₦airaland Forum

enemyofprogress:
This one that the governor is entering gutter is nothing but hi service.

but if it's your packaged fraud u will call him d best?

bolaayenimo:
Please oo. Better step aside if you really love this country

step aside for who?



Hope it's not your packaged fraud?

adetoya234:
I will start taking turakin Adamawa serious when he steps down for Peter Obi.
If Adc makes the mistake of not giving Peter Obi the ticket, they should kiss winning in 2027 goodbye.

u can't blackmail anyone to step down for your packaged fraud, if e sure for am let him go to the primary like others

FarahAideed:
They didn't surrender they came and left with their weapons and even kidnapped people on their way back

just keep talking rubbish if it makes u sleep well at night

SmartPolician:
Mr Blogger, are you sure you know the meaning of luxury? 🙂🙂🙂

u wey dey plaster aza everywhere dey talk down on 3 million

U get am?

Smartcitizen:
Shut up please, Lagos is NO MAN'S LAND TILL Christ comes.


😁😁😁

but y are some people demolishing your houses n business when u have equal right with everyone?

Sonnobax15:
. And his wife was the full time house wife type . Na over pressure kill the guy, nothing else.....

the guy killed himself

Early 30's with 5 kids n full time house wife?

Streetinvestor2:
What does he stand to gain by joining the evil party. Will it make SE vote SW president in 2027 when we don't see him as an option

na u Ibos dey shout coalition na APC dey sign men

adamkkk:
Obasanjo is ur kinsman.

jst because he didn't support Tinubu, some of u that have never seen good in ur lives before are now against him.


Ona need to examine ona heart

oga keep quiet n stop behaving like a dingbat, if u don't know about a topic keep quiet.

OBJ did oyo state people dirty as governor, simply because ladoja opposed his 3rd term ambition obj used thugs to remove a sitting governor.


U people are blaming Tinubu today on fubara case despite the fact he used d right channel, when obj was president he doesn't care if d channel is right once u aren't in his good books then he will remove u.

When ladoja was to b removed, it was nurtw thugs that held meeting after using guns n cutlasses to chase away lawmakers

Imagine what this adedibu said then, u people just put mouth into what u know nothing about because of what is happening now, u don't care about what has happened before

writetopoka:
For more than 10 - 15 years I have discovered that Dangote programs do not get or extend to the southeast and I think this is honestly intentional.

It's well shaa

u expect dangote to go to where u people are running away from?

ogolemati:
ok so where is nairaland darling daddy mannabbqgriIl? The guy disappeared after your tenure as agbero chairman nairaland branch

is that d question I asked u?


Same thing screamsense is talking about, your own is to destroy everything cos u lost out same way ur forefathers killed other regions leaders when they lost out

If u want any revolution, start from your region when u are done we all will copy your template and do same for our leaders in our region

ogolemati:
I know say you will show up. but on a serious note something is really wrong on how your brain processes question.where is mannabbqgriIl the darling daddy of nairaland

answer that question

When u people talk about revolution, hope it will include Ibo leaders?

ogolemati:
former agbero chairman helinues and the current agbero chairman yarimo nairaland branch have something to say

hope if we are talking about revolution, it will include Ibo leaders?


Cos we know u people oooo

helinues:
So for your own logic, some of those who supported the end SARS protest never died of something that might even be worse than this.

To you people, everything is politics, to make neutral submission about issues lately have been ingrained with politically emotionally charged

just leave all those fools, they present it as if anyone that support their course will live forever.


So people wey support endsars never die of something worse since abi?

Samsyne:
Abeg how? Just explain

they didn't support his madness n they never fed d monster that was y he couldn't grow unlike the ibos who fed nnamdi kanu n supported him n even contributed money for him

SlavaUkraini:
After Sucking him dry, now you want to divorce him... ?

Wicked

She is even asking for Spousal support, while Akon will receive nothing from her..

That is Wicked × 2 = Wickedness 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

if u know akin then u will know he's not dry, man is a multi millionaire in dollars n still counting

Samsyne:
Who curb Sunday Igboho or what's this one saying t

yorubas curbed Sunday igboho

Bobloco:
You are just a hypocrîte

First, you said "protest in your region." I pointed out that even Tinubu didn't protest in his region. Now you're saying he protested in his region and then moved it to Abuja. So, why did he leave his region to go to Abuja to protest? Why didn't he restrict his protest to his region? Because, last I checked, Abuja is in the North Central zone. Is Tinubu from the North Central?

Abuja is fct in case u don't know or u pretend not to know

So after protesting in your region, move to Abuja

As a Yoruba man, I am happy to carry the tag of a coward.

It's something I do with pride because the so called brave men have destroyed their home with stupidity they call bravery n they run kitikiti to the house of the so called coward to seek refuge





Imagine a courageous n brave man that can't visit his village?

Imagine a courageous and brave man that dare not step foot in his region?

Imagine a brave man that can't go out of his house on Monday?

Omo I thank God I am a coward ooo, at least I do whatever I want anytime I want it


In all these wisdom is profitable to direct

Criminal enablers are now enjoying the monsters they fed, some people too are romancing their criminals n defending them online but when those criminals show them small thing they start blaming Tinubu.

Thank God we were able to curb Sunday igboho, it's so funny that those brave men who called us cowards then are now running for refuge in d land of the cowards

Emu4u2c2:
Show us the Intelligent question then

u dey ask Ibo to show u intelligent question?

U go tey for dere


Just observe what he will reply u with

EvilMerodack:
But you dey always claim North, so na you be Kelechi Ibe

Impo-stors everywhere

I'll stop commenting on your threads going forward. You're not even proud of your own tribe

Bye

I have said it before n I will say it again, 99.9% of account claiming north n insulting other tribes on social media are owned by ibos


At least this one exposed himself

Bobloco:
You say protest in your region, like bad governance has borders. Last I checked, Tinubu isn’t a regional president, he’s the President of Nigeria. If his policies affect all Nigerians, then all Nigerians have the right to protest anywhere in the country. That’s how democracy works. Don’t try to rewrite the constitution. If you want protests restricted by region, go ahead and sponsor a bill. Until then, sit this one out.

Tinubu protested as an opposition leader, He protested in Abuja and Lagos. Have you conveniently forgotten #OccupyNigeria? He didn’t say, Let me stay in Lagos because Jonathan is from Bayelsa. So stop twisting history to fit your weak narrative.

You say clean your house first, but you’re backing a government that has turned the whole country into a dumpsite. Before pointing fingers, ask yourself, is your own region free from insecurity, banditry, and corruption?

Protest is a constitutional right, and it will be exercised wherever injustice exists not just where it makes you feel comfortable.

tinubu protested in his region which Lagos is part of n moved it to Abuja.


U chinedu can protest in anambara n move d rest to Abuja, so protest in your region n if e pepper u reach body move d rest to Abuja

fuckingAyaya:
No matter your position never fight the gods of the land for they will surely fight back. Oke-ite is fighting back

which god did obi fought that made his son too turn out that way?

shortgun:
The recent arrest of Engr. Chibuke Azubike and others in connection with the so-called “installation of the Obi of Lagos” has stirred controversy across Nigeria. While police authorities have claimed the organizers were attempting to install an unrecognized traditional ruler, a closer look at the facts especially the official invitation suggests that the police acted in error. What was branded as a criminal attempt at impersonation was, in reality a business event centered on real estate development.

The widely circulated invitation card for the September 13th event bore a Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration number (RC: 11,534) — an unmistakable indicator that the promoters were registered as a business entity. No traditional chieftaincy installation in Nigeria is conducted under a CAC business registration. This already distinguishes the event as corporate, not traditional.

The invitation also explicitly described the program as “The Unveiling of the Prototype of a ₦1.5 Billion Palace.” The key word here is prototype — a technical business and architectural term, referring to a design model for real estate projects. It is standard practice in property development to unveil prototypes to attract investors and showcase planned facilities....prototype in simple terms means a sample.

Far from being a purely cultural or traditional agenda, the project as listed in the invitation included:

An Office Complex

An Event Center

A Guest House for Igbos in Distress

A Shopping Plaza


These are clearly commercial facilities forming part of a real estate project. They bear no resemblance to the paraphernalia of a traditional stool.

Critics have pointed to the use of the title “Obi of Lagos State” and the reference to “Ofala Festival” as proof of an attempted installation. However, such phrasing can reasonably be interpreted as cultural branding, not a legal or political claim.

In Nigeria, it is common for individuals and organizations to adopt nicknames, cultural identities and festival themes as part of business promotions. From “King of Boys” in the entertainment industry to “Argungu Festival” branding in Kebbi, culture and commerce often intersect without implying impersonation or usurpation of authority.

It is important to distinguish between impersonation, which involves deliberate deception for unlawful gain and self-acclamation, which is an expression of identity. The invitation never claimed official recognition from Lagos State’s traditional council.
Instead, it framed a business prototype launch using cultural expression as a promotional hook.

By storming the venue, sealing it off, and arresting the organizers, the police may have acted prematurely and without sufficient evidence of criminal intent. If there were concerns about the use of the title “Obi of Lagos,” the appropriate step would have been a civil petition or injunction, not a heavy-handed crackdown that undermines both business and cultural freedoms.

Nigeria cannot afford to criminalize entrepreneurship and innovation especially in a struggling economy. If every business that incorporates cultural themes into its branding is treated as criminal, it sets a dangerous precedent.

What the “Obi of Lagos” saga demonstrates is not a crime of impersonation but rather the dangers of misinterpretation and overreach.
The event was by the evidence of its own invitation, a business prototype unveiling with cultural flavoring.

The police would do well to distinguish between genuine threats to public order and the lawful exercise of business and cultural expression. Anything less risks eroding public trust and discouraging investment in Nigeria’s business landscape.

whatever u want to do, go n do it in d south east.

I believe that's not too hard to ask

Bobloco:
In the wake of global protests most recently the spirited demonstrations in Nepal, Nigeria’s ruling elite and their most vocal supporters seem increasingly nervous. The mere mention of protest now triggers fear-mongering, threats, and desperate attempts to silence dissent. One recent example is comedian-turned-political-influencer Seyi Law, a staunch supporter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who warned Nigerians calling for protests to learn from Libya.

But what exactly should Nigerians learn? That asking for good governance is dangerous? That protesting economic hardship is now a crime? Or that authoritarian regimes survive only when the people are too afraid to speak?

This reaction is not just undemocratic, it is steeped in hypocrisy.
Tinubu himself built much of his political relevance by using protest and civil disobedience as tools of resistance. He was a key figure during the 2012 fuel subsidy protests under President Goodluck Jonathan. In Ojota, he funded, organized, and marched with the masses against the removal of subsidy a policy he now ruthlessly enforces, with far worse consequences and even less transparency.

If Tinubu were in opposition today, he would be leading protests against this very government against soaring inflation, a collapsing currency, skyrocketing fuel prices, mass unemployment, and growing insecurity. His political playbook was written in the language of resistance. Yet today, his allies treat protest as rebellion and activism as treason.

So why the sudden change?
The truth is simple: what Tinubu’s supporters fear is not chaos, they fear accountability.

Protests expose the those in power. They draw attention to failed policies, broken promises, and a growing disconnect between leaders and the people. Tinubu’s camp fears Nigerians are waking up to the truth that docility is not peace, and silence is not support.

Using Libya as a scare tactic to silence Nigerians is not only dishonest, it’s deeply insulting. Libya didn’t collapse because citizens protested, it collapsed because of an unyielding regime that refused reform, clung to power, and met dissent with brutality. Ironically, that’s the very behavior protests are meant to stop.

Nigerians have a proud tradition of protest, from fighting colonial rule, to resisting military dictators, to opposing unjust economic reforms. If democracy is to mean anything, it must include the right to speak out, to organize, and to protest.

So, again, why are Tinubu, the APC, and Agbadoos so afraid of protests? Because they know their government cannot survive real scrutiny. Because they know their house is built on the same shaky foundations they once stood outside protesting against. And because this time, they know the people are waking up and losing their fear.

nobody is afraid of protest, all we are saying is go n protest in your region.

U mentioned Tinubu, when tinubu was in opposition n he protested, he did it in his own region n not another man's region.

So I don't think it's bad if charity begin at home for u people coupled with the fact that u have many things to protest against in your region


Sit at home
Gentle d Yahoo n his boys
Riff Raff's sacking communities
Endless kidnap by locals
Cannibalism n co
Bad governance
Corruption
Sales of fake products n baby factory

Y leave all these things happening in your region n claim u want to protest in another man's region?

No b hypocrisy b that?

Clean your house first before saying u want to clean another man's house


I believe that's not too hard to ask

Simple

Acidosis:
Why did you not tell Tinubu to go and protest in Osun during the occupy Nigeria protest? 😂

did he become governor in osun state?

omoredia:
When we weigh the historical evidence (oral tradition + documented history + linguistics), the Benin/Edo origin of “Eko” as a “war camp” is considered stronger than the Awori/Yoruba “camp/settlement” version.

Here’s why:


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1. Early Control of Lagos (15th–16th century)

Historical records show that the Benin Kingdom expanded westward during the reign of Oba Orhogbua (mid-1500s).

Benin warriors established a military outpost on Lagos Island to control trade routes and collect tribute.

The Oba of Benin appointed a military administrator (called an “Eletu Odibo”) to govern the area.

This aligns with the interpretation of Eko as a “war camp” in Edo.



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2. Oral History & Naming

Lagos oral tradition (especially from Benin sources) consistently states that the Oba of Benin named the settlement Eko when it became a military camp.

The Yoruba Awori were already living there, but the name “Eko” was imposed through conquest and administration, making it a political name, not just a descriptive one.



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3. Linguistic Strength

In Edo (Bini), Eko indeed directly translates to “camp” or “encampment,” often military in sense.

In Yoruba, ẹ̀kọ́ has meanings like to gather, to learn, or to be trained (also the word for pap/fermented maize meal). But the usage of Eko to mean “settlement” is less direct and less common.

This makes the Edo origin linguistically tighter.



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4. European Accounts

Early Portuguese records from the 15th–16th centuries confirm that the Benin Kingdom was administering Lagos (Eko) before colonial Lagos emerged.

They describe Lagos Island as a tributary state of Benin, not Awori, in terms of political control.



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Conclusion

✅ The Benin (Edo) origin of Eko as “war camp” is better supported by historical, political, and linguistic evidence.
⚖️ The Awori/Yoruba origin reflects the fact that they were the indigenous settlers, but their explanation of Eko as “settlement” is more cultural than historical.

So, historically: “Eko” = war camp (Benin Edo origin).
Culturally: Yoruba still claim it as “our settlement.”.

So anybody that is not Benin and to a lesser extent Awori has no historical or cultural claim to Lagos.

y is it that only Ibos care so much about lagos?

What's d obsession?

LagosOrigin:
Only in lagos that tinubu built .

I said it that 65% of the youths in Lagos have turned beggers while some turn to stealing because of tinubu bad economic policies .

Tinubu is a disaster

then what is making Ibo youths steal before Tinubu came to power?