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I published a Post earlier this morning '' https://www.nairaland.com/5146937/reverend-stephen-mamza-buhari-been '' about Reverend Stephen Mamza: Buhari Has Been Sleeping On Duty, President Buhari has finally reacted to it. See his reactions below! According to Punch news, The Presidency disagreed on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari was “sleeping on duty as the Commander-in-Chief”, a description the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Rt Rev Fr Stephen Mamza, gave of Buhari on Sunday. The cleric had during an Easter homily he delivered in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, criticized the Buhari administration for allegedly failing to halt insecurity in the country, especially escalating kidnappings, banditry, and other violent crimes. Speaking on the latest killings in Zamfara, Benue, Adamawa, Taraba, and Southern Kaduna, the bishop said, “We are really in a dilemma. We (Nigerians) are feeling that we don’t have protection. From all indications, there is nothing being done. There have been calls from all over the country. Look at what is happening in Zamfara State; look at what is happening in Benue periodically, in Nasarawa state and now in Adamawa (Southern Adamawa). “If there is a government in place then the government should listen to the people and address the security challenges. We have mass burials from time to time and there is no sign the government cares about what is happening.” But, the Presidency on Monday disagreed with the bishop, denying that Buhari had been sleeping on duty. It accused Mamza of not “staying above politics” and also not making “a fair comment” about Buhari. The Presidency went on to recount what Buhari had done to restore security since assumed duty in 2015, especially in the war against insurgency. It argued that but for Buhari’s efforts, Yola and other towns in Adamawa and the rest of the North-East would still be under the control of Boko Haram. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, who gave the Presidency’s position, stated, “There is so much that has changed in the past three to four years in and around Yola, and the Catholic Church in particular that a true assessment would show that, but for the change administration of President Buhari, things would have continued the way they were, or even get worse. These could not have happened if a Commander-in-Chief was asleep. “Bishop Mamza was and is still a strong member of the Adamawa Peace Initiative, API, composed of religious and community leaders, which did the lovely work housing and feeding 400,000 displaced people from Northern Adamawa and the Borno States in 2015. The API also did the extraordinary work of easing tensions between Muslims and Christians during that period and ensured that both groups did not turn on one another based on suspicion. “As widely reported by the local and international press, in the premises of St. Theresa’s Cathedral where Rev Mamza ministered, there were more than 1,500 IDPs, mostly women and children on whom the church administered food rations and issued bags of maize, cooking oil and seasoning. We are truly touched and very grateful for the work that the Bishop and the others had done in that difficult period. “Now that Boko Haram has been degraded, the more than 400,000 displaced people absorbed by the Adamawa community have all gone back to Borno state and to those council areas in northern Adamawa. Source: https://grandmarketsquare.com/im-not-sleeping-on-duty-buhari-replies-yola-bishop/ 4 Likes
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According to Punch, The Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Reverend Stephen Mamza, has said the unabated killings, violent crimes and conflict across the country indicate that President Muhammadu Buhari has been sleeping on duty as the nation’s Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The Catholic bishop, who spoke on the occasion of Easter, regretted the recent attacks on Adamawa, Benue, Zamfara, Nasarawa states and Southern Kaduna. He described as unfortunate the inability of security agencies to stop these attacks despite available information to them before the attacks. Mamza said, “We are really in a dilemma. We (Nigerians) are feeling that we don’t have protection. From all indications, there’s nothing being done. There have been calls from all over the country. Look at what is happening in Zamfara State; look at what is happening in Benue periodically, in Nasarawa State and now in Adamawa (Southern Adamawa). “If there is a government in place then the government should listen to the people and address the security challenges. We have mass burials from time to time and there’s no sign the government cares about what is happening.” The cleric noted that it “is the constitutional duty of the government to provide security for its citizens but that is if such government really cares.” He charged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to wake up to its responsibilities of protecting lives, noting that the impression out there was that government did not seem to be in control of the insecurity situation in country. “Why are we living in a country where it seems there’s no government in place?” the Catholic Bishop lamented. He said his worry was the legacy that Buhari was going to leave behind if he failed to heed the calls by Nigerians “to overhaul the security architecture which has failed to address the security challenge.” He said, “Since the history of this country, apart from the civil war we have never had the kind of killings under a President like we have in the last four years. So, it is clear, the killings are too many. And if the strategies they have in place do not work why can’t he (Buhari) change and overhaul the entire security architecture? People have been asking him to overhaul his security chiefs but he doesn’t listen. He doesn’t care.” See More: https://grandmarketsquare.com/buhari-has-been-sleeping-on-duty-says-yola-bishop/ 5 Likes
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Grazing in Sout East: When in 2017 the Benue state government enacted the much celebrated Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law to stem the persistent conflicts between herdsmen and farmers in the state not many knew that the singular initiative would mark a watershed in the lives of the traumatized farmers of the state who bore the brunt of the marauding herdsmen for several years. The law was a product of an agitation by a large majority of people of the state to have the Governor Samuel Ortom led government get it enacted after thousands of innocent lives had been lost and property worth millions of Naira consumed in ceaseless conflicts. The government in April, 2017 yielded to the demand of the people and enacted the law after a bill to that effect was sent to the State Assembly and public hearings conducted across the state to get the input of the people before its passage. Since it came into effect however, the law has met resistance from various herdsmen groups who vowed not to abide by its provisions but would continue with the open grazing of cattle in several communities of the state. Aside from the initial resistance by the recalcitrant herdsmen which saw organized invasion of parts of the state in a bid to resist the law between January and May of 2018, the state seemed to have enjoyed some form of reprieve from the menace of the armed marauders. Grazing in Sout East Declare herdsmen terrorist group now — Onitiri From available records, herdsmen are known to be highly mobile in search of lush vegetation for grazing whenever the dry season sets in and usually, waterlogged Benue is the preferred destination for majority of the herders who come from parts of the country and other West African countries which accounted for the spate of conflicts and killings in the state during such periods. Perhaps, the coming of the grazing prohibition law of Benue state has to a large extent restored some peace in the hinterlands of the state which were always targets of attack. Though between October 2018 and April of 2019 the state recorded cases of banditry and killings in its volatile areas and communities, the magnitude cannot be compared to what obtained in periods before then when hundreds were usually killed and property and farmland got destroyed by the armed invaders who would shed innocent blood in their desperation to have their herds graze on Benue land. Perhaps it has finally dawned on the marauding herders and their backers that the government and people of Benue state meant business as the law has finally come to stay which has provided the people an opportunity to galvanize support for Governor Ortom and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general elections in appreciation of his dogged resilience to stand with them despite obvious intimidations and life threatening harassments from higher quarters. Speaking recently on relative peace that pervades the state recently following the enactment of the law, Governor Ortom said, “we must thank and appreciate the Almighty God for the courage, strength and foresight to enact the law. “For me, I still want to reiterate that it remains the best solution to the farmers/herders crisis in Nigeria. But intention of the real perpetrators who are pay masters of these herders is not about rearing cattle in Benue State. So, if you look at what is going on, you will appreciate that if it was about rearing cattle in Benue State, every other person would have accepted the law as enacted because it was researched thoroughly and we went into consultation with all stakeholders before passing it into law. “All stakeholders including the herdsmen were duly consulted before the enactment of the law and, so, there is no basis for anyone to come out today and say that they are going to resist the law. “Globally, ranching remains the best practice and it is the modern way of animal husbandry as far as we are concerned, and if you look at the whole scenario, judging from the fact that the total number of cattle that are creating problems here in Nigeria are statistically less than 19 million. Grazing in Sout East “There are other countries in this world like Brazil, India, Argentina, America and other parts of the world that have over 100 million, 200 million, 300 million herds of cattle and because they have adopted this approach of ranching, they have not had any crisis and their cattle are far more than what we have here in Nigeria. So, people who have a different intention of invading and taking over the land are the real perpetrators. “For us, the foresight to organize and enact this law following due process was the best thing that has ever been done. It wasn’t my making, it is the people’s law. I tell you that the Benue Peoples’ House was under siege seven good times, the House of Assembly for more than 10 times. “The people came themselves, old women, young people who were sent out of school as a result of the invasion came here and said that government must do something, that we must provide something that would bring a lasting solution to this problem because it had dealt with us for years Hence, with Benue shutting its doors to the business of open grazing as provided by the 2017 law, it has become a common sight in the state to see lorry loads of cattle being hauled across the state to nearby states in the eastern parts of the country where cases of herders/farmers clashes have recently taken a worrisome dimension and the states are now feeling the heat while Benue is enjoying some form of reprieve. According to Terrence Kuanum, President of Benue Youths Forum, BYF, “if these neighboring state governments and indeed the states of the federation could summon the courage to adopt and replicate the Ortom option or the Benue antidote to the ceaseless killings of innocent Nigerians by marauding herdsmen the needless bloodbath could be effectively checked.” Speaking on the development, former House of Representatives member and Convener of the Benue Women Forum, BWF, Mrs. Rebecca Apedzan said the Benue grazing law was the panacea to the mindless killings across the country. She said “whether we like it or not the solution to the crisis is the ranching of cattle as being practiced in other countries, even smaller countries of the world where cows are reared in higher numbers ranch their cattle. “I would advise the Federal Government to swallow its pride and adopt the Benue option so that we can have peace in our country as being witnessed in other countries because it will be a win win for both the farmers and herders alike.” South East post Promoter: https://grandmarketsquare.com/grazing-in-sout-east-benue-law-and-the-option-before-south-eastern-states/ 1 Like |
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jom28gy:i de tell you, the day i saw it at Owerri eh, other soldiers could not help the situation.. i just pity the army guy that day... but in all, I love Army because they got respect for humanity more than police officers who claim to be more educated! 7 Likes |
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A Honda Accord car belonging to a worker at the National Assembly was stolen from the premises during work hours on Friday. The victim, Mr Mathias Obaje, of the Legislative Scrutiny Department, Directorate of the House of Representatives, narrated his ordeal to Northern City News on the telephone on Saturday. Obaje, who is aspiring for the position of Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, said, “Yesterday (Friday), my car was stolen. I parked behind the Malima Restaurant around 9am and I locked the car properly. It was the day for debate and manifesto. After our presentations, I came out around 4.45pm and I did not see the car. “I went to the Crime Office at the National Assembly; from there, we proceeded to the DPO’s office. I gave them the particulars and details of the vehicle. They said they were going to investigate it.” Asked if the police had given any update on the crime since it was reported, Obaje said, “No.” He explained that the stolen vehicle was a blue Honda Accord 1998 model with chassis number IHGCD5639VAO39155. Obaje said, “That same car was also robbed of its battery before it was eventually stolen on Friday. At the reconstructed car park (directly behind the complex, which shares a fence with the Presidential Villa), the battery was stolen in August 2017. “I feel bad and insecure that if such things could be happening here, that is to say that the entire premises is not safe. I will also advise the security agencies and the management of the complex to introduce tallies, which should be issued to motorists going in and retrieved from them when going out.” Read More, see source: https://grandmarketsquare.com/insecurity-workers-car-stolen-on-national-assembly-premises/
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Davidguy01:Am also afraid, this might be another plan for tomorrow lalas we de wait to get the final score |
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See Source: https://www.imopolynews.com.ng/2019/04/is-imo-state-polytechnic-now-imo-state.html#more Click the above link to read!
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nigeria is beginning to show a radical misfunction of biblical |
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Imagine! The guy must be very selfish, police would have allowed the masses to burn the house down otamiri2: |
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It is obvious that people can behave like wicked demons at times. See why Chibuzo Stabbed his female classmate to death for rejecting to take him as his boyfriend Tragedy struck in Umuoli Ikpem in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State on Thursday after a 16-year-old Senior Secondary School Three pupil, Chibuzo Ohaneme, stabbed his female classmate, Olamma Ekwebelem, to death. A village source told our correspondent that Ohaneme was irked that Ekwebelem had repeatedly turned down his relationship proposal to her. City Round gathered that while the murderer hails from Umuohum Umuna in the Onuimo LGA of the state, the slain teenager, who was to sit for Senior Secondary Certificate Examination in June, hailed from Ikpem. See Also: Why Men are not bold, they’re scared to approach us – Ghanaian Female nurses lament The source said, “The boy and the girl are classmates and of the same age. The boy had repeatedly asked her out but she refused. “She reported the boy’s disturbances to her parents, who reprimanded him but he kept on disturbing the girl. “Frustrated, the boy ambushed the girl and stabbed her to death. The community was about setting the boy’s father’s house ablaze when the police intervened.” When contacted, the police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the incident, stating that the suspect had been arrested. He said “One Chibuzo Ohaneme of Umuohum Umuna, Onuimo LGA was arrested for the murder of his friend, Olamma Ekwebelem of Umuoli Ikpem. “The suspect stabbed the victim in her stomach and she died. As I speak to you, the case file and the suspect have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Owerri, for further investigation.” See Source: https://grandmarketsquare.com/why-chibuzo-stabbed-his-female-classmate-crush-to-death/ |
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[quote author=Polynews post=77303415]Some beautiful Ghanaian female nurses have lamented how men are not approaching them anymore for a serious relationship. These worried Nurses have disclosed exclusively to Fnnewsroom.com that they are reaped for marriage but no man is approaching them for a serious relationship or marriage proposals. According to them, Ghanaian men are scared to approach them for a serious relationship which will lead to marriage. They added that their families are now putting pressure on them to get married and this has become a headache to them now. Ghanaian Female nurses lament They said; “We are getting old by the day and no man is approaching us for a relationship or marriage proposal. We are worried. What is wrong with us that men can’t ask for our hand in marriage." https://grandmarketsquare.com/men-are-not-bold-theyre-scared-to-approach-us-ghanaian-female-nurses-lament Thank God for Nigeria Nurses |
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