TIME FOR ATIKU ABUBAKAR TO FINALLY GO AWAY AND END HIS AMBITION TO BE PRESIDENT
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Indeed. Bayo Onanuga is one of the grandmasters of guerilla journalism in Nigeria. The pro-democrat who fought against brutal military dictatorship in Nigeria back in the 1980s and 1990s.
tolue42: Posted By David Hundeyin on X (Formerly called Twitter)
This criminally-minded boy truly has some mental health issues... Like bipolar disorder with his disjointed comments as a so-called journalist for the last 3 years online and offlines. He was also expelled for fraud from Oxford University in early 2023! Such a big disgrace to the larger Hundeyin family tree of Badagry.
There was never any FBI file release to be made in the first place. Tinubu never went to jail in the U.S. and before becoming the President of Nigeria, he regularly visited the U.S. annually with his private jet.
Even just last week, the Ghanaian authorities that granted this dude a refugee status have officially warned Hundeyin to stop telling lies and making defamatory comments online and offline against Nigeria and the Ghanaian authorities.
Not bad. I heard that Ogun State released the CNG mass transit buses today as well the Governor in attendance. So, it shows they all mean business with the CNG conversions. That's the way to go to reduce the cost of transportation of people and cargo. Then food sold in the markets would also be cheaper for the benefit of all
CloudTrees: Big respect to you and Mr seunmsg You are indeed one of the great matured mennon this site. 2008 I was still in secondary school
Thanks @CloudTrees, I appreciate your receptiveness to past and present knowledge, because knowledge is king... It unlocks the innovative opportunities in the personal or business cycles of life.
akanke79: In Nigeria, this phrase was first used in 1947 to describe Lagos by the First Speaker of the House of Representatives and later Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jaja Anucha Nwachukwu. He used this term not because he believed that nobody owns Lagos but because he believed since Lagos was then the Federal Capital Territory, it belongs to all Nigerians. The question is “Which Lagos was Nwachukwu talking about”? Which Lagos was the Federal Capital of Nigeria? Most youths of today are generally disinterested in the history of Nigeria, hence, the profound ignorance about the country and its constituents.
For avoidance of doubt, Lagos State was never the capital of Nigeria. The capital city of the country until the year 1976 when the Justice Akinola Aguda recommended the movement to Abuja was the space between Fadeyi and Victoria Island in Lagos. Any other space from Fadeyi to Asaba to Ondo State to Oyo to Ogbomosho were listed under the Western Region whose Premier was Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo. For example, Mushin is not Lagos, Palm-grove is not Lagos, Ikeja is not Lagos, Oshodi is not Lagos and so on. This was the situation until the Mid-Western Region was created from the Benin and Delta provinces in 1963. It is the Mid-West that has become Edo and Delta States today.
The Federal Capital Territory which Jaja Nwachukwu referred to as “No Man’s Land” has clear and unambiguous ownership. It is important to mention that Lagos Island belong to the Aromire family and this is undisputable and not Benin. Apapa belongs to the Oluwa family, Lagos Mainland belongs to the Oloto family, Tomaro to Onisiwo, Victoria Island belongs to the Oniru family, Ikate is the land of the Elegushi family, the whole of Ijora including Ajegunle belongs to the Ojora family and so on. These are lands that are well documented and anyone who cares to know the fact should search the archives in Nigeria and London in search of the truth. The uninformed and flippant individuals who label Lagos as a “no man’s land” should know that the ownership of Lagos was settled on 11 July 1921 when the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London which is the final Court of Appeal of the British Empire ruled that Lagos lands belong to the Idejo chiefs who are the children of Olofin. Chief Amodu Tijani Oluwa, the Oluwa of Lagos who was the plaintiff in the case took the British Government to Court for stealing his land in the process he won a huge compensation of twenty-two thousand, five-hundred-pound sterling and thirty-nine pence.
Moreover, it is important to mention that it is only one of the five divisions of Lagos State that served as the capital of Nigeria. There is still Ikorodu (Oko Odu) (farm of blackberry) which is an area that includes the entire stretch of the riverine area of Ketu, Owode-Onirin, Itowolo, up to Imota; Badagry (Agbadayigi or simply Agbada) which if from Mile Two to Badagry Town; Ikeja which covers the whole of Bariga, Somolu, Kosofe, Isolo, Mushin, Oshodi, Egbe, Ikotun, Onigbongbo, Ojokoro Ipaja, Ayobo, Ojodu, Orile Agege, Idimu and their neighbourhood; Epe (the forest of black ants) which is from Ibeju to the whole of Epe and its suburbs (Epe shares boundary with Ijebu-Ode). These divisions called ibile were created by Edict number 3 of May 1968.
Lagos as a place has existed long before the country called Nigeria and it is one of the oldest cities in Nigeria. For clear explanation, the Portuguese explorer who gave the name Lagos (Lago de Curamo meaning the Lake of Kuramo) came to the land for the first time in 1472 where he met Olofin and his children (that was 551 years ago) which makes Lagos older than virtually all modern cities in Nigeria.
Let us take a look at the year of existence of some cities. Onitsha (Onicha -mmili ) meaning is a city founded by Benin adventures in the year 1550 (473 year old. Founded almost a century after Lagos had been in existence), Enugu (Enu-Ugwu or Hill Top) was established by the Enugwu-Ngwo and Nike people around 1690). Umuahia (the Market Place) was established by the British in the early 20th century.
Awka (Place of the blacksmiths) is one of the oldest cities in Igboland and the center of Nri civilization. Sokoto (Seat of the caliphates) was established by Uthman Dan Fodio who used the title Sarkin Musulumi) in 1804. When he died in 1817 his son Mohammed Bello was the first Sultan of Sokoto who ruled the Eastern part of Sokoto while his brother Abdullahi ruled the Western part of it. Kano (Masculinity or Capability) was probably the oldest city in Nigeria as it was established around 999 by the Hausa Bakwai people.
Kaduna (the crocodile city) was founded by Lord Fredrick Lugard in 1900 which is almost 428 years after Lagos has been existing. Abeokuta (city beneath the rock) was founded in 1830 by Sodeke who was the leader of the Egba refugees who escaped from Oyo during the period. Ibadan (near the field) was a war camp created by a group of Oyo warriors in 1829.
We have taken samples of these cities to show that Lagos is older than most cities in Nigeria and therefore it would be childish, naïve and outrightly innocent for anyone to suddenly brand a city that has existed for centuries and adorned with a rich history, an enviable culture and norms with robust traditional administration and a center of Yoruba civilization as a “no man’s land” when the entire civilization of those who are making claim for Lagos was not at all in existence when Lagos was established.
Prof Ojikutu is of the Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Lagos.
[quote author=wwwihy post=126635715]FAMFA oil tower. One of the most expensive towers in Africa built by the richest woman in Africa - Folorunsho Alakija born in Ikorodu, Lagos.[/quote]That's a fantastic piece of art and real estate towering over the Ikoyi Island skyline from Mrs. Folorunso Alakija!
seunmsg: If you are knowledgeable about the capital market, you would know that most people that invested heavily in the market between 2002 and 2008 lost almost everything to the market collapse that happened between 2009 and 2010. His father lost everything even before Buhari became president not to talk of Tinubu.
Well said. That boy you quoted and the OP were definitely very little kids when these banking shares/market collapse events took place so they have ABSOLUTELY NO idea of the historical fundamentals, hence their irritating display of mediocrity and attempts to politicise this.
To make matters worse, the global financial crises also took place in 2008 to 2009 and a lot of Americans and folks worldwide where affected by the economic downturn which was triggered by the subprime mortgages/housing bubble and the collapse of the investment bank Lehman Brothers in the U.S. Information is key when investing in any financial instrument.
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Adonis69: Earlier this year I met this guy and we became friends. He started visiting my apartment because him and his friends just moved into my compound. But I noticed that although he looks athletic, well built and physically fit but he's very sexually active, swinging both ways.
Yesterday I got an oral quick HIV test kit and told him it was for gonorrhea test because he's not that enlightened. So he accepted to the test. When the result came out, he's HIV positive. I wasn't so sure, so I contacted a HIV health worker and he confirmed that the owner of the test is positive.
Now, should I tell him or keep it to myself because he's already telling me that condom busted the last time he was having sex with a lady, which gave him gonorrhea. So he was taking drugs for it and was asking me how to prevent such from happening in future. I've advised him to double the condom, since he has a very huge and slightly curved dick, which is the cause of the tear during sex.
So pep, should I tell him he's positive or mind my business? He's been running temperature since yesterday and was complaining of cough and catarrh.
If all those who are sniggering and pride themselves as bisexuals also take this Oral HIV test, they would fail their tests too. Many don't care about basic protection pre-sex and during sex.
Enugu comes close though, but it's still a metropolitan state NOT a cosmopolitan one with folks or migrants from many countries of the world as residents.
Superwave16320: While we may bicker on Nairaland behind various walls, men like these are true heros of democracy and they should be celebrated. Imagine standing strong against your entire community out of nothing but pure undiluted conviction not minding the bigotry n hate your kinsmen have show shamelessly and foolishly at Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
President Bola Tinubu celebrating this man will send a string message that will revebrate among Nigerians all over the world. If possible he should be honoured with National award for standing tall in the face of adversity.
People like this are whom Nigerians should celebrate and not the like of the Pandora criminal Peter Obi or Kanu and his Ipob.
Post like this deserve to grace frontpage so obidient ipob can understand they don't tell well meaning Nigerians who to celebrate appreciate or support. We are all Nigerians and are entitled to support whatever candidate our conviction aligns with no matter what part of the country they come from. That is the beauty of democracy not obidient ipob forcing down the Pandora criminal down everyone's throat. Note this is coming from someone that did not vote Bola Tinubu.
I saw the viral video early this year and it was a show of pure undiluted shame!
However, I'm proud of the elderly man for standing resolutely by his political conviction despite the fact that he could murdered by the indecent mob who claim to be fighting for democracy but are not democrats in the real sense but mobsters.
Athena6: This makes me laugh because I read news a lot and I see that there is a lot of cartels in Mexico and the county is worst than even Nigeria in tends of laws, the police are in the pocket of criminals.
Last month I even saw some tourist been kidnap in daylight, so to even think about traveling to Mexico, I ratuher just dash the money away
You are indeed very current in terms of global news.
Kidnappings and drug cartels co-exist in Mexico but then due diligence is the key to avoid the crime-ridden areas. Even in Brazil that was suggested to you to visit or travel to, you have to stay off the Favelas if you do not have a local guide or you're gonna get robbed at gunpoint. There are great and safer areas to stay in both countries though. The language barrier is what has to be initially overcome.
I would advice that you do not invest in buying USD like some folks here have suggested because the local currency will appreciate as soon as the refineries start working at near-capacity before the start of 2014 and there would be no need for importation of refined fuel with scarce hard currency. Other fiscal monetary measures too will kick in that will leave a lot of those who converted their Naira to USDT or USD in absolute shock.
Better to look for a way you can earn that hard currency while you're still based in Nigeria through capacity building and cross border investments.
sdavirus: You don't know anything about Mexico clearly. My wife is Mexican.
If Mexico is so bad, your A-list American celebrities won't be trooping to Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, etc.
Last year, it was about 22pesos to a dollar, now it's 17 pesos to a dollar and expats in Mexico keep on lamenting. What's the value of your currency again?
Go check out the number of Americans running to Mexico to live and work.
Talk with people that live there or have been there. Not the news.
Mexico is light years ahead of Nigeria
It depends on the location one stays in Mexico and/or Brazil like the OP said. Stay in crime-ridden areas of these countries and you'll regret! Cancun and other resort locations are definitely crowd pullers for American tourists and other Westerners like you stated. A friend of mine in the U.S. came back not too long ago from Cancun with a close relative and had a great time.
Athena6: So Nigeria have finally happen to me, I thought if I save a little to the 5M I have, it would be able to leave this country by next year.
But right now, it is impossible, I saw on Twitter how a lady was begging money for flight ticket which was about 2.2M, just flight ticket o.
Months ago, a relative of mine told me someone is looking for a dependent and he will connect me to the person, he said the payment was 4M and I was not going to pay much after that and I will stay with the person in the UK before I settle on my own but I was forming big girl saying I will do my process by myself.
Now look, dollar have increased, the money is now worthless, anyway when there is life, there is hope.
Nairaland please help me think of a business to start with 2M, I can't just leave the money in the bank to keep on depreciating.
SharingIsLife: This Punch report claims that USAID recently supported 18,000 Nigerian small businesses with $244 million which amounts to almost 2 billion naira. Kindly indicate if you know any beneficiary of such a grant in any of the 7 states mentioned. Kindly stay away if you don't have any substantial info on this because this is part of an effort to combat grant fraud in the country. Thanks.
Kapeter: This is really funny to me. I saw a post that was credited to one of the junta leader, i think that of Mali or so saying all the sweet words as usual. But then it's the most ridiculous thing on the internet to see. I mean these military guys are the reason why many African countries are unnecessarily poor, impoverished many citizens with their useless decrees and steal, loot and nothing else. They turn around to call the democratically elected politicians puppet in the hands of the Western worlds but many of them are worse than puppets. The Nigerien for example are claiming that President Bazzoum is a puppet of France but they themselves are already running helter skelter to form alliance with Wagner group and i'm sure they will sign more useless contract with other mercenaries from all around the world trying to protect their useless interest.
Who killed Thomas Sankara and loot the hell out of Burkina Faso treasury, Abachas looted funds would have done so much for Nigeria as at the time it was looted but hey Abacha would have been back or sponsored his guys and tell me democratically elected president is the most corrupt thing on earth while his own decrees would have saved me. These guys destroy Africa nations, nothing else you can tell me. Days ago NLC protested against Tinubus government that the FG had to call them and made thousands of promises to look into why they were protesting, the other lady that did something similar in Mali is in prison right now. But the military are the best thing after slice bread.
Nigerias problem started right after the first coup, Western Nigeria was really progressing same as Northern Nigeria, raising many millionaires through theiur groundnut farming and many, there were plenty job opportunities all across the mid west and the eastern Nigeria oil companies but immediately the first coup happened the whole thing became glory of the past. The military is the reason Nigeria is like this today, The country would have been in a better place.
Even though i do not support war from ECOMOG, Let their be more suffocation from sanctions. Russia they are depending on is a very good friend of South Africa as per both are member of BRICS and NIgeria is also looking to join and then the Russia-Africa thing the Russians are trying to build i doubt they would want to jettison all that for some rogues. Just let AU and ECOWAS give more sanctions and the junta countries be totally cut off and isolated. They are not one of us untill they return democratically elected leaders.
Nicely put. Your knowledge of the sequence of historical events is spot on. Military rule from the 1950s right to the 1990s did Africa, Asia, and Latin America bad and worsened corruption far more than what it was under democratic governance.
It was only in Brazil that I can say that the military did some stability of the system before leaving governance to the civilians in the 1980s.
Junaidawan: Since 2010, changing attitudes have resulted in significant reform of laws regarding marriage and divorce, reflecting both an evolution in understanding what being married means as well as increasing recognition of challenges couples experience when maintaining their relationships. These legislative developments reflect changes to understanding what being married entails as well as in recognising challenges couples must navigate to remain together.
One of the biggest changes of late has been legalization of same-sex marriage. In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws prohibiting same-sex couples from getting married legally - opening them up to all its benefits and protections as marriage provides them. This victory came after years of hard fight by LGBT activists and allies across all jurisdictions for marriage equality.
Legalized same-sex marriage has had an immense effect on how society defines marriage. By breaking down gender binaries that had traditionally existed within traditional relationships and accepting more nontraditional ones, same-sex marriage has enhanced understanding between partners as well as greater access to legal protections including healthcare coverage, inheritance provisions and property rights protections for same-sex couples.
Recent decades have witnessed an important development: increasing recognition of domestic violence and abuse's role in marriage and divorce proceedings. Many states have amended laws to provide greater protections to victims and make leaving abusive relationships simpler for them, with courts more often considering allegations of domestic abuse seriously and awarding custody to the non abusive parent.
Recent changes to divorce laws have also brought substantial reform. A number of states have introduced no-fault divorce laws, making divorce easier while decreasing emotional trauma and litigation expenses associated with legal disputes. This change has reduced emotional trauma as well as costs related to litigation proceedings significantly.
However, some states have implemented waiting periods or other restrictions on divorce to deter couples from seeking an end to their unions prematurely. Such laws often draw inspiration from beliefs that marriage should remain an essential social institution that should be upheld whenever possible.
One of the biggest developments over recent years has been a steady increase in collaborative divorce cases. Under collaborative law, divorcing couples work collaboratively with a team of professionals including divorce attorneys, therapists and financial specialists to negotiate an acceptable divorce settlement that works for both sides. This approach recognizes that divorce can be positive experience rather than one to be won or lost and takes this into consideration when planning settlement negotiations.
Collaborative divorce has grown increasingly popular over the past several years as it helps couples avoid the costs and hassles associated with traditional legal proceedings while remaining more in control over how their divorce will play out rather than leaving it up to judges to decide their outcome.
Prenuptial agreements have seen considerable recognition over recent years as tools of protection in marriage and divorce proceedings, previously seen primarily as tools reserved for high net-worth couples; they're becoming more common among middle-class couples as well.
Prenuptial agreements and divorce papers provide the framework necessary for clarifying financial obligations and expectations during marriage, protecting assets in case of divorce and creating guidelines for property division and alimony payments. They can also reduce conflicts during divorce proceedings by offering an easier path towards settling disputes between partners.
Even with these reforms in place, however, the divorce rate in America still remains high; according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's estimates of first marriage divorce rate (39% for first marriages and 60% for subsequent ones) suggests that though changes to marriage and divorce laws have made divorce simpler for couples to obtain they haven't necessarily helped keep couples together.
One of the greatest obstacles facing married couples today is managing both work and family responsibilities effectively, often creating feelings of stress, resentment and dissatisfaction among partners.
Technology and social media advancements have also allowed individuals to more readily form connections outside their relationships, leading them to experience temptation and infidelity more frequently than before.
As couples face these difficulties in maintaining their relationships, many turn to therapy or other professional forms of assistance for assistance. Couples therapy offers couples a safe space where they can discuss feelings freely while also discovering areas of contention while devising more productive communication and coping mechanisms.
Coaching and mediation services may also prove invaluable in aiding couples navigate the trials associated with marriage and divorce. Such approaches help couples manage emotions more efficiently while improving communication between members. They may also aid couples to make better informed decisions regarding their relationships.
Conclusion
Changes to marriage and divorce laws over the last ten years demonstrate an increasingly sophisticated understanding of modern relationships, with shifting cultural understandings of what marriage entails, along with greater awareness of challenges couples may encounter in maintaining their unions. Although these changes have made divorce proceedings simpler for couples to obtain and protected legal rights more efficiently; many couples continue struggling to remain together despite these reforms, so many seek therapeutic or other professional support in order to navigate modern relationships successfully.
(7) He was expelled from Oxford for fraud, sexism and falsehood.
Now, in the light of the foregoing, does David Hundeyin seem like a normal person to anybody? Does he seem like a threat to national security? David Hundeyin misled Atiku and Peter Obi and they ended up making a fool of themselves.
David Hundeyin is an insignificant fly who thrives on the gullibility of those who suspended their mental capacity for self introspection. David Hundeyin is no Fela or Nnamdi Kanu or Sunday Igboho or Turji Dogo Gide to threaten Nigeria or a CinC. Hundeyin is a threat to himself.
If Tinubu wants him, it is only an idiot who underestimates the capacity of the Nigerian Intelligentsia. Find out about defunct NSO, SSS and DMI.
Anyone who thinks Hundeyin is normal is abnormal.
Anyone who still believes David Hundeyin is credible should ask himself questions.
FreeStuffsNG: “I am not blaming the lawyers; that is the last thing I would do, but I am sorry to say that the lawyers, with due respect to them, should have done a better job in this regard.
Sir, blame them. It's their job and they fell short of giving excellent service to their clients. I guess the Supreme Court Judges knew their clients legal fees would keep mounting if the case drags longer so used their wisdom to stop those lawyers from further billing Mr Obi and Alhaji Atiku by not spending more than 3 working days on the appeal. It was no brainer that the SC rescued Mr Obi and Alhaji Atiku.
The mediocrity of the legal representation of both petitioners stinks to high heavens and gives an idea of how mediocrity would have been the order of the day if these petitioners could assemble this kind of mediocre legal team.
Haba!In one fell swoop they sank from being sore losers to mediocre sore losers. That of Alhaji Atiku shocked me more because I believe that someone who had wasted millions in USD for the failed CSU case can hire and pay the services of quality legal team unlike Mr Obi who no dey give shishi and can go for pro bono or cheap legal service providers.
I was the first to state here that, after I read the judgement of the brilliantly meticulous Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, I knew it's a death knell to the petition and I do not think that the Supreme Court will spend more than 3 working days to throw out the appeal of both Mr Obi and Alhaji Atiku.
Here, a very Senior Legal practitioner is confirming what everyone saw. It was the lowest I have ever seen of a Presidential petition.
If I were Mr Obi and Alhaji Atiku, I will demand for a refund of the professional fees I paid them and/or report them to NBA Ethics and Disciplinary Committee and the Federal Consumer Protection Commission. Check my signature for free stuffs!
Those lawyers wanted to make quick money from Atiku and Obi. It was a good way for them to join the nouveau riche and millionaire league.
grandstar: For the past 40 years, the country has been preaching the gospel of "Buy made in Nigeria."
The Naira takes a tumbling when crude oil prices fall and there's a fall in dollar inflow because of it. It is at that time everyone becomes an economist.
But the Naira's fall was not Nigerians buying locally produced goods but a collapse in dollar inflow. For things to get better, Nigeria needs to export to encourage dollar inflows.
As the Economist magazine rightly said, "Protectionism has failed to industrialize the country,"
It won't help the Naira. If you like, effectively ban the importation of every foreign product and use of every foreign service, the Naira's value will not appreciate at all.
Imports aren't bad for a country. What Nigeria lacks is export. France and Germany, especially the latter are export giants. They even practice the complete opposite of what you preach: as members of the EU, there are zero tariffs between all EU countries.
Self sufficiency does not make countries wealthy. The best a country like Nigeria can achieve with protectionism will be no better than India in the days the License Raj in India which left India poor. Nigeria has tried it for 40 years and there's nothing to show for it.
India has changed its ways and is more focused on exports now and foreign companies like Foxconn has set up shop their manufacturing Iphones.
A weak Naira isn't enough to boost exports. It might even achieve the opposite has it may make it expensive to import much needed machinery to make goods produced here competitive.
Presently, exports have mostly comprised of low hanging fruits: things that don't take much effort to export which are largely unprocessed commodity and goods. Nigeria needs to scale up to exporting value added products and that is the area the country has done poorly but why you may ask?
The primary answer isn't poor infrastructure and bureaucracy as many will want to believe.
The primary problem is the high cost of credit. With bank lending rate over 25%, this will hamper the setting up of factories to produce value added goods for exports.
Until cost of credit falls below 10%, Nigeria will struggle with exports.
grandstar: Where Nigeria falls short is exportation. The honest truth is that a country Nigeria's size hardly imports stuff in real terms.
Israel's with 9.5 million people: exports $188bn imports: $108bn Switzerland 8.63 million people: Exports $488bn Imports: 291bn Netherlands: 17.5million people: Exports: 719bn Imports: $454bn
Nigeria 223million people: Exports: $42.4bn Imports: $52bn I doubt the figure includes remittances which will increase the dollar inflow. I would have mentioned tourism but there's hardly any here in Nigeria.
Nigeria's import figures are small compared to those much smaller countries.
What impresses me most are Israel and Switzerland. They are not re-export destinations like Hong Kong which re-exports the products to China for instance.. Goods entering Switzerland or Israel are used within there
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