₦airaland Forum

ThisMeansWars:
yawnz

Lagos has largest bitumen in Africa ... What's your point ?

Eddygourdo:
hmmmmm.. God has heard you

ThisMeansWars:
the oil in those states is not enough to supply only Onitsha alone let alone alaibo.

sochima1989:
I get u bro....we share similar plight...but I can't lose fate on Nigeria...not even now cos it's too early...

sochima1989:
hmmmmmmm do you then believe in Biafra to provide you all this, and what are u doing to biafra's actualization off the media. i also stay reserved on certain issues cos i still wanna make Nigeria a great place.....i wanna speak for the like minded not just my fellow igbos but everyone in Nigeria that needs same thing as u mentioned. my guy how are u even sure the dream biafra will give u that cos our state governors are not plying the path of development

TonyeBarcanista:
Austerity ASAP! No need for self-denial

omenka:
Let it be selective, what's important is that the job is being done.

By the time Baba is done hunting down his perceived witches, the next admin comes in and does same and we have a succession of witches hunting governments, before you know it, Nigeria would become a country devoid of witches.

At least by that time, we wouldn't have Witches and Wizards endorsing presidential candidates like they did Jonathan anymore.

Baba has my support in this glorious campaign 100%!!

asha80:
what I the difference btw what you typed and my statement 'govt no fit run industry '? And how sincere do you think a Nigerian govt would lease out and industry to a competent outfit or manager?

asha80:
enyi state no fit run industry and it has nothing to do with with laziness from oil..rather govts should do what they are supposed to do instead of embezzling money and sharing money to cronies
Don't say what u don't know, state can initiate and open factory with their common wealth. However, for efficiency the lease out to private to manage it properly while retainin a major stake in the firm. Most major companies in the united states including Boeing have more than 60% goverment stake. Nigeria leaders, are nt only uncreative bt grossly unproductive.
How will govt run factories? The way they run civil service or mdas which you know how inefficient they can be? You think industries in china is run by Chinese govt despite the so called communism they practice? Is it uk or usa? You think they are fools?

By the way govts in the past have set up factories and non is working now because of bureaucracy and corruption eg in Imo adapalm,avuru poulty,resin paints and many more

BrBakreez:
For some time now some of our brothers have been heating
up the polity with their plans to secede, most time I sit back
to ask if it is a unanimous plan or that of some selfish
individuals. My reason is not farfetched from the fact that
we have many Igbos who have invested so much in different
parts of Nigeria that they cannot afford to lose all that they
have laboured for, many at times I strike up conversation
with some of these persons and I noticed that some who
make argument for Biafra do it out of ignorance while very
reasonable elders who are mostly senior lawyers, successful business men all from the eastern part of the country usually
rubbish such agitation. They usually inform me that such
agitation is just a clamour for recognition by persons who
seek for relevance and want to hit the limelight through the
backdoor. I was made to realise that Late Ojukwu misled
them into the war over issues of ego and political distrust that could have
properly been managed if he was sincere, he also used his
people as shield when the Nigerian government engaged in
a three year manhunt for him before he eventually ran away
when the game was almost up. The Nigerian government
later let all wounds heal by allowing him and many of his
committed foot-soldiers soft landing after three years war in
the name of secession. Now let us go back to the issue of
Nnamdi Kanu who was alleged to have been arrested in
Lagos amidst prostitutes, this man is another national clown
who wants to mislead some of his gullible people who do
not understand their intrigues. He wants to engage in use
and dump tactics so that he would be honoured with a
national award and appointment, I was informed the
movement have what they call Biafra radio outside the
shores of the land. If truly the agitators are serious about
their struggle, we expect them to stay and remain in the
eastern part, they should let the chains of their resources
emanate and/or go down there, all of their material
resources should be built there. They should be bold
enough to grant interview to Nigerian Television stations
across the country, failure of which I will ask us not to take
them serious. As far as my little brain can tell me, they will
stir up strife and jet out immediately when the real battle is
about to begin because all they have is chest beating and no
more. Before any man takes up arm in the name of
secession or protest over such persons' arrest we need to
ask a fundamental question of whether we are not being
oppressed by same politicians across the federation who are
obstinate about placing a reasonable halt despite the
seeming unending agitation. Legally speaking, the clamour
for Biafra has no place in our law. The provision of Section
2(1) of 1999 Constitution as Amended states that Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble
sovereign state to be known by the name of Federal
Republic of Nigeria. Subsection 3 of the same Constitution further listed the 36 states
with a mandatory word "shall". If the agitators are very
serious and want to be civil about it they should lobby to
amend that provision and ensuring that the Provision of
Section 9 is properly followed so that any exercise therefrom
will not be a nullity. There is no point fighting a coward fight
like Ojukwu did and trying to appear like a lion whose body
is not found but shadows while barking. The issue of
secession if to be allowed after such amendment should be
by referendum if at all Nigerian government should take
them serious. Nigerians have come to stay, we need to think
more of development of this country than disintegration so
that we can maintain our enviable place as the giant of
Africa.

#GodblessNigeria

luche90:
Who told you he will complete his tenure. Who told you he will be alive by October, next year. Did Yaradua complete his tenure. Let me clear you on something, by 2017, you will not only have a new President, you will also have a new VP, and a new ruling party.

IsiCaterpillar:
And you think all these tribal rantings will bring them back?

The best you can do is to change your address to #AK47, Sambisa Forest and help curb the insurgency.

IsiCaterpillar:
Please forget that man. He has never left his village for once. Civilization made it possible for him to have access to the internet and his first landing happens to be Nairaland.

I am a full-blooded Igbo lady who schooled in the North, ABU, Zaria and presently works in Lagos. By virtue of my job description, I can be in Ilorin today and catching the next flight to Jos tomorrow.

I see every part of Nigeria as a home because sometimes I don't even know where I might be pitching my next tent.

And I must comment that our Nigerians are most hospitable people I have seen around the world.
Forget all these e-bigots spewing tribal thrash.

sukkot:
[b] you must be mixing me up with someone else. i have never defended amaechi. i dont defend politicians. the only politician i can honestly defend and feel good about my decision is buhari. apart from buhari, i dont defend politicians. i am very sure amaechi is a thief. i defend tinubu sometimes too because i see the tinubu situation like this > in a country full of lawless people if you put a sack of money between them, they will all steal the money and stash it abroad and buy houses abroad etc, meaning nothing will ever get done in the country. so this is the situation in a lawless country. so some visionaries have to go in and ' steal ' all the money from the clueless thieves so that they can use the money to build nigeria. thats how i see tinubu. he had to take the money so that he can use it to build lagos and do other projects. so those are the only 2 people you will catch me defending. i am sure amaechi is a big thief. i can never defend him. but he is a jocular fellow so i like that trait about him[/b]

holysina:
ogbonaya onu is from ebonyi, ohozara local govenment, uburu village

Beremx:
Abia does not have any representative too. Why are you wailing?

harristo:
And only a naive person will think some other Nigerian is better than any person on that list.
There are no saints in Nigerian, and Buhari knows this.

spanishkid:
I'm not against Nigeria dividing. I personally would love Nigeria to divide cos of the way things are going in this country. The way the igbos are going about it is wrong.

TruthisGOD:
you would ve added this without bein insulting. That dude started without being insulting. Thats shows a level of maturity. U don't intentonaly spill an oil and start cleaning it.

omonnakoda:
Low cut off means they are not faring well? You demonstrate a limited capacity for logic or critical reasoning. You do not ask questions because ,simply, you cannot. It may well be that low cut off reflects poor academic performance but it may reflect other things . e.g that Some prts of the North are not interested in Unity Schools at all.
Also you make a sweeping generalization about the"North" while indeed there are huge variations across the north.

Take the legal profession for example. How many states have more lawyers or judges than Kwara? Is it quotas that ensure that we have not had a Chief Judge from the South in a long time? When we receive data we must be sure we have all relevant information before projecting our preconceived prejudices. There are no miracle exam centres in the North like e know there are in Anambra state and they tend not to cheat in common entrance like they do in the south.We know of states where teachers write entrance exams.
The issue to me seems to me cultural and more specifically linguistic. In Nigeria we are constrained to educate ourselves in English ,everything else seems impossible and to suggest a primary school curriculum in Igbo or Hausa etc seems sacrilegious. That is exactly what we need to offer. Those who want it can subscribe and those who don't can opt for English tuition. This change has worked a treat in India and Maori.
We in the south do not realize what we are losing in blindly embracing English as our FIRST language.
Take any typical child from southern Nigeria and tell him to sing a song or tell you a story in his language and he cannot.

The main problem in many parts of Northern Nigeria is not that they are stupid but English. We need to think out of the box to get around this.We in the south feel superior because we are more anglicized. That is a huge error ,we are victims of anglicization because our languages are dying before our eyes.
I am sure it will be possible to translate Calculus into Nigerian languages

jayfolarin:
Lool.. Dude don't be deceived, Nobody is in darkness! The Igbos have the Nigerian platform readily available to them to flourish in almost anything they are interested in. The only area where Igbos have not had real presence is POLITICS.. And no one else can be blamed for this but Igbo leaders who have refused to be detribalised. No tribe in Nigeria can single-handedly elect the president of her choice, sacrifices and alliances with at least one other populated region is needed to put persons of your choice in power. When Igbos realise and put this into practice, the sky will be their starting point in nigeria's political sphere.

I'v met too many Igbos in person and occasions and I don't see anyone complaining of being maligned or maltreated in the society. If there's anything, it's the other tribes that are being sidelined by the Igbos in whatever they do, this is especially evident in business and trading centres that are igbo dominated.

Nigeria can never split. The suggestion is dead on arrival!

mapet:
.....and who are you.....a despicable insect, I would imagine

jayfolarin:
Nigeria will never split. I love the igbos and despite their secessionist tendencies, I believe they are the major reasons why Nigeria will never split. This is because, unlike any other tribe in the country, the igbos are the most migrated. You will find them in droves in almost every state across the federation. Go to the most remote villages in the southwest, you'd find a reasonable number of igbos trading/residing and you'd even see some inter-marrying with the natives.. I have too many examples.

For any secession to take place, the igbos would have to first migrate in droves back to the southeast but the opposite is what we experience everyday. To back up my claim, Go to any lagos motor park in any south-eastern town/city and you will marvel at the number of people planning to travel down to lagos from there at any given day.

If it was left to the yorubas who are fully concentrated in the southwest with a negligible number of persons in other regions, secession or splitting will be a very easy thing to do as a referendum for secession will be easy to obtain from the yoruba people at any given period but same cannot be said for the Igbos as it currently stands.

I have to say this though, I believe the igbos create a sort of religion balance in the Nigerian system. This is very needed in the system as Nigeria will most likely be an islamic state without the igbos' major Christian population. I am a yoruba christain and will certainly not be comfortable with having the North and southwest as a country together without the inclusion of the Igbos. There are a reasonable number of Muslims in Yorubaland and I know that a southwest + North-only country will have the number of Muslims overshadow the Christians. The Islam religion with its usually overbearing tendencies (sorry) will want to lord it over minority Christians. I certainly won't be comfortable with this and i'm sure a lot of Yoruba christains won't be too. I seriously don't want to experience what it could be like for Nigeria without the Igbos.

God bless Nigeria. Nobody is going anywhere!!!

CSTR2:
Chinese students speak english like chinese.
Only a yoruba man would call that a disadvantage.
Which is why i don't rate professors in yorubaland. They talk too much, carry files everywhere, but have very little technical substance.
Queen-english mumbling talkatives.

mapet:
Bros,

1. I am very happy each time I see some idiots get schooled by people like you. It gives hope that sane people still do exist.
2. If someone's brain has regressed to the point of "Igbos are this-and-that....." then a translation from neurosis to physchosis is on the way.
3. Unfortunately other idiots will latch on to a flawed position, established by a prior idiot and then idiocy is perpertuated...

Busbar:
What is the pay range for graduate trainee?

famola:
that should not be ur headache, let GOD JUDGE THEM. if you know GOD you will have mercy on anybody using GOD name to cheat other people what did we bring to this world[neck we come neck we are going]everything alway av and end

famola:
the tribe u are insulting have the best pastor in AFRICA[BY December people from all over the world will come to Redeemed Christian Church of God &living faith church otta]am so bless to come from the same tribe with this grate men of GOD[Pastor Adeboye &bishop david oyedepo

chessguru1:
Very unbelievable....shell number1
If I hear. When they are. About the least paying oil producing company among the big oil coys.
Looolz shell over exxon or total...if I hear !
And did they place MTN above BAT
KPMG ahead of schlum
Hehehehehe I laff in greek