₦airaland Forum

Jman06: I don't support the idea of creation of Biafra! All i want is true federalism. Let the south south have their oil and the south east become the industrial hub of Nigeria. The north should go back to their farms and the west? Oop! Ok, we can employ them as teachers in our schools and maids in our households. One Nigeria!

The south west have cocoa,rubber,timber,oil ,manufacturing etc sea port ,Human resources.

Orlando Owoh: Who said this?

Achuzia

Ordinary humans dont develop a country, educated humans develop a country.

doc sholz: I pray d igbos get their precious biafra so we'll hear word, feb 2014 is almost here

There will be cross border crimes which will create insecurity,they are landlocked if some places dont accept to join them,so they will pay more in taxes to get goods to their place ,so whats the point.

re you saying you were the one that handed over Biafra to the federal side?
Yes.
But many believe that General Philip Effiong handed over Biafra to General Olusegun Obasanjo. Is that not correct?
No, it is a mistake that many people are not aware of up till today. I was the one who handed over Biafra to Obasanjo and Bisala. Effiong’s role was going to Lagos to meet General Yakubu Gowon with some of our Biafran officers. And also reading the script which I prepared. I planned it that they should start from 9a.m. announcing that we had sent emissaries to the war fronts to meet Nigerian commanders so that everybody should lay down their weapons. That speech that we prepared was given to Effiong to read because if I should do that, the Nigerian side will misinterpret it that possibly there was a coup in Biafra. So, to avoid that misinterpretation, we had to ask Effiong to read it. Because when Odumegwu-Ojukwu was leaving, he specifically told Effiong to represent him, while my job was to take care of the Army. I was the person in charge of the Biafran Armed Forces. So, I was the one that actually handed over Biafra and not Effiong. Again, when the war ended, I was very visible. For instance, all the documents that Danjuma said that Gowon requested that I should sign, I signed them all. These included when Danjuma said that Gown asked that I should prepare a document of what I would like to do. I did all that and part of that document was what later led to the establishment of PRODA in Enugu. I also reported at the Board of Inquiry headed by the then General Adeyinka Adebayo. There I was told that one of the reasons why I was being detained was for the protection of my life. But I asked them, ‘Protection against who?’ Well, they said that so many people were against me, especially the way I ended the war. So, for tempers to cool, according to them, I was kept in detention for seven years. But for me, I have always said that I don’t have any regrets over the war. Beside, I owe it as a moral duty to those whom I led through the war, especially with their situation today. They have not been compensated.

phase1: Maybe it's because there are Igbos in Igbo-etche,Rivers state..in Asaba (Massob has a strong base there), people like Nzeogwu and Achuzia are from there.... Have you exorcised this people from the SS or are you just playing ostrich

They even tried as much as possible to deny Achuzia a place in history after all what he did for them,How do you think the man will feel Now,I dont think he fight like before again because they would have been having problems today if it had happened

Orlando Owoh: Nobody is afraid of Biafra. It is dead. Those championing it are confused because they the same people that want a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction.

It will never work out ,this people cannot conduct them selves ,just look at Anambra ,since the start of 3rd and 4th republic they have not been able to conduct an election without any problems.check out the latest election full rigging by deliberating delaying election materials and dividing the people and calling APC yoruba party to confuse the people

Your politicians have damaged you guys.

cashkid18: why shud i preach unity in a country wia some pple feels dt nig is their father's property.
Some are seen as ist class citizens while odas are relegated to 2nd class citizens
some are born to rule while others are born to b slaves.

It is the system not the tribes,if you correct the system you will have a good country

Chamackh: Why are some people afraid whenever BIAFRA is mentioned?

This people claimed that Lagos is no man,s land my for fathers ancestral land .Can you imagine does kind of statements.How do expect SS to trust you people

cashkid18: why do non biafrans always feel threatned wen eva d issue of biafran's secession is raised.a thread was opened abt biafra n some folks who are non biafrans hv already flooded it wit some nonsense even wen d so called biafrans hav kept quite

Does it make sense again ,instead of unity you continue to preach hate

The commanders of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, Immigration as well as the Police chiefs were all from the East. Also the vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Dike, was from the East ,the vice chancellor of the University of Lagos Professor, Eni Njoku, was from the East. still yet they want to dominate.

In the First Republic government of the late Tafawa Balewa, there were 12 Hausa-led NPC ministers and 11 Igbo-led NCNC ministers,still yet you want more to dominate everybody

solomon111: Btw,why're some idiotts poke-nosing in someone else's business?
Why should it concern you if biafra becomes like south-sudan which is highly unlikely?

Think Nigeria and drink Nigeria

Orlando Owoh: You misconstrued me. I never said Itsekiri would be a major tribe in Biafra, but that it will never be part of Biafra. There is current a wave of self determinism in Warri among the Itsekiri, championed by OPC.

Nice one continue to empower yourself we will be great dont rest. you make sense

[quote author=kettykin]Please those advocates for
Biafra should realise that as soon as biafra is realised with or without ijaws nigeria is finished, Nigeria is a giant in name and what makes nigeria a power in and out of Africa is the biafran factor in Nigeria[/quo

when it is formed you will be 40 to 60 million population, i know you are trying to write about industry.you will have a stable polity before economic development.

Orlando Owoh: That is not possible. As a SSner on account of my father being Itsekiri, and the consciousness of our being Yoruba which the OPC recently capped with the launch of its branch in Warri, the parts of the SS may decide to go with the Ibo but definitely not Itsekiri.

So you mean Itsekiri will be a major tribe if the republic is formed?what will be the population of Itsekiri in that republic.My guy Think and drink Nigeria and make things work ,or else you will going to slavery.

Originators of the unitary system of government that destroyed Nigeria

Igbos that said that Lagos is no man,s,land,they will claim the whole of SS and make them minority without say in just few years

After 1 term Assassination

argon500: The most important asset a bank has is its credibility. The bank’s credibility is carried by the governor and is embodied in the person of the governor. It is this credibility that makes national and international commerce go on. It is why when merchants offer goods and services for sell they demand payment by bank check. Because if the bank says that it has the money the seller is at ease. Note that merchants would not accept cash even when the cash is the legal tender.

When the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria says that $50 billion is missing from his bank and it turns out not to be true, he could no longer continue in this post for he has lost (its greatest asset) the faith and trust of citizens and international community. Many things make this error chilling to most of us who have studied business especially accounting.

The amount of money involved. $50 billion is a lot of money in any economy including US economy. If the governor woke up and discovered that $50 billion was missing, his first reaction would be that it is impossible. It would be impossible because there would have been many warning signs. $50 billion could not be a single transaction, but literally thousands of transactions and thousands of transactions cannot pass through the eye of a needle without notice.

If his subordinates insisted that the sum is missing, he would call and ask for the dates the deposits were expected and when the last deposit was made. If they still could not find out what happened, he would personally place a call to the Petroleum Minister and alerted her on what his people were seeing. -

The fact that Mr. Lamido Sanusi did not do these things means one of two things: (a) he was not truly searching for the truth but to add to Obasanjo’s allegations of corruption and thus throw the administration to the wolf by causing national and international loss of faith in his country and throw the economy into a free fall. Or (b) he is truly ignorant of how these payments are actually made; has nobody on his staff who understands this business; is unaware of the implications of a loss of $50 billion to Nigerian economy; does not understand how important his credibility and the bank’s credibility were to the world or worse, does not really care. Either way Mr. Sanusi is damaged goods and will not be able to regain the level of trust he should be carrying around.

The fact that GEJ could not fire him should be the main reason why Mr. Sanusi should offer his resignation immediately and GEJ ought to accept it. It is noble to know when on has made a major mistake and to accept responsibility for it.

Far too many things broke down in this rush to judgment from system internal controls, to accounting controls and finally to selfcontrol.Basic knowledge of double entry bookkeeping is lacking in this organization. Mr. Sanusi should understand all this. He should know that the next time he says that 50K is missing, somebody out there, would wonder if this is another of his delusions.

Sanusi's achievement under CBN governor

- he rescued the banking industry from near- collapse four years ago
- he led the Monetary Policy Committee in increasing the benchmark interest rate by six percentage points to a record 12 percent from September 2010 to October 2011 to bolster the currency and curb inflation.
- he has a strong personality and a lot of people in vested in the country just because of the personal relationship and the trust in Sanusi, and the confidence that Sanusi inspires
- he criticized China’s role in Africa, saying it’s contributing to “deindustrialization and underdevelopment” in the world’s poorest continent. Africa must shake off its “romantic view of China” and see it as a competitor that’s “capable of the same forms of exploitation as the west,” Sanusi wrote in the London-based Financial Times on March 11.
- he was named the 2013 Emerging Markets Central Bank of the Year Award for Sub-Saharan Africa, making it the third time he would receive the honour.

Indeed you have truly served your fatherland but Do not let mistakes ruin all what you have built and achieved.

That money was missing but they must have done a deal with him

we had almost 3 senate presidents in few months have you forgotten,can GEJ play the kind of politics in that place.

[quote author=Emperor_007]^^^

Please keep quiet and read / observe only, if you don't know what to say.

You people that cannot conduct election without fighting





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Dividing the country along religious lines.

Sick ,check out southsudan ,it will end the same way

Nctrice: On behalf of Chief Goodswill Akpabio the Executive Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, an uncommon performer. along side other uncommon performers in the Peoples Democratic Party from the east, west, north n south. I say Merry Christmas to every Nairalander!!!

That is the only person PDP can point too.Okay nice one i agree with you .

Jman06: Merry xmas dear. APC e-rats can 'go and die' for all i care.

The governor of Edo state is a better performer ,and he was angry and apologized and we have moved on.

xpressing concern over employees’ health has backfired on the world’s leading fast food producer, McDonald’s. Its own employee resources website recommended workers to avoid burgers and fries whenever possible due to health risks.

The McResource site, notorious for giving advice on how to make ends meet working for $7.25 an hour at McDonald’s, has cooked up another gem: the folks preparing and serving McDonald’s food should actually avoid eating it themselves – because it is unhealthy.

To illustrate the difference between ‘unhealthy choice’ and the ‘healthier choice’, the website of the food chain that employs some 700,000 people worldwide, for some reason countered graphics depicting a typical McDonald’s meal with graphics very much resembling a meal at the company’s major competitor, Subway: a sandwich with salad and a glass of water.

Screenshot of fast-food tips from the McResource Line website, McDonald’s internal website for employees.Screenshot of fast-food tips from the McResource Line website, McDonald’s internal website for employees.



“Fast foods are quick, reasonably priced, and readily available alternatives to home cooking. While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk of becoming overweight,” the site said.

Screenshot of fast-food tips from the McResource Line website, McDonald’s internal website for employees.Screenshot of fast-food tips from the McResource Line website, McDonald’s internal website for employees.

Instead of eating a cheeseburger and fries, McResource advises to “Eat at places that offer a variety of salads, soups and vegetables to maintain your best health.”

“Although not impossible it is more of a challenge to eat healthy when going to a fast food place. In general, avoiding items that are deep fried are your best bet,” McDonald’s revealed.

Screenshot of fast-food tips from the McResource Line website, McDonald’s internal website for employees.Screenshot of fast-food tips from the McResource Line website, McDonald’s internal website for employees.

The corporate website also warns that “people with high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease must be very careful about choosing fast food because of its high fat, salt, and sugar levels” and calls to “limit the extras such as cheese, bacon and mayonnaise.”

After the new set of stunning revelations from McDonald’s drew the attention of media worldwide, McDonald’s issued a statement saying that, “Portions of this website continue to be taken entirely out of context. This website provides useful information from respected third-parties about many topics, among them health and wellness. It also includes information from experts about healthy eating and making balanced choices. McDonald’s agrees with this advice.”

Even though a spokesperson for McDonald’s, Lisa McComb, told CNBC that the data from the corporate website web site “does not advise against fast food”, the McResource site has already made way too many controversial remarks lately.

Just a couple of weeks ago fast-food workers in over 100 American cities walked off the job, demanding a $15 federal minimum wage, a two-fold rise from the current level. At the very same time McDonald’s corporate website generously shared with its employees some nuances on how to tip dog walkers, house keepers, massage therapists, personal fitness instructors, pool cleaners, au pairs and other services they are definitely unlikely to make use of ever.

In October McDonald’s workers unable to pay their bills or stay above the poverty line were advised to find help from food pantries or enlist in government benefit programs, instead of seeking higher wages (http://rt.com/usa/mcdonalds-help-broke-food-stamps-649/).

As of now the McResource Line site is closed for maintenance.

“We are temporarily performing some maintenance in order to provide you with the best experience possible,” the announcement says.
http://rt.com/usa/mcdonalds-employees-fast-food-764/

Hope you can provide 70 thousand mega watts of electricity in 2014 oloshi,s party

kennytidistar: why na? what is the different between brain and mind, I think you need to go and graduate first struggle through some rigorous and hard knock school, then come back and discuss with me. but till then, wishing you MERRY CHRISTMAS and a prosperous new year.

Textbook graduate,because you wished merry Christmas ! i retreat

maga

kennytidistar: you be learner, the game is not for you, children don't play chess, it is for cooked mind

see mumu na age we dey talk abi brain !olodo empty head