abbasajao: It is not in Nigeria constitution that you must wear black when going for mourning. Moreover, Muslims do not wear black for mourning purpose.
Peter should have known this not talking rubbish all time.
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Thursday made a startling revelation that some individuals within Benue State provided accommodation, food, and even women to armed criminals who carried out the recent deadly attack on Yelwata community that left dozens dead.
Speaking at an expanded media interaction at Defence Headquarters in Abuja, the CDS said local informants also helped the attackers identify the location of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Yelwata, resulting in the high casualty figure recorded in the massacre.
if he knows this, why has he not arrested them? are they ghosts?
General Musa disclosed that troops had received intelligence about potential attacks in various communities across the state and were mobilized accordingly. However, upon arrival at the initially mentioned locations, it turned out the information was misleading, as the real attack had already been executed in Yelwata using a hit-and-run approach.
if he says his failure is a result of wrong intelligence, what is the guarantee that his report that "some individuals within Benue State provided accommodation, food, and even women to armed criminals who carried out the recent deadly attack on Yelwata community that left dozens dead" is not based on wrong intelligence?
Kukutente23: Funny enough this man is always making sense in proferring solutions He seems to be a bright light in an otherwise politicised security apparatus It's been long I saw a forthright and straight speaking soldier
which solutions did he profer?
is he supposed to be proferring solutions or implementing solutions?
toboizilla: I don’t believe this anyway, Nigeria is one of the countries the US buys crude oil from. Why do we have to import from the US when we have ours?
Buhari at d time used much of Nigeria's crude to secure loans leaving little for other uses.
Dangote came on board needing lots of crude for refining.
Guess what? Nigeria could not meet his demand for crude.
onatisi: the point is Iran is not liked by her neighbours and fellow Arab nations but if they allow Israel to go unchallenged that means they too can be next tomorrow
Iran is not an Arab country.
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JagabanBorgu: For over 12 years people are being kiIIed in Benue, viIIages are being àbàndoñ3d, few weeks ago, there were videos circuIating all over social media that herdsmen àttàckèd Otukpo in Benue State, what did the governor, the leaders of Zone C where it happened etc say? They came out to say no àttàck happened in Otukpo, meanwhile videos of people with huge machete cuts were shown, the people were çryîñg the leaders keep saying nothing happened, if u dóñ't know anything happening, I am well versed about happenings in my country. The leaders in Benue said nothing happened, Tinubu should go and say something happened?
Certain things are beyond ur bràîñs, ur bràîn shouldn't be Iimited to Tinubu vs Obi, it should function. When u have a IackadiasicaI governor who keeps saying ur state is safe, u expect the presidency to run and say it's unsafe?
off point.
since you say you are "well versed about happenings in my country", I am surprised you could not answer the simple questions I asked.
1. ogbeni, 1,043 people have been killed in benue since 2023 to 2025 and tinubu is just realising that no one has been arrested.
is it today tinubu realised that people were killed and no one has been arrested?
2. before he left abuja, did he not discuss the issue with the IGP?
3. are you saying that tinubu is so incompetent?
4. security of lives and property is the exclusive responsibility of the president as far as the constitution.
Bruce, in a June 17 press briefing in Washington, DC, said the move is guided by national security requirements outlined in President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14161, which mandates stricter scrutiny of visa applicants to ensure they do not pose a threat to US public safety
I dont know oh. am only following the reasoning of the US government.
since the US government feels that restricting visa to foreigners will ensure US public safety, will restricting issuing visas to americans who pose a threat to US public safety not be deprived of visas?
1. Student Loan Scheme / Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND):
Tinubu signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act in April 2024, creating NELFUND.
Over ₦95 billion has been approved, benefiting hundreds of thousands of students.
2. Construction of Student Hostels:
Building 1,600-bed hostels across 24 tertiary institutions to improve campus accommodation.
🛢 Fuel Subsidy & Energy Sector Reforms
3. Removal of Fuel Subsidy:
Abolished fuel subsidies on May 29, 2023, saving about $10 billion/year, allowing subsidies to be redirected toward infrastructure, education, and health.
4. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative:
Launched a national CNG program for transportation, including distributing conversion kits to reduce fuel costs.
💱 Currency, Exchange & Tax Reforms
5. Unification of Multiple FX Rates:
Floated the naira and merged parallel exchange windows to boost transparency and attract investment.
6. Tax Reforms:
Set up a Fiscal Policy & Tax Reforms Committee aiming to raise tax-to-GDP to ~18% by reducing redundant taxes and digitizing revenue collection.
🗺 Infrastructure & Construction
7. Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway:
A 700 km coastal superhighway inaugurated May 2024 to boost regional connectivity.
8. Sokoto–Badagry Expressway & Other Roads:
Engineering designs and construction on major expressways and highways nationwide.
9. Second Niger Bridge & Port Harcourt–Aba Rail Line:
Fast-tracked completion of the Second Niger Bridge and the rail link between Port Harcourt and Aba.
10. Renewed Hope Cities & Estates:
Nationwide affordable housing plan targeting 100,000 units, with thousands already underway.
Revived three gas processing plants and initiated the Ajaokuta–Abuja–Kano pipeline.
13. Electricity Sector Reform:
Signed the Electricity Act in 2023 to deregulate and improve power generation & distribution.
🌾 Agriculture & Food Security
14. Grains Distribution & Fertilizer Access:
Released 200,000 MT of grains and distributed 1 million fertilizer bags to combat food inflation.
15. Agricultural Emergency Fund:
Launched a ₦100 billion National Agricultural Development Fund with initiatives such as Dry Season Farming and mechanization.
🛡 Security & Law Enforcement
16. Creation of National Counter‑Terrorism Centre & Zero‑Ransom Policy:
Passed the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act and instituted no-ransom policy against kidnappers.
17. Mass Arrests & Pulako Initiative:
Freed over 4,600 hostages, neutralized 9,300+ suspects, arrested 7,000+ terrorists/bandits, and hired 30,000 new police personnel.
💵 Social Programmes & Credit Access
18. Consumer Credit Corporation (CrediCorp):
Seeded with ₦200 billion to enable purchases on credit—covering essentials like homes, vehicles, education, and healthcare.
19. Nano‑Grants & MSME Support:
₦50 billion distributed in small grants and cheap loans; about 600,000 nano-businesses assisted; 240,000 jobs created through MSME hubs.
20. Conditional Cash Transfers:
Allocated ₦25,000/month to millions of vulnerable households; the World Bank backed a $2.25 billion loan (in part to fund these transfers).
🏥 Healthcare & Digital Policy
21. Primary Healthcare Reform:
Injected $2.5 billion into the Basic Health Care Provision Fund and upgraded primary healthcare centers.
22. Nigeria Data Protection Act (2023): Established legal protections for personal data under a new framework.
📐 Governance & Fiscal Sustainability
23. Central Bank & Fiscal Discipline:
Unified FX, ended money printing, and significantly lowered fiscal deficit from ~5.4% to ~3% in 2024.
24. Local Government Financial Autonomy:
Supreme Court ruling and directive for direct federal funds to local councils, effective October 2024.
..........and many more.
Wailers oya start wailing.
how has tinubu used everything you have listed to successfully tackle corruption, nepotism, cronyism, hunger, unemployment, hardship, poverty, inflation, wasteful government spending, budget padding, insecurity, bad governance, failing public infrastructure, poor medial services and falling standard of education?
AmiableMosquito: Perhaps the government and all its security agencies have been sleeping. But it's not too late to rise to the task of finding a lasting solution to the disturbing state of insecurity in the country. What am I missing?
"Perhaps"? so you are not even sure of who is sleeping or not sleeping?
what you are missing is that you didnt answer my questions:
is it today tinubu realised that people were killed and no one has been arrested?
before he left abuja, did he not discuss the issue with the IGP?
are you saying that tinubu is so incompetent?
1,043 people have been killed in benue since 2023 to 2025 and tinubu is just realising that no one has been arrested.
does that sound like tinubu is a serious human being that values human lives?
SmartPolician: There's nothing wrong with a governor supporting the work of God. N30m isn't a lot of money. However, what I have a problem with is a government spending billions to support those going to Saudi Arabia to stone Satan that doesn't die!
Was the 30m budgeted for in the states budget for this year?
If 30m is not a lot of money, do you have that 30m right now?
If there is nothing wrong with government giving church money because you call it the "work of God", how then is it wrong for the same government to sponsor pilgrimage to Mecca?
Image123: Oh my goodness, i must be talking to a bot. Have a good day.
are you giving an excuse to run away?
what has talking to a bot or not talking to a bot got to do with the following?
I asked you "what are the facts that tinubu stated? can you please share them with me"?
your reply
Image123: i stated it already in the post that you quoted, insecurity was allowed to fester. What are your solutions if i may ask?
this is your post below that I responded to.
can you show me in your post below where you stated the facts that tinubu stated?
Image123: What exactly do you want defended here? He has stated the facts. When insecurity is allowed to fester without proactive solution, who should be blamed? Were you not born in 2014 when the whole North East was an eye sore of insecurity? When government was denying attacks, kidnaps and deaths on national TV? The whole country was having bombs going off in bus stops, markets and churches for God's sake? Did you not read in case you were a toddler then? To be conservative, we had over 7000 people killed by boko haram in 2014 alone, and millions displaced. i was been searched in the bank and church and school, are you okay? That was terrorism. That was clearly beyond the governors and the governors accepted so. They were crying out for help and weapons and intelligence from the government. That is not in any way near what is happening in Benue for decades now. We have reports from as far back as 1960 and 1964 about the issues in Benue. We were alive when OBJ sent in soldiers there. Point is it did not start today. Now to politicise it instead of address it is very wrong. Ortom did this all through his time and now this father governor is starting it. That was why the President came hard on him yesterday. The father of the state is not just there to pray and collect money and blame FG and his godfather for state problems. That is the food basket of the nation for God's sake. If his head was working properly, a tuber of yam should not be as expensive as it currently is. His state is going comatose and he is busy trading blame. And you want to politicise it by force by fire. What are your solutions if i may ask?
Sharpsharp00123: he has done what the temu Messiah couldn't do in anambara for 8 years, if uba sani wants to contest for presidency now he doesn't need to tell any to go n verify a non existent achievement.
He will role out what he did as governor
you have not answered my questions.
1. how is uba sani doing well?
2. what has he done that makes him to be doing well?
mastermaestro: Tinubu is just being politically clever. He knows exactly what to do. For now he will not take any steps that could backfire politically. But during his second term, the Fulanis will hear from him. Dude will ban open grazing via an executive order after his reelection. He will also go after the big masquerades.
Jonathan lost in the North largely due to his fierce military campaign against BH on the eve of 2015 presidential elections. Tinubu, unlike Jonathan, is a politician.
are you saying that tinubu is not carrying out his constitutional responsibilities to nigerians but is playing politics with nigerian lives and reneging on his responsibilities because of his selfish ambition?
Image123: You said "please come and defend tinubu" i said defend what, What exactly do you want defended here? He has stated the facts. Now you are glibly asking for the facts. Fester means to undergo or exist in a state of progressive deterioration
What part of it is wrong? NONE. Your now trying to compare it to what is happening in Benue is either high-level ignorance or mischief. 1. Benue is one state, not a whole region, North East- FACT 2. The NE crises was caused by Boko Haram, a world known terror group, it is not same with Benue- FACT 3. The NE crises claimed thousands of lives annually, and displaced millions of Nigerians, the Benue issue has not. - FACT 4. The NE governors had become helpless and incessantly called for help from the FG against the terror group, the Benue government has not exhausted its resources, neither do they need FG help to solve their problem. Like the governor stated, they are making progress. For one, the governor did not say that the attacks are from outside but was blaming politicians from Benue state. You can watch him here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ESD84B7I8 He also said that there was good progress been made. His case is like that of having to call the MD of a bank or MTN to solve a customer problem. There are engineers and customer care inbetween to deal with that. It has not reached the issue. This is what the President clearly showed in his speech yesterday.
Now, show me which of the stated FACTs above is untrue. Also, What are your solutions if i may ask? You have dodged the questions twice already, evident that you don't want or have answers, you just want to oppose, most likely because you are paid to.
I asked you "what are the facts that tinubu stated? can you please share them with me?
your reply
Image123: i stated it already in the post that you quoted, insecurity was allowed to fester. What are your solutions if i may ask?
this is your post below that I responded to.
can you show me in your post below where you stated the facts that tinubu stated?
Image123: What exactly do you want defended here? He has stated the facts. When insecurity is allowed to fester without proactive solution, who should be blamed? Were you not born in 2014 when the whole North East was an eye sore of insecurity? When government was denying attacks, kidnaps and deaths on national TV? The whole country was having bombs going off in bus stops, markets and churches for God's sake? Did you not read in case you were a toddler then? To be conservative, we had over 7000 people killed by boko haram in 2014 alone, and millions displaced. i was been searched in the bank and church and school, are you okay? That was terrorism. That was clearly beyond the governors and the governors accepted so. They were crying out for help and weapons and intelligence from the government. That is not in any way near what is happening in Benue for decades now. We have reports from as far back as 1960 and 1964 about the issues in Benue. We were alive when OBJ sent in soldiers there. Point is it did not start today. Now to politicise it instead of address it is very wrong. Ortom did this all through his time and now this father governor is starting it. That was why the President came hard on him yesterday. The father of the state is not just there to pray and collect money and blame FG and his godfather for state problems. That is the food basket of the nation for God's sake. If his head was working properly, a tuber of yam should not be as expensive as it currently is. His state is going comatose and he is busy trading blame. And you want to politicise it by force by fire. What are your solutions if i may ask?
HighQue007: The Igbos have better people for presidency than Obi. I have seen many Igbos in my life. They are smart, outspoken and relentless but Obi is opposite.I admit we want their contribution at the center. I want thier presidency but Obi is not just it. With all the name whitewashing, image laundering he is not just it. He has a poor legacy in his state, you can tell how smart he is with the way he answers questions.
Soludo, Umahi but Obi would have my vote against any politician in Nigeria because I really want Igbo presidency
what are the criteria for becoming president of nigeria that folks like Soludo and Umahi have in abundance?
who are the "we" that want the contribution of Igbos at the centre?
are Igbos not already contributing at the centre?
what is kind of contribution are you talking about here?
from the way tinubu who is in offie answers questions, how smart is he?
Politics › Re: Actor, Patrick Doyle Tackles Peter Obi Over His Borderline Criticisms Of Tinubu by lexy2014: 9:42am On Jun 20, 2025
