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Kdon2:
Copied from kperegi I guess.

Sometimes one wonders the values that form the core from which Kperogi and Co are operating. Tinubu defied tradition to appoint the Ribadu, a former Police AIG, as the National Security Adviser. It is a first against odds because the Military are not agreeable to a Policeman as NSA.

Now, from all indications, has the NSA performed creditable in the face of the insecurity in the country? For the NSA to publicly refer to bandits and terrorists in the North as brothers go beyond a slip of the tongue to being a very serious blunder that would have seen the exit of some, particularly when you Ave a seemingly intractable security situation in the country.

Is it that Kperogi and Co want the North to be NSA at all cost and without accountability or loyalty to the Government and yet they are comfortable to vilify Tinubu on Yoruba agenda at the same time? That would amount to double speak and hypocrisy.

PulaPower:
Source: Steven Skiena and Charles B. Ward are the authors of Who’s Bigger? Where Historical Figures Really Rank, Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Disclaimer: The views expressed are solely their own.

Clear. No need of saying a thing. It’s their views & opinions..

If I am to pen down my own list, Jesus / Muhaamed wouldn’t be there cuz both never existed. They were all fairytales..

You claim Jesus was a myth yet it is by his physical death that you number your days. Your birth date is with reference to the Anno Domini (AD) yet you despise it. Anyway, the Bible says teach us to number our days so we can put our hearts to wisdom. When you despise your days, wisdom undoubtedly becomes far from you.

Godfullsam:
Wait o

Are prisoners supposed to enjoy delicious and sumptuous meals?

Many of them in the prison don't even deserve to be breathing, going by the level of crime they committed.

Imagine a murderer being fed in the prison and you expect him to enjoy the meal. As how na
Normal normal, any murderer, bandit, boko haram mamber, kidnapper, corrupt politicians etc should be killed instantly. No point feeding them with tax payers money.

I only sympathise with those who are in the prison for a crime they didn't commit.

More than 50 percent of those jn Prison or Correctional Facilities in Nigeria are "Awaiting Trial" or detainees with ongoing trial.

God1000:
Hmm, america is indeed a finished country, we are witnessing the collapse of an empire

Only the delusional, misguided and brainwashed Nigerian supporters continue to worship the leader of this country

Staying in Nigeria and labeling America as a finished country is laughable. You must be a comedian.

Please give us the context of the media headline or report you are quoting. Perhaps the person would prefer Iran, Saudi Arabia or Gaza as alternative? Because those are the places you keep championing on this forum, though I doubt if you would choose to live in any of them and raise your family there if granted immigratnt visa.

TossTos:
I finally give him name Mr Principle

Actually, i think he's right . If your principle does not align with the principle of the principals , you have to leave to where your principle aligns .. you're welcome Sir, Your Excellency..

Very weak excuse from Peter Obi. Atiku could as well say the same thing. We all know what chased him out of PDP was failure to secure the Presidential ticket and not principles, except that principle is selfishness: me and me alone. The same principle that has seen Atiku hop parties to secure the ticket for the past several years.

philiancoop:
Baba sope party

The APC do not work by peoples mandate. It's government of baba, by baba and for baba

We often trick ourselves in Nigeria that we are practicing democracy and the people are the electorate with decisive power. We need to face reality.

The average Nigerian politician likes democracy to the extent that it grants him access to power. He does not like criticism, any checks and balances for his power or authority and will like to control things, people and outcomes as much as he can.

How many State Governors do not seek to control and turn their House of Assembly to rubber stamps, regardless of party? How many State Governors give free hand to Local Governments and support LGA autonomy? How many Governors are never interested in their successors and make attempts to install them? How many politicians walk away and not seek reelection after performing woefully?

Desmond Elliot served 3 terms without really serving his constituents and now that he has issues with his Godfather, it has now become "Babasopecracy". Is he still not lobbying for that "Babasope" approval? If he had performed all these years, let him change party and let the people vote for him.

Bobloco:
Saying the truth and keeping promises seem to scare some of you because you’re used to politicians who say one thing and do the opposite.

I can understand where you’re coming from, in a country where honesty and accountability in leadership have become rare, integrity now looks strange.

Peter Obi is simply reminding Nigerians that he is not desperate for power. Politics should not be a do or die affair, it should not be a grab it, snatch it, and run away with it affair. Leadership is about service, not conquest.

And yes, four years is enough to begin turning things around with purposeful leadership, discipline, and competence.

After all, if Tinubu’s administration could plunge the country deeper into debt, worsen inflation, increase hardship, weaken the naira, deepen insecurity, and leave Nigerians battling constant electricity issues within a short period, then meaningful recovery within four years is absolutely achievable with the right leadership and dedication.

Trusting Peter Obi on a single 4 year tenure based on his promise is like trusting every other politician in Nigeria. There is no reason or justification to set Obi aside based on his antecedents. He promised never to leave APGA but where is he today? How many terms did he serve as Anambra's Governor? If he could not fix his State's problems in one term, there is nothing to suggest he can fix the Nation's problems in one term. Let us be honest with ourselves and stop playing the Ostrich.

SQLmastar:
Please house, I need mature advice. This matter is tearing me apart.

I met this lady (a doctor)
4 months ago. I'm 35, she is 31.
She told me she was a virgin and I believed her because of how she carried herself. I was very happy and rushed everything – introduction, engagement, and marriage plans (I promised my mum that I would get married before December 2026). We were supposed to do our traditional marriage in one week’s time.

Last week, I received an anonymous WhatsApp message. The person sent pregnancy test results showing that my fiancée was pregnant for her ex-boyfriend during her 1-year residency. She had told me about this ex, but said they never had sex, and that was why they broke up.
I confronted her with the message. At first, she denied it and said it was fake, someone trying to spoil her name. But when I said I would call her best friend to confirm, she broke down and confessed the truth.
She admitted she got pregnant for the ex, aborted it immediately, and promised herself never to have premarital sex again. She said she was ashamed and didn’t want to lose me, so she lied about being a virgin.
Now I’m confused and heartbroken. I love her but the lies are too much.
On the other hand, I have already invited many people – including the chief of my village and my manager at work. Cancelling now will bring serious shame and talk in my village and workplace.

Please Nairalanders, what should I do? Should I go ahead with the marriage or cancel everything? Has anyone been in this kind of situation?

I need honest advice.

If you are a genuine Christian, pray about the matter and ask God to reveal more things about her and her suitability for your wife. It may be that she was truthful and rightly ashamed as she said.

However,engage the anonymous WhatsApp sender to learn more about her a d talk to her best friend. It appears her best friend would not cover up her lies, hence her decision to come clean. If you best friend is not a liar, won't cover up evil for you and you are still friends, it may be a bonus consideration though not decisive or conclusive

BarrElChapo:
State policing is the way to go

Aside maybe Lagos State, practically all Dtate owned institutions are worse than their Federal Government counterparts. If Police at Federal level are mot well paid, imagine what it would be at State level and the resulting effect on security, criminality and extortion.

Awesome01:
Take it easy o. Serap didn't name any of the officers but like wise the court's judgement is also to Serap and not to any staff specifically.

So it's DSS vs SERAP.

It is not DSS vs SERAP. It is not DSS that sued. It is the DSS Officials that sued and they sued in their personal names and not official capacity.

Ofunaofu:
I’m not sure SERAP has secured judgments in its favor in all the cases it has filed against government agencies, yet here it is being slammed with N100 million for defamation.

The judgment against SERAP amounts to nothing but judicial travesty. SERAP's publication referred to "DSS Officials" and did not specifically name the officers neither did it issue any unique identifying characteristics. The descriptive attributes of tall, thin or dark that the Judge said he took judicial notice of are too broad to uniquely identify the officers and support amy claims of defamation by the officers. Without any positive identification of the officers from the SERAP publication, the case of defamation cannot be sustained. The Court clearly erred in this matter

Nwaikpe:
But the real question we should be focused on is "why does a policeman feel confident enough to do what he did in pubñic?"

If we can't answer this question, we will face many more headaches.

Only God knows what he has done in the secret and away from public glare. It is never enough for the Police to condemn their personnel in such circumstances but they should bear vicarious liability for recruiting and giving arms to thugs.

richmond500:
The man was arrested cos he was transporting guns and bullets to unknown people.

Honestly with the build up anger we have from killings and terrorism and govt granting these terrosists pardon after the military captures them.
I think the policeman had had enough from all these menace and decided to take laws into his hands.

Probably I would have done the same but not in public.

Criminals break the law and have problem understanding what is meant by the rule of law. For them, they are the law and can do as they like as far as their "conscience" does not convict them. It appears you fall into that category to speak as you do and to go further and say you would rather break the law in secret speaks volumes about you.

Even Judges are not allowed to pass judgment until they have given fair hearing and evaluated all evidence. And even at that, any convict still has the right of appeal. How much more an average human being now trying to play God.

As much as I do not support crime, I understand the rule of law and its importance to a civilized society. If everyone decides to take the law into their hands, what good do you think it would achieve beyond turning the world into a jungle and creating anarchy?

OLAADEGBU:
Ogidi was reportedly apprehended while attempting to waybill a parcel containing a Beretta pistol loaded with four rounds of ammunition before the fatal incident occurred.

Nigeria Police and their manner of speaking. How can you say that ASP Nuhu Usman discharged his firearm, leading to the death of the suspect,when it is clear from the video of the incident that he deliberately and in cold blood killed the suspect. Anyone reading the Police Statement without seeing the video of the incident may think it was some accidental discharge which is far from the truth.

Nna2025:
So guys, I need help, A friend brought a client for the sale of a property. Finally payment was made on Tuesday and unfortunately, He lost a long battle to an illness on April 16th.

He is separated, has two kids. The question now is, who do I give his share of the money. His mother, siblings, his estranged wife or Charity.

Have been pondering over this the entire week, decided to bring it here to see if you guys can help with quality inputs.

Bless Ya'all.

Give the money to whoever is taking care of the man's children between the mother and estranged wife.

Alternatively you can open a trust bank account for the children with the wife and mother as joint signatory and the purpose of the account will be for the education and wellbeing of the children. It depends on the amount of money involved.

MrsAyomide:
The useless police officer should be in jail for taking laws into his hands ..

What if he’s innocent?


George Stinney’s story never taught us enough lesson?

It is extra judicial killing which the law views a murder. The Police Officer involved will get a death sentence from the Court and his colleagues that were present may get life imprisonment.

free2ryhme:
This borrowing is:

Legally structured, but financially sensitive and politically controversial

In simple terms: It’s like borrowing money from people who haven’t asked for it yet, but must be ready to pay them back anytime they show up.

They have no right borrow funds without consent of the owners. The story of refund within 10 days notice does not substitute for consent. Banks hold funds in trust for the account owners and the only thing that can move out funds without their consent are Court Orders, not Executive Government decisions.
Even in Court cases where a party could not be found, judgment cannot be given against the party. The actions of the Government on this matter is wrong in law and morality.

Wealthyonos:
Some of our celebs can hype figures sha.

Believe them when they show their tax filings declaring their income and taxes paid. Aside that, anyone can say anything.

nairavsdollars:
Tinubu can only be reelected if the northerners won't vote.

How did Yahaya Bello with all he did in Kogi State, win reelection and even installed his stooge after spending eight years? Was he so much loved by the Kogi civil servants collecting percentage salaries or it was the votes of his region, which boasted the smallest population of the 3 regions in Kogi State that won him second term a d brought Ododo in?

The truth is that Nigerians can be unpredictable at the polls even when we do know that rigging is also prevalent. Moreover the North is no more as united as you want to think or believe.

God1000:
Trump Shares Image Depicting Himself As Jesus After Calling Pope Leo Weak

Trump can be very stupid at times. And this is one of those times. None of his large base of Evangelicals will support this stupid action of Trump.

datola:
Hmmmm.... Do me I do you. Man no go fex.

If these Iran's and US actions do not cause world war now, you can be sure there can never be any world war again in this world.

Iran side of the divide is very lean. Russia and China will not stick out their neck for Iran. And with Iran trying to turn itself into a tax collector and extortionist on the Strait of Hormuz, it is making a lot of enemies beyond its neighbours. So forget about World War stories. Iran cannot win anything, not even sympathy, with that extortion card.

God1000:
This lunatic has gone crazy again, an 80 year old demented papa


I'm a bit confused here, he's going to block something that's already blocked, he just wants to claim he blocked it better.

Iran’s strategy of trying to turn the Strait of Hormuz into an extortion scheme is a double edged sword that would not benefit the Iranians in the short and long term. For a few weeks while the world is seeking the most appropriate response to ease the economic pain, Iran may feel on top of the world.

The Strait bears as much import for Iran as its neighbours because it is the same route through which Iranian Oil exports and other imports including food, etc come through. If it is blocked such that Iranian vesels cannot pass, the Iranian economy will face strangulation and famine. Iran is heavily dependent on its Oil Exports and food imports. Once Iran is unable to get oil exports or funds to buy arms from China or Russia and the population are facing famine from lack of food imports, the days of the Iranian Regime and Ayatollah are automatically numbered.

God1000:
By Robert A. Pape

Dr. Pape is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago who studies military strategy and international security

In recent years, the conventional geopolitical wisdom has been that the world order was moving toward three centers of power: the United States, China and Russia. That view assumed that power derived primarily from economic scale and military capability.



https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/opinion/iran-war-strait-hormuz.html

Pape’s argument makes for an interesting academic exercise, but it collapses under real-world political, economic, and military realities. Here’s why the assumption that Iran is “emerging a global power” is misleading:

1. The Strait of Hormuz is not a permanent lever – Pape assumes the world will passively accept higher insurance and freight costs. History shows the opposite: persistent threats to a global choke point trigger combined naval action (US, EU, China, India, Japan). China is the largest oil importer – it has no interest in permanent instability. Global frustration would lead to overwhelming force, not accommodation.

2. Arab states are not accommodating Iran – Pape predicts Gulf states will submit to Iranian control. Yet Saudi Arabia has already expelled Iran’s ambassador, and the UAE has followed suit. Gulf monarchies see Iran as an existential threat. They have alternative export routes (Fujairah, Saudi Red Sea pipeline) and advanced air defenses. They will accelerate normalization with Israel, not bow to Tehran.

3. Any Iranian “victory” is Pyrrhic  – A full-scale war with the US and Israel would destroy Iran’s oil infrastructure, refineries, and ports. Iran’s economy was already crippled by sanctions. A blockade of Hormuz also blocks Iran’s own food and medicine imports, triggering famine and unrest. Regime collapse, not global power, is the likely outcome.

4. Military reality  – Iran’s asymmetric nuisance attacks work only as long as Iran survives. After a few tanker hits, the US/Israel would destroy Iran’s navy, coastal missile batteries, and air force. Iran has no credible air defense against sustained bombing.

5.Nuclear trust is shattered  – The war’s outcome is not a stronger Iran, but a universal consensus that Iran cannot be trusted with nuclear capabilities. Even Russia and China would support tighter non-proliferation measures. Any post-war Iran would be more isolated than North Korea.

Pape’s piece is a thought experiment that ignores how the world actually responds to extortion. Iran would suffer a catastrophic, Pyrrhic defeat – not a rise to global power. The assumption that Iran is “winning” does not survive contact with reality.

Gerhards:
No amount of lies and propaganda can change what we know is true. This man should do the right thing and resign

Sometimes we do as if we live outside the realities of Nigeria. We destroy institutions in favour of personalities and then expect the benefits reserved for people that build institutions.

How often is it in Nigeria that rhe State House of Assembly Members elected by the people end up serving the Governor more than the people to the point of passing anti-people legislation in favour of the Governor and his cronies?

If the State House of Assembly that is supposed to be the checks and balances for Governors to avoid dictatorship are lackeys of Governors, how much more a Chairman of a Federal Government Agency appointed by any President? Will such President seek for his opponents to nominate the Chairman for him?

If you want a truly independent INEC, change the process for the appointment of the Chairman, Commissioners and even their operational staff.

And for the Obidients, please note that Obi failed to conduct Local Government elections for 7 years of his 8 year tenure. He didn't even bother to allow any State Electoral Commission to function, much less appoint a Chairman to do his bidding. When you see what Governors do with their State Electpral Comissions for the ones who even have the decency to conduct elections, you soon start seeing INEC as a Saint.

seunmsg:
Is this a new suit or is it David Mark’s response to the earlier suit filed by Bala Gombe? This looks like a new suit with INEC as the sole respondent.

If it’s a new suit, then the court should quickly throw it out as it would be nothing other than an abuse of court process. The preservative orders are in respect of the suit instituted by Bala Gombe. Going behind Bala Gombe to ask the court to grant all the reliefs they are seeking is an abuse of court process.

They want to box INEC to a corner because INEC won’t want to go all out to argue against the reliefs they are seeking. Bala Gombe must immediately file to be joined as a party to the suit. He’s an affected party and he’s the only one that can argue strongly against the granting of the reliefs.

I don't know where these parties get their legal Advisers. The ideal thing is to approach the Court of Appeal that issued to order for proper interpretation if they felt INEC had wrongly interpreted the order.

All the arguments about Bala Gombe having resigned are what they would have presented to the Federal High Court in the first instance to show why the order sought by Bala could not be granted. Instead they went on appeal and things got worse for them.

Lithiumite:
Check inside his family, business and associates and friends.....they knew if they release alive,he will identify them thats why they had no choice but to unalive him after paying ransom,they are probably known tobthe daughter too.

Bandits or kidnappers demanding payment in installments, and identifying assets that could be sold to raise ransom is strongly indicative of insiders within the man's family or very close associates. And that was probably why the man was killed.

DeepSight:
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1. What was that motive of David
2. If he had a motive then why is it said that God instigated him
3. If David committed the sin, why kill 70, 000 innocents who knew nothing about it?

In response to your questions:

1. According to 1 Chronicles 21, Joab knew what David was about to do was wrong and sinful. If Joab knew, then David also knew. And that was when punishment came, David did not ask how or when he sinned. He knew. His motive was a mix of pride and reliance on numerical stregth which God has always detested, particularly for Israel.

2. 1 Chronicles 21 in the same account of the event under 2 Samuel 24 stated that Satan incited David and not God. It is based on the view that nothing happens without God's permission that the author in 2 Samuel 24 attributed the incitement to God. And if you want to hang on that princple, then you would want to say no man should be held for his sins because God knew and permitted it. But that is not how it works. People have their reasons for sinning and bear responsibility for their actions.

3. The punishment for the sins of leaders are more often than not visited upon their subjects. That is a reality that even we have come to understand in our human world and way of doing things. If a company collapses from mismanagement of leadership, it is not only the leaders that lose, thousands of workers thrown into the job market also bear the brunt. God is Almighty and all-knowing and if He decided to punish the Israelites instead of David alone, He knows the reason. And whatever He does is justice.

Dtruthspeaker:
Which motive? Please stop lying against David.

Verse 1 shows us God had an ax to grind against Isreal and He used David to accomplish it. Same thing He did to Egypt and Pharoah.

I know that you are in denial and struggling against the fact that God can use a person in any way and manner. Go through it without having to lie against David

I think your grievance is misplaced. Read 1 Chroniclrs 21 fr better understanding to know that David himself admitted guilt and was remorseful and that eve Joab knew at the time that what David was doing was wrong.

I am not in any denial. People bear responsibility for their actions even when they want to attribute the blame to God or Satan. Even I our modern legal system, David has the mens rea for the sin or offense.

DeepSight:
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So if the anger of the Lord was already burning against them, presumably that must be for a wrong they did. Why did he have to instigate another thing himself then punish them for it?

The Bible was written by men under divine inspiration. It does not rule out the fact that men are limited by their vocabulary and also try at times to reason out things that invariably appear in their accounts. In 1 Chronicles 21 account of the same event, verse 1 stated that Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.

However 2 Samuel 24 stated that it was God that incited David because of the belief that nothing happened without the permission of God. But in the end we find out that David had a motive for the census and even Joab was against it because he knew it was not right. So just like when Eve was tricked by the serpent but had motive for eating the apple, the sin accrued to the sinner.

It is common to blame Satan for every sinful idea, just as Chronicles blamed Satan, but the sinner typically has his own independent reasons for committing the sin and that is why he has no excuse on judgment. It is a plus to David that when he saw the results of his action, he owned up and admitted he sinned rather than blame Satan, much less God for any incitement.

If David, who was in the thick of it admitted he sinned and did nit blame God, why are you trying to do so centuries later on reading the account?

DeepSight:
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This argument could work if the so called God of Justice just took the lives simpliciter without giving reasons.

But in this case he makes clear that it is a punishment for a census. A census which he himself instigated!

How does that make sense for a God of Justice?

The challenge for you is that you call God a God of Justice where the justice is defined from your own point of view. However, if you take it that God is indeed the Almighty God whose attributes include justice, mercy and omniscience, then you realize that anything God does is justice and the basis for your grievance collapses.

Even if humans were to attempt to sit as Appelate Judges over the matter, they do not have enough facts and knowledge to review the matter because none of them is even near omniscience.

The anger of the Lord was already burning and was both the basis for instigating the census and the resulting punishment.

God1000:
Iran is teaching america some real lessons this time, trump won't dare attack any country again till the end of his administration

I can feel your pain and need to be brave in propaganda, for what a person doesn't have in reality, he substitutes with words.

However, the brutal truth is that a purely Islamic State in policies and practice cannot develop into a super power in this modern world driven by academic excellence, unrestricted scientific knowledge and freedom of expression.

Islam does not create a civil society that breeds innovation, scientific excellence and attracts great minds. Forget the Golden Age of Islam. How many majorly Islamic countries these days would amount to much without mineral resources like crude oil and gas? How many Islamic countries can breed a Marie Curie, particularly when they have mortal hatred for Jews like Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Richard Feynman, Lise Meitner, Fritz Haber, Jonas Salk, John von Neumann and Alan Turing who contributed immensely to where we are today.

Chinese, Soviets and intelligent people from all walks of life migrate to the USA and contribute their quota. It is not the same way with Islamic countries where there is enough repression to force the great scientific minds to emigrate.

The truth is that if it were the days of fighting with swords and spears, an Islamic country like Indonesia may have advantage because of population. But with advances in technology, just forget it. Iran can never beat the USA. It is not already telling that Iran is fighting its war using arms and ammunition from the Soviet who are definitely not Muslims?

Adexvivacity:
I noticed that in this Nigeria or among Nigerians, the rich has the most of spiritual problems....You will notice they have wealth but they are always running from one Alfa to Pastor to Traditionalist.....What is their problem? is it that they dont want to die or they need more money?

Proverbs 10:22 states, "The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it" (NKJV).

Those who you see as wealthy or rich and running pillar to post visiting spiritualists know what they are doing, and particularly how they acquired their wealth.