TippyTop:
I cannot fault the above.

I concur!

ibe9ja:
Ultimate Warriors... Very soon we go hear the arrival of The Hulk Hogans.

Why can't Buhari just order the military to shoot at sight anything they suspect to be Boko haram, Biafra/IPOB, Ultimate Warriors, etc and their family members so that we may have peace in our coutry?

This is exactly what I said and was banned for 2 weeks, I don't understand nairaland's mods anymore, its like some of them are in support of the criminals called militants, ultimate warrior Ko, undertaker ni

YoursGEJ:
Don't they also want all corruption charges against ND politicians who stole money to be dropped?

The problem of the Niger Delta is found in their own house. These states get 13% derivation from crude oil sales. Before you say that is not enough, just look at the infrastructure that has been developed by Akwa Ibom (good roads everywhere, world-class hospital and stadium) and Cross River states (Tinapa, Obudu, etc). You'll rarely hear of militant/criminal activities in these two states

Ok lets look at Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa states where militancy is concentrated. These states are the highest beneficiaries from the 13% derivation rule, collecting trillions of Naira since it was implemented. Do you hear of life-changing infrastructure being built with the money? No. What we hear is Alamesigha dressed as a woman to escape bail from UK, Peter Odili granted perpetual injunction against arrest, James Ibori in jail in UK for money laundering (forfeiting hundreds of millions of pounds meant to develop his state to the UK that does not even need the money), etc. Furthermore, their own son was president for six years and he could not implement a single project in his entire geographical zone not to talk of his state belente his own village.

Yet, criminals from these particular three states (Delta being the main one), continue to blame 'lack of federalism' while asking for corruption charges to be dropped against people who stole money that is enough to turn the ND into a paradise. Akwa Ibom and Cross River are leaving you people behind and I don't see the same 'lack of federalism' holding them back. SMH.

If you give Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa their own country, their leaders will loot their own people dry and they'll still blame the poor Hausa man in Bauchi who's farming onions. People in the ND need to hold their leaders accountable while also looking in the mirror.

Rant over

Dude just spoke my mind........

Abeg make una pause first.Na kill una want to kill Mr President wt all dis demands.Pls make una (militants) take this matter step by step.When he comes back he will start wt d first complaints, until he go sort out all d problems.Just pray for his quick recovery.One love.God bless NaigeriA AND PUNISH devil.

ibe9ja:
Ultimate Warriors... Very soon we go hear the arrival of The Hulk Hogans.

Why can't Buhari just order the military to shoot at sight anything they suspect to be Boko haram, Biafra/IPOB, Ultimate Warriors, etc and their family members so that we may have peace in our coutry?

HE WILL . VERY SOON.
THE Niger Delta is a JOKE

When you are a child please Talk like one and when your an Adult Act like One.

You are the one actually talking like a Child

You are very myopic to the points raised by the gentleman.

Moral of the story: Greed is work and don't play blind to the truth

I know your hands are itching you to type now......save it now....because I know say eeee dry pain you....if you know you really want to support them a beg go to the creeks.

Princedapace:


U talk like a child! Their demands are okay..one thing I hate about we Nigerians is that we hide truth a lot. Why not go ahead with these projects in that region? What is so difficult in taking up strategic projects in that region by FG? Why can't that region b made the commercial city of the country? Why Lagos?

U want to shoot at anythinh Biafra? U are really kidding me! Is it wrong to want to divorce ur partner? Why can't Nigeria call these guys and agree a referendum? Hey, even Britain who brought this mess on us doesn't run her country like the way they structured ours! What is so hard to understand that Biafra has right to want to quit the union? For nature's sake this ppl feel they can do better if allowed to be on their own, why not allow them go and allow those who wants to join Nigeria to do so at their own will and these whole mess will end? Shooting Biafra can't stop Biafra , if not, the Biafra thing wouldn't av started again after their people died in their million. Think wise bro and wake up from sentiment. In a sane society, na u and I go go street and press our govt to give room for referendum for these guys...Nigeria has never worked and may never work

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charlsecy:
Play? How many Dollars does Nigeria lose per day due to the unrest in Niger Delta?

Still less than what we allegedly used to loose to oil theft and bunkers

utytill:
Their demands make sense but too plenty.

Brother that is what should have been done from the beginning. The north owns 80 percent oil blocks in Niger Delta. Sheer you see oppression in another person's backyard. Equity and justice must be done. These guys are fighting a just fight, not a sensless demand for soverign state for religious purposes. Ogoni land cleansing will take 30 years. Can u imagine that.

owoeyeyem:
When you are a child please Talk like one and when your an Adult Act like One.

You are the one actually talking like a Child

You are very myopic to the points raised by the gentleman.

Moral of the story: Greed is work and don't play blind to the truth

I know your hands are itching you to type now......save it now....because I know say eeee dry pain you....if you know you really want to support them a beg go to the creeks.

U av made no point ...whatsoever u are saying, u are saying it out of hatred bro...is it militants that told ur Nigerian govt not to diversify her economy for decades? Did militants force ur federal govt to earn so much and from the military era till date without a functioning refinary ? U know the truth! Those guys are holding this country down becus the govt has failed...other countries used their oil generated revenue to build world class hospitals, excellent universities that attracts foreigners (which makes money for the host country), they build world class research centres, they develop world class mega cities...industries etc...Nigerian govt from era of military till date couldn't do anything worth clapping for and u are here talking against militants! They want 60% of the oil block...this is not a bad demand bro...

If they want to be earning salary from oil wealth, it is still not a bad idea bro...if Nigeria is a sane country, we would av diversified our economy long ago and by now, we would av gotten many sources of revenue generation plus enough to pay oil producing communities.
They want certain national projects to be situated in their region...my brother, na hatred they worry, that is jot a bad demand...build those projects in their region. In fact, appreciate that region for helping this country remain united becus if not for the oil found in that region, forget unity..why not build the university for them? The communities are the ones suffering from the effect of oil exploration and u still want to deny them of major national projects ? It is not fair. Nigeria is full of hate, if not, national govt would av been building most of these projects there and help transform that region into a mega city commercial hub of the country.

nortcentrallord:


Someone else did 8 years and couldn't eradicate power problems but went ahead to cut out a farm and equipped it with tax payers money for himself and you turned a blind eye to it. Someone else shouted power is not a rocket science but has been the minister of power for a while now yet all we see is back slide. Come to think of it, why are you people so scared of standing on your own? The thought of fiscal federalism just sends your tummy off the edge like a woman about to loose her husband which is the pillar. Is the Oyel your won? Why not go and live on cocoa, cola nut, tomato and groundnut?

1. both d pesin dat couldn't fix power for 8yrs & ur buffonic hero dat he orchestrated into power were all members of d most demonic party on d surface of d earth.

2. fashola will deliver

3. tell ya scavengerz to stop destroyin ya environment & blowin dia papa nyash.

4. u did not put oyel in d ground of niger delta neither did u beg 4 it to be put dia, God did!

Nigerdelta is sitting on keg of gun powder quite sadly. They can't even form a single front. If situation continues like this in that region, I really fear for them.

ChukwuIbrahim:

1. both d pesin dat couldn't fix power for 8yrs & ur buffonic hero dat he orchestrated into power were all members of d most demonic party on d surface of d earth.

2. fashola will deliver

3. tell ya scavengerz to stop destroyin ya environment & blowin dia papa nyash.

4. u did not put oyel in d ground of niger delta neither did u beg 4 it to be put dia, God did!

And u also forgot that we had military rulers from the north who couldn't develop the country when other Asia countries were making progress! They wanted oil blocks, oil money and they stole the country dry and u want the region that has been feeding the country to sit and watch the rest of Nigerians do nothing, absolutely nothing with the money they av been making from their region. Wait o...I heard u say oil was not put there by them right? U are greedy...what about coco that was not put there by Yorubas...why can't anyone just wake up and go there to explore the land? FG does not av eyes on certain natural resources except for few! That shows greediness and laziness...if the rulers of this country ever used the money made from oil to do anything useful, no one would av been talking about dividing the country...
Go back to ur history and see what the military govt did when they discovered oil in that region...and also read about the effect of oil exploration and see how these communities suffer...and finally, compare oil producing states in other countries and that of Nigeria and also visit these states pls...after all theae...u can come back and tall trash..any ways...militants no send us though...they feed us and they can play with us as they wish...until we learn to develop our own source of revenue generation...guess some governors are now waking up

nortcentrallord:

When you and your region muster enough courage to live on your own without depending on the ND's oil to feed fat and peddle propaganda. When hunger descends on you, you will find it difficult to hide behind your phone to post on NL.

Come to think of it, why are you people so scared of standing on your own? The thought of fiscal federalism just sends your tummy off the edge like a pregnant woman about to loose her husband which is the pillar of the house. Is the Oyel your own? Why not go and live on cocoa, cola nut, tomato, groundnut, gworo and Kindrimo?

Glad u know u have no sense...

ibe9ja:
Ultimate Warriors... Very soon we go hear the arrival of The Hulk Hogans.

Why can't Buhari just order the military to shoot at sight anything they suspect to be Boko haram, Biafra/IPOB, Ultimate Warriors, etc and their family members so that we may have peace in our coutry?

Because you may be shot too

Nagasaki7:
Hmmm

There will always be sporadic, violent eruptions in the ND, until the injustices against the people are extensively and adequately address. The people have been short-changed for so long and they can no longer bear it.

From poor infrastructures, biting unemployment, little or no FG presence, unending environmental pollution, uneven representation in the FG and it's agencies to illegal allocation of their oil blocks to appease political power house and party cronies

The lopsided allocation of oil blocks during the military era and 1999 - 2007 should be revisited and justly addressed.

It goes beyond temporarily silencing agitators with stipends or surveillance contracts.

Their grievances should be attended to with utmost urgency, sincerity and renewed enthusiasm.

Pls try to be knowledgeable b4 commenting on a sensitive topic like this. Do u knw how much there allocation in the ND region is? Do u knw that bayelsa, Delta etc collect more allocation than lagos state? Let even put that aside, all those companies there (foreign coy) do u have an idea of how much dey pay to local communities in term of royalties & CSR? See check an average ijaw man, they are lazy and yet like free fund. Their leaders are equally thiefs. If u go to bayelsa today... no meaningful development in a state that receive that much frm d fgn.

@ Princedapace - pls go re-read my 4th assertion cos seems simple comprehension is a big issue here.

havin said dat, pls buhari iz not ur enemy & u knw it. get close to him, work wit him, cooperate & u will get a nd of ur dream.

YoursGEJ:
Don't they also want all corruption charges against ND politicians who stole money to be dropped?

The problem of the Niger Delta is found in their own house. These states get 13% derivation from crude oil sales. Before you say that is not enough, just look at the infrastructure that has been developed by Akwa Ibom (good roads everywhere, world-class hospital and stadium) and Cross River states (Tinapa, Obudu, etc). You'll rarely hear of militant/criminal activities in these two states

Ok lets look at Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa states where militancy is concentrated. These states are the highest beneficiaries of the 13% derivation rule, collecting trillions of Naira since it was implemented. Do you hear of life-changing infrastructure being built with the money? No. What we hear is Alamesigha dressed as a woman to escape bail from UK, Peter Odili granted perpetual injunction against arrest, James Ibori in jail in UK for money laundering (forfeiting hundreds of millions of pounds meant to develop his state to the UK that does not even need the money), etc. Furthermore, their own son was president for six years and he could not implement a single project in his entire geographical zone not to talk of his state belente his own village.

Yet, criminals from these particular three states (Delta being the main one), continue to blame 'lack of federalism' while asking for corruption charges to be dropped against people who stole money that is enough to turn the entire ND into a paradise. Akwa Ibom and Cross River are leaving you people behind and I don't see the same 'lack of federalism' holding them back. SMH.

If you give Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa their own country, their leaders will loot their own people dry and they'll still blame the poor Hausa man in Bauchi who's farming onions. People in the ND need to hold their leaders accountable while also looking in the mirror.

Rant over

I dey feel u. These people are just idiots.

Princedapace:


And u also forgot that we had military rulers from the north who couldn't develop the country when other Asia countries were making progress! They wanted oil blocks, oil money and they stole the country dry and u want the region that has been feeding the country to sit and watch the rest of Nigerians do nothing, absolutely nothing with the money they av been making from their region. Wait o...I heard u say oil was not put there by them right? U are greedy...what about coco that was not put there by Yorubas...why can't anyone just wake up and go there to explore the land? FG does not av eyes on certain natural resources except for few! That shows greediness and laziness...if the rulers of this country ever used the money made from oil to do anything useful, no one would av been talking about dividing the country...
Go back to ur history and see what the military govt did when they discovered oil in that region...and also read about the effect of oil exploration and see how these communities suffer...and finally, compare oil producing states in other countries and that of Nigeria and also visit these states pls...after all theae...u can come back and tall trash..any ways...militants no send us though...they feed us and they can play with us as they wish...until we learn to develop our own source of revenue generation...guess some governors are now waking up

u be ode.. the cocoa just grew there on its on? Think before u talk na. These ibo people are the problem we have. Do u wonder y ur Jonathan didn't turn nigeria to uk in 6years? Am sure these oil companies pay ur local ccommunities money and instead of them to use it to develop ur community, they are using it to ride big cars and send their children abroad while the rest of u suffers. Goan ask them for ur right not the fg.

They will soon die and forget even one per cent.

Hia

Corrupt political thugs are using these young criminals fake militants to steal oil. don't get fooled

Nagasaki7:
Hmmm

There will always be sporadic, violent eruptions in the ND, until the injustices against the people are extensively and adequately address. The people have been short-changed for so long and they can no longer bear it.

From poor infrastructures, biting unemployment, little or no FG presence, unending environmental pollution, uneven representation in the FG and it's agencies to illegal allocation of their oil blocks to appease political power house and party cronies

The lopsided allocation of oil blocks during the military era and 1999 - 2007 should be revisited and justly addressed.

It goes beyond temporarily silencing agitators with stipends or surveillance contracts.

Their grievances should be attended to with utmost urgency, sincerity and renewed enthusiasm.

WHICH GRIEVANCES. THEY ARE ALL SELFISH, KIDNAPPERS, ARMED ROBBERS, THIEVES AND CRIMINALS. WHY CANT ONE MILITANT GROUP STICK TO ONE CAUSE AND DEMAND. WHY SAME CAUSE BUT DIFFERENT DEMANDS AND THEY CLAIM TO BE REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE. WHICH PEOPLE APPOINTED THEM

Those militants, if their demands are at all met, must take responsibility for cleaning up the oil spills which they caused by blowing up pipelines. It's not the government that would do the clean up of the environment for them.

Spider Men of niger delta is next.

alutamachinery:
u be ode.. the cocoa just grew there on its on? Think before u talk na. These ibo people are the problem we have. Do u wonder y ur Jonathan didn't turn nigeria to uk in 6years? Am sure these oil companies pay ur local ccommunities money and instead of them to use it to develop ur community, they are using it to ride big cars and send their children abroad while the rest of u suffers. Goan ask them for ur right not the fg.

Well..u don't understand the system of government u operate here and pls don't insult me..

This is my problem...u don't understand that it is the duty of FG to hold subordinate states accountable with a useful judicial system. FG has failed in everything...from judiciary to legislature to police to military...who will save the common masses? Why do u think states are seeking for state police...? Oil is not everything my brother...there are countries without oil okay...south east don't av oil that much...Ondo state is an oil producing state...

Pls..forget talk...allow people who wants to stay wit Nigeria to stay wit Nigeria...and allow those who wants to leave to leave...thru referendum....British govt is doing one referendum now...blacks can not always be like mumu all the time...allow the public decide..this militant nonsense will never stop...that is the truth..we will continue to be lazy as w country...no light...no school, no hospital...failed system of govt...u sef know that naija don fail...nothing works here...I blame everyone...including Jonathan....don't think im one of those who close my eyes on GEJ too. Buhari has good plans for naija and GEJ too had good plans but they failed becus of the system of govt we run...can't u all get it? Buhari will still fail..the system of govt encourages laziness too much and no love among the masses.. Don't insult me pls...I use God beg u... If u see me face to face...u can insult me...at least we can dig it out physically. Don't be on Nairaland to insult me and u don't know my tribe ... This system of govt no dey work...haba ...it has not worked and will never work...if a southerner wins election now...northerners will make the country ungovernable...why can't we all get it? Check out our history...from one religiously or ethnicly backed coup to the other

These people are jokers.. a house divided against itself cannot stand.

STFUand4kMeHARD:

Truth be told, Nigeria is sitting on the edge of a very high cliff. God be with Mr President to see all this positively through

I'm even surprised to hear a new group named ultimate warrior after the Niger Delta avengers... I was expecting Niger delta black widows or and dead pools

kizzyblazz:
If we handled boko una own na small,, if we catch una papa and mama jail them,, una go come out, then another Timaya go sing ' they Don kill our sons'' #yeyesmellingeverywhere.

This is worst than BH.

The whole thing don dey turn to small pikin something,,like a comrade just said, na HULK HORGAN AVENGERS go be d next.

ChukwuIbrahim:

1. both d pesin dat couldn't fix power for 8yrs & ur buffonic hero dat he orchestrated into power were all members of d most demonic party on d surface of d earth.

2. fashola will deliver

3. tell ya scavengerz to stop destroyin ya environment & blowin dia papa nyash.

4. u did not put oyel in d ground of niger delta neither did u beg 4 it to be put dia, God did!

This same "moronic" party comprises 70% of your acclaimed saint party. 70% means the majority of your party members are "moronic" so nothing good will eventually come out of them.

"Fashola will deliver" sounds more like a campaign promise. Look around you, campaigns are over. Its no longer the season of "will" "will" it's now the season on "I am" or "we are" and don't forget many zombees are getting their brains back because hunger is wiping their senses clean already.

I am not from the ND neither are my igbo but I will always speak the truth but why are you even crying more that the bereaved? It is their land and back yard not yours. If they choose to destroy it, don't self-service yourself to death. Please develop your own.

God put the "Oyel" in their back ground for them to enjoy it not suffer over it. God has already favoured them over your region. The least you can do is thank and be grateful to the region that feeds you and your entire generation. Berger, gratitude is is the key.

Avengers!
Ultimate Warriors!
Then what? Maybe we should expect to see the undertakers, Fantastic fighters etc.

This is fast becoming a drama series. If I am in government, I will suggest we treat these guys as criminals and descend on them heavily. Otherwise, they will keep coming and get bolder. Don't make the same mistake you made with Book Haram and other Niger Delta militant fighters who became rich overnight at the expense of the government, Niger Delta people and society.