kettykin:


The article was published by thisdaylive.com .
First there is a long list and a short list and a winner

seunmsg:


If I can still recollect clearly, Achebe won the Orange prize and not the booker prize.

seunmsg:



I wish chigozie all the best in her quest to win the award. If he does, he will be the second Nigerian after Urhobo man, Ben Okri to win the booker prize.

Doshmynthrill:


No in not an "ideot" i think youre the idiot here. Intermix.org is a small forum with almost no people. Belive me ive been there there arent anyone on that forum. Many Hestanfells still see themselfs as black and i am on this forum to save them from that. Also Im not a inbreeding racial sepratist like you are. There are mostly white people on jewtube as you can see. does that mean that your black ass should not be in that site then? because thats what youre telling me. google,youtube,facebook are created and runned by jews. you shouldnt be on thoose sites then. and not instagram either only sites wich are created by black people then.. Thats your fucking logic ! youre so fucking dumb.

Alban Uzoma Nwapa (born 26 August 1957), known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian-born Swedish musician and producer with his own record label dr-records.[1] His music can best be described as a Eurodance/hip-hop reggae with a dancehall style.[1] He sold an estimated 16 million records worldwide[2][3][4] and is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My Life".[1]

ibedun:
[size=18pt]And when did Onitsha become an ancient city?[/size]

[size=13pt]There is no ancient city or town in Igboland,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Truth be told.[/size]

Doshmynthrill:


Im no where on the list since im not black..

NOW onto you are you..

1. A subhuman who feels hurt by the words that i write

2. A CIA agent who tries to divide the afro population

3. A ugly white/jew boy

4. A an uncle tom who serves his white massa by attacking people who fight for the Afro race

5. a underevolved subhuman scum who tries to categorize me as black even tough ive statet in this post nummerous times that im a Hestanfell.

Well one can argue about the 4 first alternatives but the last one is spot on. You keep on saying that im black and that im feeling this and that because of how blacks have made misstakes e.t.c in history..... Im not fucking black. Scum like you are one of the reasons that i spread my propaganda and are trying to unite my race and give all who are Hestanfell's (half black half white) a REAL identity. Dont try to proclaim our race by calling us black you here me. IM FUCKING SICK OF IT ! When my race has gained awareness and united the world will see who the ultimate race is! There will be a force stronger than any nation combined. DOSHVÅDEN !

IGBOSON1:
See their miserable gold-digger faces! All these years...how come it's now they're coming out to shout 'assault'? They probably had consensual sex with the man and are now seeing nothing but dollar signs!!

spanishkid:
see who's calling someone's land dry. I doubt if you even mean that word. Your land is a waste land that has been ravaged by erosion. My state is the 5 richest state in Nigeria. Google is your friend.

More:

Oba of Benin asks President Jonathan To Tackle Edo-state Gully Erosion

President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to arrest the ravaging gully erosion menace threatening some parts of Edo State, especially in Auchi, Etsako West local government area, Ugbowo campus of University of Benin, Ekenhuan road axis and Queen Ede College.

The Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa who made the call yesterday at his palace, told a cross section of Senior Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State led by Commodore Ferguson Buvai to remind the President to halt the ever expanding erosion before it wash-away parts of his kingdom.

—PATRICK OCHOGA

spanishkid:
see who's calling someone's land dry. I doubt if you even mean that word. Your land is a waste land that has been ravaged by erosion. My state is the 5 richest state in Nigeria. Google is your friend.

spanishkid:
see who's calling someone's land dry. I doubt if you even mean that word. Your land is a waste land that has been ravaged by erosion. My state is the 5 richest state in Nigeria. Google is your friend.

spanishkid:
see who's calling someone's land dry. I doubt if you even mean that word. Your land is a waste land that has been ravaged by erosion. My state is the 5 richest state in Nigeria. Google is your friend.

Ewu: Ordeal of erosion-ravaged Edo community

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• Ewu erosion site

Even as Ewu, a community in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, grapples with infrastructure decay, its greatest concern, for now, is the erosion that is ravaging it. The gully with extensive width and depth surfaced about 10 years ago and has by the last count, virtually cut the community into two, with each side, unable to access the other.

Two persons have already been reportedly killed and over four houses submerged by the menacing gully, while more are on the verge of caving in, rendering many homeless in its wake. With the gully expanding with each passing day, threat of displacement continues to stare at the residents of the community. Of particular concern is that the palace of the monarch of the community is just meters from the gully site.

Though his several appeals to relevant authorities seemed to have fallen on deaf ears, the monarch, HRH Zaiki Raqak Isesele Ojeifo 111, Onogie of Ewu, has sustained his persistence. He continues to press it, hoping and praying would make responsible authorities act accordingly.

According to him, representations had previously been made to Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority, the Federal Ministry of Environment, as well as the government of Edo State. The community had also attracted the presence of the Minister for Works, Mike Onolememe, as well as the member representing the area at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Patrick Ikhariale who raised the issue at the floor of the House. Unfortunately, these efforts have failed to yield the desired results; hence the gully continues its devastation. The joy of the monarch had risen when the project was listed in the 2012 federal budget. But to his dismay, it was never implemented.

“We have made several efforts. There was a time we went to the Benin-Owena River Bassi Development. We wrote several letters; and indeed they came here. They saw the problem themselves, and they promised coming back. But up till now, nothing has been done.

“Then we got in touch with our member at the House of Representatives, Patrick Ikhariale. In fact, he did a marvelous job, in bringing up the matter at the floor of the house. Several moves were made; the Minister for Environment was consulted and she did promise that something was going to be done. People from the ministry came; they did their normal investigation and promised that they were going to come back.

“In fact the project was in last year’s budget. When we discovered it was in last year’s federal budget, we were very happy. But to our disappointment, as it were, the project was not done. They only came, dumped some few things and promised coming back.

“When they brought the materials, it was during the raining season, and they said because it was rainy season, there was really nothing much they could do, but that they would come back during the dry season. As you are aware, dry season has long gone. We are in another rainy season now, and nothing substantial has been done about it.

“We have made several efforts to get these people involved. The Minister for works, Mike Onolememe was here recently. He came to check, in fact he almost wept when he saw it. He promised to liaise with his colleague in the Ministry of Environment, but till now, nothing substantial has been done”, the monarch lamented.

Recently however, Edo State Government announced its readiness to approach the World Bank to seek a loan of between 75 to 100 million dollars to work on the erosion sites across the state; due to the huge financial outlay needed to tackle the menace of gully erosion. The fund is being sourced from the 650 million dollar facility approved by the Bank to tackle Nigeria’s Erosion Watershed Management Programme as approved by President Goodluck Jonathan.

According to the state Commissioner for Environment, Prince Clem Agba, the fund would assist the Government tackle the problem of gully erosion in 110 sites in the state, adding however, that it was subject to the National Assembly approval of the country’s borrowing plan. The World Bank facility, he explained, is meant to address erosion problems in the five Eastern states of the country as well as Edo and Cross River states.

Agba made the disclosure in reaction to a call by the Ewu, monarch to the Government to rescue his community from the menace of the erosion. The commissioner had identified gully sites in the state to include Queen Ede in Benin, Ewu, Iruekpen and Ibore in Edo Central and Warrake, and parts of Auchi in Edo North as the worst erosion sites in the state.

“We have taken inventory of all of these sites. Mr. President has approved the Nigeria Erosion Watershed Management Programme, which is for five eastern states as well as Cross River and Edo states. It’s going to be World Bank funded. The board of directors of the World Bank approved $650m facility, but the issue is that there is an imbroglio between the presidency and the National Assembly.

“They have not been able to approve the national borrowing plan and until that plan is approved, none of the seven states can access the fund to begin to deal with the problem of erosion. Hopefully, if the national borrowing plan is approved, we should be able to get about $75 to $100m to begin to address the gully erosion problem,” Agba said.

The Commissioner disclosed that the erosion menace in the state was not what the state government could shoulder alone.

teamchocolate:
First of all, there won't be a yoruba politician in the east, wut wud we be looking for in the land of the setting sun with erosion and gully filled land.. wen our lush green lands are there

StOla:


He is helping his electoral constituency.

He needs to do that to retain his seat and all the allowance provided for such benevolences.

He is not doing anyone a favour, else he goes the way of the very man he defeated to be there.

Where you expecting him to be doing this in Nnewi or Ogbomosho?

I guess you also ignored the typical chestbeating, including yours, all over the thread as headbeating.

Sheggy13:

We all know the natural chestbeating and ultimatum issuing tribe in Nigeria.

melzabull:
can you pls shut up! he only asked for people who are kindhearted and have the zeal to help to be given more chance in representing people. What's wrong with that?

indeed123:


I'm sure that money will go a long way with some erosion stricken people in the East side of the country.

topsyking:

craze dey worry u.. no be yoruba man help dat useless ibo man that abandon is wife wit triplet...

Damalex4luv:
Yeebos again!!! The guy should be sacked