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Nigeria will collapse without PDP – Bode George

By Ameh Comrade Godwin on June 15, 2013

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A former national Deputy chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party,PDP, Chief Olabode George, has declared that Nigeria will fade into a cultural pot of time without the leadership of the PDP.

Olabode stated this yesterday at a media interactive session in Lagos. He called on founding fathers of the ruling party to intervene in the crisis within it, emphasising that doing so means saving the country’s democracy from total collapse.

He said,“PDP is the only party that carries the pan-Nigerian coloration from the swampy forests to the Savannah. Every corner, you’ll find the PDP, if PDP collapses, this nation will collapse,” he said with a call on founding fathers to rescue the party.

According to the retired Naval Officer, the country has witnessed long span of democratic dispensation due to the pan-Nigerian outlook of the PDP, insisting that the stability in Nigeria has been associated with the level of stability within the PDP.

“Never in the history of the country have we had a party that is national in outlook. In PDP there is no tribal coloration. The concept of operations in the PDP has helped democracy to grow in the country,” he said http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/06/15/nigeria-will-collapse-without-pdp-bode-george/?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=nigeria-will-collapse-without-pdp-bode-george

Ok. We don hear.

Them don tire to paint us bad. GEJ is working, democracy is good.

Off point

Always criticizing every effort by the govt to curb insurgency! So, I say the PDP is on point.

Ex-CIA man revealed as US spy leak source

Last updated: 8 hours ago


Edward Snowden says he leaked details of US programme harvesting internet and phone records to protect basic liberties.

A former CIA worker has revealed himself as the source of leaked information on a secret US spy programme that harvests internet and phone records of US citizens and foreigners.

Edward Snowden, a current employee of defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, said he leaked information on the Prism programme to protect "basic liberties for people around the world".

"I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is not something I am willing to support or live under." 

In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, the 29-year-old said he had no intention of hiding "because I have done nothing wrong", but was aware that his actions had made him a target for US agencies. 

The full interview was uploaded to the internet shortly after it was published by the newspaper.

Snowden leaked a presentation on the Prism surveillance system, which allows the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the FBI direct access to the servers of US internet firms such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and AOL.

It scooped emails, video chats, instant messages and more to track foreign suspects. The NSA is also collecting the telephone records of millions of US citizens, but not actual conversations.

I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties.

Edward Snowden, the source of Prism leak

Snowden told The Guardian that he worked in IT security for the CIA and by 2007 was stationed with diplomatic cover in Geneva, Switzerland, where he had access to a range of classified documents.

"Much of what I saw in Geneva really disillusioned me about how my government functions and what its impact is in the world," he said. "I realised that I was part of something that was doing far more harm than good."

He left in 2009 and later began working for Booz Allen Hamilton, a contractor for the NSA, in Hawaii. It was there, three weeks ago, that he decided to leak the information on Prism.

"I hope this will trigger among citizens around the globe about what kind of world we want to live in," he told The Guardian.

"I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building."

Booz Allen confirmed on Sunday that Snowden was an employee of the company. It added that it would cooperate with any investigations.

Snowden spoke in Hong Kong, where he believes there will be an attempt by the US government to have him extradited.

Any extradition request could be hampered if Snowden can show Chinese authorities he could face abuse, torture or unfair treatment in the US.

Debate reopened

The leaks have reopened the debate about privacy concerns versus heightened measure to protect against attacks, and led NSA to ask the Justice Department to conduct a criminal investigation.

The director of national intelligence, James Clapper, has condemned the revelation of the intelligence-gathering programmes as reckless, and in the past days had taken the rare step of declassifying some details about them to respond to media reports about counter-terrorism techniques employed by the government.

President Barack Obama, Clapper and others have said the programmes have been authorised by Congress and are subject to strict supervision of a secret court.

Thomas Drake, a former senior NSA executive who also became a whistleblower, said: "The US intelligence will do everything it can to prosecute Snowden. His is a magnificent, extraordinary act of civil disobedience.

He said Prism "goes far beyond any legal mandate, any war on terrorism, or any threat. I mean what's the probable cause - because they might need the data some time later?"http://m.aljazeera.com/se/2013610460888359

irohadis: Do not visit states in the USA:

1. Connecticut (rampaging gunman killed 25 children and adults. You could be next)
2. Boston (two terrorists running amuck with bombs, many dead and hundreds wounded)
3. New York (25 dead from gun crime previous weekend - Chief of police says that is a reduction from previous records during hot seasons. You are on your own here)
4. California (Gunman kills 5 before being shot. There are more of them)
5. Texas. (A whole refinery exploded and no one knows why. Hundreds dead.)
6. Colorado (Crazy man will shoot you at the movies. Many dead and injured)
7. Virginia (Do not visit universities. Crazy man with guns killed dozens)
8. The whole US (you are going to get pulled over more often than if your skin is white. You are 4 times more likely to go to jail than if your skin is white)

may God bless you and ur parents. I pray u become the minister of information or foreign affairs someday. Rebroadcasting this on BBM now!

Owerri town bubbling like never before. Though few mobile police sighted at some junctions

They are never united.

Ask those militant there!

Them go soon SCATTER am

babyosisi: I believe Benue,Nassarawa and plateau people are being punished for the violence they visited on Igboland
They populated the foot soldiers that killed innocent men and women in their homes
Mothers beat their breasts and cried out looking up to heaven
That may be why violent death has not ceased from their land since then
The Christians there ought to redeem the land by praying and fasting to crush the angel of death that is making them wail as the Biafran mothers wailed and help seems not to be in sight
There is a spiritual explanation for what is going on in that region


Ihe a agbaghi aka

senseless and off point. u lost a battle, u are here crying. In ur own view the US of A that u so much love and wish to be should be under severe punishment abi?

[quote author=Zona.com]BBC hausa does same too[/quote]we know them. They aint happy and did'nt find the offensive funny.

Al-jazeera is solidly grounded in propaganda. They are angry that the nigerian military are solely dealing with the insurgents.

Al-jazeera simply doing what they love. painting everything from africa bad

Al-Jazeera’s report on state of emergency, “civilian casualties” is contrived and misleading – Presidency

By DailyPost Staff on June 1, 2013

We view with grave concern, the attempt by sections of the media, especially the foreign media to mislead the general public and the international community about the on-going State of Emergency and military operations in three states of the Federation: Adamawa, Yobe and Borno. For the avoidance of doubt, the declaration of a state of emergency and the consequential security operations are meant to protect the civilian population and the territory from the macabre and dastardly assault on the Nigerian state by insurgents and terrorists. It is not an operation against innocent citizens as Al-Jazeera and others are suggesting.

In executing this sovereign objective, President Jonathan explicitly directed that the operations be conducted in line with applicable rules of engagement and peculiar care in managing a unique situation. In an earlier statement, he had also made it clear to the military high command and received assurances that those who violate their operational orders will be disciplined accordingly. In line with this regard for the rights of the civilian population, the President Jonathan had ordered the release of women and under-aged persons in protective custody, and made arrangements for their immediate rehabilitation. Fifty eight persons in this category have been released.

The Armed Forces have also secured the release of six women and children in Boko Haram captivity. There is nothing to suggest so far any violation of operational orders by the troops operating in the North East. Their intervention has received popular support, among the civilian populace, and within two weeks of operation, the possibility of calm and normalcy resonates even as enclaves of terrorists are raided and their capacity to continue their reign of terror heavily compromised. This is a process and the Government owes it to the people of the North-East to see it through.

The Jonathan administration believes that media reporting of the reality of living in a state of emergency is needed to keep the local and international community well informed and to hold accountable those prosecuting the military operation to help build trust and sustain the public support needed to build lasting peace.

Rather curiously however, the last two weeks have witnessed mischievous attempts by a section of the media to generate negative propaganda around these operations in the North East. Most recently, a video report by Al-Jazeera yesterday titled “Civilians among dead in Nigeria offensive” (May 31) sought to put the government and the people of Nigeria in bad light. This is regrettable. While we welcome an open interrogation of government’s activities, we reject any attempt to exploit the security situation in the North East to malign, discredit or otherwise undermine the country’s efforts by other surreptitious means. There can be no doubt that the Al Jazeera report of May 31 is in very bad taste.

Two quick points will highlight the concerns here: (1) the video is that of the unfortunate incident that occurred in Bama on May 7 and has no connection with the current operation. If anything, the victims shown in the video were those the Boko Haram attacked before they launched an offensive on the Bama prison (2) the claim that the man in uniform shown in the video is a Nigerian soldier cannot be sustained, because in a war-like theater as we have on our hands, anybody could have been clad in a military fatigue; and we have seen Boko Haram members appear in military fatigues in their propaganda videos.  Besides, no soldier has left the frontlines since the beginning of the operations. Surely, this type of reporting on a serious national security issue is irresponsible and should be deplored by all.

We reaffirm the Government of Nigeria’s commitment to and belief in the professionalism of the Nigerian Military, an institution that has served with distinction on many occasions across the region and outside. We deplore the effort to encourage terrorists through unverified and inaccurate reporting, and the desperation to blackmail the current peace and security process. http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/06/01/al-jazeeras-report-on-state-of-emergency-and-civilian-casualties-is-contrived-and-misleading-presidency/

gboru: Israel .....I don't think anyone can defeat them....#God's chosen

In other words u and ur family are not God's chosen. Because they are the Lord's chosen so the should now look for trouble abi?

sanniemoe: Terrorism is not part of Islam. I am a muslim and I tell U this, I rock and I am well educated.. TERRORISM IS NOT AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ISLAM. Anyone who kills or killing in the name of Islam is NOT a muslim

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Make him come out come yan this rubbish na

automaticcarzz: I knew this since they moved to Niamey four months ago. There's no way our military would have been successful without the help of U.S spy drones in the sky.

most illogical statement ever.

Sky fall, e fall for every body head,rich or poor. These people we call our leaders behave as if they came from another country to steal from Nigeria.

Not again!

If sky fall, e go fall for every body head

Or what? Another placard carrying as usual.

Water no get enemy- Baba Fela

yuzedo: hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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**FALL OFF PINEAPPLE TREE AND DIES**[/size]

PINEAPPLE TREE

Army job = hurting people you,ve never known!well, killing'em all.

Will comment when I return from church. Need to pray for JTF.

Are they not interested in the fictitious 72 virgins any more?