₦airaland Forum

By PETER OKUTU

ABAKALIKI — A middle aged
man, Chukwu Onyekachi,
from Okofia Village, in Ezza
South Local Government Area
of Ebonyi State was arrested,
weekend, by men of Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence
Corps, NSCDC, for allegedly
vandalising Power Holding
Company of Nigeria, PHCN,
installation in the state.
The suspect, 28, who
confessed to have engaged
in similar venture in
Anambra State before
coming to his village,
revealed that his operation at
Ezza East Development Centre
will make it the 17th time he
had engaged in the
vandalisation of PHCN cables.
Addressing newsmen at the
Command headquarters in
Abakaliki, the Corps Public
Relations Officer, Assistant
Superintendent of Corps, ASC
Emmanuel Nwali, noted that
the suspect sustained
injuries on his belly, hands
and face due to the electrical
shock he received while
attempting to steal a bolt
from the high tension
transmission cable behind
Ezza East Development
Centre.

He said: “At about 7: 30 p.m.
last night, we got a signal
from one of our divisions,
precisely in Ezza East
Development centre of Ezza
South LGA that a young man
was caught vandalising PHCN
transmission cable.
“In fact, it was a surprise
that a man of that age who
knows what life is all about
could risk his life by climbing
transmission cable at that
time.
“It was as a result of him
trying to remove a size 18
bolt from the transmission
cable that made him sustain
all those burns; our men
tried to save his life by calling
PHCN which eventually
switched off power supply
from the station.
“From the victims
confessional statement, we
gathered that he has been in
the business for a long time,
making this last mission his
17th time. The law has
caught up with him and he
will face all the charges
against him in court.
“This is our core mandate;
24 hours we are alert to
make sure that government’s
infrastructure including PHCN
are well secure.

Source:
www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/nscdc-arrests-phcn-vandal-after-stealing-for-17th-time/

By YINKA KOLAWOLE

The Federal Government has
reiterated its commitment to
providing one million houses
for Nigerians across the
country on a yearly basis.
Minister of Land, Housing
and Urban Development, Ms
Ama Pepple, reaffirmed the
government’s plan recently,
Yola, Adamawa State, at the
launching of 400 housing
units built by the state
government through a N1.3
billion facility obtained from
the Federal Mortgage Bank of
Nigeria (FMBN), with an
additional N2 billion set to be
released for other housing
projects in the state.
The minister, who was
represented by Permanent
Secretary in the Housing
Ministry, Alh. Ibrahim Mahe,
commended the Adamawa
State government for
embarking on the project,
which she noted was in line
with the National Housing
Policy. “This is in line with
the goal of National Housing
Policy to aggressively tackle
the huge national housing
deficit by delivering one
million housing units per
annum,” she declared.
Pepple expatiated on how
government intends to
achieve the goal of delivering
the one million housing units
every year. According to her,
the houses would be
delivered through various
approaches, such as
partnership between public
and private sectors as well as
collaboration among
agencies of government at
various levels.

She added that state
governments have been
recognised as significant
partners in housing delivery
and as such urged them to
help facilitate the realisation
of the vision by expediting
action on the provision of
land and necessary
infrastructure for developers.

Managing Director, FMBN, Mr
Gimba Ya’u Kumo, in his
remarks at the occasion, said
apart from the 400 housing
units, the bank was also
financing two other housing
projects, comprising 95 units
and 240 units, in the state
capital. He noted that
Adamawa State is an active
contributor to the National
Housing Fund (NHF), and
gave an assurance that FMBN
is set to provide an
additional N2 billion loan to
the state government for
construction of more houses.
Also speaking at the event,
Chairman of Adasolid
Properties Limited, the
developers, Mallam Lawal
Abubakar, said the project
comprised of 120 three-
bedroom bungalows, 244
two-bedroom bungalows
and 12 semi-detached one
bedrooms.

In his speech while
inaugurating the estate,
Governor Murtala Nyako,
renewed his administration’s
commitment to execute
people-oriented projects and
called for support and
cooperation from the people
to achieve his transformation
agenda.

Source:www.vanguardngr.com/2013/04/fg-restates-plans-for-one-million-houses-annually/

aryzgreat: Kudos to Prof Okeke! @ MOD front page pls!

ok

True talk @op these nonsense E_tribal war is getting out of hand. We all need to join hands together and put things together cause i beleive if we have a united front nothing can stop us from acheiveing our goal. Including these BH issue

sheyie2007: Just curious, are igbos not Nigerians?

abeg no mind that idiot. He forgot that before he as igbo man he is fron Nigeria

Uncanny Genius: If true. Kudos to the ladies. We Igbos are the best in everything we do. We are born geniuses. If it's lie then April Fool!!!!!! But Igbos are the Best. Ndi Igbo kwenu!!!!

am from the east but i have to ask you why you have to bring tribalism into everything. Or is that you just like E-tribal war

JTF more oil cream to your elbow please do and smoke those BH OUT OF NAIJA [1st to shout and happy easter to u all]

A good question as been ask and a few are trying to deviate from the topic at hand. But if it were to critize the guy they would be on the front role. Provide a reasonable way to solve the crises at hand.

E-Source 7: BANTU
SESSION 4: African Civilizations:
The Bantu Migrations
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
The Development of African
Civilization
The Movement into Sub-Saharan
Africa
Elizabeth Isichei: Bantu
Languages and History
1
This selection comes from the
work of a major historian of
southern Africa. Focus on the
complexity of the Bantu
Migrations. According to Isichei,
what evidence exists for them?
There is an enormous literature
on the history - and, increasingly,
the historiography - of 'Bantu
expansion'. Since the closest
linguistic relatives of Bantu are in
Nigeria it is virtually certain that
the original proto-Bantu
homeland and centre of dispersal
was in eastern Nigeria, or
Cameroon. (An alternative theory
was put forward by the late
Malcolm Guthrie, placing it in the
Shaba area of Central Africa;
since this view is now universally
abandoned, it need not detain us
here, except as an example of the
pitfalls which await historians
using data from other
disciplines.)2 As one would
expect, the Bantu languages
spoken to the north-west are the
most deeply differentiated.
More info from here:
www.bakeru.edu/faculty/jrichards/World%20Civ%20II/E-Sources/E7Bantu.htm

Tony Spike: I believe Igbos are semi-bantuoid. I wouldn't subcribe to them being full Bantus. The Igbo language seem to have certain features of modern Bantu language, although not easily recognized. I hope researchers investigate this coincidence. Besides, I've postulated here on Nairaland that the ancestors of Igbos, Yorubas and Igalas were once part of the powerful Nilotic nation in modern day South Sudan pre-500 BC.

according to wiki the south eastern part of nigeria was the first settlement of the bantu people before they migirated to other part of africa.dont know if that is true www.mathildasanthropologyblog./2008/04/29/the-bantu-people/

it high time these guys mind there business and stop sticking there nose into ours

*yawns* how is this my business

[quote author=oily-Yoruba]This is the most du.mb comment ever. Mr edo man masquerading as Igbo, be proud of your edo lineage and stop pretending to be what you're not. Peter Obi is by far above your empty and loud-mouthed governor.[/quote]shut up that trash u call a mouth. What do you know about oshiobaba. I dont have time to snap and post i would have shown you what he did in auchi and other part of the state. Am from the east and what peter obi is doing in anambra is trash compare to what oshio is doing in his state

thelastPope: You are getting things mixed up. Rail tracks takes years to build not months. America has been developing their rail system for like centuries. What the FG is doing is simple. short term and long term strategy. The short term strategy is clearly to get the tracks already on the ground working again. Then add some coaches to make is better. The long term is to build new standard tracks. It is a simple strategy and is the right thing to do. It will make no sense to abandon the current tracks and start to build new tracks that will take years to build. Lagos-Kano standard gauge project is ongoing with its first phase, Lagos Ibadan standard gauge, already in progress. The feasibility studies for five new electric tracks has started and is expected to be concluded in July. Then work will start. Dont forget these projects cost a lot of money and it isnt easy to source funds for it. It is not beans

abeg help me tell them people are trying to jump into the future without putting plans on ground for the now

[quote author=Omo_Tier1]Same reasons for over 14years running, the PDP led government have continued to see you lots as idiots whose sensibility can be toiled with and they will still continue to walk around like saints.
Ever asked yourself why these same politicians , when it comes to doing anything for themselves the always go for the best the world has to offer? Think Atiku, His university offers such a standard of biking and abilities that very few universities in boast off and is comparable to much of what you find in western world, yet you wonder why they can't provide such as a standard for our universities in general.

No one is asking the FG for MAGLEVs, or GTVs overnight, but like the saying goes, the way a man greets His neighbour r in the morning tells how far His ay will go.

The time for Nigeria to do things because WE JUST WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING GOING has come and gone! Now really is the time for Nigeria to things because it is the best we can offer and it will last decades and those yet unborn will be appreciative that yes, this generation of leaders did such in their time.

Lets top celebrating mediocrity and demand for the best. Nigeria has the money, the people and resources to have the best going for Her people.[/quote]you keep saying pdp ruled for 14 years with out nothing to show for it. I agree with you on that but do you that all the parties are the same. Cause 60% of the members of the so called opposition parties where the same people who kept us where we are today. So i dont give a damn about any fvcking party. When i see a good government i support it undermining the party the person is from. Oshiobaba is the governor in the state where i reside and he has my full support i dont give a damn about party. What i want is people that we elevate us from these suffering. Just imagine an APC member came out and said they can eradicate BH in one month.if you have the plan that can eradicate them why not present them to the ruling presidents. Yet he is politicizing and asking us to wait till 2015. Do you know how many lives that will lost before then.

Louis007: Mod! Abeg front page jhooooor...lol

i pray oh

@op Happy Easter to you my president and i pray God give you the infinite wisdow to guild us to a higher height

[quote author=Omo_Tier1]This is like a man who has money to build a modern concrete house yet is celebrating living in a mud house as a life achievement How come when they want to do anything for themselves, they go for the world's best, yet when it's time to do anything for the Nigerian masses, they put up a mediocre!

Nigerians deserve a modern and functional railway services and what this government is giving us is no where near good enough! We have the money and men to have a modern and effective rail service all across the country, sadly we lack a leader who can think into the future.

Lets stop celebrating mediocrity and demand for the world's best. We have the money, people and resources to have them in Nigeria. Yes, He may have tried in reviving Lagos-Kano rails, but lets us as a people collectively tell Him, GEJ that we are not celebrating because the allege investment does not commensurate with what is on ground hence we DEMAND a Nigeria standard railway services.

Let anyone not be deceived, if the Lagos-Kano railway service was anything to rejoice about, people will not have been sleeping in MMIA over the mad Easter rush as many would have opted to use the rail service.

GEJ has made a start, but it is not good enough and He needs to up the game and deliver big time. This is about Improving Nigerian lives and no politics should come into play in doing so.[/quote]hey man clap for yourself nice speech and if my guess is right you started running the moment you came out of your moms stomach. Give Gej a break he is just half way into his tenure and have taken a bold step if our past leaders has taken these steps we wouldnt be were we are today. USA as you see today wasnt built in 4 years but for more than 300 years.

loving these article. Never knew nigeria has such history. time to search deep into the history of naija my country

People like new things

Common man my foot. And yet with all your wealth the economy of the north is still nothing to write home about. And here they are claiming that they are doing these for the common man or for there personal interest smh. For these people self NONSENSE

till 2019

hmmmm

BH: VERY SOON YOUR TIME WILL COME TO AN END

Hahaha lol
naija police na today una know say na them be theif

topmostg: these guy?
You must be a joke.

my guy kill 2 bird with one stone that means use a theif to catch a theif

I think what these guy is saying might be correct.