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If this will bring sanity to Africans and their leaders let it come... For all that's happening in this country and Africa at large, what's trending is always sex in South Africa. While Nigerians are the stupidest #IAM North, #Yoruba Muslim, #Bello, #gbosa, #Funke #Wizkid #mercyeke. Meanwhile security operatives kill 18 people to enforce lockdown, while COVID19 kills 13. Bunch of SAD tribalistic cowards online warriors

Beremx:
They should keep burning all their offices. E remain Central Bank, NNPC and even Aso Rock.

Whatever they are trying to conceal must be exposed.

Meanwhile,

lol

BREAKING: Corporate Affairs Commission Headquarters In Abuja Gutted By Fire
The fire is said to have engulfed the last floor of the seven storey building, destroying valuables and other items.

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKAPR 15, 2020


Josiah Emerole

The headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission located in Maitama, Abuja, has been gutted by fire.

The fire is said to have engulfed the last floor of the seven storey building, destroying valuables and other items.

Though the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, firefighters have arrived the scene to put out the inferno.
http://saharareporters.com/2020/04/15/breaking-corporate-affairs-commission-headquarters-abuja-gutted-fire

Revolution in Nigeria: Let's face reality
Revolution in Nigeria: Let's face reality
There are many young Nigerians within the country and in the diaspora, who genuinely think that revolution in Nigeria is the only solution to our problems.


I understand why many people have lost hope in Nigerian politics and express skepticism whenever I discuss how good people can learn politics to win elections in Nigeria. But this COVID-19 lockdown period gives Nigerians a very good opportunity to unite against our oppressors, and stay together after the crisis is over so that we can collaboratively start liberating our country from 2023.

What happened in Egypt after revolution ousted former President Hosni Mubarak? The major groups that staged revolution couldn’t organize themselves politically and lost elections to the Muslim Brotherhood sponsored parties. Egypt regressed, another revolution happened, military took over and today Egypt is back to status-quo (pre-revolution) – ‘a police state’ run by ex-generals. Do the ordinary Iranians feel better today than they were before the 1979 revolution? To the best of my knowledge, I don’t think so. In fact, many of them miss the freedom they had pre-revolution. Is Libya today safer than it was under Gaddafi? The obvious answer is no.

People around the world say that the Tunisian revolution was the only successful Arab spring revolution because the country has been able to sustain democracy nine years after the revolution. But are Tunisians significantly happier today than they were pre-revolution? Probably not. The people that pushed for revolution were not able to organize themselves politically in huge numbers to win elections and lead the country. Voter turn-out in May 2018 was at an all-time low since 2011 (turnout in Tunis municipality was about twenty-five percent), reflecting public weariness after years of being disappointed by several governments and multiple parties.


What about the most recent revolution in Africa that ousted strongman Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir in 2019? The only reason this ouster succeeded was because the military agreed to support the civilian-led revolution on the condition that both the military and civilians will share power until elections are held. I salute the civilian-led revolutionaries for making this compromise to get rid of Omar al-Bashir, but I hope they will organize themselves politically well to ensure they are able to win the next elections in order to gain the much-needed political power.

Revolution was also attempted in Bahrain, Morocco and Syria, but the governments held on to power. In the case of Syria, it led to a major civil war that has lasted till today. In Africa, revolution has been attempted several times in the past, often leading to bloodshed and very little success. I recently published a political book about Nigeria (with foreword by Femi Falana SAN) to explain how Nigeria can be truly liberated without bloodshed, and I’m using this medium to reiterate my position that Nigeria can indeed be rescued without an Arab spring type revolution. The book “LIBERATING NIGERIA: A GUIDE TO WINNING ELECTIONS AND REVIVING OUR COUNTRY” addresses Nigerian politics, policies and youth participation, as well as several other topics that I will not have the opportunity to discuss in this writing.

My objective in this article is to respectfully explain to the young Nigerians touting revolution to perish this idea and focus on the only way to transform Nigeria – organizing ourselves politically to win elections. Democracy is a very imperfect system of government, but unfortunately man has not been able to create any better system. In Nigeria, we have tried monarchy (before colonization), military (under British rule and after independence) and democracy (at different times). For those of us that have witnessed two or three of these types of government, majority will clearly agree that democracy remains our best option. However, despite being widely regarded as the best system of government that man has invented so far, I concede that democracy is very expensive, feeds a lot on corruption and rarely allows the best people to come into power. We just need to find a way to get more decent people into power and put pressure on them to reform governance and our institutions.

The first challenge Nigerians face whenever revolution is discussed or planned is our heterogeneity. If people in Lagos (our commercial capital) agree to lead protests and cripple the state, can the same be replicated in Nigeria’s administrative capital – Abuja where the way of life and culture is extremely different from Lagos? Different religions and ethnic groups will be suspicious of one another in the planning process and questions like – “is this a north vs south protest”, “is this a Christian vs Islam protest”, and “who will become leader if we succeed” will be asked.

The last time Nigeria had what was close to a revolution was early 2012 when Tunde Bakare led Save Nigeria Group (SNG) and other partner groups to protest the sudden removal of subsidy from petrol. Femi Falana, Femi Kuti, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, Baba Suwe, Yinka Odumakin, Shehu Sani, as well as several other well-meaning Nigerians were involved. Government argued that some people were stealing the subsidy funds but the activists argued that removing subsidy will increase transport costs and cause general inflation across the country. Bakare and the groups demanded that government officials should reduce their allowances and punish people stealing subsidy funds before inflicting suffering on common Nigerians. The groups never sought regime change but demanded for sweeping reforms that will radically reduce corruption in Nigeria.

On the other hand, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other labour groups also went on strike, demanding for reversal of the subsidy removal. While the protests were very loud on traditional and social media, the labour strike definitely hurt the government and the Nigerian economy the most. This quickly brought government to the negotiation table. Labour also didn’t ask for regime change, but unlike the SNG that seized the protest opportunity to demand for reforms, labour focused mostly on the subsidy negotiation.

SNG never trusted labour because of the general belief that labour leaders could be easily bribed by government and the fact that they had many demands that labour wasn’t keen about. In fact, some labour leaders said in interviews that their core loyalty was to their union members who voted them into power, and not necessarily the Nigerian people outside their union membership. With such utterances, it was clear that labour would call off strike as soon as their leaders were able to broker a deal with the government on the subsidy issue.

As expected, labour reached a compromise with government and suspended their strike. As soon as the strikes ended, Tunde Bakare declared that SNG was not bound by the labour compromise and sought greater reform from the government. But the protests quickly died down because Nigerians were already getting weary and ready to get back to work. Many of the vocal Nigerians on social media didn’t show up for the subsequent protests and as soon as the federal government massively increased police presence, some of the people that hitherto showed up stayed back at home.

Abuja was largely peaceful and the whole protest seemed like a Lagos protest that wasn’t big enough to force the federal government to sit down for talks. The fact that Nigeria’s commercial capital is different from our administrative capital is a huge impediment for revolution protests. Abuja certainly doesn’t have the amount of radical people that can potentially protest in millions. And it is implausible to transport millions of people (protesters) from Lagos to Abuja without a tip-off and government clamp-down.

Nigeria had several revolutionary protests after the annulment of the Jun 12, 1993 elections and the core objective was to force the government in power to accept the election results and install M.K.O. Abiola (the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 elections) as Nigeria’s president. We never achieved this objective but, we were able to force regime change from Ibrahim Babangida to Ernest Shonekan, and from Ernest Shonekan to late Sani Abacha. After Abacha became head of state in 1993 and reneged on his alleged promise to install Abiola, protests continued intermittently across the country until 1998.

Though the revolutionary protests in the Abacha days never led to a regime change, the protests hurt the government significantly because the labour unions were collaborating well with the activists led by Gani Fawehinmi, Femi Falana, Olisa Agbakoba, Mike Ozekhome, Shehu Sani, among others. The students and politicians were also involved, and they all worked together with the activists and labour unions. The labour strikes, especially by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) hurt the military government the most because it bit hard all around the country. The protests and propaganda happened mostly in the South West but there was significant support from the north such that nobody could label the protests as “south vs north”.

In the religious arena, aside Tunde Bakare and a few Catholic priests who continued to blast the military regimes, the church was largely silent and not involved in the protests. I also don’t recall any major efforts from the Islamic community. So I could respectfully say that the Church and Islam were praying for the country, but were not directly involved in the public revolt against Abacha.

Overall, between 1993 and 1998, Nigeria was never able to stage any revolution comparable with the Arab spring. There were lots of pressure on the government but there were no sustained mass protests that successfully shut down government the way it happened during Arab spring. We were not able to bring Abacha to his knees, but as God will have his way, he suddenly died in 1998 and the rest is history. Whether Abacha’s demise was facilitated by the Nigerian military or some foreign powers, nobody can tell. But it was like God answered the prayers of Nigerians since our protests couldn’t force the man out.

Since 1998, Nigeria has had several terrible federal, state and local government leaders, and people have continued to talk about revolution. But we have never had anything close to the strength and collaboration we had between 1993 and 1998. In fact, before 1993, multiple military officials had contemplated or attempted some kind of revolution, but failed. If the military despite their ammunition never got close to succeeding in revolution, and our best efforts before 1998 didn’t bring Abiola to power, we should not continue to deceive ourselves that revolution can happen in Nigeria of today.

Student unions across Nigeria were very vibrant from the 1970s to early 2000s, but they have been largely docile in the last ten to fifteen years. Yorubas and Ibos will find it very hard to collaborate to plan a sustained revolution because of inherent rivalry and distrust. What will motivate the Fulanis and Hausas to support revolution when they have a perceived advantage in federal government affairs? The Yorubas today remain great at fighting oppression through the media (writing, speaking and analyzing), but don’t have the resilience to plan a revolution. Many Ibos make a lot of noise about revolution, but their leaders will not support a sustained revolution because of their wealth and connections across Northern and South West Nigeria. The only groups that I think could make serious efforts and get its people on board for revolution are the South South and Middle Belt (Christian North) because they are two groups that have experienced perhaps the deepest pains in recent decades.

The Christian North has endured decades of killings by Fulani settlers and herdsmen, and they have a very deep anger that could sustain a bitter revolution. They are strong people but cannot succeed in any revolution attempt without support from other regions. The South South people have suffered environmental and infrastructural devastations due to huge corruption and maltreatment from their leaders and several federal government regimes, in collaboration with some of the international oil companies. They can sabotage oil production and bring Nigeria down to its knees financially, but they don’t have what it takes to independently bring about revolution in Nigeria.

Following Muhammadu Buhari’s pre-election “dog and baboon will be soaked in blood” threats and unnecessary use of the word revolution by his spokesman in 2011, there were protests across a few states after Buhari lost the elections that led to bloodshed. But the protests didn’t even get to Abuja, not to talk of the south. So it was a sad and unnecessary bloodshed that had nothing to do with revolution. And when former presidential candidate and renowned activist, Omoyele Sowore called for #RevolutionNow in 2019, how many people showed up? Maybe hundreds? Government was certainly wrong to have arrested him, but the protest was never going to bring about any revolution in Nigeria anyway. Most of the noise was coming from the social media and Nigerians in the diaspora.

On social media today, there are still many young people (including a few popular activists) talking about socialist revolution, and I just smile because they don’t even know what they’re talking about. What is the result of socialist revolution in Latin America and Asia? Are the citizens in those countries happy with their leaders today? Absolutely not. It is unwise to keep pushing an agenda that currently has no good reference point. I don’t support revolution because it usually brings about bloodshed and it almost never results in the change that its proponents desire. It just creates opportunity for another set of oppressors to gain power. But in addition to this point, I also strongly believe Nigerians don’t have the capacity to carry out the type of revolution they often talk about.

If I have convinced some of you that revolution is a mere fantasy that won’t happen in Nigeria, then we must start focusing on politics. We can begin Nigeria’s transformation process by renewing or revolutionizing our minds and collaborating to learn the required politics in order to win elections. The only successful revolution will come through the ballot box (democratic elections). If we start channeling our energy towards learning political actions that can revive Nigeria, our chances of winning elections from 2023 will increase.

Total votes in the 2019 presidential elections were less than thirty million. If we assume fake or rigged votes of about five million, we may be talking about twenty-five million genuine votes in total, out of an estimated voting population of over one hundred million people. Like we experienced between 1993 and 1998, if we victims across all six zones in Nigeria can bury our differences and collaborate to form a socio-political group, partnering with activists, students, labour and religious institutions, we can influence over twenty million votes from first-time voters and old voters within a few years.

This is the reason I created the online Nigerian political forum - Liberating Nigeria, where people can register as participants or members, interact about politics and read political news. I don’t have a political ambition – all I want to do is to bring Nigerians together from all regions, religions and backgrounds, on a single platform, starting from the educated internet users (and social media people) that normally don’t vote because they believe their votes don’t count. My vision is to politically enlighten, organize and influence twenty million first-time voters by 2027. We want to have five million registered members before 2023 and twenty million by 2027. We will enlighten our members about politics, policies and ideologies. We will influence our members to register, vote, defend their votes and vie for office. And we will actively support the emergence of a unified people’s movement that will ultimately defeat the old order.

I did a random sample in February 2020 in Lagos and Ogun states, asking these two simple questions – “did you vote in the last two elections – 2019 and 2015” and “if no, why”. Eighteen out of twenty said they didn’t vote. Fifteen out of these eighteen said they didn’t vote because of their belief that elections will always be rigged and their votes won’t count. They believed queuing in the sun on election day for an election that will end up being rigged is a waste of time and energy. The rest three out of the eighteen said they tried very hard to get PVC but didn’t succeed. Two out of the twenty respondents said they voted with the hope that their votes will count despite any rigging that may take place.

In Lagos alone, I roughly estimate that there are at least one million educated internet users that could have voted in the 2019 elections but chose to stay at home for various reasons. This group must start voting from 2023 and realize that their votes can counter rigging to deliver victory to good candidates. Total number of votes in 2019 Lagos gubernatorial election was just about one million. Imagine if we had another one million votes from these educated internet users that typically stay at home, some of the elections will have been more competitive.


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Fasindo:














Yenefer the Futa Djalon Zombie.

At least am very happy that in your effort to tag IPOB terrorist u have ended up accepting that ur brother Fulani herdsmen goes about grabbing peoples land, raping their women, looting and carting away their little valuables nd killing innocent village farmers.
But I hope u won't end up marrying one of the herdsmen terrorist because if he mistakenly see this ur post where u called them terrorist na instant beheading.

Its now quite clear that Fulanis don't really know what Terrorism is


Coming to if IPOB is a terrorist group.
Do you think if IPOB is a terrorist group as Buhari nd his Fulani govt alleges do u think that people who went to court to challenge the proscription would have done so.
Do you think Nnamdi Kalu who is their leader would have been allowed to stay in UK where he is currently staying. He has keep visiting Isreal nd America at will, do u think if he is truly a terrorist group leader those country would allow him entry into their country especially Isreal that have zero tolerance for terrorism.
Quiet funny no major international organization, country or newspaper has ever tag IPOB a terrorist group apart from Nigeria Fulani led govt.
Even US nd British embassy in Nigeria said they don't see IPOB as a terrorist group.

The truth is that one can't be a terrorist without being a Muslim eg Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram, Hezbollah, Hamas, ISIS, Al- Qaeda, Taliban etc.

In 2014 ur brothers Fulani herdsmen came fourth in World Global Terrorism Index.

Well, as they say: “It takes one to know one.”

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Yenefer the Futa Djalon Zombie.

At least am very happy that in your effort to tag IPOB terrorist u have ended up accepting that ur brother Fulani herdsmen goes about grabbing peoples land, raping their women, looting and carting away their little valuables nd killing innocent village farmers.
But I hope u won't end up marrying one of the herdsmen terrorist because if he mistakenly see this ur post where u called them terrorist na instant beheading.

Its now quite clear that Fulanis don't really know what Terrorism is


Coming to if IPOB is a terrorist group.
Do you think if IPOB is a terrorist group as Buhari nd his Fulani govt alleges do u think that people who went to court to challenge the proscription would have done so.
Do you think Nnamdi Kalu who is their leader would have been allowed to stay in UK where he is currently staying. He has keep visiting Isreal nd America at will, do u think if he is truly a terrorist group leader those country would allow him entry into their country especially Isreal that have zero tolerance for terrorism.
Quiet funny no major international organization, country or newspaper has ever tag IPOB a terrorist group apart from Nigeria Fulani led govt.
Even US nd British embassy in Nigeria said they don't see IPOB as a terrorist group.

The truth is that one can't be a terrorist without being a Muslim eg Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram, Hezbollah, Hamas, ISIS, Al- Qaeda, Taliban etc.

In 2014 ur brothers Fulani herdsmen came fourth in World Global Terrorism Index.[/quote]

PlayerMeji:
Like I quoted earlier, the friend of my enemy is my enemy... UNESCO is pro Palestinian and intentionally supports Palestine to Israel's dismay...

Just so you know .

mtsww do u even know who own UNESCO? who created it? U people take Jews and Arabs issues on ur head. it's a family issues and u are not in it. Focus on Africa

PlayerMeji:
Its about time. They should stop the funding of UNESCO too.

Simply put,the friend of my enemy is my enemy.

why UNESCO

Trump halts US funding to WHO By . | Published Date Apr 15, 2020 5:35 AM
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a suspension of US funding to the World Health Organization because he said it had covered up the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak in China before it spread around the world. Trump told a press conference he was instructing his administration to halt funding while “a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.” According to Trump, the WHO prevented transparency over the outbreak and the United States — the UN body’s biggest funder which provided $400 million last year — will now “discuss what we do with all that money that goes to the WHO.” “With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have deep concerns whether America’s generosity has been put to the best use possible.” Trump’s attack on the WHO reflects his belief that the organization is biased toward China and colluded to prevent the United States’ main economic rival from having to be open about the unfolding health disaster. He says this cost other countries crucial time to prepare and delayed decisions to stop international travel. “The WHO’s attack on travel restrictions put political correctness above life-saving measures,” he said. “Had the WHO done its job to get medical experts into China to objectively assess the situation on the ground and to call out China’s lack of transparency, the outbreak could have been contained at its source with very little death,” he said. “This would have saved thousands of lives and avoided worldwide economic damage. Instead, the WHO willingly took China’s assurances to face value… and defended the actions of the Chinese government,” he said. Critics have pointed out that for weeks after the coronavirus epidemic began unfolding, Trump frequently praised Beijing’s response and downplayed the danger it posed at home.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/trump-halts-us-funding-to-who.html

U people don't even know the reason for wearing facemasks

CoronaVirusPro:
Who is going to read all this.

Article is longer than total of everything I read in the university for 10years.

Summary please. In 3 sentences.

Ipob are terrorist

PDP

How Much of a Terrorist Group is IPOB?
adminSeptember
 Terror, Terrorism and Terrorist Group

Terror is defined as “extreme fear, dread, horror†. The Oxford Living Dictionary defines Terrorism as “the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in pursuit of political aims†. It has also been defined as “the use of violence, especially murder and bombing, in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to do something†.


It seems that there exists no legally binding definition of terrorism or a terrorist group, but the common thread that runs through the definitions includes fear, violence (even murder) to achieve a specific political agenda, like “the desire for ethnic or national liberation†. One can safely say that, a terrorist group is a group which instills fear in people and uses extreme violence to achieve its political goals.

Understanding Terrorism by Harry Jackson

In “Understanding Terrorism†, A Thesis by Lieutenant Harry R. Jackson of the United States Navy, the author identifies five crucial components of terrorism, namely, “an involvement of an act of violence, an audience, the creation of a mood of fear, innocent victims, and political goals or motives†.

The first question that comes to my mind is, “does the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), fit into these definitions of terror, terrorism and terrorist group?†Yes, it has its political goals or motives, the fifth component of Harry Jackson’s definition. But what about the other four components? Does IPOB create any mood of fear in anybody? I do not want you to say that this is a doltish or unintelligent question to ask, especially from someone sitting far away in Lagos. So, over to you, people of the South East Zone, were you scared of IPOB? For instance, when you were asked to do a sit-at-home protest by IPOB on May 30, 2017, did you do it out of fear, because you were constrained to, or because you believed in the cause? By the way, which Terrorist Organisations like Boko Haram, have you heard organise protests or call for Referendum? Do they not just regularly go on rampages, bombing and killing innocent people?


Violence

To the best of my knowledge, IPOB is not particularly known for violence, at least not for murder, bombing and the extreme violence that is typical of terrorists (correct me if I am wrong). Let us draw a comparison with the Fulani Cattle Herdsmen, who have unleashed so much violence against innocent, defenceless rural communities in various parts of the country, senselessly and selfishly invading and destroying their farms and means of subsistence, so that their own cows can graze, killing and maiming people, raping their women, looting and carting away the little valuables that these rural people have struggled for. But because we all love to eat meat, these Herdsmen are being placated and rewarded with grazing ranches, and those that have perpetrated these horrible crimes, instead of being denounced and punished for being the violent criminals that they are, they seem to be getting away scot free.


Though Kanu is on record for sourcing for funds to, in his own words, “buy guns and bullets”, since he was unable to secure the required funds, and therefore, probably not able to buy the weapons, does this qualify him and IPOB to be terrorists? Can mens rea (guilty mind) with no actus reus (guilty act), constitute a crime?

Some have argued that, since IPOB set up a quasi military wing, the Biafra National Guard and Biafra Intelligence Services, kitted in uniforms and engaged in training, it qualifies as a terrorist group. Or the fact that Kanu threatened to ensure that the November election in Anambra State does not hold, is terrorism, as he would only have been able to achieve this obstruction with the use of force and intimidation.


Extortion

Yes, some have accused IPOB of setting up road blocks/toll gates to extort money from innocent passers-by. Hello! We go through that with Area Boys and other Government Agencies on the roads here in Lagos, on a daily basis. There will always be bad eggs in any group. Does that make the extortionists, terrorists?

Worthiness

Harry Jackson goes on to say that “They (Terrorists) endeavour to legitimise their activities in their own eyes, as it is to convince the public of their worthiness†. I do not believe that Nnamdi Kanu has had to convince most people of Igbo origin, of his worthiness or that of his cause. Though some may have found his position to be somewhat extreme, that is, the Separatist/Secessionist/ Biafra point of view, there is still a common denominator. The South East Zone believes that within the Nigerian entity, it has been marginalised. It seems that especially within the ranks of young Igbo men, Nnamdi Kanu enjoys a strong followership, and successive governments, the present one included, have no one but themselves to blame, for his ‘popularity’.


The issue of the marginalisation of the South East Zone, is not a new one. Seven years ago, Dr Olisa Agbokoba, SAN, filed suit No: FHC/EN/M/301/2010 against the Federal Republic of Nigeria; a Fundamental Rights Class Action on behalf of himself and the South East Zone, on grounds of discrimination pursuant to Section 42 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (the Constitution).

Arguments as to whether IPOB is a non-juristic body that cannot sue or be sued, or that the right to fair hearing was violated, because IPOB was proscribed by virtue of an ex-parte motion (Section 36 of the Constitution), the Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act and so on, in my humble opinion, can only kick in if IPOB is established to be a Terrorist Group. I am not certain that this has been established, especially going by Harry Jackson’s five crucial components. While the military accused IPOB members of throwing stones (missiles!) at them, it was IPOB who accused the military of murdering some of its members and Nnamdi Kanu’s family dog!


Counter-Terrorism: Diplomacy

One of the strategies which Harry Jackson recommends that Government should adopt in fighting terrorism, is Diplomacy. I concur. Instead of proscribing IPOB, in order to clamp down on Nnamdi Kanu and his fellow IPOB agitators, and send a veiled threat or message to other agitators or perceived trouble makers, it is time for Government and all the players, to engage the South East Zone and indeed, all the other Zones, in talks, so as to forge a way ahead. Proscribing IPOB, is not a magic wand, that can be waved to make the frustrations and discontent that many Igbo people feel, vanish.


We are not in a military dictatorship, where laws are ignored, stretched or misinterpreted, just to suit Government’s purpose. We are in a civilian dispensation, where the rule of law is paramount, and our right to freedom of expression and association, are enshrined in Sections 39 & 40 of the Constitution respectively. While some may argue that Section 39 does not extend to inciting people against Government and the polity, with regard to a lot of the issues that have been raised in the various agitations, it is my humble opinion that, no one really needs to be incited, the writing is there on the wall, plain, for all to see.


Readers Notice

We have been consistent in our call for the need to reform our Administration of Justice System. Indeed, we have been clear that, achieving any level of development in our socio-economic and political life, requires a strong commitment and serious intervention in our justice system. Current realities in Nigeria-insurgency, militancy, and high levels of criminality, have heightened our citizens’ concern as regards insecurity. In certain parts of the country, it now takes a brave Nigerian, to sleep with two eyes closed.

Our country is struggling to maintain law and order. This, in our view, is the direct result of the inability of successive governments, to prioritise and invest in our justice system. The Judiciary, Police Force, Prisons Service and other access to justice institutions, are struggling to work in the interest of justice. Public confidence in the justice system, remains at very low levels.

A combination of limited political will, poor understanding of what needs to be done, the lack of merit based appointments to leadership positions of key justice sector institutions, and the appointment of persons without subject-matter appreciation or passion for reform, have proven to be stumbling blocks to achieving reforms in this sector.

This page has suggested various legal, policy and administrative interventions, for managing the transformation of the justice system and the institutions that deliver justice. We have mapped out the specific steps that should be taken, and how the system might be made accountable. The slow pace of reforms in the justice system, is unacceptable. Nigerians deserve better.

Commencing next week, we shall dedicate one page in each of our next five editions, to remind the key persons and institutions in our justice system, of the unsatisfactory state of Administration of Justice in Nigeria. Olawale Fapohunda, Managing Partner, Legal Resources Consortium and Onikepo Braithwaite, will articulate the concerns of justice sector stakeholders on the state of our justice system. Key institutions that will be subject of our focus, include the Presidency, Judiciary, Nigeria Police, Nigeria Prisons Service, and Access to Justice institutions – Ministries of Justice, Legal Aid Council, National Human Rights Commission.

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Harvard Researchers Say Social Distancing May Be Needed Into 2022
By John Tozzi
April 14, 2020, 12:01 PM EDT
Much is still unknown about the virus and humanity’s response
Infections could return after measures lifted, researchers say
Customers wearing protective masks and gloves stand in line outside a grocery store in Austin, Texas, on April 13.
Customers wearing protective masks and gloves stand in line outside a grocery store in Austin, Texas, on April 13.
People around the world might need to practice some level of social distancing intermittently through 2022 to stop Covid-19 from surging anew and overwhelming hospital systems, a group of Harvard disease researchers said Tuesday.

Lifting social-distancing measures all at once could risk simply delaying the epidemic’s peak and potentially making it more severe, the scientists warned in an article published Tuesday in the journal Science.


The course of the pandemic will depend on questions not yet answered: Will the virus’s spread change with the seasons? What immunity will people have after they’re infected? And does exposure to coronaviruses that cause mild illnesses confer any protection against the pathogen that causes Covid-19?

Those questions are being weighed by government leaders who have seen economies around the globe come to a standstill because of the social-distancing measures. With millions of people out of work and staying home, pressure is growing to loosen restrictions in the U.S. and elsewhere. Doing so, experts have said, will depend on having in place measures to control the disease, such as widespread testing.

The Harvard researchers used computer models to simulate how the pandemic might play out. One possibility is that strict social distancing followed by intensive public-health detective work could chase down and eradicate the virus. That’s what happened with SARS-CoV-1, which caused a 2003 outbreak. But with confirmed cases of the new pathogen approaching 2 million globally, that outcome is seen as increasingly unlikely, the researchers wrote.

Seasonal Illness
More likely is that the virus is here to stay like influenza, traveling the globe seasonally. In one model, 20 weeks of measures to limit spread were followed by an epidemic peak that was as great as an uncontrolled spread.

“The social distancing was so effective that virtually no population immunity was built,” the researchers said of that scenario. If the virus is more transmissible in colder months, delaying the peak into the autumn could exacerbate the strain on health-care systems, they wrote.

To avoid such outcomes, on-and-off social distancing measures might be needed until 2022, unless hospital capacity is increased, or effective vaccines or treatments are developed.

The authors don’t endorse a particular path forward but said they sought “to identify likely trajectories of the epidemic under alternative approaches.”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-04-14/harvard-researchers-say-some-distancing-may-be-needed-into-2022

tammie24:
oh yes I am

Even a dummy knows that

Of course, I talk like a dummy. How else would you be able to understand me?

tammie24:
of course

North and South can never be equal no matter what

Especially in level of reasoning

Wow, you’re really smart!

Palehair:
Oh my, can you please show me where vengerberg is on the world map and why can't you use your talents to end this pandemic?

lol

tammie24:
and your people that have elders that are not stupid have been in power for years yet you have elders on the street begging, selling tomatoes and pepper in the market, highest out of school children with no future that constitute nuisance to the society

Talk to the hand! Not all fingers are equal

Palehair:
Lemme find your trouble small

Why am I not surprised? Yennefer was a sorceress so which are you Yennefer of Naija or Vengerberg

of vengerberg

Nairaland Av everything the Criminals, saints, lunatics, psychopaths, illiterate, tribalistic, smart etc if not the ban is been increased and new community guidelines av been introduced. The people here will behave like Animals

Mtsww