₦airaland Forum

its the yorubas that started calling it a yoruba party and thats what is stalling their progress in other regions just like how apga have been tagged and igbo party and CPC northern party , they dont see us going about calling PDP an igbo party because it was founded by the igbos.

zstranger:
Nigerian Citizen Journalism Receives Major Press Freedom Award
Posted: May 4, 2011 - 00:03
By Global information Network (GIN), New York
May 3 (GIN) – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Omidyar Network of Redwood City, California, announced the award of nearly $5 million in funding to four media-related groups involved in investigative and citizen journalism in the developing world.




The four groups are: African Media Initiative (Kenya); [size=18pt]the SaharaReporters project (Nigeria)[/size]; Media Development Loan Fund (U.S.), and the Committee to Protect Journalists (Africa programs).

Announcing the grant to Sahara Reporters, an online network of underground and citizen journalists operating inside Nigeria, Omidyar’s Stephen King said: “T[size=18pt]hey put a lens on the Nigerian government by covering corruption, disbursement of oil revenues and graft on a massive scale. (SaharaReporters.com) provides much more [information] than a newspaper or news outlet might. It’s a forum where controversial stories can be aired.”[/size]

Sowore Omoyele, founder and publisher of the NY-based Sahara Reporters, described the work of his group as far-reaching. “We had 1,700 reporters on Blackberry alone who volunteered to cover the [recent Nigerian] elections for us," he said. "They took smartphone photos of police repression and election violence.”

“We report events, news and write reports of real time issues. It is our response to the failure – the refusal or lack of will on the part of professional journalists – to report real news to the people … SR is doing well in that regard. We have broken the sound and speed barriers of reporting authentic, evidence-based news.

“Omidyar Network believes a healthy government – one that is responsive to its citizens -- requires a healthy, robust fourth estate.  By focusing additional efforts on fostering investigative and citizen journalism, we believe we will be catalyzing transparency efforts that will positively affect millions of people,” said King, who heads Omidyar’s global government transparency programs.

To date, Omidyar Network has committed more than $400 million to for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations that foster economic advancement and encourage individual participation in the areas of microfinance, entrepreneurship, property rights, government transparency, consumer Internet and mobile. To learn more about Omidyar Network, visit www.omidyar.com

http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/nigerian-citizen-journalism-receives-major-press-freedom-award

wetin concern igbo people with yoruba man investigation and exposing another  yoruba man's legacy(obasanjos 8 years of misrule and curruption and the after effect). dont worry now that eastern nigerians have taken over you will see what government is all about. the elections are getting better , the trains are coming back , the federal roads are bieng fixed etc just be patient GEJ only needs 4 years do do what could not be done in over 40 years of the north and southwest misrule

alj harem:
thank you my imo brothers and sisters

the sooner we leave this york of bondage the better

the sooner imo people leave this so called "wider igbo" the better

imo people are know to be advance political just like anioma and ika + ikweerri have desociated themselves from this people

the sooner you follow the train the better it

i am from anambra myself and me and my people are getting ready to leave this so called wider igbo

u can see this poster kasiem is one of the wider igbo people

I and abagworo (imo) have join the train the sooner the better

poverty and suffering knows no ethnic group or tribe

enough said

brain malfunction

seanet02:
Mehn calm down, this is not a spare parts platform. Sux to be ibo for real

dont forget we just dont sell spare parts , we manufacture them , make sure you buy them and export the rest.
really sucks to be igbo

Musiwa,:
are you nigerian?    i dont think so. when a state does not have a university in nigeria, student of that state  are deprived of university education. They can only be considered as catchment state. which gave raise to MEND, because the Ijaws were from bayelsa state. there was no university in bayelsa state. And the bulk of federal universities comes from the host state. The ijaws could not go to schools. And it gave raise to MEND.

This is the same in Ondo state, what it means is that Children of ondo, ogun and delta state can not enjoy same service in law, business, art, medicine, education like student in ondo state except they pay for it. so children from poor home from this 3 state with interest in that field will find it hard to get into universities except they pay through their nose.

This is why MEND happened because most of the ijaw children could not get into universities, because there is discrimination law put in place by northerners call catchment and federal characters. this laws discriminate again children based on state of origin.

all states have a state university , maybe you have not heard of bayelsa state university, GEJ have already released the funds for the new federal universities one in each region so your prayers have been answered.

the is misleading or is ohakim not igbo? interms of development imo state is not doing that bad even though rochas might perform better

who you dey complain to ? dont yorubas school in other parts of the country so what does it matter where the universities are located, besides i thought its the yorubas that are enjoyin free education in Nigeria abi una don change story again.

alj harem:
thank you

SR is know all over the world, from america to nigeria to uk

all over africa

so no point

i think the FG should look at the sun newspaper for stirring ethnic groups

the FG under Abacha has destroyed the champoin newspaper

next is the sun newspaper

with both having less than 30 thousand viewers a month dont think so , they need to confirm their stories before they post it thats all am saying.

spyder880:
You mean that over 100,000 students of the schools should not enjoy the dividends of democracy? You talk as someone who dont have the benefit, or gains of a good education, am sure you wont understand.

and what do you call dividends of democracy? sharing money or making empty promises on the media? the government can not do everything ,right now enugu state govt is doing exactly what the role of the govt should be and thats providing basic amenities and securtiy and enabling a good enviroment for investments which will lead to more job creation. those universities have managements and alumni if there anything they need they can submit their demands to govt or other developmental bodies and follow it up.

sahara reporters and next are out to rubbish accomplished people not just from the igbo tribe their recent attack on Dora Akunyeli and peter obi is really sad , they need to be called to order. using the media to pull people down is a very silly and childish just like the way they tried to  tarnished the image of Dr Ekwunife. they dont confirm their news before they post it and by the time they get the corrcet news the damage have already been done.

people are posting rubbish as if their states are better than abia in any way especially economically. abia state have nigeria's economy by the balls they only need to fix of some roads most of which are federal roads(aba/ph express) ,city planing and beautification and improve their tax system.

spyder880:
Esut and Imt has a very huge population of young adults, tell me one good policy implemented in their favour since this administration of our govnor. Are those young people not a part of Enugu state?

what are you talking about, pls go and sit down maybe he should start breast feeding ESUT and IMT students. see me see wahala.

Chyz*:
[size=15pt]S-East, S-South group laments killings in North[/size]

On April 28, 2011 · · In News

BY EMMA NNADOZIE




The South-East, South-South Professionals, SESSP, a development and advocacy group, has bemoaned the loss of innocent lives in the post-election violence in some parts of north while extolling President Goodluck Jonathan and Professor Attahiru Jega, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, “for restoring the confidence of Nigerians in the democratic process by ensuring the conduct of the 2011 general elections was free and fair.”

The group, however described Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidential Candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change,CPC, as a bad loser.

The group, in a statement in Lagos by its President, Emeka Ugwu-Oju and the Coordinator, Media Directorate, Nick Idoko, expressed sadness that nothing was done to provide security to safeguard the lives of the youth corps members and other defenceless citizens and blamed CPC and its principal, Muhammadu Buhari, whom it accused of inciting his followers.

It called for “effective steps to be taken by all concerned stakeholders to support the integrity of the unfolding democratic process in Nigeria.

According to the group, such support included preventing further violence and upholding citizens’ rights to democratic public expression, peaceful public assembly, transparent and fair elections.

SESSP said: “It is encouraging and praiseworthy that leading civil society organizations, political figures, analysts and media in Nigeria and international organizations such as the European Union, EU, foreign and local observers, have taken important and positive steps in calling for this, while citizens and right organizations are working to re-assert a public space free from all forms of violence.

“We also recognize and appreciate the important and difficult role of the Nigeria police in maintaining public security. We commend respect and support to the citzens’ legitimate right to peaceful assembly, and the restraint shown by the police at several points during the tragic riots.

Protection of human security, prevention of violence both to property and to people, and support for peaceful and active engagement by citizens and responsible steps by all stakeholders to address the current situation are non-negotiable priorities”, Ugwu-Oju reiterated.”

They described the riots as a throw-back to the cave wars of primitive societies and urged President Goodluck Jonathan to take decisive action and thoroughly investigate and unravel the immediate and remote circumstances surrounding the uprising and ensure that all actors implicated in the inhuman acts face the full wrath of the law.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/s-east-s-south-group-laments-killings-in-north/

you want to give some people heart attack abi

RoadStar:
Rather than wasting time with innefective threads, y dont u start by choosing credible leaders.
The Orjis, Obis and Ohakims etc should be replaced.
Can you believe that Obi has supporters who think he is performing here on NL ?

The truth is hard to swallow but u lack credible leadership.

obi will be gone in a year , orji have already won the best we can do is to keep trying our best as a people and also pressure the govt to do their duty to move abia state forward, as for ohakim lets wait till they announce the final result.

a one party system will be very bad for the southeast we need at least 2 or three parties especially the presence of a national party .

which corpers for imo? the one wey people dey buy free beer for abi corper different for imo?.you definitely dont know imo people they no get time for anything thats not about making money or grooving. silly op you think this is the north.

pls op change the thread to moving the SE/SS foward.

perfect map of how nigeria should be divided

we have always been blessed , we already have commercial cities, onitsha ,aba ,nnewi portharcourt plus our distributors and traders spread accross nigeria and africa especially high populated areas like lagos and kano  all we need is to start thinking of manufacturing every single thing we import in nigeria , anambra and abia are proof that we have the brains to do anything, also ebonyi should become our agricultural centre , they have the land mass and soil and the state really needs investments. the rest is just to clean up aba and onitsha , proper city planing and beautification ,railroad ,honestly we never really needed federal government we are just distracted by nigerian politics.

adconline:

Enugu seems beautiful.
But is it the whole state that has good roads?

Good question. The rest of the state does not have good road network like Enugu city.  Unlike in Anambra where Awka road network pales in comparison with Enugu Metropolis road network, but Anambra road network connecting towns and cities is superior to Enugu's. I would hope that Sullivan should focus more attention to urban and rural road networks connecting towns and cities in Enugu in his 2nd term.

when last did you visit enugu anambra might have the best road network but enugu is getting there at a fast pace and judging by how slow peter obi is enugu will soon over take anambra in terms of good quality road network.

remember anambra got there cause most roads in anambra towns were built by individuals.

ezeagu:
Has anyone got any updates as to how successful the taxi scheme has been?

so far all is goin well and the buisness is good for majority of the people in it ,nobody is complaining yet abi no b igbo people we be again.

also independence layout phase two is fast developing and private industries are springing up, most of them are small but am proud of the efforts and energy of the youth here, it shows all we need is just basic infrastructures and we will take care of the rest.

seanet02:
Sucks to be from the southeast!

its south south its only cross river we still consider as south east most of the time.dont you have a job or at least a girlfriend?

enugu is so beautiful ,green and serene ,i can never reside any other in any other city not even abuja, owerri and calabar are fine too

we really dont want much from nigeria except wat every other nigerians want ,thats light better security/police ,improve educational system etc, as for presidency , we really never cared about it until other nigerians started making mockery of us.

pls this is not the time for such threads am still celebrating Sullivans and amaechis victory while awaiting the results from imo ( i hope rochas wins)

no more yoruba bashing even though they always start it but am not going to be involved in nl tribalism again ,its just silly besides i have first cousins from ijebu ode.

why are the pictures not showing?

jason123:
The moment that comes into effect, the country will be partially split!!!

how many more people are we southerners goin to loose before we come to that conclusion? why are people even afraid of splitting after all we are still west africans and have open boarders.

they should stop posting southerners to the north.