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Politics / Re: Why Ndi_imo Hates OKorocha by zutu(m): 11:13pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
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Politics / Re: Terrible Condition Of Owerri After Rain (photo) by zutu(m): 4:03pm On Jul 23, 2016 |
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Politics / Re: Photos From Murdered Abuja Preacher's Service Of Songs by zutu(m): 9:06am On Jul 23, 2016 |
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NYSC / Re: Ecobank (stream2) Give Us A/c Number by zutu(m): 5:57pm On Jul 12, 2016 |
Have u gotten the said account number @op? |
NYSC / Re: NYSC Personal CDS: Procedures Made Easy For The Prospective And Serving Corps by zutu(m): 8:59am On Jul 02, 2016 |
nice one. pls send it to my mail. solomonizu216@gmail.com |
NYSC / Re: A thread for corpers posted to Jigawa by zutu(m): 4:57pm On Jun 10, 2016 |
radywhite:please speak English language, your language isn't English. |
Travel / Re: PHOTO: Container Falls At 7up Motorways,lagos This Evening by zutu(m): 6:17pm On May 28, 2016 |
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NYSC / Re: NYSC Batch A 2016 Stream 2 Corp Members by zutu(m): 10:37am On May 11, 2016 |
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Politics / Re: Abubakar Sanni-Bello Bags Doctorate-Degree From IMSU (pics) by zutu(m): 3:24pm On Mar 19, 2016 |
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NYSC / Pls Help Its by zutu(m): 6:31am On Feb 21, 2016 |
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Politics / Re: PHOTOS: Range Rover Involved In Car Crash Before Epe Bridge, Lagos by zutu(m): 4:24pm On Dec 19, 2015 |
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Politics / Re: Why Men Die Faster Than Women (hillarious Pictures) by zutu(m): 10:54am On Oct 17, 2015 |
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Politics / How 21 Years Old Imsu Student Was Shot Dead By Cult Member by zutu(m): 7:34pm On May 27, 2015 |
On Friday 22nd May, 2015, a 200 level English and Literary Studies student of Imo state university was shot dead at Great star hostel, front gate students area of Imo State University. Raymond Chukwuebuka Ezirim who will be buried today, 27th May, 2015, was reportedly shot dead while he and some other students were discussing at the front of Great Star hostel around 7:30pm when some armed men accosted them. The men (who were said to have identified themselves as "" cultists) ordered everyone to lie down and then asked for the members of "Bargars" (another cult name). The surrounded students said they didn't belong to any cult but the "" men shot two male students. One of them was Raymond who died from the gunshot while the other called Joshua is still undergoing treatment in the hospital. This narration came from an eyewitness who was among those who were accosted (name withheld for security reasons). Meanwhile Raymond Ezirim, the dead student will be buried today, Thursday 27th May, 2015. According to his obituary, his body will leave Aladinma mortuary, Owerri at 7:30am, a brief stop at his department (English and Literary Studies). A body mass will follow at All Saints Catholic Station, ADC quarters, Nekede at 9:30am. The burial will be at his home town, Umuchoko, Ibeme Amaise Autonomous Community, Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo state. Source:myimsu..com/2015/05/how-21-years-old-imsu-student-raymond.html#more |
Politics / Re: Graphic Photos From The Boko Haram Suicide Blast In Damaturu Today by zutu(m): 2:55pm On May 16, 2015 |
na waoo |
Education / Re: Welcome To Malaysia by zutu(m): 7:59am On May 01, 2015 |
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Politics / Re: TAN Invade Rochas Campaign Office In Owerri by zutu(m): 7:39am On Jan 27, 2015 |
It is a lie, I was among the APC rented crowd, rochas refuse to pay us our 3k per rally so we descended on rochas guest, we also destroyed street light etc. We are nt TAN bt APC rented crowed.. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: A Police Station In Benue State (picture) by zutu(m): 9:56am On Jan 09, 2015 |
Nawaooo na police station be dis or is my eye not seeing clearly. FTC things dancing shoki!!!!! 5 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: HELP! Outrageous Estimated 'NEPA' Bill by Abuja Electricity D.C, Is Choking me by zutu(m): 1:26pm On Jan 04, 2015 |
Dats normal bro! Come to my business unit at suleja and see were 2rooms face me I face u apartment are paying 12-15k per month...me ask a service engr dn tire for complain from ppl due to excess charge.. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Death Toll In Edo Cult Clash Rises To 12 by zutu(m): 1:47pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
cult again |
Politics / Re: Death Toll In Edo Cult Clash Rises To 12 by zutu(m): 1:47pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
cult again |
Politics / Re: Nigeria Military Xmas Message by zutu(m): 12:54pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
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Politics / "Why We Could Not Defeat Boko Haram"- Army Commander by zutu(m): 11:24pm On Dec 15, 2014 |
"Why We Could Not Defeat Boko Haram"- Army Commander Writes A Powerful Letter To President Jonathan In a desperate letter to President Goodluck Jonathan and Senate President David Mark leaked to SaharaReporters this past weekend, a commanding officer stationed in Nigeria's northeast details several troubling issues plaguing troops combatting Islamist terror group Boko Haram in the region. In a desperate letter to President Goodluck Jonathan and Senate President David Mark leaked to SaharaReporters this past weekend, a commanding officer stationed in Nigeria's northeast details several troubling issues plaguing troops combatting Islamist terror group Boko Haram in the region. President Goodluck Jonathan The officer stated that, corruption, maladministration, lack of resources and troops motivation has militated against a successful campaign to end Boko Haram's deadly reign of terror in the northeast. The officer's lengthy complaint which he claims would lead to a threat to his life forewarns that if his pleas continue to be ignored by the country's leadership that both the Nigerian Army and the country will crumble under the insurgency. "If all issues raised in this letter are not urgently addressed, the Nigerian Army will soon be history and by implication there will be no country called Nigeria," the officer gravely states. "No country without a strong army will survive." Below is the full text of the officer's letter addressed to President Goodluck Jonathan PLEASE MR PRESIDENT SAVE THE MILITARY AND NIGERIA FROM COLLAPSING 1. Sir, I am constrain to write you this letter which I consider it a matter of more than great importance for me to inform you and put to record issues that are happening in the North East (Operation Zaman Lafiya). I choose this medium to write you this open letter because I have written similar letter but no action was taking which I believe some forces have blocked it are now after my life. Sir I have served in 7 Division as staff officer and presently I am the commanding officer of 103Bn in the field. My combined wealth of experience as a staff officer and now commanding officer are the disturbing fact that necessitated me to write you this letter. While as a staff officer, I was among those who believed that the commanders in the field are not doing well. But presently, as a commander in the field, I found out that it is not the fault of any commander that the defeat of the so called BOKO HARAM (BH) has not been achieved. 2. First and foremost sir, the Nigerian Army is poorly equipped in the North East, if all the battalions are well-equipped as required; it will not take the Army more than two weeks to flush out the BH. Presently there are four units in my location here in KONDUGA including 21 Armoured Brigade HQ. If all the units are provided with all their requirements, we can advance and flush out BH out of North East. Mr. President sir, the Nigerian Army is well-trained and capable of defending our nation. It has demonstrated the capacity to even successfully enforce peace in other nations. Why not in our own country Nigeria? 3. The fact about NE operation is that we are poorly equipped, understaffed, high corruption from Army Headquarters down to battalion level. Commanders see it as opportunity to make money. My predecessor has complained of the same problem. Instead of ASA addressing the issue raised by him, the army authorities decided to Court Martialled him. All the units in NE are understaffed, but on payroll their strength are complete just to collect more allowances than what each unit is supposed to. The commanders see it as a personal money making venture rather than taking care of men and equipment. This ugly trend led to loss of many officers and soldiers and thereby having adverse effect on the moral (sic) of troops. Majority of soldiers in the operation area wear mufti (civil cloths) under their military uniforms in case there is an attack and the troops cannot withstand the BH, they found it easy to disguise as civilians to enable them escape. This is not the traditional practice in the NA. Though it is lack of adequate equipment and poor administration from the higher authority that resulted to this ugly trend by our troops 4. Sir, another bad and unprofessional act is that soldiers don’t take to orders from their superior officers because they have lost confidence/trust from them. The case of former General Officer Commanding 7 Division Major General A. Mohammed is enough evidence to show that all is not well in the Nigerian Army. It will interest you to note that worse cases has been recorded before that of the former GOC and more are still happening, but nobody is ready to investigate the root cause of problems facing the troops in the field. 5. This brings me to a recent occurrence which is my main purpose of writing this letter. As I mentioned earlier, due to the failure of the authority to address issues that I made mentioned, when a unit is attacked and overran by the BH not because the soldiers are unable to fight, but lack of weapons, ammunitions and communications equipment, the soldiers on many occasions will ran away, and a commander cannot stand and fight alone as a result of this. Presently seventy percent of commanders in the NE are facing Court Martial due to the reasons mentioned. We the commanding officers are very worried over this development. This is because we many soon find our self as victims of this maladministration from our higher authorities. 6. There is no sincerity in this operation; this is because the present acting GOC has never visited any location outside Maiduguri town not to talk of principal staff officers in Army Headquarters or even the COAS. But we keep on hearing all sorts of lies that Generals are leading the fight against BH. These are facts that can be confirmed from officers and soldiers in this operation including those in the 7 Division Headquarters. The GOC is so afraid that even with the Divisional Headquarters; he doesn’t go out and always locked himself inside his office. Infact it is a common knowledge among officers and soldiers in this operation that the acting GOC is here to make his money and earn his promotion to the detriment of the operation. The completion of his mansion at No 8 Gwamna Road in Kaduna which the GOC ignorantly disclosed that when he completed it, will be among the best houses in Kaduna, has turned to be a subject of discussion among troops. 7. The former 21 Armored Brigade commander is facing Court Martial today because the acting GOC does not want to see him and his garrision in Maiduguri town simply because of the huge monthly allocations from the Borno State government to the brigade garrision. He wanted to be collecting his money by using 7 Div Garrison, but in reality 7 Div Garrision does not have troops to claim such money. It is worthy to note that the GOC received 33,000litres of AGO and PMS each, 600 bags of rice monthly from Borno State government. All these items are diverted for his personal use. 8. Recently the newly appointed 21 Brigade commander lead 3 units to flush out the BH, that operation was successful, almost 300 BH were killed, weapons and vehicles were recovered from them, in the process the troops exhausted their ammunitions from the Div, the GOC simply replied that there was no ammunition this made all the troops to withdraw back to KONDUGA. 9. Presently more than 3000 officers and soldiers are either killed in action, deserted, captured as POW or on AWOL. But due to lack of proper administration the army directed that their salary should be stopped. This affect the families of those that are either genuinely killed in action or captured as Prisoners of War. It has also affected some of the troops that are still participating in this operation. 10. Mr. President sir, if all issues raised in this letter are not urgently address, the Nigerian Army will soon be history and by implication there will be no country called Nigeria. No country without strong army will survive. I decided to write you this letter because the life of officers and soldiers trusted in my care are no longer save. My life is also at the stake because the NA authority as usual will say I have communicated directly to you as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and may sanction me. As a citizen of this country and a commander in the operational area, with all the points I have mentioned in this letter, it is clearly that the Military authorities have failed the country, as such they should be held liable for their misdeeds. I have consulted seasonal constitutional lawyers if writing you this letter will be an offence, but they said it is my constitutional right to inform the C in C about what is happening in the NE and within the military which if not address will affect the survival of Nigeria Source: saharareporters.com/2014/12/15/why-we-could-not-defeat-boko-haram-army-commander-writes-powerful-letter-president |
Politics / Explosion Rocks Kano Market by zutu(m): 8:32pm On Dec 10, 2014 |
A security source in Kano town has just tipped SaharaReporters of an explosion in a market situated in Kano town. According to the security source, the blast is reported at a market popularly known as Kwari Market, but the actual nature of the blast and casualty is yet to be ascertained. “Our men are on their way and I will brief you as soon as we get comprehensive details.” Also, the Police spokesperson in Kano, DCP Bagiga said he could not immediately confirm the nature of the blast. The incident is coming barely two weeks after bombers killed over 100 persons and injured about 150 at Kano Central Mosque located inside Emir’s Palace in the ancient town. Source:saharareporters.com/2014/12/10/explosion-rocks-kano-market |
Politics / Sad! Another Army Lt Lost To Boko Haram by zutu(m): 10:12pm On Dec 09, 2014 |
Lt Ephesus Ujah has lost his life in the on going fight against insurgency. He was killed while on duty in Yobe State. An indigene of Benue State,Ephesus .His wife just delivered a baby boy four days ago.He was not privileged enough to see his new born child before his life was snuffed.Lt Ujah joins the growing list of several of our young men and officers who have lost their lives defending their father land.May his gentle soul rest in peace. Source. afikpochic..com/2014/12/sad-another-army-lt-lost-to-boko-haram.html
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Autos / Re: ####### Bonanza Tokz 2012/2013 Toyota Venza Limited V6.....price 4.850m by zutu(m): 11:31am On Dec 06, 2014 |
2.5m serious buyer |
Politics / Re: Gov. Okorocha Set To Declare For Second Term, Swears-in Commissioners by zutu(m): 8:46am On Oct 28, 2014 |
Ok |
Autos / Re: Mature Red 2010 Toks Corolla Le. *neatest Ever. Buyfast by zutu(m): 4:06pm On Oct 19, 2014 |
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Autos / Re: Very Well Used And Maintained 2009 Toyota Venza For Sale by zutu(m): 4:01pm On Oct 19, 2014 |
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Career / Re: Mass Failure At Nigerian Law School As Over 3,000 Students Fail Bar Exam by zutu(m): 2:09pm On Oct 19, 2014 |
30%lawers- 70%Charge nd bail, so the DG want to separate grain from dust that's what happened.. |
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