By Emeka Obasi Motor Park economists say we are approaching El Dorado as Nigeria’s land borders remain shut. I know nothing about paper economics since most practitioners say different things each returning day.

Some big guns in Abuja think this new development will boost local production. There is just no way to run away from Biafra because the present situation takes many back to the Civil War years.

Biafra’s land, sea and air borders were blockaded by Nigeria, supported by Russian fighter jets manned by Egyptian pilots. World powers, except of course, the United States and France looked elsewhere as atrocity reigned. The Biafrans did not go to bed, they put on their thinking cap
That is exactly what I want Nigerians to do. It is not enough to announce that local farmers are smiling to the banks. I expect government to factor other things that go beyond producing rice in Abakaliki. What does it take to move the product beyond Ebonyi State? Beyond politics, we know that Lagos is the most populous state in the country. A good rice farmer in Abakaliki would, of course, love to take advantage of the huge market. After escaping pot holes in Enugu, Anambra and Delta states, danger stares him in the face. The Ijebu Ode-Sagamu axis is a nightmare. Moving on the Sagamu-Lagos highway is the height of gridlock and that coupled with fear of bandits and herdsmen from Ofosu to Ore. Ours is a country of consumers. We import almost everything. Nigeria does not plan at all. We cannot even produce tissue paper to wipe our dirty bum after feeding fat on foreign goods. As a kid, I began to recite ‘necessity is the mother of invention.’ That was a common jingle in Biafra. With borders militarized, the people looked inwards. Biafra became a mass of industry.

Everyone was involved even in the midst of starvation. Medical equipment was scarce but there was a way out and it was home grown. Professor Theodore Okeahialam, who was part of it all paints a humble picture of the feat achieved. Okeahialam said:”That was a period of exciting Igbo scientific innovation just like the use of coconut water as intravenous fluid by doctors to treat wounded soldiers as emergencies.” According to the professor of Paediatrics, that leap by Biafran doctors did not go unnoticed by the globe. “It later proved to be scientifically sound and was reviewed in international medical journals later.” Radio Biafra had many prominent names. People like Chinua Achebe, Uche Chukwumerije and Cyprian Ekwensi made contributions. At the time the war ended in January 1970, it was headed by Sam Nwaneri.

Okokon Ndem’s voice was sharper than an AK -47 bullet. The way he made announcements, many Biafrans believed their troops were just miles short of capturing Gen. Yakubu Gowon alive. It was believed that Radio Biafra operated from Enugu which had fallen into federal hands as early as 1967. Many wondered how Gen. Emeka Ojukwu held on to that miracle. However, the man who made Radio Biafra stay on, was Heron Okeahialam, an Electrical/Electronics engineer, trained in the United Kingdom. While he moved the station from one secret location to another, bullets and fighter bombers were unable to detect it. Prof. Okeahialam is his elder brother. Prof. Okeahialam said: “Heron converted Radio Biafra from medium to short wave, for wider coverage.” It was indeed a mobile station. It moved from Enugu to Umuahia and by the end of the war was operating from Obodoukwu Urualla in today’s Ideato area of Imo State. “At one time,” Prof. Okeahialam added, “the transmitter was in Otulu during the war and a long palm tree was used to mount the aerial.” Col. Olu Obasanjo who received the instrument of surrender as General Officer Commanding, Third Marine Commando Division of the Nigeria Army could not but marvel at what was Radio Biafra.

Locating it was like a wild goose chase. Accompanied by battle tested troops, Obasanjo waltzed through rough terrain in his official Mercedes Benz car, NA 116, until mission was accomplished.

He said:”The station was well camouflaged from both ground and air by trees and palm fronds which were changed regularly. It was a perfect job.” Trust Obasanjo, he came battle ready and was after Okokon Ndem. The broadcaster outsmarted him by disappearing into the undergrowth. An enraged OBJ threatened to flog Ikoneto demons out of the man. When Okokon Ndem eventually surfaced, the soldiers who would have been ordered to cane him were carried away. They hailed and took photographs with the non-Igbo Biafran. Accompanying Obasanjo was another non-Igbo, Gen. Philip Asuquo Effiong, president of Biafra in the absence of Gen. Emeka Ojukwu who was flown out in his Grey Ghost by Captain Frank Osakwe
Obasanjo asked some of the Radio Biafra workers to accompany him to Lagos where they would be reabsorbed by Radio Nigeria. Okeahialam declined. In 1976, he could not say no to Imo State governor, Lt. Commander Ndubuisi Kanu. Kanu saddled Okeahialam with the responsibility of setting up the Imo Broadcasting Service [IBS]
Okeahialam attended St. Joseph’s College, Sasse, Cameroon before proceeding to Professional Technial College, Southampton. He bagged a higher degree from the University of Cyracuse.

The engineer also lived up to his initials of H.O.D. when appointed H.O.D. Electrical/Electronics Engineering department, IMT Enugu. Biafran scientists did great things. They made beer from cassava. Engine oil came out of coconut. They manufactured ‘Ogbunigwe’ rockets and built Red devil armoured cars. There were refineries. Airports sprang up in Uli, Uga and Obilagu. Among the scientists were Gordian Ezekwem, Col. Ejike Ebenezer Aghanya, Willy Achukwu,Frank Ndili, Felix Oragwu, Ezekiel Izuogu, Sam Orji, Frank Mbanefo, Benjamin Nwosu and Roy Umenyi. They belonged to the Research And Production Unit [RAP]

In all this, there is a lesson for Nigeria. Biafrans were pushed to the wall by Nigeria. They reacted by looking inwards. Today, Nigeria’s land borders are closed. Nigerians should wake up from slumber and do something. No serious government ever toed the path of discrimination. You cannot throw away merit and expect development. It would be a national shame if Nigerians miss this opportunity.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/11/remembering-biafra-in-border-closure/

This was culled from vanguard

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kettykin:
By Emeka Obasi Motor Park economists say we are approaching El Dorado as Nigeria’s land borders remain shut. I know nothing about paper economics since most practitioners say different things each returning day.

Some big guns in Abuja think this new development will boost local production. There is just no way to run away from Biafra because the present situation takes many back to the Civil War years.

Biafra’s land, sea and air borders were blockaded by Nigeria, supported by Russian fighter jets manned by Egyptian pilots. World powers, except of course, the United States and France looked elsewhere as atrocity reigned. The Biafrans did not go to bed, they put on their thinking cap
That is exactly what I want Nigerians to do. It is not enough to announce that local farmers are smiling to the banks. I expect government to factor other things that go beyond producing rice in Abakaliki. What does it take to move the product beyond Ebonyi State? Beyond politics, we know that Lagos is the most populous state in the country. A good rice farmer in Abakaliki would, of course, love to take advantage of the huge market. After escaping pot holes in Enugu, Anambra and Delta states, danger stares him in the face. The Ijebu Ode-Sagamu axis is a nightmare. Moving on the Sagamu-Lagos highway is the height of gridlock and that coupled with fear of bandits and herdsmen from Ofosu to Ore. Ours is a country of consumers. We import almost everything. Nigeria does not plan at all. We cannot even produce tissue paper to wipe our dirty bum after feeding fat on foreign goods. As a kid, I began to recite ‘necessity is the mother of invention.’ That was a common jingle in Biafra. With borders militarized, the people looked inwards. Biafra became a mass of industry.

Everyone was involved even in the midst of starvation. Medical equipment was scarce but there was a way out and it was home grown. Professor Theodore Okeahialam, who was part of it all paints a humble picture of the feat achieved. Okeahialam said:”That was a period of exciting Igbo scientific innovation just like the use of coconut water as intravenous fluid by doctors to treat wounded soldiers as emergencies.” According to the professor of Paediatrics, that leap by Biafran doctors did not go unnoticed by the globe. “It later proved to be scientifically sound and was reviewed in international medical journals later.” Radio Biafra had many prominent names. People like Chinua Achebe, Uche Chukwumerije and Cyprian Ekwensi made contributions. At the time the war ended in January 1970, it was headed by Sam Nwaneri.

Okokon Ndem’s voice was sharper than an AK -47 bullet. The way he made announcements, many Biafrans believed their troops were just miles short of capturing Gen. Yakubu Gowon alive. It was believed that Radio Biafra operated from Enugu which had fallen into federal hands as early as 1967. Many wondered how Gen. Emeka Ojukwu held on to that miracle. However, the man who made Radio Biafra stay on, was Heron Okeahialam, an Electrical/Electronics engineer, trained in the United Kingdom. While he moved the station from one secret location to another, bullets and fighter bombers were unable to detect it. Prof. Okeahialam is his elder brother. Prof. Okeahialam said: “Heron converted Radio Biafra from medium to short wave, for wider coverage.” It was indeed a mobile station. It moved from Enugu to Umuahia and by the end of the war was operating from Obodoukwu Urualla in today’s Ideato area of Imo State. “At one time,” Prof. Okeahialam added, “the transmitter was in Otulu during the war and a long palm tree was used to mount the aerial.” Col. Olu Obasanjo who received the instrument of surrender as General Officer Commanding, Third Marine Commando Division of the Nigeria Army could not but marvel at what was Radio Biafra.

Locating it was like a wild goose chase. Accompanied by battle tested troops, Obasanjo waltzed through rough terrain in his official Mercedes Benz car, NA 116, until mission was accomplished.

He said:”The station was well camouflaged from both ground and air by trees and palm fronds which were changed regularly. It was a perfect job.” Trust Obasanjo, he came battle ready and was after Okokon Ndem. The broadcaster outsmarted him by disappearing into the undergrowth. An enraged OBJ threatened to flog Ikoneto demons out of the man. When Okokon Ndem eventually surfaced, the soldiers who would have been ordered to cane him were carried away. They hailed and took photographs with the non-Igbo Biafran. Accompanying Obasanjo was another non-Igbo, Gen. Philip Asuquo Effiong, president of Biafra in the absence of Gen. Emeka Ojukwu who was flown out in his Grey Ghost by Captain Frank Osakwe. Obasanjo asked some of the Radio Biafra workers to accompany him to Lagos where they would be reabsorbed by Radio Nigeria. Okeahialam declined. In 1976, he could not say no to Imo State governor, Lt. Commander Ndubuisi Kanu. Kanu saddled Okeahialam with the responsibility of setting up the Imo Broadcasting Service [IBS]. Okeahialam attended St. Joseph’s College, Sasse, Cameroon before proceeding to Professional Technial College, Southampton. He bagged a higher degree from the University of Cyracuse.

The engineer also lived up to his initials of H.O.D. when appointed H.O.D. Electrical/Electronics Engineering department, IMT Enugu. Biafran scientists did great things. They made beer from cassava. Engine oil came out of coconut. They manufactured ‘Ogbunigwe’ rockets and built Red devil armoured cars. There were refineries. Airports sprang up in Uli, Uga and Obilagu. Among the scientists were Gordian Ezekwem, Col. Ejike Ebenezer Aghanya, Willy Achukwu,Frank Ndili, Felix Oragwu, Ezekiel Izuogu, Sam Orji, Frank Mbanefo, Benjamin Nwosu and Roy Umenyi. They belonged to the Research And Production Unit [RAP]

In all this, there is a lesson for Nigeria. Biafrans were pushed to the wall by Nigeria. They reacted by looking inwards. Today, Nigeria’s land borders are closed. Nigerians should wake up from slumber and do something. No serious government ever toed the path of discrimination. You cannot throw away merit and expect development. It would be a national shame if Nigerians miss this opportunity.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/11/remembering-biafra-in-border-closure/

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Trash! Biafra is DEAD! Use different topic to present your thoughts.

MetaPhysical:
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Trash! Biafra is DEAD! Use different topic to present your thoughts.

Calm down and proclaim that Biafra amaka.

In all this, there is a lesson for Nigeria. Biafrans were pushed to the wall by Nigeria. They reacted by looking inwards. Today, Nigeria’s land borders are closed. Nigerians should wake up from slumber and do something. No serious government ever toed the path of discrimination. You cannot throw away merit and expect development. It would be a national shame if Nigerians miss this opportunity.

Cc lzaa gmbuharii afamed

MetaPhysical:
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Trash! Biafra is DEAD! Use different topic to present your thoughts.

where Did Biafra die, Biafra died in Nairaland and in Nigeria only , but all over the world Biafra is living and expanding rapidly , we will watch and see which country will be indeed dead in years to come , whether Nigeria will survive the onslaught of Boko Haram , fulani Hersmen, Technological disruption (Electric Cars, Renewable Energy and the discovery of newer energy sources ) threatening the only source of revenue, false Patriotism , Elevation of Lieocracy and vulturecracy above democracy . Decaying of Infrastructure . plundocracy going on in Lagos , Osun and Kogi

I dare say this country has lasted as long as it has because of Obasanjo. He really believes in this British colonial contraption

joeyfire:
I dare say this country has lasted as long as it has because of Obasanjo. He really believes in this British colonial contraption

True. I admire him as a person and his belief in one Nigeria, though we all know we shouldn't be one

MetaPhysical:
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Trash! Biafra is DEAD! Use different topic to present your thoughts.

Biafra is alive and well. Our leader meets with the public and media to talk while yours is no where to be found, except of course in London signing bills.


Are you not ashamed of yourself? Maybe you are and instead of doing something about it you want to start pointing fingers...

Well Biafra AMAKA

While Nigeria is the Nigger Area...

GBAM

Biafra is defunct!

Check that pass you see Obasanjo signature as the authority. You could not enter Nigeria without this pass.

Obasanjo says Biafra is defunct, and until he proclaims otherwise, it remains defunct!

If Biafrans pick up arms against the Federal Republic again, then the 1967 to 1970 bush games will be repeated.

OP, present your thoughts under a different topic.

MetaPhysical:
OP, present your thoughts under a different topic.

i simply culled a report from Vanguard , it is neither my personal though or my composition , infact i am neither for biafra or Nigeria , i am only analyzing the 2 countries

Are we not over this.. We read same last week now

Unnecessary jor

Omnibus:
True. I admire him as a person and his belief in one Nigeria, though we all know we shouldn't be one

He is a great man. A true believer and not a mercenary like so many of his peers. Even if what he believes in is fake he genuinely loves it.

If not for him there would have been atrocities against Igbos after the civil war and it would have led to guerilla war that might have lasted until today.

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helinues:
Are we not over this.. We read same last week now

Unnecessary jor

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kettykin:

i simply culled a report from Vanguard , it is neither my personal though or my composition , infact i am neither for biafra or Nigeria , i am only analyzing the 2 countries

You are allowed to deviate from Vanguard and give the topic a different headline in Nairaland.

MetaPhysical:


You are allowed to deviate from Vanguard and give the topic a different headline in Nairaland.

Sifia pains spotted

MetaPhysical:
OP, present your thoughts under a different topic.

How many wars did your forefathers fought?

Remove Ondo's because they can't be rightly referred to as Yorubas.

MetaPhysical:
[s][/s]

Trash! Biafra is DEAD! Use different topic to present your thoughts.

How can Biafra be dead when we biafrans are alive.



I know a yoruba muslim mod will ban me for saying am a biafran but who care,

An hausafulanis can identify himself as an Arewa without any ban.same with yorubas who call themselves oduduwa.

Senseless comment from a pained Afonjizi lunatic. Biafra has come to stay and you can't do NADA!

MetaPhysical:


You are allowed to deviate from Vanguard and give the topic a different headline in Nairaland.

MetaPhysical:
[s][/s]

Trash! Biafra is DEAD!

But still gives your types spasms anytime its mentioned.

All hail Biafra.....

Akiara:
Senseless comment from a pained Afonjizi lunatic. Biafra has come to stay and you can't do NADA!

Bloody Onitsha bridge-head tout spotted! Were!

MelesZenawi:
Nice feat but that was then.

Biafra of today is for Igbos and Igbos alone.

Anything less than that is pure nonsense.

Shut up and apologize to SS for your assaults and transgressions against them, before and after the war.

Tranquillity360:
How can Biafra be dead when we biafrans are alive.



I know a yoruba muslim mod will ban me for saying am a biafran but who care,

An hausafulanis can identify himself as an Arewa without any ban.same with yorubas who call themselves oduduwa.

Oduduwa is not an ideology, it is a civilization and a world order!

What is Biafra? A name coined by foreign pirates and donated to you by Ijaw.

MetaPhysical:
OP, present your thoughts under a different topic.

Why! Thought you claim Biafra is dead, so why are you shitting your pants at the mere mention of it?

MetaPhysical:


Oduduwa is not an ideology, it is a civilization and a world order!

What is Biafra? A name coined by foreign pirates and donated to you by Ijaw.

oduduwa can be anything but not civilisation.

oduduwa is also an ideology.

And the name was coined by someone or did the name fell down from heaven.

kettykin:
[s]By Emeka Obasi Motor Park economists say we are approaching El Dorado as Nigeria’s land borders remain shut. I know nothing about paper economics since most practitioners say different things each returning day.

Some big guns in Abuja think this new development will boost local production. There is just no way to run away from Biafra because the present situation takes many back to the Civil War years.

Biafra’s land, sea and air borders were blockaded by Nigeria, supported by Russian fighter jets manned by Egyptian pilots. World powers, except of course, the United States and France looked elsewhere as atrocity reigned. The Biafrans did not go to bed, they put on their thinking cap
That is exactly what I want Nigerians to do. It is not enough to announce that local farmers are smiling to the banks. I expect government to factor other things that go beyond producing rice in Abakaliki. What does it take to move the product beyond Ebonyi State? Beyond politics, we know that Lagos is the most populous state in the country. A good rice farmer in Abakaliki would, of course, love to take advantage of the huge market. After escaping pot holes in Enugu, Anambra and Delta states, danger stares him in the face. The Ijebu Ode-Sagamu axis is a nightmare. Moving on the Sagamu-Lagos highway is the height of gridlock and that coupled with fear of bandits and herdsmen from Ofosu to Ore. Ours is a country of consumers. We import almost everything. Nigeria does not plan at all. We cannot even produce tissue paper to wipe our dirty bum after feeding fat on foreign goods. As a kid, I began to recite ‘necessity is the mother of invention.’ That was a common jingle in Biafra. With borders militarized, the people looked inwards. Biafra became a mass of industry.

Everyone was involved even in the midst of starvation. Medical equipment was scarce but there was a way out and it was home grown. Professor Theodore Okeahialam, who was part of it all paints a humble picture of the feat achieved. Okeahialam said:”That was a period of exciting Igbo scientific innovation just like the use of coconut water as intravenous fluid by doctors to treat wounded soldiers as emergencies.” According to the professor of Paediatrics, that leap by Biafran doctors did not go unnoticed by the globe. “It later proved to be scientifically sound and was reviewed in international medical journals later.” Radio Biafra had many prominent names. People like Chinua Achebe, Uche Chukwumerije and Cyprian Ekwensi made contributions. At the time the war ended in January 1970, it was headed by Sam Nwaneri.

Okokon Ndem’s voice was sharper than an AK -47 bullet. The way he made announcements, many Biafrans believed their troops were just miles short of capturing Gen. Yakubu Gowon alive. It was believed that Radio Biafra operated from Enugu which had fallen into federal hands as early as 1967. Many wondered how Gen. Emeka Ojukwu held on to that miracle. However, the man who made Radio Biafra stay on, was Heron Okeahialam, an Electrical/Electronics engineer, trained in the United Kingdom. While he moved the station from one secret location to another, bullets and fighter bombers were unable to detect it. Prof. Okeahialam is his elder brother. Prof. Okeahialam said: “Heron converted Radio Biafra from medium to short wave, for wider coverage.” It was indeed a mobile station. It moved from Enugu to Umuahia and by the end of the war was operating from Obodoukwu Urualla in today’s Ideato area of Imo State. “At one time,” Prof. Okeahialam added, “the transmitter was in Otulu during the war and a long palm tree was used to mount the aerial.” Col. Olu Obasanjo who received the instrument of surrender as General Officer Commanding, Third Marine Commando Division of the Nigeria Army could not but marvel at what was Radio Biafra.

Locating it was like a wild goose chase. Accompanied by battle tested troops, Obasanjo waltzed through rough terrain in his official Mercedes Benz car, NA 116, until mission was accomplished.

He said:”The station was well camouflaged from both ground and air by trees and palm fronds which were changed regularly. It was a perfect job.” Trust Obasanjo, he came battle ready and was after Okokon Ndem. The broadcaster outsmarted him by disappearing into the undergrowth. An enraged OBJ threatened to flog Ikoneto demons out of the man. When Okokon Ndem eventually surfaced, the soldiers who would have been ordered to cane him were carried away. They hailed and took photographs with the non-Igbo Biafran. Accompanying Obasanjo was another non-Igbo, Gen. Philip Asuquo Effiong, president of Biafra in the absence of Gen. Emeka Ojukwu who was flown out in his Grey Ghost by Captain Frank Osakwe
Obasanjo asked some of the Radio Biafra workers to accompany him to Lagos where they would be reabsorbed by Radio Nigeria. Okeahialam declined. In 1976, he could not say no to Imo State governor, Lt. Commander Ndubuisi Kanu. Kanu saddled Okeahialam with the responsibility of setting up the Imo Broadcasting Service [IBS]
Okeahialam attended St. Joseph’s College, Sasse, Cameroon before proceeding to Professional Technial College, Southampton. He bagged a higher degree from the University of Cyracuse.

The engineer also lived up to his initials of H.O.D. when appointed H.O.D. Electrical/Electronics Engineering department, IMT Enugu. Biafran scientists did great things. They made beer from cassava. Engine oil came out of coconut. They manufactured ‘Ogbunigwe’ rockets and built Red devil armoured cars. There were refineries. Airports sprang up in Uli, Uga and Obilagu. Among the scientists were Gordian Ezekwem, Col. Ejike Ebenezer Aghanya, Willy Achukwu,Frank Ndili, Felix Oragwu, Ezekiel Izuogu, Sam Orji, Frank Mbanefo, Benjamin Nwosu and Roy Umenyi. They belonged to the Research And Production Unit [RAP]

In all this, there is a lesson for Nigeria. Biafrans were pushed to the wall by Nigeria. They reacted by looking inwards. Today, Nigeria’s land borders are closed. Nigerians should wake up from slumber and do something. No serious government ever toed the path of discrimination. You cannot throw away merit and expect development. It would be a national shame if Nigerians miss this opportunity.[/s]

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/11/remembering-biafra-in-border-closure/

Trash. Kettykin don't you have better things to do with your time. What is the correlation of this useless topic with the issues on ground?
Stop attending IPOB meetings you won't hear. Always bringing up irrelevant topics that disparage Ndigbo. You and your likes should find a life.
No one made you people our guardians.

Tranquillity360:
oduduwa can be anything but not civilisation.

oduduwa is also an ideology.

And the name was coined by someone or did the name fell down from heaven.

The world order you are living under now was last upgraded by England and Roman before than, Greek seeded their civilization.
Yoruba is peer with Greek.

Heads of Oduduwa dynasties are the tangibles with which Yoruba is world renowned as a civilization. Not only in art but also religion and even science. An ideology is not any of that.

MelesZenawi:
Nice feat but that was then.

Biafra of today is for Igbos and Igbos alone.

Anything less than that is pure nonsense.

Nothing like Biafra. It died in 1970!
Alex Ekwueme was Vice President 10 years after the civil war. We had Senate President in 1999-2007. Our father, Ojukwu contested election for Presidency and was given a national burial when he died. What remains is President and Ndigbo should work towards that.
Kanu, Onwuka and Uwazuruike and all upcoming fake freedom fighter are all enemies of Ndigbo. They are political drawback to Ndigbo in Nigeria. What the Igbo's want is Presidency, 6 states to be at par with other zones, fairness, justice and other inputs that the National conference report highlighted.

MetaPhysical:


The world order you are living under now was last upgraded by England and Roman before than, Greek seeded their civilization.
Yoruba is peer with Greek.

Heads of Oduduwa dynasties are the tangibles with which Yoruba is world renowned as a civilization. Not only in art but also religion and even science. An ideology is not any of that.

Oduduwa is an ideology just that it people are mostly cowards and always afraid of self rule.