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 Travel › Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by gentleiphy: 12:41am On May 31, 2018 |
[/i][i] papaking1:HI Papaking1,can you send me a pm on my email and we will talk more on your concerns..maybe a little chit chat might help.. email is iphyonyeabor@yahoo.com. I am in Calgary though.Bless you |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 12:05am On May 31, 2018 |
manlikegb:So sorry i just read your questions now.I called up two to three insurance coys in Nigeria from Canada here and asked for quotes,they all gave me and i chose the one that has better review which was AIICO.I think i paid about N49k for it. Hope this helps. |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 5:47pm On May 12, 2018 |
olumig:@Olumig...you are very correct,no need for uncomfirmed flight ticket or travel health insurance.. Travel health insurance can later be gotten if you intend staying for a long period of time say 4 months and its not included in the application. I got my mom 6 months travel health insurance cover after her visa was approved because she is staying for 6 months just in case she needs medical attention. |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 12:32am On May 12, 2018 |
ladylco:And i didnt even respond to the questions from this person because he or she asked a reasonable question,the response thats was quoted was for the person that said my stories about how 10yrs US visa is gotten from Canada was who i responded to was fake and doubtful which i know it was out of ignorance Please if you are resident in Canada as a permanent resident,the US embassy issues you with 10yrs visit visa.In Nigeria you are issued 2yrs visit visa but once you cross over to Canada legally and apply you get 10yrs visit visa and mind you ,you may not end up using the 10yrs visa as 3yrs out of that 10yrs you get your citizenship and dont need the 7yrs valid visa anymore... have i made my self clear? 1 Like |
| Travel › Re: The Truth About Canada Validating What Pamela O Said. by gentleiphy: 2:35am On May 08, 2018 |
o42austino:pamela is right as well as wrong... fact is there is no country in this world that getting job is as easy as abc....you still need to face competition with others highly skilled like you even in your own country of birth for example jobs are not gotten easily barring the long leg Nigerian factor but the difference is that even with so many western countries not as perfect as we think but comparing them with Nigeria?..we need to ask again which Nigeria. People often forget that there are so many things that drives the mind of the man that wants to relocate away from Nigeria...money is the least of it. Some people abroad may not have all the money some people have in Nigeria but those outside live a better peaceful,secured,well organised,free access to commonest things that makes life worth living and a whole lot of other...after all those same that said they make that money in Nigeria steal away some time to get off the madness in Nigeria to come savor the beauty of what life means and hate going back to Nigeria once their vacation is ended. In Nigeria if you don't plan your life well you will still miss the road same thing all over the word no matter which country you need to plan your life and the way to succeed is made easy..however some environment wont allow you to even plan your life because of the many vices working against your dreams...Nigeria as against western world where they relocate to will stifle and snuff out that dream comot for your body. No matter how people perceive it..Nigeria won't even start where Canada or other developed countries have stopped.We never even enter classroom not to talk say we still be learner...Nigeria is far off from being a habitable place. Readers please read above at your own discretion,you don't need to agree or disagree with what i wrote. Una tankyo 12 Likes |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 10:26pm On Apr 28, 2018 |
OmoBendel24:Please check my handle bro,I live in Canada,and the 4 months you saw was 4 months arriving Canada as a permanent resident.Not every body has a crooked story like you..take time to search my handle name here in all Canada discuss and then you will know better,you can as well read from page 1 of this same thread and you will know better...also take time to visit the Permanent resident thread of 2013 and then you will know me better. if 10yrs US visit visa to Nigerians in Canada to you is new then you know nothing. 4 Likes |
| Travel › Re: Why Are Middle Class Nigerians Relocating To Canada? by gentleiphy: 10:22pm On Apr 28, 2018 |
drakeli:Una weldone o... There is a time in a mans life that he stops thinking about money and starts thinking about having access to quality life,having the most commonest basic things that keeps ones life healthy,being a little bit safe and having peace of mind. when it comes to migration,from what i read here in all some peoples submission centered only on making money as the reason some leave Nigeria.I don't think that assertion is right. Okonjo Iweala would make $500k a month in Nigeria if she chose to live and work in Nigeria,but have we asked why she decided not to live in Nigeria with her family and i guess she is not even a middle class worker but a first class worker. Secondly, have we asked what future our kids have in same Nigeria were education is only meant for the wealthy and politicians and jobs set aside for the longer legs?Truth be told most people will called middle class workers 80% came from the banking sector which did so well in providing a lot of graduating youths easily available jobs which they gladly accepted not because it reflected their academic background but out of not being unemployed and easy access to funds to meet their daily needs via salary which we commend the banks for stepping in where government has failed in providing job opportunities for the youths.That said..Abroad whichever side it is also is not paradise but it is near paradise as compared to what Nigeria has to offer.People have always argued that it is easier to make it in Nigeria than abroad which i agree totally,why cos we have lose ends,open holes,easy escape route to do things wrong and make money and that is even the contributory factor why Nigeria is as it is today..quest for anyhow money to show class. I have seen many same middle class workers in Nigeria who relocated to different countries and suddenly rediscovered their real potentials and started making waves,they are many to be counted...at least statistics has it that Nigeria doctors in the US are among the best and in highest numbers,they were not born in the US,some left their jobs in Nigeria to migrate and found an enabling environment to flourish while their mates back home who they left are struggling to even pay their kids school fees as doctors,I have also seen those who are accountants come over to the US get serious and got the licenses needed and are heading finance unit of high profile companies while at the same time enjoying the environment Nigeria could not offer...Okonjo iweala as an example. Each time this talk is raised,you here ignorant people sighting mortgage,auto finance and what not as a reason people find it hard to live in the western world forgetting that most people too in Nigeria live on loans from banks which they also pay off but come to think of it not every Nigeria in western world is a fool,so many run away from debts like credit cards and come back home to invest with what they have saved up. I don't want to start comparing Nigeria with western world because Nigeria has not even started as a country but the truth is wherever you live in any country whether your country of birth or if the enabling environment is provided you will discover you can succeed in all you do with hard work.But has Nigeria provided the enabling environment to make people want to stay back,yes middle class are leaving because even though they make the money they still need to fly to the western world to seek medical attention,they still need to send their kids abroad for better education,they still need to buy inverters to get light,they still need to fence their houses with high fences with series of security locks to stay safe,they still need to sink boreholes to provide water for themselves,they still need to do estate meetings to contribute funds to fill up potholes,they still need to stay in horrible traffic with stress to get to office while at times being vulnerable to area boys while on traffic,they still need to contend with careless deaths caused my trailers and tankers..see life is not all about money,even though money is needed to sustain life,,,but how many south Africans travel out of south Africa,how many send their kids abroad for school or send their kids to Nigeria for education,they have access to medicare,quality medicare,Nigerians even go as far as Gambia for education,Ghana,Philippines..how many of Gambians seek admissions in Nigerian schools,how many Ghanaian seek admissions in Nigeria schools the way we flock to Ghana,we must know that something is not right with Nigeria. All we see are Nigeria politicians flying abroad to celebrate birthday parties,all we see are environment where human life is not worth more than that of an animal,all we see is a society where people just get killed and its normal to everybody.That is not the country most middle class that are leaving wish to be in..this goes beyond money.I also agree totally with those that said most Nigerians also arrive abroad and get useless...it is not limited to only in abroad,but so many middle class who arrived Canada reassess themselves,took the opportunity and so many within 3 yrs owned a franchise in Canada because it has the enabling structure.I know of a Nigerian who had degree in Agronomy but worked in the bank in Nigeria before arriving Canada,he came and got back to what he trained for and had govt back up and today he is one great rich farmer in Western Canada employing even the white Canadians and is fulfilled pursuing what he trained for and still living life. Finally,if you have opportunity to leave Nigeria please do but do it legally and know what you are leaving for but if you don't have the opportunity of leaving you can only remain and keep praying and hoping for the best.The world is all about migration from time,almost everybody migrated from somewhere. 24 Likes 4 Shares |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 9:38pm On Apr 28, 2018 |
Zamil3440:When it comes to Canada visit visa..profile is not what qualifies you to enter Canada..Canada no send whether you have been to the moon or space before,if you like visit the US once every two weeks ,that is not what Canada has ever looked for or looking for ward to use as a criteria.ordering your gcms note wont even solve the problem because your refusal reason has no basis ,Canada didn't just want to issue you with visit visa.I have told people that its easier to get US visa than that of Canada and i don't know why and nobody knows why.So just wait for some time and reapply.There is nothing more you need to add in your application..that's just the truth. Even the US visit visa people have argued that you need travel history,good job,family ties all are lies...the US visa officers dishes out visa according to their mood.When i got denied US visit visa,i went with my cousin who had never visited even Ghana,his passport was even gotten 2 months before the US visa interview and he just finished NYSC looking for job and single.I on my part just even returned from a work seminar from Berlin,i have been to 19 European countries,3 Asian,4 South America,3 Middle east,12 African countries some work related,some vacation with my family and some to watch sports games like Lawn tennis,world cups,Champions leagues but i was denied based on family ties,travel history and all not what after the visa officer flipped all through my 3 passports with valid visas but my cousin was given 2 yrs entry visa with a virgin passport and no family tie and no job..so this things happen,but barely 4 months that i was denied the same US visa,same US embassy gave me 10yrs visit visa. 3 Likes |
| Travel › Re: USA Visit Visa Part 3 by gentleiphy: 9:25pm On Apr 28, 2018 |
Dinocarex:Google is your friend...i mean for the link to Canada. |
| Travel › Re: The Grass Is Actually Green Dust In Obodo Oyibo by gentleiphy: 8:06pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
RuuDie:how many in Nigeria that didn't take 3-5yrs to arrive where they are financially..abi na the day you started work in Nigeria you made all the money?common.some talk here sounds one kind...so you think once you arrive the US na that day you go make money...show me the country where that happens...it can even happen in western western world faster than Nigeria. 2 Likes |
| Travel › Re: The Grass Is Actually Green Dust In Obodo Oyibo by gentleiphy: 1:18am On Mar 21, 2018 |
LaudableXX:And being a nurse is a menial job?..common..lol |
| Travel › Re: The Grass Is Actually Green Dust In Obodo Oyibo by gentleiphy: 1:03am On Mar 21, 2018 |
shellworker:God bless you for that word...full of opportunities.Very apt |
| Travel › Re: The Grass Is Actually Green Dust In Obodo Oyibo by gentleiphy: 12:29am On Mar 21, 2018 |
I have read all what has been discussed here..there are some elements of truth in what those saying America or other western world is not what most peeps in Nigeria think of it ..they are very correct that life is not easy,they are very correct about some people being out of job even after graduating,they are right in saying most things owned are on via credit card and stuffs like that and they are also right that there are homeless people all over the western world..i totally agree,but if i may ask is there any country that is 100% good?..i doubt it but there are numerous countries that are better than Nigeria..and what i wont also agree to is that it is better to remain in Nigeria if you have a legal immigrant opportunity to live in any western world. Difference is,you are given the enabling environment to succeed in anything you work hard and is determined to do without political,tribal and religious attachments we have in Nigeria.In western world like America,your kids have future and know where they are heading to,if you get serious and take a deep breath you will rediscover your new potential and dive towards it and make a decent living,yes agreed that some drive cabs in the US for 30yrs but thats what they chose to do and are lazy to try something better,he has been driving cab for 30yrs and some that came from Nigeria 5yrs ago decided to enroll in RN courses took sleepless nights to study and graduate and are making good money..some came from same Nigeria and went into trade skills education and came out took some time and established their own workshops and make money..some came and looked at the market structure of the city and labor demand and decided to take the pains to switch to a different thing...statistics have it that Nigerians are the most educated and most industrious of all immigrants in the US..and they are all doing well.Okonjo iwuala is yet to return fully back to Nigeria and she schooled in the US started her career in the US and got to where she is now cos of the US..she didn't achieve that in Nigeria.Our Nigerian politicians kids all came to school in the US and so many remained to work in the US..they aint driving any cab or work in walmart...Regina Askia with all her miss Nigeria and nollywood celebrity got to US and went back to school to study Nursing and today she works as an RN..she ain't working in Macdonalds. ladys and gents here,you need to explore in other to discover to recover your potentials...i wont advise you to enter any country as an illegal or undocumented cos it would be so hard for you that you will wish you are back home in Nigeria..but if you have a legal means to enter the US please take the chance...Nigeria is not even supposed to be on the list of countries in the map.You may never be a Dangote in the US but you will sure have a better life than those in Nigeria..building houses and buying cars in Nigeria is what we see as a measure of success which is why Nigeria is what it is today..values have gone and mediocrity replaced it.It is better to be in US ,aim high and miss rather than be in Nigeria aim low and hit. life is not all rosy any where but its more gloomy in Nigeria that anywhere else.By the way i live in Canada legally and visit the US often.We enjoy somethings the US don't enjoy but the US dont have to live in giant freezer like us. 12 Likes |
| Travel › Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by gentleiphy: 6:26pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Drmedical:Please your friend that wants to sponsor her husband needs first of all meet the requirements for a permanent resident,she landed no job yet,have not filed tax yet,not upto 6 months in the country and probably have not even gotten the required financial threshhold amount in her bank to start the process.People should read up this things on cic websites..its not hidden. 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Joseph Achuzie "Hannibal" Is Dead (Photos) by gentleiphy: 10:12pm On Feb 26, 2018 |
phreakabit:Ojukwu, Biafra and I, Col Achuzia Nigeria’s war time Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, at the end of the Nigerian civil war in1970 announced ‘’No victor, no vanquished’’, a slogan, many thought, was meant to give those on the side of the defunct Biafra a kind of psychological relief and ‘sense of belonging’ in the affairs of the country. However, one of the top Biafran war commanders and a very close, trusted associate of Ojukwu the Biafran leader, Col Joseph Achuzia a.k.a “Air Raid’’, “Hannibal’’ or “Achucriminal’’ was thrown into jail for seven years after the war on the orders of the Federal Government under Gowon. A British trained Aeronautic engineer and one-time Secretary General of the apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Achuzia spoke inside his sitting room at his Asaba residence. Excerpts: Could you comment on the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu you knew ? Dim Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu has always been known to me right from my secondary school days, when we were in Kings College together. Then later we met in Britain. And by the time Nigeria became independent, in October 1960, and I came home, we met again. By then he had already become entrenched within his position in the Nigerian Army. We did not interact before the first coup took place; and immediately after the coup I left back to Britain. And I was following events because he was a key player in the scenario that was unfolding. Then the next landmark in my relationship with him took place when he was appointed the Governor of Eastern Region and Ejoor (General David Ejoor, rtd) was also appointed a governor. Ejoor was sent to Enugu and Ojukwu protested, which made the then Head of State, General Johnson Thomas Umunakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi to change the postings and sent him to Enugu while Ejoor was posted to Benin. When we got to Enugu the situation was such that a townsman of mine was also the Secretary to the Eastern Regional Government in the person of C. C. Mordi, from Asaba here. A lot of things were going on: the killings in the North, pogrom; so many Igbos from the North were rushing down home; and what was taking place made me to have a closer look into the sort of programme the then governor of Eastern Region, in the person of Odumegwu Ojukwu held for the Igbo people because the trauma being created by the extensive killing was such that it required somebody with a proper insight in dealing with human tragedy to handle. Soldiers, civilians, civil servants were affected. In fact, what took place affected the core inner group that held Igbo citizenship together, something that made the Igbo Union, which one regarded as all supreme in everything, of which Ohanaeze today, the Igbozuruome of today, were modeled after. Igbo Union had to retreat to the East. And in doing so, every Igbo person, male, female, child everything, for survival, was heading eastward. Why did Ojukwu protested Ejoor’s posting to Enugu It seemed that Ojukwu, who probably foresaw tomorrow, knew what would happen in the future. Perhaps that was the reason he protested against Ejoor being sent to Enugu because I am quite certain, in my mind now, not on hindsight but from what I saw around that time that the posting wasn’t correct and that Ojukwu was right to protest. From then on my interest became more firm and solid, in terms of support, which I made up my mind to give to him. He came to Enugu, we met, discussed briefly, then I left back to Britain. It was while I was back in Britain that 1p.m news, in the afternoon, in London, it was announced that, Chief Obafemi Awolowo said that if the East goes, the West will go. So I realised that the whole of this thing was heading towards a shooting match; and I felt that with the loss of so many experienced, trained officers from the East that they, Eastern Region, would need every hand available on deck. That made me to board a plane coming back to Nigeria then to meet another coup, the July 1966 coup, which brought Gowon on board. I spent two days at Airport Hotel in Ikeja. When Murtala Mohammed was a Major, I knew him. George Miller, a friend of mine married to a German that I was going to stay in his house knew him (Murtala) but the instruction at the airport when we came out of the plane was that nobody goes out anywhere. So we were taken to the Airport Hotel. George Miller, being friendly with Murtala, brought him and we met. We discussed and he assured that I should wait for a day or so and there would be flight to Benin. He kept to his words. Two days later, the route to Benin was opened again. And myself, my wife and child were taken to the plane which we boarded to Benin. From there we headed to the East. By this time the situation was getting critical that second coup that we met was so devastating that it wasn’t only the army but everybody of Igbo origin or that came from the Eastern Region, including those Igbos from the Midwest became involved in the selective killings that were taking place. And the vision which Ojukwu saw, when he protested now crystallized itself because the Midwesterners, Western Igbos, that were returning from the North and from the West, heading home, on reaching Benin, were not welcomed. Reliefs that were being distributed were not given them. Placements in the civil service departments where they were working, to enable them obtain salary or whatever would be given for succour were not allowed. They were told to go and meet their people in Enugu. So they all trooped out and headed for Enugu. We were also around to assist in receiving them. In fact, that was when Ika Igbo Association was formed, just as today you are hearing Anioma, Anioma; Anioma wasn’t in our lexicon then. What we had was Ika Igbo. And our interaction with Ojukwu and his government was concretised at that time. From then, even though the army in the Midwestern Command, the high echelon, was more of Midwestern Igbos, the civil service cadre that should have lent weight to them and support were no more available. Most of them had headed across the Niger. And it must also be borne in mind that the Nigerian boundaries vis a vis East and West were not as they are today, where you have as Ogbaru and those places used to be Midwest, Midwestern Region, the Niger wasn’t a natural boundary, it was the effect of the war that brought about the Niger, at the end of the war being regarded as a natural boundary and the configuration that took place since then still makes it difficult for the Igbos to settle down properly. The Ojukwu I knew As I was saying, you are talking about Ojukwu. Here was a man because of his vision, somehow prepared by God or providence, whatever it is, prepared him and placed him at this point in time in history at a place where he was to act as Moses for his people. This was the reason why all his pronouncements had always been that efforts must be made to make sure that the Igbos still remain recognised within the set up and arrangement called Nigeria. He made a lot of pronouncements and also, at the same time made a lot of requests from the Igbo people. I remember that there was a meeting he called of Leaders of Thoughts. During that meeting, he said what we are asking for is not separation but what we are entitled to by being partners in the arrangement called Nigeria. He said we were being pushed with intention of pushing us out of Nigeria, and this we will resist. For the first time he was the one who clarified what we mean in my mind and conditioned my attitude during the period of warfare, in the battle field. He said they can push us, we will take our stand in our own soil with our back against the wall but we will not give up what we have already created in Nigeria. He said, in terms of civilised norms implanted into Nigeria, it is the Igboman alone that feels he must build a decent house, not only to accommodate his family, but to accommodate those in whose land, in whose territory he acquired wealth and built these things. He said the Igbo man by education, self help, both within the commercial business group, the civil service, the entrepreneurship are the Igbos that we can’t abandon. We must resist the push. Having heard all these, one wonders why, what do we do to redress the needless ferocious attack and traumatisation by the pogrom. Everybody encouraged him to go to Aburi. He went. What he came back with emboldened us to mobilise our people to wait for the onslaught of Police action when the army was unleashed on the Eastern Region as if they were intruders. We tried to resist, hoping that it would be just something that well, in a month or two, Nigeria would get tired; we will get back to the roundtable to discuss issues. But what we were getting back from senior civil servants that were out and envoys that we had outside was that this attack unleashed on us wouldn’t last long, that if they pushed any further that there were countries within the civilised community, who will then come to our aid. 1186840_695148993833030_1176608398_n So everybody guarded their loins ready to continue resisting to be pushed out so as to give time to and chance for help to come. That help never came. The help that came from a few African countries and the half-hearted help from the French side seemed to be the only help that we could expect. In the meantime, through his propaganda machinery and the way he interacted with the grassroots of our people, everybody was ready to lay down their lives to defend the cause he believed in, which he made us believe in. This was the reason why young students, graduates from University of Nigeria, Nsukka, everybody was clamouring “Ojukwu give us guns” ‘’we will defend ourselves’’. The guns were not there and those that were there were not sufficient to even equip the army, let alone giving young graduates, who did not know how to handle guns. Why we forced Ojukwu to declare Biafra All of a sudden, we were given a date that on such and such a day the federal government is going to carve up Eastern Region. Ojukwu then called a Consultative Assembly of the people, among which were the Ika Igbos, also given a pride of place as part of the Igbo nation. Our traditional rulers from the Midwest, the Igbo speaking areas attended that conference. I was privy. I was there. And around 1pm a news flash came. What we were hearing as rumour became a reality: Eastern Region was carved. They carved out Rivers State and South East State. So we went into the afternoon recess and by the time we came out of recess and went into afternoon session, a decision was quickly reached that we can’t sit back and see ourselves divided, so the best thing to do was that we must ask Ojukwu to declare the State of Biafra. Before that there has been a lot of argument, here and there, over the issue of what name do we go by. So many different names and configurations were bandied about but finally we asked the group of lawyers assembled to prepare a communiqué declaring the state of Biafra. Even that meeting, Ojukwu wasn’t there, he was still in Government House. This meeting was being held within Hotel Presidential. So by the time the decision was reached, this was carried to him, we were surprised that he said no. He will not do it. He said that he will not declare. We thought either they didn’t teach the military what is meant when somebody is trying to cut you to bits. If he didn’t understand, we did. So message was sent back to him and an ultimatum was given him that if by 8:00 O’clock that night he didn’t declare the state of Biafra, not only will we remove him, we will declare and decide who leads us. Later in the evening he finally announced the state of Biafra. So we all rejoiced that now, at least, if Nigeria continued attacking us, we now knew how we were going to fight. The Eastern Region was one whole entity notwithstanding the earlier announcement by federal government creating three states out of Eastern Region. Ojukwu as a magician First to keep the morale of the people going, Ojukwu performed like a magician. People say, ah Okokon Ndem, Uche Chukwumerije, so many of them within the propaganda machinery, it was somebody that gave them the inspiration. Without Ojukwu, they wouldn’t have risen to the occasion. The army quickly changed by creating a situation where civilians were quickly mobilised into what was called Civil Defence. It is this Civil Defenders that became the backbone of the Biafran Army and one should not forget that the Biafran Army is the Nigerian Eastern Command, whoever is recruited there belongs to Nigeria and is part and parcel of the Nigerian Army. The strength infused in them by Ojukwu made for the staunch, gallant defence of that realm by that army. When there were shortage of arms and equipment, Ojukwu called on the Biafran educated engineers and they met and he said go and find an answer. Supposing we don’t get arms from anywhere or no money to buy since Nigeria was changing her currency, find an answer to these equipment scarcity. We quickly formed the Research and Production (RAD). The story of what RAD did I will tell at a future date, not now. BOF was created, the story of who and what happened, I will tell at a later date because I was at the helm of all these groupings, to give direction and show them what to do. Were you in the Nigerian Army before the war? No! Are you saying that Ojukwu was not interested in the Eastern Region pulling out from Nigeria because many say his stubbornness and personality led to the war? No! Like I said we followed his actions from the first coup. If it wasn’t for Ojukwu and the role he played, the North would have been the battle ground because Nzeogwu was holding the North and the army firmly in his hands. And the North could have been the battle ground. But that aspect of Ojukwu’s action which favoured the people who are now saying that he caused the war, if he didn’t take the steps he took, the story would have been different. The people who should be criticising Ojukwu are the Igbos because every Igboman, including the Northerners, were happy with the situation when the first coup took place. And the role Ojukwu played, like I started by saying that he objected to his posting as governor that he would rather be posted to Enugu, to the East and let Ejoor go to the Midwest. Achuzie How should Ojukwu be buried, as an officer of the Nigerian Army; as a General of the Biafran Army or Eze Gburugburu of Ndigbo? Any of the caps fits him. I repeat, any of the caps fits him. But you ask me, in everything there are always stakeholders, notwithstanding, the relations, which, under our tradition, are the first port of call for burial, by his position. He is now a public figure belonging to the Igbo race, belonging to Nigerian army, while at the same belonging to the Nigerian civil populace. Every one of these arms gained by the experience of coming in contact with Ojukwu. So, the burial should be such that all stakeholders should feel a sense of belonging within the process of his final interment. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Joseph Achuzie "Hannibal" Is Dead (Photos) by gentleiphy: 9:57pm On Feb 26, 2018 |
wingmanII:Colonel Joseph Achuzia (rtd) was one of those that spearheaded the Biafra War. When ADEWOLE MARTINS met him in Asaba, Delta State on the death of Benjamin Adekunle, popularly known as Black-Scorpion, while Achuzia refused to recount the facts and figures of the civil war, he said what became of Adekunle after the war was akin to the law of Karma. Excerpts: His view about Benjamin Adekunle as a military officer: He was a young dedicated military officer, even though he was overzealous in the discharge of his duty. It was this overzealousness that informed his confrontation with his superiors in the military. In the military parlance, if you go against the tradition of superior to subordinate, you are finished. So, it is a taboo to confront your superiors. Once you come on a confrontational basis all the time with your superiors, you will realise that most of your colleagues, whom you thought at the officers’ mess were your friends, will automatically desert you. That is why Adekunle was relieved of his command. What led to Adekunle’s retirement: I watch his attitude towards dealing with civilians. The way he handled the Port Authority assignment earned him a lot of jealousy amongst his colleagues, which eventually resulted in his retirement. But of a soldier, he acted in the best interest of the professional system of the military and held the profession in high esteem of efficiency and dedication, even though he fought against Biafra. It was only recently that I started hearing about his connection with beat-ups in the Biafra. All that is history today. I won’t delve into his activities during the Biafra. His objective view on whether the country at large was fair to Adekunle: As far as I am concerned, the limitary has been so much unfair to him. The government also was unfair to him in all ramifications. As they would say spiritually or religiously, what became of him was Karma (nemesis). You cannot wish that away from his lot because he was opposed to Biafra. I wouldn’t say I miss anything about him because we were opposed to each other. The only thing I missed is that the war did not end quickly as we had envisaged. It was a gruelling, tasking and difficult time. Too tough to talk about. People were seen dying at the both sides of the divide. For me personally, I don’t like recalling the time because it was a dying moment of misunderstanding from the opposing sides. If he has any regret on Adekunle: The only regret I have about him is that those that benefitted from his efforts were those that castigated him the most. Well, everything, as we usually resign to fate in Nigeria, is left to God to be the judge. But the truth remains that Nigeria that benefitted, not the present day Nigeria, I mean the old Nigeria, through the death of the cause of Biafra, abandoned him and badly engaged him in a lot of hatred. But for us, I believe that we acknowledge our heroes. Whether they are dead or alive, we will continue to acknowledge them. So, I raise my cap for the fallen hero. Why Adekunle is referred to as Black-Scorpion It is just like octopus, which is a marine big fish or monster. The young officers at that time could not relate him to an octopus because they have not seen it neither do they understand what it is all about. They can only relate a superior to what they have seen, felt and experienced. All they could think of is a scorpion. And you know what a scorpion can do. How it stings. Consequently, since soldiers like their officers, especially if they fear him or have respect for him, they give him one name or the other to depict his gallantry. Adekunle falls in that category. He can’t be called a white-scorpion because they have not seen that before. That was exactly what happened in Adekunle’s case. Will that be why he (Achuzia) is referred to as ‘Air-Raid’ among his contemporaries? That is almost the same thing. I don’t know how they came about that too. I only discovered why while I was on a trip with my troop. As we were approaching the battle front, all of a sudden, majority of my boys jumped out of the vehicle and ran into the bush. Some of the drivers also stopped and escaped into the nearby bush. I was surprised. I commanded those that ran into the bush to come out. I immediately upgraded the ranks of the gallant ones who stood their ground during the action (encounter). When we got into our vehicles, I asked my driver and my orderly what actually happened. They said they sighted an Air-Raid plane. I replied, ‘but I saw no plane in the sky’. They started laughing. They said what a joke. It was then they told me I am the Air-Raid they are talking about. I asked them: ‘Do I look like an Air-Force officer?’ They answered: ‘No sir. You are the one they call Air-Raid.’ That was how I got to know that people gave me the name. Adekunle also came about his own name in a similar way. 1 Like |
| Travel › Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by gentleiphy: 6:45pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
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| Travel › Re: Dorcas Shola Fapson Arrests Taxify Driver, Henry Chukwuemeka, To Meet In Court by gentleiphy: 4:40am On Feb 21, 2018 |
bebe2:The daily life of an average Nigerian hinges on...anything i dont have and cant have is useless,meaningless and demonic.How do i mean,when favor hasn't yet to smiled to a man to have money,he comes out screaming that all wealthy men are ritualists and yahoo yahoo,same to ladies when they cant keep hold of a man or marry on time they call every man rude,uneducated illiterates and how men are the worst thing that happened to mother earth,how it is a wrong idea to even get married and yet so many ladies are happily married with ladies and not men...so what this lady wrote above is an example of a frustrated single lady who could not prove to many men she could be a good wife or girlfriend. 1 Like |
| Travel › Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by gentleiphy: 4:28am On Feb 21, 2018 |
Oyamade:oyamade welcome to our YYC...i just responded to Wura and Tone23 question about the whatsapp forum,please send me mail with your whatsapp number and i will add you.Same for others here too looking to land in Calgary. |
| Travel › Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by gentleiphy: 4:25am On Feb 21, 2018*. Modified: 6:44pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
Tone23:Welcome to our YYC Wura and Tone23...we have a solely naija calgarian whatsapp forum created by myself to bring those landing newly together and help them stay together and mingle with the old ones like us who landed 4yrs ago.send me mail if you are landed already with your whatsapp phone number at iphyonyeabor@yahoo.com and i will sure add you to the forum.its called NaijaCalgarians. For those landing in Calgary and asked about a whatsapp forum,i gave out my email here for you to reach out to me to be added..please use my email to send me that request as i cant read any nairaland mail sent. i got nairaland mail from Bidfido,Oyamade,Wura27 and Adiahabasi...but cant read it.Send a mail to my yahoo at iphyonyeabor@yahoo.com. I have already added those that sent me request using my email account. Cheers 9 Likes 4 Shares |
| Romance › Re: My Fiancé Broke Up With Me Because I Refused Him Sex by gentleiphy: 1:11am On Dec 14, 2017 |
Vivere:she is not attracted to the Doctor and she is here sulking about whether to go back to him or not...so what exactly was the reason she is yet to break up with the Doctor and start early to look for the person she is attracted to...case of i have yam,i dont like it but i just want to keep looking at it.. now the truth which this girl and her doctor sex marketer knows very well is...the girl is not in the relationship for marriage,she is just bored and need company but dont want to give cos thats not why she visits the doctor...and the Doctor?he too is not yet ready for marriage,he is after the prize in between her thighs...action?both dey fool themselves and should call it quits. |
| Romance › Re: My Fiancé Broke Up With Me Because I Refused Him Sex by gentleiphy: 11:34pm On Dec 13, 2017 |
Vivere:Thats the problem...once we hear abroad the game is set,so she should start getting attracted the the canadian based cos Canada is involved and so she must also ask how the Canadian plans to get his citizenship and all that...selection criteria requirement?...so now maybe her attraction will shift to Canada citizenship and not love....so she can even love someone far away in Canada and get attracted just like that?then suffice to say that this lady is not after love but for gain..simple. we have plenty men in Nigeria that she can start and build her life with...must not be ready made,she too she should stand up and make the money or relocate to Canada herself abi singles no dey relocate to abroad? |
| Romance › Re: My Fiancé Broke Up With Me Because I Refused Him Sex by gentleiphy: 6:59am On Dec 13, 2017 |
savvy12:if you dont trust someone you meet everyday and speak to every day and visit his house everyday,how do you then trust and believe someone in far away Canada?Does this sound logical? Secondly,what has age got to do with the feelings you have?you said you think he is 40yrs even though he told you he is 37yrs and you are 27yrs? what happened to the age is but a number you ladies bring up when a guy said it seems his girlfriend is older than him? You cant be dating two guys at the same time and telling us you are confused...what do you want to be before?confusion is being at a cross road and not knowing which to chose cos you already set out to be at the cross road. I don't think demand for sex is the major reason you are having a second thought...you have said it all that you are not attracted to this doctor..so please ma can you tell us what is the attraction?Money right? even though you said you don't demand for money from this doctor which you also know is not the truth...why?you are not attracted to him meaning you don't like his person and you are not attracted to his money..so na his bedroom you are attracted to? common...you said you don't have an option that's why you are dating him..who told you that...i think that doctor is the only man in the whole of Nnewi axis or again except you are more ugly than uwaezuoke for you not to have an option of other men looking your way and if you dont have an option what is the Canadian based guy?spare tyre?... better tell yourself exactly what you want. |
| Education › Re: Man Meets Professor Alexander Animalu On A Plane To Abuja & Is Excited About It by gentleiphy: 4:01am On Dec 07, 2017 |
ChangeIsCostant:[b]He was born on 28 August 1938, the fifth child to Michael Animalu Nwakudu and Josephine Nkenwa in Okuzu, Oba of Idemili South L.G.A. of Anambra State of Nigeria, and attended St. Paul’s CMS Church School, Isu-Oba (1943–44); St. Thomas’s CMS Church School, Okuzu (1944–45), CMS Central School, Isu-Oba (1945–51), Dennis Memorial Grammar School (1952–56) for secondary education and (1957–58) for Higher School Certificate. He then attended University College, Ibadan (1959–62), where he was taught by Professor Chike Obi and Professor James Ezeilo. Animalu graduated with B.Sc. (Maths) and won the Faculty of Science Prize for the best performance for two consecutive years. He also won the Crowe's Prize on Abstract Algebra and Theory of Numbers and the University College Postgraduate Scholarship. It was this College Scholarship that saw him through the University of Cambridge in the UK between October 1962 and December 1965, when he obtained the M.A. (Cantab) and Ph.D. (Maths) in Theoretical Solid State Physics. The high quality of his Ph.D. thesis was attested to, when the main results were published in Philosophical Magazine in 1965 and included in W. A. Harrison's book Pseudopotentials in the Theory of Metals. The book contained the model potential tables that were in such high demand by researchers in the field of metal physics and semiconductor electronics that the Ph.D. thesis work as published in Philosophical Magazine became by 1983 a citation classic, having been cited more than 729 times between 1965 and 2001.[3] He is the only African in Physics to have earned such a record of citations, his paper being the best among the best twelve cited papers from the University of Cambridge in fifty years (1930–80). It is of interest to note that four of these twelve most cited works from Cambridge have subsequently won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Between January, 1966 and December, 1967, Animalu was Research Associate in Division of Applied Physics, Stanford University and between January, 1968 and August, 1968, he was a visiting scientist at the Department of Physics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In September 1968, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Missouri, Rolla. His research work was in solid state and elementary particle physics. In 1970, he moved to Drexel University in Pennsylvania, as Associate Professor of Physics. A major breakthrough in his career came in April 1972 when he was appointed a research physicist, at the Lincoln Laboratory of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) working under H. J. Zeiger and J. B. Goodenough on research projects related to development of computer core memory and primarily on the development of the transition-metal model potential, thus extending his Ph.D. thesis area to now include all elements of the periodic table. It was within this period that he completed his principal book, Intermediate Quantum Theory of Crystalline Solids, published by Prentice-Hall in 1977. It became a world-wide classic with an Indian edition published by Prentice-Hall of India in 1978. It was also translated into Russian by the Russian Academy of Science in 1981, reprinted in US in 1994 and is currently on the World Wide Web. After a period of teaching and research in the UK and US between 1962 and 1976, he returned to Nigeria in 1976. Within a year of going back, he began to make contributions to the development of Nigeria. He was invited to become a Professor of Physics in 1976 in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka by his former lecturer and the then Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Emeritus James Ezeilo. The former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, presented him with the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) [4] award for Basic Science in 2000. He rose in academic positions becoming Head of Department of Physics, UNN in 1981 and 1994 and Dean, Faculty of the Physical Sciences, UNN. His proposal to the Federal Government of Nigeria led to the establishment of a Centre for Energy Research and Development in the UNN in 1980. He became the first substantive Chairman of its Governing Board in 1989. The idea for a National Mathematical Center in Nigeria was hatched by Professor Emeritus Ezeilo and Animalu. He was the 1990 Ahiajoku lecturer, the highest Igbo academic privilege given to such scholars as Professor Chinua Achebe and Professor Onwumechili. His theory of high-temperature superconductivity based on the novelty of the pairing mechanism for electrons was published in Hadronic Journal in 1991. He has trained many Nigerians in the field of theoretical physics and solar energy and established two youth organizations, Society for Promotion of Indigenous Inventions and Creativity (SPIIC) and Century-21 Club. With Willy Umezinwa he co-authored the 1968 book Asp, From African Symbols to Physics'. Animalu has more than 100 scholarly articles to his credit. He was honoured with the position of Emeritus Professor of the University of Nigeria in 2006. He is also Chairman/CEO, Institute for Basic Research (Nigeria Division) and a Knight of St. Christopher (KSC)[/b].[color=#000099][/color] 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Travel › Re: Cassie De Pecol Becomes First Woman To Visit Every Country by gentleiphy: 10:13pm On Oct 30, 2017*. Modified: 5:56pm On Oct 31, 2017 |
Omooba77:she try |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 6:29am On Oct 24, 2017 |
OmoBendel24:Thanks bro...one more thing shey there is no need to fill out the consent form unless i need to send someone to pick the passport on my behalf |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 1:58am On Oct 24, 2017 |
Menakay:I just checked myCIC account today 23rd oct 2017(online application was July 13th 2017) and saw a message that visa has been approved and i should submit passport within 30 days... so do i need to go to same place bio metric was done which was Lekki VAC and do i have to pay any other fee as i saw something like service charge..or if i am submitting in same place where bio metrics was done no need of paying the service charge fees? 4 Likes |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 9:29pm On Oct 20, 2017 |
Menakay:same response i got,but how comes some people that order in which they recieve was not used cos some who applied even in August have gotten response and got approved. |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 6:22pm On Oct 20, 2017 |
Sarang:Cad $185 |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 6:21pm On Oct 20, 2017 |
scaezar:Me here July 13th..today is their 99days processing time for Nigeria completed...and nothing. |
| Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by gentleiphy: 4:56am On Oct 19, 2017 |
Madcow:Don't cancel the TRV application,it wont affect your permanent residence process whether they deny you the TRV or Issue..whatever that happens it is a win -win situation for you . 1 Like 1 Share |
| Travel › Re: U.S.A And CANADA, Which Is Better? by gentleiphy: 9:34pm On Oct 15, 2017 |
gypsey:guy chill...i no wan know where dem born you...and i may not live in the UK or US but i am not ignorant of what obtains anywhere...i just teased you that i am yet to travel out of nigeria cos i know thats where you will end it...bro i don't live in Nigeria and i may have exaggerated a bit but i am not far from truth of what i told you..simple...so many nIgerians back home are doing better than many in western world simple...take it or leave it...vex or no vex...like i said..Nigeria may not have the clean environment and system that work like in UK or Canada or US but if its whether many Nigerians have this money not politicians who steal..guy there is money in Nigeria.In Nigeria there are rooms for a lot of people to start small and end it big who are self employed...how many are self employed out there as Nigerians..small percentage as compared to almost 80% of that in Nigeria...i don talk my own..if una like make una vex dey go...on a final note no country has it all. 1 Like |
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