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Lord have mercy

AgentSmith001:
. and this one called himself a mod here .Seun this dude is not qualified to moderate this political section you have assigned to him. you should reassign this guy to the cartoon or pet sect ASAP

oya come here and lie down for serious azzz drilling mynd44

E pain you?

NASTYNASOSO:
HMMMNN
RASS TALK
YOU LOST A REAL WAR
YOU LOST A DIPLOMATIC WAR
YOU LOST A MORAL WAR
YOU LOST A POLITICAL WAR
YOU LOST A JAW JAW WAR
YOU LOST A CHEST BEATING WAR
YOU LOST A THREAT WAR
YOU LOST A STRATEGIC WAR
NOW YOU ARE ABOUT TO LOOSE BIAFRA
HIAN!!!
ALL THIS ONE NA AFTERMATH OF DECLARATIION

kingzizzy:
Who cares about the president of the zoological Republic?

am sure you do bro

lalasticlala

SweetLove0:
mtchew...who wan give them

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, the youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Tuesday, said Ndigbo must produce the country’s President in 2019.

A Northerner could be the Vice President in 2019, according to the Igbo youths.

The Ohanaeze Youth wing, which spoke after a meeting in Enugu, said the Biafra agitation would take an unprecedented turn if a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction was not the outcome of the 2019 general elections.

“It is Igbo President 2019 or Biafra 2020,” OYC, the umbrella body of Igbos youths, declared in a communique signed by the General Secretary, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike.

Stressing that Igbos would no longer play ‘second fiddle in Nigerian politics’, the Ohanaeze youth wing said it has mobilised all its resources towards the actualization of the long-standing quest for an ‘Igbo President’ in 2019.

The irate youths noted that their position on the 2019 elections was largely informed by the North’s opposition to calls for restructuring, as well as the quit ultimatum given to Igbos living in the North by a coalition of Northern groups.

“A situation where no Igbo has been allowed close to the seat of power for decades is sheer injustice and hatred, whereas other geopolitical zones have been taking turns either as military or civilian presidents.

“More annoying i‎s the fact that the North, a major beneficiary in this direction, has bluntly refused to heed the call for restructuring, which has been identified as the panacea to the many socio-political problems plaguing the nation.

“Besides, they (North) have also not only continued to express disdain over the demand for Biafra by IPOB and MASSOB but have also ordered Ndigbo out of the North based on these agitations,” the communique said.

Although the major pro-Biafra groups, the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, have said they are not interested in the ‘Igbo President project’, the Ohanaeze youth wing said a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction would pacify all Igbos, including the agitators.

“Remember that former President Olusegun Obasanjo have urged Nigerians to beg the Biafra agitators – only a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction will appease Igbos. Otherwise, Biafra agitation will be inevitable.

“If there is any conspiracy against Igbo presidency, it will bring Biafra into existence,” the communique said.

The communique added, “One now wonders why Ndigbo will continue to be treated in this manner.

“Two days ago, the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, re-echoed the fact that Nigeria is in a marriage. He was quoted as saying ‘Our nation has been in marriage for a while now. Sometimes there are quarrels within that marriage. Sometimes there is disagreement. What is important is that you must remain together. You must remain united.’

“It does appear from the above that Ndigbo has perpetually remained the sacrificial lamb to keep this forced marriage together. They have remained victims of an abusive marriage, often beaten and cheated by the husband.

“We have resolved today that this grave injustice cannot continue.

“It is Igbo Presidency in 2019 with a Vice President from the North or nothing.

“We are not ready to be treated with levity and disdain in this country any longer, and for that we are calling on all Igbo sons and daughters, both at home and in the Diaspora, to key into this project.”

http://punchng.com/igbo-must-produce-president-in-2019-to-pacify-biafra-agitators-ohanaeze-youths/

stephleena:
apostle's properties

you see your life?

binsanni:
an u will never keep quite if not, because of the 90days

who dey fear una?

binsanni:
lets it begin. wayo people

You will not understand the price of peace until you see trouble, war

dlondonbadboy:
So they shouldn't defend themsleves? Idiiots!

Since some goats in human skin wants war, God's children would have no chioce

easy with the drum beat of war brother.

can you fight war?

We are not praying to experience another civil war.

Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt

A group known as the Peoples Movement for a New Nigeria has condemned the call by Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Igbo people living in the North to defend themselves against possible attack by northerners.

President of the group, Alhaji Yahaya Ndu, explained that the statement credited to the leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, would only expose the people of the South East in the North to avoidable attacks from northerners, who had already issued a quit notice to Igbo people residing in the place.

Ndu, who spoke with newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, argued that it would be difficult for the Igbo, who could not contain herdsmen attack against them in Enugu, Abia and other part of the South East, to defend themselves against any attack in the northern part of the country.

It will be recalled that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council had told Igbo living in the North to prepare to defend themselves against possible attack by northerners.

National President of the OYC, Isiguzoro, had said in Enugu that the ultimatum issued to Igbo by the northern groups was a call to arms, and should be treated as such by security agencies.

But Ndu, who is a former presidential candidate of the defunct African Renaissance Party, described Isiguzoro’s utterance as frightening and in bad taste.

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://punchng.com/anti-igbo-threat-group-cautions-ohanaeze/

wetin concern me? i love my black

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Compare and contrast the difference between Atiku and the arrested Evans.?

In not more than One hundred words, how can you describe Atiku in relationship with yoruba words"Ole!"

Each questions carries 100 marks.

Your time starts now.

Na so. See am like bubu

HBD Bro. You really gat dress sense.

…ACF cautions against unguarded statements

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has ordered the arrest of some Northern youth leaders for ordering Igbos in the North to leave the region before October 1.

El-Rufai, who described the youth leaders’ action as irresponsible, said his government would not allow Kaduna State to become hotspot for violence.

Those that had been declared wanted over the issue are – Nastura Ashir Sharif (Arewa Citizens Action For Change), Shettima Yerima (Arewa Youth Consultative Forum), Aminu Adam (Arewa Youth Development Foundation), Alfred Solomon (Arewa Students’ Forum), Abdul-Azeez Suleiman (Northern Emancipation Network), Joshua Viashman (Northern Youth Vanguard), Mohammad A. Mohammad (Northern Youth Stakeholders’ Forum), Mohammed Tasiu Pantami (North East Assembly) and Nathaniel Ajegena Adigizi (North Central People’s Front).

However, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for caution against unguarded statements capable of breaching the peace and unity of the country.

The governor, who spoke through his Media aide, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, at a press conference held at the Kaduna State Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat, said the state government would uphold the right of every Nigerian to live safely and develop his/her full potentials within its territory.

He said, “The Kaduna State government takes exception to the fact that the northern youths did their irresponsible press conference in Kaduna. This government has been consistent in taking action to punish hate speech and incitement. People who may feel unhappy about irresponsible comments or actions that have taken place in other states must know that two wrongs cannot make a right, and they cannot use our state to do or say things that threaten the peace.

“Kaduna State government has therefore ordered the arrest, investigation and prosecution of the signatories to the statement.

“The state government condemns in the strongest terms the press statement by some self-appointed northern youths that threatened the safety and property of our citizens of Igbo extraction. Government assures every resident of our state that their constitutional and human rights to live peacefully and own property wherever they choose is sacrosanct. Even people who may feel unhappy about irresponsible comments or actions that have taken place in other states must know that two wrongs cannot make a right.

“Reckless disregard for the rights of other citizens drips through the press statement by these northern youths who have chosen to use the discourse around restructuring to promote their own agenda of hate, division and incitement. This sort of opportunists cannot be allowed to distort debate, or turn it into a pretext for a barely-disguised agenda of displacement and dispossession of some citizens.

“We will not tolerate such irresponsible statements and conduct in our state. The statement issued by the northern youths violates the laws of Kaduna State. Therefore, the Kaduna State government has directed that its Ministry of Justice should prepare charges and prosecute the signatories and anyone complicit in arranging this egregious assault on the rights of fellow citizens.

“Preparatory to prosecution, the police had been directed to immediately arrest, interrogate the signatories to the statement and investigate all the circumstances and persons that may be implicated in the matter.

“The Kaduna State Government urges all residents to ignore the threats from the northern youths. We are in contact with the leadership of the Igbo community in Kaduna, and we delighted to say that this community, like all our other communities, believes in the strength of the constitutional order to protect all citizens.

“Kaduna State government wishes to encourage all our people to celebrate the diversity with which the Almighty has blessed us, to continue to shun agents of division, and to stand firm in upholding a common humanity. Everyone has a right to live in peace and harmony.”

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://thenationonlineng.net/el-rufai-orders-arrest-northern-youth-leaders-igbos-eviction-notice/

lalasticlala

LALASTICLALA

Movic1:
IF I hear? Forget about the "behafra" higihaga . An average igboman would rather die in the North than for him to go back to the East. Igbos can't do without Nigeria.

Ipod yoot yesterday dey shout the North have declared what are the Afonjas waiting for, I just dey shake my head for their stupidity.
Pls ndi behafra yoot don't drag yorubas to your Problem. Face the North

You want behafra, they gave you the opportunity, U re all over the social media shouting Dss, have u forgotten that this same Dss is a department in the zoo?

You guys want to eat your Akpu and still have it. It is not possible.

hmmm.. i hope you are ready for the IPOB for this comments.

lalasticlala

Nightwolf1:
Then they shud stop threatening others with war.

Its well...we are not praying to experience any civil war in naija again.

Nightwolf1:
Rather than doubt and wave em off as mere threats from frustrated northern youth, shine ur magazines and machines for retaliation.

No man has two heads

WAR IS NOT THE BEST THING BRUH

By Dennis Agbo ENUGU-

The Movement for Actualization of Soverign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has swiftly reacted to the quit notice issued to Ndigbo and Biafrans in general, residing in northern Nigeria. Leader of MASSOB, Comrade Uchenna Madu in a statement, yesterday, said‎ “The latest quit notice order by the Coalition of Northern youths under the umbrella of Arewa youths is not a surprise gift to Biafrans residing in Arewa land.

“MASSOB is aware that such rascality will happen. As a matter of facts, this is the only rascality exhibited by sponsored Arewa youths to forcefully exit the people of Biafra residing in Arewa land that MASSOB will hundred percent support.

Their Boko Haram tactics didn’t work as planned. “MASSOB gladly received the good news of quit notice order to the people of Biafra living in Arewa land. We pledge our total support towards this divinely approved quit notice.

“MASSOB congratulates the Arewa political, religious, traditional and opinion leaders who sponsored their youths wing by using Arewa House in Kaduna for this greatest meeting of a coalition of Islamic fundamentalist.

“MASSOB is hereby advising the people of Biafra mostly the Igbo’s living in Northern Nigeria (Arewa land) to take this quit notice serious as the plan to violently kill your children, wives and demolish your investments are already perfected. “MASSOB will never fight or defend your lives and properties in Hausa Fulani land.

The consciousness and realities of Biafra is highly overwhelming now. The northern leaders are no longer comfortable in facing the Biafran reality, their president (Muhammadu Buhari) they so much hoped to use as an obstacle to Biafra emancipation is struggling to breath.

“As there is no other alternative to stop Biafra freedom, the northern leaders have resorted in using their youths wing to start terrorising the people of Biafra living in the northern region.

What they saw on the sit at home exercise of marking 50 years anniversary celebration of Biafra declaration by General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu marvelled them irrespective of the promises made to them by their stooges in Biafra land.

“MASSOB urge our people to start returning home now. Don’t wait till the three months of quit notice to expire. “MASSOB is begging our people to re invest their investments back to Biafra.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/take-quit-notice-serious-massob-warns-igbo/

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday resumed sitting following his recall by the National Judicial Council last week.

Justice Ademola was among the six judges earlier asked by the NJC to stop sitting, shortly after raid conducted by the State Security Service on his house and other judges’ in October last year.

But the NJC, in a statement through its Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, stated on Saturday that Justice Ademola should resume his judicial duties on the basis that the court had exonerated him of the charges preferred against him by the Federal Government.

Five other judges were also asked to resume on the basis that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, had failed to institute charges against them since October last year when the minister requested the NJC to suspend them pending the outcome of the cases against them.

The NJC had said the development had led to backlog of cases in the various courts where the judges presided.

All the judges were therefore asked to resume sitting on Wednesday.

Justice Ademola commenced sitting after 9am on Wednesday.

Seven cases were listed for the Wednesday’s court session.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Agi, with whom Justice Ademola was tried on corruption allegations but later discharged, had his case come up before the judge on Wednesday.

Agi, being the only Senior Advocate of Nigeria, his case, although listed as number six, was heard first.

When the case was mentioned, the defence was not represented in court.

Agi, who was the plaintiff’s lawyer, however, sought the withdrawal of the case on the grounds that it had been overtaken by event.

The judge granted the application and struck out the case.

The SAN took his leave from the court immediately after the case was struck out.

He declined to speak with journalists waiting outside the courtroom.

But a lawyer, Mr. Femi Morohundiya, who was in th court, addressed journalist and welcomed Justice Ademola back.

Morohundiya also justified the recall of the judge, following the judge’s acquittal by the trial court earlier this year.

The lawyer said, “It is a welcome development. The Senate President is being tried by the executive, yet he is still sitting as the Senate President. This judge has been cleared.

“So it is a welcome development that he is back to the judiciary to continue his work.”


http://punchng.com/breaking-justice-ademola-resumes-sitting/

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday fixed July 4 for ruling on the no-case submission filed by a former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, seeking an order terminating his trial on terrorism charges preferred against him by the Federal Government.

Ndume, through his no-case submission, is seeking an order discharging him of charges including supporting Boko Haram, and failure to disclose material information arising from his alleged relationship with the sect.

His no-case submission was anchored on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to lead evidence linking him to the alleged offences.

In denying the charges on Tuesday, Ndume explained how he came in contact with the sect and how he disclosed the necessary information about his interaction with the sect to the then Vice President and the then Director-General of the State Security Service.

But the Federal Government insisted on Tuesday that it had led sufficient evidence showing Ndume’s complicity in the alleged offences, thus the need for him to offer some explanations.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole fixed the date for ruling after hearing both the defence and the prosecution on Tuesday.

The Federal Government had on December 12, 2011, arraigned Ndume on four counts of terrorism charges.

The prosecution had alleged a link between Ndume and a suspected member of Boko Haram, Ali Konduga, who had since been convicted and sentenced for terrorism charge‎s.

Ndume was accused of, among other counts, sponsoring the Boko Haram sect, and failing to disclose the phone number of Konduga, which was alleged to be in his (Ndume’s) possession.

He had pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

The prosecution commenced trial on July 3, 2012, and closed its case on June 22, 2016, after calling a total of nine witnesses.

The prosecution also tendered five exhibits two of which were phones with which Ndume allegedly communicated with Boko Haram member.

Justice Kolawole had adjourned until July 9, 2016, for the defendant to open his defence.

But instead of opening his defence, the defendant, through his counsel filed a no-case submission on August 16, 2016, arguing that he should be discharged on the grounds of absence of any evidence led by the prosecution linking him to the alleged offences.

The no-case submission was anchored on Section 303, among other provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.

Adopting his client’s addresses on Tuesday, Tarfa insisted that an analysis of the phone conversation between Ndume and Konduga, failed to disclose any fact warranting the Senator from Borno State to offer any defence.

He explained that Ndume’s contact with Boko Haram came about when the senator was a member of the Presidential Committee on Security Matters in the North-East of the country.

The lawyer said, “We have taken the counts from one to four and have analysed them.

“Clearly, there is nothing in the evidence led by the prosecution that will necessitate the defendant to be called upon to enter his defence in the charge.

“Clearly from the totality of the evidence placed before the court, the defendant coming into contact with the Boko Haram sect came about when he was acting on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the presidential committee set up to look at the security challenges in the North-East part of the country.

“The evidence is clear and has been confirmed through cross-examination of the prosecution witnesses.

“We have shown how the alleged analysis of the mobile phone did not disclose any fact which will necessitate the defendant to defend the charge.

“Clearly, having regards to the four counts before the court, we have analysed the ingredients of the counts and shown how the prosecution has failed to proffer any evidence in support of the ingredients in the four counts.”

In his further reply on point of law to the opposition by the Federal Government, Tarfa argued that the allegation that his client failed to disclose material facts about his communication with Konduga, was baseless on the grounds that all necessary information was disclosed to then Vice-President and the then Director-General of the State Security Service.

He said, “We have made the point on the issue of non-disclosure of information and we have demonstrated clearly that the defendant has done everything possible working to bring peace and security to the country, the Federal Republic Nigeria.

“He has brought the necessary facts, which formed the basis of the charge, to the second highest political office holder in the country, the then Vice-President and the Director-General of the SSS at the time.”

He added that the alleged communication between Ndume and the Boko Haram member was nothing more than greetings.

Tarfa said, “There was nothing in that communication rather than greetings.

“The burden remained on the prosecution and the prosecution never discharged that burden.”

Opposing the no-case submission, Federal Government’s prosecutor, Mrs. G.N Okafor, argued that there was sufficient evidence led by the prosecution linking the defendant to the alleged crimes, thus the need for him to offer some explanations through his defence.

She said the defendant had not denied communicating with the Boko Haram member.

She maintained the defendant rather corroborated the communication in his statements tendered as exhibits before the court.

She also indicated that there could not have been any legitimate basis for Ndume to communicate with Boko Haram members as he was not the only member of the presidential committee on the security challenges in the North-East.

The prosecutor said, “The prosecution submits that at the stage of no-case submission, the court as the umpire, is called upon to determine whether a prima facie case has been established against the defendant to warrant him to enter his defence or whether the defence discredited the evidence offered by the prosecution.

“The prosecution submits that the charge before this honourable court against the defendant has to do with the failure of the defendant to disclose material information to law enforcement agency as well as rendering support to a terrorist group, Boko Haram.

“My lord the Prosecution has tendered in evidence, exhibits P1, P2, P3, which are the statements made by the defendant.

“These statement by defendant connect him the charges levelled by the prosecution.

“We submit that the defendant has even corroborated the evidence of the prosecution to the effect that there was a communication between the defendant and members of the terrorist group.

“He has also corroborated that there was a communication because he was. Member of presidential committee on security matters on the North-East.

“My Lord, the prosecution submits that the defendant was not the only member of the Presidential Committee.

“My lord the volume of information found on him warranted the need for him to be reprimanded.”

She said the reliance on section 303 of the ACJ Act by the defendant to seek to be discharged would not avail the defendant at the stage of the trial, saying the prosecution witnesses had been able to link the defendant to the alleged crimes.

She said, “On that note, the prosecution submits that section 303 of ACJA relied on by the defendant cannot avail him in the no-case submission at this stage.

“Apart from exhibits, the witnesses have been able to link the defendant to the charge.

“We rely on section 396(2) of the ACJA and state that this defendant should be called upon to answer to the charges levelled against him and that the no-case submission cannot avail him at this stage.

“The evidence led by the prosecution has established prima facie case against the defendant and the prosecution submits finally that it is in the interest of the defendant that this case be heard on merit and in the interest of justice.”

Justice Kolawole fixed 2 pm on July 4 for ruling.

Cc: lalasticlala

http://punchng.com/ex-vp-ex-sss-boss-were-aware-of-my-communication-with-boko-haram-ndume/

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency on Tuesday declared that it did not approve any N5 increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol.

PPPRA is the authorised agency of the Federal Government that fixes and regulates the prices of petroleum products across the country.

It dispelled speculations of an imminent increase in the price of petrol by N5 per litre and stated that it had not given any such approval to anybody or group.

Last week, the Senate Committee on Works in its National Road Fund Establishment Bill, proposed a fuel levy charge that will make end-users, including motorists, to pay N5 tax on every litre of PMS bought at any filling station.

Although the move was rebuffed by various labour unions, the PPPRA on Tuesday stated that it was necessary to clear the air on petrol price, considering the growing speculation about an imminent increase in PMS cost following reports of the proposal by the Senate committee.

The agency’s Executive Secretary, Mr. Abdukadir Saidu, in a statement issued in Abuja, said, “The PPPRA has observed the growing speculation on a purported imminent increase in the pump price of PMS by N5 per litre. The agency hereby wishes to dispel this rumour and assuage the concerns of Nigerians.

“As the agency of government saddled with the responsibility of regulating petroleum products pricing, supply, and distribution, we want to assure the Nigerian public that the subsisting pump price cap for PMS remains N145 per litre across the country and as such, Nigerians should please ignore the speculation on the price increase.”

Saidu added, “We again wish to assure all Nigerians that pursuant to its mandate, the PPPRA shall not fail in its efforts geared towards ensuring products availability, and at a regulated price, for the benefit of all.”

Cc: lalasticlala
http://punchng.com/theres-no-n5-increase-in-petrol-price-pppra/

So make i dance abi?

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