₦airaland Forum

safedriveng:
Oga think up! Every land has its treasure and sensible Nigerians have been able to see beyond their nose. What are the Japanise and the koreans trooping in to get in Nigeria. Those guys are ready to pay 10K US dollars (N1.9 million) for just one year stay. Not house rent o! There is money in Angola for smart guys

If they are so smart why are they 'languishing' and coming here to lament. Smart indeed.

klodike:
This topic should read: criminals giving Nigeria a bad name around Africa.

Exactly. Let them languish. Reprobates. Can never obey simple rules. Have no respect for authority and desire to change every country to their beloved Nigeria.

Japhet04:
Ok so we are higher than France and UK in internet usage what's the good thing there if we are still wallowing in economic and financial setback or is it the internet that our grandma's in the village will eat ,lets be pragmatic for once

Lazy bones. Who is the 'we'. Just say 'I'. The internet is just a tool like your grandma's hoe or cutlass in the village. It can either be used to till the land of global commerce or as an ornament to sloth and poverty. The stat also shows there are more Nigerians than most willing to farm while others wait for manna from government their god. Mister, the river of poverty has two sources: Ignorance and laziness. Your grandma cannot eat her implements but she should use them to eat.

safarigirl:
Some people just should not be confronted eg okada riders. Most have little or no humanity....she's lucky he didn't punch her stomach.

Choose your battles.

hmm...and what you hang onto.

Hmmm.

HNosegbe:
But I think the emphasis should be on trying to open up the satellite towns, like he said. The rail project should not be limited to the city proper but should expand to the satellite areas (Karu, Nyanya, Mararaba and co). I also believe the people of the FCT should be allowed to elect a mayor. Let them have someone who is directly accountable to them rather than reporting to the president.

Good idea. The FCT should start the transition from being a project to a city. Its needs an independent government and this grow organically. Then the needs ad aspirations of the people will be truly me. Right now its just the playground for the elites who own and control everything including the lifespan of the common man. Pity.

Another patriot fallen, a planting for many more to rise.

nwachivis:
Now see what he caused himself by being inpatient. Hmm my people be careful this is not a joke, I was an eye witness. It happened around 10:30 am today. The girl has just acted foolishly.she didn't remember that the CCTV at the bank would help in tracing her.

Identifying her you mean. Tracing her is another matter. We have no reliable databases.

barcanista:
ThÉ LadÝ is PDP
The guy represent the masses
The money repressents our collective wealth
The boss represents our future.

The masses(guy) gave the PDP (lady) our collective wealth (money) to invest in our future, but the PDP took advantage of our ignorance to elope with our money. 2015 present an opportunity to punish the looters of our resources. Vote Buhari, Vote APC

Shows the reality of the thinking of the average Nigerian. Very shallow indeed. And the number of likes....disturbing.

Yes, the man out of laziness but impatience made a catastrophic choice and surrendered his wealth to a total stranger called a politician in the HOPE his life will be better. Is this not our lot. Are we not too lazy as a people to better our lot. GEJ!!! GEJ!!! GMB!!! GMB!!! and then give them our 55,000 without knowing their true agenda.

My people. In advanced countries the people are bigger, brainier and more determined than any government they elect. You poster should look inward. Your analysis is fatally flawed.

okoyemike:
Poverty is a product of the government to keep the masses at bay so that the masses can always rely on them for crumbs of bread and by so doing, its officials retain power by dictating to the masses what to do whenever they come for the regular bread crumbs.

Poverty is a weapon, probably more deadly than guns.

I once read somewhere that the richest 1,000 people in the world control 90% of the earth's resources, and the estimated seven billion that are remaining are fighting over the 10% leftover.

#revolution#

Yet if we consider Nairaland a snap-shot of Nigeria we find the masses fighting for more slavery.....hmmm..

muh4lyf:
Nigerian politicians fight the masses with poverty.... So that during elections,they use it against them. What does the masses do in return,they fight themselves. My conclusion is that the masses have not suffered enough,if they have,they'd stop fighting each other and face those fighting them with poverty....

Hmm....not suffered enough eh...good news is that they seek a time-out, half-time in GMB. Bad news is that they kick the ball (sorry, can) further down the road. When will the average Nigerian become politically lettered.... and cultured....when?

shomutuski:
Pls I actually want to drive a point into all this easterners thick smelly skull..
1. Rotimi didn't transfer rivers money to lagos, he might av used it to pursue his ambitions but he didn't use it to prosecute apc campaigns, tinubu used his.
2. The fact that he contested for V.president post and he lost doesn't mean he was used and dump, I don't understand why you guys that has been ordained low intellectually will. Say so.
3. Politics is just like betting, you win some, you lose some.
4. You people actually see things the way ur so called leaders or politicians want you to see it. Why don't you stand at a neutral position and analyze all what is going on.
5. Pdp spends 9.2billion on buying cooking stoves with kerosene and none of u opened ur blood clotted mouth to ask why. Pdp campaign generated 20.17billion in looted funds... Why can't u go to it's head quarters to complain.
6. Making ameachi #GMB campaign director doesn't mean they are going to use river's money..
Pls when next matters beyond u igbos brain capacity are been discussed. Shut up, listen, analyze and then comment.
P.S: for matured Adults....

I certainly hope you're not the campaign manager. Surely you will be fired before dusk.

brightballer:
Wike is wicked!!

I like those sound bites.

Dekatron:
Dont gt it twisted o. . . .When i tell people that ALHAJI DANGOTE is so rich in AFRICA is because the Nigerian trading laws favor him soo much. if he were to be in korea or the US, he would be rich,but not as this,cos
(1)Tax would ruin him
(2)Trading laws wouldn't be centralised on him.
Though,i'm an under graduate,and a late teen,but am planning to buy shares. it would be dangote shares cos he rules trade in Nigeria.The govt. mk laws that favours him,he supports them. . .i don't wanna say this,bt i think DANGOTE IS BENEFITING SOMETHING FROM THIS GOVT. WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS GOVT. IS CORRUPT. . YEA,FOR THIS,DANGOTE IS SOILING HIS REPUTITION.@ others,they're investing their money.by 2017,1 billion=15billion.

The history of American billionaires like the Rockefellers, early European and Asian millionaires was similar to what we have now. They all enjoyed huge government patronage and concessions. That is how various industrial revolutions emerged. Everyone knows that Europe was built on rich pickings of colonal dominance. In China today the government does a lot of protection, patronage and comfortable tax regimes for local industry enabling them to compete on a global stage. It is when there is an establishment and expansion of industry with the attendant multiplicity of 'billionaires' that tax regimes become serious and anti-trust measures kick in to create a level playing field. Right now Nigeria is in the 'sowing' stage of industry. In decades to come there will be enough 'players' to set the ground rules and level playing field and the society via government will begin to 'reap' from job creation and harsher tax regimes.

We are not at evolutionary par with these countries you mention.

Hopefully oil will be long gone by then. It is terribly dibilitating to development. I personally believe if there was no oil Nigeria with its population and large pool of talents will have produced far more legit dollar billionaires by now because the government will 'need' the to sustain the industries that create jobs and pay taxes. And much as we all hate white collar fat cats, the nation must raise them to survive and thrive.

charix:
Normal level.
Democratic administrations are upheld by businesses favoured by their policies. Did a double take not seeing Dangote's name but was relieved to know he would declare his donation behind closed doors.

Vintage Dangote. What do you expect with the fifty-fifty political scenario in play.

Damager:
a glance at all d comments above me would give u an insight as to how nairalanders nd by extension many nigerians esp down south think about dis bh onslaught.. Many c it as propaganda, odas see it as political manoeuvre, some see it as an avenue to book space, and for d most part itz just not dea biz..

Bottomline

No one seems in a hurry to end dis mess.. D president, d opposition, d army, dss et al dey dont seem to b in a hurry and d question is
WHY??

Because it is anchored on religion and so the authorities are doing what australian firefighters call, controlled burning. Most parts of the north is a religious tinder box. If the fuel there is not consumed under supervision but is allowed to burn out of control, by now all the north will be fighting for the sect.

In this type of war there will be casualties. People simply cannot expect to sleep with two eyes closed when the status of your neighbour is indeterminate. The peoples of this area must rise to the occasion and be the first line of defence. If you Mr. Citizen are not fighting there right now then you will in all likelyhood lose your life.

SaiBuharii:
If truly 1) there is a state of emergency in the troubled states, 2) our soldiers are equipped with good equipments 3) they are motivated...I see no reason why we keep hearing about dis boko ish everyday...so regular dis days.

But the truth is we hv been deceived that there is a state of emergency in the states, meanwhile the president has left the pple to die, inorder to ensure elections don't hold there. If u knw what really a state of emergency is, u will knw there is a p somewhere.

Also our soldiers are being given old guns to fight boko guys that hv as a minimum gun std Ak47, while their Generals are stealing our money.

Be specific about what kinds of 'old guns' our troops are using versus the AK-47's of Bokoharam. Anyway it is not called an insurgency (assymetric warfare) for nothing. It is extremely difficult to fight a force of men of unknown origin, unknown location and indeterminate targets and tactics without significant collateral damage.

coolhamid:
All I want is change, PDP has ruled this country of ours for good sixteen years without any major achievement... It's high time we try another party come 2015, and I believe APC is the best alternative.... If APC mess up, we vote another party come 2019.

Hmmm. That's the spirit of democracy. Elect them in and when they fail, kick them out. We just have to let democracy work.

And people will say that corruption is the biggest problem in Nigeria. This further proves that the present structure we operate under is fundamentally flawed and is the one and only problem we have.

What the northern leader is essentially doing is soliciting a bribe from Jonathan to remain on his side using ethnicity as blackmail. What sort of warped system is that. Similarly Buhari will have to make huge 'concessions' to the Amaechi led south-south either as payment for 'services rendered' or for 'lunch to be ordered'.

This is how corruption starts. We simply cannot develop with this system we operate. We must restructure.

Only if you believe it does enough to act out your beliefs. That's why we advise people to change very negative names because friends and associates will emphasise on that and you know, 'faith comes by hearing.'

Kenai:
My guy, no need to get confrontational.
What I just stated is a glaring fact. Nigeria is a highly tribalistic country, and the questions won't be based on whose duty it is to safeguard the country from attackers, but on "What tribe are those attackers from?"

Sentiments are really high in the Middle Belt right now, and I don't see those people ever wanting anything to do with Fulanis for now.

Buhari's previous statements on the killing of Boko Haram operatives being "genocide" will still come back to seriously haunt him on February.

Majority of the voters in the Middle-Belt won't be the pseudo-intellectuals voting on internet polls, but will be the many farmers whose houses and farms these Fulani cattle herders raze everyday.

This is a statement of fact. Buhari is finished in the Middle Belt.
Tribalism will come into play.

When I say good roads and steady power is not what most people really want and does not win elections at this stage of our democracy. Now the confessions are coming. I repeat again. The structure of this country is the number one, king-kong of a problem that no one can admit let alone touch.

Sweetlemon:
Why is PDP so obsessed with Ameachi?

Because the APC and its supporters taught them obsession. I warned about this. The best days of the APC are coming to an end. Power begets responsibility. And APC supporters must get set for the wrath of a 'holy' opposition in PDP if or when they get into power.

angelsing:
Well said but u shud understand that at the present situation any topic posted celebrating what the president has done is just a political campaign though I may be wrong...To celebrate his good work is not the problem cos I also acknowledge the improvement in the railway sector but at this stage its just political and see it is, we shud always table the good and the bad as well

So, because some decide to go political you jump into the mudpit with them. Please raise your game.

WhiteTechnology:
APC and PDP fans on this thread are clueless


What I expected we should discuss is about State LGAs and Private sector railway systems

How do we think FG can do everything

It is time we should hand over this responsibility to States LGAs and the private sector.

Exactly. We should be talking about developments not partisan mudslinging. Someone was speaking about the overcrowded Abule-Egba/Agege train. For goodness that is local transport which state and councils should develop. I have not seen a single state government built mass transit infrastructure in Nigeria.

angelsing:
I never said its a child's play, what I ask for is the picture of the north presently...If it has the support of the north like u said, don't u think the presidency wud have fished those involve out.. When the chibok Girls were kidnap, they all accused the state Governor in all conspiracy talk and now he has been cleared....Let's leave the north agenda or born to rule talk, let's just face the question I asked

But you are also leaving the issue of the railways and introducing a completely seperate issue of insecurity. Can you stick to the topic as well.

Tragic. This is exactly what Boko Haram wants. For us to turn on each other out of sheer terror. We must be brave, resist the fear and live our lives in freedom.

Will you now say leadership is the problem in Nigeria? Is the man a leader, no, just a contestant. It is the people, the followers, the electorate that will make him a leader and then turn round to blame leadership tomorrow. Same way they clamour, fight and die for GEJ and GMB without an inkling of their true persons, their intentions, their capabilities and the likely outcomes of the choices they make. We the people are ultimately responsible for the state of Nigeria so far and will determine the course of its future. We have no one to blame but ourselves for the choices we make.

ehemwhy:
The guy head dey there ! But u can't blame nlanders, the military has been neglected for so long ( most of our current hardware were procured during the shagari era ) and. There has been too much of secrecy around military activities for so long .

No sir. There is hardly a Shagari era weapon system in the Nigerian armed forces today. The standard weapon of the infantry man then was the german Heckler & Kock G3 rifle. It was replaced with the Belgian FN FAL in the early nineties. Then came the Russian Kalashinokov's of which we are currently using the second (Nigeria) generation of I'm not mistaken. The other arms are the same so are airforce and naval weapon systems. Very few Shagari era planes and ships survive.

gbaskipro:
You have to grow up and understand that this is a forum, directly or indirectly you could ask questions to aid you or some other persons who needs them. I wish you could be literate and matured enough to know that. Now to your question on when I joined the force. I started as a Student at Nigerian military school Zaria after which I proceeded to Nigerian Defence Academy NDA, I was commissioned in the year 2009 and I have been serving in the force since then. You asked a question and I have given you your answer sir, I am not into any debate with u. Thank you

Hmmm. How is NMS these days. You're a soldiers's soldier. Not surprised at your views.

Godwinsilas:
If and only if all these soldiers can just come together and agree on one thing.
Not to fight without good weapon and shield and their pay.
Then i think something drastic will happen.

You my friend are being inciteful. I repeat. the Nigerian Armed Forces remains the last barrier between this country and certain demise. Do not carry your politics there or you will no longer have a country to live in.

gbaskipro:
I am an airforce officer and once you are in the military your family must Know you are for the Nation, there is no politriking here. Once you disobey the last order you go for it...... We swore to obedience.

Thank you comrade. Your patriotism is exemplary.

nagoma:
So that the corrupt Generals can kill the silent ones and loot the money meant for arms?

They way some of you people talk is just baffling. It is as if every soldier from the rank of Brigadier is given twenty naira to go to Oshodi market to buy arms. I don't want to disclose the purchase chain but I can assure you Army Ordnance, the arm responsible for maintaining stocks has the fewest number of generals in the army and none of them handles cash to purchase arms. You can say there is stealing at local levels of pay related incentives, of ghost soldiers, of feeding budgets and other sundry costs and yes deploying equipment had been a challenge but it is highly unlikely the army is short of personnel arms because a certain general here or there is stealing money meant for their purchase. This is just laughable.