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happybrother:
In a section they called 'indeginous' I Saw pletty ugba in the nursery but non-grafted. Though it can be graf ed on order

I see. Appreciate the feedback.

happybrother:
I have been searchng for improved seeds and seedlings but often times I get what the identity is unknown. Some times selling products without ID Though excellent.

Wondering if they have improved trees/seedlingsseedlings of ugba (oil bean) ukwa (breadfruit) nkwu and ngwo.
Now, I have come to realize that the old ways of nonchalantly dropping the seeds that produce the trees which may or may not get transplanted to a suitable spots aren't working anymore.
These items have become scarce and expensive. Been wondering if I can get improved varieties to that I could make small plantations from.

Any info about this, please?

post=70673439:
Our President is FIT, STRONG and LIVELY to take us to 2023 and beyond

END OF DISCUSSION.

Chop knuckle Baba de Baba

I do believe you vomit in disgust after posting these pitiful ass-licking comments to justify the nigger pennies you get paid.

CanineOfJackal:
The report didn't mention Igbo's but because you have your brain in your pocket instead of your head, you started screaming Igbo.


I pity your small life

Canine of hyena, aren't you the one with your brain in your poophole?

You can't read, you can't add 1+1, and you havent a hope in hell of deciphering a simple article.
Don't insult people when you are thoroughly deficient.

As if the average man on the street should lose sleep over it.
Their defection, their funeral.

selemempe:
politics and morality go together...not just for u Yoruba folks tho. U guys have no morality.

When America banned slavery, it was a moral decision. They knew they would lose billions...but it was the right thing to do.

When u.k and france ended their african colonial campain it was moralistic.

When the igbos stood by the ss during the resouce control fight, it was moralistic.
Now that igbos are standing by the middle belt against fulani terrorists it is still moralistic.
When obj, a yoro xtian sent soldiers to kill ppl in odi, it was immoral
When awolowo blockaded biafra and starved little kids to death, it was immoral and it reminded us the type of demons u ppl are.

Of course we the igbos will keep playing moral politics. We will keep rejecting a sharia activist, coupist, civil war criminal and closet terrorist even if he drops osinbajo for roachas in 2019. The reason is that we are civilised people...u guys are not. Islam really destroyed the conscience of the west.

I hope ur region is now african dubai-taiwan with all the backbitting politics u have been playing in nigeria. Otherwise, u lost ur soul for nought. Nuff said

Your post sent a chill down my spine.

See, I have never viewed the situation this way. Not saying you are wrong or right, though.
Just that what you posted made me view certain situations in the past in a new light, from a different perspective.

Nationalman:
So any one with a different opinion from you myopic childish brain must be a slave. This goes to show that you are a slave to your deluded brain

Read your comment again and tell yourself it made so much sense.

Is there any living being that is not a "slave" to his brain? The brain controls all your thoughts, words, actions (even inactions)
So, telling someone he's a slave to his brain (be it deluded or not) is a lame comment.

Look for something better, then try again.

spyder880:
The newly built water fountain.

Built by Peugeot?

spyder880:
Welcome to Asaba! What a city

I've always been intrigued by Asaba and its environs. Have never visited the city before. Only pass by on the expressway when travelling to my village.

The only time I spent a night at Isele-Ukwu (about 12 years ago) was a period of mourning, as I lost a dear one from a car crash along that Onitsha-Asaba highway.
Nevertheless, I have always wanted to feel Asaba and what its got to offer.
Thanks for the exposé you're about to post.

Cjrane2:
Listen to yourself.

Your advise if foe him to LEASE in the SE and BUY in Benue. Then sell to Igbos to take their money. You didn't even advise him to consider Ebonyi where land is relatively much cheaper if he needs to acquire vast landmass.

Why can't you advice Fulanis to buy in the SE and lease in Kano since they sell most of their cows in SE?

All these afonja people snooping around here with funny names to give funny "advise" sef!

When I read his post, I raised an eyebrow too.
Normally, it wouldn't have been a bad idea to buy agricultural land in Benue, due to its close proximity to Enugu.
But, this isn't a normal country. It doesn't even look like it would assume some semblance of normality in the next few decades. No sir.

If you are looking to buy some plots for agricultural purpose, then you needn't go outside the SE. Yes, there are cheap lands in many parts of Ebonyi. There are agric lands looking for buyers in Ohaji Egbema, Mgbidi (Imo) in Dunukofia, Igbariam (Anambra) and even in Umunede, and many parts of Oshimili north and south (Delta)
Anyone who is serious about agriculture in the SE shouldn't give availability of farmland as an excuse (unless of course, you haven't got enough money to purchase lands) You will definitely get farm plots from N150k upwards. Do your due diligence.

Be strategic in your search, having it in mind to buy in places that would witness development in the next 10 to 15 years, such that if you become disenchanted with being a farmer, then you're already sitting on a valuable piece of real estate.

See how a lot of real estate companies invaded parts of Ngor Okpala, bought lands on the cheap, and now converting them to residential plots with lowest prices at N1.2m or thereabouts. This development because of the location of Sam Mbakwe airport.

If you guys know how parts of Lagos and Ogun states witnessed big appreciation in the value of real estate due to large population influx, then you will realize that there is no bush in the SE!

Compared with its population, SE is going to witness a huge surge in real estate prices and lands as more and more of its people are gradually becoming more focused on developing its region. If you think that lands are already expensive there, then wait for a few more years!

So, buy that "bush" in the SE and at worse, plant cassava on it. You will get ready buyers to convert it to garri....while the land waits for you to make up your mind. You will never regret it.

pyxon:
Igbo know how to accept a different culture whole heartedly. That is why there is an Igbo man who is an Italian senator today. Yoruba think there is something special about Lagos drawing Igbo there and it makes me laugh. Give us another economic hub in the south south or south east and watch Igbo people leave Lagos en masse

Nobody is going to give you an economic hub. Why would anyone do that?
In this present Nigeria, what FG would "give" you the required infrastructures to develop a world class economic hub, unless you fight tooth and nails, sweat blood and tears for it?

Ain't gonna happen. Remember, they all claim to hate you, yet they do not want you to leave. So, don't expect them to make it any easier.

Quite sure more polithiefcians have placed orders to ship more of them into the country against 2019 elections.
Nigeria is rumored to have the largest number of bullet proof vehicles on the continent. That's what happens when the bulk of the revenue generated by a country largely ends up in the pockets of thieving politicians and their relatives. They have to protect themselves from real and imaginary enemies their selfishness and gluttony created.

On a lighter note, I once read about this Alhaji that acquired an armored sedan. He was on his way to Abuja from Kaduna. Fulani bandits were on a robbing spree along the expressway when Alhaji drove by. As his car approached the robbers' barricade, the crooks let loose a volley of AK-47 slugs at his car.
Well, Alhaji's car was armoured, and the bullets didn't stop him. As he drove by the robbers, he had a huge grin on his face. He shouted at them "kai, jamboroba. Mai moto nah bullet-froof!"

The robbers motioned to him that they couldn't hear his voice behind the wound up windows of his car.
So, to help them hear what he was saying, Alhaji gleefully wound down his window to explain ...and that was the end of Alhaji

Nice.
What do you mean by male and female bunch/plant?
How do you differentiate between the two?

iammo:
Yoruba destroying yorubas since the days of awolowo and akintola , Yoruba ronu, its funny how tinubu an ally of MKO is teaming up with same Buhari that got the juiciest apointement under abacha, while throwing jabs at obasanjo. Same obasanjo that gave back power to shagari a man from sokoto through democracy and Buhari and co(abacha and Ibb) dethroned through coup de tat, same obasanjo that came back home to confront abacha on MKO's denial to power when Buhari conveniently choose to keep quiet and become PTDF chairman, same obasanjo that was imprisoned while wole Soyinka was in exile. Professor Soyinka, northern youth are mocking you, they see you as someone who disrespect his own to promote others, no matter what they never disrespect their own, they may disagree but never ridicule their own

Not just Yorubas. This is a trait common among Southerners.
Perhaps its due to too much enlightenment, education or western influence.

But you know what? In a homogeneous state, such behaviours usually leads to the best hands emerging to handle the affairs of state. In a heterogeneous state such as Nigeria, it is a liability.

This man and em wife no get shame o!

Joining their teenaged son to steal cheap items, and finally topped it by parking the car they stole next door right in front of their house.

The hunger torturing them also stole their brain.

The rate of suicide in Naija is at an all time high.
This one sounds like a fairy tale.

When Oshiomole was pleading with him last week to stay, he didn't realize that Ortom was a liability then, right?
So, if Ortom stayed put in APC, they would have fielded a liability for the next election, right?

Listen to these career politicians at your own peril.
They got zero integrity, zero consistency, zero conscience.

Sprumbabafather:
Wrong answer.

He wants to know what the SS has contributed to the alliance, not by giving their Igbo brothers money or opportunities (heck, we can make our own from Jerusalem to Jericho) but what they have done in terms of moral and psychological support to the brotherhood. We know a lot of our SS brothers support us, but an Okowa for instance could speak out against marginalisation of Igbo land like in projects denied or abandoned by the FG out of pure wickedness.

Have you ever heard Ifeanyi Okowa, or Chibuike Amaechi speak against the delay of the second Niger bridge, even as it also benefits them too?

Bro, we are saying the same thing.

Read my post again. I am saying why the SE has not received as much support from the SS as to be expected.

Daewang:
So far SS has not contributed anything to this so called alliance. Ndigbo have been making all the sacrifices all this while.

Look at it this way:

SS has been the proverbial goose that has been laying the golden egg. Yes, SE has oil producing areas, too. But SS has over the years churned out the bulk of crude oil which has so far sustained this contraption of a country.
During these years, SS has not gotten back a commensurate amount of recognition and compensation for what it has sacrificed.
The few times that the FG has tried to close this gap, warlords and local champions from the SS are quick to hijack whatever monetary benefits the government was willing to give for their development. Which is the reason why such criminal gangs and cliques are numerous over there. You need to make a lot of noise and a lot of threats for government to recognize that your clique is a factor to reckon with, and to pose a reasonable threat to crude oil extraction. After which you and your crew get paid as a "compensation" or awarded contracts to secure oil pipelines.

When all this happens, the bulk of the natives see it all, and suffer in silence. They are powerless to act. They can't beat the warlords. They'd rather join them, to secure their lives and to feed.

In all of this, the FG is the most visible benefactor because it controls the oil money that sustains them. Now, the SE cannot offer the SS what pittance the FG drops for them. So, what allegiance, or cooperation does the SS owe or wishes to have with the SE within such a set up? None.

In other words, every geopolitical region crawls with its cap in hand every month, to get its sustainment from the FG. FG is the big brother, just because a flawed political set up has concentrated all power (and money) into its hand. So, at the moment, every region looks out for itself, and look up to the FG.
With this set up, the SS does not need the SE. Natural alliance may exist, but it is minimal. Which is the way the FG wants it (the divide and rule tactic)

The most plausible time the SS will come out in the open and unilaterally voice out an alliance with the SE is when this contraption breaks down, or at worse, restructuring is done.

For the time being, FG calls the shots. This is the reason why FG will NEVER accept to restructure. It would render it near powerless and redundant.

Ndigbo have been making the sacrifices you mentioned because a typical Igbo has a deep seated aversion at being cheated.
While other tribes may grudgingly accept an unfavourable status quo, the average Igbo will not. Hence, the reason why they are despised.

Know that the person who stands for truth and justice within a flawed system will end up having numerous enemies.

Also note how the SS has been unstable in their stance. Once the FG fails in "compensating" them for what they owe, they begin making a lot of noise about restructuring or even voicing the emergence of Biafra (Asari Dokubo has done this many times before)
Once their "shut up" money is released, then all is well. Its a matter of who finances a junkie's cravings getting the momentary loyalty.

Lots of red flags here.

A tragedy that reads like comedy.
I mean, if the accidental death of a stranger we read about online could evoke such glee, then you know that a lot is wrong with the system.

Well, he got served with a taste of same medicine they'd been dishing out.

madridguy:
Let them go to church for thanksgiving that the blood sucking terrorists did not waste their lives.

The IG should continue to play deaf, I know one day the trap he set for innocent Nigerians will catch him.

You mean the same IG that your hero buhari couldn't touch?

Let's call it what it is. So long as the IG has decided that SARS has no need to be scrapped or reformed, that's it. Your president can't do nada because the IG has got him by the balls.

WOW!

You didn't say what has been your wife's stance over her family's meddling in your marriage.

Bro, you do not need an Oracle to tell you that you are in an unhealthy marriage. I don't know if you're really serious about ending the union, but no man can withstand such a horrible marital situation.

Your wife and her family have absolutely no respect for you. You're nothing but a meal ticket to them.

As for me, I would call it quits if I ever find myself in such an arrangement.
Disgusting!

Abujalal:
No Matter How Bad The Americans Are, They Always Remain United Without Condeming Their Country. When Are We Going To Learn?

And you actually believe that Nigeria is a true nation state in the actual sense?
You made a woeful assumption when you compared it with America. You are comparing a country with a contraption.

Nigeria is not, has never been, and will never be a true state, if the present political configuration it run continues.
First all, know that the airline its trying to create is already built on lies and fraud. PMB promised that the presidential fleet of 11 aircrafts will be made the nucleus of a new national carrier if he wins. How far with that?
Due to so much criticism that he hasn't fulfilled a single one of his manifesto, he hastily put together this shenanigan to impress undiscerning folks such as you. All because 2019 is around the corner. And guess what? His cousin is the one in charge of the whole process. He's the one who went to meet with Boeing on acquiring aircrafts for the airline.
The entire process lacked transparency or any competitive bidding.

No, bro. The real question is, when are people like you going to learn? Your government takes you for granted because you don't use your head, but your heart.

Ezekwesili fiercely stands for the truth, no matter who is involved.

Architect Kabiru Ibrahim said Fulani herdsmen aren't responsible for the killings, but he didn't say who is responsible.
This asinine comment even after Miyetti Allah has openly admitted to several of these incidents.


Also, speaking, national secretary of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Baba Othman Ngelzarma, said that the association did not indulge in violence.


Yes, beheadings, stabbings, macheting, rapings and kidnapping are the non violent strategies you and your people have been using.
All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN)...fist time I ever heard of it. Probably another concocted name. Its the norm here.
Joke of a country.

chiomadim:
1.Mosquitoes are prey,and preys are very important in our complex eco system, the mosquitoes larvae in the sea bodies form those slimy greenish stuff that fishes and other aquatic creatures depend/feed on for survival.

I stopped reading when I got to this part.

The "greenish stuff" you referred to is called algae. They are not produced or formed by mosquito larvae. Algae are actually plants (not animals) The green pigment is from chlorophyll.

Wondering if its worth reading any further now. Your first point spoiled it.

Ofodirinwa:
New areas aren't the issue, people aren't moving because they lack housing. People are moving because they believe they'll make money elsewhere.

I think the push away from make-shift businesses like opening shops, and local transport systems like Okada and Danfo make the situation worst. All of these things have to be there, and more markets have to be opened for people to start staying home.

I saw a study that counted the benefits of Igbos staying in their home state. It said that off the money an Abian makes, a higher percentage of it returns to him village if he lives in Abia than if he lives elsewhere. Of all of the states, Abia and Anambra has the highest return on investment on their indigenes because they're more likely to stay. Imo had the worst, Enugu was a little better than Imo.

So I said what's the difference in the states fairing better than the ones fairing worst and how can we expand that differentiating factor to make staying at home more appealing.

Then i saw it. Anambra has Onitsha main market, Aba has Aba Market. These are places where young men with little can go to make a name for themselves. They don't have to go to Alaba if they don't want to. Imo doesn't have this. Enugu doesn't either. Anambra and Abia also have an industrial based developed in and around this major markets.

Imo need to open a major, easy entry market in Orlu. Enugu needs to do the same in whichever location is more strategic. As big as or bigger than the ones in Onitsha and co. the Orlu zone has the densest population of people and communities in the whole of Igboland without having a major urban center. Opening a major market there will not only keep the sells put, it will also keep the buyers put. People will be able to live in their village and make a short drive to their place of work and business. I propose and electronics market because easterners are still going to Lagos to buy electronics.

Foresight and strategic!
Bro, you are very correct. In the last post I made on this thread about 2 days ago, I mentioned how the SE has not benefitted from non ambitious governors without futuristic views.

I just hope that these posts and the ideas presented here is getting considered by the right people in power.

Xander85:
And like Mr Scaramanga said to Nik-Nak...Spyder, you have surpassed yourself!

Did you use a drone to capture those pics?

Looking at them, one can't help but well up with pride at the doggedness, resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of Ndigbo! All what you see there is the effort of no one else but Igbos....unlike what is obtainable in most other cosmopolitan cities in Nigeria where 'one Nigeria' and federal effort has helped them drive development! And this is even more commendable given how we started off with just £20 and how the political-economy of Nigeria since the late 60s has been tilted against us!

Nice one!

This is what most non Igbos outside the SE find hard to comprehend.
Igbos mostly have this innate drive to make their vicinity look decent. They compete fiercely, albeit healthily among themselves over this.
For example, once a new area opens up to development, the first few houses in that area would decide the general structures that most of the property owners will build.
Southerners generally exhibit this trend too, but Igbos take it to new levels.
The drawback so far is that we haven't been compensated with governors who are ambitious and futuristic in their outlook.

spyder880:
Climbing higher to take more pictures

Emmm...what did you climb? A hill, or a high rise building?

opsynea2j:
Your intentions might be right to some extent but your approach is rash . You don't just come on people's post to give orders. There are better reasonable ways to communicate. If moderators are not comfortable with any posts, They can close the thread. You and I and every other person just run a profile on NL.

God bless.

God bless you too, bro!

But then, how else do you tell a person that his claims ain't true, especially when it was done deliberately with an intent at deception?

Let's call it what it is. Cosplay has taken this crusade upon himself. Only dishonest folks would frown at what he does here.
I've seen lots of posts on NL that showed pictures of the condition of a salvaged car overseas before it was repaired and put up for sale. Those before and after pics wrapped up the deal in no time. It also ensures a dealer won't be liable in the event the car develop faults after its been sold.

Let your business/name stand out. The milage of honesty doesn't wear out.