The US says that it is providing $5m (£3.2m) of funding for the multi-national task force that has been set up to fight Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria and elsewhere in the region.

The Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield told journalists that the US does not see Boko Haram as just a Nigerian problem.

She added that the US is in discussions with the new Nigerian government and is looking for ways to bolster its support.

vanunu:
Nigeria is a criminal nation, while they allowed northern cameroon to secede, they killed 3million igbos for attempting to secede. Murderers.

BuddahMonk:
I hate tribalism

LAfricana:
For the record, am very much against the annulment of the election, but calling Abiola a matyr of Democracy is out of place

It Just shows that Ambode is a poor student of history... Do they even teach history in school dis days

Abiola was a crook quote me, the fact that he won the election does not make him any less.. Babagida was too

It is synonymous to the way Ya'all call Jonaprick a Hero... Y... Cos he conseeded defeat . Utter rubbish, does that reduce the fact that jonathan and his cabal raped this nation so bad that he set us 20 yrs behind


Enough of this Abiola nonsense




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RevDesmondJuju:



First of, I am not Igbo.

Secondly, I from the Niger Delta have more claim to Lagos than hinterland dwelling natives from osun like yourself who keep claiming Lagos.

My resources built Lagos and both my parents own properties in Lagos.

If you want me out then do it the old fashioned way. Come and drive us out!

Foolish hypocrites. You want us out of our no man's lagos which we helped you develop but when Asari threatens you with succession you scream one Nigeria.

Do you see how confused and foolish you Tajus are in that your Southwest?

Opioko:
So, I accompanied my dad to Abuja today because
he had to meet with Buhari to congratulate him and also to discuss other important issues. They spent a lot of
hours in the meeting while I waited in some kinda room I
think it was the waiting room where I helped myself with
all sorts of refreshment.

Fast forward after the meeting, the president alongside my
dad came into the room and there my dad introduced him
to me, he asked me few questions mainly about my
university education and my plans after graduation which
I answered and then I requested to ask him some
questions too, he then replied I should make it snappy.
Being a political science student, I asked him few
questions concerning his plans for Nigeria in the coming years and then a thought just popped up in my mind to ask him if he visits or is a member of this forum knowing he's a good lover of social networks... He then smiled and replied yes, out of surprise and curiosity, I asked what his username is, he then replied he can't let me into that for some personal and security reasons. He then smiled and left with my dad. I then thought to myself, Wow! This man is
really friendly.

Nature129:


Anambra State, sir. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Odimegwu Ojukwu, Chinua Achebe, Alex Ekwueme etc. Then when I start mentioning their multi-billionaires, you go just run away.

Bobbystanley:
South Westerners and illiteracy.

Which power minister has buhari appointed that initiated the 48 hours uninterupted power?

Ymodulus:

what kind of stupid tradition is that?

Mogidi:
The kids look like Hausas

Nigeria's EFCC arrests top bankers over 'mega scam'
4 minutes ago
From the section Africa
Naira
Boxes were allegedly filled with newspaper cut into the shape of banknotes
Nigeria's anti-corruption agency has arrested six senior central bank officials over an alleged $33m (£21m) currency fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) also held 16 private bank workers for the "mega scam".
The suspects stole "tonnes of defaced naira notes", which were meant to be destroyed, it said on its website.
Newly-installed Nigerian President Muhammudu Buhari has pledged to make tackling corruption a priority.
The arrests were made last week, before the president's official swearing-in ceremony, and so should not be seen as part of Mr Buhari's promised clampdown on corruption, reports the BBC's Will Ross from Lagos.
The move is more likely to be a show of strength from the EFCC, in an attempt to prove its relevance, our correspondent adds.
The suspects allegedly filled boxes supposed to contain damaged currency with bits of newspaper cut into the shape of naira notes, before sending them to branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria for destruction, according to the EFCC.
The actual banknotes were held back so that they could be reused, it adds.
The EFCC suspects the scam of incinerating newspaper instead of old notes has been going on for years and has been on such a scale it has put inflationary pressure on the economy.
Many analysts say the EFCC has been extremely weak when it comes to fighting corruption as low-ranking officials tend to be investigated rather than so-called big fish who appear untouchable, our correspondent says.
The suspects are to make their first appearances at the federal court in the city of Ibadan on Tuesday.

cold:

Exhumed indeed. Do you even know what that means? Or you're just trying so hard to sound intelligent?

cold:

Exhumed indeed. Do you even know what that means? Or you're just trying so hard to sound intelligent?

anulaxad:

Are you mentally incapable of understanding what I was trying to express, have they taught you an english technique called hyperbole , alright you may not understand what hyperbole is; a simpler version of this technique is called a methaphor.
Let me explain in simpler terms for you to comprehend,
It brought out an element of surprise and deepened furiosity something I didn't realise I could feel hence the reference to something being dug up from the dead, a feeling that I thought didn't exist in me, I mean looking at that hotel strangely enough brought out this rage and furiosity that I didn't know I had or was capable of.

funkybully:
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This old fool, shut up!

U think the way u yolobas insult even unborn children u can get away with it elsewhere. Why did d woman insult his mother.

Uncouth words are commonly used to correct in yoloba. U see a mother insulting her daughter omo ale, oloriburuku, omo oshi, omo ale jatijati, werey etc. Over a little issue.

The Same loud mouth she took abroad.

Mtcheew! She should thank her star it's only slap.

gohome:


Answer

[b]The subsidy issue is not shrouded in mystery. You have chosen to be ignorant. The average price of PMS around the world is about 1.1 dollars per liter. That's 220 Naira per liter. Poorer countries pay this. We produce 2.2 million barrels per day, rich countries like Russia US, China, India UK Brazil that produces up to 5 times more oil than we do pay this. Poorer countries like Haiti Angola Gabon also pay this. Even poorer and remote villages in Nigeria, burutu Nembe, mambila pay 200 plus for a liter. So what is the problem with it all gone? I'm 2012, sanusi and Iwealla with Allison went round TV stations explaining the steps to fully deregulate the downstream sector, no one listened. 65 Naira or nothing was the chant. I remember when Sanusi said the best way to put a fire out is to eliminate the source of the fire.

It was shame that GEJ and his ministers did not have the political tenacity to completely do way with this fire. Buhari seems to have it. He will remove it, fuel will sell at 180-220 per liter[/b]

doublewisdom:
Please it's enough. Believe it or not Buhari was humiliated.
Thank God he was not arrested for loitering.

owobokiri:


Disjointed argeument. China bought hers, likewise Thailand and co. Some bought old decommissioned ones and re-engineered, few countries biuld theirs. . You can only develope a secured state. Military gadgets scares off potential opponents/trouble makers thereby providing you with the peace and space needed to plan a developed future. Take a look at Libya, do you think the NATO hyenas would have destroyed that country, setting her half a century backwards if her military was up to par? Get a grip. This is not a luxury, these are necesslties.

1MCN:


Sometimes I just feel like I like the way APC lies. That is what keeps the country moving on in the face of all scary truths.