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There is no place in Nigeria where the governors do not loot.

When are the Nigerian people going say enough is enough?

THE AMAKA:
[color=#cc00cc]the last time i've been was around this time in '07
really fun! i stayed in the village tho [/color]

In the village? How long? I hope it wasn't longer than a week. I can only handle a few days in the village. lol

THE AMAKA:
[color=#cc00cc]don't mind Tpia. . . you are HOTT.
does Alaigbo mean Igbo land basically? [/color]

Yes it does my dear. And thank you.

Onitsha is a nice cultural town in my opinion.

asha 80:
Ezeuche why are you using my signature

It will be put to better use!

THE AMAKA:
[color=#cc00cc]growing in population or. . . ?
I've got a lot of family in Onitsha.[/color]

When was the last time you been to Alaigbo?

tpiah:
^^ugly thing.

Can you please stay on topic my dear?

What are your views on this vibrant city in the East? You are welcome to visit. Just make sure you spend, spend, spend.   

tpiah,

No matter how much you say the word Ugly, I think the women of NL beg to differ. lol

It is ok though, you can try to bring me down to your level, but you never will. I have standards. 

tpiah,

Don't be wishing no bad luck on me my dear. I respect your opinion, but no need to hit below the waist.

I love you to tpiah, you ugly old hag. 

You just made my day. God bless your heart.



BTW, you know I am the best looking man you ever had the pleasure of talking to. 

tpiah:
obviously, you are a terrible coward.

if them born you well, type in english, monkey.

tpiah,

Calm down old woman. It is not that serious. If you can't understand what he said, just ask nicely and maybe one of us may translate for you.

God has left Nigeria a long time ago.

Nigeria is like Sodom and Gomorrah, which will one day be wiped away of its filth.

logic101:
Africas ancient history does not end in egypt.its just about 5% of africas history before colonilisation.
we had many empires scattered across africa including nigeria.

Agreed!

Great Zimbabwe, Kingdom of Ghana, Mali Empire, Soghay, Great Benin, Oyo Empire, Sokoto Caliphate, Kanem-Borno Empire, Nri Kingdom, Zulu, Buganda Kingdom, Kush, Axum, Congo Kingdom, Luanda Kingdom, Monomotapa Kingdom, Ashanti Confederacy and so much more.

Real men live to fight another day. We only live once, so why throw away your life when it can be saved?

Nigeria declared war on the East by not protecting its people. Point blank. Can't get around that.

[quote author=Dr. Ayo link=topic=489934.msg6497684#msg6497684 date=1280769023]Taking a critical look at things. How far do you think Africa would have gone without slavery and colonization?[/quote]That is a very good question. I have asked this question to myself many times. Africa would have been a much better place. Our states would have formed naturally without outside interference. We can still see the scars of slavery and colonization on the African continent, which is sad, but I hope for a brighter day.

[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=488326.msg6497628#msg6497628 date=1280768446]so who should be blamed for the lost lives ? Was it gowon that delcared war ? The most annoying part was that he wasnt man enough instead ran away.Real men commit suicide in such situation and that is why he has become a living dead till date.[/quote]Nigeria declared war on Biafra. You cannot change history. Nigerian government was not protecting Easterners, so we left. I see no problem in that. Every people have a right to self-determination.

babapupa, I don't know why I even bother giving you a response. We Igbos already know our shortcomings, so why would we need someone else to tell us? And your response about the bashing threads is laughable. Most threads on NL are directed at the Ndi Igbo. Go to the tribalism section and see how many hateful threads are directed at the Ndi Igbo from the vey beginning. Do not act as if you and your fellow tribalist are blameless.

Igbos will to continue progress. We have been here for thousands of years and we are not going anywhere. As I said before, get over it.  

Nigeria is not rich! Far from it.

Written by Gerd Meuer

(Let’s get serious!)

The other day I came across a graph in Germany’s biggest, best, because most serious daily newspaper, the ‚Süddeutsche Zeitung. The mere figures talk like a 24-volume encyclopedia. Take only the figures for OIL for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia- tonnage-wise. Those figures already prove that Nigeria is only a minor producer or owner of oil deposits. But those two comparative figures are rather un-important, when you add some other figures and facts.

1.Population:
Let’s assume that Nigeria has a population of 150 million – and WHO really knows the exact figure? and that population will double within the next 23 years, whereas Saudi Arabia had 27 mio in 2006. (meaning Nigeria has six times the population of Saudi Arabia, so the ‘cake’ has to be shared by so many more people…)

2. Known Deposits:
4.9 billion barrels for Nigeria; whereas Saudi Arabia has 36,3 billion, and all that on land, which means to get that oil is a much cheaper technique.

But what is much more important…

The Saudis like so many other oil-exporting countries on the Gulf have over the last 3 to 4 decades invested huge dollar sums in western PRODUCING companies: take for example KUWEIT which owns not only a large number of shares in Mercedes and other German, French, British and what-have-you companies.

Whereas Nigeria’s lootocrats, both in uniform and agbada have stored their money in Western bank, ‘invested’ their money in mostly dubious ventures or in outright luxury, like Abacha did in Indian whores…

Well, at one time when your very own Julius Berger Nigeria had some cash problems, several dozen Alhajis were flown to Germany, and bought Bilfinger and Berger shares… that at least!

Let me add just one more fact: many of the Gulf states have high-quality universities, for which they even recruit highly qualified Nigerian professors. (I do know some personally!) Their students are all on scholarship, be it for the local universities or the best schools abroad. (That some of those students then plan how to blow up the N.Y. World Trade Centre Centre, well… Nigeria has produced at least one such student, who tried his own ‘thing’, and fortunately did NOT make it…)

Meaning:


1.Those states have more oil,
2.They have much smaller populations, (Kuweit has virtually none…)
3.They have invested into the Future with a capital F, also for the days when there will be no more oil – just like the European oil giant Norway is doing. And they are investing in the future by investing massively in eduation.

Now compare this all with Nigeria’s case and you cannot but agree with me that Nigeria’s future in just one or two generations looks rather bleak.

This is the deciding reason why I – but does it really matter, the author being a ‘Caucasian foreigner’, as some ‘simple- thinkers’ like to state – as a journalist do NOT want to read EVER again on NVS about ‘Nigeria’s abundant, endless resources…’ because this is simply wishful thinking and a bloody lie. It is also highly irresponsible vis-avis already the very next generation . The one that will not see a single penny of those 400 billion dollars which the lootocrats have taken abroad.

PS 1: I tried to be brief and concise, but this could naturally be developed with more facts and figures to prove…

PS 2: As far as the education aspect is concerned, I can only advise you to read Moses Ochonu’s piece on Book People and …on NVS…

PS 3: Nigeria is not rich but has enriched numerous countries, by the lootocarts having ‘their’ (the Nigerian people’s money!) in foreign banks, and by exporting tens of thousands of highly trained people to Great, Britain, Germany, the Neutherlands and, above all, to the US of A.

I am NOT supposed to say so, but NVS editorial board members are just one but a very good example.

babapupa:
A coward and deserter is your hero? This is what you want planted in your history books for your kids to read? I really wonder about you people sometimes,

Ojukwu will continue to have his detractors, but he will remain an icon of the Igbo spirit. Like I said, just get over it. Ndi Igbo give praise to the man and he is given the most respect throughout Alaigbo. He is the Igbo leader. No other group, besides the Core North has one single leader that can unite their people. We Igbos have our leader and he is a LIVING legend. God bless this man.

TewMuch:
Why cant lagos face competition right now? Why in the NEAR FUTURE Please you people should double your efforts so that the competition can start tomorrow.

Was Rome built in a day? It takes time for cities to reach high levels of importance. As people continue to invest in Onitsha and Port Harcourt, these cities will soon rival Lagos. Hopefully, they wont go the route of Lagos in terms of lack of planning.

babapupa are you finished with your rant? As the saying goes, "people who live in glass houses should not throw stones." First, clean up your own house before you start throwing stones at the Ndi Igbo with your holier than thou attitude. It is very unbecoming.

excanny:
I'm glad the truth is gradually coming. I have long admired the potentials of this city. Oh! If only the Lagos port would be de-monopolized.

Agreed. However, I feel Lagos will soon be facing stiff competition from towns such as Onitsha and Port Harcourt in the near future. Just hope for the best and hopefuly, investments will flood into the East like it should do.

[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=488326.msg6497442#msg6497442 date=1280766697][s][/s]ojukwu should be held responsible for all the atrocities he had committed in this country. . .see the future of ibo tribe with so much hatred for one of their own.I wonder what people like you would become or do if given the opprotunity to rule nigeria.folks like you should be disenfranchised.na wao[/quote]Your post really annoy me. Ojukwu should not be held accountable for anything. Gowon & Co should be responsible for the pogroms, the civil war and the sorry state this country is in. Ojukwu was doing what anyone in his position would have done when his people were being massacred and no one was protecting them. It angers me when people try to put the blame on this man, for the killings of my people. It is pure ignorance, stupidity, damn goat who will ever utter those words. Ojukwu will remain an Igbo hero if you people like it or not. Get over it!

Aigbofa:
Eleanor Roosevelt once said; Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. If you can't go to India and treat Indians like crap, why do Africans allow Indians to treat them like crap, right in their own countries!!

It is not about feeling inferior we are discussing. It is the way they treat our people like dogs. They use our women for their bodies and when they are finished with them, they throw them away. Even if they get pregnant by these people, they will not take care of them. Go to Port Harcourt and you will see this sad fact. Nigerians need to start having more pride in themselves. And we need to treat these people, just like they treat us.

Babzilla:
Seriously guys. This is really annoying. The indians, the chinese, lebanese, anyone who is foreign comes to our country and treats our people like dirt and we keep standing for this. Tragic!

Do not get me started on the Lebanese!  They never invest in their host country, where they make their money, but they send it back to Lebanon to help rebuild their war torn country. They treat Africans like crap, from Ghana to Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon. You name it! They are there disrespecting Africans. Indians are coming in large numbers, but no expat is as bad as the Lebanese. Leaves a disgusting taste in my mouth.

And what will you be doing if a "hypothetical" revolution does occur? Standing on the sidelines mocking the people who will be trying to help further the cause?

I have said it once and I shall say it again. The only state that should even be created is Anioma State. The Delta Igbos need their own state.

The true fact in the matter, is that Indians look down upon blacks. Even Ghandi was a racist and seen Indians as superior to Africans when he was living in South Africa. What is even sadder, is that Nigerians have to flee to other developing countries in order to make money. That is what we should be discussing. Not the tribe, because this could be anyone.

^^^^^^

If I fight in the forefront, or give money behind the scenes; I will be helping the revolution any way I can. Unlike you who will be supporting the status quo as I can perceive from your post.

Frankly, I don't understand why the most intelligent people in society have to put their lives in harms way, when they are the brains of the operations. Did Lenin who called for the Russian Revolution fight in the front? The answer is no. But his words were more powerful than him fighting in the front.

Implement the death penalty for these criminals! That is what Nigeria needs, death penalty for corrupt officials, death penalty for kidnappers, death penalty for yahooze, death penalty for drug pushers. Nigeria would be a much better place if we implement the death penalty.