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ebor:
"We thought peace has come to stay and there won't be any more bombs. I am getting my family out of this place tomorrow, I've had enough of Maiduguri," said Okechukwu, a pharmacy owner said.

I wonder what this man is still doing in a cursed land of Maiduguri !!

Our conditions for peace, by Boko Haram

ABUJA— Members of the Jaamatus Ahlus Sunnah Lid Daawatis Wal Jihad, a.k.a. Boko Haram yesterday celebrated the inability of the Federal Government to celebrate the nation’s 51st independence anniversary at the Eagle Square owing to threats by the group and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), to bomb the nation’s capital city if the celebration went ahead.

Members of the sect have also restated their determination to continue to unleash terror on government and its security forces, should the federal government refuse to meet their earlier demands.

It will be recalled that after the federal government announced that the celebration will be low keyed and denied insinuations that the low key celebration was due to fear of MEND or Boko Haram, there was a military and Police parade inside the Presidential Villa, with foreign ambassadors, High Commissioners’ and Chief de missions present at the villa to celebrate Nigeria’s 51st Independence anniversary.

Vanguard was told by security sources, that they have intelligence reports indicating that members of the Boko Haram sect celebrated their ability to restrict the independence anniversary to Aso Rock rather than the national ground, Eagle Square, where such occasions are usually held.
Incidentally, security measures put in place following the threats of the two groups are still in place and will remain for days as security agencies feel, both groups especially Boko Haram were put at bay because of the heavy security presence and checks going on in the FCT.

According to the source, “we have not rested since last Thursday and there is no indication that we would rest soon because we may be deceived that they have had a change of mind to attack. So the security cordons will go on until we are satisfied the risk threats have reduced”.

Meanwhile, spokesman of the group, Abu Qaqa in an email message sent to newsmen written in Hausa language yesterday said that “the country would not have peace until there is 100 per cent implementation of Sharia law in the country as enshrined in the holy Quran as well as immediate release of all our members who were detained and in the custody of security agencies for no just cause”.

He said the group was not satisfied with the report of the Presidential committee on Security in the north on possible negotiation with the federal government, adding that the members were even surprised that the committee told the world, that they have had a meeting with the sect in the course of their investigation, insisting that no committee ever sat with the group.

He dismissed the recommendation of the committee on the involvement of the Sultan of Sokoto, Emir of Bauchi or Abubakar Giro in the negotiation talk saying, “all these people are not respected by the sect members, and could not mediate for them”.

Meanwhile, unidentified gunmen yesterday shot and killed an Igbo butcher in broad daylight at the popular Baga Road Market. There was also a reported incident of an explosion at the same Baga Road which claimed two lives while some were seriously injured. Following these incidents, most shops in the market remained closed.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/our-conditions-for-peace-by-boko-haram/

When one considers his age, he or she will expect that president/founder of Christ Gospel Apostolic Church, CGAC, Pa Samuel Akinbode Sadela should be growing weaker and weaker but the reverse is the case. At the age of 111, the world’s oldest preacher and longest serving pastor was on Saturday, August 27, 2011, full of hope and expectations after 79 years on the pulpit.

His dentition is complete, his memory is sharp and his sight has not grown deem but he wears a pair of glasses strictly based on medical recommendation. He resides in a storey building where he descends the stairs once daily to carry out daily routine. With a handshake and some words of pray-ers, he welcomed this reporter to his premises at Soluyi Area of Gbagada in Lagos where the 20 minutes interview was conducted.

Decked in a white attire, with a black cap and a pair of black sandals to match, his smile was articulate and co-ordinated. Papa’s primary concern is soul winning. He forbids the use of church fund to equip himself, as a result, all he owns were gifts from people who believe they have been blessed by his contributions to the vineyard of God. Pa Sadela uses his own funds to develop other men of God who have performed creditably well in their soul winning assignment. He builds homes and buys cars for them to encourage their ministerial assignment.

Papa who was born into a pagan family in 1900 to Princess Adetiye and her husband, Pa Sadela in Ifon, Ondo State, set-tled in Lagos some decades back. The young Sadela left his parents at the age of 14 in search of formal education which his parents could not give him. He confided in Vanguard that an Angel taught him the use of the Holy Bible before he struggled to major out his elementary education solely.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/independence-shockerworld-oldest-preacher-says-nigeria-may-split-by-2015-except/

[quote author=vincent_09 link=topic=772480.msg9257084#msg9257084 date=1317483704]All powerful and merciful Father, you are the God of justice, love and peace. You rule over all the nations on earth, power and might are in Your hands and no one can withstand. We present our dear country Nigeria before You.[/quote]But our parents said all these prayers in 1960 and you are taking over from where they stopped and probably teach your children to continue from where you will stop and the likes of OBJ,Atkiu,IBB,Bankole and their children and great-grand children will continue from where their parents stopped.
Religion can blind some people in Nigeria

I wish Nigeria does not exist again by 2015

Harmvirus:
Arise, O compatriots, Nigeria's call obey Sharia endangers our fatherland, With threats of barbaric faith Boko Haram growing so fast Their struggle shall be in vain Let's fight with heart & might Any faith that threatens our Freedom, Peace & Unity. Oh God of creation, Direct our noble cause Guide our youths to fight, Help our leaders possess conscience to know That no love & honesty can grow Where their irresponsibilities are true. Greedy rulers can never attain To build a nation where Peace And Justice shall reign.

Better arranged version:


Arise, O compatriots,
Nigeria's call obey
Sharia endangers our fatherland,
With threats of barbaric faith
Boko Haram growing so fast
Their struggle shall be in vain
Let's fight with heart & might
Any faith that threatens our Freedom,
Peace & Unity.
Oh God of creation,
Direct our noble cause
Guide our youths to fight,
Help our leaders possess conscience to know
That no love & honesty can grow
Where their irresponsibilities are true.
Greedy rulers can never attain
To build a nation where Peace
And Justice shall reign.

Nigeria is Dead On Arrival (DOA).Our parents have been praying for Nigeria since 1960 and now they are old but nothing has changed.Nigeria needs radical youth action and not prayers.

Islam is evil,pure and simple!!

asha 80:
however there is always this funny talk about luxury transport owners trying to frustrate any airport in anambra.not sure of that rumor though

I don't think that is correct.I don't see anything wrong if the big boys in transportation industry jointly or individual set-up Airlines that will serve Anambra Airport.It will mean more business and expansion for them.

The ACF BOT and NEC after having marathon meetings between yesterday and this morning have issued a communique but cleverly omitted the major item discussed, namely, how the North can reclaim power in 2015. The fact that the ACF suppressed that information shows that they want to go underground in implementing their strategies which are tailored to ensure that a core Northern Hausa Fulani hardliner emerges as President in 2015 and roll back some of the progressive policies of the last 12 years which are seen as against the interest of the North.
Recent utterances of by CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to the effect that Nigerians "must accept Islamic banking" and the recent attacks on targeted and specific banks are initial steps in implementing the agenda of the ACF.
Some believe that the utterances of leading light of the ACF are code words that are being used to activate sleeper cells in the North to initiate activities that will keep the Jonathan administration busy and distracted while the ACF unfolds its agenda.
Recent comments by Malam Tishau, co founder of Boko Haram, seem to suggest that he has sympathetic persons in the top echelon of the intelligence services who arranged for him to be interviewed by the media in order to discredit the present administration.
While all these may appear to be random events, sources close to NaijaPundit have revealed to us that these are carefully scripted and orchestrated events initiated and implemented by certain prominent persons with a view to dictating the political direction of Nigeria in 2015.
http://www.naijapundit.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113%3Aacf-plans-conference-on-boko-haram&catid=29%3Anews&Itemid=86

Desola:
Their best bet would be to sell to their neighbours - camerounians as they are closer abi will they have to do the long haul to the west or north to sell their goods?

They better get friendly with your people and the rivers people because that would be their market from now on and other neighbouring African countries.

I no send if dem succeed na dem wahala be dat.

Low IQ!!

Let the war begin!!
I hope WMD is allowed to wipe-out all Alimijri

Boko Haram: Army Chief Confirms Foreigners’ Involvement In Bombings

ABUJA-AHEAD of the 51st Independence anniversary and continued threat posed by Boko Haram, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Onyeabor Azubuike Ihejirika, said yesterday, that despite successes recorded by the Army in its onslaught against the group, there was still need for better performance.

General Ihejirika spoke  even as he declared that there was foreign collaboration in the activities of the terrorist group, especially in the area of training of sect members in some African countries and funding from abroad but chose not to mention names.

The Army chief, who spoke at the 2011, third quarter, Chief of Army Staff Conference, also disclosed that he had taken the issue of welfare of officers and soldiers of the Army under his command as priority.

Reasons for grumbling

Iherijika who said no soldier could say his welfare or salaries and allowances were being toyed with, noting that there should be no reason for grumbling in that regard, noted: “Yes, it is true people say we (Army) have been doing well in handling the Boko Haram menace.

This quarterly conference is, however, borne out of my belief that, in spite of the commendation, the expectation, both from my office and the public, is that a situation where bombings continue to go on in spite of measures put in place is unacceptable.

“So we (General Officers Commanding, Principal Staff Officers, Corps Commanders, Brigade Commanders and Formation Commanders) need to really dissect our modules of operations and then we work and cooperate with others so as to come up with measures that will enhance security.”
Asked if it was true that foreign nationals from Niger, Sudan and Chad have been arrested in connection with the Boko Haram bombings and attacks, Ihejirika said: “Let me start with the involvement of Boko Haram or terrorist activities in Nigeria. It is definite that the groups that call themselves Boko Haram or terrorist receive training and possibly funding from elements abroad.

“This was evident from the type of weapons we have captured from them; the type of communication equipment we have captured from them; and the expertise they have displayed in preparation of improvised explosive and these are pointers to the fact that there is foreign involvement in the terrorism going on in Nigeria.”

On whether security agencies would ever contain and curtail the terrorist menace and restore the country to normalcy, he said: “What I want to say is that the Army will live up to the expectations of Nigerians and the army is prepared to carry out any task assigned to it. The issue of curbing security is a collective thing running from government at various levels, well meaning citizens and all the security agencies. But what I want to assure you is that the Army will cooperate and collaborate with other security agencies to improve on our present performance.”

When asked if he was aware that issues of allowances and welfare was raising dust among soldiers, the Army chief said: “As far as I am concerned, the officers and soldiers are getting their welfare as at when due and at the right time. Before I took over, the Army used to be paid last but today, there is no service that pays salaries and allowances before the Army.

In any case if there are complains on welfare, I want that to be brought to my knowledge but there is a general improvement in the welfare of officers and soldiers and in the provision of accommodation, a lot is going on now and most of the projects will be commissioned before the end of November.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/boko-haram-army-chief-confirms-foreigners-involvement-in-bombings/

15-ex-govs-for-trial-tribunal

ABUJA—The Code of Conduct Bureau said, yesterday, that 15 former governors will soon be charged to court for lying in the assets declaration forms they filled while in office.

Chairman of the Bureau, Mr Sam Saba, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Abuja also justified the decision of the Bureau to let some governors off the hook.

He, however, insisted that former Governor of Lagos state and leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has a case to answer before the conduct tribunal over allegations of operating foreign accounts while in office.

Confirming that 15 former governors will soon be charged to court, Mr Saba said: “I want to assure you that verification of the assets of some of the ex-governors is still ongoing including that of those who are still in power.

As it stands today, Borno and Plateau are the only states where we have not requested their governors and public officers to report for verification and this is due to the problem posed by the Boko Haram sect. However, at the appropriate time, we will make public the outcome of our investigations and if it is established that any of them defaulted, we will accordingly charge them before the tribunal. But till then, we are not ready to try anyone on the pages of the newspaper”, Saba added.

He refuted allegations that the trial of Asiwaju Tinubu was a calculated witch-hunt exercise aimed at stifling opposition leaders in the country.

According to him: “The Bureau wishes to reiterate its position that the trial of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no political undertone. It has been an ongoing case since year 2006. Admittedly, the case has taken such a long time due to some factors- the need to conduct thorough investigation and the time taken to constitute the full compliment of the tribunal after the death of the former chairman, Justice Sanni Murtala, SAN.

“The Bureau wants to use this medium to call on the good and patriotic citizens of Nigeria to report to it any public office holder breaching the provisions of Code of Conduct for public officers, and wish to assure you that the Bureau has the capacity to deal with the situation no matter how highly placed the person is.

“Of recent, the Bureau has observed with some amusement, the campaign of calumny being perpetuated against it by a section of the press which has been issuing some stories based on conjectures, deliberate falsehood and sensational amplification of issues all with a view to pulling down the institution and its structures.

“Further to the above, the issue of arraigning public officers before the Code of Conduct Tribunal has never been an issue of the board to discuss and take decisions. There are structures on the ground established by the board to carry out that responsibility; the ‘assets verification committee’ and the ‘petition screening committee’. Any officer that is established to have breached any provisions of the code of conduct for public officers after diligent investigation by any of the above committees is referred to the legal unit of the bureau for prosecution before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. So why should the case of Bola Ahmed Tinubu be different?

“Also it should be noted that the case of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which had started since the year 2006, had pre-dated the coming of the present board which was inaugurated in April 2010.

However, if the chairman is said to be taking a central position in the activities of the bureau vis-à-vis the case of Bola Ahmed Tinubu that is very understandable because he is the chairman of the organization and its principal spokesman. This however should not be maliciously misconstrued as disagreement between him and the federal commissioners.”

It will be recalled that Tinubu was on September 21, docked before a 3-man panel of justices at the Code of Conduct Tribunal sequel to allegations that he operated 10 foreign accounts whilst in office between 1999 and 2007.

Meanwhile, the CCB boss who spoke yesterday alongside four commissioners of the Bureau, also adduced reasons why some former governors who were ab-initio accused of violating the Code of Conduct for Public officers whilst they were in office, would no longer face prosecution.

Saba said the CCB decided to drop the cases against the ex-governors after they admitted guilt and made restitution to the Federal Government, even as he specifically named the former governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki, among those that benefitted from the said process. He declined to reveal the identity of other indicted ex-governors who embraced the ‘plea-bargain’ option.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/15-ex-govs-for-trial-tribunal/

[quote author=alj_harem link=topic=770049.msg9233994#msg9233994 date=1317178975]I do not intend to insult you but I think u are a goat

Who removed federalism, was it not Ironsi or so, was he a northerner

What parasite are u talking about

DOES AN AVERAGE NORTHERNER SURVIVE ON OIL MONEY ?

Is oil food ?

How many oil jobs have northerners taken away from the south

How many southern resources is controlled and ruled by northerner ?

I think you people just like blaming the North because you are unfortunate  [/quote]How much tax does Boron State generate monthly within the State to pay it civil servant?
90% of fund used in running Boron state comes from monthly federal allocation which comes from oil money and you are searching for southern resources in the North.

At Onitsha,Awka and Nnewi all the Aboki I know are either cow,goat and local chicken sellers or/and the rest are shoe shiners,kola-nut,tom-tom and sweet seller and the last group are able and disable beggars at every major markets and roads.
The don't live in most of the four-story buildings we have in the state but in make shift houses made of wood and zinc with pit toilets.

Northerners are afraid of true federalism in Nigeria because it will further lead to backwardness of the North.The North is an economic parasite to Nigeria.

asha 80:
so you think ndu chucks is an igbo man?is this the first time you are seeing his posts?

Ndu- chucks is not an Igbo man,he is an alimajiri using igbo name as ID.Pls ignore him

Northerners are economic parasite to Nigeria.The only source of monthly salary payment will be from federal monthly allocation

[quote author=ndu_chucks link=topic=769880.msg9232335#msg9232335 date=1317151992]I was not expecting you to detail this thread. I know some people hate the truth - just remember that the truth could set, even you, free. olodo[/quote]Low IQ!!

Desola:
There's something very fishy about this woman. Debt relief for Nigeria, debt relief for Africa, World Bank to provide employment.

Is she working for the Nigerian government or the World Bank? Seems to me like someone with a "monkey-syndrome" with one hand on the Nigerian branch and another firmly on the world bank branch.

She is just carrying out her world bank agenda.
Madam has failed to tell us how much of our money and resources she has used to buy this so called debt relief in a bid to boost her own CV and guarantee her return to the world bank.

She must think that we are silly to think this is all in Africa's best interest. The truth is that your bosses wouldn't keep you if you were making them a loss so you must have attained that lofty height by selling the soul of Africa constantly!

Some of us are not fools, you know.
Oloshi!

Low IQ!!

[quote author=ndu_chucks link=topic=769880.msg9232270#msg9232270 date=1317151487]nwannem, what are your thoughts on the thread's topic? is it time for Ndigbo to start rethinking this issue?[/quote]I know you are a Boko Haram Igbo man maybe the day you reconvert then we can talk

At times I wonder "What is the economic value of Northerners to Nigeria".In my opinion they simply parasites

It's needed for criminal minded people especially Nigerians.Ireland does not want criminals in their country.

Never be afraid to make a mistake but never a mistake twice

NYSC should be cancelled because it's a useless Scheme that has overstayed its usefulness.

KANO – Two miscreants, Abba Garba 18, Abubakar Suleiman, 17, Monday, shocked Kano residents as they  confessed to have gang-violated a National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, member serving with Durumi Secondary School, Kurna in Kano municipality.

The police  said it has arrested Abba Garba and Abubakar Suleiman while the other two, Nazeephy Malam and Ali Wara  are said to be at large.

Garba, the lead suspect told Vanguard that the incident occurred penultimate week  in one of the classrooms in the college by 12 noon when the victim, who was not aware of the strike action in the state, resumed for classes.

He revealed that he and his cohorts were forced into the school building on the fateful day by  the torrential downpour  when suddenly a lady that appeared to be in her late 20’s approached them, speaking a language they could not understand.

Garba told Vanguard that in he was moved by the beauty of the ‘stranger’ and  immediately drew out a sharp knife and compelled her to UnCloth before  he and his friends violated her in turns.

He said: “I took shelter in the premises of the college with my friends when it started raining on that fateful day. While we were having fun, a lady suddenly approached us and was speaking a language none of us understood.

“I was moved by her beauty  and immediately drew out a sharp knife. We took her into one of the class rooms, forced her to UnCloth and violated her in turn before policemen on patrol apprehended two of us. The other two escaped.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/2-arrested-for-gang-Desecrating-nysc-member-in-kano/

Nigeria is a doomed country.We are sitting on a keg of gun-powder waiting for it to explode.The time is ticking fast!!

chyed:
Mr man stop being pathetic just because biafra failed. Palestine and Isreal were never one country to start, unlike Biafra and Nigeria. So their right to statehood should be honored.

You claim to be Igbo but i want to believe you most an[b] OSU Igbo man or Boko Haram Igbo man[/b] because a true biafiaran don't speak and talk like a slave.
Palestine is just about 4 million people and want a statehood but Biafria that is above 55 million people does not deserve statehood.
I think you must be a confused person without an identity!!

Nigeria is a doomed country.We are sitting on a keg of gun-powder waiting to explode.The time is ticking fast!!

donedy:
What does supporting a Palestinian state has to deal with Biafra. Isn't Biafra part of Nigeria? You Igbo do crack me sometimes. Africa is better being a nation than a continent.

Palestinian does not deserve a statehood, they should remind with Israel or migrate to other Arab countries if they wish to just as Biafria has decided to stick with the shaking Nigeria.