barcanista:
What are you saying? Didn't you see "BUHARI wife was ACCOMPANIED by..."? What theat means is that
the women accompanied Buhari's wife when she MADE HER donation. It is simple english. Abeg I don tire

barcanista:
Take your thrash elsewhere and quit disturbing me(sorry continue and get ignored)www.punchng.com/news/buharis-wife-donates-n135m-drugs-to-adamawa-idps/

Buhari’s wife who was accompanied by five APC leaders wives in her entourage including the former Plateau State deputy governor, Mrs Pauline Tallen, Mrs Judith Amaechi, Mrs Mairo Al-Makura, Mrs Toyin Saraki and former women affairs minister Hajiya Hajjo Sani distributed drugs worth over N135million to the displaced persons.

Hajia Aishatu Buhari expressed deep sympathy for the IDPs saying she was deeply touched by their plight stressing that “we cannot pretend not to see the situation you people are into”.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:


To answer your worries about Barcanista, people tend to form opinions based on many factors apart from personal gains these include available information at their disposal within a specific time, personal experiences, reality checks and further questioning of ones conviction using the truth-o-meter hence it's never a crime to reverse ones ideology or political persuasion.

Moreover, from your reply, I can see your initial outburst wasn't reactionary, now I know these changes in your modus operandi is premeditated and as such an acceptable infestation.

Wishing you well in a fight against your former self and defense of duplicity.

Thanks and Bye.

barcanista:
Every public office holder have from Day 1- Day 90 to declare their assets before CCB.

There is NO timeline to declare it publicly. But for the fact that Buhari made a pledge, Nigerians expected him to send copy of same declaration that he gave CCB to the public through the media. This isn't a rocket science. What Buhari fulfilled is the constitutional and legal requirement but he failed his personal pledge to Nigerians. Sadly, his Media Aide Garba Shehu said by declaring with CCB, Buhari has "fulfilled" his pledge. Which is deceptive and fraudulent to say the least.

I did respond to number "2" on that replica thread that made FP. Pls check my response as I can't retype..

Buhari has been portrayed as a "modest" and relatively "poor" man. In fact, he claimed to have borrowed money to buy his form as he had less than a million in hs account. But fact emerged that his wife donated 137M and now the discovered N10.5M Wrist watch. I don't need to be told by a prophet that Buhari has been alleged to have looted funds in PTF and NNPC. Not forgetting the fact that his government as Head of State was shrouded in secrecy and many things must have gone wrong. The probe reports of PTF and NNPC fraud allegation were never made public, so it gives room for rational thinking and postulations. One way to get a good clue is for Buhari to declare his asset, so that Nigerians can attest to his "poverty" or otherwise.

As for "hating" him because of tribal issues, you are so pathetic. You forget that I was once his advocate despite the fact that GEJ I'd my kinsman until I discovered him for who he is. It is shameful for you to even assume such. You can hate, you can be a bigot, but I'm not! I don't hate Buhari nor his tribe.

Toyin Saraki’s The Wellbeing Foundation Africa Donates Clean Birth Kits To Nigeria’s Internally Displaced Persons

At the behest of Mrs Aisha Buhari, the wife of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress Party’s intervention to alleviate challenges faced by internally displaced persons in north-east Nigeria, and in a continued effort to empower safe motherhood, decrease maternal and infant mortality rates, and to assist those in need, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa Founder, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has donated safe delivery kits (Mama Kits) to expectant mothers at Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDPs) at Damare and St Josephs Catholic Mission in Adamawa State, Nigeria on the 11th of February 2015.
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The Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, led by Hajiya Aisha Buhari, the wife of APC Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), and the Wellbeing Foundation Africa medical team and advocacy counsellors, encouraged the expectant mothers and advised them to “Trust in the Almighty God” because they “are not forgotten, and their newborns have a right to be born in a well-equipped environment, with skilled and respectful medical care, despite the challenges of displacement.”

WBF is grateful to corporate bodies and individuals who have supported its cause. These include:

Dangote Group
Dana Group
DE-united Foods

IsraeliAIRFORCE:


Is this how you're elevating the standard of debates on Nairaland these days by outright blackmail of Barcanista - unrelated to the subject of discussion?

Wow, Nairaland just changed you instead of you shaping the board.

You see opposition is too easy in Nigerian Politics and having found yourself in defensive team, do it with dignity and conviction or better quit than resorting to going personal on your opponents.

We are the Statesmen and are required to shape opinions not by manipulation or extreme persuasion rather the simplicity of our presentations and clarity of our debate (arguments).

Yours Comrade.

torkaka:


. . . . . . . . . . . .you lazy intellectual fraud . . . . . . . . goon;

“When I got to the court this morning I did not see him (DPP) but I saw the name of the learned silk on the case list. I approached him and he confirmed to me that he had been briefed by the office of the AGF. He (Nnadi) told me he has the fiat of the AGF which is already admitted as exhibit in this court"

. . . . .the fiat of the AGF!!, as at Friday morning who was the AGF? and do we have one now?


"He said, “I can confirm that this charge is to be withdrawn this morning by the office of the DPP and the reason given was that there are two similar matters against the accused person in this court – one before your lordship and another one before Justice A.R Mohammed which has progressed more than the one before your lordship.”

. . . . . . . . .do you require the services of a two year old to explain this to you?

barcanista:
How does addressing Buhari a "Clown and an old corrupt general" translate to hate? Is he's incorruptible why did he sÀy Abacha never stole? If he's incorruptible why did he withdraw the corruption case against Sylva? If he's incorruptible what stops him from PUBLICLY declaring his assets and liabilities as pledged? Abeg go sleep joor

barcanista:
Another attempted Propaganda but I will treat them one after the other.
1. As Military NNPC Chairman, a section of the media reported that $2.8b was missing from the coffers of NNPC while Buhari held sway. They had NO fact whatsoever, which GMB asked them to shed light on. Till today no one did. Not even his Successor IBB could.

2. Fela Kuti accused Buhari of "looting" the same $2.8b. He was arrested and was asked to substantiate, he said he saw it in a Newspaper. There is something called "LIBEL" in law. You can't just make libellous statement anyhow-except the other party decide not to press charges.

3. The PTF was probed by Obj, the same Obj after the probe publicly stated that General Buhari is the most honest and incorruptible public servant. In fact, obasanjo sought the advise of Buhari when he wanted to appoint a honest and credible person to head NAFDAC. GMB nominated Dora, the rest is history.

4. No money was traced to GMB account in whatever form. I challenge the OP to provide us evidence.

5. Politicians were jailed for corrupt practices. (I am ready to provide facts to support this).

6. It is on record that Buhari built his house with his military pension, his house is modest and so "low" in standard compared to any former public officer.

7. GMB did not participate in the 83' Coup. It was IBB, Mark, Danjuma, Abacha etc.

8. This is another propaganda gone bad and is Dead on Arrival. I wl be glad to have a public debate on this subject.[/b]

biafransoul:

Mr man, where is your president? At least Gej stayed but baba one chance being a coward chose to run away to you know where? Chad of all places and you still have the temerity to even blame Gej. Should we now call Gej to come to the rescue?

Chad president accuses Nigeria of failing to help fight Boko Haram

27 March 2015

Chad's President Idriss Deby has accused Nigeria of downplaying the threat from Boko Haram and failing to cooperate with the regional coalition battling the jihadists, saying there had been zero contact between their armies.

"The whole world is asking why the Nigerian army, which is a big army... is not in a position to stand up to untrained kids armed with Kalashnikovs," Deby told French magazine Le Point, in an interview published this week.

Chad, Cameroon and Niger have joined forces since January to battle Boko Haram, whose insurgency has claimed more than 13,000 lives in northern Nigeria since 2009.


Chadian soldiers stand next to armoured vehicles at the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, some 40 km from Maltam, as part of a military contingent against the armed Islamist group Boko Haram on January 21, 2015 ©Ali Kaya (AFP/File)

But Deby said he was baffled by the Nigerian government's lack of cooperation with the offensive.

"Two months after the start of this war, we have not had any direct contact with the Nigerian army units on the ground," he told the French weekly.

"We would have hoped to have at least one Nigerian unit with us. It was even a direct request to the Nigerian government, but for reasons that escape us, up to now we have been unable to work together."

Not wishing to be seen as foreign occupiers, Chadian troops have had to abandon towns they have taken from Boko Haram forces, letting the jihadists return.

"The Chadian army is fighting alone in its part of the Nigerian interior and that is a problem. We have had to retake certain towns twice," Deby told Le Point.

"We are forced to abandon them and Boko Haram returns, and we have to go back. That has a human and material cost."

- 'Too serious to ignore' -

Deby also criticised Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, who is seeking re-election on Saturday, for downplaying the Boko Haram threat and attempting doomed peace talks in October.

"I told President Goodluck not to open negotiations with terrorists ... but it was a political choice," said Deby, adding that Boko Haram were only using the talks to buy time and regroup.

"It has become something too serious for Nigerians to ignore. The blood of the dead that we have been counting every day for the past few years demands attention."

Deby said Boko Haram's actions now amounted to "genocide" and estimated the group had some 20,000 fighters.

He told Le Point he was not surprised by Boko Haram's recent swearing of allegiance to the Islamic State group, saying they had been working together for some time.

"(IS) has always trained young people from Boko Haram in the use of explosives, the use of heavy weapons and armoured vehicles. They are trained by (IS) in Libya... and are then sent to Nigeria," he said.

"I'm not surprised that (Boko Haram leader) Abubakar Shekau, who has difficulties at the moment... is trying to make people believe that he only just made contact with them."

He called for a mixed multi-national force to be established as quickly as possible, with UN and African Union backing, and said he hoped a conference of central and west African countries in early April would lead to a larger coalition.


Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno attends the last day of the International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa in Dakar, on December 16, 2014 ©Seyllou Binani (AFP/File)


The leader of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau ©- (Boko Haram/AFP/File)

realborn:


No vex abeg. A bit of humour!

biafransoul:
Since his inauguration as the President and the noticeable increase in Boko haram attacks in Borno state, the president, Mr Buhari, rather than fight. The enemies chose to run to Chad and will be running farther to Sudan today.
At least Gej stayed back in the country and even danced at a rally but this so called agent of 'change' chose to run away. What a shame!

Buba Marwa Finally Dumps APC For PDP

Mar 31, 2014



As disaffection in Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) continues, former governor of Lagos State, General Muhammadu Buba Marwa has finally dumped the party for PDP.

The former governor said he was forced to leave the party by the deluge of injustice being meted out to him, adding that all efforts to get the situation regularised proved abortive, making the defection inevitable.

At a stakeholders’ meeting attended by many supporters of the former Lagos State governor at Lelewal Motel in Yola, it was unanimously agreed by all that in view of the injustice being entrenched in Adamawa State chapter of APC, they have no option than to dump the party.

While delivering his speech at the occasion, Marwa said he could not be in a party that tramples on people’s rights with impunity, adding that since the entry of Governor Murtala Nyako into the party, injustice became the order of the day.

“The party has been hijacked by Governor Murtala Nyako and there is no fair play in the way and manner the party is being run”.

Marwa Quits PDP…May Return To APC

June 01, 2015



Former military governor of Lagos state, Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Gen. Marwa’s media aide, Bello Zubairu said “the former military governor decided to quit the PDP on personal grounds”

It would be recalled that before the emergence of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen Marwa was the governorship candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC in Adamawa state and after the merger of CPC and other opposition parties to form the APC, thousands of his supporters from several local government areas of Adamawa state were technically denied the opportunity to register in the new party then.

Though the statement is silent on whether Marwa will be returning to the APC, it however stated that “the retired General will be making public his next line of action in the coming days.” iReports-ng.com however gathered that the former envoy may be returning to APC in the coming weeks.

“He appealed to his numerous supporters and well-wishers who have been calling him for direction from across the country to await his next move”, the statement added.

barcanista:
Babe don't be deceived by Buhari fan boys. Do you think the wife of a corrupt general (that was accused of stealing $2.8b in 1977, N25b during Abacha's tenure and the man that said Abacha wasn't corrupt) will wear "Aba made" watch? This is a woman whose kids are in choice schools in the Uk, this is a woman that donated over a hundred and thirty million naira to IDP in Adamawa state. This is a woman that is a "beautician" and a woman whose husband has vowed not to declare his asset public.

Pls don't be deceived, Buhari is a con artist

barcanista:
Another attempted Propaganda but I will treat them one after the other.
1. As Military NNPC Chairman, a section of the media reported that $2.8b was missing from the coffers of NNPC while Buhari held sway. They had NO fact whatsoever, which GMB asked them to shed light on. Till today no one did. Not even his Successor IBB could.

2. Fela Kuti accused Buhari of "looting" the same $2.8b. He was arrested and was asked to substantiate, he said he saw it in a Newspaper. There is something called "LIBEL" in law. You can't just make libellous statement anyhow-except the other party decide not to press charges.

3. The PTF was probed by Obj, the same Obj after the probe publicly stated that General Buhari is the most honest and incorruptible public servant. In fact, obasanjo sought the advise of Buhari when he wanted to appoint a honest and credible person to head NAFDAC. GMB nominated Dora, the rest is history.

4. No money was traced to GMB account in whatever form. I challenge the OP to provide us evidence.

5. Politicians were jailed for corrupt practices. (I am ready to provide facts to support this).

6. It is on record that Buhari built his house with his military pension, his house is modest and so "low" in standard compared to any former public officer.

7. GMB did not participate in the 83' Coup. It was IBB, Mark, Danjuma, Abacha etc.

8. This is another propaganda gone bad and is Dead on Arrival. I wl be glad to have a public debate on this subject.[/b]

anonimi:


Na so we see am oh.

Pretending SCAMMERS don catch 200 million mumus

OREMUSSANCTUS:
May wisdom don't run away from ya, buhari is poor yet his wife donated over #100m, his children skool abroad(U.K), he hired d services of lawyers to prosecute cases in d supreme court, he travels around wif jet for campaigns. Datz how he deceives children of nowadays, children dat don't know history. Buhari will never smell aso rock, take it or leave it.

Toyin Saraki’s The Wellbeing Foundation Africa Donates Clean Birth Kits To Nigeria’s Internally Displaced Persons

At the behest of Mrs Aisha Buhari, the wife of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress Party’s intervention to alleviate challenges faced by internally displaced persons in north-east Nigeria, and in a continued effort to empower safe motherhood, decrease maternal and infant mortality rates, and to assist those in need, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa Founder, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has donated safe delivery kits (Mama Kits) to expectant mothers at Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDPs) at Damare and St Josephs Catholic Mission in Adamawa State, Nigeria on the 11th of February 2015.
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The Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, led by Hajiya Aisha Buhari, the wife of APC Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), and the Wellbeing Foundation Africa medical team and advocacy counsellors, encouraged the expectant mothers and advised them to “Trust in the Almighty God” because they “are not forgotten, and their newborns have a right to be born in a well-equipped environment, with skilled and respectful medical care, despite the challenges of displacement.”

WBF is grateful to corporate bodies and individuals who have supported its cause. These include:

Dangote Group
Dana Group
DE-united Foods

realborn:
PMB obviously outshone GEJ in the mopping up sentiments business by portraying extreme frugality. The dude obviously has some loot he is enjoying secretly whilst staying in modest houses.

Abeg the watch fit d madam make them free am. Na d money dem save from campaign. Na d gift PMB buy come from his pre-swearing disappearance. Obviously, assets can no longer be declared publicly.

Nonetheless, PMB will be miles ahead of the past dude in providing better governance.

garrix8:
The killer party members won't like this.

We would therefore expect robust, enriching, in-depth and patriotic contributions from you that will define the PDP as a truly nationalistic party that it is.

EKITI POLITICS: Gov Fayose, Ekiti Lawmakers disagree over payment of salary claims

June 1, 2015 1:20 pm



LEGISREPORTS NG – The 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers in the Ekiti State House of Assembly have denied receiving salaries and allowances from the government of the state since last year November.

This denial by the legislators is in response to a publication that the state Governor has paid all the outstanding entitlements due to the embattled lawmakers.

Investigations revealed that the 19 APC lawmakers have not collected any salaries and other entitlements since the embattled Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Adewale Omirin was impeached by seven pro-Fayose lawmakers in November last year.

A statement released by the Special Adviser on Media to Hon. Adewale Omirin, referred to the report of payment of salaries and entitlements as mischievous, lacking substance and unfounded.

The lawmakers expressed that:

“It is shocking that the medium chose not to believe us but overzealously believe in the purported sources that thrive in falsehood, lies and propaganda.

“The publication in one breath said his investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been paid, yet he reported that both Fayose and the lawmakers did not confirm the report as they refused to talk to him.

If this were the case, then who are the sources that confirmed it that the lawmakers had been paid?

“To make matters worse, contrary to the publication’s claim that we did not respond, we told him we said that we have not been paid.

“Apart from getting this fact from us, we are surprised that the publication is claiming that he received no information from us.

“In fact, as at Saturday night, the alerts we received from our bank were deficit alerts and so we wonder where the information emanated from.

“Let us even agree without conceding that we were paid our lawful entitlements, what favour does the governor do to us by that after illegally cutting short our tenure by seven months and putting us in harrowing inconveniences in addition to his brazen rape on the Constitution of Nigeria?

The lawmakers asked that:

“Where are the indications of payment when embargo is placed on our accounts by the governor? Even those who should know in government are wondering where the reporter got his story because there is never any payment to the lawmakers.

“We know that this is exactly what the governor would be telling the press when he conceded to pay us to forgo resuming our duties, which we rejected.

“In fact, as we speak, the governor still places embargo on our accounts and nobody has been notified that he or she has been paid and so we wonder where they got his information.”

Ribadu to PDP Lawmakers: Purge yourselves of corruption first before challenging APC

June 1, 2015

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A Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, has advised elected members of the National Assembly from the Peoples Democratic Party to demonstrate integrity and probity if they want to be successful in their new task as opposition members in the national assembly.

He urged the PDP lawmakers to champion reforms in the National Assembly that have to do with full disclosure and pay cuts, to reflect the fiscal realities of the moment, which will also give them the right pedestal to engage the government.

Mr. Ribadu, who was speaking at a one-day retreat organised for members of the National Assembly elected under the PDP, said lawmakers, especially of the opposition stock, can be in charge of governance if they strictly hold on to their dual role of lawmaking and oversight.

“My first charge of you, therefore, is to urge you to be champions of probity in the workings of the National Assembly in itself, as well as in the Executive-Legislature relation. If Nigerians do not know how monies earmarked for the National Assembly are spent, or how much money a legislator earns, they will not support you casting any stone elsewhere.

“The first step therefore is to open up the National Assembly – ensure transparency and respect for the taxpayer. Public office is what it is – Public.

“Also, at this critical time of austerity in national earning, be the champions of cut in recurrent cost by slashing your own budgets. I am happy some of you, such as my friend Ben Bruce, have already taken up this line,” he said.

Mr. Ribadu, who was PDP candidate for the Adamawa state governorship election, said as the face of the PDP at the centre, the National Assembly members need to show good personal conduct and lead by example.

“Your carriage, your patriotism and honest contributions as members of the National Assembly will go a long way in reinventing this our party and prepare it for a successful comeback in subsequent elections.”

He said the success of the lawmakers’ effort to “keep government on its toes, ensure fiscal discipline, minimise corruption in the system and ensure strict compliance to appropriation and due process laws, the guard – here, you the legislators, have to go to equity with clean hands.

You must demonstrate personal will and commitment to be above board if you really want to checkmate others”.

According to him, internal reforms at the National Assembly give the legislators “the guts and the moral pedestal to face your job of legislation and oversight, headlong. And for you to excel in this you have to put in extra effort, more than your colleagues from the ruling party”.

“As I said earlier, PDP would depend a lot on your actions for its rebirth,” Mr. Ribadu said. “We would therefore expect robust, enriching, in-depth and patriotic contributions from you that will define the PDP as a truly nationalistic party that it is.

“Lastly, I would say, responsible opposition is not after planting booby traps and bottlenecks for the ruling party.

“It is, however, responsible to Nigerians in the sense of putting the government to task and ensure Nigerians get the best they deserve. You should not be hostile but you should not be gagged to silence. This balance is good for deepening democratic culture. It is good for our country,” he explained.

Read full speech below.

Remark by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu at a retreat for PDP National Assembly members held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday June 1, 2015
Courtesies

Addressing a gathering of elected lawmakers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stock at this time is an opportunity of deep reflection and self-assessment.

Last year by now, PDP was as strong as any ruling party could be. Some of you that were members of the National Assembly at the time represented the ruling party, as such, you were in control of the chambers both in leadership and numerical strength. Now, all this is gone with the outcome of the last elections. You will be going back to the Senate as the minority.

There is some sense of personal loss, but there are great opportunities for all and democratic practice in Nigeria. With the loss of the federal government, you, as distinguished members of the National Assembly, are now the face of the PDP at the centre. Your carriage, your patriotism and honest contributions as members of the National Assembly will go a long way in reinventing this our party and prepare it for a successful come back in subsequent elections.

As you are aware, the major thrust of legislative assignment is the dual roles of lawmaking and oversight function. In fact, if legislators will strictly concentrate on these two roles, it is safe to assume that they are in charge of the government because they appropriate and track the appropriations to ensure implementation. No one can do this better than lawmakers from the opposition that you are now. But to keep government on its toes, ensure fiscal discipline, minimise corruption in the system and ensure strict compliance to appropriation and due process laws, the guard – here, you the legislators, have to go to equity with clean hands. You must demonstrate personal will and commitment to be above board if you really want to checkmate others.

My first charge of you, therefore, is to urge you to be champions of probity in the workings of the National Assembly in itself, as well as in the Executive-Legislature relation. If Nigerians do not know how monies earmarked for the National Assembly are spent, or how much money a legislator earns, they will not support you casting any stone elsewhere.

The first step therefore is to open up the National Assembly – ensure transparency and respect for the taxpayer. Public office is what it is – Public. Also, at this critical time of austerity in national earning, be the champions of cut in recurrent cost by slashing your own budgets. I am happy some of you, such as my friend Ben Bruce, have already taken up this line.

You need this because it is this self-cleansing that will now give you the guts and the moral pedestal to face your job of legislation and oversight, headlong. And for you to excel in this you have to put in extra effort, more than your colleagues from the ruling party. As I said earlier, PDP would depend a lot on your actions for its rebirth. We would therefore expect robust, enriching, in-depth and patriotic contributions from you that will define the PDP as a truly nationalistic party that it is.

Lastly, I would say, responsible opposition is not after planting booby traps and bottlenecks for the ruling party. It is, however, responsible to Nigerians in the sense of putting the government to task and ensure Nigerians get the best they deserve. You should not be hostile but you should not be gagged to silence. This balance is good for deepening democratic culture. It is good for our country.
I wish you all a successful tenure.

ichidodo:
Tis not strategy but common sense from the Illiterate,given his military background and experience,one should expect nothing less.

illiterate

ɪˈlɪt(ə)rət/Submit
adjective
1. unable to read or write.
"his parents were illiterate"
synonyms: unable to read or write, unlettered, analphabetic, functionally illiterate
"he was no illiterate peasant"
antonyms: literate
ignorant in a particular subject or activity.
"the extent to which voters are politically illiterate"
synonyms: ignorant, unknowledgeable, uneducated, untaught, unschooled, untutored, untrained, uninstructed, uninformed, unlearned, unread, unenlightened, benighted, backward; literarynescient
"a politically illiterate youth"
(of a piece of writing) showing a lack of education; badly written.
"as you can see, I have corrected your misspelt, illiterate letter"

noun
noun: illiterate; plural noun: illiterates
1. a person who is unable to read or write.

papoose999:
guy relax u takn it personal its obvious dia was no lyt in ur houz nd u no get money to buy fuel i watchd d ceremony live...buhari has relocatd d military base to borno so as to fyt boko haram

southniyikaye:
listen to news,una no go listen,it's people like you that act on hearsay and turn it into propaganda without even knowing what u are fighting for...

papoose999:
www.nairaland.com/2344370/command-centre-abuja-relocate-maiduguri

papoose999:
smh...u dey sleep abi

In his speech, Buhari described the electricity shortages as “a national shame” and called Boko Haram “a godless group that is as far away from Islam as you can imagine.”

The military command coordinating the fight against Boko Haram will be moved from Abuja to Maiduguri, capital of the northeastern state of Borno where the insurgents have concentrated their attacks, Buhari said.

“We cannot claim to have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the Chibok girls and all the other innocent persons held hostage by the insurgents,” he said.

Jonathan, accompanied by his wife, Patience, and an official retinue ''of a cool 170 people!'' that wouldn't be out of place among the diamond-ear-studded homeboys who regularly surround rappers from, say, Harlem, fairly lit up Perth's Pan Pacific Hotel.

jmaine:
Lolz . . . . . .This thread na die . . . . .. . . . . . . . .


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This lonely posture though . . . . . . . . . . .

11 Reasons Why Nyesom Wike Should Not Be Sworn In As Governor On May 29 By Joe Igbokwe

MAY 22, 2015

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Because we have not sufficiently punished political criminals in Nigeria for 16years now, the hearts of our politicians have been schemed to continue to do wrong, believing that they are above the law and that nothing will happen to them. Impunity and political corruption have choked Nigeria’s development in the last 16 years and I make bold to say that time has come for us to sit up. In actions and deeds, we seemed to have democratized political corruption and consequently corrupted our democracy to the extent that our political leaders commit heinous crimes without caring a hoot.

Now the incoming President Buhari must put his feet down and defeat and crush this license and blank cheque to commit crime. This is the reason why we wanted Buhari to come on board in the first place. This is the reason why we pushed Buhari to contest again attempting three times. We elected Buhari to come back to clear the Augean stable. We elected Buhari to change our bad attitude and immoral behaviour. We elected Buhari to stop the mess in the land. We elected Buhari to punish offenders and restore hope to fatherland. We elected Buhari to put his feet down in dealing with political corruption and brigandage. We elected Buhari to kick start the process of building a brand new Nigeria. We put our feet, hands, energies, powers, strengths behind Buhari to emerge so that poor Nigerians can have a breathing space. We encouraged and pushed Buhari to the centre stage to rid Nigeria of bad behaviour and political irresponsibility.

I therefore, hereby present 11 reasons why Nyesom Wike should not taste the exalted position of the Governor of Rivers State even for one day:

[b]No elections took place in Rivers State.

Wike was the principal character whose inordinate ambition to be governor at all cost brought agony, tears and pains in Rivers State.

Wike connived with the First Lady Mrs. Patience Jonathan to cause a breach of peace in Rivers State.

Wike worked in tandem with the First lady, the police, army and other Security Agencies to maim and kill many people in Rivers State

Wike boasted that Patience Jonathan is his Jesus Christ and God and hiding under State protection, Wike took laws into his hands with reckless abandon

Wike’s hands are soaked with innocent blood of young and bread winners he shed because he wants to be governor at all cost

Wike had the temerity and audacity to throw his weight around, taking laws into his hands, committing all kinds of atrocities believing that today will never come but here we are today

Wike never believed that President Jonathan will lose this election and this heightened his capacity to commit all kinds of atrocities and political irresponsibility

Wike used his position as Minister of Education and his closeness to the President and his wife to do the unthinkable in Rivers State, mismanaging public funds meant for the nation’s educational sector, and using it to build thugs and criminal gangs for 2015 elections

The Independent Electoral Commission in Rivers State awarded Wike almost five times higher than actual and authentic total number of voters accredited with Card Readers and PVCs.

Wike used his position as a Federal Minister to deploy Security personnels to destabilize Governor Ameachi’s government in Rivers State for nearly two years, limiting the capacity of the governor to carry out his constitutional duties in a democracy

Rivers State tragedy presents the first litmus test for the President elect and those who elected him believe that he has what it takes to stop Wike given his track records as a no nonsense man. An administrator can be appointed to oversee the affairs of governance in Rivers State until a governor is duly elected in the shortest possible time.[/b]

A President Buhari must be firm, decisive and if possible ruthless in dealing with impunity and corruption and Wike should be used to set example for others.

Joe Igbokwe
Lagos

9jacrip:


You seem close to it but BAPTIST ACADEMY was founded 1855 not 1885. How dare you put out the wrong info about my alma mater? *angry face*

princdebola201:
(1) CMS Grammar School, Lagos: 1859
(2) Methodist Boys High School, Lagos : 1878
(3) Methodist Girls High School, Lagos : 1879
(4) Baptist Academy, Lagos : 1885
(5) Hope Waddell Training Institute, Calabar, is
established as Nigeria's first east of the Niger
secondary school in 1895
(6)The old Wesley college Elekuro now Wesley
college of science, Ibadan was founded in 1905
Reference: http://www.freewebs.com/weccosa01/
home2.htm (whoever put together this website
needs to take it offline pronto )
(7) Abeokuta Grammar School, Ogun : 1908
( Kings College , Lagos : 1909
(9)Alhuda College, Zaria : 1910
Reference: http://alhudahudacollegezaria.com/
(10) Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, Ogun : 1913
(10) Eko Boys High School, Lagos : 1913

Urine:


I cringe anytime a person suggests Chibok is a scam, an ex-president confirmed it, our current president confirmed it, the chief of defence staff confirmed it, the DG of the Sea confirmed it. Now ask yourself this question, do you know more than these people? If this was a scam, won't these men be the first to expose it.

There have been kidnappings before and after chibok, the NA rescued some women recently, I was lucky enough to meet someone that saw the action, it is real! As we speak there are Nigerian refugees in other countries.

We shouldn't deny the existence of these issues because we live a comfortable life, where our freedom of movement is guaranteed, some Nigerians are going through hell, but you and I know the typical Nigerian attitude is "if e no reach my side, e never happen". Should we follow the bandwagon? No!

Nigeria Boko Haram: Former detainee says insurgents told her Chibok girls 'married off and sold as slaves this year'

May 5, 2015


Chadian soldiers drive past flags painted by Boko Haram militants in the recently retaken town of Damasak, Nigeria(Emmanuel Braun/Reuters)

ome 220 schoolgirls abducted by Nigerian terror group Boko Haram (now Iswap) last April have been married off to insurgents and sold into slavery.

The claim was made by a civilian recently rescued by the Nigerian army following her abduction by Boko Haram in Dikwa, Borno state, in April.

Boko Haram Nigeria
Who are Boko Haram terrorists?

Boko Haram fights against Western influence in Nigeria and aims to impose its version of Sharia law in the country. The group declared an Islamic caliphate in Gwoza, along the Cameroon border, in August 2014.

Boko Haram has raided several cities in the north of the country in a bid to take control of more land.

Three states, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, have been under a state of emergency since May 2013, due to Boko Haram's attacks (pic: Reuters).

During an interview with Reuters, Aisha Abbas, 45, said the insurgents told her the Chibok girls were "married off this year. Some sold to slavery, then others (militants) each married two or four of the girls."

The Chibok mass abduction caught the attention of the international media, sparking protests and prompting prominent politicians and celebrities worldwide to back online campaigns urging the Nigerian government to step up efforts to find the girls.

Abbas was among some 700 people -- mainly women and children -- recently rescued by the Nigerian army which, aided by troops from neighbouring countries, entered what it has been deemed as "the terrorists' last known stronghold" in the Sambisa forest, on the border with Cameroon.

Nearly one third of the girls freed by the army were "visibly pregnant", spreading fears they had been raped by the militants.

Boko Haram 'is fracturing'

Former detainees also said that the terror group is fracturing due to lack of weapons and fuel.

"One evening in April, Boko Haram followers stood before us and said 'Our leaders don't want to give us enough fuel and guns and now the soldiers are encroaching on us in Sambisa. We will leave you,'" a woman said.

"They threatened us but after they went we were happy and prayed the soldiers would come and save us."

The former detainees also said that after the insurgents had spotted some helicopters circling their stronghold, they tried to sell the female captives for 2,000 naira (£6) each.

A female civilian who was freed by the army said that some women and children were crushed by army vehicles and others wounded by bullets.

In March, the Nigerian army – currently aided by troops from Chad, Benin, Niger and Cameroon – started a ground and aerial offensive against the insurgents, who recently pledged allegiance to Islamic State (Isis).

The offensive was launched shortly before Nigerians headed to the polls for a general election that saw the victory of former army leader Muhammadu Buhari, who vowed to halt the deadly insurgence in the country.

Former president Goodluck Jonathan was accused by some of not having done enough to stop Boko Haram, which has killed thousands of people since its insurgency started in north-eastern Nigeria in 2009.

MizMyColi:


Beyond the fun we caught chanting those parlances.

With the recent turn of events, I am forced to reckon with Madam PEJ.

Her voice re-echoes.
Could it be that there was a clandestinely planned attempt by the elite forces behind the terrorist org to drown this woman's voice, and the salient irregularities she uncovered that day?
Through a massive smear campaign on social media as it pertains her choice of words and mannerisms?

Could we have been willing puppets back then?
Heu!
I weep for Africa.


Hate her.
Love her.
Like her.

PEJ can be likened to a rock of Gibraltar.
A Forte.
An Amazon in a class of her own.

Blaze on ma.
Get better.
Posterity never forgets.

MAY 5, 2015



Peradventure you are one of those dubting that the Nigerian army indeed rescued about 260 woman and children from Boko Haram captivity in Sambisa forest at the weekend, then these photos might help.

Some of the freed captives are currently in hospital receiving treatment for all kinds of illnesses while others have been moved into Internally Displaced Persons camps.

See more photos below: