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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by BermudaTriangle(m): 8:29pm On Jul 30, 2015 |
vega84: Mine is a human being created in Gods' image whilst your own grandfathers were Apes. Hairy baboons who specialise on herbs consumption like the true herbivorous animals that you are. Who is to be ashaned ?
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by BermudaTriangle(m): 8:35pm On Jul 30, 2015 |
vega84: My own grandfather was a human being created in Gods' image whilst yours were Apes, hairy baboons who practically live on herbs as true herbivorous gorillas.
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by Nobody: 11:54pm On Jul 30, 2015 |
BermudaTriangle: Loooooooooooooooooool, 1994 Yoruba live on lies. |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by Ritchiee: 3:53am On Jul 31, 2015 |
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by Ritchiee: 3:55am On Jul 31, 2015 |
oluwalfa:Why are you so obsessed with Diya so much? He is not the Scorpion,you know...He has further shown the greatness of the Yoruba Nation...winning his war with a weapon never been used by the Yoruba Warriors in their 100 years of unending wars both within and withoutl...The ends justify the means... oluwalfa:Why are you so obsessed with Diya so much? He is not the Scorpion,you know...He has further shown the greatness of the Yoruba Nation...winning his war with a weapon never been used by the Yoruba Warriors in their 100 years of unending wars both within and withoutl...The ends justify the means... |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by Nobody: 6:21pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
tayooluwole: OP please re-arrange it prperly and make it bold so it can be much more legible |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by scholes0(m): 12:47am On Aug 12, 2015 |
OkutaNla: REVEALING!! 1 Like |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 3:23pm On Aug 30, 2015 |
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by MabraO: 3:36pm On Aug 30, 2015 |
OkutaNla: Oh oh!!! So u know ibos ran jona daft government yet u fools are always talking about marginalization U prople be confirm illeterate |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by ugomma2000: 4:27pm On Aug 30, 2015 |
tayooluwole: still a zoologist achievement |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 5:07pm On Aug 30, 2015 |
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 6:03pm On Aug 30, 2015 |
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 6:42am On Aug 31, 2015 |
Main article: List of career achievements by Hakeem Olajuwon 2× NBA champion (1994, '95) 2× NBA Finals MVP (1994, '95) 1× NBA MVP (1994) 2× Defensive Player of Year (1993, '94) 6× All-NBA First Team (1987, '88, '89, '93, '94, '97) 3× All-NBA Second Team ('86, '90, '96) 3× All-NBA Third Team (1991, '95, '99) 5× All-Defensive First Team ('87, '88, '90, '93, '94) 4× All-Defensive Second Team ('85, '91, '96, '97) 12× All-Star Olympic gold medalist (1996) Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996). Olajuwon ended his career in the top ten all-time in blocks, scoring, rebounding, and steals. He is the only player in NBA history to retire in the top ten for all four categories (he is now 12th all-time in rebounding). Olajuwon was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2008.[76] Ranked #13 in SLAM Magazine's 2009 revision of the top 50 greatest players of all time (published in the August 2009 issue)[77]
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 7:53am On Aug 31, 2015 |
Asisat Oshoala is the first Nigerian and the first Female in the world to win BBC Female footballer of the year award in 2015. Asisat Lamina Oshoala MON (born 9 October 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Liverpool Ladies. She was named best player and was the highest goal scorer at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She was also named best player and second top goalscorer with the Super Falcons team who won the 2014 African Women's Championship. Club career Edit On 23 January 2015, Oshoala joined Liverpool Ladies. Liverpool manager, Matt Beard called her "one of the best young players in the world".[4] Although rumours had linked her with other clubs, she was very happy to join Liverpool.[5] International career Edit Oshoala found success as a forward for Nigeria's youth teams but made most of her early appearances for the senior national team as an attacking midfielder. She was nicknamed "Seedorf" after male footballer Clarence Seedorf and has also been referred to as "Superzee" by her teammates.[6][7] She was named best player and with 7 goals was also the top goal scorer at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She was also named best player and second top goalscorer with the Super Falcons team who won the 2014 African Women's Championship.[8][9] She also won the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2015. In September 2014 Oshoala was made a Member of the Order of the Niger by President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan.[10] On 8 June 2015 in Winnipeg, Canada, Oshoala opened her senior FIFA Women's World Cup account by scoring Nigeria's second goal in a 3–3 draw with Sweden. Personal life Edit Oshoala incurred the wrath of her parents when she dropped out of school to pursue a football career.[11] She attributes her dislike of household pets to being a Muslim.[12] Honours Edit International Edit Nigeria African Women's Championship Winner: 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Runner-up: 2014 Club Edit Rivers Angels Nigerian Women's Championship (1): 2014 Nigerian Women's Cup (2): 2013, 2014 Individual Edit BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2015[13] Queen of The Pitch Award: 2014[14] African Women's Footballer of the Year: 2014,[15] African Women's Youth Player of the Year: 2014,[15] African Women's Championship Golden Ball: 2014[16] FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Boot: 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Ball: 2014 |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 8:16am On Aug 31, 2015 |
Rashidi Yekini was a Nigerian footballer who played as a striker and the first Nigerian to win African Footballer of the Year. His professional career, which spanned more than two decades, was mainly associated with Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, but he also played in six other countries his own notwithstanding.[1] Yekini scored 37 goals as a Nigerian international, and represented the nation in five major tournaments, including two World Cups where he scored the country's first-ever goal in the competition. He was also named the African Footballer of the Year in 1993.[2][3] Club career International career Edit Scoring 37 goals for Nigeria in 58 appearances,[6] Yekini was the national record goalscorer. He was part of the team that participated in the 1994 (where he netted Nigeria's first-ever goal in a World Cup, in a 3–0 win against Bulgaria, his celebration after scoring, crying while holding the goal's net, became one of the iconic images of the tournament[7]) and the 1998 FIFA World Cups. Additionally, Yekini helped the Super Eagles win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations where he also topped the goal charts and was named best player of the competition.[8] He also participated at Olympic level in Seoul 1988.
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 8:48am On Aug 31, 2015 |
Brendor Ayanbadejor Career highlights and awards 3× Pro Bowl (2006, 2007, 2008) 2× First-team All-Pro (2006, 2008) Super Bowl Champion (XLVII) AFC Champion (2012) NFC Champion (2006) CFL All-Star (2002) First-team All-Pac-10 (1998) Career NFL statistics Tackles: 251 Quarterback sacks: 4.5 Interceptions: 2 Forced fumbles: 5 Stats at NFL.com Oladele Brendon Ayanbadejo (/ˈbrɛndən ˌaɪ.ənbəˈdeɪʒoʊ/; born September 6, 1976) is an American football linebacker and special teamer who played in Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 1999. Ayanbadejo has been selected to the Pro Bowl three times as a special teams player. He also was named to the All-Pro team two times as special teams player by Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association. He has also been a member of the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins of the NFL, the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions of the CFL.
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 9:10am On Aug 31, 2015 |
Milton-Jones has received numerous awards and honors, some of which are listed below. Gold Medals Edit 2000 & 2008 Olympic Games 2007 Tournament of Americas 1998 & 2002 FIBA World Championship 2002 Opals World Challenge 1999 U.S. Olympic Cup 1997 World University Games 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival Bronze Medal Edit 2006 FIBA World Championship Collegiate honors Edit 1997 SEC Player of the Year 1997 State Farm Wade Trophy 1997 First-team All-American 1997 First-team All-Southeastern Conference 1996 First-team All-Southeastern Conference 1995 Second-team All-Southeastern Conference 1994 Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team SEC Player of the Week (February 27, 1995; December 15, 1996; January 5, 1997; January 26, 1997)
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 9:20am On Aug 31, 2015 |
Adewale Ogunleye Second-team All-Big Ten (1998) Pro Bowl (2003) All-Pro (2003) AFC sacks leader (2003) NFC Champion (2006) Indiana University Football Hall Of Fame (2014) Career NFL statistics Tackles: 387 Quarterback sacks: 67.0 Forced fumbles: 17 Stats at NFL.com Adewale Ogunleye (/ˌɑːdeɪˈwɑːleɪ oʊɡuːnˈleɪjeɪ/; born August 9, 1977) is a former American football defensive end who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Indiana. Early years College career Professional career Edit Miami Dolphins Edit Ogunleye signed with Miami in 2000 as an undrafted free agent. He spent the first year of his NFL career on injured reserve due to a knee injury suffered during his senior year at Indiana. In 2001, Ogunleye had recovered well enough to lead the team during the preseason in sacks and that earned him a spot on the Dolphins’ 53-man roster. By the end of his fourth season with the Miami Dolphins, Ogunleye had been voted starter in the 2004 NFL Pro Bowl. He led the AFC with 15 sacks in the 2003-2004 NFL season. He was given the Dan Marino Most Valuable Player of the year award, by the Miami Dolphins, that same season. In 2002, Ogunleye had 57 tackles, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 9.5 sacks (sixth in the AFC) for 62 yards in losses for the season. During the 2003 NFL season, while playing for the Miami Dolphins, he led the AFC with 15 sacks. Ogunleye was named to the Pro Bowl at the conclusion of the season.[3] Chicago Bears Edit He was traded by the Dolphins to Bears for wide receiver Marty Booker and a 3rd round pick in the 2005 NFL draft after holding out during the month of August before the 2004 NFL season. Ogunleye quickly signed a record-breaking 6-year contract with the Bears. During the next six seasons Ogunleye became a mainstay on the Bears top ranked defense. During the 2005 NFL season, Ogunleye spearheaded the Bear's defensive line by recording ten sacks. Ogunleye was named team captain and helped the Bears reach Super Bowl XLI in Miami during the 2006 season. Ogunleye, along with Tommie Harris, Alex Brown and Mark Anderson during training camp in 2008 Ogunleye was named the "NFL's Defensive Player of the week" for the 2008's first day after recording one safety and made a key fourth down stop against the Indianapolis Colts.[3] On December 20, 2009 in a game against the Baltimore Ravens, Ogunleye fractured his left fibula. He was placed on season-ending injured reserve on December 26. Houston Texans Edit On September 14, 2010 Ogunleye signed a one-year tender with the Houston Texans after his contract with the Chicago Bears had expired. At the end of the 2011 season, Ogunleye would end his professional playing career. He finished with 11 NFL seasons under his belt. He finished with career totals of 389 Tackles, 67.5 Sacks, 17 forced fumbles, and 14 fumble recoveries, 2 safeties and 1 Interception.[4][5] |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 8:35pm On Aug 31, 2015 |
Henry Akinwande Henry Akinwande Statistics Real name Henry Akinwande Rated at Heavyweight Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Reach 86 in (218 cm) (2.2 m) Nationality British Born 12 October 1965 (age 49) London, England Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 55 Wins 50 Wins by KO 30 Losses 4 Draws 1 Henry Akinwande (born 12 October 1965) is a retired English professional heavyweight boxer and former WBO heavyweight champion. Background Amateur career Professional career Edit Main article: Lennox Lewis vs. Henry Akinwande Akinwande made his professional debut in 1989 against Carlton Headley in London and won all of his first 18 bouts, including a second round KO victory over former World Light Heavyweight Champion J.B. Williamson, and relatively well known fringe fighters such as Marshall Tillman, Eddie Taylor, Kimmuel Odum and John Fury. Akinwande then challenged Axel Schulz for the vacant European heavyweight title in Berlin, Germany in 1992. The fight, scored only by the referee was adjudged to be a draw after 12 rounds. This was felt by many to be a "home town" decision, as most observers had Akinwande winning comfortably. Following a victory over New Zealand's respectable James Thunder for the Commonwealth title in 1993, Akinwande again challenged Schulz for the vacant European belt. This time three judges were employed and Akinwande was awarded a unanimous decision after 12 rounds. He was to defend the title twice, against Biagio Chianese and Mario Scheisser. Akinwande also defeated fellow Briton and future WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson, former IBF heavyweight title holder Tony Tucker, Frankie Swindell, Brian Sargent, Calvin Jones and Gerard Jones, all from the USA, during this period. In 1996 Akinwande faced American Jeremy Williams for the WBO World Heavyweight Title which had been vacated by Riddick Bowe, a fight which Akinwande was to win via a 3rd round stoppage. Akinwande went on to defend the belt twice, with victories over Russian Alexander Zolkin by TKO and a decision over fellow Briton Scott Welch, who had won the WBO Intercontinental Title with a stoppage over the 46-year-old Joe Bugner. The WBO belt was then vacated so that Akinwande could pursue a challenge to WBC champion Lennox Lewis in 1997. The fight took place at Caesars Tahoe in Nevada. Akinwande was strangely subdued and spent much of the fight attempting to clinch Lewis. After repeated warnings, referee Mills Lane finally ran out of patience and disqualified Akinwande for repeated holding in the 5th round.[1] A proposed challenge to Evander Holyfield for the WBA belt in 1998 was later abandoned after Akinwande tested positive for hepatitis B. This meant a lengthy spell of recovery for Akinwande, but he was finally cleared to return to the ring in 1999. Akinwande won his next 8 fights, his victims included top contenders Orlin Norris and Maurice Harris, as well as Peter McNeeley, Kenny Craven, Russel Chasteen, Reynaldo Minus, Chris Sirengo and Najee Shaheed. A fight with Oliver McCall in 2001 resulted in Akinwande's 2nd defeat. After Akinwande had outboxed McCall for most of the fight, Akinwande began to tire, and McCall caught him with a few seconds remaining in the 10th and final round. Akinwande was counted out. Akinwande recovered from this to win his next 9 bouts, including notable victories against Timo Hoffman, Ed Mahone, Cisse Salif and Anton Nel, all for the IBF Intercontinental Title, as well as Curt Paige, Sam Ubokane, Raman Sukhaterin, Alexander Vasiliev and Tipton Walker. In late 2006 he dropped a split decision to Oleg Platov, a bout in which Akinwande received a point deduction in 8th round for holding, and Platov received a point deduction in 9th for head butt. After that fight he won another fight against Andriy Oleinyk in 2007 before losing to top prospect Ondřej Pála from the Czech Republic by unanimous decision on 4 July 2008, which turned out to be his last fight. Achievements Vacant Title last held by Lennox Lewis Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion 18 March 1993 – 30 January 1994 Stripped Vacant Title next held by Scott Welch Preceded by Riddick Bowe Vacated WBO Heavyweight Champion 29 June 1996 – 17 February 1997 Vacated
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 8:49pm On Aug 31, 2015 |
Nojim Maiyegun Medal record Competitor for Nigeria Men's Boxing Olympic Games 1964 Toyko Light Middleweight Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Light Middleweight Nojim Maiyegun (born February 21, 1944 in Lagos) is a retired Nigerian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Middleweight (71 kg) category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was Nigeria's first Olympic medalist.
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 8:53pm On Aug 31, 2015 |
Lateef Kayode Statistics Nickname(s) Power Rated at Heavyweight Cruiserweight Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Reach 77 in (195 cm) Nationality Nigerian Born March 3, 1983 (age 32) Lagos, Nigeria Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 23 Wins 21 Wins by KO 16 Losses 0 No contests 2 Lateef Olalalekin Kayode (born March 3, 1983) is a Nigerian professional boxer.[1] He is the current WBO–NABO and NABF cruiserweight champion, and remains undefeated as a professional.[2] Kayode is trained by Freddie Roach.[3] Pro career Edit On December 3, 2010 Kayode knocked out American Edward Charles Perry on a Showtime boxing card.[4] Kayode showed a much more relaxed demeanor in the ring than in his previous ShoBox appearances. In the 6th round he perfectly placed a right hand down the pipe that connected on the left side of Perry’s jaw, sending him sprawling to the ground once more. Perry had never touched the canvas in 13 years as a professional pugilistboxer.[5] On June 10, 2011, Kayode proved too much for a game Matt Godfrey, then 19-3 with 14 KOs, at the Chumash Resort Casino. Kayode controlled the entire fight and sent Godfrey to the canvas a total of three times, eventually winning by scores of 98-90, 97-90, 98-89. He knocked Godfrey to the floor in rounds one, five and nine with a devastating display of body shots and power punches to the head of Godfrey.[6]
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Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by MrPresident1: 10:10pm On Aug 31, 2015 |
OkutaNla: This is true. Awolowo told Azikiwe that he was ready to serve under him in any capacity if NCNC Zik's party formed an alliance with the AG so that they can form the government at the centre, Azikiwe in this alliance would have been Prime Minister. Azikiwe rejected Awolowo's proposal and instead went into alliance with the NPC, Balewa became Prime minister, Azikiwe became ceremonial Governor General, and Awolowo became leader of the opposition. Question is why did Azikiwe reject the offer of being Prime minister which under the paliamentary system that we ran at that time had the real powers for the ceremonial position of Governor general? Igbos destroyed the southern solidarity and political alliance because of their innate greed and lack of political tact and sophistry, Yoruba voted Buhari only as a reaction. Igbos destroyed GEJ's presidency with their greed, they hijacked the poor man and used him thoughtlessly. 1 Like |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 11:42am On Sep 01, 2015 |
Josiah Majekodunmi Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for Nigeria British Empire Games Auckland 1950 High Jump Josiah Olutunji Majekodunmi (April 12, 1927 – October 9, 1996) was an athlete from Nigeria. He competed at the 1950 British Empire Games at Auckland, New Zealand[b] where he won Nigeria's [/b][b]first medal in any internationalsports,a silver medal in the Men's High Jump event. Prior to the Commonwealth games, he captained Abeokuta Grammar School Athletics team to win the prestigious Grier Cup for Nigerian high schools in 1947 for the first and the last time. Majekodunmi placed 9th in the high jump event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He was also the father of Miss Olawunmi Majekodunmi, the African Table Tennis champion for most of the 1970s and 1980s. |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by forgiveness: 10:25am On Sep 04, 2015 |
Karim Olowu Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola Olowu, OON Personal information Nickname(s) KAB Nationality Nigerian Ethnicity Yoruba Born 7 June 1924 (age 91) Lagos, Nigeria[citation needed] Residence Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria Alma mater Loughborough College [1] Sport Sport Track and field Event(s) 100 meters, 4x100 meters, 4×110 yards,[2] Long jump University team Loughborough University Athletics Club [1] Achievements and titles Olympic finals Helsinki 1952, Melbourne 1956 [2] Commonwealth finals Auckland 1950, Canada 1954 [3] Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for Nigeria Event 1st 2nd 3rd Commonwealth Games 0 2 0 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 Canada 4x110 yards relay 1954 Canada long jump Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola "KAB" Olowu (OON) (born 7 June 1924) is a Nigerian former sprinter and long jumper who was part of Nigeria's first delegation to the Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. Olowu participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] Two years prior to his appearance at the Olympics, he participated in the 1950 British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) in Auckland, New Zealand. At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Canada, he won silver medals in[b] long jump and the 4×110 yards relay, becoming the first Nigerian athlete to win two medals at the Commonwealth Games. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics he became the first Nigerian Olympic torch bearer.[3] He is one of Africa's oldest living Olympians. |
Re: Check Out These Achievements And U Will Be Proud To Be Yoruba... by Rapture007: 2:16am On Sep 11, 2015 |
ugomma2000:go get somtin meaningful and do wit ur life instead of siting down all day typing dis concocted lies. This is wat truth looks like.. Igbo scholar disgraces Femi Fani-Kayode •Demolishes claims on Igbo/Yoruba history with facts and figures By News Express on 17/08/2013 An Igbo scholar, Dr. Samuel Okafor, has made one-time Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, look so small and uneducated by using facts and figures to demolish the claims he made in the controversial August 8 article, “The Bitter Truth About The Igbo”, which set off a storm that almost threatened Igbo-Yoruba relations. In the first part of an article entitled “The Lies of Femi Fani-Kayode”, Okafor, who has a First Class in History from the University of Nigeria Nsukka and then did a Ph.D in Nsukka on scholarship, dismissed Fani-Kayode as a “half-baked intellectual.” He then proceeded, point by point, to address what he termed “the most reckless amongst the tangle of reckless comments spewed by Femi, a character who with each punch of his keypad stresses his severely unwell conditions of logorrhoea, delusions of enlightenment, history and sociology – amongst others.” Below are Okafor’s words: FEMI AND HIS SEVERELY IGNORANT LIES: •Femi Lies About the Yorubas Being Nigeria’s Earliest Graduates: From his myopic bubble Femi FaniKayode claims the Yoruba were the first to acquire Western education; the first ever known record of a literate Nigerian in the English Language is the narrative of an Ibo slave who regained his freedom and documented his life history as a slave from the time he was 11 years old in present day Ibo land till the time when he gained his freedom in the middle of the 18 th century. He later married an English woman and had 3 children. He died in 1795. Femi, a basic Google-research will do you good here; check out the name, Equanoh OLAODAH. Further Femi claims that the Yoruba were the first lawyers and doctors in Nigeria. This is again a big falsehood. The first Nigeria doctor was an Effik man Silas G. Dove who obtained a medical degree from France and returned to practise medicine in 1840 in Calabar. This fact can also be verified from historical medical records in Paris. I would also ask that you google the name BLYDEN – Edward Wilmot BLYDEN – an educated son of free Ibo slaves who by the mid-19th century had acquired sound theological education. He was born in Saint Thomas in 1832. He is one of the founding missionaries that established the Archbishop Vining church in Ikeja. Before the next time you succumb to your long-running battle with logorrhoea, Femi please do some research. What about the third president of a free Liberia – President J JRoyle – again, a man of Ibo descent. Please take some time to do some research so that we can discuss constructively. It is wrong to peddle lies to your people. It is academic fraud to knowingly misrepresent facts just to score cheap points with people who do not have the discipline to do research and accept anything you pour out simply because they say you are well educated. To again quote the great Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Joseph Stiglitz; Femi fits into the category of third rate students from first rate universities with an inflated sense of self-importance. Let’s go on! Who was the first Nigerian Professor of Mathematics – an Ibo man – Professor Chike Obi – the man who solved Fermat’s Last Theorem. He was followed by another Ibo man, Professor James Ezeilo, Professor of Differentail Calculus and the founder of the Ezeilo Constant. Please do some research on this great Ibo man. He later became the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka and one of the founders of the Nigerian Mathematical Centre. Who was Nigeria’s first Professor of Histroy – Professor Kenneth Dike who published the first account of trade in Nigeria in pre-colonial times. He was also the first African Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan. Who was the first Professor of Microbiology – Professor Eni Njoku; he was also the first African Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos. Anatomy and Physiology – Professor Chike Edozien is an Asaba man and current Obi of Asaba. Who was the first Professor of Anatomy at the University College Ibadan? Who was the first Professor of Physics? Professor Okoye, who became a Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960. He was followed by the likes of Professor Alexander Anumalu who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize for Physics three times for his research in Intermediate Quantum Physics. He was also a founding member of the Nigerian Mathematical Centre. Nuclear Physics and Chemistry – again another Ibo man – Professor Frank Ndili who gained a Ph.D in his early ’20s at Cambridge Univesity in Nuclear Physics and Chemistry in the early ’60s. This young Asaba man had made a First Class in Physics and Mathematics at the then University College Ibadan in the early ’50s. First Professor of Statistics – Professor Adichie who’s research on Non-Parametric Statistics led to new areas in statistical research. What about the first Nigerian Professor of Medicine – Professor Kodilinye – he was appointed a Professor of Medicine at the University of London in 1952. He later became the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka after the war. What about Astronomy – again another Ibo man was the first Professor of Astronomy – please, look up Professor Ntukoju – he was the first to earn a double Ph.D in Astronomy and Mathematics. Let’s go to the Social Sciences – Demography and statistical research into population studies – again another Ibo man – Professor Okonjo who set up the first Centre for Population Research in Ibadan in the early ’60s. A double Ph.D in Mathematics and Economics. Philosophy – Professor G D Okafor, who became a Professor of Philosophy at the Amherst College USA in 1953. Economics – Dr. Pius Okigbo who became a visiting scholar and Professor of Economics at the University of London in 1954. He is also the first Nigerian Ph.D in Economics. Theology and theological research – Professor Njoku who became the first Nigerian to earn a Ph.D in Theology from Queens University Belfast in Ireland. He was appointed a Professor of Theology at the University College Zambia in 1952. I am still conducting research in areas such as Geography where it seems a Yoruba man, Professor Mabogunje, was the first Professor. I also am conducting research into who was the first Nigerian Professor of English, Theatre Arts, Languages, Business and Education, Law and Engineering, Computer Technology, etc. Nigerians need to be told the truth and not let the lies that Femi Fani-Kayode has been selling to some ignorant Yoruba who feel that to be the first to see the white man and interact with him means that you are way ahead of other groups. The Ibo as The great Achebe said had within a span of 40 years bridged the gap and even surpassed the Yoruba in education by the ’60s. Many a Yoruba people perpetually indulge in self-deceit: that they were the first to go to school; to be exposed to Western education; that they are academically ahead of other Nigerian cultures of peoples. Another ignorant lie. As far back as 1495 the Benin Empire maintained a diplomatic presence in Portugal. This strategic relationship did not just stop at a mere mission but extended to areas such as education. Scores of young Benin men were sent out to Portugal to study and lots of them came back with advanced degrees in Medicine, Law and Portuguese Language, to name a few. Indeed, some went with their Yoruba and Ibo slaves who served the sons of the Benin nobility while they studied in Portugal. These are facts that can be verified by the logs kept by ship owners in Portugal from 1494 to 1830. It is kept at the Portuguese Museum of Geographic History in Lisbon. Why then would several Yoruba people peddle all these falsehoods to show that they are ahead educationally in Nigeria? The true facts from the Federal Office of Statistics on education tell otherwise, showing that 3 Ibo states for the past 12 years have constantly had the largest number of graduates in the country, producing more graduates than Ondo, Osun, Ekiti and Oyo states. These eastern states are Imo, Anambra and Abia. Yet he calls Ibos traders. Indeed, the Igbos dominate because excellence dominates mediocrity – truth. Let me enlighten this falsehood’s mouthpiece even further: before the civil war Ibos controlled and dominated all institutions in the formal sector in Nigeria from the universities to the police to the military to politics: •The first Black Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan was an Ibo man •The first Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos was an Ibo man •The first Nigerian Rector of the then Yaba College of Technology was also an Ibo man •The police was run by an Ibo IG •The military as a professional institution was also run by elite-ilk Ibos. Facts can never be hidden. To be first does not mean you would win the race; let us open up all our institutions and may the best man win. Let us not depend on handouts or privileges but on heard work. Let us compete and give the best positions to our brightest – be it Ibo, Yourba or Fulani, and then we shall see who is the most successful Nigerian. I find it difficult not to respond to some of these long-held lies that are constantly being peddled by Yorubas. One is that the Yoruba have the largest number of professors in the country. I would again ask that we stick to facts and statistical records. The Nigerian Universities Commission has a record of the state with the largest number of professors on their records and as at 2010 that state is Imo State followed by Ondo State and then Anambra State; the next state is Ekiti and then Delta before Kwara State. I am sure you Yorubas are surprised. When you sit in the South-West do not think others are sleeping but I wish to address another historical fact and that is who were the first Nigerians to receive Western education. It is important that these issues be examined in their historical context and evidence through research be presented for all to examine. I have continued my research for as the great sociologist and father of modern sociology – Emile Durkheim – put it, the definition of a situation is real in its consequence . What this simply means is that one must never allow a perceived falsehood to become one’s reality and by extension individuals who accept a defined position act as though the situation is real and apply themselves in that narrowly defined perspective. Why is this important to state it is because for long the Yoruba have peddled lies that have almost become accepted as the truth by other Nigerians but it is important that we lay down the facts for others to examine and come to their own conclusion for facts are facts. Let’s go back to education. Historically, Western education resulted as a product of indigenous ethnic groups interacting with the whites through trade. The dominant groups sold slaves, ivory gold and a host of other products to their European counterparts in exchange for finished goods – wine, tobacco, mirrors, etc. The Bini who were the dominant military force from the 15th to the 19th century raided and sold other ethnicities to the Europeans. Top on the list of those they sold were the Yoruba, Ibo and Igala. Various other ethnicities suffered as a result of the Bini military expansion. And the Benin Kingdom stretched from present-day Benin up to what is now geographically referred to as Republic of Togo. Indeed, the influence of the Benin Empire extended to the banks of the river Niger to present-day Onistha. There are huge Yoruba settlements in the Anioma part of Delta State who fled Yoruba land as a result of these attacks and constant raids. Yes, there are Yoruba people who are currently living with Ibos in the Ibo-speaking part of Delta and they are full citizens of the place no one refers to them as strangers and there is no talk about the Ibos being the host community like we hear from the Governor of Lagos State. But let me return to research. Slaves were moved from the hinterland to the coast and many were sold through Eko to the New World. These slaves were the first to encounter the Europeans and by extension their way of life – this included education in a Western sense. The Bini King had taken pains to establish a diplomatic presence in Portugal and the relationship developed into areas that extended beyond trade in the late 15th century and lasted well into the early 19th century. Scores of young Bpni youth were sent to Portugal and studied there, coming back with advanced degrees in various disciplines. The next set of people to receive Western education were the slaves themselves. Some of them managed to buy their freedom and develop themselves further. For the Ibo it does not matter who your father is; the question is: Who are you? Who was Obasanjo’s father? Was he the most educated Nigerian? I am sure the answer is no. Yet this Great Nigeria led this nation two times as a military Head of State and as a civilian President. What about GEJ? Who was his own father? Was he the first Nigerian to go to London? The answer is no. In fact, he had no shoes, yet he is fully in charge. So it does not matter if your father was the first Lawyer or first Doctor in Nigeria but rather what matters is what an individual does with the talents the Almighty has given to him. Let us open up Nigeria for competition. That is the solution to our problems. Those who want privileges keep reminding us that their fathers were the first to go to school in London. Every generation produces its own leaders and champions. Like Dangote who is the biggest employer of labour in Nigeria today and the richest man in Africa. Was his father the first to go to study in London? Yet he is the master of people whose parents gave them the best. My brothers, the answer to the Nigerian problem is that we should establish a merit-driven society. “I get am before” no be |
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Igbo people aligned with North in 1959 when NCNC formed alliance with NPC to form a govt at the centre, In 1983, Ojukwu alligned with the Northerners to be in NPN and plot the defeat of Azikiwe... In 1993, Nzeribe alligned with the Hausa with ABN to cajolled IBB to cancel June 12 election, In 1999, PDP was a party for Northerners and Igbo while Yoruba was in AC as opposition, now that Yoruba was in mainstream politics for the first time, Igbo are shouting Yoruba are always aiding the North... It is Igbo people that are always going with the North, the tide just changed, hence deal with it... Chiaka: |
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