₦airaland Forum

wetin dae do dis old man self, u never promise am before

SaiBuharii:
Ekiti people are illiterates, an illiterate can not rule our governors.

God punish ya father. never call ekiti people illiterate

DSS invasion of my house unlawful – Ex-Sultan JULY 21, 2015 : JOHN ALECHENU AND FIDELIS SORIWEI 55 Comments Former Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki The father of the embattled former National Security Adviser, former Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki, has expressed shock at the invasion of his Sokoto home by operatives of the Department of State Services, saying the invasion was unlawful. The senior Dasuki, who was the 18th Sultan of Sokoto until he was deposed by the military regime of the late General Sani Abacha, said this in an interview he granted the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation , on Monday. The ex-monarch said that at 94 years of age, he was surprised that his residence could be invaded by security officials without being given the courtesy of being informed. He explained that he had never been found wanting in all the places he had worked throughout his days as a youth. Dasuki said, “I don’t know what they were looking for in my house. Even, I have not spoken with a member of my staff who they opened the house with. They entered into the ceiling of rooms belonging to women and no one said they found anything. “They entered my portion of the house, there were two safes, they said they found an old Certificate of Occupancy of a house and that in one (of the safes), they found an empty envelop, that is what they said.” Responding to a question over a container found within the compound, Dasuki said, “The container is on one side in the compound. Aliyu Dasuki (deceased) is my son, I am a younger brother to his father, and his wife is my daughter. When he died, his wife’s belongings mainly old furniture and mattresses are the things inside the container. “They opened it. Like I told you before, even the member of my staff who was there, I have not been able to speak with him to know what exactly happened. “All I have heard is hearsay and if he told me what happened, in the end, like I did before, I will leave everything to Allah.” He also wondered why the security officials chose to invade his home in Sokoto when his son’s house is in Abuja. “They did not go to Sambo Dasuki’s house, they went to my house. All my children have a right to my house. Sambo Dasuki is almost 60 years old, he is a man of his own. Can you hold a father responsible for the actions of his son?” he queried. The senior Dasuki also explained that he was not averse to authorities questioning his son for his actions or inactions while in office. He said, “He (Sambo) worked; they should ask him.” The former sultan argued that even the constitution and the nation’s relevant laws stipulate that he should be informed before security officials entered his house. It will be recalled that the DSS had in a statement on Sunday, explained that it carried out the search on the homes of the Dasukis following credible intelligence report that the former NSA was plotting to commit treasonable felony against the Nigerian state. Spokesman for the security agency, Mr. Tony Opuiyo said the DSS had planned simultaneous searches on its two targets, but that the former NSA denied its officers entry into his main residence despite being presented with a genuine and duly signed search warrant. The former NSA, he said, used the military guards at his home to prevent the DSS operatives from performing their legitimate duty, creating a potentially dangerous situation. Meanwhile, some northern traditional and retired generals have intervened in the case involving the DSS and the former NSA. Investigations on Monday showed that some traditional rulers from the North-West had prevailed on the former NSA not to drag the Federal Government to court over the invasion of his house in Abuja. There were reports on Saturday that Dasuki would file a suit against the DSS on Tuesday (today) because of the invasion of his house. The DSS had on Friday surrounded the ex-NSA’s house in Abuja and that of his father in Sokoto. Dasuki was forced to stay indoors for about 24 hours and the DSS operatives were said to have seized his international passport. The security agency had in a statement on Saturday night accused Dasuki of felony, misuse of power and being in possession of destructive weapons.

olapluto:
But you saw how GEJ visiting troops in Damaturu was morale boosting? Are you partially sighted?

fool did dat stop boko boys from bombing again today? must dae show us everything they do

u dae there dae do push up. boko boys don strike today again.. kontinue

u dae there dae do push up. bojo boys don strike today again.. kontinue

olapluto:
you want to compare a watery phd from uniport with a masters in world best military institute? Dont even start

in d world? wow.. I think u are somehow outdated let me help u a little. www.onlinecollege.org/10-most-prestigious-military-academies-in-the-world/

olapluto:
One is gallant, the other is slouching like an obedient houseboy. Buhari stands tall above GEJ in all respectable aspects.

like education?

source or adonbilivit

Kyase:
i love it when i send people on errand. I need video prove

.. u don think say u dae whine ur father mate ba, dats if u have one.

wow..90%

Kyase:
so lindaikeji don become reliable source ko?
Thesame linda burna boy wanted beating the hell out of her? Please give me another.

sunnewsonline.com/new/we-ll-crush-boko-haram-within-two-months-buhari/2) dailymail.com.ng/president-muhammadu-buhari-say-i-will-crush-boko-haram-to-the-last-man/3) www.thisdayvibes.com/2015/04/my-administration-will-crush-boko-haram.html?m=4) http://www.sugardaily.ng/i-will-crush-boko-haram-within-two-months-buhari-speaks-to-cnn-on-boko-haram-corruption-other-ills/..... do u still need more before u can agree dat u are virtually stupiid

Kyase:
kia i pity ur generation, and again stop calling my presido that name.
Please give me a reliable source to ur claim.

lindaikeji..nl/2015/04/buhari-vows-to-crush-boko-haram-in-2.html?m=1

adonbilivit

source? or adonbilivit

[PHOTOS] Osun residents storm Winners Chapel for food aid JULY 19, 2015 : OLUFEMI MAKINDE 24 Comments Hundreds of public servants, retirees and other categories of residents of Osun State trooped to the Winners Chapel, Osogbo, on Sunday to partake of the food aid sent to the state by the Presiding Bishop of the church, Bishop David Oyedepo. The State Pastor of the church, Pastor Olumuyiwa Emmanuel, had on Wednesday announced, during the mid week service, that the truck loads of the food donation had arrived for distribution. He directed them to invite their friends and neighbours, irrespective of their religious affiliations. He said the food stuffs were sent to assist workers and others cope with the hardship caused by non-payment of salaries. The pastor said, “The church has been blessed to be a blessing to others. Irrespective of their religious affiliations, we are blessed to affect the lives of others positively. “That is the reason why the church has been giving to the less privileged ones. We have been distributing food items to members and non members. The church also distributed food stuffs last month. “God does not bless people so that they can be a container, he blesses people so that they can bless others and all of us must be doing that. “Rather than acquisition of wealth, we should cultivate the habit of giving to those around us, and in return we would receive more blessings from God.” Emmanuel announced after the second service that anyone interested in being a partaker of the largesse should wait. The pastor also announced that there would be free medical treatment for all manner of ailments and diseases next Sunday, while urging church members to invite anyone they knew that needed medical attention to come and benefit from the free services. Few minutes after that announcement, there was a long queue of intending beneficiaries waiting patiently for the distribution of the food. Those on the queues were given rice, packets of tomato paste and vegetable oil and some parents and their children queued separately in order to increase their rations. Some of the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the church for the largesse, saying the nation would be a better place if religious organisations, corporate organisations and individuals started considering the less privileged ones. The church had on June 14 doled out food and financial aid to workers and others who needed their largesse. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the state, Rev. Elisha Ogundiya, after this, also advised churches in the state to begin to donate food stuffs to workers to assist them cope with the hardship caused by the nonpayment of their salaries for months. The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, also said in June that labour unions in the state would soon approach wealthy Nigerians to ask them to donate food to their members.

IYC faults Obasanjo over comment on Jonathan JULY 19, 2015 : SIMON UTEBOR, YENAGOA 20 Comments The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo over alleged uncomplimentary comment on the immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. Obasanjo had allegedly said while delivering a convocation lecture at Benson Idahosa University, Benin, Edo State, that the perceived failure of Jonathan in office would haunt the people of South-South zone for a long time. The IYC took exception to the comment, saying that the statement was reckless, baseless and a deliberate effort by Obasanjo to dent former President Jonathan’s towering image in the international community. The group in a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Mr. Eric Omare, said Obasanjo’s comment was uncharitable and a calculated attempt to tarnish the reputation of one of their referred illustrious sons, whose records of performance were unparalleled in Nigeria’s political history. The group said, “The IYC considers the statement as reckless, baseless and a deliberate effort by Obasanjo to dent former President Jonathan’s towering image in the international community. “As usual, Obasanjo does not want anybody in Nigeria to be greater than he. ” The IYC makes bold to state that former President Jonathan’s five years in office were far better than Obasanjo’s eight years in office. If Obasanjo has forgotten, we wish to remind him that because of his reckless impunity in rigging elections, late President Umaru Yar’Adua on assumption of office had zero regard in the international community. “However, President Jonathan has redeemed this badly battered image by reforming the electoral system as elections in Nigeria today are substantially free, fair and credible with the consequent goodwill it has generated for Nigeria in the international community. “President Muhammadu Buhari would not have been receiving the highest respect before President Barrack Obama in the United States now if not for former President Jonathan’s efforts in reforming the electoral system in Nigeria.” The IYC stated that if there was any region that ought to be haunted by the performance of ex-Nigerian President, it is the South West region as former President Obasanjo’s performance in office was abysmal. However, it said the South-West was completely exonerated from any blame as they totally rejected Obasanjo in 1999 because they knew very well that nothing good could come out of Obasanjo.

Troops clear Maiduguri-Biu road of land mines JULY 19, 2015 : FIDELIS SORIWEI, ABUJA Leave a Comment The Acing Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, has said the troops of the Nigerian Army have detonated land mines planted by the insurgents along the Maiduguri – Biu Road. Usman said the road was now safe for usage as adequate security had been provide to ensure safety of commuters. Usman whose comments were contained in an electronic mail on Sunday said the land mines were removed by the Special Forces Explosive Ordinance Devices unit in collaboration with the police and the vigilance groups. He said that the team of security operatives successfully detonated four Improvised Explosive Devices planted by the insurgents during the operation. The Acting Army Spokesman also advised the members of the public to be vigilant and security conscious and report suspicious movements to security operatives. The insurgents had reportedly taken over a portion of the Maiduguri-Biu Road on Monday. He said, “Please be informed that Damaturu-Biu Road had been cleared of land mines by a team of Nigerian Army Special Forces, Explosives Ordinance Devices with support from Nigeria Police and local vigilante. “During the painstaking and thorough operation, four Improvised Explosive Devices planted by the suspected Boko Haram terrorists were discovered and successfully detonated. “Commuters are encouraged to use the road as adequate security has been provided. “The Nigerian Army wishes to further enjoin the public to be more security conscious and report any suspicious persons and movement to the security agents.”

during March 28 and may 29 can u say specifically how many bombs were detonated in d north? how come wen Mr dullard now came in census lost count of how many souls were lost.. though he didn't hand over a terror free nation, but bliv me if buhari had continue with d same zeal and morale of d Nigerian army, boko haram would have been a minus from a long list of problems facing Nigeria.. but unfortunately, d reverse is d case

Buhari Stopped Insurgents From Taking More Territories – Oyegun By Chibuzo Ukaibe — Jul 19, 2015 5:19 am | 4 Comments The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, in apparent defence of President Muhammadu Buhari over claims in certain quarters that under his watch, insurgency has escalated, said rather, the insurgents have been prevented from taking territories unlike what they did under the last administration. Chief Oyegun, who was a guest on ‘Osasu Show’, a private television programme in Abuja said it was unfortunate that the level of bombings in recent times have escalated but maintained that it was one of the desperate moves by the insurgents to create panic since they could no longer be confined to holding a part of the country to ransom as was the case when they were in control of several local governments under the erstwhile Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “It is the most difficult thing to contain in the immediate term but the government is working very intensively to match this change of tactics by Boko Haram. Don’t forget they started by bombings, then when they saw that they could hold territories, they shifted to wanting to create their own country within a county. That has been the movement. But now that they have been contained and driven out of holding territories, they have now gone back to the original tactics that they started with; that is where the new confrontations is. We are relying intensively on intelligence and trying to debrief minds.” He said it is an amazement that young people would agree to blow up themselves in bombs. On the delay in the appointment of ministers, he said it was better to delay and be tagged, ‘Mr Go Slow’ than to progress in errors as was the case in the past. According to him, President Buhari has a reputation which he would not want to tarnished by anything, the reason for which he is taking his time to ensure that he picks the best hands available. He said Nigerians should watch out for changes three months after the composition of the cabinet. He said even though people expect much, it requires gradual planning of which the president has started judging from the international rating Nigeria has enjoyed since Buhari became president. He said those members of his party who fragrantly violated the party’s principle should expect what he called ‘political spanking’ because every political party has a set of rules that all members who used its platform to aspire into any position must subscribe to. “Political spanking, yes, there will be. Nothing is ruled out at the end of the day. Persons that were promoted, so to speak, by the party and turned against the party, if they persist something, of course, has to be done. There must be consequences otherwise no organisation can survive if everybody can do precisely what they like, there must be consequences,” he said.

Dr Junaid Mohammed, a second republic lawmaker of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, has said some things about President Buhari that might interest you. Dr. Junaid Mohammed Mohammed, in a new interview with Punch talks about the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), President Buhari, his administration and some other crucial national issues. He also talked about the president’s appointment so far and many more. Read excerpts from the engaging interview below: Do you see another crisis in APC over appointments into President Buhari’s cabinet, apart from the current one on National Assembly leadership? Incidentally, many of them do not know the implication of making Buhari the President. If you want to make somebody a president, you must know his character and you must also accept that he is not going to change at 73 years. People don’t change their character at such an age. If you want a president who will win an election, after which you will go ahead to nominate people for appointments as ministers and those that would hold key positions for him, then, you should not have looked for Buhari. You should have gone to look for some lousy crooks that can do that for you. I want to assure you; as long as Buhari is the President, there is no way you can change him. And you cannot stampede him because the man is transparent. He is not rich but he always takes the interest of the country to heart. And anybody who thinks that at this age, Buhari who ‘suffered’ from 1985 to 2015, will now bend his principles simply because he wants to satisfy some people within or outside APC is making a mistake. I know him. I know Buhari well enough that he will rather leave the presidency than to compromise his principle and integrity. If he had wanted to compromise his integrity, he should have remained in power since 1985. Now, the country had to go and beg him to come back and he stood to win the (presidential) election after four attempts. As far as I am concerned, we all have to be very realistic. READ ALSO: Powerful Nigerians Don’t Want Chibok Girls Rescued – Negotiator This is the man we elected and nobody has come to say he won the election because he had the money. If you must win an election like that, you need to have people, you need to have the money, and you need to have the organisation. I don’t believe Buhari has any of these. He won the election fair and square. Now asking him to change at 73 is asking for the impossible. Let those who brought him; let those who campaigned for him; let those who financed part of his campaign accept the reality that this man, barring anything unforeseen, will be the President of Nigeria for the next four years. So, we have to learn to adapt to his style of management and governance. That is the only realistic thing. Anything beyond this will only lead to frustration all round. There is the perception that Buhari’s appointments so far have been favourable to northerners. Can you also see any lopsidedness in his choice of appointees? Can anyone confirm to me in all the appointments made – they are very few– how many of them (appointees) are not Nigerians? Do we have anyone who is not a Nigerian? Is there any law or any section of the constitution which stipulates that a certain proportion of appointments must come from the North or from the South? Can anyone also tell me that these appointments made were not on merit? Were these persons just appointed because they are northerners? If there is any breach of any law in the constitution about some of these appointments, I will be glad to know. I will lead the charge against the appointments; that they were not made on merit. Unless we clear this nonsense about nepotism, about where somebody comes from, we are not going to make headway in Nigeria. That is why Nigerian Army fails to control Boko Haram. In appointing the service chiefs, we are more concerned about where they come from and not their ability to command. We had a disaster then they brought the late Gen. Owoye Azazi; it was another disaster when brought Gen. Kenneth Minimah. Everybody knew these were not the kind of people to be service chiefs. Then, we also had someone from the North, who was made the National Security Adviser and became the de facto, ‘super super’ chief of the Armed Forces. He had more power than the Commander-in-Chief, more than the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff; and he was a bloody mediocre. Before people start making any comments, let them wait and see the total number of people who have been appointed. If not, we are going to stampede the President into making monumental disasters he will regret and all of us will regret. Let us learn for a moment to be Nigerians. Look at ability; look for the people who can do the job; that is the only way Nigeria can make progress. I am not saying all these people (appointed so far) are the best, because I don’t know most of them. There was a time when two brothers from the same town and house in Zaria; one was appointed the Minister of Transport, the other was appointed Presidential Adviser on Petroleum, given by gazette under the administration of Shagari. Imagine if Buhari were to give two brothers such appointments now; there will be an outcry. The anti-graft agencies seem to have suddenly become aggressive in the prosecution of corruption cases under the new administration. Do you think it has anything to do with the new President? Let me be honest with you, there is a Buhari factor. And this is an important area in which I want Nigerians to wake up. There is nothing like an independent Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions or an independent Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The performance of these agencies and similar agencies, including the Police and the Department of State Security, is entirely dependent on the integrity, sincerity and honesty of the head of government – the President. If the President is determined that these agencies are important and must do their job and do it well, they will. If the president is a liar and a crook, just as the people surrounding him, even if you have angels from heaven to man these organisations, nothing will happen. I know for a fact that all the governors who have been detained; their investigations were commenced and completed years ago. Nothing happened to them because the President did not want anything to happen. I want to assure you also that you will see the Nigerian judiciary doing its job now. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, like the woman before him, is a judge who is incorruptible. But more importantly, the investigative agencies, which will carry out the investigations and submit the files to the judges, are doing their job now for the first time. Former President (Olusegun) Obasanjo was selective but now we are seeing that even persons who are very close to Buhari, like Murtala Nyako, are facing the law now. All the investigations are there. If we are serious, we will do it; if we are not serious, nothing happens. The fact is that they now know that both the criminals and those who are investigating the criminals – Police, EFCC, ICPC – if they renege, Buhari will simply walk over them and that will be the end of the story. What is your take on PDP’s advice that Buhari should launch its anti- corruption campaign from within the APC fold? Which people? Can they mention the names? In the common law system, the English system we inherited, a suspect is innocent until proven guilty. To prove somebody guilty in a criminal case, which can earn him a jail term, you have to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. Can they point out the guilty persons in APC that they want prosecuted? They should tell us who are the guilty ones and what evidence they have against those to be prosecuted. Does it mean that there is no corrupt person close to Buhari that he can use as a scape goat? That is again a double standard. If you look at those close to Buhari and start to prosecute them, then, you have applied double standard. Why should you punish a man only because he is close to Buhari? When somebody commits a crime, we have the prosecuting agencies. But to prosecute the person, they have to apply the statutes of the law. I do not believe that people who are close to Buhari, just for the sake of being close to Buhari for over a decade, should now be prosecuted just to demonstrate that Buhari is a no-nonsense person; that is not true. But if they have any evidence against anybody, whether in APC or PDP, let them bring the evidence. They were in government for 16 years, how many people did they prosecute? How many people did the PDP prosecute when they were in power? I want to know. Some economists have advised the President to work more on blocking the leakages in the economy than pursuing looters and their loots… How do you build a system when the economy itself is in danger? When Buhari came, there was no money. Most of the states cannot even pay salaries of workers, including APC states. If there is no money to pay people, what leakages are you planning to block? Tax- paying workers should earn their salaries as at when due. It is after that you can start talking about what actually happened. How come states cannot pay salaries for several months? Is the revenue allocation formula wrong? I think it is a bad revenue allocation formula. I have looked at it since 2000 and I will tell anybody who wants to listen that we cannot build the nation with the current revenue allocation formula. This is the situation: Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa and other states with oil are loaded with money. And the monies are being stolen, laundered and taken to outside banks. They do not even invest the monies here; they take them outside the country, while the remaining states in the country cannot afford to pay their salaries. I know they are (also) corrupt but that does not mean that because there is corruption, the poor states have the right to be corrupt too. That is not making a rational judgment. Change the revenue allocation formula. Make sure that every Nigerian has a feeling of being a citizen and set the minimum of what every Nigerian is entitled to— free education, free health care services and security. Use a benchmark to determine what every state in Nigeria is entitled to, instead of giving extra monies to states like Delta, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and others. These people have received these monies and they have not added value to Nigeria’s governance or to the security of the country. It leads to instability. I do not believe that Aregbesola is the worst governor in Nigeria. But look at the stabs he is taking because he cannot pay salaries. Has anybody asked whether the amount of money Aregbesola gets in terms of internally generated revenue and from the federation account is enough to maintain the staff population in Osun State? But some of the governors are said to be wasteful with their huge cabinets and huge salaries and allowances regularly paid, while the civil servants are owed salaries? I agree but the government should issue a guideline; no state should have more than six to eight commissioners; no governor should have more than four advisers. Scrap all these because they add no value to the governor. I agree with you entirely. There is no justification for bogus staff strength when they cannot pay basic salaries. Now, we are in a very difficult situation and I am glad that in Kano – my state – the governor, who was my classmate, has slashed his salary, that of his deputy and every other appointee by 50 per cent. Governors must pay salaries. They must also slash the number of political appointees. They should not blame Buhari for that. Nigeria is a federation with three tiers of government. Each has its sources of revenue. The fact that someone misbehaves does not mean it should affect the whole country. Recently, Junaid Mohammed, who was a critic of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration, cautioned the President Buhari to implement immediate steps to flush out political figures from the Nigerian Armed Forces in order to form room for democracy to flourish in Nigeria.

[UPDATED] 50 killed as B’Haram bombers attack Damaturu prayer
ground
JULY 17, 2015 : KAYODE IDOWU & FIDELIS SORIWEI
215 Comments
The authorities of the Nigerian Army have confirmed that 50 people lost
their lives in two bomb explosions that rocked Damaturu, the Yobe State
capital, on Friday.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a
statement on Friday that 43 persons died in the first explosion which
occurred at 7.40am and seven others in the second explosion.
Several other people were also said to have sustained varying degrees
of injuries from the two explosions.
It was learnt a teenage girl and an elderly woman carried out the two
attacks at the screening area for the Eid prayers in Damaturu.
The explosions occurred while the screening of intending worshippers
for the early morning prayers was taking place at Layin Geange and
‘Phase 1 ‘ in front of the former Yobe State Secretariat, in Damaturu.
Usman said the situation was under control.
One of the residents, Musa Yusuf, who also spoke to our correspondent
on the telephone, said, “There is apprehension in Damaturu as I am
talking to you. We are celebrating Sallah in fear with these explosions
this morning.
“It is hard to ascertain the number of casualties now but the military
and policemen are everywhere keeping watch in the town.”
Usman, who urged citizens to be calm and vigilant, said the Acting
Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai, and the Yobe State
Governor, Ibrahim Geidam, sympathised with the families of the victims
of the unfortunate incidents.
He said, “The situation is under control. Both Yobe State Governor and
the Chief of Army Staff sympathise with and urged the people to stay
calm and be security conscious.
“No amount of terrorist act will deter our resolve to stamp out terrorism
and insurgency.” www.punchng.com/news/twin-blasts-rock-damaturu-eid-prayer-ground/

it means there were no more virgins as at 2012

typing..

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