₦airaland Forum

Mccullum:
You're really trying to justify your monthly payment for this data services. Any Tinubu will leave you on line by 2031, after completion of his second term tenure. You're doing good job for your principal but it's an effort in futility. Smiles.

Assuming all you wrote is true, why are you bothered about my futile efforts?

Internet tales. Just a quick question, how is the family begging? Is the wife also begging with her relatives or it's the family alone? I want to know if she is now willing kneeling to apologize


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7156096009217625386

Dave Umahi that should be debating with other Ministers at the FEC is asking another presidential candidate to debate him. He does not know his JD. If he knew, the National Assembly, who have failed in their responsibilities are the ones who ought to have kept Umahi on his toes but how can they do that when they are currently standing on the mandate Thank God for the courage of citizens and some section of the media that force him to do his job, many of our institutions have failed

Someone else already wrote better than myself on this issue 👇

ElevationD:
Infact, the minister simply showed his incompetence. That’s absolute incompetence, total negligence.

When they award such contracts, there are terms and within those terms are specific timelines. It is the responsibility of the minister to supervise the job. There absolutely was no oversight, otherwise there would be no need for arresting anyone.

They awarded the contract and failed to follow up with the project. They failed to monitor and supervise. In the end, the job would be shoddy.

Now he’s trying play to the gallery.

If people were not stranded for days and cried to the highest heaven, the boasting minister would remain in his office, claiming “I am an Engineer”.

The NASS members who job is oversight at the ministry and its projects also totally failed. That’s not the only failed road in the entire nation.

That particular corridor has been completely messed up since APC assumed power in 2015. Those roads were not in that horrible state before 2015. It was smooth driving from Benin bypass to Onitsha, Benin to Lokoja and Benin to Sapele before 2015. When the roads started damaging, citizens shouted, but APC turned it political.

How many citizens ply the coastal road? When will that road be completed? Even when it is completed, will you abandon Shagamu to Benin or Benin to Onitsha. The idea of the coastal road is acceptable, but fix the existing roads and make them easily usable for citizens. Fix Benin - Okene completely. Fix Okene - Lokoja - Abuja completely and let that Lokoja road connect with Wike’s effort in Abuja. That’s all we ask.

Rather than face the reality, the minister is being heady and demanding a debate with someone far bigger than he is.

AguluLiar:
Obi will continue to labour in vain

Isn't life all about vanity upon vanity?

ARISHEM:
This is why this airport car hire operators don't like UBER, I drive and bolt. They were even banned within the premises of the airport

They don't like them so they can continue to exploit people from the airport? In major airports, there are designated areas where taxis and people can come pick up. Uber should pay the licencing fees like the association of airport cab drivers but competition is good. We should stop looking for ways to exploit people. It is not a dog eat dog world or is it?

Our government officials, bereft of ideas, conclude with their friends how to take over legitimate businesses because they are in government. This is not about Tinubu, don't you remember the story of Gokada under Ambode? The government will launch its own alternative then destroy the industry because there is no competition, no innovation and private sector has been sent out. It's very typical. The moment I saw the FAAN app, I smh.

Also, the former Rector, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, described the restriction as a violation of passengers' rights.

He posited that passengers already contributed to the financing of the aviation system through various charges, including the Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and FAAN administrative charges.

According to him, the restriction does not address safety or orderliness at the airports and could provide an unfair advantage to a limited number of airport transport operators.

He said: "Banning Uber and Bolt from Nigeria's airports is a direct disrespect of passenger rights. This ban does not protect safety or order. It protects a small group of idle airport transporters who wait all day to exploit travellers."

MrEar:
1. The company designed those platforms to addict children, ‌misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected children's personal data.

2. Meta, Snapchat, YouTube, and TikTok still face thousands of lawsuits in federal and state ​courts over claims they knowingly designed ​their platforms to have features ⁠that addict children and teenagers, fueling a mental health crisis.

3. On August 6, a judge found Meta had created a public nuisance and ordered it to pay an additional $567 million and implement youth-safety ⁠measures.


Well, Americans have taken action to protect their children's privacy and Mental health. Good for them.

Let us keep pretending Devices and social media is not fuelling the Olodo Pandemic here in Nigeria.

Those guys don't even allow their maids to use smartphones if they want to take care of their children. Nothing like giving their children cartoons to entertain them or anything like that.

Give your child the phone when you're ready to lose them

givedemwotowoto:
Took over from himself, yet complaining that he inherited a mess

Tinubu has been rejected nationwide.

Tinubu is a god. That is what he wants, to be worshipped and served. He does not give a middle finger to whoever. Unfortunately for them, there is no PDP to blame again. If you listen to the way he speaks, you already know. At least, he didn't say it behind Buhari's back that he made him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faK0r_uAfxk

Mansa6:
No

Yaradua lived this life from day 1,even as a lecturer...it was NEVER for optics..

Even as Governor Yaradua, he was so simple .it's been his life from when he was a boy...

NOT the same for Peter Obi..

If you know a bit about Peter Obi,even as a student of UNN,you will know that he is arrogant...he thinks he knows it all...have a 5mins conversation with him,and he won't let you make your point ...go and ask those that have known him before politics..

I know him personally..

He was at my wedding....a couple of years before he even became governor of Anambra..

Okay if you say so. Your conclusion is that Obi is not that humble in real life, he is only acting for politics, is that correct?

Mrexcell:
How long will the core north continue with these kind of mentality? The world has since left them behind anyone can easily deceive them with such humility.

I know what you mean but if you have lived in the North, their lifestyle is very simple. Na Lagos people de corrupt aboki for Lagos. That's why they can give you big discounts, it's entrenched in culture and religion to live a simple life. All they need are true leaders, they are already a contented people, which the wicked leaders have taken advantage of for years so therefore, they want them to be content and never enjoy luxury like their families.

SixSeven:
Northern Nigeria stands today as a wounded giant, a region caught between the memory of what the Sardauna dreamed and the stark reality created by those who inherited his mantle but not his moral weight. The promise of a people rising through education, productive labour and communal dignity has been slowly suffocated by a ruling class more devoted to its own comfort than to the welfare of the millions in its charge. Power has been held tightly, yet its dividends seldom reach the ground. Poverty spreads like a harmattan fire, children drift out of school, and entire communities live at the mercy of bandits who move with the audacity of men who know the state has abandoned its duty. They call them unknown gunmen, like they are unknown soldiers.

In place of principled leadership, religion is deployed as a curtain behind which incompetence and greed hide. Criticism is dismissed as sacrilege, and the faithful are urged to be patient even as their world collapses around them. And when voices beyond our borders, including Trump’s recent warning, point to the gathering storm, the official response is silence, an indictment in itself.

This is not the North the Sardauna laboured for. It is a fragile creation of neglect, denial and the smallness of those who should have stood tall. The North should tell itself the truth and stop blaming others.
This is Northern Nigeria one year before independence. Ask, what happened



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjG-HxX6Dw4

Only truth, courage and accountable leadership can begin the work of restoration. Conscience is an open wound. Only truth can heal it.

olyrayy:
But do the Talakawa matter? Do they turn up for their champions? Aminu Kano and Kwankwaso don't have pull outside of Kano state. Tafawa Balewa was also the Sardauna's stooge. He barely had a political base/power of his own.

To be fair, they did turn up for Buhari, which is something that is still puzzling to me. Although I think it's more because he was one of the few political elites that stood with the people during the Sharia crisis, and of course his anti-corrupt reputation.

Anyways, I feel like it might be late for Obi to be doing this at this point in time. It may be seen as campaign gimmicks. I don't know why he let them bully him out of showing up for the poor people of the North years before election. He did the right thing by having a borehole commissioned back then. But after the false outrage, he stopped. Now it's too late.

You have a strong point but if he is to defeat any of his contenders, he has to be popular in the North. One of the mistakes Obi made last time was not going with a strong political figure last time. This time, he has Kwankwaso. You can't joke with that kind of movement. If not for Kwankwaso, Atiku could have cleared all the K states, Katsina, Kaduna and Kano. Kwankwaso can help with Kano and Jigawa but the election campaign has started. This time around, it's a battle for the North. Tinubu also knows this, and Atiku remains the spoiler. That's why APC tried to court Kwankwaso to their side. Many people forget that to connect to the ordinary people of the north, it's their traditional media they use in local language and when they hear about you over and over again and see pictures, you will go far but to your question, do the talakawa matter? Yes. Buhari, I forgot to mention was always getting those millions of votes because of his humble and simple life. That's what APC came to pick up and polish for the South.

ogascomax:
If it was Tinubu or a politician that you don't like did this you won't say all these things. Obi is insensitive because this is like those politicians that do go and free akara, or buy bola or eat in a poor man joints. We have blasted other politicians for these same act in the past.

It does not appear you read the first line of what you quoted sir. What Osinbajo did was wrong but in the trader Moni and other outreach, he connected to the people.


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7173963195709787398

Didn't APC make Buhari look ordinary here
Buhari And Osinbajo Enjoying Breakfast Together - Politics - Nairaland
https://www.nairaland.com/2125411/buhari-osinbajo-enjoying-breakfast-together

This is another variation of eating corn but Obi knows he has to capture more votes in the North, he has started eating food. One of the things that resonate with the talakawa in the North is if you are down to earth like them. It's not bad advice if you think about the politics of it.

In Northern Nigeria, it has strong political history. Leaders like Malam Aminu Kano used it to describe a movement that fights for the rights of ordinary, marginalized citizens. Traditional and religious teachings in Hausa culture often emphasize helping and protecting the talakawa. Masses believe a leader who eats, dresses, and lives simply genuinely understands their daily struggles with poverty, inflation, and lack of basic infrastructure. Historically, Northern Nigerian masses were heavily subjugated by traditional feudal systems and elite political syndicates. A politician who rejects elite luxury is seen as a liberator standing up to oppressive rulers. Flashy wealth in politics is widely associated with stolen public funds. A modest lifestyle serves as proof that the leader is not using public office for personal enrichment.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKEVpgaCXTA

Balewa was also loved for this. He was a simple man and I will attach that picture of him enjoying himself with children during his leave. In modern time, people like Kwankwaso have used it to their advantage. Even when Yar'Adua was president, the people loved him for his simple life and you can still see the video of him praying and behaving like the ordinary person. Don't forget Yar'Adua introduced the servant leader ideology when he became president. So am I surprised Obi has been given the recipe since that's what he does normally?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyDM2wG7O2E

Whoever is advising Obi is smart about it. If you did not watch those videos, just know that the Talakawa deeply admire individuals who possess kaskan da kai (profound humility) and mutunci (respect for human dignity). They value leaders who reject flashy luxury to live, dress, and eat simply among the people. They look for gaskiya (absolute honesty) and a total lack of personal greed, trusting those who refuse to use their position or wealth to look down on the less fortunate. These people are not dumb. You can't give what you don't have. So I do not think you can fake it.

givedemwotowoto:
The president has weaponized religion. Sad!

Religion has always been weaponized. But what the religious leaders are not observing is that people are now wiser. They have seen that whether you come from my street or my tribe, e no mean say my life go better. The same thing for religion now. Religion has always been a tool to give people hope. But he who stands for truth has nothing to worry about.

These are not bandits. I hate how they have watered these things down

1vandragon:
Lol...

Well, nothing will happen to him because he has already passed the message that needed to be passed.

Like I always say, bat is fully involved and in the know of all these threats being made by his aides, touts, senators, ministers, governors etc. These are things they have discussed and boasted about in private.

If not, the Council chairman would not have been so bold to threaten law abiding residents of the Council who may have an alternative party in mind to support.

This is no different than what Mc Oluomo also did in Lagos. Same template.

At no point did I intend to cause disaffection, undermine any group, or promote policies that do not serve the best interest of our citizens.

All is fair in politics


Jonathan Slams APC, Says There's "Bitterness In Thier Hearts"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32aKgc0j0Ws

Jonathan became a Prophet

Every time you listen to them, you see the bitterness in their hearts. Bitter anger, as if somebody has taken their property... venom. And I said look, you cannot give what you don't have. If you don't have a peaceful heart, a friendly heart, you cannot bring peace to people... You set this country ablaze.

But over time you see that there is no difference in the P in APC and PDP. After all, Wike is in both of them too.

[quote author=Freshtruth post=140453032]The fact say everyone go experience am make u wonder what u fighting for? [/quote

We4all:
That's nice, but don't disturb Nigerians for financial assistance in the event of a health challenge. I don't know why these actors feel so entitled to think that they deserve our assistance because they keep us entertained. Are they not working for their pockets?

They say it's showbiz. Show business but that's the thing with social media. People will judge you based on what you share.

Do you hear all of them mentioning standards? You as a man should also have standards.

FreeSpirited:
That's what colonization has done to African mind.
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Thank God I started reading books about colonization and black civilization as young as possible. So I don't see any white as superior. I will never gush on them. Never

He's not white. But I understand what you mean, any lightskinned person is oyinbo to Nigerians.

Mrexcell:
Power always makes people become arrogant and cut off from reality.

They are about to leave power. That's the sign. PDP did the same thing and left

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Prince Vincent Ogbulafor first made his famous declaration that the PDP would rule Nigeria for 60 years in 2008. He initially dropped the controversial statement shortly after taking office as the National Chairman in April 2008. He boldly remarked to reporters from Vanguard News:

"The PDP is a party for all and it is set to rule Nigeria for the next 60 years. I don't care if Nigeria becomes a one-party state. We can do it and the PDP can contain all."


From 2001-2005, he served as the National Secretary of the PDP before moving up in the party structure.

In March 2008, he was elected National Chairman of the PDP.

In May 2010, he resigned from his position following an arraignment and a legal battle over an alleged #104 million financial fraud suit brought against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC).

In October 2022, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor passed away at the age of 73 in Canada after a brief illness.

Greenback:
Child would be named by husband's family

Events of the day or time is part of the culture, husband and wife. Except he's not Yoruba.

CaseSensitive:
You've just got to laugh bro. "Jayden Ogunmakinde" gang Like Jayden and Ogunmakinde in the same name composition, like from where to where? Elite names and all that. Anyway...to each their own.

Mehn we are all guilty, these guys did a dirty one on us. In the next few years, you won't be able to know an African name anymore because it's either Arabic or European sounding. Lost identity


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7203429989751049477


For some weird reason I am remembering Sade


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7533359683109784862


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7384833270912961825

Messages were once deleted during YIM and other IM chat rooms. There were no options to even backup. Na you know wetin you de keep.

Edit: I think Seun still asks us for our YIM. Some people go confuse wondering wetin be dat

SIXTEENTH:
Trust our cultural instincts to say Baba has reincarnated

This is why names have a purpose but today people are looking for Jaden, Jayden and nonsense names that don't have any root in our culture or people but for survival as slaves to the West. Who knows? If Chinese dominate the world tomorrow, are we all going to be giving children Zhang, Xu and Lee? 🤡

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7580287102248586519


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7678121220000304397

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The Yoruba people hold a deep philosophical belief in the cyclical nature of life and ancestral reincarnation (Atunwa or Yipada). When a prominent male ancestor-most commonly a paternal grandfather, great-grandfather, or occasionally a father-passes away, the first male child born into the family shortly after is seen as the physical or spiritual return of that patriarch. The child is not viewed as a completely "fresh" beginning, but rather as a continuation of the family's existing lineage and ancestral spirit.

In Yoruba tradition, names are deeply tied to the context of a household at the time of delivery-captured in the famous maxim, "llé là ń wò kí á tó sọ omo l'órúko" ("We consider the state of the household before naming the child". Babatunde falls under the category of situational or historical names. It serves as a living archive, pinpointing exactly when the child was born relative to a major family transition (the loss of an elder).

Naming a child Babatunde is a high form of respect to the deceased elder. It ensures that the patriarch's name, impact, and presence are not forgotten by the household. It is believed that the child will grow up to inherit the wisdom, character, and responsibilities of the ancestor they embody.

What story does your name tell?

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7675346106909265185


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7542918656326372631

Obafemi Hamzat is older than Sanwo-Olu

Babajide Sanwo-Olu is 61 years old. The Governor of Lagos State was born on June 25, 1965.

Femi Hamzat (Deputy Governor of Lagos State) is currently 61 years old. Born September 19, 1964. He will be 62 next month.

In 1999, Bola Tinubu was reported to be 47 years old when he assumed office as the Governor of Lagos State. His deputy at the time, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele was 60 years old. Today, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele is 87 years old, and Bola Tinubu is 74 years old.

Prince Abiodun Ogunleye who was appointed to fill the deputy vacancy at the tail end of Tinubu's administration in May 2007 was born in 1940. Ogunleye was 67 years old while Governor Bola Tinubu was 55 years old at the time.

Princess Sarah Adebisi Sosan served as the Deputy Governor of Lagos State under Babatunde Fashola from 2007 to 2011. Born on February 11, 1956, she was 51 years old when they took office. Governor Fashola, born August 16, 1963, was only 43 years old, making his deputy 8 years his senior.

Leave Lagos.

Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje served as the Deputy Governor of Kano State under Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for two separate tenures (1999-2003 and 2011- 2015).

Ganduje's Birth Date: December 25, 1949.

Kwankwaso's Birth Date: October 21, 1956.

Ganduje is 7 years older than his political principal, Kwankwaso, despite serving as his second-in-command for 8 years.

Moses Ekpo is older than Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom by 24 years.

Prof. Ivara is older than Ben Ayade by 21 years.

Let no one make you feel lesser than you are in earning legitimate income.

I've noticed that religious leaders are now giving family advice because FAMILY HAS FAILED in their role of bringing up their sons and daughters. I don't need an outsider to tell me how to live but for some reason today, there are many children who have parents that are alive but walking dead

For some reason I thought about Ogunlewe who was once a Minister. Adeseye Ogunlewe
Kingsley Adeseye Ogunlewe is a Nigerian politician who served as the Minister of Works from 2003 to 2006. I remember him because I remembered yesterday's post on Obanikoro heading the APC Lagos campaign

SixSeven:
The joke of the pictures here is seeing Obanikoro there 🤡

Politicians who often appear to lack principles do so because they prioritize winning power, party loyalty, or personal gain over public service.


Our politicians are opportunist without ideology

Our politics here is come and chop politics. Because it is devoid of principles, the defenders will think it's hate but na hunger o. This is why they all don't trust themselves because they are all interested in power, just power.

You had the opportunity to make impact but wasted it. Ironically, Ogunlewe is now with the APC, once again emphasizing the fact that are politicians lack ideology.

ElevationD:
Infact, the minister simply showed his incompetence. That’s absolute incompetence, total negligence.

When they award such contracts, there are terms and within those terms are specific timelines. It is the responsibility of the minister to supervise the job. There absolutely was no oversight, otherwise there would be no need for arresting anyone.

They awarded the contract and failed to follow up with the project. They failed to monitor and supervise. In the end, the job would be shoddy.

Now he’s trying play to the gallery.

If people were not stranded for days and cried to the highest heaven, the boasting minister would remain in his office, claiming “I am an Engineer”.

The NASS members who job is oversight at the ministry and its projects also totally failed. That’s not the only failed road in the entire nation.

That particular corridor has been completely messed up since APC assumed power in 2015. Those roads were not in that horrible state before 2015. It was smooth driving from Benin bypass to Onitsha, Benin to Lokoja and Benin to Sapele before 2015. When the roads started damaging, citizens shouted, but APC turned it political.

How many citizens ply the coastal road? When will that road be completed? Even when it is completed, will you abandon Shagamu to Benin or Benin to Onitsha. The idea of the coastal road is acceptable, but fix the existing roads and make them easily usable for citizens. Fix Benin - Okene completely. Fix Okene - Lokoja - Abuja completely and let that Lokoja road connect with Wike’s effort in Abuja. That’s all we ask.

Rather than face the reality, the minister is being heady and demanding a debate with someone far bigger than he is.

This is a very brilliant comment especially when you mentioned the NASS oversight. Many of our institutions have failed and these politicians don't know what's coming for them next year. They have taken the joke too far. What is more interesting is that I am happy with the way things have gone so far. They have pushed it to our face and shown us who can dare them in the past 4 years. Let's see who will respond first? The people or their power?