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@speedy, pls how do i crate the profile?

my brother, i have the same problem with my modem (mtn) whenever i try to use my glo sim on it. etisalat/airtel works very fine on it. although, these days, insert any of the sims into my nokia c2, then connect the it to my laptop via usb to browse. works perfectly fine. in fact, i want to sell the modem since my nokia phone does the job pretty well.

my brother, i have the same problem with my modem (mtn) whenever i try to use my glo sim on it. etisalat/airtel works very fine on it. although, these days, insert any of the sims into my nokia c2, then connect the it to my laptop via usb to browse. works perfectly fine. in fact, i want to sell the modem since my nokia phone does the job pretty well.

1  University of Cape Town
South Africa

2  Cairo University
Egypt

3  University of Pretoria
South Africa

4  Universiteit Stellenbosch
South Africa

5  University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa

6  University of KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa

7  University of South Africa
South Africa

8  The American University in Cairo
Egypt

9  Mansoura University
Egypt

10  University of the Western Cape
South Africa

11  Makerere University
Uganda

12  Rhodes University
South Africa

13  University of Johannesburg
South Africa

14  University of Nairobi
Kenya

15  University of Dar es Salaam
Tanzania

16  Cape Peninsula University of Technology
South Africa

17  Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
South Africa

18  University of Botswana
Botswana

19  University of Ghana
Ghana

20  Helwan University
Egypt

21  Ain Shams University
Egypt

22  Université Cadi Ayyad
Morocco

23  University of Khartoum
Sudan

24  Tshwane University of Technology
South Africa

25  Al Akhawayn University
Morocco

26  Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia

27  Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Mozambique

28  Université Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegal

29  Mogadishu University
Somalia

30  University of Namibia
Namibia

31  University of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe

32  University of Ibadan
Nigeria

33  Polytechnic of Namibia
Namibia

34  University of Ilorin
Nigeria

35  Zagazig University
Egypt

36  Assiut University
Egypt

37  North-West University
South Africa

38  Université Mentouri de Constantine
Algeria

39  Presbyterian University College
Ghana

40  University of Benin
Nigeria

41  Universiteit van die Vrystaat
South Africa

42  Kenyatta University
Kenya

43  Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediène
Algeria

44  Obafemi Awolowo University
Nigeria

45  Université de la Reunion
Reunion

46  Sudan University of Science and Technology
Sudan

47  Strathmore University
Kenya

48  The Hubert Kairuki Memorial University
Tanzania

49  Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ghana

50  United States International University
Kenya

51  Université Abdelmalek Essadi
Morocco

52  Tanta University
Egypt

53  The German University in Cairo
Egypt

54  Université de Batna
Algeria

55  Université d'Alger
Algeria

56  South Valley University
Egypt

57  Minoufiya University
Egypt

58  Al Azhar University
Egypt

59  Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen
Algeria

60  University of Mauritius
Mauritius

61  Central University of Technology
South Africa

62  Ahmadu Bello University
Nigeria

63  Université Hassan II - Aïn Chock
Morocco

64  Université Hassan II - Mohammedia
Morocco

65  Université Mohammed V - Souissi
Morocco

66  Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Kenya

67  Durban University of Technology
South Africa

68  Université Ibn Tofail
Morocco

69  University of Zambia
Zambia

70  University of Jos
Nigeria

71  Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis Mostaganem
Algeria

72  Université M'hamed Bouguerra de Boumerdes
Algeria

73  Nile University
Egypt

74  University of Education, Winneba
Ghana

75  International University of Africa
Sudan

76  University of Fort Hare
South Africa

77  Université Mohammed V - Agdal
Morocco

78  University of Limpopo
South Africa

79  Uganda Christian University
Uganda

80  Vaal University of Technology
South Africa

81  Université Hassan Ier
Morocco

82  Université Saad Dahlab Blida
Algeria

83  Walter Sisulu University
South Africa

84  Moi University
Kenya

85  Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Fés
Morocco

86  MISR University for Science and Technology
Egypt

87  Université d'Antananarivo
Madagascar

88  October 6 University
Egypt

89  École Nationale Polytechnique
Algeria

90  Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Mohamed Boudiaf d'Oran
Algeria

91  Egerton University
Kenya

92  Université Mouloud Maameri de Tizi Ouzou
Algeria

93  Université Djillali Liabes
Algeria

94  University of Cape Coast
Ghana

95  Université d'Oran
Algeria

96  Benghazi University
Libya

97  National University of Rwanda
Rwanda

98  Université de Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso

99  University of Zululand
South Africa

100  Kigali Institute of Science and Technology
Rwanda

http://www.4icu.org/topAfrica/ *Last Site Update: 23/11/2011
ONLY UI, UNILORIN, UNIBEN, OAU, ABU and UNIJOS made the list

@Gerrard59, I bet you, take it or die, don't ever use the line between North and South to judge a school. I have seen so many over-hyped graduates from the so-called big schools. My brother, so many of them don't know jack! I am talking from reality and facts! I wouldn't want to go into argument with anybody about Northern/Southern schools. Graduates who indulge in such arguments are educated illiterate. Gerrard59, take your time about this, cos if go on with this crazy mentality of yours about Northern schools, "shame go catch u one day when u jam". I presently work with OAU, UNIBEN, UNIZIK, UNN grads, so keep quite.

If were an employer of Labour, list ten Nigeria Universities that you would honour most. Please lets hear from each other, an please stating reasons why you would do so won't be a bad idea at all. THANKS GUYS!

The message was indeed very clear. The logic is, how many Northerners are in the S/W compare to the Yorubas in the entire North. Lets try to be very rationale in our approaches. I can bet you that the Yorubas are more in the Northern parts of Nigeria than the SE/SS. Ask Yorubas leaving up North and you would be very surprise at what you would hear concerning this. SHALOM!

Pls @all, what lead to the mad/mass slaughtering of the Igbos in the North that resulted into the CIVIL WAR? Were the Yorubas spared? Now the reasons for the senseless killing and bombings are Islamization and the revenge of Boko Haram leader. So why did the Northerners went all out to start killing and maiming of Igbos.

Baba Suwe jaz-man don hit jack-pot. All roads leads to IJEBU-ODE. Sounds weired but, NA TRUE! Find out!!!

Before their recent epilepsy coupled with heart problems, I hated them like poo. They have the worst promos, worst network and the worst call centre reps. The last time I went to their Adeola Odeku's office, told d customer service girl dat they should learn coordination from MTN. Since on friday my 200box glo card is still in my wallet. I couldnt recharge it. As 4 their 2k/sec call, my wife-to-be has no good glo signal arnd her area. So I dnt get to feel their recent nonsense. FOR ALL THOSE THINKING OF A CHEAPER NETWORK, AIRTEL NA IM BE AM! I SWEAR! THEY ALSO REWARD THEIR CUSTOMER QUITELY WITHOUT NOISE MAKING. I GOT 10MB JUST LIKE THAT TODAY, WHILE STILL ENJOYING THE OTHER 10MB FROM CLUB 10.

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The news is nationwide, Farida Waziri is out and Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde has been appointed in her place as the acting Chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

News of Farida Waziri's ousting from the office of chairperson of crime fighting agency spread like the proverbial wildfire yesterday, when a press statement from President Jonathan's office confirmed that the former EFCC boss was to be relieved of her duties.

Now, a day after the nation learns of the removal, television stations and newspapers have been abuzz with speculations as to why the former EFCC boss was benched, followed by the question: just who is her replacement, Mr. Lamorde?

For starter, this is Lamorde's second crack at the acting chairperson position, the fomer Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) had held the transient position after the removal of former crime-fighting boss Nuhu Ribadu, prior to the appointment of Mrs. Farida Waziri.

His resume boasts of almost 25 years of experience in the anti-corruption world, where he has worked as the Director of Operations to both Ribadu and Waziri.

A Vanguard article titled "The Man, Ibrahim Lamorde", reported that Lamorde, 48, kicked off his career in the Nigerian Police force in 1986, following his graduation from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with a BA degree in Sociolgy two years earlier.

According to the article, Lamorde spent the next few years of his career in the crime-fighting world, working in the Niger State Police Command in Minna, from 1987 to 1988, then as a Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) in Rijau, Niger State for the next year.

Still working in the northern Nigerian region, Lamorde moved on to his next stint as a Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO).

He spent the next portion of his career gaining some nationwide and international experience, according to the Vanguard article. In 1993, the newly appointed acting EFCC boss was a pioneer officier of the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police.

Lamorde held the position until 2002. During his time with the Unit, now under the Force Crime Investigation Division (FCID), he was deployed as Chief Investigation Officer of Ermera District of East Timor of the United Nations Civilian Police, between 2000 and 2001.

After a brief stint as a Divisional Police Officer for Ojo, Ibadan and Oyo States, Lamorde was yet again deployed to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, from where he was seconded as a pioneer officer and Director of Operations of the EFCC.

He has reportedly worked with law enforcement agencies from different world governments, including the FBI, Internet Crime Complaints Centre (IC3), the South African Police and more.

Lamorde is currently a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management and Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has attended several international training programmes, seminars and workshops where he delivered papers on the Nigerian fight against corruption, Advance Fee Fraud and other forms of economic and financial crimes.

He also attended a Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies course at the Harvard University in 2005, according to the Vanguard.

Despite the impressive resumé, it is still not certain that Lamorde is a shoe-in for the position in its full capacity, and it is unclear when we'll know for sure who the next crime-fighting czar will be.

http://www.channelstv.com/global/news_details.php?nid=30309&cat=Politics

Nigerian actor and comedian must be laughing all the way to the bank. Lagos high court orders Nigeria's anti-drug trafficking agency, the NDLEA to pay N25 million in damages. Click the link to follow the story.
CHANNELS TV | Comedian Baba Suwe Gets the Last Laugh. NDLEA to Pay Him N25mln in Damages
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By TONY EDIKE
ENUGU—IGBO living in some Northern states where many Christians had been attacked by members of the Boko Haram sect are now returning en-masse to their home-states, abandoning most of their belongings.

The returnees, who have been trooping home since the past few weeks, said they were residing in Plateau, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Niger and Borno states where they had lived and conducted their businesses for decades.

They added that they were forced to return to their native-states because of incessant violent attacks on their businesses and families by the Boko Haram sect.

Vanguard encountered some of the returnees, mostly women and children, at the Ninth Mile Corner Motor park, yesterday, while trying to board vehicles to their respective homes.

A native of Umuoji in Anambra State, Mr. Lawrence Okeke, who had resided in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, where he sold vehicle spare parts for several years, said he decided to evacuate his family to his home-state following the state of insecurity in Lafia.

He said having suffered huge losses in the last sectarian violence, which he was yet to recover from, it would be fool- hardy for him to remain there, hence his decision to evacuate his family to his home-town.

He said: ”I have been a trader in Lafia for several years and we have lived peacefully in the town until the last sectarian violence which rendered many of us homeless. We decided to stay back, but threats of fresh violence have continued.

”Most Igbo in that town have been evacuating their families back home. Some with strong investments there decided to stay back but having lost my trade, it will be unwise for me to remain in the North,” Okeke said.

Another returnee from Jos, Chief Ikechukwu Obalum, from Aguleri, Anambra State, told Vanguard that he brought his wife and four children home because of increasing insecurity in the city.

Obalum said: ”I will return to Jos to continue with my business there, but my family members will never return to the North.”

He added that although he was aware of the risk involved in doing business in the northern states, he could not start life afresh in his home state.

A mother of four from Nkanu area of Enugu State, Mrs. Kate Ejiofor, who left her Suleja residence recently for Enugu following serial bomb blasts in the town, said many easterners in Nasarawa State have been moving back to their native-states because of insecurity of life and property.

An elderly man, from Imo State, Chief Boniface Nwosu, said he returned from Borno State after selling his building at a low price to enable him evacuate his family from the state he had lived for over 40 years because, the Boko Haram sect members had made life unbearable for residents of the state.

Nwosu said: ’’We have lived in constant fear for the last two years because of insecurity of life and property.

‘’These people burn down our churches at the slightest provocation, kill and main people at will.

’’Sometimes, one would even be thinking that this is no longer the Nigeria we knew before. The police are helpless in this matter because police stations are also bombed and their officers and men killed.

’’I have come home permanently and will never go back to the North to do business and develop the place again. Things cannot continue that way. It is hell living there,’’ he added.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/insecurity-igbo-flee-north-en-masse/

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Hmm! The BLACK RACE. O ma se o.

@ all of u, nobody holy pass, no body sabi pass. All of you critics of Jonathan would do worse if you were in his shoes. Although if he had no shoes, he would have done better. lol.

Sincerely, Nigeria is too complex for a soft hearted fellow like Jona. The question is, who should succeed him come 2015?

| November 12, 2011 - 2:27am | By Sylvester Awenlimobor

While it has become an increasingly tough task getting Nigerians to come out and protest about their dissatisfaction with the tumultuous state of events in the country, that dilemma has however not been experienced by religious leaders and thousands of bar-owners in the county; in fact they seem to be the biggest beneficiaries of the failing health of the Nigerian state, as they have witnessed an exponential increase in the number of people trooping into their establishments to seek solutions.

Recently I read of Omolayo Abayomi, a Nigerian-born UK resident nurse who had her license revoked because she neglected her responsibilities in the face of an immediate challenge and resorted to calling on Jesus. A situation that bests describes the attitude of a large section of the Nigerian people.

The lucrative business of religion is closely followed by the alcohol industry in terms of patronage by Nigerians, and the reason is found in the disillusion and easy escape from the harshness of reality both offer to unsettled Nigerians. While it is clear that the lack of power, infrastructure and adequate jobs are all a failure of governance and government, Nigerians still throng to places of religious worship screaming their lungs hoarse as if the plan is to deafen God to submission.

Several others simply drown themselves in unbelievable quantities of alcohol in beer spots littering the country.  Nigerians have been persistently pummelled by successive repressive governments with unfriendly policies, and each time you feel they have been sufficiently pushed to the wall enough to spur a reaction; they turn around and scale the wall. It is almost as though it is impossible to provoke a response from Nigerians, and this has spurred forth an aura of impunity from the ruling class.

This crowd abnormality has become a tool of further repression of Nigerians by several religious leaders across the country. The religious leaders have become kingmakers as they have been able to apply the unquestioned loyalty of majority of the masses to full effect. It is not uncommon at election periods to see staunch Northern-Muslim presidential candidates waving their hands and chanting Christian songs at crusade grounds along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The scope of their power is unimaginable!

Pastors sit atop the most financially rewarding, less-burdensome enterprise in Nigeria today and have further diversified their fledging church business. One of such additional businesses is the highly-overpriced universities everywhere now, that have further compounded the educational situation in the country with the production of socially-unprepared graduates. This is in total contradistinction to the ideals espoused by early missionaries who dispensed free healthcare and education as evidence of the altruism of their religious faith. The lucrative nature of religion is now so enticing that I suggest the National University Council (NUC) introduces a full discipline called ‘Bachelors in Church/Mosque Administration (BCA/BMA).

It is not uncommon to see well-known rogues, renegades and political-miscreants who have occupied our collective economical fortune occupying the front rows in churches and mosques today, while the rest of you blandly occupy the spaces behind. After all the Bible did quote Jesus Christ in Luke 19:13 as saying ‘Occupy till I come’?

The tragedy is that many of you would die before Jesus Christ does come, and the only spaces you would have successfully occupied would be those seats behind the rogues on the pulpit and front row in the church/mosques, and Mama Nkechi’s plastic chairs in her beer-parlour. The current political current all over the world favours popular protests, and this would have been the perfect opportunity for Nigerians to express their displeasure over the insecurity, shoddy self-centred policies, poor and biased implementation of established laws and inability to create a framework/roadmap for infrastructural development in the country.

This would have represented the best opportunity for all Nigerians to down tools and peacefully demand of the government their economic space that had been illegally occupied by political opportunists who. But as I have found out after all these years, you ever-enduring Nigerians would return back to your places of religious worships and favourite alcohol spots for your daily fix.

MAUREEN AZUH writes on the achievements of veteran actor, Olu Jacobs, who will receive a national award alongside other Nollywood stars

erhaps because drama thrives on conflict, the nomination of some key practitioners in the entertainment industry, as part of prominent people to receive national awards, stirred controversies. While some fear that ‘extra judicial factors’ played up certain names, the fact now is that the coast is crystal clear in terms of the entertainers that make the list for the year.

Nollywood has been divided on what some folk term the president’s “biased choice” of candidates for the national award. According to reports, angry practitioners from the Yoruba movie industry have accused the president of tribalism while their English counterparts feel he is rewarding those who were involved in his election campaign

At the event scheduled for November 14 in Abuja, those to be honoured are Olu Jacobs, Genevieve Nnaji, Stephanie Okereke, Osita Iheme and Kanayo O Kanayo, all for the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic awards. Some may believe that one or two other practitioners deserve to make the list – even before one or two now sitting comfortably on it – no one will doubt the factors that qualified Jacobs for the crest.

He, for instance, has really come a long way as an entertainer of repute, and certainly deserves a national award. This will be in addition to others he has got, including the African Movie Academy Awards for Best Actor in 2007. For the veteran actor, the award will be a justification for his dogged belief in his talent.

As a young man, Jacobs defied his parents’ wish and studied Dramatic Arts at the Royal Academy in England. It was at the time when most parents felt acting was not professional and discouraged their children from taking active roles in entertainment.

The respected actor persevered especially at a time actors received peanuts, playing major roles on stage, from where he moved to acting Yoruba movies. As a dynamic entertainer, he is seen as a role model to many young Nigerians who are hoping to join the entertainment industry. He has also played major roles in movies of Igbo and Hausa production as well as countless others in English. Certainly, no one among the nominees deserves the award more than Olu Jacobs.

Described as the Julia Roberts of Africa by the CNN, Genevieve Nnaji has also come a long way as an actress and model. She is about one of the most recognisable faces in African entertainment due to the numerous roles she has played and is still playing in the industry. Her 2005 African Academy Movie Award for Best Actress of the Year was a boost for her career. Yet, a national award will do a lot more for her. Nnaji has continued to rise despite some controversies that have been associated with her. She has remained enduring and has starred in over 50 Nigerian movies–to say the least.

And now enter Kanayo O Kanayo and Stephanie Okereke, both of who have also contributed immensely to the growth of the industry. For Kanayo, it has been a success story from his early days of acting in 1992, when the industry was still grappling for an identity.

However, while there are varied opinions on the nomination, there have been an outpouring. Asides Baba Sala’s conferment of the member of the Order of the Niger, movie practitioners were first nominated and given national awards in 2005. Since then, over 18 practitioners have been duly honoured. They include, Dr Yemi Farounbi, OON, Wale Adenuga, MFR and Lari Williams MFR.

Others who have also been recognised for their outstanding performance are Justus Esiri, OON; Chief Adebayo Faleti, Brendan Shehu, OON; Mrs. Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, OON; Pete Edochie, MON); Mr. Frank Aig-Imoukhuede, OON; Zeb Ejiro, OON; Peter Igho, MFR; Eddie Ugbomah, OON and late Yusuf Mohammed, MFR.

http://www.punchng.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=4267:deserved-honour-for-king-of-all-tribes&Itemid=543

Gbogom, Mwagavul, Taroh, Chala, Anang, Ugep, Kwoi, Kaba, Ngas, Afizere

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80-YEAR-OLD MAN DIES QUEUING FOR N1,000 PENSION WHILE MRS JONATHAN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY IN AUSTRALIA WITH OLD AGED AUSTRALIANS, DASHING OUT EXPENSIVE GIFTS TO THEM.

http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/30315-80-year-old-man-dies-queuing-for-n1000-pension

I have been wondering why the Yorubas and the Hausa people use similar words. It sounds funny I suppose. As for the Igbo/Idoma languages, the similarities are too close. Although from my research, I found out that the Idomas broke away or wondered away from the Igbos.

It’s good learn something new about our tribes. In a way, it ‘d help curb TRIBALISM to a lager extent if u know what I am trying to say.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE WORDS;

HAUSA YORUBA ENGLISH

Asiri Ashiri Secret
Agogo Agogo Secret
Tuba Tuba Repentance
Lafia Alafia Fine/Good health
Amfani Anfani Usefulness
Albarka Alubarika Profit/dividend (ire can be used for profit in Yoruba)
Malu Malu Cow
Titi(Hanya) Titi(o’no) Road



IDOMA(Benue South) IGBO ENGLISH
Ada Ada First Daughter
Okolobia Okolobia Young Man
Gban Gban Gban Gban Zinc
Abada Abada Women Wraper
Ochi Echi Tomorrow
Akpati Akpati Box
Ugbor Ugbor ship/train/aeroplane etc

Bomb at UN building in Nigerian capital Abuja

There has been a bomb attack at the UN building in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the United Nations says.

The BBC's Bashir Sa'ad Abdullahi, who at the site of the explosion, says the ground floor of the building has been badly damaged.

The emergency services are removing bodies from the building while a number of wounded are being rushed to hospital, our correspondent says.

Islamist militants have carried out recent attacks on the city.

A car bombing at police headquarters in June was blamed on Islamist sect Boko Haram, a group which wants the establishment of sharia law in Nigeria.

There has been no claim of responsibility for Friday's attack, but government officials have blamed "terrorists" for the bombing, our correspondent says.

Friday's attack took place at about 1100 local time (1000 GMT) in the diplomatic zone in the centre of the city, close to the US embassy.

There was a loud explosion and smoke billowed from the building. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that a car bomb had exploded, but that detail is unconfirmed.

"We have deployed our policemen and anti-bomb squad. We can't establish how many casualties [there are]," an Abuja police spokesman said according to Associated Press news agency.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14677957

There was wild jubilation in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria today when the police unveiled the identities of the six kidnappers who had held hostage the father of Nigerian international, John Mikel Obi, Elder Michael Obi.


The suspected kidnappers of Mr. Michael Obi, the father of Chelsea player, Mikel, in the office of Kano State Police Commissione, shortly after they were arrested yesterday. INSET: Michael Obi. PHOTO: AFP.

The photograph of the six kidnappers was released in Kano today by the State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Idris who said they were apprehended at Kabuga quarters of the city.

According to the Kano Police boss, Ibrahim Idris, the police in Jos, Plateau State arrested a dismissed police corporal, Jacob Cowen who led detectives to Kano.

The cooperation of the Plateau and Kano states police commands led to the arrest of the six suspected kidnappers who had held Elder Michael Obi hostage for 10 days.

The suspects include a lady, Nkechi Ossai, Ifeanyi Essien, Jacob Cowen, Ndubusi Friday, Basil Chukwuma and a Nigerien, Sule Ibrahim.

Narrating his ordeal in the hands of his captors, Elder Michael Obi said they bundled him into an Army van and drove him into a bush where they beat and hit him with their shoes.

He said his kidnappers wore Army camouflage uniform but he could not ascertain if they were soldiers.

Meanwhile, the Eze Ndigbo of Kano, Chief Tobias Idika has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to treat kidnappers as terrorists, adding that the six suspected kidnappers should be brought to justice.

The Eze Ndigbo disowned the Igbos among the suspects, saying that the Igbos are noted for hardwork and business acumen and not terrorism.

In a statement he signed, the Eze Ndigbo said he was delighted to join other Nigerians in making God for sparing the life of Elder Michael Obi to tell the story of his abduction.

The father of Chelsea and Nigeria midfielder, John Mikel Obi, Elder Michael Obi was abducted in Jos, Plateau State for 10 days.

After about a week, the kidnappers were reported to have demanded N20 million as ransom. But they were arrested yesterday evening while the police later released their photograph.

This is truly disturbing. Whenever the North wants huge votes, they will term the MIDDLE BELT as North. When the South wants the same, they would term MIDDLE BELT as MIDDLE BELT. After the voting, the North would tell the MIDDLE BELT that they are not Northerners. And the South would term the MIDDLE BELT as North.

My question is who are the MIDDLE BELTERS? I will allow this to rest for today.

I had long resolved within me not to say a word as to how I feel about MTN and their foolish free N1,500 recharge cards spree  at every one hour  interval for ‘THE FASTEST FINGERS’ on facebook ( MTNLOADEDNG) that has in the last two days created crazy excitement in offices and schools.

MTN, you guys are a bunch of INGRATES. You have close to 40 million subscriber base in Nigeria. What you guys couldn’t achieve on your home soil in South Africa. The best you deemed fit to do at your 10th year of cheating and sucking Nigerians, is to throw a miserable N1, 500, 000 voucher to  Nigerians within the span of a hundred days. “I just spat on the floor” at you as I write this piece. If you don’t understand what that means, ask some of your staff who knows African culture very well.

What in heaven’s name are you guys taking Nigerians for? “HUNGRY LAZARUS” by the RICH MAN’S gate abi?

Whoever brought up the idea of given out N1, 500  voucher to millions of Nigerians at every one hour interval amongst your directors, is a fool. It doesn’t only show that you guys are ingrates, but low in terms of qualitative reasoning and simple logic. In a very short phrase, you are trying to tell Nigerians without internet that they are ”less important”. The elderly and the rural dwellers who spend their hard earned NAIRA and KOBO to call their loved ones on your network.

Let me remind you that you last year you declared a profit that you wouldn’t have made in any part of this world here in Nigeria. Yet, your CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DISCHARGE to Nigerians is far from 15%. Thank your stars for our corrupt leaders, our peaceful youths and above all, our gifted abilities to endure oppressions.

In my humble opinion, learn how to appreciate your customers from AIRTEL and ETISALAT.

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Ikorodu has for decades been neglected. Mr. Fashola, Ikorodu residents go through hell every day en route to their work places. You can imagine what we go through every morning to Victoria Island/Lagos Island.

The whole of Ikorodu is in trouble as I write this piece. How can only one road/bridge lead to a place where over 5 human beings million resides. In the event of wahala nko?

From Mile 12 to Agric, from Agric to Ogijo no decent roads at all! God! I wonder what the foolish oba of Ikorodu/ the former NTA noise Abike Dabiri are doing?

When Abike was with NTA, she was very good at covering eye-saws. This is her third time in the house of parliament. Yet, zero. You should be ashamed of yourself. Anyway, I don't blame you 1-bit. Na the morons wey vote for you I blame.

Koni da fun iyala iya e.

Since the burning issue of MINIMUM WAGE came on board, I had to do an extensive research to come up with this data. The question is why our leaders are too lazy to harness common wealth for national welfare

In fact, I agree to resource control and true federalism. I am of the opinion that national allocation is stopped for a while to see how pragmatic our “idiotic leaders” are.


STATE MINERAL RESOURCES
Abia: Glass sand, limestone, salt, shale, ball clay, galena, granite, marble, laterite, bentonite, phosphate, kaolin, pyrite, feldspar, petroleum, lignite, gypsum, sphalerite, clay

Adamawa: Granite, clay, gypsum, limestone, uranium, kaolin, coal, trona, barite, salt, marble, magnesite, laterite

Akwa Ibom: Clay, glass sand, salt, silica sand, granite, coal, petroleum, natural gas, kaolin, limestone, lignite

Anambra: Clay, iron stone, natural gas, petroleum, sand stone, kaolin, pyrite, lignite

Bauchi: Kaolin, trona, gypsum, cassiterite, mica, clay, tantalite, galena, iron ore, gemstone, sphalerites, silica sand, barite, columbite, zinc, lead, muscovite, quartz, columbite, tin, glass sand, salt, monazite, feldspar, graphite, wolfram, coal, agate, tantalum, rutile, tungsten, copper, talc, ilmenite, zircon

Bayelsa: Salt, petroleum, natural gas, silica sand

Benue: Bentonite, crude salt, petroleum, limestone, glass sand, Gemstone, barites, feldspar, marble, mica, silica sand, quartz, galena, lead, zinc ore, silica sand, clay, coal, gypsum, kaolin, anhydrite, calcium, sulphate, brick clay, crushed and dimension stone, fluorspar, wolframite, bauxite, shale, magnetite, ilmenite, brenite

Borno: Silica sand, natural salt, sapphire, topaz, mica, quartz, gypsum, uranium, iron ore, magnesite, feldspar, granite, aquamarine, nepheline, limestone, kaolin, bentonite, laterite clay, refractory clay, trona, gold, tin, potash

Cross River: limestone, coal, manganese, mica, ilmenite, gold, quartz, glass sand, tourmaline, petroleum, natural gas, kaolin, tin ore, mica, sharp sand, clay, spring water, salt deposits, talc, granite, galena, lead zinc, tin ore, goethite, Muscovite, uranium, barites

Delta: Kaolin, lateritic clay, gravel, silica sand, natural gas, petroleum, ball clay, bauxite, granite, river sand, clay, spring water

Ebonyi: Lead/Zinc ore, salt, limestone, ball clay, refractory clay, gypsum, granite

Edo: Charnockite, copper, gold, marble, granite, gypsum, petroleum, diorite, lignite, limestone, ceramic clay

Ekiti: Clay, charnockite, quartzite, lignite, limestone, granite, gemstone, bauxite, cassiterite, columbite, tantalite, feldspar, kaolin

Imo: Crude oil, shale, natural gas, kaolin, laterite sand, limestone, salt, marble,

Jigawa: Glass sand, granite, laterite clay, silica, kaolin, iron ore, quartz, potash, talc, limestone

Kaduna: Muscovite, granite, gold, manganese, clay, graphite, sand, zircon, kyanite, tin ore, ilmenite, gemstone, columbite

Kano: Clay, laterite, cassiterite, columbite, ilmenite, galena, phyrochlorite, kaolin, gemstone, silica, tin ore, monazite, wolframite, thorium, granite, hyalite, kaolin, beryl, amethyst, gold

Katsina: Gold, Manganese, lateritic clay, feldspar, black tourmaline, amethyst, quartz, kaolin, mica, gypsum, silimanite, clay, granite sand, uranium, asbestos, tourmaline, serpentine (chresolite asbestos), chromites, ilmenite, diamond, graphite, iron ore, potash, silica sand

Kebbi Salt, iron ore, gold, feldspar, limestone, quartz, bauxitic clay, manganese, kaolin, mica

Kogi: Clay, iron ore, gemstone, marble, limestone, feldspar, dolomite, phosphate, mica, cassiterite, granite, ornamental stone, coal, kaolin

Kwara: Clay, kaolin, silica sand, quartz, dolomite, marble, feldspar, gold, tantalite, cassiterite, granite, limestone

Lagos: Silica sand, bitumen, sharp sand, gravel, petroleum, laterite

Nassarawa: Cassiterite, gemstone, amethyst, beryl, chrysolite, emerald, garnet, sapphire, topaz, barites, galena, monazite, zircon, glass sand, coal

Niger: Ball clay, kaolin, limestone, granite, glass sand, iron ore, red clay, feldspar, gold, graphite, cyanite, silica sand, quartz, asbestos, marble, talc, gemstone

Ogun: Kaolin, feldspar, silica sand, mica, granite, clay, phosphate, gypsum, limestone, quartz, tar sand

Ondo: Marble, gold, gemstone, clay, diorite, lignite

Osun: Clay, granite, talc, dolomite, ilmenite, feldspar, quartz, limestone, mica, clay

Oyo: Clay, feldspar, granite, ilmenite, iron ore, kaolin, quartz, talc, marble, dolomite, tourmaline, aquamarine, amethyst

Plateau: Monazite, columbite, feldspar, clay, cassiterite, gemstone, kaolin, dolomite, mica, zircon, marble, ilmenite, barites, quartz, talc, galena

Rivers Petroleum, natural gas, silica sand, glass sand, clay

Sokoto Silica sand, clay, salt, limestone, phosphate, gypsum, kaolin, laterite, potash, granite

Enugu Lateritic clay, crude oil, kaolinitic clay, ball clay, iron-ore, glass sand, petroleum, gypsum, coal, silica sand, ceramic clay

FCT – Abuja: Kaolin, limestone, granite, marble, feldspar, mica, dolomite, clay, sand, talc

Gombe: Graphite, kaolin, limestone, silica sand, uranium, coal, halites, clay, gypsum, diatomite, granite

Taraba: Fluorspar, garnet, tourmaline, sapphire, zircon, tantalite, columbite, cassiterite, barite, galena, gypsum, limestone, laterite, calcite, bauxite, magnetite, pyrite, lead/zinc ore

Yobe: Salt, trona, diatomite, clay, gypsum, kaolin, silica sand, limestone, epsomite, iron ore, trona, shale, uranium, granite, bentonitic clay

Zamfara: Gold, Alluvial gold, granite, chromites, charnockite, clay, feldspar, spring water

Source:http://www.nigerdeltacongress.com/narticles/nigeria_mineral_resources_a_case.htm

Maiduguri, Bauchi, Gombe, Yola, Kaduna, Minna, Jos, Abuja, Lafia, Makurdi, Enugu, Imo, Abia, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo.
SOUTH-WEST states are tooooo dirty. UNA NO DEY TRY AT ALL.

Fellow NLanders, kindly rate your immediate past governor base on his overall performances.

This is also applicable to the governors serving their second-terms in office. After all, 4 years is a long time for noteworthy achievements. Be very open-minded in your criticism. Hence, mention the projects you think he executed that were worth the billions expended.

For the benefit of all, state clearly the state and the governor’s name.

Bear in mind that we will only grow when we throw away sentiments by telling ourselves the truth.

God bless NAIRALAND. The on-line National Assembly.

To those who have traveled round Nigeria, to you, which state is the neatest?  And of course, the dirtiest.

Mind you, this is the best on-line forum to discuss serious national Issues about Nigeria. Please try as much as you can to be very objective in your analysis. Our politicians visit this site a lot of times.  So, you never can tell how far your analysis can go.

Permit me to say this fact. Our sanitary consciousness has completely fallen. We care less about our environment.

God bless Nigeria. Keep Nigeria clean.

Thanks.