₦airaland Forum

vayne:
Vayne the Yoruba Muslim !

vayne:
Am not the one who has got the Muslim tag on my profile?

You couldn't mind your business that's why vayne you are a Yoruba Muslim today!

vayne:
Trying to shift attention,I can't stoop that low..
vayne You are a bleeping Yoruba Muslim!

vayne:
You have started insulting me?
Are you not the one that said you commented on "Islam for Muslims".

Or you didn't do comprehension is high school?

airsaylongcon:
Given the affordable cost, why aren't houses in Lekki for example built with baked bricks?

vayne:
You are now a confirmed and proud Muslim,you can't comment on "Islam for Muslims" without accepting that allah is the most high and knw and only god....

So you vayne are a MUSLIM,maybe Yoruba Muslim.

Whynotthetruth:
Do you make sense to yourself now?

If they Igbo leave today, and come back to do business in whatever country name, Nigeria bears then...they and their businesses will be JEALOUSLY protected by government both as foreign investment and foreigners...Use MTN, ShopRite etc as example even when Nigerians are being killed in South Africa...

Kingspin:
Injustice against Kanu is injustice for all. Nigerians rise up!

vayne:
So you are now a proud Muslim who believes allah is the one an only most high Gid,that you will uphold the doctrine of Islam abi.

vayne:
You did so before and changed your monika,that is the only way out.

vayne:
Since it's a public forum,if you are a Christian,go to the Islam section and comment,let's see how "public" your monika turns.God bless you as you comply...

Tazdroid:
Fayose no send anybody. He wears whatever (he donned the red garment and red cap), eats whatever (you look left at your local buka and see him clearing a plate of amala), says whatever( not enough space to explain that), relates with whomever he pleases.

netherlands:
...my question is a thought provoking discuss meant for me and my fellow igbo brothers and sisters and i would appreciate that people who are not from south south and south east should kindly keep off. thanks!

BigBrother9ja:
Ọ̀dẹ̀

Painment of a frustrated osu

Udembaaham:
Joe lgbokwe is so on point... Only the gullible and the illiterates will be agitating blindly i just them!!!

Proudlyngwa:
Just here to say GT bank is a fraud.
Seriously we don't have a financial institution in this country.
We are so outdated in every aspect of our lives, I begin to believe something is either wrong with the Nigerian air or water.

TPAND:
Book of Lies and Calumny on Ex-husband. Isn't there a court injunction stopping her from selling that book

Arielle:
Well done Toke. Marriage threw her lemons, and she's making lemonade!

freeze001:
Which is then why Nigeria should be eliminated cos it is a failed country by all indices. The South Sudan u conveniently use as an example of a failed state after separation still has its very rich and successful ones despite the general malaise and mess that besets them.

RosaConsidine:
Good response!

First off, the intent of my post here is not necessarily to dissuade anybody from asking for a Biafra. It's to make people deeply examine their reasons for it and assess it's feasibility as things things stand because a lot of the people that I've spoken to and with about this call for a Biafra haven't really considered the most important things involved. What's the difference between a failed Nigeria and a failed Biafra? Nothing!

If we do not critically examine the roles we have played in the failure of Nigeria, rid ourselves of the mentality that has brought Nigeria to where it is and not be able to agree on the basics of what we want Biafra to be, then by creating Biafra, all we would be doing is creating another Nigeria, albeit one where we all speak the same language.

As for the political and social wills we don't have as a Nigerian nation (which we Igbo people share with the rest of Nigeria), I have already severally outlined them: participation in corrupt practices that are detrimental to economic, social and political growth, a glorification of connections and wealth at the expense of merit and hardwork, failure to hold those who we have elected to represent us responsible for their failures instead supporting them because they are from their tribes or regions and so much more. These things are mainly a function of the mentality we all share as Nigerians and creating a new entity called Biafra WILL NOT rid us of that mentality.

MrMaestro:
Again, I asked for proof, not opinion. Unless you can give me a crystal ball where everyone learns their lesson, its a fantasy. No one seems to want to fix nigeria's corruption problem on the ground level. If you think people will suddenly wake up and stop being corrupt after disintegration, as if they're under some sort of trance to steal, you are not in touch with reality. Every single evidence in history, from the inception of this country, to the history of africa thus far, has proven the opposite. Corruption will always be a problem we need to work through. It is laughable to think that changing the name of a land mass will eradicate corruption and bad leadership.

omenkaLives:
First time in loooooonng time, i have to follow someone who didn't first follow me (yes, I'm proud like that) .

Youve got the type of mind I'm looking for on this forum.

RosaConsidine:
My dear, in spite if what my profile says, I have been on Nairaland for a very long time. It wasn't always this emotional, shocking and basic. There was once a time matured discourse was the norm and immature tantrums were the exception; when even if emotions ran high, people were still civilized, coherent, rational and logical, not this childish emotion that pervades the forum today. I guess those who wanted reasonable discussions realized there was no space for them anymore and left. Those if us that are left behind try our best but a tree doesn't a forest make.

RosaConsidine:
I wasn't referring to Biafra as a presently existing entity but as a possible future entity and whenever I allude to the failure of Biafra, it's as a future possibility not certainty. That's for the purpose of clarity. For instance I have said if we do not rid ourselves of some of the mindsets, behaviours and characteristics that have brought Nigeria to it's current state, then if we carry those same things into Biafra, we're almost certain to end up in the same situation Nigeria is. It's basically doing things the same way _ you can only expect the same results.

As for what makes a successful nation, on one hand, it's not what this article is about and on the other, it is so,ething that is evident to anyone that bothers to observe. A successful nation is one where the people consistently strive to rise above their differences to achieve a common goal. As I've mentioned before, no nation of people is completely homogeneous. There will always be dividing factors. You want to split Nigeria along cultural lines? Even within the divisions, there are further subdivisions you can find - like religion, political ideology, language and dialect, even food and personal and individual tastes.

In a successful country, these differences are played down and instead what we share are accentuated - common values that are aimed at creating a society that's beneficial to all citizens. What do we have in common in Nigeria? We all, regardless of tribe, religion and political affiliation, want a country that everything works, that social amenities are provided by the government, that cost of living is low and standard of living high. Being in a country where we just share language and culture won't give us that. We need a change of mentality about our approach to government and society. When we adopt proper values and ideas, it won't matter whether we are still part of or outside Nigeria - we would have a successfull country.

OPCNAIRALAND:
No where in the world, no culture where a woman goes into a marriage contract on behalf of a man. Not even in Ibo culture.

Find another excuse.

RosaConsidine:
Looool, you amuse me. You think I have to prove my Igbo credentials to you or anyone? My brother, I don't! If you think I'm not Igbo, well good luck to you; it doesn't change my heritage or parentage or ideology.

Forget about Rome not being built in a day - at least the Romans knew what they wanted and worked towards it. Nigeria has largely failed not because it is a union of different tribes but because there is a lack of political and social will to make it work. These things won't magically appear in Biafra. It's a mentality that us common to all Nigerians not just Yorubas or Hausas and if we don't deal with this mentality now that we are part of Nigeria, we will inevitably carry it over into Biafra and cause it to fail.

RosaConsidine:
Right now, I am not in support of Biafra because we the Igbo people have not done the required minimum to show we are willing to create a country that will work. Using an analogy, one quite familiar to Ndiigbo, before an apprentice can be put in charge of his master's shop, he has to show that he can manage it well while tge master is around. As "apprentices", we have failed to show ourselves worthy in managing the resources we have available to us in our own corner of the Nigerian "shop". If anything, we are equally complicit in the failure of the Nigerian project. You think it's just people on the other side of the Niger that are corrupt? Have we looked at our own regional leaders? What have they done to create a land of equal opportunities for Igbo men and women? How have they (and we) managed the resources at our disposal. I ma mmadu permeates Igboland just like it does the whole country. Why do we think that would suddenly change with Biafra?

Before we can call for Biafra, we have to show ourselves as essentially distinct from other Nigerians because right now, all that differentiates us from the others is our language. We engage in corrupt practices like the rest of them, we don't hold our leaders accountable like the rest of them. Everyday we prove ourselves to be as Nigerian as the Hausa or Yoruba man. First we need a change of mindset, a change of approach to governance, government and society, we need a unifying ideology of what it would mean to be Biafran - not the various contradictory ideologies being floated by different pro-Biafra groups. We need to plan for the country we want to have because failure to plan first is basically just putting the cart before the horse.

CEO3:
Call now.. Price is negotiable

OreMI22:
We don't need apology from APC or Fulanis.

Freedom of Association is a fundamental human right.

Therefore, we need a U.N sanctioned REFERENDUM on Biafra question.

Let us ask for our right!

mrborntodoit:
Apostle no dey live for Canada, make she come file suit for Nigeria

komekn:
He actually has nothing to say.

Any buffoon can pursue litigation file a suit to say anything. That's freedom to justice.

Establishing the evidential basis to take it further is another matter. From what I can see she has made a very big mistake.

It may end in her being deported back to Nigeria. I have experienced cases brought forward by Nigerians in England. This is not Nigeria, where the assumption is that any story is credible. If you can't prove something it simple means it did not happen. A

Already there are gaps in her story that have been proven untrue. Once you integrity has been put to question and found wanting from that point anything you say is not credible.

If Sulieman decides to allow his lawyers to take the matter up. All her history in Nigeria will be revealed and substantiated. Generally when it comes to immigration Africans tell multiple lies. Firstly, her age will be established to be untrue quite easily. She is certainly not 23.

I await the drama.

KissChrixx:
This is brutal though

And guys will be clamouring for ladies to express their feelings and ask them out

Is this not discouraging?

If na me, na run I go run commot, too. I no fit blame the guy, jare...

zeeworldfreak1:
Finallllllllllyyyyyyyyy...Abhi has believed in his heart and cONFESSED with his mouth...watched TOF today and was a little pleasantly surprised...btw, where they really serious about John legend's song lyrics as dialogue? We know they r cheesy but that's taking to a different level of cheese and that GIGANTIC moon...lol...anyway,in true KKB style,pragya d dummy lectuter had to ruin it...ok,so here is to another 6 months b4 tuning again ...I imagine it all goes south from here yet again...d circlical bullshit will begin again

KOH- shabnam is marrying d hot village dude..yayyy......they look really hot togetherl...kunal's physique is just so so manly..she needs to stop being obsessed with her Brother in law and fall in love...or at least, lustwith kunal d hot village dude

RFDS- raghav Singhania looks like he is will be one of those douche-will-turn-loverboy guys...over flogged joor

Mickey02:
I love your write up. Its captivating.
All u said is actually the same way I feel about Zee world dramas. However, u said nothing about Twist of Fate, have u dumped it elsewhere? Lol . Ahbi is experiencing the fruit of his relationship with Tanu. It thirst really sour for him. But Pragya is always the faithful and loyal person, ready to forgone everything and stand for her husband.