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Politics / Re: The Joy Of Being Igbo by gwafaeziokwu: 11:38pm On May 23, 2021
Rossiminku:


I don't argue with, or debate narcissists, for the simple reason that narcissists NEVER accept they are narcissists, and will find every way to subvert their diagnosis.

I only diagnose narcissists. I don't debate them.

My posts are for those NON-narcissists who are tryIng to make sense of YOU LOT.

Of course your post is not for sensible people who can see through your bigotry and veiled hate. You have enough customers in Nairaland who feeds on Igbophobia. They were actually the OP target when he opened this thread because he knew that you guys must show up.

A tribe called themselves the most sophisticated tribe in Nigeria without being sent to golgotha. For years some claimed to be the most educated while others are mere spare parts dealers, until recent statistics and realities start to rein in misinformation.

Some other groups also claimed that they were born with political skill that no one can dislodge. They called others politically naive to their faces without heaven falling.

Let me loud it, We Are Igbos, We are unique,We are too good. Oya use that suicide rope.
Politics / Re: The Joy Of Being Igbo by gwafaeziokwu: 11:21pm On May 23, 2021
Rossiminku:


Narcissism is not an ''explosive or a bomb''.

That is typical narcissist deflection and avoidance.

Narcissism is toxic behaviour that poisons the social environment and destroys relationships.

Narcissism is very different from ''self-love''.

Here is how experts differentiate the 2 concepts:

Need for Recognition

Self Love: Those who have high self-esteem and practice self love don’t need recognition or congratulations for their accomplishments. They are well aware of their efforts and their success, and that knowledge is more than enough to feel adequate.

Narcissism: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If a narcissist accomplishes success and no one is around to witness it, is it truly a success? The answer in this case is no. Without recognition and praise, they may as well not have accomplished anything at all. It makes the win feel empty, because they only receive satisfaction from the admiration of others.


Identifying flaws within one's self

Self Love: Everyone has flaws and idiosyncrasies that makes them an individual. Those who love themselves accept their flaws, and work to improve them if need be. They understand that those quirky little bits of themselves are what make them unique.

Narcissism: They act as if they do not posses any flaws. Everything they do, they do it better than anyone. Everything they have is better than what you have. If someone notices that they exhibit a flaw, it must be a misconception, because there is no way that any aspect of themselves could be anything less than perfect.


Knowing who you are-and being comfortable with it

Self Love: In lieu of self acceptance, these individuals are totally comfortable being themselves, and appreciate who they are and what they offer. They do not feel that they need to make any vast changes to themselves or their lives in order to achieve happiness, because they already are.


Narcissism: They are never happy with who they are and what they have. They often find themselves fantasizing about a more ideal lifestyle, job, or appearance. They never truly feel satisfied with any aspect of their life. They think that they deserve better, but put no effort forth to achieve their desires.


Humility is a virtue

Self Love: They have a strong sense of empathy and humility. They support and encourage others to do better, and are proud of their successes.

Narcissism: They can’t handle seeing others doing well. They cannot help but feel jealous, and will find a way to undermine their success in order to feel that they still have the upper hand. The common phrase, “misery loves company,” is all too appropriate in this circumstance.


Perception of other's emotions

Self Love: These individuals are receptive to others emotions, and can level with their struggles and pain. They will offer advice and assistance if they can, and genuinely care about the outcome of their struggling friends situation.

Narcissism: Although they may fake concern, they genuinely do not care about others struggles. In fact, they feed off of it. That’s one less person who is doing well in this world, and that makes them feel better about themselves.


Perception of others as individuals

Self Love: Appreciation of others is a strong attribute of those who have high self esteem. They see other individuals as valuable, and celebrate their existence. These people tend to be good friends, because they are incredibly supportive and understand that it takes all sorts of people to make a fully functioning world.

Narcissism: They do not view others as valuable. The only value they see in others is an opportunity to use them for their own benefit. Narcissists tend to surround themselves with other narcissists. The “special” people. The “elite.” No one else is worthy of their time. Gag.


Competition with peers

Self Love: With high self esteem, it is easy to view others as your equals. Each person is just that, another person trying to make it in this world and try to achieve happiness.

Narcissism: Narcissists always need to be doing better than their peers, or at least give off the illusion that they are. They thrive off of dominance and manipulation. They are not truly happy unless they feel that they are in complete control. They need for all of their efforts to be celebrated, and for themselves and people to be worshiped. Typically, narcissists will gravitate towards careers and hobbies that exhibit themselves as the center of attention.

Narcissists spend most of their time alone, because most people can identify their toxic behavior.
Signs of narcissistic behaviour tend to rear their ugly heads in the early years of adulthood; typically in men. 50-70% of those who suffer from Narcissistic Personality Disorder are male. The cause of this is unknown. Perhaps it is a combination of chemical composition, upbringing, and experiences during childhood.

Narcissism is incredibly toxic behaviour, and will repel anyone from your life who can identify these disturbing features. That’s why people with this disorder tend to have few friends, and spend the majority of their time alone. They distort this rejection from others as their own personal rejection. Because they are better than everyone else, and no one is worthy of their precious time.

Find a happy medium. It’s okay to love yourself, but don’t let it turn into obsession.
With the introduction of social media, it is easier to spot narcissists because they showcase themselves daily. You know that girl or guy who posts multiple selfies a day, and is constantly changing their profile pictures? They are doing this for the recognition. They want people to see them, and to celebrate their beauty. The likes and comments they receive feed their innate need for worship. Outlets such as Instagram and Facebook has made it alarmingly normal to constantly demand attention from peers and strangers alike.

Unless those who suffer from NPD seek therapy, it is unlikely that they can amend their behaviour, because they are oblivious to the fact that they suffer from this disorder. That kind of reflection would prove that they are imperfect; something that does not compute in the mind of a narcissist.

https://www.lifehack.org/596475/how-we-are-confusing-self-love-with-narcissism-in-this-generation


grin

The more I probe the more shocking diagnosis I make. Wow.
You really had to devote such time preparing a thesis on a race that careless about your existence.

OBSESSION ​‌

UNCOUNTABLE an emotional state in which someone or something is so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people




COUNTABLE someone or something that is so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people
Food has become an obsession for many people.



Wow! Just wow!!!
Politics / Re: The Joy Of Being Igbo by gwafaeziokwu: 11:01pm On May 23, 2021
Rossiminku:


People who are ''intolerant'' of the view that Igbos are a special, chosen, highly blessed, superior, and extra- intelligent ethnic group are ''bigots'' in your view.

There is something wrong with US for not accepting that YOU are ''special''.

TYPICAL NARCISSISTIC REPSONSE.

With every post you make, you NARCISSISTS confirm my assertions.

Keep talking, while I keep diagnosing you.


grin

You are a poor physician. Your own diagnosis is done and dusted.


Bigotry

Bigotry is the state of mind of a bigot: someone who, as a result of their prejudices, treats other people with hatred, contempt, and intolerance on the basis of a person's ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. described bigotry in the following quotation: "The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract."



When you spend something close to an hour dishing out intorelant opinions about a large group of people and trying hard to justify it. Your reason; they praise themselves too much. Very childish!

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Politics / Re: The Joy Of Being Igbo by gwafaeziokwu: 10:45pm On May 23, 2021
Rossiminku:


People who are ''intolerant'' of the view that Igbos are a special, chosen, highly blessed, superior, and extra- intelligent ethnic group are ''bigots'' in your view.

There is something wrong with US for not accepting that YOU are ''special''.

TYPICAL NARCISSISTIC REPSONSE.

With every post, you NARCISSISTS confirm my assertions.


People who are intorelant of the view that igbos have the full God given right to blow their freaking trumpet as loud as they want to are full fledged bigots.


Reason, Igbos singing their own praise does not detonate any bomb anywhere. It does not lead to degradation of ozone layer, neither does it increase the rate of terrorism in the north and else where in the world.

Therefore it begs the question, WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH SELF LOVE?

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Politics / Re: The Joy Of Being Igbo by gwafaeziokwu: 10:36pm On May 23, 2021
Rossiminku:


Typical narcissistic response.

4 Narcissistic features exhibited in this post:

- An overwhelming sense of victimization (''short end of the stick in Nigeria'')

- Deliberate misrepresentation of the identifier of narcissism (''hate-induced rant'').

- Brazen lack of empathy - (''Kill yaself'')

- Grandioisty - (''our glorious reply'')


grin

A classic bigot response. You tick all the boxes of the main traits of a bigot.

1. Intorelant Prejudice
: Waving off genuine concern of a group numbering more than 40 million as "overwhelming sense of victimization"

2. Opinionatedness: Holding tightly to your wrong views and dismissing that of others even when you have been called out that it is hate filled.

3.Fanatic intorelance: Devoting several hours of ones time, questioning why a group of 40 million people love themselves too much.

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Politics / Re: The Joy Of Being Igbo by gwafaeziokwu: 10:23pm On May 23, 2021
Rossiminku:


Narcissism: Symptoms and Signs

Need for Admiration

One of the most common signs of a narcissist is a constant need for praise or admiration. People with this behavior need to feel validation from others and often brag or exaggerate their accomplishments for recognition. They also like to feel appreciated to boost their ego.

Lack of Empathy

Lack of empathy is another sign of narcissism. This means that the narcissist is unwilling or unable to empathize with the needs, wants, or feelings of other people. This also makes it difficult for them to take responsibility for their own behavior.

Arrogance

People with narcissistic behavior already see themselves as superior to others, so they may become rude or abusive when they don’t receive the treatment they think they deserve. While they hold themselves superior, they may speak or act rudely toward those that they deem are inferior.

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/narcissism-symptoms-signs


Other recognised traits of narcissists:

- Sense of self is highly superficial, extremely rigid, and often fragile
- Self-stability depends on maintaining the view that one is exceptional
- Grandiose sense of self is easily threatened
- Patients retreat from or deny realities that challenge grandiosity

https://www.emedicinehealth.com/what_are_the_nine_traits_of_a_narcissist/article_em.htm


grin

I have small time today, let's go there. What you have displayed so far in this thread and others is a classic display of bigotry.



Bigotry :intolerance of different views, beliefs


A bigot is a person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or identities that are different from their own. Mostly, the person's opinions are based on prejudice. For example, an outspoken member of a political party who blocks those with opposing views, would be a prime example of a ‘’bigot’’.

The origin of the word bigot in English dates back to at least 1598, via French. It started with the sense of "religious hypocrite", especially a woman.

The word bigot is often used as a pejorative term against a person who is obstinately devoted to negative prejudices, even when those prejudices are proven to be false.

Forms of bigotry may have a related ideology.

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Politics / Re: The Joy Of Being Igbo by gwafaeziokwu: 10:13pm On May 23, 2021
Rossiminku:


Another trait of narcissism is minimisation.

When confronted about their narcissism, narcissists typically deflect, or minimise the actions which cause their narcissism to be spotted.

In this case, his narcissism is explained as innocuous 'self-love'.

But normal 'self-love' does not open a thread just to glorify one's self simply for being one's self.

Such an act is a classic example of narcissism.




grin

The summary of your hate induced rant is;
"You guys are supposed to be the ones with the short end of the stick in Nigeria, why the hell are you happy, unfazed, and undaunted in the face of unbridled igbophobia?"

Our glorious reply;
"Kill yaself"

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Politics / Re: The Joy Of Being Igbo by gwafaeziokwu: 9:03pm On May 23, 2021
Rossiminku:


Says a narcissist whose people have settled across Nigeria more than any other ethnicity.

A narcissist will eat from you and then go round telling others that you come to beg him for food daily.

He does this due to his fragile ego that needs constant boosting, failing which he turns extremely depressed.




grin grin

Oga you are quarrelling with SELF LOVE? Unbelievable!

Is it your love? Did anyone force you not to love your heritage.

Igbos are busy selling their image, if your like you buy if you don't like the product face your front.

Or rather carry mega phone and market your heritage. This life na once abeg.

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Politics / Re: The Igbos Have Been Criminalized, Marginalized, Yet Forced To Stay - Fani Kayode by gwafaeziokwu: 3:36pm On May 21, 2021
This weed smoker and his reverse psychology.

Whatever the Igbos has experienced in Nigeria sInce the war ended, your Yoruba and other tribe people has also felt deeply. Ask Ogoni people how far.The only difference is that Igbos knows they are getting the short end of the stick while Yorubas and other groups continue to pretend that they were also part of the civil war victory. grin

Britain fought the war for only one group, Hausa Fulani. Others are either bleeped or unaware. Igbo youths are not the only ones dying in the scorched arab deserts for decades trying to escape the frustration of a nation where they have no say in.

Of course, Northerners are eternally wary of Igbos because we must cut their ticket. I love the fact that they FEAR US. They know that we understand what they are doing with the destiny of the rest of the country and are vocal about it. They hate our stubborn guts. But that is whom we are, nothing can break our spirits.

We walk tall in every region we found ourselves in Nigeria. We own the economic space and make omelette with every lemon Nigeria threw at us. Our March to independence continues. One day we shall tell the story of Nigeria to our children starting with, THERE WAS A COUNTRY.

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Politics / Re: Political Economy Of Stone Mining In Orumba Of Anambra by gwafaeziokwu: 10:47pm On May 18, 2021
cjrane:



Well, if you must know, there is a serious campaign of calumny to rubbish and discredit those brown stones in Anambra quarries. So that Anambra builders will import and transport very expensive grey stones from other peoples stone quarries to use in their houses.

The farce of Anambra stones not being strong enough has been defeated by most Onitsha buildings defeating that lie! Those Onitsha buildings built with brown Anambra quarry stones more than 30 years ago are still standing till date! Even when the newer buildings built with the grey stones are falling!


Are they now using the grey stones in Onitsha?

Growing up, all the high rise buildings in Onitsha including my family house was built with our special brown stones. Most of these building are more than 40 years old and still standing.
Politics / Re: Anambra Oil Producing State Status: Governor Obiano Meets Timipre Sylva by gwafaeziokwu: 10:21pm On May 18, 2021
Invitationn:

Pure misinformation...I love your audacity tho grin
Obiano must be a s.lave too right? Because he's not raised any alarm about your claim.
Lai Mohammed; stop making everyone dumber.

I love the disbelief in your post, it makes Anambra oil producing prospect more enchanting. Folks who thought initiating land border tussle with Kogi will land a death knell on Anambra oil producing aspirations didn't see this one coming.

Meanwhile, Willie Obiano government has been following this case since 2019 or there about when it came to limelight. There was even a panel constituted where the indian guys came and started blabbing that they were given a coordinate that said the oil field is in delta state.

House of Representative committee has also declared their oil activities in Anambra state illegal asking them to stop production with immediate effect.

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Politics / Re: Anambra Oil Producing State Status: Governor Obiano Meets Timipre Sylva by gwafaeziokwu: 5:41pm On May 18, 2021
Euouae:


You called am Ijaw man "mere"

You got guts!

The entire SE cant even match the Ijaw tribe.


grin

I know we do banter and all in nairaland, but really is there a limit to una incredulity?

Nawaoo.

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Politics / Re: Anambra Oil Producing State Status: Governor Obiano Meets Timipre Sylva by gwafaeziokwu: 5:29pm On May 18, 2021
ogwumgbe:


If what you just said is true which I know is pure lie, then the governors that allowed such to happen have to be held accountable to vomit Anambra money

A little google search won't hurt you.

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Politics / Re: Who Is Dr Augusta Anosike? I Think You should Hear Her Take On Nigeria's Unity by gwafaeziokwu: 3:40pm On May 18, 2021
OfoIgbo:


Having the people is definitely not the same thing as getting Biafra.

Kanu needs human blood for his Biafra to be actualised, while the file carrier may get you that Biafra without human blood.

Don't be surprised if this expected UN referendum will come via Tony's effort through LNC/NINAS, in spite of the fact that the publicity they have is almost non-existent compared to Kanu's Radio Biafra and their social media handles.

Another major strength that Tony Nnadi has that Kanu lacks completely, is that Tony is willing to remain in the background.
Tony is not the chairman of LNC neither is he the chairman of NINAS, but Kanu would have insisted on leading both organisations.

Tony, realising that the ethnic minorities of the LN may need a sense of belonging is happy for the organisatiton to be led by a renowned Itsekiri legal luminary and an elder Pa Fred Agbeyegbe.
Today, NINAS is being led by a Yoruba elder Prof. Akintoye, even though Tony is the brain behind PRONACO, LNC and NINAS. He understands the importance of representation. This is a major quality Tony has that Nnamdi doesn't have.

Nnamdi is more of a populist and likes to be seen as the messiah and praised, and to be the A to Z of the organisation.
Tony prefers collegial approach with duties intentionally and strategically assigned to certain individuals, and is quite happy CARRYING FILES provided the aim is met.

Personally, I believe this much talked about UN referendum is more likely to come via Tony's efforts, than Nnamdi's efforts. Let's watch the space

Don't get me wrong, Kanu is ideal to counter all of Buhari's devilish moves, and the introduction of ESN is a master stroke. Kanu remains my nigga for that

You are right. Of course every discerning mind understood that Nnamdi Kanu's role in the whole self determination march is simply to step on uncomfortable toes. To raise the dust and give the Fulanis the necessary nuisance level needed to make them jittery. The only thing a Fulani fears is a man not afraid of him. Once you show fear before a Fulani, you are gone because mercy as a word is not in their lexicon. That is why they are barbarians.

Nnamdi Kanu through radio Biafra has also sensitised other groups who eqaully feel the weight of Nigeria's rot but appear helpless. He has helped them to identify(thanks largely to Buhari bigotry), who the real enemy is.

Tony Nnadi on the other hand is the smooth operator. Kanu's strategy is also benefitting his own strategy because he now has willing ears from other indigenous groups ready to discuss self determination. A topic that was somewhat sacred few years ago.

Both has their merits and with Prof. Akintoye and other learned people doing their thing in a very civilized way we might eventually get there.

The far North seceded from Nigeria the day sharia law was enacted in their region. You can't use two constitution to govern a country. It is pure illegality.
Politics / Re: Anambra Oil Producing State Status: Governor Obiano Meets Timipre Sylva by gwafaeziokwu: 8:15am On May 18, 2021
clarocuzioo:


Please can you shed more light on this. We need to get informed.

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Politics / Re: Anambra Oil Producing State Status: Governor Obiano Meets Timipre Sylva by gwafaeziokwu: 8:13am On May 18, 2021
DubaiLandLord1:
Is Timipre Sylvia an Ijaw man part of this conspiracies too?


It is beyond Timipre Sylvia. We are discussing structural conspiracies which political appointees like him are always too helpless to change.

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Politics / Re: Anambra Oil Producing State Status: Governor Obiano Meets Timipre Sylva by gwafaeziokwu: 8:10am On May 18, 2021
IGBOSON1:


Bros, you have to understand the deep-seated negative attitude these people (we all know who they are) have for Igbos that drives all these wicked actions we see happening towards us in this country! They don’t want to grant Anambra oil producing status so the state doesn’t get ‘too much money’ and leave their bitter, Igbo-hating ass behind!

Their thinking is: ‘we’re withholding their oil producing status, yet they’re developing this much, how much more when they start receiving an extra stream of billions per month!? We wouldn’t see their break-lights!’ angry


You are right nwanne, but they can't change destiny. We are on the rise and nothing can stop umuigbo this time.

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Politics / Re: Igbos In The American Military Services Writes To The Department Of State by gwafaeziokwu: 11:12pm On May 17, 2021
I love this.

When the time comes, Nigeria will see firsthand the sheer volume of Igbo human resource scattered all over the world.

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Politics / Re: Anambra Oil Producing State Status: Governor Obiano Meets Timipre Sylva by gwafaeziokwu: 10:49pm On May 17, 2021
Discuss possibility kwa?
Anambra state is already an oil producing state whether Aso rock witches and wizard like it or not. And with a large gas deposit sitting pretty tight under Anambra soil we are blessed beyond beef.

Can you imagine SEEPCO an Indian company clamimg the coordinates given to them from Abuja said that the oil field is in Delta state instead of Anambra. Willie is not asking the right questions; Who gave the freaking coordinates!!!

Why is this country evil. For six, years oil was being produced in commercial quantities in Anambra and then transported in barges to Delta state where it is added to Delta state oil production quota. Subsequently, increasing their 13% derivation , while leaving the real owners empty handed. Tell me the region that will swallow half the rubbish Nigeria has fed Easterners since the civil war ended.

Not only should justice be done, but also every penny due to Anambra state which was diverted must be paid in full.

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Politics / Re: Unknown Gunmen Abduct Miyetti Allah Chairman In Kogi by gwafaeziokwu: 3:19pm On May 04, 2021
grin
All regions don dey gather morale.

Futajalon barbarians don buy market.

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Politics / Re: BREAKING: Biafra Day Sit-at-home Now To Hold Monday, May 31 — IPOB by gwafaeziokwu: 3:04pm On May 04, 2021
Better. 31st May on our mind.
Politics / Re: (PICS) Countries That Supported Either Side During Civil War by gwafaeziokwu: 4:17am On May 04, 2021
QuotaSystem:


Unfortunately I am not responsible for your cognitive bias which misled you to assume anyone was lumping military & dipliomatic support together. From my captions it would be clear to a 10 year old that I was referring to French & Belgian military support through mercenaries, weapons, planes etc. but of course that would be rocket science to a typical semi-literate, brainwashed, cownu zombie without mental capacity for critical analysis. Indeed France supported Biafra heavily militarily & otherwise.



Lies. Pure lies.

Swedish & Portugese Pilots were still flying for Biafra up till January 1970. Mercenaries like the German born Rolf Steiner who was a Lt. Colonel and assigned to the 4th Commando Brigade, and Welshman Taffy Williams who served as a Major until the very end of the conflict



Going to war ill-prepared & depending on your local ogbunigwes was the height of foolishness, so it's no wonder Biafra stood no chance especially against the well orchstrated blockades. If you were half as smart as you fancy yourself to be, you'd have noticed this is a rejoinder thread so the Wiki screenshots were pulled from the other thread. You should't be so dim that you have to be spoonfed logic all the time.


Opting to stay away from barbarians who performed surgery on pregnant women, slaughtering over 30,000 Igbo civilians is the height of smartness. It is called self preservation.

Opting to leave savages who are stuck in the 15th century is what a sane human would have done. Today many people including your beloved middle belt wished they had stayed away from you barbarians 50 years ago when they got the chance.

Aboki, you don't prepare for a war of self preservation. You don't fix a date where you will stop your enemies who are already upon you right in their track. No, you move like a man and take your chances.

The fools should be idiots like you who expected , a pat in the back after the senseless carnage in the north.

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Politics / Re: (PICS) Countries That Supported Either Side During Civil War by gwafaeziokwu: 4:07am On May 04, 2021
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Politics / Re: (PICS) Countries That Supported Either Side During Civil War by gwafaeziokwu: 4:07am On May 04, 2021
How Britain’s Labour government facilitated the massacre of Biafrans in Nigeria – to protect its oil interests


The then Labour government secretly provided large quantities of arms to the Nigerian federal government which, by early 1970, had crushed an attempt by the country’s eastern region of Biafra to gain independence, which it had declared in May 1967.

During the three years of war, up to three million people died, as Nigeria enforced a blockade on Biafra, causing widespread starvation amid considerable international opposition to the conflict.

British policy was mainly shaped by its oil interests, declassified government documents from the time show. “Our direct interests are trade and investment, including an important stake by Shell/BP in the eastern region,” the Foreign Office noted a few days before the outbreak of the war in 1967.

Investments by Shell/BP—then a joint company in Nigeria which was partly owned by the British government—amounted to around £200-million at the time. The company was the largest producer of oil in Nigeria, most of which was in Biafra.

Shell “have much to lose if the FMG [federal military government] do not achieve the expected victory,” George Thomas, Labour’s commonwealth minister, noted in August 1967. He added: “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.”



UK supplies of arms — which eventually enabled the Nigerian government to win the war — included millions of rounds of ammunition, hundreds of machine guns and grenades, thousands of mortar and artillery bombs, aircraft and armoured personnel carriers.


These supplies were massively stepped up while Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson was telling parliament that Britain was supplying arms to Nigeria at the same level as before. He made the false claim that there was “no special provision” for the war.

The decisions to supply arms and ammunition were taken at a time when it was clear they were being used against civilians. Wilson’s agreement to supply patrol boats in 1967 was done in the knowledge that this would help the government maintain the sea blockade against Biafra.

Politics / Re: (PICS) Countries That Supported Either Side During Civil War by gwafaeziokwu: 4:03am On May 04, 2021
Biafranboys:
The biafran nation can not be allowed to be for we do not trust what they will become with their vast wealth around the Russians and the French

Read those above and I thank the guy that posted it here gwafaeziokwu, we as biafrans must start a diplomatic pressure on the British and plead with them to let biafra go, igbo states with oil and gold and other mineral resources must strike a deal with the British and the Niger delta people can strike a deal too

The world is now about give me I help you, we can bargain with Britain

grin

Britain will not bargain with us. They know we can't be cheated and they love to cheat nations.

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Politics / Re: How Gowon Abolished Regionalism And Introduced Unitary Rule- Pictures by gwafaeziokwu: 4:01am On May 04, 2021
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Politics / Re: How Gowon Abolished Regionalism And Introduced Unitary Rule- Pictures by gwafaeziokwu: 4:00am On May 04, 2021
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Catch am bu jide ya
Politics / Re: Ohanaeze Invites Esn, Massob, Bng, Bzm, Others For Peace Talk by gwafaeziokwu: 9:07pm On May 03, 2021
Omoslim26:
grin

Yeye pikin, you are lucky to be in the South land�� at least you are free from those your very angry taquiyya brothers, dat are doing competition on who kills the most in your Ne region ��.


grin

Seems you had a very difficult childhood. Why are you this angry?
Politics / Re: (PICS) Countries That Supported Either Side During Civil War by gwafaeziokwu: 9:05pm On May 03, 2021
AniOmaa:
Until you can tell there's a difference between proferring DIPLOMATIC support and MILITARY support for those countries listed on the Biafran side, then there's no point even having this argument with a daft cow-dung sniffing Aboki. Majority of those countries that supported Biafra with the exception of France (as documented and collaborated by various foreign war journals and correspondents that covered the events of the Nigerian civil war) only gave their support diplomatically to Biafra... the so called mercenaries you posted only fought in Biafra for a few months at the early stage of the war, but majority of them left Biafra due to insufficient payments or were killed in action... it's on record that the only mercenaries that actually stayed on and fought with Biafrans inspite of all the crippling odds were Major Taffy Williams from former Rhodesia (a man who had nothing but great respect and admiration for the bravery and tenacity of the Biafran troops under his command) , Rolf Steiner, and the popular Swedish pilot Count Carl Gustaf Ericsson von Rosen who was famous for flying the "Biafran babies" till the end of the war.

Biafra largely depended on its home made weapons ingeniously manufactured by Biafrans themselves to sustain the struggle, it was only late in 1968 that France actually began to give some military aid to Biafra by sending tons of arms and ammunition via the Uli airstrip.. but the effort from France however noble in its intentions, was simply too insufficient and belated to salvage the already precarious and demoralizing Biafran war situation already made worse by starvation.

Please actually educate yourselves more about the facts of the Nigerian civil war even though your palpable ignorance can be pardoned since they extricated these things from our school curriculums, go read books, journals interviews and various other credible databases about the war instead of accentuating your stupidity by picking your "facts" from Wikipedia!

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You are talking to an Almajiri who used the slot of southern children to obtain a paper certificate.

Ezeife's warning really hit a nerve. They've been gloating about defeating Biafra yet Biafrans has no respect for them because we knew whom we lost the war to.

Ojukwu counted on Britain's neutrality , because the brits had witnessed the pogrom against Igbos in the north and western Nigeria. How wrong he was.

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Politics / Re: (PICS) Countries That Supported Either Side During Civil War by gwafaeziokwu: 8:57pm On May 03, 2021
@op, Immediately I saw Vatican in that your list I laughed hard.

This picture below summarises Fulani uselessness as an army in a conventional warfare.

The full strength of British might (in the height of their reign as world power) was made available to useless Gowonand Murtala Mohammed. Russia another world power opened their armoury to Nigeria to quell Biafra. Pushing in personnel and sophisticated fighter jets to assist nigeria. Yet lily livered Gowon stuttered and failed for 3 years, at last opting for the cowardly route of blockade and starvation.

Murtala Mohammed disappeared and became anonymous after leading 3,000 Nigerian troops to their death at Abagana.

These guys no get shame at all.

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Politics / Re: Ohanaeze Invites Esn, Massob, Bng, Bzm, Others For Peace Talk by gwafaeziokwu: 8:35pm On May 03, 2021
Omoslim26:


just negodu onyè nzuzu�� anam a su ghi asusu Igbo, I na asu m bekee�� isi odikwa ghi nma??

I dare you to point out where I was wrong��

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Politics / Re: Ohanaeze Invites Esn, Massob, Bng, Bzm, Others For Peace Talk by gwafaeziokwu: 7:18pm On May 03, 2021
Omoslim26:


Ngwa gwa zie m ebe m mere mistake��.


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Lol. After running your mouth?

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