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mrvitalis:
Infrastructure doesn't cause development
Infrastructure comes as a symptom of development

Another thing is you don't grow by allowing foreign investors in to your country

You grow by supporting local industries to become multinationals

I get this things are difficult for u to get

Akwa ibom have one of the best infrastructures in Nigeria yet is depends on Abia with one of the worse infrastructure in the old eastern Region... This is enough to prove my point

mrvitalis:
Africans want to do what developed nations are doing... Instead of doing what they did when they where in our stage of development

You don't need national grid electricity to industrialize at all go and look at what caused each of the industrial revolution those are what you need

Machines, gas, and internet that's all with gas any serious company can produce electricity cheaper than national grid ... I have proven this in my factory over and over I have debated here on naira land... Yet people who don't own a business think you need power you don't


If the infrastructure is needed and their is a market for it the private sector can come in and build

mrvitalis:
Firstly I have ran a factory for 6 years, and I have never been connected to nepa.. It runs on diesel... There is little or no advantage of using national grid over your own generator

Problem with you guys us you don't think, you don't read, you don't research

You don't create and industrial hub by building trains with borrowed money... How many free trade zones do we have in Nigeria... Why are they empty?

Aba it's what it is today not because of government but because of a group called People's club of Nigeria who decides to invest in the people by training and settling them

Yes I know it's completely over your head to comprehend I get not everyone is smart enough

Infrastructure is good sure but borrowing money to build infrastructure is suicide you would never recover from the poverty trap ... That's exactly how Africa got this poor

mrvitalis:
Providing cheap and easily accessible credit for businesses SMEs to access use to expand and grow

As thru grow they employ more and pay more

This is what obi has been saying

mrvitalis:
Yes sir you don't develop by building infrastructure you develop by improving the average earnings of your people

When your people are rich enough, infrastructure would naturally follow as they would pay enough tax to easily build needed infrastructure

mrvitalis:
Nothing happened, just a project done without business environment study

Nigerians are too poor for such project, the percentage of Nigerians that can patronize such business are too small and widely spread to make such business a success

Is like building a 5 star hotel in say Osun or ebonyi or sokoto village and asking what killed it

Nigerians like shinny projects and don't care about their viability

Cocoa house, Buhari rail lines, Lagos blue and red lines, most state airports... Same rubbish Otti wants to build in Abia

Nigerians need to go and watch 2019 Osibanjo vs Peter obi debate again... That was were obi won me over

You don't develop by building infrastructure, malls, rail system etc

You develop by investing in your people access to credit, building basic needed infrastructure like few roads, hospitals and schools

Once the population is rich enough infrastructure would naturally come up

If Nigerians GDP per capita was $15k n above tinapa won't fail, in fact we would have 50 more

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday said the December 15th judgment of the Supreme Court regarding its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was not a unanimous decision of the judges.


Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, said the delay in releasing the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the judgment revealed the discovery.

The apex court dismissed the Appeal Court’s judgment that dismissed and acquitted Kanu of terrorism charges.


In its ruling, the Supreme Court had ordered Kanu’s case transferred back to the Federal High Court for continuation of trial.

However, a statement by Powerful reads: “The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by the great and indefatigable leader Nnamdi Kanu would like to take the unusual step of publicly commending the three brave justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria that sat on the panel that considered the case of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for their refusal to sign the written judgment.

“The judgement read on 15 December 2023 was not a unanimous decision as the world was led to believe. It has subsequently emerged, following the unlawful delay in the release of the CTC, that three justices are in disagreement with the tone and wording of the verdict so declared and have declined to append their signatures to the written judgment.


“In effect, the judgement as read on the 15th of December 2023 is a minority judgement and therefore illegal. A Supreme Court panel comprising five justices can not allow the issues under contention to be determined by only two justices.

“The courageous decision of these dissenting justices will go a long way in repairing the colossal damage done to the image of the Judiciary when it held that present and future Nigerian Governments can continue to violate the sanctity of the territorial integrity of an independent sovereign nation, kidnap, torture and extraordinarily rendition political activists, contrary to local Nigeria laws, international treaties, conventions and covenants which Nigeria is signatory to.

“According to a knowledgeable and highly dependable source within the Federal Ministry of Justice, the three resenting justices, despite enormous pressures from Aso Rock and leadership of the Supreme Court, said they would not wish or want their names associated with a flawed judgement that purports to announce to the whole world that Nigeria’s Supreme Court is a supporter of executive lawlessness, impunity and international banditry.


“Their concern for the sanctity of the rule of law and rules based international order precludes them from exposing themselves, and the Supreme Court of Nigeria to international ridicule and possible sanctions, because no court of law anywhere in the world has allowed its government to put on trial a kidnap victim extraordinarily renditioned from a foreign country since 1973, over half a century ago. For a Supreme Court to ask her government not to obey international law and treaties is a dangerous precedent which does not bode well for the advancement of natural justice and quality adjudication in Nigeria.

“One of the justices went as far as to say that he does not wish to be tagged a terrorist because there is a law in Nigeria that criminalises disobedience to validly signed treaties. Section 2, subsections (3)(f) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 is quite clear that disobedience or refusal to obey any international treaty or resolution to which Nigeria is a party, is an act of terrorism.

“This law was written in simple readable and understandable English. Any justice or judge that seeks to encourage the Nigerian government to ignore her own laws and treaties, as the judgement read on the 15th of December 2023 purports to imply, is a terrorist. That is the position of a key provision of the law. This is the simple reason why we have the unlawful delay in the release of the CTC by powers that be at the Supreme Court.”

Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Supreme Court of violating the constitution by failing to release the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the ruling involving the agitator.


In December, the Supreme Court had ordered Kanu’s case remitted to the Federal High Court for consideration of trial.

Quoting Section 36 (7), Ejimakor said the Supreme Court should have released the CTC within seven days.


In a statement he signed on Wednesday, Ejimakor said: “Today makes it Thirty-Three (33) days after Supreme Court delivered the final judgment in the case of Federal Republic of Nigeria versus Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

“Following the delivery of said judgment on 15th December 2023, applications were filed for the release of Certified True Copies (CTC) of the Judgment and the enrolled Order. But to this day, the Supreme Court is yet to comply.

“This failure to release the said CTC is a flagrant violation of the Constitution that entitles Nnamdi Kanu to be issued copies of the judgement within seven days of the delivery of the judgment on 15th December 2023. It is a fundamental right and thus enforceable.


“Section 36 (7) of the Constitution provides that: “When any person is tried for any criminal offence, the court or tribunal shall keep a record of the proceedings and the accused person or any persons authorised by him in that behalf shall be entitled to obtain copies of the judgement in the case within seven days of the conclusion of the case.

“It will be recalled that the Supreme Court had, in the said judgment, ordered that the case be remitted to the Federal High Court for consideration of a trial.

“To be sure, the Federal High Court cannot proceed with consideration of any trial without the certified judgment and enrolled order. Similarly, Kanu’s lawyers cannot proceed with his defense without the CTC of the said judgment and the order.”

The performing artist recently was a guest on the latest episode of the podcast, Tea with Tay Podcast, where she candidly shared insights into her personal life. With a smile on her face, she described what it was like living in a blended family with a Yoruba father and an Igbo mother.


To her, home was simply home, and her parents were just "mum and dad." Growing up in what she called a "shielded" environment, young Yemi Alade did not realise the cultural disparity between her parents. At the time, she said she was completely unaware of the stream of differences between both cultures outside her home.


She began, "I didn't know that there was a difference growing up. First of all, I just had my mum and my dad. We were one of those families that had uncles, aunties, and cousins living with us. My dad was that kind of person, so we had people around."

Continuing, she recalled how people outside tried to categorise her into either ethnic groups and not always in the nicest ways.

"I was not aware of the cultural differences until later, especially when people started arguing if I was Yoruba or Igbo. Some people would say 'Omo Yoruba' or 'Omo Igbo,' and it wasn't said as a compliment. That's when I noticed that there was a difference in cultures, and being born into a Yoruba and Igbo family isn't so common. But one thing I got to enjoy about being in a multicultural family is the food. I get to eat both Igbo and Yoruba delicacies," she added.

The singer attributed her deep appreciation for cultures and Africa to coming from her blended home.

seunmsg:
Why do they always make false claims about almost everything though?

netpro:
LP's rigging in the last election was monumental. Combining intimidation, forgery, noncompliance to electoral laws, suppression, killings and more.

Onyiiobi7735:
Lol!! Teacher don come.You should be the one to assign some thoughts to your brain before writing.
The words I gave were borrowed directly from English and so,by lending to Igbo, English has influenced Igbo language.
Educate yourself before looking for whom to educate.

Onyiiobi7735:
Igbo borrowed Kongratuleshon from English,redio,computa from English.intanet from English.
English itself borrowed Animal from the Igbo word anumanu.

Onyiiobi7735:
Igbo language had some influence from English but even English language itself was heavily influenced by French and Latin languages.
About 50% of English words came from French alone.
For example the word Cuisine is a French word for kitchen, borrowed by English.
Dangerous from French "Dangereux.
Marvelous from French Marvelleuse
boutique from French Boutique meaning Shop
Words ending with -graphy came from French.
Likewise those ending with - tion like education, communication, salvation, intervention, liquefaction, etc

EngrKemp:
Bonny town host the oldest Anglican church in Nigeria.
Not Onitsha.
St. Stephens bonny is the oldest church in Nigeria.... Anglican

The family of Lilian Chibuzor Abua, whose former husband, Ayodeji Obayan, dragged her to a customary court in Akure, the Ondo state capital, over an attempt to change the paternity of his four children, has stated that the court never granted Obayan the paternity of the children.

The family emphasised that Obayan could not be granted the paternity of the four children to Prophet Obayan because he failed to perform the marriage rites according to Igbo tradition, from where his estranged wife hailed.

Speaking on behalf of the family, the spokesperson, Emmanuel Azubuike, said there were misconceptions in the judgement of Magistrate Rotiba, clarifying that the earlier order of the court ceding the children to Lilian Chibuzor stands, and there was no contrary order to that effect.

Azubuike maintained that it is forbidden for anyone who did not pay the dowry or bride price for their daughter from Igbo land to have custody of the children during the course of the relationship.

The family spokesperson explained that Chibuzor Lilian, who hails from Abia State, never had a bride price or dowry paid by Obayan, who hails from Ondo State. He emphasised that there was no legal binding on them as a couple despite living together for over 23 years.

He said, “In Igbo culture if a woman gets pregnant out of wedlock and gives birth without the dowry being collected by her family, the child bears the woman’s maiden name.

There is no way the father of the child can lay claim to the child or children if he has not paid their mother’s dowry.”

“Let it be known that the children from this union are not kids; they are between 16 and 23 years old, and they are grown and can make decisions for themselves.

They saw the maltreatment being meted out to their mother by a man who was supposed to be their father. Now they are happier without him and have chosen a path of happiness without Ayodeji.”

Azubuike stated that the family agreed with the family’s lawyer that the court does not have the vires and the requisite jurisdiction to determine the same, except for the last child of the ‘marriage’ who is still 16 years old.

According to him, the court ruled that the petitioner failed to establish the existence of a valid customary marriage.


The judge mentioned that although they once lived together and had four children, he had no hesitation in dissolving the union based on the fact that the woman is now legally married to Prince Abua-Obi.

There were media reports claiming that an Ondo Customary Court, presided over by Magistrate Stephen Rotiba, had awarded custody of the four children to Prophet Obayan, but the Abua family refuted these claims, stating that no such decision was made by Magistrate Rotiba.

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, has renamed the state’s International Passenger and Cargo Airport after late Chinua Achebe, a novelist, to immortalise him for making an indelible mark on the history of human civilization.

Recall that Achebe a native of Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, died on March 21, 2013, at age 82, in Boston, Massachusetts.


Soludo said this on Sunday in Awka at the Independence Day parade, to mark Nigeria’s 63rd anniversary, describing Achebe as an example of Africa’s unsung hero.


“Achebe, a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, gave the African literature an identity and a voice and he rightly reconstructed and refined the identify of the people,” he said.

The governor said that Achebe was not just an Anambra hero nor a Nigerian hero, but an African and global hero and yet largely unsung at home.

He said that henceforth, the state shall be deliberate in fishing out and celebrating its largely unsung heroes as motivation to children and youths.

“Unfortunately, some people wrongly think of legacies in terms of brick and mortar. Legacy is about impact on human life and human civilisation.

“Achebe was not a president or governor or military. He did not build bridges or roads or airports but he will outlive most presidents, governors and ministers in our minds.

“Achebe rejected Nigeria’s national honours twice in protest against what he perceived as injustice to his home state Anambra. Today, Anambra will finally honour him.

“After wide consultations, there is a broad consensus that no one is more deserving to be named after the first airport in Anambra than Anambra’s all-time greatest literary gift to the world, Chinua Achebe.


“Consequently, we will rename the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport, Umueri, to Chinua Achebe International Airport, Umueri.

“Yes, it has to be an international airport, and we hope to work with the Federal Government to give full effect to its international status,” he said.


Soludo urged Nigerians to be intentional about making the project Nigeria work and believe in the potential greatness of the country.

“We have muddled through the past 63 years with squandered opportunities and yet with the promise of potential greatness.

“No country or nation is a perfect. Every nation continues to struggle in its match to a more perfect union. The path to stability, growth and sustainability will be challenging as there are no quick fixes.


“But all of us must collectively think and work Nigeria out of the current challenges. We have no other country but Nigeria, and we must make it to work for everyone, “he said.

The governor said his administration was founded on the true progressive agenda and would continue to create the enabling environment for residents to thrive and survive.

NAN reports that the police, paramilitary organisations and students from different schools took part in the parade.

Abagworo:
I am not someone you can tell about real estate okay . Owerri at a time had a booming real estate and hospitality that was growing faster than Lagos but it's gone now. The Southeast as a whole is no longer growing fast in real estate as to compare with Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and even Asaba. The reason is insecurity but in the Southeast Enugu and Owerri are outstanding for now.

Abagworo:
This is too tiny compared with Umuahia not to talk of Enugu and Owerri. This is basically one estate. It's a good thing that people are now building in Awka but then it's not one of the fastest growing real estate.

Gerard28:
Is it with that very Slim margin done by not even more than a dot of the American citizens who regularly engage in polls that you are coming up with the "Leading in polls"?
When I have even seen other polls where Biden is leading that clown but I didn't even pay attention to them.

Let this sink home brother...

The American Voters can NEVER vote Trump in for the Rest of their history.

The sooner you believe, The better..