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Politics / Re: Why We Fired Warning Shots In Umuahia – Nigerian Army by linusbnn(m): 8:53am On Sep 11, 2017 |
fk001: Even the guy with bullet wound might survive and you can die before tomorrow. Mind your speech. |
Romance / Re: Help! My Girlfriend Has Been Acting Strange Lately by linusbnn(m): 9:04am On Sep 09, 2017 |
FutureLeader00: Just be man enough bro,one thing I know is that "for you to be a better man and husband,you have to experience a real heartbreak,it will position you in the league of bold,fearless and strong decision men". Focus on your education because it is more rewarding than all these slay queen relationships. |
Religion / Re: Biafra: Mbaka Reveals How Igbos Will Treat Each Other If Their Nation Is Achieve by linusbnn(m): 12:52pm On Sep 06, 2017 |
Aonkuuse: Sorry |
Religion / Re: Biafra: Mbaka Reveals How Igbos Will Treat Each Other If Their Nation Is Achieve by linusbnn(m): 12:35pm On Sep 06, 2017 |
fk001: The date was an error,but do not change the topic of arguement. |
Religion / Re: Biafra: Mbaka Reveals How Igbos Will Treat Each Other If Their Nation Is Achieve by linusbnn(m): 12:33pm On Sep 06, 2017 |
AryaSand: Was it easy for sanusi to become the emir of kano?. There was a great disagreement on who succeed the late emir. There is never an elevated position that is given to you on a platter of gold. Biafra presidency cannot be heavenly because we seek for separation from nigeria. When biafra come,the presidency election will be contested like other countries of the world. 2 Likes |
Religion / Re: Biafra: Mbaka Reveals How Igbos Will Treat Each Other If Their Nation Is Achieve by linusbnn(m): 12:27pm On Sep 06, 2017 |
fk001: Even in northern nigeria,you have more than 5persons contesting for the position of the president. Office of the president is never a free gift even in the US it is never achievable with two eyes close if I lie ask TRUMP. Mbaka should face his ministry call. Please wic northerner had given his life for other? In 2011 election,we saw Atiku,Buhari,Ribadu,El-rufia and so on. |
Religion / Re: Biafra: Mbaka Reveals How Igbos Will Treat Each Other If Their Nation Is Achieve by linusbnn(m): 12:20pm On Sep 06, 2017 |
life2017: Even in northern nigeria,you have more than 5persons contesting for the position of the president. Office of the president is never a free gift even in the US it is never achievable with two eyes close if I lie ask TRUMP. Mbaka should face his ministry call. |
Religion / Re: Biafra: Mbaka Reveals How Igbos Will Treat Each Other If Their Nation Is Achieve by linusbnn(m): 12:19pm On Sep 06, 2017 |
life2017: |
Religion / Re: Biafra: Mbaka Reveals How Igbos Will Treat Each Other If Their Nation Is Achieve by linusbnn(m): 12:16pm On Sep 06, 2017 |
lightblazingnow: Even in northern nigeria,you have more than 5persons contesting for the position of the president. Office of the president is never a free gift even in the US it is never achievable with two eyes close if I lie ask TRUMP. Mbaka should face his ministry call. |
Politics / Re: Soldiers Take Over Isigate In Umuahia Following Clash With IPOB Members. Photos by linusbnn(m): 11:50am On Sep 05, 2017 |
MalcoImX: What re the army doing on our roads?this is civilian rule nd so no soldier is expected to be seen patrolling on uniform without a cogent reason. Secondly,how could you say it's a crime to promote secession in nigeria when there is a law that allow for independent people to choice of belonging?. Please let's call a spade a spade. If I happen to get to the sit of power,the first tin I will do is to ask the military out of the roads and back to the barracks. If there is fair leadership in nigeria,i don't think pple will result into violence I know nigerians. |
Politics / Re: Soldiers Take Over Isigate In Umuahia Following Clash With IPOB Members. Photos by linusbnn(m): 11:41am On Sep 05, 2017 |
Aufbauh: Can't the military be civil?. We are in civilian rule,take the military off the roads and see a great change of attitude among citizens. |
Politics / Re: The IPOB, Hausas And Soldiers Clash In Umuahia: Reason Behind It by linusbnn(m): 11:05am On Sep 05, 2017 |
AntiIPOB: If you re not familiar with your environment,then you must be a slowpoke. |
Politics / Re: IPOB Clashes With Soldiers At Isigate, Umuahia... Happening Now by linusbnn(m): 9:43pm On Sep 04, 2017 |
blaise00700: Ipob has nothing to do with boko haram. Ipob don't kill or destroy properties. Ipob has its mission defined which is "Give us a date for referendum to decide our place of belonging". Simple. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: IPOB Clashes With Soldiers At Isigate, Umuahia... Happening Now by linusbnn(m): 8:56pm On Sep 04, 2017 |
40kobo77: Easier said than done. Presidential power is a passive one,a temporal one. Kill kill and kill but u forget say every1 go die. 1 Like |
Crime / Re: Policeman Commits Suicide In Abakaliki, Ebonyi Over Transfer To Borno by linusbnn(m): 8:51pm On Sep 04, 2017 |
Politics / Re: Why Was There Little Call For Biafra When Jonathan Was In Power? by linusbnn(m): 9:06am On Sep 04, 2017 |
OkunrinMeta: You have google,do some research and be informed. |
Politics / Re: Why Was There Little Call For Biafra When Jonathan Was In Power? by linusbnn(m): 9:03am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Adminisher: The bloodshed is not one sided. Remember you must lost one of your loved ones when it starts. Don't be too comfortable with nigeria call for war. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Why Was There Little Call For Biafra When Jonathan Was In Power? by linusbnn(m): 9:01am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Yyeske: Is that what you think?. You must be very sallow in your reasoning. So because GEJ lost his election,i will be bold to say "I will sacrifice my family for it". Have a re-read of what you wrote up there. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: "Re-Arrest Kanu, Face Consequences" - Militants Tell FG by linusbnn(m): 12:07pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
YourImaginaryBF: Arrest him again. I wonder the kind life you re living,either you benefit from this useless govt or you re not yet responsible for you life,actions and inaction. Simply put,you might still be sharing same kitchen with your parents. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: IPOB Referendum Rally In Malaga, Spain Today (Photos, Video) by linusbnn(m): 11:52am On Sep 03, 2017 |
Yakson09: Na dis1 una carry come now. Spain is spain and the gospel is spreading wide. If you in faraway nigeria can be updated,then Madrid is also updated too. 7 Likes |
Sports / Re: Pele Congratulates Ronaldo On Moving Into Top 5 All Time National Team Scorers by linusbnn(m): 10:12am On Sep 02, 2017 |
Dutchey: Enemy enemy wetin Ronaldo do,tell me. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: 15-Year-Old IPOB Member, Others Arrested In Port-Harcourt Finally Released. PICS by linusbnn(m): 8:10pm On Sep 01, 2017 |
Politics / Re: Nnamdi Kanu, His Father And South-East Governors Meet In Enugu (Photos) by linusbnn(m): 7:43pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
Politics / Re: IPOB Supporter Prostrates, Bows For Nnamdi Kanu (Photos) by linusbnn(m): 3:29pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
BuddhaPalm: Sure. For me,i will never allow anyone to prostrate like dat to me. But everyone with his own choice. |
Politics / Re: IPOB Supporter Prostrates, Bows For Nnamdi Kanu (Photos) by linusbnn(m): 3:21pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
EmeeNaka: My brother you cannot be more catholic than the pope. I understand your point but I will still stand that Nnamdi cannot eat the blame of another man's action. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: IPOB Supporter Prostrates, Bows For Nnamdi Kanu (Photos) by linusbnn(m): 2:16pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
TheFreeOne: Mind your business Mr adviser. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: IPOB Supporter Prostrates, Bows For Nnamdi Kanu (Photos) by linusbnn(m): 2:14pm On Aug 30, 2017 |
EmeeNaka: Nnamdi never asked him to prostrate,so whatever u see in that pic,is the desire of the man. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: This Article Was Written By Femi Adesina In 2012, After The Demise Of Ojukwu by linusbnn(m): 3:31pm On Aug 27, 2017 |
Everything about nigeria is scam. |
Politics / This Article Was Written By Femi Adesina In 2012, After The Demise Of Ojukwu by linusbnn(m): 2:56pm On Aug 27, 2017 |
We won't stop Talking*This article was written by Femi Adesina in 2012, after the demise of Ojukwu. Femi is the current Spokesperson to President Buhari.Hmmmmm...... Please read;...and SHARE Widely.THE ABURI ACCORD THAT WOULD HAVE SAVED NIGERIA FROM ALL HER PROBLEMS...( but aborted by the Fulani Oligarchy)By FEMI ADESINA( current spokesperson to President Buhari)In December 2009, I was at Aburi, while holidaying in Ghana. We Nigerians call it A-b-u-r-i, but the Ghanaians pronounce it as E-b-r-i. For those who have read widely about the civil war that we fought between 1967 and 1970, Aburi is a significant place. This was whatI wrote about Aburi, after returning from that journey:“Aburi. Beautiful, serene Aburi, set daintily atop a hill. It is home to abotanical garden that is 119 years old. But for us in Nigeria, Aburi goes beyond just nature and its preservation. It is the town where General Yakubu Gowon and Odumegwu Ojukwu met, to try and avert the Nigerian Civil War that lasted between 1967 and 1970. They came out with Aburi Accord, which later broke down. And a shooting war started. You could see the Presidential Lodge on a hill, where the Nigerian leaders had parleyed at the behest of Ghanaian leaders. It all ended in futility.”As one of the key parties to the Aburi Accord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, returns to mother earth today, it is also apposite to return to Aburi, and look at the letter and the spirit of theaccord once again, an agreement that was violated by the Federal side, and which made a bloody internecine war inevitable.For most part of 1966, the northern part of Nigeria, particularly, had been turned to killing fields. Non-natives, especially Igbos, were killed in thousands. Many fled, many others were displaced. There was complete anarchy in the land. The average Igbo looked up to Lt. Col Odumegwu Ojukwu, military governor of the Eastern Region,to provide leadership and direction. He did not fail. He picked the gauntlet and championed the cause of his people.By January 1967, the drums of war were loud and clear, reverberating across the length and breadth of Nigeria. But there was a last ditch effort to prevent what was imminent. There was a peace meeting hosted at Aburi, in Ghana, by the then Ghanaian head of state, Gen J. A. Ankrah. At the meeting were Gowon, Ojukwu, all the military governors of the regions, and some top civil servants, both from the Federal side and the Eastern region. The meeting held on January 4 and 5, 1967, and came out with what is popularly known today as the Aburi Accord.The agenda of the meeting consisted of three crucial issues: (i) Reorganization of the Armed Forces (ii) Constitutional agreement (iii) Issues of displaced persons within Nigeria.The two-day meeting reached consensus that were acceptable to both sides. Among others, it was resolved that legislative and executive authority of the Federal Military Government was to remain in the Supreme Military Council (SMC), to which any decision affecting the whole country shall be referred for determination provided it is possible for a meeting to be held, and the matter requiring determination must be referred to military governors for their comment and concurrence. What does this mean in simple language? The SMC would run the affairs of the country, but not without consulting the regions as represented by the military governors. This was something akin to federalism, even under a military government.Other terms of the agreement include that appointments to senior ranks in the police, diplomatic and consular services as well as appointment to superscale posts in the federal civil service and theequivalent posts in the statutory corporations must be approved bythe SMC. What does this mean again in simple language? Equity, fairness, true federalism.Other matters like the holding of an ad hoc constitutional conference, fate of soldiers involved in the January 15, 1966 coup, rehabilitation of displaced persons, etc, were also amicably resolved, and the conferees returned happily to Nigeria. Only for the Federal side to deliver a blow to the solar plexus: the Aburi Accord, Gowon said, was unworkable, and he reneged on all the agreements.Using the Eastern Nigerian Broadcasting Service, Ojukwu played the tape recording of the proceedings at Aburi repeatedly, to educate the populace on who was playing Judas. Later, he made a broadcast in which he said: “we in the East are anxious to see that our differences are resolved by peaceful means and that Nigeria is preserved as a unit, but it is doubtful, and the world must judge whether Lt. Col Gowon’s attitudes and other exhibitions of his insincerity are something which can lead to a return of normalcy and confidence in the country.“I must warn all Easterners once again to remain vigilant. The East will never be intimidated, nor will she acquiesce to any form of dictation. It is not our intention to play the aggressor. Nonetheless, it is not our intention to be slaughtered in our beds. We are ready todefend our homeland.”In a piece I did last December, shortly after Ojukwu passed away, I said he was virtually pushed into war by the infidelity of the Federalside to the Aburi Accord. I still stand by that position. Ojukwu was called ‘warlord’ for many decades, but he was by no means a warmonger. He only did what he needed to do for his people–and for the country.As his earthly remains are interred today, it is tragic that Nigeria is still submerged in the morass that Ojukwu already identified about 45 years ago. Today, bombs go off like firecrackers in the country. There is agitation for the review of the revenue allocation formula. There are strident calls for the convocation of a sovereign national conference. Even some component parts are threatening to pull out of the federation if anything happened to their ‘son’ who is now in power. Didn’t Ojukwu warn of these landmines ahead? Were all these issues not already settled at Aburi? Foremost journalist and media administrator, Akogun Tola Adeniyi, in a recent media interview, explained the Aburi Accord this way: “Let every region be semi-autonomousand develop at its own level.” Yes, that was the spirit and letter of Aburi, but which sadly became a road not taken. And is that not why we are still suffering today, living in a rickety and decrepit country that can burst at the seams any moment? I tell you, Ojukwu was a prophet, and like most prophets, he had no honour in his own country. Pity. But whether we like it or not, there’s no way we won’t return to Aburi. Willy-nilly. I only hope it willbe sooner than later, before Nigeria goes to grief. On Aburi I stand.Federal Government was perfidious and duplicitous on Aburi. It is still the same way today. That is why as Nigerians, we are most times disillusioned, dismayed, dispirited, dejected and depressed. When will change come to this land? Our hearts are getting weary.Last December, I wrote that Ojukwu should be buried like a hero. I’m glad at the rites of passage so far, culminating in the interment today. Yes, bury him like a true hero. An icon, an avatar, deserves no less. This generation will surely not see another like Ojukwu. He fought not only for his own people, but for a true federation founded on justice, fair play, equity and rectitude. Unfortunately, hedid not see the Nigeria of his dreams. Will we? Adieu the Ikemba, the Eze Igbo Gburugburu. May your soul rest in peace. Ka nkpur’obi gi zue ike n’adukwa.By Femi AdesinaFriday March 02, 2012"THE QUESTION IS, CAN HE ( FEMI) STILL BOLDLY WRITE THE SAME ARTICLE NOW OR ADVICE HIS PRINCIPAL (BUHARI ) ON WHAT HE WROTE? |
Politics / Re: Despite Agitation, Igbos Obtain More National ID Cards, International Passports by linusbnn(m): 11:13am On Aug 27, 2017 |
Nwodosis: Simple truth. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: US Attorneys Storms Nigeria Over Killings Ofbiafra Agitators by linusbnn(m): 9:59am On Aug 25, 2017 |
heendrix: It is that easy right?. |
Politics / US Attorneys Storms Nigeria Over Killings Ofbiafra Agitators by linusbnn(m): 8:55am On Aug 25, 2017 |
Two United States Attorneys, Bruce Fein and Bruce DelValle of Fein& DelValle PPLC have met with ten Nigerian witnesses on the suit filed in the United States District court of Columbia against 14 Nigerian defendants for their complicity in the 2016 torture and extra-judicial killings of pro Biafran agitators during their peaceful protests.The two attorneys who arrived Nigeria three days ago met with the families of the victims at an undisclosed location and also extracted various statements from them which were deposed as affidavits of facts to the suit.Ten Biafran plaintiffs are seeking millions of dollars as damages to compensate for their grievous losses and suffering following the alleged gruesome killings of pro Biafra agitators in Nkpor and Onitsha , Anambra State and Aba, Abia State in 2016 during the peaceful demonstration for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.The identities of the plaintiffs are hidden for securityreasons while the case name is John Doe , etal vs Tukur Yusuf Buratai etal civil action No. 1:17-cv-01033. The case has been assigned to United States District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle, appointed by President William Jefferson Clinton.Speaking to Daily Sun in an exclusive chat, Attorney Bruce Fein said they were in Nigeria as a follow up to the suit already in court because of Biafra agitators who were murdered as a result of high level military and security agencies infringement of their rights to freedom of assembly and expression while the state governors could not also protect the demonstrators.He explained that under the United States law, thosehuman rights crimes are prosecutable in the United States courts even though the plaintiffs and defendants are citizens of the country, Nigeria.Fein said after filing the case in the US court, they were able to convince the judge that revealing the identities of the complainants /plaintiffs in the suit could result in retaliations and danger against their families, hence the reason the court settled for the name John Doe etal so that it can proceed anonymously.He confirmed that 13 defendants out of 16 have been effectively served with the court summons andnoted that the Igbos and Christians have the right tolive in the country and enjoy their full rights as citizens of Nigeria.The Nigerian facilitators, Emeka Umeagbalasi , board chairman, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law and Okpalaezenri Emeka Onyeso of the Forum for the Promotion of National Ethos and Values, in their separate remarks noted that the struggle to ensure justice for the victims and families of those who died through the use of state power of coercion while engaging in peaceful protest is a noble cause that must be pursued to a logical conclusion.They thanked the Ekwenche Organisation of Chicago, USA for their role in the suit, noting that thecapability of countries to set up laws that regulate and protect all fundamental rights of man within thecontext of the United Nations Declarations, Covenants, Conventions and other multilateral treaties, and punish offenders, to a very large extent,influence the level of human development in most countries of the world.Other defendants in the suit included former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, former Commander 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha, Col Ibrahim Maigeri and Governors Willie Obiano and Okezie Ikpeazu of Anambra and Abia States among others.
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