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As you can see there is ALWAYS more igbos "trolling" for tribal arguments. on ALL nigerian websites.

if you see a tribalistic comment on any website about yoruba fulani hausa 7/10 times its an igbo.

No, Why would yorubas hate igbo? 4 wut?

Yorubas dont hate anyone actually. To your Average yorubaman- Igbo,efik,Ijaw, etc (ALL non yorubas and non yoruba related ethnic groups) are basically the same, which is why we don't really differentiate. Cause we dont care

Has nothing to do with Civil war or anything- Majority of yorubas under the age of 50 dont even acknowledge there was a war unless they are interested in History- I KNOW in my family no one even thinks about Civil war- I didnt even know sht about what biafra was until this ibo girl was ranting their normal "Yoruba this n that".

So that being said to me igbo are funny people always talking about "Yoruba Fulani or hausa this n that", "Civil war this n that" "Biafra this n that" - LOL funny people sef

chidexy:
Kaduna refinery and one of the PH refineries were designed and built to refine heavy crude as against the light sweet Bonny light that we produce. So there's nothing new there, except to such info are giving to the unsuspecting public to appear as though something fishy had been done.

Seun:
What were the refinery builders thinking when they built Nigerian refineries that can't refine Nigeria's crude?

There is Heavy crude in Ondo Ogun Edo and Lagos states over 30 billion barrels-

Canada uses around 47% of its Heavy crude/Bitumen to make its petroleum products Why cant naija?
Canada has I think the second largest oil reserves in the world but Half if not Majority comes from Heavy crude found in SW Nigeria.

About 31 billion barrels of heavy crude oil is held in bituminous sand deposits in south-western Nigeria. The bituminous sand deposits occur in 12km - wide belt that extends from ljebu-Ode in Ogun State, through Ondo State, to Edo State. It lies in the Upper Cretaceous sequence of the Abeokuta Formation in the eastern Dahomey Basin. Nigeria imports an average of 50,000 barrels of heavy crude oil a day from Venezuela for producing "base oil" which is used to blend with lubricants and greases in Kaduna Refinery. There is, therefore, a need to extract heavy oil from the Ondo deposit for the refinery and for bitumen.

Naija - dont worry

HELL no

Nchara:
The fact is that since the refineries and depots went dead, giving way to fuel importation, fuel has always been more expensive in the SE and SS than elsewhere (may be except the North) ------------even b4 the subsidy removal.

Most imports are from Lagos, hence fuel was cheaper in the SW. I hope the removal of subsidy and refurbishing of the refineries and the depots in in PH, Enugu and Aba will bring back the lost glory.

so why complain? they are used to it right?

you make no sense

Hes confused

Asari want to protest for SNC, which GEJ govt refused to have before
Igbos want to protest the killings of igbos in the north- which his government is suppose to protect.- some call it "Igbo Genocide in Nigeria."
Northerners want security against bokoharam- which his govt cannot give.

- either way everyone is protesting for their own individual reason, which protest of any kind will make him seem incompetent.

im sure there will be petro station still wanting to take advantage of the time- they have to bring prices down.- its Naija

SW protested in favor of subsidy cause they didnt agree with prices- MAKES SENSE

SE prtoested in favor of subsidy removal cause, - im still not sure why LOL

[size=14pt]Dealers sell fuel for N170 per litre in Enugu
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on JANUARY 18, 2012 · in NEWS
     
BY TONY EDIKE
ENUGU—FUEL dealers in Enugu have turned down the directive by President Goodluck Jonathan to reduce pump price of petrol to N97 per litre.

Apart from the NNPC mega station that complied with the new price regime, major and independent marketers in the state declined as they continued to sell fuel between N165 and N170 per litre.

Most stations owned by major marketers remained shut throughout yesterday even as their dispensing pumps still read N141.50.

Only stations operated by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, had fuel which they have consistently sold at cut-throat prices.

Some operators interviewed claimed that the products they had were procured after the removal of subsidy and as such could not sell at the new pump price.

Some residents interviewed grumbled over the exploitative tendencies of Enugu fuel marketers who have the culture of disobeying government’s directive on pricing of petroleum products.

They said that unless the marketers were forced to comply, they would continue to sell above the approved pump price under the flimsy excuse that new product procured at the new rate was yet to arrive the state.

They however asked officials of Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR in the state to enforce the directive of the President without delay in order to reduce the hardship which the masses had experienced on account of the fuel subsidy crisis.

It would be recalled that the operators adjusted their pump prices upward few minutes after the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory  Agency, PPPRA, announced withdrawal of subsidy on January 1

….It’s N160 per litre in Anambra

BY VINCENT UJUMADU
AWKA—MOST filling stations in Anambra State were still selling petrol at N160 per litre yesterday, with the NNPC mega stations which sold at N97 witnessing long queues.

Some of the station attendants said they were directed to sell at the old price as what they had in stock was old stock.

Though the queues at the mega stations were unusually long, motorists waited patiently for their turns.

Many workers also reported for duty yesterday and spent the greater part of the day cleaning their offices, just as the banks recorded large number of customers.

Motor parks in the state were jam-packed as many people who returned home for Christmas and New Year celebrations and were trapped in the wake of the fuel subsidy strike had started returning to their stations.

Transport fares were still high as the commuters coughed out N7,000 for a journey to Lagos and Abuja by bus.

….Black market thrives at N200 per litre in Abia

BY ANAYO OKOLI
UMUAHIA— FOLLOWING the announcement of N97 as new pump price of petrol by President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday, most petrol stations in Umuahia and Aba, Abia State, are yet to readjust their pump.

Rather, they have decided not to sell petrol which they all sold when the subsidy was completely removed last week.

Only NNPC filling stations and few major marketers were selling petrol at the N97 per litre, while other stations refused to sell.

Because of the long queues in the stations, motorists who could not exercise patience patronized black market sellers who sold to them as much as N180 and N200 per litre.

One on the attendants at Mission Hill filling stattion said they had fuel but wanted “to watch and see what the President’s directive will look like.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/01/dealers-sell-fuel-for-n170-per-litre-in-enugu/

[size=14pt]Removal of Fuel Subsidy - Protesters Ground Benin City
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Simon Ebegbulem 5 January 2012
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Benin City — ECONOMIC activities were grounded in Benin City, Edo State capital Thursday, when market women, youths, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Civil society organizations under the umbrella of the Coalition to Save Nigeria, in their thousands, stormed the streets of the ancient city, protesting the Federal Government's removal of fuel subsidy.



The peaceful protest which started at about 6:30am, commenced at Ring Road, the heart of the city, forcing banks and other business organizations to be under lock and key till 12pm. The protesters called for the immediate resignation of the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, accusing her of coming to implement the agenda of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

The protest was led by the Chairman of the State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Philip Ugbodaga, President of the Environmental Rights Action (ERA), Nimo Bassey, President of the Conference of NGOs in the state, Comrade Austin Osakwe, Executive Director of the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Rev. David Ugolor, Sabina Osehobo, Igbotako Nowinta and Dr (Mrs) Victoria Amun.

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The protesters carried a coffin and placards reading "Jonathan you are a disappointment, resign now", "Edo people say no to fuel", "Jonathan, we are disappointed with you", "Resign if you are incapable". A combined unit of mobile policemen and soldiers were following the protesters to ensure that the peaceful protest was not hijacked by hoodlums.

Dr Ugbodaga who addressed the crowd, lamented that Nigerians have suffered for too long and argued that rather than removing subsidy, the Federal Government should cut the cost of governance and fix the economy for the better.

In a letter addressed to President Goodluck Jonathan, which the Coalition handed over to Governor Adams Oshiomhole at Government House yesterday, it stated that "in the interest of peace, unity and progress in Nigeria, we recommend the immediate reverse of the price of fuel to N65.00k in the first instance and thereafter to N39.50k, which is the ideal price of a liter of petrol.

poster is a sick B astard- See delta state protest

[size=14pt]Protesters shut down Warri, Effurun, Udu
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on JANUARY 9, 2012 · in NEWS

By Emma Amaize, Emma Arubi, Akpokona Omafuaire

WARRI- THE oil city of Warri, neighboring Effurun ,Udu and environs in Delta State were shut down Monday following a mass protestby irate citizens protesting the removal of fuel subsidy by the FederalGovernment.

The protest, which was in compliance with thedirective of the organized labour and civil society was led by the Delta statecoordinator of the NLC/TUC and civil society group, Casely Omon-Irabor Esq.

The response was massive and total from what Vanguardwitnessed a position that was corroborated by the state coordinator of the Forumfor Justice and Human Rights Defence, FJHD, Oghenejabor Ikimi Esq.
As at 6.00 am, Omon-Irabor was already at thetake-off point of the mass protest in Warri, according to our findings tocoordinate the day’s event, while people started gathering at about 7.30 am.
The protest commenced in Warri some few minutes to 9.00 am at the old Warri Port gate withprayers and advice from the organizers to the protesters to be orderly.

The previous night, there was an unconfirmed report that Boko Haram suicide bombers andmembers with guns and machete had infiltrated the subsidy protests in Lagos,Abuja, Edo, Delta, Kaduna, Kwara and Rivers states to cause mayhem.

Labour leaders and citizens were urged to be watchout for infiltrators, but in Warri, there was a heavy presence of security agents,as the protesters marched from old Warri Port enroute Effurun roundabout toGovernment House Annex, along the NPA expressway.

There was total compliance as shops, markets,offices and banks were all locked up. The main market, Warri and Okere marketwere also closed.
Omon-Irabor addressed the public at Okere marketjunction, stating reasons for the mass protests by Nigerians and calling all citizensto reject the bad policy, no matter the inconvenience. He said the will of peoplewould certainly triumph over the dictates of the powerful few in Aso Villa.
He said the motion passed, Sunday, by the House ofRepresentatives calling on the Federal Government to suspend the about 120 percent increase in the price of fuel was an indication that even those ingovernment know that the decision was ill advised, adding that except the priceof petrol was reverted to the old price of N65, the protests would continue.

As at 11.51 am, the protesters have reached EnerhenJunction and in the words of Oghenejabor Ikimi, “It is a peaceful protest and ahuge success. I can tell you that there is total compliance. Warri and environswere shut down. The protest here is a massive one”.
“I urge the president to respect the views of Nigerians and their representatives in theHouse of Representatives by suspending the removal of subsidy on petrol beforedialoging with Nigerians on the way forward”, he asserted.

hes just sounding like a fool everywhere

i feel sorry for him

wasn't ready for presidency

CAN YOU IMAGINE-

MEND ties to president GEJ
Boko Haram ties to Vp Sambo

no surprise

If they create humanitarian crisis- they are saying GEJ and FG are incompetent

Sure way to get him impeached- ahahaha LMFAO

seriously its common sense
They should continue to protest and what not it will only make GEJ look like a fool on the international scene.

Imagine headlines,

"Nigerian govt cannot protect its citizens"
"Nigerian govt ignores genocide of igbo ethnic group"
"President Goodluck Jonathan ignores cries of religious refugees"
"Nigerian govt disagrees with SNC"

realchange:
more normadic than otedola, tinubu and otudeko? 



thief!

what does that have to do with Oyo being darker than Whole SE states?

oyb:
wetin - sebi igbos are financial supermen who cannot be held down

yea they are big boys mehn

realchange:
so why are you complaining about fuel subsidy, you tiff

why are our guys healthier and richer per capita than you?

who controls half of your economy in lagos?

i digress!

na so we go share am later sha!    

why are you not addressing the map you people posted?

Look at Oyo state, Ogun and Osun/Ondo  compare to Imo Abia Enugu and Ebonyi

If you dont see that SW is darker you are blind

I dont know why these fo.ols see the map oppositely of what it actually reads.

Awon Ode

^^^ Abio- dem need glasses or something

Nchara:
Emerging trend of social almajiri in Yorubaland
By Hakeem Jamiu

There is a social malaise which is gradually creeping into the lexicon of Yorubaland and this is the ugly spectre of hungry children begging for food and alms at social events. Older women are equally not left out in this ugly but strange practice in Yorubaland. It is strange in Yorubaland because the concept of almajiri which simply means street urchin is common in the Northern part of the country. Yorubas use to refer derisively to anybody soliciting for arms in Yorubaland in the olden days as almajiri. The almajiri of the North are usually children between the age bracket of 7 and 20 in most cases. Almajiris are so desperate for food that any unsuspecting visitor to the Northern part of the country who goes to a restaurant to eat but mistakenly left his food to wash his hands is likely to lose such to waiting almajiris before he comes back for the food.


I first noticed this ugly trend at a ceremony I attended a few months ago at Ayetoro Ekiti. Elderly and middle aged able bodied women from Kwara, Osun and Oyo states invaded the burial ceremony uninvited and were embarrassing guests who refused to give them money. Also noticeable were children with their begging bowls who thronged the venue of the ceremony soliciting for left over food and alms. The children were a pitiable sight. Poverty was clearly written on their faces. I have attended many social functions after that and the same trend was noticeable. But I became worried a few days ago, when I attended the burial ceremony of a friend's father in Ilesha , Osun State . They came in various groups and employ different methods in soliciting for alms. There were the elderly women who were busy harassing guests in the name of praise singing and would not leave until you part with money, there were the men with their public address system which they use in praise singing but which is disturbance and yet, there were Yoruba children in the mould of almajiris with their begging bowls scrambling for left-over and at the same time soliciting for alms.


Fellow guests on my table at the event who were also journalists expressed their concern in unison about the growing trend of almajiri of various categories in Yorubaland. They all agreed that it has become a social problem. We started discussing and realised that the culture of begging in the mould of almajiris is alien to Yoruba culture. In those days before the advent of the British, the Yorubas are a proud people known for their hard work and industry. They practiced hoe agriculture and were well known as traders and for their crafts. Yoruba artists have produced masterpieces of woodcarving and bronze casting, some of which date from as early as the 13th century. Many of Nigeria 's best-known artists and writers are Yoruba. Other occupation of the Yorubas at that time were drumming and masquerading which would now be called showbiz. They engage in all the foregoing occupation but a Yoruba man or woman (able bodied) would not beg for alms as it is considered shameful and something akin to a curse. The Yorubas cherish their oriki (folklore) which is a poetic version of eulogizing the exploits of their progenitors which is an incentive for them to excel and even surpass their progenitors. The Yorubas have harsh words for lazy people. Such people are objects of ridicule and butt of jokes in the society. With this background, it is understandable why we became worried with the array of beggars at the Ilesha ceremony.


After leaving the party, I reflected on the scenario of the almajiris in Ilesha and I was able to draw a relationship between Political almajiris and social almajiris. I discovered that social almajiri had its root in the advent of the politics of do -or-die introduced into the political lexicon of Yorubaland by apostles of mainstream politics especially ex-President Obasanjo. The grand Patron of political almajiris who recently passed away was Chief Lamidi Adedibu. Many have argued that his death has led to the proliferation of almajiris in Yorubaland. This is because those he hitherto dole handouts to must look for other means of survival since he is no more. These political almajiris are ready to exchange their mothers for few coins. A new political class of men without integrity and anything goes was created and they became political almajiris who survive on crumbs from their masters. They would rig, kill, maim and do all sort of things to acquire political power. With the ascension of these men in power, good governance became a thing of the past. Our collective patrimony was squandered by these political almajiris. Nigeria has never been so blessed with petro dollar with oil selling for $156 dollars per barrel but Nigeria has never been so poor with a chunk of the population living below poverty line. So versions of the political almajiris are the social almajiris that now invade ceremonies in Yorubaland. With these children begging for alms, a ready made market for thuggery and other social vices is assured. The activities of the beggars are not limited to parties. At bus stops in our cities, it is a common sight to see women most of who are still in their mid thirties, who would strap a baby at their backs and approach men with stories of despair to solicit for alms. Many of them would end up in bed with such men. This is another brand of alamajiri and these are Yoruba women. A violent version of almajiri but which is gradually being tackled in Lagos is the 'Area Boys' syndrome. These are Yoruba street urchins who are semi- armed robbers.


The underlying factor in this new trend is failure of the Nigerian State on one part and the laziness on the part of these women. Most of them don't want to work, In those days, when everybody's occupation was farming you dare not beg. You must find something to do. But these days, our women and children are too lazy. It is either they steal or beg. In most cases a mother and child become almajiris at social events. So the question now is can a Yoruba man now refer derisively to a Hausa beggar as almajiri when we have many of them now in Yorubaland? The answer is no! This trend must be arrested before it goes out of hand. The almajiris in the North these days engage in novel forms of drug abuse like sniffing of gutter water to get intoxicated, sniffing of adhesives and other drugs so that they are ever ready to unleash terror on the rest of the society whenever they are called upon to do so by the political wing of almajiris. I strongly recommend that guests at public functions must stop encouraging almajiris by giving them money.


But can government which itself owns the political wing of almajiris arrest this trend? Time will tell.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-149827.0.html

they are like future OPC/Agberos/Ilayes boys- I support it

so what - isnt that around the non subsidy removal price.

Doesn't really make sense.

Was is not GEJ that said no to SNC last year? lol

Is GEJ not the president who is suppose to deploy troops to protect southerners christians and in particular igbos from BH?

[size=13pt]I mean by them protesting for SNC and lack of security in the north- they are indirectly saying GEJ's government is incompetent in those two areas.
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Are they du.mb?

they look retarded

Nchara:
One example: Bakare
Other examples: just browse NL and see what your people wish him.

Now Ijaws are better informed courtesy of us. Let's see who blinks first

LOL wtf are you talking bout must suck to live your life. Nairaland ALL day other website posting BS propaganda.

Nchara:
SW is finished. No one likes them in Nigeria