Stevosty:
well, the school denied they ever issue the ceremonial certificate he presented to INEC, is that not forgery?

The same school affirmed such certificates can be acquired through a third party vendor.

ganisucks:
Irrespective of what the release of the results may reveal, Tinubu will not be scarred by it. But President Tinubu should see this as a reason to extend an olive branch to the opposition and the various stakeholders.
First he should remove Cardozo as the CBN chief and give the cabal it's right of selecting the individual they want. Wale Edun and Dele Alake too must be replaced.

Second, he should discontinue with the planned release of the findings of the CBN inquiry.

Third, after some months, he should order the EFCC to begin an investigation into the activities of the inquiry team and especially zero-in on the special investigator, Jim Obazee. He should make sure this man gets at least five years with hard labour.

If he does a few of these and more, things might begin to look up for his administration.

Are you being sarcastic or delusional?

Urheadmaster:



A very rich big fool


One of his hired G wagon in his garage if sold, can send you and your entire generations


To the highest level of education

Owo o m’ago

Henrymas:
This Criminal will never succeed in Jesus Christ name. Iseeee.

How in the name of Jesus would you pray someone would not succeed? When Jesus preached love to even our enemies...

BIGDADDY000:
Hmm, POLITICS! although that's a how it suppose to be,

they should go and resign indeed if they want to hold a public offices.

But i trust that AUTOCRATIC MAN he will overrule their judgement as usual.

tHEY ARE HIS BOYS

This is beyond party politics. He will override the law only if he wants APC to fail.

Proudlyomonna:
Hmm.
But chere kodi,he has a car yet his mother is hawking
Can't he afford to start a small business for the momsy?
Hmm something is not right here,it's no secret that Nigerians will die for a moment of attention
They can do the unimaginable just to seek attention.

As a lawyer, that car is not a luxury, it’s a tool.

Penguin2:
The way Yoruba people abandoned this guy is heart wrenching.

Fiakwa

Nnamdi Kanu is next

Prof. Akintoye is Urhobo or Ijaw right?

CryptoTeacher:
Tinubu is campaigning seriously. He is so confident he has won the primaries.

He’s not confident actually , he’s only serious with his aspirations. He understands he needs to work hard to get his party ticket despite his standing in the party. He’s leaving no stone unturned. Yoruba believes whatever you labour to get, yields bountifully and last.

Lagosfinder:
You could be arrested if he doesn't find it funny


But if you get favor of God straight employment

If the governor finds it funny and he chooses to be his referee, he automatically becomes a PEP (Politically Exposed Person) and that comes with its attendant benefits and burdens.

Ila is actually the best location; converting the state owned institution to Federal. The state would be richer when the salary and other emoluments of the work force is yanked off.
You will agree with me, the state is struggling financially, maintenance of two Colleges of Education is one of the reasons.

Kayolamzy:
IWO IS THE BEST SITE FOR FEC, BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE IN ILA ORANGUN CURRENTLY

The College of Education in Ila is a glorified secondary school, it is not well funded and in fact, it was rumoured the administration of Mr. Aregbesola wanted to merge the school with the one in Ilesa. That was actually the reason Prof. Adeyeye sponsored a Bill to establish FCE in Ila-Orangun and upgrade the OSSCE. This is reduce the financial burden of the state government and allow Osun Central have a Federal Government established Higher Institution. Iwo was only trying to be clever by half. They rely on their strength in the civil service against that of Ila to hijack the FCE.

naija4life247:



The Ministry of Education is mad. There is already a College of Education at Ila-Oregun.

In a sane clime, there shouldn't be any confusion as to where to site the Federal College of Education in Osun state.

A former Senator who represented Osun Central during the last dispensation started the whole process of establishing the College in Osun state. His proposal Bill sought to address two problems; 1. Lack of Federal Institution in Osun Central 2. Alleviation of financial burden on the State Government.

Of all the three Senatorial Districts in Osun, only the Central District does not have any Federal Government established Higher Institution. The approved Institution can be sited at any town within the Central District. However, considering the second reason for the proposed Bill as sponsored by Prof. Olusola Adeyeye, Ila-Orangun is the most suitable location for the new FCE.

Currently, the state government runs two Colleges of Education. Whereas, it is not a news the state is struggling financially. Therefore, if the Osun state College of Education in Ila Orangun is upgraded to the new Federal College of Education, it will be a Win-Win situation to the state Government, the Federal Government and the host community. The salary burden of the workforce of OSSCE would be yanked off, the state government would be compensated for her assets while the Federal Government would spend less in kick-starting the new FCE.

Yet, if the state governor choose to stand logic on its head, then it would be his selfishness for his political correctness/benefits.

The whole brouhaha started when a town tries to use all it's arsenals; propaganda and blackmail inclusive. In fact, they bought over someone who has the hears of the governor to give credence to their agenda.

It would be a slap on the leadership of APC if the government refused to tow the path of honour, respect two of their own; Prof. Adeyeye and Chief Adebisi Akande and particularly prevent the old man from the impending embarrassment. Aside this, the state government should as a matter of fact, lobby and ensure the OSSCE Ila-Orangun is upgraded to the FCE, Ila-Orangun.

oshozondii:
•Says approval "letters" circulating in social media, fake



https://tribuneonlineng.com/confusion-as-fg-says-no-approval-on-location-of-new-6-colleges-of-education-yet/

Exchange Server ni

kerzhim:
Which server exactly? SQL, FTP, PROXY, or VPN ?

Atiku must be a lavish dreamer, and can never be trusted with our treasury again. Never!!!

...and you think Fayemi of all people will want to work against Tinubu's interest, especially if he so desired to contest for the office of the President in 2023?

pastorcyrus:

2023 planning,kayode fayemi has started gathering men that matters so that tinubu will not find it a smooth ride to the heart of northern elites in 2023 scheme of things

I sent one to you earlier, here it is again for your consumption:

Attention to all lovers of History

From the political Archives of Nigeria political history*

A must read piece to the end.

Igbo political leaders and their past misadventures resulting in current national political problems*

Do you know that when Tafawa Balewa was Prime Minister of Nigeria;

Chief of Army Staff was from SE
Chief of Naval Staff was from SE
IG of Police was from SE
Chief of Defence staff was fron SE
Internal Affairs Minister SE
External Affairs Minister SE
Education Minister South SE
Many other key ministries to SE
Parliament President SE
Unilag VC from SE
University of Ibadan VC from SE
North resisted same at ABU!

Still there was dissatisfaction by easterners; the officers from the region killed this same Balewa!

Out of all the most senior officers in Nigeria, SE has 37, none was killed. 8 from the north, all of them were killed. 10 from the west, 2 were killed.

Then Ironsi imposed a unitary system of government on the country so that everything can belong to a region who snatched it!

We must know our history so that when we want to make corrections, we will not end up concealing the truth. This has nothing to do with tribalism but everything to do with the truth.....at times when lies litter the streets. There is the tendency to think those are truths and facts.

What follows are documented facts that can be cross checked for authenticity!

Thou shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.

Prof. Ben Nwabueze was the man who drafted the constitution that took away powers from regions and handed it to the central govt because his brother Aguiyi Ironsi was the head of state then. Today, he is shouting restructuring that he helped to destroy. We won’t forget.

Let those who have ears hear.
*What Biafrans will never tell you about the real cause of their woes in Nigeria today*
The Igbo man is known to enjoy blaming the Hausa-fulanis, Yorubas and indeed every other Nigerian tribe and Lord Luggard/Britain for their seeming claim of being in third class citizen status in Nigeria.

In their perpetual attempts to play the victim card, they recount the political events of Nigeria from 1914 to the present in a half-baked and highly selective manner which cleverly avoids the mention of the roles played by their elite who by all natural laws of judgement were actually responsible for the woes that befell not only the Igbo race but the entire Nigeria nation.

The story told in the post above is one of such selective and distorted accounts of history which the average Igbo man is fond of narrating. However, the national archives have the complete and unedited history of Nigeria regarding the political events beginning way back from even before 1914.

I will therefore proceed to furnish my readers with the complete story for all to read and be endowed with enough facts so as to judge and act from an informed position.

Shortly after the 1914 Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates, it started getting clear that the country was bound to fail as the amalgamation in question was done with colonial fiat without the consent and consensus of the different tribes which were over 300.

This prompted the political leaders to start asking for de-amalgamation so as to forestall the future danger which the forced amalgamation portended. To that end, Ahmadu Bello, speaking on behalf of the Northern protectorate in 1944 described the amalgamation as:

"The mistake of 1914 which if allowed to remain will ultimately lead to unstoppable bloodshed and a failed country".

Awolowo, speaking on behalf of the Yorubas and Western minorities, described Nigeria as a mere geographical expression not qualified to be called a country let alone a nation. Awolowo added that if the amalgamation could not be reversed, then Nigeria should be structured as a strictly federal state so as to enable each tribe enjoy autonomy this freedom from being dominated by any one single tribe.

But Nnamdi Azikiwe, speaking for the Igbos, denounced Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, terming them ethnic champions. He accused them of nursing a sectional agenda against the unity of Nigeria, and he declared further that the Unity of Nigeria was non-negotiable.

After moving the motion for independece in 1953, Anthony Enahoro proposed that a secession clause should be incorporated into the future constitution of Nigeria so as to give legal backing for any tribe to peacefully exit the forced union if it feels marginalized in future.

According to Enahoro, such provision in our constitution would instill in all Nigeria's future leaders the fear of the consequences of misgovernance.

But Azikiwe, speaking on behalf of Igbos, rose against him in the parliament and labelled him an agent of disunity, and enemy of Nigeria.

At a later date, Awolowo too made a case for secession clause, but Azikiwe again resisted him and instigated the colonial authorities to threaten him and Enahoro with charges of treasonable felony if they didn't stop proposing secession clause for the future constitution.

While Azikiwe did all these, Igbos cheered and urged him on because they felt the future Nigeria was theirs to dominate and lord it over every other tribe

Before independece, Tafawa Balewa too had in a public speech described Nigeria as a British experiment and Nigeria's unity as a British intention which Nigerians themselves don't believe in.

But Azikiwe kicked and demonized him too. Had Azikiwe co-operated with Enahoro, Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa about the secession clause, Nigeria perhaps would not have been this misgoverned.

For those in doubt, here is a link of one of the numerous instances in which Nnamdi Azikiwe fought against the secession clause proposal for the future Nigeria constitution.

*https://www.thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2017/06/my-opposition-to-secession-zik/*

It should be noted that there were many Igbo members of the parliament in which Azikiwe fought against Awolowo's secession clause proposal in the link above, but not a single one of them rose against Azikiwe or condemned him.

Igbos initially never wanted to hear anything like secession in Nigeria because they so much believed, though falsely, that they were the most educated tribe. (The first Nigerian tribe to produce a university graduate is the Binis).

As an evidence of Igbo domination agenda hence their initial resistance to the idea of secession; here are some quotes:

"From all indications, the god of us Igbos have destined us to rule the whole of Africa"..... Nnamdi Azikiwe (1945).

"It is getting clearer each day that Igbo domination of Nigeria is just a question of time"... Oscar Onyeamma. (1949)

As at 1900, the whole of the present Benue State, Kogi East Senatorial District and some southern parts of Taraba State called Munchi District back then; were all in the Southern Protectorate.

Whoever doubts this should consult MacMillan Atlas for secondary schools in Nigeria.
With that situation the South had a higher population than the North hence always had an upper hand in any democratic bargain.

But as at the early fifties when the regions were being created, common sense dictated clearly that these areas should fall in the future Eastern Region.

But against common sense, the colonial masters decided to gerrymander them into the Northern Region.

While they did that, Azikiwe who was supposed to be in Enugu fighting against it as the leader of the East, was far away in Ibadan struggling with Awolowo to rule the Western Region and also playing the spoiler role against Awolowo's attempts to have Kwara and present Kogi Yorubas carved into the Western Region from the North which was already too large by landmass.

While he abandoned his burning house and was far away in Ibadan struggling against Awolowo for his own (Awolowo's) region, Igbos saw absolutely nothing wrong with that. Rather they applauded him as a nationalist. A nationalist whose house was burning yet busy chasing rats in a far away land.

When opinions became unanimous that Lord Luggard and his government must be forced out of Nigeria and indeed the whole of Africa, it was still the Igbos that frustrated the attempts.

Here is how:
In 1948, Anthony Enahoro organized an anti-colonization symposium in Lagos for which Azikiwe and some other Igbos had agreed to deliver the keynote address.

But when the D-day came, Azikiwe was nowhere to be found as he deliberately disappeared into thin air for fear of being arrested and dealt with by Lord Luggard.

Anthony Enahoro then quickly replaced Azikiwe with another person who did the job improptu but perfectly well as he lambasted and lampooned Lord Luggard and the British Government.

However, the British soldiers invaded the symposium venue, arrested the speaker and Enahoro and jailed them for treasonable felony.

Ironically, the next day Azikiwe came out of hiding and granted a radio interview in which he accused Enahoro and the other organizers of suffering from youthful exuberance.

On regaining his freedom few weeks later and being told of Azikiwe's radio interview, Enahoro resigned from his post as Editor of Azikiwe's newspaper - The West African Pilot.

Then he wrote a book titled "Nnamdi Azikiwe: Sinner of Saint".

After launching the book, Enahoro left Azikiwe's party - the NCNC, and moved over to Awolowo's Action Group.

The first military coup in Nigeria was carried out by majority of Igbo army officers.

That was the coup that truncated democracy just six years post Independence and led to a succession of coups which put the country on the reverse gear for 33 years.

Through that first coup, those Igbo army officers who accused the politicians and government of the day of monumental corruption, killed the political leaders of the Northern, Western and Midwestern Regions but allowed all Igbo political figures to escape by tipping them off prior to the D-Day.

In addition to the killing of political figures, they also killed a total of 27 innocent high ranking military officers from every region except their Eastern Region.

*In the end an Igbo man called Aguiyi Ironsi, who was supposed to have been killed alongside other military officers, ended up becoming the new military ruler of Nigeria*

*Rather than immediately arrest and punish the coup plotters, he kept them in detention where they were treated as heroes*

*This was actually what sowed the seed for the eventual Biafra War. On the 23rd of February 1966 (i.e. a month and 8 days after the first coup porpularly but wrongly known as Nzeogwu coup, an Ijaw born Army officer called Isaac Adaka Boro who hailed from Kaima town of present Bayelsa State, declared the secession of the Niger Delta Republic in an attempt to free his Ijaw people from the monumental marginalization they had been suffering under Igbos in the old Eastern Region*
*But Aguiyi Ironsi immediately ordered Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu to arrest him and hand him over to the military high command under him in Lagos. Ojukwu went all out against Isaac Adaka Boro with federal military might and within 12 fighting days killed 150 Isaac Boro's soldiers, arrested him, stripped him naked, and had him driven to Lagos and handed to Ironsi who immediately charged him to court and within two months secured against him a conviction of treasonable felony for which he was sentenced to death by hanging fixed for December that year by the Supreme Court*

*His 'crime' was that he declared secession of The Niger Delta Republic from Nigeria. Meanwhile the Igbo coupists who shed innocent blood of other tribes and even sprayed bullets into the bellies of the pregnant wives of Ahmadu Bello and Brigadier Shodeinde were not charged to court or arraigned before any military tribunal*

*Isaac Adaka Boro was in detention waiting for December to come for him to join his ancestors. But God so kind, a revenge coup happened on July 29 by Northern soldiers and Ironsi was overthrown and killed*

Gowon took over and released Isaac Adaka Boro unconditionally, reinstated him into the Army with his previous rank.

Then on May 30, 1967, Ojukwu too declared secession of Biafra Republic from Nigeria and without consulting or apologising to Isaac Boro, drew a Biafra map which included the very areas that made up Isaac Adaka Boro's earlier declared Niger Delta Republic for which he fought against him and killed his soldiers.

Seeing such level of arrogance in Ojukwu, Isaac Boro asked Gowon to provide arms for him to crush Biafra by fighting on the Nigerian side in vengeance for Ojukwu's frustration of his own secession declaration 15 months earlier.

Isaac Boro, as an Ijaw man conversant with the waterways, led the Nigeria Army through the coastal areas into Igboland to finish off thousands of Ojukwu's soldiers thus leading to the crushing defeat of Biafra.

But today, Igbos accuse Ijaws of betraying them in the war. But from the facts as above, who really betrayed the other in all honesty?

Be the judge.

Why Gowon fought against Ojukwu's declaration of Biafra was as follows:

After Ironsi and Ojukwu successfully crushed Isaac Boro's Niger Delta Republic declaration, Ironsi immediately proceeded to promulgate the Anti-secession Decree which made the mere mention of secession from Nigeria punishable with death by hanging.

Ojukwu openly supported and endorsed the decree despite disapproval of it by the general public. So when Ojukwu later declared Biafra secession, he was reminded of the Anti-secession Decree made by him and his brother Ironsi.

Deadly Truth: Igbos frequently reference Aburi Accord to create the impression that the rest Nigerian tribes don't honour agreements. This is a very dishonest narrative from Igbos.

First and foremost Aburi Accord was organized by soldiers and unelected civil servants who should not participate in political exercises like making laws due to the civil service anonymity principle.

Secondly, those civil servants and military men in attendance were not elected by their federal constituencies to the Aburi summit.

In the philosophy of democracy the only universally acceptable way of making laws is through duly elected representatives of the people. But in going to Aburi the peoples' representatives duly elected in the 1965 elections were all sidelined for soldiers to hijack the process.

Where on earth do soldiers make laws for the people? Rather, the civilian populace makes laws that guide the military.

Aburi Accord therefore had no seal of the people's sovereignty hence it was an illegality which shouldn't have been allowed to stand.

Thirdly, in 1957, Nigerians from all federal constituencies democratically elected representatives whom they sponsored to London, paid their flight tickets and hotel cc accommodation for the Independence constitutional conference.

Those representatives all resolved and agreed on federalism marked by regional autonomy and resource control in the Independence Constitution which they brought back home and everyone accepted it.

In that constitution, Nigerians all agreed that on no account shall the military take over power. It was also clearly stated in it that ammendments to it could be done by only democratically elected representatives.

That constitution was the first ever agreement between all Nigerians.

On the day of his inauguration as the Army GoC, Aguiyi Ironsi stood before the whole world and with his own mouth swore to protect and defend that sovereign Independence constitution regardless of the circumstances that may later arise.

But just six years after he manufactured an excuse to clinch power against the clear provisions of that constitution we all agreed to, unilaterally began to amend its provisions with his very offensive Decrees, and ended up dismantling the federalism and resource control therein, and ultimately subverted that constitution we all painstakingly sacrificed to draft.

That was the height of irresponsibility and the dishonoring of sacred agreement. That was how Igbos breached the first agreement, all Nigerians, ever all mutually consented to, thus laying the foundation for violation of future agreements.

So Aburi Accord was only treated exactly the same way Igbos treated the Independence constitution agreement.
Obasanjo removed history from the school curriculum hence the reason why many of what we do for a know of the eventualities in Biafra war were altered to suite their narratives.

With the Igbo’s in Yoruba land, “the hand shake has exceeded the wrist”. And as Chinua Achebe said in his book, “it has turned to a fight”

One thing I can about Yorubas is that they are liberal and broadminded. Well I believe God is on our side. We are like givers who will NEVER lack

It’s high time Yoruba nation intelligentsia go to works, see how we can relate and equitably accommodate the Igbos without undermining our own interests. Yes Nigeria is a nation but the Igbo people will not allow a fraction of what we tolerate in Lagos in Ochanja (Onitsha), Aba, Enugu and the likes.

Bede2u:
tell me wat u knw about ironsi's decree 34...and tell me wat u know about the 1979 constitution....am sure u dont even know wat am talking about

Please take your time and read this to the end. You may try and research more to reconfirm:

Attention to all lovers of History

From the political Archives of Nigeria political history*

A must read piece to the end.

Igbo political leaders and their past misadventures resulting in current national political problems*

Do you know that when Tafawa Balewa was Prime Minister of Nigeria;

Chief of Army Staff was from SE
Chief of Naval Staff was from SE
IG of Police was from SE
Chief of Defence staff was fron SE
Internal Affairs Minister SE
External Affairs Minister SE
Education Minister South SE
Many other key ministries to SE
Parliament President SE
Unilag VC from SE
University of Ibadan VC from SE
North resisted same at ABU!

Still there was dissatisfaction by easterners; the officers from the region killed this same Balewa!

Out of all the most senior officers in Nigeria, SE has 37, none was killed. 8 from the north, all of them were killed. 10 from the west, 2 were killed.

Then Ironsi imposed a unitary system of government on the country so that everything can belong to a region who snatched it!

We must know our history so that when we want to make corrections, we will not end up concealing the truth. This has nothing to do with tribalism but everything to do with the truth.....at times when lies litter the streets. There is the tendency to think those are truths and facts.

What follows are documented facts that can be cross checked for authenticity!

Thou shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.

Prof. Ben Nwabueze was the man who drafted the constitution that took away powers from regions and handed it to the central govt because his brother Aguiyi Ironsi was the head of state then. Today, he is shouting restructuring that he helped to destroy. We won’t forget.

Let those who have ears hear.
*What Biafrans will never tell you about the real cause of their woes in Nigeria today*
The Igbo man is known to enjoy blaming the Hausa-fulanis, Yorubas and indeed every other Nigerian tribe and Lord Luggard/Britain for their seeming claim of being in third class citizen status in Nigeria.

In their perpetual attempts to play the victim card, they recount the political events of Nigeria from 1914 to the present in a half-baked and highly selective manner which cleverly avoids the mention of the roles played by their elite who by all natural laws of judgement were actually responsible for the woes that befell not only the Igbo race but the entire Nigeria nation.

The story told in the post above is one of such selective and distorted accounts of history which the average Igbo man is fond of narrating. However, the national archives have the complete and unedited history of Nigeria regarding the political events beginning way back from even before 1914.

I will therefore proceed to furnish my readers with the complete story for all to read and be endowed with enough facts so as to judge and act from an informed position.

Shortly after the 1914 Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates, it started getting clear that the country was bound to fail as the amalgamation in question was done with colonial fiat without the consent and consensus of the different tribes which were over 300.

This prompted the political leaders to start asking for de-amalgamation so as to forestall the future danger which the forced amalgamation portended. To that end, Ahmadu Bello, speaking on behalf of the Northern protectorate in 1944 described the amalgamation as:

"The mistake of 1914 which if allowed to remain will ultimately lead to unstoppable bloodshed and a failed country".

Awolowo, speaking on behalf of the Yorubas and Western minorities, described Nigeria as a mere geographical expression not qualified to be called a country let alone a nation. Awolowo added that if the amalgamation could not be reversed, then Nigeria should be structured as a strictly federal state so as to enable each tribe enjoy autonomy this freedom from being dominated by any one single tribe.

But Nnamdi Azikiwe, speaking for the Igbos, denounced Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, terming them ethnic champions. He accused them of nursing a sectional agenda against the unity of Nigeria, and he declared further that the Unity of Nigeria was non-negotiable.

After moving the motion for independece in 1953, Anthony Enahoro proposed that a secession clause should be incorporated into the future constitution of Nigeria so as to give legal backing for any tribe to peacefully exit the forced union if it feels marginalized in future.

According to Enahoro, such provision in our constitution would instill in all Nigeria's future leaders the fear of the consequences of misgovernance.

But Azikiwe, speaking on behalf of Igbos, rose against him in the parliament and labelled him an agent of disunity, and enemy of Nigeria.

At a later date, Awolowo too made a case for secession clause, but Azikiwe again resisted him and instigated the colonial authorities to threaten him and Enahoro with charges of treasonable felony if they didn't stop proposing secession clause for the future constitution.

While Azikiwe did all these, Igbos cheered and urged him on because they felt the future Nigeria was theirs to dominate and lord it over every other tribe

Before independece, Tafawa Balewa too had in a public speech described Nigeria as a British experiment and Nigeria's unity as a British intention which Nigerians themselves don't believe in.

But Azikiwe kicked and demonized him too. Had Azikiwe co-operated with Enahoro, Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa about the secession clause, Nigeria perhaps would not have been this misgoverned.

For those in doubt, here is a link of one of the numerous instances in which Nnamdi Azikiwe fought against the secession clause proposal for the future Nigeria constitution.

*https://www.thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2017/06/my-opposition-to-secession-zik/*

It should be noted that there were many Igbo members of the parliament in which Azikiwe fought against Awolowo's secession clause proposal in the link above, but not a single one of them rose against Azikiwe or condemned him.

Igbos initially never wanted to hear anything like secession in Nigeria because they so much believed, though falsely, that they were the most educated tribe. (The first Nigerian tribe to produce a university graduate is the Binis).

As an evidence of Igbo domination agenda hence their initial resistance to the idea of secession; here are some quotes:

"From all indications, the god of us Igbos have destined us to rule the whole of Africa"..... Nnamdi Azikiwe (1945).

"It is getting clearer each day that Igbo domination of Nigeria is just a question of time"... Oscar Onyeamma. (1949)

As at 1900, the whole of the present Benue State, Kogi East Senatorial District and some southern parts of Taraba State called Munchi District back then; were all in the Southern Protectorate.

Whoever doubts this should consult MacMillan Atlas for secondary schools in Nigeria.
With that situation the South had a higher population than the North hence always had an upper hand in any democratic bargain.

But as at the early fifties when the regions were being created, common sense dictated clearly that these areas should fall in the future Eastern Region.

But against common sense, the colonial masters decided to gerrymander them into the Northern Region.

While they did that, Azikiwe who was supposed to be in Enugu fighting against it as the leader of the East, was far away in Ibadan struggling with Awolowo to rule the Western Region and also playing the spoiler role against Awolowo's attempts to have Kwara and present Kogi Yorubas carved into the Western Region from the North which was already too large by landmass.

While he abandoned his burning house and was far away in Ibadan struggling against Awolowo for his own (Awolowo's) region, Igbos saw absolutely nothing wrong with that. Rather they applauded him as a nationalist. A nationalist whose house was burning yet busy chasing rats in a far away land.

When opinions became unanimous that Lord Luggard and his government must be forced out of Nigeria and indeed the whole of Africa, it was still the Igbos that frustrated the attempts.

Here is how:
In 1948, Anthony Enahoro organized an anti-colonization symposium in Lagos for which Azikiwe and some other Igbos had agreed to deliver the keynote address.

But when the D-day came, Azikiwe was nowhere to be found as he deliberately disappeared into thin air for fear of being arrested and dealt with by Lord Luggard.

Anthony Enahoro then quickly replaced Azikiwe with another person who did the job improptu but perfectly well as he lambasted and lampooned Lord Luggard and the British Government.

However, the British soldiers invaded the symposium venue, arrested the speaker and Enahoro and jailed them for treasonable felony.

Ironically, the next day Azikiwe came out of hiding and granted a radio interview in which he accused Enahoro and the other organizers of suffering from youthful exuberance.

On regaining his freedom few weeks later and being told of Azikiwe's radio interview, Enahoro resigned from his post as Editor of Azikiwe's newspaper - The West African Pilot.

Then he wrote a book titled "Nnamdi Azikiwe: Sinner of Saint".

After launching the book, Enahoro left Azikiwe's party - the NCNC, and moved over to Awolowo's Action Group.

The first military coup in Nigeria was carried out by majority of Igbo army officers.

That was the coup that truncated democracy just six years post Independence and led to a succession of coups which put the country on the reverse gear for 33 years.

Through that first coup, those Igbo army officers who accused the politicians and government of the day of monumental corruption, killed the political leaders of the Northern, Western and Midwestern Regions but allowed all Igbo political figures to escape by tipping them off prior to the D-Day.

In addition to the killing of political figures, they also killed a total of 27 innocent high ranking military officers from every region except their Eastern Region.

*In the end an Igbo man called Aguiyi Ironsi, who was supposed to have been killed alongside other military officers, ended up becoming the new military ruler of Nigeria*

*Rather than immediately arrest and punish the coup plotters, he kept them in detention where they were treated as heroes*

*This was actually what sowed the seed for the eventual Biafra War. On the 23rd of February 1966 (i.e. a month and 8 days after the first coup porpularly but wrongly known as Nzeogwu coup, an Ijaw born Army officer called Isaac Adaka Boro who hailed from Kaima town of present Bayelsa State, declared the secession of the Niger Delta Republic in an attempt to free his Ijaw people from the monumental marginalization they had been suffering under Igbos in the old Eastern Region*
*But Aguiyi Ironsi immediately ordered Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu to arrest him and hand him over to the military high command under him in Lagos. Ojukwu went all out against Isaac Adaka Boro with federal military might and within 12 fighting days killed 150 Isaac Boro's soldiers, arrested him, stripped him naked, and had him driven to Lagos and handed to Ironsi who immediately charged him to court and within two months secured against him a conviction of treasonable felony for which he was sentenced to death by hanging fixed for December that year by the Supreme Court*

*His 'crime' was that he declared secession of The Niger Delta Republic from Nigeria. Meanwhile the Igbo coupists who shed innocent blood of other tribes and even sprayed bullets into the bellies of the pregnant wives of Ahmadu Bello and Brigadier Shodeinde were not charged to court or arraigned before any military tribunal*

*Isaac Adaka Boro was in detention waiting for December to come for him to join his ancestors. But God so kind, a revenge coup happened on July 29 by Northern soldiers and Ironsi was overthrown and killed*

Gowon took over and released Isaac Adaka Boro unconditionally, reinstated him into the Army with his previous rank.

Then on May 30, 1967, Ojukwu too declared secession of Biafra Republic from Nigeria and without consulting or apologising to Isaac Boro, drew a Biafra map which included the very areas that made up Isaac Adaka Boro's earlier declared Niger Delta Republic for which he fought against him and killed his soldiers.

Seeing such level of arrogance in Ojukwu, Isaac Boro asked Gowon to provide arms for him to crush Biafra by fighting on the Nigerian side in vengeance for Ojukwu's frustration of his own secession declaration 15 months earlier.

Isaac Boro, as an Ijaw man conversant with the waterways, led the Nigeria Army through the coastal areas into Igboland to finish off thousands of Ojukwu's soldiers thus leading to the crushing defeat of Biafra.

But today, Igbos accuse Ijaws of betraying them in the war. But from the facts as above, who really betrayed the other in all honesty?

Be the judge.

Why Gowon fought against Ojukwu's declaration of Biafra was as follows:

After Ironsi and Ojukwu successfully crushed Isaac Boro's Niger Delta Republic declaration, Ironsi immediately proceeded to promulgate the Anti-secession Decree which made the mere mention of secession from Nigeria punishable with death by hanging.

Ojukwu openly supported and endorsed the decree despite disapproval of it by the general public. So when Ojukwu later declared Biafra secession, he was reminded of the Anti-secession Decree made by him and his brother Ironsi.

Deadly Truth: Igbos frequently reference Aburi Accord to create the impression that the rest Nigerian tribes don't honour agreements. This is a very dishonest narrative from Igbos.

First and foremost Aburi Accord was organized by soldiers and unelected civil servants who should not participate in political exercises like making laws due to the civil service anonymity principle.

Secondly, those civil servants and military men in attendance were not elected by their federal constituencies to the Aburi summit.

In the philosophy of democracy the only universally acceptable way of making laws is through duly elected representatives of the people. But in going to Aburi the peoples' representatives duly elected in the 1965 elections were all sidelined for soldiers to hijack the process.

Where on earth do soldiers make laws for the people? Rather, the civilian populace makes laws that guide the military.

Aburi Accord therefore had no seal of the people's sovereignty hence it was an illegality which shouldn't have been allowed to stand.

Thirdly, in 1957, Nigerians from all federal constituencies democratically elected representatives whom they sponsored to London, paid their flight tickets and hotel cc accommodation for the Independence constitutional conference.

Those representatives all resolved and agreed on federalism marked by regional autonomy and resource control in the Independence Constitution which they brought back home and everyone accepted it.

In that constitution, Nigerians all agreed that on no account shall the military take over power. It was also clearly stated in it that ammendments to it could be done by only democratically elected representatives.

That constitution was the first ever agreement between all Nigerians.

On the day of his inauguration as the Army GoC, Aguiyi Ironsi stood before the whole world and with his own mouth swore to protect and defend that sovereign Independence constitution regardless of the circumstances that may later arise.

But just six years after he manufactured an excuse to clinch power against the clear provisions of that constitution we all agreed to, unilaterally began to amend its provisions with his very offensive Decrees, and ended up dismantling the federalism and resource control therein, and ultimately subverted that constitution we all painstakingly sacrificed to draft.

That was the height of irresponsibility and the dishonoring of sacred agreement. That was how Igbos breached the first agreement, all Nigerians, ever all mutually consented to, thus laying the foundation for violation of future agreements.

So Aburi Accord was only treated exactly the same way Igbos treated the Independence constitution agreement.
Obasanjo removed history from the school curriculum hence the reason why many of what we do for a know of the eventualities in Biafra war were altered to suite their narratives.

With the Igbo’s in Yoruba land, “the hand shake has exceeded the wrist”. And as Chinua Achebe said in his book, “it has turned to a fight”

One thing I can about Yorubas is that they are liberal and broadminded. Well I believe God is on our side. We are like givers who will NEVER lack

It’s high time Yoruba nation intelligentsia go to works, see how we can relate and equitably accommodate the Igbos without undermining our own interests. Yes Nigeria is a nation but the Igbo people will not allow a fraction of what we tolerate in Lagos in Ochanja (Onitsha), Aba, Enugu and the likes.

Bede2u:
where was nadeco wen ojukwu went to aburi to get restructuring?

Where u yoruba moslems not singing gowon's praise wen he abondoned the aburi accord?

All sw had to do was vote gej in for a 2nd term and get a bettet deal from him...knowing that we are all southerners....sw said no...nw the north knows they can keep power indefinitely by aligning with the different southern zones when it suits them.

South is screwed

stevolution5:
Ilasamaja nkor, did it used to b a war front?

It wasn't actually war front. There was a man from Ila-Orangun, an ancient town in Yoruba land (Present Osun state) popularly called 'Ila', he was brave and gave everyone he fought bloodied nose.

Ila, at a point decided to quit fighting. However, there was a stubborn and equally tough guy who was trying to engage Ila. Knowing fully Ila never lost a battle and that the other guy could also wreck havoc , Ila was persuaded not to fight... People were shouting in Yoruba language 'Ila, sa'maja'... meaning, Ila just don't fight... That how the name, Ilasamaja, was birth.

Teewhy2:
The difference & similarities between Buhari and Obasanjo.
Difference
Both inherited bad economy and low crude oil prices but one appointed young Nigerian brains scattered around the world as ministers and head of agency , while the other appoints old brains who still reason with their old way of doing things.

Similarities between the two is that they both use government agencies to prosecute people who don't support their way of doing things, and both are old people who has been lying to the young ones since 70's that they are the future of tomorrow but never wants to leave power to them.

When Obj appointed your so called young Nigerian brains, could you see they were able to make things work as it should be? The Power supply was made stable 24/7, Jobs were ready made for graduates, all our roads were asphalted with great drainage system, portable water everywhere, health services were topnotch. But with Buhari's old men, they were able to undo the BVN implementation, they stopped activities of the standard guard railing system the young brains put in place, they spoilt the Lagos/Ibadan highway, 2nd Niger bridge and scattered the Abuja and other airport terminals the young brains worked out. They reversed the non-oil revenue the young brains were able to fashioned out and increased. The old brain ensured JAMB and Customs never remit into the Treasury. Buhari and his old brains' cabinet self.

Actually, the physical counting process was expunged from the amended act. Rigging is a systemic process,
it wouldn't just happen on the day ballots are casted. Proactive measures need be in place to ensure 2019 election is free, fair and credible.

harley88:
I don't think this is possible cos we do the physical voting here not the online one. Anyways Sai Baba till 2023

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Olachase:
Osun Ila-orogun please how do I get there

Where are you coming from? You can always get to Ila from Osogbo...Ikirun... Ila-Orangun or or Ilorin...Offa..Ijabe..Oyan...Ila.

It is Ila-Orangun and not Ila-Orogun

infocabal:
Good day my fellow Nairalanders.

I have been hearing of this issue, I didn't believe until it happened to me last week.

I went to withdraw money from Diamond Bank ATM in Gwagwalada, Abuja around 9pm. When it was my turn, I slotted in my ATM card entered my Pin and entered the amount of withdrawal. Only for the Machine to be hang, I was then pressing the red button so it reject my card but alas, it Swallowed my Card.

So disappointed, I told the security man, he said there is nothing can be done, that I should go to my bank which is first Bank to get another ATM card.

I went home that night only for me to be seeing alert of N20,065 four times... And 15,065 once.

And the withdrawal location is in Wuse 2, which is about 50km away from Gwagwalada. My account was emptied and only me know my PIN. Even my wife doesn't know it.

So the next morning I went to first Bank to complain about the matter, and they told me someone withdrew the money in another location. I told them how possible is that? When
1. Am the only one that know my PIN
2. The location of withdrawal is 50mins away and I got alert less than that time.
3. The card was swallowed up by Diamond bank ATM and I still waited for it to come out but it didn't.

Infact, the customer care lady said, 2 other people came to complain about the same incident from the same location where my ATM was swallowed.

I was told to visit Diamond bank or the Police.
Quickly I went to police station to lay my complain.
Only for the DPO to tell me to bring N5, 000 to write letter to the bank.
And I told him, where will i get the money from, when they have withdrew all the money in my account.

To cut the long story short, we are still on the matter, I was even made to know that bank officials connive to criminals to get swallowed atm card and correlating PIN, don't really know how true this is.

It's becoming a rampant case gradually, rhetoric relevant authority should be informed please.

I sympathize with you on your loss. However, you possibly didn't use your card on that ATM. Probably you used a swapped card (Which got trapped because you used a wrong PIN of course.) Someone had your card information and got another swapped with you, it could be someone you thought you were helping or someone who poised as helping you. I am sorry, you may not get your fund back with the mindset that a bank staff carried out the fraud. Worst still, some people are insinuating the security guard knew something about the incident, common people, that's fallacy. How would an external guard has access to the ATM room?

Did you take a look at the debit amount? Which ATM dispenses such figures?

Look inward, you might remember someone who had gotten your PIN by a means of shoulder surfing.

Adaumunocha:
He's indeed lucky... But why expose all d details?

Did you just mentioned lucky? Far from it sweetie. This is a strategy dear, prospective scammers look up to the name of the sender and eventually get scammed.

MrBigiman:


Thanks. So far I have managed to save 800k. I told the lady we should try and budget 500k, so we still have some change but she claim I don't value her and says I should step it up to 1.4m. She also say I must buy a ride, DAT she can't be married and trekking.

Personally, I will not advise you take to anyone's advice on this part. You have the best from @BellaElla already. You should know what is best for you. If I were you, I would only use one third (at most) of my savings for my wedding ceremonies.

rossyc:
Which one is DPC again? if he wanna succeed he should join a better party or invest his money in something profitable...

Pease which one is a better party?

9jakohai:


Not going to happen for the following reasons

1.Government is not earning enough dollars from oil to buffer the naira. We were able to keep the naira below N200 simply because then we were earning enough forex to buffer the dollars.

2.Part of the reason why govt is not earning enough forex is the fall in oil prcies . As a result, CBN is forced to restrict the dollar outflows from the country.....so as to have dollars to buffer the naira and meet our financial obligations. This has the bad effect of driving away foreign investors....since they cannot remit their dollars to their home countries easily.....unlike during the time when oil prcies were sky high ...and there were enough dollars flowing in .....which meant no need for restrictions.(And for the GEJ did not save crowd....saving lots of money won't have stopped CBN from restricting forex outflows....since every savings has a finite lifespan when you begin eating from it).

3.If you want the naira to go down to N1=$1, you do either of these two things

a) Diversify the export base...ie export more agric products and more solid minerals (Nickel in Kaduna state loading...) . Back in 1978...when N1=$1...Nigeria was a world leader in the export of cotton, groundnut, palm oil, benninseed, tin, columbite, and we had an oil boom going on. Enough dollars flowing in.

b) Ramp up domestic manufacturing...with the aim of exporting more manufactured goods...which is what China, Japan and many developed countries do.

And this measures take time...and money.(We may have to take a loan, in my opinion, to boost power, water and transport....and even agric production specifically....in the short term.)

Brilliant Expressions!

DickDastardly:
Im hand clean so?

If him hand no clean; he go escape?

You kuku ma add Hitler

APCHaram:
Abacha
Dimka
Qaddafi
Idi Amin

Come 2019, specifically at the expiration of this tenure, I hope you would be bold enough to hold Tinubu for achievement or otherwise of this administration.

wite111:
Buhari and APC are the worst scam of the century.Tinubu you see your life.You see where you carry us enter?Na you I dey hold.No be even the clueless Buhari.Na you put Nigeria for this mata

Fayose is making sense on this, his submissions are factual. On this, he's doing the best for his people.

yekparikpa:
Fayose should tread softly! Your security is not guaranteed after your tenure as the Governor of Ekiti state.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Here is a little piece to remind everyone to self examine and get breast scans/mammograms because early detection is the most effective weapon in the fight against the scourge. Both MEN and WOMEN have a higher chance of surviving breast cancer, if the symptoms are detected early.

Myths About Breast Cancer:

Only women with a family history of breast cancer will get it.
The truth is, 80% of women who develop breast cancer have no family history. So it’s important to understand that you are still at risk for breast cancer even if no one in your family has ever had the disease.

Breast Cancer is contagious.
You cannot catch breast cancer nor transfer it to someone else’s body. Breast cancer is the result of uncontrolled growth of mutated cells that begins to spread into other tissues within the breast.

Wearing an underwire bra (Koste'e) causes cancer.
No research shows that wearing an underwire bra increases your risk of breast cancer.
Mammograms catch EVERY breast cancer.

Mammograms can miss up to 10% of breast cancer. This is why it’s so important to go for screening mammograms regularly and let your healthcare provider know if you notice any unusual changes in your breasts. Having dense breasts can also make it harder to find cancer on a mammogram.

Having a mammogram can cause breast cancer or can cause an already existing cancer to spread.
Mammograms require very small doses of radiation. Research confirms that the risk of harm from radiation exposure by mammography is very low. The benefits of the earlier diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer far outweigh the risk of the small dose of radiation received during a mammogram.


Facts About Breast Cancer
In the spirit of heightening Breast Cancer awareness, here are some breast cancer facts;
Breast cancer deaths have been declining since 1990 thanks to early detection, better screening, increased awareness, and new treatment options.

Getting a mammogram can help reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer by 30 to 40% among women ages 40 to 70
Exercise reduces breast cancer risk for women of all body types – even lean women, the American Cancer Society recommends 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week to manage risk, for some, even 30 minutes per week has been found to be beneficial.
Being overweight or obese increases the risk of breast cancer.

Breast cancer isn't always a lump: It's helpful to know that breast cancer can appear in forms other than a lump, which means there are other physical signs you should watch for. Other symptoms that you should get checked out include:

Thickening of the skin in the breast or underarm area
Swelling, warmth, redness, or darkening of the breasts;
A change in your breast size or shape
Dimpling or puckering of the breast skin
An itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple
A pulling in of your nipple or another part of your breast
Sudden nipple discharge
Or pain in one spot of the breast that doesn't go away.

There is an increased risk of breast cancer for women who have been using birth control pills for more than five years. Although that risk is relatively small, due to the low amount of hormones in birth control pills today, women who have a significant family history of breast cancer may take a break for a year from the pill after a five year period.

Every year, you should have a physical assessment which includes a clinical breast exam and pelvic exam. However, if you notice anything unusual before your scheduled visit, do not hesitate to see the doctor immediately.

Women who began their menstrual cycles before the age of 12, have no biological children or had their first child at 30 or older, or began menopause after 55 are at a higher risk.

Most women survive breast cancer: Cancer is scary, but in most cases, women who are diagnosed with breast cancer survive and lead healthy lives.

As the causes of breast cancer aren't fully understood, at the moment it's not possible to know if it can be prevented. However, studies have looked at the link between breast cancer and diet. Although there are no definite conclusions, there are benefits for women who:

Maintain a healthy weight
Exercise regularly
Have a low intake of saturated fat and alcohol

Early detection remains the best weapon when fighting against breast Cancer. When breast cancer is detected early, before it has spread to other parts of the body, the survival rate is as high as 98%.

Don’t delay do a self exam and get scanned today