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On resuming for the new semester, I was no more a passive contributor to the Operation Bust stories but a living testimony. One more close encounter and I was done with carrot jeans. Osun state already found a way to solve the issue of indecent dressing in the state by going a step ahead of Oyo. The government introduced a Special Anti-Robbery Squad abbreviated as SARS which now primarily beat up locals for indecent dressing rather than tracking down criminals. It was this close and I was not too bothered till this day I set my eyes on them. I was still growing while the military were in government. I guess that was why I was so shocked by their presence. Hefty men with armor all over them like they were on a peace keeping mission to the warring parts of Africa.

For the month of May 2013, the Federal Government of Nigeria made N1.6 trillion as revenues. These revenues come from all the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria -

ABUJA (Reuters) - Oil theft and pipeline vandalism were responsible for a 5 percent fall in Nigeria's government revenues in May to 590.7 billion naira, compared with 621 billion naira the previous month, the accountant general said on Thursday.

The barely believable incident happened in Maranhao, Brazil, last Sunday.

According to reports in Brazil, referee Otavio Jordao da Silva (20) fatally stabbed footballer Josenir dos Santos Abreu (30) during a heated moment of a match.

Santos Abreu is believed to have argued and then struck the referee after being unhappy with a decision.

It is believed the referee was carrying a knife throughout the match and fatally stabbed the player in retaliation.

Santos Abreu was rushed to hospital but died from injuries on the way.

Outraged by the incident, some spectators then apparently decided to inflict a gruesome revenge on the referee.

According to reports, the referee was tied up, beaten, stoned and quartered. They then put his head on a stake and planted it in the middle of the pitch.

One man, Luiz Moraes de Souza, 27, has been arrested over the incident. He has admitted to assaulting the referee but denied killing the man. Police are searching for two more suspects.

They are currently viewing video footage of the incident filmed by a witness with a mobile phone.

In a statement, the regional delegate of Santa Ines, Valter Costa, who is looking after the case, said: "One crime never justifies another crime. Actions likes this do not collaborate with the legality of state law."

TheBookWorm: Maybe Lagos can become a city-state like Singapore.

Singapore is only 274 square miles.

Lagos is 385 square miles.

A lot of potential for Lagos. Republic of Lagos?

Officials: 20 Islamic extremists, 3 security forces killed in Nigeria
Published June 28, 2013
Associated Press

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – A military intelligence officer says soldiers have killed 20 Islamic extremists while two police officers died in an hours-long shootout near Maiduguri city in northeast Nigeria.

An army officer, meanwhile, says that in another attack Thursday, militants killed one soldier and abducted three others in Potiskum.

The officers requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to reporters on the record. Bala Ahmed, a taxi driver in the area, also said he witnessed the fight near Maiduguri.

Potiskum and Maiduguri are strongholds of Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group behind numerous attacks in Nigeria.

Three northeast states covering a sixth of this West African oil producer have been under a state of emergency since May 14 as the military has tried to crack down on the extremists

owobokiri: Sorry, I "query" whosoever i want to... You are totally wrong. The multi nationals literally account to nobody! Most of the contracts with the Nigerian government post 1970 have been skewed to favor them as the ruling cabal endlessly tries to satisfy the west for creating and sustaining through massive force, a contraption that only carters for the dominant elite and their foreign backers. The oil coys steal oil and in most cases there is no government official at the point of delivery. Essentially it is only in Nigeria that an oil company will pump out as much oil as she can and then submits whatsoever quantity quotation it likes as the amount of crude exported at any given time.. They are all colluding to rob this country blind and as it is, we can do without this kind of slavish "relationship",. America is useless to this country. Totally useless at this point in our history. Time to change gear is now.

owobokiri: What are the benefits of Nigerias sadistic relations with the US since 1960? Where are those benefits? Oil multinationals pillaging with furry? Why is it so hard for Nigeria to discard this arrogant bully?

grandlexuz: Just because you read from a British journal about Nigeria's oil revenues totaling 600bn over the last 53 years does not make your source reliable. According to http://www.revenuewatch.org/countries/africa/nigeria/overview which stands out as an unbiased institute for the measurement of revenues in various countries, Nigeria's oil revenues for the year 2011 alone was 50.3 Billion Dollars. How come over 53years they have only generated 600 billion.

1forall: But must we earn more than the UK before we can have basic amenities - power, water, roads, healthcare?
And why have you neglected the years of sustained corrupt and irresponsible leadership?
Abi you don forget all the money wey Government officials dey steal?

solomonwis: Nigeria is poor Don't let's talk about oil revenue here! You want to equate our oil revenue with what you see on paper, you know what I mean...Oh you forgot what played out during the fuel subsidy probe?...so many thing uncovered, many still buried.. Don't just let's go there

Where is the British Govt. getting the tax receipts from?

Since 1960, over $600 billion in oil revenues has flowed into Nigeria’s coffers; it represents an opportunity unavailable to much of the developing world. These petrodollars could have been spent pro­duc­tively, could have transformed agriculture, laid the foundation for an effective public education system, pro­vided much-needed infrastructure. Yet, according to the World Bank, of that $600 billion, $300 billion has simply disappeared into overseas bank accounts through theft and corruption.

instaforex ngr: Another Aboki has entered.
Gambo Mohammed!

solomonwis: Balderdash! Absolute crap!

Are the Britons not enjoying from the "British oil companies that continuously leech off Nigeria' resources"? Will they not begin to threaten us with sanctions just because we don't dance to their tunes in an arm twisting fashion?

Bottom line is, our "friends" from outside the countries are our enemies. I've worked with them and I speak from experience, nice on the surface but smooth killers underneath.

cap28: Yeah but their are a lot of british engineers in Nigeria making bucket loads of money while Nigerian engineers are barely able to feed themselves or their families on the starvation wages they earn in Nigeria - why is that?
surely if they can come to your country to live like kings, you are entitled to go to their country to try and make a living, by the way most Nigerians who leave Nigeria for the UK do not enjoy the same standard of living as the british who live in Nigeria no matter their level of education.

daywatcher: Are you serious? You think the Catholic church has become as big and influential as it is today simply by distributing leaflets? Have you heard of the Spanish inquisition? The Crusades? Closer to home, How did Catholicism became the defacto religion in SE Nigeria? Were they not help by violence and intimidation? If you do not understand my point, please say so and I will clarify.

Originalsly: Objective...to conquer Nigeria.How?...same method used all the time Divide and Conquer. Why? ... a.Nigeria and Libya have a very high quality of crude oil b. the Chinese have too much influence in Africa and are taking control of Africa's natural resources 3. Nigeria is the Lion of Africa and if that lion is captured then all else would easily bow to the conqueror.4. The West.needs a huge military base in Africa. How to achieve all this? Same as in Egypt, Iraq, Libya and now Syria . Create civil unrest...pit religion against religion...by introducing Boko Haram out to kill all Christians...start the killings...hope that the Christians counter ...then come in with the military to make peace.Boko Haram is not doing enough so to spice it up...add Hezbollah to the mix. CNN is serving the cool aid ....CNN is American therefore the cool aid must be good.Too many believe without questioning, without a second thought but by the time their eyes are opened Nigeria would be a just another puppet state then what can you do then?

I grew up understanding a family to consist of a mother, father and children (and by extension, a group of people related by blood). And I understand a marriage to be the legal relationship between a man and a woman (and wife.
husband

The society is now teaching me to accept a family to comprise of 2 parents of same sex as father and mother or 2 parents of different sex as father and mother.

My question is: how can these 2 people of same sex procreate?

If homosexuality were to be the norm in the society, how would the world's population have increased this much. Moreover, God didn't create 2 men; male and female he made them.

Sex, though pleasurable is also for procreation. Sex between a man and a woman that is!

What happens to our family system if we continue to encourage homosexuality?

Research has shown that kids raised by homosexual parents encounter more problems than those raised by heterosexual parents.

There is also the health hazard. It has also been noted that there are more homosexual and bisexual men diagnosed with HIV in a community largely populated by heterosexuals.

Our kids have the right to a proper understanding of what homosexuality is. The fundamental difference between homosexuality and heterosexuality should be distinguished.

Homosexuality will kill the family system if not checked. This, I believe is what the government is doing by criminalizing homosexuality.

In Nigeria, the UN’s World Health Organisation says one in every 13 women die during childbirth, making it the country with the second highest rate of maternal mortality in the world.

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The president blamed cultism, armed robbery, murder, kidnapping and other social vices in the country on its citizens.
Jonathan, who was represented by the Ministerof Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Ms. Ama Pepple, made this known at the official flag-off of National Christian Campaign on Social Transformation, tagged: Be The Change You Want To See, organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria,CAN, in Abuja.

According to Jonathan, no doubt, Nigerians have lost their moral values and principles andthat so much have gone wrong in family lives, schools, churches and the society in general. He added that Nigerians have lost the values for hard work, respect for their elders, truthfulness, honesty, contentment, humility, patience and all moral virtues.
“Our priorities are misplaced.