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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by cuvox(m): 7:56am On Feb 12, 2016
BenBruce4Presdt:



Why are you being mischievous, these guys were always friends throughout and for oneday they never quarrel, but even if they did.. It was never public.. .

friends that never quarrel?
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by Mologi(m): 7:56am On Feb 12, 2016
Vatsa...Continue to rest in peace...
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by BenBruce4Presdt(f): 7:57am On Feb 12, 2016
Caseless:
grin grin grin but why don't we always agree nau? I'm Looking forward to more 'agreement' on issues between us. grin


Cheers! cool


I doubt that since I'm a WAILER and you are a "Z**bie"..

It might be really hard for us to continue to agree.. Since I am yet to discover one good thing about Bubu's leadership style and you are already counting your eggs on this regime.. Am I right?

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by jordyspices: 7:57am On Feb 12, 2016
Ibb the devil in human clothing
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by BenBruce4Presdt(f): 8:04am On Feb 12, 2016
Caseless:
define a Hausa man. In the last 16 years, the north has held power for 2 years , and you blame them for everything? Ok, there was azikiwe, ironsi , obj(in military) , ekwueme as vp, sonekan as interim president , obj was there for another 8 years, Gej was there for 6 years... So we should blame the Hausa for what these southerners also did in their own days as leaders of this country?


I said it we never agreed!!!

But you just misfired Now.. Brooff

In that post I an bit referring to anyone in particular, but I am blame every Nigerian that has ever had any business with government or governance of this country, directly or indirectly, since 1900....all of them put together are the reason for the country you see now.


You couldn't even wait for our relationship to last 10mins before hitting me hard.. .ouchh!!

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by okoro4: 8:39am On Feb 12, 2016
IBB is very unpredictable.Imagine killing his best friend
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by onojaduru: 9:28am On Feb 12, 2016
Soyinka and Achebe have always been the best of friends.IBB is a heartless man
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by asEdeyHOT: 9:32am On Feb 12, 2016
Another IPOB youth

Could not control his jealously

Aba Engrish
doublewisdom:

Because Soyinka could not control his jealously of Achebe's achievements. The reference to Achebe as the father of African literature almost made Soyinka run mad with envy. grin grin

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by 49cents(m): 9:34am On Feb 12, 2016
BenBruce4Presdt:


By an Hausa man.. .that was great... But that is their antics to get the president for their own share of the cake.. .enter their minds and you will be disappointed on their true motives..

Before you argue with me, all their actions and inaction is the Nigeria we have today..

So you live in their minds right?
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by DICKtator: 9:42am On Feb 12, 2016
Frankiss44:
This explained the one Nigeria of old, it was genuine and pure.. Unlike what we have now.. Yoruba man and Igbo man going to beg for the release of an HAUSA man


They were all literary writers/poet in the same association.
They were going to beg/plead on behalf of their colleague who was also a poet not just a soldier!!!



grin grin grin grin

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by martineinstein(m): 9:42am On Feb 12, 2016
Soyinka is handsome, tho

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by banmee(m): 9:45am On Feb 12, 2016
Frankiss44:
This explained the one Nigeria of old, it was genuine and pure.. Unlike what we have now.. Yoruba man and Igbo man going to beg for the release of an HAUSA man

It was worse back in the day. Shoyinka and Achebe were two highly intellectual individuals who knew better, so they don't count. Educaction and exposure makes you think rationally. The majority of Nigerians were mostly illiterates and the mistrust, especially between the Yorubas and Igbos, was deep. The average igbo man blamed their loss of the war on the yorubas.
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by loomer: 9:45am On Feb 12, 2016
I beg, who be vesta?
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by frisky2good(m): 9:46am On Feb 12, 2016
What is the greatest literature prize in the world and which of those two men won it?

doublewisdom:

Because Soyinka could not control his jealously of Achebe's achievements. The reference to Achebe as the father of African literature almost made Soyinka run mad with envy. grin grin

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by BenBruce4Presdt(f): 9:47am On Feb 12, 2016
49cents:


So you live in their minds right?



I don't need to live in their minds to know..

Just take a quick look around you now, from that uncompleted clinic to that damaged school and all the bad roads are all the evidence of their actions and inaction..

That's my point.
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by madgoat(m): 9:47am On Feb 12, 2016
Berrylite:
Soyinka's shirt is now been worn by ladies grin

Dats d only intelligent thing that came to ur mind abi undecided
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by Niceman4u(m): 9:48am On Feb 12, 2016
cuvox:
before Achebe and Soyinka turned enemies

Friend! They were nt enemies, u don't expect great minds to always agree on a thing. In every facet of life so long as great minds r involved, there wil always b disagreement! U may call it Rivalry.
I doff my hat for these two guys!

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by FuckTheMod: 9:49am On Feb 12, 2016
IBB THE CREATOR OF NIGERIA'S CORRUPTION

WOE BETIDE HIM. angry

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by danidee10(m): 9:49am On Feb 12, 2016
BenBruce4Presdt:


By an Hausa man.. .that was great... But that is their antics to get the president for their own share of the cake.. .enter their minds and you will be disappointed on their true motives..

Before you argue with me, all their actions and inaction is the Nigeria we have today..

So u fit enter person mind......bravoooo undecided
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by chigoizie7(m): 9:50am On Feb 12, 2016
This soyinka guy is one rugged guy oh,

Soyinka, a pirate

Achebe, an aye ()



Those men sef.
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by birmingham04: 9:50am On Feb 12, 2016
doublewisdom:

Because Soyinka could not control his jealously of Achebe's achievements. The reference to Achebe as the father of African literature almost made Soyinka run mad with envy. grin grin
. We are talking of united Nigeria and you were saying because Soyinka could not control his jealousy of Achebe's achievement. In fact you can't be a good father talkless of a good leader.

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by Nobody: 9:50am On Feb 12, 2016
Who is vasta
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by Nobody: 9:51am On Feb 12, 2016
Who can spot Yoruba swag in Wole Soyinka and non-swag in Achebe(The tribslist)?

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by omeke12(m): 9:53am On Feb 12, 2016
Caseless:
define a Hausa man. In the last 16 years, the north has held power for 2 years , and you blame them for everything? Ok, there was azikiwe, ironsi , obj(in military) , ekwueme as vp, sonekan as interim president , obj was there for another 8 years, Gej was there for 6 years... So we should blame the Hausa for what these southerners also did in their own days as leaders of this country?
...
senseless...
dude next time read one's post b4 quoting that person
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by danidee10(m): 9:53am On Feb 12, 2016
Caseless:
define a Hausa man. In the last 16 years, the north has held power for 2 years , and you blame them for everything? Ok, there was azikiwe, ironsi , obj(in military) , ekwueme as vp, sonekan as interim president , obj was there for another 8 years, Gej was there for 6 years... So we should blame the Hausa for what these southerners also did in their own days as leaders of this country?

Woahhh.....i've never analyzed it this way everybody is always blaming the north, but other tribes have also had an equal share of power and they did absolutely nothing with it.....a round of a plus for this gentleman cool cool
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by Nobody: 9:54am On Feb 12, 2016
doublewisdom:

Because Soyinka could not control his jealously of Achebe's achievements. The reference to Achebe as the father of African literature almost made Soyinka run mad with envy. grin grin
Really? I've never seen anyone lost sense with reality as this. Are you talking about same Soyinka and Achebe we all know? Achebe I know died trying hard to make himself recognised. It is on record that he was the only African writer that didn't offer as much as a congratulatory message to Soyinka when he won the Nobel prize. In one word, he died of envy!
"Father of African literature", what mangoe tree award is that? This Igbo people sha, always the same and so shall ever be. The same way they are going about getting Jonathan "international recognition". I laugh in Chinese

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by grandstar(m): 9:54am On Feb 12, 2016
Frankiss44:
This explained the one Nigeria of old, it was genuine and pure.. Unlike what we have now.. Yoruba man and Igbo man going to beg for the release of an HAUSA man
Vatsa was not Hausa! embarassed
Frankiss44:
This explained the one Nigeria of old, it was genuine and pure.. Unlike what we have now.. Yoruba man and Igbo man going to beg for the release of an HAUSA man
Vatsa was not Hausa!
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by kokomilala(m): 9:55am On Feb 12, 2016
They were never enemies.It was people who whipped up unnecessary phantom enmity between them.
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by mazizitonene(m): 9:56am On Feb 12, 2016
Caseless:
Vatsa was like a brother to ibb - so close that that vatsa's wife didn't know they were not joined in blood until ibb ordered the execution of vatsa even when there were no evidences showing vatsa took part in the failed coup. Infact he was vatsa's bestmam on his wedding day; he signed vatsa's wife into womanhood and signed her into widowhood.



Ibb is a devil!
and this man is still alive, always recognised, enjoying himself till tomorrow with all the atrocities he committed.....sometimes I begin to wonder.....seems being the bad guy really pays more undecided
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by sweetgala(m): 9:56am On Feb 12, 2016
Caseless:
define a Hausa man. In the last 16 years, the north has held power for 2 years , and you blame them for everything? Ok, there was azikiwe, ironsi , obj(in military) , ekwueme as vp, sonekan as interim president , obj was there for another 8 years, Gej was there for 6 years... So we should blame the Hausa for what these southerners also did in their own days as leaders of this country?

In all the days of Nigeria's independence, that Hausa have not done any figured than their Nigerian brethren in the Nigerian story, the antics of GEJ over 5 years more than squared off the Abacha period. Loot for loot
Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by grandstar(m): 10:00am On Feb 12, 2016
doublewisdom:

Because Soyinka could not control his jealously of Achebe's achievements. The reference to Achebe as the father of African literature almost made Soyinka run mad with envy. grin grin

Who told you? Mere speculation

Soyinka is a wordsmith and Achebe a master storyteller

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Re: Achebe And Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 To Beg IBB To Spare Vatsa by Truth234(m): 10:03am On Feb 12, 2016
cuvox:


you seem to be left behind. towards Achebe's last days there was a literary battle

Yet Achebe didn't mention it in his last book? He praised the man for his moral and courage, please get "There was a country" before you go on misleading people.

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