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The opposition in Lagos is so bad that majority of its house of assembly members decamped to APC citing the performance of Ambode as the reason for defection.

Op, you want FP and you cannot upload a photo of the bum?

Don't let the devil use you.

frankyychiji:
When a child is asked to name somebody he knows, the name that comes to mind is his mother's boyfriend.

Before FFK and Fayose, your hero Tinubu has championed the call for restructuring.

But it appeared he only screams restructuring when he's been left out of the scheme of things.

The writer of the piece you posted just didnt want to mention names so as not to hurt certain egos
but notice how he tore shettima to pieces.

Ever since Tinubu was invited to aso rock for a photo op, he has stopped pulling the strings of restructuring.

Ohaneze Ndigbo is a toothless bulldog. No contest.

Like I said, everyone had their own interests to consider.

That of FFK and Fayose were just to score political points in the east and divide the people.

Those officers ought to lose their jobs already but. .

Just like his soft tempo songs , popular
singer, Praiz , is known to be a very
easy going person, so it came as a rude
shock to many of his fans when it was
reported that he was picked up by men
of the Nigeria Police .
Although the singer has since been
released, his arrest further fuelled the
ongoing # EndSARS campaign . The
singer has yet to break his silence on
the incident, especially after the police
had said Praiz ’ vehicle was on top
speed and he was asked to pull over
because of that.

Saturday Beats reached out to the
singer’ s manager , Wale Bello , but he
claimed the policemen stopped the
singer because they thought he was a
Yahoo boy.

Bello said , “ Praiz was on his way to
Eleko Beach , Ajah . He was inside an
Uber ride and they passed the police
but you know the way they go about
raiding boys . Praiz spots a beard, he
was wearing a fez cap and a big gold
chain that day. They saw a young man
in the car with a beard, fez cap and a
gold chain and probably thought he
was a Yahoo boy. So they got into their
vehicle and started chasing the car.
When they caught up with Praiz ’s
driver , they pulled over in front of his
vehicle just like in the movies , they
came out of their police car , cocked
their guns and threatened to shoot .
Since Praiz was playing with his
phone before the incident and he was
not expecting anyone to chase him
with guns, he simply began to record
the scenario .

“ He asked the policemen to identify
themselves if they were men of the
Special Anti - Robbery Squad or normal
policemen. Then one of the policemen
began to yell , ‘he is even recording us,
he is one of them . ’ He said that Praiz
was being mischievous and he was
being used by enemies of the Nigeria
Police to discredit them . At that point ,
Praiz introduced himself as an artiste .
One of them recognised him but the
other two refused to listen and
insisted that they must take him to the
police station. At that point , Praiz did
not know if they were policemen or
SARS men. While they were taking
him to the police station, he called us; I
was at the beach already and it was
from there we started making calls.
When he got to the station, they seized
his iPhone 7 .

“ By the time we got there, a police
officer, Aley Giwa, had already sorted
the issue. There was also another
senior police officer, Etim Godwin ,
who was very courteous to us, at Ajah
Police station. When we got there,
Godwin acted like a truly professional
police officer who knew what he was
doing. After he heard what transpired ,
he simply told Praiz to sign a
document and leave but the three
officers that took him to the police
station were obviously angry that he
was set free . At this point , I was also at
the police station and I witnessed
everything. Those three policemen
were reluctant to let Praiz go. They
were very bitter and said that they
should have been allowed to teach
Praiz a lesson. ”

http://punchng.com/policemen-thought-praiz-was-a-yahoo-boy-manager/

Sars, Army officials, Police officers would beat, kill, maim individuals and there would be no call for sanctions or sack.

But when the wife of Innoson was slapped, a law maker was demanding for the head of the EFCC official.

What a country.

And how do you hope to enforce this order sir?
What will be the penalty for refusal to adhere to it?
The Sars officials I know won't obey this for sure.
That's where they make their daily bread from.
IG sir, you have to do better.

The opposition in Lagos is so bad that majority of its house of assembly members decamped to APC citing the performance of Ambode as the reason for defection.

“Also notes the revelation by the Hon.
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr.
Babatunde Fashola while commenting on the
2017 Appropriation Act that monies for the
projects were reduced and they may become
elephant projects as they are not under any
concessional or Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Arrangement. “

A lot of people who are against concession and PPP of rail lines and other capital projects should change their mindset.

Sprumbabafather:
You should be throwing that question to those army men pictured in front of Nnamdi Kanu gate the morning before he disappeared. Ask them for your restructuring and chop some good slaps

Sprumbabafather:
Writing well researched laws which will be fair to all citizens and ensuring the equitable dispensation of justice is a sure way of winning the hearts of the masses and will ensure a responsible populace.

There are millions of intelligent Biafrans who will make the place a leader among nations.

This is a big fantasy. I hope sincerely that you don't believe this fairytale.

Laws are nothing without the people's will.

These same people are responsible for electing the likes of Rochas and other poor performing leaders.

You think the current political leaders would let go of power for a cause?

No, the usual would still happen.

Sprumbabafather:
Writing well researched laws which will be fair to all citizens and ensuring the equitable dispensation of justice is a sure way of winning the hearts of the masses and will ensure a responsible populace.

There are millions of intelligent Biafrans who will make the place a leader among nations.

This is a big fantasy. I hope sincerely that you don't believe this fairytale.

Sprumbabafather:
Biafra will not be inside Nigeria, (wonder why you don't know this) and we can write out new laws different from the load of rubbish you call your constitution.

The Biafrans living there won't come from pluto.

They are still the same corrupt minded people domiciled in the south east.

And you think writing new laws is the solution to it?

Small boy of yesterday don big finish.

ItsTutsi:
medicine after death,very pathetic from the likes of omokri,fani etc...kanu thought all those politicians that were instigating him love him,omokri knew this but did not tell kanu till it was too late,fani that was enticing kanu into a confirmation with nigerian army has not bother to inquire about his where about since he went missing

They are now sympathizers of Innoson.

They thrive on division and confusion. Sadly, that's what most politicians in Nigeria are about : divide and rule.

Sprumbabafather:
Which political party?

Ask the people who formed all the other honest parties why they fizzled out and never won even a council ward. The corruption in this country will kill any good ideas and Nnamdi the Great does not want to carry any stains. God bless you Nnamdi, your forced silence is louder than the noise of all your adversaries.

Since each and every part of the country is corrupt, how did he hope for Biafra to be governed?

An iron fist?

Most people clamoured for their selfish reasons.

Fayose and FFK have moved on to other means of dividing the masses across ethnic lines.

No more campaigns or solidarity or support for restructuring. It seems everyone is suddenly comfortable with the present structure. .

Or was it just a ruse to douse the call for secession?

Another subtle way of seceding?

There are people who strongly believe
that even though restructuring is
Nigeria’ s only hope of achieving
lasting peace, sustainable growth and
development , it is almost impossible to
restructure Nigeria because of the
unfounded fears of some interests over
restructuring. These people believe
that the only reason those who have a
phobia for restructuring will succumb
to its implementation is if they see
that Nigeria is on the brink of a break -
up. And such people seem to be right ,
because even though the restructuring
debate has been on since the 1990 s ,
after the annulment of the June 12 ,
1993 election, it gathered
unprecedented momentum this year
when the campaign by the Indigenous
People of Biafra for the exit of some
parts of Nigeria was at its peak .
While the IPOB leader , Mr Nnamdi
Kanu , was in detention (and even
after he was granted bail ), the
campaign for the exit of Biafra was
strong especially in the South - East and
some parts of South - South . Even many
who disagreed with Kanu ’ s modus
operandi and vitriolic saw a silver
lining in his campaign. For the first
time since Nigeria ’s independence in
1960, Nigerians were talking seriously
about their continued existence as a
nation.

Several groups sprang up from
different parts of Nigeria claiming to
have an intention to break away from
Nigeria, even though some of them
sprang up to prove that Kanu and his
IPOB did not have any control over
their own part of Nigeria . The
campaign by Kanu so much infuriated
some people that some people, under
the aegis of Arewa Youths Coalition,
issued an ultimatum to all Igbo people
in the North to leave the North before
October 1 , 2018. Some other groups
from the North - Central issued their
own press releases , distancing
themselves from the ultimatum , and
telling the Igbo people in their midst
that they were welcome .

There was tension in the country .
Some people feared that there would
be crisis in Nigeria, given the way
things were going . Consequently, it
seemed that the middle ground that
would deflate the calls for secession
and the imminent crisis was
restructuring. Prominent figures from
different parts of the country ,
including former military dictator,
Gen. Ibrahim Babangida , added their
voices to the call for restructuring.
Members of the two tiers of the
National Assembly began to make
comments about restructuring and
how it could be achieved or not. On
September 7 , Yoruba leaders held a
summit in Ibadan , issuing what was
known as the Ibadan Declaration in
support of restructuring . Delegates
from the South - East and the South -
South were at the venue of the summit
to witness the event and lend their
support.

All the meetings held with Kanu by
some groups and individuals to drop
his campaign for self- determination
fell on deaf ears . All the entreaties to
President Muhammadu Buhari to run
a more inclusive government as well
as adopt a softer approach on the pro -
Biafran agitations also fell on deaf
ears. All entreaties to the President to
also show some interest in the report
of the 2014 National Conference also
fell on deaf ears . There were fears that
a crisis was imminent . For different
groups and individuals the approach
was rather than watch Nigeria break
up, let Nigeria be restructured to allow
the states or regions more autonomy to
manage their affairs .

However , in September , the Nigerian
Army embarked on what it called
Operation Python Dance II in the
South - East . The military invaded the
home of Kanu in Umuahia, Abia State ,
with some people killed . Since then,
Kanu has not been seen or heard from.
There have been arguments over his
whereabouts. Was he killed during
that attack by the military? Was he
arrested and kept in a secret place?
Did he escape? If he is alive , where is
he and why hasn ’t he uttered a word
since then ?

Since that mysterious disappearance of
Kanu , the IPOB campaign for
referendum to determine if Biafra
should remain in Nigeria or not has
lost steam. The direct consequence is
that the debate on restructuring
Nigeria has also lost steam. Today,
restructuring is only mentioned in
whispers and whimpers .

The bottom line is that Kanu and his
IPOB no longer pose any immediate
threat to the corporate existence of
Nigeria; so there is no more need to
consider restructuring Nigeria as an
option . Those who champion
restructuring are no longer keen on it,
while those who oppose it have
regained their boldness and
haughtiness , since they know that the
possibility of restructuring Nigeria has
dropped to close to zero again . No
wonder Governor Kashim Shettima of
Borno State was last month quoted as
describing restructuring as “ this
madness ,” adding : “ People are talking
about artificial intelligence , other
nations are talking about nano
technology or robotics engineering but
unfortunately, the topical issue in
Nigeria is restructuring. Restructuring
my foot! To hell with restructuring!”
Shettima has every reason to regain
his arrogance . He knows that as long
as there is no threat to Nigeria ’s
seeming indivisibility, those talking
about restructuring can only talk as
they have been talking for decades
without any result.

Admittedly, Kanu spoke and acted
without much tact. Many people did
not look beyond his words and actions.
They were consumed with their
distaste of him and his campaign. They
wanted him to be crushed by any
means possible. They did not realise
that crushing Kanu was akin to
crushing their own bargaining chip . It
was like one cutting one’s nose to spite
one’s face or throwing away the baby
with the bath water .
But there were those who looked
beyond Kanu ’s words and actions.
They saw that his campaign presented
an opportunity for Nigeria to free
itself from the shackles of inertia,
stagnation, poverty and bloodshed .

They forgave Kanu for his caustic
words and taunts and focused on what
could be achieved with the opportunity
he had provided. They saw clearly that
unlike in the past many people who
were dismissive on the need to discuss
the conditions of coexisting in Nigeria
had lost their arrogance and
recalcitrance and were open for a
discussion because of the threat posed
to Nigeria ’s unity by Kanu and IPOB .
Therefore, Nigeria lost an opportunity
with the disappearance of Kanu and
the silencing of his campaign. With the
disappearance of Kanu , all talks about
restructuring have also virtually
disappeared . There is no pressure
anymore on those who vehemently
oppose restructuring . They have
returned to their refrain that all
Nigeria needs is good governance . If
you ask them why Nigeria has not had
good governance since independence ,
they will come up with another reason .
Their strategy is that restructuring of
Nigeria should never be allowed
because it will not favour them , which
is a fallacy that has no basis in
Nigeria’ s history . The achievements
recorded by the three regions of
Nigeria before 1963 attest to the fact
that Nigerians lived a better and
happier life when there was
devolution of powers to the regions
and the attendant competitiveness and
creativity it engendered .

Nigeria has been on a steady descent
since 1966 when the asphyxiating
centralisation of governance started .
And there is no sign that it will get
better, no matter who is the President,
unless something drastic is done to its
structure. Hoping or praying that
Nigeria will get better in spite of its
present structure is wishful thinking .
https://punchng.com/did-nnamdi-kanu-disappear-with-restructuring/

Reno, it is a little to late now to begin to reason without sentiments.

You ought have advised him all the while you and your colleagues (FFK and Fayose) were chanting and worshiping Nnamdi Kanu.

Now una eyes don clear and the two others have moved on to new tactics to deceive the gullible again.

Lalasticlala

Reno Omokri, former aide to immediate past
president, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday
revealed what Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, should
have done.

Omokri said the elusive IPOB leader
should have created a political party in the
South East and use it to push for the void
of his people.

Sharing a report of Catalan separatists
wining absolute parliamentary majority,
Omokri said Kanu should have mastered
the act of politics through a political
party.

In a tweet via his Twitter handle, the
former presidential aide, said the IPOB
leader should never have dared President
Muhammadu Buhari.

The United States, US-based Pastor also
stressed that the Biafra agitator “should
never have talked violence. ”

The tweet reads, “This is what IPOB should
have done. Form a political party and win all
the Gubernatorial and House of Assembly
seats in the SE.

“Kanu should never have talked violence or
dared Buhari. He would have won by
mastering the game then using it to advance
his people’s cause peacefully.”
http://mynationnews.com/2017/12/22/jonathans-former-aide-omokri-what-nnamdi-kanu-should-have-done/

Salah doesn't score in Christmas season.

Why Arsenal fans are blaming Cech for this goal is beyond me.

sinaj:
Lol you right.

I think it has to do with a feeling of attachment. I feel that way too when I loose something, not just phone. I always end up missing it for days lol.

I am starting to feel attached to you hermosa doncella (excuse my Spanish) . Hope you won't lose me too and end up missing me.

BluntBoy:
No, he was not. It is like a cameraman losing a phone full of pictures. The phone wouldn't matter as much as the materials on it.

LOL. It was. Do you think he would have left the thief go?

At that moment it would seem like he would but he won't, trust me.

BluntBoy:
Maybe he has like 20, 000 MBs on it

Seriously, there are times when a phone does not matter as much as the materials on it. When I was in the choir, my choirmaster lost his phone that contained some valuable video recordings. He even tried to bribe the thief into returning his phone so that he could transfer the videos into his laptop. The thief did not return it. Perhaps he thought he was being set up.

You just agreed with me. They act like only the sim is significant and the phone is not important.

Plus, your choirmaster was truly trying to set up the theif.

Whenever I read stories like this I just want to weep and not imagine this happening to someone I know. God, so much potentials lost to poor health standard.

Our poor education structure that admits halfbrained students into sensitive institutions.

I can't imagine how I spent three years pointing out and explaining your achievements to many non supporters.

You had your sour points and I hope you'd work on them.

You saw Nigeria through the toughest times when all looked bleak and now we are reaping the rewards.

If I didn't back down then, why should I now?

Paperwhite:
Meanwhile the drug menace is more well pronounced in the north while Buhari is the problem.Therefore they are the problem of Nigeria.

Did you just make sense?

He said drug abuse is a menace in the north (paraphrased).

Lagos alone can account for most abuses than any other state.

Once you have been perceived as persecuted by the igbos you are automatically a hero.

Why do people always say it is the sim or contacts in it that are important when they lose their phones?

Is there a certain psychological effect to losing a phone or is it just me that noticed?

They act like the phone is not important.

That's how a guy misplaced his phone on the road then he came back in the evening crying that the person who took the phone should just return the sim and keep the phone.

Like who is that dumb?

Just go and do welcome back.

We all know how unproductive the civil service really is.

Most of the workers just sign in very late and sign out very early. Zero checks and balances.

That's why they can do without them for so long.

If not for delay in payment of salaries I'd rather work in the civil service than the private sector.

Plus, he is trying to make the commission for happiness not seem redundant and useless.