| Total Comments 3278 | Start A New Comment |
| Post Info | Comment |
| Posted By: Bright Posted On: Jun 4, 2010 Views: 536 | james ibori I read that ex-governor james ibori,had stolen 300 million dollars while he was a governor.First,if i may ask,what is he doing with all that dollars?For hearing such amount of money that ex-governor had stolen,he should be tried fairly.And if really evidence that he stole the money,all his properties should sold.And if any of his family are involved,their belongings should sold as well.Not just him alone,others that are guilty like ibori.So that this will be a lessons to all.That all will know the money they stealing does belong to them,but for all nigerians |
| Posted By: Bright Posted On: Jun 4, 2010 Views: 513 | Soldiers If the way our brave soldiers in peace keeping are helping in promoting nigeria's good name over the world,and the elected leaders and none elected leaders,are using the money meant for roads,electricity,schools,hospitals and free of corruption,nigeria would have been a country God himself would had love to live,because the beauty would be rewarding. |
| Posted By: Ezinwanne Posted On: Jun 4, 2010 Views: 575 | Re: No Comment Yes That's it dear Sanmi... Shut up, wish us well and stop pontificating when we are only following the footsteps of your god Awo You our loudmouthed Yoruba brothers have no idea what we went through between 1966 and 1970. The scars are still there, the grief is still felt, the pain is always palpable and the vacuum still yawning. For a tip of the iceberg, just go to the link provided by Onyekachi and have a tiny glimpse of what happened. The 3million dead we talk about were not battlefield casualties...but unarmed civilians murdered in hospitals, markets, churches, stadiums. More painful were the nearly two million kids who died of starvation. For too long you non Igbos have been fed with the laughable lies of the Federal side. You need to hear the Igbo account or version of what transpired so that you will have an objective account of your own. And as you analyze things, you must put your own tribe in the shoes of the Igbo. That way you will be able to understand why we sound like this in this forum If our fathers were defeated, we are not. If our fathers have forgotten, we have not. When we look around everywhere in the world governments are taking responsibility for atrocities committed in the past and issuing apologies. The Germans have done so for atrocities committed against the Jews. The Boers in South Africa have done so for the apartheid and other heinous crimes against the Blacks In Namibia the Germans have apologized to the Herero (blacks in Namibia) for almost annihilating them) In Turkey the government has acknowledged the wrongs done to the Armenians whom they nearly exterminated between 1915 and 1916 even though they have not apologized. Even the US government has agreed that the native Americans were grossly maltreated… The list is endless… Yet this fake and barbaric state refuses to acknowledge the atrocities against its own population. Shallow minded people saunter into this forum to demand patriotism from us… For where? Bla, bla, bla. Because no be your papa dem kill. No be your mama, brother, sister dem kill. No be your house dem bomb with artillery, napalm and bazooka E no go better for this country until 3million souls are pacified |
| Posted By: SANMI Posted On: Jun 4, 2010 Views: 589 | No Comment To Stanley O and co. I have no comment. I can only wish you all the best in your struggle |
| Posted By: Ezinwanne Posted On: Jun 4, 2010 Views: 600 | It shall never be well with Nigeria This was the official song of the Federal Government as they waged war against Ndigbo. Quote: "Let us go and crush them. We will pillage their property, rape their womenfolk, kill off their menfolk and leave them uselessly weeping. We will complete the pogrom of 1966" (The theme song of Radio Kaduna, government-controlled, 1967-1970). I must add here that 6 people from my family died in this conflict. Apart from my eldest brother who died in combat, the rest were massacred by Murtala Muhammed's First Division in Asaba in 1967. Somebody here wants me to forgive and forget when the perpetrators of that crime are elder Statesmen and "nationalists" and best presidents Nigeria that Nigeria never had. I urge all Igbos to never forget until this fraudulent nation acknowledges its atrocities against our people |
| Posted By: Ezinwanne Posted On: Jun 4, 2010 Views: 594 | Re: Sanmi "You should be ashamed of your late Awolowo, the father of tribal politics in Nigeria." - Odogwu Stanley O Is it not ironic? When others were striving hard to build a true Nigerian state...a certain Jeremiah Awolowo stood up to say a resounding NO!!! He preferred the toga of tribalism to the specter of a true Nation state. In his words he declared that he wanted to be a Yoruba man first before being a Nigerian. Many decades later those he vilified want to be Igbos first before being Nigerians but his(Awolowo's) worshippers are now vociferous "One Nigeria" exponents. Hhhmmmm. So now who should be ashamed???? |
| Posted By: Austin Chuks Posted On: Jun 3, 2010 Views: 582 | Hon Independence Ogunewe This public servant shld comport himself. Seems to be in the news all the time (of couse for very bad reasons)... |
| Posted By: SNIPER Posted On: Jun 3, 2010 Views: 591 | nigeria go dislocate Nigeria’s survival under threat –IBM Haruna From HENRY CHUKWURAH, Port Harcourt Friday, June 04, 2010 More Stories on This Section The Nigerian State risks possible dislocation unless the myriad of socio-political problems facing the nation are urgently tackled. A former Federal Commissioner in two military regimes, Major-General IBM Haruna (retd), gave the warning on Thursday in Port Harcourt at the opening session of the All Nigerian Editors Conference during which Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili, urged the media to ensure that the Nigerian experiment does not become an abandoned project. General Haruna, who was the chairman of the conference, cautioned that the problems of corruption, stealing, immorality and disregard for rule of law pose avoidable serious threats to national survival. In his assessment, “the primary and foremost challenge of the Nigerian State today is to be found in the competence, capacity and leadership or the lack of these qualities in various sectors of our industries.” He reasoned that those qualities are required to uphold the dignity of the Nigerian people, “as entrusted in the elite as managers of the abundant human and natural material resources that nature and God has endowed Nigeria.” The former Federal Commissioner for Information and lawyer warned that the much-touted Vision 20:2020 of the current administration might end up as a fleeting illusion due to persistent threats to peace and security. “Vision 20:2020 on its own would remain a mirage as long as the perennial threats to peace and security and national discipline, particularly of the entrusted elite who now treat the citizenry with impunity. “If these are not tackled seriously and objectively, the Nigerian State may dislocate,” he said. General Haruna observed that the 1999 Constitution made adequate provision as to the Fundamental Directive Principles of the Nigerian State just as ‘ideology or philosophy’ also provided for the fundamental human rights of the citizens. Consequently, he said it was incumbent on the various tiers of government to promote good governance, “which will bear them out as fulfilling the purpose of government,” especially to seek out the best interest for the people’s welfare. In her address, Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili, paid glowing tributes to the media for the role they played in the struggle for political independence. “Indeed if Nigerian’s independence was won on a silver platter as has often been said, it was due mostly to the controlled violence of the pen of journalists. “This violence of ideas and the word was what saved us from the physical violence of guns and bayonets. The nation, therefore, owes a depth of gratitude to the profession of journalism,” she said. However, she was quick to remind journalists, particularly editors, of the need to remain prime players in the task of nation building. “After 50 years, Nigeria, like most other nations, remains a work in progress. Journalism has a lot to do to ensure that, that work does not become an abandoned project or worse still, a collapsed building. Editors, as senior members of the profession, have a moral duty to operate above the adventurous level of their reporters and correspondents and be a lot more sensitive to the glue that binds us together as a nation,” she said. Akunyili urged members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) to enlist in the effort to re-brand Nigeria via greater focus on the positive aspects of the nation. Governor Chibuike Amaechi, in his address, said the people were partly to blame for Nigeria’s problems because they shy away from criticizing their leaders for selfish reasons. Governor Amaechi, who likened the erstwhile crisis in the Niger Delta to a case of an initially patient dog that later became unfriendly when its master ate up the meat and went ahead to chew the bone, wondered why Nigeria prides herself as a great nation in the midst of mass poverty. Earlier, the President of Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, harped on the need for “transparency, accountability, consideration for the people and the environment” to receive official concern in oil and gas business. He commended the Conference Organizing Committee, led by Mr. Femi Adesina, Deputy Managing Director of The Sun Publishing Limited, for its handling of the conference. The theme of the conference was Oil and Gas, Post Amnesty and The Nigerian Editor. The opening ceremony was attended by notable personalities including Vanguard Publisher, Sam Amuka, former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, the Managing Director of The Sun Publishing Limited, Mr Tony Onyima and National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Mallam Muhammed Garba. |
| Posted By: Fenila Posted On: Jun 3, 2010 Views: 586 | Nigerians may revolt — Soludo ENUGU—FORMER Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday, warned that millions of Nigerians experiencing economic hardship and frustration due to lack of basic necessities of life occasioned by bad political system may resort to violent revolution against leaders that have resisted peaceful change. “When necessity foists a certain imperative, we can only ignore it to our peril. Those who make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable. “Evidently, the Vision 20-2020 is not feasible under the current consumption-oriented political structure and neither the investment nor the growth required to achieve it will happen under the current system,” Soludo declared. Delivering a public lecture, entitled, Who Will Reform Politics in Nigeria? at the maiden home-coming week of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Soludo said that rather than be a blessing, the emergence of oil boom and the intriguing politics around it have become a tragic development for the nation’s economy. He said the present near total dependence on oil revenue was a big time bomb for the country. Blaming what he described as a precarious political situation in the country on the present presidential system of governance, Soludo declared that the military, which led the nation into creation of states, made a huge mistake. |
| Posted By: COWARDS Posted On: Jun 3, 2010 Views: 579 | CRY, ABIA STATE, CRY! "Armed robbers wreak havoc in Aba, force banks, shops to close, cart away millions of naira From OKEY SAMPSON, Aba Thursday, June 3, 2010 What appeared as a rumour yesterday became a reality when gunmen believed to be armed robbers, laid siege on the Alaoji axis of the commercial city of Aba, Abia state, robbing a first generation commercial bank and carted away millions of naira, sending fears down the spines of the people within the vicinity. The rumour mill was agog on Tuesday that some die hard criminals known in Aba parlance as Umuoma had invaded the city from a neighbouring state and that their target were banks. The unconfirmed rumour led to the abrupt closure of some commercial banks. As at 2 pm, the gate of a second-generation bank at No. 90 Asa Road was shut while many of their customers were stranded. A staff of the bank told Daily Sun that they had to close following information that the robbers were already in town. She said the bank did not want to take any risk, as it could not bear the outcome of any robbery attack. Armed robbers, clad in army uniforms had entered the city on Wednesday and raided the First Bank office along Port-Harcourt Road in Aba where they carted away millions of naria. According to an eyewitness account, the robbers battled themselves into the bank before noon and made their way straight into the banking hall. Before then, they had blocked all roads leading to the bank as they shot sporadically into the air to scare away people. It was gathered that they collected all the monies from the customers of the bank and the ones in the bank’s drawers after which they moved to the vault. However, the source explained that the robbers were unable to open the vault as the police approached with Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) before they fled. Robbers had also on Tuesday forced banks in Aba to close for business as they terrorized and robbed some banks along the Faulks Road of the city. By 2 pm that Tuesday, many of the banks in the city had closed for work while their gates were shut against customers who had gone to do business with the banks that afternoon. Wednesday’s robbery attack forced all commercial banks in the city to close for business. Equally, traders at the Asannentu motor spear parts, which were near the bank where the incident took place, closed their shops and scampered for safety. A trader in the market told Daily Sun that it was only during the Nigeria civil war; “I heard that type of vociferous sound of high caliber riffles, it was like a war situation.” There was heavy traffic for several hours on the Alaoji axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt highway after the robbery incident, as motorists were scared of using that portion of the road even when the criminals had left." --------------------------------------------- Abia state has been leading in crime, kidnapping and all sorts of iniquities! No good roads; Inept, weak and non-performing governor; Corruption in the state house; Fake contracts, etc now, how come it that almost all the banks in the city of Aba close frequently for fear of the robbers? The answer is simple: No security; no law enforcement! The timid and corrupt police stayed back in their barracks, only to arrive after every mayhem! What's going on! Rumour has it that robbers from a neigbhoring state were responsible! Really? Which means, people and the police know the robbers, and refuse to burn them alive? Aba is no longer enyimba city where robbers are paid back with mob justice and fire for fire!!! Robbers, kidnappers are now controlling Abia State cities more than any other place! Shame! Shame!! Shame!!! And this yeye Abia governor wants another term in office in 2011? That'll be a total collapse of the state if he has his way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!! |
| Posted By: Olu. Adenodi Posted On: Jun 3, 2010 Views: 590 | Mr.President's fashion statement. Seeing Mr. President in a complete yoruba costume,"agbada,buba and soro,with an eleti aja cap" makes me feel good about our president. I wrote two commentaries on these sites some time ago asking Mr.President to dump his bowler hat on caftan Ijaw costume for a Nigerian cap from the varieties of available hausa,igbo or yoruba caps that abound in the country.I never suggested that he should drop his caftan dress for any of the Nigerian dress but that the Ijaw caftan to be a complete Nigerian native or African dress, he has to drop the bowler hat which is no longer in vogue with the white men who brought it to the shores of Nigeria. Mr. President seemed to be proud of himself in that white "babariga" with a fitting cap because, for once,he graced his mouth with a big smile in the picture. I hope he will continue to make us proud by dressing appropritely. Dr. Reuben Abati will be proud to see the President in his new wardrobe and a radiating smile on his face.He once wrote that Jonathan's handlers should train him on how to smile. |
| Posted By: KEN Posted On: Jun 3, 2010 Views: 655 | THE WORLD CUP FEVER I have not seen the leaflets sold in our streets on game Schedules as my son worrying me to buy one for him so that he can keep records of the matches and times |
| Posted By: Tony Posted On: Jun 3, 2010 Views: 646 | TH BBC DOCUMENTARY ABOUT LAGOS In the 60s and 70s my uncle used to take his transistor radio into the bath room and toilet as he prepares in the mornings for work due to the fact that he does not want to miss any news item from BBC London.I used to look at him with amazement. When I summoned courage to ask him for the reasons for his actions he said you can always get the TRUTH from them.When there is any thing like a coup or any important news Nigerians tune to BBC for facts. It seems generation of balanced and truthful broadcasters have left BBC for those who do not know what broadcasting entails. Even in England there was a biased documentary done against Catholic Church which provoked the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales and they demanded for an apology. The only thing BBC promotes right now is gay rights and it is sad that many people are speaking with hush tones when they discuss the evil of being gay.Too bad for the straights. |
| Posted By: peterifakari@hotmail.com Posted On: Jun 3, 2010 Views: 631 | SEEKING THE SUPPORT OF CABALS Yar'dua seek the support of the cabals that ruined this country by visiting them for support when he fraudulently took over power.Goodluck also followed suit when he took over and even went as far as forming a an advisory body of those who have nothing to offer Nigeria.These people were afraid that if they do not get support from these people they cannot rule the country successfully.When Obama won his presidency he never went to visit anybody for support and also when Cameron and his deputy won their elections they did not go and seek the support of any body due to the fact that they won clean and clear and were prepared intellectually and mentally prepared for the job.It didn’t take them a while to announce their cabinet.Late president Yar’Adua and the present president took months to before announcing their cabinets because they have to satisfy a lot of interests resulting to a low quality cabinet who are there to defend interests. The funny thing is that they fail to believe in the support Nigerians will give them and run after cabals.The Governor of Niger State Aliu is standing on the power of the people so also is Oshiomhole.None of these governors can be intimidated as the people are behind them.They believe in the power of the electorate.Many would say the electorate do not count but that idea is now being outdated. Abiola is being remembered today because of the masses who felt there was injustice in annulling the June 12 1993 elections.Left for the cabals who spent a lot of money on propaganda to make his mandate to be forgotten June 12 would have been a thing of the past.No wonder Abasha said it was a “water shed” in Nigeria’s history.Please check what a watershed is in the dictionary. We want a president who can stand on the power of the people. |
| Posted By: Onyekachi Posted On: Jun 3, 2010 Views: 571 | Biafra Oyee !!!! To all those doupting the Atrocities of what Nigeria committed against Biafra which was against UN Geneva Convetion should go to this site: Pls it is horrible so to see the agonies of biafra children: www.worldigbocongressinc.org/biafrapics With all this pains and injustice my people is still suffering till today, I have every reason to support BIAFRA because it is where i belong. |
| Pages [ 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 ] Next Page -> |