₦airaland Forum

Ikengawo:
Mysterious death of Audu
Assassination attempt on Ekweremadu
Assassination attempt on GEJ
Kidnapping of Olu Falae
Assassination attempt and house siege of Dogara
A brutal chill has come over Nigeria,
It is vengeful, unrepenting, unforgiving, and ungodly
citizens be awake, be vigilent.


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yimikaa:
End time beating

sugni:
My mobile data is on, there is network on the sim, I have an active data plan, but I have been unable to browse forabout 2 days.. Costumer care doesnt have a solution n i have done all the "Reset, Settings to 3888, Data On, different configurations" is anybody going through the same thing? Does anyone have a solution Please.,

The Nigerian presidency has warned those agitating for a breakaway Biafra republic to have a rethink, saying the federal government would not fold its hands and allow anyone plunge the country into crisis.

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who gave the warning on Saturday, in Jos, said government would not watch while some individuals and groups create unnecessary tension in the country in the guise of seeking to break away from Nigeria.

“We need to build the civic capacity to defeat the false and dangerous premises and assumption of violence extremism. Never again should we allow mindless violence inspired by false and evil precepts to threaten our national security,” Mr. Osinbajo said.

“Let me again call on persons or group in the country who have some grievance or disaffection to submit to peaceful and democratic means of expressing themselves.”

The vice president spoke at the graduation ceremony of the Executive Course 37 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, which graduated 63 participants Saturday.
In his spech, Mr. Osinbajo reminded those embarking on mass protest for Biafra that their “right to protest is limited by the rights of others to safety and peaceful existence”.

“We can offer our country opinion without violating the law of the land or threatening law and order.”
He urged the protesters to join hands with the Buhari-led administration to develop Nigeria, saying the administration would soon end the Boko Haram insurgency in the country.

“Let me reiterate that Boko Haram terrorism as well as their ideology will soon be defeated and consigned to history,” Mr. Osinbajo said.
He admitted there were educational setbacks in the country, but said the APC-led administration would tackle the challenges in the sector as a means of ensuring better future for Nigeria’s younger generation.

“While accepting that our educational system is in a dangerously parlous state, the solutions are obvious even if not easy,” the Vice-President said.

“We have to focus on early child education, retrain teachers, ensure that our curricular will prepare our children for the 21st century.”
He charged the NIPSS new graduates to use the experiences garnered during the 10-month course to develop Nigeria in their fields of endeavour.

Earlier in an address, the Director General of NIPSS, Ahmed Tijani, said the course’s 37 participants made valuable contributions for national development, particularly in the educational sector.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that with Saturday’s graduation, NIPSS has since 1979, when it was established, graduated 1781 course participants.

LEADER of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani
Adams, has announced the launch of an Oodua Radio/
Magazine, in honour of the matriarch of the Awolowo dynasty,
late Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo.


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Gani Adams



Adams who said the launch took place in London earlier in the week, explained that the media will serve to project, enhance and showcase the Yoruba cultural heritage and tradition of the Yoruba to the world at large.


He said that there was an urgent need to resuscitate the
Yoruba culture and tradition which he regretted were going
extinct. Adams said the radio station would propagate the
cultural beliefs of the Yoruba through what he described as
effective communication channels.

According to him, “establishing the Oodua Radio and
Magazine is a deliberate attempt to showcase Yoruba culture
and ethics globally.


In his address, Tourism Editor of Tribune newspapers, Gabriel
Akinadewo, urged Nigerians especially the Yoruba to be culture ambassadors within and outside the country.


“We must all support the Federal Government by projecting the
image and protecting the name of Nigeria for the change
mantra to work and Oodua Radio is a platform for everybody
living in London to do this,” he said.

The immediate past permanent secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Nkechi Ejele, is currently being interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for her role in the alleged misapplication of funds meant for the Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) appropriated to the Ministry in 2013 and 2014.

Sources at the Commission, disclosed that Mrs. Ejele arrived the headquarters of the agency at about 10am, on Thursday.
She is still being interrogated by operatives of the commission.

Mrs Ejele was deployed from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (Manpower Development Unit) to the Ministry Tourism, Culture & National Orientation on March 6, 2013.

She remained in that ministry until she was removed by President Muhammadu Buhari on November 10, 2015.
A former chairman of SURE-P, Christopher Kolade, recently said he resigned his position in 2013 because its operations were becoming tainted with corruption and politics, thereby losing its credibility.

He said some officials of the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan were practising “something that was lower than the transparency”, expected of an interventionist agency like SURE-P‎.
He said he met resistance when he raised the issues as he was overruled by some powerful forces within the administration.

More to come.

ernesty20:
The zoo must fall

tochukwuifeduba:
For The Second Time In A Week The Nigeria Military Threatens To Invoke Rule of Engagement Against Biafra Agitators ( Nb: Rule Of Engagement is Tantamount To Full scale Military operation. Its a Former declaration of War and Right to Shoot at Biafrans whether They are armed or not at the point of invoking such rule)
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Biafra: Army warns against act of felony
Jos – The Nigerian Army has warned groups agitating for the dismemberment of the country and committing felony to desist from such acts as once deployed, it shall not hesitate to apply the rule of engagement to the letter.
Speaking with journalists Monday at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Rukuba near Jos, the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 3 Armoured Division, Major-General Hassan Umaru also warned officers and soldiers not to take sides in any conflict in the country.
Giving a reminder on the rule of engagement for internal security operations, the GOC stated that the constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria empowers the Armed Forces to suppress insurrection and act in aid of civil authority to restore order when called upon.
He explained that the rule of engagement of internal security operations include principle of minimum force and proportionality must be applied at all times.
His words, “The Nigerian Army would like to send an unequivocal warning to all and sundry, more specifically to all those threatening and agitating for the dismemberment of the country, committing treasonable felony and arson as well as wanton destruction of lives and property.
“Once deployed, we shall apply the ROE to the letter. It is however hoped that such circumstances would not arise that we should be deployed on such operations because, within the ambit of the law, we shall apply the ROE to the fullest.”
Major-General Umaru added, “It is the duty of an officer or soldier to ensure the enforcement of law and order in conjunction with other security agencies, troops are duty bound to intervene in any situation to avoid a breakdown in peace and stability of an area where they are deployed.
“It is inexcusable for troops to stand aside and watch security situation deteriorate and for avoidance of doubt, the rule of engagement for internal security operations include principle of minimum force and proportionality must be applied at all times.”
He highlighted others to include the application of minimum force limited in its intensity and duration and commensurate with the level of threat posed as well as the application of force necessary to achieve an immediate aim among others.
He informed the public that “officers and soldiers have been warned not to take sides in any conflict as anyone found aiding and abetting any act of arson, vandalism or unprofessional conduct would be severely dealt with according to extant laws.”