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My attention has been drawn to write up by a young balded Igbo boy named Uche Nworah. It didn't take me six nano-seconds to establish that Uche is suffering from a crisis of confidence and felt his condition will be assuaged by a pathetic rehash of all the shallow reasoning and half-truths being continuously peddled by the Yoroba nation.

Baldie Uche


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The Unity Question

by Uche Nworah

Our elders say that one does not defecate on his doorstep; neither does one defecate along his regular route. As Nigerians, we all have different feelings about our country, (rightly and wrongly) based on our past and current experiences.

However, I think that the majority who would rather depart from the union do so based on the actions or inactions of both our previous and successive governments. But in saying this, it is also important to observe that such perceived injustices from the government is not only visited upon one tribe, it is a collective problem as a visit to villages around Nigeria will reveal that suffering and hardship indeed has no fixed address.

I used to think that the vengeance was only reserved for the Igbo tribe until I had the opportunity to travel around Nigeria last summer and saw the poor conditions that the other tribes live in as well. Nigeria’s oil money actually is in the hands of a few Nigerians including Igbos, Ibibios, Yorubas, Hausas etc.

In seeking for a glorious future, we should not be thinking about tearing down our country. We are indeed blessed and I wouldn’t imagine any other.

I am Igbo, but I have also lived and worked in Lagos state. I have friends from Lagos state and from some other Yoruba states. My pastor (Pastor Yemi Adeleke) is Yoruba. I am married to an Igbo girl but who lived all her life in Lagos and understands and speaks Yoruba better than she does Igbo. One of my best friends Tochukwu is married to a Yoruba girl (Shade). My best friend in the University (Joseph Effiong) is Ibibio and I was the best man at his wedding in Dallas in 2000.

I have no Hausa friends, not by choice but because I haven’t been opportuned to have any, they hardly travel abroad to settle (hustle), choosing rather to see their fate through in Nigeria. I see myself as an Igbo man and a Nigerian. Our problem is not with our tribal neighbours (Yoruba, Hausa, Ijaw, etc) but with our government. I believe that the common good will be served more in a fair and just Nigerian society, where equity and opportunities for growth and progress are encouraged by the political and economic system.

There is indeed strength in numbers; hence China has become the sought-after economic power and market it has become today. Why should we kick against that which we could easily turn to our advantage?

Agreed the Igbos fought a secession war and lost, but I thought we have since moved on since then.

I do not believe that the problems of Ndigbo if any, will be solved by secession, hence I have never in any forum argued or supported it. My reason being that it is not in the best interest of Ndigbo for purposes of avoiding self annihilation. More so, it won’t happen and will never happen. Why do I say this? Ndigbo are their own worst enemies, we don’t like ourselves because of this inherent and morbid rivalry amongst us, over who would make the most money, our values have so much depreciated like the naira such that we can not all live together anymore as one, the Igbu- ozu mentality has taken over. We glorify wealth irrespective of the source (rituals, Okija shrine, 4-1-9 etc).

We always argue that we don’t have people in government, how can we? When we have abandoned education and careers in civil service for trade, importing spare and sundry parts from China and Taiwan, we pride ourselves in the Idumota and Omata tags where we count money, hence the Emeka Offors and Chris Ubas of this world are now our mouthpieces (Onu n’ekwu lu ora). We have all since ran away from our land.

We deride ourselves and have a false sense of superiority, we look down on our fellow Igbo brethren, hence the various derogatory terms we use against each other, i.e. onye Nsukka, onye Wawa, onye Ngwa, onye Abakaliki etc. Despite the fact that we all belonged to the East Central state at one time, but since the division of states, we now make so much fuss about marrying from another Igbo state. These issues were brought about not by the government, politicians or other tribes; rather we brought these issues upon ourselves.

We are quick to blame the federal government for not paying attention to Igbo states but we fail to ask our governors and chairmen of local government what they do with their federal allocations. Even our brothers and sisters that have been opportuned to serve at the federal level, what did they do for Ndigbo? People like Professor A.B.C Nwosu and Dr Tim Menakaya have served as Ministers of Health but which hospital did they equip in Igbo land? Or did they not have any influence? The Owerri airport was still functioning when Mrs Kema Chikwe was appointed Minister of Transport and Aviation, why did she let the project, which was built through self - help efforts collapse?

Is Ojo Maduekwe not close to the seat of power in Aso Rock, what is he doing for Ndigbo? Barrister Clem Akpamgbo, the devil’s advocate and a distant cousin whose house in the village is a mere 5 minutes walk from my family house in the village, what did he do for his village?

I think it is time we come out of this fantasy dream of ours, and our current delusion which has subjected us to self-pity and embrace fully the challenges of the 21st century. We are just like other Nigerian tribes, we are not any special and we are just as guilty as charged with the other tribes in what has gone wrong in our country.

Even Americans have their divisions, Asians, Hispanics, Jews, Irish, Germans etc. they have also fought a civil war but they have risen above all these challenges to be one of the biggest nations in the world, recognising that just like our motto in Nigeria says, there is unity in diversity.

Nigerians with access to wealth, information, media should indeed be asking themselves more what they can do to contribute to the building of a greater nation, rather than undermining her progress.

Uche Nworah is Igbo and Nigerian but lives in London. uchenworah@yahoo.com

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Live And Let Live

Contributed by Uche Nworah


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Our elders say that one does not defecate on his doorstep; neither does one defecate along his regular route. As Nigerians, we all have different feelings about our country, (rightly and wrongly) based on our past and current experiences.


However, I think that the majority who would rather depart from the union do so based on the actions or inactions of both our previous and successive governments. But in saying this, it is also important to observe that such perceived injustices from the government is not only visited upon one tribe, it is a collective problem as a visit to villages around Nigeria will reveal that suffering and hardship indeed has no fixed address.


I used to think that the vengeance was only reserved for the Igbo tribe until I had the opportunity to travel around Nigeria last summer and saw the poor conditions that the other tribes live in as well. Nigeria’s oil money actually is in the hands of a few Nigerians including Igbos, Ibibios, Yorubas, Hausas etc.


In seeking for a glorious future, we should not be thinking about tearing down our country. We are indeed blessed and I wouldn’t imagine coming from any other country.

I am Igbo, but I have also lived and worked in Lagos state. I have friends from Lagos state and from some other Yoruba states. My pastor (Pastor Yemi Adeleke) is Yoruba. I am married to an Igbo girl but who lived all her life in Lagos and understands and speaks Yoruba better than she does Igbo. One of my best friends Tochukwu is married to a Yoruba girl (Shade). My best friend at the University of Uyo (Joseph Effiong) is Ibibio and i was the best man at his wedding in Dallas in 2000. My father's half-sister (Uju) is married to a yoruba man. NVS is giving me and other writers the opportunity to air our views, whereas my Igbo brothers who own kwenu.com wouldn’t give me such opportunity any more for whatever reasons.


I have no Hausa friends, not by choice but because I haven’t been opportuned to have any, they hardly travel abroad to settle (hustle), choosing rather to see their fate through in Nigeria. I see myself as an Igbo man and a Nigerian. Our problem is not with our tribal neighbours (Yoruba, Hausa, Ijaw, etc) but with our government. I believe that the common good will be served more in a fair and just Nigerian society, where equity and opportunities for growth and progress are encouraged by the political and economic system.


There is indeed strength in numbers; hence China has become the sought-after economic power and market it has become today. Why should we kick against that which we could easily turn to our advantage?


Agreed the Igbos fought a secession war rightly and lost, but I thought we have since moved on since then.


I do not believe that the problems of Ndigbo if any, will be solved by secession, hence I have never in any forum argued or supported it. My reason being that it is not in the best interest of Ndigbo for purposes of avoiding self annihilation, the survivors of Umuleri/Aguleri clash as well as the several communal clashes in Igboland will tell you that it is Igbo against Igbo, nothing but man's inhumanity to man . More so, seccession won’t happen and will never happen unless God wills it. Why do I say this? Ndigbo are their own worst enemies, we don’t like ourselves because of this inherent and morbid rivalry amongst us, over who would make the most money, our values have so much depreciated like the naira such that we can not all live together anymore as one, the Igbu- ozu mentality has taken over. We glorify wealth irrespective of the source (rituals, Okija shrine, 4-1-9 etc).


We always argue that we don’t have people in government, how can we? When we have abandoned education and careers in civil service for trade, importing spare and sundry parts from China and Taiwan, we pride ourselves in the Idumota and Omata tags where we count money, hence the Emeka Offors and Chris Ubas of this world are now our mouthpieces (Onu n’ekwu lu ora). We have all since ran away from our land.


We deride ourselves and have a false sense of superiority, we look down on our fellow Igbo brethren, hence the various derogatory terms we use against each other, i.e. onye Nsukka, onye Wawa, onye Ngwa, onye Ohuhu, onye Agbaenu, onye Abakaliki etc. Despite the fact that we all belonged to the East Central state at one time, but since the division of states, we now make so much fuss about marrying from another Igbo state. We are also victims of our heritage and culture, some of which forbid us from marrying people we call ***, Ohu (outcasts) etc, our own people, how dare we? why do we think that we are any better than these people, also children of God created in God's image and likeness? These issues were brought about not by the government, politicians or other tribes; rather we brought these issues upon ourselves.


We are quick to blame the federal government for not paying attention to Igbo states but we fail to ask our governors and the chairmen of local government authorities what they do with their federal allocations. Even our brothers and sisters that have been opportuned to serve at the federal level, what did they do for Ndigbo? People like Professor A.B.C Nwosu and Dr Tim Menakaya have served as Ministers of Health but which hospital did they equip in Igbo land? Or did they not have any influence? The Owerri airport was still functioning when Mrs Kema Chikwe was appointed Minister of Transport and Aviation, why did she let the project, which was built through self - help efforts collapse?


Is Ojo Maduekwe not close to the seat of power in Aso Rock, what is he doing for Ndigbo? Barrister Clement Akpamgbo, the devil’s advocate and a distant cousin whose house in the village is a mere 5 minutes walk from my family house in the village, what did he do for his village while he was a Minister? Was it the Obasanjo government that instructed Governor Mbadinuju to mismanage his allocations and to owe teachers in Anambra state salaries for months? What about Senator Uche Chukwumerije, is he not an Igbo man? How has his long association to people in power in Nigeria benefited Ndigbo? And we still allege that we don't have people in government. it is the inherent selfishness of man, greed and the desire to be Onye Ukwu (top dog) that is stopping Ndigbo from realising their full potentials, it is not any grand design by anybody, if there were any such conspiracy, i bet you, you will find some Ndigbo among the conspirators.


I think it is time we come out of this fantasy dream of ours, and our current delusion which has subjected us to self-pity and embrace fully the challenges of the 21st century. We are just like other Nigerian tribes, we are not any special and we are just as guilty as charged with the other tribes in what has gone wrong in our country.


Even Americans have their divisions, Asians, Africans, Hispanics, Jews, Irish, Germans etc. they have also fought a civil war but they have risen above all these challenges to become one of the biggest nations in the world, recognising that just like our motto in Nigeria says, there is unity in diversity.


Nigerians with access to wealth, information and the media should indeed be asking themselves more what they can do to contribute to the building of a greater nation, rather than undermining her progress. Though Babangida (the evil genius) may not be in the good books of most Nigerians, but his famous speech about this generation of Nigerians, and indeed future generations not having any other country but Nigeria rings true more than ever. He concluded that speech with a charge or call for us all to work together to salvage our nation. Hate the messenger but don't hate the message.

Uche Nworah is Igbo and Nigerian but lives in London. uchenworah@yahoo.com

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NVS is giving me and other writers the opportunity to air our views, whereas my Igbo brothers who own kwenu.com wouldn’t give me such opportunity any more for whatever reasons.

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I do not believe that the problems of Ndigbo if any, will be solved by secession-Nwora

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Set the standard higher



Okechukwu Chiwetel

Toronto, Canada





Thursday, November 11, 2004



Since I discovered www.kwenu.com, it has become my first and chief source of literary recreation. It is place to sample special submissions, not the cheap shots and sour grapes that are peddled in other major African websites or the cluttering of recycled essays and linked news items that are better read at the sources. I have sent my private kudos to the webmaster for leading the way in making website publications unique, and I have expressed my deep appreciation of the cutting-edge stance. I didn't indicate that the write-ups should be published so, probably due to the editor's humility or my desire to keep my email unpublished, they never made it to the website.



I am not complaining. As long as KWENU keeps improving, I am just fine.



It was therefore saddening to observe that KWENU is slowing but surely allowing the madness of other websites to come its way. I have observed that so-called columnists still enjoy the right to publish elsewhere, but what excuse do we give for the non-columnists who hawk their wares to whomever would take them? These write-ups should not be reproduced in KWENU, especially when they have absolutely nothing to add to our understanding of issues. I want to come to www.kwenu.com for a whole new experience, not for rabid repeats and sour submissions on petty political porridge.



First, the non-columnists: I am referring to the publication of Franklyne Ogbunwezeh’s IBB-bashing rejoinder to Max Gbanite’s never-ending IBB-praising write-ups. I don’t know what Maazi Ogbunwezeh is on about. Has he just discovered Max? Has he gone to Max's column to see the body of accumulated pro-IBB pieces? What got his knickers in such a twist this time that he decided to rave like he’s suddenly a messiah come to save Nigeria from IBB? I am saddened because I enjoy his deep intellectual contributions. When I read his boring and largely emotional knee-jerking at Gamji, I never thought it would make it to KWENU. Imagine my horror of horrors when I saw the piece published at KWENU. What a waste of time and energy.



Que’ce que c’est passe?

Or as the Igbo would say: O’u gini na-ese?



As if that was not enough, we have been saddled this week with yet another long response to Bolaji Aluko. Did he just realize that Aluko will perch on anything that sticks out? What is wrong with our people? Why waste so much time and energy attacking thin air? I have not had the time to wade through the obviously reader-unfriendly jungle of a piece, even after KWENU repackage it and made it more reader-friendly with a three-part presentations. I really do not want to put myself through the disjointed drivel. However, a quick check convinced me that KWENU should avoid such materials that are unnecessarily long, dwells on religious effusions, and basically go way off-track to score cheap points. If people cannot focus on issues, let them send the individuals they so detest a personal note, not clog the Internet with name-calling and hackneyed expressions of bored academicians.



Before I leave the arena of non-columnists, you may want to check out some other Internet websites that have lately been publishing crude insults and endless emoting. Some of the guilty writers do publish some works here. You will agree with me that no one has the time for such crude childishness, not after KWENU announced that it lost its helping hands and is evidenced by the slow rate of published materials lately. Also, if people fail to grasp certain concepts and choose to wade into their own world, KWENU should not give them the space to make a fool of themselves. Note that the responses to Governor Nnamani's take on President Obasanjo was barely scratched; instead, the screams of 'sabo' and other name-calling rented the air. KWENU should avoid such emissions.



Inasmuch as I do not usually agree with Max's politics, right from the heady 1990s when he took on NADECO and other anti-military forces all over the U.S. of A. At the moment, I think there are many great Igbo men who can take on Aso Rock and make Nigerians proud. So, obviously, we disagree again, but I enjoy his pop and amiable approach to writing. I have taken time to read Max’s piece; there is no place he threatened anyone. He merely alluded to the point that 2007 is still far away and that no one, not even IBB, is guaranteed to be around! His point being, I guess, that we should not go out of our way fighting each other. Was that so hard to understand? In fact, if you want to know, I believe that Max’s piece made much more meat out of the matter of IBB and 2007 than Ogbunwezeh made in dissuading anyone. But that’s just me, and that’s the last you will read of this madness from me, no matter how many pages anyone writes in his rejoinder to mine, and no matter what names s/he calls me.



Now, since many madmen have come to the market and moved along, this too shall pass. So let’s move quickly to your columnists. I enjoy many of them, but Hank Eso’s claim to being an “impartial observer” took a bad hit with his dive into Ndiigbo and 2007. [BTW, why has he stopped writing?] While I disagree with his position that Ndiigbo cannot pull it off, I respect his submission that the fight is between IBB and Atiku. If that be the case, why would a supposedly “impartial observer” turn around to lampoon those rooting for IBB? This is sheer partiality, and it diminished the stature of his column in my eyes. If Hank Eso is an Atiku supporter, he should step out and say so and say, not hide behind the toga of impartiality.



Don’t get me wrong, I do not support any ex-force personnel to rule Nigeria until we have installed someone with a university degree. This means that Atiku (ex-Custom), Babangida, Buhari, Marwa, etc. are disqualified in my book. In fact, I do not support anyone right now because I don’t believe in long-distance politics. All these people running their mouth from Europe and USA should just let go, if they cannot go back there and get down to the trenches. But that’s just me. Now for argument sake: if, as is being rumored, the matter boils down to IBB and Atiku, it means that people would be free to take sides -- as in the American system. Hey, you never know, God may be using either Atiku or IBB -- or both -- to secure a strong second party that could stand tall and talk to PDP. In essence, his “a little to the left, a little to the right” shall become a fait accompli. So I say boldly that the “Impartial Observer” MUST keep his bias in check, or he would lose ardent fans like me.



Finally, I thank you for setting the standards in website publishing. Thank your for enforcing spelling standards as spelt out in your editorial policy, and thank you for fleecing out obvious typos and grammatical errors found all over write-ups that appear in other websites. Thank you for developing the editorial policy and enforcing it; thank you for striving to make KWENU unique. Thank you, thank you, and please try not to let the everything-goes brigade ruin the good work you started.



Set the standard even higher.

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Izaghachi Okechukwu Chiwetel





UCHE NWORAH

uchenworah@yahoo.com



Friday, November 12, 2004





Nwanna:



Ndiigbo na-asi na iwe nwanne anaghi eru n’okpukpu; ya mere mu ji were si ka mu were ohere nke a kwuputa ihe di m n’obi, gbasara akwukwo nke I dere mgbe na-adighi anya.



Isi okwu gi jiri were buru ka ndi ulo ngbasa ozi KWENU siri were na-anabata, ma na-ezisakwa atumatu, ya na edemede ufodu umuafo Igbo, ya na nke ndi obodo ozo ga si. Iwe gi bu na ndi di out a na-ezisa kwa ofu ozi ndi a n’ulo ozi ndi ozo ga si; i siri otu a were kowaa aka olu ndi a: “hawking their wares.’’



Achoro mu ime ka I ghota na onye odeakwukwo obula nwere ikike, nwekwa ohere ide akwukwo, degara onyeobula masiri ya; ndi nwekwanu ulo ozi ndi a nwekwara ike zisa ya bu ozi maobu kwanu hapu izisa ya. Nke a bu ihe ndi oyibo na-akpo “freedom of choice” ya na “freedom of expression”; o metuzikwara nke a na-akpo “poetic freedom” ya na “poetic license.”



Nke ozo wee buru na ihe gbasara ozi nzisa na-esokwa oke iwu ndi oyibo na-akpo “accidents of space and time”; ya bu na iwu ejiro ha (ndi nwe ulo ozi ndi a) izisa ozi nke obula ndi na-ede akwukwo ziteere ha, kama ha na-agbali ka ha nwee ike inye onyeobula ohere ikwu ka o siri were di ya n’obi makana uche bu akpa, onyeobula nya nke ya. Iwu metutara nke a bu nke a na-akpo “social responsibility theory”; nke ozo bukwa “agenda setting theory,” nke putara na ndi na-eyiwe ulo ozi ndi a nwekwara ihe ha bu n’obi, mere na ha na-ezisa ozi ga na-akwado ebumnaobi ha. Maka na obu onye na-akwu onyeoja ugwo na-agwa ya ihe o ga-afu, burukwa onye kpu igu ka ewu na-eso. Ndiigbo na-asikwa na o bu onye bu uzo ka egwu na-eso. Ya bu na o buru olu gi, nke o ji buru n’ike aka gi ikwu ozi nke aga ezisa maobu nke agaghi ezisa, ihe i ga-eme bu: nke obula na-amasi gi, i guo; nke na-amasighi gi, i lechapuru ya anya.



Isi okwu gi ozo kwa gbasara nke I kporo ogologo okwu maobu akuko nke otu nwaafo Igbo, nke o ji were zaghachi nwoke onye ofe mmanu nke na-etinye onu mgbe ufodu na ihe na-agbasaghi ya, banyere ebe Ndiigbo no. Okwu gi nke a ekwero mu nghota. Okwa nu ogu nwanne ka nwa amadi a na-agbatara Ndiigbo. O buru na i choghi i gu ogologo akuko odere, i rapu ba! Kedu isi okwu gi? Aghotaghizi m ebe i si na-abia. Odizi gi nwute na mbo o gbara, i buru onyeodeakwukwo? I ga-aghota na nwaamadi a tinyere oke uchu na edemede a, o mekwara nke a na-efu. Eleghi anya, mgbe o na-eme nke a, i no n’ebe i na-achu ego igwe maobu na-ekpori ndu. Nwanne biko, welu nwayo na-akoto ka o ghara idi ka o nwere onye gi na ya na-azo ana.



I tinyekwara onu gbasara edemede ufodu e jiri zaghachi Govano Chimaroke Nnamani akwukwo o dere mgbe gara aga, nke o jiri were na-akwado Onyeisiala Olusegun Obasanjo, ma na-ekwukwa na ya bu Onyeisiala akpoghi Ndiigbo asi. Ndiigbo obi kara, ndi nwere ike, zaghachikwara Nnamani okwu ya, n’otu nakwa n’udi ha nwere ike. Mana n’uche gi, ihe ndi a ejughi gi afo, ya mere i jiri wee kpo ya uko (scratch); nwanna, ana m asi na o buru na nke anyi melu ejughi gi afo, i mee nu nke gi. Eji mu aka na i gbajiri nzu (chalk); ngwanu, dezie nke gi, kwuo ka o si di gi n’obi. Mmadu agaghi aju ogiga, jukwanu ochicha.



I tinyekwalu onu n’ihe gbasara ufodu ihe ndi oyibo na-akpo mistake na ufodu ozi mgbasa ndi ufodi na-edegasi, ma jiri ofu onu ahu, were na eto ndi KWENU n’akaolu na idozi ya na ideghari ufodi edemede ndi a. O bu eziokwu na ndi KWENU na-anwa.



Nwanna, anyi niine na-edefekwa aka mgbe ufodu; were ire gi guo eze gi onu, jee ka i guo ozi gi a ozo kwa, ka i were hu na ofu oya ahu jikwa ma gi nwa. Onye nne ya jelu afia anaghi atu okwute n’ime ahia. Eji mu aka na i ghotara inu nke a.



Na ngwucha, asighi mu ka i na-eto onyeobula, kama nkoto kwesiri ka o buru sooso gbasara ihe mmadu kwulu maobu ihe onye ahu dere, ka o ghara ibu ikoto ike onye ahu tinyere n’ide ihe o dere. Ndi oyibo mekwere ka anyi ghota na o bu ihe a na-akpo “superior argument” ka e ji-akowatalu ikwu na ibe n’okwu okpu n’onu ezighi ezi.



Tupu mu ebido izaghachi gi ozi nke a, achoburu mu ide ya n’okwu bekee, mana ekpebiziri mu ide ya n’asusu igbo, maka na achoghi m ka ndiezi maobu ndiilo ghota isiokwu anyi, ka anyi na-eme ka ha ghara ighota na anyi adighi n’ofu. Achobukwara mu i zitere sooso gi nzaghachi nke a mana asiri mu na ebe o bu na okwu nke a arapugo imeobi puta n’ama, o kazikwa mma na mu kwuputelu ka o si di mu n’obi na ya bu ama, ka umunna na ndiokenye tinyekwa onu.



Ndeewo.

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Uche Nworah is a shameless hypocrite.--by Ogechi Odili

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HIV/AIDS is something I read about or thought happened to other people, I have never had to confront the issue in any kind of capacity, but from the moment I submitted a blood sample at the hospital in Abuja for HIV screening, I knew that my life will never be the same again. I have never felt so vulnerable in my life; I felt I was standing on the threshold of life and death, pain and suffering. Several images of the folly of youth rolled past me; I saw faces and heard voices from the past, finally, the chickens were coming home to roost I thought. I recalled my days of living dangerously, and recounted a million names ranging from Ekaette, Ngozi to Bunmi. God, please spare me, I prayed.

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The Problem with Igbo Efulefus like Uche Nwora is that they are as confused as the kai kai Republic they professed to love. Imagine Mr Nwora edited the article he published on Igbo site. But the one he published on Yoruba site he attacked an Igbo sites and Igbo People that runs it. Then turn around and remove those same attacks on the one he posted on an Igbo site. – Biafra

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Should this not be enough for our honorable Web Chief to excise uche nworah and his rubbish from BNW archive henceforward? says MeBiafran

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