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gst101: what are people called, is it african americans or black americans?

Either or, it doesn't really matter. Though some prefer black-american, over the more common African-American these days.

gst101: it is a good idea. It is absolutely ok in my opinion. I believe it can make black americans wake up if they are all by themselves.

But it will be a long process. I expect all africans especially those of us in west africa to support this idea. Afterall we are the reason you are in a far away land.

But why do you want to come back? Why not west africa? Why central or southern africa?
Dont you think Serena williams looks Igbo?

Would you like Nigeria to help you in any way?

The reason I've stated that Central Africa would be best is for a couple of reason, the first being that the area has a very comparable weather pattern to the deep southern portion of the US, also it's not as densely populated as most other comparable areas of the continent, thus leaving more room for obtaining a viable amount of space to comfortably settle upon, with little dispute from any native groups whom may be parted from the land. West Africa is just way too crowded to allow for any major portion of land to be distributed without such a move causing some major conflict within the nation giving up the territory. With the low density of Central African nations, such a plan is much more feasible.

As for why we would want to come back, I'll simply inform you of that in our minds it's not an issue of coming back, but rather simply a pilgrimage to settle upon a land in which is in part rightfully ours via ancestral connection, and to fulfill an burning desire in many AA to obtain an homeland independent of this conglomerate entity known as the USA.

pirate1: this username is as somali as it can get.

It sounds reta.rded to me.

bigfrancis21: It sure does sound like a good plan but it is unlikely that many african americans will want to buy the idea for so many reasons. Some are:
1) Many AAs may not want to leave a country very developed, with a working system, for some undeveloped bare untilled land to live and start life all over again.

Granted, such a venture will not be to every ones taste in the beginning, it'll take those with strong will, a goal and determination to pioneer the effort, and trust me when I tell you that their are many thousands of AA who have such embodiment.

2) It is going to take several thousands of years to bring their acquired space in Africa to a developed level. Of course, you know it is no easy task. Think about the funds, the intellectual capability, etc.

Thousands of years? No, no where near thousands of years, Ace. With a steady stream of quality AA coming in with their massive amounts of resources, connections, education and most importantly Experience, it'll take less than 30 years to become Africa's most prosperous and progressive economic force, and this nation's presence of a homogeneous population would be the major spearheading drive behind such rapid growth. The sensational grounds for high profit margins in such a nation as one of well educated, money flushed, African-American on "virgin" African ground would spurge a fierce drive the world round to invest and invest big in this new society.

3) The harsh weather conditions of Africa! Many AAs will not survive under the harsh sun conditions of Africa, and not definitely in the Congo area where the Sun shine is terrible. One thing you may not know is many lightskinned AAs in America have beautiful light skins in an admirable way while the Sun in Africa only serves to keep Africans blacker than ever. Most lightskinned Africans that migrate to temperate weather countries such as the US usually notice a great natural improvement in their skin tone. On the other hand, any AA who returns to Africa and stays for just a year will experience a significant darkening of his skin color. This isn't definitely what many want.
Nowadays, what we are experiencing here in Africa is a mass outflux of africans, in search of a better life, to the US/UK, and not the other way round.

LOL, are you serious? Tens of AA currently move to Africa every year for business purposes or more personal reasons. Some stay permanently, other stay for several years. At first it can be a bit of a struggle adjusting to the change in atmosphere, but like any other people migrating around the world.. you get over it and get on with your goals if you truly seek to achieve them.

You make us out to be a bunch of shallow flakes or something, with all that talk of not wanting to get dark, and maneuver around in the sun. By the way, west Africa is much more intensely hotter than Central Africa. I've observed the average temperatures of Central Africa, and they are cooler than the mean average experienced in most of the south and South west (including Southern Cali) during the summer and spring, and as you know, MOST AA live in the South and over a million more live in the south-west.

Funny thing is, many African immigrants I've conversed with over the topic of weather here in the US, have stated that summers heat worst than the heat experienced in many parts of Africa, because we have very dry heat here, while in most of central, southern and some parts of eastern Africa it's more moist or temperate. So if the Africans want to hightail out of Africa they need to hand us over their land. We'll gladly take it off your hands.

These are my reasons for now. I'll add more when I think out extra.

You've made a poor case. I know of many AA who if the opportunity was presented, would go in a heart beat. See you need to understand the mindset of the average AA. Many are kind of xenophobic, in that they don't really like to be around people whom are foreign to us, not even white Americans whom we've lived in this land with for over 400 years; so if you ask your average AA if they'd move to Africa to live among the native population there, in their nation, under their rule.. the vast majority will give an resounding HELL NO!! But if you say, would you move to Africa to a nation, created by and for AA void of any natives, then you'd be heavily surprised at the numbers that'll say yes. I'd surmise that several millions would want to come.

olokfor: Military authorities say the driver of the car rode against the traffic.
A soldier with the Special Task Force on Jos crisis, STF, on Saturday shot dead a passenger travelling in a commercial taxi and wounded the car’s driver in the Plateau state capital.
The incident occurred along the busy Yakubu Gown way, near NASCO group of company.
Confirming the incident at a news conference at the STF headquarters on Sunday, spokesmanfor force Salisu Mustapha, a Captain, said the personnel who committed that act was undergoing interrogations at the command.

“The Soldier is under custody undergoing investigations” Mr. Mustapha said.
Mr. Mustapha said soildier reacted after the driver, Salisu Musa, shunt the proper way, driving against the traffic, arousing suspicion he may have been conveying offensive materials.
The unnamed soldier opened dire at the car, hitting the driver and a passenger of the car, Wagley Dauda, who was staff of the University of Jos security department.

“The driver’s action was suspicious. Consequently, the soldier cocked and released a shot which pierced through the left shoulder of the driver and unfortunately hit Mr. Wagley Dauda on his chest,” the spokesperson said.
“The victims were immediately evacuated to Jos University Teaching Hospital JUTH for treatment by personnel of the STF however, Mr.Wagley died in the theater while receiving medical attentions.”
Mr. Mustapha said the said driver was in a stable condition, but would be charged accordingly for the offense he committed.

The Information office of the University of Jos, said Mr. Wagley was on his way to the University to relieve a colleague on duty, before meeting his death.
The incident came after a similar attack two weeks ago, saw a military personnel allegedly shot dead a Mobile police officer at Kassa, in Barkinladi LGA of the state, after an argument.

Source- www.informationnaija.com/?p=24

Nigerian soldiers doing what they do best.

andrewza: That not really a big deal. Not like they going to shoot. I mean naval ships have targeted civlian ships before with there fire control sytems. Of course the wepaons are not ready to fire they just lock on and civlian ships don't have any EW so don't even no they targeted. And drones can not be used over populted areas in amrica or europe.

Your last statement is false. Not only is it allowed, it's a staple now in law enforcement, as well as other areas of government for many parts of the US.

By the way people, 1 study i read online, (I'll try and find it agian, it's been a while) broke down the dna of 365 Black-Americans into african and european parts.. according to genetic distance, the difference between igbo dna and the african parts of the Balck-american's dna was 0.074%, and that was the shortest distance by far of any african group to the Black-Americans.

kikuyu1: Here's the downlow. The majority of Kenyan women envy kyuke women;whether or not they admit it,its the truth. Sadly our women really don't have much to recommend themselves so Kenyan women internalise all the wrong things trying to be like them.This explains why 80% of Nairobi women are single mothers and many men are looking across our borders to women who know and accept their role.
2 years ago a Naijja pastor came to Nairobi for a special husband finding prayer meeting-all those hoes who squeal;"I don't need a man!," kicked and scratched each other fighting to get in!
Look. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NC7rTd25r6g

LOL @ Kyuke. That's what you'all call us Black-Americans, right?

MsDarkSkin:

um no. you were implying that she is African American (because she's engaged to an AA - lmao). She's not. She's Jamaican culturally speaking, nationality wise; etc. 100 percent!!

Stop putting words in my mouth. I never said anything about her being 100% AA. I simply said she's more of an AA via her history or life experience here in this nation from the age of like 3 when she came here, till date. The only thing Jamaican about her is the simple fact of that she was born there; everything else about her was experienced via a life living in this nation under the indoctrination of being AA.

I'd bet money on the assumption of that she is less Jamaican at heart than you are, despite the fact of that she is genetically and rightfully more Jamaican than you, whom is only a halfy and where born here and lived here in the US your whole life, pluse your father is the AA parent, thus in Jamaican culture makes you simply AA from what I understand, but could be wrong about that.

MicroBox: i dislike u so much. You are a very dull person, why wishing for drone in 9ja. It has never being used in US or Britain.

Actually the vast majority of the American drone fleet is used over North America (including the US), and Europe. About a year ago I watched a show in which one of the operators of these drones admitted to the fact of that sometimes they actually zero in on and place on lock random vehicles driving down the highways right here in the US with armed drones, as a means to help train the operators on how to do so when in a real engagement.

tpia1: here's a half somali half AA.

http://bglhonline.com/2010/03/imaan/

she takes the hindi hair and black african [bantu] features.




true.

or else the minority who do, keep extremely low profiles.

AA aren't really a Bantu people, we're mostly a mixture of Sahelian and Caucasian, with the overall greatest proportion simply being of Sahelian descent.

The Answer to the question is simple. The Horners have very weak genes, because they're stereotypical looks are achieved via Immunol dysfunctions passed into their bloodline via their passed Arab masters, these dysfunctions are often labeled as recessive genes, these recessive genes can survive only when two people whom carry the same spreed of recessive genes come together to create a child.

tpia1: burundi/somali + indian/ black ugandan mother

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= nigerian looking?

Nigerian looking? No such thing. She looks Igbo precisely, or S/E Nigerian at the least.

Orpelin: The underground-well-structured quick US-France intervention in Mali was for reasons we all known and with this development,Mali is d***m then.
Also with the new US drone base station programme in Niger.
Africa colonialisms in another dimension

Hey it you Africans own fault. If you'd of been handling your own business like you were supposed to be, then this wouldn't of happened. Now you've got to pay the piper. Simple as that. Soon China will be coming to get their piece of the pie as well.

LOL @ the SA destroying the "Naija's" on there own site.

fatdon1: Even Nigerians are failed people.
Failed people produce state. People
perfectly described by Lord Lugard
since a 100 yrs ago. Looking at
majority of the youths in dis
country, one would see dat their hope lingering for the future.
Doomed forever! It's painful I belong
here.

If I were Nigerian, I'd never admit to it.

braine: Its you who should check yourself. Have you met a real professor before? They don't make such comments. Professors I know and have worked with always try to make contributions. Even I, a common BSc holder, don't have the 'failed' state mentality.

Yeah, you'r in denial.

fatdon1: Former Secretary General of
Ohaneze Ndigbo, Prof. Ben
Nwabueze, SAN, yesterday, raised
an alarm over the poor state of
affairs in the country, saying
“Nigeria is fast turning into a failed state.” Nwabueze, who spoke at the
14th annual convention of the
Igbo Youth Movement, IYM, in
Enugu, said the country was
already displaying all the
attributes of a failed state. According to him, “This country is
on the verge of becoming a
failed state, there are so many
failed states in Africa and
Nigeria is on the verge of getting
that status of a failed state. ”Before now, we didn’t know
about kidnapping, but it has
become a way of life. Did we
know about bombings before?
But today, churches, schools,
offices are being bombed on daily basis, the worst is that the
bombers are not coming from
outside the country, we are
bombing ourselves.
”A nation that cannot provide a
credible election for her people
is a failed state; in 2003, 2011 we
had no credible elections, yet we
are talking about democracy. ”A country that cannot secure
social and economic rights for
her people is a failed state. Read
chapter 2 of Nigeria’s
constitution and you will
understand what I am taking about, they are not leaders but
looters”.

Becoming a failed state?... It's already a failed state.

oil suop: **Italian, Lebanese, British Govt is yet to confirm the British National(s) among those kidnapped.
**Italian foreign ministry have confirmed the abduction of their citizen in Nigeria.

At least six construction workers, some of them foreigners, have been seized by gunmen who attacked a camp in northern Nigeria, officials say.

One of the workers seized was Italian and at least one other was said to be Lebanese.

But UK officials could not confirm a report that another was British.

No-one has admitted the abductions but the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, has staged a series of attacks in northern Nigeria.

A security guard was reportedly killed as the attackers targeted the workers' camp at Jamaare in Bauchi state.

According to an Associated Press report, as many as seven foreign workers were seized.

One local official told AP the workers were from the UK, Italy, Greece and Lebanon.

An Italian foreign ministry spokesman told Reuters news agency that an Italian man was among the workers who had been taken from the site, run by Lebanese-owned firm Setraco.

A UK foreign office spokesman said it was investigating reports of a Briton being kidnapped. - BBC.

Humm, at this rate.. it wont be long now before the drones start dropping bombs up there. Obviously the Nigerian military is in too piss poor of shape to handle these savages, and as is usually the case in Africa; it's gonna take their colonial white masters to come and eventually handle it for them.

Yungwizzzy: Welcome 2 d land dat flows wit milk & honey

You mean sewage and trash.

tpia@:
Interesting.

I do want to learn how to make ketchup, one of these days.

The company started out as just a ketchup manufacturer, but it's much more than that now. They are basically an condiment manufacturing giant. They now manufacture and distribute virtually every type of condiment their is.

Abrantie: New air force female recruits. Air force usually attracts the brightest candidates, so you can be sure almost all those ladies will get far in life.

https://edition.radioxyzonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Ghana%20Airforce.jpg

Damn, those are females?

Wow I'm shocked to hear that they actually even celibate the holiday in that nation.

lecturerdabo: PLS. stop skipping ur drugs, IT'S DANGEROUS FOR UR HEALTH!!!!!!!!!!!!11

It's the truth, sorry to hurt your feelings.

EXCLUSIVE:

Hardship hits Nigerian troops in Mali as officers solicit food from locals
Nicholas Ibekwe - 20 hours agoNATIONAL, NEWS

Nigeria is expected to send 1,200 soldiers to Mali.
The condition of Nigerian troops in Mali is quickly sliding from bad to worse as inadequate supply of provision is forcing the contingent to solicit food from locals, PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively report.
According to a reliable defence source who asked not to be named, the Nigerian contingent solicits food and handouts under the guise of “courtesy calls” to community leaders in Mali.
After one of such courtesy calls on Monday, the troops received a handout of a cow and 50 bags of rice from the Prefect of Tuban in Banamba region.
“Our officers and men have resorted to begging locals for cows and rice for survival,” said the official.
“This is done by way of courtesy calls. They invite the prefects of the locals to our camp for visits. The prefect of Tuban (Banamba Region) visited today (Feb 11) with a cow and 50 bags of rice.”
Last week, PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported that the initial 162-soldier contingent is suffering severe food shortage and a dip in morale as troops were forced to skip meals.
Our defence insiders said there has been no improvement in the provision of food.
However, the Director for Defence Information, Mohammed Yerima, a Brigadier General in the Army, told our reporter over the telephone that any insinuation of food shortage is not true.
“We have provided the contingent with enough food and fund to last them for the initial three months. Is Nigeria not bigger than that?” he said.
Still in Bamako
Contrary to information from the Ministry of Defence that Nigerian troops are involved in combat and have advanced northward toward the city of Gao, military insiders said the Nigerian contingent is still stationed at the Force Headquarters in Bamako.
We learnt that shortage in armaments has prevented the deployment of soldiers to combat positions. And many soldiers are yet to be paid their monthly sustenance allowance.
Sending troops in piecemeal
As of Monday, there were 210 soldiers in Mali with 70 more billed to join them on Tuesday.
President Goodluck Jonathan promised to deploy 1,200 soldiers as part of Africa-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) but is having great difficulty meeting up with that number.
Mr. Yerima said the figure we cited is incorrect. But our sources dismissed the denials, saying Mr. Yerima’s job is to make the Nigerian military look good.
“We have over 500 troops in Mali and Niamey (Niger Republic),” he said.
Since we are not reporting on Niger, we had expected him to tell us how many soldiers Nigeria has on ground in Mali.
The Boko Haram insurgency, Niger Delta unrest, and the country’s commitment to the African Union Mission in Darfur, Sudan, have over-stretched the Nigerian Army, senior military sources said.
Read our last week’s detailed report on the hardship troops are facing here.

Damn, so not only are they not fit to put forth a proper fight, they aren't even fit to feed themselves. Nigeria is an African disgrace. If I were Nigerian, I'd never admit to it.


Source: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/120000-exclusive-hardship-hits-nigerian-troops-in-mali-as-officers-solicit-food-from-locals.html

jincheng101: EXCLUSIVE: Hardship hits Nigerian troops in Mali as officers solicit food from locals
Nicholas Ibekwe - 20 hours agoNATIONAL, NEWS

Nigeria is expected to send 1,200 soldiers to Mali.
The condition of Nigerian troops in Mali is quickly sliding from bad to worse as inadequate supply of provision is forcing the contingent to solicit food from locals, PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively report.
According to a reliable defence source who asked not to be named, the Nigerian contingent solicits food and handouts under the guise of “courtesy calls” to community leaders in Mali.
After one of such courtesy calls on Monday, the troops received a handout of a cow and 50 bags of rice from the Prefect of Tuban in Banamba region.
“Our officers and men have resorted to begging locals for cows and rice for survival,” said the official.
“This is done by way of courtesy calls. They invite the prefects of the locals to our camp for visits. The prefect of Tuban (Banamba Region) visited today (Feb 11) with a cow and 50 bags of rice.”
Last week, PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported that the initial 162-soldier contingent is suffering severe food shortage and a dip in morale as troops were forced to skip meals.
Our defence insiders said there has been no improvement in the provision of food.
However, the Director for Defence Information, Mohammed Yerima, a Brigadier General in the Army, told our reporter over the telephone that any insinuation of food shortage is not true.
“We have provided the contingent with enough food and fund to last them for the initial three months. Is Nigeria not bigger than that?” he said.
 Still in Bamako
Contrary to information from the Ministry of Defence that Nigerian troops are involved in combat and have advanced northward toward the city of Gao, military insiders said the Nigerian contingent is still stationed at the Force Headquarters in Bamako.
We learnt that shortage in armaments has prevented the deployment of soldiers to combat positions. And many soldiers are yet to be paid their monthly sustenance allowance.
 Sending troops in piecemeal
As of Monday, there were 210 soldiers in Mali with 70 more billed to join them on Tuesday.
President Goodluck Jonathan promised to deploy 1,200 soldiers as part of Africa-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) but is having great difficulty meeting up with that number.
Mr. Yerima said the figure we cited is incorrect. But our sources dismissed the denials, saying Mr. Yerima’s job is to make the Nigerian military look good.
“We have over 500 troops in Mali and Niamey (Niger Republic),” he said.
Since we are not reporting on Niger, we had expected him to tell us how many soldiers Nigeria has on ground in Mali.
The Boko Haram insurgency, Niger Delta unrest, and the country’s commitment to the African Union Mission in Darfur, Sudan, have over-stretched the Nigerian Army, senior military sources said.
Read our last week’s detailed report on the hardship troops are facing here.




Source: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/120000-exclusive-hardship-hits-nigerian-troops-in-mali-as-officers-solicit-food-from-locals.html

LOL. Nigeria is freaking pathetic. If I were Nigerian, I'd never admit to it, EVER!!

The Nigerians have a better uniform but the Ghanaians have a better rifle.

miiraaj: Yea! U.S are hypocrites. They attacked Iraq just to control the large amount of oil deposits in the country. North Korea has no oil, what benefit will they derive from attacking them. The same case applies to Syria. The atrocities committed by Ghaddafi is not up to half of that committed by Assad of Syria, but the western nations are only talking of diplomacy... Because they ll gain little by occupying Syria.

P.S: when will MEND conduct their Nuclear test!

Wrong. There is one reason and one reason only that the US hasn't taken out the North Korean regime to date, and that is simply because China is a strong Allie, dear I say.. Overlord of North Korea, and an actual physical altercation with NK will certainly lead to such with China unless the altercation was initiated by the NK themselves. So until NK actually activates a live war, the US will not handle NK.

China on the other hand is becoming more and more sick and tired of babysitting that nation, and really wants out of their relationship with them, but they feel as though they cant afford to do so, because once they do relinquish their alliance, the US will wast no time in taking out their regime and reuniting the two Korea's as an Allie of the US. This will put put the might of the US military right on the Chinese boarder, something in which they obvious don't want to happen.

Dibiachukwu: Let me educate you ignoramuses. Technology this, technology that. What technology are you talking about? There is nothing we want in Nigeria that Nigerians can't build here. We just don't have any intentions of striking any country. But let me reiterate, that no miltary in this world can invade Nigeria, and tell the story with happiness. To the fella that said Nigeria don't have the capability to launch intercontinental missles, my advice to you is to wake the mess up. The only thing that can weaken Nigeria is an IN-FIGHTING situation. The west, asians and the arabs are sponsoring most of this. THEY HAVE FAILED!!

LOL , Are you serious with this post? What world are you living in, Ace?

redsun: Have the policies makers ever given it a second thought that with the banning of okada,the motorcycle spare parts dealers may not be making enough to up for the registration fee?

That's there problem. The law is the law, and if they have a problem with the fee.. then they need take it up with the federal agency in which handles the legislation in which determines such fees in an attempt to have them changed.

Rossikk: This would be the world's biggest power plant once completed. Cost: $80 billion.

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

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It's a joint project by the governments of Angola, Botswana, DRC, Namibia and South Africa.

I wonder if Nigeria would capitalize on this, as it's got to affect us somehow. More power in Central Africa means a huge boost for Nigerian multinationals and businesses.

Nigeria was already offered a steak in the project, way back during the OBJ regime, they sounded as though they were interested at the time, in that the dam could easily make up for the shortage in the domestic supply. I guess they backed out of the deal.