SavageResponse:


With propeller driven World War1 era aircraft?

The super tucano was first launched in 2003. Why don't you undertake a simple Google research of the aircraft's capabilities and why it is best suited for COIN operations to avoid commenting in ignorance?

TUANKU:
Nice one.
But can't Nigeria afford an F16 at least?

Even if we can, I doubt very much that they will sell to us.

Warplanes aren't gotten off the shelf. There are a whole lot of diplomatic maneuvers involved in their procurement. See how many years it took us to get this set of Tucanos delivered even though Nigeria had to pay way above the regular market price and 100% upfront for them.

naptu2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p4E45vFfPU

I am not a constitutional lawyer. But I do not think there can be a completely new constitution without making provision for it in the current constitution. I might be wrong though, but I think there must first be an amendment before we begin to talk of a new constitution.

Nemere2020:


https://dailytrust.com/breaking-nlc-suspends-mass-action-in-kaduna

Good one from labour.

Now is a good time for Governor El-Rufai to show good faith by opening up lines of communication and reconciliation. At the end of the day, we are all striving for the good of Kaduna State and Nigeria at large, albeit in different ways.

The process of change is rarely ever pleasant. But the governor as leader of the people must do all he can to cushion the effect and ensure the ordinary people do not suffer too much.

oshozondii:


https://dailytrust.com/just-in-kaduna-crisis-gradually-degenerating-into-anarchy-nulge

Let the labour unions and the governor enjoy the anarchy they have jointly created because neither can be exonerated on this matter.

The idea of rightsizing the state civil service is a great idea but can be considered ill-timed given the dire state of the nation presently. However, this sort of total strike embarked upon by the NLC is not just ill-timed, but ill-advised. It seems our labour unions aren't in tune with modern ways of engaging and negotiations.

Unfortunately, the NLC is dealing with a governor who isn't afraid to walk a road alone provided he believes that he is on the right path. Follow El-Rufai's history from his days in the BPE up till the present and you will see that he is very consistent with taking decisions that other leaders shy away from for fear of rocking the boat.

The NLC should have exhausted all lines of dialogue rather than this full-scale "war" that they got into. Like El-Rufai said yesterday, the NLC has played its ultimate card with this attempt to shut down the state. Such a move does not really inconvenience the government but weighs more on the masses - the very people they claim to be fighting for.

In a country where most people depend on a daily wage to survive, how long does the NLC think it can sustain this strike action before those masses succumb to the pangs of hunger and call for a suspension?

I think the governor, being the leader of the state, should toe a more reconciliatory line by openly calling for dialogue rather than this hardline stance he has adopted. If I were him, I would go to the rallying point of the unionists and speak to them there and then work out a compromise. Going forward, the governor needs to eschew high-handedness and ensure that tough decisions are taken with a human face. Leadership is about give and take and this hard line does not augur well for anyone.

Similarly, the NLC needs to call of this needless "total strike" because, in the long run, it puts more stress on the people. They need to explore channels for mediation and seek a table with the governor to discuss the issues and agree on a plan. Going forward, strikes should be used sparingly and always as a last resort so as not to further exacerbate the fragile security situation across the country.

family6644:
I need serious advise from experienced nairalanders, please forgive my lengthy message because it requires detailed explanations.

I lost my wife exactly 3 months ago, 4 years of relationship and 13 years of marriage with her before she passed on, she left behind 3kids, 13yr old girl 7yr and 3yr old boys. I understand marriages are full of their challenges but we have been through the journey and we came out victorious having a loving and happy home, a union other partners appreciates.

My late wife was so organized and we trainned my kids to be independent while she travels on local business trips. So I just needed to continue our family habit of buying and stocking everything at home while they manage themselves with the help of an older maid who has been part of the family for many years, in short, we are faring quite well as I continue to mourn my wife and carry on with life.

Here is the problem, from a lot of condolence messages coming in on my Facebook, I had the chance to reply some of them 2weeks ago, I met this single mother of two who invited my kids to her daughter's birthday party, i was reluctant but she said it is time to start taking the kids out since they are yet to resume school, exactly what they needed at that point was the usual outing which has been missing for a while since their mother's sickness and after her demise, approx 6months in total. She said it's not a loud party that she needed only my kids for the small sitting room party.

I decided, went to the party with the kids, it was fun for the kids, I have not seen them happy like that in a long while, it made me happy too, they fell in love with the two sisters and their mother all like a miracle, my little 3year old boy started calling her mommy, others follow and it all seem like a family reunion. We left late at night with her girls asking that they meet again the next day which was a Sunday. To cut it short, my kids and hers agreed to meet the next day except for me. To be honest, the lady is a nice and lovely person to be with, she's a realtor who can work from home, she's real and beautiful, she has been a single mother for 4yrs after her husband travelled out and abandoned them to marry another woman, that's according to her.

She called me that her kids could not allow her rest, they said if we can't come, she should bring them to our house, I mildly rejected but i was persuaded by my daughter and my first son to have them around, I could see that they have bonded quite well, I want my kids to be happy too, that's what I have always wanted for them so I agreed and gave them our address. To cut the story short, I find it impossible to separate the two families that has come together to become one, when they were leaving back to their house my kids pleaded with me to allow them go with mommy to her house, I understand that is real because she's lovely with kids. I had the confidence to trust my kids with someone for the first time in my life. They didn't want to come back, I had to go and pick them up the next day, all of them made sure they came back home with me, we started living together as a family and everyone was enjoying it.

It became an automatic affair with her, I was worried about it been too early, I had to involve few of my friends to seek opinions, some were happy that i could get a good mother for my kids this soon, others asked me to stop the family union and give it a little time to study her character. I suggested some space but she felt very bad, she thinks I am sending them away. I had to allow them stay while I use the opportunity to observe the new found love and family.

12days after, I realize that in a bid to reorganize me and help me to move ahead in life, she totally disregards anything that concerns my late wife whom I still hold dear to my heart, same as my daughter and my adopted daughter, I don't like to address her as a maid. We loved and cherished my late wife, everything she introduced seems to be strange to the norms of the family. If I try to raise my concerns for her to adjust, she will simply tell me that the dead is dead and I should just forget everything about her including whatever she stood for as a mother and wife.

If I try to talk some senses into her to make her understand that brooding over the dead is different from honouring and respecting the deseased, she gets really angry claiming I am comparing her with a dead person. Whatever she discovers as our way of doing things in the family she disregards it and replaces it with her own way without minding how we feel as a family or how easy or difficult it is for us to adjust.

It looks like we are the only ones tolerating and accommodating them here, I have tried with no avail to stop her from insulting the memory of my late wife. I discussed with each and everyone at home, they all wish I could perform a miracle to have them leave because no one can tolerate the mother and kids anymore, I am equally fed up myself and willing to take a break.

I have a friend who is aware of my problems with her, he told me that I am the problem here, he said it will be hard for any woman to fit into our family way of doing things and it will be difficult for us to cope with a different way of life introduced by another woman.

I hope I can get one or two advices that could help. I am quite confused

I think you moved on too quickly by going into a relationship barely 3 months after your wife's passing. You did not give yourself and your kids enough time to heal and get the emotional closure required to move on.

On the other hand, your new girlfriend should be more understanding of the fact that you need time to get over your late wife. But you can't really blame her for being selfish and seeking to assert herself in a place she considers her new home.

Honestly I find it a bit weird and disrespectful to your late wife's memory that you got hooked with another woman so quickly after her passing, so much so that you let the new woman move in with you. But who am I to judge you?

My advice is that you get her out of your house and let her move back to her own space so you and your kids can properly mourn your wife. You can carry on with your affair with her but only outside your house. Take all the time you need to gain the closure that you need and then you can move on with a new relationship.

If the lady doesn't understand why this is necessary, then maybe it is a sign that you both weren't meant to be together. Frankly, the way she has carried on so far from your explanation is a major red flag in my opinion.

Please do be careful so you don't bring in someone that will make life a living hell for your children. Their well being should be your major priority for now.

May God guide you to make the right choices.

Omihanifa:

https://punchng.com/well-keep-baba-ijesha-until-jusun-resumes-police-tell-protesters/

With this elongated detention without trial, the police may be deliberately sabotaging its own case and frankly, it is a shame we are all reacting in a sentimental manner.

The Law is blind and blunt. If it is a bailable offence, let him go since rhe courts aren't sitting. The DPP cannot order anyone's remand in custody - only a judge can do that.

We almost burnt this country down protesting police brutality last year. But here we are supporting illegal detention because we don't like the person involved.

The law should be seen to be fair to all. It is Baba Ijesha today; it could be someone you love tomorrow. On this count, Yomi Fabiyi is right - release Baba Ijesha on bail until the courts resume and he can be arraigned.

Maxymilliano:


https://www.reubenabati.com.ng/index.php/component/k2/item/29396-people-misquoted-me-i-didn-t-mean-to-mock-adeboye-over-son-s-death-sunday-igboho/post

I think this guy's strategy is to say whatever nonsense he wants to say and then backtrack and apologize when called out. It's the same thing he did with the Ooni and other Yoruba Obas when he went on a rant, insulting the Ooni, only to backtrack, apologize and even deny some of the things he said live on video.

It is the same excuse that drunkards adopt when they hide under the guise of intoxication to say a lot of things and then pretend it was the alcohol talking when they become sober

How can anyone ask Baba Adeboye to be speaking about Yoruba nation in his church? No be juju be that Is RCCG only attended by the Yorubas?

Racoon:
Whao! What a time to be alive seeing the so called unknown BH terrorists and their sponsors, well wishers and supporters overtly revealing themselves for all to see

Imagine these people advocating for a well known and hardened terrorists to become the president.They have given Nigeria a terrorist supporter as president anyway.Daily Trust have joined the league.

It is a satiric piece. You would have realised that if you had read beyond the headline.

RuudVanNisteroy:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/04/abuja-kano-road-pdp-calls-for-review-of-n212bn-per-kilometre-cost/

This is a merely political press statement. No science to it. While I agree that the cost of the contract may have been inflated, I expect an opposition party that wants to criticize to be more concrete in their criticism.

I am sure the PDP has some good civil engineers in their ranks that can conduct some research and come up with another cost analysis showing how they plan to execute that same road for 155 billion. That way, we can all see that there is indeed a way to deliver the project at that cost and the government is trying to dupe the people.

thatsleepboy1:


Wow wow wow!!! Their secrets are gradually coming out to the public.

What secret? She is very correct to say what she said because appointments in every sector have been politicized.

The mere fact that the comments you mostly see in the media about the appointment of the Justices of the Appeal Court are where they are from or what religion they belong to, proves her point.

In Nigeria, we hear of an appointment and we immediately check the name to identify tribe and religion. The qualification of the appointee rarely comes up for discussions if it ever.

I agree the Deputy Speaker's statement was a load of nonsense....but then so is this threat from "Nigerians Abroad".

Gjrich:
We Have Killed Captured Fulani Bandits’ Leader, Mohammed Isa, We Don’t Spare Terrorists— IPOB



http://saharareporters.com/2021/03/11/we-have-killed-captured-fulani-bandits%E2%80%99-leader-mohammed-isa-we-don%E2%80%99t-spare-terrorists%E2%80%94

I doubt the veracity of this claim by IPOB.

I doubt IPOB will capture such a high profile criminal and not put out his picture or video to the public space.

It seems to me that this phantom "Mohammed Isa" is only as real as the imaginary "Jubril El-Sudani".

ivolt:
The appointment letter is authentic. They are just shocked that it leaked out.

If you believe that a graduate will be recruited into the Federal Civil service on Grade Level 5 and an annual gross salary of less than 500k, then you are very gullible.

Entry-level for Graduates into the Federal Civil service is Grade Level 8. This role is a Project Manager role meaning it is far from entry-level. The least it can be is Grade Level 11 or 12.

The letter is so fake it is embarrassing!

Another pointless attack on a man whose only crime is being ambitious, playing politics, and being damned good and successful at it.

Tinubu is one of the most vilified political leaders in Nigeria, but he is also one of the most successful. He moved from being a regional champion to having national influence by building and leveraging cross-ethnic bridges.

They write drivel like this about him all the time. They spend a premium on their armies of social media influencers to drag his name in the dirt. But come the next elections, they all scurry to Bourdillon seeking his patronage and validation. They all need his stamp of endorsement for their political ambitions.

All the man is guilty of is being ambitious. So what if he actually dreams of being President. If the likes of Sowore and Dele Momodu and the coterie of jokers in our political landscape can aspire to the high office of President, why not Tinubu? How many politicians in Nigeria can boast of his political clout and experience?

Leave the man alone to aspire. It is a democracy. If his name appears on the ballot and you choose not to vote for him, vote someone else. Tinubu will be alright with or without the presidency of Nigeria on his CV.

expressglory:


Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/02/fg-has-frozen-my-bank-accounts-sunday-igboho-raises-the-alarm/amp/

After God, fear government oooo!

If dem wan cripple you, na small thing for them. All the power and mouth wey dis one tok say em get now, na ordinary akant naim de freeze wey e don begin shout so.

Dem never even near am yet o!

Lol!

Elon Musk invests 1.5 billion dollars and tweets about bitcoin. The value jumps dramatically.

Why do I feel like the entire world is been led blindly by the nose down a dark alley?

mastermaestro:


You are being delusional! Which Nigerian court are you talking about? The courts presided over by judges whose homes are sometimes invaded by the same FG-enabled DSS?

Today Twitter guarantees you justice more than any court in Nigeria!

Ok, the next time you or anyone you know gets into trouble or has a dispute with anyone, tender it before Twitter for redress

By the way, I am not been delusional. You can actually express a counter opinion without the personal slur.

envoymedia:
US-based Nigerian professor and Political columnist, Okey Ndibe was allegedly detained by the DSS before being allowed to board his flight yesterday January 20, IgbereTV reports.

Tge disclosure was made on Twitter by Nigerian-born former Chief of Staff to the Board of Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, Maryland, (MCPS) USA, Ikhide Roland Ikheloa.

Ikhide tweeted;


https://twitter.com/ikhide/status/1352009876906668036?s=19

He later made an updated on the tweet. He wrote;


https://twitter.com/ikhide/status/1352016174956089345?s=19

Nothing untoward here in my own opinion.

People get pulled over all the time at airports across the world.

As long as he wasn't whisked away to an underground cell somewhere afterwards, I think we are making a mountain out of a molehill.

The DSS and other security agencies should be allowed to do their jobs. If anyone feels their rights have been infringed, take it up with the law.

Twitter isn't a court.

Pmpm:


https://punchng.com/pigeons-released-by-buhari-refuse-to-fly-at-armed-forces-remembrance/?amp=1

Nigerians and focusing on inanities and irrelevancies.

This is an otherwise sombre event to honour and recognise the sacrifices of our fallen soldiers.

But the major highlight and focus of the event is the fact that fatigued pigeons refused to fly.

Even all of the major newspapers are not left out of the nonsense trend.

Such a big shame!

Hillard:
I Foresee Nigeria’s Break Up, Coup If… – Prophet Olagunju



https://www.sunnewsonline.com/new-year-prediction-i-foresee-nigerias-break-up-coup-if-prophet-olagunju/

This one's "god" only sees APC and PDP.

Mtchewww!

The Voice Radio - Always in your Head!

http://www.thevoiceradio.com.ng/

privaldo:
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna



THE NATION

All of these threats are empty and unnecessary in my opinion. If the government truly has an insidious agenda towards Kukah, only God can save him...but only if God truly sent him to deliver that message.

Buhari has not uttered a word in response since Kukah delivered his scathing criticism on Christmas day and has made no moves whatsoever that warrant these threats. This is not the first time he has criticized this government openly.

As far as we know, No one is after his life so if his conscience is clear and he believes he did not speak amiss in his Christmas homily and only delivered the message that God sent him to deliver to the nation, then let him hold his peace, rest easy and watch God fight for him.

After all, God often sent the prophets of old to deliver unpleasant messages to the Kings of old and God himself would make a way of escape for the prophets from the King's wrath after delivering the hard message.

Woe unto the one that God has sent to deliver a message that refuses to deliver it. Woe also to the one that God did not send to deliver a message but stands on the altar of God in his priestly office to claim "thus saith the Lord".

valentineuwakwe:


source: https://dailypost.ng/2020/12/18/aisha-condemns-nigerian-govt-for-using-miyetti-allah-to-negotiate-release-of-kankara-schoolboys/

Seems there are a lot of people that are very upset about the fact that these boys were released and returned to their parents.

The question I would like to ask this bitter woman Aishetu and others like her is that if one of their kids was among those kidnapped boys, would it really matter to them even if it is Shekau himself that helped government negotiate their release?

The truth is that a lot of these "NGHoes and Hacktivists" were preparing to build an entire industry around these kidnap saga like they did with the Chibok girls. The early rescue totally burst their balloons

ChoCho54:
That's true.

Army will always say "but you should have known better".
It's a regimented organization where you one the last order.

If he resigned before doing what he did, it won't carry much wait.

He's lucky to get a demotion, he should resign thereafter

He should just put in for a discharge and leave in peace because his career is effectively over.

tot:


This nullifies every other thing, sorry.

This issue has only just started. The army and govt must be held accountable. Human life matters. Eod.

No it nullifies NOTHING.

The fact that you told me an initial lie doesn't mean I should discountenance every other proof that is before my eyes.

Yes! The army and government must be held accountable. But ONLY FOR CRIMES THEY HAVE COMMITTED and not for things that so far appear to be a figment of people's imagination.

If people were killed by the Army at the Lekki toll gate, at least let the families of the deceased come forward and prove their case.

You cannot send people to jail on the basis of sentiment.

EOD!

tot:


You really must be kidding. Have you seen the timeline of the different accounts by the governor and the army, starting from the initial denial that they were not there at all, no life was lost, blank bullets to no bullets - several inconsistent accounts, you did not see those massive gaping holes in the whole thing right? It's really a hard job to be a zombie and have to defend nonsense.

Yes! Granted the Army initially denied they were at the toll gate. This question was put to the General during the sitting and he explained that at that time, the Army authorities did not have full information of what had happened. That as far as I am concerned is a shitty excuse I must say.

But moving on beyond that, the fact that there are inconsistencies in the government and Army's position doesn't vitiate the fact that there are equally gaping holes and inconsistencies on the narratives around the protest.

I know that we are eager to nail the army and the government but all i am saying is, let us do so on the basis of fair and logical evidence and rational thinking.

The CNN report has not shown any proof of the accusations and apart from social media trials and judgements, there is no court anywhere that will convict anyone based on the evidences we have seen so far.

Houstency:


You aren't different from them Sir, they have atleast tried to show some videos, kindly show yours to show the shots were aimed into the air, else you stand know moral grounds to dispel their claims without backing it up with your own evidence.

That is flawed logic.

That is like me standing in the market place and calling you a thief. Would it be fair on you if I call you a thief without proof and when you complain, I ask you to show proof that you are not a thief?

Even the legal system recognises that semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit which means that the burden of proof rest with the accuser.

Will you say in all good conscience that CNN and all of the other accusers of the Nigerian Army and government have shown proof beyond reasonable doubt of their accusation against the army?

We have been hearing of a massacre for over a month now and we are yet to have any of the families of the deceased come forward?

CNN said they had spoken to over 100 people but all they have to show are the same cut and join videos that have been circulating on social media for a while now?

Now the same CNN that did not have a single correspondent at the venue of the protest now has a report that is better than BBC that had reporters covering the protest and stated clearly that the soldiers fired shots into the air.

Our reasoning on this matter defies logic to be sincere.

lalasticlala:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkStuWXgySU
#EndSARS: CNN Releases second report on Lekki shootings

CNN has released a second report with videos showing soldiers shooting at unarmed protesters on October 20, 2020 at Lekki Tollgate. The CNN new report also shows protesters running as soldiers open fire at the tollgate.

The fresh report also shows Brig.Gen Ahmed Taiwo admitting before the judicial panel in Lagos that his men took live ammunition to the tollgate. It also shows that Brig.Gen Taiwo’s claim is at variance with information minister, Lai Mohammed's claim that the army fired blank bullets.

Extra: "We continue to stand by our reporting" - CNN tells the Nigerian government

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRL5gZcCbc

I am yet to see what is so explosive about this cut and join CNN report in all honesty.

I watched the panel sitting where the Army general clearly said soldiers were given both blank and live ammo but the firing party only fired blanks. How is that at variance with Lai Mohammed's statement that soldiers only fired blanks?

What is so confusing about the fact that soldiers had 2 types of bullets but used only one kind of bullet?

Seems to me like we are allowing our hate for Lai Muhammed, Buhari and the government to crowd our sense of logical reasoning and we are refusing to see the gaping holes in the CNN report.

Nato008:

so if we follow ur narrative then minister lai lied...and plus all are u saying that everyone who died in lagos was transported to that particular morgue..cause that is what u are implying�

I do not know what Lai Mohammed said and frankly I do not care because most of the time, the guy talks a lot of nonsense.

I am not implying anything. The inferences you make from my post are yours and you are entitled to them.

I was only reiterating the fact that the LASG did not say NO ONE DIED during the protest but according to them, soldiers did not kill anyone at the Lekki tollgate.

The dispute has always been about what happened at the tollgate on 20.10.20.

primestreams:


I thought no one was killed


Bloody liars

Of course, a lot of people were killed. Protesters, rioters and looters, and even policemen were killed across various parts of the country.

What the government is disputing is the claim that soldiers killed people at the Lekki toll gate.

Gift52:
Come and see Inside The N1Billion House In Ikoyi Lagos!!

Research shows that this one of the most costliest mansions in Nigeria
it has almost everything.

watch video here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UZnnPkYqvY
source;
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHuW5tRFfDg/?igshid=12utqjnzr5g28

I watched the video for about 5 minutes and really it isn't a bad looking house.

The first concern I spotted is that the exterior is quite cramped. For a 1 billion naira house, I would expect a more spacious exterior with lots of space possibly with very good horticultural landscaping. Apart from the front where you have a bit of space, hardly any on the sides. In some places, you can almost touch the fence from the side door.

Secondly, for a 1 billion naira house, I would expect central air conditioning rather than have those AC outdoor unit defacing the exterior. An intelligent climate-controlled central air conditioning system should be able to fit comfortably into that 1 billion naira budget.