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crux01: fair ranking, tho i expected ada ada to find a place in d list

No mind them Ada ada is first in the original post before the poster editted it. They want the sensless crap called skelewu to be no 1.

Baby mama: This is the beauty and peace of Islam
His death will be peaceful inshallah

this is serious! So Islam realy is a blood sucking religion.

ANY BODY WHO STILL THINKS NZEOGWUS COUP WAS MOTIVATED BY TRIBALISM SHOULD READ THIS IT WILL CURE THEIR IGNORANCE


Interview with Major Nzeogwu
Another nugget from Nigerian history. This
is the text of Major Chukwuma Kaduna
Nzeogwu’s famous interview with Dennis
Ejindu in May 1967. This interview took
place just before the start of the civil war. It
is probably the most detailed question and
answer session with Major Nzeogwu.
Enjoy….
Ejindu: I am glad to meet you, Sir. How
would you feel if you knew that you are
being regarded as a hero?
Nzeogwu: Very pleased naturally. But the
truth is that I am not a hero. If there was
any famous Major Nzeogwu, I have never
heard of him.
Ejindu: It is rumoured that you have just
finished writing a book, what is it like?
Nzeogwu: Good gracious! Ninety-nine per
cent of all the stories you hear in this
country are false. I have not written any
book because there was nothing to write
about. You can only write about a finished
job. It would have been a useful means of
warding off boredom though, but one did
not do it for the fear that the authorities
might seize the papers. However I had
enough time to make detailed notes on
what happened, and one might use them if
in future there was any need to write
something.
Ejindu: Before you went into prison, the
cloud was so clear above this country that
one could see very far into the future. Now
that you are out, what do you see?
Nzeogwu: A job very badly done. If I may
borrow your metaphor, the atmosphere is
admittedly somewhat cloudy. But I don’t
think there will be rain. Indeed if you look
steadily up you will find that the sun is not
yet set and might still peep through. The
trouble is that people generally can’t tell
which is a rain cloud and which is not, and
as a result they tend to be confused. As you
know there is too much bitterness at
present in the country, and in the past
people had imagined that they could
conveniently do without one another. But
the bitterness will clear in the end and they
will find that they are not as self-reliant as
they had thought. And they will long to be
together…. The .same applies to the
Northerners. It may take ten or fifteen years
for them to come together again but there
is no doubt, as far as I can see, that they will.
You see, in this world of imperfection, it is
sometimes very difficult to capture the ideal.
But we can, at least start with the second
best.
Ejindu: What is the second best?
Nzeogwu: A Confederation.
Ejindu: Before I come back to that, may 1
take you back to January, 1966. What exactly
happened at Nassarawa (the premier’s
residence at Kaduna) on the night of the
14th?
Nzeogwu: No, no, no; don’t ask me anything
about that, I don’t want to remember it.
Ejindu: All right. A lot has been talked and
written about the January coup. But how
tribalistic was it really in conception and
execution?
Nzeogwu: In the North, no. In the South,
yes. We were five in number, and initially we
knew quite clearly what we wanted to do.
We had a short list of people who were
either undesirable for the future progress of
the country or who by their positions at the
time had to be sacrificed for peace and
stability. Tribal considerations were
completely out of our minds at this stage.
But we had a set-back in the execution. Both
of us in the North did our best. But the other
three who were stationed in the South
failed because of incompetence and
misguided considerations in the eleventh
hour. The most senior among them was in
charge of a whole brigade and had all the
excuse and opportunity in the world to
mobilize his troops anywhere, anyhow and
any time. He did it badly. In Lagos, even
allowing for one or two genuine mistakes,
the job was badly done. The Mid-West was
never a big problem. But in the East, our
major target, nothing practically was done.
He and the others let us down.
Ejindu: You must have anticipated that Gen.
Ironsi would let you down in the end. Why
did you surrender to him the way you did?
Nzeogwu: I was being sensible. The last
thing we desired was unnecessary waste of
life. If I had stuck to my guns there would
have been a civil war, and as the official
head of the Army, he would have split the
loyalty of my men. Again, you must
remember that the British and other
foreigners were standing by to help him.
Our purpose was to change our country and
make it a place we could be proud to call
our home, not to wage war.
Ejindu: It has been said that Gen. Ironsi set
out to complete your job for you. Was there
anything you did not like in his
administration?
Nzeogwu: Yes, everything. First he chose
the wrong advisers for the work he
halfheartedly set out to do. Most of them
were either mediocre or absolutely
unintelligent. Secondly, he was tribalistic in
the appointment of his governors. Thirdly
the Decree 34 was unnecessary, even silly in
fact.
Ejindu: But you wanted a unitary
government?
Nzeogwu: No. Not a unitary government as
such. We wanted to see a strong centre. We
wanted to cut the country to small pieces,
making the centre inevitably strong. We did
not want to toy with power, which was
what he did.
Ejindu: Tell me, what do you think of him as
a soldier?
Nzeogwu: I am afraid I cannot tell you that.
But I will say that as a person he was very
well liked and as the Supreme Commander,
his orders were promptly carried out.
Ejindu: If he joined the Army as a gunner, he
must have progressed as a military
strategist?
Nzeogwu: Yes, if he had, he could have
done so. But he actually joined the Army as a
tally-clerk and was a clerk most of the time.
Ejindu: From the present chaos, what type
of Nigeria do you envisage?
Nzeogwu: In the first place, secession will
be ill-advised, indeed impossible. Even if the
East fights a war of secession and wins, it
still cannot secede. Personally, I don’t like
secession and if this country disintegrates, I
shall pack up my things and go. In the
present circumstances, confederation is the
best answer as a temporary measure. In
time, we shall have complete unity. Give this
country a confederation and, believe me, in
ten or fifteen years the young men will find
it intolerable, and will get together to
change it. And it is obvious we shall get a
confederation or something near it. Nothing
will stop that.
Ejindu: Do you think there will be any war?
Nzeogwu: No. Nobody wants to fight. The
East which is best equipped and best
prepared for war, does not want to attack
anybody. The North cannot fight. And Lagos
cannot fight now. If they had attacked the
East in August or September, they would
have had a walk-over. Today, I think they will
be ill-advised to try.
Ejindu: An Englishman said to me the other
day that the best thing Ojukwu can do is to
take over Lagos. Do you think he can do it
even if he wanted to?
Nzeogwu: Yes, I think the East is strong
enough to do it if they want to. But it will
serve no useful purpose. It can only serve to
destroy life and property. You see, the
effective power does not lie in Lagos but in
Kaduna, and if you remove Gowon
somebody else will take his place. If you
capture the South against the North, all you
can achieve is civil war, disintegration and
border clashes.
Ejindu: Finally, let me come to the
controversy over your release. Much as it has
been a popular action you have been
released by the east government against the
wish of the federal government. What do
you say to that?
Nzeogwu: All I can say is that I am happy
and grateful to be out. We feel grateful to
the Nsukka students for their persistent
demand, and to the boys in the barracks for
their pressure on the authorities in the east.
And to the Nigerian public in general for
their concern over our welfare.

kunle4toye@yaho:
thou,I am 4rm Swest and in fairness APC governors in the zone hav really done well in 2013, but the award shud go to either peter obi or kwankwaso for very impressive outstanding per4mance this year.

which peter obi? am gonna shoot u oo

dayokanu: This was the man some never do well went to kill i his house with his wife.

May those who killed him and other leaders on January 15 1966 never know peace in their life till the 6th generation and all those related to them

between you and the people you are cursing, who looks cursed?

KIRIJI: shut the f*ck up you bloody ibo ba.stard you are not from ondo you are an ibo ba.strad. Why dont you come to the osemawe's palace and utter this rubbish? Lets see if you wont have your head severed from your neck. May the curse of ekimogun be on you and your ibo coupist uncles who fell samuel ademulegun and his pregnant wife. May all the pregnant ones in your household always suffer miscarriage and still birth!

Anyone who sees your posts will know who the hater is. Stop wasting your time b'cos no mortal can curse God's own people-the Igbos.

Olugbenger: Ur thread is no news!

post me the link of the previous thread let me give up.

Ngene-Ukwenu:
Op sorry but i think you are just buying the Punch for the first time

meaning?

Is Christmas idolatrous?
DECEMBER 24, 2013 BY AGENCY REPORTER
Leave a Comment
The General Superintendent of the Deeper
Christian Life Ministry, Pastor W.F Kumuyi,
has described the annual celebration of
Christmas as idolatrous and unscriptural.
Comments: (nairaland.com)
Ochallo: Nigerian Christianity is really
turning into something else; we act as if
Nigerians are the ones who are going to be
in heaven alone. Yes we don’t know exactly
when Jesus was born, but Christmas
remains the greatest celebration of Christ.
Recently I was with Indians who knew
nothing about Christianity, but they knew
about Christmas and the love and joy it
brings and wanted to share in it. The
responsibility of Christians is to ensure that
people don’t forget the real meaning of
Christmas.
Obeski13: Everybody is entitled to what he
or she believes. As far as I’m concerned,
nothing is idolatrous about Christmas. The
essence of it is to appreciate Jesus as the
Messiah.
Although the day he was born was not
important, what is being celebrated is not
the day per se; it is the role he has played
and still plays in the lives of all men.
Danhumprey: It’s a pagan tradition, no
doubt. For one, we don’t know exactly when
Jesus Christ was born.
We only give speculation about the day we
think he was born, which may not be true. It
shouldn’t be about celebrating December
25, rather it should be about celebrating Jesus.

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What can be more than being entertained with a show of shame from "the worst president Nigeria ever had" accusing his son's adminstration of non-perfomance. OBJ is a perfect example of being ugly both in appearance and character while Goodluck Jonathan is another name for a disorganised man.

Who will save Jonathan? Is it the sick Chime and Imoke? Dormant TA Orji and Elechi or, the mouthy and politically insignificant Akpabio and Wike ? Jonathan commited political suicide the moment he began to think PDP played insignificant role in his electoral success, rather it is his popularity. This assumption saw him engaging in anti-party activities by supporting supposed opposition parties like in Anambra. No mercy for him! I see him making history.

mormodica: To U,its nothing else,to his fans its everything else. Plus he doesn't know hater like u exist.so don't kill urself..That guy is a HIT, don't be bewildered by hatred.

There is no hatred. You dont compare both. If you compare 2face with Psquare it would create a perfect balance.infact many people will chose flavour over Dbanj.

Sike: They'd better accept polygamy before it's too late.

Do you mean polygyny?

Happy birthday to Pope batman the first and boko hari the terror!

Yes he is the most powerful man after me. I rule my own world.

Networkmaster: WHO POST THIS RUBBISH THIS IS A BIG LIE.

I LIVE HERE IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA AND I AM ALSO A CITIZEN HERE (MATERNAL HOME).
IGBO NOR ANY NIGERIAN LANGUAGE IS NOT SEEN OR RECOGNIZE AS AN ETHNIC LANGUAGE HERE.

THEY DON'T EVEN LIKE FORIEGNERS LET ALONE ACCEPTING YOUR LANGUAGE.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESEARCH WELL BEFORE YOU POST NONSENSE HERE AGAIN.

LOL Your language betray your claims.

Cape Verde
Portuguese, Criuolo
Central African Republic
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca,
national), tribal languages
Chad
French, Arabic (both official); Sara; more
than 120 languages and dialects
Chile
Spanish
China
Standard Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua),
Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei
(Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese),
Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority
languages
Colombia
Spanish
Comoros
Arabic and French (both official), Shikomoro
(Swahili/Arabic blend)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo,
Tshiluba
Congo, Republic of
French (official), Lingala, Monokutuba,
Kikongo, many local languages and dialects
Costa Rica
Spanish (official), English
Côte d'Ivoire
French (official) and African languages
(Dioula esp.)
Croatia
Croatian 96% (official), other 4% (including
Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, German)
Cuba
Spanish
Cyprus
Greek, Turkish (both official); English
Czech Republic
Czech
Denmark
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (Inuit dialect),
German; English is the predominant second
language
Djibouti
French and Arabic (both official), Somali, Afar
Dominica
English (official) and French patois
Dominican Republic
Spanish
East Timor
Tetum, Portuguese (official); Bahasa
Indonesia, English; other indigenous
languages, including Tetum, Galole, Mambae,
and Kemak
Ecuador
Spanish (official), Quechua, other
Amerindian languages
Egypt
Arabic (official), English and French widely
understood by educated classes
El Salvador
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Equatorial Guinea
Spanish, French (both official); pidgin
English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Eritrea
Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya,
other Cushitic languages
Estonia
Estonian 67% (official), Russian 30%, other
(2000)
Ethiopia
Amharic, Tigrigna, Orominga, Guaragigna,
Somali, Arabic, English, over 70 others

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855611.html

I just got this from another source. Doubting Thomases be warned!

It is a known fact! Indeed Equatorial guinea is a force in African female football (having won African women Championship) and is seriously challenging Nigeria because of the bulk of Equatorial guinea-Igbo players in their team.

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Afam4eva: I don't know the meaning of my tribe ethnic group IGBO.

I GO BEFORE OTHERS

Goshen360: What was it that was promised that we are to receive?

2. To receive what was promised, does it have to come by tithe or tithing?

Tithing is an injunction from God to his Children. We christians are children of God through Christ. Therefore the command is also for us Christians. Must we pay tithe to recieve the promise? To me it is a major condition because it can also be used to quantify our faith "my friends what good is it for one of you to say that you have faith if your actions do not prove it? Can that faith save you?...if it is alone and includes no actions then it is dead" (James 2:14-17)

trustman: Malachi 3:10 was addressing people in the nation Israel.
The Church is not a physical national entity.
Any significant thing required of the Christian will be found in the New Testament epistles which constitute the blueprint for living the Christian life.

I can understand the ease with which some christians deliberately mis- interprete the bible to remove those portions whose content they consider impracticable. Even if we assume it was directed to the nation of Israel, are we christians not part of God's people? " If you belong to Christ then you are the descendant of Abraham and will recieve what God has promised"(Gal. 3:29)

My tithe goes to God through my church. The injunction is clear, "bring full amount of your tithes to the temple, so that there will be plenty of food there. Put me to the test and you will see that i will open the windows of heaven and pour out on you in abundandance all kinds of good things" (Malachi 3 : 10)

bk

(LOL) The creator was experimenting whether he could create a man with eyes closed. What emerged rather was a human being without a pair of shoes and a fat missing rib!

During my lifetime I have dedicated
myself to this struggle of the African
people. I have fought against white
domination, and I have fought against
black domination. I have cherished the
ideal of a democratic and free society in
which all persons will live together in
harmony and with equal opportunities.
It is an ideal which I hope to live for. But,
my lord, if needs be, it is an ideal for
which I am prepared to die.
(Nelson Mandela)

sheedy407: When Goldie died,she wasn't celebrated like this,please enough of Nelson Mandela

who is Goldie?

Sal C: Such a straight forward and clear answer from a cool headed and non controversial priest.

God bless.

Sorry but you just judged.