₦airaland Forum

oyatz:
The most important questions that you need to ask;

1) Which territory with clear, unambiguous and universally acceptable boundaries is the Referendum for?
a) The Former Old Eastern Region which didn't include Delta and Edo States

b) The Five States of the S/East

c) Anywhere Igbos live

2) if (c) above, then who is an Igbo and who is not?

3) Who is going to conduct the referendum?

4) From where is the money for the conduct of the referendum coming from?

* Budgetary allocations from Nigeria's budget

* Donations from those asking for the referendum.

5) Who is eligible to vote in the referendum?

*Anybody regardless of tribes living in the S/East?
* All citizens in the SE/SS
* Igbos irrespective of where they live

6) What are the questions on the ballot?

a) Biafrans
b) Nigeria
c) Your own country which is neither Nigeria or Biafra

7) Who has the authority to demand for the referendum?

a) Unelected groups or any pressure group e.g IPOB, MASSOB

b) Elected Governors of the States

c) Elected Legislators from the areas.

Who has the authority to order for the referendum?

a) President
b) National Assembly
c) Both a) and b) above.

Brilliant

ANALYSIS: Israel’s accreditation to the AU is dividing Africa
Many African states are digging their heels in at Israel’s return to the African Union as an observer.
by Shewit Woldemichae

Israel has long sought to retake its position as an observer state at the African Union (AU). It had this status with the Organisation of African Unity until that continental body became the AU in 2002. AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has now opened the door to Israel again – and not everyone is welcoming his decision.

But how important is this issue for Africa and the AU, and does it suggest any significant changes in the continent’s relations with Israel?

If its accreditation is not overturned, Israel will join a growing list of more than 90 external partners endorsed by the AU. It will have limited access to AU documents and sit as an observer when invited to meetings. Accredited non-African states and organisations are expected to support the AU’s work in the spirit of its founding principles.

Most African governments have been silent on Mr Faki’s July decision. This could indicate Israel’s growing influence on the continent due to changing global dynamics, particularly the normalisation of relations with several Arab countries in 2020.

But the move has upset 21 of the AU’s 55 states, some of which are members of the League of Arab States and Southern African Development Community – so much so that the matter will be reassessed when African foreign ministers meet in October.

Israel’s request for accreditation follows an improvement in its relations with some League of Arab States members, including Morocco and Sudan. But several southern and north African countries object to what they see as Faki’s unilateral decision to receive credentials from Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia, Burundi and Chad without adequate consultation with AU member states.


Most of the opposition is based on political and procedural concerns. The legal basis for AU accreditation follows criteria for granting observer status, based on a system adopted by the Executive Council in 2005.

This system allows non-African states to participate in open sessions of the AU’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) and the opening and closing sessions of AU summits. States also get limited access to AU documents and may be invited by the commission chairperson to participate in meetings and make statements. They cannot vote, however.

The criteria allow the chairperson to consider accreditation applications, ‘bearing in mind the supreme interest of the Union and the known views and concerns of member states.’ Only if they are convinced that ‘there are no reasons why such a request should not be acceded to’ shall it be approved. Countries that have criticised Mr Faki’s decision claim that all African member states are unlikely to support Israel’s accreditation, given the AU’s political stance on Palestine. The AU has called for an ‘end to the Israeli occupation that started in 1967, [and] the independence of the state of Palestine on boundaries of 4 June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.’

Those opposing Mr Faki on the issue say the AU rejected two previous applications by Israel in 2013 and 2016 for this reason. As the situation in Palestine has not changed, they argue, neither should Israel’s status. They claim the move would be against the AU’s founding principles and vision. However, several of these states, including South Africa and Botswana, have bilateral relations with Israel. This raises questions about their objections to the continent having relations with Israel.


In response to the criticism in early August, Mr Faki acknowledged the AU’s continued commitment to a two-state solution for Palestine but argued that accreditation fell within his mandate. He also pointed out that more than 40 AU member states have bilateral relations with Israel and may not oppose its status change. Israel has, in recent years, normalised relations with many African countries as its interest in the continent has grown, and regional and world politics has shifted in its favour. Improved dealings with Sudan and Morocco in 2020 followed a series of cooperation agreements between Israel and Arab states, mediated by the United States.

Israel’s supporters in the accreditation debate, including Sudan, Morocco and Somalia, compare the situation to the United Kingdom’s (UK) occupation of Mauritius’s Chagos islands. African leaders have consistently called for the decolonisation of Palestine from Israeli occupation, as they have done in the case of the islands. But since the UK’s accreditation to the AU has never come under scrutiny, neither should Israel’s, they argue.AU rules and procedures require that if even one member state objects to the accreditation of a non-African state, the Executive Council must decide. Given the current lack of consensus, the issue will go to a vote. If members agree that the matter is procedural, a simple majority vote by a quorum of two-thirds will decide Israel’s status. If not, a two-thirds majority is required. In the lead-up to October’s meeting of foreign ministers, Israel’s opponents and supporters are lobbying for support. If states with bilateral relations with Israel openly oppose its status, others may follow suit if the issue is put to a secret ballot.

Having waited almost 20 years, AU accreditation would be a foreign policy triumph for Israel. Although African countries will continue to call for a political solution to the Israeli–Palestinian impasse, relations with the continent may strengthen despite the current uncertainties.


Beyond discussing whether Israel should be accredited, the AU Executive Council should reflect on how those that receive this status contribute to the continental body’s priorities. The PSC should be tasked with reviewing the role and impact of external partners in Africa’s efforts to achieve peace and security.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/483929-analysis-israels-accreditation-to-the-au-is-dividing-africa.html

Why are IPOB miscreants so pained about the president's visit?

lasthero:
Just 6 slots?.
I have a family of 7 that want to japa na. How we go do am?

Leave yourself behind

lasthero:
no names mentioned

Those of us who know just know

A man who allegedly posed as 'Salim', and his brother, both Nigerian nationals, were arrested by Chennai city cyber cell officers, from New Delhi on August 30.


Two men suspected to be Nigerian brothers have duped a woman to the tune of N2, 253, 952 in a romance scam in the city of Chennai, India.

A man who allegedly posed as 'Salim', and his brother, both Nigerian nationals, were arrested by Chennai city cyber cell officers, from New Delhi on August 30.
According to New India Express, the swindled woman, whose name was not disclosed, received a message on a matrimonial site that one Mohammed Salim from The Netherlands was interested in marrying her.

They began talking and a few days later, Salim told her he had sent her a gift. What followed was an elaborate scheme, at the end of which she was swindled of Rs 4 lakh.

The suspects, O. Paulinus Chikeluo (31) and O. Cletus Ikechukwu (23), have been remanded in judicial custody.

Paulinus posed as Salim, a doctor from The Netherlands, and Cletus posed as Asif, the groom's brother. Police said the accused persons used stolen identities to cheat wealthy people on matrimonial sites. The fraudsters bought SIM cards and bank accounts from daily wage labourers or random people they would meet at liquor shops for Rs 10,000.

After 'Salim' told the woman he had sent the gift, the victim received a call from a woman, who identified herself as a Customs official.

"She told her the gift package contained thousands of Euros, and she had to pay Rs 28,000 for clearing the package. She then was eventually asked to pay Rs 77,000 to convert the currencies, Rs 95,000 to upgrade her bank account, Rs 20,000 for payment delay, Rs 50,000 to cancel the overdue and another Rs 1.35 lakh for a flight ticket for the groom’s brother to visit India," the police said.

Meanwhile, when the victim grew suspicious and refused to pay the money, she received a message from Asif stating that Salim had attempted suicide because she refused to accept his gift.

"The fraudster threatened to file abetment to suicide case against the victim," police sources said.

Frightened by the threats, she paid Rs 4.05 lakh to the fraudsters. Police have also seized the cash from the Nigerian duo.


http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/06/two-nigerian-brothers-defraud-woman-over-n2-million-romance-scam-india

LOL

I don't take orders from a terrorist

Ofodirinwa:
These questions are very stupid

The questions are very valid

Ikwerelastborn:
You are still a kid who hasn't left his village, I'm telling you from visits and experiences. Thats how you will leave now and end up homeless

He thinks the other side is as green as portrayed in the movies

IPOB terrorists on the beat

od501:
He announced a sit-at-home exercise, and people obeyed. That didn't look like what "an empty windbag" can do.
I also heard he is a major proponent in the founding of ESN. Again, it is nothing close to what "a rabble-rouser" will do. Let's admit it, these guys are growing stronger by the day, tagging them terrorists and killing every one of them won't solve any problem.

A reasonable government will conduct a referendum if he thinks that 90% of a people from a particular region supports a cause.

the meaning of rabble-rouser is 'A person who tries to stir up masses of people for political action by appealing to their emotions rather than their reason'. Now please tell me if there exists a single IPOB member who reasons rationally. As for his ESN soldiers I'll direct you to Okonso and his boys to answer that

od501:
Then ask yourself, is he more fearless and effective leader than Kanu? Cos I think he is

I doubt it. He's an empty windbag and rabble-rouser who will fail to achieve his objectives

Antoeni:
So this IPOB don’t even have 1 reasonable
Person among them
This is really unfortunate

They are mostly a bunch of rag tag terrorists. That Ekpa guy is trying to convince his followers that he's a more fearless and effective leader than Kanu.

BKayy:
Incase you Nigerians don't know, Simon Ekpa is your nemesis.
Unlike Nnamdi Kanu, he is decisive and does what needs to be done. Not emotional like Nnamdi Kanu and unlike IPOB, he believes freedom is taken not given
If Simon Ekpa, flaunts his own banner today, majority of Ndigbo will abandon IPOB for it. Even my support will shift to his.
In other words, call him the nemesis of Nigeria

he can do no more than a dead dog. Can he have even a fraction of the capacity of boko haram who have waged a brutal war against us for over ten years? He's only making noise because he's so far away. Let him step foot on Nigerian soil and see

The dictator in every Nigerian

We all detest dictatorship when we are the victims of its reverberations, but when we wear the jackboots and are handing down orders, censures; singling shots, cutting down, attacking and destroying other people we palliate our actions. In most cases, we subsume our venture in tyranny as ‘’activism’’ – a term that has now become nebulous and an umbrella for highwaymen clutching the banner of civil advocacy.

There is a dictator in every Nigerian. We want to be heard, but we do not want to hear others. Even when we listen, it is not to understand but to muster ammunition for a belligerent response. The falcon does not hear the falconer. We have become so regimented in our cerebration that any view which does not follow a ‘’popular solitary narrative’’ is blitzed, and the messenger assailed ruthlessly.

It must be our way or the highway to hell. A straitjacket opinion dominates the landscape and all contrary perspectives sentenced to silence. If you dare to think different or say different, you are cancelled, ridiculed, vilified and slandered. In our world, everyone must be on the bandwagon of the solitary narrative. Is this not a tyranny of opinion? Are we not dictators?

I have become a staple for vicious internet hobgoblins. These imps find my unyielding stance on national issues vexatious. To them, it is uncharacteristic for someone from the south-east to speak in defence of Nigeria or take a position away from the prevailing socio-political doctrine. Their run-off-the-mill argument is that since I am Igbo, I must defend the Igbo – whether for good or for evil. But I cannot fit into that provincial receptacle. It is not me. My calling is for humanity regardless of tribe, religion or political persuasion.

When it is time to take a righteous stand for any group whether – Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Fulani, Igala, Ibibio, or Ijaw – I will proudly do so. What affects one afflicts all of us.

Native mentation. This is our challenge — to see in tribal silos and do not to think beyond the tribe. We must evolve beyond this drawback. Armies of Nigerians from different sections of the country must rise up and defend Nigeria and Nigerians. We should not always retreat into ethnic shells and interpret national matters by sectional prejudice. We must stand in the beautiful middle dividing nonsenses.

My stint in activism enriched my knowledge of civil advocacies – and their ugly underbelly. The clouds are not always white and robins do not always sing. The Nigerian civil society space is one that is tainted and blackened by ego, rapaciousness, and sleaze. I participated in some advocacies in the past with a mind brimming with passion for Nigeria and a fist raised for a change in my country. I was naive. My dispassionate commitment to certain causes and conviction led me down the primrose path of deception. In my innocence, I assumed everyone raising a fist and parroting slogans had genuine intentions.

It was devastating for me when I realised some of these advocacies are well-oiled campaigns promoted by unclean characters. Most civil advocacies do not sprout organically. There is always a mighty hand behind the curtains pulling the marionettes.

There is also the all-knowing complex with the activism industry. ‘’Activists’’ appear to have the right prescriptions to Nigeria’s problems as well as the Midas touch to turn things around. They make pleasing noises; shout the loudest in the room, deliver wry but perfect one-liners, and seal every oration with powerful quotes from famous persons — all by rote. They know what to say in every situation. But many of these advocates from the Nigerian ‘’activism community’’ found themselves in government and became what they stood against in their days in the trenches – and instead of bringing change, they caused government to atrophy with a Sadim touch.

A once vibrant activist with a mouth full of hot words revealed his true plumage and betrayed his hypocrisy when he became state governor and then national chairman of a major political party. There are many like that in the activism community waiting for their turn at the table. And while they are waiting they must keep shouting until their mouth is fed.

While the ‘’activism community’’ claims to be at war with tyranny, it does not brook opposition. Members who do a volt-face or have a change of perspective are ‘’de-comraded’’ or dismissed as ‘’compromised’’. There is a dictatorship of opinion in the activism community. It must be ‘’attack, tear down, criticise and pull down’’. If you happen to point out the flickers of hope in the system, you are reduced to a quisling.

This does not obviate the place of genuine activists – those whose singular pursuit is to see a better Nigeria. Even in a crate of rotten eggs, we still have the unsoiled ones.

There is a dictator in every Nigerian. We hold those in government to scrutiny for alleged acts of tyranny while ignoring our complicity. We should hear one another. If you insist only your way must stand, how are you different from Idi Amin? Dictatorship stirs resistance. When you come to people from a position of tyranny, naturally they will resist you. This is a normal human reaction. No one wants to be dictated to, no one wants to be pushed around or made to feel like an indentured slave. We should hear one another.

By Fredrick ‘Mr One Nigeria’ Nwabufo

Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @FredrickNwabufo

https://dailytrust.com/the-dictator-in-every-nigerian

The only chance Nnamdi has to get out of jail soon is if Buhari drops dead before his term elapses. Other than that, all these scam artists posing as prophets should take a chill. Anyway December is not too far

This Ekpa no know say one skinny Fulani man with an AK47 fit put am for the condition wey Mazi Kanu dey right now . Dumbass talkative clown!

Spending123:
The same fate awaits Buhari..

Is there an existing ICC indictment against Buhari that we're unaware of or are you just high on Kanu's urine?

hammerDK:
SIMON EKPA IS OLD TESTAMENT, BLOOD SWEAT AND GUTS.


VERY DIFFERENT FROM NNAMDI KANU.




WE TOLD THEM KANU REPLACEMENT WIL LBE TOUGH.

We need him to leave Finland immediately on some urgent IPOB business. Some people want to have word with him

What is this obsession the ibos have with illicit drugs? Is this what their proposed Biafra republic will be known for?

BabbanBura:
Guy leave that matter, mosques that were demolished because they were harbouring BH members, which of the churches demolished harboured any form of terrorism?

If zulum is to demolish mosques for reasons of violations, I can assure you that atleast 500 mosques inside the metropolitan area will be gone. This is because 90% of the mosques are built on streets with atleast one quarter to the half of rhe building clearly encroached to the streets. Secondly, mosques are being built all over the places in residential areas.

These Muric submission is once again baseless and a support for persecution of Christians and the Church.

If the dammed church structure was built illegally he did a wonderful job by getting rid of it. You can scream persecution from now until eternity nobody cares

De facto zoo monkey in a cage you mean?

Well there's an empty cage right next to Cownu's and you're very much welcome to occupy

Fahdiga:
Same way Biafra will soon gain more grounds against this shithole

With your unknown gunmen?

IBB can only tell this to the children who were either infants or not even born during his regime. As for those of us who had to live through the t malfeasance that went on during the years 1985-1993, can only say Buhari's regime is saintly as compared

WandaNara:
Make US come recolonize Nigeria abeg.



The Brits are evil

Colonize only you and your family house you say?

Asgard73:
They were screaming we hid and supported Oyeama.. like say the did anyone favor..

Fani-Kayode a typical Yoruba man ... they love taking advantage of situations to shalaye

Even the Oyeama igbos no send am.. he’s on his own..
Infact both Oyeama and kyari should be extradited.. weda US want him or not.

Careless and shameless

The above statement is a lie. Or do you want me to dig up the thread where you guys supported him when hi indictment came out?

MadamVanessa:
From inception, that dumb retarrrded thing from Daura has been a kidnapper. And i am not surprised, because kidnapping, maiming, killing, raping, stealing are atrocities known to be committed by fulani, and the dullarrd is a fulani man.. so he's certainly doing what his ancestors and his people are known to be doing.

MNK, is bigger than them all, even as the dullarrd is a president of a zoo, believe me, he's not still fit or worthy to loose MNK shoe laces. This not me trying to demeaned him, this is m saying the fact.

Yeah and take a good look at the big man now

Still doesn't make Allen any less of a crook than Kyari. In fact Allen is a bigger crook than Kyari

vasel15:
We don't need it, I have educated you slow kids we don't need anyone to access the atlantic

All these maps you're flaunting don't mea a thing. Not only are you a dot in a circle you also lack the necessary resources to build a viable state. Hence your jailbird leader's continued obsession with the coastal tribes who have rejected you over and over anyway

It's too late for that now as they've already gone terrorist. They should have taken Buhari's advice to them back in 2016 to register as a political party and contest elections but they were busy chanting "No refelendum no erection" LoL!