Food › Re: Describe Your Funny Experience With This Drink(photo) by Arda1000(m): 8:34pm On Nov 19, 2024 |
helinues: Is be like some of you don't have any meaningful things going with you apart from political jingoism you’ve shown to lack both conscience and empathy if not by now you should have committed suicide |
Food › Re: Describe Your Funny Experience With This Drink(photo) by Arda1000(m): 8:32pm On Nov 19, 2024 |
Capillary88: Dey play it’s possible. I have taken 2 with other drinks(Alcohol). People get head sha |
Food › Re: Describe Your Funny Experience With This Drink(photo) by Arda1000(m): 8:31pm On Nov 19, 2024 |
helinues: Rich man used his money to buy trouble
Na acid remain make I drink all in the name of liquor or highness . Man got over sha
That kind of hangover that you will have no choice than to curse the owner of the company producing the drink.. 
 as an APC miscreant you shouldn’t be taking anything highness,you don’t even deserve a minute of peace or sleep if it’s left for me |
Food › Re: Describe Your Funny Experience With This Drink(photo) by Arda1000(m): 6:26pm On Nov 19, 2024 |
Not bad a experience on my side,my babe then (2018) usually tell me to buy it for her while coming home,gradually I started buying for myself. Great drink but I really hated the taste,not just about the bitterness,it’s not even bitter just hated how it tastes but still takes it once in a while |
Fashion › Re: Miss Universe: "Our Beautiful English Helped Chidimma" - South African by Arda1000(m): 3:44am On Nov 19, 2024 |
MrAmbrose: Is South Africa's English beautiful? lolz those folks are so stwpid |
Politics › Re: Insecurity In SE Has No Single Bearing On Nigeria's Economic Health by Arda1000(m): 9:57am On Nov 07, 2024 |
Yea but that’s why we are shouting ebinpanwa upandan  |
Politics › Re: Police Arrest VDM Over Impersonation (photos) by Arda1000(m): 12:06pm On Oct 27, 2024 |
slimfit1: You don't know the meaning of reputable. lolz putting Nigeria police agency and reputable on in the same sentence lmao 🤣 |
Politics › Re: The Biafran War: Who Was The Aggressor? by Arda1000(m): 4:48pm On Oct 24, 2024 |
FxMasterz: No one massacred anyone. The igbos staged a coup. The north then retaliated with the massacre. It all started from the coup. ”igbo stated the coup” that’s a silly statement |
Politics › Re: The Biafran War: Who Was The Aggressor? by Arda1000(m): 6:26pm On Oct 21, 2024 |
GothamCities: The issue surrounding the causes of the Nigerian Civil War is complex, with multiple factors contributing to the conflict. The pogroms against the Igbos in the North in 1966 were indeed one of the key triggers that escalated tensions, leading to the eventual Biafran secession and war. These events, however, must be understood in the broader historical context.
The Pogroms and Ethnic Tensions
Following the first coup in January 1966, led by predominantly Igbo officers, which resulted in the assassination of several prominent northern leaders, ethnic tensions in Nigeria were exacerbated. Many in the North believed that the coup was an Igbo attempt to dominate the country politically. This led to a counter-coup in July 1966, led by northern officers, which resulted in the killing of the Igbo military head of state, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, and other Igbo soldiers.
In the months following the counter-coup, large-scale massacres (often referred to as pogroms) against Igbos living in the North took place. Thousands of Igbos were killed, and many fled back to the southeastern region. These atrocities further fueled the desire for secession in the East, as the Igbos felt unsafe and marginalized within the Nigerian federation.
The Aburi Accord
In January 1967, Nigerian military leaders, including General Yakubu Gowon and Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu, met in Aburi, Ghana, in an attempt to resolve the growing tensions and avoid civil war. The Aburi Accord was reached, which called for a more decentralized Nigeria, with regional autonomy to address the grievances of the Eastern region and prevent further violence.
However, upon returning to Nigeria, the federal government later reneged on parts of the Aburi Accord. The disagreement over the implementation of the accord further deepened the divide, and in May 1967, Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra.
Who Caused the War?
While the pogroms were a major factor in pushing the Eastern region toward secession, it's an oversimplification to say that "the northerners caused the war." The Nigerian Civil War was the result of a complex series of events, including ethnic tensions, political instability, the coups and counter-coups, and the failure of peaceful negotiations like the Aburi Accord. The northern-led massacres of Igbos did contribute significantly to the war, but the war itself cannot be solely attributed to one side or event.
The decision by Ojukwu to declare Biafran independence after the failed implementation of the Aburi Accord was the direct catalyst for the war, as it led to a military confrontation with the federal government. Gowon, as head of state, acted to preserve the unity of Nigeria, which was his constitutional duty, even though this action led to war.
The pogroms against Igbos in the North were a tragic and crucial factor in the lead-up to the Nigerian Civil War. They created a deep sense of insecurity and resentment among the Igbos, contributing to their desire for secession. However, the war itself was the result of a series of events involving political, ethnic, and military actions on both sides. Blaming one side exclusively for causing the war overlooks the complexities of the situation and the failures of all parties involved to find a peaceful solution. However, the Igbo.coup was what triggered the series of events leading to the war. so as a leader Ojukwu would have been dining and dancing while his people are been massacred? |
Politics › Re: The Biafran War: Who Was The Aggressor? by Arda1000(m): 6:24pm On Oct 21, 2024 |
Omo if I didn’t read or know my history well na so u for deceive me… When Baifra was declared there was joy in the whole Eastern region,the aftermath is now history which you guys now twist anyhow because Nigeria is evil. |
Politics › Re: Police Spokesperson Replies Man Who Said Nigeria Is A ''very Useless Country'' by Arda1000(m): 2:02pm On Oct 21, 2024 |
Nomercie: Yorubademon giving Osu jews free lesson as always you are shameless I mean it very shameless |
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Politics › Re: Yakubu Gowon Speaks About Civil War In An Emotional Message by Arda1000(m): 11:05pm On Oct 20, 2024 |
spearman: God bless Gowon. He tamed savages. The only mistake of Gowon was not to expel the Sad East from Nigeria without Hausa/Ebonyi , Igala/Enugu and half of Igala, Benin/Anambra. Igbon must get their own nation, it will however be a lot smaller than the 5 plots they cry about. shut up 🤡 |
Politics › Re: Rumuewhor Odegu River State Insist Ikwerre Is Igbo Not Bini by Arda1000(m): 2:30pm On Sep 27, 2024 |
Ikwerre are irreverent to the great Igbo Nation |
Health › Re: Emir Of Yauri's Guard Killed In Hippopotamus Attack In Kebbi State by Arda1000(m): 4:16pm On Sep 23, 2024 |
kingharzy: LOL... . . . I can relate... The last time I was in Kebbi state, i used the waterways frequently, travelling between 3 local government areas and canoeing to and fro Niger state. It was then the reality NAT GEO hit me. I met fishermen from Yauri and Shanga who lacked limbs due to Hippo attacks. If you see the manpower needed to kill a Hippo compared to how effortlessly these Hippos chew off human limbs ehh you'll know that Nursery rhyme about Hippos was a setup. lolz hippos are the most dangerous land animal they are strong and Intelligent,don’t ever go hear them cus you can’t even outrun them |
Christianity Etc › Re: WARNING: I Am A Chosen, Watch This Video Before You Mock The Lord's Chosen by Arda1000(m): 8:56pm On Sep 21, 2024 |
Chosen are mad people |
Politics › Re: Ijere Will Kpai In Prison The Way He Wishes MNK by Arda1000(m): 4:46pm On Sep 20, 2024 |
Notasyouthink: Let helinues pay the 50 million bail charges, since he was among those that were cheering the bingo. lolz person wey never see 30K APC zombie allowance chop na 50 million em go fit take bail person  |
Politics › Re: Ijere Will Kpai In Prison The Way He Wishes MNK by Arda1000(m): 3:46pm On Sep 20, 2024 |
Nobody to bail am with 50M but he was busy attacking someone they bailed with 300 million  |
Politics › Re: Top Biafra Official Meets With the United States Speaker, Congressmen by Arda1000(m): 2:25pm On Sep 20, 2024 |
Broveens42: This meeting isn't complete without flags and joint statements lolz Biafra go shock u,keep waiting for flags and statements |
Health › Re: Elon Musk’s New Device, Enabling Blind People To See, Put On Fast Track By FDA by Arda1000(m): 5:48am On Sep 18, 2024 |
matrix199: Just like cell phone sounded mystical in 1670, but today it's real. Nothing is impossible with God and with science! with science last I checked god did nothing |
Politics › Re: Soldiers Burst Terrorists' Strong Holds, Rescue Kidnapped Students & Others by Arda1000(m): 9:43am On Sep 14, 2024 |
richie240: They will pretend not to see as our gallant soldiers are 'neutralizing' d northern bandits now o. When they manage to deal with the eastern 'bandits' (aka Ipób/ESN/ugm) they will begin to shouting: ''victimization", "innocent citizens", "what of northern bandits", "what of bello turji" etc.
God bless nigeria and Nigerians.
 they are no bandits in SE oga neither are IPOB terrorists |
Celebrities › Re: Flash: Portable Defends Slapping Pastor Who Preached Near His Beer Parlor by Arda1000(m): 6:39pm On Sep 13, 2024 |
I would have done the same thing portable did |
Politics › Re: Why The Whites Keep These Strange Facts About Africa Secret? (photos) by Arda1000(m): 3:56pm On Sep 10, 2024 |
holocron: Very very correct 💯. That explains why the illorin yorubas had no qualms in enlisting the fulani in their fight with the oyo yorubas. haha u no well ur sarcasm too much |
Politics › Re: Has Nigerian Police Advanced Like This? (photo) by Arda1000(m): 10:42pm On Sep 09, 2024 |
KingMack: The only finger print Nigerian police know how to do is by slapping innocent people there by placing their prints on one's cheek 😔 lol you forgot finger tip too 
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Politics › Re: Naira Nears N2000/dollar Exchange Rate At Black Market by Arda1000(m): 7:43am On Sep 09, 2024 |
DWickedLandLord: Nigerians actually convinced themselves they'll be teaching a very wealthy man a lesson. 🤦🏾♂️
One of the weirder things that came from that election.
To say you don't like him and won't vote for him is one thing, but to teach him a lesson 🤔 okay o yes oo he must learn a lesson…. Obi is crying ebin pawa |
Politics › Re: Naira Nears N2000/dollar Exchange Rate At Black Market by Arda1000(m): 2:00pm On Sep 08, 2024 |
Peter Obi must learn a lesson |
Christianity Etc › Re: She Tried To Seduce Him For Sexual Pleasures, But He Did This Instead by Arda1000(m): 10:10am On Sep 08, 2024 |
Keep deceiving yourself with stone aged myths |
Politics › Re: Igbanke People Of Edo State Want To Join Anioma State by Arda1000(m): 6:00am On Sep 04, 2024 |
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Politics › Re: Life is Not Balanced, Don't Be A Tool (picture) by Arda1000(m): 5:55am On Sep 04, 2024 |
Keep supporting mediocrities fuel na 1350 like this |
Politics › Re: Dein Of Agbor Warns Against Grouping Anioma As South-East State by Arda1000(m): 5:53am On Sep 04, 2024 |
The same dein that attended Izu Anioma stake holders meeting on forming Anioma 2 days ago and commending Ned Nwoke for his efforts in unifying Anioma abi na another dein? |
Politics › Re: Marketers Adjust Fuel Price To N1,350 A Liter Today - Photo by Arda1000(m): 5:51am On Sep 04, 2024 |
Obi must learn a lesson |
Politics › Re: Bakassi: Cameroonian Forces Withdraw, As Biafra Separatists Launch Attack by Arda1000(m): 9:26am On Sep 03, 2024 |
I’d love to see Baifra and Ambazonia free one day |