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Former Biafran Chief Scientist Turns 90yrs. Prof Felix Oragwu. Wish Him Well! (3702 Views)

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Bigkoko: 12:20pm On Nov 12, 2024
After second world war ended, The US, Soviet, , Britain all made a mad dash to strip & what remained of the Japanese empire all its best brain and well documented blueprints. If you are a research Chemist like me, you will quickly understand that Blueprints are the exclusive preserves through which foundations are built for further development..

The Japs were renowned as the best in Marine, ship building technology of its time...spewing out huge behemoths like like Yamato...the largest of its kind then, the Akira and several other monsters of the deep ocean. I don't even want to talk about he the zeros built Mitsuibishi.... after the war, the occupying power, the Us & allies stole much of the blueprints especially in area of engine designs and the calculations that make it possible, in return to build Japan beyond their widest dream. Both parties kept to the deal. Japan today is so develop, and secured as well because, there is US pacific fleet ready to unleash terror on any rogue nation, plus a high salert division of Marines stationed at Okinawa Japan!

...the king of innovations and qualtiest of products were tnot spared the poaching! Now, the Germans were the first in almost everything modern. it was even its Jewish scientist who exiled themselves to US that helped the US build the first A-bomb used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Those guys were the first to understand the monstrous power buried in atoms. What happened next? The blueprints were stolen, sized and the scientist coerced into interpreting them. in return for making developed and safe again. Now both parties kept to the of the agreement.

Fastforward 25 years later...... a black nation got itself enguilf Ed in civil strife, which then lead to a war. The super powers having superior knowledge of the Oil & gas reserves, and also knowing the mistake they made by allowing the Japanese learn their technology in 1800s, promptly sided wirth the less endowed side; Nigeria. They kept a healthy supply of arms, logistics equipments, strategies, diplomacy and all , 2+ years later, the Biafran side fell. Now, the then leader of Nigeria, Gowon promised a No Victor, No Vanquish end of war. with these I was told should assimilate the Igbo scientists that made cutting edge developments in three areas:
1. Arms manufacturing: Biafra was the first Black nation to indigenously design, tested and mass produced an unguided rocket, named Ogbunigwe, and also a close related anti personnel mine. Those scientist that made these happens later exiled these selves, some became teachers instead of research titans like this here super genius Prof Felix Oragwu!
2. Construction: Biafrans waere the first black nation to design and build from scratch Airport run ways and airstrips entirely up to military standards of europeans in 1960s.... Uli Airstrip comes to mind, including its accompanying infrastructures such as RADAR and Air traffice control systems made from Radio components.
3. Refinery: The Biafrans were the first black nation to refine crude oil with out the accompanying need for a huge Refinery complex, not done...when Port Harcourt and its sources of crude were captured by Uk military coached 3rd marine commando Division led by Black scorpion, and later, Obj, the Biafran scientist switch to non-catalytic refining, opting instead to refine palm oil into fine blends that could power car & airplane engines!

What have we learned. Blacks are as black in heart as their skin.

Japan killed more Americans without provocation during peace time, yet they respected each other after war, and work together to make their countries better. Americans still respect Japanese products as far superior than Americans because that is exactly what it is! Can we say that for a black country? No!
The subjugated the whole Europe into its Lebensraum, amidst a gruesome war, but after the war, Europeans respect the Germans as truly Aryans because that is what they are! What can we say about the tiny, dot country called Biafra that fought cold war enemies at a time, including their local Nigerian allies? Your guess is as good as mine! While you foolishly thrown Igbo tautrams up and down, on empty stomach. Know this and know peace, it could have been better if you have a powerful, well developed free country beside you than living together in squalid conditions!

This is Professor Felix Oragwu, 90 yrs old.

He was the head of Biafra Research and Production (RAP), the Biafran equivalent of Manhattan project, tasked to locally produce war materials that would overwhelm the enemy. Him & his team developed Ogbunigwe; world's first unguided rocket entirely built by a black nation with help from a white country as far back when UK lies in ruin and Frenchmen were suffering malutrition, and successfully processed Palm oil to power jet airplane during Biafra- Nigeria war.

Before you run your gutter mouth, ask your self if Nigeria side actually built anything then, and even now?Do you ever wonder why Nigeria buried these inventions after the war?

Last year, Indonesia celebrated successful processing of palm oil to power airplane, this is a feat this man Prof Felix Oragwu and his team achieved 56 years ago.

G-d bless the Igbos!

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attackgat: 12:41pm On Nov 12, 2024
He was the inventor of the "Ogbunigwe" which struck fear into the Nigerian Army. He talked about his war experiences last year in the link below



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4V1GxKUzJw

Happy Birthday Prof Oragwu, you saved many lives

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kettykin: 12:49pm On Nov 12, 2024
Legend. Good God bless all legends

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gidgiddy: 12:56pm On Nov 12, 2024
A true hero of Biafra

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SWATMan: 12:58pm On Nov 12, 2024
HBD to you sir.
A living legend.

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AustineE1: 1:08pm On Nov 12, 2024
Happy birthday to a genius,a rare bred,an avatar that comes once in a life time,You symbolizes what the Africa of our dream should be,a land of strong human resources built on creativity and innovation.You where part of a new nation that could have been the pride of Africa but was botched by agents of retrogression and their neo colonialistic friends....your efforts and that of our heroes past shall never be in vain.Like ever,the sun will rise in the East.

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Bigkoko: 1:15pm On Nov 12, 2024
The backwardness experienced today is self inflicted...because, the principle of Natural Science is as is in Berlin as well as in Rome, same as in Enugu, Onitsha, Daura or Ogbomosho! It's one damn law that is same everywhere!

If you prepare your Professors to be election riggers like Prof yaks, you can imagine the kind of society you will get: One where Oluomo and drug bagmen are celebrated instead of genuine men who fule development via real productive means!

Back then, you become a Professor due to ground breaking research and development journals in your field you author, but today, professor is as a result of which Daddy GO or mummy GO you are d to, or more directly how willing and prepared you are to rig elections!

Africans will truly rise when the Black Master tribe, the Aryans of africa left to take their rightful place!

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Bigkoko: 1:30pm On Nov 12, 2024
For the Gen z who might not know what Ogbunigwe is...here below are some of the pictures these indigenous innovations. By now, since Russia ran out of bullet shells in its war in Ukraine, maybe na we for dey supply Putin bullets... No hard feelings bro!

This is the mindset of the West, we are not going to keep people, but you meant to do it, we will be too glad to sell you weapons in return for USd or your natural resources.

Imagine us in a position where we can sell mercenaries to Russia or Ukraine in return for technology in some fields like Agriculture.

Any day these clowns come online to praise eleveted agberos like Oluomo I feel like..well

Tips about the Ogbunigwe unguided rocket:
It's short range, military grade rocket system based on Basic projectile principles which used Calculations of range, height and Distance to lob its payload into enemy positions. It's highly mobile, moveable and easily assemble, which means it can be moved from one front to another. The propeller or engine is a secret lost in the war.

For those who knows a little about the Igede, ogene and other mysterious Igbos iron works, I heard, its main frame was built using well refined iron pieced together from Ogene gongs. that is why we say, the Ogene is spiritual.

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kettykin: 1:31pm On Nov 12, 2024
I overheard and read in LinkedIn how these legends in more than 50 years ago refined palm oil and used it to run fighter planes , built mobile refineries and built radios transmitters. Maintained and built spares for machineries, engines , cars , aeroplanes etc and I wonder why Biafra failed for a good for nothing satanic entity that has no meaningful achievement except electing a useless drug mule to presidency.
May God curse all the enemies of humanity . May they be wiped of the face of mankind, like the Titanic , may they sink and never rise

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kettykin: 1:35pm On Nov 12, 2024
Bigkoko:
For the Gen z who might not know what Ogbunigwe is...here below are some of the pictures these indigenous innovations. By now, since Russia ran out of bullet shells in its war in Ukraine, maybe na we for dey supply Putin bullets... No hard feelings bro!

This is the mindset of the West, we are not going to keep people, but you meant to do it, we will be too glad to sell you weapons in return for USd or your natural resources.

Imagine us in a position where we can sell mercenaries to Russia or Ukraine in return for technology in some fields like Agriculture.

Any day these clowns come online to praise eleveted agberos like Oluomo I feel like..well

Tips about the Ogbunigwe unguided rocket:
It's short range, military grade rocket system based on Basic projectile principles which used Calculations of range, height and Distance to lob its payload into enemy positions. It's highly mobile, moveable and easily assemble, which means it can be moved from one front to another. The propeller or engine is a secret lost in the war.

For those who knows a little about the Igede, ogene and other mysterious Igbos iron works, I heard, its main frame was built using well refined iron pieced together from Ogene gongs. that is why we say, the Ogene is spiritual.


I am thinking if there should be something like an ogbunigwe day to be celebrated with talk shows and seminars that will sho the millennials and GENZ what their grandparents and great grandparents where able to achieve in the battle field against the atrocious Soviet union, Egypt, British empire, Arab world, Niger,Cameroon Chad and other enemies of Biafra

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Bigkoko: 1:38pm On Nov 12, 2024
May the wicked be wiped out!

Some of the manuscripts my dad savaged from the war was stolen in 2014.... especially the efforts put in place by CARITAS and one Scandinavian aid group flying in dried cod fish under risky conditions.

The person wey steal those books fit don go sell am give abokis for suya. Detailed entries, that should be in the archives in a museum today!

kettykin:
I overheard and read in LinkedIn how these legends in more than 50 years age refined palm oil and used it to run fighter planes , built mobile refineries amd built radios. Maintained and built spares for machineries, engines , cars , aeroplanes etc and I wonder why Biafra failed for a good for nothing satanic entity that has no meaningful achievement except electing a useless drug mule to presidency.
May God curse all the enemies of humanity . May they be wiped of the face of mankind, like the Titanic , may they sink and never rise

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Bigkoko: 1:41pm On Nov 12, 2024
Absolutely....

As well as research centers encouraging indigenous innovations that all them SE governor must be forced to fund and patronize.

kettykin:



I am thinking if there should be something like an ogbunigwe day to be celebrated with talk shows and seminars that will sho the millennials and GENZ what their grandparents and great grandparents where able to achieve in the battle field against the atrocious Soviet union, Egypt, British empire, Arab world, Niger,Cameroon Chad and other enemies of Biafra

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mrvitalis(m): 1:45pm On Nov 12, 2024
UNN was originally banned from offering Chemical engineering for 50 years because of this man lmaoo

For their mind they banned chemical engineering lmaoo😂😂 let me not say more than that

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kettykin: 1:52pm On Nov 12, 2024
mrvitalis:
UNN was originally banned from offering Chemical engineering for 50 years because of this man lmaoo

For their mind they banned chemical engineering lmaoo😂😂 let me not say more than that

There was indeed a country. I reading somewhere how Nigerian government took a mainframe computer from the East to kaduna in the 70s after the war.

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mrvitalis(m): 1:55pm On Nov 12, 2024
kettykin:


There was indeed a country. I reading somewhere how Nigerian government took a mainframe computer from the East to kaduna in the 70s after the war.
I don't even want to start the story long read why the ajoakuta steel plant failed

Read while they allowed the only aluminum smitting complex in nigeria fo rot away because they didn't want to dredge a particular river...

I have always said Nigerians attempt to held igbos down have lead to Nigeria holding its self down

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PHIPEX(m): 1:56pm On Nov 12, 2024
Legends. Nigeria is a perfect and global biggest example of why Nations fail.

Imagine burying the enormous talents of your citizens you could have gotten for free because you dont like who produced them, then you and your generations continue to buy from strangers thousands of miles away for decades?

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Bigkoko: 1:58pm On Nov 12, 2024
The best known deployment of the ogbunigwe unguided rocket was what became known as the "Abagana Miracle' It was deemed a miracle because the Nigerian 2nd division under gen Murtala was given a 6000 strong men, and armour vehicles, sharp fresh western weapons and tasked to over run the Biafran territory linking up Col Benjamin Adekunle, aka Black scorpion. One of late Black scorpion son is my friend today, no hard feelings.
The Nigerian 2nd div had more weapon than the entire biafra army or what remains of it. They started from Onitsha, after gaining access from Idah in Kogi State, wihich they captured after he 3rd attempts.....but they were never to reach or link up with Adekunle in Port Harcout or even reach Uli/Ihiala.

From what Wikepedia wrote, you will quickly realized that no be today NA begin dey burn civilain areas as well as looting what they can loot.

Here's how Wikepedia puts it!

Abagana ambush
The Abagana Ambush (March 31, 1968) was an ambush during the Nigerian Civil War by Biafran troops led by Major Jonathan Uchendu that wiped out the Nigerian 2nd Division. Of the 6,000 Nigerian troops ambushed, only a very small number survived, including the 2nd Division's commander, General Murtala Muhammed.

Background
On 4 October 1967, the Nigerian Army's 2nd Division began bombarding Onitsha and continued the assault for eight days, before a 10 boat armada crossed the Niger River into the city. The occupying Nigerians didn't pursue retreating Biafran soldiers and instead opted to loot and burn the Onitsha market to the ground. The Biafran 11th and 18th Battalions under Major Joseph Achuzie and Col. Assam Nsudoh formed a pincer and attacked Onitsha from two directions, capturing and killing most Nigerian soldiers.

In December 1967 the Nigerian 2nd Division and the 6th Battalion crossed the Niger River at Idah (Kogi State) and began making their way towards Onitsha, finally capturing the city after several attempts. The Nigerian Forces now intended to link up the 1st Division at Enugu with the 2nd Division at Onitsha. To this end the Nigerian 2nd Division moved out towards Enugu, in a long convoy ed by armored cars, on the 31st day of March 1968.

Ambush
On 31 March 1968, a convoy consisting of 106 vehicles belonging to the Nigerian 2nd Division transporting 6,000 soldiers, as well as armour from Onitsha to Enugu was ambushed and decimated in the town of Abagana by a small unit of Biafran soldiers led by Major Jonathan Uchendu.

Homemade Ogbunigwe rocket missiles were launched by the Biafrans at a tanker truck carrying gasoline which caused an enormous explosion destroying many of the convoy's armoured vehicles and killing a large number of Nigerian troops. 350 tons of Nigerian Army equipment were destroyed or captured by the Biafran troops. After the rocket attack the Biafran soldiers opened fire on the convoy with small arms fire killing many more Nigerian soldiers. it was during this ambush that the Nigerian army suffered the heaviest single loss in the civil war.

Aftermath
The successful ambush at Abagana gave both Biafran soldiers and civilians hope in the war as well as temporarily halting the Nigerian advance into Biafran territory. General Murtala Muhammed was relieved of his command and never commanded a division again.

In his own words, Uchendu said the sight of the convoy almost paralyzed his troops. His boys were so anxious to start firing, more out of panic than anything else. He asked them to remain calm until he gave the command. He allowed much of the Nigerian 2 Division convoy to through. His boys were shocked why he would allow them go through into the Biafran held zone. They were nervous and suspicious, yet they trusted his military gallantry and so awaited to know his strategy. He said they concluded that the war was over, but as brave soldiers, they must fight to the last!

As he was guiding the soldier with the rocket launcher on what to do to the invading convoy and when best to strike, the soldier accidentally pressed the trigger, letting go of the rocket. Luckily, he hit a fuel tanker. The tanker exploded and threw its contents onto a nearby armour carrier setting everything ablaze, causing multiple explosions.

In panic, soldiers who already crossed over into the Biafran line ran in different directions in total confusion. The Biafran soldiers attacked. They radioed the regular troops and they ed in the attack. When Uchendu learned that Muritala Muhammed was with the convoy and somewhere in Nawfia, he set off hurriedly to capture him but was late as Muritala was sighted taking off with a helicopter.

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Bigkoko: 2:04pm On Nov 12, 2024
I served in Kogi state... till I leave the shores of Nigeria, I continue to curse the leaders of Nigeria...

If you see what Soviet union built there....and former East (FDR). Buhari knows so much about that project that is why he always make reference to helmuth Kohl.

The Blast furnace is the best of its kind...the Housing is so unique that its too modern for an African country back then.

wetin cause the quarrel I was told was that the Russians favored using eastern sea port...a dredge of River Niger through Idah, Onitsha straight to Port Harcourt and the Atlantic.

the British thought it was a trick to compete with them and take out the new oil & gas reserves....na so two western quarelll quarelll take stop a project we paid part of our own deal ohh! Foolish leaders, quietly keep quiet dey watch like mumu.

The Soviets saw first hand the bravery of the Biafrans, and really wanted a foothold....opting for eastern ports instead of Western one in Lagos!

mrvitalis:

I don't even want to start the story long read why the ajoakuta steel plant failed

Read while they allowed the only aluminum smitting complex in nigeria fo rot away because they didn't want to dredge a particular river...

I have always said Nigerians attempt to held igbos down have lead to Nigeria holding its self down

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Bigkoko: 2:08pm On Nov 12, 2024
No be today these leaders begin dey mumu! Imagine if they have sense...they could have made this ma build more designs and Blueprints!

mrvitalis:
UNN was originally banned from offering Chemical engineering for 50 years because of this man lmaoo

For their mind they banned chemical engineering lmaoo😂😂 let me not say more than that

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Bigkoko: 2:10pm On Nov 12, 2024
For FREE!!! At mere asking! or even forceful command! grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

PHIPEX:
Legends. Nigeria is a perfect and global biggest example of why Nations fail.

Imagine burying the enormous talents of your citizens you could have gotten for free because you dont like who produced them, then you and your generations continue to buy from strangers thousands of miles away for decades?
DomPerignon: 2:11pm On Nov 12, 2024
If he was such a brilliant scientist that you said he was, why has he remained jobless and not invented anything since his days of fabricating IEDs ?

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mrvitalis(m): 2:12pm On Nov 12, 2024
Bigkoko:
No be today these leaders begin dey mumu! Imagine if they have sense...they could have made this ma build more designs and Blueprints!

U don't understand... If Nigerians are 100% that a certain Igbo man would turn nigeria to Dubai without him we would remain like this

There are millions 10s of millions that would prefer to stay like this

The hatred is deep rooted and they are not even improving themselves

See if not for Igbo lobbyists in USA and England eeh especially USA... It would have been difficult... The Igbo lobbyists yo USA senators is what's keeping Igbo land sane

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Bigkoko: 2:21pm On Nov 12, 2024
This is Wernher von Braun German aerospace engineer. Born: March 23, 1912, Wyrzysk, Poland. Died: June 16, 1977 (age 65 years), Alexandria, Virginia, United States. He built the Nazi V1 & V2 aka vengeance guided rockets that terrorized London during ww2. It was indeed the first of its kind...sending projectiles from , or launch bases in Norway straight to London! But after the war, the Americans took him to USA, and he helped them build what you now know as NASA grin grin grin grin grin

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German-American aerospace engineer and space architect. He was a member of the Nazi Party and Allgemeine SS, the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi , and later a pioneer of rocket and space technology in the United States.

As a young man, von Braun worked in Nazi 's rocket development program. He helped design and co-developed the V-2 rocket at Peenemünde (Norway) during World War II. The V-2 became the first artificial object to travel into space on 20 June 1944. Following the war, he was secretly moved to the United States, along with about 1,600 other German scientists, engineers, and technicians, as part of Operation Paperclip. He worked for the United States Army on an intermediate-range ballistic missile program, and he developed the rockets that launched the United States' first space satellite Explorer 1.

Now, you see how whites think? They were busy hanging the military nazis, while poaching the nazi scientists to help them build their own Rockt science. Even by western standards, what Prof Felix and his team developed were astounding......yet our genuienely black heart leaders allowed the talents to go waste!

Tufiakwaaaa. black men!

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santopelele(m): 2:26pm On Nov 12, 2024
DomPerignon:
If he was such a brilliant scientist that you said he was, why has he remained jobless and not invented anything since his days of fabricating IEDs ?
A true biafran can never waste his time and resources trying to save dead nigeria. You expects him to teach hausa and yoruba how to build bomb? Mbanu, things are not done that way. He is a biafra legend and will die as a biafran

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Bigkoko: 2:27pm On Nov 12, 2024
Jobless....I believe the rot is really showing up in your comments. that crude, primitive acquisition of material things to show he was rich!

naaa...real scientist are not rock stars or Nigerian politicians that have all the parnephalias and trapping of wealth. They are modest, and had none the trappings of wealth because they don't need it. That way, you have no leverage against them, except pricked by their conscience and a desire to help humanity!

Looks like long years adoring crooks will certainly have its toll, you just proved it!

He drives no Bentley or have private jets... I guess that was what you were watching out for! Look towards Oluomo and the drug bagman...you will see what you wish! grin grin grin

DomPerignon:
If he was such a brilliant scientist that you said he was, why has he remained jobless and not invented anything since his days of fabricating IEDs ?

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chiagozien(m): 2:28pm On Nov 12, 2024
Happy birthday sir






Your sacrifice is appreciated.

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Bigkoko: 2:33pm On Nov 12, 2024
A lot of Gen Z actually thought it was all propangada. here he is talking it as is!

Not a good idea teaching his innovations to a Nigeria as is!

They will use it on civilains!

santopelele:
A true biafran can never waste his time and resources trying to save dead nigeria. You expects him to teach hausa and yoruba how to build bomb? Mbanu, things are not done that way. He is a biafra legend and will die as a biafran

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Bigkoko: 2:36pm On Nov 12, 2024
I tell you..... but I still cant understand how people will avoid progress because of hatred...

Like I know through you I will grow, buty because of a deep rooted hatred I will not use your assistance...mehnnnn black people shaaa!


mrvitalis:

U don't understand... If Nigerians are 100% that a certain Igbo man would turn nigeria to Dubai without him we would remain like this

There are millions 10s of millions that would prefer to stay like this

The hatred is deep rooted and they are not even improving themselves

See if not for Igbo lobbyists in USA and England eeh especially USA... It would have been difficult... The Igbo lobbyists yo USA senators is what's keeping Igbo land sane

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chiagozien(m): 2:36pm On Nov 12, 2024
DomPerignon:
If he was such a brilliant scientist that you said he was, why has he remained jobless and not invented anything since his days of fabricating IEDs ?
Are you saying you Nigerians are all dumb?




Because I haven't seen something someone from your region invented.

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DomPerignon: 2:37pm On Nov 12, 2024
chiagozien:
Are you saying you Nigerians are all dumb?




Because I haven't seen something someone from your region invented.

Ok.

What did your glorified IED scientist invent?

Tell us something this your scientist invented.

I am waiting.

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mrvitalis(m): 2:42pm On Nov 12, 2024
Bigkoko:
I tell you..... but I still cant understand how people will avoid progress because of hatred...

Like I know through you I will grow, buty because of a deep rooted hatred I will not use your assistance...mehnnnn black people shaaa!


U know the funny thing? This hatred disappear when they need service of an Igbo professionals

Bros the amount Igbo doctors, nurses, Pharmacist would shock you

My elder brother was a CMD of a general Hospital in Jigawa... They loved him for his service

But if he runs for president he would loss that LGA 99%

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Armaggedon: 2:44pm On Nov 12, 2024
Happy birthday hero!

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