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 Politics / Re: Willie Obiano Bags Chieftaincy Title In Aguleri (Photos) by Stephenben(m): 2:26pm On Jan 07, 2018 |
Aguleri.. My maternal hometown. And I just left there yesterday oo.. Should have stayed for the ovala festival and also Willie's chieftaincy.. But nna ehn.. If you see Willie's house, its a palace.. Very beautiful and highly decorated 1 Like |
| Career / Re: Can A Soldier Resign From The Force? by Stephenben(m): 2:20pm On Jan 07, 2018 |
12345baba:Hahahahaha.. Lol.. Then he'll think again.. |
| Career / Re: Can A Soldier Resign From The Force? by Stephenben(m): 2:18pm On Jan 07, 2018 |
martineverest:Oga, it is 20 years of military service oo.. And sure, you can resign but it must be for a very very very good reason and you must have spent a good amount of years in the military before you're allowed to resign |
| Car Talk / Re: ₦572m Volkner Mobil Motorhome That Comes With Hydraulic Supercar Garage by Stephenben(m): 11:57am On Nov 04, 2017 |
The exterior is not fine.. I don't like it.. But dope interior.. If you see some motor home exterior, you'll bow not to talk of interior.. Dope vehicle anyway |
| Webmasters / Please Guys I Need An Answer by Stephenben(m): 10:11am On Oct 20, 2017 |
Please.. I'm kinda new to web development. I just started learning JavaScript.. So I'm still far.. I'd like to create a social network like Facebook with few other features.. Please how much would it cost you to build it for me.. User friendly with beautiful design.. Please.. And how long would you take building it |
| Webmasters / Re: Please Guys Help Me With This Javascript Problem by Stephenben(m): 2:10pm On Oct 02, 2017 |
Thanks bro.. I found my error.. I didn't add the closing curly bracket } |
| Foreign Affairs / Re: U.S Navy Returns To Compass & Pencil For Navigation To Avoid Collision At Sea by Stephenben(m): 10:05am On Oct 02, 2017 |
smithsydny: Lol.. Nathan James for where?? That's just a fictional movie.. But the film still make brain die |
| Webmasters / Please Guys Help Me With This Javascript Problem by Stephenben(m): 9:37am On Oct 02, 2017 |
I can't seem to get this JavaScript right.. Been trying out the code for it to work but its not responding.. It was working with other codes but this particular code. It ain't working.. <DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1>JavaScript</h1> <p id="love"> I love JavaScript</p> <p id="fun">It's so fun</p> <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">New Codes</button> <script> function myFunction() { document.getElementById("love"  .innerHTML="I love html";document.getElementById("fun" .innerHTML="It's so cool";</script> <p> Click button to change the words</p> |
| Webmasters / Re: Please Web Masters I Need Your Help With This Coding Problem by Stephenben(m): 8:57pm On Sep 10, 2017 |
There was a time when it worked.. And the images appeared but I wanted to know how to do it myself.. Then I deleted that particular html file.. But when I tried doing it again, I couldn't do it.. It started showing me a torn paper |
| Webmasters / Re: Please Web Masters I Need Your Help With This Coding Problem by Stephenben(m): 9:49am On Sep 05, 2017 |
Donald3d: I'm not using any framework... Its total do it yourself with notepad.. The IMG is still not working.. I have placed the image into my CSS folder and also placed my HTML file all inside a folder called CSS.. So wat i have dere is csscheatsheet>>CSS>> then my HTML and CSS file and my images |
| Webmasters / Please Web Masters I Need Your Help With This Coding Problem by Stephenben(m): 3:20am On Sep 05, 2017 |
Please guys I need your help.. I'm a beginner to web designing and I just started learning CSS but I'm having a problem seting up my button.. Wen I gave my button a class, I named it.. <div class="button"> <input type="button" name="submit" value="submit"> </div> Then I went over to my CSS external file to edit the button class.. Lyk dis.... .button{background-color:red; color:white; padding:20px; border: 2px blue solid;}.. After I do this, the submit button would pop out but it would have another box behind it.. The button would show but another submit button that is as long as the computer screen would be behind the submit button.. Please can someone help if I made a mistake somewhere in my HTML or CSS code.. And I also have a problem with uploading a picture to my web page.. I saw on nairaland that even though your computer system is not connected to the internet, you can still upload a picture to your page.. I followed the steps by copying the image URL from my laptop through "Properties" and then I embedded it into my <img> tag.. And I added ///file. Etc to the URL but it still didn't show.. <img src="file url"></img> Please no insults.. Please I'm just a beginner |
| Politics / The Real Reason For The Fall Of Biafra by Stephenben(m): 9:36am On Aug 01, 2017 |
There has been a proliferation of Biafra and Ojukwu-related articles lately in the Nigerian cyber media. This is both a reflection of the critical role of one man -His Excellency Gen. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu- in the historical turning point of Nigeria as well as the Igbo proverb that after brave men have done the real fighting, the effeminate would remain at home by the fire-side and tell the tales. The cyber space has become the ultimate fire-side, the destination for cowardly tale telling by effeminate revisionists of all hue about a war that ended almost five decades ago. One theme that recur with regularity in these fancy tales is the issue of Ojukwu's leadership and the outcome of the Biafran war. However, all the articles written so-far on the issue have missed the point by narrowly focusing on leadership. Therefore they suffered from one debilitating weakness: one-factor analysis. The theme Ojukwu da da da da da taken out of its historical context from predictable sources has become as boring as it is unproductive. In this essay, we unpack the real reasons for Biafra's loss of the war and the implications for the brand of total political posturing that fail to account for the changed context of that defeat. Biafra lost mainly because the idea that it portrayed was too far advanced for its time. The Biafran war broke out just over 6 years after Nigeria's independence. At that time, anti-colonial struggles were still going on elsewhere in Africa, pitting African nationalists against colonial and neo-colonial forces in countries such as Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa etc. The issues thrown up by Biafra had not been properly understood at the time as they are now. These issues are: (a) Self-Determination vs. Territorial Integrity. The dominant debate in the war was the right of nations to self- determination versus the right of states to maintain their territorial integrity. At the time of Biafra, the principle of territorial integrity was upheld world-wide over self-determination. And because the Nigerian side represented the politically correct ideology at the time, it was able to mobilise a vast array of forces incorporating both NATO and Warsaw Pact countries and the Arab League (USSR, UK, OAU, USA, Egypt etc.) against Biafra which was seen as a threat to Nigeria's territorial integrity. At the time Biafra was declared, very few people e.g. France's Charles De Gaulle, Tanzania's Julius Nyerere, Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda etc. upheld the right of nations to self determination over territorial integrity of states. Today, the picture is different. The scale has tipped in favour of national self-determination as seen in Eritrea, Yugoslavia, East Timor, USSR etc. Indeed during the Biafran period, the collapse of a state, any state was viewed with utmost horror. Yakubu Gowon scored cheap points by raising the spectre of tens of African republics invading the UN! No one imagined that the almighty USSR would disappear from the world map, each of its 15 constituent republics becoming full members of the UN and the high heavens did not fall. Today the reality of collapse is taken for granted after the disintegration of USSR, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and separatist pressures in Canada, Spain, Britain etc. (b) The Viability of Colonial Boundaries in Africa. What Biafra challenged at the time was the viability of the African boundaries as constructed by colonial powers. At the time, the received wisdom was that African boundaries were inviolable and non-negotiable. The idea was that if these boundaries were successfully challenged, it would open a floodgate for more agitation and therefore chaos in Africa and elsewhere. As a result, the OAU incorporated in its charter, the inviolability of African boundaries, a clause which it defend with great zeal. It was precisely this principle that Biafra attempted to challenge in the 1960s. Again this idea was far ahead of its time. Today after millions of Africans have died in wars related to these same boundaries, millions are maimed and million more rendered homeless, serious people everywhere have come to see the futility of maintaining those artificial boundaries. In fact, many more Africans have died fighting about Africa's artificial boundaries that killed under direct European colonialism itself. When the British colonial police shot a dozen coal miners in Enugu, all hell broke lose, but the Biafran War alone claimed over 2 million lives. The same scenario is being played out in Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, etc. Therefore, a lot more people are today willing to accept that African boundaries are not and should not be inviolable. Ironically Ethiopia itself where the fate of Biafra was discussed several times became the first to accept this compelling reality by not only letting Eritrea to go but also incorporating the rights to secession in its constitution! The OAU itself has lost much of its relevance and became a talking shop for tin pot dictators, no longer able or willing to assert the principle of inviolable and sacrosanct boundaries. (c) International Matters. The Biafran war strategy was based on the goodness of the international community and their ability to intervene in the resolution of conflicts. Biafra believed that the international community would not stand by while acts of genocide were being committed. Again this idea was far ahead of its time. It was not until the 1990s in Rwanda, Somalia, Bosnia and Kosovo and East Timor that the international community became involved in this way. At the time of Biafra, the international community was there all right but there was no unity of purpose between the wishes of the masses and their governments. Thus while the masses and their organisations in Europe and North America i.e. charities funded by mass donations supported Biafra, their governments supported the Nigerian side. Nigeria's argument that other states should not interfere with its internal affairs was more or less accepted by the international community, except the aid agencies. Today, the situation is different in that governments can actually act according to the humanitarian impulses of the masses to prevent international disaster on the Biafran scale, territorial integrity or no territorial integrity, internal affairs or no internal affairs as seen recently in Kosovo. (d) Religion: Islam vs. Christianity This was another question thrown up by the Biafran struggle which was poorly understood at the time. Although the conflict between Islam and Christianity is a very old one, at the time of the Biafran struggle, the main ideological battle was between communism and capitalism. Biafra however presented the religious side of the conflict to the world, but again on this issue too, Biafra was far ahead of its time. Whereas Biafra saw the conflict as a struggle between Islam and Christianity, the Nigerian side was able to use Yakubu Gowon, Anthony Enahoro etc. as fronts to mask the religious dimension of the war. With the end of the cold war and the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism world-wide threatening the interests of the USA and European states, the religious issue is viewed rather much differently today. The re-emergence of the Sharia etc. in Nigeria, Al Quida and Islamic international sponsored terrorism today shows a far clearer understanding of the question than was possible at the time of Biafra. (e) The Concept of Hausa-Fulani Hegemony and the Role of Local Groups Aside from the international ideological currency in favour of maintain territorial integrity of existing states at the time of Biafra, the other major reason for Biafran defeat was the role of local groups. Biafra interpreted the conflict in north-south terms, internal colonialism and the need to fight Hausa-Fulani domination. This idea turned out to be far ahead of its time in that many local groups did not buy the idea of Northern domination. Indeed, many Nigerian groups contested the notion of Hausa- Fulani domination and considered Igbo domination as a more dangerous threat to themselves. This explained the pattern of alliances that occurred during the war. In Western Nigeria, the idea of Northern domination was bought only by a radical fringe made up of Wole Soyinka, Tai Solarin etc and was of no mobilising value. In the Midwest, the idea of Northern domination was totally rejected by all non-Igbo groups who considered Igbo domination to be far more dangerous. In Eastern Nigeria, not only was Hausa-Fulani domination rejected but non-Igbo groups saw the Hausa-Fulani as liberators from Igbo domination. This writer finds this attitude intriguing given that oil had not become as important in this area at the time. Ultimately the answer to this antipathy towards the Igbo must be found in pre-colonial history. Only in the 1990s after three decades did the idea of Hausa-Fulani domination begin to be accepted. Even then, how much this is weighted against the bogey of Igbo domination among southern Nigerian groups remains unclear. (c) The Leadership Issue Biafra lost the war also because we were outgunned and out manned by the Nigerian side. As a result of the local and international climate which existed at the time of Biafra, the Nigerian side was able to put together a far more formidable array of forces that eventually gave them more military clout and led to the fall of Biafra. Those international configurations of forces and ideologies have now shifted. I read an Hausa chap in Gamji.com recently proclaiming that the whole world would not sit by today and watch Nigeria murder two million Igbo as was the case in 1966-70. This is a fact. The local attitudinal climate also appears to have changed in such a way that will make it impossible to recreate the anti-Biafran alliances of the 1960s. The idea that Ojukwu's personality was contributory to Biafra's Defeat is a myth created to scapegoat and demonise him after the war. Sociologically, there are three sources of legitimate authority: traditional, legal-rational and charismatic. Ojukwu was (and still is) a charismatic leader, precisely the sort of leadership you need to found a new state. Every other issue must be subordinated to that single aim and that was precisely what happened in Biafra. So, Ojukwu has done his bit. All the arm-chair theorists and back-stabbing internet revisionists are hereby reminded that modern states and nations are not founded by whingeing sissies, cringing fence-sitter or crumb eaters who believe in nothing and will ultimately die for nothing. As things stand, it seems that the first Biafran war was merely a notice served to the effect that a state of that name will someday re-appear in the world map unless the grievances that led to war in the first place are addressed. In that respect, Ojukwu has played his historical role of putting Biafra on that map of world history complete with its own flag, national anthem, currency, postage stamps etc. No liberation struggle on the scale of Biafra has ever been totally and permanently defeated. Nigeria may well become a world first in this regard if the underlying grievances are addressed. In May 2000, the anniversary of Biafra's independence the Biafran flag was hoisted anew in Igboland by a local group. Quite clearly, the Biafran saga is not over until it is over. Unless the grievances that lead to that war are satisfactorily addressed, those dry bones may yet rise. Triumphalism or revisionist posturing about Igbo, Biafra, Ojukwu etc. may be soothing, but they cannot by themselves change the course of world history. 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Programming / Re: Programmers Please Help Me Out by Stephenben(m): 4:07am On Jan 24, 2017 |
It's not laziness bro.. Bin trying to learn.. Downloaded ebooks on java nd c++ |
| Programming / Re: Programmers Please Help Me Out by Stephenben(m): 11:53am On Jan 23, 2017 |
Were can I download such videos from.. And would they ask me to pay money before I can download the video.. |
| Programming / Programmers Please Help Me Out by Stephenben(m): 9:37am On Jan 23, 2017 |
Please guys I need your help.. Been trying to learn programming for a long time now.. Downloaded lots of eBook on learning programming but I have not seen anyone that teaches coding.. It just gives you the theoretical knowledge but the practical training won't be there.. The ebooks don't teach coding.. So please help me on how I would be able to learn coding cox I have tried so many ebooks and its not working out for me.. Please help in telling me what eBook would teach me coding instead of telling me what boolean is.. Lol..[sup][/sup] |
| Politics / Re: Military Descends On Arepo Vandals Hideout In Operation Awathe by Stephenben(m): 3:04pm On Jul 29, 2016 |
Meehn.. I live in Igbo Olomu oo.. My mum said it dat sum1 tld ha dy were bombin d Elepete area of Igbo olomu.. Bt i didnt hear any bombs ooo.. Evrywere wz peaceful yestadae.. Tho i saw heavy armed civil defence corps 2dae in 3 vans.. Vans filled wit CDC.. Nd d army z nw vry active in Igbo Olomu.. I pray God protects us(His children) 4rm dis Ijaws.. D pple dy av kidnapped in less dan 2 wiks ar much.. Dy even killed 1 of my church memba wu came 2 visit his 2nd wife in Igbo olomu.. Last mont.. Even d Nigerian police 4ce ar tryin.. Difrent forces ar in Igbo olomu ryt nw.. RRS, DSS, Air force, Navy, Army, OPC, Police, Mopo.. Civil Defence.. Many |
| TV/Movies / Which Of These 100 Movies Are The Best You've Watched So Far??! by Stephenben(m): 11:43am On Jul 09, 2016 |
1. Flash 2. Arrow 3. The 100 4. Vampire diaries 5. The Originals 6. Teen Wolf 7. Twilight 8. Wolf's Blood 9. Secret circle 10. H20 11. Pinochio syndrome 12. Jumong 13. Dae Jo Young 14. Boys Before Flowers 15. Hotel king 16. I Order You 17. Super Girl 18. Blindspot 19. Iljimae 20. Mari mar 21. Destined Hearts 22. Dangerous Love 23. Endless Love 24. Assurance 25. Be Careful With My Heart 26.Devious Maids 27. Dhoom 28. Don No 1 29. Saloni 30. Laali 31. Temptation Of Love 32. Love is Timeless 33. Daniella 34. Curse By The Sea 35. Hidden passion 36. Don't Mess With An Angel 37. Fugitive Plan B 38. Dyesebel 39. Small ville 40. Merlin 41. Legend Of The Seeker 42. Faith 43. Step Up Revolution 44. A Man Called God 45. City Hunter 46. Playful Kiss 47. Iron Emperess. 48. Emperess K 49. Legends Of Tommorrow 50. Scorpion 51. Strike Back 52. Swallow The Sun 53. Lives Of Omission 54. Sleepy Hollow 55. Running Man 56. Continuum 57. Prison Break 58. 80 Days Around The World 59. My Girlfriend Is A Nine Tailed Fox 60. Kang Chi 61. Speed 62. The Magicians 63. Grim 64. Spartacus 65. Tudors 66. Game Of Thrones 67. High School Musical 68. Lemonade Mouth 69. Pitch Perfect 70. Real Steel 71. White House Down 72. Olympus Has Fallen 73. London Has Fallen 74. Air Force 1 75. My Heart Beats For Lola 76. Spy Next Door 77. Spy Kids 78. The Transporter 79. 24 hours 80. Krish 81. I Did It For Love 82. Preety Little Liars 83. Captain America 84. If Only 85. Once Upon A Time In China 86. Mr Nice Guy 87. Charles Angels 88. Naked Weapon 89. D.O.A (Dead Or Alive) 90. Aeon Flux 91. Silver Hawk 92. The Mummy 93. Walking Dead 94. king Kong 95. Supernatural 96. Person Of Interest 97. The Last Ship 98. Bagbhan 99. Pia Impossible 100. Robot |
| Politics / Re: Ogun: Militants Engage Soldiers, Police In Gun Duel by Stephenben(m): 4:28pm On Jun 28, 2016 |
This all started from my area in Igbo Olomu Isawo Ikorodu Lagos.. When the Govt sent deir troops 2 my area, dy all ran away and went 2 ogun state.. Ambode came 2 my area several tyms bcox of dis issue.. Dy rily killed dozens in my area b4 d govt intervened.. Soldiers were troopin in2 my area 4rm ikorodu garage army barracks nd d newly established Isawo army barracks near my church.. Diz guys ar real Ijaw pple.. I av seen dem nd heard dem talk.. So i'm vry sure dy ar nt yoruba.. Neither ar dy igbo nor hausa 1 Like 1 Share |
| Crime / Re: ALERT!!! Bloody Battle In Igbo Olomu,isawo, Ikorodu, Lagos by Stephenben(m): 1:57pm On Jun 26, 2016 |
Haaaa.. Seein z blivin.. I'm d OP nd i live in Igbo Olomu.. I av been livin dere ova 1 yr nw.. So i knw wu z wu.. Dere z no land were u dnt see a particular tribe.. U'll even find an ijaw man in America.. So dnt say dat.. The Nigerian Army hz taken control of d situation nd placed deir troops in response 2 d mass murder commited by diz ijaw guys... So pls dnt say wat u dnt knw.. Xperience z d best teacher.. I live here so i av xperienced it 1st hand wat diz guys do.. Thank u |
| Crime / ALERT!!! Bloody Battle In Igbo Olomu,isawo, Ikorodu, Lagos by Stephenben(m): 11:39am On Jun 24, 2016 |
This is to Inform anyone whose plans are to go to Igbo Olomu area of Isawo, Ikorodu, Lagos.. There is an ongoing bloody battle. This area is now a dangerous war zone and has been going on there since saturday. Between the pipeline vandalisers and the Nigerian army.. Right now, the vandalisers has sought out to killing innocent civilians.. Last night/mid morning today, these ijaw people broke into many people living in that locale's home and killed all of them mercilessly.. Over 60 people was said to have been killed just last night alone. Adding others they have killed these past few days, it has crossed over 150 innocent lives taken suddenly. Young and old alike.. Everyone is on the run away from that Oke muti and Elepete side of Igbo Olomu. Even Land owners and Land lord's have fleed from their homes to secure their lives. This is to show you how serious the problem is. So it would be advisable to hold off any trip to Igbo olomu,Isawo, Ikorodu for a while until the Nigerian Army can take control of the region. May God protect us all living in Igbo Olomu.. May God bless Nigeria.. Amen 2 Likes |
| Politics / Re: Buhari Warns Biafra Agitators, N/delta Militants.. by Stephenben(m): 11:16am On Jun 22, 2016 |
Fire dem |
| Politics / Re: Buhari Warns Biafra Agitators, N/delta Militants.. by Stephenben(m): 11:05am On Jun 22, 2016 |
Why can't Nigeria just purchase missiles and fire at these militants base of operations? |
| Celebrities / Re: Felix Ochuko ‘Atol-Atol’ Is Dead by Stephenben(m): 6:57pm On Jun 14, 2016 |
Ooh.. Atol Atol.. My guy.. My Frnd.. My church memba.. I jz got d in4mation on facebook.. Nd i'm even suprised 2 find d in4mation here.. He z a frnd.. A vry gud comedian at my church.. St denis catolic church.. Sum1 wu oftenly jokes telin me dat its my family dat hz dat st denis church.. Oooh.. Ochuko Atol Atol.. R.I.P.. Til we meet again |
| Properties / Re: Abuja Man Selling His House For N1.6trillion (photo) by Stephenben(m): 12:31pm On May 23, 2016 |
Even the world's most expensive house is just $1 billion.. If u calculate how much dis house is 2ru cbn price of 200 naira per $1, u'll see dat dis 1.6 trillion naira house is equivalant 2 $8 billion in cash.. AhAh.. Dat mins dis z d most xpensive in d world?? Ah:. Its nt even posible cox if u read d amenities dat d world most xpensive houz av, u'll no dat dat kinda ouz cn neva b in nigeria |
| Properties / Re: Abuja Man Selling His House For N1.6trillion (photo) by Stephenben(m): 10:18am On May 23, 2016 |
Pls ooo.. Guys... Cn dis house prevent a missile launched at it.. Or even RPG.. Shey d ouz get firewalls 2 prevent bombins by boko haram.. Abi will d ouz save u 4rm d disasters dat wuld apun on d last day? Even d ouz dat wz said 2 b able 2 withstand d rapture day disaster isnt as xpensive as dis.. Dat 1 cost around $10 million only.. 1 Like |
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