₦airaland Forum

Massob or IBM is a joke...
Selfish foools dat kia only abt deir own pocket...
Using Biaran struggle as deir mask...just to get some benefits from d government...
No one kias abt dem no more... that has resulted 2 jealousy...
A yahoo yahoo illiterate man, as dey claimed, is making more wave dan dem...
Did Igbos tell dey nid a Professor 2 b deir mouth pierce?
Dat shows u d fragile reasoning of Uwazurike...
Well i want peace...
Please govt allow dem do deir tin in peace o...
B4 u declare a State of Emergency in d Eatern Region...

- Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has advised university graduates to go into farming rather than seek white collar jobs.

- The governor said the best way to build Nigeria economy is to enourage interest in Agriculture

- The governors charged all Nigerians to invest in things that would enhance farming in the next five years

Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has advised university graduates to dump their certificates and go back to farm, urging them to see agriculture as viable alternative to white collar job.

The governor said the call was necessary due to the menace of unemployment among Nigerian youths.


Osun state governor tells university graduates to start farming

Aregbesola who gave this speech during the 6th convocation ceremony of Fountain University, Osogbo, added that the present economic situation has shown Nigerians the need to encourage farming as the only alternative to crude oil, Daily Post reports.

He explained that there was no aspect of life that could do without agriculture, saying Nigerian graduates must henceforth stop searching for formal jobs that realistically remained elusive.

He called for productivity, resilience and hard-work among Nigerians, stressing that the present nation’s economy demands one to be self-employed.

The governor noted that there is no other alternative to sustain Nigerian economy than to build and encourage requisite interest in agriculture and brace up with anything that could promote food security.

The governor maintained that all Nigerians, as a matter of urgency should invest in things that would enhance farming in the next five years if truly the nation was ready to overcome her present economic challenges.

Lamenting the excess in the global oil market, which has brought about dwindling revenues to all tiers of government, Aregbesola emphasised the need for massive participation in agriculture.

“There is need for us, especially our young grandaunt’s to lead the nation in promoting agriculture as the only realistic surviving alternative to economy.

“We must not but embrace farming because it is only agriculture that has direct links to all aspects of life.

“Nigeria has grown to the stage through which her food production capacity must be urgently expanded to meet the general needs of the citizenry and as well enhance exportation.

“The time to enhance productivity has come. We must all embrace productivity. We must produce whatever we desire to consume”

Congratulating the graduating students, Aregbesola charged them to adapt to the virtues they acquired from the institution.

He called on them to get prepared for the challenges ahead and life after university which he described as “challenging.”

“You must all prepare the challenges ahead especially at this period of over saturated tendencies of labour market. You need grim determination to succeed. You must be rational and critical in the application of the knowledge you have acquired.
Aregbesola appealed to those who are perpetrating violence and criminality in the name of Islam to have a rethink, using the precious and reputable saying, “violence is directly antithetical to Islam.”

Meanwhile, Osun state government Tuesday, January 10, described the claims that some pensioners have set up a camp purposely for those calling themselves “Internally Displaced Pensioners” as another propaganda against Rauf Aregbesola’s administration.

The government, through a statement by the bureau of communication and strategy, which was signed by its Director, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, said if indeed, any camp was set up, it could not be for demand for payment of any pensions.


https://www.naij.com/1082838-osun-state-governor-tells-university-graduates-start-farming.html

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered the remand of one Momodu Rebo, 19, and Isiaka Idris, 22, in prison custody over alleged destruction of farm crops.
The police prosecutor, Samson Osobu, told the Court that the accused, and others now at large, committed the offence on January 11 at Apoto farm settlement, Eporo, in Emure-Ekiti.
Mr. Osobu alleged that police took guns and others offensive weapons from the accused.
He said that the offence is contrary to Section 4 (1) of Prohibition of Cattle and other Ruminant Grazing in Ekiti State Laws, 2016 and punishable under section 11 of the Ekiti State Kidnap and Terrorism (Prohibition) Law, 2015.
The prosecutor ‎said the accused, on the said date, unlawfully allowed their cattle to graze on farmland not designated as ranches, but belonging to Akinwale Bisi, Agbelegbe Dare and Paul Salami.
Mr. Osobu said the cattle thus damaged their crops, valued at eight hundred and fifty thousand naira (N850, 000).
He applied for a date of adjournment to file the case and send to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, for legal advice.
The pleas of the accused were not taken, as their counsel, Ademola Okeya, sought for a short date of adjournment, pending the advice from the DPP office.

Chief Magistrate Idowu Ayenimo remanded the accused persons in prison custody, till the outcome of the advice from the DPP.
He adjourned the case to January 27 for further hearing.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/220662-court-remands-2-herdsmen-alleged-destruction-farm-crops.html

Heritage Bank has embarked on mass retrenchment of its workers with 400 staff sacked in December.
Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Monday indicated that more workers are pencilled for sack.
NAN reports that the bank, in October 2014, acquired Enterprise Bank with about N56 billion ($281 million).
A top management source in the bank, who pleaded anonymity, said that the sack cut across the top, middle and low cadres.
He said that the mass sack was creating apprehension and fears among the remaining workers.
The source said that the remaining workers, especially workers from the former Enterprise Bank, feared they could be disengaged anytime.
He said that workers from the former Enterprise Bank were the most affected in the ongoing restructuring exercise embarked on to improve the bank’s profitability.
The bank embarked on the massive sack in spite of the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige’s directive to financial institutions to desist from the sacking spree.
Fela Ibidapo, the bank’s Head of Corporate Communications, however, told NAN that the figures were not correct.
Mr. Ibidapo said that the mass sack was not limited to the bank as it cut across all operators in the industry.
There have been media reports of the bank’s financial instability which the bank denied.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-news/220650-heritage-bank-sacks-400-staff.html

victorvezx:
Talking about oil, which oil does Biafra have?

Does biara boost wit oil
Nawa o...
If u feel dey have notin 2 offer, allow dem go nah...mak dem go suffer...if dem suffer nah ur business
U wil b somewhere in Ogun State seeing skyscrapers in Biafra...
U hate dem but no wan allow dem go...mayb u guys r just addicted 2 #Hating...
Me no dey agitate ooo but just sayin d obvious...

aurenflani:
You maybe right to an extent only if you admit that your southern brothers are also involved in sharing blame. You must also remember one thing, those that go abroad and spoil Nigeria's name.

Dere was once a President who travelled abroad and criticised his country's Ministers, how dey r lazy n blah blah...Worldwide disgrace...discussing ur personal country matter wit a foreign country.. imagine Putin or Obama sayin a tin lik dat...
Dat sam president said something in d presence of d most power woman on earth....hmmmm somewhere in Germany...he said his wife belongs 2 d kitchen n d oda room..... I NEVA REWIND O... but mak i stop there...
It is called WORLDWIDE disgrace...
Dat alone over powers wateva u ma fulani brother has in mind...

darknetcom:
i am immun to brain wash..tell your rubbish to your fellow igbos...

Y d tribal sentiment
Y Igbo out of over 350 tribes in 9ja...
How can nija b one
U r probably Hausa or Yoruba...
R u an hausa man ... u mallams garnish ur names on nairaland...but we know una..
Ur brain was washed wit Hypo and Jik mixed togeda and d sweetest part is dat Dettol was not included...rather Acid was d disinfectant...
I longer kia abt ur brainless head...i regret i did at first...

darknetcom:
anything before 1960 is none of my business...
..

you want me to defend white people too because of your mullato kanu...

in your dreams...!..

Wake up from ur kwashiorkor slumber...... its obvious u lack healthy intelligence... judging by ur comments u hv programmed ur mind to not receive credible knowledge...
How many Nairalanders hv told u abt ur reasoning deformity
To have a successful solution 2 a tin or matter u nid 2 address or find d answers from d root...xpeciali dat of a Nation...
Only pple wit extraordinary reasoning sickness will shy away from d truth...
After all d wise men said we learn from history but u won't know notin abt dat...would u??

darknetcom:
no,no...officialy we were in charge since 1960..

anything before 1960 is not a arguement...

i am not going to argue with you anything before 1960...

U r ignorant and delusional...
Wen was dis country named Nigeria
Do u know wat indirect rule is

By Joseph Erunke
ABUJA – AN indication of possible and imminent deployment of peace keeping troops to Gambia in the wake of ongoing electoral dispute involving the country’s President, Yahya Jammeh and his contender in the December 1 presidential election, Adama Barrow, appears glaring at the weekend, as the regional service chiefs held what source consider as strategic security meeting aimed at taking action in the tiniest West African nation.


ECOWAS CHIEFS OF DEFENCE STAFF BRAINSTORMS ON GAMBIAN POLITICAL IMPASSE
The meeting which Vanguard gathered, was at the instance of Nigeria, was hosted by its Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin.

Although the press was not privy to the high-level West African security gathering in the Nigeria’s federal capital city, the official website of the Defence Headquarters confirmed the development through pictures of the event.

According to the pictures found on the Defence Headquarters’ site, those at the one-day event included the chairperson of ECOWAS Chief of Defence Staffs, Brigadier General Daniel Ziankahn of Liberia; CH Gueye of Senegal; ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Hajiya Salamatu; Vice President of the Commission; the Ghanian Chief of Defence Staff and principal staff officers from Defence, Army, Navy, and Air Force headquarters.

Sources said the meeting which was reportedly held at the Defence Headquarters, in Abuja, was part of the preparation for the inauguration of an ECOWAS Military Intervention Group, ECOMIG, expected to move ahead of the United Nations troops to be deplored after January 19 if President Jammeh fails to step down from power to Barrow, who reportedly won the election from an opposition party.

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin,was said to have during the event, told the regional leaders and military chiefs of the region that the body would not rest in its oars in the pursuit of dialogue with the political leaders of Gambia to ensure peaceful transition of power in accordance with the Gambian’s constitution and the peoples will.

Although no communique was issued at the end of the meeting,it was gathered that West African security body however resolved that the various leaders should return to their countries but be on a stand-by for troops deployment should the need arises after January 19.

Recall that already, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has vowed to take all necessary actions to enforce the will of the Gambian people in the December 1p presidential election reportedly lost by Jammeh.

Mohammed Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, UNOWAS, had hinted of ECOWAS’ resolve to take all necessary actions to enforce the results of the December 1, 2016 presidential election in the Gambia, while briefing the UN Security Council on the political and security situation in the region recently.

The post Gambia: West African Defence chiefs meet in Abuja appeared first on Vanguard News.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/gambiawest-african-defence-chiefs-meet-in-abuja/

Former Abia State governor,  Dr  Orji  Uzor Kalu, has advised President Muhammad Buhari to source for funds, including from the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and inject same into the economy to enable the country come out of its current economic recession.
Such money, he reasoned, could be channeled into massive roads/bridges construction, and other infrastructural projects.

Dr Kalu gave the advice in Port Harcourt at the weekend, while fielding questions from newsmen during the official opening of Swiss Spirit Hotel.  

According to him, majority of Nigerians are artisans, who could  become role players in the country’s economy, if the Federal Government could pay more attention to agriculture another non-oil sectors. Once the artisans are active, the economy will be active.” he said.
 
He posited that money spent on infrastructural development would eventually create more jobs for the  citizenry, and engage those who were already out of work.

The former governor explained that President Buhari’s experience as former military Head of State, places him in a position to take the country out of recession, and make  the economy to flourish once again.

He said 2017 had started on a promising note, indicating  that  the  economic growth would  be high this year, but appealed to the President to stimulate the economy “for the survival of Nigerians and the country.”
 
“Everybody knows that the country is very bad. Everybody knows that businesses are not doing well. So, in this kind of situation, it  behoves the Federal Government to create emergency laws, and authorization, from the National Assembly to be able to put stimulus immediately.
“The Federal Government should look for money from anywhere and pour into the economy. That money should go into road construction, bridges and into agriculture,” he said.

He dismissed the  belief  in some  quarters that the president is being controlled  by  a  cabal ,  adding, “he cannot allow himself to be controlled by forces that want his administration to fail.”

He said: “Buhari had been president before, it should  not accepted  with this issue of people controlling him because he was a  two-star army General  before he ruled us , he was Minister of Petroleum, he was Chairman of PTF and I advise that he should take  the bull by the horns, go immediately and conquer Nigeria, economically. Nigerians need to be conquered. People like us, who, day  before  yesterday, I was in PDP, yesterday, I was in PPA, today, I am  in APC, so  he needs to surprise us, that our people should be eating from the table. It is very important  because, if Nigerians don’t eat every day, it is dangerous for leadership.”
Kalu also believes that Buhari  has a competent team working with him, but urged him to address the needs of Nigerians.
He  advised Nigerians  not to wait for people to give them free money, adding, “it is not possible , people roll up their sleeves and  work for their money, this is how it is done, and the money will be sweeter  to spend.”
He urged Nigerians to invest in agriculture to create more job opportunities, as well as investing more in the non-oil sector, adding that “oil is toxic.”


http://sunnewsonline.com/how-nigeria-can-come-out-of-recession-kalu/

darknetcom:
since 1960 is not 100years...

The amalgamation by d British was in 1914..
U won ur independence from britain dat colonised u in 1960..
2014 made it 100 years...now, 2017 is making 103 years...
Now u know, dont repeat dsam blonder.. ask google 2 brief u ur history well...
Talking abt Biafra it was called a country in 1967 and was defeated in 1970...d international law says after 50 years, a conqured nation or people has d right to freedom... do d maths...
4 over 100 years and b4 d era of Briatain (colonialism), dis 3 regions according 2 lord Lugards map, never lived in peace...so it is in dis generation..
D best solution is "TRUE or fISCAL FEDERALISM "..
Let every state manage deir resources...dis way no one wil accuse anoda of exploitation...
Every State wil mak deir own Law..
"TRUE or FISCAL FEDERALISM" i repeat...

Rossikki:
They are facts... Scary though they are. Who in Africa cares what Togo or Sierra Leone thinks or says? That will be you soon. If you talk too much Ghana will send in their troops to deal with you, and even replace your leadership. As their troops are banging your women, you would be sitting somewhere saying "Kai! Look at ordinary Ghana, running things here. If it were in the days of Nigeria, could they dare come in here and do this?"

Both u and d person u quoted need help cos ur brains are paralysed...
Wat has 9ja done wit her size..
Wat wil size giv u wen u have sophisticated War heads?
What makes u tink d country wil b a failed one
Just answer d questions asked by d OP and if u have notin sensible 2 contribute den dont post nonsense...

Was dis wat dey promised us..
Youths i know d situations in d country has quicken our senses...no more mistakes come 2019...
I pray d government work wonders b4 den...
God increase our president wit wisdom to do good impartially..

This day, the 15th. of January, is very significant in Nigeria's history, reason being that it was on this day in 1970, that the Biafra war officially was called off.

Though the casualties of the war was higher on the Biafran side, the Nigerian civil war still has not killed many Igbo's quest and longing for a Republic.

Having said this, the resolve of pro-Biafrans have grown stronger over the years, and below are 6 crucial reasons why they stand a chance to actualize the dream that was born over over 50-years ago.

1. It is legal

When a people believe that they have been oppressed for too long, and cannot remain as part of the community in which they thrive, its is their right to request that they be set apart from the parent group.

There are justified reasons for secession, especially if it has to do with rectifying grave injustices, and violence is not involved in the process.

The pro-Biafra agitators are of the believe that they have a legal right to demand an exit, and they have continued to push vehemently for that which they believe in.

2. Foreign countries support

Just few months back, the struggle for the actualisation of a sovereign state of Biafra received a massive boost following the reported visit of a Phillippian envoy to Imo state.

According to Vanguard, the Phillippian Senate president’s aide, Lady Cynthia Esgurrna Touraha, was a guest of Imo Bilie Initiative (IBI) a non-governmental organization that is also strongly behind the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) getting justice in an Owerri high court.

The Phillippian was to witness the court proceedings on Thursday, March 31, 2016, in the suit filed by IBI against the federal government.

The president of IBI, Innocent Amadi, who spoke with journalists in Imo state, informed that the visitor was in the court to witness the day’s proceedings.

He said: "We were at the Federal High Court, Owerri, to keep our date, but we were told that the court always enjoyed one week break after the Easter festivities. Our case has been adjourned to May 2, 2016.

"We shall employ legal framework and diplomatic channels in fighting for the sovereign state of Biafra."

With more support such as this, the push for Biafra may not be a far cry.

3. International organization lending their voices

In 2015, the Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), expressed its support to Biafra’s immediate from Nigeria, simultaneously presenting a list of demands to the Nigeria federal government.

The Organization that promotes self-determination and the end to colonial era boundaries in Africa has declared its support to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and its adherents in a letter to the Nigeria federal government.

“Today the people of Biafra are locked in an emerging struggle with the Nigeria federal government, the inevitable result of which will be self-determination for Biafra. Unfortunately the Nigerian government has resorted to summary execution and detention of Biafran patriots. The situation will surely escalate unless immediate action is taken."

Asides the OEAS, many other groups have spoken in favour of the pro-Biafra agitators, and many more are still speaking for the course. Many are also listening to the pleas of the pro-Biafrans.

4. The power in Numbers

Without a doubt, there is a massive growth in size as regards pro-Biafra agitators and pro-Biafra groups.

Some argue that having too many groups might be a problem in itself, this is based on the theory that too many hands spoil the stew.

However, there is straight in numbers and the pro-Biafrans are using this mightily. As the numbers swell, confidence is built stronger and with such confidence, they say "victory is certain".

5. Aligning Niger Delta militants and the South South Support

Not too long ago, the IPOB, stated that Biafraland is not only the areas inhabited by the Igbo-speaking people of the country.

The IPOB claimed that Biafra spans from Itsekiriland on the western boundary with Oduduwa to Bakassi on the eastern boundary with the Cameroons, and also stretches from Idoma and Igala land on the northern boundary with Northern Nigeria to the Bight of Biafra which is South of the island of Bonny.

In a statement by the spokespersons of IPOB, Emma Nmezu and Dr. Clifford Chukwuemeka Iroanya, the pro-Biafra group pointed out that "in the present-day Nigeria, Biafra consists of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, and Rivers states as well as Igbanke in Edo state, Igala in Kogi state, and Idoma in Benue state."

It said the above revelation showed that Biafra is not populated by the Igbo-speaking people, adding that the last head of state and commander-in-chief of Biafra was not from the Igbo-speaking area of Biafraland.

Similarly, MASSOB pledged its total allegiance to the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), along with other pro-Biafra groups operating in the Niger Delta region.

The Niger Delta Avengers has carried out a series of bombings in the Niger Delta region and also threatened to assassinate President Muhammadu Buhari if he visited Ogoniland in Rivers state.

Along with pledging allegiance to the militants, MASSOB also demanded the release of Radio Biafra Director Nnamdi Kanu.

A few months back, Comrade Joseph Evah, the national coordinator of the Ijaw Monitoring Group, said that the Niger Delta people were against the Igbos during the civil war but are now ready to support them in their agitation for an independent Biafra state.

In an interview with Vanguard, Evah said the Niger Delta people made amends by participating in the burial of the late Chief Chukwuemeka Ojukwu who championed the Biafra civil war.

He said the Igbos had forgiven the Niger Delta people which was why they were supporting them in their agitation.

If the aliance work, then the Biafra agitators might have found an answer to the questions they seek.

6. Peaceful, simple but tactical approach

In more recent times, secession has been approached from a no violence angle, the less report of violence by prio-Biafrans is a testimony to the fact that other very smart means are currently being employed to see that the dream is achieved.

Recently, the European Union (EU) said that though it holds strong diplomatic and economic relationship with Nigeria, the “protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms remains a priority for the EU and we encourage the authorities [Nigeria] in every occasion to respect such rights.”

The EU went on to caution the OEAS and Biafran that the push for self-determination and border changes must be carried out within the ambits of established international law.

It added that Biafra can only be recognized through international law and not through armed secession.

On this day, it is wise for us as a nation to sit back and sober reflect on the Biafra war. The tragic, historic event, gives every one of us the chance to ask ourselves the one true question: "is Biafra the answer?"


https://www.naij.com/1082626-6-strong-signs-biafra-pass-pictured.html

Pointed questions raised by US president-elect Donald Trump’s transition team about America’s relations with Kenya and Africa have raised concern about how Africa will relate with the new administration.
Mr Trump’s transition panel has questioned why the US has been fighting Al-Shabaab for a decade yet it has not won, for example, raised concerns on how the money that Washington donates to various causes in Africa is spent; wondered whether Big Sam is serious in doing business with Africa among other concerns.
In a questionnaire that the transition team sent to the US state department, whose contents were published on Friday by the
New York Times, a number of questions are raised and analysts say they are a pointer to the attitude Mr Trump will have towards Africa when he is sworn in to run the White House.
One question goes: “We’ve been fighting al-Shabaab for a decade, why haven’t we won?”
Then another: “How does US business compete with other nations in Africa? Are we losing out to the Chinese?”
A further query: “With so much corruption in Africa, how much of our funding is stolen? Why should we spend these funds on Africa when we are suffering here in the US?”
They don’t end there. Another worry: “Most of Agoa (African Growth and Opportunity Act) imports are petroleum products, with the benefits going to national oil companies. Why do we support that massive benefit to corrupt regimes?”
There comes another worry relating to the state of affairs in Uganda.
“We’ve been hunting [Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group leader Joseph] Kony for years, is it worth the effort?” the document poses. “The LRA has never attacked US interests, why do we care? Is it worth the huge cash outlays? … Even the Ugandans are looking to stop searching for him, since they no longer view him as a threat, so why do we?”
And if you thought the Ebola disease that ravaged western Africa countries two years ago is dead and gone, Trump’s transitional team wants answers on the matter.
“How… do we prevent the next Ebola outbreak from hitting the US?”
The questions, contained in a four-page document, could be the clearest pointer to the way Mr Trump will be seeking to engage with Africa, a topic he hardly discussed in the campaign leading to his election in November 2016.
“[Outgoing President Barack] Obama was very messianic. And Trump has no desire to be a messiah for anyone. He’s just a businessman trying to make money, at least for the country,” Prof Macharia Munene, a professor of history and international relations at the United States International University, told the Nation on Saturday.
AMERICAN INTERESTS
The question on whether the US has let China gain more foothold in doing business with Africa, for instance, reveals that Mr Trump is gearing for a “scratch my back I scratch yours” relationship, according to Mr Zaddock Syong’oh, a former policy advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
“Mr Trump is giving top priority to American interests and his engagement with external players, whether it is Africa or Kenya as an individual country, saying the relationship must be on the basis that it is serving American interests. That is to say, his policy is based on a quid pro quo approach of ‘you scratch my back, I scratch yours; for every good thing I do to you, what is in it for me?’” said Mr Syong’oh.
It has never been so blatant and so open,” added Mr Syong’oh who has worked at the foreign affairs ministry for six years.
One of the likely consequences if the questions become policy will be a decline in the amount of money that the Trump administration will be channelling to Africa as aid.
During his reign between 2001 and 2009, President George Bush quadrupled the amount of monetary donations to African countries, according to the New York Times.
The newspaper adds that Mr Obama, Mr Bush’s successor, largely maintained the sums even as his administration was making cuts elsewhere.
“Even so, the amount of American aid in 2015 to other critical allies — Afghanistan (5.5 billion US dollars), Israel ($3.1 billion), Iraq ($1.8 billion) and Egypt ($1.4 billion) — far exceeded the approximately $8 billion for all of sub-Saharan Africa,” NYT reported.
If Mr Trump continues with his right-leaning tendencies exhibited during the campaigns, Prof Munene said, it is likely that funds coming in through Usaid may be slashed or halted altogether.
“There may be some thinking along with the white American conservatives who believe that any deal with any other country is a giveaway, without looking at the other side of it,” he said.
DOING A LOT OF BUSINESS
“These are businesspeople and they are going to be doing a lot of business. So, Kenyans should, in talking to the American officials, show them the business opportunities here. We need more investments than the so-called aid,” added Prof Munene.
If the question on the fight against al-Shabaab informs an equally blunt policy decision by the Trump administration, it will deal a major blow in Kenya’s efforts to fight the terror group as the US has previously been involved in, among other efforts, launching drone attacks that killed a number of al-Shabaab leaders.
Besides al-Shabaab, the questionnaire also seeks answers on why the US is concerned about fighting Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria. Its drafters wonder why the girls who were kidnapped by the militants in 2014 have not been rescued.
“If Mr Trump decides against fighting al-Shabaab and Boko Haram and all these terror groups, then it will of course have some effect on even US security itself, because the reason the US has been helping in fighting them is because it’s in its interest.
“And it’s possible that Mr Trump might do it more because he promised to rebuild the military; to make it bigger than it is,” explained Prof Munene.
So, what does the questionnaire from Mr Trump’s transition mean? Mr Syong’oh said it is normal for a new administration to ask questions about the engagements of its preceding regime.
“Basically, they are asking these questions so that they can have a basis for reviewing the current policies and the past policies so that they can develop new policies going forward,” he said.
Mr Syong’oh, currently a consultant, expressed optimism that despite Mr Trump’s habit of making decisions on the run, the questions will not turn into actionable policies given the legal regime in the US.
“What I know for sure is that the American state system is a highly structured system. Decision making processes are very, very structured and they go through a lot of stages,” he said.


www.nation.co.ke/news/Trump-s-queries-a-pointer-to-tough-engagement-with-Africa/1056-3517626-rxiuqw/index.html

ImperialYoruba:
Your entire territory was under the administration of Royal Niger Company. Who did you fight?
Britain paid couple of pounds to purchase you from RNC in preparation for merger and amalgamation. You wan hear your history?

Since no one educated u, go to Wikipedia...

Hiploko:
Buhari promised more

Yeah i just gave u som hints

A photo of a military catholic priest ministering at a podium with a rifle strapped to his arms has generated a social media debate.


The photo was taken in at the St. James Catholic Cathedral military base in Yobe state at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency.

The priest is seen with his Ak47 rifle strapped to his shoulders as he carries out his ministry to his congregation.

Some Nigerians reacting to the photo have commended the clergy man for being alert in church.

Others however, faulted the priest for carrying a gun in church.

They said the priest lacked the courage to believe that God can fight his battles.

Another group suggested that carrying guns to places of worship could help reduce insecurity in the country.

Where do you stand on the issue, do you think carrying guns to places of worship is the solution to insecurity in the country?

See reactions below:

https://www.naij.com/1082623-catholic-priest-loaded-rifle-church.html

Daplux4:
No right thinking Nigerian will vote buhari again,
come to think of it what is going to tell us again

If u vote 4 me, i will mak Nigeria d world power b4 d end of my tenure..

If d East vote 4 me, i will pass d Biafra Referendum...

If u vote 4 me, Naira will b higher dan Pounds..

If u vote 4 me i will pay every undergraduate and graduates 50k a month...

If u vote 4 me i will eradicate poverty and price of goods n services will b d cheapest in d world...

2019 mandate is called "Liberation"..

GMBuhari:
Mr Archeologist


You don't have any Buhari quotes from 18th century?



All these heresy will do you no good


When Nnamdi went to beg money for arms, he was recorded

When he called Nigeria a zoo , he was recorded


When he asked his people to kill DSS and army he was recorded


My point being if Buhari said these things I'm sure there'll be video compilation , or audio evidence on YouTube,


I'm sure FlatPobs will take it up as a hobby to do anything to ensure they circulate that audio if it ever existed



There's no proof whatsoever

Hush ur smelly mouth... ignorant stupid moda4ka..
Lets just pray d President always do d right tin...n b one of d best...

xnsandrxns:
Your write up is disorganised and childish

Next time try and separate your pointlessness from your points

You don't see Yorubas in the east because we don't do Urban to Rural migration

That's why your successful ones have to travel to Lagos to be something in life

You think because you hawk gala and garden egg in traffic, you are a stakeholder in the development

If you guys are so good at it, why not develop your hellhole and stay there?

As I said, tabulate your points (if you have any)
And they shall be addressed

I guess u must b wondering y am replying u...well i just wanna open ur eyes to ur foolishness so dat next time u won't open ur mouth and say tins without facts..
D last time i was in lagos i only saw Yoruba guys hawking by d road side.. enta alaba market n u gonna tink u r in Aba or Onitsha market...
Dont mak me laugh... den travel 2 d East n den com back n halla me on Nairaland if u saw kids hawking by d road side..
Talking abt our successful ones dat com 2 ur land, its just because dey want to teach u d secret of success... while u sit at home doing notin but tautish works... u hating cos d easterners r makin d money legitimately without xploitin u pple... dere r even som Easterners in d Lagos State House... can u c d power of deir success... has it been done in anoda State...?
Even d white men had to leave deir continent in search of greener pastures.. dey found it in Africa and d American continents... sit down at home...lazy ass and dont go to anoda state and mak a living... enjoy ur brown roof.. 4 ur info d East is beta dan ur states apart 4rm Lagos...
Well am don wit u.. u r living in a dark hole n so ignorant... i hope u find knowledge, understanding and wisdom...

SIGNED OUT!!!!!!

xnsandrxns:
From our posts
One can easily deduct who the bitter one is
I'm not fighting anyone
You are the ones hating

If you guys are truly the ones developing those places, why not wicked them and stop the development

Stupidity is when you leave you decaying home to develop another person's home

I told you to come back only when you have sense
Be warned

I had to correct u wen i saw ur post..
U r being immature and bitter... is it cos of all d AFONJA vibe dats jst wat nairalanders use to tease u guys...i tink dats y u r worked up...
Let me educate u...
Abuja is d capital so dat xplains y pple r husting dere..
Lagos was a former capital so dat xplains y pple were n stil dere... plus d geographical location which made it a perfect place for commerce...
Ogun state is benefiting from d pieces dat falls from d table of lagos.. now u understand y d Igbos r dere.. since u already know dat d igbos r business minded...
D igbos come dere n tak almost all ur works and ur youth jst bcom prostitutes and agboros' (taut)..
Am just being honest...
How many Yuroba's r in d SE and SS or how many Northerners r in d SE and SS
Igbos r everywhere...and d SE is developing at its own pace..
Now am not being tribalistic but am tryna mak common sense...
How can som1 stil have a roof or building dat has been since d 30's.. i guess we should mak d SW our National Museum cos of d unnecessary stupid ancient things...lol... ...b4 u react allow ur facial architectural marks 2 relax (a little sense of humour)...
Wel now u know, y d two major cities in 9ja are crowded by different tribes, especially d igbos..
Dude relax ur shoulders, every tribe is special in its own way.. respect one anoda..
Nigeria can survive wit or without any tribe or tribes..
4 d record SW is full of brown roofs...and d houses wit good roofs are owned by non indigenous fellows.. (people from oda tribes outside SW)... dude Hate it or Love..
And 4 d record igbos r d most industrious pple in Nija...

xnsandrxns:
Again

Another ignorant post from the ignorant bunch

Some cities are called ancient cities for some reasons

One of which is the age of some of the structures

Go to Ibadan, Oshogbo, Kano, Benin and those other cities that have history

You guys won't know what that means though

You are just clearing your bushes

Have you been to the just developing areas of the west?

Go check if you'll see any old structure there

Because you don't have history doesn't mean other should throw away their history

Now fvck of my mention till you have sense

Are u talking about Lagos and Ogun States..
Den u ask ur self, who r d pple making d States blossom...
who know know SE
Wen ur fore fathers opened d door 4 d british, we fought dem until dey won.. Ass lickers..
Beta ask Britain abt SE...who know know d Eastern Region b4 d Amalgamation
SS is developing...
I jst hope d pple helping u guys 2 develop ur land will go home and develop deirs..
Examine ur self b4 u cal som1 ignorant.. u r jst a bitter fellow..

xnsandrxns:
You are good entertainment

Now you want to talk about history

Something your fathers don't even know about

Don't be ashamed of your identity

You are Igbo claiming SS

You are a minority

Whichever angle you look at things from

Sorry for your loss

And next time before you say brown roof, take a minute and think about how the brown roofs came to being.
Cos in the 50s and 60s when the Yorubas were already using roofing sheets, you bush fathers were still living in thatched roof huts.

Now run off my mention and hawk some gala

So funny i had to comment...
Did u c wat u posted
Since d 50's and 60's?
What stopped u pple from changing the roof to a modern one
U pple stil use what d colonial masters built..
Go to the SE or SS and see d kind of roof dey use...
Fact....

- Mr Dare Awoniyi has warned southerners not to take the crisis in the north for granted

- The Kogi-born public affairs analyst says the North is strategic to the country

- Awoniyi is the son of Late Sunday Awoniyi, the former chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum

A public affairs analyst and leader of thought in northern Nigeria, Mr Dare Awoniyi has warned southerners in Nigeria not to be indifferent about the crisis in the north.

Awoniyi who is the son Late Sunday Awoniyi, the former chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum made the statement at a book launch in Abuja yesterday, January 12.

The event was the book launch of renowned professor and author, Olufemi Vaughan titled Religion and the Making of Nigeria.

He said: ''If the north bleeds, Nigeria bleeds because there is no town like Kaduna when it comes to a melting pot. Every tribe, village and hamlet in Nigeria are represented in Kaduna.''

He continued: ''We must turn this aggression into development. If we don't solve Nigeria's problems, it will destroy this country.''

Speaking on the book, Awoniyi said:''Religion is about God. When people decide to do for God what God is supposed to do for man, it becomes a problem.

''We cannot fight for God. It is an abuse of God and the concept of God to try to defend God. We should wait and let God defend us. If God is God, let him fight for himself.

''We must continue to think about where we go from here, what we do, with the information that is provided in the book and the instances of the forensic evidence provided in the book.

''We must go back to those values and ideals. When the masses are educated, they will be able to decide effectively what they want to engage it without being coerced into any untoward action.

''Education is the only basis by which sustainable economic development and growth can be effected in Nigeria.''

On his part, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka lamented the fact that many Nigerians have Soyinka lamented the fact that many Nigerians have ''paid the ultimate price'' because of religion.

His words: ''The innocent ones are the ones who often pay the ultimate price in religious crisis. Even religious leaders cannot denounce the murdering acts of religion.

''Religion now induce trauma and anxiety instead of solace that it claims to give. Religion is the ironic product of human inadequacy.

''There is a monster always waiting to pounce on innocent Nigerians under the name of religion.''


https://www.naij.com/1082504-dare-awoniyi-warns-nigeria-abandon-north.html

- Niger state police command spokesperson DSP Bala Elkalla confirmed the deaths which he said happened in Sabon Daga in Bosso local government area of the state

- Elkalla also revealed that one of the leaders of the two parties involved in the clash had been arrested and was providing the police with useful information

- At least four people were killed and some others injured in clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the same village on Tuesday, January 10


At least three people have been killed in a clash between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Niger state late on Thursday, January 12.

News Agency of Nigeria reports that those killed were a police inspector, an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and a civilian were killed in Sabon Daga village.

The police confirmed the incident through the state’s spokesperson DSP Bala Elkalla in Minna, the state capital on Friday, January 13.

Elkalla said that police had contained the situation which occurred in Bosso Local Government Area of the state and also revealed that one of the leaders of the two parties involved in the clash had been arrested and was providing the police with useful information.

“We have stationed sufficient number of policemen in Sabon Daga village as well as six neighbouring villages to prevent any further attacks.

“We will get to the root of the matter and those found wanting will surely be prosecuted,” he said.

At least four people were killed and some others injured in clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the same village on Tuesday, January 10.

Meanwhile, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Dr Matthew Kukah has berated those who claim they kill in the name of God.

Dr Kukah, who made the statement at a book launch in Abuja yesterday, January 12, stated that those who kill in the name of God do not have a sense of confidence in the God they worship.


https://www.naij.com/1082522-herdsmen-police-inspector-2-killed-fresh-clash-niger.html

Well...the core Northerners are observing...
Benue better be ready cos dey r coming 2 share ur oil like dey did in a place called South South...
Observation!!!!!

martineverest:
watchhow ipob,who have constantly classified benue as a northern state,will now call benue an eastern state after oil have been discovered in ibo speaking part of benue

Check the biafra map b4 u talk...
And u wil b shocked where Idoma is

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- The indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) has replied the founder of MASSOB, Uwazurike, over the allegations he made against Nnamdi Kanu

- IPOB gave Uwazurike 4 days to provide evidence to back up his accusations or the group will bring out incriminating evidences against MASSOB’s founder

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday, January 12, fired back at the founder of Movement of the Actualisation of Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB), Ralph Uwazurike over the allegations he made against Nnamdi Kanu.

IPOB asked Uwazuruike to substantiate his allegation of fraud against their leader Nnamdi Kanu, or get ready to be exposed.

The group in a press statement made available to Punch, in Awka, Anambra state by IPOB’s Deputy leader, Uche Mefor gave Uwazuruike four days to provide such information.

It maintained that if Uwazurike was unable to provide evidence, IPOB would bring incriminating evidence against the MASSOB founder that would make his followers to lynch him.

IPOB said that if Uwazurike had been committed to the restoration of Biafra as he made people believe, there wouldn’t have been need for the formation of other pro-Biafra liberation movements like IPOB, BZM and even his BIM.

The statement in parts reads: “On behalf of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the entire Biafrans, we are giving Raphael Lebeanya Uwazuruike four days to provide evidence that Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB under the leadership of Nnamdi Kanu are fraudsters. The Punch newspaper on January 10, 2017, reported that Raphael Lebeanya Uwazuruike “described Nnamdi Kanu and his IPOB as fraudsters who are out to deceive gullible people.

“We in IPOB at this moment demand that Uwazuruike must provide evidence to prove that Nnamdi and IPOB members under his leadership are fraudsters. Uwuzuruike’s evidence must be proven beyond every reasonable doubt. The evidence must not be anecdotal or mere conjecture, but verifiable and provable acts of fraud carried out by either Mazi Nnamdi Kanu or members of IPOB.

“You are about to be unmasked big time. Your life will no longer be the same after the 15th of January 2017. Go and prepare for your final disgrace and exit from the efforts to restore Biafra. Our facts and evidence will speak for itself. You are about to understand why IPOB is a monster that consume enemies of Biafra both within and outside.

“At the end of this process even those that never knew before now would come to the inescapable conclusion that Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB are whiter than white and whiter than snow. You Lebeanya Uwazuruike will testify with your own mouth in public that Nnamdi Kanu and his IPOB has the divine mandate from the Most High Supreme Creator of the Universe Chukwu Okike Abiama púrú íme ihe nile to restore Biafra in truth and honesty.”

Meanwhile, the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has been adjourned to Wednesday, February 10.

At the hearing on January 12, counsel to Kanu informed the court of an application by the defendant to squash the charges against him.

Ifeanyi Ejiofor said that the proof of evidence submitted before the court by the prosecution lacks ingredients of the charges against him.


https://www.naij.com/1082282-ipob-fires-massobs-founder.html

- Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr Matthew Kukah has always been an optimist in the future of Nigeria

- But Dr Kukah seems to have had a change of mind

- The Archbishop says he has never been so unsure of the future of Nigeria like now

The Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr Matthew Kukah has expressed doubt about the future of Nigeria.

Dr Kukah who made the statement at a book launch in Abuja today, January 12 however noted that the religious crisis in northern Nigeria cannot be understood, if effort is not made to go back to 100 years.

The event was the book launch of renowned professor and author, Olufemi Vaughan titled Religion and the Making of Nigeria.

The archbishop accused the northern ruling class of continuing to use religion as a cover to hold to power, adding that Nigeria have not been unable to separate criminality from religion.

''If somebody wants to murder in the name of God, if God gave you a licence and gave you a gun, we should able to say that well, that is not applicable here in Nigeria, you are a bloody criminal and you should go to prison.

''It has been impossible for us to prosecute anybody precisely because we have this belief that somehow people can actually and genuinely kill in the name of religion,'' Kukah said.

He continued: ''I think that we need to get our hands around the correlation between religion, development and constitutionalism

''We must understand the religion and violence in Nigeria, the fact that nobody is in charge. The fact that the president, let me put it that way, has never been in charge.

''And I am not talking about being in charge of the armed forces of Nigeria, I am talking about we know where we can go to in terms of appeal.''

On his part, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka lamented the fact that many Nigerians have ''paid the ultimate price'' because of religion.

His words: ''The innocent ones are the ones who often pay the ultimate price in religious crisis. Even religious leaders cannot denounce the murdering acts of religion.

''Religion now induce trauma and anxiety instead of solace that it claims to give. Religion is the ironic product of human inadequacy.

''There is a monster always waiting to pounce on innocent Nigerians under the name of religion.''

Recently, investment banker, columnist and theater producer, Joseph Edgar stated that religion today is so wealthy that if care is not taken they can compete with the federal government naira for naira in some areas if allowed.


https://www.naij.com/1082223-i-unsure-future-nigeria-kukah.html