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Editorial TIME TO END Editorial ti-DIRECT PROVISION tleddddd IN IRELAND A stitch in time saves nine, they say. There is no doubt when we say that Ireland is a wonderful country. A country of small population but with a big heart. A land whose people have left indelible marks on the sands of time. Is it in humanitarian actions? Irish men and women have founded great organisations that have saved lives across the straits of the globe. Do we talk about nation building in different human settlements across the world? From North America, Australia, Africa to the rest of the continents. The Irish have always been at the forefront of human migrations since the 18th century and it is yet to stop. As such one wonders why a strong minority are being hypocritical about those values that distinguish the Irish. In view of the above, the issue of Asylum Seeker treatment in Ireland should be improved. Attitude towards refugees has become a national embarrassment with regards to the Direct Provision. Many laments on the ills in this DP which is a quasi-camp and infringe on fundamental human rights. It will be so Irish and humane if the government close down Direct Provision facilities around the republic. It will really be interesting and commendable to listen to many voices of reason. Come in.

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tourist attractions. The Atlas Mountains wind through North Africa, extending to By Lisa Banks Algeria, Morocco and A destination that has Tunisia. It’s the ultibeen gaining popular- mate adventure for ity in recent years, hikers, but can also Morocco boats the be toured by car. The perfect mix of gormountains host many geous weather with Berber homes, as well plenty of culture. And as some Berber guestwith roundtrip flights from Dublin to Marrakech starting at just €150 per person, it makes for a unique holiday that won’t break the bank. A typical city centre square is home to snake charmers, entertainers and markets that seem to go on forever. One could spend a whole day getting lost among the market stalls, which have an amazing selection of souvenirs, traditional foods, spices and oils, as well as many intricate, handmade items. Although you can get these items for fairly cheap, you’ll need to hone your bargaining skills, as there are no fixed prices on most merchandise. Outside the hustle and bustle of the cities, you’ll find some of the country’s most beautiful and popular

houses for tourists. Just beyond the stunning Atlas Mountains is the famous Sahara Desert. A must-do activity for most visitors is a traditional camel trek. Options range from a one hour experience to several days and nights as part of a caravan. Trekking

is extremely budget friendly, and an authentic tour through the dunes starts at about €150 per person for three days and two nights, with longer options available. Whatever exciting way you choose to spend your day, at the end you can rest in a traditional Moroccan riad, or indulge at an all-inclusive resort. While a riad gives a more cultural experience, a resort usually provides more value for money. Morocco is a safe, vibrant and historic country that is a great destination for couples, families, and backpackers alike. And once you’re finished exploring the cities, mountains and deserts, be sure to leave a bit of time to enjoy a traditional mint tea and watch the world go by.

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Poems By Ukachukwu Okorie I aim with the ink Bored of the status quo where the anthem breeds sleep singing is for a side and the chorus is for every throat. Heralding the poor cantata in the spirit of the living things breathing at all cost matters for the living and dead living things. Oh my spirit repels you my finger pulls the trigger of the mightier paint inching provocations for my people I am not illegal Cork and bull story, is it? May be or may not be sure sailing for greener pasture flying across the Atlantic or trekking on the sand dunes all for a better living. you are legal and you are illegal immigration is a privilege it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a right, they keep yelling. I am never illegal in my world humanity belongs to all you sailed to my homeland accompanied by guns and bible i came empty handed you sailed to my homeland and bought my ancestors i came with open heart to mingle because my aim is single humanity owns the world. MAY 7 Like a dream in a tempest sea The eyes hallucinates The ears bubbled The air smelt ignorance It was a journey Born on dairy premier Nurtured with dry milk A rainforest survival To serve and inform To whom it may concern And to delete the debris For the dignity of man

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Poems Editorial ByEditorial Ukachukwu tiOkorie tleddddd THE HOOD It’s all about where you belong Not just the thing on the head But the stuff in the head And the grabbing in the heart He claims it belongs to him She wants to be in the confraternity Clicking the fellanges And jamming the side shoulder We are all in it Because man is different in thought People look same but not Hood is all but not CROKE PARK Shrine of History Being part of the struggle To emancipate a people Turf lashed with blood Spilled that freedom may come You shelter generations Men and women alike That relishes their energies Throne of Sam Maguire A nation shed tears But you comforted Perching in Atta Cliath And overlooking Eireann FAITHFUL OF THE PINT In nomine patri Seeing the draught nozzle A crucifix pulls it Alter kitchens meals Tabernacle sits on edge Brandy and whiskey stuffed A modern church For faithful of liquor Blessed are the drunks For their heritage in pubs

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Africans Demands End To Western Imperial Bio-Warfare Against Black People By Kofi Adjei Do you think they care about us? Well learn your history. A chattel slave is always a chattel slave no matter how you look at it and they way they have treated our son, the President is a proof indicative that they don’t care about you or your stories. ONLY ORGANIZED GROUP can exist in the West and among the Africans, we should know that this is “the white man’s world”. Chancellor Williams wrote in his “The Destruction of the Black Civilization”: Why do white people have all the good things in our communities”. It is because they made chattels out of us. Sold us for 500 years. Used our best men and women among us and those who rebel against them for the injustices are killed by their owners at will. Being a chattel, we had no rights. I am sure whether we have any right. One way of getting some things for ourselves is by educating our people. This is the most important thing I have seen. Without education, an individual African is at a loss and with miseducation he/ she rebels against us because his/her mind becomes Europeanized or Arabized and hence Boko Haram. Miseducation Religion being the root of every society is where they begin our indoctrinations. Baptized and Confirmed. There you are a Christian. You have no knowledge of

your ancestral religion and here you have become an expert in foreign Abraham religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam; all preaching exclusivity. That is simple enough. If you are a Christian, you cannot be a Muslim, neither can you be a Judaism. Even in Christianity and Islam, there are division. A Roman Catholic cannot be a Methodist nor any of the 3000 Christian denominations; thanks to Martin Luther who really brought Protestants. The same is true with Muslims. There so many denominations in Islam that it is no funny. The Sects of Islam According to the Traditions, Muhammad predicted that his followers would become divided into seventy-three sects, every one of whom would go to hell, except one sect, the religion professed by himself and his companions. However the number of Islamic sects, now over 150, has far exceeded Muhammad’s prediction. Summaries of the major sects within Islam Sunni Muslims Sunni Muslims are followers of the Hanifa, Shafi, Hanibal and Malik Schools. They constitute a 90% majority of the believers in Islam, and are considered to be mainstream traditionalists. Because they are comfortable pursuing their faith within secular societies, they have been able to adapt to a variety of national cultures, while following their three sources of law: the

Qur’an, Hadith and consensus of Muslims. The Sunnis are by far the largest sect in the Muslim world. They take the title of Najiyah, meaning those who are being saved. They acknowledge the first four Khalifs as the rightful successors of Muhammad. They received the “six correct books” and belong to one of the schools of jurisprudence founded by the four Imams. The Sunni emphasize the power and sovereignty of Allah and his right to do whatever he wants with his creation, as strict predeterminism is taught. Its rulership is through the Caliphate, the office of Muslim ruler who is considered the successor to Muhammad. This successor is not through hereditary lineage. The Sunni believe, based on specific provisions of the Qur’an and the Sunna, that the Muslim people are to be governed by consensus (ijma’) through an elected head of state, the khalifa, according to democratic principles. Shi’ite Muslims The Shi’ites (also known as the Ja’firi school) split with the Sunni over the issue of the successor to Muhammad. This split occurred after the assassination of the fourth caliph in 661. Shi’ites believe that the successor to Muhammad should have been Ali, his son in law, and that subsequent successors should have been through his lineage through his wife Fatima. The shi’ites

strenuously maintain that they alone are right in their understanding of Islam, and like the Sunnis, they call themselves “al-Muminun,” or the “true believers.” They believe in the divine right of the successors of ‘Ali. His rightful successor is now concealed, they say, but will appear at the end of the world as the “Mahdi,” the one rightly guided by Allah, thus able to guide others. They reject the “six correct books” of the Sunnis, and have five collections of their own. Shi’ism is broken into three main sects. The Twelve-Imam (Persia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Syria); the Zaydis (Yemen); the Ismailis (India, Iran, Syria, and East Africa). Each group has differences of doctrine. Shi’ite theology includes a doctrine known as the five supports. These are Divine Unity (tawhid), prophecy (nubuwwah), resurrection of the soul and body at the judgment (ma’ad), the Imamate (imamah), and justice (‘adl). The first three are found in Sunni Islam, albeit with some differences of emphasis. The Imamate, however, is the essence of Shi’ism, and the last, justice, is an inheritance from the Mu’tazilites, or rationalists, whose system is in many ways perpetuated in shi’ite theology. Shi’ites are numerous in Iran, where they have deposed the Shah and in his place, installed the Ayatollah

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Khomeini and enforced Islamic law as the rule of the government. Khomeini has gone beyond that by declaring that his command is ass good as that of the prophet Muhammad.

to their Iraqi captors that they were duped into hanging a small Quran around their necks so they would become invisible in battle and not be seen by their enemies. The Wahhabis condemn astrology, trustWahhabis ing in omens, and The founder of the believing in lucky or Wahha3bi sect was unlucky days, as well ‘Abd al-Wahhab, born as praying at tombs. in Nefd in A.D. 1691. They disallow the use He maintained that of a rosary but attach the Muslims had de- great merit to countparted from the pre- ing the ninety-nine cepts of Muhammad. names of God on their He accepted only the fingers. Quran and the Traditions, rejecting the Suffis two other foundaThe meaning of the tions, Ijma and Qiyas. name Suffi is disHe condemned the puted. Suffis are a worship of dead holy Muslim sect that have men at tombs. He set aside the literal said, “They run there meaning of the words to pay the tribute of of Muhammad for a their fervent prayers. supposed spiritual By this means they interpretation. Their think that they can system is a Muslim satisfy their spiritual adaptation of the and temporal needs. Indian Vedantic philosFrom what do they ophy. They believe seek this benefit? that only Allah exists. From walls made of All visible things are mud and stone, from really distinct from corpses deposited Him. There is no real in tombs. the true difference between way of salvation is to good and evil. Allah prostrate one’s self fixes the will of man. before Him who is In fact, transmigraever-present and to tion is accepted. The venerate Him - the principal occupation of one without associate the Suffi is meditation or equal.” on the unity of God The war cry of the and the remembrance Wahhabis was “Kill of God’s name so as and strangle all infi- to obtain absolution. dels which give com- Suffis are most nupanions to Allah.” On merous in Iran, once the day of battle, the called Persia. The Wahhabi founder gave three chief Persian each soldier a letpoets, Jami, Sa’di, and ter addressed to the Hafiz were Suffis who Treasurer of Paradise. dwelt on love to God. It was enclosed in a Many of the writings bag which the warof the Persian Sufrior suspended from fis contain indecent his neck. The soldier passages. The Suffis believed that by dying are divided into innuin battle he would go merable sects which straight to Paradise, find expression in the without being exam- numerous order of ined by the angels Faqirs, or DarweshMunkar and Nakir. es. Faqirs are divided Many Iranian prisoners into two great classtoday have confided es, those who govern

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their conduct according to the principles of Islam and those who do not, although they all call themselves Muslims. Bahaiism The Bahai sect began with a man who was born in 1817 in Tehran, Persia, and whose real name was Mirza Hussayn Ali. In 1847 he declared that he was the glory of Allah, “Bahau Allah” from two Arabic words. His acquaintance with a religious movement led by a man called the Bab(Gate) convinced him that he himself was the prophet that the Bab had predicted would appear. In 1850, the Persian government executed the Bab for his teachings, and Mirza took over the leadership of the movement. In 1863, ten years after he was banished to Baghdad, Bahau Allah declared he was the expected prophet. From 1868 until his death in 1892, he lived in a prison colony in what is now Akka, Israel. He tried to unite the three monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam through his writings, which comprise 100 volumes. Bahais believe in good works, nondiscrimination, and a federated world government. Their headquarters are in Haifa, Israel, and they have over 17,000 local counsels, called local spiritual assemblies, with 1,500,000 adherents. Ten percent of them live in India. Find a way to educate your children or die. Not only are we going to be used as experiment for the

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better living of the Europeans and Arabs, but they may take us to the moon and enslave us there also. We have work to do. As human beings with brains we are too reactive and not proactive. Now, it is evidently clear to most able human beings, even to the most fooled and dumbest among us on planet today, can see that the so-called outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is nothing but a well calculated criminal operation by the Western countries, and their Organizations. The response from the “International Community”, treatments, and coverage magnifies the conspiracy to murder innocent people. This is our indictment to the USA and her Western allies, and their NGOs. The burden of proof is on them to come clean. Now, having known this fact, the Black Community, through the African Union must act on a universal action to demand the cessation of further human experimentation, particularly of Black people worldwide. The African right to life on this shared planet is non-negotiable. We must act decisively, as a dignified people, with all the power in the world to determine the cause of human development, and certainly, our own future. Educate your families, neighbors, and community to stand up for justice and human rights, home and abroad.3£33

Poems By Ukachukwu Okorie !ZZARAPAP Bees from the comb Chase me like the enemy That trespass the wasp Something to lick Like the uninvited sun You venture into lives Harmlessly lightening up faces Stealing the show at shows Exposes deeds that glow You salt up the realm Flirting with the light And stealing like thief REMEMBERING ARMAGGEDON Sapped of energy Clad in black sash Bound in a servitude steel Hardship on the great one In the fonts of Sepulcher Recession they said The bully wore a goggle Flaunting a fetish trench coat Walks like a serial killer Piercing a sword through the chest A journey of high hopes Ending on a cremator’s table However it may be There must be a new beginning

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Chief Bonaventure Mokwe Vs Peter Obi. The Untold Story & Subsequent Unveiling of the “Saint” Peter Obi. By CHIEF BONAVENTURE C. MOKWE, (OBIRIDIKE UMUCHU) APGA Chieftain.

Confrontation is the word to describe the exchange between Obi and Obiano’s two aides. The venue was at Newsexpressngr. com, on the 23rd day of November 2014. In what can be described as a semi no holds barred attacks, Valentine Obienyem, representing Peter Obi, fired from all cylinders while Uzochukwu Ezenwanne of Obiano’s camp seemed relatively restrained in his responses but it was still more than enough to confirm what is now an open secret, which I first made public in the Vanguard newspaper interview. Peter Obi’s aide oversold the idea that Obiano’s administration has awarded over N50 billion contracts since he assumed office in March 17th 2014. My knowledge of contract awards in governance is that it is always done to address a developmental default in the governed society. It is not a matter of how much contract was awarded but, were they awarded to address projects that are of importance to the general society? Was due process adhered to? Will the State be better off with the completion of the awarded projects? Valentine Obienyem appear to be propagating his master;

Peter Obi’s habitual practice of first of all fixing the very N50 billion in a Fidelity Bank account while dancing around with one borehole project after another until the agreed interest earning matures and it goes straight into his pockets. This very practice of Peter Obi was the main reason behind contractors having to wait for upwards of 2 to 3 years before they are paid during his tenure. Valentine greatly emphasized that Peter Obi paid all arrears of pension and gratuities of over N35 billion and left over N75 billion in investment and cash before handling over. For a start, the recent payment of N1.92 billion to former staff of ANSEPA and Water Corporation by Governor Willie Obiano contradicts Valentine’s position. It was a past debt of over 10years that ran through the nose of Obi’s administration. The spin efforts of Valentine on the N75 billion issue fell flat because Obi’s administration debt profile cancels out the bogus figure of N75 billion. This fact is known to both aides and Anambraians has also come to know that. It should be understood that praise singing does not and should not come into the issue of a government paying its debts. It is the entitlement of the beneficiaries. The era of meekness and timidity of the soul is

gradually giving way. People are increasingly expecting certain things from any government of the day. Valentine Obienyem stood firmly on N75 billion as being what Obi handed over to Governor Obiano and at the same time admitting that Obiano’s administration is crying. I have problem understanding how somebody that is possession of an unencumbered N75 billion will be crying at the same time. Pain of various degrees is the root of any crying. My finding from day 1, which was again confirmed by the exchanges between the 2 aides, is that Obiano’s crying stems from between a victim of Peter Obi, in the mould of “THE MORE YOU LOOK, THE LESS YOU SEE” over the propagandist dissemination of N75 billion as being in Anambra State coffers. In the real sense, the liabilities which Obi deceitfully hid from the general public balances out whatever he left in the coffers of Anambra State. Retirees in 2011, 2012 and 2013, all under Peter Obi’s administration were not paid their entitlements along with piled up contractual liabilities and other debts. His mind-blowing-lastminute civil service employment, most of whom comes every day to sleep in their offices remains a challenge and austerity is in our door step.

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St. Peter Obi, “the immaculate”, should have lived up to his sainthood by laying it all on the table as it is before Anambraians. Obiano’s predicament is quite clear. On the one hand, Anambraians sees him as having inherited a princely sum of N75 billion and their expectation is proportionate to that. On the other hand, the beneficiaries of the piled up liabilities sees him as having the money to pay them, failing which, he will be seen in a different light. Matters were equally not helped by the fraud Obi perpetuated in the presence of the retirees when they started getting alerts of payments and only for it to stop the next day. The setup makes Obiano to look like the person that stopped the payments, when in actual fact, Obi stopped the payments because he remained the Governor 2 months after the incident. People that knows Peter Obi, knows all too well that he had set his mind on the very target of N75 billion, specifically to market himself to the nation as the best Governor and the recognition it will attract from the Presidency by way of confidence in any transaction. Payment of the associated liabilities would have affected the targets and the bottom line objective. He counted on Governor Willie Obiano, being a beneficiary of his election efforts to suffer in silence and continue with the script. The problem now is that the load that came with the scripted proxy rule is weighing heavily on Governor

Obiano’s shoulders and hence, the crying as Peter Obi’s aide put it. I do not know the calibre of men Obi has as advisers. Can’t any of them tell him straight up that the idea of running from one bishop to the other, counting on the returns of his gift bonanza investment, complaining of this and that, about Governor Obiano’s administration is not the solution? He should simply engage Governor Obiano in a one on one discussion and sort out all the grey areas and both will follow it up with a joint press conference that will be structured to salvage their honours. Equally, sleeping in the same bedroom with bishops is also not the solution in dealing with victims of his zero conscience actions such as me, addressing them directly is the solution. Sooner or later, the name “Obi” will mean what it truly is, like what he did to the name “Mokwe”. Governor Obiano failed to appreciate the history of Peter Obi and his trademark proxy tendencies. The reason Peter Obi did not go to prison between 1984 and early 90s’ was because of his practice of using proxies with the exception of the one he was a master at; dry cleaning of means of exchange. Let me speak in a language only Peter Obi will understand. Do I know the source of Peter Obi’s astronomical wealth and when the build-up started? Yes, I do. Do I know if it was a legitimate? No, it was earned through criminal activities. Do I know the proxies that

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enabled the wealth and what it was all about? Yes, I do. Do I know their names? Yes, I do. Do I know what they are presently doing? Yes, I do. Do I know of how Obi compensated them? Yes, I do. Do I know of a former woman proxy that worked with him as P.A. domestic all through his administration and continues till date in that capacity at his new house at 22A Niger Drive, G.R.A Onitsha? Yes, I do. Do I know her name? Yes, I do. She is a native of Onitsha. Do I know her specific proxy role within the period under reference? Yes, I do. What about the one that was in his cabinet? Yes, I know him; I think he is contesting for an electoral position presently. Do I know the full name of Chuma “PAKISTAN”? Yes, I do. Do I know where he works at presently? Yes, I do. Do I know why he is in a managerial position in the very place? Yes, I do. Was he ever imprisoned at Atlanta City, U.S.A? Yes, he was. Do I know why he was imprisoned? Yes, I do. Do I know of the ones that jumped bailed from U.S.A over the same offence that Chuma “Pakistan” was imprisoned for? Yes, I do. One is a friend of mine. Was there a relationship between all these people and Peter Obi? Yes, there was. Do I know the man from Benue State that substantially aided the geometric wealth? Yes, I do. His name is Mr. Ernest X. Did he have anything to do with Cross River State? Yes, he did. Do I know his personal doctor in Ni-

geria? Yes, I do. Did he travel to London recently for medical reasons? Yes, he took off from Abuja International Airport. On 1 or 2 occasions he visited Obi’s government house and he was slighted. Do I know the person that introduced Obi to Mr. Ernest X? Yes, I do. Was it Mr. Ernest X that introduced Obi to Mr. Tanko X of Kaduna State? Yes, it was. Did the new relationship add to the geometric wealth? Yes, it did. Substantially. Only Peter Obi and some inner friends of his will understand the above 2 paragraphs. The inevitability of having to state the names of all of the above referenced people remains Obi’s saving grace till date. The moral burden which Obi does not have, of involving all these people when none has ever done anything wrong to me is an obstacle that I have problem rationalizing. Time will tell. The garb Peter Obi is putting on in his flirtation with the Presidency is not his true person. Mr Ernest X and Mr. Tanko X (all men of high government authority) were his benefactors and victims at the tail end. I am an insider. This piece should sound the necessary alarm bells in the event Obi navigates himself to his ministerial position. A detailed full page publication of Obi’s dubious history in all the national dailies may not be kind to the government of the day that decides to gamble with him. He must fix the mess he brought up on himself. The sooner, the better.

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Racist Policies Lead to Death and Destruction of Africans By Wale Any one knows Betty Wright? You may remember one of her songs, “Tonight is the the Night”. I think she is one of the boldest African Entertainers as well as Millie Jackson. But Betty did something again recently. She released a new song tilted Old songs. That release single-handedly revived the soul music era; the era of the African innocence. To my amazement, I found this song on Youtube performed by an all teenage European American band. And it brought me to tears to see how well they nailed the song. Why did it bring me to tears, because I was happy to see that they were inspired by an old lady who sings the blues and never compromised her cultural integrity (human authenticity). When I see people of European descent who care deeply about the justice for African people, I feel grateful. This is why I am grateful to John Bull, to John Hector de’ Crevecoeur , to Abe Lincoln, many others that you know including this lady, Heather Gray. They often risk their wellbeing when they do, however unfortunate that may sound and to whatever the degree to impairments. Most of these people are not perfect but they tried only to improve our humanity. Those who know me well, will confirm that I am not an Isolationist. I do not seek

the Isolation of the African society and neither do I seek an African World without inclusion nor a world without justice for African people and respect for humanity. Now this is a mindful of issues with various degrees of complexity and every attempt to fix it through, religion,

studies, Social studies, American Studies, oh the list goes on… they have found a new cash cow and they are milking away – funneling through complex pipes. Politology failed us because it is designed to sell to the highest bidder; hence the flaws in our democracy. Many

politics and academia have exacerbated the complexity of the problem. By this, I mean -- think about the effort of religion to cure racism, which led towards homogenization of cultures; turned out to be just another form of racism because it harbor superiority complexes and conflict of ideologies. This is a problem that will continue by way of making the human hearts its battle ground for a long time. Academia endeavored to add new curriculums to the already skewed existing pedagogue such as African Studies, Black studies, Africana

of our African people are really smart and each has an idea to resolve the main African problem. This is one of the reasons why African issues have the largest number of nonprofits and African development projects. One of three African people has an organization, and two out of three are committed to causes related to African development. Three of three Africans suffer racism or related cases directly or indirectly. These statistics are facts and three out of three agree that they have similar problem. Now 0.00001 of three

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has practicable ideas of the problem, but not a single one out of three has a solution. However, three out of three think they have a solution to problem and each one out three believes their solution is best. I have since learned that this is not a bad thing, if we can unite the various African organizations, maybe we can unite Africa. Now enough with the metaphor, which is my

steal their thunder for his SADA business. If we are honest about African development we have to clean the house and rebuild the house of cards that is filled with liars and cut throats. Kofi is not a bad person, he is just naive and old. Being old, however is not a bad thing. I have seen ageless wonders. I have met a person that graduated college at the age of 74. I have

comfort zone, I feel I owe an explanation to why I spark at Kofi when he does “his thing”.

seen aged people do wonders and inspire young ones. This is why Betty wright plays an inspiring role in this narrative. An inspiring new song about old songs, that is inspiring. Kofi’s coercive effort is very irritating to me not because they are actually disgusting but because we have an elder who is misusing his talent and energy to herd his people by lying to them claiming to be the light of Africa, when he could be leading them with truths and courage. Light of Africa? Is this why Africa is so dark? I don’t’ think your light can see beyond

Has anyone ever noticed, a mad person that picked a corner to stand and there is nothing anyone can do in the world to move them from that spot? Well, they exist. Kofi is often like this. He has a position that his SADA is the holy grail. He has nothing to prove or show for it. He will not support anyone else, he will not collaborate and he would not let people who have good ideas have their moments without attempting to

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your step, and this may be why you need to work with others who have beams and can help even you to see the potential of your existentialism. Now there are plenty of people in this category. The worst among us are those who lie to the rest of us. By lying to each other, you abet racism, you abet destruction of the African world, worst of all you abet destruction of humanity. Keep this in mind. When we cheat ourselves; when we rob ourselves; when we kill each other, we abet these conditions that makes other think that they can do same or even worse to us because they can and we are so vulnerable. Fergusson is a symptom. It will happen again. What needs to be done? We need to retreat, sit back and examine the conditions that generate disregards for African lives by real experts on the issue. Then and have inter-curricular and cross professional discourses to make the case for an observation and legislative action of the highest national interest and priority with the federal government and a state governments. We need to come up with a legislative social contract and has to be better than affirmative action. We have to dig into the esoteric pockets. We have to iron out a proposal to America! We are intelligent people are we not? Keep in mind, that western civilization uses barbarianism as a measure of primordial benchmark. We are looked upon as the modern barbar-

ians. The fact that we are not (many of us aren’t) seems confusing to those who have this myopic view of the status quo because some of us actually are. This condition is a fact and it should remain the core center of our struggle. No child, man, or woman should be left behind. That all… that is the core centered principle of the fight against racism. The Neo Pan Africanists are bunch of sweet people who mean well for Africa. I said sweet because they are funny people, at least the ones I came across on the forum. There are others out there that I do not know. My sweet brother Yaya may end up becoming a rapper. Since he is now exhibiting fondness for the world of entertainment and his judgment now becoming even more predictable. I love my brother Yaya, and I love poking at him but, I know his heart is real. He is crazy, but a good man. He wants to unite Africans with his t-shirts and by throwing concerts. It is all good and well with advocacy and if it cuts you a slice of bread, as long as you are not coercive. I have seen Nkrumah’s manifesto of Pan Africanism and it remains one of the most beautiful, peaceful and practicable concept of Africa I have ever seen. Really one of the most beautiful transformative ideas in human history for all places at all time. If that vision prevails, African will turn to paradise and the whole world will be a better place. But none of what Dr.

Yaya and his compatriots are saying reflects or resemble anything I saw on Nkrumah’s template. Anyway, the Pan African Unity issue is so serious that it makes many powerful, influential and short sighted people nervous and I hope that it does not cause another world war and battle ground in Africa because there are many foreign concerns at stake. I wonder what will happen to Zimbabwe when Mugabe dies on the land decree. Look at South Africa after Mandela. Africa, which means a warm and peaceful place has not been peaceful for a long time. Perhaps, Infectious diseases are already part of this war. I don’t know, and I don’t understand how dr. Yaya plans to unite Africans without the consent of the Africans on the ground. But on the other hand, none of these things I said are absolute. This is what the listserv should be all about. Sharing ideas, and useful information. Maybe even Kofi too is right that we are gullible fools and he can herd us all into the oblivious SADA with his nonsensical insinuations. Or maybe SADA is in fact the holy grail. Really, I don’t know. One thing I know for sure is that, we African people are fundamentally equal in might as all other beings, not more not less. And that we face more difficult social obstacles that hinders the development of our full potentials. This cause people to look down on us collectively and

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makes the rich among us look as fools and the strong among us look weak. It causes us double the energy and resources to stand as tall as the shortest of men from neighborly culture. It makes us doubt ourselves and creates mayhem and chaos in our communities. This situation does not only hurt Africans but also the whole of humanity, because the whole is deprived of having the fully developed role of African people, therefore all people are deprived of the gift that Africans are meant to bring the world. This is my firm belief and a position that will never be compromised. I ask that you challenge me on this position for consistency. The day I fail is the day I quit.

is the priority. The human mind is what is at stake. If the man is free to learn and earn his true value recognized, he is free. And when he is free, he will know how to protect his freedom because he will be free to think! This is why as I have always argued that freedom of thought is better than the freedom of speech.

All that being said, my advice to Kofi is that, he should just refrain himself from including the clause that people should join SADA in all your comments and info disseminations. Try to be a little sophisticated, it is part of our collective evolution and no man left behind principle to let you know this things Maybe some other at all cost. You are time I will talk about important. Act acreparations. There are cordingly. Help bring too many intelligent civility and strength and great people on to us all through this this front and I want portal. to give it a little more time to provide Blessings and peace! an assessment. Right now, I do not think Sincerely, that earthly resources

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Movement for Asylum Seekers in Ireland protest at the Dail (Irish Parliament)

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You are cordially invited to the solemnization of Holy Matrimony & Traditional Wedding of Uchenna & Onochie on Saturday 27th December 2014 by 10.00am @ St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Chaplaincy UNIZIK temporary site Awka. Reception follows immediately after mass @ Mr. Elias ikegwuonuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compound Eziama village, Amichi Nnewi South. Colour of the day: Red - Gold - Lemon. RSVP: +2348032857194 or 002348093844582.

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More pictures on page 12 - Being cheerful during the Christmas season starts with the advent of it as spreading the spirit and giving to those around you and even far matters. It does help us to enjoy it more too. The feeling is quite global despite the difference in weather and environment. The spirit of giving during Christmas comes from the Wise Men who gave Jesus - Frankincense, Gold and Myrrh Frankincense was a perfume used in Jewish worship and, as a gift, it showed that people would worship Jesus. Gold was associated with Kings and Christians believe that Jesus is the King of Kings. Myrrh was a perfume that was put on dead bodies to make them smell nice and, as a gift, it showed that Jesus would suffer and die. Are you thinking of giving to hands that deserve it this period? Spread the Christmas spirit by giving and sharing.

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The Angolan Community in Ireland led by Senhor Joao Pinho mobilized Angolans in Ireland to the celebration of the 39th Independence party. See video clips on Africaworld TV Facebook page or subscribe to AfricaWorld Youtube Channel.

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ANGOLAN COMMUNITY IN IRELAND FORMALLY REGISTERED Official Registration of C.A.I. - Angolan Community in Ireland (Comunidade Angolana na Irlanda Limited)

person of the Angolan Community in Ireland, has presented in the occasion the certificate of Incorporation bearing no. 550994, A press release iswith respect to regissued to AfricaWortration of the organild news desk today sation as a non-profit by the organization, limited company by Comunidade Angolana guarantee. na Irlanda Limited ( C.A.I) states that in According to the the event of celebra- statement, in the oction of Angola Indecasion João Pinho said pendence Day, which that ‘the registration occurred in Dublin, on of the organization 15 November 2014, as a legal entity is a Mr. João Pinho in the landmark step forward capacity of the Chair- with regard to the

materialization of the expectations of Angolans in Ireland and as well as cooperation with several Angolan stately institutions back home.’ The organisation is a forum which will bring together community associations, religious institutions and other voluntary organisation founded and managed by Angolans in Ireland in order to promote the rights and interests of the said groups, engaging with

other locally based organisations of similar aims and objectives. At the occasion held at the Ethnic Minority Hall in RedCow Dublin 22, the current members of the Board of Management of C.A.I. Comunidade Angolana na Irlanda Limited – (Angolan Community in Ireland Limited) were introduced to the public. Due homage was also paid to Mr. Nkwatwa Azowa João, considered to be the initiator of the Angolan voluntary

community movement in Ireland, of which started from mid90s. The gathering which commemorated Angola’s 39th independence anniversary from the Portuguese witnessed a large turnout of Angolans in the Republic of Ireland. The occasion was impressive as the famous Angolan Kizomba music and dance was in display. Artistes and performers from London and Brazil graced the event. It is estimated that three thousand Angolans reside in Ireland.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014, Washington DC - Hundreds of Leaders of Diaspora organizations and nationals from the Mano River Union nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea will gather in Washington D.C on Friday December 5, for a major Diaspora Summit on Ebola. The summit is expected to bring together organizational leaders and nationals of the West African Diaspora community from all regions of the United States, Europe, and Canada in a united effort to halt the deadly Ebola epidemic which has heavily engulfed the Mano River region of West Africa. They will join major U.S. government and international non-governmental organizations (INGO’s) in a bid to coordinate and synchronize the multiple relief efforts of Diaspora groups, and enhance fundraising initiatives geared towards humanitarian efforts underway in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. The list of key dignitaries expected at the event includes the D.C. Department of Health, Members of the United States Congress, and the Ambassadors of the nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Panel guests include representatives of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Samaritan Purse, the World Bank, and other major international agencies. The Washington Summit is organized by the Diaspora Ebola Network (DEN), a joint Venture of leading Diaspora organizations, in collaboration with the USAID-Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI), the DC Mayor’s Office on African Affairs, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and Samaritan Purse. Diaspora organizations working in partnership to host the Summit include the Coalition of Concerned Liberians, (CCL), the Federation of Sierra Leoneans in America, and the Guinean Association of America, and the European Federation of Liberian Associations (ELFA), along with several national alumni and county based organizations. According to DEN officials, the Summit goal is to support and complement the work of the international community and related governments in the global effort to end the deadly Ebola epidemic and save the three affected nations from the brink of catastrophe. Under the theme “Working Together to Help End Ebola”, deliberations at the Summit will be centered upon fostering collaboration and meaningful relations amongst Diaspora organizations and relief groups. For more information please contact: John F. Lloyd CHAIRMAN, Diaspora Ebola Network johnflloyd@aol.com (240) 426-2586

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