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[size=15pt]Court grants bail to detained MASSOB activists[/size]

By Uche Nwosu Owerri




An Owerri Chief Magistrate Court presided over by Mrs. Victoria Isiguzo on Wednesday granted bail to 262 members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) arraigned before her court by the police.

Over 300 of them were arrested by the police on Monday at the Imo State University / Okigwe road, Owerri junction, the Imo State capital when they gathered to hold a peaceful rally in commemoration of the 44th years of the declaration of Sovereign State of Biafra by Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.

MASSOB leader, Ralph Uwazurike, had accused Police Commissioner in the state, Ibrahim Maishanu, of ordering his men to kill three of his members, injuring and detaining several others, even when they were non-violent.

http://www.independentngonline.com/DailyIndependent/Article.aspx?id=34828

Just out of curiosity, who on this thread is Igbo and who on this thread is yoruba/so-called yoruba?


By the way, up up to Rochas for the innovations.Up up APGA!

This is what happens when the OPC has nothing to do.smh.

[size=15pt]Fayemi laments insecurity as four die in Ekiti bank robbery[/size]

Wednesday, 01 June 2011 00:00 From Muyiwa Adeyemi (Head South west bureau Ado Ekiti) News - National





SECURITY operatives in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State were caught napping yesterday as dare-devil robbers unleashed terror for about an hour as they raided a first generation bank at Oke Iyinmi area of the state capital.

At the end of the operation that paralysed commercial activities in the town, four people were feared killed with no fewer than ten people injured.

Reacting, Governor Kayode Fayemi described the incident as unfortunate and appealed to the residents of the state to remain calm and commiserated with the families of the slain ones.

Fayemi who was billed to inspect some of the construction works going on in the state had to postpone it to hold an emergency meeting with the security chiefs and State Director of the State Security Services (SSS).

The robbers, numbering about 20 were said to have besieged the bank at about 10 am in a convoy of four  cars.

The bandits were said to have pulled down the bank’s main entrance gate with a dynamite and propelled rocket launcher to gain entry into the bank’s hall.

They left a trail of bloodshed  and  carted away undisclosed amount of money during the operation.

A 15 -year old boy, Fasuan Samuel and a75–year old man, Mr   Francis Afolabi were among the ten persons that escaped death by the whiskers  as they sustained gunshots.

The bodies of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in the state capital, while those who sustained gunshots were receiving treatment at the same hospital.

Speaking on the incident, the State Commissioner of Police Mr Olayinka Balogun told journalists that his men were prompt in attending to the distress calls.

He disclosed that his men engaged the robbers in a gun duel, adding that two of the robbers were shot and one of his officers, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, sustained injury during the gun duel.

Balogun said his men were able to recover some magazines, dispensed bullets and a driver’s licence which he said would help the police in their investigations.

According  to him, the robbers escaped through Afao-Ire -Ilupeju road, where a person was also reported to have been shot dead by the bandits.

Fayemi said his government had in the last couple of months provided the security operatives with necessary logistics to nip such incidents in the bud but still expressed confidence in the in the security agencies in the state.

http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49863:fayemi-laments-insecurity-as-four-die-in-ekiti-bank-robbery-&catid=1:national&Itemid=559

I will personally flog any child of mines that brings home an Yoruba man. I'll let her feel what she'll be getting daily from her Yoruba husband.

Ah ahn, beat wife to the point of unrecognizable.

[size=13pt]Okorocha declares free education in Imo[/size]

Published on 30 May 2011 with 5 comments   

EMMA OGU, Owerri




Education, job creation and security top priority list Governor Rochas Okororcha of Imo state announced yesterday to the cheering of enthusiastic crowd of Imo citizens shortly after being administered the oath of office with his deputy Chief Sir Jude Agbaso at Dan Anyiam stadium Owerri.

Immediate past Governor Ikedi Ohakim, his deputy Ada Okwuonu as well as Speaker of the State House of Assembly were however, conspicuously absent at the occasion graced by former governor Achike Udenwa, governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, Chief Victor Umeh, national chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate of the party for the 2007 election Chief Martin Agbaso and other distinguished personalities.

Okorocha who arrived at the venue with his wife and six children took his oath of office at exactly 12 noon after the deputy governor Chief Agbaso was administered the oath by the Chief Judge, Justice Benjamin Njemanze.

Okorocha who burst into songs of praise after his swearing in declared the day a day of freedom, a day of emancipation and a day of restoration for Imo people saying democracy has really started in the state and never again shall an Iroko decides who governs Imo people but the people themselves.

"The May 5 supplementary election remains a great day in history. I see before me a great thing to happen. I know you expect much from me. You believe in me and you trust me. I will perform and I will not disappoint you. Your peace is my peace; your pain is my pain. Where you are, there I will be.

"Just few days ago the outgoing governor Ikedi Ohakim issued staff of office to over 160 traditional rulers. Appointment letters for his 10,000 thousand jobs were released to the beneficiaries within a week. Just few days ago he signed N18, 000 minimum wage for workers. Imo allocation stands at N2.2billion. Imo is not worthy to borrow from any bank because of over borrowing. Even on that I will perform. I will not give any excuse. I will deliver", he said.

Reeling out his priority areas, Okorocha declared free education and warned that any parents or guardian who refused to send his child or ward to school will face the law. He said he was prompted to declare free education out of his belief that the best that can be given to a child is education as a child without education is a futureless child.

He said Imo has a lot of security challenges and noted that peace has returned to the state since his election because there is a new spirit among the people to move forward. In this regard, he promised to tackle security to the fullest.

"I don’t believe in crime fighting but crime prevention. The criminals are all in our communities and my administration will create a black book for them. No criminal shall go unpunished as far as this administration is concerned", he said.

On the issue of job he said his government will do a lot to keep everybody busy. He said that he would rescue the few remaining industries in comatose position in the state. He warned civil servants in the state to be serious with their jobs noting that the era of truancy and coming late to work is gone with the old order.

He said: "Our civil servants must stand up and face the challenge. For every single worker, there is a corresponding person waiting to take over your seat if you don’t perform".

He advised unemployed young men and women in the state looking for jobs to be close to their God henceforth because his government will go to churches to collect list of such job lookers and this will ensure that those to be employed are spiritually certified.

Governor Okorocha did not ignore the health sector as he said that his government will review the issue of health with serious concern. He said he is worried by the issue of justice and fairness and therefore will appoint a special assistant in charge of that to ensure that innocent persons are not kept in prison custody because they have no big man to bail them.

He said: "No innocent person will be kept in police or prison custody anymore. At the same time, no criminal will go unpunished no matte his connection. I therefore warn the big men who are fond of issuing orders to Divisional Police Officers to release detained criminals stop it henceforth or they will replace such criminals in prison."

Assuring that his government will be grassroots based, Okorocha said his government will create fourth tier of government, Community Government and the seat of power, Douglas House is now in the communities.

He said he was not interested in probing his predecessor, but in auditing the accounts of the state. "This government is not interested in witch hunting anybody. What we are interested in is auditing the account of Imo state. I have no business looking backward".

He said of the immediate past governor: "Ohakim said his name is Ikiri. But since I won the election he is my brother. I have separated my brother from Ikiri. Ikiri has gone to the bush and my brother has gone back to Isiala Mbano. From today, Ohakim is no longer Ikiri but former governor.

http://www.champion.com.ng/displaycontent.asp?pid=7899

Yoruba always seem to top the list. I wonder why.

exotik:
oh, really? actually, thats good for them coz they are not igbos. they are igbankes/ edo speaking people.

Corection: Igbankes don't say that they are Igbo any more, at least most don't.Now, them knowing and accepting they are Igbo on the low is another thing. Now, to correct you , Igbanke are not "edo-speaking people",whatever that is, they are "Ika-speaking people", at least thats what they agree.

Also, to go by your own logic, esan are not "edo" they are esan, edo-speaking.

exotik:
lol, first off, there is no ambiguity in the name “edo”,  and how it came about has already been discussed thoroughly on this thread. the only argument is wether "edo" was a servant or slave.

ovbi-edo is the bini way of saying edo-indigene. and those who were directly under edo were those tribes who were under the benin empire. and as the empire fell under british control, it will only be normal for tribes to forge new identities for themselves since they are no longer under the control of the old one. i think that is what is happening ryt now. people are leaving old groups to forge alliances with new ones or the ones they feel will be beneficial to them.

in the future, i think “edo” will eventually be reserved for the binis alone, cos lets say all these proposed states are to come for fruition,  in afemaiesan state, esans even though they are edos will not see the need to identify with that name anymore. they will just say we are esans. in anioma, igbanke even though they are heavily edos will say they are igbos. so with the creations of new states and as the states gets smaller and smaller, i see the edo identity being associated with the binis alone in future.

I want to hgihlight the part where u said "esans even though they are edos will not see the need to identify with that name anymore". Which were the esans first, "esan" or "edo". In other words, which one did they call themselves first? The name "edo" might just be a name of conguest, calling claim of a property(people) which they saw ass war-booty.

Igbankes don't say they are Igbos, which is what will keep them in Edo state while Anioma is created. Too bad for them. That's the result of claiming those that don't want you. I know the Biafra War brought harshness against us Igbos but the way they chose to handle things with denial is only biting them in their rear-end.  Now you say that Igbankes are heavily edo, what does that mean?

exotik:
btw, have u ever met an igbanke man? they mostly answer edo names. and if u understand bini properly, u can understand igbanke.
just take me now for example, i am usen. a tribe mixed with bini/or edo and what would be considered "yoruba" but i have bini name and surname. so what am i? am i not edo? will i now say that because im usen, then i am "yoruba?" even when usen people never even called themselves yoruba? i will only look like a fool if i am to think i am anything other than edo.

Yes, I have noticed that a lot of igbanke people of Edo names. A lot is through marriage though and them change their names to better fit in and somehow get equality. Some of them are true edo people whose families have traveled and settle in that area long ago. They are Igbos.

I never hear of usen. Good to know there a others around instead on the usuals. Why would your people be considered yoruba?

exotik:
lol, that na exam question o, and i cant go googling at all, haha but we all come under - edo. that is the name all the "edo" speaking groups identify with/or should identify with.

but some people have their own political agenda and may choose to identify with another group. its all politics anyway.

Yea politics is something else. But the whole edo is quite a serious case,at least to me. One thing is for sure, the name of a state does not necessarily identify those within that state. For instance, in Edo State, you have the Igbanke and Ekpon, they are not recognized as Edo people although they are in Edo State. They themselves, as of now, say they are not Edo. Even though they so vehemently want to claim Bini, but were rejected not only by the people but the Oba. They are simply Igbo but want to deny it but wanted to claim Edo but were denied. They now are trying to claim another identity, "Ika", which is funny because then where did the whole Igbanke thing come from, seems more like running from identity to identity when suitable. Point is that distinction of who/what is Edo needs to be more defined. I would give another ethnic group who claim to have land in Edo state, the Ijaw, but like I said, it is a "claim". If this claim is true then I use that as an example too.

We know that when you ask a person from Edo state what are they they say Edo, but is this because they are under that state or because they/their group has been recorded as being "Edo"? For instance, during the division of Bendel State into Delta and Edo states, if the Urhobo/Isoko people were sectioned of into Edo State, would they be considered Edo? If so, for what reasons, apart from it being in that state? And, to add, if they are Edo, although they are in Delta state, do they say they are Edo people?

Who exactly coined the term "Ovi-edo" for whichever group they are referring to as such and who are they? Did those groups agree to it? This can be likened to the naming of "Igbo" to particular clans and groups that you say were not that(Igbo) before. In Igbo we have "Kwenu" and expression of agreement. All clans used it at some point and still do. This is something adopted ages ago when we all were as One. Fracturing down to clans is something that obviously happened down the line;however, we still kept the "Kwenu" whenever gathering in our clans or meetings. There was a center and a single name for the Igboid people, now, whether the name was "Igbo", i don't know,but, I wouldn't rule it out. Point is there is even ambiguity in the name "Edo" as there is with "Igbo", at least for those who don't know, don't show, or give a damn about what's going on in the hood.

exotik:
and chyz, from my observation, the "binis" of today are already too mixed to be pure "binis". me myself and i, i am usen on my fathers side, and idah/oredo on my mothers side.  so im actually usen and usen people cannot be really called binis coz they are mixed with is considered "yoruba", and have their distinct dialect also, which i cannot even speak or understand since i grew up in benin city and around delta-igbos. and altho i have a bini name and surname, i have cousins who have "yoruba" first names but we all consider ourselves evie-edo kpatakis. i think "bini" is now an identity u choose to identify with especially when u are from edo state, cos most binis are already to mixed to be pure "bini" but we are all edos, no doubt.

Interesting. So before Edo state was created, what ethnic groups/groups were considered or called Edo? Also, with all of the mixture and the dying of dialectical languages, do you think that it maybe more beneficial to come under One name, as far as the ethnic groups/groups that are mutually intelligible are concerned? Or, do you think it will naturally happen on its own?

exotik:
lol, for your mind.

whateva niggi,lol, Quick question though, is Urhobo a dialect/language understood by Bini and Esan?

exotik:
@ chyz*, ok.

but this was what you said: "Igbos coming from Bini? Haha, more like the other way around, if anything"

and that was why i responded like.

No wahala, the "if anything" holds a lot of weight though.

exotik:
chyz, binis claim igbo? binis do not even claim esan who are our half-brothers/or closest cousins not to talk of the european created “igbo” identity.

the binis do not claim anything else apart from bini, and allows other edo groups to maintain and enjoy their own identity/uniqueness no matter how closely related.

so an individual, it is either you know you are an ovbi-edo kpataki or you are not cos there is nothing like ovbi-bini. it is actually that simple.

Bini claiming Igbo? I don't recall ever saying that. As for the claim of europeans creating the "Igbo" identity, that was not apart of are argument/discussion so take that up with someone else.

exotik:
lol, chyz,

orisha/or orisa is also one of the "yoruba" names for god or deity. so which one man go come believe?

ok, what of the "kwe" part of it? does it mean agree in "igbo" dialects?

coz i know in edo, "kwe" means agree and "osa" means god. and that just seems to perfectly rhyme with osa-kwe meaning god-agrees and it is also the same with the "igbo" meaning.

so maybe the "igbos" are really not jews but just plain ol' edos? haha

and oh, i always thought chineke was the authentic "igbo" word for god? coz that's what the "igbos" usually say when are stressing out. "chineke, god, abeg o!"

and i have gotten it together with myself, just waiting for the "igbos" to do same so that we can move on. coz today they are jews, tomorrow they trace their ancestry to edo, the day after that, na egypt.

and one last thing, where are all the olisakwe/ orisakwe/olisekwe/ orisekwe on facebook? u guys should post pictures i go check them out tomorrow coz maybe i will find some oba eweka's children inside.

It is not alien that three so-called tribal groups share many words together so I don't know where your surprise is coming from.

Igbos coming from Bini? Haha, more like the other way around, if anything.

Oh as far as the jews thing goes, that is what the bringing of christianity has brung. I'm sure some edo people are claiming the same thing for your people somewhere as well,lol.

As for facebook, go knock yourself out with the searchin because ain't.

ChinenyeN:
Ohafia people say 'Orise'. You sure about that, Chyz?

Like I said before, it is a word used to refer to God in Igboland. It is a word being used by a man from the far eat of Igboland, and it is a word used to refer to God in Igboland,period.

exotik:
yeah ryt, so how did orisakwe and olisakwe now transfrom to osakwe. thats too much of a stretch this is unbelievable. is osa, olisa, orisa the "igbo" name for god? edos answer osakwe.  ok, lets assume edos dont, how about those with "oba" related names? or there not any? maybe im wrong also, school me.

Learn about Igbo and it's language before you comment as if you know its dynamics. Olisa/Orisa/Olise/Orise is an Igbo name for god as well. It is used not only in delta, in the whole of anambra and Imo, and other parts in Igbo land. That is a fact. Just because one use of the name of God/god is more commonly used(Chukwu) does not mean we don't use those same names(Olisa/Orisa) for god. Check yourself.

Anambra:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhrUDIN9apU[/flash]

Both Olisa and chukwu are used to refer to God


Delta: (start from 3:00)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gvEWnkVuu0&feature=related[/flash]

Both chukwu and Olise are both used for God


Abia:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx7qaPM3FmQ[/flash]

You can hear him use Orise and orisa repeatedly before the song even starts. Oh, and he's from Ohafia, the far east of Igboland

Both Orise and Chukwu are used to refer to God



Look, this guy, stop talking what you don't, ok? This is something that you obviously don't know so stop talking about it.

You reasoning makes no sense. As for edos answering Osakwe, that is good and well, igbos do too. According to your logic, different ethnic groups can't have the same meaning of a particular name. Also, it is not uncommon for neighboring groups to exchange words or use the other groups word more than his own. Gt it together.

8 pages? Are you serious??

bk.babe97y:
Oh, trust me I do admire Ojukwu, especially after reading "Emeka" as a child (although, the author---Frederick Forsythe----- was a Biafran sympathizer and as I grew up I realized he might have been a little biased), its just that these illiterate donkey Ibos on NL make it real hard for you to maintain your normally, true and civil self whenever youre on here because of their animalistic behavior.

But, anyways, lets go back to topic. . . . . .

LMAO!

bk.babe97y:
Oliver Twist. Already wanting more. Greedy fuxckas!

LMAO!

~Bluetooth:
What is all these talk the talk ? Abeg the money should be donated to ojuku's burial.

And right after your alafin's assassination.

ak47mann:
one thing i have realised some of these kids didn't know their history at all they need to go back to history books is there to preach the truth always gonna surface no matter how much you try to hide it. Brethren s open your eyes don't listen to ignorant people telling you fake stories cus a blind man cannot see what is in front of him till he touches it go and get your facts right b4 comment

A significant officers and men of [i]Midwestern [/i]origin-Delta-Igbos fought on the side of the Biafran Army. Col. Mike Ndukwe Okweuechime, to start with was the Chief of Linguistics, Defence headquarters, Biafran Army till the end of the civil war on January 12, 1970. Navy Commander Frank Anukwu from Ika was in charge of Biafran Navy till the end of the war. Brigadier Nwawo from Aniocha North was General Officer who commanded 4 Command (Special) Division of Biafran Army. Col. Joe Achuzie from Oshimili South was General Officer Commanding (GOC) 16 division.

Late Col. B.S.A. Nwajei from Oshimili North was at a time, the Commander 14 division. Col. Ochei from Oshimili South was Commandant of School of Infantry Biafran Army. Col. Morah and Col. Henry Igboba from Aniocha North and Oshimili North, respectively fought gallantly for the survicval of Igbo people during the war. Late Major Albert Okonkwo from Oshimili North was the Administrator of the defunct Republic of Biafra Mr. George Nwanze from Oshimili North was the secretary to Odumegwu Ojukwu, Head of State defunct Republic of Biafra, to mention but a few. It is important to mention that the above top military Officers and highly respected men of substance from the then Midwestern region, did not fight as mercenaries. I want to state that as a matter of historical fact, I too fought gallantly on the side of Biafra. In fact, I came back from my studies in oversea and was confronted with the war, as Igbo people were been slaughtered all across the North, we had to ran from Jos to Ibusa where I joined Force with the Biafran Army.

Most importantly, it should not be forgotten that late Chukwuma Nzeogwu of Okpanam in Oshimili North died at Oboleke fighting on the side of Biafran Army.


http://ohuzo..com/2010/04/political-suicide-anioma-people-cannot.html

jason123:
Guy, don't try to act naive or stupi.d with me. I know you know what I mean. Even after the invasion, the administrator of the Mw region was an Igbo man, what happened to a Benin man?? What about Uhrobo and co??

My last response on this topic.

And im still trying to figure out your point.

jason123:
Let me just state that I do not hate Ndigbo oo! I was not attacking Igbos. Simply saying what I felt was right. If I offended anyone, NO VEX!!!
Point taken.

We dont care if u hate us or not. Stop saying MW because the High ranks in the Biafran army were from the MW,dummy.

jason123:
Including the families that died in the Lagos bomb, Ore and the Mid-west How much were they compensated with

Lol, when did Lagos get bombered? and also, did the articles say the families that died from the East were getting compensated? Dude, you are brain dead.

jason123:
Why are the Yorubas not compensated for Kwara?? Why are the Itsekiris not compensated for what happened to them
@ Onlylies,
So, only Igbo soldiers died or suffered during the war abi?? What about the Yorubas Biafrans killed when they bombed Lagos or the Yoruba biafrans killed when they conquered the MW and were coming to the SW at Ore What about the MWesterners Biafra forcefully occupied, killed, despoiled and committed all sorts of atrocities

Guys, learn to approach issues with fairness in heart. Everyone got involved in an unnecessary war, yet, some people are been compensated.

Ex-federal nigerian soldiers were compensated.Stop speaking out your azz, dumb-shyt. smh.