₦airaland Forum

everything!
are you forgetting the American civil war? the confederates?

besides they will surely find their answers when it all settles,
the truth is this tragedy will surely soothe, the latent sores that had existed in that society.
Unlike Nigeria where we keep all our vengeance in a lump of malice waiting to burst open one day, these people have dug deep and are now extricating the ghost of yesteryears that seeks to exterminate a future.

The ethnic undertone to this struggle is not the most important part, t

the genesis was a people's desire to resist imposition and tyranny.
something we Nigerians know little about

mrpataki:
And how many of your Igbo leaders have actually behaved the way Awolowo did with public funds?

are we getting tribalistic here?

@I-man
in as much as it is disheartening to know that it had to come to this, you must also realise that the price for freedom is not in dollars and cents, or milk and honey!
South Africa paid for it with red crimsom blood of children, fathers, mothers and even babies.
America paid for it with that same crimson liquid.
history has always shown us that if ever Freedom is to come to a people, it has to be through hard fought victories.

I sympathise with what is happening in Kenya right now, but mark my words those are a people that will surely be free!

@McKren
you are beginning to act and sound very strange! Just like THEM!
I am beginning to suspect that you are snooping around for something i just can't place my hands on now.
if you must know i will NOT put anybody's name forward for your lurid and sinister digestion.

I am certain of what i know and will not join issues anymore on that aspect of the issue,

Rather i want you to answer this; why is Ribadu so obstinate in leaving a position he wasnt born into?

well the truth is that African Shrine in Agindingbi is a haven for criminals,

lets be sincere, smoking of marijuana is an illegal act, and those who commit illegal acts are criminals
so therefore, the police where right in their act

Priscilla tell them jare!

It is a stupid ego problem!

The same ego that Obasanjo effused when he blatantly denied ever having anything to do with his third term plan. We all know better.

Most African leaders have this ego problem.

Another problem o foresee is South Africa

Mustay:
the US and co would 've wanted Naija to go through this stage after the 07 elections

lets leave the West out of this!

TINAPA was a well structured fraud!
it was made easier by the uncensored infatuation his people had over him

Lets pray for Kenya - a prosperous nation days ago having half a million displaced people - I hope it does not turn into another Rwanda or Biafran war.

the prayer should be for Africa as a whole, we should however notice that a people stood up for their rights and thats whats most important to me anyway

Afam:
Maybe the man is selling some lies to you and you bought them, too bad.

How much bribe? Is the bribe bigger than N2B Ibori offered him?

Be careful about making statements you may never be able to substantiate.

Now please! i would rather not go into intricate details and whet the appetite of some rumormongers, i am very sure of what i know, i have first hand details, this man was related to me.
That aside the point should not be overflogged, Ribadu is subject to the Police force and as such the IG is his immediate boss. If his boss sends him on a course HE MUST GO.
we should not begin to create room for insurbodination here

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Colleagues of Ribadu can confirmed that he never took a bribe as a Police Officer. Can the same thing be said about Umar? or IBB?

i personally know a man Ribadu collected bribe from as EFCC chairman so pleae lets stick to facts and not hearsay

lets hope this will all get settled very soon, when RIBADU goes to KURU!!!!!!!!

The tragedy of Kenya is an undiluted product of the sit-tight mentality that African leadership have come to represent. When Joaquim Alberto Chissano became the first winner of the Mo Ibrahim prize for achievement in African leadership, I was very skeptical as to the ability of the award to produce at the most three more African leaders who can effectively match-up to the exploits of the former Mozambican leader.
The criteria with which candidates were selected for the award are based on Promotion of the rule of law, Economic opportunity, Political freedom, promotion of the rule of law, offering security to citizens amongst others. I honestly believe it would be easier finding a missing padlock in the middle of the Atlantic than finding a leader in Africa with these qualifications at present.
Well! My cynicism is being given life in the form of Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, who at present is attempting to carry forward the life-long gene of “sit-tightism” that has hitherto clamped down on any form of progress in the Continent of Africa.
Recently I read in the papers that Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika was contemplating making a constitutional amendment that will enable him run for an extended term in office, there is also the case of Robert Mugabe of Zimbabawe who has been the only leader the southern African country has known. Mugabe has spent all his youthful effort, which could have been used in uplifting his country, fighting resistance to his ambition of being life-president. He is the African enigma that has eluded comprehension. His case is made more astonishing, in that fellow African leaders seem to care less if he is killing his people or not. Foreign presidents have called for the removal of the “Beast of Rhodesia”, yet surprisingly no African leader has thought it wise to lend a voice in that respect.
The much respected South African leader, Thabo Mbeki also initiated a rather lame attempt at perpetuating himself in office, this was quickly done away with as the people rather accept an accused rapist that a man slowly I becoming inebriated with power.
We cannot so easily have forgotten how our own Olusegun Obasanjo right in the full glare of the Nigerian public sought to extend his tyranny by yet another four years, but his political opponents were able to whip up enough sentiment to stall his evil attempt.
There are also rumors that President John Kuffour of Ghana is also about to join the “league of extraordinarily ungentlemen”, as he is already harboring intention to extend his stay in office beyond the stipulated date.
All over Africa this crazy trend seems to exist where there is a seat of power. The continent has become known for its awkward leadership style and governmental approach rather than for anything else. This malaise is slowly spreading to the lower cadre of leadership in the continent.
We witnessed during the last general election in the country as Governors used their power of incumbency to perpetuate their stay in office very much against the intentions and wishes of their people.  Local government chairmen, councilors, even heads of government established commissions not wanting to leave office even when events stipulate they do so. Why will Ribadu want to cling unto the position of Head of the EFCC if not because of this same problem?
In total honesty, The elections that were conducted in Kenya where no worse than that which Maurice Iwu and his assembly of diabolic fraudsters organized right here in Nigeria. But what I find interesting and I dare say commendable is the Kenyan people’s will and desire not to be taken for a political ride anymore.
Unlike the Nigerian experience, the Kenyan people decided to fight for their freedom, they stood up against the powers of the incumbent who had decided to subvert their will and wishes.
They chose not to murmur and grumble in their reticence, they decided for the sake of their future generations not to allow evil claim any form of space on the pedestal of their history.
They decided to stand up for the sake of morality against the enthronement of slavery; they chose to put their destinies in their hands. They decided to control the manner in which they will be ruled. They sought for a government of the people, by the people and for the people.
It is unfortunate lives were lost, more so innocent blood, but that was all the result of Mwai Kibaki’s devious intention to remain in power against the wishes of Majority of the electorate.
The attention of the world has now been drawn to the extensive evil that has been wrought in the country largely because the people decided to take a stand for their future. There is a popular saying that says; “if you don’t stand for anything you will fall for anything”. We fell for anything in the country, while the Kenyans stood up for something.

What do you want to hear from Edo!
Is it that they are a people bourne of Acrimony and a vengeful spirit?
Is it that prostituion and Armed robbery is the biggest industry in the state?
Is it that the land is reddened with the blood of innocent souls?
Is it that the people are forever accursed to bear the mark of vagabonds?

What do you want to hear?

I AM NOT BLACK! AND IF YOU KEEP INSISTING THAT YOU ARE BLACK THEN YOU ALL MUST BE HEADED FOR DOOM.

viceb:
well she knew her country was a hot spot. i think she has sacrificed herself for the good of her country.

She sacrificed herself, why are we so bothered? a sacrifice i what it is, a sacrifice

thats because you chose to see it that way!

now i am tempted to believe that woman of a desert spirit might have set her death up just to make Musharraf look bad.

the security reports released where quite disturbing!

she practically went out naked

in search of the destroyers Bullet!

We mourn because we have a conscience, not because we have knowledge.

she knew what she was up to, i dare say

democracy as defined by whom?
all she came back to do was to stir up the hornet's nest and in which case doesnt count as a democratic move!
Musharaff was an ally of the Americans, everyone knew he was always going to drop his military garb, he was'nt so much of a dictator as you would want to believe and his intentions where clear all he wanted was a Pakistan devoid of terrorism! like we all want too.
and at this point soft sells dont win, hardbacks take the day if the country is to return to calm
it sounds very funny that you all debate so passionately about issues you hardly understand.

Bhutto (RIP) for all i care might have wanted to instigate a coup in the country. Her point of entry was suspicious and very questionable! The atmosphere in the country all became violent and intense!

I dare say she deserved it,

lilly rosed politicians playing politics like it was their vanity corners,

Nawar Sharif next!!!!!!!!!!

well said Debosky

good riddance to absolute garbage.

Always saw it coming

She had it coming, Pervez was fighting a very volatile war against terrorism, yet these milk and butter faced politicians felt they could come kiss the reddest rose in the field and swing their arms in sweet smelling skies?
maybe Sharif should have gotten capped first!
You dont play sentiments with terrorists, no you dont!
the clime is now set for a thrilling finalle to the end of Pakistani terrorism,
Pervez Musharaff is quite capable of handling the situation


R.I.P Bhutto BUT you had it coming,

@Afam
I really don't know of what realisation you became repentant of? But like i said before what you seek does not exist.
I understand that we have to be patriotic but yet again that word is relative and in our patriotism we could destroy the way!

Please penintence comes before redemption, so lets first take the blame then ford ourselves a new course!

@Afam
the truth needs little clarifications it sparkles like the summer stars. Debosky has clearly straightened out the real issues but you seem to be in search of some victimisation against the western world! , we are the problem(NIGERIA)

sewhenu:
My greatest politician of the yr 2007 in nigeria are those politicians that stood against corruption and defied nepotism in their judgement of events that has occured in this new regime,those who defied their party to do what was right for the country,those who ousted the nitwit Olubunmi Etteh, those are the people that deserve the recognition and praise. On the global scene it is an undisputed fact that Vladimir Putin was the greatest of the yr. He took a defined stance from 1st jan till now,he wasnt a puppet of the west and didnt care about western criticisms and he stil had approval ratings of over 80% all through the yr. No soviet or russian leader ever achieved such feat. And also this is an educated society where literacy is about 99.5% so you know what it means when such an elite society backs you. Surely russian democracy is different from the western type but it works,democracy means different things to different people. Am not saying he's peerless but only few leaders can match his character. Russia has more millionaires than any other nation in the world today,thriving economy and a superb dominance in world politics, he deserves to be praised to putting russia back among the league of super nations

I almost forgot about those guys! yeah i think they were fantastic
nice one Sewhenu

very well put!

Discussing this issue is like flogging a horse if not dead at its tail end of mortality.

We know where we live, how we live and with whom we live, nothing changes

this is LUDACRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lets stop promoting absurdities please