₦airaland Forum

IjebuWarrior:
Baba mi, sorry ooo, but I HATE IGBOS so much!

Didi2d:
Nice one, but I was expecting to see a luxury innoson vehicle

. The family said they didn’t want any investigation and that they wanted to bury the deceased according to Islamic rite,

LegallyBlunt:
But how does Ogun have so many industries? They're definitely doing something right. My problem is that I hope our guys working there would earn well and be treated well by these Asians.

Viraltrends123:
You are always sad about news like this, always being pessimistic, and saying it won't be completed. And even after the bridge or railway is constructed, you won't be satisfied still, you will also say something bad will happen to it.

Why so much hatred and pain, what's you guys problem. Most of you are here for bad news, you enjoy seeing like 100 bad news in front-page, isn't it?

If Peter Obi doesn't win, then the country must fall, so you can prove a point, isn't it? Your master also always looks for bad news, yesterday he couldn't find geniune one, so he complained about Nigeria having the largest delegation in the COP23, WTF, wetin be una problem naa

seeyounow3:
What is wrong with you.. why are you calling me a muslim. Did i tell you that.


We are not going to give any plot of land. We own delta state

bender79:
Ronu people left the page.

Paystack:
There's a particular tribe in Nigeria.

Any local government in Nigeria you go and say Ok.

Let the Top ten Richest people in this local government come out for an award or official recognition a member or individual from this tribe will always and surely be among this 10 richest people even if they aren't indigenous but as long as they're more than 1000 there and lived there for around 10 years irrespective of how they arrived.


Can you guess the name of the Tribe?

It's simple but yet some people might want to get it Twisted.


Ok let me go first.



I say My answer is the Yorubas.

Am I right?


Even if we choose to doubt there's a particular set of people that will pop out first in our minds 🤣🤣

Nwamazi8:
He blamed Major Gen Valentine Okoro for the disaster in Kaduna blaming him as the GOC who instigated an ethnic genocide on Northerners


Turns out the GOC of Kaduna 1 div is a YORUBA MAN by name of Bamidele Alabi.

So Igbos and other well meaning Nigerians were quick in debunking the lies and propaganda of that Aboki idiot, his deranged blood-thirsty brothers in the North would have started killing Igbos (again history is dangerously playing out again). When Igbos talk they will say it's "victim card", but these bastards know what they are doing but thank God we're in a social media age where information can be quickly googled and vicious lies debunked... :Unfortunately our fathers didn't have that grace of digital media to fight back.

https://x.com/Im_Buhari_Jnr/status/1731675337254113605?s=20[/quote]If you check well , you’ll find some yoruba Muslims agreeing with him on the tweet .

Modified :

I said it . This one even tagged Arewa Twitter. . He should’ve also tagged Usman Dan Fodio from the grave

ILoveNG:
Do know what the fulanis went through throughout the 8 years of Buhari regime in the hands of our south east brothers?

ecolime:
It's about time we put a stop to this tribal/ethnic contest. The dick measuring contest is not doing us any good and it hurts to see our dear Nairaland go down the abyss.

Both Igbos and we Yorubas have a share of the blame. Elections have come and gone. Lets put the past behind us and chart a common cause for the future.

To my Igbo fellows, attack APC/Tinubu but leave out Yorubas.

To the Yorubas, lets separate constructive criticism from Obi/SE or the Igbo race.

Enough is enough guys. We are brothers.

Time to move on!

CC: Seun & Nlfpmod

Gamesmart:
Honestly, after reading so many Igbo opinions on this thread and their persistent focus on the Yorubas and BitterTruth0001's claim that Yorubas are the ones that "arrogate unto itself the mantle of superiority and sophistication", (the former is definitely not true), I am convinced that the real reason many Igbos attack Yorubas is because they see them as their main competition for the premier/prestige tribe in Nigeria.

To be the premier/prestige tribe, a tribe would have to be:

- Large
- Economically Strong
- Highly Educated
- Productive
- Rich and Successful
- Cultured and Well-mannered

I don't think most Igbos see Hausas, and any other tribe apart from Yorubas, being able to compete with them on all these, hence the attacks and focus on Yorubas in most of the arguments of some Igbos despite the fact that Yorubas have been generally welcoming, tolerant and nice to them.

Hausas are far larger than them (and Yorubas) but would fail in all the other traits.

Yorubas are better than them in at least 4, if not all 6, of those traits.

All other tribes fail at "Large" trait as 65% of Nigerians are one of the 3 major tribes.

Honestly, I think i finally get the reason for persistent focus on Yorubas. It is the feeling of those that are the threat to the superiority many Igbos feel they need to have, and that has been documented for over 70 years. They really don't like being second.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_odAy4rVz8

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh. Insolent and uncouth as usual.

During the last election campaign, I watched it live on Channels TV where the current Deputy Governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, was campaigning in Yoruba and interpreting for Obaseki! I kept wondering which part of Edo is this that Phillip Shaibu was campaigning in fluent Yoruba but I never bothered because I don't honestly care. Shaibu speaks fluent Yoruba!

Edo is not in South West and if Edo the politicians campaign in Yoruba language, the Yoruba here in Yorubaland really don't even know or care to know.

FreeStuffsNG:
The book "Stumbling on happiness" on my mind right now

The reality is that Edo is not monolingual so there may be no furore if a candidate turns out to be like LP's Chinedu in Lagos who can't speak Yoruba and had to get an interpreter during campaign too.

Asue and his siblings were born and raised in Ibadan where their parents lived, stayed and worked. Their mum is Yoruba while their Das is Esan. If they were females married to Yoruba men, they could even aspire to be the Governor of Oyo state. It's their names that kept restricted them as Edo , they could pass for a Yoruba family.

Their late mum, a Yoruba woman, was particularly phenomenal and popular as well as a role model to many people in Ibadan so much that her name was a household name in Ibadan those days. Their late Dad was a Senior Staffer at the University of Ibadan.Check my signature for free stuffs!

TopBanter:
Your attempted defence of Igbos only ends up showing that an unreasonable nature is innate to every Igbo.Even those, like you, who pretend to be Liberal and conciliatory.

Igbos should be "Cherished and celebrated" for deliberate, mindless and demeaning bragadoccio aimed at belittling others ?

When your fellow Igbos say here that they are "dominating and enslaving Yorubas in their own land" the Yorubas should throw them a Party for that abi?

You guys are all clowns only ever capable of seeing yourselves as victims when you are always perpetrator

Gamesmart:
There is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with a tribe being proud of itself.

What is wrong is for a tribe to be known to express its pride by trying to claim superiority over other tribes and known to vocally attacking other tribes publicly.

What is worse is to see that this disposition and reputation has been like this for over 70 years, and it is only one tribe that possesses it, out of the over 150 tribes in Nigeria; to the point a pejorative exonym for the tribe now, across Nigeria, is "Children of hate".

You don't think that is a problem worth discussions?

Gamesmart:
How is that your problem?

Gamesmart:
I disagree with your arguments.

I don't think most other Nigerian tribes see Yorubas as "arrogant" or "Nazis". I would even argue they have the best brand and goodwill, from all other tribes, out of all the major tribes in Nigeria.

Yes, they do show a lot of pride in their history, culture, traditions, language and achievements, but definitely not in a nauseating way. As a matter of fact, they put out there pride in such a way that they are happy for others to be included in it and share in the enjoyment; and Nigerians are frequently adopting aspects of it. That is what happens when you don't disparage others and show arrogance.

Most people know Yorubas are proud and that they think they are the best, but at least they don't go around saying it publicly, nor do they try to belittle others with it. If they are going to say something bad about another tribe, they are experts in saying it behind your back and not heat up tribal wars.

That said, the thread was not about Yorubas; it was about Igbo brand challenges. I don't even know why you insist I must talk about Yorubas "to be balanced" out of all tribes in Nigeria. It is obvious many Igbos see Yorubas as their main competition in their need to claim being the best.

Gamesmart:
Honestly, I have lived my life watching how some few Igbos destroy the Igbo brand.

I have also read articles and seen clips about Nigerian history, some presented by independent whites, that show that certain inter-tribal relations culture by the Igbos has not changed for the better in over 70 years.

The way Igbos were described (the good and the bad) 70, 50, 30 years ago is generally the way most Nigerians would describe them today. Fair enough that same applies to some other tribes too.

But some of the bad is highly detrimental to Igbo people and the brand today, despite the great potential and ease of that not being the case, and this is not being discussed. It is sad if you ask non-Igbo people across Nigeria the tribe they 'like the least' in Nigeria and force them to answer, Igbos would play a significant role at the top across the country. This is why the bad needs to be highlighted, discussed and action should take place to intentionally change or adjust.

Let me state some observations I have made:

The chest-beating, self-delusions of some few igbo people
- Igbos don’t run Nigeria’s economy
- Nigeria would not fail without Igbos
- Igbos are not developing or transforming any part of Nigeria outside the SE
- Igbo states are not the richest states
- Igbos are not the richest Nigerians
- Igbo states (or the SE region) are not the most developed even once you remove Lagos & FCT

The facts
- Igbos are probably the most trade-inclined tribe
- Igbos are good at trade
- Igbos really only dominate (1) Transport, (2) Spare parts, (3) Electronics, (4) Building materials and (5) Hospitality sectors
- Igbos are probably the tribe that are most spread across Nigeria as local residents
- Igbos are highly competitive and a successful tribe in all aspects of life in Nigeria



To make clear, Igbos are not feared by other tribes, neither are other tribes jealous/envious of Igbos. The uncouth and antagonistic boisterous nature of a few, but sufficiently significant number of, Igbos and these few Igbo’s culture of trying to claim superiority or attack other tribes just ends up with the Igbos breaking/damaging bonds with other tribes.

You can be good at whatever you do, and even vocalise this prowess, without a need to boast you are better than everyone else, you are their benefactors, you dominate them and you will always be the best, especially when all you can back it up with is daft and wrong evidence. Even Messi, Lebron James, Einstein, Michael Jackson etc. do/did not talk like that.

This should be spread across the Igbo community!