ayourbamie:
U can't be black and still be wearing black, how will the ref see you? can't be black and still be wearing black, how will the ref see you? ;DU

MrPolitics:
with the recycling of politicians and refusal of old men to step aside in both the APC and PDP, Nigeria has been unable to move forward or atleast in a progressive pace.

while let's be honest, no one that is or will be around 40 in 2019 will get either the PDP or APC's ticket mainly because no one in that age gap is known to be politically relevant (atleast not on the level of the major bigwigs) enough, we still have able men in their 50s that are socially aware and have nice ideas that could move the country forward.

the 2019 presidential election will be won by either the APC or the PDP unless something unexpected happens. no party is near popular or deep rooted or even rich enough to take it from them.

in the APC, PMB might be running for re-election. if not other politicians like Atiku, Saraki, Tinubu, Kwankwaso will be gunning for the ticket. this party has an advantage of being the ruling party and are still relatively new in power

meanwhile the PDP has ruled for 16 years and are now in opposition. at the start of the Buhari administration, it seemed the PDP was dead forever due to the way the APC was constantly destroying them in the face of the media and the general public, but after 2 years of APC's rule that hasn't met expectations, the PDP is gaining traction again and proving to be a formidable option in 2019.

in the PDP, Sule Lamido, and Fayose are the only ones that have expressed interest in running for the presidency in 2019 so far, but there are rumors that former president Jonathan might also be in the race due to the recent resurgence of his popularity amongst nigerians. another person rumored to be gunning for that post, but isn't making too much noise about it so far is Gov Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State.

while he's a silent worker, he is known to be a very capable and competent man and thanks to that he was able to withstand the wave of the APC northern tuber aspirants who rode to govt on the back of Buhari's popularity in 2015. he is also a man in his early 50s

with the machinery of all the PDP giants behind them, do you think Ibrahim Dankwambo and Peter Obi would be good team for the PDP and the development of Nigeria?

lalasticlala mynd44

owensking:


That's meant each kidnapper they caught will turn out working for them instead of sentencing them to suffer the pains they have inflicted on their victims and family....Kai! Am gonna hate this country with passion!

Ericaikince:
if that bullet touch person na either make e die by shot or by HIV lol see as the bullets they

metroblogger:
People of Nigeria, exactly one year ago, you turned out in your millions to vote for me, Chief M.K.O. Abiola , as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. But politicians in uniform, who call themselves soldiers but are more devious than any civilian would want to be, deprived you of your God-given right to be ruled by the President you had yourselves elected.


These soldier-politicians introduced into our body politic, a concept hitherto unknown to our political lexicography, something strangely called the “annulment” of an election perceived by all to have been the fairest, cleanest and most peaceful ever held in our nation. Since that abominable act of naked political armed robbery occurred, I have been constantly urged by people of goodwill, both in Nigeria and abroad, to put the matter back into the people’s hands and get them to actualise the mandate they gave me at the polls. But mindful of the need to ensure that peace continues to reign in our fragile federation, I have so far tried to pursue sweet reason and negotiation.


My hope has always been to arouse whatever remnants of patriotism are left in the hearts of these thieves of your mandate, and to persuade them that they should not allow their personal desire to rule to usher our beloved country into an era of political instability and economic ruin. All I have sought to do, in seeking dialogue with them, has been to try and get them to realise that only real democracy can move our nation forward towards progress, and earn her the respect she deserves from the international community.

However, although this peaceful approach has exposed me to severe censure by some who have mistaken it for weakness on my part, those with whom I have sought to dialogue have remained like stones, neither stirred to show loyalty to the collective decision of the people of their own country, nor to observe Allah’s injunction that they should exhibit justice and fair-play in all their dealings with their fellowmen. Appeals to their honour as officers and gentlemen of the gallant Nigerian Armed Forces, have fallen on deaf ears. Instead, they have resorted to the tactics of divide and rule, bribery and political perfidy, misinformation and (vile) propaganda. They arrest everyone who disagrees with them. Even the 71-year old hero of our nation, Chief Anthony Enahoro, was not spared. How much longer can we tolerate all this?


People of Nigeria, you are all witnesses that I have tried to climb the highest mountain, cross the deepest river and walk the longest mile, in order to get these men to obey the will of our people. There is no humiliation I have not endured, no snare that has not been put in my path, no “set-up” that has not been designed for me in my endeavour to use the path of peace to enforce the mandate that you bestowed on me one year ago. It has been a long night. But the dawn is here. Today, people of Nigeria, I join you all in saying, “Enough is Enough!”


We have endured 24 years of military rule in our 34 years of independence. Military rule has led to our nation fighting a civil war with itself. Military rule has destabilised our nation today as not before in its history. Military rule has impoverished our people and introduced a dreadful trade in drugs which has made our country’s name an anathema in many parts of the world. Even soccer fans going to watch the Green Eagles display in America are being made to suffer there needlessly because Nigeria’s name is linked with credit card and fraud and “419.” Politically, military rule has torn to shreds the prestige due to our country because of its size and population. The permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council that should be rightfully ours is all but lost. For who will vote for Nigeria to get the seat if Nigerian military rulers do not respect the votes of their own people? Enough of military rule.

We are sickened to see people who have shown little or no personal achievement, either in building up private businesses, or making success of any tangible thing, being placed in charge of the management of our nation’s economy, by rulers who are not accountable to anyone. Enough of square pegs in round holes. We are tired of the military repetitive tendency to experiment with our economy: Today, they say “no controls.” Tomorrow; they say “Full controls”. The day after, they say “Fine tuning”. The next day, they say “Devaluation.” A few days later, they say “Revalue the same naira upwards again Abi?” All we can see are the consequences of this permanent game of military “about turns;” high inflation, a huge budget deficit and an enormous foreign debt repayment burden, dying industries, high unemployment and a demoralised populace. Our youths, in particular, can see no hope on the horizon, and many can only dream of escaping from our shores to join the brain drain.

Is this the Nigeria we want?


We are plagued also by periodic balance of payments crises, which have led to a perennial shortage of essential drugs that has turned our hospitals and clinics into mortuaries. A scarcity of books and equipment has rendered our schools into desolate deserts of ignorance. Our factories are crying for machinery, spare parts and raw materials. But each day that passes, instead of these economic diseases being cured, they are rather strengthened as an irrational allocation of foreign exchange based on favouritism and corruption becomes the order of the day. Enough is enough of economic mismanagement!

People of Nigeria, during the election campaign last year, I presented you with a programme entitled “HOPE ’93. This programme was aimed precisely at solving these economic problems that have demoralized us all. I toured every part of Nigeria to present this programme to you the electorate. I was questioned on it at public rallies and press conferences and I had the privilege of incorporating into it much of the feedback that I obtained from the people. Because you knew I would not only listen to you but deliver superb results from the programme, you voted for me in your millions and gave me an overwhelming majority over my opponent. To be precise, you gave me 58.4 per cent of the popular vote and a majority in 20 out of 30 states plus the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Not only that, you also enabled me to fulfil the constitutional requirement that the winner should obtain one-third of the votes in two-thirds of the states. I am sure that when you cast an eye on the moribund state of Nigeria today, you ask yourselves: “What have we done to deserve this, when we have a president-elect who can lead a government that can change things for the better?”


Our patience has come to an end. As of now, from this moment, a new Government of National Unity is in power throughout the length and breadth of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, led by me, Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola, as President and Commander-in-Chief. The National Assembly is hereby reconvened. All dismissed governors are reinstated. The State Assemblies are reconstituted, as are all local government councils. I urge them to adopt a bi-partisan approach to all the issues that come before them. At the national level, a bi-partisan approach will be our guiding principle.


I call upon the usurper, General Sani Abacha, to announce his resignation forthwith, together with the rest of his illegal ruling council. We are prepared to enter into negotiations with them to work out the mechanics for a smooth transfer of power. I pledge that if they hand over quietly, they will be retired with all their entitlements, and their positions will be accorded all the respect due to them. For our objective is neither recrimination nor witch-hunting, but an enforcement of the will of the Nigerian people, as expressed in free elections conducted by the duly constituted authority of the time.

I hereby invoke the mandate bestowed upon me by my victory in the said election, to call on all members of the Armed Forces and the Police, the Civil and Public Services throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to obey only the Government of National Unity that is headed by me, your only elected President. My Government of National Unity is the only legitimate, constituted authority in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as of now.


People of Nigeria, these are challenging times in the history of our continent, Africa, and we in Nigeria must not allow ourselves to be left behind. Our struggle is the same as that waged by the people of South Africa, which has been successfully concluded, with the inauguration of Mr. Nelson Mandela as the first African President of that country. Nelson Mandela fought to replace MINORITY rule with MAJORITY rule. We in Nigeria are also fighting to replace MINORITY rule, for we are ruled by only a tiny section of our armed forces. Like the South Africans, we want MAJORITY rule today, that is rule only by those chosen by all the people of Nigeria as a whole in free and fair elections. The only difference between South Africa and Nigeria is that those who imposed minority rule on the majority rule whether it is by black or white, remains minority rule, and must be booted out.


I call on you, heroic people of Nigeria, to emulate the actions of your brothers and sisters in South Africa and stand up as one person to throw away the yoke of minority rule for ever. The antics of every minority that oppresses the majority are always the same. They will try to intimidate you with threats of police action. But do not let us fear arrest. In South Africa, so many people were arrested, during the campaign against the Pass Laws, for instance, that the jails could not hold all of them.

Today, apartheid is gone forever. So, let it be with Nigeria. Let us say goodbye forever to minority rule by the military. They talk of treason. But haven’t they heard of the Rivonia treason trial in South Africa? Did those treason trials halt the march of history? People of Nigeria, our time is now. You are the repository of power in the land. No one can give you power. It is yours. Take it! From this day, show to the world that anyone who takes the people of Nigeria for fools is deceiving himself and will have the people to answer to.


God bless you all.

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Long live the Government of National Unity

http://www.metronaija.com/2017/06/full-text-of-mko-abiolas-proclamation.html

ignis:

No sir,
A suspect is not guilty until declared guilty by the court of law.
Secondly, killing them will impede investigation and unraveling of necessary intelligent information.

ignis:
Why must they be killed?

I weep for my country.

hardeycute:
America loves puppets

Vokog:


America invaded Iraq because of purely imperialist and neocolonist reasons. America loves puppet presidents, especially in countries with rare resources, who would act in their interests and do their bidding. If the president of a country refuses to act in their interests, they take him out. To do this, they either fabricate an excuse to invade the country and take this president out overtly, or they covertly fund or train people to do it.
This is what they tried to do with Fidel Castro in the infamous Operation Ajax that occasioned the bay of pigs in 1961. They also did the same in Nicaragua in 1954, where they planted weapons in Nicaragua in order to blame it on the Guatamala, they could have an excuse to invade Guatamela and oust its ruler who didn't want to be a puppet. Same thing they did in 1973 when they overthrew the president of Chile and replaced him with a dictator. Same thing they did with Gaddafi in Libya.

Saddam Hussein clearly didn't want to be the United states puppet anymore. Prior to the war of 2003, he had decided to go the way of Iran and nationalize Iraq's oil. America didn't want this and concocted a pretext - The bush administration claimed that they got reliable Intel that Saddam was had weapons of mass destruction. This obviously wasn't true, but it provided the excuse they needed to invade the country and oust Saddam, which they did.

Demmzy15:
Islam has been in Nigeria way before Usman's great grandfather was born!

Vokog:


If we establish the fact that ISIS is funded, aided and supported by foreign elements, are we supposed to take anything they say as the reason for committing their actions?

That number 6 is just plain ridiculous. It even makes it more obvious that it's all propaganda trying to deflect popular belief towards Islam as the prime motivation for the actions of ISIS. It's all propaganda against Islam and a pretext to continue their foreign intervention, which further destabilizes these countries and immeserates more lives, all in their imperialist and Zionist interests.

The US and their allies aren't fooling me or anyone who is smart enough to see through their bullshit. I know how intelligent psychopaths think. And those in covert control of the US government are the worst kind of intelligent psychopaths you can ever imagine.

Vokog:


You are the one who is being delusional and lacking not even a modicum of nuance on the subject.

How does bombing an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester or attacking innocent people at a London bridge help in establishing a global caliphate?

I have addressed your argument about quoting verses from the Quran many times on this thread and I am not going to do it again. Just read through my comments.

There are various ideologies within Islam and there are various sects within Islam that hold extremist views. I am not disputing this fact. But believing they are representative of Islam or the views of most Muslims or most Sunni is counterfactual. That being said, you need to understand how ISIS began in order to get the full picture.

Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, the founder of ISIS was originally a member of the Mujahideen, the CIA trained rebel fighters during the Soviet-Afghan war, who still remain today in Afghanistan as the Taliban. Al-Zarqawi "fled" to Iraq from Afghanistan when the US invaded it in 2001. There he began propagating "his extremist ideology" and gaining followers.

When Saddam hussiem was still president of Iraq, Al-Zarqawi's extremist sect was present, and Saddam was doing a good job at keeping them at bay, but when the US invaded Iraq, they ousted Saddam and created a power vacuum of which this extremist sect filled. Then the US purposefully left them weapons and armoured tanks when they left Iraq. After this, ISIS began expanding.
Now since then, the US has been supplying these guys weapons and providing cover and medical attention for them through Saudi Arabia and Israel. This is a fact.

From all I have said, if you are smart enough, you should be able to see through the bullshit the corporate media is feeding everyone.

TriumphJohnson:
Dammy Krane releases new track "Aye Dun" following his arrest by the US Police

Like Rick Ross said, “these ni**as can’t hold me back” and Dammy Krane threads in that light as he has a new song out titled Aye Dun.

The record has additional vocals from HYPEMAN Special!!



DOWNLOAD VIA: http://www.jamienaija.com/2017/06/listen-dammy-krane-aye-dun-new-song.html

madridguy:
ISIS BOYS AGAIN? ISIS SHOULD STOP WORSHIPING DEATH. STOP USING ISLAM AS A COVER UP.

NO ROOM FOR EXTREMISM IN ISLAM

NO PLACE FOR TERRORISM

ganisucks:


http://dailypost.ng/2017/06/03/2019-osinbajo-must-not-contest-buhari-dies-doyin-okupe/

Ibime:
If the President of France can do it, nothing do you my brother. #Macrontinz

Maduawuchukwu:

Lagos has had OK and not exceptional governance. Lagos already had a headstart in 1999; the industries were in Lagos, the port was there and the people were there so to generate revenue was very easy. There were so many low-hanging fruits and all that was required was the diversification of income and not economy as the economy was already diversified. Given this advantage Lagos has had nothing spectacular. It is just like El-rufai saying that he was a spectacular FCT minister when all he had was enormous revenue. Why can't he repeat the same feat in KD?