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cosmatika:
The northerners claim that dey used their money from groundnut to develop the oil in Niger Delta.

One of our security guys in PH who's from Jigawa state always argued with me. He said if Nigeria must be divided, that the oil in the ND should be divided too, because they used their money from groundnut to develop it.

Meanwhile this guy didn't even attend primary skl, so he's a stark illiterate. I asked him who told him that, he said that's what they taught them in the mosque

Northern region of Nigeria actually contributed money to the coffers of Shell D'Arcy when the company was cash trapped.

Maxymilliano:
Bayelsa State Governor Duoye Diri has explained that oil wasn’t developed in Nigeria by money made from cocoa farming but money invested by international oil companies.

The governor, on Thursday, during an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily said many Nigerian leaders wrongly spread the notion that cocoa money was invested into oil exploration in the country.

A lot of people make a mistake and say we used cocoa money to developed oil, that’s not true.

“Multinational, international oil companies came with the capital in oil exploration and exploitation. There was no money from Nigeria, every money that came was monies from those who came to develop oil here. These are the issues Nigeria needs to resolve,” Diri said.

Even though Bayelsa State is an oil-producing state, the governor said his administration is working to re-orientate youths to go into farming.

According to him, farming is a priority and everyone in the state is encouraged to key into it.

“Agriculture is a priority for this government, we are working hard to have a change of mindset of our youths to key into Agriculture. Tomorrow, the Akwa-Ibom governor is coming into Bayelsa to flag off the farming season. He will also superintend over the made-in-Bayelsa Agriculture show.

“Oil is almost going; we cannot continue to live (dependent) on oil. The focus of this government is agriculture. Let us all key into Agriculture,” the governor said.

​Oil according to the NNPC was discovered in Nigeria far back in 1956 at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta after half a century of exploration. The discovery was made by Shell-BP, at the time the sole concessionaire, and the country’s economy has since been largely dependent on oil production.


https://www.channelstv.com/2022/02/10/nigeria-didnt-use-cocoa-money-to-develop-oil-bayelsa-governor/

Western region of Nigeria did not contribute a kobo to the development of crude oil exploration in Nigeria. In 1948, Shell D'Arcy started crude oil exploration in Ondo. However, after many futile attempts to strike crude oil and empty pocket, the company requested money from the quasi-regional governments in order to continue the exploration. Western region refused to support financially. Eastern region agreed to support if Shell D'Arcy will resume the exploration in eastern region. Even northern region contributed money. Shell agreed and moved its head quarter to Owerri. In 1951, Shell struck crude oil at a community called Iho-Dimeze, 8miles north of Owerri. However, Shell did not have the technology to handle the enormous natural gas and requested certain section of the community to be transplanted to Obudu which resulted into extreme hostility towards Shell by the entire community of Iho. Shell had to seal the well and moved southward where in 1953 struck crude oil at a place called Akata in today's Akwa Ibom State. However, the quantity was not of a commercial one. Shell continued and struck crude oil in a commercial quantity in 1956 at a place called Oloibiri in today's Bayelsa State. Two years later, Shell struck again in a bigger commercial quantity at a place called Owaza in today's Abia State. The headquarter of Shell remained at Owerri until 1967 when the war broke out between Nigeria and Biafra then moved to Port Harcourt. However, Yoruba went to work and convinced the Shell to move the headquarter of operations from Port Harcourt to Lagos. Nigeria would have been a better place without certain individuals.

VeryWickedMan:
Afonjas are very good at stealing other tribes properties.

No be only Cocoa money na Cocacola money.

How come Afonjas stopped making money from their cocoa all of a sudden? Is it bad to continue making money off such viable venture or are they saying cocoa is no longer being used around the world today??


Very thieving tribe. All they know is to reap where they did not sow.

70% of Afonja landlords today stole their properties from Igbos in 1967.
The Lagos State that Afonjas claim as their greatest achievement was the Federal capital developed by Abokis using Niger Delta and South East oil and palm oil money. Afonjas contributed nothing.


Mark my words, once Nigeria breaks up, Oduduwa Nation will be colonized by either Arewa or Biafra.

They are also bold liars!!!

udele1:
Its funny when IPOB is asking federal government to explain how they Brought Kanu back to Nigeria, meanwhile they have not explained how Kanu left Nigeria.

As far as the world and federal government is concerned, Kanu never left Nigeria.

So there is no need for explanation.

I guess you are not employed. The world knows for sure, Nnamdi Kanu left Nigeria and his physical presence noticed in Kenya. The world also knew Nnamdi Kanu ran for his dear life when the agents of Nigerian government wanted to kill him.

Only a deceitful fool remotely believes in "One Nigeria"

I would say Peter Obi because Lagos is a Maga town.

SlyDev:
The few that are coming in are even staying in Yoruba land, why?

Lagos!!!!!

adecz:
⭕️By the time they start the slaughtering,
skull mining in the West will stop as we
shall start importing fresh, big skulls ☠️☠️☠️
from Biafra.

Evans will be the Minister of skull
Export for Biafra.

The only dumbass stiffs who have fought themselves came as Kiriji. Even though it was a misguided wrestling incident over tubers of cocoa yam, yet it was a hand-to-hand combat.

Naijabad:
The blood over 3 million Brafrans would be in vain if we renege at this point.

Biafra is a done deal. It is our country. It is our hope. There is no going back.

I would prefer Republic of Igboland.

Rossikk:
Igbos suffer from a disease called Group Narcissism. Also known as Collective Narcissism.

This ludicrous post by the OP, and subsequent responses to it by his ilk, typifies the disease.


COLLECTIVE NARCISSISM

What is Collective Narcissism?

In social psychology, collective narcissism (or group narcissism) is the tendency to exaggerate the positive image and importance of a group to which one belongs. The group may be defined by ideology, race, political beliefs/stance, religion, social class, language, nationality, employment status, education level, cultural values, or any other ingroup. While the classic definition of narcissism focuses on the individual, collective narcissism extends this concept to similar excessively high opinions of a person's social group, and suggests that a group can function as a narcissistic entity.

Collective narcissism is related to ethnocentrism. While ethnocentrism is an assertion of the ingroup's supremacy, collective narcissism is a self-defensive tendency to invest unfulfilled self-entitlement into a belief about the ingroup's uniqueness and greatness. Thus, the ingroup is expected to become a vehicle of actualisation of frustrated self-entitlement. In addition, ethnocentrism primarily focuses on self-centeredness at an ethnic or cultural level, while collective narcissism is extended to any type of ingroup.

When applied to a national group, collective narcissism is similar to nationalism: a desire for national supremacy. Collective narcissism is associated with intergroup hostility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_narcissism
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Collective narcissism is defined as an emotional investment in a belief in the unparalleled greatness of an in-group contingent on external validation.

It is a group level, equivalent of individual narcissism. It focuses on grandiosity and entitlement of an in-group rather than the self. People can be collective narcissistic about any group they belong to. We researched collective in context of national, ethnic, religious, football fans and gender groups. As well as mundane social groups such as university peers.



Correlates on individual level

An individual that scores high on Collective Narcissism tends to perceive a larger number of threats and stereotypes of other groups. Its own personal insecurities combine with also more aggressive behaviour display and derogatory towards other groups, looking for more validation from peers. The behaviour towards other groups tends to be cautious and easily sways to aggressiveness if the group is criticized.

Collective Narcissism is related to other forms of group identification and in-group attachment:

Collective narcissism correlates personality predictors of prejudice: right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation.

Collective Narcissism is not directly related to personal self-esteem. It is related to low personal control. It’s correlation with grandiose narcissism ranges from -0.008 to 0.29. It is systematically correlated with vulnerable narcissism.

Correlates on inter-group attitudes level

Collective narcissism is related to hypersensitivity to inter-group threat. It is related to retaliatory inter-group hostility. Related to prejudice towards social groups regarded as threatening. Due to it’s hypersensitivity to inter-group threat and a tendency to perceived insult, many groups can fall into this category.

This exaggerated sensibility towards other groups can be explained by the narcissistic nature that the group makes of itself and its members, much like the self the self-worth of individual narcissists is contingent on the constant admiration of others, meaning that the in-group needs constant approval and admiration from others as well.

https://sites.gold.ac.uk/prejudicelab/collective-narcissism/#:~:text=Collective%20narcissism%20is%20defined%20as,level%2C%20equivalent%20of%20individual%20narcissism.&text=People%20can%20be%20collective%20narcissistic%20about%20any%20group%20they%20belong%20to.

All these your idiotic crap can only be settled in one showcase which is disintegration of the shithole called Nigeria. I guess Ndigbo had to be given chance to prove you have individual altruism yet would only want infrastructural growth to be concentrated in one city in Nigeria.

gidgiddy:
You dont have to ask this question. The current President is from an ethnic group whose herdsmen are killing thousands of Nigerians every year, destroying millions worth of crops, destroying livelihood, burning down communities and raping women

But the same Nigerians had no problems electing the President twice.

Tells you all you need to know

Point of Correction, Nigerians who hate Ndigbo!! People from northern region, Yoruba and other empty heads from the south.

Fbisshit:
though I'm forced to believe that, I still don't want to because it's illogical.

How would a Nigerian comprehend logicality?

Ghana is showing progress in mankind. Even most Nigerians abroad do not want to come back to the shithole called Nigeria. It is one of the reasons I support disintegration of Nigeria. Required course of action must take place!!!

NkanuSon:
wike said Igbo's love taking what does not belong to them,what is he playing now??,is it not the same thing he is accusing Igbo's of.If he like he should not be Igbo that his business, obigbo was ceded to rivers state bcs of oil discovery, they don't want igbos from SE to believe they have oil bcs they are afraid of them,now rivers are still claiming oil wells in IMO state.Enough of stealing

The ikwerres like wike claiming not to be Igbo are doing so bcs they feel they have oil and SE don't have, which makes them feel superior without knowing what they are enjoying does not belong to them

It is very shameful the so-called "Ikwerres" were schooled by the elites from northern and western regions of Nigeria.

SQLmastar:
Madam your marriage was hell because you refused to be submissive to your husband. Always wanting to tour with the big boys whilst neglecting to feed your husband his foods... physical and sexual.
Any wife, no matter how rich you become, must submit to her husband.

Did the so-called husband not know she was a musician before the marriage was consummated?

Antoeni:
HBD Madam , Abeg Park Well , Wetin you see for Marrage ? Make the Husband Open Mouth Talk Wetin Onyeka do , Every where go Scatter
Onyeka that Sleeping Around ,

Mike Okri
Sunny Ade
Jide Obi

Were you in the same room or bed with them? Most Nigerians are airheads.

Reno Omokri is basement fool. This is the reason he, Reno, was insulted by one Russian/Nigerian lady for unwanted passes. A face alone does not have what it takes to be a real woman.

helinues:
Na poor Ukrainian people go suffer am

If Israel can have a dome to protect missiles, how much more about Super Russia.

They should rather sit at the round table and discuss the issue amicably without causing unnecessary humanitarian crises

Most Nigerians tend to yarn out of strategy. The Israeli dome protection is not meant for the cross-border skirmish which should be witness in Ukraine but senseless fools behind launching of dumb missiles into the air.

Nobody on the present ticket of APC led government is qualified for the position of dog catcher in any market within Nigeria or even beyond.

christistruth01:
Thank you for your Clarification on Akahan

But I still insist that Wellington Bassey was not Ironsi's mate in the Army he was over 3 years his Senior Officer

Not to talk of Ojukwu who was more than 10 years Basseys Junior in the Officer Corps

It was the injury and injustice done to Bassey that resulted in the Calamities of 1966

There is a very good reason why Seniority in the Army is followed as Ojukwu himself pointed out on very many occasions , I have not found a good reason why Ironsi was promoted so high above Bassey except for Azikiwe's Tribal Politics


I put the matter of Wellington Bassey's ordeal at Azikiwe's hands to an Igbo Man of integrity with a good Grasp of Nigeria's History and he replied that to be honest a lot of Tribal Politics went on in the 1960s and affected many things including the Army

The discussion ended in 5 minutes!!

But you are still here saying Bassey was Commissioned in 1953 which is a blatant lie

You are typical deceitful Nigerian who tends to accept things which did not block the engine of his/her tribal hatred for another. I guess you realize the British General in the picture was not the person depicted.

Christistruth00:





** Correction

Wellington Bassey enlisted in 1936 and was Commissioned in the RWAFF on 30th April 1944 !!!!

More than 3 years before Ironsi



London Gazette with Bassey and Ironsi’s seniority dates is attached

https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/14930575_8c93641001004ac789f06534d7070098_jpeg_jpeg85b6aa7ecf5e543c80816fea5b30c276

You are one of the gullible Nigerians targeted by the hack writers. Those dingbats who, by chance, can read but comprehend. I know you are very ignorant of military parlance however it will not absolve you from capability. For the sake of time, if the crap you have in post is very remotely correct, a person wonders how Ironsi rose to the rank of Major in 1956 if he was commissioned in 1953. I guess logic is not the strong forte for most Nigerians.

NGpatriot:
Have you looked in the mirror lately?

Abi you no get mirror for house?

Nigerians are used to you bait and switch playing the victim game, we are not falling for it.

You hate Yoruba and Hausa people, you insult abuse and ridicule them every day and you still want us to believe it's the other way around?

Comedians, Nigerians are hip to your game, your crocodile tears is not moving us..

It is not a brainer the hatred among Nigerians. However, Ndigbo do not hate to the point of being armed to the teeth in hunt of Hausa or Yoruba because these people wanted out of Nigeria.

tsdarkside:
what type of question is this....??

It is a simple question?

christistruth01:
Wellington Bassey enlisted as a Private in 1936 !!!
More than 5 years before Ironsi and Ironsi didn't become a 2lt in RWAFF till Oct of 1947

I put the matter of Wellington Bassey's ordeal at Azikiwe's and Ironsi's hands to an Igbo Man of integrity with a good Grasp of Nigeria's History and he replied that to be honest a lot of Tribal Politics went on in the 1960s and affected many things including the Army

The discussion ended in 5 minutes!!

But you are still here saying Bassey enlisted in 1936 was Commissioned in 1953 which is a blatant lie

Are you nuts like fellow Nigerians?
Wellington Duke Bassey enlisted in 1946
Wellington Umoh Bassey enlisted in 1949.
Louis Ugboma enlisted in 1936
Johnson Ironsi enlisted in 1942

It is funny to read from these goofy heads in the so-called Ohanaeze Ndigbo, United Kingdom (UK)/Ireland. I guess "Narratives" has become new action word.

tsdarkside:
you are right....now we see the consequence....

ojukwu was never punished for his crimes....

What were Ojukwu's crimes?

This jackass called Reno Omokri has no handsome face yet has nothing to show otherwise.

christistruth01:
Thank you for your Clarification on Akahan

But I still insist that Wellington Bassey was not Ironsi's mate in the Army he was over 3 years his Senior Officer

Not to talk of Ojukwu who was more than 10 years Basseys Junior in the Officer Corps

It was the injury and injustice done to Bassey that resulted in the Calamities of 1966

There is a very good reason why Seniority in the Army is followed as Ojukwu himself pointed out on very many occasions , I have not found a good reason why Ironsi was promoted so high above Bassey except for Azikiwe's Tribal Politics

There was no Bassey who was Ironsi's mate, not even Wellington Duke Bassey who was commissioned the same year as 2Lt, yet Ironsi was promoted to Lt. the same day. Ironsi enlisted in 1942 while Duke Bassey was enlisted in 1946. Wellington Umoh Bassey enlisted in 1949, the year Ironsi was commissioned 2Lt. and promoted Lt. What manner of seniority are you on about? Only Louis Ugboma who enlisted in 1936 can claim seniority over Ironsi in Nigeria.

Christistruth00:
Most annoying is how Ojukwu managed to be on the Same lt Col Rank with Wellington Bassey who was more than 10 years his Senior Officersnd been left on the Lt Col Rank by his Junior Ironsi who further again made Ojukwu Governor of the Eastern Region over Bassey’s Head when Bassey was Senior to IIronsi who was already a Major General

What kind of Wickedness was that ?


And it was this very same Ojukwu that always used to go on and on and on about how Army Hierarchy and Seniority must always be followed at all costs.


The Photograph of the first Nigerian Officers and it’s description was from the Nigerian Army’s Facebook page




Again you were wrong about Akahan

Joe Akahan was a cadet in UK when the picture was taken in Nigeria in 1959. Joe was not even commissioned talk less wore officer's uniform with the rank of Lt. Ojukwu should have been a rank above Lt Col. Umoh Bassey if he, Ojukwu, did not convert to regular combat officer with lose of rank. Ojukwu had master's degree when he was commission as Lt. in 1957 with seniority backdated to 1955. This means Ojukwu could be double prompted when next he is due for promotion. It happened to Ironsi who was commissioned as 2Lt and promoted to Lt. the same day.

duro4chang:
Okorocha said you people have been wrongly taught that other tribes hate you. I believe what he said because you have carried the mentality to this forum. You insulted every other tribe here and there .

Okoroawusa lived with his father in northern region of Nigeria during the war and can never fathom who hates Ndigbo. Certain goons begged USSR and Britain to flood Apapa Wharf with weapon to enable them erase Ndigbo from the planet.

Wilson212:
let us stop this hate it won't help it is about to destroyed us kanu created ESN because Fulani herdsmen but the have killed times 50 of what Fulani herdsmen have killed infact my own village is almost at point of destruction .3 local government in imo state almost looking like borno state all because of hate

Ndigbo want out of the zoo called Nigeria and they have my support 110%. If Ndigbo achieve self-determination, would they have any form of Fulani herdsmen issue?