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And they want to stop soldiers from resigning, with such reckless moves. How do they determine that those evil men and women are repentant? What if they pretend to be humble, just to get out of detention? Where in the world have they seen governments categorizing terrorists as "repentant" and reintegrating them back into society? Where do they see evil men who have killed several people and destroyed whole villages, allowed to go free after a short detention?

Truly the leadership of this country is not serious. What we simply see playing out is nepotism. Some terrorists who are sponsored by certain big men will get their release and then returned to the trenches after a little time.

MrBanner:
They failed to specify that the so-called "ritual" is just the usual pouring of water during matric and graduation.

And what if the victim was not happy about it? Which one be say pour person water for body, pour person powder for body? Na play dem go play for school abi to learn?

No be everybody dey like that play. Unical has a solid VC now and the school is moving forward.

oyin44:
those small children are hawkers ..


This one na roadside rally..' see tinubu poster for up...

See itinerant sellers everywhere. ...haba


..isn't easy for obi at all..

Continue with Association of poverty contributors (APC).

As for us, we are LOOKING POSITIVE(LP) for a better Nigeria.
Obi is our man.

Hmmm.

They described the car. They saw three men inside. Their timely intervention repelled the move. Dem no arrest them. Which kind story be that?

SmartPolician:
Nigerians are obsessed with travelling.

Mumu people are running to India whereas Indians are looking for a way to run away from their country.

People just move to countries they know nothing about.

Nigerians are not obsessed with traveling. I disagree bro. Migration is part of man.

Bad governance is the major reason Nigerians migrate. The search for better societies is a principal reason Nigerians migrate.

You need to wonder why Nigerians choose to pass through land, risking their lives through Agadez, Libya, Morocco, etc. A careful examination will tell you that they RUN AWAY. How can you live in a nation where nothing works? How can you live in a nation where leadership is a shamble? How can you live in a nation where human development is difficult? Republic of Benin is a far smaller nation and our neighbor. Go there and you will find complete peace. Our leaders make life hard.

Nigerians have been migrating long before now. But the increase is exponential under this government. Brain drain has been in its highest in the last one year, with our doctors and other professionals going away in droves.

Those who remain here believe that Nigeria will be better. You again ask yourself how Nigeria can get better when some youths insist on voting for those who impoverish them, as leaders.

Have you ever been to India? You can in no way compare the two countries, in terms of development. India is a dirty nation…agreed. Indians are difficult people…agreed. However economically speaking, you cannot compare the two nations. Their citizens travel to other nations in search of greener pastures…agreed. But see, Nigeria was attractive to Indians before the advent of this administration. Now that there are fewer jobs in the industries and forex is unstable/difficult to remit, how can they choose Nigeria as their destination?

We have the chance now to choose the right leader in 2023. Use your PVCs wisely.

What else do you want to hear? Please let you PVCs do the talking. Obi is the man.

Hmmm

Na by force again?

No equipment to fight. No encouragement. No insurance, in case of loss to life and serious injury. Very poor salary. Facing terrorists with almost bare hands, while the leaders are chopping the money. No be by force again. Let them go AWOL if they are tired. After training, nothing to make the troops happy and retain them.

No be by force to continue the work.

SmartPolician:
If Wike had become Nigeria's president, he would reset the brains of many senseless and lawless Nigerians.

Leadership in Nigeria is not for the lily-livered folks because evils run in the bloodstream of most Nigerians.

Nigeria needs honest and strong politically willed leaders.

Those who call Wike an emperor did not know what they were asking for when the voted for Buhari in 2015. Those who did not experience the Buhari/Idiagbon military government were only told the story by their parents. That government applied brute force on Nigerians. That government made Nigerians behave themselves. Those who thought that they could turn every public space into toilets, dustbins, etc, changed their minds at the thought of what would befall them, if caught. Nigerians sat up and there was sanity in the land. When Buhari/Idiagbon were removed by IBB and Abacha in August 1985, Nigerians heaved a huge sigh of relief. That relief sent Nigerians back to their very irresponsible normal lives.

When Buhari indicated his interest, Nigerians were sold the story of his performance in Dec 31 1983 to August 1985. He has failed to perform on all fronts.

We truly need a very honest leader, one with proven integrity, impeccable character, the zeal, accountability, trust worthy, who can lead us out of the woods. We do not need an embezzler, a crook, who dances to the crowd, supported by blind citizens, to take over.

Lee Quan Yu passed a law in Singapore at the beginning that had people arrested for peeing in the public. Please visit Singapore today. I have been there. It is one of the most beautiful countries on earth. The reason is great leadership.

If corruption and tribalism are taken away from the Nigeria system, Nigeria will be great. Wike may be angry over certain political matters. He may seem high handed, but in this, he did the right thing. Let’s support him for that please.

Great.

They collect mobilization fees, and take many months to mobilize to site. After a little while they apply for variation. Wike is well supported. This way the contractors will be in the feet and deliver according to the schedule. The commissioner too will be at the necks to ensure speedy job completion.

Our contractors need this iron hand approach.

Fantastic.

Now festivities continue in the SE. It is always the best place to enjoy your Christmas and end of the year. Too many activities now until at least the middle of January. Markets are on break as business people enjoy their holiday.

lhordspy:
Gazettengr.com was where the news of supposedly Tinubu's gaffee emanatted from before been spread like widefire by people who only takes pleasure in making mockery of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to their report, it reads "Yahoo boys’ in local parlance means internet fraudsters but The Gazette could not immediately find the meaning of the terminology gazelle gagaraga, despite searches in major dictionaries and thesaurus."

The news here: https://www.nairaland.com/7511552/gazelle-gagaraga-tinubu-suffers-gaffe

But what Gazettengr failed to understand is that there is no stated rules or law that you must communicate with words from 'major dictionaries or thesaurus' in political rallies.

The meaning of gazelle gagaraga
There is what we call gara gara in yoruba. It means unstable or unsettled. Same as the pidgin slang 'gragra' .

We also have the word gagara (ga-ga-ra) or gagaraga (gaga-raga) used by Tinubu which means boastful, pompous, inflated, proud, made, self-important, domineering, pendantic, or magniloquence.

The south-westerners can relate; the yorubas to be specific. There is a street word: Igara (I-gara) which is derive from or shortform of gagara or gagaraga it also means boastful, inflated, proud etc. (as aforementioned)

We normally use it like 'Igara chicken': Which translate to boastful empty chicken which is only covered by plenty feathers.

Or 'Igara iceblock' which means boastful or proud iceblock which will only end up as water.
These words are local street words or slangs.

Gazelle
A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus Gazella. With a horn, Gazelles are known as swift animals.

when we use the word gazelle to refer to person or group of people. It means Proud person, something that dont stay one place easily, something that changes location swiftly. Reason why when we say someone is growing gazelle horn ' it means the person is becoming proud"


So Tinubu saying he is going to “turn so called yahoo yahoo boys into in manufacturing and creation of than being gazelle gagaraga.”

Means he is going to change them from a boastful proud unsettled yahoo-yahoo boys to a product manufacturer and an intelligent creator.

Living and learning, dont be always quick to criticise or make fun of what you dont know.
Mynd44 nlfpmod

So Tinubu made you to go this length researching and trying to interpret what is obvious to all, as a very serious speech problem? Did you also research on how he was licking the microphone, rather than speak into it?

No sane person mocks Tinubu over his medical problems, even the he mocked Tony Anenih many years ago. Every sane person’s concern is the obvious fact that he needs to rest.

Did you not notice that you did not make any sense at all? You had to research through English and Yoruba dictionaries to delude yourself and at the end failed woefully.

Na waoh.

Hmmm

Hmmmmm

What value will that add to the campaign? Is it not the same Buhari, whose northern supporters are lamenting their increased suffering. They trusted him with everything and he disappointed them in everything.

Emi lo kan promised and promised and promised. Their promises failed and he still promises more. His blind followers, who live off promises can continue with him. Hardship, penury, poverty, misery, begging and borrowing is in their DNA. Very soon, even garri, epa and sugar will be completely out of their reach.

Silently Discos have increased tariffs. Buhari met tariff at 1000 for 44 units. Presently it is 1000 for 13.3 units and yet, APC supporters say they are satisfied. Una never see something yet. Petrol prices na him go finally finish all of una patapata for June this 2023.

What has chanting Atiku got to do with it? It still does not change the fact that they are all of the PDP.

If PDP cannot sanction Wike, then we have clear evidence that Wike is bigger than the party.

Anyway youths, your future lies in your hands. Do the right thing. A vote for Mr. Peter Obi, is a vote for a brighter, better and greater future.

alingo2013:
. They should retake it again they didn't prepare well for the test the questions where to hard. foolish African footballers and age lying

So to you MRI is a written test? Chai!
Go school, una no go gree. Kuku read before commenting, that one sef hard.

Gen Buhari stopped Metroline from take off under Alhaji Lateef Jakande. The cost then was 20 million naira. Today after the billions and many years wasted the rail lines are not completed.

UnfairLife7:
I honestly feel for Obi seriously

The show of shame of his campaign and the bad name he gave Psquare the upcoming artists performing in an empty field in PH is so embarrassing

I honestly feel for him on a more serious note

I sincerely wish he will not giveup just like his boss Atiku in contesting again after the election

Joke apart, I honestly feel for him

We feel for you honestly.

Your lack of shame supporting leaders who enslave, impoverish and degrade you, while youths like you strive to take back their country from the hands of looters and embezzlers.

Your inability to see how they feed you crumbs, while they live off your hardship, poverty and sorrow.

It is painful that you gave chosen to sleep, while your house is on fire, on all fronts.

Honestly we feel for you.

First time Keyamo said the correct thing in a long time.

Obasanjo has always trusted Obi. Even Atiku trusts Obi. All the Obi this, Obi that by PDP shows it pained the party too much losing Obi. If Obi remained in the PDP, Atiku would have easily and speedily chosen him as the vice. Obi's exit showed surprised them all, especially we ith his popularity.

The election up for grabs to all contestants. Kwakanso will chop off votes from Atiku and APC in the north, just as Obi as Tinubu will battle it out in the entire south.

Na inside all of us dey so.

Obi for the Presidency.

olatade:
Fed up with listening to this. They said they wanted to live a private life but it doesn't sound like it. He drags the Royal Family through the mud and then says he wants his brother and father back. Strange way he has been going about it!

Very foolish of him. Not in any form royalty. He keeps exposing and ridiculing his whole family because of his wife. He gives himself away as jealous that he will never be the King. His earnings from the book will never equate to his entitlements as a Prince.

Rubbish. Keyamo can only confuse those incapable of reasoning properly.

Tinubu was addressing the delegates of his party only according to Keyamo. Tinubu said "emi lo kan" to his delegates, referring to himself and his contribution to APC. Keyamo forgot that the delegates are part of the field workers, who should ensure that he is voted for at the election. Keyamo forgot that the address was captured on national TV. It was meant for all Nigerians to see and support his cause.

Was Tinubu joking when he claimed that it was his turn? NO. He meant it and it was a message that he wanted to pass to all Nigerians.

Keyamo continues to show his true color as a fake democrat. He continues to show that all those days of his human rights struggle were to make his way for the future politically.

The truth is that it is not the turn of Tinubu or any other politician. It is the turn of Nigerians, who have been abused in all forms by politicians. Nigerians need to take back their country from our dangerous leaders and hand it over to leaders who are accountable.

For me Obi is No. 1. We need to return the likes of Ribadu, who lost his direction. We need Adesina and hope that someday Okonjo Iweala can return.

ImperialYoruba:
This is an opinion.

Northern rulers have always advocated for a program which is to counter the effect of geographical disadvantage of desertification on farms, livestocks and herds. So they used irrigation systems facilitated by dams.
An example is Tiga dam in Kano, which is one of the most affected States in North. Due to effects of climate change and cyclical weather patterns, those dams, though functional, are perennial and now appear to be less than adequate to supply farmlands and grazing livestocks. They asked for Federal Government intervention.


For years there have been studies on the River Chad water basin to try and find a more enduring solution to the problem.

If you all recall, when Buhari came to power in 2015, before he had appointed ministers he asked for status reports on the Chad water basin. Northern rulers approached him and got his commitment to intervene from the Federal level. A draft to expand grazing routes and create watering holes along the route led to two Federal agendas.

1. Take over water rights all over Nigeria
2. Establish protected land rights for grazing.

These two agendas together gave rise to RUGA.

When the news broke Southern leaders and rulers were livid. They saw RUGA as a subsidy programme that lock the hands of indigeneous farmers and land owners behind their back so a priviledged trade, "livestock grazing", can have free rights of access to ancestral lands.

I am sure no Yoruba person reading this will say he/she supports RUGA anywhere in Yorubaland. It is total opposition. Opposition to RUGA is so strongly asserted that previously dormant native groups were brought to surface to assert separation of Yoruba from Nigeria.

RUGA can come to Yorubaland in different forms, and hidden behind different agendas.

A political RUGA is what we are seeing lately from people of SouthEast.

So let me give some perspective, first on what constitutes Nigeria. This country is a composition of disparate ethnic cultures with nothing in common, but each area is blessed in different assets and comparative advantage.

People have migrated between the different regions and ethnic territories, and assimilated to the new group temporarily, or sometimes permanently. There are rules that migrants follow, the native wisdom is to respect and honor your hosts and not conduct yourself in ways that is sacrilegious to the sacredness of their land. This is a broad definition. Usually, people become wise to the rule after a couple of lessons learnt.

After the civil war, a subsidy programme existed to resettle and reabsorb SouthEasterners into mainstream politics of Nigeria. The subsidy has outlived its value and time. The people have recovered fully, it is time the subsidy is removed so that Igbos do not continue to enjoy privileges that are denied to indigenes that host them.

The people of SouthEast have made enemies all around them due to learning deficiencies. Repeatedly, they have clashed with other regions and ethnic groups and suffered greatly from the outcomes in bloodshed, yet they continue in their ways. A wise person does not continuously put himself at risk of loss in property and lives unless of course they are deficient in learning and self correcting.

In SouthSouth region, a steady conflict of interest and disruptions to peaceful cohabitation brews from time to time between the indigenes and their Igbo guests. Recently on a courtesy visit to the elders of South South, Peter Obi, a leading Igbo candidate for political office referred to portions of Delta as Igboland. In their response, the Elders shut down this idea and drew the line correctly to remind where Igboland ends. The agenda is to completely Igbonize the SouthSouth region politically, economically, culturally, and then assert rights of domiciliary lords to claim it as an exclusive domain, requiring the indigenes to first obtain access permits from the migrant group to enter the area.

Today certain areas of Lagos have already been declared by Igbos as domiciliary domains and exclusive zones. They want total control of the domain, and do not believe Yoruba are qualified to represent these listed domains in legislative sittings or economic forums. Hence Igbos are asserting the rights to push Yoruba out of congressional constituencies that have been carved out for economic exclusivity of Igbo business. The success they achieved in commodity trading they want to expand into political powers and convert territorial control by first displacing Yoruba from their territory, and then becoming the new territory power. This agenda is hidden behind false claims of constitutional right.

The Igbo RUGA agenda must be stopped immediately. The constitution of Nigeria does not approve of territorial conversions. If it did Buhari should have succeeded and RUGA should be everywhere across Southern Nigeria by now. The agenda of Igbo to hide behind political agenda and economic subsidy to convert territory need urgent and immediate attention of Yoruba leaders and rulers.

There is no constitutional statute that allows Buhari to setup RUGA, there is no constitutional statute that allows any group or ethnic clan to setup exclusive enclaves for themselves, either for business or otherwise.

The Igbo enclaves in Yorubaland need to be broken up and the economic subsidy needs to stop.

It is very worrisome that while Nigerians abroad cry to the highest heavens of racism against them, some are racists in their own country and are deeply angry at others, hypocritically.

This article does not only show how deeply hypocritical and jealous of the Igbos that the writer is, it shows how deeply resentful certain individuals of the Yoruba stock hate the Igbos and are willing to go to war to chase the Igbos away from their country.

No wonder presently, when there are vacancies in apartments, you hear landlords and tenants say "no Igbos needed".

The irresponsible OP has either forgotten or is ignorant of the fact in our constitution that freedom of movement and association is cardinal. The Yorubas are free to move and associate with others Nationwide (and they do), just like the Igbos. Go around all the cities and villages of the so called Igbo states, and you"ll find Yorubas happily habiting and carrying out the trades and businesses unmolested there.

Today we have our Yoruba citizens in the cabinets of the present UK, USA and Canadian governments. We have our Yoruba citizens thriving in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and other parts of the world as citizens of those countries. They own properties and have completely assimilated and settled down in those countries with their families. No one discriminates against them. How is it that certain of our Yoruba citizens are so full of bike, racism and hatred for the Igbos in this manner?

Because you have not ventured out of your tiny one room enclave OP, you do not know that Igbo lands spread as far as the South south. You do not know that the Igbos have been clamouring for the creation of a sixth state, to be called Anioma and carved out if the present Delta State. Maybe you are too young to know that when Delta State was created, there was an expectation that the old Bendel state would be cut into three, with the Igbo speaking parts and the present Onitsha and Ogbaru areas in Anambra state added to make up Anioma state. IBB whose wife was from Asaba pushed for this with all her energy, but the then military government only gave Delta State and politically made Asaba the capital. There was deep resentment by other ethnic tribes, who wanted the capital in Warri. They wanted their own state, DELTA state to themselves only. OP if you are not a complete OLODO, you would have known this fact. If Peter Obi made the claim about Igbo lands in Delta State, he was absolutely correct because those are Igbo communities and Igbo lands undisputably.

Only God knows how you mumus sit down to contrive such thoughts and plan to carry out your evil on those who have nothing against you. If you claim that Nigeria is one indivisible country, why then should some Nigerians be restricted?

In Lagos, there are areas historically known to habit our northern brethren. They have lived peacefully among the Yorubas and other groups for uncountable years. In Ajegunle, you have "Aga Hausa" as it is called. You have them in Idi Araba and Agege. How have you not pushed them away? You have those of the South South in Jibowu, Fadeyi, Lawanson predominantly. How have you no pushed them away? The Igbos purchase lands, build houses, just like others, not because they choose to seize lands. They choose to cut of rentage and increase their economy through owning of properties. Whose fault is it that you sit on your lazy arse, waiting for crumbs from politicians and telling us this your foolish " baba so pe" story? Who took away your own right to own properties in Igbo territories or the North? How even does Ruga affect your lazy self, when you are not willing to work, but prefer to rely on your father's property?

How are you not complaining about the northerners, Chadians, Nigeriens and Malians who have taken over the cities and small communities nation wide, wreaking havoc, killing and maiming? While you sleep and dream only of the Igbos, your cowardly self do not realise that Ruga or not you have been surrounded by the northerners completely. They have taken over petty trading completely. They are the fruit sellers, petty tailors, okada men, korope and marwa drivers, water suppliers, gatemen, shoe makers, etc and informants to terrorists. Why not summon the courage to write an article against them?

I take it that you are simply a pathological coward, who does not know where his problem lies.

Hmmmm

Jagbajantis intete.

We are talking of water projects across the length and break of the state, this yeye OP is glorifying the commissioning of boreholes.

No wonder they are enslaved.

E don dey wear comrade cloth again. After election he will return to suits.

Hmmmmm

Jagbajantis intete

Hmmmmmm

Too many battles fighting. With five months or so to go, what will be the fate of Wike?

Hmmmm

Hmmmmmm