₦airaland Forum

dboss444:
Since it's time for facts let me state my fact I'm a Nysc corper presently serving in benue state. Something happened in my school where I teach. A teacher sent his wife to look after his farm in anyim 2 weeks ago. One night some group of fulani herdsmen came to their room and brought the women and sliced the man's wife face with a knife for no reason at all. this man is just a pri sch teacher with six kids, as am speaking 2 u, the woman is still in the hospital. Last friday we were discussing this issue in d staff room and I got to find out that even d catholic church in my community is housing refugees in d church. I was furious telling dem that hw can foreigners come and drive them from their own home and no one is doing anything abt it. Thank God for fayose. Would love to say more and reveal more but....

Thank you buddy.

Buhari and impunity. This is why we all have to condemn acts of impunity and human rights violations by any government agency against any Nigerian. The government must follow due process in all things.

lumydee44:
Bros you and i were not with them, it might have been her idea unless she says otherwise.

So you really expect her to come out and say she was forced?

Topestbilly:
People sef...... Op call her to confirm if she did it willingly or it was enforce on her... mtcheeew.

Don't compare her with those people cos in naija we'v got culture n tradition, religion apart.

Like Christians don't use scarf too.

So you think Americans and Germans do not have culture and tradition?

lumydee44:
bros Qatar is one of the richest country in the world,having them on our side isn't a bad thing. And i don't think they made her cover her hair. Which one is the ibo talk again, aren't we all Nigerians, Lets not allow tribalism divide us, there's strength in number and we have that together as a nation. #onenigeria

So who made her cover her hair?

lumydee44:
I don't think anyone forced her, sometimes you need to respect the host and do things outta courtesy, the deal might be a good thing and that have might been her sacrifice for the nation. Its better to act a fool for someone who thinks he's fooling you when you know what's at stake.

Which respect are you talking about here? Buhari allowed these people to insult our minister of finance. Did you look at the pictures of the American female officials posted by the op? Did you see any of them wearing scarf? This is a big shame. I hope someone at the senate says something about this.

LordOracle:
Buhari is tribal hypocrite!!!

He is a first rate tribalist.

ARBTH:
Wetin be Fayose's problem, always tackle our president

So I guess you are ok with the wanton killings by the Fulani herdsmen? Fayose is calling your president out on his consistent silence over the killings by Fulani herdsmen. I'm sure you'll support Fayose if your own community is attacked and Buhari says nothing about it. Or have you forgotten Buhari is the president?

happney65:
omolola15 wait Hope my Nokia Lumia is not a part of this sha?

Nokia or Microsoft Lumia that uses windows phone operating systems 8 or 10 are not affected. If yours uses 7.1 you can upgrade to 10.

searchiing4love:
TO ALL THOSE IPOD YOUTHS BLAMING BUHARI FOR THE EMERGENCE AND CONTINUOUS ATTACKS OF THE FULANI HERDSMEN, IS BUHARI THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA TOO FULANI HERDSMEN ARE BLOODY KILLERS THAT SHOULD BE CURTAILED WITH BRUTAL FORCE. BLAMING THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS IS WHY WE CONDEMN BIAFRA AND NNAMDI KANU BECAUSE HE WAS ALSO GROOMING A TERRORIST GROUP CALLED "IPOB" AND IF HE WASN'T ARRESTED AND LOCKED UP, HIS TERRORIST GROUP WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DEADLIER THAN THE HERDSMEN COS HE WAS BRAIN WASHING HIS GULLIBLE RECRUITS ON RADIO BIAFRA.


SAY NO TO BIAFRA

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

I thought the topic is on Fulani herdsmen. Is Biafra giving you nightmares?

sotall:
I think Fayose should be appointed as the Chairman of the PDP as well as their spokesman. This man truely has what it takes to be in an opposition party.


Fayose just spoke what has been in the heart of many Nigerians. The collective plan of the North and the modus operandi of Muhammadu Buhari has been well documented in the political discussion of Nigerians and we are aware of all their antics.




A thousand likes for Fayose....a.k.a Buhari's nightmare

If Fayose wasn't a governor, he would have been the most qualified to be PDP chairman. He is the man.

Jorussia:
Why are you being so Mischievous? Is it not some few days ago that the President said that we(Nigeria) is not part of the Islamic coalition against Isis?

The same Buhari (and IBB) got us into OIC without informing and seeking permission of Nigerians. We have to be alert this time. Thank God we have the senate and house of representatives this time around.

Kondomatic:
Fayose you're alone in this.

He is not alone. We should be alert to make sure that Buhari does not succeed in Islamizing Nigeria. I am definitely not from an Islamic country.

survtony:
The problem we youths have is reading and understanding. The commandant stated that they cant be EXPELLED cause there is a time frame according to their law in the camp. Also didnt you read where he said they have been punished.
He never said the abused person cant sue them in a civil court.
Note that the military has its own laws and soldiers are tried in a military cout (court-martial)
So the abused person should sue them if he isnt satisfied with the military punishments.

Dont let your hate for military influence your understandings.

And you believe him when he said they have been punished?

I think the National Assembly should get involved in this case. This General needs to be invited to the senate to explain why he feels that Nigerian soldiers are above the law.

kokoA:
I pray this gets to the ears of Baba Buhari. He will expel the commandant instead.

You think Buhari does not know about the incessant abuse of civilians by Nigerian soldiers? Buhari himself would probably encourage it. We are all aware how he has been disobeying court orders and violating the civil rights of some accused persons.

EdCure:
"Sambisa News"
...Interesting.

This is the silliest excuse I've ever read from a government agency. Are they by implication saying that members of the armed forces are above the law even when they are caught (with evidence) in unauthorised acts?
People should be made to face the maximum consequences for their inhuman acts.

For your information, the average Nigerian soldier believes he/she is above the law. They are a bunch of thugs. There are few exceptions though.

Story. This General should just keep quiet. Our soldiers are just thugs. We need an enlightened, civilized president who will put the military in their place and let them understand their place in a democracy.
There should be zero tolerance for the violation of anyone's civil rights, military or civilian.

Now they are talking. We should not allow some misguided, jobless youths plunge our region into crisis. People should keep themselves busy with productive activities.
Who knows, Nnamdi Kanu may be getting sponsorship from some dubious elements who do not wish the Southeast well.
Of course things are really messed up in Nigeria and I believe that Nigeria would eventually disintegrate if we do not restructure into federal system or confederacy. But we should never be foolish enough to be leading the charge for that break up after our experience with the last attempt by my beloved and revered hero Odumegwu Ojukwu.
If and when Nigerians as a group decide to go their separate ways, every group will find its level.

sammyj:
This is great news although it is a little bit late! !!

What is great about the news? Is there any serious economist of repute in that list?

seunmsg:
Dasuki should defend himself and stop chasing shadows. His past corrupt deeds are behind his current ordeal and not Buhari or any other person.

How can he defend himself when he is not allowed access to his lawyers? They must first release him on bail as ordered by the court. You guys should not be supporting impunity by the government or flagrant violation of human rights.

If Buhari continues the wanton killing of unarmed protesters and the incessant violation of human rights of Nigerians, he would end up being taken to the ICC at the Hague.

gentlejpm:
are you the commander in chief of the arm forces??

Keep quiet there. Every Nigerian has a fundamental right to life. The military have no right whatsoever to kill innocent, unarmed civilians. Does he need to be commander in chief of the armed forces for him to condemn the killings and demand justice? What has your commander in chief done in response to the killings? He is the governor of the state and the military must inform him before they carry out any operation in his state.

Sound commentary. I hope Buhari takes the advice. We need more objective comments like this; not stupid comments from sycophants. The country is sinking and Buhari seems really confused.

GeneralShepherd:
Nigeria cannot experience lasting peace and prosperity without addressing the root cause of armed insurgency, and civil unrest.

After you visit Abuja and compare it with say Oyibo in River state, you'll understand that the insurgency was only postponed and not solved.

It will always be a recurring phenomenon, unless poverty and unfair wealth distribution is addressed in the region

Political restructuring into a true federal system as agreed in the national conference, and complete resource control is the solution to our problem. Unfortunately we have a tribalist, arrogant and short-sighted man as the president. Buhari will destroy Nigeria.

pendusky:
People like you should be flogged,


Months Back you opened this tread

Reasons Why Nigerians Must Reject Jonathan And The Pdp.... by
olamonsor2 : 3:45pm On Mar 11 , 2015

www.nairaland.com/2190893/reasons-why-nigerians-must-reject


You rejected 200 per dollars then and now it affecting you 350naira per dollar and ur saying ur loosing hope on which government, If I hear

If u ever open ur mouth again on this govt u will be flogged

Sharrrap and move on.

That's a good one. You got him there.

Litmus:
Indeed, USA, if you have anything to do with it



Nigeria Administration is making too many mistakes. Below are a few of my current picks in relation to Bokoharam and others to come... .


Mistake NO 1): Buhari's Need for American support in contrast to Johnathan's appeal to China .

The consequence of the above informs mistake NO 2, for instance.


Mistake NO 2): Changing the narrative of Bokoharam from funded terrorists to insurrection due to unemployment.

America always wanted this Narrative. Hillery Clinton refused to label Bokoharam a terrorist organization. One of the reasons the West likes this narrative is because it leads to the prolongation of conflict in Africa. No society and especially not in the developing world will every provide enough employment. In Nigeria, where there are no border controls, this situation will even be worst than elsewhere. Insurrection informed by some cockamimi notion of unemployment is perfect cover for those who would fund endless wars in Africa that are financially rewarding for all sorts of Western concerns.


Mistake NO 3): Not funding the military.

This is the biggest mistake of all because a well funded, professional and sophisticated army in a third world nation as complex, dynamic and rich as Nigeria allows the government scope to make mistakes and gives them time to learn from those mistakes. Nigeria does not currently possess a strong army. One proof of this is the rise and alarming rate at which Bush people with names like those we saw in Liberia and Sierra Leone are popping up in Nigeria. Names like General Playboy and General Massacre (Kai, Nigeria don suffer). When such names appear and one or two persons feel bold enough to threaten an entire nation like Nigeria then you can be sure that you don't have an Army or security apparatus and you are living in a Banana Republic. Don't let anyone fool you otherwise.

Without a professional, modern Army, Egypt and Algeria would be long gone as Nigeria will be soon if the politicians don't wake up and put the Nation ahead of themselves. Fund the Army, please, let us have no more prevaricating on superposed embezzled military monies. The waste of life and disruption of an entire nation just to hammer home the superposed incompetency of a former regime and opposition party is scant reward.

You are right on point. Nigerians are generally too trusting of the U.S. government. They don't realize the U.S. government does not have good intentions for the sub Saharan Africa.

grandlexuz:
Who says those are the highest rates in Africa In Cameroon I pay the equivalent of 35 N/Kwh... Sometimes higher than that, because the higher your consumption the higher your per unit charge. That is not even the end of the story. 19.25% (Tax) of my consumption is again added to my consumption. I have been on this forum for so many years and can categorically say most Nigerians complain over everything. I could not help laughing when people were complaining on a 50N charge by CBN..LOL 11 cubes of sugar costs 50N in Cameroon..

Just being curious. How is the electricity situation in Cameroun? Do you have constant light or anything close to it?

Akainzo:
You guys are confusing ESTIMATED BILLING with Actual cost of Electricity! If the 9hrs of electricity you used in the month is computed at the 16.5/KwH, even if you were to put on 30 ACs and use 20KW each hour, you be paying 20 x 16.5 x 9, which is N2,970.00

But as normal, your Disco will charge you an ESTIMATE OF PROJECTED USAGE, which could, and usually is, crazier than your actual cost. To help yourself, get a Pre-Paid Meter to ensure you ONLY pay for the hours of electricity that you enjoy.

The DISCOs are deliberately not giving out prepaid meters. If they issue every customer a prepaid meter, they can not make enough to pay monthly salary. That is why they make it frustratingly difficult and expensive to get one. A staff at EKEDC told me that it would take 6 months to get one. And that is after paying about 60,000 Naira for the meter that they are required to supply for free.
It is irresponsible of this government to allow these DISCOs to be stealing from the citizens.

adipemcanis1:
Sorry to rain on your parade guys.....but

[size=16pt]It is GEJ.....your dear GEJ'S fault.[/size]

GEJ privatised the power sector.....meaning that prices had to go up, because government is no longer funding the power sector anymore.So the DISCOS had to get money....and it had to be tarrif raises.

Plus....the increase was a part of the agreement with the DISCOS signed when GEJ was in power.

So...stop blaming Fashola. He has nothing to do with this.

Wailers.....it is never their fault....even when it is.

You left out the part of the agreement with Jonathan's government that required the DISCOs to provide prepaid meters for customers. Buhari's government needs to ensure that the DISCOs provide meters before any increase in tariff is allowed. That is the part where Fashola should be blamed. Or do you want Jonathan to come back to enforce that requirement?

tosyne2much:
In as much as I'm not a fan of politics; all I can say is that, no matter how we criticize Buhari, it won't change the fact that he's much more preferable to GEJ anytime any day

Yeah right?

Excellent. Kudos to you for your objectivity. Educated Nigerians should do away with tribalism. Buhari is messing up. Enlightened people should call a spade a spade.