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This can't be referred to as incompetence.

The President is fully aware of his errors but thought Nigerians will be too ignorant to notice this act of celebrating the corrupt.

In a saner clime President Buhari should be resigning after sacking his cohorts.

But this is Nigeria where everything goes. This issue will soon be swept under the carpet with their divisionary tactics. I expect the release of another batch of Chibok girls soon.

GoroTango:
On the other thread yesterday, some IPOB pigs were screaming the roof off about how Buhari told the world bank to priorutize its projects in the north. I guess Anambra and Abia are in the north east? Scummy swine!

The South East and South South got two states only, while the rest regions got minimum of 3 states each.

The inequality still screams loud here.

I need something like this,pls where are you located?

I'm thinking of going into small scale poultry, I need a bird cage like this and where can I get one ,also what is the likely cost?

Thanks guys!

There should be a law that every rapist would be castrated.

The sad thing about this whole killing is that,the ipob members are not up to 1% of Ibo's.

The military will leave after leaving their trademark of sorrow, tears and blood.

You don't brag when you have nothing to fight back with,the followers of that Kanu guy were all misled.

He who brings ant infested firewood to the house,should not complain of reptiles.

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Nigeria is awash in nervous speculation over the health of President Muhammadu Buhari, who hasn’t appeared in public since he returned to the U.K. for medical treatment for an undisclosed ailment on May 7. Buhari, 74 and a Muslim, has formally designated his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, acting president as he did when he was away on medical leave for 49 days from Jan. 20. The prospect of Osinbajo, a 60-year-old Christian, serving out the remaining two years of Buhari’s term raises the specter of sectarian tension in a country that has seen plenty of it in the past. Succession jitters also heighten concern about government paralysis at a time when the economy is in recession.

1. Why does the vice president’s religion matter?

Because Nigeria is divided between a mostly Muslim north and a predominantly Christian south, there’s been an unwritten agreement among the political elite since the end of military rule in 1999 that the presidency is rotated every two elections. So if Buhari dies or steps down and is succeeded by Osinbajo -- as the constitution dictates -- many in the north would probably feel shortchanged. They might insist that Osinbajo promise to step aside at the next elections in 2019 and allow his deputy -- who would probably be a Muslim from the north -- to run instead.

2. Could someone other than the VP succeed Buhari?

Osinbajo has denied rumors that he’s under pressure from northern politicians to quit rather than be elevated to president. In such a scenario, Senate President Bukola Saraki, a Muslim, would take over, but only as a caretaker president until fresh elections are organized within three months. That would give the north a shot at winning the presidency.
3. Why is this north-south split so pronounced?

Northern Nigeria has a mainly agrarian economy and has long been poorer than the south, which contains the country’s oil wealth and the main commercial hub of Lagos. There are also linguistic and cultural differences. Sectarian tensions are usually worst in so-called middle-belt cities such as Jos and Kaduna, where more than 800 people were killed during riots that followed the 2011 election. In the northeast, Boko Haram’s campaign to impose its version of Islamic rule has killed ten of thousands since 2009. More recently, secessionists in the southeast have tried to revive the state of Biafra. Amnesty International said security forces have killed at least 150 of them in clashes.
4. How sick is Buhari?

It’s unclear. He was making short medical trips to the U.K. even before he took office. Only once did his office reveal a specific purpose: treatment of an ear infection in mid-2016. Otherwise, his spokesmen said that his trips were for tests and that he’s “hale and hearty.” While Buhari appeared in photographs with visitors during his stay in London earlier in the year, and spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on the phone on Feb. 13, there have been no images of him this time around. His aides released an audio message said to be from him during the Muslim Eid holiday, the only time people heard directly from him so far. The lack of full disclosure about his status has spawned speculation in Nigeria that he’s dying.

5. How long can Buhari be away?
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The president is entitled to 60 days of annual leave, according to the constitution. By law he can be removed for medical reasons if his Cabinet concludes that he’s become incapacitated, an unlikely act from loyalists, according to Clement Nwankwo, an Abuja-based constitutional lawyer. Only the national legislature has the power to unseat Buhari. For that to happen, two-thirds of lawmakers and the ruling party must support the move.
6. What challenges would a successor face?

His successor would face the tough task of reviving an economy that shrank for the first time in a quarter century last year and diversifying it from oil, which accounts for almost all exports, as well dealing with resurgent ethnic tensions in the wake of demands for secession as Biafra in the southeast. They would also need to win back the trust of foreign investors, who fled in the past two years as Buhari and the central bank opted to peg the naira instead of letting it drop along with crude prices, as other producers such as Russia and Kazakhstan did with their currencies. Other problems include corruption, which is still rife, and bureaucracy, both of which businesses say stifle their operations.
The Reference Shelf

Buhari wants to sell portions of Nigeria’s oil assets to fund a four-year program to lift the economy.
Buhari’s illness is a factor in whether the naira is allowed to weaken.
There’s a sense of deja vu among Nigerians.
QuickTake explainers on Boko Haram and Nigeria’s struggles with poverty and graft.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-06/nigeria-s-succession-jitters-with-ill-president-quicktake-q-a

It has been fifty years since the Biafra War, but the scars have yet to heal.

In 1967, Igbo military officer Odumegwu Ojukwu declared an independent nation, the Republic of Biafra, in a southeastern part of Nigeria. Biafra, he said, was going to be the homeland of the Igbo people. The government, though, responded with a heavy hand and a bloody civil war ensued. Pro-Biafrans say the authorities then starved the region, cutting off aid and access. There was no official death toll, but estimates range from one to six million.

The war ended with the surrender of Biafra in January 1970 with then head of state Yakubu Gowon famously declaring there was "no victor, no vanquished". Biafrans returned to Nigeria and the country once known as Biafra, ceased to exist. Separatist sentiment, though, continued to simmer and in recent years the pro-Biafra movement has resurged.

Today, Nnamdi Kanu is perhaps the most visible face of the pro-Biafra movement. He's the leader and founder of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB ) and was recently jailed for treasonable felony charges. But his star is rising among pro-Biafrans who say they have been economically and socially marginalised by the government for years. Clashes in the last year between Nigerian security and pro-Biafra activists have killed more than 100 people . And there have been calls for a referendum on independence, which Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out.

In part one of this special episode of The Stream, we'll speak to two war veterans about their experiences, and what their feelings are on the Biafra issue now. We'll also delve into the legacy of the Nigerian civil war and what the Biafra issue means to people today.

Joining us:

Igwe Christopher Ejiofor
Aide-de-camp to head of Republic of Biafra

Olusegun Obasanjo
Former president of Nigeria

Rudolf Okonkwo @drdamages
Columnist, Sahara Reporters
drdamages.com


Uche Mefor
Deputy Leader, Indigenous People of Biafra


Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha
Biafra activist


Jaafar Jaafar @Jafsmohd
Journalist, Daily Nigerian


Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State


How did the war for independent Biafra impact Nigeria? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.














https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/ddc72079-53b3-395e-879b-ebab199b6cc1/ss_%23biafra50yearson%3A-is.html

When life or death is concerned,political differences must be put aside.

vicadex07:
They can offer us #beninpussy. Ooni of ife has one in his palace. That's there area of expertise and only foreign exchange.

Loyalty!!! Faithfulness!!! That's what you get when you marry a Benin woman the right way, they dare not commit adultery cos the consequences nor be here.

Ooni as a man of wisdom knows that the only way not see bastards running around the palace claiming to be his children was to get married to a Benin woman and also Ojaja is Oramiyan incarnate. Na man wey sabi!!!


To all you kids stop the banter and grow up. You cannot separate the Yoruba and Benin connection, its deeper than most of you here understanding.

Benue people made a big mistake voting this man who can't even protect them. The day agatu was sacked and helpless women and innocent children were murdered what did this mo.ron ortom did?

Brilliant thought.

In addition to that, Macof, apart from assessing both kingdoms from the political; let us look into the dimension of military & trade.

Every other Yoruba town generally agreed never to attack Ife no matter how mighty they might become - this also goes with trade, Ife's trade route or encroachment was always given a 'pass'.

The town that tried to break the two oaths above was totally crushed and left scattered all over Yoruba land - Owu.

If Benin crown was not an off shoot of Ife, they would have long attacked Ife land and trade from the East. Benin was powerful in the East, it engaged Owo, Akure and some Ekiti towns a few times within the context of military and trade; Benin totally left Ife route and lands untouched even though it had the military to.

In fact, when Benin king had contact with the Portuguese, Ife was the first place he sent the message of the news and gifts to before other Yoruba kings.

Lol!!! Funny dude. Forget Arisco the self acclaimed decedant of Ogiso. Their fore-father Evian was a regent who wanted to claim the throne and as far as the Bini's are concerned they are insignificant.

As for Ile-Ife, the Bini's hold that land sacred because the founder was their son. They never attacked but protected that land, although NL Yoruba revisionist wont understand.

Come back home baby cos it's about to go up......

saaedlee:


Can you prove to me, that the Federal Government hasn't done anything in response to the senseless killings by Some Fulani Herdsman?

Just listen to yourself. Has anyone been arrested and prosecuted for these brutal terror?

Fulani herdsmen are the 3rd most dangerous killers in the world and majority of the killing are in Nigeria,yet none has been apprehended. It should bother you that these herdsmen are being protected by the government.

PeterKbaba:
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My simple questions for the Benins will be:

How long did a runaway price from Benin take to walk from Benin to Ife (Probably 3 months).
How did he survive without food and water for this period?
How can a man so dirty and tired after walking for months, be able to convince the people in Ife, he came from the sky (A better place lol)?
What language did their prince speak to the Yoruba's in Ife when he got there and how were they able to understand?
How did the Benin know that their prince was alive in Yorubaland?

If the Benin claim they own the OBA title, Why did they have to change from Ogiso Dynasty to a new Oba Dynasty?
If you believe that Oduduwa was a prince from Ogiso, there should be no reason for the Dynasty change, you guys would have continued with the Ogiso.....

My Opinion is that, the Benin knew that the was no royal Male blood to carry on from the last Ogiso Dynasty. The was serious trouble in the Kingdom, so they called for help from their closest Spiritual/Prosperous Ife people to send a Royal male to impregnate their Royal princess, so the kingship could continue (Since kingship is from the Male blood line).

Unfortunately, Since a new Male Royal Blood from Ife arrived, they had to change Dynasty from Ogiso to Obaship.
End of Story[/b]

Even a kindergarten will do better than this.

macof:
Where did this mumu come from abeg?

when will you people learn to not talk about things you have no idea of?

look at the nonsense you just mentioned me to.

ask questions if you don't know and stop making a fool of yourself abeg

You are dumber than the dumbest. he countered your silly post and you are here spewing trash when you know your stupi.dity is raised to power 100.

ijustdey:
•Suspects responsible for pipeline attacks in Bayelsa, Delta





http://thenationonlineng.net/troops-arrest-notorious-militant-general-eagle/

Wia iz hin pinshure?

jordanriverz:
please can someone enlighten me on the difference between Esama and Oba of Benin
which one is higher than the other?

Esama is a title given to any Benin man found worthy and wealthy. It's not hereditary just like the Iyase.
The present Esama was given the title by the present Oba's grand father Late Oba Akenzua.

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teamchocolate:
Sorry bro.. to every rule there is always an exception... ondo's next governor okeis the exception here...

I told Ya!

Aketi is a personal friend and as "A" dey him name e don win.
I like PDP but I support Akeredolu all the way.

Aketi is a personal friend and as "A" dey him name e don win.
I like PDP but I support Akeredolu all the way.

E be like say if you wan be APC leader or Governor for South West, "A" must dey d begining of ur name.

Akande, Ahmed, Ajimobi,Ambode,Amosun,Aregbesola and now Akeredolu(Aketi).

If A nor dey ur name forget leadership or Governor ship for south-west.

All APC goons from south west wey dey Nairaland and "A" dey ur name, my crystal ball say Ur future is bright before 2019.

Buharimustdie:
As usual the police has collected CHOP MONEY from that AFONJA thief....

SEUN EGBEGBE was among those AFONJAS chanting "change! Change!! Change!!! during the last election, now change has changed him...


SMH for the AFONJAS...

He was deaf then.... they shouted chains but he heard change. Mumude

INEC are nothing but a stooge of the Dullard.

Postpone the election the way you postponed it in Edo

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