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citizenisb:
World War III? Turkey Shoots Down Russian Jet!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf8xsqNmfFc



http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUSKBN0TD0IR20151124

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-24/turkish-f-16-shoots-down-russian-su-24-warplane-near-syria-border

This is the beginning of an end


What is Muslim Turkey doing in NATO

Kestolovee95:
children of starving oshogbo people wants to advice Igbos on how to build economy. See the chopping infrastructure the built for themselves below. People wey hunger dey use brush teeth every morning.

When he said that Igbo should not be proud I asked him who gave Igbo the humble pie

He went on and opined that Igbo should learn how to cooperate with other regions


Maybe anambra should cooperate with Adamawa in what area
IMO cooperate with osun in what area


I just don't get his logic.Igbo are better off than most of these states

Then I asked him his state so that Igbo can cooperate ..uptill now he is so ashamed to name his state

I've heared that automatic cars use up 20% more fuel than a manual. Surely you would think that an automatic car would select the most appropriate gear for the road conditions vs say, in a manual car leaving it i
No longer a hard fast rule, but they have less parts and are cheaper to produce, lighter. Also less power loss than an auto.
Jan 24, 2011
Friscko
Friscko
also most classic automatic transmissions (we're not talking fancy dsg stuff here) are not able to anticipate what the driver is going to do. So it may change gear too late, which gives higher revs, and higher revs = more fuel consuption.
:t
i dont think i know anyone that drives an automatic car,or ever have....
Janmm
I coast a lot in my manuals. A real lot. As opposed to almost always having your foot on the gas in an auto right up until you need to brake.
Jan 24, 2011
Robbo Delicious
Robbo Delicious
I require a lot of petrol to fuel my penchant for sustained losses of traction.
Jan 24, 2011
Nuendo
Nuendo
Spicy sting diphtheria
as vdub points out, manual transmissions generally weigh less than automatics, although this isn't always the case with higher end engines. automatic transmissions also use gas to change gear, whereas manual uses just the power of your arm. a skilled driver can usually select the right gear at the right time but the higher end automatic models can also do this quite well now.

constantly variable transmission (CVT) is supposedly more efficient but rarely seen in cars but used quite often on motorbikes.
Jan 24, 2011
Friscko
Friscko
Nuendo said: ↑
constantly variable transmission (CVT) is supposedly more efficient but rarely seen in cars but used quite often on motorbikes.
CVT's keep the engine on the rpm where the torque is maximum, so it always runs at the highest efficiency.
But it is pretty strange to see a car accelerating without the sound of the engine changing :smashed:



Coulthard's jaw is still a reasonable size :eek:
Jan 24, 2011
Stu Diablo
Stu Diablo
Bonjour les belles dames
Jesus.

1)OK, imagine revving your engine, when you change gear, being you, as a person in all your amazing glory you are in charge of the gear changes.

2)Now imagine a machine, being a machine it is not aloud to make mistakes or else no one would buy it.

3)So being that you are in control of your car and a machine is only going to change gear when the revs are at boy racer high level. Why do you think an Auto uses more fuel?


P.s. Boy racers indeed use more fuel then Auto.:teeth:

Sorry bro, its a mad way to state it, but I hope you get the jest. Love.:tea:
Jan 24, 2011
2010 or STFU
2010 or STFU
Manual transmissions generally offer better fuel economy than automatic torque converter transmissions; however the disparity has been somewhat offset with the introduction of locking torque converters on automatic transmissions.

Increased fuel economy with a properly operated manual transmission vehicle versus an equivalent automatic transmission vehicle can range from 5% to about 15% depending on driving conditions and style of driving.

Manual transmissions do not require active cooling and generally weigh less than comparable automatics.

The manual transmission couples the engine to the transmission with a rigid clutch instead of a torque converter which slips by nature. Manual transmissions also lack the parasitic power consumption of the automatic transmission's hydraulic pump.

Additionally, they require less maintenance and are easier to repair due to the fact that they have fewer moving parts and are, mechanically, much simpler than automatic transmissions. When properly operated by an experienced driver, manual transmissions also tend to last longer than automatic transmissions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_transmission#Benefits_and_drawbacks

OBAFEMIawolowo:
is Asaba the only place in delta igbo? Asaba is even a part in oshimili south local government. Ogwashi ukwu is also delta igbo in aniocha south, which is quite different from Asaba but that doesn't add to the topic.

Igbos will be better without arrogance.

Oga I think ...I am done with you

English language is known for borrowing from other languages and every word (like everything else) has an origin.

The word “Makurdi,” for example, comes with a story. When our colonial masters first visited the area now called Makurdi, they wanted to meet the person that was in-charge. And the locals kept referring to a rich merchant, whom they called mai-kudi, which translates to ‘owner of money’ in Hausa. Knowing the white man and his habit of killing our African names started calling the whole town Makurdi. And that is how the town, Makurdi, got its name.

Which words have been borrowed from Nigerian Languages? We are going to answer that question today. GiftedGreen is going to provide you with some English words that have Nigerian Origin.

1.Okra

At first you would wonder why this word is called “Okro” in Nigeria, and yet it is spelled “Okra” in English. It is not because you do not know how to spell; it is simply because it originated from the Igbo word “okuro” which also means also known as “ladies’ fingers”.

2.Juju

No Nigerian needs an introduction to the word juju. At first, it does not seem like an English word until you check your dictionary.

According to The Free Dictionary, this word originated from Hausa. And yes, it also mentioned the Yoruba type of music in the dictionary

3.Bogus

Bogus means fake or fraudulent. Bogus is believed to be from the Hausa word “boko-boko”.

4.Tango

Tango probably originates from the word ‘tamgu’ means to dance in Ibibio. How the Ibibio’s were able to name an Argentinean dance still baffles everybody at GiftedGreen. The FreeDictionary still gives credit to the language (Ibibio) so who are we to judge?

5.Buckra

Buckra is a word used contemptuously by Black people, especially in the United States to refer a White man. This word is believed to have originated from the Efik word mba-ka-ra which means master. #slavetradethings

6.Yam

The word yam probably originated from the Fulani word “nyami”. We would bet that you did not see this one coming, did you? If you were to choose a word contributed by the Fulani, you probably would have said cow.

This list does not end here, there are also a couple of words like Dashiki, Agbada, Chigger, Obeah, and many more.

Can you think of any English word with Nigerian Origin? Enter them in the comment below.

starlily001:
Since the demise of the late Oba sijuwade and the choice of Ooni-elect Ogunwusi as his successor, ile ife has been a center of attraction due to the fierce battle that characterized the selection of the next Ooni.
However, unknown to most Nigerians, the emergence of ogunwusi as the new Ooni was mainly orchestrated and executed, not by the ife kingmakers of the Osoros, but by Asiwaju Bola ahmed Tinubu, governor Emeritus of lagos state and national leader of the all progressive congress, APC.

At first, Tinubu, who ignited his age long aspiration to install his close friend and business associate, prince Dipo Eludoyin(owner of ikeja city mall), as the next Ooni of ife but felt crushed when Eludoyin refused to be drawn into the race. When the pressure was too much, the prince left Nigeria to China.

It was at this juncture that Oba Saheed Elegushi, kusenla 111, stepped into the picture. It is pertinent ro add that Tinubu had single handedly installed the ikate monarch in 2010. he was the PA to Asiwaju tinubu. moreover, in 2003, tinubu installed Oba riliwan Aremu Akinolu as the Oba of lagos.
The ELITES gathered that Oba Elegushi sold the candidacy of prince ogunwusi to tinubu.
With persistency and pleading from Oba Elegushi, tinubu who wasn't enthusiastic in investing in ogunwusi caved in.
Even before he got the seal of approval from the lion of Bourdillon, Ogunwusi had showered and spoilt the ife kingmakers with both financial and material gift. Each of d kingmakers became proud owners of choice automobile (prado jeeps, 20 in number) and some became 20 million naira richer.

According to reliable sources, Asiwaju Tinubu simply instructed Aregbesola thus "Go and announce that friend of saheed Elegushi as the next Ooni of ife" It was a fiat order which Aregbesola dared not flout. But one which he surreptitiously carried out.

The elites gathered that Governor Aregbesola was expressly ordered by his leader tinubu to join him in London that Sunday night, he was also adviced to board the plane before the announcement was made. Aregbesola therefore instructed the secretary to the government of Osun state, Alhaji moshood Adeoti to make the announcement only after he had boarded the plane.

Culled from the ELITES

http://www.newspunch.org/top-secret-how-tinubu-solely-installed-prince-Adeyeye-Ogunwusi-as-the-new-ooni-of-Ife


It's a pity to know tradition too is not above corruption. As an ife native am pained that my culture is not as I thought it was. After all the mouth that they would swear for anybody who didn't follow the tradition, it was the kingmakers themselves who failed their oaths. They ended up not consulting the Oracle and just followed their greedy minds. Whoever the real king is out there, may God justify you. And to all reading this may your destinies not be corrupted or taken from you. AMEN.

So tinubu is now a paramount king maker and also governor maker


This is the greatest Yoruba man both living and death



Much respect


Jagaban

OBAFEMIawolowo:
is Asaba the only delta igbo?

You are ...you don't even know where your mum is from .....

OBAFEMIawolowo:
I never said my mom was from Asaba, she's a delta igbo and my place of origin is inconsequential to this discussion.

Please take yield of the advice already, no one is asking you not to go but learn how to be cooperative.

I go always pray for you.

It is very consequential .why talk with both side are you not the one that said that your mum is from asaba

Oga u no get talk


Your too ashamed to prove the workability of your advise by telling us how you have applied it in your place .

It's so bad that your ashamed of your father's place to identify with mum place .let's even try to believe what your saying has like 3% of truth in it .


How can a logical mind like me believe you


Show us the workability?

Is that hard

vivianblog1:
President Muhammadu Buhari, business mogul, Aliko Dangote, blogger Linda Ikeji and 17 other Nigerians have been named amongst the 100 most influential Africans of 2015. The list complied by New African Magazine was dominated by Nigeria and South Africa, with 20 and 16 personalities respectively.
Kenya, Uganda and Cameroon also feature strongly with eight, six and six entries each respectively. Of the top 100 personalities, 65 are men and 32 are women, with the other three being groups of people. South Africa’s students, for example, were recognised this year for their role in South Africa’s #FeesMustFall and #Rhodesmustfall campaigns.

The list presents the continent’s definitive power list and profiles the continent’s top game changers in eight different fields: 22 from politics ; four from public office; 21 from arts and culture; 21 from business; 11 from civil society; nine from technology; seven from media, and five from sports.

In one of the continent’s most dramatic and unusual elections of 2015, and Nigeria’s most significant in recent history, Muhammadu Buhari defeated his opponent and incumbent Goodluck Jonathan. Both are recognised in New African. Other Nigerians recognised include the former UN Special Advisor on Post Development Planning, and current minister of Environment, Amina J. Mohammed; AfDB’s new President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina and a surprising addition in the form of Nigerian Diasporan, UK MP, Chuka Umunna, who was in the frame Labour Party leadership.

South Africa also had its fair share of political influencers, among them “the black leader of South Africa’s ‘white’ opposition” party, the DA’s youthful Mmusi Maimane who also makes the list as one to watch during the next elections.

Prominent women making the list are UN Women’s Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and fellow South African Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the current chairperson of the AU Commission, widely tipped to be a potential successor to her former husband, President Jacob Zuma.

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is recognised together with her fellow heads of states, Alpha Conde of Guinea and Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, for beating the odds to win the war against Ebola in 2015.

African financial giant and Credit Suisse boss, Tidjane Thiam, from Côte d’Ivoire, makes this year’s most influential list for Business and Economy, where he is joined by new World Bank VP and Treasurer, Arunma Otteh, Kenyan ‘DJ’ businessman Chris Kirubi and the entrepreneur and innovator behind Tesla cars, Elon Musk, among others. Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote also makes the list.

Also on the list are innovators (Cameroon’s Tonje Bakang), philanthropists (Senegal’s Akon), athletes (Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana), actors (Zimbabwe’s Danai Gurira and Keyna’s Lupita Nyong’o), writers (Zambia’s Namwali Serpell), cultural and media personalities (Trevor Noah and Linda Ikeji), along with the activists, artists, models, musicians that have made the headlines and shaped opinions during the year.

source http://www.viviangist.com/linda-ikeji-president-buhari-aliko-dangote-and-others-make-africas-100-most-influential-list

Cc; lalasticlala

Does influential list guarantee the supply of PMS in my car


Mtchewwww

spanishkid:
flàthead I dey o.

So how your sister @ Milan and also the one in Amsterdam been sampled in show glass. ...hope this winter aibt f
The Christmas season, is a season of forgiveness, love, rejoicing, and thanks giving to God, for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, who died on the cross, that the whole world may be saved,with the salvation of their Souls.


In Igbo land, there are two major religions, the traditional African religion, which involves the worship of gods, ancestral spirits, and idols, and Christianity.

Most communities in the South East like other African communities,practised the worship of a specie of the python, known as Python Regius.A harmless and beautiful snake, which used to roam about the villages. Now in this part of the world, Pastors and indigenes biker whether to kill or not to kill the snake, due largely to the Biafran war, when people ate the snake without repercautions. Unfortunately,this reptile must be facing extintion in the South East today.

Christianity,is the next major religion of the Igbo land, as introduced by early missionaries, mostly the Catholic Church, the Church Mission Service (CMS), protestants as they were called in those good old days.The Catholic church is of serious prevailence in Igbo Land. Most adults have at one time or the other served mass in the Catholic church, or worked in the CMS, until now when we have pentecostals too.

In those days, most christian Igbo families,as early as the month of August of the year, the tailor would be invited to take measurements for christmas clothes, shoes will be bought, the small hand guns for the boys, and assorted christmas gifts, arranged and kept away by September. The girls would form a group, and one Auntie will be rehearsing one kind of dance or the other for christmas. We all would continue to live with high expectations for the Christmas rice, clothes, shoes and dances.
From 15th December, we would be moved to the village, to remain there till about 15th January, when schools would reopen.

xmas

It was a lot of fun, for us as kids.We met with all our relations, played, went to the river, swam, went into the bushes around to hunt small creatures, doing what young kids do. We would arrange how to spread our breakfast from one house to the other. It still happens today,
Christmas is beyond going to church, exchange of goods, and gifts, for the Igbo man. It goes beyond sewing clothes, buying new cars and property. It offers opportunity for reunion, marriages, friendship, resolution of family matters, community meetings, town hall meetings, conferment of titles, development plans for the people, and their society.

It is also a time for conscious, and serious assessment of an idividual’s life achievements in the year, enabling people to plan for the new year.When you meet your mates and age grades, you see for yourself, and know if you need to catch up some where in your affairs.

This is why the Igbo man must pay special attention to the condition of roads, airports, because they will constitute the majority of commutters from all parts of the country to the Igbo land during christmas, given our presence all over Nigeria.

Year in year out for the past 20 years, I have seen huge traffic gridlocks on all roads towards the South East during this period.Benin Ore road, has remained a source of pain,danger and anguish, for travelling Easterners during Christmas for the past over 20 years. If the past Federal Governments have failed to address this perrenial problem, should the South East Governments not do something about it? I think the South South and South East Governors should create a Task Force, empowered and equiped to augument the efforts of the FRSC and the Police to keep the roads free and safe during the months of December and January every year.

The Task Force should have Giant Hiabs and Tow vehicles located at strategic locations along Benin-Ore Road, Benin-Onitsha Road, Helicopters, and Patrol vehicles to cover the road during this period.The Major Road Transport Companies, like, ABC, De Young, Ifesinachi,Ekene,GUO, God is Good, Agofure, Edegbe, Peace Mass, ITC, Tracas, Entraco,Abia Teansport, and many more should be made to partner with government in funding the Task Force. The idea is to ensure that 2014 December does not visit us with same hardships again.

Our transporters must as a matter of dignity, and honour, stop the exploitation of their own, during the Christmas period. While it is true, that airfares increase during christmas and peak travel seasons in other countries, those airlines have christmas packages for their patrons/customers. In Igbo land, nothing special is offered to commuters during, in and out of the seasons. All we get is arbitrary change in fares during Christmas, except ABC that maintains a dignified constant fare in and out of seasons. The, ABC is a great team, a winning team, and should be emulated by others in keeping the discipline of stable fare during Christamas, and other festive seasons.

This year’s Christmass appears likely to be less boisterious and humble, generally, beause of sheer economic hardship.

The rate of poverty has increased in the last 10 years. Some say it is a period of sacrifice for a better tomorow, but many of our leaders, senators, members of Houses, political office holders and their cronies are having house warming parties, launching news cars, with many thanks giving services. That is the country we are ending up with; Their own Nigeria, and Our own Nigeria.God help the common man in Nigeria, especially the Igbo Man.

Ndigbo should begin to delevelop solutions, and structures to address their own perculiar problems, and challenges in this great nation.
reezing

OBAFEMIawolowo:
this same arrogance we are talking about. Yoruba and hausas are more cooperative and that's why they will always rule this country.

The arrogance of ndigbo have reduced them to ordinary citizens that won't be allowed to hold a VP position, not to talk of president.

You keep bragging over nothing

OK that's fine ..that's why Igbo are saying let those that are cooperating continue as pej will say

Then let the uncooperative Igbo go .

And Igbo has made this clear for you and everybody including the international community

So why come to beg and appeal to them


Please show some dignity and respect


If trully your mum is from asaba ..you will have the best of both world
Biafra passport you will have courtesy of your mum.I'd your saying the truth
Then Nigerian passport courtesy of your cooperative tendencies



So why lose sleep


But you have not told us ur place




Is association by force ?

spanishkid:
Some of them are already attacking the op. Op stop wasting your time talking to these cursed fools. They'll never listen. They're so dumb to learn. I'm patiently for them to start destroying the zoo like they call it and when Buratai and boys will start using their flàtheads for target practice and also when we will start occupying their properties again. Nigeria doesn't owe them anything. They chose to follow the line of treason in 1967 and they'll continue to be treated as the conquered people that they are. After all, they surrendered, didn't they? Op stop wasting your time preaching. These flàtheaded monkeys will never learn. They're going back to biafra with their 5 SE states and Asaba. May Chukwu okike abiama destroy the intestines of any igbo that doesn't want to go back to Biafra.

Benin boy

How far

OBAFEMIawolowo:
my mom is an Igbo woman, I'm closer to Igbo people than even my tribe.

I love Igbo people and I want them to excel, they are hardworking, industrious but not united.

Igbo will be the greatest tribe in Africa with just little unity within them.

You lie and you are just doing a PR stunts .....whwhere has your advised worked

We need a workable plan that we can understudy


Are you had to tell us your place


Dont tell us that you have inferiority complex or identity challenges

OBAFEMIawolowo:
where I come from doesn't matter. Take the message

Igbos should cooperate, you have everything to lose.

It does matter


We need an empirical evidence where this your advise has worked

OBAFEMIawolowo:
the arrogance of Igbo people caused it.

No one would have massacred Igbo if they weren't arrogant. Na better advice I dey give una oooo

I am waiting adviser general


I can bet it



Your mum isn't an asaba woman


Read my signature

OBAFEMIawolowo:
where I come from doesn't matter. Take the message

Igbos should cooperate, you have everything to lose.

Show us how this your cooperation has transformed your place

This is simple question


Where are you from ? We need to go there and understudy your model
Is that hard ?

OBAFEMIawolowo:
every other region have thier various achievements and there's nothing to be proud about in what igbos have achieved.

It was arrogance that killed aguiyi ironsi

It was the same arrogance of ojukwu that started the biafran war

That same arrogance made all other tribe in Nigeria hate igbos

The same arrogance will make most tribe in south south not to follow igbos in their biafra agitation

The same arrogance is what is controlling nnamdi KANU, and it will cost Igbo nation a lot if not properly controlled.

It is the same arrogance that is control you and making you to want to brag about Igbo achievements.

Now this has turned to dick measurement


Yes you are correct but please show me how you replicated this wonderfully made grandiose advise in your place . we need empirical evidences


If not


Can you pls shut the fvck up

OBAFEMIawolowo:
what truth didn't I say?

Igbos are competing instead of cooperating

Igbos are arrogant.

Only a true friend will tell you your flaws, I love Igbos much but sometimes they fall my hand.

I wouldn't want to call your place ...I know your types but shame and complex won't allow you to even name your tribe

Give us your economic and cooperation model Mr adviser

esther1994:
Just take the advice and stop looking for who to argue with.

That's not an advise that's grand standing


Before you advise you have to put your house in order


The question is that the op is so ashamed that he can't even call his place so as not to sound stupid



He should give us a model to follow

OBAFEMIawolowo:
what truth didn't I say?

Igbos are competing instead of cooperating

Igbos are arrogant.

Only a true friend will tell you your flaws, I love Igbos much but sometimes they fall my hand.

So where are you from

Igbos are competing ...or is competing bad? Competition brings out the best

Cooperation igbos are also doi g amongst their sates ..or have you seen where Igbo states are fighting each others like what we see in ekiti and ondo

What about the south east and south south cooperation

What makes you think that ikwerre hate Igbo...have you mastered the act of reading thousands ikwerre and inaw minds


Well Mr omnipotent your mistaken


Where are you from again ?

OBAFEMIawolowo:
its not all about development, I'm giving you a reason why Igbo people will continue to be marginalized.

Let me ask you a question, do you think an ikwerre or ijaw man will vote any Igbo presidential aspirant?

Igbo should drop arrogance already.

How are Igbo arrogant

Pls can you tell me ....


Or are you saying that the Igbo shouldn't be proud if his achievement.... If you have it flaunt it .


Hausa has been in presidency all these decades has it changed the poverty index in the north

Osibanjo is the VP now ..has it stopped the agbero in Oshodi


Pls tell us how igbos are proud ....

VickJames:
you dont need to know where he is from, he said the truth and you should give him a round of applause for that.

He did not say the truth ..I really need to know where he is from so that we can copy their economic model

OBAFEMIawolowo:
My mom being a delta Igbo, I have to still make my Igbo maternal brothers understand some facts about them. I just have seven advice that will move Igbo nation forward wherever they want to be (either Biafra or Nigeria).

1. Stop competing and start cooperating

2. Drop your arrogance and start being friends with other parts of Nigeria.

3. Forget about ikwerre, opobo and ijaw people, they don't like you.

4. Every Igbo man should make alaigbo his first line of investment ( no one will developyour land for you)

5. Start respecting your host communities outside alaigbo, ezeigbo of akure was flogged for his arrogance.

6. Stop building mansions outside and start building industries in alaigbo.

7. Be your brother's keeper and respect other Nigerians.


The IsraeIi control american economy today because they are cooperative, america today cannot emanate laws that will go against the Israelis because they contribute to sponsor any emerging president.


MY LAST ADVICE FOR NDIGBO
You may not succeed in Biafra if you haven't solve the issue of intra-ethnic segregation and start cooperating. Biafra will end up being a joke if an anambra man cannot see an IMO man as a brother or an ngwa man detests an Onitsha man.

Stop competing and start cooperating, Igbo will be very great with this.

Nice post ..but can I know where you are from so that I can know if your place is that developed more than lets say anambra .then only then I can talk with you

In a nutshell


Where are you from ?

MrkenOkonkwo:
CC : Tonychristopher. mkpi.
onye nzuzu

Lol

The Christmas season, is a season of forgiveness, love, rejoicing, and thanks giving to God, for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, who died on the cross, that the whole world may be saved,with the salvation of their Souls.


In Igbo land, there are two major religions, the traditional African religion, which involves the worship of gods, ancestral spirits, and idols, and Christianity.

Most communities in the South East like other African communities,practised the worship of a specie of the python, known as Python Regius.A harmless and beautiful snake, which used to roam about the villages. Now in this part of the world, Pastors and indigenes biker whether to kill or not to kill the snake, due largely to the Biafran war, when people ate the snake without repercautions. Unfortunately,this reptile must be facing extintion in the South East today.

Christianity,is the next major religion of the Igbo land, as introduced by early missionaries, mostly the Catholic Church, the Church Mission Service (CMS), protestants as they were called in those good old days.The Catholic church is of serious prevailence in Igbo Land. Most adults have at one time or the other served mass in the Catholic church, or worked in the CMS, until now when we have pentecostals too.

In those days, most christian Igbo families,as early as the month of August of the year, the tailor would be invited to take measurements for christmas clothes, shoes will be bought, the small hand guns for the boys, and assorted christmas gifts, arranged and kept away by September. The girls would form a group, and one Auntie will be rehearsing one kind of dance or the other for christmas. We all would continue to live with high expectations for the Christmas rice, clothes, shoes and dances.
From 15th December, we would be moved to the village, to remain there till about 15th January, when schools would reopen.

xmas

It was a lot of fun, for us as kids.We met with all our relations, played, went to the river, swam, went into the bushes around to hunt small creatures, doing what young kids do. We would arrange how to spread our breakfast from one house to the other. It still happens today,
Christmas is beyond going to church, exchange of goods, and gifts, for the Igbo man. It goes beyond sewing clothes, buying new cars and property. It offers opportunity for reunion, marriages, friendship, resolution of family matters, community meetings, town hall meetings, conferment of titles, development plans for the people, and their society.

It is also a time for conscious, and serious assessment of an idividual’s life achievements in the year, enabling people to plan for the new year.When you meet your mates and age grades, you see for yourself, and know if you need to catch up some where in your affairs.

This is why the Igbo man must pay special attention to the condition of roads, airports, because they will constitute the majority of commutters from all parts of the country to the Igbo land during christmas, given our presence all over Nigeria.

Year in year out for the past 20 years, I have seen huge traffic gridlocks on all roads towards the South East during this period.Benin Ore road, has remained a source of pain,danger and anguish, for travelling Easterners during Christmas for the past over 20 years. If the past Federal Governments have failed to address this perrenial problem, should the South East Governments not do something about it? I think the South South and South East Governors should create a Task Force, empowered and equiped to augument the efforts of the FRSC and the Police to keep the roads free and safe during the months of December and January every year.

The Task Force should have Giant Hiabs and Tow vehicles located at strategic locations along Benin-Ore Road, Benin-Onitsha Road, Helicopters, and Patrol vehicles to cover the road during this period.The Major Road Transport Companies, like, ABC, De Young, Ifesinachi,Ekene,GUO, God is Good, Agofure, Edegbe, Peace Mass, ITC, Tracas, Entraco,Abia Teansport, and many more should be made to partner with government in funding the Task Force. The idea is to ensure that 2014 December does not visit us with same hardships again.

Our transporters must as a matter of dignity, and honour, stop the exploitation of their own, during the Christmas period. While it is true, that airfares increase during christmas and peak travel seasons in other countries, those airlines have christmas packages for their patrons/customers. In Igbo land, nothing special is offered to commuters during, in and out of the seasons. All we get is arbitrary change in fares during Christmas, except ABC that maintains a dignified constant fare in and out of seasons. The, ABC is a great team, a winning team, and should be emulated by others in keeping the discipline of stable fare during Christamas, and other festive seasons.

This year’s Christmass appears likely to be less boisterious and humble, generally, beause of sheer economic hardship.

The rate of poverty has increased in the last 10 years. Some say it is a period of sacrifice for a better tomorow, but many of our leaders, senators, members of Houses, political office holders and their cronies are having house warming parties, launching news cars, with many thanks giving services. That is the country we are ending up with; Their own Nigeria, and Our own Nigeria.God help the common man in Nigeria, especially the Igbo Man.

Ndigbo should begin to delevelop solutions, and structures to address their own perculiar problems, and challenges in this great nation.

sisisioge:
Those mofoos usually have no use for brains, they are as dull as idiats! They collectively stabbed the deceased in the gut, neck and chest areas...no missing the kill. Awon idiats!


Anyways, it's high time they get taken off the roads!

Who will take them off the roads ?

It all starts by orientations dear

kilokeys:
say what?

He "only" stabbed him in the Chest ?

Ooh... He must have thought the Chest housed the ankle, jaw and intestine..

The heart and lungs are in the legs. ..

What a foooo*coughs*oool

You don't blame the tajudeen blame illiteracy on their part ..the monkey forgot that chest houses vital organs like heart , liver and major arteries


It's unfortunate and to be honest ..this is getting out of hand .go to ikeja and ikpodo axis in the morning you will see able bodied men laze around in morning ...the ones that has job end up harrasing keke people


This should be frowned upon

wiseoneking:
SW should work on their young people. This is getting out of hand. Approximately 35% of their 16-25 are doing stuff like this, with many of them in eiya/aiya cult. Many are lazy doing nothing. Is high time they learn from abakaliki igbo road sellers who toiled day and nite to eke out a living. They have been mocked by both yorubas and their igbo brothers but this guys are making it: some sponsoring their education in many higher sch in lag, some taking up some little house project in their village, some raising their siblings in some low income private sch etc. I met one humble Ebonyi boy that is planning to enter Lasu next yr to study Law. He started life as a hawker. He planned to put a bus on the road to be generating income while in sch and skeletally run his biz to still be independent. This is a true story and he is just 24 yrs. SW should do something asap

They will term you tribalistic and your postulation bigotry ..mark my words. They will make this Igbo fight instead of focusing on the social malaise that is engulfing the region


Do you want to bet on this ?

I bought a charger from one ebonyi boy and he told me that if the cahrger doesn't work that I should bring it back ..this is around Anthony . this was last two weeks . when I went there to change the charger I was told that he has gone to school. As an Igbo man I felt happy knowing how education has taken me this far ..I encouraged him when next I saw him. Didn't return the charger but bought another one as an encouragement

They call them usain bolts yes they might be selling galas but I respect hard working men and these ebonyi guys are trying to catch up with anambra and Enugu peeps . that was how we in anambra started 25yrs ago today we have moved to real businesses and I so support these ebonyi guys

There are so much money in Lagos that is to be just that most if these sophisticated oneones who t see it. Go to airport you will swe Asians trooping in. The problem is that most of the. Have the mentality that you can't be rich without doing something fetish ..u just keep asking who gave them their orientation


If you only sell akara in Lagos bus stop with all humility ...you will make it . there is dignity in labour

Look at the Hausa ..they have taken over the kiosk and food business virtually then the icing on cake is the bdx


So these boys have more added advantage than immigrants ..I don't see why they should be doing agbero

Sijo01:
30 years old, married with 3 wives I nor read pass there

I keep asking how can a 30 yr old man 3 ..women must have been absolutely cheap in his place

This is why I support the Igbo marriage ...you pay and value marriage


How can a man at that age marru 3


Nawa for people



Can somebody teleport me to Biafra land lol

InMyOpinion:
[size=15pt]Very simple matter- let him also be stabbed in the chest and left unattended for 2 hours, after that he may go home (dead or alive)[/size]

Such a wicked way to judge bro

eyeview:
That tribe that loves money most but don't like working for it. They prefer you work and 'dash' them

Pls don't start oooooo


I am just here to read comments ...lazing around

So I no fit laugh

exlinkleads:
A 30-year-old Lagos driver, Samuel Adamo, Adamo, who was married with three wives and five children, was stabbed to death in Oshodi, Lagos State. He was said to have been attacked in one of the motor parks in the Oshodi-under-bridge area, while calling passengers into his bus. It was learnt that some motor park thugs aka agbero, had approached him for a ‘loading fee’, but the deceased allegedly declined payment, saying there was no passenger in his bus yet.

This supposedly caused an argument, which led to a fight between the victim and the thugs. Three of the area boys allegedly stabbed Adamo in the neck, chest and stomach and he reportedly bled to death. It was gathered that the police arrested one of the suspects, 21 year old Teslim Tajudeen.

Tajudeen however, claimed not to be responsible for the death, adding that he only stabbed Adamo in the chest.

He said in Yoruba:

“I work as a conductor, although I do not have a permanent bus I work with. Whenever I don’t work as a conductor, I help touts to collect money from drivers in Oshodi. “I was actually walking down to the spot where I usually stay to collect loading fee when I saw a driver arguing with some of our boys – Lateef, aka Eba, and and Baba Oba. “When I got there, I was told that they asked Adamo to pay for loading before taking passengers.

“The driver refused, claiming he had yet to load his bus. The argument led to a fight. The driver threatened to stab Eba and Baba Oba. “I tried to separate them, but the driver also threatened to stab me. Eba subsequently picked a bottle and smashed it on the ground. He stabbed the driver in the stomach; I also picked the broken bottle and stabbed him in the chest, while Baba Oba stabbed him in the neck.”

http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/11/just-in-thugs-kill-danfo-driver-in.html#sthash.80olRaqO.dpuf

If I talk they will term my reply tribalistic and bigoted

All I can say at this point is

Rest in peace bro