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Westernequinox:
30Those who linger over wine,

who go to taste mixed drinks.

31Do not gaze at wine while it is red,

when it sparkles in the cup

and goes down smoothly.

32In the end it bites like a snake

and stings like a viper.

33Your eyes will see strange things,

and your mind will utter perversities.

34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas

or lying on the top of a mast:

35“They struck me, but I feel no pain!

They beat me, but I did not know it!

When can I wake up

to search for another drink?”

Proverbs 23 has a differing opinion to that

"Those who linger long at the wine,
Those who go in search of mixed wine"

Hope you understand

headSmasher:
Why would it be medicinal when your lord the god of Igbo Catholics, the pope claimed that gays and lesbians are children of God, that God loves them., Catholics and heretic adjuration

so God doesn't love gays, he only loves righteous people like you. Na wa o. Do you even know that your statement means that you are not even a Christian?

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The Civil War

It is important to note that the Civil war was as a result of the Eastern region of Nigeria secceeding from Nigeria, not the Igbos. For the obvious reason that the Igbos are the majority in the region, and that the war was precipitated by the massacre of Igbos in the North, it became largely associated with the Igbos. It is interesting to Note that the Igbo speaking parts of today's Delta state(previously midwest and Bendel state) was never a part of the Eastern region and most of these areas were not affected by the war. A notable exception is Asaba, a town very close to the hometown of Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, who was said to be the mastermind of the 1966 coup that triggered the cascade of events leading to the war.

Now, the civil war is the greatest unifier of the Igbos, as it cemented that identity. The common experience of the people against a common enemy -the Nigerian state- helped unite a people. It is therefore not surprising that Cheta Nwanze's Asaba, with their brutal and unfair experience in the hands of the Nigerian army have that Igbo unifying factor. It is also why there is nothing that unites the Igbos today as Biafra(I am tempted to type except Biafra. The Agbor man, Aboh man, Kwale man etc did not have the war experience as the Igbos and therefore lack that one important factor that could have made them Igbos

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Post-independence Nigeria

At independence, the igbo speaking people were ahead of most parts of the country in terms of western education. This placed them at an advantaged position. However, as stated before, there was little that united the Igbos at this time apart from their language and their new earned status as good long distance traders. For political reasons, big politicians sought to unite the igboid speakers, from deep in the south-eastern Nigeria to beyond the Western shores of the Niger River. It was a big ask as the Western Igboid speakers had seen "Igbos" in a derogatory light. Infact, the word Igbo to them meant slave(this is a fact, if you doubt ask any elderly person from onitsha).
Prominent Igbo figures travelled to all clans in the igboid speaking region to spread the unity gospel but were not known to be successful in their quest. There is no history of the people of Aboh for example identifying themselves as Igbos any time before the civil war. So when people like Cheta "Chxta" Nwanze falsely claim that the so called "Mid Western Igbos" denied the Igbo identity because the Igbos lost the civil war, I ask, when did they ever identify as Igbos?

Tired2022:
I'm a scientist, so I know I'm clearly addicted. I just had to create this account to stay anonymous because what I'm about to spill is so shameful to me. Even worse, is that I don't know what the end will be because I lack total control of my third leg.

Alright guys, my dick is my only problem right now. In fact I feel so depressed and traumatised.

I have everything going well for me, I make enough money to buy just anything moderate. I have not been to the hospital for over a decade because the need never arised.

So what's my problem? I can't answer that question because I'm so confused. I know I'm addicted to prostitutes and I haven’t been able to tame this dick of mine.

I'm a very shy guy, I find it hard to socialize with men not to talk off the opposite sex. So, I started with masturbation which lasted over a decade. Then I started making good money, I felt masturbation wasn't what I want, that I had to stop it.

I started visiting prostitutes. Its over 5yrs now, and all I want is to Bleep them all. Yeah, that's how I feel. Bleep all the women, yet I can't even approach one. So, I go for the easy way, prostitutes!

My biggest problem right now, isn't that I'm so addicted to prostitutes or spending money (over 70k every month), but I have had 35 prostitutes without protection. I'm so mad right now because I just bleeped a public toilet without protection. It's the only reason I decided to share this with you all. I'm sufferingggg...............

I have decided to get a girlfriend, I wish to marry next year, but I'm so ashamed, I don’t deserve any woman. Apart from the prostitutes I had without protection, I have had sex with 102 prostitutes in total. And I'm just 33yrs. Gosh! I feel so dirty!

I'm so obsessed with women, and I feel masturbation is the culprit. I fear more that I may not stop even if I have the most beautiful girl on earth by my side. I read the story of a lady who claimed her husband was obsessed with prostitutes in Canada, it shocked me so hard.

Is there anyone who has faced same predicament as mine? How did you win? No woman is safe with me, not even minors because I can't control this dick of mine.

Without alcohol, prostitutes are never attractive to me. So, I must take some alcohol to be in the mood.

Last night, on my regular routine, after drinking alcohol, I met this chubby lady. She was so sexy. I told her exclusively, I find it hard having sex without condom, that I only wanted her to give me a handjob. I pay well, so this girls know me already, it's a fight to have me in their room.

She gave me a Mouth Gig which I wasn't okay with, but I felt save to some extent. After giving me Mouth Gig for a long while, I didn't reach climax. I started mastubating, hoping to reach climax. Still it didn't happen. The lady was already like, f××k me without condom, but don’t release inside. I was contemplating in my mind, Gosh! Not again. Eventually, I reasoned, f××k it! I had her without protection and it took less than 5 minutes for me to reach climax.

This is exactly the same scenario that plays out in all my shameful adventures with these women. And I'm so feld up right now.

I can go on and on, but I don't like writing long epistles. Gosh! I have sex evey 2 days! I can't even go just 1 week without sex. Although I haven’t masturbated in the last 5 yrs, addiction to prostitutes is killing me. How do I even stop this whole sh××t? I feel suicidal.

Please note, it took me a whole lot to share my problem here. I won't take it funny with anyone who says this isn't real. I just want your honest opinion (castigation or advice), please state it. If you don't have anything to say, please and please keep your mouth shot.

I want more opinion on my predicament. Thanks!

you are not alone on this rocky boat bros. There are so many men with this same problem, especially married men. The way the world is going now with the prevalence of porn, the next generation will view sex like animals.

Your solution is to spend more time with family and friends. Avoid being alone and pray to God for help. It is going to be a journey though

One of the biggest historical myth in Nigeria is the assumption that there was an Igbo nation that encompassed all the igbo/igboid speaking people in what is today's Nigeria and that this nation existed before the civil war. It is precisely based on this assumption that an Igbo man from Imo state would see an Aboh man from Delta state that bears the name Chukwuma who insists he is not Igbo and accuse the Aboh people of Igbo denial because the Igbos lost the civil war. While this argument is insulting, it exposes the complete ignorance of history

In my short time studying the history of the Igbo people and the igbo speaking people west of the Niger, one striking discovery is that precolonialism, there was nothing like a people that identified themselves as Igbo. There was an Igbo language spoken by people that occupied mainly the eastern part of the lower Niger but these people were diverse, had differing origins and lived in separate clans with minimal interaction with each other. Infact, the Igbos until very recently were so clannish(not meant as an insult) that an Igbo man will have to marry a woman from his very clan even if he lived in far away Lagos.

The Igbos in those times were not a united, single people apart from their language. Unlike the Yorubas that were united by wars against external aggressors like the Fulanis, the Igbos were always their own enemies until colonialism, selling fellow igbo speakers as slaves. Also, the Igbos never had a supreme authority like the Yorubas that had the Ooni or the Hausa/Fulanis that had the Sultan. These are factors that unite people that the Igbos never enjoyed in their history until the Civil war

Colonial days

Perhaps the biggest beneficiaries of colonialism in Nigeria are the people today known as the Igbos. It was colonialism that made the Igbos spread out as we know today. Even the people of Onitsha were not players in the biggest trade at that time- the River Niger trade- even though they lived on the banks of the Niger.
During the colonial era, the Igbos, aided by western missionaries as they were easily made to accept Christianity became big time players in the trade system of Nigeria. They therefore spread for the first time and started having enemies outside themsleves- a unifying factor

.....to be continued

Mr integrity will stop them

Lalasticlala

Popular British multi award winning band, Coldplay used Igbo language in the intro of their new song titled Champion of the World. Below is a screen grab of the Lyrics showing the Igbo intro. I believe this is really big as Coldplay is a global act

I have noticed a phenomenon over the years of Nigerian movie directors using big mansions and cars in their productions. It's okay if it helps the plot, but most times, the storyline would be perfectly depicted using a more relatable average Nigerian house and car. In American movies, you hardly see them portray superlative riches unless it's relevant to the plot.

Has any other person noticed this or it's just me?