₦airaland Forum

I think I can get this thread to 20 pages.

Hopefully justice will be served.

Alj harem's funny sometimes though. Can't say the same about Akin- Egba.

fstranger1:
^^^^

So that guy did two Masters?

I guess the one he did in Lag was considered inferior?

Anyway, he has done well!

I guess he did. He got an M.S. and Ph.D from Sask. . after Lagos

Omolola Ogunyemi, Ph.D., Director

Dr. Ogunyemi's research interests include computerized medical decision support, reasoning under uncertainty, 3D graphics and visualization, and machine learning. Her current research focuses on developing and evaluating novel computerized decision support systems for different biomedical domains, including trauma, breast cancer, diabetes, depression, chronic kidney disease, and HIV. She has been principal investigator on a National Library of Medicine-funded study of computerized decision support for penetrating trauma, and on a National Cancer Institute-funded study of individualized breast cancer risk prediction using Bayesian networks.

Dr. Ogunyemi holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Barnard College, Columbia University and an M.S.E, and Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Before moving to Charles Drew University to become the Director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics, Dr. Ogunyemi was faculty at the Decision Systems Group, a biomedical informatics laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She served on the Radiology faculty at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School from 1999 until 2007.  She was also a member of the affiliated faculty in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology from 2003 until 2007. She has taught graduate level biomedical informatics courses in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, at UCLA, and short courses on informatics at the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.  She served on the National Library of Medicine's Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee study section from 2003-2007, is currently on the National Library of Medicine's Literature Selection and Technical Review Committee (2010-2014) and is an editorial board member of the journal Computers in Biology and Medicine.

You can search the National Library of Medicine's PubMed service for publications by Omolola Ogunyemi, PhD.

Oguocha, Ikechukwuka N.
Higher Nat. Dipl.
B.Sc.
M.Sc.(Nigeria)
M.Sc.
Ph.D.(Sask.)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Phone: (306) 966-7832
Office: 2B36
Email: ike.oguocha[-at-]usask.ca
Personal Web: www.engr.usask.ca/faculty.php?ike.oguocha


Education and Experience
B.Sc., M.Sc. (Lagos), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Saskatchewan)



Specialization
Characterization of Decomposition Reactions in Metallic Alloys and Metal Matrix Composites, Interface Phenomena in Metal Matrix Composites, Wear of Engineering Materials

Current and Past Projects
1. Effect of Ceramic Particulates as Reinforcements in Aluminum Alloy Metal Matrix Composites
2. Calvet Principle DSC-TGA Thermal Analysis System

Dr. Ogunro is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and a faculty fellow of the Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Systems at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. His research interests and activities are in areas of: reuse of waste materials in constructed facilities, durability of leachable aggregates, pressure dissolution and contaminant leachability, temperature and heat change effects on soil/contaminant physico-chemical interactions, the risk and reliability assessment of waste containment systems, soil/inclusion interaction, geoenvironment and sustainable development especially in developing world. His ongoing research efforts include: long-term performance of bottom ash in asphalt concrete, stress-induced leachability/dissolution of discrete particulate waste materials and aerobic bioreactor landfill research. Some of his recent projects have been sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHA)/the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD). Dr. Ogunro is the author/co-author of 15 technical journal papers, conference papers and reports. Dr. Ogunro has extensive experience in electrical energy development. From 1983 through 1989, he worked as a Senior Project Civil Engineer representing the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) of Nigeria on various projects. He has supervised construction of electric power generating stations, transmission lines, and distribution systems. Dr. Ogunro is the secretary-general of the International Society of Environmental Geotechnology (ISEG) and was the organizing secretary of the 4th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development held in Boston (Danvers), Massachusetts, USA, from August 9 –13, 1998. From 1999 – 2000, he served on the science advisory board of the annual international conference on contaminated soils and water. Dr. Ogunro holds Ph.D and Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (D.E.A.) degrees in Geotechnical Engineering from the Institut National des Scieces Appliquées (INSA). Dr. Ogunro is also fluent in French,




I don't know how one goes from working with a failed entity like NEPA to being an associate prof with only 15 mostly ignorable publications

Dr. Johnson A. Edosomwan’s Summary

Dr. Johnson A. Edosomwan is the Chairman and CEO for JJA CONSULTANTS, Inc., the Chairman and General Manager for the Johnson A. Edosomwan, LLC, and the Group Chairman for C.I.C. His is an executive consultant to over 6000+ public- and private-sector organizations. He has completed over 1300+ consulting projects, developed 630+ performance improvement tools, and trained over 290,000+ executives, leaders, and professionals around the world. He is a pioneer in continuous performance improvement and author of over 66 books and 325 papers including the most recent books, “World-Class Leadership Competencies” and “One Race: Human Diversity Solutions”. Dr. Edosomwan is the recipient of 175+ awards, honors, citations, fellowships, and commendations, including the following: “Men of Achievement in the World”; “Who’s Who of Intellectuals”; “Who’s Who of Intellectual Distinguished Leadership”; “Personalities of the Americas”; “Who’s Who in Technology/Innovation”; “5000 Personalities of the World”; Fellow, IIE, ISPQR, Paul Harris, EBAT®, Social Science Research Council, NIOSH, “IIE Technical Innovations Award”; “Outstanding Young Engineer”; “Innovative Business Entrepreneur”; “IIE Pride Award”; and the IIE Electronic Industry Division Award”. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Pi Mu, and Sigma Xi honorary societies. Dr. Edosomwan is the holder of over 16 certifications in several academic disciplines and holds the following degrees: B.S.I.E. and M.S.I.E., University of Miami; P.Engr., Columbia University; and Doctorate of Science in Engineering Management/Economics, George Washington University. Dr. Edosomwan is the founder of the University of Miami, Johnson A. Edosomwan Leadership Institute. The following awards were established by University of Miami in his name: Johnson A. Edosomwan Productivity and Quality Scholarship Award, Johnson A. Edosomwan Researcher of the Year Award, Johnson A. Edosomwan Scholarly Productivity Award.

MandingoII:
Myth making is HUGE with nigerians.

carry on

Dr. Joshua Okundaye, Associate Professor (UMBC)
Mailing Information: Contact Information:
University of Maryland Phone: (410) 455-2009
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Baltimore, Maryland 21250 Room: UMBC 327
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Education:
MSW, University of Maryland, Baltimore
MA, University of Oklahoma
PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Expertise and Research Interests:
Addictions
Substance Abuse Treatments
Youth

Recent Publications:
DePanfilis, D., Okundaye, J., Glazer-Semmel, E., Kelly, L., & Swanson-Ernst, J. (2002). Principles of the strengths perspective: Views from families and providers. Family Preservation Journal, 6(2), 1-14.
Drs. Joshua Okundaye, Llewellyn Cornelius, and Maxwell Manning, “Empowering African Americans Through Social Work Practice: Integrating an Afrocentric Perspective, Ego Psychology, and Spirituality” Families in Society, 2004, Vol. 85 (2): 225-231

SEFAGO:
I could have sworn asemota was a ghanaian name. Just found out its an edo name

It does sound similar in a way to Asamoah (Ghanian name) so you might have been thinking of that.

cold:
@Mr Physics, while there is no doubt that the Federal Government and MNCs have contributed in no small measure to the degradation of the ND are you trying to say the local & state government haven't been complicit in this criminal and wicked act?If only the governors of the region showed a little transparency-just a little transparency,i strongly believe the MNCs will fall in line.What's that cliche again;'charity begins at home'.

Didn't say that.

My point is, it doesn't follow that in a country that is corrupt all across the board, progressiveness and good governance is required from the group being exploited  before exploitation will stop. That's all that needs to be realized.

In all of these, rarely have pundits and political referees examined the blame-worthy role of the elites and state governments in the oil-producing region. Somehow, we seem to forget that governments and powerful individuals in and outside of the region are also responsible for the ill, the indifference and the calamities that have come to characterize the region. In other words, for all the blames at the door step of the oil companies and the federal government, the elites and the state governments are also culpable.

It's not a 50/50 split of the blame, though.

They have, in no small measure, contributed to the abysmal state the people are in. There is ample evidence to show that those at the upper echelon of the political and economic ladder have, for the most part, engaged in predatory practices – practices that have for so long been inimical to the progress and wellbeing of the common man.

Although the aforesaid is not unique to the region; if the elites and the state governments were humane and sensible, they would have approached the congealing problems in a more honest and concerted fashion. But instead, they allowed, and in some cases left their own people to suffer, while they bask in opulence and institutionalized waste.

Ok. But this happens throughout all of Nigeria and occasionally on a greater scale and to a worse extent than in the ND, so I don't see how pearls are supposed to emerge in the midst of rubbish. If the large parties (ACN (West controlled), PDP (North controlled), APGA, etc. ) all become shining exemplars of virtue, progressive governance, accountability, development, etc. do you actually believe what goes on in the ND could come to pass or even be allowed to happen in the midst of all that uprightness and accountability?

Considering the state of the nine oil-producing states, one must ask: where have all the monthly allocations gone? Where are the roads and the schools and the clinics and hospitals? Where are the libraries, the science laboratories and the parks? Where are the waterworks, the bridges and the industries? Where are the social services these governments are supposed to provide their citizens? Stolen? Mismanaged? Where, where has all the money the various states in the Niger Delta received since 1999 gone?

Where has anything gone in the rest of Nigeria?

Although some have argued that the current revenue allocation formula is unfair, not proportionate to the contribution of the region to the national purse, still, the region continues to receive hefty and stupendous amounts when compared to previous eras.

You really didn't even attempt to read through that thread did you? This is just false.

See http://www.dawodu.net/igho.htm

See http://www.dawodu.com/natufe1.htm

Frankly, whether fair or unfair, these governments have not judiciously spent the amount they have been receiving since the beginning of this republic.

And those who contribute less to revenue and receive less have almost all managed to do the same.

Considering their monthly allocations, and considering also what‘s available on the ground, it seems that some 70 per cent of monthly receipts have either gone into the pockets of the ruling class and their cronies, or have been scandalously misappropriated.

70%? Sure. I would put the rest of Nigeria at 70% too if I were also to make my own statistics.

The nine federating states of the Niger Delta may have received more money than the next twenty states combined.

You seriously need to stop and think about how allocation works in this Nigeria thing. If Edo state gets 1% of 13% of oil revenue and has a population of about 3.6 - 4 million and 18 LG's and Nassarawa state has a population of 2 million and 13 LGs it's extremely unlikely that Edo state is getting more oil money per person than Nassarawa state even though Edo state is getting its standard allocation plus 1% of 13% extra.

Together, their yearly allocation is more than that of Gambia, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Chad and Togo combined.

I think you meant that their allocation was larger than the GDP of these countries. OK, but have any of these countries achieved anything? Or are they poor? The answer is that they are very poor.

What have the governments in the Niger Delta done with these robust allocations? What happened to the people‘s money?

I don't know what it is that you're calling robust. Anyways, these people are not accountable to their own people. They are accountable and owe their allegiance to the government of the day, which just so happens to be building a petrochemical industry in Kaduna. Refinery in Kaduna, etc. Now ask yourself, what happened to the people's money? What's it doing in the desert?

The ongoing struggle for justice and accountability must not end with the federal government and the oil companies. Activists, the police and law enforcement agencies, commentators, and freedom fighters in the Niger Delta must also investigate the activities of the so-called elites and oligarchy within the region. We must not allow them to shift all the blames to ”outsiders.” Governors from the region (1999-2010), were and continue to be part of the problem. In some cases, they are bigger problems than the federal government and the oil companies combined.[/b]

Yeah? Elaborate on that.

cold:
Three-and-half- decades after Brigadier Samuel Ogbemudia left office, his legacy lives on. The same is true of Brigadiers Mobolaji Johnson, David Bamigboye, Jacob Esuene, and Commander Alfred Diete-Spiff. These were men who had to govern much larger territories with a tenth or less of the current monthly allocations; yet, their achievements have, in some cases, outweighed the achievements of all their successors combined. After all these years, Nigerians still thank their Lord for these and a few other leaders.

Ogbemudia was, and still is, corrupt. Hope you know this. Watch the video of James Campbell's speech at the Achebe Colloquium  (it's on youtube) where he talks about how even some corruption wouldn't be so bad if at least some developmental progress is made. He brings up an example of an Asian country in the 50s (can't recall which one right now) which had very corrupt leadership but still made enormous developmental strides so no one in the U.S. or in their country really cared.

Also, all of those governors had either part of 45% (1970-1975) or part of 50% (1964-1970) derivation, not part of 13%.

More than a few consider Governor Donald Duke (Cross River, 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007) an exception. It‘s been said that he, in some ways, justified his stay in office. This exception aside,

They consider him an exception because he wasn't corrupt and actually tried to do something to boost his area's economy (Tinapa) but that attempt failed woefully through his own bad planning.

http://www.africanloft.com/the-tinapa-tragedy/

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-566777.32.html

Francisca E. Oboh-Ikuenobe

PROFESSOR
Geological Sciences & Engr
Personal Page
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ROLLA, MO 65409
573/341-6946
ikuenobe@mst.edu

Education
Cambridge University, Doctor of Philosophy, 1991
Accomplishments
Published extensively on palynology and geology of non-marine and marine Phanerozoic sequences in Africa, Colombia, U.S.A., Australia, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean; has received several awards.



Ph.D. in Earth Science, University of Cambridge (1991); Master's Degree in Applied Geology, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife) (1987); Bachelor of Science in Geology, University of Ife (1983)

The Association of Missouri Geologists; Missouri Academy of Science; The Palynological Society; American Association of Petroleum Geologists; American Association for the Advancement of Science; The Geological Society of America, Inc.; Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society; Society for Sedimentary Geology; The Association for Women Geo Scientists; Life Member, Cambridge Philosophical Society; The Paleontological Society

Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri University of Science and Technology (2008); Science and Technology Award, Nigerian People’s Forum of USA (2008); Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources (2005); Woman of the Year Award, Missouri University of Science and Technology (2004); Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri University of Science and Technology (2003); Recognition of Excellence in Teaching, Honorable Mention, Missouri University of Science and Technology (2003); Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Mines and Metallurgy (2003); Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri University of Science and Technology (1995); Best Poster Award, AASP – The Palynological Society, 27th Annual Meeting (2004); Biography, American Men and Women of Science, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World (1994-Present); Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Award to New Hall College (now Murray Edwards College), University of Cambridge (1987-1990); Alumni Prize for the Most Outstanding Student in the Sciences, University of Ife (1983); West African Portland Cement Company Prize for the Best Graduating Geology Student, University of Ife (1983); Ian Wilson Memorial Prize for Sedimentology, University of Ife (1983); Elf (Nigeria) Limited Prize for Petroleum Geology and Related Courses, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, (1983); Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarship, National Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Students (1981-1982)

Professor Helen Asemota
PROFESSOR OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
MONA CAMPUS, JAMAICA
Tel: (876) 977-5935 • Email: lisa.vasciannie@uwimona.edu.jmu
PROFILE
Professor Helen Asemota’s academic profile spans a period of approximately three decades. During this period, she served several universities in different countries and rose to the Professorial level at UWI. She received numerous awards and became involved in various local and international organizations in developing and executing new and improved research approaches in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and recently Nanotechnology. She is currently on joint appointment with UWI Mona and Shaw University in North Carolina, USA where she serves as Head of the Nanobiology Division of the Shaw Nanotechnology Initiative – the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center (NNRC) – and also as Chairman for the Shaw Institutional Research Board (IRB), among other roles. Her research work on yam improvement using biotechnology has been beneficial to several nations including Jamaica. Her academic career included teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, developing state-of-the-art technology courses/programmes and consultancy services to various international organizations: the European Union as technical expert (1994-1995); as International Technical Cooperation Programmes (TCP) Consultant for Biotechnology to Syria under the United Nations Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) Programmes (2001); and as UN-FAO International Consultant for Biotechnology to the Republic of Tajikistan (2003-2007), providing technical leadership for the Tajikistan National Seed Potato Production Programme towards food sufficiency in the country. On a periodic basis, she serves the UN as International Consultant for some UN-FAO Seed Production Programmes. She has over 250 publications (over 80 of them in International Refereed Journals) with an admirable postgraduate students supervisory/mentorship record of at least 25. She holds membership in renowned professional organizations and has served in many local, regional and international boards.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Conservation of Biodiversity, Improvement of Production and Exploitation of Tropical Tuber Crops for Sustainable Development, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology.
• Nutritional Supplement as a tool for Harm Reduction in Illicit Drug Addiction: Mechanism of Action in Animal Model.
• Bio-nanotechnology applications in emerging situations.
• Animal model studies for metabolic analyses of physiological conditions under yam products supplementation.

Short Bio

Osamuyimen (Uyi) Stewart is a Research Staff Member, Multilingual Analytics and User Technologies at IBM Research Labs, NY. Uyi obtained a Master of Philosophy degree in Linguistics from Cambridge University (Cambridge, England) in 1991 and earned a doctorate degree in Linguistics from McGill University (Montreal, Canada) in 1998. Uyi previously taught at the University of British Columbia, and has also worked at Nuance, Call Sciences, and AT&T Labs, involved in the design, research, and implementation of advanced conversational Voice and Web applications. Uyi's research interests are predicated on the systematic application of the principles, rigor, and methodologies from the study of human language (linguistics) for advancing the science of user technologies for optimal design, implementation, culturability, and usability. Uyi was named a Modern-Day Technology Leader (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Black Engineer of the Year Awards, 2008, USA.


Publications

https://researcher.ibm.com/researcher/view_pubs.php?person=us-ostewart&t=1

Babatunde A. Ogunnaike

University of Delaware, Department of Chemical Engineering,
Newark, Delaware


* Deputy Dean
* William L. Friend Chaired Professor
* Professor, Center for Systems Biology - DBI

Education

* Masters - 1981 University of Wisconsin - Madison
* Doctorate - 1981 University of Wisconsin - Madison
* Bachelors - 1976 University of Lagos, Nigeria



http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2005/mar/enghonors051705.html

"Four engineering faculty honored"


http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2008/sep/awards090707.html

"Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, the William L. Friend Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, will be honored with ISA's Donald P. Eckman Education Award at the organization's gala to be held Oct. 1 in Houston."

http://www.communitypub.com/business/x2010600379/Hockessin-professor-receives-engineering-award

"Babatunde Ogunnaike of Hockessin was awarded the 2008 American Automatic Control Council's Control Engineering Practice Award.

The Award, presented to Ogunnaike at the American Automatic Control Council conference in Seattle in June, is given to one person or one team for significant contributions to the advancement of control practice, which has a wide range uses like flight systems on airplanes or a cars cruise control.

Ogunnaike is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware and heads the Ogunnaike research group at the school. The group works to understand the behavior of complex systems using math and analysis, and then in turn, uses that understanding for designs and improved controls.

Ogunnaike earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Lagos in Nigeria in 1976, and a master's degree in statistics and doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1981. He joined the University of Delaware in the fall of 2002 after 13 years at the DuPont Central Research and Development organization."



http://www.che.udel.edu/systems/

yeswecan:
@PhysicsMHD

You will do  better if you kept mute, sometimes it makes more sense to keep shut.

@ dplordx- thanks for your post- it saved my typing time.

You will do better not to bother even addressing me. I don't need advice from anyone who agrees with a creature like dplordx. I'm out for now, hopefully some people will regain their sanity when next I visit this board.

I will, but I really do have better things to do. It's the same dumb argument that keeps popping up all the time, I can't waste my time shooting it down every time any poster brings it up, but for now just read ALL of this thread (although it gets vulgar at the end):

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-563542.0.html     

and see how most of the stuff this guy was on about, apart from being distortions, have absolutely nothing to do with the main problem - that these people are getting screwed and exploited deliberately and that it's precisely because of the power structure in this country - where corrupt political goons only have to answer to party bigwigs in Abuja rather than to their own people - that bad governance is repeated there unchecked. See how even "the only good governor in their midst" acknowledges point blank that the region is being exploited.

You say I haven't made any sense and that's because you derive IMMENSE pleasure from denigrating and castigating people you've probably never met and because you would like nothing more than for them to be the scum of the earth. You'll say you never said that of course, but I don't need to hear it said, I already know the mentality that drives people to attack the victim in ANY scenario. It NEVER changes. You'll say I haven't made any sense because you didn't even bother to stop and think about whether his argument had any real relevance to the topic. It is only an EXTREMELY deranged mind or a hateful, calculating, demon of a man that could see pictures of women and children living in utter squalor, pain, and misery in degraded environments, knowing full well that that is not the natural state of mankind, and knowing full well many of these areas were formerly rural, undeveloped areas prior to their exploitation and pollution and then say "your still the biggest cause of your own backwardness" "those bunch of illiterates you are trying to generate sympathy for" "hasnt the FG been a little more compassion" (utter nonsense, by the way, consult that thread I linked to understand the scam being pulled here), "The problem still remains you" "Your people are totally useless!" "Nigerians have come to see how selfish the ND people" (massively ironic stupidity here: selfish non-ND fools were the ones who engineered and won't repeal the 13% scam). I hold that the poster that went out of his way to spew all that filth above is a FOOL and probably a parasite, to boot.

Sagamite:
I bet most of you outside UK cannot view this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfm7gXkoSh8&feature=related

Someone please confirm.

Can't view it.


But maybe that's a good thing considering how beat up that family's faces are.

dplordx:
[b]@Poster plus BEAF or FAEB

Thanks for this great piece of expose. This explains a little bit of whats happening there. Coz theres more than these pictures display.
But as much as I would like to sympathize with your people, I think your still the biggest cause of your own backwardness.

1. Didnt the same people through corruption vote in Uduagha and revote him when given a chance to decide?
2. Didnt those bunch of illiterates you are trying to generate sympathy for protested the arrest and trial of ex-gov Ibori?
3. Lets move around a little bit: is your so-called MEND really a freedom fighting group or just some bunch of bandits more concerned about getting kidnapping ransoms?

And hasnt the FG been a little more compassion by creating.

1. AMNESTY (headed by one of your own)
2. A ministry that sees to the development of the ND (Headed by one of your own)
3. Paid x3 more allocation to your states than any-other states within the federation
4. And isnt the so-called FG now been run by one of yours?

You people are fighting a lost battle. Even one of your own: President Ebele Goodluck Jonathan shares not further sympathy for MEND and your likes and has declared an all out war with you.

The problem still remains you,

There is no state within the country that has been developed by the Federal Govt except the FCT. The rest was developed by the people, and the type of visionary leaders they elect to run the affairs of their state.

1. You still have Sylva, a cocaine-fiend who cant point to one single achievement so far. And im sure MEND can get rid of him if they want, but they wont because the fight has never been about developing the ND. Your people are totally useless!
2. You re-elected Uduagha, the same criminal you wanted kicked out, yet who knew how hopeless your people are and was able to buy their votes.
3. The only good governor in your midst, Rotimi A. is facing barrage of attacks all around his because your people are foreign to change and development and hate him.
4. The biggest problem to GEJ isnt even the North, but how your so-called MEND has painted him as been useless, ineffective, disorganized, and a leader who cant even keep his own people in check. Im sure those criminals called MEND are used to the dollars they rake in from kidnap ransoms, thats why Amnesty wont work because they are so greedy, they cant even stop, and it will take x3 of the current forces of JFT to check their insanity.

Abeg please, post more pictures, but Nigerians have come to see how selfish the ND people, and we have all just realize that even if for the next 20 years, we have presidents in this country and they are all from the ND, nothing would still change, because of the nature of your own people.
Abeg, put your house in order first before posting rubbish here.[/b]

How utterly foolish an argument.

There are many Japanese names and words that are eerily similar to Benin names and words and some that are similar to some Yoruba names. Of all the Nigerian languages I would say Japanese probably has the most coincidences with Edo. Especially names that start with the letter O.

However I don't think there's any evidence that Far East Asian languages are really "near" to African languages.

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/hb/hb_1987.284.jpg


Janus-Faced Headdress, 19th–20th century
Boki peoples; Nigeria
Wood, cotton, metal, cane, pigment

H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm)
Purchase, Evelyn A. J. Hall Charitable Trust Gift and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1987 (1987.284)

This Boki headdress is the finest known example of its kind. Fewer than a dozen of these carved wood crests with cloth-wrapped attachments are known. It is unusual for masquerade ensembles to retain the mixed-media attachments with which they were seen in their original setting, and in this example they are not only beautifully executed but in an excellent state of preservation. Carved from a single piece of wood, the mask depicts two heads that share a single neck attached to a basketry cap. The neck, the areas below the chins, and the sides and tops of the heads have been covered with indigo-dyed, embroidered, strip-woven cotton cloth. Above each brow is a broad, curved "crown" made of basketry covered with similar embroidered cloth. Six cylindrical forms, also made of basketry wrapped with embroidered cloth, rise from the top of the head. The "crown" and the six cylindrical forms probably represent an elaborate hairstyle. The faces are broad and curved, with projecting open mouths and raised scarification marks on the temples, forehead, and cheeks. The faces are identical except for slight differences in the scarification marks and the patterns of embroidery on the coiffure. Both faces have metal inlaid eyes, and small brass pins inserted for the teeth. On one face, a row of small brass bells is attached along the jawline, while on the other is a row of teeth.

There are a few known masquerade associations among the Boki, including nkang, egbege, and bekarum. This striking headdress probably belongs to the egbege association, a society reserved for women and responsible for a number of female affairs, most significantly the institution of fattening-houses for prospective brides. The origins of some motifs in this and other Boki works may be traced to numerous enigmatic stone monoliths known as akwanshi, located just south of the Boki peoples. The origin and significance of the monoliths is unknown; locals testify that the sculptures simply appeared out of the ground, but scholars believe they were carved sometime during the nineteenth century. Several of the monoliths feature raised scarification patterns on the cheeks, forehead, and temples similar to those found on this headdress. These patterns are said to have been historically common in the area. The attachment of brass bells and teeth to the jawline may also allude to antiquated fashions, as akwanshi feature long plaited beards that were ornamented with pendants of bone and brass. The elaborate linear patterns on the neck, chin, and coiffure are a reference to a sacred script known as nsibidi. The same patterns can be found throughout the region in other headdresses, embroidered and appliquéd on cloth, and even chalked on walls.

There are still many gaps in the research regarding Boki material culture. Consequently, a concrete interpretation of the janiform composition of this Boki headdress remains unclear. Many scholars suggest, however, that the dual-headed representation may refer to the omnipotence and omnipresence of divine forces, as well as to male/female duality.

Source: Janus-Faced Headdress [Boki peoples; Nigeria] (1987.284) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/hb/hb_1986.475a-c.jpg

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/hb/hb_1986.475a-c_av1.jpg

Linguist Staff (Oykeame), 19th–20th century
Ghana; Akan, Asante
Gold foil, wood, nails

H. 61 5/8 in. (156.53 cm)
Gift of the Richard J. Faletti Family, 1986 (1986.475a-c)

Magnificent gold-covered staffs like this one are carried by high-ranking officials within the courts of Akan chiefs in an area of West Africa once known as the Gold Coast. Because they are a society that originally had no written tradition, the Akan peoples place an enormous emphasis on speech. The spoken word, in the form of axioms and stories, is the repository of Akan custom and values, and a complete mastery of proverbial lore, combined with an eloquent and insightful way of conveying it, is considered the mark of intellect of highly esteemed individuals. Those who possess this knowledge and an articulate command of language may be appointed as court linguists, the most important nonroyal court officials.

Court linguists play an invaluable role in Akan circles of leadership. Their vast knowledge and superior diplomacy make them essential as counselors, ambassadors, legal experts, and historians, and most Akan rulers keep several in their employ. The linguists' staffs of office, carved of wood and covered in gold foil, are said to be modeled after the cane used by the first court linguist, a woman who carried a cane because of her great age.

The finials of these staffs commonly illustrate proverbs that assert the ruler's legitimacy and capabilities or praise the linguist's experience and sagacity. This staff is surmounted by two human figures flanking a large web, with a spider positioned at its center. The finial refers to the saying, "No one goes to the house of the spider Ananse to teach him wisdom." Ananse the spider, who brought wisdom and taught weaving to the Akan, is the originator of folk tales and proverbs and is thus linked to linguists. Here, Ananse is the ultimate repository of erudition, as is the linguist at an Akan court, neither of whom should be challenged in that domain.

Although this artwork appears on the 20th-century segment of the Timeline, it is ascribed a date of 19th–20th century.

Source: Linguist Staff (Oykeame) [Ghana; Akan, Asante] (1986.475a-c) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ceremonial Sword (Udamalore), 17th–19th century
Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup
Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay

L. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991 (1991.17.122)

This opulent ivory sword is an udamalore, literally a "sword of the well-born." It was carried by a high-ranking chief of Owo, a Yoruba state in present-day Nigeria that rose to regional power in the eighteenth century. Worn on the hip, it indicated the power and status of its bearer at public ceremonies and celebrations.

Consisting of a figurative handle and a curved, openwork blade, this udamalore is a stunning example of the works created at this celebrated ivory-carving center. The human head that constitutes the pommel displays a delicate coiffure of repeated chevrons, while the eyes are augmented with dark inlaid wood. Triangular projections sprouting at the top and bottom of the head may be a reference to Sango, the Yoruba deity of thunder and warfare. Similar triangular extensions are found on the heads of figural dance staffs carried by Sango devotees. Their appearance on the udamalore may refer to the chief's affiliation with this deity and his dominance in political and military matters. The solid base of the blade is decorated with two knot patterns, while the openwork section depicts an Owo chief in ceremonial dress, wearing his own udamalore horizontally on the left hip. The space around the figure is pierced, but the sword's gently curved outline is maintained by delicate bands of ivory. In his right hand, the chief holds a curved sword, while a bird perches on his left hand and pecks at his crown. The upraised sword is an uda, used in combat, while the bird refers to the protective spiritual power associated with elderly Yoruba women. In combination, these emblems suggest a ruler who is physically and spiritually equipped to face all the challenges he may confront.

Source: Ceremonial Sword (Udamalore) [Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup] (1991.17.122) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment from a Figure, Head, 16th–19th century
Nigeria (?); Nnam
Basalt

H. 25 in. (63.5 cm)
From the Collection of Nina and Gordon Bunshaft, Bequest of Nina Bunshaft, 1994 (1995.64.18)

Over 300 monoliths carved from basalt in this style were created in the Cross River region of Nigeria between 200 to 1900 A.D. These lithic monuments, which vary in size ranging from around two to over six feet in height, are usually found in circular groupings facing inward. The depiction of human features in stone is unusual in sub-Saharan Africa; additionally, the scale, number, and arrangement of the Cross River monoliths distinguish them from other groupings of anthropomorphic sculpture.

This particular example, with its elegant low-relief detailing around the eyes and the ornate cicatrization along the cheeks, led to its attribution to a class of objects created by members of the Nnam, one of eight clans that comprise the Bakor ethnic group of the Cross River region. Frequent motifs that appear on Nnam-style monoliths include a single spiral, double spiral, concentric circle, diamond, and triangle. This work is fragmentary and is the top half of what was originally a taller monolith. There is a clear differentiation between the sculpture's front and back, with the rear being devoid of inscription. The marks themselves refer to cicatrization patterns, which comment upon the wearer's level of initiation, ethnic, clan, and family identity. These markings may also relate to symbols that would have been painted on the body during festivals and ceremonies. All of the stones depict bearded figures, which suggest venerability and wisdom.

Though these objects have played an important role in the ritual life of successive generations of members of local communities, their original purposes can only be conjectured. They may represent the spirit of deceased ancestors. It is also possible that they were created as memorials to important political and historical figures. Local people maintain that the stones were created by otherworldly powers and emerged out of the ground like trees. The difficulty that carving and transporting these stones would have represented to their makers—as compared to wood, which would have been more easily available and workable—is a further indication of their importance.

Source: Fragment from a Figure, Head [Nigeria (?); Nnam] (1995.64.18) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

It would be much more appropriate to say "if only Cameroon could be like this"


Check out how long Paul Biya has been ruling Cameroon and then get back to us. Then ask yourself honestly, could that happen in Nigeria? As somebody else already pointed out, if the people of Tunisia are so brave why did they let themselves get manhandled for 26 years by one corrupt goon?

Compare and contrast:

Nigeria

Shehu Shagari - corrupt administration, economic failure, possible election rigging.

Result = Overthrown (although I don't support truncating democracy for military rule)

Buhari- in an interview, said he was not concerned with a timetable for a transition back to democratic rule, but was rather more concerned with stabilizing the economy and ending corruption. Basically said he was not even thinking of handing the reigns back to civilians anytime soon.

Result = Overthrown by IBB in a coup sponsored by a rich civilian, M.K.O Abiola

IBB - kept delaying transition back to civilian rule

Result = almost killed and overthrown in the 1990 coup, a coup which involved soldiers from almost every part and ethnicity (except core North) of the nation

Abacha - looting treasury while delaying transition to civilian rule

Result = attempted coup foiled, continues looting. If he had kept on ruling, who knows what would have happened, probably another coup


Tunisia

Ben Ali - manhandled Tunisia for 24 years. Did a Paul Biya on that country. Dragged his nuts all over that country, then left with millions to go chill in Saudi Arabia.

GREAT thread. I'm going to lift a few pictures from here.