₦airaland Forum

DollyParton1:
Errrm the Rasome Kutis are Egba Indigenes. They are not connected to Lagos in any form.

Fumilayo is a Creole (Saro) descendant.

Francis Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas was born on 25
October 1900, in Abeokuta . Her father was a son of
a returned slave from Sierra Leone.

ChristyG:
pls don't embarass urself
they are Nigerians.funmilayo ancestors were one of the slaves who returned to abeokuta.the are egba yorubas who returned home.they are not Creole.kuti is a popular egba name in abeokuta.they are not Creole either..u should know that ransome and kuti are different families.and returned slaves not only lived in Lagos but also in abeokuta(those that have egba roots).
I don't expect ur Ibo brain to understand but that is the real truth.am sure u saw egba and abeokuta and not lagos

Was actually referring to Fumilayo.

His father was a grandfather was Creole(Saro).

Are the Ransome Kutis really Nigerians?
They are actually Creole that resettled in Lagos colony.

Jk210:
Okay. Fair enough.

But in my neck of the woods, I know you don't kill an ant with a sledgehammer. Sure the ant will die. But the hammer would cause a crack on the rocky floor, sending you, over the precipice if you were on a mountain.

When Israel started out it had the world's support. It was the Jewish settlement in the midst of hostile Arab neighbours. It had to defend itself. But as Israel deployed massive force killing thousands of Palestinians each time a handmade grenade (which didn't kill any Israeli) was thrown over their side of the border, public opinion shifted.

Yes Israel wanted to send a strong message by deploying their tanks and missiles. No Palestinian should dare throw grenades over their border.

Did it ever work?

No.

Rather, each cycle, some young Palestinian did the same thing and soon public opinion shifted in their favour. Right now Israel's biggest ally America is about to join other European countries in recognising the State of Palestine.

Getting statehood is the first step in Palestine starting an army and in future, they could start getting military support from other countries to counter and match Israel's force in the event of any outbreak of hostilities.

Back to Dr Ariyo's case.

When the news broke public opinion was on the side of the Igbos. Even Yorubas took to twitter to condemn it just like in Oba Akiolu's case but if the issue is over flogged public opinion might well shift back in the favour of Ariyo especially when it looks like Igbos are on a vindictive, pull him down syndrome.

Besides the man has claimed his account was hacked but let's even assume he actually said those things.

Did he make the xenophobic statement in a public fora, like a gathering of Yoruba youths asking them to go up in arms or in a private conversation like a lot of bigots who are the main champions of these cause have done on nairaland? What is his sphere of influence? Is he a Yoruba leader of some sort? How many people even knew about his existence talk more of his statement before someone latched on and blew it up?

What then is the aim of these protests? To serve as a deterrent for future hate speech offenders or just to destroy him? These are the things I don't understand because if the aim is to serve as a deterrent then I don't see it achieving that.

Rather I'm worried it might achieve the opposite. Increase animosities in Yoruba against the Igbos.

Your analogy is Apples and oranges.

The obvious reason for the protest is to deter any such occurrence in the future.

I am not sure anyone would want such negative publicity so it will discourage anyone from any tribe making hate speeches.

Racist statements are some of the most career damaging anywhere in the developed world.
It is not peculiar to Nigeria.

Jk210:
30 days protest
Over a careless statement that has even been refuted?

To what end if I may ask?
That you wreck his finances and hope his white wife leaves him and takes his kids along?

And then folks will gather round hugging themselves& clinking champagne glasses for a job well done?

Do carry on& don't forget to let us have the updates

This was like day one of the protests right?
Let us know how the 'protests' went today

People have to accept the consequences of their actions.

That is what keeps normalcy in the world.

If you commit a crime you get punished.

We all are shouting that the SA government did not do enough to curb xenophobia/genocide.

Well this is how it starts, from one verbose Oba to a talkative doctor, before you know it, it becomes norm.

That is why such actions must be vehemently discouraged less it turns into something monstrous.

This is a despicable act.

Dysfunctional state governments are the bane of the Nigerian economy.
Many of the state governments are in heavy debt from Lagos to Imo to Osun.

The state governors just lie redundant await for hand outs from FG while looting and amassing wealth.

Only to turn and attack the FG instead of finding ways to generate revenue.

He is doing what he is supposed to do.

Source

Many of them are Nigeriens.
So why the fuss.

Parrot.

OP try and focus your energy on ensuring that your governor is working.

Owerri has been stagnant for the past 6 months or more with the infrastructure caving in slowly.

After 40 years he still feels no Nigerian is good enough but him.

priscaoge:
[color=deeppink] What about throwback photo of his Cert? [/color]

lol

I have said it severally that Rochas is a fraud.

Imo state is being run down by "familiocracy".

Rochas is busy amassing land and real estate for himself.

With construction of "eyeservice" substandard projects all over the place.

barcanista:
Stop Hating Bro...Be loyal to your bosses

Lol

Second leg still dey.

Not a Bayern fan but i did not want Barca winning by a wide margin.

Now i have to contend with obnoxious Barca fans.

Messi allow others

What is wrong with this old man?
Why does he like to revel in trivialities?

If Buhari revamps the economy as he promised then legitimate businesses like real estate, car dealerships etc have no reason to suffer.

princejayboss:
I keep saying this.... I really love my country but I wish the youths can understand that these old men have nothing to offer..... If you go down this thread you will find out that many people blame government for everything ...

Our problem is that the central government has alot in her shoulders... Yet some useless states takes home more allocation than useful states based on land mass and disregard to family planning.

It's easy to be a good footballer from the screen of your TV set but when the real game comes up one will understand he/her is a faker..... GEJ was slow but has vision though many factors contributing to that .... BH, God fathers, cabals and the West.... But I bet every Nigerian that GMB will be more confused than GEJ ... Remember talk are cheap.


In the western world GMB will fail at the polls with ridiculous promises he made ... I read here some people keep saying he will give steady electricity and I laugh so big .... Am not really an anti buhari but fact is that Nigeria can not have more than 50% steady light at least not in the next 12years which GMB can not change ....

Every oil producing nation is at hot seat now ... The world is so broke ... Even Europe are facing crisis... Nigeria of all that has Lost 50% of her capital income due to fall of oil price .... Yet some people stay here and type nonsense... GEJ is not our problem ... Our problem is our ideology.

Now the economy crisis are here And we found ourselves in the hands of an incoming administration that has alot of political God fathers staying at the byline...yet the Cabals still sitting firm on their oil well licenses.

To borrow is something every government does ... Russia with their rich oil and all that went borrowing... So as other EU countries setting sight on the New china development bank for loans .


Finally we all have to live in reality ... Oil is our harm... China is a big customer we have lost in oil industry... Now UK just discovered oil that is bigger Than ours ... Another client lost lol.. we have to struggle to survive ... Funny enough oil plays a role in everything we do here in Nigeria.. Yet we have to expect more bad days coming .. Yes the winter is coming

GMB by the time he realize, he will deny every promises he made and he will prefer a BH wahala than what's ahead .

Exactly.
It baffles me how we are so quick to hold the central government responsible while exonerating the states.

Not saying that the FG is not to be scrutinized but the states are having a field day looting when their allocation should be put to profitable use.
Rather they just pay salaries do some shabby projects and wait for the next hand out.

It is appalling.

PassingShot:
Please blame the FG for the mismanagement of our earnings. Little blame goes to the states.

Are you saying that not having resource control and regional government are good justification for this woeful failure of our FG?

This type of mentality is the reason Osun state cannot pay salaries while states like Anambra find it easy.

boolet:
PDP campaign funds was sure double of the amount borrowed.

Where do you think APC campaign funds came from if not from the same government by various APC state governments.

We are witnessing harsh times because of the crash in oil prices and because of very lazy and non innovative state governments who have refused to rise up and generate revenue to run their states.

We really need resource control and regional government in this country so that some regions can sit upm

GEJ is a shinning example.

Look what is happening in Burundi now because a selfish president is going the Obasanjo way by seeking a third term.

Baba one chance can you shut up for once and face the challenges ahead of you instead of always talking like a market woman.

INDUSTRIALFAN:
Are u kidding me? U need to see one very rare but new age Peugeot SUV I saw in jos.... Damn heads were were spinning as it passed by.... I think its the first of its kind.

2008, 6007, etc

I am so surprised that a lot of people are saying that a brand-new mid size SUV at N5.6million is too expensive.

Is that we are have become so accustomed to tokunbo that people no longer have any idea of the cost of brand new vehicles?

I hope they will not dash our hopes with this one.
Smells of white elephant.
Ambode should try and complete it.

I think this is a different model.

joeluv:
secretariat pics

Lovely pictures.

What remains is to green it up.

What of the road outside the complex that connects to Okpara avenue through the old cabinet office.

Has it been fixed?

Capital flight

Look inwards.

Illegal mining is fuelled by the local community leaders who get rich off these activities.

They will rather have control of the resource with the help of the fraudulent foreign companies than allow the federal government access.

It has always been that way in the north.

A lot of rare earth metals and minerals are mined covertly with the Emirs in control.

Yet everyone wants to get a taste of the oil from the Niger delta.