Crime › Re: Kester Gabriel: FUTO Student Drowns While Swimming. Photos by bibe(m): 8:57pm On Nov 22, 2018 |
funkyfella: FUTO students and stubbornness. They all know Otammiri has pythons that drag students to their deaths every year but everybody wan from hard man. I finished from FUTO since 2005 and every year I stayed there Otammiri took a life. We never learn. RIP young warrior. I think it's less to do with pythons and more to do with underwater currents. You can't see them but they are there and they are deadly. |
Politics › Re: We Don’t Issue Certificates Twice, We Only Issued Attestation To Buhari - WAEC by bibe(m): 10:00pm On Nov 02, 2018 |
Nwaohafia1: There is always an explanation for fraud. I am not buying this.
Buhari said the military board is with his certificate. Why not ask the military to provide it instead of going for an attestation of result from WAEC. All i know is, when Buhari leaves office in 2019, the true story behind his result will surface either from WAEC or the Military board According to the endorsement/recommendation, it was based on the premise that he'll make a credit in Maths. Did he? |
Politics › Re: 'Nigeria Must Discard 1999 Constitution To Make Progress' – Prof. Akin Oyebode by bibe(m): 3:28am On Nov 01, 2018 |
HisSexcellency: Discard it and replace with what exactly  Restructuring that we're yet to agree on what it actually means, where is the report on the confab that huge amount of money was spent to hold. He asked that it be replaced with the confab, that's the restructuring we agreed upon in 2014 |
Politics › Re: Agom Adara Dead! Maiwada Galadima Killed By Kidnappers: 24-Hour Curfew In Kaduna by bibe(m): 10:05am On Oct 27, 2018 |
Naajjii: Why is the oldest kingdom in Nigeria not known by others apart from the Igbos? If it's the oldest as you claim then it should be popular like how Benin, Ife, Ashanti, shongai, Zulu and others known. Who are the kings and so on, what are the key milestones and events recorded ? How can there be a kingdom without military when we know how kingdoms depend on organised military or warriors to survive in those days even till today apparently. That's what makes it so peculiar. These kingdoms you've mentioned as well as other kingdoms in the western world made their name on the back of military exploits unlike the Nri. That's why democracy and decentralisation of powers is natural to the Igbo compared to most other ethnicities in Nigeria. It wouldn't hurt so much to just google Nri Kingdom and have a read. Also that very same decentralised system made it the hardest to defeat by the British and the last of all Nigerian kingdoms and ethnicities to capitulate to British rule. Don't take my word for it, just research. |
Politics › Re: Agom Adara Dead! Maiwada Galadima Killed By Kidnappers: 24-Hour Curfew In Kaduna by bibe(m): 10:35pm On Oct 26, 2018*. Modified: 11:43pm On Oct 26, 2018 |
Naajjii: Bro igbo didn't have an organised ,centralised system ,structure or kingdom like the fulani therefore it was not possible to install on anyone . rather it was the Ibibio, efik that had organised structure and kingdom. Forget about this envy thing, nobody is envious of anyone. No you have it wrong, the Igbo did have an organised but decentralised system. Basically, while every other ethnicity had centralised monarchy system, we had a democracy from onset structured as a republic. The Nri Kingdom did have a monarchy but held no military influence over its people. Simply put, the Nri was a Priest King and lived in seclusion till death. PS: The Nri kingdom (and monarchy) is the oldest documented in Nigeria and held sway long before even the Bini. Do your research. |
Politics › Re: Agom Adara Dead! Maiwada Galadima Killed By Kidnappers: 24-Hour Curfew In Kaduna by bibe(m): 12:45pm On Oct 26, 2018 |
Naajjii: Bro if Ibibio are not strong you would have dominated them long time ago , you can't because it not possible. Hausa was given to the minorities in the North by the colonial masters as part of colonial rule, Indirect rule , even the missionaries used hausa to spread christianity in the north. Hausa has been entrenched all over the North. Just as Nigeria was fixed by the colonial master. It is left for the minorities to try and regain and reconnect to the root. That's very far from true. First and foremost you need to understand the system of governance in place for both tribes even before the advent of the white man. Infact, the Ibibio and Igbo have an alliance that is older than Nigeria itself and have gone to war together twice in union against a common enemy (first was against the obong of Calabar and secondly the civil war). Make out time to study history and you'll learn a lot. Also the perception of Igbo dominion over other ethnicities of the old eastern region is mere Phantom imagination. Unlike the in the North where the Fulani was outrightly installing Emirs at every nook and cranny, the Igbo did no such thing but were revered as at then due to their economic dominance in Nigeria at large then thus drawing envy (palm oil was Nigeria's most valuable export and was mainly sourced from igboland as well as coal earnings from Enugu which is akin to today's oil and gas. Go study Colonial reports on Nigeria from 1900 and even before if in doubt. PH as a city became what it is due to Coal from Enugu. It was basically a port city for coal export hence the name Port Harcourt in honour of Harcourt) This gave the Igbo an edge over all other ethnicities in the old eastern region and thus the perception of domination. |
Politics › Re: UN Contradicts National Population Commission, Says Nigeria’s Population 195.9m by bibe(m): 1:10am On Oct 19, 2018 |
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Politics › Re: President Buhari Meets With Atiku Bagudu, Kayode Fayemi And Udom Emmanuel by bibe(m): 12:27am On Oct 19, 2018 |
TechCapon:

This lady's wedding finger is about to be amputated any moment from now. The wedding ring refuse to come off and the finger is swelling everyday. Any hope? Give the hand a prolonged ice child water dip it'll make The finger constrict then apply lubrication and carefully pull out. |
Culture › Re: Colorful Pictures Of Onitsha Ofala Festival As American Missions Visits- PICS by bibe(m): 11:25am On Oct 08, 2018 |
icogb: Dnt mind him. D Onitsha pple re from Arochukwu bt from what I'm seeing here, it seems som Onitsha pple dnt knw their story. The are not from Arochukwu actually though a lot of Aro people migrated upwards to present day Anambra state and have their presence in a lot of villages in proximity to Onitsha eg Abagana. They are mostly descendants of Eze chima (King Chima #loose translation) who fled Benin following disagreements with the Oba at the time. Pay attention to the moniker Eze and his name, meaning he was also a royalty of Igbo stock who's presence threatened that of the Oba leading to disagreements and expulsion of him and his followers. Thus his descendants also go by umuezechima (children of King Chima/Chukwuma). |
Culture › Re: Colorful Pictures Of Onitsha Ofala Festival As American Missions Visits- PICS by bibe(m): 11:15am On Oct 08, 2018 |
prolog2: You are making up this story about Nri. And you will have to tell us what you mean by "documented". I am not making it up, you can Google Nri yourself and read. Then Google Oba of Benin and look at the timelines of both. Even the four market days (Eke, Orie, Afor, Nkwo) as marked by Nri is part of Bini culture albeit toned down. |
Culture › Re: Colorful Pictures Of Onitsha Ofala Festival As American Missions Visits- PICS by bibe(m): 9:04am On Oct 08, 2018 |
selfemployed: How come the Obi of Onitsha dress in white regalia like the Ooni of Ife and the Oba of Benin. There seems to be something common about them. In Igbo culture, white represents purity/sanctity while red connotes something sacred. The oba of benins traditional regalia is actually red and not white. The oldest documented monarchy in Nigeria is the Nri which held sway way before the Oba of Benin and the emergence those of the Yoruba and its influence stretched all the way to present day Benin before the emergence of the Oba kingship. It may interest you to know that the first stool of the Benin Oba was initially in the Igbo town of Agbor (present day Anioma) These are historical facts you can Google up. |
Culture › Re: King Nwachukwu Nashid Koleoso Karade Eri, Undergoing Spiritual Cleansing. Photos by bibe(m): 1:29am On Sep 25, 2018 |
BabaRamota1980: Congrats to King!
I thought Ibo dont have Kings. Confused people.
I looked at all the pictures, even under close scrutiny, not a single one can be called Ibo ritual. Shame!
They are all borrowed rituals, including the Yoruba water baptism and white Aborisha clothings.
Shame! Shame!! Shame!!! It may interest you to know it's on record that the Nri/Eri monarchy predates all of the monarchies of all ethnicities in Nigeria. Just making a point of interest. |
Science/Technology › Re: 'Terrorist' Elephant Killed In Ohafia, Abia By Hunter In 1966 (Throwback Photo) by bibe(m): 1:28am On Aug 24, 2018 |
seborrhic: Elephants in Iboland and Nigeria?Strange Must have strayed from East Africa or the Sahel,hence its wide nature after reaching SouthEast Nigeria after such a treacherous journey. Not really, elephants were once 'indigenous' in Igboland known as Enyi in the native language. The tusks were also highly valued and were issued to men who attained the highest chieftaincy titles. It's still issued to titled men in Igboland today. Sadly, deforestation and population growth has all but exterminated a lot of these animals including lions and leopards. |
Politics › Re: FFK: Buhari Among Officers That Plotted Killing Of Aguiyi Ironsi 58 Years Ago by bibe(m): 9:24am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Juliusmalema: Better and allow me educate the unsuspecting audience been deceived for years that Igbos are in delta state. I leave you with this two excerpts from Anioma pages; The genocide of Anioma by Gen. Murtala Mohammed and Major Gen. Ibrahim Haruna (Retd), during the Nigerian Civil War started on the 21 of September, 1967 on the recapture of Benin City from the Biafrans sweeping large Anioma towns of Asaba, Ogwashi-Uku, Ibusa, Otutu, Ishiagu, Igbodo, Aboh and Ushisha but the massacres carried out in Asaba remains the most severe and unforgettable in which mostly helpless women, youths and children were killed in rapidity by the federal troops. It has been noted that the massacres were organized and mostly carried out under the supervision of Maj Gen Ibrahim Haruna (Retd) and the reason was that Gen Murtala Muhammed was aggrieved and suspicious of the Anioma as having aided their Igbo kinsmen to invade the Mid west. Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Retd) the then Head of State would later apologize to the Igbo community, while Major-General Ibrahim Haruna, the General officer Commanding (GOC) Two Division of the Army during the Civil War while testifying at the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission Panel aka Oputa Panel held in 2004, insistently maintained that he had no regret for the Asaba massacres in which the Igbo were killed by his troops since it was motivated by sense of duty to protect the unity of the country, he stated this under cross examination by Ohanaeze Ndiigbo group. Also; Anioma in Ohanaeze Ndiigbo On November 29, 2008, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization announced the election of Ambassador Ralph Uwechue, an Anioma indigene as its President-General to pilot its affairs for the next two years. He was nominated by Delta State branch of Ohanaeze as their consensus candidate in a resolution reached at the palace of the Asagba of Asaba after the position was zoned to Anioma, one of the seven units that make up Ohanaeze Ndigbo. But in his acceptance speech, Uwechue expressed gratitude to all and called for unity among Igbo, which is said to possess the talent to and wealth it would take to take to address national issues, while also noting that the position given to him has created confidence that the Igbo from Delta State are accepted as brothers and sisters in Ohanaeze. Finally, he promised not to disappoint Anioma people as the race is for Anioma home and abroad. cheers. |
Politics › Re: FFK: Buhari Among Officers That Plotted Killing Of Aguiyi Ironsi 58 Years Ago by bibe(m): 8:17am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Juliusmalema: whosoever that believes that there is an igbo man in SS must be a clown....
Am yet to hear from SS or So called anioma that they are igbos....
moreover their king and elders in their learning and wisdom has consistently said they are not igbos. Having read through your comments here, I can see that your up to mischief so.. pen drop. |
Politics › Re: FFK: Buhari Among Officers That Plotted Killing Of Aguiyi Ironsi 58 Years Ago by bibe(m): 7:55am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Juliusmalema: You are igbo if u from SE and u not Igbo if u from SS...is a simple understanding.....
Nzeogwu is an anioma and speaks anioma language.....and have ties with Benin ancestry.....Edoid. that is the history....is obvious u the one not up to date with histories. Maybe you are the one who ought to take a rain check with history, anioma tag is even a recent expression and anioma language is still Igbo dialect. Even Bini history acknowledges Agbor to be an Igbo town historically speaking. Go study more about colonial Nigeria. Igbo isn't located in SE alone, there's indigenous Igbo in almost every state in the SS and in much great numbers especially in Rivers and Delta where they can actually be even regarded as among the majority. |
Politics › Re: FFK: Buhari Among Officers That Plotted Killing Of Aguiyi Ironsi 58 Years Ago by bibe(m): 4:07am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Juliusmalema: Nzeogwu is not an Igboman.......he is a deltoid(anioma) and an Edoid by ethnic ties.........
So what will warrant the killing of 300 igbo officers........to revenge a coup led by an Edoid man. He is Igbo, "Delta" did not exist during his lifetime and has no cultural meaning (not to mention it's an English word). Anioma is Igbo too last time I checked (even in the meaning of the name) and FYI I'm Igbo. Stop pervading history in the name of political correctness. We need to heal the wounds of the past. While his actions and co conspirators were wrong, it still doesn't justify the evil that was the counter coup. 2 wrongs don't a right make. |
Crime › Re: Linda Nkechi Igwetu, Corper Shot Dead By Policeman In Abuja A Day To Her POP by bibe(m): 10:46pm On Jul 04, 2018 |
davodyguy: This is preventable. Before we blame let's critically examine this story.
1. They were out at Midnight, possibly returning from party or club, to celebrate in anticipation of POP. 2. If they stayed in doors and faced the service they were sent to do, may be it may not have happened 3. The policemen, officers empowered by Law stopped you, but you refused to obey the officers of the law. Are you guys criminals? Why didn't you stop? 4. Would this have happened in America? Yes it could have happened. Even unarmed blacks are shot by policeman, talk less of people who were stopped and refused to accede. 5. Was the officer that shit overzealous? Yes he was. But judging by the volatility of northern Nigeria today, they could have been mistook as criminals running from officers.
My conclusion.
If they stayed indoors and faced what they're sent to do, this could have been avoided If they had stopped, this could also have been avoided.
The officer may go Scot free, on the basis of security situation in the country.
We need to be careful ourselves Freedom of movement is a basic human right, there's no curfew in place and it's no crime to hang out late. There are rules of engagement when it comes to stop and search. Did the police follow the rule of engagement in that situation? Why can't we be more critical with our analysis in this country? It's a shame we are clamoring for change and yet we have people who reason the way you do. I mean no offence really. PS: That hospital management should be prosecuted as a detterance to others. |
Politics › Re: The Politics Of Majority And Minority Cultures In Nigeria by bibe(m): 12:12pm On Jun 05, 2018 |
Nowenuse: Yes you are correct, but using Igbos (a very large tribe) as a case study here is not fair. Igbos cannot be easily influenced due to their large size. And Igbos migrate to different areas and even outside the country.
I am talking about minority groups with most of their population migrating towards a particular majority area over a long period of time.
Take the Nupes for instance. Nupe culture is far more related to Yoruba culture than Hausa, but over the years due to so much migration to Hausa land and mixing, their culture is becoming more Hausanized. So many of them can now speak Hausa even in their homelands, but in the past it was not so. For Nupes and Baribas in Kwara, their shift is more or less towards yoruba because they have been looking up to Ilorin for a long time.
Let me also use Idomas as an example. Idomas originally are neighbors to Igbos and share far more in common with Igbos in all ramifications than lets say a Plateau person, but through my years in Warri (a southern city) I find more Idomas who can speak Hausa than those who cannot. I haven't found one who can speak Igbo. Why? For a longtime, the destiny of Idomas were tied to Hausa speakers, from Kaduna their regional capital to Jos their state capital and these made many of them migrate to those cities in droves.
These hausa speaking Idomas see me and my family for instance as more of their kit and kin here in Warri than they see Igbos, in spite of the fact that some of their hometowns are just a stone throw from Enugu state. Now, tell me, If Benue state had been under the Eastern region and the eastern region existed till now and the majority of them migrated to Enugu instead, would this have been the case?
This Idoma shift to the north has heavily reduced since the creation of Abuja and Makurdi also started offering them more opportunities as it became bigger. Otherwise, Imagine if Benue-Plateau state or northern region had continued, by now we would have had like half of the entire Idoma population in Jos or Kaduna (cos Idomas love migration a lot) and Idomas who share bloodlines with Igbos, a large chunk or the majority of them would now be speaking hausa and would start seeing a Plateau man as their kin compared to an Igbo man.
If you cannot get my point with this, then I think I have to give up explaining anything else.
The Jews you are talking about, did they not loose their language over time? Jews managed to resurrect their language and much of their cultures due to their powerful history and how much they documented it, not because they retained all of it during their exile.
Can't you see the striking differences between the Ashkenazic Jews and the Sephardic Jews? The Israel of today is more European by outlook and lifestyle. Save for the Sephardic jews and Arabs in Israel, how middle-eastern do these Ashkenazic jews look to you?
The sephardic jews are more or less a better representation of what the original jews were because they never left the middle-east. But because the Ashkenazic jews dominate Israel, western elements are stronger in Israel. Hence, Israel of today clearly has a more European outlook than a middle-eastern one. I actually do get your perspective. I do. You are looking at it from language, association and long term effects angle which is understandable. Remember I said initially that I don't buy the tag of minority/majority. This is because regardless of the numbers, the pride in cultural identity will always prevail. Yes the idomas are closer to us geographically but their historical migratory route shows northern origin. They initially identitlfied with igbos for "survival". My point is that them speaking hausa will never erase their identity as idoma, they'll always preserve and cherish it. That's my perspective. So long as they don't permanently settle outside their lands of origin, subsumption won't occur. Again the system plays an important role too in the politics of minority/majority as I mentioned before. But you do have your points and I agree with some of them. |
Politics › Re: The Politics Of Majority And Minority Cultures In Nigeria by bibe(m): 6:14am On Jun 05, 2018 |
Nowenuse: You are correct. The east never had an agenda of subsuming the minorities like the north did. However, ethnic absorption does not always happen intentionally. It could also happen unintentionally.
Learning the language of the locals of a city of course in not an issue. However, when more and more minorities who migrate to the city of the majority for the sake of better opportunities due to that city being a capital city or economic centre of that region which of course would be dominated by the majority, then it becomes kind of unfair, because indirect or unconscious cultural absorption would take place.
For instance, why did Kano hausa dialect become the official hausa dialect and lingua franca dialect of the north? Why not Sokoto dialect? Simple, because Kano was the largest city and economic centre of Hausa land and the north. Today, you see all the Hausas and even non hausa in Kano claiming to be from Kano state just cos they were born there or have lived there many years, but many of them were not from Kano originally. Some of these people leave Kano back to their places of origin and take back Kano culture and influence to their places of origin and gradual Hausanization/Kanonization takes place in these smaller towns and communities.
This would have still been the likely outcome in the old eastern region. Gradual and non conscious Igbonization would have still taken place. The issue of lingua franca is more complicated than that. For example the French you speak today and even the French speak was from a particular region in France same with the English speakers of today (you can do a little research on this). Sometimes it's done intentionally for cohesion purposes. For example since there were too many Igbo dialects, a commission was set up to come up with a central Igbo language for cohesion reasons. it's the igbo you will largely hear people speak today. As for gradual and unintentional subsuming that could be possible. The point you raised about Kano dialect subsuming other hausa dialects (and even other hausa people) also happened in the West (#lagos). A lot of people today also claim Lagos ancestory. It's a normal immigration consequence and has been happening since the beginning of time. However, it's more likely to happen to people of similar stock. For example the igbo will always leave for their Homeland at any possible opportunity and have not lost their language on account of being in Lagos or in Abuja. It's actually the fault of parents most times when the contrary obtains. But nonetheless, every nation most have a capital and with it immigration and other consequent outcome as you have pointed out. People will always continue to migrate for economic reasons but it doesn't necessarily mean they become subsumed. Igbos are in the North, East, West and South but they aren't subsumed yet and may never be, same with the hausa in the West or East or the Yoruba in the North, East or SS. The Jews too never lost their identity, same with the native Americans etc. |
Culture › Re: Ooni Of Ife Visits Enugu State, Received By Governor Ugwuanyi by bibe(m): 10:59pm On Jun 04, 2018 |
Benekruku: I just love Enugu state
So serene with much love abound within the state.
You wonder if they truly Easterners
So reserved, calm and enlightened. Even being at the forefront of development in the East, you hardly see them chest-beat like there neighbors- Abia & Anambra, who happen to be empty barrels but make the loudest noise
Outside cultism amongs youth which is on the high side which is a trend across all Nigerian states, every other thing is perfect about that state.
Its the only place to be if you must visit the East Being the capital of the former Eastern region, civility, neutrality and hospitality is to be expected same as you'd get in Lagos and Abuja (they cater to diverse ethnicities) |
Politics › Re: The Politics Of Majority And Minority Cultures In Nigeria by bibe(m): 8:12pm On Jun 04, 2018 |
Nowenuse: I understand you.
But don't you think marginalization of minorities can also lead to subsuming their identities?
In the old northern region, Hausas pumped all the money to the development of Kaduna and Kano. This made many middlebelters abandon their villages to move to Kaduna and Kano in droves and those middlebelters who could not speak Hausa were mandated to learn Hausa.
Go to Okene or Bida today. Ebiras & Nupes generally do not speak Hausa as a 2nd language but it is very common to find 1 among 3 people in their homelands who speak Hausa. How come? Cos they must have lived in Kaduna, Kano or Jos cities.
The number of middlebelt muslims in Kano, Kaduna and Zaria that have been hausanized are too many, why? Cos they migrated there a long time ago to find better opportunities which never existed in their homelands.
If the regional govts had continued, the majority of Eastern minorities, especially those living in Enugu (the capital) and PH would be speaking Igbo by now. After a long time, some after some generations would be Igbonized. Everyone would want to speak Igbo cos more opportunities would definitely come with it.
I hope you get my point. You made some valid points but that wasn't exactly so. Historically, the Igbo and most other ethnicities in the Eastern region shared a lot in common. Eg killing of twins, the ekpe cult (Aro Confederacy+cross riverians) etc. There's always been mutual respect generally. Enugu was chosen as capital just same way Abuja was chosen as capital and Lagos before it. Enugu was Igbo through and through so no issues of minorities being subsumed there. English was the ligua franca as obtains in Abuja and Lagos (while it was the capital). Knowledge of the language of the natives doesn't mean being subsumed but helps with communicating with the locals. Like I said before the provincial system was adopted to ensure representation and even spread development most of which are still visible in the various states of today. Enugu and Port Harcourt experienced more rapid development due to coal (which held same value as oil of today) the rail from enugu to ph as well as the ph port and city came to be as a result of coal. Revenue was mostly shared according to what you contributed. Abia, Anambra and present day Akwa ibom got more of the largesse on account of Palm oil revenue (you can research the economy of southern Nigeria before independence) so sometimes I don't really understand the cries about marginalisation. It's akin to crying that present day Rivers, Akwa ibom and bayelsa are marginalising the South East states on account of their crude oil revenue (13% derivation). If you do a proper research on the economy of the Eastern region you'll understand that the issue of marginalisation is unfounded however you can already see from the analysis above that the economy was largely tilted to the igbos as at then and their numbers ultimately meant they'll dominate politically (numbers and money). In conclusion, the system that obtained in the Eastern region was radically different to that of the northern region where there was clearly an agenda thus the issue of igbonisation is not plausible. |
Politics › Re: The Politics Of Majority And Minority Cultures In Nigeria by bibe(m): 4:50pm On Jun 04, 2018 |
Nowenuse: This is what you think cos you are obviously not from one of the 'minority groups'.
I have heard people from the Eastern minority groups complain how they suffered in the Eastern region and how they would rather remain federal slaves of Nigeria than going into any form of govt anymore with the Igbos. There was so much celebration and happiness among the eastern minorities when Gowon gave them their own states, why do you think so?
Take Ikwerres and Okrikas for instance, they never had a control over PH city during the old eastern region. Igbos from the hinterland completely dominated the city and the natives of the city were like 2nd class citizens in their own lands (I have heard many Ikwerres say this). To be honest with you, I don't buy this tag of majority and minority group (I mean personally I don't believe in it). The ikwerre issue is complex and this platform is not appropriate to discuss it. However the reality is that many ikwerres address themselves as Igbo while some don't (even when the name ikwerre is Igbo and they do bear Igbo names even in meaning). Don't have much info about the okrika. The point I raised isn't about marginalisation but subsuming of ethnicities which I pointed to the provincial system in place in the Eastern region to help ensure representation. It may not have been perfect but it was a system which was subject to evolution. I don't want to digress from that. |
Politics › Re: The Politics Of Majority And Minority Cultures In Nigeria by bibe(m): 6:31am On Jun 04, 2018 |
Nowenuse: I beg to disagree with you my friend.
Southern minorities were just very lucky to be more liberated than we northern minorities. It's not as if you guys fought more for it. Let me give you the points.
1) Our colonial masters, the British favoured the Hausa-fulanis the most in our country, we all know that! And the British clearly used we northern minorities as pawns to make the Hausa-fulanis stronger. Many of us rejected, but some could not.
Do you know how much the British promoted Hausanization and islam in the old northern region? The British went as far as trying to stop the missionaries from evangelizing northern minorities, so that islam will spread and we would all become muslims, so that we can all be more like Hausas, but it failed to an extent because of the stubborness of the missionaries. It still succeeded somehow though otherwise these missionaries would have even converted many of the Hausas themselves to christianity. It is a very long story to be explained here. If you wanna know more, I can expand.
How about the emirates? They also tried to force the emirates all over the entire north, some tribes fought against it, others accepted and later fought, while others could not reject and still remain victims till today.
Many other points.
Now I don't see how the British connived with Yorubas and Igbos to try to Yorubanize or Igbonize you southern minorities. If there are please show me.
2) The Hausas & Igbos controlled the first republic while the yorubas were in opposition. This caused the Hausas & Igbos to fully support the demand of you Bendel minorities to break out from the old western region, while they themselves fully held on to their own minorities.
3) The Biafra war brought about the full liberation of Eastern minorities. Something which they would never had achieved if not for that war.
Northern minorities have shown times without number how they wish to be distinct from the north, right from the Willinks commission of 1956 to the Tiv riots of 1967. Even during the colonial period till the first and 2nd republics with the United middlebelt congress political party which dominated the politics in middlebelt areas of the northern region, to the Jos natives movement in the 1980s. How many more can I mention.
The only reason why it seems like the voice of the middlebelt is not loud enough is because of religion. The oppressors of the region have used the most powerful tool (religion) to divide the allegiance of the populace of the region. Just the same way they seem to be using that same tool to want to divide the south-west. Apt analysis. Dunno much about what obtained in the western region but in the Eastern region, although the Igbos used their numbers to dominate political affairs, the use of provincial governance system gave room to various ethnic nationality for identity. They weren't exactly being subsumed to anybody like was obtained in the North. |
Romance › Re: Visiting My Fiancee's Parents For The First Time, What Should I Buy For Them? by bibe(m): 1:47pm On Jun 02, 2018 |
frankIzuchukwu: kolanuts for this modern world!! Yes, it serves a symbolic purpose and shows that you are a well grounded son of the soil. |
Romance › Re: Visiting My Fiancee's Parents For The First Time, What Should I Buy For Them? by bibe(m): 1:43pm On Jun 02, 2018 |
Orubebe01: Both of us are from the eastern part of the country. I want to visit her parents next week and that is going to be my first meeting with them, am confused on what to buy for them. Please kindly help your brother suggest the best thing to get for them. thanks.
 Buy Semo like 2 bags, Kings groundnut oil, 4 big tubers of yam, A bag of Rice, Hennesy XO and Crate of can malt. you can do more if you wish. But this is more than addequate. PS: Buy kolanuts too. |
Celebrities › Re: Lady Blasts Falz For Using Ladies In Hijab To Dance In "This Is Nigeria” Video by bibe(m): 8:50am On May 29, 2018 |
handsomeclouds: I think Falz did the wrong thing.
In an environment like Nigeria where religious issues are readily vaporized, his wisdom should have told him not to meddle with such a thing.
Ijab is the dignity of Islam.
I wouldn't be suprised at the level of criticism that will come his way soon!
By and large he didn't apply wisdom! The hijab actually predates Islam, historically speaking. |
Sports › Re: Paul Pogba Spotted In Mecca For Ramadan (Photo) by bibe(m): 1:22pm On May 28, 2018 |
debossng: First Muslim I know with a Christian name or abi d guy no dry sure? It's pretty common with converts eg Nicholas Anelka, Frank Ribbery etc |
Celebrities › Re: Phyno's Statue At Eleme Junction In Port Harcourt (Photos) by bibe(m): 9:44am On May 22, 2018 |
Why do it over the pedestrian pathway? I have nothing against the statue but why the obstruction? |
Phones › Re: Tecno Pouvoir 2 Price And Specifications (Thread) by bibe(m): 9:04am On May 22, 2018 |
benjsniper33: Stop bashing Tecno they are doing their very best to bring luxury to poor people.
Anyways, ladies and Gentlemen. Allow me to assist you in ordering any item from Amazon.com at a mouthwatering rate of N300/$. Pls exercise no worries about item shipment and delivery. Dm for more info..
How do we operate :
1. Think of any item you wanna buy, or is there anything you wanna buy from the USA? (anything at all you can find on amazon)
2. Visit amazon.com to search for your choice of goods or item.
3. Pick the goods of your choice
4.Contact me and paste the weblink that has the goods you want to order on our portal or platform.
5. We'll order for you, handle the shipping and deliver at your doorstep. #300/$1 sounds too good to be true though... |
Politics › Re: Read This If You Are Among Those Criticizing The IGP Over Transmission Video by bibe(m): 9:56am On May 21, 2018 |
The notion that "grace disqualifies the qualified in order to qualify the unqualified" is extremely wrong and dangerous.
It's fine to say that grace qualifies the unqualified but it surely doesn't disqualify the qualified in order to qualify the unqualified. Where is the righteousness in that? |
Politics › Re: "I Was Never Framed Up For Fighting Jonathan" - Dino Melaye Shares Photo by bibe(m): 9:50am On May 21, 2018 |
ikennaf1: it means victory is assured.
back to the post can somebody help me with that picture where GEJ was saying that he's the most insulted president in the world but when he's gone, we will miss the freedom we enjoyed under him... It's actually acerta not asata. Numerous spelling/grammar errors makes me doubt the authenticity of that handle. That surely can't be Dino but an imposter. |