Independent Biafra? Give me Autonomous Biafra!

I am a proud Igbo man! I love my people. I love speaking my language. I enjoy my traditional songs. My traditional foods are the best in world! Nothing feels better than being born an Igbo man!

I was born and brought up in the northeastern part of Nigeria in Taraba state. My parents raised me with the Igbo language. Going to school in my early days as a kid I could only speak Igbo (and a little Hausa)… I had to learn English in school. I intend to raise my children with the Igbo language too! They can also learn English in school.

I didn’t live through the Biafran war, but my parents did… and the stories were horrifying. Trust me, no one wants to live in that kind of situation. A situation where you don’t know if you will survive to see the next day. Where you don’t have any food to eat and you eat anything you see, even poisonous and toxic things. I remember I was in a bus in Abuja and a woman was talking about how her dad escaped for his life during the war leaving behind his family. Can you imagine the kind of things they went through during that period? I hate it when I hear people saying they are willing to go war again and fight for Biafra. It’s OK to fight and die for a cause, but that’s only if you have a chance to win. Dying a useless death is not worth it.

But don’t be fooled, I think the amalgamation called Nigeria has always treated the Igbo people unfairly, before and after the war. We don’t receive the amenities and the resources that are due to us. We are discriminated against in different parts of the country, (which I’ve personally being a victim to, both in the north and in the west). We are probably the most hated ethnic group in Nigeria. So if my people say they want to separate I think it’s only fair to listen to our appeal. But will I accept a Biafra nation today? NO!

A lot of people don’t seem to understand what it means to be an independent nation. When Gen. Odumegwu Ojukwu led Biafra to independence, he did that knowing it will be easy to govern the nation and to succeed. We had a system of government that had him overseeing the affairs of the south. We had a widely recognized leader who was undisputed and who could rally everyone. He could garner international support. We were making progress and developing our Igbo nation, making our own money. We could have an independent economy. Corruption amongst our people was not widespread. We were very united.
What do we have today? No united body to lead us. The Igbo nation does not have any particular product that can maintain her economy (we claim we have oil, well good luck getting that from Nigeria! Besides south-south said they are not Biafra). Our current leaders only care about themselves…. No development. We don’t even care about our fellow Igbos. Our governors don’t build infrastructures and roads in our lands. There is no job opportunity for the Igbo youths. Our representatives in the senate and house don’t do much to help our plight. Our elected leaders embezzle the little resources we have. How can people in Imo state be suffering, lacking Education and the governor of Imo will go to Adamawa to build schools for them? These are the types of things that we are faced with.

I am not in support of the independent Biafra state now, but in the future? Maybe! The reasons are simple:

1. We don’t have leaders who can lead us! Nnamdi Kanu is not qualified (he is only a maniac who will bring about our destruction if he had his way. He is like the Igbo version of Sen. John McCain of the USA). If we get independence now, it will only result in power struggles and the same corrupt people we have in power now will be the same people that will be fighting for control of the nation plunging us into war between our selves.

2. We don’t have an economic structure that we can use to keep our selves afloat. We don’t have any particular export product. Most of our businesses are in the western and northern part of the nation. We don’t have a national source of income for the Igbo nation. We don’t have any particular thing we produce. How will we survive if we gain independence today?

3. We don’t have a system of government we can call our own. Look at Catalonia in Spain. They have a stable GDP of theirs. They have a regional established government system. They have leaders who truly represent them and are united in fighting for them. If they split today, there won’t be any unnecessary fight for power. The Biafran nation on the other hand will probably end up worse than South-Sudan.

4. We are not truly united. The average Anambra Igbo man won’t want to have an Imo person rule over him. It happens in a lot of Igbo associations even inside Nigeria. We have to solve this problem.

As much as I feel like we are not ready yet, I still think the Igbo nation, someday will be capable of reaching the level of becoming a great nation. But before that we have to be more united. We have to fight the corruption crippling us. We need recognized leaders. We need an established economic structure and many more things.

I believe that instead of fighting for independence we should fight for Regional Autonomy, this will prepare us for the future. That way we can start solving the problems we have, because the current states system of Nigeria is detrimental to us. It was easier when Ojukwu had a regional government, leadership was better and easier for him. With an Autonomous Republic of Biafra, we can plan a system of government for ourselves, build our own independent economy, unify ourselves and then have the right to fight for self-governance.

By: Okonkwo Onyekachukwu Ezekiel

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Washing Raw Chicken Can Lead To Food Poisoning

As it is often said, "Cleanliness is next to Godliness". Most of us have been brought up in such a way that we have to clean and wash everything properly. that is the right thing to do. when it comes to food stuffs like Meat, Vegetables and even Fruits, we are often advised to wash them before preparing or eating them.
After saying all these, one would ask, "why the headline?" Well, according to the UK’s Food Standards Agency, washing Raw Chicken spreads campylobacter bacteria, which causes food poisoning. That doesn't mean you shouldn't wash your food stuffs, just don't wash your raw chickens.

“Campylobacter can be spread easily and just a few bacteria could cause illness. This could come from raw or undercooked chicken, or from contamination due to washing raw chicken. The easiest way to protect yourself and your family is to follow our simple food safety tips every time you prepare food,” the agency wrote in a statement.

Here are the food safety tips:

1. Cover and chill raw chicken
Cover raw chicken and store at the bottom of the fridge so juices cannot drip on to other foods and contaminate them with food poisoning bacteria such as campylobacter.

2. Don't wash raw chicken
Cooking will kill any bacteria present, including campylobacter, while washing chicken can spread germs by splashing.

3. Wash used utensils
Thoroughly wash and clean all utensils, chopping boards, and surfaces used to prepare raw chicken. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and warm water after handling raw chicken. This helps stop the spread of campylobacter by avoiding cross contamination.

4. Cook chicken thoroughly
Make sure chicken is steaming hot all the way through before serving. Cut in to the thickest part of the meat and check that it is steaming hot with no pink meat and that the juices run clear.

Campylobacter is one of the most common causes of diarrhea-related illness, in the UK, 280,000 people are affected annually.



source: http://www.medicaldaily.com

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World's Largest Tumour Removed in China

A tumour weighing 110kg (242.5lbs), considered as the world's largest tumour was removed from a man in Beijing, China. The operation which lasted for 16 hours, required 9 doctors to carry it out.

The Patient, 37 years old Yang Jianbin was born with a dark birth mark on the right side of his lower back. At the age of nine it started growing into a tumour. By 12 years of age, it was the size of a fist and he had surgery to remove it. But it quickly started to grow again.

By the time he arrived in hospital in Beijing recently it weighed an incredible 110kg.

Chief surgeon Chen Minliang said Yang suffers from a condition known as Neurofibromatosis, which is a genetic disorder that disturbs cell growth in the nervous system, causing tumors to form on nerve tissue. 

He said: "We have seen neurofibromatosis patients before, but this is the biggest nerve tumor we ever saw."

Before his operation, Yang said the giant tumor greatly affected his life. He could only lie down or sit on his bed all day long.

During the 16 hours surgery, Yang received more than 5000ml of blood, which is more than the entire amount an adult's body holds.

Yang is now recovering well and it expected to be discharged later this month.

source: mirror.co.uk

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Man Choked to death during Hot Dog Eating competition

Walter Eagle Tail, a 47-year-old competitive eater DIED during a hot dog eating competition in South Dakota, USA on July 3rd. He died after choking on one of the hot dogs. 

Walter was participating in a 4th of July weekend contest when witnesses say he began to choke. Paramedics were called to the scene to help but they were too late; he was already dead

Custer County Sheriff Rick Wheeler told the Rapid City Journal, "There was someone doing CPR when we arrived. Basically, he probably just suffocated. It got lodged in his throat and they couldn't get it out." "It all happened within minutes," Wheeler added.

In the wake of Walter Tail's death, event organizers cancelled a pie eating contest scheduled to take place the following day.

Competitive eating contests are popular in the US during fairs and festivities.

In the same weekend thatTail died, hot-dog eating world-record holder Joey "Jaws" Chestnut managed to eat 61 hot dogs in 10 minutes, eight short of his record, at an annual contest in Brooklyn's Coney Island.


sources: tmz.com and ibtimes.co.uk

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Has Nigeria’s Amalgamation Expired?

Nigeria’s Amalgamation Expires In 2014

The amalgamation of southern and northern Nigeria by the British was to be experimented for 100 YEARS to know if it’s going to work or not, according to the secret government document the British left after independence.

Although the document is kept secret, this fact is generally known to the ruling class, most dons of political
science and law as well as the government of UK. However, there has been consistent efforts by Nigerian government to keep this knowledge out of public as it may lead to agitation for breaking the country into two i.e. pre-1914 status especially by those in the south.

The awareness of this document and the closeness of 2014 has been causing panic among the Northern elites; this panic was behind the recent comment by the senate president that Nigeria will
not break up. It was also behind the warning by NBA president when he said in Benin this week that Nigeria may break-up. Even President Jonathan is nervous about this fact; remember that he kept on saying that Nigeria will not break-up. Also, it was the real reason behind the northern governors recent security meeting in Kaduna, according to some sources.

All these sudden talks about Nigeria breaking or not breaking up by the political leaders including the president shows how anxious they are about the implications of the document and the closeness of almighty 2014.
On the international scene, the knowledge of this document was behind the prediction by American diplomats that Nigeria will break-up in 2015. The US army is also preparing on how to respond to the
possible break up of Nigeria.

IMPLICATIONS OF THE DOCUMENT

1. BY 2014, NIGERIA WILL NO LONGER LEGALLY EXIST
2. NIGERIA WILL BE BACK TO PRE-1914 STATUS OF TWO STATES OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA
AND NORTHERN NIGERIA BOTH LEGALLY AND TECHNICALLY, ALTHOUGH THE RULING ELITES MAY IGNORE THIS REALITY EXCEPT THERE IS REVOLUTION FROM THE PEOPLE.
3. PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN NIGERIA MUST COME TOGETHER TO ENTER A NEWAGREEMENT UNDER THEIR OWN TERMS.

Source: http://www.naijapals.com/?L=confess.index&cid=45585

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5 Eye-Opening Things You May Not Know About US Presidents

By: Paul A Philips

1. Most US presidents were 33 degree Freemasons. There are some excellent websites documenting this in detail. Those presidents who claimed to be Christian while practising freemasonry should have at least been questioned because the 2 cannot exist together, as any true Christian should tell you Freemasonry is an occult practice.

Freemasons rule most major nations. It is the world's biggest fraternity. As well as most US presidents, many other world rulers have been 33 degree Masons such as soviet President Joseph Stalin... and many British Prime Ministers like Winston Churchill.

NASA astronauts were Freemasons. Just about every major corporation was founded by a Freemason, including RCA records, McDonalds and Walmart... I digress.

2. Most US presidents are related to each other. Out of the 43 presidents, 34 are related to King Charlemagne 800 AD. It has also been established that 19 of them are directly descended from King Edward III. In fact, it has been shown that whoever is the closest related in bloodline will win the presidential candidacy.

This disproves the debunkers. They cannot use the claim that we are all related in some way to a handful of individuals from many, many years ago before the population explosion because the presidents came from specific bloodlines within bloodlines.

Many of those in high places; ex-presidential candidates, high ranking politicians or major corporate players are also related to the presidents within these specific bloodlines...

3. In light of the above #1 it is said that the presidents have been involved in occult rituals. For example, reports have come out claiming that there have been occult rituals performed every summer at Bohemian Grove, a camp located at Monte Rio California. Besides presidents the rituals have been attended by other world leaders involving sacrifices to a 40ft owl statue known as Moloch a god or king.

4. There were an extraordinary number of  'coincidences' connecting the assassinations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy:

Lincoln was an elected congressman in the year 1846 Kennedy was an elected congressman in the year 1946

Lincoln was elected to the White-house as president in the year 1860 Kennedy was elected to the White-house as president in the year 1960

Both were concernedly involved in civil rights. Both their wives lost children while dwelling at the White House

Both were assassinated on a Friday with gunshots to the head This is where it gets even stranger...

President Lincoln's secretary was someone called Kennedy President Kennedy's secretary was someone called Lincoln

Both presidents were then succeeded by someone having the Johnson surname In Lincoln's case it was Andrew Johnson born 1808 and in Kennedy's Lyndon Johnson born 1908!

It was John Wilkes Booth who assassinated Lincoln, born in 1839. It was Lee Harvey Oswald who assassinated Kennedy, born in 1939.

The 2 assassins each had three names made up of 15 letters

The strangeness continues: Lincoln was shot at the Ford Theatre and Kennedy was shot in a motorcar called Lincoln made by Ford motors

After shooting president Lincoln in a theatre the assassin then ran to a warehouse to hide Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and assassin then ran to a theatre to hide

-Quite an eye-opener don't you think?

5. Presidents have shown to have ties to major private corporate business interests to such an extent that the main direction of governance for the country has little to do with the choices of the American people; those people who they should have been serving. As more and more laws have been made to favour the elite with their private corporate business interests' democracy has received some serious questioning.



Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/8538449

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Russia to extend Trans-Eurasian rail project by teaming up with North and South Korea

Russia will team up with North and South Korea in a railroad construction project that could restore peace between the two neighbours. The link will extend the world’s longest railroad, so goods can be shipped between Europe and Korea 3x faster.

Russia’s Minister for Far East Development Aleksander Galushka announced the plan to extend the Trans-Siberian Railroad at a meeting in Vladivostok on Thursday.

The expansion would provide a link between the Korean peninsula and Europe’s $17 trillion economy, making Russia a major transit route between Europe and Asia. Shipping by rail is nearly 3 times faster than via the Suez Canal, Russian Railways CEO Vladimir Bakunin has said.

“We have agreed to launch trilateral projects between Russia, DPRK and South Korea with a focus on the railroad project. It’s important to extend the Trans-Siberian Railroad to the Korean peninsula. It will serve to stabilize and improve the situation on the Korean peninsula as a whole,” Galushka said at the sixth annual Russian-Korean meeting on trade, economic, educational, and scientific cooperation.

Russian Railways has already started a direct rail service between Hamburg, Germany and Zhengzhou, China, a journey that only takes 15 days via Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Poland.

Up until now, North Korea has been very hesitant in letting in foreign partners to develop its aging and decrepit rail system.

In September, Russia re-opened a 54 kilometer railway link that connects Khasan, the last Russian city before North Korea’s border to the North Korean port of Rajin.

The extension of the 9,000 kilometer railway to North and South Korea will be a big undertaking, especially in North Korea where enormous repairs are needed to revamp the dilapidated state of the railway. The poor state of roadbeds only allows trains to travel at speeds of 20 miles per hour, or not at all.

It has already been announced that Mechel, Russia’s biggest steelmaking company, will supply materials for the first stage of the project.

Another possible partner in the equation would be South Korea’s Hyundai Construction, which has already expressed eagerness to participate in any Trans-Eurasian rail projects. 

Connecting the major commercial hubs of Moscow and St. Petersburg with industrial cities in Russia’s Far East, the Trans-Siberian Railway tracks already stretch across the Ural Mountains, Siberia, to Russia’s northern port cities, and connects to routes to Mongolia and China.

Travel by railway between North and South Korea has been completely closed since 1951, and remains closed today. For a brief stint in 2007-2009, a cross-border rail service operated.

Cooperation between the two Koreas on the railway could lead to compromise on a long-delayed plan to build gas pipelines and connect both Koreas with Russian gas.

Source: RT.COM

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