As I sit here, I can't help but wonder why things have remained the way they have been and worse. We have been running around the same circle. Old sins are being paid back with new sins. A tribe will give you reasons why it will not forgive another tribe for what they did to them one year or the other and vice-versa. How much more the north and south arguments?!

We should understand that what binds a society together is love and trust not tribal uniformity or differences and other mundane things.

Love binds a society together while trust oils the wheel of progress within the society. It must also be said that without love, there can be no trust.

According to the Bible in the book of Matthew 22;32-40, one of the sadducees asked Jesus “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment." And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.  All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” If I obey all civil, criminal and common laws ever made on earth and I break this simple law as it is written, I will continue to deny myself the sweetness of a peaceful society. For this is the greatest law. Love is all that I need.

Without trust, how can I live? I won't buy food or food items if I can't trust the seller. I won't keep money in the bank if I don't trust the banking system. I won't even give to the beggar if I don't trust his or her intention. What if my cook decides to poison me? What if the bus driver swerves to the direction of d oncoming trailer? I have come to realise that more often than not my life is not in my hands(without trying to be religious) but in the hands of the other man whom I MUST trust to do the right thing.

I can give a hundred reasons why the government and the society is bad but hold on a sec,am I not a part of the society? For every act of mine that is devoid of love for the next person, I deny the society peace and trust - Irrespective of where,when and how I commit the act(s). I inadvertently deny my neighbours and myself a chance to live - for how can I live without trust?

What goes around truly comes around.

Happy Father's day!

Good Message!

Preach it on Bro!

The problem is that; there is a particular ethnic group that hates everybody in Nigeria. They have refused to move on from what happened decades ago. They like to point fingers at everyone else for their problems. They want to secede and want the Presidency of Nigeria at the same time. There are good people (Chime, Rochas, Ken Nnamani and few other) among them but they won't support them. There is also an ethnic group who believe they are born to rule Nigeria. There is a section of them who think Islam is paramount to Nigerian constitution.

Until these two groups come to their senses, the union is doom forever!

The fingers ain't equal so there's always going to be love hate in these life nothing can change it

.talk is cheap

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payless: The problem is that; there is a particular ethnic group that hates everybody in Nigeria. They have refused to move on from what happened decades ago. They like to point fingers at everyone else for their problems. They want to secede and want the Presidency of Nigeria at the same time. There are good people (Chime, Rochas, Ken Nnamani and few other) among them but they won't support them. There is also an ethnic group who believe they are born to rule Nigeria. There is a section of them who think Islam is paramount to Nigerian constitution.

Until these two groups come to their senses, the union is doom forever!

congratulation!!! You just won for yourself The Bigot Of The Year Award by derailing this wonderful thread

the only way for that is let all the northeners go to school and let igbos stop sentiment

Let's all try to be civil on this thread. The hatred must stop!

payless: The problem is that; there is a particular ethnic group that hates everybody in Nigeria. They have refused to move on from what happened decades ago. They like to point fingers at everyone else for their problems. They want to secede and want the Presidency of Nigeria at the same time. There are good people (Chime, Rochas, Ken Nnamani and few other) among them but they won't support them. There is also an ethnic group who believe they are born to rule Nigeria. There is a section of them who think Islam is paramount to Nigerian constitution.

Until these two groups come to their senses, the union is doom forever!

This sort of comment is not in the spirit of thread. I can assure you that further comments are going to be based off of yours and not off the OP.

payless: The problem is that; there is a particular ethnic group that hates everybody in Nigeria. They have refused to move on from what happened decades ago. They like to point fingers at everyone else for their problems. They want to secede and want the Presidency of Nigeria at the same time. There are good people (Chime, Rochas, Ken Nnamani and few other) among them but they won't support them. There is also an ethnic group who believe they are born to rule Nigeria. There is a section of them who think Islam is paramount to Nigerian constitution.

Until these two groups come to their senses, the union is doom forever!

U are such a divisive character. Perfidy and treachery runs in ur blood. Typical Yoruba man. My shit no dey smell.

Same way they eulogise Abiola and despise IBB in the open, yet the family is feeding fat from the same IBB's largess.

You can't force people to love each other. They have to do it at freewill. In the case of Nigeria, the foundation is on shaky ground. The system is Babylonian. It's between good and bad intentions. Those who live by the law shall be judged by the law. Those who live by grace, shall receive their rewards.

The Value system is key to basic understanding of love,peace and unity. Time will tell.

Ok...i wish everyone would be like me.i love my neighbours and don't tribalise.my 1st boyfriend's yoruba,my bestie in law school was hausa and i'm married to my fellow ibo. Abi i no try...

Bashirfuntua: the only way for that is let all the northeners go to school and let igbos stop sentiment

Who is stopping notherners from going to school though?Just curious.

the_ripper3:

U are such a divisive character. Perfidy and treachery runs in ur blood. Typical Yoruba man. My shit no dey smell.

I just put you and your cohorts in your place with nothing but hard truth.

Trust as in distrust

I find it very difficult to trust Ibo and Hausa People

Mod dont hide my post o!

payless:


I just put you and your cohorts in your place with nothing but hard truth.

Tripe. Move along.

Good one bro. God bless nigerian.

God Bless the federal republic of Nigeria & all its peoples. I am firstly a proud Nigerian. Ethnicity is far secondary & almost useless to me.

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First of all, I tink its a personal tin. And aside dt, so many oda factors are responsible,like parents, leaders and d society at large. This tins we grow up to learn hav a way of living wit us. Only any independent mind can over come dis spirit of hatred. Av always bin an advocate of ONE LOVE in Nigeria,even witin a state, ppl stil segregate. God hlp us.

payless: The problem is that; there is a particular ethnic group that hates everybody in Nigeria. They have refused to move on from what happened decades ago. They like to point fingers at everyone else for their problems. They want to secede and want the Presidency of Nigeria at the same time. There are good people (Chime, Rochas, Ken Nnamani and few other) among them but they won't support them. There is also an ethnic group who believe they are born to rule Nigeria. There is a section of them who think Islam is paramount to Nigerian constitution.

Until these two groups come to their senses, the union is doom forever!

Hard truth!!! When Obasanjo was the president his loudest critics were the Yoruba but other tribes will always rationalize what anybody from their tribe does.
PS: I'm not a Yoruba man.

how can there be peace when one or two tribes are being maginalised,it won't work the south east and south south people are being maginalised since 1970.no seaport,no airport,bad roads here and there(especially FG Roads)no embassy.achieving peace in this country will be impossible if all these things are properly settled.