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bfire:
There was nothing, i repeat nothing wrong with those coaches LSG bought from Toronto. They were all still in use but because they are changing to a newer faster model that was why they had to sell those to finance the current sub-way trains.

It will actually take 5 - 6yrs to build newer coaches to specification. They are not building just a coach and there are things that had to be modified to the existing sysytem and usage before you can say the coaches are ready; it takes time; not 1 day, moths on 1 year.

In order to effect the get to where Lagos state is, the action taken by Fashola becomes necessary and he has done very well. That is governance.

Those coaches just need little modification which he has mentioned.

These things he has done go into his record. You are either a winner or loser. He has chosen to follow his dream for Lagos and he'll get there.

Insha Allah Amin

I thought they were speculations that the trains were back that connected kano to kaduna-lagos etc before the elections. Pdp where are they ?

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PointB:
@topic

Lagosians are well know for using second-hand goods. Impressive fashola, more second hands good please! 

lol, thats true. They will be manufactured in mars, and shipped to planet earth. How can a whole governor spit such rooster and bull story - six years to manufacture new coaches. I laugh in . . .

SMH

and you think Uk, Usa and other countries don't use second hand railways ?

Not that I am comparing but It is just to show you ur thinking faculty to the world.

Do you even know that lagos of the population of 9 million or so and thousands still coming in everyday, do you not think it is advicable for second hand coaches to be used instead of the millions of dollars that would be wasted on New coaches only for 6 months time to look second hand .

A fetish is a statue or object with magical power, like an amulet, talisman or good luck charm. In traditional, tribal Africa, especially in Zaire, these beliefs are manifested in some of the most expressive and magical power figures ever created. This exhibit brings together the relics of many peoples, all used for specific functions, usually to conjure away evil spirits or attempt to control one's destiny.

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Moor craved doors from Iroko tree in Igboland

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Notice the chain

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Very old craved door

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close up
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Ancient Igbo doors crave and design

The intricately carved doors of the Igbo people of Nigeria form a third impressive group. Carved of a sacred hardwood, iroko, for major patrons, they served as entrance portals to an obi, the male meeting house. Iroko wood is associated with males, power and certain mysteries. The tree's spirit is ritually placated before felling. The large planks were extremely difficult to make. The doors are distinguished by the careful chip carving into V-shaped grooves and the contrasts of plain with densely carved areas.

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Igbo / Ekoi Cross River Headdress

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IGBO: mmaji mask

The mask, carved in wood rather soft and covered with whitish pigment tending to ocher, gray, blue and blacks, is surmounted by a curious sort of crest / plume, in the secret language of symbols, is the sharp blade of a curved knife used especially for the yam harvest ( mma ji ) without, however, associated with the special cult of the famous tuber is a staple food of the Igbo people. Worn mainly by young people, these particular abstract masks appear in a dance group during a highly respected and appreciated by the Igbo, dance Okonkwo , animated and punctuated by the sound of marimbas.

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Mbari in a Museum

Present location :- Museum of Traditional Nigerian Architecture, Jos Museum, Jos, Nigeria

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THE MYTHICAL APE-MAN OKPANGU. MBARI AT UMUOKEADA ISU OBIANGWU.

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THE CARVED DOOR AND MODELED AND POLISHED WALLS OF EKE'S COMPOUND IN UMUONA.

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A FANCIFUL HIPPOPOTAMUS GLORIFIED WITH ABSTRACT PATTERNS REMINISCENT OF DESIGNS PAINTED ON WOMEN'S BODIES. IN THE MBARI TO AFO AT UMUAHIAGU. ARTIST: AKAKPORO.

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PROUD MAMY WATA WITH HER LONG RINGED "RAINBOW" NECK, AN ATTRIBUTEOF BEAUTY AMONG OWERRI IBO. IT IS NOT INCONSISTENT FOR THIS TRADITIONAL GODDESS TO WEAR A CHRISTIAN CROSS. IN THE MBARI TO ALA AT EGBELU OBUBE. ARTIST: NNAJI.

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Just to add for those interested in the cultural history of Igbo towns and spelling

Original (correct) names/spellings for Igbo City's/Towns/Villages
Abakaliki is Abakaleke; Afikpo is Ehugbo; Asaba is Ahaba; Awgu is Ogu; Awka is Oka; Bonny is Ubani; Enugu is Enugwu; Ibusa is Igbuzor; Igrita is Igwuruta; Oguta is Ugwuta; Onitsha is Onicha; Owerri is Owerre; Oyigbo is Obigbo; Port Harcourt is Diobu; Ogwashi-Uku is Ogwa Nshi Ukwu

Scabbard and other Igbo Ukwu items

From top left to bottom right: Okpogho (Manilla), crescent-shaped bowl, scabbard. 9th century, Igbo Ukwu (Ora-eri)

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Bronze, Brass/copper attachments, 9th century AD, Dia. 30.5 cm., National Museum, Lagos.

Location: Igbo Ukwu, Alaigbo | Date: 1950-1960

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executinal:
Great and nice one. Aij harem do study arts and culture? just wondering how you always dominate in this field

LOL I would take that as a compliment .A Very interesting part Nigeria history is the culture

Alj Harem's taken on the Igbo currency

It is quite amazing that the Igbos used coiled copper as a form of currency; Very interesting indeed !!

If anyone is knowledgeable, pls explain how the copper metals were coiled like that

Igbo currency (Coiled currency)

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Igbo boxes

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IGBO trays

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Kolanut bowls in Igboland




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IGBO KOLA NUT OFFERING BOWLS

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Igbo animal figures

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More drums from Igbo culture

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igbo drums

used both as a musical instrument and as a work of sculpture significant in many ceremonial functions, including dance, rituals, story-telling and communication of messages.

Slit drums, with hollow chambers and long narrow openings that resonate when struck, often take a human or animal form in which the drum becomes the body. The Igbo use both the vertical and the larger horizontal type. We are also showing a tall, skinheaded drum with wonderful relief carving.

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aribisala0:
i think some of them are quite modern and perhaps influenced by contact with europeans i prefer the older ones which seem more authentic

True. very true

Rossikk:
Okwa Nzu  

Alj Harem, are these divination trays like the Opon Ifa of the Yorubas?

They look very similar.

I was wondering as well,

They look strikingly similar. Hmmm but no sure of the connection

[size=14pt] Architecture [/size]

House under construction Roof is made from raffia palm branches (locally known as bamboo poles) prior to the attachment to them of tile like mats made out of raffia palm leaves (southern Igbo)


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House under construction (southern Igbo)

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House with inset plates South Ikwerri


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Interior of house with plates inset in walls South Ikwerri


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House in Owerri Figure of a motor transport magnate and symbols of his (horse) power

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House with carved panels Nri-Awka



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Amobia village, Nri-Awka


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Bottles carved out of wood In the shape of local clay pots. They are hollow and will hold liquids. The technique is to cut a piece out of the side to enable one to hollow the interior and then replace it.


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Okwa The figure in the entre forms the lid of a circular hollow which should hold the sauce into which the piece of meat is dipped.

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Okwa Unknown provenence

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Calabash containers with basketry coverings

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Train juju Interior of the house of the train juju (alusi) showing the engine. Made by the people of Nike in honor of the railway that runs through their land. (Enugu)

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"Awka" stool Showing decoration of the pedestal, Amobia village, Nri-Awka



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