contigiency: If you are a serious minded person, you would not demand for pictures and videos because they are certainly not relevant in the matter under discussion. And even if they were provided, you would still have changed the narrative.
Asking for evidence before someone reaches a conclusion or agrees with the opinion of an article, is actually the "serious-minded" thing to do. You see evidence and then you conclude. This is so simple. Moreso this is a paper knowing for parroting the regime’s talking points and propaganda.
It is your likes that will support lynching and jungle-justice.
Walai: A girl I paid her mother's hospital bill, fed and provided for her and paid her expired house rent around May with my hard earned proceeds from keke without making any effort to bed her (until marriage) have the mind to have sex with another guy in the house I paid for.
A large number of girls do not like nice guys. I thought this was globally understood. They will claim that they do, but deep down, they don’t. Your story is quite common. Take heart and be a rational-thinker next time and not an emotions-thinker. Unless you are married to her, DO NOT make any of such investment on her.
olaboy33: I understand Buhari is constantly abusing Human Rights of which I'm in no support of.
But what baffles me here is if these US senators have Nigeria as part of their jurisprudence or maybe they don't have relevent issues to America to discuss in their congress.
Enough of these playing of big brother when they do even worse and cover it up in the name of America.
Nigeria is no kid for Pete's sake, we can handle our affairs. China and Turkey is there for them to raise concern over.
If you are not in support of Buhari's constant abuse of Human Rights, as you allege, then you will be comfortable with the call to enshrine Human Rights in Nigeria, by anyone. This is basic.
This "anyone" includes the Unites States which Buhari excitedly recieved the US Secretary of State John Kerry before the 2015 election. This "anyone" includes the United States which Buhari excitedly visited on the 21st of July 2015, shortly after the Nigerian elections. You may remember the WhiteHouse visit and the "97%/5%" policy statement.
Again, this is basic, like I am sure you know. It is hypocritical to do or demand otherwise.
referandum: This is just a public show to save the face of Maj gen Buhari. The outcry against his re-arrest was loud. This are the benefits of what happens when we act together.
Thank you. Public show to save face. What are you collecting his file for when you can simply allow him to go his family based on the bail that the COURT HAS APPROVED?
sassysure: This makes a whole lot of sense considering that lots of drs are migrating to other countries for better job pay and security.
Do u know how much they receive per month?
Drs in Nigeria suffer a lot. Even those in the best private hospitals. Most are leaving to join "drs across the border".
I am aware about this. And also aware that they would have preferred staying and working in Nigeria. I know of medical students who are writing PLAB exams in their final med. Nigeria has a medical crisis in their hands and they seem to be pretending one doesnt exist. I am fairly certain that these Drs in this article must have relocated abroad. Those who know, know. Sadly, most are pretending or denying the existence of such a crisis.
Davash222: How do you expect someone who can’t manage his family to a lead a country Seems we’re experiencing mass hypnotism in this country. It baffles me.
LOL. Nothing like mass hypnotism. What we are experiencing is simply the powerful effect of tribalism. Imagine if Major General Buhari was a Southerner.... Imagine if he were from Bayelsa and had sunk the country and economy to its current lows...
You get my point?
There would be protests, threats, call to arms, etc. Occupy Nigeria 2. Remember? He is of the "right" tribe, hence the collective pretence. Tribalism is very, very powerful. We deceive ourselves too much in Nigeria, prefering to use false nicknames like "mass hypnotism" instead of calling tribalism as it is: Tribalism.
You dont solve a problem by pretending it has a different name.
AreaFada2: If you join them in all that nonsense you are on your own. In fact same people will say you are the ringleader. The same Sowore if you go overshow yourself over his matter, if after release and secret compensation, you still carry am for head like Gala, he will leave you to your fate.
After helping to lambast GEJ using Sahara reporter, he was not compensated. Were he made Ambassador to USA or some other juicy position you won't have heard fiam from him.
Na 9ja.
Hahaha! They are brothers and lovers fighting. They will sort themselves out.
LUGBE: Always speaking from your both sides of the mouth
Transfer has been made. If you know, you know. It is this untrustworthy folks that would want others to join them in calling Buhari, Major General. President Muhammadu Buhari. Sai Baba! Change 2015!
kay9: I know so many fellow Igbos like you, sir. Forgive me for being this blunt, but I have to tell you that your comment is so cowardly. The autocracy being perpetuated by this evil regime, do you think it will leave out Ndígbo? Not too long ago, they sent "Python Dance" to come terrorise us in our homes, in the very lands Chukwu Abiama gave to us. Now here is a Newspaper house bold enough to join it's voice to what we have been crying out against, and your best reaction is "Easterns stay out"?
I don't know about you, sir, but my own forefathers did not leave behind a legacy of cowardliness. I will join whoever will join with me to speak out against this evil regime of Maj. Gen Mohammed Buhari rtd.
#IgweBuIke.
LOL. Funny fellow. Forgive me for calling you out: you are clearly not Igbo. Nigerians, not even Igbos, can see through it. You think we can't?
And any wise Igbo man would know it is wise to leave the current regime and one of its enablers -Punch Nigeria and Tinubu speaking through them- to sort themselves out. As my mentor Achebe once said, "when two brothers fight, a stranger reaps the harvest". We shall let these two brothers fight and we shall watch.
Where was Punch when Python Dance was happening? Or it forgot how to write editorials, abi? Funny fellow.
Garba has, as expected, refused to address the DSS and Sowore's militarist highhandness and has twisted the message to make it look like it is Punch vs the Nigerian People. Throwing the "hatred" nonsense was expected; whips up emotions and makes the power base of Mamman Daura/ Abba Kyari/ Buhari go on a frenzy.
It wont happen this time. The Nigerian People know better. Meanwhile, has Garba answered Aisha?
ajl: According the ancient Greeks, founder of democracy, and modern day sociologists, there are always three groups of people in a given society. These are: 1. The Idiots (greedy, self-centered, barbarian). 2. The Tribalists (narrow-minded, violent). 3. The Citizens (an ideal individual).
Look at these three groups and put yourself and Buhari in one or two of the groups. Then tell me if a society that consist of people of your type can create an orderly, just, and thriving society.
I just hope Ndigbo and indeed the Old Eastern Nigeria, stay out of the fight between two lovers.
They will sort themselves out. Punch is the hand of Esau but the voice of Jacob. Tinubu is simply speaking through The Punch. The Ruling Regime are aware.
Others should stay clear while they sort themselves out.
festacman: In as much as vigilance and ventilation are needed to keep our democracy alive, the simple truth is that the real situation is very far from the picture Punch Newspaper is painting. There is freedom of speech in Nigeria and on daily basis tens of anti-government and extremely anti-Buhari articles get published in both print and online media. If there wasn't, staunch critics like Femi Fani Kayode with all his misleading, mischievous and insulting posts would have been in jail.
Unfortunately, DSS personnel got carried away in their bid to tame the defiant Yele Sowore that they tactlessly played into his original intention of making himself a hero of democracy by that act of gangsterism in court premises. Now, the enemies of government including displaced and embittered PDP moneybags have subtly moved into action to discredit Buhari's administration in both local and international media. To counter this dangerous development, I think government should reach out to critical civil society stakeholders to restate its commitments to democratic principles.
However, one thing is certain, because Buhari's presidency is very NECESSARY for the INEVITABLE disruptions of the existing political and economic orders that will make way for new orders, it will survive this onslaught like the ones that came in the past.
There is NOTHING wrong or inaccurate about the situation which The Punch has described. And, of course you know this. Of course Femi Adesina knows this hence he hasn’t addressed the issues they raised.
All these obfuscation through English wouldn’t work, my dear BMC. Nigerians know better.
But carry on. After it is Buhari Media Centre. Sorry, Major General Buhari Media Centre.
[s][quote author=jaxxy post=84815386]Goodluck Nearly destroyed this country with grand corruption at all government levels. Let’s be objective and stop the overhype or else we are equally zombies like those supporting Buhari now. Yes he’s better than Buhari in many areas bt was still a major problem for the country. That is why a lot of Nigerians cudnt support his government.
The objective Nigerians who are nobodys zombies, who address issues and not persons are the most misunderstood people. Like Sowore, Wole Soyinka even obasanjo. Let’s us speak for the right things no matter who it may concern. [/quot[/s]
DexterousOne: You give too much excuses for the aoeey state of NigeriA
Social mobility in this country is near zero.
You hear that word "connection" all the time
Government useless
Problematic citizens Etc
Every country has its elite class
But having most of your people suffer is nothing to write home about Even if a few are in gated communities in Nigeria
Nigeria is a failed State; no doubt. All the available indices points to that.
However, even within the “failure” ordinary people— with sheer grit, belief, determination, etc— are thriving. Let’s ignore those elites I mentioned. I know a number of “ordinary people”. Mindset is a powerful thing. Seeing Nigeria as a curse already limits one. This is my point.
pickatyou: I swear being Nigerian is a curse . can you see his before and now picture
Dangote, Tony Elumelu even Seun Nairaland who are Nigerians wouldnt say that. And countless others. Life presents you an opportunity; if you work hard, use all the opportunities and stay positive, you'll find out that being Nigerian is no curse. It will be what you make it to be.
alsudan: Another Lagosian giving the boot and replaced by a Northerner in the space of 2 days, yet one so called godfather of Lagos still thinks he will be President come 2023.
hahahaha! Its fair to say that Tinubu knows what is up. However, he must be certainly close-marked and watched by DSS, Custom, Interpol, SARS so he has to remain quiet.
WarriFirstBorn: I cannot call a married woman "Darling" in a cyberspace. That's not cool at all. Even if you don't respect her respect her husband. There are other official or formal words you can use to describe her. What happens to 'hardworking', 'dedicated', 'resourceful', 'tireless' manager? If I am your friend, no matter how close I am to you and your family, I can't refer to your wife as darling. Na wetin bring that kind rough play come?
Words used in this kind of situation should be strictly official and formal.
Pardon Bovi. Obviously, he has been overly Westernised by the West in his travels, where such terms are used in public places and spaces and forgets that he is writing where very religious Nigerians operate. Make una forgive Bovi.