₦airaland Forum

igbodefender:
You didn't know? Obatala was the title of the kings of the Igbo aborigines of Ife, before General Oduduwa conqered Ife. There titles included Oba Igbo and Osere Igbo.
Today, their descendants use both (and other similar) titles in some parts of Igbo Land called Owu/ Lucumi/ Anioma communities.

seguno2:
The only militants in Lagos are Ambode and his Tinubu godfather who are finding crooked ways to steal money from unsuspecting Lagosians.

engineerboat:
The Minister for Youths and Sports Development Solomon Dalung in his bid to justify how properly his ministry spent funds allocated to it says ‘funds spended are well spended’.

The House of Representatives committee on sports summoned Dalung and other officials to appear before it in a bid to tackle pending issues on disbursement of funds to the various federations.

In a video posted by Channels Television, the sports minister who has been at the centre of criticisms denied allegations that his ministry is corrupt.

“Before we left for Rio (Olympics), we wrote and requested for the release of monies appropriated for in the budget and it has not been released for the federations.

“450million (Naira) was appropriated for the Olympics and we spent far far far beyond that; so monies that were given to the federation could not have been monies meant for Olympics,” Dalung stated.

The statement did not go well with some members of the committee who believe the sports ministry should not have spent more than the provisions in the budget.


"It is a serious matter, because he is spending outside the confines of the approval given by the national assembly," says Danburam Nuhu a member of the Senate committee on sports.

Dalung replied: “The funds ‘spended were properly spended’ because we got them from intervention funds from Mr. President.”

Chairman of the committee Bukar Lawal however advised that the sports ministry must re-appear before the committee at a later date.

“You make sure that when next you are here, you give us documents that are properly guided because we will not consider the 2017 budget until we are through with the 2016 budget and that is the procedure,” he charged.

Recall that Dalung made an unbelievable blunder while addressing the press about the stranded U-23 team at an airport in Atlanta in August.

The minister who was trying to defend the fact coach Samson Siasia and the Dream Team VI's predicament was not the fault of the FG said: "Our U-23 team are suffering in the United States of Nigeria."



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIkLAkmKgsM


www.sports.naij.com/amp/1078166-funds-spended-properly-spended-dalung-explosive-blunder-video.html

igbodefender:
The Obatalas were Igbo. Oduduwa and Obatala should not be brought into this discussion. What did they do?
At topic: more Igbo/Southern names should be added.

imhotep:
And plateau got conquered by Fulani, hence all the lame-ass coups and subsequent execution of Plateau people and middle belters.

OgundeleT:
a plateau man known as Yakubu Gowon was in power before Biafra rebels declared a nation within Nigeria and he was the one that fought and conquered the Biafra rebels. if you can't afford history book, you can just use google to do little research about Nigeria.

chyz:
The Northern Counter-coup of 1966: The Full Story

By
Max Siollun
juj_uk@yahoo.com
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OGUNDIPE IN DISTRESS

Following the murders of 200-300 Igbo soldiers (names, ranks, units and numbers are listed in Hilary Njoku’s: "A Tragedy Without Heroes" and the Eastern Ministry of Information’s "January 15th: before and after"wink, Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe (a mild mannered Yoruba officer with no political ambition) was now the most senior surviving officer. When the British handed over command of the Nigerian army to indigenous soldiers in 1965, the outgoing General Officer Commanding, Major-General Welby-Everard had recommended Ogundipe as his replacement without success. However, as mayhem ensued following the mutinies across the country, Ogundipe could not assert his authority over the northern troops.

Via telephone, Ogundipe informed the military governor of the Eastern region; Lt-Col Ojukwu, that northern troops had stated their conditions for a “ceasefire”: the killings of Igbos would continue until the northern region seceded from the federation, and northerners and southerners were repatriated to their respective regions of origin. Ojukwu replied "if that is what they want, let them go" and replaced the receiver (see N U Akpan - "The Struggle For Secession"wink.

The Ikeja cantonment became the undeclared Headquarters of the mutineers. Ogundipe dispatched a platoon from the Federal Guard to Ikeja cantonment. However the northern troops refused to accept their orders and turned them away. Ogundipe’s own orders received a similar response. The “limit" came for the Brigadier when a northern Sergeant quipped to him: "I do not take orders from you until my (northern) captain comes". To a seasoned professional soldier like Ogundipe (accustomed to unquestioning obedience of his orders during a military career spanning over 20 years), such disobedience was beyond comprehension. A northern private similarly refused to obey orders from the Military Governor of Lagos State; Major Mobolaji Johnson.

The exasperated Ogundipe sent the Chief of Staff (Army), Lt-Col Yakubu Gowon to bargain with the mutineers. Gowon like other senior northern officers Lt-Col Hassan Katsina, and Lt-Col Mohammed Shuwa was not personally involved in the mutiny. However, when the smoke temporarily cleared, they gave their assent to the fait accompli and were brought in to participate in the Ikeja negotiations. When Gowon arrived, it appears that he was not a free agent and was held in circumstances amounting to arrest (see Ruth First: “The Barrel Of A Gun”). The northern officers were joined by a number of federal secretaries, two Judges, prominent northern civil servants and by British and American diplomats who asked the northern soldiers to drop their plan to secede from the federation. As negotiations continued in Ikeja, the explosive Lt-Col Murtala Muhammed was the most vociferous and uncompromising advocate of northern secession. The civilian participants managed to persuade the northern soldiers to drop their secessionist plan, and their most senior member; Lt-Col Gowon was appointed Head of State.

Convinced that he was to be the next target of the northern soldiers, Brigadier Ogundipe departed with his pistol, to emerge in London as Nigeria's High Commissioner in the United Kingdom.

MURTALA MUHAMMED

As the leader of the counter-coup, Murtala Muhammed commanded almost mythical loyalty from northern soldiers. He was from an influential northern family with close links to the NPC, and his uncle Inuwa Wada, was the former Defence Minister. Even when Gowon became the Head of State, he remained the power behind the throne. If anyone was going to rebel against a perceived anti-northern regime - it was Murtala. He would not tolerate disobedience from his subordinates, despite himself having "very little respect for constituted authority" (see Oluleye: "Military Leadership In Nigeria"wink.

COLLAPSE OF DISCIPLINE

The deaths of hundreds of Igbo soldiers, and the sight of one of their number as Head of State did not mollify some northern soldiers. Discipline among them got so bad that some northern officers had to on occasions, threaten to shoot their own wayward troops. This threat was hardly ever carried out, although Lt-Cols Hassan Katsina and Mohammed Shuwa had at great risk to themselves put down an army mutiny in Kano. Even northern officers became cautious around their own troops, some of whom were behaving in bizarre manner. Lt-Col Akahan was kept away from his barracks by his own men. Tied in to the furious violence of the coup were strange attempts by junior northern officers to militarily legitimize their actions by asking their superior officers for "orders" to kill Igbo soldiers, or to turn a blind eye when they did so. For example, the junior officers who killed Ironsi asked their superiors for permission to deal with him. This pattern of behaviour was repeated in 1975 when the officers who were planning to overthrow the Head of State: General Gowon (Babangida, Yar'Adua, Buhari, Ibrahim Taiwo, Abdullahi Mohammed) asked their superior officers; (Danjuma, Murtala Muhammed, Martin Adamu) to turn a blind eye while they got on with the job of removing Gowon.
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Observant:
Your country border as defined by whom? Your Ancestors who were murdered by Britain or queen Elizabeth through his solider of Fortune Lord luggard?
The fact that blakc people defend institutions created out of the subjugation and murder of their ancestors is beyond comprehension.

The House of Windsor is the royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The dynasty is of German paternal descent and was originally a branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, itself derived from the House of Wettin, and it succeeded the House of Hanover as monarchs in the British Empire following the death of Queen Victoria, wife of Albert, Prince Consort. The houses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Windsor have provided five British monarchs to date, including four kings and the present queen, Elizabeth II.

The name was changed from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor in 1917 because of anti-German sentiment in the British Empire during World War I.[1] During the reign of the Windsors, major changes took place in British society.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Windsor

Alariiwo:
Nobody fell my friend.. go and sleep.
We're used to being blunt, we don't tell lies like Ipobs.

Keneking:
Up Northern Nigeria

Alariiwo:
Mumu rant..
How many people from SE go school not to talk of Law school. Or you think they just pick people from 2×2 shops and appoint them judge.
Show us the qualified ones from SE they didn't pick or forever keep shut. Nonsense!

PrecisionFx:
APC still using deflection tactics.

bencynthgreat:
Stop sounding like na only u waka come. now where is the recovered loot? we all know there are more looting in dis administration than the past. so many gates like ikoyigate, mainagate etc. stop making ur brain available in place of akamu.

STFUand4kMeHARD:
Looted Funds: FG Recovers N3.4 Trn Cash, Assets – Amaechi


Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/looted-funds-fg-recovers-n3-4-trn-cash-assets-amaechi/


https://www.nigerianmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Buhari-Tinubu-and-Amaechi.jpg

FG Saves Over N3 Trillion through TSA
March 24, 2016


Source: http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/03/24/fg-saves-over-n3-trillion-through-tsa/



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gabydaniels:
Buhari Has Saved N1.4trn By Not Paying Subsidy On Fuel – Osibanjo


Source: http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/08/26/osinbajo-we-have-saved-n1-4tn-by-not-paying-fuel-subsidy/



https://www.newsat247.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Buhari-and-Osinbajo-share-a-laugh-during-town-hall-meeting.jpg

pol23:
Some people will come here to tell us How Lagos logically belongs to them...
When there's a bad news on Bado around Ikorodu..they call us Skull miners ....
We are Yorubas...
We are working on our Flaws.
We are proud of our success.
Together we will reach that height.
Eko oni baje oo

Blue3k:
Nice.

Bitterleafsoup:
S-H-A-M-E-L-E-S-S!!!

Lagos Govt Sells Helicopter It Bought in 2009 To Itself in 2015.

Questions are now being asked by Nigerians as to whether or not the Lagos State government sold the two helicopters it bought in 2009 to itself and paid afresh.
On December 7, 2009, the then Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola launched two Bell 412 EP Helicopters for security surveillance in the State.
However, on November 27, 2015, the State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode commissioned three helicopters, 15 armoured personnel carriers, APCs, two gunboats, 165 vehicles and others purchased at a cost of N4.765 billion.
One of the helicopters was a Bell 412 EP 5N-LAG (Manufacturers Serial Number 36495), the same as the ones commissioned by Fashola in 2009!
When Fashola launched the helicopters in 2009, he did not say that it belonged to Caverton. Rather, he said Caverton would assist the government to enforce safety standards, implying that the helicopters never belonged to Caverton.
A trail of documents and news articles readily available online show that this helicopter (5N-LAG) together with 5N-LSG were both procured in 2009 via deductions from the Lagos State Security Trust Fund by the Fashola’s led government.
According publication by Saharareporters on November 20, 2009, revealed that the Bell 412 EP that Caverton advertised as its own was one of the two helicopters the Lagos State government purchased through the Lagos State Trust Fund to fight crime in the state.
In 2007, the Lagos State Security Trust Fund was established under the Lagos State Security Trust Fund Law 2007 enacted by the state assembly. The Trust Fund was established to raise money and equipment through voluntary subscriptions and donations from all interested government agencies, private organizations and individuals. The funds were then to be invested to take care of the security challenges of the entire state.
Caverton is owned by a businessman, Remi Makanjuola, who also doubled then as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lagos Trust Fund.
Saharareporters claimed then that in telephone calls made to a Florida–based company, Africair Inc., it discovered that the Lagos State Security Trust Fund had ordered two helicopters, which were supplied, shipped and re-assembled in Lagos.
Africa rep. of Africair, Mr. Robert Prentice, in Nairobi, Kenya confirmed that his company had completed the supply of the helicopters to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. Prodded as to why Caverton is claiming ownership of the equipment, he admitted that the state has a deal with Caverton to operate the helicopters.
The inference from all these is that the Lagos State Government purchased the repainted 5N-LAG helicopter from itself or better still, Ambode repurchased the same helicopter bought by Fashola.

- Hope For Nigeria

http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/09/25/lagos-government-set-to-acquire-2-new-helicopters/ Resold Helicopter
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/12/fashola-launches-surveillance-helicopters/ Old Helicopter

sarrki:
Quick Analysis on our nation
Tinubu -Fashola- Ambode and we see Lagos working
Now we have baba in place of tinubu in Nigeria so let's start building and Nigeria will be great again
Yoruba's always leading
That's why they call us pacesetters
First television station
First storey building
First skyscraper
First Nobel laureate
First free education system
In short first in everything

Wesely01:
Why are you still talking about Jonathan? It has been two and half years now a new president is in control and you are still talking about Jonathan. You leaders of this country don’t have anything to offer.

citizenisb:
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari may not do well in economy and foreign affairs, except in military matters.

“Buhari is not a very hot person on the economy and foreign affairs,” Obasanjo said.

The former President stated this on Monday at the third International Conference on African Development Issues — themed, “Driving inclusive and sustainable development in Africa: Models, methods and policies” — organised by Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State.

While reacting to a question posed to him by a member of the audience: “Is there any hope for Nigeria under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari?”, Obasanjo replied, “Is there any hope for Nigeria under this administration? I came back from Geneva, Switzerland a few days ago to attend a conference titled, ‘Are elections giving democracy a bad name?’ We had an election, we elected a leader and the good thing about democracy is that the power you have to elect a leader is also the power you have to remove him. I am saying this because I said earlier that if you don’t see any leader that has done well in the 56 years of Nigeria’s independence, then let us forget about Nigeria.

“I will tell you what I know and I will tell you what I don’t know. I know Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. He served under me in the military. His characteristics that I know, his behaviour that I know, he has not deviated from them. He was never a perfect man, he is not a perfect man and no leader can ever be a perfect man because they are human beings. But if you read my book, what I said about him is correct. He is not a hot person when it comes to economy. He is not a very hot person when it comes to foreign affairs. But he will do well in matters of military and he will do well in fighting Boko Haram.”

The former president also said he tried his best in fighting corruption, especially in the recovery of funds looted by the late Gen. Sani Abacha and that as of the time he left the government, about $1bn was still to be recovered.

Obasanjo said, “For me, we have no hope if we have no future. I am an optimist as far as Nigeria is concerned. If somebody doesn’t get it all right for now, we will get somebody who will come up and fix whatever is missing. The administration before this had no clue on how to deal with Boko Haram, there is no doubt about that.

“You may not like the way he (Buhari) is fighting corruption. I fought corruption. We recovered over $1.25bn from Abacha and his men. We didn’t make noise. Also, we recovered £100m and about N30m and those who were helping us, the lawyers and the rest said there was still at least $1bn to be recovered at that time. I put it in my handover notes. But rather than encourage scrupulous persons, we had another spate of corruption.”

Obasanjo added that fighting corruption would not be effective if it did not translate to better life for the citizens.

He said, “Fighting corruption is not a one-day or a one-regime affair. If where we left it, they continued, we would have gone far. For me, the questions are: Is corruption being fought? And if it is being fought, is it being effectively fought? Are we getting the desired results? And if we are getting the desired results, what impact is it having on our society and on our nation?”

Other speakers at the event included Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Joy Ogwu, and the Associate Vice-President, Research, McMaster University, Canada, Prof. Bonny Ibhawoh.

They both said if Africa was to experience any development, leaders must match their words or policies with action.

http://www.punchng.com/buhari-not-sound-economy-foreign-affairs-obasanjo/

Temmy5050:
I wonder why Nigeria is so unfortunate with all the heads of state we have so far. A true word from sagay tho but it doesn't mean he won't be worse than Jonathan himself if he was the president. I still don't kno why we keep having people we have.

HtwoOw:
So which allocation has Buhari missed so far despite making less from crude then Jonathan made?

Press Release On March 2015 Federal Allocation

March 2015 Federal allocation of N435.061

The Federal Government, State governments and Local government councils shared a total of N435.061 billion as Federal allocation for the month of March, 2015. A communique issued by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) indicated that the Gross Revenue received for the month of March was N315.044 billion.
This amount when compared with the N401. 42 billion received in February 2015 showed a decline of N86 423 billion. The communique noted that the continual shut down and shut-in of trunk lines at various terminals has continued to impact negatively on crude oil revenue.
However, an increase in the average price of Crude oil from $48.65m to $55.34m in February,2015 boasted revenue by about $43.73m. It is also of note that the Non-oil revenues dipped further in March partly due to the fact that the time frame for companies to file their returns has not fallen due.
The shared amount comprised of the month statutory revenue of N314. 515 billion and N6.330 billlion refunded to the Federal government by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation( NNPC). There is also exchange gain of N33.529 billion which was proposed for distribution.
An additional sum of N9.490 billion was paid to the Federation Account by the NNPC. Consequently, from total distributable revenue for the current month (including VAT ) of N435.061 billion, Federal government received N146.486 billion (52.68%);
States received N74.299 billion (26.72%); Local governments received N57.282 billion (20.60%); while the oil producing States received N29.378 billion as 13% derivation revenue.

K.N. Offie DD Press OAGF.

Read more at: https://prnigeria.com/government/press-release-on-march-2015-federal-allocation/

lagosrd:
Colonial and backward thinking man. How many Nigerians were sold during Jonathan's government and now? Pls answer. How many of our people are now refugees now in Chad, niger ,cameroon and even guest to the fishes in the Atlantic Ocean during their terrible voyage to Europe due to your party inconsistency and falsehood. Your Jonathan excuses is only worsening things.

HtwoOw:
You lived the life you could not afford
They looted the proceeds from crude sales with passion
Emptied the Federation account (Jonathan failed to pay allocation for 6 months before presidential elections hence why several governors owed/ still owe workers )

HtwoOw:
Stupid people shouting Buhari made it worse
You spent the money you do not have
You lived the life you could not afford
They looted the proceeds from crude sales with passion
Emptied the Federation account (Jonathan failed to pay allocation for 6 months before presidential elections hence why several governors owed/ still owe workers )
But some ediots still come here to blame Buhari , and those creek loving mofos have tripled since all reasonable , Yoruba commenters get banned every second
You can't eat your cake and have it , This is the period of reality

FG, States, LGs Share N568.4 Billion for Oct
15 NOVEMBER 2013


Also, $1billion was proposed for distribution to complement shortfall in expected revenue." The $1billion is a compromise by the FG over its words in September not to augment shortfalls anymore.

Responding to the presentation, the chairman of the States Commissioners of Finance and Ebonyi State Commissioner of Finance, Mr Timothy Odaah, lamented that the statutory allocation was getting smaller and smaller. "It appears this is the worst in terms of returns. This is the least in allocations as far as this year is concerned. We are mourning the dearth of funds and this is a wakeup call for states and local governments to buoy up their internally generated revenue."

While appreciating the "magnanimity" of President Goodluck Jonathan to approve the $1billion from the excess crude account and to be shared among the federal, state and local governments, Odaah expressed disappointment with the returns made by the NNPC.

He said that the states had requested for $2bn to complement for the shortfall in revenue but got only $1billion. In September, Odaah and fellow commissioners had walked out of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) when the federal government said that the framework of the 2013 budget was no longer realistic and it won't augment shortfall in revenue. Odaah raised issues with the statutory allocations of previous months.

More from: http://allafrica.com/stories/201311150323.html

CioAngels:
It is very sad what the southern leaders are doing. The southern leaders are truly the compound slaves to the north.

rafhell:
Crazy world we live in

adomuwiner:
this is to confirm that our public universities are not recognised even by the president himself. no wonder he did not appropriate fund to them.many more strikes to come in the coming years

With the current free fall of the Nigerian currency (Naira) against the major foreign currencies (Dollar, Pound, Euro etc.), the Nigerian government under president Muhammadu Buhari has stopped the sales of forex to parents of students studying abroad.

Parents of Nigerian students abroad who just last year obtained dollar at the then official exchange rate of ₦166 are now forced to obtain the dollar at the current parallel/black market rate of over ₦300. What this means is that parents who last year paid about ₦1.6 million for a $10,000 tuition fee abroad will now have to pay about ₦3 million for the same $10,000 tuition fee in foreign Universities/Colleges or withdraw their wards.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, President Buhari while responding to a question on the challenges faced by parents with kids in schools abroad, who are now facing the possibility of having to pull their kids out, simply said “If the country cannot afford it, so be it.”

When probed further by Al Jazeera's Martine Dennis about his children who obviously will continue their studies abroad, the president said "Those who can afford it, can still afford it. But for those who can’t, Nigeria cannot afford to allocate foreign exchange for those who decided to train their children outside the country. We can’t just afford it.”
“Well, that’s the true situation we are in.”

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Source: http://campusportalng.com/education/forex-nigerian-students-abroad-buhari/32252/

Bobby808:
Some times I am trapped in reasoning this country if we are cursed? I asked myself if there is any thing wrong with the brains of some Nigerians? What is happening to us?

TheKingIsHere:
What do you expect from the criminal called Buhari? He stole billions before and foolish idiots are still campaigning for the useless aboki dullard. He will continue to steal.

Cruz40:
Govt of the liars by the liars and for the liars

jamielavorda:
Thieves

UbanmeUdie:

The Chibok girls saga will continue to be Buhari's platform to score cheap political points and garner in huge sums of money from the country's treasury into his pockets.
Jonathan was drunk but Buhari is definitely mad!

Asianguy:
Who fFirst Class epp

nelsonebby:
he's mad.
na who first class epp?
idiot