₦airaland Forum

They are reffering to Senator Lado then...

Good to go. And I'm impressed with the awareness in the north. Campaigns and awareness have been aggressive.

Nigerians are so gullible. They swallow lies easily. The MOD that moved this to FP should have verified this. Goes to show he also believed this lie. Disappointing and mentally lazy...

Lopsided report. They forgot to mention Tanko yakassai is supporting Jonathan in the coming election.

Also graduated with a 2.2. Work for a multinational that is one of the best in my industry. Wonderful pay but you would sweat for every penny.
The experience too is worth it. With God, Prayers and faith, u would also get there. Do not relent and don't let anyone kill your spirit.
We all have a mission to be fulfilled in this life. Yours is coming

we already know

Interesting

So many Names not on the list.... There a lot more oil block owners than what OP Published

moderatorr:
You dont put on caps in passports. Its fake. And different from what the military submitted. How could he get A1 in igbo and C in hausa?

@ Op! Hausa is not as easy as you think. Speaking it is very different from studying it. It is a vast subject with many sub parts. I remember dropping the subject prior to writing junior waec back then because I was not sure I would get a good grade even tho I speak it fluently.

PDP complaining about rigging. Wonders shall never end. Times are changing..

halimaabi:
The jajaweedian apc aka devil party and the lies they tell nigerians
(1)They would employ all the youths in nigeria, even in usa not everyone is employed,go check out other countries like China, india,Italy,spain etc and come back to tell me if they can employ the so many youth the claim

(2)The maistate crisis happened in an era where human rights and terrorism were not strong, now terrorism is a global phenomenon and human rights is a global word,you need to be a Democrat to handle militancy, terrorism and crisis.

(3) They claim to be CHANGE when 80 percent of their party members are pdp members.

(4) They want to rule a country they despise, their statement goes thus,those who refuse to make peaceful change make violent change inevitable, dogs and baboons would be soaked in blood,if any southern finds his way to the presidency we would make the country ungovernable for him,from this words if you were asked who supports boko haram , look no further.


2011 saw youth cop members and innocent civilians being slaughtered like cows in the north just because this same person we all see as a change factor made it clear that there will be no peace an that blood will flow in Nigeria.
A desperate man seeking power.

Don't be deceived Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr

can't just Phantom having an illiterate as president it's a ridicule on all those who burn candle to be able to boast of good results only to be govern by an illiterate, Buhari shares same ideology with boko haram.#SCAMBUHARI JANAJAWEEDIANS, TERRORIST, DRUG PUSHERS, PEDEOPHILES.


Just to mention a few , to be continued nigerians are no fool we got conscience .

Seems your major aim is to discredit buhari on this forum. You joined yesterday and all you do is attack Apc and buhari.. Well done

watered:
Initially we were supporting GMB with a neutral mind but when we saw sentiments playing in from his camp. I and my team settled for PDP (GEJ).

PDP has maintained a reasonable level of decorum in this campaign but these set of apes have always behaved like almajiris

And who are you?

watered:
Initially we were supporting GMB with a neutral mind but when we saw sentiments playing in from his camp. I and my team settled for PDP (GEJ).

PDP has maintained a reasonable level of decorum in this campaign but these set of apes have always behaved like almajiris

And who are you?

:oSani abacha stadium with 25,000 capacity was filled to the brim. No be lie. My sources on ground confirmed mad traffic and crowds at the city centre. Osibanjo might have been overwhelmed with the massive crowed, hence the pics he posted.

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/top-stories/44827-kano-standstill-for-buhari :

noblezone:
She is the most senior! Thus the only qualified?


So, whats the big deal?
If he didnt appoint her, then kano will exprience the Rivers state "progresive-ism".

Some people are already sounding like he did the woman or even christians a favour!

Nigerians are just too gullible.

She had been denied twice in the past of the same post due to her state of origin and political scheming. Kwankwaso shunned all that this time around and went ahead to appoint her. 5-10 years ago, I don't think this would be possible. Times are changing.

Kano State gov­ernor, Engineer Rabiu Musa Kwan kwas o , has sworn in Justice Pa­tricia Mahmoud as the acting Chief Judge of the state

The acting Chief Judge replaces the Chief Judge, Justice Shehu Abubakar, who will officially retire on the January 10, 2015.

Speaking during the swearing in ceremony, which took place at the Government House on Friday, Kwankwaso said, the appointment was in line with Section 271 ,Sub section 4 of the Constitu­tion of the Federal Repub­lic of Nigeria.

The Section, he added, stipulated that the most senior judge should act pending the appointment of a substantive Chief Judge.

Kwankwaso stressed that his administration would continue to work harmoniously with the ju­dicial arm of government, while appealing to striking judicial workers to end the strike and return back to work in the interest of the nation.

The governor recalled the achievements of his administration in the ju­diciary, saying, he con­structed 30 Sharia courts, 26 magistrate courts, in­cluding some other on going constructions, since coming to power.

He further observed that arising from this feat, no judicial officer in the state is operating officially from a rented apartment as at today.

In his remarks, the out-going Chief judge of the state, Justice Shehu Abubakar, thanked the state government for the cordial relationship be­tween the executive and the judiciary during his tenure, while describing the incoming acting Chief Judge as hardworking and incorruptible.

Justice Patricia Mahmoud, an Idoma woman from Benue State, is married to Bar­rister Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud (SAN) , an in­digene of Kano State.

She joined the Kano State Civil Service in 1991 and worked in the state Ministry of Justice from where she rose to her pre­sent position.



Source: http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=99613

@ op! Modify your pics. The 2nd pic is Governor Yuguda of Bauchi State.

[quote author=Wahala90 post=29332305][size=14pt][color=#993333]
"... and wait till the results are counted and anyone who stops you kill them" M. Buhari
[/color][/size]

What are you translating? Where was killed mention in the video? Do you understand hausa or someone is doing the translation for you?

Nobody takes Lamido seriously here.

@ OP. Same issue of Atiku and his marabout was mentioned in el-rufai book "Accidental Public Servant". Obasanjo just confirmed it..

chi4ik:
Northern politicians destroying their place in the name of born to rule. pls tell me why this people like shedding innocent blood in the name if power? all my stay & year in jos has been killing killing & killing!!! I'm sick & tired if all this. instead of them seeking for the remedy to this calamity, they are busy fighting GEJ. GOD pls save us because we are living in fear & horrible situation. I hate them all.

Well done I.G Of police. Since you know its northerners, what have you done to arrest the situation?

walwala:
The people of Kaduna have to realise the kind of character that is elrufai. He has contempt for constituted authority. He lacks respect for elders and worse of all, he is inconsistent and an opportunist. I will explain.
Mallam Nasir accepted to serve in Obj administration in 2003 after one of the worst election rigging in Nigeria's history. At the end of the govt in 2007, a terminally ill Yar'adua was imposed on us, Nasir it was, who vigorously campaigned for him, with hope of getting an appointment from Yar'adua. When nothing came for him, he fell out with him and went into exile. In fact, shortly before that 2007 election, Nasir made a famous quote, that the future of Nigeria lies with the PDP remaining in power.
When he returned from exile, he gravitated to Goodluck Jonathan and was bad mouthing Buhari. He said and I quote," Buhari is perpetually unelectable because of his insensitivity to Nigeria's diversity and parochial focus". Now this same man is hiding under Buhari's integrity to ride to power. What inconsistency!
Again, at the formation of APC, he said, he is in politics not to contest for election but to ensure credible and competent people are elected to positions of responsibility. Why is he now running for the governorship of Kaduna state. So it has always been a grand design of opportunism.
I can't trust Elrufai with my vote! The people of Kaduna need to remain resolute and determined to make sure this character does not get close to the govt house.

So what are you suggesting! The comatose governor remain in power. Go and read his book, most of what your accusing him of has been explained in detail. Kaduna hasn't changed since 1999 except for maybe barnawa and kawo bridge. Even common street light is not functioning at night. Kaduna surely deserves better.

This Definately not Nigeria.

Iv had asthma for as long as I can remember. I used to have frequent attacks as a kid. My mum was always there for me. Then came boarding school, it was tough those years. My inhaler was always with me round the clock.
I had a breakthrough moment one day when our then headboy spotted me using my inhaler. He approached and told me he was asthmatic too, which I never knew. He suggested that I should try as much as possible to be less dependant on inhalers. I listened to him and took up the challenge. I haven't had any attack for as long as I can remember. And funny enough I can spot the symptoms days before it hits me hard, I adjust my routine and lifestyle. and then source salbutamol tablets just in case I may need it. Havent bought an inhaler for as long as I can remember. Harmattan season is usually the trigger for me. God has been good. Im not advocating for anyone to subscribe to what Im doing. What is working for me , might not work for you.

Stay healthy people, asthma is tough but can be controlled.
Bless

@ OP! On point, that is just the truth. We prefer deceit and lies. My close friend would say Nigerians deserve what they get. You see alot of adults that have gone through school and you think they are enlightened , but they are not. In 2014, You hear someone saying he would vote Goodluck because of his name. In this 2014, Yes! people still think like that. You still see people selling their conscience because of money and neglecting the long term consequences, or he's my tribesman, from the same state, So so region have ruled for so so years, or they throw you that line that "things have gotten better". Better in paper I would say. How can a grown a** man say stealing is not corruption for pete's sake. What kind of message is he passing to us all. Its just a shame. Nigerians truly deserve what they get..

1st it was tribe, u folks now came up with religion, now Im seeing state of origin. Im sure the next one would be age or another rubbish. Dont you guyz get tired of recycling this same list.

Wow. Some one should verify this and then move it to FP. This is mind boggling.

jamace:
So you dodging the truth, eh?

Which truth?

Well, Efcc is now redundant. A shadow of it used to be.

jamace:
You no dey hear English? The bone of contention is, which of the universities was established by Buhari? None! Chikenan.

Dimwit! I get what his driving @, that doesn't mean lies should be fed to gullible folks like you.

Makes sense but this christian\muslim divide has always been there just that it has gotten worst in the Las 4 years thanks to you know who.

Have to admit. The guy has taste for nice automobiles. He used to drive a mean looking Gclass when he was a rep, now drives an eye catching Audi R8.

Charlotte Alter @charlottealter
Oct. 16, 2014
Source: http://time.com/3510365/nigeria-kidnapped-girls/

    

Experts say the plight of the girls are "symbolic" of the larger problems in Nigeria's fight against the militant group

A lot has happened since April 14th. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in Ukraine; the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) seized vast swathes of Iraq; and Ebola has killed thousands in Africa, and spread to at least two other continents. In our hyper-speedy news cycle, six months passes in a blink of an eye. But for the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants when they struck the northeastern Nigerian village of Chibok in April, it probably feels like a lifetime. The militants abducted 276 girls; six months on, more than 200 remain in captivity.

Why haven’t they been rescued yet? Largely, observers say, because of Nigeria’s failure to effectively counter Boko Haram, which has claimed thousands of lives over the years in its violent campaign to carve out a hardline religious state in the north of the country. “The problem is that the girls are symbolic,” says Adotei Akwei, managing director for advocacy for Amnesty International USA. “They’re part of a larger human rights catastrophe, a bad situation in Nigeria.”

“Nigeria’s military strategy isn’t working well,” he continues. “We clearly have not been able to get the girls back, or to change the mindset or approach of the Nigerian government in terms of how it responds to Boko Haram or how it protects its citizens”

Carl LeVan, a professor at American University in Washington D.C. who writes about Nigeria, adds that many civilians consider the Nigerian military almost as bad as Boko Haram when it comes to human rights violations, even as the rebels continue their reign of terror in the north.


Akwei says the problems with the Nigerian military also hinder international efforts to lend a hand. “The Nigerian military has got such a bad reputation that even the US military is concerned about how much they can cooperate because of the kind of abuses we’ve documented,” he explains. “There’s no transparency, no accountability whatsoever.”

The military has an embarrassing track record when it comes to fighting the militant group. Earlier this year, they claimed to have rescued the girls the day after the abduction, but then had to retract that claim. In late May, they released a statement saying they knew where the girls were being held, but wouldn’t use force to rescue them. And in a tragic incident early last month, several Nigerian troops were killed by their own airstrikes aimed at Boko Haram.

U.S. planes spotted large groups of girls in early August that might have been the kidnapped students. Time, however, continues to drag on without a rescue—and, says Jennifer Cook, the director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the longer they stay in captivity, the harder it becomes to bring back the missing girls.

“With hostage situations with this many people, to bring one set back without endangering another set is very difficult,” says Cooke. “In some cases, there’s a pretty good idea of where they are, but extricating them from a group of armed criminals who have so little respect for life is a difficult negotiation process. And the longer they’re there, the greater likelihood they become dispersed, and the more difficult they are to track down.”

According to Cooke, the big-picture strategy for fighting the insurgency would involve capturing key Boko Haram leaders and cutting off funding sources to weaken the militant group. But it’s also important for the government to win the support of communities in that part of the country, where many feel both abandoned by the administration and terrorized by Boko Haram.

“A lot of civilians are feeling pinched between the terror of Boko Haram and the misbehaviors of the Nigerian military,” says LeVan, whose book on Nigeria, Dictators and Democracy in African Development, is set to be released later this month. “They said ‘we’re trapped, we’re fleeing Boko Haram but we also don’t have anywhere to go because our military is suspicious of us.

Winning the hearts of northern Nigerians is crucial to stopping the violence and finding the girls, but some communities are reluctant to support the government for fear of violent reprisals from Boko Haram, and because they don’t trust the government to protect them. Cooke says that “fundamental distrust” in the north is one of the government’s biggest impediments to finding the girls, because it makes it much more difficult to get accurate information. In the meantime, the girls are no better off. “These girls are being held under absolutely horrific circumstances, subjected to sexual violence and rape, forced into servitude,” she said. “There are reports thatsome have become pregnant.”

If those reports are true—and there’s a good chance they are, based on Boko Haram’s history of impregnating abducted women—the pregnant girls could face even greater challenges down the road. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe runs the Saint Monica Girls’ Tailoring Center in Uganda, where she helps girls who have been victims of sexual violence rebuild their lives with their children, who are often outcasts in their communities. “Because the situation they are taken in, I would not be surprised if a good number of them are pregnant,” she says. “Raising the child of a person who has been maltreating you is always [hard.] That is why there is violence and anger returned on these children. Because they give [the mother] that reminder of the pain they have gone through.”

Sister Rosemary says that if the girls are ever released, they may have trouble re-joining their families and communities. That’s why continuing their education will be crucial for helping them move forward.

“If we leave these kids and say, they cannot catch up, I think we just are going to destroy them more.”

But before anybody can worry about education and rehabilitation, the girls have to come home. “Our world must not forget these adolescent girls,” says Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of UN Women and a United Nations Under-Secretary-General. “The world must come together and make every possible effort to rescue these girls and bring their captors to justice. We cannot and must not move on with this humanitarian tragedy still unresolved.”