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Christmas is a special time that is filled with cheerfulness and love. So its advent brings lots of memories quite nostalgic. In essence, the coming of it exude happiness for all especially many that struggle to find it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAYMRS NOSA JOELMore on page 3

ABOUT TO WEDMore on page 11

TRAVEL MOROCCOMore on page 2

MOVEMENT FORASYLUM SEEKERSMore on page 10

GHANABUREAU CHIEF More on page 3

BONAVENTURE VS PETERMore on page 6

ANGOLA INDEPENDENCE PARTYMore on page 14

RACIST POLICIES LEAD TO DEATHMore on page 8

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Representative of St. Vincent de Paul Ireland, Alan Markey in warm handshake with Mrs. Nkiru Edekobi, leader of Anambra State Association Women who led members of the group to donate to the charity organisation. Behind are members of ASA. - More pictures on page 12

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By Lisa BanksA destination that has been gaining popular-ity in recent years, Morocco boats the perfect mix of gor-geous weather with plenty of culture. And with roundtrip flights from Dublin to Mar-rakech starting at just €150 per person, it makes for a unique holiday that won’t break the bank.A typical city cen-tre square is home to snake charmers, entertainers and mar-kets 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 intri-cate, 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

tourist attractions. The Atlas Mountains wind through North Africa, extending to Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. It’s the ulti-mate adventure for hikers, but can also be toured by car. The mountains host many Berber homes, as well as some Berber guest-

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

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

Travel to MoroccoA 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, Af-rica to the rest of the continents.

The Irish have always been at the forefront of human migrations since the 18th cen-tury 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 Seek-er treatment in Ireland should be improved. Attitude towards refugees has become a national embarrass-ment with regards to the Direct Provision. Many laments on the ills in this DP which is a quasi-camp and in-fringe on fundamental human rights.

It will be so Irish and humane if the govern-ment close down Di-rect Provision facilities around the republic. It will really be inter-esting and commend-able to listen to many voices of reason.

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IN IRELAND

TIME TO END DI-RECT PROVISION

IN IRELAND

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I aim with the ink

Bored of the status quowhere the anthem breeds sleepsinging is for a side and the chorus is for every throat.Heralding the poor cantatain the spirit of the living thingsbreathing at all cost mattersfor the living and dead living things.Oh my spirit repels youmy finger pulls the triggerof the mightier paintinching provocations for my people

I am not illegal

Cork and bull story, is it?May be or may not be suresailing for greener pastureflying across the At-lanticor trekking on the sand dunesall for a better living.you are legaland you are illegalimmigration is a priv-ilegeit isn’t a right, they keep yelling.I am never illegal in my worldhumanity belongs to allyou sailed to my homelandaccompanied by guns and biblei came empty handedyou sailed to my homelandand bought my ances-torsi came with open heartto mingle because my aim is singlehumanity owns the world.

MAY 7

Like a dream in a tempest seaThe eyes hallucinatesThe ears bubbledThe air smelt igno-ranceIt was a journeyBorn on dairy premierNurtured with dry milkA rainforest survivalTo serve and informTo whom it may con-cernAnd to delete the debrisFor the dignity of man

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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 peo-ple have all the good things in our commu-nities”. 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 injus-tices 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 im-portant thing I have seen. Without educa-tion, an individual Af-rican is at a loss and with miseducation he/she rebels against us because his/her mind becomes Europeanized or Arabized and hence Boko Haram. Misedu-cation Religion being the root of every society is where they begin our indoctrinations. Baptized and Con-firmed. There you are a Christian. You have no knowledge of

your ancestral religion and here you have become an expert in foreign Abraham reli-gions: Judaism, Chris-tianity and Islam; all preaching exclusivity.That is simple enough. If you are a Christian, you cannot be a Mus-lim, neither can you be a Judaism. Even in Christianity and Islam, there are division. A Roman Catholic can-not be a Methodist nor any of the 3000 Christian denomina-tions; thanks to Mar-tin Luther who really brought Protestants. The same is true with Muslims. There so many denomina-tions in Islam that it is no funny. The Sects of IslamAccording to the Traditions, Muhammad predicted that his fol-lowers would become divided into seven-ty-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 ex-ceeded Muhammad’s prediction. Summaries of the major sects within Islam Sunni MuslimsSunni Muslims are followers of the Han-ifa, Shafi, Hanibal and Malik Schools. They constitute a 90% majority of the be-lievers in Islam, and are considered to be mainstream tradition-alists. Because they are comfortable pur-suing 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 Na-jiyah, 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 jurispru-dence founded by the four Imams. The Sunni emphasize the power and sover-eignty of Allah and his right to do whatever he wants with his cre-ation, as strict prede-terminism is taught. Its rulership is through the Caliphate, the office of Muslim ruler who is considered the successor to Muham-mad. This successor is not through he-reditary lineage. The Sunni believe, based on specific provisions of the Qur’an and the Sunna, that the Mus-lim people are to be governed by consen-sus (ijma’) through an elected head of state, the khalifa, according to democratic princi-ples. Shi’ite MuslimsThe 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 succes-sors should have been through his lineage through his wife Fati-ma. The shi’ites

strenuously maintain that they alone are right in their under-standing of Islam, and like the Sunnis, they call themselves “al-Muminun,” or the “true believers.” They believe in the di-vine right of the suc-cessors 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 collec-tions of their own. Shi’ism is broken into three main sects. The Twelve-Imam (Persia, Iraq, Afghan-istan, Lebanon, Paki-stan, and Syria); the Zaydis (Yemen); the Ismailis (India, Iran, Syria, and East Afri-ca). Each group has differences of doc-trine. Shi’ite theology in-cludes 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 dif-ferences of emphasis. The Imamate, howev-er, is the essence of Shi’ism, and the last, justice, is an inheri-tance from the Mu’ta-zilites, or rationalists, whose system is in many ways perpetuat-ed 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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THE HOOD It’s all about where you belongNot just the thing on the headBut the stuff in the headAnd the grabbing in the heartHe claims it belongs to himShe wants to be in the confraternityClicking the fellangesAnd jamming the side shoulderWe are all in itBecause man is differ-ent in thoughtPeople look same but notHood is all but not CROKE PARK Shrine of HistoryBeing part of the struggleTo emancipate a peo-pleTurf lashed with bloodSpilled that freedom may comeYou shelter genera-tionsMen and women alikeThat relishes their energiesThrone of Sam Magu-ireA nation shed tearsBut you comfortedPerching in Atta CliathAnd overlooking Eire-ann FAITHFUL OF THE PINT In nomine patriSeeing the draught nozzleA crucifix pulls itAlter kitchens mealsTabernacle sits on edgeBrandy and whiskey stuffedA modern churchFor faithful of liquorBlessed are the drunksFor their heritage in pubs

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Khomeini and enforced Islamic law as the rule of the government. Khomeini has gone beyond that by de-claring that his com-mand is ass good as that of the prophet Muhammad. WahhabisThe founder of the Wahha3bi sect was ‘Abd al-Wahhab, born in Nefd in A.D. 1691. He maintained that the Muslims had de-parted from the pre-cepts of Muhammad. He accepted only the Quran and the Tra-ditions, rejecting the two other founda-tions, Ijma and Qiyas. He condemned the worship of dead holy men at tombs. He said, “They run there to pay the tribute of their fervent prayers. By this means they think that they can satisfy their spiritual and temporal needs. From what do they seek this benefit? From walls made of mud and stone, from corpses deposited in tombs. the true way of salvation is to prostrate one’s self before Him who is ever-present and to venerate Him - the one without associate or equal.” The war cry of the Wahhabis was “Kill and strangle all infi-dels which give com-panions to Allah.” On the day of battle, the Wahhabi founder gave each soldier a let-ter addressed to the Treasurer of Paradise. It was enclosed in a bag which the war-rior suspended from his neck. The soldier believed that by dying in battle he would go straight to Paradise, without being exam-ined by the angels Munkar and Nakir. Many Iranian prisoners today have confided

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 con-demn astrology, trust-ing in omens, and believing in lucky or unlucky days, as well as praying at tombs. They disallow the use of a rosary but attach great merit to count-ing the ninety-nine names of God on their fingers. SuffisThe meaning of the name Suffi is dis-puted. Suffis are a Muslim sect that have set aside the literal meaning of the words of Muhammad for a supposed spiritual interpretation. Their system is a Muslim adaptation of the Indian Vedantic philos-ophy. They believe that only Allah exists. All visible things are really distinct from Him. There is no real difference between good and evil. Allah fixes the will of man. In fact, transmigra-tion is accepted. The principal occupation of the Suffi is meditation on the unity of God and the remembrance of God’s name so as to obtain absolution. Suffis are most nu-merous in Iran, once called Persia. The three chief Persian poets, Jami, Sa’di, and Hafiz were Suffis who dwelt on love to God. Many of the writings of the Persian Suf-fis contain indecent passages. The Suffis are divided into innu-merable sects which find expression in the numerous order of Faqirs, or Darwesh-es. Faqirs are divided into two great class-es, those who govern

their conduct accord-ing to the principles of Islam and those who do not, although they all call them-selves Muslims.

BahaiismThe Bahai sect be-gan 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 Al-lah” from two Arabic words. His acquain-tance with a reli-gious 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 execut-ed the Bab for his teachings, and Mirza took over the lead-ership of the move-ment. In 1863, ten years after he was banished to Baghdad, Bahau Allah declared he was the expect-ed 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, nondiscrimina-tion, and a federated world government. Their headquarters are in Haifa, Israel, and they have over 17,000 local coun-sels, called local spir-itual assemblies, with 1,500,000 adherents. Ten percent of them live in India. Find a way to edu-cate your children or die. Not only are we going to be used as experiment for the

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 pro-active. Now, it is evidently clear to most able hu-man 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 coun-tries, and their Organi-zations. The response from the “Internation-al Community”, treat-ments, and coverage magnifies the conspir-acy to murder inno-cent 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 uni-versal action to de-mand the cessation of further human experimentation, par-ticularly of Black peo-ple worldwide. The African right to life on this shared plan-et is non-negotiable. We must act deci-sively, as a dignified people, with all the power in the world to determine the cause of human develop-ment, and certainly, our own future. Ed-ucate your families, neighbors, and com-munity to stand up for justice and human rights, home and abroad.3£33

!ZZARAPAP Bees from the combChase me like the enemyThat trespass the waspSomething to lick Like the uninvited sunYou venture into livesHarmlessly lightening up facesStealing the show at showsExposes deeds that glowYou salt up the realmFlirting with the lightAnd stealing like thief REMEMBERING ARMA-GGEDON Sapped of energyClad in black sashBound in a servitude steelHardship on the great oneIn the fonts of Sepul-cherRecession they saidThe bully wore a gog-gleFlaunting a fetish trench coatWalks like a serial killerPiercing a sword through the chestA journey of high hopesEnding on a crema-tor’s tableHowever it may beThere must be a new beginning

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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 Gov-ernor Obiano’s admin-istration is not the solution? He should simply engage Gover-nor 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 hon-ours. 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 di-rectly 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 be-tween 1984 and early 90s’ was because of his practice of using proxies with the ex-ception 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

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, Anam-braians sees him as having inherited a princely sum of N75 billion and their expec-tation is proportionate to that. On the other hand, the beneficia-ries 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 equal-ly 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 pay-ments, when in actual fact, Obi stopped the payments because he remained the Gover-nor 2 months after the incident. People that knows Pe-ter 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 count-ed on Governor Willie Obiano, being a bene-ficiary 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

gradually giving way. People are increasing-ly expecting certain things from any gov-ernment 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 Obia-no’s administration is crying. I have problem understanding how somebody that is pos-session of an unen-cumbered 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 dissem-ination of N75 billion as being in Anambra State coffers. In the real sense, the liabil-ities which Obi de-ceitfully hid from the general public balanc-es out whatever he left in the coffers of Anambra State. Re-tirees in 2011, 2012 and 2013, all under Peter Obi’s adminis-tration were not paid their entitlements along with piled up contractual liabilities and other debts. His mind-blowing-last-minute civil service employment, most of whom comes ev-ery day to sleep in their offices remains a challenge and austeri-ty is in our door step.

By CHIEF BONAVEN-TURE 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, Valen-tine Obienyem, rep-resenting Peter Obi, fired from all cylinders while Uzochukwu Ez-enwanne of Obiano’s camp seemed rela-tively 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 over-sold the idea that Obiano’s administra-tion 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 develop-mental default in the governed society. It is not a matter of how much contract was awarded but, were they awarded to ad-dress 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 proj-ects? Valentine Obienyem appear to be prop-agating 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 up-wards of 2 to 3 years before they are paid during his tenure. Valentine greatly em-phasized that Peter Obi paid all arrears of pension and gratuities of over N35 billion and left over N75 bil-lion in investment and cash before handling over. For a start, the recent payment of N1.92 billion to for-mer 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 admin-istration 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

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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 pres-ently 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. do-mestic all through his administration and continues till date in that capacity at his new house at 22A Ni-ger Drive, G.R.A Onit-sha? 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 con-testing for an elector-al position presently. Do I know the full name of Chuma “PA-KISTAN”? Yes, I do. Do I know where he works at presently? Yes, I do. Do I know why he is in a mana-gerial position in the very place? Yes, I do. Was he ever impris-oned 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 per-sonal doctor in Ni-

geria? Yes, I do. Did he travel to London recently for medi-cal reasons? Yes, he took off from Abuja International Airport. On 1 or 2 occasions he visited Obi’s gov-ernment 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 Kadu-na State? Yes, it was. Did the new relation-ship add to the geo-metric wealth? Yes, it did. Substantially. Only Peter Obi and some inner friends of his will understand the above 2 para-graphs. The inevita-bility of having to state the names of all of the above refer-enced people remains Obi’s saving grace till date. The moral bur-den which Obi does not have, of involv-ing 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 gov-ernment authority) were his benefactors and victims at the tail end. I am an insider.This piece should sound the neces-sary alarm bells in the event Obi navi-gates 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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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 grad-uated college at the age of 74. I have

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. Ko-fi’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 claim-ing 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 practicable ideas of the problem, but not a single one out of three has a solu-tion. 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

comfort zone, I feel I owe an explanation to why I spark at Kofi when he does “his thing”. Has anyone ever no-ticed, 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

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

of our African people are really smart and each has an idea to resolve the main Af-rican problem. This is one of the reasons why African issues have the largest num-ber of nonprofits and African development projects. One of three African people has an organization, and two out of three are committed to caus-es related to African development. Three of three Africans suffer racism or relat-ed cases directly or indirectly. These sta-tistics are facts and three out of three agree that they have similar problem. Now 0.00001 of three

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Any one knows Bet-ty 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 some-thing again recently. She released a new song tilted Old songs. That release sin-gle-handedly revived the soul music era; the era of the Afri-can innocence. To my amazement, I found this song on You-tube 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 grate-ful. This is why I am grateful to John Bull, to John Hector de’ Crevecoeur , to Abe Lincoln, many others that you know includ-ing this lady, Heather Gray. They often risk their wellbeing when they do, however unfortunate that may sound and to what-ever 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 Isola-tionist. I do not seek

the Isolation of the African society and neither do I seek an African World with-out 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,

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 homog-enization of cultures; turned out to be just another form of rac-ism because it harbor superiority complexes and conflict of ideolo-gies. This is a problem that will continue by way of making the human hearts its bat-tle ground for a long time. Academia en-deavored to add new curriculums to the already skewed exist-ing pedagogue such as African Studies, Black studies, Africana

Racist Policies Lead to Death and Destruction of Africans

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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 plen-ty 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 rac-ism, you abet destruc-tion 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 con-ditions that makes other think that they can do same or even worse to us because they can and we are so vulnerable. Fergus-son is a symptom. It will happen again. What needs to be done? We need to re-treat, sit back and ex-amine the conditions that generate disre-gards for African lives by real experts on the issue. Then and have inter-curricular and cross professional discourses to make the case for an obser-vation and legislative action of the highest national interest and priority with the fed-eral government and a state governments. We need to come up with a legislative so-cial 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 Ameri-ca! We are intelligent people are we not? Keep in mind, that western civilization uses barbarianism as a measure of primor-dial 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 myo-pic 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 rac-ism. The Neo Pan Afri-canists are bunch of sweet people who mean well for Africa. I said sweet because they are funny peo-ple, 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 fond-ness 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 Afri-cans with his t-shirts and by throwing con-certs. It is all good and well with advoca-cy 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, peace-ful and practicable concept of Africa I have ever seen. Re-ally one of the most beautiful transforma-tive 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 com-patriots 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 ner-vous 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. Per-haps, Infectious dis-eases 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 Afri-cans 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. Shar-ing ideas, and useful information. Maybe even Kofi too is right that we are gullible fools and he can herd us all into the obliv-ious SADA with his nonsensical insinua-tions. 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 oth-er beings, not more not less. And that we face more diffi-cult social obstacles that hinders the de-velopment of our full potentials. This cause people to look down on us collectively and

makes the rich among us look as fools and the strong among us look weak. It causes us double the ener-gy and resources to stand as tall as the shortest of men from neighborly culture. It makes us doubt our-selves 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 devel-oped role of African people, therefore all people are deprived of the gift that Af-ricans are meant to bring the world.This is my firm belief and a position that will never be compro-mised. I ask that you challenge me on this position for consisten-cy. The day I fail is the day I quit. Maybe some other time I will talk about reparations. There are too many intelligent and great people on this front and I want to give it a little more time to provide an assessment. Right now, I do not think that earthly resources

is the priority. The human mind is what is at stake. If the man is free to learn and earn his true value rec-ognized, 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 sophis-ticated, it is part of our collective evolu-tion and no man left behind principle to let you know this things at all cost. You are important. Act ac-cordingly. Help bring civility and strength to us all through this portal. Blessings and peace! Sincerely,

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

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ABOUT TO WEDUchenna & Onochie

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


Anambra State Association Women Dublin, support-ed by their men, donate to St Vincent de Paul orga-nization.

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.

ASA leader Mrs. Nkiru Edokobi present items to rep-resentative of the charity group at St. Brigid’s Church Blanchardstown in the west of Dublin, Republic of Ire-land . See video clip of the event in Africaworld TV


THE NAMING CEREMONY OF OSATOHANMWEN STELLA OBASUYI

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Grand mother, Mother


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 Africa-World Youtube Channel.

PHOTOS FROM ANGOLA INDEPENDENCE PARTY

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ANGOLAN COMMUNITY IN IRELAND FORMALLY REGISTERED

community movement in Ireland, of which started from mid-90s. The gathering which commemorated Angola’s 39th inde-pendence 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 per-formers from London and Brazil graced the event. It is estimated that three thousand Angolans reside in Ireland.

other locally based or-ganisations of similar aims and objectives.At the occasion held at the Ethnic Minority Hall in RedCow Dublin 22, the current mem-bers 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 hom-age was also paid to Mr. Nkwatwa Azowa João, considered to be the initiator of the Angolan voluntary

materialization of the expectations of An-golans 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 Ire-land in order to pro-mote the rights and interests of the said groups, engaging with

Official Registration of C.A.I. - Angolan Com-munity in Ireland (Co-munidade Angolana na Irlanda Limited)

A press release is-sued to AfricaWor-ld news desk today by the organization, Comunidade Angolana na Irlanda Limited ( C.A.I) states that in the event of celebra-tion of Angola Inde-pendence Day, which occurred in Dublin, on 15 November 2014, Mr. João Pinho in the capacity of the Chair-

person of the Angolan Community in Ireland, has presented in the occasion the certifi-cate of Incorporation bearing no. 550994, with respect to regis-tration of the organi-sation as a non-profit limited company by guarantee.

According to the statement, in the oc-casion João Pinho said that ‘the registration of the organization as a legal entity is a landmark step forward with regard to the

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