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^^^Now get your oily a[i]s[/i]s out of this thread or stay to the topic

sheyguy:
Mr. Ndigbo apologist dont be too quick to start a tribal war here, the igbos have their share in this list too. Plus dont forget things like "the estimated N118B loss to importation of fake energy-sajving electrical bulbs alone", we still have fake drugs, electrical appliances among others while patonising slave labour factories in Asia. [size=14pt]
Don't let us start that thread within this thread pls!!![/size]

Do you have any source to confirm the above assertions? Meanwhile, we are talking about Yorubas that are stealing directly from the country's coffers and impoverishin the masses. Now we know why you so much want the "One Nigeria"

houvest:
I just met a man today from Ishagu in Delta State. He ran away from Nigeria few years after the war and had only visited once - when his mother died. I felt like weeping when he told his story. He said he remembers vividly how the Nigerian soldiers came to his village one night and gathered all the men. He said that it is ingrained in his mind how the mothers covered their faces as their uncles and fathers were shot in the back by the Nigerian soldiers  He said the whole village lived in the bush for 3 years and were still scared to go home after 1970 january when the war ended. When one hears such stories  and stories of the Asaba massacre you now wonder why folks like Aluko who claimed to be Ojukwu's friends would come here and say they were telling him that he should stop the war halfway. They forget that the massacres before and during the war would make any group to prefer a war of attrition to an unceremonious or unplanned or unnegotiated surrender to certain massacre. Things people will  peddle around to appear sympathethic or surreptitiously blame their so-called friends. Another thing I find strange with Aluko's naration is the part that Ojukwu called him to tell him it was all over and was discussing where to run to. How could Ojukwu discuss such with somebody he knows relays his discussions to Gowon? Would'nt he have been risking capture. Well these are my thoughts. Only God knows the truth but logic questions such things.

Take any word from that amala professor at your own peril

redsquare:
This Aluko guy has gone senile. He just waited for Ojukwu to die before he said all these crap. He betrayed a man that trusted him with all his life. A man that consulted him before he made any arrangement. This has shown Nigerians who the Yorubas are. I swear, they are the problem we are facing as a country. Forget the Igbos, the Hausas, the Ijaws, the Ogonis, the Idomas,the Fulanis etc, the day the Yorubas cease being Nigerians, the day this country would live in peace. So they were not comfortable with the way things were going pre 1966, but they lacked the balls to make the bold move. Hear them, 'the day the Igbos leave the confederation, the day we would leave'. Buncha cowards.

Not just to Igbos, they sell their own too. They have sold so many of their illustrous sons to the almajiris, even Awo was sold by his people. So its in their nature

Aigbofa:
How do you know what concerns me or not? Do I need your permission now to comment on Nairaland? You bloody hypocrite.

I have never seen you post on any thread on NL apart from Igbo thread. What could be the obssession? You guys sell your leaders to the Nothern highest bidder, while we celebrate ours. Rascal

Boyloaf:
Is anybody still wondering why
SW so desperately wants to hold
on tightly to one Nigeria, at the
expense of SS and some SE states.
Refusing to either go left or go
right. They just took a lopsided
stand at the middle. Jonathan is
not a fool. He know his people
has been rode like a donkey all
these years. The more reason he
wants to end it all, No wonder GEJ said nigeria will crash if subsidy stays! Go ahead my president u hav my support! MEND/Boko HARAM here is a fresh list of new targets! So get to work boys, kill them all!

+1----Your next bottle of beer is on me. These people have finished Nigeria, go and see the thievery they are committing in Shell as well.

eros:
When you read inbetween the lines, there is alot to learn from history and trusting the Yoruba man.

Wish we realized this earlier, but now we do.

That Amala Professor is a big traitor and betrayed Ikemba, even before the war he had already concluded that Ikemba would not win it and he was giving out Ikemba's secret numbers without his consent. Obviously he was against Biafra and worked against it

Rest In Peace Ikemba, the fearless one

^^^Blazay, wassup. My offer is still open oh

kelz88:
He should be proud of her. She's not a thief!


But she didn't have to return all the money.

Is this Ifeanyi Uba guy related to Andy and Chris Uba?

RIP Ikemba the Great one!!!

Ileke-Idi, Dayokanu, Bluetooth, Alj_Harem, Lagcity, seante02 please take note.

Oh the Akwuna 1 of NL has already posted above me

They forgot to include Nairaland, almost all the topics on NL these days are about the Hero Ikemba.

@OP and you feel kool with that. Dont tell God He is not perfect by trying to put assunder to what he joined 2geda

If thats your priority, then there is nothing wrong with that. But you also have to be careful too, so you dont get carried away in such thoughts and end up with just any man. Goodluck

Jesus Take the wheel. Honestly, some people are just heartless, they are just quietly robbing the country dry. SMH

That guy is obviously lying. He is way more than 33yrs. He even messed up when he said 1990 and later said 2006. Shame

Most will wake up in the hospital bed

Rest In Peace Ikemba, the fearless one

In as much as I do not condone the act of Ho[i]m[/i]osexuality, fighting these guys should not top the list of our Senate's priorities. There are other pressing issues that need to be addressed.

^^^Read more and you will find out more truths

Ikemba will always be vindicated by every passing second. The Economist is also my favorite and the truth will be coming out everyday. Nigeria of today is worst than Nigeria of 1966. We are watching

[quote author=alj_harem link=topic=814905.msg9682131#msg9682131 date=1322868514]Dude a neutral would think u are a ret.ard for that statement. i am sorry but I must say it the way it is

Comparing Awolowo with Orji.[/quote]Mallam shut your trap and save yourself some embarrasement for once. You go about spewing rubbish you dont know about.

FACE:
That is to assume that the federal government was right in not stopping the pogrom that followed the counter coup. That is also to lend credence to the assumption that Jan 15 coup was planned by easterners and executed on their behalf by the 5 majors. That also presumes that there was nothing wrong in military men joining hands to lynch civilians while the CIC looked the other way.

You need to count 1 before counting 2. Ojukwu did not just pull Eastern region out of Nigeria at the sight of headless bodies.

There was a stalemate that that lasted several months before Biafra was declared. Following the counter coup, Ironsi was not declared dead or in captivity and that was an issue.

Ojukwu insisted that the 2ic should take command in the absence of Ironsi as his whereabouts were unknown. That was not a new side to Ojukwu as he had helped foil the Jan15 coup when he was the commander of 5th Battalion in Kano, so he had already established himself as someone who would not take insubordination.

He asked Gowon several times to stop the Killing and nothing happened. It was simply bad news being from Eastern region and living in the north.

Before Biafra was declared, he went several times to Aburi with Gowon and an accord was finally reached only for Gowon to renege on the accord, which promised loose federation as we had.

When Gowon reneged on the accord and insisted on total control, Biafra was declared after a meeting with representatives of the former region.

There were series of events that led to declaration of Biafra so it is unfair to say that he declared Biafra to satisfy his whims , caprices and megalomania. This was the son of a multi millionaire, whose dad was recognised and knighted by the Queen of England, yet he chose to lead his people when they needed a leader.

Go back to my post, I said that all those that I know only regret losing the war but not the fight.

Igbo were already distrusted a long time before the war. The mass killings started in the 40s, continued in the 50s and 60s and January 15th was only an excuse to unleash mayhem of immense proportions.

If they were not loathed before the war, how come Jan 15th was called an Igbo coup and not Nzeogwu coup?

The Nigerian army and many Nigerians view Nzeogwu as a hero and he was taken to Kaduna and buried in a military cemetery when he fell in battle.

If he was a hero to the Nigerian army, why then did they participate in and encouraged the killing of innocent civilians who were thought to be Nzeogwu’s kinsmen (Easterners) in pretext of a recompense? What recompense exactly ?

When Ojukwu left, he gave hope to combatants and concern to Nigerian army that he might start another uprising if more humiliation was inflicted on Easterners. He was the proverbial over-hanging shadow.

Of course, we all know that we lost the war, but we did not do so in shame. We gave a good account of ourselves and emerged with our dignity.


You should look up to Gowon to apologise to the grieving widows and to your grandmother, for he threw the bombs that killed her children in their home and I know not to blame Ojukwu for the artillery barrage and carpet bombing that took out my relatives. If Gowon had respected Aburi accord, the war would not have happened.


Show me were Nigeria were before the war and how much better off we are now.

Comparing Biafra and Ogoni is like comparing apples and oranges. To start with, Saro Wiwa did not die in battle. He was arrested several times and released, but he over estimated the influence of western press on Abacha who executed him.

Secondly, you are wrong to assume that OMPADEC and 13% were his achievements, when there are several states benefiting from those policies and rightly so as members of those states also agitated for those concessions.

Is it not double speak, when you say that Ogoni people rightly laid down there lives for what you concede that they achieved through courts ? Who were Biafrans going to take to court? The court equivalent of Biafran quest was Aburi and Gowon reneged on the agreement.

You can also flip the coin to the other side. He who dares; wins. Not all investments pay off, but you need to invest to gain. The fight was worthy and we have no regrets.

Gowon did what he had to do and fortune was in his favour. Ojukwu also answered a call, when we needed him to answer. Regardless of what you think, he shall remain a legend.

Now I feel like Physics HQ (I respect him though) after this energy sapping thesis. Let’s just agree to disagree, unless you keep it short and simple.

Any other post after this is rubbish. You explained it explicitly, but lets hope the dumb head understands

dayokanu:
Germany in a tough but do-able group

Germany is coming out top of Group B and something tells me Portugal might just nick it. Wont be easy for Holland this time.

GROUP A

Poland, Greece, Russia, Czech Republic

GROUP B

Holland, Denmark, Portugal, Germany

GROUP C

Italy, Spain, Republic of Ireland, Croatia

GROUP D

England, France, Ukraine, Sweden

**Group of death Group B, but group C might have a little bit of surprises. England is lucky, maybe

brixton:
sorry boss i disagree on Ojukwu being d greatest igbo man. Dont fget prof.Chinua Achebe is from Ibo. (I am from edo state so im talking frm a neutral view)

No doubt Achebe is a great man, but Ojukwu directly affected Ndigbo lives more than Achebe. Good thing is that we have them both

Areosapien:
I guess you didn't know you were logged in as Asha 80 when you made this post
Operator, over to you.

Nice one. Keep bursting them nwanne

You guys should let this woman be

I doubt the veracity of this story. Ohanaeze cautioned Federal government the last time she was appointed as S S. Anyways, I feel that GEJ might be eager to show appreciation for the overwhelmin support he got from SE during the last election and what else is a better way of doing that than to appoint the wife of the greatest Igbo man

I visited the place last time I was in naija. Innoson is really innovative and if given little support by goverment has the potentials to do a lot.

The story is incomplete