NewStats: 3,264,841 , 8,184,873 topics. Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 02:31 PM 6h962

2mch:
World Bank, how come you never report on Western Countries. Ever!

Maybe cos only African countries are dumb enough to follow their recommendations blindly. Or will you leave a sure customer only to go and chase bad market?

Mods, OP is posting data from 2013-2018 published in April 2023. This is where the report was pulled word for word. This is fraudulent reporting for political gains. Nairaland should request that people use original source links to avoid fake news in future.
To lose election is a terrible thing.

https://databankfiles.worldbank.org/public/ddpext_/poverty/987B9C90-CB9F-4D93-AE8C-750588BF00QA/current/Global_POVEQ_NGA.pdf

Dcaliphate:

IMF oooo

World Bank oooo

and all the shtupid & useless foreign bodies acting like they're not part of the problem

GOD PUNISH ALL OF UNA!!!!

What about we leaders? Particularly PBAT? They are all responsible for the catastrophic situation no nation should find itself in

tollyboy5:

I used to think if they can solve the security issues in Nigeria alot of things will get better.
Abeg to hell with that analysis, let this Oldman just open border I don't even think he knows what he's doing.
Something greater than ENDSARS is about to come it might be ENDHUNGER and it will be citizen vs government

Aswear

There's hardly any difference between a cruel heartless terrorist and these corrupt democratic politicians.

muyico:
Fake update

Why are we deceiving ourselves in Nigeria with so much lies? Is this how Nigeria is going to be prosperous? Why would a sensible Nigerian defend bad governance: what should we call it: an act of villainy, or patriotism?

Some people want to repeat the same Insanity in 2027.

2mch:
Mods, OP is posting data from 2013-2018 published in April 2023. This is where the report was pulled word for word. This is fraudulent reporting for political gains. Nairaland should request that people use original source links to avoid fake news in future.
To lose election is a terrible thing.

https://databankfiles.worldbank.org/public/ddpext_/poverty/987B9C90-CB9F-4D93-AE8C-750588BF00QA/current/Global_POVEQ_NGA.pdf

So when Akinwunmi Adeshina said the gdp/Capital of Nigeria is now less than that of 1960, you think he didn't know what he was saying?

Are you cursed?

His ers will avoid this thread like ghosts. When we tell them the truth which they actually know, they take a swipe at you.

STEWpid:
C h a i..











Abeg,
Rainy season is here.
I can't wait to start eating CORN from our farm!
What a CORNflict!!

Do people see money to even buy the corn?

Bobloco:
Tinubu only came to steal, kill, and destroy...nothing more, nothing less

Contrary to what All Promises Cancelled, APC told us 10 years ago.

Emergingnation:
Flashback: How Bola Tinubu spoke highly of Buhari in 2015, named PDP ‘Poverty Development Party

National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu had during the presidential campaign in 2015, referred to President Muhammadu Buhari as the only solution for the security and economic challenges facing Nigeria.

During a mega presidential rally, the former governor of Lagos State recalled how some powerful nations in the world returned to army generals when they were challenged, saying “Major General Buhari would revive Nigeria’s economy”.

He named the current opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP as the “Poverty Development Party saying they had nothing to offer.

His words at the time were; “Every nation has a period of their own challenges, when America was challenged, they turned to one great man, their ex-military general, General Eisenhower. When the French were challenged, they turned to their general, Charles de Gaulle.

“When Britain was challenged, they turned to their general. Today, Nigeria is economically and physically challenged so we turn to General Muhammadu Buhari. He is the right man for the job. If you talk about military experience, he has it abundantly, he has courage, simplicity, he has it abundantly.

“If you talk about great determination, a combination of vision and ability to perform, honesty and integrity, he has it abundantly.

“I laugh when the incapable government, ‘Poverty Development Party’ PDP were talking. They have nothing again to say, they now want to question the qualifications of General Buhari and look for his certificate”.

Following the manifestos in 2015 which projected the APC presidential candidate as a ‘saviour’, Buhari defeated the then incumbent president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan with Nigerians expecting a total change in security and economy.

https://dailypost.ng/2021/09/01/flashback-how-bola-tinubu-spoke-highly-of-buhari-in-2015-named-pdp-poverty-development-party/

Eriokanmi:
Do people see money to even buy the corn?

That is why "smart" people are following Akpabio's advice and praying for renewed hope to not get killed in stampedes fighting for free food.

Omicronvaccine:
Wherever You See Free Food, Eat It - Nigerian Senate President, Senator Akpabio Advises Nigerians


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIdtxSZDQoY

SarkinYarki:
Tinubu and his economic team should all be in prison , a very useless govt

Very wicked president, budgeted 20 billion for renovation of VP's lodge, 10 billion for solar energy in Aso Rock but he increased fuel price, increased exchange rate yet enjoying food subsidy and the rest of others with his families and accomplices

owobokiri:
Is there anything left?
Is it not time yet to chase out these bunch of clueless political bimbos that have done nothing since 2015 other than to ruin our lives beyond beleive?
I repeat; is there any evil left for these inhuman rulers to unleash on hapless Nigerians?
They are busy fighting one Ibrahim Traore

No be only Trouré den dey fight o....

They're also busy consolidating, enticing and forcing everyone to decamp and turn Nigeria into a one-party state.

Kelklein:

Even urban area is struggling

Mahenson:
Another achievenment of the disastrous Bola Ahmed Tinubu led istration. Tinubu is just an over hyped Buhari

Buhari is better than Tinubu the facts are all glaring

Somebody said if Tinubu can't fix the country nobody else can do it. With this report does it mean we are in a hopeless situation in this country and probably a sign we should do our things separately

Bobloco:
Tinubu only came to steal, kill, and destroy...nothing more, nothing less

Wait!!! Are you telling me that Tinubu is Satan or devil because it only him that have such attributes

Samajogs:
Wait!!! Are you telling me that Tinubu is Satan or devil because it only him that have such attributes

Absolutely 💯

There's more than that figure I swear.

All political parties are curse to this country.

SmartPolician:
APC is a curse to this country!

Bosman17:


The report was taken in isolation… has Tinubu’s policies made Nigerians poorer? Certainly!!! But we must consider where we were coming from… and also pressure the governors to do more with their allocations

Where we were coming from wasn't as terrible as this, he wrecked everything with his knack for more money in government,'s coffers and eventually has taken those of the citizenry

Na lie jor

2mch:
OP,
I have looked for this report on Worldbanks website but I cannot find it. Do you mind providing proof of this report with direct link to World Banks Website? The earliest website that produced this report seems to have pulled the news out of thin air. Thanks.

You don't need the link, go to your village, community and your would find the real report over there

And yet some bstrrdss still believe buhari holds political clout and should still be holding such clout..... When he started this mess off and destroyed the country then handed over to another clueless person to completely destroy us pata pata

The rate of suffering and begging out there is alarming, yet we have the likes of Reno the double mouth blogger and some e-rodents here pushing propaganda on how things have never been better for us in this country.

SEPARATING FACTS FROM FICTION: What Really Happened in Billiri on Monday 21/04/2025. A Press Release on the Billiri Easter Massacre.

By the Gombe South Emancipation Forum (GSEF)

There are a lot of lies, misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation surrounding the incident on Easter Monday that claimed five precious lives of our young people and maimed at least twenty others. Unfortunately, this onslaught on the truth is coming from institutions that were supposed to be trustworthy, fair, unbiased, and professional in all their dealings and operations. Having done an extensive research on this issue in the last two dozen hours, it has become necessary for us to tell the world the truth of what happened in Billiri. We live in an era of information war. We therefore want to set the record straight, for if we don’t tell the world what actually happened people may believe the lies and the misinformation of the Gombe State Police Command and some media stations such as the Daily [Mis]Trust.

In its effort to engage this epistemological battle, the Gombe South Emancipation Forum (GSEF) interviewed several eyewitnesses, medical personnel, community leaders, security officers, and some of the victims themselves. The following is a summary of our findings along with our observations and interpretations of the situation.

1. In the early morning hours of Monday 21 April 2025 many Christians in Billiri and its environs went up a hill outside of town to commemorate the victorious resurrection of Jesus Christ the saviour of the world. This is an annual event that has been going on for almost 30 years now.

2. At around a few minutes after 6am the people started moving down to town, singing, dancing, and rejoicing along the Billiri-Kaltungo road. It has always been the practice that whenever a vehicle comes along, the people will part ways for that vehicle to . Before the terrible incident happened that same morning, dozens of vehicles including trucks had ed and on every occasion the people gave way for the vehicles to .

3. At around 6:30am a vehicle ran into a man and his daughter on a motorcycle, who were coming from the Easter service on the hill. This first incident happened at the entrance to the Federal Government College, Billiri. The young girl sustained some injuries and her leg was bandaged to reduce bleeding. Her dad took her away for medical attention.

4. Not long after that incident, another vehicle, an 18 wheeler truck (trailer) came running towards the direction of the last group of the Christians who had now reached the “Tashan Gona” junction. The trailer was fully loaded with grains. Some individuals quickly waved to the driver and told him to slow down and to honk his horn when he gets close to the group so they can give him way to . The driver slowed down as he listened to them. He was moving at around 10-15 kilometres per hour. But as soon as he saw the crowd ahead of him, he increased his speed and ran into the group from behind them without ever honking his horn. He mowed several people killing five, and injuring several others.

There is a video of this incident that clearly shows what the driver did. He did not swerve, nor did he decelerate to avoid killing people. Immediately after mowing the people however, the truck came to an immediate stop, indicating a clear use of brakes. It is our observation here that there is no way an 18 wheeler truck filled with grains and accelerating over the speed limit on a sloppy road would halt immediately just because it went over a group of people. That would be incongruent with the laws of physics.

5. The total number of our Christian brothers and sisters killed is five. Two died instantly, one died while she was being rushed to the hospital, and two others ed away at the hospital. More than thirty people sustained various levels of injuries. Some of these young people are permanently maimed and their lives will not remain the same. Eleven of them are receiving medical care at the Specialist Hospital Gombe, nine are at the Federal Medical Center Gombe, and seventeen went back home after receiving first aid treatment.

6. After running into the group the driver stopped the vehicle, ran towards the police who were watching the incident in real time but did not lift a hand to help any of the victims. The police officers quickly put the driver in their vehicle and drove away with him, leaving behind them both dead and live bodies trapped under the loaded trailer of the driver.

7. Rejoicing and dancing had now turned into weeping and wailing. The young people came to the rescue of their loved ones and tried to remove them from under the heavy vehicle. Those who were still alive were rushed to the General Hospital Billiri for emergency treatment but there were no any emergency items and medication (drugs) at the hospital. The hospital pharmacy itself was closed and there was no one on duty. The volunteer medical workers who were there had to get the emergency drugs and items from a nearby pharmacy, which we later learned was paid by Senator Siyako Yaro, the law maker representing Gombe South. He was at the hospital to visit the victims.

8. At this point the youths were frustrated and aggrieved. They set the truck ablaze. They also marched to the police station to demand for justice. When the police saw them coming they began to teargas them and the young people responded by throwing stones at the police. The police arrested eight of the young people while at the same time shielding the perpetrator of the hideous act, the truck driver.

Our Observations and Concerns
1. The Gombe State Police Command Press Release: Our first concern is with the press release by the Gombe State Police command. We as a community are disappointed in the police command as its does not reflect the reality of what happened. We hereby point out the following misinformation and disinformation in the police’s report. First, the police say that the incident happened due to break failure. But eyewitness reports indicate otherwise. Also, isn’t it a mystery that this break did not fail at any of the several very steep slopes along Yola-Gombe road but waited until it reached Billiri town, right behind Christian faithfuls who are exercising their constitutional right to assembly, and at an area that is not very sloppy, before itfinally fails? If there was break failure, why didn’t the driver honk his horn to alert everyone along his path? Like the Hausa proverb says, “Akwai lauje a cikin nadi.” Second, the police say that “The vehicle veered off the road and tragically ran into the crowd.” T This is false as the video shows. The driver drove straight into the group of people who are singing and dancing.

Third, the Gombe State Police Command added a religious colouration to the situation when it writes that those affected included “Some Muslim residents who were observing from the roadside.” This is a lie. The Muslims in Billiri are our family , friends, and neighbours, but to this day we have not yet heard of any single Muslim who was hurt or directly affected by the incident. We have a comprehensive list of all the people who were hurt at the scene and none of these people is a Muslim. We therefore demand that the police provide us with names and pictures of those Muslims who were injured. We want to visit them and help them. They are our relatives and neighbours, and Jesus teaches us to love our neighbours. Fourth, according to the police press release, only eight people were injured and are receiving treatment in the hospital. On the contrary, our team visited twenty people who are currently hospitalized in Gombe. We have their complete names and pictures.

2. The Road Safety Corps: Where were the road safety officers in all of this? Were they not supposed to ensure that the road is safe for all road s including motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians? Since this Easter celebration is an annual event known to all security agencies we expect increased operations on this road anytime there is this event. If the security operatives had done their work very well, this dreadful event might have been avoided. We strongly recommend that for all subsequent Easter, Christmas, and Sallah celebrations, the Road Safety and the police officers should control traffic meticulously.

3. The Gombe State Government: We observe that the General Hospital Billiri is almost non-functional. The fact that there were no emergency items and medication including syringes and tetanus vaccines says a lot about the dilapidated nature of the facility. This is the responsibility of the State Government. The government failed us.

4. We demand that our eighth innocent young people that were arrested and detained by the police be released immediately without any conditions .

5. We call on the government to ensure that justice is done. The foundation of every peaceful society is justice.

6. We exhort the Tangale people to remain calm, peaceful, and strong through these trying times.
But we should not be foolish. Connecting the dots is very crucial here. In 2019 a Civil Defence officer deliberately drove his car into a group of boys brigade who were celebrating the Easter in the city of Gombe killing about ten people and injuring over thirty others. During a Christmas celebration in 2024 a truck ran into the crowd and up to fifteen people were injured. Now we see a repeat of this in Billiri. Christians have only two days (not 52), in the entire year when they use the road (not blocking it) for religious purposes, but yet they’re the ones being murdered. Are we to take these as isolated incidents? Are we to be that naive? Well, Jesus teaches us to “Be as gentle as a dove and as wise as a serpent.”

Our second message comes out tomorrow 24th of April 2025, which will focus on encouraging you the Tangale people as well as all the great people of Gombe South.

May God continue to protect us, fill us with his peace, and give us courage in the face of adversity. Yambu wokku Tangle.

Signed: Andele Tadi (Lead Voice)
David Yohanna: (Research Secretary)
Umar Ahmed (Publicity Secretary)

Kelklein:

These are lies.

World Bank lies seriously

Poverty in Nigeria is worse than stated.

This Headline is a Fantastic Achievement only the APC and Thiefnubbbuuuu Terrorist Gang can achieve.. more achievements to go. 😂😡

ursullalinda:
The number of pple begging for money now is alarming and the future looks bleak...Dear God pls show face here...Nigeria is sinking.

The figures have increased here in Nairaland. The worst is that those defending the government and abusing fellow citizens are most hit. They are the ones with multiple s here begging.

Kelklein:

omokri and the nairaland data boys will disagree