hisson3: if you were really a student of history, you will know by now that persecution and power play have always made amaechi stronger, go back and learn bro! Go back and learn!

Learn from where and from whom? He is fried meat. Even Rivers state is against him....

Beaf!:


ACN or not your master is being childish. Sapele water is affecting him big time.

The president is being childish for organizing a dinner without informing Amaechi first? I can see that kparaga is affecting you...

Why did this not make the front page? Is it damage control? You mods are funny. SMH!

Acidosis: Chicken Change...


A Nigerian Senator can purchase 7 of this with little or no effect on his/her GTBank account..

LOL! Nigerian senators dont use GTBank. GT bank is for students! oophs!

A guy calls 500k "cheap money" (whatever that means) and yet lives in a rented apartment. Isnt such a person stup1d? That is what you get when people think stardom is an alternative to good education. He will soon come down to reality. No dey today e start!

ikenga67:

Actually that dude is making a lot more sense. Thes characters (at least at the initial stage) mostly do not fight for territory, they fight for effect - theirs is primarily a psych-op. For all you know they are just lying low and re-strategizing. What is the basis of your optimism that the Nigerian security agencies have what it takes to permanently contain this menace?

Sorry, nice try, but no thanks. You have made no sense just like your brother you are defending. Your assumptions are baseless, ok!

Keep moving. No waiting, no loiterring!

This thread is a confirmation that there is actually a paid ACN/CPC group online doing propahganda on a budget! I said it sometime ago that the reason they cooked up the GEJ laptop story, was because they have actually put together a paid team of people to do online propaganda. This thread only confirms it

Just watch the pattern always. Any time rhere is a thread that exposes Tinubu or Buhari or ACN, you will quickly see a huriedly prepared thread on the front page against PDP or GEJ to divert attention. It happens all the time. Just observe it. These are shameless folks and enemies of Nigeria. immediately we put up a thread yesterday asking when was the last time there was a bomb blast, I knew they were going to look for a story like this, lol.

It is sad that you people want to grab power by all means but you have failed! Totally failed!!! lol

windows8: ^
now you are beginning to compare Nigeria with other developed countries, i understand the nature of your job ok,

Is your argument not based on the position that other countries are better than Nigeria? What are you on about? Abeg shift joor...

VoodooDoll: A recent Bomb blast was in March 2013 so I don't know why the midget dancing..

http://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/19/nigeria-bomb-blasts-kill-least-25-boko-haram-suspe/

When was the state of emergency announced? Which month are we now? SMH! Go and sleep my friend, you are definitely feeling drowsy!...

Dudu_Negro:

It depends on your classification of "people".

Some Britons will tell you there is nothing wrong observing Sunday as a public holiday and closed for business. Other Britons will say no they want Friday as business free day, yet another section will say Saturday should be the businness free day.

The custom of the land is Christian based and so everyone must observe the Sunday business free day regardless of your desire or belief.

In America the constitution calls for secularism and Govt must not be involved in religion, yet Sunday, the Christian holiday, is business free day.
Some States in America even forbids sell of alcohol on Sunday, being the holy day.

These work arounds a constitution is part of what a social contract is. You will never address of everyone's issues but above everything else you must address the particular custom of native laws, whatever has been adopted as the native law.

You guys can shout all you want and holler from now till eternity.......if you want customs in Lagos changed you need to start lobbying the Oba. Thats truth!

Honestly, I am wasting my time debating with you. You are weak in content. I asked a simply question and you wote about 5 paragraphs without a solid point, just like Gbawe!

How is observing Sunday as a holiday related to forcing people to lock up shop for a day to honour a dead woman? Does the briton compel you to shut up shop on any giving day? Honestly, you are very weak. Let me go do something worthwhile...

ilugunboy:

You keep drifting from the issue..obviously your understanding of the Yoruba culture is very limited..very limited iindeed...Yoruba and its culture is very homogenous..with very little difference ...but the core traditions and beliefs are basically the same.

Stick to what you know and understand....that way you can speak confidently...

Every time I puncture your baseless arguments, you keep coming up with these weak excuses...lol Nothing is homogenous anywhere in the world. The man in badagry doesnt even see you as being one except for political reasons or when it comes to claiming indigene status and you are here claiming you know the Yorubas...

The Ijebu And The Egba People Didn’t Consider Themselves As One, Talk Less Of As Yoruba – Ribadu Addresses ABU Students



JUNE 8, 2013 AT 4:24 PM



Political Engagement: A New Approach

BY
MALLAM NUHU RIBADU, mni

BEING AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT A PUBLIC LECTURE ORGANISED BY THE STUDENTS REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC), AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY (ABU) ZARIA WITH THE THEME “YOUTH: THE FULCRUM OF EVERY SOCIETY”ON SATURDAY JUNE 8, 2013

Protocols…

I confess to feeling inspired with every visit to this institution that shaped my perception of lifeand grounded my entire intellectual development. This intellectual development is not only a debt I owe to my teachers who have formed me but a challenge to me to go out there and influence society for the benefit of those to come. For this, I must say thank you! I thank my teachers, of the academic, the moral and even the political, who showed me the virtues of honesty and commitment to serving humanity. And for the students who consider me a model worthy of their time and regard today, my gratitude to you is as large as our great institution. We are gathered under this shade today because somebody found the wisdom to lay the foundation for this institution. Ahmadu Bello University is an institution with a weight of history that challenges us to do justice to whatever comes our way. We learn, from this, that at any time in history, someone has to make a sacrifice for successive generations. Our diversity in this prestigious institution, across ethnicities, religions and regions, stimulated by remainders of the legacies of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, after whom our institution is named, instills an all-inclusive spirit in us such that we end up as tolerant and understanding wherever we find ourselves in private and public engagements. You must consider yourselves lucky for being a part of these distinguished Nigerians as among you I see future political leaders,advocates of change, captains of industry and technocrats—the hope of our country!

As philosophers teach, everything changes. So we don’t need a political philosopher to spell out that there is dynamism in our politics. Our politics is an interpretation of who we are, what we are and the things we stand for. The presently unclear phase of our political disharmony is the issue we must reflect on today—and that we must do together. The dynamism of modern politics is one further excited by the reality of the internet and a consequent increased participation of the youth in political and civic matters. But the place of the youth in our democratic space is jeopardised when the elite in our State decide to model our government after a gerontocracy—a government by the old and for the elderly. Ours is a system in which new and modern ideas are denied a chance to grow and mature. The tragedy of our democracy is that it is one in which the yearnings of the youth are stamped down in order to perpetuate a tyranny of interests. Tyranny it is when a certain slim range of people impose their private interests on the majority; tyranny it is when the agents of change are left on the cliffs of unemployment, poverty, insecurity, substandard education and, worse still, policies destroyed by our heritage of corruptions.

It is, however, understandable that our youth have lost hope in the leadership of this nation; a sane society is known by the opportunities it provides for the youth. But I must offer that the youth should not allow themselves to be drawn into any campaign that attempts to colour the internal borders of our country. We are doomed as a nation the moment the youth get hoodwinked by the bickering of bitter politicians who ride to relevance on sentiments that only inspire distrust among citizens. My experience so far in politics has taught me that age does not guarantee maturity to responsibly play the role of a patriot in an atmosphere of tensed political antagonisms. Thankfully, this is the Age of the Internet; borderless interactions in and out of cyberspace have opened a new door of social and political influences for the youth and the oppressed. This age of information has revealed that no people can ever be entirely wrong at the same time; the evil among us are so because of certain disorders in their superficial orientations, education or even mental state. That Boko Haram insurgency was launched in the north does not incriminate the entire northerners or Muslims; neither is kidnapping and the previously ill-famed militancy in the south crimes of the entire people of Niger-Delta. Similarly, the recent massacre of our security officers by certain elements of the largely good-natured Eggon people of Nasarawa state must not be adopted in interpreting the ethnic identities of these people. There is no man on this earth who smiles at the injuries on his body. And these militants, kidnappers, extremists and other agents of exclusions among us are injuries on the collective body of the nation. These events only call out loudly for careful and people-centered leadership. This is our call, and we must be fair to our history.




http://www.ekekeee.com/the-ijebu-and-the-egba-people-didnt-consider-themselves-as-one-talk-less-of-as-yoruba-ribadu-addresses-abu-students/

ilugunboy:

Well the onus is on you to show who are complaining....Yorubas know without being told or force that they have to observe such a closure...to them losing one day profit in honor of their leader aren't big deal....

You just use the word Yoruba indiscriminately as if Yorubas only reside in Isaleko!...

The Egba man does not even flow with the Ijebu man, yet you keep saying the Yorubas. You are a joke!...

windows8: if your loved ones were killed by boko haram and you witnessed holy water been sprayed on them during their funeral rites, the emotional shock wont let u to write this words above.
@topic so because no bombs then we should be celebrating, as far am concern, there is nothing worth celebrating, people are dying everyday because of the nonchalant attitudes of supposed leaders, greed and hatred would not let you guys know what is wrong and right, next year Nigeria will witness 100 years of amalgamation.if we can correct things now, i wonder what juveniles will do when they grow up

Go and sit down joor! No one is going to buy this your sadist rant! You want us to join you to wallow in your self pity but we aint buying. You are a spoil joy...

Are killings not going on in the US and UK every day? So left to you, the whole world should go around in sorrow everyday now..Yeye! over 32 thousand people died from shot guns alone in the US last year! We will celebrate it and ask for more and when God sees our appreciation, he will help us even more!

ilugunboy:

So far ..no Yoruba man or woman is complaining .....like I keep telling you..it's a Yoruba culture in a Yoruba land..learn to respect it for mutual benefit and peaceful co-existence otherwise you will regret it if you go against it...no constitution whatsoever will defend you.

It will be stupid of me as a Yoruba man to go or do anything against Omenala ndi Igbo in Igbo land.

Where did you do the poll that showed no Yoruba man is complaining? You never stop to spew this your falacy. The last time I checked, ACN did not get 100% votes in any state. They lost Ondo, Got less than half the votes in both Oyo and Ogun and you keep spewing this fake propaganda that claims you are speaking for the Yoruba. ACN even lost some LGAs in Lagos and had to rig. Speak for yourself bro. You cant even speak for your family not to talk of Yoruba as a whole!

Dudu_Negro:

Modernization is not the same as urbanization.

Britain has continously modernized its cities. New York has continously modernized its cities and laws. None of the two has yet to jettison its cultural institutions.

Urbanization on the other hand, like when you migrated from village to come live in the city, you had to start putting on clothes and talk like city people and eat like city people and act like city people. You abandoned your old village backward ways.

You need to enroll in my academy so i can school you on social values. You speak english but you are a stark illiterate when it comes to the structures ofsociety.

Can you please mention one British cultural practice that infringes on peoples fundamental rights? I am waiting!

4 Play: It's a brief lull. Boko Haram will regroup and restart their bombing campaign in due course. Nigeria's security forces are simply incapable of defeating this menace.

You work for the CIA, KGB or MOSSAD? Or you are just a BH sympathizer?

[size=14pt]Lies are temporary! Truth is permanent!!![/size]

...thelastpope

10-06-2013

March 1, 2013

Governors dare bombs to attend APC talks in Borno


The governors said they chose Maiduguri to prove a point that “there should not be a no-go area for any Nigerian leader”.
President Goodluck Jonathan has not visited Borno State since the insurgency, which has claimed several lives, began in 2009. Vice President Namadi Sambo was there recently.
The meeting climaxed with visits to the Monday Market, which is the biggest in the state capital, and the Government College , Maiduguri .
The meeting was attended by governors of Borno, Lagos , Ekiti, Nassarawa, Imo,Ogun, Osun, Edo and the deputy governor of Yobe State.
Although Zamfara State Governor missed the plenary, he was part of the visits to the market and the college.
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, who read a communiqué after the meeting, said the meeting had demonstrated the position of APC that “there shouldn’t be a no-go-area for any leader that means well for his people.”
As the governors’ meeting was going on, there were reports of explosions in Customs and Bolori-Baga road in the city.
The communiqué read by Aregbesola said: “Rising from our meeting held in Maiduguri on 28 February 2013 and attended by the governors of Borno, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Osun, and Yobe and apologies from governors of Zamfara and Oyo States.
“The Forum reiterated our irrevocable commitment to the emergence of the new party, All Progressive Congress (APC). In solidarity with the Government and people of Borno and Yobe States, we are pleased to witness an upsurge of tranquility and happy that the situation has calmed down considerably in Maiduguri .
“Contrary to the image of rampant violence that has been painted to the whole world, we have discovered the people going about their businesses without let or hindrance. We wish to commend the efforts of our brother-Governors in the two (2) states (including Yobe) and the security agencies for the restoration of peace and stability.


http://thenationonlineng.net/new/news/governors-dare-bombs-to-attend-apc-talks-in-borno/

May 13, 2013

Amaechi’s Governors Forum warns FG against state of emergency in Borno, others ….APC Governors rise against Jonathan too


Despite his face off with President Goodluck Jonathan, Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday signed a statement on behalf of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum warning the Federal Government against declaring a state of emergency in the troubled northern states.

“These requests (for a state of emergency) are being made by people who do not wish our country well and who are bent on plunging the country into a deeper crisis”, the statement noted.

President Goodluck Jonathan had last week said the issue of a state of emergency was being looked into even though the Presidency later at the weekend dismissed media reported which pointedly indicated the President was considering the option.

The most troubled areas of the North Borno, Nasarawa are under the opposition ANPP and Congress for Progressive Change.

Other states in the throes of crisis Yobe, Plateau and Benue

In a statement issued today, the governors said they would not support any planned declaration of a state of emergency in the troubled states.


http://nigeriapoliticsonline.com/amaechis-governors-forum-warns-fg-against-state-of-emergency-in-borno-others-apc-governors-rise-against-jonathan-too/

Pataki: Shebi dumbo has been using boko haram as an excuse of not working on his electoral jargons? Oya bomb blast has ended, retardeen get to work.

I thought your chairman and leader says we should leave them alone and even supply them with cash and food stuffs!

sincerenigerian:


I will continue to do my investigative journalsim. There is a lot more coming in the months ahead. Stay tuned!

You can change your moniker and take on a new role from time to time but it wouldnt make it anything new. It is just gutter stuff. It is only fit for the trash. There is nothing new you are going to spew that Saharareporters and premium times havent tried. Keep trying and more grease to your boning elbows...

Ola Johnson: If the Igbo could observe the sit-at-home order declared by MASSOB in the SE in far away Lagos, then their complaint that the closure of markets in honour of the Iyaloja as being bad holds no water.

stop being a tribalist my friend. Where did you hear that it is Igbos that are complaining. Are all the shops in Lagos owned by Igbos? Are all those who couldnt buy food since morning Igbos? Your tribalistic head cannot think straight again! Sad

mobuch:

Its quite unfortunate and painful, as after reading the comments of some posters here, especially billy, i begin to wonder if this country would ever move forward.

Rather than attacking salient issues that are stagnating our growth and development as a nation, someone here is attaching emotional and who knows, f/uckmate sentiments to issues concerning President GEJ. I salute the OP for bringing these issues to light, and i pray you continue having the strenght and courage to continue exposing corruption matters concerning our president and other leaders, rather than sit somewhere like dat fake dude dat calls himself billyonaire, who sees GEJ has d messiah cos of some filthy lucre which gets to him in his village in Bayelsa.

What salient issues? You mean your GEJ bashing campaign threads! You over estimate yourself!

Dudu_Negro:

Lmao. Thank you. I will think about the farming option, i love yams very much.

Honestly, you guys have no shame, it is pathetic. One minute, you are talking about modernization, the other minute, you are talking about mausqurades closing down markets and women banned from the streets. Why cant you make up your darn minds. You claim you are educated but reason like a motor park guy. Very sad!

Dudu_Negro:

Inter-personal exchanges cannot be contained in a box. It swings. When you throw out a thought it feeds counter thoughts which are thrown back. There is no limit to how far or broad one can go to borrow experience to illustrate a point. There is no protocol on Nairaland that says i cannot use the MASSOB's "sit at home" experience as a counter thought to what you said about loss of income on market closure to respect Iyaloja.

Think next time before you throw your thoughts out....it feeds counter thoughts.

Baseless and futile rigmarole. Your reference to Massob only exposed your bigot ways!

stick to the topic joor and stop flip-flopping! The next time someone offends you on the street, take them to the Oba. Why do you even bother to go to school? Your tradition says you should be tending a yam farm in your Ijebu village. Yeye

Ola Johnson: Our culture and tradition just have to be upheld. Simple.

Just like the culture and tradition that Boko Haram are advocating. Do you know it is actually a tradition for someone to go on a Jihad and kill others?

Dudu_Negro:

How many billions were shut down in businesses few days ago when MASSOB declared sit at home for the death of criminals floating down ezu river?

You always claim you are civilized and that you are an intellectual, yet you keep posting backward stuff like these. Please read the topic of this thread again and tell me if there is any word like massob there. If you cannot defend something with good reason, simply pass instead of exposing yourself. So if massob commit a crime, you will go and commit it too? Isnt it you and your likes here that like insulting FG and people from other places for such impunity? What moral right do you have to criticize anyone anymore after all these your series of posts? Shameful

ikenga67: Don't be in a hurry to celebrate yet. Remember George Bush's "shock and awe"? His premature and ultimately politically fatal "mission accomplished"?. Any nation or people that underates the tenacity of global islamic terrorism do so at their own peril. As militarily powerful and socially organized the US are, they have been forced to impose far reaching changes to their way of life and the way the see the world in the past decade to meet the existential challenges posed by global jihad.
For those more inclined to understand issue better and from a historical stanpoint I would recommend a book - "The Flame of Islam" by Harold Lamb.

We just want to enjoy the peace for now. We know that everything is not bliss yet. But one thing has been accomplished for sure. That is putting an end to the almost institutionalization of BH in some northern states. They almost became a parallel government