bantudra: biafra is in cameroon...that area you fools want to claim belongs to benin kingdom..
thinking that nigeria will let go just like that is crazy... you go cameroon,and the cameroonians will declare war on the east...
you dont want people that dont even understand you a tall like the nigerians to come after una..
you are trapped..
biafra in nigeria means war!!.. biafra in cameroon means war!!..
forget what the northerners said...they cant help you even if they want...they are not taking arms against the nigerian army to help you get biafra....better give up the biafra idea now before things get out of hand...
You are a typical Nigerian who does not have a meaningful thought. If a European tells the dingbat that he is blue, the jackass will get excited.
Turkey is, at least, 75% Muslim in population. I am very weary of any corporation with Islamic countries. The leadership of Turkey is staunchly Muslim figures who supports Islamic principles. IPOB should be very careful with the association of every jerk out of the wood. Biafra must get it right at the inception else there will be another Niger-Area in the making.
Clemsworld: It will be wise our South-south leaders to do the needful, before it's too late.
They are using our resources to develop agriculture in the North, shouting one Nigeria. When this crude become completely useless, the northerners will give us quick notice too.
South-South Youths wake UP, before it's too late. Ur leaders are not thinking about our future.
Wake Up Ijaw youths Wake up Uroboh youths Wake UP Ikwerre youths Wake up Ogoni youths Wake up ibibio youths Wake Up Anang youths Waka Up Efik youths
Your Leaders are not thinking about your future! !
The above is a classical display of silly insincerity most Nigerians are known. Even a classified basement fool cannot to talk a bout so-called south-south without mentioning Igbo. One wonders if the above poster has adjudged that every Igbo in the so-called south-south is a Biafra. Did it occur to the poster that so-called Ikwerre are denial artists?
WASMOG: u sworn oath to defend the territorial and integrity of federal republic of Nigeria not to act against or to do ur wish u can wait for biafra republic to employ u bloody civilian
Only legal against external inversion. It also apply to defend the citizens of Nigeria. Those agitating for Biafra are still the citizens of Nigeria until Biafra is actualized.
hilroy: If as a military officer you don't know that you have to follow order from above, then you deserved to be dismissed. Protecting Biafra supporters (who are gathering illegally) is like protecting Boko haram supporters, and that is conflict of interest to your duty as army officer of Nigeria fool.
vanunu: Through out history, empires and countries with diverse ethnic groups have collapsed like pack of cards.
In the past, there use to be the Roman Empire, the Orthman empire, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia etc. United States of America is a country of immigrants, that is why the country is still intact. Above all, they have agreed to be together. The question we Nigerians should ask ourselves is, have we agreed to live in peace together. The answer is no. Nigerians are only pretending to be one, that is why nothing is working in the country and that is why it cannot fight common corruption.
All lovers of freedom and humanity should come out and speak out for peaceful separation, before Nigeria collapses under its own wait.
Pretense is the hallmark of insincerity. There is no group of insincere people that became progressive. Nigeria stands out as a shining star in this category.
kayez: Recently, I published an article with the title, “The Merchant Called Nnamdi Kanu and His 2019 Senatorial Ambition". The responses have been quite amazing as reactions keep pouring into my email from far and near; some commendations, and others outright threats. Well I want to deeply appreciate everyone for their well thought out reactions.
I will further my arguments in this article on the renewed agitations for Biafra, particularly taking a deep retrospect of history. A great philosopher once said, “...hindsight is better than foresight”. The truth is that the more historical minded you are the better you can appreciate the present and chart an effective cause for the future. For this reason, I am going to lay a foundation today that will aid further examination of the abundant opportunities before the Igbos, now that secessionist agitations are raging.
Meanwhile, some excerpts in this article were taken from published works on the American Civil War, particularly, https://www.civilwar.org.
Now the American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery.
The southern states of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee, seceded immediately Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. Lincoln though was from the slave-state of Kentucky in the North refused to recognize the Confederate States, instead fought to keep the South in the Union.
The interesting fact was that between 1776 when America gained independence and George Washington was elected President, to the year of the secession in 1860, America had fifteen presidents, ten of which were from the South, and five of whom were presidents for two terms each. Indeed the south dominated the American political space.
However, the abolition of slave trade in Britain in 1807 changed the world order, in which the narrative of slave trade transformed drastically against holding fellow humans bondage. While religious and political leaders in the North of America began to agitate and call for the complete abolition of slave trade, the South who had maintained political dominance blatantly refused to heed the clarion call.
They were so blinded by the economic benefits they made from slave-trade that they began to lose political control to the North by the 1840s. In fact the last three presidents before the secession in 1860 were all from the North of America.
The greatest lessons from this political misfortune were represented by the years after the civil war, as the South completely lost political relevance in America. For a long time after the Civil War, politicians from the South were considered unelectable.
Abraham Lincoln's Vice President, Andrew Johnson was the last Southern president for nearly half a century. After President Woodrow Wilson administration in 1921, it took nearly another half a century before the next Southern president was elected.
During these periods Democratic Party rarely nominated Southern presidential candidates, as southerners were tagged with the brush of secession.
The northern electorates were equally extremely reluctant to cast a ballot for a southerner. That was how the south lost out completely in the political power structure in America for about 100 years, albeit the 1960s when the South began to regain political control.
The first lesson here is that every failed secession attempt comes with its own burden of distrust. The South-East region like the South in America has continued to suffer political consequences from the brushes of the failed secession attempt between 1967 and 1970.
Other component parts of Nigeria are seldom convinced that the Biafran dream has been laid to rest. Such distrusts which have grossly affected the political fortunes of the Igbos in the Nigerian project, have been fanned and fuelled by the occasional and at times sustained call for secession.
It’s like an aggrieved husband who constantly threatens the wife with divorce at the slightest provocation - that marriage will never see the light of day. As long as he feels there is a better “bride” out there, he WILL NEVER put in the required efforts to work out his current marriage.
The wife on her part will perpetually live on the edge of being thrown out of her matrimonial home. But however, the transgression(s) of the wife, the day both parties, starting with the aggrieved husband choose to deal with the emotions of offence and accommodate true forgiveness in his heart that marriage is heading for a successful outcome.
The Nigerian civil war remains the bloodiest experience for the Igbos as a people. Fifty years after, the memories of the war remains fresh in our minds. With well over 2.5 million deaths, it has not been easy to allow the emotions of that dastardly experience die, “just like that”.
The sentiments remain so strong that it has the capacity of being retained for the next 1000 years. But the danger is this, our children and grandchildren may continue to face the challenge of political and social exclusions in the Nigerian project.
Therefore, like Nelson Mandela who successfully helped his people to deal with the emotions of slavery and apartheid regimes in South-Africa, the Igbos now needs a sound leadership that will sincerely advocate and help the people deal with the lingering emotions of the Nigerian civil war and convert the negative experience as their strongest weapons of strength.
The South learnt their bitter lessons, took it in their stride and worked assiduously to build the American project. They couldn’t have done that if the quest for secession was not completely laid to rest; and today they have Donald J. Trump as the President of the United States of America.
There is no doubt that the Igbos are major stakeholders in the Nigerian project. We must, however, reject Biafran vendors who frequently come on the scene offering false hopes while making merchandize of our inherent burdens.
So far, even under the present arrangement, we have proved not to be pushovers, not at all. We must, therefore, deal with negative impediments of the failed secession bid of the 1960s, and choose to integrate ourselves in the Nigerian project.
We must work towards dealing with the distrusts which have continued to affect our collective fortunes. We must kill that perception by other Nigerians that we as a people are still desperately seeking ways, by hook or crook, to jettison the Nigerian project.
As outlined in the second lesson from the American Civil War which shall be published in my next article, N’digbo is here to stay; and just as without much political power we have largely conquered the economy of this country, with diligence and hard work we are bound to rise and occupy the pride of place in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Nwaanyi muta ite ofe mmiri mmiri, di ya amuta ipi utara aka were suru ofe.....” Meaning we must learn to change tactics if we are to thrive and emerge victorious in the situation we find ourselves.
The above statement of assumed fact and ignorant analogy of what were obtain after the end of the civil wars in USA and Niger-Area showed that the author of the crap is either stark ignorant or indulged in the foolishness of oneself. Since the end of USA civil war of 1863, the southern states have produced more President of USA than any region. The southern sates house the largest seaport and largest and busiest airport in USA. In terms of everyday life amenities, there is no southern states can second fiddle to states in northern region of USA. However the case is different in Nigeria. The victorious side in Nigeria is still waging the civil war against Biafran till today. They have introduces the quota system, engaged in the privatization of industries when Biafrans were economically disadvantage, the idiotic federal character when it favors the northern states and draconian government policies in localization of industries. There is nothing in Nigeria worthy of praise.
If war is the only option to solve the issue of Biafra, I am all for it and there will be no lesson to learn on the part of Biafrans. Humanity has seen war over and over again. Another war will not stop Biafra but certainly will end Nigeria. No country on earth has survived a second civil war. On this note, Biafra is sure to be actualized if war is the only option.
It is a shame Nigeria government stopped at Kano and Kaduna in naming the host communities, what such idiotic term was all about. They should have extended it to include Katsina, Zamfara, Borno and Bauchi.
The alleged statement credited to Ohanaeze lacked wisdom and completely tactless. It requires constitutional amendment to even think of the restructure of Nigeria. What form of restructure is Ohanaeze talking about? Is it economical, political or social restructure?
chibuzorAbia: Please bear it in mind that only 1.74% of Nigeria's crude oil production comes from Biafra o!
If Biafra will be poor according to certain quarters in Nigeria, what the hell is feeding those who oppose to Biafra's actualization? People are not painting the true picture of things.
It is logistically impossible for insurgent group such as Boko Haram to abduct 300 high-school-aged girls. Even if the group has captured entire northern region of Nigeria and have free and unchallenged movement, it is very messy to tangle with girls of such green age. Military or even insurgent op0erations require logistic.
jpphilips: Sad to inform you that the world doesn't care what or how you justify your struggle, the only thing that matters is interest, before you donate your blood to the Biafran madness ask yourself, whose interest does Biafra serve? Whose interest does Nigeria serve. If you answer it correctly then you can guess how long you will live afterwards.
I do not need to ask question about whose interest Biafra serves or will serve because it is known already. As in the case Niger-Area, I do not give a ratass whose interest Nigeria serves.
I must say that Biafra or Republic of Igbo land will not be for any riffraff. There still be part of Niger-Area that maybe willing to absorb the leftovers such as writer of original post.
CoolFreeday: but wait o, if eventually, the igbos are allowed to go and other parts agreed to remain, how will they survive because they're surrounded by other parts.
I guess with this childish mindset, you could be better-off thinking about the unknown.
SGANIVA: tension, anxiety as igbo youth awaits October 1 deceleration by Hausa fulani youth. today I went to abakpa nike in enugu on a business trip, as I was waiting for my customer at agip petrol station, I saw this very beautiful girl coming towards us, Where we were discussing in this petrol station. she greeted every body in igbo , but I was surprised as she covered her face.I asked a friend' could it be igbos have started converting to Islam ? why did she covered her face like this ? he said, she 's not an igbo but an Hausa girl who was born and brought up and have lived all her life with her family here .
well this girl speaks igbo more than some indeginious people and have travel to most part of the east, her father speak s igbo very well too. my interview with her how do you live and survive among the igbos ? she said in igbo , I have lived here all my life , here is my home, here is very peaceful I am from adamawa state .here nobody care s Where you are from.,will you kill me because am an Hausa girl ? am not afraid if any war break out, speaking with full confident
to be continued. ....
The girl will become a Biafra soldier and will help liberate her people. Remember what she said, "Here nobody cares if you are Hausawa, Igbo, Yari.ba, Fulani, Christian or even Muslim".
jpphilips: I am not sure the Global card IPOB has on the table, except the IPOB leadership are amateurs in global politics.
Most Nigerians don't seem to realise that the fate of Nigeria is not decided in Abuja but Brussels & New York. Any intelligent person with a cable subscription knows what happens there. Again, a lot of youths in our generation seem not to understand that direct or indirect battle for oil is a battle of world powers not host countries.
The rift between Nigeria and Biafra has a final bus stop at the UNSC, with members having tremendous interest in Nigeria. Before we discuss their interest, note that these nations referred here in as the *gods* are pursuing a globalisation agenda believed to be the fulcrum of their Economic and security prosperity.
In this agenda, two blocks exist, the Western and the Eastern block. Western block consists of US, UK and France with their allies while Eastern block consist of Russia and China with their allies. While they are the only recognised global security apparatchik, they have competitive foreign policies which makes them competitors in the real sense of it.
These blocks are the same Allied powers that won the 2nd world war so make no mistakes about their capabilities. They struggle daily to extend their various spheres of influence, economically, the western block is winning which gave rise to the use of the USD as the global exchange currency. Also is the Euro which is controlled majorly by France and Germany both allied to the Western block. It is safe to assume for now, the west is winning the economic battle.
In defence, it is much more complicated, In summary, the Western security alliance is called NATO (I will discuss later) while the Eastern security alliance is called SCO. I will focus on their economic tussle to explain why the Biafra struggle is a waste of time, energy and precious blood! Like I said previously, you must understand that the battle for a united Nigeria is not a battle between IPOB and machete wielding Almajiri men and women, NO!! It is a battle between IPOB and the economic interest of the western block, in other words, Nigeria is just a proxy through which that agenda is implemented, watch the silence of Nigeria so far in the face of threats, they are waiting for the gods to speak and the gods must surely speak in the fullness of time.
What is the Western financial interest in Nigeria you may ask?
There are three major parameters to consider; The first interest which is primarily oil and gas assets which cost billions of dollars if not Trillions of usd and Capital funds in our Financial system. One may erroneously ask; is it not our resources? The answer is a sad NO The gods believe that the oil and gas facilities have more value than your oil, they believe without their technology, funds and expertise, you won't even know your oil exist. Anybody, group or country that has challenged this unwritten presumption has met a non negotiable SHAMEFUL DEATH in the last 50yrs. When the gods say BLOOD MONEY it means the blood of anybody who stand against this strategic interest eg includes facilities that produce oil and gas, extract Uranium, gold, copper, silver, platinum and most recently rare earth metals. The western block has a security muscle (nicknamed the western agent of death) a synergy of the best militaries in north America, former Ottoman empire and Europe in an alliance called NATO.
The binding force of NATO is Article 5 and I quote
Collective defence means that an attack against one Ally or her interest is considered as an attack against all Allies.*
This is the reason why you see all their companies investing billions of usd in strange countries knowing that NATO *must* protect them.
Some familiar names that dared this alliance in recent times are President Assad of Syria, Gaddafi of Libya, Saddam of Iraq, Manuel Noriega of Panama, Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory coast and several others.
Every person and so many others not on this list have met death or imprisonment except Assad of Syria protected by the Eastern bloc to counter Qatar's growing gas influence in the South dome. My question to you igbos is; Who is Nnamdi Kanu to challenge the interest of the gods? when Gaddafi died as commander in chief of the second best Military in Africa at the time? Who is Kanu when Saddam died as the commander of the second best military in the Gulf region after israel?
What are the other western interests in Nigeria?
Go through our national budget, you will realise that a significant portion is earmarked for debt servicing, have you bothered to find out who we pay those money to? The answer is the Western block except when the loan is taken from the Exim bank of China, then it is split between the two blocks. In the just rounded off 2016 budget we paid them a whooping 2.3T naira and I can assure we will pay higher in 2017.This money must be paid at an agreed date, failure of which will result to down grading ratings and several other punitive actions. This is not only applicable to Nigeria but most African and Asian countries, the situation with the Francophone countries is worse!! So I still consider Nigeria very lucky. Do you now understand why obasanjo did all his best to pay off our Paris club debts understanding its consequence? That is the sad reality of the country you live in. Your government will never tell you this.
The final interest of the Western block in Nigeria is the USD already adopted as the global exchange currency, President Nixon's administration removed the gold backing from the usd due to its global reach, ever since, the usd is backed by commodities eg oil. Do you know that once oil price goes up, the USD loses value and vice versa?
Nigeria is a significant producer of crude oil any interruption in Nigeria's oil output will tilt the supply equilibrium with significant price increase that is against the interest of the western block. You know that America still remains the largest importer of crude as such, America pays highest for any marginal increase in crude price. Do you now understand why the US is pumping shale oil to ensure lower crude price? that will strengthen the dollars and save America from debt. Anything that threatens a significant oil producer in the world is a direct threat to the western bloc, that threat must be crushed using whatever means necessary.
That is why on the global stage, Nigeria is called a strategic financial partner of the western block Do you now understand why Osibanjo attended the last G7 summit when Nigeria is neither a member nor an observer. This battle is bigger than what igbos think, the gods don't care about your problems with Hausa- Fulani and Yoruba marginalisation, they are focused on their interest alone. Even if it leads to the total destruction of your country/region, they don't care!!
With Donald Trump at the helm of affairs in the US, Rex Tillerson (former Exxon ceo oil mogul) as foreign secretary, Jim mattis (mad dog) as defence secretary (hero of the Brutal battle of Fallujah) and Mc master as the National security adviser. This is a blood thirsty team rumoured to have killed the most wanted terrorist in the world Abu bakar Al Baghdadi the leader of ISIS within just 4 months of assuming office. This is surely not the best time to go against the US interest trust me on that!!
The Biafran journey leads to one destination from a global point of view and that destination is DEATH. The question for IPOB is; how do you want to die? welcome to Syria you f00ls!!
copied from a whatsapp group!
This is ranting of ant. The crap is punctuated with self-defeatism, inferior mentality and naiveté. The reason IPOB wanted Biafra is to have nation or homeland where its fate should be decided in the nation's capital not like cesspit called Niger-Area where the fate is decided in Brussels and New York like the author had alluded. The actualization of Biafra or Republic of Igbo land will mark the first time colonial masters will have nothing to do with formation of a nation in Africa.
Any none selfish person or group of persons is a drooling loser. Self preservation is first law of nature. By the way, any con artist can make a YouTube video. She never referred to her silly self as Igbo but from the south. This is a caliber of dullards who would refer to herself as "Black". When Biafra or Republic of Igbo land is actualized, Niger-Area probably stand for ninnies such as you.
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has, again, explained his support for Biafran agitators.Soyinka said the Igbo people have been so wronged that they have no choice than to consider opting out of Nigeria.Prof. Soyinka spoke on Al Jazeera, yesterday where he shed light on his support for Biafra agitators.
“I am very much pro- Biafra because I recognise that the Igbo have been wronged desperately.
“They have been brutalised in a way that justifies their feeling that they were not part of the nation.
“Let me also say this, Biafrans are not entirely innocent in this affair. They were not, but the unleashing of such venom, such devastation on them as a people, was sufficient to justify their decision not to be part of the nation.
“I was pro-Biafran in the sense that I felt that they needed justice.”
Soyinka denied he was a troublemaker, especially in the Biafran crisis, but added, “I grew up in certain circumstances being very conscious politically, in this very Abeokuta; my mother was involved in the politics, my aunt, Mrs. Funmilayo Ransome Kuti was a leader…
“I grew up among political arguments on issues that concern humanity and I find that basically gravitated towards recognising the basic worth of human beings.
“Something I disagree when they call me a patriot because I don’t agitate on some certain entity called a nation; I agitate on humanity.”
He criticised the removal of History and teaching of the Biafran crisis in schools.
“Officials do not want to confront their own history, especially the history in the making of which they feel uncomfortable but, if you do not confront your past, you are going to mess up your future.”
On Boko Haram and the breakup of Nigeria, he said ironically, Boko Haram might be part of the reasons Nigeria may stay together.
Soyinka said a few years ago, he would have agreed that Nigeria would break, but, now that a section of the country is in trouble, there is some kind of pulling together. He added that the conscience of many Nigerian has been awakened such that they cannot abandon that section of the country.
He urged Nigerians to recognise the plurality of Nigeria, how it came together and begin to devise and adopt a method of governance which cannot only be of massive decentralisation. “That way, we can stay together. If we continue to have a centralist government, then, Nigeria is on the brink.”
I do not know the section of Niger-Area which Soyinka alleged to be in trouble. In addition, it is very hard to understand who is pulling together for whom. Nigeria can be set ablaze today and I will not give ratass. It is Republic of Igbo land or Biafra period. If Boko Haram wants to turn northern region of Nigeria into Islamic state. I say kudos to them. After all, there is Islamic Republic of Iran.
simplycarro: Anything after Imo, Anamabra, Ebonyi, Abia and Enugu in Biafra is courting for problem by Ibos. and Ipob
I guess you meant any place after Igbo land is courting problem for Igbo and IPOB. You are wrong on arrival. There are non-Igbo people who are willing and ready to Ndigbo to form a country. Besides, the Ndigbo are large enough to raise a nation from disintegrated Niger-Area.
nkpommpko: So what is Biafras exit plan? And how many igbos in nairaland are ready? Do you have any investment in the east? How many here leave in the North and work there? Are there any civil servants here? Who is the President to be? Where is the capital to be? Who decides it? Will you have any more dealings with the rest of Nigeria? Is the South South with you ?(we will need the ports abi?) Air spaces etc. Who has the plan? Is history about to repeat its self? Majority of the agitators never saw the civil war,neither do they have any weapon to fight in case it turns that way.All they have is mouth.Because Mark Zukaberk has made it easy and cheap, ,so any body can hold down the space bar and record all manner of rubbish and upload into the helpless air,,,,,Hmmmm think please, think!
If there is one, do you think it is wise to bare it out for every dingbat to comprehend?
crownprince102: By Olamide Yusuf (twitter: @EmperorOlamz)
Nigeria is my country, it is where I was born and brought up, it is a nation I deeply care, it is a nation I know a lot about. A country almagated in 1914 by Britain with personal aim of making profit for their nation, it is a country "united" in diversity, it is a country of many great men, many great warriors and world beaters. It is the land of milk and honey.
Cc: Seun, Mynd44
This writer, like most Nigerians, seemed to stumble out of the gate. Nigeria is a country not a nation. A writer with a mindset of mixed up knowledge of the facts cannot be taken seriously. In fact, I never cared to read the crap he/she had to write after the above paragraph.
subsurface: We want Biafria.... yet ipod members are still renewing their houses and shop rents in lagos, kano and other parts of Nigeria .instead of packing all the luggage to SE...
Ogonimilitant: We deltans. Be proud of your tribe. I am an Ogoni man, and 100% pro Biafra.
Bros anybody who uses the so-called none word such as "Deltans" is born a coward. You could not be more correct. The real people of southern eastern Nigeria know who is who. Time will surely tell.
astana1: South-south community in Kano under the auspices of South-South Community Association of Nigeria (SSCAN) has pledged to be part and parcel of all activities that will poster peace and unity between them and their host community.
The newly elected President of the association in Kano, Dr Samuel Joseph Mbah, said good understanding between the host community and the people of south-south would bring positive development to Kano in particular and the nation in general.
Dr Mbah said, Kano as a host community to the south-south people, had been doing so many things in its efforts to make them comfortable in the state.
He added that the hospitality of the host community made the association to make a pledge of supporting all activities that would poster peace and unity among all other communities residing in the state.
“Kano has been our home for quite a long time and the people of the state are very accommodating. The present Governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has been a friend to us all,” he said.
He said SSCAN was making arrangements to establish its secretariat which would ease the association’s activities in the state.
Anyway, the level of your intellect on this forum is not a stranger to anybody. I guess when you wrote this crap, “Biafra is a portugies word....it doesnt make sense to put it back on the african map...”, you were in a state of hallucination.
Politics › Re: Biafra Is A Dead Project That Cant Happen In Nigeria by Duru1(m): 6:21pm On Jun 17, 2017
