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Politics / Seun And The Mods Here by Epalos: 1:54pm On Sep 08, 2012
Why are you guys so full of yourselves?
You should really get sweet little goddess12 released from your claws, the alternative is not as sweet
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 9:09pm On Aug 19, 2012
Did I say something that I would't say when I'm sober, I work hard and when Its girls night out, I take care of that too, maybe you should add a little fun to your life
odogwu-x:
winkMy friend respond to my posts when u are sober

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Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 8:53pm On Aug 19, 2012
I did bother reading what you spewed below cos I know truth can never come out your ibotic mouth, so tke your sawdust filled brain somewhere else
I the people you claim starved you to surrender did not stop the war, who did
kettykin: it piques me how people will go about spreading lies allover the internet about who won the civil war when it is evidently clear for reports , literature, declassified information about who really did what and when .

For fools going about deceiving themselves and other gullible people about who won the war please read the excerpts below



http://insomniacanonymous./2012/07/01/shellbp-and-nigerias-war-over-biafra-1967-70/
Enough wepons to wipe out the east

In the first half of the following year, 1968, Britain approved the export of 15 million rounds of ammunition, 21,000 mortar bombs, 42,500 Howtizer rounds, 12 Oerlikon guns, 3 Bofors guns, 500 submachine guns, 12 Saladins with guns and spare parts, 30 Saracens and spare parts, 800 bayonets, 4,000 rifles and two other helicopters. At the same time Wilson was constantly reassuring Gowon of British support for a united Nigeria, saying in April 1968 that ‘I think we can fairly claim that we have not wavered in this support throughout the civil war’.

Other supplies agreed in November following meetings with the Nigerians included six Saladins and 20,000 rounds of ammunition for them, and stepped up monthly supplies of ammunition, amounting to a total of 15 million rounds additional to those already agreed. It was recognised by the Defence Minister that ‘the scale of the UK supply of small arms ammunition to Nigeria in recent months has been and will continue to be on a vast scale’. The recent deal meant that Britain was supplying 36 million rounds of ammunition in the last few months alone. Britain’s ‘willingness to supply very large quantities of ammunition’, Lord Shepherd noted, ‘meant drawing on the British army’s own supplies’.

At the same time the Foreign Office was instructing its missions around the world to lie about the extent of this arms supply. It sent a ‘guidance’ memo to various diplomatic posts on 22 November saying that ‘we wish to discourage suggestions’ that the Nigerians, in their recent meetings with British officials, were seeking ‘to negotiate a massive arms deal’. Rather, ‘our policy of supplying in reasonable quantities arms of the kind traditionally supplied’ to Nigeria ‘will be maintained but no change in the recent pattern of supplies is to be expected’. So great is the culture of lying at the Foreign Office, it appears that policy is even to keep its own officials in the dark.

By the end of 1968 Britain had sold Nigeria £9 million worth of arms, £6 million of which was spent on small arms. A quarter of Nigeria’s supplies (by value) had come from the Soviet Union, also taking advantage of the war for its own benefit and trying no doubt to secure an opening into Nigeria provided by this opportunity. British officials consistently justified their arms supply by saying that if they stopped, the Russians would fill the gap. It was Britain’s oil interests, however, that was the dominating factor in Whitehall planners’ reasoning.


Nigerian aggression, British support

British interests are very clearly revealed in the declassified files. ‘Our direct interests are trade and investment, including an important stake by Shell/BP in the eastern Region. There are nearly 20,000 British nationals in Nigeria, for whose welfare we are of course specially [sic] concerned’, the Foreign Office noted a few days before the outbreak of the war. Shell/BP’s investments amounted to around £200 million, with other British investment in Nigeria accounting for a further £90 million. It was then partly owned by the British government, and the largest producer of oil which provided most of Nigeria’s export earnings. Most of this oil was in the eastern region.
Commonwealth Minister George Thomas wrote in August 1967 that: ‘The sole immediate British interest in Nigeria is that the Nigerian economy should be brought back to a condition in which our substantial trade and investment in the country can be further developed, and particularly so we can regain access to important oil installations’.

Thomas further outlined the primary reason why Britain was so keen to preserve Nigerian unity, noting that ‘our only direct interest in the maintenance of the federation is that Nigeria has been developed as an economic unit and any disruption of this would have adverse effects on trade and development’. If Nigeria were to break up, he added: ‘We cannot expect that economic cooperation between the component parts of what was Nigeria, particularly between the East and the West, will necessarily enable development and trade to proceed at the same level as they would have done in a unified Nigeria; nor can we now count on the Shell/BP oil concession being regained on the same terms as in the past if the East and the mid-West assume full control of their own economies’.

Ojukwu initially tried to get Shell/BP to pay royalties to the Biafran government rather than the FMG. The oil companies, after giving the Biafrans a small token payment, eventually refused and Ojuwku responded by sequestering Shell’s property and installations, forbidding Shell to do any further business and ordering all its staff out. They ‘have much to lose if the FMG do not achieve the expected victory’, George Thomas noted in August 1967. A key British aim throughout the war was to secure the lifting of the blockade which Gowon imposed on the east and which stopped oil exports.

In the run-up to Gowon’s declaration of war, Britain had made it clear to the FMG that it completely supported Nigerian unity. George Thomas had told the Nigerian High Commissioner in London at the end of April 1967, for example, that ‘the Federal government had our sympathy and our full support’ but said that he hoped the use of force against the east could be avoided. On 28 May Gowon, having just declared a state of emergency, explicitly told Britain’s Defence Attache that the FMG was likely to ‘mount an invasion from the north’. Gowon asked whether Britain would provide fighter cover for the attack and naval support to reinforce the blockade of Eastern ports; the Defence Attache replied that both were out of the question.

Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 8:45pm On Aug 19, 2012
You see a lot that you don't see in iboland
oil suop: what can we see in yorubaland apart from sabo sad sad
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 8:41pm On Aug 19, 2012
You probably met your ibo sister who tried to make you feel that you have won jackpot, yoruba women go with real men not half men cos you just don't have what it takes
Malawian: LWKMD grin grin grin. ... And why do Yoruba women run after igbo men? Man i just roasted one few nights ago. All these yourobber and their mouths sef, so na mouth una dey use fukk igbo girls now? Sorrrriiiii.
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 8:32pm On Aug 19, 2012
These are the stories of their lives
Awolowo went to jail for his people, so do world great leaders, we did not need to protect him, karma did
Abiola got what was coming to him, NPN karma, when you betray your land the land works against you
You can go on and on with how come the the sky is gray/blue and there are trees in the forest, my young nieces and nephews ask the same
kettykin: Did Yorubas actually win the civil war for Nigeria ?
How come they did not protect Awolowo from being sent to jail , which was the main reason behind the Nzeowgu coup of 1966
if the Yorubas won the Civil war how come the failed to protect their Super Hero and Field Marshall of yourba land the Oona kakanfo MKO Abiola.
How come the yourbas did not protect their 17 generals being sent to prision for a crime they did not commit .
How come the Yoruba land in illorin is still under colonisation by the Fulanis.
How come the only yourba to have ruled Nigeria was imprisoned by the northerners and was brought from prison to rule by northerners

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Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 8:13pm On Aug 19, 2012
ibos go with the money, period! when any country is ready to test their mobile chemical Labs, you will see them using ibos, cos all they need to through in there is few naira notes and you will see how these sub human dive in
Ngodigha1:
brain-dead monkey, shut up your smelly mouth. Alams, former governor of Bayelsa state is not Igbo. The problem with fools like you is your inability to know the difference between Igbo and others. I do not know why you people do not have brains at all. Bayelsa is an ijaw state.
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 8:03pm On Aug 19, 2012
He does not need to be an ibo, ibos souls belong to the highest bidder
Ngodigha1:
Since when has Alams become Igbo. It's a pity that this stinking pig called Madawaki01 cannot differentiate between an Igbo and non Igbo. Your education is a waste, get it right piggy.
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 8:01pm On Aug 19, 2012
ibos!!! anything for money
van bonattel:

Igbos welcome alamesigha? Whoever said this is a murutum paffun!
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 7:59pm On Aug 19, 2012
ibos who do NOT wash their clothes are clean, ha! tell me what don't know, just confess that you have learnt to be human on Yoruba soil
Ngodigha1: The yorubas are becoming cleaner and neater today because of the Igbos. We are really helping the helpless. They are still dirty to a large extent. But for them to attract non-Yoruba customers, they have to be neat. The Yoruba customers do not care because it is in their boood to remain dirty.
But the main purpose of thie picture is to highlight the fact that Yorubas especially their women do only sale maize, plantain and peel oranges. Not only Igbo people, other Nigerians should help in elevating the poor state of the yoruba in Nigeria. What a cursed race.
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 7:54pm On Aug 19, 2012
Yoruba nation is one. Not one single Awolowo achievement was located in Ikenne or in Ijebu cos he saw every Part of Yoruba land as his backyard
Obi1kenobi: It's always funny hearing another of the myriad of insular Yoruba fellas telling us to go back to our 'erosion ravaged villages'. They've obviously spent too much time in Lagos and know nothing about what their real communities in other SW states look like. It's hard to join words with an Oyo man born and raised in Lagos who has never seen his remote village before.
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 7:43pm On Aug 19, 2012
Well that oyo man is still in his back yard, so you should stay in your backyard too
Obi1kenobi: It's always funny hearing another of the myriad of insular Yoruba fellas telling us to go back to our 'erosion ravaged villages'. They've obviously spent too much time in Lagos and know nothing about what their real communities in other SW states look like. It's hard to join words with an Oyo man born and raised in Lagos who has never seen his remote village before.
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 7:38pm On Aug 19, 2012
The world already know ibos make no sense, How can you sell everything you have(some of you even used your loved ones for money rituals) just to make it to poverty towns
Malawian: Wow, is this thread still alive? I skipped it when it was just 3 pages, now 38? I will certainly take time to read through all of it. Just to say, the day i visited badagry here in lagos was the day i realised that ajegunle was a mini new york. There was nothing and nobody there! You couls smell porverty and hopelessness in the air. How many igbos are in badagry? Yoruba, we and una no be mates! If na una dem give 20 pounds, by now only 10% of una go still dey alive. All these una noise, if una do too much shakara, we go waka go south south or cameroon or equitorial guinee. No be only Yoruba land get sea access. We no need una, na una need us. You guys though you had dealt a death kneel against us after the war abi? See Yoruba wey dey jaa go seme border at every gbege dey say dem win war. All those una "war" wey only 3 people from each side go enter bush shoot gun for up, when the other reply with gun for up, both sides go shout aaah, aaah run go back to their villa. No so dem dey fight war. Instead of beefing with igbos and our pride that our fathers stood tall to defend our dignity, why dont you focus on your fathers that shit their pants under mere threats?
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 7:32pm On Aug 19, 2012
Good you know that is not yoruba, but next time try and tell the full truth, truth does not kill
Da infamous: Ngodigha this is not a yorobe woman,no,i don't accept that'i cant see any dirty half broom sticks coated with different colors from years of left over oil ewedu soups sad sad
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 7:26pm On Aug 19, 2012
How can Yoruba help you guys to stop eating yam and plantain that is as hard as rock
ifechez:

Nwanne u just elevated Yoruba women hygiene. I dont agree with u they keep neat as d pix depicts. Where they cook is usually dirty and unhygienically kept,smelly and dark with black smoke hoverin like hawk everywhere. Tufiakwa
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 7:08pm On Aug 19, 2012
Are you saying that we should drive ibos away from SW? the people that are poverty stricken in yorubaland are the ibos, we are doing everything to make sure that you guys are not left behind,it is not easy to carry noisy, bi.tchy nasty and ungrateful people along for a good cause
Ngodigha1:
YOU ARE A FAT FOOL. Why not be more concerned about poverty in joruba households rather than displaying stupidity here all along. In Lagos alone, your woomen do not do any other thing apart from roasting plantain, maize and peeling of oranges. See what your poor joruba mother is doing here.
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 6:57pm On Aug 19, 2012
You are rubbing your delinquency on Yoruba again, Its a known fact the world over that the fastest moving merchandise on every ibo man's shop is his wife, if a customer brings in enough money to an ibo man's shop he will be convinced to abandon the light bulb He came to buy and take his wife home, that's how ibos roll
ifechez:

Paranoid!!! Have u visited ose ogba ijaw in onicha b4? I know u havent. Dat place is one of the numerous yoruba populated enclaves in onicha dats known for halotry and sex peddeling. During my short stay in sokoto, i came to notice dat most sex hawkers are either women of Yoruba origin or togo just as it is in alimosho lga. By the way apart from lagos which was developed with oil proceeds no oda Yoruba cave can be compared with igboland. my visits to places like ilesha,owo etc always make me wonder and ponder what was the essence of awolowo otapiapia ''free education''. Go home and help ur people

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Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 6:39pm On Aug 19, 2012
Keep your voice down, the secret is already out that ibo men can't do jack in bed, reason wise ibo women run to the arms of yoruba men(the hunks) wink grin
ifechez:

This halfwit, you asked why people would like to me igbo? yet fear dey catch u anytime u hear or read BIAFRA. Yet u dey shout of igbo expansionism and dominance. We are more than capable. why a non-igbo babe will readilly fall for an igbo guy is simply becos of his igbo symbolism. From onicha to aba to ph to kano to sokoto to lagos to ghana to port novo to togo to china to jakarta to korea to mozambique to zimbawea and even to ur cave village our igboness rings a bell.

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Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 3:40am On Aug 18, 2012
Charity begins at home, if you can't do it in your region, then you can't do it any where else
ifechez:

Oga jasper. Even in warri and oda itshekiri towns, our presence brings life and advancement to any locality dat is opportuned to host us. U nid to see d way those girls perch around us like flies omly becos we are IGBOS notin more.
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 3:38am On Aug 18, 2012
The fact on the ground does not support what you are saying, we all know that what you term as poverty in yorubalnd is living well in iboland, with the population of ibos in yorubaland and ibos still don't want to leave for their land, every ibo prefers to die in lagos than to move to iboland, it means life is still better in yorubaland, reason the most important thing every ibo wants is to move to SW
ifechez:

Somebody who has nt visited Yoruba hinterlands will nt undastand d kind of extreme poverty in those areas. Do u know dat people still build mud houses in Yoruba land even in this 21st century. Or are we talkin of d alarmin rate at which beggars multiply in places like ibadan and oshogbo. Even in lagos at places like iyana ipaja,ikotun,egbeda etc infact d whole of alimosho lga na beggars haven. Treachrous and deceitful pigs.
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 3:29am On Aug 18, 2012
Really, wow! that's why i love me ibos, if there is no amala they will smoke gari or akpu, if they can find it, they can smoke it, way to go ibos!!!!
ifechez:

Onye ofe ose. Do u wanna know what am smokin? I smoke amala (nsi nkita) and ewedu (akpana) grin
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 3:23am On Aug 18, 2012
Don't be shy, there's no point lying we all know how hard it is for those who have not made it across river niger, e go better
Please upgrade your father in to a new dunlop, or how do you call it in iboland
Ngodigha1:
Shut up smelly pig, the slippers belongs to a yorubaman. I brought it up so that you can help this your poverty-ravaged yoruba people.
Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode: Yorubas Won The Civil War For Nigeria by Epalos: 3:19am On Aug 18, 2012
It is for his father, cos no way he can wear this in SW
Madawaki01: isn't dat ur slippers?poverty stricken guy!

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