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PoliticsRe: Adesina: You Can't Order President Buhari Around by nograv: 8:38pm On May 05, 2020
See what voting for the dullard has brought you?


Chai Nigerians, vote better next time

Anyone but a Hausa/Fulani next time
PoliticsRe: Adesina: You Can't Order President Buhari Around by nograv: 8:37pm On May 05, 2020
See what voting for the dullard has brought you?


Chai Nigerians, vote better next time, anyone but another Northerner...
TravelRe: Trailer Loaded With Goats & 30 People From Bauchi, Intercepted In Delta State by nograv: 8:34pm On May 05, 2020
The answer is simple, split the country in two

Northern Republic of Nigeria

Southern Republic of Nigeria.

In the mean time send these folks back up North..
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 6:53pm On May 02, 2020
LegendHero:
Okay understood clearly bro.

One love.
One love my brother. I am only putting an idea out there.

As for Igbos, their greatest failing is their arrogance and clannishness. I have said as much in many other posts..

It was their arrogance and unwillingness to accept any northern idea of Northern political influence that led to the infamous Igbo coup. That coup backfired spectacularly and led to the political situation we have today after the Northern counter coup..

So yes the igbos do have their flaws..

Even the constant bleating and chest beating can be tiresome

But you can reason with an Igbo, as you can reason with a Tiv, Efik or Deltan. When a Fulani or Kanuri doesnt get his way he soon resorts to cutlass..
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 6:41pm On May 02, 2020
LegendHero:
Why will any Igbo take legal action against our Amotekun? Who the bleep are the Igbos to dictate what we do in the SW?

There are lot of Igbos online that are still mocking Amotekun on this Nairaland and who doesn’t pray it come to fruition. But Yorubas don’t care, we don’t listen to the noise in the market.

The Hausa/Fulanis that complained about Amotekun too are inconsequential because the Yorubas fear nobody and they (Hausa/Fulanis) also know that. When the Yoruba want something, they will fight to the end to get what they want first by constitutional means. All Yorubas no matter the political division or class rose up and supported Amotekun. So no opinion of any other tribe matters.
Then we are not disagreement, the union of Southern peoples in the republic of Southern Nigeria will not be by force as it is with the Hausa/Fulani. It will be by choice.

If people dont want to stay they can leave at anytime. It will not be like the current situation where the Hausa/Fulani keep us all in their embrace by force.

I respect the Yoruba, our people have faced off many invaders. The Fulani know after the battle of Oshogbo what we are capable of. As do the Dahomians after the Oyo showed them are mettle.

The blood of Oduduwa flows in my veins and when I clutch iron I say my blessings to Ogun.. The histories of the Yoruba city states fascinated me as child.

The Igbo are not our enemy, we argue with them as one argues with a brother or sister. As I mentioned I have had no issues with any people from South we can live and work together in peace.

As for the Northerners *spits..*

We will prosper without them.. Any more 'buts' shows that you are an enemy of the people of the South and accept Northern domination..
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 6:28pm On May 02, 2020
Covidodo:
Southern Nigeria is just figment of your imagination .
Get real !
Dont worry bros, it is coming.

All great ideas started as exactly that, a seed of one man's imagination..

God bless the coming Southern Republic of Nigeria
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 4:49pm On May 02, 2020
Covidodo:
I saw through this charade earlier .
To hell with Southern nationalism !!
Chai, which igbo man stole your wife? shocked

When Southern Nigeria comes, people like you will be sent to camps for re-education. cheesy

Southern Nigeria is loading whether you like it or not...

my brother cool
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 3:36pm On May 02, 2020
Tmb78:
Well, I guess there is no point dragging this issue till thy kingdom come,lolz.
Since what you type here is totally different from what is happening even here on this our forum and you refuse to even acknowledge it.
I just hope you will tell your own brothers here shouting 'yoloba is our problem' every time here, that yoloba is not their enemy but the NORTH and only the North like you seem to like to always tell us. grin
Bros I agree my ideological position is very different from the others and often takes others a while to realise what I am saying.

In short I am nationalist for Southern Nigeria..

Igbo animosity to Yoruba is as much as a problem as Yoruba animosity to Igbos. But our rivalry isnt murderous, it is more like sibling rivalry. grin

Shalom
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv: 2:47pm On May 02, 2020
SpecialAgent:
You mean the Google bullshyt & Air conditioned offices. Please by all means, tell ur people to all go to that side grin . Despite ur so called years of experience you can't even understand simple economics. The only reason I advocate for unity is because our diversity & population makes us very unique & worthy of investment. The problem with you kanu & Biafra zealots is that you can't see through his bullshyt despite a clear living example from President Buhari and his zealots. You don't understand Nigeria, you don't understand ur own region. But you have being brainwash to believe northerners are the cause of ur misfortune while ur so called political leaders spent billions on themselves & family members grin

P.S Any subsequent mentions will be ignored, don't really have that much free time like "owner of an IT Company"
How can I be a Biafran if I an agitating for an independent Southern Nigeria?

Go back to your farm. You claim I dont understand economics when you havent provided one economic statistic or metric..

You are the clearest reason why we would be better off without you glorified goat herders..

You are tired of talking to me, no you are tired of being educated that is the issue..

As I said I have met clever Yoruba and Igbo aboard, never a clever Hausa, Fulani or Kanuri.

You are proof of that and even one of your own Lamido Sanusi knew it. But your people had to dethrone him to stop him from telling the truth lol.. cheesy

Yeye people.. Your end is nigh, I have exposed your lies..
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 2:32pm On May 02, 2020
Tmb78:
Hi.You might not know this but you have managed to make the igbos come out as saints smelling like roses from your write up,just like you always do.

I personally don't like the idea of revisiting the past.
I'm of the opinion that the past should be kept where it belongs and work together for the betterment of Nigeria tomorrow.
Having said that,I feel you are just been one sided here maybe because you favor your Igbo side more,I wouldn't know.
Let's put the blame where it's supposed to be.
Both Igbo and Yoruba must share the blame of siding with the enemy called Fulani/Hausa at one time or the other.
You can't in all honesty point out that of the Yoruba and maliciously sweep that of the Igbo under the carpet.
You igbos are quick to shout Fulani slaves when addressing the yorubas BUT the truth of the matter is you have no moral justification for that because you too are slaves to them,so to speak,going by the last election and before the war.
You could have overwhelmingly rallied round another candidate who is non- Fulani during the last election
Hell,your son ,Moghalu with very good pedigree was a candidate. No,you had to follow Atiku,a fulani cos of v.p slot for peter obi.
Let's leave the above for now
Your last statement too shows you are biased
Is it only the yorubas who do that?
What about your Igbo brothers who are always blaming their Yoruba neighbours while Fulani keeps raping their women and killing their children in the East?
Or is the operation of these evil creatures limited to the southwest?
I have never seen the igbos here on nairaland blame the Fulani/ hausa or write derogatory words about them like they do the yorubas who,to the best of my knowledge, have given them conducive environment to do their businesses and go about their lives without any problem in southwest.unlike the hostile situations they always face in the north.
And I don't see you telling them yorubas aren't their problem but Fulani like you always like to point out to the yorubas
See,you can't tell me you never noticed all I have written up there even here on nairaland
Of course,I will be a big hypocrite if I say the yorubas too don't insult or disparage the igbos too here.
BOTH are to be blamed
Pls,if you are going to go with your half Igbo half Yoruba thingy you always claim,then do it without any bias


Though, when I read your posts at times,I always wondered if your Yoruba family know how you REALLY feel about them.

Shalom!
Stay safe!
You have missed the main point of my posts..

Let me be clear, I have no issues with Tiv, Efik, Ogoni, Yoruba or Igbo man. My only issue is with Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri peoples.

I can live any of the former, but I cannot live with the latter peoples.

If you feel I favor Yoruba you are wrong? The only thing I will give Igbos is that they saw through the lies of Northerners first. Yoruba's are finally waking up to the real issue with Nigeria THE NORTH...

Did you hear any Igbos complaining and taking legal action to stop Amotekunhuh No, they cheered you on..

Know your enemy brother, it is not me or any other southern group. It is the North and only the North!!!

If you add any 'but' then I know you are an enemy of Southern peoples and accept Hausa/Fulani hegemony.
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv: 12:10pm On May 02, 2020
SpecialAgent:
There is still a long way to go for you, You can't even see the average Hausa/ Yoruba & Igbo person doesn't really care much about what thier counterpart does. You still can't see the bigger picture, you are stuck in tribal nonsense. The best way for Nigeria to move forward is to unite. Breaking it into pieces based on tribes like you envision will only make matters worse.

Do you know that northern born Igbos are even being pushed away by thier southern counterparts?.
Earlier you were happily telling me I was a slave and I should accept my station.

Once I have informed you of my opinion and why I have come my conclusions, then you start preaching ONE Nigeria cheesy Mtchew..

You Northerners think we are stupid.

Let me be clear, I have no issues with a Tiv, Efik, Ogoni, Yoruba or Igbo. I just dont have time for Hausa, Fulani or Kanuri for very clear reasons.

I dont hate your people, I just dont want to share a nation state with your kin. That is all..

You fear this, because as I explained to another poster economically it would be very damaging for your region.

I know many other successful Yoruba and Igbo boys in the diaspora. If Nigeria improved, we would all return home instantly. Sadly you wont have many returnees for your people lol..

Face facts it over, your people pushed it too far and a split between North and South is pretty much inevitable..

We have nothing to lose except for an overbearing neighbour who contributed very little..
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 12:01pm On May 02, 2020
Covidodo:
You are just too slow . Gosh

Apparently my point flew over your head .

For the umpteenth time , there can be no unity between Yoruba , Hausa and Igbo.
We are very different people . The earlier you get that into your empty skull , the better for you.


Screaming Half chinese/Half Arab won't save you . Keep that nonsense to yourself !
You have no decent rebuttals so you just spout nonsense

Sharrap!!

To my smart Igbo and Yoruba lets work together to end Northern Hegemony once and for all..
PoliticsRe: 2023: Ohanaeze To Meet Buhari, Obasanjo, Atiku, Tinubu Over Igbo Presidency by nograv: 9:36am On May 02, 2020
I dont care whether an igbo or yoruba man holds the presidency, anyone but another Hausa/Fulani..
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 8:51am On May 02, 2020
Covidodo:
Please stop this nonsense half Yoruba /half Igbo . It's pathetic and nauseating .
Who cares if you are half Chinese /half Arab .

I hope they return History to the curriculum some day .

Please, stop being clever by half, Igbos political destiny in Nigeria has always being tied to the Hausa Fulani since 1960 and this is a fact . In fact , the first time Yoruba/Hausa Fulani collaborated politically was 2015.

Your half Igbo supported the Fulani hegemony in 1959, 1979, 1983 and 1993. Your Half Igbo rejected Abiola in 1993 even when Abiola roundly defeated Bashir Tofa in his home state of Kano .

At the return of democracy in 1999, the Yorubas wanted Olu Falae but your half Igbo in cohort with the Hausa/Fulani foisted Obasanjo on all of us .

No one takes you lot seriously . We were all here pre 2015 and your folks were the greatest unity beggars then .

The uncivil war was self inflicted and was basically the fallout of the NPC(Hausa/Fulani)- NCNC ( Igbo) alliance of the first republic and the isolation of the Yorubas was at the core of that alliance .
Well , the rest they say is history .


The Yorubas you losers vilify played opposition politics for 40years till 1999 .

Don't be stupid dude . No one needs to be paid by Buhari to see through Igbos hypocrisy and crocodile tears .

The reality is that Yoruba have nothing in common with either Hausa or Igbo .

And one of the greatest mistake the Yoruba leaders of that time made was agreeing to be part of Nigeria at independence.
I state my origins because half of my family are as Yoruba as they come from Ijebu Ode and Ebute Metta. The other half hail from Anambra.

Please stop revising history, Yorubas sided with the Hausa/Fulani in 1967 during the civil war and all years since.

So stop this nonsense the collaboration started in 2015, do you think I am a child who was educated only yesterday mumu.

mumu Obasanjo wasnt foisted on anyone. He was actually a relatively good leader who got the Paris Club debt cancelled and kickstarted economic growth. Name another Nigerian leader who achieved better economic performance? clown.

I like Abiola and although beyond my time I recall everyone from Igbos to Yorubas in family telling me how much they love him. So again you are talking out of your rear end. If any Igbos didnt trust him it is because he was a Muslim.

So 3 million dead regardless of your view on what started the war is Crocodile tears?? You are a mumu spits

So 30000 Igbo dead in the North due to Hausa/Fulani violence which directly led to Biafra being declared is Crocodile tears ?? Mumu

I get it you are a dumb Yoruba tribalist. But tell me this, has an Igbo ever massacred your people? Has an Igbo man ever kidnapped your people or menaced your farms. Was Igbo behaviour the driving force behind the creation of Amotekun?

Use your head before it is too late, there is only ONE enemy and he is in the North. Fight the wrong people needlessy and you will continue your own oppression at the hands of Northerners.

Other Yorubas now understand, why are you too dumb to see the real problem in Nigeriahuh

You are the kind of man who will be cursing your Igbo neighbour, while a bunch of Fulani are rampaging through your house, looting your stuff, killing your children and raping your wife..
HealthRe: Sanwo-Olu Comissions 118-Bed Isolation Center At Gbagada General Hospital by nograv: 4:36am On May 02, 2020
PoliticsRe: Lalong: I Won’t Relent Until The Last Almajiri Is Relocated From Plateau by nograv: 4:29am On May 02, 2020
Straightpath:
Why not gather the children in a place and conduct tests for them? Then, do the needful if found postive. And also cater for those that are negetive till the pandemic is over. We are one Nigeria and the Almajiries are Nigerian Children.
We are not one Nigeria, these are the product of a regressive Northern culture where men have more children than they can raise.

They are a Northern problem, send them home to the North..

spits
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 4:26am On May 02, 2020
Covidodo:
I swear ...I just opened my mouth while reading his jaundiced post . Did Nigeria start in 2015 ??

Those guys are hypocrites . Imagine a people who have been uncle toms for the Fulani hegemony since independence screaming betrayal.
As a man who is half Yoruba and half Igbo, stop being dumb.

3 million Igbos lost their lives in an effort to leave the mess that was Nigeria, they paid for their values in Blood. When have Yoruba ever kicked against the system in such a fashion.

That some Igbo have sided with Northerners is a shame, but some Yorubas have as well and more frequently. Both groups must support each other to end Northern dominance which has been disastrous for all of Nigeria.

My rule is simple, I would rather have anyone but a Hausa or Fulani in power. At least the economy grew under GEJ and OBJ..

Under Northern leadership the economy always went backwards..

I dont even know if you guys are paid Buhari trolls. In the real world Yoruba and Igbo get along well. It is the Northerners who keep to themselves..
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 4:20am On May 02, 2020
Miracle1991:
so every northerner is a hausa man abi. Just look to the mirror you will understand how primitive you are.
Thank God your types are just 5% in Nigeria.
Hausa or Fulani Ke? Same difference. Both are Aboki..

If my son complains he wants pepsi instead of coca cola, I remind him both are coke cheesy
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv: 8:37pm On May 01, 2020
SpecialAgent:
U are missing the point bro, my goal isn't to be the richest man in the world. Don't need that kind of money. I desire not to be poor nor hope to be rich. But to be pleased in all my endeavors.
Nigeria needs to change, but the people are not ready, the citizens see things in tribal & religious perspective. The elites use that to manipulate the people. They brainwash the ordinary folks & make them think the other tribes is the reason for thier regression grin

In reality, there is only two tribes(camps) in Nigeria, The Elites and the ordinary citizens.

As long as you keep thinking Yoruba, Igbo & Hausa. Nigeria will keep regressing instead.
Nope afraid not, I know a lot of the Nigerian elite and they are divided by ethnic group I assure you. When I go home to Lagos, I meet Yoruba and Igbo in Ikoyi or Lekki at private functions rarely Hausa/Fulani. Even my mothers union with a igbo man raised a few eyebrows back in the day

The Nigerian elite is comprised of circles. As you move closer to the centre some groups dominate. Do you think OBJ ever had as much sway as say IBB. Definately not, he was a Yoruba in a Hausa/Fulani clique and the others made sure he never forgot it.

I am not interested in this elite vs the people nonsense argument.

Tell that to the 10s of thousands of Igbo souls slain in Northern Nigeria.

Tell that to the parents of IPOB members who were killed just for expressing their political right to free speech.

Tell that to the victims of Boko Haram and the Chibok girls.

Tell that to the soul of the Ken Sarowiwa and his compatriots slain at the orders of Abacha and his henchmen.

I know who are the primary problem in Nigeria and no amount of one Nigeria nonsense will change my mind.

Save that rubbish for a fool who believes it.
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv:
SpecialAgent:
So then we should all run to tech because there is money to be made plus air conditioned offices & ignore other sectors. And why are you insinuating na my fault the way Nigeria is, I don't work for FGN nor do I make it's policies.

P.S I don't need thousands of dollars, I make enough to survive & feed lots of people. am happy grin
You missed some of my post about Jackie Mason and the Jewish attitude to labour.. Watch it and learn..

I dont copy anyone, I learnt to code from when I was a kid if you had read my previous posts. I have loved finance since I was young and if you were good at maths it was a relatively easy way to make money. Both disciplines have allowed me to travel the world and see different cultures. Also there is nothing wrong with making note of what other successful people are doing. It is how you LEARN and GROW..

If you are happy and comfortable with farming that is admirable and I respect that.

But your lack of desire to perceive other possibly more lucrative opportunities illustrates the typical of the somewhat lazy Hausa/Fulani thought process I was talking about. I explain to you the power of computing and you state "I am happy being a farmer".

Also please dont pretend you can make as much in the agribusiness as in tech or finance.

In Nigeria, agriculture has its place but for our nation to succeed we need to industrialise. In fact with automation, labour's value will fall exponentally and the value of knowledge will only climb ever higher..

The window to be a low cost manufacturer like China and Taiwan once were is closing. Vietnam is currently in that phase and we should be there were it not for garbage leaders..

The FG is your problem if you participate in the charade that the current Nigerian political system...
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv:
SpecialAgent:
grin Lol, delusional piece of crap. To think I even thought you had sense. mehn am am done with this.

FYI, I have goats, chickens & even cows too. What's wrong with engaging in Agriculture as a side hustle
Google Pre Industrial, Industrial and Post Industrial society and that will give you your answer...

Also compare the profits of Nestle one of the largest food producers in the world making 3.95 billion dollars in net income 2019 vs Alphabet (Google) one of the largest tech companies in the world that made 37 billion US dollars 2019.

The latter makes many times more money than the former, all with workers comfortably working from air conditioned offices or from desks at home.. Now compare that to the labour intensive nature of the food production..!!

Also less workers produce more, with Alphabet's 120,000 workers against Nestle's 350,000 workers..

If you cant understand that, its no wonder Nigeria looks the way it does.

You move up the skill chain not down mumu. I have made thousands of US dollars in a few minutes on a good trade can you equally make thousands after a few minutes of work on a farm..? No..

I recall one of my Jewish friends, one of the most successful ethnic groups on the planet telling me about the Jewish mentality to work and to watch Jackie Mason



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ImX57bFpYU

Watch at 27 mins as he tells you that he has never seen a Jew who works on a farm. That also tells you everything you need to know.

May I remind you Sergey Brin of Google is Jewish as is Mark Zuckerberg of facebook
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv: 5:53pm On May 01, 2020
Thank you for your response and I genuinely mean that.


IMAliyu:
Let me get this out of the way first. The "Your People" thing, I am just an individual, I don't claim the successes or failures of other people, I don't have a "people" nor do I owe any one group of people anything, I just so happen to be from the north.

That is an anecdotal evidence. The fact is every few northerners live and work abroad (even for those who could, don't because of reasons that could be cultural or personal), compared to their southern counterparts which out number them. So the likelihood that you would had met enough of them do judge their character was low, and their is nothing wrong with working simple jobs, it's still a means of living.
I understand what you are saying, but you also need to appreciate you are avoiding the truth with such an answer. One of my favourite writers is Thomas Sowell, an African American and he tackles this exact issue in his book 'RACE'. A complaint often raised by African American activists is that you cannot lump all American blacks together saying they all exhibit specific behaviours. No you can't, but you can say that there are cultural values and behaviours more common to one group than another.

That Northern groups be they, Hausa, Fulani or Kanuri have been more prone to violence against both their own kin and other groups like Igbos in particular is unquestionable. You cannot find similar examples of mass massacres of Northern ethnic groups in south, like the pogrom of up to 30,000 Igbos that was the catalyst of the Biafran war. This isn't prejudice its fact.

Thomas Sowell remarks upon the fact that as an African American upon completing university when he was having difficulty finding work, it never occurred to him to work as a Fireman or Police Officer, something he would have been more than qualified to do. This was a cultural void that resulted in him not perceiving potential employment opportunities due to his background. A white American youth would have come to a completely different conclusion due to his or her background.

We saw this first hand in the United Kingdom when we left during the IBB era. Some other black groups were really struggling and engaging in regressive behaviours primarily as a result of white racism. Some of the newly arrived Nigerians condemned them as animals. Would be wrong to lump them altogether (in part yes), but at the same time you cannot deny as a group a lot of them were engaging in regressive behaviours (multiple children out of wedlock and lack of appreciation for free education for example). This difference was even observed by whites who noticed that black Nigerian children outperformed even white children at schools on average. Even more interestingly when they dug deeper they noticed that Igbo children for example often outscored almost all other groups including whites and were on a par with Jews, Chinese and Indian children. Yoruba children outscored whites as well, but their performance wasn't as marked as Igbo children.

Are all Igbos smart? No, but does their emphasis on individualism, meritocracy and wealth creation which is intrinsic to their culture have a role in their success in Britain? Almost definitely..

IMAliyu:
You speak as though these criminals care about who their victims are. They don't care if you are north or south
And the ones that are mostly affected by these crimes are who? The ones you call my people.
Sorry the above is avoiding the truth as well. I do care about the type of criminality specific groups in engage in. I would rather live next door to a Yahoo Boy or a drug dealer. As long as I leave those individuals alone, in all likelihood they will leave me alone.

Murderous terrorists, killer herdsmen or murderous kidnappers who have scant regard for life are a completely different matter.

Sadly Northern groups engage more in the latter sort of crimes than the former. One set of crimes is a lot more dangerous than the other. Again it isn't prejudice, it is just fact.

Also I care little that Northerners are impacted more by this sort of crime. It is a problem mainly generated in your region and if we weren't linked together, it wouldn't be my problem. Much in the same way you and I couldn't care less about civil strife in South Sudan. We don't live there, we are not connected to them and so we don't care.


IMAliyu:
I think this is where your error is. You expect power to be handed over. When in history have you ever seen the people in power just quietly hand over that power to another group, without the group forcefully taking it.
And the south is complacent in the north retaining power. Can you imagine how some folks were die hard Atiku (a known corrupt northern politician) supporters in the last election even though someone like prof. Kingsley Mogalu, the most qualified among all candidates was barely voted by his own kin.
On this we are not in disagreement. The south can only wrestle back from the North through violence, which would be bad for all parties. Or politically, which is why I take great exception to enablers like Tinubu who allow this rotten system to endure. I saw this dynamic first hand in Britain as they voted to leave the EU. Britain was a major contributor and the loss of its revenue would be a major problem for the EU organisation. They are trying to make this process as difficult as possible for obvious reasons.

That Nigerians make very poor political decisions is something we agree on. They often select bad leaders and as a result get poor results. I think the South voting with a common voice would be a healthy counterbalance to Northern political elites.

IMAliyu:
Yes the north and the south should had never been amalgamated into one country. And the only people that care about retaining the current system are those that benefit from it.
Nigeria splitting or restructuring will not affect the common northern man, the elites (which don't care about the common man) are the ones that would be affected.
Interestingly this is where you and I disagree. I think Nigeria would have worked, had it been dominated by the South from independence. The South had higher literacy rates, was more progressive and open to western thinking. If the North had taken a back seat it would have benefited from improved economic performance and maybe over time a balance could have been struck between its more conservative Islamic values and modernity like Dubai.

But I will admit the Igbo coup borne out of arrogance, unwillingness to countenance Northern domination or wait for the Northern region to catch up; backfired spectacularly and almost certainly led to the political situation we see today.

I will admit it was certainly criminal to kill Tafwa Balewa and Ahmedo Bello.

But saying that, the seeds Northern ethnic bias were already shown by Ahmedo Bello with his unmeritocratic 'Northernization policies', so who knows.

Now it seems more likely we will split and in all likelihood the North will fall behind economically; landlocked with a less educated population it is inevitable.

IMAliyu:
Now I'm not going to deny that the north doesn't have any issues and a long way to go in order to fix it's social, political, literacy and religious issues that plague it.

And you think those icons are where they are because they are southerners? Do you even think they care about any of our petty politics, they worked hard to earn their place and they deserve it.
You feel good for taking credit for the hard works of others?
As I wont deny the South has its own problems too. Look the North has a very interesting culture, which certainly fascinated me as a child. In many ways in it's precolonial history is more advanced than Southern regions. With a well developed political system of emirates and literary culture. I was astonished that Kano was once part of the great Shonghai empire and Maidguduri once part of Kanu-Bornem. But you must understand I cannot overlook violence that is inflicted against Yorubas and Igbos (I am half Yoruba and Igbo).

As for taking credit for the hard works of others. Hardly, I understand your sentiment, but I am truly a self made man. I have met whites who have tried to lord it over me as they are white, when they have achieved little themselves. I am quick to point out my achievements and ask them for theirs by means of comparison. That quickly shuts them up.. grin

But in truth, I do own an IT company, as I have been programming since I was 6 years old. My first machine was a BASIC computer with 64k of memory. I also taught myself to trade and I now successfully earn income from the market. My mother who is Yoruba, always jokes my instinct to strike out on my own came from my Igbo father.

Did I have to work very hard to learn how to code and trade, of course I did. Did I do it in the face of white racists who hated my intelligence of course. Did my father's Igbo values of individualism and hard work play a role in my success, definitely.. wink

You would be surprised that some whites actually do appreciate the differences between different Nigerians. It is rare, but once or twice when whites have met me in say a bank or seminar, they ask where I originate from? Once I say Nigeria, they often respond, you are probably an Igbo aren't you? If not maybe a Yoruba?

Maybe in another universe we could have been allies, but I cant see any prospect for amicable relations between our peoples, so it is best we split and go our separate ways.
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv: 2:14pm On May 01, 2020
IMAliyu:
Ah, yes let's generalise everyone now.

So no northern likes to work and earn a living to provide for themselves and their families?

So all southerners are all saints and hardworking and no bad apples exist amongst you?
So what particular groups of Nigerians are yahoo boys, or drug dealers being caught in other countries.

So the leaders that sold the south to the northern elite for their own gain are from where?

Nigeria is a mess because of all our incompetencies and limiting the blame to just only one group is rather convenient isn't it.
In general Yes..

I have said in other posts I have worked for nearly 20 years in finance. From Wall Street, The City of London to Marunouchi in Tokyo, I have met many a Yoruba and Igbo in finance, but I have never encountered your people EVER! Some of your ilk of course do work, but a good number of your brethen are lazy. If they work are often involved in simple professions.

Southerners are engaged in these illegal activities because they are trying to survive. I dont agree with their activities but at least they are largely non violent. Yahoo boys are criminals of the mind, if you arent fooled you dont lose your cash.

Compare that to the criminal antics of your people? Violent Islamic terrorism, with the murder and rape of innocents. Or the herdsmen menace who are overwhelmingly your people, ignoring basic rights to private property and killing anyone who challenges them.. Their activities are highly linked to spate of violent murderous kidnappings across the country. Who is worse?

That some of our kin sold their souls and people for cash is a problem. I assure you if I had the power I would execute every last one. Number one on my list would be Tinubu..

Yes we can blame our current state on your leaders incompetencies.

The north has ruled under 
1.balewa
2.gowon
3.muritala
4.shagari
5.buhari
6.IBB
7.abacha
8.abdulsalam
9.yar adua
10.buhari

All of them have been failures. OBJ got our Paris Club debt cancelled and kickstarted economic growth.

The economy grew under GEJ despite corruption in his ranks. A lot of his corruption was in effort to buy off your difficult people. That was his mistake, if I was in his shoes I would have eliminated your stubborn politicians.. Like Rawlings did in Ghana...

So yes hand power to us. If we fail you can laugh and say 'you are no better'. But I think the biggest fear of your people is that if we succeed you people will be finished. You will never be allowed near the levers of power again.

Also the divorce of North and South Nigeria would be even more likely as Southerners would feel vindicated in their view that your people are parasites who contribute nothing.

Look at all of Literary, Cultural and scientific icons they are all southerners.. This isnt hatred its fact..

Your people are useless in the main and deep down you know it.
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv: 11:27am On May 01, 2020
SpecialAgent:
Still playing on the palm of the elites & deluding urself thinking you are smarter than Sherlock Holmes. I hope majority of ur people ain't like you. Can't even tell you are a disposable pawn LMAO grin
You seem to have missed most of my post


In adversity we adapt, your people sit and complain.

If I am angry it because of one reason, I have to live in the west to earn decent money and suffer western racism because of your people. 

Money is good, but not fun when you feel like an uninvited guest in someone's home. This is the experience for all black people in foreign lands. Succeed or fail you will never be fully accepted.

Had Igbos or Yoruba run Nigeria, the country would have looked like Japan and I would be happy in Lagos. Sadly we have to leave Nigeria to seek our fortune in the west because of the a group who feel they are "born to rule" but are useless at it.


I am no ones pawn because I dont earn my money there. I havent cared for Nigerian leadership for years, especially since GEJ left.

The majority of my people if they are still in Nigeria can be found in Ikoyi or Lekki. Trying to keep the country going despite lousy Northern leadership. I gave up on Nigeria because I realised your people are dumb and as long as they hold power the country will not improve.

Interesting you couldnt provide any rebuttal to my points. Just useless boasting, typical empty barrel Aboki..

What do you do for a living? Herding goats I would imagine..
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv: 11:00am On May 01, 2020
SpecialAgent:
Lol, common Mr "superior intelligence", you are too stup#d to run an IT company grin
You really really don't need to try so hard to prove you are a made man. That just exposes how frustrated and angry you are at ma people grin. Anyways no be specialagent prevented you from making it in life, relax...grin
life is much easier when you don't hawk hatred & tribalism for head like gala grin
No Igbos and Yoruba are happy to work for a living.

That is all I wanted to prove.. Your people are lazy and indolent.

In adversity we adapt, your people sit and complain.

If I am angry it because of one reason, I have to live in the west to earn decent money and suffer western racism because of your people.

Money is good, but not fun when you feel like an uninvited guest in someone's home. This is the experience for all black people in foreign lands. Succeed or fail you will never be fully accepted.

Had Igbos or Yoruba run Nigeria, the country would have looked like Japan and I would be happy in Lagos. Sadly we have to leave Nigeria to seek our fortune in the west because of the a group who feel they are "born to rule" but are useless at it.

I point out you are an ignoramous and you laugh. Mumu
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv: 12:31am On May 01, 2020
SpecialAgent:
grin , sorry sir, flease continue to wipe our assess. I for one sincerely appreciate ur efforts & so will my decendents. We really need "smart" & "quick witted" people like you
I run a fund and an IT company in London. I dont kowtow to you imbeciles.

I do meet the odd dumb Northerner now and then in central London spending stolen money in town.

Whenever I quiz them on what they do for a living they always give me an ignorant smile and run away. They are too stupid to earn their crust through hardwork and industry. So are too afraid to talk to me and reveal their ignorance..

Enjoy the oil money, if you havent noticed oil is at negative prices. I can still sell computer programs and trade the financial markets to make money, what can you do, aboki..??

Igbos had one thing right your people are fools..
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 12:24am On May 01, 2020
Tmb78:
We all know the mess we found ourselves today.The same yorubas you people like guilt tripping every time once massively voted for the same GEJ once upon a time.
I am Yoruba and I didn't vote for Buhari.I also know many yorubas who didn't vote for him.
Atiku won in Oyo state,that means the yorubas there voted massively for him.
Though,I still don't know what you meant by Atiku was apparently a better candidate, considering his antecedents( a talk for another day)
I hope you know that Buhari got votes in the SE and SS too.
But I don't see you lots mentioning or even blaming those ones.
But the election is gone and we are looking forward to 2023

Just like your sister up there,you are deflecting.
Pls,go back to the the questions I asked her and please answer honestly.
Thanks
As a man who is both Yoruba and Igbo, I will tell you this when people asked who would I vote for in the last election, I said no one as both candidates were useless Northerners. I was condemned mainly by Yorubas..

Anyone who took part in that useless election was a mumu. Buhari was a former despot and a tribalist, remaining true to form as president. Atiku was a thieving, opportunist who never condemned Boko Haram or rampaging Herdsmen as they were his kin.

Nigeria had a better chance when the election was between GEJ and Buhari. There it is clear, regardless of the odd region going for GEJ. The south west let us down and voted in a clown.. The rest was history..

I am with Nnamdi Kanu on this issue. Northerners will do what is in their interest, even if it is to the detriment of Nigeria. They cannot be changed in that regard..

But Southern Groups can change their allegiances and a good start would be to support each other. Igbos have no problem supporting a Yoruba man and Yorubas should do the same for Igbos.. All Southern groups should work on the basis of anyone but a Hausa/Fulani man.

I assure you, within a few short years this country would recover.. I have worked across the US, Europe and Japan in Finance and IT. In all my years I have never met one educated hard working Northerner in my field. I have met plenty of Yoruba and Igbo in places like JP morgan or Goldman Sachs. Not one miserable Hausa...

Be it culture or genetics I dont know or care. But those people are a blight on Nigeria..
TravelRe: Security Stops Vehicles With Passengers Hidden Among Animals In Kaduna (Photos) by nograv: 11:25pm On Apr 30, 2020
SpecialAgent:
Well, I haffen to be an abok# too
Nothing to be proud of, dumb and slow witted..

Were it not for us southerners, you lot would be like Chadians or Nigeriens, poor as well as dumb
HealthRe: Babafemi Taiwo Studying On Remdesivir COVID-19 Drug by nograv: 11:21pm On Apr 30, 2020
Yoruba and Igbo Amaka.. The Northerners well, I have nothing positive to say. lipsrsealed
PoliticsRe: Foreign Reserves Shed $5.09bn In Four Months by nograv: 7:14pm On Apr 30, 2020
kikero:
Certainly.

One of the reasons why we have a reserve is for times like this...

The problem is, for how long can we rely on the reserve? Part of the reason why we are taking loans is because we don't want to eat too much into the reserve.

That's why Nigeria should stop relying on selling oil, and selling agric produce and minerals. Best to sell industrial products.
And our Northern friends are the reason why we have an economy so dependent on Oil exports.

Had the political elite which is primarily Hausa/Fulani invested in infrastructure and diversified the economy we wouldnt be in this mess..

We would have reserves in the 100s of billions as well..

Let the South succede and Southern Nigeria will prosper..
PoliticsRe: FG Delivers 110 Trailers Of Rice And Grains To Kano As Palliatives by nograv: 6:54pm On Apr 29, 2020
ZeroAccess:
What will I even call this, wickedness or what? People in ogun have been locked down from day one. We didn't see anything nawaoooo.

This act is beyond politics. This is pure evil.
Well if you see a Hausa or Fulani candidate at the next election you now know what to do..

Igbos figured out Northerners a long time ago. How much more evidence do the Yoruba need??
PoliticsRe: Nigeria May Stop Oil Production If Price Crash Persists –NNPC by nograv: 4:31am On Apr 24, 2020
unikwa:
The world cannot do without oil. The current problem is temporary.
Airplanes fly on oil,
Ships run on oil,
Semi-trucks,
automobiles,
farm tractors,
factories,
making electricity,
asphalt,
About 6,000 things are made from oil https://www.ranken-energy.com/index.php/products-made-from-petroleum/

Oil is not going anywhere. Once the world returns from lockdown, oil price will start to creep back up.

If these thieves have any brain, now is the time to open Ajaokuta, and start industrializing Nigeria.
Now is the time to voluntarily cut high salaries of those in govt, and start developing the country.

Warning to thieves in govt: CoronaVirus is here to stay. It is like influenza, and will return periodically. So you better quit the stealing, and prepare Nigeria for what is to come. This is not the same Nigeria you're used to.
Exactly...

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