chinchum:
YOU ARE A TROLL, your nuisance value is high up here, i wont come down to your level any further

the only highness you can attain is on osogbo weed. A riffraff forming ruffcoin

FKO81:

Enugu airport was newly commissioned by GEJ how can you compare the airport to Kano or other international airports? How about domestic airports I hope you saw Imo and Enugu statistics? Then compare wif Ibadan and Akure airports

Keep quiet there.

See excuse. I can choose to compare with any airport in my region. You do not expect people to be flying to Lagos from Ibadan, which is the destination of most flights in Nigeria. Lagos is just less than 1hour from Ibadan.

For my region i am picking MMA or better still i am aggregating the total figures of all the aiports in my region and do same for yours.

Compare and contrast. That still shows SE is backward and really needs help.

FKO81:
Emerging trend of social almajiri in Yorubaland
By Hakeem Jamiu

There is a social malaise which is gradually creeping into the lexicon of Yorubaland and this is the ugly spectre of hungry children begging for food and alms at social events. Older women are equally not left out in this ugly but strange practice in Yorubaland. It is strange in Yorubaland because the concept of almajiri which simply means street urchin is common in the Northern part of the country. Yorubas use to refer derisively to anybody soliciting for arms in Yorubaland in the olden days as almajiri. The almajiri of the North are usually children between the age bracket of 7 and 20 in most cases. Almajiris are so desperate for food that any unsuspecting visitor to the Northern part of the country who goes to a restaurant to eat but mistakenly left his food to wash his hands is likely to lose such to waiting almajiris before he comes back for the food.

I first noticed this ugly trend at a ceremony I attended a few months ago at Ayetoro Ekiti. Elderly and middle aged able bodied women from Kwara, Osun and Oyo states invaded the burial ceremony uninvited and were embarrassing guests who refused to give them money. Also noticeable were children with their begging bowls who thronged the venue of the ceremony soliciting for left over food and alms. The children were a pitiable sight. Poverty was clearly written on their faces. I have attended many social functions after that and the same trend was noticeable. But I became worried a few days ago, when I attended the burial ceremony of a friend's father in Ilesha , Osun State . They came in various groups and employ different methods in soliciting for alms. There were the elderly women who were busy harassing guests in the name of praise singing and would not leave until you part with money, there were the men with their public address system which they use in praise singing but which is disturbance and yet, there were Yoruba children in the mould of almajiris with their begging bowls scrambling for left-over and at the same time soliciting for alms.

Fellow guests on my table at the event who were also journalists expressed their concern in unison about the growing trend of almajiri of various categories in Yorubaland. They all agreed that it has become a social problem. We started discussing and realised that the culture of begging in the mould of almajiris is alien to Yoruba culture. In those days before the advent of the British, the Yorubas are a proud people known for their hard work and industry. They practiced hoe agriculture and were well known as traders and for their crafts. Yoruba artists have produced masterpieces of woodcarving and bronze casting, some of which date from as early as the 13th century. Many of Nigeria 's best-known artists and writers are Yoruba. Other occupation of the Yorubas at that time were drumming and masquerading which would now be called showbiz. They engage in all the foregoing occupation but a Yoruba man or woman (able bodied) would not beg for alms as it is considered shameful and something akin to a curse. The Yorubas cherish their oriki (folklore) which is a poetic version of eulogizing the exploits of their progenitors which is an incentive for them to excel and even surpass their progenitors. The Yorubas have harsh words for lazy people. Such people are objects of ridicule and butt of jokes in the society. With this background, it is understandable why we became worried with the array of beggars at the Ilesha ceremony.

After leaving the party, I reflected on the scenario of the almajiris in Ilesha and I was able to draw a relationship between Political almajiris and social almajiris. I discovered that social almajiri had its root in the advent of the politics of do -or-die introduced into the political lexicon of Yorubaland by apostles of mainstream politics especially ex-President Obasanjo. The grand Patron of political almajiris who recently passed away was Chief Lamidi Adedibu. Many have argued that his death has led to the proliferation of almajiris in Yorubaland. This is because those he hitherto dole handouts to must look for other means of survival since he is no more. These political almajiris are ready to exchange their mothers for few coins. A new political class of men without integrity and anything goes was created and they became political almajiris who survive on crumbs from their masters. They would rig, kill, maim and do all sort of things to acquire political power. With the ascension of these men in power, good governance became a thing of the past. Our collective patrimony was squandered by these political almajiris. Nigeria has never been so blessed with petro dollar with oil selling for $156 dollars per barrel but Nigeria has never been so poor with a chunk of the population living below poverty line. So versions of the political almajiris are the social almajiris that now invade ceremonies in Yorubaland. With these children begging for alms, a ready made market for thuggery and other social vices is assured. The activities of the beggars are not limited to parties. At bus stops in our cities, it is a common sight to see women most of who are still in their mid thirties, who would strap a baby at their backs and approach men with stories of despair to solicit for alms. Many of them would end up in bed with such men. This is another brand of alamajiri and these are Yoruba women. A violent version of almajiri but which is gradually being tackled in Lagos is the 'Area Boys' syndrome. These are Yoruba street urchins who are semi- armed robbers.

The underlying factor in this new trend is failure of the Nigerian State on one part and the laziness on the part of these women. Most of them don't want to work, In those days, when everybody's occupation was farming you dare not beg. You must find something to do. But these days, our women and children are too lazy. It is either they steal or beg. In most cases a mother and child become almajiris at social events. So the question now is can a Yoruba man now refer derisively to a Hausa beggar as almajiri when we have many of them now in Yorubaland? The answer is no! This trend must be arrested before it goes out of hand. The almajiris in the North these days engage in novel forms of drug abuse like sniffing of gutter water to get intoxicated, sniffing of adhesives and other drugs so that they are ever ready to unleash terror on the rest of the society whenever they are called upon to do so by the political wing of almajiris. I strongly recommend that guests at public functions must stop encouraging almajiris by giving them money.

But can government which itself owns the political wing of almajiris arrest this trend? Time will tell.

Progressive and sophisticated governors from southwest really need to think progressive not retrogressive,that's my own you can report me to mod, I have said my own, the first step is to identify problem and second best way to solve it, not hiding my post or illegally prohibit

Are you feeling down,defeated already...warridisses?

These are Individuals opinion ....we are talking about igr here abeg eh bros

I beg to differ based on allocation from federal government,akwa ibom is a "big boy" having gotten over 14billion monthly from FG in the past 8 years

AkwaIbomrep1:
Akwa ibom being a minority state were being marginalized for long , with the budget now it may take them time to meet up with other states in terms of development , that's why I hate this country , minorities are suffering ,only but one day...''in other news.'in Akwa ibom ''

menabadoo:
I know how it feels to be both a son and grandson to your father, all thanks to the tradition of the great sffersticated tribe

I know it hurts for you realise you are the bastar'd son of slut that does not know his father and who was delivered at a baby factory.

totit:


Are you feeling down,defeated already...warridisses?

These are Individuals opinion ....we are talking about igr here abeg eh bros

your brother first brought up useless topics to the thread so I assisted him

A result of a recent survey it conducted shows
that you are more likely to be abducted in the
South West than any other region in Nigeria.”
Contrary to the perception that kidnapping is
more prevalent in the South East and South South
geo-political zones, a recent survey shows that
people are more likely to be kidnapped in the
South West than any other region in Nigeria.
The 2013 National Crime Victimisation and Safety
Survey conducted by CLEEN Foundation with
support from the United States based Macarthur
Foundation shows that the South West has the
highest incidents of kidnapping with 5 per cent of
the respondents from the region saying they have
either been kidnapped or attempts have been
made to kidnap them.
The South South and the South East closely follows
with a 4 per cent kidnap rate. The region with the
lowest rate of kidnapping is the North Central
region with 2 per cent.
Rape and Attempted Rape
With a 10 per cent incident of rape or attempted
rape, the South South region is the rape capital of
the country followed by the North East (6 per cent)
and the South West and North West (4 per cent
each). The South East is the region with the lowest
propensity for rape with just 1 per cent.
The survey also shows that the national incidence
of rape almost doubled from 3 per cent in 2011 to
5 per cent in 2013. Most of the respondents who
claimed to have been raped said they were raped
in and around their homes. Thirty-three per cent
said they were raped nearest to their homes; 19
per cent were raped in their homes while 13 per
cent of cases of rape occurred in schools or places
of work.
Robberies

The survey shows that cases of robbery rose 1 per
cent from last year nationally. Kaduna recorded
the highest cases of robbery with 43 per cent
closely followed by Akwa-Ibom 42 per cent and
Cross River 39 per cent. Jigawa and Kano States
recorded the lowest cases of robbery with 5 and 3
per cents respectively.
The survey shows that more needs to be done
about security in and around homes as 63 per cent
of respondents said robberies occurred in homes
or near to home.
Physical Assaults
South East states recorded the highest rate of
physical assaults, the report showed. Enugu State
had the highest cases of assault with 84 per cent,
closely followed by Ebonyi (77 per cent) Rivers (58
per cent) and Anambra (50 per cent). The cases of
physical assault in Abuja rose from 15 per cent
last year to 24 per cent. However cases of physical
assault dropped drastically in Niger State from 68
per cent in 2012 to 6 per cent this year. Also
physical assault dropped from 23 per cent in 2012
to 8 per cent this year in Jigawa State.
Meantime, an Akure Magistrates’ Court recently
remanded a 25-year-old man, Taiwo Ebenezer, in
prison for allegedly kidnapping a 21-year-old,
Olayemi Olatunji.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Sunday Adedapo, who
handed down the verdict, said Ebenezer should be
kept behind bars at Olokuta Prisons in Akure
pending advice from the State Director of Public
Prosecutions (DPP).
According to reports, the court did not take the
plea of the accused in spite of efforts by his
counsel, Mr Ademola Abemkemo to secure bail
for him.
The accused, whose address is unknown, is facing a
two count charge of conspiracy and kidnapping.
The prosecutor, ASP Pelumi Adejuwon, had earlier
told the court that the accused with others still at
large, kidnapped Olatunji.
Adejuwon said the accused and his accomplices
were armed with a gun, cutlasses and some other
dangerous weapons when they committed the
offences.
According to him, the accused committed the
offences on May 7 between 8.00 a.m. and 6. 00
p.m. at Ayeyemi Street, Ondo.
He said the kidnap was, however, foiled when the
victim raised an alarm which attracted passers-by
who apprehended the accused.
The offences, Adejuwon said, contravened Section
516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ondo State,
2006.
The offences also violated Section 3(1) of the
Special Anti-Kidnapping and Anti-Abduction Law of
Ondo State, 2010.
The case was adjourned till June 22 for mention.

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/s-west-is-nigerias-kidnap-capital-report/

EASTSIDAZ:
Shut up your mouth this goat. Shoprite? Do you know that Anambra is building 3 at the moment? Nnewi alone that has car manufacturing industries and many other heavy industries beats anything Enugu state as a whole has to offer. The same Enugu state was bailed out by FG because of bankruptcy whereas Anambra was bouyant and even increasing salaries and doing major capital projects. Use your brain for once.

Like I said earlier this report is fit for dustbin because it does not reflect reality.


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why is it that u anambrarians are usually bitter when other south east states make good headline...chill for once...i stay in Enugu and i can attest to u that Enugu metropolis is highly industrialized.
must u Anambrarians always win all the time.
PRIDE GOES B4 A FALL.
it should be thrown to dustbin bc Enugu and not Anambra is first in south east and not even second or third in south east.
una Anambra guys too like noice....spits on ur comment

superstar1:

I know it hurts for you realise you are the bastar'd son of slut that does not know his father and who was delivered at a baby factory.

We need you on the SW thread. I think the message is clear, leave the igbos to fight with the north in terms of regional growth.

Let them discuss the thread with themselves with their multiple IDs.

scholes0:


Me I would personally suggest a probe into the Low Ogun state figures and the High Ebonyi and Enugu figures....
It is a well known fact that ogun state has a tonne of industries and activities going on.
Those figures were calculated under GEJ's regime you know....

You can't trust that government and their figures

so u mean GEJ also influenced that of Lagos state revenue bc those two south east states recorded high igr.....u must be a hypocrite

murphyibiam15:

so u mean GEJ also influenced that of Lagos state revenue bc those two south east states recorded high igr.....u must be a hypocrite

there are no doubts about Lagos's economic prowess.
What can you say about states like Ebonyi being higher than the likes of Imo?

Let us not deceive ourselves here, abeg.

IlekeHD:


Exactly.

abuha is a capital now, still no buzz.

if you make Fashola FCT minister Abuja IGR will triple.

scholes0:


there are no doubts about Lagos's economic prowess.
What can you say about states like Ebonyi being higher than the likes of Imo?

Let us not deceive ourselves here, abeg.

see forget about how much a state is heard about...am a south easterner...EBONYI has a large chunk of mineral resources been mined together with Agriculture.ask south easterners more about it..u cant stay far and know what is happening in south east..

still answer my question.....so if Enugu and Ebonyi figures were influenced by GEJ it also means GEJ influenced thaf of Lagos...AGREED?

scholes0:


Me I would personally suggest a probe into the Low Ogun state figures and the High Ebonyi and Enugu figures....
It is a well known fact that ogun state has a tonne of industries and activities going on.
Those figures were calculated under GEJ's regime you know....

You can't trust that government and their figures

That Ogun State figure really needs to be probed.

With Highest number of Industries, tertiary institutions and growing property market.

I suspect somebody in Amosun government is not declaring every revenue collected.

IlekeHD:
The whole Lagos covers the whole SE.

What happened to Onitsha, the "largest" e-commerce location in Nigeria?

Or Port Harcourt?

How can a whole Lagos generate more than the oil region?

If federal government put 1/10th of the money Nigeria sunk in Lagos into Kastina state, it will generate like Lagos. Federal government built Ikoyi, Lagos Island, Ikeja GRA, Yaba, 2 biggest airports in Nigeria, 3rd mainland bridge, 2 seaports, head office of all government investments, even NNPC headquaters, national theater etc.

You are just a shameless lazy goat to compare Lagos with Onitsha. What did federal government build in Onitsha?

Ebonyi has more resources in the entire SE..

IGBOSON1:


^^^It boggles the mind walahi!

Can't wait for the 2015 figures to be released! Abia will definitely get the sharp end of my tongue if they're not in the top 10 at least!

ABEngine:
I see the foot prints of the igbo merchants in Lagos, Kano and Kaduna. Let's even look at Ondo which is heated with south-western nepotism at the moment and fiery hate for the igbos.

I would kindly suggest we have a rethink if we must survive this union called Nigeria. Someone rightly noted the poor spate of the Northern contribution to our purse and yet they yearn for a centralised government even with the endowment of solid minerals. Is the case to deplete the south and enrich the North?

I swear Gowon knew exactly what would become of the contraption, Nigeria if they had let go, his current statement "With Biafra, it is finished!" would not have revealed any better why he exerted extreme efforts to destroy the Biafran struggle.

I think at this point the Nigerian agenda should be pacifying the igbos to remain in Nigeria through whatever means.

are you freaking kidding me? you "see the foot prints of the igbo merchants in Lagos, Kano and Kaduna"... why is their footprint not visible in the east for f4ck sake? you guys would never learn to face the truth... never!

The North was a colony while the south was protectorate even the crown was spending more on the north so they decided to merge and it bacame Nigeria...the country came into been out of account balancing...the trend continued ever since milking the other regions to feed the gambaris and their cattles.its is vene worse as the gambaris resorted to taking it by force..oil revenue sharing formular went from 50/50 to less than 15% they now bring their cattles to our farms to eat our crops if we talk them go shoot the men rape our women..Smh for this country sha..

MeandSum:


are you freaking kidding me? you "see the foot prints of the igbo merchants in Lagos, Kano and Kaduna"... why is their footprint not visible in the east for f4ck sake? you guys would never learn to face the truth... never!

What truth?

IlekeHD:


Enugu is an international airport.

One would think you guys would used an airport you so much made noise about.

Both airports in Lagos were built by the federal government, non from Lagos state. I have not even seen any proper airport built by any Yoruba state. Imo airport was built by Sam Mbakwe, with contribution from indigens of the state. (Imo airport appeal fund 1980).

Niyinficient:


It's normal if d host is disrespected bt nepotism if d host disrespects. So thoughtful of u bros. Am not a fan of taking side with any tribe base on any outburst bt I think u shud try to be objective and logical yet rational in ur analysis of issues. I quoted u base on ur reference to Ondo state,

I would refrain from spiteful use of words if I were you trying to object to an already "irrational" statement, I would also pretend not to have any knowledge about this tribalistic onslaught ongoing, virtually and in reality to justify your position. But you do.

My brother every tribe is equally suited, non above the other. This is not an outburst

pazienza:
SS= 191.1Billion
SE total IGR = 61.1Billion
SW - Lagos total IGR= 57.3Billion
NW= 51.4Billion
NE= 24.4Billion
NC= 45.1Billion


Can anybody get me a link to Nigeria revenue allocation to states in 2014.

Lets find out who the real parasites are. Those who take more than they contribute.

Btw, Imo is lagging behind in SE, it's high time imolites do the needful and send Rochas parking from that state.

Let's try your maths like this:

SE - Enugu total IGR = 41.9 Billion
SW - Lagos total IGR= 57.3 Billion

So, what's your point?

ABEngine:


What truth?

that you only claim success in other people's land and nothing to show at home.
where's the footprint you're talking about?

wristbangle:


Stupid statement

If u want to leave lagos and increase your village revenue, kindly do ASAP. U guys are not the only one in lagos. Silly tribal bigot.

#Say NO to tribalism#

Seen.. I hoped you would mention me with something more constructive. My bad, I overestimated you.

There's this species of Yoruba from Kwarra, Kogi, as well as Yoruba extremist Muslims since sold out to northern Nigeria. They are the Yorubas that do the job of reducing every debate about Nigeria to Igbo versus Yoruba contest.

The earlier the people of south of Nigeria realized the dirty jobs these set of sold-out Yorubas do for their northern Nigeria slave owners, the better for entire south of Nigeria.

Bring any debate regarding how south of Nigeria that produces most of what is shared for the entire Nigeria in which northern Nigeria takes a lion share and commands the political process in Nigeria through the undue number number of states, local government councils and representation constituencies which Arewa soldiers created for north, these sold-out Yorubas from Kogi and Kwara states with their other Yoruba Islamic extremists must immediately divert the debate to Igbo versus Yoruba contest and insults.

This is a wake up call for the northern states to think of good things with their brains instead of marrying more wives and sponsoring violence.
The only thing I know they can beat their chest to have achieved is child breeding no wonder they claim Kano is larger than Lagos.
It is good but it points to the fact that most of the children are useless or are not responsible and accountable.
I blame their Leaders for these who would rather conduct free marriages for their wards instead of making them see the need to contribute to the state.
Those youths that are clamouring for independence of the North after chopping free tuwo and scholarship from the centre would have reasons to think.

Please what year list is this.

Because seeing Anambra state is not right to me.

N

ABEngine:
I see the foot prints of the igbo merchants in Lagos, Kano and Kaduna. Let's even look at Ondo which is heated with south-western nepotism at the moment and fiery hate for the igbos.

I would kindly suggest we have a rethink if we must survive this union called Nigeria. Someone rightly noted the poor spate of the Northern contribution to our purse and yet they yearn for a centralised government even with the endowment of solid minerals. Is the case to deplete the south and enrich the North?

I swear Gowon knew exactly what would become of the contraption, Nigeria if they had let go, his current statement "With Biafra, it is finished!" would not have revealed any better why he exerted extreme efforts to destroy the Biafran struggle.

I think at this point the Nigerian agenda should be pacifying the igbos to remain in Nigeria through whatever means.

No one is pacifying Ibos, if you want to go just go already but we will have nothing to do with you afterwards. You will be completely surrounded by Nigeria and we will send you away from every last inch of our country. Ibos want Biafra but crying to stay in Nigeria, confused lot.

Let me view the pix first

36STATES:


Both airports in Lagos were built by the federal government, non from Lagos state. I have not even seen any proper airport built by any Yoruba state. Imo airport was built by Sam Mbakwe, with contribution from indigens of the state. (Imo airport appeal fund 1980).

Which both airports??/