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Crime / Re: Reverend Obinna Nwafor Shot In The Stomach, Cheats Death (Graphic Photos) by taurusmena1(m): 6:23pm On Nov 10, 2018 |
What is your point exactly? hahn: |
Politics / Re: We Are Waiting For Peter Obi In Kastina - El-Rufai by taurusmena1(m): 6:14pm On Nov 10, 2018 |
I'm watching you and our lifeless leader in 3D...2019 ain't far Roger3D: 2 Likes |
Crime / Re: Emma, Orphan Selling Pure Water At Night (Photos) by taurusmena1(m): 7:30pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
I feel bitter and led to do something about his plight.I do not mind adopting him.I have a family of three and an additional one won't be a burden.send me a mail let's see how we can reach out and possibly make a positive impact |
Crime / Re: Ambrose Alli University Student "Ties Roommates' Destinies" Over Missing Money by taurusmena1(m): 8:15pm On Nov 04, 2018 |
The person was on a mission to steal.Shikena dat9jaguy: |
Politics / Re: Rochas Okorocha's Road Construction In Owerri (Pictured) by taurusmena1(m): 5:14pm On Nov 02, 2018 |
4601CE:
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Sports / Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Equals 60-year-old Record At Juventus by taurusmena1(m): 6:37pm On Oct 31, 2018 |
Please have Messi thesicilian: |
Sports / Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Equals 60-year-old Record At Juventus by taurusmena1(m): 6:33pm On Oct 31, 2018 |
Please have MESSI thesicilian: 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Victims Killed In Kaduna Crisis (Graphic Photos) by taurusmena1(m): 9:37am On Oct 22, 2018 |
Where were all the (DOCILE) security outfits we have in this country before the situation escalated to this magnitude...So appealing how much disregard we have for human lives |
Politics / Re: Saraki Swears In Lawal Gumau And Ahmed Babba-Kaita As Senators by taurusmena1(m): 3:40pm On Oct 10, 2018 |
Wake up.... Yambee:
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Politics / Re: Court Orders EFCC To Investigate Oshiomhole Over Corruption Allegations by taurusmena1(m): 5:43pm On Oct 09, 2018 |
Everyday for the THIEF and one day for the owner.it only takes time but the truth always comes out.Ghen ghen... 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Fayose's Statement On His Threat To Dump PDP by taurusmena1(m): 7:41pm On Oct 08, 2018 |
Why is it that the crop of polithieftians we have in Nigeria are all self centred.I'm highly disappointed in the person of fayose.please go.no man is an island 8 Likes |
Celebrities / Re: Davido Hails Small Doctor For Saying "Buhari Ye Ma Sun". by taurusmena1(m): 8:58am On Oct 08, 2018 |
Now u corrected him,abi na correction him....just passing blessedvisky: |
Politics / Re: Indications Point To Saraki To Clinch PDP Presidential Ticket by taurusmena1(m): 7:50am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Sleep walking na awake abi? excomarow: |
Politics / Re: Indications Point To Saraki To Clinch PDP Presidential Ticket by taurusmena1(m): 6:19pm On Oct 05, 2018 |
Dreamer the Joseph.....abeg wake up excomarow: 1 Like
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Politics / Re: Why Buhari Can Never Ever Win 2019 by taurusmena1(m): 6:42pm On Sep 29, 2018 |
E pain am 4601CE: 1 Like
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Crime / Re: FRSC Officials Beg In Anambra As Angry Mob Beats Them After Motor Accident by taurusmena1(m): 2:47pm On Sep 22, 2018 |
Who born dis one? yarimo: |
Politics / Re: EFCC Replies Fayose, Asks Him To Make Self Available On September 20 by taurusmena1(m): 7:52pm On Sep 14, 2018 |
Tell am ooh. [qquote author=CROWNWEALTH019 post=71202348] If you can't jail Tinubu you can never touch Fayose[/quote] |
Politics / Re: Buhari: If You Elect Me, I Shall Serve You To The Best Of My Ability by taurusmena1(m): 8:01pm On Sep 13, 2018 |
Sorry we do not reinforce failure... |
Politics / Re: Nura Ilyasu Who Climbed Telecom Mast To Protest Buhari's Reelection Bid Descends by taurusmena1(m): 4:36pm On Sep 13, 2018 |
Rilwayne001:
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Politics / Re: I Didn’t Receive Any Salary For Eight Years As Sokoto Governor – Bafarawa by taurusmena1(m): 8:57pm On Sep 04, 2018 |
Indeed
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Crime / Re: Girl Who Was Kidnapped At A Party In Port-Harcourt, Found After 4 Years. Photo by taurusmena1(m): 7:25pm On Aug 21, 2018 |
Hmmmmmm.happy for her and her family.God be praised |
Politics / Re: Saraki: Senators Misau And Rafiu Lambast APC by taurusmena1(m): 11:15am On Aug 20, 2018 |
Where is APC, sorry I mean SARRKI to answer these questions. Racoon: |
Politics / Re: FG Paid Huge Ransom To Free Dapchi Girls – UN by taurusmena1(m): 8:17pm On Aug 17, 2018 |
You can say that again and again segebobo: |
Politics / FG Paid Huge Ransom To Free Dapchi Girls – UN by taurusmena1(m): 2:12am On Aug 17, 2018 |
By Kingsley Omonobi, Dapo Akinrefon & Joseph Erunke, with Agency reports •Discloses how Boko Haram is being funded •It’s fake news, FG didn’t pay — Lai Mohammed •Challenges UN to show proof of payment •Military played no role in negotiation — DHQTRS New York—The United Nations said, yesterday, in its analytical report that the Federal Government paid a huge sum as ransom to secure the release of Dapchi school girls in Yobe State, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents on February 18, 2018. The report, submitted to the Security Council Committee pursuant to Resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaeda and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, also revealed that cash economy was a major factor fueling the activities of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin region. This was contained in the 22nd Report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, pursuant to Resolution 2368 (2017) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – ISIL – (Da’esh), Al-Qaeda and associated individuals and entities. The report came against the backdrop of persistent denial by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that government paid ransom to secure the girls’ release. “It is not true that we paid ransom for the release of the Dapchi girls, neither was there a prisoner swap to secure their release. “What happened was that the abduction itself was a breach of the ceasefire talks between the insurgents and the government; hence it became a moral burden on the abductors. Any report that we paid ransom or engaged in prisoner swap is false,’’ Mohammed had said in one of his denials. FG didn’t pay any ransom — Lai Mohammed However, reacting to the report at press time yesterday, Alhaji Mohammed said the Federal Government stands by its position that no ransom was paid for release of the Dapchi school girls, even as it challenged the United Nations to provide proof of payment. He said: “It is so sad that the media in Nigeria enjoys de-marketing its own country. The United Nations offered no proof of payment, yet, the media is saying we paid and we stand by our position, we did not pay and anybody who said we paid should provide proof of payment. “Where is the proof of payment? Again, why should they take the UN’s word against our own? It is very sad, and some people said Lai Mohammed lied, I was not contacted. “You see, this is what we have been saying about fake news. Let them (UN) provide proof of payment. Of course, we did not pay and we stand by our position that we (FG) did not pay.” The UN report The UN report, inter alia, said: “Meanwhile, Boko Haram (QDe.138) and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have had a similar impact in their areas of control, including the Lake Chad basin. “The predominance in the region of the cash economy, without controls, is conducive to terrorist groups funded by extortion, charitable donations, smuggling, remittances and kidnapping. “In Nigeria, 111 schoolgirls from the town of Dapchi were kidnapped on February 18, 2018, and released by ISWAP on March 21, 2018, in exchange for a large ransom payment.’’ The report was signed by Edmund Fitton-Brown, Coordinator, Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, and Kairat Umarov, Chair, Security Council Committee, who said the report was “comprehensive and independent.” The UN Security Council committee on al Qaeda blacklisted and imposed sanctions on the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, in 2014 after the insurgents kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State. The designation, which came into effect after no objections were raised by the Security Council’s 15 members, subjected Boko Haram to UN sanctions, including an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban. The UN Security Council had, last week, said it remained concerned over the security and humanitarian situation caused by Boko Haram terrorists and other armed groups in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad. The UN said the number of doctrinally-based non-governmental organisations sending funds to local terrorist groups was growing, adding that member states were concerned that radicalisation was increasing the threat level in the Sahel. Funding of Boko Haram and effects In a presidential statement, the 15-member body also regretted that Central African countries were beset by ongoing terrorist activity, instability and the effects of climate change, and asked Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to review the work of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa, UNOCA, and recommend areas for improvement. The presidential statement read: “The Security Council strongly condemns all terrorist attacks carried out in the region, including those perpetrated by Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da’esh). “These attacks have caused large-scale and devastating losses, have had a devastating humanitarian impact, including through the displacement of a large number of civilians in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad, and represent a threat to the stability and peace of West and Central Africa. “The Council notes with particular concern the continuing use by Boko Haram of women and girls as suicide bombers, which has created an atmosphere of suspicion towards them and made them targets of harassment and stigmatisation in affected communities, and of arbitrary arrests by security forces. “The Council emphasises the need for affected states to counter terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including addressing the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism, in accordance with obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law.” The Security Council welcomed the support provided by UNOCA and the UN Office for West Africa and Sahel, UNOWAS, for the development of a joint regional strategy to address the root causes of the Lake Chad Basin crisis through regular contact with regional leaders. The Council encouraged partners to increase security assistance to Lake Chad Basin Commission countries, and humanitarian and development support across the region for those affected by Boko Haram activities. The UN concern on herders/farmers clashes “The Security Council remains deeply concerned at the grave security situation and related violations and abuses of human rights in parts of Central Africa, in particular the continuing terrorist activities of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin. “The Security Council expresses its ongoing concern at continued tensions linked to disputed electoral processes, social and economic difficulties, and conflicts between farmers and herders,” it stated. The 15-member Council noted that UNOCA’s priorities would include to work closely with UNOWAS to address trans-regional issues such as maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, conflict between farmers and herders, and combating Boko Haram. Military not involved in negotiation —DHQTRS Also reacting, last night, Director of Defence Information, Brigadier-General John Agim, said the military played no role in the negotiation or payment of ransom for release of the Dapchi school girls. [/b] He said the issue of negotiation or ransom should be clarified from the Federal Government and not the military Read [b]more at: [/b]https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/fg-paid-huge-ransom-to-free-dapchi-girls-un/[b][b][/b] |
Travel / Re: Safe Ways To Find Directions To Any Location by taurusmena1(m): 6:32am On Aug 15, 2018 |
Or simply ask google |
Politics / Re: IGP Obeys Osinbajo's Directive, Orders Immediate Overhaul Of SARS Nationwide by taurusmena1(m): 7:53pm On Aug 14, 2018 |
Upon all the monies they collect left, right and centre,they can't even boast of an official email address.mtchewwwww |
Religion / Re: OPM Church Completes 6th Free School Building In Rivers State by taurusmena1(m): 2:24pm On Aug 14, 2018 |
Remain hopeful as your moniker rightly states hopefulLandlord: 1 Like |
Sports / Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Mobbed By Juventus Fans During Friendly (Photos) by taurusmena1(m): 11:06am On Aug 13, 2018 |
See how u pose with JEALOUSY...whatbif you are the one? "Na dem dey rush you... henrixx:
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Politics / Lawal Daura- Political Questions Begging For Answers by taurusmena1(m): 1:22pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
Daura who was sacked a few days after his 65th birthday, was born in Daura, Katsina State and started his career in the State Security Service in 1982 and rose to the rank of Director. He was once a spokesperson of the agency and Deputy Director Presidential Communication, Command and Control Centre at the Abuja. He also served as the State Director of Security Service at various times in Kano, Sokoto, Edo, Lagos, Osun and Imo States. It’s not unlikely that some of his achievements may have been overshadowed by the many controversies trailing his tenure as the Director General of the agency. He was particularly responsible for the release of many hostages from the Boko Haram gulag. In fact, the release of UNIMAID lecturers, including a group of oil explorers and policewomen that were held captive for more than half a year could be attributed to his efforts. His agency played prominent roles in the alleged exchange of Boko Haram Commanders with many Chibok and Dapchi Girls. The agency was also directly involved in the arrest of major kidnap kingpins and top ritualists and provided intelligence to other services for such arrests nationwide. He was also responsible for the arrest of a member of the controversial AVM John Ode Presidential Arm Probe Panel for alleged extortion on behalf of other members and for money laundering and illegal possession of firearms. The suspect, retired Air Commodore Mohammed Umar was nevertheless illegally detained for five months by DSS before he was released after a threat by Justice Dimgba. There was also the glaring inter-agency rivalry among security agencies which triggered the DSS to submit two damning ‘security report’ on EFCC Boss, Ibrahim Magu to the Senate, warning lawmakers not to confirm his colleague’s appointment. Lawal Daura only reported directly to President Muhammadu Buhari and no one else. It is an undeniable fact that in the three years of Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the DSS under Lawal Daura has succeeded in some of its statutory mandates but unfortunately, it is notorious in defying the constitution by disobeying court orders and detaining citizens arbitrarily. While it sounds childish the claim by political elements that the recent siege on NASS was a conspiracy between Lawal Daura and Senate President Bukola Saraki, the question on the lips of many and begging for an answer is: could the Kwara man be more influential and sophisticated than the Number One man from Katsina? Could the same Senate President influence the flagrant disregard of court orders by DSS in the illegal detentions of former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, and a leader of the Shiite movement, Ibrahim el-Zakzaky since 2015? Could Saraki have engineered the October 2016 dead-in-the-night invasion of homes of senior judges across the country by the DSS with the arrest of seven judges, including two of the Supreme Court who were later discharged except one that died during the trial? Who could have also influenced the violation of a court order and forcible ejection of Former DG DSS, Kayode Are from an Ikoyi property in December 2015? Have we forgotten in a hurry how in November 2017, the EFCC secured an order to arrest Ita Ekpeyong, a former DG DSS and this action was scuttled due to the activities of DSS under Lawal Daura and the roles he played in the saga involving Ayo Oke, the erstwhile DG of NIA? Could another opposition element to President Buhari also used DSS to clampdown and arrest several lawmakers of Ekiti State House of Assembly in March 2016 and the invasion of the National Assembly and stealing of the Mace of the Senate of the Federal Republic by thugs suspected to have been procured by an APC Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, from Delta State in April 2018? On whose directive was the unconstitutional attempt to remove Governor Samuel Ortom in Benue State in July 2018 when DSS and the police provided security for eight lawmakers to take over the House of Assembly of 30 members? What about the incident in 2015 when DSS operatives raided the Government House Uyo, Akwa Ibom State purportedly in search of arms, ammunition and a huge stash of United States dollars, and which till date, no charges have been filed three years after? Whose footprints were those? Were journalists spared the fangs of the white-bearded man? Was it the opposition that ordered Daura’s DSS to detain Jones Abiri, a journalist from Bayelsa State from July 2016 to July 2018 without being charged to court? Were the ‘wailers’ also responsible for the detention of Tony Ezimakor, a journalist with Daily Independent who was threatened to disclose his sources of information? By the way, who could have influenced the naked display of nepotism where 51 candidates from Katsina were recruited into DSS as against 44 successful candidates from the entire South-East of five states in 2016? Could Lawal Daura have attained and achieved some of the feats, the pros and cons without the knowledge of the Commander-in-Chief since he only took orders from one person? Or should we agree with the political permutations that his positive deeds are attributed to President Buhari while his negative actions were influenced by the ‘Sarakis’ of this world and other opposition elements? Your Guess is as good as mine. Yushau Shuaib Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/lawal-daura-an-encounter-with-intelligence-chief/ 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Reno Omokri's Opinion On Christians Sowing Seeds by taurusmena1(m): 4:18pm On Aug 10, 2018 |
Ha! Must you politicise this one again? Haba! So much hatred. sarrki: 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: "Why I Ordered Invasion Of NASS" - Lawal Daura by taurusmena1(m): 3:57pm On Aug 10, 2018 |
"Sacked ex-DG of Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal Daura has confessed that he ordered the invasion of the National Assembly after receiving a security report that unauthorized people were planning to smuggle in dangerous weapons and instruments into the complex." From the above quote,where was it stated that the dangerous weapons and instruments were explosives? Police and their half baked investigations. They are always quick to generalize and not state facts. I weep for my country 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Saraki Not Qualified To Be A Leader – APC by taurusmena1(m): 9:46am On Aug 10, 2018 |
There are three sets of persons that are IMPOSSIBLE to convince or made to see reasons. 1) A man with MONEY 2) A man in LOVE 3) A BUHARI SUPPORTER (Always blind even when the truth stares them right in the face) 2 Likes |
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