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Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by Tlake(m): 9:58am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Story story ............Once upon a time..time time wats dis gna do 4 us nw smmmmhhhh |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by NosaHenry(m): 10:00am On Oct 01, 2012 |
[/b]@naptu2[b] I am so thrilled that you presented these collections to brightened our day and give us nostalgia feelings. Thank you so so much. |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by nagoma(m): 10:10am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Tlake: Story story ............Once upon a time..time time wats dis gna do 4 us nw smmmmhhhh If you don't know where you are coming from. You will never appreciate when you are derailed and lost like now. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by informatix: 10:16am On Oct 01, 2012 |
splendidb20: |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by informatix: 10:17am On Oct 01, 2012 |
splendidb20: Yeah I am planing the same Pic. For GEJ. In Bayelsa during his Vacation. @poster God bless you 199times. |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by HayZee06(m): 10:18am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Tlake: Story story ............Once upon a time..time time wats dis gna do 4 us nw smmmmhhhhu called dis great article/history of our great nation a STORY....I wonder if ur town/village get history...SMFH 4 u |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by informatix: 10:18am On Oct 01, 2012 |
splendidb20: Yeah I am planning the same Pic. For GEJ. In Bayelsa during his Vacation eating Cassava Bread. @poster God bless you 199times. |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by gbadexy(m): 10:22am On Oct 01, 2012 |
I hail bros naptu2. His posts are always informative and he has quite a large collection of materials on nearly all subjects and of course he is literally bros. @ ebamma, I think you just like controversy and attention. |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by HayZee06(m): 10:25am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Great job man! |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by Tlake(m): 10:40am On Oct 01, 2012 |
HayZee-06:. Bobo I read history pass u,bt all all u gain is personnal knowledge u knw some of dem as heroes n some as bastard bt all in all deir rights n mistakes are nt shown in our presnt leaders!so bobo all na story story |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by Nobody: 11:44am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Our beginning as a country was so humble, and selfless. Where did we get it wrong ? We stayed stagnant over the years after the passing of the founding fathers. I hope GEJ reposition the country on the right pedestal to accelerate to glories once again. |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by nimboya: 12:33pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
This is AWESOME! |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by armadeo(m): 2:55pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
ebamma: all this epistle for this kind early morning,joblessness no good oh . That's Y u'll be paid peanuts to sell ur future and u'll do it without thinking. Even to read ur nations history is hard. Ebemma or whatever u need help. This is actually one thread that am going thru closely and see what someone is saying.. SMH 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by Vogue50: 4:46pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
naptu2: Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and Kidsembarrassment ! 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by vivaciousvivi(f): 6:02pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Wow! I have honestly enjoyed these history lessons!and to think I had always thought Henry Carr was a British Colonialist!! And all the pics?...awesome! |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by Nobody: 6:13pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Vogue50:you are infact an embarrassment to your generation,u type of thinking is everything wrong with nigeria.so sad for you,universe trash |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 8:50pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
I'm sorry for the delay. Events conspired to prevent me from updating the thread. |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 8:52pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Raymond Njoku welcoming President Nnamdi Azikiwe |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 8:54pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
^^^ My friend drew my attention to the fact that the president is carrying his own bag (rather than a bodyguard or official carrying it for him). 3 Likes |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 8:56pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Flora Azikiwe welcomes President Nnamdi Azikiwe back from the US. |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 8:58pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Sir Ahmadu Bello & others welcoming Nnamdi Azikiwe back from the US. |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 9:00pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh (Finance Minister) & Alhaji (Sir) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Prime Minister), during Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Nigeria in 1956. Minister of Finance Chief FS Okotie- Eboh responded to charges of accumulation of wealth by government officers by quoting from the Bible, “To those that have, more shall be given. From those that do not have, shall be taken even the little they have.” 1 Share
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Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 9:04pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Chief Festus Samuel Okotie-Eboh (the 1966 coup leaders cited this kind of flamboyance as one of the reasons for staging their coup) On arrival at the Onikan roundabout, at approximately 0230 hrs on 15 Jan 66, Major Ifeajuna divided his force into three groups as shown in para 34 of this report. Major Ifeajuna and his group proceeded towards the PM's residence and 2/Lt Ezedigbo took his men to the compound of the Finance Minister. When they arrived at the front gate, they found this locked and were compelled to gain access by jumping over the wall. Inside they found a number of civilian guards, about 5, who were armed with bows and arrows. These offered no resistance and were disarmed and placed under guard. At least one policeman was encountered in the compound. He too was disarmed and escorted to the 3-Ton truck by RSM J. Ogbu. 2/Lt Ezedigbo then attempted to open the front door but found this also to be locked. He broke one of the panes of glass in the door with his SMG but even failed to open the door which he finally broke down by kicking it with his boot. He then entered accompanied by the following other ranks… …Before entering 2/Lt Ezedigbo ordered his men to walk quietly and to make no noise, a rather superfluous caution considering the noise which must have been made when the door was broken open. They mounted the stairs to the first floor. Having arrived there, the 2/Lt posted one man on the balcony and 3 on the landing. 40. The officer then shouted twice "Okotie-Eboh", come out". When this met with no response he entered a bedroom where he found the Minister dressed only in a loin cloth. He ordered the Minister to precede him down the stairs, and the Minister was escorted to the 3-Ton lorry. Rumors that the Minister was beaten and otherwise ill-treated on the way to the vehicle have been stoutly denied by all who took part in the operation. 41. Whilst the Finance Minister was being loaded into the 3-Tonner, the PM was escorted from his house and placed into Major Ifeajuna's car. Major Anuforo then ordered the four corpses to be unloaded onto the road. The bodies were then carried into the bush on the left hand side of the road. Major Anuforo then observed FS Okotie-Eboh still seated in the truck and asked the question: "Who is that man"?, which leads to the belief that, until then, Anuforo was unaware of the presence of Okotie-Eboh in the truck. The Finance Minister replied "I am Okotie-Eboh". Major Anuforo then ordered the Minister to step down. The latter complied, whereupon Major Anuforo informed him that he was going to be shot. The Minister commenced to plead for his life. This met with little or no response from Anuforo who is reported as having confined himself to stating that he was acting under orders. The Minister was then forced to go into the bush, pushed along by Major Anuforo and Major Ademoyega and followed by 2/Lt Igweze and Sgt. Ndukaife to the spot where the bodies of the 4 senior officers had been deposited. Arriving there, without hesitation, Major Anuforo killed Okotie-Eboh with a short burst from his SMG. (source: police report into 1966 coup) Midway, I halted Anuforo because of the cargo of corpses in the 3-tonner. It would be inexpedient to carry that to town. It was already 5 a.m. Hence, some young officers and men were deployed so as to prevent vehicles from either direction reaching our location. Then I ordered the corpses brought down and taken into the bush. The arrested finance minister was still in the truck and it was no longer expedient to carry him around with us. As such, he was taken into the bush and shot. Since there were no digging implements, a few soldiers were detailed to remain there on guard till digging implements were brought to bury the bodies. ("Why We Struck. The story of the first Nigerian coup" by Major Adewale Ademoyega) |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 9:06pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh(previously known as Sam Edah) and his wife during the Queen’s visit to Nigeria in 1956 He was a flamboyant character, attending the 1960 independence celebrations, for example, in flowing garments with a chain a yard long. He spent his money lavishly in support of political causes and at the time of the 1959 election was ferociously attacked by Action Group leader, Chief Awolowo, and accused of corruption. Africa being a continent where socialism in one form or another is a common political theme, Okotie-Eboh was the target of bitter criticisms, he certainly was very rich. He was a man of influence and power, with considerable financial strength and know-how. He retained the important Finance portfolio until the fall of Nigeria’s first civilian administration, which brought his own career and life to an end. He was kidnapped and killed by soldiers on January 15th 1966 in the military coup d’ etat. Nevertheless Chief Okotie-Eboh still remained the popular “Omimi Ejo” – the Water Spirit – to many Itsekiris, particularly in the Benin River villages. His respect for the elders was spoken of and particularly his generosity. He himself boasted that he had spent over £3,000 in paying other peoples’ fines, usually imposed for non-payment of taxes or a breach of customary law. It was said that he had paid for a new corrugated-iron roof for the chapel of the Cherubim and Seraphim sect in one village and that he was paying for the rebuilding of the Diare family shrine, although he was only remotely connected with the family. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 9:11pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Sir Ahmadu Bello (Premier of the Northern Region) and Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Prime Minister of Nigeria) during Balewa's tour of Northern Nigeria. |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 9:13pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Prime Minister, Nigeria), Otunba T.O.S Benson (Minister of Information, Nigeria) & Nikita Kruschev (Premier of the Soviet Union). |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 9:15pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Samuel Ladoke Akintola It is known that by that time S.L. Akintola had been informed by the wife of R.A. Fani-Kayode of what had happened by telephone. Akintola had returned from Kaduna only a short time before the arrival of Nwobosi and his men. He had been to the North to greet the Sardauna when the latter arrived from Mecca. Akintola must have been further alerted by the commotion caused by the overpowering of the police guard and the killing of the generator attendant. 112. All dispositions having been taken, Capt. Nwobosi stood in the middle of the courtyard and shouted "Akintola come down - you are for lawful arrest by the army on orders from HQ 2 Brigade. A voice from upstairs, presumably that of Akintola, replied "Yes, I am coming" Nothing further happened. Capt. Nwobosi repeated his summons a number of times without reaction from Akintola. He then fired from his SLR one round at the building. When this produced no result, the Captain ordered the following to accompany him into the lodge… 113. To gain entrance, Captain Nwobosi was compelled to force the main door to the lodge. They all entered and mounted the stairs. On the first floor they searched a number of rooms without encountering anyone, until they came to S.L. Akintola's bedroom which was locked. When Nwobosi was about to force this door, Akintola opened fire from inside the room with an SMG, shooting through the closed door. This first burst of fire immediately wounded Gnr. S. Adefi in the hand, 2/Lt. Egbikor in the head and Capt. Nwobosi on the left cheek. None of the injuries were sufficiently serious to impede them. Nwobosi and his men immediately returned the fire whilst retreating down the stairs. They then left the house in a hurry and sought cover amongst the flowerbeds facing the back building. 114. Two of the men, L/Bdr. Uloh and, Gnr. Ajao remained upstairs and sought refuge in one of the other rooms. Akintola came to the room covering the entrance porch and continued to fire at his assailants with his SMG without, however, hitting anyone. Capt. Nwobosi ordered his men to return the fire which they did, massively. Akintola continued firing until he ran out of ammunition. 115. Around this time R.A. Fani-Kayode was heard shouting from the landrover to Akintola urging him to surrender. Akintola, now defenceless, decided to surrender and was next seen coming out of the front room, by Gnr. Ajao. When Akintola saw Ajao and Uloh he raised his hand in surrender and went downstairs. Capt. Nwobosi in the meantime, was heard shouting repeatedly "bring him out, bring him out". 116. Capt. Nwobosi then ordered 2/Lt. Egbikor and BQMS A. Chukwu to shoot the Premier. These two opened fire on Akintola with their SLRs, joined, shortly afterwards, by Nwobosi himself. S.L. Akintola fell down dead or dying with several bullets in his body. |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 9:17pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Sir Ahmadu Bello & Louis Armstrong in 1960 |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 9:20pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev with Nigerian ministers T.O.S. Benson and Waziri Ibrahim |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by Ishilove: 9:25pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
naptu2: Eromosele The Great (1876-1921). Onojie of Irrua (picture from a photograph recovered at the ancestral shrine).What a monster |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by naptu2: 9:27pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Otunba T.O.S. Benson (Minister of information) |
Re: Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful, The Ugly. by Ishilove: 9:30pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
naptu2: Herbert MacaulayWow. It seems the handlebar moustache was all the rage back then. In their mind that ugly tuft of hair on their lips was downright sexy. Pffft, what a complete turn off!! |
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