₦airaland Forum

FreeStuffsNG:
There's no more silent majority in Nigeria. The majority is feisty and patriotic!

If the majority were silent, sense would not have come back to BurkinaFaso after their initial fear that our soldiers were there to give their own coupists the 'Benin treatment, Kanu today wouldn't have become oni Sokoto of Sokoto Prison and Obi wouldn't be jumping from one party to another after he was resoundingly rejected by Nigerians.

Nigerians don't keep quiet when war is waged against our collective national interests.

That's why all the enemies of Nigeria will lose las las. They always lose.

Lol this one is still swimming in their ocean of lies and propaganda

Oga, which Nigerians rejected Obi? The election was rigged massively we know the truth.

ebukal67x:
I dont know how to explain this but there are some people who just have an irrational hatred for Nigeria and everything Nigerian. Its quite sad.

What caused the hatred if I may ask? Don't you think that something caused the hate and bile majority of Nigerian citizens have for Nigeria.

Take for instance, America has fifty states and some of the states are bigger than the states in Nigeria yet, the American citizens love their country with passion. This is because American government made their citizens to be patriotic by treating them right and equally. The American government knows that things will definitely go wrong for their country if, a section of America should hate the country.

But in Nigeria we have different laws for different people/tribe. Nigeria have the people they kpai on sight at any slightest provocation no matter how innocent those people maybe and, people they turn a blind eye to their crimes no matter the gravity of their offence.

How can you run a country that way and expect love, peace and unity?

Ikaeniyan0:
Is this for real? How is the government denying an igbo man from becoming the president?

I will really love to know the special treatment, Nupes, Tivs, Annang, Urohobos etc are getting but Igbos are not

As far as you didn't mention yorobah and fulani in your list, shows that what am saying is the truth.

Ìgbo is a majority tribe in Nigeria not minority. Comparing Igbos with those minority tribes you mentioned shows foul play and deceit.

Ikaeniyan0:
Explain what the government did to the Igbos that's bad abeg

Denying them presidency and treating differently from other tribes.

Example; convicting and sentencing Kanu while the terrorists up north dine and wine with the government on negotiation table. And after that, the terrorists walk freely doing their dirty business.

Targeting Igbo properties and businesses with the aim of bringing them down. A lot of Igbos are out of business as a result of this.

And many more..

math2001:
6i am only comparing the population of south east not including anambra. ibadan is more

And what's the essence of that?

Akinpedia:
Nigeria's 2023 presidential race wasn't just a contest; it was a clash of titans, each wielding weapons forged in the fires of our chaotic democracy. Structure means the old-school party machinery: loyal delegates, governors in your pocket, and boots on the ground from Sokoto to Calabar. Power is the dark art of money, institutional muscle, and networks that bend reality itself.

Atiku Abubakar boasts the first;
Bola Tinubu commands the second.
But Peter Obi? That's the million-naira question we'll unpack today. Can a man without the machine or the millions really shake the throne?

The Atiku 'Structure': PDP's Iron Grip and Waziri's Web

Atiku Abubakar didn't stumble into relevance—he built it brick by brick over decades. As a founding father of the PDP, he's the party's evergreen candidate, the man who turns primaries into coronations. Remember 2019? Despite internal knives, his delegates held firm, delivering him the ticket like clockwork.

His structure shines in the governors' club: from Nyesom Wike's Rivers fortress to Ifeanyi Okowa's Delta machine, Atiku's got Northern emirs whispering his name and Southern godfathers dialing his line. This isn't hype—it's tangible. PDP ward executives, youth wings, and women's groups span 774 LGAs, fueled by patronage that's survived military juntas and civilian coups.

In a country where elections are won at collation centers, Atiku's web ensures votes are "harvested" efficiently. Critics call it corruption; fans say it's mastery. Either way, it's why he's the comeback king.

The Tinubu 'Power': Money, Institutions, and the Godfather's Shadow

If Atiku has the scaffold, Bola Tinubu wields the sledgehammer—pure, unadulterated power. We're talking a war chest that could fund a small nation: billions from Alpha Beta taxes, real estate empires, and Lagos' golden goose. In 2023, his APC machine printed money like INEC prints result sheets, buying endorsements from Rivers to Zamfara.

But it's deeper than cash. Tinubu's godfather status controls institutions—the judiciary (hello, election petitions), security agencies, and even INEC's underbelly. His Southwest network? Decades in the making, from NADECO days to Buhari's kitchen cabinet. Jagaban doesn't need delegates; he installs them. When Obi surged, Tinubu's power flexed—sudden defections, media blitzes, and that infamous "emi lo kan" rally that turned doubters into devotees. In Nigeria, power isn't voted; it's seized. Tinubu's got it in spades.

The Obi Asset: Grassroots Fire, Youth Rage, and Digital Thunder

Enter Peter Obi, the outlier without suits or suitcases of cash. No PDP dynasty, no Lagos vaults—yet he electrified 2023 like no one since June 12. His ace? The Obidient Movement, a grassroots tsunami of youth fury, diaspora dollars, and moral steel. This isn't structure; it's spontaneous combustion—millions of first-time voters, Gen Z hustlers, and fed-up professionals chanting "from consumption to production."

Obi's appeal cuts deep: frugal governor who left Anambra richer, no corruption scandals, and a message of competence over cabal. Social media was his war room—Twitter storms trended #ObidientNation, TikTok mobilized campuses, WhatsApp forwarded his receipts.

In Lagos and Abuja, his rallies dwarfed the rest, powered by volunteers, not vouchers. It's non-traditional warfare: character as currency in a market of thieves. Can it scale? 2023 showed it flips scripts—Obi won urban Nigeria hands down. But rural strongholds? That's the test.

Verdict: Grassroots vs. Goliath—Can Obi Topple the Throne?

Structure endures, power crushes, but Obi's grassroots blaze could incinerate both—if it matures. Atiku's machine grinds slow but sure; Tinubu's fist strikes hard. Obi? He's the wildcard, betting on Nigeria's tired-of-thieves majority. History favors the establishment—Buhari beat Jonathan's structure, Tinubu outpowered all. Yet Obi's 6 million votes signal a shift: youth won't wait forever.

In our winner-takes-all arena, non-traditional wins are rare (ask MKO). Obi needs structure tomorrow—alliances, not just vibes. Provocative truth: He has hope weaponized, but hope starves without power. 2027 beckons—will Obidients build the machine, or fade like Saro's ghost? Nairaland, sound off: Obi 3.0 or status quo forever?

What do you think—can strong character really cash the cheque in Naija politics today? Is it possible for someone with integrity and principles to succeed and make a real difference in the complex world of Nigerian politics? These are important questions to consider as we look at the political landscape in Naija.

Peter Obi have the masses and that is the highest.

T9ksy:
Oh so, that's why you brother wants burkina faso to bomb Lagos, to rubbles?
Why Lagos? Why not Abuja, where the seat of power is and is closer to burkina faso than lagos?
Byw, you forgot that many of your brothers & sisters have made Lagos, their permanent abode.


N.B: I don't care if you are patriotic or not. I no send.

You don't care if we are patriotic or not then, why are you complaining about how your fellow Nigerian want Lagos bombed?

And as for the bolded, lagos as a state has knocked down Igbo properties more than the states you mentioned. Lagos stopped Igbos from voting during 2023 elections, Lagos is the only state in Nigeria that wants Igbos to go back to SE.

Lastly, the judge, the prosecutor and the president that convicted and sentenced K@nu is from the tribe that always claim ownership of lagos.

So what do you expect after all these injustices?
We're you expecting love and handshake after all these?

Ikaeniyan0:
The way some Nigerians reason is just so irritating. Even if you hate Nigeria, it shouldn't make a person lose how he or she reason

Nigeria and her government caused majority of Igbos to h@te the country.

ebukal67x:
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country, so I wonder how theyll be getting supplies to sustain a war effort.

Are you saying that Nigeria will blockade Burkina Faso the way they did to Biafra?


As sad waste people dey take reason most times baffles me.

Dogalmighty17:
The author of this article is a clown. What does 'Russian backed Sahel states' mean? You think Russia will jeopardize its relationship with Nigeria because of any of the Sahel states? You are a clown.

Which relationship do you think Russia have with Nigeria, that is greater than the one Russia have for Burkina Faso?

T9ksy:
Omo, the hatred is real o!!!

See as this one (eleyi), our so-called fellow nigerian, is wishing for an external country to bomb our pride and joy to rubbles.

Right from the time of your father Azikwe, you guys have been wishing us, bad vibes however, when we push back then una go start chanting, tribalists, bigotry, ati bebelo.

So after denying Igbos presidency and sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment, you still expect Igbos to be patriotic?

Dey play!

stuffs2002:
No wahala.. Na why una sabi chop correct beatings be that

Das why we value our cows pas una

Una dey chop the same beating but you no know. Wait they will soon increase the beating maybe that is when it will occur to you that a lot of beating has been ongoing.

You think na only una get the monopoly of violence?

Dey play!

Brendaniel:
Helinues has blocked me again, he hates hearing the truth...

No be only you helinues has been blocking me for months now. That's what every tinibu supporter does, they so much hate the truth even reno block people on twitter like tomorrow no dey.

stuffs2002:
E be like say dis one dey take eye of Yoruba dey look me

Una good like that na him dem dey sell una4market?

Goan check your history

Before nko? Which eye I go take look you if not yorobah eye?
If you're good Fulani won't be in control of Ilorin.

Yankiss:
Honestly. The Young Naval officer's confrontation led to a chain of events that belittled Wike. As if they were just realizing he was a human being after all, PDP manned up and expelled him, Fubara broke free and joined APC without prior consultation... It's not good to curse your luck or push things too far. Learn to compromise at times.

You are too calculative. All you stated here is perfectly correct.

math2001:
ThìsGlobe.Com Ibadàn Is More Populated Than 4 South East

Ibadan is more populated than Israel too. But you can't compare Ibadan to Israel, that is to tell you it's not by the size of landmass or population.

stuffs2002:
So you are even saying IBB was among the coup plotters.
Whatever you are smoking must be genuine for you to include IBB in your January 1966 coup.
In your desperate bid to lie, see as you just pack your own legs wey make you fall down. No wonder Nnamdi Kanu told you people that Buhari was long dead and that a clone called Jubrin from Sudan was the one ruling Nigeria at the time.

There is no day I don't thank God I am not Igbo. If not this is how I would have been thinking.

You know what am saying, it's just that you desperately want to twist the narrative,, so that it will suit una aged long lies and propaganda.

The names (Ademoyega and IBB) that is in my post, is just for reference purposes and not because IBB was involved in the said coup. Ademoyega and IBB wrote a book telling people the truth about the coup, which is to make people know that the essence of the coup was to install awolowo as president. Apart from this fact anything you are saying here is a fat lie.

God didn't make you Igbo because you no reash. You think it's easy to be Igbo? Na wise and intelligent humans God dey make Igbo no.be anyhow people and we Igbos knows this fact, that's why we Igbos are always proud.

stuffs2002:
Adegboyega was deceived by the Igbo coup plotters and he went along with them not knowing that there was a coup within a coup.
Michael Okpara’s Eastern government was deeply implicated in severe corruption, massive election rigging, and political violence. If “office and corruption” were the criteria, Okpara should have been a prime target because he was the most corrupt person in the country at the time yet the coup plotters even protected him and did not allow any harm to him.
You can lie to yourself all you want but the truth will always hunt you even in your sleep. How come the death toll were mostly leaders from the north who were not even corrupt yet were brutally murdered without mercy.

As regards IBB’s book. IBB never exonerated Igbos from the massacre of other leaders in his book but because you think you could twist his word. Go and read page 41 and stop disgracing yourself online.

The following persons planned the January 15, 1966 coup:

Major Emmanuel Ifeajuna-Igbo
Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu-Igbo
Major Chris Anuforo-Igbo
Major Don Okafor-Igbo
Major Adewale Ademoyega-Yoruba

Of these people, only Major Adewale Ademoyega did not take part in the killings. Please find below the names and regions of the people they killed, and you decide whether or not the coup was one-sided.

1. Sir Ahmadu Bello from Northern Region.
2. Sir Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa from Northern Region.
3. Samuel Ladokr Akintola from Western Region.
4. Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh-Itsekiri from the Midwest Region.
5. Hafsatu Bello (wife of Sir Ahmadu Bello) from Northern Region.
6. Mrs Latifat Ademulegun (Brigadier Ademulegun's wife, who was eight months pregnant)-Yoruba from Western Region.
7. Brigadier Samuel Ademulegun-Yoruba from Western Region.
8. Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari from Northern Region.
9. Colonel Kur Mohammed from Northern Region.
10. Colonel Ralph Shodeinde Yoruba from Western Region.
11. Lt. Colonel Abogo Lagerma from Northern Region.
12. Lt. Colonel James Pam Northern Region.
13. Lt. Colonel Arthur Unegbe-Igbo from Eastern Region.
14. Sergeant Daramola Oyegoke-Yoruba from Western Region.
15. Police Constable Philip from Northern Region.
16. Police Corporal Akpan Anduka-Efik from Eastern Region.
17. Police Corporal Hagai Lai Northern Region.
18. Police Corporal Yohana Garkawa from Northern Region.
19. Lance Corporal Musa Nimzo from Northern Region.
20. Ahmed Pategi from Northern Region.
21. Zarumi Sardauna from Northern Region.

Now, out of a total of 21 people killed by the January 15, 1966 coup plotters, only Lt. Colonel Arthur Unegbe was an Igbo, and the reason he was killed was because he was the QuarterMaster-General, Army Headquarters, Lagos, and therefore was in charge of the armoury.

When Major Chris Anuforo went to his house to demand the keys to the armoury, he refused and was shot. He was NOT on the original list of people to be killed.

You are repeating the same over flogged lie concocted in Lagos/Ibadan propaganda camp.why?
The coup plotters (ademoyega) and IBB has made it clear that, the coup was to install awolowo as Nigerian president. But yorobahs in a bid to paint Igbos black as usual cooked up lies and propaganda and tagged it "Igbo coup".

Are you trying to tell us that IBB and other well-meaning Nigerians, that came out to debunk una aged long lies are lying?
Were you expecting me to take all you wrote as the truth and jettison what IBB and others said?

Well, I will only do that if yorobahs are known soothsayers.

SamGift0817:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYiT2AhZV7I

Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, led his 26 other colleagues to celebrate with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in his residence in Abuja.

For some time now, we never see wike in action

The young naval officer don humble him

stuffs2002:
Igbos will never be patriotic even if you built a highway to heaven for them. This is because they had no reason to carry out the bloody and brutal ethnic cleansing they called a coup in January 1966

The bolded is a fat lie that emanated from the area we know as SW today and, this lie has been over flogged at the same time debunked by my many, including top military personnels that were insiders. People like IBB, Ademoyega even debunked this lie in his book (why we struck).

Go and look for another lie because this one can no longer fly.

The fact remains that Nigerian government and his evil supporters citizens, has succeeded in making Igbos unpatriotic. There was a time Igbos love Nigeria not anymore.

stuffs2002:
Always supporting outsiders against Nigeria.

Yet you wonder why Nigerians will never ever vote Igbo

Nigerian government and their evil support citizens has succeeded in making Igbos to be unpatriotic this is the fact.

chiagozien:
Yes he should tell us why Nigeria government was so ruthless with ESN but ignored terrorist fulanis herdmen attacking communities.




If he can sincerely answer that,he will know why there is ESN in the first place.

Maybe, christistruth00 has an answer to the bolded.

Guestmale:
What prompted Russia invasion of Ukraine?.

Not until you tell us the reason why your military aircraft was found in Burkina Faso airspace after bombing Benin Republic.

Were they planning to bombard Burkina Faso the way they did in Benin Republic?

famouscargo4u:
It is same thing.

It is not the same thing in anyway. US made it known that, they are coming to Nigeria to help fight insurgency and kpaing 9f Christians in Nigeria.

Now, what reason do Nigerian government have to send their military aircraft in Burkina Faso?

harmonyglobal:
I answered yes, it's wrong for Nigeria to violate their Air space unauthorized
But then, they are both west African countries
They can't detain Nigerian citizens who happens to be military personnel and also an Air asset for more than six days

So you mean they should allow Nigerian military to bomb them because they are in the same west Africa abi?

Guestmale:
Ukraine and Russia are different sovereign states but Ukraine was invaded by Russia and they have been in war for over 3 years now.

We all know what prompted that of Ukraine and Russia. Now, can you tell us what your soldiers went to Burkina Faso to do after bombing Benin Republic?

famouscargo4u:
USA can flex our airspace and nothing will happen. It's military show of power and supremacy.

USA is coming to help your government in doing what your government cannot do yet, some of you are busy shouting " Nigeria is a sovereign state we don't need US". But your country has evaded a sovereign state for no just cause.

Afolabimills:
stop typing trash use ur head well

You are the one that supposed to use your head well in this matter.

You think Burkina Faso is SE?

chiagozien:
Imagine forcing me to come fight for Nigeria against Burkina Faso, Friendly fire go surplus 😂😂😂😂

RodgersAkpafu:
esp after what Nigerian troops were up to in benin Republic

The truth is Tinubu is perceived as a French house boy doing their bidding

Afterall he wanted to send troops to Niger 🇳🇪 early on in his presidency

So Nigerian troops over there is bad optics

Exactly my thoughts.

harmonyglobal:
Yes, it's
But 11 Nigerian citizens and a valuable Air asset is been held by Bukina Faso, and u expect Nigeria to just fold it alms as if nothing happened

Nigeria has helped many African countries regain freedom and government stability, she deserves some respect

You've not answered my question. What were your soldiers doing in their airspace?

You can't be messing up and at the same expect people to respect you, things are not done that way.