₦airaland Forum

youngeagle:
I feel sorry for some of my igbo brothers sha...few months back I wasn't in support of this biafra agitation,but hve. Sat down to ask myself some questions..I was in lagos wen Oba threatened to throw us into the lagoon,

...And am sure you were in Lagos when the 20 Eze Nd'Igbo from your region who were in attendance when the Oba of Lagos made that statement, clapped like excited schoolkids and promised to do his bidding! So why are you complaining about that comment??

youngeagle:
where a region controls a country with diffent tribes,I'm a country other region hates to hear me talk abt my tribe,

Guy, hold brake for there! Nobody hates to hear you talk about your tribe! Other tribes couldn't care less. All the other tribes simply want you to stop disrespecting them and insulting them, whenever you talk about your own tribe. Abi na only you waka come??

Stop this your 'victim mentality', jare!

youngeagle:
I'm in a country where my brother has to fake his name to kabiru or kayode to get a force job in my country,

Big lie!! A lot of Igbo folks have been admitted for jobs in both the public and private sector from banks to airlines, and none of them had to change their names to get such jobs. Why are you propagating falsehood, here??!

youngeagle:
...with all the hate I hve no other options than to support my brother in there cause,and don't know wre this is heading but thousands of my brothers can't be wrong at the same time,not I don't hve a mind of my own bt because I shear I there pain...if u are an igbo man and u feel things are cool with u because u stay outside biafran land so u must no support this I'm sorry for you,I like Nigeria and her diversity by since my country seems no to care that exist,is time to take care of my self

You can support your brothers in any way you like, there is no need for this lamentation!! May God grant you your Biafra! Iseee!

Shymm3x:
Lol.

Laudate and quimicababes, please claim Yoruba, we beg you.

And even if you're not Yorubas - we need to bless you lot with Yoruba spouses, for ya great contributions to this thread.

That's on me.

Hehehe....you guys are the best! I swear!

Aareonakakanfo:
I don't think Laudate is Yoruba.A very mysterious character.He/she speaks Igbo as well.

I should make a documentary with the title "Uncovering Laudate"

Hehehe! Am not Yoruba, o! I just have tremendous respect for the Yoruba folks. I spent most of my adolescent years growing up in Lagos. I know all the Yoruba cuss words, though! I spoke a little bit of the language when I was younger, but people always laughed at my accent so I gave it up. I am now trying to learn the language with all seriousness! I got the dictionary and a few language CDs...

I sometimes practise my few Yoruba phrases, here! Oh, and yes, my late grandmum had maternal links to the SW.

xtrorse:
Stop beating about the bush, and simply provide a constructive response to the assertion of the Op if indeed your tribe is a force to reckon with.

https://www.nairaland.com/72296/igbos-what-laudate-dimka-batu

Debe ọnū ̣duu! Only small, unintelligent, myopic minds like your own keep digging for a poster's tribe, instead of addressing the main issue in that poster's comment.

quimicababes:
Thanks for the link .

Thanks, dear!

CabbieAC:
Laudate I found this website for you and quimicababes
http://mylanguages.org/yoruba_phrases.php

Egbon, e seun pupo!

Aareonakakanfo:
Haha! first of all

Did they also ban your LaudateII?

Yeah....that moniker is still serving out its ban as we speak!! Grrr!

Egbon, thanks for the e-hug, jare!

Shymm3x:
How did ancient Yoruba folks pull this off?

www.nairaland.com/attachments/3052932_hqdefault_jpeg923502446efb5a99b7cf2bb4dbd85b24

This looks like one of those traditional houses sculptured by the late Adunni olorisa Susan Wenger and Ulli Beier at the Osun traditional grove.

Aareonakakanfo:
Duke, I don even park the matter for one side jare.I actually like his argument, I just didn't like the way he was presenting it.Thanks for the clear-up.And one more thing,my point was yeah itsekiris might be Yorubas, but let them tell you themselves.You can't speak for them.Its like you asking your Girl-friend about bride-price when she hasn't even agreed to marry you

Edited too

Word!! Phew! Am back. Spambots got my moniker twice in one day! What was my offence??!

Aare, well done! Thanks for keeping the thread alive...and all the great info!

Shymexx the guru! Thanks for lessons and insight!

kilode100:
Chai Umunwoke!
This is who he ended up with after strafing, gbenshing, totobeating, all thosefine chicks?

This guy must be operating under a curse. He dumped Alex okoroji for this rake teeth aunty gwegwelina? See how old and wrinkled he's looking..

Op, are you sure this isn't location pix? Chai! This old cargo no fit Kalu biko.

When you choose/select too much, you will end with substandard goods.
Congrats

ROFLMAO!! You are wicked!!

demielvis:
OP i'm gonna debunk ur theory two of ur points actually cuz the rest are just rubbish
No1:if u've watched any of d protest videos u'll notice that the people have made up their minds to die for Biafra.When the army or police starts shooting they dont retreat instead they keep surging forward.Yesterday i joined the PH protest to show you i've made up my mind too.
No2:Talking of joblessness,there are no jobs in the country that's why they want their own country.
You dont even knw that ur leaders in Abuja are scared of Biafra and you the common man all u knw is come here nd spew trash.
#WeAreFormidable.
#Proud IPOB youth.

Those who keep surging forward when the Army or the Police start firing, clearly have a death wish, just like you do. Before you join any protest marches again on behalf of Biafra, make sure you do the following:

1). Say farewell to your parents and thank them for giving you a good life;
2). Write your will and distribute your few possessions appropriately to family and friends;
3). Pay off all outstanding debts and loans you have taken from family and friends;
4). Leave enough cash behind which your family would use to bury you, in case you die during the protest;
5). mark out a burial plot in the cemetery or your dad's backyard, where your body would be interred.

Now you are free to go and march for Biafra. If you survive, good luck. If you don't, the consolation is that adequate preparations have been made for your transition into eternity.

No price?? No location?? No picture of the dashboard, gear, steering wheel etc? No VIN Number??

ojun50:
don't start wht u can't finish oh

What on earth is that supposed to mean??

lionduke:
You started your article claiming who you are not

You then revealed your OFE-MMANU identity spewing jargon

As a typical lazy onye OFE-MMANU it is natural that you develop jealousy

It is IGBO not ibo and i think you will do well if you channel your writing skills to the mayhem fulani herdsmen are causing in yoruba land.
We have grown past 1967, it will come peacefully through diplomacy and advocacy.

In what way did he claim to be who he was not?? And why did you classify him as an 'Ofe mmanu'? Simply because he referred to the Igbo as 'Ibo'? So anyone who refers to Nd'Igbo as 'Ibo' is automatically an 'Ofe mmanu', in your own myopic world?? Are you aware that there are over 150 other tribes in Nigeria??!

doneee:
cc: lalasticlala
This Post truly defines Nigerians mum, They are just the Best….

If your Mum say of the below list points, then don’t panic, She is truly a Nigerian
See the List:-

1. When she says “Get my kini” and believes with all confidence that she gave birth to a mind reader

2. When you say “mommy, I’m Sorry” and she replies “Sorry for yourself”

3. When you ask her where you should drop something and she says : “drop it on my head now.”

4. When she brings food wrapped in a nylon bag from a party.

5. When you say: “mummy, I have malaria” and she replied: “why wont you have malaria when you have been pressing phone since morning”

6. When you say: “I came 2nd in my class” and she replies: “soo the person that came first has two heads, abi?”
7. When she takes the DSTV remote to work, just to punish you.

8. When you’re watching TV with her and then she sleeps off and still doesn’t want you to change the channel

9. If when you tell her you are going to friends place and she be like: when last did they come here to play with you?

10. When your mum asks you if the food is enough and you reply no and she says go and drink water

11. When she tells you if I hear ‘Peem or phim’, you will hear ‘ween’.

12. When she touches hot pot comfortably without a napkin

13. When with one look she tells you, you will get the beating of your life when you get home

14. When you say: my wedding will be baaaaaaaaaaad and she replies: God forbid. Your wedding will not be bad in Jesus name

15. When she tells you: ‘I didn’t kill my mother, so you cannot or will not kill me’

16. When she calls you from your room upstairs and then sends you back upstairs to bring her purse…

17. When you ask her to help you with your home work and she advised: go and meet your brother. You then say, so you don’t even know it and she replies: (it is your father’s family members that are dullards)

18. When you ask her to refund the money you lend her and she tells you “all the food you’ve been eating at home nko?”

19. If she is more accurate with her slippers than Robin Hood is, with arrows.

20. Feel free to add yours

source: http:///how-to-know-if-your-mother-is-a-nigerian-part-2/

ROFLMAO!! Una no go kill person with laugh for here!!

That part about her being more accurate with her slippers than Robin Hood's arrows, got me rolling on the floor. It reminded me so much of my late grandma (may God rest her soul!)

Aareonakakanfo:
GstringAngela omo tapa.Iya agba you need to partner with that sister.

Hahahaha!! GstringAngela is a fire-cracker! She knows how to whip the cantankerous SE bunch into line!

Ilekeh:
In Ado, by Ikogosi springs.

Gee, thanks! Am definitely going there for my next holiday!

ChimaAdeoye:
Yoruba people eehh?
Why are you so afraid about igbo leaving Nigeria for you as you have openly advocated?

Show us the exact part of his post, which states clearly that he is Yoruba. And tell us if it is a lie that Orji did not send non-Abians of Igbo origin packing from the Abia State Civil Service when he was governor.

ojun50:
Pls guys hw can i find my way down to okota- isolo

Are you a JJC in Lagos? When did you arrive??

Ilekeh:
Ekiti

Lovely! In what part of Ekiti are these houses located? I think I just might have found the idyllic hide-out....

Catabolic:
As for Ibos, they need to understand that politics is not about noisy swashbuckling and ostensible display of acquired resources or disdained intelligence over other tribes- as Achebe conceded against his kinsmen in his memoir "There was a Country ". From what he was saying, being impudent ordinarily attracts malice, much more when a people (referring to Ibos) display it with certain contemptuous disregards to the quiet nature of their various hosts.....

Of course, I agree with him; you don't extend a back hand to a man you're expecting to have a gift. The pestle won't enjoy the yam if it either delights in hitting the mortar with contempt or sidestepping it completely. Of what need will it even be considering that the pestle will always be rolled aside with the mortar in perpetual conjugality afterwards.

Buhari cannot be categorically dismissed as being tribalized on the basis of not appointing Ibos in non-ministerial positions. We must remember that the President contested election for a record four times...only winning in his fourth attempt. Have we ever considered that there maybe those who consistently stood with him in all his four attempts: 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015? And we know they're mostly Northerners and few Yorubas amongst which Femi Adesina stands out tallest. Atleast, particularly, this Buhari's first major political appointee has written a thousand pro-Buhari article on Daily Sun since 2002, most of which I read. Do we think they don't deserve to be given priority before and above others who only joined him later in 2015 or never supported him at all. Well, academically speaking, they should not be given any preference. But we are not talking academics. We're talking politics, so they should. Yet Mr President would not totally see it that way.

But assuming the President is biased at any rate, and excusing his trademark inability to conform to political correctness (to the delights of many Nigerians, anyways), can the Ibos beat their chest as being entitled to equal share of the cake in this new government? I don't think so, for such thing can only come as the working of grace. As God himself reckons in John 4:38, "I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor." And more like a reminder in Galatians 6:7 it forewarned, "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." In other words, where a man soweth not he shall not reap except God permits. The Ibos have not sown.

But the Constitution has become their only saving grace, God's permission to reap beyond the sow. Yes, because never has the jurisprudence behind the constitutional clause of "every state a minister" been more clearer than it is today. Without doubt, it is now crystal clear that that provision of the constitution was enacted in order to veritably rescue a self inflicted situation like the one Ibos have unfortunately found themselves. I used the phrase "self inflicted" because I was privileged to witness the aloofness extended to the President during his campaigns in the East, particularly in Enugu. However, as I have said, it seems right to say that the constitution has salvaged what would have been a catastrophe for any ethno-political group that may be either characteristically or mischievously disposed to barking the wrong tree (whether Ibos or not). Otherwise, the provision is also a disenabling tool against any grugding President to engage in the evil politics of winner takes it all.

And left with no other option, President Buhari has ordinarily employed this constitutional grace and averted any further crisis, while equally being disappointingly human. Meanwhile, while the premeditation of this writing is not to totally absolve the President from blameworthiness in his pattern of appointment, wisdom is for Ibos to reflect more on their current political situation (very necessary). Their disposition towards "persecution complex", self righteousness, and more lately, political intimidation of the state are tactics far too lame to form workable solutions. Being a well-received, universally intelligent ethnic group, the Ibos should be more discerning to see their current woes as a result of mere political calculus that went wrong and quickly re-strategize for the coming future; or still, see it as a transient natural phenomenon that rides with the vagaries of politics other than a premeditated undertaking to undermine a "hated race". No doubt, the point of view expressed here maybe desirable, but no matter how agreeable it is, its limited appeal to an average Nigerian is not completely lost considering how our psyche has been inextricably tied to blind tribalism.

Guy, I had to edit parts of your post to bring out the salient points. Apart from your mistake of referring to the Igbo as 'Ibo', almost every other thing you wrote is quite factual. You talk am well!

It is interesting to know that Adesina has been writing pro-Buhari articles since 2002!! Wow! Talk about loyalty!

Anyway, a few more appointments have been made from Ala'Igbo. Ngige and Ogbonnaya Onu have been appointed as Ministers, while Ibe Kachikwu has been made the head of NNPC, the first time an Igbo man would head that important parastatal. So Buhari is making an effort to build an inclusive team.

Gorgeous babe!!

GreatManBee:
My country people, I don tire to dey search o. Hence the reason I brought this topic here.

It's no doubt that land has become gold especially in Lagos. But is there good places I can get for 3m or lower?

Abeg help a bro out.

Tnx

Guy, you have not taken your search for land, far enough. Go to the Property section on Nairaland. You will find what you need, inside there. Happy Viewing!

modath:
Abuja is better managed, the streets are well lined & illuminated , & lanes demarcated...

Legend has it that the ND militancy sprang from their rented crowd visit to Abuja during the 1 million man march for Abacha .... That they saw what oil wealth was doing in the north & they went batshit crazy...

And you believe the legend??

WIZGUY69:
Road Markings is very important, even if you can't add another lane, renovate the road and Mark it!
It reduces the rate of accidents and eases the flow of traffic.

Eku ojo meta

Exactly! I don't know why this aspect is often ignored in Nigeria. A road is constructed and within 1-2 years, the road markings get wiped off due to environmental factors, and no one bothers to ensure those marks are painted back.

In a few southern African countries, reflective road markers and paint are used to demarcate lanes on the highway. Once your headlights hit the reflective markers you get a clear indication of the perimeter, even when there are no street lamps to illuminate the roads.

basilo101:
Biafra banks Diamond, Fidelity, UBA, Zenith. All have never been involved in any merger. Yorubas run down most banks dat were later merged. Well i jst comented cos others did, they didn't kw musiwa's numerous monikers

Who told you that UBA has never been involved in any merger?? Guy, go and do your research, o! The present UBA was formed from a merger of the old Standard Trust Bank, and Continental Bank which merged with UBA. Even Diamond Bank merged with former Lion Bank, to become what it is today. Fidelity also merged with FSB International Bank and Manny Bank. So what are you talking about??!

As for Igbo-owned banks, who says that some of them were not badly managed? Maybe you can tell us what became of Hallmark Bank owned by Marc Wabara, Orji Kalu and John Udeagbala, Citizens International Bank owned by the Udensi family, African Continental Bank Plc etc., and how their Igbo owners failed to rescue them.

What are the plot sizes?

What kind of title does each plot have??

No price?? No location??

IyaIode:
The light rail project according to Fashola didn't get federal backing for the second phase of world bank loan. I will try to get the article and post it here

Fashola inspected the trains to be used for the light rail project in Canada since 2011. They were used trains that had been scrapped by Toronto Rail in Canada. Till now, nobody can confirm if those trains have arrived in-country.

The Lagos State government might have settled for the purchase of 15-year-old subway cars from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to use on the city’s light rail mass transportation project now under construction.

Subway cars — equivalent of trains — are series of connected railroad cars used for intra city (urban) transportation, usually underground and operated by electricity.

Last week, key officials of the Lagos State government led by the governor, Babatunde Fashola, visited, Toronto, Canada to inspect facilities and numbers of used subway cars currently being operated by the city’s local transportation commission

The visit to Toronto, Canada’s most populous city, allows the governor to experience first hand, the operation of the city’s underground railway lines, which was first commissioned in 1954.

In December 2010, The City of Toronto unveiled its new fleet of subway cars that will replace the existing ones — being considered by Lagos.

An expert on the Lagos Light Rail project told nigeriansabroadlive.com that due to the high cost of buying new trains/subway cars, the state government has no choice but to settled for used ones.

So far, the Lagos light rail project has been marred by cost variation — between $1.12 to $30billion. This has prompted a governance monitoring group, Citizen Affairs, to called on the state government to publish details of projected overall cost of the ongoing project and regularly update stockholders on its development

According to information provided by the CPC, legal advisor to the Lagos State Government, on the project “The infrastructure will consist of 27km of double track, 13 passengers stations, and a 1250-metre 4-track bridge spanning the Osa lagoon and connection Lagos Island to the mainland. The Blue line will be the first of 7 light rail transit that will eventually comprise the Lagos urban rail network.”

Meanwhile Lagos governor, Fashola has reiterated his admission commitment to continue improving upon social and business infrastructure of the state in order to increase its rating as a strategic business friendly city.http://nigeriansabroadlive.com/lagos-settles-for-refurbished-subway-cars-for-its-light-rail-project/

People have raised issues concerning 'metal fatigue' on the part of those trains, as they are already more than 6 years old.

Here is some info on the on-going state of works on the rail project that Lagos State govt is executing along Lagos-Badagry expressway and other areas;

LAGOS RAIL MASS TRANSIT

Introduction:
The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) network is a major component of the Strategic Transport Master Plan (STMP) which has been developed to guide as a compass for the development of public transport infrastructures in the State. The STMP is a 30 year plan put together under series of intensive researches, studies and analyses of future transportation demands and needs of Lagos State as Nigeria's commercial and economic hub and one of the world's fastest growing mega cities.

COMPONENT OF LURN
The Lagos Urban Rail Network (LURN) is a network of urban rail-based systems covering seven major corridors of high commuter traffic demand within and beyond the metropolitan Lagos extending to border areas with States like Ogun and Oyo.

The Urban Rail Network consists of seven (7) railway lines planned along priority and high commuter demand corridors within the Lagos metropolis and farther. The 7 lines link the major population and activity centres in the state, as well as taking advantage, where possible, of existing transport corridors.

The network is fully integrated with planned and existing water transport and BRT routes. These lines are:
Blue Line - Okokomaiko to Marina
Red Line - Agbado to Marina via Iddo and Muritala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA)

The Blue and Red Lines are priority routes, which are already at advanced stages for immediate development.

Other routes for development are:
Green Line -Marina to Lekki (Airport)
Yellow Line -Otta to Iddo
Purple Line Redeem to Ojo
Orange Line- Redeem to Marina
Brown Line- Mile 12 to Marina

The North-South corridor between Agbado and Iddo along the Nigerian Railway corridor; the Eastern corridor to serve the emerging development along the Lekki to Epe axis; and the western corridor along the Mile2 - Okokomaiko axis.
Others are: Marina to Lekki axis, Redeem to Ojo, Otta to Iddo, Redeem to Marina and Mile 12 to Marina route. The seven corridors will be connected by a central ring road between Victoria Island and Lagos Island.

Blue Line Rail Project: The Blue Line is a 27 km rail road with thirteen stations from Okokomaiko to Marina. The Blue Line is undergoing construction right in the middle of Lagos-Badagry Expressway which government is currently expanding and redeveloping into a ten-lane international gateway. Apart from rail, the infrastructure design also includes provision for BRT and multimode integration with Non-Motorized Transport [NMT] such as pedestrian walkways and overhead bridges for safe access by passengers to rail and bus stations.

Work commenced in August 2009 for construction of the Blue Line rail infrastructure, awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) as a design and build contract. CCECC prepared the detailed plan, design and construction works for the rail infrastructure. These works includes stations, roadbed, bridges, permanent way (P-way) tracks works, pedestrian ways and other associated fixed infrastructure.

All survey work, a proportion of the detailed design work and mobilisation of contractor was completed between August 2009 and August 2010. The fixed infrastructure is to be implemented in phases and actual construction work commenced with a ground breaking ceremony attended by His Excellency, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola on 26th July 2010. Construction works are ongoing for the first phase section between National Theatre and Mile 2. The infrastructure for the first phase is expected to be completed within the first quarter of 2014 while operation would commence after the conclusion of negotiation with the concessionaire, which isexpected to provide the rolling stock, operate and manage the rail line

Proposed Trains: The types of trains proposed for the Blue Line Rail Project are Electric Multiple Units (EMUs). EMUs are emissions free and therefore do not pose problems of environmental pollution usually associated with conventional diesel locomotives. EMUs are proven to be more efficient and easier to maintain than diesel locomotives.

Initially, the Blue Line will carry 400,000 passengers daily with capacity increased to 700,000 passengers daily when the rail route becomes fully operational. To incorporate the use of EMUs, a depot including power generating plant has been proposed for construction at the final western most station, Okokomaiko. The depot will serve as train maintenance and repair yard, sidings, final train destination, office complex and power station.

The selected concessionaire will be responsible for providing rolling stock, operations and maintenance for a 25 year period. These include station operations, staffing, maintenance, ticketing, cleaning, information, services kiosk, centres and all other services needed to provide excellent train services for passengers.

Once the Blue Line becomes operational, rail public transport will be incorporated into the integrated ticketing and fare systems making travel between different modes a seamless operation. This seamless approach will also be applied to provision of information about other transport modes and time tables between different modes [BRT, LRT, Ferry, etc] at rail stations to enable precision journey planning.
http://www.lamata-ng.com/rail_services.php

Please note: Nothing has been done concerning the Red line, Green line and the other proposed rail lines (i.e. Purple line, Orange line etc). Only the Blue line from Lagos Island to Okokomaiko, shows some signs of construction activity. The completion date has already been shifted 4 times - thrice by the previous administration, and once by the Ambode-led govt.

May God save us all!

Aareonakakanfo:
My issue here is these guys are "consistently inconsistent" July this year, Ambode told us it will be completed in 12 months.Now this is November, he's telling us it'll be completed by 2016.I feel they should just come out clear instead of beating around the bush.I don't feel this is realistic considering the fact that before I left, I didn't really see much going on other than the 8 lane road from mile 2 to Ijanikin.I could be wrong

The rail tracks have been laid from Agboju to Iganmu. Concrete pillars to extend the rail tracks across the canal linking Iganmu and Lagos Island are currently being installed.

My grouse with them is that the pace of work is just too bloody slow!!

Since rail tracks have been laid from Iganmu to Agboju, can't they commence train operations on that axis, pending when the other leg would be completed? It would reduce the horrible traffic on that axis.

I have spent 3-4 hours in traffic (one-way) on that road before. Believe me, it is no joke!

presskid:
I salute him cos he showed the attitude of a real man, faced his fate.......

If he was a real man, he would never have gotten involved in crime, in the first place!