₦airaland Forum

MelesZenawi:
Nice feat but that was then.

Biafra of today is for Igbos and Igbos alone.

Anything less than that is pure nonsense.

Shut up and apologize to SS for your assaults and transgressions against them, before and after the war.

Akiara:
Senseless comment from a pained Afonjizi lunatic. Biafra has come to stay and you can't do NADA!

Bloody Onitsha bridge-head tout spotted! Were!

Auty Tonto we love you....dont mind haters jare! Do your thing.

Yeye people no go mind their own business, dey pursue my aunty upandan looking for material to write and trend

kettykin:
i simply culled a report from Vanguard , it is neither my personal though or my composition , infact i am neither for biafra or Nigeria , i am only analyzing the 2 countries

You are allowed to deviate from Vanguard and give the topic a different headline in Nairaland.

Days before Kogi election APC knew Yahaya Bello was weak and to reinforce his position they put Aisha Buhari and host of top APC on ground in Kogi and on national dailies to drum support and credibility for his return. In Bayelsa they followed similar pattern.

APC was incumbent in Kogi but in Bayelsa PDP was incumbent.

This was golden opportunity for Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi to galvanize an outcry against APC in both states and helped the PDP candidates secure voctory. Why wasn't this done?

Onijagidijagan:
I see jonathan defecting to APC soon

Wike in Rivers is already pro-APC.

Next election APC will take Rivers, Delta and Cross River.

Colar234:
It seems Nigerian youths seems to be in their slumber over the things happening in Nigeria. What can be their wake up call?

Social Awakeners like myself. Una no ready for us. When you are ready we go wake una up.

When the student is ready...the teacher will show up!

Just say Jonathan voted APC!

Which one be Jonathan lost his ward to APC? In that entire LG na Jonathan be KING. If APC win there na hin be say Jonathan allow APC win.

My friend, you are in Nairaland, not twitter. People here get native sense that is rare to find in twitter.

tommyken:
But its we the citizens that up paying more, so who is the lose?

There is no gain without a pain first. Nigerians just want gain after gain after gain with zero sacrifice and pain.

Gain rhyme with Pain, which rhymes with Rain.
Rain fertilizes ground but labour and Pain results in Gain.

Keep this in your diary and recall it everytime you think of comfort.

Which one be Situation Room again

What are they situating?

OP, present your thoughts under a different topic.

Biafra is defunct!

Check that pass you see Obasanjo signature as the authority. You could not enter Nigeria without this pass.

Obasanjo says Biafra is defunct, and until he proclaims otherwise, it remains defunct!

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kettykin:
By Emeka Obasi Motor Park economists say we are approaching El Dorado as Nigeria’s land borders remain shut. I know nothing about paper economics since most practitioners say different things each returning day.

Some big guns in Abuja think this new development will boost local production. There is just no way to run away from Biafra because the present situation takes many back to the Civil War years.

Biafra’s land, sea and air borders were blockaded by Nigeria, supported by Russian fighter jets manned by Egyptian pilots. World powers, except of course, the United States and France looked elsewhere as atrocity reigned. The Biafrans did not go to bed, they put on their thinking cap
That is exactly what I want Nigerians to do. It is not enough to announce that local farmers are smiling to the banks. I expect government to factor other things that go beyond producing rice in Abakaliki. What does it take to move the product beyond Ebonyi State? Beyond politics, we know that Lagos is the most populous state in the country. A good rice farmer in Abakaliki would, of course, love to take advantage of the huge market. After escaping pot holes in Enugu, Anambra and Delta states, danger stares him in the face. The Ijebu Ode-Sagamu axis is a nightmare. Moving on the Sagamu-Lagos highway is the height of gridlock and that coupled with fear of bandits and herdsmen from Ofosu to Ore. Ours is a country of consumers. We import almost everything. Nigeria does not plan at all. We cannot even produce tissue paper to wipe our dirty bum after feeding fat on foreign goods. As a kid, I began to recite ‘necessity is the mother of invention.’ That was a common jingle in Biafra. With borders militarized, the people looked inwards. Biafra became a mass of industry.

Everyone was involved even in the midst of starvation. Medical equipment was scarce but there was a way out and it was home grown. Professor Theodore Okeahialam, who was part of it all paints a humble picture of the feat achieved. Okeahialam said:”That was a period of exciting Igbo scientific innovation just like the use of coconut water as intravenous fluid by doctors to treat wounded soldiers as emergencies.” According to the professor of Paediatrics, that leap by Biafran doctors did not go unnoticed by the globe. “It later proved to be scientifically sound and was reviewed in international medical journals later.” Radio Biafra had many prominent names. People like Chinua Achebe, Uche Chukwumerije and Cyprian Ekwensi made contributions. At the time the war ended in January 1970, it was headed by Sam Nwaneri.

Okokon Ndem’s voice was sharper than an AK -47 bullet. The way he made announcements, many Biafrans believed their troops were just miles short of capturing Gen. Yakubu Gowon alive. It was believed that Radio Biafra operated from Enugu which had fallen into federal hands as early as 1967. Many wondered how Gen. Emeka Ojukwu held on to that miracle. However, the man who made Radio Biafra stay on, was Heron Okeahialam, an Electrical/Electronics engineer, trained in the United Kingdom. While he moved the station from one secret location to another, bullets and fighter bombers were unable to detect it. Prof. Okeahialam is his elder brother. Prof. Okeahialam said: “Heron converted Radio Biafra from medium to short wave, for wider coverage.” It was indeed a mobile station. It moved from Enugu to Umuahia and by the end of the war was operating from Obodoukwu Urualla in today’s Ideato area of Imo State. “At one time,” Prof. Okeahialam added, “the transmitter was in Otulu during the war and a long palm tree was used to mount the aerial.” Col. Olu Obasanjo who received the instrument of surrender as General Officer Commanding, Third Marine Commando Division of the Nigeria Army could not but marvel at what was Radio Biafra.

Locating it was like a wild goose chase. Accompanied by battle tested troops, Obasanjo waltzed through rough terrain in his official Mercedes Benz car, NA 116, until mission was accomplished.

He said:”The station was well camouflaged from both ground and air by trees and palm fronds which were changed regularly. It was a perfect job.” Trust Obasanjo, he came battle ready and was after Okokon Ndem. The broadcaster outsmarted him by disappearing into the undergrowth. An enraged OBJ threatened to flog Ikoneto demons out of the man. When Okokon Ndem eventually surfaced, the soldiers who would have been ordered to cane him were carried away. They hailed and took photographs with the non-Igbo Biafran. Accompanying Obasanjo was another non-Igbo, Gen. Philip Asuquo Effiong, president of Biafra in the absence of Gen. Emeka Ojukwu who was flown out in his Grey Ghost by Captain Frank Osakwe. Obasanjo asked some of the Radio Biafra workers to accompany him to Lagos where they would be reabsorbed by Radio Nigeria. Okeahialam declined. In 1976, he could not say no to Imo State governor, Lt. Commander Ndubuisi Kanu. Kanu saddled Okeahialam with the responsibility of setting up the Imo Broadcasting Service [IBS]. Okeahialam attended St. Joseph’s College, Sasse, Cameroon before proceeding to Professional Technial College, Southampton. He bagged a higher degree from the University of Cyracuse.

The engineer also lived up to his initials of H.O.D. when appointed H.O.D. Electrical/Electronics Engineering department, IMT Enugu. Biafran scientists did great things. They made beer from cassava. Engine oil came out of coconut. They manufactured ‘Ogbunigwe’ rockets and built Red devil armoured cars. There were refineries. Airports sprang up in Uli, Uga and Obilagu. Among the scientists were Gordian Ezekwem, Col. Ejike Ebenezer Aghanya, Willy Achukwu,Frank Ndili, Felix Oragwu, Ezekiel Izuogu, Sam Orji, Frank Mbanefo, Benjamin Nwosu and Roy Umenyi. They belonged to the Research And Production Unit [RAP]

In all this, there is a lesson for Nigeria. Biafrans were pushed to the wall by Nigeria. They reacted by looking inwards. Today, Nigeria’s land borders are closed. Nigerians should wake up from slumber and do something. No serious government ever toed the path of discrimination. You cannot throw away merit and expect development. It would be a national shame if Nigerians miss this opportunity.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/11/remembering-biafra-in-border-closure/

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Trash! Biafra is DEAD! Use different topic to present your thoughts.

tommyken:
From Dangote cement
Innoson cars
Local Rice
Local beef
Furnitures
Construction e.t.c
This local goods from our indigenious industries always end up more costly expensive than its foreign imported countapart despite the fact that it has lower qualities compare to foreign ones?

Thats what we want. Discourage foreign, support and encourage local.

Afamed:
Gbam. It'sa matter of time, Nnamdi Kanu will soon hoist the APC flag at Afaraukwu. Even Jonathan my brother from the east are fighting for, has left them behind

Insha Allah!

Rekhina:
not after tarnishing me last nite


BIG NIPPLE OLOSHO ?

Aaaahhh....
Knock it off! Olosho na yabbis, no be derogatory.

. I must grab and taste their flavors one day.

mrvitalis:
Igbo's n Yoruba's are not the same we are Republicans ....Kalu won the election because PDP presented a bad candidate

If he was the god after why haven't he won since 2007 .....no body can control Igbo's we are free thinkers ...a leader we respect today might get rejected tomorrow

We are only loyal to equity n justice

You dont have anyone else with his qualification and general acceptance nationwide. Learn to love this man. Dont do him what you did to Ngige and Okorocha.

Kapilta:
so ouk is now a bridge builder and no more fulani/caliphate slave. you my in-laws will not kill somebody with confusion.

If SE must have a President it MUST be OUK, otherwise Ibo will abandon Nigeria and opt for referendum. Nigeria be warned!

YungMillionaire:
How relevant is Orji Kalu in SE? What Igbos need is someone who is strong at home (SE) and also have the connect to other regions.

I just told you! In political heirarchy he is the highest elected Igbo in Nigeria. He is also a title holder in Katsina. You cannot build bridge to North without him, neither can take a political move without him. The guy has Igboland in lock-down.

If you cant make it while in Nigeria, trust me...you can't make it when you are not in Nigeria. It's time you begin taking stock of what and who you are, instead of blowing vuvuzela about a war recovery that has produced more wealthy criminals than honest earners.

YungMillionaire:
Igbos are no longer Biafrans but Nigerians. They should be treated as such. This is why I support an Igbo presidency. Unfortunately, Igbos are not very good in politics. It would be beautiful if Igbos can get a Tinubu-like political figure. Igbos should send someone like Peter Obi to go and learn politics under Tinubu for like 5 years.

Orji Uzor Kalu is the godfather of SE politics. Currently he is the most senior elected Igbo politician, plus the man is a bridge builder.

Rekhina:
Ghana when punishing Nigeria exempt igbos pls(ijaw and igboid) , because I knew Ghana as country full of Hope than Amalaewedu almajiri infested nigeria!

Secondly ,Ghana, we(better south) and u are together in this Amalaewedu Allahkuba world war!

And tell enyemnfe1 of Ashanti ,sheikhess rekhina hails thee

Cc metaphysical

Whatsup love.

Make sure you go to church today and pray for your lover.

IamAtikulate:
Yoruba moslems and mouth

Chelseafan99:
A country with a GDP less than half of Lagos punish Nigeria? Are you Ghanaians naturally delusional or are you just pretending?

Thats not a Ghanaian. Thats Rekhina, a Dubai-based large nippled olosho that I must bang! She willingly submit to me or i go with jihad and kidnap her over there in Al Buruj.

Nairaland Mods please push this to front page.

See as foreigners celebrate our own. Even though these collections are old, every year at Felabrations new themes and remakes are released around the universe.

Arts like these are what should be reviewed for elements of Nigerian unity. To the world, this artwork is Nigerian....period! We accept it and will show pride as Nigerians.

LabDNA:
I agree, but do you think Fela would have tolerated buhari's actions if he were alive today? A man he called a beast of no nation.

Fela would have been as old as Buhari if he was alive today. His activism through sax would have been tempered somewhat he would be as calculating, reserved and tactful as his cousin Prof. Wole Soyinka is today....leaving behind the energy of social activism.

Ttipsy:
[s]just say the southern part is blessed. especially the oil rich region of SS and SE[/s]

I know where Yorubaland starts, and I know where it ends. SS or SE is not part of it.

When i need to praise Southern region I would know what to do.

Westaslave2:
Ezi ka ezi ,onye bu nwanne gi

Yeye ipob! Onitsha bridge head tout spotted here.

BBNaija or BBDubai

Why earn money and fans here and then deny your local fans the joy of this important day?

We are training them to oppress us! Stop it!

Dont be afraid to turn against any celebrity or politician or PASTOR that earns money from your patronage but when comes time to celebrate and share with you they distance themselves.

Beside that, I believe this pair are awesome together and their union will last. I pray for them to have fruitfullness, longevity and wellness. Ase!

Happy married life!

See as my brother jus dey shine in retirement.

PDP, you are looking at your future Presidential candidate. Gba be!

#Fayosefor2023

Eartquake1:
What is your role in Nigeria?

I am a social awakener.

I can write and re-engineer your approach to government...make you see government a different way.

A social critic
A democracy rights activist
A constitutional rights advocate
A pastor
A voice of party opposition
A voice of the people
A social awakener

?


What measurable contribution is Reno adding to evolve social values?