Wednesday 4 May 2011

Movers and shakers - Idiom Definition - UsingEnglish.com

Movers and shakers - Idiom Definition - UsingEnglish.com

With This Calibre Of Groups Trowing Warnings To Nigeria Do U Think Nigeria Could Be One?

The Supreme Egbesu Assembly,
SEA, in collaborations with five
ethnic nationality groups
yesterday warned those behind
the killings in the Northern part
of the country to put a stop to it
or face the music forthwith.
At a world press briefing in
Lagos by the leader of SEA, Sgt.
Werinipre Noel Digifa in company
of the Oodua Peoples Congress,
OPC, founder, Dr Frederick
Fasehun; Igbo Youth Congress,
IYC, Bright Ezeocha; Yoruba
Human Rights Research Centre,
Sola Olatunde; Federation for
Yoruba Consciousness and
Culture, FYCC, and the Oodua
Liberation Movement, Sunday
Akinnusi, the groups said unless
the Federal Government do
something urgent to stop the
killings and destruction of
property that trailed the
announcement of the
presidential election, there might
be counter reactions from their
followers.
To this end, they gave six
conditions for immediate
implementation by the
government to restore their
confidence about the unity of
Nigeria.
Egbesu leader, who said his
group hardly make public their
decision over national issues,
said recent events in the country
forced them to organised the
media briefing to let Nigerians
know that they are no more
ready to tolerate any killings of
their people in any part of the
country.
They demanded that “President
Goodluck Jonathan and the
National Assembly must act
speedily to halt the killings in the
core North and those behind the
carnage, high or low, rich or
poor, must be brought to justice
and full weight of the law
hammered on them. ”
They called on General
Mohammed Buhari and Ibrahim
Babangida to “apologise to the
country and the families of those
killed during the mayhem
through the active conduct of
their supporters in Northern
parts of the country. ”
Also, they called on the Sultan of
Sokoto, Alhaji Sa ’d Abubakar to
bring his religious and moral
authority to bear on the people
of the region to abate the
ongoing killings in the part of the
country.
Apart from this, they urged the
security agents to work together
as a team to stem the tide of
violence, or else the country is at
the brink of disintegration.
“It added, we assure that the
Ijaw people will assert its self-
determination as stipulated by
Article 27 of the United Nations
Congress, by defending itself if
nothing tangible is done.
The Egbesu leader said he was
aware of “desperate moves by
the pro-Taliban forces to set
Nigeria ablaze and pull the
trigger for turmoil. They are
anxious to do this for one thing-
they cannot live under the reality
that a South-South indigene is
now president of Nigeria. On this
note, we warn very strongly, that
the Ijaw people, in collaboration
with other progressive
nationalities, will resist any
attempt being made to
destabilise the current
democratic experience.”

With This Calibre Of Groups Trowing Warnings Do You Think Nigeria Could Be One?

The Supreme Egbesu Assembly,
SEA, in collaborations with five
ethnic nationality groups
yesterday warned those behind
the killings in the Northern part
of the country to put a stop to it
or face the music forthwith.
At a world press briefing in
Lagos by the leader of SEA, Sgt.
Werinipre Noel Digifa in company
of the Oodua Peoples Congress,
OPC, founder, Dr Frederick
Fasehun; Igbo Youth Congress,
IYC, Bright Ezeocha; Yoruba
Human Rights Research Centre,
Sola Olatunde; Federation for
Yoruba Consciousness and
Culture, FYCC, and the Oodua
Liberation Movement, Sunday
Akinnusi, the groups said unless
the Federal Government do
something urgent to stop the
killings and destruction of
property that trailed the
announcement of the
presidential election, there might
be counter reactions from their
followers.
To this end, they gave six
conditions for immediate
implementation by the
government to restore their
confidence about the unity of
Nigeria.
Egbesu leader, who said his
group hardly make public their
decision over national issues,
said recent events in the country
forced them to organised the
media briefing to let Nigerians
know that they are no more
ready to tolerate any killings of
their people in any part of the
country.
They demanded that “President
Goodluck Jonathan and the
National Assembly must act
speedily to halt the killings in the
core North and those behind the
carnage, high or low, rich or
poor, must be brought to justice
and full weight of the law
hammered on them. ”
They called on General
Mohammed Buhari and Ibrahim
Babangida to “apologise to the
country and the families of those
killed during the mayhem
through the active conduct of
their supporters in Northern
parts of the country. ”
Also, they called on the Sultan of
Sokoto, Alhaji Sa ’d Abubakar to
bring his religious and moral
authority to bear on the people
of the region to abate the
ongoing killings in the part of the
country.
Apart from this, they urged the
security agents to work together
as a team to stem the tide of
violence, or else the country is at
the brink of disintegration.
“It added, we assure that the
Ijaw people will assert its self-
determination as stipulated by
Article 27 of the United Nations
Congress, by defending itself if
nothing tangible is done.
The Egbesu leader said he was
aware of “desperate moves by
the pro-Taliban forces to set
Nigeria ablaze and pull the
trigger for turmoil. They are
anxious to do this for one thing-
they cannot live under the reality
that a South-South indigene is
now president of Nigeria. On this
note, we warn very strongly, that
the Ijaw people, in collaboration
with other progressive
nationalities, will resist any
attempt being made to
destabilise the current
democratic experience.”

Osama's death chapter A closes

WHEN most people thought the
United States had given up the
chase on Osama bin Laden,
reputed leader of al-Qaeda,
President Barack Obama
announced that US forces shot
him dead on Sunday in the Bilal
area of Abbottabad, about 97km
north of Islamabad, the Pakistani
capital.
The helicopter-backed attack was
executed with uttermost secrecy,
an action that can worsen
deteriorating US-Pakistani
relations, especially with the
discovery that Osama lived in the
same neighbourhood with
Pakistan ’s officers corps when its
government kept denying that
Osama was within its borders.
In life or death, Osama who
some intelligence sources said
had died by December 2001
would remain controversial. The
US ’ decision to bury his body at
sea, as it said no country was
willing to accept the corpse, is
another controversy.
Almost 10 years ago, al-Qaeda’s
bombing of the Twin Towers,
Pentagon and an attempt at the
White House crafted 9/11
(September 11 – the date of the
attack) into one of the most
memorable days in history.
September 11 was an
embarrassment to the US, which
discovered how vulnerable it was
within its shores. The attack
killed nearly 3,000 people,
overshadowed earlier al-Qaeda
attacks on US interests, changed
the global concept of security,
including checks on passports
and procedures for air travellers.
Osama remained elusive. Some
saw him in Afghanistan, some in
Pakistan. Others claimed too that
he had died from battle injuries.
Occasional videotaped messages
in his name deepened the
mystery.
“For over two decades, bin Laden
has been al-Qaeda’s leader and
symbol, and has continued to
plot attacks against our country
and our friends and allies. The
death of bin Laden marks the
most significant achievement to
date in our nation ’s effort to
defeat al Qaeda. Yet his death
does not mark the end of our
effort.
There is no doubt that al Qaeda
will continue to pursue attacks
against us. ” Obama told
Americans some of who were
jubilant enough to pour into the
streets.
There are fears of al-Qaeda
attacks in response to Osama’s
death. It may want to warn that
without Osama, whose personal
wealth and business links
provided logistics for al-Qaeda,
the attacks will continue.
Obama tried to assuage feelings
of Muslims. “We must also
reaffirm that the United States is
not – and never will be – at war
with Islam. Bin Laden was not a
Muslim leader; he was a mass
murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al-
Qaeda has slaughtered scores of
Muslims in many countries,
including our own. So his
demise should be welcomed by
all who believe in peace and
human dignity, ” he said.
Yet some will question the timing
of the operation and the
implication of US carrying out
ground attacks in Pakistan
without the government ’s
knowledge. This absolute disdain
for its allies is a major flaw of US
foreign policy even in dealings
with Britain, Canada, and
Australia with whom it is
supposed to share intelligence.
Perhaps more disturbing is that
US can – under the guise of its
war against terrorists –
intervene in some Arab countries
where its allies are facing
domestic uprisings.
The death of Osama may close
one chapter, but could open
others as factions of al-Qaeda
could forge on without a central
leadership until they wither
under the challenges of logistics
to sustain their attacks. Vigilance
remains crucial for the world to
deal with al-Qaeda and other
terrorists.