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Eko Ile: Small Jigawa is building a new airport from scratch, but your entire regain combined can't build one single airport and instead, you cry and beg beg as usual.



Jigawa o ni baje o.....

Coming from you, it is no surprise. Only a fool will fall for this your sudden love for non-Yoruba. Pray tell, do you know Imo airport? If you do, do you know who built it? If you do, can you tell when it was built and how many years later was the next state-owned airport built in Nigeria? While at that can you show the airport that any SW State has built? Thank you.

Do you believe in Justice? If so, do you believe that all regions, except SE, of Nigeria should have a federal airport? If you believe in justice, what is the problem you have with the SE people asking that the federal-aiport in Enugu be improved upon?

Nigerians dominate 50 under 50 Trailblazers list
Posted on June 15, 2013

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As the African Union turned 50, IC Publications New African Magazine, in their last May 2013 issue, decided to highlight a fabulous and quite inspiring list of 50 individuals under the age of 50 who they believe are breaking ground, making Africa proud and propelling the Continent into a future of great hope.

The list included entrepreneurs, some of our favourite celebrities and ground-breakers in almost every walk of life. It featured BellaNaija.com founder, Uche Pedro, Americas President Barack Obama, International musicians D-Banj, Nneka, Sarkodie, P-Square & Asa and so many more.

Check out below what they had to say about each of the Nigerians who made the list!

2. Alex Okosi
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Viacom International Media Networks Africa



A staunch champion of African music, and a tireless advocate and supporter of initiatives that motivate, empower and educate Africas youth, Alex Okosi is the music executive credited with launching MTV Base Africa (part of the popular global MTV Network). After a few years of working on different projects within the Network, Okosi developed the business plan for MTV Base Africa in 2005, MTV Networks first localised television service targeted at sub-Saharan Africa. Today, over 90 million people have access to MTV Africas content. Okosi has been the driving force behind pro-social campaigns that have impacted the social and cultural landscape of urban Africa. In March 2013, Okosi was selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a 2013 Young Global Leader (YGL).

3. Asa (Bukola Elemide) Musician


She needs no introduction after her self-titled debut album, which fused pop, world, funk, soul and reggae gained the world’s attention in 2007. The album was met with worldwide recognition and Asa was acclaimed as a charismatic songstress with a trademark husky voice. The Paris-born, Nigeria-raised singer-songwriter returns with her sophomore album, Beautiful Impefection, which demonstrated an artist who had had three years to evaluate her previous offering. In that regard, Asa succeeded, with an eclectic collection of 12 uplifting, soulful sultry tracks, with influences that ranged from rock to reggae to soul, and lyrics in English and Yoruba, her mother tongue, as she explored the themes of what it means to love, live and have questions about the world we live in.

5. Ayodeji Adewunmi President and CEO, Jobberman



Adewunmi is the President and CEO of jobberman, a company he co-founded in 2009 while at university jobberman operates the leading employment websites in Nigeria and Ghana. He orchestrated a round of seed financing from L5Lab and follow-up rounds from NY Hedge Fund and Tiger Global Management. In the space of three years, Jobberman has become one of the most recognised internet brands in Nigeria and is consistently rated as one of the most innovative technology companies in Africa.

13. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Internationally acclaimed author and womens rights campaigner



Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is revered as one of Africas foremost writers. The Nigerian-born author is arguably the most popular new generation writer to emerge from Africa and one of the continents leading contemporary literary voices. Her debut novel Purple Hibiscus was listed for the Booker Prize. Her second novel Half of a Yellow Sun won the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction. Her short story collection, The Thing Around Your Neck, was published to critical acclaim in 2009. In 2012, she was named as one of the most influential people in the world by Time magazine. Filming for the eagerly awaited adaptation of Half of a Yellow Sun has just finished in Nigeria, and the movie, starring Hollywood and Nollywood titans Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Genevieve Nnaji, will thrust her into the limelight once more. Her third novel, Americanah, has just been published to glowing acclaim.

19. D-Banj Musician



2013 is turning into quite the year for Nigerian singer-songwriter Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D-Banj. With his ubiquitous summer breakout hit, Oliver Twist, the 32-year-old former MTV Africa Artist of the Year, finally crossed over from African superstar to global sensation. Recently signed to Kanye Wests record label, G.O.O.D. Music, D-Banj is one of Nigerias biggest selling artists and, along with his former producer, Don Jazzy, ushered in a new generation of high-octane African musicians.

26. Jite Okoloko CEO, Notore Chemical Industries



Okoloko's company is considered to be one of the biggest agro-allied investments in sub-Saharan Africa. Okoloko served as managing director and CEO of Ocean and Oil Services Limited and as a Director of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, between 2008 and 2011. He studied Economics at Harvard Business School, Boston.


27. Jason Njoku Co-founder and CEO of iROKO Partners



Njoku is founder of iROKO, the largest digital distributors of Nigerian music and movies. iROKO Partners includes 5 brands: iROKOtv, iROKING, iROKty, NollywoodLove and YorubaLove. He writes on his blog that his is arguably one of the most awesome internet companies in Africa. As a professional geek, I read Chemistry at the University of Manchester, I embarked on my journey of becoming a modern-day capitalist.

35. Nneka Musician



Nneka is a rare talent and her music is raw, organic and she stands out for her multitude of musical styles and lyrics which examine real life issues. She is a consummate live performer armed with soulful vocals. Described as the woman whose heart is as big as her Afro, Nneka was born in Warn, the Oil City of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, to a Nigerian father and a German mother. The UKs Times newspaper said her debut album, Victim of Truth, released in 2005, was as good as The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She has released five albums to date and she keeps rising.

36. Ngozi Edozien Chief Executive Officer, Actis West Africa


Ngozi Edozien heads Actis West Africa, a private equity firm with a primary focus on Africa. She is responsible for the firms private equity business in the region, including the clay-to-day management of Actis existing investments and the development of new investment opportunities. Before she joined Actis, Edozien was Pfizers Regional Director for Anglophone East, West and Central Africa and served as managing director of Pfizer Nigeria from 2005-2008.

40. P-Square Musicians



Peter and Paul Okoye have defined and set a benchmark for a new generation of African artists to follow with their energetic and infectious sound. According to the MTV Africa Website, their music is Afrocentric but combines R&B, Hip Hop and Dancehall songs. Hit after hit, the twin brothers have become apt at giving audiences songs that cut across age and gender. They are arguably Nigerias biggest musical export in the last few years, and have collaborated with some of the worlds biggest hip-hop artists, like Akon.

44. Tinie Tempah Musician



Patrick Chukwuem Okogwu, the megastar music persona known as Tinie Tempah, is a global household name. His influence on African youth in his country of origin Nigeria and Africa at large has won him a sea of aspirational fans. Despite being dubbed British, his country of residence, Tempah remains true and is proud of his Igbo roots. He openly shares his experiences of overcoming difficulties to get where he is today as a way of inspiring his young fans.

45. Uche Pedro Trailblazing blogger and entrepreneur (the founder of BellaNaija.com)



She is the driving force behind BellaNaija, a new-media company aimed at conceptualising, developing and managing, innovative and exciting online media content aimed at Pan-African and Nigerian audiences. However, that is not what many know Uche Pedro for BellaNaija.com, described as the premier lifestyle, entertainment and fashion website in Africa is what Uche Pedro, at 28 is renowned for. Under Uches leadership, the website has established a loyal following with over eight million hits per month. Each section of BellaNaija.com has its own distinct identify and quality content. This is evidence by the diverse awards won over the years including the Outstanding Contribution to Fashion Communication Award at the 2010 Africa Fashion Week held by Africa Fashion International (AFI) in Johannesburg, South Africa and the Best Event Coverage (Online) Award at the 2011 and 2012 Nigerian Event Awards. BellaNaija.com also won the Online Publication of the Year award at the 2012 FAB Awards.

49. Zina Saro-Wiwa Founder and Filmmaker. AfricaLab


Born in Nigeria and raised in the UK, Saro-Wiwa is a filmmaker and video artist and makes documentary film, experimental shorts and video pieces. Formerly a BBC producer and reporter, her video installation work explores emotional landscapes, resulting in physical, ritual and cross-cultural performances. In 2011 she was cited as one of The Times top 25 Africans transforming the way the world sees Africa.

To find out more, purchase a copy of New African Magazine.

Photo Credit: New African Magazine / BellaNaija

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MIT, Stanford and Caltech are not among the ivy league unis, but course-for-course no ivy league uni is better than them.

kaze4blues: @ Op, u must b a jobless, clueless, deluded tribalist for denigratin yorubas woth useless nad baseless posts.

I also read one of ur posts whr u intentionally indicted the yoruba race as if it is the only ethnic group in nigeria associated with violence.

May sango olukoso punish u...

Your s/tu/pi/d sango has power only on yaribas of which I am non. My own Chi is universal and will punish you for me.

http://odili.net/news/source/2013/apr/6/330.html

I kidnapped my ex-boss because she is stingy – suspected kidnapper

Crime Guard Saturday, April 6, 2013


The suspected kidnappers (right) Ahmed Ajani

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By Ifeayi Okolie

Shock and disbelief could best describe the expression on the face of Mrs Owoduni, a popular caterer in Ajah area of the Lagos, who was abducted in February, 2013, following discovery that her abduction was masterminded by his ex-driver.

The suspect identified as Ahmed Ajanu,28, was arrested Monday by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (SARS), Ikeja , Lagos.

Ahmed and members of his gang were arrested at the verge of abducting another woman.

In this interview with Crime Guard, he admitted to have received N300,000 from the N2 Million paid as ransom for his ex-boss' release, disclosing that the gang had its hideout in Epe area of Lagos.

Describing why and how Mrs Awoniyi was kidnapped, Ahmed said, " I was a private driver to the woman. But while under t heir pay role, she and her husband treated me like a houseboy. They would send me to the market and even asked me to carry things from the car when I returned. I wasn't happy about it. In fact, I had to work from 6am to 10pm without a moment of rest. Frustrated, I quitted. They are rich but will never give me money even when I worked harder than necessary. Even when I had financial problem and approached them, they never gave me any attention, let alone to help me.

After I left, I met one Ramoni and informed me of my intention to kidnap my ex-boss. I gave him necessary information about them . So, Ahmed, a member of the gang, called her on phone that there was a job he wanted to give her, which would yield millions of naira. When she came, Ahmed told her to wait for the people who would negotiate the job with her. While she was waiting, some men arrived, pointed a gun at her and forced her to follow them to Ebowo area, a community in Epe, from where Ahmed later called the husband with the woman's phone.

At the end of the negotiation, the sum of N2.5million was paid as ransombefore she was released. The money was dropped along Ijebu-Ode Road. From the sum, I got N300, 000, Rasheed Ramoni got N400, 000, and Ahmed Salau got N300, 000. I earlier lent them N40, 000 for mobilization, which they refunded" The amount I got from my madam's kidnap made me believe that the job was lucrative. So I decided to continue.

The second kidnap job was brought by Waha, who is also a private driver to a woman. It was the same system we used because it was the same gang that did the job. Knowing that the victim bakes, Ahmed called her and told her he had a job for her and when she came we abducted her same way .

Olawale, drove the woman's car straight to a bush at Ibowo where we dumped her. We even cleared a portion of the bush in order to make her fell comfortable. But she refused to eat the food we bought for her .

Arrested at last

"When Ahmed contacted her husband on the phone that night, he said he would call us in the morning. But after waiting for two hours, we suspected that keeping his response till morning might be a ploy to contact the police to arrest us. Althoug we warned him not to contact the police if he wanted to see his wife alive. In order to avoid any surprise attack, we decided to relocate the woman".

But that attempt was frustrated as their victim reportedly raised alarm on noticing movement around the area. Unfortunately for the kidnappers, the movements were from policemen and members of a vigilante group on patrol, who subsequently arrested them and rescued the woman.

The suspects according to the Police would be charged to court soon.

95% of the diseases in Nigeria are in Northern regions. The more they kill innocent citizens in the name of religion, the more nature and fate pay them back in kind with all sorts of pestilence: VVF, guinea worm, TB,eye infections, Polio, leprosy and now, flesh-eating bacteria.

http://odili.net/news/source/2013/apr/7/802.html

Face-eating disease spreads in Nigeria

by Anna Okon

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NOMA, a severe disease that affects the face is silently spreading in Nigeria. Studies carried out in the last two years have revealed that about 126,000 Nigerians die from NOMA disease every year.

Although it is relatively unknown, the disease has been plaguing lives especially of people in the North. Victoria Nkong, the coordinator of the campaign against NOMA disease, explains the symptoms as initial sore or rash inside the mouth of a victim, which if left untreated gradually grows and in the process, part of the face is eaten up with gangrene. She says that in extreme cases, the disease eats its way into the heart and vital organs of the victim's body leading to death.

"Although most of the cases of NOMA disease can be found in the Northern part of the country, we have recorded a few cases in Lagos and in most of those cases, due to ignorance about the disease, people brand the victims as accursed people or demons. NOMA disease is prevalent among the poor and it is caused by acute malnutrition. Children and young people from the ages of two to seven years are mostly affected but in rare cases, adults can fall victims. If detected early, it can be treated with common antibiotics but when it is left untreated, the disease eats out the whole face, at which point the victim will have to undergo a very expensive corrective surgery," says Nkong.

Nkong emphasises the existence and spread of the disease in the country, urging sufferers to get treatment and possibly surgery.

"Most medical practitioners in Nigeria do not know about NOMA but this is a disease that kills faster than AIDS and the level of ignorance about it in Nigeria is alarming. Since it mostly affects the poor people, it is cheaper to treat at the early stages. A poor man living below N100 a day cannot be expected to raise £40,000 needed for corrective surgery and the medical budget from the Federal Government cannot adequately take care of such expenses. So it is very important for people to undergo proper screening and tests to tackle the disease before it gets to the maturity stage."

Nkong informs that the speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal is passionate about the campaign against the disease and will flag off a ceremony to raise fund for the campaign this month in Lagos.

[quote author=c.fours]rotflmao I no fit shout.[/quote]Don't be an iddiota
Segun Arinze
Lanre Nzeribe
Both are Yoruba with Igbo names

vanstanzy: RIP! My sweet heroin.

But the way the Yoruba folks on this forum disregard the dead is alarming. Imagine whats going on in the Chinua Achebe thread, despite the man is dead. Na wa o!

They do not care, except during burials, where they drink emu, eat gbegiri and amala and dance owambe donning asho ebi prepared with borrowed money.

Malawian: am i the only one that noticed the DELE in that second officer's name? when did we begin to answer "dele" ? hope this is not anothe "kaduna"

Zik's son bears Bamidele
Chike Obi's son bears Mustafa
Rotimi Amechi is Rivers State gov.

How are they more or less Igbo than Dele Ezeoba?

[quote author=Ejiné]Adejoro = Nchara = Mekus

[/quote]Yeah! You now are a prophet to divine who I am. Rubbish. No be only Nchara na Achara. No be only Mekus, na meka.

[quote author=c.fours]If ibos like they should bring eminent citizens like Ngozi, Nnamami (former senate president), Emeka Anyaoku or Barth Nnaji to contest, but we Yoruba will rather vote for a Yoruba cow. We are very tribalistic and loving it.[/quote]Na waoh!!!

[quote author=c.fours]lol.Fasola is a thief but I will still vote for him. We Yorubas don't vote for others. [/quote]Thanks for being truthful about Yoruba people

[quote author=c.fours]shut up. Imagine ibo president who will be whining all over the country and calling himself a victim... rather than taking responsibility for d country

The only ibo president I can vote for is Ngozi Okonjo. She alone has proven herself so far...[/quote]Vote for Tinubu then, after all, he is the only yoruba out there despite being a crook.OPONO BURUKU

[quote author=c.fours]Nice thread.It's good to let people know that ibo people are not as 'victimized' as they always claim to be.
I was looking at the ministers list in Nigeria the other day and was surprised at the number of ibos there. with all the ibo whining around the internet,you would think that things were bad for them when in reality, they are probably even more represented in govt than other tribes.
that's just one of their sneaky scheme-y ways. Do not believe their propaganda/claims all over NL. there is plenty of data out there to prove them wrong.[/quote]He is from Delta-South South. And BTW, you ngbatis have had your turn with Obasanjo. It is now Igbo turn until they get the presidency like every other group has. Go and jump into Lagos lagoon if you are dead jealous.

Dele Ezeoba is from Ibusa which is in Oshimili LGA, an Igbo enclave in Delta State

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbuzo

Lt Gen Onyeabo Azubike

Ihejirika was born in Ovim in Isuikwato Local Government Area of Abia State on 13 February, 1956. Gen Ihejirika has held many appointments in the staff, instructor and command categories. He was a Directing Staff (DS) at both the junior and senior divisions of the Command and Staff College, Jaji where he earn the prestigious psc(+). At the staff level, he was Staff Officer Grade 1 at the Army Faculty, Command and Lt Gen Ihejirika a former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division in Lagos and later Chief of Defence Logistics before his became army chief on 8 September 2010.

Rear Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba

Rear Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba was born on 25 July 1958 in Jos, Plateau state and hails from Ibusa in Oshimili- North Local Government Area of Delta State. A graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna Regular Course 22 and the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, he trained at various times with the United States, Royal and Indian navies. Rear Admiral Dele Joseph is a Navigation and Direction Specialist and holds a Master of Science Degree in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan.

Rear Admiral DJ Ezeoba also served as the Director of Operations and later as the Chief of Training and Operations at the Naval Headquarters. It was from this appointment that he was appointed as the Deputy Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji. Thereafter, he was appointed as the Chief of Administration at the Defence Headquarters, the appointment he held till his elevation to the present appointment of the Chief of the Naval Staff on 4 October 2012.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201210050591.html

lagcity: Adejoro, this is just the beginning. By the time we are done, Peter Obi and all Igbo stubborn goats will join ACN. First we will make them get coffee and polish our shoes, then we will - -

By the way, Okorosha is presently ironing Tinubu's Agbada.

In your dreams.