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[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Brehs I'm so mad. Nigeria is hopeless

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

The Nigerian Army will set up cattle ranches nationwide

• Context: For the past few years, Fulani militants have raided towns and villages across Nigeria killing thousands. In fact, more than a dozen people have been killed in clashes between Fulani herders and Tivs in Taraba State Nigeria. In response to this violence, the Nigerian state has paid Fulani herders from Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Mali not to attack settlements in Nigeria or it has offered to create cattle ranches in all of Nigeria's 36 states. The result of this inter-ethnic violence and proposal for the creation of ranches has strengthened anti-Fulani rhetoric particularly in Southern Nigeria. Attacks in Ekiti State have made the Governor of that state, Ayo Fayose, popular far beyond Ekiti. Former government officials such as Femi Fani Kayode write op-eds which suggest a Fulani conspiracy to conquer and Islamcize Nigeria. The Buhari government's inaction feeds this rhetoric especially because Buhari identifies with his Fulani heritage.
  
  So, the Nigerian Army is providing an ill-thought out but typically Nigerian solution to a pressing national crisis...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has said that the Nigerian Army would be raising up cattle ranches in such a manner that in almost all the divisions, and all the brigades, cattle will be reared. Buratai who was represented by the Chief of Army Logistics, Major General Patrick Akem, stated this on Tuesday at the Commissioning of Mogadishu Cantonment New Mammy Market (former Abacha Barracks), Abuja. The Army Chief disclosed that in keeping up with modern cattle rearing tradition, he sent officers of the Army to Argentina to look at how cattle were reared.

“Argentina has a population of 41 million people, but it feeds about 400 million people around the world with its beef. To take it to the next level, we want to adopt a system where the cattle are not just free ranging coming from Sokoto to Port Harcourt, thereby making their meat tough to eat, the products will soon be coming from our own farms and ranches,” Buratai said.

He noted that he has created the Barrack Investment Initiative as platform that affords Army family members the opportunity of raising up fishing ponds, vegetable gardens, fruits, livestock, chicken and their eggs. According to him, the intention of the Nigerian Army was not just to secure the country, but to contribute in growing the economy of the nation. He added: “We want to tell our wives that they can live beyond the salaries of their husbands, so we are trying to empower the women in the barracks to be able to form co-operatives, so as to access loans and to a large extent be able to fend for themselves and their families, even without the salaries of their husbands. Meanwhile, the Commander Army Headquarters Garrison, Major General John Malu said that the formidable shopping edifice had over 2000 shops, 27 warehouses and a printing press owned by the Nigerian Navy. He added that the services of a reputable private security firm was contracted to handle the security of the market.

Read more at: Nigerian Army to set up cattle ranches nationwide - Vanguard News

Nigerian Army to set up cattle ranches nationwide - Vanguard News

 

[Red Shield]

So what a sec...

the fulani attack shyt and are rewarded with cattle ranchs?

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

So what a sec...

the fulani attack shyt and are rewarded with cattle ranchs?

The Gov. of Kaduna pays them money and says, "Look, they're not Nigerians. They are from Mali and Niger." Wnich means Nigeria will pay foreign invaders off (if they are even foreign!).

The Nigerian Chief of Staff leaves them alone and sets up cattle ranches across Nigeria.

Nigeria is a zoo.

 

[Red Shield]

The Gov. of Kaduna pays them money and says, "Look, they're not Nigerians. They are from Mali and Niger." Wnich means Nigeria will pay foreign invaders off (if they are even foreign!).

The Nigerian Chief of Staff leaves them alone and sets up cattle ranches across Nigeria.

Nigeria is a zoo.

That shyt is terrible. Sets such a bad precedent.

 

[shadowking]

So what a sec...

the fulani attack shyt and are rewarded with cattle ranchs?

Country was shocked when the news came out...hopefully it'll be voted down else some sort of war will occur

 

[shadowking]

Brehs I'm so mad. Nigeria is hopeless

You'll cry harder next year when you see the budget

 

[Yehuda]

Diamond ring shame: Zim judge orders Grace Mugabe to return seized property

2016-12-22 16:11

Frank Chikowore, News24

Grace Mugabe (File: AP)

Harare - A Harare judge has ordered Zimbabwe's controversial First Lady Grace Mugabe to return three properties that she seized from a Lebanese businessman in a botched US$1.35m diamond ring deal.

High Court judge Clement Phiri on Wednesday ordered President Robert Mugabe's wife to remove her representatives from the properties that she seized after Lebanese national Jamal Ahmed failed to repay the money that was paid by her for a polished diamond ring.

The ring had been meant to be Mugabe’s wedding anniversary to Grace.

The year 2016 marked the 20th anniversary of the Mugabes’ wedding.

Grace demanded a refund after she discovered that the diamond ring was polished.

When the court initially sat on Wednesday, the First Lady was not represented but attorney Wilson Manase later stood for her.

'Grace is not new to controversy'

In passing judgement, the judge expressed unhappiness on the sheriff's failure to serve court papers at the Blue Roof residence of the First Lady in the leafy Borrowdale suburb of Harare.

Ahmed's lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa said security personnel at Mugabe's residence denied the sheriff to leave summons and he could not affix them to the gate or door in fear of breaching security protocol.

Said Mtetwa: "He (the sheriff) had failed to serve the summons because of an armed soldier who barred him from further action. We were in the middle of the hearing when the presiding judge was called by the Judge President (George Chiweshe) and came back later and then granted an order compelling the First Lady to remove her representatives from the properties and to ensure that all workers at the properties who had lost their jobs were immediately reinstated."

Grace is not new to controversy. At the height of the land reform, she grabbed a farm in Mazowe, about 30km north of the capital Harare. She later turned into an orphanage. More recently, the First Lady also grabbed another farm, Manzou, located in the same district that ruling Zanu-PF party insiders say she wants to turn into an animal sanctuary, rendering several families, mostly women and children, homeless.

Diamond ring shame: Zim judge orders Grace Mugabe to return seized property

 

[AfroUKaboutthatBusiness]

I was born in Tanzania so i kinda hate you and the shytty Swahili Kenyans speak but I support this breh. I plan on moving back to my homeland of Tanzania is less than 4 years. The opportunity is staggering. Matter fact theres a thread here in HL where I told people to invest in Africa because im constantly shipping shyt over there and making bank. About to stack money and start going to China to buy gently used cars and flipping them. I know people making 10K a day at 21 just shipping things back to Africa.

Heres a free business idea for all of you. Construction equipment is a HUGE market in Africa right now because they're growing. If you take some heavy machinery over there you can get 1 to 2 thousand PER DAY renting them out. Lets say you have 10 Catepillar heavy machinery all rentted out for 1K a day, thats $3.65 million a year and you dont have to do shyt. Just make sure they pay and keep the equipment running good and you're gucci.

Also just jokes on the Kenyan thing. my girlfriend is kenyan and we are expecting a beautiful African daughter

I'm from West Africa but living in the UK. Looking to go back & do business; would love to chop it up and hear more of what you got to say fam!

 

[Bawon Samedi]

How Nigerian govt caused economic recession - Sanusi

- Muhammadu Sanusi has blamed the government for current economic problem

- The Emir of Kano advised the country to stop the blame game and look towards success

- He cited borrowing as one of the reasons Nigeria is having financial crises and suggested ways the country can be back to normal

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has blamed the Nigerian government for the current economic situation.

Sanusi who served as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan said this during the15th meeting of the joint planning board and national council on development planning.

Sanusi warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to make the same error made during Jonathan’s administration and also cautioned against focusing on blaming others.

He urged that the most important thing is to look forward for development rather than focusing on the past.

The Emir of Kano compared Nigeria to other countries and showed how Nigeria faltered in the path of development.

Part of his lecture read: You can’t have improving terms of trade when you are exporting commodities over short periods of a cycle. But, we know as far back as the 1950s, from the Latin American structure economics, that over the long term, any economy that specialises in exporting primary products and importing manufactures would end up having terms of trade shifting against it. You can have a temporary boost, but If you don’t use that boost to have a structural adjustment that would make for prudent management of the economy, you would be courting trouble.

The REAL cause of Nigeria's current recession - Sanusi



Not good... @MansaMusa

 

[Yehuda]

Congo nears deal under which Kabila to leave power by end 2017

Fri Dec 23, 2016 | 7:15pm EST
By Aaron Ross and Tim Cocks | KINSHASA

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila attends the signing ceremony of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes, at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

President Joseph Kabila of Democratic Republic of Congo would leave power in 2017 and elections would be held the same year under a political deal close to completion, opposition leaders said on Friday.

The deal would be a breakthrough for a country that has not seen a peaceful transition of power since independence in 1960 and would represent a turnaround after dozens of people were killed this week in protests over Kabila's tenure.

Kabila took power after his father, Laurent, was assassinated in 2001, and critics saw the violence as an attempt to crush dissent and enable the extension of his constitutional mandate, which ended on Tuesday after two terms in office.

As a result, any deal resulting from the weeks of talks between the ruling coalition and the opposition mediated by the Catholic church would come as a shock.

It could also reinforce democracy in sub-Saharan Africa, given Congo's centrality, size and economic importance as a mineral exporter and the continent's top copper producer.

"It is difficult for me to tell you whether (the deal) will be in two hours or three hours. We are in the process of working. We can only leave here when everything is finished," opposition leader Joseph Olenghankoy told reporters.

Kabila says he supports the talks but has yet to comment on their substance.

A deal would also be an achievement for the Catholic church, which says the talks are an attempt to stop Congo sliding back into anarchy and war. Pope Francis has heaped pressure on all sides to find a peaceful solution.

"At first glance, a miracle is possible and the bishops have won their bet," said Albert Moleka, former chief of staff to the leader of the main opposition bloc, Etienne Tshisekedi.

A government spokesman said the proposal was to have been presented to the full delegation on Friday afternoon.

ONE MORE YEAR

Under the deal's terms, Kabila would stay in power for a year, but the constitution cannot be changed to let him run again. A prime minister would be named from the main opposition bloc and Tshisekedi would oversee the deal's implementation, opposition leaders Martin Fayulu and Jose Endundo told Reuters.

"Kabila stays for one year," Fayulu said. "He will not try to stand for a new term."

The head of the U.N. human rights agency said on Friday that Congolese security forces killed at least 40 people and arrested 460 in protests this week.

The violence raised fears Congo is heading toward armed conflict, a risk that has prompted several donor nations to condemn Kabila for failing to stand down. Millions were killed in wars between 1996 and 2003.

"Most of ... (Kabila's coalition) would welcome this (deal) because they're under so much pressure," said Pascal Kambale, a Congolese human rights lawyer at the Open Society Foundations.

A presidential election set for last month has been postponed until at least April 2018 because of delays registering voters. This deal would mean the election must happen by the end of next year.

Kabila's allies say he will respect the constitution, but that promising to step down would make him a lame duck and spark a power struggle that could put his life in danger.



(Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Leslie Adler)

Congo nears deal under which Kabila to leave power by end 2017

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

How Nigerian govt caused economic recession - Sanusi

- Muhammadu Sanusi has blamed the government for current economic problem

- The Emir of Kano advised the country to stop the blame game and look towards success

- He cited borrowing as one of the reasons Nigeria is having financial crises and suggested ways the country can be back to normal

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has blamed the Nigerian government for the current economic situation.

Sanusi who served as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan said this during the15th meeting of the joint planning board and national council on development planning.

Sanusi warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to make the same error made during Jonathan’s administration and also cautioned against focusing on blaming others.

He urged that the most important thing is to look forward for development rather than focusing on the past.

The Emir of Kano compared Nigeria to other countries and showed how Nigeria faltered in the path of development.

Part of his lecture read: You can’t have improving terms of trade when you are exporting commodities over short periods of a cycle. But, we know as far back as the 1950s, from the Latin American structure economics, that over the long term, any economy that specialises in exporting primary products and importing manufactures would end up having terms of trade shifting against it. You can have a temporary boost, but If you don’t use that boost to have a structural adjustment that would make for prudent management of the economy, you would be courting trouble.

The REAL cause of Nigeria's current recession - Sanusi



Not good... @MansaMusa

Sanusi is right but he cannot be trusted. He's not a Pan-Nigerian.

 

[BigMan]

Sanusi is right but he cannot be trusted. He's not a Pan-Nigerian.

I thought you wanted Nigeria broken up

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

I thought you wanted Nigeria broken up

My views on Nigeria:

It would be better for Black people the world over if a functional, democratic, prosperous Nigeria existed. But it doesn't due to its elites. Nigeria has become the prisoner of nations. So, if ethnic groups wish to leave Nigeria - they certainly have the right to advocate for self-determination (ex. Quebec and Canada, Scotland and the UK etc.)

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Buhari's government is both evil and clueless
Why Buhari is silent on Southern Kaduna killings - Spokesperson - Premium Times Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari is silent on the ongoing violence in southern part of Kaduna State because the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is handling it, presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has said.

Mr. Adesina stated this Monday morning on Channels Television during its Sunrise Daily programme.

At least six persons were killed in Goska village, Jema’a local Government Area in the early hours of Christmas.

The victims included a teenage secondary school student, Gimbia Morik, daughter of a former council chairman in Jema’a.

The killings, by suspected herdsmen, occurred despite Jema’a and two other local governments – Kaura and Zango Kataf – being under a 24-hour curfew.

The state government after a meeting of heads of various security agencies in the state, had on December 21 imposed the 24-hour curfew to prevent violence during the festive season.

Scores of people have been killed in ethno-religious violence in Southern Kaduna in 2016.

As the killings continue, Mr. Buhari had come under criticism from Nigerians for his silence.

Citing Nigeria’s federal structure, Mr. Adesina said there was no need for Mr. Buhari to speak since Mr. El-Rufai is “on top of the matter.”

The presidential aide said as the chief security officer of his state, it rests on Mr. El-Rufai, who has pledged to bring perpetrators to book, to deal with the matter.

“You don’t have to hear from the president on that matter. When it pays us, we talk about federalism and true federalism; yet you want the president and presidency to talk about everything,” Mr. Adesina said.

He also said “when a thing like this happens in a state, there is a chief security officer and he is supposed to be on top of the matter.

“Governor El-Rufai Rufai was at the villa on Thursday to brief the president, so why should the president then be talking about it?

“True federalism is the governor should be in charge and he is in charge of it,” he said.

LOCAL MATTER

The killings in Southern Kaduna are suspected to be due to violence between the locals and migrating Fulani herdsmen.

Apart from Kaduna, similar violence between locals, mainly farmers, and migrating herdsmen has caused the death of hundreds of people in several other states including Benue and Taraba.

Mr. Adesina on Monday said local authorities must play a crucial role in stopping the violence.

He said state and local governments have a major role to play in dealing with herdsmen crisis.

He said Mr. Buhari is always in constant touch with governors whenever an attack occurs to get timely updates.

The spokesperson said Mr. Buhari has consistently maintained that the best way to stop the killings is through collaboration between the states and the grassroots leaders in local governments.

“The federal government has roles to play but not as much as the state and local governments,” he said.