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Politics › Re: Jonathan Weeps At Madalla Bomb Site by manosteel(m): 10:29am On Jan 02, 2012
This our country self, everybody dey cry, Buhari wept for the state of the Nation, and now GEJ has followed suit, we are becoming a failed Nation and ungovernable.
Politics › Re: Ojukwu To Be Buried On February 3rd 2012 by manosteel(m): 7:08pm On Jan 01, 2012
@Bluetooth, thank your star, that gone are the days when human heads were used to bury a great man, I would have contracted the famous Ohafia Head hunters, to get the head of bluetooth. He will make a suitable head considering his immense hatred towards Ojukwu and Ndi Igbo in general.
Politics › Re: List Of Political Jargons That Should Be Outdated In Nigeria! by manosteel(m): 6:36pm On Jan 01, 2012
Unity in diversity ( a very big lie)
Politics › Re: We Will Kill Again, Says Boko Haram by manosteel(m): 6:22pm On Jan 01, 2012
Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabab, Hezbollah, Hamas, you can name them, are all muslim terrorist group killing in the name of Allah, yet Islam is a religion of peace.
Christianity Etc › Re: Okotie Cancels New Year Eve Service by manosteel(m): 11:53am On Dec 31, 2011
Could it be that the devil has taken over?
Christianity Etc › Re: Christmas Bombings: God Is Powerless! by manosteel(m): 10:35am On Dec 31, 2011
To the poster of this thread, if your aim was to glorify God, you have succeeded in doing that. Also, if your aim was to bring God down and mock him, you have also succeeded in doing that. So whichever one, you have your reward.
Christianity Etc › Re: Christmas Bombings: God Is Powerless! by manosteel(m): 9:17am On Dec 31, 2011
In a lighter mode, let's not forget the place of satan in this whole thing. This guy right from the beginning, iniquity was found in him and he was making trouble in Heaven.  A time came, it got to an unbearable level that God commanded his Angels to teach him a lesson. As they went after him, he ran and made a high jump to Earth, and the Angels quickly shut the gate of heaven so that he won't even think of coming back. The Angels went to report to God on the mission accomplished, and God asked them, "Did you kill him"? the responded "No", He asked again "did you arrest him and put him in prison"? "No" was the response, and God shouted, what have you done with him! One said, " eem ehm we sent him to earth and locked the Gate. God exclaimed wayooo ala! kai wahala don dey for this people on earth. Ever since this guy came to join us here on earth uninvited, he has been at his best. This could explain why Nigerians are impoverished in the midst of abundance, why our leaders loot money whole-heartily with all their might and all their strength without fear or favour, it could also explain why boko haram would strike with their bomb and confidently call someone to say, oga na we do am, without been traced, even in this Jet age.
Christianity Etc › Re: Christmas Bombings: God Is Powerless! by manosteel(m): 8:04pm On Dec 30, 2011
In the Bible, Many doubted God's existence and went scotfree but for one man called the rich Fool, he wasn't so fortunate. Just hope that God will not strike some people dead tonight to prove a point.
Christianity Etc › Re: Christmas Bombings: God Is Powerless! by manosteel(m): 7:35pm On Dec 30, 2011
In Time like this, people are bound to ask questions; and the Almighty has answer to every question. In the last day, those questions will not arise because we will all understand. Believing in God or not does not change who He is.
Politics › Re: Appeal Court Sacks Andy Uba From Senate by manosteel(m): 7:45pm On Dec 23, 2011
This Andy sef, nothing good will ever come out of this man.
Nairaland General › Re: I Dreamed Of Nairaland Is This Normal? by manosteel(m): 6:47am On Dec 16, 2011
Bros you are addicted to Nairaland just like me. But my own be say, make this Seun of a thing no come dey use me make im own money o, i no agree o.
Education › Re: Don’t Name UNN After Ojukwu, Alumni Warn FG by manosteel(m): 11:53am On Dec 15, 2011
Hear what others are saying:

Abiodun Awolaja  does a random sampling of the tributes  paid to the late Biafran leader, Chief Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, from across the country, presenting few of the most striking ones.


The transition, penultimate  Saturday, of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, former Biafran warlord, has naturally attracted a torrent of tributes from across the country. As a figure in Nigerian history, Ojukwu ranks immediately after the nation’s founding fathers such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, as a personage whose Odyssey is  inextricably intertwined with the country’s, and as one of the most extensively studied academic subjects across the globe.

Declaring that his place in the country’s history was assured, President Goodluck Jonathan said Ojukwu’s ‘’immense love for his people, justice, equity, and fairness which forced him into the leading role he played in the Nigerian Civil War and, as well as his commitment to reconciliation and the full integration of his people into a united and  progressive Nigeria in the aftermath of the war, will ensure that he is remembered as one of the great personalities of his time who stood out easily as a brave, courageous, fearless, erudite and charismatic leader.”

Senate President David Mark, speaking in the same vein, said: “ No matter how much you loved or hated him, Ojukwu was a man who loved his people and was ever prepared to lay down his life for them to have a better living. No matter the angle from which it is viewed, Ojukwu will be remembered as a man who stood up to be counted when it mattered most. He was a man who hated oppression and he did his best to liberate the downtrodden.”

For his part, Babangida, who urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late Igbo leader, said: “Dim Ojukwu’s patriotism about the oneness of the country was not in doubt. He believed that given the country’s diverse socio-political and cultural configurations, the nation-states within the nation must be given room to flourish in a mutually exclusive arrangement that would further the aspiration of the country.”

For his part, immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, said: “With Ikemba’s death, there is nothing more to say other than “oke osisi din a nukwu ogha na ala igbo adawoo”(‘’The biggest iroko tree in the forest of Igboland has fallen.”). Like our own Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi, Ojukwu was, indeed, the power of the Igbo people and truly a Dikedioramma (beloved hero). He will be missed by all.”

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) said “Chief Ojukwu’s actions in his life time impacted hugely on the history of Nigeria and helped shape the country’s destiny. His endless quest for fairness and justice was reflected in his unmatched love for his people, and the sacrifices he made on their behalf,” while the Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, operating on the wavelength of Igbo culture, said the late Biafran warlord mirrored the trinity of Igbo character. According to him, the trinity of Igbo character included Akpu uche (cult of reason), Ukwu n’ije (striving and enterprise) and Aka Ikenga (pride of attainment). He added that a good score by an Igbo man in all these three pronounced him to have attained Ntozu (accomplishment/high grade titles), which in turn brings Odenigbo (global acclaim).

In contrast to Ajimobi’s learned cultural discourse, however, former House of Representatives member, Patrick Obahiagbon, enthused in his rather quaint style: “The invitation to the celestial lodge of the soul personality of the irrefrangible and sui generis Ikemba himself—Dim Odumegwo Ojukwu—brings again to focal hiceps and biceps the ephemerality of life. Beyond the state of lachrymoseism, his celestial ascension has, and would, continue to righteously bestir.

“I do hope, however, that we take immutable cognition of the fact that the fundamental issues which Ikemba confronted have now even coagulated and ossified into Gorgon Medusa. For Nigeria to progress, we must apotheosise our centripetal proclivities above our centrifugal excrescence. All hail Ikemba.”

And the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), in a tribute which focused on the political dividends of the fallen soldier’s struggle for the Igbo nation within the Nigerian political ecology, said: “He was a political icon and a man greatly needed by many people to build and enhance their respective political influences. He was forthright, courageous, outspoken and a true patriot.”

Former Ogun State governor, Chief Segun Osoba, lamented the passing of the military strongman, but took solace in the fact that he died as a Nigerian rather than a separatist ethnic leader. “He was always passionate about any cause; he was passionate about Nigeria. He fled the country at a point but returned to die a Nigerian.”
Politics › Re: We’re Not Northerners- Middle-belt Youths by manosteel(m): 2:52pm On Dec 09, 2011
Haba Middle-belt Youth, one Nigeria fa! Even though you are being killed in Jos and In Benue by your brothers from far North, never worry, for Nigeria to stand as one united undivided nation, we have to pay sacrifices, and I think this is just one of them. Abi una just wan wake up from sleep, in that case may i say Goodmorning.
Phones › Re: How Stupid Is The Iphone by manosteel(m): 2:28pm On Dec 09, 2011
@aldotun, Bros I'm ready to fix the problem, so how we go do am now? For the guys that talked about china, mind you that over 70% of Iphone and other smart phones in the market are COUPLED in China, note the word, not MADE in China but don't ask me the difference, and they are not cheap like the usual China products we are used to. Even the ones that claimed to be coupled in UK or somewhere else, be careful to check the battery or the inside, you won't be surprised to see the hand of China.
Phones › Re: How Stupid Is The Iphone by manosteel(m): 10:42am On Dec 09, 2011
As far as I'm concern, this is a bad design. How can one spend such amount of money to buy smart phone yet won't be able to copy his own stuffs from  phone to PC or PC to phone without synchronising. The worst part, when you connect your smart phone to PC, you cannot even see the phone SD Card and when you manage see it, it will just show empty no matter the stuffs you have inside. I bought 'HTC Desire' phone close to 100k, after 4months of use, it suddenly went blank and stopped booting, don't even know what to do with it at the moment. I think this guys should better go back to their drawing boards, let users have value for their money.
Education › 15 Best University In The World. by manosteel(op): 5:40am On Dec 09, 2011
1. Harvard University, United States



Harvard University rated as the number one university in World University Rankings. Harvard is Americas oldest institution of higher learning, founded 140 years before the Declaration of Independence was signed. The University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 18,000 degree candidates, including undergraduates and students in 10 principal academic units. An additional 13,000 students are enrolled in one or more courses in the Harvard Extension School. Over 14,000 people work at Harvard, including more than 2,000 faculty. There are also 7,000 faculty appointments in affiliated teaching hospitals.



2. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom





University of Cambridge rated the second best in World University Rankings. The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the United Kingdom. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges. Its reputation is endorsed by the Quality Assurance Agency and by other external reviewers of learning and teaching, such as External Examiners. These high standards are the result of both the learning opportunities offered at Cambridge and by its extensive resources, including libraries, museums and other collections. Teaching consists not only of lectures, seminars and practical classes led by people who are world experts in their field, but also more personalised teaching arranged through the Colleges. Many opportunities exist for students to interact with scholars of all levels, both formally and informally.


3. Yale University, United States



Yale University rated as third best university in the World University Rankings. Yale University is one of the most famous schools in the United States, with a long history of service and an alumni list that reads like a Whos Who of successful people. Yale University is the fulfillment of a European vision of intellectual freedom that is aimed at the service of the community and country. It has championed over history and survived the most destructive calamities such as the American Revolution. Since then, the university has continually grown and progressed to a center for high quality education that is recognized by the global community. The university is considered one of the oldest institution of higher education in the US. It was founded in 1701 and is a proud member of the prestigious Ivy League.


4. UCL (University College London)


UCL (University College London) rated the fourth best university in World University Rankings. UCL is a multidisciplinary university with an international reputation for the quality of its research and teaching across the academic spectrum, with subjects spanning the sciences, arts, social sciences and biomedicine. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) UCL was rated the best research university in London, and third in the UK overall, for the number of its submissions which were considered of world-leading quality. The university is located on a compact site in the very heart of London and is surrounded by the greatest concentration of libraries, museums, archives, cultural institutions and professional bodies in Europe.


5. IMPERIAL College London



Imperial College London, rated the fifth best university in the world for. Imperial College London is a university of world class scholarship, education and research in science, engineering and medicine, with particular regard to their application in industry, commerce and healthcare. The College has over 3,000 academic and research staff and almost 14,000 students from over 120 different countries. Our reputation for excellence in teaching and research in science, engineering, medicine and business attracts students and staff of the highest international calibre. Imperial College staff are frequently consulted by governments, and also act as members of professional bodies, advise industry, and offer informed comment to the media.


6. University of OXFORD, United Kingdom


University of OXFORD rated the sixth best university in World University Rankings. Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and lays claim to nine centuries of continuous existence. As an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research, Oxford attracts students and scholars from across the globe, with almost a quarter of our students from overseas. More than 130 nationalities are represented among a student population of over 18,000. Oxford is a collegiate university, with 39 self-governing colleges related to the University in a type of federal system. There are also seven Permanent Private Halls, founded by different Christian denominations. Thirty colleges and all halls admit students for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Seven other colleges are for graduates only; one has Fellows only, and one specializes in part-time and continuing education.


7. University of CHICAGO, United States

University of CHICAGO rated as the 7th best university in World University Rankings. The University of Chicago was founded in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society and oil magnate John D. Rockefeller. The University of Chicago has had a profound impact on American higher education; curricula across the country have been influenced by the emphasis on broad humanistic and scientific undergraduate education. The University also has a well-deserved reputation as the teacher of teachers.


8. PRINCETON University, United States


PRINCETON University rated as 8th best university in World University Rankings. Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. As a research university, it seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding, and in the education of graduate students. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching. The University provides its students with academic, extracurricular and other resources — in a residential community committed to diversity in its student body, faculty and staff — that help them achieve at the highest scholarly levels and prepare them for positions of leadership and lives of service in many fields of human endeavor.


9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit), United States





Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit) rated as 9th best university in World University Rankings. The Institute is committed to generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge, and to working with others to bring this knowledge to bear on the worlds great challenges. MIT is dedicated to providing its students with an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery with the support and intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus community. We seek to develop in each member of the MIT community the ability and passion to work wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.



10. California Institute of Technology (caltech)

California Institute of Technology (caltech) rated as 10th best university in World University Rankings. The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative members of society.


11. Columbia University, United States



Columbia University rated as 11th best university in World University Rankings. Columbia University is one of the worlds most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.


12. University of Pennsylvania, United States


University of Pennsylvania rated as 12th best university in World University Rankings. The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and is one of several institutions that claims to have been the first university in America. Penn is a member of the Ivy League and is one of the Colonial Colleges. University of Pennsylvania has been committed to excellence in scholarship, research and service. From its highly regarded undergraduate, graduate and professional schools to its wide-ranging program of interdisciplinary research and scholarship, Penn takes pride in being a place where students and faculty can pursue knowledge without boundaries, a place where theory and practice combine to produce a better understanding of our world and ourselves.



13. Johns Hopkins University, United States


Johns Hopkins University rated as 13th best university in World University Rankings. The Johns Hopkins University, founded in Baltimore in 1876, was the first university in the Western Hemisphere founded on the model of the European research institution, where research and the advancement of knowledge were integrally linked to teaching. Its establishment began a revolution in U.S. higher education. The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Johns Hopkins also maintains full-time campuses elsewhere in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Italy, China, and Singapore. Johns Hopkins University has an affiliated hospital and medical school. It is one of fourteen founding members of the Association of American Universities.
14. Duke University, United States


Duke University rated as 14th best university in World University Rankings. Duke University was created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. The Dukes, a Durham family that built a worldwide financial empire in the manufacture of tobacco and developed electricity production in the Carolinas, long had been interested in Trinity College. Trinity traced its roots to 1838 in nearby Randolph County when local Methodist and Quaker communities opened Union Institute. The school, then-named Trinity College, moved to Durham in 1892. In December 1924, the provisions of James B. Duke’s indenture created the family philanthropic foundation, The Duke Endowment, which provided for the expansion of Trinity College into Duke University.
15. Cornell University, United States

Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions.

Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, the university was intended to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge—from the classics to the sciences and from the theoretical to the applied. These ideals, unconventional for the time, are captured in Cornell's motto, an 1865 Ezra Cornell quotation: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study."Since its founding, Cornell has also been a co-educational, non-sectarian institution where admission is offered irrespective of religion or race
Politics › Few Collection Of Striking Tributes To Ojukwu by manosteel(op): 4:46am On Dec 09, 2011
Ojukwu
Abiodun Awolaja does a random sampling of the tributes paid to the late Biafran leader, Chief Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, from across the country, presenting few of the most striking ones.


The transition, penultimate Saturday, of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, former Biafran warlord, has naturally attracted a torrent of tributes from across the country. As a figure in Nigerian history, Ojukwu ranks immediately after the nation’s founding fathers such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, as a personage whose Odyssey is inextricably intertwined with the country’s, and as one of the most extensively studied academic subjects across the globe.

Declaring that his place in the country’s history was assured, President Goodluck Jonathan said Ojukwu’s ‘’immense love for his people, justice, equity, and fairness which forced him into the leading role he played in the Nigerian Civil War and, as well as his commitment to reconciliation and the full integration of his people into a united and progressive Nigeria in the aftermath of the war, will ensure that he is remembered as one of the great personalities of his time who stood out easily as a brave, courageous, fearless, erudite and charismatic leader.”

Senate President David Mark, speaking in the same vein, said: “ No matter how much you loved or hated him, Ojukwu was a man who loved his people and was ever prepared to lay down his life for them to have a better living. No matter the angle from which it is viewed, Ojukwu will be remembered as a man who stood up to be counted when it mattered most. He was a man who hated oppression and he did his best to liberate the downtrodden.”

Two major actors in the polity, Generals Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida, gave touching tributes to the fallen Ikemba of Nnewi. Obsanjo said: “ It is with deep sadness that I received the news of the demise of my friend and colleague. He and I were subalterns in the Army at Nigeria’s independence in 1960. In a way, his death marks the end of an era in Nigeria, I commiserate with his family and pray for the repose of his soul.” While this might look like an ordinary statement, Obasanjo’s disclosure that he had, on several occasions, discussed the possibility of an expression of remorse from Ojukwu “on the Nigerian Civil War which in itself was a culmination of actions and reactions” no doubt touches the sorest point in the country’s history, and rekindles memories of the bloody crisis which did incalculable damage to Nigeria’s corporate existence.

For his part, Babangida, who urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late Igbo leader, said: “Dim Ojukwu’s patriotism about the oneness of the country was not in doubt. He believed that given the country’s diverse socio-political and cultural configurations, the nation-states within the nation must be given room to flourish in a mutually exclusive arrangement that would further the aspiration of the country.”

For his part, immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, said: “With Ikemba’s death, there is nothing more to say other than “oke osisi din a nukwu ogha na ala igbo adawoo”(‘’The biggest iroko tree in the forest of Igboland has fallen.”). Like our own Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi, Ojukwu was, indeed, the power of the Igbo people and truly a Dikedioramma (beloved hero). He will be missed by all.”

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) said “Chief Ojukwu’s actions in his life time impacted hugely on the history of Nigeria and helped shape the country’s destiny. His endless quest for fairness and justice was reflected in his unmatched love for his people, and the sacrifices he made on their behalf,” while the Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, operating on the wavelength of Igbo culture, said the late Biafran warlord mirrored the trinity of Igbo character. According to him, the trinity of Igbo character included Akpu uche (cult of reason), Ukwu n’ije (striving and enterprise) and Aka Ikenga (pride of attainment). He added that a good score by an Igbo man in all these three pronounced him to have attained Ntozu (accomplishment/high grade titles), which in turn brings Odenigbo (global acclaim).

In contrast to Ajimobi’s learned cultural discourse, however, former House of Representatives member, Patrick Obahiagbon, enthused in his rather quaint style: “The invitation to the celestial lodge of the soul personality of the irrefrangible and sui generis Ikemba himself—Dim Odumegwo Ojukwu—brings again to focal hiceps and biceps the ephemerality of life. Beyond the state of lachrymoseism, his celestial ascension has, and would, continue to righteously bestir.

“I do hope, however, that we take immutable cognition of the fact that the fundamental issues which Ikemba confronted have now even coagulated and ossified into Gorgon Medusa. For Nigeria to progress, we must apotheosise our centripetal proclivities above our centrifugal excrescence. All hail Ikemba.”

And the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), in a tribute which focused on the political dividends of the fallen soldier’s struggle for the Igbo nation within the Nigerian political ecology, said: “He was a political icon and a man greatly needed by many people to build and enhance their respective political influences. He was forthright, courageous, outspoken and a true patriot.”

Former Ogun State governor, Chief Segun Osoba, lamented the passing of the military strongman, but took solace in the fact that he died as a Nigerian rather than a separatist ethnic leader. “He was always passionate about any cause; he was passionate about Nigeria. He fled the country at a point but returned to die a Nigerian.”


(excerpt Nigerian Tribune)

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Reasons People Dont Get Employed After Interview by manosteel(m): 5:21pm On Dec 07, 2011
There are things we put on CV that are no longer neccesary such as religion, place of birth, referees, local govt etc. These can be provided on request.
Culture › Re: How Naija/americans Are Viewed Amongst Nigerians! by manosteel(m): 5:02pm On Dec 07, 2011
Dear lara, as you know, we are already 150Million people in this in country, so coming back home to add to our already over bloated population, thereby putting additional pressure on the already over-stretched economy will not be in our own interest. If I may ask, abi u wan come to invest? if the answer is no, I will suggest, why don't you try Ghana or Liberia, or just stay where you are. At least make we ourselves just dey here dey manage.
Politics › Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon Tributes To Ojukwu And Other Striking Tributes. by manosteel(op): 4:03pm On Dec 07, 2011
The invitation to the celestial Lodge of the soul personality of the irrefrangible and sui generi's Ikemba himself-Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, brings again to focal hiceps and biceps the ephemerality of life. Beyond the state of lachrymoseism, his celestial ascension has, and would, continue to righteously bestir. I do hope, however that we take immutable cognition of the fact that the foundamental issues which Ikemba confronted have coagulated and ossified into Gorgon Medusa. For Nigeria to progress, we must apotheosise our centripetal proclivities above our centrifugal excrescence. All hail Ikemba. ----Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon.

Ojukwu Immense love for his people, justice, equity and fairness which forced him into the leading role he played, as well as his commitment to reconciliation and integration, will ensure that he is remembered as one the great personality of his time, who stood out easily as a brave, courageous, fearless, erudite and charismatic leader.----President Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR.

Ojukwu died a true Nigerian----General Yakubu Gowon.

Dim Ojukwu patriotism about the oneness of the country was not in doubt. He believed that given the country's diverse socio-polical and cultural configurations, the Nation-States withing the Nation must be given room to flourish in mutual exclusive arrangment, that would further the aspiration of the country.----General Ibrahim Babangida.

No matter how much you loved him or hated him, Ojukwu was a man who loved his people and was ever prepared to lay down his life for them to have a better living. He will be remembered as a man who stood up to be counted when it mattered most, he was a man whohated oppression and he did his best to liberate the down-trodden.----Senator David Mark, Senate President.

With Ikemba's dealth, there is nothing more to say other than "Oke osisi di na ukwu ogha na ala Igbo adawo" (The biggest Iroko tree in the forest of Igbo land has fallen). Like our own Col.Adekunle Fajuyi, Ojukwu was , indeed, the power of Igbo people and truely Dike di ora nma.----Chief Segun Oni, former Governor of Ekiti State.

He was a political Icon and a man greatly needed by many people to build and enhance their respective political influences. he was forthright, courageous, outspoken and a true patriot.----Yoruba Council of Elders(YCE)

Chief Ojukwu' actions in his life time impacted hugely on the history of Nigeria and helped shape the country country's destiny. His endless quest for fairness and justice was reflected in his unmatched love for his people, and the sacrifices he made on their behalf.----Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN)

I found Dim Ojukwu a most forthright and honourable player. He was a tireless, intelligent, focus and frank negotiator, who would never give a word he wouldn't keep. He will be greatly missed.----General Muhamadu Buhari.

Travel › Re: Obudu Cattle Ranch, Calabar-picture Gallery by manosteel(m): 6:05pm On Dec 06, 2011
One thread I see everyone from North, South, East or West speaking positively in one voice. We have not completely lost our sense of reasoning and our leaders are to be blamed for this division we have seen among us. If they are doing well, there will be less agitation. Donald Duke may not be completely corruption free but look at the legacy he left behind for his people; Obudu Cattle Ranch, Tinapa, Good road networks, clean city, he popularised the Calabar carnival etc. Nigeria needs youth and visionary leader like him.
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Reasons People Dont Get Employed After Interview by manosteel(m): 5:21pm On Dec 06, 2011
In addition to your qualification and experience, I think confidence is the key but mind you, no HR likes over confidence. I Attended one Interview sometime ago, and after the Interview I was told the usual thing, 'We will get back to you'. On reaching home that same day, the job offer letter was already waiting in my Inbox. Sometimes, this HR people can be tricky and you will not be asked direct questions. So you really need to be good and choosy in the choice of your words. For example, you may be asked, Discribe yourself, Discribe your responsibilities, Why do you think we should not hire you? how are you going to improve the company? What do you know about this company etc.
Travel › Re: Obudu Cattle Ranch, Calabar-picture Gallery by manosteel(m): 5:58pm On Dec 05, 2011
Can't believe that we have a place like this in Nigeria, I heard that Tinapa in Calabar is another nice place. If not for our snoring govt,,
Politics › Re: Alamieyeseigha Appointed Chairman Of Pdp Elders Forum by manosteel(m): 5:11pm On Dec 05, 2011
PDP is a great party with like-minded Nigerians, working round the clock to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Just to mention few, Alamieyeseigha, Jame Ibori, Bode George, Atiku, Tony Aninih, IBB,Chris Uba, Joshua Dariye, etc.
Politics › Re: Ojukwu To Be Buried On February 2nd 2012 – South-East Governors by manosteel(m): 3:37pm On Dec 05, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan to lead federal goverment delegation.

Politics › Re: What Ojukwu Told Me Before, During And After The War —sam Aluko by manosteel(m): 9:49am On Dec 05, 2011
It continues to amaze me when I read some of the things our fellow Yorubans are writting against Ojukwu. One of the Main issues Ojukwu had with Gowon was that it was wrong for him to take over power when there was Brig. Ogundipe, a Yoruba man and the most senior officer in the Military then; The North is your friend eeh? Most religious crises that erupted in Kano claimed the lives of SE, SS and SW as long as you are not a Muslim, our political Ladders (not leaders) would sit in their offices, making calls to their counterpart, 'Please someone should stop this killing', it is Ojukwu who would go to kano, meet the Emir and together the matter would be resolved. The North is your friend eeh? Our great leader Pa Awo was prisoned by the north, released by Ojukwu. How about Abiola and the wife and the treatment they received from the North. Indeed the North is your friend just as Police is your friend.
Politics › Re: Ojukwu Was A Symbol Of Igbo Unity by manosteel(m): 5:40pm On Dec 04, 2011
Talking about Ojukwu's non tribalism, during the civil war, he gave a Yoruba man, Major Victor Banjo a command to lead the operation to capture Lagos. After overcoming Benin with little resistance, he developed another idea, to capture Lagos, take over power and sack Ojukwu and Gowon. Offcourse this attempt was foiled, and he was militarily dealt with as well as his collaborators.
Sports › Re: Yakubu Scores Four In Blackburn Win by manosteel(m): 3:47pm On Dec 04, 2011
He has been impressive of recent as well as John Utaka.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Stephen Hawking Urges Humans To Leave Earth To Avoid Disaster by manosteel(m): 3:44pm On Dec 04, 2011
Hmmm! Thank God I have left Nigeria, the journey of 1000 miles they say starts with a step, so for me, it is the right step in the right direction, the next one now is to leave this planet kia kia.
Business › Re: Can Farm Business Alone In Nigeria Make One As Wealthy As Dangote/Adenuga? by manosteel(m): 3:34pm On Dec 04, 2011
There is something in this farming which we have not yet discovered or our leaders refused to tell us. 1979, Obasanjo left the presidency and went back to farm, the same applies to IBB, Adulsalami Abubakir, Governor Kure etc, while we are abandoning our farm to look for white colar Jobs that pay peanuts and monkeys.
Politics › Re: Ojukwu Was A Symbol Of Igbo Unity by manosteel(m): 3:15pm On Dec 04, 2011
Ojukwu may be  an Ibo leader but he was never tribalistic. Only few leaders in Nigeria can speak the three Languages, Ojukwu spoke Hausa, Yoruba and Ibo fluently, that is to tell you how he embraced other cultures. One of the respected leaders in the North, the Emir of Kano, Alh. Adebayaro had been his long time friend, they ate and dinned together, through whom he quenched most of the  religious Crises that erupted in the past in Kano. When Awo the Yoruban's Leader was sent to jail by the Northen ruling power, it was Ojukwu who single handedly released him from prison, how did Awo pay him back? One thing is sure, if the oppression and repression of the system of things in this present Nigeria continue, a time will come when it will reach an unbearable level that a voice will rise and say, 'Ojukwu was right anyway' then he will be vindicated.

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