₦airaland Forum

dre11:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/373359-exclusive-nigerias-minister-appoints-daughter-as-special-assistant.html

I do not blame her.
If Buhari can indulge in nepotism, why wouldnt the minister or anyone under Buhari?
You lots who supported Beau Harry in 2015 seem not to understand the extent of the damage you wrought upon Nigeria.

Ministers didnt give their children offers in their ministry under Obasanjo; nor under Ya Ardua; nor under GEJ.
It is simply because these three Presidents didnt do so for their kindreds.
Nepotism in the lower cadre thrives because of the nepotism in the upper cadre.
That is how humans are socially wired.

Tomorrow, a minister's son will fly in the Presidential Jet to a state to go for a 30 minutes geography hiking. No one would or can say anything because Buhari has done it before. Nothing kills a fractured state faster than nepotism.

jjmekwa:
Press Release
January 20, 2020

Frank replies Gov. Ikpeazu: You are nothing but APC's mole in PDP

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has replied the Abia state governor, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, describing the governor as a mole in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The governor who issued a statement on Sunday attacking the former APC spokeman over his earlier statement that most PDP governors were not committed to the opposition politics in Nigeria.

But responding back to Ikeazu through another statement on Monday, Comrade Frank, said rather than apologise for the misadventure, "the Abia state governor's shallow defence as to why he chose to jet out with the President at the expense of his party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting buttressed the belief in some quarters that he is indeed an All Progressives Congress (APC) mole even as a PDP governor.

"In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, Queen Gertrude said: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks". She did this in reference to the insincere overacting of a character in the play.

"From that day to today, nothing has changed. Insincerity is most obvious in overly dramatic denials. And this is what we see with Okezie Victor Ikpeazu’s response to my candid observation.

"The popular saying that an old woman is always uneasy at the mention of dry bones manifested itself in the reply of the incompetent Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu to my statement I criticised him for hopping off to London with President Muhammadu Buhari in the midst of a serious national and political onslaught against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Imo State.

"Playing the ostrich, Ikpeazu pinned his trip with the President to the UK-Africa Investment Summit on the quest market his proposed Enyimba Economic City Project to foreign investors.

"Does a man go on a jamboree when his house is on fire? That is the question that Ikpeazu should answer rather than play acting in his protests that represent his guilty conscience."

The Bayelsa born activist also cleared the air over the allegagtion made by the governor that he (Frank) was used and dumped by the APC saying: "Let it be known to the indolent Governor that I resigned from the All Progressives Congress and refused to hero-worship General Buhari when the APC derailed and began to pursue anti-people agenda rather than what they promised Nigerians. How can I then be compared to an Ikpeazu, whose sycophantic laugh almost tore his mouth while he was throwing himself at General Buhari, to secure his post gubernatorial future?

"For the records, I stood my grounds while in the APC and I resigned my position as a principled person and not because of any political gain. And since the governor talks about political worth and jobbing, perhaps it is pertinent to expose him at this juncture for who he truly is.

"That Ikpeazu calls himself a national leader of the PDP is self delusional dream. Within the party, he is known for what he is, an unreliable person who would rather jamboree while there is fire at his doorstep. In case he does not know, Ikpeazu is as relevant to the PDP as the “P” in psychology.

"It is most unfortunate that in Ikpeazu's little world and mindset, it is only with the President that he can get attention from. This reflects his lack of initiative, drive and dynamism to push any project to profitability."

Discussing the reason why the governor traveled with the President, Frank emphasize that "projects such as Tinapa in Cross River state and the mechanised farm in Kwara state, sold themselves out to foreign investors on account of well-thought-out and executed marketing strategies which the governors of the states embarked on at the time and not because they carried empty brief cases on presidential trips looking for uninterrupted hours of snitching and mundane political theatrics with the President.

" One wonder the kinds of investors Ikpeazu is looking for in UK when he is one of the worst governor who is not consistent in paying workers salary in his state."

On why the governor is a mole in the PDP, Frank said Ikpeazu was among the PDP governors that gave General Buhari and the APC 25 percent votes in return for 2nd term, "in short, Ikpeazu is a confirmed PDP by the day and APC at night.

"The Abia governor capitulated when he posited in his reply that, 'Much as Governor Ikpeazu is not responsible for Timi’s unguarded spleen, no leader would prefer to attend a party meeting to attending a Summit where his ideas and programs for his people will be beamed at the global stage.'

"If for the sake of argument we yield to this convoluted reasoning of his, is he also saying that that the PDP’s NEC was not worth the attention of his deputy? Clearly he was sending a clear message of disdain to the party to impress his pay masters.

"When I alluded to Ikpeazu as a political hatchet man and mole for the APC, no fact underscores this than the 2015 and 2019 presidential election results in Abia State.

"Can Ikpeazu who regards himself as a PDP national leader explain to Nigerians how General Buhari and the APC scored 13,394 votes against the PDP's 368,303 in the 2015 presidential election - removing from the list of states that the APC had 25 per cent and then clearly explain to Nigerians, how in 2019 presidential elections, the APC and General Buhari scored 85,058 and PDP PDP scored a depleted 219, 698 votes?

"The simple answer to this eye popping revelation is the liability Ikpeazu is to the PDP and the reason he is all cheeks in smile with the President and perhaps while he will continue to be a sacred cow at the Supreme Court.

"May it not be the lot of Abians and the PDP in particular that tax payers money is being blown on the altar of presidential patronage and clandestine investor chase.

"Ikpeazu can catch his fun and be a political undertaker, however, the PDP and Abia people deserve more compassion."

Signed:
Comrade Timi Frank
Political Activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC
Abuja.

"Can Ikpeazu who regards himself as a PDP national leader explain to Nigerians how General Buhari and the APC scored 13,394 votes against the PDP's 368,303 in the 2015 presidential election - removing from the list of states that the APC had 25 per cent and then clearly explain to Nigerians, how in 2019 presidential elections, the APC and General Buhari scored 85,058 and PDP PDP scored a depleted 219, 698 votes?
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Every Abian and non-Abian knows this is true.

babecode:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thenationonlineng.net/boyfriend-kills-23-year-old-army-recruit/amp/

Sister Patience, Rest in Peace.
When the Bible says, “do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers”, you refused to listen.
Now, see the result. My people would say it is the foolish fly that follows the corpse to the grave. How a Christian goes and dates someone who is not a Christian still bemuses me. I mean, you have NOTHING in common spiritually; what are you trying to prove?

May your soul rest in peace.
May others have the ears and heart to learn lessons from your demise.

BabaO2:
This arewa people should have been brave enough to explain the modalities of setting up Hisba and civilian JTF.

Sssh! Don’t go there!

timagentms:
https://www.independent.ng/amotekun-will-jeopardise-nigerias-unity-acf/

What unity?
The irony that a “regional” body clamouring for “unity” is actually very hilarious.

theenchanter:
Emboldened by the huge support from the people of the South West region in particular and across the states of the country in general, the South West governors have moved fast to give legal backing to the regional security outfit, codenamed Operation Amotekun which they launched on January 9 this year.

This is just as the Nigeria military has vowed that it will not allow any individual or group to jeopardize the sovereignty and stability of Nigeria’s territorial integrity. The military told relevant stakeholders to join hands with the armed forces and intelligence agencies to ensure that Nigeria is secured and not to look for other methods likely to negate the national policy and Community Policing approved by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

Meanwhile, Saturday Vanguard learnt authoritatively that the laws to back up Amotekun are before South West States Houses of Assembly while the lawmakers are already fast tracking the legalisation.

The source also told Saturday Vanguard that irrespective of the position of the Federal government, the Western Nigeria Security Network was already in operation and the South West governors would do everything within their powers to provide adequate security for the people of the zone.

It will be recalled that after the launch of the security out in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami declared it illegal arguing that the outfit was not backed by any known law in the land and that he was not consulted before the outfit was launched.

“Indeed Amotekun is not some unthoughtful fancy of the governors trying to create a nebulous counterforce to the existing security structure as some uninformed would put it. It is largely to enhance and strengthen the subsisting law enforcement agencies as it is already well established in most parts of the North.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/01/south-west-moves-to-legalise-amotekun/

Lol.

You have Civilian JTF, armed to the teeth, without any constitutional backing, operating for years in the North. Essentially, a militia group.

You have Hisbah security outfit even arresting policemen. Another militia group in the North.

Then you want to stop Amotekun in Yoruba land from doing the same thing groups in Northern Nigeria have been doing. Lol.

It doesn’t work that way.

IDEMMIRI:


Miyetti Allah is a group of some mentally unbalanced folks who are bound to be senseless as a result of their excessive intake of cow dungs.


I spit on their senselessness. I can't believe I share the same country with some 11th century men.


Ndi ara!!!!

They are not any mentally unbalanced folks. They are an organised group.
Fascist/ totalitarian governments often prop themselves with milita wings; For the Sudanese, it is the *janja*weed mlitia; for President Pierre Nkurunziza regime in Burundi it is the Imbonerakure militia wing.
Militia wings are not unbalanced folks. Like Femi Adesina once said, Miyetti Allah just wants the land.

It is clear that the South West knows this hence they created their own Amotekun group.

ADAlBEKU:
Most of these kidnappers are migrant jihadists, we are going to face this menace for the rest of the years,


Buhari just opened our country for his kinsmen from all over West Africa to torment us and hijack our land.

Blame Tinubus and the South West politicians.
This Fulanisation was predicted far back in 2014.
Yet, because of their selfishness and hate for GEJ, they helped enabled Buhari, a man who lost 3 times in a row.
I dont blame Buhari one bit. He is only doing what anyone with commonsense and a bit of honesty knows he would do. I mean, he promised this, didnt he?
Blame Tinubu.

I hope he is alive and safe. Migrant Jihadists are usually merciless. They are not Nigerians so they have no empathy towards Nigerians, even towards their Fulani Nigerians.

ogbupeter7:
Questionnaire
Dear Respondent,

I am Esah Peter Ogbu (F/HD/17/3910094), a student of Mass Communication department, Yaba College of Technology conducting a research on 'Citizen Journalism and Fake News in Nigeria: a study of Legit.ng and Nairaland Websites.'

This is in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the award of Higher National Diploma (HND).

You have been chosen as one of the respondents of the study. Your response would be treated with utmost confidentiality.

Kindly assist in filling the questionnaire.



https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOu0aS9m8TlY506qb2jn_Xp0Cce1yObm58TeJ6taX_f8a_Qg/viewform?usp=sf_link

I have just responded to your questionnaire. I'm always pleased when I see such education-related pieces on websites like this.
However, your questionnaire has some drawbacks.
1. Because of the subjective bias of qualitative methodologies such as questionnaires, surveys and interviews, researchers are advised to ensure that their questions capture all the categories possible in a response. At the moment, your categories/options are quite limited. In question (9), you give the respondent the choice between "rarely", "sometimes" and "never"; What about "always"? There are those who ALWAYS verify news contents.

2. I understand the need for simplification but by grouping Nairaland and Legit.ng, you are suggesting that they are both offering the same kind of content and service. I do not think this is so. In my opinion, they should be seperated. It would help give you some robustness and richness in your data and you can make comparisons, for instance, between NL and Legit.ng.

There are other things you could have taken into consideration in your questionnaire design, but these two flaws immediately stand out to me. All the best though!

Islie:
https://www.thecable.ng/how-unimaid-student-tricked-boko-haram-to-escape-abduction

Till they ask you to speak Arabic..

NGpatriot:
https://punchng.com/group-gives-tinubu-24-hours-to-reveal-position-on-amotekun/

I do not like Tinubu. His ambition is what enabled Buhari and consequently, the chaos and governmentlessness in Nigeria.

But Amotekun wouldnt have been possible without his covert blessings.
Because of 2023, he cannot be public about his input.
Not that this matters anyway.

DONSMITH123:
https://punchng.com/pdp-to-stage-protest-over-supreme-court-judgment-in-imo/

What you should have done on the day of the judgement.

If it were APC they would have set up a "parallel government".
Or threatened to, with clear indication that they will, causing the government to sit up.
PDP are useless as an opposition party. APC are useless as a party in government.

Ayemileto:
The news said they had "Concussions" and the symptoms emerge days after.

Casualties in wars are always downplayed. Watered down. Minimised.
There is the true story and there's the official report. No government will want a blowback.
Every government does this.
If ballistic missiles (not even crusie missiles, but mid-level ICBMs) were used as reported, then the casualties are more than just "concussions". It wasnt a rugby match.

Awol1:
Whose interest is CNN serving since Trump became president?

Iran fired BALLISTIC missiles on a US base.
The marines were not in a nuclear-designed bunker. They were mainly in bunkers made by Saddam.
Thousands of US troops.
Of course there had to be casualties. Why is this a surprise?

Kingosytex:
What a pathetic story!

How did we get to this stage that human lives mean little or nothing to us?

How could we allow greed and love for money destroy our conscience?

I was almost in tears as I read through the write-up. The impunity in the police force is sickening. The police aren't and can never be your friend. The police are the real enemies.
Those that took part in this crime will meet their Waterloo soon.

RIP to the deceased!!!!!I pray that those in the prison will get a helping hand.

I pray that the will of God be done.

When impunity reigns, this sort of thing happens my friend.
In a democracy, or any system of governance, upholding of the law is what keeps the inner devils of people in check.
Once that law collapses, chaos and anarchy prevails.

That is why the US political system for all its faults, are and can hold its President to account when they feel he has broken the law.

That is why in the UK, a police detective could solve a crime that was carried far back in 1957 and they will look for someone to convict. Dead or alive.
That is why, Paul Kagame's Rwanda has pursued ensuring that everyone who's taken part in the 1994 genocide gets some form of punishment by law.
The law isnt perfect and ensuring everyone is held account by the law is never perfect. But it should be seen to be widely done.
Sadly, this is not the case in Nigeria.
In Nigeria, already a failed state, the law is broken and even the government cherrypicks which law to obey.
It will trickle down to its institutions. Institutions like the police. SARS violence for instance. Did you see or hear this level of violence by a security institution during OBJ, Yar Adua or GEJ's government?
Not really.

This is how a society transforms itself into a failed state. When the law is largely disregarded by those who the citizens expect to uphold it.

kingkakaone:
You see why Iran will not be a worthy contender against the US in war?
If they can mislead you easily then they can defeat you without stress.

Iran may be misled to attack their own forces in a full blown war.

Iran defence budget: $19.8bn
America military budget: $639bn

So while Iran most certainly has the capacity to inflict damage on the US military, it is no match to the US in a conventional war.

babecode:
https://www.thecable.ng/journalist-killed-in-adamawa

Most likely targeted.
May His Soul Rest in Perfect Peace.
Sadly, Buhari's Nigeria moves on.

AnonPoet:
https://leaders.ng/the-actions-of-the-audio-governor-seyi-makinde-by-seye-eyitayo/

Cheap propaganda by Tinubu and his media empire who is caught in two minds; Either to continue on his self-deceit and self-implosion with the Beau Harry APC regime where, in 2023, he would be demystified and taught a bitter lesson in Fulani-ethno politics OR align with the South West which have largely become aware that the Beau Harry regime is leading Yoruba land to the cliff-edge of poverty, insecurity and total governmentlessness.

I guess he is still sticking with the Fulani ethno-centrists.
Seyi Makinde is gradually becoming a symbol of good governance, not only in the South West, but across the nation. It is pleasing to see that clear-eyed Yorubas even mild APC apologists are rooting for him. His success is Yoruba land and Yoruba peoples' success. Continue. The rest of the country will support you guys.

Blue3k2:
Source: https://punchng.com/amotekun-not-unconstitutional-falana-tackles-malami/amp/

Falana: "“The point I’m making is that the Nigerian state has collapsed; we are deceiving ourselves.

Me:
Falana let me also say that you are decieving yourself if you think you are not one of the reasons why it collapsed. When you helped bring in a despot in Buhari, what were you thinking would happen?
From Burundi to Zimbabwe to other failed states, dont you know that despots enable the collapse of any nation?

YorubaLord:
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes and YES !!! I'll marry her again any day, anytime!

There's an adage in Yoruba: A pe jeun, koni je'baje! Literal meaning... "A late Diner never feeds on scraps".

Proverbial translation... "A Patient dog eats the most sumptuous and juicy bone"

I kinda married late but, I definitely hit the bull's eye! The most perfect thing for me. I remain appreciative.

Not married, but I love this.
This is wonderful to hear.
God bless you and your mariage.

ngadaAwo:
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weve-capable-hands-to-work-in-amotekun-fulani-group.html

Hehehehe.... The already have Sarkin Fulani in Oyo State.

Give it 5-10 years. Oyo will be the new Kwara.

UncletC:
and Iran didn't remember an aircraft just left their airport, declassified information for the gods.

Ok.

omenka:
The past 20 hours must be some of the most horrendous for Cownu and his little ignorant minions.

They say APC must zone its ticket to their zone, yet they appear terribly mortified a judgement was granted in the party's favour. What were they planning to do with the party's ticket?

They probably think everyone else is as dumb as they are.

Lauretta Onochie... Happy New Year, Mama.

PapaNnamdi:
unfortunately so many Nigerians don't read, and come to nairaland to insult others, thank you for this,

True. Nairaland is a cesspit of bants, [political] sloganeering and tantrums for the most part, unfortunately. People who havent opened a book in their lives will use access to data to confront you on a matter which you have written research articles on . I have come to accept this and its brought me some measure of [online] peace.

Nbote:
And their almighty intelligence and radar couldn't tell d difference between an aircraft dat took off from it's own airspace? D aircraft took off from Tehran for chrisakes

US "Almighty Intelligence" couldn't tell the difference between an Iran Air Flight 655 when they downed a civilian aircraft in 1988 killing 290 human beings.
Despite having the most advanced air survelliance system in the world and having the advantage of clear visuals obtainable in the daytime.

seanjy4konji:
in some yearsa cancer patient from the borders of death who worked for cia in this era would tell us what happpened in preparation of wanting to enter heaven.

LOL.
You won’t wait too long. Luckily, the CIA declassifies information from operations fairly regularly depending on the risks to US national security.

PapaNnamdi:
I feel the CIA is involved.
this seems like a well planned operation by the USA..

my opinion though

You are not far from the truth. Of course this is a possibility.
In some decades time, some files will be declassified and you will hear that the CIA probably allowed Iranian Intelligence to intercept a fake CIA message saying, "we are sending a B52 bomber to Tehran in 3 minutes..."
The CIA are masters at that.
I read a declassified CIA report (which was in a book) about what they did to DR Congo and Angola. It was worse than shooting down a plane.

hazan041:
Please dear nairalanders I need your dearly advice

Am a student from a university here in Nigeria, it happens that I got 3.39 as my first gp which makes me unhappy but I didn't allow it to depress me... So the following semester I got 4.75 and now out of 8 semesters in total.. Am done with 4 now and my cgp totals 4.26 ... I have four semesters left.. Can I make it to 4.5? And what gp do I need to keep for each semester left to achieve that.... Thank you

Note: Don't talk about how grade doesn't matter in my life, am quite aware too as am not even planning to work with the degree

Get A’s in all the remainder of your courses, especially the high Unit courses.
And your dissertation.
You will get into 4.5 and comfortably too.
I made a 4.64 or so (if I recall well). Narrow escape. My story is similar to yours. I sat up in my 2nd year. From 2nd year onwards, I was ruthless in execution.
You are almost there. I am optimistic for you. You have to be positive, prayerful and RUTHLESS.

Ignore the naysayers here. Your first class will, with God’s help, open countless doors for you.

Successlane:
… only your assumption.

Everyone gives his/her opinion here.

Quite surprised that you’ve not noticed this basic trend.

helinues:
The expo given earlier to Mbaka about the supreme court judgements was confirmed

They used Mbaka to douse the tension by that "prediction".
If Imo was a serious state, there should be a violent uprising. Sadly, that is the only thing that this regime listens to.

It was already clear when the judge who was supposed to give the judgement called in sick two days ago. Clearly, he/she could not allow himself/herself to be used as a conduit.

sarrki:
All Nigerians virtually all are one way or the other lawlessness

The President is lawless.
You shouldn't expect the citizens to the different.

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