treesun: former president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has claimed that Boko Haram terrorists are gradually achieving their goal of establishing a caliphate in Nigeria by spreading to the South-West.
Hitherto, the extremist group has largely operated in the North-East.
Mr Lawan’s claim came amid recent abductions and killings across the country.
“The recent event of abductions, kidnappings, killings and massacres has woken so many Nigerians from their slumber and sleep,” Mr Lawan said during plenary on Wednesday, charging the National Assembly. “As leaders, this national assembly has the most important responsibility of ensuring the protection of the life and property of Nigerians.”
Mr Lawan, who represents the Yobe North senatorial district, added, “Mr President, Boko Haram terrorists are gradually achieving their target. It started in the North-East and is now spreading to the South-West. The modus operandi are the same.”
On May 15, terrorists invaded a community in the Oriire local council of Oyo state and kidnapped dozens of schoolchildren and staffers.
There have been protests in several states for the government to rescue the abducted pupils and teachers held hostage by the terrorists.
Igbophobia: When terrorists capture your police and soldiers, they execute them. Whe your government capture terrorists and bandits, they REHABILITATE them as repentant. And even inhtegrate them into the military and police.
The result? It's only a matter of time before there are more bandits and terrorists than there are soldiers and police. In reality, the remaining soldiers and police would have no motivation to fight since they're practically fighting on all sides. Seen and unseen enemies/
The sort of nonsense you only find in Nigeria.
Tell the black man that he doesn't have the capacity for self-governance and he'd argue.
tinibu and his APC political party don finish Nigeria kpata kpata.
manmade: would NDC party agent staying in marina trek to festac town because he is representing the interest of one stingy man contesting for the presidential election?
What you said now is quite different from your initial stance. Every bulabah has a shallow thinking. The fact that bulabah is bribing his way back to asorock again (even without having anything to offer), does not mean that Obi should follow that same route.
manmade: when you know the truth,the truth shall set you free, even Peter obi is not wasting his money on campaigning because he knew he can't win in 2027
Why would Obi spend his money on campaign? Spending money simply means buying his way to asorock. Which means, he has nothing to offer other than bribery.
Come to think of it, is it right for somebody that wants to help you, to give you bribe first?
don't believe anything that comes from a tinibu supporter secondly, most of those people that are posing as Obi hater are from tinibu camp of lies and deceit.
No be today we the sane minds start to dey study and monitor them.
truthera: I came across a thread featured in the home page of this website titled "Kwakwansiyya Gives Reason On Why He Is Not Supporting The OK Ticket" in which Kwankwanso's supporter said the following below.....
I wonder why Peter Obi has continued to deceive himself that Kwankwaso a fulani man and his fulani movement Kwakwansiyya are happy with his presidential campaign? The sentiment shared by that Kwakwansiyya man is not an isolated one, he is only echoing the mindset of other northern fulanis in the NDC coalition..... Let no one be deceived that northerners especially fulanis will want or genuinely support an igbo presidency. It was not long ago that the video below was uploaded showing Kwankwaso dragging party membership card and cap from Peter Obi ....
I will not be surprised if Kwankwaso pulls out on the eve of the election to sabotage Obi's party..... I will reiterate, if Peter Obi genuinely wants the progress of Nigerians which I still doubt he does, he should collapse his futile presidential campaign and throw his full support towards pushing for a referendum that will totally decentralize or dissolve Nigeria, anything less is a betrayal to his people the igbos and all southerners who he hopes to ride on to win 2027 presidential election.....
WizardOfNG: Indeed. They have a lot to say right now because they want the agulu charlatan in Aso Rock by all means yet they forget that, factually, no set of leaders , when Nigeria has being most troubled, have led by example more than Yoruba leaders throughout our history as a nation.
When Malami was abetting Fulani murderous expansionist agenda across Southern Nigeria, we heard nothing from Obi or any of their leaders.
It was Yoruba Governor's who tackled Malami, refused to back down, and delivered Amotekun. Progressive Nigerians should be patience.
After Jan 2027, when Tinubu wins a second term, the world will see how quickly the FG will move with critical solutions that will improve the lives and fortunes of Nigerians as never seen before.
Tinubu is going to ensure every region that wants peace, socio-economic progress and develop-nation standard can be free and empowered to work towards such as only him can.
Lol did I hear you say "throughout the Nigerian history as a nation"? May I remind you that before, your governors could come together to form their amotekun, Nnamdi Kanu that is not even in government has already forseen the Fulani murderous expansionist agenda you talked about in your post, and formed ESN to checkmate them.
WizardOfNG: It is an Igbo man, who happens to be an APC member, appealing to his fellow Igbo. Not APC, as a Party, begging Obi.
APC will beg Obi for an election it has won already? People can delude themselves but Tinubu has won a second term already.
tinibu and his APC goons are really banking on that puppet inec chairman Apart from the puppets in inec and judiciary, tinibu no dey go anywhere because no sane Nigerian will ever vote tinibu. Even tinibu himself knows this fact that's why he can't conduct a free and fair election.
When I posted several days back that the NDC won't be conducting any Primaries for most slots and have resorted to boardroom selections some obidients were cursing their father
The party struggled to sell their forms and ended up giving it out for free because no one wanted to have anything with them.
I also said the party would have preferred not to do anything like Primaries because their primaries for each ward will be scanty as they hardly have any real registered members outside their online obidient mob.
Mbanda and co how far?
Does that mean that NDC has collapsed? What has that got to do with Obi loosing out out of the presidential race? Is Obi and kwankwaso no longer together? These are the three things that matters to obedients. Stop making jest of yourself for once.
Princedapace: I watched the CAF Champions League match between Sundowns Football Club of South Africa and FAR Rabat of Morocco last night in Rabat, Morocco. The atmosphere and presentation were stunning. In fact, if nobody told you it was an African league, you would assume it was a European competition. The fans were passionate, the stadium looked beautiful, and everything felt properly organized.
Then I started reflecting on Nigeria, the so-called “Giant of Africa.” What exactly do we truly have that works well? I began asking myself whether we simply make a lot of noise while being empty underneath, because honestly, I struggle to point at any sector in Nigeria that is functioning properly.
What exactly do Nigerian youths have to enjoy during weekends aside from hotels, malls, restaurants, and nightlife? We barely invest in recreation, sports culture, tourism, or public experiences that improve quality of life. Meanwhile, countries like Morocco and South Africa are building functioning entertainment and sports industries that create jobs, happiness, and national pride.
The painful part is that the consequences of poor governance are mostly carried by the poor and middle class. Politicians live under heavy security protection with access to the best public resources, while ordinary citizens deal with insecurity, kidnappings, unemployment, and collapsing infrastructure. Have you noticed how it is mostly children from ordinary schools and communities that suffer these tragedies?
Even basic systems like water supply are a mess. Everyone digs boreholes independently and buys fuel just to pump water. There is no coordinated public infrastructure.
Each time I visit South African or Moroccan football pages and see how citizens passionately support their local leagues, I understand why. Their leagues are actually enjoyable and functional. Sundowns played at the FIFA Club World Cup against strong international opposition and held their own. That is what investment and structure can achieve.
Can we honestly pause for a minute and talk to ourselves as Nigerians?
We make a lot of noise online, but in reality, we are behind in many important areas. Even Ghana is currently pushing tourism harder than Nigeria. I build software for a tourism company in the US, so I understand how massive that industry can become when properly developed. Nigeria is missing enormous opportunities.
Do Nigerians understand how much money a properly run football league alone could generate?
Think about the employment opportunities:
Clubs hiring staff and athletes Increased transportation activities Hotels making money Restaurants and local businesses booming Media rights and sponsorship deals Tourism growth Merchandising and jersey sales Higher consumer spending
A functioning sports ecosystem creates circulation of money within society.
Players, workers, and business owners earn more, spend more, invest more, and create more jobs. Clubs traveling across states spend money in hotels, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment. Fans travel too. Local economies grow naturally.
Countries like the UK have built massive service economies around entertainment, sports, finance, and tourism despite limited natural resources. Saudi Arabia is heavily investing oil money into sports, tourism, science, and education because they understand the future.
So why can’t Nigeria use its resource wealth to build strong scientific education, local sports leagues, agriculture, tourism, and infrastructure?
Imagine if universities were properly funded:
Agriculture departments could run large commercial farms Universities could produce food at scale School sports systems could discover and develop talents Communities around universities would benefit economically Students would gain practical experience and employment opportunities
Nigeria has enormous land and water resources, yet we waste them.
Instead of investing in productive sectors, we spend billions maintaining luxurious lifestyles for politicians and former public office holders. The country is supposedly poor, yet political elites continue to live extravagantly while ordinary citizens are told to “endure hardship.”
The painful truth is this: Nigeria is rich for politicians but poor for the masses.
Many politicians and their families enjoy luxury properties abroad, top healthcare, private education, and elite lifestyles, while citizens struggle with inflation, insecurity, unemployment, and collapsing infrastructure.
Meanwhile, we come online shouting “Naija no dey carry last,” but honestly, in many critical sectors, we are carrying last.
If you remove:
Oil money controlled by political elites Stolen public funds Remittances from Nigerians abroad Internet and tech-related income
You will realize that the average Nigerian has extremely weak purchasing power.
We need to stop deceiving ourselves and start demanding competence, structure, and long-term thinking.
Countries like South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana, and Namibia are getting many things right in sectors where Nigeria continues to struggle despite having more resources.
Oil has become more of a curse than a blessing because we never truly used it to industrialize, educate, innovate, or build productive systems. Instead, we imported luxury while neglecting science, manufacturing, sports, tourism, and infrastructure.
Nigeria has the talent, population, land, water, and natural resources to become one of the strongest countries in the world. But until we stop celebrating noise over results, very little will change.
Wake up, Nigerians.
Good question! And I really want the bulabahs to answer the question.
helinues: Your steady 6 months blocking just expired some mins ago but you have suddenly resumed the over 5 years trolling
Is the years of trolling a curse guy
Are you tired of the blocking? That reminds me, there was a time you made a post castigating people that always blocking their fellow nairalanders. So what really happened in your case? Should we now say that you castigate people for the same thing you are guilty of?
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