"Finally, we must realise this ineluctable fact even if, as a result of this military superiority in men and material, Nigeria succeeds in occupying the whole of Biafra., the problem of the secession will not be solved. There will, therefore, be no real peace in Nigeria as long as Biafra fights for its independence"
FELIX HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY, PRESIDENT OF IVORY COAST, ON MAY 9TH, 1968, AT THE IVORY COAST EMBASSY, PARIS.
Two Major Places In Igbo Land Were Ehi Igbo Are Bred And Can Easily Be Found Are Ohodo Igbo-etiti In Nsukka Area Of Enugu State And Onueke In Ezaa South, Ebonyi State.
IPOB one million march in UK is coming on 16th and 17th October 2022. It's #freemazinnamdikanu and #free Biafra. IPOB UK and IPOB Worldwide should get ready, we must march. Lovers of freedom and people of goodwill are invited to join us in this march.
James Africanus Beale Horton Is The First Man to Propose a Modern Independent Nation of Igbos in 1865
Do you know that an Igbo man planned and proposed a modernised self-governed Nation/Empire/Republic of Igbos 39 years before the birth of Nigeria as a country? His name is JAMES AFRICANUS BEALE HORTON (1835–1883).
He published and sent the British government his proposal titled, “The EMPIRE OF THE EBOES/HACKBOUS/HEEBOS/IBOES/IGBOES/EGBOES, with the Requirements Necessary for Establishing that Self Government Recommended by the Committee of the House of Commons, 1865: and a Vindication of the African Race.”
This proposal included a plan for · A Self-governed independent nation · an army, · currency · Support for modern civilisation and economic empowerment.
His proposal was hinged on his research showing that the Igbo race was the most emulative, intelligent and adaptive "race" in West Africa, and with modern support, they will vindicate the black race. He also supported the hypothetical but controversial Jewish migration origin of the Igbos at that time.
Horton was born in the then British colonial Sierra Leone, near Freetown. His parents were former recaptive Igbo slaves. Horton lived in Gloucester until 1847 when he moved to Freetown to attend the local Church Missionary Society School (CMS). In 1853 he was moved to Freetown’s Fourah Bay Institution to train for a ministry in the Church of England. His seminary studies ended two years later when the CMS selected him to study medicine in preparation for a medical career in the British army. Horton attended Kings College in London for three years and then Edinburgh University for a fourth year to earn an MD.
In 1859 Horton was commissioned back to West Africa as a staff-assistant surgeon in the British army. His works led him to correlate topography and human health, developing theories that eventually would earn him a reputation in the medical world and a promotion to the army rank of surgeon-major. Horton became more concerned with politics during his military service in West Africa. Horton refutes the derogatory racial theories about Africans life in Victorian Britain and its empire.
However, Horton also consider himself, a loyal subject of the British establishment and envisioned that Britain should have a strong cultural and technological influence in the development of Africa. Thus his philosophies, radical when colonial powers were dominant, have acted as a basis for the future advancement of African independence and nationalist ideologies.
At 45, Horton retired and returned to Freetown, where he continued to promote African education as the key to self-governance, and he further provided scholarships to hopeful young Africans. He also took a keen interest in Africa's technical and economic development and Opened a bank called the Commercial Bank of West Africa. His business and gold mining exploits made him one of the richest men in Africa by 1880.
Although his dream of an independent Self-governed Igbo nation was not realised in his lifetime, his political thoughts birthed the African political thoughts during the colonisation of Africa after his death.
James Africanus Beale Horton died in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 1883.
Sources Beverton, A. (2021). James Africanus Beale Horton (1835-1883) •. Retrieved 12 September 2021, from https://www.blackpast.org/glob....al-african-history/h Horton, J. (1868). West African countries and peoples, British and native : With the requirements necessary for establishing that self government recommended by the committee of the House of Commons, 1865; and a vindication of the African race. London: W. J. Johnson.
What are the best features of Agra Etawah Toll Road Project
To build, operate, and maintain the Agra Etawah Bypass NH 2 Project, the NHAI and AETPL (AE Tollway Private Limited), an SPV of IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd., entered into a Concession Agreement on September 1, 2015. Long after the designated date, the Project's concession term is still in effect. During this time, the concessionaire is allowed to collect the suggested client expense from the traveling public.
AETPL has been given permission to extend six lanes on a BOT or DBFOT basis to a 124.52 km section of Uttar Pradesh's NH 2.
The section of NH 2 between kilometers 199.66 and 323.525 is part of the Agra Etawah Toll Road Project.
A list of the project's features is provided below:
six-lane highway with a length of 124.52 kilometers Of the 750 Lane kilometer Administration road, 84.725 km Slip road measuring 30.282 km, with three substantial additions 30 little additions Seven in the sky Seven rail tracks must travel through 3.08 km of obstructions due to turbulence. The 44.68 km of the route is illuminated by the lamps. lessons in 214 12 vehicular underpasses, 10 for light traffic, 6 for pedestrians, and a convergence of 164 underpasses 22 direct lines of traffic are halted by four trucks. Two toll-cost courts would be appropriate. FASTag The project will cost Rs. 3,244 Cr. The length of the concession is 24 years.
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The congested National Highway 2, also referred to as the Delhi-Kolkata Road, passes through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
The Agra Etawah Toll Road Project is necessary for the NHAI's most difficult and well-known Golden Quadrilateral project. The road project passes via the Uttar Pradesh cities of Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, and Etawah. The course includes coverage of significant urban regions like Agra, Etmadpur, Firozabad, Shikohabad, Jaswantnagar, and Etawah.
The Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, and Red Post are three internationally renowned attractions that have made Agra a well-known location on the travel industry's map. The fourth well-known tourist destination is the bird sanctuary in Bharatpur National Park. Itmad-ud Daula's last resting place as well as Akbar's Tomb in Sikandra have both been suggested as potential World Heritage Sites.
