₦airaland Forum

victor1464:
Dat is d major problem with d igbo man..he claims territory dat is not his own unecessarily.no wonder he kills his own brother 4 just a little plot of land.I also Know dat igbos has not gotten enof land in d southeast dats y de want to claim ukwuani/ndokwa territory as theirs.we hav no space 4u here....THIEVES!!!APELETES LIKE U...i advice ur people to learn manners.learn to respect people..i cannot continue 2 argue whose tribe is who here.i hav noticed dat d hausa & fulanis r beta off dan ur people.how can an igboman dat dosent respect others rule d nigeria.u show greed in all ur acts. dats y its imposible 4 ur people to rule.. Stop claimin territory dats not urs..@ shizzle who is a red monkey 4rm igbo forest i dont blame him because he was drunk b4 all his post....i believe dis theard was created by an igbo fool who wants to achieve his selfish interest dat y hes always here to display stupdity.get somtim doin my friend!!...put it into ur big banga heads dat IGBO IS UkWUANI AND UkWUANI NOT IGBO BABARIANS LIKE U.!we shall know who is who in dis thread.hahahahahahahaha...silence is d best answer a fools..i will remain silent until dis thread is deleted..Bleep U AT SHIZZLE!!!u r a learner.u 4get say i be delta boy,we nor de carry last..agbaya like u...mumu wen talk another man own wen nor know say na him own worst pass!! 4 ur information my guys,make una go learn more.OK??

Segeggs:
so in your own language, special status equals to no man's land? So abuja being FCT is also no man's land. Ndigbo and dream land

Segeggs:
Since when did special status equate to no man's land? Instead of them to look for ways to build their region, they are busy coveting another man's. So stupidd

Energito:
taa then forget about lagos

Energito:
Then Enugu should be given the same.

oduastates:
Special status is the same as entitlement or should I say welfare.
These slowpokes seem not to get the message.
B going for your own money?
Lagos must get derivation on all the income derived from her shores.

REMMEI:
Una wan start wetin una no fit finish again abi?... contunu!

LAGOS—A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Olasupo Shasore, has canvassed for a special status to be accorded to Lagos, owing to its importance and uniqueness in the history of Nigeria.

Shasore made this call in Lagos, during a media briefing ahead of the public presentation and launch of his new book; POSSESSED: A History of Law and Justice in the Crown Colony of Lagos: 1861 – 1906.

Arguing that Lagos played, and still plays a very significant and unique role in the evolution of Nigeria, the former commissioner said ‘’The recognition to be given Lagos is because of its uniqueness, which it doesn’t share with any part of Nigeria. It is the truth that there had to be a colony in Lagos before there could be a colony in Nigeria.’’

He noted that it is very important to emphasise the outstanding and special status of Lagos in order to put into proper context ‘’Where we are coming from, where we are now and where we are going,’’ adding that history puts human experience in context and allows us understand ourselves as a people and culture; and helps people understand past triumphs and tragedies, so as to fashion out a way to succeed where others have failed.’’

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, in his bid to outline the uniqueness of Lagos, pointed out that, during the colonial era, ‘’There were people from all walks of life, from all parts of the West Coast of Africa, living in the colony of Lagos, who proudly referred to themselves as Lagos-Africans, which forged a great sense of unity and communion and de-emphasised ethnicity into a much larger picture, thereby giving them the force to survive, and ultimately defeat colonialism.’’

According to him, one of the reasons he wrote the book is to highlight the true strength and position of the former federal capital in the history of Nigeria, and also to use it galvanise people to recognise, and emulate the gift that Lagos will always offer to the existence of the country.

Explaining why he wrote the book, which foreword was written by Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, from a legal perspective, the former commissioner said ‘’I have chosen law and justice for obvious reasons; largely to do with my principal vocation as a lawyer. I am privileged to be able to write on history and law, subjects for which I have considerable curiosity and passion; but which is by no means intended to be a comprehensive history of Lagos.

‘’It is merely an account through records of the interplay between pride and prejudice, power, liberty and the struggle for the independent development of Lagos.’’

When asked what readers should expect in the book, Shasore stated ‘’In this book, I have tried to employ narrative history for several reasons, not the least being the desire to tell the story from recorded fact, to avoid interpretative ambiguity.’’

He added, however, that he expects a flurry of critical responses, analysis, counter-claims and outright rejection from interested parties, and readers.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/lagos-deserves-special-status-says-ex-lagos-ag/#sthash.UGtQjfb3.dpuf

olatomiwa:
the same way that you will vote a Yoruba person as deputy governor in Imo and Anambra. Your sense of entitlement is unprecedented. If you are not satisfied, go back home and build your states. Quit complaining, at least the Yorubas are not killing you like the Fulanis and the Hausas.

omon24:
Haba, let's at least be constructive in our criticism. How can you make such destructive assumption?

Balkan:
You should understand that if the army officer was to be an igbo officer, punch would have it as a headline with the name of the Igbo officer. This our sisters from the South West are cowards. Their cowardice na
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agabusta:
Vanguard needs to be cautioned about the way they report news. They purposely report news to stir up ethnic sentiments.

A radio station played this same role in Rwanda during the genocide.

I still have not come to the conclusion of what they aim to achieve by stirring up ethnic strife at any given opportunity.

Every reasonable Nigerian should take not of this observation.

If they are sure of their news, why withholding the name of the person?

Why not categorically state the identity of the cowardly General? And as such let the whole country know the individuals frustrating the Army?

Why reporting in such a way that a particular tribe is to be maligned instead of an individual?

I'm referencing Vanguard as most blogs picked the news from them.

TribalEAST:
he wasn't invited. Have you put into consideration the fact that adekunle, in his last words, could have ordered his family not to allow any corrupt politician near his burial? Only fashola was qualified enough

GeneralScatter: Yeebos always looking for trouble, when we start you rush the mods. @Balkan, Be careful. Enough said.

OrlandoOwoh: Onye ti gi ife?

asadike: Balkan nwanem, have u heard anything about d burial coz me av nt. Was he buried lyk a hero or a rat? Ow many shops nd offices closed up 4 him. Pls i rily want to know.