Silvofitz:
South African robbers, killers of Lucky Dube.
Deadly miscreants!
You guys better be careful how you display your assets.

How do you know they are South African robbers? Simply because the crime happened here? Are you aware we have criminal syndicates from all over the world, some consisting of Nigerians or South Africans only and others comprising criminals from different countries? Are you aware that often robberies such as the one involving Davido are carefully planned and skillfuly executed on the basis of information provided consciously or unconsciously by people who are privy to it? It's very important for Davido's stable not only to know that they have to protect his life, talent and reputation but to also take the relevant appropriate measures. You don't want to encourage him to travel with large amounts of money because that will certainlky plkace his life in danger and the SA police could confiscate it and arrest him on suspicion of money laundering. They often don't care how famous you are. Also please respect the need to know principle and even if its a private visit, ensure that security and protocol are organised. We want him to be comfortable and safe in our country.

OP where did you get this story? There was no press conference here in SA about this. I asked two SA specialists I know and my own cousin who works at Charlotte Maxeke and they all say there's nothing like that. It's a hoax.

herald9:
So the 19 year old died so that another might live... Can we call him Jesus?
BTW South Africa is the real giant of Africa. Not by size but by brain.

Please stop this divisive talk. What will you say, if you discover that the list of doctors involved includes, for example, a South African trained Nigerian and a Cuban trained Malawian? Just celebrate the fact that black and white Africans have registered a monumental achievement. This is good news for the world about Africa and the Africans. All Africans should take ownership and embrace this groundbreaking achievement as their own. Walk tall, Africa!
While Italian neurosurgeon, Dr Canavero, was busy traveling and informing the world about his plans to perform the world's first head transplant on a 30 year old Russian volunteer in 2017, a multiracial team of specialists quietly and successfully performed it in 2015, here in South Africa, thereby making it a double - the world's first heart transplant in Cape Town and the world's first head transplant in Johannesburg.

BH will be defeated the day Nigerians understands that the war against BH is only 20% military and 80% politico-diplomatic (mobilzing all Nigerians and uniting them against BH as well as mobilzing the international community to shame and boycott foreign BH supporters, thereby obviating international material and moral support for BH) and that consultation with other African countries like Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe on the ABC of defeating BH, however small these countries may be in your eyes, would be useful. They have mobilized their own people, fought guerrilla wars to liberate themselves and then, in the case of Angola and Mozambique, fought and defeated terrorist forces who, like BH, enjoyed the support of some foreign countries. These countries' economies may be smaller than the Nigerian or of the big countries that you seem convinced will be able to help you defeat BH by December 2015 but they have fought for liberation using guerrillas tactics and also defeated terrorists on their own soil. Apart from that, you should be aware that the Cubans successfully fought a guerrilla war to liberate themselves from a dictatorship and also emerged victorious against foreign trained and financed terrorists. You may not want to seek help from the Vietnamese but if you ask the French and Americans, they'll tell you how the small nation of Vietnam fought and defeated them, using guerrilla tactics like the BH terrorists. The Chinese, Cubans, Russians and Yugoslavs, Vietnamese are guerrilla warfare experts. They are the nations you need to consult with outside Africa, if you are serious about defeating the BH terrorists. Other countries, like the Americans, could also help with what they are good at, maybe donate equipment, help you with things like identifying individuals and countries that are supporting BH, help you with diplomacy to isolate and punish them for the crime of supporting and abetting terrorism. Simply put, the fight against BH is much bigger than Nigeria, it's the one thing that can, if not properly handled, turn Nigeria into a Syrian type wasteland or if you are lucky, just break your country into three independent countries. So, if you really love your country, forget about the December deadline because it's not going to happen. Forget about your tribal, regional and religious differences. Forget about a quick victory because you are dealing with terrorists who are embedded among yourselves and enjoy international support. They will embarrass and make you eat dust. Prepare yourself for a protracted struggle. Ask yourself what can I do for my country and what support can I give to the Nigerian army or victims of BH brutality. Stop being a spectator, if you really want BH to be defeated.

Excellent! "We need to denounce it and find solutions at our level while our armed forces do their own job on the ground," says Samuel Eto'o. What he is saying is that the armed forces need support, they can't do this alone. The victims too can't cope without our support. They need all Nigerians, Cameroonians and All Africans behind them, in prayer, poetry, music, movies, etc., providing food, clothes, donations and other types of support. With that kind of support, there's no way Boko Haram can succeed in their nefarious crimes of planting bomb and recruiting or forcing people to fight for them. But as long as the armed forces are expected to fight and perform miracles while everyone else watches from the sidelines, waiting to point out at the shortcomings of the armed forces or the government and laugh or denounce them and compare and contrast like many Nairalanders, Boko Haram will grow stronger and stronger and defeat the armed forces. This is not a bipartisan matter. People need to forget about their tribe or region and focus on the need to fight and defeat Boko Haram for all Christians and moderate Muslims, freedom and national sovereignty. The leaders of directly affected countries and AU should not allow themselves to think that this is just a matter of getting smart bullets and bombs into the hands of well-trained soldiers. You will not only get embarrassed by Boko Haram, they will overthrow African governments and impose their sharia law on everyone. You should work so hard, mobilizing the people that even the majority of Muslims will take a resolute stand against Boko Haram. All African people and international community must be mobilized!

You will never defeat Boko Haram, if you think they are only located in certain bases, including the Sambisa forest. They are embedded among you, maybe even in the army itself. They are as versatile as any guerrilla army should be and are motivated by religion and use it to recruit manpower and raise funds.When you push them out of the Sambisa, they appear in Abuja. The only way to defeat them is to understand that you need to win the hearts and minds of Nigerians, first and foremost, thereby reinforcing the Nigerian army by denying Boko Haram any chance of getting support from among the people, particularly Moslems and Christians who love money (BH has lots of money). In short, swallow your pride and ask for help from Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe. They know exactly what to do. South Africa are good at mass mobilization (you need every Nigerian citizen to play a role, however small, even just to pray) and urban guerrilla tactics which BH is also using, Zimbabweans are particularly good at rural guerrilla warfare, Mozambique is very good at fighting and defeating terrorists who are trained and supported by a foreign country. THE FIGHT AGAINST BH IS 80% POLITICAL AND ONLY 20% MILITARY. Unless you fully understand that and internalize it and take the logical decicion and action, you will continue suffer serious casualties and BH will become stronger and stronger. And please, save yourself a heart attack. Don't put deadlines on this one ( if you do, keep them secret) because terrorists and their tactics will frustrate, demoralize and weaken your army. Remember, you're fighting terrorists and they are using guerrilla tactics. Guerilla tactics make a strong and efficient army useless, especially if you don't understand that their Sambisa is the people. While you are busy buying military hardware just be aware you could also be buying it for BH.

all4naija:
A South African xenophobic Zulu lady who exposes her bosom in public has the gut to say Nigerian women are ugly! What the f**k ?!Jeez! It is time we invade the Township squalor and get rid of primitive Zulus because they are getting tougher than I earlier thought.

Who told you she's Zulu and that Zulus are primitive and xenophobic? Can they adduce the evidence to that effect? My wife is Zulu and she's not primitive or xenophobic. My President is Zulu and is not primitive or xenophobic. On the contrary, he's known for the love and respect he extends to other people, especially the poor, weak and helpless. The majority of Zulus I know are not primitive or xenophobic. Develop a questioning mind. Don't go around parroting the vernom the feeds you. Look for opportunities to build and bring African people together. What divides us is far less than what should unite us.

kayor62:

Wonder shall never cease, a lady who beautifies herself by d use of cosmetics is telling me that my wife who never apply cosmetics and attract boys and men is urgly. What a mysterious life?

kayor62:

Wonder shall never cease, a lady who beautifies herself by d use of cosmetics is telling me that my wife who never apply cosmetics and attract boys and men is urgly. What a mysterious life?

You can't be sure about that. I know there are women in our country and around the continent who do such things. This is not one of them. She may even not be aware but she looks more like one who has European blood flowing in her veins. Believe me. I know what I'm talking about. We have many light skinned people here and there are many reasons why we are like that. Some of us are like that due to inter-marriages between black and white people or indigenous light-skinned South Africans and dark-skinned Africans who like yourselves came from North East Africa (Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia) thousands of years ago or due to the climatic conditions down here naturally changing skin color over many centuries when South African winters were colder.

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Each person has their own view of what is ugly or beautiful. There are those who'll say a woman is beautiful simply because she's light-skinned and others who'll say she's beautiful because her body and or face is shaped in a particular way. There are also those who'll find beauty in the face of a woman who looks like their beloved mother, favorite sister or granny who brought them up. It's quite complicated. How can one woman know that all Nigerian woman are ugly. How many did she see in her lifetime? Did she see the tall, light-skinned and slim Fulani woman who visited my aunt in Ibhadan in 1976 or the ones I went to school with in Mubi or the ones I go to church with here in SA? Of course not. I think what she's saying is informed by her anger over something someone did to her. She's hurting. I was watching a Nollywood movie the other day with my mom. Like from nowhere, she said, "Son, have you noticed that these people look just like us?" The fact is, there are as many ugly looking Nigerians as there are South Africans. There's also a possibility that you have many more than us because you are more than us population wise. My own view, after many years of life in different countries, is that every woman is beautiful in her own way and the color of their skin doesn't matter. A woman can be stunningly beautiful even if she's very dark in complexion. My compatriot who says Nigerian women are ugly would not count among the women I find beautiful but I know there are men who believe she's the prettiest thing that ever walked on Mother Earth. That's their choice. They have a right to it.

I'm sorry but the President won't be able to defeat Boko Haram alone. He needs the whole Nigerian nation, the AU, particularly countries which have been on both sides of the fence - government and insurgents like Angola, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe as well as UN, particularly China, Cuba, Russia and Vietnam, countries which are experts and experience in guerrilla warfare and mass mobilization. You also need to know and decide what to do with the countries that are financing Boko Haram and their allies, ISIL. Further to that you need to fully understand and decide what to do about the fact that Boko Haram uses religion to raise funds, mobilize support and recruit fighters. As long as you think that your fight with Boko Haram is just about shooting and bombing, you will NEVER defeat them. Your Liberia and Sierra Leone experience is useful but not sufficient. Please understand, it's not a conventional war. Boko Haram will finish you and even get to a stage where they use your resources, including your own soldiers against you. That is, if they haven't already started. Before you lose too many lives and end up with your soldiers so demoralized they don't know what to do but drop their guns and run home, please imagine that you are the cat and BH is the mouse and that you are the wise one, not the mouse. It's not about might. It's about mind. It's also not the ragtag BH of old. It's the one that is embedded among the people and has international support and no shortage of resources. Be careful you don't end up with the people that are supporting BH advising you that the only way out is to devide Nigeria into two - Christian Nigeria and Islamic Nigeria because Nigeria is too big, difficult to manage and Moslems and Christians have tried for many decades to live together but failed. Anyway, it's up to you Nigerians. You can't say tomorrow that you were not told or you didn't know. Read the ABC of Defeating Boko Haram. Here is the link: https://www.1voiceafrica.com/blog/defeat-boko-haram/#comment-477

Nigeria cannot defeat BH alone, relying on countries only on its immediate neighbors and certain western countries. You need, first and foremost all the Nigerian people to support and participate in their different capacities in your anti BH campaign. Secondly, you need the support of the African Union, particularly Angola, Mozambique, Namiibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe who have more than enough practical experience in ALL that you need to defeat the BH terrorists. Thirdly but not less important, you need UN, particularly China, Cubia, Russia and Vietnam who are the masters of guerrilla warfare and mass mobilization and can, like South Africa, also provide you with the weapons you need. Please understand, for your own sake, the war against BH is 80 % political and only 20% military. As long as you stick to your guns and bombs solution, BH is going to waste your people. They are terrorists, using guerrilla tactics. They will waste your people and even disarm your soldiers and seize your land. They are not the BH of yesteryear. They are in alliance with the world's most ruthless terrorist organizations and receive material support from abroad. Forget the idea of quick victories. You have to work very hard and intelligently. It's not the usual kill make I kill.

Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt is where your ancestors originated. Ethiopia has been independent since time immemorial, they have their own written language, they started receiving Kings and Queens thousands of years ago and long before the so-called western civilization, they were already building pyramids which are not bigger but more beautiful than the Sudanese and Egyptian ones, they were engineers and mathematicians when the Europeans still wearing animal skin. All I'm saying is that the Ethiopians know better than you and I, even with all our education and experience combined. The Ethiopian capital is also the head office of the African Union. Unlike your country and mine, they receive Heads of State on a daily basis. They'll not suddenly abandon their customs and traditions to suit Obama because he's from the USA which is slightly more than 200 years old and like Malawi, Lesotho or any other country is allowed only 1 vote at the UN.

PunkyVeer:


I don't know about that. I think the Nguni people are friendly for the most part. Except some can be very stubborn, arrogant & quarrelsome, namely the Xhosa + the Zulu. The Ndebeles & the Swati people are more laid back than the other two. That's my honest opinion.

I think what you guys are discussing is quite complicated, especially if you factor in the fact that there's a marked difference in the behavior of people who are born and bred in the urban and rural areas whether they be Nguni or Sotho. The ones in the rural areas tend to be well-versed and grounded in the culture of Ubuntu - protocol ( eg. every adult male my father's age is my father and he treats me like his son and my agemates are my brothers and sister, etc), respect for others, sharing whatever you've got with your neighbour, taking one's neighbour as family, community spirit, etc. As for those who grow up in the urban areas, the clever people, they don't know much about our culture and often regard it as backwardness. They're heavily influenced by European and USA culture, including television, movies and Oprah Winfrey and women's liberation. Add to that the fact that the urban areas have their own culture and that each individual has their own experience of life, others grew up on the street, while others lived in broken families but have turned out to be the best, others are angry with society and are unconsciously hitting out. In other words, I suggest that you go to the rural areas, if you want to compare the various tribal groups in my country. There you are likely to find the real Ngunis and Sothos who still adhere to our culture, are calm, peaceful and give each human being the respect they deserve. You might find that Africans are the same, as long as they resist the encroachment of the negative and dangerous culture of the so-called developed countries. One cannot base their conclusion on the few encounters or relationships they've had or what they heard about certain tribal groups.

A precious African life has been lost. Whatever the circumstances which allegedly led to the passing on of this young man, in keeping with the culture of African people everywhere, we must comment about his passing on with respect. This matter can't be and shouldn't be a matter for silly and stupid comments. There's no room for hahaha or Lol when a human being has passed on. We mourn his death, even if he was a criminal. He's somebody's son, dad, brother and breadwinner.

Callmemike:
Serious! What prevents our military and/or the JTF from destroying every vestige of BH? We are talking about lives here. Why dallying? Or is the quickly sourcing a loan for NE rebilding more important than destroying BH? Smh

I regret to inform you that your army will never defeat Boko Haram or a similar terrorist outfit, even with all the world's most effective weapons, as long as you think defeating them is the sole responsibility of your defence and security forces. Defeating BH is a matter for all your people and government. The war against BH is only 20% military and 80% political. Not only, there will be no easy or quick victory. Be prepared for a protracted struggle. Visit this link for more https://www.1voiceafrica.com/blog/defeat-boko-haram/#comment-477

Boko Haram are cowards and terrorists who prey on innocent villagers. Let them engage the Nigerian army, man to man and leave civilians alone. May they rot in hell! Africa has to sort out this scum before they turn Nigeria into a Syria and spread their terror to the rest of the continent. Not suggesting that the ABC of Defeating Boko Haram is the panacea but I think it's worth every African's consideration. Please find it quoted bellow:
THE ABC OF DEFEATING BOKO HARAM
Asante Tsambo

Many people in Nigeria and around the world were celebrating when they heard, during the few months preceding the inauguration of President Buhari, that Boko Haram (BH) was on the retreat and the Nigerian defence and security forces were liberating territory and setting hostages free or enabling them to escape. They were under the impression that final victory was either around the corner or that BH had been hit so hard that it would not be able to regroup, try to harass the Nigerian armed forces and even carry out massacres of innocent civilians. The killing of about 500 Nigerians by BH in the past 39 days has shocked many. As Africans, we are profoundly saddened by BH's ruthless terrorist activities against civilians. We are also concerned that this is happening in our continent's biggest economy.

Africa needs a peaceful, prosperous and united Nigeria. Working together, Nigeria and SA could utilize their enormous potential to lead our continent's efforts to extricate itself from the quagmire of underdevelopment and internecine fratricidal conflict. It is for this reason that the AU, Nigerians and other Africans should consider the following:

1. That Cameroon, Central African Republic, Kenya, Nigeria, Mali, Somalia now form the Southern flank of the African frontline against terrorism. If these countries fall, Africa falls and the African agenda will become a pipe-dream. Therefore, all Africa must unite behind these countries and function as their rear base;

2. The African Union should launch an International campaign for the isolation of BH and all other Africa based terrorist organisations. This campaign should include the freezing of terrorist bank accounts and closure of their external supply lines. Countries which provide them with support should be exposed and boycotted. The declaration and or blacklisting of BH and others as terrorist or undesirable entities can never be sufficient;

3. Nigerians have to understand and accept the fact that, courtesy of BH, they now live in the African frontline against terrorism, the territorial integrity and unity of their nation are under threat, every Nigerian, could fall victim of a BH attack whether or not they live in the South South, South East or South West because terrorists CAN bomb targets in areas where they have no infrastructure. Apart from that, who said they will not have the appetite to move to the South once they have established themselves and feel comfortable in the North?

4. Nigeria must prepare itself for a protracted struggle. There will be no quick victory because BH is no longer a ragtag group. It enjoys international material and moral support and is part of a movement that seeks to build a caliphate, including several West, Central, East and North African countries;

5. The war against BH is 80% political and only 20% military. In other words, the Nigerian defence and security forces cannot defeat BH on their own. The government needs to mobilize the whole nation, explain the nature of the enemy and what role each Nigerian should play. In relation to the South which is the rear base, the North is the war front. The Southerners should be mobilized to inter Alia provide moral, spiritual and material support to the Northerners, especially the victims and the defence and security forces. The Northerners should be mobilized to provide to the defence and security forces all and any form of support they can afford, even a simple but genuine "No to BH Terrorism."

6. Nigerians and their organisations must unite across religious, tribal, regional and state lines. You need national cohesion, unity in action and all possible forms of partnerships among yourselves and between yourselves and other African nations, your natural allies;

7. The Government should embark on a campaign to win the hearts and minds of the people, not only through its declarations but its actions and the way the defence and security forces conduct the war. Now, more than ever before, it has to be seen that Nigeria cares. The Government and people of Nigeria cannot stem the tide of a terrorist tsunami or prevent the disintegration of their federal state, if they do not address social justice and law and order imperatives.

8. It is easier to fight an enemy that can be found in a specific area but more difficult to fight an enemy that is embedded or hiding or has friends among the masses. It is much easier to carry out a suicide bomb operation in a market place, church or shopping mall that is full of civilians than to engage the Nigerian defence and security forces directly. It seems like BH did not only retreat deeper into the forest and neighboring countries. Some of them appear to have run back home, to hide and regroup among the masses where in all probability, they have an effective network of cells and arms caches and certain aspects of the terrorist training and bomb-making could be taking place.

9. The massacres of so many people in such a short time is the negative consequence of the Nigerian forces' achievements in the Sambisa forest and former BH-held territories. On its own, It does not necessarily suggest that the Nigerian government does not know what it is doing, neither does it point a finger at its complicity. It certainly is one of the easiest things that terrorists can do.

10. Africa has sufficient local expertise and experience in conventional and guerrilla warfare, intelligence work and communication with our people. Nigeria should tap into this vast wealth of African expertise and experience. Our non African partners can assist with material, diplomatic and moral support for the victims of terror and our defence and security forces as well as the gathering of intelligence in terms of foreign support for the terrorists and the punishment of individuals, organisations and countries which harbor and support them.

Wow, Mr Governor! She's what we used to call a paragon of human perfection during my school days. Let me have another look at her, if you don't mind Mr Governor! That notwithstanding, hiding certain things to take care of the interests of the conservative nature of government, might not be a bad idea.

Morpheus24, the intellectual, how are you? I thought I had lost you. I suppose I should thank this Nigerian Union story for your reappearance. I thought you'd have posted a comment in relation to the ABC of Defeating Boko Haram by now. Does not appear or claim to be a panacea but, in my view, it's worth considering. In case you didn't see it, please find it below:
THE ABC OF DEFEATING BOKO HARAM
Asante Tsambo

Many people in Nigeria and around the world were celebrating when they heard, during the few months preceding the inauguration of President Buhari, that Boko Haram (BH) was on the retreat and the Nigerian defence and security forces were liberating territory and setting hostages free or enabling them to escape. They were under the impression that final victory was either around the corner or that BH had been hit so hard that it would not be able to regroup, try to harass the Nigerian armed forces and even carry out massacres of innocent civilians. The killing of about 500 Nigerians by BH in the past 39 days has shocked many. As Africans, we are profoundly saddened by BH's ruthless terrorist activities against civilians. We are also concerned that this is happening in our continent's biggest economy.

Africa needs a peaceful, prosperous and united Nigeria. Working together, Nigeria and SA could utilize their enormous potential to lead our continent's efforts to extricate itself from the quagmire of underdevelopment and internecine fratricidal conflict. It is for this reason that the AU, Nigerians and other Africans should consider the following:

1. That Cameroon, Central African Republic, Kenya, Nigeria, Mali, Somalia now form the Southern flank of the African frontline against terrorism. If these countries fall, Africa falls and the African agenda will become a pipe-dream. Therefore, all Africa must unite behind these countries and function as their rear base;

2. The African Union should launch an International campaign for the isolation of BH and all other Africa based terrorist organisations. This campaign should include the freezing of terrorist bank accounts and closure of their external supply lines. Countries which provide them with support should be exposed and boycotted. The declaration and or blacklisting of BH and others as terrorist or undesirable entities can never be sufficient;

3. Nigerians have to understand and accept the fact that, courtesy of BH, they now live in the African frontline against terrorism, the territorial integrity and unity of their nation are under threat, every Nigerian, could fall victim of a BH attack whether or not they live in the South South, South East or South West because terrorists CAN bomb targets in areas where they have no infrastructure. Apart from that, who said they will not have the appetite to move to the South once they have established themselves and feel comfortable in the North?

4. Nigeria must prepare itself for a protracted struggle. There will be no quick victory because BH is no longer a ragtag group. It enjoys international material and moral support and is part of a movement that seeks to build a caliphate, including several West, Central, East and North African countries;

5. The war against BH is 80% political and only 20% military. In other words, the Nigerian defence and security forces cannot defeat BH on their own. The government needs to mobilize the whole nation, explain the nature of the enemy and what role each Nigerian should play. In relation to the South which is the rear base, the North is the war front. The Southerners should be mobilized to inter Alia provide moral, spiritual and material support to the Northerners, especially the victims and the defence and security forces. The Northerners should be mobilized to provide to the defence and security forces all and any form of support they can afford, even a simple but genuine "No to BH Terrorism."

6. Nigerians and their organisations must unite across religious, tribal, regional and state lines. You need national cohesion, unity in action and all possible forms of partnerships among yourselves and between yourselves and other African nations, your natural allies;

7. The Government should embark on a campaign to win the hearts and minds of the people, not only through its declarations but its actions and the way the defence and security forces conduct the war. Now, more than ever before, it has to be seen that Nigeria cares. The Government and people of Nigeria cannot stem the tide of a terrorist tsunami or prevent the disintegration of their federal state, if they do not address social justice and law and order imperatives.

8. It is easier to fight an enemy that can be found in a specific area but more difficult to fight an enemy that is embedded or hiding or has friends among the masses. It is much easier to carry out a suicide bomb operation in a market place, church or shopping mall that is full of civilians than to engage the Nigerian defence and security forces directly. It seems like BH did not only retreat deeper into the forest and neighboring countries. Some of them appear to have run back home, to hide and regroup among the masses where in all probability, they have an effective network of cells and arms caches and certain aspects of the terrorist training and bomb-making could be taking place.

9. The massacres of so many people in such a short time is the negative consequence of the Nigerian forces' achievements in the Sambisa forest and former BH-held territories. On its own, It does not necessarily suggest that the Nigerian government does not know what it is doing, neither does it point a finger at its complicity. It certainly is one of the easiest things that terrorists can do.

10. Africa has sufficient local expertise and experience in conventional and guerrilla warfare, intelligence work and communication with our people. Nigeria should tap into this vast wealth of African expertise and experience. Our non African partners can assist with material, diplomatic and moral support for the victims of terror and our defence and security forces as well as the gathering of intelligence in terms of foreign support for the terrorists and the punishment of individuals, organisations and countries which harbor and support them.

Orijin101:
I thought they've put a cease to the fvckin xenophobic attack? What's this again for christ sake!!!!!!

Well, i blame it on the mumus that ain't proud of their country and thinks running out of it is their best option.. .. ..

I rep naija, country of the hustlers

Please read properly and understand the report. There's no proof that he was killed by the police. However, it's possible. They are not perfect. They are human, work under very difficult and dangerous conditions in which some of them get shot and killed by local and foreign criminals. They also make mistakes and their excesses are not reserved for Nigerians only. There are many cases involving South Africans. That's why there's a special unit to investigate and punish them, if they commit crimes against the people they should be protecting. The unit may not be perfect but it's there and it works very well.
Even if the 9ja Union had not ordered it, a postmodern would have, as a rule, been performed. It's a legal requirement in this country.
As for xenophobia, please be aware that none of your people were killed - 3 South Africans, a Zimbabwean, Ethiopean, Mozambican and Bangladeshi are the only people who died and at least 300 perpetrators were arrested. The Mozambican was killed in a daylight robbery, nothing to do with xenophobia. In this violent society, such things happen daily and no one is immune, not even South Africans. South African and foreign criminals from all over the world, including Nigerians, commit untold crimes in this country, every day. You should develop a questioning mind and verify what you are told before pointing fingers. Not every death is a xenophobia death and not every crime is committed by South Africans. We are not the wild and brainless animals that the 9ja Union seeks to make you believe we are.
The police saved and arrested four South Africans from being brutally killed by a community of South Africans for attempting to rob a Pakistani trader. We, the people, our public organizations, media and government are working daily to ensure that it never ever happens again.
It's always very sad and hurts deeply when a human being, especially a young one passes on. May the soul rest in peace. My profoundly-felt condolences to his friends and loved ones.

Come back home Your Excellency, Mr President! Your best weapon against BH is not American weapons but the people who elected you and your natural allies, the people of Africa and their leaders. The Defence and security forces are only 20% of what you need to defeat BH. I read the ABC of Defeating BOKO Haram and was amazed. The link quoted here under, should help:
https://www.1voiceafrica.com/blog/defeat-boko-haram/#comment-477

I fully and completely comcur. Most wives forget or don't even think about the fact that they are future mothers in law and that what they do to our.mothers could happen to them. Why try to compete with my mother? You have to accept that I can never divorce my mother, even if I lost my mind. You are not her age-mate, once we're married you become a member of our family and one of her children. Therefore, humble yourself and respect your mother in law, irrespective of the venom she might spew out of her mouth. Try your best to love her as much as you love me. I can't imagine how you can wish my mother dead while you claim that you love me. My mother and I are one, without her I'd not even have seen the light of day, survived so many trials and tribulations and become the success that you proudly call your husband. My mother just wants you to acknowledge and understand that she's a heroine who conceived, gave birth and brought up under very difficult circumstances, one of the greatest gifts to the world that must be taken good care of. That is, me, your one and only husband. I have no doubt that is also how your mother feels about you and herself. I must know that I'm one of her children, love and respect her and there will be no wahala.

Hadeola88:
He keeps changing is approach towards BH. Whichever one he finally adopts, I hope we win the fight because some folks are already itching to label him clueless.

Maybe he keeps changing his approach because he wants to confuse the enemy; doesn't want them to know what's on his mind.
Jokes aside, I fully support his decision to negotiate with BH for the release of the Chibok girls.
Check out from 1Voice Africa.com,
THE ABC OF DEFEATING BOKO HARAM
Asante Tsambo

Many people in Nigeria and around the world were celebrating when they heard, during the few months preceding the inauguration of President Buhari, that Boko Haram (BH) was on the retreat and the Nigerian defence and security forces were liberating territory and setting hostages free or enabling them to escape. They were under the impression that final victory was either around the corner or that BH had been hit so hard that it would not be able to regroup, try to harass the Nigerian armed forces and even carry out massacres of innocent civilians. The killing of about 500 Nigerians by BH in the past 39 days has shocked many. As Africans, we are profoundly saddened by BH's ruthless terrorist activities against civilians. We are also concerned that this is happening in our continent's biggest economy.

Africa needs a peaceful, prosperous and united Nigeria. Working together, Nigeria and SA could utilize their enormous potential to lead our continent's efforts to extricate itself from the quagmire of underdevelopment and internecine fratricidal conflict. It is for this reason that the AU, Nigerians and other Africans should consider the following:

1. That Cameroon, Central African Republic, Kenya, Nigeria, Mali, Somalia now form the Southern flank of the African frontline against terrorism. If these countries fall, Africa falls and the African agenda will become a pipe-dream. Therefore, all Africa must unite behind these countries and function as their rear base;

2. The African Union should launch an International campaign for the isolation of BH and all other Africa based terrorist organisations. This campaign should include the freezing of terrorist bank accounts and closure of their external supply lines. Countries which provide them with support should be exposed and boycotted. The declaration and or blacklisting of BH and others as terrorist or undesirable entities can never be sufficient;

3. Nigerians have to understand and accept the fact that, courtesy of BH, they now live in the African frontline against terrorism, the territorial integrity and unity of their nation are under threat, every Nigerian, could fall victim of a BH attack whether or not they live in the South South, South East or South West because terrorists CAN bomb targets in areas where they have no infrastructure. Apart from that, who said they will not have the appetite to move to the South once they have established themselves and feel comfortable in the North?

4. Nigeria must prepare itself for a protracted struggle. There will be no quick victory because BH is no longer a ragtag group. It enjoys international material and moral support and is part of a movement that seeks to build a caliphate, including several West, Central, East and North African countries;

5. The war against BH is 80% political and only 20% military. In other words, the Nigerian defence and security forces cannot defeat BH on their own. The government needs to mobilize the whole nation, explain the nature of the enemy and what role each Nigerian should play. In relation to the South which is the rear base, the North is the war front. The Southerners should be mobilized to inter Alia provide moral, spiritual and material support to the Northerners, especially the victims and the defence and security forces. The Northerners should be mobilized to provide to the defence and security forces all and any form of support they can afford, even a simple but genuine "No to BH Terrorism."

6. Nigerians and their organisations must unite across religious, tribal, regional and state lines. You need national cohesion, unity in action and all possible forms of partnerships among yourselves and between yourselves and other African nations, your natural allies;

7. The Government should embark on a campaign to win the hearts and minds of the people, not only through its declarations but its actions and the way the defence and security forces conduct the war. Now, more than ever before, it has to be seen that Nigeria cares. The Government and people of Nigeria cannot stem the tide of a terrorist tsunami or prevent the disintegration of their federal state, if they do not address social justice and law and order imperatives.

8. It is easier to fight an enemy that can be found in a specific area but more difficult to fight an enemy that is embedded or hiding or has friends among the masses. It is much easier to carry out a suicide bomb operation in a market place, church or shopping mall that is full of civilians than to engage the Nigerian defence and security forces directly. It seems like BH did not only retreat deeper into the forest and neighboring countries. Some of them appear to have run back home, to hide and regroup among the masses where in all probability, they have an effective network of cells and arms caches and certain aspects of the terrorist training and bomb-making could be taking place.

9. The massacres of so many people in such a short time is the negative consequence of the Nigerian forces' achievements in the Sambisa forest and former BH-held territories. On its own, It does not necessarily suggest that the Nigerian government does not know what it is doing, neither does it point a finger at its complicity. It certainly is one of the easiest things that terrorists can do.

10. Africa has sufficient local expertise and experience in conventional and guerrilla warfare, intelligence work and communication with our people. Nigeria should tap into this vast wealth of African expertise and experience. Our non African partners can assist with material, diplomatic and moral support for the victims of terror and our defence and security forces as well as the gathering of intelligence in terms of foreign support for the terrorists and the punishment of individuals, organisations and countries which harbor and support them.

namdo:
THEY WANT ISLAMIC TERRITORY/COUNTRY OUT OF NIGERIA, CAMEROUN AND CHAD.....so easy to know. This is why the matter should not be handled as a religious war anymore. Buhari needs to know this unless he is now in support. Buhari needs to urgently get strategic with his new service chiefs if they are sincere. Nigeria as a nation is multi-religious and cannot be Islamized QED.

You are so correct! Actually, they are not Moslems or Islamists. They are terrorists under the guise of Islam. You don't have to massacre thousands of Moslems and Christians in order to increase Allah's or God's flock or expand the territory of His Kingdom. When or if you treat Boko Haram terrorist activities like a Moslem war on Christians, you're doing exactly what they want you to do. They want you to ignore the facts about the reality that obtains on the ground and allow yourselves to be guided and led by emotions instead of wisdom in the fight against this scum, thereby committing the greatest blunder of all. In the end, what you'll achieve is the popularization of BH among Moslems around the world and the facilitation of its recruitment and fund-raising drive among the Moslems everywhere. I sincerely don't think that you want your country to turn into an Iraq, Syria or Libya. Unfortunately, that's where you are headed, if you'll not think hard about what I'm saying and act accordingly. You need to Love thy neighbor ( Nigerian-Moslem compatriot) and defeat Boko Haram.
Read all about it in the following link:
https://www.1voiceafrica.com/blog/defeat-boko-haram/#comment-477

papaejima1:
What exactly is Buhari and the new service chiefs doing?

Please visit the following link for the answer to your question:
https://www.1voiceafrica.com/blog/defeat-boko-haram/#comment-477

GlorifiedTunde:
That will be the END of Buhari! ™

It won't even work!

Do that, if you want to increase Boko support and bid goodbye to the North and one united Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Africa needs a peaceful, prosperous and united Nigeria. Working together, Nigeria and SA could utilize their enormous potential to lead our continent's efforts to extricate itself from the quagmire of underdevelopment and internecine fratricidal conflict. Nigerians, the AU and all Africans should consider the following:

1. That Cameroon, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Mali, Somalia now form the Southern flank of the African frontline against terrorism. If these countries fall, Africa falls and the African agenda will become a pipe-dream. Therefore, all Africa, must unite behind these countries and function as their rear base.

2. The African Union should launch an International campaign for the isolation of BH and all other Africa based terrorist organisations, the freezing of their accounts and closure of their external supply lines. Countries which provide them with support them should be exposed and boycotted The declaration and or blacklisting of BH and others as terrorist or undesirable entities can never be sufficient;

3. Nigerians have to understand and accept the fact that, courtesy of Boko Haram (BH) they now live in the African frontline against terrorism, the territorial integrity and unity of their nation are under threat, every Nigerian, whether or not they live in the South West, South East or South South could fall victim of a BH attack because terrorists CAN bomb areas where they have no infrastructure. Apart from that, who said they will not have the appetite to move to the South once they have established themselves and feel comfortable in the North?

4. Nigeria must prepare itself for a protracted struggle. There will be no quick victory because BH is no longer a ragtag group. It enjoys international material and moral support and is part of a movement that seeks to build a caliphate, including several West, Central, East and North African countries;

5. The war against BH is 80% political and only 20% military. In other words, the Nigerian defence and security forces cannot defeat BH on their own. The government needs to mobilize the whole nation, explain the nature of the enemy and what role each Nigerian should play. In relation to the South which is the rear base, the North is the war front. The Southerners should be mobilized to inter Alia provide moral, spiritual and material support to the Northerners, especially the victims. The Northerners should be mobilized to provide to the defence and security forces all and any form of support they can afford, even a simple but genuine "No to BH Terrorism."

6. Nigerians and their organisations must unite across religious, tribal, regional and state lines. You need national cohesion, unity in action and all possible forms of partnerships among yourselves and between yourselves and other African nations, your natural allies;

7. BH needs a forest for the training of its forces, to hide and regroup. Where suitable vegetation is not available, the masses become the forest. The Government should embark on a campaign to win the hearts and minds of the people, not only through its declarations but its actions and the way the defence and security forces conduct the war.

8. It is easier to fight an enemy that can be found in a specific area but more difficult to fight an enemy that is embedded or hiding or has friends among the masses. It is also easier to carry out a suicide bomb operation in a market place, church or shopping mall that full of civilians than to engage the Nigerian defence and security forces. Clearly, BH is having a field day right now. The killing of so many people in such a short time is the negative result of the Nigerian forces' success in the Sambisa forest and former BH-held territories. It also appears that they also have an effective network of cells and arms cache and that part of the terrorist training and bomb-making could be taking place in civilian areas.

A baby that age needs its mother. This is also the time baby should enjoy the breast, play, learn and bond with mom. The breast is extremely important because its primary function is to facilitate brain growth which translates genius and my child's future and role in society. Crèches are not suitable at this age. Your child could be infected with a contagious disease or disappear without trace. The way out is to ask your wife to leave some breast milk for the baby and arrange for one of the grannies in your extended family or someone that you can trust with your own life to serve as the nanny. Whoever they are, they must play with the baby and feed her with breast milk so that it can learn and grow to be smart.

hensben:
Polygamy have to b legalize.

I understand your concern. In your you think, "Now that it is a well-known fact that women are usually more than men in most countries and so many men have gone gay, died and are continuing to diie in various African conflicts and wars, what will happen to the many women who don't stand a chance of getting married, if the one man, one wife policy of our countries is not changed?"

Vikky014:
hmmmmmm. dis zuma dont look like a HIV patient tho . he infected the first wife wt d virus dt is y she is frowning her face

Where do you get such lies? The first wife is the one in black. She has no HIV/AIDS. He met he in 1959 before he joined the ANC's armed wing, The Spear of the Nation. He married her in 1973 upon his release from the Robben Island prison where he spent ten years for his role as an ANC guerrilla.
Even his second wife who was Mozambican, didn't die of HIV/AIDS. The media says she committed suicide.

sukkot:
this old fool that can hardly walk straight. what is he doing with 4 wives

The old man is very fit and walk straight. You are just jealous like the South Africans who elected him and then started complaining that he's got many wives.
You also sound like isishimane. That is, Zulu for men who're afraid of girls, won't even say what they want even when a willing and ready girl encourages them to speak out, they just smile and shower her with presents but will raise hell, if the girl kisses or accepts the proposal of another.
The old man's father was a polygamist. The old man himself is a devout African traditionalist and polygamist. He's not a Moslem. There are reports he plans to marry a fifth.

blackpanther25:
I know all about these but I was talking about coloureds and not light skinned south Africans. Although the weather plays a minor role it has mostly got to do with genetics. why is it that you will find a dark skinned Senegalese for example who has been in the USA for 3 generations but still maintain their complexion. or an Arab or Chinese in very hot countries but still maintain their complexion. There are places in South Africa like Kimberley which is even hotter then some places in Nigeria but they still maintain their complexion.

Explanation understood and accepted. Just note that the changes in skin colour as a result of climatic conditions happens over hundreds and thousands of years, 20 years. We arrived in SA via Cameroon, Central African Republic and the East African coast countries hundreds and thousands of years ago.

Fellow Africans, let's just celebrate our ancestors and be proud of ourselves because contrary to what we've been told by our colonisers and oppressors, our ancestors were the mothers of mathematics, civil engineering. astrology, etc. Bob Marley was right when he sang, "No matter where you come from, you're an African."
We were very dark when we came to SA thousands of years ago but climate and intermarriage changed our complexion.
That notwithstanding, complexion doeaasn't change the price of bread or translate to godliness. It's not the most important thing in the world or in bed. If you're interested in colour, just close your eyes and imagine how they would look like if they were black. The fact that a woman is light in complexion doesn't make her a better human being and more beautiful or pretty. What matters is her heart - whether or not she loves her family, is an African patriot and will do everything in her power to contribute to our African development and protect her dignity and the African people everywhere. The same goes for all of us. We must walk with our heads held high, knowing that mathematics and engineering was created by our ancestors.
By the way, I'm going to check my DNA and will report back. I'm light in complexion with a flat African nose and banana lips.
An Igbo man once saw me at the OR Tambo International Airport and said, "You look like our people." Maybe he saw my indigenous Yoruba lips or my Igbo complexion. I don't know but I said, "Ofcourse, I should look like your people. I'm African!"