blueAgent:




Lol....jobless dudes. their mates other races dey launch man for space . they dey here dey drag who they enslave pass. pathetic.

There Is A Nigerian Astronaut In Space....yes,we already have Tunde Abacha in space...lol

There is a Nigerian Astronaut in space and he
needs your help FEBRUARY 15, 2016 BY VICTOR
EKWEALOR Nigerian Twitter is one of the most fun
places to be on earth.You cannot go through your
timeline and keep a straight face. Naija people
would not let you keep a poker face required to
scroll through the social web detached. You will
either laugh, cry or even curse. From the
obnoxious wolves of Naija Twitter forcing
unnecessary trends to the armchair hypocritical
philosophers and social media activists, there is no
dull moment on Nigerian Twitter. Over the weekend
I stumbled upon a startling revelation while
scrolling through my Twitter timeline, apparently
there is a Yoruba man floating in space somewhere
and we did not even know. In learning about this
Nigerian astronaut, I was so full of admiration and
pride for my country, but further investigation
revealed a nasty norm. From the look of things, Air
Force Major Abacha Tunde has been floating in
space since 1990, that is 26 years now(never mind
his cousin forgetting basic 2+2). And his cousin
that is a namesake of one our big pastors around
here has been soliciting for funds from foreigners
to help bring the astronaut home and of course
promising to share entitlements with them in ‘due
course’. I am not going to dissect the intricacies of
this scheme’s folly like the fact Dr. Bakare Tunde
does not know that 1990 till now is 26 years and
not 14, or that after 26 years (or 14 as you wish),
Major Abacha is hanging somewhere lacking
gravity and is still ‘in good humour’ as the letter
claims. I am not going to poke holes into the
story. My major concern is the fact that this is
coming at a time when Nigeria is trying to rebrand
and save face amidst a tainted global image. At a
time when we are flooding Twitter with #
NigeriansAreNotCriminals , somebody is
somewhere fabricating the most incredible tales of
Nigerian spacemanship to fleece foreigners to the
detriment of the already battered Nigerian image.
Apparently, this scam has been around for a very
long time now, counting over 6 years and beyond.
Three years ago, the National Space Research and
Development Agency (NSRDA) said 2015 was the
year they would produce the first Nigerian
astronaut in space and 2015 came and went, we
did not hear anything from them, maybe this year
again then? Astronaut in space or not, somebody
was actually doing their homework and studying
the terrain. The news apparently made the
scammers dredge up the astronaut story, dust it
up and look for new magas . An uninitiated mark
would be conned because looking the story up on
Google would lend it some credence with the
NSRDA story somewhere in the background as
backing. Thanks to a brave woman, there is a
Nigerian flag in the North Pole and Mountain
Kilimanjaro of course. There is a good
representation of Nigeria everywhere. But
everybody take note, we are NOT in space yet. We
will get there someday soon. NSRDA said 2015,
maybe 2016? Or sometime in the nearest future,
we are just not there now. Please just leave Air
Force Major Tunde Abacha to hang in space and
keep taking selfies, we would be in contact with
him on Instagram. And tell everybody to tell
everybody, spread the word.

alanmwene:


We aren't talking of child labour in a war zone:We are talking of the slave trade that lasted 400years and depleted Africa of its human ressources!
This study shows that yorubas and igbos were the most enslaved ethnicities in the whole black race .It is all crystal clear!
This is not surprising coz these two ethnicities never put a single full 8hours shift against the white man
The kongo law never allowed kongo-mbundu people to be slaves.But we know for fact yorubas and igbos even sold their own igwes and obas for food,clothing,...
Anyway,the past is the past!Lets hope they wont do it again.

I just showed that to you to remind you of what is going on in your country.You know this is no good time for this kind of enslavement in Africa.

Muafrika2:


In Nigerian it would be Oyinbo African. It's mainly used jokingly to refer to Africans who are so emmersed into white culture that they are not African in their behaviour. Or like Tyra with all the lighting, white hair weave, on t.v, it's hard (for some Africans who are not exposed) to differentiate from a white person.

Tyra Banks to me does not look white or are you referring to her husband?

mercyville:
Tyra Banks to me does not look white or are you referring to his husband?

Am refering to someones opinion. It's common

Muafrika2:


Am refering to someones opinion. It's common

That opinion does not hold because she looks very much a lovely black woman probably of yoruba or igbo ancestry.

blueAgent:




Lol....jobless dudes. their mates other races dey launch man for space . they dey here dey drag who they enslave pass. pathetic.

NO,NIGERIA IS NOT LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE
THIS NIGERIAN MAY BECOME THE FIRST BLACK
AFRICAN TO TRAVEL TO SPACE IF WE ARE LUCKY...



Nigerian-born Freeman Osonuga is on the verge of
becoming the first Black African to travel to space.
Freeman is a Medicine and Surgery graduate from
Olabisi Onabanjo University. He was selected as
one of the 30 people to participate in the Rising
Star programme which was launched at the One
Young World Summit 2014 in Dublin.
He will be travelling to Bangkok, Thailand with two
other finalists Keren Jackson of Ireland and
Hussain Manawer of the United Kingdom to
address about 1,300 delegates and a panel of
renowned judges. This will take place at a special
session of the 2015 One Young World Summit next
month, from 18-21 November, 2015. A session
which will be live-streamed to a global audience
after which the winner of the space trip will be
announced. The winner will undergo a G-Force
training in the Netherlands to prepare them for an
experience outside Earth.
If selected, this space trip will add to Freeman’s
list of achievements to include a Meritorious
Service Award from President Bai Ernest Koroma of
Sierra Leone for a 6-month Medical Humanitarian
Mission to Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis.
Freeman Osonuga is a WIRED 2015 Innovation
Fellow, an Associate Fellow of the Royal
Commonwealth Society, a One Young World
Ambassador and Founder & Executive Director,
Heal The World Foundation Nigeria. He is also a
2014 TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year and one
of the 2013 Ten Outstanding Young Persons In
Nigeria.
Although Freeman could be the first black African,
it is also worthy to note that a White South African
entrepreneur, Mark Shuttleworth is widely
acknowledged as the first African to go to space
after he returned in April 2012. Currently, there are
speculations that Freeman may not be the first
Black African to go to space. This is due to the
fact that a South African DJ, Mandla Maseko is
also in the race to go to space in 2016 after
winning a different talent competition in late 2013.

http://venturesafrica.com/this-nigerian-may-become-the-first-black-african-to-go-to-space/

mercyville:
That opinion does not hold because she looks very much a lovely black woman probably of yoruba or igbo ancestry.

I agree. She definitely has a Bantu face.

mercyville:

NO,NIGERIA IS NOT LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE
THIS NIGERIAN MAY BECOME THE FIRST BLACK
AFRICAN TO TRAVEL TO SPACE IF WE ARE LUCKY...



Nigerian-born Freeman Osonuga is on the verge of
becoming the first Black African to travel to space.
Freeman is a Medicine and Surgery graduate from
Olabisi Onabanjo University. He was selected as
one of the 30 people to participate in the Rising
Star programme which was launched at the One
Young World Summit 2014 in Dublin.
He will be travelling to Bangkok, Thailand with two
other finalists Keren Jackson of Ireland and
Hussain Manawer of the United Kingdom to
address about 1,300 delegates and a panel of
renowned judges. This will take place at a special
session of the 2015 One Young World Summit next
month, from 18-21 November, 2015. A session
which will be live-streamed to a global audience
after which the winner of the space trip will be
announced. The winner will undergo a G-Force
training in the Netherlands to prepare them for an
experience outside Earth.
If selected, this space trip will add to Freeman’s
list of achievements to include a Meritorious
Service Award from President Bai Ernest Koroma of
Sierra Leone for a 6-month Medical Humanitarian
Mission to Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis.
Freeman Osonuga is a WIRED 2015 Innovation
Fellow, an Associate Fellow of the Royal
Commonwealth Society, a One Young World
Ambassador and Founder & Executive Director,
Heal The World Foundation Nigeria. He is also a
2014 TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year and one
of the 2013 Ten Outstanding Young Persons In
Nigeria.
Although Freeman could be the first black African,
it is also worthy to note that a White South African
entrepreneur, Mark Shuttleworth is widely
acknowledged as the first African to go to space
after he returned in April 2012. Currently, there are
speculations that Freeman may not be the first
Black African to go to space. This is due to the
fact that a South African DJ, Mandla Maseko is
also in the race to go to space in 2016 after
winning a different talent competition in late 2013.

http://venturesafrica.com/this-nigerian-may-become-the-first-black-african-to-go-to-space/

Shame on them that it took Oyinbo man's effort and asssistance for the first blackman to go to space. Russians did theirs 100% solo.

Muafrika2:



I agree. She definitely has a Bantu face.

Lol...you really are very funny.A bantu face indeed.She looks african,that is all.@mercyville...what is the situation of Freeman now?

mercyville:

I just showed that to you to remind you of what is going on in your country.You know this is no good time for this kind of enslavement in Africa.

Why don't you address the main issue here?
The main issue here is your ancestors selling more of their people than any other African ethnicity.It is what all genetic studies say my man.
You should focus on trying to understand why this happened instead of bringing up irrelevant issues.Kongo-mbundu kings were the most educated of all black Africa kings at that time and they understood better than anybody else the politics of slavery.That is why they rose against the enslavement of their people.They did it diplomatically by sending the first black ambassador to the Vatican to ask the pope to take position against the slave trade.the pope refused and sided himself with all the white powers.Kongos and mbundu decided for war and defeated Portugal.
Why didn't your Yoruba ancestors fight against slavery?Granted they were pretty uncivilised at that time and could come to terms with the white man sophistication

Ritchiee:
Lol...you really are very funny.A bantu face indeed.She looks african,that is all.@mercyville...what is the situation of Freeman now?

This is the scenario as at the moment:
LAGOS, Nigeria -- In half a century of space travel
more than 500 people have glimpsed the Earth
from the unique vantage point of the cosmos, yet
no black African has been among them.
Now a Nigerian and two South Africans are in a
race to become the first after being shortlisted in a
global talent search to send a “young icon of the
future” into the heavens.
The winner will undergo intense training,
experiencing extreme G-forces and weightlessness
before taking off in American developer XCOR's
Lynx spacecraft, on a voyage loosely envisaged for
next year.
Among the three is Freeman Osonuga, who is
competing with 30 hopefuls shortlisted for the
Rising Star Programme run by talent agency
Kruger Cowne and the One Young World charity,
both based in London.
“It feels great, being on the verge of making
history. And to be in a position to inspire a
generation and the continent,” said Osonuga, a
doctor at a teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria's
largest city.
“It would be a rare opportunity to be a beacon of
hope to the continent, that truly we can literally
reach for the stars and fulfill our potential.”
Osonuga, who grew up in poverty in the
southeastern state of Ogun, the youngest of six
children, is no stranger to risk.
The 30-year-old returned in May from six months
in Sierra Leone as part of the African Union's Ebola
response team, for which he was given the
country's Meritorious Service Award.
He acknowledges the danger in which he placed
himself but maintains that “every effort to save
fellow human lives” is worth the potential pitfalls.
“My risk-taking ventures aren't just for pleasure or
fun, but for humanitarian purposes,” said the
medic, who told AFP he had always wanted to
experience weightlessness.
XCOR offers one-hour flights for US$95,000
(84,000 euros) on a shuttle that takes off from the
Mojave Desert in California. It has already sold
hundreds of tickets, although it has yet to start
commercial trips.
Its Lynx Mark II spacecraft is capable of carrying a
pilot and a passenger over the 100-kilometre (62-
mile) limit known as the Karman line — the border
between the atmosphere and outer space.
The Rising Star shortlist will be whittled down to
three finalists who will deliver a 15-minute speech
on any subject to an audience of 1,300 from 196
countries at the One Young World Summit in
Bangkok in November.
'A chance at such greatness only validates that
passion'
A panel of judges will then decide which candidate
most deserves the journey of a lifetime and the
right to call themselves an astronaut.
Nono Cele, 28, a leading Johannesburg-based
sports broadcasting producer and director, is
another of the contenders and told AFP the idea of
being the first black African in space “gives me
goose bumps.”
“My background, my country, my struggles and my
mistakes have all told me that these things are not
possible for a person like me — black, female and
South African,” she said.
“So, to even stand a chance at such greatness
only validates that passion in me that my life is
meaningful. My life is valuable. And most
importantly, I can make a difference.”
Cele is joined by Tshepo Seloane, 25, from South
Africa's northern province of Gauteng, an adviser
to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and a
campaigner on a variety of youth issues.
Quite when any of the hopefuls would actually
reach space is subject to the vagaries hi-tech
engineering and the timetable for their flights
remains as up in the air as they hope to be.
A fourth contender in the race, part-time South
African DJ Mandla Maseko, landed a coveted seat
in 2013 to join one of the Lynx Mark II flights.
He was due to fly this year after winning a
competition organized by the U.S.-based AXE
Apollo Space Academy but no firm plans for his
trip have yet been made public. Although the
stated program for the “Rising Star” winner is to
board a flight in 2016, progress had been slower
than expected on developing the spacecraft. Plans
for an operational vehicle by 2010 slipped first to
early 2012 and then to 2015.
Meanwhile XCOR says on its website it only
expects to start the Lynx Mark I testing phase —
which will last up to 18 months — towards the end
of 2015. A representative of Maseko, who calls
himself “The Afronaut,” told AFP his flight had been
rescheduled for “early 2016” while XCOR did not
respond to requests for comment.
All four candidates will claim a unique place in
history if they are lucky enough to get a place on
an XCOR flight, but will be following a trail blazed
by Arnaldo Tamayo. The 73-year-old Cuban was
proclaimed the first black person in space when he
was launched into orbit aboard the Soyuz 38 on
Sept. 18, 1980.
The first African in space was Mark Shuttleworth,
40, a South African entrepreneur who now lives on
the Isle of Man, a British Crown dependency, and
holds dual citizenship.
He made headlines around the world when he
became the second self-funded space tourist
aboard Russia's Soyuz TM-34 mission on April 25
2002.

alanmwene:


We are talking of the slave trade that lasted 400years and depleted Africa of its human ressources!

Sorry, but I don't buy this. I have another theory about the slave trade. It depleted Africa of its weakest, meekest people, who didn't have the wits and strength to escape the slave traders or defeat them. And I'm not sure if it was even a loss for us. On the contrary, the colonization of Brazil, for example, really depleted Portugal of its bravest, strongest and most resourceful, if cruel and evil, people. And that's why Portugal today is a poor country, a pale shadow of its former glory. It simply overexerted itself.

alanmwene:

Why don't you address the main issue here?
The main issue here is your ancestors selling more of their people than any other African ethnicity.It is what all genetic studies say my man.
You should focus on trying to understand why this happened instead of bringing up irrelevant issues.Kongo-mbundu kings were the most educated of all black Africa kings at that time and they understood better than anybody else the politics of slavery.That is why they rose against the enslavement of their people.They did it diplomatically by sending the first black ambassador to the Vatican to ask the pope to take position against the slave trade.the pope refused and sided himself with all the white powers.Kongos and mbundu decided for war and defeated Portugal.
Why didn't your Yoruba ancestors fight against slavery?Granted they were pretty uncivilised at that time and could come to terms with the white man sophistication

Most AAs are actually of Kongo origin.

You are not being debated here because people simply can't be bothered to counter all your misinformation yet.

Muafrika2:



I agree. She definitely has a Bantu face.

Uh...what the heck is a "Bantu face". Are you are that these people too are Bantu? Technically....





What exactly makes a "bantu face"?

KidStranglehold:


Uh...what the heck is a "Bantu face". Are you are that these people too are Bantu? Technically....





What exactly makes a "bantu face"?

You got it just right. Those are bantu people. And there are features unique to Bantu tribes that you won't find with Nilotes, Cushites, etc. There is nothing like looking "African." Even African Americans have specific looks common in certain tribal groups.

The first thing that goes through an Africans mind when they meet ab AA is they'll be looking at your features trying to see where you may fit.

Tyra could fit perfectly amongst those girls.


These are bantu features - common with some bantu tribes and spread out widely;

1.Large eyes
2. "Square" face
3. Lips (bantu lips are like in your photos. The upper and lower lips are of equal thickness.


She could be sisters with this Kenyan Bantus:

Hello,
I was born and raised in NYC and biracial. My parents are from the South. My great grandmother was a slave who was raped by the overseer.
I have Nigerian ancestry and will be visiting Nigeria in May 2018. I would like to know if there are any dna companies in Africa that I can send my dna to. I would like to know my family's name my last name is Scott. Which is the name of the overseer who raped my great grandmother his name is Ira Scott. I carry a slave name and I would really love to know my ancestors name. The database here does not have enough information.
Thank you for any information that would be of assistance.

Muafrika2:



I agree. She definitely has a Bantu face.

makahlj2:
Sorry, but I don't buy this. I have another theory about the slave trade. It depleted Africa of its weakest, meekest people, who didn't have the wits and strength to escape the slave traders or defeat them. And I'm not sure if it was even a loss for us. On the contrary, the colonization of Brazil, for example, really depleted Portugal of its bravest, strongest and most resourceful, if cruel and evil, people. And that's why Portugal today is a poor country, a pale shadow of its former glory. It simply overexerted itself.

That's why African's love African American culture right? I mean we wear their style, talk like them, and everything. Wearing NBA Jerseys, Nikes, and etc. Slavery/Colonization brought you the language you're typing in - which means your ancestors were also subjugated. I mean hey, the borders in Africa now weren't even drawn by Africans. How embarrassing is that? A foreigner came to your lands and re-drew the lines. You know the terrain better lol. If anything, you are slaves in your own nations which is far worst. If we that remained on the continent are so strong, we would have a bigger economy than our bros and sistas in America. Slavery was definitely a brain drain. They took young and fit as well as old and knowledgeable. The young and fit were preferred however, as they were easier to manipulate. The way you speak shows how limited your knowledge is. I enjoyed schooling you boy

alanmwene:

Why don't you address the main issue here?
The main issue here is your ancestors selling more of their people than any other African ethnicity.It is what all genetic studies say my man.
You should focus on trying to understand why this happened instead of bringing up irrelevant issues.Kongo-mbundu kings were the most educated of all black Africa kings at that time and they understood better than anybody else the politics of slavery.That is why they rose against the enslavement of their people.They did it diplomatically by sending the first black ambassador to the Vatican to ask the pope to take position against the slave trade.the pope refused and sided himself with all the white powers.Kongos and mbundu decided for war and defeated Portugal.
Why didn't your Yoruba ancestors fight against slavery?Granted they were pretty uncivilised at that time and could come to terms with the white man sophistication

I'm not Yoruba, but I would like to see sources saying Yoruba sold their own. The fact that you got this out of the study shows that you are a true idiot. We all know Yorubaland was in turmoil during the time of Europeans arrival, their contribution to the gene pool of those taken during slavery clearly indicates a nation in strife and civil war. Kongo/Angola also contributed greatly to the slave trade due to their civil wars as well. You consider Kongo-Mbundu kings smart, but how are you smart when you accept a foreigners god? No matter if you try to tan his skin you clearly lost. You're automatically inferior from taking a deity your ancestors did not worship. Not only did they lose with their integrity, but they also lost by allowing the Portuguese to raid others while they remained complacent. Also about Yoruba being uncivilized, they have one of the oldest calendars in the world you fucking retard. I'm not even Yoruba and I know this, I just can't take ignorant asshats like yourself.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_calendar