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Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Fingerprinter(m): 10:58am On Jul 07, 2016 |
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Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Histrings08(m): 10:58am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Ibadan has always bn a rock.. Ama pure and applied Ibadan boy |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by ziggy3579: 10:59am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Let's not deceive ourselves |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by notoriousbabe: 11:02am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Sitting from left to right lalasticlala seun and chukwudi44 |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by forgiveness: 11:03am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Ibadan was the centre of civilization and development in the 60s and that was why many foreigners from all over the world sojourned in Ibadan at that time to seek greener pasture in the Dubai of Africa and the envy of the World. That was when the first skyscrapper was built in Sub sahara Africa(even before many European cities), the first highrise buildings cladded with glass, the first TV station and the first stadium in Sub Sahara Africa. All these were when the destiny of all tribes in Nigeria was in their hands. When we had regional government based on Federalism before we where forced at gun point by some.... to had abandoned what had worked for us to adopt unitary system of Government by those seeking to establish an Empire they never had but dreamt of having by force by fire. Now, our destiny is no longer in our hands and that is why we have to wait at the end of every month to receive pocket money from papa like one spoilt kid. Chai! We need to wake up if at we fell into deep coma, we need to act if at all we have been pretending as if all is well. I still dey observe. 1 Like |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by tjskii(f): 11:03am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Proffdada:Hehehehe, this my own gist happened in d 90s |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by mayortm001(m): 11:05am On Jul 07, 2016 |
History |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Proffdada: 11:06am On Jul 07, 2016 |
tjskii:i don fear I thought u r another bukky ajayi's collegue 1 Like |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Reference(m): 11:11am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Quakertellicus1: Pally, it is the other way round. It is tribe and religion that formented, necessitated 'sharing'. Religion and tongue has been in existence since the Tower of Babel, generations before Nigeria got her indepdence. It is the way we have used it to degrade ourselves from man to animal that is baffling. Are we the only multi-cultural, multi-religious society. India is a typical example. We were at par economically as recently as the eighties. I had Indians as teachers throughout elementary school and as collegues at college. Today they are the engine room of global economic growth, the fastest growing large economy and is on course to hit the top three soon. They are also the largest democracy with a voting population of half a billion. They have religious populations of Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims and Christians each larger than the entire population of Nigeria, yet they can organise themselves, elect their goverments and run their country to prosperity in a just, satisfactory manner. And by the way they don't have allocations. Why is Nigeria different. What is wrong with us. 1 Like |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Nobody: 11:11am On Jul 07, 2016 |
forgiveness: No offence, but there were a lot of foreigners in Nigeria in the 1960's, 70's and even 1980's largely because we had not yet trained enough people...so we needed foreigners to run some things while they trained their replacements. That was especially true in our University sector for example. Infact, Balewa in his first speech as Prime Minister of independent Nigeria asked many foreigners (British) to stay to at least do their jobs until we had Nigerian replacements for them. By the 1980's....we had trained enough Nigerians to take over....so the foreigners started leaving. |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Nobody: 11:14am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Reference: Good points....but India too has its issues with religion(Hindu v Muslim v Christian) and tribe.(To the point that there are at least two active separatist movements there...the Assamese,the Kashmiri come to mind )and even a Communist(Maoist) insurgency |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by TruthisOut: 11:15am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Immarshall: So nobody replied this guy?!! Yorubas and their fear of the north sef! Let an IPOB guy make this same statement, the internet will shut down. Well, Mr. Man, your assertions are wrong though I don't subscribe to jungle justice but a thief is a thief and in the south it is clear to all. But the north...mtchweeee.... Terrorist breeding ground! Bloodthirsty modafvckas!!! Uncivilized bigots, tribalists to the core! Pogrom seeking paedophiles!! The south is just learning from you guys to be badass. My experience in the north is just better left in the past. I don't wanna piss u off , just trying to correct ur statement. Take it easy. |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Nobody: 11:17am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Just 2 yrs later d whole trajectory of d country went to shit because of some young, daft, power hungry generals. |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by oodua1stson: 11:20am On Jul 07, 2016 |
gisthit:they crossed their legs because they have smaller balls |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by mmsen: 11:27am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Immarshall: It isn't the 'norm' for that to happen. I've never seen that happen and I don't know anyone that has happened to. Keep deceiving yourself if you wish but it's clear, by all indices that the North was not (and still is not) ready to be an independent nation. Unfortunately we have a system in place that allows them to push their useless 'leaders' on the nation at large. This is why I understand why IPOB and the Biafra agitators are so irritated and why I believe the only solution for Nigeria's ailment is full federalism. P.S. When Anthony Enahoro was calling for indepdence in the 1950s it was the North that said they were not ready. They were still not ready in the 1960s when they murdered southerners in the tens of thousands. Every senseless pogrom since has shown they are not ready. |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Obiwiz(m): 11:27am On Jul 07, 2016 |
tayomohammed:The books in that library obviously discouraged hygiene and truthfulness, right? It's called "oil" or "petroleum" and not "oyel" (learn the proper and dignified pronunciation for things that feed you and your likes, and for which you've become genocidal). Also learn to be grateful, abi d books no teach dat aspect? |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Nobody: 11:30am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Civilization in Ibadan, 1964. Why was Ibadan the choice of these colonialists. I'm still going through history books. They ruled from the top of Mapo Hill. |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Nobody: 11:32am On Jul 07, 2016 |
DaFlash: Keep dreaming. Travel outside this country and you will find out that Igbos are making more waves than any other Nigerian ethnic group in academics, research, medicine,engineering, computing, literature etc. |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Reader530(m): 11:32am On Jul 07, 2016 |
TaiKuun: TaiKuun: |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by mmsen: 11:33am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Reference: India suffers from religious violence and inter tribal violence. And for a nation of over 1 billion people they punch well below their weight. They are nowhere near the level of China with similar population. They do not have a good track record of organization, most Indian cities are testament to this fact. India is both the malnutrition and diabetes capital of the world - how does that play into your 'prosperous India' myth? And 'allocations' from tax receipts is very different from the federal government requisitioning the whole pie from one industry and then sharing the money with people who refuse to use their own resources. |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Nobody: 11:39am On Jul 07, 2016 |
ziggy3579:We think alike abeg, zik was a curse to us not a blessing. 1 Like |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by forgiveness: 11:45am On Jul 07, 2016 |
Quakertellicus1: Why do we have many foreigners dying to sojourn in Dubai? |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Nobody: 11:49am On Jul 07, 2016 |
forgiveness: Diversification....and not into selling more raw materials. |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by bakynes(m): 11:52am On Jul 07, 2016 |
1stCitizen:Keep deceiving yourself, dont let jealousy kill u, you cant quantify which tribe is making waves more btw Yorubas and igbos . Yorubas started way ahead of you interms of education( dont just bring the highest result in Waec) and are way ahead of you interms of education just that igbos are naturally boastful about achievements |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by bakynes(m): 11:53am On Jul 07, 2016 |
1stCitizen:Keep deceiving yourself, dont let jealousy kill u, you cant quantify which tribe is making waves more btw Yorubas and igbos . Yorubas started way ahead of you interms of education( dont just bring the highest result in Waec into this picture) and are way ahead of you interms of education just that igbos are naturally boastful about their achievements |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Businessideas: 11:58am On Jul 07, 2016 |
TaiKuun: Blame Falz 1 Like |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by forgiveness: 12:05pm On Jul 07, 2016 |
Quakertellicus1: Foreigners are in Dubai to seek greener pasture due to the economical condition of the city, as a result of the innovation of the master planners which is the government. Shikena! And diversification is one of the process. |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by TaiKuun(m): 12:13pm On Jul 07, 2016 |
Businessideas:on top wetn |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Nobody: 12:17pm On Jul 07, 2016 |
bakynes: You can rant if you like. You just heard the unbiased truth from someone that is neither Yoruba nor Igbo |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Nobody: 12:42pm On Jul 07, 2016 |
The library is still cool like that...Went there with my friends one fine Friday around 1Oam, didn't know how fast the time had gone till the librarian told us it was past 4, and they had to lock up... |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Tintinnoty(m): 12:44pm On Jul 07, 2016 |
goodheart02:nop I disagree with this, there is a clear deference between Nig nd SA in the form of goverment we practised during the colonial era and the intention of white for both countries. In Nig is all about how the British government can exploit us use our natural resources to develope Britain. But in the case of South Africa, is a mixed race of whites who has naturalised themselves as South Africans, hence there is a sincerity of purpose in developing SA. |
Re: Throwback: The British Council Library Ibadan In 1964 by Intrepid01(m): 12:51pm On Jul 07, 2016 |
Yea I remember this library at Ibadan..I have never seen any library like that afterward....not even at OAU, UI or Unilag can compare....There are normal reading tables and chairs, there are dining tables if u don't like the usual reading table, there are center tables and chairs to read the dailies. Peridoic seminars and speeches are held for library users.. I intend to have a library like that in my house in future. |
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