jmoore: The jihadists have hijacked all security agencies in Nigeria. This is why DSS has never uncovered any plot by the jihadist. They channel their energy in arresting a Christian that condemned the murder of Deborah while the muslim terrorists that murdered her are walking free.
Igbo behind major investments in Nigeria, says Speaker
30th December 2023 Abbas Tajudeen Abbas Tajudeen, Speaker of the House of Representatives
By Dirisu Yakubu Kindly share this story:
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has urged Igbo leaders to seek ways of interfacing with the Federal Government to address their legitimate grievances.
The lawmaker, in his address at the launch of the Peace in the South East Project, a brain child of the Deputy Speaker. Benjamin Kalu, lamented that despite South-East’s economic strengths, agitations in the zone had caused it many losses.
Speaking on Friday at the event held in Bende, Abia State, Abbas stated that the peace in the South-East was invariably, the peace and progress of the entire Nigeria.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Musa Krishi, on Friday, Abbas noted that the PISE-P was borne out of his deputy’s deep love for the zone and profound concern over the rise of insecurity, “which has cast a dark shadow over the region.”
He lamented that the wave of insecurity “continues to cripple daily life and significantly paralyse socio-economic endeavours, in a region whose people are renowned for their resourcefulness and economic enterprise.”
Describing the project as “historic and patriotic endeavour” the statement quoted Abbas as saying, “Between 1956 and 1965, the then Eastern region was regarded as the fastest-growing economy in Africa and Asia. Indeed, the South-East has remained an economic powerhouse in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa, leading in trade and commerce.
“From Aba to Adamawa and Enugu to Europe, Igbo are known to be entrepreneurial, resourceful, peace-loving, savvy, tenacious and peace-loving. That is the character of the Igbo. That is who you are. Three of your cities, Aba, Onitsha and Nnewi, are among the most industrialised in Nigeria.
“A sizeable chunk of the major investments in many parts of Nigeria are Igbo-owned. Your contributions to the Nigerian economy, either through imports, business investments, or Diaspora remittances, among others, are indisputable.
“The contributions of the Igbo are apparent not only with regard to the economy but also in all fields of human endeavour, including literature, academia, the creative industry and many more.”
Despite its natural endowment, the Speaker added that the challenges facing the South-East have often manifested in the form of separatist agitations, unrest, and terrorism, noting that “The consequences on both lives and property have been colossal.”
To address these issues effectively, the Speaker said the stakeholders must first understand their root causes.
Jos Genocide: In 2006 at 34, Isa Pantami vowed to be the "commander" Of Jihadist Army In Plateau.
Pantami, the Doomsday Herald
Pantami, the Doomsday Herald
SHOLAPE IREPODUN
DECEMBER 29, 2023 1 MINS READ
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami made a passionate promise to be the “commander” of an army of Jihadists in a march on Plateau in 2006. Four years later, he backed that vow with action by chairing a meeting in Bauchi where they agreed to raid and subjugate Plateau, Southern Kaduna, and other Christain-dominated parts of Northern Nigeria.
A Yoruba adage loosely translates to a witch cried at night, and a child died in the morning, who wouldn’t know it was the witch who fed on the child? What better illustration can be painted for the Isa Pantami audio that was leaked to the public a few years ago, his exposed terrorism links and the modus operandi those terrorizing the ‘Christian community enclaves’ of the north and middle belt have adopted since he spoke at the meeting in which the audio was recorded.
In all honesty, the ethno-religious crisis of the north predates Pantami’s birth, but the nature of the conflict recorded then was neighbours within a community or neighbouring communities clashing. This new dimension has gone beyond the boundaries of a clash no matter how much propaganda is invested into presenting it that way, it has crossed into full-blown terrorism with marauders killing and displacing indigenous people off their land.
Excerpts from the audio “If our teachers will not go or they don’t have time, I swear to Allah, I will be the commander. Wallahi, they should give me the mandate, I will lead”.
“I promise I will lead the troops. I promise I will be in the front. Let me die for the religion of Allah. I agree. Yes, I agree to die for the religion of Allah. What is life for?
Although his supporters claim that all the above was said in the heat of the moment and that it was harmless, Pantami’s history heavily negates that.
Recall that it was WestAfricaWeekly Chief Editor, David Hundeyin who exposed Pantami’s history and terrorism leanings in an article with Sahara Reporters in 2021 (See Tweet)
If Pantami has truly repented, however, and Nigerians are to believe that those utterances were a product of ignorance, Perhaps now that he is no longer encumbered with a Federal assignment, he can take up the cause of sharing his new enlightenment with the young radicals who are a representation of his youth for the good of all.
Lemos14: you do it in basically all of your posts and its distracting.How long does someone have to scroll before seeing comments? A few pictures should do as long as people get the context
Cc dear Esteemed Mods OAM4J Nlfpmod Dominique Mynd44 Puskin FOD Mukina it's imperative we move this thread to frontpage to help enlighten and educate our fellow country men and women who are traveling out of the country to avoid further embarrassment.
Arrested for or chatting and Sending pictures of his d*ck to an underage girl in the UK
Another Nigerian man has been arrested in the UK for chatting with a 14yrs old girl, and sending pictures of his penis to the underage girl.
A trending video on X (formerly Twitter), which has garnered well over a million Views posted by one Oyindamola with handle @dammiedammie35, has sent a lot of Nigerians tongue wagging, some asking what would be the outcome of the case.
The man said to be 30 years old, has been arrested in England shortly after relocating there.
The man was arrested for s*x chatting with a 14-year-old man with the intent of having carnal knowledge of her.
In a video making the rounds on social media, the man claimed he found the minor on a dating site and chatted with her.
He said that she told him she was 14 years old, yet he still went ahead to propose s*x to her. Their chats showed he had sent the minor photos of his private part and also asked her to send him photos of her breasts.
The suspect stated that he relocated to the UK a month ago and has a three-month-old child.
Couple of years back, it was reported that another Nigeria traveled from Scotland to the UK to go meet his online underage lover and was apprehended which some said has been repatriated back to Nigeria.
It's imperative Nigerians who has been bitten by the Japa bug to try and read and understand the laws of their host country as touching what constitutes an [b] Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence, etc.
After using shovels and a tractor to push out a plane that crashlanded in a swamp, you still had the courage to jump on the same plane for another 3 hrs flight because the pilot said only one engine was bad?.....
Omo una get strong mind!
Lol 😂.
Was shocked too. Won't dare enter the flight again
WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOUR GOODNESS... AND YOUR FAITHFULNESS EACH DAY🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲...
IMELA, IMELA.. OKAKA, ONYE KER'IGWE.
THIS THING HAPPENED ON MONDAY 18TH DECEMBER..
WHAT MY EYES SAW, MY MOUTH CANNOT SAY IT ALL.
GOD SAVED ME, KEPT ME AND PRESERVED MY LIFE..
ON SATURDAY 23RD BY 7PM I SHARED MY EXPERIENCE AND POSTED THE VIDEO OF HOW OUR CRAFT CRASHLANDED IN THE BUSH ON MY WAY TO A MISSIONARY WORK IN A VILLAGE CALLED BOKONGU IN CONGO 🇨🇩.
Umunne m, SAY SOMETHING TO GOD ON MY BEHALF. 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲.
Testimonies by Nigerians on the 50% transport rebate approved by President for Yuletide Travelers
December 21, 2023
Yuletide: Tinubu cuts transport fare by 50%
By Theodore Opara, Victor AhiumaYoung , Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Ezra Ukanwa
President Bola Tinubu has directed a 50 percent cut in land transportation fares from today to January 4, 2024, across the country.
The President also approved zero fare for train transportation in all the states of the federation within the same period.
Reacting to the development, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, dismissed the announcement as unworkable, saying government cannot decree low fares by fiat.
Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of Inter-Ministerial Committee on Presidential Intervention, Mr. Dele Alake, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Alake flanked by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali and the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Alake, said all the logistics on the implementation had been worked out with the Minister of Transportation, the transport unions and luxury bus owners.
The luxury buses have 22 designated routes for the inter-state transportation.
He said: “In the spirit of Christmas and the end of year festivities, President Tinubu, in another demonstration of his love for Nigerians, has approved that the Federal Government should intervene to bring down the cost of public transportation to allow our compatriots who want to travel to visit their loved ones and hometowns to do so without stress and the extra burden imposed by the high cost of transport around this period.
“The President is well aware of the recent increase in cost of inter-state transportation and even for air travel. Traditionally, our people love to travel during Christmas and the end of year to be with families and friends and this has been the practice for ages.
“We also know that globally, intra-country travels and movement of people, goods and services always peak around Christmas and end of the year because of socio-gravitational pull of the period which transporters always cash on to increase fares astronomically.
“In recognition of the economic situation of the country which he is working very hard to turn around, President Tinubu wants Nigerians to be able to travel within Nigeria to wherever they want to go to meet their loved ones without the extra-burden of paying exorbitantly for inter-state public transportation.
“This special presidential intervention will commence Thursday, December 21. It will end on January 4, 2024.
“From tomorrow (today), Nigerians wishing to embark on inter-state travel to any part of the country from Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Owerri, Ibadan, Akure, Maiduguri, Sokoto and other major inter-state transportation hubs will be able to do so at half the cost.”
Speaking on reasons for engaging luxury bus Unions, the Minister of State for Transport, Saedu Alkali, said: “Why we decided to use luxury buses union is because they are more organised and more structured. So, we held a meeting with the president of the union and they gave us an idea on how much they charge on a normal day but during festive when the buses travel, they return empty and it is on that account that they have to increase the fair during festivities. That has been taken into account. We held several meetings with Mr President.
“And why we decided to have 50 percent for the land transport, when you have this kind of initiative or programme to implement, you have to be mindful of the security situation. If you say it is for free, even those that did not intend to travel will just go to the park and say I want to travel. But with this 50 percent, they have the ticketing system.
50% cut in transport fare unworkable—NLC Reacting to the development, the NLC, dismissed as unworkable the 50 percent cut in transport fare across the country, by the President, saying the President cannot decree low fares by fiat.
President of NLC, Mr. Joe Ajaero, said: “The question is whether the President or government has powers to decree how much should be charged by transporters around the country in free market economy which he is the chief proponent?
“He clearly lacks such powers and cannot pretend to in anyway prescribe what private transporters can or cannot charge when his ill-conceived policies are driving the cost of transportation out of the reach of ordinary Nigerians.
“If this is not the usual propaganda that I think it is, how would government want to implement such directive? Perhaps, pay for all the buses and ask Nigerians to use them freely or what?
“These are unworkable logistics and they know it. Very simple; the cost of PMS and other petroleum products have gone up which has driven the cost of every other thing up. You do not expect a transporter to buy Petrol at N630 per litre and not recover his cost through hiking transport fares.
“It is the poor masses like us that will always bear the brunt. If the government had listened to wise counsel from NLC to expedite action on the mass transportation system through the CNG alternative, which was our brainchild, perhaps, those buses would be on the road now providing cheaper services and low fares to Nigerians
“You cannot decree low fares by fiat. It does not work that way. Businesses are stimulated either positively or negatively by government policies. Tinubu’s economic policies have led to this mass suffering and the angst Nigerians are faced with.
“The government should stop lying to Nigerians and face the serious business of governance. Putting people first in all their policies and actions is what will solve the problem but when everything is sacrificed on the altar of politics, this is what you get – massive suffering all over the nation.”
It’s a big joke—Transport operators
Also, luxury bus operators in Abuja, expressed shock and feigned ignorance over the development.
Vanguard’s correspondent who visited the Young Shall Grow Motors, observed that the fare for the executive bus price from Abuja to Owerri and Umahia, costs N35,100, Abuja to Enugu, Onitsha costs N35,100, while Abuja to Abia and Port-Harcourt costs N40, 000.
Also, morning Hiace bus charges are: from Abuja to Port-Harcourt, Aba, Owerri, Umahia, costs N30,100, while Abuja to Enugu and Onitsha costs N27,100.
For night, Abuja to Lagos costs N26,100, Abuja to Onitsha costs N22,100, Abuja to Owerri Costs N24,100 and Abuja to Abia and Port-Harcourt costs N26,100.
One of the top officials of Young Shall Grow Motors, Abuja Branch, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said government’s move was a mere publicity stunt, stating that they were not even consulted prior to the decision.
She said the aforementioned prices would not go lower, but would be increased soon.
Suggesting that the government has also started implementing the directive on train services, she said: “They are not serious. This country is just a joke. They think private operators enjoy what government operators do. Trains run on what? And buses run on what? Please let’s be guided.
Also, another staff of Ekeson transport, Emeka Ndubuisi, Abuja Branch, said: “I am actually not aware if they carried private sector along in this. They are funny if they didn’t because we are not aware. If we were carried along by now we would have been called for a meeting to discuss this but no.
“On the other hand, reducing transport fare by 50 percent is an impractical and unsustainable decision for interstate transport operators.This move completely disregards the operational costs involved in running a transport business. Fuel prices, maintenance expenses, and employee salaries have all been steadily increasing, and reducing fares by such a significant amount will only further strain our already struggling industry.
Another counter staff of God is Good Motors, GIGM, Utako, Abuja, who preferred anonymity, said: “Even though the idea is a good one but, it is not possible o. We don’t trust this government. The lies are too much.
“Infact, the decision to reduce transport fare by 50 percent seems like a hasty and uninformed move. They fail to realise that interstate transport operators have been grappling with financial challenges for years due to rising operational costs.
“Instead of offering feasible solutions to address these issues, implementing such a drastic fare reduction will only lead to further financial instability for transport operators.”
NRC, RTEAN, NARTO to comply Meanwhile, reacting, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Mr. Fidet Okhiria, said: “This is a good step in the right direction. All preparations are underway to ensure that the implementation commences tomorrow (today). I will call all my operational officers and partners to carry out this directive.
“The modality for this is us calling on the travelers to get their tickets online because that is the only way to prevent rowdiness at the station. So, get your ticket online to have access to board the train. We are expecting Nigerians to come to the station without tickets.
“We still assume that people will get their tickets online free of charge. We have told our partners to open the platforms, so that people can get the tickets for free. But, I insist you must first get your ticket before coming to the station from tomorrow (today).”
On its part, the National Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, lauded the government’s initiative and pledged its full cooperation, saying the body would comply.
NARTO’s Executive Secretary, Aloga Ogbogo, while lauding the initiative, also tasked the Federal Government on effective implementation.
He said: “Currently, we cannot confirm if that is the reality but I know we were invited for a meeting by the Ministry of Trade and Commerce and we were given briefs on it as to how they intend to go about it. We made some inputs and the policy is a step in the right direction.
“It is going to assist Nigerians to travel in the yuletide. The government is showing that it is concerned about the well-being of Nigerians and for me it is a step in the right direction if only it will be properly implemented.
“The modalities of payment will be fashioned out by a consultant if travelers will pay to the transport company and the company will generate a manifest and based on that the transport company will get a refund based on the manifest which will contain the number of people and the discount.
“Also, a platform will be created for transporters to login and present their details as to where they are going and the amount paid. If it is well implemented, Nigerians will benefit from it.
Similarly, Secretary General of the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, Yusuf Adeniyi, said: “The government has good intention of cushioning the hardship of the commuters during this festive period. We have been working on the modalities and how to effectively do it so that it will come to reality.
“To be honest, it is real and I can assure you that anybody who will be boarding our vehicles from various places and locations of this country, with effect from tomorrow (today), will enjoy such facilities.
“All the necessary machineries and compensation modalities have been put in place. The Federal Government is serious. They have made a deal that anybody who boards a vehicle that has all necessary information, all that we try to do is put proper transparent arrangement whereby there will be no fraud and the government has shown readiness to pay.”
Fares skyrocket Meanwhile, less than five days to Christmas, fares charged by road transport operators on inter-state trips have gone up by about 50 percent.
There are also fears that the fares would go further up beyond 100 percent as more people travel from the major cities to their hometowns for the end of the year’s festivities.
This is coming a few months after the fares were raised, following the increase in fuel price resulting from the removal of fuel subsidy.
A survey by Vanguard, yesterday revealed that a trip from Lagos to Onitsha via a minibus, which hitherto attracted N20,000 had risen to N30,000.
Transporters attributed the hike in transportation fares to the fact that movement within the Christmas festive period was usually one-sided, from the main cities like Lagos to the villages, especially the eastern parts of the country.
“According to Mr. Chijioke Mbaonu, a Toyota Sienna commercial driver, “The hike in price is usually designed to cushion the cost of fuel used to return to the city to pick waiting passengers in Lagos.
“We carry full load from Lagos and drive back empty because there won’t be passengers returning to Lagos. At this period, people prefer to celebrate the Christmas in the villages with their loved ones who they have not seen for ages.”
He said that the trend would also be reversed after the Christmas and new year celebrations but not as high as being experienced because passengers do not rush like during the Christmas week.
Dragonsword: "According to him, the military daily loses troops in the ongoing fight against insecurity across the federation, adding that he has nightmares."".
Whenever this kind of lamentation of losing troops daily"comes from no one else but CDS is a clear indication that they ongoing gorilla war going on in the south east is clearly not working in favor of the military or the Nigerian state. Military action can only provide 30% solution he said.
And He's indirectly telling the political class to as a matter of urgency leverage on 70% solution to negotiate or dialogue. He even went as far mentioning names as whom to negotiate or dialogue with.
I understand Proverbs when I see one! Na de way I understandam, no blame me oooo!
I have always maintained that the war going on in the south east is like a rat running in an endless circle. Kill and get killed
MomohMrMoore: Lol.. destabilise Nigeria how? They can only ruin Imo, Onitcha, Anambra etc with their violence. Someone that ran away, just talking from far away land. I pity the ones here listening to him. Kanu knows better now. He thought Israel, Uk, US etc, will bomb Nigeria because of him.. LMAO
Politics › Re: Jos Genocide;in 2006 At 34, Isa Pantami Vowed To Be The "Commander" Of Jihadist by Supremos(op): 10:54am On Dec 30, 2023
