Celebrities / Re: Lola Omotayo Blasts Follower Who Said "She Is Only Popular Because Of P'square" by lonngmann(m): 12:41pm On Apr 24, 2017 |
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Celebrities / Re: Fan Blasts Uriel About The Tboss Payporte Dress Saga, See Her Reply by lonngmann(m): 12:31pm On Apr 24, 2017 |
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Celebrities / Re: Fan Blasts Uriel About The Tboss Payporte Dress Saga, See Her Reply by lonngmann(m): 12:31pm On Apr 24, 2017 |
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I dodge am, I dodge am! Yee Fire his blokus |
Celebrities / Re: Fan Blasts Uriel About The Tboss Payporte Dress Saga, See Her Reply by lonngmann(m): 12:30pm On Apr 24, 2017 |
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Funny dude. Go join NA so that you can use boko fighters as shooting target. Yeye dey smell. Form never come out! |
Sports / Re: N'golo Kante Crowned PFA Player Of The Year by lonngmann(m): 9:38am On Apr 24, 2017 |
Well deserved! |
Celebrities / Re: Fan Blasts Uriel About The Tboss Payporte Dress Saga, See Her Reply by lonngmann(m): 9:33am On Apr 24, 2017 |
Space booked
If you see anybody trespass here, shoot them, if you see anybody trying to quote me, shoot them. If they are liking the comment, shoot them dead 275 Likes 10 Shares |
Celebrities / Re: Have Adekunle Gold & Olamide Parted Ways? (see Details) by lonngmann(m): 11:31am On Apr 23, 2017 |
With the way he blew, it was expected. Just a question of when and how 1 Like |
Celebrities / Re: Hardest Celebrity Brain Teaser Ever by lonngmann(m): 7:48pm On Apr 22, 2017 |
Injoo (ry) |
Celebrities / Re: Adekunle Gold Admits He Wrote His Hit Song “orente” For Simi by lonngmann(m): 1:11pm On Apr 19, 2017 |
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Events / Re: The Wedding Invitation Card Seen In Gombe State (Pictured) by lonngmann(m): 12:30pm On Apr 14, 2017 |
Why did they now add suya if they won't be serving it on their wedding day 2 Likes |
Religion / Re: Why Are Yorubas Few In The Roman Catholic And Also Few Yoruba Revd Fathers? by lonngmann(m): 4:45pm On Apr 02, 2017 |
chidiebere2020: SINCE the day Reverend Father Lutz from France stepped his feet on the soil of the ancient city of Onitsha in 1885, the history of the people of Eastern Nigeria has not been the same. Our history changed for the better. I do reflect, from time to time, on the heroism of European missionaries who left the relative comforts of their homes to come to Igboland and the rest of Eastern Nigeria from the 19th Century in order to bring the Good News to our people. Some died on the high seas. Some died of diseases like malaria endemic in the tropics. Some were killed by our people who innocently thought that they were strange and dangerous beings because the Europeans looked totally different from them. Yet, the Christian missionaries persisted because of their immense love of God and humanity. Father Lutz, Bishop Joseph Shannahan, Bishop Joseph Heery and other early missionaries are a perfect example of what the Bible calls agape love, or sacrificial love. May their souls rest in the bosom of the Lord. These authentic men of God did not just bring us the Gospel. They spearheaded the abolition of improper cultural practices like the killing of twins and the”osu” and “ohu” caste system. They brought us modern healthcare. The impressive hospitals they established in places like Onitsha, Ihiala and Adazi, all in Anambra State, several decades ago still provide our people with quality services. The Holy Rosary Hospital at Emekuku, Imo State, and St Luke’s Hospital, Anua, Akwa Ibom State, are among the numerous medical facilities established by the Church in Eastern Nigeria which have been of immense benefit to our people. Many people abandoned by their families and communities because they were afflicted by diseases like leprosy were treated in hospitals like these ones free of charge. I hesitate to imagine what Eastern Nigeria would have been without the Church. If not for Caritas, the Catholic charity, millions of our people would have perished during the civil war due to acute hunger. The Federal Government imposed an economic and food blockade against Eastern Nigeria because, as it argued, “starvation is a legitimate instrument of war”. Caritas cargo planes were strafed relentlessly, day and night. I personally benefitted greatly from the tones of dried milk, corned beef, salt, egg yoke, dried milk and other critical things made available by Caritas. The contribution of the Church to the educational development of Eastern Nigeria remain unparalleled. The missionaries used their limited resources to build schools all over the place, and products of these schools were competing favourably with their counterparts anywhere in the world. Generations of our best teachers, professors, lawyers, medical doctors and other professionals were trained in places like Christ the King College, Onitsha. I am a proud Old Boy of the great CKC. Up to 1970, many of the schools in various places in the Southeast were either established or managed by the Church. Like in other parts of the world, it has always been a thing of pride to associate with a Catholic Church owned or run school. Without the Church, there is no way Eastern Nigeria could have made the stupendous progress it has recorded in education, especially from 1945 when the Second World War came to an end. The Yoruba people of Western Nigeria, for instance, have a historical head start over the Igbo in education principally because major Yoruba towns and cities like Lagos are located on the coast; the white people who brought formal education to Nigeria came through the sea. Yet, within only two decades, the Igbo, to use Professor Chinua Achebe’s language, “had wiped out their educational handicap in one fantastic burst of energy”. By 1965, the Igbo were competing favourably with the Yoruba. In fact, there were more Igbo PhD holders among the Igbo than among the Yoruba, though the Yoruba had more professors. It is regrettable that the government took over Church schools in Nigeria, beginning with, of all places, East Central State (today’s Southeast). The forcible acquisition practically sounded the death knell of sound and solid education throughout the country. Hitherto, we received a kind of education which combined high academic standards with high morals and discipline. This was in line with the tradition of Catholic education everywhere in the world. It is, therefore, with joy that we note that some state governments have begun to return some of these schools to their proprietors. We look forward to having schools like CKC, Onitsha, and College of Immaculate Conception, Enugu, as well as St Patrick’s College, Calabar, return to their days of glory. We also note with delight that the Catholic Church has demonstrated great keenness on the development of higher education, particularly since the liberalisation of the ownership and management of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It has far more private universities than any organisation. Some of the higher institutions it owns directly or indirectly are Madonna University which is the first private university in the country, Catholic University of Nigeria, Tansian University, St Augustine University, Renaissance University, Bishop Godfrey Okoye University, etc. It does, indeed, gladden the heart that the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, which in the mid 1990s established Loyola Jesuit College in Abuja, the most competitive secondary school in Nigeria, is working hard on building a Jesuit university in the Federal Capital Territory. The role of Opus Dei, a prelature of the Church, in the establishment and management of such famous new institutions as The Lagoon Secondary School in Lagos and The White Sands Secondary School, also in Lekki, Lagos, as well as the Pan African University in Lagos, is well appreciated. On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Catholic Church, it behoves the three Dioceses in Anambra State to seriously consider starting a famous university in the class of Pan African University, all the more so with the Archdiocese of Abuja about to establish a Jesuit University. After all, each of the dioceses is headed by a scholar of repute. We note with pride that the Church in the Onitsha Archdiocese and the Eastern Nigeria has remained faithful to its principal role: saving souls by reconciling man with his creator through preaching and practising the Good News. There are a lot of big churches everywhere, and many others are springing up rapidly. The churches are always full. Our seminaries, convents and monasteries are full of young men and women eager to serve God with all their being. Our people are the bedrock of Catholicism in every part of Nigeria. Bishop Shannahan described Eastern Nigerians as “natural Catholics”. We gave the Church Blessed Iwene Tansi, the first West African to be beatified. We gave the Church Dominic Cardinal Ekandem and Francis Cardinal Arinze. We produced Rt Rev Godfrey Okoye, the extraordinarily dynamic first Bishop of Enugu Diocese who had earlier served as the Bishop of Port Harcourt and led a holy life. We gave the Church Michael Eneja, the late Bishop of Enugu who led a saintly life right from the time he was in Onitsha as a young priest and inspired a generation of young people into going to the Ministry Mr. Chike MADUEKWE, a lawyer, writes from Anambra
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/12/125-years-of-catholic-church-in-eastern-nigeria/ These are the kind of things that should he included in our primary school and secondary school curriculum, not stuffs like mungo park discovered river Niger 3 Likes 1 Share |
Career / Re: AFTER NYSC~OSOGBO VS LAGOS, Pls, advise me... by lonngmann(m): 11:48am On Apr 02, 2017 |
It all depends on you and your rapport with him But if things are already good between you two, then I see no reason why you shouldnt move to Lagos, as long as he doesn't "use you". What you plan to do in Osun state can be achieved in Lagos too, and I bet the pay will be better, and you dont have to worry about accommodation for now. plus if you really know your way around phones, then consider Lagos as a bigger market.
Good luck and congratulations. I am also a batch A corp member serving in Enugu, but in stream 2. So I can relate 1 Like |
Forum Games / Re: Who Can Crack The Code And Unlock The Padlock? by lonngmann(m): 7:49pm On Mar 29, 2017 |
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Nairaland / General / Re: A Black Cobra Killed This Morning by lonngmann(m): 9:39am On Mar 07, 2017 |
Rearing shouting |
Celebrities / Re: Freeze Replies Kiibati Bankole: I'm Not Broke, This Has Nothing To Do With Money by lonngmann(m): 2:28pm On Feb 17, 2017 |
What of the money MMM freezed 4 Likes |
Family / Re: I Don't Understand My Husband Anymore by lonngmann(m): 1:43pm On Jan 29, 2017 |
Let us wait for the elders 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Why I Stormed Out Of The Church Today. by lonngmann(m): 3:39pm On Jan 22, 2017 |
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Celebrities / Re: Timaya Deletes All His Photos & Unfollows Everyone On Instagram by lonngmann(m): 11:35am On Jan 11, 2017 |
Cleaning the slate |
Romance / Re: Ladies, These Are The Charateristics Of A Fu**k Boy - By Joro Olomofin by lonngmann(m): 11:30am On Jan 11, 2017 |
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Celebrities / Re: Topless Davido Hangs Out With His Friends by lonngmann(m): 11:29am On Jan 11, 2017 |
delectablegyal: send me a pm if you like what you see on my dp. How much for the mattress...or and does it come with the white bed sheet 5 Likes 1 Share |
Sports / Re: Nigeria Football League Match In 1978. Throwback Photo by lonngmann(m): 10:02am On Jan 10, 2017 |
Then we gave a f*ck about how things were been run in Nigeria, but now, No one gives a f*ck, and we let those who are there to do as they pleaae 2 Likes |
Events / Re: Malaysia-based Nigerian Man Sprays Money Lavishly To Celebrate His Arrival by lonngmann(m): 5:10pm On Jan 06, 2017 |
ozohtony:
This English no b by force to speak. Chaiii
Bros no vex No be my language |
Events / Re: Malaysia-based Nigerian Man Sprays Money Lavishly To Celebrate His Arrival by lonngmann(m): 4:42pm On Jan 06, 2017 |
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Romance / Re: I Am In Love With An Older Lady by lonngmann(m): 9:57am On Jan 04, 2017 |
Bluezy13:
When you are inlove with an older lady with such age difference and above, never ask her out! Just go closer...like really closer to her, play her boyfriend, show her you love her without saying it. Show her care and all that and use sweet words on her. And remain that way, I bet she will also play along and value you with respect because she will know you love her but will think you are scared of age difference.
Then someday, if she perhaps thought of feeling same way, she might allow you have your way to any extent that you want...even with body.
I repeat, never ask her out!! If you ask her out, you don spoil show. She might not accept, even if she does, the relationship will not see the end of the day because she will constantly be filled with guilt and indignation and she might take advantage of your feelings for her.
From Experience o. And it has been working out for me. You like them older ehn |
Education / Re: What Lesson Does The Photo Pass Across? by lonngmann(m): 12:38pm On Dec 02, 2016 |
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Sports / Re: 3 Nigerian Women To Participate At The Winter Olympics For First Time Ever by lonngmann(m): 2:37pm On Nov 30, 2016 |
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Phones / Re: Mtn's Pulse Midnight Plan Suspended by lonngmann(m): 10:20am On Nov 30, 2016 |
dasphinx1:
From MKBHD to Flossy Carter to Linus of Techline to Android Authority to Erica The Tech Nerd to PhoneArena to GSM Arena to FactsVerse to CW to Teaching Men's Fashion...... etc.... Not to talk of Arrow, Agents of Shield, The Flash, Legends of tomorrow, Gotham, Supergirl, Van Helsing, Mehn....
Lol...no be only you Buhari injure Can't forget those golden nights of airtel unlimited browsing |
Phones / Re: Mtn's Pulse Midnight Plan Suspended by lonngmann(m): 12:33am On Nov 30, 2016 |
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Romance / Re: How Man Took Aphrodisiacs And His Girlfriend Paid Dearly For It by lonngmann(m): 6:42pm On Nov 17, 2016 |
Mummy ..if I stop at 10mins...d girl will stop coming |
Phones / Re: Subscriber Options for UNLIMITED Internet - WORTH IT? by lonngmann(m): 6:55am On Nov 07, 2016 |
Stanley08:
So much bullshxt falling off you. The only reason i pay for Ntel is because of Unlimited. As i now wanted to download Call of Duty nko? Coming here to say shxt about abuse. The people that download games all over the world and use the internet they paid with their HARD EARNED money. What do you think they use to download it? Dial-up connection? Limited internet? It's until i pay 1K for 1.5GB on Etisalat 44times, that is when I'm doing it right yes? Oga just park well abeg. 'Anywhere in the world, this is abuse of service'. Lol WTF?!
When FIFA 17 came out, i was chatting with my guy online in the UK. It is 40GB. I told him i already pre-ordered the game, he said he didn't buy it yet. He bought it immediately as we were talking. The same 40GB that Spectranet was telling me 11hrs left, he downloaded it in just over 30mins! 40GB in 30mins!
He started playing it before 1 hr and i was busy restarting Spectranet router.
He abused the service too right? Or is his case different? Lol |
Culture / Re: Fiance Of Fulani Siddika Sanusi, Emir Sanusi's Daughter, Pictured by lonngmann(m): 7:55am On Nov 04, 2016 |
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Music/Radio / Re: Is Shatta Wale, A Ghanaian Dancehall Artiste, Well Known In Nigeria? by lonngmann(m): 10:22pm On Oct 27, 2016 |
I think we know his wife The woman with those devalued boobs that have fallen like the naira |