₦airaland Forum

cjrane:
Because criminals in Nigeria don't use pistols any longer. They use AK47 or MG24 machine guns.
You don't want our police to be out gunned in a duel.

coolscott:
Inferiority complex.
So you are not ashamed that you instigate talk about yourself so you can turn back and say "See? We're very much talked about"

Self-fishing for noteriety.

Somehow, we cannot find any other people who have this as a part of their self esteem equation.

EastLebanon:
yorubas have planned the most coup in nigeria yet no one was successful,the first one was in 1963,when awolowo planned to overthrow balewa,he was caught because he wasn't too smart.
Another was in 1987 by same awolowo,he was caught as usual.
Another was in 1995 by obasanjo and co.,they were caught and sent to prison by abacha.
Another was in 1997 by diya and co.,he was caught and he started crying.
All these made IBB to say[b] if he is sleeping and he heard that there is coup plan going on,and he woke up and found out that it's a yorubaman that is planning the coup that he will go back to his sleep.[/b]I know the reason he said so was because he knows that they are not as smart as their igbo and hausa/fulani counterparts.

VirginFinder:
Why do you ibos like cooking up imaginary regrets for Yorubas. Why do you guys like using Panadol for Yorubas' headache?

Tinubu didn't get the Speakership slot because another Yoruba man for the North Central, Bukola Saraki, had clinched the Senate Presidency.
It would have been too much for one ethnic group to hold nos 2, 3 and 4.
Even at that, his man, Femi Gbaja, lost by only 8 votes (174 - 182). Please how many Yorubas are there in the House of Reps?
Eventually, the SW got both Deputy Speaker and House Leader at the expense of ibos getting a paltry deputy whip position.
I think that is consolatory enough.
If you are in doubt as to Bukola Saraki's ethnic group, this what a core northerner, Dr Junaid Mohammed, has to say (focus on the bolded):







Afonja destroyed the Oyo empire? The writer must be a goat and dullard! Afonja was only able to secede successfully from the Oyo empire with the help of Alimi. That's all.
When Alimi and co attempted to go beyond Ilorin, southwards, they were overwhelmingly beaten so much so that they never made a second attempt.
The Yorubas have successfully assimilated whatever can be regarded has Fulani in Ilorin. Even the emir used to be Kolapo.
Ilorin remains Yorubaland with a figurehead emir. Traditional rulers have no power! Hence, the real power lies in the hands of the political class which is firmly in the hands of the Yorubas.



Mohammed Lawal fell out with his godfather, Olusola Saraki, during his first tenure. This cost him the second term.
Hence, whatever step he took was reversed in annoyance. That he made his father an Oba made it even worse.



Awolowo did his best and placed we Yorubas on such a high, unique pedestal in the Nigerian state that other tribes, especially in the south, forever envy, lust, long for, look forward and struggle to attain and which has and will always elude them. The ibos have been at the forefront of trying to measure up to the Yorubas.

After all said and done, Awolowo was awarded a post-homous GCFR, a title held by only Heads of State. Of all the indigenous founding fathers of the Nigerian state, his family remains the most successful and relevant in modern-day Nigeria. Zik, once ceremonial president, has been found worthy of being awarded a post-homous GCFR.

I bet you, Zik, whereever he is, will be envying Awolowo and his achievements.




Abiola and Babangida may have had a personal axe to grind. Rumours have it that Abiola may have at swindled IBB of Samuel Doe's loot placed in his trust and at some point straffed Mariam.

Even then, Abiola outlived Abacha and died a hero.

Obasanjo reaped where Abiola sowed. Obasanjo would never have been president had Abiola been president.

Didn't GEJ even benefit from Abiola's struggle in the very long run?

So what is your point?



Diya also outlived Abacha and he is doing quite well today.



Tinubu did what he had to do to save the nation from impending doom.
He is a hero with a lot of foresight.
Another four years of GEJ would have led to the demise of this nation.
Today, Nigeria is beginning to work again. It's no more business as usual.
Tinubu is set to emerge as the Chairman of the APC BOT. Buhari has also mended fences with him.
Courtesy of Tinubu, Yorubas occupy positions no 2, 3, 6, Senate Chief Whip(yet to be occupied) and House Leader
So what is your headache?

You ibos should go and lick your sores jor. According to Orji Uzor Kalu (2013), you are third-rate Nigerians.

Yorubas are just too sophisticated and complicated for you all to comprehend or understand.

Once again, you ibos should stop cooking up imaginary regrets for we Yorubas to cover up for your senseless wailing.

cc: balkan
Deltagiant
Mogidi
Eastlink
DMerciful
LadyF

willow0802:
nna exercise restraints sometimes , edo people are neutral in this ooo abeg

coolscott:
Obviously, sense is impermeable to your brains

coolscott:
Igbos are haunted by inner feelings of inferiority, relative to others that is why they have to go out of their way to do things like this.

Like I am minding my biznis walking down the street and some dude starts disturbing me with "girls like me! Girls like me! Don't you knowknow?"

I'll immediately know he has issues with himself.

About those searches, it is very likely Igbos that were making those searches in an unquenchable quest for self validation, I believe to erase the inferiority that they feel relative to their neighbours

That is not even how to find out the geographic location from which searches originated on Google. For that, you log into your AdWords account and use the "keyword tool"

simpleseyi:
Do you prefer James Ibori who is in Oyibo prison with his wife, sister, mistress (another man's wife) and lawyer all for stealing public fund? Or DSP Alams that turned to a woman to escape from London cell? Or Goatluck Jona-daft who knows that stealing is not corruption but has sneaked to Aso Rock to beg Buhari not to send him (Goatluck) to jail as earlier prophesied by Mama Piss. Or Deizaini Alisson-Maduekwe who developed cancer after Goatluck loss the last election due to the billions due stole? Or former CSO to Jona-daft who recently returned 1.5 billion naira to the nation's account out of the several billions he stole under Jona-daft?

Flets:
Islam and common sense have nothing in common.
It has to always be weird, bizzare and violent.

powerfulsettingz:
Wondering why he's still putting on that Jersey after the heavy defeat

ikechu1278:
That's even the disgrace of it all. It's pathetic that a group of ppl have to restart from scratch and in 40 years surpassed the people who didn't. It's even more pathetic when they compare SE cities to any part of South West cities. I actually laugh at those yoloba how much they are not ashamed of themselves. SE cities that were reduced to rubles during biafra war have actually jumped up and even surpassed some of their cities which never haven't experienced any destruction. Equally the same way i fond it hilarious when they start talking about Nigerian billionaires and start ranting how the two southern richest are yoloba, forgetting in the entire list there are more igbo than yoloba. It's even extremely pathetic when they compare themselves to Igbo. For one, they should be a billion times ahead of Igbo in every aspect considering they had 40 years of ahead since the war. Igbo started from scratch again, they didn't. Pitifully started from scratch with 20 pounds and even caught up with you in less than 40 years and even in some extent surpassed you. I swear yolobas are not truly ashamed of themselves.

Like I keep saying, if I die today and God brought me back as a yoloba, I'll kill myself. Those people are really a complete disgrace to west africa and africa at whole.

mrvitalis:
Oga if u sale both WEMA and punch they no reach 200bn na.. ....
Bros just pity them.. ... you when people take too much oil they misbehave....

Macelliot:
Yorubas fraudsters in U.K.... That's why U.K police are recruiting yoruba speaking peeps inorder to cub their calamities .... Yorubas. Common in SW among the omo oniles(land grabbers)....... Yorubas and ritualism killing are like twins ... Children of hate and anger, Yorubas..
Yorubas... Ogun state, kidnappers and ritualist haven...
SE/SS.......
Yoruba (cursing is their way of life). The evil runs when no one is pursing him..
Your Oduduwa fell from the sky... Yorubas are originless...

The Igbo ancestry came from NRI, from the tribe of Gad, who is the son of Israel(Jacob) the son of Isaac, and the grand-son of Father Abraham...

ogba20:
. Op ur post confused me, what re u even saying?,

shomutuski:
Say what you want!!! That shiit can't fly shiit.. Lmao... Not safe in anyway... If you think otherwise, contact the builder and test run it yourself... Kudos for the motives behind this though.
For that Bug to fly it must obey all available physics rule of flying.. From the look of things the body is not built to be streamlined which will negate newton's 1st theory.. Most supercars, jet even aquatic animals are built to be streamlined.. This tractor cum chopper reminds me of one in iyana-ipaja..

TimothyNkenu:
When would Nigeria grow past this useless inventions and make a real thing.

*zooms outta thread*

Wait...Introvert is not here yet? Even LadyF?

*dancing Azonto*

sukkot:
so the rest of us are blessed by devil ?

gratiaeo:
From Segun Olatunji, Abeokuta

Disturbed by the rising cases of ritualism in Ogun State, the Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, yesterday ordered his men to shoot on sight any suspect.
He gave this order while parading 23 suspected cultists, kidnappers, armed robbers and ritualists at the command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
Ali said the crime rate had become alarming, adding that it had become imperative for all stakeholders to wake up to their responsibilities and make the state free from the nefarious activities of criminals.
Ali said, “criminal activities are becoming alarming everyday in the state and drastic action has to be taken. Ritualists’ are killing people. We won’t tolerate that. When you see them in action, they should shoot on sight. When you see them perpetrating the act, bring them down. Once you find any policeman that is not discharging his duty correctly, please report such.
The CP also disclosed that a suspect had been arraigned over the killing of 85-year-old market leader in Ijebu-Ode, Alhaja Elewuju, promising that a suspect who kidnapped a 20-month-old boy, Emmanuel Ogundele, about 12 days ago at the christening of a baby in Abeokuta, would soon be arrested.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/ogun-cp-orders-ritualists-to-be-shot-on-sight/

funkybully:
Tell ur brothers oooo. The cone heads

PhockPhockMan:
Who will encourage him, the evil Nigeria government?
I remember in early 1980s when a young Mbaise scientist evented a radio station more powerful than, instead of supporting him, he was frustrated by another fulani president, shagari.
Today, he's in America continuing his eventions.

I'm really tired of this country.

shachris:
For decades we, Anioma people, have been buffeted back
and forth by people attempting to impose a persona on
us. Some described us as being neither here nor there.
Others do not give us chance to define and describe who
we are as a people. We know exactly who we are. We have no
confusions about our geography and genealogy. We know that
identity is like gold. Just as the gold bar stands behind a currency
as a guarantee of its legal tender, so is identity to an individual
or a group. The analogy is only partial, of course, the price of gold
may rise or fall, but we tend to pride ourselves on the stability of
our identity. Anioma ethnic identity is a value we must guard. In
recent times we have contended with the intrusion into Anioma
world what we might call the concept of, albeit, reality of
Igbocentricism.

By Igbocentrism or Igbocentricity
we mean an existential point of
view that puts Igbo at the centre of
Igbo people's cosmology. Central
to Igbocentrism is the idea that
people believed or assumed to be
Igbo must acknowledge,
understand and love their
"Igboness" so as to understand
and deal with non-Igbo. It is a
conceptual approach to human
relations from the Igbo point of
view. It is an Igbo-centeredness of
interpretation of such relations
and quotidian realities. Because
the vast majority of Anioma people speak dialects derived from
the Igbo language, it is assumed that they are "Igbo." Anioma
history records individuals from diverse origins. There are in
Anioma the "Olukunmi" who speak a variant of Yoruba spoken
around Owo. Ebu people in Anioma speak Igala as their mother
tongue.

While language delimits cultural fields, it is not permanent
because people have mastered more than one language. Language
is one of many indices of a culture. Language is not enough to
define who a people are. Because Americans or Australians speak
English does not make them English. Because Mexicans, Cubans,
or Argentineans speak Spanish does not make them Spaniards.
The nationals of these countries will not introduce themselves as
"English" simply because they speak English nor as Spaniards
because they speak Spanish. Those of them who can trace their
origin to England or Spain know that over time they have formed
a new identity called "American," "Australian," "Mexican,"
"Cuban," or "Argentinean."

Anioma people recognize a geographical contiguity, a clearly
defined historicity and cultural commonality, that in their
consciousness they define as their collective identity. Our Anioma
ethnic identity derives from our common set of symbols and
cognition shared by our people: Aniocha, Ndokwa, Ika and
Oshimili share the same cultural space and delimited physical
geography. They dress and dance alike, and use the same musical
instruments. The systemic prolonged subordination and
marginalization has lead to the gradual radicalization of our
youth and elders, as exemplified by the formation of many
Anioma associations in Nigeria and abroad.
The Anioma are a Nigerian people in terms of their geographical
location and ancestral pedigree; in terms of the criteria and
categories that are applicable in defining other Nigerian groups,
and in terms of their cultural forms and institutions which they
have evolved for themselves and which are comparable to those
of other ethnic groups, with a specificity that is syncretic in its
manifestations.

Located at the crossroads of diverse influences, Anioma has
developed a syncretic culture rich in varied contributions, and
we rightly can talk of an identity that is uniquely Anioma not
replicable anywhere in Nigeria. Through culture contact or
cultural cross-pollination, borrowing from contiguous neighbours,
Anioma displays cultural syncretism in the real sense of the
word. History notes that Anioma people trace their origins to
Edo, Igala, Yoruba and Igbo. Ibusa (Igbo Uzo) and one part of
Ogwashiuku trace their ancestry to Igbo. All other Anioma people
trace their origins in entirety to Edo, Igala and Yoruba. From
none other than Chief Dennis Osadebay, comes an uncontested
account of the origin of 'Ahaba'. Eri, son of Achado, a king of
Igala founded the towns of Aguleri, Umuleri, Igbariam and Nteje.
If logic is any guide here, Eri we might reason would found a
community with the people he knew, namely, Igala. Nnebisi the
founder of 'Ahaba' was from Nteje founded by Eri the prince
from Igala. Nnebisi married an Igala woman he had won as a
prize from the Igala fishermen and traders who frequented
'Ahaba'. This is the verifiable story of the origin of 'Ahaba' (now
Asaba).

Osadebay said that another migrant came from Benin and settled
in 'Ahaba,' "and so the present natives of Asaba are descendants
of Igala in the north, Benin in the west, and Ibo in the
east" (Osadebay, Building a Nation, Macmillan, Nigeria Ltd, 1978
p.2). With this from Chief Osadebay, which to our best research
has never been denied nor contradicted, we argue that Asaba
people are the least Igbo among the very few segments of Anioma
that claim Igbo ancestry.

With such a background, one would have thought that the identity
of Anioma people would never be a matter of debate nor an issue
that might unsettle the tranquility of informed mind. Yet,
writings about Anioma people are replete with misconceptions,
distortions, selectivity, inaccuracies and just blatant falsehood.
Even some Anioma writers peddle stories diffracted into multiple
and apocryphal histories that present every Anioma person
originating from Nri in Igboland. May we remind the few of Igbo
ancestry how much distance the passage of time and the
vicissitudes of history have placed between them and their
origin? Similarly, we would remind one or two traditional leaders
who argue for extension of Igbo hegemony to Anioma, that they
are bartering their honour and royalty for vacuous glory in
Igboland, and that they do not represent Anioma people.
This muddle as to the definition of an Anioma is not intrinsic to
the Anioma identity, but rather a problem fused into the tinted
lenses of Igbocentrism through which the Anioma people have
erroneously been viewed over the ages. The kinds of questions
posed, presuppositions made, set of axioms posited, and the very
methodological approaches adopted in many publications betray
Igbo bias and oftentimes arrogance of Igbocentricity. The
cumulative result of this imposed paradigm has been a people
dispossessed of their identity, their history, and, to a great extent,
their political and economic rights.

Any Anioma person who feels inadequate unless called "Anioma-
Igbo," has serious identity problem. Osadebay and his group
coined and christened us with the name "Anioma." They were
satisfied with what it meant and what it represented for our
people. The Igbocentric conception of Anioma people as "our kith
and kin across the Niger" is a fallacy of baseless proportion. Thus,
Igbocentrism has not only set the terms of the debate on Anioma
identity, it has consumed our intellectual autonomy to
counterpoise it with Aniomacentric methodology. This
capitulation to Igbocentric paradigm of identity is part of a wider
syndrome of intellectual dependency precipitated by homegrown
colonialism.
We may ask, where was this "kith and kin across the Niger"
platitude
when our forbears fought the Ekumeku wars of 1883 to 1914,
which pitted them against the British through the instrumentality
of the Royal Niger Company to dominate trade, culture, social
and political lives of our people;
when the Second Division of the Nigerian Army commanded by
Murtala Mohammed marched into Anioma areas in pursuit of the
fleeing 'Biafran Expeditionary Force' and massacred our people
at Asaba and Isheagu with such macabre ruthlessness and
vapidity;
when in 1970 several high ranking Anioma military officers were
detained for months (one of them for years) in Port Harcourt
prison after Biafra surrendered on January 12, 1970, even though
as these officers put it to the writer in their letter to him dated
June 7, 1970, to seek help from Governor Ogbemudia, wrote,
"...that all other officers of former Eastern Region origin (Ibos,
Efiks, Ijaws etc) have been released..." and
when in 1996 our people were assured of support from Ndi Igbo
during our quest for Anioma state?

Anioma state was not created instead Ebonyi was, thanks to the
last minute turn around and support from Ndi Igbo. This
experience was articulated by Professor Ijomah during the
Congress of Izu-Anioma held at the POCO Plaza, Ogwashiuku,
March 3rd, 1998, when he said, "... it was agreed during the last
state creation exercise that Anioma State should be created. When
the stakes were down, the Ibos across the Niger abandoned the
Anioma quest at the last hour and supported the creation of
Ebonyi State which was not seriously being canvassed before
then, causing Anioma to lose." (The ANIOMA, Vol. 10, No 1, May,
1999, p. 11). Anioma people should not be hoodwinked by Ndi
Igbo. Recently, Igbos have renewed their gimmickry of support
for the creation of Anioma state. All they want is their grandiose
illusion of 'Greater Igbo' comprising Anioma and some parts of
Rivers State. Only Anioma can provide us an essential part of our
historical consciousness, and an index to the universal psychic
character of our identity. Only Anioma can communicate a sense
of history to us.

Anioma culture sustains the vocabulary of moral prescriptions
and a repertoire of covenant with visible and invisible entities.
There are areas designated as secular and sacred; some creatures
are deemed sacred and should not be killed nor be eaten; some
vegetation considered sacred should not be eaten as vegetables.
Anioma culture sees unity and sanctity in nature. Philosophically,
it fuses cosmology and cosmogony. It shapes our experiencing
and perceiving. It teaches us the canons of relevance and
evidence. We come to ourselves through our choice of our
archetypes. We have maintained cool-headedness in the face of
provocation from Igbos who call us 'Hausa Igbo', Ika-Igbo and
now Anioma-Igbo. Such appellations are as insulting and
denigrating as they are meaningless and nonsensical.
We reject attempts to Igbonize Anioma. We do not inhabit the
same historical and cultural space with Igbos. When ethnicity
becomes subject to the elaborations of cultural identity politics, it
often develops into a focus of symbolic contestation. Those
wanting Anioma to become "Anioma-Igbo" undermine the efforts
of our founding fathers who christened us "ANIOMA." Osadebay
puts everything in perspective when he stated, "Strictly speaking,
Ibo is a linguistic group or a language, not a tribe, as all Ibo-
speaking people do not claim origin from any common
ancestor" (Osadebay op. cit. 1978, p.14).

Reckless utterances and writings coming from some Igbo people,
through Ohaneze Ndigbo and their internet forum intellectuals,
that the creation of Anioma state would increase Igbo states,
damage Anioma cause. The quest for the creation of Anioma state
preceded the creation of the 36 Nigerian states.
Identity is built on choices and commitments. By committing
ourselves to Anioma causes our real selves develop. An obstacle to
achieving identity is the temptation to avoid choices and
postpone decisions. Let us proclaim Anioma by the Enu Ani
language that we speak; by the Ika language that we speak; by the
Ndokwa language that we speak; by the Olukunmi language that
we speak and by the Igala language that we speak.
We should intensify our efforts on the creation of Anioma state
where our people will be central characters rather than simple bit
players, where the importance of our history lies in its
significance for us rather than for others. We do not want to be a
pawn simply to checkmate the contending and competing
interests of other nationalities in the larger Nigerian collectivity.
Our journey involves more than navigating the geography of
political boundaries. It is a continuous mapping and remapping
of the geography of our culture and identity. We no longer wish
to be objects in the history of others rather we wish to be subjects
of our own history. Our Anioma ethnic identity is cultural self-
definition and philosophical affirmation of our self-
determination as a people who see themselves at the crossroads
of contemporary Nigeria. It is a refusal to accept the
transposition of other people's interpretive categories on Anioma.
We bear the name of Anioma with exalted pride, dignity and
fidelity. We cherish our distinct identity and unique culture. So,
efforts to fit Anioma into the constructs and schemata of Igbo
provenance are futile.



Kunirum Osia is the former Founding National President of
Anioma Association, USA, Inc.

http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2009/may/111.html

Vicotex2:
My brother, ignorance is bliss.
That shacris prolly know nothing about his tribesmen, Region and the histroy of the so called ONE NIGERIA.
It pains me when i see an igboman acting just just like Rochas just to impress those bastard up north and west

Houseofglam7:
Abeg, how that soup take relate with the post na


Meanwhile, I'm impressed with the governor's work.

investnow2013:
we need to invest in all areas & be self sufficient in all areas!