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PoliticsRe: Madalla Catholic Church Bombers Arrested by Balkan(m): 11:53pm On Feb 29, 2016
Bubu will release them soon.
Why harmless ipobians are killed by the military
Science/TechnologyRe: Nigerian Final Year Students Develop Solar Water Heater (SEE Photos N Video) by Balkan(m): 9:44pm On Feb 29, 2016
The wise men from the East
PoliticsRe: Kanu Nwankwo Visits Governor Ikpeazu (Photos) by Balkan(m): 8:50pm On Feb 29, 2016
Adaure4ever:
Ikpeazu and Ambode resemble in Orobostic appearance.
you have eyes baby. Both look like twins, just that Ikpazu is smarter than Ambo.
PoliticsRe: Civilian JTF Arrests Four Terror Suspects At Maiduguri Motor Park by Balkan(m):
So Bubu is actually releasing terrorist who have killed and bombed innocent Nigerians. While innocent ipob harmless protesters have been murdered and shot by Bubu army with tanks and barrels of gun.

The world is watching. The people caught were heading to south, probably SE.

The world is watching
PoliticsRe: The 1966 Coup The Igbos Vindicated And Exonerated by Balkan(op): 8:39pm On Feb 27, 2016
The truth must be told
PoliticsRe: Sunday Oliseh...his Resignation And His Igbo Identity And Denial. Implications by Balkan(m): 4:49pm On Feb 27, 2016
O .
PoliticsRe: Sunday Oliseh...his Resignation And His Igbo Identity And Denial. Implications by Balkan(m): 4:46pm On Feb 27, 2016
Oliseh is an efulefu. Time will come, Abokki will tell you who you are since you don't know.

You go explain why he will spare you bc you are not igbo.

Cha... Cha.... chaaa Igbo bu Igbo nma nma nuooo!

Our fore fathers are not fools.
PoliticsRe: Sunday Oliseh...his Resignation And His Igbo Identity And Denial. Implications by Balkan(m): 12:21pm On Feb 27, 2016
Their is something great in being Igbo that no one can see and experience except the Igbos that are Igbos.
PoliticsRe: Republic Of Southern Nigeria Will Be Great by Balkan(m): 10:32am On Feb 27, 2016
opeaceo:
op, majority of the food produce you consume today comes from the North and you call them leeches??

Regionalism is the way to go, and last time I checked, we've been "divided" along regional lines, and you saying or wishing a particular tribe or state belongs to a region doesn't change anything.

How do you separate Edo from Benin, Lower part of Benue from the remaining part?? How do you reclaim Bakassi?? Through war??

The way you guys dream and talk of war beats me.
do they give you the food free?. This arrangement would have made us great but yorubas will sell you for a pot of porridge
PoliticsRe: Sunday Oliseh...his Resignation And His Igbo Identity And Denial. Implications by Balkan(m): 6:22pm On Feb 26, 2016
As a matter of fact. Their are Igbos who are igbos and Igbos who are not Igbos.
PoliticsThe 1966 Coup The Igbos Now Vindicated And Exonerated by Balkan(op): 2:48pm On Feb 26, 2016
Let the truth be told. The People involved in that so called 1966 "Igbo coup" were:

1. Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu (Midwest Region Igbo)

2. Major Adewale Ademoyega (Western Region - Yoruba), author of "Why we struck"

3. Capt. G. Adeleke (Western Region - Yoruba).

4. Maj. Ifeajuna (Midwestern Region - Igbo).

5. Lt. Fola Oyewole (Western Region - Yoruba), author of "The reluctant rebel".

6. Lt. R. Egbiko (Midwestern Region - Ishan).

7. Lt. Tijani Katsina (Northern Region - Hausa/Fulani).

8. Lt. O. Olafemiyan (Western Region - Yoruba).

9. Capt. Gibson Jalo (Northern Region - Bachama).

10. Capt. Swanton (Northern Region - Middle Belt).

11. Lt. Hope Harris Eghagha (Midwest - Urhobo).

12. Lt. Dag Warribor (Midwest - Ijaw)

13. 2nd Lt. Saleh Dambo (Northern Nigeria -Hausa)

14. 2nd Lt. John Atom Kpera (Northern Nigeria-Tiv).

The reason for calling the 1966 Coup an Igbo exercise is because the government of Nigeria has refused teaching Nigerian History in our schools. And core North has been busy misinforming Nigerians that the 1966 coup was an Igbo coup.
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Yoruba - Igbo fact sheet. This article has no tribal sentiments. Pls add ur own facts if u have any. History will always tell us what happened.

1. Azikiwe defeated Awolowo to become the first Nigerian Premier of Western Nigeria (present Southwest plus Edo and Delta States). Awolowo instead of forming Opposition, rather formed Egbe Omo Yoruba and used it to intimidate Yorubas that won election on NCNC platform to cross carpet and join him against Azikiwe. This was the first parliamentary coup in Nigeria.

2. Awolowo from then on, started indoctrination of Yorubas against the "threat of Igbo domination". That is how the incurable seed of fear of Igbos was sown in the psychic of Yorubas which Yorubas later sold to other groups through Yoruba control of the media for decades.

3. Alhaji Tafawa Balewa , Nigeria 's first Prime minister could not tolerate Awolowo's treacherous and inordinate ambition of acquiring political power by all means and at any cost. So, he threw Awolowo into prison for treason.

4. Samuel Ladoke Akintola who replaced Awolowo as Premier of Western Nigeria tried to destroy Awolowo's political grip on Yorubaland by forming a party to takeover Western Nigeria in alliance with the Hausa-Fulani oligarch who Awolowo despised as a backward race. Consequently, Yorubaland went ablaze in revolt against Akintola's plot. Law and order completely broke down in Western Nigeria. Wole Soyinka wore a mask and forced announcers at Western Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation to declare that Akintola's government was a fraud.

5. Yet, Tafawa Balewa refused to declare state of emergency in Western Nigeria in order to keep Akintola as a proxy for Hausa-Fulani interest. This was the MAIN reason Yoruba graduates in the Army were the brains behind the coup led by Chukwuma Nzeogwu who happened to be Igbo.

6. As Wole Soyinka and even Obasanjo acknowledged, Nzeogwu 's coup was widely accepted by a vast majority of Nigerians across regional, religious and ethnic divides. 9. But the dissatisfied Hausa-Fulani oligarchy who had majority in Nigerian Army infantry used their puppets, Yakubu Gowon, Theophilus Danjuma and co to overthrow General Ironsi.

7. In order to win support of Yorubas, Gowon released Awolowo from prison. The Hausa-Fulani knew Awolowo's fear of Igbo as the only group that stood against his ambition to power. Gowon therefore quickly made a deal with Awolowo which in effect was that power would rotate between the North and the West (Hausa-Fulani and Yoruba) in post war Nigeria if Awolowo convinced Yorubas to join the North in fighting Igbos.

8. The Nigerian Army was consequently split into two divisions: the northern sector division commanded by Hausa-Fulani and the southern sector division, commanded by Yorubas.

9. Lagos, a city built largely by Igbos and were Igbos invested heavily, was also ceded to Yorubas as a State even when there was no Abuja at the time (1967). 14. Awolowo was made Vice Chairman of Federal Executive Council and Finance Minister. All federal government owned banks in Nigeria at the time which included the Central Bank and First Bank, were under Awolowo and Yoruba management. It was a deal Awolowo could not resist. The man was an unscrupulous Machivellian anyway.

10. The Igbos were eventually defeated and Yorubas became champions of nationalism.

11.
Awolowo tried to make sure no Igbo man or woman would ever be more than acfinancial destutute let alone have the financial resources to rival a Yoruba

12. To achieve his objective of permanent Yoruba supremacy, Awolowo insisted that every bank account owned by an Igbo, regardless of how much was in it before the declaration of Biafra, would only be replaced with twenty pounds! He instructed Yoruba Permanent Secretaries who took over the Federal Civil service when Igbos left, to make sure that Igbo senior civil servants were not reinstated but to rather retire those who could not be dismissed as rebels. The same policy obtained in the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Police .

13. The Igbo were not only made pariahs but also financial destitutes.

14. Every house and industry in Igbo city was destroyed by war. Schools were closed for 3 years and many were razed to the ground.

15. Awolowo masterminded the indiginization policy by which Yorubas bought over all companies in Nigeria using money readily made available to them by the banks under their control. The Igbos were excluded.

16. They rejoiced and relaxed and complaisantly asked: "How could Igbos ever rear their ugly heads up again"? Sure, if that had happened to Yorubas or any other ethnic group, that would be their end. But as Awolowo rightly feared, we happen to be Ndi Igbo.

17. The shooting war ended 45 years ago and we are still here. We have survived all policy shenanigans contrapted by treacherous Yoruba masterminds and executed by their Hausa-Fulani allies.

18. In frustration, they have realized that we are who we are. Imagine their frustration! Never mind all Yoruba masterminded psychological attacks on Igbos disparaging us in any way they can.

19. Yes, Federal government policy has made them the tycoons of oil and gas, telecommunications, insurance and manufacturing. Oh, their Hausa-Fulani cum military allies gave Nigeria to Obasanjo for 8 years in keeping faith with their alliance.

20. Bola Tinubu is struggling for Awolowo mantle by forming an alliance of etho- religious jingoistic to ensure power keeps rotating between Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani. Where is the position of the Igbo and other tribes in Nigeria.

What is ur sincere opinion?
PoliticsThe 1966 Coup The Igbos Vindicated And Exonerated by Balkan(op):
Let the truth be told. The People involved in that so called 1966 "Igbo coup" were:

1. Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu (Midwest Region Igbo)

2. Major Adewale Ademoyega (Western Region - Yoruba), author of "Why we struck"

3. Capt. G. Adeleke (Western Region - Yoruba).

4. Maj. Ifeajuna (Midwestern Region - Igbo).

5. Lt. Fola Oyewole (Western Region - Yoruba), author of "The reluctant rebel".

6. Lt. R. Egbiko (Midwestern Region - Ishan).

7. Lt. Tijani Katsina (Northern Region - Hausa/Fulani).

8. Lt. O. Olafemiyan (Western Region - Yoruba).

9. Capt. Gibson Jalo (Northern Region - Bachama).

10. Capt. Swanton (Northern Region - Middle Belt).

11. Lt. Hope Harris Eghagha (Midwest - Urhobo).

12. Lt. Dag Warribor (Midwest - Ijaw)

13. 2nd Lt. Saleh Dambo (Northern Nigeria -Hausa)

14. 2nd Lt. John Atom Kpera (Northern Nigeria-Tiv).

The reason for calling the 1966 Coup an Igbo exercise is because the government of Nigeria has refused teaching Nigerian History in our schools. And core North has been busy misinforming Nigerians that the 1966 coup was an Igbo coup.
..............................................

Yoruba - Igbo fact sheet. This article has no tribal sentiments. Pls add ur own facts if u have any. History will always tell us what happened.

1. Azikiwe defeated Awolowo to become the first Nigerian Premier of Western Nigeria (present Southwest plus Edo and Delta States). Awolowo instead of forming Opposition, rather formed Egbe Omo Yoruba and used it to intimidate Yorubas that won election on NCNC platform to cross carpet and join him against Azikiwe. This was the first parliamentary coup in Nigeria.

2. Awolowo from then on, started indoctrination of Yorubas against the "threat of Igbo domination". That is how the incurable seed of fear of Igbos was sown in the psychic of Yorubas which Yorubas later sold to other groups through Yoruba control of the media for decades.

3. Alhaji Tafawa Balewa , Nigeria 's first Prime minister could not tolerate Awolowo's treacherous and inordinate ambition of acquiring political power by all means and at any cost. So, he threw Awolowo into prison for treason.

4. Samuel Ladoke Akintola who replaced Awolowo as Premier of Western Nigeria tried to destroy Awolowo's political grip on Yorubaland by forming a party to takeover Western Nigeria in alliance with the Hausa-Fulani oligarch who Awolowo despised as a backward race. Consequently, Yorubaland went ablaze in revolt against Akintola's plot. Law and order completely broke down in Western Nigeria. Wole Soyinka wore a mask and forced announcers at Western Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation to declare that Akintola's government was a fraud.

5. Yet, Tafawa Balewa refused to declare state of emergency in Western Nigeria in order to keep Akintola as a proxy for Hausa-Fulani interest. This was the MAIN reason Yoruba graduates in the Army were the brains behind the coup led by Chukwuma Nzeogwu who happened to be Igbo.

6. As Wole Soyinka and even Obasanjo acknowledged, Nzeogwu 's coup was widely accepted by a vast majority of Nigerians across regional, religious and ethnic divides. 9. But the dissatisfied Hausa-Fulani oligarchy who had majority in Nigerian Army infantry used their puppets, Yakubu Gowon, Theophilus Danjuma and co to overthrow General Ironsi.

7. In order to win support of Yorubas, Gowon released Awolowo from prison. The Hausa-Fulani knew Awolowo's fear of Igbo as the only group that stood against his ambition to power. Gowon therefore quickly made a deal with Awolowo which in effect was that power would rotate between the North and the West (Hausa-Fulani and Yoruba) in post war Nigeria if Awolowo convinced Yorubas to join the North in fighting Igbos.

8. The Nigerian Army was consequently split into two divisions: the northern sector division commanded by Hausa-Fulani and the southern sector division, commanded by Yorubas.

9. Lagos, a city built largely by Igbos and were Igbos invested heavily, was also ceded to Yorubas as a State even when there was no Abuja at the time (1967). 14. Awolowo was made Vice Chairman of Federal Executive Council and Finance Minister. All federal government owned banks in Nigeria at the time which included the Central Bank and First Bank, were under Awolowo and Yoruba management. It was a deal Awolowo could not resist. The man was an unscrupulous Machivellian anyway.

10. The Igbos were eventually defeated and Yorubas became champions of nationalism.

11.
Awolowo tried to make sure no Igbo man or woman would ever be more than acfinancial destutute let alone have the financial resources to rival a Yoruba

12. To achieve his objective of permanent Yoruba supremacy, Awolowo insisted that every bank account owned by an Igbo, regardless of how much was in it before the declaration of Biafra, would only be replaced with twenty pounds! He instructed Yoruba Permanent Secretaries who took over the Federal Civil service when Igbos left, to make sure that Igbo senior civil servants were not reinstated but to rather retire those who could not be dismissed as rebels. The same policy obtained in the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Police .

13. The Igbo were not only made pariahs but also financial destitutes.

14. Every house and industry in Igbo city was destroyed by war. Schools were closed for 3 years and many were razed to the ground.

15. Awolowo masterminded the indiginization policy by which Yorubas bought over all companies in Nigeria using money readily made available to them by the banks under their control. The Igbos were excluded.

16. They rejoiced and relaxed and complaisantly asked: "How could Igbos ever rear their ugly heads up again"? Sure, if that had happened to Yorubas or any other ethnic group, that would be their end. But as Awolowo rightly feared, we happen to be Ndi Igbo.

17. The shooting war ended 45 years ago and we are still here. We have survived all policy shenanigans contrapted by treacherous Yoruba masterminds and executed by their Hausa-Fulani allies.

18. In frustration, they have realized that we are who we are. Imagine their frustration! Never mind all Yoruba masterminded psychological attacks on Igbos disparaging us in any way they can.

19. Yes, Federal government policy has made them the tycoons of oil and gas, telecommunications, insurance and manufacturing. Oh, their Hausa-Fulani cum military allies gave Nigeria to Obasanjo for 8 years in keeping faith with their alliance.

20. Bola Tinubu is struggling for Awolowo mantle by forming an alliance of etho- religious jingoistic to ensure power keeps rotating between Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani. Where is the position of the Igbo and other tribes in Nigeria.

What is ur sincere opinion?
PoliticsRe: The Real Jagaban by Balkan(m): 6:56am On Feb 26, 2016
The Lord and personal savior of Yoruba Nation.

The God of Yoruba Nation

The Oba of obas.

The man who has put Yorubas in his pocket.

Etc.
PoliticsRe: Ifeanyi Ubah calls for Adeosun, Emefiele to resign by Balkan(m): 6:50am On Feb 26, 2016
The guy Uba is right. The duo of CBN and finance ministry are applying text book fiscal policy not minding that Nigeria is not a peculiar case. You can't use what works in white man's land to apply here.

Buhari is a colossal failure. This is the same man that said he is going to make N1=$1. Illiteracy is disease.
PoliticsRe: ABA 'MASS GRAVE': We're Still Investigating - Amnesty International by Balkan(m): 6:17pm On Feb 25, 2016
Buhari has never opened fire on Fulanis Carrington AK 47 everywhere in the SS, NC and SS. He has never condemn for once on their activities.

We Know their agenda. "But all things work together for good to them that trust God".

What goes around, comes around.

God bless the Igbos who are Igbos.
BusinessRe: Ifeanyi Ubah’s Dollar Magic Boosted The Naira In 48 Hours by Balkan(m): 1:39pm On Feb 25, 2016
It's only the wise men from the East can rescue this Nigeria. Igbos that are Igbos are the hope of Nigeria.
PoliticsRe: President Buhari Prayed For Nigeria In Medina (photos) by Balkan(m): 7:02am On Feb 25, 2016
Bubu looks like him the think of how to make N1= $1 and stabilise oil market grin grin grin
Forum GamesRe: Eye Test: What Number Do You See? by Balkan(m): 3:08pm On Feb 24, 2016
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PoliticsRe: Shites Sacrifice In Devils Name To Kill Buhari (pics) by Balkan(m): 8:57am On Feb 24, 2016
IPOB is in support of Shia Muslims who are facing persecution in Nigeria. Freedom of warship is in our constitution.

Free their leader. He has done nothing wrong.
PoliticsRe: The Lie We Bought (part 1) by Balkan(m): 8:12am On Feb 24, 2016
The Shia Muslims are the true Muslims. But are release their leader.
PoliticsRe: AirForce Officer Reading His Bible, Armed With His Gun by Balkan(m): 7:19am On Feb 24, 2016
But remember, it's a sin to kill fellow human
PoliticsRe: Shites Sacrifice In Devils Name To Kill Buhari (pics) by Balkan(m): 7:59pm On Feb 23, 2016
I love this Shiates. They are the true muslims
PoliticsRe: Biafra A Village In Portugal! by Balkan(m): 12:55am On Feb 17, 2016
oyinkinola:
...Please Igbos Do Not Ever Use The Word #Biafra, It Is A Village In Portugal – Ozodiobi Osuji
Please Igbos do not ever use the word Biafra in referring to us. Biafra is a village in Portugal. A Portuguese, during the age of exploration, in the 1400s, gave the Atlantic Ocean area directly below the lower River Niger the name the bight of Biafra. That Portuguese sailor probably came from the village of Biafra and gave the name Bight of Biafra in honor of his village?

There is no need for Igbo people to call themselves by a Portuguese name, Biafra. I feel insulted been referred to by a Portuguese name, Biafra.

...Ozodiobi Osuji
so what of the name Lagos where did it originate from? Too much of oil in the brain is too bad grin grin grin
PoliticsRe: Budget: South-West Gets Lion’s Share Of Projects by Balkan(m): 7:17pm On Feb 16, 2016
obailala:
Which project did GEJ do in Imo state in his 5 solid years reign?

Now in your wisdom, you have the effrontery to judge the new administration in its first (out of 4 years) as being useless, but you did not think the last man who spent 5 years yet did nothing was useless. You even lent your support to extend the tenure of the man who did nothing for you in 5 years to rule for a further 4 years but you think Rochas is useless for withdrawing support from GEJ even after those circumstances?

In terms of reasoning faculty and based on the above circumstances, who do you honestly think is the useless man between you and Rochas?

Tufiakwa! the reasoning of some humans really stinks angry undecided
efulefu
PoliticsRe: Budget: South-West Gets Lion’s Share Of Projects by Balkan(m): 2:34pm On Feb 16, 2016
Rochas APC how far for Imo state.? Any federal project for Imo in this Budget? Useless man
Foreign AffairsRe: Pic:40yr Old Mother Set 2 Marry Her Son,Already Pregnant With Their First Child by Balkan(m): 5:59pm On Feb 15, 2016
This can only happen in S.WASTE
PoliticsRe: Ben Bruce Orders Innoson Car For His Personal Use From The Anambra Based Company by Balkan(m): 6:12pm On Feb 13, 2016
I know the tribe that will never buy this fine cars because of bad belle. grin grin grin
PoliticsRe: Wanted Dimka Lured To Afikpo Due To Lust For Girlfriend by Balkan(m): 5:49pm On Feb 13, 2016
Adaure4ever:
Afikpo was part of Abia then and not anambra, thats why Ogbonnaya Onu was Abia governor back then.. After then, Afikpo went into a newly created Ebonyi state in 1998.
-#me_forming_historian.. Lol
Afikpo then was in Imo State. Nothing like Abia state in those days.
PoliticsRe: Police Parade Killers Of Delta Ubulu-uku Monarch-photo by Balkan(m): 2:18am On Feb 13, 2016
It's only the Igbos that can tell the Hausas and the Fulanis where the belong, eye ball to eye ball. I don't know why other southern states fear Fulanis like God. It's a shame

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