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ibom connection now, i believe this pic is old if u have a more current pic of ibom connection pls post it so we can see how much that place has improved in 83yrs cheers.

Ibom connection in 1930s it was called picadilly circus back then enjoy pictures courtesy of parsonago @ flicker

ibom circus recently. i dont have a current time photo if you do post it so we can see the transformation since 1930

pictures courtsey of pasonago @ flicker

WHEN the National Stadium was built in 1972, it had a capacity for 55,000 people. This was reduced to 45,000 in 1999. The record attendance of 85,000 was taken in the final match of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations between Nigeria and Algeria. It also hosted the final of the 2000 Nations Cup between Nigeria and Cameroun, as well as Nigeria's World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers.


Aside football, the stadium was the Mecca for boxing in Africa and hosted several world title bouts in its heydays. But all that seems a distant memory. Most children born in the late 1990s do not know that the Sportscity was once the pride of Africa, which hosted some of the world's biggest events. Now, the National Stadium is "one giant carcass" occupying prime position in the map of Lagos.


For inexplicable reasons, it has been left to rot away, with many parts of the edifice carved out and leased to hoteliers, sportswear merchants, churches and sundry other businesses. The rot began gradually shortly after Nigeria co-hosted the 2000 Nations Cup with Ghana. It was partially rehabilitated on the eve of the 2003 All Africa Games to host the women football event of the competition, but since 2004, it has not hosted any international match.


Aside the indoor sports hall rehabilitated by the Nigeria Basketball Federation for the DSTV League games, no part of the Sportscity is good enough to host any local or international event. Rather, the stadium is now a choice venue for religious gatherings and community meetings, as well as home to displaced individuals, while the main entrance to the main bowl is a drinking bar.
to read full text see :http://odili.net/news/source/2013/oct/8/16.html

The Airport Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested three teenagers for allegedly attempting to illegally board some international flights in Lagos.

Commissioner of Police for the command, Salahu Waheed, said the suspects, Lateef Popoola, 13; Amadi Joshua, 14; and Ukpabio Onyedikachi, 14, were arrested at different times at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja.

Waheed, while handing over the suspects to their mothers, said there was a need for their respective state governments to rehabilitate them like the Edo State Government did with teenage stowaway, Daniel Ihekina, who was arrested on August 24, 2013 after sneaking into the tyre compartment of a Lagos-bound Arik plane.

He said, “These boys were found at different times at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Their aim was to get into any plane and travel out of Nigeria.

“I decided to hand them over to their parents so they will be well taken care of and stop dwelling on the fantasy that you can just come into the airport, enter a plane and travel.

“Their state governments should try to rehabilitate them just like Edo State did for the stowaway in Benin.

“Lateef Popoola is from Ogun State; Amadi Joshua is from Ebonyi while Ukpabio Onyedikachi is from Abia State.

“The airport is not a place that you can just come into and travel. There are formalities. We don’t want to see these children here again.”

The teenagers, who spoke to PUNCH Metro, said they had been nursing the idea of travelling abroad, adding that they were not ready to execute their plans yet.

Lateef said he went to the tarmac to observe how aeroplanes take off and land.

He said he was able to gain access to the runaway by sneaking into an airport apron bus, but was arrested shortly after alighting.

He said, “I am not in school, I dropped out in Primary three. I was arrested last week Wednesday. I actually wanted to travel but I have yet to decided where I will go. So, I just went to the tarmac to see the aeroplanes.”

Lateef’s grandmother, Adunni, said she had no idea that her grandson was nursing the idea of travelling out of the country. She said she had been responsible for his upkeep since his mother abandoned him at infancy.

“I did not know that he wanted to travel. I just did not see him last week and I started looking for him all over the place. It was on Saturday that I finally found out that he had been arrested,” she said.

Onyedikachi and Joshua were said to have been arrested after asking some security agents where Malaysia flights were boarding.

After being questioned, the boys, who were both in SS1, said they had no travel documents and were immediately arrested.

Police said Onyedikachi’s brother was in Malaysia and it was possible that the teenager wanted to travel out to see his brother.

Onyedikachi, however said, “We were at the departure area of the airport. We did not attempt to travel out. We were just loitering and wanted to see the aeroplanes. We did not want to travel out on that day.”

Onyedikachi’s mother berated her son for his escapade. She said she had warned him and Joshua to be well behaved at all times.

She said, “I had no knowledge of what they did. Onyedikachi is well taken care of and is not suffering. I don’t know what pushed him to do this.”

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Uyo drainage and out flow traversing the city.

Afam4eva: It's possible and i'm not disputing the fact that the Enugu state government can pull something like that. I was just judging based on the white man and the environment where the truck is parked. It looks like an American suburban setting.

How many Nigerians in Nigeria know how to operate a street sweeping vehicle? i doubt if there are many of them. Hence such vehicle operation will involve the training of would be Nigerian operators, by the manufacturers if and when it finally arrives enugu/Nigeria.

it will be safe to assume that some of the trainers will be European, that might explain the picture.

I hope Akpabio sees those street sweeping vehicles because Uyo roads do need some of those. and not the manual sweeping i see all the time.

Afam4eva: Are you saying i'm advertising myself? Lol

Is it beyond/ beneath you to advertise yourself? am not accusing you of anything, I personally like what Afam okereke is doing. hopefully hes not being paid to do it.
His facebook page shades a lot of positive light on whats going on in enugu.

Afam4eva: That Afam Okereke guy is so dedicated. His blog contains never before seen photos of government strides in Enugu state.

are u trying to tell us that you are the Afam okereke?

nothing wrong in being enthusiastic about development in your state and LGA. being disinterested in politics will only give way to incompetence ppl to enter/ occupy political office.

I will really like to see more nigerians interested in whats going on in our local politics, the more questions we ask our leaders, and the more we analysis their projects/ hold them accountable the better they will be as leaders.

[quote author=Chima_Adeoye]Ujoinme,
Thanks a lot for helping out by posting the pictures.
You always do a fantastic job of it. I had thought one of our Igbo sons that always post bold pictures of Igboland will post them,but alas! it seems they are only interested in posting dirty pictures of Igboland to fight e-wars amongst themselves and not this kind of great positive pictures of good things that happen in Igboland. Makes you really wonder if they are truly Igbo or our perpetual haters that like to go undercover with Igbo sounding names to deceive the uninitiated [/quote]You are welcome! I love Nigeria and i want it to progress nigeria has been in the doldrums for years, it seems that some things are changing some states are really trying and enugu is one of those few states thats delivering dividends of democracy.

a play ground in uyo

All pictures that i posted on this thread is courtesy of Afam Okereke you can visit his page @
https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Coal-City/172108936311862

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Gov. Chime equipping the police to keep enugu safe

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secreteriat comming along just fine

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Enugu, the beautiful
All pictures that i posted on this thread is courtesy of Afam Okereke you can visit his page for more pics/info on enugus development@
https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Coal-City/172108936311862

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