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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Firefire(m): 7:54pm On Nov 06, 2015
DeLaRue:


My understanding is that little or no work has been done on the Red Line. So, all aspects of this project (infrastructure, rolling stock, and management) should be farmed out on PPP basis. Let the private sector handle it, as it does not look like the State can afford to put the cost of this project on its balance sheet right now.

I agree with your submission.

Let PPP take over the projects under the supervision of the state government, however after they must have made adequate competitive and open bidding.

There must NOT be any BUY-BACK like the case of Leki Epe Toll

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by modath2: 7:56pm On Nov 06, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:




Iya agba you're always in the restaurant grin grin cheesy Eyin yi le je ile tongue Are you the Yoruba version of Anabelle from "Eek the Cat"?




Anti Ileke ni oye ka maa pe ni "ooje moi moi tewe tewe.. cheesy,
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Firefire(m): 7:57pm On Nov 06, 2015
Rilwayne001:


Firefire, is it true that you are not YORUBA?


You missed my post... tongue

https://www.nairaland.com/2684014/yoruba-commonwealth-home-diaspora/138#39749236

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 8:00pm On Nov 06, 2015
modath2:



Anti Ileke ni oye ka maa pe ni "ooje moi moi tewe tewe.. cheesy,


Ilekehd can eat the whole South-west grin grin cheesy

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by itstpia99: 8:00pm On Nov 06, 2015
Firefire:


Are you convinced with my submission or you need the pic of my father's tribal mark ? cheesy cheesy

I hope I would be handsomely paid. grin

on top ileke hd, an anonymous poster on nl?

I doubt you are Yoruba really.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by DeLaRue: 8:01pm On Nov 06, 2015
IyaIode:

I think the noise about the lekki epe road toll has killed PPP in this state. This is the reason why i hate the pdp (sorry for going political) and those fla.theads, we shouldn't how those fools kill our progress.

Lagos is the massive and viable to expect government to do everything


You're correct.

Everytime I drive through that tolled part of the Lekki - Epe road, I am impressed by the sweeping beauty and quality of the road (No doubt someone will soon attack me for being a wicked capitalist who wants to suck the citizens dry of their money grin)

And I am sure, the involvement of the private sector (PPP) arrangement has a lot to do with that quality. State governments simply do not deliver such quality.

For people living in Lagost, it's a choice between waiting years and in some cases decades for a free-to-use international - standard project paid for by the State to come to fruition or allowing the private sector to build it in a fraction of the time and charge users for it. Lagosians are free to make their choice.

My work gives me some insight into what is going on, and I have no doubt that:


Lagos State alone cannot fund the infrastruture requirement of the State.

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Firefire(m): 8:02pm On Nov 06, 2015
itstpia99:


on top ileke hd, an anonymous poster on nl?

I doubt you are Yoruba really.


Please keep your doubt, it's a free world. tongue


Omo ale ni kan lo ma fi owo osi juwe ile baba ee

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 8:06pm On Nov 06, 2015
Firefire:



Please keep your doubt, it's a free world. tongue


Omo ale ni kan lo ma fi owo osi juwe ile baba ee


Die loku ki arabirin yen pe mi ni urhobo.ki n se akoko e le leyi

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Firefire(m): 8:09pm On Nov 06, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:



Die loku ki arabirin yen pe mi ni urhobo.ki n se akoko e le leyi


cheesy

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by modath2: 8:10pm On Nov 06, 2015
What's with the colour coding? you can't even know unless the direction expressly states it.. That is the rail colour codes, blue, red, brown purple etc... what sets them apart?

I don't seem to get it, despite transiting from one colour to another colour in one corner of the world.....

Cc iyalode,zimoni, mayoroflagos, Aareonakakanfo , delarue ...

Monsieur ou madame Delarue ?
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by modath2: 8:14pm On Nov 06, 2015
Firefire:



That Bot sa bi misbehave undecided


I know they can't ban Mo2 now.....

Seun & his mods have refused to post the word combos that "aggrieves" it. angry

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Firefire(m): 8:17pm On Nov 06, 2015
modath2:



What's with the colour coding? you can't even know unless the direction expressly states it.

I don't seem to get it, despite transiting from one colour to another colour in one corner of the world.....


Ejo ma, etumo, awon adage yi ooo
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 8:23pm On Nov 06, 2015
Iya agba this is for you.I know say you like food cheesy cheesy grin so whenever you visit Ibadan, this should come in handy cheesy


[size=13pt]Top 10 Best Bukas/Restaurants in Ibadan[/size]


No. 10 – Diamond Restaurant, UCH Ibadan
I spend lots of time in UCH and whenever I am hungry, Diamond is my favorite place. It is located across First Bank and adjacent to the hospital’s water department. It is exactly beside another restaurant popularly called Alhaja which is also good but not as good as Diamond.
What I love about Diamond restaurant is the organisation, space, timeliness, meals, aesthetic values and pocket-friendliness. My best meal combo is as follows: Jollof rice + fried rice – N100, salad – N50, meat (agemawo) – N100, moinmoin – N50, plantain – N50, plus Amstel Malta — N120.


No. 9 – Ose Olohun Food Canteen, Trans Amusement Park Shopping Complex Ibadan
Let me say I discovered the restaurant by mistake. When I went to Trans Amusement Park for relaxation and to write the piece on the poor state of the park, my companion caught the aroma emanating from the restaurant. The rest, as they say, is history. With N400 you will get a good satisfying meal.


No. 8 – Ola Mummy Food Canteen Bodija Ojurin
This should be one of the well hyped restaurants in Ibadan. My first experience was when a friend came from Lagos to eat there. I wondered what was special so I followed him and I knew exactly why.
The vegetables and oily soup looked tantalizing. The assorted meat from a wide selection of wildlife animals were seductively displayed in one of those wide aperin pots permanently on woodfire. As if that wasn’t enough, the pounded yam was well pounded and amala was well done. No wonder people from all works of life regularly park all kinds of cars – from the latest Ford Explorer to the oldest Keke NAPEP at the restaurant.


No. 7 – Amala Skye, and Ina Straight Near Cultural Center
I never heard about Amala Skye until a friend who stays in USA told me about it. The last time he was in Nigeria, he visited the place. I am also adding Ina Straight to this category because they seem to be on the same level to me and I have lots of restaurants which means I can’t give them separate levels.
This is what my friend said about both places. “Everyone talks about the amala on Twitter but i don’t see what’s different from other amala dishes I’ve had in my lifetime. It’s good amala… But at the end of the day, it’s still amala. I don’t understand what the hype is all about.. Nothing different from Amala Inastrait, near cultural center.”


No. 6 – Soups & Sauces – Are, Bodija Ibadan
A female friend introduced me to the place. What I love about it is the vast variety of meals. It is a classy restaurant that serves local cuisines in the best manner. I love their porridge, Tanzania rice, beef and chicken. If you don’t mind the cost, you would love the tasty meals that are always hot. They have a branch at Cocoa Mall although I still prefer the one at Bodija any time.


No. 5 – Domino’s Pizza Ring Road
I love pizza a lot and the fact that Domino’s is in Ibadan is one good thing, the fact that it serves good pizza in a comfortable atmosphere is another thing. I enjoy their high quality services anytime. The members of staff are hearty and make you feel at home while spending your money and you have a wide variety of pizzas to choose from. There are pizzas for starters and some for professionals. The sitting arrangement is also nice and if you are as free as I am, you get to enjoy the outside eating experience there. Read more about the place in the piece I wrote on an evening at Domino’s Pizza


No. 4 – KFC Bodija and Ring Road
I love both outlets equally for different reasons. Bodija for the meal, Ring Road for the space. Sometimes there are lots of people at the outlet Bodija and you are forced to just buy your meals and leave. But if you want to spend quality time with family, friends, and loved ones, the outlet at Ring Road is the best place to go to. Last year, we held the birthday party of my younger brother at the branch at Ring Road. It was very nice. Check out my experience at KFC Bodija and what I think went wrong with the one at Cocoa Mall.


No. 3 – Shoprite Kitchen at Cocoa Mall Dugbe Ibadan
Many are in love with Shoprite’s bread which tastes good. But what I love more are the meals being prepared and sold at the kitchen section. There is a wide array of meals to choose from but here are my favorites – rice that has lots of stuffs from the sea, fried rice, beef + stew, chicken of various sizes and types, the list goes on. The snail too is special even though not all customers are aware of that, but I do love them.
Anytime I am hungry and I prefer to eat in my room, Shoprite is the place for me to buy food and leave. When Shoprite decided to open its largest West African store in Ibadan, I visited and bought the foods there. They also taste so good – just like the ones at Dugbe which made me believe they have a recipe book in-house.
The ladies at Dugbe are also hospitable and calm. If you are dating anyone of them, count yourself lucky.


No. 2 – D & D Restaurant at Airport Road
My first experience was when I landed at the airport on a trip from Abuja. I realised no one was at home to cook, and other outlets were afar. I didn’t think I had enough energy to go that far. So I wandered around the junction at Nigerian Breweries and, alas, I made the best discovery of my entire food eating career. lol.
D & D is not the expensive kind of restaurant, in fact, it is operated by a family but the food is sweet. I ate pounded yam and turkey. I literally licked the plate. The entire meal plus Fayrouz cost just N400.


No. 1 – Champ’s Restaurant at Heritage Mall
I am a loyal customer of this eatery and I regularly go there because of the scenery, quality of service, meal, layout and so on. The meals are expensive though, but I think it is worth it. When I call it the best restaurant in Ibadan, I know what I am saying because I have eaten at lots of places but no other restaurant take health seriously like they do. Their foods are not too salty, or over-laced with Maggi. The fried rice comes with vegetables and orisirisi that your body will be happy with.
If you can afford to eat there, please do and share your experience.
The place is owned by a white guy who sometimes serve the meals himself when they have lots of people waiting to be served. The TV is always at SuperSports – something to keep you busy while you wait for your food. They will also bring to you your ordered drinks first so that you won’t just be sitting there unattended to while they prepare your meal.
They serve a wide array of international cuisines which is why it is the restaurant in Ibadan that enjoys most patronage by foreign nationals.


http://ibpulse.com/2014/09/10-best-bukas-and-restaurants-in-ibadan.html


IyaIode,9jacrip and Rilwayne001

Do you agree with this list?
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by tpiah11: 8:26pm On Nov 06, 2015
Firefire:



Please keep your doubt, it's a free world. tongue


Omo ale ni kan lo ma fi owo osi juwe ile baba ee

eyah.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by IlekeHD: 8:26pm On Nov 06, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:




Iya agba you're always at the restaurant grin cheesy Eyin yi le je ile tongue Are you the Yoruba version of "Kendra Krinklesac from The Cleveland Show?" ehn

Oogbadun. Ore mi kan lo invite mi lati jeun pelu e.

Eyin ati modath, mo kan n wo yin ni grin

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by modath2: 8:28pm On Nov 06, 2015
Firefire:


Ejo ma, etumo, awon adage yi ooo


It's the rail colour confusion thing i have.

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Firefire(m): 8:29pm On Nov 06, 2015
modath2:



It's the rail colour confusion thing i have.


oh ok.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 8:33pm On Nov 06, 2015
IlekeHD:


Oogbadun. Ore mi kan lo invite mi lati jeun pelu e.

Eyin ati modath, mo kan n wo yin ni grin


Iro ni.Ngbo se yin le leyi ma? tongue





Did you see the links i posted?

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by IlekeHD: 8:35pm On Nov 06, 2015
MayorofLagos:



Im eating, reading, typing, got music in my ears, heading to meeting in a few mins, need to send email, need to call my love and blow kiss...again, i need water, i should skip respond to this rail thingy but i cant cause when i saw it i was in a train snaking through subterranean tunnels....so i rearranged to do list and put on my thinking hat....


Im not a social critic but I would recommend that as a first rule we create a meaningful rating system for producing performance stats and scoring for administrators...that way we cn rate on big projects like this. Venting on a waste of public resource do us no good

The rail system is proposed as a solution to ease Lagos traffic. Why is Lagos traffic this bad? Due to population explosion. Why are there so many people in Lagos? Due to its relative modernity and urban profile. So will the addition of this rail system increase that profile and appeal? Yes. What can be expected? No one in Lagos will leave but more people will troop in to experience the new glamor and make the population problem worse. Will this situation ease Lagos traffic? No, it will worsen it.


Sustainability. Our mindset, habits and reactions to infrastructure and environment has not improved and we still respond to our environment in a stand-offish manner as consumers instead of owners. So we must be sincere with ourselves. After the whites passed administration of Nigerian Railway Corporation to us we ran it to the ground. Same with Apapa ports. Same with airline. We can't maintain roads, can't maintain buildings, we do not maintain drainage and sewer, when whites ran this country our water pipes flowed...not any more, we can't even generate and distribute electiricity successfully and consistently. So what public infrastructure do we maintain in our society? None! Now we are adding another burden to the public treasury.

Are we matured to handle the responsibility that comes with owning, operating and sustaining a rail transport system?

Thank you for this response and I abosuletly agree with the bolded.

You mentioned a rating system, what do you have in mind?
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by IlekeHD: 8:36pm On Nov 06, 2015
We can't even build a railway or maintain consistent electricity, yet Nigeria wants to dabble into nuclear energy abi na nuclear bomb. cry cry cry cry

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by IlekeHD: 8:38pm On Nov 06, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:



Iro ni.Ngbo se yin le leyi ma? tongue





Did you see the links i posted?

lol granpa, you think I'm you abi? No wahala.


Nah I just got back. Will check it out soon.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by IlekeHD: 8:38pm On Nov 06, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:

Die loku ki arabirin yen pe mi ni urhobo.ki n se akoko e le leyi

lmaooo
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 8:38pm On Nov 06, 2015
@modath2 I don't understand the color thing.Its like that in developed countries as well

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by sukkot: 8:39pm On Nov 06, 2015
Shymm3x:
Sukkot

Big bredrin, we need ya celestial blessings on this thread.

And you haven't told where in Yorubaland you represent. grin

Come wave ya flag in here. cool
bruv you know where a nigga hails from. am from that land of oduduwa. the land of the risen sun, not ' the rising sun ' lmao. i am from lagos state for real for real. ikorodu to be exact grin
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Shymm3x: 8:45pm On Nov 06, 2015
sukkot:
bruv you know where a nigga hails from. am from that land of oduduwa. the land of the risen sun, not ' the rising sun ' lmao. i am from lagos state for real for real. ikorodu to be exact grin

Lool.

If you're from Ikorodu, then you're Ijebu - the other side of Ijebu waterside. My pops is from Epe.

We're brothers then! grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

Lagos!!!

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by IlekeHD: 8:51pm On Nov 06, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:
Ilekehd aka Iya agba check out these links to see my brothers and sisters making me proud.


http://www.centralcitytower.com/
John&Charles Agbaje

http://youneekstudios.com/
Roye okupe

http://kuluya.com/
Kunle ogunbamila

http://gamsole.com/
Abiola Olaniran ( Nigeria's highest paid Windows game developer)


I love the Yoruba cartoon......esp because the woman is the rescuer/strong warrior.

I hope pe nigba ti ma fi bi omo mi, there'd be lots of Yoruba kids cartoons tongue

Nice links....there's hope and potentials for Yorubaland.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 8:52pm On Nov 06, 2015
IlekeHD:
We can't even build a railway or maintain consistent electricity, yet Nigeria wants to dabble into nuclear energy abi na nuclear bomb. cry cry cry cry



Naija sef wan dey do "afarawe"


Won ti gbagbe pe "Age" yato si "Waterbottle"

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 8:53pm On Nov 06, 2015
DeLaRue:



You're correct.

Everytime I drive through that tolled part of the Lekki - Epe road, I am impressed by the sweeping beauty and quality of the road (No doubt someone will soon attack me for being a wicked capitalist who wants to suck the citizens dry of their money grin)

And I am sure, the involvement of the private sector (PPP) arrangement has a lot to do with that quality. State governments simply do not deliver such quality.

For people living in Lagost, it's a choice between waiting years and in some cases decades for a free-to-use international - standard project paid for by the State to come to fruition or allowing the private sector to build it in a fraction of the time and charge users for it. Lagosians are free to make their choice.

My work gives me some insight into what is going on, and I have no doubt that:


Lagos State alone cannot fund the infrastruture requirement of the State.



From the last count, we have over 5,000 roads in Lagos, how does the government alone maintain them at world class standards without PPP
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by modath2: 8:54pm On Nov 06, 2015
IlekeHD:
We can't even build a railway or maintain consistent electricity, yet Nigeria wants to dabble into nuclear energy abi na [b]nuclear bomb[/b ] ? ₩?. cry cry cry cry


Ayaf dieeeeeeeeeeeee grin cheesy,

The shade of it!! grin cheesy


Aareonakakanfo,

E fi oluku mi si ile, oun nikan ko ni pariolodo ooo grin

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by sukkot: 8:54pm On Nov 06, 2015
Shymm3x:


Lool.

If you're from Ikorodu, then you're Ijebu - the other side of Ijebu waterside. My pops is from Epe.

We're brothers then! grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

Lagos!!!
you know it bruv, ijebu afi po mu garri. you know we brothers. ijebu is where its at. shytttt you ever tried that garri ijebu ? that bad boy be tasting kinda nice bruv grin grin grin
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Rilwayne001: 8:55pm On Nov 06, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:
[color=#7
[b]No. 8 – Ola Mummy Food Canteen Bodija Ojurin

This should be one of the well hyped restaurants in Ibadan. My first experience was when a friend came from Lagos to eat there. I wondered what was special so I followed him and I knew exactly why.
The vegetables and oily soup looked tantalizing. The assorted meat from a wide selection of wildlife animals were seductively displayed in one of those wide aperin pots permanently on woodfire. As if that wasn’t enough, the pounded yam was well pounded and amala was well done. No wonder people from all works of life regularly park all kinds of cars – from the latest Ford Explorer to the oldest Keke NAPEP at the restaurant. IyaIod.e,9j.acrip and Rilwayne001Do you agree with this list?

I don't like going to bukas/restaurant, but when I was in secondary school, I used to eat at Ola mummy and I can tell that her food is really good. smiley
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 8:56pm On Nov 06, 2015
IlekeHD:


I love the Yoruba cartoon......esp because the woman is the rescuer/strong warrior.

I hope pe nigba ti ma fi bi omo mi, there'd be lots of Yoruba kids cartoons tongue

Nice links....there's hope and potentials for Yorubaland.


I have a friend who tried doing something like that but he had fears it won't do well.He's a proud Odua son..Okupe is doing really well especially with his comics.I bought the first issue

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