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Boko haran success is a direct result of the federal government of Nigeria stealing oil Money from the South- South states.

When the federal government of Nigeria leaves the control of oil Money to South/South states, only then will Boko haran be defeated.

Cheating oil producing states in Nigeria has turned out to be a curse to Nigeria and I love seeing and hearing that Nigerian military is losing.

“A Sokoto-based Islamic cleric, Abubakar Malami, has warned the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, to desist from challenging the Nigerian government or risk being crucified.”

Abukakar Malami threaten statement to Bishop Kukah should be condemned by President Buhari and all peace-loving people in Nigeria and around the world for many reasons.

First, Bishop Matthew kukah Christmas speech exposed all the evil things that have come to define Buhari presidency. For example, Bishop Kukah said this:

“It is curious that President Buhari’s partisanship and commitment to reinforcing the foundations of northern hegemony have had the opposite consequences. For a long time, beyond the pall of politics, very prominent northerners with a conscience have raised the red flag, pointing out the consequences of President Buhari’s nepotism on national cohesion and trust. With time, as hunger, poverty, insecurity engulfed the north, the President’s own supporters began to despair and lament about the state of their collective degradation. Was this not supposed to be their song? The north that the President sought to privilege has become a cauldron of pain and a valley of dry bones. Today, the north itself is crying the most and why not? No one has suffered as much as they have and continue to. The helplessness is palpable and the logic is incomprehensible”

How many of you have been following President Buhari management of Nigeria since taking office in 2015? Is the above claimed by Bishop Kukah not described the way Buharis has been running Nigeria?

Every time, a job opens for hire in Buhari administration, he hired a northern Nigerian Muslim to fill the vacancy. When Kemi Adeosun resigned in 2018 as finance minister, Buhari replaced her with Zainab Ahmed—a Northerner. When former Chief justice of Nigeria, Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen resigned in 2019, Buhari replaced him with a northern Nigerian Muslim named, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad. And the list continues------.

I thought the drive to replace Southerners with Northern Muslims by President Buhari is supposed to bring peace and prosperity to Northern Nigerian Muslims.
But is it ?
No, it is not happening.
When you look at what is going on in Northern Nigeria, all you see is one violence after the other. Lives are lost every day. Kidnapping of school children [boys and girls] has become custom in the Northern Nigeria. People are still living in ancient homes—houses used in western countries to store animals.


Bishop Kukah is the only person in Nigeria who has figured out who President Buharis is and has come out to expose the evil of Islamism.

Second, and here is one more observation about President Buhari management of Nigeria by Bishop Kukah:
“One Northern Imam after the other have posted videos of lamentation on the social media asking why, with all the cards of power in the hands of northern Muslims, everything is bursting in the seams. How come our region has become a cesspool of blood and death? Why did President Buhari hand over a majority of the plum jobs to Northern Muslims? Was it for efficacy and efficiency? What was the logic? President Buhari must pause and turn around because his policy of nepotism has been rejected by the gods.”

Once again, is the above claimed by Bishop Kukah a lie? It goes to show that supporters of President Buhari cannot stand the truth about who President is.

So, I write to call on all Nigerians to send a letter to President Buhari to please step down. If President Buhari continues to stay on as the president of Nigeria, Nigeria will become countries like Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and many more. That to me is a nightmare.

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other top government officials on Friday laid wreaths at the National Arcade, Abuja as part of activities to mark this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day is laughable .

Our commander in-chief is paying respect to Armed Forces that cannot kill a fly. As president Buhari and his vice president are performing this constitutional function, Boko Haram terriost group is killing Nigerians in hundreds every day.

And according BBC news and other western media report, since president Buhari assumed power in 2015, over 25,000 Nigerians have been killed and another three millions driven away from their homes. In addition, under Buhari's presidency, Boko Haram has expanded its territory and successfully hitting their targets 99%.

So, beyond the constitutional obligation for president Buhari to celebrate armed forces remembrance day, what is Buhari most proud of Nigerian military today?

The inquiry minds want to know.

Gov. Umahi Dares Akaeze Bridge, Seen Climbing Trees as he Inspects Projects is not a bad thing, but his dress code is terrible.

Gov. Umahi dresses like a bum. And in fact, Gov. Umahi poor dress code made it difficult for me to identify him from the crowd.

Governor Umahi should know that his image represents the state he governs, inside and outside Nigeria. Good image is important because it bring investors to your state to open business and employ locals. Good image ranks second to communication.

Good dress code inspires young people to dress for success.

Below is a picture that shows several people on what looks like a construction site. I numbered people seeing on the image from 1to 5. Which of those men in this picture is governor Umahi?

If someone outside Southeast geopolitical zone cannot identify governor Umahi from the photograph below, that speaks badly about the state he governs.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it was reviewing its adopted technologies for elections, with the view of introducing new ones...”

NEC cannot improve election irregularities in Nigeria unless voters’ concerns are addressed. Below are concerns members of this forum [Nairaland] have listed about election issues in Nigeria and I think they reflect why many Nigerians don’t trust NEC handling of election:

---by Xscape1993(m): 6:47pm:

Politics all the time. No good plans for rapid development.

--by valentineuwakwe(m): 6:48pm:

what's the point of new technologies when elections are still be rigged in the country!

---by thebosstrevor1: 6:56pm:

Chia, another way to steal money

The waste in the system is jùst too much.

---by Lyrics269(m): 6:58pm:

I don't believe anything INEC said


---by kenmaro(m): 8:39pm:

APC already making strategy to manipulate the 2023 elections so as to confuse opposition parties on new technology. 2023 elections will be the more you look, the less you understand. APC and corruption is like 5 & 6!


The significant thing about sample opinions above by members of this forum is the consistency in ways Nigerians view NEC: NEC is not an organization to be trusted. And that means NEC officials have a lot work to do to earn the trust needed to conduct free and fair election in Nigeria.

Will NEC officials listen?

"Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kanye West is reportedly over and a "divorce is imminent" with the reality star hiring Laura Wasser, divorce lawyer to the stars"


Interracial marriage doesn't work. A survey recently published by family growth institute found 41% of interracial marriage ends in divorce within the first ten years off marriage .

So, I don't know why anyone would be surprised by Kardashian marriage to kanye west ending in divorce

"Just In: Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, briefs President Muhammadu Buhari, on the progress made in the implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan"

Vice president Osinbayo briefs president Buhari on progress made in the implementation of the economic sustainability plan is another attempt to lie to Nigerian people that the government is working. That is a lie. President Buhari since assuming office in 2015 has not put forward an economic plan-- which in my view can change the failed economic policy of the past 60 years.

You cannot implement a successful economic plan without a steady power supply.

You cannot implement a successful economic plan without network of roads linking all the 36 states of the federation

You cannot implement a successful economic plan without a true markets reform policy . The market system currently in Nigeria is outdated---cannot promote job creation and growth.

You cannot implement a successful economic plan without reforming Nigeria educational system. Right now, teachers are not well trained to teach. Classrooms are filled with NYSC graduates as teachers--- that to me is down grade on the type of qualify education kids are getting.

Latvin & bro4u:

Latvin:


I dont think Udom is the culprit here.

Victor Attah and Godswill Akpabio took the bulk of those loans
Atleast they had something to show for it. Udom is clearly clueless on how to govern AKS even the unemployment and poverty rate justifies it.---bro4u

Latvin & bro4u:
I took side with what both of you have said above.

I don’t know about Akpabio having something to show during his years in office, but Victor Attah clearly was the best governor Akwa Ibom State ever had for many reasons.

When Victor Attah became governor of Akwa Ibom State in 1999, Akwa Ibom State was a jungle and a forest. When you wake up in the morning, all eyes could see were bush, wilderness and rainforest. Roads that were visible could hardly fitted two cars.

The citizens deserted the state to Lagos and out of Nigeria—many never returned.

Return for what reason?
There were no private sector jobs anywhere in the state and if you see someone with a pay check, that person was a government worker. And if you lived in a village, you probably have never seen a car in your life. That was how bad Akwa Ibom State was before 1999—the year civilian government replaced military rule in Nigeria

But the emergence of Victor Attah in 1999 as the state governor changed everything in Akwa Ibom State forever. Under governor Attah, linking all the 31 local governments with network of roads became a reality. Several five stars hotels began to emerge. International Airport came in town. Football stadium was built. And several private sector jobs began to spring up everywhere in the state. And so were gainfully employment opportunities for locals.

This was followed by returned of citizens to the state in large numbers.
These developments began to slow down when Akapbio and Udom took over the state.
The chart below shows how Akwa IIbom State has fallen since Akpabio and Udom took over the management of Akwa Ibom State.

So, I am going to stop here for today, but I will in future expand on how Victor Attah rescued Akwa Ibom State.

“In a statement by Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and Publicity, he said Nigeria will not welcome the PDP which is ‘the university of lies’ to power again.”

I disagree with Mallam Garba Shehu claim above for a number of reasons.


First, President Buhari promise to end militancy in Nigeria upon taken office in 2015 has not been realized. For example, Bloomberg news reported that on November29,2020 110 Farmers were killed by Boko Haram. December 18,2020 Cnn news reported that 344 school boys kidnapped by Boko Haram. December 25, 2020 CNN news reported that at least 7 people killed


Second, Nigerian economy under Buhari presidency is in shamble. Unemployment among all age groups has skyrocketed. Young and old people unable to find work are on the streets vandalizing individual as well as businesses.


Third, kidnapping of people is uncontrollable. No single day has passed-by, where not less that 50 are not kidnapped. Under Buhari leadership, anarchy has replaced law and order—some people have argued worser than war time.


What is really working under President Buhari leadership that will make someone to support APC or Buhari?
The inquiry minds want to know.

"Armed bandits have killed an Imam and a community leader in Igabi and Jema’a Local Councils of Kaduna State for speaking against kidnapping and cattle rustling."

No surprise here!

Nigerian people should have known what they were getting into when they elected Buhari as their president in 2015 and 2019 respectively.

President Buhari passion for islamism has turned Nigeria into a slaughter house.

In 2014 when president Goodluck Jonathan was very close to eliminating boko haran by killing them terrorists, Buhari, while campaigning for presidency said this to President Goodluck Jonathan:
"Stop killing the muslims ".

Today, those Buhari fought to protect-'--the muslims are hurting Buhari's presidency .

All I am saying is, know what you are asking for, before you ask.

So glad president Buhari is paying for his bigotry remark he made in 2014 presidential campaign.

"
Mayowa alleged that she had gone to the commissioner’s house in the company of her uncle, Mr Lasisi Saheed aka Mayor, who had informed her that the commissioner was searching for computer literates for employment."

I think the journalist who interviewed this teenager should be charged for denying this young girl an opportunity to have a lawyer by her side before the interview.

While I think this teenager is telling the truth, she lost opportunity to make money by giving out certain information for free.

She is being used ---by all account.

What I want to see happen is to have the journalist in this story arrested and charged for abusing a teenager.

It smells like a setup.

“Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, has said the Third Mainland Bridge would be opened fully to vehicular traffic in February.”


Why does Lagos State continue to receive federal funds to fix its infrastructures and states that provide money for Nigeria to spend have gotten none?

According to my reporting and other sources, the third mainland bridge is 100% funded by the federal government of Nigeria—through oil money generated from South-South states.

Why this question is important:

This evidence points to why militant group like Boko Haram is thriving in the Northern Nigeria, rising increase in vandalism in south-South states, and kidnapping factories in South East.



In South South states—where all the money Nigeria spend is generated from oil sale, roads and bridges are in terrible states. The picture you see below is from oil community in Akwa Ibom State--this picture speaks to the state of deterioration of infrastructures in South-South. Since President Buhari has taken office as the president of Nigeria in 2015, funding federal projects in the state has ceased. Contrast this to states from South-West, all Northern States and South East which provide no money to the federal treasury and are receiving all the federal funding for their infrastructure’s enhancement. This is unfair.

Nigerian government under President Buhari has ceased to function for all Nigerians.

Buhari’ presidency has continued to stoke fears, traffic hate and divisions among Nigerians in ways never seen before.

So, I am writing to call on all well meaningful Nigerians to call on President Buhari to resign as soon as possible. President Buhari resignation will pave way for unbiased leadership to take over the country and run for the benefits of all Nigerians.

Ebony Deputy governor, Kelechi Igwe waffles.

President buhari speec

So disappointed to see that river state government has not brought modern shopping markets to its people, in spite of high amount of money the state receives from federal funds.

That stone age building---'people described as a market is not market. To me, it is a flea market. It has long been out law in many countries. But it exists in Nigeria because Nigeria is a failed state.

Please, people should stop advertising it as something good because it is not. It is only found in slums neighborhoods.

No wonder why Nigeria is inching toward collapse. The market looks so muddy and fifty.

I can't see myself shopping there, never.

So, I call on River state governor to resign because it can't develop the state to get people out of poverty.

Tour Lagos---Ibadan train, inside is beautiful --'--sounds good, but that inspiring reflection will not last long.

Nigeria is a filthy country and before you know it, people will be peeing and throwing their dirty laundry inside---' making it impossible to enjoy next ride

Which black country is well run and organized?

"Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced one Ejiofor Eliezer to 10 years’ imprisonment for smuggling 2.155 kilograms of cocaine to Nigeria."

Don't celebrate this conviction just yet because another judge, will in a few weeks from now take his 10% and drop the conviction on the grounds that the federal high court judge was bias.

It happens all the time in Nigeria. And if you have any doubt, ask Olisa_Metuh.

Olisa_Metuh is the former PDP publicity secretary. He stole $400 millions he got from Goodluck Jonathan campaign for his reelection in 2014. Olisa_Metuh admitted in many court appearances and testimonies of stealing the money. And after he got convicted, another judge in lagos state dropped the conviction, claiming bias by the sitting judge.

If you have Money in Nigeria, your conviction is nothing but a piece of paper.

Olisa_Metuh released from prison proved corruption and bribery are alive and well in Nigeria.

Where is president Buhari today? In 2014 when he was campaigning, he promised to defeat corruption. Has that promise been achieved?

Olisa_Metuh and his lawyers are thieves. He admitted stealing $400 million---'belonging to Nigerian government. And after he got convicted , he claimed judge Abang was bias.

I don't get it .

President Buhari leadership is surprisingly disappointed.

Boko haran, after being pushed to brink of collapse by Goodluck Jonathan administration, the terrorist group has reemerged and even stronger.

Two days ago, nearly 110 farmers were killed by boko haran. A few days later 344 school boys kidnapped.

In Abuja, the Nigerian capital, boko haran is in charge, bombing anywhere they want.

This is not Nigeria I grow up. Peace has disappeared.

I say , bring back the military now.
I used to enjoy peace until civilian government came to power.

Edo state head of service, Mr. Anthony Okungbowa kidnapped, his driver killed.

I say Bring back the military government in Nigeria

When military government ruled Nigeria, crime resulting in killing people was rare. I used to walk from school to my parents home unafraid. And I used to go party and came home late at night unafraid.

But since civilian governments took over from military, insecurity and anarchy have replaced peace.

Nigerians should not sacrifice their lives for any reason to accept the kind of civilian government we have in Nigeria today.

It is not worth our lives.

" Bandits, not Boko Haram did it"---'--Lai Mohammed.

What is the different between bandits and boko haran?

I can't believe a Nigerian minister of information, Lai Mohammed will claim that boko haran is not bandit.

If was president Buhari, I would definitely fire Lai Mohammed for making such a terrible statement.
Boko haran is bandit. Period. Boko haran kidnapped people for Money. Over the past 15 years, boko haran has killed more than 50,000 Nigerians and drove away 8 million from their homes , according foreign sources.

Why in the world anyone would fail to recognize boko haran as bandit troubled me.

Another fake attempt to credit Victor Attah international airport to Udom Emmanuel.

It will fail because Udom Emmanuel has not achieved anything since becoming governor.

Finally, I have something to tell Udom Emmanuel supporters or PAs: stop spreading false information about Udom Emmanuel achievement because he got none

US wants WTO job reopened is another proof Ngozi Iweala doesn't have the required qualifications for the job.

I have a problem here: How many times Ngozi Iweala is willing to put Nigeria and herself through public embarrassment like this?

Somebody should go and talk to her about ending this disgraceful journey.

I am tired of her failed mission.

Borders are reopened, but importation of rice is still under ban.

Thank God rice import is still under ban.
Why?

Rice consumption is not good for our health. Eating rice causes high blood pressure and diabetes. In addition, eating rice very often makes you develop pot belly and constipation--leading to early death

How many of see Nigerian men with pot belly?
Don't they look ugly to you?
That is why eating is not good for your health!

Nigerian appeal court nullified Olisa_Metuh 7 conviction is no surprise.

Money in Nigeria buys murder conviction, not to talk about 7 years jail sentence.

Now, Olisa_Metuh is a thief. I have followed his trial from day one and leading to conviction.

The N400 millions he is accused of came from $1.2 billion Goodluck Jonathan stole to get himself re-elected.

Olisa_Metuh has admitted to it. By that admission he earned himself a conviction.

So, why is the appeal court said the conviction was bias?

That tells you this appeal court judge got paid to change Olisa_Metuh jail time.

Can't trust anything that comes from Nigeria

Punchng: “The National Council on Nutrition chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday approved a five-year nutrition action plan that will guide the implementation of interventions and programmes to address the problems of hunger and malnutrition across all sectors in the country”


Good idea, but it will not work in Nigeria for many reasons.

First, same frauds that sank oil subsidy program will return and eat up this intervention program for the poor. And here is one good example that supports this point of view:

On February 8, 2013 African Business magazine in an article title “the shocking truth about fuel subsidy fraud” the article described Nigeria oil subsidy as the world biggest national frauds. Investigation into Nigeria oil subsidy program by the magazine finds the following:

1. Most alarming fraudulent practice listed in the magazine against Nigeria oil for subsidy program said “Nigerian government pays subsidies on 59m liters of fuel a day while the country consumes just 35m liters a day “
2. Nigerian government paid or owed $14bn in 2011, up 154 % on the previous year, and almost two-thirds the amount Abuja’s entire budget for the year, which stood at $22bn
3. The number of companies importing fuel increased from six in 2006 to 140 by 2011—suggesting that they are huge profits to be made from the trade.

The data above proved why oil subsidy program failed. And my fear is that same people who destroyed oil subsidy are standing by to destroy this intervention program as soon as it begins.

Second, my view is improper targeting will lead to large proportion of foods going to high income people.

Third, those charged with the responsibility of making this program to work are not going to search for successful models—such as the Egyptian model, American model and European and apply them first, before the program begins. And in fact, knowing what Nigerians are, they are going to come up with silly ideas that have not been proven.

Don’t trust Nigerians. Once again, game on.

"[I have made a vow that I will never be deceived again."--Captain Sam Ewang.[/i]

Who deceived Captain Sam Ewang?

Could this person be president Buhari?
Let's talk about that.
He supported Buhari but he never got a ministerial job.
So, what did Captain Ewang get in supporting Buhari?

Shaking my head

Reports from Nigeria are 339 out of 839 students kidnapped by the terrorists are still missing!

Nigeria by these latest kidnapped figures is ungovernable.

Over the past few months, the whole country has been vandalized-- leading to massive destruction of property and loss of human lives.

Bombings of businesses and residential areas are at all times high.

Reports from nigerians and many media platforms said state governors all over Nigeria are now forced to negotiate with the terrorists.

That raises this question:
Who is in charge?

"“I strongly condemn the cowardly bandits’ attack on innocent children at the Science School, Kankara."-----president Buhari

Did president Buhari truly condemn attacks on school children?

Very hard to believe it.
In 2014 when kidnapping of over 200 school girls took place under Jonathan presidency and Jonathan took steps to control the violence, Buhari said to Jonathan :
"Stop killing the muslims".

I want to know why president Buhari condemnation of today's kidnapping of school children different from those that took place under president Jonathan.

Shaking my head!

Do the following two things to control your body odors:

1. Wash your feet [ top and bottom] when you are taking showers. Many people only wash the top part of their feet, and overlook the bottom part. That is a problem because anything that moves smells.

2. Eat apples [ atleast once a day].

Do these two things and see what happens next to your body odors.

According to TV documentary, Nigerian employees of Shell company deliberately vandalized oil pipelines for personal gains.

I disagree.
Why?
Shell oil company in Nigeria has no credibility when it comes to the way shell company officials view Nigerians. And it has long history of making false claims for their own profits.

David smith is a reporter for the Guardian newspaper. In Oct.2, 2011 article title “Shell accused of fueling violence in Nigeria by paying rival militant gangs” reporter Smith said “Shell has fueled armed conflict in Nigeria by paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to feuding militant groups, according to an investigation by the oil industry watchdog Platform, and a coalition of non-government organizations.”

This article further added “In Counting the Cost: Corporations and Human Rights in the Niger Delta, Platform says that it has seen testimony and contracts that implicate Shell in the regular awarding of lucrative contracts to militants. In one case last year, Shell is said to have transferred more than $159,000 (£102,000) to a group credibly linked to militia violence” -- One gang member, Chukwu Azikwe, said.

So, read the above investigative report and decide for yourself as to who is telling the truth in ongoing violence against residents of oil communities in Nigeria.

Shell oil company in Nigeria cannot be trusted.