BOMBSHELL! We’ll Massacre Everyone in N. Delta as Obasanjo Did in Odi – Buhari’s Associate, Rtd Col. Hassan (Video)
President Muhammadu Buhari’s friend and stalwart of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC), Col. Hassan Stanislous-Labo has called for a
military invasion of the Niger Delta communities where pipelines were vandalised a few weeks ago.
Colonel Hassan, as he is popularly referred to, made this call on
Channels Television, Monday, January 25, 2015 where he said that the
Nigerian Army should invade the communities
in Delta State and massacre the people of the communities as the
military did to the community of Odi during the President Olusegun
Obasanjo regime. According to him, “the communities that refuse to
produce the militants should be levelled”.
In 2013, a Federal High Court ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay N37 billion damages to the residents of Odi for the act of genocide perpetrated by the Nigerian Army.
In the disturbing segment, the retired military colonel dismissed the
Channels TV anchor who reminded him that a genocide was an abuse of
human rights.
Stanislous-Labo is a leading media surrogate of the Buhari government who hasset an agenda for the APC-led federal government. He is president and chief executive of Hakes Group.
BREAKING!!! Blood Flows in Rivers as Police, Navy Clash (See How Many People That Got Shot)
One person was injured on Tuesday when a group of Mobile policemen
from MOPOL 19 clashed with some operatives of the Nigerian Navy in Port
Harcourt.
The incident, which took place at about 6:20pm around Mummy B axis of
GRA in the Rivers State capital, caused commotion as motorists
scampered for safety.
It was gathered that a vehicle carrying a group of Navy operatives was held up in a gridlock along the ever-busy Mummy B road near the GRA junction.
Not satisfied with the development, some naval ratings were said to
have alighted from the vehicle and moved to the point where they met a
group of Mobile policemen controlling the traffic.
An eyewitness said the Mobile policemen had told the Navy operatives
not to worry because they (Mobile policemen) were already on the ground
to clear the gridlock on the road.
“Surprisingly, an argument ensued between both of them and one Mobile
policeman, who was in mufti, fired teargas and in the confusion one
Navy operative was shot.
“There was blood everywhere around that point. But I believe the
person that was shot must have been rushed to the hospital,” the source,
who did not want his name mentioned, said.
Ahmad said in a text message to our correspondent that there was no casualty during the clash.
“It has been resolved. No casualty at all,” the text message read.
Also contacted, the Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship
Pathfinder, Lt.-Cdr. Hammad Ahmed, said he was still being briefed on
the matter and promised to speak as soon as he had the full details.
When contacted the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ahmad
Mohammad, confirmed the incident, but added that the matter had been
resolved.
Don’t Be Fooled! Buhari’s Economic Misadventure are Deliberate and Calculated (Photos) By: Olu Bidemi
NSE composite value wiped off $10bn in 6 months and still falling.
The NSE has witnessed nearly 50% loss since may 29, 2015.
Have you asked who is dumping shares and in return who is mopping them up?
Most of the shares being dumped come from foriegn investors who see
the economy as a train heading for disaster and most of those buying
them are northerners. As the foreign investors dump their shares it
creates a ripple effect leading to most southerners dumping theirs which
makes the shares cheaper for adamus to buy into.
As for the naira, the strict rules in place are just hogwash since
the black marketers who are mainly northerners still have back door
access to dollars from the CBN.
This move is meant to cripple southern business and in turn make the northerners control the forex market.
When I say sense is not part of the south una go begin curse una father.
Let us give a round of applause to all the omowalabis who voted chain and bondage.
Biafrans Keep Dream of Independence Alive as Nigeria Clamps down on Peaceful Protesters – BBC
In a quiet, dusty and fairly
secluded corner of Enugu city, south-eastern Nigeria, a group of men
unfurled a homemade flag and then sang.
“Biafra will live forever. Nothing will stop us,” was the gist of their anthem in the Igbo language.
They were not exactly belting it out and instead of hoisting the flag
up a pole, it was tied to a metal gate. But there is good reason for
discretion – in the eyes of the authorities the gathering is illegal.
On 5 November, 100 men and women were arrested as they marched
peacefully through the city’s streets after raising the Biafran flag.
They were all imprisoned and accused of treason but then released
when the charges were dropped. It appears the government is determined
to ensure any agitation for secession is not allowed to gather momentum.
ALSO READ: Biafra Will Be Achieved Without Violence
Forty-two years after the end of the devastating civil war in which
government troops fought and defeated Biafran secessionists, the dream
of independence has not completely died.
“No amount of threats or arrests will stop us from pursuing our
freedom – self-determination for Biafrans,” said Edeson Samuel, national
chairman of the Biafran Zionist Movement (BZM). Image captionIgwe Anthony Ojukwu says the Igbo people feared being wiped out
“We were forced into this unholy marriage but we don’t have the same
culture as the northerners. Our religion and culture are quite different
from the northerners,” he told the BBC.
he group broke away from the better-known Movement For The Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (Massob).
The 1967-70 civil war threatened to tear apart the young Nigerian
nation. Ethnic tensions were high in the mid 1960s. The military had
seized power and economic hardship was biting.
With the perception that they were pushing to dominate all sectors of
society – from business to the civil service – and while they were
prominent in the military, the Igbo people were attacked.
Thousands were killed, especially during the clashes between
northerners, who are mostly Muslim, and Igbos. To save their lives,
Igbos fled en masse back “home” to the east.
“People used to meet fuel tanker drivers who allowed them to hide
inside the tankers – some survived that way,” remembers Igwe Anthony
Ojukwu, the traditional ruler of Ogui Nike in Enugu State.
“As we were licking our wounds… it dawned on us that we could not
just stay at home as they would come and fight us and that would mean…
extinction,” he said, adding that this prompted the move to declare
Biafra independent. Image captionThose who surrendered were issued with cards saying “defunct Biafra”
Today on the streets of Enugu you can hear songs about the war.
Booming out from a stall selling CDs and DVDs I heard a song praising
the late Chief Emeka Ojukwu – the man who raised the Biafran flag in
1967 and was the leader of the breakaway nation that existed for 31
troubled months.
“It was very terrifying. In the market place you hear a bang and you
find limbs flying, people lying dead and others running helter-skelter,”
said war veteran Chief Nduka Eya, recalling the aerial bombardment by
the Nigerian forces.
At his home he showed me the small card he was given after the
Biafrans surrendered. It reads: “Clearance certificate for members of
armed forces of defunct Biafra.”
“Naturally when you lose a war it can be very depressing but what can
you do? We took it. But history shows Biafra is defunct out of
surrender,” said Chief Nduka Eya who is now the secretary general of
Ohaneze Ndigbo, an umbrella group representing Igbos around the world.
In the bottom right-hand corner of the card is Olusegun Obasanjo’s
signature. The man who later became the president of Nigeria played a major role in the civil war, fighting on the federal government side.
Although no-one knows the true number, more than one million people
died in the war – some from the fighting but many more from the
resulting famine in the east.
In an effort to repair the bruised nation, the Nigerian head of state
General Yakubu Gowan spoke of “No Victor, No Vanquished” and also
promoted a policy of Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation.
‘Willing to fight’
But to this day, many Igbos complain that they were punished
economically after the war and still speak of being marginalised. The
fact that no Nigerian president has come from the east is a source of
much rancour.
The prospect of an independent Igboland now seems impossible,
especially as secessionists would want the area’s lucrative oil fields.
While those publicly clamouring for independence are a very small
minority, it is not hard to find young people who feel they would be
better off as a separate nation. This ought to be of great concern to
the government of Nigeria.
“If this present government does not have the solution for us
upcoming youth here, I’d rather the nation breaks,” said one young man
playing football in Enugu near a statue referred to as “The Unknown
Soldier” holding a gun aloft.
“We are willing to fight for our rights. Without sacrifice there will
be nothing like freedom. We have to pay the price if we want
independence and we are ready to do that again,” he added.
“Islams (sic) don’t want the east to rule the country and our
opportunities and rights are denied so we are better off as an
independent Biafra sovereign nation. Nothing is impossible,” another man
in his 20s added.
The renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe recently released his
memoirs of the war entitled “There Was a Country.” The book includes an
insight into what life was like for his family fleeing the city of Lagos
and heading east.
His account has angered some – especially non-Igbos – and has caused a
stir in the Nigerian media as well as on the internet where there are
plenty of reminders that ethnic divisions still run deep.
Towards the end of his book Achebe asks: “Why has the war not been
discussed, or taught to the young, over 40 years after its end?
“Are we perpetually doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past because we are too stubborn to learn from them?”
Today Nigeria faces massive security challenges – top of the list
being the Islamist insurgency in the north that many Nigerians believe
is being fuelled by politicians.
Many would argue that some of the root causes of the civil war were
also triggers of the rebellion in the north as well as the militancy in
the Niger Delta.
“Three words – injustice, inequality and unfair play,” says Chief
Nduka Eya who, like Achebe, believes it is essential for young Nigerians
to learn about the war.
“If you think education is expensive try ignorance,” he says.
“Ignorance is a very damaging disease. Our boys and girls need to
know what actually happened. ‘Why did my father go to war?’ Someone in
the north will ask: ‘Why did we go to fight them?'”
Image caption A new beer called “Hero” with a rising sun on the label echoes Biafran nationalist sentiment
Sitting on his throne and holding his ox tail staff of office, Igwe Anthony Ojukwu calls for the war to be studied in schools.
“The experience of Biafra should be shared so that people outside
Biafra will know when they are cheated and when they should start to
fight for their own destiny,” says the traditional ruler.
“The risk of not studying Biafra is that we will continue to subdue
the subdueables no matter how justified they are in their demands. We
will continue to live a life where the stronger animal kills the other,”
he says, although he stresses that he is against further efforts to
secede.
“I think it is important that Nigeria stays together. Those who are singing for disintegration are doing so for selfish ends.”
Forty-two years after the war, a beer has just been launched in
eastern Nigeria. The choice of name, “Hero”, and the logo on the bottle
of a rising sun similar to the one on the Biafran flag were no accident.
These days “Bring me a Hero” is a popular call in the bars of Enugu
where people have not entirely given up on the dream of raising a glass
to “independence”.
Abia North Re-run: Wild Jubilation in Umuahia as Orji Uzor Kalu Arrives Igbere (Photos)
Former Governor of Abia State and the senatorial candidate of the
Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) in the rescheduled senatorial
election ordered by the Appeal Court in Abia North, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu,
was monday ushered into the capital city of Umuahia, amid jubilations
reenacting his days as governor of the state.
AKWA IBOM GUBER – Nsit Ubium: Dilemma of Ambitions
By: Otobong Sampson
This piece is written in the worst case scenario. Politically, it
seems the land of Nsit Ubium is in a quandary. The people have to decide
between the speakership of Onofiok Luke and the governorship hopes of
Umana Umana. They will have to choose between the Peoples Democratic
Party and All Progressive Congress. On this, party will be a non-factor.
Antecedent will be everything, the sole determinant. It is a tough,
yet, an easy decision. It is a choice between prospectively profitable
investment and a risky venture. It is an
option between certified leadership and unsafe gamble. It is a decision
that may span the plains of Nsit Ubium…a judgement all Akwa Ibom people
must serve as jury. Choices are free but nobody is free from the
aftermaths of choice.
Robert Frost the poet in “The Road Not Taken,” wrote: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;…
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference.
Nsit Ubium, are u a land that inter great ambitions? Sam Edem,
Effiong Bob….how they fell to “brotherly” envy and sacrificed on the
stake of the narrow ambition of a kinsman remains ponderable. Is it
Onofiok’s turn, and still for the same deviant and schlock governorship
ambition? Genuine ambitions are not fueled by schizotypal obsession.
They are driven by structural needs of the people and the
configurational patterns of society. Umana Umana’s ambition today,
remains ill-intentioned, ill-timed and suspicious, just as it was at the
outset. On a moral scale, the main turn-off of UOU’s guber jamboree is
the many futile attempts by the man himself and his subalterns to
deodorize him from whatever stench they claim characterized the Akpabio
years. If that era was sleazy, the incidental born-again was a
sleaze-in-chief while he lasted as SSG. If the PDP is filled with crooks
today, the APC governorship candidate ranked top in PDP’s hierarchy of
crooks before the pages were flipped. It is only a moral irritant that
would demonize a platform that offered him a regrettable privilege to
emerge Akwa Ibom’s most notorious billion-man…too questionable that the
“probe” word should ever form part of his speech, public or private.
For Akwa Ibom governorship options, it is dangerous error to think
Umana as a lesser evil. Even so, Baltasar Gracian, in “The Art of
Worldly Wisdom,” offers a cautionary advice that we should “never open
the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink
in after it”. Though yet to become the main boss, Umana lived an
inebriated tyrant as government secretary. He brooked no press criticism
even when it was factual. He struck with his fangs and unleashed his
pangs. Today in the middle of a stormy electoral excursion, he pretends
he is the people’s man. But he can’t be better than a benevolent
dictator. And he will run an imperial democracy in the end.
As I drove, approaching the roundabout that also links Barracks road
that afternoon, I witnessed a throng of people filled Ibom Plaza,
others, in groups of varying numbers were also swarming towards the
congregation. It was only after I got close that I noticed the speaker’s
official car. I didn’t have the patience so I went my way. Minutes
later, details of that event flooded the social media space. I have read
criticisms of that event with some being wholly abusive without being
sensible. But most ridiculous is a video, clearly a desperate
afterthought, arranged by the APC media organ where a cluster of about a
dozen persons were enticed to speak against the beautiful event of that
day. Onofiok’s abrupt trip to another section of the street that day
caused dazing and unsettling effects in the opposition camp. It was
another masterstroke from the genius himself. He penetrated with ease
where was generally perceived to be the den of opposition, freed them
from the mental shackles of deception elongated by free readership of
printed falsehood; he came out triumphant. That thirsty multitude, like
Charlotte Bronte echoed, I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a
free human being with an independent will.
A hundred “arrangee” anti-Onofiok videos can’t neutralize the
dripping effects of that visit. The APC media arm should gather a
voluntary crowd of same staggering proportion and let the people who
cheerfully received the speaker, also reject him. Else, there’s no other
acceptable way to discredit him. Onofiok is winning. His distinctive
trademarks, street cred and generosity, are shields against the arrows
of mindless propaganda. He is the one formidable rock in the governing
party that must be crushed if the opposition is to succeed in its morbid
aims. If the APC governorship candidate had not erected a Berlin Wall
and installed Iron Curtains to separate himself from the people while he
laid drunk in the corridor of power, he wouldn’t solely depend on
immoral skullduggeries to sell his ambition. The speaker is everything
good that the opposition wish their man was. UOU does what Onofiok did;
just that he does it at his utmost convenience. That is the difference.
And such is not the hallmark of a leader. For this group, indeed,
politics have no relation to morals. In his private jet, he flew in; Flaunting a sparkle of his illicit goldmine An oppressor garbed in saintly garment Mocking us, yet acting as our man
Under the blazing sun they converged Hypnotized by his filthy cents Enchanted by his impossible promises With probe his manifesto, yet so unclean he is.
Isn’t it funny how we hang the petty thieves and appoint the great
ones to public office? The APC isn’t necessarily filled with crooks but
most crooks are found in APC. The speaker appears ready to absorb more
barbs. He’s got no option. That’s the price of uncompromising
leadership.
Tension as Buhari Moves to Bar Courts from Granting Bail; Submits Request for Record Trial
President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted to the leadership of the
judiciary, his requests for record-time trial of alleged looters of the
nation’s treasury, according to an investigation by Nigeria Tribune.
The demands, expected to be met by the judiciary led by the Chief
Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, are reportedly
creating ripples in the judiciary, due to what a high-profile source
termed “the unconstitutionality” of some of them (demands).
Nigerian Tribune gathered that Buhari is demanding a time-frame to such trials, with 90 days (three months) reportedly proposed.
Judges, adjudged upright, are also to be head-hunted by the CJN for Buhari’s administration anti-corruption war.
The demands, reportedly approved by the president, were said to have
been packaged by the presidential committee on anti-corruption war
headed by Professor Itse Sagay.
The courts being manned by the targeted judges are also to become mainly
anti-corruption courts, handling only alleged corruption trials.
The dedicated courts are said to be focused on clearing the backlog
of pending alleged corruption cases, involving many past public office
holders whose trials had been stalled despite being out of immunity
cloak.
An earlier attempt in the life of the administration yielded little
success as many of the handpicked judges for consideration, failed the
integrity test conducted by security agencies.
It could not be confirmed if a new set had been shortlisted for the presidency’s desire.
A senior source privy to the demands disclosed that there are other
ancillary desires of the president for the demanded quick dispensation
of justice that clashed with human rights of accused persons and
constitutional provisions.
Buhari’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, had been practically
on the road, sensitising the populace on why the human rights of
suspects and accused persons in alleged corruption cases, are being
abridged by the current administration.
Last week in Lagos, he said the human rights of the suspects in the
alleged arms deal corruption case ended where that of others negatively
affected by their actions, began.
It was learnt that Buhari is seeking the support of the judiciary
leadership to stop giving bail to accused persons, throughout the period
their trials would last, a period expected not to be more than three
months.
Interlocutory appeals to higher courts are also expected to be stopped in the course of the accused trials.
Many of the stalled trials are being held by interlocutory appeals to
higher courts where they usually pend for a longer period, with their
pendency expected to stall the trial at the lower courts.
