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I predict that we shall see the first major millitary offensive activities by Africom in Libya in the next few days. It may be initiated with the enforcement of a No Fly Zone in Libya to protect the killing of innocent civilians (more importantly to protect the oil fields  )

Shortly thereafter, they will go in and capture or kill Gadhafi and fully secure the oil fileds and ensure the continuous flow of oil to the west.  Some say its high time GEJ offered AFRICOM a permanent base in Warri or PH.

Lazy millitant thugs in the ND should take note.

naijaking1:
So what exactly does the Igbo man want? I'm against subsidies, but don't mind the gov't helping you (and everyone) cut down cost of production. This imo is a wiser course of action than the outright buying of overpriced goods. Yet it seems that this is not good enough.

So again, what do you want?

@naijaking, I agree with eku-bears on this issue. I suspect those who are complaining would like the government to simply buy from the indigenous seller just because the seller is indigenous. That to me is dumb. Now, what do you want?

As to the question on what the Igbo man wants, I don't think anyone knows exactly - maybe a biafra nation.

naijaking1:
No wonder they call you Mr. Inconsistency. Could you answer eku-bears for once.
I do understand your support for greater and larger federal government role in our lives, especially since the federal beauraucry is bloated with Hausa/Fulani oligarchs. It's no surprise that any policy not directly impacting positively on you guys will never see the light of day. You'll fool noone, my friend.

How did you reach this conclusion from my single post on this thread? Are your biases controlling you again? geezzz. What question of eku-bears are you suggesting that I answer?

I've always been turned off by anything related to Tinubu because of his alleged criminal past. I have to admit that the power he currently wields in the SW is quite impressive. I suppose if people like OBJ, IBB, former heads of state, and heck all Nigerian leaders, who also have thieving backgrounds, can be accepted as true leaders, then Tinubu has become a bonafide SW leader.

Tinubu, my friends, has become the new untouchable in Nigeria - he has joined OBJ, IBB, and other untouchable rogues. dan tselewa.

naijaking1:
I do understand the strategic need to appreciate the movitation of ones opponent which maybe simply academic, however, many times on this forum educated people have succumbed to ethnic and tribal chivalry based on fear and self preservation.

Finally, you've identified what you yourself have been in denial about. You kept on misreading eku-bear, for the very reason in the bolded portion. There is absolutely nothing wrong with eku-bear's statements and some may conclude that  it is myopic to interprete his statements as tantamount to support for the North.

@topic, it is narrow minded and s.tupid to simply purchase buses from indigenous manufacturer instead of from China, if the Chinese can sell better products for less. These indigenous manufacturers need to learn to be competitive by building better and cheaper products. Shikena.

@eku-bear, doesn't eku mean rat in your language? What does this handle of yours signify if its not just a random handle?

Akala must be a genius. He won the the primaries with every delegate voting for him with the exception of only 1 - thus winning 99.9999% of the votes. He enjoys the support of the political elite fo Oyo state, majority of the electorate supports him, agberos love him, awon iya alata adour him.

It appears as if you internet rascals may be the minority who oppose this man, sadly you are impotent. I'm quite sure most of you are not even registered to vote. awon olodo

@Tewmuch, To keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done!  sai ONE NIJERIA


@ileke bebe-idi, so ara e o, otherwise owo epo (oil money)awon ara Delta ni mo ma fi deal pelu e.

TewMuch:
we hear you are fulani, why are u ashamed to own up that your name is musa?

musa ko, mukaila ni. olodo. se awon ode t'owa nibi lo so fun e pe musa ni oruko mi, iwo de believe won, abi? In that case ode iddo ni iwo na.

@ileke bebe-idi, ti ko ba se pe obirin ni iwo, ma ti deal pelu e bi area boy, sugbon lover ni mi.

Can't we all just get along? Rodney King 20XX

You people seem to know a lot about your fellow forumites, including their ethnicities, tribes, or states of origin -  and you get all the facts from interpreting posts!! How smart. olodos

alj harem:
brother i really do not think we should make fun of them, just because they did not kill like the fulani did does not mean they are cowards

remember how hausa people where complaining about beroms, that we do not want

lets behave ourselves and condemn violence

I agree that we should not make fun of them, but the reaction to the Ijaw attack, is disgraceful to say the least. Those thugs should have been dealt with in kind and promptly. The death of any Nigerian is not a laughing matter at all. I agree with you.

@Obiagu1, I wouldn't rush to condemn people who do not respond to violence with prompt violence.  

When the bororos(fulani herdsmen) attacked residents of North Oyo, the complaint was that the bororos are so wicked to the extent that they are in the habit of "r.aping our girls or women anytime they are met on the farm. We have several cases of that and their activities are now becoming uncontrollable. Not only that, they rob with knives, cutlass, and other dangerous weapons and in most cases, motorcycle riders/owners are often their targets,” one Chief Oguntade explained.  Chief Oguntade said people of Oyo north have been patient enough as they are law abiding and peace-loving people who do not want to take laws into their hands.

^^^^^

My statement certainly applies to the residents of Iju-Osun in the Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State. I doubt it applies to the whole state. WTF kind of people will run away and allow their Oba to be captured by hoodlums?

@Onlytruth, I know say na here we go find you, basking in the demise of the cowards of Iju-Osun.  The trend is disturbing, na so fulani people with ordinary dagger s pursue Ibadan residents far inside bush. 

Our people talk say: Ihe ka-nte bata n'onu nte, nte etefu (when something wey pass cricket enter cricket hole, cricket go tear race.)



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Beef & co.,  I'd suggest that you read up and understand the difference between an Almajiri and a poor begger.  Once you've done that, you may understand what Rhino is attempting to get across to you. Stubborn(and ethnically biased) positions that becloud your understanding of simple concepts, are not signs of intellectual maturity. Olodo

alex101:
BTW, my friend, why didn't your leaders (from the 1970's to date) develop nigeria, with all these oil to rival the oil rich arab countries?

My brother, our leaders in Nigeria have failed us woefully. My admonition to you is to remove tribal and ethnic sentiments out of your analysis in order to see that those leaders hail from South, West, East, and North. These leaders do not have the best interest of ordinary citizens in their hearts. They feel just as comfortable with marginalizing the common people of the oil producing regions, as they do the poor masses in the North.  Just look at the composition of PDP and you'll get a picture of what I mean.


@houvest, you like most other Nigerians, particularly from the East, have been sold the notion that the civil war was not about oil. Only a fool will continue to believe that Ojukwu's main goal was not to control the oil rich region. Ojukwu's plans ultimately failed due to poor planning and abbysmal strategies coupled by naivity. Quite sad.

@Onlytruth, shatap dia! Biafra is as d.ead as the Otu of a 110 year old woman, move on. olodo

[quote author=ileke bebe-idi]
Well, news flash, no one is leaving until the oil runs dry.[/quote]Hear, hear!!  


The map posted by the OP is more accurate than not, though not 100% accurate. No one can blame the Igbo coup plotters of the past and Ojukwu for attempting to secceed. Imagine a biafra with all that oil!  I venture to say that such a country would rival the Arab oil rich countries on several levels.

The sad truth is that the biafrans lost the war and will never form that nation without first killing off the rest of Nigeria - an impossibility at best. Best option for biafrans is to learn to live and let live, learn to be nationalists and patriotic.  

As Ileke posited, y'all ain't going nowhere as long as the oil fields are not yet dry (i.e. unless massive reserves are found in Sakwato, Kaduna, or the Chad basin).

@Becomerich, go on soun. Hand drawn maps can be used to distort facts. let the OP produce satellite images to justify his claims

First sign of trouble November 2008, OGD disrespected OBJ's daughter thus disrespecting OBJ, according to the culture of their people:

The timely intervention of Oyo State Governor, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, prevented a major clash between his counterpart in Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and Senator Iyabo-Obasanjo Bello, at Ogbomoso, on Saturday.

Both Daniel and the daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo were among the hundreds of dignitaries who graced the state wedding organised by Alao-Akala for his daughter, Subulade Olamide and her husband, Mr. Olayode Alabi.

The governors of Ondo, Ekiti, Osun and Kwara states were also at the ceremony while that of Rivers State was represented by his deputy.

Trouble started at the First Baptist Church, Okelerin, Ogbomoso venue of the wedding when the dignitaries joined Alao-Akala for a thanksgiving dance after the couple’s solemnization.

The governors were already on the dancing floor when Obasanjo-Bello, who sat behind the governors at the church, stood up and was dancing towards the altar to drop her offering but was stopped by an aide of Daniel.

Daniel’s security man insisted that she had no right to pass through the dignitaries and that her style of dancing would disturb his boss.

Attempts by Obasanjo-Bello to break the blockade were vehemently resisted by the security man who pushed her away from the scene.

The Senator, who was obviously enraged by the treatment meted out to her by the security man, slapped the man on the chest. The man, however, moved back to his position.

When she could no longer contain the embarrassing situation, Obasanjo-Bello furiously returned to her seat to watch further proceedings at the wedding service in anger.

The situation drew the attention of everybody including Alao-Akala, who signaled to the officiating ministers to fast track the event to a close.

At a point, the Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, had to plead with Obasanjo-Bello to come and sit near him when he saw the anger visibly written on her face.

The gesture notwithstanding, Obasanjo-Bello wore a long face through out the occasion.

But Alao-Akala, while reacting to the development through his Special Adviser on Public Communication, Mr. Dotun Oyelade, described the incident as a little skirmish.

Eko Ile:
There is a special vote for this within the discretionary budget and if you have issues with what Fashola is spending to help Lagosians, get at the state lawmakers, they approve every penny he spends,

I'd appreciate any evidence you can provide that shows that the said N7m came from within a "discretionary budget" (slush fund), if one exists. I'd also be interested in the total amount available for spending, in this discretionary budget. It is not sufficient to attempt to put the wool over our eyes in the name of some arguably fallacious idea.

Anyone who provides a lending hand to Ifeanyi Dike deserves a lot of thanks for a worthy cause.  I'd however, like to know where Fashola got the N7million from? Was the money from state coffers or Fashola's personal resources?

This kind of charity should be extended to the abused street beggers(children) in Lagos and orphans, as well. A matching N7million would save at least 10 children and permanently remove them from the unfortunate condition they find themselves.

hehehehehehe. Like godfather like son!! Within the past few months, Obasanji called Ojukwu, a rascal, then called Fayose a rascal, while Fayose responded by calling OBJ a bastard. Jonathan now calls SW govs rascals.

Our people talk am say, eni t'oba b'aja rin, yio je'igbe (person wey follow dog waka go chop sh it sooner or later). GEJ don dey chop dysentry s hit.

Who the heck decided to change our national anthem?  I remind some of you tribalists of the lyrics:  :  


Nigeria we hail thee,
Our own dear native land,
Though tribes and tongues may differ,
In brotherhood we stand,
Nigerians all are proud to serve
Our sovereign Motherland.

Our flag shall be a symbol
That truth and justice reign,
In peace or battle honour'd,
And this we count as gain,
To hand on to our children
A banner without stain.

O God of all creation,
Grant this our one request,
Help us to build a nation
Where no man is oppressed,
And so with peace and plenty
Nigeria may be blessed

Onlytruth, why not try disputing points made by people who do not share your point of view by making intelligent counterpoints, instead of calling them bigots and tribalists?  This behavior of yours is quite troubling and is typical of your likes on this forum, it is quite shameful. olodo

I shutter at the squandered oppotunities handed to many Nigerians of Igbo extraction to build our young nation. There is not much hope for the SE given the the crop of youths being produced, such as onlytruth and Eze.

Mobinga:
Northerners

Okwute Palestinians piafuka gi isi, Ewu Jew.

Cool video. Ironsi appeared to be on some medication during the news conference, he kept moving in a weird manner before answering questions. I did not see the lizard that he used to carry arround. He kind of looks like Jesse Jackson in that video.

The journalists interviewed accused the Prime Minister of certain inaction, and he used the inaction to justify the coup. Frankly, GEJ is guilty of the same kind inaction that the journalist was complaining about. na wa o.

[quote author=afam4eva-Posted-this link=topic=599235.msg7671414#msg7671414 date=1296906958]It's that fundamental way we want to know. Do u care to share some?[/quote][quote author=Beaf-replied-thus link=topic=599235.msg7671428#msg7671428 date=1296907111]^
Please read what I posted again, and if you disagree, say why. There is a lot in the few sentences I wrote. One-liners that aren't thought out or focussed in any direction do not enrich debate.[/quote]@Beaf, hahahahahahahaha!! Do you think this is a game of dodge ball, Mallama Maradonna?  Answer the simple question you were asked jor. You wrote : GEJ is immensely popular among Nigerians, because he has touched lives in fundamental ways.  When asked to be specific you started dodging - typical of olodos. I laugh in Ijaw