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Revealed: IBB silent the military!
www.nairaland.com/1890131/boko-haram-ibb-disarmed-military

Revealed: IBB silent the military!
www.nairaland.com/1890131/boko-haram-ibb-disarmed-military

Bryan12: Re'you blindfolded?

It's a question.

Revealed: IBB silent the military!
www.nairaland.com/1890131/boko-haram-ibb-disarmed-military

She's really pretty!



Revealed: IBB silent the military!
www.nairaland.com/1890131/boko-haram-ibb-disarmed-military

Can u imagine, United State of Assassin advising Nigeria to assist neighbors when we are yet to cater for ourselves.



Revealed: IBB silent the military!
www.nairaland.com/1890131/boko-haram-ibb-disarmed-military

hushmail: more details needed

The news is well detailed enough in my humble opinion.

omenka: And what part of the constitution forbids the president from re-arming the Army??

Keep looking for means to excuse an insanely incompetent president.

Mscheew.

I love ur grammatical construction 're-army the army'. Lmao

No fewer than 11 policemen attached to
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Cross
River State have been dismissed from
service after an orderly room trial found
them guilty of extra-judicial killing.
The 11 dismissed policemen and three
other senior officers were indicted for
the extra-judicial killing of a 300-level
student of the Department of
Accounting, University of Calabar,
Derek Maurice-Enang, and five others.
It was learnt that the three senior
officers would wait for their own
disciplinary actions from the Police
Headquarters in Abuja.
Derek and the five others were killed on
April 17, 2014 in an alleged gun duel
with the police in Akpabuyo Local
Government Area of the state.
Their bodies were sold to the Anatomy
Department of the University of Calabar
Teaching Hospital for N11, 000 each.
But a senior police source at the Zone
Six Police Command, who broke the
news of their dismissal, said there was
no evidence linking those killed to
allegations of robbery during the trial.
He said, “The judgement has been
handed down on them. Throughout the
trial, there was no evidence linking the
slain people to robbery. It was clear that
the policemen are not innocent of the
accusations. They are all still in
detention awaiting their arraignment in
court.”
A committee set up by the immediate
past Assistant Inspector-General of
Police in charge of Zone Six, Calabar,
Mr. Musa Daura, indicted the policemen
over their involvement in the death of
Derek and others.
It was gathered that Daura signed their
dismissal from the Force before leaving
the command for his new posting.
When contacted, the Zone Six Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Ibrahim Tasiu,
said he had yet to get the details of the
dismissal because he had not been in the
office in the last two weeks due to ill
health.
The Police Public Relations Officer in
Cross River State Command, Mr. Hogan
Bassey, declined comment on the
matter, saying the issue had gone
beyond the command.




www.punchng.com/news/police-dismiss-11-over-slain-unical-student/

on september 04, 2014 at 8:15 pm in
news

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Joseph
Erunke

ABUJA - AS the Boko Haram insurgents
continue to have upper hand in the
North East, the Chief of Defence Staff,
Air Marshal Alex Badeh has revealed
that for the country to win the war
against terrorism, there was the need
for diplomatic lobbying for foreign
assistance in areas of equipment.
But the Senator representing Kaduna
Central, Senator Mohammed Saleh said
it was impossible for the military to win
the terrorism war with the present
obsolete equipment and the alleged
fraud in Ministry of Defence and the
Military Service.

Meanwhile, Senator Saleh has said that
after the Gideon Okar coup of 1990
during the regime of General Ibrahim
Babangida, the military was
systematically and comprehensively
disarmed which now makes it impossible
for the army to effectively confront any
external aggression.

Speaking at the National Assembly Joint
Committee on Defence Thursday, the
Chief of Defence Staff said that since the
declaration of state of emergency in the
three North East states of Borno,
Adamawa and Yobe, the Armed Forces
had been engaged in a sustained
operations against the terrorists.
According to Air Marshal Badeh, “In the
last one month, troops have sustained
on-going offensive operations both in
and outside seven division areas of
operation to shape the theatre, establish
fighting positions and limiting Boko
Haram freedom of movement within the
area of operation.
“Significantly, troupes are currently
carrying out unlimited offensive
operations aimed at denying Boko
haram freedom of action and from
achieving its aim to isolate and control
areas around Maiduguri.
“Additionally, the involvement of the
international community which led to
the establishment of the joint planning
committee on the 12 of May, 2014, the
initial mandate of the joint coordination
and planning committee which is
championed by America and Britain was
the fusion of intelligence for the rescue
of abducted Chibok girls.
“But this gradually is being extended to
other aspects of the operations. I want
to state here that the military is highly
engaged in operations in view of
achieving favourable outcomes.
“Moreover, the continued attacks by the
terrorists justify the imposition and
extension of state of emergency because
there is no alternative. Let me just say
that Nigerians need not lose hope in the
military but continue to support her in a
bid to defeat the terrorists.
“Secondly, all other elements of national
power should contribute more in
support of military operations. Right
now, the element of national power we
are using is the military. Other elements
of national power are not being engaged
sufficiently.
“There is also the need for diplomatic
lobbying for our foreign partners to
provide more assistance in areas of
equipment and whatever they can give
us.”

Security situation is deteriorating—Sen.
Saleh
But a member of the Senate Joint
National Assembly Committee on
Defence and an All Progressives
Congress Senator from Kaduna Central,
Senator Ahmed Saleh appeared to have
dashed the hope of the military winning
the war against terrorism even as he
said that the situation was getting worse
on daily basis.

Senators Saleh, a retired army general
said, “What I am going to say is based
on my experience as an insider. Our
duty here as senators of the federal
republic transcends the extension of
state of emergency. Our duty of
oversight should ensure that high
standards must be maintained in
addition to acquiring all necessary
equipment required to maintain a strong
force.
“When the Chief of Defense Staff was
appointed in January this year, the
service chiefs made a categorical
statement that within three months they
will crush Boko haram. But
unfortunately, what we are seeing is a
complete deterioration of the situation,
so it is incumbent on us to find out why
that deterioration. We have heard about
our soldiers’ mutiny, it is also our
responsibility to find out why that is
happening.
“For us to understand why that is
happening, we need to go back to the
Babangida (Gen. Ibrahim Babangida)
era. After the 1990 Okar coup, the
Federal Government of Nigeria
systematically and comprehensively
disarmed the military.
“All the tanks, all the artillery guns were
disarmed and locked up. All the aircraft
were parked in Ilorin and other places,
flying stopped, training stopped to
ensure regime security not national
security.
“All the good officers of the Nigerian
army were hounded out of the military.
And there was over concentration of
power at the centre which was the army
headquarters. Prior to that, General
Officers Commanding used to have
training and maneuver grants.
“They had the power and responsibility
to train their troops and battalions and
to ensure an efficient logistics and
service support system. All that stopped.
Everything was from Army
headquarters, everything was from Air
Force headquarters, everything was
from Naval headquarters.
“The attendant result was decay.
Training was no longer going on at the
battalion level, soldiers lost their skills
and since then, no additional military
equipment was purchased for the
Nigerian Army. Even things as little as
machine guns were in short supply,
ammunition was in short supply.
“An individual soldier’s professional skill
was to be a matchman, to shoot and hit
his target but can he do that if he has no
ammunition? We have a duty to rebuild
this army, to rebuild this armed forces,
and unless we understand these basic
facts, we are not going anywhere.
“Also, after some time the fighting
doctrine of the Nigerian Army was
changed. We were essentially British
brought up. That means we knew how
much materials we had, the tasks before
us and so on. But along the line during
the Obasanjo (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo)
regime, General Obasanjo brought
Americans here and our doctrine
approach was change to warfare.
“I make bold to tell you that up till today
nobody understands that. I know it is a
strategic concept of warfare but in
Nigeria we are applying it to the
operational and tactical level. It has
created a lot of confusion within our
army.
“Apart from that, our involvement in
foreign operations and the kind of
training we give to our soldiers for
operations was a kind of defensive
posture. You don’t kill until you are
killed, you don’t attack until you are
attacked.
“That also helped to change the
orientation of some of our soldiers. Then
again, I must mention here fraud within
the ministry of defense, fraud within the
military service systems themselves has
contributed a lot to diminishing our
fighting capability.
“Further to that again, we have the
issue of our combat service support.
Because of fraudulent activities, we
monetized everything. Out supply
services, our medical services are
completely inefficient and are unable to
support the fighting in the North East
now. Right now I stand to question how
our soldiers are being fed.”

Speaking earlier, Chairman Senate
Committee on Defence, Senator George
Thompson Sekibo said that the essence
of the meeting was to know why the
issue of insurgence persists in the
country and the conflicting reports on
the fight against Boko Haram in Borno,
Adamawa and Yobe states.
Senator Sekibo said, “Nigerians are
worried over the security station.
Rather than abate its worsening. The
spokesperson of the military and the
press are contradicting each other. We
want to find out the true situation of the
attacks.
“You will observe that the joint
committee of the National Assembly on
Defence met here with the Chief of
Defence staff and other security chiefs
from 10am to 3pm to get situation
reports on insurgency problem in the
three affected north eastern states as
part of follow up to the approval of state
of emergency in the affected state in
May this year.
“We have heard several stories from the
media on alleged upper hand of the
insurgents against the military and the
military telling us here that such stories
were speculative, making it difficult for
us to know which of the stories to
believe.
“The military In fact debunked stories of
major cities being taken over by the
insurgents in the three states , though
admitted that the insurgents had one of
the towns as stronghold which
according to them would be taken over
from them in a matter of time from now.
“We have also been informed by them
that presidency is doing more for them
in terms of procurement of new war
ammunition and improve in welfare
packages and other things being done to
boost the morale of those at the war
front.
“But the committee has resolved to
reach out to Mr President for direct
interaction on the national problem with
a view to knowing what and what are
being done to fight the war to its logical
conclusion which will definitely afford us
the opportunity to put in our own pieces
of advice.
“We also resolved to submit all our
findings at this meeting today to the
respective chambers on resumption
about 12 days to come”.
Senator Sekibo said the Joint Committee
wanted to know, “Who has captured
where. We are worried about the
contradictions. We want to know, is the
military still equipped or not, what is the
state of our equipment, are you having
difficulties accessing funds, if there are
funds to buy the equipment the moral of
the soldiers will raise.
“State of emergency is in the third stage
and things are worse. Do we evacuate
people there and go for full scale war,
were the funds released to you? We
should know the problem. We at
National Assembly will not rest on our
oars. Some of our people at the National
Assembly can’t go back to our states,”
he stated.

streetzdreamz: Why wud i go tru d trouble of getting a wife material dat still wouldnt promise a safe haven after marriage,wife material or no wife material,dis are just precautionary measures t still wudnt promise a lasting,smooth sailing relationship,i see d institution more like a gambling table,where u stack up d odds than two individuals living togeda for d rest of dia lives,i find nfn more repulsive than dat in marriages...d institution is simply overhyped hence most pple rush into making vows dey neva intended to make nor keep,just cause d society wants em to get married. No deep thoughts about dia personal wants and needs,cuz if dia is, they'd always get hooked with someone they'd see his or her imperfection as nfn but perfections....

You man be surprise some pple are still of the opinion that they will go back to village to marry a lady. Lmao

aisha2: Thank you for your complement however as a wife and mother I don't appreciate being referred to as " baby" thank you

Hmm, she's married oooooo?

Floodgater: Every girl is groomed to be a wife material and expected to be one by society. Thats why she's taught to cook, clean,give care etc from home. So the type of material she turns out depend majorly on her groomer and what she is groomed with. Only few boys are groomed to be husband material like provide, love and honour his wife, protect, be there always for family etc but all boys are 'groomed' to be head(that is he can get away with anything, seriously how many boys start their first duty of providing, etc from home). Thus all boys will either end up as the head or headache of the family but few, husband materials.

You r on point but I don't agree totally.

litetias: Na wetin save you be dat. I for correct your english tire today

Don't mind me! Thanks

Suarezilla: Absolutely none of my bizness...why shud I care when I didn't benefit from such money? MmmtTeeewww

You should be concerned because money will be tapped from you indirectly to service the loan.

olushowunm: Most people here are getting the news wrong. First, for Lagos, its an healthy loan, because Lagos currently have over N450billion ($2.8125billion) which is healthy. Do most people compare Lagos to Plateau, they are not the same pedestal as Lagos is thirsty for growth and also with huge revenue potential. Do you expect a place like plateau waiting for federal allocation and some meagre IGR from Nabisco and Grand Cereals to take $1b debt? Who will give them? Not in this world!

Oh! See Economist, you call this healthy loan when the cost of servicing the loan is almost as much as the loan itself when it's cumulative. Abeg Park well!

pelvicky: Wats wrong with this APC STATES, same here in osun state under rauf aregbesola administration....Borrowing money and money as if their is no tomorrow....debtors party.

I need to make it clear I'm a no-party man but we have to face the fact because it's obvious; debts is peculair to all APC states as u rightly said but the most upsetting things is that they castigate PDP govt especially on debt before they assume office, @least I know of that of Ogun state.

Haywhymido: pls where do u spring out 4rm U will make a gud counsellor.U r in d category of dose ladies i wanna marry, ladies dat can think intensively b4 dey talk or text as d case may be.whenever i come across ur comment here seriously u never disappoint.***Ur husband to be will be very lucky to av u***.

Who tells you she isn't married yet?

shudi: One man food is another man's poison.
I will be disappointed not to see this thread on FP soon!

Hi moderator,
Please kindly move this thread to front page to enable contribute to this popular topic amongst youth.
Thanks.

Ok. I will come back if this hit FP!

Good development, this has been done in Ogun state years back.

As instigated by Don Ojugo Tinubu!

Is it up to 5 years now?
He was a great advocate and activist, who is unwavery to remain steadfast on fighting the right cause.

Description in one word; 'sage'

by Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo, Mission Islam


"O believers, when the call is
proclaimed for the prayer on Friday,
come to the remembrance of Allah and
leave off business, that is better for you
if you but did know." [Al-Jumuah, 62:9]

Purifying and cleaning oneself

The person intending to perform Salat
al-Jumuah is highly encouraged to have
ghusl (full bath or shower). The
majority of the scholars are of the
opinion that the ghusl for Salat a-
Jumuah is recommended (sunnah) but
not obligatory. The ghusl is performed
starting from the time of Fajr Prayer.
Also, if a person performs ghusl and
then later invalidates his ablution, he
need not repeat the ghusl. Making
ablution (wudhu) suffices. Furthermore,
one ghusl may be used for removing
sexual defilement (janabah) and for
Salat al-Jumuah.

Going early to the masjid

There is a great reward in going early
to Salat al-Jumuah, beginning after
sunrise. By leaving for Salat al-Jumuah,
one gets the reward of waiting for the
Prayer, making dhikr (remembering
Allah) and voluntary prayers during
that time. Abu Umamah narrated that
the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu
`alaihi wa sallam) said, "The angels sit
at the doors to the Masjids and with
them are scrolls in which they record
the people [who come]. When the Imam
appears, the scrolls are rolled up." Abu
Umamah was asked, "Does the one who
comes after the Imam still have a Friday
Prayer?" he said, "Certainly, but he is
not one of those who is recorded [as
coming early]." [Ahmad and al-
Tabarani]

Dressing well for Salat al-Jumuah

This is a special time that requires
Muslims to appear in the best manner
possible. One should therefore put on
his best attire for Salat al-Jumuah.
The Prophet (sallallahu `alaihi wa
sallam) said, "If one has the means, he
should buy two pieces of clothing, other
than his work clothes or [everyday
clothing], to wear on Friday." [Abu
Dawud]

Performing tahiyyat al-Masjid

If a person comes late to the Friday
Prayer while the Imam is delivering the
khutbah, should he pray the two
rak`ahs of tahiyyat al-Masjid (prayer of
greeting the mosque) and the sit or
should he simply skip them? The
strongest opinion is to perform the
tahiyyat al-Masjid based on the Hadith
of the Prophet (sallallahu `alaihi wa
sallam): "If one of you comes to the
Masjid, he should pray two rak`ahs
before he sits" [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
However, tahiyyat al-Masjid is not
required of the person giving the
khutbah. Also, this requirement is
limited only to prayers offered in a
Masjid.

Other Etiquette of Salat al-Jumuah:

2. Walking to the Masjid whenever
feasible as there is a reward for every
step taken to the Masjid.
3. Avoiding stepping over people to get
to a particular spot in the Masjid.
4. Avoiding dividing two people who are
sitting together.
5. Not making someone stand and taking
his place.
6. Not clasping one’s hands and
intertwining one’s fingers while
waiting for the prayer.
7. Sitting in the front rows and close to
the Imam whenever possible.
8. Remaining quiet while the Imam is
delivering the khutbah. This actually
includes listening to the Imam and not
playing with anything while the Imam
is speaking.
9. Going to the Masjid in a state of
calmness and not being hurried.
10. Reciting surah al-Kahf (surah 18) as
an authentic Hadith states: "For
whoever recites surah al-Kahf on
Friday, it will be a light for him from
that Friday to the next." [Al-Bayahaqi
and Al-Hakim] The surah could be
read any time of the day.

Indeed, Salat al-Jumuah is one of the
most important acts of worship in Islam.
The Prophet (sallallahu `alaihi wa
sallam) has described the wonderful
blessings and benefits that Allah has
vouchsafed upon Muslims through this
magnificent act. Knowing how
important this prayer is in Allah’s sight,
Muslims must do their best to perform
it in the best way possible. They should
strive and sacrifice for the sake of this
Prayer.



Note: I can't edit satisfactorily because I'm on mobile!

1. Jan van Riebeeck (1619-1667) - OK,

So this guy is Dutch, not South African,
but he makes the list as he was the
founder of Cape Town, which makes him
pretty famous. Van Riebeeck was an
explorer and originally 'discovered'
South Africa in 1652. It was the
foundation of Cape Town that started an
influx of Dutch settlers to South Africa. I
guess you could say he founded the
Dutch South Africa.

2. Sid James (1913-1976) - Sid James was one of those old school comedians/
actors/jack of all trades. He made his
name as Tony Hancock's co-star in
'Hancock’s Half Hour' but will always be
remembered for his work on Carry On
films. He was known for his 'dirty laugh'.
He was also known for being a dirty man
too.

3. Nelson Mandela (1918-) - You don't
get more famous than Mandiba (that's
what they call him in South Africa).
Nelson Mandela is the Father of the
Nation, revered as a God. Mandela was
the first black president and the first
democratically elected president of
South Africa in 1994. Words can't praise
him enough. Absolute hero...

4. Desmond Tutu (1931-) - Desmond
Tutu rose to fame during the 1980s as
an opponent of apartheid. He became
the first black South African Archbishop
of Cape Town and is one of the most
recognised figures in religion
worldwide. Tutu received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1984 and the Gandhi
Peace Prize in 2005. He has done loads
to promote world peace, hence the
mention.

5. Francois Pienaar (1967-) - Pienaar
was a distinctly average rugby player
who did amazing things for his country.
He became the first South African
captain to lift the Rugby World Cup in
1995. It was hosted in South Africa, so
people were pretty pleased that they
won.

6. Dave Matthews (1967-) - He is in a
good band . A very good band. They call
themselves 'The Dave Matthews Band',
which isn't a very original name. They
are their own particular brand of 'travel
rock' and definitely worth a listen.

7. Ernie Els (1969-) - Ernie Els is a
professional golfer who has been at the
top of his game since the 1990s. He
used to be number one in the world long
before Tiger Woods could even hold a
club (probably). He is a pretty chilled
character, and big too, hence his
nickname 'The Big Easy'. He is in the
'World Golf Hall of Fame'.

8. Johnty Rhodes (1969-) - A cricket who
literally sprang up everywhere. Wasn't
particularly good at batting or bowling
(which is predominately what you should
be good at in cricket), but he was
amazing at fielding. Regarded as the
greatest fielder in the history of the
sport. Watch his run-out of Inzamam ul
Huq - absolute classic.

9. Charlize Theron (1975-) - A
Hollywood starlet. She's famous for 'The
Devil's Advocate' and 'The Cider House
Rules', and won critical acclaim and
countless awards for her wacky
portrayal of a serial killer in 'Monster',
becoming the first South African to win
an Academy Award. Good looking too...

10. The Big-Bang Club (1990-1994) - A
group of four photographers who tried
to change people’s perceptions of South
Africa and to raise awareness of the
horrors of the apartheid through
photography. The four photographers
were Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich,
Ken Oosterbroek, and Joao Silva, two of
whom won the Pulitzer Prize. A film is
now being made about them - keep an
eye-out.





Note: I couldn't edit better bcoz I'm on mobile.

Activist drags Deziani, Adoke to
EFCC Over Alleged Illegal Oil Deals


A Federal High court sitting in Abuja
has been asked to order the Economic
and Financial Commission (EFCC) to
investigate the Minister of Petroleum,
Mrs. Deziani Allison-Madueke and
the Attorney-General of the
Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke
over alleged illegal deals in the
Nigerian oil sector.
An activist, Comrade Timi Frank, told
the court that by section 7 of the
EFCC Act, the commission is
empowered to cause an investigation
to be conducted as to whether any
person, corporate body or
organisation has committed an
offence under its act or other laws
relating to economic and financial
crimes
In the affidavit in support of the
motion exparte deposed to, by Frank,
the plaintiff alleged that the revenues
accruing to the federal government
were never remitted in accordance
with the sacrosanct and mandatory
provisions of the constitution.
According to the plaintiff in the
affidavit, the possible areas of loss of
revenues to the federation account
are terms of sales, unjustified use of
intermediaries, verification of
“equivalent values” and importation
and transportation of product.
He accused the officials of the
Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) and the
Petroleum Minister of illegal and
unauthorised payment of subsidy on
kerosene which is not a subsidised
product and which is in outright
violation of the then President Umaru
Musa Yar’Adua’s directives.
He further said that the oil theft in
the Niger Delta has been going on for
a while and got to the peak in the
period of 2010 to 2014.



dailyindependentnig.com/2014/09/activist-drags-deziani-adoke-efcc-alleged-illegal-oil-deals/

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Nashville: This is a valid question and it should be discussed not dismissed. We just spent yesterday discussing a guy with potential and we had 10 pages of contributions.

While wife material means different things to different people, a good discussion would benefit some people - both male and female.

A wife material generally speaking is a woman whom a certain man can build a happy home, family and life with. Someone who can stand by you through good times and bad times and someone who loves and respects you.

However, what one man regards as wife material may not be wife material to another. But let's go ahead and have a good discussion!

Good contribution!

aisha2: This is where we get into trouble, trying to box everyone into a corner and assume we all like and must have the same thing. No 2 people in this world have the same finger prints same way no 2 people are totally alike.

This is how some men will go and marry what is defined as a wife material yet 2weeks into the marriage start cheating on her with a non wife material.

People should be bold enough to decide what they want in a partner as long as the partner makes them happy.
Some want women who work some don't. If the man who wants a non working wife now marries a working one because we have told him she is wife material and they start to have conflict same society will shout "what is wrong with him".

I have seen a case where a man dated his babe for years and because his mother said she wasn't wife material as she was career oriented he left and married a material who focused less on career and more on the home. Less than a year he began to complain and lament, the other lady being a go getter was always pushing him to do better and be better at work, always helping him check opportunities etc. The wife he married was content with a certain life style, took care of the home and always made it clean and fresh while the lady he left hardly did house keeping just the basics, the marriage didn't last 3years as good a "wife material" as the wife was as defined by the standards of others that wasn't what he wanted or needed.

You see so many men with the stepford perfect wife yet cheating with a mistress who cannot even hold a candle to their wife, they may not love or desire the women they marry but have them as wifes simply because society has defined them as wives.

There are some basic standards everyone should have eg decency, honesty etc not just for marital relationship but for basic human relationships. That aside every adult should be able to define for themselves what they want in a spouse and not what others say is a good spouse for them.

You see women pretending and struggling to fit into these boxes then immediately the ring and certificates are secure become monsters. A "wife material" who would before marriage wash her brother in laws boxers, who will cook all the delicacies the way mama in law wants it, will now start demanding brother calls her anty and suddenly. Pastor so and so will see a vision of mama being a witch and mama is banned from the house

I'm in consensus ad idem with you!

Floodgater: Every girl is a wife material, it depends on what(type) you want. But every boy is not a husband material.

Hmm, u seems to have another understanding of the issue at hand, can u pls clear the air on ur opinion if time permit?