₦airaland Forum

kingzizzy:
What are you talking about? If you have something to say then say it instead of beating about the bush. What fraud are you talking about?

kingzizzy:
What are you talking about? Ijaw people are protesting in their land for Biafra, what is wrong with that?

zendy:
Right in heart of Ijawland. Very nice!!

nawti:
Not true....


As much it feels like things are not moving in the right direction with respect to the Nigerian/Buhari Project, 6 months is too early to conclude on the direction of the present administration. Consider the fact that the previous government's policies needed to be reviewed, as well as the previous contracts which were awarded to people with vested interests.

May I remind you that the GEJ led government justified his election on the premise that he needed a second term to make considerable progress, despite the fact that he had approximately 6 years. The current administration has not asked for two terms, neither have they resigned to fate in the delivery of governance, we are only making baseless speculations with an undertone of biased allegiance, which when closely observed smacks of a deliberate attempt to malign the FG without recourse to fairness.

There's a reason why the word "mid-term" is coined in first place, why don't we wait until mid-term before making conclusions, rather than jumping the gun after six months. even if the aim is to hound the government into submission, 6 months is too early to build a fool-proof case against the Buhari led federal government, and by acting this way could be counterproductive for the opposition. Because, they would have shown their cards too early in the game. The same schoolboy error made by Gov Wike's camp in the Rivers state case, where he was basing the acceptability of his elections on that of the state legislators, which was consequently checkmated through the nullification of their elections too.

Lajet:
Inko-Tariah said “we want to make it categorically clear to those behind this wicked and selfish act, especially the so called IPOB that no part or territory of the South-South belongs to the South-East. Rivers State and indeed other South-South States are not Igbos,


Inko-Tariah is a big fool by this his statement We shall not Cede an inch of igbo land in South South to anybody no amount of stupid propaganda and blackmail we make us to compromise

lawrenceunaa:
y should I believe the author was unbiased when he used the word Bastardized for a language

Secondly he has no point in saying the bonny(s) gave up their language for Igbo while hiding theirs. Pure lies .are the slaves in much population than the bonny(s)
I can only believe such histories if it came from pages of a history book but unfortunately ur govt banned history studies.vanguard is ur source, then who was the authors source.

chuna1985:
Wen Yoruba people start lying, I will know

SLIDEwaxie:
@coolscott, u go prosper. these people needs to learn.
so, u mean to say that na because dem dey sell igbos to the white make dem learn that acient igbo langusage?
interesting!!!

one thing abt the igbos: if they stay to long, they claim your heritage.

john124:
Good morning nairalanders this is an excerpt from an old thread showing that bonny people are ibos just a slight difference in their language with igbo.
From observation this argument has been on since 2009 on many forums.
Tonye barcanister you are making me go crazy with your unverifiable claims that ndokis are not igbos. I want to believe that you're from one of the kalabari speaking regions including abonemma,buguma, degema, bakana etc.
I grew up in Rivers state so i know for sure that ndokis, bonny people are igbo speaking tribes with slight difference in their grammatical meanings.
I hail from AkS (AKWA IBOM) and i know some regions in akwa ibom are linked to old greek and isreal.
There is even a forum on facebook that tells and proves that their traditions and festivals are similar to that of ibo. And i want to challenge you to move into any ndoki land and bring with you proof and evidence that they are otherwise.
http://igbodefender.com /2011/08/10/the-tight- igbo-connections-with-bonny/
Bonny is a town in the Nigerian Niger Delta. It is known for it’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal. But what many don’t know is that the most indigenes of that town are descendants of Igbos who would have been sold into slavery, had it not been for Olaudah Equiano’s campaign against the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The Igbos who settled in Bonny developed a new dialect called Bonny Igbo. In fact, the first bible ever published in Igbo was printed in the Bonny Igbo dialect.
Bonny is also famous for being the place where Jaja of Opobo, an Igbo slave from Amaigbo, in today’s Imo State, first rose to prominence. He later led is followers to form the neihbouring kingdom of Opobo.
One of the most famous Bonny families today is the Jumbo family, which is descended from Oko Jumbo, another enterprising Igboman who was Jaja’s strongest rival in Bonny.
© igbodefender.com 2011

NOBLEDANDY:
Do you know portharcourt rivers is Igbo territory??

coolscott:
Clearly, fraudulence remains encoded in your blood and it is a spiritual thing
Read below a post from some days ago explaining your situation which you are apparently gleefully unaware of and simply because the lack of historical depth in your region causes you not to connect to your ancient history like other people, and indeed, you are not aware of how deep in history other ethnic groups have had their systems established so you do not appreciate how much of a ridicule you make of yourselves when you apply local Igbo land-stealing techniques to try to steal other peoples' lands, when you do not even belong to their ethnic groups.

coolscott:
Igbos might have been a majority in terms of number of people, but when it came to political strength, igbos have been the minority of the minorities.

Igbos should keep quiet when other political entities are speaking.

There was no Igbo nation in the past. If it existed, where was its military?

What territory was its military responsible for protecting?

Without territorial integrity, there is no nation and this historical "no nation" situation was brought about about by the fact that Igbo people did not have it in them to foster political structures beyond the village or clan levels.

That is why you never heard of the igbo military or anything of that sought. But you would hear of many inter-village wars (or inter-clan wars) between Igbo settlements. That was the reach of their capacity to create political units.

So when we ancient south-south (and indeed south-west) kindgoms with dynasties spanning centuries speak, I expect igbos to be quiet. Igbos are the real minorities ethnically, when it comes to things that matter. And maybe that is why they relentlessly misbehave all over Nigeria. Civilisation does not run deep in them hence the complete non-existence of ethnic decorum.

coolscott:
If you only knew the shame of these things you are doing. If you could only appreciate the sincerity with which other ethnic groups disrespect you for your terrible misbehaviour.

TonyeBarcanista:
The confirmation of Rotimi Amaechi as minister of the government by the Saraki-led Senate yesterday sent a strong message to the PDP that APC is fully in charge of the red chambers. What went wrong?

PDP Once Had The Senate At Its Grip:
During the period that precede the election of the National Assembly leadership, some of us opposition members schemed on how to do a "Tambawal 2011" on the ruling APC for both Houses of the National Assembly. Seeing that APC leadership had endorsed Senator Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila for the offices of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively, we embarked on campaign calling for Senators elected under the PDP platform to team up with minority APC dissent legislators and support Abubakar Saraki and Yakubu Dogara for the respective aforementioned offices. It was in fact, a well calculated effort to position the PDP as the power behind the National Assembly throne". The NASS leadership election not only went the way of the PDP in all four offices, it also gifted PDP's Ike Ekweremadu the Deputy Senate Presidency as a "trophy". It sent shivers and anger to the APC and joy to the PDP.

PDP Prevented APC From Self-Destruction
APC leadership and the presidency never hid their displeasure at the manner the ruling party was embarrassed by Saraki-led minority APC rebel senators that worked hand-in-hand with the PDP. The government embarked on a journey to get Saraki out of the way by dusting his alleged corruption file that was idling at the Code of Conduct Bureau locker. I had reasoned that the prosecution of Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal is the internal affair of the APC and capable of polarising APC's ranks in the Senate, creating division and catalysing their own destruction. There was a room for the PDP to negotiate a soft landing for Saraki and his minority APC loyalists with promise of chairmanship of choice committees and retaining the Principal officers on condition that Saraki will step down voluntarily and mobilise his minority APC followers within the Senate to support a PDP candidate for the position of Senate President. The PDP unfortunately, chose to "swim and sink" with Saraki. They followed him to all his court appearances like the now famous "Abubakou" and allowed Saraki to negotiate his way to the heart and soul of the APC leadership at their very own expense. The PDP successfully aided the prevention of APC's destruction in the Senate. They made the APC to realise their mistakes and unite their Senators to do their own bidding. PDP lost the Senate as a result!

PDP Lost The Golden Chance To Block Amaechi's Screening:
October 21 was first scheduled as the day of screening for Hon Rotimi Amaechi as a minister of the government. Same day coincidentally was the day Bukola Saraki was to appear before the CCT for his ongoing trial. Being the Deputy Senate President, the constitution allows Senator Ike Ekweremadu to preside over the affairs of the senate in the absence of the Senate President. It was expected that with Ike at the helm affairs, the PDP senators have the rare privilege of doing nominee Amaechi as they pleases. Instead of seizing this rare opportunity, PDP leaders in the Senate "agreed" with Saraki to adjourn planery for the said day. They lost the golden opportunity to have both their say and their way in Amaechi's screening. Sadly, with Saraki at helm of affair, PDP Senators only had their say but not their way.

Walk-out May Cost PDP The DSP Position:
It is no secret that APC leadership want Ike Ekweremadu out of the DSP office. According to section 50(2)(c) of the 1999 constitution, removal of the Deputy Senate President from office only requires 2/3 votes of the Senate. Considering that it only needs 1/3 members of senators to form a quorum(Section 54(1) of the constitution), the APC senators present may take advantage of any walk-out by PDP senators and move motion for the impeachment of Senator Ekweremadu from office. It only need the blessing of 2/3 members of the Senators present to achieve it. PDP caucus should be very careful.

The Present State of PDP In The Senate:
Having lost their grip of the senate, PDP caucus should let bygone be bygone and come to terms with their role as opposition within the Senate. They should be focussed on providing good opposition while doing their jobs as legislators. They have to face the fact that as opposition, they will most likely not have their way but only their say. Hopefully, the party gets things right and win majority seat in next legislative election in 2019.



May God Bless Us All and Nigeria

basilo101:
also check this thread. the world kw about biafra, take ur SS rubish to UN or shut up:https://www.nairaland.com/2700382/see-20-countries-currently-agitating

basilo101:
wordless agreement my foot, check out this thread: https://www.nairaland.com/2689240/nigeria-tribal-war-looms-edo

OrlandoOwoh:
Buhari made the statement, that all claims that Abacha was corrupt remained allegations until proven otherwise in the court, about ten years after his death; how old were you then to be able to form an opinion in politics? PDP and lies, "God forbid."

fromnigeria:
We We We We all over ya article.


MyQuestion is: Who are these we and when this they meet for the above reason.
I don't believe in an individual speaking for millions. Especially when them no send am.

Na wa oooo

NOBLEDANDY:
Guy na bc of only a question you decided to write literature like soyinka... Lol...
If you like also like adichie chimamanda....
Igbos will never secede any part of their land to any minority...
Only politicians and few visionary citizens can understand the might behind igbos polity...
Among the three major ethnic groups, yorubas still remain the Master's puppy. They are irrelevant in the south....

midolian:
Nice one.

I hope the good people of Rivers will see beyond Dakuku's boss, Amaechi being a 'Judas' when electing who will govern them in the rerun. Enough of that Nonsense.

NOBLEDANDY:
Do you know portharcourt rivers is Igbo territory??

coolscott:
Igbos might have been a majority in terms of number of people, but when it came to political strength, igbos have been the minority of the minorities.

Igbos should keep quiet when other political entities are speaking.

There was no Igbo nation in the past. If it existed, where was its military?

What territory was its military responsible for protecting?

Without territorial integrity, there is no nation and this historical "no nation" situation was brought about about by the fact that Igbo people did not have it in them to foster political structures beyond the village or clan levels.

That is why you never heard of the igbo military or anything of that sought. But you would hear of many inter-village wars (or inter-clan wars) between Igbo settlements. That was the reach of their capacity to create political units.

So when we ancient kindgoms with dynasties spanning centuries speak, I expect igbos to be quiet. Igbos are the real minorities ethnically, when it comes to things that matter. And maybe that is why they relentlessly misbehave all over Nigeria. Civilisation does not run deep in them hence the complete non-existence of ethnic decorum.

HungerBAD:
THE altercation between the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi and the leader of the Igbo community in the town, Mr. Gregory Iloehike, who doubles as Eze Ndi Igbo Akure, has in no small way brought ridicule and opprobrium to Igbo culture and tradition. Though, the Deji is reported to have pardoned Iloehike, the damage has already been done.

The Igbo have been made a laughing stock by the indiscretion of a few Igbo elements. The impression being created is that there are no established traditional procedures for becoming Eze in Igbo land; any individual who fancies the Eze title anywhere in the world could muster the forces around him to crown himself Eze contrary to the established norm. This is totally embarrassing and unacceptable.

As far as I know, only the late Ikemba Nnewi, Gen. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, was the only man crowned Eze Igbo Gburugburu because of his historic role in Igbo land. Otherwise, traditional rulers in Igbo land assume Eze of the specific autonomous community they govern. For example, we have Obi of Onitsha and not Obi of Igbo land. Therefore, the title Eze Ndi Igbo in Diaspora is alien to Igbo culture. It is banned and not recognized in Igbo land.

People are wondering what sort of culture the Igbo have that allows any Igbo man to become monarch in Diaspora with commanding influence that sometimes supersedes that of the holders of the real title in the homeland? Questions are being asked as to when this aberration started, who started it, where and why. Our people say Aru gba afo ozama ome n’la (meaning when an absurdity is allowed to fester for a year, it becomes a norm).

While it seems that the Deji of Akure is the first monarch in Yoruba land to react to a burgeoning cultural pervasion that is not in tandem with established Yoruba culture and tradition, the truth is that the purveyors of this strange Igbo culture are not found only in Yoruba land. They are found all over the world – across the neighbouring Republic of Benin, Togo, Ghana and other countries in West Africa.

The other day, I was shocked to hear of Eze Ndi Igbo in far away Bangkok in Thailand. And the same in China. As Igbo people are migratory birds, anywhere they find themselves in reasonable number, one person will rise up to get himself crowned as Eze Ndi Igbo of the particular place.

From that angle, there is no expansionist intent in Eze Ndi Igbo in Yoruba land as being alleged by the Afenifere Renewal Group. Otherwise, does it mean that the Igbo want to conquer the whole world since Eze Ndi Igbo is found worldwide?

In the case of Akure, unconfirmed reports say trouble started when an Igbo was made the chairman of a market in Akure. The people saw it as a taboo for an Igbo man to be installed ruler over a market in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

Consequently, the Deji of Akure summoned the Igbo leader, Iloehike to his palace. On going to the Deji’s palace, Mr. Iloehike reportedly wore his paraphernalia as Eze Ndi Igbo. This infuriated the Deji who felt that it was against the Akure tradition for him to do that. The youths and chiefs present at the palace were also angry with Iloehike and therefore ordered him to remove his crown. The Deji suspended Iloehike as Eze Ndi Igbo.

When the Igbo residents heard about what happened at the palace, especially, about Iloehike’s suspension, trouble sparked off. They resolved not to open their shops for business in protest against Iloehike’s suspension and the order they gave to the monarch to recant the suspension which proved abortive. They warned the Deji against his plan to dethrone the Eze Ndi Igbo, insisting that he had no power to dethrone Iloehike. But the Deji went ahead to ban the “Eze Ndi Igbo” title in Akure land. He ordered that the title should be reviewed and replaced with a non-controversial honorary title.

And to end the crisis for Igbo traders to be free to continue with their businesses, the monarch gave some stringent conditions: One, the dethroned Eze Ndi Igbo must apologise for his unruly behaviour in at least three national dailies as well as go on air to tender apology. Two, Mr. Iloehike must write a letter of apology to the monarch and the Deji-in-Council. Three, the Igbo leader should stop wearing any form of crown and must comply with all the directives of the palace.

However, the embattled Iloehike explained that he was not rude to the Deji of Akure since he ascended the throne about six months ago, adding that he contributed immensely towards the installation of the monarch. He said that the monarch threatened to drive all the Igbos out of Akure. He said when he asked why the youths descended on him, tore his beads and removed his crown.

Reports say the State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, in an attempt to broker peace met with the two leaders separately in his office and pleaded with the Akure monarch to forgive the Igbo leader. It was also gathered that the Governor maintained that the Igbo leader could not go against the tradition and custom of the land as there was no basis or constitutional backing for such attitude.

A prominent Yoruba chieftain, Senator Femi Okurounmu said if the Igbo want the Eze Ndi Igbo title to be recognized in Yoruba land, they must also recognise the Oba title in the South-East. I am afraid this can’t be possible because sometime in 2009 or thereabout, the chairman of South East Council of Traditional Rulers and Obi of Obinugwu Autonomous Community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, HRH Eze (Dr.) Cletus Ilomuanya, called for the abolition of the office of Eze Ndi Igbo worldwide, in every community where it exists. The South-East monarchs sent a delegation to the authorities in the South-West to present their position.

The Afenifere Renewal Group commended the Deji for banning Eze Ndi Igbo title in Akure. They said the Igbo communities in Yoruba land don’t need to have another king in the same domain.

The Ohaneze Ndi Igbo has made it clear that Igbo leaders in Yoruba land or elsewhere should not assume the title Eze Ndi Igbo. Instead, they should be called Onye Ndu Ndi Igbo (meaning leader of the Igbo). This counsel should be heeded to avoid plunging Igbo people into another avoidable ethnic crisis with their hosts. The authorities should meet to resolve this matter once and for all before it gets out of hand. A word is enough for the wise.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/10/eze-ndigbo-and-desecration-of-igbo-culture/

Seun,Lalasticlala

warrior01:
I wonder o for the Judas. Who even made him the spokesman for the minority ijaws in Rivers state? The guy suffers from serious inferiority complex and should never be taken serious again. Imagine to have lived with and protected these same minorities for centuries without grabbing their so called land and in this age and time, some confused fellow out of sheer hatred for what I don't know comes out to spew trash on what he knows nothing about.

princejayboss:
Am not a fan of Nnamdi kanu and will not until he changes his style and approach... But I want make one point clear.... You absolutely do not know one bit of history... Though i don't blame you, I blame Nigeria for her failure to make un-misplaced history study in schools a mandatory course ... When I have time ... I will teach you some

uduokirika1:
You are not from Rivers state

Mimee803:
This is d whole point! Nd d reason dis same quest for self determination failed b4! I wld love 2 see biafra created 2morow bt u cannot I repeat cannot drag Niger delta states or any oda state for dat mata with u it defeats d whole purpose of d struggle! The handlers of d biafra movement r insane if u ask me!y incite a war u r not ready for? Do u tink u fight wars wit mere words or sticks? Common pple read educate urselfs! D best way 2 win dis struggle is by simple diplomacy...nw it seems 2 me dat d igbo folk knw nothing about diplomacy if not dey wld be lobbying wit oda African countries and international organisations (take d struggle out der put d name Biafra on d lips of oda world leaders)nd eventually d Nigerian govt trust me ders merit in d claim for a new state a blind man can see dat! U can't win dis by a war trust me u simply can't stop wasting ur tym and stop creating unnecessary enemies 4 urslfs.