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Re: Northern States Demand Compensation From FG by Kolababa: 2 days
@Unphilaz
Are you trying to create an impression that people voted in 2011 on religious ground? I pity you, let power get back to the North, it is then you will realise that Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Kogi, Plateau and Kwara are Northern States. Nigerians are the most sycophantic people in the world. They always dance around anybody that is holding power.

I disagree with u pls count Plateau and Benue Out .No Plateau Indigene in his Right Senses wil Vote Hausa Muslim, Once Beaten Twice Shy.I can Bet U on Dat. If U have not Notice the Changes in the Atire of There Traditional Rulers. Thats Telling The North Something

January 31, 2012 by Mike Odiegwu and Emmanuel Addeh 19 Comments
Four persons were feared dead on Monday in a bloody fight between Fulani nomads and community members along the Bayelsa-Delta area of the East-West Road.

Two members of the community were said to have died of machete wounds in the attack.

Our correspondents learnt that two members of the community were allegedly shot dead by soldiers deployed in the area to restore peace.

It was learnt that trouble started when cattle driven by the nomads invaded farmlands belonging to Ohoro community, Ughelli North in Delta State.

The farmers, who were angry over the destruction of their crops by the cattle, were said to have confronted the nomads.

A source said the nomads suddenly attacked two of the farmers with daggers, killing them on the spot.

Other farmers were said to have cried to their community members compelling the youth to go after the fleeing nomads.

A source told our correspondents that the youths combed the area for the nomads in a bid to avenge the killing of their kinsmen.

The source said, “The situation is tensed. The people are angry and they are looking everywhere for northerners. Most of the northerners are fleeing the area.”

The commotion, however, caused a traffic gridlock along the East-West Road, forcing most motorists and travellers to abandon their vehicles.

Another source said the incident led to complete breakdown of law and order, adding that it created panic in the area.

It was, however, learnt that the Joint Task Force has taken over the community in an effort to restore peace.

The Media Coordinator, JTF, Lt. Col. Timothy Antigha, confirmed the incident, saying nobody was killed by the soldiers.

He said, “There was crisis between some Fulani and a community in Delta North. The allegation is that some Fulani people killed two people from that community and there was a breakdown of law and order in that area. But the JTF is at the scene.

“Efforts are being made to calm down nerves with a view to commencing investigations in the allegation. It is not true that soldiers shot community persons. I have spoken to the commanding officer and he assured me there was no such thing.”

Meanwhile, there was tension in Asaba and neighbouring towns after the news of the Fulani killing of two Ohoro community members broke.

http://www.punchng.com/news/fulani-nomads-soldiers-kill-four-in-ndelta/

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Why is it that Middle Belters are not really coming together to give Hausa/Fulani a heavy blow, only the the Beroms are fighting very hard? 
 
 
 

you are very wrong on this one. The Langtang man saw this coming and chased the Abokis from his home land long time ago amist insults from its neigbours. They have been justified

RESUME OF NEW IG MD ABUBAKAR! Born in Gusau, Zamfara State in May 5th. 1958. Elisted in Nigeria Police in July 30th 1979. Due for retirement on 30th July 2014. He was indicted over Jos unrest in 2001 and recommended for outright DISMISSAL in 2002. Education qualification: Diploma in Public Admin/Criminal Justice. He became AIG Zone 12, Bauchi on 15 Nov 2011. Courtesy The Streetjournal Magazine. ww, w.thestreetjournal.org . The Justice Niki Tobi panel constituted in September 2001 by former Governor Joshua Dariye on the Jos crisis recommended the retirement MD Abubakar from the Police force. He was with Zakari Biu in d airport bomb cover up during Abacha era. D blast that killed Dr Omoshola.( Biu is the CP that Sokoto the Madalla christmas bomber escape from as when he was d CP)

In a White Paper released in Jos, the panel suggested that AIG Abubakar should be dismissed if he refuses to retire.

The panel said: "Religious fanatics should not be posted to head state police commands. The commission recommends that for his ignoble role during the September 2001 crisis which resulted in the loss of lives, the former Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, Alhaji M.D. Abubakar, be advised to retire from the Nigeria Police Force and in the event of his refusal to do so, he should be dismissed from the service."

Abubakar from Zamfara State who was indicted twice between 2004 and 2006 by a Jos crises Panel, is alleged to have sponsored some Islamist Militant Group when he was Commissioner of Police in Bauchi and Plateau States. As Nigeria is facing attack by Boko Haram what do we expect by such a fanatic? What script does he has? Let's shine our eyes

RESUME OF NEW IG MD ABUBAKAR! Born in Gusau, Zamfara State in May 5th. 1958. Elisted in Nigeria Police in July 30th 1979. Due for retirement on 30th July 2014. He was indicted over Jos unrest in 2001 and recommended for outright DISMISSAL in 2002. Education qualification: Diploma in Public Admin/Criminal Justice. He became AIG Zone 12, Bauchi on 15 Nov 2011. Courtesy The Streetjournal Magazine. ww, w.thestreetjournal.org . The Justice Niki Tobi panel constituted in September 2001 by former Governor Joshua Dariye on the Jos crisis recommended the retirement MD Abubakar from the Police force. He was with Zakari Biu in d airport bomb cover up during Abacha era. D blast that killed Dr Omoshola.( Biu is the CP that Sokoto the Madalla christmas bomber escape from as when he was d CP)

In a White Paper released in Jos, the panel suggested that AIG Abubakar should be dismissed if he refuses to retire.

The panel said: "Religious fanatics should not be posted to head state police commands. The commission recommends that for his ignoble role during the September 2001 crisis which resulted in the loss of lives, the former Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, Alhaji M.D. Abubakar, be advised to retire from the Nigeria Police Force and in the event of his refusal to do so, he should be dismissed from the service."

Abubakar from Zamfara State who was indicted twice between 2004 and 2006 by a Jos crises Panel, is alleged to have sponsored some Islamist Militant Group when he was Commissioner of Police in Bauchi and Plateau States. As Nigeria is facing attack by Boko Haram what do we expect by such a fanatic? What script does he has? Let's shine our eyes

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Re: The Senate Without Dora Akunyili
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As mush as am Ngige core supporter, i must honestly say that Dora would have been better in senate that Ngige. Ngige definitely is the people choice, no doubt but Ngige is more fitted for governorship work while Dora is more fitted for senatorial work BECAUSE being a governor, you're like a king in your own kingdom, you have almost every right and powers to execute any good/bad work you have for the state which even Jonathan have little or no powers to stop you. But in senatorial level, you don't have such powers, we need somebody who have enough balls and political acumen/machinery to challenge and critically oppose any non-people oriented venture Aso Rock/PDP wants to embark upon.

True Talk, This is a sincere comment

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Re: Mi, Iceprince, Jesse Jagz, Brymo Speaks About How They Rose To Fame. Interesting
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I love Jeremiah Gyang.

Cooooooooooooooooool dude. A Christian Northerner?

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I wonder weda some people go skool sef.Plateau state is in the Middle Belt with 99% christians, that why they ve lots of stars from Music , Big brother, Actors etc

[quotethanks jut saw it

to be honest, Jos is just a city in Plateau state so i don't see why all the fight is all about.

if the beroms what jos so bad, then they can have it. No problem

so long as they do not claim ownership to the whole Plateau state, then it is all right



][quote][/quote] whichy other part of plateau state re u refering to oh, Lets know. Langtang , Pankshin, Mangu, or where please

Re: An Open Letter To President-elect Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan
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how is it possible that jonathan could get over 90% of the votes in south south,south east and south west.No matter how sentimental people are,the basic truth is that jonathan is not that popular.PLS explain to me why the street is not full of celebration,sebi una se your messiah don win landslide.Show your true feelings now and go jubilate.

U forgot to mentioned the Middle Belt. The Core North don show them pepper well well .If they want something, people from the middle belt, They call themNortherners after the get it, they tell you your not from the North. Now you Know where the Middle Belt Belongs

Please tell me these folks did not go out there to re-elect the same leaders that watched people burn to bits, doing nothing in all that time to quell the situation?

BECAUSE THE  PEOPLE KW THE CRIMINALS BEHIND THE MAYHEM IN JOS. God is in Control. Up JANG

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Re: Police Intervened In An Allege Clash Btw Fans Of Buhari And Jonathan In Jos
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This Buhari Must Not Win This Election He Is Too Violent Like His Northern Tribe Nigeria Should Not Vote For This Man He Will Impose Sharia On Us

U HAVE SAID IT ALL. WHAT HAPPENED IN JOS WAS WAT HE WANTED, BLOODY MURDERERS

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 Re: Breaking: Khamis Gaddafi Is Dead
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I wonder what Ghaddafi's offence is.He developed Libya way ahead of its peers in infrastructure and made it a haven for job seekers from across the globe.

2ndly the Libyan rebels are wicked Islamic extremists targeting Nigerians and other black Africans.

i totally agree with u on the 2nd reason. i see trouble coming from the islamist fanatics. he has so far been able to stop so many islamic evils.

in Jos as bomb meant for church explodes
From MARIAM ALESHINLOYE AGBOOLA, Jos
Monday, March 21, 2011


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Another major bloodshed was averted in Jos, the Plateau State capital, when two attempts to detonate bombs in two separate locations yesterday failed through divine intervention.
However, at least four people died over the botched incident.

It was gathered that two men, who were carrying bomb on a motor cycle heading for where to plant it had the device exploded on them around Dualla junction between ECWA and COCIN churches at about 9.45 am when morning services were going on.

An eye witness disclosed that one of the two men died instantly while the other was killed by the youths who saw him at the scene struggling to survive. It was disclosed that another passerby was killed by the angry youths who identified him to be of the same tribe with the men that were killed.

Daily Sun also gathered that another bomb blast was averted at Mountain and Fire Church, off Murtala Muhammad Way, when men of the Special Task Force, who were going round the church during the service discovered a bomb, which was capable of bringing down the whole building and even those around if it had detonated before it was discovered.

Immediately the bomb was discovered the church service was abruptly brought to an end and the area condoned off. Traffic was diverted from Murtala Road towards Constitution Hill Road. The road was not opened until the bomb had been moved to the STF quarters. Meanwhile the Pastor of the ECWA Church at Daulla junction, Rev. Sati Adamu, had in an interview said the youths on the motorcycle could have been targeting the church because of the threats that had been received in the past.

It was learnt that the state commissioner of Commerce and Industries, Mr. Nuhu Gagara, was at the church service at the ECWA church when the incident was averted by divine intervention. Daily Sun learnt that some of the youths in expressing their victory over the two persons attempting to bomb the churches displayed cannibalism when they merrily fed on the roasted flesh of the men; passing a limb from one to the other to have a bite.

As the news of the bombing was spreading across the city, some angry youths, who took the law into their hands, began to attack a passersby. In parts of Nasarawa where Christians are in the majority, Muslims were being attacked while youths in Muslim dominated areas were also attacking the Christians before the situation was brought under control. The exact number of deaths was not known as at the time of filing the report but it was leant that another corpse was discovered in a well.

Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Abdulrahman Akano, who confirmed the incidents, said only two persons died with the explosive and that the two other corpses found were not in relation to the incident.
He said four youths had also been arrested in connection with the explosive found near a church.
The police boss said investigation was being carried out with a view of ascertaining the motive of the youths.
Meanwhile, the presidential candidate, of the Congress for Progressive Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has suspended his presidential rally scheduled to hold in Jos today.

The state police commissioner, who confirmed the suspension, said the rally had to be shelved because of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign to hold in the tin city on the same date.
He said because of the situation in Jos, there was bound to be a clash if both parties should hold their rallies.
He said when the parties were asked to submit the schedule for their rallies, the PDP had submitted its own earlier and booked the day for the rally.

Daily Sun learnt that it took the intervention of the Inspector General of Police Hafis Ringim for the CPC presidential candidate to shelve his rally because he had felt his own should take precedence over that of the governor being a former head of state.

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  Re: Barcelona Vs Arsenal @ UCL: 3 - 1 (8th March 2011)
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With barca only scorin a goal in the first half,and bosquet scorin a equaliser,the ref knew that barca was on their way out of the CL. So he took it upon himself to push barca thru. I have never seen a striker collect a second yellow card for being offside,or 'wasting time'.
Everybody except fools know that that single ref decision is the reason barca went thru. 
We arsenal fans have nothin to be ashamed of. We have shown that at full strength and without any bias,we will knock barca out over two legs.
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Re: Lagos Ohanaeze Lists Conditions For Fashola’s Endorsement
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See what lagosians have caused with their non-chalance, , is it possible for a stranger to come to meet you in your own house and start to dictate to you what you should or should not do. Why is it only lagos that they make all this ridiculous demands, why don't they do so in kaduna or kano and see what will happen to them. We gave them an arms length and they want to take a mile. Doubt if they will cite the constitution when I attempt to run for office

TRU TALK, SEE ME SEE ANOTHER HAUSA FULANI IN JOS OH. NA SO E DEY TAKE START, WHO BEG ONA COME LAGOS. can the yoruba man go to Enugu to demand such. Make ona sell una second hand and fake products je je

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Re: Gov. Fashola Saves Ailing Nollywood Actor, Ifeanyi Dike
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I still don't understand why some people always condemn other people's opinion
It does matter the contributions or opinions one posts here. We are all entitled to our opinions and they must be respected.

Am reacting to the question asked by Blank which was condemned by Lokya.

Why re u taking it personal. the question is very dumb,how can u ask if someone will all kw is holding a public office if he is using is personal money or nott matters, how many Governors can u point with such heart.

does it matter lol

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Re: Gov. Fashola Saves Ailing Nollywood Actor, Ifeanyi Dike
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Did he use his personal money or government money?

.what a dumb Question does it matter if he uses Govt money.

Re: Who Do Nigerians Insult Most: Police Or Phcn(formerly Nepa)?
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Na PHCN. case closed

off cousre who else

Who was reffering to you? re u fom the South west ?Cheap popularity

Only the Yoruba muslims will do this. The one s from the north kill their relations dat dear convert to another religion.

so happy for southern sudan .wishing them well The middle belt will soon be the 55th country

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The problem with this country is that we can not generate internal revenue. it is high time that Witches and Wizard start paying tax and vat. imagine the woman flying for free.

in fact what is the police doing about this? offenses are as follows:

1. flying on an unregistered airline.
2. no airport license.
3. was she on an international route? if yes, where is here passport/visa

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of Budget: Sanusi has apologised to N’Assembly – Makarfi
From NOAH EBIJE, Kaduna
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Ahmed Makarfi has said that Nigerians did not understand the Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, when he (Sanusi) said members of the National Assembly alone were spending 25 per cent of the country’s annual budget.

Makarfi, who spoke to journalists in Kaduna at an interactive forum disclosed that he received a letter from Sanusi, in which the CBN boss allegedly apologised to the National Assembly over the controversial 25 per cent and blamed Nigerians for misquoting him.

He added the letter also explained that members of the National Assembly were only spending 25 per cent of the overhead cost and not 25 per cent of the nation’s annual total budget.
The CBN governor had some time late last year stirred the hornet’s nest when he told Nigerians that members of the National Assembly were spending a total of 25 per cent out of the nation’s annual total budget. This had since generated debate across the country.
“CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, did not say that the National Assembly was consuming 25 per cent of the nation’s annual budget.

“As a matter of fact, two or three days after his appearance before our joint committee he wrote me a letter officially to voice in that he didn’t say 25 per cent of the nation’s annual budget, he didn’t say 25 per cent of the nation’s total revenue, he didn’t say the nation’s total recurrent expenditure, but 25 per cent of overhead.
“Overhead figure treated by Sanusi, when you take it as percentage of the budget itself, will come to about eight per cent of the total budget, the entire nation’s overhead will come to about eight per cent of the nation’s budget.

So what he was saying was that the National Assembly was consuming 25 per cent of the eight per cent of the nation’s budget in effect, so 95 per cent is there. It is out of the eight per cent; who is paying what out of the eight per cent, that is where his statement came from. And of course, for a lot of people for different reasons will give different headlines, different conclusions, different analysis to over magnify what he said.
“Be that as it may, which is true, and people are right to do so, have raised concern on expenditure of the National Assembly even whatever percentage it may be. This is not limited to Nigeria’s National Assembly. Almost all democracies this debate is going on, in Europe, in Africa, this debate is going on.

“As a result of this, the Senate set up a committee which they asked me to chair to find out similar parliaments and what we have discovered so far, first of all, the parliaments are not even willing to give us information about their expenses since it is parliament to parliament, so you can see, this is something generally used to find out about parliaments.

“But we will go comprehensively for some developed democracies and there is a different between take home pay and also running cost. National Assembly does not fix its take home pay like every public officer; the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) does that. The National Assembly cannot increase one kobo on top of it.

“ The problem is also not to do with National Assembly. When you study the running cost of government, that of the National Assembly is a small fraction, so we are serious about bringing down the cost of running government. We have to look at all arms of government and do something to bring down the cost of running government, all the agencies and corporate bodies. And that exercise is going on.
“The Senate president and the speaker of the House had repeatedly made clear that the National Assembly is willing to lead the way in bringing down the cost of running government because we need to tell ourselves the home truth; when something is not sustainable, we say it is not sustainable and that is the position, that is what is going on.




“So I have to correct the statement Sanusi made, he didn’t say what exactly you said, and he himself repeated it, but whatever it may be, how much does it cost to run government, and that government is not National Assembly alone, government is all arms, and we are committed to bringing down the cost of running government.” END









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Budget: Sanusi has apologised to N’Assembly – Makarfi
From NOAH EBIJE, Kaduna
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Ahmed Makarfi has said that Nigerians did not understand the Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, when he (Sanusi) said members of the National Assembly alone were spending 25 per cent of the country’s annual budget.

Makarfi, who spoke to journalists in Kaduna at an interactive forum disclosed that he received a letter from Sanusi, in which the CBN boss allegedly apologised to the National Assembly over the controversial 25 per cent and blamed Nigerians for misquoting him.

He added the letter also explained that members of the National Assembly were only spending 25 per cent of the overhead cost and not 25 per cent of the nation’s annual total budget.
The CBN governor had some time late last year stirred the hornet’s nest when he told Nigerians that members of the National Assembly were spending a total of 25 per cent out of the nation’s annual total budget. This had since generated debate across the country.
“CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, did not say that the National Assembly was consuming 25 per cent of the nation’s annual budget.

“As a matter of fact, two or three days after his appearance before our joint committee he wrote me a letter officially to voice in that he didn’t say 25 per cent of the nation’s annual budget, he didn’t say 25 per cent of the nation’s total revenue, he didn’t say the nation’s total recurrent expenditure, but 25 per cent of overhead.
“Overhead figure treated by Sanusi, when you take it as percentage of the budget itself, will come to about eight per cent of the total budget, the entire nation’s overhead will come to about eight per cent of the nation’s budget.

So what he was saying was that the National Assembly was consuming 25 per cent of the eight per cent of the nation’s budget in effect, so 95 per cent is there. It is out of the eight per cent; who is paying what out of the eight per cent, that is where his statement came from. And of course, for a lot of people for different reasons will give different headlines, different conclusions, different analysis to over magnify what he said.
“Be that as it may, which is true, and people are right to do so, have raised concern on expenditure of the National Assembly even whatever percentage it may be. This is not limited to Nigeria’s National Assembly. Almost all democracies this debate is going on, in Europe, in Africa, this debate is going on.

“As a result of this, the Senate set up a committee which they asked me to chair to find out similar parliaments and what we have discovered so far, first of all, the parliaments are not even willing to give us information about their expenses since it is parliament to parliament, so you can see, this is something generally used to find out about parliaments.

“But we will go comprehensively for some developed democracies and there is a different between take home pay and also running cost. National Assembly does not fix its take home pay like every public officer; the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) does that. The National Assembly cannot increase one kobo on top of it.

“ The problem is also not to do with National Assembly. When you study the running cost of government, that of the National Assembly is a small fraction, so we are serious about bringing down the cost of running government. We have to look at all arms of government and do something to bring down the cost of running government, all the agencies and corporate bodies. And that exercise is going on.
“The Senate president and the speaker of the House had repeatedly made clear that the National Assembly is willing to lead the way in bringing down the cost of running government because we need to tell ourselves the home truth; when something is not sustainable, we say it is not sustainable and that is the position, that is what is going on.




“So I have to correct the statement Sanusi made, he didn’t say what exactly you said, and he himself repeated it, but whatever it may be, how much does it cost to run government, and that government is not National Assembly alone, government is all arms, and we are committed to bringing down the cost of running government.” END