₦airaland Forum

You already have the right mindset. The best way to approach these kind of situations is to expect the worst and hope for the best.

I think what may have prompted this question is the price disparity between both domain extensions. There's really know difference especially as it pertains to Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Google sees both extensions as originating fr Nigeria, so any website that uses such extensions will be indexed automatically for Nigeria instead of explicitly having to add your target country in Google webmaster tools.

uduokirika1:
if kano pillars win Enyimba today they will dethrone rangers

That won't happen. This Kano pillars again?

Singapore1:
abeg recommend any spy series

Try "The Americans".

deltateam:
I have been watching the walking dead and from the look of things am hooked to the series for now. Am now in season 3.

You came late. It's a nice series. One of my favourite. But I think I got tired of it at the last season. In now watching "Fear of the Walking Dead" which us a spin off.

Daredevil is sick.

Adekorya:
No matter how relevant they are trying to make Abuja it will never be, because many rich people including foreigners prefer Lagos, except they move National airport from Lagos to Abuja.

There's an international airport in Abuja, so that is not the problem. They have moved almost everything to Abuja yet not much has changed and the reason is because there is a deliberate effort to make sure Abuja remains for the rich. So they keep locking the middle class and poor out of Abuja so that it does not turn to another Lagos. The moment government makes a concerted effort to reduce the absurd cost of land and property in Abuja, then Abuja will become more than a capital and it will give Lagos a run.

I think this season belongs to the antelopes, Enugu Rangers are currently topping the league and it will remain so till the end of the season. This is our time to shine.

CONTAINMENT looks promising. I just watched the very first episode.

safarigirl:
I was replying the guy who said Don Jazzy is Igbo because he was born in Abia

My post had nothing to do with who is Lagosian or whatever terms you guys attribute to being Yoruba. I'm sure the Kachikwu fellow, like most immigrant 'Lagosians' can't speak a word of Yoruba anyway.

Maybe if he changed his name to Lanre or so, we could have this argument.

It made more sense when Clarion Chukwura said that her first language is Yoruba instead of Igbo. As much as it kinda pissed me off, it made more sense since she has lived a Yoruba life most of her life and consistently married different Yoruba men. But I just dont just understand this our ministers own because even my mum who was born in Lagos is still her Igbo self and does not speak a lick of Igbo like millions of other Igbos in Lagos.

One cannot help but shudder at the stupid ignorance of a lot of Nigerians. How can one be more of a Lagosian than Igbo when the latter is an ethnic group while the former is a state of being a Lagos resident. The correct thing to say would be that he is an Igbo living in Lagos.

If there's really a pedestrian bridge like people here have claimed then the OP needs to cover His/Her face in shame for encouraging people to risk their lives in the name of CDS.

sunshine1974:
Personally I still think Channels is the best TV station in the land. TVC for me seem to be too biased when analyzing issues.....what do u think?

My favourite program on Nigerian TV is on TVC and u must say they that have have tried in terms of quality of program but one thing I hate about them is what you have just stated. They are too biased for anything APC and that is what they seem to be lacking.

bigfrancis21:
Let us analyze this issue in more details. This Igbo identity all boils down to the very same fact that i have mentioned severally on nairaland before - that the issue of state boundary, which are only but artificial demarcation lines, is the cause of identity issues by many Igboid groups. These groups cling onto state and geographical zone boundaries for their identities. Tear these boundaries or states down and assign new states or boundaries to them and you see them adjusting happily to their new identities. Re-adjust state boundaries and join the Egbemas of Rivers back with their brothers in Imo state and watch the anti-Igbo stance fade away gradually. On the other hand, take some pro-Igbo communities in the SE zone and assign them to nearby SS states and watch them take an anti-Igbo stance over the years. This brings us to the very question of if belonging to the SE zone has helped to preserve the Igbo identity among the self-acclaimed Igbos today? We all know that familiar line of reasoning -- I am from the SE, therefore I am Igbo. I have no choice but to be Igbo. If so, it means that the collective Igbo consciousness of SE Igbo is due to the very fact that they are in the SE zone. Take out the SE zone tag and assume all 6 zones in Nigeria are 'de-zoned' today, will this pro Igbo consciousness as we have it in SE still be strong as it is?

If this is the case, we have to be glad in one way to the military governor (not sure which) for the creation of the SE zone specifically which has helped to foster Igbo consciousness and awareness, which other pro Igbos from the SS can identify with and benefit from. In other words, had there been no SE zone created specifically to refer to Igbo people, what would be of our Igbo consciousness today?

Speaking of a solution, since being in the SE is the psychological and subconscious determinant of someone to accept being Igbo, do we not see the simple solution to this problem? It is simple. Extending the boundaries of SE (and Igbo consciousness) to include surrounding Igbo-speaking communities in the SS will proportionally extend the Igbo consciousness that comes with being from the SE. Thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of Igbo-speaking people in the SS grew up without Igbo consciousness in their psyche compared to their Igbo-speaking brothers growing up in the SE. Look and think no further beyond this. Boundary adjustment is the simple psychological solution to this issue that has been around for decades.

You're spot on. Infact, a scenario played out yesterday where an Egbema guy from Rivers came up with the usual arguments about how Egbema is not Igbo only to be shut up by a number of other Egbema guys from Imo state. It just sounded funny to me that the same people just because they're in different states can come from different ethnic groups.

What you need is a Web developer and not a partner.

There's has been a constant debate on Nairaland about who is Igbo and who is not, with some Igboid groups mainly in Delta and Rivers state denying an Igbo image which they feel is being imposed upon them by some people of South Eastern origin. Why these two groups don't see eye to eye on the issue, there are facts that cannot be overlooked. These facts include the fact that these groups in Delta and Rivers state bear resemblance to groups in the South East which are collectively called the Igbos. I have always sired my opinion on this issue from my personal interactions with people from these places but nothing beats travelling to the villages and towns that makeup the place in question.

I'm neither going to dwell on the Ikwerres or the Ika or Ukwuani but i have chosen to outline what i've noticed among the Egbema group who are divided into Imo and Rivers states. Note that they are the same people who were seperated by those who did the state demarcations. If you take a trip to the Egbema in Imo state, from Obokofia through mmahu to Obeakpu and Abacheke, you won't have any form of denial as these people are bonafide Igbo people like their kith and kin in places like Orlu, mbaise or Oguta. But the moment you cross from Abacheke which is the last town/village in Imo state into Okwuzi to Mgbede and Ibuochaa, you will notice something. These people will speak Igbo if you speak to them but whenever you bring up the topic of whether they are Igbos, while some will casually agree with you, others will tell you that they are Rivers but are similar to the Igbos and if you insist, they will agree with you just to end the conversation. Even though they are not as strong in their defiance to the Igbo course like the Ukwuanis or the Ikwerres, they still have that characteristic that is common among these groups and that is the fact that something happened along the line that makes them accept a diffferent pseudonym from the Igbos. Because how will you explain that the Egbema in Imo state are Igbos and those in Rivers are not. I'm not saying that those in Rivers are not Igbos as they're classified as Igbos in the constitution. What i'm saying is that they're not so keen on the identity.

The problem of Igbo extinction has never been about people who live in Igboland but about those who live outside it. The government should do something about the Igbos in Diaspora.

Wisdom... It's a case of my thief is better than yours. God help Nigeria.

The truth remains that Ohanaeze has not legal or traditional right to bar anybody. However, I think these Ezeship titles outside I band should be dropped in favour of a non cultural title and this is not because anyone is insulted.

Ikpe any is definitely leaving no stone unturned as far as constructing Aba roads are concerned. I remember raising the issue about the eyesore of a road that is Faulks. Thank God they're doing something about it. It's also good to know that they are reviewing the Bata-Ogborhill road. They should also try and clear those people selling meat beside that river at Ogbor Hill and do some beautification. Anyways, it's good to know that very strategic roads are been taken care off.

They should be exchanging at the paralell market which should be somewhere close to 400 to a dollar. I think it makes better sense to use a Nigerian host at the moment.

I've noticed the same thing with Etisalat data plans. It could be because the server speed is usually fast, so you won't notice how much you're using.

@Abagworo
Please, i implore you to keep political sentiments aside and tell us what Igbos have done that Rochas who is a self aclaimed leader of Igbos keep insulting is at every turn.

Lol I beg to differ. Programmers tend to want to find a solution to an error no matter how long it takes.

Abagworo:
IMHO I think it is rather Igbos that are doing everything possible to pull Okorocha down because he refused to side Jonathan.

It means Rochas is smarter than millions of Igbos. He must really be God sent.

I never knew Ohanaeze had factions. An achievement by Rochas indeed. How about he stops insulting Igbos at every turn.

Some people are just born idiots. So, is she saying that guys should not live with their parents at 25 but girls should? Why 25 and not 22 or 30. Who made the rule? Where is it written? is it your fathers house?

bankydirect:
My Afam, Like which other one can you suggest..

What exactly are your specifications. What kind of website do you own. By knowing that, i can suggest some pretty good host to you.

FincoApps:
Was creating an Hybrid app. I found a solution already

Thanks

Ok. Cool.

Btw, how is Vacoas and Quatre Borne?

Olajhidey22:
Am running on pro plus(10GB) plan now..I upgraded from Premium 4GB plan earlier this month to this...

I checked awstats not long ago and i discovered my bandwidth was eaten up by some unknown bots.

How do i go about this?
Though i prevented bots by adding some code to my .htacess file earlier this month, when i first experienced this...So what could be the actual cause then?

You may need to blacklist the IP addresses associated with the bots. You may also need to add a captcha in your blog comments. It's obvious your bandwidth is been run down by unsolicited spambots.

murphyibiam15:
that hate about Ngwa people in Abia state is even small
come to Enugu and see how Anambra folks and other indigenes discriminate and hate Nsukka and Abakaliki/Ezza people u will weep for igbo nation..
the problem is that some parts of igbo land think they have got it all and therefore have they right to derogatorily insult others....thats why i personally have preferred ONE NIGERIA....igbo as a tribe lack unity and tolerance like hausa and yoruba people

Were you ever Hausa or Yoruba to know that they tolerate each other than Igbos. Some of you just like using the excuse of Igbo disunity to act stupid. You're just an attention seeker.