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Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by phreakabit(m): 3:08pm On Apr 20, 2011
ARES:

SHOW ME A PEACEFUL MUSLIM AND I WILL SHOW YOU A UNICORN sad[color=#990000][/color]

I have four Muslim friends, They all come from peace loving, God fearing families. And its no coincidence that NONE of them are Northerners.
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by CrudeOil2(m): 3:25pm On Apr 20, 2011
The northerners are not peace loving humans, so watch out!
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by kulutempa: 3:31pm On Apr 20, 2011
Once upon a time there were three business partners whose names are Ayodele,  Musa, and  Okechukwu.  They opened a joint business bank account and the arrangement was that all the income from their business activities would be paid into the account.  Every four years they hold a general meeting with their shareholders to decide who should be the CEO.  However after a few years it was noticed that the contribution from Ayodele and Okechukwu to the business profits was rising while that of Musa was decreasing.    At the last meeting which was held on 16 April 2011,  Musa said that it was his turn to become the CEO  but when it was put to him that his contribution to the fortunes of the business was way below that of his two business partners, he came up with the ingenious argument that what really mattered was that they had an ongoing business together and their individual contributions were immaterial.  He also said that if Ayodele and Okechukwu continue to insist that he cannot be the CEO, he would disrupt the operations of the business, burn down the Head Office and kill Ayodele and Okechukwu's children.   Ayodele and Okechukwu have now come to you for advice.   What would your advice to them be?

(The names in the scenario above are entirely fictional and any resemblance to any persons living or dead, or any recent events  particularly in the West African region is coincidental)
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by Bensonite: 3:50pm On Apr 20, 2011
kulutempa:

Once upon a time there were three business partners whose names are Ayodele, Musa, and Okechukwu. They opened a joint business bank account and the arrangement was that all the income from their business activities would be paid into the account. Every four years they hold a general meeting with their shareholders to decide who should be the CEO. However after a few years it was noticed that the contribution from Ayodele and Okechukwu to the business profits was rising while that of Musa was decreasing. At the last meeting which was held on 16 April 2011, Musa said that it was his turn to become the CEO but when it was put to him that his contribution to the fortunes of the business was way below that of his two business partners, he came up with the ingenious argument that what really mattered was that they had an ongoing business together and their individual contributions were immaterial. He also said that if Ayodele and Okechukwu continue to insist that he cannot be the CEO, he would disrupt the operations of the business, burn down the Head Office and kill Ayodele and Okechukwu's children. Ayodele and Okechukwu have now come to you for advice. What would your advice to them be?

(The names in the scenario above are entirely fictional and any resemblance to any persons living or dead, or any recent events particularly in the West African region is coincidental)
Good piece I must tell you. On my opinion, Ayodele and Okechukwu would need to end whatever agreement they had earlier and start theirs separately since Musa has chosen to be lazy. You can not reap where you do not sow. Shekena!
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by Bensonite: 3:55pm On Apr 20, 2011
Olokode:

That Buhari and Bakare are responsible for post-election violence is a fact established beyond the status of a mere allegation. A warrant for this claim lies in the Gombe and Nasarawa pre-election arson and stoning by their supporters, which the General publicly apologised over. Really, such pre-poll hate evangelism by the duo would lead to nothing but violence. To be sure, Pastor Bakare was in Maiduguri where he publicly proclaimed, 'PDP is Haram' as if to provoke the same negative reactions as in 'Boko Haram' slogan. And, to restore peace nd salvage whatever is left of their image, the duo must resort to statemanship -paying a congratulatory visit to the President, dine and wine with him in a globally televised event. Doing so without wasting time will surely bring an immediate end to the senseless carnage. No amount of rebuttal can obliterate their connection to the whole saga.

Good talk but where they fail and the carnage continues, Government should hold them responsible for inciting this violence in the first place.
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by hasyak(m): 3:57pm On Apr 20, 2011
kulutempa:

Once upon a time there were three business partners whose names are Ayodele,  Musa, and  Okechukwu.  They opened a joint business bank account and the arrangement was that all the income from their business activities would be paid into the account.  Every four years they hold a general meeting with their shareholders to decide who should be the CEO.  However after a few years it was noticed that the contribution from Ayodele and Okechukwu to the business profits was rising while that of Musa was decreasing.    At the last meeting which was held on 16 April 2011,  Musa said that it was his turn to become the CEO  but when it was put to him that his contribution to the fortunes of the business was way below that of his two business partners, he came up with the ingenious argument that what really mattered was that they had an ongoing business together and their individual contributions were immaterial.  He also said that if Ayodele and Okechukwu continue to insist that he cannot be the CEO, he would disrupt the operations of the business, burn down the Head Office and kill Ayodele and Okechukwu's children.   Ayodele and Okechukwu have now come to you for advice.   What would your advice to them be?

(The names in the scenario above are entirely fictional and any resemblance to any persons living or dead, or any recent events  particularly in the West African region is coincidental)

you forgot to say that when they had a meeting earlier on, it was agreed amongst themselves that the CEO's position should be rotated equally. when Ayodele finished his turn, it was the turn for Musa (rip), he dead before finishing his turn, since Oke was his assistant it was agreed he should hold fort until they meet to decide how to move forward.

then family of Musa said, since it is the turn of Musa let one of sibling continue his tenure since it was agreed that it is Musa turn, Oke now because he is the CEO said NO, we dont have any agreement. Musa people cry out that you were there when this decision was taking, Oke just ignored them go do your worst since Musa is no more and am the CEO i will do as i wish. meanwhile, Ayo being whom he is aligned with oke to cheat Musa's people.

my advice to them is 'he who come for equity most come with clean hands"
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by ufumes(m): 4:09pm On Apr 20, 2011
Concern Mounts over Governorship Polls
By Imam Imam
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/concern-mounts-over-governorship-polls/89964/

The Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) has said the gubernatorial and state Assembly elections scheduled for next Tuesday will go ahead all over the country despite the post-election violence and security concerns in some parts of the North.

This is coming on the heels of a warning by election observers of high tension in some states of the federation which needs to be addressed by security agencies before the polls can go ahead as planned.

Also, killings continued in different states Tuesday as protests over last Saturday’s presidential elections persisted.

Of the states in the North where violence erupted following the declaration of President Goodluck Jonathan as the winner of last weekend's presidential poll, only Sokoto and Adamawa are exempted from the gubernatorial poll due to a court verdict which held that the tenure of the incumbent governors will end next year.

Speaking to THISDAY Tuesday, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Kayode Idowu, said all necessary arrangements for the elections were going on in states where such polls are due.

He said despite the curfew in some states like Kaduna, Kano and Plateau, the expectation of the commission is that normalcy would be restored in the affected areas for the polls to go ahead.

Idowu, however, said the commission was studying the situation closely and would act if the situation warrants.

A team of observers, who monitored the conduct of security officials during last Saturday’s presidential election, has warned that there will be tension on April 26 when the governorship and state Assembly elections will be conducted in states.

Addressing journalists in Abuja Tuesday, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Cleen Foundation said INEC as well as security agents must be fully prepared for the governorship election because “tensions are very high in the states on the outcome of the elections of April 16th”.

The Project Coordinator of the NHRC/United Nations Development Programme Election Security Project, Mr. Tony Ojukwu, who presented a preliminary report on the conduct of security agents during the presidential election, said extra security arrangements should be made for the conduct of the governorship and state Assembly elections.

He said: “Since observers have been warned generally on the tension in the various states on the April 26 governorship/Houses of Assembly elections, there is need for security agencies involved in managing security deployments during the April 26 elections to make extra security arrangements.”

Although the team admitted that the conduct of the presidential election was generally free and fair, it stated that there were breaches in security in North-central and South-south.

It pointed out that there was no provision of security at some collation centres in the two zones mentioned above.

“Security of election materials and personnel at collation centres remained the weakest link during the presidential election as in the National Assembly elections,” he added.

The groups also stated that the security agents did not act fast enough to forestall post-election violence which took place in some states in the North and resulted in loss of lives and properties.

They noted that the rapid spread of the violent protests suggested that the early warning system for post-election conflict was ineffective.

They also said that new security threats were identified in the presidential election. They are kidnap and arrest of election observers by security agents and political thugs as well as the kidnap of a female voter in Enugu State, they added.

They also noted that security agents were partisan in some states and advised that they should be redeployed in certain states.

The groups called for a comprehensive review of the performance of security agents in the following states: Benue, Plateau, Kebbi, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Imo, Cross River, Ogun, Delta and Rivers.


[b]In the meantime, the violence in Kaduna has spilled over to other parts of the state claiming many lives with property worth millions of naira said to have been destroyed.

There were reports of serious skirmishes in Zaria, Ikara, Kafanchan and Zangon Kataf and other places where several people were said to have been killed while places of worship were set ablaze. 

This is in spite of the 24-hour curfew imposed by the state government.

It was gathered that in Zaria and Ikara, the hoodlums, armed with sticks, machetes, guns, knives, bows and arrow go from house to house and unleashed terror on the people.

Areas worst affected, according to sources, included the Poly Quarters, Samaru and Congo campus of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.

Chairman of the Kaduna State Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop David Bakare, told THISDAY in a telephone interview that about 10 churches in Zaria had been burnt while several people were killed.

Bakare said the most challenging time was during the nights when the attackers regroup and unleash terror by which time the security agents found it difficult to trail them.

“When the police chased them, they will later regroup. The security people have done well, but it appears they have not been given decisive instructions to deal with them.

“The boys were engaging the police; their time for attack is in the night between 11:00pm and 2:00 am. They will be chanting Sai Buhari. Because of the curfew our people find it difficult to run to safe zones. The curfew is already taking its toll on the people as they have no food or water and they cannot go out to get these basic needs.

“Why is the church being asked to pay for this matter which is a political issue?  Why are Christians being killed because of an issue which is purely political? Why are Christians being made a scapegoat over a political matter? Right now, we are under siege and our churches are being burnt and our people are being killed. We called on government to as a matter of urgency take adequate steps to halt this massacre of Christians,” Bakare said.

In Kafanchan, reports said heavy fighting started by 8pm on Monday and lasted till yesterday afternoon. However armed riot policemen have been deployed to the area.

Sources said some groups alleged to be CPC supporters in the town had gone around shooting PDP supporters and non-Muslims and setting their homes and churches ablaze.

Mosques and churches were said to have been burnt with several people said to have lost their lives.

“I saw the body of a man beheaded after he was killed by these men. They are using explosives and guns. The police in Kafanchan were said to have been overwhelmed with the situation, after youths from surrounding villages teamed up and entered Kafanchan to challenge the group suspected to be CPC members,” a source said.

Meanwhile, the 24-hour curfew is beginning to take its toll on families and businesses as many people are said to be running out of food and other basic necessities.

In Gombe, it has now been confirmed that 17 people lost their lives during the pro-Buhari violence which lasted for three days.

Also, 100 suspects have been arrested and are currently in police custody awaiting questioning.[/b]

While speaking to newsmen in Gombe Tuesday after an on-the-spot assessment tour of the affected areas, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations at the Force Headquarters who was in the North-east zone for the general election, Audu Abubakar, declared that 100 suspects had so far been arrested.
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by Nobody: 5:00pm On Apr 20, 2011
I LOST A FRIEND AND A BROTHER IN BAUCHI, HIS CRIME WAS THAT WENT TO SERVE THESE SCUM OF THE EARTH (NYSC), HE WAS CUT PIECE BY PIECE AND WAS BURNT, YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF RIDING A UNICORN THAN COMING ACROSS A TRUELY PEACE LOVING NORTHERN MUSLIM, WHAT THE IBO DID IN 1967 IS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT THESE BASTARDS ARE DOING NOW YET THE WHOLE STRENGHT OF THE NIGERIAN ARMY WAS UNLEASHED ON THEM
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by Nobody: 5:52pm On Apr 20, 2011
Education is the key to these mess, a highly educated northerner wnt go about fighting at the risk of his own life, at least hausa rule for a very long time, why didnt they spread education to these ppl? theiir foolishness is now biting them, this ppl beta kill 90percent of their crazy leaders and give us peace.
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by gagaworld: 6:27pm On Apr 20, 2011
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Corp members from the south should remain in the south,they should serve in the south and the ones from the north should stay there,


I BLAME THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND FOR THIS MESS CALLED NIGERIA.
''ALL BLAME THE QUEEN!!!''
Lord Lugard had no business amalgamating the north and south. we have little or nothing in common with these savages, these heathens.
nigeria should divide. let each one go his way.
what rubbish! how can some bunch of lowlifes wake up one morning and just snuff out the lives of innocent people.
is it their religion or their culture that is to blame? but we have yoruba muslims in the s/west who are peace loving.
i think it's the religion becos anywhere in the world where u have muslims, it's never peaceful.
just look at the middle east with all their suicide bombings, osama bin ladin's terrorist attack on the USA, and boko haram right here in nigeria.
NYSC MUST BE SRAPPED.
as for the rest of the southerners living in the north, well, let's just say they have a choice whether to stay or to leave.
unlike those poor corpers who were mandated to be there.
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by Nobody: 6:54pm On Apr 20, 2011
Suspected rioters await a court hearing in Kaduna, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. About 200 people were arraigned Wednesday in local court for taking part in the rioting that followed Nigeria's recent presidential election. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba).

Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by Akosbaba(m): 11:51pm On Apr 24, 2011
^^^encouraging
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by lastpage: 9:07pm On Apr 25, 2011
Over indeed!
How many did they kill this Sunday Morning, AGAIN?

I think these madness is "Genetical".

Why not in the south or East or is those places devoid of poverty and illiterates?
Re: The Unrest Is Over - North Pacified by nwajay(m): 9:41pm On Apr 25, 2011
it is definitely genetic

How hard is it for someone to value human lives.

i still dont get these dudes.

you ABOKIZ should go get a LIFE men.

BLOOD SUCKING VAMPIRES COME MA WAY I SPRAY YOU HOLY WATER MSCHEEWWWWWW

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