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26/10/2023

**Breaking News: Court Invalidates IPOB Proscription, Awards N8 Billion in Damages to Nnamdi Kanu**

In a groundbreaking ruling today, the Enugu State High Court has declared the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by the Southeast Governors' Forum in 2017 as an abuse of administrative power and thus null and void.

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB, sought the court's intervention, arguing that IPOB is a legally registered organization whose members are simply exercising their right to association. The case was presented by Kanu's legal counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor.

The court addressed several key issues, including the removal of IPOB from the list of terrorist organizations in accordance with the African Charter and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Furthermore, the court recognized the right to self-determination as a lawful principle, ordered public apologies in three national newspapers, and awarded N8 billion in damages to Nnamdi Kanu. It also ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to halt Kanu's ongoing criminal trial, which is before the Supreme Court.

Justice A.O. Onovo, in delivering the judgment, affirmed that the African Charter is binding on Nigerian courts, emphasizing that self-determination is not a criminal act. In response to the ruling, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor praised the court for upholding justice and stated, "We are grateful that justice has prevailed after years of legal battles. This decision reaffirms the trust of the common man in the judiciary and has the potential to positively impact thousands of lives."

14/10/2023

Umeagugoesi Ezeoke, depicted on the left in the picture, played a significant role as the power behind the throne, occupied by his elder brother, Umeorimili, who served as the Obi of Amichi, as shown on the right. Umeorimili was the father of Edwin Ume-Ezeoke, who became the Speaker in the 2nd Republic, and Geoffrey Ume-Ezeoke, who held the esteemed position of the first Accountant-General of the Federation.

The Ezeoke family held a prominent place as one of the few ruling families recognized in British colonial records regarding Igboland. Umeagugoesi, during an uninterrupted period spanning from 1927 to 1967, served as a judge of the Native Courts and the Native Appeal Courts. He also held the prestigious title of Eze Ozo within the Umeochie Order of Amichi, the highest Ozo title society, from 1930 until his passing in 1969. Notably, his Ozo scarification marks are clearly visible in a photograph featured in a Nigeria magazine article dedicated to him.

In addition to his judicial and cultural roles, Umeagugoesi served as the traditional Otonsi Ndi Ezeana and oversaw the Abaogwe for six consecutive Asala festivals. His passing was deeply mourned, and the drums of Okotu echoed through the kindred of Amichi, Osumenyi, Ichida, Obeledu, Adazi Enu, and Adazi Ani, all tracing their ancestry to the progenitor, Didi, for several days.

Umeagugoesi, known by various titles and epithets, such as "Nwa Nde Nde Nsi," "Dika Mpi Kololo," "Ogalanya De Nsi," and "Ogalanya Ngada," was not only a prominent figure in the community but also a timber merchant and builder. In 1927, he constructed one of the earliest one-storey buildings in colonial Igboland, featuring timbered floors, a spiral staircase, and stained glass windows. Remarkably, he had a total of 17 wives and fathered 30 children during his lifetime.

13/10/2023

TRUE-AND-HARD-FACTS-ABOUT-BOLA-AHMED-TINUBU-DAVID-OLAKEKAN

(1.) Bola Ahmed Tinubu was actually born as Amoda Ogunlere in a rustic Village called Iragbiji, in Osun State. He grew up as a street boy in Ibadan and shuttles in and out of Lagos.

(2.) He engaged in identity theft and adopted Bola A. Tinubu, the name of his female identity theft victim, as his new name.

(3.) He got hold of his victim’s Cambridge GCE A’Level certificate and travelled to the USA with the stolen identity.

(4.)The Cambridge GCE A’Level examination in Tinubu’s possession used to be called “IJMB”. It was designed deliberately by the British mainly for northern students who were finding the regular GCE A’Level examinations too difficult. Southerners write the regular GCE A’Level examinations conducted by WAEC.

(5.) Armed with the A’Level result, Tinubu sought admission into Richard Dailey College (also known as South West College, in Chicago, USA).

(6.) His admission required him to present his O’Level result but because he did not have his identity theft victim’s O’Level results, he created the imaginary Government College, Lagos as the school that he attended and sat for his O’Level exams in 1970. The school was actually established in 1973.

(7.) Tinubu was nonetheless admitted into the Richard Dailey College because the American Education System operates on the basis of Cumulative Credit Hours, which means you can be admitted into a College and continue to write other related subjects to correct your entry qualification deficiency before graduation.

(8.) Tinubu later transferred from Richard Dailey College to CSU. Based on the documents released by the CSU, it is only the Admission Letter (Exhibit CSU 0020) and the Students Registration Letter (Exhibit CSU 0025) that referred to him as “Mr. Tinubu”. In both letters, the “Mr. Tinubu” phrase and his residential address were superimposed on the letters, with obvious differences in words placement and alignment, character and fonts, and al

13/10/2023

The Infamous Tale of Osisikankwu: A Reign of Terror in Igboland

Obiọma Nwankwo, widely known as Osisikankwu, etched a horrifying chapter in Nigeria's history of kidnappings, particularly in Igboland. His notoriety stemmed from his leadership of a ruthless gang that terrorized Abia State, specifically Aba and its surroundings, extending even to Obigbo (Oyigbo) in Rivers State.

For those who lived in Aba between 2007 and 2010, Osisikankwu's reign of terror was an unforgettable ordeal. The city was plunged into chaos as kidnappings escalated, leading to a mass exodus of residents, including prominent figures. Hundreds fell victim to abduction, torture, and extortion. The once vibrant Aba and its neighboring Ngwa villages were transformed into ghost towns, as people fled to evade becoming the next prey.

In the heart of Aba, near the Ariaria International Market, I witnessed the abduction of several people, including a popular young man named Igodo, who was eventually released after his family paid a hefty ransom. Osisikankwu's gang also targeted Nkwubuego Steel, but they were thwarted by prior payments. These grim events were marred by accounts of r**e and murder, leading my mother to plead for my return to the safety of our village.

Osisikankwu, hailing from Ogwe in Ukwa West LGA of Abia State, masterminded a kidnapping syndicate comprising approximately 3,000 people solely focused on abductions and violence.

Their primary targets were the affluent, expatriates, and high-ranking government officials in Abia State. The Abia State government, led by Dr. Theodore Ahamefula Orji, was powerless in the face of this onslaught. Osisikankwu's gang kidnapped and killed a multitude of Aba residents, leaving the city in turmoil.

Their reign of terror extended beyond Abia State. Three British nationals and a Colombian contract worker at Shell's Power Plant in Afam VI, Oyigbo LGA of Rivers State, were kidnapped by Osisikankwu's gunmen. After a ransom was paid by both NetcoDietmann and the Rivers State government, they were released.

In April and May of 2010, Osisikankwu's gang targeted two German and three Chinese nationals, along with nine Nigerians working for Nigerian Steel Company in Aba. Ransoms in the millions were paid for their release.

July 10 witnessed the abduction of Mrs. Victoria Ori, the wife of a wealthy Ohafia resident, who was ransomed for a substantial sum. Shortly after her abduction, Osisikankwu's gang seized three journalists and their driver, who were traveling through Aba after a Nigerian Union of Journalists meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. A ransom of ₦30 million was paid for their release.

The reign of terror reached its zenith on August 24, when Osisikankwu's gang, led by a thug known as 'Okwute' Stone, robbed five commercial banks in the Osisioma area of Aba, resulting in the death of all police officers and security personnel on duty.

Further incidents followed in quick succession, including the abduction of the senior pastor of the Jerusalem for All Nations Church, the killing of an Indian national, and the tragic abduction and murder of Dr. Stanley Uche, a gynecologist and hospital owner.

On September 27, Osisikankwu's gang abducted 15 pupils from Abayi International School in Aba, sending shockwaves worldwide. The children were later released unharmed, but this incident compelled the intervention of the Nigerian military.

Amidst the chaos, Osisikankwu granted an inadvertent interview to a journalist, where he expressed his grievances about the marginalization of Ngwaland, the largest tribe in Abia State. He claimed that the neglect of Ukwa-Ngwa and its economic hub, Aba, had led to their resorting to violence. Osisikankwu expressed willingness to surrender and seek rehabilitation if the Abia State government offered assistance.

In response to the global outcry following the abduction of Aba school children, the Nigerian government, under President Goodluck Jonathan, deployed a Joint Military Task Force to Abia State. After a fierce battle in the Ugwuati Evil Forest, Osisikankwu was killed.

His death was celebrated in Aba, and his girlfriend, Ogochi, was arrested. This operation also resulted in the recovery of significant weaponry. The Abia State government hailed Osisikankwu's death as a triumph of light over darkness.

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this lady was killed by her ritualist boyfriend in Lagos

26/08/2023

Okwu kwu oto Nwanne eziokwu ka ikwuru

THE POWER OF THE MIND
[Read to the end to avoid misunderstanding]

If you’re a catholic, especially if you’re a true catholic, you’ll attest to the fact that during the exposition of the blessed sacrament especially during benediction, Corpus Christi etc, that there’s a feeling and experience that always comes with it.

You’ll feel the supposedly spirit of God everywhere, your spirit will be so high, and goosebumps will take over your body. This particular feelingis is normally tagged by catholic faithfuls as an experience of God’s presence or encounter with Christ.

However, if a Deeper life member, Choosen, or other core Pentecostals were to be there during such time, no matter how born again such person is, no matter how he/she thinks he/she has the Holy Spirit, there’s 99.99999% that such person will never feel same thing or have same experience with a catholic faithful during such time. Such person will also not believe the testimonies of the catholic faithfuls on such experiences with the blessed sacrament is from Christ. In fact for them, the blessed sacrament is an idol and ungodly.

Same thing applies to the last picture below of an “ Ogbu Oja” (flutist) which is one of the most spirited cultural musical sounds among the Igbos.

If you’re born Igbo and raised Igbo, especially when you have this love and passion for the Igbo culture, sounds from Oja flute can high your spirit, give you goosebumps, and even make you intoxicated. Whenever this Oja is blown in an Igbo gathering, the evidence of what normally proceeds will explain what I’m trying to say better.

However, blow this same oja flute in an Hausa or Yoruba gathering, you’ll realize it will have less if not zero effect on them.

The point here is, what your mind is made of matters, the mind works in a way that shapes our views towards reality and only few person has the rational ability to think beyond it. Most of the things we think or we were taught, in reality ain’t actually true or real. When you start thinking beyond the datas your mind is made of you’ll start understanding reality, but it you don't, you'll always think there's something that makes your own feelings or beliefs more special than the others.

This is why deep thinkers are not emotionally attached to cultures, religions, traditions etc.

Know this,; the reason why you have experiences and feelings that makes you to think and claim that your own religion/denomination is the true one and others false is simply because of the emotional value given to the data’s in your mind, which makes it almost impossible for you to have same experience in in that of others. Such experiences are mere natural occurrences and an output product of the mind.

The fact that you dreamt about rapture, Hell, or seeing the white man you think is Jesus in your dreams does not make your belief in such things true.

After all a catholic faithful can dream of Mary in a divine and heroic form, and a Pentecostal faithful can never have such dream.

You can also dream of the white man you think is Jesus in a divine light, but Hindus will never have such dream, rather they’ll dream of Krishna as the divine being.

You can dream of Hell fire 🔥 but a Jew will never have such dream because they don’t believe the concept of hell the Christians preach.

You can dream of rapture but a Muslim faithful will never. Rather they’ll dream of Mecca.

All these are in your heads. What you feed your mind with is what shapes your understanding and conscious and unconscious experience of the world. It's not bad, It’s ok, but never use the product of your mind and experiences to judge everyone else, or set it as a standard for truth against reason.

No matter your religion, denomination, faith, I want you to understand that such your religious experiences that makes you think your religion or denomination is more special than others are relative to your religion alone, and subjective to you in person. Learn to tolerate others.

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-----Michael Odenigbo

26/08/2023

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15/08/2023

The Igbo nation is the largest ethnic group in Nigeria, known for their abundant cultural heritage and traditions.

Apart From Nigeria, See Other Countries With An Igbo Indigenous Population

The Igbo, sometimes referred to as Ibo, are one of the largest single ethnic groups in Africa. Most Igbo speakers are based in southeast Nigeria, where they make up almost 20% of the population Nigeria population; they can also be found in significant numbers in Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Some are also found outside Africa as a result of Slave Trade. Their language is also called Igbo.

1: Igbos In Equatorial Guinea

Equitorial Guinea is located at the Eastern end of the Gulf of Guinea, West coast of Africa, the only African Country situated in the middle of the ocean, outside African map separated by water, the only Spanish speaking.

Among the tribes are the Igbo people who also inhabit South Eastern Nigeria, off the Bight of Biafra, the Bubi and Fang ethnic groups and among other tribes.

The Igbo as official declared largest after Fang and Bubi tribes, occupies a small area in Bioko, their communities are small compared to Bubi and Fang as 2012 report in Bioko stated.

'The Igbo of Equatorial Guinea, numbering about 33,500, are No Longer unreached. They are part of the Igbo people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc, this group, though a minority of people rank third largest in Equatorial Guinea, a country with total population of 1.2Million people. Their primary language is Igbo. The primary religion practiced by the Igbo is marginal Christianity, a form of religion with roots in Christianity but not theologically Christian.

2: Igbos In Haiti

Igbo Loa Princess At The Celebration
On every Igbo Day in Haiti, a country situated around the Caribbean Island, the Haitian god attributed to the Nigerian Igbos called Igbo Loa or Ibo Loa is appeased in accordance with the culture and tradition of the people of the eastern part of Nigeria.

The presence of the Igbo culture through the worship of Igbo Loa from the Igbo land in the Caribbean has actually confirmed the incidence as factual.

Every year, celebration of the Igbo Loa deity, the Incantation in Igbo language took over the scenario, the Igwes from the Igbo Shrine in Haiti appeased the souls of the dead Igbo heroes singing in Igbo language, the spirit of the dead African and Igbo slaves, heroes were honored with dances, songs and rituals.

3; Igbos In Jamaica

Igbo people in Jamaica were shipped by Europeans onto the island between the 18th and 19th centuries as enslaved labour on plantations. Igbo people constituted a large portion of the African population enslaved people in Jamaica. Some slave censuses detailed the large number of enslaved Igbo people on various plantations throughout the island on different dates throughout the 18th century. Their presence was a large part in forming Jamaican culture, Igbo cultural influence remains in language, dance, music, folklore, cuisine, religion and mannerisms.

4: Trinidad and Tobago

It is estimated that there are around 50,000 Igbo people living in Trinidad and Tobago, making up a small but significant minority in the country.

The Igbo people first arrived in Trinidad and Tobago as slaves during the colonial era, brought over from Nigeria by European slave traders. Over time, they have formed a vibrant community in the country, with their own cultural institutions and traditions.

One of the most significant aspects of Igbo culture in Trinidad and Tobago is their traditional masquerade performances. These performances are a form of dance and theatre that involve elaborate costumes and masks, and are often performed during festivals and other cultural events.

The Igbo community in Trinidad and Tobago has also made significant contributions to the country's economy and culture, with many Igbo people involved in businesses such as retail and wholesale trade, as well as arts and crafts.

Despite facing some discrimination and prejudice in the past, the Igbo people in Trinidad and Tobago have managed to maintain their cultural identity and continue to play an important role in the country's diverse cultural landscape.

5: Igbo in Cameroon

The Igbo people also have a presence in Cameroon. They are a small but significant minority in the country, estimated to be around 20,000 in number. Like in other countries, they have maintained their cultural identity in Cameroon, with their own cultural institutions and traditions. However, due to their small numbers, they have not been able to form a large and vibrant community like in Nigeria