YoshihideSuga:
Areafada2,

You have a lot to teach people about the history of the Bini Kingdom.

Is that Areafada of Area Parliament?

Long live the Oba

Brek:

Nope

The Midwest was neutral to fault!

Even the Nigerian army hesitated deploying amory to the Midwest (4th Brigade) for self/territorial defence; Ojukwu and certain Igbos resident in the Midwest took advantage of this and betrayed the people of the Midwest. Invaded, killed, incarcerated unarmed people. People who were sympathetic to the ordeal of the Igbos and actively mediated for peace.

The whole siege only lasted for 2 weeks, during which resistance by the Edos began and delayed the biafran invaders from proceeding further to the West before Nigerian troops led by Murtala Moh'd and Ogbemudia arrived and began a sweep almost unchallenged.

The Nigerian troops proceeded to Asaba where many of the biafran soldiers had
already cowardly removed their uniforms and infiltrated the communities in order to hide. This was where the 'Asaba massacre' happened.

Raskimonojendor:
Jack (one of the event organizers) wanted a forum where people from diverse political ideology can voice their opinions, but labour party ibo people only want an echo chamber.

😂

erico2k2:

go and read it,Jaja was from Ndoki also known as OKWA they are a tribe in the igbo land not igbos the key word is they are a tribr in Igbo land.History clearly stated that he was sold into Ijaw land into houses of perple etc.
so my take is this, To be a tribe in Igbo land does not make you igbo just like to be and Esan man in Edo state does not make one Edo .These are the part of history not passed down t young people and they just assume.

Where are the Esans from?

paxx:


keep laughing. we are also laughing. I know it pains u sooo much that Fubara speaks fluent igbo and then Ifeanyi okowa said he was an igbo man. KEEP CRYING

why does it pain u so much? Only god knows. Child of hate

I know Fulanis who speak Igbo fluently.

paxx:


and those people are friends to the igbo race. WHY IS THAT UR BIGGEST PROBLEM? Your children have no food to eat, but you are angry at Igbos. I dont understand why these people are children of hate

I was buttressing your point. But the fact remains speaking the language does NOT make them Igbo. And they cannot be forced to be Igbo because they speak the language.

Chygoz01:
let me tell you the truth if problem start today in nigeria and a Hausa person sees you he will tag you iyamiri that suppose to make u reason

The only people I always see actively pushing this narrative happen to be Igbos. How come?

This is a result of the bad precedence set when Ahmed Lawan and Akpabio were given stolen senatorial mandates despite purchasing presidential forms and participating in the party presidential primaries (clearly against the electoral act and aided by the judiciary).

SugarSpill:

Edo South had it after igbinedion through Osunbor of the PDP but his victory was annulled by the courts. That was how Osho came in. But now Esan central don wise up, they are settling for anything less this time around and Edo South is with them on this.

Central

MEEVEET:

Note I'm not defending the thiefs


25 billion is $25 million dollars give any USA local government this amount to run monthly and it would collapse none can survive

How much do you think would pay all the civil servants in the state, local government, communities, maintain the traditional rulers

Now maintain the ministries, agencies, schools
Universities, technical schools

Cars, chalk, markers, petrol, diesel, frequently maintenance

If you give delta budget to California they would size to exist

If you give California budget to Delta per year for 10 years you would have somewhere better than California even with corruption

You need to visit other states eg Northern States who don't receive such allocations and see the level of development. A lot of our SS brothers have established themselves in such states, or gainfully employed and are reluctant to return to their home states.

I've mentioned it severally, most SS leaders and politicians are the epitome of greedy, selfish, insincere and foolish humans, but think they are too wise.

You can imagine in oil-producing states, the citizens would seek various avenues to continuously BEG the governor to fix the state roads in order to leave their homes and be productive, and also reduce the rate of deaths due to the state of the roads. Unemployment? I've never seen such rate in my life; that's why these areas are home to various vices such as yahoo, cultism, etc.

Apart from Rivers, probably Cross River and Akwa Ibom, the rest na apology, especially Delta and Bayelsa with their relatively large allocations.

DonFreshmoney:
Kugbo where I live...

the land behind my mansion are run by confused lots. You see sunrise estate people, crown estate people, promise land estate pipo coming to claim land there.. I just dey look dem like buffoons...

Crime and corruption is arising in this abuja.. that's how one land grabber in 2021 wanted to claim my kugbo land I built my mansion that i built on their land.. they think say I no sabi rights and laws of abuja.

I can just imagine. It would be probably worse today. I bought multiple lands from a company in Kugbo about 9 years ago, and I travelled a lot during that period and had them assist in processing the Cof O. Only to find out the largest amongst the lands had multiple potential owners: Myself, a director at FCDA, a business woman in Switzerland, and some other person.

If you want to buy lands in Abuja, ensure you carry out due diligence, best if you are around in person. If you want to buy from estates, ensure it's an already developed estate. If you have cash to buy in choice areas, buy from previous owners after thorough search/verification.

ariesbull:
where for Benin ..can you be specific

Superstar musician, Davido, mourned his grandmother, who was Igbo, after a trending video of his uncle speaking the language surfaced online, leaving fans shocked.

Eleven years of the death of his grandmother Nnena Esther Adeleke, Nigerian Singer Davido and the Adeleke’s penned a sweet message on her remembrance day.

How does this make his mother Igbo?

Were his mum and dad siblings?

His mom was from Edo.

His dad had an Igbo mum.

ariesbull:
that is grand mum ....making his dad half Igbo

Yes. His (David's) paternal grandmum was Igbo.
His uncle, Gov Adeleke of Osun State speaks Igbo fluently.

Jorussia:
An obidient is spotted. As imasuagbon don come LP him na good man with a good heart.I support any Esan man but Imasuagbon.

Imasuagbon is the most useless politician from Edo state in the last 15years.He is the
most transactional politician in Edo today.
He has made millions of dollars from buying
Party forms and stepping down 4 candidates.
Forget the rice sharing u see on TV,that man
should never be elected to an office in this
country. SB who has moved from one party to
another at least 5 times since 2008.

I wonder who dey present that guy. Only comes out during election cycles for transactions.

Edo Central has many illustrious sons and daughters with proven track records, who have made impact in development and welfare of the people, even in their private capacity. Just a few include: Monday Okpebholo, John Yakubu, Prof Osunbor.

Makamatic:


Marcus onobun still they contest too

Yes, also David Imuse, Dorry Okojie.

Which and how many kinsmen?

PDP is already gone in Edo anyway!

Edo Central turn it is!

seeme2:
The animosity has been on since decades but my people have been too happy-go-lucky to notice. It gas nothing to do with Tinubu. To believe me just look back to 2009; the kinds of premeditated attacks on the Omoluabi ideology coming from people who have no history of their own which they can be proud of.

These people who are not known until recent decades for any great accomplishments have lied so much about our history. They recruit people greater than them like the Edo to attack Omoluabi land. They are willing to partner any people to mitigate the might of Oduduwa because they don't have any of their own hence feel belittled by our history, culture, language, food, music, drama, and everything that is fast becoming the face of Africa itself as a continent.

Arise, Omoluabi rere. A ko gbodo je ki awon ono alainiiran wonyo bori. Today it's sponsoring tweet trends against the Ooni, tommorow its reengineering the history of Ile_Ife and Lagos. Next tommorow its diminishing the Itsekiri. This must stop ✋.

Once you see anyone claiming to be from Edo attacking the Yoruba/Omoluabi Culture, I can assure you, such person is not from Edo, but an impostor, usually in a faceless forum.

We Edos take Pride in preserving our culture (even though ours is under attack too), and respecting those of others not to talk of those we have close ties with.

ceasare:


The lastma guys too should be charged for culpable homicide along with the driver...why chase him? J's snap his plate nos and wait for him at his next renewal....somebody with sense need head that lastma unit.they are suppose to manage traffic situation and not enforcing traffic regulations.a separate squad that's tech savvy can even stay in there office with drones and catch traffic offenders including stupid danfos blocking road to pick n drop passengers ,track and seize the vehicle discreetly for infringement but guess what it won't happen because Nigerians like chaotic systems that's not auditable so they can fester in there corruption and that's d only reason why we don't protest the ineptitude and shenanigans of our politicians.
Am sure a danfo would hv plied that same one way n d lastma officers look away but once they see my car they jump in front or chase

There may be a flaw in this approach; what if the car is sold (transferred) to someone else before the next renewal or someone other than the owner drove the car the day the offence was committed? What if the last renewal was within the week the offence was committed?
The approach of capturing data of offenders works when there is an effective data system in place. For instance, linking the vehicle info to an existing NIN, BVN, TIN, etc and rendering these other instruments useless once an 'offender' evades law enforcers.
Also, effective surveillance systems must be in place to monitor activities of the law enforcers, as notably in many parts of Southern Nigeria, a lot of charlatans seem to be recruited into these agencies.

Locally assembled cars in Nigeria are unaffordable to the average income earner.

jared007:
He didn't say it because Oshiomhole is a senator but because Tinubu is the president. He popularized the slogan 'Edo no be Lagos'
Elrufai and Buharis cabal gave him victory in the last election. Now he knows Tinubu and Oshiomhole would forkk him up next year.

Clear, concise summary.

PDP is gone in Edo State.

Terrible!

In Benin City, there has been a rise in unruly behaviour by commercial drivers; not obeying traffic lights, driving one-way, etc with EDSTMA personnel just looking away.

These same people will complain about their leaders, but do the most despicable thing the next minute or whenever they have an opportunity.

Comedian2019:

I once asked a driver why he drove against traffic. He said he can't waste his fuel, that if he forms gentle man, he will use all his money to buy fuel.

This practice has become even more common since the increase in fuel price. Very disgusting and selfish, putting the lives of others at risk in a bid to 'cut cost'. Meanwhile, taking the next U-turn will not consume 1/2 litre of fuel.

The Labour leader had to be beaten up first to activate.

There was a widely anticipated nationwide strike some time ago regarding the economic and standard of living state in the country which he and his cronies compromised.
After he collect decking, he want make everybody commot. Oya na!

I only see the 'commonman' in the State suffering in all these.

Claire2023:


There are a lot to celebrate in Edo State, The John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy, Please visit the Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub (which is World Class), The Nigerian Observer/Printing Press, renovated Palm House, Edo State School of Nursing Sciences...the list goes on and on.
Do you want us to go into Institutional Reforms like Civil service and Pension Reforms by the Governor Obaseki led-administration?
IWhar was the state of Irhirhi, Amagba, Okhoromi, Ogunwenyi, Obazagbon roads etc before Gov Obaseki became Governor
Do you want us go into Human Capital Development ?
We may not have gotten to our promise land but i can emphatically state that we are no longer in the wilderness.
Una too dey exaggerate,

Someone who hasn't been to Edo State would think what you listed are some significant projects which would impact lives of the average Edolites.
In many other States, those roads listed up there are projects executed to even better standards by Local government councils. Despite these road projects being very limited and restricted to the capital, leaving the Central and the North in an abysmal state, they are of bad quality. For instance, there is a clear difference between the section of the Irhirhi road where Oshiomhole stopped and the section Obaseki continued with. Or is it the Ugbor Central/Amagba road that has broken down? There are clear advantages of properly constructed dualised roads especially within capital cities which States with serious leadership have embarked upon over the the past decade. Can we point to one in Edo State built in the past 8 years?
How come majority of Edolites within the capital city complain of poor basic infrastructure everyday?

How does Alaghodaro impact the average youth in Edo? Is the Edo Civil service space so small it can't engage its graduates/ even experienced professionals? Most of our graduates have to leave the State to make any sense of themselves. I always wondered until I came to Edo, and it's a failure in leadership.
I'm not going to dwell on the prevalence of certain vices which are direct consequence of these failures.

I will always appreciate my Edo people who through individual/private capacity have contributed, almost in entirety, to the level of development attained in the State so far.

Policy making is nothing if there would be improper implementation & monitoring and direct beneficiaries would be a few individuals rather than the general populace.

Which one is Chinese name? Those are original indigenous names of those Nigerian tribes you mentioned.
Having similar words, sounds and pronunciations from a limited alphabetical system does not indicate or imply any relationship.

On top Landlord association election!!??

The Nation gathered that trouble started when the landlords Association (non indigenes) in the area carried out election of their leaders which did not go down well with the indigenes.

A resident,who preferred anonymity, said,:”In efforts to hold firm the leadership of the community, the indigenes sponsored a candidate of their own and conducted election last Sunday, ahead of that of the landlords’ billed for the following day (Monday).

chopnaira:
1.
The Niger Delta Union.

Population: 30m

Major Cities: Benin, PH, Warri, Calabar, Uyo, Yenagoa, Agbor, Uromi, Ogoja, Bonny Island, Eket, Wilberforce Island, Sapele, Ibeno, Eleme, Agenebode, Ughelli, Obudu, Nembe, Ozoro etc

Landmass: 85,867km.

2.
Seaports: Warri, PH, Onne, Gelegele, Koko, Ibeno, Calabar, Sapele, Twon-Brass, Forcados, Agenebode, Bonny, Soku, Queens Town, Ologbo, Obolo, Osse etc.

Capitals: PH, Calabar, Benin, Uyo, Yenagoa, Asaba & Warri.

3.
Provinces:
Akwa Ibom: Ibibio, Annang, Oron, Obolo etc

Bayelsa: Ijaw, Epie-Atissa, Ogbia, Nembe, Ofoni, Isoko, Engenni etc

Cross River: Efik, Humono, Yala, Nde-nsele-nta, Boki, Etung, Legbo-Agbo, Ejagham, Ekoi, Ekajuk, Yakurr, Efut, Ogoja etc.

Delta: Urhobo, Isoko, Ijaw, Enuani, Itsekiri, Ika, Ukwuani, Olukumi, Oza, Okpe etc

Edo: Edo, Esan, Afemai, Ika, Oza etc

Rivers: Andoni, Okrika, Kalabari, Engenni, Ikwerre, Ekpeye, Ndoni, Ndoki, Ogba, Egbema, Ogoni, Etche, Gokhana, Tai, Oyigbo, Eleme, Bonny, Degema, Ahoada, Abua/Odual etc.

4.
Resources: Oil/gas, Uranium, Gold, Zinc, Glass-sand, Iron ore, Limestone, Asphalt/Bitumen, Lithium, Phosphate, Gypsum, Titanium, Lead/Zinc, Granite, Coal, etc.

5.
Every ethnic group will have a state of their own and control their resources 100%.

Laudable

Even though the price of crude is set to drop to ~$45 to $50 per barrel by mid 2024, would there be any economic advantage importing crude?