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Agbalowomeri:
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Oti pari

Merry Xmas

Not looking good at all ....

That,s the way the cookie crumbles......

Mylove55:
A lot of things is wrong with liar obi,
In 16yrs, PDP never supported smes, they never lifted anyone from poverty.
From 80m in 2004 to 112m poor people in 2014 even when oil was selling @$120/barrel to 87m poor people in 2016 when oil was selling @$30/barrel .

In terms of employment, this government has engage 11m rice farmers alone

Rate of unemployment is a good indicator of the effort of govt in supporting SMEs....
When SMEs thrives, they create jobs and unemployment reduce and vice versa...
PDP came into office in 1999 with unemployment rate of about 19%.....
As at 2015, unemployment rate is just a little above 6%
Buhari Administration came in and take us back to 18.8%...... within 3 yrs
Call it N Power ....give it another name ...Moni Trader ......
This policy is simply not working......Facts dont lie

Charly68:
I can't still understand the cause of this number of casualty . What were they doing ,sleeping in the barrack or what ? Those small small untrained miscreants could cause such a fatal blow against trained soldiers ? Buratai has questions to answer .

Calling Boko Haram fighters miscreants .... I laugh in Greek
They are well trained in guerrilla tactics, deadly intelligence with good fighting spirit
Dey ve good technical support from foreign fighters from Isis, Alqueda, Al Shabab etc
Dey will make a mess of any conventional army without mercy if d army dont sit up

Nice debate, really enjoy the debate with 3 plates of pepper soup

Peter and Prof perform exceptionally....

We expect Peter Obi to attack Prof aggressively.... sincerely he did not disappoint...

We expect Prof to absorb these attacks and soak the pressure.... He did just fine ....

Any one of them, Peter or Prof will make a fine President...

But the destiny of 200 million Nigerians rests in the Hand of Buhari a school cert Holder or Atiku, a diploma holder

goldfish80:
Can someone explain why Nigeria ports authority operates a guest house in London, as Peter Obi alluded?

Bros,

Thats a killer punch from Obi... even Prof was laughin...

See how Buhari Mallams dey cause wahala for me ...

CilicMarin:
We are where we are, because of the 16 years of mismanagement....

How can Peter Obi put up a straight face and start saying they will do this and that...What did you do in the last 16 years!

General applause by the audience...

That was a good one/uppercut from Prof...

Dharniel:
I just have to appreciate the way Peter Obi memorises all the facts he's stating tonight. Seriously I give kudos to him but yet he's still not a match to PYO. No sentiments...

It is not about memorizing... Peter Obi is sound

U dont start it by chance .. u need to read consistently

Watch all his past interview with Channel..

He is good with with figures... thats how to debate effectively

helinues:
Osinbajo really gets so many punch lines

Give it to him

Thats what he should expect as the current VP

Iblad0994:
To be honest, Osinbajo gathered a lot of experience with this VP job. The way he talks show that he knows the in and out of governance in Nigeria.

Debating is not just about giving figures which a small primary 1 kid can memorize, but it is about responding to the question with the desired answer without deviating from the issue of discourse.

VP could not give facts and figure cause there is nothing to give ...

Its difficult to defend failure jare

PMB administration makes it simple as ABC for the Peter Obi

Goovo:
I think Obi is just dishing out fake figures, cos he knows nobody will cross check them.

Let the VP also dish out his own facts


He is a Prof ...

Goovo:
I think Obi is just dishing out fake figures, cos he knows nobody will cross check them.

Very Silly

Let Osibanjo cram these facts too

I believe Osinbajo is a Prof ...

kongashare01:
Lols.. I dnt steal it bro... I rather dash it out than selling for such price..

--No need for side comments, bro
- Its an offer... that can be accepted or rejected
- happy sales

20k .....will send a friend to pick it up 2morrow

GonFreecss1:
The trend I have noticed with Nigeria and Nairaland, especially this investment section is optimism. From the Tbills section to here, people like it easy.

But sooner many of you will learn there is an easy way and the right way to do things. People who become successful don't go through the easy way.

Naija is a tough place to do biz...
Sharks everywhere ... Coys with poor corp governance all over
And yet we must trade, invest and make profit

Guestlander:
Soon you will be able to live in Ibadan and work in Lagos or vice versa.
My vote goes to the APC, If you don't like that you can take a dive in you know where.

An estimated 11 million jobs have been lost in Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari's leadership, leading to the World Poverty Clock, a website that monitors real-time progress against poverty globally, revealing that Nigeria has overtaken India as the world's headquarters for "extreme poverty"

- Pls tell PMB and APC to give us back 11 million jobs ....

Guestlander:
Soon you will be able to live in Ibadan and work in Lagos or vice versa.
My vote goes to the APC, If you don't like that you can take a dive in you know where.

An estimated 11 million jobs have been lost in Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari's leadership, leading to the World Poverty Clock, a website that monitors real-time progress against poverty globally, revealing that Nigeria has overtaken India as the world's headquarters for "extreme poverty"

- Pls tell PMB and APC to give us back 11 million jobs ....

- How do you expect us to live in Ibadan and work in Lagos when we dont have jobs..

No failures .... thats wonderful...

Life is a mystery and decided by chance.

This is one of my daily prayer that God should direct my steps by being in the right place at the right time . Ecc 9: 11 gives a good summary

I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn't always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn't always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don't always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

ahiboilandgas:
the cbn governor have all the data and research team at his disposal...he can see all the bank balance in nigeria and where the money is he has more data and info more than any body in nigeria including the president (on money matter)...you don't joke with the chairman of federal reserve bank..cos his statement and body language can make or mar an economy

- Something is clearly wrong with CBN Monetary policies ..
- We have been fighting excess liquidity for the past 30 yrs with the same model without no solution
- Dont understand why CBN will continue to borrow at exorbitant rate in the name of excess Money supply
- Why should banks lend to the real sector when they can make clean 12 -13% without lifting a finger in T bills
- Even when banks decide to lend, no one will take the loan cos of excessive int rate above 30% pa
- We just need to find another model to fix this excess liquidity menace..

Akwasi:
No wonder the Boko Haram guys are killing these people. There is no discipline at all. How can you address such issues on social media as a soldier when you have superiors?

I suspect they do as they please and that is why they are being slaughtered by the Boko Haram

- This is what you get when lazy and corrupt Generals are in the top cadre of the Army
- South African mercenaries trained the 72 Mobile Strike Force..they are Nigerians
- Boko Harams fighters fled into other African countries within weeks ...
- They were successful becos that had access to modern weapons, deadly training & timely air support
- Dont blame those boyz..... blame the Generals !

BafanaBafana:
Thank God for his life. When I see a soldier these days, I pity them.

Meanwhile I believe the reason for the terrorists overpowering our guys was lack of preparedness rather than lack of weapons. If the video making rounds is authentic,
1. Our guys were not in battle gear, soldiers are not allowed to go into battle without full kits
2. It was reported that the terrorists carted away large cache of weapons, they armoury was well stocked.
3. The had a T71 tank there and it obviously wasn't manned before the terrorists came, and their first action was to destroy it. If that tank had sneezed in the direction of the approaching terrorists even once, it would have put them in disarray and made the work easier for the guys with riffles.

- The first law of guerrilla warfare is 'Surprise" ... without this element Boko Boyz will not attack..
- Thats why air support is important for the Nigerian army in this warfare
- Russian Army with its might lost over 15,000 soldiers with over 35,000 wounded in guerrilla warfare with Mujaheddin in Afghanistan
- Stop blaming our boyz... FG should give them air support.

fxuser:
short term bullish fatigue !

Plx assist with TA on SEPLAT & BETAGLASS

Cannonleo:
nope bro wrong picture, that is an american chinook helicopter and not our russian mi-24,p

Meanwhile the russian PMC group that came was named Executive Outcomes and was headed by Eben Barlow a veteran of the south african. Border wars . They never engaged in battle as they were contracted to train the 72 MSF and the battalion that j
Held Konduga

-I agree with you that they trained the 72 MSF, that,s the general narrative.
- Go and read Eeben interview on his blog on their strategy in fighting Boko Haram
- At times, we are asked to plan the overall operation and then oversee the execution.
-While the Nigerian government has insisted the South Africans' role was mainly as "technical advisers", Col Barlow suggested his men had been involved in direct combat. His air power unit was “given ‘kill blocks’ to the front and flanks of the strike force and could conduct missions in those areas,” he said. His forces also helped with intelligence gathering, troop transportation and evacuation of casualties.

BlowBack:
That image is not of SA mercenaries operating in Nigeria but rather Afghanistan. The helicopter in the background is a Chinook which is operated mainly by US Special forces and saw active roles in Afghanistan because of their resilience in landing and operating over high altitude regions.

Helicopters can provide the much needed advantage in inserting and removing troops close to the fight. Does BH rely on helicopters to deploy their troops?

This is no excuse

https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/in-borno-south-african-mercenaries-are-real-heroes-fighting-boko-haram-report-reveals-id4694821.html

That is an interview with a mercenary.......

Another thing that grabbed attention is that these guys had Mi-24 attack helicopters, which are like flying tanks. With extremely heavy weaponry, they were conducting offensive operations.

What makes this so interesting is that Nigeria hired these guys with their own private armored helicopter, and I’m not talking about a Blackwater-style helicopter with men with machine guns in the exits; these Mi-24s are Russian military standard gear, armed with missiles and so on. It’s a private air force

-U know Helicopters can provide the much needed advantage and yet FG failed to equip soldiers with equipment s to combat terrorism! This is sad !!
- So FG should leave soldiers on the field without air support becos BHaram dont use helicopters to deploy their troops.
- Do you know this is a guerrilla warfare, that surprise is an element for this attack to be successful......
- Even US forces always call for air support when they are outnumbered and under heavy fire from Al queda fighters.

BlowBack:
The South African mercenaries did not come withh any special weapons but rather advanced skill set.

You are wrong. Google is your friend

U dont conduct offensive operation without helicopters...

This is one of the reported mercenaries in Borno with the Mi-24 in the background.

alezzy13:
The point I've been making. I don't believe the weapons BH had were substantially better than ours, but there was a major difference: GUTS, ORIENTATION. From the videos I've sseen, those guys were fighting like wounded lions, it was all out, no holds barred. They were chanting, howling, yelling. . . Even me watching had goosebumps.

I'm not any means holding brief for this govt, and of course I totally support the need for higher grade sophisticated weapons, but beyond that we need to work on the orientation and training of these soldiers.

- Weapon is a major factor.
- South African mercenaries were largely successful during the Jonathan era becos of their weapons.
- They came with their own heavy weapons and Russia M1-24 helicopters, no Oga at the top politics involved
- Modern counter terrorism requires our force to be on the offensive, hit and run tactics...
- Our forces are always repelling attacks which means they cant go on the offensive cos of their weapons
- There is nothing like Gut Orientation ... Even the Special US teams that fought the battle of Tora Bora had to called in Air Force bombers to take out targets; non-stop heavy air strikes including laser-guided bombs and missiles lasted for 72 hours before al-Qaeda fighters withdrew to higher fortified positions

currentprice:
Chai! See chibuking bullish on diamond early this year. This mkt heeeen

I no dey see stock recommendations from various analyst again self...
Everywhere just quiet ....

lonelydora:
No offence intended! But i think we have lily-liver men in the present day Nigerian Military.

- Dont call our soldiers lily liver men,
- You don,t know these Boko Boyz,
- they are trained by Al shabaab in modern guerrilla warfare
- Nigerian Army is not built to handle guerrilla warfare
- Buhari need re hire those South African mercenaries to fight Boko Haram
- Their combat effectiveness, hardware and training are clearly above the Nigerian Army
- They always come with their Mi-24 attack helicopters, which are like flying tanks.
- They also have extreme heavy weaponry to conduct offensive operation
- Just imagine that our boyz had air support with just one Mi -24 attack helicopter,

oluwaahmed:
There is something going on that we are unaware of, that's the main reason this govt needs to leave before it will be too late for the rest of us. Did u see how BH was moving in that video? thats tactical army training (shoot, run, duck, shoot, move, stealth flanking etc). Did u guys also notice their aim was on point? This govt is planning something for us, we need to be ready. If this video does not anger & scare you and u dey chant buhari, u be fool

We need those South African mercenaies back to finish Boko boys, most of these guys fought in Angola, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Afghanistan including war against Al Shabab in Somalia

Boko boys go calm down by force

onadana:
Look the most amazing thing is the low morale of the army.The speed at which these soldiers pick race is unprecidented.They are soldiers but don't act like one.90% of the arms used by boko Haram were taken from the army yet they keep shouting lack of equipments and weapons.

This is not a conventional war, we need experts to tutor our army in fighting unconventional mobile warfare.

Unconventional mobile warfare includes relentless pursuit which involves mimicking Boko haram hit and run tactics with non stop assault. We need those South African mercenaries that has fought this unconvetional warfare to train our army.

Boko haram will continue to win this war.

Mpeace:
So whats the essence of their meeting if all they do is just to "leave everything as they were"

Since last two years(2017 & 2018), all they have been meeting for has been to "leave everything as they were"
Na wa for these pple.

- Still dont understand why CBN cant proffer solution to the excess liquidity menace in the Nigerian economy since the 80s
- They should have a model by now to address this excess liquidity menace & having high rate
- Just tire for this Naija