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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by phemmyfour: 1:38pm On Mar 13, 2022
vedaxcool:
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Always pained when progress of recorded.

Don't blame PMB for your own of societal mores that has produced lazy murderous crooks who believe killing people will grant them wealth. At some point we have to ask when did having responsible parents and citizens become important?
Which progress, they still bomb mosque last week.

Hypocrite, If you rubbish the report of an Organization about increase in terrorism in your Country, you should as well disagree with them when you're being told that it's reduced by 10%

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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Timmi: 1:38pm On Mar 13, 2022
naija4life247:
I'm not sure this Femi is planning to come back home after his 8 shameful years of serving Buhari.

Is this Femi mad ni? Abi his whole generation wants to be unfortunate ni? Aiye bobo yi o ma ni daa ke. E no go better for his generations yet unborn

The dearth of common sense in this generation is mind bugging

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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Omoluabi16(m): 1:39pm On Mar 13, 2022
It's like Garba shehu passed the baton of foolishness to Femi adesina, that's why he has been having mad.

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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by drdanny(m): 1:40pm On Mar 13, 2022
presidency:
A story broke last week that you would think would be everywhere, topic of discussion on both traditional and new media. But not a murmur, nor a whisper. In fact, mum was the word in many quarters.

What was the story? The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an international and independent, not-for-profit think-tank, released what it calls Global Terrorism Index 2022. And it had this to say about Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA):

“There was a ten per cent improvement in terrorism deaths in SSA. The improvement can be attributed to the successful counter insurgency operations targeting Boko Haram where deaths caused by the group declined by 72 per cent between 2020 and 2021, from 629 deaths to 178 deaths. Nigeria recorded the second biggest reduction in deaths. This is more than the overall decrease in terrorism deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa. Attacks by the group also significantly decreased, halving from the prior year to 64 attacks.”

The truth is that a single wanton death is one too many anywhere. But when in a country that had suffered thousands of deaths yearly since Boko Haram emerged in 2009, killings now reduced by 72 per cent, it is a very significant development. It is something that should hug the headlines, dominate the talk shows, go viral on social media, and be of interest to social commentators. But not a murmur, nor a whisper, as I said earlier. As if in a conspiracy of silence, nobody talked about the report. The media didn’t report it, and those that did, superciliously tucked it away in a place where you would need to put on the torchlight before you would see it.

Now, just imagine that the same report had indicated that there was a spike in Boko Haram killings in Nigeria, with the carnage exceeding that of the previous year by 100 per cent. All hell would have broken loose. It would be lead headline in most publications. Some television stations would scroll the story in their news bar round the clock, for many days. It would be the topic of discussion on morning and evening discussion programs. We would be almost deafened by the cacophony. So-called security experts and social activists would be invited, and they would be pontificating all day.

Why do we as a people show more interest in negative, rather than positive news? Bandits killed scores of vigilantes in Kebbi this week, and the news was everywhere. But last week, security agencies had neutralized minimum of 200 bandits in Niger State, and it was nothing to play up. It did not resonate in the media, traditional or new. Not a murmur, nor a whisper. Strange. Very strange.

President Muhammadu Buhari came our way in 2015, promising to secure the country, revive the economy, and fight corruption. Rather than encourage him, what some people had been engaged in is sticking a pin into the soft underbelly of the various wars. No plaudits. No bravo. No encouragement. He didn’t do this, he didn’t do that, is all they are interested in. The economy recorded 3.4% growth last year, the best since 2014, no murmur, no whisper. The anti-corruption war has seen convictions in thousands between 2015 and now, yet, what interests some people is how the war is allegedly selective, even without a scintilla of evidence. And when there are strides in the battle against insecurity, their narrative remains the same. Oh, life is nasty, brutish and short here.

Yes, we still have severe security challenges. But are we where we used to be? Don’t we see a fulfillment of promises by President Buhari that he would ensure that the vermin of insecurity is extirpated in the country? The pessimists have not changed their tongues, nor their minds, despite the positive strides being attained. The report by IEP says Nigeria recorded the lowest number of killings last year, since 2011. No murmur, no whisper.

We should rather applaud the President, and our security agencies for the yeoman’s job they are doing. May God bless Baba Buhari. And our troops. Our policemen. National Security and Civil Defence Corps. Everyone that fights evil, so that the citizens can live in peace. May God bless them.

When you exhibit loud silence about positive developments in your country, and scream blue murder when there are reversals, you are a hypocrite, a hater of your country, and a hater of all that is good. Sad, dolorous, mournful.

Despite the security challenges we still have, the truth is that we are not where we used to be. Chief of Defence Staff, General LEO Irabor said it just last week. True. And we will get to where we want to be. The job will get done. And we will join Mungo Park to enthuse, when he ‘discovered’ the River Niger:

“I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission-the long sought for majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun.”

Nigeria has sought peace for long, from insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, and all sorts of criminality. We will see the peace, glittering to the morning sun.

*Adesina is Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity

Mr Adesina,
I wonder how you actually get to sleep at night? Because you have sold your conscience for a temporary mess of Aso Pottage which surely will end next year.
In your wildest dreams you believe Nigeria is much safer than in 2014/15? You craftily replaced one type of terror with another! See the hundreds MURDERED in their innocent sleep across the land, the depth of economic desolation that has driven many to either suicide or ritual murders and fraud, and the complete destruction of our systems.
Well... Time is a patient god... Along with its sibling karma

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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by GreatrAnalyst: 1:42pm On Mar 13, 2022
This man became more foolish when he took up this appointment.
Where will he put his face when his time or appointment elapses?

We should encourage the President to do his work?? Seriously, if the President of a Nation needs courage to do his work, he has no moral reason to be a president in the first place!

They call President the number 1 citizen of the land, meaning the very best of all things are there to serve him, even if the poor masses are dying of hunger, so with all the luxuries that go with public offices, especially in Nigeria, we still need to encourage him/political office holders...

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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Timmi: 1:45pm On Mar 13, 2022
SmartyPants:
Femi is right. There have been gains in the war against Boko haram.

However, he is wrong to attribute those gains to his principal.

The truth is that these gains have suspiciously coincided with the death of Shekau in infighting.

the credit therefore goes to iswap.

Femi is even more wrong when he expects gratitude from Nigerias for the improved security in the country. Security has clearly not improved accross the board.

In Nigeria today, mere kilometers from the Capital, you dare not travel down the Abuja - Kaduna highway for fear of bandits. In next-door Niger state, there are incessant bandit attacks.

In the west, an unprecedented spate of ritual killing.

In the east, carnage.

So what does the government seek praise for?

Mr. Smartypants, the government does seek your praise but rather to acknowledge when there is something positive to report about Nigeria and he made the point that if this was a negative news , most of us would have latch on to it and broadcast it broad and wide.
Why are so engulfed with negative news about our Country is the question that needs to be examined. That is the point of the author’s write up.

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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Fantasticbj: 1:57pm On Mar 13, 2022
MaimunaSh:
Can this man shut up

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Lol.. Surest plug to heart attack, hypertension and untimely death. You should be selling casket as well bro, Just to complete the cycle..
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by desiredhome: 2:01pm On Mar 13, 2022
dajeg42991:
We have lost count of the bloodshed that goes on daily basis
I wonder how people will keep blaming Buhari for all their frustrations but exempt their various state government and themselves on even situation that they can handle/solve.....

Here in Rivers State, before now , the governor was like he doesn't have the power to stop ilegal bonkari even when the effects was affecting the lives of people, suddenly he now have the power to stop the the illegal bonkari because he want to run for president......
Blame blame ........ wailers
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by pushy8: 2:03pm On Mar 13, 2022
This could also be a SNAFU. SITUATION NORMAL ALL FOULED UP. Abi no be so
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by SmartyPants(m): 2:06pm On Mar 13, 2022
Timmi:


Mr. Smartypants, the government does seek your praise but rather to acknowledge when there is something positive to report about Nigeria and he made the point that if this was a negative news , most of us would have latch on to it and broadcast it broad and wide.
Why are so engulfed with negative news about our Country is the question that needs to be examined. That is the point of the author’s write up.

Mr Timmi or whatever your name is. Pay attention:

1. Yes the government asked for praise.

. Rather than encourage him, what some people had been engaged in is sticking a pin into the soft underbelly of the various wars. No plaudits. No bravo.

2. It is clear that the lives of the citizenry are overwhelmed with negative news, so much so that the brief interludes of positive news meets an overburdened and weary populace.

At the very moment the report of gains against boko haram were published, we were also greeted by news of ritual killings, banditry in Niger,renewed violence by fulani ethnic militias in Jos, all of this on top the crppling fuel scarcity, and of course, the usual daily hardship that the average nigerian has known from the day of their birth.

Feel free to sing praises though.

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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by desiredhome: 2:09pm On Mar 13, 2022
Timmi:


Mr. Smartypants, the government does seek your praise but rather to acknowledge when there is something positive to report about Nigeria and he made the point that if this was a negative news , most of us would have latch on to it and broadcast it broad and wide.
Why are so engulfed with negative news about our Country is the question that needs to be examined. That is the point of the author’s write up.
From their bitter minds they still expect something good.......
Those people will always see every good thing as evil..... because that is what is always reading in their heart......from the abundant of the heart speaketh the mouth
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by desiredhome: 2:16pm On Mar 13, 2022
phemmyfour:
Which progress, they still bomb mosque last week.

Hypocrite, If you rubbish the report of an Organization about increase in terrorism in your Country, you should as well disagree with them when you're being told that it's reduced by 10%
Who are the terrorist and who are their sponsors?......still the greedy/selfish Nigerians, sponsoring propaganda/terrorists so they can have what to hold on to.....
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by desiredhome: 2:24pm On Mar 13, 2022
GreatrAnalyst:
This man became more foolish when he took up this appointment.
Where will he put his face when his time or appointment elapses?

We should encourage the President to do his work?? Seriously, if the President of a Nation needs courage to do his work, he has no moral reason to be a president in the first place!

They call President the number 1 citizen of the land, meaning the very best of all things are there to serve him, even if the poor masses are dying of hunger, so with all the luxuries that go with public offices, especially in Nigeria, we still need to encourage him/political office holders...
Nigerians are very wicked with poverty mindset.....no best government/person can govern this country in peace......
In civilized country everybody comes together to build the nation after election including those that lost,....in Nigeria (3rd world nation) .. election is a do or die affair.....any body that lost election will start forming operation pull him down .....
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by geezville86: 2:25pm On Mar 13, 2022
Wow!....unbelievable. Such show of desperation forum shopping for anything at all to support his principal. Some times, if you’ve got nothing to say, it is wiser to keep quiet. Look at this man celebrating mediocrity.

After all is said and done, I am sure Mr. Adesina would look back when Buhari is out of office with some degree of regret.

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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Micmuzac: 2:48pm On Mar 13, 2022
he has to be insane to write or spew the serial nonsense tirelessly or how does one explain this abnormal celebration of reduced deaths when we should be thinking of better things

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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Brushstrokes20: 2:50pm On Mar 13, 2022
Lorry load of trash for Brainless buffoons and doomed zombies! undecided... The fake as Fvck pastorpreneur is high on cow dung as usual! undecided

In search of a SOLUTION, Nig found it's BIGGEST PROBLEM!

The lifeless scammer is Nigeria's worst blunder!
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Doctor2030: 2:59pm On Mar 13, 2022
presidency:
A story broke last week that you would think would be everywhere, topic of discussion on both traditional and new media. But not a murmur, nor a whisper. In fact, mum was the word in many quarters.

What was the story? The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an international and independent, not-for-profit think-tank, released what it calls Global Terrorism Index 2022. And it had this to say about Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA):

“There was a ten per cent improvement in terrorism deaths in SSA. The improvement can be attributed to the successful counter insurgency operations targeting Boko Haram where deaths caused by the group declined by 72 per cent between 2020 and 2021, from 629 deaths to 178 deaths. Nigeria recorded the second biggest reduction in deaths. This is more than the overall decrease in terrorism deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa. Attacks by the group also significantly decreased, halving from the prior year to 64 attacks.”

The truth is that a single wanton death is one too many anywhere. But when in a country that had suffered thousands of deaths yearly since Boko Haram emerged in 2009, killings now reduced by 72 per cent, it is a very significant development. It is something that should hug the headlines, dominate the talk shows, go viral on social media, and be of interest to social commentators. But not a murmur, nor a whisper, as I said earlier. As if in a conspiracy of silence, nobody talked about the report. The media didn’t report it, and those that did, superciliously tucked it away in a place where you would need to put on the torchlight before you would see it.

Now, just imagine that the same report had indicated that there was a spike in Boko Haram killings in Nigeria, with the carnage exceeding that of the previous year by 100 per cent. All hell would have broken loose. It would be lead headline in most publications. Some television stations would scroll the story in their news bar round the clock, for many days. It would be the topic of discussion on morning and evening discussion programs. We would be almost deafened by the cacophony. So-called security experts and social activists would be invited, and they would be pontificating all day.

Why do we as a people show more interest in negative, rather than positive news? Bandits killed scores of vigilantes in Kebbi this week, and the news was everywhere. But last week, security agencies had neutralized minimum of 200 bandits in Niger State, and it was nothing to play up. It did not resonate in the media, traditional or new. Not a murmur, nor a whisper. Strange. Very strange.

President Muhammadu Buhari came our way in 2015, promising to secure the country, revive the economy, and fight corruption. Rather than encourage him, what some people had been engaged in is sticking a pin into the soft underbelly of the various wars. No plaudits. No bravo. No encouragement. He didn’t do this, he didn’t do that, is all they are interested in. The economy recorded 3.4% growth last year, the best since 2014, no murmur, no whisper. The anti-corruption war has seen convictions in thousands between 2015 and now, yet, what interests some people is how the war is allegedly selective, even without a scintilla of evidence. And when there are strides in the battle against insecurity, their narrative remains the same. Oh, life is nasty, brutish and short here.

Yes, we still have severe security challenges. But are we where we used to be? Don’t we see a fulfillment of promises by President Buhari that he would ensure that the vermin of insecurity is extirpated in the country? The pessimists have not changed their tongues, nor their minds, despite the positive strides being attained. The report by IEP says Nigeria recorded the lowest number of killings last year, since 2011. No murmur, no whisper.

We should rather applaud the President, and our security agencies for the yeoman’s job they are doing. May God bless Baba Buhari. And our troops. Our policemen. National Security and Civil Defence Corps. Everyone that fights evil, so that the citizens can live in peace. May God bless them.

When you exhibit loud silence about positive developments in your country, and scream blue murder when there are reversals, you are a hypocrite, a hater of your country, and a hater of all that is good. Sad, dolorous, mournful.

Despite the security challenges we still have, the truth is that we are not where we used to be. Chief of Defence Staff, General LEO Irabor said it just last week. True. And we will get to where we want to be. The job will get done. And we will join Mungo Park to enthuse, when he ‘discovered’ the River Niger:

“I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission-the long sought for majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun.”

Nigeria has sought peace for long, from insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, and all sorts of criminality. We will see the peace, glittering to the morning sun.

*Adesina is Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity

I am sure a lot of people will like to have a one on one talk with this man. He has plenty to say!
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by aspabay(m): 3:08pm On Mar 13, 2022
Enemies of Nigeria and haters of good news will not like this
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Ellegacy(m): 3:15pm On Mar 13, 2022
I love Femi Adeshina write ups. His sentence constructions and the way he make uses of simple understandable words to create beautiful interpretations.

He is very good at his Job. He has my respect.
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Lucas77: 3:15pm On Mar 13, 2022
presidency:
A story broke last week that you would think would be everywhere, topic of discussion on both traditional and new media. But not a murmur, nor a whisper. In fact, mum was the word in many quarters.

What was the story? The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an international and independent, not-for-profit think-tank, released what it calls Global Terrorism Index 2022. And it had this to say about Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA):

“There was a ten per cent improvement in terrorism deaths in SSA. The improvement can be attributed to the successful counter insurgency operations targeting Boko Haram where deaths caused by the group declined by 72 per cent between 2020 and 2021, from 629 deaths to 178 deaths. Nigeria recorded the second biggest reduction in deaths. This is more than the overall decrease in terrorism deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa. Attacks by the group also significantly decreased, halving from the prior year to 64 attacks.”

The truth is that a single wanton death is one too many anywhere. But when in a country that had suffered thousands of deaths yearly since Boko Haram emerged in 2009, killings now reduced by 72 per cent, it is a very significant development. It is something that should hug the headlines, dominate the talk shows, go viral on social media, and be of interest to social commentators. But not a murmur, nor a whisper, as I said earlier. As if in a conspiracy of silence, nobody talked about the report. The media didn’t report it, and those that did, superciliously tucked it away in a place where you would need to put on the torchlight before you would see it.

Now, just imagine that the same report had indicated that there was a spike in Boko Haram killings in Nigeria, with the carnage exceeding that of the previous year by 100 per cent. All hell would have broken loose. It would be lead headline in most publications. Some television stations would scroll the story in their news bar round the clock, for many days. It would be the topic of discussion on morning and evening discussion programs. We would be almost deafened by the cacophony. So-called security experts and social activists would be invited, and they would be pontificating all day.

Why do we as a people show more interest in negative, rather than positive news? Bandits killed scores of vigilantes in Kebbi this week, and the news was everywhere. But last week, security agencies had neutralized minimum of 200 bandits in Niger State, and it was nothing to play up. It did not resonate in the media, traditional or new. Not a murmur, nor a whisper. Strange. Very strange.

President Muhammadu Buhari came our way in 2015, promising to secure the country, revive the economy, and fight corruption. Rather than encourage him, what some people had been engaged in is sticking a pin into the soft underbelly of the various wars. No plaudits. No bravo. No encouragement. He didn’t do this, he didn’t do that, is all they are interested in. The economy recorded 3.4% growth last year, the best since 2014, no murmur, no whisper. The anti-corruption war has seen convictions in thousands between 2015 and now, yet, what interests some people is how the war is allegedly selective, even without a scintilla of evidence. And when there are strides in the battle against insecurity, their narrative remains the same. Oh, life is nasty, brutish and short here.

Yes, we still have severe security challenges. But are we where we used to be? Don’t we see a fulfillment of promises by President Buhari that he would ensure that the vermin of insecurity is extirpated in the country? The pessimists have not changed their tongues, nor their minds, despite the positive strides being attained. The report by IEP says Nigeria recorded the lowest number of killings last year, since 2011. No murmur, no whisper.

We should rather applaud the President, and our security agencies for the yeoman’s job they are doing. May God bless Baba Buhari. And our troops. Our policemen. National Security and Civil Defence Corps. Everyone that fights evil, so that the citizens can live in peace. May God bless them.

When you exhibit loud silence about positive developments in your country, and scream blue murder when there are reversals, you are a hypocrite, a hater of your country, and a hater of all that is good. Sad, dolorous, mournful.

Despite the security challenges we still have, the truth is that we are not where we used to be. Chief of Defence Staff, General LEO Irabor said it just last week. True. And we will get to where we want to be. The job will get done. And we will join Mungo Park to enthuse, when he ‘discovered’ the River Niger:

“I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission-the long sought for majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun.”

Nigeria has sought peace for long, from insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, and all sorts of criminality. We will see the peace, glittering to the morning sun.

*Adesina is Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity



That's because that report is fake and killings and terrorism is at its highest in the history of this country. So the media is busy reporting killings and Banditry that the couldn't even see the report.
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Hamzashaf99(f): 4:14pm On Mar 13, 2022
SmartyPants:
Femi is right. There have been gains in the war against Boko haram.

However, he is wrong to attribute those gains to his principal.

The truth is that these gains have suspiciously coincided with the death of Shekau in infighting.

the credit therefore goes to iswap.

Femi is even more wrong when he expects gratitude from Nigerias for the improved security in the country. Security has clearly not improved accross the board.

In Nigeria today, mere kilometers from the Capital, you dare not travel down the Abuja - Kaduna highway for fear of bandits. In next-door Niger state, there are incessant bandit attacks.

In the west, an unprecedented spate of ritual killing.

In the east, carnage.

So what does the government seek praise for?
Sensible talk here 100%

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Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by mfm04622: 4:35pm On Mar 13, 2022
just2endowed:
No light here for 2days and this guy dey speak rubbish

Power has been privatized. Why are you still blaming govt for failures in the power sector?
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by NamelessOGBENI(m): 4:40pm On Mar 13, 2022
naija4life247:


Should we then blame you Buhari PRO
grin grin grin
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by babajero(m): 5:43pm On Mar 13, 2022
vedaxcool:
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Always pained when progress of recorded.

Don't blame PMB for your own of societal mores that has produced lazy murderous crooks who believe killing people will grant them wealth. At some point we have to ask when did having responsible parents and citizens become important?
30 thousand naira Patriot, you have come to work for your money, please do it with conscience o, and better tell them to increase your pay because things don cost for market o.
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by babajero(m): 5:48pm On Mar 13, 2022
SmartyPants:
Femi is right. There have been gains in the war against Boko haram.

However, he is wrong to attribute those gains to his principal.

The truth is that these gains have suspiciously coincided with the death of Shekau in infighting.

the credit therefore goes to iswap.

Femi is even more wrong when he expects gratitude from Nigerias for the improved security in the country. Security has clearly not improved accross the board.

In Nigeria today, mere kilometers from the Capital, you dare not travel down the Abuja - Kaduna highway for fear of bandits. In next-door Niger state, there are incessant bandit attacks.

In the west, an unprecedented spate of ritual killing.

In the east, carnage.

So what does the government seek praise for?
there are more death now than the time of Goodluck Jonathan when Shekau and his boko haram team were relegated and held in the north east.
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by odurombi: 8:07pm On Mar 13, 2022
presidency:
A story broke last week that you would think would be everywhere, topic of discussion on both traditional and new media. But not a murmur, nor a whisper. In fact, mum was the word in many quarters.

What was the story? The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an international and independent, not-for-profit think-tank, released what it calls Global Terrorism Index 2022. And it had this to say about Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA):

“There was a ten per cent improvement in terrorism deaths in SSA. The improvement can be attributed to the successful counter insurgency operations targeting Boko Haram where deaths caused by the group declined by 72 per cent between 2020 and 2021, from 629 deaths to 178 deaths. Nigeria recorded the second biggest reduction in deaths. This is more than the overall decrease in terrorism deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa. Attacks by the group also significantly decreased, halving from the prior year to 64 attacks.”

The truth is that a single wanton death is one too many anywhere. But when in a country that had suffered thousands of deaths yearly since Boko Haram emerged in 2009, killings now reduced by 72 per cent, it is a very significant development. It is something that should hug the headlines, dominate the talk shows, go viral on social media, and be of interest to social commentators. But not a murmur, nor a whisper, as I said earlier. As if in a conspiracy of silence, nobody talked about the report. The media didn’t report it, and those that did, superciliously tucked it away in a place where you would need to put on the torchlight before you would see it.

Now, just imagine that the same report had indicated that there was a spike in Boko Haram killings in Nigeria, with the carnage exceeding that of the previous year by 100 per cent. All hell would have broken loose. It would be lead headline in most publications. Some television stations would scroll the story in their news bar round the clock, for many days. It would be the topic of discussion on morning and evening discussion programs. We would be almost deafened by the cacophony. So-called security experts and social activists would be invited, and they would be pontificating all day.

Why do we as a people show more interest in negative, rather than positive news? Bandits killed scores of vigilantes in Kebbi this week, and the news was everywhere. But last week, security agencies had neutralized minimum of 200 bandits in Niger State, and it was nothing to play up. It did not resonate in the media, traditional or new. Not a murmur, nor a whisper. Strange. Very strange.

President Muhammadu Buhari came our way in 2015, promising to secure the country, revive the economy, and fight corruption. Rather than encourage him, what some people had been engaged in is sticking a pin into the soft underbelly of the various wars. No plaudits. No bravo. No encouragement. He didn’t do this, he didn’t do that, is all they are interested in. The economy recorded 3.4% growth last year, the best since 2014, no murmur, no whisper. The anti-corruption war has seen convictions in thousands between 2015 and now, yet, what interests some people is how the war is allegedly selective, even without a scintilla of evidence. And when there are strides in the battle against insecurity, their narrative remains the same. Oh, life is nasty, brutish and short here.

Yes, we still have severe security challenges. But are we where we used to be? Don’t we see a fulfillment of promises by President Buhari that he would ensure that the vermin of insecurity is extirpated in the country? The pessimists have not changed their tongues, nor their minds, despite the positive strides being attained. The report by IEP says Nigeria recorded the lowest number of killings last year, since 2011. No murmur, no whisper.

We should rather applaud the President, and our security agencies for the yeoman’s job they are doing. May God bless Baba Buhari. And our troops. Our policemen. National Security and Civil Defence Corps. Everyone that fights evil, so that the citizens can live in peace. May God bless them.

When you exhibit loud silence about positive developments in your country, and scream blue murder when there are reversals, you are a hypocrite, a hater of your country, and a hater of all that is good. Sad, dolorous, mournful.

Despite the security challenges we still have, the truth is that we are not where we used to be. Chief of Defence Staff, General LEO Irabor said it just last week. True. And we will get to where we want to be. The job will get done. And we will join Mungo Park to enthuse, when he ‘discovered’ the River Niger:

“I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission-the long sought for majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun.”

Nigeria has sought peace for long, from insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, and all sorts of criminality. We will see the peace, glittering to the morning sun.

*Adesina is Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity

It's such a very daunting task to be spokesperson to an administration that has decided to 'go slow'. An excerpt from a lecture delivered by Distinguished Professor Toyin Falola says it all.


"When they say “Great!” it is no more than a simple case of pride, the type that has a child insisting its mother’s gruel is superior. The students are fully conscious of its misplacement, just like I routinely defend Nigeria in the worst circumstances, my expression of misplaced pride."
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Opeolami(m): 8:30pm On Mar 13, 2022
Lair Mohammed has taught him how to dish out lies. He is now a professional and more popular than his master... Femi Lair Adeshina, karma will soon catch up with you. Omo ale jatijati
Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by Arielle: 9:37pm On Mar 13, 2022
naija4life247:
I'm not sure this Femi is planning to come back home after his 8 shameful years of serving Buhari.

Is this Femi mad ni? Abi his whole generation wants to be unfortunate ni? Aiye bobo yi o ma ni daa ke. E no go better for his generations yet unborn
Why will he not come back home? Is Reuben Abati not back? Even acting like big oga and chastising a journalist on air for daring to address him by name. We have short selective memories in Nigeria. Femi Adesina can even run for political office, people will support him if he brings money. That is the nature of our people. Sad.

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