onye_ngbu:

You sound more like a bigot that than those people you are accusing.

For you to come up with such analogies and allegations, you are a yoruba bigot just as those from the other side are biafran bigots.  

koyuid:

what do you people gain from this tribal fights?
this  is the sort of thing one would expect at oshodi mart.

SHAME ON YOU GUYS

asha 80:

OPC is more of an instigator^^^^

The National Conscience Party (NCP) governorship candidate in Ogun State in the 2007 election, Lanre Banjo, has urged the EFCC not to stop at the conviction of Chief Bode George and others, for fraud, but to recover the stolen wealth. "His statement that when public office is abused, the entire populace is assaulted lifted Nigeria in the eyes of the world. It gave us hope. When he continued that this must not be condoned or treated with kid gloves, and if the quality of service in our public life is altered to the appreciable standard of the civilised world, the right deterrent should be given. This statement strikes the nerves of people with conscience and sends fear into the inner spines of looters," he said. Banjo denounced George’s supporters, who prevented photo-journalists from taking pictures and harassed prosecutors and reporters in the court premises. He urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to make a law that would make it unlawful for anyone to violate people’s rights within the court premises.



Yesterday, the Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress (AC) hailed the conviction of George and others. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Joe Igbokwe said: "The conviction of Bode George is a welcome development and we believe that even as the sentence handed down to him was mild, it sends a positive signal to those who loot the treasury that someday, they will stand trial for their offences. We are happy that this character has been thrown to jail for his sundry role in looting the NPA and we salute the EFCC Chairman for effortlessly pulling this conviction through. We believe that there are many Bode Georges in the PDP and that the conviction of George will serve no useful purpose if other looters are not brought to justice. "We must note that there were frantic moves made by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo administration to shield George from justice. This rendered the work of the former leadership of the EFCC a huge joke as this desperate effort lasted. It also showed that the Obasanjo government was merely using anti-corruption as a ruse to promote his political interests. We hope the present government will not do same on the critical issue of fighting corruption’’.

OPC is more of an instigator

Duduknight:

That may be true but I usually see comments from him on threads that attack his tribe and I am yet to see a thread started by him, where he is directly or indirectly, attacking other tribes. If he has, then I stand corrected.

OPCman:

Instigator ? of what?
Please paste here where I instigated any tribal comment. All my comments on this forum or any forum is in reply to what those bigots say about my people and my tribe, nothing more. I have respect for Ibos who believe in Nigeria and Nigerians (I have family friend who are Ibo and we talk on daily basis) but not those bigot educated fools who still see Yoruba as a coward, as a traitor, as a fraudsters, and as this , as that,  You can abuse any Yoruba misruling you/Nigeria in person, but not collectively as Yoruba. I am a Yoruba and I am in government, I am a Yoruba and I am not a fraudster, I am a Yoruba and I am not a coward.

Duduknight,

Honestly to God, (hands on my heart), a Bangladashi guy has once told (on knowing that I am a Yoruba) that 'You Yoruba are the one causing all the problem in Nigeria including giving Nigeria bad image. I asked him how he knows this when he is not a Nigerian and he told me that he read on the net. I asked further, on which website, he said on 'something biafra' and that you Yoruba killed so many Ibos,

Now tell me was the Yoruba that killed the Ibos or the Nigerian Army? Was it Yoruba that did credit card fraud or a Nigerian with a Yoruba name?

Why Yoruba at all time as we are their problem?

OPCman:

They say 'Yoruba started it'.
But we all know where 'kidnapping is rampant' and the tribe behind it. Can anyone paste here where a Yorubaman posted a topic that certain tribe is kidnappers'.

Forum is where people learn from one another, where we discuss issues going on in the country and how we can put head together to solve it.

We can discuss tribes (because Nigeria is a multi-tribe, multination country and it might be difficult not to mention the tribe concerns sometimes i.e. the Anambra political issue, Ibo can come into it) but you don't come here to disparage or start calling a tribe names because you don't like the tribe and the people.

and the tribe behind it

sjeezy8:

No doubt i was in class and my prof asked what are the problems in Nigeria caused by.

This ignorant Igbo girl opened her dirty mouth and was like " man its dem yorubas"(not knowing the teacher lived in Nigeria). Its 5 Nigerians in the class 3 Yorubas 1 edo and the igbo gal. The expression on everyones face was like what the hell is the fool yarning about.
The teacher (black american) said he lived in Nigeria for 15 years from the 80's to early 90's, he lamented "How can a yorubas be the cause of Nigerias woes when there has only be 1 Yoruba presidency OBJ". He further gave accounts where prominent yoruba leaders were assassinated when ever they opposed military regimes. He also added how can any ethnic group cause the problem in Nigeria when everyone is governing their state of origin(it doesnt get any more equal then that). He said imagine if yorubas werent in Nigeria, who would be an actual formidable opposition? because so far many if not all of the people assassinated in Nigeria were of Yoruba ethnicity not to mention the Soyinkas and co, who dont only defend their tribe but the interest of all Nigerians.

While everyone was being quiet in Nigeria( if they didnt run away) its no doubt the leaders of yoruba ethnicity have been at the forefront of opposition in terms of Nigerias interest.

anyway how you see it, if someone is mentions Nigeria in a negative way its a yoruba like Obj(the SAME person flogged over and over again) but if someone talks about Nigeria in a positive way its Fela,Soyinka,Fashola and co,
I cant think of any other tribe who has defended the interest or recognized the work of others besides their own.

No doubt others may leave Nigeria or Africa and make a name for themselves but when the words Africa or Nigeria comes to mind Soyinkas and Felas ARE NEVER LEFT OUT.
I dont have time to blame poblems in the West on people from the North, East or South South, it just doesnt make sense. smh

sjeezy8:
He further gave accounts where prominent yoruba leaders were assassinated when ever they opposed military regimes.

sjeezy8:

While everyone was being quiet in Nigeria( if they didnt run away) its no doubt the leaders of yoruba ethnicity have been at the forefront of opposition in terms of Nigerias interest.

sjeezy8:
anyway how you see it, if someone is mentions Nigeria in a negative way its a yoruba like Obj(the SAME person flogged over and over again) but if someone talks about Nigeria in a positive way its Fela,Soyinka,Fashola and co,
I cant think of any other tribe who has defended the interest or recognized the work of others besides their own.

sjeezy8:

No doubt others may leave Nigeria or Africa and make a name for themselves but when the words Africa or Nigeria comes to mind Soyinkas and Felas ARE NEVER LEFT OUT.
I dont have time to blame poblems in the West on people from the North, East or South South, it just doesnt make sense. smh

sjeezy8:

No doubt i was in class and my prof asked what  are the problems in Nigeria caused by.

This ignorant Igbo girl opened her dirty  mouth and was like " man its dem yorubas"(not knowing the teacher lived in Nigeria).  Its 5 Nigerians in the class 3 Yorubas 1 edo and the igbo gal. The expression on everyones face was like what the hell is the fool yarning about.
The teacher (black american) said he lived in Nigeria for 15 years from the 80's to early 90's, he lamented "How can a yorubas be the cause of Nigerias woes when there has only be 1 Yoruba presidency OBJ". He further gave accounts where prominent yoruba leaders were assassinated when ever they opposed military regimes.  He also added how can any ethnic group cause the problem in Nigeria when everyone is governing their state of origin(it doesnt get any more equal then that). He said imagine if yorubas werent in Nigeria, who would be an actual formidable opposition? because so far many if not all of the people assassinated in Nigeria were of Yoruba ethnicity not to mention the Soyinkas and co, who dont only defend their tribe but the interest of all Nigerians.

While everyone was being quiet in Nigeria( if they didnt run away) its no doubt the leaders of yoruba ethnicity have been at the forefront of opposition in terms of Nigerias interest.

anyway how you see it, if someone is mentions Nigeria in a negative way its a yoruba like Obj(the SAME person flogged over and over again) but if someone talks about Nigeria in a positive way its Fela,Soyinka,Fashola and co,
I cant think of any other tribe who has defended the interest or recognized the work of others besides their own.

No doubt others may leave Nigeria or Africa and make a name for themselves but when the words Africa or Nigeria comes to mind Soyinkas and Felas ARE NEVER LEFT OUT.
I dont have time to blame poblems in the West on people from the North, East or South South, it just doesnt make sense. smh

mekuslogan:

^^^^^^
What countries are those?
Togo? Benin? What are their names and when did they become Yoruba?

Bonny Yayi of Benin
Eyadema of Togo
Are those Yoruba names?
Who is the prime minister in question and in which country is he ministering?

Soon Obama will become Yoruba.

Good to see you deluding yourself. Ewu Yoruba minister

onye_ngbu:

So you ve never heard about Okonjo Iweala, Soludo, Emeagwali, Chimamanda and others .

onye_ngbu:

By the way, how many people know about your fashola outside lagos state not to start talking about outside nigeria.

mekuslogan:

^^^^^^
What countries are those?
Togo? Benin? What are their names and when did they become Yoruba?

Boni Yayi of Benin
Eyadema of Togo
Are those Yoruba names?
Who is the prime minister in question and in which country is he ministering?

Soon Obama will become Yoruba.

Good to see you deluding yourself. Ewu Yoruba minister

Beninoise President Says He's a Nigerian
"The President of Benin republic, Dr Thomas Boni Yayi on Saturday 20 December, 2008, shocked prominent Yoruba Obas and leaders when he announced in impeccable Yoruba language at Ile Ife, Osun state, Nigeria, that he was happy to be back home."
http://www.africanews.com/site/Beninoise_President_Says_Hes_a_Nigerian/list_messages/22320  

Yayi with ooni of ife
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The Former prime minister, First president of togo Olympio
Olympio, Sylvanus (Epiphanio) (b. Sept. 6, 1902, Lomé, Togo - d. Jan. 13, 1963, Lomé), president of Togo (1961-63). A leader of the Committee of Togolese Unity, formed early in World War II as a cultural organization, he was elected president of the first representative territorial assembly in 1946 and soon came into conflict with the French authorities. His party lost its majority at the 1951 elections and boycotted those of 1955. One of his early concerns was to unite the Ewe people, who were divided between British and French Togoland,
The Éwé are the largest ethnic group in Togo, making up approximately 21 per cent of the population, and are related to a number of other southern groups, which are sometimes considered sub-groups of the Éwé.  These include the Ouatchi, Mina, Adja and Afro-Brazilians who are descended from returnees to Togo from Brazil, primarily in the 19th century.
Éwé trace their origins to the Oyo of Nigeria, some of whom migrated to today's Togo in the 13th century.

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Antonio Deinde Fernandez
Ambassador gets ovation

"THE Guardian of Prosperity and Panache" is how Ovation International, an African equivalent of Hello!, modestly describes Antonio Deinde Fernandez, who we revealed last week as a resident of Edinburgh's bejewelled New Town. A friend of Nelson Mandela and George Dubya, Fernandez is a Nigerian-born billionaire and the Central African Republic's permanent ambassador to the United Nations.

The list is divided into rough and ready subsections: Body Parts, etc; Common Medical Conditions, Medications, etc; Relations and Usual Members of the Community; and so on. It is intended that by considering the examples, the reader will be able to form a good impression of how the languages have diverged over time. And the items listed include:

agba (or akpÍ, akpå)/agbÍn (= ‘chin’),

awÍ /ewu (= ‘grey hair’),

aga (or Ëga)/agan (= ‘barrenness, infertility, a barren woman’)

, Ígwå/oogun (= ‘medicine, poison, charm’),

dimkpa/ igiripa (or giripa) (= person in prime of manhood, strong man, man of strength and courage’)

, Ëra (or Íra, Íha, Ísa)/ara (or ira (CY)) (= ‘the citizenry, the people, the masses, the public’)

, onye/ eniyan (or Íniyan(CY)(= ‘person, anyone, someone’)

, agå/ ¹kun (= ‘tiger, leopard’)

, enyin/ erin (= ‘elephant’),

anwå /oorun (= ‘sun, sunlight’),

ifufe (or ifufu)/af¹f¹ (or efuufu) (= ‘wind, breeze, air’),

ogbodo/ogberi (or ogbere (CY)) (= ‘person not yet initiated into a masquerade or similar secret cult , a novice’),

and akårËkÍ /iharihÍ (or ihaahÍ) (= ‘charred part of food which adheres to the pot or sauce pan’).

Very many examples, and not a few from even the deeper recesses of traditional life!

body parts where these similarities abound. In Yoruba and Igbo, the jaw and the cheek are found in the same category. Igbo has it as agba onu Yoruba egbe enu. Armpit in Yoruba is abiya, while in Igbo it is abu. Intestines, stomach, stand for ifun in Yoruba while in Igbo it is afo or avo. So also is aka which is hand in Igbo but apa in Yoruba. In some cases in Yoruba dialect however, aka also stands for arm or hand. The Igbo aka as in finger also signifies Yoruba ika which also stands for finger and toe.

Vavavoom:

Really sad some folks still don't get it and try too hard
We are failing as a nation because of nepotism and tribalism the had gone before and still on-going, so sad