₦airaland Forum

damola1: The swagger stick with a stuffed crocodile mascot carried by Gen Aguiyi-Ironsi was called Charlie. Legends had it that the crocodile mascot made Aguiyi-Ironsi invulnerable and that it was used to dodge or deflect bullets when he was on mission in the Congo. Despite the stories, the crocodile mascot probably had something to do with the fact that the name "Aguiyi" translates into "crocodile" in Igbo.

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No wonder una dull

whitecat007: ibo logic at work again. Ask your self the following questions

Which part of Yorubaland is Benin spoken? But Some speak Edo Yoruba

Where in Yoruba do they bear Benin names? But Benin bear Yoruba names

Do Yoruba and Benin speak the same language? The answer is no

If there was a colonial master between the two, then you should know that Yoruba was the colonial master.

I believe the real Ibini people that were part of Yoruba are the Itsekiri and Ugbodu people, Itsekiri language is word for word same as my Ijebu dialect.
If you take a close look at Yoruba/Benin history, there is no way it's the modern day Benin we share the ancient history with. There were real Ibini people on the land that is now called Benin, reason our Oduduwa sent his son to rule over them.

I believe that when our own Oduduwa sent one of his children to go and rule over Ibini the people had just been pushed out or something, but all this story has nothing to do with the people who are called Benin today

bros forget your tales by the moonlight...A benin prince founded you guys,,,,, with all you education u still dey beleive oldowa fly like superman from the sky? I swear Ara-wolowos free education was a scam

Abagworo: Ndu_chucks is Fulani man bearing an Igbo moniker on Nairaland.

Wrong...he is a Yoruba bearing an igbo moniker

felifeli: Have you heard any Yoruba leader speak against Biafra ? Have you even heard any Yoruba leader of worth speak on Achebe ? Our people don't speak for nothing.They speak with only ONE action that will decisively win a war and not foolish chest-beating. ONLY ONE ACTION TAKEN AT THE RIGHT TIME. Be afraid... Be VERY VERY Afraid !!

BTW : for what happened this week , Ladipo Market is history at least in its present location it will be gone within a year.quote me.

at the end nothing was said...

i guess those Yorubas that replied to achebe's factual book are not Yorubas...msctheew.
Stop forming like say Yorubas are one united entity. Sophisticated illusion for real. Yorubas are not any more united than the efik nor the ibibio nor the hausas nor any group.

Ngwanu win all SW states for ACN una no fit. Ngwanu give one unified response to achebe;s book una no fit (then u label those that replied as not having worth).

negro please....Yorubas being united is the same as Olodo-wa using a flying cape to descend from the heavens (i know say the binis go dey laff, chai after bini son help found Yoruba).

Ogoni militant: Ogoni people are already stategising to leave this hopeless country. We have the right to choose to leave.

I don't even see myself as a Nigerian. I hope that answers your question

my friend sharap there...all this flip flopping like john kerry wont get you anyway...you want to start behaving like Yorubas now...Only una fight for one nigeria (even ken saro wiwa follow fight for one nigeria yet the nigerian system killed him) now una wan come flip say una no do again....utter rubbish.

truelove.com:
check out igbo artistes ;
1. psquare 2. J.martins 3. Bracket 4. Neato C 5. Flavour 6. kelly handsome 7. Ikechukwu 8. Faze 9. Rugged man 10. Mr.raw 11.Chidinma(kedike) 12.Obiwon 13. Onyeka onwenu 14. Bright chimezie 15. Oliver decoco 16. Osadebe 17.TJ(elewe ukwu)…I can go on and on, the list is endless...And dont forget that the two best music producers in nigeria are igbo's ; they are Don jazzy(An igbo man by blood) and Samklef (from Imo state)



The above list , is just only for those home based igbo musicians. I can give you a list of igbo musicians in USA and UK, that are grammy award nominees and winner.

So dont think its only yoruba.. we igbo's have achieved so much in music than you yoruba's

you shoudlnt be putting efulefus such as naeto c, chidinma, ruggedman and samklef in your list

Aderostock: Any music without a yoruba effects or language is just as waste as trash. We rule the Nigerian Entertainment Industry. Check out;
D'banj
Wandecoal
Wizkid
Asa
Lagbaja
Femi kuti
Fela kuti, and the list is endless

GBAM.. you forgot to add some efulefus to your list such as:
Dj Zeez
CHdidinma
Chuddy K
KC
Naeto C
Rayce
Orezi
Dr Sid
M.I
Ice Prince
Jesse Jagz
ruggedman
samklef

whitecat007: speaking on both side of your mouth will only sink you further. so is it Yoruba genius ended the war or not?

tell that to tmy yansh cos na only him give a shiiiittttttt

whitecat007: ibos are the cave men of Nigeria if that's what you are trying to say, look ibos started putting clothes on when the missionaries arrive.

you should go and be thanking Benin for civilising you lot...If not of the Oba of Benin son that became the ancestor of Yoruba who know where una for dey today?

Dey there dey tell chinese say na cape Olodowa take come earth

whitecat007: Same way you underestimated Yoruba in 1967 and still crying today?

right....na Yoruba fight the war...poosssies...Una no get liver to fight igbo one on one....No be small ore we cross na im una run go beg your northern masters that una dey ready to join war fight Biafra?

Igbo took the whole country for 3 years...I dare Yoruba to take igbos for even one month whether no be flawless victory go occur...

whitecat007: At least we have traceable origins unlike the ibos.

right, descendandts of the flying cape man...LMAO

ilugunboy: Such time will definitely come...

Yoruba get mind?

Unu nwe onu sha.....Akuko

WackyJ1: we're not stingy people. we like to share abi no be so?

share with ndi ofe manu? tufiakwa

whitecat007: I repeat, you ibos do NOT have oil in your land, you are counting on other minority ethnic groups for their oil, reason you continue to align with SS.

How many times have i asked you to name where your oil wells are and the company that are drilling there and leave the rest for Nairaland to judge with what i will dig out(not through google but through a more reliable source) up till now you have not told us.

ibos do Not have oil, not everyone on nairaland is a fool, we have moved passed that time when you made half of Nigerians to believe that any town after Ore is iboland. Nigerians are wise now.

Now i know Ara-wolowo free school was a scam. Same free school that produced thieves and scammers like abiola, Tinubu, bankole has produced a certified dunce like you...

How do igbos align their self with SS....WHere is oshimili? Who are the natives of oshimili? I wont expect someone that attended an Ara-wolowo school to know this anyway

dayokanu: A day on Nairaland wont be complete without the rgular Igbo bitchathon

Maybe we should create a section for them

"Igbo wailing "

a day in nl wont be complete without Yoruba following their leaders (the igbos) in every thread....good to see we give you something to look up to everday.

ilugunboy: That is the under the moon light tales handed over to by your human flesh eating fore fathers...

just like the moonlight tales told by your fore fathers that olodowa fly from from heaven come earth...wonders shall never end...una sabi tell story

boji boji is a village biko....agbor itself is a glorified village....so no dey blow your trumpet. Oshimili peeps rule you ika peeps anytime anyday

dayokanu: They want Biafra, they want Igbo president

Talk about a confused set of people

they fought for one nigeria, they want one nigeria, yet they want south west to be independent of nigeria...

talk about a retarded set of people

ilugunboy: But i thought Ojuku was a war time general...no?

BTW where is the Abacha now...he died in the most bizarre way...the other fellow is turning to a veggie day after day..

just like ara-wolowo ate rat posion

ballabriggs: So Jona one carry my Papa land go Bayelsa?

Water go pass garri O. He wey get ear make e hear now.

see this oyibo man.,...

Nigeria4rm60s: "The people of Kalabari I know would not let this to hold our shoes are too big" As a Kalabari son I would rather use this opportunity to ask for two things 1. The unity of all Kalabari sons and daughters 2. A sovering state to interconect our riverive communities to promote Sociocultural and economic development. I wonder were are you guys I am sure we have a new generation of intellectuals just like my self. Why don't I ever see you guys active with our sate I believe we should come together in one voice and see why we are being distant from our selves we should come together in unity to produce a governor in 2015 once we archive unity we would get back River state do not forget about the struggle of Issac Adakar Boro and our past and present heroes Kalabari is a great Clan we are fading away in the lime light of the nation and the Political scene of the state I would please ask for the Kalabari National Forum to call for a kalabari "Youths" sons and daugthers meeting so we could see what is hindering the progress of our people and the future of our children above all our uniity would help our commuity develop I AM YOUNG, VIBRANT AND I WISH TO SEE MORE OF MY MATES COME OUT SO WE CAN HELP OUR COMMUNITY KALABARI SONS AND DAUGTHERS WE KNOW WE ARE GREAT LET US COME TOGETHER USE THIS MEDIA AND WE COULD CONNECT................

shuooo is bayelsa not your kinspeople again?

WackyJ1: IGBO LADIES NO DEY CARRY LAST. but that first picture no dey encouraging at all

too bad na one Olu-something dey give am prick...

Ngodigha1: Igbo people rarely bear foreign surnames ulike other groups e.g Atanda Musa,Lukeman HARUNA, Taofeek Maleek etc all yoruba. Also are Ganiyu Adams, Shina Peters.
Yorubas bear more foreign names than the Igbo people.

true but igbo people bear more foreign "first" name more than any group apart from maybe ijaw and hausa...this has to stop...

ezer: Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the posting of five new permanent secretaries recently sworn into office and the redeployment of some of serving permanent secretaries.

The approval is contained in a statement signed by Mr Tope Ajakaiye, the Deputy Director (Press & Public Relations) in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.

The new permanent secretaries are Mr Alhassan Gana, who has been posted to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (Cabinet Secretariat) and Mr Sunday Jegede, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (Political Affairs/Economic Affairs).

Others are Dr James N. Obiegbu, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (Career Management Office) and Amb. Sani Bala, Federal Civil Service Commission and Mrs Folasade Yemi-Esan, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (Establishment & Records Office)

According to the statement, Dr A. Muhammad was redeployed from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (Cabinet Secretariat) to the Ministry of Works, while Alhaji Bukar Aji moves from the Ministry of Works to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (Common Services Office).

Alhaji Mohammed Bashar moves from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (Common Services Office) to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

Similarly, Mr Charles Bonat moves from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (Establishment & Records Office) to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (General Services Office).

The statement said Dr MacJohn Nwaobiala was moved from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (Ecological Funds) to the Ministry of Education.

It said that Alhaji Salisu Gusau was moved from the Ministry of Information to Police Service Commission, while Amb. Abdulkadir Musa was moved from the Federal Civil Service Commission to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

Similarly, it said that Mrs Kehinde Ajoni was moved from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (Career Management Office) to the Ministry of Information.

According to the statement, Alhaji Aliyu Ismaila was moved from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (Political Affairs/Economic Affairs) to the Ministry of Police Affairs.

It said that Sheik Goni Musa was moved from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, and Dr Ezekiel Oyemomi from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to the Public Service Institute of Nigeria as Instructor.

The statement said that all handing and taking over formalities should be completed on or before Nov. 7. (NAN)
COA/NOL/AD

SOURCE
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/10/jonathan-approves-posting-of-permanent-secretaries/

This is definitely the handwork of Godfatherism of which I think the permsec is an orphan. I think Nigerians need to know the cause of demoting a permsec to a public instructor. we want to know his crime...

i can see 2 regions have the most ministers..but when the scales are tipped in other govt agencies they will start shouting like ewu

dayokanu: I think its mainly riverine people and Hausas followed by Igbos

All Igbo governors have foreign first name Martin Elechi, SULLIVAN Chime, ROCHAS Okorocha, PETER Obi, THEODORE Orji

for once i agree with mazi dayokanu.....this intrusion of english/western/biblical name into igboland must cease....which kind nonsebse be this?

ifyalways: Surname or first names?for surnames I think its the ijaws and kalabaris, closely followed by the yorubas. My opinion, not fact.

Wrong.. your igbo people are the worst offender after the ijaws....they are the biggest culprit. which i find very irritating.

I was chatting with this anambra girl one day and she was telling me that ah ah it is necessary when u get baptized as it signifies a new being...REALLY? inferiority complex...

see your igbo leaders all of them with one english/or biblical name attached..

Chris anyanwu
Alex ekwueme
Peter obi
Ralph uwazurike

Devonian: [size=18pt]My heart profusely bleeds for Nigeria.[/size]

ah u neva die yet with all these bleeding?

smh...naija is not a country worth bleeding for

ilugunboy: Nigeria is one huge lie...!!

Awolowo didnt think so when he fought for one Nigeria...so he must have believed in this entity....

Osiris.211:
I rep south west! Fucck you hater

typical confused olodowa....only una carry una fight for one nigeria now u dey carry southwest....confused lot....

SlyIg: If you arent aware or maybe you are only pretending not to notice that most daily crimes like drug,kidnapping and ritual are reported from one part of the country,thats number one! Then two,bombing is reported on daily bases from another part of the country! But here,once in a blue moon,we use to receive great news like this very one from another part of our country. Aint you aware of the different parts of the country that im talking abt? But nevertheless,all the glory goes to the Yorubas and Nigeria at large. Try to put your own part of your country in shape so that the next glory can locate you. Still,remember im not a Yoruba, igbo nor Hausa. Im only a lover of good thing. Thank you...

ok we know you are not Yoruba nor igbo...so state your ethnic group before we enter analysis mode...
like the United states (and formerly Nigeria) i do not transact with faceless terrorists. If u know say u hold your side then reveal your ethnic group make we com enter the matter proper.....till then biko mechie onu gi di ka onu kube

sonya4all: Your entire generations are idiots... Like i said before,i will repeat,i dont argue with a feeble mind..If you need history lessons go back to your community school..@one naira.,you are the true difinition of confused being..Go and learn summary...

repeating you wont argue...smh- you are a repeating eediot..

u cant argue with me anyday abi dem born u well? loqacious non-entity like you.