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From public education, to public health institutions, we Nigerians watch as things deteriorate right before our eyes. We are helpless and cannot arrest the decay and the rot in the system. We fold our arms and conclude that the situation cannot be corrected. Consequently, we all start adjusting by sending our children to private schools and those who can afford it send theirs abroad. Same goes for our health institutions that have become slaughter houses while quack doctors are setting up private hospitals and health care facilities.
We cannot help the situation. We adjust accordingly. It becomes normal ; it is no more strange and repulsive. Our humanity is corrupted and debased.

The roads are now death trap ; electricity supply is a luxury ; public water supply is now in history books ; waste is a common sight all around us; and town planning only exists on paper.

While all this is happening, Nigerians have lost hope in government and the political class further reinforce the people's despair by making things worse in all ramifications. Nigeria is now a ruin with vultures, hyena and maggots calling shots.

As if the misery Nigerians are passing through were not enough, Insecurity is now a new normal in Nigeria. Tens are killed almost daily without any government intervention ; kidnappers have finally got a Foothold ; bandits are now freely exercising their unrestrained power ; Boko Haram are permanent feature of our national life.

The question now is : where is government?
The government is busy on how to suffocate the citizens through protest ban, free speech abolition, total control of citizens lives, poverty deepening and engaging in other nefarious political maneuvering such as passage of water bills, Ruga establishment and the rest.

The government is completely alienated from the public and appears to be the public enemy number one as things stand now. Nigerian government as presently constituted is the number one problem of the country. It is the problem and at the same time part of the problem and can therefore never be the solution nor source of the solution.

Is there any explanation for deaths by trucks in the south? From statistics more deaths result from trucks accidents in the south than in the north,

How can this be explained? From Enugu to Ondo, trucks are killing at alarming rate. Same goes for petroleum products tankers. How can this trend be stopped?
Can Federal Road Safety Commission offer explanation for this disturbing data please?

Is government even doing anything about it? Are our roads that worse than in the northern part?
The alarming deaths from trucks and tankers in the south is scary.

The federal government of Nigeria seems not to have learnt anything from the endsars protests and the destruction that ravaged some parts of the country due to activities of thugs that put an end to the peaceful endsars protesters.
What is glaring is the opening up of the warehouse where covid-19 palliatives were kept for poor Nigerians, but forced open by the same poor hungry people, has shown that hunger is real in the land and government needs to move fast to address the issue. Sadly however, this government is yet to make any move in that direction.

Lai Mohammed has also found his voice again by hiding under havoc wrecked by thugs which this directionless government has helped to nurture in the first place.

All I see in this government is absolute insanity. With the recent developments in the country one expects this government to swing into action and bring about positive changes in the lives of Nigerians. With feelers coming from the government, things will get worse and the reign of thugs and hooligans we just witnessed might be a child's play when the next wave of masses anger will be unleashed.

This government is sleepwalking into catastrophe of a great magnitude that will consume it if it does not learn from recent events and submit to people's demands. The people have taken charge and they have seen how powerful they are. This government is on a borrowed time.

Juliusmalema:
God bless Obiano.

Nnamdi should take his Ipob to Abia state

Charity they. say begins at home

The earlier Yoruba wake up the better. Yoruba should stop being politically correct while some people are bent on destroying our land. The Igbo can call Nnamdi Kanu to order while Yoruba cannot. Is this post depicting Ipob as not being from Anambra also inciting? Bunch of hypocrites!

HeightsKE:
Nobody hates the Hausa Fulani people...what we hate is Hausa Fulani people and their internal colonisation practices...what we hate is them occupying virtually every fed agencies nationwide....we cannot have the crude oil and ocean in the South and yet Hausa Fulani people are all over NPA nimasa,customs,ptdf,nnpc,dpr,ppmc,pppra.......are the only ones in the country?!



They are a common enemy to the south and other south cannot sit down and fold hands while the Yoruba people keep bringing these evil people upon everybody.

To be fair to the Hausa-Fulani, they never contest the ownership of an inch square piece of land with the Yoruba in Yoruba land. The cause of ethnic confrontation between the two nationalities is what I am still making research on. Contrast this with Ipob campaign over who owns where in the west and the position of the Igbo.

Obamaofusa:
That is your own wahala.It is a free world.
You have the largest population of Igbos in Yorubaland than anywhere in the world other than Igboland.

You have severally abused,maligned, accused etc Yorubas even in their SW but they have never attacked you but gave you conducive environment to thrive but you still show them hatred.Only God judges.



There are 2 very dangerous kinds of violence in Nigeria..
Hausa Fulanis... ..occasional physical violence.
Igbos.....continual verbal violence.
Both are very dangerous in a fledging society.

Ipob encroachment into Southwestern Nigeria must be checked to avoid what is playing out in Oyigbo local government area in Rivers State.

HeightsKE:
Nobody hates the Hausa Fulani people...what we hate is Hausa Fulani people and their internal colonisation practices...what we hate is them occupying virtually every fed agencies nationwide....we cannot have the crude oil and ocean in the South and yet Hausa Fulani people are all over NPA nimasa,customs,ptdf,nnpc,dpr,ppmc,pppra.......are the only ones in the country?!



They are a common enemy to the south and other south cannot sit down and fold hands while the Yoruba people keep bringing these evil people upon everybody.

The problem is not the Hausa-Fulani. The issue at stake is the unitary system that allows it to happen. Blaming Yoruba for the emergence of Buhari is wrong. Those pushing this narrative are also guilty of supporting Atku presidency.

Kyase:
So that we can be the new Libya ba, una well don, count me out

A pan Nigeria coalition is what all of us should work for. Hoarding of palliative has opened our eyes to the evil our southern politicians can do. We need to sit down at a table and fashion out how to coexist

Kyase:
Of course so,
Hausas, Fulanis too

Carry your canal mind go somewhere

Hausa-Fulani masses are suffering alongside their southern counterparts. Our duty is to dismantle the structure that causes the avoidable human misery. We should say no to ethnic chauvinists.

SuperBold:
2015 - 2020 not a single day a Biafran minded igbo man call for southern unity but all of a sudden they started shouting it, Yorubas should know this signs now.

One thing about igbo that is sure for me is that they don't know how to hide emotion and pretend, I just dey laugh

Southern unity is welcome. However the premise should not be hatred for Hausa-Fulani. No group or ethnic nationalities should dictate to the Yoruba who to hate.

selemo:
Yorubas and Igbos we are one.

Our unity should not be founded on hatred of Hausa - Fulani or the southern politicians working with them. We should not make the same mistake APC made. To vote out Jonathan, different political blocs formed alliance based on hatred for Jonathan to form APC. Here we are today.

The majority of Non - Yoruba attacking Tinubu are doing so because he supports Buhari. And We have been bombarded with this propaganda of Yoruba being slaves for supporting Buhari. However this same people are comfortable having one of their own to be vice to Atiku, also a Fulani.

Just as Nnamdi Kanu does not represent the Igbo people, so also Buhari has Fulani and Hausa that do not share some of his positions on national issues.

Hausa - Fulani are not our enemy just as Igbo, Nupe, Ijaw, Ibibio, and other ethnic nationalities are not Yoruba Enemies.

IamWonderful:
Tinubu is a powerful man

The northern hegemonic oligarchy seems also not to learn from history. The late Abiola and his June 12 ought to have taught them a lesson that they are not superior to other Nigerians. A political party should rise above ethnic and religious sentiment. While other Nigerians are working for the party interest, the northern political hegemony betrays them and pursue Fulani agenda.

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Police and soldiers are not going to do anything, policemen and soldiers are complaining where we are if they are killed there is no compensation for their family or children they cannot die for Nigeria

Then We are all in trouble in this country if a rag tag group of hoodlums can take charge while the government security forces are helpless. Now we know why Boko Haram can never be defeated by this government. The thugs and hooligans are our own bandits and Boko Haram, and just like in the north the government leaves us at their mercy.

ivolt:
More excuses. It is time the peaceful protesters take responsibility for the carnage they have caused. Who unleashed the one million boys during Lagos lockdown?

Do not derail please. We are talking about the peaceful endsars Lekki protesters.

The Fulani herdsmen were the first to raise the false red flag that Tinubu was the brain behind the peaceful endsars protesters at Lekki toll gate. The Fulani herdsmen threatened Tinubu and the the whole of South West over the peaceful protest. Then their backers in Aso Rock picked the baton from them and made Tinubu to make a public statement dissociating himself from the endsars protests. For reasons best known to the cabal, Tinubu was made to declare that federal government had the power to dislodge the Lekki protesters. That was the point at which the cabal sent soldiers to forcefully break the peaceful protest.

At the same time, an endsars protest was also ongoing in Abuja. Both protests were forcefully dispersed by Aso Rock. However, Lagos protest received more deadly blow than that of Abuja. Thugs were also set against the peaceful endsars protesters. However, it appears those who unleashed thugs on the peaceful endsars protesters never anticipated the conflagration they were making.

Thugs have destroyed and are still destroying, wrecking havoc while the security forces are helpless. How far this inferno of the reign of thugs will last and how it will change the country, is a matter of speculation.

It is crystal clear that the Aso Rock cabal fear of Tinubu's assumed presidential ambition ignited the crisis the nation has found itself in. The cabal desperation for power knows no bounds.

While endsars protest at Lekki toll gate is hailed and promoted to the whole world, the street protest that emerged from its disruption and termination is ugly, violent and disturbing. The street protest lays bare our shame ; exposes the damage the political class has done to the poor and vulnerable.

The Lekki protesters are well fed and financially okay while their street counterparts are hungry and financially distressed. The Lekki protesters are dancing and partying while the street protesters do not have that luxury. The street protesters are hungry, and hungry men are angry men!

The anger in the street protesters made them desperately search for means to alleviate their hunger.

Covid - 19 palliative warehouse discovered by the street protesters is the greatest takeaway from the street protesters.
How could state governments have been so callous?

baritereign24:
Monopoly na your dey always like

I pity Dangote because of his unguarded statements, either directly by him or his company management. The man does not read the mood of the nation at all. So, without being a Monopoly he cannot survive? Dangote seems to be stretching his luck too far.

AtikuNetwork:
The youth should take it easy. If there is chaos it will affect all of us and it is the poor masses that will suffer the most not the elite.

The issue is that Buhari has destroyed Nigeria to such degree that so many people have little reason to live but a lot to fight for to get a better living.

With Goodluck Jonathan voted out of power, it was expected that Buhari and his clique would have learnt one or two things from that election. However, Buhari went to sleep and turned Nigeria into Herdsmen play ground. Buhari literally handed over power to his kinsmen to do as they please. We were threatened with Ruga, cattle colony and now water bill. Buhari forget the rest of the country that voted him into office. He devotes all resources to to making Fulani happy. The rali line to Niger republic is the latest in his efforts to fulfill his electoral promise to his Fulani constituency. We should not forget the Fulani radio.

However while Buhari was preoccupied with his Fulani agenda, the rest of the country was suffering and in need of attention. The unemployment level in the country did not draw Buhari's attention ; the poverty rate was nothing to him ; Nigeria bad roads were abandoned for Niger Republic railway line. And other crises too numerous to mention.

And while the endsars protest was at its infancy, Buhari as usual, concentrated on Republic of Mali for reasons best known to him. He neglected his country and was busy with Jonathan on how to save Republic of Mali.

Buhari, by error of omissions or commission, has himself to blame for the protests raging in Nigeria presently : he took Nigerians for granted and is paying dearly for it. He should carry his cross and be a lesson for all that national mandate must never be used to pursue ethnic and nepotistic agenda.

I pity this small boy.

vinceyinnovation:
He is preparing to launch a lie the nation will not forget in a hurry!

Lai Mohammed is aware the people have revolted against their excceses and has therefore gone into hiding.

As endsars protests rage on like wildlife, Mr Lai Mohammed seems to have lost his voice. He cannot threaten us with hate speech law violation. He practically disappears into thin air.
It is surprising he has run for cover. This shows this government and its functionaries are not serving the people that put them in office.
What cowardice that Lai Mohammed cannot openly castigate the endsars protesters. It shows the power of the the people is greater than the power of the government.

Hisbah may be based in Shariah - ruled north but its evil ideology is partially executed by SARS. No wonder dreadlocks, hip-hop dressings and other afro looks attract SARS attacks. God knows how many Hisbah policemen have been seconded to SARS. Everything about SARS is related to Shariah and Hisbah.

Lynching is no more restricted to streets, roads, junctions and town Squares any more. Social media mob have joined the menace of lynching. How can a person be pronounced guilty without evidence or trial?

Premium times too has a price.

supportnija:
RUBBISH , Even during military junta Kaduna crises was there, STOP this NBA rubbish, NBA has brought upon themselves shame, just watch how the dram mar unfold.

He should engage himself with ending the crisis in his state. His public speech is just a means of boosting his ego when he cannot protect the people that voted him into office.

Without firing a single bullet, Nigeria Bar Association has succeeded in forcing the governor of Kaduna State, Mr El - Rufai to hurriedly seek for peace in southern Kaduna. El - Rufai was caught off guard and had to surrender to superior power.

Peace meetings are ongoing in Kaduna right now to ensure peace returns to Southern Kaduna. NBA has done what Buhari could not do ; what Nigerian security forces could not do; what religious bodies could not do.

Whatever anyone else may say, the truth is El - Rufai was rattled and never believed he could be so hit hard. He has been humbled. Not even his dogmatic supporters and extremists who hide under religion and parade themselves as Muslim lawyers could save him. El - Rufai knows what lies ahead if he does not act on the facts used against his appearance at the upcoming Virtual NBA conference.

Kudos to NBA for this groundbreaking achievement. It is a novel approach to send message to all those who trample upon the rule of law just because they are occupying political offices. Nigeria right now is in need of the El - Rufai treatment not just to stop incompetent politicians from public space but to force them out of office.

The sad news in the battle against terrorism was recently broken by the United States Africa Command. It is disheartening and calls for immediate action. The alarm jolts us into the reality of being overwhelmed by terrorists if urgent action is not taken. We are currently under insidious siege that might consume us should we fail to change our approach to the war on terrorism.

The bitter truth staring at us is the rise and expansion of both ISWAP and AL - Qaeda in West Africa. And with the security challenges confronting Nigeria we may be sooner than later become subjects of government controlled by ISWAP and AL - Qaeda. Boko Haram ìs somewhere in between.

It is unfortunate that Nigeria's policies towards ending terrorism seems to be ineffective and discouraging. One of them is the policy of amnesty for former terrorists. This policy appears to be an incentive for to - be terrorists because no matter the crimes committed by terrorists the government will Pardon and reward them.

The issue of non - performing service chiefs also contributes to the growing power and influence of terrorists. Without any positive result to show to the public the service chiefs continue to occupy their respective offices. They seem to be satisfied with their disastrous performances and refuse to improve. Whoever is assessing them seems not to know the danger such stand poses to the country.

With the foregoing it is clear that terrorism in Nigeria is ravaging the land due to enablers that fans the inferno. To put an end to its spread will require uprooting so many enablers in place. Failure to do this may see Nigeria fall in the hands of terrorists.