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Freewilly:
Because folks from your part of the world are known to be heartless, And don't even tell me you Igbo.

can you explain how

we are like you people in the south but just of different believes

all you see of boko haram and etc are all thugs trying to make us look bad

most of us do not even know some of the atrocities some of our brothers commit

and yes i am half igbo and leaved in igboland for some years, but i know it is a bit odd and must of my igbo brothers do not like that but they will post for about 50 pages for an ika man that do not want to be called igbo

freewilly, you have to learn to judge people for who they are not the preconception u have about them

^^^^^

Freewilly:
^^^

You heart

I never knew you had one of those, pls don't insult people with an actual heart.

and why do you think i do not have a heart

^^^^

freewilly, you have just won my heart with your decisive post

good one,,,

Daƙiƙance mutane

stu.pid people

TWO suspected Boko Haram gunmen on a commercial motorcycle have killed a policeman in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The victim was returning from night patrol to his Gwange residence in mufti when the bandits struck.

The murder of the policeman came two days after Saturday’s setting ablaze of Victory Christ Church (VICC) in the same neighbourhood of Gwange ward by 10 suspected members of the Islamic sect, who allegedly used petro-bombs in burning down the church.

Confirming the incident, the state Police Commissioner, Mohammed Abubakar, said: “Yes, one of our officers and men, Corporal James was shot and killed at about 9.25 a.m. while returning from the office on a night patrol to his Gwange residence”.

He told The Guardian that two gunmen on a motorcycle trailed the police officer to his residence before firing shots at him at the entrance to his house.

On whether arrests were made, Abubakar said: “No, no arrests were made apart from the 92 suspects held by the police last Thursday, including their financier, Bunu Wakil”, stating that the information provided by some residents to the police yesterday could assist in arresting the assailants.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34366:boko-haram-members-kill-police-officer-in-borno&catid=1:national&Itemid=559

Ta yaya ɗan tsagera

byrron:
God 4bid. If i ever discover im in a Nigeriam womb i ill personaly induce my own abortion. Patrotism my foot.

well i do not really blame

i think you would perfer sudan or cameroun

i said ciroma and co can never represent us

i know my people very well

go buhari

Freewilly:
^^^

Happy new year to you too my wannabe Igbo brother.

Don't what if she marries him for me please,

What is there to fall in love with if not for his money and political ambitions. Will you approve of your kid marring someone like Atiku ?

I'm not married oh but I sure won't marry an Atiku when I'm ready.

freewilly, right now as i speak, i am with my 3rd wife on the bed

i am married to 5 wifes and it is allowed in my part of the country

i am even looking for an igbo woman to make my 6th ones [size=4pt]hope you are available [/size]

so my question is

those women that married me are they inlove with me or they are just after my money

good one nigeria

not just yoruba

@ op

good write up

Andre Uweh:
That Ezeigbo issue has been concluded as no victor no vanquished. Sometimes you feel there is the need for one as Beneli pointed out in his post. I remember during the Jos crises some time ago, The Eze in Jos saved lives, provided shelter, food, healthcare and other facilities to Ndigbo in Jos. Do we do away with such men?.

andre sorry to bother you

but do you know any igbo organisation in borno state,,,i need to join one fast

thank you

Freewilly:
You again this year ?

Forget that she's Igbo even, what can a gorgeous well educated lady like Jenifer see in an old, wicked, unattractive man like Atiku. Having a sugar

daddy I can understand, but marring him to be a fourth wife just don't sound right to me I'm sorry, just my opinion.
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yes soo it is me again Alhaji Abdulharem Ucheze Ciroma

what is there if she marries him,,,

what of if she simply fell in love with the man

freewilly, d you even know who you will marry in the future,that is if u are not already married

happy new year

Abagworo:
As at the moment Buhari remains the best.If he wins all these mofos will find their *ss in jail.

"Say no to PDP"

"Say no to tribalism"

"Say no to Godfatherism"

"Say no to rigging"

"Say no to corruption"

"Say yes to BUHARI"

Let's save Nigeria.Join SNG.

yes soooooooo

we igbos on this forum should emulate Abagworo


@beaf

Beaf:
Buhari is a murderer and coup plotter that should be in jail.

was that not during the military times

and that is our president collecting money from corrupt governors that have stolen the money from there people

well smh

@ we all ready know that but when mumu-s like beaf and ola edo are here tell us Jonathan has do this and that

and we ask them what has he done while he has been in the office for about 10 months now they stu.pidly result to insult

buhari for 2011

Beaf:
You must be hallucinating as usual! The only way to deal with those who rule through ethnic bigotry is by calling them out. The Ciroma's, Yakasai's, Kaita', |Kanti Bello's etc may be your brothers, but the surely ain't mine. Neither will ND people ever accept their wicked parasitism.

beaf how many times do i want to tell you this people do not represent the north but represent their own interest

didn't ciroma say he will march 10million people or so to abuja

did he achieve that

not all northerners are myopic

must southerners just have a preconception about us which is understandable because of the military coups in the past

mikeansy:
@ Onlytruth

Do not under-estimate the limits of selfish interest and vaulting ambition. Education can not thame a man's insatiable quest for power sometimes.

I will also say to you another thing, quit your we vs them mentality. Not a lot can be achieved under such air of suspicion. In fact we run the risk of a situation where issues of universal interest which obviously benefits Igbos and also other Nigerians get treated with suspicion and hence fail. In a situation like that we all loose.

This is a democracy, Jonathan will not achieve a lot without NASS approval. If you start talking about mainstream issues as if they only benefit sectional interests then we will not make much progress.

I give you an example. Obama fought for Healthcare and risked his political future on it. He said it was for all poor people whether they are white, black, latino or asian americans. But it is obvious he took on this task knowing that amongst poor americans there are more ethnic monorities below the poverty line. Yet the debate was framed as being in the interest of all Americans which it certainly is.

Number 2, there is a reason USA reluctantly chose to do business with Russia and preferred to contain the Russia and Georgia situation as opposed to sticking by Goergia thier traditional allies and antagonising Russia. It is called recognition of inconvinient realities. Russia has a veto power at the UN and is still a  super power.

It is in the interest of Ndigbo in the wider Nigeria geopolitics to maintain a healthy relationship with the North and yet have a good relationship with our cousins in the South South. We are a majority ethnic group and so is the Hausas. They need us as much as we need them. An alliance between the igbos and Hausas can achieve either electoral victory  or NASS voting results.

But liaising with the South South alone and alienating everyone else is simply a boneheaded move because you can not achieve anything with that alliance. Not electoral victory nor NASS legislative victory.

Make no mistake, when Jonathan's ambition is out of the way one way or the other; the Ijaws and the Hausas will reconcile and you will be left out in the cold if you have made enough enemies by then.

So I honestly do not see  the point of this your we against them mentality. Capt Iheanacho was appointed Interior Minister, so what? If he is smart and ensures that we have a National ID card scheme that guarantees that we have a true idea of our population. How is that not in the interest of the whole of Nigeria? If Nigeria is able to fashion out a plan where we set up a programme to achieve true fedralism and dedicate our oil resource in the coast of guinea to develop regional economies so that states get self sufficient, How is that not in the interest of all Nigerians.

better still if we are able to exploit the current NASS overhead cost to restructure to old regions so that cost of running the federal government becomes cheaper and meaning more money to dedicate to programmes like energy, education or health infrastructure. How is that not in the interest of all Nigerians?

This is politics 101. leave your we vs they mentality. It has never worked and will never move this country forward. For the future of Ndigbo is simply intertwined with the future of Nigeria. Stop speaking of main stream interests as if they are some sinister Igbo interest. It is not in the interest of anybody to do so and not certainly in the interest of Ndigbo.

may God give you more wisdom as you get older

you are truly a clever person as ileke-idi suggested

mikeansy:
Ndigbo can only be fair minded to all and forge alliances with all who liaise with us.

"tibguo zogbuo" and "we vs them" serves nobody any good.

The civil war ended in 1970, we can either through reaching grown up compromises turn to the next chapter and help create a new destiny for all Nigerians OR you can stay stuck and refight the fights of the 60s and 70s and achieve nothing but to pass this legacy of war/injustice to your children.

Some of us who try to speak of politics in fair minded words are no foolish or aloof; we are simply strategic.

more grease to your elbow

@onlytruth

we should be looking at what will benefit nigerians not only a certain group of people

as i said last year " the north has produce the president for 38 years yet we are lacking behind in infrastructures" which show that it is we need to look at the wider implication of nigeria not just the north,,ss,se,sw

lets take others into consideration

Onlytruth:
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Note that in that elections, all he needs is simple majority plus 25% in 2/3rds of the states in Nigeria. Igbo support can help him meet that 25% in most states in Nigeria.

i doubt that

what is the population of us igbos in each state?

now, how many igbos will see it from your point of view know full well how individualistic we are

i remember the eze ndigbo of lagos pledging his support for ACN

onlytruth, some igbos in lagos are now fully intergartes to this yoruba system of politics and will not follow us in the east

but yes some will still, but most igbos outside the east in nigeria will follow the way of that state

Toaskarity:
translate
pls i m missing u here in the east(igboland).i love u so much And hope u will come back oneday

i hope you are not guy

well if it is brotherly missing,, i will come to anambra one day but i have to stay in onlytruth house

Katsumoto:
You are suggesting that, for instance, 4 senators represent Isoko (200,000) and 4 senators represent Hausa (15,000,000). No one will agree to that. The major ethnic groups will never accept that idea. Every Ethnic Group should be represented but it should be on the basis of population.

good one

Beaf:
It should be fairly easy to stop such cheating. We already know all the ethnic groups in Nigeria and no artificial "new" ones will be allowed to form. In fact, everyone would laugh if Ekiti people suddenly declared they were no longer Yoruba!
As Obiagu suggested, we could also write all the ethnic groups into the constitution and seal it.

no i strongly disagree

why should a constitution take into account 250 ethnic groups

do you not think that the country would be disorganised  

every small village group will also what to be in the grand scheme of things whereas there population is just 10000

why can this small groups adopt there nearest neighbours culture so there can be peace

do you think that if 250 ethnic group have a say in the nation, there will be further riots as they will try to keep their identity so they can have a say in the national issue

now, take a look at the SE and SS,,,, each small group is denying there igbo identity,,,why

ika,,ikwerri etc are all groups under the igbo ethnic group just like the yorubas have ijebu, awori etc but yet the yorubas are united,,,

this is the reason i do not support that idea because roups will even be holding stronger to their identity thus promoting further division in the country desperately trying to unite

jason123:
Its not about biafra fear or anything. I was trying to make a point ( I also included the SS). So, its not about biafra.
Moreover, anyone can develop a regional army. Even Awo trained some men in Ghana

jason,,, not not post to ola edo

he is one really mumu and he is still as stu.pid as his first post,,,you remember

beaf and some others like him are calling for war when they sit there backside in america

beaf i tell you if jonathan loses,,, nothing will happen unless the South west and South east are in full support of your idea

but from the look of things, MEND has blown up atlas ,,,, therefore yorubas will not support your people

ijaws support nigeria against biafra so SE is out of your game

your only hope is for your people to make a STRONG GOOD deal with us northerners

eku_bear:
To some extent, this is why I'm glad that Yorubaland doesn't need oil to survive, or have that much oil. We will hopefully never be viewed as food for predators like the US, EU and China (though secretly I hope in 50 or 100 years time that we too can become predators rather than prey.)

Otoh, most likely scenario for a ND Republic is for them to be a steak being fought over by several large dogs (the US, EU, and China.)

Doesn't appear as if it is possible to escape bondage if you have so much oil. Someone large and powerful will seek to steal it from you and/or enslave you.

Even if the ND successfully escapes the bondage of Nigeria, they will not be able to escape those aforementioned large dogs.

Imo, your best bet is to push hard for GEJ to win. And if GEJ fails to win, cry marginalization and extract something massive, like 50% oil derivations and a SNC that devolves power to the states (I actually support both of these measures myself and think they are good for the longterm stability of Nigeria.)

Destabilizing the Nigerian state means eventually you'll have to confront the US one way or another. And I don't know too many nations/peoples who have done this successfully.

dapo,,, i like that

although we are on our way there starting with african countries but the UN is still trying to limit Nigeria's potential

even our so called leaders do not see what the populace see in terms of the potential nigeria has

well nigeria has started with Ghana, cameroun, gambia, and most west african countries

only that the west (including south africa) are just trying there best to limit this countries potential with the aid of OUR OWN government why i do not know

Rousseau:
Even though I agree with you that years of neglect of Ijawland has driven many Ijaws to desperation, there are other routes to travel than the route the Ijaw youth are traveling. Ijawland has been systematically neglected even before the Nigerian state received its independence. The Ijaw were sidelined by the colonial government, when there region was incorporated into the British empire, because they sided with the Portuguese over the British. The British decided to favor the Itsekiri over the Ijaw, which I feel was the beginning of the neglect of Ijawland. During the regional government phase, minority rights were stifled as the Hausa-Fulani, Igbo and Yoruba fought amongst themselves for dominance forgetting about minority groups such as the Ijaw and other groups that make up the Niger Delta. And lets us not forget the acts that were created after the war to take the oil from Ijawland to increase the revenue of the national coffers. I understand the history of neglect that the Ijaws must be feeling, and that is why I can empathize with them.

However, I would not go as far to say that Nigeria would be like the Republic of Niger without the Niger Delta oil. The land I feel that is blessed with many natural resources is the North. The soil if managed properly is blessed with many nutrients that can feed not only Nigeria as a whole, but West Africa in general. The South-West of Nigeria is blessed with many natural resources as well. Most people do not know, but the South-West has the largest natural gas reserves in all of Africa. And the region also has a lot of gold. In addition, the South-East is also blessed with natural resources as well such as larges reserves of barite and coal. All of these regions are blessed with many natural resources, but they have neglected many industries on the reliance of oil. The South-West should revive its cocoa sector, the South-East should revive its Oil palm sector and the North should revive its groundnut and cotton sector. Every region in Nigeria can be wealthy, without relying on oil.

And it is a stretch to say Lagos was built off of Niger Delta oil. Lagos was built off the backs of cocoa farmers from Ekiti state. The good people of Ekiti have every right to claim that if it wasn't for their cocoa, Lagos would not be like it is, since it was their crops that started the foundations for Lagos. However, I do agree that Abuja was built off of Niger Delta oil. That is why this country needs to practice true federalism. But, federalism will not solve the problem of corruption amongst the political elite. This cuts across all regions, tribal affiliation and religions. You will still have a corrupt few who do not have the people's best interest at heart.

words

emofine:
Alj harem thank you for the detailed explaination

Do you have any links or facts about the Kanuri people?

It's interesting you said you lived in anambra because I read an article about a Kanuri community living in Rivers state, and they said they enjoyed it there.

P.S. don't worry about Abacha alot of us have yeye people from our indivdual ethnics that give us all a bad name

thanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanuri_people

http://www.africanholocaust.net/peopleofafrica.htm#h

that is all i know for now

emofine:
a continued conversation from another thread:-

Why do people mistake Kanuris with Fulanis?
Do they look alike?
Sorry I've just never seen one apart from Abacha

WOW at bolded Is it your mother that is Igbo then? because it's usually Igbo women I see marry out
lol so that explains why you love Igbo music then, what a rare combination Igbo/Kanuri

Are you muslim ?
Have you visited both your parents ancestral land?
How did they recieve you?

P.S. sorry Alj harem for pestering you

no problem, it is even a pleasure to post to you

@ 1st question

a bit alike in dressing but anyone can still distinguish them if you know about the culture properly

abacha was i person that give us kanuris a very bad name

yes actually my grand mother was an igbo woman from anambra,,, me and her were very close,and we use to relate to each other

yes i am a muslim

yes i have lived in but anambra and borno state before,, even lagos

in borno state it was easy because of my father

but in anambra it was also easy only that,>>>>>> should i say they were weary of me but all in all i loved the city

careytommy:
Funny Thread. I'm from AI. Truth be told, ibos will not suffer in a landlocked country. I'm serving in delta n most non-aniomas seem to adore the yorubas. If most ibos share the same sentiments as ezeuche, then it will in the interest of annang/efik/ibibios, ikwerres n ogonis to be on their own. That aside, i'm a biafra apologist

so you noticed that this ezeuche guy is just disgracing our igbo identity with his extreme views

Onlytruth:
I know you know that most Igbos are not like that, which is part of why you are a Biafra apologist.

onlytruth brother

Onlytruth:
What did you go through that 2 million Easterners didn't experience 100 times?

WTF are you even talking about?

yes 2 million when through it but they still consider him as a hero,, and that is why i really do not like him

if you we alive then, you would understand what i am talking about