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Silent chopper of money with his innocent face.

This country is transforming before our eyes.

It might be unrecognisable in the next decade at this rate of progress.

Kudos to Nigerians and FG.

Even foreigners are taking notice and are wondering if it’s the same Nigeria they’ve been hearing about, or it’s another Nigeria.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFXFULs3LOk?si=yOaE6OaBRKoCbnYL

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Eddypaparazi:
Gunpowder

That’s an interesting one. The Chinese developed gunpowder from native mixtures of certain elements and sands etc, and were using it to make fireworks at their traditional festivals, and during war, to make explosive noises to scare the enemy.

It was these devilish Europeans that saw this, and got the idea of putting the mixture into a metal container with a small piece of iron in front (bullet), so that when you release it by shooting the gun, the iron would rush out and kill the target by its sheer explosive force!

For them there was nothing like morals or religious considerations, spirituality or guilt, as was the case with Chinese, Africans, Indians etc, over use of such a deadly weapon. All they saw was how they could use it to get very rich by attacking the rest of the world with such weapons, and the rest is history!

donziller:
Nothing, every single thing produces by human has it own unique function

BULLSHIIT.

The mass production of guns and weapons of mass destruction like bombs by European leaders in a world that had used iron weapons for thousands of years prior, allowed them to invade, massacre, loot, and enslave the Southern Hemisphere which was originally the richest part of the world.

Thus the wealth of the world became concentrated in the land of a few white criminals to the detriment and poverty of the rest of humanity from which we are still yet to recover today!

With guns and bombs they were able to commit GENOCIDE against whole continents like the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil etc, replacing the ENTIRE populations there with Europeans. The surviving natives they bundled them into “reservations” surrounded by barbed wire, where they would go and peer at them from the outside like zoo animals!

They still have “reservations” in the USA today where you can go and see the original Native Americans in their confined areas they bundled them into.

If not that Africans are strong 💪 they would genocided all of us here, but we fought them even with our swords and matchetes till they gave up, and were only able to colonise us for a few decades before we kicked them out!

Sheuns:
Funny you.

Investors don’t work on sentiments. If we like let all of us turn bloggers showcasing Nigeria on social media, if the basic indices investors look out for in a country are not present, investment won’t flow in.

You are talking RUBBISH.

Investors are not only big companies like Shell or GM.

Investors include thousands of people who can come in here with CAPITAL, and start a business and employ people, from restaurants to gyms, to IT firms to tech startups to malls to hotels.

Tourists also come in with CAPITAL.

But will they come if ALL YOU DO is go online screaming about ''INSECURITY'', including 99% of you who have NEVER personally encountered any ''INSECURITY''. You will still use your loud mouth to drag the country online, making people think that the minute they step foot in Nigeria they will be kidnapped at the airport or killed by 'bandits'.

MEANWHILE tourists and investors flood Kenya, South Africa etc.

Do you know that South Africa is the RAPE CAPITAL of the world today?

Over 500,000 women are raped in South Africa every year.

How many times have you seen South Africans online screaming and dragging their country on Twitter and saying ''don't come here or you will be raped o!'' like we see you dumbass 'Nigerians' do?

''Don't come here or they will kidnap you o!''

South Africa is the CRIME CAPITAL of Africa today. Johannesburg is the headquarters of armed robbery in Africa.

But you will never hear PIM about it from their people on social media. They present their best face to the world, while dealing with their troubles internally.

You cretins believe in washing your dirty linen before the entire world. I don't know if you want them to cry for you or pity you or what?

All you do is just repulse people and make yourselves targets of negative stereotypes and prejudice, while everyone avoids you and your country.

There are people worldwide today who believe there is no electricity in Nigeria.

Not 'power cuts'. I mean NO ELECTRICITY AT ALL.

Because of the way you MORO.NS BLAB THOUGHTLESSLY.

''We have no electricity! No light!'' Of course the world takes that LITERALLY. They think there is zero power supply. You are not even intelligent enough to say ''we have power cuts'', so that the world will know the reality.

The South Africans address their issues INTERNALLY, with protests and placards, but show their best face to the world. They make the world believe their country is Paradise. Result? Tourists and investors flood their country.

AMERICA NKO?

The gun crime rate in America is SHOCKING.

In any big city there, there are MULTIPLE gun shooting casualties EVERY SINGLE DAY.

But guess what? They only report such news in the relevant local city news TV stations.

NEVER ON CNN.

NEVER ON CBS OR NBC or any national network, unless it is a big mass shooting where many people are killed, and they are forced to report it.

The result? People FLOOD America from all over the world despite their terrible crime rate that is MUCH WORSE THAN NIGERIA'S.

QUOTE ME ANYWHERE ON THAT. I HAVE LIVED THERE SO I KNOW.

You people need to learn how to talk with TEMPERANCE and introspection.

Use your sense like other countries use theirs.

I felt this heartfelt apology from a South African lady over the terrible treatment meted out on Queen Chidinma Adetshina by her fellow South Africans, and so I decided to share it with Nairalanders.

The woman was almost in tears, pleading that we forgive them because they are still suffering from the psychological damage inflicted by the Apartheid system of the past.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DECZ474hOrc?si=Qb4gxECm6Zu_W9Ki

YouandiAllofus:
While I commend this young man's efforts at trying to showcase Nigeria to the world.
To me, he is simply trying to explore the awareness lacuna and fill it with impressions meant to wow Nigerians to his monetary gain.

@op, do you even know that Germany alone as a country is more industrialized than the entire countries on the African continent put together?
If you realized that her economic is also larger and more developed, then you will understand the reason why some of us are quick to call out the gov. for their shortcomings even in the midst of abundant human and natural resources and a more friendly weather to our advantage here.

This is where you get it wrong.

Everything is ''government, government, government'' in your heads.

YOU OWN THE COUNTRY, NOT THE GOVERNMENT.

Government is less than 0.00001% of the population.

If just 100,000 Nigerians today decide to do what this guy is doing, showcasing the best of this country to the world, you will not be able to contain the flood of investors and tourists into this country called Nigeria.

I guarantee you that.

But you have given the govt so much power in your heads that you think nothing can be done without them.

How can a couple thousand people you call ''government'' be more powerful than 250 million people?

The other day I posted a thread showing that if NIGERIAN WOMEN decide to end the importation of fake Brazilian hair, and instead embrace traditional hairstyles from weaves to plaits, it will save the country millions of dollars in capital flight, and create over 5 million new jobs for local hair stylists. It will also raise the value of the naira. Because the more naira spent as opposed to dollars for imports, the higher the value of the naira goes.

Same thing with other stuff like shoes, bags etc.

If our men decide to FROWN on imported shoes from Italy and insist on NIGERIAN MADE SHOES, that will create millions of new jobs in that sector, as demand soars.

How many of you, if you have money today will say ''Let me go and buy an INNOSON jeep?''

Less than 1% of you will think that.

Your mind will go to BMW. Toyota. Mercedes. Nissan!

The reason there are no jobs is because we look down on ourselves.

NO OTHER REASON.

How can you have a country of 250 million people and you complain there are no jobs?

It's because you prefer to buy goods and services made outside the country. That's all!

The people in Germany you are calling do not reason like that. That is why they are like that. They first look for made in Germany before anything made outside.

Guess the most popular car in Germany?

Volkswagen Golf followed by Mercedes.

German cars.

The people of Germany know that Honda, Nissan, Toyota etc are better and more durable than Volkswagen.

But they still prefer to buy Volkswagen.

That is why they are industrialised.

All of you for whom the only thing you know is how to come in here and be insulting Nigeria every day, and de-marketing Nigeria online every day, you need to bury your heads in shame!

Some using their phone to abuse Tinubu over the price of garri and tomato when you can use that phone and go around the country showcasing our factories, infrastructure, culture, etc, post on your YouTube channel to the world, and make thousands of dollars, while attracting investors and tourists to the country!

There is so much going on here that we just overlook, yet some Africans and even Europeans and Asians see the value in us that we don't see in ourselves. They come in here, record stuff, post it online and clean up!

Meanwhile you are here doing Yoruba versus Igbo versus Fulani versus Hausa. Fighting each other.

What is that proverb about ''when brothers fight, a stranger comes in and takes their property''?

That is exactly what is playing out here.

It's pathetic!

Can somebody please tell me why it takes a Cameroonian boy to come in here and show the world Nigeria's worth? Nigeria's capacity? What Nigeria is getting right? What Nigerians are capable of? Mods Pls frontpage this thing abeg. Many of us don't know about these things.


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Biggeststar01:
Correct me if I’m wrong but, are you saying that anyone that doesn’t share your opinion on tinubus administration is unpatriotic?

YES.

Because he is doing what HAS to be done.

WE CANNOT AFFORD FUEL SUBSIDIES.

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A DUAL EXCHANGE RATE REGIME.

Tinubu is a brave leader who has done what other leaders couldn’t do due to fear of public backlash!

All he is saying is “BE PATIENT.”

Biggeststar01:
The IMF spoke ill of tinubus reforms recently. go and call them IPOB. Your thinking pattern is alarming. It would surprise me if you’re actually an adult.

The IMF NEVER spoke ill of the policy.

You LIAR.

Richie6:
Why did the same person protested and organize people at Ojota in 2012 against the removal of subsidy?

Oga, Tinubu is human.

It always looks easy to solve the challenges of the nation when you are not on the hot seat.

Stop holding that against him.

The guy got into power and saw that there is no way this country can move forward with fuel subsidies.

The numbers just don’t add up.

ogaemma:
Is only a brainless fellow that will not be bitter with what this man have turned NIGERIA into within one year in office.

Naira is already trading at 1,760 in some areas in Wuse zone 4 as at yesterday.
Is obvious it will finally hit 2,000 naira and above to the dollar by the time the failure collects the 2 billion dollars Loan that was approved by the bunch of house boy's Senate last week.
That same dollar was 180 naira to dollar in 2014 the year before this Tinubu sponsored Buhari government into power to start the destruction of Nigeria.
Some brand of rice is already selling at 150,000 per bag .
The same bag of rice that was 6,000 naira in 2015.
Flights tickets to London is already near 2 million naira.
The same London I bought tickets to for 145,000 naira in September 2005.
In 2014 Arik and Aeroflot from Benin city to Abuja was 10,000 naira.
If you book ahead you may get it for 8,000 naira in Aeroflot.
Right now the tickets is close to 200,000 naira.
I wonder how Tinubu second year in office will look like.

YOU ARE VERY STUPID AND THICK.

DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHY THE CURRENCY VALUE OF A COUNTRY DEPRECIATES?

SO YOU THINK IT IS BECAUSE OF WHOEVER IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY?

MUMU.

DON’T GO ON CHATGPT AND LEARN WHY THE VALUE OF A CURRENCY DEPRECIATES.

ECONOMIC ILLITERATE.

WHEN ALL OF YOU ARE OBSESSED WITH IMPORTATION AND DOLLARS, LOOKING DOWN ON MADE IN NIGERIA GOODS, YET YOU WANT NAIRA TO BE HIGH.

DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP IT ARTIFICIALLY HIGH IS BY PUMPING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PROP IT UP?

HOW IS THAT SUSTAINABLE?

RUBBISH!

WHEN YOU ALL GET RID OF YOUR OBSESSION WITH IMPORTING EVERYTHING, AND VALUE NIGERIAN MADE GOODS AND SERVICES OVER IMPORTS, YOUR NAIRA VALUE WILL RISE.

HOW MANY OF YOU VACATION IN NIGERIA?

THE FIRST MONEY YOU GET, YOU ARE OFF TO DUBAI OR LONDON.

IF YOU WANT TO BUY A CAR, INSTEAD OF BUYING INNOSON, YOU WILL BUY TOYOTA. HONDA. BMW.

IF YOU WANT SHOES OR HANDBAGS, YOU WILL SHUN NIGERIAN MADE, AND BE LOOKING FOR ITALIAN MADE.

BUT YOU WANT NAIRA VALUE TO BE HIGH!

IDIOTS!

CrossRhodes:
No you are not giant of Africa.

It's delusional to think Nigeria is giant of africa

GO FCK YOURSELF.

IPOB OUTCAST.

WHO ASKED YOUR WORTHLESS OPINION?

THEY SHOULD NOT JUST SACK THE PRINCIPAL.

HE SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND CHARGED.

HE IS A CRIMINAL AND A THIEF.

DatIgalaDude:
Have you seen the food Bola served Nigerians?

SHUT UP. HE SERVED YOU WHAT?

owobokiri:
Tinubu and wife so excited like kids who just met father Christmas for the first time.

A president so ostracized he can only meet important world leaders at the sidelines of international events.

And we still see ourselves as the giant of Africa.

YOU ARE A REAL MUMU.

HOW MANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES ARE AT THE G20, OR HAVE EVER BEEN AT THE G20?

IF YOU FEEL LIKE THIS, HOW SHOULD PEOPLE FROM SIERRA LEONE OR UGANDA OR RWANDA OR GHANA OR ETHIOPIA OR IVORY COAST OR SENEGAL OR TANZANIA OR MOROCCO OR TUNISIA OR ALGERIA OR ANGOLA OR KENYA OR SUDAN OR GABON OR CONGO FEEL?

PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER SMELT THEIR PRESIDENT ANYWHERE NEAR SUCH A GATHERING?

YET EVERY SUMMIT THEY INVITE YOUR COUNTRY AND YOUR PRESIDENT.

YET YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.

I MEAN, SOME OF YOU JUST HAVE IN-BORN INFERIORITY COMPLEX.

EVEN IF THEY PLACE YOU ON THE HIGHEST PEDESTAL ON EARTH, YOU WILL STILL FEEL INFERIOR.

YOU ARE AN UTTER DISGRACE.

koxyz:
Ajala the traveler

Must you say something stupid?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqQQvleVsAY?si=aQuQ0cBDx9YnGhb7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7GiTbS3Gpw?si=GOpI5dOJs9wTXr2q

pazienza:
Lol!
Keep lying to yourselves, maybe one day you will start believing your lies.
The greatest beneficiaries of Nigeria are those who get bitter, get full of hate, start gaslighting techniques, get brain discombobulation at the mention of Nigeria break up!
Ndiigbo are scattered all over Africa even in Central Africa Republic, you still find Igbos there.
We know fully well we will adjust and do better without Nigeria which is why we want her gone.
Those who know they wouldn't but want to gaslight others like you are doing are jokers.

Once Nigeria disintegrate, there wouldn't be any difference between Lagos and Cotonou or Lome.
Those your imaginary VATS will vanish as all man will go home to build their own countries.
Your elites know this, I believe even your commoners know that which is why your hearts becomes filled with bitterness at the mention of Nigeria disintegration.

SO WHY DON’T YOU PACK AND GO TO CONGO NOW?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN LAGOS AND KANO IN YOUR MILLIONS?

YOU DON’T NEED ANYBODY TO BREAK NIGERIA BEFORE YOU CAN VOTE WITH YOUR FEET AND GO BACK TO THE EAST AND THE REST OF YOU SETTLE IN CONGO AND MALAWI AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.

IDIOTS.

STUPID THINGS WITH NO BRAINS.

DISTURBING PEOPLE EVERYDAY YET YOU ARE IN THEIR REGION EATING THEIR FOOD AND BUILDING HOUSES ON THEIR LANDS.

PACK YOUR STUFF AND GET OUT OF THOSE PLACES AND GO HOME, OR WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO!

THE OTHER DAY AREWA YOUTHS GAVE YOU 1 WEEK TO LEAVE THE NORTH, AND OHANEZE WENT THERE TO BEG FOR MERCY.

WHY ARE YOU BEGGING TO REMAIN THERE IF YOU WANT SECESSION?

YOU ARE LUCKY I AM NOT THE PRESIDENT. I WOULD DRIVE ALL OF YOU BACK TO THAT YOUR PARADISE IN THE EAST AND BUILD A WALL BLOCKING YOU FROM ENTRY INTO NIGERIA.

UNGRATEFUL DEMONS.

TELL ME ANYWHERE ELSE ON EARTH WHERE THE PEOPLE ALLOW TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OF ANOTHER ETHNICITY TO SETTLE ON THEIR LANDS PEACEFULLY WITH NO COMPLAINTS.

YET ALL THEY RECEIVE FROM YOU DEVILS IS HATRED AND SPITE.

WORTHLESS THINGS.

YOU ARE SO LUCKY NIGERIA IS RULED BY GENTLEMEN LIKE TINUBU AND CO.

WHAT WE NEED IS A NO-NONSENSE DICTATOR THAT WILL HANDLE YOU TRAITOROUS INGRATES THE RIGHT WAY.

RUBBISH!

Rufai Oseni is so unpatriotic.

He knows EXACTLY why we had to float the Naira.

He knows EXACTLY why we had to end fuel subsidies.

His own principal Obi promised to do the same thing “on day 1”.

Why is he now pretending he doesn’t know why the economy is hard on the people?

I don’t blame the guest for his angry response to him. Disgusting.

chiefolododo:
It's barbaric to even think of arresting a president that is trying to protect his people

YOU ARE AN ANIMAL AND A BEAST.

BLOODTHIRSTY VAMPIRE YOU.

YOU DEFEND YOUR COUNTRY BY MASS MURDERING 50,000 INNOCENT CIVILIANS AND COMMITTING GENOCIDE ABI?

SLAUGHTERING 20,000 INNOCENT CHILDREN.

YOU HEARTLESS BEAST FROM THE PITS OF HELL.

BLOODTHIRSTY VAMPIRE ANIMAL YOU.

SPIT.

Thewrath:
The upholstery material used in making the attire is not what makes it the igbo traditional attire…it’s the presence of Isiagu on the material that makes it.

If you like lions drawn on your clothes, why didn’t you make such outfits before whites came with upholstery material? Because I know that you wore clothes, especially the wealthy classes. What your chiefs used to wear were togas and skull caps, just like the Ghanaians and ancient Romans, not that Isiagu and winter cap thing.

I think your ancestral elite were too keen to identify with the invaders after they seized power, leading them to adopt outfits emanating from them.

id4sho:
Cannibalism

Wow! So without colonialists, YOU would be a cannibal?

Never knew YOU were a born barbaric savage together with YOUR mother and YOUR father.

Thanks for telling us.

TossTos:
There are times that even Whatsapp Ai chat gives me signal to enter a trade on my forex chat and it was profits
As XAUUSD has high volatility, I made money with it . Infact ,God bless the brain behind this .. there now is where I am learning other things like , programming/web designing and lot more , music business strategies and everything.. the beautiful thing is , whenever I say hi ,it will ask me everything we discussed in the past , what I've done so far and ask me on which of the past topic ( listed o) I want to ask more questions..
It is so impressive...

I also get to the point sometimes where I am so overwhelmed by its brilliance that I start praising it like you did, and it will respond with a smiley 😊 and say “Thanks for your kind words! Let me know if there’s any other way I can help.” etc etc. Absolutely brilliant.

Sheuns:
The president is not solving any problems. He has not the capacity to do so.

BULLSHIIT.

TINUBU TRANSFORMED LAGOS AND WILL TRANSFORM NIGERIA. GIVE THE MAN TIME.

I asked AI this question :

What would Nigeria have been like today absent of colonial invasion?

And here was the response:


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(AI ChatGPT Analysis)
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Imagining Nigeria without colonial invasion requires examining its precolonial political, economic, and cultural systems and speculating how they might have evolved without external disruption. Here’s an exploration of what Nigeria might have looked like in such a scenario:

1. Political Landscape

a. Independent States and Confederations

Nigeria’s precolonial societies were organized into sophisticated systems, including empires (e.g., Oyo, Kanem-Bornu, Benin), city-states (e.g., Lagos, Calabar), and decentralized communities (e.g., Igbo village republics).

Without colonial intervention, these entities would likely have remained autonomous or evolved into a patchwork of states forming alliances, confederations, or federations for trade and mutual defense.

Some regions might have expanded their influence, leading to stronger centralized states. For instance:

The Benin Kingdom could have grown into a dominant coastal power.

The Sokoto Caliphate may have consolidated its Islamic governance across northern Nigeria, spreading its influence further south.

b. Limited Unification

A unified Nigeria as we know it today is unlikely to have existed. The idea of combining over 250 ethnic groups into a single political entity was a colonial construct. Instead, there might have been regional blocs, such as:

A Yoruba-led coalition in the southwest.

A Hausa-Fulani emirate system in the north.

An Igbo confederation in the southeast.

Middle Belt societies like the Tiv and Nupe forming their own polities.

2. Economic Development

a. Thriving Local Trade

Precolonial Nigeria was deeply connected to regional and trans-Saharan trade networks, trading goods like kola nuts, palm oil, leather, and salt. Without colonial exploitation, these trade networks would have continued expanding, possibly integrating more deeply with West African and global markets.

Indigenous industries, such as Benin’s bronze casting and Yoruba textile production, could have scaled up with innovations over time.

b. Preservation of Resources

The extraction of resources like oil, tin, and gold would have been controlled by indigenous communities, fostering local economic empowerment rather than benefiting foreign powers.

Resource management might have been more sustainable, as many African societies traditionally valued communal ownership over exploitation for profit.

c. Industrial Growth

Given time, Nigeria’s kingdoms and states could have developed their own forms of industrialization, building on existing technologies like iron smelting, agriculture, and architecture.

The knowledge systems embedded in societies like the Yoruba (e.g., mathematical innovations) and the Igbo (e.g., advanced agricultural techniques) might have fueled homegrown technological advancements.

3. Cultural and Religious Landscape

a. Preservation of Traditional Religions

Colonialism suppressed many indigenous spiritual practices in favour of Christianity and Islam. Without invasion, traditional religions like Ifa (Yoruba) and Odinani (Igbo) would have remained dominant or coexisted with Islam, which was already spreading in the north.

Cultural practices tied to these religions, such as festivals, rituals, and oral histories, would likely have thrived.

b. Limited Spread of Christianity

Christianity’s introduction and dominance were directly tied to colonial missions. In a scenario without colonization, its spread would have been slower and likely limited to coastal regions through trade.

c. Linguistic Independence

Indigenous languages would have continued to dominate, with no imposition of English as a lingua franca. Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, and other languages might have developed advanced written forms and been used in governance, science, and literature.

4. Social Structures

a. Gender Roles

Many precolonial Nigerian societies had significant roles for women in governance and trade. For example:

Igbo women’s dual-sex political system allowed them to wield influence.

Yoruba women held key positions in markets and royal courts.

These systems might have persisted or evolved, potentially leading to greater gender equity than what was introduced under colonial patriarchal systems.

b. Education Systems

Indigenous education systems, such as informal apprenticeships and traditional learning centers, would have flourished.

Centers of Islamic learning in the north, like those in Kano and Timbuktu, might have grown into global intellectual hubs.

5. International Relations

a. Trade with the World

Nigerian states were already engaging in trade with Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East before colonialism. This exchange would likely have continued, with Nigeria’s states dictating the terms of trade.

Coastal cities like Lagos, Calabar, and Benin City might have grown into powerful port cities, comparable to modern Dubai or Singapore.

b. Resistance to Imperialism

Even without direct colonization, Nigeria’s states would have faced pressures from European powers seeking trade dominance. However, strong kingdoms like Benin and Sokoto might have resisted or negotiated trade treaties on equal terms.

6. Challenges

a. Internal Conflicts

Rivalries and wars among states (e.g., Yoruba internecine wars, Benin-Igbo border conflicts) might have persisted or even intensified, potentially hindering economic and political stability.

The absence of a unifying force (colonial or otherwise) could have delayed technological and infrastructural development.

b. Unequal Development

Regions with access to lucrative trade routes or resources might have advanced faster than others, creating disparities similar to what exists today.

c. External Threats

European powers might still have tried to influence or exploit Nigerian states economically, through mechanisms like unfair trade agreements or indirect control.

Conclusion

A Nigeria without colonial invasion would likely have been a mosaic of independent states, each developing along its own trajectory. These states might have formed alliances and rivalries, creating a dynamic but fragmented political landscape. Economically, Nigeria could have grown into a prosperous and self-determined region, leveraging its rich natural resources and trade networks. Culturally, its traditions, languages, and religions would have remained vibrant and central to its identity.

While this speculative history avoids the trauma of colonialism, it would not necessarily guarantee a utopia, as internal and external challenges would still shape the region's trajectory. However, the absence of colonial disruption would have allowed Nigerian societies to evolve on their own terms, preserving their unique identities and fostering indigenous progress.

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paramakina202:
My friend adoption is adoption you guys adopted from Arabs and we adpoted from Europeans method of adoption does not matter.
The parachute you guys wear today was copied from Arab slave merchants.

What 'slave merchants'?

Stop talking rubbish.

Before the trans-Saharan slave trade there was normal Trans-Saharan trade in salt, gold, and spices, with Emperor Mansa Musa, Sundiata and the rest, in the Mali Empire, Songhai Empire etc, and that was when the cultural diffusion occurred.

Do you know that a large part of northern Nigeria was part of the Songhai Empire?

paramakina202:
Even the parachute Yoruba and Hausa wear and call it agbada or babariga is borrowed.
Everybody borrowed at some stage of life.Every European is wearing suit today but it must have started from one country.

The difference is that the agbada adoption happened naturally via trade and interaction, and it suited the African climate etc.

In fact if you go back far enough, the original 'ARABS' and 'BERBERS' were PURE BLACK PEOPLE.

It was them who began wearing those flowing gowns before Asiatic invaders/immigrants got there and mixed/intermarried with them to become the 'Arabs' and 'Berbers' of today.

The Igbo adoption of British colonial invaders' winter caps and upholstery material as their traditional outfit is a totally different thing.

It is most unbecoming and screams 'mental slavery'.

You guys can do better.