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EasternLeopard: Comrade

Have being studying the Nigerian military for years

Nigerian military has not fought a military/rebel that cared to neutralise her key assets which are 1) airpower 2) tanks 3) artilleries 4) mass attack.

BH has studied the military and has seen this weakness which they are exploiting to the fullness

Mark my words

If you buy the army the weapons used by BH, victory is not certain

What the boys are asking for are superior weapons because they know from experience that if they are on the same technology with BH, their chances of winning is slim.

Nigeria military has won are wars with superior technology/numbers. This is the second time they are facing an enemy that have found a way to neutralise their strength.

The first enemy to exploit this weakness to their advantage were Niger Delta militants.

Superior weapons used against boko haram terrorist dressed like a woman hiding in a market? Okada riders shooting from behind schools and people's house. Hamas comes to mind, we have to decide what we call victory with boko haram. Most of boko haram fighting is done in villages, towns and cities, with high civilian population . New superior weapons will not help. If we are are not ready, to live with very high collateral damage.

lakpalakpa: Nonsense, Jona-daft‘s masked animals left as soon as the smell of defeat hit them..

The ones we see here are the normal officers responsible for law and order in the state of Osun..

Why do you make too much noise about nothing? Your propaganda gave you 400,000 votes in Osun. Maybe you wanted us to have another 1983 election or another 2007 free for all.

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lakpalakpa: Nonsense!!

Why shouldn‘t i criticize the eediots??

Their ineptitude and senselessness is almost as legendary as Jona-daft‘s...

Bunch of bribe-collecting, bus burning brain dead zombies..

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EasternLeopard: Nigeria military was fortunate to fight with rebel groups that failed to acquire Anti-aircraft guns to neutralise the airforce.

If they had done so, the Nigerian military won't have won the war or the military would have won it at great price/time

The Nigerian army killed without looking back in Liberia and sierra lone. Imagine gwoza been Liberia, Everybody will either be dead or the whole place burnt down. That was how we won in Liberia. Odi kind of invasion. Most Liberians would tell you today, Nigeria forces were worse than the rebels. If Nigerians want a victory over boko haram, there is an army template ready to carry it out.

Did I see security officers with Aregbe's victory sign? Are these the same ones that came militarize Osun. APC make una fear God.

davitogreat: on top of that starting from october there will be a credit scheme to ensure Nigerians will be able to purchase the cars.

I have the feeling the early 80s are here again. It shall not be well with the 1983 coup plotters.

Brand new car for N1.5-N1.9 million, the music don change. Wishing all used car importers best of luck.

egift: No. He was referring to the Ogogoro you have been drowning on in the Coven since Osun results started coming in.

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7 people in the room and only one man is drinking the liquor (one glass on the table)

If only you people drank some of that Ogogoro, your level of bitterness will reduce tremendously.

This writer needs true research about Ghana and allow the propaganda that put Ghana in her current predicament slide. Ghana had ten years of no power failure? That is a lie from the kingdom of darkness itself. The shining stability most of the world ascribed to Ghana, was due mainly to manipulated data coming from Ghana. Today, they are facing this reality, not because of the current administration, but spending and borrowing done in the last 12 years. Ghana is a poor country, that's the simple truth. The earlier they accept this fact and adjust their budgeting and spending accordingly the more hurting they will be in for.

Disagreements over the equity contributions of partners in the Lekki deep seaport are currently threatening the takeoff of the project, COMFORT OSEGHALE writes

Disagreements over the value of land donated by the Lagos State Government for the establishment of the Lekki Deep Seaport have been identified as the cause of the delay in the takeoff of the project.

The deep seaport is a joint venture project of the Federal Government, which is being represented by the Nigerian Ports Authority, the Lagos State Government and a Singaporean based investor, the Tolaram Group.

The final document for the project, which is expected to begin operations in 2017, has yet to be signed as a result of the disagreements, with the NPA insisting on the revaluation of the land, which the Lagos State Government is contributing as its equity. The NPA and Tolaram Group are expected to provide the funds for the project.

The Federal Government holds 20 per cent equity in the project; Lagos State Government, 18.5 per cent; and Tolaram Group, 61.5 per cent.

Upon completion, that deep seaport is expected to create over 162, 000 jobs and decongest the current ports in Lagos, which were built to handle 60,000 tonnes, but are now handling over 100,000 tonnes of cargo.

The Assistant General Manager, Public Affairs, NPA, Mr. Musa Iliya, denied insinuations that the organisation was the cause of the delay in the takeoff of the project. He, however, confirmed that the value of the land was being investigated.

“There have been lots of discussions on this project. We have got committees, which are looking into many issues. One of them is to ascertain the actual value of the land that was given by the Lagos State Government for this project. Is the land equivalent to what the NPA is contributing?” he asked.

Although Iliya admitted that the NPA was to put up its equity, he declined to say how much.

He added, “The modalities are being worked out; it is much better to do things properly now instead of rushing issues and then dealing with problems in the future. We have held lots of discussions with the private investor involved and we are still holding discussions. However, the NPA is not delaying this project.

“Of course, the NPA has some amount in dollars to put up as equity, but I don’t have the exact figure. I will have to check the documents and get back to you.”

Another issue being considered by the NPA is the verification of Tolaram’s claims that it has spent about $60m on the project so far.

The Executive Director, Engineering and Technical, NPA, Alhaji Mohammed Saleh, was reported to have recently told the Senate Committee on Marine Transport that the organisation had refused to put up its share of the equity because it needed a technical auditor to confirm the claims by the Tolaram Group.

Saleh reportedly told the committee that the NPA also had to be sure of the availability of Tolaram’s funds.

“Although some amount was appropriated in the 2013 budget for this project, the NPA has to verify claims that Tolaram has spent $60m so far and has a balance of $152m on ground,” he was reported to have told the committee.

Attempts to get a response from the Director of Finance, Lekki Free Trade Zone Project, Mr. Kundan Suainani, proved abortive as he did not respond to calls made to his mobile telephone line, nor respond to a text message sent to the same number. Suainani did not also respond to emails sent to him.

At a press briefing last month, Suainani had said that the promoters of the project had received 805 hectares of land from the Lagos State Government.

He had said, “The LFTZ is divided into various sub zones of deep seaport, industrial zone, and areas for liquid storage, among others. We all know there is a big challenge of storing petroleum products in Apapa; so, about 25 hectares have been dedicated to the construction of tank farms in the zone.

“Ninety hectares have been allocated from a total of 805 hectares to the deep seaport and another 40 hectares for expansion. For the first phase of the project, we have been able to complete sand filling and build our corporate headquarters. Land allocation to investors is ongoing.

“For the second phase, a lot of activities are going on concurrently. While internal road construction is in progress, we have also been working on the housing project, planning the liquid storage area as well as the power needs of the zone. By the time the port is operational in 2017; all other factories in the site would have been built.”

There was no response from the Lagos State Commissioner of Information, Mr. Lateef Ibiroga, as he did not respond to calls and a text message sent to his mobile telephone line.

His counterpart in the Ministry of Commerce, Mrs. Olusola Oworu, could not be reached as her mobile telephone line indicated that it was switched off.


http://www.punchng.com/business/financial-punch/1-5bn-lekki-deep-seaport-project-suffers-setback

Tracing Ebola’s Breakout to an African 2-Year-Old
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/world/africa/tracing-ebolas-breakout-to-an-african-2-year-old.html?action=click&cont

Nigeria Struggles to Cope With Ebola Outbreak

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/world/africa/ebola-in-nigeria.html?

dustydee: Not exactly, but paradise for the lazy. Having said that there are a lot of hard working people there.

Can anybody help with detail breakdown of the Osun results. I have checked the Inec's website and there is nothing there. I'm looking for the wards and local government final numbers.

dustydee: Now I get your point. Sounds fair then. I guess that's where [b]NNPC [/b]is better cos your pay keeps rising till you retire.

NNPC is Paradise. You make millions for doing almost nothing. Only in Nigeria.

Symphony007: when ihejirika was chief of army staff was there this level of indiscipline in the army? He did his job diligently but to appease his northern interest and ensure his political fortunes he push his out and installed this incompetent charlatan called minimah. Look at how everything is crumbling and he has'nt as much as put him on probation. Keep blaming others for the obvious failures of this president.

Ihejirika, spent 35 years in the army as required by law. He was not forced out.

Symphony007: amnesty international, northern elders, APC, etc... Are they the commander on chief of the nigerian armed forces who has the final say on military appointments? Don't make that utterly ridiculous excuse again.

Between you and brownlord, who is making ridiculous excuse? So the constant security breach within the army front lines, coming mostly from enlisted men are because of the person with the last word on appointment?

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EkoIle1: What exactly do you think Nigerians put him in office for? Not to protect them as promised or the oath of office he swore to about protecting and defending Nigerians was fake?

You people are backward because you have zero sense of responsibility and accountability or the phrase The Buck Stops Here.

What a sad burden on humanity you are...

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arewafederation: So says the empty barrel.

No bigge

arewafederation: When will you stop this shameless defence of evil?

Blind followership and butt licking like this will only make the govt more confident in carrying out its evil intent.

I avoid nuisance on this forum, it will do both of us a lot of good, if you never quote me.

brownlord: do you have Arewa and northern elders forum in cameroon? do you hear amnesty international and apc accusing the army of genocide in cameroon, do you have military who pledge their loyalty to allah instead of the govt and country thereby giving information to enemies, or you think the cameroonian army can operate if they have moles and saboteurs among the troops. Ihejirika was dealing with the bastards, before borno elders in conjunction with amnesty international ensure the man was removed and even accused him of genocide.

"A house be divided against itself, cannot stand."

Cameroon lost 16 soldiers saving the wife of one government official, can you imagine what APC will be saying in Nigeria today.

Politics without bitterness.

Obiagelli: usual emptiness.

from you abi ,

People that cannot care for malaria fever in their household will come and rant rubbish. Goodluck is going to be blamed for miscarriages too

collynzov5: Lies!
OBJ ruled Nigeria for a total of 11 years and achieved absolutely nothing.
I have checked Nigeria's history, there was tribalism and discrimination from the onset, but the corruption we had today was introduced by OBJ in his military tenure. He introduced the act of stockpilling stolen fund in foreign accounts and cornering of national assets for personal uses.

Keep checking, OBJ remains a saint any day in Nigeria, when compared to Buhari.

Please create an osama bin Buhari thread, so we can compare both men. Obj remains a saint in Nigeria, when compared to your hero, Buhari.

EkoIle1: [s]I don't think the man gives a damn what it means to your type....

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And what does that picture mean?

ba7man: Oyo, Ogun, Lagos and all other states.....be prepared. The FG will bring this crap your way next.

If the results are close enough, PDP can rig it.......The 100,000 deficit was too much for rigging to cover up.

Same deficit as 2011. Another pointless comment.

Chinese are slave drivers, they treat their own people even worse.

LAGOS, Nigeria— Next year Nigeria will stop doing most other things for a month, and the nation's attention will be focused exclusively on a series of state and national elections.

The elections, officials here believe, will devour energies, consume passions and put to the test a tangled democracy that sees itself as a model for black-ruled Africa and proof to the world of a continent's political maturity.

The elections are still nine months away, but the visitor to this torrid capital of five million people might think they were under way now, so intense is Nigeria's perennial political fervor.

Through the magnifying prism of the nation's self-perception, the voting will encompass forces and emotions on the grand scale. Roughly one-quarter of sub-Saharan Africa's 350 million people will somehow or other be touched by the national vote, and the victor will control black-ruled Africa's greatest wealth.

Second Chance at Power

The elections in Nigeria's 19 states involve chunks of land that are, in some cases, more populous and wealthy than many independent African nations. Old and revered names from the past will be pitted against one another in a contest for that most elusive of African phenomena - a second chance to win political power.

Underlying it all will be the powerful chemistry of tribe, personality and money. No one expects it to be a tranquil affair, and it is in the Nigerian manner that the voting, which elsewhere in Africa might take a day or two, will span four straight weeks.

The polling will be the second since the military withdrew in 1979 after 13 years in power, and the first in which the civilians themselves are entrusted with the task of monitoring their own probity. That will be no easy job because Nigeria is probably Africa's most patent example of commercial corruption and unrestrained political jousting - expressions, in part, of the high stakes created by the nation's now reduced, but nonetheless substantial, oil revenues.

The assessment among Western diplomats and Nigerian officials is that the military would only seek to take a more direct role in the elections if the civilian authorities were unable to cope with untrammeled pre-electoral violence, or if there was an upsurge of unrest wider than the recent trouble in the predominantly Islamic north that engulfed three cities.

The election-year forecast among many Nigerians and Westerners is that President Shehu Shagari, wielding the powers bestowed by incumbency and supported by an efficient party machine and money, will be returned for a second four-year term - the last he is allowed under the Constitution.

Under the complex voting procedures, however, opposition figures may well be able to increase their clout in state governorships, state assemblies and the federal legislature, augmenting their opportunities to carve a slice of the patronage and largesse that provide a driving political force in this wealth-conscious nation.

On their side is an arithmetical formula that sharpens the contest. To become President, a candidate must win a plurality of the national vote and must, too, win at least 25 percent of the vote in 13 of the 19 states. This is designed to prevent hegemony by any one of the three main tribal groups. Opposition Hopes for Runoff

In 1979 President Shagari's National Party of Nigeria took at least 25 percent of the vote in 12 states and was deemed by a court decision to have been the winner. The opposition strategy this time, if one can be perceived so early in the competition, is to try to force a runoff that will permit political trading. And, if there is a source of unity among the President's foes, it is limited to a desire to undermine him.

The names involved among the opposition seem to be throwbacks to Nigeria's recent history, men who failed as politicians to avert the military takeover of 1966, but who have now returned to the arena to redeem the past and lay claim to a future.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo was leader of the opposition during the first period of civilian rule after independence from Britain, and still, in an autocratic manner, leads the Yorubas of the southwest through his Unity Party, known as the U.P.N. In the east, it is Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria's first President, who leads the Nigerian People's Party, or N.P.P., which is seen as the party of the Ibo people.

Another name from the past has also re-entered the political arena. Emeka Ojukwu returned to the nation in June after 13 years of exile in the Ivory Coast. He is called Mr. Ojukwu now, but he once was General Ojukwu when he led the Ibos in their attempt to secede from federal Nigeria that led to a bloody civil war from 1967 to 1970. He set up a secessionist state called Biafra that was crushed by federal armies. But his failure to carve out a permanent Ibo nation has not diminished his popularity among the eastern tribe. ---- Nigerians Outlaw Islamic Sect

LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov. 20 (Reuters) - The Government has outlawed an extremist Islamic sect blamed for riots three weeks ago in which 206 people died. The Government said in a statement Friday that President Shehu Shagari signed an order banning the group on Thursday night.


http://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/21/world/nigerians-prepare-for-1983-election.html

chukel: for the first time, I am surprised at your post. But keep it up. Nothing is as good as being truthful. Advise your friends who are peddling lies to desist. Well done bro

I am a supporter of PDP,does not mean I am against the power of the ballot box. That's something those of you on the other side should learn to respect.