₦airaland Forum

BekeeBuAgbara:
Igbos are your biggest problem? What an !diot

His post was satirical. Read between the lines.

olureignforever:
Just read about urghur region. Could it be a form of revenge against urghur region?

I guess so. China doesn't tolerate dissent in any manner. You have to abide by their rules. They even choose bishops for the Catholic church (ie for the dioceses within China)

Whyem15:
Very dumb move, there are soft copy Koran and other Islamic app that they can download online and they can pray anywhere as long as it is clean, even on sand. They should just start converting them by force or kill them so that the world will know they are enemies of Islam

With their heavy sensorship on online activities and content, that may be more difficult than you think. Ever heard of the great internet firewall of China?
They've got that area covered which is why they are going after hard copies.

olureignforever:
Which kain wahala be this now. Someone cannot be Muslim in peace?

I was shocked to learn sometime last week through quora that there are areas in the Uyghur region you can't step in if you're not Muslim even though you are Chinese. And it's not like it was an unspoken secret, they had Street signs up saying it.
I'm not surprised at the recent move by the Chinese authority.

pellummy:
I now understand now, literacy is your problem, carrying gun do not make you army bro, an d you said cult, not well pronounced army of biafra.,locally recognise by it own people ...mumu people without a country pronounced the secret service and national army under a difrent a different govt ...bro they are terrorist, though they have diffrent intentions from bokoharam, truth must be told

To be classified as an army, you must be seen to be bearing arms. That's how the word army came to be. Call them guards, security service whatever but not army.

Rawani:
The military were undergoing a well publicised operation when they were confronted, they were not sent there to substitute the police patrol.

Are you aware that the said "procession" predated the actual date of the slated exercise?
Their conduct had nothing to do with operation python dance as the slated date for the exercise was days after the incidence.
For crying out loud they rolled out tanks onto the streets and state road of umuahia.
The operation python dance of 2016 was carried out on federal highways and the moniker was taken from the way long trail of cars meandered the checkpoint moving in a snake motion.
What happened in umuahia and afara ukwu community by the Nigerian army is nothing short of "terrorism" in the real sense of the word.
#mytake.

omenka:
I've come to realize one thing about some group of people in this country; they are hardwired to respond to everything emotionally than applying tact, wisdom and acknowledging facts.

When it comes to "state terror", Nigeria is nowhere close to US. State agents in the US kill more citizens in a year than Nigeria's would in five. They hide under the cloak of "National Security" to perpetrate these acts.

Wasn't Trump the one who says he'd respond with "fire and fury unlike the world has ever seen against NK" just the other day? Hasn't everyone been telling them to tow the path of dialogue?

If the chips are down, these guys have no idea, the US will NOT even come close to lending a hand beyond the supply of relief materials to refugees.

What they should ask themselves is "what exactly can we give US in return for a military assistance if peradventure we go to war with the Nigerian state?" The US acknowledges Nigeria as a critical strategic partner in the region and would commit themselves to maintaining that friendship.

Do you know how many times the USA have tried to dialogue with North Korea?
Do you know how many times they've reached an agreement and USA goes on to establish programs and yet North Korea will renege at the end of the day?
As far as dialogue is concerned regarding North Korea, the USA has exhausted that option countless times.

JoeArmsD1:
The sad truth there

but, am seeing the rebirth of the true biafra.

Nigeria is 75% likely to become a dismembered entity in the next coming 10 yrs.

BUT

The reasons igbos are hated in Nigeria is because of one man who led to the killings of igbos in the north

CHUKWUMA KADUNA NZEOGWU

He led the coup that left major northern soldiers dead.

According to their kinsmen, they are not Igbos but Anioma.

But according to Nigerians, Igbos carried out the coup.

They are always the first to disassociate themselves with Igbos.

The reasons for this Igbophobia and Animosity against them is because of an Anioma man who will in problem distance themselves from Igbos.

Biafra declaration in 1967 was necessitated by the continued killing of Easterners in Northern region in retaliation of the tagged " Igbos killing of the Northerners".

Today, Igbos are now bearing the wrath and unforgiving northerners but i have never seen an Anioma man come out to claim that they are the cause of this widespread hatred against Igbos.

what Igbos in their adage called "Ochicha mere ihe ebolu oke".

Anioma is Igbo, always was, always will be regardless of whatever ill the war brought.

aniomafirstson:
land grabbing ke...you should know all this are mere Geo political zones

the same MW people that were pointing out aniomas to the Nigerian army?

It's unfortunate that a lot of people are ignorant of the fact in your first paragraph especially when it comes to who they really are. For example a lot don't differentiate the fact that they are from Delta or Rivers, doesn't mean that's who they are. They are merely geopolitical expression. Likewise in the south East, you'll see people taking up imo or abia or Anambra not as a geopolitical expression but literally as an identity. The way I see it, state creation has really done more harm than good. Worse, it has bloated cost of governance.

aniomafirstson:
best thing nzeogwu and ojukwu could have done was declaring anioma as part of Biafra so that uy wouldn't be seen as an encroachment stuff

It's not that easy cos that'll mean usurping the command of the governor of the Midwestern region. It's not for Ojukwu to declare without the mandate of the Anioma people and a majority vote in the MW region. That means getting a nod from other ethnicities makeing up the MW region, otherwise it'll be seen as a land grab attempt.

aniomafirstson:
the war was a tribal war so i don't know how they will be seen as an encroaching force if they stayed

The seceding region was the Eastern region which is why I said that the presence of Biafran forces in the Midwestern region meant political encroachment as they were outside Ojukwus mandate. It will be and was interpreted as aggression by the Nigerian forces. It was a complex political situation.

yungmill:
You are right in a way but as of then there was no distinction between igbos west or east of the Niger so that encroaching argument is invalid, because even as at then igbos in Benin, delta, venue, Kogi and even rivers were all seen as igbos, if not why do you think after the war they carved most of these parts out to cause a divide and disunity

You are correct, the were no distinction as at then but politically there was. Anioma had been carved into the Midwestern region years before the war and were effectively in a separate economic entity (Midwestern region).

The seceding region was the Eastern region which is why I said that the presence of Biafran forces in the Midwestern region meant political encroachment as they were outside Ojukwus mandate. It will be and was interpreted as aggression by the Nigerian forces.

aniomafirstson:
you are absolutely correct but don't also forget the bombing of the Niger bridge

anyway Igbo amaka

The thing is, blowing up the bridge was a complex political decision. At that point in time there was already the Midwestern region (later renamed Bendel) and politically they were outside the seceding region Biafra. Thus even though there were Igbos there, trying to carve them out means encroachment, on the other hand, they were also victims of the pogrom too (being Igbo). So it was a really complicated situation and decision by the Biafran forces.

Stay and you'll be seen as an encroaching force, leave and be seen by some of your brother's as abandoning them even when some of them volunteered to fight on the Biafran side. It was really a complicated situation.

yungmill:
My brother I tire, they termed the first coup Igbo coup because ironsi took over forgetting that it was major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu that led the coup but died in the process, they never make reference to him at all, most of the top generals there were of delta extraction like achuzia, betrayed us by blowing up the bridge and left us for dead, they only recognize us when they need us look at how they claim okocha is from Enugu when in fact he is from my maternal side ogwanri now ogwashi ukwu, same way they claim other influencial personalities of Igbo extraction when it suits them but reject us if it does meet their aim like they rejected the MD of nnpc, hypocrites everywhere

I've actually taken it as a personal objective to engage Igbos from the SE and SS and to reorient our thinking. I once met a friend now who's from Agbor, his name is Ifeanyi but when I said oh you're Igbo he said he wasn't. After much dialogue he admitted his brother sees himself as Igbo but he himself doesn't. Our engagement changed his orientation to an extent. I recall using this same Nzeogwu reference.

However I met another again from Delta (aniocha part), his name was Chukwurah, he plainly told me he was Igbo and wouldn't even entertain a 'Delta Igbo' tag. Like I said the effect of the war led to denials which has also made the Igbos from the SE to see Igbos in the 'newly' created bendel and rivers (SS) in a stereotypical way.

yungmill:
You maybe right to some extent as that is the case with the ikwerres but not so with those West of the 9ja, even my dad experienced what I said earlier, some of the eastern igbos I have met see us more as impure breed with ancestry from other tribes in delta up to Benin, or conquered people of Benin empire how stupid.

The eastern Igbos you speak of are people who are actually ignorant and deficient in history. To start with, what identifies you and traces your origin is your name generally speaking. All this Delta, Anambra, Rivers are recent concoctions.

Anioma, even in name is Igbo meaning Good land. Her inhabitants bear names of Igbo origins so that effectively tells you their roots.

I really blame ignorance and lack of attention to history.

yungmill:
Before you speak bro think. It was you igbos of eastern extraction who started the stupid delta north ain't igbos shit, anytime I meet most of yall and I say am an igbo from delta they just scoff, one almost lost his teeth when he said all igbos west of the Niger are slaves (osu), that's what made most of us to claim we are different like someone from ezi or ukala claiming their village name or animal, so stop playing possum, you guys only see us as part of you guys when you need something, many of you don't even see emefiele and elumelu, as igbos,
As for me I know am igbo and don't care what yall so called core igbos think, to you guys even igbos in rivers, benue and kogi yes kogi ain't igbos, hypocrite

I think all this started with the war and the stigma of bearing an Igbo or even Igboid tag. Thus most Igbo/Igboid people from the 'newly' created Bendel State and Rivers State tended to reject the Igbo tag for survival sake. Unfortunately it has festered for longer than it should.

giles14:
of all who quoted me your's was most positive n educative,

anioma pple or delta Igbo get annoy wen u refer to dem as Igbo ,so its better we manage ourselves (5 Igbo's states) than trying to make a lost people accept who they are.

Not entirely true, a good number of them address themselves as Igbos. But the stigma of the war sometimes blights the judgement of the rest.

Narldon:

Beautiful


Meanwhile...

I stopped watching Nollywood movies when one blind woman said;








"My son I am so happy to see you"

ROTFLMAO

tivta:
Peter obi did absolutely nothing Madam

Are you for real?

Backinfront:
SUNDAY SERMON: THE TRUTH ABOUT TITHING


I came across this piece on a Whatsapp page and it so represented my views on tithing that I could have written it myself. Please enjoy the read!

The Trial of Pastor Jones (Author unknown)

Judge: Mr. Jones you have been charged with multiple counts of extortion. Your crime spree covers 20 years and thousands of victims. You have defrauded people out of their money with fear and manipulation, telling them they had to tithe 10% of their income as per the LAW to your Regd. organization (called Church) and that God would bless them if they did. You also told them that if they didn't tithe God would curse them.

How do you plead?

Mr. Jones: I plead not guilty your Honor, I have done nothing wrong. I have only preached what the Bible says. In the Bible Abraham tithed to Melchizedek and God blessed him for his faithful giving. The Bible even says he was rich in silver and gold.

Judge: Is it not true, Mr. Jones, that in Genesis Chapter 13 verse 2 the Bible says Abraham was rich with livestock, silver and gold?

Mr. Jones: Yes, you are exactly right, that's what I just told you.

Judge: Ok, we read about Abraham being a rich man in chapter 13 but it is not until Genesis chapter 14 that we read about Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek. So Abraham was already a rich man before he tithed to Melchizedek, wasn't he?

Mr. Jones: Yes, I suppose you are right.

Judge: So his riches were not the result of his tithe to Melchizedek?

Mr. Jones: No.

Judge: Mr. Jones, you also say God blessed him for his faithful giving. How many times is it recorded that Abraham gave tithes to Melchizedek?

Mr. Jones: Well, just once.

Judge: So the Bible never said that he gave week after week?

Mr. Jones: No it does not.

Judge: Where did Abraham get the things that he gave to Melchizedek?

Mr. Jones: Well the Bible says it was from the plunders of war?

Judge: So you are telling me that he gave from the plunders of war?

Mr. Jones: Yes that's what the Bible says.

Judge: So he basically took things that were not really his in the first place and gave them as the tithe?

Mr. Jones: That is what the scripture seems to indicate.

Judge: Is it recorded that he ever took anything from his own possessions and tithed them to Melchizedek or anyone else?

Mr. Jones: I guess not

Judge: You guess not, you are a teacher and you are only guessing, is it or is it not written that he ever gave any of his own possessions as a tithe to anyone?

Mr. Jones: No it is not written anywhere that I have seen.

Judge: Is it recorded as to what exactly Abraham did give Melchizedek?

Mr. Jones: I believe it says plunder?

Judge: So plunder could be any number of things?

Mr. Jones: Yes, I suppose

Judge: It could have been food, cattle, sheep, the people's possessions or any number of things. It does not say it was all money correct?

Mr. Jones: Yes you are correct, it does not say just money

Judge: As a matter of fact money is never mentioned in that account at all is that correct Mr. Jones?

Mr. Jones: Yes your Honor, money is never mentioned just goods and food and people.

Judge: So there is no way you can say with any certainty that Abraham in fact gave Melchizedek any money at all?

Mr. Jones: That is right.

Judge: I only have one last question for you
Mr. Jones, did God command Abraham to give this plunder tithe to Melchizedek?

Mr. Jones: No, it appears that he did this voluntarily.

Judge: So are you trying to tell me that because of this voluntary, one time gift by Abraham, that may not have even consisted of money, all Christians everywhere are obligated to bring 10% of their weekly paycheck to a local Regd.Organization-church?
Considering all the evidence I would say you are beyond any shadow of a doubt guilty of deliberately trying to make the scriptures says things they have not said for financial gain.

Mr. Jones: Ok your Honor, I can see how foolish I was to try and use the story of Melchizedeck to try and get the people to tithe money. But there are many other verses that will support my belief on tithing. Jacob said he would give God 10% of everything. I think we should follow his example.

Judge: Let's see what Jacob said. Please read the verse you are talking about for me Mr. Jones.

Mr. Jones: In Genesis chapter 28 starting at verse 20 it says. Jacob vowed a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace, and Yahweh will be my God, then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God's house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give the tenth to you."

Judge: You said we should follow Jacobs example, is that right Mr. Jones?

Mr. Jones: Yes that is right, he vowed to give a tenth and we should too.

Judge: Let me point out one thing for you Mr. Jones, Jacob said he would Give God a tenth, ONLY if He blessed him first. So as you said previously, we should follow Jacob's example and tell God that we will only give him a tenth if he blesses us first. Is that right?

Mr. Jones: That is not what I meant.

Judge: What did you mean then?

Mr. Jones: That we should give God a tenth also.

Judge: There you go again, trying to make the scripture say what you want it to say for your benefit. I would also like you to tell me the scriptures that say that Jacob kept his vow with God. I would also like to know where he gave the tenth to because there was no temple or levites to give it to at that time.

Mr. Jones: I can not think of any scriptures that say where or if he ever tithed after his vow.

Judge: It seems fairly obvious to me that Jacob made a voluntary and conditional vow to God. This in no way can be used as a reason to demand others to bring their income to you or any other place.

Mr. Jones: I do have a few more scriptures that I believe will show that we are supposed to tithe.

Judge: You have not said anything yet to convince me one little bit that people are obligated to tithe money to the local organizational institutions -churches and that you were justified in what you were doing. You have taken scripture and misapplied it to your beliefs and for your gain. But in order to be fair to you I will allow you to present more evidence.

Mr. Jones: In the book of Malachi chapter 3 starting at verse 8 it says, will a man rob God? yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, In what have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now with this, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. So you see your Honor, we are commanded to bring the tithes into the storehouse or God will curse us.

Judge: Answer me this Mr Jones, Who was God Speaking to here?

Mr Jones: To the People of Israel

Judge: Can you please read Malachi 2: 1 Please Mr Jones

Mr Jones: Now This command is for you O PRIEST !!

Judge: Did God stop talking to the Priest in Chap. 3, Mr Jones?

Mr Jones: No your Honor!

[color=greem]Judge[/color]: Answer me this Mr. Jones, were you aware that God never required anyone to tithe money?

Mr. Jones: No I didn't know that.

Judge: The tithe spoken of here was always edible products never money.

Mr. Jones: Well your Honor that is because they didn't have money at the time so God had them tithe food instead.

Judge: Not true, money is first mentioned in Genesis and Malachi was written hundreds of years later. God had them bring food in so that the levites, the fatherless and widows may eat and be satisfied. The tithe was used mainly to take care of people. Also notice it says in the verse you quoted, that there may be food in my house. The food was the tithe. How do you completely overlook the word food in those verses?

Mr. Jones: I don't know

Judge: I also want you to know that these verses speak to nation under the Old Testament law. As you may or may not know Jesus fulfilled the law, it is no longer binding. Once again you have tried to completely take a scripture out of context and apply it to others for your benefit. Can you give me a single scripture where God changed the tithe from food to money?

Mr. Jones: I do not know of any.

Judge: So if God never changed it from food to money who did?

Mr. Jones: Man must have.

Judge: So far all you have done Mr. Jones, is take Old Testament scriptures out of context and try to apply it to believers under the New Covenant. Is this all the proof you have?

Mr. Jones: I do have a New Testament scripture that will show that Jesus told us to tithe.

Judge: Ok let me hear it.

Mr. Jones: Jesus said in Matthew 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. See Jesus said we should be tithing.

Judge: Let me ask you a question, who was Jesus talking to?

Mr. Jones: The scripture says the Scribes and Pharisees.

Judge: Are you a scribe or Pharisee?

Mr. Jones: Of course not.

Judge: Jesus also said in that passage, you have left undone the weightier matters of the law. Are we under the law Mr. Jones?

Mr. Jones: No.

Judge: Why not?

Mr. Jones: Because Jesus fulfilled it.

Judge: When did Jesus fulfill the law?

Mr. Jones: When He was crucified.

Judge: So the law was still in effect until Jesus death?

Mr. Jones: That is correct.

Judge: I think you know where I am going with this don't you?

Mr. Jones: Yes your Honor. Since Jesus had not yet been crucified and the law was still binding the Pharisees were required to tithe because it was part of the law. Once the law ended, tithing ended also.

Judge: I want you to take a look at that verse again. Also tell me, what were they tithing?

Mr. Jones: The scripture says it was mint, dill and cumin.

Judge: Is money mentioned?

Mr. Jones: No it was not.

Judge: Once again it was edible products that they were tithing, not money. Do you have anything else you would like to say?

Mr. Jones: If people only tithed edible products like the scripture says, then how would the church survive? We have our mortgage payment, utility bills, staff salary and a host of other things that we have to pay each week. We depend on the money from the people.

Judge: By "church" you mean your organization isn't it Mr Jones ?
-The need does not justify the means. In other words, just because you have all these debts does not give you the right to twist and manipulate scripture and cause people to give under fear of being cursed by God to meet your needs. Does It Mr Jones?
In closing, let me recap a few things for you Mr. Jones.
-The tithe was never money;
-The tithe was an Old Testament law, which is no longer binding. When it was binding the tithe was used to take care of people, not buildings.
- We are under a new covenant now.
Paul instructs the Corinthian believers how they are to give. He says in second Corinthians chapter 9 verse 7, Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. So each believer is supposed to give as he or she has determined in his or her heart.
If they determine to Give 10% well and good, If they keep aside some every week to meet this more better.If you are trying to make people give under the threat of being cursed or any other reason even blessing, you are wrong. Someone can not give cheerfully if they are being forced to give. If 'your church can not survive on freewill offerings maybe God is not part of your church at all.
Mr Jones, do you intentionally put your people under a Curse or a Bondage?

Mr Jones: Of Course not !!

Judge: Can you Read in context Gal 3:10-11: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them ....
AND
Gal 5:1-4 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage....

Mr. Jones: I never realized all these things, I have always been taught that we had to tithe money to the local church and that is what I have always taught. I can see now that I was completely wrong. I did not study the scripture for myself, I only took mans word for it.
Yes ' am guilty. I will not teach this error anymore.
Sentencing....... All Arise .....

"They" will avoid this

Daeylar:
Bibe , Just gave you a wrong mention, sorry Were you able to find the full interview?

Saw a different interview related to Togo crisis

Daeylar:
I watched it on TV.
I didn't see it on you tube but this is the link of the interview on BBC's page I don't think it's the full interview, though, I didn't watch

Here

Cheers

Daeylar:
Obasanjo disgraced himself on that program, couldn't answer any question he was asked and will always try to shift the focus away from what he was asked by saying something else,
He was also trying to speak over the interviewer, sometimes he wouldn't even let the man ask him some questions, if not that the interviewer was a professional with a backbone who wouldn't let obsanjo bully him into not speaking and asking his questions, he would always tell obasanjo that he had to speak and insisted on asking his questions

What program was this? I'd like to see the interview probably on YouTube.

I understand you aren't very motivated in your current job. Thing is, you have to draw up a plan and follow it stringently.

Here is what you have to do...
- Once you get to the UK, apply for Canada and USA visit visa immediately, you'll be granted them (cos you have your school at stake). For the USA visit visa aim for offshore technology conference. For the Canada visit visa aim for similar conference relative to your course of study.
You have to start these processes before October.
- Start applying to Canada universities immediately for MSC or MEng courses (plan b)
- Save as much money as you can and also start working as soon as possible (temp jobs eg cleaning, customer service, care jobs, catering etc) to augment your savings.
- Hopefully by march next year you'd have gotten an admission offer at any of the Canadian schools, that's where your savings kick in
- Then start making plans for Canada if you're successful with admission (you have a greater chance of getting your Canada visa applying from UK than applying from Nigeria)

If for any reason these don't work out by march then fall back to plan c which is arranged marriage asap LOL. This one is getting tougher by the day though and with brexit looming, it's going to get more complicated.

Finally, you have one more thing going for you. As a graduate from a UK university, you can also apply for Australia graduate visa subclass 476. It's an 18 month visa for mostly engineering/science students.

The decision is left to you.

PS: with the USA visit visa you can travel to the USA after graduating and then find a college/diploma course or another MSC course and apply to then convert your visa to study visa if successful (your savings and temp job payslips will come into play here)

Also, do not rent from the school accommodation, they are expensive. Look for fellow students (most likely Nigerians) then rent an apartment together and share. It will save you a lot of money.

Cheers and all the best.

tayebest:
so why are they spoiling the road constructed by the FG?

It wasn't constructed by the federal government, rather it was dualised and fixed by successive state government albeit it being a federal road.

tayebest:
The road is even under construction, but they never see anything good in Buhari's government.

That road is a federal road but was fixed and dualised by the state government.

DouglasH92:
Why? What's so special about you that would evoke fear or dread? Are you a witch? Are you a ghost? Are you a serial killer? Do you work with the Secret Service? Are you a vampire? Do you have mystical powers? If you are not any of the following then you are just bluffing.

Grim Reaper

PrecisionFx:
ur an idiot with no future. Why didn't the sultan say this for the past 2 months that the quit notice was given why is he saying it now that it has been withdrawn.

Unity beggar

He did say it, immediately following the quit notice, I can recall it clearly.

Newmanluckyman:
...the sultan is a coward for not saying this during the heat of the quit notice. He's just trying to play to the gallery.

He did say it, immediately following the quit notice. I can recall it clearly. He said he'll defend Igbos with his blood.

This is the second time he is reiterating it.

Much respect. #trueleader

heendrix:
I will be patient but 2019 go sha come

Hahaha... ROTF, I feel your pain

PHILipu1:
what funding?
Do you know that it was mostly agricultural produce from the north then when we even had groudnut pyramid in kanu that was used to explore the oil we Niger delta and shouting about?

Do you know that all our refineries were also built from agricultural funds mostly from the north then?

Do you know that the first Niger bride was also built from such funds?

Do you know that most of the dams were built with such funds?

There was time when Nigeria depended on agricultural produce,coal and cotton mostly from the north before we discover oil.
There was a time when one of our major source of income was from textiles factory scathered all over the north.
Oil was discovered and all zones now abandon every other things.

Most of our southern leaders will not tell you guys all this things.

We southerners should not be selfish,there was a time when the north carried this nation on it's shoulder too before oil was discovered.

Related to my initial question, here's an extract;

Regardless of the merit which Sir F.D Lugard saw in his financial amalgamation of the South and the North, the prevalence of bitter criticism in the South shows the unpopularity of the amalgamation. At that time, the export from the South stood at five million, one hundred and twenty-two thousand Pounds (£5,232,000) while the export from the North stood at two hundred thousand Pounds (£200,000) in 1910. This was very discouraging to the colonial system and called for urgent remedy. On Tuesday, January 31, 1911, there were attacks on the colonial secretary’s suggestion that the South should advance a loan of two hundred Thousand Pounds (£200,000) to the North for the completion of the Baro to Kano railway, in addition to the sum of one million, two hundred and thirty thousand which was required from the South.

Source: https://m.guardian.ng/opinion/open-letter-to-ango-abdullahi/

PS: My offer still stands, I can furnish you with official UK homeland colonial reports from late 1800 to early 1900 leading up to amalgamation.

PHILipu1:
what funding?
Do you know that it was mostly agricultural produce from the north then when we even had groudnut pyramid in kanu that was used to explore the oil we Niger delta and shouting about?

Do you know that all our refineries were also built from agricultural funds mostly from the north then?

Do you know that the first Niger bride was also built from such funds?

Do you know that most of the dams were built with such funds?

There was time when Nigeria depended on agricultural produce,coal and cotton mostly from the north before we discover oil.
There was a time when one of our major source of income was from textiles factory scathered all over the north.
Oil was discovered and all zones now abandon every other things.

Most of our southern leaders will not tell you guys all this things.

We southerners should not be selfish,there was a time when the north carried this nation on it's shoulder too before oil was discovered.

Can i ask you for a favour? Please ignore whatever you may have read on social media or remarks from some individuals, kindly do a research on the reason for the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria.

There was never a time past or present"the North" ever carried anything, rather proceeds from the South (Western and Eastern regions) was used to subsidize the North which wasn't economically self sufficient/viable.

The two reason for amalgamation was
-to allow for direct subsidy of the Northern region from the southern region
-to help reduce administrative costs (the two regions were administered separately)

PS: Don't just take my word for it, research colonial Nigeria (look out for commerce) or I can furnish you with official documented reports to the British crown from late 1800 to early 1900.