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Posted By: Nnamdi Posted On: Apr 3, 2012 Views: 655	School Girls Raped I Wan't To Say A Big Sorry To The Family Of The Victim. But First I Think It's High Time Some Of Our Transport Company Overhaul Most Of Their Vehicles, Because If You Have Travelled With Some Of Them You Will Find Out That Most Of Their Vehicles Should Be Put Out Of The High Way. How Can A Transport Company Convey Passangers From Enugu To Lagos With A Bad Vehicle, Am Of The Opinion That The Transport Company Should Pay For all Damages Caused To The Victim.
Posted By: ORACLE Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 702	RAPE OF SCHOOL GIRLS... "Robbers attack luxury bus, rape schoolgirls by Eniola Akinkuotu A luxury bus conveying secondary school girls from Enugu to Lagos State was attacked by armed robbers at the Okeodo end of Ore-Sagamu Expressway, Ogun State on Saturday. The students numbering 42 were of Holy Cross College, Enugu and had hired the bus belonging to Ekene Dili Chukwu Group of Companies with registration number Lagos XW 875 LSR, for their travel to Lagos. PUNCH Metro learnt that the assailants dragged the students into a nearby bush and beat them before robbing them of their belongings. Unconfirmed reports however said a few of them were raped. It was further learnt that the incident occurred around 11:40pm. PUNCH Metro gathered that the students had departed for Lagos early in the afternoon on Saturday but were held up in traffic and had to continue the journey into the night. The report said the bus developed some faults along the way and had to park at Oke-Odo. It was while the occupants of the bus were waiting for another bus from Lagos that the robbers struck, it added. It was learnt that families of the victims, who were already at the Lagos office of Ekene Dili Chukwu, to pick up their children were anxious when they learnt that the bus developed fault. Our correspondent was told that news of the robbery caused a mild protest as they panicked. Calm however returned to the terminal on Sunday morning after the distraught girls arrived in Lagos. Meanwhile, parents and relatives of the victims have threatened a show-down with the transport company. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the attack, told our correspondent that policemen had rescued victims and recovered the vehicle. He said, "Around 7:30am on Sunday, one Friday Odi, a driver working with Ekene Dili Chukwu, Nig. Ltd, who drove the vehicle with registration number, Lagos XW 875 LSR, reported that at 11:40pm, on Saturday, while conveying 42 female students of Holy Cross Rosary College, Enugu to Lagos, armed men in Oke Odo area, along Ore-Sagamu Expressway stopped their vehicle. "The hoodlums drove them to a point in the bush where they were robbed. Policemen traced the hijacked bus, rescued and evacuated the students to their Lagos destination. They towed the vehicle to the station and released it to the owner on bond. Nobody was injured." PUNCH Metro learnt that the matter was also reported at Sabo Police Division, Lagos. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Joseph Jaiyeoba, however told our correspondent that the case would be handled by the Ogun Police Command under whose jurisdiction the crime took place. A member of the National Union of road Transport Workers, attached to the Jibowu terminal, who spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said the relatives of the victims picketed the Lagos office of the transport company on the grounds that some of the victims were raped. "Some of the parents claimed that their daughters were raped. I think a 13-year-old girl was raped by the hoodlums," he said. The police in Lagos and Ogun states, however, said that they were unaware of any rape. FEW THOUGHT: Ever since I was a child, this road has been a hotbed for robbers! I feel that bus transporters sometimes arrange with the robbers, especially giving very flimzy reasons of mechanical problems!! Not true! Lies! Lies!! and lies!!!; I know the tricks and marriage of bus drivers and robbers!!! The parents of these innocent girls should sue the bus company, the driver and conductor specifically!!! I have no doubt that this robbery was well arranged ahead of time!!! Meanwhile, parents be wise next time. A travel of this nature should start from, say, 6 AM on the dot and arrive sometime in the afternoon!!!
Posted By: Mazi Nwaduru Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 738	TEPIKO BROWN, COMPILE YOUR OWN LIST TOO. Tepiko brown, your comment is quite understandable and logical, but wasn’t well stated if really you know that the people you mentioned did not fight or rendered their services to the Igbo people alone. You would have stated it clearly that they fought and worked for the Biafra Nation then. Gen Philip Effiong ( H.S.RIP) and the other gallant soldiers you mentioned fought for the Biafra, which then comprised the Eastern Region. Many people from the Eastern Region then were killed in the other Nigerian Regions as the Igbos. This made the reasonable ones then to support the Biafra Nation to defend the Biafrans and the territories until they were betrayed by the chicken brained ones who easily bought the Nigeria divide and rule syndrome. Those people from the South South you mentioned were gallant soldiers and true Biafrans, and their efforts and bloods will never go in vain. As my brother and comrade Kendo rightly said, you are free to compile your own list and keep it ready because this call is never for the Igbos alone, it is for the whole Biafra Nation. Kendo really hit the nail at the right spot by making you to know that your people has not be showing any sign of this loss and the pains of the highest genocide committed against an ethnic group in the history of humanity. It is only the Igbos who has been crying about the genocide which made it look like only Igbo affairs. A word says that if one is quiet in the market, he will not sell his articles. You people have to show your total commitments and solidarity towards the Igbos when fighting for justice towards the wrongs that was done to the Igbos and Biafra citizens, than seeing the Igbos as greedy or selfish people. From the beginning Igbos has been carrying all the Eastern people along and will continue to carry those that believe and understand the reason of calling for our own country. If Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has woken from his slumber and tired of picking up the left bones from under the tables of the Nigerian cannibals in Abuja, and ready to fight for his people in truth and honesty, then he is welcome. The time is not yet late to welcome him back. Let others follow up now that the door is wide open. Not when it is all done someone will come from nowhere and tell us how he or she fought for us underground. The right time is now. MAZI NWADURU IS FOR THE BIAFRA, AND WHAT ABOUT YOU? LONG LIVE MY BIAFRA, LONG LIVE MY FELLOW CITIZENS/COMRADES. LONG LIVE BAIFRA WELL WISHERS.
Posted By: Chinda Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 759	How re:Federalism was destroyed in Nigeria When you look at the big picture and call for unity in the South more especially in the East which is at the recieving end of the rubbish in Nigeria, some people will start revisting the past in a manner that suggests self righteousness. Meanwhile, all of us are suffering because of the stupidity and greed of the North. I advise my brothers in the Southeast and Southsouth to look deeper than petty quarelling and appreciate the danger we are all facing. Nigeria cannot continue in this manner where people who are in minority population, education and otherwise have made themselves our lords and masters. Meanwhile, we are busy quaralleing among ourself
Posted By: Amadi Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 768	True federalism is the panacea Our world especially Africa, is in a mess because we refuse to do the right thing. Our world especially Africa, is in a mess because not so many have the guts to say the truth and fight evil. Our world especially Africa is in a mess because of egocentrism, ethnocentrism and peoples delusion. The truth is that the north is a scar on nigerian skin.The only way to remove it, is all the folks down south uniting and do the right thing contrary to chronic northern barbarism. For Nigeria to survive we must adopt a fiscal federalism where each state is completely in charge of its affairs. Only a true federalism can cure Nigeria. I am afraid if this radical operation is not quickly done, the entity called Nigeria will bleed to death.
Posted By: EJIOFOR ALISIGWE Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 714	How Federalism was destroyed in Nigeria How Federalism was destroyed in Nigeria By REMI OYEYEMI Monday, April 02, 2012 It was Uthman Dan Fodio, a Fulani and great Islamic scholar who described “Conscience” as “an open wound” that could only be healed by “the truth.” Whatever served as the inspiration for this concept could not be anything other than awesome. The fact that this same Dan Fodio is the great grandfather of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the late Sultan of Sokoto and Premier of Northern Region, the man who have played a prominent role in the Nigerian vicissitudes makes it highly imperative that we all open our “consciences” and allow “the truth” to heal them, if Nigeria must be saved. It is important that Nigeria returns to true Federalism if it must survive. In this era when there is clamour for the Sovereign National Conference (SNC), it is important that we try to look back in History and examine how our Federalism was unmade. This is because as the Spanish born American Essayist Geoge Santayana once contended, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In this venture, all of us, regarfless of our ethnic background must allow “the truth” to nurture and heal our “consciences” for the sake of our collective survival as a country. The Nigerian Federalism was unmade via two fronts: (1) Structural or Political and (2) Fiscal or Financial In 1952, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sultan of Sokoto and the leader of the Northern Peoples Congress (NPC) made the following request to the Nigerian Colonial Seceretary, Mr. Oliver Lyttleton:“If you want us (the North) to be part of this Nigeria you have in mind, then we want 50% of the membership of the National Assembly.” It would be recalled that as a result of the elections of 1954, there were 162 seats in the Nigerian National Assembly. Out of this, the South had 83 seats (51.23%) and the North had 79 seats (48.76%), including the Yoruba people of Kwara. This means that if the Kwara people were not lumped with the North, they would still have less number of seats than 79, since this was based on population. This shows that the South of Nigeria has always been more populous than the North of Nigeria. But Sultan Bello, as evident from this 1952 request, has a different idea. If one considers his aristocratic background, one would have an understanding of his fear of “pure” democracy. Aristocracy is “the government of a country by a small group of people especially a hereditary nobility” which is “a group believed to be superior to all others of the same kind.” Thus for the Sultan to seek to dominate by any means necessary, would seem natural to him. In 1957, he refused the independence of Nigeria because he insisted the North was not ready. But the North was ready when he got what he wanted, and more, before Nigerian Independence in 1960. The British overlords, in order to assuage Sultan Bello’s fears and put Nigeria in his control, created in 1959, 312 seats for the Nigerian National Assembly without any election or new Census. Out of this 312, the North was allocated 174 and the South 138 in the anticipation of the Parliamentary Political System being put in place for Nigeria’s independence. Sultan Bello asked for 50% of the seats in the National Assembly, he got 55.7%. Suddenly, an apartheid system was put in place as the majority South, became the minority and the minority North became the majority. This is where the future of Nigeria was unmade, and the seed for the destruction of the Nigerian Federalism was sowed. This development gave unburnished confidence to Sultan Bello who declared on October 12, 1960, in an interview with The Parrot, just days after independence the following words: “This New Nation called Nigeria, should be an estate of our great grand father, Uthman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We use the minorities in the North as willing tools, and the South, as conquered territory and never allow them to rule over us, and never allow them to have control over their future.” With Alhaji Tafawa Balewa firmly in charge in Lagos, Sir Bello’s confidence became ebullient. To him Chief Obafemi Awolowo has been a thorn in his flesh politically, having mainatained an effective opposition to the feudalisation of Nigeria. Earlier in 1959, he had vowed to make Chief Awolowo pay dearly for forcing him to canvass for the votes of his Northern people. Awolowo had to be caged. Thus in the Daily Times of May 3, 1961, Sir Bello said the following: “I’m set and fully armed, to conquer the Action Group, AG, in the same ruthless manner as my grandfather conquered Alkalawa, a town in Sokoto province, during the last century.” In May 1962, twelve months after this statement, the NPC Prime Minister of Nigeria, Tafawa Balewa, acting on instructions from Sultan Bello moved a motion to Declare A State of Emergency in Western Region. Below is an excerpt of Chief Awolowo’s contribution opposing the motion of Prime Minister Balewa on May 29, 1962: “Not long ago after independence, there was rioting of a most severe nature in the Tiv Division of Northern Nigeria. Several lives were lost, several properties were destroyed, there was arson and a host of other crimes were committed. At that time, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the Prime Minister as he is today. He did not think it fit to call this parliament to declare a state of public emergency in the Northern Region. Also in Okrika - there was widespread rioting in Okrika; again, several lives and properties were lost. I understand that this widespread rioting in Okrika occurred twice in the Eastern Region. The Prime Minister and the cabinet did not think it fit on that occasion to declare a state of public emergency in the Eastern Region. “But, because the Action Group is pursuing the normal democratic processes as laid down in our constitution to oust someone who happens to be a very close friend of the Prime Minister, and also because the AG is looked upon as a moral foe to the NPC, this very far-reaching provision of our constitution is now being invoked, …..It is doing violence to our constitution and doing violence to the construction of words to suggest that what happened in the Western House of Assembly amounts to a state of public emergency.” On July 16, 1962, exactly 46 days after Chief Awolow moved this motion and fourteen months after Sir Bello made the statement of conquest of the AG, Chief Awolowo was arrested on the trumped up charges of Treasonable Felony. On November 2, 1962, Chief Awolowo and 28 other members of his party were put on trial. After a hearing lasting eleven months, he was sentenced (September 11, 1963) to ten years imprisonment. This effectively shut down the opposition to the unmaking of Nigerian Federalism which continued unabated. Thus, why Awolowo was incarcerated, the Northern Peoples Congress led Federal Government embarked on headcount. This exercise was headed by a Briton as Federal Census Officer, Mr. J. J. Warren. The exercise was later cancelled because it was unacceptable. Daniel Agbowu in his book “NIGERIA: The Truth” quoted from M. Crowder’s book, “Story of Nigeria” published in 1966 noting that “The 1962 figures were first questioned in the first place not by politicians but by the civil servant in charge of the Census.” The Census was reconducted in 1963 but not without controversy. The figure released on February 24, 1964 is as follows: North: 29,809,000 East: 12,394,000 West: 10,931,000 Midwest: 2,536,000 TOTAL: 55,670,000. This was in contrast to the initial figure of over 60 million. Dr. Michael Okpara, Premier of Eastern Region described it as “worse than useless.” Chief Dennis Osadebey characterised it as the “stupendous joke of our age.” Chief S. L. Akintola, revelling in his supposed invulnerability having allied himself to the NPC, which mastermined the incarceration of Awolowo, gladly “accepted the census figures” and said “the figures were accurate.” Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, encumbered by his involvement in the Balewa government, could not effectively artculate the anger of his people as he pleaded that “all should remain calm” because the Census controversy “might plunge the nation into disaster.” Chief Awolowo was meanwhile effectively out of circulation. Sultan Bello had come out smoking as he threatened that “he and his party were ready for a complete showdown” and “warned all Nigerians” that his “Government has accepted the published figures.” Tafawa Balewa ignored all the protestations and went ahead to distribute the seats in the National Assembly as follows: North 168 53.8%, East 69 21 %, West (Lagos included) 61 19.6%, Midwest 14 4.5%. The Eastern Region Soilicitor General, Mr. D. O. Ibekwe “took out a writ in the Supreme Court to restrain the Federal Government from using the 1963 Census figures for delineation of the country.” But the Supreme Court said it had no jurisdiction over the case, thus the unmaking of Nigerian Federalism continued. Crisis followed that action of 1964 by Tafawa Balawa. In the West, the people took their destiny in their hands to confront the government of S. L. Akintola in an episode ingloriously referred to as “wet e.” The Tiv Riots, simmering since 1960 also came to a head in 1964 in what was called “nande nande” (burning burning) and “atem ityough” (head breaking). The whole country went up in flames which unfortunately, consumed the main actors, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sir Tafawa Balewa and Chief S. L. Akintola, as the Military ascended the political pedestal to continue the serial rigging of Nigeria’s Federalism. As at the time the First Republic went up in flames in 1966, there were different constitutions for each region and Nigeria. Each region has its own High Commissioner in London. What does this mean? It meant that every region was in control of its destiny. Most historical analysts believed that General Aguiyi Ironsi who took over the reign of power from the uncoordinated plotters of the coup was the first leader who actually practicalised Unitarism of the Nigerian political space, at least officially. Reasons for this should not be difficult to decipher given the chaos that ended the First Republic. But this particular act coupled with the fact that in the January 15, 1966 coup led by mainly Igbo officers, Sultan Ahmadu Bello, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa (both Fulani) and Chief S. L. A. Akintola (Yoruba) were killed. But this was reportedly an excuse for the July 25, 1966 coup led by Murtala Mohammed that eventually saw the installation of Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon as the military Head of State. If the Northern soldiers abhored Unitarism, part of the reason they had allegedly staged a vengeance coup, one would have thought that things would have been different on taking power. But alas, that was not the case. The Aburi Agreement meant to calm the nerves after the 1966 pogrom that would have guaranteed each region the control of its own destiny was violated by the North led Federal Government which went ahead to break Nigeria into twelve states. One region, the North ended up with six states. The three other regions ended up with 6 states in yet another rigging of Nigeria. And then there was the Civil War and the unmaking of Nigerian Fiscal Federalism commenced in earnest. The Constitution establishing Nigeria stipulated 50% derivation “in respect of any Mineral extracted from that region.” Sub-sections 1,2 3,4 and 5 of the Constitution explained this in detail. But this would not deter the rigging of Nigeria as Yakubu Gowon unilaterally took off 5% oil receipt of the Niger Delta leaving them with 45%. He then proceeded with another Census in 1973. At first, Gowon came out with a total of 79,758,969. The six states of the North got 51 million while the Southern six states were given barely 28,758,969. “This meant that the population of the North had jumped from 53.6% in 1963/64 to 63.8 in 1973/74 census. The Southern population had dwindled to 36.2% from 46.4%....” The Chairman of the census board late Sir Adetokunbo Ademola said “the figures published by Gowon were not my making.” Chief Obafemi Awolowo, now out of incarceration called the 1973 census a “barren exercise..” To appreciate the extent of the rigging of the census figures, a comparative analysis of the figures alloted to the North of Nigeria showed that Niger Republic with 1,266,700sq km in land space in the desert has 5,013,966 population in 1973. Chad with 1,259,200 sq km of space had 4,011,856 population in 1973. But the North of Nigeria sharing boundaries with Chad and Niger Republic and with 679,534 sq km of space had 51million! The 1990/91 Census gave the North 47,261,959. Nothing points more to rigging when you look at the 1973 figures of 51 million and 1990 figure of over 47 million. There is no scientific explanation for the reduced difference of almost 4 million. The Northerners rigged the population in favour of the North and used it as a basis to create States and local governments to the North’s advantage as ameans to siphoning resources to the disadvantage of the South. The Northern Military rulers who created states made sure that the North always had more states than the South as the table below shows: At the risk of stating the obvious, it is an open seceret that the North has 64 more local governments than the entire South – North 419 LGs to South’s 355. What is obvious is the careless abandon with which money is allocated to the states and local governments of the North such that the North takes home 21/2 times what the former Eastern Region took, and 3 to 4 times what the Western Region took and at times, as much as 10 times what the former Mid-Western Region took. According to “Nigeria: The Truth,” since 1980 when the Federation Account was introduced before the 13% derivation was resuscitated, the take home of each region in percentage of the total accrued money is as follows: North 54% East 22% West 18% Midwest 6% Not many Nigerians are aware that the Northern Region paid custom duties to the Western Region until 1976, when Murtala Mohammed took over the reigns of Government. Or that as at 1975 when Murtala Mohammend overthrew the Yakubu Gowon administration, the Niger Delta enjoyed 45% rents and royalties? Murtala Mohammed slashed it to 20% (Decree No. 6 of 1975) to assuage the Northern States, before Olusegun Obasanjo, through the Aboyade Technical Commission which recommended the removal of the remaining 20% of the rents and royalties, finally nailed the coffin of the Southern States without any protest from the people of the Niger Delta or other parts of the South. Since then the North has been having advantages in appointments and resource distribution and have been robbing Peter to pay Paul. Now that the call for Sovereign National Conference is increasing, it is important that Nigerians isolate where the country went off the track and seek ways to retrace their steps as a way of moving forward. The way to go include but not limited to the following: Install True Federalism and allow each region to have its own constitution according to the Principles of Self Determination; This will put an end to the apartheid system where the minority North is lording it over the majority South.; This will end the injustice against the South, the goose laying the eggs being deprived of appropriate entitlements to its resources; Allow a minimum of 45% derivation if we cannot go back to the old 50%; Allow state or regional police force and dismantle the Nigeria Police Force; Decentralise the Nigerian Armed Forces and allow each region to manage its own defence; Decentralise power generation; and Let each Region or zone be able to enunciate its own economic plan without the Central Bank being able to overrule them.
Posted By: Kendo Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 752	Ofeke my brother Ofeke my brother, One thing is clear here. For a well known Nigeria’s political sycophant in the person of Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu to acknowledge that Igbo’s should be adequately compensated is a confirmation that every Igbo citizen will never rest until Biafra is achieved. Over 97% of average Igbo citizens support Biafra directly or indirectly. This is why those believing that Biafra is dead are just time wasters. Tepiko brown, You are right that our neighbours mostly from the present Cross Rivers and Akwa Ibom states stood with us during the Biafra genocidal war. However, when Iwuanyanwu demanded for compilation of lists for adequate compensation, he did not exclude non Igbo’s who died during the war. I can assure you that Biafran history is archival well documented thus when it becomes a national issue; every single name will be on the paper. Iwuanyanwu insistency on compilation of Igbo names is for the fact that only Igbo’s have openly demanded for adequate compensation from Nigeria. Other victims of the genocidal war should join hands with Igbos to demand for justice. You don’t keep quiet and at the same time claim that a man fighting for his right does not include your names. You must at least register your protests in solidarity with Igbo’s that genocide was truly committed in Eastern Nigeria during the genocidal war. Until now, other affected people are still adamant to this undeniable fact. This is not time to complain unnecessary, but a time to wake up from your slumber and claim what rightly belongs to you. Long Live Biafra! Long Live Igbo Nation!! Long Live All Our Well Wishers!!!
Posted By: Kendo Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 635	Ofeke my brother Ofeke, One thing is clear here. For a well known Nigeria’s political sycophant in the person of Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu to acknowledge that Igbo’s should be adequately compensated is a confirmation that every Igbo citizen will never rest until Biafra is achieved. Over 97% of average Igbo citizens support Biafra directly or indirectly. This is why those believing that Biafra is dead are just time wasters. Tepiko brown, You are right that our neighbours mostly from the present Cross Rivers and Akwa Ibom states stood with us during the Biafra genocidal war. However, when Iwuanyanwu demanded for compilation of lists for adequate compensation, he did not exclude non Igbo’s who died during the war. I can assure you that Biafran history is archival well documented thus when it becomes a national issue; every single name will be on the paper. Iwuanyanwu insistency on compilation of Igbo names is for the fact that only Igbo’s have openly demanded for adequate compensation from Nigeria. Other victims of the genocidal war should join hands with Igbos to demand for justice. You don’t keep quiet and at the same time claim that a man fighting for his right does not include your names. You must at least register your protests in solidarity with Igbo’s that genocide was truly committed in Eastern Nigeria during the genocidal war. Until now, other affected people are still adamant to this undeniable fact. This is not time to complain unnecessary, but a time to wake up from your slumber and claim what rightly belongs to you.
Posted By: Omaba Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 576	Tepiko brown Which noble Yoruba are you talking about? Adekunle or Awolowo? Philip Efiong & others are not defending igbos, they are defending themselves & Biafra territory they believed in. How could you said they are defending Igbos? All you anti Igbos who don't want to hear anything Igbo will soon meet your waterloo while this word (Igbo) remains till infinity. If you have nothing to say you better close your dirty stinking mouth Tepiko brown.
Posted By: Ofeke Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 536	Saboteurs Iwuanyanwu is a big joke. He is a hypocrite and a loser. He wants to be recognized at every event. He is not for the igbo people. He is for Nigeria. No one should take that saboteur serious because we know his atencendent. If anyone should call for full compensation for the igbos, for sure is not in the parson of Iwuanyanwu or Ojommaduekwe. Uwazuruike should watch it and do not be carried away by all these agent of igbo distractors.
Posted By: Ofeke Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 535	Saboteurs Iwuanyanwu is a big joke. He is a hypocrite and loser. He wants to be recognized at every event. He is not for igbo people. He is for Nigeria. No one should take that saboteurs serious because we know his atencendent. If anyone should call for full compensation, for sure is not in the parson of Iwuanyanwu or Ojommaduekwe. Uwazuruike watch it and do not be carried away by all these agent of igbo destructions.
Posted By: TEPIKO BROWN Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 524	OUR FRIENDS THE NIGERIA POLICE “Robbers hijack luxury bus, rape students However”,” Lagos State Police spokesman, Jaiyeoba Joseph, confirmed that some people actually came to the state command to report the incident but were referred to Ogun State.” We have a Federal Police Department not State Police Departments why would Lagos state police with all their effective internal communication equipment NOT CONTACT OGUN STATE POLICE themselves over such a serious issue or maybe the rape of a bus load of catholic Secondary school girls is not a serious issue in Nigeria anymore. Where is the much respected Catholic Might or even the CAN might. It is sad enough that such evil took place but more sad that the police is being lethargic, why do we have the special branch, why do we have the Police Communications Unit, why do we have Police Posts dotted all over the place.
Posted By: Tepiko brown Posted On: Apr 2, 2012 Views: 515	IT IS AN INSULT TO MANY A lot of new generation Ibos have over the years made it look as if the Ibos stood alone in their hour of need. However if it is true that someone like Chief Iwuanyawu is demanding compensation for the Ibos that were murdered during the 1966 to 1970 Civil disturbances and unjust war to the exclusion of Noble Yorubas, Rivers People, Akwa-Ibomites, Cross Riverians and other noble none Ibos that lost their lives defending the Ibos against injustice then he is insulting the memory of the noble dead. Phillip Effiong the commander of the Biafran armed forces was not an Ibo man, Archibong who commanded the Ikot-Ekpene Sector was not an Ibo man. Captain Ibikari Allwell-brown who died flying the Mini COIN Fighter Aircraft in defence of Ibos was not an ibo man, Captain Essien Ekpenyong who died flying munition supplies for the defence of the Ibos was not an Ibo man. Flt Lt Inyang and many others were also not Ibos. Knowing Iwuanyanwu as we do, we are led to believe he was misquoted. And please lets stop this the nonsense of making it look as if the Ibos were abandoned in their hour of need because they were not!
Posted By: passer by Posted On: Apr 1, 2012 Views: 533	Biafra is alive The call for real thing to be done must be addressed. Iwuanyanwu calls for compensation of dead Igbos during civil war From VAL OKARA, Owerri Monday, April 02, 2012 Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Forty-two years after the Nigeria civil war, a member of Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu at the weekend called for the compilation of the list of Igbos who lost their lives during the war for onward submission to the Federal Government for compensation. Iwuanyanwu, who made the call during the foundation laying ceremony of the late Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Library Owerri anchored by the MASSOB Leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, canvassed for practical demonstration of the slogan ‘No Victor, No Vanquished’ in respect of the three-year civil war in the country. He described the departed Biafran warlord as an ideal leader, who made enormous sacrifices to preserve Igbo race for three years. “I am proud to be an Igbo man and Igbos are grateful to Dim Chukwuemeka Oduemegwu Ojukwu for his sacrifices. I thank President Goodluck Jonathan for according Ojukwu a national burial.” Iwuanyanwu also lauded Uwazuruike for setting up MASSOB but regretted that he (Uwuzuruike) had faced series of unwarranted attacks, humiliations and arrests in his struggle to free Ndigbo from marginalization and conspiracy. Also speaking, the widow of Eze Igbo Gburugburu, Bianca recalled the last moments of her late husband in his hospital bed in London, saying that, he gave up the ghost at exactly 2.45am on November 26, 2012. Adorned in her mourning black attire, she said the funeral of Ikemba was originally planned to be executed by the Igbo nation, to be led by the MASSOB before the Federal Government stepped in. Iyom Ojukwu, who challenged Igbo leaders to lead by example, said most of them do not know that the essence of leadership was selfless sacrifice to the people. She commended the MASSOB leader, Uwazuruike for emulating the principles and ideologies of her departed husband by consistently defending and championing the cause of Ndigbo in times of trials and tribulations, noting that, he had been the only Igbo leader since 1970 to dispatch buses to crisis-ridden northern states to ferry Igbos back home for safety.
Posted By: Tony Posted On: Apr 1, 2012 Views: 733	Happy Palm Sunday Celebration Many Catholic Churches Vail the Crucifixes and images of Saints in their Churches two weeks before the Easter vigil Mass.Many of my friends who are not Catholics criticise this practise.But I always educate them that they should study the Bible and see how the devil wanted to use the Jews then to kill Jesus Christ so that he will not go to the Cross at Calvary and save mankind from the sin of Adam and Eve.He always escaped from them in all their attempts because His death is designed by God on the Tree(Cross).He even went to hide himself from the Jews at Ephraim. We were though that the veiling of the Cross reminds us of His separation from the people and the Cross is unveiled on Good Friday for worship.Also it reminds us that we should now concentrate more on the passion of Jesus Christ in the few remaining weeks before Easter.

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