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logicab:
If a former Federal Minister and Vice Chancellor could publicly make these statements, it is no wonder we are where we are today.

Absolutely, the very people you can look up to as a pointer to younger generations harbor unbelievable resentments, this outburst is inimical to national developments. I wonder if ethnicity can ever be reduced to minimal levels with these kind of talk by such important citizens.
If I can take a little time to consider his position, Prof and co-travelers want other groups to fold their arms, allow his group to lead in every sphere throwing competition into the mud. Every other group should submit to their political will.
I've heard loads of complaints of neglects of the region as if the Southeast isn't receiving federal allocations like every other states.
These complaints are getting too much

freeze001:
My dear, the law is not sentimental. It deals and operates with cold hard facts and evidence. Why strengthen an illegality no matter how well thought out? It is the reason for instance, a case can be upturned at the Supreme Court simply because the trial judge had no jurisdiction no mater how well thought out and researched such judgment may be. His action was designed to enrich and uphold our constitution; why would he seek to support something unconstitutional because of the sentiments of fighting corruption? His position was for the police and the AG already empowered by the Constitution to be properly streamlined to carry out their constitutional functions which includes dealing with corruption and not the creation of what he considered an illegal creation that was not provided for in the Constitution. He had no problem with fighting corruption, he only demanded that it be done within the ambit of the constitution which is the supreme law of the land.

Sir, you don't delibrately act in a manner that can hinder the general feelings of the population for which your knowledge is supposed to protect because the organization in question is, to the majority and by general convention desirable at the time. The constitution derives power from the people and so you can't by your cleverly thought and crafted position hinder the desire of the general populace bearing within your conscience your actions would constitute stagnancy on the war against graft.
What would be your contribution to anti graft war? by saying you seek to enshrined Efcc act in the constitution when the very people holding the economy to the jugular would happily seek solace in your pretentious legality.
Sir, you would agree that Gani and Co that worked on the side of Efcc would be aware of those limitations but would have within the premise of legal provision supported the organization to at least enable Nigerians to see that somethings were being done on anti graft. I refuse to be convinced over your legal interpretation of the SAN's action, it was clearly against the wish of the people.

freeze001:
And how did Prof Ben Nwabueze attempt to prevent justice from taking its course? Go and read up and do some research so u don't produce ignorant stuff here though that is most likely all u are capable of but I'm magnanimous enough to give you the benefit of doubt.

I'll help you: Read if u can and identify where Prof Ben supported corruption according to you :

http://ugowrite..com.ng/2016/03/efcc-is-nigerias-most-corrupt.html?m=1

Read this also:



Challenging the constitutionality of the EFCC is what Ribadu is offended about because he saw it has his source of daily bread and clout being attacked and this was done as far back as 2007 and earlier from d time EFCC was created. Who would want to have the coveted position of Chairman of EFCC taken away because he was occupying an unconstitutional office?

You however omitted the morality of fighting corruption in a society so bedeviled by it. Even as a constitutional lawyer, your efforts at sabotaging efforts at fighting corruption can easily pass for supporting grafts, that is why judges do consider their decision on public interests because there are many unwritten laws even in divine order.
Seeking to strengthen EFCC should have been his position even while pointing out those loopholes. So what about those other lawyers who saw reasons to support anti corruption fights? Did they not know d constitution?
You can't justify d thought of a man but can infer through his action, even if he took his position as a professional one, his action was inimical to d society he was trained to serve, so he was against d progress of d land . We can only agree that those who defend criminals do so on professional grounds but they go to court to argue on allegations you know.
please don't come here to defend what is morally wrong in d name of ethnicity, the attempt of having EFCC signified good intention and should have been supported to succeed period

About 2years. Watch out for Unilag forms from January

Western Sahara is not an Arab land exclusively and the word Arab negates the life of Tuaregs.The country must reflect that plurality.
It is not wrong for Biafra to agitate for separation from Nigeria just like Catalonia and Basque are seeking independence from Spain. However, a more mature approach needs to be employed and am not here to say how.
I feel the future of Nigeria lies in Regional autonomy, the current structure isn't sustainable

The reality is that APC is a divided party and need a quick fix. I don't know how true it was that Tinubu funded Oke's candidacy but obviously he didn't support this winner. Is that a guarantee that Buhari or Oyegun now control APC, No.
There are power blocs like Atiku willing to embrace the Tinubu's camp and that will include Saraki, Dogara etc. That unholy alliance can break any resistance.
If this election is however used to spite Tinubu, it can lead to the fall of the party because it is easy to lose now with current economic woes.

The APC need some of Tinubu's professionals who may not want to pick any such appointments. If there's anything needed by the President it is the help to fix the economy and the media behind him. For now, Tinubu is not a good enemy.

Your analysis I can deduce meant the odd seems to favor Oke. I feel Akoko votes will count so well and that will determine the winner.My opinion though.

See this info and measure your alma mater

For those who do not understand "Why ASUU is on strike" - Please read this and share widely.....

1. Less than 10% of the universities have Video Conferencing facility.

2. Less than 20% of the universities use Interactive Boards

3.More than 50% don’t use Public Address System in their lecture OVERCROWDED rooms/theatres.

4. Internet Services are non-existent,or epileptic and slow IN 99% of Nigerian Universities

5. Nigerian Universities Library resources are outdated and manually operated. Book shelves are homes to rats/cockroaches

6.No university library in Nigeria is fully automated. Less than 35% are partially automated.

7. 701 Development projects in Nigerian universities 163 (23.3%) are abandoned 538 (76.7%) are PERPETUALLY on-going projects

8. Some of the abandoned projects in Nigerian universities are over 15 years old, some are over 40 years old.

9. 76% of Nigerian universities use well as source of water, 45% use pit latrine, 67% of students use bush as toilet

10. UNN and UDUS have the highest number of abandoned projects (22 and 16 respectively).

11. All NDDC projects across universities in Niger Delta States are abandoned. About 84.6% of them are students’ hostels

12. 77% of Nigerian universities can be classified as "Glorified Primary Schools" Laboratories are non existing

13. There are 8 on-going projects at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi. None of them is funded by the State Government

14. 80% of Nigerian Universities are grossly under-staffed

15. 78% of Nigerian Universities rely heavily on part-time and visiting lecturers.

16. 88% of Nigerian Universities have under-qualified Academics

17. 90% of Nigerian Universities are bottom-heavy (with junior lecturers forming large chunk of the workforce)

18. Only 2% of Nigerian Universities attract expatriate lecturers, over 80% of Ghanian Universities attract same

19. 89% of Nigerian Universities have ‘closed’ (homogeneous staff – in terms of ethno-cultural background)

20. Based on the available data, there are 37,504 Academics in Nigerian Public Universities

21. 83% of the lecturers in Nigerian universities are male while 17% are female.

22. 23,030 (61.0%) of the lecturers are employed in Federal universities while 14,474 (39.0%) teach in State Universities.

23. The teaching staff-students ratio is EMBARRASSINGLY very high in many universities:

24. LECTURER STUDENT RATIO: National Open University of Nigeria 1:363 University of Abuja 1:122 Lagos State University 1:111

25. (Compare the above with Harvard 1:4; MIT 1:9; Yale 1:4, Cambridge 1:3; NUS 1:12; KFUPM 1:9; Technion 1:15).

26. Nigerian Universities Instead of having 100% Academics having PhDs, only about 43% do so. The remaining 57% have no PhDs

27. Nigerian University medical students trained in the most dangerous environment, some only see medical tools in books

28. Only 7 Nigerian Universities have up to 60% of their teaching staff with PhD qualifications

29. While majority of the universities in the country are grossly understaffed, a few cases present a pathetic picture

30. There are universities in Nigeria which the total number of Professors is not more than Five (5)

31. Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil, established in 2001 (11 years old) only 1 Professor and 25 PhD holders.

32. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, established in 2006 has only 2 Professors and 5 PhDs

33. Ondo State University of Sci & Tech Okitipupa, established in 2008, has a total of 29 lecturers.

34. MAKE-SHIFT LECTURING SYSTEM: Out of a total of 37,504 lecturers, only 28,128 (75%) are engaged on full-time basis.

35. 9,376 (25%) Nigerian Lecturers are recycled as Visiting, Adjunct, Sabbatical and Contract lecturers.

36. In Gombe State University, only 4 out of 47 Profs are full-time and all 25 Readers are visiting

37. In Plateau State University, Bokkos, 74% of the lecturers are visiting.

38. In Kaduna State University, only 24 out of 174 PhD holders are full-time staff.

39. 700 EX-MILLITANTS in Nigeria are receiving more funds anualy than 20 Nigerian universities under 'Amnesty Scam'

40. 80% of published journals by Nigerian University lectures have no visibility in the international knowledge community.

41. No Nigerian academic is in the league of Nobel Laureates or a nominee of Nobel Prize.

42. There are only 2 registered patents owned by Nigerian Academics in the last 3 years.

43. Numerically more support staff in the services of Nigerian universities than the teaching staff they are meant to support

44. More expenditure is incurred in administration & routine functions than in core academic matters in Nigerian Universities

45. There are 77,511 full-time non-teaching staff in Nigeria’s public universities 2 Times number of academic staff

46. University of Benin, there are more senior staff in the Registrar cadre (Dep. Registrars, PARs, SARs) than Professors

47. Almost all the universities are over-staffed with non- teaching staff

48. There are 1,252,913 students in Nigerian Public Universities. 43% Female 57%Male

49. There is no relationship between enrolment and the tangible manpower needs of Nigeria.

50. Nigerian Uni Horrible hostel facilities, overcrowded, overstretched lavatory and laundry facilities, poor sanitation,etc

51. Except Nigerian Defence Acadamy Kaduna, no university in Nigeria is able to accommodate more than 35% of its students.

52. Some universities (e.g. MOUAU),female students take their bath in d open because d bathrooms are in very poor condition.

53. Laundries and common rooms in many universities have been converted into rooms where students live, in open prison style.

54. In most improvised cage called hostels in Nigerian Universities, there is no limit to the number of occupants.

55. Most State universities charge commercial rates for unfit and unsuitable hostel accommodation

56. In off-campus hostels, students are susceptible to extraneous influences and violence prostitution, rape, gang violence

57. Nigerian University Students sitting on bare floor or peeping through windows to attend lectures

58. Over 1000 students being packed in lecture halls meant for less than 150 students

59. Over 400 Nigerian University students being packed in laboratory meant for 75 students

60. University administrators Spend millions to erect super-gates when their Libraries are still at foundation level; Expend millions to purchase exotic vehicles for university officers even though they lack basic classroom furnishings; Spend hundreds of millions in wall-fencing and in-fencing when students accommodation is inadequate and in tatters;

61. Govt interested in spending money on creation of new uni instead of consolidating and expanding access to existing ones; Keen to award new contracts rather than completing the abandoned projects or standardizing existing facilities; Expend hundreds of millions paying visiting and part-time lecturers rather than recruiting full-time staff

62. Govt spending hundreds of millions in mundane administration cost instead of providing boreholes and power supplements; Govt hiring personal staff, including Personal Assistants, Special Advisers, Bodyguards, Personal Consultants,[copied]

Maybe former VP Atiku isn't in the best position to castigate public educational institutions, more so that he was a huge stakeholder in governance for a period sufficient enough to herald change in the nation's educational system but failed except that together with his boss went ahead to establish private universities. He must admit without fail that he was a major contributor to the decay so much mouthed you think nothing good can come out of our Galilee.

However we must shamefully admit that he spoke the truth, at least somehow. Let's look to validate his statement; admittedly if you don't have some knowledge of English especially in comprehension, you may have problems passing some exams in various fields say for instance in liberal arts, business and even in medical sciences and engineering but, that's not the only thing you need to succeed.

Let's also look at the contents of his message, simply put, the educational standards of most public schools are now questionable. Well, that is true. Primary and secondary schools education may have differing standards across Nigeria but much more different is the standard across universities.
If am to express an opinion which is by no means a wish away based on my industry experience, exposure and my expositions to different geopolitical zones of Nigeria I think among public universities in the Southeast I can mention UNN, FUTO and Umudike as those with at least 50% expectation of trusted products. The problem is education is a political issue in that region and because there's an unseen competition going on the rate of examination malpractices doubles the national average(my opinion) whether at school leaving level or at higher levels. Aside examination malpractices is what I call social neglect of acceptable standards at the higher institutions.
The North is a place needing more attentions, education is picking up though but really abysmal. The rise of Abuja has helped the elites but at the university level, ABU, UniJos and FUTMinna comes to mind but you can reasonably say at least 40% of their student population are from the south. There are exam malpractices too but within the national average.

The southwest has had some golden years but such have been seriously challenged in the last 20 years and its the region with overwhelming private forays into education. Examination malpractices are around national average while it maintains its grip on the most respected higher institutions in Nigeria and more than half of those with better standards in Nigeria with UI, OAU, Unilag,Funaab, Unilorin, FUTA etc coming to mind. Even their state universities are better among their equals, so also non degree awarding institutions such as Yabatech, Polytechnics Ado Ekiti, ibadan etc.

The South south has continued to improve and you can bank on UniBen ,Unical, and Uniport in this region. However Delta's examination malpractices is above national average.
Nigeria has a long way to go as a country but private universities such as Atiku's school are filling the gaps. I can testify of good products from Convenants, Babcock, RUN etc

The much publicized deportation of Nigerians by President elect Trump is actually false according to the BBCnews, this man may have actually been given enough bad PR by the Clinton's media armory. See more at :http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37949183

If Trump should maintain his stance on Iran by reversing the Iran nuclear deal, Nigeria's recession may not last beyond Q1, 2017.
Building the American economy especially reviving the moribund industrialized cities like Detroit etc mean growth and more energy demands and that can impact global market positively.

Trump Americanism will impact manufacturing in Mexico and China as he will look to boost American productivity, that means China will ant to tighten its nose around large markets like Nigeria pushing more Chinese focus on Nigeria and offering credits for infrastructural developments.

I feel any industrial growth around Midwest will push further activities in manufacturing and if Mexicans are actually restrained from illegal entry into USA, the country will be having more spaces for skilled immigration.
Nigerian churches with missionary interest in the USA may begin to enjoy better embrace due to Pence's influence but Muslims may need further security clearance to get US visa.
If American looks to outside China for markets for its products outside Asia, then Nigeria may become a strategic partner

Congratulations,your jump will reach the sky.best of luck bro

24SEVEN:
So technically, Nigeria is impeding on Lagos growth.

I dont know why i do not believe this report. I think the analyst failed to observe that Nigeria has literally put almost all her eggs in one basket, and that basket is Lagos.

Lagos did not achieve its position without help from the FG. Its huge infrastructures were invested on it by the FG over a period of 30yrs and some govt policies have favoured her especially.

Granted, Lagos proximity to the atlantic ocean has set it apart from Abj(another city with huge federal investment) but Lagos has no known natural resource and doesn't have the landmass for industrial agriculture or animal husbandry. Lagos only has proximity to the ocean, something half a dozen other states have.

The writer failed to realise that Nigerias skewed system of governance cannot carry-on for long and when this system collapses and eventually gives way to true fiscal federalism, some monopolies and special treatment enjoyed by Lagos will cease and wealth will be more evenly distributed amongs the states who are currently being deprived by the unfortunate situation we find ourselves.

Instead of actually rising, there may just be a decline in the growth forecasts of Lagos. Any growth forcast done when the correct system is in place can actually be considered to be real. Else, every forecast is lopsided, and therefore unsustainable.

I feel you didn't do your critical assessment on economic terms. Businesses follow opportunities and that's what Lagos gives you. The metropolitan population is awesome and Lagos headstart advantage will continue to give it an advantage whether Nigeria resort to fiscal federalism which will make Lagos income run into trillions of naira or regionalism which will sustain her huge population.
That Los Angeles grew in the West of USA never upturned New York remember, Lagos will keep evolving

I want to learn about the different migrations of the various Yoruba tribes. There are many of them such as Ibolo, Egba, Ijebu, Ekiti, Ondo, Akoko, Oyo, Ilaje, Ikale, Awori, and also Itsekiri. How these groups fused together over 500 years ago under Oyo Empire. Now, before Oyo Empire there was Ife and the question is, to what empire?
The Ijebu, Ekiti, Ondo-Owo, Akoko, Ilaje, Ikale must have been much older than the Oyo settlements and variants of dialects have been found to be older in rank than each other.
Another thing of interest is Olofin, Adimu, Agboniregun, Ogun, Ela, Orunmila and Oduduwa, these are key characters that we must be clear about to have better understanding of the past.
Can our great scholars help throw more light, yhanks in advance

Let this thread resurrect I want more explanations please

The worst thing that can happen to Mr President is to divorce his wife. He already has enough opponents within his own party that can embrace his wife and actually mirror her well to the public.
Believe me or not she's the strength the President has now and he need to embrace her settling all misunderstanding with her.

She said some people who never voted for her husband, carrying no voters cards are in control, could she be lying? I can feel for a woman who could no longer talk to her husband because of the general culture that women are kitchen folks and with the way the President responded, it showed a high disregard for the woman, he should have used better words even if it was meant to b a joke.
I've seen gaps in d way government is being run even among cabinet members,policy makers etc but the way forward?
Let Mr. President listen to his wife, carry his supporters along and leave a long lasting legacy that can help his children in future.

Leaving his wife will leave him completely unguarded, no hush hush advice, will give maximum power to those she's referring to.

This is the reason a country should take education and teaching of history seriously. There are obviously some youths here that want to upstage existing beliefs or conventions but are not just showing sufficient knowledge in stating their new position but are here to throw a challenge without concrete proofs, its an indictment on our educational system because we can't blame the internet.

The 1930s estimate of the population could not have been the basis for factual statement. I have always believed that Nigeria's population is overstated and in fact, having been to different regions of Nigeria, am yet to be convinced that we are more than 140million in 2016 or may be 130million.
To me, the Norwest is the core zone regarding old Kano, old Katsina and Old Sokoto states. I was in Kano state recently and am yet to see how kano city or kano state can be more populous than Ibadan and Oyo state respectively. That aside, I must agree that the zone probably add more per density to the population of Nigeria.
The Igbo are many but to quote a pre-independence figure based solely on estimates without statistical model deployed will be tantamount to absolute ignorance, may be that can be used to at least have a fair idea of what the population could look like but statistically, such figures are riddled with errors.
Also, I do not know why the op targeted another group, the Yoruba as his/her contentious point, such should be to the entire Nigeria shams.

I think due to the influence of religion, the Hausa have been giving birth more than the two other major groups , the impact of the civil war cannot be written off also on the Igbo. I think the Fulani is the northern ace, its the group being used as the basis for more people in the North.
If you care to know, see the settlements, urban and rural populations across the major ethnic groups and you can have a fair knowledge of the country's population.

There are alot of mysterious figures around Nigeria and the issue of population will remain a myth for a long while until a coherent actual census with no political undertone can be conducted.

Lets start with the myth of mainly Muslim north in many western media; its one of those lies that make many non muslins in the north feel they do not exist. Apart from mainly Northwest with Muslim dominance states like Kaduna, plateau, Gombe, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Niger, are mixtures of Christians, Muslims, Atheists etc. States like Benue, Taraba are majority Christians and Atheists. So, the issue of religion is number one myth in Nigeria.I do not want to brand any figure but you may be interested in knowing that over 55% of Nigerians are Christians.

Another myth is ethnicity, the only war fought on Nigeria has its root in ethnicity and mineral resources. Ethnicity is the instrument of the colonialist, government and politicians often deployed when necessary to create an artificial cocoon around their feign image but which are actually meant to widen a non existence influence.
In Nigeria, there is no ethnic group called Hausa-Fulani. When a child is born, the child is named after the father with exception of some cultures that are matrilineal but the child is named thereby having an identity with that of the father( or mother) and cannot be recognized for both at the same time!
So the concept of Hausa-Fulani coined by the colonial power was a deceit. Now, if you treat Hausa and Fulani as separate ethnic groups, then you can now determine how many Hausa states do we have maybe Hausa majority states will be Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi. Fulani dominated states will be Sokoto. States with Hausa and Fulani as one of the largest groups will be Kaduna, Kebbi and Bauchi.
Fulani as part of the groups will include Gombe and Adamawa.The case of Adamawa where Fulani is one of the largest groups is just about 4%of the population.

If that is well separated, then,we can just independently examine what the population looks like.
I just want to chip in this, I think the Yoruba will be the largest then the Hausa, Igbo, Kanuri, Efik groups, Ijaw groups, Tiv, Fulani in that order. The truth is, while people are bonding elsewhere Nigerians are segregating.

I think the way forward is to practice regionalism where major ethnic groups with ethnic kinsmen have large states and similar or understanding minorities can have their states too

Clinton9000:
Afonja

Your reaction is baseless and devoid of common sense.
I asked if he could be frugal and knew GEJ govt. wasn't, why did he knit himself to capitulate Nigeria's economy having knowledge of massive lootings and cheer destruction of the productive sector?
You see, I respect those who not only conserve but use such as a building block for developments. If he was that good, o think the current governor would be jollificating

If these are true then he must be very frugal. However am baffled, why did he support a rather wasteful Jonathan Goodluck that laid the foundation for the current recession?
I know he is a learned fellow, versed in financial matters, while on earth did he decide to support GEJ considering his wastefulness.
One thing I've come to learn about educated elites is their penchant to become honorary advisers when they leave government. I thought Okonjo Iweala would for instance come out to explain to Nigerians how she presided over an economy that received so much oil income that toward the end was already borrowing to finance salary of workers.
You see why Nigeria baffles me!!!

@TopHand good point showing the CBN itself is slack in its business.
Few things are to me critical in this discuss:
1. What often give rise to speculations? That should be eliminated. Allow market to determine the naira value so naira will exchange at d same value everywhere, no spread.
2. Introduce a 22 working day window for banks to hold on to 20% of TSA fund though must be reported to help their liquidity, you may say govt will be starved but that is a sacrifice.
3. Reduce CRR from 22.5 to 22
4. Create a window of a single digit interest rate say 8-9% for SME and allocating such fund under CBN special recovery program which must represent 20% of all lending by banks
5. Bring MPR to 11% to release more funds into d market.
6. Sell off all refineries, and Ajaokuta steel company, FG abandoned structures in Lagos,concession airports and leave the profit making LNG company
7. Open easy and construct bid for refineries signifying when fuel imports will end
The more political decision is the over bloated civil service, government should seek to reduce cost.
A more pragmatic approach is to begin the implementation of regional government transformed into 16 states, that will cut down loads of recurrent expenditures

Nigeria banks have huge NPL and huge credits concentration but CEOs aren't getting fired even when they contravene regulatory policies, govt need to stand its feet to bring the economy back, change perspectives, moderate its languages and support youths empowerments

You are not alone in this. I also observed that some of these fuels get consumed faster that I had to switch fuel stations, you could be thinking wrongly of your driver but the truth is, its like there are different grades of petrol these days sold without any labeling at all. Now if your car catalyst functions below threshold, I wish am a mechanic, lets wait foe experts opinions

I feel the Nigerian economy is narrow and revolving your answer around three factors further narrowed any contributions one can imagine.
Mineral resources have helped in two ways like a totalitarian society with benevolent leaders like the Middle East countries and, technologically advanced countries that can turn such resources around as agents of developments.
Nigeria has not fared at both fronts.
Nigeria economy can be viewed from a lay man perspective as:
1. Resources and manufactured products that sustain the FX oil is dominant here
2.Loosely controlled informal sector of traders, artisans and quasi qualified technicians
3. Industrial sector with its value chain
4. Agricultural sector
5. Services sector.
@op if the South East represent igbo states and people, then you can't ask what they contribute exclusively on your delimiting factors.
I feel across my categorization you can't say igbo don't contribute. Different regions or ethnic groups or tribes within ethnic groups dominate different sectors and that by no means means other groups aren't doing well. For example, the north dominate the agricultural sectors of food crops for obvious reasons; landscape and leveraged political focus. Igbo tribes from Anambra are much into trading and the street shops but all other groups too are into trading.
You see, even if the Eastern states don't contribute that much in terms of resources for exports, they do at the other end.

The problem Biafra may face is that of business concentration as a large chunk of the population seem to be doing the same thing and the country's market size may be too small for their exposure because among all the major ethnic groups, the Igbo seem to be the least diversified in terms of business engagements that can sustain in home market in case of a Biafra.

I think those agitating for Biafra understood their limitations which whether you like it or not you must accept in terms of geography, market size, population pressures and leadership commitments. These are serious challenges in nation building.

I think these limitations are influential to the decision of looking south to the Delta but apprehension and experience may work against such pursuit obviously.

I think the better way to look at it is, if a region or ethnic group should become independent from Nigeria what will Nigeria stand to lose in terms of GDP, human resource and other services

Noise must be made by Nigerian media to show the world that Nigeria isn't about Boko Haram et al, we also have some peace and peace loving people.

Nkem4040:
Arrant nonsense and wicked envy! Go and read about Prof. Ezekwe and how Ibrahim Bagangida begged with him to head the Science and Technology ministry with hope he would transfer his Biafrran inventions to Nigeria. Lets go by your logic that french transfered Biaffra technology as you claimed out of envy, are they still transferring technology to the guys in Nnewi who can craft anything mechanical? Have you been to Nnewi? If you see heavy mechanical parts manufactured in Nnewi, you people will run mad. Did the french transfer technology to Innoson to manufacture aviation parts for Nigerian Air force? From no where you concocted this lie of french transference of technology out of the envy in you people...why are you people like this for God sake? If there was ever a transference of french technogy, I promise you, top western powers who supported Nigeria will know...they had intelligence, and yorubbba media would have written about it like there is no tomorrow...that has never happened. So pls stop this envy...IGBOS ARE NOT YOUR MATE AND NEVER WILL!

How can I be jealous of myself, I give up on you.
I said that Nigeria would have leveraged on all those stuffs and improvised but those who felt such be discarded would have their reasons. However, I believe there were some divisions of Nigerian army and military wares in Eastern Region then so it wasn't that Biafra didn't have ammunitions an arms to star with.
You see, I don't know how old you are and how well educated and versed in documented and researched history of nations you are, but I must admit you are just here to flaunt what seemed to u as Biafran innovations? Nope but fabrications? may be.
Please also argue and prove that innosson innovate and developed aircraft parts.

You see, you are a funny guy.

One of the things hindering our developments as Africans is our capacity to distort every information, seek ethnocentric and tribal glory, and nit pursue truth which is critical to even self development.

Biafra was part of the larger French pursuit of energy control in Africa. Biafra fought a French proxy war helped with underground supplies through third parties, free technological supplies/ transfers and indirect weaponry through pro French countries across the Bight of Biafra.

I must however give kudos to Biafra engineers and military personnel's for quick adaptability but don't forget, some of the soldiers benefited from foreign trainings and were used to those machines.
Yes Nigeria blockade of air and sea were just rhetoric, Nigeria herself could not in anyway enforce even today, a hundred percent air and sea boundaries.

Biafra got many aids but jus like those propagating this thread Governor Akpabio said
" if propaganda win wars, Biafra would have won"

However, its a shame we couldn't build on these knowledge at least replicating these and improving on them but we must admit, the technology must come from your heart to do it.
The population percentage given by someone there is misleading, I will, as a factual person and analyst contest forever the notion in the media of Muslim majority in Nigeria, do the breakdown state by state, you will realize that Muslims are never exclusive in any state in Nigeria.
Happy Sunday to all

Wonderful event. I however think Nigeria will be better off having Federal and States of which STATES will represent the fusion of current states into bigger regions to form mega states e.g. Alaigbo state comprising all igbo people and willing kinsmen, so also will be Oduduwa, Arewa, Izon etc into like 14 states seven in the north and seven in the south and the FCT.
Each of these states will have autonomy, be it internal security, economic and resource management, tax and business laws, have their own constitutions , courts up to supreme courts.
States will be responsible to all their citizens and residents, education, minerals and all infrastructural developments.
Means of national income for Nigeria will be through various taxes from VAT, the same across Nigeria at 5% shared 50-50 with states based on income generated from each state, mineral exploration taxes etc will follow the same trend.
There will be no need for agitations under this system as every ethnic group within a state can form a local district, kingdom, principality, region , emirate, or whatever they want to be known e.g. The Urhobo in say a Bendel state will be an autonomous region in the state so also Etsako, Ishan, Bini, Isoko etc
Such political structure across ethnic, tribal and religious lines will give various groups their own cocoons within the larger Federal Nigeria.
Local taxes will differ, although the same education system but approaches, systems and funding will differ e.g. Yoruba may become a compulsory subject/ courses across Oduduwa.
This I believe will not only answer the Biafran/Alaigbo question but also preserve the rights of minorities and usher in serious developments

Marcelini:
Very great work@op except for the Ogori Magongo error and fusing Igala and Igbo history. I think the only convergence, which of course is very important is the Umuleri Aguleri clan of the IGBO WHICH MAY HAVE HAD THEIR ROOTS IN IGALA.

Speak about your Yoruba group and leave Ndiigbo alone.

The relationship between Ndiigbo ans Igala, goes beyond Agulueri and Umuleri clans.

It stretches from Anioma clans to Ogbaru clans, to Nsukka clans and even run as deep as interior Igboland.

I hate it when peeps mischievously dabble into things they know little about.

Please educate me and kindly show some politeness. If you are a student, I can learn from you but if to the contrary, I may be your teacher in the University you know.

The Ogori Magongo people claim Ile Ife as descendants of Oduduwa. You can check their history out.
The Igala language is extensively close to YORUBA so so close and even more intelligible to other Yoruba tribes than even Akoko or Akoko Edo. These people I believe are distinct kinsmen of the Yoruba.
There are different clans of Ebira some of which have been Yorubanized, it all depends on where you are looking at, that is one of the funniest ethnic group in terms of fusion in Nigeria.
Very great work@op except for the Ogori Magongo error and fusing Igala and Igbo history. I think the only convergence, which of course is very important is the Umuleri Aguleri clan of the IGBO WHICH MAY HAVE HAD THEIR ROOTS IN IGALA.

The fear is real, very real and some do mismanage it that it will become so noticeable on them. I can feel the pressure is on men to deliver and most men want to play safe, some by adding more years with the hope of becoming economically better while girls of equivalent ages can't just shrug life off like men.
its part of the society and it also mean that ladies must begin to focus on their standards, seek God's face and be more realistic.

This kind of news is good for FMG companies, manufacturers and those with intentions of having productive company. With millions of residents, agro based surburbs, and increasingly expanding muddle class Ibadan is the place to start your business, earn decent living and enjoy your fortune.

I often wondered why youths would want to play down on this city here on this forum.I was at Kano a few months ago, Ibadan beats that city economically and culturally.
Have been to Porthacourt, love the GRAs though its a small place but the energy industry makes it a worthwhile place. However come to think of Ibadan without oil, I honestly think that on economic scale, ibadan is 2nd in Nigeria without oil.

nyabinghi:
so owo,ondo,akure,akoko indigenous muslims are migrants. You are deluded. The mentioned towns have a large islamic followership. Muslims make up 20 percent of ondo state.

I cannot agree with your assumed data. Yes, there are indigenous Muslims in those areas but allocating percentage