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truly this Radio Biafra is giving some people sleepless nights

tonychristopher:
I know a lot of my people who know me will be surprised by my position ...I do not understand what this Biafra thing is ...I mean how can some dude in London will come and start tormenting trouble for us Igbo by establishing a pirate radio that it's aim is to talk down on people both Igbo and non Igbo. To me this Nnamdi KANU isn't the freedom fighter I envisage . you can't want a country on the alter of insulting your neighbours and even your self. To me I see it as infantile and childish approach . Ojukwu never insulted anybody he had an agreement with them

But this KANU approach is something else . I have not listened to him and I do not think I have that time to listen to him. Pls whoever is reading this shouldn't get it twisted ...we can't have it the way of Sudan or that of south Ossetia nor that of east Timor nor that of Eritrea and Ethiopia. We can also have it the way of north and south Korea . I know that Igbo are assets to Nigeria though they won't want to agree with that and Nigeria is asset to Igbo though we igbo won't admit that but the fact is that we have a bigger market and eco space to exploit Biafra shrinks this market from 180 million to 60 million and this we have to understand

If we can have a multi lateral and billeteral understanding between the emerging nations that will be OK instead of going this Biafra way. Biafra is very OK and I as an Igbo dude support it . what I am against is having a pyromaniac in charge of Biafra . this we have to look before we leap.

We as a country have many non violent approach and they varies left for me I think we can go confederation or united nation way. What do I mean ..we can do it like UAE where Dubai, Abu dabi which are different countries but maintain single military and security and imigration..this is workable or we can have it united kingdom way where Wales, Ireland and other independent countries like Scotland have their independent paliarment but with same currency and visa regime .


We must guarantee free movement between independent states , we must guarantee the bond and brotherhood between the constituent nations . we can't fight ourselves again but as we do this we have to develop independently . if north want sharia and Islamic economy so be it , if west want monarchial capitalism so be it and if igbo wants Republican capitalism so be it. The bottom line is that we won't fight and we have to find a way out of quagmire. We may even have independent passport in this unity if it will ever come but there must be automatic residency and business permit in constituent nations


One of the first law of nation is : SELF PRESERVATION


These are few options available and let us rest on this online Biafra and tribal bashing


Que Sera Sera ...what will be will be


If Biafra will be it will be ..if it won't be it won't be

But if it be we have to also know that good neighbour matters and left for me I think confederation of states like USA, UK and UAE is the best . Africa and the world is watching and waiting for Nigeria to crumble

We can't crumble we have to find peaceful ways to get things done


Good morning all

i respect peoples' opinion but anytime you open a thread and the only people that find sense in what you wrote are people other than your own people, then you might have to go through your thread again.

Ioannes:
instead of using the name of Biafra as a cover why don't you call it something like
Nigerian youths march against unemployment.

people have different needs and aspirations. They want Biafra and want to march for it. If you want to march against unemployment, organize like-minds in your part of the country and work towards it.

Biafra's capital!

Ikengawo:
condemn that amalgamation, but lobby the UK of today to support you. The UK amalgamated Sudan and supported South Sudan because the South Sudanese lobbied their as$ off. They didn't pre-emptively decide everyone, including churches that supported you in the past, were your enemy. The UK amalgamated Pakistan and India and supported their partition. Nigeria is not special and is not different.

Uk will have no choice when this agitation reaches it's peak.

2015 is not 1967. The west including UK have gone a long way in 'marketing' ideas such as democracy, freedom, equality, self determination etc to the world, any attemp to deny Biafra this will be seen by the east and the rest as double standards and hypocrisy.

In an event of was uk might no longer help Nigeria. Our oil is almost becoming usless to them owing to the global fall, they couldnt even provide aid to NA in our counter insurgency campaign. Also illegal weapons suppply is easier now than ever. UK know even if they stick out their neck to help nigeria, any cladestine support of biafra by another power could jeopardice their efforts

Ikengawo:
I don't doubt the movement has been exceedingly successful is gaining grass roots support. It's not the #1 station in the world for no reason, but the 'gaining support' phase is ending and the actualization phase is one I can't wait any longer for. I have reached the point that I view being called a Nigerian (N#gger Areian) as a wholesale insult and can't have them lose focus. I'm saying this as a supporter, not as someone against them and if you support something you want it to get better.

if the UK supports Nigeria, the US France, and the entire world supports Nigeria. Radio Biafra as carrying a vendetta with Fredrick Lugard and putting it on Britains head. The world powers have a pact with each other that states whatever a former colonial master decides about their former possession is what the rest of them will agree one, so that they don't fight each other over crossing issues. So what the UK says about the entire territory called Nigeria is what everyone, from Russia to China will agree to follow unless they risk the UK not recognizing their territory

so insulting the UK over Fredrick Lugard is very brainless. There are 3 Igbo people in the UK's government, we can't loose the UK as a supporter.

No. condemning the amalgamation is just part of the enlightenment and wouldnt be seen as an insult by a country like the uk. Is like saying that Kanu's reference to nigeria as a zoo is an insult to Biafrans.
It think it's all enlightenment.

how come they re gaining support everyday

johnmartus:
SEEMS YOU CANNOT COMPREHEND HE STATED IT CLEARLY THAT BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH BIAFRA WHICH INDICATE THAT THEY ARE TOTALY AGAINST THEIR ACTION.

Nothing to do with Biafra means they re not the ones behind it.

Being against biafra is a different thing my dear.

for those who may not understand, the uk govt didnt condemn Biafran agitation by this statement, they only stated that they are not the ones behind it.

biafranking:
so the guy name is chizoba and he shortened it to chizi? And still did not know the meaning of chi di?he s nothing but a pretender.
That s how some ikwerres behaved my dear,like dis naughty guy called hopeathand,he can speak igbo fluently and he knows the similarity between ikwerres and igbo linguistically but still denied himself and his origin...

What a great shame to some of them...

dont be fooled my dear. Go to Enugu, you'll see northerners who know how to speak not only central Igbo but undilluted wawa dialect. They know Enugu pple call anambra agbenu while Anambra call them wawa. It is just a matter of being born in a city and growing up there. You will understand their local politics, tradition,history, sentiment and sensibilities.

Now it wouldn't be hard using these advantages to advance your tribal interest in a faceless forum, especially when you know most igbos are angry at ikwerres.

HopeAtHand:
Lack of respect and regard for others is the reason Igbos are having problems with other tribes.

Imagine saying Ikwerre is Igbo without regarding the sensibilities of Ikwerre people who fought to ensure the constitution of Nigeria recognises Us as a separate from Igbo..please be guided.

Igbos are a big and successful people, if Ikwerres were Igbo, nobody will tell us to key in..Once again, be guided.

you are now the one insulting the sensibility of ikwerres. I've always known u're an impostor. No ikwerre will insult his people just to prove a point.

That idiot called Lygn19 is a yoruba. Pls ignore him

Dhugal:
Will you just shut it if you can't contribute reasonably to the thread for now?.
Enough of all that your claptrap.This thread is about development of Igboland,in association or otherwise,of our friendly neighbours and kin.

i dont think the guy is Igbo

Some Biafra secessionists have torn their
Nigerian passports to press home their
demand for the breakaway of the South-
East from the Nigerian state.
Pro-Biafra activists tear Nigerian
passports
As of Saturday, no fewer than three videos
were seen on the online video sharing
platform, YouTube, in which some Igbo
denounced their citizenship of the country
and declared their allegiance to Biafra.
The Nigeria Immigration Service has,
however, warned that such act is criminal
and attracts a jail term.
In one of the videos, the man introduced
himself as Emenike Michael Nwofor.
He said, “My names are (sic) Emenike
Michael Nwaofor. I’m from Nnewi in Biafra
land; when there was Biafra, there wasn’t
anything called Anambra State. I would
refuse to add that name called Anambra
State to it. I am from Nnewi, the former
Enugu State.
“I am living here in Bordeaux (France); I am
an asylum seeker in Bordeaux. I have been
around Bordeaux for a year plus and we
have been able to gather the Biafran family
here in France; we have been able to
register with the government of France as
indigenous people of Biafra.”
After a long speech, he subsequently
brought out his Nigerian passport and tore
the pages.
In another video, a young man, who did not
mention his name, also tore his Nigerian
passport angrily.
In the third video, the man, who spoke in
Igbo and French, tore his passport while
using derogatory words on the
government of Nigeria.
The Public Relations Officer of the NIS,
Deputy Comptroller Ekpedeme King, while
reacting to the development in an interview
with our correspondent on Saturday, said
the service was not aware of the passport
tearing.
King said, “There is a new Act called the
Immigration Act 2015 which stipulates the
punishment for any alteration or
destruction of Nigerian passport; it is a jail
term with conditions.
“Those who mentioned their names, if we
find out that they tore their passports, will
be taken to court. A process has to be
followed.”
Checks by our correspondents showed that
the Immigration Act 2015, among other
conditions, states, “Altering existing travel
documents renders the holder on
conviction of a two million naira fine and/or
imprisonment for a term of three years.”
The Department of State Services had
reportedly arrested and detained the
founder of the guerrilla broadcasting
channel, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Lagos on his arrival from London recently.
The Nigerian Police had also arrested and
arraigned many members of the Movement
for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State
of Biafra and other secessionist groups
recently.
Thousands of members and supporters of
MASSOB had last Tuesday embarked on a
protest in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State
capital, demanding to break away from
Nigeria.
In a swift reaction, governors in the South-
East and other leaders in the zone had
dissociated themselves from the protests,
saying they were not in support of the
group.
A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon
(retd.), while speaking to Channels TV on
Friday during his visit to Nasarawa State,
had said the resurgence of a group
claiming to be Pro-Biafra would not in any
way pose a threat to the sovereignty of the
country.



http://saharareporters.com/2015/10/25/pro-biafra-activists-tear-nigerian-passports


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pazienza:
Lol! Judgement starts in the house of God( Igboland) before it reaches the devils (enemies of Igbos).


I was only testing the waters, and you could see how joyous the hawks were at the thought of having the Chicken and her chicks isolated.

hausa /fulanis and yorubas and even ijaw need PH like fish need water.

pazienza:
What interest does an Arewa-Oduanistan have in PH? They a're not your neighbors, you don't share language with them, you have no common native market with them, no common native gods.

What's your interest in PH, the Bakassi you sold away is no longer enough for you?

i thought you said we should allow ikwerres to sort themselves out while hausa/ fulani in collaboration with ijaws continue to bully and intimidate them to denounce their identity.

amakaobiemeka:
shove ur opiniön Ss and se are neva one. Is it by force. Cant igbo exist on its own. U said u have oil then be at peace. The north and east both want ss oil. But the north is atleast not claiming ss lands. It gives the ss the leavage of getting more special agencies to get attention. The problem has always been the corrupt brothers that manage our agencies. We can get more control and balance over resource in nigeria, but can neva get that with biafra a dominiering and imposing race

ikwerres are igbo, obigbo is igbo, ndoki is igbo, egbema, opobo,bonny, etche, ekpeye and ndoni are all igbos. we must get them back into biafra no matters what you think! you may go hang!

PresidentBuBu:
i am indeed ashamed of the igbo ppl on this thread una are giving up i agrree that the rivers "igboid" groups might be scared or uninterested in joining the igbo grp but that doesnt give us a ny chance to dump them there are today many ikwerres who are ambassadors and willing members of the igbo nation today all thisthings we are seeing is just pure politics and we shouldnt allow it to drww a wedge btw us bc the diff among us are not even up to the level of cultural affinity we share if we gove up niw we make the nigerian attempts on igbo divisons succesful. the ijaws should have no matter or mouth to tell us who is igbo or not igbo bc they themselves do not even know their borders.
they can deride us all they want but they should not det their way bc irrrespective of whatever they say there are igbos in rivers and ss and they will make biafra bc a reality whether they like it or not

this is what i have been telling them but they dont seem to get it. nwanlecha paziena obiagu1 and ezeagu do not support a biafra with ikwerre because some ikwerres say they are not igbo.

advocating for an all igbo biafra does not mean ikwerres are more important than us. the fight to include them in biafra should not be understood as a plea for them to join us rather it should be seen as a struggle between we igbos and northerners over what is our own.

Northerners understand the Igboman's nature when they balkanized the Igboland. they know the Igboman is proud and that once you set them against themselves the two parties will be too proud to make re conciliatory moves, which is at the very heart of diplomacy. they used it to divide us and are still using it and sadly, our people are falling for it. we are too proud to make concessions and compromise for igbo unity; we do not seem to rise above intra-ethnic wranglings; we lack diplomacy that is why they sometimes accuse us of not knowing how to play politics. imagine ijaws are now using it on us to tell us who is igbo and who is not. what a shame!

If your lawful wedded wife goes after another man, history will blame your wife but not as much as it will record you as not being man enough to get back your wife.

RIP

pazienza:
Bro, it's not the Ijaws that tell anyone who is Igbo and who is not.
In the same Rivers state we are speaking about, we have Asa, Ndoki and Egbema who insists they are Igbos, and the Ijaw and the rest of the world has no option but to identify them as such, even Rivers state government identify Asa and Ndoki owners of Oyigbo rivers as Igbos, because that's what the indigenes insist they be called.

It isn't Bayelsa people who forced Ikwerre, Ogba, Ekpeye to deny their Igbo identity, it's the indigenes of those places that insist they must not be addressed as Igbos. The people of Ogba even went as far as changing the king title of the group from Eze Ogba to Oba Ogba and went on to fabricate many inferiority complex induced stories to claim Bini heritage.

The Okrika, Kalabari, Ibani groups of Ijaw in Rivers state are proud of and celebrate their Ijaw identity, the Ikwerre, Ogba and Ekpeye will kill to erase their Igbo identity.

And you want to put the blame on Bayelsans?

Nnaa, biko, it's time we stopped this already.

this statement in bold is not correct all. most okirika and kalabari people dont identify as ijaw. people from other states prey on your fear of anti igbo sentiment among ikwerres to intimidate you while at the same time fostering ijaw unity. why are you falling for it.

TonyeBarcanista:
[s] Overtime there has been growing number of threads and comments by some Igbo loyalists and sympathisers of IPOB led Biafra ideology over the position of the South-South ethnic groups and in particular, Rivers state. Some have started seeing us as antagonists to the aspiration of the Igbo nation, while some others have moved towards casting aspersions on some of us.

Let me start by stating clearly that my determination to support every legitimate struggle and respect the right of self-determination by any group(s) is irreversible. However, I believe it will be proper to make some things clear with respect to IPOB led Biafran ideology.

1. Nobody in the Niger Delta and Rivers state is against Igbo
What we are saying is very simple. We respect your right to self-determine your destiny, you should also respect our right to self-determine ours. Don't determine for us even if you don't agree with us. If you believe that we have common destiny, state your terms and allow us state ours. Where there is no consensus, allow us determine our next step. If we believe in an indivisible Nigeria or a United Republic of some ethnic minorities within the region, it should be respected. Nobody should be villified for their own choice neither do we have the right to villify Igbos for wanting their land and territory out.

2. Show Respect For Our Territories:
I believe that it was Kanu that spread the fable that Portharcourt is an Igbo city, which some of you now call Igweocha. This is absolutely insulting on us the Okrikans/Ijaws especially. The city of Portharcourt is shared between the Okrikans and Ikwerres. The portion owned by Okrikans have been our fishing port for centuries. The record is there. Ikwerres are not fishermen, hence, a reflection of their settlement. The Okrikans are 100% Ijaws and 0% Igbos. Our portion of PHC is NOT Igweocha and has never been. I am not aware that the Ikwerres wish to call theirs Igweocha but in the event that they wish to, it is left for the Okrikans, Ikwerres and Rivers state government to rename the city altogether and we (Okrikans) shall determine an appropriate name for our portion of the city.

3. Show Respect For Our Land:
I have also been reading tales by sunset by some people saying that Opobo is Igboland. That is a grave insult to the Ijaws and is highly unacceptable. For the record, Opobo kingdom was formerly part of Bonny Kingdom, owned and inhabited by the Ijaws who are proud of their ancestry. The name of the Kingdom is Opoboama, and it was named after former Bonny King Opubo. The land and people pre-existed even before the coming of Jaja, an Igbo slave that was bought by Bonny chief Alali Opubo, Head of Opubo Annie Royal House. For the record, Jaja never found Opobo. He however led a section of Anna Pepple Wari(House) to break Opobo from Bonny Kingdom with the same territory and Ijaw people. The ijaw chiefs never made mistake in making Jaja their first king of the kingdom. The case of Jaja can be likened to Joseph that was an Hebrew slave but rose to become a Prime minister and Head of Government in Egypt. His ascension neither makes Egypt to be an Hebrew land neither does it make the Egyptians as Hebrews. All these are well documented. I have to state that the Ijaw nation is not in land dispute with anyone over any of our territory in the riverine areas of Rivers state. From Kalasunju, Kalaibiama, and Epellema etc are all Ijaw communities in Opobo kingdom. Similarly, Ndoki is undisputed Ijawland. In fact, Ndoki is nicknamed "kala-krike" that is mini Wakrike(Okrika). It is believed that they are descendants of Okrika kingdom. We are all Ijaws. I am stating this to educate those that may not be aware.


4. Respect For Our Brothers And Neighbours:
The people of Rivers state from Ogba, Ikwerre, Ogoni etcetera have suffered together, sacrificed a lot together and even disagreed on issues with each other at differnt times. If in their wisdom they deny being Igbos, Yoruba or Biafrans. It is their right and must be respected irrespective of whether they bear Uche, Yakubu or Folashade. The South South geopolitical zone though a political arrangement but has brought avenue for collective unity. The position of the Binis, Esans, Itsekiris, Ibibios, Urhobo, Anang etcetera should be respected. Their land, their decision and their people. No group or persons deserves to be insulted.

5. Stop Using Jonathan/PDP As Blackmail Tool:
God knows that we recognise and appreciate the support you guys gave to our brother Jonathan and his party, PDP. But, that shouldn't be a blackmail tool as expressed by some IPOB people. When it comes to ethnic/territorial issues, we have to drop the toga of partisanship and address issues from the position of our respective groups and maintain our own interest. It doesn't mean that we don't appreciate your support and sacrifice for GEJ/Wike/PDP. In fact, God sparing our lives we shall support an Igboman from South east for VP slot under PDP. Blackmailing us with the support given to Jonathan is unfair in every sense.

My dear Igbo cousins, we don't hate you. We are not your antagonists. We appreciate your support and solicit your continuous support for our people. We appreciate the sacrifice you have made for our sons and daughters. Personally, I have been a beneficiary of the benevolence of the Igbos and I appreciate it from the depth of my heart. Be rest assured of the love and support of all Niger-Deltans worldwide. This love and support is not just only for the Igbos, but to every Nigerian irrespective of ethnic affiliation that desires the progress of our people.

Our peaceful co-habitation, trusts and love can only be guaranteed when we make respect our watch word.


May God Lead Us Right and Bless Nigeria [/s].

bla bla bla. i no more take you serious

stale

pazienza:
Well, it is not in the place of Ndiigbo in SE plus Anioma to counter Ijaw propaganda in Rivers state, if ever there are any. It's the job of other "rivers people" to do that.

And if they are comfortable with Ijaw propaganda, as it would appear, then there is no need disturbing sleeping dogs.

Let them be.

but it is in the place of ijaws in bayelsa to tell you who is Igbo in rivers state and who is not

i hope your account has not been hacked

Truckpusher:
It doesn't matter , if Wike loses to the APC you're still in problem because Rivers State would be made so ungovernable that your shops will remain locked permanently and if he wins by you sitting on the fence then you're fate is sealed, either way you've got no much choice here - Go figure......

that is not my business maybe we can talk about that in another thread. Pls stick to the topic.

Truckpusher:
Keep foaming in the mouth like a dead man while continuously distorting facts to soothe you and you couldn't even have at least the tiniest dignity to quote me correctly.

address the article or keep quiet

pazienza:
I don't think Ndiigbo have any enemy or friends in Rivers state. What we have are interests. We work with any Victor in Rivers state to achieve this interests.

pls this is not about rivers election. I have no interest in the election. This is an igbo thread meant to counter propaganda of barcanister and truckpusher who claim that the whole of SS is ijaw.

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN RIVERS ELECTION AS FAR AS THIS THREAD IS CONCERNED

pazienza:
We are not supporting neither Wike nor Dakuku.

We treat both of them as friends. Leave Rivers politics for Rivers people, and just go about our businesses peacefully.

If Wike wins his appeal, we beat drums and go to Rivers state govt house to congratulate him, if he loses, we sympathize with him and congratulate Dakuku.

We see no friends or Enemies in Rivers, we remain neutral and flow with the Victor to secure our interests.

How hard can that be?

have not posted this b'cos of rivers election. It is possible and likely that the court of appeal may set aside that judgement. What then becomes your fate and those of SE residing in PH. Our concern should be how to counter the ijaw propaganda spread by barcanista and others and not talking about elections that may never hold.

You cannot remain neutral when your enemy is not.

pazienza:
Let's get it straight Dakuku is a "Rivers man" , who probably has a degree of Igbophobia hidden somewhere within his heart.

HE IS NOT AN IGBO MAN!

He is just a regular politician in need of Igbo votes. No well breastfed Igboman should fall for this his "I am Igbo" talk.

We know that Dakuku is a good man, and can take Rivers state to greater heights if given a chance to lead rivers state by his fellow "rivers men".

DAKUKU. IS AN IJAW MAN OR A RIVERS MAN, contesting for an election with his fellow RIVERS MAN,Wike and must be treated and seen as such by Ndiigbo in Rivers state, let's not attract unnecessary attention for ourselves, let's allow rivers people sort themselves out.

Those of us that love him should vote for him individually cos he is a good man.

BUT PLEASE, NO BLOC VOTE OR PUBLIC ENDORSEMENT BY ANY IGBO GROUP.

We wish DAKUKU, all the best.

i have not posted this b'cos of rivers election. It is possible and likely that the court of appeal may set aside that judgement. What then becomes your fate and those of SE residing in PH. Our concern should be how to counter the ijaw propaganda spread by barcanista and others and not talking about elections that may never hold.

nasoeb:
please enlighten us how is BONNY and OPOBO an igbo town(pls dont tell us because they speak igbo or opobo indigene were marrying igbo women and alot of igbo traders in bonny. if its your land, then tell us the anticident of that and the history of these towns), i dare you to show the world what you guys truly are. and let the world judge who is realy an expansionist. we never join the biafra una don dey claim our land wetin go happen if we mistakenly join. please answer dont refer us to any thread lets test our intellectual capabilities

why are you crying? their representative in the NA attended ohaneze meeting and declared that his people are igbo and you are calling me an expansionist? perterside is an indigene maybe he is claiming your land

Flyoruboy:
Guy, even Nnamdi Kanu claim say Goodluck Jonathan na Igboman . Are you saying Goodluck is more Igbo than Dakuku during electioneering? ?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbNCBllNiWM

you have not answered me . go bad and read the article before foaming from your mouth

SLIDEwaxie:
Of course, there is reelection on the way. This post must reappear. You must even be Yoruba and hausa sef

i am not apc and before you comment read the article it very well. he was not campaigning when he made the statement. i opened this thread for the likes of Tonyebarcanista and truckpusher

Flyoruboy:
IF GEJ can claim igbo (Ebele) to get Igbo votes why can't Dakuku?

did you read the article