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The Kingdom of Nri (1043–1911)
was the West African medieval
state of the Nri-Igbo , a subgroup
of the Igbo people, and is the
oldest kingdom in Nigeria . The
Kingdom of Nri was unusual in
the history of world government in
that its leader exercised no
military power over his subjects.
The kingdom existed as a sphere
of religious and political influence
over much of Igboland, and was
administered by a priest -king
called the eze Nri . The eze Nri
managed trade and diplomacy on
behalf of the Igbo people, and was
the possessor of divine authority
in religious matters.
The Oyo Empire (1400–1895)
was a West African empire of
what is today western Nigeria .
The empire was established by
the Yoruba in the 15th century
and grew to become one of the
largest West African states
encountered by colonial explorers.
It rose to preeminence through
wealth gained from trade and its
possession of a powerful cavalry .
The Oyo Empire was the most
politically important state in the
region from the mid-17th to the
late 18th century, holding sway
not only over other Yoruba states,
but also over the Fon kingdom of
Dahomey (located in the state
now known as the Republic of
Benin ).
Benin Empire (1440–1897), a
large pre-colonial African state of
modern Nigeria.
The Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–
1900) was a West African
kingdom in part of modern Benin .
Kaabu Empire (1537–1867), a
Mandinka Kingdom of
Senegambia (centered on modern
northeastern Guinea-Bissau but
extending into Casamance ,
Senegal) that rose to prominence
in the region thanks to its origins
as a former province of the Mali
Empire. After the decline of the
Mali Empire, Kaabu became an
independent kingdom.
Aro Confederacy (1690–1902), a
slave trading political union
orchestrated by the Igbo
subgroup, the Aro people , centered
in Arochukwu in present day
Southeastern Nigeria .
Asante Union (1701–1894), a
pre-colonial West African state of
what is now the Ashanti Region in
Ghana . The empire stretched from
central Ghana to present day
Togo and Côte d'Ivoire , bordered
by the Sahelian Dagomba
kingdom to the north (a sub-state
of the Mossi), and Dahomey to the
east. Today, the Ashanti
monarchy continues as one of the
constitutionally protected, sub-
national traditional states within
the Republic of Ghana.
Kong Empire (1710–1894)
centered in north eastern Côte
d'Ivoire that also encompassed
much of present-day Burkina
Faso.
Bamana Empire (1712–1896)
based at Ségou, now in Mali. It
was ruled by the Kulubali or
Coulibaly dynasty established c.
1640 by Fa Sine also known as
Biton-si-u . The empire existed as
a centralized state from 1712 to
the 1861 invasion of Toucouleur
conqueror El Hadj Umar Tall .
Sokoto Caliphate (1804–1903),
an Islamic empire in Nigeria , led
by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu
Abubakar . Founded during the
Fulani Jihad in the early 19th
century, it was one of the most
powerful empires in sub-Saharan
Africa prior to European conquest
and colonization. The caliphate
remained extant through the
colonial period and afterwards,
though with reduced power.
Republic of Liberia .
Toucouleur Empire (1848–1893),
established as a jihadist stete bu
Al hajj Umar Tall in present Mali,
upon the conquest of the
kingdoms of Segu and Masina.
Wassoulou Empire (1878–1898),
a short-lived empire of built from
the conquests of Dyula ruler
Samori Ture and destroyed by the
French colonial army.
Kingdom of Bamum (1394–1884),
a state in what is now northwest
Cameroon that became part of
German Kamerun in 1884.
Great Lakes
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The Sennar Sultanate (1502–
1821) was a sultanate in the north
of Sudan , named Funj after the
ethnic group of its dynasty or
Sinnar (or Sennar) after its
capital, which ruled a substantial
area of northeast Africa.
An Empire of Kitara in the area of
the Great Lakes of Africa has long
been treated as a historical entity,
but is now mostly considered an
unhistorical narrative created as a
response to the dawn of rule
under the Lwo empire, the sole
historical record of an organized
Nilotic migration into the area.[5]
The Kingdom of Buganda (1300–
present), home of the Baganda
people of Uganda
Kongo
The Kingdom of Kongo (1400–
1888) was a quasi-imperial state
as is evident by the number of
peoples and kingdoms that paid it
tribute. The kingdom eventually
became a vassalage of the Kings
of Portugal , a European imperial
power.
The Luba Empire (1585–1885)
arose in the marshy grasslands of
the Upemba Depression in what is
now southern Democratic
Republic of Congo.
Lunda Empire (1660–1887) in
what is now the Democratic
Republic of Congo, north-eastern
Angola and northwestern Zambia .
Its central state was in Katanga .
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The Mutapa Empire or Empire of
Great Zimbabwe (1450–1629) was a
medieval kingdom located between
the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers of
Southern Africa in the modern states
of Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Remnants of the historical capitol are
found in the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.
Zulu Kingdom (1816–1897)
Madagascar
The Merina Kingdom ruled most of
Madagascar from the late 18th
century until the island became a
French colony in 1896 and the last
monarch, Ranavalona III was sent
into exile.
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Let me tell you again, I am not
praising myself, but you know when
there was a crisis in Kano, what
happened when I was Treasurer of
CAN 1991. Then Evangelists Reinhard
Bonnke’s crusade and there was
another one Akanuka. I was a
Revered in Kano then. Do you know
that we got gifts from across West
Africa, WCC and I was the stock
keeper and I was Treasurer in
Bonnke’s crusade? We don’t share
the things on the bases of you are a
Christian or you a Muslim. Because
innocent Nigerians who left their
homes. We went to different places,
then that time they said the Yoruba
Muslims are inferior. So, the Yoruba
Muslim and Christians are together.
We didn’t come to say: Are you are
Yoruba Christians or Muslim? We
shared thing equally. Any Muslim
from Okene, they said is an inferior
Muslim, even among themselves,
then, they said those from Nupe were
inferior Muslims too. I knew I leant
when we had surplus food for
children, we went to IDH, I went to the
Chief Medical Director and give them
food and children that came there
were Muslim and Christians from
Kano even. Whenever we visited
women when they had their
Mothering Sunday, women go to
Tafawa Balewa General Hospital,
Anima Kano General Hospital and
they will buy things. The Medical
Director will allow them to give them
the gifts to everybody. They don’t
come to bed to ask if the person is a
Christian or a Muslim. Some time
they go to Orthopedic Hospital in
Kano. You see people hanging their
legs as result of motorcycle accident;
they don’t ask if they are Muslims or
Christians. We give you gifts because
they are human beings. That is how
Nigeria should be. So, to answer your
question, whoever emerges should be
allowed to take the mantle of the
leadership. That is what I have to
say.
What should be the attitude of
Christians at a time like this when the
society observe the Lenten?
For me, every day is Ash Wednesday;
after all it is commemoration of what
our Lord Jesus Christ suffered. For
me, every day is Christmas and every
day is Valentine. In the positively
sense, Valentine means the church’s
positive love. Because Father
Valentine made a sacrifice to save
humanity, so, when you committed
adultery or fornication, you are not
doing Valentine, but you are being
selfish. So, Ash Wednesday, well this
time calls for serious sober reflection.
It calls for closeness to God more
than before. Ordinarily, by now, I will
be enjoying my tea, fish and egg,
before coming to the office. But, I
have to wait and pray, practice my
faith and be close to Jesus Christ. So,
I believe that God is wonderful.
Because of this elections that was
postponed, now every Christian that
calls himself a genuine Christian is
praying for peaceful, better Nigeria
where tribe and tongue will differ in
brotherhood and sisterhood will
stand. I pray that a time will come
when what is happening in the
western world will be happening all
over Nigeria.
In the west, I have attended a
wedding of a Christian daughter
married in the Mosque. I wore my
agbada, you will not know that I am a
cleric. I have wedded a Muslim girl in
our church. It happened, we give
them marriage certificate and they
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But, the problem is that only
conditions will cause a military
intervention. If for instance A wins
and B begins problem, there might be
military intervention. Or B wins and A
says ‘No’; so, it is in their hands. So
they shouldn’t blame them if they
come in. The politicians are to blame
if there is interim government.
Anybody dreaming about that is
building a skyscraper in the sky; and
it can’t stand because it has no
foundation. And I want to tell you that
we are not naive. If we unite as
leaders in Nigeria, Christians,
Muslims that means we have one
mind, we can take away any
government. I don’t know if you are
conversant with what happened in
Egypt. The Egyptians demonstrated
it. So, we can say ‘no’. Nobody has a
monopoly of problems. As I am
sitting now in this place, do you think
that if I issue a paper and say all
Methodists, men, women, young men
come to the street; don’t eat for one
month; and another religion leader
does it and another Islamic leader
does it, there will be commotion?
Even the leaders will run away. If we
are going to Aso Rock or Alausa, they
can have many people and ready to
kill. But at a time, they will run away.
But, the point is that they say that
Nigerians are the happiest people in
the world. They smile and they laugh
and they dance under suffering.
That’s why people have said; that
Nigerians are the happiest people
even when they are dying they are
dancing and singing. So, that is the
problem we have; but we can say
‘no’. We can say ‘Enough is enough’.
We can say it. But, I am not calling for
insurrection. People should allow
votes go on and let vote count and let
there be no manipulation. If it goes
this way, just allow it. If it goes the
other way, just allow it. Whoever
emerges, let him rule. The voice of
the people is the voice of God. When
people elect is God that has elected.
So, we should allow sleeping dogs to
lie. Nigeria is ours.
But, you know, another problem we
have in this country is illiteracy.
Illiteracy to me does not mean that
you did not go to school. Some are
educated illiterates. They are myopic.
They don’t see beyond their nostrils.
If you are bound, you think and act
reasonably. You do not have to hurt
anybody, they must be fundamental
human rights. For instance, when I
move around Lagos, I feel disgraced
and ashamed when I see gentlemen
in their suits walking along the road
and the opposite folk exposing what
they are not supposed to expose.
What is your assessment of the
performance of INEC so far?
For me, when Jega won my heart as
a lover of the Lord in 2011, the
election was adjudged as credible.
Where I was in the polling booth,
those people who thought would win
failed woefully. He conducted an
election in Anambra that is controlled
by APGA. In Ekiti that was controlled
by APC and in Edo under Oshiomhole,
he conducted the elections on a free
and fair basis. What people don’t
know is that Israel has grown to 8.5
million and some of these West
African countries are less than two
million. But, that somebody is
organising elections for this country
that is up to 60-70 million is not
easy. They are doing their best. They
have produced so many cards, but
the problem is distribution. I heard
that some PVCs were stolen. I don’t
know by whom. I heard that there
was double or triple registration. If
they are truthful to themselves, they
should know who the people are.
As for me now, you know, I came
from Enugu on November 6, 2007.
They have assured me and I cannot
go to vote in Enugu. So, I went for a
change. They have done the change
and transferred our TVC and PVC to
Lagos and Lagos is saying we are
going to vote. So, I was very happy. I
heard that because of changes they
are still printing over one million
cards that will come out in the next
one week, because, I knew that mine
and that of my wife will be among the
ones that will be printed. I have the
one I did at Enugu. But, I cannot go
Enugu to vote. But, they assured me
that I must vote. So, if they don’t do
it then, I will go to court and I will
claim N50 trillion and give it to poor
people. I want to vote.
Sir, I want you to address the problem
of the politicians on the infantry
aggression. What is your charge to
them?
Some of this politician do take drugs.
If you look at the way they behave,
they are not normal. They operate
under the influence of drugs. Those
who take drugs are people who have
inferiority complex. In fact, if I have
my way, drug users will be screened
out of politics, because, they will
destroy politics. They have mental
problem. So, nobody that acts under
the influence of drugs should be
allowed into politics because their
mind has been influenced by drug
and that is why you see people
walking about half naked. If not by
the grace of God, it causes madness.
Madness is not by nature, but by drug
and that is why they abuse and fight.
In fact, those who are known to be
taking drugs should be referred for
psychiatric tests. It should be made
compulsory for contestant of any
political party to go for psychiatric
test and ensure that those carrying
out the test on them should not be
influenced with money.
How do you imagine somebody
climbing the fence? Even if the gate is
locked, you go back to your house.
See our honourable lawmakers
climbing fence with agbada and coat
and it was shown to the whole world.
It is a disgrace that our honourable
men becoming dishonourable. Two
wrongs cannot make a right. My
people will say somebody who was
normal went into the stream to swim
and take his bath. He brought down
everything, including his pant and
placed them on a busy road and
when a mad man approached him, he
was not patient enough. So, he ran
out quickly and the mad man was
wearing something. So, who is more
of a mad person?
You see, there is impatience in
everything in this country, impatience
in the family and that is why you see
some men beating up their wives. If
you are a patient man, you will never
raise a hand on a woman, because
women naturally are talkative. If you
are strong emotionally, you will not
hit your wife.
Some within the Christian circle
believe that the way to check threats
of Islamisation of the country is to
have a Christian occupy the
presidency. What is your take on
this?
For me, a Nigerian is a Nigerian.
What determines a vote in this
country is the counting of ballot paper
and scores. Even if you have the
highest number of votes and it is not
up to 25 per cent, you are not
qualified. So, you must have 25 per
cent of votes count. It does not
matter whether you are a Christian or
Muslim. I lived in Kano for two years.
All my security men were Muslims
and do you know another thing that
happened? That is why in India
today, no church has Certificate of
Occupancy. But, go to Kano, I have
Certificate of Occupancy of all
churches.
My driver took them to see their
wives and I give them one-week
leave for tension to calm down. So, I
don’t value you because you are
Christian. You are human being.
Human being created by God,
anybody that goes to preach
intolerance is a wicked person. I am
not going to campaign on the bases
on religion. Let the best candidate
win, whoever is the best and I don’t
know and I don’t need to determine
the best candidate, Nigeria will
determine the best candidate. If they
resolved that the person that come
first wins, let the person be our
leader. You know in a multiple
language, multiple religions, multiple
ethnic society as Nigeria, there must
be tolerance. It is basic for us to live
together. That is why when I
preached on the Armed Forces
Remembrances Day, I said nobody
can Islamise Nigeria and nobody can
Christianise Nigeria. One type of
Sahara something that is called junk
journalism said that they don’t hear
what I said. They took up the
Islamisation and don’t talk about
Christianisation. Now they said that I
was addressing APC. That is absolute
misrepresentation. I remember that
my preaching caused problem
because the presidency doesn’t see
me as somebody that is on its side.
Then the Islamic people; I was
talking Nigeria. I was not siding
anybody. There is no money you can
give me today that will make me to
talk on the area of religions.
How do you think the security
agencies can ensure a safe election?

Prelate of the Methodist Church
Nigeria, Chukwuemeka Uche, is
known for his outspokenness. In this
interview with Senior Correspondent,
ARAMIDE OIKELOME, he airs his
views on the postponement of the
general elections, the clamour for
Interim Government and the
capability of the Independent
National Electoral Commission
(INEC) under Attahiru Jega to
conduct free and fair elections.
Excerpts:
Uche
When you look at the nation’s polity
today, especially what the politicians
have made out of it, what are the
things that bother you?
What bothers me now is the
radicalism and immaturity on the
part of Nigerian politicians. They
don’t seem to be matured; they
behave like infants. In fact, if you look
at them in the Houses of Assembly,
political campaigns, there is what we
call in Psychology infantile
aggression. That is what they are
manifesting. These people don’t see
themselves as servants of the people.
They see themselves as masters; and
they see themselves as the owners of
Nigeria.
It will be foolishness on my part to
think that Methodist Church of
Nigeria belongs to me because God
has given me the privilege of being
the number one person and the leader
of the entire people. And I am leading
people that are professionals in
various professions: professors,
journalists, business gurus,
ambassadors, local women and
many counting in millions. I cannot
deceive myself that I am their boss. I
see myself as their servant and I
behave myself as their servant. That
is why we consult before we do
anything; various leaders from
various parts of the country will
gather under a very serene and
cordial atmosphere and we make
sure everybody is carried along.
But, it is also people like them saying
if I don’t rule Nigeria everything will
disintegrate; because some people
are calling for mutiny. Some people
are sponsoring Boko Haram. We now
know that some politicians are
sponsoring them because they are
saying that they may cause confusion
so that the elections do not hold. Why
are they doing so? God will expose
everything at the end of the day.
I am not impressed. They know the
situation was dicey. In fact, the
postponement of the elections was a
prayer answered because most of us
were fasting and praying. If elections
had held at that time, there would
have been bloodshed. I believe that
tempers are cooling down now; and
some people are coming to their
senses.
There is a trend in Nigeria that the
church has become a place where
politicians go to curry favour. Do you
see this as a healthy development?
It is not. I saw some hungry pastors
on television; they want to make
money. You can’t see me in that kind
of thing; you can’t see Okogie; you
can’t see Makinde; you can’t see
Okoh; you can’t see us. Somebody
wanted to address us in our
convention held weeks ago, and there
was a promise that they were going
to pay about 80 per cent of the bill,
which ran into N50 million. And if I
had agreed, they would have come to
my house and dropped the money. I
said: “No. The climate is not
favourable. Don’t come. I don’t want
any party here. Stop that, if we don’t
have money, we will drink garri. After
all, we are going for prayer.” I rejected
it. I knew they were not happy. Those
people are not happy. But, I don’t
care. For me, integrity matters more
than money. I cannot sacrifice my
name for money. My name is of more
value in the presence of God, before
God and before humanity. Now they
are saying that pastors were given N6
billion. I sleep well because it doesn’t
concern me. You can’t trace a kobo
to my pocket. It depends on who is a
pastor. You know now, there is no job
in Nigeria. And people who are
failures, when they move around, it is
easy to go to a bookshop or a
collaring factory, buy collars, buy a
coat and a shirt and wear a chain like
me. And most of them are Regional,
General and all these things. Some of
them answer Rt. Rev. Prof. Dr.
(laughter).
Today, it is like the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) is not
as strong as it used to be. What is the
cause of this?
I used to be a strong supporter of
CAN. I go there no matter who is
leading. Some of us in the mainline
churches are looking down on the
Pentecostals. Pentecostals have
credible men who are leading. Look
at somebody like that of Redeemed
Christian Church of God (RCCG),
Pastor Enoch Adeboye; that of
Covenant Church (University), Bishop
David Oyedepo (of Winners’ Chapel).
There are many people that are
credible there. Why must you look
down on them? And they are
qualified; they are very educated. I
support CAN 100 per cent. I still
attend their meetings and I offer my
suggestions. I give counsel. So, I
don’t support anybody that looks
down on others. You don’t look down
on others and treat people with
ignominy. It is not fair. You shouldn’t
be proud and think that others are
nonentities. No, it shouldn’t be so.
We should adopt the spirit of live and
let live. Everybody has value; all
these appellations and paraphernalia,
attachments and titles are for here.
When you go down the grave, it is no
more. God does not look down on
anybody. God gives value and
maintains that life is sacred. That’s
why He said, “Thou shall not kill.”
Well, we are doing something to bring
everybody to CAN. That is the
essence of the meeting we attended
on Tuesday and all the blocks were
represented. We spoke with one voice
and decided that no Christian youth
should involve in thuggery. Go and
vote, exercise your franchise and go
home; we are not going to kill. You
know, we have suffered a lot.
When we were deliberating, there
were some film clips we watched,
and we were weeping. You see where
a Christian man is brought before his
family and he is slaughtered as a
goat, and dismembered just because
he is a Christian. They are saying the
thing (insurgency) is not religious.
How is it not religious when you are
selective? If you go to Borno State,
the nine local governments affected
are all Christian local governments.
Why?
I don’t want to read their minds;
maybe they don’t want Christians to
cast their votes. That is how I look at
it. Truth is bitter. May be they don’t
want Christians to cast their votes so
that when they come, no Christian
should be voted for. You don’t
advocate that anybody should be
treated badly on the basis of religion.
You hear of somebody who has
stolen money and he now goes to the
public and makes sure he gives salt
and rice and you vote for him. You
mortgage your future and the future of
your children. It is not fair; people are
hungry and I am sorry, it has gone to
every profession.
Do you also agree that clergymen
should not take sides with any
political party?
For me in Methodist Church, we came
up with a decision during our Bishops
Conference some six seven years
back, I think in 2011. We said that
any Methodist minister that wants to
go into partisan politics should first
resign; give us a letter of resignation.
But, if at the end of the day, for
instance, when I was in Enugu as the
Archbishop and when I was in Owerri
as the Bishop; In each of these areas,
government usually approached me.
The governor might say; Your Grace
or Your Eminence or whatever, please
we need a credible minister of God to
be in this Board to be the Chairman of
this Board. I will look round and write
recommendation for a minister and
he will be taken. If you go to the state
governments in the states where I
had served, I have reverend ministers
who are either in the Education Board
or Pilgrims Board or sometimes State
Radio, somebody who will be a
Chaplain. I do recommend them and
they go to serve. But, it is not their
main profession; The only benefit is
that when they go to serve and we
know they are there, we only give
them allowance. That saves the
church some money. But, you cannot
go and carry card and be partisan. If
you do it, that day I will invite you to
my office and force you to resign.
That is our policy. So, when I see…..,
Well, let me not say more.
Okay we have also had about
proposition for Interim Government
and the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC)
Chairman, Attahiru Jega, has just
said that he cannot guarantee that
elections will hold as rescheduled. In
case the election is scuttled, will there
be any justification for formation of
Interim Government?
Elections cannot be scuttled. Every
other thing may be sacrosanct; but,
that of governorship or governance is
not. If you look at the Constitution,
there is a provision that where there
is a stalemate, that the incumbent
can continue for six months. That is
what is provided in the Constitution.
So, I don’t think that there will be an
interim administration. People are
gearing for that. I have privileged
information, many months before it
was made public. And at the circle
where we discuss is a mixture of
intellectuals, not only Christians. It
was mentioned and we said it is a
very retrogressive step. We don’t
want interim government because
interim government means that
soldiers will come or police; we don’t
want it. We should pray as I am
praying that election holds on March
28.

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Pope Francis has suggested he may
resign his papacy like his
predecessor, rather than remain at the
Vatican for life.
The pontiff made the comments
during a interview with Mexican
television, marking the second
anniversary of his election.
“I have the feeling that my pontificate
will be brief. Four or five years; I do
not know, even two or three,” he said.
He praised Pope Benedict’s decision
to step aside in 2013 as
“courageous”.
“Benedict should not be considered
an exception, but an institution.
Maybe he will be the only one for a
long time, maybe he will not be the
only one.
“But an institutional door has been
opened,” he told the Televisa channel.
Pope Francis has hinted in the past
that he could retire, but said he was
opposed to the idea of an age limit for
leaders of the Catholic Church.
“To say that one is in charge up to 80
years, creates a sensation that the
pontificate is at its end and that
would not be a good thing,” he added.
The pontiff revealed he missed being
able to do simple things like visiting
a pizzeria without being noticed
A papal conclave elected Pope
Francis as Benedict XVI’s successor
on 13 March 2013. He became the
first Latin American to lead the
Church.
During the interview he admitted he
was “surprised” by the decision and
had only carried a small suitcase to
Rome, with the expectation he would
return to Buenos Aires.
His simple style has won him praise
from Catholics, as have his promises
to reform the Curia – the Church’s
internal government.
However, he said two years of his
papacy had now passed and he felt it
would not continue for very much
longer.
“I do not know. But I feel that the Lord
has placed me here for a short time,
and nothing more,” he added.
“But it is a feeling. I always leave the
possibility open.”
He told Televisa that he “did not mind
being Pope”, but missed the
anonymity associated with life as a
priest.
“The only thing I would like is to go
out one day, without being
recognised, and go to a pizzeria for a
pizza.”

PANIC AS RADIO BIAFRA HITS IMO STATE:

For some time now an FM station which says it is Radio Biafra has been airing broadcasts and stating that it is from London. A survey around Imo State has revealed that many Imo people have been tuning into the station and following the programmes with growing deep interest. According to the people Midweek Nigerian Horn spoke with the strong attraction, in addition to the claim to being radio Biafra, is found in the clear signal reception of the broadcast from the station. Incidentally, it was discovered too that the messages of the station have been unfavourable to the Gov. Okorocha administration as it reports copiously on alleged negative sides of the government. The respondents say the whole thing is creating confusion as they do not know what to believe again about the Okorocha administration. What do you think? Source >>> https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=402220623292595&substory_index=0&id=149774505203876&refid=7&_ft_=qid.6125263766885367709%3Amf_story_key.350007653933214588&__tn__=%2As

Nigerians should as a matter of
urgency pray for Buhari instead of
condemning him on a daily basis,
this is the word of a close family
member who said Nigerians should
know that Muhammadu Buhari is no
longer interested in running for the
office of the presidency.
Buhari has made this known to top
APC leaders, but it didn’t go down
well with few of them especially
those that have committed a lot of
money to sell Buhari to Nigerians.
Buhari is purely acting on instruction
of his doctors both home and abroad,
the general have been suffering from
these illness for some time now
“prostate cancer, acute asthma and
recently dementia”.
Though dementia is only detected
recently but it hasn’t gotten to the
severe stage. It’s good to note that
Buhari is in a very stable condition
until the middle of their campaign,
Buhari had literally complain about
his bad health during their campaign
that he can’t make it to all the 36
states of the federation but APC
leaders ignored him, all plea by
Buhari’s family members to give
Buhari some rest were turned down.
All APC did was to have two doctors
and ambulance on standby in
majority of the rallies.
One of the top APC leader also plead
for Buhari to have some rest
considering that Buhari haven’t had
this level of campaign before now,
unlike his three previous campaign
where he only campaigned in
northern part of Nigeria but it was
vehemently ignored by Tinubu
himself. The plan APC leaders are
putting on table should they win is for
Buhari to stay in office at least for one
year before resigning on the condition
of his bad health. The big questions
now are, who is going to be the
President if Buhari resigns within one
year as planned?
Constitutionally the Vice President
should take over, but considering that
Pastor Yemi Osibanjo had sworn an
oath to resign his office within six
months in office paving way for Bola
Tinubu. Will I be right to say that Bola
Amend Tinubu will become Nigeria’s
President by 2017 should APC win
come this March? Or will Pastor
Yemi Osibanjo defile his oath to
Tinubu and stay put as the Vice
President which will automatically
make him the President of Nigeria by
2017?
Time will tell. Meanwhile effort have
been intensified by Buhari’s
immediate family in seeking legal
advice on a way to stop APC
financiers not to hold Buhari to
ransom in case he decides to drop
out before election.source >>> http://nigeriabreakingnews.info/b-r-e-a-k-i-n-g-news-buhari-may-drop-out-of-presidential-race-by-himself/

some people are already deing in envy and jealousy

An Embassy of Biafra has been
opened in Victoria, Spain. “It is
another milestone in our drive
towards Biafra’s restoration,” said a
Radio Biafra broadcast from London
monitored in Lagos by News Express .
The embassy, set up by the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),
was opened on Saturday, Feb. 28, by
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Director of Radio
Biafra, London.
In a prayer at the event, Mazi Nnamdi
Kanu said: “We your children are
gathered here in Vitoria Basque
country O’Lord of Hosts, to do that
which you have divinely mandated us
to do. Today here in Northern Spain
we open yet another chapter in this
relentless effort to restore your
kingdom upon the face of this earth.
For the journey mercies you have
granted us from all over the world
here gathered we remain eternally
grateful. From all over the world we
have come to establish a firm base in
this land from where your will must
be done. This year belongs to us
Biafrans because in the end all glory
and honour will be yours and yours
alone. Iseee!”
An elated Mazi Kanu yesterday
expressed gratitude to God for the
success of the event, writing on his
Facebook page:
“To the most gracious almighty
Chukwu Abhiama do we owe all that
we are for this journey mercy granted
to all hard core Biafrans that attended
IPOB mission opening ceremony in
Vitoria Basque Country in Spain.
Magnificent and merciful creator of
the universe, even if we worshipped
you from now till eternity we still
would not be able to repay you for the
grace you have shown we Indigenous
People of Biafra for guiding us back to
our respective destinations. For those
we left behind please guide them to
their families in safety that in the end
as always all honour and glory will be
yours and yours alone because only
you is worthy of praise. Your children
have asked me to come to
Amsterdam Netherlands from where
your redeeming gospel of restoration
will be preached tonight to the
hearing of humanity. Abide with us
Heavenly Father as you have always
done for we are nothing without you.
This family here shall find peace as
they all desire that indeed your
kingdom Biafra may come on this
earth as it is heaven.....Iseee!”
•Photo shows the newly opened
Biafran Embassy in Spain >>> http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=9888&title=Biafra-opens-embassy-in-Portugal

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Registered voters in Owerri North
Local Government Area of Imo State
have sued the Independent Electoral
Commission (INEC) for its insistence
on the use of the Permanent Voter
Cards (PVCs).
They prayed to be allowed to use the
Temporary Voter Cards (TVCs), as
they were unable to get the PVCs.
In a suit filed on behalf of the voters
by Mr. Chinedu Nmezu in the Federal
High Court, Owerri, the electorate,
among others, said it would amount
to a breach of the rights of the people
if the commission insisted on the use
of the PVC for the elections “when it is
obvious that the non-provision of the
PVC is INEC’s fault.”
The All Progressives Grand Alliance
(APGA) governorship candidate, who
is from the area, Capt. Emmanuel
Ihenacho, lamented that it was
unbelievable that he did not have the
PVC.
Ihenacho, who reacted through his
media aide, Emperor Iwuala, noted
that “it would have been a big
embarrassment if the elections had
been held earlier.”
He said: “Owerri North is a highly-
populated area with a high
concentration of voters. But as I am
talking, our principal does not have
his PVC and so are majority of
voters.”sourse>>> http://thenationonlineng.net/new/voters-sue-inec/

An enlarged congress of the MOSOP
Kingdom Coordinators and Chapter
Leaders Forum has overwhelmingly
rejected the takeover of Ogoni oilfields
by Belema Oil. The decision was
taken on Friday during the meeting of
the representatives of the MOSOP
Kingdom Coordinators and Chapter
Leaders Forum from 126
communities in Ogoniland.
“The congress condemned the Ogoni
Supreme Council of Traditional rulers
for ever contemplating the resumption
of oil mining activities in Ogoniland
in the midst of unresolved issues
bothering on the future of the Ogoni,”
said a statement signed by Chairman,
MOSOP Kingdom Coordinators and
Chapter Leaders Forum, Frank Jonah,
and Secretary, Bartholomew Oluji.
It added: “The congress notes that the
Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional
Rulers is an interest group of
government-appointed traditional
rulers and so cannot be taken
seriously on issues like this where the
government stake is high. Our
conclusion is that the traditional
rulers are only playing to the bidding
of the Nigerian Government, their
paymasters, whose pedigree in Ogoni
hinges on ‘divide and kill for the oil’.
“The MOSOP chapter leaders noted
that resuming any kind of activities at
the Ogoni oilfields without resolving
the issues of state creation for the
Ogoni people as a distinct group
within the Nigerian state, a proper
clean-up of Ogoniland, and adequate
compensation for the destruction of
our environment will lead to another
era of state repression and human
rights violations in Ogoniland.
“We note that the Ogoni people have
lost over 10,000 persons to the
repression sponsored by the Nigerian
state under various military regimes
and regret that the situation that led
to these killings has not changed
under the current civilian regime.
“We regret the inability of the Nigerian
government to address the
fundamental issues raised by the
Ogoni people in the Ogoni Bill of
Rights over 20 years later, particularly
the issues of state creation for the
Ogoni and the protection of the Ogoni
environment.
“We urge the government of Nigeria
and the Shell Petroleum Company to
clearly understand that the Ogoni
problem is like an open wound, the
issues have to be resolved and no
amount of coercion, blackmail,
backdoor conspiracy will subject the
people to give up on this very costly
struggle for survival.”
Source >>> http://radiobiafra.co/index.php/component/k2/item/62073

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Unpolished governor of Ekiti state, in
western Nigeria, Ayodele Fayose, has
released photographs of Major
General Muhammadu Buhari, APC
presidential candidate, on his
‘hospital bed’ in a ‘Cavendish
Hospital’ in London.
By the way, Cavendish Road is where
the National leader of the All
Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed
Tinubu has been staying for more
than 21 years.
We guess Fayose’s ‘news sources’
must have fooled him, because of his
death-wish mindset for Buhari.
Since he wants Buhari to die, to make
28 March poll a no-contest for his
principal and rigging protector,
Goodluck Jonathan, he quickly
sucked up to the lie that Buhari
checked into the ‘hospital’ in Bola
Tinubu’s apartment.
We help him here with photographs
of Buhari’s days in London since he
left Nigeria last Thursday night.
Kayode Fayemi (L) with
Muhammadu Buhari, (2nd R) at
Fayose’s phantom ‘hospital’
Speaker Aminu Tambuwal with
Buhari on his ‘sick bed’
Buhari reading newspapers
Senator Bukola Saraki, Buhari, Mrs.
Saraki and Governor Ibikunle
Amosun, all with Buhari, ‘on the
hospital bed’
Buhari with Amosun, Tony Blair and
Bukola Saraki
Culled from The News Magazine
http://
thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2015/02/22/
fayose-releases-buharis-photos-in-
londons-cavendish-hospital/ source >>> http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/02/22/fayose-releases-buharis-photos-in-london-hospital/

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For me am not a play boy to her because i know I've got feelings for her very well and good intention for her, but I asked her if she can wait till i return from where i am now to see her after, she accepted with no doupt even when i asked her to make a choice as in if she can't cope with my absence lets quit but she accepted with no fear.
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Great People Of Biafra, My Flesh and
Blood, the family of which i am proud
to be call mine..My LOVE for Biafra is
immeasurable, I love all friends of
Biafra lovers of freedom and you all
my flesh and blood (BIAFRANS).
Today I want us to read and make
something out of this Yoruba Liar in
the name of (Femi Fani Kayode). After
reading his article i want the
Biafran's,friends of Biafra and LOVERS
of freedom to make something out of
it, Kindly reason and act upon that
which your Brain can control.
My own Analysis to this article bellow
as written by this bunch of liar (Femi
Fani Kayode) the Yoruba man.even
thou he was clamoring for secession
to attract Nigeria Government to offer
him some money and shut him up, all
he said here cannot be put in action
because Yoruba's are coward. they
have never fought and won any war in
History. their land (KWARA STATE)
was taken away from them by
Hausa's and an EMIR was imposed
upon them, currently (Kwara state)
Yoruba land is taken away from them
by the Hausa/Fulani and (Fani
Kayode) and other Yoruba media
cannot do anything about it
The only source of Nigeria survivor is
from (CRUDE OIL), This Crude Oil is
located not in the North -#ariwa
(Hausa/Fulani) territory, Not in the S/
West #oduduwa (YORUBA) Territory,
Its located in # Biafra the OLD
EASTERN Region (Biafra) Land,
remember that the so called (Birth of
Bonny) was Originally known as (The
Birth of Biafra) and it was changed
after the war,The name S/South is
fake, because in the right formation of
Cardinal point what we have is
(EAST,WEST NORTH AND SOUTH,
then in Addition to balance it
according to global circle formation,
we have EAST,WEST, NORTH and
SOUTH then S/EAST, S/WEST,
NORTH/EAST and NORTH/
WEST...Before you discredit my
argument please look at the Diagram
attached to this article ,if there is S/
SOUTH..Why is there no NORTH/
NORTH
Nothing like NORTH CENTRAL, Its a
question that One should answer.
Nigeria was originally on two
formation of (TWO) on Geographical
map location. the North and south
before it was put together by the
British. and then what we had was
Northern pot rate and SOUTHERN Pot
rates.and in the Southern Pot rate its
divided into two according to our
linage, the SOUTH East the
(BIAFRANS) and the South west the
(ODUDUWA'S) Yoruba's people. there
is nothing like middle belt,south south
in the world cardinal point formation.
All that rubbish were man made and
must be destroyed as soon as Biafra
come. the so call south/south and
south East is one family, we are
Biafran's, we are one flesh and blood
from one linage.
The creation of the (SIX ) Geo Political
Zones is one of the Divide and Rule
tactics of the Nigeria Hausa/Fulani
Yoruba Oligarchy,at the same time it
is another means of dividing the
people of Eastern REGION (Biafra) with
our Brothers living along the River line
areas, after giving you this little fact of
analogy and formation of Nigeria, may
i bring to your notice that one of the
geo political Zones in the north is
made up of (SEVEN) states, while the
so called S/East zone is only (FIVE)
states. Here the is where word
marginalization is made open and
clear before the world and no body is
talking.
I do not want to go far writing much
about the evil committed against the
IGBO'S (Biafra), let me focus on the
lies that is been peddled by this
Yoruba man (Femi Fani Kayode).
My point is that (Olushegun
Obasanjo) the (Yoruba) Man served
as Nigeria's military head of state
from (13 February 1976 to 30
September 79) 3 years...and serves as
a civilian president (1999–2007).= 8
years. put together it is 11 years. then
(Ernest Shonekan) is a Yoruba Man
who is the 9th President of Nigeria as
the interim president ruled Nigeria
from 26 August 1993 to 17 November
1993.
Bellow is an article where (Fani
Kayode) is crying that (Goodluck
Ebere Jonathan) Hate the Yoruba's,
and he is demanding for equal right
and justice over Yoruba race or else
Nigeria should seize to exist,( EGBE
ONU) meaning # mouthed, They claim
they are Yoruba's not (SOUTHERN
NIGERIA) .Do you know that in the
history of Nigeria that its a Yoruba
man HAD THE RECORD of the longest
years served as the president of
Nigeria?? ,While the Hausa has the
highest numbers of Year ruled in
Nigeria put together, its in
record.Remember that (Igbos) were
deported from (Lagos) Yoruba land by
their Gov (Babatunde Fashola).
Remember that during the three years
of War against the Igbos (Biafra) that
Yoruba's were schooling , and there
was peace all over Yoruba land while
the Igbos *(Biafra) were been
massacred by Hausas led my
(Muritala MUHAMMED) at ASABA
(Anioma), (Olushegun Obasonjo) from
Portharcourt (Igweocha) , Muhammad
Buhari at (OWERRI).and many others.
Do you know that after the war, The
(Reintegration, Rehabilitation and
Reconstruction) 3RS FUND meant to
rebuild Igbo land (Biafra) where the
war was fought Was diverted to build
Lagos by a Yoruba man (Obafmi
AWOLOWO) Who was the finance
minister then. Do you know that it's
only (Six) months that an IGBO man
(Aguiyironsi) have ruled Nigeria as the
HEAD of STATE,Apart from (ZIK) who
was a ceremonial President, and he
(Aguiyi) was killed on the seat of
power,
Bellow you can read and make
something out of this article, thank
you as you read and know who is
cheating who and who should stand
up to fight for his freedom ??.
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President Goodluck Jonathan and
those within his inner circle simply
hate the Yoruba. And we the yoruba
did not resist, fight and defeat the
hegemony of other nationalities in the
last 100 years just for it to be replaced
with Ijaw domination.
I have said it before and I will say it
again, if we cannot have a level
playing field for all tribes, all religions
and all nationalities in Nigeria and if
we cannot all be treated as equals
then let Nigeria cease to exist.If you
want Nigeria to continue to remain as
one country into the distant future
there must be no more ''masters'' and
no more ''servants''.
If we cannot be treated as equals we
the yoruba will forcefully resist the
tyranny of our oppressors and we will
scuttle and sabotage this man-made
geographical expression called
Nigeria until it ceases to exist.And if,
in the misguided and confused minds
of some, that makes us tribalists or
ethnic supremacists so be it.
We cannot be held back from our
natural pace of development anymore.
We cannot allow the natural
excellence of the yoruba to be
sacrificed on the alter of Nigeria.
We cannot allow the gains and
massive contributions of our
forefathers and our heroes past to be
treated with contempt and ridicule or
to be squandered and to be in
vain.Nigeria is 100 years old this year.
It is time for us to decide whether we
want to stay together for another 100
years or whether we want to go our
separate ways within the next five
years.
It is time for us to decide whether we
want to be the captain of our ship and
the master of our soul or the spineless
and perpetual serfs of those that come
from other climes.
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Bellow is the list of all the Leader of
Nigeria...since 1960 till date.
First Republic (1963–1966)
Under the 1963 Constitution, the first
constitution of the Republic of Nigeria,
the President replaced the monarch as
ceremonial head of state. The
President was elected by Parliament
for a five-year term. In the event of a
vacancy the President of the Senate
served as Acting President.
Status = Denotes President of the
Senate acting as President
1) Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) 1
October 1963 16 January 1966
(Deposed) 2 years, 107 days
Military rule (1966–1979)
2) Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-
Ironsi (1924–1966) 16 January 1966
12 July 1966 (Deposed) 177 days
3) General Yakubu Gowon (1934–) 1
August 1966 29 July 1975 (Deposed)
8 years, 362 days
4) General Murtala Mohammed
(1938–1976) 29 July 1975 13
February 1976 (Assassinated) 199
days
5) Major-General Olusegun Obasanjo
(1938–) 16 January 1976 1 October
1979 (Resigned) 3 years, 258 days
Second Republic (1979–1983)
Under the 1979 Constitution, the
second constitution of the Republic of
Nigeria, the President was head of
both state and government. The
President was elected by for a four-
year term. In the event of a vacancy
the Vice President served as Acting
President.
6) Shehu Shagari (1925–) 1 October
1979 31 December 1983 (Deposed) 4
years, 91 days
Military rule (1983–1993) Major-
General Muhammadu Buhari led a
coup d'état which overthrown the
President Shagari and his
government.
7) Major-General Muhammadu
Buhari (1942–) 31 December 1983 27
August 1985 (Deposed) 1 year, 239
days
General Ibrahim Babangida
(1941–) 27 August 1985 26 August
1993 (Resigned) 7 years, 364 days
9) Ernest Shonekan (1936–) 26
August 1993 17 November 1993
(Deposed) 83 days
Military rule (1993–1999) General
Sani Abacha led a coup d'état which
overthrown the President Shonekan
and his government.
10) General Sani Abacha (1943–
1998) 17 November 1993 8 June 1998
(Died in Office) 4 years, 203 days
11) General Abdulsalami Abubakar
(1942–) 8 June 1998 29 May 1999
(Resigned) 355 days
Fourth Nigerian Republic
Under the Constitution, the fourth
constitution of the Republic of Nigeria,
the President was head of both state
and government. The President was
elected by for a four-year term. In the
event of a vacancy the Vice President
served as Acting President.
12) Olusegun Obasanjo (1938–) 29
May 1999 29 May 2007 8 years
13) Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951–
2010) 29 May 2007 5 May 2010 (Died
in Office) 2 years, 341 days
14) Goodluck Jonathan (1957–) 5
May 2010 Incumbent 4 years, 292
days (as of 20 February 2015)
Biafrans stand up ,join this
movement, remember that Freedom is
not free and not given but its taken by
force,
Thank you so much and remain
blessed.
God bless Biafra
Prince Darlington .. aka PRINCE-DON-
BIAFRA
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