₦airaland Forum

lalasticlala:
Receiving members of Kano-Jigawa caucus on solidarity visit this afternoon. Thank you my brothers

Burger01:
Why una dey cry? Your brada dey there

jack67:
mere commissioner

lalasticlala:
imagine.. never knew about what he did o. no wonder someone earlier mentioned me and was saying something i never understood.. its just now that i got to understand how he manipulated the whole stuff. thats bad. i'm glad i found out..

lalasticlala:
you think you can just type rubbish and claim you quoted me, and you put double aa so i won't get the mention, right? thats character assassination and you shall be punished for that...

SleekyP:
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday kicked against a proposed guideline of the Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin that recommended six months duration for change of the command and control structure of the Multinational Joint Task Force.

He urged his colleagues to allow Nigeria retain the position of the Force Commander of the MJTF throughout the period of the war against insurgency.

Buhari made the appeal in his opening remarks at an extra-ordinary meeting of the commission’s Heads of State and Government held at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

A Nigerian, Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, was recently appointed the Force Commander.

The President argued that military operations that are subjected to rapid change of command and control structures would not be efficient.

He said Nigeria should be allowed to retain the position of the commander since the country would be providing the bulk of the troops and the main theatre of the war is on Nigerian soil.

He said, “While I agree that this is a joint operation with shared responsibilities, I am, however, of the opinion that military operations that are subjected to rapid turnover of command and control structures, six months duration, as it is being proposed in the documents before us, do not augur well for effectiveness and efficiency.

“Such a process will undermine, even if it not intended, the military capacity to sustain the push against the insurgents, who also have the uncanny ability to adapt and rejig their operational strategies.”

“I am inclined, on account of the above, to suggest for your excellencies’ consideration that Nigeria retains the position of the Force Commander of the MNJTF for the period of the war effort.

“This command will be to the effectiveness of military strategy, since Nigeria will be providing the bulk of the troops and the main theatre of the war is on Nigerian soil.”

Buhari also promised to redeem the pledge made by Nigeria to contribute $100m to the force.

“Nigeria has already pledged the sum of $100m for the smooth takeoff of the MJTF. I hereby reassure you that my government will keep faith with this promise,” he declared.

Buhari also stressed the need to strengthen cross border patrol and intelligence sharing, adding that efforts must be targeted at limiting the insurgents’ capacity to access funds and weapons

Setting the tone for the meeting, the President said the parley was premised on common resolve and commitment of member states to maintain the momentum in degrading the capacity of the insurgents until they are completely defeated.

He said it was also meant to mitigate the suffering which had been imposed on the civilian population by the nefarious activities of the insurgents and the terrorists.

He added that the meeting also afforded them an opportunity to finalise the instruments of the operations of force in order to give life to the joint military campaign to decisively defeat the insurgents.

He added, “You will recall in my inaugural address on May 29, 2015, I affirmed that I will consult regularly with heads of government of our immediate neighborhood and I have within four days of my assumption of duty as President embarked on a thank you visits to the Presidents of Niger and Chad.

“This important assignment was however interrupted because I had to honour the invitation extended to me by the G-7 member states to attend their meeting in Germany.

“I intend to continue his thank you visits to the remaining Lake Chad Basin Commission member states very shortly.”

The meeting was attended by President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic; President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad Republic and President Boni Yayi of Benin Republic.

Cameroonian President was represented by his Minister of Defence.

nerodenero:
That substance they administered on Amina that led to her death should be administered on them too. No more, no less.

alberto2k:
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The two space u booked is enough reason for me to get u kidnapped for the same N2million naira ransom
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SleekyP:
Three young men, Babatunde Aderonmu, Sina Damilare and Kola Taofeek, have been arrested by the Ogun State Police command for allegedly kidnapping and killing an 11 year old girl identified as Aminat Ishola.

The police allege that the suspects used a powdery substance on the child while she was in their den which resulted in her death afterwards. The victim, Aminat was a primary 5 pupil and was reported to have been kidnapped on May 21, 2015 at Arugudu, Ijoko in Sango of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area.
The suspected kidnappers (Credit: The Punch)

After the kidnap, the suspects allegedly moved her to Osun-Jegede in Ibadan. Oyo State where she was held captive while the suspects demanded a ransom.

The suspects were paraded in Abeokuta on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 and according to the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, one of the suspected persons, Aderounmu, masterminded the kidnap as he was a former employee of the victim’s father at his bakery.

The police PRO claimed that Aderounmu confessed to Taofeek administering a substance on the victim to hypnotise her which led to her death.

Adejobi said, “After kidnapping the girl, she was taken to Osun-Jegede. On the second day, the girl died because they administered some substance on the girl which is suspected to be poison.

“The prime suspect, Aderounmu said Taofeek, who claimed to be an Alfa administered the substance on the girl, which eventually killed her.

“After the girl had died, they packed her corpse into a sack and dumped the sack opposite Ogbere Police Station in Ibadan.

“The following day, a woman whose shop is close to the police station noticed the sack and called the attention of the police . The Divisional Police Officer ordered the opening of the sack and it was discovered that it was a corpse.

“We have carried out an autopsy on the girl and we are awaiting the result.”

Adejobi also claimed that the suspects had demanded a N2 million ransom from the parents of the girl before they would release her, but finally agreed to collect N300,000.

He said, “It was at this stage that the parents reported the matter to the police and we swung into action.

“The officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad commenced investigation on the matter, which led to the arrest of the lead suspect, Aderonmu.

“The suspect had sent the account number of a prophetess, who they claimed prayed for them, to the parents.

“The suspects had also confessed that they employed the service of an Alfa who administered a substance on the girl, which led to her death.

“They said they dumped her remains very close to the Divisional Police Station.”

Aigbofa:
This is what Ekiti folks are supposed to learn in Aba?

Aminat508:
Good for dem.....a won omoale jatijati

SleekyP:
PHOTO CREDIT: PREMIUM TIMES

A 38-year-old man, Godfrey Nwoye, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, for concealing 1.283 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa inside garri en route Guangzhou, China.

The culprit, who hails from Ukpommili Village in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, said he wanted to sell the cannabis in China and use the proceeds to buy goods.

Another suspect, Samuel Anele, a commercial tricycle rider, who was about to board a flight to Bombay, India, was arrested with 4.892 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, the NDLEA said in a statement Wednesday.

Mr. Anele, 45, and other suspects were arrested for offences ranging from concealing illicit drugs in their luggage to ingesting the drugs, the NDLEA said.

The suspects were arrested on their way to Turkey, China, and Hong Kong with 8.876kg of various illicit drugs.

According to the NDLEA Commander at Enugu Airport, Nsikak-Abasi Udoh “The suspects are helping our team of investigators”.

Mr. Anele was caught with 4.892kg concealed in false bottom of his luggage aboard an Ethiopian Airline on the Enugu-Addis Ababa-Bombay route.

“Life is not fair to me. Every day it is one problem after another and the money I earn is not enough,” said Mr. Anele, from Ichi village, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State.

“It was frustration that made me to smuggle drugs. They promised me that the drug has been properly hidden and that when I return they will pay me the sum of one million naira.

“At the airport, my bag was searched and the drug detected. Now I am now left alone to suffer”, he lamented.

The other suspects, Emmanuel Chukwuebuka, was caught with 1.293kg of cocaine on his way to Istanbul, Turkey; while Eric Ukaeji was arrested with 1.408kg of cocaine on his way to Hong Kong.

Mr. Chukwuebuka, 31, who is married with a child and hails Ezioko in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, ingested 1.293kg of substances that tested positive for cocaine. He was to depart Enugu to Istanbul through Addis Ababa on an Ethiopian Airline flight before he was nabbed.

His reason for trafficking in drugs was to raise more money for his business, according to the NDLEA.

If he had successfully trafficked the drug, he would have received US$ 3,000 on arrival in Turkey.

Mr. Ukaeji, 43, who hails from Ajali in Orumba Local Government Area of Anambra State ingested cocaine weighing 1.408 kilograms.

According to the NDLEA, his route was Enugu-Addis Ababa-Hong Kong on an Ethiopian Airline.

I his confession, Mr. Ukaeji said he wanted to raise money for his business and the treatment of his sick daughter.

“I used to buy clothes from Hong Kong. I am married with three children. I dropped out of school in Junior Secondary class 3”, said Mr. Ukaeji.

“They promised to pay me 5,000 dollars on delivery in Hong Kong, which I would have used to buy goods”, he added.

NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, said that the Agency would continue to step up security checks at the nation’s entry and exit points.

SleekyP:
Time for a spelling bee! Let’s see how well you do.

If you realize you actually misspell all the 20 English words below, don’t sweat it too much, you are in good company.

Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Jane Austen and John Keats were all notoriously terrible spellers!

1. Wrong: Embarass
Correct: Embarrass

2. Wrong: Writting
Correct: Writing

3. Wrong: Accomodate
Correct: Accommodate

4. Wrong: Seperate
Correct: Separate

5. Wrong: Alot
Correct: A lot

6. Wrong: Truely
Correct: Truly

7. Wrong: Tommorow/ Tommorrow
Correct: Tomorrow

8. Wrong: Definately
Correct: Definitely

9. Wrong: Mispell
Correct: Misspell

10. Wrong: Alright(this may be allowed)
Correct: All right

11. Wrong: Maintainance
Correct: Maintenance

12. Wrong: Recieve
Correct: Receive

13. Wrong: Occassion/ Occassion/
Correct: Occasion

14. Wrong: Occurence
Correct: Occurrence

15. Wrong: Momento
Correct: Memento

16. Wrong: Priviledge
Correct: Privilege

17. Wrong: Miniscule
Correct: minuscule

18. Wrong: Neccessary
Correct: Necessary

19. Wrong: Pronounciation
Correct: Pronunciation

20. Wrong: Wierd
Correct: Weird.

The good thing about the smart phones we have now is that they all come with dictionaries pre- installed, if you are not sure of a spelling, simply type it out on your phone and let it correct it for you!

And please, don’t get too attached to chating abbreviations because you may unconsciously use them when writing an examination or formal write-up.

Feel free to share your views and add yours.