omofunaab: The Owus ran out of their heavily fortified city about 1826. They escaped through their southeastern gate in groups and entered their assailant territories through Ijebu Igbo and spread southward, settling in places like Ikija, Omu, Ayepe and other places. However, the main body of Owu escapees went towards the new settlement of Ibadan
. It is important to state that the present Orile Owu is the same place as Owu Ipole, earlier referred to, where Owus from Iwo and other places resettled in the early 20th century.
The main body of escapees from Ibadan marched across Ogun river and finally arrived at Oke Ata near Abeokuta where Sodeke and other Egba leaders persuaded them to settle about 1834. Again, Owu fought side by side with Egba in the Makun and other wars against Ado Odo and Dahomey in 1842-45. Owu contingents fought and routed Awori at Itori, Yobo, Ifo, Atan, Ota and also occupied those places till today.
Yes, Owu people had fought wars, won battles and settled in very many places between the Niger river and the sea (Owus in Lagos State; Epe, etc.), yet their main stream had settled among the Egbas in Abeokuta BUT, THEY ARE NOT EGBAS, neither are they lJEBUS. (See Johnson’s “History of the Yorubas, p.18). Owu settlements in Ijebu and Abeokuta were not as a result of direct battles or victory over them, but mostly on friendly terms.
OBAGADAFFI: The British-Ijebu war of 1892 (The battle of Imagbon)
In 1891, the Ijebu tribe, dwelling between 50 and 60 miles north-east of Lagos on the Magbon river, set a blockade on the trade route from the interior into Lagos, which was a crown colony, and charged customs dues which served as their income. The Awujale, the traditional ruler of Ijebu, closed down the Ejirin market, cutting off Lagos from a source of up-country trade.
The British government persuaded the Awujale several times to open the blockaded route but the Ijebu ruler remained adamant. However, in May 1891, a British acting governor, Captain C.M Denton C.M.G, together with some Hausa troops (mostly slaves who fled the North to South and were recruited by the British army) went to Ijebu kingdom to make an agreement with the Awujale on opening the blockaded route and allowing the free passage of goods into Lagos. The Awujale refused but after much persuasion and pressure, the Awujale agreed in January 1892 on the terms of receiving £500 annually as compensation for the loss of custom revenue.
However, the agreement didn’t last long. A white missionary was denied access to pass through the kingdom and was sent back. The British government were provoked by the action of the Ijebus and authorized the use of force on the kingdom. Britain gathered troops from Gold Coast (Ghana), Sierra Leone, Ibadan, and Lagos (the Hausa troops nearly 150).
Battle of imagbon
Colonel F.C. Scott C.B was the commander of the troops of 450 men piled up by Britain. On the 12th of May, 1892, the captain and his men, including some carriers, sailed up the Lagos Lagoon and landed at Ekpe. When they got to Leckie, another carriers about 186 in numbers were recruited. On the Ijebu side, 8000 men with old rifles would be fighting the British. The British underestimated the fighting prowess of the Ijebus thus giving them some hard times in penetrating into the interiors of Ijebu kingdom. The first day, the British army razed down four villages with some of their men sustaining fatal injuries. The next day, they proceeded to Atumba and gunned down the Ijebus with machine guns. Britain lost 12 men which include a Briton and 12 Africans. Every Ijebu villages they came across was burnt to the ground. The Ijebus were really losing the battle but determined to prevent the British army from crossing the Yemoyi river. The goddess of the Yemoyi river was said to have taken human sacrifice in order to prevent the intruders (British) from crossing. The river was dug deeper by the Ijebus to make it impenetrable by all means for the British army. However, the British army managed to cross the sacred Yemoyi river and unleashed havoc on the Ijebus. They proceeded to the village of Imagbon.
The Ijebus had lost over 900 men while Britain lost only 56 men and have more than 30 wounded. The Ijebus were still determined to fight on but shortly afterwards, the Awujale surrendered and admitted losing the war.
The British union flag was later raised above Ijebu Ode. Captain Scot warned his men against pillaging which some didn’t heed to especially the Ibadan irregulars who were later deprived of their arms. The toll gates in Oru built by the Ijebus were destroyed and some of their shrines were also torched.
This bloody war is also known in history as the 1892 Ijebu Expedition.
The British troops were awarded The East & West Africa Medal with Clasp dated ‘1892’. Today, one of these medals can be found in Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Ijebu kingdom was later annexed to the colony of southern Nigeria.
stevenhood2000: Ooni Adesoji Aderemi (centre) To his left is Colonial British Governor of Nigeria, next, Oba Akenzua of Benin and Oba Ademola, Alake of Abeokuta. To Ooni's right, Oba Oladigbolu, Alaafin of Oyo town, and Oba Adesanya Gbelegbuwa, Awujale of ijebu ode.
The heads of past Obas of Bini were buried in the Oba Ado (Edo) Grove in Ife where royalty were buried but the custom has been discontinued since the 1910s. Ife Royalty and Bini Royalty are cousins or family members.
isrecole: Jonathan has fixed more roads than ALLprevious governments. Lagos- Ibadan,Completion of Ibadan- Ilorin,Benue- Oweto bridge,2nd Niger bridge,completion of Lagos-Abeokuta, recently awarded Ikorodu- Shagamu dualization.
ALL the aforementioned roads and several others are either completed or under construction. What is more? If in terms of performance,Jonathan has performed far,far than Obasanjo!!!! And ALL the gangup by Obasanjo and Babangida shall fail woefully. I say again that OBASANJO AS THE GANG LEADER SHALL BE PUT TO SHAME WHEN JONATHAN WINS SECOND TERM!!!!!!!
^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ None of the roads you mentioned above was completed by that GEJ government. In fact road Contractors were not paid for several months despite high oil prices and increased oil production. It was Minister Raji Fasola that started paying them and work continued on the major roads and more!
RIGHT now the terrible Ilorin-Jebba road has been completed under Fasola and APC in less than 3 years.
Funny enough, they don't have any meaning for it. It's just a part of their oba's title which is still mainly Yoruba.
Unfortunately, the mumu doesn't even know the meaning of the title.
^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ... I ignored the uninformed troll by not responding to him. I love the way you folks brilliantly took him head on without faltering!
Before the arrival of Oranmiyan and his entourage from Ife amongst the Bini, there rulers where called OGISOS and NOT Obas. The current Oba of Bini on the day of his coronation speech clearly stated that Oranmiyan was the first Oba of Bini but he did not stay long before returning to establish the great Oyo Empire. The Oba Ewuare's speech can still be read online. I actually ordered for a copy of Vanguard the day after Oba Ewuare's coronation because it is a historic event.
I read an article from the current Oba of Ido-Ani in Ondo State (He was a senior army officer in the 1960s who had earlier been informed by Major Kaduna Nzeogwu about the planned first coup when they were in India on a course but he rejected it when Nzeogwu told him they planned to kill people) who said Ani was a cousin/relative to Oranmiyan... and when Oranmiyan went back to Ife, Ani also left Bini and settled in what is now Ido-Ani.
So I wonder what some people gain by revising history and falsely saying that Oba is not Yoruba or that the Ijebu are not Yoruba when even the Ijebu also claim an Ife migration!
Olu317 can give more details about this Ife-Bini history to anyone because he is a part of Ife royalty.
Bini took some rites from Ife into their Royalty and for centuries right up to the 1910s, the heads of the Obas of Bini were usually buried in Ife. These are the things that the guy who claims he is from Edo is ignorant about. I don't think there is anything to be ashamed of because even the British Royalty of today is German. King George 1 came to assume the Kingship of England and could ONLY speak German at the time!
laudate: Deportation does not destroy the credibility of anything. The UK and USA have been conducting deportations of foreigners from their soil for many years (especially Africans), but it has not affected their credibility one bit. It is this false confidence that you chaps hold on to, that amuses me.
In the past, Nigeria did not give in to your claims. Yet you chaps are cocksure that today they would sit down to discuss "Biafra/Nigeria' reltionship and the status of its citizens."Whosai?! Assumption is the mother of all fvckups. Even if they embark on such discussions, Nigeria would have the upper hand and such discussions could drag on for several years!
Diplomatic ties are not built on assumptions, illusions, blackmail, subtle manipulations or force. Like I said before, "If you want to establish diplomatic relations with another country, and that nation refuses to recognise you or to agree to establish ties with your country, what will you do?" Are you going to hold a gun to their heads to do so?
Nigeria may not deport 3 million Biafrans in one fell swoop, but they could enact laws to make it difficult, (if not nearly impossible) for Biafrans to visit or settle and do business within their borders. There is something called ease of entry and exit. And every sovereign country holds the aces in this regard.
That is why today, Botswana citizens with a valid passport do not need a visa to visit the UK, while you and I as well as citizens from over 40 other African countries, do.
^^^^ ^^^^ Wicked post... Based on international law and diplomacy.
HomepageTop Stories ‘I’ll teach you a lesson you will never forget’ — Buhari replies Obasanjo TheCable in On the GoTop Stories
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to teach ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo “and his co-travellers” a political lesson they will never forget.
In a statement which Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, issued on his behalf, Buhari accused the former president of being hostile to leaders he has no control over.
He described him as someone who lacks the moral standing to criticise his administration.
The statement was issued in response to the latest criticism of Obasanjo.
The elder statesman had alleged that Buhari was taking the country down the path of Sani Abacha, former military dictator.
Denying the allegation, Shehu said Obasanjo needed to visit his doctor for treatment.
“The sixteen-page letter the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari and released this afternoon is the last push by desperate politicians who can’t handle the President politically and have resorted to subterfuge,” the statement read.
“Our first message to the former President is that he needs a good doctor for good treatment and to say to him, ‘Get well soon’.”
“As repeatedly said of him, since Chief Obasanjo left office in 1979, he never let every succeeding leader of the country function freely, and this included the one he personally handpicked against all known rules drawn up by the party that put him in the office of the President. But Chief Obasanjo is jealous because President Buhari has more esteem than him and the sooner he learns to respect him the better.
“It is a notorious fact that in dealing with any leader that he failed to control, he resorted to these puerile attacks. As the grand patron, more correctly the grandfather of corruption as described by the National Assembly, Chief Obasanjo released today’s letter purely for the reason of rescuing his thriving corruption establishment.
The elections starting in February will be free and fair as promised the nation and the international community by President Buhari. “What Chief Obasanjo and his co-travelers in the PDP should expect is that from the outcome, we will teach them a political lesson that they will never forget. This margin will be much bigger than we had in 2015.”
He also denied the allegations of Obasanjo that the Buhari administration had started recruiting the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who would be used to rig the exercise.
“Claims that President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have embarked on the president’s “self- succession project, by recruiting collation officers who are already awarding results based on their projects to actualise the perpetuation agenda, in which the people will not matter and the votes will not count” is not only utterly false, but a copious note from the book on the failed third term agenda of President Obasanjo,” the statement read.
“As for his attacks of the administration’s records in fighting corruption, what the former President said is no more than evidence that President Buhari’s war against corruption is succeeding. They thought it is all a joke.
“A leader who took USD 16 billion “upfront” to supply electric power yet failed to add a single megawatt to the national grid and to date, there is no trace of the money is jittery that he will be called to account. He is a coward.
“This language of his 16-page letter, likening President Buhari to General Sani Abacha, a man he dreaded and the one who jailed him under military laws is most unfitting from a former President of Nigeria.
“The claim that President Buhari has put in place rigging machinery is both outlandish and outrageous. We are unable to get the words to describe a 90-year old liar, except to say that by the publication of this tissue of lies against the President, he Obasanjo, not the President will fall from everyone’s esteem.”
albaniy1: FESTUS KEYAMO DROPS THE MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS
Who are you calling dictator ?
Ex- President Obasanjo removed Senate Presidents at will, removed any opposing voice, removed Fayose for a small insult, and removed Ladoja with thugs in Ibadan. Who are you calling “DICTATOR”? BUHARI. Ex-President Obasanjo withheld Lagos State fund for 3 years, not minding how Lagosians would eat, Yaradua got there and released the fund.
NASS members were abusing President Buhari openly, messing up everything at will; Gov. Fayose has been abusing President Buhari for 4 years now. Not a single State in Nigeria has been denied their constitutional rights because of politics till date, all their funds, Paris fund and bail out, FAAC etc. But who is the DICTATOR? BUHARI.
Ex-President Jonathan ensured that NASS opposition members were locked out including Tambuwa the Speaker of the house. They had to climb gate to gain access.
Jonathan empowered OPCs in Lagos and they were destroying anything in Ikorodu to Ojota that looked like opposition party. Orga of DSS was used to invade APC secretariat, Journalist arrested and Newspapers siezed, we forgot all these….
Ekiti was militarised, Fayose was given power from Aso rock to order Military guys at will. Fayemi the incumbent at that moment was rendered powerless that he was shouting when Police commissioner was used by PDP and a guy was shot…All these videos and pictures are still here (google is your friend). But who is the dictator? BUHARI.
Ex-President Jonathan met FX+ECA at $62 billion+. He DEPLETED it to less than $30 Billion in 5 years Jonathan sold crude oil for 5 years at an average of $100 per barrel of 2.2 million daily (2010-2014). Did he add a DIME to Nigeria purse in 5 years? NO.
Buhari the ILLITERATE sold oil at an average of $50 of less than 700,000 barrel at some points because of militancy, yet had moved that FX to $47 Billion in 3 years.
Don’t say how much did he borrow if you don’t even have the figure borrowed between 2010-2015 without adding a dime to FX.
Who is the ILLITERATE? BUHARIIII. Jide Omokore, Aluko and oil goddess Alinson made an oil deal of N1 trillion and chose not to remit to Nigeria under GEJ. Did anyone raise eyebrow?
INTEL of Ex-Vice President Atiku refused to remit to Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), not until last year that “ordinary” Hadiza the NPA boss challenged INTEL and insisted the funds must be remitted.
A Christian Professor had been leading JAMB all through Obasanjo to Jonathan yet for 40 years of JAMB; only N52 Million was remitted to FG.
A Muslim Professor who was appointed just in two years of handling JAMB remitted over N15 Billion. FIFTEEN BILLION. So who is following after righteousness?
For five years of Okonjo Iweala was paying over 45,000 ghost workers unabated, yet just within 3 years, “ordinary” Kemi Adeosun removed such nonsense…I ask again who is more effective?
Ordinary Abuja metro lane took 11 years from OBJ period that he INITIATED it…Ordinary intra-city metro lane o, but President Buhari that finished is within 3 years is the failure abi?
“Which project did President Buhari INITIATE and COMPLETE in 3 years yen-yen-yen”. Mention any major project INITIATED AND COMPLETED in 3 years of Ex-President Obasanjo, or Ex-President Yar’Adua or Ex-President Jonathan?
So on what parameters are you using to judge 3 years of President Buhari INITIATING AND COMPLETING? Even PDP can’t finish their own secretariat let alone that which belong to NIGERIA.
Lagos-Ibadan road since Ex-President Obasanjo era till Ex-President Jonathan could not be finished. In 3 years of President Buhari, the road is receiving serious attention. Ask those who ply that road and those who go for Holy Ghost Congress monthly about the difference in pace of work. Wait, even Otuoke road in Bayelsa had to wait till President Buhari now starts to do the road. Who is the failure? Can it be BUHARIIII.
What about “Almajiri School in the North? WHERE exactly are these Schools SITUATED in the North? OK, show us the picture.
Emm, 2nd Niger Bridge? Lol, they completed it on the MAP, yet Fashola is on it PHYSICALLY now.
Did Buhari fail on security issue in Benue? YES. Did others before him fail on the same security issue in Benue? YESSS. So where did you get all these noise of “Fulani President” is helping herdsmen?
Who was the President during Jos crisis, herdsmen killing people in Zamfara in 2013, Odi massacre, Kaduna crisis? You think death suddenly started because President Buhari was a Fulani man? That he failed in that is one thing, but that YOU are making a narrative of “Fulani President” is giving herdsmen power is funny.
January 1, 2018 in Omoku, Rivers State, Christians were coming from Church; cultists from the South South killed their own people. You know why there was no serious noise by CAN and you? You could not link it to President Buhari’s herdsmen or Fulani herdsmen. The same WIKE that did not drop a million to support the families of those bereaved in his constituency (State) went to Benue State to donate N20 Milliion and you hailed him
Kidnapping of School children in Lagos; Badoo issue in Lagos; Crisis in Kaduna. Who did you call on? Ambode the Governor of Lagos and El-Rufai of Kaduna. When crisis happened in River State and Benue State, who did you shout about? President Buhari the herdsmen. What about your Bishops, Pastors and Imans that made Aso Rock their abode between 2010-2015? What did they negotiate for the body of Christ or common citizens? Yes, they got their jets; they got waivers and Universities all PERSONAL. Now that the tap to fuel their jets and lifestyles had stopped, all they tell you from the pulpit is “LIES and Prophelying“. Your anointed ones keep saying ANNOYING THINGS, yet you can’t query their lies?
Wait, I remember again your problem with President Buhari fighting corruption selectively. So, mention ONE name among those in EFCC case without a case to defend. If your hero Presidents had fought corruption with one leg, by now shebi it is the second leg that President Buhari will be fighting.
So what is your problem with the corrupt facing the music? Oh, how about blablablabla. If President Buhari did not catch them, somebody else will. But stop crying in defence of the corrupt being asked to face the music. If your uncle is corrupt, tell him to face it, and stop shouting how about other thieves.
I know you lost your job because Ex- President Jonathan lost out and your job with Mama Patience was terminated. But stop using your personal loss as a yardstick for Buhari’s achievement.
Under your hero, several young Nigerians were SCAMMED by Boro collecting money from them for Job, in the process killing many young Nigerians. Ex-President Jonathan cannot even sack him. So what do you want the families of those who died when Ex-President Jonathan scammed them of Jobs to do? Stop crying and face life.
For your information, all those lies about “hidden agenda” can only fly on you because they know you are biblically illiterate. I even saw somebody hailing Femi-Fani Kayode for being the voice for the Church. Haaaaaa, abomination. Abeg make I stop, come dey collect your abuses in packs. After all your abuse, na President Buhari I go still vote for. #
Festus Keyamo SAN
#ISTANDWITHBUHARI2019 WE STAND WITH A MAN OF HONOR, CHARACTER.
Festus Keyamo is a classic any day! Happy 49th birthday to him!
PrettyCrystal: According to reports, the wanted man who stole three Dell Laptops last week at Computer Village in Ikeja area of Lagos, has been apprehended.
It was gathered that the suspect was caught within the market (probably for another operation) and handed over to the police for further interrogation.
A twitter user had previously shared pictures of the man who stole the units of laptops in his store as a manhunt was launched both online and offline to catch him.
He was beaten and dealt with by those who nabbed him before he was handed over to the police.
Twitter user Okere Franklin shared a footage of the suspect and wrote: "The thief who came into my store to steal three units of Dell Laptops was apprehended within the market. He has been handed over to the police for questioning".
Olorogun Festus Egwarewa Adeniyi Keyamo is 49 years old today. Born to Nigerian parents of Urhobo ancestry [from Effurun, Warri, in Delta State] and a Yoruba mother [from Ilaro in Ogun State] on 21st January, 1970. Congratulations to one of the brightest, very intelligent, indefatigable and articulate lawyers... and wish him the BEST in the legal and political space in Nigeria and beyond!
Here's a message from Garba Shehu RETWEETED today on @FKEYAMO'S Verified TWITTER account:
@GarShehu
“As you apply these qualities in helping to CHANGE this nation through our campaigns, I pray that God Almighty will continue to bless you and grant you long life and good health.” He wished Keyamo a Happy Birthday.
Known for Legal activism, he was approved as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria on (06 July 2017). Festus Keyamo (born 21 January 1970) is a Nigerian lawyer - a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, social crusader, critic, columnist and human rights activist. He was named by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), Nigeria in July 2017 as one of the outstanding Nigerian lawyers to be awarded the rank of SAN.
Keyamo and others named on the 2017 SAN-list were inaugurated into the elevated league of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) in September 2017. In 2017, Keyamo was also awarded the Global Human Rights Award by the United States Global Leadership Council in Washington for his efforts over the years in respect of protection and promotion of human rights and the crusade for accountable governments in Nigeria. In April, 2018, Keyamo was appointed as the Director of Strategic Communications (Official Spokesperson) of the 2019 re-election bid of the President of Nigeria.
Early life He was born on January 21, 1970 at Ughelli, a town in Delta State southern Nigeria but his father hails from Effurun, a city in Delta. Keyamo had his primary education at Model Primary School and secondary education at Government College, Ughelli, where he obtained the West African School Certificate in 1986. He later proceeded to Ambrose Alli University at Ekpoma, in Edo State southern Nigeria where he received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1992 and was called to the Nigerian Bar on December 1993.
Giftedhand92: The ANN Presidential candidate, Fela Durotoye have come under serious attack by internet users for describing his running mate as a “beautiful and delectable” lady during last night's Presidential Debate at Transcorp Hilton Hotels Abuja.
Fela Durotoye have received backlash for doing such thing despite it's just a compliment. Many who read meaning into the statement, tagged all Nigerian politicians the same.
^^^^^ ^^^^^ ... When I heard him say those comments... I knew he would receive some FLAKS especially from the region where his running mate comes from. They are conservative in the North and the highly educated men and women from the North are VERY careful NOT to cross the social and religious line.
For instance, you don't as a man shake muslim women or hug them in the North or anywhere in the muslim world. If you stretch out your hand for a hand shake... they will tell you bluntly that their religion forbids it. I have witnessed this before in the North.
So... next time, Fela Durotoye and other men must be conversant with this social etiquette so you don't get embarrassed.
maasoap: May be we're indirectly voting for Osinbajo
^^^^ ... I like your reference to Osinbajo... subconsciously many are rooting for APC because of him as I find him to be the BEST VP Nigeria has ever had since 1979!
OK... Even if PMB has dementia, there is a cure for that NOW. Parkinsons and Alzheimers also have treatments/cures now and these slip of tongues can happen to anyone - both young and old.
I think it is ridiculous for Prof. Kperogi and others to be gloating that PMB has dementia.
Thank goodness there are treatments for that now which President Buhari or ANYONE can go for if that is exactly what is going on.
I have also had some slip of tongues in the past due to "low energy levels" from NOT sleeping well and even from an illness such as fever.
I wonder what kind of WICKED PERSON KPEROGI is... imagine gloating over the FACT that a 76 year-old had a slip of tongue and calling it dementia.
I have always insisted since reading his hate speeches and personal attacks on people 3 years ago that Kperogi LACKS emotional intelligence!
exlinkleads: Nigerians were greeted with unfamiliar face yesterday, Saturday 19th January, 2019 as 2019 Presidential Debate took place in Transcorp Hiltop, FCT Abuja which not surprising though, President Buhari of the ruling APC and Presidential aspirant of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar boycotted.
The unfamiliar face is the anchor of the presidential debate. He is Mark Eddo!
According to his bio, he is an international journalist and CEO of Mark Eddo Media Ltd. Mark is the son of a Nigerian engineer and a British nurse and according to reports, he grew up in both Lagos and London.
Between 2006 and 2009 Mark was the Senior Correspondent Business and Economics for ITV News in London. On most week nights Mark joined Sir Trevor Macdonald on the News at Ten and kept ITV’s 5 million regular viewers informed on all the major business stories.
Before ITN, Mark spent 4 years working as a presenter and reporter at the BBC in London. He regularly hosted ‘World Business Report’ on BBC World. Mark provided BBC reports from Asia, South Africa, the USA and the Middle East. Until March 2012, he continued to work for the BBC as the roving reporter for BBC World’s Africa Business Report. Mark has also reported for Al Jazeera, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC in San Francisco and The Wall Street Journal TV in New York.
Mark is a respected public speaker who has moderated many major international business events such as the United Nations Habitat conference in Naples and Kigali and Economist Magazine Conferences in Abuja, Lagos and Addis Ababa.
^^^^^ ^^^^^ Not necessarily by rigging... the NW, SW NE, and a part of NC [Niger, Kwara, Nassarawa] have the highest votes locked down for PMB and Atiku to share in different percentages but PMB will hold sway in these areas based on past voting demographics.
Eberex: OH, SO HE HAS STRENGTH TO TRAVEL, BUT TO GO TO ORDINARY DEBATE HE CANNOT HAVE STRENGTH.
^^^^^ ^^^^^
Forget about debates... they have NEVER counted in Nigerian Presidential elections. Most of the masses don't even have TV to watch debates, and they constitute the majority of voters with PVCs in Nigeria.
It is the elite and the middle class who watch these debates that end up NOT voting on election day especially in the South of Nigeria. They are the ones who love to clap to every BIG ENGLISH debaters say on TV but they constitute a smaller number of voters.
Atiku who did not come for the debate proper will even get more votes that Fela Durotoye, Ezekwesili, and Moghalu combined.
The Northerners are even more enthusiastic and savvy about voting. PMB will win this election based on existing projects his government has finished in less than 4 years. On the day of the debate, he commisioned the new Baro River Port in Niger State. Performance WILL BE more POWERFUL than any debate on TV!
^^^^^ Nigeria Airforce 1!... Last time in 2015 when PMB landed in Maiduguri, the crowd was massive and he couldn't even speak to the massive crowd. They were just contented to see him.
PMB will be re-elected based on credible indices and political demographics on the ground.
Some people are making an issue out of PMB and Atiku not attending the so-called debate... but in Nigeria Presidential Debates DO NOT get YOU the presidency or governorship most of the time.
In Ekiti, the APC and the PDP candidates did NOT attend the 2018 Governorship debate organised by TVC Ado-Ekiti, yet APC and PDP had the highest votes. Subconciously, people gravitate towards the bigger parties in that Nigeria.
Why is this so?
Because the majority of the voters in Nigeria are not TV wachers and there are more people in the rural and suburban areas who have their PVCs already.
A lot of elite and middle-class especially in the South of Nigeria unfortunately do NOT vote regularly, but are busy clapping for contestants in a so-called Presidential Debate on TV.
Presidential Debates are just one of the ways of ENGAGING the citizens around the world in democratic settings. THERE are other methods of reaching the masses directly which are more efficient. We have Town Hall meetings which PMB had on 16th of January 2019 in Abuja and was broadcast live on TV and the Internet.
"Nigerian Presidential Debate 18/3/11 Part 1" Video of BUHARI IN 2011 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON NN24 www.youtube.ng/watch?v=yDAyUYcmudc Mar 19, 2011 - Uploaded by Kayode Ogundamisi
"Nigerian 2011 Presidential Debate Edited Full Version"
I can say that Atiku Abubakar will have MORE votes than Fela Durotoye, Ezekwesili and Moghalu COMBINED in this election because of the demographic distribution of voters with PVCs especially in the North. UNTIL those small parties' candidates put their egos aside and merge... they CANNOT WIN Presidential elections in Nigeria!
PMB will get higher votes than Atiku. Even the day PMB missed the debate, he was commisioning the new Baro River Port in Niger State which is a good campaign material for him and APC. He has the power of incumbency and projects that his government has completed or is about to complete in JUST under 4 years.
adebuk47: The Olota of Ota Kingdom, Oba Adeyemi Obalanlege, has decried the alleged marginalisation of Awori people in Lagos State by the ruling All Progressives Congress-led government.
The monarch said Awori people had been neglected by the APC government in the sharing of political positions while non-indigenes were placed far above them.
Speaking in an interview on Friday, Oba Obalanlege threatened to mobilise the Awori to vote against the APC candidates if the alleged marginalisation was not addressed.
The monarch, who said the Awori in Lagos State as well as those in Ogun State were his subjects, stated that the leadership of the ruling party in Lagos State must give the neglected indigenes a strong commitment to address the issue without delay.
He said, “Historically, when you look at the axis of the South-West, I mean from Ota to Igbesa, Agbara and Lagos, the area belongs to the Awori; there is no contest about that. But the problem now is that the Awori are being marginalised politically. When you look at it, we used to have the deputy governornorship position and a representative in the Senate. But looking at those contesting within the APC in Lagos in the coming elections, none of them is Awori. Not minding that Awori people are in Ogun State, we own Lagos State. My parents sold the land where Ray Power is built in Lagos.
“Despite our stake in Lagos, we are being margianlised. But if nothing is done, or there is no major promise from the APC to address this, I will call on all Awori not to vote for the major party and I want the leadership of the party to see the power of Awori.
“If there is no major statement concerning what the APC has for Awori people, we will not vote for the party; and let us wait and see the consequences of that.
“You cannot come to a people’s ancestral land and still deny them of everything including political power. How do they expect Awori people to feel? Most of these people came from outside Lagos. You cannot come from a faraway place and marginalise us and expect us not to react. I want the APC to look into that.” source:https://thebiggestgists..com/2019/01/olota-threatens-to-mobilise-awori.html cc lalasticala
^^^^ ^^^^ But Senator Olamilekan Yayi who is a Chartered Accountant is an Awori-Yoruba representing a constituency in Lagos State at the Senate.
By the way, I thought Babajide Sanwo-Olu is from Lagos Island... hence an Awori indigene?
I know that Obafemi Hamzat's father is an Oba in Ogun State and hence Obafemi is a Prince.
Aworis also came from Ife in OSUN State so I wonder what the chap who posted a message above is saying about Asiwaju Bola TINUBU coming from Osun. Asiwaju Bola TINUBU was adopted by Alhaja Abibat Mogaji who is from Lagos Island and hence Bola is from Lagos Island as well. The Oba of Lagos is also very close to the Tinubus so I don't get the point of all those shouting that somebody should go back to Osun.
Most people of Yoruba ancestry in Nigeria - South West, Kwara and Kogi in North Central, Usen/Egbeta etc in Edo State, Ugborodo[Escravos]/Itsekiri in Delta State, Benin Republic, Togo and parts of Ghana, have their migratory roots in Osun so will you say that everybody should go back to Osun? It makes no sense!
PS: APC should however do whatever corrections to appease the Awori-Yorubas in 17 LGAs out of 20 in Lagos State and Ijebu-Yorubas of Ikorodu LGA, Epe LGA, Ibeju - Lekki LGA who are the real indigenes of Lagos State if there is any need to.
MhizSylvia: Over the time, I have noticed that guys who come after endowed ladies are after them for sex and Not for a serious relationship, is it a crime to be endowed?
^^^^^ ^^^^^ ... Not really true!
If YOU are endowed like in the picture below... and are intelligent and do NOT cheapen yourself, but carry yourself with dignity... NO man will want to use and DUMP YOU!
14Ebiscoo: The Buhari Campaign on Friday accused the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign, Dr. Bukola Saraki, of resorting “to baseless campaign of calumny” directed at the person of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Dr. Bukola Saraki’s resort to poorly choreographed and worn-out political brinksmanship is fueled by the obvious absence of any credible agenda or bearing to present to Nigerians in their campaigns.
“In clear demonstration of hallucination with figures, Dr. Bukola Saraki claimed, in an interview with Channels Television a few days ago, that Nigeria's petrol consumption is about 20-22 million Iitres per day and that the current import level of about 50 million litres is a scam and fraudulent,” Festus Keyamo, SAN, Director, Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council (Official Spokesperson), said in a statement.
According to Keyamo, “the same Dr. Bukola Saraki was in the 7th Senate and knows very well that in 2014 and part of 2015, the PDP Government that was in power was reporting to Nigerians daily PMS consumption of 35-40 million litres per day. (In January, 2014 for example, the average monthly consumption was 38 million Iitres per day. By January, 2015 under the same government of PDP, they reported 36 milIion Iitres per day and March 2015, the daily consumption reported by PDP government was 45 million Iitres per day, whilst importing at levels above 80 million litres per day).
“Strangely, years later, the PDP Campaign DG is peddling a phantom fuel consumption figure of 20-22 million litres per day.
“The PDP Chief Campaigner discountenanced the obvious fact that within the last three years of the current administration, the Nigerian economy that PDP left in comatose has been jump-started to vibrancy leading to remarkable changes in energy consumption needs and patterns.
“The allegation that the national oil company prevailed on Mr. President not to seek appropriation for subsidy and to rather treat it as cost under-recovery is not only laughable and mischievous, but it is a blatant lie.”
Continuing, Keyamo said: “Verifiable records indicate that NNPC has never claimed subsidy payment from any government in its history of operation. All NNPC’s transactions in this regard have been treated as product costs under-recovery.
“The Corporation, like any other business entity, does its business and recovers its cost from its revenues.
“It is instructive to note that in his rush to indict the NNPC and the President, willy-nilly, Dr. Bukola Saraki forgot that a Senate Committee was set up by him to investigate the intervention of NNPC in PMS imports.
“The mandate of the Committee includes volumes, costs and any associated under-recoveries. The big question remains; why would he not wait for the outcome of the Committee he set up to investigate the matter? Is it because he believes the outcome of his Committee will not satisfy his predetermined mindset?
“Nigerians should therefore ignore the tantrums of Dr. Bukola Saraki as it concern the oil and gas sector.”
WORLDPEACE: Dog is a delicacy in a few other places. Calabar people are just unfortunate to be flag bearers, lol. Among Yorubas it's the Ondo people that get the sticker but they are not the only ones that eat it. To Muslims eating dogs is considered unclean.
Traditionally, male Yorubas prostrate while females kneel to greet elders. These days men just bow and women bend their knees. Google the controversial image of Theresa may genuflecting to the queen of England to understand how women greet their elders in Yoruba land. Of course not with a hand shake as in the picture. It is not seen as respectful to most Yoruba elders for a younger person to extend their hand first for a handshake. They expect you to wait for them to do so first . Although, you should be the first to greet when you meet an elder. Lagos is cosmopolitan so you may choose to or not to genuflect. What I think is generally acceptable is to add "sir" and "ma" when you greet them and just generally be courteous in the European or American sense.
I was raised in Abuja but I am from and had my university education in the west. In Abuja, after English and pidgin English, the most spoken language is Hausa. Although it is our capital city, it is geographically northern. All the sates surrounding it are geo-politically northern sates.
However, it is the most truly Nigerian city in the country as virtually every group is very well represented. Before it became our capital, government starting from the '80s, began relocating civil servants from every state of the country to work here. So the city has maintained that national character ever since. I wish every place in the country were like Abuja in the way you have a mix of every group.
There are too many tribes to talk about. Here are some dominant ones and the regions they live. These are according to their geopolitical zones.
South-South Ikwere (linguistically classified as igboid) Izon or Ijaw Edo Urhobo Itsekiri (linguistically classified as Yoruboid)
North-central Nupe Igala (linguitically classified as Yoruboid) Gbagyi Igbira
North-east Kanuri Jukun
Each one of these groups have their unique identities culture and languages separate from the three major languages.
Toks2008: At first i thought it was a frenzy that is unfounded but day by day we read of how men were nabbed with different pants for ritual purposes.
It is therefore very sacrosanct for ladies to guard against this barbaric practice.In my opinion i believe these 5 measures will go a long way to guard their pants.
1.Ladies should stop wearing pants to visit their men.
2.If you are in that time of the month don't visit any man.
3.Reduce the number of your pants to the number you can remember and if you must dispose any please Burn them.
4.If you wash your pant, monitor it keenly or use drier if you have one to make it dry fast and buy pants with fast dry fabrics.
5.Do a due diligence daily on your pants by counting them every night. If you find any missing and can't find it just look for anointing oil and anoint your .... while you make BACK TO SENDER prayer with one day dry fasting.
6.Don't trust anyone with your pants..even your female friends.
7.This is not endemic to Nigeria alone so ladies should guard their pants regardless of the country you reside.
8.Make sure you know the root source of your man's income and avoid dating fraudulent men.
Please add yours to help our ladies against these mad predators.
Mintum: Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife and Spiritual Head of the Yoruba race worldwide, has taken part in the Oshoosi Festival 2019 in Ife.
The highly respected monarch, participated in the Oshoosi Festival yesterday, January 18th and photos have emerged from the event.
The Oshoosi is a deity believed to be the father of philanthropy and religious congregation for purity and sanity in Yoruba land. The festival is always held to honor Oshoosi and pray to him.
SternProphet: Buhari has SW, NW, NE and parts of SS on lock down.
More than 28 governors are for Buhari. Governors make elections happen.
In Lagos, I have noticed some reaction against Buhari. They actually blame him unfairly for the problems PDP caused and the tough measures required to solve them like Naira partial floating, and fuel price. However, Buhari wins Lagos and most of SW by a landslide. The people love his integrity and SW is made up of semi rural living areas where they traditionally vote for Buhari. Not everybody is a salary earner taking BET everyday. Buhari has raised an army of 12million farmers in SW, SE and NC.
NE, Atiku will lose Borno, Adamawa. C.Rivers/ Akwa Ibom, Buhari will beat Atiku hands down because of some tribal issues.
NW, you dont win the Presidency without NW. Buhari rules here. Tambuwal did not win nomination. He won't be so strong for Atiku. Buhari has Ganduje, Shekarau and most of Kwankwasiya with Kwankwaso losing nomination in KANO.
This is a LIE about GEJ losing due to conspiracy theory. The truth is that Nigerians were under hardship as well during this high oil price era of GEJ. It was the practical reality of day to day suffering that did GEJ in ...not propaganda. So the current suffering is well recognized as coming from that era.
Buhari regime has had to implement necessary painful measures to revamp the economy. No intelligent person thought it was going to be easy to restructure the economy. The danger of going back to PDP is they 2ill try to bribe Nigweins and reverse some things which will increase inflation and make Naira valueless or liberalize imports and destroy the exchange rate
Culture › Re: The British-Ijebu War Of 1892 (The Battle Of Imagbon) by Konquest: 6:03am On Jan 22, 2019
Even if they embark on such discussions, Nigeria would have the upper hand and such discussions could drag on for several years! 
