bankyblue:
This Donald must have a root from Nigeria, the way he answers question.

If Donald Trump was in Nigerian politics, he would probably go far.

Where is Lalasticlala self?

Friday was a day the people of Ikotun would not forget in a hurry.

That was the day Esther Human Rights Foundation held a rally against rape and domestic violence.

It was a colourful and informative event as members and voluntees of the NGO created awareness to sensitize the general public about detecting rape, and what to do if it occurs. Phone number to call for help in cases of rape/ domestic violence was shared to members of the public.

This is in the NGO’s effort to reduce the cases of rape in Nigeria which is approaching epidemic proportions.

Source:http://www.zikistmovement.igbodefender.com/2019/06/01/esther-foundation-holds-awareness-rally-against-rape-in-ikotun/

See colourful photos from the event below:
Cc: Lalasticlala

They should forget about burying the corpse because it is still alive.

In England the Queen is also Duke (not Duchess) of Lancaster. So, OP, what do you accuse England of?

Is Nyerere Anyim related to Pius Anyim?

We should diversify and export Aba made shoes and bags seriously.

Tequilah:


I thought some people have already updated you on the correct version of these events. Those people are not the Nd'Igbo or the Igbo people found in the Delta and SE. None of their ancestors followed anyone called Eze Chima from Benin. They are actually core Yoruba people, who are now found within the Ugbo kingdom in Yorubaland. They bear no relationship or similarities to the Igbo, in the South-East. That is what I have been informed.

Stop saying that, please. Do you know there are also towns named Ugbo in today's Igboland. There is only one group ever called Igbo in Nigeria, and that is the Igbo people who today occupy only South East, large parts of South South, and pockets of Benue and Kogi. Since the Oduduwa/Moremi defeats in Ife, they largely left the South West for Anioma, and are no longer indigenuous to the South West. Some were assimilated by the Yorubas (I give the Yorubas kudos for their liberal nature).The people of Ugbo in Ondo State are Yorubas, just as the people of Onitsha Ugbo in Delta State are Igbos.

Has nothing to do with the Lucumi Igbo aborigines of Ife who are today's Anioma people/ Oluyare of Ife.

diasporaman:

But the suspect attempted to escape before vigilantes arrested him at Unguwar Gbakya. They tied the suspect’s legs and hands before they later handed him over to the police, he said.
https://www.google.fi/amp/s/www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads-amp/man-named-buhari-arrested-for-sneaking-into-married-womans-room-in-the-midnight.232280/

Lol. They tied the suspects hands and legs , thus dehumanizing him and treating him animalisticaly. Next time he will think twice before trying to chop another man's plantain. @ topic Mischievious title. We all know it cannot be the Great General that the article was talking about.

The last woman in the article says she is still using the doctor's services after the way he 'handled' her, and as she didn't tell her husband. Maybe she secretly wants the randy doctor to continue. The doctor may eventually have his way, and the story would change.

belltwelve:
Hello, mods. Why was the original post of this topic removed? I dont want to believe it was removed out of plain mischief, because the source and the author and OP records are no longer there but this post has raked in almost 40 000 views on Nairaland. It should be restored immediately. This is the original post below.

belltwelve: Posted on November 11, 2013
by Prince Charles Oforkaja

Unknown to many, not all the Igbo aborigines of Ife followed Prince Chima, later Eze Chima out to their Anioma/Benin axis/ was sold into slavery to make up today’s Lucumi of the Americas/ assimilated into the culture of the Yorubas.Some remain today in Ife, and are known as Iwinrin, Oluyare or Igare.Kudos to the Yorubas who have encouraged peaceful coexistence with the Oluyare Igbos.

These Igbos live around Iwinrin, which has been described by Yoruba elders as Igbo town, and their chief is called Obawinrin.They still play a very important role in Ife culture today, including in the famous Itapa Festival.The Obawinrin is appointed by the Ooni of Ife.Remember we have told you a lot about the Olukumis who followed Prince Chima we have told you about the ones that were sold by their conquerors into slavery. We have told you that some of them remained and assimilated into the Yoruba race.

These Oluyares are the ones that still maintain a presense in Ife till today.Amazing is what I would call the story of the Lucumis.Source: http://www.igbodefender.com/2013/11/18/the-oluyares-the-igbo-aborigines-of-ife-who-still-live-there/

Hello, Mods just a gentle reminder to put back the absent original post of this thread. Thanks.

To Fulaman, Odumchi and BigFrancis, our honourable mods, Well done on your good job in this section. Please, I want to call your attention to the original post of this thread which I noticed no longer had its source and author name. Then when I complained about it, I think the bots deleted it. Please restore it with the source and author name. Thanks.See it below.

belltwelve: Posted on November 11, 2013
by Prince Charles Oforkaja

Unknown to many, not all the Igbo aborigines of Ife followed Prince Chima, later Eze Chima out to their Anioma/Benin axis/ was sold into slavery to make up today’s Lucumi of the Americas/ assimilated into the culture of the Yorubas.Some remain today in Ife, and are known as Iwinrin, Oluyare or Igare.Kudos to the Yorubas who have encouraged peaceful coexistence with the Oluyare Igbos.

These Igbos live around Iwinrin, which has been described by Yoruba elders as Igbo town, and their chief is called Obawinrin.They still play a very important role in Ife culture today, including in the famous Itapa Festival.The Obawinrin is appointed by the Ooni of Ife.Remember we have told you a lot about the Olukumis who followed Prince Chima we have told you about the ones that were sold by their conquerors into slavery. We have told you that some of them remained and assimilated into the Yoruba race.

These Oluyares are the ones that still maintain a presense in Ife till today.Amazing is what I would call the story of the Lucumis.Source: http://www.igbodefender.com/2013/11/18/the-oluyares-the-igbo-aborigines-of-ife-who-still-live-there/

Nigeria needs such journalistic model. Blogging shouldn't just be about checking Vanguardngr.com and then rewritting their news in one's bed or toilet seat. Send the journalists to the beat to report freshly-pressed news using journalistic standards, and pay them for it.

There should be a law against public drunkenness. Na joke I dey o.

Lolz

by PRINCE CHARLES OFFOKAJA

Former Presidential candidate and seasoned journalist Dele Momodu has flayed what he described as the intimidation of current ministers serving in the Buhari Administration by President Buhari, saying the ministers fear the president, and as a result are not as vibrant as former president Jonathan’s ministers. Momodu, who was speaking at the first City People Social Media Awards advised President Buhari not to concentrate only on anti-corruption probe as that is bringing a paralyzing fear on his ministers who are too afraid to take any initiative.

‘If I were Buhari I would probe but not just probe, because there is too much scare mongering everywhere.

‘When you are too scared of your boss you can’t do anything. Most of Buhari’s ministers are too scared of their boss and it is bad for business. They are not vibrant. Jonathan’s ministers are more vibrant than Buhari’s ministers because they are too scared.

‘ This obsession with they stole our money, is too much. We know Jonathan did not do anything that’s why we sacked him. So Buhari, do your own.

‘If the gods cannot improve our lives they should please maintain it. If you are hungry you will grumble, and I am hungry.’
When asked if he would one day run for the presidency, he said:

‘I have a theory: The last thing you lose is hope. If Nigeria wants to put me as president, so be it. If not they can go elect a new Buhari or a new Jonathan.

‘When I ran, even the media was against me. If Atiku a customs officer runs they will make front page. If a police officer wants to run they will make front page, but a publisher? If it is my destiny, then I will one day be president , otherwise my life will be expiring soon, I am 56 today and in 14 years I will be 70.’
Chief Dele Momodu is one of the people who campaigned for Buhari in the last presidential elections.

Source: http://citypeopleng.com/buharis-ministers-not-as-vibrant-as-jonathans-ministers-dele-momodu-spits-fire/

The news is currently on City People's news site http://citypeopleng.com/see-first-public-photos-of-lotanna-fani-kayode-ffks-first-son/

Could she be Nigeria's first political godmother?

Is Ibe from the North?

Buhari appoints Ibeh Kachikwu; Oliseh visits Jordon Ibe. Hmm, good time to have Ibe as a name.

Please, who owns Intercontinental Hotels?

Customs may shut down Intercontinental Hotels this week. This has to do with refusal of the owners to pay rice duty. Guests will be sensitized and the hotel will be asked to evacuate them if its owners refuse to pay rice duty. Monitor shipsandports.com.ng for more details as they trickle in.

Source: Ships and Ports on Radio that aired by 9:15 on Radio 1 103.5 fm.

A 71-year-old Australian preacher has recently been making news with claims that he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, by comparing his image to the face imprinted in the famous Shroud of Turin. The preacher reportedly convinced an American man to sell his home, abandon his family, and go follow him.

The preacher has also claimed that Pope Benedict XVI backed his case in a letter, but retired before making an official proclamation.

Daily Mail Australia reported on Monday that the preacher, Brian Leonard Golightly Marshall, who lives in Toogoom, Queensland, has for years been making the claim that he is Jesus, and has even shared the supposed letter where Pope Benedict admits of the resemblance between his face and the Shroud of Turin imprint.

"You see, many days ago Mr. Brian Marshall sent me photographs of Him and the Most Holy Shroud of Turin — he actually looks so much like that of the Holy Image on the Shroud," the alleged letter from the retired pontiff reads.

"There is no other explanation. He is simply the Lord Jesus Christ Almighty! I was so penetrated with love and compassion from God that I requested the photo I saw to be put in a place of honor somewhere. He is the Most Royal Man Alive, The King of Kings. ... The Messiah, Almighty and Everlasting," it continues.

There is no record of Pope Benedict or the Vatican ever mentioning Marshall in public speeches, however, and there is no way for the alleged letter to be verified.

The preacher has claimed that Benedict planned to make the affirmation in March 2013, but was foiled by Pope Francis, who Marshall called the "anti-Christ."

The Daily Mail also shared the story of a man, who wasn't named, who said that his American father-in-law left behind his wife, children and grandchildren, to go to Australia and live with Marshall as a follower.


http://www.christianpost.com/news/australian-preacher-claims-hes-jesus-christ-calls-pope-francis-the-anti-christ-142004/

They should investigate the matter well.

RIP Ma'am. You're a heroine.

The story is just another sign that the Igbos and the Jews are twins. Equainoism says the Igbos are a Judeo-Nubian people.

On July 16, the controversial reign of Ziakade Patrick Akpobolokemi as Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) was abruptly terminated via a terse statement from the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina‎, with an immediacy that was not unlike that of a gunshot punctuating a silent night.

Akpobolokemi was directed to immediately hand over the management of NIMASA and all government property in his possession to the most senior officer in the agency; and there was wild jubilation at the Maritime House in Apapa by people opposed to his 55-month stint as NIMASA supremo.

Until his disengagement last week, Akpobolokemi was one of the most powerful, controversial and divisive public officials Nigeria has seen in recent times – loved by some, hated by many. While he undoubtedly touched lives within the maritime sector, many have been calling for his sack for years, and to them he represented everything that could go wrong in the sector. Whereas some saw him as an exemplary leader whose developmental strides will remain an inspiration that not only impacts the sector but even transcends it, many others have come to see him as one who was unapologetically biased toward his Ijaw ethnic group and sought to turn NIMASA into a second Niger Delta Ministry in defiance of the Federal Character principle. While some see a man who had strong convictions on affirmative action and stood by them, others see an overbearing, arrogant man who didn’t care to carry people outside his ethnic stock along. This report x-rays the series of controversies that was Akpobolokemi’s tenure as NIMASA DG, and unearths different sides to the issues surrounding the man who bestrode Nigeria’s apex maritime regulatory agency like an imperial potentate for 55 dramatic months.

Brouhaha over qualifications to be DG

The tenure of Akpobolokemi was doomed to be controversial right from the start. First of all, it did not follow the laid down process for the appointment of a Director General for NIMASA. Sections 6 & 7 of the Act establishing the agency go thus; “The President with the recommendation of the Minister of Transport is empowered to appoint members of the Board of NIMASA for which the Director General is a member.”

The Act further makes it clear that such members should possess relevant experience and capacity applicable to maritime administration, recognized expert knowledge, qualification and experience in one or more of the following fields; maritime safety, maritime security, maritime pollution, nautical sciences and hydrographic and maritime engineering. Others include finance, marine law, transport logistics, administration and marine labour. As at the time of his appointment, Apkobolokemi a former lecturer, could not lay any claim to any significant experience and capacity applicable to maritime administration, or to any recognized expert knowledge, qualification and experience in the sector. And because due process was not seen to be followed in appointing him, there arose a strong perception that the only reason that he was thought qualified for the post of NIMASA DG was because he came from a particular tribe. So began the bumpy NIMASA career of Akpobolokemi.



Ballooning CVFF and emaciated shipping companies

The Cabotage Act of 2003 was one policy that would have transformed Nigeria’s waterways into a multibillion naira a year goldmine, providing employment and enhancing trade; but it needed the stimulus of a Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund to enable it work. So one was formed. The funds were to be disbursed frequently to finance the purchase of vessels by Nigerian entities, but before the coming of Akobolokemi they weren’t. With his entrance into NIMASA hopes rose that the multibillion naira fund would be disbursed, but by the twilight of his stay, nothing had happened in that regard. Meanwhile most of the shipping companies Akpobolokemi met in his inception at NIMASA were groaning and in dire need of funds for vessels, if only they could get them. But the idle CVFF which was created to help them kept growing fat, while they grew leaner and leaner. To be fair to Akpobolokemi, NIMASA does not have the final say on CVFF disbursement. The Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT) does. But many industry analysts say he cannot be exculpated from blame over the dreadful situation as he could have used his powerful voice as NIMASA DG to put significant pressure on the FMOT to do the needful.

Worrisome though were allegations that part of the CVFF had been illegally diverted under the erstwhile DG to other purposes.


Payment of 50 percent of extra revenue generated by NIMASA $326 million to Global West

Akpobolokemi also landed in hot water over NIMASA’s decision to pay Global West Specialist Vessels Limited (a maritime company reportedly owned by his kinsman Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo) the sum of $326 million as consultancy fee, stating that the figure represented 50 percent of NIMASA’s extra revenue, which by contract agreement was payable to Global West as consultancy fee. There were loud howls in sections of the industry as many though the figure was on the very high side

“Has Nigeria gotten $326 million worth of services from Global West”, one operator asked. When it seemed as if Akpobolokemi would not survive the controversy, like a cat with nine lives he did, postponing the day of reckoning.



Security maintenance of maritime waterways handed over to Global West

Another hot controversy was when Tompolo’s Global West was given a contract to maintain security in Nigeria’s waterways by NIMASA in a deal which was given anticipatory approval before it was even approved by the Nigerian Government. Opponents of the deal said the contract amounted to handing over a statutory duty of the Nigerian Navy to a private individual. The plot thickened when Tompolo bought seven battleships from Norway to help with his company’s patrol of Nigeria’s waterways, with NIMASA’s backing. The perception in certain quarters was that Akpobolokemi was aiding his kinsman to build a private Navy that could potentially be detrimental to Nigeria’s territorial integrity.

According to pioneer Chairman of the Board of NIMASA, Alhaji Tijjani Ramalan who vehemently disagreed with the deal, “Over 400, 000 barrels of crude oil are being stolen daily from our shores under President Jonathan yet we had a government that has the Navy, the Army and the Air Force, and the government of Jonathan decides to hand over the security of our maritime waters to Tompolo at a very exorbitant amount of money.

“And these same people that are given the job of our maritime security are the ones that are collaborating with the international shipping companies to steal our oil.”

But when asked a question on the issue by Daily Sun, Akpobolokemi had this to say; “When you say private army, it creates many wrong insinuations. Remember also that, before this concessioning happened, the military was involved, the Minister of Defence was involved. In fact we were asked to go and streamline everything and come back which we did. The Navy also took part, though some people would want to cast aspersion on us or would want to come and break the ranks or cause acrimony between government agencies, which is not helpful. Except you have something to hide, there is no reason anybody should be worried about what NIMASA is doing.

“In the first place, I did not bring the NIMASA Act from the National Assembly; since it predated my tenure. Before I assumed office, I met the NIMASA Act. What did the Act say? You can perform your functions with a person, group of persons, institutions, and government in furtherance of your functions. The Act specifically also said that you can have an interface with the Navy and other relevant agencies; so what have we done wrong?”

Perceived Ijaw colouration of NSDP beneficiaries

Dr. Ade Dosunmu, during his time as DG of NIMASA, introduced the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP), a programme meant to address the country’s dearth of seafaring personnel. Initially the scheme was to be a collaboration between NIMASA and state governments on a sponsorship ratio of 40:60. The second window comprised of private individuals and institutions, and ministries, including the Ministry of Niger Delta. When many states did not show interest in funding the programme, NIMASA decided to bear the entire cost itself. But Akpobolokemi’s critics say he used the lack of interest by states as a pretext to determine the beneficiaries of the NSDP, and that he skewed the process to ensure that that the greatest beneficiaries were people of his Ijaw ethnic stock. They point to an alleged situation where four NSDP examination centres were cited in Ijaw areas while only one was cited in a non Ijaw area as an example of unfairness they were talking about.

But supporters of the ex NIMASA boss say he used merit, professionalism and presence of a critical mass of intending seafarers as yardsticks in the NSDP situation.

President of the Shipowners Association of Nigeria (SOAN), Engr. Greg Ogbeifun told Ships & Ports Daily, “What I can say is that it has not come as a surprise to a lot of people. The system has to move on and the important thing is who succeeds him and our intention as stakeholders is that a technocrat who is a professional on the field should be appointed to take over from him.

“If am to comment on Akpobolokemi’s tenure, I think he did well considering his background because whether we like it or not, he was able to bring professionalism to NIMASA for the fact that he allowed mariners to be brought into the key position and those who came in are core professionals who are adding value.”



Founding of Nigeria’s first maritime university

One thing that cannot be denied by anyone was Akpobolokemi’s passion for capacity building in the maritime sector, though skewed in favour of a particular section of the country.

Perhaps that is what the former administration saw in him that made them move mountains to appoint him as DG of NIMASA, even when many said he wasn’t qualified. This passion, this zest is elucidated most clearly by his midwifing the formation of the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State. According to him, the dearth of adequate human capacity in the maritime sector informed NIMASA’s decision to champion the establishment of the university, which is also Nigeria’s first specialised university.

Akpobolokemi’s NIMASA hatched the idea for the university and lobbied the National Assembly to endorse it. He also made sure it got maximal support from the executive arm of government.

According to him, the university was established to further NIMASA’s passion to build local capacity in the maritime sector as well as to export manpower. It was conceived as a capacity development project that would quicken the pace for the development of human capacity that would take over the Cabotage trade in the nearest future.

Nigeria Maritime University, if it follows Akpobolokemi’s stated vision for it, is indeed a long term solution to the scarcity of qualified seafarers that Nigeria currently faces, which saw NIMASA sponsor over 2,500 young Nigerians (albeit controversially) for training in Nautical Science, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at degree level in reputable institutions in Egypt, India, Philippines, Romania and the United Kingdom under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP).

One legacy that may come out of Akpobolokemi’s establishment of NMA is the ignition of a revolution in the creation of specialised universities in the country. No less a figure than the Governor of Delta State feels it is a panacea to the high unemployment and underemployment rate in Nigeria. When receiving Akpobolokemi recently, he is reported to have said; “Nigeria should move beyond conventional universities and seek to establish specialized universities which will give the right tools and practical learning that will make graduates employers of labour, rather than job seekers. The unemployment in Nigeria today is largely due to our focus on conventional education.” The governor urged other government agencies to toe the line of NIMASA and think outside the box in the business of finding solutions to the problems of this country.

Akobolokemi also oversaw the establishment of Institutes of Maritime Studies (IMS) in 6 Nigerian universities namely; University of Nigeria Nsukka; University of Lagos; Niger Delta University Amasoma, Bayelsa State; Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State; Anambra State University, Uli; and the Federal University Kashere, Gombe State.

Critics of Akpobolokemi’s capacity building programme however fault his non-challant disposition towards Nigeria’s foremost maritime training institution, the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron.

Some stakeholders have also queried the amount of money spent on the Nigeria Maritime University and the NSDP.



Who’s next?

Baba Haruna Jauro, who was appointed Executive Director Finance and Administration in July 2012 has been appointed as Acting Director General of NIMASA but industry pundits believe that the Buhari administration should appoint a maritime technocrat as substantive Director General.

They say this would go a long way to reduce the controversies that have surrounded that post in the past few years. Whoever is appointed would be expected to slacken the thirst of the maritime industry for CVFF by pushing effectively for its disbursement as a way of making Cabotage work for Nigeria. They would also be expected to turn around the fortunes of indigenous ship owners.

Would it be a man or a woman? Only the President of Nigeria knows the answer in his mind. We can only watch with respectful impatience.
Source: http://shipsandports.com.ng/patrick-akpobolokemi-controversies-and-legacies/

Why is their so much violence in that beautiful place?

Can it fly?

Sorry. Should have been network administrator.

European leaders should urgently adopt real measures to counter discrimination against Jews or witness Jews leave, taking with them their money and businesses to the detriment of Europe, says the President of the European Jewish Congress (ECJ).
The rise of anti-Semitism in Europe has led to many Jewish families seriously considering escape, ECJ’s President Moshe Kantor said.
“This minority is going in case authorities are not delivering some real, real stuff,” Kantor told Reuters. “This minority is going to leave Europe, definitely because this question just now in every Jewish family in Europe: to leave or to stay.”

A Jewish organization which collects data on anti-Semitism, Community Security Trust (CST), disclosed last month that Britain’s Jewish community suffered its highest number of anti-Semitic incidents on record last year – 1,168.
France also a similar rise in anti-Semitic acts, which doubled in 2014 to 851 registered, compared to 2013’s 423, according to the Jewish group, the Representative Council of French Jews (CRIF).

With this year’s attacks on Jews in Paris and Copenhagen, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on European Jews to return to Israel.

If Jews should heed the call, that would trigger a serious economic crisis in Europe, Kantor warned.

“I think out of three million Jews that are living in Europe at least one million, a very active part or young part, self-sufficient part are going to leave and it will be a disaster, an economic disaster for Europe in general because first of all some supporters, non-Jewish supporters will come with Jews. It’s a lot of cash and money currents are going to leave Europe and also businesses,” he said.
Source: http://zikistmovement.igbodefender.com

We want to make the organization paperless, so that people don't need to carry large files from office to office. The programmer must reside in Lagos. If you can make it happen, indicate.

Ambassador Nuhu Bajoga, who served as Deputy Governor under Ex Kaduna Governor, Yero, had last week claimed at a function, that Yero had left N8 billion in the coffers of the state government.

But, addressing a press conference in Kaduna yesterday, Governor El- Rufai’s spokesman, Samuel Aruwan lampooned Bajoga’s claims.

Aruwan said: “The Kaduna State Government had N228,333,371.67 in its central account on May 29, 2015.

Wetin we go believe now. Public servants should have fear of God o.

Source:[url] http://zikistmovement.igbodefender.com/yero-left-only-n228m-not-n8bn-in-kaduna-treasury-el-rufai/[/url]