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That Motorcyclist should not be let out for at least 40 years because he is dangerous.

Nigeria is the laughing stock of the world. They evicted their own citizens for Cameroon now Gabon is evicting them. hahah

Weeping may endure for the night but joy cometh in the morning.

onila: lazy, greedy drunkards tryna steal some of our wealth. .thats what they are
fuc-king republic of caMoronians!

Truely Bakassi was neglected by Cameroon due to the swampy nature of the place. When Nigeria carried out feasibility studies and found out that there was a huge deposit of crude, they now started building administrative structures When it evetually reached the ears of Yaounde? Cameroon sent forces there and then the confrontation started.

And ur source please? I heard the story was the other way around.


Two options are open to them. Number one is to ask for a plebiscite for self-determination from the UN. In this Nigerians will be solidly behind them. Number two is to join the onerous struggle for a Republic of Ambazonia.


So, the best way forward is for Nigeria to effectively rehabilitate the Bakassi people quartered in camp in Cross River State, ensure the protection of the fundamental human rights of Nigerians still resident in the Peninsula through diplomatic manoeuvring and proceed to the International Court of Justice for an Advisory Opinion, a measure not caught up by the 10-year time bar for which ICJ judgments are susceptible to.

In this manner, Bakassi would have been lost and won.

This is Nigeria system. Dey said the same about Soludo in Central Bank. Dey don't complain wen Yorubas and Hausas dominate a ministry.

witchcraft in broad daylight for all u worldly people to see demons at work. Already watch clips of Chris Angel flying, i suppose dynamo could fly too.

onila: Nigeria had no choice

imagine having to fight cameroonian mor-ons all the time till the world ends just because of that small land

I see ur point but any of the major tribes in Nigeria would have opted for that rather than cede an inch of their territory. Really, can't see peace if that was igbo, yoruba or hausa territory. Dat is just the truth.

The Bakassi people and their surrounding kinsmen participated fully in the conspiracies that led to the confiscation of their land by Cameroon. For forty years they laid back supine and allowed buccaneers from other parts of the country to stomp all over them. In fact, the Igbos were more passionate and vocal for the return of Bakassi to Nigeria than the people who owned the land.

Wsdm: ...... And you think the land of whom the government claim to give you now will ever see you as rightfull owners? Ask those who have spent more than 200 years on a particular land and are still refers to as "settlers". My advise to you is to stay in your ancestral home and start negotiating a peaceful coexistence with you new country. May God see you all through all this unimaginable predicament.

Seconded.


"I am totally opposed to the issue of “resettlement” of Bakassi people in Nigeria. Nothing good will ever come of it. The land in which they are being “settled” already belongs to Akpabuyo people. Even before now, Bakassi castaways had been disenfranchised because they are foreigners. Now that the cession is complete, they will be no better treated than the Liberian refugees camped in Ogun State since 1991 when their civil war broke out. They are no longer under our flag. Why live the miserable life of refugees when you can go back to your homeland where you really belong and stay on ur land or territory?

"Those asking for “resettlement” of the Bakassi displaced persons only want to benefit from a post-amnesty look-alike racket. It is the same racket that those clamouring for amnesty for Boko Haram terrorists have been angling for. Therefore I say “No” to Bakassi indigenes “resettlement” in Nigeria just as I opposed a Federal government-funded amnesty deal for Boko Haram. Local elites angle for these “deals” for their own selfish interest.

Nigeria became the first country in history to cede its territory and willingly agreed to displace its own citizens, in their home land in peace time, to honour its war time obligations and internationalist.

onila: fuc-k cameroon, bantu as-sholes!

lollz, so sad dis people story.

News / Africa

Bakassi People Bitter Over Loss Of Homeland in Nigeria


BAKASSI, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s Bakassi people are mourning the loss of their homeland after the Nigerian government declined to appeal 10-year-old ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ceding the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon.

An appeal was the last glimmer of hope for the Bakassi people, who strongly opposed to the transfer of their ancestral home to Cameroon. Nigeria had 10 years to appeal the ICJ ruling but did not do so by the October 10, deadline. The nation’s minister of justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, summed up the decision by saying “An application for a review is virtually bound to fail.”

Many, like Prince Edem Nsa, say they will not soon forget October 10. “I felt so bad. It was like the ground should open for me to go in and forget about this world,” he said. “It was the saddest day of my life.”

Following the ICJ’s ruling, Cameroon began a gradual takeover of the Bakassi Peninsula in 2006. The takeover caused an exodus of the Bakassi people from the peninsula to Nigeria. Many accused Cameroonian authorities of human rights abuses.

A United Nations brokered accord between Cameroon and Nigeria, specified that on taking over the peninsula, Cameroon should respect the rights of the Bakassi people, who should be free to remain in their homeland. The Bakassi were expected to either become Cameroonian citizens, or retain their Nigerian nationality and be treated as foreigners.


The Bakassi people live in small fishing settlements like this one. (VOA / S. Olukoya)
​​None of the options were attractive to most Bakassi people. Many said that as members of the Efik ethnic group of Nigeria, they had no affinity with any group in Cameroon.

“We can’t become a part of Cameroon, a country whose language we don’t understand," says Nsa. “We don’t know their culture; we are Efik people. I insist. I don’t want to be a Cameroonian.”

Other Bakassi said it was clear that the Cameroonian authorities wanted the Bakassi to leave their old homeland. The coast line around Bakassi Peninsular has petroleum deposits and a thriving fishing industry. The Bakassi say they were opposed because Cameroon wants to take over these resources.

Although Cameroon denies that Bakassi rights had been violated, at least one Nigerian official said there was evidence to the contrary.

David Akate of the Cross Rivers State Emergency Management Agency, a group responsible for rehabilitating Bakassi people fleeing into Nigeria, says there is evidence some of the Bakassi were tortured before leaving the peninsula.

“Some of them come with burns, knife cuts, bullet wounds and signs of beatings, Akate says. “Often they say the injuries were inflicted on them by Cameroonian gendarmes who harass and extort money from them.”

Though the Nigerian government had promised to resettle the Bakassi people fleeing into Nigeria, many of the refugees say very little was put in place for them.

The resettlement area set aside for the Bakassi by the government lacks basic facilities such as housing, water and health care facilities. And though the Bakassi have traditionally made their living through ocean fishing, the re-settlement area is in an inland region at Akpabuyo in Cross River State.

“Life is very difficult for me,” says Ekpeyong Esong, who used to be a fisherman in his homeland. “I no longer fish; there is no job here.”

As the Bakassi people mourn the loss of their homeland, many of them look back with regret at what they consider the failure of the U.N. arbitration mission to guarantee their rights in Cameroon.

“The U.N. is sleeping, because this problem is so alarming. On a daily basis, Nigerians are losing their souls,” says Aston Orung, a native Bakassi who is very unhappy about the plight of his people.

The Bakassi also complain that Nigeria did not do enough to prevent their homeland from being ceded to Cameroon. Many like Nsa, say they are haunted by Nigeria’s refusal to seek a review of the ICJ’s ruling during the 10-year appeal period.

“For the first time, the reality came on me that I have actually lost the grave of my grandfather, the grave of my father, all our deities and the houses we left behind,” says Nsa whose family is considered royalty. “It is like the whole world has been taken away from me. I feel alone in the world.”

Nigeria and Cameroon had been locked in a bitter legal dispute over the Bakassi Peninsula for decades before the court ruling. Nsa says that while peace was attained the Bakassi people were sacrificed in the process.

“We have not only lost our land, we have lost everything,” he said. “We have lost our heritage, our identity, our wealth, everything we had.

“I don’t know how to explain to my children when in future they ask me where they come from, “Nsa concludes.http://www.voanews.com/content/bakassi-people-bitter-over-loss-of-homeland-in-nigeria/1530408.html

Church is big business. The tings God will judge is just too much...

Barbaric.

In addition to Achebe works of authority, i must add dat Nigeria has a tendercy of scape goating igbos. i.e. fuel subsidy scam, i am surprised to see dat only Andy Uba has been arrested and locked up for 10dayz.

Does dat mean he his the richest oil and gas business man in Nigeria or most influential? The answer is most likely No. The guy does not even own an oil well.

Just one examples of many where Nigeria Authority find it convenient to flex its muscle on igbos.

Cameroon seems to be on Nigeria news pages alot these dayz. RIP to Mayor.

Aunty got moves...

Not a great topic for Pastors still rememeber wat happened when pastor Chris Oyakhilome tried to talk sex...

All dat money spent by the military on weaponry to be fifth? Na wa o...Past Army Chiefs have a lot to answer.

Eze Onlytruth has done a good job so far and is due for a second term. He has my nomination and support.

Port HARCOURT should look to Akwa Ibom state for lectures on governace and managing civil society. Lagos and Abuja for sustainable growth and Calabar for sanitation.(cleanliness)

All dat oil and money but only decadence to show...

Mods, the politics section is boring again. Need to get my fix. Want the Bakassi story front page or am taking a long break from nairaland. comprende!!

UK court asks Nigerian couple to keep stolen baby


A couple, who could not have children, have been told by the High Court in United Kingdom they can keep a baby born in Nigeria, despite tests showing they were not the child's biological parents.

The mother said she was tricked by a doctor into believing she had given birth while sedated, after she went to Nigeria for fertility treatment.

But the judge ruled they were victims of an "appalling scam."

The presiding judge Mr. Justice Coleridge added the case was "extraordinary, bizarre and worrying."

Charities meanwhile have raised concerns about the judgement, warning it may encourage trafficking.

At the High Court on Thursday, Mr. Justice Coleridge ruled that the pair, who he described as people of the "highest calibre", should be given custody of the girl who is nearly two years old.

The couple – who live in London but cannot be named for legal reasons – failed to conceive a child despite undergoing IVF treatment in the UK.

They were said to be "desperate and distressed".

In 2010, the couple travelled to Nigeria where the woman received fertility treatment at a private clinic.

She told the court that when she returned to the clinic months later she was sedated. When she regained consciousness she was handed a baby and told she had given birth.

On her return to London, a GP raised concerns. The child was taken into care and a DNA test proved the child was not related to the couple.

They then launched legal proceedings to get custody.

The court was told that such "baby exchange" frauds were common in Nigeria.

http://odili.net/news/source/2012/oct/19/339.html

Why UK schools jostle for Nigerian candidates -Lambkin

by Motunrayo Aboderin




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The Deputy Headmaster, Oswestry Schools, United Kingdom, Mr. Niall Lambkin, has said that schools in UK love to offer admission and scholarship to Nigerian pupils because Nigerians in British school are brilliant.

Oswestry Schools was founded in 1407.

Speaking at the Third 2012 UK Boarding Schools Fair in Nigeria organised by Nubi Educational Counselling Ltd in Lagos last Saturday, Lambkin explained that the choice of Nigeria for the fair was because Nigerian pupils in UK schools were performing excellently.

She added that as a part of efforts to enhance technological transfer and knowledge integration, the United Kingdom Boarding Schools had concluded plans to offer admissions and scholarships to brilliant Nigerian pupils.

Lambkin added that by integrating more young Nigerians into UK schools, especially in courses not readily available in the country, it would aid technological transfer, cultural integration as well as economic stimulation with a view to making them becoming better and purposeful future leaders.

He said, "Nigerian pupils in the UK schools are performing well and this has necessitated us to want to admit and inculcate them further because we believe, by doing this, we are helping to transfer technology, expertise, cultural integration as well as purpose-driven education."

Also speaking, the Executive Director, Nubi Educational Counselling Ltd, Mrs. Rose Omonubi, explained that the fair served as a forum for parents, pupils, heads of various schools and delegates from the UK Boarding Schools to network and interface.

Omonubi added that through the fair, prospective students and parents would be able to rob minds and receive helpful information in making their choice of schools decision easier.

She listed poor infrastructure, poor remuneration, inefficient and inadequate personnel as some of the factors affecting education in Nigeria and by extension the growth of the kids.

She added that the pupils learn well in a better atmosphere and conditions.

Omonubi added that the UK boarding schools had contributed in helping Nigerian children grow in confidence, independence and make life-lasting friends with people from other parts of the world, thereby creating positive impacts and ideas into them.

She said, "The UK Boarding School Fair is borne out of the yearnings of Nigerian parents and some UK boarding schools to have a fair that will focus on the primary and secondary schools, create the forum that will give them the opportunity to interface and network and help them in making their choice of schools.

"UK Boarding Schools have a worldwide reputation and remains the preferred destination for Nigerian pupils. The boarding schools have excellent quality assurance and this is evident in the rigorous and regular inspections which they are subject to.

"These schools help our children to grow in confidence and independence and make life-lasting friends with people from other parts of the world. We have the delegates from UK Boarding Schools here, who will be networking and interfacing with parents and pupils and we hope they will make an informed choice as they go through the fair."http://odili.net/news/source/2012/oct/19/842.html

Its a possibility. Fingers crossed.

Susanne wants a baller by all means.

Okonjo-Iweala for President.

Waitin for jim iyke response...though plausible.

Mr. Obayuwana explained that the two prisoners to be killed were convicted of murder, for which Nigeria’s laws prescribe the death penalty. Mr. Obayuwana did not provide the complete identities of the two prisoners, but said the date of the execution was at the discretion of prison authorities. He added that Mr. Oshiomhole also reviewed the cases of four other death row prisoners, and decided that two should have their sentences commuted to life imprisonment while two are to be released.

[size=18pt]Whilst, I do not Condone the Death Penalty but in certain instances where a henious crime had been committed, it might be the only remedy for justice.

In this case, Adams Oshiomhole cannot be said to have applied the law to an objective standard by which competing claims are weighed, without favor regardless of identity.

Why should a governor realise some inmate on death row and commute others sentence to life and then single out two to be murdered.

What were the criteria for this decision? Tribe? As far as i am concerned a murderer is a murderer and death row is death row. If Adam deems it fit to realise some he should also deem it fit to realise all.

Justice should be meted out objectively, without favor, regardless of identity.

I JUST HOPE THE ONES HE REALISED WON'T BECOME HIS HIT-MEN OR ALREADY ARE? [/size]

Even wikipedia have now added dis story. Nairaland ought to have had dis on the front page weeks ago.

https://www.nairaland.com/1072895/rio-del-rey-basin-bakassi

Oil
In October 2012, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation officially announced it had discovered new oil and gas resources in the Bakassi region.[14]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakassi