₦airaland Forum

cocoduck:
You are the one incapable of deep thinking here. HOW DO YOU THINK THAT, THE NORTH WILL AGREE TO NEGOTIATE WITH YOU IF YOU DON'T FORCE THEM TO? WE HAVE TO ASPIRE FOR SOMETHING HIGHER, AND BE READY TO MAKE COMPROMISES DURING THE NEGOTIATION, IF YOU WANT TO SELL SOMETHING TO A PERSON, AND THERE IS NO FIXED PRICE, AND FOR EXAMPLE YOU WANT 2000, WON'T YOU TELL THE PERSON EVEN 5000, SO HE CAN NEGOTIATE TO HIS OWN POCKET, IF YOU TELL HIM 2000 DIRECTLY, HE WILL NOW BE NEGOTIATING 500, ARE YOU NOT THE LOOSER HERE?

bigfrancis21:
To be honest, I do not remember the name of the place in Cross River even though my dad had told me the name, but this was years back. But I do know that the town is somewhat close to Calabar (off Calabar metropolis).

Radoillo:
Actually, it was the early Western writers that put a 16th century date on the Ezechime migration based on the mention of an 'Asije' (thought to be Oba Esigie) in some versions of the traditions. Check Leonard's Tribes of the Lower Niger which appeared in print in 1906 or about that time. The first place where I saw the 1700 - 1748 date was in Zik's autobiography, 'My Odyssey'.

Anyway, the Ezechime movement is often connected with the Esumai Ukwu movement that resulted in the founding of Aboh. We have documented contemporary evidence that shows that Aboh was already a flourishing kingdom by 1668. So, Onitsha was most probably also already in existence by that date.

I don't know how you arrived at a 1000 AD date for the founding of Arochukwu. Anyway, whenever Arochukwu was founded, it didn't become an important town until the later part of the 17th century, and they didn't penetrate the Nri-Awka area until the 18th century.

ChinenyeN:
Alright. Sorry to keep you all waiting. Here is the link, as promised. Feel free to view and download.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fai471ny20v7vxg/AAD-lr9nAzR_QmG6gl3zFvnZa?dl=0

** I am not the owner of the linked manuscripts and am only sharing them for the sake of the dissemination of knowledge and freedom of information. Enjoy! **

searching4loove:
UNTIL WE ALLOW THE FULANI'S TO GRAZE THEIR CATTLES IN PEACE, EXPECT MORE OF THIS. IF NOT GREED AND SELFISHNESS WHY WOULD ANYONE DENY THE FULANIS GRAZING RIGHTS ON FARMS WHEN WE ALL DEPEND ON THE NORTH FOR SUPPLY OF MEAT I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THE FULANIS THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE FOR PEACE TO REIGN

BobUg28:
Pig, how does that corroborate with subject of this thread?

okwadatigbogal:
[s]I pray this Biafra never sees the light of day! Nonsense! What exactly are u idiots agitating for? Almost all the ppl who want this Biafra are the broke asses from the east who are jealous of their fellow easterners success in other lands, so they want to truncate it by force. Almost all of them have never visited outside igboland and they sit down to talk nonsense, claiming injustice! How exactly do u want to fight and win this war?? Hehehe... u ppl are busy agitating and fighting in igboland when d so called war should be fought in other lands. How exactly do u want to control the so called war?? On which front do u want to fight? If u have balls..advance into other lands and see what will happen. In d civil war of the 1960s, the war was better controlled because migration wasnt that much, but as at today, controlling such a war will be very difficult because of heavy migration. Infact Igbos have the highest emigration rate in Nigeria. So if war breaks out, we will have d largest.casualty and we will definitely lose. We are not ready for any stupid war yet! We have no functioning seaport, no serious airport and other social anemities that will make it easier for us to wage war. A referendum will work better than dis war of a thing..because we will surely lose if war breaks out. You cannot fight war on many fronts and Igbos are scattered all over the place. Another issue is this unnecessary hatred between igbos and yorubas. What exactly is the cause of the hate?? I am igbo and d truth must be said. When u come to another man's land have some respect and regard for them. Why will u be claiming lagos is not yoruba land?? It is very bad and I cant blame yorubas for disliking igbos because of dis! Why dont u go and claim Kano?? because u know northerners don't take rubbish and they won't hesitate to kill u if u make such claim! Yorubas are naturally a tolerant ppl so making such claims has resulted to unnecessary bad blood. Besides..what's with all d crowning of eze ndigbo in every community?? Of what use are these useless traditional institutions in every single town outside Igboland?? There lies d problem of we Igbos! They cannot rule themselves and they hate being ruled! Biafra will be a disaster because the typical Imo man will never allow an anambra person rule over him and vice versa.the smaller states/tribes in d so-called biafra will suffer worse, because some igbo groups feel to big and they will never allow smaller groups or states lord over them. Igbos dont love themselvs at all...thats why u still hear stuff like osu, nwa nsukka, nwa abakaliki, and other derogatory comments we direct at each other. Besides Texas In the USA, is almost the size of the whole Nigeria! And d USA has over 50 something states and every one of them is working fine! America is the most diverse Nation on earth..yet they are doing really fine! So why cant Nigeria do fine?? I think the problem is the curse on the black man. Believe me...even if Nigeria is divided into local governments, there will still be ccontrovery and underdevelopment. We all in Nigeria and Africa need a change In mentality. We need to love ourselves more and look out for d greater good of all and not just ourselves and our families. Lastly, I pity any one that will come and cuss me out.. Just know that u are cussing ur stupid self. If ure not mature, pls dont respond to me. Ive got no time. And yes I am Igbo...and A proud one at that![/s]

EternalTruths:
This is not romance story

The topic is far above your comprehension


Go back to the kitchen where you belong.

Vivalavida99:
Giwan onye Igbo ? Taaaa!!!! gbafuo nga onye Yoruba.

IlekeHD:
FYI to the illiterate and untraveled Igbo poster, Efejuku is not Yoruba.

I know that to you guys, anything that doesn't sound igbo is Yoruba.

deramarks:
. Wu banned u? Nd y?

deramarks:
. Lol follow follow go back jhoor

carnegiefan:
Sense is now gradually entering our leaders.

phyllosilicate:
If I were a Biafran, I would gladly accept these conditions. After 10 years as the capital of Biafra, Uyo would be completely Igbonised.

EUROBOMBER:
The Efik/Ibibio love us, I can assure you that. They are more reliable and trustworthy than the treacherous ijaws.

One again I have to remind you that the second in command in Biafra was Philip Efiong.

This man stood for Biafra to the last, he was the one that risked his life to face the advancing Nigerian army when our own Ojukwu was already in Abidjan.

Do you get it now?

deramarks:
U pple re lyin jhoor dat man has been ma in purse since last nyt if he was doin his buy day today he wud av told me so dat I wud buy sometin wit him* . He is still dere tho mayb he is kinda...stuck dere

Onyocha:
[b]how can five landlocked state form a country? the main agitators for Biafra are not after "emancipating" the Igbos from Nigeria but are after enslaving the minorities of the Niger Delta. The agitators for Biafra know that their dream will not be possible or sustainable with five landlocked states. they need an access to seaport and the resources of the Niger Delta to form a sustainable country. In other words, the Igbos for Biafra dream of replicating another Nigeria or a smaller version (without the north and south west) where the Igbos will dominate. and even if that goes on to happen, what guarantees are there that this state will remain united and further divisions will not happen? The ijaws and other minorities in the Niger Delta will surely kick against Igbo domination and will want their independence too. then, where will you place Edo, akwa ibom and Cross River? we are talking here of an unsustainable Biafra dividing into another four countries at least. in that case, and after the minorities who will be more in number than the Igbos overwhelm the igbos, it will be igbos themselves who will again agitate for Nigeria to return!!! a biafra will be a recipe for confusion, further divisions, bloodshed and a burden for west africa and the world. no body wants to welcome refugees, especially from a heavily populated country. therefore no one wants to touch the Pandora box.

in the north, there is also question of minorities. there is a christian minority. will they want to live outside a unified Nigeria? can biafra give them solutions? or will further division take place? talking about referendum, that is not feasible in Nigeria at all. Igbos are scattered all over the country with investments and businesses across the country. will only Igbos take part in a referendum? and what of those igbos outside the five landlocked and impoverished states? the Igbos are the most scattered ethnic group in Nigeria, yet some idle people want separation. if you truly want separation, the first thing to do is to develop your five states. do not place any eye on the South South or the oil of the Niger Delta. even if your dream come to happen, that unity with the South South will not last. after you develop your state, then ask your brothers scattered all over the country to return. they will not. why? because five landlocked states cannot sustain themselves. if your five states are an economic model and paradise on earth, it will be the other way round. people from all around Nigeria and even the world will be rushing to your states; not Igbos rushing to other states. Dubai is still part of the UAE yet it attracts investments from the world over. how many multinational companies and foreign ovestors are found in the south east?

if those neo-Biafran agitators are sincere about their call for independence, then it is very sorry for them. this is a call without foresight. and if they are not sincere, and they are simply doing it because a northerner they dont like is the president of the country, then they are going about the wrong way. you had your chance to vote and you voted in the wrong direction-ethnicity and religion. Nigeria voted to move away from ethnicity and religious barriers. what are you therefore complaining about? if you want the attention of the president, you dont ask for it using threat of division and war. the catastrophic results of war will be unbearable even for the agitators.

the solution, and that is the bitter pill Igbos have to swallow, is for, at least, there to be political unity with the north. if the yorubas can do it, then why cant the igbos? get over bitterness and division and threats. there should be diversity in opinions and choices in the south east. do not place your eggs in one political party or in the basket of ethnicism and religionism and regionalism. even europe that was divided into small nation states has united to form a powerful european union. there is power in unity. today Nigeria is a strong country and seen as such. who will consider biafra or give it relevance that Nigeria enjoys today? and to become independent, you need international support. it is not enough for you to clamor for independence. you need the UN; and the UN has powerful countries which must agree you deserve independence and they are ready to work with you if you become independent. as much as foreign interference in any country's affairs is repugnant, if other countries dont fly your flag in their capital, your passport will not be recognized.

AbuEzeFemi:
Only chidren who didnot appraise the first war will wish for a rematch cos nothing can separate Nigeria except Allah

Duru1:
There is nothing like current Igbo leadership. It is the Republic of Igbo land or reconfigured Biafra to include all Igbo land and neighbors who want practical freedom and growth. Biafrans have not forgotten about Bakassi as it will negotiate with the Republic of Ambazonia.