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With all sense of fairness, what Arrewa posted was just a defense of his heritage. I have read over a thousand comments on nairaland, I think when compared to the ululations of our Southern contemporaries, you can't describe Arrewa as being Tribalistic.
In fact, it seems Nairaland was established solely for the castigation of the North by the way the moderators turn blind eyes to the dererogatory remarks of their Southern brothers.
You can't be in the South and expect to dictate the way of life of others, neither can you migrate to a community and expect them to change their norms and culture because of you. If you can't adapt yourself to their culture, move else where or go back home. This is exactly what Southerners in the North are doing, you want northerners to alter their lifestyles to suit your whims and Caprices; it is not possible
That double standard of a justice must end on Nairaland

doggedfighter:
Arrewa and Yenefer should learn how to conduct themselves on a public forum


They're too tribalistic.

Even after being banned, he's still opening threads and embarking on name calling of the igbos.

It's childish !

In the early hours of Yesterday, the leadership of the PanNigerianist movement; a nacent movement committed towards the unity of Nigeria and the survival of Nigeria beyond 2023, called out the management of the National Identification Management Commission on Twitter over the outrageous fees charged by NIN registration Centers. This quickly attracted the response of the management. Check it out

According to the movement, registration centers are charging from 2500-5000 per registration when it is supposed to be free. What is the situation in your area?

@nimc_ng
Why are the centers across Nigeria charging obnoxious sum for registration of NIN. From #2000-#5000 depending on your location. Is NIN registration not supposed to be free for all?
Pls. do something urgently, Nigerians can't afford this outrageous fee

After the advert for a new VC in Federal University Lokoja was placed, 81 Professors submitted their application to lead the Ivory Towers for the next five years.

The University Governing Council led by Sen. Chris Adighije, trimmed the number of applicants to 20 early this December. It was from this number that Prof Olayemi Durotimi Akinwumi has emerged as the 3rd Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Lokoja.
The announcement was made this afternoon Friday, 18th December, 2020 by the Chairman of the Governing Council, Sen. Chris Adighije following the conclusion of the Process of Selection of the next Vice-Chancellor for the University.

Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, born on 20th January,1964, is the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi. He is a Professor of History and a Fellow of Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN).

A big congratulations to Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, wishing you a successful tenure in Fulokoja

In reaction to the Call for ICC to probe the Nigerian Army, PanNigerianist Movement has called of the Nigerian President to withdraw the Country from the Treaty establishing the Court.

Do you agree with the movement?

In as much as we have our lapses as a country and as a people, we must never allow ourselves to be intimidated by externalities. If the ICC turned blind eyes to British army war crimes, then they can't intimate us

ICC and it's satellite organizations must stop the penchant attitude of going after African leaders.
@MBuhari
pls. withdraw Nigeria from that treaty
African & Nigerian Issue must be handled in African & Nigerian ways.

AngusTV:
Maybe just a few part of it would be shared

The rest would be shared during elections to buy vote.

Someone he was keeping it to share it on his birthday (palliatives that he didn’t buy with his money o)

That is the most annoying part of it. So, Nigerians are entitle to feeding only when he is throwing a feast were he would be celebrated. How did we get here pls?

Pls. move to the front page

Hello Nairalanders,


Reading about how Covid-19 palliatives were left under lock and key across the country left me disheartened and got me thinking?

If the Palliatives were not distributed as planned considering the pang of inconvenience the Covid Pandemic subjected every one to, what would have been the fate of those materials? Putting into consideration how IDPs' funds and materials had been diverted in the past.

Why is it that almost all the Governors across the country were all guilty of this act of inhumanity of man to man?

Do you think those who broke into the warehouses across the Country have done any bad?
Pls. move to the front page

500 BILLION COVID19 INTERVENTION FUND; A REFELECTION ON RECENT INTERVENTION FUNDS

by
Inda Nurudeen Bello

It was with a feeling of indifference that a good number of Nigerians received the news of 500 billion naira intervention fund(amidst the several billions of naira donated by good will individuals and corporate organisations) being sought by the Federal Government to effectively combat the Covid2-19 pandemic that has swept across the globe. While it is quite fitting and proper that we should do this as it indicates giving the situation the attention of utmost urgency  it deserves, past and recent intervention funds experiences have left a good number of Nigerians skeptical as to the fate that awaits the fund once approved.

Nigeria's emergency funds experiences have shown that agencies and sometimes ministries like NEMA, NDDC, the Presidential Initiative for North East (PINE) the Nigerian Defence Ministry are merchants in the cloak of government agency out to profiteer from every situation possible. For example,despite the one billion dollars intervention fund for the acquisition of arms and ammunition in 2018 plus the allocation of 429.128 billion naira in 2016 budget, 465.57 billion naira in 2017 budget, 580.145 billion naira in 2018 budget 435.62 billion and 878.458 billion naira in 2019 and 2020 budget respectively, the Nigerian defence sector particularly the Nigerian Army is still grappling with challenges of under equipment in weaponry needed to combat terrorism head on.[ Please note, the Chadian government that is now taking the battle to the terrorists have an annual budget of less than 1.5 billion dollars]. In fact, the top army hierarchy was caught in a major shake up recently, in what appeared as a conjured and comical arrangement to rationalize or justify the redeployment of Gen. Adeniyi; the Commander in charge of Operation Lafiya Dole, who spoke against the pathetic situation of officers squaring it out with terrorists in the North Eastern part of the country. 

Also, the the alleged Illegal approval and mismanagement of 5.8 billion naira North East Internally Displaced Persons Funds by the Vice President and his Co travellers, the alleged embezzlement of 33 billion naira emergency funds by the a former D.G of NEMA uncovered by the house of reps, the alleged misappropriation of 8 miilion dollars IDP Fund by the Presidential Initiative for the North East uncovered by the senate; The diversion and misappropriation of relief materials and funds for flood victims are high profile intervention funds cases still fresh in our minds like wounds too fresh for the eyes to look at and for the hands to touch. 

This doubt or skepticism is further heightened by the failure of our leaders to acknowledge their failings and the squalid nature of our health system. This was evident in the comic response of the Minister of Foreign Affairs as to why Foreign Governments are evacuating their citizens from Nigeria. According to him, these governments are evacuating their citizens because of the desire by those individuals to be close to a health system they are familiar with in case they contract the disease; a comical response meant to salvage a point while covering up the state of neglect our health system has suffered over the years;a situation midwifed by years of thriving profligacy and vision-less leadership.

This should be a moment of self retrospection as a nation, an opportunity right our wrongs, to get our app together particularly in the health sector. The Ministry of Health and the NCDC must not see this as their turn to take their 'fair' share of the 'National Cake', we must avoid heart touching episodes of setting up mystical committees to investigate how donations made by individuals and coporate bodies in support of the fight  against this pandemic were utilised: committees who's  findings will long be lost in the fog and nights of antiquity before it is reached, the officials in charge of procurement must not see this as another avenue of stealing in accordance to the law. This 500 billion intervention fund must be seen as a stepping stone or  the right step towards revitalization of the health sector; acquiring requisite health facilities needed towards making our health system a world class system, adequate remuneration of health personnel to stem the tides of frequent loss of our medical brains to foreign nations among others.

Our leaders must come to terms with realities of our health system and avoid these series of denials and fish tales being dished out to cover for their failings. They must reflect on the ridicule and humiliation this pandemic outbreak has exposed them to at the international level  as seen in the evacuation of foreigners from Nigeria( most disheartening is the fact that fellow Third World Countries like Egypt and Lebanon are evacuating their citizens too) and the suggestion by French Doctors of turning Africa into an experimental ground for testing the efficacy of their vaccines.

Finally, in the spirit of fairness, we must commend the Federal Government's  dogged fight against this pandemic as the government have succeeded greatly were many World Powers have failed as evident in the number of Covid 19 victims and the fatality rate recorded thus far. Indeed, they have proven that they are on top of the situation and are up to the task whenever they have resolutely resolve to work. Also, we must  commend well meaning Nigerians: individuals, corporate organisations, religious bodies and parastatals that have in one way or the other contributed generously in the fight against this pandemic. This spirit of good samaritanism must not only be extended during outbreaks alone it must be extended to post outbreak period as this is what is needed to stem the scourge of poverty that is confronting the country and in achieving even and equitable distribution of resources. Less I forgot to add, the opposition parties must strive to be responsible in critical moments like this and stop their endless and needless rants and criticism at every giving opportunity

[quote author=Oma307 post=77865854]they can vote for him but the vote of one local government area among the Igalas will cancel the entire vote in Ebiraland[/quote

Firstly, to the guy that talked of Ebira people voting for Yahya Bello again, I want to tell you point blank that it is not not true. Hunger and poverty bear no Tribal marks nor religion. The Ebiras are the worst affected by the uncivil and in human style of governance being administered by Yaya Bello and his Igala Oracle called Onoja.

Now, to the Tribal bigot called OMA307, to claim that one local government from the Igala axis will cancel all the votes from Ebiraland is a my product of your delusion, a lie concocted from the deepest pit of hell. If you don't know, get this today, the most populated local government in Kogi State is Okene local government. With this, there is no way votes from one local government will cancel out all the votes from Ebiraland.
In as much as it is not disputable that you people the Igalas have a numerical edge over others, it amounts to gross exaggeration to say one local government in your axis surpassed the five local government of the Ebiras put together.

Finally, in as much as Yahya Bello has failed woefully in governance, others before him like Ibrahim Idris and Idris Ichalla Wada were disasters in governance too, neither was Audu any saint. In other words, each an every tribe has their good, the bads and Pazzos among them, it is just unfortunate that it is the Pazzo among the Ebiras that this opportunity fell into his hands, it doesn't mean we do not have good people amongst us breaking ground in administration allover the globe

hisexcellency34:
I can't wait for Mary Odili to become Chief Justice of Nigeria ((CJN). Buhari, Amaechi and APC fear that woman no be small

What u(his excellency) failed to realise is that the next three judges after Tanko will all retire before him, so, it is the number six judge that will take over from Tanko except for death.

LET'S SAVE THE MALALA OF NIGERIA
Once upon a time, there lived a young girl who was an education advocate even before attaining maturity in the face and in the midst of terrorism. With this, she earned the wrath of the terrorist group who declared her wanted. Unfortunately for her she fell into the nest of the group and was shot on the head on October 12, 2012. Fortunately for the world, she didn’t die as expected by the group, she defeated all odds to survive as she felt she had an unfinished mission, which and must be completed. Having survived brain damage which the bullet cursed her she moved on with her advocacy for the girl child education.
In 2013, she delivered an inspiring speech at the United Nations and published her book in the same year. In 2014, she won the prestigious Nobel peace prize; becoming the youngest person to have ever done so at just age 17.

Ladies and gentlemen, from the preamble given above, I know only one name conjures up in your memory the same way only one name rings bell in my mind – you all are not wrong; she is Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan.

On her attack by the deadly group, she said “ the terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.”

While stressing the importance of education, she described it as the “ most powerful weapon” and noted that women must not be sidelined in the pursuit of this powerful weapon of global transformation.
“The extremists were, and they are, afraid of books and pens. The power of education frightens them. They are afraid of women... Let us pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons.”
In other words, the world must not only supports the girl child education but must also strive to remove all obstacles to the attainment of girl child education and also help her realise her potential to the fullest.

Today in Nigeria, the life of a promising young girl like Malala lies on the blink, battling to defeat all odds to survive and also realize her dreams just like Malala. She lies on a hospital bed in Aminu Kano teaching hospital Kano battling with leukemia ( a deadly blood cancer). She was was diagnosed of the deadly disease on 11/08/2018, with unit registration number 900085006 at the Hermatology & Blood bank unit of the hospital. Her name; Salamun Unekwu Shaibu. Prior to the diagnosis, she was academically sound student in the department of Agricultural Extension and Economics, with matriculation number: AGR/16/AGR/00911, Faculty of Agriculture, Ado Bayero University, Kano.

With this, the educational ideals which Malala fought and live for is not only on the blink but the Life of the girl child which she represents is also on the line.

Considering the severity of the case and utmost urgency with which treatment needs to be administered, She needs a total of fifteen million Naira( #15,000 000) to travel for treatment in India. And as such in dire need of assistance from all and sundry. This is a meager sum for the life of promising young girl who might likely be the Malala Yousafzai of Nigeria considering the fact that Nigerians rewarded billions of Naira to some set of people who did nothing other than ridiculing the moral fabric upon which every society is built; morality, education, culture and more in the name of Big Brother Nigeria.

Now, I challenge all particularly those who voted in the Big Brother series to now donate the same #30 to save a soul.
Just like Malala said, let us change her fears and dashed hopes into strength, optimism and purposefulness.

Fellow countrymen and women:
# Let us save humanity
#Let us save the Malala of Nigeria
# Let us save Salamatu Unekwu Shaibu.

Below are her account details and numbers to call for verification:
Name:* Salamatu Unekwu Shuaibu
*A/C No.* 0059571549
Bank: Sterling Bank

*For Your Verifications:*
Dr. Aliyu Tukur @AKTH 08034580226
Father: 08036439165


by Bello Inda Nurudeen (a corps member in Zamfara State)

I don't blame him, it is because we are fond of havesting from where we did not plant in Nigeria