Any picture updates?
The malls
The 6lane weathral and Douglass roads

The estate

The rebuilt pedestrian cross over

Any new roundabout?

Abagworo, any chance you could create an excel tracker for ROCHAS projects for posterity. Leave a column for their cost.

Will be good to see ones completed, and various level of completion.

ROCHAS is truly working.
Would prefer ABC motors man to be next governor hopeful could inject some corporate standardization ,
Effective state planning, a different approach to ROCHAS haphazard developement( mind you, it's far better than the efforts of 3 eastern states , aside ebonyi state, )( at thw end of the end, rochas could have eatwn the money and do nothing. But he chose to work with it. , so that should be commendable , within Naija context



failing that, uche nwosu for continuity.


But seriously what's up with Abia state ?

Rochas and gimmicks, thats surely not safe.

why not move the truck and screen to hero's square, where will be safer and more conducive

Abagworo , any update on the mall replacing the market?

Asaba.

Abia- Aba, Umuahia

discusant:



The cultural and linguistic differences between Owerri and Orlu/Ideato are too many to be enumerated here.

The peculiar character of Owerri is being content with having Owerri as only modern town in Imo state.

Owerri found a ready tool, an accomplice in Rochas Okorocha driven by old grudge to punish Orlu.

Stop with this divisive narrative.

you gave example with Anambra and Delta, in these two states the non-state capital city had been a major city before the creation of the state.

There are many more one city states in the country than duo or more.
within SE/SS
Akwaibom - Uyo
Enugu - Enugu
Cross River - Calabar
Bayelsa - Yeneogua
Rivers - Port Harcourt
Edo - Benin

Its well known in our culture to pool resource to train the kid with best potential- mostly the first son , in hope he will make it and pull the rest of the siblings.

If Only Rochas could plan his development. have a detailed 5 years Plan and stick with it,


However, in asmuch as i am a proponent of channel majority of fund to build a reputation city we all can be proud of .
i think same time other towns can be open up as well within breaking the bank.
Creating new roads- tarred or untarred
Aquiring land just outside currently city limit from owners and loaning it to developers to build and sell on.

Focusing on main artery to the state capital.

empower LGA to carry out simply patching and filling to make roads in their LGA motorable.

Creating state wide transport link. with bus stops and effective transport management system.


Awarding 100 million to each LGA = x 27 = 2.7Billion, to
. Redeisgn and modernize each LGA city center with big walkways ( big; is essential as when there is funds to lay water pipe, internet etc , there would be a ready right of way fo it )
. Create 4 parks each in each LGA.
. Aquire Land for "Local" shopping mall to be built by investors.
. Each LGA should set out a industrial area for investors to set up industries- whatever is it. Having the ready land for investors help encourage and attract investment .

macjive01:
The Major problem with Rochas and his development, is lack of planning.

No detailed plan before embarking on any work.

Rochas travels and sights a piece of structure, once he gets back to Owerri, he assembles his local contractor and demands the monument, feature be replicated in the state.

Now, consider the giant lamppost he is erecting aside the roads. They are so big , their bases take up most of the walk way ( pedestrian walkway)
such that people are having to now walk on the road to evade the post . Essentially , when the sideways are to be properly constructed , the pillar and maybe the post will have to go - another waste of scarce fund by Rochas.

Schools: Rochas undoubted reconstructed a few decent schools in mostly owerri, and build over 100- 300 primary school in electrol ward ( at various stages of abandonment) . Imagine if this was properly planned ?
27 Standard school could have been built. one in each local governement, with exisiting schools, given a decent facelift, paint and ceiling and roofing .

Hospital: Imagine embarking on building 27 General hospitals ? That would have produce one standard western standard hospital. Rebuilt the Univeristy teaching hospital. And the a Nursing college.

Roads: why build 6 lane roads, when many major road within the state , even owerri is still in shambles. makes absolutely no sense.

Ugly monuments- see the Aka chi, a waste of resources. abandoned, becos if was not planned. no after thought of what it would be , how to commercialize it etc.


The only point i will not take away from Rochas, would be the expansion of the state capital, which is simply done by building roads ( very very substandard roads to connect areas of the state . same could have been replicated in the other towns in the state orlu and okigwe to help spurn developement in those areas too.

to add to this,

Things Rochas are not doing.

Cleaniless,: as someone mentioned earlier, buy street sweepers, 2 will be adequate for the state capital. then one btw 2 local governement. they are not very expensive , about 25million- Innocent IVM even sells it . About N350 millions settles it.
You will be amzed how neat and glamorous Owerri and imostte will then look.

Education: the standard of education has really gone down since Rochas free education jamboree,

Pedestrial walkways : Creating this will eradicate lots of illegal store fronts and shanties by roadside, and give the state a brighter cleaner look

Transportation: seen bus stops Abawori posted,but not seen any bus plying the roads. This should have been done before banning Keke.

more to come

Abagworo:


Everything you wrote is absolute nonsense without any sincerity. The aim is simply to belittle giant achievements which nobody can rival. The road network in Owerri is now the best in Southeast and all major roads are 8 solid lanes not 6 as you wickedly wrote. No other city has that priviledge at least for now. The smart trees which you called pillars is a failed diversionary tactics. Many cities across the world are gradually embracing smart trees which when fully completed and activated will serve several purposes including free wifi, charging of phones, direct communication between city Mayor and the people, street lighting and beautification. Owerri will have the highest concentration of smart trees in the world and it is not a bad record.

Abagworo, calm down, im not against your pay master, i still think he is the best imostate has had after Mbakwe.

Of what benefit is an 8 lane 500meter road to the development of the state , when a 4 lane could have done the job perfectly fine.

The rest the money spend on the extra 4 lane, could have gone to Orlu or Okigwe. Even within Owerri, many roads are in worse shape after Rochas reconstruction than before.

Your "SMART tree" , well smart tree and pedestrain walk way which is of more importance ? if you take up the space for walkway to erect giant pillars for yoru smart trees how then would the residences of the street move about? walk on the roads?

the decoration, in all honest is pretty , especially at nights , but it wasnt thought out , planned and risks mitigated. the design could have employed smaller bases at sections of road with tight pedetrial walkway. etc.

The Major problem with Rochas and his development, is lack of planning.

No detailed plan before embarking on any work.

Rochas travels and sights a piece of structure, once he gets back to Owerri, he assembles his local contractor and demands the monument, feature be replicated in the state.

Now, consider the giant lamppost he is erecting aside the roads. They are so big , their bases take up most of the walk way ( pedestrian walkway)
such that people are having to now walk on the road to evade the post . Essentially , when the sideways are to be properly constructed , the pillar and maybe the post will have to go - another waste of scarce fund by Rochas.

Schools: Rochas undoubted reconstructed a few decent schools in mostly owerri, and build over 100- 300 primary school in electrol ward ( at various stages of abandonment) . Imagine if this was properly planned ?
27 Standard school could have been built. one in each local governement, with exisiting schools, given a decent facelift, paint and ceiling and roofing .

Hospital: Imagine embarking on building 27 General hospitals ? That would have produce one standard western standard hospital. Rebuilt the Univeristy teaching hospital. And the a Nursing college.

Roads: why build 6 lane roads, when many major road within the state , even owerri is still in shambles. makes absolutely no sense.

Ugly monuments- see the Aka chi, a waste of resources. abandoned, becos if was not planned. no after thought of what it would be , how to commercialize it etc.


The only point i will not take away from Rochas, would be the expansion of the state capital, which is simply done by building roads ( very very substandard roads to connect areas of the state . same could have been replicated in the other towns in the state orlu and okigwe to help spurn developement in those areas too.

Airlines abroad will probably never have to put down any of their direct money to buy planes, it all goes through a bank financing.

Even Emirate who previously operated the plane only leased it. If only our banks had lower interest rate this airline could approach a bank to finance the deal.

Imagine Innocent VS GTB where initial business loan was at about 36% . Interest rate in many western countries is at 0.5 %. - 3%.

I don't blame the bank entirely , Nigerian business men can be irresponsible. See Aero, Arik, despite government patronage, the ran the business down, simply forget the loan from banks ought to be repaid.

Then imagine where mobile telecom company is going bust . Only in naija.

Oando is in similar situation

Globacom unable to renew their license in benin republic. Only God know what their health is in Nigeria.

I won't be surprise if NNPC declares Bankrupt tomorrow. Or CBN.

brownhawk:
All these grammars just to cover up the word prostitution

Im not the owner, just an avid member on the site. Admin urged the members t help promote the site .
that cant be a crime, is it ?

Now how do we get this to the front page ?

This site is really da bomb. i love it

Jabioro:
Just say an upgraded dating site.,abi what do you mean by be a woman to escort me to my bedroom..eskimi,baddo,pepperonity,mobirock has been bastardized..

guy you funny

coolestofall:
Guys biko, learn 2 hold urself. C hw Follow business is turning into big business. Nobody will pay us guyz 2 excort them anywhere, except of course if u want 2 b bobrisky.

Check the site see many guys on it trading

Jman06:
This is not supposed to be anybody's headache. Escort services is worldwide!
Besides, what two consenting adults do behind closed doors shouldn't be my problem. Sex is a natural thing! The body naturally calls for it when it needs to get relieved.
Men and women must fucckk and since rape is a crime, those having consensual sex should not be shamed, otherwise, rape will become inevitable.
However, safe sex should be emphasized while government should do well to improve on the economy so that people can have the means to get married on time.

very solid point

Jabioro:
Escort to where..a man escorted a woman abi?

funny

Seriously na so bank work don bad reach? 40k a month ?

Jabioro:
Just say an upgraded dating site.,abi what do you mean by be a woman to escort me to my bedroom..eskimi,baddo,pepperonity,mobirock has been bastardized..

Not sure dating us quite same thing as escorting

abouzaid:
blame it partially on the harsh economic condition in the country especially as it affects the youths.

How about the Lady that resigned from a bank job to do escorting...

This land is not for sale beware of 419

That nobody talks about it, does not mean it is not in existence. There are professional escort services all over Nigeria. ‘People and Places’ took a sneak peek into one of these agencies; well, they claimed to be a charity and a directory, simply known as ‘Codedruns’, a top online escort directory. The directory specializes in providing companionship for men, and sometimes women who are willing and able to afford quality time with members of the opposite sex. The management revealed that the site receives 1.9 million visitors from Nigeria monthly. By far the biggest escort directory in the country, the ease of ordering an escort is just like Taxify and Uber complete with a review system. The website of the directory, www.codedruns, to be honest is well designed, you get the feeling the people behind this business are not messing about. We scanned through a few profiles and decided to get direct views of the registered escorts.



The first escort we spoke to, who didn’t want her name mentioned revealed that the site is god-sent as they escorts don’t have to stand by the road side any longer, under harsh weather conditions to ply their trade, as they now run their business online. “A client will typically browse the site and find who he fancies, then sends a message to know if we are available and then we negotiate the cost. We prefer hotels or residential homes in choice parts of town. We also offer in-call as well – whereby customers can visit and engage us in our houses.”

Most of the escorts we spoke to said they make an average of one hundred and fifty thousand naira and two hundred and fifty thousand naira weekly. The later when they (escorts) subscribe for premium and appear on the front page. However, they revealed that some clients can be naughty and want to cut on the agreed price, but majority are nice gentlemen. The website also have blacklisted clients, which warns escorts of reported dangerous clients or ‘osho free’ client, as well as blacklisted escorts to warn clients of fraudulent escorts.


Our most shocking revelation was with Queen, a premium escort who revealed that she used to be a banker but resigned when she learnt of the directory. “I used to earn forty thousand naira monthly at the bank, which required travelling around Lagos looking to sell bank products to already frustrated people; and getting molested, and sexually abused on numerous occasions. Truly, people don’t know what these marketers see, yet the bank managers are never happy nor grateful, but now I make that amount in two days as an escort on the site. The secret is to ensure your profile is on the front page by subscribing to the weekly premium and Feature service.” she said.


On skimming through the website, we found a contact number and decided to reach out to the admin to ask a burning question on our minds. We got hold of who appeared to be the site admin; a well-spoken gentleman- Mr Jeff, and proceeded to ask the question if such a site doesn’t promote prostitution?

He quickly replied, with a well-rehearsed statement saying: “Look guys, we don’t do that, in fact we see our establishment as a charity; protecting the lives and working conditions of “Working girls” and guys.”


“We don’t charge a penny for registration for both escorts and none escorts, registration is absolutely free. We don’t recommend or solicit any escort for clients nor do we solicit or recommend clients for escorts. We don’t take any commission or cuts on “tributes” paid to any escort for their “time”.

“The men and women who pay escorts are not paying for sex but rather are paying the escorts tributes for their time. Whatever then happens between two consenting adults behind closed doors is their prerogative. So do note it, we are a charity, a directory, a listing, but never an Escort Agency!”

We then decided to get a feel of this website. On registering as a female “independent escort”, complete with an overtly sexualized female photos, we headed back to the office to make our report. Within the 45 minutess trip back to the office, our glamorous profile on the site had received 150 views and over two dozen phone calls. In 45 minutes!


This is truly astonishing, if this experience is a snapshot of the rate by which Nigerians have become sexualized. And just wonder, how many of those dozen callers are married men?


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/codedruns-new-trend-escorts-patrons-revealed/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/codedruns-new-trend-escorts-patrons-revealed/

There's no reason to be an adherent of the Abrahamic religion IMO.

An unsubstantiated, invisible, all knowing (knows the future), all powerful, supernatural creator judge, that refuses to reveal itself, leaves no evidence, and is petty enough to eternally punish those that were unconvinced ... is a pretty outrageous claim.

I'm going to need more than some old books that can best summed as "trust me" to buy into that claim. Why would you believe such a thing is a better question than why wouldn't you. Especially considering there's no shortage of old books, all with different stories, that all rely on "trust me" as their basis.

But whatever, each to their own I suppose.

You have said it all

Corson:
I watched the video

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All I can say is, May God epp their situation...

WHY WAS PAUL SAYING in the video " ALL BECOS OF YOUR WIFE" . - what did Lola do ?

HOW DO WE ACHIEVE A SEPARATE COUNTRY? BIAFRA?


I think Nnamdi kanu has done the big step which is create and raise the awareness, but he and the Igbos need to think inward now.

No matter how many demonstrations they carry out
No matter how many election boycott he succeeds in
No matter how many other countries support he gains

Rest of Nigeria will not give him a referendum, if it was given will be rigged, surprisingly with the same Igbos.
Money talks, firstly. And the support for Biafra is not absolutely. My own estimate there are a good 30% who are scared of uncertainty or heartedly will favour to remain in Nigeria.

Hence they ONLY way will be through the ballot.
restrategise the IPOB into regional party- like the SNP- Scottish National Party.

Have achieving Biafra as a prime point in the manifesto.

When the party wins elections in the states of interests that will be a good gauge of support. how much support.

When a state is won, IPOB will have the state's apparatus and machineries to start a Biafran nation building while under Nigeria.

Designating/planning / building for mass housing for the expected influx of returnees into the new Nation- Biafra.

Securing food production for the new nation.- setting up massive farms - feed stock and live stock.

Use the Fulani herdsmen menace as an opportunity to create 10,000 cattle farm that can feed a nation. Build four.

Use the state media infrastructures to relay the IPOB message and get more people prepared for the eventual referendum.

Lets not waste the opportunity of the upcoming Anambra election.
IPOB should take over a party- there are hundreds of dead parties they can take over-
Apply for a name change to something more relevant to the struggle like Freedom party, Independence party, Liberty, etc
And start the campaign and mobilization.

Biafran can be achieved without a gun shot or unnecessary death from demonstration.

I wrote this a while ago and IPOB didnt take it serious.
You call Nigeria a ZOO, clearly you recognise the "zoo" dont act rationally, hence why it is imperative to stop these demonstrations that dont address or help the cause.

Forth coming Anambra election is an opportunity to leading the path for Freedom

For me, better he is arrested than get ignorant followers killed for nothing.

Have you heard of Catalonia ?
Do you know how long they have been campaigning for separation ?

Have you heard of Scotland?
Do you know how long they have been campaigning for separation ?

Have you heard of Kurds, do you know how long they have been campaigning for a Separate homeland? despite the chemical bombs used on them by Saddam, despite ISIS atrocity on them, they are still far from achieving it.

I dont know why IPOB think by mere demostrations and civil disobedience they can achieve anything.

Nigeria will never let the oil fields of Bright of Biafra go without a fight.

However we dont have to fight.
If IPOB can win elections in the Biafran states, they can then form a de facto- Autonomous region.
will have a good footing to negotiate on behalf of the region.

Can i ask you a question?
what is the size of IPOD biggest rally ? Lets say 1 million? 2, 3? i will give you 4 million.

even at 4million it is only a minute fraction of the total population of the region they portray to represent.

IPOB need more legitimacy which only Election can offer them.

Ojukwu was able to command and declare Biafra becos he had the authority of Eastern regional Assembly. What Authority does IPOB have ? Mob action.

Just received this hot intel from DSS friend on the Phyton dance team.

Can anyone verify it?

mrtomola:
Diamond Bank remains the most useless Bank in Nigeria... i had almost same issue with them few months back using POS and i was debited N18,000 without a successful transaction. It took them more than 3months before it could be reversed. Meanwhile in other banks its instant reversal or within 48 working hours.

I truly agree with you.

HAs anyone been in similar situation , what did you do to get your money?

Im so tired of this silly diamond bank , i must left them end of this month.

I now have over N150k on pending reversal.

Hello Diamond bank,

This payment (N25,000) has been confirmed by Air peace as not processed yet was taken off my Diamond Bank account.

Could you take a look at it and return my money please?

Kind Regards

CASE NUMBER: DB-170809967138

We appreciate you mailing us and apologize for the inconveniences.

Please be informed your complaint on card usage has been logged and is being addressed.

We regret the delay in resolving your Complaint on Failed Transactions (local) with case number DB-170619784459. (N36,000)


Please be assured that we are working on a swift resolution and an update will be provided as soon as the issue is resolved.

over 60 days , my money is yet to be returned