₦airaland Forum

God saves us!

Junaid Mohammed who is a second republic lawmaker has challenged the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) to start another civil war saying they are bastards if they don’t.

Mohammed made this comment while speaking with The Sun saying the Igbos will be foolish to go into another war after what happened to them during the Biafra war.
He said: “We have to be very careful. We know the history of those who are making agitations in Lagos. At first, they told the Igbo: ‘Go. When you go, we would go.’ The Igbo left. You know what happened? They took over all Igbo premises, all Igbo businesses, Igbo bank accounts.
“If Igbo are not stupid, will they like to go and do the same thing again? It was MKO Abiola who said that if you volunteer your head for some people to break coconut, you will not be alive to eat the coconut.
“The Biafra side lost about one million people and all the destructions. If the IPOB people want to try it again, I challenge them to try it. If they don’t try it, they are bastards. Let’s see what happens.”
The social commentator also faulted those saying northern governors spoke on behalf of the north.
He said: “First, I don’t speak for any governor. And as a politician, I have nothing but contempt for all Nigerian governors. If you think those so-called Northern governors speak for the North, you are deceiving yourself. When the chips are down, those who speak for the North will emerge.

“I believe no governor speaks for the North. If you think they speak for the North, why don’t you say the governors in the South-south speak for their geo-political zone? Why must you say it is the Northern governors who speak for the North?

“As far as I am concerned, I am prepared to engage in the debate on restructuring only if those who are clamouring and agitating for it can tell us what it is they want by restructuring and they define it so that somebody like me can understand. I am not prepared to engage in a discussion with people who are fundamentally dishonourable and dishonest.”
https://www.naij.com/1129720-i-challenge-ipob-start-civil-war-junaid-mohammed.html

na wa oooo! you guys can question anything smh

our local Ankara ooo!

VivaDeAngelo:
How do I use the data on my phone?
Does it mean I have to remove the sim from the decoder or can it be used simultaneously?
Please someone should explain this to me. The data alone got me.

you will be using it with your phone through mobile hotspot

good

jswhyte2001:
FTC thank God

congrats, first timer!

k

Lovetinz:
The proof!

MSN....money stop nonsense!

to get money just dey hungry me!

lol

congratulations to tigress �

mpianya39:
Owambe republic

the republic that brings civilization to Africa

Lol. President of biafra abi?

OZAOEKPE:
Back to sender

lol...so you can tell someone back to sender and you likes wishing someone dead you need to grow up fool

OZAOEKPE:
Fixed

you're a fool cos i don't think you have a father useless goat smh

happy birthday sir, the governor of most successful state in history of nigeria..

tahoe:
I see Suarez chewing Ivanovic
I see roneeys goal against city
I see Ramsey breaking his leg
I see wrong arsenal player being sent off
Gerrard losing his balance and slipping

na wa ooo, e don tail wey this guy don dey watches epl

ramsey and showcross injury

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un....RIP Brother

RIP Brother!

food for thought

By Dayo Benson
UNTIL Abuja became the Federal Capital of Nigeria, Lagos combined an enviable status of political and economic capital of the country. This uniqueness transformed it to the melting pot of the nation’s ethnic nationalities, a macro Nigeria of sort. Over the years, this prominence engendered unresolved legal issue of who actually own Lagos? Or is it a no man’s land as some claim? These questions were answered at the lecture marking the Golden Jubilee celebration of the State with theme: “Lagos: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” .
At the event which had in attendance Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode , Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule, Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, former governors of the state, former deputy governors, statesmen, traditional rulers, university dons among others, featured eminent legal luminaries who spoke on wide range of issues bordering on the misconception that Lagos is a no man’s land, welfare of state judges and magistrates as well as land matters.
Alhaji Femi Okunnu SAN, a former federal minister, opened the discussions by insisting that those behind the claim that Lagos was no man’s land were ignorant, as they did not know the real history of the state. He said that indigenous owners of Lagos are the Idejo Chiefs who are land owners, Aworis who are original inhabitants of Eko (Lagos Island), Eguns who reside in Badagry, Ibinis who invaded Lagos and settled in Idungaran, Idun Itafa, Idumota, Idumagbo etc, Nupes/Tapas who settled in Lagos Island, returnees who settled at the Brazilian Quarters, Ijebus who settled in Epe and Ikorodu axis, Egbas who settled in Abule Egba, Agodo Egba etc and Ekitis and Ijeshas who settled in a part of the Mainland.
Okunnu nevertheless agreed that non-indigenes of Lagos had contributed immensely to the greatness of the state.
Citing the instance of the creation of Lagos State, Okunnu noted that though some indigenes of the state were clamouring for the creation, some non-indigenes, who were prominent members of the then Gen. Yakubu Gowon’s led military government, really helped in no small measure to pressurize Gen Gowon in creating the state. He particularly singled out Chief Philip Asiodu and Alison Ayida as notable members of Gowon’s cabinet who helped in ensuring the dream of Lagos indigenes for the creation of the state.
Speaking further at the event, Okunnu pleaded with Nigerian, especially the youths to shun ethnic and religious divide, especially in politics, saying that his generation had damaged the image and cohesion of the country because it brought ethnicity and religiosity into politics. He added that ethnic groups like Afenifere, Ohanaeze, Arewa should be playing cultural roles and not be political.
In his discourse at the event, elder statesman and first The Clerk of the Lagos City Council, 98 year old Senator Habib Fasinro, also a lawyer, Commended the developmental trend in the state from inception till date but equally insisted that much still needed to be done. He affirmed that rather than being contented with its local attainments, Lagos should benchmark itself with respected global City-States across the world.
He said his dream is for Lagos to become a smart city where vital services are provided without stress. He called on government to focus more on provision of qualitative education as every renowned global city develops through education. Thus, efforts should be made to improve education infrastructure.
He called the attention to the current trend where there is a huge shortfall in the number of students who vie for admission into tertiary institution and those who are actually admitted. He advised that government should encourage more private investment into tertiary education in the state. He canvassed for on line education as a way of bridging the shortfall in admission.
He dwelt on the controversial issue of Lagos being a no man’s land. He said Lagos has an indigenous population and their hospitable spirit must not be taken for granted. He posited that indigenous Lagosians must not be endangered species in their own state. He said that ethical values should be restored in all facets of life.
Guest Speaker, Professor Hakeem Danmole, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, argued that the first settlers in the state were the Aworis, the Eguns and others.
Giving an insight into the history of Lagos, Danmole said Lagos Island to the indigenous population was called Eko, a name whose origin was told in two well known traditional but controversial accounts.
To be concluded…
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/lagos-owns-land/

VickyRotex:
Terrorist how? E hold gun abi e throw bomb?
Dont justify killing the innocent animal

i think the guy is tring to say terrorizing

as am reading the story uncontrollably tears is dropping down from my eye's although I am a Muslim but i can only say Allahu Akbar and Astaghafulilahi

lagos is moving every seconds

wahoo what a edifice!
meanwhile Our landlords & landladies down East are already making plans on how to skyrocket their rents & lands due 2 northern ultimatum

with these sets of player's we currently had i think nigeria is going places

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
The Acting President , Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday said the present administration was committed to ensuring that all stolen funds were recovered and culprits brought to justice .
Osinbajo said this in a national broadcast to commemorate the nation ’ s Democracy Day and second anniversary of the President Muhammadu Buhari’ s administration.
While admitting that the process had been slow , the Acting President expressed delight that the nation ’ s law does not recognise a time bar for the prosecution of corruption and other crimes .
He said the present administration would not relent in its efforts to apprehend and bring corruption suspects to justice .
He said , “ In the fight against corruption, we have focused on bringing persons accused of corruption to justice . We believe that the looting of public resources that took place in the past few years has to be accounted for .
“ Funds appropriated to build roads, railway lines, and power plants, and to equip the military, that had been stolen or diverted into private pockets , must be retrieved and the culprits brought to justice .
“ Many have said that the process is slow, and that is true, corruption has fought back with tremendous resources and our system of administration of justice has been quite slow.
“ But the good news for justice is that our law does not recognize a time bar for the prosecution of corruption and other crimes , and we will not relent in our efforts to apprehend and bring corruption suspects to justice .
“ We are also re - equipping our prosecution teams, and part of the expected judicial reforms is to dedicate some specific courts to the trial of corruption cases
http://punchng.com/all-stolen-funds-must-be-recovered-says-osinbajo/

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
The Acting President , Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday admitted that the economy had proven to be the biggest challenge facing the present administration.
Osinbajo said this in a national broadcast to commemorate the nation ’ s Democracy Day and second anniversary of the President Muhammadu Buhari’ s administration.
He said the government was concerned about the harsh impact of u favourable economic conditions on Nigerians.
He said , “ Admittedly , the economy has proven to be the biggest challenge of all . Let me first express just how concerned we have been , since this administration took office , about the impact of the economic difficulties on our citizens.
“ Through no fault of theirs , some companies shut down their operations , others downsized ; people lost jobs , had to endure rising food prices.
” In some states , civil servants worked months on end without the guarantee of a salary, even as rents and school fees and other expenses continued to show up like clockwork .
“ We have been extremely mindful of the many sacrifices that you have had to make over the last few years. And for this reason this administration’ s work on the economic front has been targeted at a combination of short -term interventions to cushion the pain , as well as medium to long term efforts aimed at rebuilding an economy that is no longer helplessly dependent on the price of crude oil .
“ Those short- term interventions include putting together a series of bailout packages for our State Governments, to enable them bridge their salary shortfalls – an issue the President has consistently expressed his concerns about . We also began the hard work of laying out a framework for our Social Intervention Programme , the most ambitious in the history of the country . ”
http://punchng.com/democracy-day-economy-our-biggest-problem-osinbajo/