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cjudy:
Wonderful
This is the reason why they’re all running to APC because the 1bn they’re receiving, they’re not using it to supervise a single project. Corruption weldone

Youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has described as unacceptable the decision by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to fix a fresh examination for those affected by what it called errors in the recently released results.

JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, had on Wednesday admitted that errors led to the low score of candidates in the five South-East states and Lagos State.

The Board then said arrangement had commenced to reschedule the exam for the affected candidates.

But, in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike said the arrangement was totally unacceptable.

Okwu said it was a disservice for JAMB to subject the candidates to “another round of mental torture, stress and risk” for not fault of theirs.

“We want to state unequivocally that our people will not accept any fresh examination, having already been subjected to mental torture by JAMB.

“The candidates are not in the right frame of mind to undergo another examination, having been faced mental torture ever since the fake results were announced.

“Besides, who is going to bear the cost? The same parents who are facing severe financial challenges?

“What of the risk of moving to the examination locations, in a country ravaged by insecurity?” Okwu queried.

He declared that, “having said this, we demand that JAMB should allocate 300 score to all the South-East candidates affected by its own error not that of the candidates. Igbos are very brilliant people and could have made 300 and above.

“It was a deliberate design to punish the people of the South-East, clearly to deny them education opportunities.

“Should JAMB fail to heed to our request, we shall not hesitate to drag them to court, no form of crocodile tears by the Registrar will save the Board.”

Ayodele Asalu, A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has claimed that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has increased House of Representatives consistency project allow from N200 to N1 billion after subsidy removal.

Constituency allowances are the funds released by the federal to each lawmaker which is meant to address socio-economic challenges in their immediate constituencies. It is also meant to support rural development efforts.

Asalu, who is a former Reps aspirant for Ede/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency in the state made the claim while speaking at a recent meeting with his supporters and member of the APC.

Speaking in a video sighted by IntelRegion, the politician said no member of the House of Representatives now receives less than N1 billion for constituency projects, which is a sharp rise from previous allocations that were as low as N200 million, adding that, Senators, on the other hand, now get nothing less than N2 billion.

“Before 2024, it wasn’t like this. “But after subsidy removal, federal allocations to states increased—and so did lawmakers’ project funds. If you see a lawmaker executing projects, don’t be fooled into thinking it’s from their personal pocket, he spoke in Yoruba.

The ex-Reps aspirant praised Tinubu’s administration for the upward review, stating that the move was intended to make life easier for citizens by empowering lawmakers to deliver more developmental projects.

“Take Osun State as an example, before now, an Honourable member’s allowance was less than N200 million. Today, nobody gets less than N1 billion. And no senator operates with less than N2 billion. These are facts, not exposés,” he said.

He, however, didn’t specify if the money is monthly or annually.

A similar revelation was made by, a senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, in March 2024, who claimed that he received more than N1 billion for constituency projects in the 2024 budget.

“Senators get what they lobby for, not because they have the right to it. Everybody just goes about doing what they can do for their constituencies and senatorial districts.

“A better approach would have been for senatorial uniformity. So if they say that everyone should get about N1 billion, be it. But this way, you rely on your weight and contacts to see what you can get for your people.

“We are not talking about money for the senators. This is for projects within our senatorial districts. If you have road, water, or training programmes, all should aggregate to a particular amount,” he said.

Asked if he got as much as N1 billion in allocation, the senator replied, “Of course, I did. That’s why I am who I am. But these are projects for my people.”

Antoeni:
Behold, the faces of those who protested when the country was still working.

Please, just one word for them.

XtraFortunes:
I agree with him. I almost lost my life during my NYSC in the north. The driver and another passenger died on the spot. I will never forget that day in my life. I thank God I am alive today

These two organizations are time wasters of Nigerian youth. One will stay at home for years writing Jamb, while those who know road and have long keg have entered school, same with NYSC waiting to be mobilized and wasting one year serving.

Meanwhile abroad at 25 most people who want to go to school have graduated and are working and usually married, their counterpart in Nigeria are still writing Jamb and trying to go for NYSC.

So you see your age mates abroad retire early and starts traveling the world on Vacation while in Nigeria at 40 people are still claiming youth. These are because of these Jamb and NYSC delays

ABUJA — The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, describing them as “big and bold” initiatives that have transformed Nigeria into a more attractive destination for investors.

Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Montgomery acknowledged that the UK’s interest in Nigeria is growing, citing the positive impact of recent economic policies.

“I’ve been very public previously about commending the big and bold economic reforms being taken by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Montgomery stated.

Highlighting key policy changes, he pointed to the abolition of fuel subsidies and the unification of the exchange rate system as crucial steps toward economic stability.

According to him, these measures are already yielding results, positioning Nigeria as a more “investible” nation.

“My headline this morning is that these economic reforms are paying off, and they are now making Nigeria more investible,” he added.

Montgomery, however, acknowledged the economic strain on Nigerians due to rising inflation, currently hovering in the mid-20 percent range. He noted that while the reforms are transformative, their benefits might take time to materialize fully.

“I realise that some of these reforms for ordinary people are painful. Inflation is still high, it’s in the 20 percent territory, the mid-20s. And it’s going to take time to bring that rate down,” he remarked.

Despite the current economic challenges, the High Commissioner expressed optimism, predicting that inflation rates would begin to ease over the coming months and years, further solidifying Nigeria’s position as an attractive investment hub.

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thatigboman:
it didn't start in 2014, it started in 1960 engineered by awolowo

Ibrahimcoomasie:
Early politicians of the 30s, 40s, Chiefs among them are mostly talented in writing and journalism and some owned media outfits, with which they laud and inflate their egos while simultaneously deflating d profile of those they disagree with in the political firmament.

Herbert Macaulay (A Yoruba man), the Father of Nigerian Nationalism, also a journalist was fond of calling dissenting voices 'imperialism agents' but ZIK took it to an elevated proportion, re-christened it to 'imperial stooges', 'Uncle Toms' and 'aunty Jememas', even those whose patriotism and Nationalism had never been in doubt were so named; minor disagreements and you are blacklisted. ZIK had a Newspaper outlet, 'the Pilot', a tool he creatively used to maximum advantage. The editors would daily eulogize him for d basics, and sometimes for the hitherto unknown and unheard of good things for Nigeria, nay, 'Mother Africa', Some of them acclaimed him as d 'Ghandi of Africa' and others declared that ZIK deeds had 'eleczik-ified' them.

ZIK was obviously very gifted, intelligent and clever which manifested in his works; however, he was regarded by many of his peers as the 1st consummate propagandist that Nigeria ever produced. In inflating his own ego or deflating that of his rivals, publications on the Pilot observed neither modesty nor reck. In this connection, he was in direct line of succession to Herbet Macaulay, but like all sons who are worthy of their parentage, in this respect, ZIK outdid Herbert Macaulay, for he took propaganda several notches higher with a slant of deep seated tribalism.

[b]For example, when the ban on Palm Kernel was imposed, the Pilot supported it and reported thus: "the measure by the Government is fair. Instead of reducing the whole country to poverty, only the Western provinces will be affected and they can switch over to other avenues, to make body and soul live." He held similar stance as to the agitation against the 'Cocoa Pool'.

ZIK brazenly supported a policy which clearly threatened the livelihood of the Yorubas. Were the East on the receiving end here, ZIK would have dipped pen in gall, and crafted a creatively worded opinion on the Pilot, denouncing the Cocoa Pool as an 'imperialist device or stratagem whose aim, object and purpose was to oppress, repress, depress and distress Nigerian Cocoa producers and dealers economically' and he would have replicated same for d ban on palm kernels in d West. He would have labeled it 'a gross betrayal of trust, an indelible stain, blemish and stigma on British imperialism; a vain attempt, a complete misfire and a palpable boner in the realm of divide et impera.'[/b] Pardon my poor attempt at replicating ZIK's creative writing genius, he many a time used such strong words.

ZIK took this tribalist venom to higher Plateau when he graced the front page of the Pilot, and entitled it 'Football Iliad, 1940 Edition' what many described as a shocker, a big step forward in an insidious campaign colored in Bigotry. A football match between 2 schools, Christ the King's college, Onitsha was hosted by St. Gregory's college in Lagos, in a match tagged 'Win the War'.

The CKC team from Onitsha defeated St Gregory's team by 5 goals to 4. Spectators had a good watch, even the host considered the match very entertaining, a bonding moment for teams made up of teenagers of different cultures, that afterall is the spirit of sport.

But how did ZIK report it? ZIK saw in the sporting exploits and triumph of the team from Onitsha the inherent superiority of the Ibos over the Yorubas and he went to very great pains to establish this in d careful choice of words and emphasis..

"And then to think of the great combination of d Spartan heroes who crossed her loudly Niger, journeyed through the good earth of Benin, hurried across the domains of the Oshemawe of Ondo, of the Atanla of Owo, of the Owa of Ilesha, of the Ooni of Ife, of the Alake of Abeokuta in their invasion of these islands!

Who, but heroes of mighty brawn and exceptionally developed brain would have dared to make this invasion and to succeed in carrying to their River Niger home, the Golden fleece of Inter-Collegiate Soccer Championship of d Eastern and Western Provinces?"


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...Such was the mocking tone with which ZIK described an innocent football match with a slant of superiority complex.

But the same CKC team met the Olubadan XI, an undiluted Yoruba team in another 'Win the War' match on 24 August 1940 and were roundly defeated 3-2.

It may just be a matter of coincidence that ZIK wasn't in the mood to write at the time or perhaps he suffered what we call 'Writer's Block', because for more than 2 weeks, this headline event never got reported on the Pilot. And when the paper finally wrote on it, it was only a small item on the back page, like a mistress smuggled out of the window at the arrival of the madam of the house..and was laced with excuses,

"the CKC team was already tired; some of the players were in fact limping before the match",

and other calculated efforts to avoid giving the yoruba boys their well deserved accolade, and extreme energy was exerted in ensuring the brilliance and talent of those little yoruba boys was never acknowledged.

This was but tip of the Iceberg, ZIK would go full scale Bigotry afterwards.

Shall I Begin?

The Ibos were given inordinate publicity on the pages of the paper, which I regard as appropriate and in order, to promote one's root..but at a time when other Nationalists made concerted efforts in describing citizens of Nigeria as Nigerians or Africans and celebrated their laurels and feats as credits to Nigeria and Africa as a whole, ZIK would jettison the whole for the particular and elevate Ibo over and above every other tribe and largely over Nigeria as an entity, and in a manner that smirked Ego inspired Hate.

Typical Front Page news title in the Pilot this time were;

1. 'Ibo Young man Sail to U.K.' Sept 23, 1938. Referring to Mr. Jaja Wachukwu, who later became Speaker of Houe of Rep.

2. '14th West African Student, 10th Nigerian, 8th Ibo in U.S.A.' Jan 28, 1939. The 8th Ibo was Mr. Nwafor Orizu, later became Senator.

3. 'Ibo Medical Student Passes Exam in 1st Class Honours.' June 26, 1940. That was Dr. S.O. Eguwatu.

And some weird editorials like:

'The Ibo Are Coming' Dec 31, 1938, Wondered what ZIK meant, but the title is indicative enough of some theory of domination.

These are but very few examples of deliberate actions of ZIK in portraying the perceived supremacy of the Ibos over others, for the Pilot never beamed the light on the achievements of Nigerians of other ethnic stock...

For example, when the Ph.D. degree of London University, indeed any university for that matter, was conferred on the first Nigerian ever, such historic success was only given a small space in the paper and the title read: 'Nigerian Economist passes Ph.D. London', because that scholar was Dr. Fadipe, a Yoruba.

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Enugurangers:
What proof is that the woman is even Igbo to begin with. Nnamdi Azikiwe also gave his kids Yoruba name. Igbos especially the ones in Lagos and Ibadan give their kids Yoruba names. Her last name "Okebu" is Igbo.

kingxsamz:
All I see are APC bigots crying very hot tears. Very useIess set of human beings. 😂
Look how pained they are because their fellow human gave recognition to the achievement of another human.
May they cry and dle in their pains and tears.
FuuIish abgad0 sIaves. 😂

CorrectionFLuid:
This is a normal thing in every state. Condemn this one too, and don't be a coward.

CorrectionFLuid:
"Must be indigenes of Anambra". Not "must be Igbo".

So an Igbo person from Imo or Enugu states is also exempted. But you carry am for head and spread it as an example of igbo tribalism against Yoruba.

The hatred is in you Shaa. Na you e dey pepper, and na you e go dey pain.

PigTormentor:
Yorubas are only giving back what they have been getting from Igbos for generations.
Time to pay then back in their own coins.
You cannot hate on others but except love in return.

shortgun:
....yet a Yoruba woman is senior special assistant to the Governor of Enugu State. Don't you think she is depriving indigenes of Enugu state of employment opportunities?
This thing you want to start will burn you too

Eriokanmi:
Peter Obi bought forms for both indigenes and non indigenes in Anambra as governor. Go and check it. In all these, he didn't make noise. Why are our people so biased? We think we're moving forward when we're actually retrogressing. My neighbour in lagos who's ibo trained a Muslim apprentice free of charge and bought instruments for him. He's into roofing and aluminium work. His parents just gave him to the man cos they had nothing. Only poor people fight this fight . The rich in Nigeria don't know tribalism. No wonder they keep using and dumping you.

Where did your tribalism of 2023 lead you now? Have you eaten today? Mtcheew

Abioladoks:
Yoruba Nation agitation in disguise

Toneyo:
See how they are insulting an elder from their side, just because of announcing a JAMB!?

Tomorrow they will claim to have respect for elders. They did it to Obasanjo and some others I can't remember.

I'm not shocked at all. My wife have seen it all just because she married an Igbo.

santaclaws:
What about those Igbos insulting him here on Nairaland? Those who are supposed to be grateful are also insulting him...

We know you did a good thing oga chairman. More grease to your elbow.

bigpicture001:
Yoruba educated girls will never marry igbos... Nomater what u tell them... I tried it so many times while at uni ilorin... U can't even date an educated one... The other students will chastise her for befriending an Igbo guy and sh will back off tribalism in the southwest is real...

goslowgoslow:
Can any Igbo chairman do that to a Yoruba candidate?

Ebeano49:
What's happening in this country these days is quite frightening. The mutual hate and suspicion runs deep.
Some of these people fanning the flame of hate live outside Nigeria where they are usually the first to shout racism and discrimination.

monex:
is Emeka not a resident of Ifo. I don't understand you tribal bigots to be honest. Care to share your thinking process with me?

Saao:
Yoruba hmm I'm not surprised

Efuaye:
The demön of tribálism is no longer hidden in Yorubä land, especially since the last elections!

Maysdevices:
These guys are extremely hateful but call others children of hate. It boggles my mind

Heavensake1:
This is display of madness

Dannydavito:
After all, you didn't win the election. We all know what happened in edo State.

South-South Monarchs to Support President Tinubu

cjudy:
APC paid agent will soon come and tell us the road is substandard and how they carried out interview and found out the road was constructed by the president.
You can’t have Obi as your mentor and still fail in leadership

Bede2u:
Some ethnic groups will be busy dragging Presidency for bragging rights while Igboland will low-key be experiencing rapid real developments

tuborme:
This is what Nigeria is missing currently

TempleHouse:
A show of shame in Nigeria polity !!

Nigeria federation WILL NEVER BECOME one Party State !!!

South-South Monarchs to Support President Tinubu

Amalekki:
How does Oranmiyan being in possession of and moving to Oyo with the Sword of Mercy translate into "Alaafin had to collect Ada and Abere from Ife.." ??

Amalekki:
On the other picture.

That was a picture angle from the first ever meeting of the Obas in the old western region. Quite instructively, it was not held at the regional capital, Ibadan. It was held in Oyo at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo. There was no superiority debate at that point, it was just kings of separate kingdoms coming together in a meeting for the first time ever.

They sat, wined and dined together as brother Obas at Oyo palace. No consideration for future scoring of cheap points was part of the equation at that point. Things changed much later.