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Can Mumuric also tell us why despite being a predominantly Christian State, not a single federal appointment under Buhari has gone to Taraba Christians? |
flokii:Good. Was the Banjul flight delayed to await the arrival of an individual of for technical reasons? Have you ever heard of a flight delay occasioned by any other thing besides technical or operational hitches? ...and have you read the part of the story where the Air Peace's CEO offered the Emir and his entourage a FREE flight to Abuja instead, where they would connect with another kano-bound one the same day rather than stop and call back an already taxiing aircraft, but which Isa BAyero rejected? |
juman:It's easy, very easy to sit in a 3rd-world country, without having ever flown outside of it and make uninformed comments using a generator-powered phone. |
When will this APC mole called "Afe elenu gbua gbua" get kicked out of the PDP? |
[s] backbencher:[/s] Quit giving lame excuses my friend. Nothing the Nigerian government runs ever succeeds. It's always tales of gross wastage/inefficiency, massive corruption, and nepotism before it goes moribund. By the way, government's fundamental role should be regulating, while the actual service delivery should be ceded to private organizations. |
flokii:Who told you that Air Peace cancelled any flight? |
SlyDev:An Emir under the supervision of his local county? ...one who can be dethroned and banished at the whims of the likes of Gandollar? "Emperor" indeed. ![]() |
KosiGee:The airline wouldn't stop an already taxiing aircraft for one egocentric "Ashushuka ma reru" Emir billed to arrive the airport about an hour after boarding! AirPeace's sin is their refusal to dent their brand's image by telling the pilot to stop, tell the already-boarded passengers to disembark and return to their seats at the departure lounge to await the arrival of the Emir to the airport. ![]() What a country! |
What I find amusing in all of these is Isa Bayero's sheer temerity and belief that he could get the NCAA to sanction an Airline for flying according to schedule...all because a Fulani man heads the agency. Would he dare such in a sane clime? These guys aren't even ashamed to show the world how rotten the system here is. |
China must understand that there is no further basis now for acceding to Russia's security demands, upon their invasion of Ukraine. Besides, Kremlin has shown with its intent of taking Kiev that it has far more objectives than just halting NATO's Eastward expansion. What security guarantee will Ukraine get by staying neutral? The answer is obvious for everyone to see now. Putin got this all wrong. |
Reader530: ![]() That's correct. Jos North is where virtually all the Muslims in Plateau State reside and they have a very predictable voting pattern. The PRP candidate must have been endorsed by the Ummah, having failed to secure the ticket of either the PDP or APC for one of their own. |
Nigeria loses? with rising crude price? ![]() This satanic APC, ehn? |
Throwback:Only in a failed sh*t-hole 3rd-world country can one see such absurdity as an individual demanding that the authorities sanction an airline for refusing to delay a flight for them. That this emir even had the temerity and belief that he could get the NCAA to sanction the Airline for flying according to schedule shows how rotten the system is. What a country! |
That this man even had the temerity to write the NCAA and believes he can get it to sanction AirPeace over this sheer absurdity shows how badly damaged our institutions and the system are. What a country! ![]() |
FERNANDEZISBACK:Russia will definitely inflict far more damage should this escalate further but Putin never expected this amount of resistance from Ukraine. |
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Hashabiah:This sort of war hardly ever produces a winner. Those fueling it obviously have other objectives other than just winning.
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Ukraine says it has inflicted one of Russia's heaviest ever day of losses with more than 1,000 casualties: Putin's losses now stand at 2,800 troops, 80 tanks and 516 armoured vehicles as fightback continues - Ukrainian forces claimed on Friday to have destroyed part of an airfield in south Russia in missile strike Friday - Kyiv's forces have shot out seven Russian helicopters, destroyed at least 80 tanks, blitzed up to 10 fighter jets - Ukraine military far inferior to its Russian counterpart with an air defence system dating back to the Soviet era - NATO and US have made it clear that no troops will be sent and left Ukraine military to hold off assault alone Ukrainian forces claimed today to have inflicted one of Russia's heaviest ever day of losses with more than 1,000 casualties. It comes as new totals by Kyiv's defence ministry put President Vladimir Putin's losses at 2,800 troops, 80 tanks, 516 armoured vehicles, 10 airplanes and seven helicopters. Russian officials have made similar claims - that Moscow has captured more than 160 troops; destroyed 74 Ukrainian military ground facilities; downed five fighter jets and one helicopter; and destroyed 18 tanks and other armoured vehicles. Meanwhile Ukrainian forces earlier today claimed to have hit an airfield in Millerovo in Rostov, southern Russia, destroying at least one of Moscow's Su-30SM fighter jets. Footage posted online purported to show the tail end of a missile strike on the Russian military's airbase around 10am local time (8am GMT) with several buildings on the site engulfed in flames. At least 37 Ukrainians, among them several civilians, have been killed and hundreds more injured in fighting in the past 24 hours. Russian troops were by this afternoon bearing down on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv after advancing from Chernobyl, less than 60 miles north of the city, this morning. Ukrainian troops tasked with the city's defence began setting up defensive positions across highways, on bridges and on street corners in preparation for what seemed set become a bloody street-to-street fight over the weekend. Kyiv's military, which was left to face Moscow alone after NATO and the US confirmed they would not put boots in the ground, is far inferior to its Russian counterpart with an air defense system and air force dating back to the Soviet era. Few expect Ukraine to emerge victorious from what is almost certain to be a prolonged, bloody, and vicious war - but so far, Kyiv's forces have managed to inflict heavy losses on Putin's troops. Helicopters, jets and planes Ukrainian forces downed a Russian fighter jet over Kyiv early on Friday and later hit an airfield in Millerovo in Rostov, southern Russia, destroying at least one Su-30SM around 10am local time (8am GMT). Meanwhile by late Thursday forces had claimed to have shot down at least six helicopters, including four Russian KA-52 Alligator attack helicopters during a battle for Gostomel air base on Thursday. A fifth helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at the field under heavy fire. Just after midday on Thursday, the skies over Kyiv swarmed with a squadron of 20 Russian helicopters which pounded the air base's runway. But Ukrainian ground forces launched a fight-back, moving in to retake the air field as jets streaking over the city, shooting down the Russian helicopters. The attack underlined just how close the invaders were to the capital. Soon after, the distant roar of fighter jets high above the city stoked another wave of panic. The Ukrainians also reported their MiG jets shot down at least one Mi-8 helicopter. Ukrainian forces also claimed to have shot down six Russian jets sky over the eastern Donbass region while another plane appeared to fall from the skies near the capital. Shortly after 7pm GMT on Tuesday, Russia's defence ministry said a Russian Antonov An-26 transport plane carrying military equipment crashed in its southern Voronezh region near Ukraine, killing all crew members on board. 'During a planned flight to transport military equipment, an An-26 aircraft of the Russian aerospace forces crashed,' the defence ministry said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies. 'The crew died,' the statement said, without providing any details. The defence ministry blamed equipment failure for the crash, which it said had not caused any destruction on the ground. A defence ministry spokesman, speaking to AFP, confirmed the crash but declined to say how many crew members had been killed. An-26 planes carry up to six crew members and up to 38 military personnel. Overall, the Ukrainian armed forces claimed to have shot down five aircraft and six helicopters. Tanks Ukrainian forces destroyed dozens of Russian tanks along the eastern and northern borders by the end of the day on Thursday, adding two more and a fighting vehicle in Trohizbenko to the tally early on Friday. According to the country's defence ministry, the figure was higher than 30 by the end of Thursday. They also claimed to have destroyed 'up to' 130 armoured combat vehicles. Ukrainian forces put up a stiff resistance around Kharkiv where multiple Russian tanks and armoured vehicles were pictured destroyed - with bodies lying in the streets. Later, another BMP fighting vehicle was captured, along with the crew of four Russian soldiers, in the same region in eastern Ukraine. And around 2pm local time (12pm GMT) the Ukrainian military said troops had destroyed five armoured transport vehicles and a car during fighting at the Vistupovich-Rudnya border point between Ukraine and Belarus. A further 15 T-72 tanks were destroyed or damaged by the Ukrainian forces using the Javelin PTRK, an American anti-tank missile, nearly Glukhov in the country's east late this afternoon. In other incidents, tank-busting rocket launchers donated by Britain were said to have destroyed Russian tanks, while Javelin missiles gifted by Sweden destroyed a column of enemy vehicles. Troops Dozens of Russian troops have been captured by Ukrainian forces, Kyiv's ministry of defence has claimed. Britain's Ministry of Defence put Moscow's losses around 450, though it was not clear if that included captured or dead soldiers. Videos posted by the Ukrainian MoD early on Friday purported to show at least nine captured Russian soldiers. Several Russian troops videoed by their captors have claimed they believed they were conducting training exercises in the border regions and did not know they were being sent to invade Ukraine. The claim was echoed by the brigade commander of the 74th brigade of motorcycle rifles, believed to be a reconnaissance platoon made up of 20 to 50 soldiers, who allegedly surrendered to Ukrainian forces during fighting on Thursday. Commander Konstantin Buynichev is said to have claimed he only learned of the invasion on Wednesday and believed they were returning home. He allegedly said: 'Nobody thought that we were going to kill. We were not going to fight – we were collecting information.' The announcement of Buynichev and his troops' capture was posted by the Ukrainian MoD with a picture of a the commander with a bandaged arm and wearing a bloodied uniform which appeared to say 'Russian Army'. SOURCE: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10550583/Ukraine-war-Battle-Kyiv-begins-war-enters-hardest-day.html?ico=nextgallery-close Lalasticlala, Mynd44, OAM4j
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Ammishaddai:You must be an agent of this satanic government looking to shift blame as usual to mask your utter destruction of our economy. Who told you PayPal doesn't operate in Nigeria? See lame excuse, Yahoo boys, na wa o! ![]() Were there no Yahoo boys prior to the APC's ascension? Are yahoo boys responsible for the government's calamitous fiscal policies? |
olatade:This is really funny but things don't work the way most people think that's why not everyone can be a leader. |
Oysters:They will. |
bigpriik:This sort of war hardly ever produces a winner. Those fueling it have other objectives than just winning. |
silverlinen:It's a difficult situation. There is still ample opportunity for talks which will be in everyone's interest. What is certain however is that Russia will suffer graver consequences should Kremlin rebuff peace entreaties and allow this madness escalate.
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Officials say Ukraine no longer in control of Chernobyl site KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A presidential adviser says Ukraine lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear site, where Ukranian forces had waged a fierce battle with Russian troops. Adviser Myhailo Podolyak told The Associated Press that Ukrainian authorities did not know the current condition of the facilities at Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. “After the absolutely senseless attack of the Russians in this direction, it is impossible to say that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe,” he said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had announced several hours earlier Thursday that Russian forces were trying to seize the Chernobyl nuclear plant. A nuclear reactor at the plant 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, exploded in April 1986, spewing radioactive waste across Europe. The exploded reactor was covered by a protective shelter several years ago to prevent radiation leaks. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that its ground forces have moved into Ukraine from Crimea, the first confirmation from Moscow that its ground forces have moved in. Russia previously said only that it unleashed air and missile strikes on Ukrainian air bases, air defense batteries and other military facilities. The ministry said it has destroyed 83 Ukrainian military facilities. For the first time since the start of the action, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov confirmed the Russian ground troops had rolled into Ukraine, saying they advanced toward the city of Kherson, northwest of Crimea. Kherson sits on reservoir providing the bulk of fresh water for Crimea until Ukraine cut it off with a dam in 2017 in response to Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. Konashenkov said that the Russian troops’ move allowed to resume water supply to Crimea. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Ukraine's government pleaded for help as it said Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border in a “full-scale war” that could rewrite the geopolitical order. President Vladimir Putin ignored global condemnation and cascading new sanctions as he unleashed Moscow’s most aggressive action since the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and chillingly referred to his country’s nuclear arsenal. He threatened any foreign country trying to interfere with “consequences you have never seen.” Ukrainian officials said their forces were battling Russians on a series of fronts. “Russia has embarked on a path of evil, but Ukraine is defending itself and won’t give up its freedom,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted. Later, he offered Russia an end to the hostilities. “It wasn’t Ukraine that chose the path of war, but Ukraine is offering to go back to the path of peace,” he said. Zelenskyy, who earlier cut diplomatic ties with Moscow and declared martial law, described Russian forces advancing on multiple fronts, including a “difficult situation” developing in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, just over 20 kilometers away from the eastern border with Russia, and Russian troops slowly advancing from the north on the city of Chernihiv. He said a Russian airborne unit at an airport just outside Kyiv, the capital, was being destroyed. He appealed to global leaders, saying that “if you don’t help us now, if you fail to offer a powerful assistance to Ukraine, tomorrow the war will knock on your door.” Zelenskyy said Russian forces were trying to seize the Chernobyl nuclear plant, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. Large explosions were heard in the capital and in other cities, and people massed in train stations and took to roads, as the government said the former Soviet republic was seeing a long-anticipated invasion from the east, north and south. The chief of the NATO alliance said the “brutal act of war" shattered peace in Europe, joining a chorus of world leaders who decried the attack, which could cause massive casualties, topple Ukraine’s democratically elected government and upend the post-Cold War security order. The conflict was already shaking global financial markets: Stocks plunged and oil prices soared amid concerns that heating bills and food prices would skyrocket. Condemnation rained down not only from the U.S. and Europe, but from South Korea, Australia and beyond — and many governments readied new sanctions. Even friendly leaders like Hungary’s Viktor Orban sought to distance themselves from Putin. A senior U.S. official said the U.N. Security Council was expected to vote Friday on a resolution condemning Russia for the attack and demanding the immediate withdrawal of its forces. The vote will proceed even though the legally binding measure will almost certainly be vetoed by Russia, said the official, who wasn't authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. While some nervous Europeans speculated about a possible new world war, the U.S. and its NATO partners have so far shown no indication they would join in a war against Russia. They instead mobilized troops and equipment around Ukraine’s western flank — as Ukraine pleaded for defense assistance and help protecting its airspace. In Washington, President Joe Biden convened a meeting of the National Security Council on Ukraine as the U.S. prepares new sanctions. Biden administration officials have signaled that two of the measures they were considering most strongly include hitting Russia’s biggest banks and slapping on new export controls meant to starve Russia’s industries and military of U.S. semiconductors and other high-tech components. The attacks came first from the air. Later Ukrainian authorities described ground invasions in multiple regions, and border guards released footage showing a line of Russian military vehicles crossing into Ukraine’s government-held territory. European authorities declared the country’s airspace an active conflict zone. In a worrying development, Zelenskyy said Russian forces were trying to seize the Chernobyl plant, and a Ukrainian official said Russian shelling hit a radioactive waste repository and an increase in radiation levels was reported. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter. Other governments did not immediately corroborate or confirm the claims. The plant was the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident when a nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, spewing a radioactive cloud across Europe. The plant lies 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of the capital of Kyiv. After weeks of denying plans to invade, Putin launched the operation on a country the size of Texas that has increasingly tilted toward the democratic West and away from Moscow's sway. The autocratic leader made clear earlier this week that he sees no reason for Ukraine to exist, raising fears of possible broader conflict in the vast space that the Soviet Union once ruled. Putin denied plans to occupy Ukraine, but his ultimate goals remain hazy. Ukrainians who had long braced for the prospect of an assault were urged to shelter in place and not to panic. “Until the very last moment, I didn’t believe it would happen. I just pushed away these thoughts," said a terrified Anna Dovnya in Kyiv, watching soldiers and police remove shrapnel from an exploded shell. “We have lost all faith." With social media amplifying a torrent of military claims and counter-claims, it was difficult to determine exactly what was happening on the ground. Associated Press reporters saw or confirmed explosions in the capital, in Mariupol on the Azov Sea, Kharkiv in the east and beyond. AP confirmed video showing Russian military vehicles crossing into Ukrainian-held territory in the north from Belarus and from Russian-annexed Crimea in the south. Russian and Ukrainian authorities made competing claims about damage they had inflicted. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had destroyed scores of Ukrainian air bases, military facilities and drones, and confirmed the loss of a Su-25 attack jet, blaming it on “pilot error.” It said it was not targeting cities, but using precision weapons and claimed that “there is no threat to civilian population.” Ukraine’s armed forces They reported at least 40 soldiers dead, and said a military plane carrying 14 people crashed south of Kyiv. Poland’s military increased its readiness level, and Lithuania and Moldova moved toward doing the same. Border crossings increased from Ukraine to Poland, which has prepared centers for refugees. Putin justified his actions in an overnight televised address, asserting that the attack was needed to protect civilians in eastern Ukraine — a false claim the U.S. had predicted he would make as a pretext for an invasion. He accused the U.S. and its allies of ignoring Russia’s demands to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO and for security guarantees. He called the military action a “forced measure” stemming from rising security risks for Russia. Anticipating international condemnation and countermeasures, Putin issued a stark warning to other countries not to meddle. In a reminder of Russia’s nuclear power, he warned that “no one should have any doubts that a direct attack on our country will lead to the destruction and horrible consequences for any potential aggressor.” Among Putin’s pledges was to “denazify” Ukraine. World War II looms large in Russia, after the Soviet Union suffered more deaths than any country while fighting Adolf Hitler’s forces. Kremlin propaganda paints members of Ukrainian right-wing groups as neo-Nazis, exploiting their admiration for WWII-era Ukrainian nationalist leaders who sided with the Nazis. Ukraine is now led by a Jewish president who lost relatives in the Holocaust and angrily dismissed the Russian claims. Putin’s announcement came just hours after the Ukrainian president rejected Moscow’s claims that his country poses a threat to Russia and made a passionate, last-minute plea for peace. The attack began even as the U.N. Security Council was meeting to hold off an invasion. Members still unaware of Putin’s announcement of the operation appealed to him to stand down. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the emergency meeting, telling Putin: “Give peace a chance.” But hours later, NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg indicated it was too late: “Peace on our continent has been shattered.” https://news.yahoo.com/russia-attacks-ukraine-defiant-putin-055130690.html Lalasticlala, OAM4J, Mynd44 |
NoQualmz:Rather than the continued waste of scarce tax-payers resources on fruitless Operation Python dance and the likes, simply tell the divisive dunderhead in Aso Rock to respect our diversities, jettison the institutionalized Igbo marginalization, promote national unity and cohesion, give every Nigerian across religious/ethnic divides a sense of belonging and then watch all the secessionist strives die a natural death. You don't expect Igbos or anyone else to accept to live in their own country like outcasts. Only a b@stard would. Treat them fairly or simply let them have their own country. You can't have it both ways. You can't whip a child and bar them from crying at the same time. |
blackpanda:Doesn't Poland border Russia? You have no point. This is the opportune time for Ukraine to join NATO and be free from Putin's madness forever. |
onikoyikosoko:You're Russian? MODIFIED: Can you see the below news just trickling in? 150 Russian Officials Condemn Putin's Invasion Of Ukraine In Open Letter https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10546799/More-150-senior-Russian-officials-sign-open-letter-condemning-Putins-invasion-Ukraine.html Anti-War Protests Hit Russia Despite Attempts To Stifle Them https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1010574/anti-war-protests-break-out-across-russia-despite-attempts-to-stifle |
[s] QuotaSystem:[/s] We shall see how you will install Tinubu as president. ![]() |
juman:Isn't the statement from the palace explicit enough? "The Olubadan-Elect Senator Lekan Balogun has not and will not endorse any aspirant or political party in the forthcoming elections. The Olubadan-elect is non-partisan. As the father of the people of Ibadan and the nation, he would not be one sided. " Noble traditional leaders are apolitical. Alaafin has soiled his name and stool. |
Lipscomb:Caution her for toeing the path of nobility by staying apolitical? ...and praise the Alatenuje Alaafin who has soiled his name and stool by endorsing Tinubu, right? |
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