₦airaland Forum

CFCfan: After some self abnegation and immolation, I have come to the conclusion that Senator Oluremi Tinubu is the best person to occupy the Lagos state Governor's seat, come May 29, 2015.

[size=16pt]Though she hasn't made significant contributions to Senate debates[/size], her poise, charm, charity causes and her excellent political skills makes her frontrunner in d race to succeed the indefatigable Governor Fashola.

If she eventually decides to run for the office, be rest assured that She would become the first elected female governor in Nigeria. She would definitely continue from where Fashola stopped, ramping up the efforts to turn Lagos into the economic capital of Africa. The ACN machine is still a colossus in Lagos, nay the Southwest.

Okija_juju: .[b]MAKE NDLF GO SIDDON FOR BUSH

So na today them sabi say Nigerian government misuses everything that they own?!

Okay... Let me jug their memory a little.

Everyday, we see bullion vans overtake us in traffic, driving rough at breakneck speed, and with it are two vans of atleast 10 Nigerian police officers. SO the NDLF does not know that its not the Nigerian Polices Job to be escorting money abi?!

OKAY!! What about the new trend of using the Nigerian Military to escort Oyinbo men and guard their houses?! So the NDLF has not seen this treand as well abi?!

OKAY!!! What about the one of rich people buying police escorts?! Even for their wives and children?!

OR the trend of using the Nigerian Police vehicles to carry cement for private citizens?!

WHAT of the Nigerian Army APCS that are stationed at peoples houses?!

OR MTN using the Nigerian ARMY as Maiguard for their shop in Port-harcourt?!

Abeg make them drex go far.. Oil companies & banks have bought up all our security personnels

Everything is this country is misused.. I am surprised that the Nigerian C-120 Airforce planes have not started flying commercial and Armoured tanks have not started running Port-Harcourt to Asaba or Lagos.

And the interesting part is the this helicopter that crashed was bought with TAX PAYERS MONEY O!! Na still our money them go use replace am, na still our money go maintain am.. But when time to use am reach, na for Politicians. These Army and Police that Oyinbos and co have turned into Maiguards, bodyguards and Nwa boy are paid their salaries with TAX PAYERS MONEY!! The guns they use to protect these people were bought, maintained and armed with TAX PAYERS MONEY!!

ABEGI!!

I will be needing the Nigerian Navy Submarine to go and catch crab on the ocean floor next year o!![/b]

alaoeri: Don't agree with υя post the government & those in authority are to be blame. For instance check kidnapping in the SS/SE its stated with the oil expatriate foreigners gradually to ordinary civilian had it been those in authority have find a lasting solution to the problem then by providing basic amenities to the populace its won't generate to this, u talking about increase in transport fare & corruption in some public office if the head is good & upright believe me the followers got no options other than to be good. Lagos as a case study, lagosian now obey traffic rule bcuz there's penalty for offenders, if our leaders are serious about fighting corruption i.e they ain't corrupt bliv corruption 'll reduce in the country, the situation is degenerating bcuz those in authority are doing little or nothing about.

1025: my dear, what is ur definition of govt? mine is, a group of ppl(men and women) saddled with the responsibilities of making rules and regulations guiding the acts of others.
who is a rebel? one who rejects or revolts over govt's decisions.
what is protest? the act of expressing ur rejection of a policy.
in all we do and say, what the books write are always different from what happens in real life.
if you are a realistic person, lead me to any country of this world where the leadership is faulted while the masses are good.
who is a leader? one who sets the pace for others to follow
who is a follower? one that comes behind the leader
who is a good follower? one who follows correctly.
the bible points out the need for a good leader when it says leadership by example.
where were you in january when nigerians en mass rejected the deadly subsidy removal? did u not see the soldiers come after innocent and harmless nigerians?
how do u blame nigerians for the failures of the few selfish and wicked rulers?
if the govt makes good laws, implement them and punish rightly the offenders, why on earth will u go against the law?
if a bankole could steal publicly and go free, if a bode george could steal over N100B and stay in a place for two years and cecilia ibru could run down a bank and get a 90 days rest in a 5 star hospital as punishment, tell me in God's name why won't a normal nigerian steal?
the pacesetters or those we look up to are saying crime is the only way out. in a country where the most successful people are those living in crimes, why won't the country be full of crimes. these same rulers have destroyed our police by using them to move their ghana must go bags of money around. they have destroyed our judiciary system in their inordinate ambition to have everything under their feet.
many of us here may be against kidnapping and boko haram but I AM ONE SINGLE PERSON THAT WILL OPENLY JOIN THE TWO THE DAY THEY CONCENTRATE ON THE OKONJOS, THE GOODLUCKS AND OTHER POWER DRUNKS AND CRIMINAL MINDED POLITICIANS IN THIS COUNTRY.
we as a pupil have done everything within our means and the only option left here is REVOLUTION. if these kidnappers and boko haram can come together in violence and declare these public criminals our enemies, the names/tags(boko haram and kidnappers) will soon change to rebels and afterwards, they will take over the govt.
these few men and women are treating us like pigs and they kill us at will and as such, we must stand out and pay them and their loved ones back with the same coin.
tell me now before God and man, if ur mother or father were to be kidnapped, will nigerian police give u ordinary typing sheet to write ur complain? we must start speaking with one voice.
how many days has obasanjo been out of aso rock? is he not seeing things from the common man point of view now? even with all his money and securities, he is living in fear.
i believe the jerry rawlings movie in ghana will surely come here but my only fear is the end because nigerians are extremists.

maclatunji: You fail to realise that leaders have greater responsibility to make things work. It is a moral obligation for every citizen to seek the development of his/her country. However, it is the duty of the leaders to make it happen. For as long as you refuse to acknowledge this, you are making excuses for the failure of our leaders!

maclatunji: Madam Minister,

Now that your mother has been freed by kidnappers, I hope you understand better what governance is all about. It is about meeting the immediate needs of the people. No matter how much you tried to carry-on with the "duties of state", distress was written all over your face at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held last Wednesday as shown by the NTA. She's human!! even if American/Israeli/British forces combined together are on a rescue mission to free her mum, she's still be very worried. the face that she was able to carry on with her usual duties is a huge plus, no matter the amount of distress show on her face


Don't get me wrong, I am not in support of kidnapping or any other crime for that matter and rejoice with you over the safe return of your mother to you her loved ones. However, for too long government officials have been happy to deal with Nigerians like "Guinea Pigs" that are to be used to prove or dispel some of their long held hypothesis and probably beliefs. This is the reason why people like you in government are quick to quote figures and reports that you claim prove that the lives of Nigerians are getting better. The lives of Nigerians are actually getting better!! walk into the streets and see how many people now afford brand new cars!! ask Inspired and those other car dealers here on NL how many cars they sell, and not to politicians but people who have worked hard and earned such monies. nobody has said things are perfect, But things are far better than they were before. in all the states, people are building houses, are these houses all owned by politicians? Nigeria has actually improved.

I am sure that for the four or five days that your mother was held captive by those criminals, none of the statistics on the "sharp decrease" in crime that the Nigerian Police and other security agencies could manufacture sorry present mattered to you. All that mattered to you was that your aged mother was in mortal danger and you had no idea of where she was.

Well, Madam Minister, that is how it is for the vast majority of Nigerians who listen to you and other officials in government tell us how beautiful and grand your plans are and how they are "improving the lives of the common man." I hope you realise now that if most of the population do not see, feel and actually taste these improvements and positive developments you are so apt to bring forward and are skilled to talk about, you are just wasting our time and have the same effect as nauseating irritants. one major reason why the common man may not readily feel govt policies directly is because of our attitude of "dog chop dog". look at mass transit scheme as an example. ministers and politicians do not use public transport in Nigeria, and may not know what goes on in there. They have allocated money for this, and civil servants are in place to implement. however most times they have very poor attitude to work, and the drivers of these buses usually look for ways to cut corners. you really don't expect the minister or Jonathan to monitor the drivers. I see Fashola in the news, arresting erring motorist, etc. that isn't his Job, someone is paid to monitor motorist and arrest erring ones. the reason it makes news is because it is not the norm.

I congratulate you on the release of your dear mother, I hope she wasn't too shaken and moves forward with the rest of her life in peace and tranquility. However, let this unfortunate event be an important wake-up call to you and your colleagues in government starting from Mr. President to stop taking we the masses for granted and do more to impact positively on our lives instead of quoting questionable statistics that have little correlation to the reality on ground for most of Nigeria's citizens.


Once again, congratulations Honourable Minister.

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wmunonline: Tobi is the first African woman to clinched the Title of the World Miss University Africa.

berem: 150% of men are chronic liars and cheats!

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omenziate: A country where an average of 20 pple die a week from avoidable causes, graduate unemployment rising to about 70% to the extent PhD and Msc holders are now truck drivers and it is seen as laudable. Life expectancy at 52 or even less,power is seen as luxury, PHCN office operates with a generator, pple live on less a dollar a day, a country where petty thieves are incinerated and big ones are celebrated . I even feel the bad news in Nigeria is underreported.

bmasz: Am confused. Nigeria is progressing why all this fuse. Unemployment is on the increase. Massive road construction are going on (on paper). Boko haram is saving lifes on a forth-basis. Legislooters are exporting our Naira to developed countries. Our sport is taking giant strides from behind. Political class is mainly comprised of unpatriotic nigerians. The list of progress we are makin in the negative direction is endless.

lanez: We all have aspirations, and going to school is just almost default in our society today, I studied computer science in unilag, buh if u ask me I'll say I wanna be a rapper, so its just natural that our dreams don't necessarily go in the "book" direction!!! Buh we just av to go!

obinalihe: ‎> Just a few weeks ago ,the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) took to their tour round the entire sites, locations where all the projects completed and on-going ones are being situated in Abia state.,they made an all-round supervision to confirm the level of work going on in Abia state ,to ascertain the developmental progress Abia state governor has attained;after going round to evaluate the level of work that has been actualized,the NANS officials were able to earmarked over 30 legacy projects and more,which have been put into place in the state.....and more still to come....below is a brief breakdown of numerous projects which they confirmed,completed,on-going projects, etc.

Okija_juju: Your base salary should be dependent on the standard of living in your area..

Now a graduate who has to pay for the following;

1. Electricity.

2. Transportation (Atleast 300 naira Daily #Base Case)

3. Accomodation (1 Bedroom self-contained)

4. Food (500 Naira per day)

5. Clothing (5000 Naira per month)

6. Miscellenous expenses (Toileteries, Fuel for his I-Pass-My-Neighbour, Gas for his Camp-gas, e.t.c)


And lives in any of the following cities;

1. Abuja

2. Lagos

3. Port-Harcourt

4. Calabar

5. Warri


Cannot accept a job that pays anything less than 100,000 per day and survive without extra-income coming from elsewhere.

At this point in my professional life (my experience level o), my base salary for any job is 200 Thousand Naira per month after taxes and must come with atleast 2 bonuses every year.

kingingkinging: It is always difficult to give a loaded question and expect a blancket answer. Questions are always relative and answers too are relative.

What Mr A will call a bad salary; Mr B may accept. I have seen people who were ready to work without salary just to garner the relevant years of experience for better opportunity.

However, if we want to pick an average salary, I think N60,000 for a start is not too bad. With that you can:
1. Pay your T. fare=N15,000 a month (highest)
2. Pay your tithe=N6000
3. Feed yourself=N18,000 @N600 per day
4. Cloth yourself=N5000 @ N2,500 per shirt (avg)
5. Save remaining N16,000 for future use eg writing of professional exams, etc.

member_126910: Even though I was a virgin at 25 when we met, I have had previous boyfriends…
He admits that he has had several partners before me, and also that he had never been 100% faithful to any one of them…
The funny thing about this is that the day he told me that he had never been faithful to anyone before (even in a 5 year relationship that he was in - he said the lady cheated, so he cheated for revenge)….

member_126910: Yet, I do not try to grill him in the same way. I do not assume that he is cheating when anything happens, if he doesn't answer his phone immediately….
Recently, I found out that he has (without my knowledge), not just hacked into my Twitter account but also set up his phone to receive an alert whenever anyone mentions me or sends me a message on Twitter. This is not just a hack which lets you log into my Twitter. This is an alert like a text message. This means that wherever he is, whatever he is doing, he wants to know what who contacts me on Twitter. He does have a Twitter account but isn't interested in anything I have to say and so he isn't following me. Rather he is interested in the private messages I get, and what messages people send me.

member_126910: It doesn't help also that he is very cunning. On one occasion, I invited him to church with me, he pretended he wasn't coming, dropped me off at the station, and immediately followed me on the train back to church to see…….

The ironic thing is that early this year, I met a guy on the plane, who can be desribed as a ladies man. This man stared at me for the entire duration of the 6-hour flight, at the end of which he stopped me to chat me up. I initially thought he recognised me from somewhere, but when it seemed he just wanted to chat a girl up, I told him I was married and walked away. I narrated this to my fiance, and by pure coincidence 3 months later, it turned out the same guy in question was dating my fiance's cousin, and had narrated the incident to her as well, confirming my story in public!.....

Negro_Ntns: Pdp are thugs...dem don come again to disturb and disrupt peaceful atmosphere in motor parks. Bunch of touts !

okooyinbo: My friend, lo fara e bale jare. Ki lo mo? You have not seen anything. O ko i ti ri nkankan. Go to USA, UK, Ozzy, Kiwi and correct them there. Afterall, they are native speakers, yet a lot of them murder their own language in writing. Atleast you got her message didnt you? This behaviour of correcting people's English at the detriment of the message being conveyed, is very pathetic and childish at the very least. Oro pari!