₦airaland Forum

I think the poster failed the 1st test. I t appears to me she did not receive her mother in law properly when she arrived. May be she just gave  her a mild or slant greeting. For yorubas that is usually the test and when you fail it you are done for as far as they are concerned. It means lack of respect. It is also possible that she was not addressing her mother in law properly during the course of her stay. Here I blame the husband. may be he didn't teach his wife how to receive her mother in law and how to address her in speech and in conversations.
So this communication breakedown may have been what necessitated her keeping quiet about things like cooking. She wouldn't just enter the kitchen to cook without you requesting that she cook a Nigerian food for herself and the family. All Nigeria culture respect a woman's kitchen. No other woman of substance will just walk into a fellow woman's kitchen without invitation and if you don't invite your mother in-law she won't go there. As for not  playing with the children, that is not an indication that she doesn't like them. So don't look at that side.
You see, sending money to ones parents is an obligation here in Nigeria by our culture and tradition. Let your husband handle that wisely and do not complain about it at all. You can advise your husband to think about that properly vis a vis your kids and your requirements. No qualms about that but do not complain.

Man open your eyes. She is dating. She is dating. Open your eyes if you are a man.

What will you say about the recent statement credited to General T.Y. Danjuma that late General Aguiyi Ironsi, who was killed as a military Head of State, was a useless man. What is your reaction?

You see, when I read Danjuma’s statement, I felt very sad about it. First, go and do your research and you will realise that what I am going to tell you is the truth. In the 2 Division, it was this Danjuma, then a Captain in the then Nigeria Army, who was responsible for organising the security of General Ironsi. It was his job. So, if Danjuma turns today and tells the world that he did not know about how Ironsi and Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi were killed in Ibadan, it will be a very big lie. If you want me to put it straight, it was because of the opposition of the unitary system declared by Ironsi that Danjuma organised his elimination along with Colonel Fajuyi in Ibadan. So, Danjuma cannot in all honesty deny that he was not the chief instigator of the killing. We were all living witness. I was in Lagos when the incident happened. So, I am not telling you a myth or what I did not know. It is this same group who killed Ironsi and Fajuyi in Ibadan that up till today are benefiting from the unitary system that Ironsi set up. Can you imagine. It is out of this same cabal too that the so-called Kaduna Mafia sprang up. I am not saying that it is all Northerners that wanted the total elimination of the Igbo during civil war period. But when we talk in terms of what Danjuma did, I know what I am saying. That is his character. It was just the way he killed Ironsi and Fajuyi that he betrayed the late General I.D. Bisala. He denied Bisala when Bisala needed him the most during the coup that killed Genral Murtala Mohammed. If he is a soldier, he should have stood his ground as the GOC of the 3 Division. But instead, he did not. Let me say that when we talk in terms of military courage and bravery, rank does not bestow courage on people. I like Danjuma. But he cannot deny the fact that he was the chief instigator of the murder of Ironsi and Fajuyi. History will continue to hold him responsible for that. When the war ended, he was the go between me and Bisala, especially in Enugu, when I was handing over Biafra to the federal side.


Are you saying you were the one that handed over Biafra to the federal side?
Yes.

But many believe that General Philip Effiong handed over Biafra to General Olusegun Obasanjo. Is that not correct?

No, it is a mistake that many people are not aware of up till today. I was the one who handed over Biafra to Obasanjo and Bisala. Effiong’s role was going to Lagos to meet General Yakubu Gowon with some of our Biafran officers. And also reading the script which I prepared. I planned it that they should start from 9a.m. announcing that we had sent emissaries to the war fronts to meet Nigerian commanders so that everybody should lay down their weapons. That speech that we prepared was given to Effiong to read because if I should do that, the Nigerian side will misinterpret it that possibly there was a coup in Biafra. So, to avoid that misinterpretation, we had to ask Effiong to read it. Because when Odumegwu-Ojukwu was leaving, he specifically told Effiong to represent him, while my job was to take care of the Army. I was the person in charge of the Biafran Armed Forces. So, I was the one that actually handed over Biafra and not Effiong. Again, when the war ended, I was very visible. For instance, all the documents that Danjuma said that Gowon requested that I should sign, I signed them all. These included when Danjuma said that Gown asked that I should prepare a document of what I would like to do. I did all that and part of that document was what later led to the establishment of PRODA in Enugu. I also reported at the Board of Inquiry headed by the then General Adeyinka Adebayo. There I was told that one of the reasons why I was being detained was for the protection of my life. But I asked them, ‘Protection against who?’ Well, they said that so many people were against me, especially the way I ended the war. So, for tempers to cool, according to them, I was kept in detention for seven years. But for me, I have always said that I don’t have any regrets over the war. Beside, I owe it as a moral duty to those whom I led through the war, especially with their situation today. They have not been compensated.

Many people have blamed Odumegwu-Ojukwu for the way Biafra was defeated. Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ralph Uweche, recently said that Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s way of leadership was responsible for the collapse of Biafra. Do you agree with this?


Biafra was never defeated nor collapsed. It is not true that Biafra was defeated. That is what many do not know.

Are you saying that Biafra was not defeated by Nigeria?

Yes.


What explanation do you offer for this?

Yes, I will do. Let me tell you the truth. You journalists must always do your research properly to educate the public. You should also look into the choice of words. You see, I repeat it again: Biafra was not defeated. It was not the Biafran Army that was responsible for the war efforts during the conflict. The efforts were handled by civilian populace. The soldiers were recruited to defend the civilians. The arms were provided by the civilians. In the executive council of Biafra, there were only two military personnel: Odumegwu-Ojukwu as the Head of State and Effiong as the Officer-in-Charge of Defence. The rest were all civilians. Those civilians were the ones who, when Odumegwu-Ojukwu left to attend the crucial meeting in Liberia, came to me and requested that I should stop the war. Today, there are living witnesses to what I am telling you. These include former Enugu State Chief Judge, Justice P.K. Nwokedi. He was one of those who came with Sir Louis Mbanefo and others to request that I take steps to stop the fighting. Initially, I was against it. But then I was reminded and made to understand that it is not my personal war. So, as a soldier, I have to obey the orders and demands of the Biafran Executive Council to stop the war. Another living witness is Obasanjo.

He is still alive. When I sent for him from Owerri, it was to my house he arrived. General Alani Akinrinade was the one I signalled to tell Obasanjo to come to Uga in Orlu Division. He and then Lt. Col. Sam Tumoye were at our headquarters when we discussed how to bring the war to an end. It was from my house that I took Obasanjo to meet Effiong at Igboukwu, which used to be the headquarters of the Biafran Directorate of Military intelligence. General Akinrinade is still alive and can testify to what I am saying. Nobody defeated Biafra. Commonsense will have tell you the truth. If they defeated Biafra, the federal side would have demanded our weapons. In my own case, I asked all my soldiers to go home with their weapons. Those that don’t want it should dump them by the roadside. Some handed them over to us. The truth is this. For a long time because of the laws in the archives of the military, what I am telling you today was kept under cover and secret. The essence is to give Nigeria a chance to formulate a new society where all can live in peace. But unfortunately, what I see now is that the issues that led to that armed struggle is yet to be addressed. And instead of addressing this issue so that Nigeria can have a good future, our leaders are still pursuing selfish interest. It is such that even in their presence, the Niger Delta struggle is rising every day.

I have heard this story over and over again; the allegation against Awolowo was always center around these two issues of food and 20 pounds. If this is the case, what do we expect the man to do? Do we expect him to continue to supply food to the enemies? I don’t want us to be sentimental on this issue; what happen during the civil war are not strange; those are the consequence of war.

There was never a time Ojukwu asked the fed govt to supply food to Biafra. In fact it was the fed that suggested being in charge of supplies from the aid agencies. Ojukwu stated that Biafra must be in charge. the facts are there. I am surprised that these statements are being made in Nairaland. We have long thrashed these issues in Cyber Eagles.com.  What we are talking about here is territorial blockade against civilian supplies.

Eko Ile,
Another of your demigods OBJ admitted in writing that the fed govt started the war.

“I want see no Red Cross, no Caritas, no World Council of Churches, no pope, no missionary, and no United Nations Delegation. I want to prevent even one Igbo from having even one piece to eat before their capitulation. We shoot at everything that moves and when our troops march into the center of Igbo territory, we shoot at everything even a things that don’t move”—Benjamin Adekunle

The above statement showed all Biafrans that the fed forces were out to kill all of them. Ojukwu did not tell them that. Adekunle made that statement. in Port Harcourt.

Eko Ile,
You need to be prepared to comment on the civil war issues. If you were to be truthful to yourself and to Nigeria as you always proclaim, you will have accepted that Awo has just presented a rationalization of his actions while with Gowon. Awo's starvation policy was well stated and announced by that his infamous comment,"Starvation is an instrument of war" We are talking about territorial blockade aimed at civilian supplies which fall under the green corridor terms of the Geneva convention. It is very shameful and cheap for Awo to be talking about soldiers ambushing food meant for kwasiokor victims.  Awo must have been thinking that his audience were very uneducated. May be they were.

Why did Awo think that he was right in the face of millions of Biafrans who had their papers to confirm of their deposits and savings only to be told that a flat rate of 20 pounds had been declared by the fed govt.? It is very sad to see these kinds of comments by Awo and they were made in times when the military provided him enough cover and only people like Ojukwu had the guts to challenge him.
Do you not know that the term "abandoned property" took after "abandoned jobs". Abandoned jobs was the term given to positions hitherto held by Igbos in companies like UAC, JOHN HOLT SHELL etc. On return, these Igbos were told that they abandoned their jobs. That was where the term abandoned property took its growth from. Their positions were given to Yorubas and their cronies. Let me tell you something, people like Awo should be happy with the Igbo that they did not face prosecution for crimes against humanity for all their atrocities in and after the war.

In football, Playing the world champions and winning them would provide a psychological succour to any team. Football is unlike boxing where a single challenge and victory transfers the belt of championship to the victorious challenger. All the same we have had such jokes as," they are now the world champions" as was the case in 2002 when Senegal beat France. That was the reaction of the then Senegalese president. Yesterday such reactions re echoed when England "hammered Spain" 1-0.
What a "hammer" :!: :!: :!: :!: . Nothing would have been so special about it since it was only a friendly game. Only the joy of players and fans would have mattered but Spain are the world champions and parade a solid and formidable squad comprising players who have won most of the trophies in football, including three 1st team goalkeepers.
Now England is pushing quite hard to place themselves "among the nations of the world" in football and a draw against Spain would have bee consolatory enough. But now victory came their way. This victory came for a number of reasons and which can be summed as ;
THE PHILOSOPHY:
This philosophy of home guard tactical approach is translated in football as defence before attack. We know there exists a common dictum that "the best system of defence is attack" .Conversely ,"the best system of attack is defence". Translating the later in modern football tells us that a formidable team deserves respect in the way it is approached and attacked. Defence then becomes a word very enough for the wise. Defence as the best system of attack translates into,

THE FORMATION;
In deciding to take on a formidable team, more so world champions like Spain carrying such an awe sum composition, the rear and the midfield demand more attention than all other departments. These cry for fortification, stabilization and sustainability in the whole course of the game. Knowing that, we saw England yesterday adopt the now 4-5-1 formation in their game against Spain. Many analysts had questioned why a home team should adopt such a 'conservative approach' to a match being played before her own fans.
In 4-5-1 you must be ready to absorb enough pressure and you depend more on occasional counters as your attacking style. In most cases, if victory will come it will be by set pieces, and or corner kicks. Stabilization and sustainability of that formation is the;

THE DISCIPLINE;
Discipline is maintaining the formation as it is planned and playing the tactics as briefed. Of course the opponent will do very much to break the formation and obtain victory but stability of the line must tally in conformity with the mentality of those charged to man it. If any were to leave the plan in an attempt to play the first dictum" attack is best defence" then the line will collapse and the objective defeated. When the discipline is maintained, stabilized and sustained, the equations converges at ,

THE RESULT;
The result is that the objective will be realised. In many times, this philosophy and formation are put in place, shame is removed and victory ensured. Many many times, we get a slim victor like in yesterdays' 1-0 against Spain. Whatever is the scoreline, victory is victory. :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

Let me see if anything has changed between last time and now to make Achebe accept the award.

The girl was lying. The witness accounts states clearly it was robbery. The girl told that story to save herself from complicity in the murder.

From Odili to Amechi, Rivers state never done anything in Obigbo?Oyigbo

Does this mean that the fines imposed by FRSC are illegal to?

We may be shocked to learn that Bankole and his colleagues never went against any law or norm. Nothing in any legal statutes or conventional jurisprudence would bar a person, corporate body or any legal entity from obtaining any loan to augment his/its earnings. In a similar nature, nothing would bar such persons, corporate bodies and legal entities from obtaining loans with wich to carry out any projects within its jurisdiction