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What a BACKWARD nation…
Populated by mostly PRIMITIVE citizens.

When they’re not fighting over ETHNICITY…
They’re ready to kill each other over imported RELIGIONS!

Meanwhile, POLITICIANS/public officials of ALL ethnicity and religion continue to LOOT…
And much of the rest of Africa and humanity continue to PROGRESS and leave them behind.
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fk001:
He talks too much. His mouth will be his biggest undoing

Second-biggest undoing…
It says what’s actually in his brain!
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peekspot:
https://www.thecable.ng/shettima-apologises-for-incompetent-southern-christian-better-than-northern-muslim-comment/amp

Freudian Slip?
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nairalandkachy1:
https://thewillnews.com/udom-emmanuel-umo-eno-on-war-path/

Different sizes of CRIMINALS…
But even the saying that “there’s honor among thieves” is different in Nigeria, where there’s DISHONOR AMONG THIEVES!
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FreeStuffsNG:
It's a secret service nah.

Your core operation is not bound to be conducted in the open transparently. Just operate within the rule of law and dignity for human rights of people whose actions do not clash with national interest.

Apart from the “national interest” NOT being the same as the government’s (or DSS’s) interest, there’s definitely a greater NATIONAL INTEREST in exercising constitutional rights than in preventing the government and/or DSS being portrayed in so-called “bad light”!

NIGERIA’S ‘NATIONAL INTEREST’ IS MORE THAN JUST THE INTEREST OF THE GOVERNMENT!
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fergie001:
SOURCE

POLICE STATE loading…smh

Nigerians have a CONSTITUTIONALLY-GUARANTEED right to depict either THEIR government (the government is meant to SERVE the citizens, not the other way around) and/or the DSS (an organ of THEIR government sustained with THEIR taxes) in “bad light” if they choose.

Nigeria and the Nigerian government are NOT synonymous. The national (or Nigeria’s) interest is NOT synonymous with the government’s (or President’s) interest - and sometimes, it can even be in the national interest to oppose the government and its interest.
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Bimpe29:
Inadequate JSC will surely mar efficiency and effectiveness of the apex court.

Having 21 (even 50) MEDIOCRE JSCs will do nothing to improve “efficiency and effectiveness”…
These days the position has become like a civil service promotion, with political “representation” considerations.
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ebenholer2:
The cases handle by US supreme court is different to some irrelevant cases handled by the Nigeria counterpart. It is just that there are cases that not to get to supreme court. Like cases that involve individuals and does not generally affect the general masses, they ought to stop at appeal court

FreeStuffsNG:
I pray they succeed. This is long overdue actually.
Well done Justice Ariwoola.
God bless Nigeria for ever!
Check my signature for free stuffs!

Actually, what’s “long overdue” is REFORM…

The Supreme Court only supposedly “needs” 21 justices because every SINGLE case in Nigeria could theoretically make it’s way to the Supreme Court. Reasonably certain there’s no serious-minded nation in the world where that is the case. What should be done in Nigeria is primarily two-fold: (1) operate a REAL federal system, where the states have their own judiciary up to state’s highest (or “supreme”, by whatever name) court ans whereupon cases involving state law and emanating therefrom should terminate; and (2) a Supreme Court of only ONE panel constituted by ALL of the Justices of the Court (preferably not to exceed 11 or 13 members), with the power of certiorari, which means that they can decide which cases they can hear and which to decline on a case-by-case basis (except for cases of original jurisdiction under the Constitution, such as cases between the states or between the states and the federal government).
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FreeStuffsNG:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/605109-supreme-court-to-appoint-eight-justices-nba-asks-members-to-indicate-interest.html

sekundosekundo:
Only one Igbo judge?

SpatialKing:
South East should get more nomination

KomonSense:
The OP said to ensure equal representation across six geopolitical zones ...

But I'm only seeing one judge from southeast...

There's no equity and balance in this thing ooooo

It is really a SAD DISGRACEFUL day in Nigeria that Supreme Court justices are now listed with “the regions they represent”…
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jerryayaebi2:
Source: https://www.legit.ng/politics/1539713-lagos-tribunal-disqualifies-labour-partys-rhodes-vivours-witness-sanwo-olu-reason/

The “fix” is in…

Whenever Nigerian courts want to sidestep substantive justice, they resort to technicalities.
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mukthar2000:
JAGABAN don't forget to discuss about night price of cement with Dangote pls, the night price of cement was killing Nigerians from having their own personal building.

They just removed subsidy on fuel and forex…
And now you effectively want subsidy on cement.
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LegendHero:
https://punchng.com/dangote-bill-gates-to-meet-tinubu-monday/

It’s always nice to see Bill Gates visit (because he’s a great dude IMHO)…
But references to him as “investor” is sorely MISPLACED, as he doesn’t run Microsoft (nor indeed any business) these days.
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Shattuck:
All those who are slamming bill gates are sick in the head, while I am not naive to the fact that there is more than meets the eyes in all human endeavors, but bill gates contribution to Africa has been beneficial he singlehandedly fought polio and continue to contribute philanthropically to Africa, how many of your wealthy individuals can list how much they have contributed to their communities.

Not to underestimate his contribution…
But “single-handedly” is a bit of an embellishment.

GEPI led the fight against polio in Africa…
With the support of MANY donors and governments, including the Gates Foundation.

He deserves our collective gratitude nonetheless…
Not just for what he’s done but also serving as an example to others.
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iSense247:
https://dailypost.ng/2023/06/16/tinubus-victory-ait-broadcaster-ijeoma-osamor-testifies-for-peter-obi/?amp=1

SwissMass:
Ijeoma

Nairaland seems determined to sink deeper into the GUTTER of dog-whistling bigotry…

The Ibo (which is the whistle here) journalist Ijeoma did NOT testify “for” Peter Obi…
Rather she was SUBPOENAED (ie, ORDERED by the court) to testify AT the hearing re facts pertinent to the case.

Accordingly, the OP’s thread heading was (at best) IGNORANT or (at worst) crudely MISCHIEVOUS!
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fredoooooo:
Onome ebi kuku wan die on the field , she has paid her dues , she need to go rest abeg. She can take another post in the team
We need to do better this time around girls .. UP FALCONS

Onome Ebi is an excellent LEADER on and off the field, and whatever she lacks in pace these days she more than makes up in brains - our own female Thiago Silva!

Meanwhile, if Randy Waldrum is not such a conservative coach (wedded to long ball tactics), he should’ve been integrating someone like Esther ONYENEZIDE into the squad long before the WC. With Ngozi Okobi’s deserved dropping (she has been way off the needed standards last few games), Esther could have filled that much-needed CREATIVE role (Echegini is a good midfielder, but more box-to-box than creative).

And while one can duly appreciate all that Ordega has brought to the team over the years, she really does not belong in this WC team (especially given the attacking talent at our disposal).

GOOD LUCK LADIES!!! 🥳🇳🇬
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LordAdam16:
Bla bla bla. This shalaye is not necessary.

The military insisted and Tinubu stood down.

Whenever you get into a leadership position, you'll become intimately familiar with the wisdom of carefully choosing your battles.

Blah, blah, blah…
Some SR dude pulled this “report” from his ass, and some GULLIBLE Nigerians swallowed it hook line and sinker.
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LordAdam16:
Tinubu does not have the political capital to perform those reforms you highlighted.

The military are not petroleum marketers or NLC you can intimidate with bluster.

In the kyn US you're talking up, the Pentagon failed its fifth consecutive audit in November 2022. Trillions of dollars unaccounted for.

They've not given birth to the POTUS, Senator, FBI/CIA Director, civil servant or activist that will so much as make a murmur about it.

If the military says they can't work with an NSA who's a former police officer, that is final.

Under different circumstances, say if we have a deliberately weakened military as is customary in the Middle East or the security situation isn't terse, then you could retire a bunch of senior officers and let ambition and greed create infighting amongst the top echelon. Then sneak in your appointee.

But as things stand, whatever the military wants it gets. Reform will only be tolerated from someone with significantly more cachet than the "I won with 8m votes" crooner.

Everyone create moats in Nigeria for self-preservation. Only doctors can be Ministers of Health and chief administrative officers of hospitals. Petroleum Minister must be from the SS. And many other norms that must be upheld.

muykem:
They rejected him not because of seniority reasons as stated but because he is from police background. Nigeria soldiers ready to die than take instruction from police.

Nonsense…

In the US that you’re referring to (and where we borrowed the concept from), NSAs such as Susan Rice, Condoleeza Rice, even as far back as George McBundy, etc., were neither military officers or retired military officers. The role of the NSA is more that a STRATEGIC security adviser than of an OPERATIONS military (or security) adviser. Nonetheless, if the military cannot work with ANYONE appointed by the President, it merely betrays FUNDAMENTAL weakness of our institutions (and a lack of professionalism among the top military ranks).

If we are to buy your thesis, then Nigeria is essentially operating a civilian-military DIARCHY masquerading as ‘democracy’!
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lhordspy:
Ribadu, the security adviser to Tinubu will still be performing the same task & function as NSA(National Security Adviser). He will be operating from ONSA(Office of the National Security Adviser), and be over-seeing the structure of the entire security agencies as a whole, thereby advising the president accordingly on steps, approach, improvement and changes to make.

The only difference is that, the intelligence agencies ( NIA, DSS, DIA ) will be reporting directly to Tinubu now, instead of the NSA. Which means wont be having NSA.

President Tinubu, probably employ that modality and structural shift to avoid lack of respect or trust between the Military and Ribadu, a fmr. police officer. We all know there has been long standing power-tussles over functions & seniority between the Military and the police.

If you look at most of the SAs appointed well. You will realise they are strategist, capable and trusted fellows who can deliver. This will leave the ministerial positions to politicians. Politicians are corrupt and cant effect changes, they are only after their pocket and political status. But they must be compensated, that is politics. Tinubu knows this, so his best bet are on his Special advisers. Reason he is putting forward his best cards there.

If the highlighted is the case, then it means that Nigerian military has yet to be professionalized to subordinate itself to civil authority…
That’s an IRREDUCIBLE PREREQUISITE for real democracy (for which Obasanjo retired 93 ‘political’ officers and spent millions on MPRI).
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dre11:
How Top Military Officers Pressured President Tinubu To Drop Nuhu Ribadu As National Security Adviser
https://saharareporters.com/2023/06/15/exclusive-how-top-nigerian-military-officers-pressured-president-tinubu-drop-nuhu-ribadu

Sahara “Reporters” again…
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MatrixReloaded:
I knew there plan was for obi to win and they will choose business asusual. Baba no gey time for business as usual, he have money so he just want to clip some little idiots wings and this he is doing without recourse

Kpom! And now he has until Dec 31 (2023 or 2024) to retrieve the money from the warehouse. Bullion vans fire up…
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Enddy50ty:
I’m not disappointed in both Emefiele and Bawa the EFCC guy.
I always knew they were impostors masquerading as economic gurus. But the issue I have with all these trials, is that it starts and ends with the media, especially social media.

And why would the EFFC chairman, who is a police officer, need to be “masquerading as an economic guru”?!
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Islie:
How Detained Nigeria's Central Bank Governor, Emefiele Implicated Suspended Head Of Anti-Corruption Body, EFCC, Bawa In Naira Redesign Scam
https://saharareporters.com/2023/06/15/exclusive-how-detained-nigerias-central-bank-governor-emefiele-implicated-suspended-head

I suspect this “news” report was pulled from someone’s ass…

Nonetheless, Buhari never “distanced” himself from disobeying the Supreme Court’s order…
On the contrary, he actually made a televised speech in which he EXPLICITLY disobeyed the order.
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Racoon:
The Bible does not accommodate divorce for any reason. Even when the pharisees asked Jesus Christ a trickish question to justify divorce in order to trap Him, He didn't bulged but boldly affirmed that the good Lord does not accept divorce.

The bible also does not “accommodate” BUSINESS churches (“give unto Caesar….etc.etc.”), but here we are anyway…
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Peacemaker5128:
we did not mention any tribe
It is guilty conscious that is disturbing you

The following is just off a single page on the thread…

mcmurphy132:
Igbo people will not be happy to this news

Rostikol:
Hope this marks the beginning of the end of Igbo drug trafficking, which ruins the lives of people all over the world, and gives Nigeria and Africa a terrible reputation for criminality.

PDPdestroyer:
Chai! I wish I had listened ooo, my brothers warned me Tinubu is vindictive and would target Igbos, I never listened and voted for him. Now, see the result
Tinubu is anti-Igbo with this MoU 😢

FYI, I am neither Ibo nor Yoruba, but just don’t want to get contaminated with CRUDE PRIMITIVE TRIBALISM…
Nonetheless, it a succinct self-commentary on your own primordial mindset to think that people should only care about their own. SMH
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Islie:
https://punchng.com/tinubu-economic-advisers-propose-customs-nimasa-firs-merger/?amp

Most of these ideas are generally in the right direction…

But Nigeria shouldn’t “regularize” so-called “illegal refineries”…
They are toxic-spewing and environmentally disastrous, and we don’t want to encourage even more.

The full consequences (health, economic, environmental, etc.) of these “refineries” will become evident in time.
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Senioreddy:
I really appreciate the fact that barely 48 hours of the inauguration of the economic advisory committee, they've come up with a tentative proposal to ensure growth in revenue generation.

However, I think in my own opinion, merging all these agencies/bodies into one is just too much for a single administrative structure to handle.

This is because, all these agencies are revenue drivers and they are all autonomous and as such merging them into one create a lot of confusion.

Also bearing in mind that this nation is so much endeared in corruption, a sole administrative body handling multiple revenue mobilizing agencies, the level of corruption will be mind blowing.

Lastly the red tapism/bottle necks will associated with all governmental agencies will further be multiplied.

These are just few of my concerns about the proposal. I stand to be corrected though.

Two different and disparate bodies…

The body was inaugurated yesterday was the National Economic Council, a constitutional “advisory” body headed by the VP and consisting of all of the state governors, commissioners in charge of finance, and a few others. It is a needless (in fact, USELESS) body IMHO, because there is already the National Council of States, and the economic philosophies of each of the states and of the federal government are NOT necessarily in alignment (eg, some states may be establishing state-owned companies while others may be privatizing) - which is actually what so-called “true federalism” entails. Accordingly, it’s just yet another extraneous jamboree for wastage if public funds.

On the other hand, the Policy Advisory Council referred to here is a private body set up by Tinubu to help him and the APC develop (initially a campaign manifesto, and subsequently) policies for his administration. It’s been working for SEVERAL MONTHS!
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madridguy:
Blame our wicked government.

They created mass poverty to be able to control people.

Exactly! Our former maiguard has over 20 kids (and counting)…
And we must “blame our wicked government” for impregnating his wives

At some point folks just have to take PERSONAL responsibility…
Look at the Almajiri, etc., what consequences do their parents have?!
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OldBeer:
These are certainly exciting times in Nigeria with the massive upheavals happening in all sectors. And Nigeria's premier station has not been left behind.

Any observer of the polity will notice that NTA has been having a major resurgence in the past couple of weeks.

For some time now, NTA has been at the forefront of breaking news in the country. They were the first to break the news of the sack of EFCC boss on Twitter, garnering surprises from people who weren't even aware that NTA is on social media.

During the inauguration of the National Assembly, NTA even offered its viewers dual view to ensure they catch both ceremonies as they were happening simultaneously, a feat that has never been done before in Nigeria.

This has led Nigerians to wonder what is happening at the hitherto moribund broadcasting giant.

Is this a case of a new NTA or the resultant effect of BAT's body language?
Only time will tell. But for now, everyone seems happy at NTA's resurgence.

We end this report with what @TheoAbuAgada, a known PDP supporter, said back in 2021, "Any president that can revamp NTA can change Nigeria."

So many Nigerians are just too GULLIBLE…

The NTA is a government PARASTATAL under the Federal Ministry of Information…
And some Nigerians are actually ejaculating that NTA is “breaking” government news.

Little wonder Sirika decided to hawk ‘Nigeria Air’ to Nigerians! SMH
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seunmsg:
And according to the Constitution, Bola Tinubu is the president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. That’s why all the armed forces are loyal to him as their C-in-C. The only force loyal to Peter Obi is the illegal terrorist outfit called ESN/UGM turned obedients.

oluwaseyi0:
Tinubu is not just the president, he is also the commander in chief of the armed forces

They are loyal to Tinubu and the Constitution while Tinubu is loyal to Nigeria

There is NO allegiance (or “loyalty”) pledged to the C-in-C (or President) under the Nigerian Constitution nor ANY law…
The Armed Forces’ loyalty oath (in line with the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution) is ONLY to Nigeria and the Constitution.

Nigeria is NOT a monarchy and thus the president is not a sovereign (nor an Emir, Oba, Igwe, Obi, etc.)…
Loyalty to the Constitution means that public servants (including the armed forces) could conceivably disobey illegal orders of the President.
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fergie001:
SOURCE

seunmsg:
And according to the Constitution, Bola Tinubu is the president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. That’s why all the armed forces are loyal to him as their C-in-C. The only force loyal to Peter Obi is the illegal terrorist outfit called ESN/UGM turned obedients.

Yahaya epitomizes functionally-illiterate Nigerian public officials…
There is NO oath of office in Nigeria that includes loyalty to the President.

The Nigerian president is NOT a monarch…
Accordingly, loyalty of public officials is ONLY to NIGERIA and the Constitution (see the Constitution’s Seventh Schedule).
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olaboy33:
How do you think they suddenly start getting breaking news from the villa before every other media outlet.

Or the exclusive videos they are always the first to post and are even now being watermarked.

These are all well thought and targeted approach to position NTA for the reforms to come.

Because NTA is a PARASTATAL of the Federal Ministry of Information…
No substantive change/reform happens OVERNIGHT. If there’s any sudden ‘change’, it’s ephemeral.
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egoldman:
Seun you recently punished your riot acts against this kind of the above posts, it seems you have abandon that idea, your ever zealous Nairaland policewoman nko?

This post and others like it have been here for over 4hrs and none of your moderators has been able to do anything about, it's well.

I am beginning to notice that the so-called rules are selectively enforced…
On so many occasions these days, visiting Nairaland leaves one with the feeling of dirty contamination.

And these are part of the purportedly “educated” segment of the Nigerian population…
Evidence that schooling is NOT synonymous with education (which is why so many Nigerian grads remain functionally illiterate).
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