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BALLOSKI:
Check this Map, and you'd see that the SE is just a little bigger than Igala land.

Hehehe.... true, this map suggests that some SE states are even smaller than Igala land.

fratermathy:
I don't care about the HATE you've spewed or will continue to regurgitate from your hate-filled mind. I only admonish you NOT to bring in ISOKO to it. What is so hard in saying:

"Hi everyone. My name is Ewoma and I support Biafra!"

From the name, "Ewoma", people will know you are Isoko and yet you have not brought Isoko into YOUR personal beliefs. Afterall I have met Yoruba and Hausa Biafran sympathisers many a time but their convictions are purely PERSONAL!

That is all I ask you today. Stop foregrounding Isoko in your hate propaganda. You can certainly hate Arewa and Oodua, and buttlick Igbo (the triad that marginalises us all) without dragging Isoko directly into it. What's with the "Isoko1stson", then "I am Isoko, I am Biafran"? Only to start manifesting symptoms of IPOB fever on your comments.

Oza, warn yourself now or face the consequences! Me tota me nurhe o!!!

Ignore that joker. He is only Isoko in name only. Or just an imposter pretending to be Isoko. Either way, he has been brainwashed by the IPOB hype, and is unable to separate fact from fiction. When the chickens come home to roost, that is when he will remember his roots and retrace his steps. Those who do not learn from the past, are condemned to repeat it, in the words of George Santayana.

Afterall everyone knows how the non-Igbo minorities were treated by Biafrans during the civil war. Just leave am. Im eye go soon clear.

Omaricha166:
Afonjas nd their stupidity, how can u be playing a yoruba music in an Igbo ceremony,
gosh! Yorubas nd hausa/fulani are hypocris in nature

You are just like your brother Nnamdi Kanu. You do not think before you spew out your verbal rubbish.

paramakina202:
I need video evidence not epistle .
Post a video where Yorubas invited Igbo highlife band to play in Yoruba Owambe.

Well, I wish I had known that this topic would come up for discussion. Maybe I would have made a video recording of an event I attended last week. I went to a traditional introduction party held for a Yoruba couple recently and guess what song the bride chose to herald her entry into the hall? It was a gospel song titled Igwe sung by Midnight Crew which was led by Pat Uwaje -King.

Igwe is an Igbo gospel track that is quite popular in a lot of churches today.

hornyofife:
then show me where IPOB as an organization have insulted the yorubas as a whole and not some fabricated jargon from Facebook accounts which is not verified.

show me media quotes, video or voice proof?...am waiting

Oh you were not in Nigeria when the director of IPOB called Kanu was giving all his inciting hate filled speeches on Radio Biafra and his IPOBian supporters were calling in to agree with his comments, and pour further invectives on other ethnic groups? Or you have not read all the hate-filled comments from the IPOB crew on their facebook pages and other social media platforms?

CaptainG00D:
I thought i was chattting with a reasonable fellow.
Bye.

Na you sabi.

CaptainG00D:
Is this not hypocrisy from u?.
And what about u saying he is hiding.. do u have concrete proof.
then tell us where he is hiding.

I said there is high chance he is dead.. based on the situation surrounding the incident.

Nope. The whole hypocrisy is oozing from your end. There is no proof to show that Kanu is dead, yet you keep insisting that he is not likely to be alive. Are you wishing him evil? A lot of people ran away from the scene of the conflict, when the army unleashed their Operation Python dance. So there is a high probability that Kanu also ran away to save his skin, and he is somewhere in hiding. Now, until you can provide solid incontrovertible proof, to counter these points... I suggest you just negodu!

hornyofife:
IPOB never insulted the yorubas, it is Nnamdi Kanu who only attacked yoruba E-rats and igbos who attend yoruba churches.....

there is a difference between IPOB and nnamdi Kanu, unfortunately Nnamdi Kanu is the face of IPOB but IPOB is bigger than Nnamdi Kanu.

i guess they are about to adopt a new strategy, seeing some of nnamdi kanu's mistakes in the past. But one must give to Nnamdi Kanu to have taken IPOB this far and his place in History is sure.

Ehn? O si gini?! IPOB never insulted the .... what? O̱ asi. Wait first, let me spread my mat very well, make I siddon for this corner dey listen to your tales by moonlight. Wey those Yoruba people, sef? Make una come hear dis new 'tory wey dem yarn for here.

IkpuMmiri:
“With this, IPOB worldwide will remain steadfast and committed to the pursuit of the finest ideals of liberation to set free all oppressed and marginalized people in Nigeria and beyond.

Very funny! Have you people set your own selves free first, before talking about freeing 'free all oppressed and marginalized people in Nigeria and beyond?'

CaptainG00D:
Kanu is dead!... there is a high chance he aint living.
He was in that house before they invaded it.
And there is no way he would espcape.
If at all he is alive(which i doubt) then he is in army custody.

Stop peddling such stories. Before you can say a person is dead, you must have seen his body, not so? Have you seen Kanu's body?

CaptainG00D:
U people dont think at all...
How can u use death as propaganda..
DEATH is the last thing on earth u can use as propaganda..
Becoz it will neva work... where is the person gonna hide?. And for how long?

U people shoild naking use of common sense God gave u

Is either kanu has been been killed or he is army custody.
And i fear for the earlier.

Don't worry - Kanu is in good health. He is just in hiding! Just think deeply.... he will soon come out of hiding, when the whole dust settles and he feels his safety is no longer an issue.

clarocuzioo:
Sincerely you are a pathological liar just like ur paymasters, I have never called for Biafra, I have always clamoured for restructuring, I have always called for fairness to all, equity and Justice as that's the only thing that can guarantee peace and unity , give me a prove where I called for Biafra.
I am not surprised because the only thing you and your paymasters knows how to do best is propaganda.

Maka gini? Guy, why are you getting worked up? Weren't you in town when your brother Nnamdi Kanu was saying "Biafra or death?" Aren't you one of those supporters who cheered him on? If you have never supported the call for Biafra, then just say so quietly instead of spewing forth insults like a retar'ded puppet. So now that you have embraced restructuring on your own, what happens next if Kanu resurfaces and insists on actualising Biafra? Will you jettison the call for restructuring? Let us know. A simple 'Yes' or 'No' would do. No need for tantrums.

RomeSankara:
He didn't abandon any ship , he was killed and his body hidden by those who killed him

Hehehehe..... is that the new kite of propaganda that you chaps have decided to fly online?

sarrki:
Uncle just hearing the emboldened for the first time

Wonders shall never end

Don't mind dem. If this so-called 'CIPOB' decides to copy Kanu's modus operandi, it shall be proscribed as well....

They are free to continue choosing any name that catches their fancy, in a bid to continue drawing attention to their cause. And the courts are free to continue banning them, on the instructions of the federal govt., if they step out of line. Chikena!

clarocuzioo:
I laugh at your ineptude and myopic nature, you forgot that this has moved from agitation to ideology, some people call it a movement, it's all a thing of the mind, if the present day govt have succeeded in proscribing IPOB, did it not occurred to your small brain that they can decided to re-brand with a different name like CIPOB, IPOBS, BOIP etc, make some adjustments especially with their modus operandi, and also learning from their mistakes, and, boom, the agitation continues. They have over a million names to choose to operate with. The simple solution to all these is to restructure, and then everybody will feel equally represented in the governance of our great Nation Nigeria, not the python dancing.

Oh, you don't want Biafra republic, anymore? You have now changed your tune, and are willing to settle for restructuring??

BabaRamota1980:
See how quick the financiers of Kanu and IPOB were trailed. Good job!

Should we not even deploy same intelligence team to assist unravel the bokoharam financiers, and those who fund ammunition for fulani herdsmen.

Exactly!!

Nono21:
We have 2B/R and 3B/R, lemon garden estate to karshi express is just 2minute drive and from the city centre is 30minute drive but with the new road it will be lesser than that. Thanks

What kind of title does the property have? How much does each of them cost?

Nono21:
Don't wait to buy a property, buy a property and wait. GreatVision says so!

What kind of a post is this? You did not provide any information about the size of the property, what kind of title deeds exist on the property, its distance from the Abuja city centre, major landmarks in the area, its accessibility from the main road?? And you expect people to take you seriously?

staytravel:
To be honest, what have the Igala people have to say now?
Exactly. It's as bad as the Danes claiming to rule over the east of Britian.
But then the British Empire happened.
Onye berebe.

Yes, the British Empire happened, but it has still not obliterated the historical antecedents of the Danes. Their history is still taught in many schools abroad. I am just curious about one thing, though. Is 'onye eberibe' your new middle name? Tell us, o!

Desyner:
Do what silly Maths? Listen to yourself. How many rural communities are electrified? Please make sense.

Again, you have contradicted yourself. Were you not the one who said that generator salesmen and repairers with 4-litre gallons abound in the rural areas? Your words were: "You tell me whether all the generator salesmen, gen repairers and 4 liters gallon in rural areas are part of nollywood movie." You are saying the rural areas do not have electricity, but they have generators, right?

Babalegba:
This thread should be on the front page. I never knew ibos were dominated by the igala people in the years gone by.They were supreme cowards who couldn't defend their territories and probably won the Nsukka conflict by excessive breeding to outnumber the gallant igala soldiers

There is still more to learn about that aspect of history. The Igala conquered quite a number of northern Igbo towns. Are you even aware that Asaba people descended from an Igala warrior Prince?

Desyner:
Ha ha ha . . . dumb guess.
You tell me whether all the generator salemen, gen repairers and 4 liters gallon in rural areas are part of nollywood movie. Dumb statement.
Or all the businessmen (printing press) who bypass electricity in urban areas don't have generator. Maybe you expect communities yet to be electrified to have lots of gen owners.

Oh, how many generator salesmen and repairers are in every local govt in Nigeria? Just because they are clustered within the state capitals or cities does not mean they exist in every town, village, hamlet or street within Nigeria. Do the maths. How many rural areas have you visited in every part of Nigeria?

Pls try to stop contradicting yourself. In one breath, you claim that poor people cannot afford to pay for power supply, like you did in your last post. In another breath, you are trying to justify the preponderance of generators, by claiming there are lots of generator salesmen and repairers in rural areas, in a bid to make it seem as if most Nigerians in rural areas already have a generator, which is why such huge numbers of generator salesmen and repairers exist. Which one are we to believe? Like I asked you before "how many rural areas in Nigeria have you visited before? "

Desyner:
You really expect people who can't afford food, medication etc to pay 24/kwh for power easily. I taya 4 u.

Obviously you did not understand the point I was trying to make. Pls go back and read all my posts on this thread with an open mind. Where did I say people who cannot afford food and medication should pay 24/kilowatt for electricity?

Desyner:
Oga Nigerians aren't too poor. They may be too stingy? Too Lazy in understanding, but poor is far from it. Can a people who spend 4-5 times the PHCN cost to generate their own power be too poor to pay PHCN rate with even 50% increase? Never.

Let me guess, you conducted a census across the length and breadth of Nigeria, to ascertain the proportion of rich Nigerians vs poor Nigerians and to determine the exact numbers of Nigerians that can afford to own and run a generator before you arrived at this submission?

trillville:
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I didn't say people are not using generators. I asked what percent of people are using generators. If I were to guess, I would say 30 percent of lagosians can afford to use generators for 16 hours everyday. What percent of people do you think can afford this in Kogi?

You are even talking about Kogi. What about areas outside the capitals in places like Kwara, Osun, Taraba, Kebbi, Ebonyi etc.? Once you step outside the state capitals, and take a trip down to other local govt areas, you would be amazed at the level of poverty and lack of infrastructure that dot those places. How many of the residents in such places can afford or even use generators? The few who even do so, might rent an I-better-pass-my-neighbour genset and limit their usage to 2 or 3 times per week, for less than 4 hours per day.

People should stop using Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Abuja, Onitsha, Ibadan as a yardstick to gauge the state of affairs in every other part of Nigeria.

trillville:
omohayek and laudate.
Both of you have properly identified the key constraints facing the development of electricity in Nigeria. production of electricity is priced in USD and sales of electricity is in naira so electricity prices are not cost effective making the industry unattractive to investors and the Nigerian populace being too poor to afford to pay current prices not to talk about the true market price for electricity.

what you both fail at is stating the solution to our problem, MAKE THE NIGERIAN POPULACE RICHER. if the populace were richer, they would easily be able to pay for increased electricity prices. This is what MUST happen before Nigeria gets sufficient power. with the way our political class act, I would say Nigeria is not going to get stable electricity in the next 1 hundred years.

Governor Peter Obi in an interview ( https://www.nairaland.com/4073835/peter-obi-biafra-ipob-agitation ) stated that "In 1980, the GDP of China was $341billion. The GDP of Nigeria, your country was $143 billion. So, you can say that China was twice bigger than Nigeria. In terms of savings, Nigeria had in 1980 $10.5 billion and China had $10 billion. In terms of per capita, Nigeria was $870; China was $193. Today, China’s GDP is $12 trillion; thirty times bigger than ours. China’s savings that was $10 billion is now $3 trillion. Somebody you were four times better than before has moved miles ahead of you, that is our crisis today. That is why the agitation is ongoing. It’s a simple thing. It’s the economy.

I can go on and on and show you. South Korea’s savings alone was $3 billion when we had $10.5 billion. Today, they have $365 billion and we have $30 billion. I can go on and show you Indonesia, Thailand. Thailand was $5 billion when we had $10 billion. So, why don’t we take the right steps and do the right things? The cost of our governance is unacceptable."

The only times in my lifetime the naira appreciated against the USD was during Obasanjo's tenure and the beginning of Yaradua's tenure. Both men were able to make Nigerians richer by saving money in our foreign reserves enabling them to raise the value of the naira. Both men were also fortunate to rule at a time of rising Crude oil price.

Until our leaders become serious about managing our macroeconomy, Nigeria is going nowhere.

Thanks for sharing. This is very enlightening.

This girl is hopelessly hopeless. Was she not the same one that Kevin Hart was dating, when he was still married to his first wife? Did he not cheat on his first wife with her, before that marriage broke down due to their affair, and Hart now ended up marrying her? Karma has taken its' course. Now she is whining and seeking for people to pity her. Nansense!

Dexter247:
Why are you all sounding like Tstv's only intention is to take on Dstv.. can't they just operate like AcTv (launched in 2015), CTL, DaarSat, MetrodigitalTv etc.

Metrodigital Tv has all bein channels and has been operating for 4 years now.
Their sub is cheap too, only 3,300 or thereabout.

Tstv is here to stay.

Is DaarSat still operating??

ankpaa:
Igbo people are the chest beaters , those Igbos that are ignorant of this significant part of their background we have to highlight it. This topic came out as a result of your persistent tagging Minorities as slaves of Hausa/Fulanis, calling us Oyi Hausa and all that.

My brother, it is not all Igbo people that are like that. It is just a cross-section of the IPOB keyboard warriors on NL that like to misyarn and recite crap whenever they run out of facts to make a point. Don't mind those IPOB efulefu ..... hehehe! This aspect of their history you have highlighted is causing them pain! Just pity them.

omohayek:
All I see here is sentimental pabulum. Please put aside all the empty verbiage and explain to me how you expect the power companies to draw billions of USD in new investment even while they aren't able to cover their present running costs. Tell us all how you expect them to recover what they pay for the equipment they import, the fuel they buy, the employees they hire, their insurance, their leasing costs, etc. Kindly lay out for us how they will convince international bondholders, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds that they should lay aside basic questions of profit and loss or ROI, just so they can give out their money for the GENCOs and DISCOs to act as loss-making charities on the behalf of you and other Nigerians who feel entitled to cheap power.

Anybody can spit out tons of empty words about "waste", "luxuries" or other heart-tugging, emotional terms that appeal to unreasoned sentiment. Until you give convincing, P&L based answers to the simple questions I've asked you, nothing else you have to say on this topic will be worth taking seriously.

Oga, I never invited you to take me seriously or not. When did I extend that invitation? That is your own prerogative. In the same way, I have the right to share my own observations about a subject freely, on a forum that is considered public domain. I have made my own observations, and you do not have to agree with them. The fact that you don't, does not render my viewpoint invalid. Call it 'sentimental' whatever, that is your own business.

The GENCOs, DISCOs etc., have never provided an open realistic template of what makes up their cost profile. They keep talking about some ephemeral figures plucked from thin air. Everyone knows the waste and losses that run unchecked through their system. All I know is that in an economy like Nigeria, increasing electricity tariff for unstable power supply to match the exchange rate of the US dollar, is a recipe for chaos. All the grammar in the world is not going to change that, no matter how unpalatable it sounds to the investment bankers of the West, and the Chase Manhattan financiers. End of story.

BALLOSKI:
I didn't say I'm igala.

I went there, I heard market days like eke, afor , ukwo, ede, etc, something I heard in Ibo land. This goes to show the cultural linkage. The igala land I traversed last time is big enough for them not to landgrab not to even talk of someone trying to twist history just to appear to be trying to increase their sphere of influence.

Don't mind that clown. Many people do not realise that Kogi State alone is the 12th largest state in terms of landmass, and that Igala land occupies more than half of the place? Igala land is even bigger in size than some entire Southeastern states.

When their own IPOB people lift articles from Wikipedia, they consider it to be true, but when people from other ethnic groups make reference to the same Wikipedia, they say it is fiction. We are all watching them in 3D.

ankpaa:
Igbo are quick to call minorities slaves of hausa/fulani at the slightest chance, so this serves as a reminder of where you people are coming from. You were once under direct control of one of the minorities. If you dont like this reminder then stop calling others slaves ,focus on your Biafra project.

Hehehe.... I cannot remember the last time I laughed this much!!