Go to school first.

Autogduru411:
With that huge amount of money, it's either Canada, USA or Australia....

Weldon bro

NLReposter:
He is an arsenal fan

A gooner

You stole a car and still rode it past its ownerr

Arsenal fans are stars

Ariba2:
Unfortunately you don't think with your head up, probably u think with your testicles. Just Ibadan had this kind of building over 40years now. Cocoa house in ibadan is 24 storey and the first skyscraper in Africa, where were your ancestors then?
Btw...... Visit Yoruba land to see what is been refers to as EDIFICE.....
Sorry oo my SS people, i didn't mean to insult anybody cos am not the type but your brother who doesn't keep his mouth shut caused it.... Omo osan ni ko ponpo ba iya...

I have better things to do than visiting Yorubaland. I use Abuja Airport for my journeys. Nonsense

"IGBO ARE THE MAKERS OF MODERN NIGERIA"--PROF TEKENA TAMUNO, NIGERIAN HISTORIAN

The problem with writing skewered history is that it equally misinforms its target: Kayode Esho was a great jurist, but Akunne Oputa was the "Socrates" of the Supreme court. Enahoro was a young editor, but Azikiwe made him that young editor with Osita Agwuna as his assistant, at his paper, the Southern Nigerian Defender in Ibadan, where my own father incidentally started as a rookie before shortly abandoning journalism for the stable berth of the civil service. The myth of Awolowo as building the first this and that does not match the documented economic history of the period.

Between 1954 and 1964, Eastern Nigeria was described as "the fastest growing economy in the world," by the Harvard Review; faster than China, faster than Singapore, and all the so-called "Asian Tigers." Awolowo is often credited with "free education".

But no one yet has pointed out any surviving school buildings of the period built by Awo. But all over the East there were quality schools built by the various communities using the Town Development Unions from 1954, and acessing the matching grants of the Eastern Nigeria Development Corporation. And this was the East with the poorest revenue resources of any of the regions. The Mbaise secondary school exists, the National High School Okigwe exists, the Ngwa High school exists, the Enyiogugu Grammar School exists, etc. These were solid schools built all over the East with matching goverment grants. But where are the buildings of the Modern schools in Western Nigeria? They do not exist. They were makeshift.

The Catholic church forced the Azikiwe government from its scholarship program, but it is also on record, that the Eastern government was the only government in the world that invested 45% of its revenues in education. The East had the highest number of schools; the highest school enrollment; the broadest penetration of medical services; and the best modern road network in west Africa.

Indeed if we look carefully, the only public hospitals and most of the schools still standing in the East today, at various stages of run down are the schools and hospitals built by Azikiwe/Okpara. Every division of the East had a Joint Hospital as part of the Eastern Medical services. So it is often claimed Awo built the first television station; the first sky scraper, and the first Sports stadium, the liberty stadium in Ibadan. Well, these are prestige or white elephant investments.

First, the Eastern Outlook, the government paper of Eastern Nigeria was the first newspaper established by any government in Nigeria, and it was of such quality and impact that the literacy level of Easterners, and the depth of public information retailed by Outlook was without compare. This is besides the fact that Western Nigerian Broadcast Services, WNBS-TV founded in 1958 only preceded the ENBC-TV founded in 1959, by only seven months. But Outlook preceded Sketch by about 15 years.

Now Azikiwe built the Onitsha Modern market, the first modern mall or trade emporium in West Africa. Onitsha was effectively Dubai before Dubai. People traveled all over Africa, from as far as the Congo and Sudan and Egypt, to come and buy and trade in Onitsha. The economic impact of this was humonguos. So, give me the vast Onitsha modern market over Cocoa House in Ibadan. Azikiwe built the first Nigerian University at Nsukka with the first School of Law, the first School of Engineering, the first Business School; the first school of journalism, and the first school of music and performance, etc. By the time its first graduates took the Nigerian civil service exams in 1963, everybody began to raise the cry of "Igbo domination" starting with Akintola and Ayo Rosiji. Give me UNN over Liberty stadium.

Azikiwe began the first modern library system in West Africa. The East had a system of city libraries starting with the very modern Ziks Library in Enugu. I Literally grew up in the Umuahia Divisional Library. These libraries were built all over the East. Schools in the East were built with libraries. Moreover the Eastern Nigerian Library Board had a sysem of rural amd mobile libraries. There was nothing like it anywhere else in Nigeria: kids having library cards and able to borrow or order books from the public library. Give me the the first library over the first TV. I do not by this mean that Awolowo did not make his contributions, but the regular skewering of the facts, and angling of contemporary national narratives often makes it seem these days like the greatest contributor to the founding of Nigeria and its development is Awolowo and the Yoruba, when the actual facts speak differently.

The great Ibadan historian, Tekena Tamuno, was unambiguous in stating once at NIPPS, Jos, that "the Igbos are the makers of moderm Nigeria. When they abandoned their project, Nigeria collapsed." We must remind Nigerians, particularly Igbo children, daily of these fact, to achieve what Achebe called " a balance of stories." And that also means we must read beyond the surface of things. Babarinsa's Guardian essay is angled carefully to maintain a revisionist narrative. And that is to be always challenged, however innocent it might seem.

Even today, most Yoruba think that Awolowo founded the Universities of Ibadan and Lagos. No one has reminded them that it took Azikiwe's pressures for a university for Nigeria, in his meeting with Arthur Richards in 1946, that led to the cobstitution of the Eliot commision and subsequently the founding of the University College, Ibadan. This fact is even clearly conveyed in Michael Crowder's eponymous book, The Story of Nigeria. Nsukka was Azikiwe's critique of what he felt to be the conceptual limitations of Ibadan. The University of Lagos was the result of NCNC's ideological contributions to the federal policy during the ill fated coalition government with the NPC. UNILAG was an NCNC project, shepherded by Aja Wachukwu as minister for education. Even the great UNILAG in her 50th anniversary failed to mention Prof Eni Njoku as the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the university, a man that layed the solid foundation of what made Unilag what it is today.

These facts must be made known and put as forcefully accross as possible. Again, until the lion t7ells his own story, the story of the hunt will belong to the hunter.

hammerP:


I hope it was built on a site designated for further similar buildings.

An area that will host highrise and skyscrapers.

An area to be referred to as the City or Ibom City.

Yoruba and north are busy waiting for seizures of southeast/south south properties in their countries we are busy elevating skyscrapers. Northern politicians with all the oil loot you can even feed your children and educate them

Yobabad:
Almajiris everywhere, the north have food as the Yorubas claim, the have political power, the question is why are they running away ? Even in the lockdown

Hahaha I wonder where Yorubas exhibit their academics. Northern elders are wicked. Northern youths are running to east to experience civilisation ,better living and greener pastures. Northern youths live similarly to goat and sheep that's why they can sit in same container with animals for journey of 20hrs.

oluwadabira111:
He cheated the the system. he was indicted, but because the accused and the minister are from the same region they want to settle it like they will settle family affair problem! The law are made for the poor not the rich I repeat they are made for the poor!

Naialand Yoruba forum. That"s why I halted my interest. Two minutes one nuisance will call for suspension.
Certificate forgery and scandal is the order of APC administration. Buhari got to rank of general without certificate. Yoruba intellectuals including Noble Professor Wole made a certificateless man president of federal republic of Nigeria because of his origin. But look at you making noise about somebody who completed his PHD programs. Who is sure of masters degree. Shame on your mouth

Am afraid because high price of crude oil is the only reason for one Nigeria. There is nothing one in Nigeria.

emmabest2000:
Congratulations sir

Remember that to enter Aso Rock Villa na one thing but to come out from Aso Rock alive after your tenure na another thing , if u doubt ask Abacha
Many have gone , God is your only hope

Candid observations

The wages of sin is death. Northern elders should change their political ideas that have send many southerners to untimely grave. No road, no hospital ,.no electricity and water.
Northern politicians should resend from wickedness.
Rest in peace Alhaji

"I'm just wondering if it was President Jonathan that was in power,and COVID 19 happened,and we have recorded over 1000 cases and 35 death,and he kept quiet and started sharing money in Bayelsa,Rivers and Delta State,I'm very sure by now, the Nigerian media houses would have torn him to pieces. Some people would have gone to occupy Gani park, Nigerian town criers: the Yorubas, would have taken it upon themselves to ask the national assembly to impeach him for incompetence and sloppy and also asked him to relocate to the COVID 19 testing centre,the North would have gone to America telling them Coronavirus was introduced by him to wipe out the north considering the alarming death rate that is going on in Kano.

"Prof. Soyinka would have gone back to writing books, abusing Patience Jonathan, some misguided elements in the Niger Delta like Amaechi would have joined forces with enemies of Jonathan to ensure he is pushed out of power, Mbaka would have told us that Jonathan is the Cause of COVID19,some elements that call themselves 'save Nigeria group' would have been jumping up and down fighting him,But today, everywhere is silent we all are maintaining social distance social quietness,sealed lips,murmuring in their bedroom and blaming nature. What a set of people."
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It's a shame that north with their dominance on power , influence in Nigeria politics and control of the country's treasury resources and income couldn't establish a world class or intensively equipped hospital in more than 48yrs in corridor of power is a shame. They still rush to Lagos for medical treatment because airspace of all the country in Europe Asia and America are shutdown. Blame games are over.

oluwoleife:
May God forgive his soul

It is not true. That man was wicked and must teach all Nigerian executives and corrupt public officials both past and present even those burning Accountant general office to steal donations meant for covid-19 that the world is nothing or vanity.

Abba Kyari this Abba Kyari that is over. Igbos are still in main market Onitsha. Another chief of staff please.

sreamsense:
I beg this man go and sit down, you are too full of lies. How many of your previous reports have ever been found truthful including the one you said about our able vice presidents? Even all your observations and reports for PDP and Atiku during and after elections were scams.

Did the federal government actually distributed money at all?

Nonsense. Office of those who are going to manage the money will soon get burnt. Wasted resources

Nigerian women should just tell us the secret so we can end this lock down and get back to work.

El Rufai's wife=Negative.
Seyi Makinde's wife = Negative
Gov Bala's wife=Negative.
Abba Kyari's wives=Negative
Atiku's son's wife = Negative

Or should we test their girlfriends and side chics before we form an opinion?

Abba kyari should pay for his sins. He disintegrated Nigeria and inflicted horror and pains to Nigeria people. He made sure the reserve is empty. He borrowed more than the generation to come cannot afford to pay. He collapsed the economy and pride of Nigeria. He deserve cruelty.

YAKUBU GOWON'S ADVISE TO BUHARI.

"There was corruption in Nigeria when Awolowo built Cocoa House, TV station and the first university in Africa

There was corruption in Nigeria when IBB built Third Mainland Bridge, built Aso Rock, National Assembly Complex, turned Abuja into our Federal capital territory.

There was corruption in Nigeria when Obasanjo brought Gsm, banking reform, police reform, civil defense, There was corruption in Nigeria when Jonathan introduced BVN and PVC, built 12 new federal universities, revamped railway lines, made Our economy fastest growing in Africa & third in the world.

If anyone tell you the reason Buhari is not working is because he inherited corruption, tell them great leaders don't blame people and events for their failures. They simply accept responsibility and move on. Ask them, what has Buhari done after all the fake promise of fixing power in 6wks, reducing pump price to #45 naira, making N1 equal to a $ 1, stopping Boko Haram etc. It's a shame.

The inferno truth is, corruption started from heaven when Satan violated a privilege given him. That never stop God's works.

He waited for God to create man and brought his lawlessness and corruption into the garden of eden.

God wasn't moved. He introduced a redemption plan; The Savior was born, sadly, Judas Iscariot was there.

Not discouraged yet, He gave us God the Holy Spirit.

If anyone tell you the reason Buhari is not working is because he inherited corruption, tell them corruption is rooted in the DNA of homo sapiens ( Latin: wise man ) because we are just mere mortal infected with a virus of good & evil.

Yet, great leaders don't blame people and events for their failures. They simply accept responsibility and move on."

baby124:
LMAO! Lord of Kano is barricading himself in Kano... he does t want to travel again? No? No Abuja? Aso Rock meetings? I hope he has tested himself.

Hahaha hope we will be alive to witness new life after this shock

lilprinze:
Karma is a b!tch.
Sanusi is paying for his past sins

Jonathan wouldn't have allowed this nonsense.
Next time they will think and reason beyond north and religion.

Useless country but cannot release the names of arrested boko haram terrorists. Even though am not in support of fraud.

eclectic90:
These people are not serious. If they want to be serious, they should do massive media campaign, radio, television, social media in all languages do that everybody will be informed. If they can even do town crier style self, they should do. You can't just pass information when 90% of the people that will benefit from it can't access the information. If they are seriously and they engage in massive media campaign, the DisCos will know that they Don buy bad market when people begin to challenge them when they bring all those outrageous bill and people will refuse to pay. Otherwise, this one will not work because the discos will still continue stealing from the consumers. My bill went from an average of 16k to almost 27k in a 2bedroom flat this January, why, I don't know. I don't even have AC or anything that consumes power. Worse is I can't even boast of 6hrs of light in a day.

We have local government agencies and traditional rulers soundly educated most times. Mine is a practicing lawyer.
They should summon their people and relate these information to them.

Which customers fall under categories R1, R2 and C1?

Which consumers fall under R1, R2 and C1

RUGA SETTLEMENT!!!!!!

I salute the stiff opposition with which some refined and proactive Minds and Groups greeted this obnoxious policy. The inordinate ambition of Power intoxicated Northern Leaders to import foreigners of same Islamic inclination and settle them in the south for future elections so that the North will continue to clinch on to power is being summarily twisted.

Destiny34:
Fulani herdsmen are terrorist, IPOB with flags are the main terrorist, according to yoruba moslems!!

.....He voted gor Buhari. He vote insecurities. Violence have visited him.rip

Since it's in Yoruba land is ok . That's the dividends of Buhari's election and reelection. At least you have your brother as VP

squarelead:
This is Serious o. Naija which way?

Vote buhari till 2030, that's the way

Racoon:

Abeg who still remember this man for the infamous
"University of Toronto Certificate" scandal back then?

Everything about buhari

"A region that survived bombardment from both UK, Russian and Arab military forces for 3 years, survived Buhari’s disastrous 4 years, will not stop surviving because of political positions.

Let your ignorance not swallow you.

In Nigeria's poverty index, South-East is the lowest with 26% while Buhari’s North West is the highest with 75%, Ahmed Lawan's North East, 72%.

These figures are what should form the core of every political discourse in Nigeria but no, ignorant folks are talking about South-East not getting any position?

My town with no Senator is peaceful. You can sleep with your doors open. Can people in Buhari’s Daura do same? 46 days after a high-ranking Chief and Buhari’s ADC's in-law was kidnapped in Daura, there is no words about him. Can Ahmed Lawan sleep in his home with his doors open? Can the people in his state?

The Igbo apprentice system has created more billionaires in the last five decades than politics has for the North.

You won't survive more than me.

Like I wrote before, Buhari’s re-election is the worst thing to happen to Northern Nigeria. Isn't insecurity taking over the North despite having all the posts including security chiefs?

Political positions in a dysfunctional system only benefit the few and not the masses.

Keep ranting about the South-East."

AsiwajuNdigbo:


South Easterners dont consider themselves. In the competition with SW they have accepted defeat and surrendered to North.

Like you surrendered in alliance to the north and made Jonathan lost. Let Tinubu come up. He will definitely join MKO