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Where is this coming from again? ...... First commentator again

I prefer the muscle type of meat coated partially with bones

Tastes like milk, when fresh, but tastes sour when not fresh. I got to know this from my lady friend. Never knew she had a six months old baby, who she got out of wedlock for a guy that absconded.

Ask of Etsako Guest House(formerly Abiba Hotel), behing Central Mosque, near Ughele Market, Auchi Town.

saintandsinnerz: If you are a postgraduate student and wishes to write or publish an academic article, you can drop your email address here and i will send you a book that will guide you well.

Interested, send to nickxtra2008@yahoo.com

yemaldo: The question I keep asking is that how can boko haram be stronger than Nigerian army

. I think there is a deliberate effort, somewhere, by some high ranking persons to sabotage the fight by the Nigerian military

EpicNigerian: op,after u allow me read dis ur long post finish,u no come even bother to put source.u no try!

So sorry for the omission. Here is the source: Vanguared...http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/when-i-met-asari-and-agreed-a-peace-deal-stephen-davis/

Wonderful! Just imagine what headache Oshiomole/Tambuwal candidature will cause my PDP? I dey watch sha

By Stephen Davis.
I read with interest Asari Dokubo’s comments published on September 14 in the Daily Post.
Asari is quite correct in saying that he knows me well and has met members of my family. In 2004, the Niger Delta was aflame with conflict. Asari, Ateke Tom and Tompolo were waging a fierce war against the Nigerian federal and state governments. Many people had been killed.
Nigerian military were having trouble contending with Asari’s guerrilla warfare. Small, highly mobile and heavily armed militant forces in fast boats struck across the Niger Delta targeting oil installations and military posts. Nigeria’s oil output at one point dropped to  as low as 600,000 barrels per day and on average was halved to one million barrels per day.
This was a devastating blow to Nigeria’s economy and the operations of the major international oil companies. Apart from the economic impact, communities were suffering from the conflict with many innocent people killed in military efforts to purge the communities of militants.
My wife and I were living in Port Harcourt and, in 2004, I explored the idea of a peace deal with an Ijaw friend, Von Kemedi. As an Ijaw, he knew Asari who was also Ijaw. Von was able to make contact with Asari who agreed to meet with me.
Von and I subsequently travelled through the swamps in a speed boat to Opurata  village to see the damage to villages before transferring to a canoe that we paddled to another village from where we were met by Asari’s men in another fast boat. With a blindfold on we were taken to another island where we waited until another boat escorted us to Asari’s camp. A vigorous discussion took place that night surrounded by Asari’s well-armed fighters. By the end of the night, the foundation of a peace deal has been set down.
I subsequently took the peace proposal to President  Olusegun Obasanjo and found him ready and willing to support peace and disarmament. The deal also encompassed demobilisation and a programme to reintegrate the militants back into the communities. This required a skills training programme which President Obasanjo supported. A final essential element was weapons surrender and destruction. The protocol used was that set down by the UN and was agreed by both sides.
At the Villa
I stayed in close contact with Asari by satellite phone each evening around 5pm. We worked out the details of the peace process. The first step was a ceasefire. The ceasefire was set in place on  September 8, 2004,  but in the following days was broken three times and each time it was the Nigerian military that broke the ceasefire. Even when under fire during a ceasefire breach Asari, honoured his word and withdrew, firing only for self-protection.
To complete the peace deal, President Obasanjo directed me to oversee the extraction of Asari and his key commanders in September 2004. I travelled to the Niger Delta with a handful of SSS men headed by Fubara Duke, an Ijaw man known to Asari and trusted by President Obasanjo.
At 1am on September 29, 2004 Asari, and his commanders met us at Abonnema Landing in the Niger Delta and we proceeded to Port Harcourt airport where we boarded a plane at dawn to take us to Abuja and direct to President Obasanjo in the Cabinet Room. That day was punctuated with amazing revelations as Asari recounted events that led him and his men to defy the government and launch a guerrilla style campaign.
Asari always kept his word to me. He gave me an undertaking on the ceasefire and kept it even in the face of breaches by the military. When it came to  time for weapons surrender, he asked me how many weapons I wanted him to surrender. I said, ‘ Asari you have 3,000 men, so I want 3,000 weapons.’
Asari gave a commitment to hand over 3,000 guns, 100 general purpose machine guns and some rocket launchers which were subsequently destroyed in a series of public destructions to UN standards overseen by the Army at Bori Military Camp in Port Harcourt in mid-November 2004.
President Obasanjo kept his word and on  October 1,  2004 the peace accord was announced and Asari and his commanders returned to the Niger Delta.
Asari is correct is saying I never paid him anything. I never paid anyone and no one paid me either by way of funds or favours. President Obasanjo did not offer to pay me for the Niger Delta peace accord and I did not seek payment. The peace deal was built on trust. I went to Asari’s camp unarmed and without any security.
Asari and his key commanders travelled with me and the small SSS contingent totally unarmed. We trusted each other with our lives and that built trust. There can be no peace without trust. Without trust, there is merely a ceasefire which will eventually be broken and the fighting resume.
Asari said in his interview with the Daily Post that President Obasanjo broke his word. I am not so sure of that. What I think Asari may be referring to is the demobilisation and skills training that did not materialise after the peace accord. Funds were to be set aside to train the ex-militants for employment and to reintegrate them back into their communities. This phase of the work was to be undertaken by the state governors.
By March 2005, a full six months had passed without any sign of training and reintegration. It was no surprise then to find 200 Niger Delta ex-militants had been recruited by foreign mercenaries to participate in a coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea. The ex-militants were intercepted as they departed Warri in a ship bound for Guinea. They had each been promised $5,000 and an AK47.
Had the promised skills training and reintegration been implemented, these young men probably would not have agreed to join the coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea. So Asari is right but it was more likely that the governors were not sincere and not former President Obasanjo. It was the governors that had armed, promoted and used the gangs for political purposes in much the same way that former Governor Modu Sheriff  was alleged to have done in Borno State..
It was this failure to honour the agreement to demobilise by providing skills training and reintegration that fuelled discontent and provided the conditions that formed MEND which added bombing and kidnapping to its mode of operation.
Contrary to Asari’s understanding, former President Obasanjo did not bring me to Nigeria on my recent trip to seek the release of the Chibok girls or for any other purpose. Nor did President Jonathan or anyone else. I came to Nigeria in April this year to seek the release of the Chibok girls at my own expense and of my own volition because I could see no progress on the release of the kidnapped girls.
Girls horrifying rape
While Asari may not believe any girls were kidnapped, let me assure you that hearing the stories of some girls who have escaped from Boko Haram camps is a sobering experience. There are many girls who have been kidnapped apart from the girls from the Chibok school.
The kidnapping of girls by Boko Haram has been going on for at least a year. Initially Boko Haram kidnapped girls because the fighters could not go back home to their wives. They used the kidnapped girls. Girls tell how they were raped every day, week after week.
One girl was raped every day, sometimes several times a day by groups of men. Some did not survive the ordeal. The escaped girls tell harrowing stories of rape and abuse. They are traumatised and require medical treatment and counselling. These girls are testament to the horrifying truth about the kidnappings.

But the Chibok kidnappings were only the start of my recent journey to Nigeria. It soon became apparent the (alleged) sponsors did not want any interference in their plan. The “political Boko Haram” which (allegedly) started out as Sheriff’s ECOMOG (so named after the military peace keeping forces operating in Liberia at that time because an SDP – Social Democratic Party-   candidate was protected from an angry mob in Bama by a group of youths supporting the SDP)  that targeted his political opponents in the 2003 and 2007 elections have since mutated into the Boko Haram we see today that terrorises through beheadings, butchering innocent villagers, bombing innocent people at shopping malls and in churches, raping and kidnapping.
It is true that Sheriff fell-out with Yusuf and the allegation stands that when the military captured Yusuf in late July 2009 and handed him over to the police in Borno State, he was allegedly  executed on Sheriff’s instruction. Thus the root of the perception that Sheriff cannot be a sponsor but a hated enemy of Boko Haram. But the core of the old Yusufiya  is no longer part of Boko Haram.
Boko Haram is a mutation of  political Boko Haram and Shekau’s Ansaru. The Yusufiya grew out of the Izala movement and had great respect for Izala. Boko Haram now beheads Izala followers. The “slaughterers” work with the political assassins and suicide bombers.
The sponsors of Boko Haram do not care how many innocent Nigerians are slaughtered, how many women are raped, how many girls and boys are kidnapped, how many villages are plundered. I have met too many victims to say, “It is not my problem”.
We are each diminished if we allow such crimes against our fellow citizens to persist. The Nigerian military is diminished if it uses Boko Haram tactics to address the problem. Evil will flourish and triumph if good men and women do nothing.
Many Nigerian politicians have said little and done nothing to curb the slaughter of Nigerians that is being supported by the sponsors. While fathers die to protect their daughters and wives are raped and butchered the sponsors of Boko Haram are accorded privileges and protection.
They fly in private jets and are accorded military protection. Are the sponsors of Boko Haram so far above the law? Have the citizens of Nigeria lost the right to bring these men to justice? Who will stand up for the poor and oppressed who are being slaughtered and raped in their hundreds? By the grace of God we trust that good men and women will stand up and justice will prevail.
*Davis, an Austrialian, is a negotiator Source: Vanguared...http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/when-i-met-asari-and-agreed-a-peace-deal-stephen-davis/

Good news, but I reserve my celebrations now untill they succeed and it becomes a law

Really too bad, especially for those who are innocent

Where is it based? Please drop your email address here

Can this be the younger Shekau? All I know is that the real and older Shekau died long ago. Ask DSS for more details.

Mr. Seun, we assume Nairaland Forum, although created by your humble self is a platform which is intended for free expression by all Nigerians and none Nigerians alike, subject to strict compliance to all the conditions therein. This I have been sincerely observing in all my posts and comments, untill I raised an alarm on 15th day of Sept, 2014 about the 'unjust' posting of 'unworthy' topics to front page, while better and more informative and educative topics are not considered for front page. Now Mr. Seun or to whom ever it may concern, that particular post has been REMOVED or DELETED without recourse to me - either to reprimand me of the unpleasantness or undesirabiliy of such a topic or to refute my observation. I think that is a serious breach on your part, for which I am 'eminently' qualified to get the reason(s) why the post was deleted and subsequently an apology from you, unless genuine or tenable reason or reasons are tendered to the satisfaction of all Nairalanders. According to you, Mr. Seun, as paraphrased hereto, 'you can erase our data, but you can't erase our memory'. Please, the said post is a 'child of my brain', I want it back. Thank you.

The Nigerian government has opened talks with South Africa after an aircraft conveying $9.3m cash from Abuja, allegedly for arms purchase, was seized by the South African authorities.
Two Nigerians and an Israeli aboard the airplane were detained and are facing investigations for transporting the huge amount into South Africa.
It emerged on Tuesday that the jet is owned by Ayo Oritsejafor, who heads the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN.
Mr. Oritsejafor denied knowledge of the arms deal saying the aircraft was managed by another company, Eagle Air Company, which in turn, leased the jet to a third party, Green Coast Produce Limited.
The two firms confirmed that claim in separate statements.
Details of the transaction remained vague beyond the revelations that the sum was meant for the purchase of arms for an unnamed Nigerian security agency.
In what appeared the first official confirmation of the deal, security personnel were quoted Tuesday as confirming the order and saying it was a normal practice to procure arms with cash.
Also, the Federal Government has released data and documents on the transaction, telling the South African government the transaction was “legitimate”, according to PRNigeria, an agency that regularly disseminates media statements for the military, police and other security agencies in Nigeria.
The report said talks between the two countries were at the governmental level and between the intelligence services of the two nations.
PRNigeria quoted a senior government official as saying that the South African Government only faulted “non-declaration” of the cash by the delegation from Nigeria.
“Nigeria and South Africa are getting closer to diplomatic resolution of the row over the $9.3m transaction. The two nations have opened up discussions,” PRNigeria quoted the official as saying.
“The Federal Government has submitted relevant data and documents on the transaction to South Africa and insisted that the transaction was legitimate.
“It also clarified that the funds were not laundered or smuggled for any covert manoeuvres. No launderer will be audacious to fly into a country in a chartered jet with such a huge cash.
“The technical details on security matters, which necessitated the desk, had been availed South Africa for screening.
“Based on initial scrutiny of the documents, the Challenger Jet has been released pending the conclusion of a full-scale investigation by South Africa.”
The source said South African authorities impounded the cash because of “procedural error”.
“There was procedural error at the airport, the team did not declare the $9.3million contrary to the aviation and customs laws in South Africa,” he said.
“So, there was an oversight on the part of the delegation that went to complete the transaction.
“Nigeria is trying to complete the formality and we are confident that the cash will be released for the purpose it was meant for.
“Movement of cash for strategic purchase of security equipment by intelligence service is not new; it is a global trend. The FBI, KGB, MOSSAD and others do it,” the statement said. Source: Premium times

Source

Why are Nigerians not learning lessons from previous incidences like this? Well, may their soul rest in peace.

Just for the information of Nigerians. Nothing will happen to him because he one of the 'men' after the President's heart

makazona: maybe or maybe not
its not just a jet or a helicopter but a FIGHTER JET

shebi,T.B Joshua played the footage of the aircraft?? they shld do d due diligence there

Serious due dilligence, that's my mind too

This could be curious in the eyes of every discerning onlookers and analysts, but if subjected to closer scrutiny, could there be a NEXUS between the missing Nigerian military jet which was declared missing between the hour of 10am and 12pm on Friday, the same day that a plane was reportedly seen flying over the collapsed Guest House of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, which has seen 40 deaths and many others injured, almost within the same time frame and same day? Now, questions are being asked, especially considering the fact that T.B. Joshua, the Presiding pastor of the church has insinuated that there is more to the collapse of the building. My question is, could these two sad events be mere coincidence or it was the same Military jet that was used to wreck damage to Synagogue Church of All Nations? If it is a coincidence, why the same day and even almost the same time?

Too long for my reading this morning........ Coming back

My baby is just over 4 months, but making some noises as if she wants to talk. At what time or age do babies normally begin to talk or pronounce some words?

Elevation: 3.5/5 × 100=70% this shows you've been working hard,it's a good sign when u are employed u'll be serious with things placed in your care,however there is what we call probation period if you actually don't perform according to your academic prowess,u knw the rest.Furthermore pls get a REQUIRED SKILL that can improve the state of a firm,then u'll be appreciated the more. A (2.2 or third class) grad. will definitely be considered if he/she is specially skilled,for the undergees still in the varsity pls STUDY HARD.

Specially skilled like what?

Please, may I ask as well, if having intimacy with a nursing mother has any health implications for the child?

Punkinmusty: like u didnt read d ihejirika part

I did. Am not excluding that either

hertz9te: b4 he was(obj)was sworn in as first democratically elected president,he probably took an oath to defend and serve this country with his life,so if he didn't carry out his solemn oath,,,,,,let's just say karma is a biatch......sins of the fathers or maybe just fate.

I think you are already suffering for the sins your father and grand father committed, a caricature of ur type

Rapsainot: if it is about the obasanjos then on behalf of all Naija youth, I close this thread

You must be insane! Playing politics of hatred with the life of a gallant officer, who is fighting to keep Nigeri one. I don't think you are human. Wishing you - Boye and all the injured speedy recovery. For those who were killed, rest in peace

Lagos based human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, yesterday, revealed how Former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff was arrested in 2012 by the Cameroonian government for the crime committed by the deadly Boko Haram sect.

Falana and other eminent personalities spoke at the 5th Gani Fawehinmi Memorial Lecture, titled; ‘State of the Nation and 2015 general elections: Issues, posers and challenges before us, held in Lagos.
“In October 2012, Sheriff was arrested in Cameroun on crime committed by the Boko Haram he sponsored. The state government pleaded with the Camerounian government to release him because he is a well known man here and he cannot be arrested.” Falana stated.
The Lagos based lawyer said that the former governor was not sincere in his relationship with the Boko Haram sect in the country.
Sue me not Davis
He however, asked Sheriff to sue him rather than planning to seek redress in court by suing the Australian negotiator, Dr. Stephen Davies, even as he reaffirmed that Sheriff sponsored of the Boko Haram activities.
This came few days after Sheriff said he would seek redress in court by suing the Australian negotiator, Dr. Stephen Davies, who recently fingered him as one of the sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency. According to Falana, “I am expecting Senator Ali Madu Sheriff to sue me. I heard that he wanted to sue an Australian (Dr. Steven Davies). He doesn’t need that. He should sue me. I am waiting for him to sue me. Not only did he fund that organization (Boko Haram), he also had a deal with them.” He noted that Sheriff cannot denial all the allegations made against him, saying. “In 2003, he had a deal with the Boko Haram leaders to help him win the election and that if he wins his re-election, he will compensate the organization.
\When he won the election, he appointed one of them as Commissioner for Religious Affairs to implement Sharia in that state.”
He however, accused the Federal Government of shielding certain facts from its citizens.
Falana said “The Federal Government is yet to react to the statement by Dr. Stephen Davies against Sheriff. I expect the central government to have made its position known on the issue.”
The lawyer therefore, called for concerted effort to tackle the menace of Boko Haram, saying, “People’s Democratic Party, PDP and All Progressives Congress, APC should stop politicizing the Boko Haram issue but what is important is unity to tackle the menace”

soonest: @op, women heal differently as our bodies aint the same. Some tears even take longer than 3months to heal. The fear of another pregnancy after birth is real family planning or not. My advice, be patient with her. The first time is usually d hardest, thank God you have crossed that line. Invest in a lot of KY jelly esply if she's nursing and go gentle on her. At first don't expect frequently sex like b4 but gradually she will get her groove back. Congrats on ur baby

Heard, thank you

mentorandfriend: Our biggest problem in these parts of the world is ignorance. Op, I want to ask you a question. Did you say she had a tear during childbirth? Did you also say you used all your "persuasive skills" which I guess must also include your stronger biceps to get the sex? And she cried at every little thrust? And you still cant calm down for her and and allow her to heal. You've probably not heard about episiotomy during difficult/prolonged labour, or have you? Do you know that it has the high chance of prgressing to a rectovaginal fistula, where faecal matter could find their way to the vagina and drain from there perenially till she dies of septic shock and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. What you dont know is bigger than you. If she has shown you so much love before conception and child birth, then know that she couldnt be possibly trying to keep sex away from you. She must truly be in painful distress each new day till the wound heals. I'm usually very angry at your type when they present with their wife to the teaching hospital after three months on account of rectovaginal fistula. Hold yourself man, or self service. Give her space please. Thank you.

Thanks. I understand the tone of your comment.