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Ozonna: I blame the army PR for not doing their jobs properly. If they had allowed SiriusBlack to continue his thread we wouldn't be subjected to rumours/lies like this one I just quoted.

Boko haram sympathisers will use this opportunity to fill the gap and continue spreading their evil propaganda.

I don't abuse people, all what I have said have come to pass If, however you cross the boundary of civility, I have no obligation to treat you with even a modicum of courtesy. You called me a Boko Haram sympathizer without provocation! Which confirms you sprung from the dirtiest and most malodorous groins of the most disgusting tart ever born. You are destitute of civilization and elementary decency. Your maggot infected brain is of such severity and irreversibility as to be incapable of penetration by reason. Abusing people is the laziest and cheapest tool of scumbags like you who can neither think nor argue intelligently. When people accuse you wrongly, it tells a lot about their backgrounds of bastardy. When a man was born on the wrong side of the blanket, making him recognize the value of courtesy is like giving a mirror to a blind man!

The last security agency still present in Gwoza was today rooted out by about 1000 armed Boko Haram fighters with 8 APC. I just got this breaking news from my Cousin a MOPOL that Boko Haram have now completely over run the famous MOPOL Training Camp in Gwoza, after two unsuccessful attempts. That the insurgents pissed with their inability to conquer the camp after destroying a military base and warded off two attempt by the military to recapture Gwoza, today lunched a all out offensive on the camp.

Before this attack the MOPOL are the only security agency still maintaining a presence in Gwoza, and the camp is just about 10km to Gwoza town, while the military are stationed in Mubi about 70km to Gwoza town.

Nigeria Army nawa hoooooo

BOKO HARAM MAIN WEAPONS :- AA Guns, RPG, GPMG, APC
NIGERIA ARMY MAIN WEAPONS :- AA GUNS, RPG, GPMG, APC, Artillery Shell, Fighter Jets, Attack Helicopters, Armoured Tanks.

The high time we realized we don't have an army the better for us. I think arming the Civilian JTF should be our next priority.

Where are the gaddam attack helicopters they said have landed? this is almost mid August

This is what I ve been saying, take the war to the insurgents, don't wait for them to lunch the initiative, while you are force to go on the defensive,

In the words of John Mac Cain " A non existence Government "

brownlords: Missing sirblacko seriously

Me too

brownlords: Missing sirblacko seriously

Me too

prophetone: In case you've not noticed, this thread celebrates Northern Industry and Industrialists...not achievers in general. If you want a thread on the Northern Academia...be patient. By the way, I'm a northerner, and I'm in the west, not very far from you. Get help mate and quit stalking northerners on the web, your bigotry stinks.

In addition to what you told him, regards to education, yes its true we are lagging behind in that sphere and our leaders have been working on it since from the times of the Sarduana to date, with notable improvement e.g. Kano State only recently declaring free education for all its indigenes and compulsory in the State. Other states like Jigawa, Sokoto & Gombe are also recording giant strides in Education.

15yrs ago, virtually all secondary school teachers in Mathematics, English and Science subjects are sourced from the South, right now we are self sufficient in that area, with giant strides and complete take over of our teaching staffs in our Federal, State and private universities. With thousands of our children on state sponsored scholarship in various universities across the globe pursuing various disciplines, the catching up process is even on a higher tempo.

15yrs ago the North has nil state / private university, right now we can boost of state university in virtually all states in Northern Nigeria. New ones like the North West University in Kano, Jigawa State University in Kafin Hausa, Yobe State university in Damaturu, Sokoto State university in Sokoto, Bauchi State university in Azare, Gombe State university in Gombe, Adamawa State university in Mubi etc.

Ofam Rice farm in Nassarawa State the largest in Africa

SirShymex: This is an hysterical lion's den.

When your population is in tens of millions, and there are only a handful of achievements, then you should be worried.

Apart from the few rich folks, those who achieved excellence via academics are mediocre. Heck, I saw a guy doing postgrad programme at middlesex uni on the list - shameful.

It seems other Nigerians have infected the Northerners with the art of celebrating mediocrity, this is so unlike them.

You lot need to rally around one another, and develop your region. Your folks are way behind others, despite the fact that "others" are also mediocre achievers - mostly book readers, and not critical thinkers.

Sad thread!

See them Haters

Dutse dual carriage Bypass cutting across from Takur junction to NNPC Mega station junction

Groundnut Pyramids

The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics puts the percentage of the southern population living in absolute poverty at 61% and a population of 64.9 million puts the number of southerners living in absolute poverty at 39,650,000 as at 2012. That is about 40 million in the south going to bed hungry this night.

The longest Flyover In West Africa taking Shape In The Heart of Kano City

Celebrating Arewa. FRONT PAGE MATERIAL

Jelani Aliyu, a Nigerian from Sokoto State, is US auto giant General Motors Senior Creative Designer. He designed the world acclaimed Chevy Volt which has been described as an American Revolution and hottest concept in automobile design line. According to the company's New York office release, "GM`s most electrifying advanced technology vehicle is the Chevrolet Volt concept, a battery-powered, extended-range electric passenger vehicle."In his paper delivered at the conference of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization, NIDO, Canada, entitled Role of Educated Youth in 3Ps and Entrepreneurship, the designer of the state-of-the-art electric car for General Motors, the world’s largest automobile makers, paints a picture that says nothing is impossible to achieve once your mind is fully set;

We must never underestimate the amazing power of human imagination, the ability to envision that which does not yet exist. Every great city, every monument, every historic feat, as it stands for all the world to see, was once pure thought, pure imagination acted upon and brought into reality.

To imagine is to dream, to dream is to believe in the yet unreal. And when we do dream, it must be big, because to dream small is to totally underestimate the amazing capabilities that lie within each and every one of us.
I was born and grew up in Nigeria, Land of the Niger crocodile, The Baobab tree, And the midday sun, Nigeria, Where smiles are free Like the bright blue sky And the beautiful stars of the night.

I grew up in Sokoto, in the northern part of the country, about an hour from the northern border. My parents came from Dogondaji, which is a town about an hour southwest of Sokoto. Growing up was a fascinating experience, the wide open spaces, the bright blue sky and the very closely knit family. Growing up was a lot of fun, very exciting times.

I have always wanted to be a car designer for as far back as I can remember (YAT- what are your dreams and aspirations). I studied Architecture, the closest thing to it in Nigeria, at the Birnin Kebbi Polytechnic (YAT- Are you still concerned as to how you graduated whether in a university, college of education or polytecnic? It doesn't matter so long as you have the dream and passion burning in you).

After that I attended the College for creative Studies in Detroit where I studied Transportation Design. When I graduated I got a job with general Motors, I worked at the GM tech Center for about three years and then went on international assignment to Germany for about two years at Opel.
Then I came back to the Tech Center and most recently I designed the Chevrolet Volt Electric Car, a vehicle that is crucial not just to GM but to the whole industry and world in general.

When ever I am in Nigeria, I am fascinated by the people, culture and environment. Nigeria is truly a country endowed with a lot of resources, we have oil, natural gas, cocoa, minerals and fertile soil that could cultivated to feed hundreds of millions, but above all, at our very core, what we have is our humanity, that magical inner spirit that glows from within, that magical inner spirit that makes us an integral and crucial part of the human civilization.

This is now more important than ever before, because humanity as a group, (Africans and Europeans, Asians and Americans, humanity in its totality) is on the verge of a major philosophical evolution, an evolution that will dramatically and forever change the very pattern of the human experience.
This will be brought about by exponential advances in the sciences, arts and technology, leading to a better and deeper understanding of the human mind and how it works, and also leading to the scientific connection between the human thought process and the man made reality that surrounds us.
Two significant results of this new way of thinking will be enhanced relationships within humanity and between humanity and the environment.

Nigerian wins UK innovation prize, mentorship with Richard Branson

Mr. Yammama says he’s thrilled to have emerged winner in the keenly contested competition.

A Nigerian postgraduate student of Creative Technology at Middlesex University, United Kingdom, has emerged first place winner in the British Council’s Enterprise Challenge competition.

Nasir Yammama, who is an indigene of Katsina state, won the U.K. leg of the competition, out of over 2,000 contestants, with his invention of a farming support application that can help farmers with information about weather and how to take care of their farmlands.

Mr. Yammama on July 1 had a mentoring session with renowned entrepreneur and chairman of Virgin Group, Richard Branson, as part of the reward for the competition. He is also to attend entrepreneurship training at the Branson Centre for Entrepreneurship in South Africa.

In a statement posted on its website, the British Council noted that “Nasir’s ability to think outside the box and develop digital solutions to everyday problems has earned him the respect of his peers and prizes and various international competitions (e.g. Oracles Thinkquest, Digital Peers International’s Digites etc.)”

The judging panel averred that “What struck us about Nasir was that unlike a lot of young people his age, he is actively thinking about solutions to Nigeria’s current problems and he has taken a different perspective to what he believes this solutions might be.

“At the moment the Nigeria agricultural sector is one of the most underfunded with the greatest potential to boost the country’s economy. In terms of our question, Nasir proved to us that not only is he aware of the current issues, his proposed product seeks to plug into and piggy back on the foundation of recently launched government initiatives.

“His product is a knowledge sharing mobile application which seeks to ensure that Nigerian farmers make informed decisions about their business based on what is available to them in their local environments, for example the farmers will receive information about the best soil types to use for their various agricultural products, weather and its effect on crops etc.

“This product is very much in the developmental stages, but we are excited to embark on this journey with Nasir. He proved to us during his presentation and board interview that he has done his research and we look forward to what the future brings and will support him in any way we can.”

In his reaction to winning the prize, Mr. Yammama said that he’s thrilled to have emerged winner in the keenly contested competition.

“I was very delighted when I received a letter notifying that I’ve emerged the first place winner of the competition in UK. But then, such delight always comes with a certain responsibility. It has challenged me to work harder and stay focused on my goals,” he said.

Nasir Yammama from Kastina State is currently studying for a master’s degree in creative technology at the Middlesex University in London. Nasir’s ability to think outside the box and develop digital solutions to everyday problems has earned him the respect of his peers and prizes and various international competitions (e.g. Oracles Thinkquest, Digital Peers International's Digites etc.)

What struck us about Nasir was that unlike a lot of young people his age, he is actively thinking about solutions to Nigeria’s current problems and he has taken a different perspective to what he believes this solutions might be.

At the moment the Nigeria agricultural sector is one of the most under funded with the greatest potential to boost the country’s economy. In terms of our question, Nasir proved to us that not only is he aware of the current issues, his proposed product seeks to plug into and piggy back on the foundation of recently launched government initiatives.

His product is a knowledge sharing mobile application which seeks to ensure that Nigerian farmers make informed decisions about their business based on what is available to them in their local environments, for example the farmers will receive information about the best soil types to use for their various agricultural products, weather and its effect on crops etc.

This product is very much in the developmental stages, but we are excited to embark on this journey with Nasir. He proved to us during his presentation and board interview that he has done his research and we look forward to what the future brings and will support him in any way we can.

He should concentrate on his Gubernatorial aspirations in Abia State and pray his brothers don't give him the Soludo / Dora treatment

If You are happy and you know Clap your hands

Hizbullah a Shia group training Boko haram (a Salafi Sunni group ) to attack Sunni and Shia at the same time ? Last week we had two sucide bombing in a Shia mosque and the house of a Shia cleric in Portuskum. Why will Hizbullah train Boko haram sucide bombers, knowing that Boko haram hates Shia.

My problem with Nigeria Journalism, someone will just sit in his house in Lagos and type his imagination and then feed same to gullible Nigerians. Throughout this Chibok wahala I ve seen journalists from BBC, CNN & ALJAZEEERA going into the crisis area to report and interview those affected by crisis, am yet to see documentaries, insight reports from NTA, CHANNEL or AIT. These clowns will just make phone calls and add up with what they get from Nairaland & Facebook. At times Nigeria newspapers will post the same picture of a sucide bombing, victims or security personnel, you will tend to wonder if only one photographer is working and supplying all the newspapers at the same time.

After reading Gimba Kakanda write up I was on his side 100% but when I read the response from Mohammed, I don't know whose side I will follow but part of me goes with the rebuttal from Mohammed.

Alhaji Onyeagocha and Alhaji Ude in Enugu are true Igbo Muslims. There are igbo muslims like there are yoruba muslims, chines muslims, arab muslims, Scottish muslims, french muslims et al. We should be matured in reasoning and arguing. Islam transcends tribes and races and islam is not exclusive to any tribe. Christianity as well is not exclusive to any tribe, the main reason why the igbos anre predominantly christian is due to the missionary works of the 19th and 20th century. There were no active islamic propagation in the igbo land during this era and that is the obvious. 90% of people take the religion of their parents in Nigeria and that is a fact.

ChrisOD: 45 million Igbos with less than 100 muslims makes Islam as insignificant as it can be in igboland.

There are wonderful people from Iboland; intelligent, beautiful, well educated; who
are muslims after Allah showed His mercy upon them, you do not speak for the
entire Igbo people, because you appear very uninformed even about Ibos.

ChrisOD: The same group liar. There are only 20 Igbo muslims in Nigeria and they were paid heavily for that purpose

Your analysis is wrong, I know one Igboman that heard about and accepted Islam in Dubai, UK and they are true Muslims A very high ranking executive in my uncle company from Delta state, for example, is a Muslim and he finished from the University of Liverpool. He converted to Islam(and converted his mother too). I think he learnt about Islam and accepted in UK.

Here is me,

On Sallah day

Fulani at its best

jerseyboy: This is a sick joke. Some people will do anything for cheap attention crass opportunism. These few converts were made during Hausa Fulani military rule. To lure southerners to Islam a convert was giving big contracts, a house, a car and best of all a Hausa Fulani wife. Still few fell for it.

So even these ones are during Hausa Fulani military rule

EX-Nigerian Footballer Emeka Ezeugo Convert To Islam.
Former Nigerian footballer and Mohammedan SC coach Emeka Ezeugo announced
that he has embraced Islam after being inspired by the life of Prophet Mohammad
(peace be upon him).
https://www.nairaland.com/1581230/ex-nigerian-footballer-emeka-ezeugo-convert

Imo Traditional Ruler Converts To Islam
Vice Chairman of the Council of Village Heads in Imo State, Chief Sylvester O.
Dimunah, has said he accepted Islam due to the truthful nature of the religion and
the steadfastness of Muslims.
https://www.nairaland.com/1159945/imo-traditional-ruler-converts-islam


Interview With Aisha Uzoechina (pastor's Daughter Who Converted To Islam)
The conversion to Islam of 25-year-old Charity Uzoechina, daughter of Pastor
Raymond Uzoechina of Redeem Christian Church of God, Kwankwashe, Suleja,
continues to generate controversy.
https://www.nairaland.com/1374204/interview-aisha-uzoechina-pastors-daughter