WhatCanIsay: Internet... Every nonentity knows what's best for the other person, except for himself.
Every statement no matter how nonsensical it is, someone must ascribe wisdom to it.
Coz u keep shooting ur legs for over 60 years and counting. U can't be doing the same thing and expect different results. Ur strategy is on replay bro for 60 years now. It's becoming pitiful
banom: I read seun's twit today where he openly said he wants IPOB to fail and advised that Igbos will fair better If they stayed in Nigeria. After reading it, i told myself we Igbos have really suffered. Imagine ordinary small boy like seun can now openly talk to us and tell us what will be good for us. ( As we don't know what is good for us ) Of course, I know the real reason he is praying hard and wishing that BIAFRA don't come is that his nairaland.com will likely die away as every component part will create their own discussion forum and leave the issue of Nigeria. The survival of nairaland.com depends on the continued existence of Nigeria. But seun sorry to disappoint you, IPOB will not fail, and Biafra will come, and Nigeria will break into pieces and your nairaland.com will become irrelevant and forgotten. Deal with it. .. nonsense.
A 3 year old is old enough to know that u people are lacking leadership thus fit to advice u. Seun, with his experience and mature emotions is more fit to advice u than any leaders u have in the South East. Take his advice coz it full of wisdom
Zetra7: Sometimes I think we joke to much is this nation, don't think there is another country in this world who despise their strength and cling to their weakness more than Nigeria..
Of course , the result of our stupidity makes us the most corrupt, most poor and one of the worst case of insecurity..
I will be honest, Igbos as far as this nation is concerned as the most successful people no wonder we vowed not to let them leave.
Losing the war and having to start afresh, Igbos rose and reclaimed their place in this country and even went beyond both within Africa and the whole world (Those who travel wide understands this )
This tribe despite called all manner of names still serve as a bridge , inhabiting virtually in the whole towns of this nation even in Baga (Boko haram inflicted area) and speaks more languages of other tribes.
Why then would you stop them from trying a different approach with this country Even the world acknowledge their talent and today Okonjo iweala is in a zenith position..
Politics apart, an Igbo man must rule this nation one day, note it's a MUST unless they will eventually break away and that will be the end of Nigeria... If we appreciate Obama as a black man to rule America and push for black lives matters then bring it back home.
As for 2023, if the south says they stand with a talented Igbo man, the north will follow suit. The North chose Buhari , he won so why can't the south choose a candidate of their own..
For political jobbers who in the name of tribal affiliation cling to their own, unless you're benefitting directly please let's try something different..
Atiku will not be so different from Buhari , Tinubu won't be too far from Obasanjo, we have seen them all since 1969 , let's try Igbos and see if we can get our breakthrough..
Hold on to ur nonsense success and leave us make we hear word, crimes u committed by derailing the first democratically elected government of the first republic is enough for u to hide ur heads in shame. Nigeria has been kind to bring u back under it's fold as full citizens in other countries, u ll be relegated to 10th class citizens like the Rohingya people. Na free space wey u get na hin dey cause this ur senseless post.
Ogunlewe is so out of date with reality that he forgot that the Igbo has been giving block votes nationally since 1960 till date. This type of misfiring is the symbol of Nigeria's uselessness as all manners of low thinking people are allowed to showcase their bias openly.
The only light in a big dark circle.
They should hold dir stupid block vote nonsense. 2019 prove 1 thing igbos are insignificant in Nigeria in election and economic contribution. 2023 presidency move to Southwest and tinibu is ur next president kill ur self. Fool
kelly72: This is good news. Exactly what the South needs to fully delve into agriculture, produce their own food and grow the Southern economy further instead of paying billions to Northern food growers annually.
This will be a win win for everybody and the North will no longer be afraid of restructuring and resource control.
chiedu7: Since when does the North have more numbers than the south?
If the north has more numbers how come when they stopped sending food south that they suffered?
They dont have the numbers.
The souths wahala is unity
The North did not suffer anything during that time and mind u the reason why u even see north pushing food to the South is because the traditional trans Sahara route is plague by Boko Haram. Now thing are starting to change soon u might have to come down to get it ur self or u buy processed one over the selves. Massive agro industrialization is going in the north now if u ve people here they can confirm for u. Also commodity exchange board are opening to encourage export and standard of processed and unprocessed food for export to Europe etc.
Also about south bend more numbers u most be joking.
The whole south size of the South is just about 3 states in the north.
The north has 19 states and If u pile all those people in other states into just 3 states in the north it will be then most densely populated area in the world.
Anago55: My people (Igbos) has been schemed out again. It's happening all over again,by 2023,APC and PDP will come to the southeast and be shouting vote for us we will complete the second Niger bridge,we will restructure Nigeria,we will release Nnamdi kanu and we will give you Biafra on platter
Nigeria obviously is about to make a big mistake,the silence of the Eastern leaders as regards to the presidency should be a thing of worry to every discerning minds except of course the zombies wired to hate the truth. Igbos deserve a shot at the presidency in 2023 and anything aside this will completely distintegrate igbos from the rest of the country because an average Igbo man will be left with nothing to still call himself or herself a Nigerian
Nigeria should do the right thing in 2023. Stop the hate
U started the hate and now u blame others for hating back and u want them to stop the hate while u don't consider stoping ur hate first. Typical Igbo mind set of shifting blame instead of taking responsibility. It is only when u take responsibility of ur actions and inaction that u ll be able to make amends if not nothing for u.
ExAngel007: According to a report by SaharaReporters, a postgraduate student of Bayero University Kano has narrated her encounter with officials of the Islamic police, Hisbah corps.
The lady told SaharaReporters that Hisbah officials barged into her hostel some months ago while she was cooking and arrested her because she had a male guest with her.
She said she was taken to a building alongside the male guest where she saw 30 other students of the institution and some others who were not students. According to her, they were detained for about a day or two within which the Hisbah officials conducted HIV and pregnancy tests on them.
She alleged that the officers forcibly gave abortion pills to one of them whose pregnancy test was positive.
She said the victim cried bitterly.
She further alleged that the officers requested sex in exchange for their freedom while others were released on bail ranging from N15, 000 to N20, 000.
She said, “I had an encounter with Hisbah about two months ago. I am currently a master's student at BUK. Hisbah officers barged into my room, they met me with a male guest. I was cooking, they knocked and I opened the door. They arrested us both and took us to a building of theirs, held us hostage for a day.
“They took our phones from us. We met other people there, many others. About 30 students of BUK or more while others were non-students. They had arrested some prostitutes too. All of us were held at the same building. While we were there, some funny things happened.
“The Hisbah officials conducted HIV and pregnancy tests for everyone there. Those who tested positive for HIV were taken to the hospital and one person's pregnancy test was positive.
“She was given a drug to abort the pregnancy without her consent, this happened in the same building where they took us hostage. When we confronted the woman who gave the pills for the abortion because she claimed to be a health worker, the woman said they were doing that because the girls were prostitutes.
“The girl cried so hard. She cried from the pain of the forceful abortion and losing her child. I saw her washed blood. They gave her N500 to buy food.
“While we were also there, the Hisbah boys were asking girls there to have sex with them, saying they would release them. Some ladies there slept with them in the building, then let them go.
“One of the boys physically abused me. He didn’t rape me because it was in the open. But he was touching sensitive parts of my body. I could only hit his hand.
“I boldly told them I was not aware that men can’t visit me. I have men in my class, in my church, in my house. Most of the occupants in my house are men. Why will they take me?
“They asked for 'a ransom' (bail money) from everyone there. I didn’t pay though because my uncle came and took me home. I didn't pay a dime but others paid between N15, 000 and N20, 000. I thought our school would come for us.
“Some Igbo ladies there told me they just lodged in a hotel, two sisters, they came to the market to buy foodstuffs and lodged in the hotel. The Hisbah corps forcefully barged into their hotel room and took both of them. In fact, just two ladies, no man but Hisbah was like, why should they lodge in the hotel, that they are prostitutes. They said after all, what are hotels for.
“They took people from the streets, hotels, and houses.”
Officials of Hisbah in March similarly invaded some off-campus hostels at Danbare, a small community directly opposite the university’s gate.
It was learnt that the Islamic police broke into the students’ rooms and took them to their office. Despite condemnation from Nigerians, the Hisbah group has continued its push for an Islamic agenda in the North.
The agency established to enforce Sharia law in some states in the region recently banned stylish haircuts, sagging of trousers, playing of music at social events by disk jockeys and tricycle riders from adorning their vehicles with pictures considered to be obscene and against the tenents of Islam.
This was in addition to other unusual directives reeled out by the Islamic police.
Hisbah recently made headlines for shaving stylish haircuts of young men in Kano and arresting people for improper dressing.
They are also notorious for destroying truckloads of alcoholic drinks.
officialfoodie: Did you think before typing? Travel for travel sake and showing off? This statement is very delusional, it reeks of unnecessary envy. If travelling was just about travel sake and showing off, you think the Igbo man would leave home? Lmao. Pathetic thinking
Well when they come back it's nothing but show off competition and igbos bring zero development to dir states or communities. U go only to oppress them nothing more.
officialfoodie: Tribal but they travel everywhere. If anyone is tribal, it is you and your ilk. It is not the fault of the Igbo man that another person feels intimidated by his mien. This your narrative is very tired. Try another one.
The essence of travel is exposure, learning how leave amongst other people different from u. Building friendship and mutual respect and understand of the things that makes u different. But the Igbo man travels for just travelling sack without learning the principles of diplomacy, for him it's about show off nothing more.
MakotoShishio: CAGED: 20 Days Captive In Nigeria - Rudy Rochman
"They Treated Us Like Animals"
The We Were Never Lost team journeyed to Nigeria to film an episode of their documentary series exploring the stories, struggles, and aspirations of the Igbo Jews, but while there the team got abducted by the Nigerian government and were held in cages for weeks.
Here is the full account of what actually happened.
“Our experience has only given us even more drive to uncover and share the stories of disconnected communities of Jews around the world.”
“We experienced weeks of what Igbo Jews face every day and if our suffering has led to mainstream Jews waking up to the reality of their Igbo family, then we our proud of the sacrifice we had to pay.”
zombieHUNTER: You that is from kastina... Are u richer than me?... How has Yusuf Buhari being a billionaire with no work affected you as a person..
2023 is the last chance for the country.. but I can see clearly that the youths are not even serious... They are more interested in BBN and tribalism
Typical Igbo mentality of superiority or stupidity. Rather than build bridges u choose to destroy it. He ask who will vote u instead of campaigning u choose insult him. His response is right and he wi never vote u. The Igbo person is highly tribalistic thus he his unable to see beyond his tribal narrow mentality & that automatically disqualify them from leading a nation like Nigeria.
ShobayoEmma: And he will loose gallantly. he will loose both ekiti and ondo state sure.
Osinbajo any time of the day
And win all the northern states... Bros let me make it clear for all here today. Dir is a gentleman agreement btw pmb and tinibu and unless death tinibu is the next president the north is working on his VP. I stay in the north within northern political cycle but if u don't agree keep this post for future reference.
BeeBeeOoh: The North will always defend their own no matter what.
Had it been Abba Kyari was a Southerner, Buhari and EFCC would have bundled him to USA with immediate alacrity to show people that he's fighting corruption but, the reverse is the case now and they are telling us that Nigeria and USA doesn't have extradition treaty. As it stands now, EFCC and Buhari are having eye cataract and ear infection.
igbokwesampson: Nigeria’s extradition treaty: List of Nigerians who have been extradited to the U.S. to face criminal charges
Following the indictment of Nigerian super Cop, DCP Abba Kyari in United States Court, on a $1.1 million fraud scheme involving disgraced internet scammer, Ramon Abbas Olorunwa aka Hushpuppi, questions regarding his extradition to the United States for trial have been raised. A United States court sitting in California had, on July 26, 2021, ordered the FBI to arrest the Nigerian cop. However, the Nigerian Police Service Commission, the agency in charge of disciplinary actions, says the FBI has no power to make arrests in Nigeria without the commission’s findings and approval.
According to reports, the FBI has since been in touch with the Nigerian Police Force.
Nigeria’s extradition treaty with the U.S. An extradition treaty signed between the United States and other countries allows them to request for repatriation of persons wanted for criminal offences by the United States Authorities.
On December 22, 1931, the United States and Nigeria signed the Extradition Treaty. The treaty was enforced and became effective on June 24, 1935. Because of this treaty, several Nigerians have been extradited to the United States for offences bordering on illicit drugs, advance fee and wire fraud, and terrorism-related offences.
However, since the treaty became effective in 1935, there is no public record showing the extradition of United States citizens to Nigeria to face criminal charges.
The Street Journal, in this piece, has compiled a list of Nigerians who have been extradited to the U.S. to face criminal charges related to illicit drug deals, money laundering, wire fraud, and terrorism.
1. Lanre Shittu Alhaji Lanre Shittu, the chairman of Lanre Shittu Motors, in December 2020 was allegedly whisked from the country to the U.S. and arraigned after he was declared wanted by the US Drug Enforcement Agency.
He was arraigned for allegations centered on money laundering and illicit drug deals.
Shittu’s extradition was termed ‘unofficial;’ as his arraignment in December 2020 came barely two days after he was allegedly abducted in Nigeria.
How Shittu appeared in the U.S court remains a mystery owning to the fact that there was a pending civil suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja over a move by the Federal Government to have him extradited to America.
But officials of the Nigerian government did not wait or obey the court order before he was forcefully extradited to the USA.
2. Prince Buruji Kashamu For close to two decades, the U.S. tried to extradite Prince Buruji Kashamu to face charges bordering on illicit drug deals.
Kashamu, on May 25, 2015, refused to attend a court hearing on his extradition to the US on 20-year-old drug charges. Rather, he filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying the court to stop his extradition to the U.S.
Giving his judgment on May 8, 2020, Justice Okon Abang restrained the federal government from taking fresh steps to extradite Prince Kashamu.
Justice Abang held that no fresh application for Kashamu’s extradition could be initiated when previous judgments of the Federal High Court in Abuja and Lagos prohibiting the extradition moves had not been set aside by superior courts.
Until his death, he remained a tough nut to crack, insisting he was innocent of the charges and had been cleared of same by a British court. He vowed never to travel to the US.
3. Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi A Nigerian court, on August 28, 2013, granted the request of the U.S. Embassy for the extradition of Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi to the United States for a federal indictment charge against him for providing support to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula by recruiting members to train in Yemen.
4. Lati Alagbada Alagbada Lateef, popularly called Lati Alagbada, a music promoter, was declared wanted by the U.S government to stand trial on hard drugs charges.
Justice Muslim Hassan had in May 2020 granted an application by the Attorney General of the Federation to extradite Alagbada to the U.S.
Things took a twist after the Federal High Court in Lagos granted him a N5m bail on July 8, 2020, on grounds the federal government failed to extradite him to the United States.
The judge, in his ruling, noted that the COVID-19 pandemic might have delayed Alagbada’s extradition, adding that the music promoter had also appealed the judgment granting the AGF’s request to extradite him.
5. Adedeji Adeniran The Nigerian government, on Nov. 2, 2019, extradited 56-year-old Adedeji Adeniran to the Northern District of Florida, United States, and he arrived in the western country on Nov. 3.
According to U.S. authorities, Adeniran was the leader of a criminal group that committed large bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud conspiracy that involved a loss of $4.1 million and involved 42 victim financial institutions.
Adeniran and his criminal gang, between 2002 and 2004, fraudulently obtained the identities of others and opened numerous bank accounts in the United States. The group members deposited counterfeited checks into those accounts and then wired the proceeds of the fraud to Hong Kong, Turkey, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates.
Based on an extradition request of the United States, a Nigerian court
issued a warrant for Adeniran’s arrest on Oct. 23, 2018. Adeniran was arrested by Nigerian authorities on March 21, 2019. He remained in custody till he was extradited.
6. Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan The 30-year-old Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan and five other Nigerian nationals were extradited from South Africa to Gulfport, Mississippi, to face a nine-count federal indictment in the Southern District of Mississippi alleging various Internet fraud schemes. A total of 20 defendants were also charged in this case.
Their extradition was announced on July 13, 2015.
Adelotan was extradited alongside:
(a) Rasaq Aderoju Raheem, 31;
(b) Olusegun Seyi Shonekan, 33;
(c) Taofeeq Olamilekan Oyelade, 30;
(d) Olufemi Obaro Omoraka, 26; and
(e) Anuoluwapo Segun Adegbemigun, 39,
The six of them were charged with 15 others following an Oct. 7, 2014, indictment with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit identity theft, use of unauthorized account access devices, theft of U.S. government funds, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
7. Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi Ramon Abbas, AKA Hushpuppi, a Nigerian citizen, was extradited to the United States on July 2, 2020, following his arrest in Dubai.
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Wray had praised the “exceptional effort exerted by the United Arab Emirates”, in fighting transnational organized cybercrime including the arrest of Hushpuppi and Woodberry taken down in the operation Fox Hunt 2.
Hushpuppi and ten members of his syndicate were indicted in fraudulent scams running into hundreds of millions of dollars.
The disgraced fraudster pleaded guilty recently and will be sentenced in October 2021.
Hushpuppi was notorious for displaying a flamboyant lifestyle on social media.
8. Olalekan Jacon Ponle Olalekan Jacon Ponle also known as Woodberry was arrested in Dubai, alongside Hushpuppi, before his extradition to the United States in July 2020. After several court sittings, he was released as pieces of evidence found on him weren’t enough.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, has recommended the suspension of DCP Kyari, pending an investigation into the allegations leveled against him by the FBI.
Hushpuppi had brought Kyari into the fraud scheme to arrest his gang member-turned-rival, Kelly Chibuzo who was displeased by his cut from the fraud proceeds, according to a months-long investigation by Andrew Innocenti, an FBI special agent.
Kyari’s involvement, according to Innocenti, was “to ensure CHIBUZO’s continued arrest, thereby preventing CHIBUZO from notifying the Victim Businessperson of ABBAS’ and JUMA’s fraudulent scheme and preventing CHIBUZO from hijacking the scheme for his own benefit.”
“The decorated Nigerian cop was also said to have told ABBAS that he would not allow CHIBUZO’s girlfriend to pay money to get CHIBUZO out of custody as he would have done for a ‘normal arrest’.”
However, Kyari’s denial of the matter hasn’t been able to let him off the hook.
Quote author=ignis post=104151574]Buhari and his Fulani supporter of APC are gradually making Sunday Igboho Popular and Mighty by the day. Same way they made Nnamdi Kanu popular and Powerful.[/quote]Are u getting the headline mixed up? The report clearly states Nigeria is not even interested in his case and have not filled any case against igboho contrary to wide spread fake news narrative.
This is coming from his lawyer, It seems u re disappointed that he is not even worth the attention from the government.
Racoon: This Igboho of a man must have many sins of course because not even many Yorubas will agree with him and the modality of his achieving freedom for his people(who may not appreciate his sacrifice) from the menace of the fulanis in the SW. The only language they appreciate is the tit for tat approach.
Meanwhile, see the lightening speed with which the hausa-fulanis use in arresting and incarcerating whosoever they think is a threat to their continual clinging to power.So sorry for anyone especially southerners who can decipher the real unfolding power play game.Abeg Op don't let the man matter kill you.
Are u republic of Benin people hausa? Is forging another country passport a crime? These are the questions u need to answer first before spreading fake narrative. U committed a crime but u blame ur neighbor.
BizzBizz: A viral throwback video shows the moment Former Nigeria's President, Sir Shehu Shagari Lights up a cigarette while Nigeria's first and only Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is addressing an audience
Politics › Re: When They Say Igbos Can't Lead Nigeria - 2023 Presidency Matters by Positivepoint(m): 5:50pm On Aug 13, 2021
Even the world acknowledge their talent and today Okonjo iweala is in a zenith position..