₦airaland Forum

Jonathan should stop moaning and start taking active measures to curb their excesses,who is he complaining to? Is he not the FG,how can the benefits of the relationship be skewed towards the SAfricans,they ve just as much to lose,it is either they shape up or ship out.

This is so so funny! In as much as I do not totally agree with all that the poster has said,I must confess most of what he said is painfully true,a majority of diasporaens are not gainfully employed and have no business being there,most of em are not even skilled in anything,when U ask them what they intend to do when they get there,all they say is "hussle" and that word in reality could mean many things of which crime is majorely the implication.A majority of these guyz live borrowed lives,most of em are illegal immigrants and so can't get any good job even if they are skilled,I ve an Uncle who is an apt example of these facts,shortly after he left Law sch,he travelled to canada to stay with his brother who is also a practising lawyer there,the intention was that the elder brother was going to help him get the needed documents but few months after they lived together they had an altercation,and he had to move out of his elder brother's house.He moved in with a friend and had to get a job,the problem here is that he is not a legit,his friend managed to get him a factory job as a labourer and going 2yrz now he's still struggling coz his earnings and spendings take a round loop shape,U work,earn and pay billz,that's how the circle goes.That's the reality of most of the Diaspora,4get the big grammar they blow here,it's not all rosy as they try to paint it all the time,only a privileged few are actually doing well per se and beliv me U don't wanna hear their story before their present situation.I believe if my Uncle had stayed back here and practised,he would ve been doing way better than he is doing right now.
However,that doesn't mean it's a bad thing in itself or that the Diaspora is not doing well,infact,they are doing so well especially with the money they send back home,I am a beneficiary of that,it's just that most times on NL,Diasporaens here tend to want to give Us an exaggerated picture of life there,one will think it's all rosy rosy no stress and an eldorado.

@Poster
I don't know wat U re talking abt,I am not a very quite guy but I make it a habit to talk very little when am around the ladies especially when i am interested in one.Infact my current Gf fell for me bcoz of my attitude of talking only when it was neccessary,when we got to know eachother better,she was wowed by the fact that I was a very interesting person,who knew just abt every gist and still doesn't blab.She says am mature and sexy for my reticence,same wif her,besidez her looks,one of the reasons i fell for her was bcoz she was always aware and in control of her thoughts,she doesn't get carried away in the heat of a discussion,this is a test many of my exs ve failed.I like it when a person knows how to strike a balance btw saying too much and saying very little.So poster,U re mistaking a timid guy for a mature guy that choose his words clearly showing he is in control of his thought that way he saves himself the embarassment of stupid uncontrolled outburst or idiosyncrasies.

@Poster
I don't know wat U re talking abt,I am not a very quite guy but I make it a habit to talk very little when am around the ladies especially when i am interested in one.Infact my current Gf fell for me bcoz of my attitude of talking only when it was neccessary,when we got to know eachother better,she was wowed by the fact that I was a very interesting person,who knew just abt every gist and still doesn't blab.She says am mature and sexy for my reticence,same wif her,besidez her looks,one of the reasons i fell for her was bcoz she was always aware and in control of her thoughts,she doesn't get carried away in the heat of a discussion,this is a test many of my exs ve failed.I like it when a person knows how to strike a balance btw saying too much and saying very little.So poster,U re mistaking a timid guy for a mature guy that choose his words clearly showing he is in control of his thought that way he saves himself the embarassment of stupid uncontrolled outburst or idiosyncrasies.

At the rate this man and his brothers are going,one of em will commit suicide if things keep going against them!

While I agree that $16billion is not the accurate representation of the amount mismanaged by OBJ and his cronies and the topic is not abt OBJ's regime,I dare to say the amount in question is close to that,OBJ's tenure saw a lot of corrupt practices that crippled almost everything in this country,he legalized it,rebranded it and made it the darling indulgence of the elite class.So am not even interested in the true figure,it doesn't make the crime any less jare!make I die the issue here biko b4 i go start to dey para bcoz of that Ape!
As for this new regime,they had better do sth fast coz nigeria is loosing face faster than an obesse woman is losing weight.

Andy's last dance?
Andy Uba, the controversial former domestic aide to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, today lost his case at the special election's appeals panel made up of Court of Appeal justices sitting in Enugu. Spontaneous and widespread celebration broke out in the streets of Enugu and Anambra States as soon as word spread about Uba's latest humiliating defeat.
The five-judge panel led by Justice J. Sylvanus Ngwuta unanimously dismissed Uba's application to be declared Anambra's "governor-in-waiting" based on the fraudulent electoral exercise conducted by the Professor Maurice Iwu-led electoral commission in April 2007.
"The justices have finally rescued their names from ignominy and Anambra from a serious constitutional crisis," said a lawyer who was present in court to hear the panel announce its decision.
The lawyer further stated that several reports by Saharareporters exposing massive behind-the-scene corrupt deals between Uba and some of the justices led to a massive public outcry, including a threat by Ikemba Nnewi, Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, who said the country could be embroiled in another civil war should the justices sell the judgment to Uba.
Our earlier investigation, which included information from sources within the Enugu Division of the court, indicated that the majority of justices on the panel had planned to deliver a favorable judgment to Uba. But following our revelations, the panel could not sit last week since the justices feared serious public reprisals in the tension-soaked southeast if Uba was declared governor. Also, Saharareporters reported that two of the judges, Mrs. Kudirat Kekere Ekun and Mr. Paul Galinje, did not accept to be part of the deal brokered by outgoing President of the Court of Appeal, Umaru Abdullahi, Uba's lead counsel, Wole Olanipekun (who also represented Yar'adua in the presidential elections case), and Andy Uba.
Our sources revealed that today's judgment turned decisively against Uba, when a third justice, Abdul Aboki, switched sides and went against Uba, thus ending a majority support for the rogue politician. The justices who presided over the case flew into Enugu last night from a judges' retreat in Obudu Cattle Ranch in Cross Rivers State.
A source within the court told Saharareporters that Mr. Olanipekun was absent in court today as one of the justices had forewarned him that his client's case was going to collapse. In court was a senior advocate, Amaechi Mwaiwu, representing the Independent National Electoral Commission.
A supporter consoling Andy Uba
INEC had played a sneaky role in Uba's latest legal battle, seeking to persuade the court to uphold Uba's fraud-ridden election. INEC chairman Maurice Iwu is a well-known supporter of Uba's ambition to become governor.
We had reported on several occasions that Andy Uba and his elder brother, Ugochukwu, were responsible for persuading Obasanjo to nominate Iwu for the INEC post where he conducted a round of elections universally condemned as the worst in human history.
In handing out its verdict today, the panel told Uba in clear terms that his application lacked merit.
"Today's judgment has put an end-a welcome finality-to Uba's dry runs to return to Anambra State as governor," said another lawyer, a senior advocate of Nigeria, speaking from Lagos.
However, a source close to Uba had told Saharareporters early yesterday that the former presidential aide had told some of his closest associates of his intention "to make another try at the Supreme Court once Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu takes over as the Chief Justice early next year." The source said Uba is counting on his "rapport" with Justice Katsina-Alu.
However, a source within the apex court said Justice Katsina-Alu was highly unlikely to "take up Uba's case any time soon," adding that the cost to the reputation of the Supreme Court "would be too grave to contemplate." He predicted an open mutiny of justices if anybody, even the future chief justice, attempts to bring in Uba's case again under any guise.
Today's resounding defeat for Uba marks the sixth time Nigerian courts would unanimously reject his judicial efforts to buy his way back to Anambra as governor after justices of the Supreme Court ruled that his two-week stint as governor of the state was an anomaly.
A lawyer in Abuja told Saharareporters this morning that she was ashamed of unscrupulous lawyers "who have accepted Uba's briefs to facilitate Uba's numerous ill-advised forays to the courts," adding that "a senior lawyer like Chief Olanipekun ought to have advised Uba against the reckless action of asking the Court of Appeal to, in effect, overrule the Supreme Court which had determined that Uba's so-called election was a nullity."
Uba had spent "more than $100 million" in his futile bid to regain the governor's seat, according to a source close to him. The source added that judges always promised him a positive outcome, "but they always shocked him by dismissing his petitions."
The views which are expressed in the comments areas are not the views of Saharareporters or any of its editors or reporters and we accept no liability in respect of any material posted in the comments areas, nor are we responsible for its content and accuracy.

U are right Afam,sometimes the hawkish method is the best solution,'Do me I do U,man no go vex'. whoever said give and take is robbery?

A political storm over visas threatens to derail trade relations between South Africa and Nigeria, and has already obliged Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) to call off a high-profile visit to Abuja over the weekend.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and various ministers have been in Nigeria, one of the most important African markets, since Friday, to participate in the 10-year celebrations of the South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission (BNC). The objective is to strengthen co-operation between the countries, but the visit is being totally overshadowed by the visa debacle.
Ojo Maduekwe, Minister of Foriegn Affairs
A couple of weeks ago the Nigerian government introduced visa requirements for South African businesspeople, by now calling for a R6 000 deposit per application, the equivalent of demands made of Nigerians by the South African high commission for over a year. Although this is refundable, the attached conditions are obscure, says BUSA director Catherine Grant.
Passports may be handed in on Monday mornings only and the process takes two weeks, causing difficulties for business people who travel regularly. In addition, the stickers for Nigerian visas ran out this week, putting paid to BUSA chief executive Jerry Vilakazi's plan to visit the conference.
Observers reckon that the timing of the new requirements, shortly before Motlanthe's visit, is intended to give South Africans a stiff dose of their own medicine. Nigerian businesspeople have for years had to comply with similar demands, which are designed to prevent them from remaining in South Africa illegally.
Complaints about waiting for hours to apply in Nigeria, and month-long delays in issuing the visas are also common.
Multinational companies, including MTN and KPMG, experience huge problems in sending Nigerian staff here to work or for training, says Dianna Games, manager of the South Africa-Nigeria Chamber of Business.
Although this was an item on the BNC agenda last year, South Africa's Department of Home Affairs is believed not to have bothered to turn up for the discussions on the issue.
"The relationship between South Africa and Nigeria is fairly hostile on various counts, and this will certainly not help. One has to ask whether Nigeria perhaps regards it as insulting to see that President Jacob Zuma visits countries like Angola and Equatorial Guinea with great fanfare, but does not accompany Motlanthe for this conference," commented another source.
Although BUSA has withdrawn from the conference, about 13 small companies will accompany the Department of Trade & Industry to Nigeria. The visa problems have had a negative impact on the number of companies that will eventually attend, declared an official.

Thank God Mr foreign Affairs Minister is begining to see that our foreign policies are so flawed that even common apartheid SA give us shit in the name of Visas.it's high time our diplomacy is geared towards our own benefits,afterall,Nigeria more than any african country has sacrificed enormously for peace and emancipation in Africa but what do we get,shit,scorn and hostile diplomacy from our so-called African brothers,they see us as brothers only when they need our help or need us to commit soldiers over some stupid civil wars going on in their countries.bloody greedy ingrates! It's time we gave them a taste of their own harsh diplomacy and hostile policies.

@Amaka
Argue all U want,right now am so not in the mood for frivolities,am just posting this to take my mind off my loss while I wait for my Elder brother and Uncle to give me feed back,I don't ve strenghth to argue let alone collect my thoughts.

Elope? Hmm!
The last time a guy tried it with my cousin that lives wif us,my pupsy personally saw to it that the stupid fool spent a month and a half in detention at pkanti,when he came out,he learnt one way how not to love and my cousin learnt how unforgiving love can be coz the guy came out and hated her like shit,he was forced to sign an undertaken never to ve anything to do wif her or any of us,lol, through out his holiday in detention i and my el bro saw to it that my cousin never visited the Arrow.next time u will learn how not to love. Too much oyinbo movie na im dey worry some of these galz wey no sabi anything abt life,d guy man wan take luv cover up dey poyansh my cousin, pikin wey just grow and luking siwit and virgin,pupsi being a guy man too did't let it happen.Elope ko run away ni!
@Lorenz
That adage is not yoruba biko(lol),my granny says it a lot.

For real,watz all these unwarranted attacks for! Na wa O! Some of U just enjoy to see Ur own posts glut over the whole thread.
@Amaka
Ur comments ve gone 4rm objective to unneccessary personal attacks,na wa to U O! Anyway sha I know blame U sha,U ve got a lot of time on Ur hands.Say to otherz what U would want them to say to U,I ve seen Ur pic but i will leave it there,just act a lil mature,I understand it can be hard for U at times but just try.
@Redsky
U are taking Urself too seriously if U fink U can shout down every opposition to Ur views.infact,let's stop d kiddy talk,fetch us Ur best pic,let's compare U and rita,no need for long stories.
@Sjeezy
Brainless kid that sees everything through his jaundiced eyes of tribalism,while others might be making there comment based on the fact they are disgusted by her fame which they fink she does't deserve,U on your own part U are beefing her coz she's igbo,fool!spill Ur gutz and tell us Ur mind.stupid dumb kid with no brains,if U had any intelligence higher than wat U have,U would ve been a slowpoke with too much brains that can't be catered for.

Enough of all these pointless beefing for a person that's way outta ya leagues.find sth meaningful to engage Ur time,i know boredom must be killing ya'll.

LOL,
I realy like this topic,it makes me proud to be an african and igbo in particular.lol@EMEKA and poster but Emeka cool down nah,I know your are a very neutral person when it comes to the issue of tribe but sometimes U over do it when U constantly need to prove it.There's nothing wrong with this post infact, i like to see more of this,instead of us whining abt the bad stuf all the time and bashing eachother,this is the best way to let off steam and for once,atleast, feel good about urself and ur roots,I can't remember where but I ve read sth similar to this but it was on yoruba muslims in Dubai,i felt just thesame,excited and proud to be african and nigerian in this regard,lol.so biko nwa nnemu stop quarreling with the poster,infact we need more highlights like this,just like the proverbial lizard that jumps down from a roof with a gymnastic skill that should ve caused an applause but did't,the lizard realizing that no1 was ready to applaud his skillz after luking left,righ,front and back decided to praise himself by nodding his head,believe me guyz,it felt damn! Good!

@JONA,
OBVIOUSLY,U RE BEING BIAS WITH THE WAY U STYLED UR HEADLINE AND TIED IT TO THE GOOD PPL OF IMO STATE.WORSE THINGS VE HAPPENED IN LAGOS STATE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS COUNTRY,NOBODY TIED I T TO THE PPL OF SUCH STATE.NEXT TIME ABEG BE MORE DISCREET,A PERSON THAT HAS NOT LIVED IN IMO STATE BEFORE WILL THINK EVERYONE THERE IS A CANNIBAL AND STUFF,I VE LIVED IN BOTH IMO AND LAGOS AND IF WE WERE TO GO BY STATICS OF OCCURENCE OF WEIRD STORIES LIKE THIS ONE,U WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT LAGOS IS WAY AHEAD EVEN THE STORY HAS LAGOS CONNECTIONS BUT STILL U DONT HEAR ANY1 ASSOCIATING THE STATE WITH SUCH,SO NEXT TIME ABEG BE MATURE NOT TO INCITE UNWARRANTED FEELINGS AND RESPONSES KNOWING HOW A MAJORITY OF NL FEED ON TRIBALISM.
Notice I am writing in Caps that's becoz AM YELLING AT U!

Dede1,for the first time I am going to disagree with ur stance.mikeancy has said it all.

Dede1,for the first time I am going to disagree with ur stance.mikeancy has said it all.

Exactly my problem with Sanusi,'He concieves an idea and then rush to implement it with thorough research and consultation.This guy is just too mafian in his style.
At the end of the day the ordinary innocent Nigerian will bear the brunt of this haphazard policies Sanusi keeps spewing out.Does he know how many traders doing legitimate biz that lodge more than that amount of money before going to the cleaners with such a thoughtless policy.In a country that does have any database how can this work.of course,the computerz are going to work with the input i give them,if I told lies abt myself and distribute say 1mill with different names and data what then is the essence of this futile attempt.Obviously,Mr Sanusi is not a smart ass as he has been portrayed abeg.The guy just dey play to the gallery instead of doing his work.He's going to start compromising at some point,U will see,already there are reports that ETB has been given back to Adenuga,Tough guy indeed!

This is a welcome development in the SE,I don't know why some of us are cynical about it.My only fear is that the FG may want to compromise on quality.I just hope it's not going to be an exercise in futility.People arguing that Delta State realy shouldn't have embarked on the building of thier airport have a very valid point,projects like this should be tied to the economic importance of doing such.It realy doesn't make sense,there's hardly any economic activities in Delta state,it does'nt have anything that can bring the influx of people or trigger some serious economic activities,that airport to me is some white elephant project,I don't mean any pun but that's the obvious truth.I am not from Anambra state but I think that if any state in the SE deserves an international cargo airport it's Anambra,Anambra and Abia states constitute the economic nerve centre of the SE,most of us here will think otherwise if we have actually been to these two states to see why we argue that Anambra deserves this project than any other state besides Lagos and Abuja( being the capital).However,we must be weary of this new crazy fad to build airport without serious consideration and strategy,I just hope one won't wake up one morning to hear that Abia state is considering building an airport when obviously the distance btw Imo state and Abia state is just like the distance btw surulere and Ikorodun LGA.Both FG and SG should concentrate thier development effort on better roads, sea ports and other infrastructure of strategic importance.

@Amaka
Where the heck did U dig that Pic 4rm? pls don't tell me NL has TRANSEXUALS biko?
I have not been able to luk at any chic without that disturbing image popping out in my head!
What a Genetic Mistake!

LOl@akinalabi
I know certain ideas are way outta Ur league,this is not the usual Amala and Ewedu intelligence that U re used to.
It's a pity U ve got "intellect Myopia" like mody will say,any way try coming out of that Ur rat hole so U don't get intimidated by simple ideas next time.

@PrinceKC
While I agree with Ur point,I also think U are going a bit of point.This isn't a debate of the Diaspora against Nigerian residents,the poster wasn't even exclusively criticizing the Diaspora,he was talking about Nigerians in general that sit back and complain just about everything without offering any alternatives.
I am all for criticisms but constructive ones not the type that leaves bad tastes in the mouth and despondence in the air.If thesame Nigeria turns around 2morow this same Sect that ve taken to unneccessarily bashing Nigeria will be the first to want to reap where they never sowed.
My point is it's Ok to whine,complain,criticize but dön't stop there go further,everyone of us should see it as a personal task to be the change we want in this country,we can't all be whining or bailing out the country,Nigeria can only get better through our collective efforts,we can form pressure groups,write articles that can inspire others,inform others about what is going on in our polity.A majority of Nigerian youths do not read newspapers or listen to news,we can inform them,that's how we effect change,my slogan has always been "be the change".Afterall,if U come from a family where a majority of the members are losers and U knöw in Ur heart that U want a change,won't U look pass all the shortcomings in the family and strive to make a change.If there's wide spread spirited activism amongst our youth,I tell U things will start to look up not this siddon throway stone wey most ppl dey like do.Those of us in Diaspora whom to an extent are financially well off and having seen the best of lives and orderliness can even start by inciting those of us here in Nigeria to take up the mantle of change instead sitting down with Ur McDonalds Burger and Coca cola and in the throes of Ur enjoyment U just spew rubbish and tell everyone they can't do it until Yaradua does it!
Finall,I will leave U all with this quote from the message of Dr Eric William's Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago to the Youths of the Nation at Independence Youth Rally,30th August 1962,"To Ur loving hands the future of the nation is entrusted.In Ur innocent hearts the pride of the nation is enshrined.On Ur scholastic development the salvation of the nation is dependent.When U return to Ur classes after independence,remember therefore,each and everyone of U,that U carry the Future of Trinidad & Tobago in Ur School bags"
This message is aptly reffering to every Nigerian Youth that wants a positive change.

@Posakosa
U re boring Me! Just shut up if U have run short of what to post or better still continue Ur gurly gist with Koolchicco,don't direct Ur lame post at me again and pls ignore mine,I wasn't referring to U in the first place,now run along!
"Heaves a heavy sigh of disgust"

@Posakosa
Ol enough to tell U mind Ur facking business,facking wishy washy flipflop that doesn't even understand his own stance in his stupid arguement!
Face SapeleGuy that is frying Ur ass with better arguements and leave the petty talks,abi U don run short of logic Mr sophistry?

@Nuzo
U must be a fool for trying to hit below the belt.
I would rather be on crack with my brain and thoughts intact than talk like a brainwashed loser like U.Incase U don't know there are a lot of Nigerians living better lives here than U ass-licking white ass in Ur eldorado.
Speaking of sarcasm U remind of that 2yr ol kid that shits and cries for mamma to wipe his ass,when he wants to pee mama has to undo his troussers button both before and after pee,if that is what U want Nigerians to do then U must be under the influence that's way worse than crack,U must be sick in the mind.