₦airaland Forum

What do you call a situation where the people with the power to make the needed change are they ones rather complaining to the people they are meant to represent?

Isn't it comical that in the alterations they dodged petroleum tax with eyes wide open but were so enthusiastic to tax individuals?

And that is among other democratic infringements

What kinda lie is the headline talking about...



So reminiscent of lies of Lie

Buccalcavity2:
😅🤣😂🤣😅.
Dude,goodluck! I don't want be like you!

Bruh, lols.

But what did I do? Am I that bad?🤣

Correct me so I don't enter road o 😂.


A gentleman's handshake here I guess.


Thanks

xjiggy:
Rufai go just dey argue rubbish, trying to convince himself and his followers say him clever. Proper journalistic work. He no go do. Them say them say journalism. See as the lawyer dey rubbish am. Him think say na all those political Aides wey no Sabi facts him dey talk to.

The lawyer no rubbish anything, the lawyer didn't answer the first question until Mr Abati had to breakdown substance of that Rufai's question to him in "biscuit" form, the second one he was dodging it. If there's any rubbishing it was the lawyer having it on himself but we cannot say that as there's not enough data to make that conclusion (imo anyway).

Na the lawyer dey misunderstand Rufai, who knows maybe intentionally or genuinely.

LINTUNE:
it wasnt that rampant untill ojuelegba song came out, we both know this.

I don't know maybe so, because for the time is we was relevant enough, although it may not have been exactly as huge as one can currently easily list 10 Nigerians hitting it and one of the new ones being Odeal in the R&b category, but still there were considerable hitters. I don't know if the one artist whose music was used in the Guinness commercials then during the days of the series abi movie "Michael power" (might have mixed up a few there).

There is this artist that use to gain airplay before Kennis music was even a thing he sang "guess who's coming to dinner, Carolina!"


There's Orlando Julius, Majek Fashek, Sunny Okosun, Ras Kimono. Others that were more foreign were Shirley Bassey, Sade, Seal.

LINTUNE:
im not a wizzy fan but u lie bro, ojuelegba is one of the greates song in africa, it was the song that encouraged series of international collabos with foreign artistes.

Fela on the other hand was so big he rather had international collaborations seeking him but I think to maintain the focus of his genre, it kinda had to be somewhat a lone journey or run solo, strictly Nigerian at the very least African hence his declinations of a lot of such offers.


Also, btw Nigerian artists did have international appeal way way before Wizkid came to the scene.

Goo0dHardDick:
After holla at your boy hit song back then, WizKid sings absolutely rubbish.

All his songs centers on bwess and yansh and chop my money baby girl lyrics. Always singing nonsense!

Dude should show respect to fela. He can never be greater than fela! Imagine a SA musician comparing himself to the Great and legendary lucky dube

Your post just jolted me back to one of the nicest cover for Fela's song to come from SA. Hugh Masekela, I think (I have forgotten his other name).


Hugh Masekela - Lady

Hugh Masekela - Fela (As an African, if the the trumpet enterlude no touch you, the question to ask would be "how human are you though?", that's me being dramatic sha. The trumpeting here is elite, African, near primal, has an ancient but relevant feel to it, ageless rendition stuff)

Hugh Masekela - Woman of the sun



Pleasant memories and history...

Buccalcavity2:
Stop dulling down your own brain coz you want to be a fan of Rufai (whos probably not as sound as you)!
Move on if you are wrong like Abati did or if you are courageous, apologize that you are wrong!
1:39 this guy insinuated that assembly members lack integrity. Lawyer called him out, he said "im just asking question". 3:52, He asked "tell me the common sense in the need to pass supplementary...". That's an assertion not a reported speech as he later claimed which the lawyer called out.
If you still can't see the fault here, then I give up. You are no different!

You shouldn't give up too fast because the jewels of the whole adventure might just be around the corner for the taking (this is also note to self, lols). I appreciate your response but I see it differently and I will also like to assert I am not a fan per se, I only admire good work and understand that as humans there are times we are are spot on correct and when we perform badly, to blindly follow is what I actively seek to not do...


In your first reference, that question does not necessarily insinuate that but is to ensure or at least to give the lawyer the chance to ensure the audience/citizens that the integrity of the whole process is held (mind you, not even the integrity of persons, but beyond). Rufai at the point was asking to make sure the principle that avoids conflict of interest, double-jeopardy and recusal (when required) is held, which is part of the insurances of process integrity, personal integrity is a different issue entirely and probably even harder to examine from questioning for each subject maybe except the subject under scope have made blunders a couple of times known to the public domain. And do you know what's even better he (the lawyer guest) later ended up agreeing because it was clear as day he either pretended to not know that Rufai was referring to the integrity of the process of the panel (By the way, people, not just lawyers, may do this to dissuade or steer discourse away from what they want to hide... You should see them when in full cross-examination mode) or genuinely misunderstood the question.

So you see that Mr Abati himself didn't move on but rather defined (in part) the principle of conflict of interest to the lawyer guest hence implying checking whether adequate recusal (which should be total is most instances) had been applied to the process since he seemed not to understand or pretended (not enough data confirm or suspect so he enjoys benefit of that doubt) about what was being pointed to, after which the lawyer then understood and answered the question - NOW that was what made them move on. So Mr Abati basically broke down in simpler grammar Rufai's question which hit at least 3 of the intent which is super important to highlight that Rufai question captured, thereby implicitly backing Rufai in the quest to know.


About your second reference, are you saying an assertion cannot come from a reported speech? There are times when one wishes to translate an incident in words of parity or correspondence, which strips the mentions of persons or places or other unimportant details to leave the concentrated residue relevant to the discourse. A recent case where that could be applied is the petrol tanker accident that had people risking their lives to collect the spilling fuel, but that might veer us off but one thing I can assure you it brings clarity to the subjects, also the participants will likely provide answers that differ from their answers when they were actually exposed to the situation at the center of discourse all as a result of the clarity of viewing in that manner which highlights details important to the discourse, hence a teachable moment or a place to reflect the actual "why" that made the difference.

See, I understand you (meaning you will be somewhat reasonably correct when you see it like that, but your scope of correctness will be severely limited which is not what we want, well except maybe when you want to hide details by insisting on that depth which is grossly insufficient) but you need to reflect like at least one level beyond what you have stated, I say this because when you see it from just your level of examination, every other inquiry whether coming from a journalist or not, Rufai or not becomes a baited question and likely something to get offended by. Such questions can simultaneously check your boxes (or some of it) of dubious intention and my boxes (or some of it) of unbiased inquiry depending on where the observer choose to place his perspective. But that shouldn't halt asking of the question, else will we ever know anything (ha ha)?

Buccalcavity2:
Just stfu with your watery rationalization. Rufai asked his question as a fact. Not a reported speech from his previous interviwee. The lawyer called him out as an outright misrepresentation as he should know better! The damage control and childish fight over who is right or wrong is just irritating. Thats how Adebayo called out Ayo for lying and its still thesame Rufai defending nonsense on live TV. I don't care who wins Rivers political battle but don't reduce constitutional discourse to beer parlor gist and defend lies with pride. That's shitty!

How do you know he asked as facts, and I hope you know journalist asks beyond facts so the other party reveals a clarification where needed as well. How is my rationale watery, lols 😂. I don't know about the Ayo lying incident you referenced but I would like to see it though. How is asking questions seeking clarification a reduction of constitutional discourse?

WantsandMore:
No his argument should be based on facts not misinformation or unverified information, imagine the accusations he had raised and the lawyer guys says it's not mentioned in any of grounds yet Rufai will not accept his mistake probably deliberate to rage bait a certain demograhpy, I don't trust this modern media houses they've have our data on behavioral patterns and ai algorithms that keeps churning out what you are likely interested in ... Guys turn off your cookies

So you obviously don't know the job of a journalist?

Because if this is what you think he is doing you would need a bit more research on world class frank journalism.


Gosh the amount of people saying ignorant things in this thread is alarming. Ad hominem attacks on a fine journalist and all. So because someone has studied animal science he/she will not have the brain to learn some other thing in life? Simple standard line of questioning to reveal accountability in your democratic administrative space that is beneficial to all is what you are fighting to stop, something you actually need (obviously, you don't know that you need it though)




The part I agree with you on though is the ending part that expresses your skepticism with the use of tracking and AI to farm controversy but that didn't seem to be the case here.

So the police or NSCDC don't have environmental protection unit to at least mitigate or cleanup the pollution arising from this sort of practices, if her religion/tradition is to be respected?

While sir BAT blows their poverty wounds with "expect prosperity" hope.

Druss:
They pay a lot more under the new one than the old one.

After all allowable deductions have been done, if the amount one has earned or profited during the tax year is greater than ~NGN 17m one will be paying more tax than the old tax admin

43Ronin:
I honestly can't relate. We attend military secondary schools, I was an ex-boy, my immediate younger one went to AFMs, the other girl was an ex-commando(ipaja) while the last attended NNSS Ojo. So descipline was installed early on. All it takes is for your mum to report you to RSM and you will serve Job tire

You were so lucky, lols, if 'ones' indiscipline ever got 'out of house', treatment by whomever at school would be mercy. Our proximity to military police was probably separated by thought. Infact, at one time their head was our neighbor, lols.


That being said, aside from the discipline part, I think better encapsulation (used in the context of OOP) should be applied when conveying stuff like this to children. Their understanding is mostly not developed enough to understand sacrifice in unions such as marriages. Also marriages have different dynamics, it might be either one of the two (or more parents) contributing or both or a completely external third party but that doesn't necessarily give them the right to talk down on any party. Somethings are better said in equivalent simple terms to hide details because the children may not understand the nuances in sacrifices or arrangements in doing so by the partners involved in the union.

The encapsulation hide details these young ones would so emotionally in their still developing minds attach more value to. Some things they won't ever understand untill they grow a bit older, or get a bit of experience as they age.

So it is not all wrong when it is said things like "school fees" were jointly contributed, or at least you make the counts closely equal when attributing of one party at a time.

People marry for varied reasons and their arrangements of contributions/sacrifices also differ even with the so call traditional box people encase this 'typeof' on. Marriage for sex, marriage for purely economic reason, marriage for influence, etc. Why would one want to burden children with a fraction of knowledge which seemingly make one party "less" without a more adequate consideration.

SarcasticWords:
Let us all join hands in clapping for Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America, a country whose past foreign policies decimated countries like Libya, Syria, and Iraq, thereby creating and indirectly funding radical terrorist groups.

Donald Trump has saved us from the enemy his country indirectly created, Hurrrray!!!!!!!!

One thing I love about Trump is that, like our Nigerian military, he believes that a former terrorist can become the president of a country one day, regardless of whomever the person has killed or livelihoods destroyed.

So once again, my fellow smart intelligent nigerians, a round of applause for President Trump.

The blame still rest on FG in the first place for allowing it's terrorism fester and affect its citizen and other territories around the world.

Their laxity, lack of proactive measures and restoration of displaced original indigenous occupiers of those lands made the entry of the US attractive and frankly supported. They would not listen to law abiding citizens but bend over backwards for terrorist to decimate tax payers and harm peaceful people. Hence, since they are into terrorism then what better than the US to do so, at least by this bit their own national interest align with the interest of the citizen which is the explicit responsibility of the Nigeria's CinC.

BarrElChapo:
he is not a threat to the US so the US might not take him out. again it seems the US is practically forcing the Nigerian government to do something about the terrorists if not its Nigeria that should have arrested the guy a long time ago. someone that is barred from Saudi Arabia from attending their Hajj, should tell any reasonable person the story.

Lols, one that causes mass immigration, rise in asylum claims, increase expenditure towards dealing with welfare related to this issues (among other things) is not a threat? That's funny. Follow the money, applying a bit of war economics will reveal these things.

He is a threat, like since long ago.


How they have chosen to treat his profile is left to their strategy.

seunowa:
Well that's your own opinion and it is respected. But what choice did the governments before him have? Weren't they helpless? There was government in Nigeria that said Boko-Haram had infiltrated his government. Was that government not helpless? There was a government that went to dialogue with boko-haram leaders through a former president. Do terrorist attacks abate since such dialogue? No. Whether this government has choice or helpless or not, the important thing is that our military is in collaboration with American government in dealing with terrorists menace.

Of course, hey had difficulties and of different kinds and were helpless, particularly that of GEJ couple with the fact of US distrust and unwillingness towards weapon sales which forced him to look elsewhere. Looking elsewhere he hit good strides with the South African Mercenaries/PMC contractor. That same cry during their successful campaign is what is being heard amidst this US strike. The difference is GEJ administration were more against terrorism than Buhari's and BAT. Buhari's enjoyed better US cooperation, weapons and hardware sales but would not use it effectively.

seunowa:
Tinubu has been the only one who has shown enough intelligence and wisdom in dealing with the problem of terrorism in Nigeria. Do you think Tinubu will publicly admit USA intervention knowing that Nigeria is a complicated country? But Tinubu government has initiated a move through the national security adviser to dialogue with American government and secretly beg for collaboration. If you called Tinubu incompetent, what will you call those before him? Yes, what will you call that government in which boko-haram took its root? Your calling out only Tinubu just basically because you are sore loser and intentionally myopic. You can call Tinubu what ever you like but it is still in his government that terrorists are being dealt with mercilessly.

He essentially has no choice. And this is not the result of his intelligence and wisdom, at least I don't think so. Infact the US is helping him save face. So it presents him with the opportunity to juice the situation to his most benefit. That is the choice he's been persuaded to make. If this wasn't the case he would have been more decisive way alot more earlier.

Oh so they can talk sensibly now, only when Trump has oked bombing their illicit trade pipelines of diverting the same non-oil revenue generation resources for their greedy selfish reasons instead of the state and subsequently to benefit the public, trying to make it seem like once in their life they are sensible...

NgeneUkwenu:
I have never seen this level of greed before.

But it was always there and easy to see such that I even projected this level. Then it was in hundreds of thousands, to millions, etc. it basically followed the dollar exchange rate; as the rate suffered more depreciation the more ferocious the greed got.

So if you observed, during Goodluck's time, we were greeted with billions stolen, unaccounted for, as Buhari entered and the rate worsened, it climbed to several tens, and now we've got hundreds of billions, heck this one is 21.2% of a trillion naira.

As long as these type of misconducts, misappropriations occur, and no plugs, decisively enforced consequences, recovery, restitution and correction, it'll continue. If the status quo remains, It's only a matter of time before one will be hearing it in "trillions".

0.212 Trillion Naira property worth.


Interesting, are you sure this doesn't surpass that of Dangote's Forbes net worth?

P1PrinceKT:
This is a good time Nigerians should turn their neck to China 🇨🇳 and Abandon Almighty America even though I know it will be difficult for most people.

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More importantly for Nigeria to turn to herself and do stuff for herself to be maximally self sufficient, so that should the sky be falling in countries holding economic critical chains we would be unaffected, at worst suffer proactive mitigated effects or at best enjoy the demand created for services and goods we have developed sufficient capacity enough to export without excessive stretch on local/internal demand.


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Umueme:
Why wont they top the list?

In this age and time Nigerians studying computer science/engineering and software engineering still learn BASIC and FORTRAN

Fortran ain't bad o especially if it is hands on. But I understand what you mean.

By the way if you have knowledge of the older archaic languages I have an opportunity you might be interested in. C++, cobol, RPC etc name it.

JuanDeDios:
Actually, there's a law. Doesn't say you can't pave, but there's a % you're meant to leave green.

Nigerian law or building code?

Can you provide reference please..

flexyrule:
Chief,

This isn't a growing trend, the insides of compounds/estates, especially in urban centers have always been covered either with cement or interlock.

Furthermore, I understand your concern, and that is technically beyond the scope of operations of an ordinary Nigerian.

But then, in my opinion, this style gives the compound a premium look.

It maybe myopic I feel for especially residential-type buildings because the don't seem to factor the need for gardening area should economics, food economics run wild. And that is just one out of several reasons

But then again, where interlocking is used it can be easier to undo portions to expose the bare earth but nonetheless it would still be a project especially important where the edges is required to be properly terminated or finished.

Pootle:
this one always looking for cheap validation.

na apkabio wey toast you i blame.

If she is not your senator and you are Nigerian, the likelihood that your current senator is actively stealing, mismanaging or diverting a huge chunk of the collective destinies and welfare of your constituency is high.


If you call what she is doing cheap, no wahala, at least the optics of the funding from constituency allowance/project is abundantly evident, but what will you call the other ones that gave out brooms, or a single motorcycle tyre as their own projects.

She has performed well. Whether the validation is cheap or not for her, it is well earned and she has outperform her counterparts, met citizen centric KPI, basically street credibility certified, not lies, not false hopes up and down, positioning her zone for development.

NoahHadNoArk:
This thing you Nollywood lovers do, is what kills our industry and puts us second best to Hollywood and Bollywood, Stereotyping. Knowing the role an actor is about to play just from seeing his name on the cast. It steals the suspense and robs viewers the thrill.


Let me speak for myself from here on


Why should I pay 19,000 to subscribe DStv, then it’s Africa magic I will be caught watching, since when?!


Any Nanny who shows my Children The Africa magic channel will spend 3years in jail.


Save this comment and remind me anyday you read it to say I did not speak truth and I will take it back.


Compliments of the season good people.

You're referring to "typecasting" which can be pushed by producers due to marketability of said person in the role or affinity of the actor him/herself to expand his/her range.

Pretty much happens every film industry. Imagine you hear "Tom Cruise" or "Ben Affleck" or the "Jack Reacher guy " or even production wide work like "Guy Ritchie" you know it is going to be action-packed, quick and witty flow or at least likely that.

Reference:
But they have some sort of government ID indicating they are nationals. If all you have is a foreign ID, my friend you are not a Nigerian.

And after all the hullabaloo of NIN why should an adult Nigerian not have one in 2025. You can't even operate an account properly without one these days.

There are a myraid of reasons, the ID only formalizes the claim. One is Nigerian before the ID.

Don't forget NIN is not free... Infact, it is said to be renewable (shocker right!!?). There are plenty in the outskirts, countryside, villages, wilderness, that don't have it.

Some people don't even get to have passports due to maybe losing expiry, some lose the documents altogether, there's emergency certificates for that.


In this case however, it is intra-migration any ID should have been sufficient, I mean what extra procedure exists if one goes through his or her own country as a dual citizen showing the ID of the other country if that all she has or wishes to present?


It is different if the question is coming from an immigration officer or one designated to handle immigration responsibilities for said national but that doesn't seem to be the case.

iamoyindamola:
Exactly but dull people full here
See mumu comments everywhere, what she needs is an ID to travel locally

So are you saying internal passport whether Nigerian or otherwise is not an ID?

The official is most likely looking.


If a dual citizen shows you any of his ID from any of the countries he is affiliated, it should be sufficient except when explicitly is required, mandatory.

Then again, if it turns out the guy is attached to her maybe as a tour admin or her immigration liaison, he maybe trying to protect her from future problems as regards her length of stay.

43Ronin:
But in developed countries, they pay you for recycling your stuff not the other way round. See what tribalism has done to nigeria! One would think democracy would have benefitted the people under a yoruba president but the reverse is the case

I have always thought the philosophy of recycling is to make useful what was already used and to encourage recycling the charge should be on the utility of the end (or immediate product of recycling) rather than burden the source of the input of the recycling.


These laws an many other aren't considerate and no friendly at all. Why so much burden for utility of things.

wellmax:
Are Estonia and Ghana rich countries

Isn't Ghana also known as Gold Coast? At least I know Ghana is rich, rich enough. I don't know so much about Estonia, but I know they are a small comfortable EU country with no much activity or traffic.