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[quote author=MzD@rkSkin link=topic=582396.msg7539768#msg7539768 date=1295120717][color=#0055bb]Ackhenaten, thank you so much for being understanding. I really appreciate you and this thread. Please keep them coming! I'd be more than happy to learn more about my roots if and only if I have an open minded person such as yourself to inform/teach me.

Allow me to digress a bit to educate Alj's ignorant self:

I might now know ALL of Nigerian history but I am VERY educated about Africa and am on here to learn about Nigeria so I won't be one of those ignorant diaspora blacks who DO NOT CARE. Instead of attacking me and trying to make me look irrelevant let's educate and use tact ok? Because a large part of my African ancestry (mixed with tribes from Ghana, Cameroon and the Congo/Angola) is through Nigeria particularly from the Igbo tribe. Ignoramus.[/color]  [/quote]missy, you are not getting the point here

i know you are igbo so am i and i know you know all of africa history in your head,,, no one is disputing that

i am asking did any of your relative die in the war

were u in nigeria during the war

are you in nigeria now

if you have been to nigeria, how many years have you spent in nigeria to be able to judge
no one is fighting with u here, neither have you seen me insult you

you can not post about something you know nothing of because all the history book you have learnt will not tell you how other groups lost there lifes because of the igbo invasion of there territory

lastly, since you have igbo blood, why are we fighting since i also am igbo

bashr4:
this thread is about state of origin not state of residence.

i know

but u have to know that there are igbo even to 4 generation in lagos; you shoul know that they have become lagosians and are not settlers again

what about an igbo man that has never been to the east from his grand father, will he know his state of origin in the east

Ola edo:
He knows,don't mind him.

what is ur problem with me,, biko,, leave me alone with my post

bashr4:
ewu nama , you have refused to learn , you dont know anioma state will consist of igbos from delta and edo state

why call me ewu

i know they are igbos in delta and edo,,,fact

but why not put lagos and abuja; because there are igboid community there as well

also ibadan and kaduna

jason123:
I really do not know why you all take this guy serious. Just continue with the thread and ignore him.

mumu as always,, i am serious here

afam4eva:
There are small groups of Igboid clans in those states.

why not put lagos because they are igboid clans also in lagos

also jos and kaduna

Mukina2 and Seun, i use this midium to appeal to you to make stop anything biafra on this website; it is becoming a sort of spam

there are millions of websites that this biafrans encaves have high-jacked even you-tube that please do not make this NIGERIAN website be high-jacked by then again.

We nigerians have beg them to stop this propaganda they do but they have decided not to stop

they blam the hausa/fulani and yorubas for all there woes; but look that the PDP primaries , does it look like the hausa/fulani and yorubas hate them.

no one hates the igbos in nigeria, the fluroris in there businesses all over the country, no one is distrubing them in any form or way

but yet they release hate for the nigerians on the internet

most igbos have come to this site and mention how some of my igbo brothers have been lying

please stop this people before the site is gone

thank you

Ola edo:
And why is your right up one-sided? YOUR Igbo brothers have not been out of this site.if you don't like nigeria history then so be it.Nothing is made to taylor only to your likes. Aren't your the main one bringing up the civil war with that subtitle you have?Hypocrite.

sorry ola edo, was this directed to you

is that nigerian history or propaganda lies accompany with the lies your parents have been telling you

i am a pro-nigerian not a pro-biafran ok

what nigerian history are you talking about,,, that biafrans were killed by the so called evil nigerias, is that your nigerian history

Mukina2 and Seun, i love this site just like millions of others that read comment on this site even if they are not registered to nairaland

i admire the work and commitment made by nairaland staffs and mods

there has been something really destroying this website, and i think people who are reading commitments on this site are getting tried of.

the issue of biafra is really the problem here; some of my igbo brothers on this website have been make propaganda's, lies and all sort off other things to make northerners and other nigerians look bad in the face of the outside world.

the pictures posted in the crime section is an example of sure, for the past 2 weeks now everyone have been enjoying nairaland because it few ethnocentric people sure as some of my igbo brothers have been out of this site

other nigerias sure as yorubas, kanuris, hausa, igala, ijaws, itsekiri, edo, fulani, beroms, etc have been enjoying this site and all it's contents; but each time SOME of my igbo brothers start there ethnocentric views such as "igbo this biafra that" it just spoils the mode of the site.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-582396.192.html#msg7539428

this trend is now making non-nigerians that know nothing about biafra or non of there family die in biafra are now talking about how evil nigerians are.

this is not proper for the image of nigeria at all, this site is for "nigerians and FRIENDS of nigeria" not friends of igbo, yoruba or biafra

i do not think it is proper for biafra war to be displayed almost every day on this site as it is bad for the image of the site and also bad for the image of nigeria and africa

please i appeal to SEUN and MUKINA2 to do something about it

images of biafra war will non bring peace on others but bring hate and strife to others about there neighbouring country men

Akhenaten:
MzDarkskin, is an unbiased person on these threads. alj harem and Jason, you all are getting upset with her, because she does not support your views. Just shut up please and allow to voice her opinion. We already know your views on this issue.

Atrocities were committed against the Igbo and other Easterners, and the Nigerian FG has the blood of innocence on their hands.


MzDarskin is a proud descendant of Igbos and we Igbos welcome her views.

So you two shut up with all your nonsense. I am getting sick and tired of you two polluting threads! 

lol, she is igbo but i am not igbo because i do not support your views,, this is quite funny

so she is unbiased, when clearly she does not know her history

look i am not ready to agrue with you,

is it not her that have and igbo decendant just like bk/babe, alj harem, and her

me and bk/babe do not support this propangada you people are doing on this site and her because she support your views, she unbiased,,,,

i no get time for you people today

[quote author=MzD@rkSkin link=topic=582396.msg7538454#msg7538454 date=1295102214][color=#0055bb]Sorry to inform you but  don't give a damn how you feel about me or my opinions because they are just that. . .MY opinions. I AGREED with what OTHER Nigerians on here were saying and I find it quite hilarious you decide to pick on me and tell me (like the rest of the ignorant tards on here who share this view>> to "stay out of Nigerian affairs" when the OWNER OF THIS SITE clearly says it is for Nigeria and FRIENDS OF NIGERIA. I have read some threads on here about foreign affairs and your opinions about other people, should that give me a reason to go around reporting and demanding that you all focus only of Naija issues? Grow up. It's because of that schitty line about my Jamaican self needing to mind my business why i didn't even bother to read the rest.

For your information, it may not be important you but my ancestors were slaves and many of whom were Igbo, with that having been said at least I have enough common sense to know that the troubles in western and central Africa are DIRECT links to the after effects of the slave trade and the western imperialistic influence that followed thereafter. So, therefore I am part of this issue whether you all want to accept it or not. [/color][/quote]missy, did the owner of this site tell you that "biafra and friends of igbo biafra"

look i really do not care were you are british or jamacian or any,,,,,,, you are not meant to talk about nigerian politics or history because

you were not there

you are not in nigeria

none of your aancestorswere in the war

i think you have been brain-washed by this web-site it is just funny how you view nigeria now

as i told you earlier, you really do not know what is going on nigeria or what when on in nigeria's past so stop this your "side taking"

secondly, what does your ascestors got to do with this,,, i do not 4ing care if they were of igbo origin,

i myself have an igbo origin and i tell you that biafran soilders killed them in cold blood

so you that none of you people die in the war are here telling me about nigerians past,,,,,, it is funny isn't it

look i will not insult you like you did to me

all i am telling you is that do not come here and start jugding on what you know nothing about,,ok all you know is websites and nairaland were people like ezeuche and co have lied and lied and lied about the biafran history.

i will advice you to just stay out of what you do not know anything about,,,ok

Andre Uweh:
The current traditional ruler of Opobo is a descendant of Jaja. He is so proud of his Igbo heritage that he declared at the Ahiajoku festival 2009 in Owerri how glad he was to be in the midst of his kins.

why this

good write up

but must our tradition and culture survive aboard

this is what change is all about; what has our tradition achieve for us over the past yrs

why compare Nigeria with china and co when the country is better that ours

i have seen igbo and yoruba children that did there primary, secondary school in nigeria and when they get aboard, they forget even there language,,,, this is not something new

i even seen a yoruba mother that live with her children in lagos and here children can not speak broken english not to talk of even yoruba as a language. i have seen igbo parents in lagos that there children can not speak igbo but instead learn yoruba as there second language.

so i really do not see the big deal in that, people can decide to teach or learn there languge or not; it is not really a big deal

so long as you can communicate with the people around you ; be it english; there is no problem.

afam4eva:
Who's talking about the south-east. if were referring to south-east will efik and Ibibio be included? We're talking of the east that includes Abia, Imo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra, Rivers, Cross river, AkwaIbom and excludes the Igbos in Delta state. So you see east is not about Igbos. rather it's about Igbos in th east, Ibinios, Efiks etc.

ok; i hear you

oracle1:
this is good for Nigeria i can tell you that.
the north is defeated.

can you tell me how the north is defeated

is it because we voted for jonathan so you people will not post 1000 topics on NL

a begi stop am ooo if na play

is it you that defeated them,,,mumu

think before you post

afam4eva:
Ignorance, The Ijaws in Bayelsa and rivers state are what?

is balysea and rivers not part of south-south

how is this south-east

macjive01:
ALJ HARIM!!!!! eat ursef! now u know how em dey pain, right?

when u mallams, homosexual numbskulls were building dual carriage across the length of north your type were cheering, now u hav the mouth ( stinking [b]gworo[/b]rise mouth) to complain. from jos to adamawa is dual carriage - a six hour journey u wont meet up to 30 cars on your way(have been , have seen it), kastina to sokoto- same, that one u will only come across 20 cars, yet when was ontisha-benin dualised? lagos- abuja is nt even dualised. 

build the damn airport, make it international ,even if na only one plane lands there in 2 months, if u want, u have been giving the mandate ( from both north and south)  no-- rather our representatives have sold our collective birthright, dignity and present (nt future) to you so do as u want.

Nigeria is so repugnance

so is this your contribution to this thrend

is the north not comprises of middle-belt

is the north not larger than south (no tribalism)

can you count the amount of roads in the north compare to even lagos alone

so what are you talking about

jason123:
My bad

no i do not think they are eastern ijaws

but others are right including efik

CyberG:
@ Odumchi. . .a lot of your arguments are very naive and pedestrian! You cannot expect EVERYONE to share your point of view! You may deny that charge all you want but it is evident in your posts. A lot of people here have made VERY good points to address your post but NO, they are WRONG and you are RIGHT! I have been to the East, lived in the East, had relations from the East. . .same with the West and the North! I have been out of Nigeria and back and I tell you that Easterners are NOT the only ones suffering! I have made 100's of posts in the politics section, like a lot of other people have, and there's hardly anything to be said that has not been said by the thousands of people here! Like you think Easterners suffer, Westerners suffer too! In fact, the Northerners are the poorest and suffering the MOST but all the so called useless and clueless leaders are the ones enjoying and their immediate families! While you were making your posts, some of the Eastern "leaders" were exchanging billions of Naira with the Northerners "leaders" and some Western "leaders" were sharing the future and wealth of their people with the Easterners! Until you see the real big picture and something is done about it by Nigerians AS A WHOLE, a billion posts and arguments on NL does nothing! This is my first post in this section in a long time as me too I am so tired of all the wahala about Nigeria!

thank you

this guy is very clueless,, i have told him is not about north or south but about nigerian leaders

he keeps lamenting about the samething over and over again

^^^^


i think nairalanders get those quotes from the newspaper not the other way around

[quote author=aloy/emeka link=topic=585354.msg7535839#msg7535839 date=1295053433]At least you agreed that you are not sure. Middle belt states produce mainly legumes and not rice. Abakaliki is the largest producer of rice in West Africa. They should teach you that in primary school unless you are Tunmi who learns her own Naija social studies from oyibo.

Do you know the so called goro eaten by the hausas as stimulant is produced mainly in Yorubaland yet people call it Hausa kola?.[/quote]not too sure, but goro will not serve as food if there is shortage of food

;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d

[quote author=dem_people link=topic=586067.msg7535778#msg7535778 date=1295052879]There's indeed a collective lack of common sense or even a general deficiency in logical thinking amongst some of our leaders. The other day, the president said that each state lacking a tertiary institution, would have one during his 1st term in office - as if it would solve the comatose state of higher eduction in the country. What about the already-existing Universities? What programs does he have to ensure that they're better standardised and reflect 21st century higher education instead of merely increasing the number of institutions? How would this airport be viable economically? Bayelsa state is not even a commercial/business state. What about ensuring economically viable airports such as Enugu's or Asaba's renovation and development are sped-up. If he intends to spend money in Bayelsa, surely he should come up with better projects which are beneficial to the state's populace.[/quote]

but you are absolutely right

asha 80:
it might change politically but it will not change economically unless it turns out to be worse if the ngwas decide to move out the 'non indegenes' which will then make aba irrelevant in nigeria.

but it will give the SE 6 states which means more delegates and more voting power

yes i really do not think ngwa state will make economic difference since other igbos eg aro can come and stay in this state

also, i believe is to there advantage if other clans of igbos can come to there state so as to boast there economy

redsun:
His days are numbered.

are you going to kill him

Akhenaten:
Demand to fly in that airport will not be high. The most important airport in that area is Port Harcourt. The population of Bayelsa state is not high enough to warrant an airport.

The rush to build airports is a waste of money. I am from Umuahia and when I come to Nigeria through Lagos or Abuja. I do not fly to my hometown. I fly to Owerri, which is not that far. And it is no hassle. The people of Bayelsa can simply use the airport at Port Harcourt. It is not that far.

Why don't they use that money they are using to build this airport to build better roads in the region? It would be cheaper and more cost effective.

Why wouldn't we be friends? Just because we have different opinion doesn't mean we can't be friends. I am not here to make enemies my brother.

The Spam Bot banned me yesterday for posting an article, but my account was unbanned.

good one

why can;t they use the money for good roads in the state rather than airport

afam4eva:
This is a diffferent scenario because Aba is still dominated by the same ethnic group.

afam, i think most ngwas understand this.

even in lagos, tinubu was the governor and he is not even a born lagosian

I really do not think most ngwas feel this way, but i heard they want there own state,,,, i really do not know how true that is

Amalaaba:
Dear Jamace,
In the name of God, please don't distort the facts about Aba.
Just like Jos, the original owners of Aba are NGWAS.

The Igbo settlers from Aro and Anambra dominates the economy and Politics of Aba. The leader of the recent violence in Aba, OSISI KANKU, mentioned this dominance as part of his reason for leading the rebellion. The Ngwa have been murmuring for some time. One day, they will burst.

This Settler problem is deep sited in Nigeria. The Warri crisis had its roots in that.

my brothers, does it matter if it is ngwa or aro

i think igbos and nigerians should unite

mens dept:
Every village will have airport soon, and at the end, none of them would be world class, and govt would have released and re-released N500 billion to construct this and that.

words

every single state will have an international airport in nigeria soon

Akhenaten1:
An airport in Bayelsa is not needed. Port Harcourt is close enough.

gbamm

what i am saying excatly

i think it is just waste of funds

odumchi:
Do you see how Narrow minded you are? Goodluck Jonathsn Hails from the East doesn't he? His middle name "Ebere" means he is from an Igbo speaking group in the East and FYI Ebere means mercy in Igbo.

Goodluck Jonathan is the first true president ever since the "return of democracy" in 1999. Infact, the only true leaders that Nigeria has ever had are Abubakr Tafawa Balewa (who is one of the most humble leaders in our history, Nnamdi azikiwe, Awolowo, and Goodluck Jonathan. I will not go into detail about what Jonathan has done for us because u know you all know.

alj harem:
^^^^


look if you already know that jonathan hail easterners, why and why should there be an igbo president

not that i am against it in any form or way

but does his ethnicity matters

odumchi:
@alj harem

I am the narrow minded one while you ask "Why must there be an Igbo president?"  there should be one because EVERYONE DESERVES A CHANCE. Every human being in Nigeria has a right to be president. There are three main groups which makes it a 1:3 chance that an Igbo man can be president, but everytime it is the other two that win. I am simply advocating the cause if my people and speaking for them.

Jonathan is not an ethnic Igbo, Igbo speaking does not mean Igbo. We all speak English it doesnt mean we are ethnic English .

I am also not an ethnocentric person. I love all ethnic groups whether it be Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Ijaws, Fulani or Efik. We are all Gods people. What I hate is when one group uses their power tower over another and deny another if their basic rights as human beings born in Nigeria.

Unlike you, I am a well versed guy in history and politics and I cam spit out the history of each ethnic group. Hausas are pastoral people who hail from the Sahel region. They traded with the Trans-Saharan Berber peoples of North Africa and pioneered Islam, the first monotheistic religion to penetrate into w. Africa, into Sub-Saharan Africa. Modern day Hausas gave lost the devotion to God that their ancestors had (not all of them), and have devalued terms such as Alhaji, Caliph and Sultan. These terms have become simple prefixes that are used to intimidate other peoples.

I love Nigeria, and you want me to leave you alone? NO I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU ALONE UNTIL YOU LEAVE MY PEOPLE ALONE.

Owuru inasuIgbo nuru nka Ndigbo diike.

sorry brother, but i do not know were you are going to with this

firstly, you say jonathan hail east

now he speaks igbo but not igbo

was jonathan not told he was an igbo man and given a title in ohaneze

did he not tell ojukwu(smh) that he is an igbo man and ojukwu agreed to it

secondly, who is stopping igbos from contesting but in nigeria and other states in nigeria

did i not make it clear that i do not care if he is igbo, efik, tiv, yoruba etc

i know u are not ethnocentric but u just want an igbo president,,,right !

the question is, why did igbos in PDP not produce there candidate for the primaries is it because they believe they can not win

is APGA in going to produce a presidental candidate this election (maybe ojukwu); who will stop APGA from contesting this election if they produce an igbo candidate

thridly, i ask why should an igbo produce a candidate because i thought we were NIGERIANS not igbo kanuri or yorubas

why you talk of igbo, is as if they are different from NIGERIA; like how a mexican migrate isin america saying he wants to be the president after only spending 1 yr in america

fourthly, all your history you have learnt is good for exam purposes only

also i am happy you know your history well,,; good for you

did you know ekeweme was once the vice-president of nigeria

did you know nnamadi azikiwe was once the president of nigeria (although that is debatable since there was no election)

ask yourself this question, when last as an edo person been the president of this country (never) are they complaining

when last as a kanuri man been the president of nigeria (NEVER apart from abacha which as a coup)

when has an ibibio person been the president

when has an igala person been the persident ,.,.,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,etc

and you are here talking about equality and fairness "hisses"

it is not only igbos were have in the country ,,,,ok we have other groups in fact about 250 other group and non of them have whin like you igbos ON THIS FORUM

i tire ooo

[quote author=aloy/emeka link=topic=585354.msg7535365#msg7535365 date=1295048925]I've read it many times. If you disagree tell us who produces rice most in West Africa.[/quote]not too sure but i think it is in the middle-belt of nigeria sure as niger state, benue and i am also sure of kwara etc

but a good number is also grown in senegal and benin republic also ivory coast

i have not really done the research but i think rice in nigeria is done in the middle-belt state

SapeleGuy:
Indolence, Greed and lack of Patriotism are the biggest problem. Corruption is not unique to Nigeria, most of these lazy buggers can't even tar the roads they live on. They simply don't care, the desire to make their country great is non existent and that is the root of the problem.

thanks man
finally