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I wil personally advice that Igbos to stay away from Lagos politics. The hausas are even better prepared for the conflicts associated with ruling in a foreign land since they hardly live in among natives, but in seperated enclaves. Thus, it's more easier to defend themselves if $h*t hits the fan.

Igbos will be crushed should the natives turn against them due to their careless way of living in among the locals.

If any Igbo has a brilliant political dream, he should look towards the SE that is currently suffering from a brain drain. There his contribution will be much more needed.

The old saying goes 'Charity begins at home'.

@Eku-bear

Do you even know the meaning of tribalism? Did I attack any group?

Anyway, the point I was trying to get across can not easily be deciphered from this topic here, and as such, seem too philosophical for you to grasp. But those insightful enough understand what I was infering.

BTW, I'm not really in the thread. I've got bigger issues bothering me than what is going on in the SW.

maimalari:
During the pre-primaries, we virtually begged igbos to support us against greedy gej. But u chose to ditch zoning and supported a man who cares less about your welfare. How can u people in your right senses talk about zoning. For your information,the igbos are irrelevant, dubious and inconsistent. In modern day nigeria,there will never be one igbo in federal governance. Your governors(except chime and amaechi) are clueless and empty,so what do u expect. Msheew.

You didn't realised that it was the northern delegates too screwed that plan by practically voting overwhelmingly for Jonathan. Even Atiku lost in his own state. So do not come here and whine without reason how the Igbos didn't work with you.
And pls tell me one of your northern governor who is performing. Nonsense. You just think you can pick on Igbos whenever you feel bored.

vizion:
the heading here says IJAW YOUTHS INVADE ONDO VILLAGE, KILL FIVE, front page says [b]MILITANT INVADES ONDO
AND KILL 5[/b]

when are we going to stop classifying criminals as militants


this forum should be able to educate the minds of Nigerians that visit this site

What do you expect from a Yoruba website?

omonuan:
Remember Olaudah Equiano a/k/a Gustavus Vassa? He stated in his biography that he was from "Essaka" in Benin Empire. "Essaka" is Ashaka in Ukwuani. However, Olaudah was more proud of his Igbo heritage.  He would tell everyone proudly I am "Eboe." He was the first person to attempt to write Igbo words using the English alphabet.

Comparative to the stolen art of Benin, the "Ikenga" statute in the London museum was stolen from Ukwuani.  I am from the Enuani clan of Anioma and in my opinion, any Anioma person that says he is not Igbo is mis-informed and needs to be re-educated. We belong to one of the most industrious and ingenuous"tribes" (I'll rather call Igbo a nation) in the world and should be proud of it.

As a clan, Anioma harnessing their IGBO ingenuity has arguably produced more great individuals per capita than other people.  We must also not forget that Anioma eccentric army officers brought the chaos that consumed the entire Igbo nation  in 1966.  You will never hear the Igbos from across the Niger condemn Nzeogwu and his misadventure.  In fact, they adore him because they feel despite his mistakes he exemplifies what makes the Igbo great, excellence!  One of the great officers of the Biafran army was an Ukwuani man named Nzefili amongst many others from Ukwuani/Ndokwa axis.

Story story. Can you provide links to back up your claims, considering how controversial this subject is?

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As expected, you will never see beyond your nose. Keep enjoying the 'good' life of denial.

NdiIgbo nwere nsogbu.

First thing to change is attitude on a personal level, having values, etc. Ihe nile ekwesiri i bu ego ego. Then we can begin to look forward to having smart and enlighted leaders.

This is close to 3 hours that you put this thread up here, and those Yorubas who use to applaud you wherever you are bashing the Igbos are nowhere to be found. Take for a change that this post is criticizing the Igbos, you'll see how they'll flock in here in excitement.

Ikengawo, I hope you are beginning to get an understanding of how other nigerians think. You seem like a fair-minded person(as most people in your shoe are), while the remaining nigerians live in denial.

It actually baffles me that many Igbos think like you do, feeling that others are open-minded as them. This is exactly my beef with the Igbo race(Nzeogwu, Ironsi, Zik, etc all ring a bell), never knowing how to differentiate friends from enemies.

I just hope you learn a lesson about your utopian Nigeria.

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Cant you read? The corpse was discovered in Iju-osun on thursday.

alj harem1:
you are right about considering the population of edo, urhobo/isoko, igala and even hausa/fulani

but the population of igbos in lagos is almost at par with the population of us northerners together if not less.

there are lot of areas in lagos that you will not find 1 igbo or northerner there,.,.,., there was a time i went to deep epe because my wife wanted to buy fish.

the people i saw were mostly from benin republic yoruba and indigeous yoruba.,.,.,., no single igbo or northerner

now that is just an area there are others,.,. infact i can count the amount of igbos in isale eko and ebuta-metta they are not more than 10,000 at most (ie maximum which i over estimated ) there are others like that

even ikoyi, VI it is mostly yoruba northerners and few rich igbos

lekki is mostly yoruba as well few igbos and very very few northerners

makoko is mixed with about 60% yoruba and 40% igbo

ajegunle is mixed with igbos, ijaw and yoruba equally

even idumota is not sure for igbos

i can go on and on and on

but if you think of it even sokoto state have igbo area, yoruba area and other areas,.,.,.,.

just my mind

You are correct. Epe is quite rural. Even the Yorubas from other state hardly live there, usually it's the natives you find around there. But most of the youth leave those areas to the more populated areas as soon as they become young adults.

Apapa and its environs however hold very little presence of Yorubas. It seems these areas never had any native settlements.

But all in all, there.g no doubt the Yorubas still command a large presence in Lagos. It's either they are at par with the non-Yorubas or slightly less.

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NL's fake theorist!

How then do you incorporate the death of a middle-aged Ijaw man into your fabricated guess? Was he a brother to Oba Akinruntan?

alj harem:
thank for the bolded

i have even forgotten those area of lagos,.,. sad but true the[b] population of igbos in lagos has been overestimated by the eze indigbo of lagos[/b]

well all said and done, i know even the so called 15% of igbos will follow the populace because most of them are evn abagbro and OPC member now in lagos. some even danfo driver will others are in yaba mixing into the community and some even know haw to speak yoruba than ileke-idi herself

Maybe his 45% percent might have been exaggerated. But it's actually nothing less that 30%. You hardly go into some of those corners Wadoeye mentioned without running into an Igbo.

But have you considered the Edos, Urhobo/Isokos, Igalas, etc. This will surely give their votes to Jonathan.

Chyz*:
Are we talking about Lagos State or Lagos city?

I was talking about the non-urban areas of Lagos state, which is predominantly the native Lagosians.

alj harem:
that is the true estimate, just because you do not see the yorubas in the city does not mean they are not there

go to epe and other rural areas in lagos they are there

we and igbos are more in the city than rural areas in lagos, the yorubas are in every corner of lagos to be honest

but if we want to decieve ourselves then your estimate is right

How many Yorubas live in those rural place? Under age kids and elderly folks. Those places are too isolated and difficult to reach, and the people who were lucky enough to have registered will likely not be able to vote. Anybody counting on those rural votes is a goner.

Yorubas can NEVER be 70% in the urban areas. 40% is fair enough.

fstranger3:
^^^
You are wrong. The real percentage goes thus:


Yoruba- 0.5%
Igbo- 98%
Hausa-1%  
SS-0.3%
Others-0.2%

You see, there are actually more Igbos in Lagos than there are Yorubas. If not for juju and yahoo yahoo, Igbos would havehad more influence in Lagos


I dey laugh oooooo


20% ko, 2 % ni

If you like put Bill Gates as your running mate in ACN, you can not win the SW.

You can all dump yourselves into the lagoon.

Hu ke ke

alj harem:
i have said it, unless jonathan rigs the elction he will not win
excanny the igbos in lagos you people are shouting about will vote with the masses in lagos. how is that hard for you people to realise unless they are just coming from the village

jonathan will lose sw, nw and ne that is the reality moreover the 80% of nigeria population is in those regions

all he needs to tip the balance is to rig the election to his favour

In the case of the SW, I doubt if GJ will lose. Worst thing will be getting close to 50% of the votes there.

Someone gave me a modest percentage of the demographies in Lagos.
Yoruba- 40%
Igbo- 20%
Hausa-15%
SS-15%
Others-10%

Of these you already have 35%(Igbos+SS) who have openly declared their support for Jonathan.

Let's say we put into consideration some SE/SS who might decide to vote differently as X. Remember some Yorubas also do not have a soft spot for Tinubu's party/Buhari. Let's put this group as Y.

X cancels Y, and the 35-40% sure votes for GJ stands.

Believe me, if GJ doesn't cause an upset in the SW, he wont get less than 50% of the votes there.

fstranger3:
I dare GEJ to come out and pull an Abiola on the SW

Let him say to the SW, phuck you and see what happens


OTOH, Buhari pretty much has neglected Ndigbo, the only thingy he is yet to do is to use the F word on Ndigbo.



I dey laugh ooooooo

My folks have a proverb that only a fool allows soap to get into his eyes while he's a pool.

Must it be spelt out that you should get lost with your votes before you realise it? I dey do OBJ laugh for you. he ke ke

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fstranger3:
Please, try making some sense

Use your brain for once. He has been up and down Yorubaland, attended RCCG holy ghost service asking for Adeboye's prayers, secretly visiting TB Joshua, apologizing up and down for his slip-up, visiting Abeokuta every weekend to strategize with OBJ.   .    .  tell me, what does that tell you?


You cant compare that to the open contempt MKO had for Ndigbo.

Buhari has completely neglected you guys

Now ACN has chosen a Yoruba VP candidate

In this present Nigeria, you can never become president without the blessing of both the NW and the SW.    .    . now get that into your dull brain.

Keep wallowing in foolery. I will never tell you to stop deceiving yourself.

Abiola could say anything he likes, it's the reaction and outcome that happen. That ofcourse left a sour taste in his mouth.

So you honestly believe that only Yorubas live in Lagos, which actually accounts for the high number of voters in the SW?

Dude, you surely deserve an award for foolishness.

seanet02:
M.K.O  won the 93 election without the east. To hell with ya ibos

GJ will do the same in April without the votes of SW rascals.

Feel free to keep your amala votes to yourselves.

The veil that's covering the SW's unclothedness is Lagos. Everything else is a dead log. BTW, it's no news.

seanet02:
na lie go kill you. With or without the south east any presidential candidate can win the election. If they are that important, how come they can not single handedly vote of their own into the Presidency? Arrant Nonsense

No zone is important without other zones. Can the SW single-handed vote one of their own into power? Learn to reason maturely.

fstranger3:
Now contrast that with Abiola's open contempt to your people when he told Nzeribe on live TV, in the presence of prominent Ibos at the Eagle Square in all its grandeur and expanse, to go fukc themselves. Let GEJ try that, he will not live to see its repercussion.

And you saw how Nzeribe frustrated him and made him pay for his sins.

May God bless Nzeribe for restoring the dignity of the Igbo race that Abiola insulted. A true son of his father.

Let's see what you rascals will about the insult thrown in your face. As usual, NOTHING.

fstranger3:
Sorry to break it to you, they are not. Until they get their acts together, they will never be relevant. Have you forgotten so soon Hope '93? Did Abiola not win without their support?

GJ is about to repeat the same phenomenon in the SW-winning without their support. He's already shown he has no regard for your irrelevant butts. Summed it up by calling you an  bunch of rascals.

Dead on arrival. Not go to go.

ChinenyeN:
The same things that determine an individuals membership into an ethnic community.

Are they different from the things I listed previously?

Another round of headache. How I wish my Igbo brothers would learn to always AGREE with these Igbo denials than trying to 'convince' them.

What determines ethnicity?

Language?

Culture?

Origin/History?

Or Belief?

Personally, I think the last two are the most important.

P.S Why are most Igbo denials new posters? I keep noticing this all the time.

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I do not think that it's all abuse that's bad, as long as it's not too extreme. Some do add spice to the discussion, especially if it's decently funny.

Wow. Terrorism now in the East!

^^^

I do not think that's the point of the thread.

Hmm. Interesting! I'll love to hear it.