₦airaland Forum

Afam4eva: You may be right that it's not an African thing but trying to change the constitution to remain a life president is very African.

As if we have not seen European leaders who try to rule for ever
Abeg tell me something

Sincere 9gerian: So why hasn't any of the several threads about Fashola buying armoured cars made front page? I cant see any sense of fairness here

Your hallucination no get remedy

Afam4eva: It's not a crime to seek re-relection as long as the constitution permits but it's a crime trying to change the constitution to be able to come back for a third term. That's why Mandela should be praised for not coming for a second term even though the constitution allowed it. How many African leaders have ever done it. None that i know of.

Can you tell me an American President that did not try to come back?
It is not an African thing my brother

Though Mandela is an Hero..
Mandela seems like a coward from some perspective though honest.
Mugabe is more Patriotic, Fearless and much more determined to align the path of his country with its Prosperity

Rubbishhhhhhhh

Resign

Even Ladipo must be closed.
Now we can decipher who truly owns Lagos

Sincere 9gerian: My brother, I tire for dem oh!
I prefer Obiano but may the better candidate win.

Continue wasting your time

Gunmen made off with $54 million after attacking a Libyan central bank van in Sirte, 300 miles east of Tripoli, according to the official LANA news agency. The funds were on their way to the Libyan central bank's branch in that town, and had been flown into a nearby airport when the vehicle was intercepted on its way into town by “10 heavily armed men,” reports AFP. City officials said that the one security vehicle and its guards assigned to protect the van had been “unable to resist” the attackers, though the vehicles used in the brazen heist had been identified, and police were looking for the gunmen. A Sirte official said that two banks have been robbed in July, with robbers taking some $400,000 in those robberies. The incident has further drawn attention to the rising level of lawlessness in the country since the fall of Moamer Kadhafi, who released tens of thousands of convicts during the initial stages of the 2011 rebellion that eventually led to Western intervention and his removal from power.

http://rt.com/news/line/2013-10-29/#52042

RIP

Former Chief Of General Staff Admiral Mike Akhigbe Dies From Throat Cancer In New York
Posted: October 29, 2013 - 00:22

Admiral Mike Akhigbe
By SaharaReporters, New York

Retired Admiral Mike Okhai Akhigbe, who played several roles in a number of military regimes in Nigeria, passed away today in New York City, SaharaReporters has confirmed.

A source close to the family told our correspondent that Mr. Akhigbe breathed his last at 1.06 p.m. (New York time). He was surrounded by his wife, his children, and their spouses, our source disclosed.

The cause of death was throat cancer, said the source. SaharaReporters learnt that the former military administrator of Ondo and Lagos States first experienced symptoms of his disease in 2010. He was engaged in President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign at the time, but took a leave to fly to Germany where doctors gave him the grim diagnosis. For three years, he underwent treatment for his cancer in Germany, the UK and the United States of America before finally succumbing to the disease earlier today. Over the last one month, the former naval officer received treatment at the Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Hospital in Manhattan. The hospital is one of the top treatment facilities for cancer in the world.

The Nigerian Consulate in New York also confirmed Mr. Akhigbe’s death, adding that they were conferring with the late officer’s family on plans to convey his remains back to Nigeria for burial.

Mr. Akhigbe worked under military regimes led by Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha, and Abdulsalami Abubakar, holding positions at various times as a governor or member of the armed forces ruling council. He rose to become the Chief of General Staff under the Abdulsalami Abubakar regime. He was retired from military service in 1999 just as Olusegun Obasanjo took over power as Nigeria’s elected president.

The late naval officer, who hailed from Edo State, was 67 years old.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/former-chief-general-staff-admiral-mike-akhigbe-dies-throat-cancer-new-york

I think Op is a Fool

igbeke: dat was quite stup!d of u. what made u tink GEJ will do dat? u never can téll d length to wich some polititians cud go in order to win d sympathy of d masses.
btw, dont eva insult GEJ's lineage again. d least expected from yoruba ingrates like u is to say to GEJ: "thank you sir".

Don't talk to me the way you normally talk to your papa. We are not mates

theshadyexpress: comment sensibly and not like a demented fool

ode.

iykak47: Stop making noise, when Sani Abacha unleashed terror on you guys, your fellow cowards disguised as farmers when they were running away from Nigeria through Seme border, if you doubt ask your demigod Tinubu.

I don't blame you, I blame Jonathan for being too lenient.

ediot

Jonathan has gone mad............
If he dare try this nonsense with Yoruba governors.
His forefathers will regret ever producing such a du.mb hegoat
Weyrey buruku

theoctopus: See your foolishness. So all the people attending Lagos schools are Igbo? Then those who say Igbos in Lagos are more than Yoruba must be right. You are shooting yourself in the foot.

Anybody that want Lagos state government to cater for the educational needs of his ward must pay tax regardless of his or her tribe.
Drill that into your head

theoctopus: Bloody lie. Stop the useless propaganda! Just like Lagos state used to claim their schools were free until they were exposed for the fraud they are. They cant even admit your kid to a Lagos public school till you bring a tax clearance certificate, even if you have no job! Liars!

So you want Lagos to cater for your igbotic children without paying tax?
Phuc.k you

theoctopus: Is that the defense for your crooked masters? Ole!

Ode.. Stop fooling yourself.

foolish op, foolish link

Alfa Seltzer: Show me one thing that shows that yorubas are not our enemies? All their actions are against us. Born of hatred.

Igbos have been showing love to the yorubas over the years but we are rewarded with hatred. What have yoruba people ever done for Igbo people apart from engineering genocide, deporting them in their so called own country, aligning with the northerners against them, always criticising Igbo ministers, etc, etc, etc!

Just tell me one good thing yorubas have ever done for Igbos!

I cannot remember the last time Yorubas turned you igbos into barbecue like hausa normally do

hercules07: Haba, what kind of addition is that, I tell JB build me a house and collect rent for 30 year, JB builds the house and collects rent for three years, I feel I could get a better deal and ask JB how much have you spent, JB says 30M, I say okay, I will pay you 23M because you have collected rent, the cost to me is 23M and the rent collected not, 30M of JB, Rent Collected and 23M I am paying JB, hope that helps.

Walahi you gattt time
You are arguing with a stark illiterate.
Ability to write and post on nairaland does not translate to Literacy

Effort in Futility

perfectgen: @seanet01, you actually made me laugh because it is evident you have a myopic view about issues that can better your life. The person who would make Nigeria better doesn't have to come from your tribe and if the person who is not letting us make headway in Nigeria happens to come from my tribe, I will never pledge my loyalty to him/her because I want the best for my generation.
@azeezhy, when I said we should comment based on facts and expectations, I know what I meant. For your information, I am a Lagosian from the same Alimosho LGA and I am surprised that my mention of the govt. not providing a good bridge for the inhabitants of that community and being justified by our state minister for works and infrastructure is being treated by you as a tribal issue. Is it the place of common people to start levying one another tolls for a wooden bridge that the govt. should have provided or are you telling me that because you are not affected, you don't feel the plight of those people? If it were in the North or East, would it be justifiable for criticism? That is what I am driving at; the government has failed us and I don't care where it is happening (North, South, East or West), I will never treat it as a tribal issue and I thought with the level of your education, you should likewise strive for accountability rather than foolhardy criticism of tribes.

You are not making any sense.
There is nothing bad about being tribalistic

theoctopus: These guys are making a mockery of the country. See someone who calls himself an anti corruption activist! What a shameless hypocrite!

We are really in trouble if our anti corruption advocates are people like El Rufai, Dino Melaye, Tinubu, Liar Mohammed, Tom Ikimi, Audu Ogbe and co.

What an Ediot you are

Foolish OP.
There is nothing bad about being Tribalistic
Tribalism is a strong feeling of identity with and loyalty to one's tribe or group.
Again OP you are foolish and du.mb

ode. Who said he wanted him recall?
He will be made irrelevant in Ekiti.
He better port to LP

Afam4eva: This OKurunmi guy is an 1diot. How did he come to the conclusion that it's only fringe groups that are calling for Nigeria's dismembering and are these fringe groups not made up of Nigerians. I think this conference maybe bound to fail if there are no go areas.

He is now an ediot abi?
Tinubu will soon be vindicated

This man is maddddddd