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Please tell him

wE wiLL Kill APC before APC kills us

Protests don't need leadership. That's how they were able to spoil this protest in the first place.

How many of those Northern mobs have you seen with a known 'leader'?

May correct anti-nonsense protest come. Ase.

If there is one thing APC lacks, it is civility. Call it finesse.

A very very crude people. Don't you see how they all look?

Very ugly.

BERNIMOORE:
Where is the 'istandbybuhariprotest' billed for today 5th? Nowhere! They are only interested in stopping your right to protest. Shame on them

Where did this letter one from please?
It s good but source is nice

And I bet he will create more mess. This people haven't managed to get one thing right.

Ekiseme:
Protest or no protest,He should come back to the mess he created

Too many troubles Nigeria has seen in a space of two years. And it is traumatic on Nigerians.

There is just too much Buhari / APC is doing wrong. They've managed to do one thing right (at least in one aspect). That's Boko Haram.

But then in fighting BH they still got the IDP part wrong! Even though the IDPs voted massively for APC, the suffering those people have witnessed in the last 20 months is unprecedented.

And then that bomb blast. Yet the IDPs remain in suffering. Tell me, if you are the Almighty (Baba with respect) will you bless APC?

Even the one thing I will compliment APC for, they still failed at it.

I pray 2019 will come, and hope the country will be in one piece by then.

Have you seen the slippers illustration? That tattered slippers is simply so true.

Let virgin politicians and professionals be found. All these political harlots (APC/PDP) are appalling.

Sweep away that broom please.

Prof your silence was too loud. But at least you finally spoke. Thank you Baba.

Why are you just talking now? Oh. Nigeria, Nigerians.

Please where is that Baba I see in front there? He is one of those who are cruelly silent today.

tobida:
They better not waste time becos Nigerians are already screaming. Any time wasted will only aggravate the masses.

This APC and their problem. See your life!

B2Spirits:
When Buhari and cabal were rejoicing that Tinubu was
being decimated, I kept laughing in Swahili.

Now we will know who laughs last. GenBuhari, were you not among those celebrating Ondo debacle?

Likened to a bus conductor ...
And truly agbero no dey follow ...
Good logic there NANS. Not heard such from you in a while.

By the way where is diseased NLC or (dis)organized labour?

Everything will change. It was quacks that brought us to where we are economically. Plus the strong headedness of Buhari.

Let a wise man rule NG for 6 months and life will be back.

kITATITA:
What's the big deal in a 74 year old man falling sick. Younger people fall sick all the time. Unlike former presidents, Mr. Buhari fully transfered power to the Vice President. Even if Buhari dies today; FFK shouldn't expect that his trial will stop. Nnamdi Kanu, Dasuki, Olisa Metu will not be released by fiat. We won't go back to subsidizing the Naira. Not much will change.

Look for a Yoruba person and ask what osibande means.

FTbomb:
i don't wish this man death but let him kindly resign and let prafessa osibande take over....he's neither fit nor capable..

OK. IGP, Commissioner. See your mad boys.

Govt funding of research should not be limited to public universities.

I believe govt only needs to establish areas were research is needed. Then whoever is capable wherever should be able to get from funds meant for that research.

Thee efforts of Redeemers Uni during the Ebola crisis is an example. Why didn't govt shun the uni cos it was private?

If it is knowledge that will benefit our nation, and if a uni has proven capacity in that field, they should also benefit from research funding.

But then CU and other private unis should strive to compete globally. Funding from intnl sources can really help to increase research output too.

Statsocial:
True. I think we can utilize the private sector from the Covenant university perspective but that would mean we have to be highly relevant. While I was studying in CU my department did collaborate with IITA and even FIIRO. However, a process did start which was tagged 'town and gown'- meant to bridge the gap between industry and academia. And CU's management did agree that it needs to lay the foundation for proper research in Nigeria. We had companies come to tell us what they needed and we are currently poised to help them get those solutions. I believe If we can lay that foundational trust by being relevant to industry they would be able to allocate funds to CU's research. Currently, the university hs created about 20 research clusters and is moving to strengthen post graduate studies and research. As regards the Nigerian government funding research I don't think it would be sane for CU to expect such-the govt would need to first fund its own universities before it can fo so for private universities. We, members of the Alumni are also ready to make needed financial injections as we strengthen ourselves in the corporate and business world..

I know you arent disputing it. That's what discussion is all about.

The church CANNOT fund research meaningfully. The cost is simply too high. They are trying, yes. But they won't be able to fund it.

Check research spendings by some private companies. Our whole budget for education isn't up to it. In fact one company's advertising budget was more than one particular country's education budget.

Research is expensive. I hope you'll one day visit the top 10 universities door their websites. You'll be shocked. Visit South African universities. Some have whole campuses dedicated to military research, another to business.

It is a system. It is more than some tests and then findings and paper.

Their nations have research centres that support funding. They have professors with millions of dollars of research funding.

Some have gone on to commercialise their research outputs. It further strengthens their capacity.

We've still got a long way to go in so many regards.

Statsocial:
Ok when it comes to research I believe a church
that has the capacity to build 7 universities can fund its research to excellence- they are currently doing it. As regards industry partnership, we are also doing averagely good. CU needs to become a research destination for it to become attractive to industry and currently there is a lot more cooperation we get from industry because the university is constantly building capacity and expanding its frontiers. I believe there as been a huge break with the quality of research that 2016 yielded for CU-if webometrics wasn't based on the 2010-2015 period for its last ranking, CU would have rated top 5 in Africa. I am very confident the university would do exceptionally well in the next year on all reputable rankings. Btw I really wasn't disputing your brilliantly laid out points I only intended to reaffirm it..

What did he say about the protest? Of course you won't hear him say anything on that. Only to attack pastor.

Maybe one pastor collected a girl he had been eyeing or he is a devil.

Only devils will worry so much about pastors like this one.

Nixiepie:
he isn't any better so he should STFU

No man. Go iron your school uniform!

IYANGBALI:
That's my man. Tomorrow go sweet die. Walahi if our principal see me for school tomorrow make him shoot me

Not the first time.
Okada hit and run an elderly 70+ mum. Police patrol passed. They left her there.

Don't think am anti CU. I just said CU is better than UI earlier on.

Nigeria, yes. Africa not now. Why?

1. Research areas. You can't be everything. Where does CU want to focus?

2. Quality of faculty. Top universities in Africa have been able to attract, retain, and build knowledge.

3. Quality of undergraduate scholarship (I don't mean finances now. I mean students)

4. Financing. Research can not be funded by CU alone. No. Govt, public organisations and industry does it together. In Nigeria? O.Y.O

See CU has got the dream, the passion. But I tell you, Nigeria's issues are affecting the university even if it isn't glaring.

Research isn't easy. Research culture and ability isnt here in this land. You can't just zoom above other universities, no. Not by wishes.

Statsocial:
And by the way when it comes to research, only UI exceeds Covenant university right now as shown by webometrics( which measures research relevance). God willing, CU would displace UI on THE by next year-we are working aggressively to achieve that. Also, when comparing these universities remember that Ui is decades older than Covenant university. However, CU has more funds than UI and we've releasing publications at a very high rate. However, these publications would only reflect in some months time on webometrics when Scholars across the globe would have used them for their own research. But lets be clear about one thing, we are going for number one in Nigeria and Africa.

If you have a chance to choose of UI or Covenant for research, jump at Covenant. By the way I've been to UI

Statsocial:
And by the way when it comes to research, only UI exceeds Covenant university

So who lacks the sense of humour now? Did you see all the ' in the sentence? Tempers don't boil eggs.

Youngetskilz23:
you lack sense of humor.. He asked a silly question. I replied with a silly answer. Respect your self... Your opinion wasn't Called for. Get lost

Sell it. Prosper. Period.

How old are you? Never mind. You already overknow. Chai.

God help our girls from these 'terrible boys'.

Youngetskilz23:
Yes even blue films. And Samsu oil. Plus Vega 100.

APC has got ... MADNESS.

And that Omojuwa is proud of himself with this? Oh no.

One day we will laugh over this woman and her party, the APC

The fall of Buhari, and the APC

By Sonala Olumhense… I extend to President Muhammadu Buhari my warmest sympathies on his sick bed.

It is a measure of the fragility of our democracy that an elected president insists on hiding his frailty from the people who are compelled to pay for his treatment abroad. There is no hiding place in the constitution.

Nonetheless, President Buhari is scheduled to return to Nigeria tomorrow. He will be welcomed with at least one Lagos street protest that the police are trying to muzzle. That would be another self-inflicted injury, and I urge Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to tell them to back off and go pursue Lagos’ many criminals.


I reiterate that it is a shame and an embarrassment that despite Mr. Buhari’s promises and posturing for many years, he sees no irony in running off to the United Kingdom for his medical needs, leaving behind the nation’s most expensive (and presumably best-equipped) publicly-funded clinic in the presidential palace.

This fact underlines a broader reality. Which is that Buhari’s much-heralded leadership has become a farce, and his ability to make a positive impact on Nigeria, a hoax.
I was one of those who pushed for his presidency.

At one level was the mistaken confidence that his age-old claim to being the man best-prepared to stop Nigeria’s slide into oblivion was true. There was no way to tell for certain he could deliver, but it was a strong and persuasive message: give me control and I will take Nigeria back from her army of leeches, shake them vigorously until there is none left of the blood they sucked.

His catchy slogan, just 24 months ago, was: “If we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria.”

I was an early buyer even before he found a catchphrase by which the children could sing in the streets. In 2011, and again in 2015, I wrote advocacy pieces in which I affirmed that Buhari was “the missing link,” and “an opportunity.” If he fulfilled 10 per cent of his sloganeering, I hoped, the planting season would have begun.

At the second level, Buhari faced a rival for the presidency in 2011, but more especially at the tipping point in 2015, whose claim to any credibility was deeply flawed. What seemed to be Buhari’s superiority of morality and mission was obscured by the nation’s hunger for change, and there was no means of rejecting Buhari without endorsing Jonathan.

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As it has turned out, every one of us who stepped out of our comfort zone to support his leadership is not now merely disappointed, but betrayed. Buhari’s words have proved to be emptier than a basket of water. Every hope that he would bring enough with him for Nigeria to build on has drowned in a sea of poor policies, no-policies, and cynical manipulation.

To think about Buhari since May 2015 is to observe how power affects individual holders. Sometimes, a man takes office and becomes a prime instrument for building that nation or that community or that era. And then sometimes, a king assumes the throne clothed in layers of gold and the finest linen but only to expose his unclothedness. Buhari appears to be the latter.

Yes, Buhari is ailing now, but in nearly two years in office, it is not an absence of health that has held him back but an absence of will, temperament and capacity. The president is not leading with strength, he is being led by his weakness.

Yes, Buhari promised to cleanse and change Nigeria, but it is obvious now that he was better in the chase than in the capture. He has diminished the broad expanse and potential of his office from an empire to a cave.

To be sure, some progress has been made in fighting Boko Haram, and allegedly in recovering some sums of money. But given his and his All Progressives Congress’ (APC) loud bragging, this is but tokenism, and fear and regret are overtaking the land.
First, there is no holistic, transparent and consistent structure to the work of the Buhari government beyond the nepotism the president himself has demonstrated. There is neither clear, strategic thinking about the issues, nor commitment to the quest for answers.
Buhari says he is fighting corruption, but corruption is thriving in every measurement that matters. Buhari has done nothing of note to make anyone wake up in the morning afraid, or respectful, of Buhari.

Sixteen years of the Peoples’ Democratic Party that Buhari lampooned daily, and yet you can count on the fingers of one hand its members who are in trouble. There is a ton of stolen funds all over the place begging to be creatively cornered and plunged into the national cause, but Buhari’s government would rather beg for foreign loans.

The naira has collapsed, and there is still no electricity, no commitment to the rule of law, no foreign investment, no jobs and no management of what we have: which all mean the same thing.
Yes, there is an armada of excuses, but deception and denial have become standard for the APC, which would rather steal the harvest of other farmers than start its own farm. Party chairman John Odigie-Oyegun is going around the country prospecting for prominent Nigerians—particularly the vilest and most sordid—to defect to the party.
This is how far the APC, the party of “change” and of Buhari, has deteriorated in two years. But that is too far, and were you to ask the legions who stood in long lines in the hot sun to vote and those who spurned hunger to wait until their votes were counted so Buhari could become president, all he has now earned is a ticket out of Aso Rock, not back into it.
Yes, Buhari spoke tough and acted tough in his first time around in office, in 1983-1985, but he would appear to have been standing on the shoulders of his hard-as-nails deputy, Tunde Idiagbon, God bless his soul. For himself, Buhari has demonstrated neither mettle nor fettle in his second coming. He is far more Goodluck Jonathan than Lee Kwan Yew.
Buhari marketed a product he could not manufacture, and the APC used Buhari’s legend to grab power in the centre. He has compromised his own cause by treating it as if it were a private skirmish, perhaps to be drawn out over two terms of office and fought in the media rather than in the court of law and the court of personal example, and in which only the opposition, can remotely be guilty. And he gives economic management a bad name.
Perhaps then, Buhari’s health challenge is really motion sickness: he is going around in circles so often he is dizzy and confused.
What next? Unless a miracle has taken place and Buhari returns from London outfitted with the pacemaker Nigerians had hoped for in 2015, he has proved the era of faith in demi-gods to be over. Younger Nigerians—if they can refuse to be bought and if they can see beyond narrow prisons and prisms of ethnicity and geography and religion—must unite and step forward and into the streets and into politics, and demand the soul of their country.

There is no answer any day soon, but through arduous—and inevitable—battles, lies the Promised Land.

Cancelled or not the people have SPOKEN

I blast you too Osinbajo

Mama Innocent why

You are right if you mean being sick of you Awesu, your party APC, and your leaders.

Awelsu009:
you are sick