₦airaland Forum

callmeDDD:
I said that was their way of doing bodycam... Not that it was a bodycam. Just like having an evidence in video though through their phone..

callmeDDD:
That's their way of body cam. It's made for doubting Thomas like you. They have overpowered those that were outside and killed them, and only showed when to enter the room after they have successfully gained access to the victim. Did you hear the press release that the operation was over 1 hr? So, lots of shooting would have gone underground before that recording.
I have been telling people that those that kidnapped that family just wanted to extort money from them, and they were just ordinary bad guys on the street. Bandits don't have time to kidnap like that especially in the city.

Lithiumite:
Whats the correlation between the Munich incident and domestic terror we are talking about.....who is even asking the military to kill the terrorists today today........if you call me young,I appreciate that because I want to stay young for as long as possible but I will tell you about other covert mossed ops such as the entebbe rescue operation in the 70s,the decades long hunt for nazi commanders across the globe.

That is mossed,thats covert,this kidnap incident would have its covert side on the back end,no one is telling NIA or DMI to come and be telling us live updates,no! Far from it.

But the police,army command can tell us how many men are on ground, details of the terrain,what they know about the kidnappers,the routes they took etc.....the govt has lost a lot of goodwill overtime that people no longer believe what govt says but majority believe what they see even if its a lie.

You showing me NSA and CoS in agbada Dotting all over the place like special guests at an owambe event is nauseating to be honest more disconcerting is that it even took them 2 weeks to come out to address the people,haba!!

This has brought nothing but embarrassment tobthe govt, even if the kids gets rescued today nobody will care anymore but what will keep ringing in people's minds is the incompetence of govt to have allowed this happen in the first place putting those children and their families through so much trauma.....thats tbe narrative that govt should have seized and deployed to change.....we see shooting incidences in america and within 24 hrs you are already getting live feeds from the scene with law enforcement seen moving around doing their jobs and speaking to the public,this gives a sense of self worth and security and that govt is capable and not complacent.....imagine something bad happens to any of the remaining victims,God forbid.....what the people will keep in their heads is that govt responded too late.

Lithiumite:
No one is telling givt to divulge operational details to the public, dont you see crisis situtions in US where CNN will be broadcasting updates on incidents with security and govt officials giving updates on whats being done to salvage the situation..... the security agencies dont need to tell you exact operational info.I am talking about aesthetics these kind of thing does only one thing PR for govt, this is an election season, do you know how much mileage the govt would have gotten,it gives the people a sense of self worth,this should be proven that this is western Nigeria and we dont condone such nonsense here......even if the kids gets rescued it doesn't add anything to tinubu's anymore.

dragunov:
Oga, the 1000 intended forest guards is not to combat the terrorists who stole 46 people. They will be raised, as part of government efforts to forestall future occurrences. Presently, the terrorists have been located and surrounded but the government owe you no explanation on when they were located, how they were located and where they were located. The only info I can divulge do far is that they have been surrounded, the terrorists know they are, they are upset about it and are threatening to kill another hostage. Infact, they are now desperate for negotiation and the government is refusing to do that. The government is obviously cautious because of the kids, otherwise, they would have cleared them.

naptu2:
Against Oshiomhole?

mgamelia:
When I first took in the amputee chameleon, I honestly thought the hardest part would be helping her eat and recover physically. Surprisingly, that part went well. She eats like a champ. Crickets disappear in seconds, and she even drinks water confidently now.

But emotionally? That’s been a completely different story.

Every time I walk near her enclosure, she turns dark stress colors, puffs up, and sometimes even screams. The first time it happened, I froze. I’ve cared for reptiles before, but hearing that tiny defensive scream felt heartbreaking. It was obvious this little animal had been through more than anyone realized.

What many new reptile owners don’t understand is that chameleons are extremely sensitive creatures. Unlike dogs or cats, they don’t usually seek comfort from humans. In rescue cases, especially after injury or neglect, simple movements near the enclosure can feel threatening to them.

Why Rescue Chameleons Often Stay Afraid

I’ve tested a few small changes over the past weeks, and honestly, this is where things finally started improving. I stopped reaching into the enclosure unless absolutely necessary. I added more live plants and extra hiding spots. Most importantly, I stayed consistent with lighting, feeding times, and noise levels.

Slowly, her reactions became less intense.

Experts in reptile care now recommend “low-interaction recovery periods” for traumatized reptiles, especially amputee rescues. The goal isn’t forcing trust overnight. It’s creating an environment where the animal feels safe enough to relax naturally.

She still gets scared sometimes. Recovery isn’t linear. But seeing her rest peacefully instead of panicking feels like progress worth celebrating.

And honestly? Watching a frightened rescue slowly feel safe again is one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever had.

Putinofrussia:
Tinubu will easily win with a landslide in 2027.
Apart from the legacy insecurity and high cost of living which is global,Tinubu has performed creditably well more than all previous govts but he should sit up and fix the worsening security situation.

On the other hand,these are people and reasons why Tinubu will win again...


1.Pensioners' health subsidy and free maternal services.....Most pensioners and their families will vote for Tinubu including the women who wouldn't want the free maternal ,🤨

2.Dialysis health subsidy....Most dialysis patients families will vote for Tinubu.

3.Nelfund beneficiaries going to 1million....Both the existing beneficiaries and the ones about to come into the universities and their families will vote for Tinubu.

4.Free technical colleges with free feeding and #22,500 monthly free money....The parents of these young students will vote for Tinubu.
There are still many more but these are the major programs Nigerian masses will not want another clueless govt to stop because no other govt in the history of Nigeria has given Nigerians these laudable gifts.

Now for the 'failures'...

Insecurity....This is a legacy problem initiated by Northerners and still been facilitated by them.
No President can stop it unless the people especially the Northerners support and agree to sheath their swords.
It is decades long problem that continues to grow and grow even if it subsides a little,it grows again because it is supported by some Northerners in the govts of Obasanjo,Yaradua,Jonathan,Buhari and now Tinubu.
It has religious,ethnical,political and parochial roots.
Unfortunately,some foreign terrorists have joined the fray.
It doesn't have just a military solution but a live and let live solutions that include negotiations et al.
Gun violence in America takes thousands of life every year but no American President has been able to stop it because it is perpetrated by Americans.
Out of 2 evils,,sometimes you take the lesser one in order for life to continue..

Israel couldn't defeat Hamas,Hezbolah,Houthies even by killing100 thousands of their people.
Israel will just continue to fight for eternity because those people's children will continue to fight Israel.
The Crusaders were never obliterated,they took power in some nations and got assimilated.USA and its allies never obliterated ISIS,they were scattered into other nations like Nigeria,Mali etc and their leader still became the President of Syria.So also was Taliban etc.
If anybody will stop this carnage,Tinubu will but he will take some steps that some people will not like and will cost him his second term and without second term,you can't solve the problem.

If you want to talk about cost of living,it is all over the world but Nigeria felt it more because of the removal of subsidy which was sinking Nigeria.
Bag of rice went over #100,000,beans was #2,400 per Derica and so on.
It is not enough but things have come down a little while some are still up.

The greatest and unparalleled achievement of Tinubu are the unheard in Nigeria massive projects he is executing all over Nigeria.
No sane person will want all of these to stop.

None of the Presidential candidates has what it takes to govern Nigeria like Tinubu going by their antecedents.

blueAgent:
As usual try hard to save face.

Your messiah Tinubu administration is a failure and disaster.

blueAgent:
Bla bla bla
Crap.

Obasanjo administration is 100% times far better and successful than this calamity called Tinubu.

nairalanda1:
I would like to hear you in your words, not AI. Don't let AI take your ability to reason things away. I am not saying this to put you down, I am saying this out of concern.

AI doesn't create good arguments, good art or anything good.

Use your words, man and respond to my previous post.

nairalanda1:
I would like to hear your answer in your words, not in AI.

JimD:
This is obviously AI. But apt analysis

nairalanda1:
Some flaws in your argument

1. The presidency/leadership HAS always been a honey pot of patronage...you need to see the Second republic for example, where there might have been a very large number of ministers self.
It has to do with the constituton in a way...federal character laws, which were a result of the civil war, mandates that the president should appoint people from all the states, on an equitbale basis. Hence the bloating
(Army rule was able to reduce ministries...Buhari millitary ran a government with 13 mininstries for example...because constituton was suspended, and a frugal millitary ruler could cut costs easily by decree.)

2. The problem by the way started in the 1960's.

And it is part of the sharing money economics nigeria has done

P.S : Tinubu is doing the same.


Refineries didn't work because subsidy made it impossible for them to work. Obasanjo wanted to remvoe subsidy (and did do partial removals)...but since most Nigerians said no, he had no choice.

Subsides prevent profit making in refineries by essentially forcing NNPC to sell product below production costs. The result is their eventual ruin.

(We were warned that we could not have working refinereis with subsidy in 1992. Then we had 4 working refineries. Nigerians said no. BY 1994, the first TAM was missed, and monies saved from routine partial removal of subsides were channeled into government patronage projects. The ruin began)>

Also, the debt deal was a good deal. The problem though, was that there wasn't enough effort to adress the real problem...poor revenue intake from taxation and also the issue of poor economic diversification.


Elections have been alleged to be rigged since 1960...so, let's not go there. Obasanjo was just continuing a long process

And anyway, most Nigerians do vote for PDP...speaking as a cynic who thinks they were awful and has refused to vote for them. In my experience, nigerians will complain about this party and that party, and then, when election times come...will vote for the same party

Any vote for lesser candidates who are not part of the politcial elite..is seen as a wasted vote.



Yes, by removing subsides, which freed up more money. And yes, we are still borrowing for consumption (Where do you think monies for education, electricity and healthcare subsides come from?).

Nigeria has a poor tax intake, and a poor non oil revenue intake. Most of this year's budget was based on borrowing. The high oil prices may help us a bit, but for most of the time, oil prices have been too low to fund budgets (except in 2008 when oil was above 140 per liter for a large part of the year. That was the year that parsimonous miser called Yaradua was asking ministries to return unspent money to the treasury..lol)

The high debt to service revenue ratio was also that high because covid so crashed oil prices, that borrowing had to be ramped up. We litterally had no choice.

All in all, it still shows APC has failed in raising non oil revenue (Jury is still out on tinubu tax reforms, but on everything else, zero)


Nigeria has always been in trobule fiscally because the basis of government revenues has been whatever raw materials we sell. At prices we do not control.Since independence. FOr such a model to work, the population of the country would have to be less than five million people.

Reference:
Oga, you people should stop all these excuses, side stepping and responsibility evasion.

There is a reason democratic systems of government have term limits. To give the country a chance for change if and when a bad government is elected. An opportunity to reconsider, reverse and redirect where necessary. An opportunity for a change. If the government does well the people say continue, if the people are dissatisfied the people say, we want another leadership.

We have had governments.you rightly have said failed in many respects. THEY ARE NO MORE. It is the present government that is under consideration. They are the only entity presently able to right wrongs, to better the country. It is rh m that are under scrutiny and examination at the 2023 polls.

Why do you people like to excuse the present performance based on the failings of previous administrations DEMOCRACY HAD WORKED TO REMOVE. What is the point in changing government then when all you get are excuses. Are those in power today nit the critics of yesterday and did they not ride into power on the PROMISE to right the wrongs. So what is the essence of all you have written above.

I tell you this. The increasing voter apathy and the lower turnout for every successive elections is exactly because of this. Governments come and go but things continue to worsen. So what is the point in voting if your life only gets worse as a result. Who does that.

Can you run your business that way. You sack and employ new and every time the situation worsens with all manner of excuses by the new staff that he or she met a bad situation....then why seek applications and run an interview....

You folks shouldn't wake up and start advocacy for real governance, qualitative governance and not this self centered, poor quality leadership we are witnessing everywhere.

You are talking about investment in critical infrastructure and you are talking about that pair of new concrete highways that is costing this country an arm and a leg. How critical is those roads. Can you say how much they will save the average Nigerian in the long run. You saw the post on the goat/sheep businessman who says it costs him N15,000 a head to bring his animals to market. A whole N15,000. Critical infrastructure means investments that will lower that to N10,000...N5,000...N2,000 so that him, other enterprises and investors can compete in this globalized world of economics. Will that road do that....

DeepSight:
Why are you trying to pretend that BAT has any shadow of integrity or good intentions for this country?

spiceadole:
Celibacy is not the cause of this.
Even if he was married, he will still do this.
Married men are happy having extra marital affairs.

Toktee:
That's just the description.
Since the day my daughter was diagnosed with SS that day mark the day of fear in my life.
Always wondering what will become of me if this girl is finally gone,I lived with this though for eight years.....but as the bible says,what you fear the most will finally come to you......I lost my daughter january this year.
Sickle cell is terrifying..
It's excruciating..
It's evil.....