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"We have challenges, no doubt, especially the recent terrorist attacks on all of us and the church is one of the main targets," [size=18pt]Jonathan said. When the preacher "was making reference to the bombings ... I was just wondering, could this be a clear way of telling us that the end times are so close?"[/size]

Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is sacrilege" in the Hausa language of Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north, continues to attack civilians and government forces at will, despite a heavy presence of soldiers and police officers there. The sect wants the multiethnic nation of more than 160 million people to enact strict Shariah law and release its imprisoned members. It also has loose connections with al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and Somalia's al-Shabab, according to Western military officials and diplomats.

Just in the last few days, gunmen suspected to belong to Boko Haram attacked a village in Nigeria's arid northeast, rounding up men, women and children and killing at least 15 by cutting their throats.

Speaking Sunday before an EYN church in Abuja, Jonathan acknowledged the sect killed people this holiday, but said his government had stopped the group from committing more killings.

However, his speech offered stark comparisons to the situation in his country, comparing it to Syria and the Central African Republic, which now faces rebel attacks that threaten the nation's stability.

The CAR rebels "were quite close to taking over the capital city just as Boko Haram is taking over Abuja (and wanting) for me and those working in government to run and hide somewhere else," Jonathan said. "Let me agree with you that we have challenges. ... No part of the country is free."

[size=18pt]This isn't the first time Jonathan, who sometimes fumbles through public speeches, has made dire pronouncements about security in Nigeria. On Jan. 8, 2012, speaking before another church service, Jonathan said the threat of Boko Haram was worse than the nation's 1960s civil war, which killed 1 million people. The president also suggested Boko Haram had infiltrated the government and the nation's security forces.
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"Some continue to dip their hands and eat with you and you won't even know the person who will point a gun at you or plant a bomb behind your house," Jonathan said at the time.

Crayola1: You sound like those white people who make a distinction between black and the "good blacks". So you like Ngozi but her brother is a good for nothing criminal? How does that work. Are they not from the same mother and father?

Everyone has their black sheeps. You guys make fun of Igbo people doing drug runs to Asia. But in the US if a Nigerian is in the paper for Fraud its often a Yoruba person listed. On Dateline's to catch an internet scammer it was all Yoruba guys Chris Hansen met in the UK and Europe. Go look it up the vids online. Should I now say Yoruba women ok but its their scamming men I should be worried about?

How do you guys rationalize this stuff? I want pretend like I understand

Crayola1: That makes no sense Dayokanu is it not the same people who give birth to those men. You can't hate one without hating the other this is not Burker King where you do a la carte.

rhymz: guy instead of talking trash, why not point to the page where you have the claims, Mr Oluwole.

Crayola1: You people are a weird bunch, you insult Igbo people but when it comes time to hook up or get married see the same people arm in arm with one Igbo woman

Crayola1: Aigbofa come and bang this Bolu whatever chick. She wishes to be Yoruba but I'm sure having a Yoruba man's baby will do

babapupa: And what are your useless village governors doing with federal allocations ? Nothing.

When was the last time your village leaders commissioned any project or even a hen cage? I bet you don't even know.

The joke is always on you losers....

Crayola1: Never heard of them.

Crayola1: Or the fact that they are not well known like the Economist or Forbes

You have mouth to talk when you discounted facts from BBC, World Bank, and UN

The Financial Times (FT) is one of the world's leading business news and information organisations. The FT is owned by Pearson PLC.

The FT has an average daily readership of 2.2 million people worldwide (PwC audited figures, November 2011). FT.com has 4.5 million registered users and over 285,000 digital subscribers, as well as 600,000 paying users. FT Chinese has more than 1.7 million registered users.[3] The world editions of the Financial Times newspaper had a combined average daily circulation of 293,000 copies (88,000 for the British version of the newspaper), for the period 1–28 October 2012.[4] The average daily circulation of all the various world eiditons of the Financial Times newspaper in November 2012 was 281 thousand copies.

Crayola1: My question is who is the financial times? Serious question.

shymexx:

So, financial times isn't reliable anymore because Anambra didn't make the list, no??

egift:

Dayo where have you been? Hope say no be you the manhandle those "stumbling blocks" in the pot?

shymexx: Financial Times lists Ibadan as one of 5 African cities to watch!

In an article published by the Financial Times, Ibadan is listed as one of the “next 5” cities in Africa. According to the article, the city possesses a “rapidly growing economy but serious business climate deficiencies – that offer some of the biggest potential rewards – provided multinationals can stomach the risks.”

http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/03/14/africa-10-cities-to-watch/#axzz2F2oGBGPV

rhymz: Guy every statistics you have provided here are either fictitious or redundant, your link does not have the fabricated information you have posted. . .lol. . .mr man, is your name Oluwole abi Oluwole na your brother? How come every information you have to make your argument is phoney and non-existent. . Lol

Andre Uweh: Aguero, Silva and Mata were household names in Spain before they joined the premiership. Apart from Ronaldo, Messi, Xavi and Iniesta, they were the most thing to happen to La liga while they played there.
Berbatov was a hit with spurs-an average team. Santa cruz-a hit with Blackburn- a botton 6 team and Ba has done alright.
How about Robben that has turned Bundesliga upside down compared to his premiership years. How about Ballack who was a hit in Germany but could not flourish in the premiership?.

van bonattel: Who made the statistics? This country is a huge joke, seriously.

Crayola1: Im surprised you actually went along with the stats, I thought PDP can't do anything right

van bonattel: Who gives a flying fhuck about stats when there is nothing in this world that suggests the worst Anambra town is not better than the best Oyo city. In statistics I can beat Manny Paquiao silly in 10 seconds but come to the ring, Manny rules. Anambra will continue to rule Oyo in everything abeg.

Crayola1: Yes you do otherwise you wouldnt be here parroting Dayo line of attack.

And what does that have anything to do with what we are discussing.

You folks act like Lagos is heaven on Earth when its a step above a glorified dump. Why don't you get a grip and see how actual cities are being built instead of the half as.s copy you guys brag about?