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Politics / Re: Nnamdi Kanu "The Mystery Of Kemi Olunloyo Speed!! by jbbalarabe(m): 7:24pm On Apr 30, 2020
The fake KANU tried but we know and we are smarter than them he is a fake imposter

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Celebrities / Re: Hushpuppi Buys A Rolls Royce Cullinan 2020 To Keep The Company Of His Wraith by jbbalarabe(m): 7:05pm On Apr 26, 2020
So this Hushpuppi is a Muslim I heard him saying bismilahi before starting the car.
Politics / Some Prominent Fulani People Around The World by jbbalarabe(m): 7:36pm On Feb 16, 2020
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people, :
French: Peul; Hausa : Fulani or Hilani ;Portuguese: Fula ; Wolof: Pël; Bambara : Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa but also in South Sudan, Sudan, and regions near the Red Sea coast. There are an estimated 40 million people of Fulani descent in West Africa in total.

Many West African leaders are of the Fulani descent including the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari ; the President of Senegal, Macky Sall; the President of Gambia, Adama Barrow; the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh ; and the Prime Minister of Mali, Boubou Cisse. They also lead major international institutions, such as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations , Amina J. Mohammed ; President-Elect of the United Nations General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande ; and the Secretary- General of OPEC, Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo .
Foreign Affairs / Re: Anti-War Protesters Gathered Outside The White House (Photos) by jbbalarabe(m): 8:01pm On Jan 06, 2020
Bigflamie:
cool cool
You can't love US of A less. They are very compassionate people.

They know Iran isn't match for their country but they still want to allow peace reign despite Iran's provocations.
despite Iran's provocation oga be sincere to yourself for ones now which one is despite Iran provocation. Again?

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Politics / State That Are Paying Minimum Wage At The Present No South South Has Started by jbbalarabe(m): 2:04pm On Dec 26, 2019
Take time and ponder on this;

1. In the South west, it is only Lagos State that pays minimum wage.
2. In the South Ea st, no state pays new minimum wage.
3. In the South South (with oil money) no single state pays
4. In the Noth Central none.
5. In the North East Adamawa pays new minimum wage
6. In the North West Kano ...Jigawa' Kaduna and Kebbi pay the new minimum wage.

NOTE
1. Out of 5 states currently paying the New Minimum wage, 4 are core North Muslim states.
2. No single Christian state is paying. Lagos is a mixed state.
3. None of The 4 Core oil producing states of Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Rivers is paying.
4. The 4 oil states of the South have more allocations than the 19 States of the north combined yet 4 States in the North are able pay the new Minimum wage and no state in the South is.
The four states paying new minimum wage are all core North....

In summary, Buhari is not our problem...! The citizen of these states criticize, and lambasted the government when the negotiations were on going,...some called it a big shame.

Now, they are not shouting at their state governments....the greatest noise came from the south east and south-south...., now with all the derivatives and allocations....they still cannot pay..!
I wonder where the greater evil resides...?

Brig. Gen. Akenzuwa Phillip Ebu reporting from Aba
Family / Re: How Can I Stop Helping My Cousin Without Feeling Guilty About Her Kids? by jbbalarabe(m): 12:39pm On Nov 26, 2019
J111333:
This is personal so please be courteous with your comments.

I have a married female cousin who takes church serious more than her life, well I don't wanna waste your time with that part of the story.

I have tried to help her husband and her financially for a long time now and I'm afraid I've turned from helper to head of household, not funny. I jokingly told them to hang their boots after they had their fourth child but as I'm typing this, baby five just landed.

Their first son just got admitted into Unilag and guess who they called to help. I've severally decided to stop helping but thoughts of those lovely kids of theirs have always affected my decisions.

I told the newly college admitted boy to open a bank account so that I can channel my help properly but her mum said he wasn't 18 yet so she would be the one running the account until then.

A little background story.

My cousin is a graduate but helps her husband in an imaginary business of his which I have put in like N10m if not more yet nothing to show for it. I later switched to helping my cousin get a job, she ended up getting duped of the money meant to pursue the job Nigerianly.

She was/is my favourite cousin growing up and she was more than a nanny to my sister and I when we were little.

How can I put an end to this madness without feeling guilty about the kids? Mind you, I love their kids very much.
my advise is that for the fact that your pucker has never dried from helping them please try and let them know that they have to fend for themselves you can continue helping the kids in your on way but do not stop because The God that Bless you and you help them will not stop blessing you.
Politics / Re: Buhari, Jonathan Meet In Aso Rock by jbbalarabe(m): 3:54pm On Oct 10, 2019
cheerfulpraise:
https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-buhari-jonathan-meet-in-aso-rock/
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan.

The meeting started at the President’s office around 3pm.

Jonathan had arrived at the forecourt of the State House around 2.58pm

He was coming to the Presidential Villa for the first time under the second term administration of President Buhari.

Under Buhari’s first term, Jonathan had come to the Presidential Villa about twice for private visits.

Before the official announcement of the winner of the 2015 Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Jonathan had called and congratulated Buhari.

Read More:: https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-buhari-jonathan-meet-in-aso-rock/
Politics / Re: Buhari, Jonathan Meet In Aso Rock by jbbalarabe(m): 3:31pm On Oct 10, 2019
cheerfulpraise:
https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-buhari-jonathan-meet-in-aso-rock/
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan.

The meeting started at the President’s office around 3pm.

Jonathan had arrived at the forecourt of the State House around 2.58pm

He was coming to the Presidential Villa for the first time under the second term administration of President Buhari.

Under Buhari’s first term, Jonathan had come to the Presidential Villa about twice for private visits.

Before the official announcement of the winner of the 2015 Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Jonathan had called and congratulated Buhari.

Read More:: https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-buhari-jonathan-meet-in-aso-rock/
And that is Kofi Annan in the picture after he came back from the death to witness such meeting

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Crime / Re: Police Confirms Arrest Of Officers For Extorting Software Developer by jbbalarabe(m): 9:07pm On Sep 29, 2019
Luck ran out

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Politics / Re: Anthony Sani: South Exported Banditry, Kidnapping, Armed Robbery To The North by jbbalarabe(m): 8:56pm On Sep 29, 2019
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



My memory is poor and my history is weak.
Can someone remind me of what the North exported to the South?

Better still what the North has contributed to the country.
you have said it all weak memory
Crime / Re: Abandoned Baby Boy Rescued In Abuleegba, Lagos (Video) by jbbalarabe(m): 4:29pm On Sep 29, 2019
Please why won't God punish us al, for this kind of sins , what does this little creature knows for him to be abandoned like this?
Business / Re: Throwback Picture Of Aliko Dangote With His Grandfather Dantata In Kano by jbbalarabe(m): 12:23pm On Sep 28, 2019
I hope atleast this will reach front page so as to motivate The entrepreneurs doing some legit Businesses
@Lalasticlala
Business / Throwback Picture Of Aliko Dangote With His Grandfather Dantata In Kano by jbbalarabe(m): 12:21pm On Sep 28, 2019
Alh Aliko Dangote with his grandfather and two other business men in Kano, 1977.

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Politics / Re: Joe Igbokwe Leads His Team To Clean Mcgregor Canal, Obalende (Pictures) by jbbalarabe(m): 8:07am On Sep 28, 2019
LAGOS IS VERY DIRTY
Politics / Letter Wrtitten By Nnamdi Kanu To The Emperror Of Japan To Arrest Buhari. by jbbalarabe(m): 4:37pm On Aug 25, 2019
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Wrote -

Yesterday August 24, 2019, I took the liberty of writing to the court of His Imperial Majesty of the most esteemed and revered Throne of Chrysanthemum Emperor Naruhito of Japan, on the likely desecration of the royal palace in Tokyo with the presence of a criminal and fraudulent Sudanese impostor Jubril Al-Sudani posing as the dead president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari.

I most respectfully drew the attention of His Imperial Majesty to the damaging impact the presence of such a criminal would have on the ancient values of the Japanese society that prides itself in upholding the highest standards of honour and probity.

I equally requested the Emperor use his considerable standing as the symbol of Japan to demand an investigation into the identity of this fake Buhari and how it happened that a Sudanese actor is about to be presented to his court in place of a dead Nigerian President.

IPOB planned campaign of public arrest of the impostor in Tokyo is directed at Jubril Al-Sudani the fake President of Nigeria, not Major General Muhammadu Buhari who died long ago in January 2017 and buried in Saudi Arabia. The Japanese authorities we know are best placed to unravel and confirm the true identity of Jubril.

Nigeria is about to receive a rude awakening. Those that underestimate IPOB, do so at their peril.

Signed:

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
Leader
Indigenous People of Biafra
Crime / Re: I Left Enugu To Visit My Boyfriend In Owerri - Kosisochukwu Anioma (video) by jbbalarabe(m): 1:57pm On Aug 24, 2019
And the always innocent fulani herdsmaen where the first to be blame for the upbringing you are giving your children SMH. the evidence is clear 77 out of 80 are the same people calling rubbing and kidnapping peoples hard own money.
Education / Re: 15 Facts About Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria by jbbalarabe(m): 1:36pm On Aug 24, 2019
InansBobo:

I can't believe this one
you don't need to believe go amd see gfor yourself. It's even evident. Proudly abusite
Crime / Re: Full List Of Nigerians Indicted For $1.1B Internet Scam In The US by jbbalarabe(m): 11:13am On Aug 23, 2019
Majority of the names there are Nnamdi kanu followers ,He will not come out and talk about this -.Biafra must best set free to go amd enjoy their Heist

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Celebrities / Re: Regina Daniels And Husband, Ned Nwoko Flaunt Their Love (Photos) by jbbalarabe(m): 8:15pm On Aug 01, 2019
The man looks very happy and that's what count the most
Politics / 25 Facts Your Should Know About Nigeria by jbbalarabe(m): 9:22am On Jul 31, 2019
25 Facts about Nigeria:
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1. There are 196 countries in the world and Igbo people from Nigeria can be found in every one of them.
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2. The Pidgin word ‘Sabi’ came from ‘Saber’, Portuguese and Spanish for ‘to know’. Both country’s ships traded slaves from the Bight of Benin.
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2. Katsina College (now Barewa College in Zaria) has produced 5 Nigerian Presidents/
Heads of State since it was founded in 1921 in Katsina.
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3. Ojukwu taught Murtala Mohammed and Ben Adekunle at Regular Officers Special Training School, Ghana. Both ‘fought’ their teacher during the civil war
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4. At Nigeria’s independence in 1960, there were 41 Secondary Schools in the North and 842 Secondary Schools in the South.
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5. In 1973, the Federal Government of Nigeria considered officially changing the name of “Lagos” to “Eko”. Regarding “Lagos” as a colonial name but the bill failed.
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6. The geographical area now referred to as Nigeria was once referred to as ‘Soudan’ and later ‘Nigiritia’.
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7. Offences punishable by death sentence after the 1966 coup included embezzlement, rape and homosexuality.
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8. MKO Abiola was named Kashimawo (Let us wait and see) by his parents. He was his father’s twenty-third child, but the first to survive infant hood.
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9. At the point of death in 1989 green eagles player who slumped and died during a match, Sam Okwaraji was a PhD candidate and qualified lawyer with an LL.M in International Law (University of Rome)
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10. When British Bank of West Africa (now First Bank) opened a branch in Kano in 1929, Alhassan Dantata (Dangote’s Grandfather) opened an account depositing 20 camel-loads of silver coins. He was the first person to deposit money into a Bank in Nigeria and the richest man in Nigeria at the time.
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11. At least 55 women were killed in South-East Nigeria, in 1929 when the women tried to force the Umuahia warrant chiefs to submit to their rule. Which is known today as the Aba women's riot.
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12. Agbani Darego was the only one to wear a maillot as opposed to a bikini during the Miss Universe contest in 2001 which she won.
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13. Justice Aloma Mukhtar is the first female lawyer from the North and went on to become the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria.
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14. George Goldie, who played a major role in founding Nigeria, placed a curse on anyone who attempts to write his biography.
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15. Hausa Language indigenous to Northern Nigeria is spoken in 11 African countries. Germany, French, U.S., and British International radio stations broadcast in Hausa.
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16. The surgeon who accidentally ‘killed’ Stella Obasanjo was sentenced to 1 year in prison, disqualified for 3 years and fined €120,000.
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17. The word ‘asiri’ means ‘secret’ in Hausa, Yoruba, Nupe and Igarra. It also means ‘gossip’ in Igbo.
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18. Igbo-Ora in Oyo State is the town that produce the highest number of twin births in the world.
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19. Today, only Nigeria has a larger black population than Brazil in the world which is because More than 3.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved and transported to Brazil.
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19. The first aircraft to land in Nigeria landed in Kano in July 1925. It was a British fighter jet which flew from Khartoum (present day Sudan).
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20. In 1895, Koko of Nembe (now in Bayelsa) took 60 white men hostage. When the British refused his demands, more than 40 of those men were killed eaten by him and his men.
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21. The pilot (Francis Osakwe) that flew Ojukwu away from Biafra (1970) was the same pilot that flew Gowon to Uganda in his last flight as Head of State.
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22. In 1986, former President Shehu Shagari was banned from participation in politics for life by Buhari after the coup that removed him. The ban has still not been lifted.
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23. As the wife of the deputy Head of State (Vice President of Nigeria) in 1984, Biodun Idiagbon personally ran a small ice cream shop in Ilorin where she stayed and served customers by herself.
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24. Koma Hills (Adamawa State) when the inhabitants were discovered by a NYSC member in 1986, they were observed to engage in the practise of borrowing wives among themselves.
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25. Nigeria has more English speakers than England, and more Muslims than Saudi Arabia and Syria
Politics / Re: Abubakar Abdullahi: Facts About Imam Who Saved 262 Christians During Attack by jbbalarabe(m): 1:49pm On Jul 25, 2019
Babaheekmat:
Nice..

Did you think he did it in the first place because of money?
Sadly.. he won't be given a dime or anything to motivate him..


Just aso Rock visit and 5 minutes fame..

That's all
Politics / Igbo Political Leaders And Their Past Misadventures by jbbalarabe(m): 10:58am On Jul 23, 2019
Attention to all lovers of History

From the political Archives of Nigeria political history*

A must read piece to the end.

Igbo political leaders and their past misadventures resulting in current national political problems*

Do you know that when Tafawa Balewa was Prime Minister of Nigeria;

Chief of Army Staff was from SE
Chief of Naval Staff was from SE
IG of Police was from SE
Chief of Defence staff was fron SE
Internal Affairs Minister SE
External Affairs Minister SE
Education Minister South SE
Many other key ministries to SE
Parliament President SE
Unilag VC from SE
University of Ibadan VC from SE
North resisted same at ABU!

Still there was dissatisfaction by easterners; the officers from the region killed this same Balewa!

Out of all the most senior officers in Nigeria, SE has 37, none was killed. 8 from the north, all of them were killed. 10 from the west, 2 were killed.

Then Ironsi imposed a unitary system of government on the country so that everything can belong to a region who snatched it!

We must know our history so that when we want to make corrections, we will not end up concealing the truth. This has nothing to do with tribalism but everything to do with the truth.....at times when lies litter the streets. There is the tendency to think those are truths and facts.

What follows are documented facts that can be cross checked for authenticity!

Thou shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.

Prof. Ben Nwabueze was the man who drafted the constitution that took away powers from regions and handed it to the central govt because his brother Aguiyi Ironsi was the head of state then. Today, he is shouting restructuring that he helped to destroy. We won’t forget.

Let those who have ears hear.
*What Biafrans will never tell you about the real cause of their woes in Nigeria today*
The Igbo man is known to enjoy blaming the Hausa-fulanis, Yorubas and indeed every other Nigerian tribe and Lord Luggard/Britain for their seeming claim of being in third class citizen status in Nigeria.

In their perpetual attempts to play the victim card, they recount the political events of Nigeria from 1914 to the present in a half-baked and highly selective manner which cleverly avoids the mention of the roles played by their elite who by all natural laws of judgement were actually responsible for the woes that befell not only the Igbo race but the entire Nigeria nation.

The story told in the post above is one of such selective and distorted accounts of history which the average Igbo man is fond of narrating. However, the national archives have the complete and unedited history of Nigeria regarding the political events beginning way back from even before 1914.

I will therefore proceed to furnish my readers with the complete story for all to read and be endowed with enough facts so as to judge and act from an informed position.

Shortly after the 1914 Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates, it started getting clear that the country was bound to fail as the amalgamation in question was done with colonial fiat without the consent and consensus of the different tribes which were over 300.

This prompted the political leaders to start asking for de-amalgamation so as to forestall the future danger which the forced amalgamation portended. To that end, Ahmadu Bello, speaking on behalf of the Northern protectorate in 1944 described the amalgamation as:

"The mistake of 1914 which if allowed to remain will ultimately lead to unstoppable bloodshed and a failed country".

Awolowo, speaking on behalf of the Yorubas and Western minorities, described Nigeria as a mere geographical expression not qualified to be called a country let alone a nation. Awolowo added that if the amalgamation could not be reversed, then Nigeria should be structured as a strictly federal state so as to enable each tribe enjoy autonomy this freedom from being dominated by any one single tribe.

But Nnamdi Azikiwe, speaking for the Igbos, denounced Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, terming them ethnic champions. He accused them of nursing a sectional agenda against the unity of Nigeria, and he declared further that the Unity of Nigeria was non-negotiable.

After moving the motion for independece in 1953, Anthony Enahoro proposed that a secession clause should be incorporated into the future constitution of Nigeria so as to give legal backing for any tribe to peacefully exit the forced union if it feels marginalized in future.

According to Enahoro, such provision in our constitution would instill in all Nigeria's future leaders the fear of the consequences of misgovernance.

But Azikiwe, speaking on behalf of Igbos, rose against him in the parliament and labelled him an agent of disunity, and enemy of Nigeria.

At a later date, Awolowo too made a case for secession clause, but Azikiwe again resisted him and instigated the colonial authorities to threaten him and Enahoro with charges of treasonable felony if they didn't stop proposing secession clause for the future constitution.

While Azikiwe did all these, Igbos cheered and urged him on because they felt the future Nigeria was theirs to dominate and lord it over every other tribe

Before independece, Tafawa Balewa too had in a public speech described Nigeria as a British experiment and Nigeria's unity as a British intention which Nigerians themselves don't believe in.

But Azikiwe kicked and demonized him too. Had Azikiwe co-operated with Enahoro, Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa about the secession clause, Nigeria perhaps would not have been this misgoverned.

For those in doubt, here is a link of one of the numerous instances in which Nnamdi Azikiwe fought against the secession clause proposal for the future Nigeria constitution.

*https://www.thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2017/06/my-opposition-to-secession-zik/*

It should be noted that there were many Igbo members of the parliament in which Azikiwe fought against Awolowo's secession clause proposal in the link above, but not a single one of them rose against Azikiwe or condemned him.

Igbos initially never wanted to hear anything like secession in Nigeria because they so much believed, though falsely, that they were the most educated tribe. (The first Nigerian tribe to produce a university graduate is the Binis).

As an evidence of Igbo domination agenda hence their initial resistance to the idea of secession; here are some quotes:

"From all indications, the god of us Igbos have destined us to rule the whole of Africa"..... Nnamdi Azikiwe (1945).

"It is getting clearer each day that Igbo domination of Nigeria is just a question of time"... Oscar Onyeamma. (1949)

As at 1900, the whole of the present Benue State, Kogi East Senatorial District and some southern parts of Taraba State called Munchi District back then; were all in the Southern Protectorate.

Whoever doubts this should consult MacMillan Atlas for secondary schools in Nigeria.
With that situation the South had a higher population than the North hence always had an upper hand in any democratic bargain.

But as at the early fifties when the regions were being created, common sense dictated clearly that these areas should fall in the future Eastern Region.

But against common sense, the colonial masters decided to gerrymander them into the Northern Region.

While they did that, Azikiwe who was supposed to be in Enugu fighting against it as the leader of the East, was far away in Ibadan struggling with Awolowo to rule the Western Region and also playing the spoiler role against Awolowo's attempts to have Kwara and present Kogi Yorubas carved into the Western Region from the North which was already too large by landmass.

While he abandoned his burning house and was far away in Ibadan struggling against Awolowo for his own (Awolowo's) region, Igbos saw absolutely nothing wrong with that. Rather they applauded him as a nationalist. A nationalist whose house was burning yet busy chasing rats in a far away land.

When opinions became unanimous that Lord Luggard and his government must be forced out of Nigeria and indeed the whole of Africa, it was still the Igbos that frustrated the attempts.

Here is how:
In 1948, Anthony Enahoro organized an anti-colonization symposium in Lagos for which Azikiwe and some other Igbos had agreed to deliver the keynote address.

But when the D-day came, Azikiwe was nowhere to be found as he deliberately disappeared into thin air for fear of being arrested and dealt with by Lord Luggard.

Anthony Enahoro then quickly replaced Azikiwe with another person who did the job improptu but perfectly well as he lambasted and lampooned Lord Luggard and the British Government.

However, the British soldiers invaded the symposium venue, arrested the speaker and Enahoro and jailed them for treasonable felony.

Ironically, the next day Azikiwe came out of hiding and granted a radio interview in which he accused Enahoro and the other organizers of suffering from youthful exuberance.

On regaining his freedom few weeks later and being told of Azikiwe's radio interview, Enahoro resigned from his post as Editor of Azikiwe's newspaper - The West African Pilot.

Then he wrote a book titled "Nnamdi Azikiwe: Sinner of Saint".

After launching the book, Enahoro left Azikiwe's party - the NCNC, and moved over to Awolowo's Action Group.

The first military coup in Nigeria was carried out by majority of Igbo army officers.

That was the coup that truncated democracy just six years post Independence and led to a succession of coups which put the country on the reverse gear for 33 years.

Through that first coup, those Igbo army officers who accused the politicians and government of the day of monumental corruption, killed the political leaders of the Northern, Western and Midwestern Regions but allowed all Igbo political figures to escape by tipping them off prior to the D-Day.

In addition to the killing of political figures, they also killed a total of 27 innocent high ranking military officers from every region except their Eastern Region.

*In the end an Igbo man called Aguiyi Ironsi, who was supposed to have been killed alongside other military officers, ended up becoming the new military ruler of Nigeria*

*Rather than immediately arrest and punish the coup plotters, he kept them in detention where they were treated as heroes*

*This was actually what sowed the seed for the eventual Biafra War. On the 23rd of February 1966 (i.e. a month and 8 days after the first coup porpularly but wrongly known as Nzeogwu coup, an Ijaw born Army officer called Isaac Adaka Boro who hailed from Kaima town of present Bayelsa State, declared the secession of the Niger Delta Republic in an attempt to free his Ijaw people from the monumental marginalization they had been suffering under Igbos in the old Eastern Region*
*But Aguiyi Ironsi immediately ordered Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu to arrest him and hand him over to the military high command under him in Lagos. Ojukwu went all out against Isaac Adaka Boro with federal military might and within 12 fighting days killed 150 Isaac Boro's soldiers, arrested him, stripped him naked, and had him driven to Lagos and handed to Ironsi who immediately charged him to court and within two months secured against him a conviction of treasonable felony for which he was sentenced to death by hanging fixed for December that year by the Supreme Court*

*His 'crime' was that he declared secession of The Niger Delta Republic from Nigeria. Meanwhile the Igbo coupists who shed innocent blood of other tribes and even sprayed bullets into the bellies of the pregnant wives of Ahmadu Bello and Brigadier Shodeinde were not charged to court or arraigned before any military tribunal*

*Isaac Adaka Boro was in detention waiting for December to come for him to join his ancestors. But God so kind, a revenge coup happened on July 29 by Northern soldiers and Ironsi was overthrown and killed*

Gowon took over and released Isaac Adaka Boro unconditionally, reinstated him into the Army with his previous rank.

Then on May 30, 1967, Ojukwu too declared secession of Biafra Republic from Nigeria and without consulting or apologising to Isaac Boro, drew a Biafra map which included the very areas that made up Isaac Adaka Boro's earlier declared Niger Delta Republic for which he fought against him and killed his soldiers.

Seeing such level of arrogance in Ojukwu, Isaac Boro asked Gowon to provide arms for him to crush Biafra by fighting on the Nigerian side in vengeance for Ojukwu's frustration of his own secession declaration 15 months earlier.

Isaac Boro, as an Ijaw man conversant with the waterways, led the Nigeria Army through the coastal areas into Igboland to finish off thousands of Ojukwu's soldiers thus leading to the crushing defeat of Biafra.

But today, Igbos accuse Ijaws of betraying them in the war. But from the facts as above, who really betrayed the other in all honesty?

Be the judge.

Why Gowon fought against Ojukwu's declaration of Biafra was as follows:

After Ironsi and Ojukwu successfully crushed Isaac Boro's Niger Delta Republic declaration, Ironsi immediately proceeded to promulgate the Anti-secession Decree which made the mere mention of secession from Nigeria punishable with death by hanging.

Ojukwu openly supported and endorsed the decree despite disapproval of it by the general public. So when Ojukwu later declared Biafra secession, he was reminded of the Anti-secession Decree made by him and his brother Ironsi.

Deadly Truth: Igbos frequently reference Aburi Accord to create the impression that the rest Nigerian tribes don't honour agreements. This is a very dishonest narrative from Igbos.

First and foremost Aburi Accord was organized by soldiers and unelected civil servants who should not participate in political exercises like making laws due to the civil service anonymity principle.

Secondly, those civil servants and military men in attendance were not elected by their federal constituencies to the Aburi summit.

In the philosophy of democracy the only universally acceptable way of making laws is through duly elected representatives of the people. But in going to Aburi the peoples' representatives duly elected in the 1965 elections were all sidelined for soldiers to hijack the process.

Where on earth do soldiers make laws for the people? Rather, the civilian populace makes laws that guide the military.

Aburi Accord therefore had no seal of the people's sovereignty hence it was an illegality which shouldn't have been allowed to stand.

Thirdly, in 1957, Nigerians from all federal constituencies democratically elected representatives whom they sponsored to London, paid their flight tickets and hotel cc accommodation for the Independence constitutional conference.

Those representatives all resolved and agreed on Federalism marked by regional autonomy and resource control in the Independence Constitution which they brought back home and everyone accepted it.

In that constitution, Nigerians all agreed that on no account shall the military take over power. It was also clearly stated in it that ammendments to it could be done by only democratically elected representatives.

That constitution was the first ever agreement between all Nigerians.

On the day of his inauguration as the Army GOC, Aguiyi Ironsi stood before the whole world and with his own mouth swore to protect and defend that sovereign Independence constitution regardless of the circumstances that may later arise.

But just six years after he manufactured an excuse to clinch power against the clear provisions of that constitution we all agreed to, unilaterally began to amend its provisions with his very offensive Decrees, and ended up dismantling the Federalism and resource control therein, and ultimately subverted that constitution we all painstakingly sacrificed to draft.

That was the height of irresponsibility and the dishonoring of sacred agreement. That was how Igbos breached the first agreement, all Nigerians, ever all mutually consented to, thus laying the foundation for violation of future agreements.

So Aburi Accord was only treated exactly the same way Igbos treated the Independence constitution agreement.
Obasanjo removed history from the school curriculum hence the reason why many of what we do for a know of the eventualities in Biafra war were altered to suite their narratives.

With the Igbo’s in Yoruba land, “the hand shake has exceeded the wrist”. And as Chinua Achebe said in his book, “it has turned to a fight”

One thing I can say about Yorubas is that they are liberal and broadminded. Well I believe God is on our side. We are like givers who will NEVER lack

It’s high time Yoruba nation intelligentsia go to works, see how we can relate and equitably accommodate the Igbos without undermining our own interests. Yes Nigeria is a nation but the Igbo people will not allow a fraction of what we tolerate in Lagos in Ochanja (Onitsha), Aba, Enugu and the likes.

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Wow, so much to learn from history. I have my reservation and disagreement on the Aburi accord and I expected the Nigerian govt to honor the agreement it entered into, but Gen. Gowon failed to do that via the intellectual advice of the great Awolowo.

Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi was partly to blame for what led to the civil war that wasted so many innocent lives of Nigerians. Ojukwu on his allowed his youthfulness overshadowed his decision back then. He ought to have prosecuted his brothers who led that senseless and biased coup, rather he played the ethnic card that also led to the death of that gallant soldier Col. Adekunle Fajuyi.

The great Zik wanted a united Nigeria but obviously acted as a stooge to the British colonialist, look at the gap his good boy attitude back then has created in our sphere of life as a nation today.

The gentleman Mallam Tafawa Balewa was unfortunately a victim of high politics.

Our own Edo man Pa Enahoro you're brave and gallant Sir. Isaac Bodo I hail o, same way I hail the great Tafawa Balewa, Zik, Awolowo etc .

The mistakes of the past has been made lets chart a new course please. God has a reason for making us a nation.
God bless Nigeria and Nigerians.
Politics / Re: FFK: I Stopped Eating Cow Meat, Herdsmen Have Sex With Cows For Ritual by jbbalarabe(m): 10:04am On Jul 01, 2019
Any person that thinks FFK is ok upstairs is also a mad man.Abel how do you get kpommo?
Travel / Re: New Face Of Abeokuta City Centre (Photos) by jbbalarabe(m): 11:40am On May 02, 2019
Unlimitk:
This was made possible by his royal highness,ibikunle amosun
The governor of Abeokuta state

The project will b commissioned before he leaves on may29 and hands over to dapo abiodun
Enjoy d beautiful pics
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS INDEED AND THE STATE OF ABEOKUTA THIS ONE ALONE GOT ME shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked cheesy grin
Politics / Re: El-Rufai’s Choice Of Muslim As Running Mate: Shehu Sani Reacts by jbbalarabe(m): 10:28am On Nov 05, 2018
MrExcel:

She is not a Christian. Most of us in southern Kaduna won't vote for Elrufai not because of the Muslim - Muslim ticket but because he has failed woefully as a leader. #ElrufaiMustGo that is all
LOL AS IF YOU EVEN VOTE FOR HIM IN 2015 HE KNOWS THAT AND THAT IS WHY HE IS NOT EVEN CONSIDERING DOING ANY VAVOUR FOR YOU AGAIN YOUR VOTES DID NOT HELP HIM BECOME GOVERNOR IN 2015 AND IT WONT HELP IN 2019 SO WHAT THE LET HIM DO WHAT CAN MAKE HIM HAPPY ACTUALLY THE JOKE IS ON YOU.

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Politics / Re: The Surrounding Of National Mosque Abuja In The Late 80s (Photo) by jbbalarabe(m): 7:50pm On Aug 03, 2018
theoldpretender:


CAN and NSCIA both got N10 million for the building of a National mosque and church in Abuja in the 1980's.

CAN , I think, thought that N10million would not be enough, started fundraising for a National Ecumenical Center as early as 1992/3...and work started around that time, but was not complete till 2006.

There was a lot more to the above story though.
God bless you ,you know the story its been long that CAN has been jobbing
Career / Re: Amasa Firdausa Finally Called To Bar In Hijab By Nigerian Law School. Photos by jbbalarabe(m): 4:50pm On Jul 10, 2018
safarigirl:
When you practise a religion that has zero value for women, na so your life go just dey be.

Even my Muslim lecturer said he sees no reason why a woman should practise law.

I hope she can now use the useless law degree to do something in a lawless society.
why are you so so pained by her achievement? You know you can never make history as she did

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Sports / Japan Should Be A Role Model For Nigeria (photo) by jbbalarabe(m): 4:26pm On Jul 08, 2018
DID YOU KNOW?
I really hope this gets to front page for a wider reading.
That Japan led Belgium in the ongoing World cup football game by 2 goals up but later conceded 2 goals to give up the lead and eventually lost by 2: 3 to Belgium at the very last moment (94th minute) of the game?

Yet, (and this is the most incredible thing that happened) the Japanese Fans picked up all the wastes items in the stadium areas where they sat to watch the match before leaving, while the Japanese players cleaned the dressing room, leaving the floor spotless and sparkling clean as if it was never used, regardless of their loss.....

They also left a 'THANK YOU' note in Russian for their host?

There's surely something worthy of learning from JAPAN!

A country with a population of 127 million citizens but the 2nd most technologically powerful and the 3rd largest economy in the world. Japan has a GDP of about $4.9 trillion (which is more than the combined GDP of $2.2 trillion for all the African countries with a population of about 1.2 Billion people).

Japan have Shinto and Buddhism as their main religions and with tens of thousands of shrines and temples all over their lands, and yet they demonstrate the highest sense of discipline, responsibility and respect for fellow humans everywhere they go plus an incredible commitment to valuing human life through a sociocultural philosophy called IKIGAI which meaning translates roughly to: 'a reason for living, encompassing joy, a sense of purpose and meaning and a feeling of well-being'.

We Africans on the other hand with Christianity and Islam that frown at idol worshipping and pray frequently and for long hours as if God needed plenty of words before answering, but we have the ridiculously lowest value for human life, plus we have never been able to rally and unite our people to love each other and develop economically. How would you answer this question today: which religion produces the best behaved and most caring human beings on earth? Jesus answer would be "by their fruits you will recognize them". In the early days of Christianity the answer would have been obvious just by looking at the Apostles and disciples of Jesus. But today, Christianity is divided into thousands of denominations with each denomination claiming superiority over others - this is why it is very difficult for even Christian Association of Nigeria to rally all Christians to a common purpose in Nigeria. Lord Jesus Christ himself said it: "a house divided against itself cannot stand".

JAPAN, a non-Christian and non-Islamic country has taught us Africans some important lessons. Japan was heavily devastated by world war II (the first 2 atomic bombs were detonated in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - it took over 30 years for any grass to grow there), but through it all, with their governments economic policy like restriction on imports to boost exports, and a nationally entrenched business philosophy of continuous improvement of working practices and personal efficiency called KAIZEN, Japan rose from the ashes to become a world giant today with the highest sense of discipline, moral behavior and love for humanity.

Dear 9ja people, don't show me your religion; don't show me how many times you pray in a day to prove to me you love God; rather, show me how you treat people, how you value and respect human life, show me what you're doing to help fellow humans everyday and I will agree you love GOD.

The Christian Apostle James wrote it best: "faith without works is dead". Show me your works and I will tell you your religion.

God bless Nigeria.

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That Japan led Belgium in the ongoing World cup football game by 2 goals up but later conceded 2 goals to give up the lead and eventually lost by 2: 3 to Belgium at the very last moment (94th minute) of the game?

Yet, (and this is the most incredible thing that happened) the Japanese Fans picked up all the wastes items in the stadium areas where they sat to watch the match before leaving, while the Japanese players cleaned the dressing room, leaving the floor spotless and sparkling clean as if it was never used, regardless of their loss.....

They also left a 'THANK YOU' note in Russian for their host?

There's surely something worthy of learning from JAPAN!

A country with a population of 127 million citizens but the 2nd most technologically powerful and the 3rd largest economy in the world. Japan has a GDP of about $4.9 trillion (which is more than the combined GDP of $2.2 trillion for all the African countries with a population of about 1.2 Billion people).

Japan have Shinto and Buddhism as their main religions and with tens of thousands of shrines and temples all over their lands, and yet they demonstrate the highest sense of discipline, responsibility and respect for fellow humans everywhere they go plus an incredible commitment to valuing human life through a sociocultural philosophy called IKIGAI which meaning translates roughly to: 'a reason for living, encompassing joy, a sense of purpose and meaning and a feeling of well-being'.

We Africans on the other hand with Christianity and Islam that frown at idol worshipping and pray frequently and for long hours as if God needed plenty of words before answering, but we have the ridiculously lowest value for human life, plus we have never been able to rally and unite our people to love each other and develop economically. How would you answer this question today: which religion produces the best behaved and most caring human beings on earth? Jesus answer would be "by their fruits you will recognize them". In the early days of Christianity the answer would have been obvious just by looking at the Apostles and disciples of Jesus. But today, Christianity is divided into thousands of denominations with each denomination claiming superiority over others - this is why it is very difficult for even Christian Association of Nigeria to rally all Christians to a common purpose in Nigeria. Lord Jesus Christ himself said it: "a house divided against itself cannot stand".

JAPAN, a non-Christian and non-Islamic country has taught us Africans some important lessons. Japan was heavily devastated by world war II (the first 2 atomic bombs were detonated in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - it took over 30 years for any grass to grow there), but through it all, with their governments economic policy like restriction on imports to boost exports, and a nationally entrenched business philosophy of continuous improvement of working practices and personal efficiency called KAIZEN, Japan rose from the ashes to become a world giant today with the highest sense of discipline, moral behavior and love for humanity.

Dear 9ja people, don't show me your religion; don't show me how many times you pray in a day to prove to me you love God; rather, show me how you treat people, how you value and respect human life, show me what you're doing to help fellow humans everyday and I will agree you love GOD.

The Christian Apostle James wrote it best: "faith without works is dead". Show me your works and I will tell you your religion.

God bless Nigeria.
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Politics / El-rufai Launches Residency Card Registration Programme In Kaduna.(photo) by jbbalarabe(m): 7:41pm On Jun 27, 2018
Kaduna launches residency card registration programme.

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has launched the Kaduna State Residency Card registration programme to register all citizens residing in the state.
Launching the programme Wednesday 27 June in Rigasa, Kaduna, El-Rufai stated that the programmes will provide concise data for development planning.
The Kaduna State Residency Card Programme (KADRES) will enable the state government to capture biometric data of all people residing in the state and issue them with a unique identification number and card. The program is being implemented in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
KADRES is a part of the ongoing data revolution initiated by the Kaduna State Bureau of Statistics, adjudged to be one of the best in the country, and is aimed at building a database for the State to aid in planning, governance, implementation of projects and programs. It will provide the state accurate records of its population and present platforms for ensuring better security in the state. All people residing in the State, including newly born children, are required to be captured and issued a temporary card at the point of registration at any designated registration center.
The residency card registration has commenced in selected locations all the 23 LGAs in the state. NIMC and the Kaduna State Government have opened 58 registration centres in the 23 Local Government areas of the state.
While the program requires all residents, including the newly born to be registered, the Kaduna State residency card will only be issued to those who are 16 years and above.
Every resident will be given a unique National Identity Number (NIN) embedded on his card together with their photograph. KADRES goals and benefits include:
The data collected can be modified for tax services, and for accessing other social services such as education, health care delivery systems, fertilizer distribution, salary payments and even voter identification and validation during general or State elections.
Verification of identity to mitigate corruption challenges in the society.
The card generated for the citizen shall serve as an all-in-one multi-purpose card for identity, bank debit card for financial transactions, payment of salaries, payments of taxes and means of social services delivery.
Detection, prosecution and effective law enforcement activities in the State among other things.

Politics / Re: Tobi Uba Graduates With First Class From University Of Reading, UK (Photo) by jbbalarabe(m): 5:42pm On Jun 27, 2018
Nice oneq
Politics / Further Clarifications On The Distorted 2018 Budget by jbbalarabe(m): 3:57pm On Jun 23, 2018
FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS ON THE DISTORTED 2018 BUDGET –presidency

Sequel to the response of the National Assembly justifying its distortion of the 2018 Budget, the following clarifications have become necessary.

1. Throughout the budget consideration process the executive, through the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, was in touch with the National Assembly. The executive was approached by the National Assembly who indicated that they intended to increase the benchmark price by US$5, from US$45 to US$50. Out of the US$5 increase the National Assembly informed the Executive that they intended to utilize US$2 (amounting to about N170 billion) for projects selected by themselves. They asked the Executive to suggest important projects that could be accommodated with the funds arising from the balance of US$3.

2. After some consideration, the Executive was of the view that an increase in the benchmark price of crude oil to US$50 was not unrealistic and the President decided to accept this in the spirit of compromise required for a successful budget exercise. The Executive had, in that spirit, suggested that from the additional funds arising out of the US$3 increase, $1.25 from the increase should not be appropriated as expenditure, but utilized to reduce the deficit in the budget. The Executive therefore restricted itself to submitting, for the consideration of the National Assembly, important items that could be funded from US$1.75 of the US$3 increase. NASS eventually raised the benchmark price to US$51, apparently to accommodate the additional allocations to Health and NDDC.

3. The Executive is therefore surprised that with an additional sum of N170 billion Naira available for the National Assembly to spend on Constituency Projects, together with the sum of N100 billion Naira, already provided for in the Budget, that the National Assembly should feel it necessary to cut allocations to important national projects, and thereby distort the Budget, in order to further increase their allocation for Constituency projects. How much is enough!



4. The President’s position is clear from paragraph 12k of the President’s speech, where he said “About 70 new road projects have been inserted into the budget of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. In doing so, the National Assembly applied some of the additional funds expected from the upward review of the oil price benchmark to the Ministry’s vote. Regrettably, however, in order to make provision for some of the new roads, the amounts allocated to some strategic major roads have been cut by the National Assembly”.



FEMI ADESINA
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
June 22, 2018

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Politics / Re: Nigerian Senators Meet With Ahmed Musa After World Cup Match In Russia. Photos by jbbalarabe(m): 9:45am On Jun 23, 2018
TarOrfeek:
This match that was fixed to help Nigeria.



To create false hope and hype the quality of an Arewa football player.

Only God knows how much PMB paid the Iceland FA.
Kai I thought I had seen it all it is unimaginable how low some people can go to show the amount of hatred they have for a particular people. This guy sold his brain for Ankara.

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