₦airaland Forum

Ezeama400:
No, you are very ignorant.. Make your research, Port harcourt was developed with Coal from Enugu in the early 20’s.. The British constructed their first railway from there to Ph. For economic purposes..
Oil was discovered recently when the British were almost gone..

There is a reason Enugu was made the capital just like Ibadan was also capital of the west because of Cocoa

Calabar was the first capital of southern Nigeria and became the capital of Eastern Nigeria in 1951 .

In 1960, the first thing the Ibo dominated house did was to move the capital to that barren desolate Enugu.

If is from there the marginalisation of coastal provinces became extreme as all resources from the coastal provinces were poured into developing Enugu

I don't know why you are bringing PH here which was already a well established commercial city dealing in oil palm and timber before the British built railway to bring coal from Enugu .

Today you are begging for access to the sea after moving the capital from Calabar to that desolate Enugu that up till this day has no ground water.

plessis:
Awo took proceeds of their resources to build ibadan and left the people of delta and edo with absolutely nothing. Lies and propaganda from those people did not start today.

You cannot point to a block of classroom built by Awo in delta or edo state. But there are several projects of opara outside igboland such as Obudu Cattle Ranch (Calabar Province), Presidential Hotel, Port Harcourt (Port Harcourt Province), Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout, Port Harcourt (Port Harcourt Province), Calabar Cement Factory (Calabar Province), ibom oil palm plantation.

Infact, the reason we starved during the war was because opara built the agricultural projects outside igboland.

This one has come with his lies.

It is on record that Enugu was built from scratch using resources from minority people.

Enugu was the very first Abuja.

What was the rationale from moving the capital of Eastern Nigeria from Calabar to one desolate water barren land that is Enugu?

Go and read up on why western Cameroun people wanted out of Nigeria and you will see where they condemned the severe marginalisation of the minority enclaves in preference to developing Enugu.

You do know that Enugu became the capital of Eastern Nigeria in 1960 by a majority Ibo house ruling.

You do know that Enugu was dubbed the fastest growing city in the world because every resource was being channeled to building it from scratch.

As per the economy of western Nigeria, cocoa was the mainstay which Yoruba provinces dominated.

And Ibadan was already a cosmopolitan city long before independence .

There was no talk of marginalisation as a reason for wanting to have their own region by the minorities in western Nigeria.

The motivation was to have their own cultural identity which the Oba of Benin used in highlighting as a major grievance.

Did the Yorubas oppose the minority aggitarion?

Capital No.

The Yorubas instead stated that they who led the independence movement will be the biggest hypocrites to oppose the agitation of their own co Africans.

Was this the case in the East and northern Nigeria ?

Hell no.

inyass2580:
It has many advantages here in nigeria dan over dr
1. If drs traffic u will jst press button and fly to ur destination

2. If u encounter bandit u can fly and escape frm been kidnapp

Many advantages

Bt it wil be polluting d air and causing harms to ppl

Those thrusters need very expensive hydrogen blend of fuel and they don't come cheap and are also highly limited in range.

In the vacuum of space where a small thrust will manuvere the space craft with zero resistance , it makes sense.

But on earth so you know how much thrust fuel you will need to even achieve what is in that video to battle gravity and air resistance ?

Or why do you think the technology wasn't incorporated in aircrafts ?

Ezeama400:
Yoruba man pushed for the creation of midwest ?

lol

. Eaterners came into picture when most westerners were resisting the creation of the Midwest..

Bring evidence and names of Yorubas that pushed for it genuinely. … Stop the lies..

Samuel Ladoke Akintola opposed the creation of Midwest region, went to court and later supported it


In the late 1950s and early 1960s, minority ethnic groups in the Benin and Delta areas demanded a separate region from the Western Region, which was dominated politically by the Yoruba majority. Akintola as Premier of the Western Region (1960–1962) opposed the proposed region which would later become the Mid-West Region, officially created in 1963.

WHY AKINTOLA OPPOSED IT
➡️The Western Region would lose significant land and population.
➡️The Midwest area contained important resources and revenue sources.
➡️A smaller Western Region could become destabilised, weakened politically and in national influence.
➡️He also reportedly saw it as an attempt by his political rival, Obafemi Awolowo, to weaken the Western Region's territorial integrity and power base.

The Western Regional Government (under Akintola’s leadership at the time) questioned the legality of the federal action — particularly whether the federal parliament had the constitutional power to organise the referendum that would carve out the new region.
The case went up to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which was Nigeria’s highest court of appeal before 1963. The court ruled that the Federal Government acted within its constitutional powers. That cleared the way for the 1963 referendum, after which the Mid-West Region was officially created.

HIS LATER SUPPORT

Interestingly, following his split with Awolowo, Akintola aligned with the Northern People's Congress (NPC) and Tafawa Balewa who had a vested interest in weakening the opposition-led Western Region by supporting the creation of the new region.
Ultimately, despite local opposition, the Mid-Western Region was created through a referendum in 1963.

Chief Akintola first became Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria in 1959. He took over the position following the transition of Chief Obafemi Awolowo to the federal parliament. Akíntọ́lá held this office during the First Republic, with his tenure lasting from 1959 to 1962, and again from 1963 until he was k!llēd in January 1966.



Don’t forget to your evidence , don’t bore me with jargons..

Pls be decieving yourself with your own lies

The entire process was started and concluded at the regional house in Ibadan with all Yoruba MPs voting unanimously in support of the creation of Midwestern region.

The north and Ibo vehemently opposed minority agitation.

Sardunna saw northern Nigeria as his grand father's estate to reclaim under the Fulani Sultanate.

Ibos saw eastern Nigeria as their bequeathed inheritance from the British.

Only Yorubas wanted to reclaim their ancestral lands and not an inch more.

So continue lying to yourselves.

Ezeama400:
You are a liar.. Eaterners came into picture when westerners were resisting the creation of the Midwest..

If you are sure of yourself, bring evidence and names of Yorubas that pushed for the creation of Midwest..

Pls don’t block me . Lets argue with fact because I know blocking is your next option when you don’t have evidence to proof your false claim..

I Am waiting..

Look at this one.

Ask your favourite AI to tell you where the issue for Midwestern region was decided and it will return an answer that it was at the Yoruba dominated regional house in Ibadan.

Not one single Yoruba MP opposed the motion for a plebescite

And you will also find out that it was the then Oba of Benin that started that process at the upper house of chiefs in same Ibadan regional parliament.

You people can lie for Africa.

The Yorubas did not at anytime oppose the minority people to have their own region.

This wasn't the case in the north were the Sardunna vehemently opposed the so-called Pagan Provinces that Awo was pushing for their own separate Middle-Belt region.

The mantra "one north" was coined by the Sardunna to express the invoibility of northern Nigeria.

In the Eastern region, the minorities were also shut down by the Ibo majority and never allowed to even have the issue discussed.

This led to the minorities in Eastern Nigeria seeking redress at the Federal Parliament and had secured full support from the north, western and Midwestern MPs.

The issue of a referendum for the creation of COR region was set to be the first issue on the docket of the federal house in January after the Christmas break.

That is why the coup occured on Jan 15 to prevent the house from convening to pass a motion for the creation of COR region


Have you asked yourself why Adaka Boro declared Niger Delta Republic after Ironsi passed his decree 34 ?

Then when Gowon created states, your Ojukwu refused to accept the final liberation of ethnic minorities from the blighted Eastern region and so he declared his Biafra.

Even up till this moment you guys have refused to accept the fact that your colonial handed down Eastern Nigeria is dead and are the only ones rejecting SS as a distinct geopolitical region


Tufiiakpa!

All three regional leaders, (Awo, Zik and Ahmadu Bello) wanted to balkanize each others regions.

Yorubas did not oppose Midwestern region unlike how Ibos did everything to block COR region.

A Yoruba man at the regional house in Ibadan was the one who led the motion for a referendum to decide on the creation of Midwestern region.

The majority Yoruba house voted unanimously for such and when the final results were out, another Yoruba man at the Federal Parliament stood up to call upon the federal parliament to ratify the plebiscite.

The entire Midwestern project was conceived by the then Oba of Bini at the regional House of Chiefs from where the issue was quickly passed by a Yoruba dominated house in Ibadan.

The OP is being highly dissenginious in trying to claim Ibos were behind the Midwestern region creation.

Sheuns:
Just so you know, you will need to have flying license to drive this car.

Can you fly a plane?

This is anything but a flying car.

Chinese have a real flying car that retails for about $350k.

This nonsense is just jumping into the air .

And do you know how expensive and dangerous the hydrogen based fuel to achieve this feat that probably only lasts a few seconds will cost?

Judolisco:
it's floats in the air... Elon musk dey do d impossible....

The technology has existed for over 6 decades and is what is used in manuvering space vehicles in the vacuum of space.

Elon just incorporated a useless and dangerous technology in a personal vehicle.

Tell me what this feature is meant for ?

What purpose does this serve a typical car owner?

This is pure rubbish and I can't imagine this being street legal.

Musk will just be rolling out rubbish .

Chinese EVs are offering practicality and functionality features in their cars .

Of what purpose is having space thruster technology that has existed for the past 60ys incorporated into a personal road vehicle ?

What next is Elon going to roll out ? Machine gun turrets ?

elitper:
This is xenophobia! Nothing anyone can tell me.

Very correct.

Ghana should allow them to sell narcotics .

RaptorX:
Now that they have a international airport, they will be praying for successful journey with packages. Forgetting their airport is still under Nigeria federal government supervision.

They complained that NDLEA was harassing them at Enugu and so began using Kano and Abuja airports.

Kalashnikov49:
Sharaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap..

Admiralty bridge that connects lekki to ikoyi even though its a bridge is actually NOTHING..

Build FOURTH mainland Bridge na...

I dare you.


As regards the rail system...you are petty and reallly slow.

An IGBO man owns the unofficial National Carrier in NIGERIA (Air Peace) and you are talking about TRAINS? SE States own their own airlines.

Ibom Airlines
Enugu Airlines


Lagos has NOTHING..sef and you are ranting?

An individual owns a private company generating electricity in a state in SE and your LASG cant generate their own electricity with all your IGR nonsense? Even Akwa Ibom os set to soon start generation and distribution of electricity.

What you celebrate as DEVELOPMENT by Government is actually a failed experiment by corrupt people that will degrade with time.

Shey they are planning to use abandoned and scrapped BRT buses for accommodation.


Una weak and empty...awon IGR...

In all your rants I am surprised to see you claiming Ibom Air is Ibo owned ?

Is Akwa Ibom now Ibo ?

How can you just be going around the planet dabbling into criminality ?

Is this not madness ?

You leave that your village to go into the world just to engage in one criminal venture or the other and you say it is hustling ?

franchasng:
Fabricated margin!!


Obi scored 950,000 votes in Lagos while Tinubu got 155,000 and Atiku 101,000 votes....PDP that have polling unit agents in all the wards and polling units in Lagos collated this result from their situation room in Lagos but refused to say it out until recently that a PDP Chieftain exposed this sad truth on Arise TV interview.....so make una continue, God knows the truth and He will shame all evil doers and supporters at the right time....you all will reap the fruits of your labor....nature must reward us all according to the things we do and support even in our personal lives....if I support evil and injustice against anyone or tribe let me reap it even outside Nigeria and if you and your people are intentionally supporting injustice and corruption out of whatever reason, let you and them reap the fruit in Nigeria and anywhere you travel to within and outside Nigeria

When they ask you and that your ever lying Messiah to provide proof and evidence you will say evidence doesn't matter.

clarocuzioo:
Umahi you are running mad because of Peter Obi.

When your god Kanu said same thing you guys were silent .

Have you forgotten when Kanu said your Giringori stole Anambra state money and used it to build a shopping complex in Abuja ?

ariesbull:
Yes it is lease after 99yrs and the question is will you be there to take it over after 99yrs or who will have that time to take it after 99yrs

It can easily be revoked at anytime .

You own nothing

henrybomb:
In big 2026 some persons like this lady still reasons in this direction.

Land wey be sey nobody know who first get am and it has been there from time in memorial….I always tell people once you notice an extremist in tribe or religion stay away from such persons because they have nothing to offer just garbage in garbage out

She is reacting to all your years of insults and evil wishing on Yoruba people.

You think the madness you guys have been displaying online these past 14ys hasn't gone unnoticed ?

Well, these young generation of Yorubas came to their own conclusion on you guys based on your insults and provocations.

Imagine you Ibos celebrating the stampede that occured in Ilorin that saw to young children killed at a Christmas party .

The mockery over the Oyo school children kidnapping and every other nonsense you guys have been displaying online.

Even your so-called elders that supposed to teach you decorum and civility are doing their own rubbish.

Well, this is what you sowed so enjoy it

Y

ariesbull:
“Why Blame the Igbo for Buying Your Land? Nobody Forced You to Sell!” — A Response to Ruth Abioye

A Yoruba lady, Ruth Abioye, recently made a post on Facebook that caught my attention. She wrote:

“Our Yoruba people need to stop selling our ancestral lands to Ibos. Let’s stop being greedy. There is a clear difference between selling land for genuine development and selling it in a way that allows others to gradually dominate our lands. We have to be more deliberate about this.”

I understand the concern about preserving ancestral land. Nobody wants to wake up one day and feel that their community has lost its identity or control over its heritage. That is a legitimate conversation to have.

But I think Ruth is looking at this issue from the wrong angle.

Since when did buying land become an ethnic offence in Nigeria?

Let us be honest with ourselves. Real estate is a business. People buy properties because they have the money, see an opportunity and believe the investment is worth it. People sell because they need money, want to invest elsewhere, wish to settle family obligations or simply decide that it is time to let go of an asset.

That is how the property market works.

If an Igbo businessman walks into a property transaction in Lagos, offers the asking price and pays for the land, what exactly has he done wrong?

Did he force the owner to sell? Did he threaten the family? Did he forge documents? Or did he simply have the money the seller was willing to accept?

If the transaction is lawful and both parties are satisfied, why should the buyer's ethnicity suddenly become a problem?

Let's Talk About the Real Issue: Money!

One thing we must understand is that the property market does not recognise tribal sentiments the way some people expect it to. It responds to purchasing power.

A person who has the financial capacity to buy a property can buy it, provided the transaction complies with the law. If a Yoruba landowner puts a property up for sale and an Igbo buyer offers the best price, the owner has a choice: accept the offer or decline it.

Nobody is holding a gun to the seller's head.

And if the owner believes the land is part of the family's heritage and should never be sold, then the family should make that decision before putting it on the market.

You cannot willingly collect somebody's money today and tomorrow turn around to accuse that person of taking over your ancestral land simply because they belong to another tribe.

You cannot blame a buyer for buying what you willingly offered for sale.

If greed is part of the problem, as Ruth suggests, then surely we should also examine the decisions of those who sell their properties. Why is the conversation focused almost entirely on the people buying, rather than the people making the decision to sell?

Would It Be a Problem If the Buyer Were Yoruba?

This is where I struggle with the argument.

Suppose a Yoruba businessman buys a large parcel of land in an Igbo community. Would we automatically accuse him of trying to dominate the community?

Suppose a Yoruba investor purchases several properties in Abuja or Port Harcourt. Would that automatically become an attempt to take over those cities?

Of course not. We would ordinarily ask what the person intends to do with the property, whether the transaction is legitimate and what value the investment might create.

Why should the standard change when the buyer is Igbo?

The Igbo, like other Nigerians, have people who work hard, run businesses, save money and invest in property. Some have built substantial businesses over decades. Others are still struggling to establish themselves.

When these people invest their money in another part of Nigeria, we should not automatically interpret their actions through the lens of ethnic domination.

Buying property is not the same thing as conquering territory.

If there is evidence of fraudulent land acquisition, intimidation, illegal encroachment or the violation of community rights, let us address those specific problems. The law should apply to everyone, regardless of tribe.

But simply purchasing land legally should not be treated as wrongdoing.

If You Don't Want to Sell, Then Don't Sell!

This is perhaps the simplest part of the entire conversation.

If Yoruba families want to preserve their ancestral lands, they should be encouraged to do so. They can keep the land, develop it, establish family businesses on it or put structures in place to ensure it remains within the family for generations.

They can also form cooperatives, access financing and partner with investors without necessarily surrendering ownership.

These are practical solutions.

What does not make much sense is to sell a property willingly, collect the money and then turn the buyer into an ethnic enemy.

Landowners have agency. They can negotiate, reject offers and decide what happens to their assets, subject to applicable laws and the rights of others.

We must stop pretending that buyers alone determine the outcome of property transactions. Sellers are equally important participants.

And if some people are selling land because they need money, perhaps we should also ask why they lack access to better economic opportunities, affordable financing or other ways to unlock the value of their assets.

That is a more useful conversation than blaming another ethnic group.

What Exactly Is Wrong With an Igbo Person Investing in Lagos?

Lagos is one of Nigeria's biggest commercial centres. People from virtually every part of the country live, work, trade and invest there.

The same is true of Abuja, Port Harcourt and other major cities.

An Igbo entrepreneur may buy a property in Lagos to build a warehouse, establish a shop, develop apartments or expand a business. That investment may create jobs, generate economic activity and contribute to the local economy.

Of course, not every property purchase automatically produces development, and every investor should respect local laws, planning rules and community interests.

But why should the buyer's ethnic identity determine whether the investment is welcomed?

If the investment is lawful and beneficial, the conversation should be about its economic value, not the ancestry of the person who made it.

The same standard should apply to Yoruba investors buying land in the Southeast. Nobody should be discriminated against simply because they come from another part of Nigeria.

Protect Your Heritage, But Don't Turn Your Neighbour Into an Enemy

There is nothing wrong with protecting ancestral land. In fact, every community should take its history, culture and heritage seriously.

But protecting heritage is not the same as treating fellow Nigerians as intruders.

There is a difference between opposing illegal land acquisition and opposing a Nigerian simply because of their ethnicity. The first is a legitimate concern; the second encourages division.

If we continue down this road, where does it end? Should Yoruba people stop buying property in the Southeast? Should Igbo people stop buying property in Lagos? Should Nigerians be restricted to investing only in the states where their grandparents were born?

That is not how a modern economy should work.

Nigeria needs more investment, not more suspicion. We need people who can build businesses, create employment and develop communities, regardless of where they come from.

My Final Take

Ruth Abioye is entitled to her opinion, and her concern about preserving ancestral land deserves a fair hearing. However, I disagree with making the ethnicity of the buyer the centre of the argument.

If you want to preserve your land, preserve it. If you want to develop it, develop it. If you want to sell it, sell it on terms you find acceptable.

But when you voluntarily sell your property to another Nigerian in a lawful transaction, you cannot reasonably accuse that person of ethnic domination simply because they bought it.

The real issue is not that the Igbo are buying land. The real issue is whether landowners are making informed decisions, whether property transactions are lawful and whether communities have the economic power to develop and retain their assets.

Let us have that conversation honestly.

Because at the end of the day, money has no tribe, a property deed has no ethnicity, and a lawful transaction should not become a tribal war.

If you don't want to sell your ancestral land, don't sell it. But if you choose to sell, don't make the buyer's tribe the problem.

What should concern you most is that you have a generation of young Yoruba people who have become fiercely anti Ibo owing mostly to the unhinged hate spewed by your fellow Ibos online on Yorubas.

You used your loose mouths and evil utterances to wake up a brand new generation of Yorubas who from here on will not accommodate nor tolerate your insults on them.

These ones were not raised to hate you as you constantly claim but came to see that you Ibos do not and have never meant well for Yoruba people.

Can you tell me what is there to like about you guys ?

Absolutely Nothing !

Kalashnikov49:
The appeal court upheld a case of a lower court...and the Supreme Court can do same.

Stop crying senselessly over Biafra matters..haba.

Serve your life sentence in peace because no govt is ever going to grant terrorist like you a pardon.

Enjoy your beans.

clarocuzioo:
Neither is it the personal property of your demi god. Why won't they allow other people to poster their banners?

Did they deny your stingy Giringori ?

Kalashnikov49:
Biafra and have peace.

All the Bridges that make sense in LAGOS were built by Federal Government, even rehabilitation works are by FG.

When is LASG building Fouth mainland bridge?

Una propaganda IGR no fit do am?

Noisemaker

Admiralty bridge was financed and built by Lagos state govt.

Lagos state govt is on record to be the only state that has an existing rail infrastructure that was fully funded by the state govt and is being operational.

Fourth Mainland bridge is on the pipeline and also the Lekki airport project.

Note also that Lekki sea port is also partly owned by the Lagos state govt.

Lagos no be your mate.

owobokiri:
That bridge is old. The whole bridge should be torn down and a new bridge that is much bigger, much modern and much wider should be erected at the same place at all costs.

That bridge leads to the abode of the most economically productive/active set of Nigerians, and as such should be considered a National emergency/treasure..

As for Umeahi and his photo mad'ness..,
Every jester has his court..

Tueh.

Why can't your billionaire region build another one instead?

Why must every major project in your SE be funded fully by the FG?

clarocuzioo:
I trust Otu boys, they will do justice to those posters. Imagine Umahi, just that you over layed asphalt on a bridge of over 40 years, you are embarrassing your generation.

You act as if that bridge is the personal property of those your miscreants.

dreamxhaser:
We have two expansionist groups in Nigeria that don’t respect their hosts, they are the nomadic variants of Fulani and the other group from the east side.

There is no north dominating everybody, the north is made up of alot of tribes. If you want to blame Hausas, how many times have Hausas ruled this country?

Your hate for the north will lead you nowhere.

Are you just finding this out?

You can even see it on display with the Zionist Obidient teaming up with the Jihadist Kwankwassai.

Armaggedon:
Court cannot ok someone's conviction and reduced his sentence for no reason. A reason was given which I stated. That simply mean that the conviction as handed by the lower court wasn't accepted.

Conviction was upheld but the sentence reduced.

That is what I read so I don't understand what your logic is here .

And FYI, the Supreme Court in Finland hardly entertains cases upheld by the lower courts.

DatNiggaDaz:


This data boi has proved to Nairalanders that he is exactly how Bwala described them

A f..who has been giving a marching order to propagate lies and propaganda against our neigbours because election is approaching.

And what is the end price for this data: Sophisticated loaf of bread

Shame no gree you debunk this long held fact about Nzeribe whom your Giringori will later serve as his boy boy after dumping Jim Nwobodo.