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Well, It all depends on the part of Nigeria they are refering to. But certainlly not in the UYO city of mine, where everything is crystalizing to life in Hawaii, Barbados, Schcelles and Las Vegas!

President Goodluck
Jonathan on Monday in
Uyo inaugurated the e-
library built by Akwa Ibom
Government, and
described by the governor
as the first in Nigeria.
Jonathan said that the
Federal Government was
happy to be identified
with the project which is
in line with digital
revolution in the world.
He commended Gov.
Godswill Akpabio for his
efforts at transforming the
state and expressed the
hope that the e-library
would be used for the
uplift of humanity.
The President is in the
state to also declare open
the Senate Retreat.
Speaking earlier, Gov.
Akpabio, described the e-
library as a knowledge-
based centre, which
according to him is the
first in Nigeria and in West
Africa.
He said the library has a
conference centre with
language translators, as he
urged the president to
bring most of ECOWAS
meetings to the state.
Its cost was, however, not
stated.
The governor said that the
state had also embarked
on the construction of
Tropicana Entertainment
and Conference Centre
that could host
international conferences
of any magnitude.
The Commissioner for
Housing and Urban
Renewal, Mr Emmanuel
Enoidem, said that the e-
library project started in
2007.
He said that the initial idea
was to have a
headquarters for the State
Library Board but the
vision later changed to a
state-of- the-art edifice.
NAN reports that the
three-storey library
complex has digital
collections of 16.5 million
e-documents which could
be accessible to users
simultaneously.
It also has two million
electronic books that
could be downloaded in
addition to 14.5 million
electronic research e-
journals.
The facility has children
multi-media resource
centre, 1,260 educational
games for children, 1,000
simulations and
mathematics practice
tools, as well as 80,000
question and answer
series for tertiary
examinations.
The Ibom e-library has a
conference centre that
could sit 1,000
participants, large external
playground, board rooms,
offices, open and private
reading areas and children
reading areas with story-
telling/play facilities.
Other facilities are
language learning devices,
digital parenting
counselling, digital teacher
counselling and digital
librarian to help develop
e-literacy skills.(NAN)
The president also
inaugurated the 15 km
Uyo-Aka- Nung Udoe dual
carriage-way constructed
at the cost of N12.03
million.
leadership.ng/nga/articles/28172/2012/06/25/president_jonathan_inaugurates_elibrary_uyo.html

I dont blame you for spewing this rubbish here. Rather, i blame d empty-headed Seun moderators who have allowed Nairaland's FRONT-PAGE to be turned-into crass-frivolosities and trivialities by some mischievous people. Damn!

freecocoa: For reals?

Most Definately. And Uyo Cinemas Is Tha Busiest Cinema In Tha Whole World. Tickets are usually sold-out most times.

For u guys who are wasting as much as 1500 naira to watch a single movie, please come to Uyo Cinemas were ALL movie tickets go for 250 naira flat on 3D Big-screens.

How did this nonsense get to the front-page
It seems nairaland moderators are beginning to have knocks in the head!

You guys are only wasting ur time talking- because this country (Nigeria) shall NEVER live beyond 2015. Nigeria shall collapse into independent entities by 2015. Therefore, rather than d various regions strategising on how to capture the presidency, the better option is to begin now to plan on how to have a self-sustaining economy after the South-south goes away with its oil money.

EPOMA: Thanks my brother and forget all these people to that come here to type crap on their screen.I work with a building consulting company for UAE and each time i see how much it cost to bring out super structures, it does not near the money Akwa Ibom , Rivers, and co spend building crap and yet we praise them and what bothers me here in this forum is that a lot of people are well traveled yet can't see

is the amount of money above or below what is expended in those states u mentioned You say u work for a building- consulting firm. Now, How much does it cost to build a 12-storey sky-scrapper or a 1km standard dual- carriage road in UAE? Plz substantiate in facts n figures.

Seun: This afternoon, we have relaxed this limitation. You can now remain logged-in to your Nairaland account in two places at the same time: You can now truly enjoy Nairaland on your mobile phone. Thanks!

seun, i downloaded three different opera-mini for use on my mobile i.e 5.1, 6.0 and 6.5 versions. I must tell you that your post is completely false because i have just been logged-out from the second opera-mini after viewing nairaland on my the 6.5 version. Plz do some checks before you post this type of thing next time.

afam4eva: This thread refers to southern governors and not those in the north as a lot of people are not familiar with them. By default, they all take the number one spot as we're having more almajiris and poverty in that part of the country.

hahahahahaha. O'boy u no go kill me with laughter!

[quote author=sa-le]all of una were mention AKWA ibom for dier una dey draz for dier, shey don go dere b4 abi na 4 paper u dey read am.[/quote]if you have ever been there of recent, why not say how it is or what you saw on ground- Rather than just curse in public.

princedant: When u visit Uyo, it looks like Iran of old with Akpabio billboards proclaiming dividends as if he's doing them a favour..every where u see the man praising himself or psycophants praising him with pictures of abandoned, commissioned & yet to be commissioned

could you specifically name or mention the abandoned projects in akwa ibom state

princedant: When u visit Uyo, it looks like Iran of old with Akpabio billboards proclaiming dividends as if he's doing them a favour..every where u see the man praising himself or psycophants praising him with pictures of abandoned, commissioned & yet to be commissioned

could you name or mention the abandoned projects in akwa ibom state

Abagworo: Please Akwa Ibom is nowhere near Rivers in every factor from Road construction to housing to hospitals to Government Schools to population growth. No basis.

Have you ever been to Akwa Ibom state before and Uyo in particular or you just want to display ur ignorance and naivity on nairaland

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mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-16/india-plans-test-of-missile-capable-of-reaching-northern-china.html

India plans this week to
test-fire for the first time
the longest-range missile
in its arsenal, a weapon
that would enable the
South Asian nation’s
military to target parts of
northern China and eastern
Europe.
The Agni V, with a range of
more than 5,000
kilometers (3,107 miles)
and the capacity to carry a
nuclear warhead, may be
launched from the eastern
India state of Odisha as
early as tomorrow,
according to a government
official. He declined to be
identified because he is not
authorized to publicly
discuss the timing of the
event.
“This missile is about
neutralizing the threat
coming from China,” said
Uday Bhaskar, a former
commodore in the Indian
navy and now an analyst
at the New Delhi-based
National Maritime
Foundation, a research
group. “The tests are about
trying to create equality
with China rather than
trying to outdo it.”
A successful test of the
rocket would take India a
step closer to becoming
the sixth country known to
deploy intercontinental
ballistic missiles, those that
can travel more than 5,500
kilometers. The five
permanent members of
the United Nations Security
Council -- the U.S., China,
Russia, the U.K. and France
-- are the only other
countries with that
capability, according to the
International Institute for
Strategic Studies based in
London.
Sitanshu Kar, a defense
ministry spokesman,
declined to comment on
the date of this week’s
test. V.K. Saraswat, head of
the state-owned Defence
Research & Development
Organisation, which makes
the missile series, said
March 19 that a test-firing
of the Agni V was likely in
April.
Fighter Jets
The rocket weighs about
50 tons and is almost 20
meters high, according to
Ravi Kumar Gupta, a DRDO
spokesman. The timing of
the test depends on factors
including weather
conditions, he said.
Economic growth that has
averaged 8.5 percent over
the last decade is enabling
India to increase spending
on military and space
programs as it bids to keep
pace with its northern
neighbor, China.
India, the world’s second
most populous country
after China, is in the final
stages of negotiating the
purchase of 126 Rafale
fighter jets from Paris-
based Dassault Aviation SA
(AM) in what will be the
world’s biggest military
contract for warplanes in
15 years. This month, it
inducted a Russian-made
nuclear- powered
submarine into its navy.
China, Pakistan
India will increase total
defense spending by 13
percent this financial year
as it seeks to modernize its
armed forces to counter
China’s military buildup
and threats from
traditional rivals such as
Pakistan. Total spending
will rise to $38 billion,
more than four times
government spending on
health, according to figures
in the federal budget,
released March 16.
China is set to raise
military spending by 11
percent this year as rising
economic interests,
territorial disputes and
expanding global
commitments drive
demand for warships,
missiles and fighter jets. Its
defense outlays of more
than $100 billion per year
are second only to the U.S.,
which along with Europe
has maintained an arms
embargo against the
leadership in Beijing since
a 1989 crackdown against
protesters.
The development of the
Agni V is significant
because it means India will
be capable of reaching
distant yet strategically
important targets in parts
of northern China for the
first time, according to
Bhaskar. The missile will
have to be successfully
tested four to five times
before it can become
operational, perhaps
around 2014, he said.
Missile Series
Agni, named for the Hindi-
language word for fire, is a
series of missiles that India
has tested since 2002. The
smallest has a range of
700 kilometers aimed at
fortifying the country’s
borders.
China and India share a
disputed 3,550-kilometer
Himalayan border, with
each country claiming
territory the other has
ruled since a 1962 war.
India has also fought three
wars with Pakistan since
the two countries gained
independence from British
colonial rule in 1947.
India accuses China of
occupying 38,000 square
kilometers (14,670 square
miles) of territory in
Jammu and Kashmir, while
the government in Beijing
lays claim to 90,000 square
kilometers of land in
Arunachal Pradesh, a state
in India’s east. The two
sides have been unable to
resolve their disputes after
more than a dozen rounds
of discussions since 2005.
The test-firing of India’s
missile comes at a time of
rising international tension
over North Korea’s recent
failed test of a long-range
rocket.
While North Korea said the
launch was intended to
put a satellite into orbit,
the U.S. said it violated
United Nations sanctions
1718 and 1874, which ban
any usage of ballistic
missile and nuclear
technologies by the
impoverished state.
The U.S. scrapped a
February plan to provide
240,000 tons of food aid
after the rocket was fired.

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Thousands of United
States and Philippine
troops kicked off joint
military exercises Monday
against the backdrop of a
standoff in the South
China Sea, between the
Philippines and China.
U.S. military officials say at
4,500 this is the largest
number of American
troops who will
participate in annual war
games with the Philippine
military. They are joining
2,300 Filipino troops. In
speeches during the
opening ceremonies of the
two-week event, called
”balikatan” or shoulder-
to-shoulder in Filipino,
officials from both
countries reaffirmed their
commitment to upholding
their mutual defense
partnership.
Chief of Staff of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines,
Jesse Dellosa, said while
the partnership has helped
with the country’s
response to internal
threats, there still remains
a ”shadow of doubt” in
the country’s ability to
handle certain
international issues - a
reference to the territorial
dispute with China.
”Given the international
situation we are in, I say
that this exercise, in
connection with all those
that we have had in the
past, is a timely and
mutually beneficial event
for us and our U.S.
counterparts,” he said.
Last week, the Philippine
Navy discovered at least
eight Chinese fishing
vessels near Scarborough
Shoal, which Manila says is
well within its exclusive
economic zone. Officials
say the boats held
endangered marine
resources such as giant
clams and live sharks and
they tried to make arrests
and confiscate the
contraband.
But Chinese government
ships intervened, going
between the warship and
the fishing boats. After
days of diplomatic talks
that hit a stalemate, the
fishing vessels left with
their cargo intact, and a
Philippine Coast Guard
ship was left facing the
two Chinese surveillance
vessels.
The Philippines, China,
Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia
and Brunei all have
competing claims in the
South China Sea. China
claims nearly the entire
sea based on a historical
map. The Philippines says
the shoal is part of its
territory based on the UN
Convention on the Law of
the Sea, which designates
a country’s exclusive
economic zone as 370
kilometers from its
coastline.
The contested sea
straddles some of the
world’s busiest sea lanes,
has abundant fishing
waters and is a potential
source of vast oil and
natural gas reserves.
Some of the joint exercises
this year are taking place
on Palawan, an island
province that sits on the
South China Sea. A U.S.
military spokesman says
one of the drills involves
the retaking of a
Philippine oil rig at the
hands of terrorists in the
South China Sea.
Although China has
consistently expressed
displeasure over the
waters being an exercise
site, U.S. and Philippine
officials say the war
games are aimed at crisis
planning for humanitarian
assistance and disaster
relief. Philippine Army
spokesman Major
Emmanuel Garcia says
there is no cause for
alarm.
”No country in the Pacific
or anywhere in the world
should be concerned
about the exercise
because this exercise is
not directed toward any
nation," said Garcia. "This
exercise is purely for the
[uplifting] of the skills of
both the Philippine and
U.S. soldiers in responding
to disasters whether
manmade or natural.”
On Sunday the deputy
presidential spokeswoman
said that the joint
exercises are not a show
of force against China.
Spokeswoman Abigail
Valte says the standoff is
to be resolved through
diplomatic means.

The CPC’s Presidential
Candidate in the 2011
general elections, retired
Maj. Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari, has declared his
intention to re-contest the
seat in the 2015 general
elections.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Buhari made his intention
known while addressing
CPC supporters in Kaduna
who visited him.
He told the crowd that he
would not quit politics
adding: “I am still in until
the polity is sanitised and
people enjoy the fruits of
democracy at all levels of
government. ”
The CPC leader also
pledged to ensure that the
party continued to field
credible candidates at the
polls.
He urged party supporters
to close ranks for victory
in future elections.
Buhari advised security
agencies, the judiciary and
INEC to exhibit high
degree of professionalism
and patriotism at all times
for the progress of the
country.
He also urged youths to
shun acts of violence,
thuggery and money
politics to make their
future better.
Buhari enjoined the
people to canvass for their
rights by emulating
Nasarawa and other areas
where CPC triumphed.
Mr Ibrahim Kailani, the
Leader of the group and
Igabi Local Government
Council Chairmanship
aspirant in Kaduna State,
had earlier urged Buhari
not to abandon the
people.
He solicited for Buhari's
support ahead of the
upcoming local
government polls in the
state and subsequent
national elections.

Excelboi: Seun whatz wrong with you? Haba, who complained that the oda theme is too bright? Walahi, it seems u dont care abt ur members.

i think this boy called Seun is very full of himself which is why he has vehemently refused to revert to the previous theme even after a majority of REGULAR nairaland USERS have constructively criticised and condemned this new theme. He doesnt seem to understand that the users/customers are KING in EVERY Business.

UYO, March 30, (THEWILL)
– The Speakers of State
Assemblies in the six
states of the South-South
zone Thursday night
presented the Speaker of
the Delta State House of
Assembly, Rt. Honourable
Victor Ochei, as its sole
candidate for the
Chairmanship of the
Speakers Conference of
Nigeria.
The election is slated for
April 12, 2012.
Ochei was presented at
the one-day South-South
Speakers Forum held at
the Le-Meridian Ibom
Hotel and Golf Resort, Uyo,
Akwa Ibom State where
the heads of the
legislature also
condemned in strong
terms the recent call by
some northern leaders
and organizations for the
downward review of the
13 percent oil derivation
currently being received
by the states.
Such advocacy was
however dismissed by the
group and referred to as
baseless, even as the
Speakers launched a
campaign seeking the
payment of 50 percent
allocation accruable from
the oil derivation fund to
the 6 states.
These were contained in a
6-point communiqué
signed by the lawmakers
at the end of a one-day
summit.
According to the
communiqué, “The recent
call by certain Northern
Leaders and organizations
for the downward review
or withdrawal of 13%
derivation principle on oil
revenue allocation to the
oil bearing states of the
South-South is
provocative, vexatious, ill
advised and unpatriotic, as
the call is not based on
any sustainable grounds
of advocacy.
“It must be made clear
that the current 13%
derivation accruable
according to the oil
producing states in the
Niger Delta region is
hardly commensurate
with the environmental
hazards and degradation
suffered by the people of
the region, and that, the
region is determined to
demand upward review to
about 50% and no region
can blackmail the south-
south geo-political zone to
back out of its just and
noble campaign”, the
communiqué read.
Also in the resolution,
were strong
condemnations of the
Boko Haram menace as
well as declaration of total
support for President
Goodluck Jonathan
transformation agenda,
commendation and
support for the massive
infrastructural
developments by the
South-South states
governors.
“That the forum
vehemently condemns the
recent spate of unbridled
killing and suicide
bombings of Nigerians
resident in some parts of
the north by misguided
extremist Islamic sect,
Boko Haram as criminal,
ungodly, provocative and
injurious to the unity and
progress of the nation”,
the statement stressed.
Commending the various
security agencies for their
effort in combating
terrorism in the country,
the lawmakers charged
the federal government to
ensure that perpetrators
of such dastardly act and
their sponsors are brought
to book to curb further
despicable operation by
the sect.
Speaking, host and
Speaker of Akwa Ibom
legislature, Elder Sam Ikon,
assured that the coming
together was for the
purpose of having one
voice to speak for the
development of the region
in national politics.
Responding on his
nomination, Mr. Victor
Ochei, thanked the forum
for the confidence reposed
on him, promising that he
will make effective
representation if voted as
the chairman, Speaker’s
Conference of Nigeria.

www.thewillnigeria.com/politics/13325-South-South-Speakers-Adopt-Ochei-For-Speakers-Conference-Chairman.html

I think i understand you clearly. All the aliens that are currently fighting as PARASITES to control the region's resources would be seen and heard No more. And the region would have its peace! I also share that view.

It has come to the notice of nairaland users and its major stakeholders that SEUN OSEWA the Trustee of nairaland.com is completely averse to constructive advice and wholly hates constructive criticism with passion. Which is why he has failed, neglected and adamantly refused to revert back to the NL-1 Template after having been strongly advised by all and sundry to do so. This is a clear act of disregard and a show of contempt and disdain for all users of this site who have caused it to have prominence it is enjoying today.

Therefore, by his gross refusal to adher to the demand by a majority of nairalanders to immediately revert back to the NL-1, we would urge that www.nairaland.com be boycotted by all and sundry till further notice. And a rival online forum be developed and floated for all present users and stakeholders to migrate to. WE SO URGED.

OAM4J: Do you seriously expect an answer to such question from Seun?


Well lemme give you an idea, the average number of people online from the home page is about the same with both NL1 and NL2. So the traffic is about the same.

NL1 is history now, NL2 can only get better. Get used to it.

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since seun and his nairaland do not value constructive criticism i pray that a bitter rival forum emerges to give nairaland a run, a fall and a disappearance from the scene

What will the south-south lose when Nigeria collapses? And what does the south-south gain by its being a part of Nigeria currently?

What will the south-south lose when Nigeria collapses? And what does the south-south gain by its being a part of Nigeria currently?

The web-link of this post lacks credibility. However, this is not the first time such hollow threat has bin made.

However, if such empty threats are anything to go by, LET THEM PERFECT IT WITH ACTION AND SHOW US THAT THEY TRULLY HAVE THE LIVER.

BASTARD RAMS!!!

Me too. I hate this new version with passion. The first time i saw it i thought that the original site was hacked. The earlier he reverses to the original the better for him!

I've realised that in most places particularly in southern nigeria a high degree of cultism has permeated the local politics. Many politicians are known to be members and main sponsors of cult related activities in their states through groups such as the buccaneer, pyrates, kkk confraternity etc. So which cult group is more sophisticated, and can cultists be stopped from obtaining political power by the electorates?

Nairalanders, between
Gov. Godswill akpabio of
Akwa Ibom state and Gov.
Rochas okorocha of Imo
state, who do you think is
much better in terms of
prudent management of
state resources and in the
provision of infrastructural
developments to the
people??