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olatade:
Members of the pro-Biafra group, Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, have resolved to carry arms from Wednesday February 17, 2016, ‘in self-defence’.
The group said in a release yesterday in Umuahia by its spokesperson, Emma Nmezu, that failure to carry arms had exposed its members to attacks and killings by security agents.


“Now, we have come to the painful but irreversible conclusion and determination to take our fate and destiny in our own hands. Starting from Wednesday, February 17, 2016, “Biafrans” will now be in the mode of self defence as enshrined by the relevant acts and declarations of the United Nations.
“Let no country or world leader attempt to tag us as terrorists because we are not terrorists, rather we are fighting for our survival and from being exterminated from the surface of the earth,” the release said.
“We shall defend ourselves with everything and anything necessary to avoid the continual killing of our mothers, fathers, and children. This is the time for all Biafrans to rise and defend themselves. We cannot fold our arms and watch them kill us the second time after killing over two million of us in 1968”.
The release added that in September last year, IPOB catalogued attacks on its members in a statement where it alerted the world on plans to provoke Biafrans into retaliation only for it to be tagged as a terrorist organization and Biafrans as terrorists.




http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/we-ll-now-carry-arms-in-self-defence-ipob/133680.html

Hmmm!

You never carry arms, army dey take you do target practice...you come kukuma decide to carry arms.

Your case be like goat wey dem wan kill for Christmas wey cone use em own hand rub petrol for em own body.

Guduluck to una on this una arm bearing adventure oooo!!!

grandstar:
A new math teacher commences teaching by stating 1 + 1 = 4, do you need 4 yrs or even 6months to access him.

The foriegn exchange restrictions he introduced and his refusal to devalue to about 230 are wrecking the economy. The naira will hit 600 this year

Equating Nigeria ' s economic conundrum to mathematics feels a bit like comparing apples to oranges.

The failures of successive governments to lead Nigeria to political and economic eldorado in spite of its globally acclaimed immense potentials should tell you that there is nothing mathematical about the matter.

talk2archy:
The President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, have both taken a swipe at the Presidency, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over their recent attacks on the judiciary.

The CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, and the NBA President, Augustine Alegeh, SAN, on Wednesday, February 10, during the valedictory court session held in honour of a retiring Justice of the Apex Court, Muhammad Muntaka-Coomassie, in Abuja refuted claims of “corruption” and “bias” against the Judiciary.

Recently, judgments of the Supreme Court on the dispute over the 2015 governorship elections in States such as: Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Delta, and Ebonyi, have drawn criticism against the judiciary, with many labeling the apex court’s decisions as a product of corruption.

Following the decision of the Apex Court to uphold the election of the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, the APC candidate in the state, Dakuku Peterside, has alleged that the court’s decision was procured.

He maintained that the Apex Court’s judgment that affirmed the election of Wike, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was contrived to legalize electoral violence and rigging.

Recently, Buhari had taken a swipe at the integrity of the judiciary and its ability to dispense justice in cases of corruption, without compromise. Adding that the temple of justice was his major “headache.’’

The EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, was not left out, as he has also passed a damning verdict on members of the judiciary.

Magu made this allegation during a forum on Wednesday, February 10, as he accused prominent lawyers of frustrating the ongoing war against corruption in the country.

Errrrrr. ...so which part of this "sourceless" article translates to "a swipe" at President Buhari, the APC and the EFCC?

amaechi1:
Unfortunately, all those critics, including Prof Utomi none has proffer any solution that is people oriented to counter what we have none. I keep wondering what would have happened if this bunch of squandereds had remain power. Perhaps they would devalued the naira to cover up.

My sentiments exactly.

None of these extremely brilliant critics of this governments economic policies have been able to proffer any other solution than the devaluation of our currency.

While this government has made efforts to explain it's opposition to the devaluation of the Naira, all most of these erudite scholars have done is argue in line with international best practice...that won't always work locally.

Perhaps the government needs to convene another economic summit and maybe from there, bespoke ideas will be generated to tackle the economic challenges.

Knowledge9000:
Even when my last statement mentioned blaming oil price, you still chose to mention it?

Yes I still chose to mention it.

Falling oil prices will continue to be the central factor in our economic woes until you are able to show me one other way by which the previous government was able to fund whatever achievements you attribute to them.

Pretending that oil prices are not a factor is akin to calling a dog a bad name just so you can hang it!

Knowledge9000:
This country is finished!

Let me see the hypocritical twit that will invoke GEJ. GEJ left office with naira to dollar at 210 and today it's 335. GEJ inherited naira to dollar from Yaradua at 165, it stayed at this rate +/-15 for 4 yrs, it was only towards the end of 2014 that we began to see fall in naira largely caused by those who are bent on sabotaging his achievements to make sure he doesn't get re-elected. Compare dollar to naira loss in value under GEJ from 165 to 210 within 4-5 yrs span...that's very reasonable. However under Buhari from 210-335 in barely 7 months? This is disastrous...an invitation to anarchy.

Keep blaming GEJ and oil price until dollar hits 1000 Naira by 2017 by the rate Naira is falling.

Very good analysis bar the fact that you forgot to mention how much crude was selling on the international market compared to now.

You can be as emotional and angry as you want to be with the perceived "non-performance" of the present government. But it is only fair to present a full analysis of how we got here.

My take is that if the travails that this nation has been through in the last 16 years did not kill her, then we will survive the next 4 years and if after that, we still do not see the merit in President Buhari ' s government, then we try the next person. We will keep trying till we get it right.

specco:
I advice that PMB should just eat the humble pie and recall Ngozi Okonjo Iweala. I have yhis gut feeling that she can do something. Under her watch things weren't this bad. We should not throw away the bath water with the baby. In Ben Bruce voice...just wana make common sense.

Recall Ngozi Iweala to come and do what exactly?

The same Ngozi Iweala that could not adequately manage an economy where crude was selling for over 100 dollars? Under her watch, Nigeria 's economy was looted blind.

This country has been under her watch for the better part of the last 16 years and we are still where we are today. Says a lot about her capacity as a good economist.

There is no gainsaying the fact that Madam Ngozi Iweala is an immensely brilliant woman. But Nigeria ' s economic challenges defies any textbook or PowerPoint solutions. You need native intelligence to navigate the murky waters that is Nigeria ' s economy.

Senator Ben Bruce definitely makes sense this time.

Although it would have been easier to not call his tweets mere grandstanding, if he could show example by resigning his position as Senator and propping up a young man to run for his seat in the by - elections.

After all, at 66, he surely cannot be counting himself among the future of Nigeria now can he?

I'm afraid I find this story hard to believe.

sammhi:
Independent Ombudsman:

Sharing Experience...‎
(courtesy of a friend and brother, Dayo Alabi)

This happened today, February 9, 2016...and I consider this experience worthy of share, if not for anything, but to sensitize and galvanize each and everyone of us to take vigilance and caution as serious business...

I let my brother Dayo Alabi give his narratives:

"Help me thank God that the Dana Plane I boarded to Abuja landed safely in Abuja instead of the "breaking news" that would probably have announced that "Dana plane with xyz passangers en-route Abuja hijacked and flown to abc country"!‎

We boarded the plane scheduled to take off at 1.23pm.  

However,  one of the air-hostesses became suspicious of one of the passengers who was earlier brought into the plane in a wheelchair with left hand bandaged from shoulder to the fingers; same with his left leg. 

The hostess's suspicion arose from the discovery that the man's hand luggage was not passed thru the security screening machines. 

To cut a long story short, the Airport Security Team was invited and the bag opened. It was reported that four fully loaded guns were in the bag! 

The "sick/injured" man  insisted he could not stand/walk. A wheelchair was brought in by the security team to take him out.  An accomplice was also off-loaded from the plane. 

The pilot then apologized profusely for the 37mins delay "due to security breach" saying we should all be thankful as "it is better to be delayed than to be sorry". He then went on rendering beautiful songs (not religious songs anyway) from taxing to take-off to the delight of passangers who were all praising God‎..."

ps:

I thought to share because that Dana Air-Hostess, in saner climes, and to encourage diligence in others, would be on a future honours' list of an appreciative country. 

I do hope fervently that she, like Olajumoke Orisaguna, - the now famous bread-hawker ‎shot to limelight by Sister T. Y. Bello's un-quiet action, - will eventually be recognized by the authorities in Nigeria.‎
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I also hope that my brother Dayo Alabi, unlike many that were on that plane, but chose to keep 'mute' or indifferent to 'shout-out' on their  horrible encounter, will, in the fulness of time also get recognition for helping to bring this episode to public disclosures.

Most important, I hope this narrative nudges us all to be active participants at vigilance, caution and paying attention to details in matters of public safety and well-being.

A word, as thee saying goes,  is enough for the discerning...

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God Rules!‎

Errrrrr....how did the air hostess know the man's bag was not scanned?

WiseBully:
Path to fairness heralded once again! Win (BY ANY MEANS?) at the polls rather than pursuing cheap victories at the courts! Nigeria must move away from obtaining elective offices through the courts in that it defeats, obviates the sacred relevance of holding elections.

Fixed!

You see my friend, the danger in these recent rash of judgements by the Supreme Court will tell in the next elections.

I will withhold any further comments until I lay my hands on the full judgement and read the rationale for the rulings by the eminent JSCs.

I would vote for Buhari 1000 times over if he runs against Ex-President Jonathan.

In my honest opinion, he was a better candidate compared to Dr. Jonathan.

You might not like Buhari or his style of leadership. You might not even trust in his capacity to lead a country like Nigeria. But if anyone would be sincere with themselves, they would know that another 4 years of the PDP would have doomed this country to the precipice.

In boxing, there is a fantastic technique called rolling with the punches. it is a technique that is adopted by a boxer to lessen the impact of a punch from his opponent when he finds it difficult to avoid or dodge the punch.

A simple way of countering this tomfoolery is to officially adopt the name as his twitter name for a while...that is what I would do if I was Omojuwa.

When some people tried to label President Buhari as "Baba Go Slow" earlier on in his administration, the man simply mentioned the name at a parley with the media and jocularly agreed to the name. He went on to explain why he was "slow." Gradually, that cognomen has faded.

exlinkleads:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/dont-expect-much-from-apc-lamido/

Mr. Lamido's observation is trite.

President Buhari could not have gotten to power without the support of politicians and their existing structures. Some of them might not get their just desserts immediately for whatever accusations of corruption they might have against them...but they will ultimately. It is still early days yet and the corruption battle is raging.

That however, should not detract from dealing with those that have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar...like Lamido. He and his sons will have their day in court whether they mock the President or not.

Does this Yewande lady have a family at all?

I ask because we only ever seem to hear from the deceased's family and friends.

Does the suspect not have anyone that can at least tell her own side of the story...even if she actually murdered the guy in cold blood, she at least deserves a fair hearing.

Does she not have any friends or relatives?

DailyPost:
Happening right now at God'swill Akpabio int'l stadium uyo akwa ibom. The thanksgiving service of His Excellency, Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel in honour of his victory at the supreme as the legitimate governor of akwa Ibom state ,Ministering Bishop David Oyedepo Photos Below.

Report From http://www.viviangist.com/gov-udom-emmanuel-akwa-ibom-state-thanksgiving-ministering-bishop-david-oyedepo-photos

Is this really necessary

MAROC:
guy Ta yi maganan kudi awurin... Ta ce sun gaya mata judgement kafin a yi sitting? Wancan ma corruption ne.

Have you ever heard of judgements in advance in Sane countries?

I'm surprised!

Ina ne kaji wai an gaya mata judgement kafin a yi sitting? Ta che wadansu judges wanda sun san ta sun kira ta wai ta yi hakuri kuma ta tabata wai ta kai karan zuwa supreme court. Definitely bayan aka yi judgement din kenan ko ba haka bane?

The calls came after the judgement of the appeal court...not before the judgement was delivered. Listen to the recording again...and this time ignore the mischievous subtitles.

This OP is just being mischievous.

She never said or alluded to manipulating the judiciary.

She spoke about losing at the court of appeal and basically expressing hope that she would get justice at the supreme court.

She said that she had received a call from some judges of the Appeal court that know her commiserating with her after the loss and encouraging her to go to the supreme court to seek justice.

She said even if she dies, the APC would take the case to the the supreme court (note she did not say the APC will takeover at the supreme court as wrongly subtitled) because God that gave the APC victory at the national level will not allow one man steal the victory at the state level.

LordAdam:
You are not understanding my point. I will make it clearer.

Her going to court is not enough.

It would be very difficult for the blogger to prove everything beyond all reasonable doubts or as you put it "furnish the court with such details should it". And you should know that even if he proves some, but does not prove everything, the court will still decide against him.

No where did I say that the woman should solely bear the burden of proof. I said she should make a public rebuttal, after which, she should charge the blogger to court. It is far easier for her to prove these allegations are false than for the blogger to prove that they are true.

-Lord

I see the point you are trying to make...but I beg to differ sir.

It would not be easier for her to prove that the allegations are false...and in all honesty, you and I know a rebuttal would be futile in this situation.

This is Nigeria where any allegation against someone is taken as truth and the person is tried, convicted and sentenced in the media even before the "accused" gets a chance to be heard.

Case in point is this very thread we are on. Go back and read the comments from people that have already condemned the woman based on the OP.

I suspect very few of them even know the woman beyond the fact that she is a member of the APC and supported President Buhari 's campaign.

A rebuttal is in my opinion, only effective or useful where people are open and fair minded and willing to hear from both sides before reaching a conclusion.

LordAdam:
Oga, my logic is based on the premise that she may be hiding something if she does not want to make a public rebuttal.

Make a public rebuttal then charge the guy to court, what is so hard about that. If these allegations are as wild as you and her place them to be, then rebutting them should not be difficult.

If I type on some site that you are gay with a partner in PH. That is a wild allegation that you can easily rebuff by showing me your gf or wife and kids and such. After that, you can take me to court and I will appropriately lose the case.

I did not say she should not take the guy to court. I am only saying she should also bring a public rebuttal. It is easy to do if those allegations are truly false.

-Lord

Is her going to court not a rebuttal enough?

Like you rightly said, the court is not just going to ask the blogger to cease and desist or award damages against the defendant without first asking him to prove his allegations.

Surely if the blogger had a basis for going public with his allegations in the first place, it should not be so hard to furnish the court's with such details should it?

My point is, why should the burden of proof or otherwise be on the woman rather than on the one that went public with an allegation he might not be able to prove before a court of law?

LordAdam:
Yes it is a serious offence. But she should clear her name if this is false rather than try to suppress the facts.

Right now, the court's take will be such that the blogger should prove beyond all reasonable doubts that Ms. Onochie is guilty of those allegations, something that even the authorities with more manpower and resources would find difficult to do. Ms. Onochie, as far as this case is concerned, is not required to prove that these allegations are false.

Aisha Buhari watch for the inauguration was said to be worth millions. Today we know that was a false allegation because it was disputed in the public domain. Did Aisha take the proponent of that allegation to court?

Let Onochie prove in the public domain that those allegations are false. After doing so, she can go forward to charge the blogger to court. In summary, she should prove these are false before going to the court.

Tinubu might have won a case of libel against Dokpesi and AIT, but we all know he is no saint.

There is no smoke without a fire.

-Lord

So according to you, someone tells what you consider a lie against you with no proof; just a bunch of wild allegations and conjectures. Going by your logic, you who has been lied on is the one that should be struggling and toiling to prove that the allegations are lies rather than the "liar", having to prove how he came by his allegations?

What kind of logic is that?

Well the position of the Supreme Court is logical. You cannot tell a man whose name is duly captured on the voter's register that he cannot cast his vote because the card reader failed to scan his finger print.

Until such a time when we have a legislation supporting electronic voting, the manual voters' register will continue to take preeminence.

That is very sad to note that by this ruling, all the technological gains of the last elections have been pooh poohed and we are back right where we started.

One can only pray that one of the legacies of this government will be the institution of a legislation backing the introduction of electronic voting otherwise, the next elections will be bloody.

If the President needs an alibi to go to hospital, it's a big shame.

Even the strongest of men need medicare once in a while so I do not know what the big deal is about President Buhari going to hospital.

Even young and otherwise healthy men take ill and even die from health challenges talk more of a President who is in his seventies.

The President's media handlers need to be more open with information concerning the president's health to prevent stories like this that seek to sensitise issues and create a scandal.

Nigerians deserve to know what medical condition our President has so we can also pray for God's mercy and healing over him.

habeeblai244:
My MTN line is partially blocked and I've been getting messages asking me to allow MTN access my BVN to complete the SIM registration. My skepticism won't let me do this. It's not that I don't just trust MTN or something, I'm actually scared of my fellow countrymen working in that company.
A regular Joe working with MTN might receive a 10 million naira payment from someone who needs a thousand BVNs.
Am I overthinking?
Maybe not. Your data is never safe with these companies.

I have a new MTN line I've never used for registration anywhere online and recently, it's receiving promotional messages from Jumia. There can only one explanation to this. Tho my friend told me Jumia and MTN are partner, But why would they start sending promotional msg to me that way. Our Country Men at work.

My bro who Did Jamb Last Year Recieved up to 10sms from one unrecognized polytechnics and college of Edu telling him "he has been offered admission"
pls tell me where they got his number.

So what am try to say is that,
Dont trust MTN with your BVN details. Do you think I will turn down an offer when someone tell me to just give him access to just 1000 BVN details and am gonna get 10millions.

This is my own oppinion, What do you Think??

Source : FROM MY WEBSITE

Methinks you are been unnecessarily apprehensive here.

You BVN is your account number and there is no way having it will give anyone unauthorised access to your account.

AtlanticBreeze:
I challenge him to go to court if he is confident of himself.. that he didn't pen the said aarticle.. Bunch of liars

No sir. The burden of proof is on the accuser not on the accused.

You sir, have no proof Mr. Ogunlesi penned or contributed to that article. The Economist NEVER mentioned Mr. Ogunlesi's name as the author other said article.

I'm afraid you just threw an "ineffectual challenge."

cktheluckyman:
It is not always easy to influence the supreme court justices,these men and women are usually chosen from the best of the judiciary.It is not a credit to Buhari,there simply nothing he could have done about it

I wonder if you would have said the same if the judgement had gone the other way.

The truth is that very few of Governor Wike's supporters put any faith in the judgement going the way of the PDP.

I would rephrase it to read "Tertiary Education is meant for only those that can afford it"

Any nation that wants to make progress must ensure that every child gets the basic education...even if it means giving it free.

That's a major branding booboo by the Innoson boss.

obinna222:
Even D CEO of BMW drives a Mercedes Benz.

It's not a crime.

That cannot be true. Do you have any link to prove this claim?

reportsafrique:
The Department of State Services, DSS, continued siege to the residence of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) is as a result of the agency wanting to lay their hands on the tape of the secret meeting former INEC chairman Professor Attahiru Jega held with Northern leaders in Dubai which is in Dasuki’s possession.

details: http://www.reportsafrique.com/dss-after-dasuki-to-recover-…/

Yeah....and the meeting was so secret that they took the pain of holding it outside the country only to invite Mr. Dasuki and his video camera to attend.....very wise....

This OP just plagiarised an article from Sahara reporters shamelessly.