₦airaland Forum

Nwaikpe:
Even if he was appointed by Bola Tinubu,
Does that make him competent?

All the ministers of the Federal Republic are all appointed by the President and ratified by the whole Senate, but are they not abysmal failures?

Shakeup:
This makes sense 😂
Companies don't reveal their business secrets

Svoboda:
Story! Let him return all the monetary benefits he derived from those appearances or pay same to the victims family. Wvo is fooling who?

Publicity Helps Terrorists. It Does Not Pressure Them. They Treasure it!

It is a very big mistake to think that publicity, or global outrage, pressures terrorists. Quite the contrary. They relish it! They thrive on it. The late British Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher, put it best when she said, "Publicity is the oxygen of terrorism."

Davido means well, but doing what he did, which I will not elaborate on, because my readers know what I am referring to, actually helps the terrorists who took those children more than it aids the rescue of the kids and their teachers.

Terrorists want publicity. That is how they spread terror. If you do not know about their terrifying acts, they can't have the power of terror over you.

Publicity, however well-intended, always works in the favour of terrorists by increasing their ability to incite fear in the public and pressure governments to give in to their demands by outraging the global community, who then put pressure, not on the evil terrorists, but on civil governments.

I was a Presidential spokesman under President Jonathan, and the rescue efforts for the #ChibokGirls were hampered the day Michelle Obama held up the #BringBackOurGirls banner, making it a cause célèbre.

From that point on, the girls became so high profile that it was more profitable, from a terror standpoint, for Boko Haram to hold on to them at whatever costs.

If #BringBackOurGirls had not been made such a global phenomenon, their abductors would not have increased security around the girls and separated them, making it more difficult for security forces to rescue them.

It is not as though the Nigerian government is resting on its oars in the present case. Every effort is being made to secure the release of the children and their teachers abducted from the Ahoro-Esinle and Yawota communities.

We recently saw the stuff our security forces are made up of when they rescued the sister of the immediate past power minister, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, and her children.

What this situation requires is not publicity, especially on a global stage. That is what the terrorists want. And a critical mass of Nigerians are very emotional people and may not understand the dynamics at play here. As such, they may start insulting and attacking me for saying this without pausing to understand the situation.

For four years, I travelled around the world, meeting world leaders in my effort to secure Leah Sharibu's release. I did not collect a dime from anybody and funded this effort myself.

I even released a charity single that I composed and produced with the late Onyeka Onwenu, and went to Nepal to attempt an Everest Climb.

However, after meeting two serving British Prime Ministers, and Canadian and Spanish Prime Ministers, an Icelandic Minister, as well as several Caribbean leaders, I was informed by top level security officials that my activities were actually making Leah Sharibu's release less likely, because by raising her profile, I was making her too valuable as a hostage to her captors, who would rather use the global publicity I was getting for her to raise funds, recruit more terrorists and project themselves.

And when my attention was directed to the UNESCO Handbook for Journalists on Terrorism Coverage, I was mortified with what I read. That piece of literature is very clear on how terrorism thrives the more journalists, celebrities, and politicians publicise acts of terror. In fact, the more you do, the more likely you will have reoccurrences.

That is why I stopped the publicity aspect of the #FreeLeahSharibu campaign.

Look at it this way. If you are a terrorist and are seeking publicity for your cause, to create a larger-than-life image and incite fear in the public, why would you release the very hostages who are responsible for the publicity you are getting?

I wish Nigerians could look at this in a sentient manner instead of being emotional over an issue that we can only resolve if we are rational!

PETER - PROOF GOD IS AN HILARIOUS SOVEREIGN

"What will you do differently?

Peter: "I will not tell you."

Shall I Begin?

God is an hilarious Sovereign, a master of divine irony. He created the Sloth who cannot run to save his own life yet branded it a 'Wild' animal along with… pic.twitter.com/4s9d0a7hx7

— LEGENDARY J.O.E (@LegendaryJoe) June 17, 2026

Svoboda:
Reno isn't far from hypocrisy.
When he went around wearing Free Leah Sharibu T-shirt all over the world and using her family's plight to gain some validation, what was he doing?

In this case, what has Davido done that Reno didn't do, or is it just because it's not politically convenient for him?

Dear Mr. David Adeleke AKA @Davido,

Thank you for your feedback. I was rather surprised by your response to my post, setting the record straight on Peter Obi's false allegations against His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, regarding the repatriation of Nigerian prisoners from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Most shocking is your insult.

You are an international celebrity whom Nigeria is proud of. Coming to insult me on my Instagram profile with such vulgar words should be beneath you.

Yes, I am aware that you were upset at my appeal to you not to use an international platform, such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to give publicity to bandits and terrorists. I am also aware that Peter Obi praised you for doing that, which may have made you feel compelled to defend him.

I did that because while your intention may be good and you think you are pressuring the government, the actual effect of what you did is to give publicity to the terrorists and help them spread fear, recruit new members, and raise funds.

How can you, a Nigerian citizen, with a global platform, go on a global stage to give publicity to terrorists and de-market Nigeria, meanwhile, at that same event, and on that same day, IShowSpeed, an American citizen, used his celebrity and the global stage of the World Cup to market Nigeria by wearing a Nigerian jersey and speaking well of the same country you de-marketed.

Many of us do not know what we have got.

Let me give you an example: As an American citizen, you may be aware of the October 7, 2023, abduction of 254 people by terrorists in Israel, of whom the majority were women and children, including American, British, and Canadian citizens.

There are many celebrities bigger than you in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Since October 7, 2023, these celebrities have performed on many global platforms, including the World Series, the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, and the UEFA Champions League.

Yet, none of them used such platforms to say ANYTHING about the October 7 abduction because they know that publicity helps terrorists and hurts hostages.

We saw that in Nigeria. The #ChibokGirls were abducted on April 14, 2014. The then Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, revealed that the military had located the girls and were ready to rescue them.

However, after Michelle Obama held up the #BringBackOurGirls banner in May of 2014, the publicity resulted in Boko Haram separating the girls into different groups and keeping them in various camps, while increasing security around them, which made it literally impossible to rescue them.

Thereafter, Boko Haram's recruitment was boosted, and their finances exploded, and six months later, ISIS announced that they had merged with Boko Haram to form ISWAP.

That is what I was trying to explain to you. Just like Margaret Thatcher said, "publicity is the oxygen of terrorism."

It is also why the UNESCO Handbook for Journalists on Terrorism Coverage urges public figures not to grant terrorists any publicity.

I hope you now understand my point of view. Thanks again, and may God bless you.

Reno Omokri

Ambassador Designate to Mexico.

Nwaikpe:
Whoever saw this boy and took him to lead this commission had a very wicked heart towards the people the commission was meant to serve.

Have you noticed a trend? Whenever they claim they want to "give the youths a chance," they usually go for the least qualified, but make sure the person has one or two degrees from outside the country, and they sell the certificate as the qualification above all others.

With not even one formal experience, apart from being a boy-boy to politicians, just because he has an overseas degree, he was made to head a commission that could determine the pace of a whole region in respect to development.

Mark Okoye was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency in September, 2022. Prior to his appointment, he also served as Special Adviser to the Governor of Anambra State and later, he served the previous Anambra state government as the commissioner for economic planning and budget and development partners.

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Queries SEDC MD Mark Okoye Over ₦16.6bn Expenditure, Demands Full Account. pic.twitter.com/LkSTaNGrDk

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) June 9, 2026

Even looking at the Senate Committee Chairman's gestures and frequent "attacks" it can be seen that it is not all about the SEDC MD and his team but about themselves...
ED Finance wants to talk, they didn't allow him.

MD is talking and you're still intersecting him from time to… pic.twitter.com/bA1zNodiRO

— Senior Pastor Okezie James Atañi (@Onsogbu) June 10, 2026

DomPerignon:
That's why I call him Pinocchio Obi

He can lie for no reason whatsoever.

A similar program is extended to Prisoners in Nigeria through the Open University scheme and the FG waives tuition fees for prisoners who enroll in Open University as part of their rehabilitation.

https://dailypost.ng/2026/04/15/56-prison-inmates-to-graduate-from-national-open-university-across-nigeria/


Truly , Pinocchio Obi does not know the country he wants to govern.

MrPresident1:
Nigeria is in the throes of the great tribulation. But it is ending

cbaba:
Its true.

Google "Unchained Scholars"

richmond500:
There could be heavy protest that might lead to a revolution if the Nigerian govt and opposition can't differentiate governance from politics

Validated:
Did you read the report? NDC currently leads APC by 44% to 25%. The remaining 23% are undecided, meaning they lean on either side.
However, nationality, NDC is OK.

BlackAdam65:
are your saying there is nothing wrong with our education system

Kukutente23:
Oh your hustle gets paid in cassava
Well to each zone bee his own

Kukutente23:
Don't tell my you lost your sense of taste to the corn diet

Mirasteel:
His name is Michael Joseph Jackson not Wacko Jacko, you don't even know what it means, stop calling him that.

Angeloftruth85:
The last time i checked , God refused to forgive Satan

You're just as confused as the holy book called bible