₦airaland Forum

easzypeaszy:
Same bro...Left sokoto 8yrs ago after 27yrs in the state.

27 years...wow. If you crossed any international border that length of time is enough to grant you citizenship with all the benefits.

Pity it cannot do same in Nigeria where a person can live all his life and still be at risk of destitution at a moments notice.

I just wonder if there are NIGERIANS indeed in this country. Nothing resembling nationhood exists within our shores. Everyone seems to have two, three or four other allegiances, other things we swear to serve and protect before the country of our birth.

crazygod:
I hate the way VVD blames others after making blunders. Very irresponsible.

The man is finished. Just running on fumes.
The World Cup will explain his decline better. Age has finally caught up. But I am surprised Liverpool has REFUSED to start grooming a replacement.

Feel so sorry for Spurs.
They've had a rough time with shoddy management.
To bring in a foreigner, a total stranger to the wils of the EPL when you are relegation threatened is just another reason why they are where they are.

WhiteIverson:
Be honest and name one player that has carried Arsenal this season

David Raya.
He has made many one pointers three.

ViceGovernor:
Man united kindly help your blue London neighbors flog Aston villa.....as you do so many God bless you more abundantly in Jesus name. Amen.

Newcastle don pour sand for our garri yesterday, 1 full spoon of gravel mixed with granite to shatter our champions League qualification hope.

May God destroy that castle they're building with their illegal football.

I understand Emery may be headed to Stamford Bridge next season. You guys need an old wily fox like that, not this newbie you have that cannot even understand team selection.

Angelfrost:
Guardiola should have left even before last season... As it stands, he might have overstayed by almost 2 seasons.

Well, hopefully they rally and finish top 4, starting winning this game.

I'm also tipping them to win the Europa... That would be a perfect swansong for the gaffer.

If he can win Europa he should call it quits. He cannot do more punching above the light weight players he has at his disposal at Villa.

Angelfrost:
Sigh... Aston Villa has fallen so badly from where and how they started.

Since that annihilation by Arsenal, they have been floundering badly... Like the game severely damaged their collective team psychology.

It would be a shame if they miss out on UCL next season.

That is the nature of Unai Emery.
He tends to have this sharp drop offs in performance from towering heights of success. Happened to him at Sevilla and Valencia, although money was the main problem with Vale.

There are gaffers like that. Some two seasons, others there or four and they are done. They put their all and literally blow up. Klopp knew when to stop. Guardiola will as well.

Is the title challenge still on....
What could actually happen is that United may finish above City for the first time since....12/13....the last season of Sir Alex....now that will be a story....

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koning:
This man I'm seeing in that picture CANNOT package 11 kg of coke for UK. He just cannot.

Whomever sponsored his vacation should be traced and arrested.

The man was set up and used. He was not aware of what he was carrying. Young men in their 20's and 30's cannot even move 11kg of coke across borders. Not to mention this confused man of 74 years.

NDLEA should do a thorough investigation.

Then he should speak up and expose his gang.

PS. But the NDLEA is too hasty to splash his face over the media. Some quick underground investigation to reveal his source and sweep on them before they know it. And if they are abroad, they inform their counterparts there that a consignment was coming their way and the buyers will be port side to receive it.

The summary of all what folks are saying here is that he needs professional help. And that attitude is lacking in this country.

You don't know something, get help.
You want to do something, get help.
Tou want to secure something or improve on something, get help. It should be the general attitude, whether rich or poor, educated or uneducated, in any sphere of life. There is someone out there trained to handle the kind of issues affecting you. And you only need to engage professionally to change the course of your life.

KobolanderSegun:
There were two papa ajascos , one is dead Femi ogunrombi I think the original actor is dead. This is the second one. Pa Ajasco is Nigeria' s James Bond

Yeah, thanks for the info.
Indeed I suspected he was not even the first.
It is a very old comic strip.

But I will say more like our own Mr. Bean, not James Bond.

Our movie industry remains very juvenile in certain aspects of our lives. With all the insecurity, banditry and insurgency you will think a production company will dedicate itself to producing action movies and script them around a star folks can identify with like Bond.

You know the 30's and 40"s spurred the creation of characters such as Captain America as a propaganda tool against the Nazis and Ian Fleming's Bond came up in the 50's and 60's as a result of his exploits in the field directed against the forces of Communism and the Iron curtain at that time.

We can make movies that propagate exploits of spies, the police, the army, even special forces against these extremists and criminals to boost the morale of our security forces and give the nation a collective air of positivity. Not everything must be a dramatic tale of love, loathe, lucre and lessons.

dederocs:
He was the character. A case like this was brought to court in America between an artiste and record label, and a judge declared the artiste have the rights to use the songs which is the artiste craft...this was between Ashanti and murder Inc I think. He being the character can share the right to use and portray it with WAP.

This is not the same thing.
The character 'Papa Ajasco' was not a joint creation. The character had been in existence long before it came to screen in 96 and thinking about it, I am not even too sure he is the only one that has played it.

dederocs:
He should go to court. The character is his, portrayed by him. Wale Adenuga can not hold that right perpetually. He should be able to earn from his craft, logically, and logic is part of law.

No, it is not..
If memory serve me it started out as a comic strip attachment in soft sell mags and later daily newspapers (can't remember th exact one) in the late 70's or early 80's long before the character came to screen. Don't know the details of any copyright bounds but I cannot imagine Mr. Adenuga had not tied it up somewhere along the line.

The lack of respect for professionalism is a stumbling block in these parts. There are tons of advisors out there you can consult on how to exploit your position as it is. Just that we lack any sense of horizontal relationships in black Africa

A person like you should have a team on speed dial to get you gigs and all the media and legal people to structure a pathway. My guess is that you already know that but cannot bring yourself to corporate commitments.

Most of us are. If it is not for me, by myself and I, I am not interested.

Hahahaha....'negligence of duty' indeed.
His duty is to collect the crumbs from the masters table and shut the hell up.

Who gives any right to the peon to question constituted authority. He is lucky. If it were Napoleon Bonaparte he will be swiftly placed in a guillotine and his head hung from a flag pole.

U09ce:
Unfortunately, CG Musa is becoming a an empty barrel —many words, little action. Many of us were optimistic that he's going to change the game against terrorists. So far, no progress.

Optimistic on what basis.
That you saw the plans he had and were cocksure they work.
I really don't know how this citizenship thing works in Nigeria but citizens of other nations operate by what they see, that is what they understand to be workable and that is the basis of their agreement.

Right now I don't know of any new plans or purposes the defence/police/security institutions have put forward for examination, critique and adoption. Nothing new they are selling and if you move around town or dive through the country aide security means checkpoints, same ol, same ol. tactic that has bored even the criminals.

My oh my oh my.... what a tragedy.
Wow, what happened to him.
Kai, this is terrible news.
Rip legend of the round leather game in Nigeria.
Will be sorely missed.
Fond memories of his playing days and that wonderful downward header that beat the Camerounian goalie at AFCON Maroc 88.
First time I had seen such a technique and it stays with me till this day.
May his family, loved ones and friends take heart.

Franking:
I hope his state of origin produces oil. It's painful when those in whose backyard oil is produced don't get a sniff.

When will this contraption be unbundled?

The other side of the argument is that the ND region has not been entirely successful in itself in managing it's resources.

You only need to look at the development indices pre 13 percent derivation and after and see the clear lack of return. Development agencies like the NDDC run since inception by indigenous management are no better than the average Nigerian inefficient and corruption laden bureaucracy.

I think a proper outsider is required with the requisite skillsets to run these agencies and 'quangos'. However I feel the very, very, very best from anywhere around the world should be sought.

I simply cannot see what the person appointed by Mr. President is bringing to the table in terms of know how and experience in that industry.....and please don't tell me the old fables that he is just a 'head' and he will have a team of experts around him because we know it will lead to the normal talk of, 'it is the people around him.that caused it' when the problems arise.

If you want to be world class get world class people to transfer r knowledge and expertise.

Honestly if I was in Mr. President's shoes all these 'quangos'....quasi non governmental organisations or I will like to call them taskforces, particularly those related to reforms for development will be led by expatriates.

I will scour the world for the best, the most successful administrators in their fields and bring them.in to absolutely guarantee best practices.

When you talk about reforms you are basically talking about a cultural turnaround, a shift that will be resisted with strong sentiments. You really need an outsider to do that. Most Nigerians no matter how high they have risen find it near impossible to see things dispationately.

No matter how powerful laws are supposed to be, it is still down to men to make sure they work. It still behoves on every man in society to observe ve them and to make sure his neighbour agrees to as well.

Someone somewhere told the so called developer it was okay to go ahead, most likely for a criminal fee. And the worst part of it is that he may get out of jail, and return to his nefarious activities after this minister, this government is gone.

His case is not isolated. Abuja is filed with all sorts of land development illegalities that vary by each administration and seems to be tolerated by a society that has very poor standards and weak will to uphold our common good.

This city will end up as chaotic as Lagos the Federal government fled from a few decades ago. Just a lot more expensive chaos.

Let us ask ourselves. How has London maintained it's allure. How has Paris retained it's tree lined streets through wars and over hundreds of years. How has Newyork remained straight lined and imposing. And why can't we just have any sense of decency here.

TempleHouse:
Anyone paying N7 million Naira for a flat in present Nigeria should look himself in the mirror 🪞 ‼️

Once again, 7 million for a flat in Abuja is the norm in the districts. That is even at the lower end.... less comfortable places.

Absolutely correct if you happen to be living in the same town. Becoming common in Abuja.

It is a complete waste of resources to leave a house half empty and go rent or build another only to occupy only part of it as a bachelor or young family.

But this only applies if your parents own a sizable property and you maintain a decent, respectful relationship with them.

femi4:
They will go hungry, they better think twice

Please develop horizontal relationships.
Think about and have empathy for your fellow citizen.

This country cannot be great without we standing up for one another. You know what they mean by rejecting such according to the report. They are trying to gain self respect and perhaps willing to go hungry for a season to do what is right, to train themselves along the lines of dignity, to make their rulers take them seriously.

But as a fellow citizen you don't want them free willed and free minded. Your wish is that they continue in slavery. Why don't we want our fellow men to prosper, why?

It is not good.

EponObi:
This guy will just open mouth anyhow to say rubbish. He never says anything reasonable about our issues. Always vague without substance.

He knows nothing. Nothing about this country. Nothing about geopolitics.

How does a nation prepares for external shock from a war in far away Iran?

The hike in gas and diesel in the US is because of lack of planning too?

This same war is causing the price of urea (fertilizer) to spike all over the world, na lack of planning too?

For someone who advertises himself as a market-to-market businessman, he knows nothing about supply and demand.

LNG spiking over 90% in Europe since the war started, na lack of planning too?

If you ask him how he would have planned if he was president, na rubbish him go talk too.

This dude is nauseating. Tueh!



How can Nigeria insulate herself from global shocks like this when no be say na we dey set price of oil or control price of oil? Maybe we should exit OPEC and start drinking our oil. Mtchew!

It is still a lack of planning.
There is no issue that is insurmountable if you are prepared.
Yes, it is not easy but those who will suffer whatever issue or adversary in life are those without a plan.

On a personal level of you have perhaps multiple sources of income or a line of alternatives or the fortitude to bear the shocks you will be a lot better off that someone who has not considered these things at all.

So let us encourage, pressurize, advice, whatever our leaders to think far and wide about what can potentially affect the economy because it will affect them as well.

Covid came and went, some economies ,some businesses, some individuals went through successfully,.other governments fell, other economies haven't recovered till now, other businesses remain bankrupt and some individuals co.itted suicide.

Take your pick and see whether it is better to be prepared or not.

PS. Now that Dangote is established as a solid producer, the government should start thinking of strategic reservation. We have a lot of legacy oil assets such as tanks farms from decades of importation, most of which are lying idle presently. Can the Fed issue out Reserve Production to Dangote so that we will be like other economies having one day, one week, one month, one year stocks. Japan has 200 days worth of oil. A country not producing a barrel. We can have that for products.

thesolutions:
Not just power but the cost of it.
Power is too expensive in this country.
How can those in craft fabricate their wares when the rational available power is not within their means.
Even federal government had to install 10 billion naira worth of solar in Aso Rock because they can not meet up with 47 billion naira bill for power consumption so ho do you expect the ordinary citizens to cope.
Cost is everything.

That is because our primary source of energy, gas is expensive.

You do not start your industrialization or developmental journey on energy from a key internationally traded commodity because you simply cannot control the price. Big markets, big consumers do.

Most nations that made the tiger leap in the 70's, 80'and 90's did so on th back of coal. Coal remains the cheapest source of energy and I just do not understand how we can possibly develop without energy from coal plants. The biggest energy producer in Africa, South Africa relies up to 80 percent on fossils of which coal plants dominate.

As the world goes green and coal plants gradually decommission the falling prices of coal should make it even more attractive for us to generate relatively cheap electricity to trigger our own industrial revolution. This will also enable us export 100 percent of our gas for badly needed foreign exchange.

After a number of decades of affordable electricity we too can start utilizing more exotic fuels and cleaner technologies because we should by then be able to afford them.

Our priority now should be cheap energy no matter the cost or we will never industrialize and never prosper. We just cannot afford the gas even we produce.

Sheuns:
Why is it so difficult for governments both federal and states to build affordable housing or even new towns for the people?

FESTAC town was built from scratch by the military government in “79

All Jakande estates in Lagos was built by Alh Jankande in the space of 4 years.

Government owns all the lands in Nigeria, that alone removes the need to pay for land. Just take lands somewhere and build something affordable for the citizens.

We have truly heartless people as leaders in this country.

If you cannot industrialize the entire value chain of the construction sector housing cannot be delivered cost effectively. We still import substantial amounts of building inputs so the larger economy controls what we can afford and what we can't.

tunde1200:
They are programmed not to understand the situation of our country and how things have gone worst before baba came in to rescue it.

It is not baba that is going to fix Nigeria. It is Nigerians that should fix Nigeria. It is Nigeria s that should set the agenda.

Baba said if he cannot fix power he should not be voted for. And off he went to spend scare trillions of naira on a useless coastal road that he did not promise anybody but has abandoned that which he promised.

Of course he knows that and that is why he has gone about the business of buying up vast tracts of votes courtesy of a warped feudal system that .ana once you have a governor on your side all.the state votes are captured.

No nation on earth is developed exclusively by the intent and will of leadership. It takes both the vigilance of citizens and their strength to push, to strongly advocate for good governance that delivers.

You will wait eight years for Baba just as you waited eight years for the Baba before him. Let us be 'waiting' as if we are in a restaurant.

Nigerians don't care about their poverty. They embrace it and make all sorts of excuses for the people they sit down to choose to lead them as long as their sentiments are satisfied.

They cannot imagine their lives getting better, cannot see a better future, cannot put in place one government better than the last and are too pig headed to change course one they realise the mistakes they have made.

This is three years of this government. All achievements are on paper. The needle of poverty has not moved by a fraction of a fraction, inflation getting worse by the day yet we have decided to make it more comfortable for those in leadership by reassuring them that no matter how badly they perform they are sure of continuing. If this is not corporate folly, I don't know what is.

We deserve everything.

NairalandBishop:
What is it with all this Iranian posts doing about in Nairaland's front page?

I just do not understand.
Why Nigerians are so overwhelmed, so passionate about the war and countries that quite frankly, if it was the opposite (Nigeria at war or in conflict) will not give a thought about us.

We have our own formidable challenges with security or the lack of it. Violence and deaths that match those going on in Iran or Lebanon (just tally the figures this year alone) and an economic state that resembles one on a war footing.

Yet little mention about all that, little concern, little angst, little rhetoric and the air that everything is alright. It just goes to show that we as a people just cannot rise beyond where we are and there is scant hope that country will get significantly better than it is.

It is true that a nation indeed cannot get better than the mentality of the sum average of it's citizens.

When state police comes into being benchmarks of discipline and conduct amongst other things will be set. This absolute monopoly the NPS has is part of the reason reforms within are nigh impossible. There are no standards to emulate.

There will surely be one or two states that will create a police service of international standards and best practices that will make for serious embarrassment at the Federal level.

johnmartus:
But what's wrong with Sowore how is this matter concern you?

He is also a civil rights advocate and this case is one because the man in question is a political prisoner.