₦airaland Forum

Eriokanmi:
True but Seyi was still very popular,even at the time when he was losing elections. Elections were massively rigged in favour of ajimobi as orchestrated by Tinubu. After ajimobi's tenure, seyi contested again and oyo people did the needful, even beyond his previous record. Tinubu kept vigil in Ibadan, he deployed his thugs to kidnap seyi overnight, ahead of the inec's declaration. The Ibadan boys got the information much earlier and cordoned off the entry and exit points of the streets leading to Seyi Makinde's residence at orita basorun.

He was inside. His mum was shouting seyiiii, but I warned you not to do politics ooo. What else are you looking fooor. The boys said he shouldn't worry and told mama to also calm down. Those thugs came in buses in the middle of the night but oyo youths repelled them and kept vigil overnight. That was what saved seyi. He'd have been kidnapped and forced to sign an agreement saying he's not interested in elections anymore for the sake of his life and children's. They'd now declare oyo elections inconclusive in places where seyi had won massively and rig it in favour of the apc. Yoruba adage would say, aseni nse ara rę(which literally means, you may think you're hurting somebody, not knowing you're hurting yourself) . Same seyi made his winning in oyo as president possible. LP or the PDP wouid have win oyo in 2023 cos he's not popular there . Seyi became a veritable tool for him.

Tinubu threatened my uncle by the name Aeroland too in alimosho. His sins are much here and a good reason he'll always lose here. My uncle won the federal house of reps seat. He had been known for his community-based projects even without interest in politics. He sank many boreholes, erected street lights and people said, he should please run , so he could do more at the federal level,the offer he first rejected but later accepted. After winning as pdp man, Tinubu sent his people to meet him. He gave him an open cheque which he rejected. He sent another batch threatening him and family,should he remained adamant. The man consulted with stakeholders in alimosho that politics isn't by force, that they should pls allow him step down and Tinubu had hus way.

Insightful but very sad story of our politics.

malali:
They were poisoned.

Please nobody should mention anything about any stupid gods.

How are you so sure of that? Accidents happen all the time. Hope it won't be used as a reason to attack some innocent villagers. This Benue matter is heartbreaking on all fronts.

May God grant them peace.

ElevationD:
No matter what happened during the Abacha days, Nigerians lived well. Presently it is a complete shame. No government has made Nigerians pass through such misery, until APC entered power in 2015.

Lived well ? Do you remember the reign of terror at all? The long strikes, scarcity of food etc, abacha stove, fear of the unknown, people disappearing or getting killed....It's an era that I don't like to remember.

I can imagine how super looters will be planning wonderful strategies on how to siphon most of the money while the poor continuesto suffer. Hopefully, it will be tied to specific life touching projects and we'll monitored so the fund can have a meaningful impact.

The sad story is all over social media with some updates. They're currently back in USA and still facing challenges from another Uncle there.

Why does it seem as if no one is listening to their cries? This is so heartbreaking. It's traumatising. Just like it happened in SK some years back.

Benue people should please explain why this is so intractable. Can't they launch a security network like Amotekun or Civilian JTF as obtains in the North?

Good! God bless and guide our soldiers more. Hope the Benue bandits will be dealt with soon.

Also the ones trying to find hiding places in Kogi and Kwara.

Karlman:
Fact is Igbo ancestors were at Ife, yes, same Ile Ife, and I heard it first from the Oni of Ife. What I don't know is if they were the first to settle there, and that is where the government should dig up in earnest search for truth and fact.

And as for those of you jumping up and down over what you know next to nothing about, the present Igbo is not planning to come back to Ife for any reason, in fact it was the Oni himself that was asking Igbos not to forget they moved from Ife.

Let the government set up a committee of enquiry to look into history.

Igbos have been in Ife which the Oni himself spoke about severally that Igbos were once at Ife, and same as benin.

I heard Oni of Ife in a video telling Igbo people that they moved from Ife in the olden days.
Government should do a finding rather than dismiss the book entirely just to be politically right.

Going through comments on this threads showed how obviously there little number of learned people on nairaland. No brainstorming, no academic exchange, just blind and ignorant arguments from people who know next to nothing about the topic.

FYI Igbo ancestors were at Ile Ife, go and dig up. The question here is, we're they the first.

The people close to Ife then are known as Ugbos not Igbos. They were in constant battle with Ife until they were defeated with the help of Moremi, who allowed herself to be captured by them in battle. They still exist today in Ondo State. Olugbo of Ugbo, Oba Akinruntan, is their king.

Just reading about another killing in today's news. Shouldn't David Mark and other trained soldiers support the governor by setting up a legally empowered security outfit to confront these marauders?

Odukes:
Security around the country was improving until General Lagbaja died and everything went down, may his soul rest in perfect peace

Hmmm! I thought about that recently and wondered about the circumstances....
Especially after reading the eulogies of SK people for him.

May his soul rest in perfect peace.
May his family be comforted by the fact that he served well. A selfless and kind hearted soldier indeed.
God bless them richly.

Cmanforall:
Nigerians!

Imagine what someone started on a newly constructed road. Soon the road will be made narrower

The person should be fined and those items confiscated

We, the people are truly the problem. Putting her umbrella biz centre right on the road, not even on the setback. SMH

Gov. Otti is doing well. God bless him.

Why put this under agriculture when it can fit in better under NDE? Deep analytical thinking is required for budget planning.

Otan people moved from Otan Ile, near Oshogbo to the current location in between mountains and previously known as Otan Koto. They were actively Involved in the Jalumi war. The annual celebration of Odun Oluwa/Olua is a celebration of Gids goodness. He mysteriously saved them from the invading Jihadists. They and their horses couldn't enter the town. They were said to have fallen from the mountains to certain death.

ElevationD:
If late Musa Bamaiyi was the head of state, he would have been a far worse dictator than late Abacha.
Musa Bamaiyi raided car shops on Ojuelegba road, Victoria Island, Mobolaji bank Anthony way, etc and everywhere he saw car shops. He seized them all accusing car dealers of being drug peddlers. Many were tortured and many closed their shops for the fear of the man. He was very brutal and mean.

The story went out then that his senior brother, Ishaya Bamaiyi lost his wife to him, or the other way round. Anyway, one took over the wife of the other and they were never close. They disliked each other.

The elder one was the Army chief of staff. It was he who was detained, where he met Fred Ajudua and was swindled 2m dollars. While his brother was busy torturing people, he was a very wealthy man in dollars. I think the case remains in court till today.

Their days were horrible days for Nigerian citizens. The Chairman of the task force on telecoms was a very brutal person. I forgot his name. He was a Major from the Southwest or so. If you owed a huge sum in Nitel bills, they would easily invade your home, beat the hell out of you and force you both to bribe and pay the bills. The task force raided market women, seizing their goods, destroying their tables, arresting them, throwing them into Black Maria, trying them in emergency courts that same night and jailing them all. Many people languished in Kirikiri and Ikoyi prisons in Lagos, without their family members able to locate them.

Abacha government should not be experienced anymore please in this country.

Hmm! A terrible era indeed. Living in fear on a daily basis then.

We continue to thank God for His divine intervention before life became unbearable.

When we learn to import less and patronise our locally produced goods more, the Naira value will rise.

Many of the almajiris will be super stars if only they're given the opportunity to learn and thrive, which is what Tunde does.

God bless him marvellously for all that he does for less privileged kids. May his star keep shining brightly.

Tunde should learn to smile small biko.

"Iron condemned" people. Poverty, illiteracy and ignorance are a terrible combination.

There's more to these killings. The earlier our security agencies unravel the reasons behind the relentless killings, the better for all parties concerned.

There was some noise about cattle rustling a few days ago. I somehow felt that was a raid alert.

Kwara and Niger should form a security outfit that will be on ground to support the Army. The military can't be everywhere at everytime in reality.

Forest guards nko? How far? We really need a long term solution.

About time. I pray this works for Benue people.

Praying and hoping for an end to this needless war.

If it is put to use, the Lekki Epe expressway will be decongested. For those in that axis, it's an achievement.

Does anyone know if it's open for public use now?
Where does it terminate exactly?

What is the governor doing to secure his people?

There's a NAF base in Makurdi. Why can't they bomb the invaders as is sometimes done in the NE and NW?

Why is this massacre seemingly receiving little or no attention from FG?

So many questions...no answers.

May God deliver them.

Choiceone1:
Ikorodu/Sagamu road that Buhari did Tinubu wants to claim it. People are dying on the road almost every week because the road should be two lanes instead of one lane. People are scaring of the road sef even one popular gospel singer died on the road of recent

Which means it's not completed? Or designed as a single lane road?

saintmm:
May their soul rest in peace.
It's likely the driver suddenly dozed off while approaching that spot.

Lesson: in such a long journey, provision should be made for two drivers, so that when one is tired, another can come in to assist.
That's a serious loss there. May God console their families and loved ones.

Yes, but they slept over in Abuja and continued their journey the next morning.

Sincere condolences to the people of Kano. So sad.

An observation...perhaps a luxurious bus would have absorbed the effect of the accident better and saved more lives.

May their souls rest in peace.

PulaPower:
Right..

But you need to understand one thing... 80% of these fraud calling themselves native doctors are not actually native doctor’s..

Genuine Native doctors don’t do ritual because ritual is not real..

Hmmm! That's true.

aribisala0:
What is a native doctor exactly?
Should pastors and imams across the country be investigated too?

Of course, if there's reason to do so. There are many clerics from both sides in jail for various reasons.

Osun people are not dumb. They usually choose their leaders based how they impact on their lives. They voted out APC for specific reasons. They may choose to vote in Adeleke again irrespective of this arm twisting politics.

Seizing LG funds won't resonate well with the people. Same way we felt when FG seized Lagos funds.

iswallker:
These infrastructure will be in a state of comatose in 1 month....

The the cctv and escalators are a waste. There will be no power to run them....

There is no power in Chinese train stations built across Lagos Ogun Oyo...that's a FG project o....how will these be different..

The ac escalators restrooms in those train stations are not working because of power after sinking billions and paying back loans...well thank God the trains are moving...

Did you notice wike is sleep walking..,

I travelled to Ibadan by train last week. The escalator was working. The restroom was okay. It's still well maintained in my opinion. I was there for a short while before boarding though.

Our lives matter, kudos to NAFDAC.

I remember the young kids whose heart surgeries were sponsored at UNTH by Kanu, our revered footballer. The surgeries went well but some of the kids died due to the usage of fake drugs in the post surgery management. It was so heartbreaking.

We can't afford to keep losing people to the greed and callousness of some people.