From Rusty Stack to Rustic Dream Home

A masterclass in hybrid construction, fusing four High-Cube shipping containers with timber trusses and stone masonry. This 4-unit stack transforms industrial steel into a cozy, Craftsman-style lodge.

Project Estimates:

Base Structure: 4x 40ft High-Cube Shipping Containers (Stacked 2x2 configuration) + Stick-built timber roof truss system.

Style: Modern Rustic / Hybrid Craftsman Lodge.

Total Area: Estimated ~2,400 sq ft (including the vaulted attic space created by the pitched roof).

Key Features: Integrated natural stone chimney (masonry heavy), cedar shake gable ends, wrap-around timber porch, and retained original container corrugation (painted).

🛠️ DIY Cost Estimate: $175k - $225k (Heavy cost in lumber, stone, and spray foam insulation).

👷‍♂️ Turnkey Cost Estimate: $420k - $580k (This is a complex hybrid joinery build).

Disclaimer: These figures are rough estimates only. Actual costs vary significantly by location, current material prices, and labor rates.

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THE MAN WHO GAVE NIGERIA THE NAME “BIAFRA” — AND HE WASN’T IGBO
Many people don’t know this part of our history:
The name “Biafra” was not coined by Ojukwu… and it didn’t even come from an Igbo person.
It was suggested in 1967 by Frank Opigo, an Ijaw man from present-day Bayelsa State.
Opigo proposed the name during the meeting of the Eastern Consultative Assembly when the Eastern Region decided to secede from Nigeria.
Back then, there were no states — only Eastern, Western, Northern, and Mid-Western Regions.
Ijaw people, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and the entire present South-East were all part of the Eastern Region.
Opigo recommended the name based on the already existing geographical term “Bight of Biafra” — also known as the Bight of Bonny — the curved coastline at the eastern end of the Gulf of Guinea.
The Assembly debated it… and accepted it.
That is how the name “Biafra” entered the political history of Nigeria.
So yes — Biafra is not an Igbo word, neither is it of Igbo origin.
An Ijaw man gave the name that would later define one of the most significant chapters in Nigeria’s history.

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My cement was stronger, more durable, and far cheaper than Dangote’s. But out of envy, Dangote ran to Obasanjo and influenced him to shut down my factory without any justification.” — Cletus Ibeto

According to Ibeto, his cement was the cheapest anywhere in the world. “I wasn’t competing with Dangote, I was competing with the global market. If China sold cement at ₦1,000, I sold mine at ₦600 to Nigerians. My dream was simple: to make sure every Nigerian, no matter how little they earn, could one day afford to build a house of their own.”

Today, cement in Nigeria sells for about ₦10,000, while the same product goes for just ₦5,000 in Ghana. Ibeto insisted: “This would never have happened if my factory was still running. Under my watch, the price of cement would never have gone beyond ₦2,500.”

He further accused Dangote of deliberately pursuing monopoly: “He wanted to control the market and cripple the South-East because the Igbos are the ones who build the most. That was the hidden agenda. But I will continue to say it boldly—if my factory was alive today, Nigerians would not be crying under this heavy burden of cement prices.”......................Me:No tribe wants to compete with an Igboman why?

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