₦airaland Forum

doctokwus:
He said that those who voted him 97% and ensured that their votes counted deserve more from the govt,which is the political reality,but that he has vowed to be for everybody and for nobody;that besides that the constitution has guaranteed that each state is represented in the govt.
To me his answer both states the truth and also the reality of the political situation while guaranteeing that he won't victimize any region because of it.
The reality is that while no region would be victimized,there must be political reward for others taking the right political decision and sacrificing to ensure that that decision is made to count at the ballot.

Are you for real?

Look who dey talk! Aboki barawo shi ma barawo ne

Please, probe him by all means. But while you are at it, probe all of our past lootocrats as well. Why probe only GEJ?

This country is going no where, not anytime soon anyway! Why? Because We are in the habit of celebrating polished mediocrity!

Nigeria is bigger than all of them put together. Please, my fellow nairalanders it's about time we forgot about that person or persons. Think Nigeria, first and always.
I tire for una logic.

tunex23:
your are f00l! Id1ot! I don't really like Buhari but he is my president. Meanwhile Buhari is been very calculative, he will recover all those our money stolen by the last corrupt administration by that Otueke man, it a very difficult job, Mr President is working hard, it just a matter of time we will start seen, feeling, enjoying the effect.We should be patience till the end of this year.

You are only partially right, I hope President Buhari goes after all our previous governments. Why are you obsessing on GEJ's govt? Are suggesting that Goodluck's administration was the first corrupt govt in our land?

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It's amazing that some Nigerians don't see anything wrong in the attitude and antics of the incoming govt.
GMB's attitude does not bode well for the generality of Nigerians.
Is he a president for only those who supported him? I thought he claimed he he had morphed into a democrat?
A true democrat is aware that he/she can never win over the entire populace.
This man has a long way to go, he and his handlers have a lot to learn.

sirRiddy:
Graduated high school in 2012
and is already in grad school.
Wow! That was some stability in
education, really.
Sorry his life was cut short in
such a cruel manner. And cute
young man he was

You got it wrong. His study would have terminated with an M.Eng. it takes 4 years, and it's quite popular in the UK.

leshluap:
Take it or leave, Amaechi is a force in Rivers state...despite the federal might of the PDP, he was/is strong enough to confront them...see it this way, things would have been more difficult for the APC had it been Amaechi is still in the PDP........................

You are right!
Amaechi had his way, thanks to a C-in-C (GEJ) who has seen politics as a 'do or die' affair.
You are also right on the second point, if GEJ had managed to keep Amaechi in the PDP fold, APC would have found it tougher to blow PDP to bits as they have just done.

Anyway, it's all a matter of ifs now.

SaiBuharii:
With the type of leaders that the northerners are getting. They might just be overtaking other regions in terms of development.

About time they did so, the must correct the mistakes from the military era!

I know St Anthony's Cathedral, Agwu diocese, for some reason I have always felt the workmanship looked shoddy. Looks like I have proved right.
Peaceful Repose to the Dead?

You situation is not all together strange, my younger one was a victim. I don't think it's a DELSU thing, my sibling suffered same in Unical.
Some heavy dose of praying, and the some hearted people in the DELSU administrative set-up should help.
Good luck.

Here is a woman who served under Obasanjo, a kleptomaniac of repute, displaying signs of selective amnesia.

Wsdm:
...and a core Muslim environment voted a christian in place of a muslim! The quest to insult the Northern Muslims for being a bigot is jeopardized. Others should just learn this amiable qualities and stop the hate. The yorubas too are also to be comended for producing house of rep from another tribe.

You are the one displaying a lack of local knowledge, that place/area is not as "core Muslim" as your post suggests.

Time, is not only a healer, it also a good teacher!

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Sue them,Dude!
What are you waiting for?
Ever heard of a case called Donoghue vs Stevenson?
Sue them, for a big sum, and they'd ask for an out of court settlement.

This Na foto of NMS, Nigerian Military School Zaria.

The person who wrote this, pray tell what did you study? I can see only relevant, but under-appreciated, courses in your list.
You are thrashing Anthropology? That's just one example

What asylum did you escape from?
Or rather, what century do you imagine we are living in?
Clearly, your mindset is frightening.

[quote author=notobs post=31082179]private secondary schools/colleges can convert to universities. Nigeria needs more private participation in educational development. The NUC will regulate these universities and ensure that they are standardized.
These is a good initiative. We need more licences for private universities and industries in Nigeria. All the Ivy league universities in the US are privately run and owned. [/quote

@OP
You are very informed! I hail you.
Very few Nigerians know that the Ivy League Unis are private Unis.

Hiya house!
Mine is a generalist question.
I have a piece of land that is 100 x 100.
I am not keen on a private property for now, I am thinking over some 2 bedroom flats. How many of those can I fit into that amount of land?
Thanks guys!

Is this really necessary? Must we see them practice before God go hear their prayers?

Brilliant decision ! Shows a bank that is alive to the consumers' plight

Attention all! Whether PDP or APC, stop the noise and listen. What makes you think New York Times is interested in the good of Nigeria? They have no more than a passing interest in our progress, nothing they write is geared toward making ours a great country.
They'd rather be doing appeals to feed us, clothe us and send Aid workers to Nigeria. ( that's they'd rather we were butchering one another).

Iamsynord:
I have hardly attended a Sermon or Service where the Book of Songs of Solomon was examined in the preaching or even referenced during the sermon.
Even during Bible study,most people would skip Songs of Solomon. I believe the Bible is the divine book of God's thoughts and there's is a perfect reason why any book ,chapter or verse exists there in.Why should a particular book be always ignored ??

Says who!?!?!?
The Catholics use bits of it during Nuptial Masses ( wedding).
The couples have a wide range of Bible readings to choose from for their weddings

tbaba1234:
The least awful
A former dictator is a better choice than a failed president

SOMETIMES there are no good options. Nigeria goes to the polls on February 14th to elect the next president, who will face problems so large—from rampant corruption to a jihadist insurgency—that they could break the country apart, with dire consequences for Nigerians and the world.

And yet, as Africa’s biggest economy stages its most important election since the restoration of civilian rule in 1999, and perhaps since the civil war four decades ago, Nigerians must pick between the incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan, who has proved an utter failure, and the opposition leader, Muhammadu Buhari, a former military dictator with blood on his hands (see article). The candidates stand as symbols of a broken political system that makes all Nigeria’s problems even more intractable.

Start with Mr Jonathan, whose People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has run the country since 1999 and who stumbled into the presidency on the death of his predecessor in 2010. The PDP’s reign has been a sorry one. Mr Jonathan has shown little willingness to tackle endemic corruption. When the governor of the central bank reported that $20 billion had been stolen, his reward was to be sacked.

Worse, on Mr Jonathan’s watch much of the north of the country has been in flames. About 18,000 people have died in political violence in recent years, thousands of them in January in several brutal attacks by Boko Haram, a jihadist group that claims to have established its “caliphate” in territory as large as Belgium. Another 1.5m people have fled their homes. The insurgency is far from Mr Jonathan’s southern political heartland and afflicts people more likely to vote for the opposition. He has shown little enthusiasm for tackling it, and even less competence. Quick to offer condolences to France after the attack on Charlie Hedbo, Mr Jonathan waited almost two weeks before speaking up about a Boko Haram attack that killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of his compatriots.

The single bright spot of his rule has been Nigeria’s economy, one of the world’s fastest-growing. Yet that is largely despite the government rather than because of it, and falling oil prices will temper the boom. The prosperity has not been broadly shared: under Mr Jonathan poverty has increased. Nigerians typically die eight years younger than their poorer neighbours in nearby Ghana.

Goodbye Jonathan
Voters have ample cause to send Mr Jonathan packing. In a country where power has often changed through the barrel of a gun, the opposition All Progressives Congress has a real chance of winning through the ballot box. Yet its candidate, Mr Buhari, is an ex-general who, three decades ago, came to power in a coup. His rule was nasty, brutish and mercifully short. Declaring a “war against indiscipline”, he ordered whip-wielding soldiers to ensure that Nigerians formed orderly queues. His economics, known as Buharism, was destructive. Instead of letting the currency depreciate in the face of a trade deficit, he tried to fix prices and ban “unnecessary” imports. He expelled 700,000 migrants in the delusion that this would create jobs for Nigerians. He banned political meetings and free speech. He detained thousands, used secret tribunals and executed people for crimes that were not capital offences.

Should a former dictator with such a record be offered another chance? Surprisingly, many Nigerians think he should. One reason is that, in a country where ministers routinely wear wristwatches worth many times their annual salary, Mr Buhari is a sandal-wearing ascetic with a record of fighting corruption. Few nowadays question his commitment to democracy or expect him to turn autocratic: he has repeatedly stood for election and accepted the outcome when he lost. He would probably do a better job of running the country, and in particular of tackling Boko Haram. As a northerner and Muslim, he will have greater legitimacy among villagers whose help he will need to isolate the insurgents. As a military man, he is more likely to win the respect of a demoralised army.

We are relieved not to have a vote in this election. But were we offered one we would—with a heavy heart—choose Mr Buhari. Mr Jonathan risks presiding over Nigeria’s bloody fragmentation. If Mr Buhari can save Nigeria, history might even be kind to him.

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21642168-former-dictator-better-choice-failed-president-least-awful

No western media outlet is totally unbiased. Those of you applauding The Economist for a balanced view must keep that in mind. Conspiracy theorists are of the view that Obama and the West prefer to keep Nigeria from imploding. They are allegedly heavily invested in Project Buhari.

You make sense too much!
So a refreshing contribution on Seun's rapidly deteriorating, but once beautiful, forum.

As the son of an ex-soldier ( proper barracks boy), my heart breaks when I see photos like Umar's. I feel for his close relatives, because Nigeria has no plans in place to honour/reward/immortalise fallen heroes like Umar. A good eg of what I am saying here is the ECOMOG wahala, that operation, despite its many good points, wrecked one hell of damage on military/ barracks psyche all over Nigeria.
Umar, rest in peace sir!

timilehing: Hymns generally
°Abide with me
°Immortal Invincible, God only wise
°Ancient Words

You have an exquisite taste in music.
The second one is so beautiful that any religion can cannery to it: I love it to bits .