists-on-75-per-barrel-oil-price-benchmark/

Many seem to also forget that after warring against the House of Assembly over the ECA the Governors came in warring her over consumption of money saved in the ECA. Every step of the way interested parties wanted to eat the money she was trying to save for the country.

www.pointblanknews.com/pbn/articles-opinions/the-rumoured-5-billion-eca-withdrawal-and-selective-amnesia-by-sylvester-okoro/

For the confused ECA means excess crude account. This the account for the boom days in crude oil prices.Notice: EXCESS.

If we have no money today blame the Governors and the HOR.

But they still share the bulk of the blame. It was their responsibility to diversify the economy or in boom times reduce dependency on big oil by deliberate dis-investment. Even the ND militants were saying no more drugs for you but the junkie state insisted on having its oily fix. Look, to me. These periods (of lack) are legacy times that any visionary leader would exploit to turn this country around permanently. It is time we took our destiny of oil, commodities and natural resources which we donot control in favour of enterprises founded on effort, skill and risk. We are a very lazy nation that is why we will always have these cyclical boom busts.

Poverty is not a lack of opportunity but a misuse of opportunity when opportunity doesn't exist.

NgeneUkwenu:
The man is incompetent, I tell you! As an economist myself, I know what I am saying!

You don't know what you are saying. In plain terms you want the remaining reserves (savings) spent on toothpicks and pampers. And then when critical demands of energy, debts and industry demands you give them hot air. If you have betteralternatives to devaluation, interest rate rises and import restrictions, speak.