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 Politics › Re: Ali Ndume: Nigerian Army Lacks Modern Equipment Required To Fight Terrorism by Reptyle(m): 11:18am On Aug 15, 2022 |
iwaeda:The army lacks what "MODERN EQUIPMENT"  All these silly politicians and their nonsensical hot takes! No other government has systematically upgraded the military better than the current government and we have seen the effect of these pieces of equipment in the war against terrorism. The only other time the military had it so good equipment-wise was under the government of President Shehu Shagari. The battle against terrorism is not against a conventional enemy so it is tough. If you doubt it, ask America which had to pull out of a 20-year campaign in the middle-east that cost them over a trillion dollars and the lives of over a million soldiers. |
| Politics › Re: Bwala: El-Rufai Will Join PDP Before 2023 Elections by Reptyle(m): 10:39am On Aug 08, 2022 |
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| Politics › Re: Atiku: Tinubu Wanted To Be My Running Mate On A Muslim-Muslim Ticket In 2007 by Reptyle(m): 3:01pm On Jul 22, 2022 |
Fira09:Atiku should just shut up! He is trying to show that he cares so much about religious balance but he refused to back a Christian or a southerner to run on PDP platform. Nonsense! |
| Politics › Re: Funke Akindele Announced As PDP Lagos Deputy Governor Candidate by Reptyle(m): 1:42pm On Jul 12, 2022 |
I see the thinking behind the selection of Funke Akindele. But i don't think the PDP is serious about winning the next elections. |
| Politics › Re: Edwin Clark: Tinubu/shettima Ticket Could Be Pointers To Islamise Nigeria by Reptyle(m): 1:32pm On Jul 12, 2022 |
valentineuwakwe:This same "Islamize Nigeria" gimmick again !!! Una no dey tire? Buhari wants to islamize Nigeria. Buhari is on his way out and Nigeria is no more Islamic than it was in 2015.Now they have started with Tinubu. Tinubu wants to islamize Nigeria...same Tinubu oooo! Haba now! You are actually entitled to your opinion on the one-faith ticket put forward by the APC. It might not sound right to you. But the party has put forward a ticket that best positions it to win the elections. It is no different from Peter Obi picking a Muslim from the north or Atiku picking a Christian from the south. It is all aimed at winning elections. When it comes to winning elections, electoral value is number 1 and competence comes a close second in the pecking order of requirements. Blessed is the man that has both resident in one man or woman. You first need to win an election before any great plans you have for the country can materialise. If that weren't the case, Peter Obi could have picked a competent southern Muslim to balance his ticket and ignored the north or Atiku pick a competent northern Christian and ignore the south. The way things are now, voters are spoiled for choice in the next elections...and that is a good thing in my opinion. Vote as it pleases your conscience and let's stop all the religious and ethnic baiting. If you won't vote Tinubu on a one faith ticket, chances are that you won't vote him if he selected the chairman of CAN as his running mate. It is what it is. 1 Like |
| Crime › Re: Fr. Peter Yakubu Amodu Kidnapped In Benue (Photos) by Reptyle(m): 3:18pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
NaijaCoverBlog:By paying terrorists for the release of previously abducted catholic priests, the catholic church may have opened up the floodgates for kidnappers to abduct their priests across the country consistently. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying they should have abandoned the abducted priests to be killed by the terrorists or bandits. I understand that in the face of collapsing security infrastructure, they have no choice but to negotiate the release of their priests. I am just adducing a reason for the sudden rise in the kidnapping of catholic priests across the country. If they keep paying and announcing the millions paid as ransom, the kidnappers will keep kidnapping and that is the unfortunate reality. There is a reason why countries adopt a stance of no negotiation with terrorists. Even where negotiations and ransoms are paid, it is always advisable to keep it as silent as possible so as not to set off a maelstrom of kidnapping from criminals that begin to see it as a lucrative and easy way to make money. After all said and done, the government needs to do something radical to check this growing menace urgently. |
| Politics › Re: Tinubu's UK Campaign Posters: Is He Running For The Mayor Of London? Rufai Oseni by Reptyle(m): 3:30pm On Jun 23, 2022 |
chase4:Is it that people do not realize that the video is nothing but a simple mockup that can be done on Canva or any other online editing platform? |
| Politics › Re: Shots Fired As EFCC Breaks Into Okorocha’s Home by Reptyle(m): 8:58pm On May 24, 2022 |
Kingnelson9:I hope you are aware that Tinubu was investigated by both the EFCC and the Code of Conduct Bureau under his arch-nemesis, Obasanjo and both agencies cleared him of wrongdoing. The EFCC can still go after him if they wish though. |
| Politics › Re: Shots Fired As EFCC Breaks Into Okorocha’s Home by Reptyle(m): 8:55pm On May 24, 2022 |
ExAngel007:Why in God's name did he not just come out and go with the officers with his dignity intact They were going to get him one way or the other anyway. Not supporting the EFCC's methods but seeing that they were determined to take him in, he should have simply come out and followed them without much ado. He is not just anybody that the EFCC would treat anyhow under normal circumstances. But with this resistance, he has given them a good excuse to rough handle him. I don't understand politicians sometimes. What is he hoping to accomplish with this drama? Gain public sympathy or publicity for his political campaign? 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Actor & Musician, King Zealot Arrested, Paraded As ESN Operative (Pictures) by Reptyle(m): 11:21am On May 20, 2022 |
myright:Evans the kidnapper was known to his neighbors as a successful businessman; Hushpuppi was viewed as a successful estate developer; Abba Kyari was a very popular and successful policeman. There is an endless list of people who masquerade as one thing while they are actually career criminals. According to Shakespeare: "There's no art / to find the mind's construction in the face." |
| Politics › Re: Abductees’ Families Vow To Stop Abuja-Kaduna Train Resumption by Reptyle(m): 8:39am On May 18, 2022 |
Yadid:Speaking of rescue attempts, there are very limited options. It is either government locates the terrorist camp and goes scorched-earth on them, launching bombs from the air, or gets a commando force to launch a clinical attack on the camp. Both options are high risk as the victims could be significantly impacted by the operations. The only other option is to pay out a ransom for the victims...an option that will only further embolden the terrorists to launch more strikes and take more victims. I am not sure any government will want to do that. Except by some divine intervention, I am afraid the victims and their families are in for a dire and very long ride on this matter. |
| Politics › Re: Abductees’ Families Vow To Stop Abuja-Kaduna Train Resumption by Reptyle(m): 8:27am On May 18, 2022 |
Warlord12:I empathize with the families...but the reality is that operations have to resume. Government has an obligation to continue to operate those trains because it is still relatively safer than going by road. Just yesterday, there was another attack on travelers between Abuja and Kaduna and many were allegedly kidnapped. There are so many more attacks on-road travelers. Do we also ask for Government to close down the roads? The resumption of train services on the route does not in any way impact the drive to rescue the victims of the train attack. Both can go hand in hand. The families can continue to put pressure on the government to get the victims out of captivity as soon as possible. The resumption of services is a psychological victory against the terrorists whose aim is to attack our collective sensibilities and cripple our economic growth. I hope that the NRC will upgrade their security architecture before they resume to prevent a recurrence. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Gunshots As Hoodlums Attack Soldiers At Kano Explosion Scene by Reptyle(m): 3:15pm On May 17, 2022 |
oshozondii:See headline, see story!! Shameful journalism! |
| Crime › Re: Deborah Samuel: 34 Lawyers Arrive Court To Defend Suspected Killers by Reptyle(m): 6:03pm On May 16, 2022 |
| Celebrities › Re: Uche Edochie: My Family Is Not In Support Of Yul Edochie's Second Marriage by Reptyle(m): 4:16pm On Apr 29, 2022 |
envoymedia:All of this is sooooo unnecessary. I wonder what it is about celebrities that make them think it is necessary to live their private lives for the entertainment of the public. I also do not understand how this particular family whose patriarch is the no-nonsense-looking Pete Edochie will allow all of this nonsense to play out on the blogs. No matter how much the family disagrees with Yul Edochie's action, fact remains he is still part of the family and deserves its protection. It is obvious from similar situations in the past that the public is never a place to resolve matters like this one. I expect Pa Pete Edochie to call everyone to order and bar them from further speaking to blogs and the media to avoid spreading bad blood within his family. A simple "no comments" response works wonders when the blogs come looking for quotes. There is an innocent child involved here and I do not think it is fair for him to grow up to read about all of this drama. E don do abeg! Na 2nd wife Yul marry, e no kill person! 1 Like |
| Celebrities › Re: E-Money Takes Portable To London For The First Time • Zazu Excited (video) by Reptyle(m): 3:11pm On Apr 26, 2022 |
Really happy for this man. His life has totally turned around and I hope he rides the fame to build a great life for himself while it still lasts. Also I hope his handlers have fully briefed him that the UK is not Nigeria and he needs to be EXTRA careful to avoid getting into any trouble with the law. Be careful with the ladies especially. Touch them anyhow and they could get you into serious trouble. Goodluck to him. 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Crime › Re: Why Did The Prisoner Choose The Bread Instead Of the Key by Reptyle(m): 7:38pm On Apr 13, 2022 |
ollymooreagain:He did that because there is nothing special about opening the door to the cell. |
| Politics › Re: Soludo Appoints 20 Commissioners by Reptyle(m): 6:49pm On Mar 29, 2022 |
iwaeda:Good one, but do they not have to be screened and ratified by the House of Assembly? Or does that only happen at the federal level? |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Vladimir Putin Holds Rally In Moscow (video) by Reptyle(m): 5:42pm On Mar 18, 2022 |
MadamVanessa:Ukrainians in Ukraine will disagree with you. Thry are the ones that have had to bear the brunt of Russia's military might over the last 2 weeks. In Kharkiv alone, over 1000 people were killed. Don't believe everything you read or watch in western media and their attempt to downplay Russia's military might and strategy. If Russia was such a weak army, I wonder why NATO is so hesitant about engaging them. Putin has been deliberately restrained in his approach to this conflict and I could guess one or 2 reasons why that is. But it would be a grave error to mistake his restraint for weakness. The truth is that beyond the western propaganda on this war and how "weak" the Russian army supposedly is, no one really know what is inside Putin's head and what his next move is. He has been very cryptic and he is known to be quite erratic so everyone is treading carefully. I dont support his approach to this whole situation but I understand why he had to go the way he has done so far. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Soludo Bans Touts From Collecting Revenue At Anambra Markets, Parks by Reptyle(m): 11:37pm On Mar 17, 2022 |
holicupp:I agree with you that being a tout is not a job in the true sense of the word. But lazy? You think being a tough is being lazy. Perhaps you should walk in thier shoes for a day before you reach a conclusion. Truth is that we are all victims of the system we all created and perpetuate...the "touts" also. All I'm saying is that government should create an alternative platform for them to fit in before removing the safety net. If the government somehow finds a way to enforce this ban, do you think the beneficiaries of that system are just going to fold their hands and go home hungry? Of course not. They will bounce back on society and it is you and I who think we are living and not being lazy that will be the victim. The policy is good. But a technocrat like Mr. Soludo should know that there is no where in the world where you put the cart before the horse and expect a smooth ride. I wish him well. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russian Bombing Leaves Ukraine’s Kharkiv In Ruins (Photos) by Reptyle(m): 11:14pm On Mar 17, 2022 |
If you listen to western media channels like CNN and Sky News, you will begin to think that the Russians are getting their asses whooped by the Ukranians. You will think that Ukranian troops are so good that a lot of Russian army generals have been killed. A colleague was arguing with me today about his claim that the Russian army is so weakened that they are unable to overrun Ukraine within a week as earlier planned. The reality however is quite different as evidenced by these pictures of bombed out houses and several dead people. Even NATO as powerful as they are do not want an open military confrontation with Russia because it will result in too many collateral damages in human and material resource. 2 Likes |
| Travel › Re: Man Tricks Wife And Kids Into Visiting Nigeria, Dumps Them And Returns To Spain by Reptyle(m): 3:28pm On Mar 17, 2022 |
OvertheTop:I was very careful not to take sides, my brother. I totally agree with you that some women can be agents of the devil. I was only reacting to the crux of the matter which is the fact that she can take certain actions to address the situation of being abandoned in Nigeria rather than crying on social media. |
| Politics › Re: Soludo Bans Touts From Collecting Revenue At Anambra Markets, Parks by Reptyle(m): 3:12pm On Mar 17, 2022 |
oshozondii:Mistake number 1 as far as I am concerned. While I do not subscribe to the activities of touts and the likes, it is a reality that most state governors have to deal with. That revenue pipeline is well organized and feeds way up the ladder to the very top. Coming in and immediately upsetting the apple cart and shutting off the pipeline is a recipe for disaster. What do you do with the 100s and maybe 1000s of youths that benefit from the system? What is the government's plan for them? Do they have a role to play in the new system that is to be introduced? How will it benefit them and the numerous people that depend on them for succor? How does the government plan to enforce this ban and won't this create a new slew of crises across the state? Why don't you wait until you introduce the new before unplugging the old? A more rational approach would have been to hold extensive consultations with all stakeholders in that sector. Then put together and implement the new plan or scheme for park and market management. Launch within a controlled environment and handle all of the issues that arise from the pilot phase before full implementation. Once the stakeholders are carried along, they will see the value in the new system and the benefit to them. Then it will be better received by all. |
| Travel › Re: Man Tricks Wife And Kids Into Visiting Nigeria, Dumps Them And Returns To Spain by Reptyle(m): 5:53pm On Mar 16, 2022 |
MsDoris:Painful betrayal from her husband. It may have been triggered by something the woman did. But no matter what he should not treat her that way. He can divorce her over there and let them continue their life. But she needs to stop wallowing in self-pity and pick herself up. This is not too difficult to fix though it will cost her quite some money. This case will just be handled the same way you handle missing travel documents. She needs to get a lawyer and fight for her's and her children's rights. The first thing she needs to do is file an affidavit for her missing passport. That way, she and her children can be issued fresh passports. Then she needs to approach the Spanish embassy to have her case reviewed and her visa restored. I am not an expert in this sort of matter but I know it is not an impossible situation to resolve. A good immigration lawyer should be able to provide her with some professional guidance and support. |
| Politics › Re: Do We Have Any Of These Helicopter gunships In Nigeria? by Reptyle(m): 1:14pm On Mar 11, 2022 |
God1000:Sadly, the trade in military hardware has very little to do with whether you have the money to purchase them. The trade is governed by a lot of international conventions. There are so many other factors to consider beyond having the money. |
| Politics › Re: NBA Chides Umahi, Describes Response To Court Order As Executive Rascality by Reptyle(m): 3:19pm On Mar 09, 2022 |
[quote author=Kwanza post=110880254][/quote]The NBA should busy itself with cautioning and sanctioning members of the bar that consistently bring the noble profession into disrepute. Umahi has a right to react publicly to what he perceives as an attempt to scuttle his government illegally. You cannot beat a child and bar that child from crying...that would be the height of cruelty. The law recognizes 3 ways by which a governor can be removed from office viz, resignation, death, or impeachment. The Supreme Court has also established time and time again that votes in an election belong to the candidate and not to the party on which they ran. Not sure where the judge got his precedent from but I am sure the Appellate courts will correct this issue. 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Catholic Priest, Anelu, Suspended For Banning Igbo Songs Reinstated by Reptyle(m): 3:02pm On Mar 09, 2022 |
sharpden:I knew there was more to the story from the first day the story broke on social media. Social media cancel culture has now replaced the former marketplace lynching of people perceived to have committed one offense or the other. On social media, our reactions of outrage or support for a story that just broke are mostly based on our parochial sentiments rather than on any objective rationale. If we like the alleged perpetrator, then the person can do no wrong; if we do not like the person on the other hand, then we hurriedly call for their head without waiting to hear the full story. Society's moral compass is broken and we are all just moved by sentiments and emotions. We have lost our rationality. Only God will help us. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Burkina Faso Coup Leader Damiba Inaugurated As President by Reptyle(m): 9:44am On Feb 17, 2022 |
Maxymilliano:A military coup is just like taking power away from a set of evil humans (civilian politicians) and handing same power over to demons (Military politicians). Military regimes equally favour a new set of rulers and not the common man. Matter of fact, military rule has absolutely no benefit for the common man as there is gross oppression and absolutely no dissent is tolerated. Under a democracy, the common man can still cry out in protest of the oppression. You try that under a military regime and you will regret your life. My guess is that anyone praying for military intervention in governance in Nigeria either is too young to have known what it was like living under a military dictatorship or has forgotten. Even though I was in still in secondary school in the Abacha days, I remember how bad it was and absolutely pray against a return to those days. 2 Likes |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: I've Been Invited For Sterling Bank Job Interview. What Should I Expect? by Reptyle(m): 12:55pm On Feb 12, 2022 |
Spark2:You can also get more info by logging onto Glassdoor.com and searching for Sterling Bank. https://www.glassdoor.com/Interview/Sterling-Bank-Plc-Interview-Questions-E598064.htm Goodluck. |
| Romance › Re: Amnesty International"s Same-Sex Goal For 2022 (Photo) by Reptyle(m): 2:35pm On Jan 06, 2022 |
ikorodureporta:In a world where more than half of the population still lives in hunger and poverty, lacking the basic necessities of life, this same sex legalization drive seems like an extremely worthy pursuit. Kudos to Amnesty International  |
| Politics › Re: Electoral Bill: Gbajabiamila Reads Buhari’s Letter by Reptyle(m): 3:13pm On Dec 21, 2021 |
fergie0o1:If the legislators are sincere about the electoral bill, then they should simply expunge or tweak the contentious aspects and re-present for the President's assent. Or alternatively, begin the process to see if they can muster the two-thirds majority required to override the President's veto. (tough call but not impossible). This issue with direct or indirect primaries has been contentious from the get-go; especially since the proponents of both sides of the argument are not holding their positions on the basis of any altruistic intentions. The legislators are for direct primaries as they believe it will whittle down the influence of the governors in picking and choosing the party's candidates. The governors on the other hand want to continue to hold and wield power to control the party machinery at the state level. In inserting that clause for direct primaries into the electoral bill, not much attention was paid to the issues highlighted in the President's letter, like the issue of funding, security, transparency of the process, etc. Like the speaker has said, however, the electoral reform bill is not all about direct/indirect primaries. There are several other salient aspects like the e-transmission of results that should be considered as well. I think rather than take a partisan stance on this, legislators should take the President's views on its merits, take a more critical look at the bill and make a decision in the national interest. 1 Like |
| Crime › Re: Bandits' Letter To Zamfara Christians: Close Churches Or Risk Attacks by Reptyle(m): 3:46pm On Nov 29, 2021 |
Naijawhyy:That's a very "convenient" letter from bandits to "Zamfara Christians" coming so soon after the US removed Nigeria from their absurd list of countries without religious freedom. CAN you believe it?  Look, all of these propaganda is nonsense. Nigeria was removed from the list because the US differentiates between religious intolerance by the government and its agency's and religious intolerance brought about by terrorist activities. They realized it was unfair to brand Nigeria as religiously intolerant over the activities of Boko Haram which the government is actively fighting against. The implication is that Nigeria will never be put on that list again even if Boko Haram writes all of the churches in the north. Except if CAN and it's agencies can prove that the Nigerian government as an institution is somehow directly empowering Boko Haram to fight Christians. Goodluck with that. 1 Like |
