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Someone did Nigeria proud, Lets see who'll claim him. This is another side of the coin, the better apple, he is called AH-dee uh-DISH-uh-duh, Lol! I'm particularly sorry for some of our Europian and Asian friends out there - they have to get used to this name - AH-dee uh-DISH-uh-duh. Anyway, back to issue. Who wan claim my man in whom I'm well pleased - and when you do please claim Suleiman too. Incase you dont know, Adesida is one of the most smartest brains out there and hes down to earth too.

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The new provost’s name is pronounced ill-uh-SAH-me “AH-dee”
uh-DISH-uh-duh.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Ilesanmi “Ade” Adesida, the dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost of the Urbana campus, pending approval of the board of trustees at its May 31 meeting in Chicago. He will assume his new role on Aug. 16.


Ilesanmi “Ade” Adesida | Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

Adesida has served in various roles since becoming a U. of I. faculty member in 1987. Named dean in 2006, he also has been a director of the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology since 2001.

He will be assuming the post held by Richard Wheeler on an interim basis since January 2010.

“Dean Adesida’s global experience, expertise in innovation, and leadership in public and private partnerships has given him a solid foundation on which to build as he helps guide our campus forward,” said Phyllis Wise, the chancellor of the Urbana campus and a university vice president.

“He has an outstanding record of scholarship, a proven commitment to excellence, and an ability to successfully collaborate with colleagues at Illinois.”

Adesida and the other internal finalist for the position, Ruth Watkins, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, share vast experience and established connections, Wise said.

Adesida will play a critical role in developing and executing the next steps in the Visioning Future Excellence initiative, which has challenged staff and faculty members to submit new ideas that will be used to plot the Urbana campus’s course far into the future, Wise said.

“Dean Adesida will be a critical asset for our campus as we seek to more aggressively advance our mission,” Wise said. “I look forward to working with him as provost.”

Adesida, a Donald Biggar Willet Professor of Engineering, earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees at the University of California, Berkeley. He served as a visiting assistant professor of electrical engineering at Cornell University in 1983, and was the head of the electrical engineering department at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Nigeria, from 1985-87.

Adesida has supervised many graduate and undergraduate students, and their research projects. He also is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the chair of the National Science Foundation’s engineering advisory committee, and a former chair of the American Society for Engineering Education’s engineering deans’ public policy committee. He has served on numerous committees for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and in 2009 received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the department of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.

[quote author=Musiwa,,]How can a Yorubaman be the leader of Boko haram, may be they want to frame him.. that how nigeria is.[/quote]Why not? Is there any thing special in Yoruba that is not in Hausa, Ijaw, Ogoni, Igbo, Isoko, China, India, Arab, etc? I would be happy if you said - punish him more if hes Yoruba, and if hes non-Yoruba claiming to be Yoruba then bring him to Oyo or Osun lets give him Yoruba justice.

shymmex: Fool, I'm Christian by birth, and I still go to church sometimes when I feel like it - but I'd choose IFA over Christianity any day...

And most Yorubas practise two faiths by the way - and combining IFA with Christianity isn't a sin in Yoruba culture.

Please dont kill me with this line lol!
Are you saying I can go to Ifa's Kingdom on the last day? I mean, if God's kingdom is way too tough for me to get in can I try Ifa?
Lol! Nwanne, please choose who 'll serve. You can only serve one.

LagosShia: [b]if it was a christian leader that was killed,the southern christians would have started blowing online grammar calling for the country's division and retaliation.but here we have the boko haram criminals killing an innocent Shia Muslim man who refused to allow them use his property to perpetrate evil.yet,we hear no one condemning the attack.where is your conscience and fear of God? doesn't your religions teach you to fear God? you should know that injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.[/b]

Your anger is misplaced. I dont think we have, in recent time, heard that christians killed any imam in Nigeria but Boko Haram has done this on many occasions. In fact we've lost more christian clergy men in the hands of islamic extremists than one can count and you know its true. I wrote this to point out that your anger or christian-finger pointing is misplaced.

Anyway, Boko Haram is a creation of Boko Haram, its got nothing to do with good muslims who are only seeking for ways to please their God, and for that reason every man should condem BK's wicked actions no matter who the victims are. Boko Haram is trying to bait Shia minorty muslems because they know they'll have the upper hand in any chaos that ensues and the Shias should resist it by all means. Baiting Shias is one way BK is going to draw the support and sentiment of Sunnis and before you know it we're having Saudi Arabia and Iran doing proxies in northern Nigeria. The world we live in is dangerously interconnected and we need wisdom to outsmart baiters and war mongers.

[quote author=Rhino.5dm]A terrorist was caught and he claimed to be from Ogbomosho in Osun state and you believed him? By way was he caught in Osun or Kano? Pick another line. No matter how hard you try, terrorism is a northern phenomena. SMH.[/quote]Do you honestly believe that only northern people are capable of terrorism? The last time I checked, more people have died in the hands of their kins men more than they did in the hands of outsiders. Whether you're killed by terrorists, armed robbers, juju, poison, military, etc death is death and we all have recieved more deaths from people we share the same ethnic group with.

Cant believe the denial here, I'm shocked. You wonder why we've always had mean thieves as leaders? I recall the day I was explaining why and how tribalism gave birth to corruption in Nigeria and one Nler was vehemently opposed to my assertion. In fact he, probably, e-slapped and e-kicked me in his dreams for making a bold statement that the official corruption in Nigeria was due to tribalism. I respect ekt_bear for accepting the uncomfortable truth (mind you I dont share his view that Islam is evil) that there is a possibilty the suspect could be SW.

The day I read about one Igbo guy having some biz with Boko Haram I was very mad but I realized my anger was more like 60% - because hes Igbo and 40% - because hes in killing business. In the nutshell my anger stems from pride rather than truth and justice. The road to my deliverance was in realizing that pride should not blind me from any naked truth - if a criminal is white, black, brown, extraterrestial - lets apply the same dose of justice no matter his affiliation, color, hue, religion, etc.

I was thinking that at this moment in our national life whoever bombs, kills, or steals from us should be our public enemy irrespective of where he's from, I guess I was wrong. Who knows, the man could be innocent, hes not yet interrogated and we're exonerating him based on ethnicity, we should be ashamed. As an Igbo man, I 'll say this to FG - if you find an Igbo Boko Haram, please do as you wish with him. If hes taken another man's life or intentionally participated in any capacity that led to another man's death, injury, or hurt, please dont hesitate to give him what he deserves. Lives must be saved by all means and whoever is in the business of hurting people should be made to taste that which he cooked for others, be he Yoruba, Ijaw, Fulani, Igbo, Isoko, etc. We've lost enough souls in this hellish nation and it'll foolish of us to trivialize any man's crime because of ethnic pride.

Besides, for one man that brings shame to your group there is another bringing glory and honor. Its true a yoruba man made news today as a Boko Haram memeber, but another Yoruba, who is a dean of one of the Depts in my alma mater, made a great news that didnt even filter into Nigeria. He is a great man and one of the most intelligent Profs from Nigeria and he is about to head the 25th best engineering school in the world (arguably), it used to be ranked 13th best, dont know what happened.

Anyway, for one Suleiman there is one Adesina. So if you're reading my post then its time to get over yourself with this ethnic garbage. Grow up and accept there is always going to be a bad apple in you family, race, creed, color, or whatever.

Brothers, I think PDP initially saw herself as the new Military overlord and it didnt help matters that their first presidential candidate, OBJ, was a maximum ruler. Given this scenario, the party started having criminals as governors and godfathers which eventually gave rise to newer criminal governors and illiterate godfathers. Today, the reality is a little unsettling for them and I guess they're trying to show that they can also work because thats the only way they'll still remain "the largest party in Africa."

Given the reason I gave above, its obvious PDP was not a party geared towards dividend delivery from inception therefore, its no wonder most of their governors dont know what time it is. These governors now are starting to learn words like - works, equality, good governance, economy, etc. Words that were alien to their empty brains in 1999 are beginning to trickle down because they now know that rigging alone cant save the "largest party in Africa."

Uduaghan is not the worst gov, there are way worse govs than delta state chief executive. Before, we had Ohakim in Imo and God + humanity joined hands in throwing him out. In Ebonyi we have Elechi, I dont even know what biz he has with Almajiri school, its like he doesnt know there is an iron curtain between state and religion. I have nothing against religion but when its used in the political arena it becomes a distraction. Anyway, If one is to go by stats, I think Bauchi gov is likely to take the lead as the worst gov after which the remaining 35 govs must take their tickets as either terrible or out-right insane chief executives.

Umunna, Caution - that should be our watch-word. If and when Nigeria breaks, its initially likely to be a jungle where groups extract their pound of flesh, draw their lines and enforce their ultra-conservative laws of exclusion and hate. Trust me, you dont want to be caught outside your turf during this period.

During this exclusionary period, investments by outsiders are likely to be either looted by touts, bunch of insane and semi-insane, on-bridge and under-bridge agberos, Bigots, criminals, and mob wannabes. Also, investments can be expropriated by the new government as a show of iron-will and power to their people. However, the dust will settle after awhile and the new govts are likely to start asking for the return of their citizens' properties.

This new stage of property return or ownership re-instatement is likely to be tough initially but after high-power local and international campaign and pressure, sanity is guranteed to prevail, after all southern people have properties in Abuja and Kano, West has properties in PH and Enugu (Marginal), East and North have properties in Lagos.

In summary, we all have some chips to bargain with. I dont expect people to buy into it but remember the world doesnt always work according to our hate-filled wishes. What I accept is that our initial reality is likely to be a jungle - dog eat dog kind, but after that we still have to face humanity where international law guarantees that I should have my investments back or get its worth. At any rate, its always better to have your investment situated right in your own backyard.

alj harem: He is not one, because if he was wrong according to you, Your brothers commenting on the thread should have shut him up.

Look I am done with una

Since its now the job of every Igbo to shout any supposedly "Igbo" NLer down, could you pls tell us how many people from other groups in Nigeria that are shouting their people down here on NL. If you want to preach to us, at least practice what you preach. You know what, show me any thread, just like this one on Igbo, where you called Kanuri or Awori-Egun people (Kanuri and Awori are the two groups you've claimed to belong that I remember) out for lynch mob. Show us just one thread, just one.

alj harem: ^^^^^^^^^^^

Abeg sam go siddon, I have no problem with easterners but with Igbos on the internet. Lets get our facts right

Imagine one of your igbo ideeiotic brother saying "Wole did not protest against his fellow yorubaman" What rubbish

I only have one ID which is Alj harem, I am not uche whatever you are saying

Really? So since its your job to gauge all Easterners by a single statement made by a supposedly "Igbo" person, why dont you act on other statements of support and commendation from other Igbos? Nwanne, I'm too old to be fooled easily. You know what you're doing and I wish you luck.

I'm convinced now that you have an eternal problem with Easterners. Its a shame how to come here pretending like you're fighting/advocating for unity yet you do not foreget to put a wedge between Easterners and the rest of the nation. I dont even know what to tell you, I guess I would say I feel sorry for you.

FYI, you're embarking on a fruitless venture, the kind your people and their friends embarked upon right after the civil war yet we made it and still standing here today. Like pointB rightly pointed out - worry about your own problems first before ours. We're fine, we've always been fine so we dont need any political lesson from you. If our actions get on your last nerve this bad - why do you insist on being in the same nation with us? What you're seeing is who we are - you either take it or leave it, like it or hate it, and most importantly, live with us or go your way.

Your job these days is to dig up on some garbage, put it on NL, and wait for the doodoo to start flying - thats how you bait East and West. Any time it looks like folks are not on eachother's throat (West and East) you go get something to start a new war and then take sides with the West because thats how you feel safe. I'm calling you out because your M.O stinks to high heavens.

A man cannot out-run his fate, the same thing applies to Nigeria and ever other nation out there. If our fate is disintegration then there is nothing you and I can do about it. It might sound fatalistic but thats the truth and you need to live with it rather than seek for cheap-shots on Easterners. Shooting at Easterners because you want to form alliance with the West wont save you at the end of the day so, like my brother, PointB, said - worry about your own part of the country and leave us in peace. We dont need you to tell us what we're doing right or wrong, we have enough brains to figure that out, in fact the energy you waste here (NL) would be better served if you put 1/10th of it in seeking an end to the somalization of your homeland, Borno. Wole Soyinka is probably the most loved non-Igbo alive, of course you didnt realize that because you were in a terrible haste to create another bait like you always do with this ID "Uche2008."

[quote author=haka_nai]What makes you feel this will happen before now, discussed with boko haram? What of the ND insecurity before now? You didn't see that did you? Tribalism as usual.you praise Nzweogu on one hand talking about a united Nigeria and yet call the likes of Okah justifiable. Which one is it? Hypocrites,only when it's tribally motivate you drift,always going to and fro on tribal sentiments. [/quote]You missed the point. Also I dont think its come to the point of name-calling but if thats where you want to go then I'm done with the convo.

Back to the issue, I'm not justifying what Okah did or did not, but in the light of the deal I'm getting from Nigeria I wont feel hurt if I'm excised from the federation. Its not hypocrisy, its common-sense. The lesser the load you carry the faster you walk. Nigeria has become over-loaded, slow, and cumbersome to make any meaningful headway. Some days ago we witnessed another senseless bombing and violence in Abuja, Jos, and Yobe, dont you think folks are tired of it? My brother, I want to save my people from this un-ending carnage and backwardness as soon as possible and if someone gets ahead of the line and excises my homeland from Nigeria you bet I'll take that deal, after all its better than this hellish deal Nigeria is offering me.

[quote author=haka_nai]okah figured it out my backside.He is so fucking dead now and could pass for an Egyptian mummy.It's God's will he choose the sick adventure to end his useless puke of a life.Thank you IBB for ensuring he was redirected to his decomposing status without much delay.The freaking loser is maggot food .His idea smells of crap he was drunk of it .who is dead now?who is excise from Nigeria now?Who is a fool now? Okah the daft slowpoke ![/quote]Wow! Your anger visibly speaks volumes. You know, I would've been happy if Okah and his group excised my homeland from Nigeria. With the way bombs are going off I dont know what you stand to gain from the union - death and more death? In hindsight, Okah did a great service to the core north and I wish he extended that benevolence to the East. There is no more love and unity left in Abuja and its high time we faced up to the unfolding reality.

Its good to see dreams come true. My experience in Nigeria has made me disregard all political office holders and their promises. When I saw the first pic I was like - this must be another one of their usual empty promises but as I got to the end - voila! there it is in living colors. Wonderful skyscrapers should be dotting Nigerian skyline, its a shame its not. The other day I went to google to search for pics of Nigerian cities I was shocked and ashamed, what I saw could not possibly be Nigerian cities.

Anyway, I commend whoever did that job and hope that Boko Haram 'll stay away from this piece of hardwork.

Sagamite: The North just seems to want to accelerate to backwardness.

The bolded captured a true and scary picture. I read this write-up last night and was shocked beyond words on why a people, culture, or religion would make it that easy for men to divorce women. I dont think this is Islam, there has to be another reason the north is always on the news for the wrong reasons. What do the state govt think would become of Kano 20 or 30 years down the line? Certainly, they'll have millions of children roaming the length and breath of north with only single-parent upbringing. Let them take a look at whats happening to young males and females in the US who're products of single-parent upbringing and tell us if thats what they desire. Any society that doesnt put emphasis on long-term marriage and relationship between a man and a woman just for the sake of the children is a society thats doomed to explode, North beware.

Have stuff to do.

alj harem: No Sir, SW does not vote base on interest unlike others, Neither does the middle belt.

WHY GEJ WON THOSE REGIONS IS BECAUSE OF THIS SIMPLE REASONS

1. Sympathy that GEJ is from the SS region that has never produce the president unlike SW or MB

2. They wanted to SHOW SS AND SE THAT THEY ARE ONE, PART AND PARCEL OF THIS NATION. I am on the streets and I know what people talk about. Middle belt does not start and end with Benue. We have Kogi, plateau etc and that was the reason

3. Infact, BOTH REGIONS WERE GOING TO VOTE SE for 2015. Fact !!! Even a blind man could read that coming.

Don't come here and start telling us interest this interest that. I wonder what interest SS and SE have for SW ? Buhari gave SW the VP position, so what interest would you possibly have . rubbish

Better start tell yourself the truth so it would set you free

Bolded = interest. If those are not included as "interest," then I wonder what US is doing for Isreal in the midst of a hostile region. I wonder what US is doing in South Korea also. Interest does not only equate to money or material things, it could be anything you feel strongly about and you want it to come to fruition - Ka ji kwo?

alj harem: No Sir, SW does not vote base on interest unlike others, Neither does the middle belt.

WHY GEJ WON THOSE REGIONS IS BECAUSE OF THIS SIMPLE REASONS

1. Sympathy that GEJ is from the SS region that has never produce the president unlike SW or MB

2. They wanted to SHOW SS AND SE THAT THEY ARE ONE, PART AND PARCEL OF THIS NATION. I am on the streets and I know what people talk about. Middle belt does not start and end with Benue. We have Kogi, plateau etc and that was the reason

3. Infact, BOTH REGIONS WERE GOING TO VOTE SE for 2015. Fact !!! Even a blind man could read that coming.

Don't come here and start telling us interest this interest that. I wonder what interest SS and SE have for SW ? Buhari gave SW the VP position, so what interest would you possibly have . rubbish

Better start tell yourself the truth so it would set you free

Well define what interest is then, lol! Or do you think interest only means when theres immediate material stuff in the offing for you? Haba, Alhaji!

alj harem: The truth is there for us to see. if you choose to flatter someone or choose to take sides, our MAKER would destroy us. Lets start from fuel subsidy.

Fuel subsidy did not start with GEJ and so did the protest start with GEJ. For Nigeria to move forward we need to address some fundamental issues.

1. Who am I loyal to, Nigerians or my zone ?

2. Is there equality in Nigeria among all her people ?

3. Why are they protesting or why are these certain group of people not happy ?

4. Is it the same reason as mine or it is different ?

5. What can my sector of the country do to help them ?

That is how brother with brains think not trying to exclude or trying to chant hate against the other.

I have looked at the Nigeria political system and why people like Afam4eva was not happy at the first place and I supported his views. Not that he is my blood brother or he is from my zone but because I hate injustice and what ever happen to his zone would finally catch up with mine. That is forward thinking.

You would wonder the sanity of some Nigerians at times. Imagine A NIGERIA (Beaf and other bigots) praying that Adenuga does not make it past the shores of Nigeria business wise or his business runs down because someone is taunting him ?

All my life since I heard of Innoson, I have always support the movement because I know one way of the other it secure the future of OUR children someway. I is really painful thinking about it at times.

Well, thats great and I commend you for that. Also, I'll say that you dont need anyone to do the right thing 'cause doing right is what you should naturally do. Even as people commend you for good stuff you do, always remember that doing good is the only option you have whether people see it or not, like it or not, appreciate you or not.

I also want you to extend your goodness to the political arena. You dont have to pour fuel into a burning fire between two brothers. East and West are brothers and neighbours and thats how it is. We may not like it but God did it anyway so maybe should get used to it and stop this e-stupidity.

alj harem: The Lagos thing gets to me because I see Lagosians as one and some elements from your region are trying to spilt us.

If I choose to comment on CyberG's post and Your post, I do not think you two would appreciate it because I would say the truth and the truth is a bitter pill to swallow.

1. Cyber G was Wrong to blame Boko haram on GEJ. The people doing Boko haram know themselves and we need to point this out

2. Cyber G was absolutely right when he spoke on blaming the SECURITY on GEJ. Why you may ask, for a nation like Nigeria things happen very fast and in a chain reaction. Thus when MEND bombed Abuja and the president was mediocre about it, Boko haram got the idea from them.

3. You Sam Ikenna talk of the SW and MB voting for GEJ as well. I thought it was the Non-indigenes from the SE and SS that voted for GEJ in the SW and MB ? I thought the SE and SS did it all on their own.

You see my brother when you look at southern policies, you would be full of laugher because we all know FULL well that there would NEVER be unity in the south as far as the WORLD is concerned.

Immediately after the election, Beaf and his Igbo cohorts were quick to say Yoruba did not vote for GEJ, they controlled the votes in the SW. Most SWerners even to Edo and Western Delta warned you people to stop but it continued. Now you see why they warned you all.

Already the sort of vote seen in the last election would be the last of it. You can be rest assured that SW have learnt their lesson and it was the bitter one.

So my brother, apparently SW and MB did not vote for GEJ. It is the non-indigenes from East that voted GEJ in. Good luck.

Its foolish of me to start debating this with you, not because you dont deserve a debate but it sure will derail this thread and everything I stand for. However, I'm kind of tempted to ask you what lesson did SW learn that is bitter. SE and SS people have been voting for SW for a long time and never said they were bitter nor learned a bitter lesson from it so why would SW feel bitter about the wonderful civic duty they did for their nation? You talk like SW starts and ends in your house. Brother, SW is big and diverse like all peoples so this your assertion that they learned a bitter lesson or that they feel insulted or whatever is purely your own gospel. As far as I know, SW voted based on their interests just like SE, SS, MB, etc. Man, I need to log off, I have stuff to do.

alj harem: Why do you always talk of Lagos with contempt

Why are you so envious ? Did CyberG talk of taking any property or anything pertaining who and what in the economy of lagos ?

Sure insecurity would only lead to the inevitable

We dont have to go into Lagos or no Lagos because thats whats keeping us from freeing ourselves from this noose thats been on our necks for eons. I'm completely sick of how Boko Haram gets on the loose and kill as many as possible but we, the southerners, end up squaring off against eachother. Its either southerners are fools or their heads are not screwed right.

And for you Al Harem, I'm sure his comments about Lagos is the only thing you'll see, So sad. I'm really starting to have a funny feeling about you on this forum. Even though for the most part you come off as a nice person, It looks like you have a political motive here. I dont know if you enjoy stoking the flame of hate between Yoruba and Igbo, for now I'll say I'm not quite sure what it is.

Brothers, CyberG hasnt called people names, he only made his points. I dont subscribe to his opinion and I'm sure he thinks same of mine. Its always better to have a convo with people who, even though they disagree with you, are not advocating for bombing and maiming as a political strategy. Boko Haram is here for a long haul - disregard it if you want to. So, either Nigerians rise up and say they're tired and they wont take it any longer, or they can look for their usual scapegoat while improvised explosive devices of all kinds are raining down on all of us from a clear and identifiable enemy.

I feel sorry for Nigerians, its clear most of us are still stuck in a dangerous circular orbit of denial. The way I see it, this Boko Haram nonsense will eventually get out of hand. Today, the greatest threat facing the world is nuclear materials falling in the hands of criminals and terrorists. Ask yourself, do you think BK will hesitate to use it on all Nigerian infidels if they lay their hands on it? I know the argument is - how can they get nuclear bombs? Well, newsflash - they dont have to get nuclear bombs, they only have to get Uranium 235/238 from Niger republic where its currently mined (mind you, Niger and north are like salt and pepper). If they can get some and mix it with any IED thats capable of delivering heavy explosion then theres a non-zero probablity chance of the device spliting a few uranium and spreading the surroundings with radiation. Of course the radiation is not going to be much but it sure complicates the life of surviving victims of the bomb explosion. That is what's called dirty bomb - it may not pack huge punch but whoever gets in its way is likely to spend a chunk of his life fighting radiation related sickness.

We can, as Nigerians, decide if we want to take Boko Haram head-on or if we want to blame SE and SS for national insecurities and subsidy removal. Boko Haram may as well be the last straw, if it is, then I'm hoping God will hasten the end of this un-holly marriage before we all lose the left-over innocence from our 1966-70 debacle. Our lives, our future and the future of our children depend on how we decide to confront the current situation. We can do it by blaming the innocent and the victim while the bringer of death is at our doorstep or we can take a shot at our aggressor and be free for good.

CyberG: Nigerians voted for Jonathan not PDP. They love him, they would rather die with no arrests, investigation or reprisals and feed him @ N 3 Million per day than allow a competent and prepared man to lead the country! I am sure the SE, SS and tribal bigots CANNOT complain: as you laid your bed, NOW YOU LIE ON IT! Shikena!

Are you implying we brought this on ourselves? Are you saying we did wrong by doing our civic duties? Didnt SW/MB vote for GEJ? So does it mean Nigeria is letting Boko Haram off the hook and blaming SE and SS? Has Eastern people formed any killer-cult/sect because they lost national election? How many times have Eastern people produced Nigerian president - why must we be bombed and then blamed for clinching the presidency after over 50 yrs of nationhood? Why cant Nigerian people be honest for one second and put the blame where it belongs?

You see, this is why I think it'll be in the best interest of this nation to cease so that people with similar cultures can come together and build a real nation devoid of Boko Haram, hate, or their apologists. Whether GEJ is a saint or sinner, dont you think he deserves the right to serve out his term without bombs going off here and there? Its disheartening that we've come to a point in our "nation" where we implicitly absolve culprits and blame victims, it really is and its dangerous. If you think about what Easterners have gone through from 1966-2012, they probably have more reasons to bomb, maim, and frustrate the leadership of this country and her people than core north or Boko Haram yet they didnt take that path (MEND's actions notwithstanding).

Lets put the blame where it belongs - Boko Haram or any other group has no reason to take another man's life - simple. Also, with regards to election, it is personal - I reserve the right to vote for whoever I choose. I dont have to be demonized or blamed for a Jihadist cult that springs up because I choose A over B. If my choice hurts other people or a jihadist group that bad then we dont need to share the same space.

Chuba1:

Nigerian University Applications & Admissions, 2003-2008

SOURCE: JOINT ADMISSON AND MATRICULATION BOARD, Abuja (http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/ext/latest_release/ssd09.pdf)


APPLICATIONS 
Region	        03/04	04/05	05/06	 06/07	07/08
South East	309,228	249,618	275,758	263,144	274,013
South South	297,420	243,682	252,426	238,103	269,239
South West	267,856	204,515	227,834	218,763	251,719
North Central	110,216	89,655	100,620	111,873	142,160
North West	34,857	29,057	35,819	48,584	58,476
North East      26,838	20,950	23,954	31,054	38,439

 		
APPLICATIONS    03/04	04/05	05/06	 06/07	07/08
			
Region          (%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
South East	30%	30%	30%	29%	26%
South South	28%	29%	27%	26%	26%
South West	26%	24%	25%	24%	24%
North Central	11%	11%	11%	12%	14%
North West	3%	3%	4%	5%	6%
North East	3%	2%	3%	3%	4%
TOTAL	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
 					
South	84%	83%	82%	79%	77%
North	16%	17%	17%	21%	23%

ADMISSIONS     
Region	        03/04	04/05	05/06	 06/07	07/08
South East	43,327	41,026	26,498	32,448	14,106
South South	33,166	35,788	17,800	25,392	11,087
South West	18,673	22,901	17,001	25,578	11,958
North Central	8,720	13,352	9,086	17,727	4,869
North West	1,385	5,139	4,390	8,915	2,846
North East	2,586	4,286	2,209	7,996	2,606
TOTAL (+Other)	107,860	122,496	76,984	118,056	47,476
 					
Region	        03/04	04/05	05/06	 06/07	07/08

South East	40%	33%	34%	27%	30%
South South	31%	29%	23%	22%	23%
South West	17%	19%	22%	22%	25%
North Central	8%	11%	12%	15%	10%
North West	1%	4%	6%	8%	6%
North East	2%	3%	3%	7%	5%
TOTAL	       100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
 					
South	88%	81%	80%	71%	78%
North	12%	19%	20%	29%	22%

Break-down of Geopolitical Regions
North-Central	Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
North East	Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe.
North-West	Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara.
South-East	Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo.
South-South	Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers.
South-West	Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo.

It looks like Imo state is no longer doing quite well.

jason123: All that was based on my own personal observation. There is a high chance that its wrong!

Very well then, I would say the reason you see only females is because thats where your eyes are, not that I'm a saint though. You know, its obvious you love Igbo ladies and, perhaps, dont get along with their males which is the reason you only see Igbo females as educationally "hot" as opposed to our males. Well, to burst your bubble a bit, Igbo males have a slight edge over their females in litteracy rate, not that I'm happy about it but it is what it is. For example - try any stat that has student names in Nigeria and tell me what names are more prominet - Igbo males or females? that'll help you know whats going on. The truth is - "Igbo males only do trade" is another myth that most people are sucked into. Yes, we do trade but do you know what else we do? For instance, I had a side-Biz even as I was attending school in Nigeria and as soon as I was done with school I didnt have to put up with unemployment. I guess if you saw me in Aba or Alaba doing a hard bargain with you in Igbo, pidgin, or english (heavy accent) you would, by default, think I was Igbo "omata."

Anyway, I've said enough already. The point is - Nigerians, for the most part, are Knowledge seekers. Yorubas, Igbos, Hausas, Ijaws, etc we all seek knowledge using different routes. Some go straight from high school to unis, some spend one yr or two to help a brother in Biz before moving on, others combine Biz with education, and the rest pursue knowledge in islam, etc. I guess I would say that no one is out-educating anyone, we're, for the most part, on the same level.

shymmex: Military, yes... That was because they colonialists trusted the Igbos than any other southern tribe - because of their acceptance of catholicism.. Yorubas and Benins never respected the British - maybe you need to read what Awolowo said about them..

As for political positions - you're living in fool's paradise.. Igbos only controlled their part of the country... And Zik was a CEREMONIAL president - and he became the president because of the pact between the North and SE...

Zik was dumped by Ahmadu Bello - hence, the rise of Akintola, and most of the Igbo appointments in the federal government were given to Yorubas. That was why most people suspected the Jan. 1966 was an Igbo coup - because they were becoming irrelevant in Nigerian politics..

Read more about Nigeria, bruv..

Good luck to you on this your new theory.

Akby: Statistics my foot!!! This is reality and not a matter of who register for jamb and all that. For your information, less that 1% of the total population of Nigeria register for jamb every year so u cant judge a nation using a 1% statistics. From the days of the colonial masters and trends downward, u can't take it away from Ogun, Ondo and Ekiti. Take a teenage from all the states of the federation and put them to test, u will see dat one of the state indigiene would come first cos the foundation as already been laid before the inception of this failed 6-3-3-4 educational system!!!

I hope you're not upset with the stat, you kind of sound like it. Anyway, dont fall into the trap of "past glory syndrome." Western Nigeria had a huge head-start in education before the East but by the time of independence the East had wiped out the gap and was fixing to overtake the West - dont take my word for it, just research. Now, do I put so much value to Nigerian education? - you betcha. I had a degree before I left Nigeria and looking back I would say Nigerian unis are glorified High schools. I wish things were different but you know what they say wishes are...

shymmex: But you can't argue that they haven't been in control since independence... Obasanjo was the one who rocked their boat, and that's why he's the most hated guy in the North.... We all need to keep our fingers crossed, and see what happens in 2015.. Northerners don't make too much noise, they strategize, and I know they will shock everyone come 2015...

You saw how Yar Adua was able to placate MEND - with the so-called "amnesty", huh?? Northerners are savvy when it comes to the Nigerian chess game... They know how to manipulate the Southerners - to their own advantage.. They know Southerners are lousy folks, and we're also divided - and they will play their game through that division..

The only people that can match them in political savviness in the South are Yorubas (I'm not saying this because I'm Yorubas, but it's the truth) - and they would use Igbos as bait - come 2015...

Northern president and Igbo vice president = joker for 2015.

I see your point but I think you're giving a little bit too much life to their assumed political "savviness." The truth is - in Africa, he who has the bigger gun cuts the cake, in fact he owns the cake irrespective of where the ingredients are found and mixed. The north, I agree were good political gamers, but you also have to know that what helped cement the north in power was the absence of the East in the political calculus of this nation during and after the civil war. The fear of Igbo domination was exactly what the north needed and it worked for awhile time. Today the reality is different 'cause that myth has been way watered down and the East that played dumb just to survive after the war is no longer interested in second fiddle anymore, they also want the cake as bad as north wants it.

If you get my drift, I'm implying that the political success of core north hinged on the continual absence of the East, Igbo domination myth, and Eastern mutual hate and distrust without which the political terain will be Igbo vs Hausa vs Yoruba. Given that those walls of mutual distrust and domination myths in the East are crashing, is it any wonder why we're seeing a huge shake-up in our body polity? I'm not taking anything from Yoruba's mastery of Nigerian politics but I think you probably 4got that in the early 60s it was Igbos that were ascribed with that doggedness and savviness quality before West and North tag-teamed on the East. The point I'm making is that no one is super-wise and savvy, its more like a roller-coaster thing. Today, the Ijaw man is the boss, tomorrow could be Berom or Ibibio man.

shymmex: I've never lived in the North - but all the Northerners I've met are from core Northern states like: Bauchi, Kano, Sokoto etc..

Stop underestimating these people - they teach them how to be handlers of power from birth.. They're brilliant, savvy, and intelligent people - and also very calm and quiet...

Dont you think in the light of what is currently happening in Nigeria they should fire their power-handling instructors?

Nigeria has become more difficult, and if I may - dangerous, to lead. Its still too easy to exploit but not lead and if my instinct is right then core north is in for a long and bumpy ride politics-wise. All groups in Nigeria have become more assertive and demanding. It used to be Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba, but now every group is swinging with AK47 and RPGs. So, my brother, politics in Nigeria now is a free for all slug-fest, no more king-maker ethnic group anymore - meaning that core north will have to negotiate to get power. Those dark days of imposition and invisibilty through the military is gone for good. Like I said, it looks like they might have to fire their political instructors and relearn the political terrain.