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Health › Re: Coronavirus: Northern Italy Quarantines 16 Million People by kunleham: 12:16pm On Mar 08, 2020
Azmanaty:
Which allah?? undecided
Stupid question? If you've problem with that you can help yourself by hug a transformer.
Autos › Re: SOLD!!!! Clean Toyota Camry SE 2004 Model @ 930k (negotiable) by kunleham: 5:37pm On Mar 07, 2020
What's the last price?
Health › Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by kunleham: 8:48am On Mar 04, 2020
LordAzubuike:
Most people call it leather for reasons I can't understand.

anochuko01
It's aboki people like you that call nylon leather. Leather ko, ponmo ni
Crime › Re: 30 People Killed In Igabi, Kaduna by kunleham: 4:50pm On Mar 02, 2020
Baba Buhari no even send anybody!!! If you like kill yourself finish, don't just touch his children. Baba and his family and friends just dey gbaladun the oil revenue.
Christianity Etc › Re: Was Coronavirus Included In 2020 Prophecies? by kunleham: 9:29pm On Feb 29, 2020
CanadaOrBust:
Not at all. He said sicknesses many world leaders have been hiding will finally surface this year. No mention of China or type of illness
Besides, sickness is not the same as epidemic we have at hand now and more so nobody is hiding it.
The prophesy is more or less related to individual leader sickness and not populace as we have it now ,
Politics › Re: Olisa Metuh Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison After Four-Year Trial by kunleham: 10:23pm On Feb 25, 2020
what about Dasuki?
quote author=Built2last post=86947142]Can anyone name any top Northern politician who is a MUSLIM who has been convicted and sentenced by Buhari.....

Mention any former governor or federal Minister.

Before some of you will come here to rant like an ant.

I am not against jailing corrupt politicians. I dont know Metu or Orji Kalu.

I just wonder why No Northern Muslim of such status is in Jail. 2 former governors tried and jailed are christians

Note: I have no time to reply all low lives replying me. I said mention anyone convicted and people are screaming Dasuki. Was Dasuki convicted? Is Jolly Nyame a Nothern Muslim?

People are asking me if Buhari is the judge, No He is not the judge...No judge brings the accuse to court its the machinery with an agenda that charges them to those courts not the judges.

Those of you saying my post is divisive should know that Nigeria has been divided by Buhari already. Its a matter of time. Its a matter of time.[/quote]
Celebrities › Re: Shina Peller And Wife, Ayobola Conferred With Chieftaincy Titles In Epe by kunleham: 9:10pm On Feb 23, 2020
Ccongrats Baba Oloye
Oye a mo ri o.
Crime › Re: Terrorists Are 'generally Muslims' Says Ryanair CEO by kunleham: 3:57pm On Feb 23, 2020
Stereotype!!! All those that have been killing people in the states nko? Are they muslims?
Health › Coronavirus Preparation Suffers Step Back As Presidency Blocks Procurement by kunleham(op): 9:11am On Feb 23, 2020
The Federal Ministry of Health’s inability to procure equipment and equip laboratories is affecting Nigeria’s preparation for a possible Coronavirus epidemic, Punch reports.

This is despite the release of N386m by the Federal Government to scale up preparation to tackle the disease.


The Presidency through the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, had in October 2018 stripped the ministry of its powers to procure anything and transferred the authority to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The PUNCH had reported that the development was caused by a power play between the then Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, and Kyari.

Eight months after Adewole’s exit, however, Kyari it was learnt, had failed to reverse the directive.

A top official at the health ministry said attempts to get the President’s chief of staff to reverse the situation had not yielded any positive results.

The official said both the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire and the Minister of State for Health, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, had met with Kyari over the issue but there had been no progress yet.

He said the situation had slowed down preparations for prevention of Coronavirus, a disease which has killed more than 1,800 people and infected over 73,000 people worldwide.

The official, who is also a doctor, said items like nose masks, chemicals and equipment were being procured through the agric ministry

He said, “We can’t easily get consumables like personal protective equipment, including nose masks.


“We need to improve our capacity for quarantine and surveillance and monitor those coming (to Nigeria) especially where we have a basis for suspicion. Logistics cost more money. We need to set up more labs, we need reagents. There is no way the suspension of our procurement powers will not affect our capacity.

“Even when we have money, we cannot activate procurement because we have been stripped of our powers of procurement.”

The source further stated that the ministry needed more thermal scanners at the various points of entry and this was being delayed.


“We need to deploy more staff. We need the personnel capacity, training, logistics. All these things are important. All these things are not there when we need them.

“Even our thermal scanners at the airport, we need more at all our points of entry. So, it is affecting us seriously,” he said.

Sunday PUNCH reports that due to the friction between the former minister, Adewole, and Kyari, a directive was given to the then Permanent Secretary, Clement Uwaifo, in October 2018 that all contracts and procurement related issues must go through the ministry of agric.

Documents obtained by Sunday PUNCH showed that whenever the ministry of health wants to make procurement, the permanent secretary would raise a memo which would be sent to the permanent secretary of the agric ministry.

It was observed that in some instances, the permanent secretary would give direct approval while sometimes, he would write a memo to the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement, Mamman Ahmadu, who would approve based on the Procurement Act.

When contacted on the telephone, the Permanent Secretary of the health ministry, Abdullahi Mashi, said that indeed the ministry had been barred from making procurements.

Mashi said the issues had been communicated to the appropriate authorities and the ministry of health had been asked to write a formal request asking for its procurement powers to be returned.

The permanent secretary, however, said the preventive measures put in place to tackle a potential Coronavirus outbreak were adequate despite the ministry’s procurement challenge.

He said all the major airports in Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, Kano and Port Harcourt had been placed on alert and thermal scanners deployed.

On the procurement challenge, he said, “We were asked to write on the matter and we have written
and we are expecting a response soon.

“For now, there is no gap. We have done everything within our power to secure our points of entry. It’s not true that it’s affecting coronavirus preparations. The five entry points are being properly manned by our men 24/7.”

When asked if the ministry was not worried by its inability to make procurements, he said, “I did not say the arrangement is working for us. I am the chief accounting officer and there is no way I will be comfortable with an arrangement whereby I have to approach another ministry for help. It is not working for me.”

When contacted on the telephone, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the health ministry was stripped of its procurement powers because it exceeded its spending limits.

He said, “The Ministry of Agriculture was appointed to do procurement on their behalf arising from a problem which was brought to the attention of the government by the Bureau of Public Procurement. The health ministry was authorised to spend N2bn but they spent N7bn.”

Shehu said the officials of the ministry who were lamenting to Sunday PUNCH should write to BPP instead of trying to blackmail Kyari.

He, however, did not respond on why the arrangement was still in place eight months after the exit of those involved in the unauthorised spending.

“This arrangement has been on for over a year. They should not try to use Coronavirus to blackmail the government. Let them approach BPP if they are sure that their house is in order,” he added.

Attempts to speak with the EFCC spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade, proved abortive as he neither responded to telephone calls nor a text message on Saturday.
Crime › Fulani Herdsmen Collected N1.7m, Malt Drinks Before My Release – Edo Teacher by kunleham(op): 5:44am On Feb 23, 2020
Obi Primary School located in Uzebba Ihuleha community in the Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State like many schools resumed for academic activities after the first-term holiday which ushered in Christmas and New Year holidays.

The school founded in 1958 had eight teachers residing in Obi camp in the area. It’s sited in a border forest between Edo and Kogi states.

But the school’s Headmaster who is also the Chairman, Nigerian Union of Teachers, Owan West LGA chapter, Mr Okun Dada, and other teachers, have abandoned the school despite their contributions to its development. An abduction case they witnessed last month made them to take the decision.

Dada told Sunday PUNCH, “Nothing can take me back to that place. If the government cannot transfer me, then they should pay me my entitlements and I will retire.”

On January 13, 2020, Fulani gunmen invaded the school when the teachers just ended the first meeting for the year. Dada said five of them were in the staff room while three were around his office that day.

He said, “There was no pupil in the school that day being the first day of resumption. Usually, it used to take one to two weeks before pupils start coming because of the distance of the school to the communities. One of the three teachers sitting outside my office was Mrs Esther Alabi. She was kidnapped by the gunmen.

“It was around 10:30am and suddenly I saw one of my teachers running. He ran across where I was sitting. Then I looked up and saw one of the gunmen shooting and everybody ran for safety. I managed to jump the window and fell into the bush not knowing that they had already surrounded the bush. They attacked me with a matchet and while I was still struggling to escape from them, I fell.

“One of them pointed a gun at me and I begged, ‘Please don’t kill me’ but the gun refused to fire. When they noticed that the gun didn’t fire, the man who held the gun tried to remove the bayonet. While he was struggling to do that, I ran towards my car. Others ran after me but I had already entered the vehicle and zoomed off to a nearby police station.”

But Alabi was not lucky even though she jumped through the window, she fell into the hands of the gunmen who took her away with them. Our correspondent gathered that the teacher was the only one seized by the gunmen and was with them for three nights moving round the bush.
She was released on the third day after a payment of N1.7m ransom and purchase of items like cigarettes, malts and soft drinks, among other things.

Alabi, a mother of two, had been teaching in the school for five years. Before the incident, the woman enjoyed good health but now on drugs for insomnia which became worse especially in the night arising from nightmare of the incident.

The teacher said, “We were in school that morning on the first day of resumption. We did normal sanitation in the school because the pupils had not resumed. We went to the camps to tell the parents of the pupils that school had opened and they promised that to let them come. I was in the headmaster’s office and he was making calls beside me when suddenly we heard shooting. That was how we started running. Three of us were together; myself, headmaster and one other teacher who uses a walking stick. I saw him trying to escape but he could not run. I also struggled to run. I managed to climb the window of my class but I fell, that was where two men met me and pointed guns on my head.’’

Alabi stated that they threatened to shoot her if she moved while one of them dragged her away.
She added, “I tried to escape but he caught up with me and shot at the ground to scare me.
Then I saw others coming to us; they were six. I was with them in the forest without food or water for three days. Luckily for me, I was not raped but I beaten. While I was with them, they asked me questions. They asked if I was aware of kidnapping, I said we have heard of it in other places but not around our community. They said I had heard of it yet still came to school. I told them that it was my place of work and I had no choice but to go there. They said their business was to kidnap for ransom and kill their victims if ransom wasn’t paid.’’

Alabi said she became frightened at that stage as she thought of where she would get the money to pay ransom.

She further said, “I understand Hausa and tried to get what they were saying but I couldn’t. In my school, herdsmen had taken over one of the classrooms with their cattle. They slept and even cooked there. The headmaster tried all he could to make them leave but they refused to go. Sometimes, we met them sleeping in the classes.

“Their cows grazed on the farms owned by us. They harvested yams and cooked them inside one of the classrooms. That was when we started nursing fears that they could attack us anytime. After closing, we would meet them there the following day. They usually occupied two classes.”

The teacher said immediately she was kidnapped, her phone which she was charging in the headmaster’s office was taken, adding that they searched through the mobile and found her brother’s number, Nelson Asenhame, whom they contacted the following day.

The development came barely two days after suspected Fulani herdsmen killed an 11-year-old boy in Sobe. Sobe is also in the Owan West LGA.

Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, Asenhame said he was in his office along Ifon road when someone told him that there was a kidnapping case at the school.

He said, “I know my sister teaches there. The moment I heard about it, I reached out to reach her via her mobile but it was not connecting.’’

Asenhame said he became apprehensive at that point and immediately stopped a motorcycle to take him to the school.

He stated, “While on the way, I noticed movement of people to the school. I stopped to ask them what was happening. I was told that suspected herdsmen came to kidnap teachers in the school. I became worried and told the motorcyclist to move ahead. On getting to the school, I met police and vigilantes there. I also saw some of the female teachers outside. Of course, the way they looked showed they escaped. Their bodies and clothes were dirty. They also had no shoes on. When they saw me, they asked for my sister, I told them I had not seen her. I was sad when one of them told me she overheard my sister begging the kidnappers and crying as they took her away. Later on, some of the teachers started coming out from hiding and I was hoping that she would be out too.

“One of the teachers was sending text messages from his hiding place but he would switch off his phone once the message was sent and we began to suspect that probably it was the kidnappers’ prank. He begged to be rescued from where he was. Later, the policemen came from Auchi and went to where he described and brought him out. Then it remained my sister and one other teacher who were not seen. Later in the day, the teacher came to the station. By that time, it dawned on me that my sister had been taken away because her mobile was off.’’

Asenhame told Sunday PUNCH that there was no communication about his sister until 9pm when his phone rang and he could hear his sister’s voice at the background begging the kidnappers for freedom.

“Someone spoke with me on the phone that I should look for money to secure her freedom. He first said N30m and I said being a teacher she couldn’t get such money. Later, they reduced it to N15m. I was careful in responding because I didn’t want to say anything that would provoke them and jeopardise my sister’s life. I also didn’t want to negotiate so I started begging him. He shouted at me and switched
Crime › Re: Federal Polytechnic Staff Shot Dead As Ebonyi Pdp Councilorship Primary Turns Bl by kunleham: 11:04pm On Feb 22, 2020
PDP and it's problem. Thuggery yi na ni.
Celebrities › Re: Tacha Ships Her Benz To The UK For Use by kunleham: 9:33pm On Feb 22, 2020
Simply owner of the car has retrieved it. Purely Face safe!!!
Politics › Boko Haram Blocks Yobe Highway, Battles Soldiers In Adamawa by kunleham(op): 2:44am On Feb 22, 2020
Boko Haram fighters on Friday blocked the Damaturu-Gashua Highway, searching and demanding identification documents from road users.

The insurgents, who allegedly operated unchallenged for over two hours were said to have abducted some vigilantes, seizing their patrol vehicle.

In a statement, the Chairman, Network of Civil Society Organisations in Yobe State, Alhaji Baba Shehu, claimed the hoodlums invaded Kaliyari community in the Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state around 10.30am on Friday.

Boko Haram fighters on Friday blocked the Damaturu-Gashua Highway, searching and demanding identification documents from road users.

The insurgents, who allegedly operated unchallenged for over two hours were said to have abducted some vigilantes, seizing their patrol vehicle.

In a statement, the Chairman, Network of Civil Society Organisations in Yobe State, Alhaji Baba Shehu, claimed the hoodlums invaded Kaliyari community in the Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state around 10.30am on Friday.

He added that the terrorists after storming Kaliyari, about 75km from Damaturu, blocked the highway, demanding ID cards from motorists.

Shehu said his friend, who was among those stopped and searched by the gangsters, confirmed the hoodlums were looking for anybody having a government or related ID card.

According to him, the eyewitness said the insurgents abducted the vigilantes after they ran into them while the operation was on.

Don’t panic – Military

Meanwhile, the military has appealed for calm, calling on Yobe residents not to be panic.

A statement by the acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Lt Chinonso Oteh, said, “Headquarters Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole in its continued determination to protect life and property as well as the safety of lawabiding citizens wishes to reassure the good people of Yobe State and all other residents within its area of responsibility not to panic as there is no cause for alarm.

“In a bid to further decimate the remnants of the Boko Haram/ Islamic West Africa Province terrorists hibernating in the Sector 2 Area of Operations, troops have intensified their operations, and residents are hereby advised to be calm and not panic on sighting movement of troops, helicopters, vehicles and equipment.

“The headquarters also wishes to appreciate the cooperation of the good people of Yobe in the fight against insurgency. Members of the public are enjoined to always report any suspicious movement of an individual or group to the nearest military formation for prompt response.”

Adamawa under attack as soldiers, Boko Haram engage in gun battle

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army engaged in a fierce gun battle with the Boko Haram fighters who invaded Garkida town in the Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Friday.

A resident of the town, Joshua Malgwi, told one of our correspondents that the shootout took place in the evening.

He said, “The insurgents are right now exchanging gunfire with soldiers. The heavy gunfire has forced most residents to remain indoors for of being caught in crossfire.”

He said the insurgents entered the community via Bijibiji.

According to reports, there are fears some residents may have been killed by the invaders.

Garkida is located on the Gombi-Biu-Damaturu Highway close to Borno State and Sambisa Forest.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/bharam-blocks-yobe-highway-battles-soldiers-in-adamawa/amp/

Family › Thinking Out Of The Box by kunleham(op): 6:52am On Feb 13, 2020
Many hundreds of years ago in a small Italian town, a Merchant had the misfortune of owing a large sum of Money to the Moneylender. �

The moneylender, who was Old and Ugly, fancied the merchant’s Beautiful Daughter �‍♀so he proposed a bargain.

He said he would forgo the merchant’s debt if he could marry the daughter. Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified by the proposal.

The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. ⚫⚪

The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag.
If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender’s wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven.
If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven.
But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the merchant’s garden.
As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles.
As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag.

He then asked the girl to pick her pebble from the bag.

What would you have done if you were the girl?

If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?

Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:

1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.

2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the moneylender as a cheat.

3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking.

The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble.

Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.

“Oh, how clumsy of me,” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.” Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one.

And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an Impossible situation into an Advantageous one.

*MORAL OF THE STORY*:
Most Complex problems do have a Solution, sometimes we have to think about them in a Different way.

If you liked this story… please share with friends, family and children…

You might *spark* a thought, inspire and possibly change a life forever!
Thinking *"Out of the Box"*.
Politics › Re: Sadiq Ahmed: Amotekun Was Set Up To Annihilate Herdsmen From South West by kunleham: 2:02pm On Feb 09, 2020
Operekete n'dagba inu adamo n'baje
Travel › Re: Okada Ban: Who Is Experiencing This Thing In Lagos Of Late? by kunleham: 3:08pm On Feb 07, 2020
solmus:
cool



When Shiek Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai said he wanted a change, it wasnt easy, he said it out loud Otoge!! back in the early 90s and his subject hissed and said dubai must remain rural for life and he was crazy, they were ok with their camels and donkeys with few Tokunbo cars telling him what isnt damage doesnt need fixing

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum went around with his crazy policies that was not similar to conservative islamic veiws and they called him prince of Saytan and unislamic, he went to Egypt Air to lease just 2 plane and started Emirate Airline, he came to Nigeria to meet Obasanjo and begged him to invest Nigerias free money in dubai and make Nigeria a great return on investment, Obasanjo bluntly told him nobody invested in a desert, while Atiku secretly siphoned his money to Dubai to own some of the best malls and towers in dubai

Now Sanwo-Olu is making a crazy move that can cost him a second term, and he wants to turn lagos around calling for private investors to join the BRT scheme and Lagosboat scheme, nobody is taking the offer, if an Atiku or a Dangote comes to Lagos and capitalize on the new oppurtunity bringing in double decker bus, people would wail and scream, while this men smile to the bank

Double decker Coaches and busses start retailing from about 30 million - to 43 million naira, Ferry boats cost similar, many celebs and yahoo boys in Lagos can buy one instead of benz and range rovers or empty mansions and join the BRT fleet managed by Lagos state Government and make money forever

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Omo forget story. Sanwo go win second term. This no be new law, Fashola promulgated and implemented the traffic law but was relaxed by Ambode.
Politics › Re: Ban On Keke, Okada: Lagos Government Promises Alternative by kunleham: 8:57pm On Feb 03, 2020
festacman:
One key difference between Nigerian leaders and their counterparts in developed countries showing up once again. The critical issue of planning.

Why banning Okada and Keke when there is no alternative means of transportation in place? Why the haste? Obviously, nobody sat down to analyze the SWOT analysis of the policy and developed vital implementation stages. It is like Sanwo-Olu and his team never knew that Lagosians use Okada and Keke daily to go about their businesses.

By the way, did Gov. Sanwo-Olu sound out the APC members at grassroots for feedback before this ban? I hope he analyzed the political implications come 2023 elections because Jagaban wouldn't blink before throwing him under the bus and nearer the tyres for maximum impact.
Na lie. Fashola banned Okada and tri cycle and nothing happened. When Ambode that allow okada back on streets could not get second term.
Crime › Re: Man Convicted For R*pe Crime Released After Turning To A Woman by kunleham: 3:57pm On Jan 30, 2020
The rapping spirit is in the blood not hormone. She will continue to rape male counterparts.
Politics › Re: Boko Haram, ISWAP Clash As Members Turn Guns Against Each Other. Many Killed by kunleham: 4:07pm On Jan 25, 2020
Welcome development. They should intensify the attack.
Sports › Cristiano Ronaldo’s Mother Reveals People Who Robbed Her Son Of Ballon D’or Awar by kunleham(op): 9:06am On Jan 25, 2020
dailypost.ng
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother, Dolores Aveiro, has blamed a “football mafia” for her son’s failure to win the Ballon D’Or.
Ronaldo is currently level on five Ballon D’Or prizes with long-term rival, Lionel Messi.
However, the Portugal captain was denied a sixth trophy last year, when he finished second to ex-Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric.
“There is a mafia. That’s the right word to define it. Yes, there is a mafia in football,” Dolores told the Portuguese press.
“If there wasn’t a football mafia, my son would have more [individual] international trophies. If you see everything that happened, you will realise that it is the mafia.
“If he was Spanish or English they would not do what they did to him. But since he’s Portuguese and from Madeira… well, this happens.”
Ronaldo is one of the favourites to win this year’s award, though Messi and Liverpool stars Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane are also seen as top contenders
Foreign Affairs › Re: Us-iran Conflict: More Than 30 Iran Strike Soldiers Diagnosed With Traumatic Bra by kunleham(op): 8:57am On Jan 25, 2020
Headache indeed. Trump is dumb!!!
Foreign Affairs › Us-iran Conflict: More Than 30 Iran Strike Soldiers Diagnosed With Traumatic Bra by kunleham(op): 8:56am On Jan 25, 2020
The Pentagon has announced that 34 US service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries resulting from the Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq earlier this month, in spite of Donald Trump's downplaying of the wounds as "headaches".

The strike came following Mr Trump's decision to kill Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, and the US said at the time that no American personnel were injured. Since then, Mr Trump has acknowledged that the Americans had been injured, but downplayed their significance.
According to the Pentagon, eight of the service members were flown to the US from Germany for treatment, nine are still receiving treatment in Germany, 16 were treated in Iraq and have returned to duty and one was treated in Kuwait before being returned to Iraq.
The report comes just days after Mr Trump dismissed the injuries during a press conference in Davos, Switzerland, saying that the whole affair was "not very serious".

"I heard they had headaches," Mr Trump said. "No, I don't consider them very serious injuries, relative to other injuries that I've seen."

Those comments were swiftly criticised from veterans' groups, and by many who noted that Mr Trump himself avoided the Vietnam War draft after receiving a medical diagnosis for bone spurs.

"Don't just be outraged by #PresidentMayhem's latest asinine comments," wrote Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, on Twitter. "Take action to help vets facing" traumatic brain injuries.
The delay in reporting the injuries has been explained by the Pentagon as a function of the difficulties facing diagnosis of traumatic brain injuries, which can take time to become apparent.

On Wednesday, defence secretary Mark Esper deflected questions about the severity of the potential injuries, saying "this is mostly outpatient stuff" when asked by reporters.

"I'm not a doctor, I'm not the one evaluating them. Those are calls that will be made by the medical professionals on hand making those examinations," he said.​

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Politics › Re: PDP Abuja Protest Ends Abruptly As Members Escape Death by kunleham: 10:06pm On Jan 20, 2020
Who else noticed that all the pdp protesters are igbos?
Crime › Missing Polish Farmer Was Eaten By His Own Pigs, Officials Say by kunleham(op): 3:23pm On Jan 19, 2020
A Polish pig farmer missing since New Year’s Eve was eaten by his own animals, investigators say.

The man - named only as Mr Krzysztof and said to be in his 70s - may have had a heart attack before being devoured by the livestock, officials report.
They came to the gristly conclusion after a neighbour discovered bones at the property near the south-western town of Lubin.
Missing Polish farmer was eaten by his own pigs, officials say


News | 01/18/2020 | 3:56 PM
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A Polish pig farmer missing since New Year’s Eve was eaten by his own animals, investigators say.

The man - named only as Mr Krzysztof and said to be in his 70s - may have had a heart attack before being devoured by the livestock, officials report.

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They came to the gristly conclusion after a neighbour discovered bones at the property near the south-western town of Lubin.


When police moved in, they found the body almost entirely consumed. Only a few fragments of skull and bone remained.

“We do not know the exact date, but in the period between 31 December and 8 January the victim was eaten by pigs,” Magdalena Serafin, the town's district prosecutor, told the Gazeta Wrocławska newspaper.

She added that pigs– two adults and about 12 piglets – were allowed to roam free throughout the yard where the farmer lived alone.

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Speaking about the animals, one neighbour said: "'These pigs are gigantic, they run all over the property, it wouldn't have been difficult for them to get him.

"We are afraid of them and don't got anywhere near."

An autopsy will now take place on Monday, although Ms Serafin that, given the extent of the consumption of the body, it would be almost impossible to determine the exact cause of death.

The animals will be examined by a vet to determine any further clues, authorities said.

It is then understood that they are likely to be put to sleep.

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Politics › Re: How US Embassy Portrays Nigeria On Its Website by kunleham: 9:08pm On Jan 07, 2020
Staro:
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But, seriously, did the US Embassy lie?.
We have to stop deluding ourselves.

Buhari is Nigeria's biggest hypocrite!

He and his party actually gave Nigerians fake hopes that
he was coming to change things only for him to worsen them
The issues here are beyond Buhari. Is it Buhari that it's driving on wrong side of the road? What about various governors what have they achieved? What about we the citizens? Let us be objective, all of us are involved.

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Foreign Affairs › Trump Threatens Iran With 'brand New Beautiful' Military Equipment Worth $2 Tn by kunleham(op): 4:45pm On Jan 05, 2020
Washington, Jan 5 (UNI) If Tehran decides to target a US base or US citizens amid the mounting tensions between the two countries, it will face a harsh response, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday, stressing that the US just spent $2 trillion on "brand new beautiful" military equipment.
"The United States just spent Two Trillion Dollars on Military Equipment.
We are the biggest and by far the BEST in the World! If Iran attacks an American Base, or any American, we will be sending some of that brand new beautiful equipment their way ...
and without hesitation!," Trump tweeted.
He also said that if Tehran attacked US, Washington would "hit them harder than they have ever been hit before!"
Trump previously stated that the US had identified 52 Iranian sites, including some that are "important" to Iran, that would be attacked "very fast and very hard" if Tehran struck any US citizens or assets.
The most recent escalation in Iran-US relations came as Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the elite Quds Force of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in an airstrike authorized by Trump in the early hours of Friday.
While Iran was outraged by the move and vowed to take revenge, the United States said that the assassination of Soleimani prevented an imminent attack against Washington.
Foreign Affairs › U.S. Oil Workers Leave Iraq After Air Strike On Iranian Leader by kunleham(op): 4:37pm On Jan 05, 2020
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi city of Basra were leaving the country on Friday, the oil ministry said, after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq.

Hours after the killing of Iranian Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was with him, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad urged all its citizens to leave Iraq immediately.
Iraqi officials said the evacuation would not affect oil operations, production or exports from the country, the second-biggest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries with output of about 4.62 million barrels per day (bpd), according to a Reuters survey of OPEC output.
Oil company sources told Reuters earlier on Friday that dozens of foreign workers were expected to fly out of the country. A Reuters witness saw a number of foreigners, including U.S. citizens, queuing at Basra airport and described the atmosphere as relaxed.

Some were travelling to Dubai on airline FlyDubai and others were checking in at the Qatar Airways counter.

A spokesman for BP , which operates the giant Rumaila oil field near Basra, declined to comment. Rumaila produced around 1.5 million bpd as recently as April.

Italian energy group Eni said the Zubair oil field, which produced around 475,000 bpd in 2018, was "proceeding regularly", adding it was closely monitoring the situation.
U.S. major Exxon Mobil declined to comment on whether it was evacuating staff but said production "continues normally" at its West Qurna 1 oil concession in the south of the country near the Iranian border.

"We continue to watch the situation closely," a spokeswoman said.

Exxon removed around 60 foreign staff from West Qurna last May after attacks near its oil facilities. The employees returned about two weeks later after the government agreed to provide additional security.

Schlumberger, which also works in southern Iraq, is evaluating the security situation, a spokesman said, declining to comment on the U.S. call for citizens to evacuate. Last year it won a two-year contract to drill 40 wells for Basra Oil Co.

Ian Bryant, chief executive of Canadian oilfield company Packers Plus, said he was "more concerned than ever" about the safety of their staff in Iraq, adding he was worried that U.S., British and Canadian citizens might get caught up in any unrest.

Genel , an oil producer in the autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, said its operations were continuing normally. It did not comment on any staff movements.

Gulf Keystone Petroleum , which also operates in Kurdistan, said "while these events are taking place ... Gulf Keystone is closely monitoring the situation and operations at (the Shaikan field) are carrying on as per usual".

(Reporting by Aref Mohammed in Basra and Maha El Dahan in Baghdad; Additional reporting by Shadia Nasralla, Ron Bousso and Dmitry Zhdannikov in London, Gary McWilliams and Liz Hampton in Houston; Editing by Nick Macfie, Kirsten Donovan and Daniel Wallis)
Crime › Re: Man Tricks Widow Into Sexual Affair, Rapes Her Teenage Daughters (Pics) by kunleham: 11:20pm On Jan 04, 2020
indoorlove:
The older girl is a fool. At 19 you should be able to different between left and right.
I think she inherited the foolishness from her mom.
Crime › Re: Man Tricks Widow Into Sexual Affair, Rapes Her Teenage Daughters (Pics) by kunleham: 11:14pm On Jan 04, 2020
mitchyy:
OMG!!!

I'm more upset with the woman than the man. You intentionally let a randy man sleep with your little daughters day and night? She does not deserve to have kids angry angry angry
What if the man is even HIV positive, you turn their life into a mystery.
Politics › Nigerians Can’t Continue Going Overseas For Treatment — Buhari by kunleham(op):
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, said Nigerians should not continue going abroad for medical treatment.

“Nigerians have suffered so much going abroad for medical treatment. This is not good for us and it must stop because we can’t afford it again,” he said.

The President, who himself had travelled to the United Kingdom for treatment on several occasions, stated this at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, during the inauguration and handover of completed projects to the management of the hospital.
He explained that the project was executed to check flooding and gully erosion in the hospital.

The President, who was represented at the event by the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, lamented the devastating effects of flooding in the South-East geo-political zone, saying the intervention project would bring relief to the hospital, the state and its neighbours.

He said the siting of the project in Ebonyi State signalled an end to the era in the country where some parts of Nigeria were neglected as a result of corruption and favouritism. He stressed that the location of the project in major teaching hospitals across the country showed that no part of the country would be neglected again.
He said, “We have paid very serious attention to the health of our people and will continue to do so. The projects you celebrate their completion today were seriously affecting the workings of this teaching hospital. But today, we can say their completion have started helping to improve on the performance and welfare of both the staff and patients of this hospital.
“I wish to use this medium to congratulate the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, and his team in the Ecological Fund Office; the project contractor, Messrs Amayaro Nigeria Limited, as well as the project consultant, Messrs Kanode and Associates Limited, for their commitment to ensuring timely and speedy completion of the project.”
https://punchng.com/nigerians-cant-continue-going-overseas-for-treatment-buhari/
Health › Re: Permanent Solution To Hypertension/high Blood Pressure by kunleham: 10:24am On Jan 02, 2020
High BP can only be managed, as far as I know there's no permanent cure for now. Don't deceive people please.

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