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Dasuks:
Lol so harsh. Suffer ? The op had a list of prospects and I made a comment.. what's wrong with that?

Did u see Akin Adesina or NOI on the list ?

Dasuks:
Babae wetin Tinubu do u ? Tinubu and Atiku, right now have the best chance of being President. This might change down the line toward 2023, but u cant compare them to the others on the list.

Politics is not emotional. Na strategy and agreement.

National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Hon. Ken Robinson who specifically described the statement as unfortunate, labelled the governor and his co-travellers an enemy of peace.n Niger Delta Forum, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Delta-based Centre for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption (CHURAC), on Friday, took a swipe at the Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle and northern leaders for threatening to retaliate alleged attacks on Northerners in the south.
The groups in exclusive chats with Saturday Tribune described the threats as not only unfortunate and reprehensible, but irresponsible and capable of further heating the already fragile polity gasping for breath under insecurity.

National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Hon. Ken Robinson who specifically described the statement as unfortunate, labelled the governor and his co-travellers an enemy of peace.

“It is rather most unfortunate and that the governor of Zamfara State, Mr Matawalle, would make such an irresponsible statement.

We’ll ignore that of northern elders because the nation is used to their unguarded utterances but for a governor to make such a reckless declaration is completely preposterous.

“And it conveys how awful the nation’s political leadership has deteriorated, where self-seekers are thrust into hallowed positions, instead of patriots who would pursue national concord, particularly, at a moment like this when the country is facing daunting socio-economic

“By the reported statement, Governor Matawalle has shown himself as an enemy of peace, for reasons best known to him and his and his co-travellers.

“It would be needless to ask Governor Matawalle who killing and kidnapping of innocent citizens by Bandits in his State, and other states in the North West, are intended to provoke.

“Nigeria is on the edge of a precipice, no one can tell what will come next. What is expected of leaders across the country now, especially, the elite, is to rise to the occasion and build bridges of understanding, and not to reduce themselves to ‘local wildcats,’ fanning the embers of discord and hatred, to aggravate the already precarious situation.

“Let it be known to Governor Matawalle and his likes that no section of this country can arrogate to itself monopoly of violence,” the PANDEF’s scribe warned.

In his reaction, NBA chairman, Warri branch, Emmanuel Uti Esq., said “the Zamfara State governor’s and northern elders statement is reprehensible and shows that they know who the bandits and kidnappers are,” adding that “these statements encourages the criminal elements from the north.”

National President, CHURAC, Alaowei Cleric, Esq., on his part, wondered who is attacking who when in actual fact, killer-herdsmen from the north have more deaths, rapes and maiming to their credit in the South.

“I don’t know what the north is retaliating over. People should not unnecessarily heat up the polity. I am sure they’re not planning to repeat the 1966 pogrom?

“Who is attacking who? The herdsmen that are attacking the indigenous people in the South do not concern northern leaders?

“Nigeria is already overwhelmed by the growing insecurity. Northern leaders should prevail on the herdsmen to stop their criminal activities.

“No southerner is attacking northern people in the south. We are even at the receiving end of the herdsmen’s brigandage.

“If, however, any southerner attacks these marauding Fulani herdsmen, such can be done in self-defence.

“Instead of threatening the southern people to heat up the polity, I advise northern leaders and the Zamfara State governor to call the loose herdsmen to order,”he noted.

Liposure:
There were earlier reports that the military was engaged in massive killings and destruction of properties in the Konshisha area of Benue State
ByNasir Ayitogo April 9, 2021 4 min read

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied allegations of massive killings and destruction of houses and other properties by the military in the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State.

The denial was contained in a statement by the acting Director of Defence Information, Onyema Nwachukwu, on Friday.

There were reports of a massacre of innocent persons by the military in Konshisha town.

The Nigerian Army had also said that one of its officers and 10 soldiers were killed in Benue State during an operation.

According to a statement on Thursday by the Army spokesperson, Mohammed Yerima, the officer and soldiers were ambushed and killed in Konshisha.

Although the names of the slain officer and soldiers were not revealed, the army said they were attached to the operation Whirl Stroke.

The DHQ, in its response on Friday, said its men engaged in battle with hundreds of bandits which led to the death of 10 bandits.

It further said residents of the area fled to nearby villages knowing the consequences of killing the military personnel.

The statement also said bandits who attacked and ambushed the slain soldiers took over the abandoned houses of the villages which led to the destruction.

The DHQ further challenged anybody from Konshisha to present to the public the 200, 70 or 30 dead bodies of innocent persons killed by its troops in Konshisha.

“The Defence Headquarters wishes to put it on record that apart from these initial 10 bandits, there are no other civilian casualties recorded in any part of Konshisha till date,” the statement said.

“We therefore challenge anybody from Konshisha to present to the public the 200, 70 or 30 dead bodies of innocent persons, male, female or children killed by troops in Konshisha. There was never a massacre as being touted by some mischief makers.”

Read full statement below:

UPDATE ON SITUATION IN KONSHISHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE
The attention of the Defence Headquarters is drawn to numerous publications in the media and other online blogs reporting massive killing and destruction of houses and other property by the military in Konshisha LGA of Benue State. The Defence Headquarters which has oversight responsibility for Operation WHIRL STROKE deployed to maintain peace in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States, has deemed it necessary to refute these spurious allegations and put the records straight.

There have been incessant cases of communal clashes in recent times between the people of Konshisha and Oju over boundary demarcation. As part of efforts to resolve the crisis, the Benue State Government held a series of meetings with stakeholders from both local governments with a view to arriving at an amicable solution to the problem. Appreciable progress has been made and a final date fixed for all stakeholders to meet in the disputed areas to fully demarcate the boundary so that peace could reign. Trouble however started on the eve of the final meeting during Easter holiday, with reports that fresh fighting has broken out in the area.

All along, 72 Special Forces Battalion had troops deployed on the Oju side of the boundary and troops of the Battalion were on their way to replenish their colleagues on 5 April 2021, when they were attacked by armed bandits at Bonta in Konshisha. The troops who were under command of a Captain were seized at a checkpoint mounted by the so-called “Bonta Boys” and taken into Konshisha forest where they were all brutally murdered. Not satisfied with killing the soldiers, the bandits proceeded to burn all the eleven soldiers and their officers beyond recognition while their weapons and ammunition were carted away. Military reinforcements were dispatched to Bonta the following morning. Unfortunately, the reinforcement also came under attack from close to 500 armed youths who by this time had fully occupied Bonta. The sheer number of youths involved in the attacks suggests that the armed bandits cannot be from Bonta alone, but were joined by bandits from other parts of Konshisha LGA. The military repelled the attack after more than 4 hours of intense fighting during which the military helicopter provided close air support to ground troops. Ten armed bandits were killed during the fight with the rifle of one of the Killed in action soldiers recovered from the bandits who fell casualty during the exchange of fire.

The Defence Headquarters wishes to put it on record that apart from these initial 10 bandits, there are no other civilian casualties recorded in any part of Konshisha till date. We therefore challenge anybody from Konshisha to present to the public the 200, 70 or 30 dead bodies of innocent persons, male, female or children killed by troops in Konshisha. There was never a massacre as being touted by some mischief makers.


The remnants of the armed bandits that escaped from Bonta withdrew into neighbouring villages where they kept on attacking troops as they continued with the search operation through Bonta into other parts of Konshisha. Knowing the implications of killing troops in cold blood, most of the villagers fled their homes which were then occupied by armed bandits who kept firing at troops from the settlements as they advanced into Konshisha. Troops repelled the attacks and destroyed the houses and other buildings which the criminals used as hideouts for the attacks. The use of abandoned settlements by armed bandits to attack troops is popular with insurgents. The aim is to draw military fire into the dwellings and then turn round to blame soldiers for the destruction. This is common guerilla tactics armed bandits designed to whip up public sentiment against security forces and this is what played out in Konshisha. This accounts for some of the burnt houses being reported in the press. Some of the phones of the dead soldiers were also tracked to some of the settlements. We should therefore blame the armed bandits for the destruction since they used these settlements as hideouts for attacks. It will be wrong to blame soldiers who are in Konshisha on legitimate duties when some of them were murdered in cold blood. Some of the buildings being paraded today were actually burnt during earlier communal clashes between Konshisha and Oju, all of which the sponsors of the mayhem are now blaming on the military.

Finally, the Defence Headquarters wishes to state that soldiers deployed to Konshisha displayed commendable restraints by adhering to the rules of engagement in the face of unprovoked attacks and therefore deserve accolades. In addition to the return of all carted away weapons, the local leaders of Konshisha must bring the main actors responsible for the mayhem to security forces to face justice. They must also surrender all other weapons in their possession. The military will not tolerate the jungle justice attitude and dastardly acts leading to the gruesome murder of patriotic soldiers on legitimate duty to keep the peace. We look forward to working with the Benue State Government in its promise to support security forces in fishing out those fomenting trouble in Konshisha. Once again, there is no massacre in Konshisha and the stories making the rounds are fabricated by bandits and their sponsors to smear the military after murdering troops in cold blood.

ONYEMA NWACHUKWU
Brigadier General
Acting Director Defence Information
9 April 2021

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Newzik:
From all indications, it's clear the north is angry that the southern Nigeria is very peaceful while it boils with self-made monsters like boko haram, bandits, Fulani herdsmen and other killer-groups. No southerner asks the north to boil, it's their choice.
No one can doubt that every part of the south had been largely peaceful prior to the invasion of Fulani killer-herdsmen. Today, different militant groups have risen in the south all in the attempts to protect the southerners from Fulani killers as federal government seems to enjoy the killings. From Benue to Yoruba to Igbo and to South-south, every tribe is now wary of Fulani killers and is raising local combatants. The silence of the federal government to the real cause of this growing violence and apprehension created by the Fulanis is most worrisome. Since it's obvious the army is shielding or protecting the Fulanis, why blame or attack other tribes for choosing self-help as advised by TY Danjuma? What is the rationale for criticising Amortekun, ESN and other regional groups when the army and the police have failed to protect the people?
I want to say categorically that the violence in the South is entirely caused by the north and it has to stop. Using Fulani killers to incite or provoke people can't lead to a united Nigeria. We can now see it is no longer an issue of nomadic herding but an attempt to instigate war or take over our land. Why would Fulani killers invade a commuity at night and start spraying bullets on innocent people as we witnessed in Ebonyi state recently? If the north wishes to burn itself into ashes, they shouldn't spread it to the peaceful south.

Jessicaos:
Rip

AsherAmari:
Do you know how youll will end up in old age?

Wealth can fly away in the twinkle of an eye.

King Nebuchadnezzar lost everything in one day.
Job a very wealthy man in his time lost everything in one day. So don't think anyone cannot go broke at anytime. It's not by amassing wealth but the Grace and mercies of God that sustains everyone.

jboixxx:
[color=#0000ff]I have no idea cuz it's an international transaction that'll include taxes/tariffs.

They may open it at point of exit in UK but here in 9ja, I'm 80% certain it'll be opened and taxed. [/color]

Tinubuadvocate:
Good morning Nigeria.today I joined Nairaland although I have always been a visitor but I just think I should join today.

My mission on here is very clear.

1 to defend Bola Ahmed Tinubu to my own best knowledge.
2 To promote and enlighten the general public about the man called Tinubu.

3 To focus on Tinubu 2023 campaign .

May God bless Nigeria and keep the life of our incoming president beyond 2023 .

PaChukwudi44:
The yorubas will not be the ones to decide whom we will vote for

jboixxx:
[color=#0000ff]Yes, it's the EMS department of NIPOST that handles such. Intra region is less than 2000 while national/inter-region is 2750 (even from Ogbomosho,Oyo to Ilorin, Kwara, will be charged as such).

Delivery timeline is dependent on distance but it's been fair in the last 2 or more weeks.

Your phone or whatever you're sending will be delivered. [/color]

PaChukwudi44:
No Yoruba man will be president in 2023.The SW is not the only Southern region.Bunch of selfish and greedy set of people.

You had 8 complete years under Obasanjo,connived with the North to truncate the SS presidency and now you want the other Southern regions to support you!! Tufiakwa unu

PaChukwudi44:
Oga the SS/SE will vote for a Northern PDP candidate against the SW!! Yes even the 5% prove crucial in this circumstances

jimi4us:
Thunder fire PDP, they had the chance to restructure the country before this dead one call BUHARI came into power. if they had done it then we won't be were we are now

9gerian:
Wow! So PDP can support restructuring?

When those currently in power were in opposition, they believed in restructuring, but quickly forgot after assuming leadership of the country!

Shame!!!

thatsleepboy1:
OP no matter what you do and post, I'm sure only few of them will be found which are the very bad ones like the one that was burnt to death in his maternal home. Aside that, the rest of them won't be found. The funniest thing is that some of them will be around while the rest will travel to other states or move out if the country to start afresh.

Stop deceiving yourself OP.

undisputed25:
Good morning nairalanders
There's this question always bothering my mind maybe because have visited some countries in Asia, Europe and few in Africa
Africa to the world is seen as black continent
But countries like Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt are mostly white and I noticed they are not going through this type of mess like a pure black African countries are experiencing

My curiosity grows when I see how Jamaican lives their life even they are not in Africa but majority of them are people of color and they live in fear and poverty

Some opined that it's as a result of Noah's curse
While some believes that blacks are generally mentally weak of which I won't agree cos a lot of blacks have done greater things in the past and till now

I'll be glad if I could get a meaningful contributions
At least to solve a problem, we need to identify it first
Mynd44

Izictemi:
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Skillsnigeria:
You can start life with that,if you can manage the 25k

wiseguy:
So many people who comment here have not even bothered to read the interview and are already showing their bias and spewing rubbish. Whether you acknowledge it or not, it remains a fact that Buhari remains one of the upright leaders in this country.

yanabasee1:
What is actually happening?


Is the country heading to a break up?


Why are we having too much blood flow this recent days?


What's really the problem?


It's either Gunmen or bandits or kidnappers or Herdsmen or Boko Haram....

IamYourNeighbor:
I just heard from someone that "being quiet is almost same thing as being weak." What a society we live in! Being loud is taken as being strong, and being quiet is taken as being weak !

What's your assertion to this ideology people?

zikter:
I Know that area very well. As I type this, the coward army is burning down Civilian Houses in the entire area and beyond

Export1:
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lalasticlala:
Source: https://www.gazettengr.com/exclusive-bandits-ambush-nigerian-army-logistics-convoy-cart-away-n28-million-cash-weapons/

OfficialTeeq:
We've Paid more than 90% of our investors despite COVID-19, African Swine Fever Outbreak- Payfarmer


Payfarmer, a leading agricultural investment platform in Nigeria revealed that it has paid more than 90% of its investors who invested on their platform last year despite the COVID-19 and African Swine Fever outbreak which had an adverse effect on their farms.

Lillian Mfon, Payfarmer spokesperson made the statement while refuting the rumour that the platform has failed to pay its investors since last year.

" We were unable to export most of the produce from our farms abroad due to the COVID-19 and African Swine Fever outbreak which affected our investments just like every other businesses"

"Despite the setback, we have paid more than 90% of our investors while the less than 10% left will be paid before the end of the second quarter of 2021", says Lillian Mfon, payfarmer spokesperson.

Speaking further, Lillian Mfon revealed that every investors' capital is safe and
will be refunded while their Return On Investment will also be paid.

Lillian Mfon also appelead to the investors to remain calm as their investments are being sent out batch by batch.
Read more from the link below
https://50minds.com/agric-investment-payfarmer-woo-investors-with-fish-farm-extension-two-other-units/?amp=1

Ogamysamo:
the best thing any reasonable citizen of nigeria should render unto our dear country nigeria is to promote peace and unity otherwise that person is not building nigeria.

remember our goal and dream is to build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.
we sing it almost every day.
and this also is not possible without UNITY.

lets build our dream rather than destroying it.