₦airaland Forum

GeneralZodd:
You mean Boniyansh

He is still one of ours so I won't mock him. But it should serve as a lesson to everyone.

Mynd44:
I don't know why this is always a subject of argument. The line of Kings in Benin and most Yoruba kingdoms is from Oduduwa.

The people themself might not necessarily share that heirloom

But where and when has such an argument ever taken place?? Oranmiyan of Ife has never been disputed. Oduduwa is the subject of the dispute.

Jagznation:
Chelsea and other big clubs made a move but they were frustrated by Napoli, type with sense not sentiment dont be a nitwit make proper research and consider this reply my last and Christmas gift

Shut up moro.n. I'm educating your silly self.

Now listen:

I said the contract extension he signed comes with a lower release clause. This happened after the transfer window closed.

TOPCRUISE:
The 11th one that has booked flight will see this and run

That's actually what we want - they shouldn't come here to cause problems.

Same way some funny Nigerians were clamouring for Boniface to replace Osimhen. They have gone quiet now.

Jagznation:
All of you saying saying osimhen shouldn't go back to napoli don't know nothing, It's a shame,he actually might have won the battle but he lost the war! Did you guys know he signed a contract extension till 2027? He's been tied down by Napoli thats why conte is hinting at a possible comeback ,Going to Gala in my opinion was a temporary relief for Napoli to cope with his salary issues...

Contract extension with a lower release clause. Meaning it is easier for any club that wants him to get him once they pay the release clause. Learn how these things work in full. Saying people don't know nothing when you are the ignorant one.

DeepSight:
At all, was struggling to keep up with meetings, work, nairaland and other issues.
Will revert as I rest off this night.
Trust me.

That 97 per cent thing na lie oh.

Oya now. Till then

DeepSight:
I will give a detailed response later but first and foremost, please know that the claim that 97 percent of revenue was being used to service debt is the most silly lie ever spread in this country. If you think logically, you will see at once that it was always impossible.

PS: France / Corruption is not beer parlour talk. I know where Macron used to hang out in Lagos and it was a favorite hang out of mine as well. If you dont understand what's going on with France, I will take time to explain later.

PPS: If you know that the price of PMS is dependent on the USD, it is ridiculous to devalue the naira and expect that the same prices will not increase after you claim to remove subsidy. You will then have to pay more for the product again.

Later.

Deep how far? Hope you haven't abandoned us

Antoeni:
Please lawyers should help me. A Federal High Court granted him bail (court of higher jurisdiction on a matter) but a court of lower jurisdiction denied him bail. Is Magistrate court more powerful than Federal high court? Please; I am a novice in law o.

Can you share where the high court granted him bail?

Sermwell:
It is the duty of the government to keep the naysayers shut by doing the right thing! You're shifting blame to the wrong person because ass slicking is your calling!

Okay, and?

It is the duty of the government to shut the naysayers up and clearly the naysayers are shut up. Does that have a bearing on the particular subject of discussion?

It's a little too subtle for you eh? Too bad.

Edygrin:
What's wrong with Wike building houses for judges?

The president is living in a palatial palace in Aso Rock, the vice president just built himself a mansion using billions of tax payers money, the senators and HoR members are living in large houses also, why then should our judges live like peasants?

That is the question. Are the judges not government officials too??

DeepSight:
I will give a detailed response later but first and foremost, please know that the claim that 97 percent of revenue was being used to service debt is the most silly lie ever spread in this country. If you think logically, you will see at once that it was always impossible.

The funny thing is that this claim was made popular by the opposition, who used to sing this as an ode to Buhari's incompetence, so who is then fooling who? Well, I look forward to your rebuttal.

DeepSight:
Well lets look at the instant subsidy removal on day one. Well, they claimed it was gone. How come the price went up again and again?
In fact the only place in the world where prices are increased two weeks after a nationwide protest was here.

The only place in the world where PMS prices were increased in one day by over 200 per cent was here.

Instantly you then float the naira and make everything worse.

Can you just look at the prices of groceries and foodstuff - and medicines?

Do you know how many people have died as a consequence?

Look, its not good enough to say he must have the NASS on his side and therefore bribe them. That is corruption.

As for the TAX Bill - it is not enough. The only contentious issue there is allocation of VAT.

This is a man who led protests against subsidy removal in 2012 on the streets. He didnt waste one second once inaugurated and removed it totally with four cynical words. Tell me, was that honest?

Okay, you then also remove electricity subsidies - drastically causing greater problems.

Look my brother, when Tinubu won, I actually thought it was a good thing because he is a visionary businessman. However lets admit he is not doing well.

Tell me, what is he doing with France? Is that not corruption? He has made this country the slave of the IMF and WB.

I dont think its right to say this kind of leader means well. He is out to destroy Nigeria and kill many of its people with harsh policies while he lives large.

Why did he buy a new jet? Was it necessary?
Why did he grant Chagoury a N15 Trillion contract - which was not approved by the NASS or even considered at all. It didnt go through any form of procurement rules of the BPP.

There are too many things to point to.
Its not enough to say "he means well" when people are being killed by his harsh policies.

You're mixing too many issues.

Let's start with the context: Nigeria's revenue-to-debt ratio was 97%. Do you understand what this means? Nearly every drop of income was going towards paying debts. This means living on more debt but already existing debtors were getting tired. Please do your research on these issues as it is impossible to have a reasonable discussion without this conctext.

1. Rising Fuel Prices

Up until recently, we have imported fuel, which means the price was dependent on the dollar. In the same post above, you have alluded to dollar being floated. Doesn't the resultant increase in dollar price then explain why an unsubsidized fuel price would then be increased? This is self-explanatory.

2. Is it relevant what he did in 2012? So if he was wrong in 2012, does that mean he should stubbornly persist in the wrong position just to appear honest? Come on. Let's have a serious talk here. Mind you, I never said Tinubu is a good person or he is the most honest person. I said he means well as Nigeria's president which he is today.

3. He is out to destroy Nigeria and kill many of its people with harsh policies

What would he gain from that? The easiest way to steal money as president is to maintain those fraudulent fuel subsidies and pay yourself as much as you like.

4. New jet is not a necessary talking point. I have agreed with you that some of the lavishing was wrong.

5. France and IMF. Now you are sadly delving into beer parlourisms.

a. How on earth can you say that having relations with another foreign nation - France - is corruption. What is the corruption there??

b. Under Tinubu, Nigeria has grown her foreign reserves and reduced her total loan portfolio. So what do you mean by slavery to the IMF and World Bank? In what way are we slaving to them? Does collecting loans amount to slavery?? How? What do they get in return other then their money back? This is disappointing and looking like you are simply hellbent on portraying the man in a bad light.

Well, while you are at it, I hope you can mention the Nigerian leader that has not collected loans since 1999. Good luck

Kukutente23:
That's your imagination. The fact is most of you sycophants only want something you can brag with not that you really care if anything improves in Nigeria. You all were the same folks praising Buhari for rice pyramids. Now that the pyramids have been proven to be a scam, no one is hearing anything from you. Same goes for the economy crashed by Buhari. You joined Buhari to blame Jonathan and you are helping Tinubu to blame Buhari today.
So your so-called hope is not because you really care that it works but so you can brag. Don't come here acting like you're so morally up there and love this country more than anyone else

Even you know that you just typed a pile of nothingness. I have never "blamed Buhari today" - whatever you think you mean by that. I have always mainted that Buhari did some good for whatever bad anyone wants to say about him. So where did you get your funny ideas from?

But I love the way you showed your emotions here, particularly the bolded. Isn't that a classic case of projective identification? My bragging, if any, is about the progress and greatness of the nation of Nigeria. You can easily go through my posts to see if you can find me "bragging" about anything else - like what? Am I a member of Tinubu or Buhari's family to brag on their achievements? What kind of senseless allegation is that even? Do you see how you think?

I hope you can now go back to your mirror and confirm whether what I said applies to you or not.

the lil smart doesn't know the way to the police station?

DeepSight:
Not sure Tinubu means well. Too many other signs point to the reverse. [b]The drastic increase in hardship since day one of his tenure is an issue. [/b]This, coupled with his lavish corruption and luxuries on himself and the NASS simply does not indicate a leader that means well.

But when you say this it sounds like you are saying Tinubu just sat down and said let me see what I can do to make the Nigerian people suffer. Come on. Clearly, the suffering is as a result of well-intentioned policies.

I agree that he has not helped matters by being lavish but you should also understand that any effective president knows that he must get the National Assembly on his side in order to push through with reforms, and Tinubu's reforms have been bold so far. Without a supportive National Assembly things like the current Tax bill would have been dead on arrival from day one.

Kukutente23:
What does Tinubu have to do with a refinery that was started and paid for by Buhari?
Well, maybe that at least he didn't tell them to stop the work and focus on Malta

And was there any point at which you stopped and gave Buhari credit for this?

Since you surely didn't give the credit to Buhari, you can give it to his brother Tinubu, after all, as I have often heard, Tinubu put Buhari there and is therefore responsible for all the hardship Buhari brought. So also the good deeds of the Daura man. No?

Kukutente23:
We'll be happy when things improve on the streets not all these jamboree of claiming a refinery is working when the price of the product is still higher than that of the private and imported products

Okay. The difference is that while people like me earnestly hope that this comes true, people like you hope it doesn't. For the same reason I gave before: so that you can claim that you were right and all others were wrong in their choice of candidate.

DeepSight:
Watch that refinery for at least six months before you conclude oh.

Correct. And that's what I'm doing actually. It's too soon to celebrate conclusively but we can appreciate progress especially since some are so quick to wail at the slightest retrogression.

Personally I take it as a sign that Tinubu means well and he is here to work. Whether the rest of the system will cooperate we shall see.

emmysoftyou:
will you blame them? When the leaders said they would do something positive for the masses to benefit, at the end of the day, it's audio message.. take your time to travel to other countries and see what's happening.. Nigeria government should always stand on their words so people can believe them without thinking otherwise..

That's true but don't deny that there is an element of people actually wanting this government to fail so that they can say "good for you, shebi we told you to vote a certain person."

If not, the naysayers would actually be happy when the government proves them wrong, after all it is for the benefit of the common man if things like these work. But nope, they are all silent and bitter because their negative talk is being confronted by workings.

lomprico:
Have you heard people saying Farotimi should apologise? Afebabalola said so and all those backing him are in support of that statement.

Point out one person. Since they are so many according to you, that should be easy.

You can also admit you lied and try to do better by becoming tolerant of opposing views even if you disagree.

lomprico:
Nothing is wrong with opposition but opposition in this country is very toxic and evil.

Most of you guys have been shouting that rotimi should apologise to baba to let the issue die, now obi has gone to seek resolution of the same issue and you are crying foul.

Can you point out one particular person who said Dele should apologize who has also then cried foul over Obi's visit?

Seems like you're making this up in order to justify your own toxicity.

lomprico:
Na wah o! Every corrupt element looking and seeking for ways by all means to label Obi a bad man so that they will feel good with themselves that he is like them.

Farotimi is one of his fervent supporter, so he should let him rot in detention over what does not warrant such?

Why do you think no one should have an opinion other than the one you favor? Are you allergic to opposition??

Acidosis:
Dele never fought or ignored court orders. Yahaya Bello was "at large" and continued to avoid the EFCC. When he was apprehended, he was not only allowed to walk freely, but was also accompanied by a large number of praise singers and banger boys.

Dele, of course, "will deal with it," but remember to pray never to have a problem with a power-drunk "big man." Only then can you understand the distinction between Nigerian judges who declared a fourth candidate the winner of an election and the UK judge who sentenced Ekweremadu to prison despite your government's attempts to influence the proceedings.

I was shocked the first time I saw a photo of former South African President Jacob Zuma in handcuffs on X. But realising that South Africans don't even consider it a big deal was all I need to know that Nigerians are a finished, mentally trapped creatures.

He did. He ignored a bench warrant commanding him to appear before the Courts in Ekiti.

dumahi:
Is it actually right to handcuff someone who has not been convicted if the person is not attempting to resist arrest? By my level of legal awareness, my answer is no. Or, who has a different view on this?

It is totally wrong. Handcuffs are only to be used where the detainee has displayed an inclination towards violence or to being unruly.

Omoawoke:
Im confused about this news. Abeg who be the Elizabeth, male or female?

Its the name of a place obviously. Nothing confusing there.

thesicilian:
He should be calming down. El Rufai did much more than this in his time without so much noise

And Wike must be like El Rufai? Let him talk he wants as long as he continues to work.

JoeyNaza:
I can confirm this. Dollar fell a lot in the black market too.

Edit: No celebrate too much or praise Tinubu. My BDC guys explained that it's seasonal, as diaspora people are returning for the holidays, they are selling their FX in exchange for Naira, which is temporarily propping up naira value.

Yes it's mostly seasonal but the difference is too much and it's happening way too fast so clearly there are also macro economic shifts at play.

We are talking about losses of up to 250 naira over just 3 days. Last year the drop was merely about 100 naira over the entire December.

ejieddy:
There definitely will be surplus since the naira has been devalued. You'll get the real figures and percentages if you were to measure in dollars.

Both imports and exports are measured in the same currency. The surplus is simply exports minus imports so it has nothing to do with the particular currency used.

Smithkafors:
Una no dey tire?. Fake figures up and down.

Smith why not share the correct ones?

Gbadugbakun:
See the way clowns are praising Tinubu. How much increment is the salary as compared to inflation?

Las las e no go pass 30k increament. Wetin person Wan use am do for this economy.

And it's not even a permanent increase. It's just for 3 months and then they would revert back to the old salary.

Nigerian journalists are basically write at primary school levels so you as a reader must endeavour to be clever.

What this writer was struggling to express is that 3 months of the increased salary will be paid in arrears. That is to say that the approval has been deemed to have taken effect at an earlier date.

OsunOriginal:
The truth should be preserved for centuries so the future generations could lean from it. Have you read El-Rufai's "The Accidental Public Servant"? If you haven't, please read it and come back to tell us what Farotimi wrote in his book that El-Rufai didn't write about Obasanjo, etc.

What does this have to do with my post?