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Many of you guy's are living in cloud cuckoo land. Govt has analysed and re-analysed the situation after they sent in JTF and it failed. . .
In many ways, its the best. It is isn't good to oppress minorities.

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Na by force? I have finished with you, abi you can't resolve the simple statement '"March on" and good luck'? It means "run along now". Damn! Unblock your ears.

Again, government pikin, "March on" and good luck.

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Another very funny government pikin. I bet I have done much more than the likes of yourself and others like you who are "marching boldly" to perdition, smoothing over transparent stupidity and idiocy; all in the hope that by some miracle the future will be bright. Well, no successful nation made it by relying on woolly and airy headed plans.

"March on" and good luck.

bidemi12:
@ megadeath SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME THESES PICTURES ARE FAKE. Is this possible? NO!!! I no gree. It cannot be real. Which kain thing the recruit fit do wrong to deserve that kain punishment/training. What exactly are they teaching you guys over there? What exactly will you learn with that kind of barbaric training regimen/torture? Men, if you are trying to tell me that it will make you tough then you have learnt nothing and your drill sergents have failed woefully. I am a soldier and the worst that was ever done to me during basic training was to make me and my battle buddy run kilometer upon kilometer until our legs were sore. Multiple objectives were met with that kind of punishment. 1) next time your battle buddy will not let you f##$k up ever again. I was the one that messed up, but we shared in the punishment. 2) They are trying to form a unit where every man will look out for the other. 3) physical fitmess will be achieved. I am still scratching my head as to the lessons they were trying to teach with those kind of training tactics. The best they will get out from you is fear. For here dem no born you well to lay a finger on a fellow recruit no matter your rank. ONLY IN NIGERIA

You aren't the first foreign soldier to speak negatively about this.
This sort of training can only be meant to split those boys from their souls, so that they become empty killers. The number of civilian massacres in the country attests to this.
There is a lot that is both disturbing and unhealthy about those pictures.

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Your point is still born. If 90% are thieves what can the 10 percent achieve? But like I said earlier, you don't seem to comprehend the issue laid out, so your arguments, while they might be well meaning, are threadbare.

Sorry Nigeria is all doom and gloom and is looking more and more like the international idiot she has chosen to become.

There's better things to do than stretching out already threadbare arguments. Let's move on.

Eziachi:
Don't worry if your fear is knowing where to go, I am sure someone or your father will direct you. I think everybody will go back to where they all came from before 1914. That is not too difficult for the 15 Soviet republics to find in the end in their own time. Anybody who is afraid to be his own person but rather working hard to cling on to a failed marraige with every possible excuse and negativity available have some problem.

And we are here to dilute your lack of selfworth, you only have to ask

It has never ever been said better than this.

Everybody is saying it isn't possible. I think you folk ain't being realistic; what if amnesty fails? Suddenly all bets would be off. . . Don't doubt that the SS and SE cannot easily take on the country.
The majority of Nigerians underestimate the depth of anger in the oil producing areas. What if amnesty fails?

opsydudu:
political gimmick

May God help us in this country, this politicking is going tooo far. We are not blind and we know what all these mafia/cultist are doing in various political offices. You can imagine how all those ammunition got to the hands of the militant and those weapon look too clean like they are unused, on TV. I can't imagine militants surrendering close to new ammunition, something is wrong somewhere. More than 8,000 miltants is unbelievable,

Unbelievable? We even have female militants. You guy's really don't understand that Niger Delta people have had enough, if the amnesty doesn't work, we are ready to die for our cause. Everybody is perching on the ND as if it is their right; but they wouldn't accept even a tenth of what we go through.
Nigeria is a heap of chaos that is going nowhere.

[quote author=$poOne link=topic=334774.msg4696887#msg4696887 date=1255068956]@beaf,
@ poster might have a point; what if the Moonoids decide to retaliate with their intergalactic proton powered vaporizers, DT232?

[/quote]"Moonoids" with "with their intergalactic proton powered vaporizers"
Unu go kill person o!

The cure for this sort of madness is true federalism. Make the states the hubs of power instead of the FG.

Right now, a man representing somewhere in Delta is accountable only to Yar Adua. It is RUBBISH!

Those wishing that things can change under the present constituitional arrangement are engaging in folly. Shout as you like from now until forever. Fu.cked up place!

That was so beautiful!

We all need to contribute to the tearing down of the single African story. That story is all about being in control of the definition of who we are.
The easiest way to contribute is by being true to yourself and culture; drop any false accent you have, change any foreign names you bear to indegenious ones, above all; do not give your kids foreign names.

Let us defeat the single African story.

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Mukoro is from Delta. Middle Belters were employed because ND people don't have much representation in the army (same reason, they hired J5's).

What surprises me most about the article, is the total lack of intelligence. When did the Niger Delta become so powerful, that mere minorities like us could scuttle the Aburi accord?
Boy! The things one hears these days sha!

Mischief! See the article for exactly what it is; an attempt to break the friendship between the ND and Igbo's at a time when the hegemon adversary is weak.

The hegemon is not happy with the new strength of the Niger Delta, talkless of an alliance with the Igbo.
It is very unsettling for them to witness the strengthening of the friendship between two dissenfranchised regions in the country, the SE and SS; two groups that share common pains and desires.

The friendship between both regions sends shivers down the spines of the so called newly "Igbo friendly"tufia! Northern oligarchy. They spent 440 billion arming the JTF, only for it to be rudely surprised by MEND, so they have learnt that force will not work. Indeed in all out war, the ND with its oil can arm to a degree that will shame any local opponent. So maybe their new tactic is to spread poisonous apples?
The Igbo are a formidable force in all sphere's, a group of "can do" folk that force milk out of rock; even then, they need the ND as much as the ND needs them.
There is a lot to fear in the friendship, the article mentions the fact that the ND shoots above its weight in the press (also add business, finance and education); well, the Igbo are unrivalled in business and technology. Why wouldn't any evil doer fear an alliance between these progressive groups?

Let's move beyond petty suspicions and look to the bigger picture.
The Igbo fought a just war and lost, the ND attempted a coup against IBB and lost; perhaps, it is time for both sides to put away the past and WIN.

There's no need for drama.
Things like this have been going on for a long time; it is called research, not bombing.
Nothing is getting destroyed and nothing will go wrong.

Is he still the commissioner of education or something in Saudi Arabia? Or has he finished bombing other "Nigerians"?

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[quote author=emeka_gh link=topic=333747.msg4695593#msg4695593 date=1255045329]This is to imply that developed countries have no problems? Or that government in those countries have no problems? If that's what you think then tell me what problem the US of invasion of Iraq has solved? Or the Russian/Georgian wars? How about the poor regulations in the 'developed' world that has led to the global credit crisis?

The fact our government has it own share of problems does not not mean they should fold their hands. You ask for structures? And whether we import or exports? Well except if you live life at the extreme end of pessimism, I rather say the glass is half full than half empty. Nigeria export oil, and gas, Nigeria export Agricultural produce, and Nigeria export finished goods. It might not be as big as we ought to be doing, but saying we don't export anything is misleading.

And for the details you ask or government plan? If you haven't seen it, it doesn't mean it does not exist. I don't know the full details myself, but I happen to come across this http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=156508

How about that for a starter?[/quote]Those contracts in the Thisday link have absolutely nothing to do with the injection of $2 billion. You don't seem to understand what this thread is about.

A big part of Nigeria's problem is that we are happy enough to make things up as we go along; you could call it the love of chaos, idiocy and shambles. It is almost criminal to convince anybody that madness and stupidity are normal; and in fact, are the right way to go.

For Nigeria nko! What a question!
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I nabbed these from photobucket (Godatin Hotel).

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[quote author=emeka_gh link=topic=333747.msg4695291#msg4695291 date=1255041339]Everywhere government cause more problems than they solve. Ineptitude is not just a government thing, it goes down to the individual. My point actually is that every government activity/action is not about"creating avenues to filch.' Some are genuine attempt to fix problems. I rather government spend money 'stimulating' the economy that for them to leave it in the 'treasury' because the former is active engagement, the latter is ineptitude![/quote]If govts everywhere cause more problems than they solve, there would be no rich or developed countries.

The trouble with the govt plan is that it has exactly zero detail; that single factor makes it difficult to classify this as a genuine effort. We are an importing nation without structures, so where exactly is the "stimulus" going? Is it to stimulate imports?

okunoba:
@BEAF, which part of Nigeria is developed besides Abuja and Lagos and maybe Portacourt?

I was responding to a post.

If all states didn't have to go to Yar Adua for money like almajiri's, the whole country would be developed. We are blessed enough.
Centralising the source of money is the reason for corruption and everybody wanting a govt job to "make it".

Maybe another annoying sign of Ghana's progress?

chivo:
amnestyas a country have failed,had it been the country will take electricityand education serious as they took armnesty program the country would have made one step forward.my humble suggestion is that nigeria should wake up,effectively utilise the oil fund to development the entire country before technology makes crude oil useless as it happened to coal.

You obviously don't understand the Niger Delta problem or the reason Nigeria is still so messed up. Every state needs to develop itself instead of bullying minorities. Nigeria is blessed with gold, precious stones, tin, Uranium and vast human resources; why should the whole country perch on the Niger Delta?
Why aren't other minerals being exploited? For us in the Niger Delta, we might as well blow up every last oil well because while all of the country is being developed, our areas are getting bleeped up with oil in our drinking water (even tap water), oil killing crops in farms, killing fish in the water, pollution causing respiratory decease, cancer, skin problems etc.

mess Nigeria.

@topic
Weapons have been obtained by any and every means in the Niger Delta. Only a small fraction have been returned (according to Asari, less than 25%). The structure of the country is wrong, every state needs to be able to produce something and to own what they produce.
In fact, we need more weapons.

Botswana? Madagascar? Namibia?

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The problems Nigeria has are very far divorced from those of the "US, China, and so many other big economies". There is no basis for comparison, those countries all have responsible govts that acted to save their economies; over here, it is our govt that is causing problems for our economy, either out of ineptness or because they are creating avenues to filch.

There are some really stupid names parents give their kids like, Hezekiah. Even worse than the Igbo are some names you can find in the ND trenches like "London" or even "I praise the Lord". Jesu!
When parents name their kids like this, you wonder if it is transferred aggression from their 9ja travails or they don't love the child. The only other reason is inferiority complex.

Its not only the press that are downright embarrassing, our "Nigerian" culture thrives on the rubbish. Politicians that are meant to be open and to represent the masses are known as "the AGF", "the SSG". The only missing one is, "the THIEF".

redsun:
True knowledge encompasses all,courage and self beliefs are both attributes of tru knowledge.Always reflect on the statement,the truth shall set u free.

Fear and self disbelief are both attributes of stack ignorance.

Fear and self disbelief are usually signs of trauma.

Sometimes a gem is hidden deep in layers that the owner, due to one experience or the other, can't see for the life of them. The gem might also remain hidden if society rejects it, even though it is very real to the owner.

Trauma could be either individual, collective, or societal. When it is societal, the individual has an incredible mountain to climb in order to move in a creative direction. A traumatized society cannot nurture genius; so you can't conclude that the genius in such circumstances is ignorant; he knows (or indeed, creates) truth, but it can't set him free.

Babalola Wants Confidence Restored in Financial System
From Kunle Aderinokun in Abuja, 10.05.2009

Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, at the weekend , sought the restoration of confidence in the Nigerian financial system so that the sector could play its critical role in the economy.
In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Communications, Mr. Oluyinka Akintunde, Babalola also called for the sustenance of the ongoing reforms in the financial system in the interest of the Nigerian economy.
“We need to restore confidence back into the system and energise the financial institutions to play a pivotal role in economic transformation,” he said.
Babalola explained that the ongoing reforms in the financial sector were necessary in order to address inherent gaps in the system and make the banks compete successfully in the global financial market.
The financial system, he stated, had in recent times been faced with a number of challenges ranging from the banking operations risk to stiff competition among banks, as well as stakeholders’ expectations, including the desire of insured financial institutions for the adoption of risk-based premium assessment system.
He therefore advised the financial institutions to adopt sound corporate governance, probity, accountability, transparency, integrity and stringent financial reporting standards.
“The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of our financial institutions must adopt sound governance practices and exemplary conduct to cope with the day-to-day challenges of the global financial markets, and for them to excel.
“We must realise that although technology and management skills are important, the basis for our financial market competitiveness may have more to do with sound corporate governance principles, than mere possession of advanced technology or even management skills,” Babalola said

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=156235

Na wa!
On AIT, Babalola actually said that the injection was necessary to prevent the country slipping into recession.

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Everything so far says he is a Jew. Abi is there something special about Jewish blood that it will spit out the guy?

. . .To save the country from the effects of Sanusi.
I just saw Remi Babalola make the announcement about the injection on AIT,  his reason is that the banks are not lending.

Nigeria to pump $2 bln oil money into economy: minister
(AFP) – 8 hours ago

ABUJA — Nigeria plans to draw two billion dollars (1,4 billion euros) from its oil savings to boost liquidity in the economy, the junior finance minister said Tuesday.

Remi Babalola said the country's national economic council -- a body comprising the presidency, the 36 provincial governors and heads of federal economic units -- had cleared the stimulus package.

The funds will come from the country's excess crude account, a fund into which windfalls from oil are stored.

"We are just taking money from the savings and pushing it into the system to make sure that the system runs well," he told AFP.

"That is what has just been ratified by the National Economic Council right now," Babalola told AFP.

The money is to be distributed to all the three tiers of government -- federal, state and local governments -- to provide "additional liquidity into the system to re-energize" it, he said.

Local media on reported Tuesday that the money will be used to cushion the effects of the global economic crisis, stimulate manufacturing, create employment, improve power and road sectors.

Nigeria, the world's eight largest oil exporter, has seen its output drop by around a third due to violent militant attacks on oil facilities and workers in its oil hub, the Niger Delta.

An offer for amnesty by government saw most of the known and dreaded militant leaders lay down arms by the Sunday deadline, but the umbrella rebel group the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta vowed to resume fighting.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gv_AOh6Pc855xPWplSFZQlJYslPg

texazzpete:
Hogwash!
There are more than three schools of Agriculture in Zimbabwe in existence now for several decades. What happened to giving the farmlands out to people who actually KNOW how to farm, and not ex-millitamen who have never lifted a hoe in anger?

It's one thing to insist that there should be equitable land re-distribution. It's another to be so maniacally careless about what becomes of the land, and the food output from the reclaimed land.
You keep talking about 'Zimbabweans'. Save for Mugabe and his cronies, the vast majority of Zimbabweans just want food, water and security - and that's something Mugabe isn't giving them.

In a way, citing the Zimbabwe issue as a 'triumph over neo-colonialism' serves up a sterling example of human selfishness. All you lot care about is making points and fiery speeches. You DO need to care more for the suffering millions in Zimbabwe who live hollow-eyed and sunken-bellied, a victim of the gross stupidity and selfishness of their leader.

PS: How much foreign aid to Africa have principal pan-africanists like Ghadaffi rendered?

Hogwash!
There was never any food output from the vast majority of those farms.

Those farms did not grow anything to feed the Zimbabweans. They produced tobacco, flowers and other non food crops for export. Those areas have now collapsed, especially as sanctions have been imposed by their former customers. Mugabe has his weaknesses like any man, but there's way too much falsehood floating around about Zimbabwe.

The country basically cannot trade, because all lines of credit have been cut off. They have zero access to the Dollar; but all international trade is done in US Dollar's.

Put simply, Zimbabwe is getting bleeped.

redsun:
knowledge is like phoenix,rising from the ashes,it about creation,it is about provision,it is about formula and it about masterminding,you don't wait nobody to create the necessary environment to live,not even birds of the air do,they innovate,adapt and pass on.

Where do courage and self belief lie in this equation? Knowledge will achieve nada without these two.