₦airaland Forum

All foreigners of Arabian and Muslim origin should be rounded up as suspects

Akshow: Op for real you expect us to read all this? All this story is boring. Rip the father of African literature will suffice. Abeg Na when be naija match

. Herein lies the problem of our young people today. By the age 14, Chinualumogu Achebe had read more than 20 novels ranging from Shakespeare, Keats, Defoe, e.t.c, yet this Yeye boy is complaining about just a few pages of eulogies. I pity the present generation of kids.

I am indeed amazed after reading all these eulogies pouring from all over the world. It also amazes me how one man's book can influence a whole continent, nay the entire world. Prof Chinualumogu Albert Achebe remains one of the greatest Africans ever. He will forever remain my mentor.

godello: Veteran writers and Achebe’s compatriots, Prof. Wole Soyinka and J.P. Clark, have linked his death to the bomb attacks that occurred in Kano on Monday.

In a joint statement they issued on Friday, entitled “On the Passing of Chinua Achebe,” they noted that his death might have been hastened by the shock from the violence that those they described as Achebe’s people suffered during the attacks.

The statement read, “For us, the loss of Chinua Achebe is, above all else, intensely personal. We have lost a brother, a colleague, a trailblazer and a doughty fighter.

“Of the ‘pioneer quartet’ of contemporary Nigerian literature, two voices have been silenced – one, of the poet Christopher Okigbo, and now, the novelist Chinua Achebe.

“It is perhaps difficult for outsiders of that intimate circle to appreciate this sense of depletion, but we take consolation in the young generation of writers to whom the baton has been passed, those who have already creatively ensured that there is no break in the continuum of the literary vocation.

“We need to stress this at a critical time of Nigerian history, where the forces of darkness appear to overshadow the illumination of existence that literature represents.

“These are forces that arrogantly pride themselves implacable and brutal enemies of what Chinua and his pen represented, not merely for the African continent, but for humanity.

“Indeed, we cannot help wondering if the recent insensate massacre of Chinua’s people in Kano, only a few days ago, hastened the fatal undermining of that resilient will that had sustained him so many years after his crippling accident.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/kano-bombing-may-have-caused-his-death-soyinka-clark/

Achebe was a great man. RIP.

tomakint: Woe betide any Southerner (southwest, southeast and south-south) campaigning for the return of any Funky Mallam (especially from the core North) to rule Nigeria again!

The Yoruba led APC is doing just that.

The 72 virgin seekers at it again.

VIRGIN SEEKERS ON THE PROWL!!!

That's good of them. But sha, na chicken change for them.

xtayle: GBAMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!

Catholics are not suicide bombers.

Alfamann: unfortunately for you mr latunji, i am not a christian and much less a caholic so i am not obliged to have any dialogue with crazy people like you.

So go back to your cave and don't answer me so as not to disturb my guinness and bacon lunch.

Hmmm... O boy, Maclatunji go vex for you now, move this thread to muslim section.

Congrats to them.

shymexx: But why did the man write that controversial book when he knew he won't live long enough to defend himself

He just basically destroyed some of his own legacy before he passed away... That's definitely going to negate some of the accolades he deserves from fellow Nigerians YORUBAS - way to go...

Ermm... But "There was a country" and "The man died" but "the gods are not to blame." - gatts love Naija novelists and how they all saw into the future... Ben Okri gatts release a book to complete the equation...

Please, don't speak bad about the dead because when a black man dies, he becomes a god!!

The only group of people from all over the world who feel slighted by the great Achebe are the YORUBAS. A tiny microcosm (less than 0.1%) of the world population. Y'all can continue licking your wounds while the rest of the world pours ecomiums on the late sage (Prof. Chinualumogu Achebe). Nobody is even noticing you (0.1%

I cried today on hearing of Prof Chinua Achebe's death.

Na wah o! So this kidnapping never stop.

Things fall apart remains my best novel EVER!!!!!

OAM4J why are you banning only Igbo people but leave the Yoruba bigots like Bluetooth e.t.c who insult our Legend Chinua Achebe? It is highly unprofessional and shows you as an unrepentant TRIBALIST. Continue.

lynpetra: He needs to get his wrinkled blokos chopped off!!!Anu mpama,ozu!!!

Why his blokos, eh nwanyi a?

That is no prophecy. The IF there has invalidated it.

Uziehot: Road to embezlement for d generals. Afta d trainning,the soldiers are to b paid #45k at month end as allowance,bt they get 30k,wat is dat? Pls,d trainin is a form of enrichment to d generals.and its not every1 of them dat is entitle for d payment despite d trainning. Na tricks 2 spend justify d amount in d budget.

When your aboki brother Dambazzau was there, he didnt take any concrete steps to curb the menace and now BH has gone viral. Now that someone really wants to put an end to the boko rubbish via counterterrorism, u come running ur mouth like a dirty gutter.

zebudaya: FUCKING EMBASSY IN NY now charges us over $2 a minute on their 1900 number. What the fucking, Bleep. I wish I could fucking meet the fucking consul, I will tell him to fucking shove the fucking 1900 up his fucking ass. What the hell do they do with all the fucking money that comes from Abuja. Nasty fucking rouges

Looks like the naija embassy has fvcked you many times over. Sorry bro.

PAGAN 9JA:
JESUS IS MAN! IDKNOW WHAT THE F*CK IS HOLY SPIRIT! MUST BE LIKE HOLY ALCOHOL!

WHAT IS 3 IN 1 GOD?! IS THIS SPECIAL OFFER SALE?!


YOU DONT EVEN KNOW SAARKIN ALJINNU! SAARKIN ALJINNU IS CREATION, THE CREATOR FORCE, JUST LIKE OLODUMARE AND CHUKWU AD BRAHMA AND ZEUS AND NGAI AND PAN GU AND AMATERASU!

DEVIL DON EXIST! PURE EVIL DOESNT EXIST! IT IS A LIE!

Pls lets stop responding to this guy. It is obvious that he has gone mad.

PAGAN 9JA:
SHUT THE F*CK UP MAN WORSHIPPING SLAVE!

GO WORSHIP YOUR ISRAELI MAN-GOD! THERE IS NO PROOF EVEN OF HIS EXISTENCE! DUMBARSE TRINITY! I SPIT AT YOUR ISRAELI GOD!

IF JESUS IS A GOD, THEN WHY DID PEOPLE EXIST BEFORE HIM?!

A FOOL saith in his heart that there is no God. Enough said.

~Bluetooth:
Biafrans and their miseries for Nigeria.


Nawao

Who released this Yoruba bigot from his dog cage?

If these sh.it h0les are all T.A Orji has to show as constructed (sic) roads, then i'm sorry for him and the retar.ds who praise his government. Tufiakwa!

She looks like an ugly SHE-MALE.