rudebouy: Is dat how it is in history books? Rememba, der is always two sides to a story. When fight start come bloddy, nobody day gree say na him first start am. Hi Besides, is the declaration of the state of biafra without the approval of Nigeria not illegal and an act of war? Wots d difference btwn dat and the declaration of
So you want nigeria to approve biafra before tgey deckare
Ojukwu was right islamic caliphate by boko haram and isis?
VivaVivre: An Agbor ancient king was an actual prince in the Bini kingdom. As was part of tradition, a prince who has come of age could move out of his father's domain with his immediate family and servants, and then settle on any of the lands under his father: that was the case with the 1st Agbor king. Agbor Dein/ Agbor Obi was where he settled and established his own kingdom (the agbor people were his father's subjects, so there was no dispute to his ruling them). As for why they bear Igbo names; in early times, the Igbos who were merchants, missionaries and teachers, came upon agbor and became integrated with the locals. They inter-married, learned each other's cultures/ways of life, hence some ika words were substituted with igbo words and new igbo words were introduced to the ika vocabulary. However, the Ika people still maintained their customs and traditions, their deities are still Ancient Bini deities e.g., Ovia and Idumu-Oza. Idumu-Oza is a village in Esan named after their local deity. The Agbor Chieftains and Monarchs still dress in a like manner to the Binis. The Word Agbon in Benin means Land: that was the name of the place, before the British came and changed the writing to Agbor. Many place names in Nigeria were changed by the British, because their initial names were hard for the foreigners to pronounce. E.g., Zaria was Zazzau, Awka was Oka, Awgu was Ogwu, Awkunana was Okunano, Port-Harcourt was Ebe-Ocha. I hope I have enlightened you?
VivaVivre: An Agbor ancient king was an actual prince in the Bini kingdom. As was part of tradition, a prince who has come of age could move out of his father's domain with his immediate family and servants, and then settle on any of the lands under his father: that was the case with the 1st Agbor king. Agbor Dein/ Agbor Obi was where he settled and established his own kingdom (the agbor people were his father's subjects, so there was no dispute to his ruling them). As for why they bear Igbo names; in early times, the Igbos who were merchants, missionaries and teachers, came upon agbor and became integrated with the locals. They inter-married, learned each other's cultures/ways of life, hence some ika words were substituted with igbo words and new igbo words were introduced to the ika vocabulary. However, the Ika people still maintained their customs and traditions, their deities are still Ancient Bini deities e.g., Ovia and Idumu-Oza. Idumu-Oza is a village in Esan named after their local deity. The Agbor Chieftains and Monarchs still dress in a like manner to the Binis. The Word Agbon in Benin means Land: that was the name of the place, before the British came and changed the writing to Agbor. Many place names in Nigeria were changed by the British, because their initial names were hard for the foreigners to pronounce. E.g., Zaria was Zazzau, Awka was Oka, Awgu was Ogwu, Awkunana was Okunano, Port-Harcourt was Ebe-Ocha. I hope I have enlightened you?
Lies lies lies
Agbor are Igbo that speak ika dialect and why do y
nwanlecha: Looking at this thread, one would notice that 99.9% of the peeps who have been trying to disparage the result of this study all come from one particular ethnic group, the yoruba. Hence, this thread also helps to solidify the assertion that yorubas are the main ethnic group, who envy and hate passionately the exceptional abilities of the great Ndi Igbo. I am sure most of them still can't get over the fact that the researcher also stated that when the different Nigerian ethnicities were merged as one, their result was considerably lower than that of the Chinese and a few other groups. But once the Nigerian group was separated into their different ethnicities, the result of the Igbo group became clearly ahead of the other groups involved in the study, and remarkably, even higher than that of the Chinese group. When we tell these Yoruba peeps that we are not in competition with them, they will start fuming and prefer to continue living in self-denial. The truth is that Ndi Igbo have no worthy competition in nigeria. Our competitors are found on the world stage. Simple!
but wait are you a sociologist or a historian .....? but there are some good yorubas i have encountered to be honest, nice pals and business associate but defnitely not this OP
xtrorse: Frustrated descendant of a fallen demon from Odua Islamic Republic of Ritual-killers, find outlined hereafter are THE UNEQUALLED LEGACIES OF YORUBA god, AWO, the chief proponent of hatred, bitterness, tribalism, nepotism, falsehood, noise-making and propaganda and mastermind of the genocide on Igbos.
Apart from talking like parrots and embezzling public funds while ass-licking their Hausa-Fulani-Kanuri slave masters, what else are Yoruba people good at - ritual-killings, office charms, tribalism, nepotism, falsehood, noise-making and propaganda?
A murderer will kill, a thief will steal from you, but you'll never know where you stand with a liar...
It is said that a lie may travel for a thousand miles, but it takes just one step of truth to catch up with it.
Just to keep the record straight, let me remind you what these bile-filled, hateful and intolerant creatures of Odua Islamic Republic of Ritual-killers (OIRR) are known for:
1. Ritual killers, kidnappers, cannibals and human parts merchants. That's why Yoruba land is the World Capital of Ritual-killers.
25. Over 95% of Nigerians in British prisons are Yorubas.
26. Yorubas are the worst pirates sabotaging the hard labour of people round the world! They translate foreign movies to Yoruba. They compile their Yoruba worthless movies about Ten into one CD! That's why their movie covers are long like telemondo while Nollywood is small.
One funny thing about the parasitic tribe of Yoruba, is that many of their greedy leaders and billionaires are always having issues of financial crimes involving government funds. When they talk of entrepreneurs, they cunningly bring in people like Folorunso Alakija who is just feeding fat on the commonwealth via the crude oil resources at another man's backyard. Little wonder she is now the richest black woman on earth.
Without government connections and patronage, Wale Tinubu, Jimoh Ibrahim, Femi Otedola, Mike Adenuga etc. will be nowhere today, and that's why every now and then you would hear them being linked with one financial crime or the other.
The remaining lazy Yaribanza ingrates believe one cannot achieve success save by ritual-killings.
There is no doubt that the South West is a notorious hub of ritualists. No passing week that you don't hear about Yaribanza people including their Alfas caught with human flesh and heads.
In the SE Okija is not up to a local government but the whole of two States in the SW is dedicated to deities and fettishness - Ogun and Osun deities. It's no longer news that Yorubaland is notorious for human parts business, with the headquarters situated in Soka Evil Forest, Ibadan. This is in addition to incest, child molestation, bank fraud, credit card scam, Oluwole forgery, internet fraudsters, fettishness/juju, terrorism, thuggery, kidnapping, omonile touts, etc.
Yorubaland - The World Capital of Ritual-killings
So much for Yoruba 'sufferstication'!
Yoruba land is indeed the undisputed Ritual Capital of the Whole Wide World. See the list of the Dark Spots operated by these 'suffersticated' and bile-filled cretins operating in human forms.
1. Ota, Ogun State 2. Lambe, Ogun State 3. Ikorodu,Lagos State 4.Mowe, Ogun State 5. The Bridge linking Abiola Garden with Otedola Estate, Lagos. 6. Isheri Olowo-Ira under Bridge, Lagos 7. Toyota Bus Stop on Apapa/Oshodi Expressway, Lagos (Clifford Oji's former location) [s]8. Waterfront River Niger area Of Onitsha, Anambra State 9. Isiala-Ngwa,Abia state 10, Igwurita, Muruokoro, Port Harcourt, Rivers state [/s] 11. Ilorin-Oro Road, Kwara state [s] 12. Lokoja-Abuja Expressway, Kogi state 13. Kaduna Eastern By-Pass, Kaduna state 14.The Bank of River Kaduna, Kaduna state 15.Kaduna/Abuja Expressway, Kaduna state 16.Abuja Motor Park,Kaduna 17. Kawo Motor Park,Kaduna 18. The Railway tracks, Kaduna[/s]
Over the years, Yorubas in connivance with their Hausa-Fulani slave masters have been plundering Eastern resources, looting everywhere and polluting the land.
Just like the chameleon, the Yorubas can change the colour of their skin at will and can vacillate at random between Christian and Muslim worlds whenever the evil spirit begins to operate them. Little wonder they are descendants of a fallen demon! The vacillation is akin to the abracadabra of a sworn homosexual who might screw a man today, a woman tomorrow, or an animal the next time. You never can tell.
The level of Yoruba treacheery and betrayal is second to none.
Finding a reliable and trustworthy Yoruba person is like searching for a pin in a haystack. Yorubas who possess these good characters are rare.
Outlined below are the indisputable cases of the treachery of these notorious, hateful tribe.
1* Afonja betrayed his Yaribanza people to the Fulani; Ilorin still remains an Islamic caliphate till date.
2* It was the testimony of some Yoruba Action Group leaders against Chief Awolowo that was used against him.
3* Justice Sowemimo, a Yoruba judge was used by the Hausa-Fulani Government to send Chief Awolowo to jail.
4* Chief Awolowo was an unyielding advocate of true federalism but suddenly changes as soon as he was appointed the Minister of local Government and Finance.
5* General Oladipo Diya, a Yoruba man was used by Hausa-Fulani to batter NADECO, Afenifere, Odua Movement and other Yoruba struggle groups.
6* Yoruba Obas collected bribe instead of fighting for the unjust murder of their "beloved son" MKO Abiola as confessed by Oba Akiolu.
7* MKO Abiola used his Concord newspaper to fight his own brother Obafemi Awolowo.
8* The same MKO Abiola financed the coup that sacked his brother Ernest Shonekan and brought in General Abacha - an Hausa-Fulani to power.
9* MKO Abiola and other Yoruba elders even went to Dodan Barracks to congratulate General Sani Abacha for overthrowing their brother. It's so pathetic!
10* Awolowo usurp the agreement he made with Ojukwu before his release from Eastern prison.
11* A small boy Yakubu Gowon used Pa Awolowo to cling on to power against Southern interest.
12* Obasanjo was very key to denying Goodluck Jonathan a second term.
You cannot trust the allegiance of a Yoruba man, even the Abobaku that was once loyal to the Ooni of Ife absconded when it was time to prove his true loyalty. Yorubas are not only treacherous but always at the servitude of the Northerners which is very worrisome.
MrkenOkonkwo: After the death of Cynthia in the hands of her fellow Igbo brothers, A 23-year-old lady in Awka Etiti, Idemili South Local Government of Anambra State was killed on July 29. Miss Francisca Okoli was killed after she resisted attempts by a five-man armed robbery gang to rape her in the presence of her parents. NDI IGBO, why do we Rob, Rape, Destroy and kill ourselves?, Igbo people commit a lot of atrocities against themselves in Nigeria today. Are we one people?, Boko Haram are recently killing Hundreds of thousands of Igbo people plus the ones they have slaughtered years back. How can we be united to fight those that are fighting against us? since we have made it a duty to be killing ourselves. Of course wherever something like this happen among people, definitely one don’t need to be told there are no Love and peace existing, NDI IGBO do not like one another because we kill one another and this means that we will never like one another. There are many factors among us, States were created by the Federal government is the sense to make sure federal allocation gets to the reach of everyone but NDI IGBO in particular thought States creation were to separate us NO, it is never so at all, NDI IGBO please this is getting too much, OHANEZE NDI IGBO please what are those of you in the leadership of this Forum are saying about this? Something has to be done quickly to put an end to this hopelessness. IGBOS use their own hands to destroy themselves wherever they live both in abroad, why are we like that?, dose the Yoruba and Hausa people kill themselves?. It is the IGBO people who rob their fellow IGBO people travelling on a bus from ALA IGBO {Igbo land} to Lagos, IGBOs Rape and Kill their sisters, IGBOs kidnap their own fellow IGBO family and will be in demand for ransom from the victims family or else they kill the victim. IGBO people betray one another just because of money, IGBO people poison one another in a gathering of celebration and went ahead to poison another person to death where they gather for a burial or funeral ceremonies why?. IGBO people brings out more one candidate during any Federal election in Nigeria, instead of being one united people, the hate rate amongst them will never allow it to occure to their minds that it is very impossible for any of the candidates they select to win the election forgetting that other tribes of people contesting for the same post present only one candidate which they all support but never the same in case of NDI IGBO. IGBO people are never among the the list of richest people in Nigeria still yet, IGBO are the people who dose anything to get rich, the question now is, with all these zeal and quest to become rich, why are we not among the richest at least in Nigeria not to talk of Africa or the World in general or can we say that the people who conduct this poll hate the IGBOs? or do we say that they are correct in their conducts? If you want to talk about other things like setting up a place of worship, IGBO people are far behind the pace setters of places of Worship in the history of Nigeria but yet, majority of NDI IGBO claim to be Christians. NdI IGBO claim to come from Israel but the present and previous Israelites never lived their lifes as NDI IGBO of this present generation are living, I will say that NDI IGBO of Old never lived life the way it is now because IGBOS are people that fear GOD but reverse is the case now, We do not fear to destroy what our hands cannot make. I am sad because these atrocities has been going on and on again while the perpetrators were going about living their normal life and if anyone there to point those who commits such evil crimes, he or she must loose their life because from how everything goes, we discovered that some of the Kidnapping kingpins are members of the high society group which makes it too difficult to arrest them, Imagine a Traditional Chief wil be Kidnap by who, an ordinary people can never and will never perform such acts on their own, this is to tell you that any accusation against the truth, there is definitely a lie against it. In a Society that have love for each other, people least thought of harming one another. NDI IGBO what is wrong with us?, I remembered those days when an IGBO person runs to fight to defend his fellow IGBO person from attack of other tribal person but reverse is the case today, IGBOs attack and kill themselves then, who will rescue them?. IGBO people, please let's think before we do. Let us not forget that he who kills must be killed, IGBO people, How can you feel when an armed person entered your home and threaten to rape your Daughter, Sister, Wife or Mother before your presence?, how those it seem to you as a person to kill a fellow human being, A BROTHER/SISTER for that matter? that fellow who begs you not to kill him or her but you insist and go ahead to rape her and later kill her, union IGBO who dose this, what was your inner mind telling you, dose your mind ask you what the out come of this evil am about to commit will turn to? ONYE IGBO, How dose is it irritate you when you put gun in your Brother or Sister’s head threaten to shoot and kill just because of AKU NKE UWA {Material Things} how do feel? NDI IGBO, Why do we sell our conscience, whom did we sell it to and why did we sell it? It's very unfortunate to see that it is only NDI IGBO that commit a hilarious crime against themselves in this manner please my people, it is high time we sit down and evaluate all these crimes we do against ourselves. The quest of money has lead us astray, Money has ever taken anybody to heaven or do we not want to go to Heaven?. OHANEZE NDI IGBO, please call all your Sons and Daughters, talk to them and advice them so that they should stop these evils against each other because this has made us to be the 3rd class Citizen in a country we owed together with others. We must put an end to this immoral behaviors. In Conclusion, Let me quote the Bible because I believe that at least 75% of NDI IGBO are Christians. Proverbs 14 vs 34: Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach to nation or sin condemns any people. Thank you and Be Blessed as you follow they of LIFE which is Jesus Christ Amen. SIGNED BY, Mr Ken Okonkwo
I know that you have this all figured out by bearing an igbo monika Oga try and use punctuation marks, it makes your write up readable. I knew they thought us use of paragraph, ellipsis and comma in JSS classes. So it will be nice to use them.
Now why do you hate igbo so much..are you blaming your chi for not creating you igbo? This is why you have decided to use igbo monika. But whatever sails your ship so be it. Have a blessed day...but if I were you jettison the igbo monica. It doesn’t tell good bro...
Just an advise
NICE ADVICE ANYWAY...IGBO AINT SAINT AND WE KNOW THAT, WE HAVE THE WORST OF THE WORST AND THE BEST OF THE BEST IN NIGERIA ALSO
manchy7531: LOOK WHO IS GOING TO SCHOOL IN NIGERIA: THE STATISTICS MAY SURPRISE YOU Ikechukwu Agbor Tuesday, February 10, 2009 ikeagbor@yahoo.com Dallas, Texas, USA
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence". --John Adam's (1735 - 1826) argument as he defended soldiers in the Boston Massacre trials in December 1770.
In every conceivable hamlet in Nigeria and most of Africa are men and women from the South-East who toil to make ends meet, and because of their sheer number, the press in Nigeria has continued to assert, albeit wrongly that the South-Easterners have abandoned education.
Why is that so?
Come along with me as we meander through the maze, bare the facts and bust the myth of who is in school and who is not.
We will begin by consulting JAMB, culling figures from UME admissions in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, and then crunching the numbers and provide the statistics.
Fig.1. Total Admissions for the six year period for the six geo-political zones
It is noteworthy that the South-West lags behind among the three zones that comprise the South, and so for the purposes of this presentation, I will limit the study to the three Southern zones as the Northern zones have historically lagged behind their Southern counterparts.
From the above, it can thus be established that the South-East has more of her young men and women admitted to Nigerian universities than either the South-West or the South-South; "quota" system not withstanding. The South-South has been next to the South-East in the number of university admissions in all the years except 2006 and 2007 when South-West made a nominal gain. Within the South-South, it is interesting to note that Delta State is tops, and no attempt will be made on the part of the author to divvy up the South-South for the purposes of this presentation in spite of the fact that Delta and Rivers States have more of their young men and women admitted than Kwara and Kogi put together, so no numbers will be appropriated from the South-South into South-East, in as much as in the same token no remnants of Kogi and Kwara States will be consigned into the South-West.
The South-East and the South-West have far more homogeneity within the population that occupies its geographic space due to language. It is also noteworthy that there is a presence of Ijaw in the South-West but still my subsequent comparison will be solely confined to only the South-West and the South-East.
It can be seen from the above that it was only in 2004 that the number of women surpassed the men by a miniscule number. Also note the spikes in 2003 and 2004; I am not sure whether to attribute that to the number of universities under the wing of JAMB or to some other factors. The spike is also apparent when South-East is compared to both South-West and South-South (See Fig.4). It is also noteworthy that the South-East women have continued to keep pace with their male counterparts. To make a blanket statement that the South-East has abandoned education is totally false; that there are a number of men who are gainfully employed either as artisans or traders only goes to show that the South-East population has always been underestimated.
It is discernible that in the years from 2002 until 2007, the South-East has continued to lead the South-West in university admissions. The South-East bested the South-West in terms of number of admissions in both genders also. As to the spikes in 2003 and 2004, my best bet would be that in the subsequent years, JAMB divested from the number of universities under its wing. (See also Fig.3.) [img] https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/129675_chart5_jpgb7a32d8a5caa1bf12fa5e031ed6de980[/img]
Fig.5. South-East and South-West admissions for males
We can glean from the above chart that there are more Southeast males in the universities than their counterparts in the Southwest. In 2005 ad 2006 the numbers essentially remained the same for each zone.
Fig.9. South-East and South-West male and female admissions for six years
From the above, among all genders, SE males lead the SE females barely, who in turn lead the SW males. The SW females are fewer in number of admissions than all others.
We can deduct from the above bar charts as follows:
From fig.1: among the six geo-political zones for six years admissions from 2002 through 2007, the SE leads followed by SS, then SW, NC, NW while NE bottomed out.
Fig.2: The SE leads the three zones in the south
Fig.3: Total male admissions in the SE is more than the female admissions for the six year period
Fig.4: SE leads SW in total admissions for six years in a row
Fig.5: SE males lead their SW counterparts in admissions for six years in row
Fig.6: SE females lead their SW counterparts in admissions for six years in a row
Fig.7: SE females lead SW males in admissions for six years in a row
Fig.8: SE males lead SW females in admissions for six years in a row
Fig.9: In all genders, SE males are tops, followed by SE females, then SW males, while S females bottomed out
In conclusion, if we add up the number of young men and women who are admitted into Nigeria universities together with the South-East men and women who are in the remotest conceivable hamlets of every state in Nigeria, and the rest in the West African sub-region and other parts of Africa, who are wrongly accused of having abandoned higher education while there South-East peers hold their own, it makes me to still demand to know how many we really are; the Nigerian state continues to spew out spurious population censuses.
Finally, if the South-East has more people in the universities when there is no reason other than that they have more candidates applying for same, it would be right and appropriately so to postulate that it in terms of population, there are more people in the South-East than either in the South-West or the South-South.
So the next time they tell you that South-East males have abandoned school, point the statistics in their face. And more poignantly ask them: O bu anyi anaghi eme ofuma; anyi oga egburu unu onwe anyi? (Aren't we doing well already; do we commit suicide for you all?)
But wait, in the next segment when the 2006 population census will be analyzed, the reader will be in for more shocker; the 2006 population census has Oyo State as the most populated State in the South-West outside Lagos, with a population of 5,591,581, while the most populated state in the South-East is Anambra State with a total population of 4,182,032. However in 2007 JAMB admissions, Anambra State recorded a total of 8,725 in admissions while Oyo State had 3,788….I am crunching the numbers.
Ikechukwu Agbor is the author of the novel "Kisses from America"
Due to space limitation all the figures could not be uploaded; however the rest of the figures can be studied at the link below
CSTR2: I wonder why they are denying this now. They say igbos are too trickish or too smart to be trusted in business. What they are saying is that the igbo have a greater IQ . Ofcourse, they won't agree as it dosen't sound palatable.
Business is all about smartness and no dullard or theory person can run a business
That's why you rarely see profs in economics running a kiosk ..they can manage it but they know the whole theories
CSTR2: It is not uncommon to hear from Nigerians how igbos will outsmart you if not careful. That is a function of IQ. Deny it all you want, it will still be there and evident.
enochnochi: My take regarding states specializing on areas of comparative advantage. That's natural phenomenon bro, every state has an area of comparative advantage, it must not be a signed agreement. It will only hinder other states from diversifying their economies. If state A has the potential to go into XYZ, it shouldn't be denied that right just because state B is already into XYZ. Hope you got my illustration?
investnow2013: You need to be on the ground to know this!. We need to build our castle on the ground & not on the Air!.I believe in practical like any Nwa for Igbo!. Invest now not tomorrow because tomorrow may not come! Udo dili gi!.
investnow2013: I like opinions & suggestions being shared here by a lot of people! But I will prefer to copy the workable one which is being played out by The Anambra govt & people!. Who would have believed that Cattle for instance can be reared in large farms in Anambra state not by the fulanis but by the hard working Omanbala/ Igbo people!.We tend to believe in the past that cattle farming are exclusive right of the fulanis & that it can not even be done in Alaigbo or by Igbos but that is now changing!.I want to give you another instance, for a good number of years, Bussa in Niger State was supplying most of the fish in Major Market in Onitsha & beyond with many trailer loads of fish but now that monopoly have finally being broken by Anambra Huslers & Millions of money retained in Anambra economy.In the process new jobs were created in the State!.
Are you really sure if this It has been long I have not been home but this Xmas will get me touchdown in Nnewi
Chino, we have what is called theory of comparative advantage.. we cant be jack of all TRADES you know. one must keep an ete at the targets...even nations are knwon for something take Switz..the country is noted for Financial institution, take Germany, it is noted for Engineering, take UK which is noted for Admoin and diplomacy, take Italy which is noted for High class fashion take French Rivera oh...i love there, finest tourist place
what am i saying, i am not saying that states can be civiol servant but sametime be viable...who is talking about oil here. To me oil is going, cars are runing these days on ethanol and hydrogen so we have to reposition ourselves in a highly competitive market
Enugu can tap into voal and other resources, Imo is central and Tourism is the key while anambra is on the go... and too fast to slow down then let us be on industry
I like your analaysis but sometime you can get flipped easily nwanna, maka gini
kedu ka ndi begi di..anya ma na eke na anya anwu ofuma
dalu rinne
chino11: I have said it time and time again that all these speculations and day-time dreaming of classifying each state is a total waste of time and a lazy man's hubby. Go and develop whatever you come from and stop online apportioning of areas of specialization. For instance one cannot parade a mere civil servant's state and hope to sustain itself more especially in this era of economic melt-down in Nigeria and around the world due to oil price crash.
Every state must have a bit of everything if it wants to succeed if not it will be acquired by a more economically powerful state. Malaysia wouldn't be Palm Oil giant today if it said oh Nigeria is already leading in that area or China would not be 2nd largest economy if it relaxed and said that Japan is already 2nd largest. But China worked for it and today they have over-taken Japan economic wise and is racing very fast towards over-taking America. Today Malaysia is not only ahead of Nigeria in palm oil production but it is the number ONE in that sector. We are operating a federal system like America- The state New York runs it economy independent of Texas, the same applies to California, we are getting there with the oil price crash then each state will stand all by itself, if it cannot stand then it be shared out to more economically powerful states.
Let us start building our individual states and stop online silly apportioning. This is why I am very happy for Anambra for giving them Obiano who is seeing very far ahead into the future. He has taken up 4 Pillars- Oil/Gas, Industrialization, Agriculture, Economic expansion, Tourism etc. This is where the future lies particularly on industrialization. There is room for over-take in everything. If the rest of the SE with the exception of Anambra, hopes to be self-sufficient they must move away from this same mentality some of you are exhibiting all over the place. If they hope to meet up with their bills and be able to pay salaries, they must think differently aside just getting Federal allocation which is fast disappearing. I said it, it will get to a time when some of this bankrupt states will not be able to maintain common governors office talk more of paying commissioners. It will get to a time when some of this weak and virile states will run their states under "mango" tree because they cannot maintain the government buildings anymore.
Let the people think out-side of the BOX for once.
Handsomegod: . If it is brainstorming on Igbo development,u can count on me anyway. There are other geniuses on these thread cc:Budha Monk,CJrane,Vickyjames,Bishop42 and Pazienza,Igboson1,Radoillo and urself,too all of whom you can call to contribute. The quality of ideas already discussed in the Enugu and Anambra threads are enough to launch multiple nations to prosperity.Ndewo!
I think that anybody that have access to our leaders should tell them to come and read this thread. This is a blueprint for oriental renaissance... You see when you have young men in leadership ideas will be young Thank lord for obiano and few other governors in east Even rochas is on point also
Handsomegod: . Nwanne ur suggestions re specialization of states in areas of comparative advantage is the way to go. It is a natural course of progress which has universal validity. Even here in the United States,the various states apply same principle to flourish. Michigan is the automobile planet and they have leveraged on that optimally. California is the movie and showbiz theatre. Florida is a tourist hub anyway and Texas is a sprawling oil state with massive commercial propensity characteristic of border states. Ebonyi may never catch up with Anambra and Abia in industrial and commercial strength but they will be unrivaled if they surge into mechanized farming and food processing. Enugu already has the administrative clout and can pass for another Washinton DC for the Igbo nation with enviable collection of institutions of learning. Imo state can be our silicon valley as proposed by the someone earlier and by all means should house some of our classified security facilities strictly because it is the most centrally situated part of Igboland geographically shielded by other states. The industrial and commercial potentiality of Abia and Anambra is already of global reckon. Anioma has vast expanse of land suitable for both farming and real estate. Yet,like someone already proposed,in addition to specializing,we each state can still have a bit of everything just to create a balance .I support ur view both in theory and practise.
If this is to be an exam I am looking at A+ for you ..you broke it down using instances. ..how I wish our governors will see this and key into this area
Just that we have bunch of old fellas as goverall leaders
Handsomegod: I dont know where you ve been to but such clannish disposition as yours is not needed here. Just a candid reminder:Are you aware that it was the high depth of intellectual discussions at the Enugu thread that necessitated calls for this thread by well meaning blue-blooded Igbo sons and daughters in a bid to diversify and share the success story our states are gradually becoming? Be well guided. In discussing "Igbocentric" ideas,the shades as they apply to Anambra,Enugu etc are unravelled and promoted. Igbos need unity and reawakening now more than ever before. Notable forumites re Pazienza,Budhha Monk,Tonychristopher,FKC,Igboson1,CJrane,Bishop42,etc are all igbo centric as much as they also work for the advancement of their various states.Are the so called states not even a tool for destabilization promoted by the hegemonists for sinister purposes especially as it concern Igbos? Either way,God bless Anambra state+Ndigbo dum!
[quote author=enochnochi post=38235992][/quote]Nna ikwuru ofuma and obu nna gi mulu GI...that's a good response .Igbo have grown pass clanish dick measuring.. We are here for collaboration of efforts from anioma to anambra to ikwerre and there will always be Judas amongst us and don't forget that
But the most important thing is to ensure that majority and overwhelming majority see the vision of Igbo economic empowerment that will turn us a hub
Nations are forming collaboration not collision so the best response is what you have given
What is your take on my post regarding states specialising on areas of comparative advantage
Nigerian Hollywood actress, Uzo Aduba won her second Emmy at the 2015 Emmy awards which held yesterday September 20th. Uzo who is one of the lead actresses in the hit series, Orange is the New Black, won Best Supporting Actress in the comedy category.
While receiving her award, Uzo said thanked her family and her sister, Chioma in particular for being there for her.
"'I really just want to say thank you a thousand times. If I could say thank you a thousand times, it would not be enough. I really just want to say thank you for my family, who have stood beside me my entire life. I am humbled to call myself your sister. I love you so much".
Aduba in 2014. Born Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba February 10, 1981 (age 34) Tribe Igbo American Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Aduba was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Nigerian parents of Igbo origin. She grew up in Medfield, Massachusetts.[4] She graduated from Medfield High School in 1999.[5] She attended Boston University, where she studied classical voice[6] and competed in track and field.[7][8] She describes her family as a "sports family".[6] Her younger brother, Obi, played hockey at the University of Massachusetts and went on to play six seasons professionally.[9]
Career[edit] Aduba first garnered recognition for her acting in 2003, when her performance in Translations of Xhosa at the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts earned her a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play.[10] In 2007, she made her Broadway debut, portraying Toby in Coram Boy.[11] From 2011 through 2012, she sang "By My Side" as part of the original revival cast of Godspell at the Circle in the Square Theatre.[11][12] Her first television appearance was as a nurse on Blue Bloods in 2012.[6] She also played the mother of the title character of Venice at The Public Theater in New York.[13][14]
In 2013, Aduba began portraying Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.[15] On being cast, Aduba said:
“ I auditioned for the show back in late July or early August of [2012]. I had been auditioning that summer for more television and film [after doing much theater]. I'd read a lot of scripts and I remember reading Orange Is the New Black, and it was at the head of the pack. I remember thinking, 'Wow, that is really good, I would love to be a part of that.' I went in and auditioned for another part, and my representatives called me about a month later and they were like, "Hi, we have some really good news. You remember that audition you went on for Orange Is the New Black? You didn't get it." I go, "So… okay, what's the good news?" They said they wanted to offer me another part, Crazy Eyes. I was like, "What in my audition would make someone think I'd be right for a part called Crazy Eyes?" But to be honest, when I got the script for it, it felt like the right fit.[16] ” Casting director Jennifer Euston explains the selection of Aduba for the role thus: "Uzo Aduba...had her hair in those knots for the audition...They saw something amazing in her and were able to connect it to what they were looking for in Crazy Eyes."[17] In joining the series, Aduba obtained her Screen Actors Guild card, about which she says, "I was just like, 'Wow, this means I'm a full actor now.' It was such a big deal, and I remember being so thankful and feeling so proud."[18]
She has been recognized for her performance as "Crazy Eyes": Aduba won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards as well as Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series at the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 18th Satellite Awards for her season 1 performance.[19][20][21] Aduba's season 2 performance earned her the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series as well as recognition for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards and a nomination Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.[22][23][24]
In March 2014, Aduba performed at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit concert Broadway Backwards.[25] Aduba teamed with Rachel Bay Jones for a rendition of the song "Lily's Eyes" from the play The Secret Garden.[26]
Lazard Ltd announced today that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has joined the Firm as a Senior Advisor, with a focus on sovereign advisory. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, a global leader in economic development and international finance, was until May 2015 the Coordinating Minister for the Economy & Honourable Minister of Finance of Nigeria, Business Wire reports.
"She will bring a unique international expertise and experience that will benefit both our sovereign and corporate clients. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has built a remarkable international reputation over more than three decades in leadership positions in government and at the World Bank," said Kenneth M. Jacobs, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Lazard. "She will be a strong addition as a Senior Advisor to our firm." Matthieu Pigasse, Global Head of M&A and Sovereign Advisory of Lazard, said: "We are proud to welcome Dr. Okonjo-Iweala as a Senior Advisor to our world-leading sovereign advisory group. She will bring a unique international expertise and experience that will benefit both our sovereign and corporate clients." Lazard is one of the world's preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. It operates from 43 cities across 27 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and South America. With origins dating to 1848, the firm provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, strategic matters, restructuring and capital structure, capital raising and corporate finance, as well as asset management services to corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments and individuals.
I was watching Al Jazeera news last night and I saw the way they reported that Buhari has stopped the funding of pilgrimage to Mecca and Jerusalem both for Christians and Muslims ...I think they were not happy but to me this is a welcomed development. This has saved at least 30 million USD for the nation which can be used for other amenities such as roads , hospital etc
Big ups to Buhari...I am impressed and happy for this ...I must confess . if you want to go on any pilgrimage pls save up and go. We can use that money for other things
I am beginning to admire this man because of this singular effort ...Bleep tribalism
If he goofs I will talk but for now I think I will commend Baba, he has done what most past President couldn't do. It takes guts to hurt your religion and that of others . this he has proved to be a man of his words.
Nice one GMB but I am not a two good shoes...sir , I commend you on this and to be frank you have my admiration here
Culture › Re: Anioma/Asaba People Are Not Igbo by tonychristopher: 7:38pm On Sep 22, 2015
