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The fact that it made the list is an achievement in my opinion.

NgeneUkwenu:
Shut the trap Afam!

That an 8-Year Speaker of Rivers State House Of Assembly

8- Year Governor Of The Treasure Base of the Nation.

4-Year Chairman of Nigerian governers forum, is not qualified to head an ordinary ministry which is far less tasking than being the governor of a state?

No wonder you have not excelled on anything in life!!

Nyem efe nwoke!

You should be ashamed of yourself. So, this is his only achievement and he wants to be given a post meant for proven technocrats. Now, zuzuru nke izuzuru sim na iru puo.

Agbaletu:
The dethroned Eze was crowned by the banished and dethroned king of Akure. Igbo community did not crown him, please.

I find this hard to believe. Do you have any proof to this? It's also pertinent that you know that the Eze ndigbo is not under the Deji of Ajure neither is he on the same level with him. he is independent of whatever ensues in the Akure Monarchical setup. He is simply the head of the Igbo community in Akure.

OEPHIUS:
I dont think you totally get this. I do not support the assault on anyone and that is criminal and should be looked into but no one is against having an Eze Ndigbo. T[b]he Deji of Akure also said that he has told the Ndigbos to go and appoint another Eze and send the name to him and he will crown that person.[/b]

What is this? What right has the Deji of Akure got to tell the Igbo community to appoint another Eze Ndigbo. This is what i call insult. It's the prerogative of the Igbo community to do so even if they think a thief will make a better Eze.

Being a two term governnor does not qualify Amaechi to be a minister. I have to say what a lot of people have been eager to say. Amaechi is probably the weakest link in the nomination. His CV is the blandest of them all. No prior experience apart from being an Akpuobi governor and former chairman of Ikwerre boys association. It is an embarassment on this nation that someone like Amaechi was even considered. What has become of this country. Which ministry is he going to head and what experience does he have to that effect?

I have watched with utter amazement on how every issue involving the Igbos are discussed with bias and clear sign of hatred. These signs of hatred is what i would expect from market women and motor park touts who don't know any better, But it's a shame that supposed educated folks have descended to a level where i can only shake my head on how bad our educational have barely been able to churn out book smart folks but not universal thinking folks which is the whole idea that UNIVERSITIES were conceived.

Recently, a self acclaimed Eze ndigbo of Akure was reportedly flogged by a group of youths organized by the Oba of Akure for a wrong he must have committed. I really don't care to know what transpired as i was not there but one thing is certain, an innocent Nigeria was mobbed and beaten black and blue and instead of us to call for the arrest of the Oba and his accomplices, we're giving a clap offering to the Oba for doing what a lot of other Obas have refused to do to those stubborn Omo Ibos who go to another man's land to lord over him.

Personally, i don't see the whole idea of Igbo Ezeship both within and outside Igboland except for a few places in Igboland that have history of Igweship probably influenced by the Bini kingdom as history would have it. I see those Eze Ndigbo of Lagos and Kafanchan as power hungry folks who self impose themselves because they havbe been able to acquire a little fortune. They may be idiots but they have not committed any crime that should warrant them being attacked. neither does anyone have any right to ban them. The last time i checked, the constitution of Nigeria gives every citizen the right to associate whichever way they deem fit. I don't know if the indegenous Obas are been threatened and i don't understand why. it's not as if the Igbo guy calls himself the Oba of Akure. The moniker "Eze Ndigbo" is just a way to refer himself as the spokeperson or the head of the Igbo community in Akure. So, i don't understand why this is an issue except there are other underlying issues such as the tussle for who heads the market. Whichever you look at it, if someone is seen to be contravening the laws of the land as empoweed by the constitution, he should be taken to the law courts and not attacked.

Is it not funny that the state governors in these states always run to these land grabbing Eze ndigbo when it's time for election to solicit the votes of the Igbos in these states. All of a sudden, they're trouble makers and no gooders. Ngwa continue.

Kcinho:
They are not related. Barth Nnaji is an indigene of Umuode autonomous community in Nkanu east LGA while Senator Gilbert nnaji is from umuenwene Iji-Nike in Enugu east LGA. The surname Nnaji is very common in Nkanu land.

In fact, I used to think Nnaji was limited to just Enugu until I got to know Genevieve Nnaji.

ndufrank:
Nwannemuo,assure him that you will take care of his bills because not every internet lord can afford to drink in Genesis in real life. His could be said to be same but adirokwam sure

LMAO

Dannyset:
Igbokwe talks not constructive. He will end up exchanging blows with someone. Lai's weapon is his mouth and not his fist.
The Finebone guy will be shelved by Metuh(Lai's student). APC always produce good hands, so it won't be a problem to find Lai's replacement.

Correct. The way I see it, one day Igbokwe will exchange blows on TV. He is not constructive. He seems to be trying so hard to be a spokesperson thereby insulting people. I have seen that guy call several people thieves on national TV even though this people have not been convicted. He needs to tone it down and argue constructively. Truth be told, Olisa Metuh is better than all of them. He just happened to belong to a sinking ship.

IyaIode:
Rotimi fashakim owns that position

Buhari will make sure that happens as he preferred Fashakin to Lai Mohammed but had to cede that position to Tinubu. Be it Fashakin or Igbokwe, what they both have in common is cholera of the mouth and Fashakin always seemed to be on the defensive when debating issues.

I didn't really watch Fashola's presentation but i can confidently say that he won't disappoint. He is obvious one of the most clearly spoken Nigerians.

Ibe Kachikwu also showed why he was appointed the GMD of NNPC. From his understanding of the oil and gas insudtry, i cant think of a better person for the position of GMD or petroleum minister.

The Adeosun woman also seemed to understand the issues as well as the Lalong guy from Plateau who was nopt grandiose in his presentation but very sensible and commonsensical.

Let me not also forget Fayemi who presented yesterday.

As for those nominees that were told to take a bow and go, it's obvious they were given political consideration hence i don't see why some of thm made the list.

kettykin:
Hahaha the same people who supported a man with out WAEC are crying out about certificates

You can imagine. The only constant thign about Nigerians is shamelessness.

Abagworo:
During the peak oil boom Igbos failed to gain meaningful infrastructural development. Jonathan duped Igbos and they are still yet to admit that truth but have resorted to attacking APC who just got into power inheriting a weak and almost dead economy.

We were scammed for 12 years with the 2nd Niger bridge and Niger dredging and Onitsha port. I saw all that and proposed we do some of these infrastructural developments ourselves. It is a matter of establishing special trustfund where all Igbos contribute funds for railways and roads linking all parts of Southeast.

Please, stop making everything about Jonathan. he only spent 4 years in the saddle.

I wonder if Supersports will accept Oliseh back.

JiggamanGh:
This's the truth. When I meet a fellow Ghanaian. The only introduction we say is ete sen. To be honest I knew lots of ewe but didn't know they were ewe till I heard them speak a language I did not understand. I can honestly say Ghana take precedent over tribe.

I think one thing that we have that keeps us together as Ghanaian is the ability to speak one language no matter the tribe even if you can't speak it you will still be able to understand. Though Ghanaians are very religious, there's no regious hatred. Ghana is the only nation where Christians and Muslims both celebrate Ramadan and Christmas. Ramadan is as big as Christmas. Our country is very unique in that aspect when it compares with other African countries.

We oblivious to tribes that most Ghanaians just assume that you are Akan.

The greeting "ete sen" is of which Ghanian tribe? I assume it belongs to the majority tribe. Here in Nigeria, there 3 majority tribes with over 30 million people each nd minority tribes that are over 1 million in population, so you're right, Nigeria is different from Ghana. We are very diverse and that has been our strength. That we drop our language to pick someonelse's does not make us united.

Bishop42:
1. To get back control of oil wealth from local companies.
Here is what is happening behind the scene: For political reason,the West dont want to risk having Nigerdelta oil wealth in the hands of Southern companies. More wealth in the hands of Southern elites means more independent minded and stronger politicians. They would rather have the Wealth under the control of their Loyal Northern and few loyal Southern elites. They did this in Rwanda, India and many countries; the loyal tribes get to control the economy of their countries even if they are incapable. This experiement failed in Gambia,Congo etc .

2. She was the mugabe of Nigerias oil sector who literally "grabbed" companies belonging West and handed them to "traitorous" locals.

3. Did she really steal from the government? I strongly doubt she stole or recieved bribes but there is the possiblility of recieving "gifts". So I doubt she will ever be found guilty of "Corruption" in nigeria's context

4. So why is she being accused of stealing ? Two reasons:
*. Vicious Propaganda: this is one of the quickest ways the West uses in bringing down "corrupt/evil" leaders without firing any shot. Constantly accusing them of being corrupt in other to lose public sympathy whether they are corrupt or not.
*. to serve as deterent to would be mugba in Nigeria oil

5. Here is what i think will happen during Diezani trial:
Most of the owners of the Southern companies will be forced to pledge allegiance to the foreign companies and Buhari, those who refuse will be accuse of corruption and have their liences withdrawn

How did she afford to buy the private jet that her son was seen showing off. How was she able to afford the house in London with her salary and perks as a minister? Of course let's defend her because she is close to us. That has always been the motto for some of you. Since, she's our thief, she has our support. Kai.

Ufranklin92:
that series looks so wack

It looked so at the beginning but i didn't regret watching it.

SpicyJosBabe:
We from minority Nigerian groups on the average are not really tribally selective when it comes to marriage

I am from the middlebelt, Jos precisely.
My 2 elder sisters, one is married to Igbo and the other yoruba, but i dont think i myself can risk marrying a Southerner, i rather stick with my fellow Middlebelt n Northern christian guys.

Yoruba men on the average easily marry outside their tribe than Igbo men, only igbo men who grow up outside igbo land find it easy to marry from other tribes.

Yoruba guys are better of as boyfriends from what i observed because they are very sociable, fun to be with and party loving but quite Promiscuos, flirty and not faithful compared to Igbo guys who will probably treat a lady better with more respect and faithfulness, but will tie u down, want to posses and dominate your whole life and also with a terrible temper.
Have never dated a hausa guy because of religious differences.

+100 for this comment. it was succint. The truth is that ladies from the facebook generation will rather marry a Yoruba guy because they are guaranteed more freedom in marriage compared to marrying an Igbo guy. However there are other negative perks that come with marrying someone who is that open minded. So, at the end of the day it's about deciding what is most important.

This thread is saddled with untold ignorance. The inter tribal trend has always been Yoruba guys marrying non Yoruba women mostly from other parts of southern Nigeria. However the number of Yoruba man/woman marriage is still obviously astronomically high but when compared to other Nigerian men, they are more open to inter tribal marriage in my opinion and Igbo women and South south women are also more open to inter tribal marriage than their men for example. The least desired women seem to be the Yoruba girls for reasons that i can't pinpoint at the moment.

"Under the Dome" wasn't bad afterall.

Antivirus92:
so my comment is now whining?
because I said that Igbo musicians move to lagos and asked for solutions on how to stop it.

I wasn't referring to you. It was a general statement.

Antivirus92:
does money grow in d west?
is not because of better infrastructures in d music field dat lead dem to d west?
can't we have those things in d east?
let me tell u one thing...nobody knows it all...
you can copy positive things from ur neighbors

Every other musician in the country troop to Lagos and not anywhere else whether in the west, south or north. Rather than the constant whining on where people choose to earn their living, we should proffer solutions on how to keep our musicians in the east.

bigfrancis21:
Lots of Yoruba families in the south west specifically warn their children not to marry any 'omo ibo'. Some Igbos who have dated outside their ethnic group have consistently faced this discrimination within their own country. Even some half yoruba half igbo people in relationships with full yorubas have been told by their yoruba spouses to hide the fact that they are Igbo from their yoruba spouse's parents. Some Yoruba families would never let their children marry Igbos.

I hope you are aware of this?

It's not fair to say that this is only common with the Yorubas. The same can also be said of some Igbo families.

tayebest:
did you read the post sir?

My bad.

dmcdad:
Tomorrow someone will tell me it's only in La Liga or Bundesliga that you find people scoring 5goals. Aguero scored a super-hatrick in a very short time during the second half after scoring one in the first half to make it 5 goals.

Competitive my foot.

Oga, abeg leave this premiership people. They're competitive, that's why their azzes are being raped all over Europe.

Oga, Buhari has improved power all over Nigeria, so i don't know what you're talking about. Are you in Nigeria at all?

I was gonna post on this thread but somehow forgot.

@peppyluv2
I understand your sentiments and have also reasoned in the same light. But i've come to understand that no two group of people can act the same way. Our history and experiences are very different from each other and that informs our idiosyncrasy. being students of government in secondary school, we were made aware of the value system being operated in different parts of the country during colonial rule. We were told of how the British succeed in the North because they had a centralized leadership, quite similar to a socialist or communist setup where the government determines who gets what. The east on the other hand have always been egalitarian and another word for that is egalitarianism. This means that every human being is equal to aspire to any level possible. That ordinarily breeds competition unlike in the North. Our strength as Igbos is our egalitarian nature but it is also our weakness, especially in the Nigerian setup where UNITY in it's simplest term takes a group very far.

So, in essence, Igbos cannot and will never act that those Northerners you encountered. As much as i hope we can get more united, we help each other in some different kind of ways that are not explciit.

"Stalker" is looking promising. Nice to see Maggi Q again. But nothing beats "Castle" in crime series.

Na distress we go chop. Oga, do something and stop playing on our intelligence. If na Jonathan be president now, we know go hear word. I thought they said they were winning the war or have won it already.

Nigeria's biggest problem is Ignorance by ordination and choice.

Antivirus92:
I beg to deviate a little.... what is happening to music industry in d east?
why would our brothers who are into music move to d west to make it?
I thought there is something of that nature in enugwu?

Where they making money when they were in the east? it's strictly business bro. No hard feelings.

@CFCfan
I'm sorry for your loss. Your Father is in a better place now. May he rest in peace.