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The monthly holy ghost service of the redeemed Christian Church of God took a new dimension as the popular Yoruba musician king sunny Ade and his band took the mic to perform live. The legendary musician did some of his popular tracks that got many of the congratulations enthralled as they rushed towards the choir stand to catch a closer view of him and take pictures.

Oliseh is just a failure and coward. Case closed

Oliseh is just a failure and coward. Case closed

Oliseh is just a failure and coward. Case closed

Some times when you read news from Nigeria, you are either disillusioned or sad to ask why is everything upside down in the country

Mr Fashola is becoming increasingly annoying and provocative recently

These binnis are mere renegades

DAAR COMMUNICATIONS HUMILIATED AT LAST. shame on PDP, dokpesi and their gullible fans

OK nice one. Contact me for a Pepsi long throat bottle as your reward in the next two hours. Lol

Is this really true? Russia?

Igbo kwenu. They drew the first blood and latter cried genocide.

Egbon David, if na the car you want, come and take it o

We know Biafra is a fraud.

Some people will definitely die of Tribalism. They keep hating unnecessarily. Chai... Deris God o

South West obviously started developing before others that is why they set the pace however some other regions will catch up in some years time if properly planned. American states are not developed equally either.
Note: Lagos shouldn't be separated from the south Western states because if the aborigines didn't set the platform, the development wouldn't have been concentrated there

When you see Fashola or Ambode on tv, ask them. You too will shout eko òní baje ooo.

This is the real End Time dream ooooooo.

Jose Mourinho :FROM HERO TO ZERO
If there is any coach in the premier League or the world that has been famous with the media, obviously MOU is number one either on the good note or otherwise. The downfall of the self acclaimed 'special one' calls for a thorough examination.
First, THE CHRISTIANING OF THE SPECIAL ONE. Jose came to the premier league on a proud horse for his success at FC Porto hence, branded himself the bogus title like coaches before him were not specially better than him. A famous Alex Ferguson didn't do such to avoid the media problem. Jose ran to the media, they made him and destroyed him.

His ARROGANCE is another factor. MOU is known to be arrogantly proud except for his mind games when playing a formidable team capable of defeating him. He has always underrated the minor teams which eventually sent him parking the second time.

The BLAME OTHERS SYNDROME. José is known for not accepting responsibility when his team under performs. He will rather single out a particular player, a section of the team, the referee or the other team. Whereas an Arsene Wenger will accept the blame even after a 5:0 demolition than blame the players publicly.

The WENGER ATTACK. Coach mourinho has been the trouble maker of most of the leagues he coached. At Madrid, he caused many unnecessary rift between Madrid and Barcelona. In the premier League, Arsene Wenger was branded the special one in failure. Well, Jose himself after being sacked twice by the same team for poor performance could also be branded a special failure.
The PLAYERS RIFTS. Jose fought Eto, Terry, Ramous, Casillas, Fabrigas, Ronaldo, Costa to name a few. Picking up fight with your player doesn't portray you as a good coach. The other players will rather side with their colleagues as solidarity will be needed when their own time comes. Which is why he always claims to be betrayed by the same players he publicly criticised.
The FA CONSPIRACY. José blamed the FA for most of his misfortunes but forgot that the FA can't be bullied by a coach. He who plays the piper dictates the tune. He fought the FA in a battle he cannot win and was taught the better lesson.
Finally, THE EVA CANEIRO SAGA. José mourinho singlehandedly recommended the brilliant doctor's sack. He could be liken to some of Naija terrible bosses who treat their subordinates like nonentity. By now he would have learnt that what ever goes around, comes around. Truly women are very powerful. While the Doc enjoys her marriage, José still has the litigation to battle even after being issued the red card. MORAL LESSONS: DO UNTO OTHERS WHAT YOU CAN ACCEPT.
( 2.)PRIDE GOES BEFORE A FALL.
Good bye the specially humbled one

If there is any personality we will all remember in 2015, it must be that crazy man of the year. In his voice... JEGA WE CAN NOT TAKE THIS. JEGA YOU ARE BIAS, YOU ARE TRIBALISTIC. If you think ORUBEBE makes the list hit the Like.

This girl saw this equation and answered it in her own way. Please who is at fault here?

Don't you know FIFA headquarters to complain? Who perform better than Ronaldo and Messi in all the leagues?

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ADAPTED. History of Ibadan...Long live Ibadan…Long live Yoruba...
According to the literature, creation of Ibadan was circumstantial. The history of Ibadan had long been preserved through oral history but written record says it was formed in 1829. After the collapse of the Yoruba Empire towards the end of the 18th century, ‘Eba Odan’ had been populated by Yoruba rebels. ‘Eba Odan’ means between the forests and the plains and it was surrounded by seven hills, it functioned as a sacred area for the fighters that fled the war. Before the existence of Ibadan, Oyo, a very powerful empire, was long established and govern larger part of Yoruba land, many fierce independent warriors emerged from Oyo such as Bashorun Gaa.
Bashorun Gaa was the head of the Oyo Mesi, He was a monster in the kingdom. While on the throne as prime minister between 1750 and 1774, Bashorun Gaa was a classical tyrant ruler. He instrumental the killing of four kings or forced them to commit suicide (Faleti,1972). Alaafin Labisi 1750 after 17 days on the throne; Alaafin Awonbioju 1750 after 130 days on the throne; Alaafin Agboluaye 1750-1772 (Agboluaje submitted to Bashorun Gaa’s dictation but was later forced to commit suicide under the command of Bashorun Gaa) and also executed Alaafin Majeogbe 1772-1773. He also instructed the murder of the daughter of Alaafin Abiodun and later used the victim for money ritual. Bashorun Gaa, unconstitutionally hijacked all the political power and machinery of Oyo kingdom.
The elimination of Bashorun Gaa was a difficult task. It cost the old Oyo kingdom lots of both human and natural resources. Alaafin Abiodun and Oyo warriors in collaboration with Aare-Ona-Kaka-N-fo Oyalabi, arrested Gaa. He was tied to a stake at Akesan market and Alaafin Abiodun ordered that every citizen should cut a pound of flesh from his body and drop it in a huge fire in front of him. He was made to smell the odour of his own flesh, his nose was not allowed to be cut. The remains of his body were later burnt in fire to prevent his re-incarnation. His embarrassing death led to the popular Yoruba saying that “Bi o ba la’ya O si’ka; bi’o ba ri’ku Gaa, O sooto” which means (if you are wicked and pigheaded when you see the death of Gaa, try to be good and speak the truth)
Before 1829 Lagelu, the Jagun (commander-in-chief) of Ife and Yoruba's generalissimo, left Ile Ife with some people from Ife, Oyo and Ijebu to found a new city, at Eba Odan, the first city was destroyed due to an incident at an Egungun (masquerade) festival when an Egungun was accidentally disrobed and mocked by women and children in an open marketplace. Meanwhile, In Yorubaland, it was an abomination for women to have eye-to-eye contact with Egungun, Egungun was considered to be the dead forefathers who returned to the earth each year to bless their descendant. When this news reached Sango, the then Alaafin of Oyo, he commanded that Eba-Odan be destroyed for committing such abominable act.
Lagelu and some of his people fled to a nearby hill for protection (sacred place). On the hill they survived by eating Oro fruit and Igbin (snails); later, they cultivated the land and made corn and millets into pap meals (eko), which they ate with roasted snails. They improvised a bit by using the snail shells (Ikarahun Igbin) to drink the liquefied eko. This eating habit formed part of the ancestral praise (Oriki) of Ibadan people today. Later, Lagelu and his people came down from the hill and founded another city called Eba'dan on the same spot.
They began to welcome more people to expand. Eba’dan became a refugee center. Various people, such as warriors, war escapee, escaped slaves, people in exile etc from various parts of other Yoruba cities. They developed more flexible laws because of the diverse nature of the people. Ibadan grew into an impressive and sprawling urban centre so much that by the end of 1829, Ibadan dominated the Yorùbá region militarily, politically and economically. Shortly, Lagelu died, leaving behind a politically oriented people and a very stable community.
Around 1826/27, Afọnja of Ilorin, who was the Arẹ-Ọna-Kankan-Fo of old Ọyọ Empire, refused to carry out the order of Alaafin, when told to wage war against Iwere-Ile, a Yoruba town in modern day (Kwara).
An unresolved rivalry brewed between Alaafin and Afọnja. Afọnja formed alliance with Alimi, the head of Fulani warriors (who are settlers in Ilorin) against Ọyọ, and Oyo kingdom was destroyed. Unfortunately, Fulani supporters turned against Afonja as well and killed him on the order of Alimi. Ilọrin also lost its independence and became Fulani controlled territory. Therefore, whenever Yoruba says Ilorin is afonja’s city, Fulani will say ‘’it is Alimi’s city. This led to the present saying of ‘Ilorin afonja-Geri alimi’. In 1840, Fulani Caliphate began to raid towards Ibadan, Oyo indigenes begin to retreats towards Ibadan, a well developed Ibadan army confronted them and pushed Fulani back to Ilorin. Few people later moved back to Oyo to form new Oyo Kingdom, but a weaker one, and many decided to stay in Ibadan.
Ibadan kept growing economically and politically and become a safer zone for all Yoruba people. During this booming era of Ibadan, one of the powerful business woman was Efunsetan Aniwura, an Egba descendant (who became Iyalode of Ibadan). Efunsetan Aniwura (owner of Gold) was a wealthy business woman at Oja-Oba in Ibadan, she owns lots of landed property and hundreds of slaves. Oral evidence reveals that she had three large farms with no less than 100 slaves working on each at a time. She extended credit facilities as form of ammunition to the various Ibadan warriors (Ajagun’ta) when they were going on their military expeditions in 1872.
She had a terrible sense of loss. Her only daughter died in 1860 during childbirth. Therefore, with the stigma of not having a progeny to inherit her legacies, she blamed God for her tragedy and vent anger on her slave and the society, becoming wicked, cruel and heartless. Her slaves are usually identified in the market with signs of cane stripes all over their body. Efunsetan kicked against the military expansion of Aare Latoosa and stopped extending credit facilities to Latoosa when Latoosa set out for another war in 1874 (Osewa, 2005; Ilesanmi, 2010). After returning from battle field, Latoosa levied three charges against Efunsetan which led to plot of death against her around 1874.
In 1893 Ibadan area became a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton on 15 August. By then the population of Ibadan had grown to round 120,000 which made Ibadan the third most populated City in the whole of Africa after Cairo and Johannesburg. The British developed the new colony to facilitate Ibadan commercial activities and Ibadan shortly grew into the major trading center that it is today
Long live Ibadan…Long live Yoruba...

Imagine APGA complaining about their sister party. Can someone differentiate between a PDP, LP and APGA member? Bunch of jokers.

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I have nothing to comment on Saraki's issue because he has always been like that for long.

Please nairalanders, today is my is my birthday, celebrate with me with your likes...

Ugo Chikieze wrote :

THE BAYELSA ELECTION, A LESSON FOR THE IGBOS:
I have been following events in the Bayelsa state since Saturday and I think it's high time we Igbos woke up and learn our lessons. What is happening in Bayelsa state shows that the Bayelsans have moved on. They are no longer tied to the apron of PDP and GEJ. That state is one of the smallest states in the country and it's the home state of the former president (GEJ), yet the result of the election held since Saturday have not been announced officially till now. I thought the PDP would have swept off the whole votes just like they did during the presidential election, but to my amazement the APC is also gathering considerable votes there. I know PDP may eventually emerge winner in the election, but my point is that we Igbos should wake up and stop crying more than the bereaved cos even the bereaved have moved on.
Other regions have moved on and have even started integrating themselves into this PMB administration to ensure they remain relevant and not schemed out if things, while some of my people are still holding themselves down and throwing hate speeches here and there.
Other region are already preparing for 2019, some are already gearing up for 2023, while my people have failed to arise and shake off GEJ and his failed administration. By 2019 now, we will begin to run helter-skelter and start last minute preparation and when we loose again, we will say we are hated by others but we forget that we are the ones holding ourselves down now that others are already preparing ahead.
The Igbos have enjoyed more "juicy" appointments in the past 16 years of this democratic dispensation, yet none of the appointees or elected officials performed exceptional well for us to present him/her as presidential candidate. But look at the likes of Fashola, Fayemi, Kwakwanso, El Rufai, etc they are all potential presidential candidates going forward cos their achievements speak for them. Tell me the achievements of. Orji Uzor Kalu, T.A Orji, Sam Egwu, Chimaroke Nnamani, Mbadinuju, etc.... none of them made a mark in their various states, yet we leave them and keep pointing fingers to other regions and saying they are our problem.
I advise we wake up and begin to align ourselves strategically with other region now cos we can never produce a president in this country if we continue like this.
While some misguided elements are busy shouting Biafra, and claiming that South south is part of their Biafra, the southsouth have denounced the whole Biafra thing publicly and I understand that just last weekend, Nyesom Wike of River State, named a stadium in River State after Yakubu Gowon. Does that not tell you something?
The golden rule says 'DO UNTO OTHERS WHAT YOU WILL LIKE THEM TO DO UNTO YOU'..... Love begat love, hate begat hate. Don't expect love from others when you give them hatred, don't expect them to vote for your candidate when you keep calling them animals that live in the zoo.
"Give and it shall be given unto you" whatever you give to others is what they will give back to you GOOD MEASURES, PRESSED DOWN, SHAKING TOGETHER AND RUNNING OVER.
He who has ears let him hear, Wisdom is profitable to direct.... I rest my case...