₦airaland Forum

raker300:
this isn’t true.

Boromeo in Onitsha, iyi enu at ogidi, anambra hospital at Awka, teaching hospital at Nnewi, missionary hospital at waterfront etc to mention a few hospital in anambra have always been functional.

People journeying to enugu for medical assistance do that for personal reasons and/or specialist reason I.e the brain surgery hospital in enugu.

Now anambra has a quantum number of hospital springing up..

Cjrane2:
This is like music to my ears.

There is NO WAY to bring sanity to Onitsha without some type of enforcement and punishment in the way of arrest, impounding of goods and properties and heavy fines dished out to offenders. Onitsha is not a city you will change anything via appeal.

horsepower101:
A pan Igbo conference is long overdue. We have to settle this identity crisis issue once and for all. The deniers have never been forced to publicly decide who they are and that's why this games have been played for decades.

Being Igbo when it serves your interest and denying Igbo when it doesn't. Our generation has to put a full stop to that nonsense unless it will fester on for centuries.

ANSMEDIA:
Some home owners are already developing their own plots at Obinwanne estate, New Town, Awka.

Jonraid:
More of KQ-Kenya

Jonraid:
Meanwhile let me show the Nigerians our Kenya Airways!

pazienza:
I have one of them as friends. A female. She was born and raised in Onitsha, the mum is from Ngor Okpala Imo state, even with a surname like "Nwaegbunam", she still insists she is Etche and not Igbo. She probably expects us to pamper and pet her to be Igbo, but we simply told her she isn't Igbo and that she and her people are impostors. Now she goes about talking about how Igbos are unwelcoming. Inukwanum!

The other one, a guy is from Ogume( Ndokwa Anioma) , with a typical Igbo name "Igwe". Yet insists he is "Delta" and not Igbo , always making disparaging remarks about Igbos. He went to main market Onitsha to buy things, and was swindled by the traders who capitalized on his naivety to sell inferior things to him at exorbitant prices, then he comes back cursing "Ibos", telling us how "Ibos" are greedy. How do you ever accept someone like this as a fellow Igbo tomorrow? Everyone in my hostel then in school understood Ogume and Ndokwa people are not Igbos, because of the guys behavior.
If tomorrow any of us meet someone from Ogume, do you think we would extend hands of Igbo brotherhood to them? Ofcourse answer is No. The fear of being rejected would make us treat them as non Igbo until proven otherwise. And then, they run around talking about why and how we are not accepting their hands of brotherhood.
It's a vicious cycle started by them. See how it goes.

1.An Igboid denies his Igbo identity and humiliates an innocent Igbo brother in the process.

2 The innocent Igbo brother gets hurt, recovers and grows a defensive mechanism to prevent such rejection in the future. Because let's face it, no one likes rejection. Hence, the Igbo man is now exposed to Igboid resentment

3. The next time the exposed Igbo meets an innocent Igboid person, he shows no iota of brotherly love for him, instead he shows resentment, and even when the Igboid tries to reach out to him, the Igbo would think he is only being fake, and that it is a matter of time, before he denies him again.

4. The rejected Igboid Now grows resentment and loathe towards the Igbo. He is now exposed to Igbo
resentment and he goes on to infect another innocent Igbo man with this Igbo resentment.
And the cycle continues.

My own is that I will never pamper, woo or beg anyone to be Igbo.
If you say you are not Igbo, I will keep reminding you that you are not Igbo and that you are an impostor for bearing Igbo names, any time I get the chance .

As long as Igboids still habour Igbo resenting people in their midst, more and more innocent Igbos would be exposed to such Igbo resentment, and in return, would grow a strong resentment for innocent Igboids they meet in the future.

Until Igboids stop being Igbo resenting, the vicious cycle to me, will never end, no matter how some try to wish it away,and both sides of the divide would continue to pay for it.

metronaija4:
Air Nigeria: We demand for the arrest and immediate prosecution of the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika for using a non-existent national carrier to defraud the nation to the tune of N1.2 billion.

http://www.metronaija.ng/minister-of-aviation-senator-hadi-sirika-should-be-arrested-pdp/

IgboticGirl:
Wat is all this hotels in a bush for



Y not hospital



Even with the poor architectural design ....stop posting hotels here



All the governors in South should ban building of hotel

investnow2013:
#LagosTrafficInOnitsha
#DualiseOurRoads
#OpenGutter
#WeStandForTINO

Location: Awka Road, Onitsha @ Night!

DanielOc:
if only our Gov's could reason as one to make this huge development a reality in our region, and have a person such as this Blood of ours work for us..


He'll be developing our land, and at the same we'll be enriching our own son.....

hammer6F:
Seconded!

My own is that, Ikwere people dat say they are not igbo should drop the Igbo names.

I am not asking for much here.

The igbo names Ikwere people answer is causing confusion.

NairaMedia:
As shared by Senator Dino Melaye:
[img]https://3.bp..com/-5ze2nK0pHNU/W6H_YA9UH8I/AAAAAAAAEhI/k7oJGCHPXN0w48DG2G7Me3Ag8TVnkFUFwCLcBGAs/s1600/41242819_139116233704696_2447376221050425510_n.jpg[/img]

Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/09/nigeria-ranked-2nd-in-world-with-lowest.html
Mynd44
lalasticlala
seun

CROWNWEALTH019:
Democracy has been raped by Buhari

InyinyaAgbaOku:
Those people shouldn't be occupying a centre place in our discussions anymore.
We no longer give a damn, they can as well not be Igbos.
There isn't anything particularly good about them to fawn over.
As it is, it's even more dangerous to incorporate them back if they ask for it.
We don't want again.

Wisdomkosi:
Posted by Wisdom Nwedene

The former Governor of Abia State and APC Chieftain, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has finally revealed the whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu today after meeting the former head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.

He said Nnamdi Kanu is safe in London that  people shouldn't be worried about him.

He claimed that Kanu fled to the United Kingdom during the time the military were looking for him.

Kalu disclosed this in an interview with newsmen today.

According to him,

“Nnamdi Kanu is where I told you he is, he is in London. He is safe”.

Kalu explained that he visited IBB to canvass support for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Kalu explained that his campaign for President Buhari had nothing to do with the South-East getting the presidency in 2023 or his perceived presidential ambition.

On the crises over the emergence of candidates at the forthcoming primary election nationwide, Kalu said conflict of interests were normal in politics.

“The crisis is part of political development, if there is no crisis there will not be political development. Crisis is what makes political development there must be crisis and there must be solution”.

The former Governor and his entourage arrived at Babangida’s Hilltop residence Tuesday afternoon in three black Toyota SUVs and two Hillux Vans.

Kalu was ushered into the guest room, where he held a 2-hour closed-door meeting with IBB.


Source : http://igberetvnews.com/460121/breaking-biafra-orji-kalu-reveals-nnamdi-kanus-whereabouts-meeting-ibbphoto/

Cc Lalasticlala

theoldpretender:
Perhaps.



Nigeria's external debt went from $360,260,000 in 1985 to $1,093,661,000 in 1993...




Obasanjo paid 1/3 rd of the debt, the remainfer was forgiven by the G7



We will continue to accumulate debts until we take our economy off oil...which is my ultimate point.

Sorry you missed it.

I am not into your PDP and APC fight.

ADDENDUM

According to Omoleye, and Ezeonu (2006), Nigeria is the largest debtor nation in the Sub-Saharan Africa. The genesis of Nigeria’s external debt can be traced to 1958 when 28 million US dollars was contracted from the World Bank for railway construction. Between 1958 and 1977, the need for external debt was on the low side. However, due to the fall in oil prices in 1978 which exerted a negative influence on government finances, it became necessary to borrow to correct balance of payment difficulties and finance projects. The firstmajor borrowing of 1billion US dollars referred to as Jumbo loan was contracted from the international capital market (ICM) in 1978 increasing the total to 2.2 billion U.S dollars (Adesola, 2009).

The rate of borrowing increased thereafter with the entry of the state government into external loan contractual obligation. According to the Debt Management Office (DMO), Nigeria’s external debt outstanding stood at N17.3 billion. In order to solve the problem, several external debt-financing options were adopted under the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) in 1986. Since the introduction of this programme, Nigerians have been plunged into one hardship after another ranging from the devaluation of the naira through Second Tie Foreign Exchange Market (SFEM) now Foreign Exchange Market (FEM) to the rising prices of commodities, inflation etc. (Ayadi, 2008). The objective of this paper is to review Nigeria’s external debt and the burden it imposes, and use the various indicators and prevailing global economic circumstances to justify the need for substantial debt relief for the country.

The increasing fiscal deficits driven by the higher level of external debt servicing is a major threat to growth of the nation. The resultant effect of large accumulation of debt exposes the nation to high debt burden. Nigeria is about the richest on the continent of Africa, yet due to the numerous macro-economic problems, such as inflation, unemployment, sole dependency on crude oil as a major source of revenue, corruption and mounting external debt and debt service payment, majority of her citizen fall below the poverty line.

Prior to the $18 billion debt cancellation granted to Nigeria in 2005 by the Paris Club, the country had external debt of close to $40 billion with over $30 billion of the amount being owed to Paris Club alone (Semenitari, 2005). The history of Nigeria’s huge debts can hardly be separated from its decades of misrule and the continued recklessness of its rulers. Nigeria’s debt stock in 1971 was $1 billion (Semenitari, 2005). By 1991, it had risen to $33.4 billion, and rather than decrease, it has been on the increase, particularly with the insurmountable regime of debt servicing and the insatiable desire of political leaders to obtain loans for the execution of dubious projects (Semenitari, 2005).

[b]Before the debt cancellation deal, Nigeria was to pay a whopping sum of $4.9 billion every year on debt servicing (Aluko and Arowolo, 2010). It would have been impossible to achieve exchange rate stability or any meaningful growth under such indebtedness. The effect of the Paris Club debt cancellation was immediately observed in the sequential reduction of the exchange rate of Nigeria vis-à-vis the Dollar from 130.6 Naira in 2005 to 128.2 Naira in 2006, and then 120.9 in 2007 (CBN, 2009). Although the growth rate of the economy has been inconsistent in the post-debt relief period as it plunged from 6.5% in 2005 to 6% in 2006 and then increased to 6.5% in 2007 (CBN, 2008), it could have been worse if the debt had not been cancelled However, the benefits of the debt cancellation, which was expected to manifest after couple of years, was wiped up in 2009 by the global financial and economic crisis, which was precipitated in August 2007 by the collapse of the sub-prime lending market in the United States. The effect of the crisis on Nigeria’s exchange rate was phenomenal as the Naira exchange rate vis-à-vis the Dollar rose astronomically from about N120/$ in the last quarter of 2007 to more than N150/$ (about 25% increase) in the third quarter of 2009 (CBN, 2009). This is attributable to the sharp drop in foreign earnings of Nigeria as a result of the persistent fall of crude oil price, which plunged from an all-time high of US$147 per barrel in July 2007 to a low of US$45 per barrel in December 2008 (CBN, 2008)[/b]

Available statistics show that the external debt stock of Nigeria has been on the increase after the debt cancellation in 2005. The country’s external debt outstanding increased from $3,545 million in 2006 to $3,654 million in 2007, and then to $3,720 million and $3,947 in 2008 and 2009 respectively (CBN, 2009). Therefore, the study seeks to thoroughly and empirically investigate the consequential effect of Nigeria’s external debt on her economy for us to appreciate the need to avoid being back in the group of highly indebted nations..

AnambraDota:
Nwanne God bless you, Pita Obi was clueless but its Obiano's cluelessnes is beyond redemption, i dont know if its because he drinks alot or he is too clannish to consider some projects beneficial to others not his.
Anambra are busy buying every available space at Asaba, every weekend Onitsha business community will relocate to Asaba to unwind thereby enriching the economy of the state. Do you know how much Anambra State have lost to Delta State in terms of tourism and real estate? Obiano is not futuristic like Rochas, Obiano is too petty believe me.

Kindly look at the GoogleMap below and see where paradise is wasting just because some people chose noisemaking over proactive leadership. If Obiano and co were to be futuristic, this Island would have been connected with a bridge and watch how fast it will develop. If ANSG were to construct one bridge to connect this island and build a state polythecnic there, the rate property will appreciate there will not be qunatified, but telling arrogant people what to do is like flogging a dead Horse. Let keep calm until this clueless government is over.

The island is bigger than Awada, the bridge that will open it up is less than 2 kilometers. There are more than 5 River Beaches that can be developed to a robust tourist attraction.

horsepower101:
Another thing that projects the beauty of Enugu City is the tarring of inner roads. Just imagine how ugly it would have looked if the inner roads weren’t tarred.

I have asked this question before and I will ask again:

How come Enugu was able to afford to tar most of their inner streets roads when other south east states don’t do the same?

horsepower101:
Honestly after looking at these beautiful pictures, I have understood how extremely important City planning is. This used to be a Lower ranked issue for me but it’s now one of the top issues we should bring to the attention of our governors.

No matter how beautiful the houses are, if the city is not well planned, it ends up diminishing the beauty.

arinzeejikonye:
Enugu got a good headstart regarding her masterplan,
Enugu can carve a nitch for herself, she got the attitude of metamorphosing into Silicon Valley East of the niger, she equally has the posture of becoming a beehive for fun seeking Tourists to have pleasurable unforgettable moments , she could become a prime destination for medi-tourism.


Nefgik