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CRIME REPORT IN NIGERIA Total number of major crime recorded across the nation 2022 North West — 2,664 North Central — 1,127 South West — 772 South East — 715 South South — 675 North East — 406 2023 North West — 1,527 [Down] North Central — 1,236 [Up] North East — 969 [Up] South West — 703 [Down] South East — 624 [Down] South South — 588 [Down]
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CRIME REPORT IN NIGERIA Total number of major crime recorded across the nation 2022 North West — 2,664 North Central — 1,127 South West — 772 South East — 715 South South — 675 North East — 406 2023 North West — 1,527 [Down] North Central — 1,236 [Up] North East — 969 [Up] South West — 703 [Down] South East — 624 [Down] South South — 588 [Down] https://www.nairaland.com/8197038/crime-report-nigeria#131713517
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Middle Belt Can Never Be Part Of Arewa Republic – Pogu, MBF Leader https://www.nairaland.com/8195228/middle-belt-never-part-arewa |
https://www.channelstv.com/2024/08/25/this-has-to-stop-okonjo-iweala-asks-politicians-to-stop-weaponising-insecurity/
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President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Dr. Bitrus Pogu, has noted that the Middle Belt can and will never be part of an Arewa Republic, if the latter becomes a reality. In an interview with VINCENT KALU, Dr. Pogu, a member of the eminent Nigerians group, the Patriots, noted that if the country is restructured and a people’s democratic constitution is put in place, all the separatist agitations across the country will die down. He also called on President Bola Tinubu to dialogue with the leaders of the last #End bad governance protest. A northern group recently declared Arewa Republic, drew a map, hoisted their flag, displayed their coat of arm and sang a national anthem. What are the implications of this? That is treason. We have funny characters up here in the north. When former President Buhari was in office, things were not moving fine; the economy was in shambles and they suppressed everything, and our northern brothers stayed mute. It went above board when Sanusi Lamido, as deposed emir, had to speak out that it was not right for just some few people to be enjoying the national economy, collecting forex at official rate and enriching themselves while others remained poor. These things happened during Buhari’s regime and none of them even made the slightest of noise. Now, President Tinubu came up, I didn’t support him. My idea was that we should have a better Nigeria and we thought Peter Obi was a better candidate for that purpose. However the same people who were shouting, Muslim-Muslim ticket have now discovered that this man, in spite of his flaws, was not interested in dancing to the tune they were playing and heaven was let loose. In fact, before this protest, we got some information about destructive tendencies that were going to be unleashed on Nigeria. For what reason? It means that anytime things don’t work their way, they want Nigeria to break up. It is unfortunate that we are still living with this archaic group of people who think that Nigeria belongs to them to dictate whatever they want and if doesn’t go their way; they fling before us the threat of breakup. Nigerians are wiser now and we would not take it from anybody. Whoever it is and for what reason they are doing whatever they are doing had better stop because Nigeria has gone beyond that level. We as Nigerians resist any breakup, but if they want to go their own way, they should be allowed. In fact, to us they have been a thorn in our flesh; they can go their own way and let’s have our better Nigeria for Nigerians. You are a leader of Middle Belt. The map of the Arewa Republic shows that the Middle Belt is part of the new Republic. What is your position on this? That is a joke. We will never be part of what they are planning. We are Nigerians and we have always stood for Nigeria and we will continue to stand for Nigeria. We belong to this country and through sweat we will build the kind of country that would be beneficial to us. So, we are not part of whatever they have planned and are planning. Who among them did what they did? It is up to them, and we are not part of it and would not be part of it. It is unfortunate that the people who have been dominating the political space are now the ones saying that they want to go. There are some separatist groups now saying they don’t want to continue to be part of Nigeria. What do you make of such agitations? Thank God that the Fulani, who people are running away from, now also want to go. If they are talking of Arewa; who are the Arewa people? Arewa has been and it is still being dominated by the Fulani people. As we are saying no to what they are saying, when the chips are down, I can tell you that even our indigenous Hausa would come to say, no. You can go, you met us here; we are indigenous to this land, you are the ones who came here about 200 years ago and if you feel you want to go your way, we are sorry that we cannot dance to your tune. So, it is unfortunate that the people who have been dominating the political space are now the ones saying that they want to go. If you look at those agitating, it is because the Fulani have not given anybody a breathing space and that is why they are doing what they are doing. Otherwise, nobody wants to leave his house for somebody else. We believe and strongly too that all these agitations would stop when the group that has been a headache to everybody is no more a threat to anybody. I believe what President Tinubu is doing, though painful, is helping us to move in that direction. Some people may not agree because of the economy problem. If we look at it, how did it start? Someone was there for eight years and the economy became so bad and we pretended as if there was nothing wrong. We know what happened during the elections and we were watching the political developments during the elections. Even the colour of the currency was changed for some reasons. Before the primaries of the APC, there were so many funny things that happened. In spite of all that, this man emerged as the president and some funny appointments took place. People who are not Muslims thought that they would be dealt with, but suddenly we now found out that this man has come out and has played the Nigerian game and things started to change. We should support what is there. The nature of the bad governance protest in the north is an indication that things are not the way they are supposed to be. So, let’s be focused and try to address the issues to ensure that things start working. Yes, there were agitations by different groups, but those agitations were agitations for a better share of the cake other than real separatist reasons. I believe, whether it is Oduduwa Republic or whatever, when Nigeria starts operating as a true country, all of us irrespective of whether the person has Oduduwa or IPOB tendencies or whatever will fall in line and say, yes, we are Nigerians and we want to build this country. The way forward is to restructure this country and to ensure we have a people’s democratic constitution so that people will have a sense of belonging and all the agitations from whichever quarter would die down and we’ll have a better Nigeria which we are advocating for. The Patriots, of which you are a member, visited President Tinubu last Friday and demanded that he urgently start the process of having a people’s constitution. What informed this move? I was part of the delegation. We believe strongly that Nigeria can be a better country for all Nigerians if we embrace the right kind of constitution and the reasons for our togetherness. Countries which are plural like Nigeria that ignored their plurality and adhered to strict constitutional rigidity broke up – Yugoslavia, Sudan and others are good examples. Mr. President said he was going to passionately look into it with a view to addressing the issues bedeviling Nigeria so that we can have a better constitution that would address our plurality. Certainly, he said he would want to address the economy problem first before getting that done. Mr. President has shown true interest and commitment towards ensuring that we have a people’s democratic constitution that will be able to address our myriad of problems caused by the kind of constitution we are now operating that doesn’t take into consideration our plurality and our diversity. Leader of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Ango Abdullahi recently called for a revisit of the 1914 Amalgamation Treaty to decide if the people want to continue to live together or go their separate ways. What is your take on this statement? He may be part of the publication which we referred and to and which the Middle Belt has said they would not be a party to. When our Igbo brothers around the First Republic and all those coups decided to go their way, Nigeria fought vehemently to ensure that the country stayed together. It is unfortunate that somebody of his calibre would, for whatever reason, start beating the separatist drum. The truth remains, are we going to sit back and watch? When the Igbo were pushed to the wall and they decided to have Biafra and we went and messed them up. Up till today, the Igbo, a very progressive group known to everybody, are still being considered as second class citizens in their country. I don’t know how Nigerians will interpret what he has said. Time will tell whether a group can decide to walk away and we just sit down and watch or something else would happen. I believe there are more people who believe in our unity than separation. For now, let’s just wait and see how things unfold. It is unfortunate to hear that kind of thing from somebody of that standing from the north. The #Endbadgovernance protest put Nigeria on the edge. What do expect the government to urgently do? During the visit of the Patriots to President Tinubu, this thing came up. The leaders of the group urged the government to engage the leaders of the protest in dialogue. The economic problems are real and addressing the issues at once is difficult, but there could be a way out. Maybe Mr. President lacks quality advice in addressing some of the issues. By dialoguing with the stakeholders of that protest, amicable solutions that would address the hunger in the country might be found. Dialoguing with the leaders of the protest is one way of addressing the issue raised by the protesters and in the activities which manifested during the protest. https://thesun.ng/middle-belt-can-never-be-part-of-arewa-republic-pogu-mbf-leader/ |
The Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi state,Murtala Ajaka was attacked at the Supreme Court today by suspected hoodlums shortly after APC's Usman Ododo was affirmed as the Governor of the State. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNhKgkHVOb4?si=04c5i7n-lA-i8wuT |
Excerpt from the article: "In order to distract from their failings, successive Nigerian presidents have exploited Nigeria’s ethnic and sectarian divisions. The problem grew especially bad under President Muhammadu Buhari, president of the country, between 2015 and 2023. Buhari was no stranger to ethnic and religious discord. As a young military officer in the late 1960s, Buhari was at the vanguard of the forces that perpetrated genocide against the largely Igbo population in the self-declared Republic of Biafra. After a half-century, his disdain for the country’s Christian and animist Igbo did not diminish. He facilitated the transit of Fulani militiamen to raid and murder the region’s Christians and designated the peaceful representatives of the Biafrans to be terrorists." |
A group of prominent political leaders from the North emerged yesterday, named the League of Northern Democrats (LND), which said it would convene a strategic summit to revive the region’s political and economic place in Nigeria.https://leadership.ng/2027-shekarau-ardo-yakasai-tafida-others-float-northern-democrats/#google_vignette
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nairalandkachy1:I hope Reno O'monkery will not die of heart attack ooo. All his effort to incite the North against Peter Obi in not working. ![]() |
Wike has set the standard with flyovers. If you want to be celebrated as a working governor & Mr. Project just build flyovers here & there. Do nothing else but flyovers. |
helinues:Why not stage your own with the bullet passing through your ear. You think its Hollywood comedy. |
The core North never seen anything. Tinubu till 2031. This entitle mentality of the core North must end. |
idealogical:This question is suppose to be directed to Bayo Onanuga & Reno O'monkery . When they surfer waist pain having se.x with their wife they blame Peter Obi. Every problem in Nigeria is caused by Peter Obi. They wake up every day thinking on how to talk about the Igbos |
ah, All the Agbadorians led by Bayo Onanuga and Reno O'monkery will feast on it for 3 weeks or more. They'll blame all the Igbos, Peter Obi and write a long epistle on how the Igbos hate & want to disgrace Nigeria. They'll say the state involved did it on purpose because Peter Obi was not declared winner in 2023 general election. |
fuckingAyaya:The thing tire me oooo my brother ![]() |
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chairman for Rivers State and Southern Nigeria, Musa Saidu, has expressed deep concern over the alleged continued marginalization of Northerners in Rivers State by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. In an interview with The Guardian in Port Harcourt, Saidu alleged that since Fubara took office, Northerners have not benefited from his government, citing a lack of appointments, contracts, and representation in the state government. He accused Fubara of continuing the policies of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, which he claimed were discriminatory against Northerners. He said: "Since Governor Siminalayi Fubara held sway we have not benefited anything, we did not see rice, we did not see appointment and the marginalisation has continued from the Nyesom Wike era. We did not do bad to Governor Fubara. What we are seeing is that the policy of Wilke has continued. We do not have any representative in the Rivers State Government House on behalf of the North." He condemned Fubara for abandoning and dividing the Northern community in Rivers State. Saidu expressed deep disappointment and frustration, stating that Fubara has created a crisis and division among Northerners. He likened Fubara's actions to those of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who they dragged to court for eight years over similar issues. The Northern leader emphasized that Fubara's actions have exacerbated the existing divisions and marginalized the community. He urged the governor to take immediate action to address the grievances and work towards inclusivity and unity. While speaking on the recent inauguration of five news commnissioners, Saidu expressed disappointment that Northerners were not represented in the recent appointment of commissioners, with an Igboman from Abia State being the only non-Rivers State indigene on the list. He emphasized that Northerners were excluded from the process, despite their contributions to the state. The Northern leader criticized Fubara's government for being "entirely partial against Northerners, accusing him of only favouring the Igbo community. He warned that this could lead to division among the people and urged the governor to engage with legitimate Northern leaders to address their grievances. Saidu, however, reiterated that Northerners are not opposed to Fubara's government, but want to see progress and inclusivity in Rivers State. He, also called on Fubara to reverse the marginalization and work towards an all- inclusive government, warning that Northerners may be forced to seek alternative alliances if the situation persists. "However, our next line of action is that we are in the market, we do not owe anv. However, our next line of action is that we are in the market, we do not owe any allegiance to the governor, if he does not work with us and another person comes to us, we will work with the person. We are not indebted to Fubara, he can not stop us from dealing with others because we have been dealing with others before he became governor," he said. Although Wike can not work with us because we do not swallow our vomit. Wike under his supervision Northerns were slaughtered during the EndSarS protest and families of security agencies were compensated but we were not paid any compensation till today. Wike is not the only person he is out of contention." The ACF leader also criticized Fubara's recent appointment of commissioners, which he said did not reflect the diversity of the state. https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/northerners-in-rivers-accuse-fubara-of-marginalisation/ |
swiych:I know you're not from Edo state. Agbado ooo. They can do anything because of politics.😃😃😃😃😃 |
swiych:weraay iresu 'an, anki ijongo. Oga Edo has many dialect & languages, where are you from in Edo state. |
swiych:See them, they've started claiming Edo. Oga, which part of Edo are from. Let's start from there. This Agbado gang led by Reno O'monkery & Bayo Onanuga can go any length in their quest to discredit the Igbos. But, they're too small |
Amotolongbo:Oga rest, we all know those behind this. Igbos have coexisted with the Benis for centuries without rancour. Because of politics Ronus can do anything. And this is one of it |
You changed your name from Femi to Emeka & start insulting the Oba of Benin, now you're getting angry because Benin people are not angry. They know all your games.
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asiwaju60:OK, lets wait & see. No River state governor no matter how dumb he is. He'll always be important to politics in Nigeria. Tinubu will need him at some point. how did Wike become governor, or you thought he fell from the sky |
Maxymilliano:Why this bitterness. Many Nigerians celebrate the misfortune of others. Why? |
