BREAKING NEWS: Another Nigerian Plane Crashes

Nigerian Plane Crashes in Port Harcourt
By Nico Colombant
Abidjan
10 December 2005

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Nigerian reports say a domestic airliner has crashed while landing in the southern oil rich city of Port Harcourt, killing most on board.

The passenger jet operated by Sosoliso airlines was trying to land in Port Harcourt on a flight from the capital Abuja Saturday when it apparently burst into flames.

THE DEBACLE OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE NIGERIAN RULING CLASS

I said the bloody battle royale of the Presidential Election of 2007 in Nigeria has already begun. And this has been confirmed by latest press conference of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)to react to the critical situation in the leadership of the ruling party as two new opposition groups have been formed by its erstwhile leaders, the Movement for Defence of Democracy (MDD) and the Movement for Restoration of Democracy (MRD). So,in panic, the PDP sent out a defensive statement in Abuja signed by its National Secretary, Chief Ojo Mad-uekwe.I watched the press conference on the Africa Independent Television(AIT)the CNN of Nigeria.

Chief Ojo Mad-uekwe was doing his best as teleguided by the powers behind the Presidency to attack the credibility of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and was calling him and his supporters names. And I enjoyed the whole political drama.

The former leaders of the PDP have let the cat out of the bag that they actually rigged the previous elections in order to defeat the other political parties. And the shocking revelations are damaging the credibility of the PDP.

How I wish that the masses of Nigeria who have been used as the cannon fodder of the political warfare in Nigeria will not be ignorant of the stark reality of these revelations as the ruthless, selfish and wicked ruling political class has been exposed for the whole world to see that they are fraudulent and malevolent evil doers who should be arrested and put on public trial for their crimes against the Nigerian electorate.

These shameless Nigerian politicians are not democrats, but unrepentant kleptocrats.

This is the debacle of the tabernacle of the Nigerian ruling class.

AN EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT: HOW BIAFRA CHALLENGED NIGERIA.

GODWIN NNAMDI EKE

The two days sit at home protest called by Movement for the Actualization of sovereign state of Biafra(MASSOB) to protest the continued detention of its leader, chief Ralph Uwazuruike, by the Federal Government was religiously observed here in Enyimba city Aba, Abia State and its environs.

As early as 5am on my way from night duty at Osisioma junction, members of the organization who have been well mobilized started setting up road blocks with born fires of used tyres and early risers were running helter-skelter.

About an hour later I noticed a detachment of policemen (police in black and mobile police) removing the materials used as road blocks and bonfires and also confronted the MASSOB members who were later on dispersed with tear gas canisters.

Generally on the first day of the sit at home protest, the city of Aba was grounded most business houses did not open, including schools(both private and public), but some local joints were operating through the back door, but later on the MASSOB members started going from street to street to enforce the order.

On the 6th of December 2005, the city was in a quiet state, because all markets have been ordered to close or not to open. Families found it very difficult to buy essential commodities for household use. Generally the situation was quite difficult, because even banks were not open.

Later on in the day a crowd numbering over ten thousand (10,000) men, women and children marched through the city of Aba, chanting solidarity songs in protest of the continued detention of their leader chief Ralph Uwazuruike. The people of the core east, that is Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo and Abia States have signed to sacrifice even their lives to see to the realization of the BIAFRA nation. But the sad news received from Owerri, the capitalof Imo State indicates that over 12 people were killed by some detachment of soldiers sent to quell the situation. These people were defenceless civilians who were not armed. The soldiers were from the 34 Artillery Brigade in Obinze. Their order was to restore normalcy, but instead used live bullets to disperse the protesters.

Reports from other states other than the states mentioned above indicate that the Igbos residing there obeyed the order and closed businesses in compliance.

I feel it is time the UN and the international community take a look into the plight of the Igbos, because the national injustice against the Igbos is too glaring.

Thanks.

Godwin Nnamdi Eke,
Aba, Abia State.Nigeria.

Is The Al Qaida More Intelligent Than The CIA?

GEORGE W.BUSH, PRESIDENT OF AMERICA

Why has America failed to capture Osama bin Laden or Ayman al-Zawahri?
Why couldn't the CIA stop the 9/11?
Is the Al Qaida more intelligent than the CIA?
OSAMA BIN LADEN

Is Osama bin Laden more intelligent than George Walker Bush?
Because, the leadership of Al Qaida under Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri seems to be more efficient than the leadership of the CIA under George W.Bush and Dick Cheney.
AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI

Ayman Al-Zawahri is reputed as the master planner of the Al Qaida. He is a qualified eye-surgeon from a wealthy Egyptian family. So, he is well educated. And his intellect has been very useful to the intelligentsia of the Al Qaida in the military strategies and logistics of their terrorist attacks before and after 9/11.

The results of the war on terror so far have shown the failures of the CIA and Pentagon in the prosecution of the war. Because, the Al Qaida has used less men as suicide-bombers to kill more Americans and other people than the battalions of troops and allies being used by America since 9/11 to date.

One suicide-bomber can kill ten US Marines in one terrorist attack. And with these dare-devil terrorist suicide-bombers, the Al Qaida has done more damage to the reputation of the CIA, Pentagon and NATO. And as we can see, America cannot dictate the course of the war on terror. And the terrorists are still boasting as Ayman Al-Zawahri recently said:

“Thanks be to God, (al-Qaida’s) prince, Sheikh Osama bin Laden, is still, God protect him, leading the holy war.”

Now, what is your opinion?

WHO IS AFRAID OF ATIKU ABUBAKAR?

The volatile political atmosphere in Nigeria as at present should be giving Nigerians enough feast for thought. Because, as we say in Africa, there is no smoke without fire. This atmosphere is smoking hot. The political gas is already circulating in the air. Just light a match and everywhere will go up in flames.

Why is President Olusegun Obasanjo harassing his VP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. And he has put Atiku Abubakar on the defensive. Because, the man is now making public statements to refute many negative allegations being circulated against him. And the allegations are being made by loyalists of the President.

Who is afraid of Atiku Abubakar?

President Olusegun Obasanjo's godfathers in Minna are afraid of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. And they are using the President and his agents to haunt Atiku Abubakar.
Why? Because, they are scared of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar becoming the next President of Nigeria. And their fears are as real as the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Because, the "evil genius" of the Nigerian Kleptocracy knows that Atiku can defeat him in the next Presidential Election. And he has conspired with the current President to frustrate, harass and embarrass Atiku to make him unpopular among the populace. And if possible to hang a crime on him that will disqualify Atiku from contesting the next Presidential Election in 2007.

The political gambit is to attempt to discredit Atiku and if they fail, they will amend the Constitution to favour a Third Term for President Olusegun Obasanjo. But, they will fail.

The "evil genius" is the worst political kleptocrat in Nigeria and President Olusegun Obasanjo and his EFCC are scared of him. But Atiku is not afraid of their sacred cow. And the sacred cow is afraid of Atiku. Because, Atiku can slaughter this sacred cow if given the power to do so.So the dice is cast.

The bloody battle royale of the 2007 Presidential Election in Nigeria is already being written.