₦airaland Forum

omololu2020: guy r u now sayin d yorubas in lagos dont know d dia sef,dont let us pway for ethic riot,but if dia z a riot,yorubas n igbos in d north west n oda regions dey find diasef will b killed,yorubas,hausa n oda non igbo livin in d south east would b killed,dats d way it will b in every region,state n local govt

suwailad: Liberia, Seirra leone, sudan, somalia, and rwanda should tell you a bit more about insurgency and how it contributes to full blown war

EasternLeopard: BH attacked Lagos

Further actions like that will lead to emergence of ethnic militia and ethnic cleansing and counter cleansing

This can lead to coup that would be resisted violently

Democracy will become divided along ethno-religious line which is a recipe for war.

Is it clear now

NB

Blood bath in the MB can be traced to Maitaitsine terror days. Those days was one of the catalyst that destroyed the North.

The fact is

The Northern elders have lost control over their boys.

spikesC: Only Bokoharam activities cannot lead to a declaration of war. Bokoharam is just a tool in the bigger atrocities been committed in Nigeria as a whole.

Here we're talking of tribalism, religious fanaticism, political warfare, marginalization.
That moment when people feel they are been cheated.
When they feel they deserve more.
When they feel that their rights can and will not be giving to them.
When they feel that it is high time they decide on their destiny

All these are naturally what leads to war.

We're not praying for war, but we need to make hay while the sun shines.
If you do not checkmate history, it will repeat itself

zeelo2014: Nice. put up more pics.

tigerleggs: pics or u are on ur own

tpia1: is that western union?

and why not put your pictures on flickr.

i think we can google vancouver if we want to see photos of it.

Yungmilio2: okay. I get your point
I was only using 2bedroom flat
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how many Nigerians own a self con? lol
in Canada... I am sure 80% of Canadians (excluding children and teenagers) can own or build a self con without credit.. and only few are unemployed
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now in Nigeria how many Nigerians can build a self con without credits? 40%
how many are employed?
so you can reason from my own point of view.. I also reason with you
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I love my country. truly we are developing
but they should stop deceiving us with all the false statistics
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we Nigerians are the ones developing our country individually
the government are only making things worst...

berem: What makes it "Pride of the Nation"? The slogan will cease to exist when Jonathan steps down in 2015.

Rubbish!!

Sloan: Houston, a city in Texas is oil producing as Bayelsa. Now, I will not even compare them in any way but why on earth can't ALL these roads even be marked and well delineated and landscaped? Yes, I know this was the best or one of the best roads you found and took a picture of but I am surprised you do not see this is a disgrace? Yet Bayelsa has a population of less than 2 M but a budget topping almost all the other states when you factor in their oil derivation component? So, in essence from Alamadeighna and Jonathan and the 2 loonies that came after him, they still could not make one proper marking on that stretch of road? No sidewalk on that very long stretch?

myhero4eva: they can only deceive themselves to defend their wickedness in the face of the world but they can never fool ordinary Nigerians with such false statistics. 70% nigerians are hungry 2day

Yungmilio2: what is this one saying?
how many Nigerians can afford to build or buy a standard 2bedroom flat
out of 160million Nigerians.. let me say 100m are living in rented apartments.. starting from face me I face you, self con. and flat..
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example in abuja
Majority of people staying in abuja either live along airport road (semi rural areas), nyanya, gwagwalada, kwali, zuba, madala, kubwa dutse (all outermost part of abuja)..where transportation is a major problem, if you cant afford to buy a car
only 20% or less live in the urban areas of abuja
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definition of a minimum satisfactory standard of living:
the degree of material well-being available to a person or class which is necessary for sustaining and enjoying life
...Basic needs:
Food, Clothing, Shelter, security and essential services
for examples a Family of 4living in a one room apartment.
will you call them rich average or poor?
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and they are giving us one us less statistics
you yourself they smile
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the 3ministers mentioned
weytin dem done do f the betterment of this country

Onegai: Osanobua. Please let me mention these economies:
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
Germany

Which of them had their economy grown by foreign investment? Most of those countries operate a D.B.O.T TOS ( I know for a fact, even almighty GE had to sign one for their manufacturing plants in Singapore/Malaysia), so that in 25 years, an indigene buys you out, pays government his taxes and staffs at least 70% of the company with other indigenes.

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nagoma: You have tried. But I'm amazes at the intellectual bankruptcy on nairaland. No attempt to read or to think at all. So sorry.

I don't know where the name Garri comes from but there is a very old Hausa word Gari (same pronunciation with Garri ). It means any powdery ground material especially foodstuff. Ground grains eg Garin Dawa (guinea corn Garri ) Garin masara ( maize flower) Garin sugar. It can also be other substances eg Garin Magani ( ground medicine like alabukum powder.)
Ground food stuff ((cereal) mixed with water used to be the major diet in the north many centuries ago. This was especially so for travelers who cannot always carry cooked meals. Traveling on horseback on donkeys and trekking takes very long time and required ready fast food. For example nowadays 1hr 15min. Takes you to kano from Zaria. Before 120 years ago it was a standard 5 days journey and you need to take a lot of "garri" with you.
The age of this ancient word in Hausa language can be realized by its occurence in old proverbs and in the naming of towns and villages.
1. "Yaro da Garri Abokin tafiyar manya". Meaning - A young boy who has Garri (powdered cereal) can journey with the elders.
2. Wanda Allah Ya zuba Ma GARInsa nono Ba zai sha da tsamiya Ba. Meaning- who God powers milk in his Garri he will not have to drink it with just tamarind. ( milk with Garri was luxury while tamarind fruit available in the forest can just improve the taste.)
3." Wanka da GARI ba ya maganin yunwa. " Meaning- taking bath with Garri is not a cure for hunger.
Think about the meaning of these 3 old proverbs.
You may also remember an old town in sokoto state called "Shagari"( where a former president comes from.) The name denotes affluence as indicated by a lot of Garri you can drink.

Habakus: Please refer to Ihuomadinihu's replies to these your questions; I think they aptly address them.
However,let me add that Growing up,my parents told me that the Igbos are one of the Tribes of Israel,and so did their parents and parents parents. Note that My fore bearers were not formally Educated,so they couldn't have possibly been ''brainwashed'' into believing that by reading any ''white man's books''.
Also,in Edda,a village in Ebonyi state,they have a kind of annual festival where they sort of commemorate their history which is linked with their sojourns as ''Jews'' and worship ''Jehova''-a festival which has been celebrated as far back as anyone in the community can remember.
All these are not mere coincidences.
The fact is that Igbos have links with the Jews;and in the absence of any other wholesome fact or evidence,this is what I think describes our history and itinerary..
Ps. I'm not in anyway implying that all Igbos came from Israel or Egypt as the case may be. some of the original people might have come from other places and then mixed up.

Ihuomadinihu: Make i attempt your questions before he replies,lol.
1.The Igala man met Aboriginals who don't have the recollection of migrating from anywhere. Have you read about the Adamas and Nris. I believe those people where found around Awka,Ugwuele,Orlu axis.
2. Yes,there is a lot of cultural and linguistic similarity between Igbos and ancient Jews. There is nothing wrong with this,but the issue is who emerged from who? Is it possible that they met and interacted with each other in Africa? Did a portion of Igbos migrate from Egypt/Israel or were ancient Jews part of the Igbo family. Let's not forget that there some links to Egypt esp the Medu neter language. Questions?
3. As for the physical evidence in Igboukwu and environs,archaeologist and anthropologist have enough work on their hands. I believe people like Shaw and Acholonu have worked on that. There was an onyx stone believed to be Gads' but a group of researcher's worked on it and found out that it was written in paleo-Hebrew. It is possible that ancient hebrew and Proto Igbo were one. There is a lot of mystery surronding Igbo origin.

maestroferddi: What is there to contemplate when you elected to unwittingly, as it were, pooh-pooh intellectual effort on the subject in question.

maestroferddi: Is it not pathetically ridiculous that you were trying to reduce what is otherwise an ongoing serious scholarly research to rather puerile permutations? Where, if I may ask, do you derive the power for this unsolicited pseudo-arbitration? I would rather you kept your puny prognosis to yourself. Nobody send you...

hakunamatata1: that's true if the formwork is made of timber. But if its steel, then the 6inches blockwork is d easiest solution to avoid welding too many joints & corners. I think they wld use steel shutters to pour the concrete. Timber can even fail when it comes to mass concreete.