NwaAmaikpe:




This lady here, is the one mistake Peter has made in all of his life.
A mistake that will come back to haunt him if he doesn't retrace his steps.

The worst thing any son can do to his mom is to flout her dying wish.

You must reap what you sow.
These kids will grow up not to respect Peter. They'd
scorn him and make him weep. They'd only take instructions from their mom Lola.
Then he will know the pain his mom feels in her grave.

It's not a curse, it is just karma.

You do know that parents aren't always right? They are humans and their judgement could be clouded by their biases and prejudices and not logic or common sense.

This is not how you win the war against terrorism. You do it by winning the hearts and minds of the local population, that way they can help you identify and isolate the bad guys. Thats how you win a counter insurgency. Not with the use of brute force all the time but by winning the local population to your side and showing them that you are their to care for them and protect them against Boko haram. You complement your firepower with soft power. That's how you win against a guerrilla insurgency like this where it's difficult to tell the agitators from the average man.

Building trust with the local population goes a long way and is a more effective approach especially when it comes to gathering intelligence on enemy whereabouts. It's not rocket science to know that you need the help of the people living in that locality to tell you who the suspicious guys are or who the out-of-towners are. This is what you do, not lumping both innocent civillians and 'suspicious' persons together and treating them like enemy combatants.

Why do you think there are so many unnecessary detainees held by the Nigerian army? That's what happens when you treat witnesses or victims as suspects and lock them up or even kill them.

It is through this method you will be able to gain valuable intelligence on the ground from the local populace. That's how you win the war against terror and not just going about and rounding up people who look 'suspucious' like the Nigerian police and holding them indefinitely. You don't kill a fly with a sledgehammer.

Devgist:
The insurgency in the North East has festered for many years now. Many like me are confident in the ability of the Nigeria Military to exterminate it but are pondering on why the crisis is continuing and daily taking new dimensions.
That Boko Haram has capabilities to cause the Federal Government of Nigeria to negotiate with it is a twist that goes to say how the entire citizenry may have become psychologically defeated. This perhaps explain the reason why we see helpless citizens waiving at a motorcade of the insurgents as they drive in and out of Dapchi town unchallenged.
Was it possible for the Federal Government to negotiate with them while keeping to itself a surprise defeating strategy that could have led to arrest of some insurgents? No, because, aware of it's helessnes, the goverment had got to keep the terms and not to risk another kidnap or even a more devastating attack​. It is reported that the insurgents came abducting the Dapchi girls unchallenged and they came delivering them unchallenged, so the only protection the citizens have is the good will of Boko Haram. Worse is to learn that they did not hurry to leave the town but stayed back to preach to the crowd for over 20 minutes before leaving. Could an ambush have worked? That they went so free shows clearly that Bolo Haram could even have dictated the terms.
Few days ago, I was traveling with my team along the stretch from Gusau to Talata Mafara in Zamfara State, we encountered an old military van mounted with a machine gun with some armed persons dressed in military uniforms.. Unconsciously, I found myself speaking out, wondering how we will know if the people in the van are not Boko Haram. The Driver​who is a native from Zamfara State spontaneously responded, "but we, we know they are soldiers, they are not Boko Haram" I turned to him in surprise and asked, how do you know? Sounding so confident, he told me, "Boko Haram will not use this kind of old motor, their own motor will be new and sharp sharp". When I heard this, I fell back to the seat in disbelief of how laughable goverment response to Boko Haram can be characterized. If this characterization can be generalised, can we say the goverment is ready to end the insurgency when the military cannot be properly tooled?
If the issue of equipping the military is not addressed, no one should wonder why the only weapon in the fight​ against Boko Haram is negotiation and settlement.

The way to winning the battle with Boko Harem is to take a heart's and minds approach not the use of brute force. That's how you win against a guerrilla insurgency like this where it's difficult to tell the agitators from the average man. You win the heart's and minds of the people and gain their trust. Show them that you are on their side instead of lumping all of them together with the enemy combatants.

Why do you think there are so many unnecessary detainees held by the Nigerian army? That's what happens when you treat witnesses or victims as suspects and lock them up or even kill them.

It is through this method you will be able to gain valuable intelligence on the ground from the local populace. That's how you win the war against terror and not just going about and rounding up people who look 'suspucious' like the Nigerian police and holding them indefinitely. You don't kill a fly with a sledgehammer.

Woah!

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I will guess so since its the smaller of those continents.

richard870:
It's NBA (national basketball association) , not MBA.

Abeg, help me tell them o.

Being religious doesn't mean much. I have found out that you can be religious and still deficient in character.

Cringey.

Kira290:
Female call center operator wanted.

Requirements: you must be able to speak English perfectly.
Having American or British accent is a plus.
You work from home so won't have any problem with transport fees.

Pay:100k monthly

And it gets higher depending on monthly profits.

Please note:part of your job would involve flirting with potential clients on the phone
so please don't reply if you're the religious type!!!

Kindly quote me if interested.

Thanks

Really?? An American accent or a British accent? Shameful. How about hiring someone with a Nigerian accent? Disgusting.

Tamarapetty:
davidif

Yes Tamarapetty...

Tamarapetty:
Is it your everywhere??

Wait what??

Poor journalism. No photo evidence.

Tamarapetty:
Davido is trying sha

You Are everywhere? Is there a topic you don't comment on fp?

maestroferdi:
A lame way to cover/explain away your inadequacies, abi?

This is literally the lamest come back I have ever read.

maestroferdi:
Go back to primary school...

"quantum" = "number "

You need to read this. This post was meant for people like you.

https://www.nairaland.com/3716282/nigerians-use-english-language-bbc

iyatrustee:
Except this visit is made in his personal capacity, it is wrong on all grounds!

I am yet to decipher who FFK has become to warrant this quantum of visits to his Abuja residence.

Quantum ke? How quantum take fit for this kind statement? Kai! Nigerians, una too do too much. Simple English is enough now?

midolian:
And what is it with the Igbo attire he is always on?

Some people sure know how to deceive and win the heart of others.

I believe it's called politicking hahaha

Childishnesdd to the extreme and this guys think they have actually accomplished something.

Chinny024:
Madam cover up your private part... Don't just get it this days.. Huh...

I tire o.

sunnysunny69:
Insane and sick people, how can you expose a girl this young to beauty pageant ? A nine year old girl should me made to do what a 9 year old will enjoy doing, reading books, playing with friends etc.

Abi o. Who knows what this will do to her head? Gosh, naija people sef. Copy, copy.

GaintOfAfrica:
Reno is a blessing to Nigeria. Wow wow wow.
We really need this kind of restructuring fast.

Well he has being tainted by his association with an incredibly corrupt and weak administration. If he was a fresh face he would have more credibility.

Afam4eva:
You don't expect Igbos to some out of the war and still dominate the economy and the civil service. They forfeited it the moment they went to war considering the fact that most of these companies were located in Lagos and would ordinarily be taken over by Yorubas. Had they been located in the east, it would have been a diferent case.

I think the Igbo have to leave all this and move forward as a nation. We have what it takes to take our place like it was pre civil war.

Gbam

Summary: Indigeniztion just like nationalization was an abject failure in Nigeria and throughout most other countries where it was introduced.
Morale of the story is that g ovts that don't respect property rights end up being economic basket cases.

ACM10:


The companies were British-owned companies which were nationalized during the indigenization policy. Yorubas acquired those companies when the indigenization policy took effect. I doubt if you read the post thoroughly because your doubts were well attended to. You can drive home your point by telling us the founders of those companies you listed.
Ofcourse the companies were located in western region which is closest to the seat of British power in the country.

The events that took place during the indigenization policy can be compared to what happened during the fall of Soviet Union. Overnight, taxi drivers became instant millionaires by acquiring state-owned companies with little or nothing. They later became known as the Russian oligarchs.

Igbos are not trying to jealous Yorubas. Besides, this is purely my personal opinion and may/may not reflect that of average Igboman. I intends to set the records straight. It will be nice if Nigerian youths learns from this event in our history.

This would have been an amazing piece if you had not tainted it with your prejudice and hatred. What a pity!

Patrioticooduan:

We are talking of 5 to 10 countries. Mr, I am Yoruba and don't care how other tribes choose to Separate. What I want is a Yoruba republic. We are close to 40 million and will do better on our own. I don't give a fvck about other people

Wow, how myopic. Talk about the narrow mindedness that has brought this country very low. Everyone onpynthinking about himself and the short term instead of the overall greater good.

Patrioticooduan:

The minorities in the North and South-South will form their country, while Yoruba, Ibos, and Hausas, will form their own respectives nations.
Split Nigeria!

So we are potentially talking about 200-250 countries right?

Patrioticooduan:

Nigeria does not need to divide into 200. We can divide into 5. The Northerners created states so that they could dominate Nigeria

So what happens when the other minority tribe feel that they are being cheated and want to form their own country nko?

Ugosample:


Don't mind the guy.

What we should be looking at is how to make the countries in Africa more viable

Look at Malawi and Burundi are those ones countries?

I tire o.

Patrioticooduan:

All what you wrote are assumptions brother. And no, our strength is in our unity not in our diversity. There is no benefit in being diversed.
In Nigeria, you have Esan, Benin, Yoruba, Tiv, Efik, Anang, Igbo, Hausa, Kanuri, Fulani, Ijaw, Urhobo, Ebira, Idoma, Igala, Nupe, Ibibio and 200 more. Na only una dey this world? Those ethnic groups I listed are in their millions. How can you have a country like this and expect it to work?
I tire for una

So you are asking for 200 more countries when almost all of the African states besides South Africa is viable? What kind of reasoning is that? I am sure it's this kind of reasoning that caused us to create 36 states when all we needed was 6 regions.

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Patrioticooduan:

African countries began having problems after the Berlin conference. The Berlin was setup by Europeans to divide Africans into countries so they can be colonised. This was the genesis of African downfall. How can you coalesce ethnic groups that share no similarities into one and expect them to be one? Things are not done this way. Some of the tribes fought wars for years, and you want them to unite? Who does that. Even the Europeans know the root of Africa's problem. 200 years ago, the average European earned twice more than the average African. But today, they earn twenty times than us. This shows Africa is not progressing.
Futhermore, Africans are still being colonised today. France and Britain are still colonising Africa. Why do you think they won't allow Nigeria to split? Because it benefits them. If Nigeria split, Yoruba, Igbos, and Hausas will begin to develop themselves. But under Nigeria, they will fight for superiority. These three African ethnic groups are like the Germans, Italians, and French of Europe. They are large nations that will grow tremendously when they leave Nigeria. They would rule and make independent decisions to develop their land.

Those are wild assumptions you are making there. This are the same assumptions South Sudan and Eritrea made when they were splitting up.
The truth of the matter is that diversity is a strength and Nigeria can work just like Spain, Malaysia, Indonesia work. It's just that the current model has to be changed. We need to decentralize power. This current model we are practicing where everything is centralized from policing to education is not working. We need to go back to the old model of decentralized govt we practiced before the military took over where the nation only had a few regions (as opposed to 36 different states) with a certain degree of autonomy allowing them to grow at their own pace. This is the style of govt Spain practices and Canada and it has been successful.

Patrioticooduan:

No. That is not what I am suggesting. I am saying is that Yorubas, Igbos, and Hausas should be in three different countries, while the minorities in the middle belt and Niger Delta should be left alone to determine their future

Not everyone in the north is hausa or fulani, there are so many tribes there that it's not even funny. What is going to happen to them? Most African countries can't even stand on their own without foreign aid and you want to create more headcases who will be going to the west to beg for aid.

FarahAideed:


You are makingbplenty sense..pleasr continue

No he is not making sense, he is just being short sighted. Nigeria has 250 plus tribes so you are saying that it should disintegrate into 250 different countries when a lot of African countries are barely even sustainable or struggling to stand on their own two feet without foreign aid. Most African countries should not even exist in the first place as they are too small to be viable in the ling run without external help but because of empty nationalistic pride (and persecution in some places) some of them broke off to form their own countries now you see them struggling massively.