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Asari na muslim for where?. . . . all that na facade. . . he only claimed such so as to receive free training in their camps. . . . his popsie is a well known Judge in Rivers State. . . . who dash am moslem?. . . . even if na muslim, at least him dey reason clearly, not too much gra gra like the rest of him brothers.

bawomolo:
The idea that disintegration would solve Nigeria's problem is just a fantasy

Not exactly. . . . first we need to get rid of a certain ideology from this mix. . . ^Islam . . . and then we can move forward in the same mindframe.

What is captivating about the story is that the Commisioner for Works brought his boys along, all of them bearing guns . . . . . I am used to Nigerian politicians using proxies to dispense violence, but I never though that touts would still be engaging directly in toutish behaviour, even after acheiving Commissioner status.

KarmaMod:
Would you perfer they threw chairs and staplers like the British Parliament?

Which British parliament. . . . you must be talking about Thailand. . . .nobody in House of Commons has ever raised a finger to another person.

This guy, just forget [i]d[/i]at tin. Nigeria does not need missionaries. We all know what to do to change the situation, even those of us who were born and bred there. Unless you are coming to Nigeria with 10,000,000,000 AK47's, RPGs, Surface to Air missiles, F1 fighters and 10 million infantry, I cannot believe in the 'change' you offer. . . . like Lucabrasi said, you should concentrate on charity work. . . . . until then, these are just ideological dreams of an undergraduate fantasist. . . . people with serious PHD sef never fit change Naija, na Britico like you go change am?

Dede1:
Please grow up and be sensible for a while. If having supreme confidence or any form of confidence is sin than I am a sinner as well as Ndigbo. I was born and raised in Asa, Abia State. If you have decided to claim Ijo due to the materialistic benefits, please keep to your self. Biafra hardly had capital to purchase weapon talk less of embezzlement. Have you ever tried to research about the people behind the procuring ammunition for Biafra? If Ndigbo are head and shoulder above others in the act embezzling money in Nigeria where would your dumb head rank the Yoruba, Edo, Ijo, Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri, Nupe etc that have continuously ran Nigeria to mud?

May God almight give your famliy the gift of lacking of confidence.

My friend, calm down dia. If you truly are from Asa, that means we are brothers.

I am a known Igbo supporter on this site. I am just looking for trouble, thats all. Just because I question Biafra success, does not mean I do not support Biafra. I fully wish I was living in Biafra instead of Naija. However, my point still stands about Igbo value systems - where wealth alone is used to judge a man's worth. And I stand by my statements about the embezzlement of Biafran funds by Ojukwu and all the other contractors who chopped money.

asha 80:
@Ibime

You make it sound as if igbos are the problem with nigeria.

My friend sharrap dia!. . . . Fulani's are the problem in Nigeria, not Igbo's. . . . just joking. . . . .I am just trying to goad my Igbo brothers into a debate about Igbo values. . . .

Dede1:
By the way, Biafra would have become the beacon of Africa in industrial revolution.

Further evidence of Igbo's supreme confidence. . . . just what i was talking about earlier on.

Maybe instead of talking about the industrial proficiency of Biafra (which is not surprising by the way - most countries make their greatest technological advances during times of war as necessity is the mother of invention), we should talk about the corruption that led to the starvation of many Biafrans, where importers who were given contracts to import foodstuff were chopping money, leaving people starving. . . . Or Ojukwu, who handled the importation of arms himself and used it as a conduit to embezzle money. . . . even in a time of war, the Igbo's look out for themselves rather than the collective good. . . . this is why I don't believe Biafra would be the utopia you guys are claiming it would. . . . there is simply no collective spirit in Igboland when it comes to money. . . .everyone is out to oppress and impress his neighbours and family. . . .it is an ingrained culture which will take centuries to get rid of. . . . this is why every Christmas, an igbo man must always return home with his Baby benz, brand new chassis, alloy wheel and aluminium spoke. . . . In Igboland, a man's worth has always been measured by his wealth, never by his substance. . . .and this is what breeds corruption mentality. . . . . even back in pre-Colonial times - that is why AroChukwu people specialised in kidnapping their fellow Igbo's to sell to the white man, making themselves the biggest dynasty in Igboland. . . . . horrible, but true. . . . I am not saying this out of tribalism, just an honest assessment. . . . my great grandfather himself is from Asa in Abia State. . . . I am only Ijaw by migration, not by blood. . . . even back in the first republic, we've had multi-millionaire Igbo's living in the midst of squalid poverty without batting an eyelid. . . . from Ojukwu to Iwanyanwu, to Arthur Nzeribe. . . . . corruption is King in Nigeria. . . . but Igbos have always been ahead of the curve when it comes to chopping money.

And the legitimisation of terror continues. . . . these people must be smoking seaweed if they expect that their President will allow himself to be seen by the International Community as a supporter of terrorism. . . . that's an open declaration of war. The cleric in charge of the recruitment drive should be hanged under Sharia law for lack of common sense. Religious nutcase! Can you blame him. . . . his own government sets the tone with their incindiery statements.

After these Iranians are finished with the Israeli's they will probably kill the Palestinians over an argument as to the legitimacy of Wahabi and Shi'ite Islam. Stupid people.

auwal87:
He is not one of us, he is of the ONE Nigeria Group, I am of the Arewa Republic Group.

Sorry to say, but from the tone of his piece, he is definitely one of you. First of all, the title of his piece is prepostorous. No one has given the Hausa-Fulani a burden of leadership. Infact, we all wish they would unburden themselves of their leadership duties.

The writer certainly isn't of the "ONE NIGERIA" persuasion. The only "ONE NIGERIA" he believes in is the "ONE NIGERIA" where every other tribe is under Fulani imperialism. . . . just like the Huasa are.

Look at some of his quotes. . . .


Hausa-Fulani gave Plateau State a lingua-franca: Hausa language. The diverse tribes within or on the Plateau do not understand each others dialects. Hausa is spoken by all of them. We may see changes in the future if the ethnic cleansing ideology takes root. Hausa-Fulani gave the non Hausa-Fulani residents of the Plateau their traditional dress. Before that they were naked, or wearers of animal skins. In turn the different tribes offer to the Hausa-Fulani alcohol; and this they vehemently reject as a societal culture. Many leaders of Hausa-Fulani do guzzle alcohol, but it is not the culture of the majority of the society.


The writer completely discredits himself when he makes statements such as the one above. We can see through his facade just by reading the tone of his article. He is an Hausa nationalist.

This is the most rubbish I have read in a while. "We gave them language and culture and they gave us alcohol". . . . . how laughable!. . . . . this is imperialist hogwash. .

Whatever they did not receive from the Hausa, they would have received from the British or Yoruba, whether that be language or clothing. . . . .  


The Igbo can be found in the remotest corner of the North; trading and making fortunes in the midst of the legendary poverty of the Northerner. However they are safe as long as the political machinations of their politicians do not cause the host communities to seek vengeance.

More bollocks. . . . . Igbos trade peacefully all over Nigeria without any problems. . . . except in the North.

The fact that he juxtaposes the wealth of the Igbo traders against the backdrop of Hausa poverty gives you an insight into his mentality. . . . he finds it grating.


There was a time when the Western world wanted a united Nigeria. Then the Hausa-Fulani were the darlings. Having more experience with governance based on knowledge, (due to their Islamic heritage) they were able to lead because thy understood human nature better. Their earlier leaders were able to eschew corruption, and to care for the down-trodden. Today, Western intelligence agencies want a more fragmented Africa: an Africa with dispersed population, living in camps in the dense forests, unable to farm, and being fed through Western-donated food packs. They want Nigeria to disintegrate.

If the West wants Nigeria to disintegrate, then what are they waiting for?. . . .the will is there on all sides. . . surely, if the West wants us to disentegrate and all other tribes are in agreement, the Hausa cannot stop it. . . . this guy is a joke!


When you look closely, there are more clamors for resource control, for ethnic identity, then you had twenty or thirty years back. MASSOB exists to keep on tearing the Nigerian identity. Would the reader want to remember when the United States wanted the Nigerian Government to let OPC be? Who then owns or funded the OPC? The Yoruba would say it is a justifiable outrage against Northern hegemony then using the Nigerian army. But what of today, is the hegemony still a reality?

What is this guy talking about?. . . . if the Yoruba's were not allowed to vent their frustrations through the OPC in the 90's, Nigeria would have imploded. . . . he should be thankful that OPC acted as a pressure valve to let off the Yoruba's frustrations. . . . . America was wise not to outlaw OPC. . . .maybe, the writer can learn something about good governance by their actions (since he claims that Hausas are better at governing due to their Islamic heritage). . . . the lesson here is that you do not govern in a repressive and totalitarian fashion.


You can, if you remove religion from people’s hearts! Then they will kill each other due to causes such as ethnic grouping, land disputes, creation of local government, and so on. Concluding on a wishful thinking note, Nigeria may know more peace if South- West changes its perception of what politics is all about; or be brave enough to leave Nigeria.

And finally, he hits us with the coup de grace. . . . if the South-West does not change it's perception of politics, it should grow some balls and attempt secession. . . . .really?. . . . . i.e, what he is saying is that we are running this shit by force of arms and if you don't like it, come and fight us. . . . i.e we will not let you leave unless you defeat us. . . .first of all, there is nothing democratic about that statement. . . . there are secession movements all over the World from Scotland to Spain. . . .I do not see the British Govt telling the Scottish National Party: "If you don't like living in Britain, come and fight us". . .  .this guy does not know what he is talking about. . . . which University did he get his degree from. . . . does he think that we cannot secede with help from our "Western allies" - since he believes they are on our side?. . . . . and to top it off, he claims that religion is not the problem when everybody knows that religious fervour can turn a neighbourhood skirmish into a nuclear war.


auwal, where do you get writers like this from? No wonder he is working for gamji.com.

Finally, someone is getting angry at Stamford Bridge. . . . this is what I've been waiting for. . . . . Somze, Nateevs, I await your comments. . . . . Akola, arise from your slumber and comment on this please. . . .



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1103313/EXCLUSIVE-Bridge-war--Scolari-blows-furious-inquest-Chelsea.html



[center]EXCLUSIVE: Bridge at war - Scolari blows his top during furious inquest at Chelsea[/center]
[center]By NEIL ASHTON[/center]

Luiz Felipe Scolari read the riot act to his under-performing Chelsea players during a stormy meeting at the club’s training ground yesterday.

Sportsmail can reveal that a full-scale slanging match developed between some of the club’s star names during the 45-minute meeting after Scolari had asked his squad to air their grievances.

According to sources, ‘it all went off’ as players had a full and frank exchange of opinions in an attempt to rediscover the team spirit at Stamford Bridge that was so successful under Jose Mourinho.

The manager called the squad together for the impromptu session, held in the auditorium usually used for press conferences at the club’s Cobham training ground, to thrash out problems that have recently surfaced on and off the field.

Amid remarkable scenes, there was dressing-room fury with Didier Drogba as well as an inquest into tactics, morale and results.

Scolari passionately stressed the importance of team spirit and he still has the players on his side as he attempts to win the Barclays Premier League and lift the European Cup in his first season in English football.

But key players singled out Drogba after he went public with his criticism of and Scolari’s decision to keep him on the bench when the striker returned from his ban for throwing a coin at Burnley fans during the Carling Cup defeat.

Drogba, who is likely to be fined by the club for his latest outburst, claimed Chelsea did nothing for him when his grandmother died in June, but one member of the squad told him he was ‘talking ********’ because Chelsea hired a ‘private jet to fly him to the Ivory Coast’.

Many squad members believe Drogba is one of the main causes of dressing room disharmony at the club and would prefer him to be sold in the January transfer window. Scolari and his coaching staff decided to address several issues following the disappointing 2-2 draw with Fulham on Sunday.

And, when the players returned to duty after Monday’s day off, the meeting quickly turned into a heated row.

‘Before we went to training, we had a good team meeting,’ said the boss.

‘Since Sunday I have had the chance to watch again the Fulham game and today with my players, we talked about all of that game before going out for a good training session.’

Although the Brazilian as admitted it has taken time for him to adjust to living and working in a new country, he has not been helped by the attitude of some players.

Despite second-placed Chelsea’s healthy League position, there are fears among certain players that the Stamford Bridge success story is in danger of being undermined by dressing-room strife.

Scolari is under huge pressure to deliver silverware, given the failure on all fronts of his predecessor Avram Grant last season, but the hierarchy insist they are ‘100 per cent’ behind him.

From the beginning, Scolari has tried to foster a fatherly relationship with his players and has maintained an open door policy.

The club confirmed last night that the team meeting took place but insisted that Scolari’s position is not under threat. Chief executive Peter Kenyon believes the manager is being destabilised by certain individuals agitating for a move, but he is not prepared to sell them next month.

Drogba would have been sold last summer but no one was prepared to match the £30million valuation.

The season began badly for him when he was sidelined with a knee injury. The first hint of problems with Scolari emerged when the striker wanted to return to France for treatment but the manager insisted that he should complete his rehabilitation under the supervision of staff at Cobham.

Scolari now turns his attention to Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie at home to League One Southend.

Brazilian defender Alex and winger Florent Malouda, both hamstring injury victims at Fulham, are doubtful.

Mehn, Negro, I can't make sense of your post. . . . . the fact is that I would rather live under Biafra than Nigeria any day. . . . I just don't believe that it will be the utopia that everyone thinks it will be. . . . . the typical Igbo personality looks for loopholes in the system rather than following the rule of law and that is not conducive to nation building. . . the reason why Britain is strong? I can see it everyday. . . we queue at the bus stop for example. . . .we always follow the rule of law. . . the people make the nation, not the leaders. . . . I don't think you would see this kind of organisation in Africa. . . . a typical Igbo man has no problem if he is a trillionaire, whilst his brother is a pauper. . . . do you think corruption would be any less in Biafra?. . . . . as many have said on here, Ojukwu did not sell the dream of Biafra to the minorities of Eastern Nigeria. . . . for us, it was akin to moving from one master to another. . . the fact is that the Ijaw nation is 10 million strong and needs no master. . . . still, almost anything is better than living in Nigeria. . . . afterall, Igbos are our brothers, we can live peacefully with them, no problem.


Now, back to your point. . . . this idea of Biafra pre-1966 is completely new to me. . . . lest we forget, the NCNC was the strongest party in Nigeria, they were the party who won our independence. . . . you could say they were set to be the equivalent of the ANC in South Africa. . . . and they were dominated by Igbo's. . . . the confidence amongst Igbo's post Independence was very high. . . . there was no talk of secession. . . . their confidence was so high that when they failed to get power by political means, they conducted the first ever military putsch in Nigeria. . . .never forget that the Igbo's started the military era in Nigeria . . .as Dayo said, it takes extreme confidence to kill the Western and Northern Premiers. . . . don't you think that kind of confidence comes from a sense of belonging and superiority?. . . . the Igbo's always believed they were destined to rule. . . that kind of confidence is what scares other tribes, whether in Nigeria or in the South Eastern region of Biafra.

Let me give you a little anecdote. . . . Cyprian Ekwensi was under investigation for some malpractice at the Ministry of Information in 1965. . . . infact, he was suspended. . . . .next thing you know, after the 1965 coup, he was reinstated and all charges dropped, and he was even promoted to head his department. . . . at which point he called his Yoruba colleague (who had previously been in a higher position than him) and said "I'm back in town! You guys don't the calibre of people you are dealing with!". . . . this is the kind of confidence that the Igbo's display which scares other tribes. . . . they are not democratic in their dealings, it's like they feel they have a divine right to call the shots. . . .for example, ijaws were not really consulted about the whole Biafra thing and that is why many of them fought for Naija. . . . but you better believe that if the Igbo's declare civil war in 2009, we will fight alongside them as brothers. . . . as far as your assertion that the idea of Biafra existed way before Independence, Biafra was born in 1966 and that is it. . . . . at that time, the Igbo's controlled NCNC and all other tribes within NCNC followed their agenda, until the Yorubas split to form AG.

Kobojunkie, do you think companies call the Government to inform them whenever they sack a bunch of workers? In the UK, when we say x jobs have been lost, we mean y jobs were lost, but z were created, where y-z = x. All these figures are determined from the no of people claiming unemployment benefits every week, not because companies are notifying Government everytime they downsize. If z jobs are created, then z less people claim unemployment benefits and we know that there is a net gain of jobs into the economy. The net increase in unemployment claimants, calculated with the census figures and no of National Insurance contributions tells the government how many jobs are being lost and so on.

What Kobojunkie doesn't understand is that these figures represent the net loss of jobs from the country i.e jobs created - jobs lost = -1600.

This thing no be joke o.

I have nothing to fear yet as I work in the defence sector, but who knows, if the economy gets much worse, countries could drastically cut their military spending and yawa could gas. Two of my guys who work in finance and IT already lost their jobs and another who was interning at Lehman had his internship terminated. My sister works in marketing and she is seeing a lot of cutbacks. My brother-inlaw just left his old company in the building sector to join another company working on the Olympics stadium, next thing you know, his old company went bust and all his old mates are out of work - lucky for him.  Now it seems like Government jobs and energy sector jobs are the only safe havens. Like my guy who does energy trading told me, there has never been a recession in the energy sector.

dayokanu:
I have not heard this story before. Maybe you can shed light. Because The civil war happened way after Akintola, AHmadu Bello, Okotie-Eboh and Tafawa Balewa were murdered by Igbo soldiers.

So when did the call by Awolowo to be neutral come in ?

Hehehehe. . . . Dayo, you done catch am. . . . .upon all the big grammar him blow, he forgot to get the basics right. .

Negro, I am not satisfied with your riposte. . . . as far as I am aware, there was no push for Biafra before the pogroms. . . . infact, the Igbo were most enthusiastic about the new Nigeria; some fringe elements notwithstanding; as they believed they had all the tools in place to dominate the political and economic landscape. . . . it was the Hausa's who didn't want independence and asked the British to stay a bit longer. . . . infact, Awolowo and Akintola's legacy is built on their ability to carve out a strong identity for the Yoruba within Nigeria - as all and sundry feared that the Igbo would dominate the whole shabang.


If Igbo's won the civil war?. . . . . nothing will be different. . . . Africa na Africa. . . . infact, it could be argued that the Igbo's are more corrupt than most. . . . . the only difference is that instead of fighting Nigeria, MEND would be fighting Biafra.

What a boring discussion. . . .every week the same discussion. . . . .take religion out of the equation and it is clear as night and day. . . . all this bruhaha about who fired rockets first is irrelevant. . . . . we cannot focus on the symptoms without diagnosing the cause of the disease. . . . Europe should simply take the Jews back and stop dumping their problem on the Middle-East. . . . all this population shift, na wa.

I cannot attest to the validity of this piece. . . . but these stories are everywhere now. . . . there must be something in them. . . .




[center]Roman Abramovich To Sell Either Chelsea Or Yacht [/center]

Reportedly, Chelsea supremo Roman Abramovich will soon make the most difficult choice of his life,

Chelsea aren't keen on handing boss Luiz Felipe scolari any cash to spend in the impending January transfer window.

Like everyone else, the capital club has been affected by the frightening state of the global financial climate. Naturally, though, the sting of such worries takes has more ridiculous complexion at Stamford Bridge than anywhere else.

Reports suggest that billionaire Russian owner Roman Abramovich will have to choose to sell either the club or his £200 million mega yacht, Pelorus. In fact, he has allegedly sounded out buyers for the club already, hinting that the boat may be too dear to his heart.

According to Russian press agency Prime-Tass - who source an expert in football finance and, for some reason, someone of standing in German football - Abramovich's fortune has dwindled from €16.7 billion (£13.2bn) to €2.3bn (£2.25bn).

The giant yacht apparently has a couple of helipads and an anti-missile system to fend off pirates - a job given to skipper John Terry at the Bridge.

Further reports in Russia hint at the practical affect which the crisis is having on Chelsea. For instance, apparently the players are paying for their own lunches.

The club is yet to comment on the rife speculation.

Greg Ptolomey, Goal.com

Make una leave the guy jare. Did Ministry of sports provide adequate training facilities and training time for him, talkless of proper coaches? 100m training is not something you do haphazardly, when the rest of the world are training properly with strong scientific input.

The problems with all our athletes in Beijing was simple - they all started well but faded in the last 30-40 metres. That is simply due to lack of 'speed endurance' training, where athletes are trained to maintain their topspeed over longer distances. That kind of training requires significant monetary and technical input.

Whats the format for this tourney anyway?. . . . is it straight knockout or group stage?

Whats happening with this tourney? . . . . abeg if guys no want show, then lets move on. . . . . it is unfair that they should peep our verses and then have a whole day to prepare a riposte. . . .

Sauron, nice verse man. . . . . Chamo, no vex iya.

This is Man Utd's season. . . . too many late goals. . . .

Here's my verse against Knife. . . .


I’m very polite, I’ll show dude-some-respect/
I’ll even pull his chair out. . . . with a noose-on-his-neck/
You bore-us-with-weak-text/ Nairaland won’t fall-for-ya B.S/
So voters’ll give you the W. . . . along-with-the T.F.!
This Niger-Delta nigga be taking women hostage/
but if ya chick says she’s tied up. . . believe, she’s into bondage!/
Her cookie jar is open and we all-been-in-it/ even Sauron-hit-it/
She got a V.I.P pass. . . . at the abortion-clinic!!/
Lets determine-facts/ Skill is what this urchin-lacks /
I’d give him a 'taste of his medicine'….but I couldn’t write a verse-that-wack!/
You need proper ventilation/ Your lyrics are suffocating /
Got ya lungs and chest aching. . . .'cus my rhymes are breathtaking!/
So ‘pay’ homage to a vet. . . and bring my cheque/
Before I choke you with a phoneline. . . . and[i] ‘wring’ your neck[/i]/
Ask you rhetorical questions, so trying to answer-my-diss/
first requires-this-kid to stop and quietly-think . . . . "Am I a gay or a bitch?"

Knife better get his file out cos he needs to sharpen his wits.

So how do you post verses on there?

Oya enough talking, lets have the first round draw please. I can't wait to dust off my old rhymebook on some unsuspecting victim.

If I see Scolari smile one more time or say something stupid like "three points is just three points" after a defeat or draw, I will enter my TV and slap him. The guy has no passion. His motivational skills are zero and he does not even get angry after a bad result. All he does is say the same old boring repetitive stuff about "too many mistakes in front of goal." Bring back Henk Ten Cate!

The confidence just ebbs away with each game. . . . I cannot state how important a victory was for us today. Scolari is finished after this. The players and fans don't trust him anymore. A win would have kept us believing. . . . but nothing for Chelsea this season. It is finished.

Bollocks! I left home at 2-1 thinking the game was over. First Bordeax, now the local rivals. What happened to the defending from set-pieces.

Muki, abeg put my name inside the battle, let me school these young uns. . . . .

Infact, lemme battle Sharon in the first round so I can knock him out early.


Here's a rap I wrote if you want to check my lyrical level. . . . . or you can ask anyone on AfricanHipHop.com about Spitzofrenik. . . .


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