₦airaland Forum

seunmsg:
They can continue making reckless statements for the time being as they enjoy immunity under GEJ. When change comes to Nigeria on may 29, they will be arrested and prosecuted. Payback period is just around the corner.

Arrested and prosecuted by whom. I laugh. Instead of using your head to advocate for de-escalation you gladly want your armed forces fight on two fronts to protect the interests of Danjuma and his band of oligarchs singlehandedly responsible for the destruction of this nation through greed and avarice.

Useless, filthy, decadent generation. He went to Kano to announce that at the launch of a city built with 'tax payers' money to whip up age old ethnic sentiments so who is the kettle here.

Their wretched tactic never changes. I wonder if he will have said the same thing if he was commissioning one of his tractors on one of his crude oil farms down in the Niger-Delta then he will have understood how not to bite the finger that feeds him.

Useless generation.

Ganoderma:
I have always said Taye Taiwo has what it takes to be a Gareth Bale. All he needed was a coach adventurous enough to play him as a left winger.
He seems to be more of himself in attack than in defence.

I am not in the mood to laugh tonight so stop provok...ki.ki.ki.ki.ki.hahahahahahaha....chei.

mickyeddi:
29 year old? When his twin celebrated her 36th birthday two years ago.

Sorry, slip of the conscience.

Birikiti:
The Nigerian has teamed up with the Polish league leaders on trials after falling out of place with his Turkish league side, Bursaspor

Nigeria's Taye Taiwo has joined reigning Polish league champions, Legia Warsaw on trials till the end of the season.

The left-footed defender took this decision after being surplus to requirement by Bursaspor at the beginning of the season under manager Senol Gunes.

"Taye Taiwo has had a first training session with the Legion . Nigerian defender appeared in the gym on the morning of activation,” Legia wrote on their website.

The ‘Tornado’ as he is fondly called is line to face either Karabakh Agdam or Zenit St. Petersburg in the two friendly games billed for the Legions on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old player who has been handed jersey no 31 had stints with Olympique Marseille, AC Milan, Queens Park Rangers, Dinamo Kiev and Bursaspor.

Legia currently sit atop the Polish league with 38 points in 19 games and take on Jagiellonia Bialystok in their next game.....


(Courtesy Goal.com)
http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4102/transfer-zone/2015/01/27/8354882/taye-taiwo-joins-legia-warsaw

All the best Taiye "Tornado" Taiwo in your new club.

Taiye Taiwo going....going....going....

marveangel:
You know how people would say women are evil....I never used to believe it until now......what does one(a girl) profit by causing issues between two friends...this is how this daughter of jezebel came in between friends of several years.

My friend had met this his current girlfriend at my place, she's my sister's friend and course mate and they had both come to see me on a particular sunday....We were just in d sitting room talking about stuff when my friend (Kunle not his real name though) came into the house...I'm not big on formalities so I didn't bother with any introductions plus my friend already knows my sister well and again I was a little distracted, my sister and I were speaking our dialect talking about family issues..

Being the only other persons in the room I figured they just took the time to talk and get to know each other better.....About a month or two after that day my friend told me he was seeing mary(my sister's friend)...I just smiled and was like sharp guy....eventually we became close, that I figured was natural I mean she being my sister's friend and my best friends girlfriend there was no avoiding that....I had her on my BBM chat and we corresponded online every now and them, nothing serious just talk.....everything seemed okay until

Two weeks ago my friend had to leave town for some days, his mum was ill so he travelled to check up on her....Some three days after he travelled, his girlfriend came to my office to see me...I was shocked and afraid, I feared something bad happened to kunle's mom...

When I asked her what occasioned her visit..she simply stated that she had come to register her displeasure at me..she said her boyfriend had been gone for three days and I didn't bother checking up on her...(Was I supposed to do that I asked in my head?) I tried to apologise but she refuse saying she'd only accept my apology if I took her out for lunch...

So I did, we went to a nearby restaurant and ate....while we ate she just kept questioning me about my relationship, she said my sister her told her that I recently broke-up with my girlfriend and that I was sad and heartbroken...I told her I wasn't sad and miserable plus the break-up happened months ago..she asked if I had someone else in my life, I told her no...she kept asking 'why, what attracts you to girl,when do you see yourself settling down, do you have anything against any particular tribe and so on"...I barely ate my lunch....she left after lunch and I went back to my office......I thought that was all.

My friend got back some two days after, I was at the airport to pick him, as we drove back to his place we talk about stuff, good news was his mom was doing much better (I didn't mention the whole lunch with his gf friend, I didn't think twas worth talking abt)..I dropped him at home, said hello to his gf and went back to my place.....and that was the last I heard from my friend.....for over 6 days, even when I tried calling him he didn't take my calls...I was still thinking of how to go check up on him at his place when he came bagging into my office...he just stood didn't even sit.....he was shouting and pointing his finger at me warning me to stay away from his girlfriend...

He said he left town for five days and I was making moves at his girlfriend, he said I took his girlfriend to dinner and force her to kiss me and that a promised to marry her if she didn't tell him.

I was dumbfounded...I didn't even know what to say.....since when did people start having dinner around 1:30 PM....I wanted to call her but I figured she'd just spin more lies, my friend won't even calm down to hear my side of the story...everything is just so messed up right now.....

what I don't understand is WHY.......I mean what would she gain from this chaos she has caused.....Why are women just evil....what did I ever do to her

Elevate your thinking and get out of the rut. I don't know of any high flyer that has time for the things you talk about. People barely, barely have the time for family and themselves not to talk of friends. Wetin be friend abeg. If your relationships donot multiply effort or divide stress dump every single one of them.

It is idleness, inadequacy, immaturity, in-capacity, one malaise or the other that causes people to 'need' these folks masquerading as friends. Increase your self worth and watch the chaff fall away. Strange women with base morals will be terrified to approach you. As they say, you are what you attract.

I know women have an equal tendency to unmitigated acts of cruelty and evil but I also know what repeated and long term exposure to malaria can do to the organs so me and mosquitos cannot co-exist, so it is with low lifers.

CSTR:
If our security egg-heads are still counting on western weapons, then they must be clueless indeed.
Since when has the US given us any serious military aid in over 50 years.?
I can understand the yanks though.
There is no major threat to US interests in west africa.
All the nations in this region are lackeys of the US, so the US wouldn't want to upset the apple cart by 'unnecessarily' arming Nigeria.
Countries that benefit from US military aid like israel, japan, egypt, south korea acts as buffers to serious powers that threaten US interests.
It is left for Nigeria to acknowledge this fact and get what it need from the equally capable eastern bloc.l
Algeria and india, two of the most capable and meanest military powers in the world are armed to the teeth with eastern weapons.
It is left for Nigeria to follow their footsteps.

Good one. Why this US arms talk all the time. The will of an army will always overcome the sophistication of opposing weaponry. The Red Army had far inferior weapons to the German Army at the battle of Stanlingrad but Stalin put simply put a gun to the heads of his generals and told them not to return. The rest is history.

In Vietnam, agent orange, the M16 and the B52's could not destroy the Vietcong. American weaponry has not always prevailed in the face of poor doctrine, poor ideology and poor execution.

fitzmayowa:
Whao so BH is an issue of GEJ alone This is one of the reason BH has not been defeated since most of our politician see the problem as PDP or GEJ alone, forgetting that BH is a threat to nigeria and nigerians...

What's stops GMB in being a patriot and assist the current government anyway he can to put an end to insurgency, despite the fact he his contesting against GEJ/PDP...

Now we see the reason why terrorism don't thrive in other developed world, because the politicians there don't use issues like this to score political point, they rather put heads together to solve a threat to their nations sovereignty...

Good point. They cannot draw the line between politics and governance. Unbridled violence is now the key to regime change. Insecurity and fear is a sure vote winner - dangerous precedent in a volatile country. The APC has to play this delicate situation extremely carefully if it is to govern peacefully. To learn evil no hard.

I am right when I say women are as capable of doing the most horrendous things as their male folks just that the platform for expression is limited. If this is not sheer terror what else is. Not only should she go to jail, her own kids (if she has any) should be denied her for a longer time afterwards. Beast.

jayseehe:
Legend in the making

Totally agree and the onus is on us to protect and nuture this gem.

Maximus85:
It's obvious that your faith is not shaky with all the curse words you used in this post. There is no love in the churches all they know is tithe and offering. These ushers aren't trained, they are to serve others with love not disdain. Look for a better church where there is love. Where there is no love, God is not there cos as we know, God is love.

Yeah. For God so loved the world that rebellion against authority is right eh? Love indeed. The same you will grumble that nothing works in Nigeria. The usher has a choice to quit and join the crowd of confusion. Why not give them a break in their thankless job.

sirajdinsaudi:
Given me a clip to believe what u say.Outcome of the meeting he did with Jonathan is manifesting. Let him stop heating up already heated politics. God bless Nigeria.

If you are feeling the heat it is your business. No one in that church is heating anything up. That man is not interested in your politics. He is interested in his flock and the things that threaten them he will confront. Stop dragging the church into your political mud pits.

SirShymex:
Lol. I won't mind being an Arab Sheikh with that Arab money - tell Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to shout me. I'm his lost son. Anyway, I just wanted to correct the notion that: "Nobody summons the US secretary of state and when he/she whistles you come running." You know that's a big lie. Don't do that next time.

Regardless, John Kerry travels to war torn countries all the time. He has been to Iraq and Afghanistan several times. And I believe Abuja is far safer than those places. So, didn't he go there to meet the Nigerian president? Opting for Lagos is a tad bit disrespectful IMO. David Cameron did the same thing when he visited Nigeria. Is Lagos now the new capital of Nigeria? Or perhaps, they just don't rate GEJ?

I honestly don't care about what John Kerry said (I haven't read it). However, it's a shame Nigeria has been reduced to a joke.

Oga, don't make a mountain out of a mole-hill. The President can meet anyone anywhere as long as it is not a State visit. And this certainly wasn't. He has a Chapel at the Rock but chose to attend the Ota camp of Winners Chapel. Does that make him lesser or is he in purdah not to leave Abuja again.

If you were in the US or Indonesia you will simply obey without 'looking around for those who don't as justification' - a Nigerian habit 'from hell'.

Do you know whether he wanted to create a thoroughfare where you parked. Do you know if there were issues before your arrival. My christian brother, righteousness exalts a nation, obey authorities as God's representatives but you cannot, Nigerians cannot so they look for hard men, strong men to lead them by a hook to the nose.

If the man was a gentle politician corrupt parking will thrive. You needed a hard, incorruptible man to make you understand respect for authority. Abeg carry your disobedience back home. Na the vulcanizer wey you dey worry for Sunday na im I pity.

suruwilliams:
I was in church and I never had such anyway Na them say them say talk

And what are the antecedents of the poster as regarding Christianity and the Church....always antagonistic....always peddling rumours....always sowing hatred.

LRNZH:
Edit: Update: Maiduguri is currently under partial attack!


We are receiving disturbing reports that Boko Haram armies are headed for Maiduguri, capital of Borno state.

A message from a security officer read “Salam.We just got a report that Book haram will strike Maiduguri tonight. Pls wake up n pray with ur family now. May Allah save us all.”

In the early hours of Saturday, Boko Haram terrorists erased Kambari village, killing 15 citizens and the village head.

Kambari village is just 5 kilometers from Maiduguri. The terrorists are believed to be possibly headed to the capital via this route after the many unsuccessful attempts via Konduga. The terrorists made several unsuccessful attempts on the capital which were thwarted in fierce combats by the Nigerian army and Civilian JTF at Konduga. In one such attack, a Boko Haram leader, “Shekau” double was killed by the Nigerian army.

https://newsrescue.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shekau-dead.jpg

Nigeria’s president just concluded a visit to Maiduguri in which he had hundreds of soldiers deployed for his protection. It is hoped that these soldiers are still in the capital and will be part of the defense against Boko Haram’s invasion.

Distressingly, Boko Haram burned down the Kambari village while hundreds of troops were stationed in the capital to secure the president of Nigeria’s re-election campaign barely 5 kilometers away.

The terrorists amassed serious weapons, armored tanks and personnel carriers and communications equipment in their successful raid on Bama barracks early January in an attack that saw them kill over 2500 defenseless civilians.

The terrorists have visibly been more aggressive ahead of the February elections. It is perceived that they are eager to make as much gains as they can before a change in administration to a General Buhari government that is expected to be intolerable of their carnage.

Our calls to corroborate this information rang out.
More as we get it…

http://newsrescue.com/breaking-report-boko-haram-armies-heading-maiduguri/#ixzz3PoQBKsur

What kind of rubbish news is this. And to cap it all you say they are 'making gains ahead of a possible change in administration to one less tolerable of their actions.'.

Are you a child or one with poor reasoning. Is a change of government going to change the capabilities of the armed forces. Is the Army now Jonathan's Army and the one you await, Buhari's Army. We know of numerous attempts to politicise, sectionalise and tribalise the armed forces but you divisionary tactics cannot and will not work. Go look for some other ignorants to feed tales as you continue your propaganda against your country and its security forces. One day you will come face to face with what you wish for this country.

ibbryte:


Hilarious shii

Nollywood had better start producing tot provoking films and reduce comedic shii

Demand provokes supply. The demand isn't thinking. Why should the supply?

EverestdeBliu:
Good omen...its just like the English National team,beating Manchester United. No big deal

Faulty. Top clubs in the global game are almost always better than the national teams of their respective countries for one reason, competition. Playing upwards of 60 to 70 competitive matches a season produces such team understanding no national team can match except if the club is in structural crises (so don't mention United of today) or the league is in crises (such as ours, the NPFL).

But on any given day the array of talent top clubs can muster exceeds that of most national teams even that of Brazil, Spain, Argentina and Italy.

Chelsea will beat the 3 Lions hands down. Barcelona FC will do in the Albiceleste, I can't see the Italian national team beating Juventus on a good day neither will PSG lose to the French national team. Even the German World Cup winners will not be able to bite its spine in the form of Bayern which has a better coach and far more fluidity and striking power. Top clubs are the zenith of football excellence. Even FIFA's Ballon dor lends credence to this.

Debate.

EverestdeBliu:
Good omen...its just like the English National team,beating Manchester United. No big deal

Faulty. Top clubs in the global game are almost always better than the national teams of their respective countries for one reason, competition. Playing upwards of 60 to 70 competitive matches a season produces such team understanding no national team can match except if the club is in structural crises (so don't mention United of today) or the league is in crises (such as ours, the NPFL).

But on any given day the array of talent top clubs can muster exceeds that of most national teams even that of Brazil, Spain, Argentina and Italy.

Chelsea will beat the 3 Lions hands down. Barcelona FC will do in the Albiceleste, I can't see the Italian national team beating Juventus on a good day neither will PSG lose to the French national team. Even the German World Cup winners will not be able to bite its spine in the form of Bayern which has a better coach and far more fluidity and striking power. Top clubs are the zenith of football excellence. Even FIFA's Ballon dor lends credence to this.

And I received reports yesterday of a similar attack by thugs on another planned APC rally at Mile 4 (supposedly a Wike stronghold) in which guns and machetes were used freely to maim and injure several by-standers all in full view of the police. These party leaders had better call their thugs to order and disarm them if not they risk a full blown turf war the likes of which has not been seen before. Those law enforcement officers that won't put out this bush fire because of the morsel of meat they receive should know this. Their lives will be first inline when it becomes a conflagration. They did nothing, took sides when Boko Haram was a toddler, now they are sweating, crying and dying in the face of the 300 pound gorilla.

A word is enough for the wise. Say no to election violence under any guise by whoever perpetuates it.

barcanista:
If only the PDP-led FG had provided jobs for the teeming Youths, nobody would have struggled to share some money from these politicians. This is why we want a change in government. We need jobs for the ever increasing unemployed. We need to avert more loss of our citizens. We also need strong enforcement of relevant laws that discourages monetisation of campaign. I appeal to our youths to shun violence, let us endure this visionless government for this short period till M Buhari is sworn in.

Vote Change, Vote Buhari! RIP to the dead

Please switch on your moral compass at this point and condemn all acts of politically induced violence. That you seek to make political capital out of every incident no matter how tragic is highly regretable. If there is one thing I absolutely hate is gross irresponsibility and buck passing.

This unfortunate incident happened at an APC rally in a 16 year old APC controlled state for a APC controlled elective position. If the present state government cannot (according to you) create the jobs to save that young man's life, the future one should not be nailing his coffin by throwing financial inducements (bribes) at him.

This is not good governance. And it is not different, not a 'change' from the way the PDP does things. Your belief is that job creation is a Federal responsibility only. Tell me what is State responsibility then. To throw campaign money at people.

You my friend had better turn on your moral compass and condemn ALL acts of needless violence and hedious corruption.

I think this certificate thing has just got to stop. Yes politics means close scrutiny but it a double edged sword. Remember, we are electing for an office, not just an indivudual. If Buhari goes ahead to win, it is to not one's benefit that his competencies are questionable. We have seen how sections of this country have 'fought' the present administration and severely undermined several high offices of government only to turn around and accuse same of incompetence.

If we say Buhari is not competent (and I believe he is in the context of Nigeria 2015) and he gets into office them we are really in for it because that 'incompetence' will be accentuated by the opposition and will doggedly follow him all through his tenure which will quite frankly be a lame-duck one. Let is say what we want to see. They called Jonathan 'clueless' from day 1 and them lived under his administration for 4 years. Is that not even more clueless. Now they call Buhari un-educated yet you want to remain in Nigeria under his leadership. Now do you square that circle. Abeg enough is enough. This one has exceeded criticism.

Zeezy99:
Noted. It is civil disobedience by a group of ppl who feel that the government they voted for is not being responsible, terrorists killed scores of ppl at a motor park and the president went to dance at a rally the next day, what do you expect. Though condemnable, civil disobedience is very much a part of democracy, we saw it in Hong Kong, even in the U.S.

I see. It is now civil disobedience. Good. Just maintain your stand and don't deviate.

BTW. I commend the APC for openly dissociating itself from all acts of violence. They must remain resolute in this. The violent must be isolated and neutralised. The result of the polls is not worth a single hair on any man's head or a penny lost to arson because the power to fundamentally change Nigeria doesn't lie in elections, politics or leadership positions but in the will and capacity of people to respond. Violence is a sure sign there is little understanding of how things can be made to work. This is the worry.

They have signed an accord to run this election peacefully. Asari is saying he is not part of that agreement, the youths in Katsina are proving they are not either. Why is it that those with little or no stake, little or no influence are the most violent. What are they out to prove.

That's why I am not registered and will possibly not vote my entire adult life if I have to queue up with people like these exercising suffrage of equal power. Even if my vote counted for a hundred, it is worthless in a system idiots are determined to destroy. Nigerians really disappoint. What on earth is violence for. What is the gain. Nonsense people.

jaytee01:
Its very unfortunate that people still publicise comments made by this st.upid rascal.
I thought he claimed that he is not a citizen of Nigeria? What concerns him in our affairs? Does he know that such comments further alienates nuetral voters from GEJ?

But will the stoning alienate neutral voters from GMB. neutrality means condemning violence both in speech and action by BOTH sides whenever and wherever they occur. You guys are just too deep in this pig slop called politics that you have lost all sense of morality and objectivity. The elections will come and go, people will lose their lives. I hope we can sleep peacefully with the thoughts we were part of that in spirit if not in act. Pity.

omonnakoda:
I do not think that we can make any sensible deductions from comparative oil prices. Low prices are not necessarily a good or a bad thing. It depends on the prevailing circumstances in each country as well as government strategies. Nigeria's situation is very different from most OPEC countries we have a very high population. An interesting figure would be how many barrels of oil do we produce per person in Nigeria it is about 5 while in Saudi Arabia it is 125 barrels each year(5 barrels at today's prices is under $250 YEARLY) often we exaggerate in our minds how important oil is to the average Nigerian
Nigeria is NOT 5th . We are Not even in the TOP TEN. I do not see why the government should subsidize petrol or give it away for free. In some countries they even tax the product a lot more than cost e.g in the UK and most of the EU . and so that is a great source of revenue for the government.
This is a strategic choice which obviously will vary from place to place but I do not see what this has to do with mediocrity one way or another

Don't mind them. Silly people. They will not pay for anything. They want everthing cheap, free food so that they have enough to breed like grass-cutter. Rubbish, irresponsible mentality that has ruined is permanently. Culture of entitlement. Don't go and work to build your country. Continue to look for hand-outs and slave yourselves to government.

Only lazy people dream at night. Your tale confirms it. Something for nothing.

fornnygee:
I sincerely doubt if Osinbanjo has an in depth knowledge of Power generation, transmission, distribution, National grid and security philosophy. There is need for him to consult a subject matter expert to educate him more on this before making promises that he cannot fulfil. In this case I would not like to dwell much on his topic but let me point out one important thing about transmission. There is no Nation that will hand over her national grid transmission to a private investor for security reasons. The basic thing is that the government takes up a high equity stake, changes some of the policies that makes transmission unattractive to investors, increase our transmission network and redesign our transmission network to a ring network topography.

I completely disagree with you. There are no security issues with private control of transmission. So they said with communications, that foreigners will eavsdrop on our conversations. The fact is that key government institutions and other agencies have other secure, off net channels to communicate with. Same with power. Refineries, airports, hospitals will continue to maintain emergency generators and any way NERC is there to check activities and those who run transmission are held at higher security standards but to keep government in control is a no-no. That is the weak link. Government is a political, unstable, emotional business partner no one wants to deal with. It won't work.

NavierStokes:
How many so called "10MW" stations does this man think will power Nigeria? He thinks its that simple as it sounds. And some would begin to clap for him just because what he says includes something like MW in the same sentence.

Exactly. The first question to ask is. Are those courts and hospitals paying properly for the electricity to make the model scaleable. Mr Osinbajo abeg it doesn?t work that way. What you have in electricity is everyone waiting for the other to bell the cat. The people wait for the vendors to provide power. The vendors wait for the people to pay for it.. His government must capitalize on the 'irrational exhuberance' of the people if voted into office by raising tarrifs if anything is to significantly change. The biggest stumbling block to steady power is the people themselves. If my neighbours were willing to pay for electricity I currently generate for my business and in my home in such a way that I turn a small profit I will buy the generators today. That is not rocket science. Scale is not the problem abeg Mr. Osinbajo.

The NERC is not a competing political organisation. It is a people centric regulating agency. He is free to visit and SHOULD do so to get schooled before he hangs himself politically with the chain of unrealistic promises. Nigeria's problems are about Nigerians. Speak to them and get them responsible for the change they expect and in power it means bill paying, fair prices which they won't do for now.

mapet:
Bros,

It's no lie, but simply common sense that GEJ had eroded in many people. Lots of country who don't have oil have stable electricity. If Lagos can demonstrate it in the area of critical facilities so why can't that be upscaled to the larger populace

You are very naive. I provide 24 hrs electricity for my business and home. Why can't I provide same for even my street or neighbourhood. Think about it and understand why scaling up is the least of the problems.

Hidentity:
This is how far having irresponsible leaders can go in pushing people with weak resistance and lack of discipline on wants to any level. Still, hard work and determination pay. There are millions of people who are living in a more critical state (financially). Yet, they hold that crime is no noble option.

Rest in peace. May your child modestly achieve great feats in life.

Which leader asked him to do drugs. Can't you see a national of Holland amongst them. Crime is a personal decision same with the opposite, doing what is right. Not one is compelled to do either. He chose the wrong and his likes are what makes leaders and leadership afterall if he has suceeded he will surely have become a leader at some level in our environment.

sammycarz:
Arsenal fans are so fickle. A month ago all I could hear was WengerOut, now he is apparently a top 5 manager in the world.

Top Manager of the world for wia. Should have left a decade ago.

englishmart:
same thing I did in Miami 3weeks ago

Two stvpid robbers came to my flat to rob. When they knocked, I hid behind the door and asked my brother to open the door for them. As soon as they were inside, one of them pointed his gun at him.
I removed my double edged axe to divide his head.
The other one ran away leaving his bag that contains about $75,000

No be today na.

.....so who....is Crocket and who is Tubbs......