₦airaland Forum

coolitempa:
Are you a slowpoke or what...what is wrong with you people.....can you guys not just employ some sense and reason for a change....Yorubas and ibos are both black but different people ...this we all agree....however......when one group migrates enmass to another......the owners always revolt.....there is nothing wrong with Yorubas feeling and wanting you guys away but there is everything wrong with you guys for wanting to force yourselves on your host........the elastic band is stretching and will soon break....let the iboes have their country and go.....simple..... We are just tired.....

Nigerians are funny indeed. Talk of growing some brains, the bolded spoke volumes. Please nobody is black or white. Igbo person is Igbo not "black". It is brazen display of ignorance to identify human beings by hue.

It is a shame that a man of character such as Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba would indulge in the politics of stomach infrastructure.

175:
Jaja Anucha Wachuku (1 January 1918[1] – 7
November 1996), a Royal Prince of Ngwaland,
"descendant of 20 generations of African chiefs in
the Igbo country of Eastern Nigeria" [2] – was a
Pan-Africanist; [3] and a globally distinguished
Nigerianstatesman, lawyer, politician, diplomat
and humanitarian. He was the first Speaker of the
Nigerian House of Representatives[4], as well as
first Nigerian Ambassador and Permanent
Representative to the United Nations [5].
Wachuku was also the first NigerianMinister of
Foreign Affairs. [6]
At a time when the United States government had
already listed Nelson Mandela as a terrorist in
their security books, Jaja Wachuku was a "widely
respected" and humane global foreign affairs
colossus, whose empathic diplomacy and wise,
oneness-of-humanity intervention with the South
African government, saved Nelson Mandela and
others from death penalty at the 1963–64 Rivonia
Trial.

Did the author of the crap take cognizance that Jaja Wachukwu was in Lagos, Nigeria running around for the 1st October, 1960 festivities that make Nigerians independence? It took more than one day to make a trip to New York during the era in discourse. The man was simply exhausted.

lezz:
It is disheartening to watch on social-media when Nigerians resort to tribal slurs and cruel jibes at one another at the slightest of chance. Ironically most of the jeering participants are often decent fellows offline who have in their close circles as friends people of other ethnic groups.

Nigeria is a mere geographical expression of the British experiment , so opined a leading political figure. Perhaps it was so during the 1914 amalgamation. A casual look at the sociopolitical and economic evolution of Nigeria ever since will lead any honest observer to draw a very contrasting conclusion.

For the Igbos do bound her neighbours in the south south in Abia and Imo and delta states and there has been a cultural and economical entwinement in this region. The Igbos also bound the north/Middlebelt in Enugu,Benue and Kogi states.


The yorubas share a little ancestral linkage in delta and Edo states in the south south and are in an eternal sociopolitical blending with the north in kwara and Kogi states.

All of Nigeria seems to meet in some critical geographical junction which suggests there's a bit of ALL OF US in ALL OF US. There is therefore no clear cut geographical or cultural demarcation for secession or breakup.

Summarily, Nairaland has morphed into Africa's biggest online meeting hub with a very sizable number of foreigners both from Africa and beyond. Disappointingly, this is where Nigeria's most ignorant tribal bigots have chosen to launch their scathing and diversionary tribal slurs..... in front of the watching world.

It should be clear that Nigeria is beyond breaking into tiny irrelevant geographical entities. The civil war failed; June 12 failed and has boko haram .

The destiny of Nigeria -- the very premise by which it became is bigger than any single tribe.

While we berate each other and call one another names, the rest of Africa watches with patience, waiting for us to solve our own riddle and lead the entire black race to its true dignity.

The former United Nation's Secretary General, Kofi Annan in Abuja ,January in front of a world press made a daring declaration : " The destiny of Africa is in the hands of Nigeria".

It is a sad commentary that foreigners have more faith and hope in Nigeria than Nigerians. When little minded, shortsighted tribal bigots ,with no sense beyond the relevance of their tribe, dance in a show of tribal shame, the effects resonate around Africa and the black diaspora. For every tribal cruelty spawned online on the ocean of our national existence, the waves of its

aftereffects is felt in the depths of Africa.

The world is aware of our shortcomings in corruption, government inefficiency but their faith is bigger than our dismays. Because there has been progress -not because of the bigots but in spite of them.

Nigeria remains the only black Country with a fair chance of being a super power, but it will take a united and strong Nigeria to achieve this.

The sooner we shed the last vestige of secession, the faster we shall begin to practice true coexistence with the option of disintegration so far off in the distance of genuine brotherhood.

If you like, you can become oblivious to your ethnic identity in Nigeria. However you must understand that Nigeria is an epitome of tribal bias. As for empty statement accredited to one Kofi Annan, he is bound to say the same thing if he would visit Biafra tomorrow. When I read statements such as the one banked for Kofi Annan about Nigeria and destiny of Africa, I conclude that so-called elites from Africa constitute major problem of the continent. How could such a man deliver such a feel-happy and fallacious sermon to crowd of people whose country cannot manage a gutter?

No Sir, Igbo are in no way or form a threat to Yari.ba. However the latter may feel threaten by the inherently persistent nature of the former.

sandraokosun:
Bunch of clowns, want to force theirselves on a minority and claim its lands. Ths is no different frm what the fulani hausa are doing, biafra would be worst with just a single majority teaming up to gang rape a minority who would have no where to run to. The whole world knws the plan. Its a pity the SS isnt having a one tribe system or a big bro state to wade them off. But the other SS STATES and the FG would defend its territory. The brainwashed maggots are the ones screaming biafra. The ojukws and their elders understand the impossibility of it. For nigeria to go to civil war for it, nt to talk of conceeding its oil state to an enemy country is even worse. At the end of the day the igbos are neither here or there, screaming marginalisation and loosing the sympathy of all

You are worse than a clown since you go sleepless nights thinking about Biafra. It is funny that while you toil away with thoughts about Biafra, the joyful Biafrans enjoy a solemn sleep. For umpteenth time, Biafrans are not and will not be interested in Edo State minus Igbanke.

bodeloja:
Biafrans again. Biafrans all day everyday. Biafra taking over.

It is the trending stuff. Try and catch the flu.

The dude is a stark opposite of Yam Boko!!!

sandraokosun:
JUST TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. Edolities arent bothered one bit on the dreams which a group of person(biafra) choose to foam about in their mouth. Its doa. Ojukwu has appoloised for wasting the nation resources used in killing his lab rats and regretted his decision. The ONLY ISSUE EDOLITES AND SS have with biafra is the noise and nussiance they make abt their aggitations. If u brave enough go to war with ur 'zoo' country and stop constituting disturbance to nigeria airways, forums and lithering the place. If u cant go to war go to UN to submit petition. The nigeria govt has a right to defend its internal and external territory and its at no time ready to grant biafra referandum Not becos biafra is so relevant to nigeria but becos it understand the complexity of what it want(SS LAND AND OIL). So you know the position of the FG why nt go to war with it, other than this wail and rant online where u knw u cant carry even a placard on the street.

You are a basement fool. The first order of business in Biafra is to shut down all crude oil wells in the nation until the citizenry can prove there are more ways to sustain a living than drilling crude oil. A nation such as Japan does not have a grain of crude oil. It is a pity that when provided any chance to be reasonable, most idiotic and lay-about so-called south-south peeps will only talk about crude oil. Who gives a hoot about crude oil?

Enahi:
Noone is stoping you guys, but go about it in the right manner and genuine support will come your way. You obviously know you guys are landlocked and that's part of the reasons you want to force other States to join you which is not done. I am not keen on joining you guys or Yorubas, I am just airing my opinion that you people need to go about this in the right way

It will be foolhardy on the part of any Biafran to expect any form of support from backstabbers and turncoats that pass as Nigerians. Today and tomorrow have great significant differences from 1967. once bitten shy twice.

Enahi:
you guys are the biggest jokers ever, you want to add other peoples territory to yours and force yourselves down their throats. Y"all should go sit and re-strategies, I see from your comments you seriously have a long way to go. You cant come and dominate other groups, all you have to do is ask your ibo speaking brothers and sisters in other State to migrate to Biafra its as simple as that. You cant take over other States because of your selfish interest and ambition. What will now happen to people that don't speak ibo in those States, they are irrelevant right? You guys are just been stupid and daft.

Do you comprehend what you read or you fancy the skewed stream of your thoughts? Biafrans, as much as I can attest, are not interested in anybody's territory. Biafra was/is resolutely former eastern region of Nigeria and all Igbo people in Midwestern region and Northern region. I really do not know what you cannot understand.

Enahi:
I am not stoping you from actualizing your dream, but do not lay claim to what's not yours. You can ask your fellow Eastners to migrate to your Biafra and overlord them there. You are very self-centered and selfish, no wonder you havent actualized your dream. Now I believe what people say about you guys.

Per the bolded, you are really punching above your class limit. Who the hell are you to insinuate stopping anybody's dream and determining what belongs to anybody?

pazienza:
Lol! She is pained that Edo is landlocked and is not in Biafra plans.

She is clinging so tight to the illusions of SS because without SS, Edo will be a landlocked state, she was just projecting her fears.

I seriously do not know why biased onlookers are dead drunk about Biafra?

pazienza:
I don't know of Kogi, but I know of Igbo speaking communities in Oju, Obi and Okopkwu LGAs of Benue state, they share those LGAs with Idomas.

There are few in Kogi State.

Enahi:
The truth will shock you, I don't see Edo, ijaw,Itsekiri and am not so sure of Ikweres joining you guys. You can still actualize your Biafra dream though if you can also support others to have theirs. Life is give and take, work on the 5 Eastern States and watch your dream come true faster than you expected. Stop trying to include other states, that makes you look greedy and unserious. Much love ❤ from me to you.

Are you entertaining any funky idea that jackasses indicated in the above post, via the bolded, shall be allowed to join Biafra? What the hell do you take Biafra to be, a zoo such as Nigeria?

Enahi:
I just checked your map now, are you going to add delta State and Bayelsa state to Biafra too? You guys will be so landlocked because I cant see Cross river and Akwa Ibom states joining you guys. Besides Delta is 80 percent Edo, remember old Bendel State? So what you gonna do about that?

Who gives a ratass about insignificancies of what you saw?

pazienza: [b] Igboland( comprising of all Igbo speaking communities in Edo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers)

In addition to the stated states in the above post, there are Igbo communities in Kogi and Benue States. Igbo land shall never leave any Igbo person uncounted.

Flashh:
It baffles me... They never help someone but they want something good in return... Seriously! Who does that?

Anybody who wrote above crap in a consummation of any governmental dispensation is not qualified to be a dogcatcher.

Flashh:
I am medical doctor, so in any aspect of Medicine am there to go to any extent of it and let me brush up your ignorance.

Pained little boy.

I am a medical doctor, I am a physician, and a teacher of medicine!!!!! This is a medium where any faceless goon can be "god" and "almighty" at the same time. I guess it is one of the benefits of Internet.

I have written this before now and will continue to write that any Igbo son or daughter that hungers for any post on the federal level in the zoo called Nigeria should be shot.

sandraokosun:
first i dont do impersonation of monikers, am an edo man, and the moniker is just a remberance of my sister i lost. Back to topic.
I speak for all edolites and to a big percent of the SS. We edolites no matter our differencies of bini, esan,afemai, agree that if at all their is a seccesion we want to be neutral at best form our alliance with the SS ALONE. We have common origin with delta frm bendel days, to bayelsa and rivers with the ikas and efons plus we have many ijaw settlements. We believe that succession if it exist, every tribe just be of its accord and nt force another to it becos it thinks that tribe is Indebted to it. Otherwise that would be another slavery in another seccession. Every state has intra ethnic conflict even within it eg ijaw, urhobo. Not to talk of a major ethnic group conquering it again, because of what it hopes to benefit. We as Edo have the right to say the BIAFRAS should leave our SS REGION alone, it shouldnt disturb our unity and rub us into war, Biafra should concentrate on their IGBO STATEs. We are nt against break up, but every region should fight for its independence alone. We knw the war is never easy and we are nt ready for experiment, if BIAFRA can fight for their freedom, good, they we knw we shld fight for ours. With the SS DIVERSITY, even if other SS states still wish to further go alone, we are ok. We hear talk of nigeria is ZOO, THE ZOO MUST FALL. But those cowards only bear their talk on a faceless forum, hoping for a demonstration of the gullible who want to die. As long as the EAST pledge its absolute surrender to the NIGERIA STATE after the civil war. The president of the NIGERIA STATE have the right to defend its STATE against internal or external aggression. As we speak we have more igbos who by the way dont give a hoot about BIAFRA living in lagos and other nigeria states than the number of igbos living in IGBOLAND. Finally it remains an ABERATION AND CONTRADITION THAT THE GREATEST FORCE BEHIND THE ILL FATED PROGECT BIAFRA (ojukwu) led his LAB RATS to the war, abscounded, gallavanted, returned to surrender all to the NIGERIA STATE, and later begged to be president of the same NIGERIA STATE, a dream he died without fulfilling, giving him two greatest regrets to choose from whether @his madness that killed his people @the foolishness of begging to be president of a state he went to war with.

You are a dumbass ignoramus. Per the bolded, if the common origin you referenced in the post dates from Bendel days, you are more idiotic than you can imagine. By the way, you most endeavor to engage your silly self with kindergarten stuff so that you will not punch above your intellectual class. In addition, Biafra has never had anything with Edo and will not in a near future. Of course, Republic of Igbo land certainly will not have Edo to it.

aldrick:
No reasonable niger delta (south south) would love to be in a country(biafra) were 45% of its population is of one ethnic group (igbo), Coupled with the accusation already placed on the 45%(igbo) on marginalisation and various attempt of colonising before and during the eastern region government of the other 55% (South south), whereas the 55% is more developed infrastructurally,culturally with a better economy,political success, larger land mask e.t.c than the 45% (igbo). Now when ever the 45% (igbo) hear or read anything about the 55% not been part of biafra but to be on there own as niger delta republic (for only the south south states) the 45% (igbos) kick against it with its fullest strength even when this 55% (south south) were never biafrans as 98% of its population coupled with its traditional leaders reject the biafran offer by the 45% (ojukwu) and sided the nigeria state which led to the killing of millions of the 45% (igbos) but yet this 45% (igbos) are still kiling themselves on the 55% (south south) who do not even care about them (igbos) as no group,forum,organisation be it traditional or political unites them togther, but yet this 45% (igbos) have failed to quit there quest on acquiring the 55% (igbos) to there biafra, the most painfull thing is that the 55% (south south) have deep hatred for the 45% (igbos) to the point that some ethnic groups of the 55% (south south) do not marry nor sell lands to the 45% (igbos) the question is why are this 45% (igbos) so desperate about the 55% (south south)??

The crap you wrote in the above post and idiotic map that joined the post clearly showed you are not intellectually equipped to make a country except Nigeria. What a foolish fool.

Femolacaster:
Biafra is on its way, at least, online gnashing and crying will stop from those orphans!

You are a bloody dunce.

POWEROFPEACE:
Are we realy listening to this man, because only sociopath talk like this. I mean, is he not supposed to be part of the solution or what is he looking for.

The only solution to the endemic socio-political problem of Nigeria is disintegration.

ujoinme:
Calabar was never the capital of nigeria but the capital of southern protectorate while Zungeru was the capital of the northern protectorate. Nigeria did not exist untill the amalgamation of the two protectorates. and when that was done the capital of what was Nigeria was first in LAGOS

The country called Nigeria did not exist until the independence in 1960 but the geographical area known as Nigeria had exist before the amalgamation of the protectorates.

ujoinme:
Nuhu yarwa takes a look at the dilapidated state of infrastructure in the first capital of the country where some monumental structure exist.

Dungurum, bastardised as “Zungeru” through poor intonation of the British colonialists was Nigeria’s first capital.

It was on January 1st 1914, that the then High Commissioner to Northern Nigeria, Sir Lord Frederick Lugard in a national speech announced that his Imperial Majesty – the King in England who was driving the British empire via colonialism – had conferred on him the rare title of “Governor – General” of the two British Nigerias: the Northern administration, later Northern Nigeria after being “Northern Protectorate” and the southern protectorate hence southern Nigeria, respectively.

The “South”, in the patent rights granted to Lugard included Lagos as a “crowned colony”. Zungeru which is located in mid Niger state – which is also in mid Nigeria – is 45km ride to Minna the State Capital; about 200km to Abuja –Nigeria’s current Federal Capital Territory (1976); and about 200km to Kaduna – the defunct headquarters of Nigerian Federation (1914) and of the former Northern Nigeria regional administration (1954 – 1966) ; while it is about 60km to Bida – the most organized senior Emirate close by which continued to be distrustful of Lugard’s Zungeru base from 1900 until Lugard vacated to Kaduna.

Sacking of a Federal Capital
Surprisingly, two weeks after Lugard’s announcement, he abandoned Dungurum (off the river Niger terrain) and moved to Kaduna (river side) in the interior of the North. Zungeru which was his abode for 14years – from 1900-was later described on relocation as inhabitable because of “swarms of mosquitoes”, and that it is too hot climatically.

Lugard had by this action sacked from Dungurum the headquarters of the West-African. Frontier Force [WAFF], the railway Managers’ Quarters, Prison yard, District courts, administrators’ houses, Generators’ rooms, Lawns and buildings hosting the native police etc – which he managed to put up all in ten years, between 1903 and 1914.

1903 was when Britain had completely taken over Northern Nigeria following the capture of Sokoto in March. Sokoto was both the spiritual and political headquarters of the caliphate that symbolizes Northern Nigeria by geography and hegemony through the Islamic ideology of its Emirates between 1804 and 1903.

Most Nigerians would not recognize a fact even when it is placed on the ridge of their noses. Per the bolded, Zungeru was not even the capital northern protectorate but acted as the headquarters of British West-African Frontier Force [BWAFF]. Calabar was actual the secretariat of southern protectorate and served in the capacity of its capital. However, most of the colonial, diplomatic activities and high level official businesses were carried out in Lagos which was a British colony. Even Asaba was once the headquarter or capital of Oil Rivers Protectorate then Calabar took over when it became the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria.

Onegai:
Proudly Deltan, married Delta, keeping the bloodlines pure

For those Ika with Igbo names, please check History: our grandparents answered names corresponding to Bini. But by the mid-60s, when Deltans came to Lagos, they didn't want to be a small group and named their children Igbo names and joined Igbo communities. My 104 year old grandmother and Father mapped our family tree and showed me all the names and explained this to me. So with your kids, find old Ika names like Utomi, Irabor, Isioma, Osadebey, Sombiri, Bienose, Arimolo, Onyiwelehim, Ikubor, Mekihien, Nosareme, Eronime, Erumoh, Nwaka, Ahagbulem, Ehimen, Iziegbe, Eterumeh etc and keep our traditions alive and pure.

What is the meaning of UTOMI in Edo? You sounded like a sucker.

Ymodulus:
Typing...

I expected you to outline the corruption characteristics of deltans.

1. Ex Governor of Delta state (Uduaghan) Budgeted 7.4Billion Naira for clearing grasses , shrubs , sands and trees around Asaba Airport.

2. Ex Delta Governor James Ibori has a high breaking corruption record. He stole a large amount.

3. Delta is the only state where 9 out of every 10 persons are billionaires yet there is nothing to show for it.


Finally its not about just calling big names. What have they achieved? How have the impacted on the masses.

With the high number of so called millionaires and famous names in the likes of

Francis Atuche ( Nigeria renowned Fraudstar )
Pat Utomi ( who was labelled a fake igbo when he wanted to contest the 2007 election by same igbo who want to call deltans theirs )
Pat. okorocha ( Current governor is a mouth maker )
Prof. Joseph Chike Edozien, CFR, JP, the Asagba
(traditional ruler) of Asaba - the oldest professor in Nigeria alive ( And what did he contribute? )
* Chief. Sonny Iwedike Odogwu, A Great Business Mogul ( Been a business man with no impact of his business on the people of Delta state )
* Dr. Andrew Azukaego Moemeka ( just a space blocker )
* Dr. Cyril Uchenna Gwam, Diplomat, international civil servant and international environmentalist ( environmentalist? Can't stop laughing where was he during the oil spilling and the Ken sawo wiwa case )
* Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the current Managing Director of World Bank ( this one ruined our economy to shambles )
* Dr Elizabeth Isichei, prominent historian ( historian who don't want to tell you the real history of deltans )
* Dr. Isaac Nwaise, Epidemiologist and health economist
* Air-Marshal Paul Dike, former Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria ( This is the same man igbos shouted is not a real igbo. After he was appointed and Mike okiro was to be made IGP igbos recounted their mistakes )
* Professor Augustine Onwuyali Esogbue, The only African included in NASA and Scientist ( Stop claiming he is an African he has no impact on deltans. Him been a Nasan adds nothing to Delta state. Or when last have your government spent money on space research? )
* Professor Buchi Emecheta, London Based Author ( So what is his article )
* Chukwurah Joseph Udeh OFR, Former Comptroller-General Nigerian Immigration Service ( you mean the man who hiked and changed several legal happenings in the custom services?)
* Prof Eric Opia, Former Governorship candidate of Delta State ( No impact )
* Mr Jim Ovia, M/D Zenith Bank ( MD my foot. Go to Ibusa the only bank there is that brought in by former MD of PHB bank who was sacked for fraud by the erudite scholar sanusi lamido sanusi. Seasoned economist
* Prof. Joy Ogwu, Former Mangaging Director of Nigeria Institute of International Affairs
* Professor Pat Utomi, Presidential Candidate and Founder of Lagos Business School ( he is the only deltan with a for sight who has made it. But igbos rejected him even after been married to an eastern wife )
* Tony Elumelu, MD of United Bank for AfricaAfrica ( Bank know for high rates and low ccare service is this an achievement? )
*

* Austine "Jay-Jay Okocha, Former Captain of Super Eagles of Nigeria ( how did is carrier ended with the super eagles? Because of 10million with defunct Savannah bank )
* Sunday Oliseh, Former Captain of super Eagles of Nigeria ( who is this one self. Nigerian present coach? What's are his achievement ? )
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Nothing absolutely nothing to show for. Go to the south west and pick examples. Learn from seasoned activist , politicians, business men and technocrats etc.

Ndiigbo do not leave the sons and daughters in a faraway land even when the pride price of their mothers has not been finalized. There has never been a time where Ndiigbo insinuated that Ndiigbo anywhere are not Igbo. Instead, people like Sunday Oliseh who are spurred on by deceitful scumbags from the western and northern part of Nigeria will foolishly express their doubts about being Igbo.

lastpage:
That is exactly why he is a YORUBA person!
That is why Yorubas are "UNIQUE" ... we see, we talk ..... while others continue to do "siddon-Look"!

This is what people have in mind when they say Yorubas are "SOPHISTICATED" ........ .

Now, dont go about getting angry and envious, what l stated is just the obvious truth.



Lastpage!

When people say Yari.ba are turncoats what they have in mind is AFONJA.

Goodboiyy:
Mr A, B, C re all enjoying the resources found in MR D Land, Mr A, B always pair to Defeat C (which is Unfair) , Mr C out Of Greediness Said No Only me want to enjoy D resources found in MR D Land, Mr A, B said No it won't Work (parasite), If you want to leave This House Go without Mr D, Then we will Know you Re Serious, Out Of Greed Mr C said Its I.e I go with MR D or I Die.. Mr D said No Enough Of Ur madness, We re Neither in Support of A,B or C, We re Mr D.

Now Mr D out Of frustration keep Saying Trash About The House, Putting all his problem In MR B head, Claiming Mr B re his Cause Of His problem.. .... To be Continued

all is See is Greed and Parasites, Dying so hard to take control of another man's resources.

Am a Nigerian, And am proud Of It

Most Nigerians are ill-educated. Nigeria was barely making money out of the sales of crude oil when 1966 come around. The money used in training most of Ijo peeps to higher education came from coal, palm produce, timber and rubber. None of these products came from Ijo land. One wonders where these goofy ill-educated ninnies got the whiff that there was layered resources in Ijo. As a matter of fact, Ijo and its creeks were not catching enough fish to feed themselves.