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Politics › Re: No Room For More Ex-militants On Amnesty Programme by odumchi: 12:23am On Jul 02, 2011

Mend aren't law breakers, they are freedom fighters unlike BH.

They are simply freedom fighters fighting for the preservation of their land and their people and I support them for that. Our region produces 90% of Nigerias yet but yet the people of the Niger Delta are suffering the most among Nigerians. The North does not comprehend the severity of the matter they only complain when something disrupts oilflow in the oil pipelines from the South.

Politics › Re: By 2050 The Population Of Nigeria Will Be 402 Million by odumchi: 11:47pm On Jul 01, 2011

I don't support your case on population. Remember only adults are able to vote and most of Nigerias population is youths. Secondly only 1 in 4 or 1 in 3 people able to vote actually vote thus reducing the number more. Lastly there is sone stigma in the North against women voting and acts of Violence often discourage many potential voters from actually voting.

70 million is the amount of people that are actually able to vote but only 36 million people (half of that) voted due to the reasons I stated above.

Solozzo:
I very much doubt the validity of these population projections. Naija's death rate is growing fast with lowering life expectancy. Economic decline has reduced capacity for more kids. What we need is more border control as well as population reduction programs.

Most of the huge figures are illegal migrants from neighboring countries. We need to reevaluate who is a Nigerian and pull out of the ECOWAS pact of free movement, repatriate illegal aliens and monitor borders more closely. Govt need to do this urgently otherwise we are doomed. We are taking our brother's keeper role too far.

The true Nigerian population will not be more than 60 to 70 million now. Check out how many votes were cast despite heavy rigging in the last elections.

The time for immigration to act is no!!

Politics › Re: By 2050 The Population Of Nigeria Will Be 402 Million by odumchi: 10:43pm On Jul 01, 2011

Look at Chad and Cameroun, all that space but not much people. Both of these nations have only 1/9 of Nigerias population yet Chad is far larger than Nigeria in land terms.

sizzlers:
and which neigbouring country will they invade, the one bigger than us or the one we are bigger than

Industrialization and development can have severe consequences. If you develop all or most of the bushes in Nigeria, how will we filter our air? Air pollution would be a major problem and how will people maintain traditional activities such as farming and herding? Look at China, they were hasty in industrializing now they have the worlds worst air quality. You must wear gas masks in cities like Beijing and Shanghai inorder to avoid the toxic fumes.

OvieE:
My thought exactly. Nigeria is a waste of time. One will drive from Lagos to Benin city all you see is bushes, from Lagos to Ibadan all is bushes, from sapele to Warri all you see is bushes, from Warri to Asaba all you see is bushes, from Asaba to Benin City all you see is bushes. development and lack of thinking is killing nigeria. You know how many cities can develop between lagos and Benin city if you give that land to USA or other develop countries are in need of land etc.

You need more than land to support population growth. Where will you get the water and food? Or do you plan on draining the river Niger? Remember we aren't the only nation that uses it.

Henry46:
NAH!! There are more unoccupied space/land in this country compare 2 used space/land, even if our population grows to 5 billion there will still be enough breeding space 4 all.

You can't compare China and India to Nigeria. The people's of China and India have had much experience and contact with each other. China was united under Shi Huangdi sometime around the 5th century BC, that's 2500 years and India was united under Chandragupta around the 3rd century BC that's 2300 years. The groundwork for civilization and unity has ling been laid in these nations unlike our young Nigeria in it's infancy. 50 years is far too little for you to be comparing Nigeria to other older countries. India and China have both learned how to manage large populations, but we are just getting there. Also look at Nigerias land size compared to China and India.

The Chinese have a billion people and they are a force (With no oil and many backward people)
The Indians have a billion people and they are a force( With no oil and many backward people)

So why not Nigeria also?

Nigeria has the highest number of 'Black People' in the world - a statistic I'm proud of.

All those who think 2 kids are sufficient are not realist but idealist.

There are to many calamities that can happen in Nigeria and so its best to have many - at least if you have 5 kids and 2 'quench' you've still got 3 left.

The bible in the hands of a fundamentalist is more dangerous than a gun in the hands of a drunkard. Do not take everything literally.

Laalamed:
though i am not God.i do not think called nigeria by then.God kingdom would have taken over d earth.ONE PEOPLE,ONE WORLD ,ONE GOVERNMENT.confirm it from your bible,read bible with insight.clue-matt 6;9,10.matt 24;4-14.2 tim 3:1-5.luke 21:34-36.

Politics › Re: By 2050 The Population Of Nigeria Will Be 402 Million by odumchi: 6:08pm On Jul 01, 2011

Nigeria would surely invade neighboring countries for "living space".

Forum Games › Re: Start The Sentence With The Last Word (pidgin Version) Part 2 by odumchi: 11:45pm On Jun 30, 2011

Happen dey plenty. Germany don shame us again for world cup o. Chai if I knew dis ting would happen I no go sell my entire property go buy ticket for stadium. As we talk now I dey stranded in Europe

Sports › Re: Super Falcons Vs Germany (0 - 1) On Thursday 30th June @ 7:45pm by odumchi: 8:36pm On Jun 30, 2011

Germany is faking too much. Every little touch and they fall.

Nigeria will win.

Half time score 0-0

Business › Re: Walmart In Nigeria by odumchi: 6:38pm On Jun 30, 2011

This is more bad than good. Look at what they are doing to India and China, millions of low paying foreign sponsored jobs and all the money is whisked back to the West!

They just see our large population as a market to market their goods. Why not support local businessmen that will employ Nigerians and keep the wealth in Nigeria?

Politics › Re: Buhari: Thieving Elite As Bad As Militants Such As Mend, Boko Haram Etc by odumchi: 6:32pm On Jun 30, 2011

Are the breadwinners of families more Important than the welfare of entire ethnic groups? If violence is not a means to their goal than what is? MEND tried talking with the state but no one listened so they had to do what was necessary to protect themselves. Over 15 million lives are at risk in the Niger Delta due to the destruction wrought upon them by the oil giants.
And Moreover, people's lands are being forcefully taken by the government inorder for drilling sites. Now tell me, is that just?

The Niger Delta produces enough wealth to support the entirety of Africa not to talk of Nigeria, yet its people are suffering unnecessarily and have little control over their own resources. Mend is a source of hope for them, and I will continue to support Mend.

Business › Re: Walmart In Nigeria by odumchi: 4:42pm On Jun 30, 2011

I hope both will not be in Lagos. One in Lagos and another one in Port Harcourt seems fine.

Politics › Re: Buhari: Thieving Elite As Bad As Militants Such As Mend, Boko Haram Etc by odumchi: 4:25pm On Jun 30, 2011

[b]I support Buhari to some extent. He is right about Boko Haram and thieves but wrong about Mend. I myself, being a Niger Deltan understand and can sympathize with those whom their land is being polluted, resources being stolen without compensation, and lives are being changed unnesicarily even though we own 90 % of Nigerias Wealth.

All Buhari and his cohorts know is that someone is stalling the shipment of oil headed for them in the North and such a thing must be stopped. I want Buhari to travel down to the Niger Delta and spend a month in an Ijaw village and live like the locals do without any luxuries. I want Buhari to live Like them knowing that foreign men are pumping THEIR OWN wealth from beneath his feet and he does not get a kobo thrown his way. I want Buhari to know that he might develop a skin cancer because the peoples bathwater is polluted. I want Buhari to know that he might develop liver infections because the fish he is eating is intoxicated with toxins from the water. And I want Buhari to know that the people that are fighting for his freedom and rights are labelled of as infidels.

Mend cannot be compared to BH. Boko Haram wants a new Islamic-Sharia state in Northern Nigeria by force. Mend wants the restoration of their habitat, the treatment of their children and the expulsion of oil industries that continue to pollute and kill their people. Mend will fight because when a man is pushed to the wall he will fight back. Mend has agreed to lay down arms with the conditions that Nigerias top criminals be arrested, but GoodLuck has forsaken his people. Mend does not kill innocent civilians , Mend targets foreign men who are directly responsible for their troubles while BH vaporizes innocent people even their own Hausa.

Until Buhari and the rest of his cohorts understand this, let them never say anything about Mend, which is something they don't understand, they can say alll they want about Boko Haram, which shares the same interest with him. To conclude, id like to say "Jisike" to the people and freesom fighters of M.E.N.D.,which in my language means right on or keep up the good work.[/b]

Politics › Re: Nigerian Varsity To Buy Electricity From Cameroun by odumchi: 4:07pm On Jun 30, 2011

Since When did we get over 180 million people?

Culture › Re: The True Extent Of Alaigbo (Igboland) by odumchi(mod): 4:09am On Jun 30, 2011

I don't know why but I tend to group you and Eze Uche together in my head. I often mentally expect you to behave in his manner since he is an extremist.

But nowadays you resemble Chinenye, who Is an ardent neutralist by choice. It's just something I've noticed grin

Culture › Re: The True Extent Of Alaigbo (Igboland) by odumchi(mod): 1:52am On Jun 30, 2011

Ezeagu my brother, ewekwa iwe, but sometimes I wonder who's side you are on. This doesn't necessarily apply to this particular thread but I've noticed that you've become, or already are often counter concordial to your fellow kinsmen.

Why so? undecided

Forum Games › Re: Start The Sentence With The Last Word (pidgin Version) Part 2 by odumchi: 12:23am On Jun 30, 2011

Ipringanga? "For my language that ting mean you squeeze style?". But I tink say you be Igbo, no be so? shocked

Chei madam no de ves, e be like say your name don decieve me well well, the ting sef resemble Igbo own. Since you be Yoruba why you no pick Shola or Omotola ? grin

Culture › Re: Igbo Kwenu! Kwezuo Nu! Join Us If You're Proud To Be An Igbo Guy/lady by odumchi(mod): 9:32pm On Jun 29, 2011

Inyi di ochi

Ochi egbuom! grin

Forum Games › Re: Start The Sentence With The Last Word (pidgin Version) Part 2 by odumchi: 9:28pm On Jun 29, 2011

O, Madam I no fit comprehend the type pidgin whey you write. Abeg make u translate am for us into pidgin or better, Igbo

Celebrities › Re: I Feel Cheated. I Should Have Won- Grace Ndam by odumchi: 2:32am On Jun 29, 2011

She obviously slept with a judge and was promised the win, but the judge did not keep his promise.

Politics › Re: If You Became The President Of Nigeria For A Day: by odumchi: 2:20am On Jun 29, 2011

Most of these things you guys are saying cannot be done in one day.

As for myself I will order the army to go and arrest Buhari, IBB, and Obj simultaneously and would have them locked up or executed.

Secondly, I will dissolve my cabinet and redraw the map of Nigeria, with limited federalism and more individualism with no Longer 36 states but 5 states, North West, South West,North East, South East and Central.

I would ban sharia from the shores of Nigeria and systematically arrest the emir of Sokoto, and ban all religious workers from politics wether they be imams or bishops.

I would fire the head of the Army and declare myself head Military man and commander in chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Essentially I would start a military government with limited elections on the state level. Id only do this because Nigeria NEEDS QUICK ACTION WHICH SLOW DEMOCRACY CANNOT PROVIDE US. I would consolidate power in myself and declare myself dictator of Nigeria until I am finished improving things and then we can return to lax, slow democracy. But do not confuse a lack of democracy for a lack of capitalism.

Culture › Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by odumchi(mod): 4:48pm On Jun 28, 2011

Eze na Eze di iche.

Nebe nsi, anyi na akpoya Eze, Kama nhotora na onwe Ndi na ekukwaya Igwe.

Culture › Re: Origin Of Various Igbo Clans by odumchi(mod): 4:39pm On Jun 28, 2011

ChinenyeN:
Title
Iye uma ida meni me - Ekpeye
Ihe oma nna mere m - Onwu/Standard

Chorus
Ida me meni me iye uma (my father has done me well)
Ida me meni me (my father has done [for] me)
Iye uma ida me meni me l'uwa m (basically; the good things my father has done for me)
unu me ekaa kwudula wee (?) (my mouth cannot say them all)

*not all these sounds are as simple as they look, here. Ekpeye has some unique consonants. I just simplified/approximated them to the Onwu equivalents.

Chai, so you understand it? Amazing. So I'm guessing it's safe to say their language is a dialect of Igbo and they are a subgroup?

Forum Games › Re: Start The Sentence With The Last Word (pidgin Version) Part 2 by odumchi: 4:34pm On Jun 28, 2011

Come wetin ko yana ni mean sef?

Culture › Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by odumchi(mod): 4:32pm On Jun 28, 2011

I'm still waiting for them to make BBC Igbo since there already is BBC Hausa. angry

Culture › Re: Origin Of Various Igbo Clans by odumchi(mod): 12:12am On Jun 28, 2011

Chyz.:
Ekpeye dialect/language:

[flash=350,350]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koxYanBnUJ0&feature=player_embedded#at=111[/flash]

It's amazing, I could only understand bits and pieces of their language.

Politics › Re: Igboman Invested In Islamic Banking by odumchi: 11:04pm On Jun 27, 2011

LagosShia:
your post is sick,parochial and foolish.

you're just the other side of the coin.since when has race or ethnicity got anything to do with one's personal choice of religion?

i have an igbo friend who is in america and adopted islam willingly through research and knowledge.

i hope everyone take note of your words and keep in mind that those words are coming from your mouth and not from the mouth of a northerner.let the world see who is imposing his will on others and eliminating personal freedom and freedom of religion.it is the same approach that your so called christian leaders are using to issue empty and shameful and divisive statements.

@LagosSha
You are the fool. Where in my post did I mention the West or invite you? SO THEN WHY THE HE'LL ARE YOU BUTTING IN? Just Because Yorubas are divided among Christians and Muslims does it mean the Igbos must be? And who am I imposing my will upon? I have every right to speak freely about my people and I think you should be quiet and sit down when it doesn't concern you.

Igbos are either Christian or Animist like I stated in my last post. Keep to your own business my friend.

As for your friend, I do not believe he exists. No self respecting Igboman will befriend a beast such as yourself.

Politics › Re: Igboman Invested In Islamic Banking by odumchi: 7:16pm On Jun 27, 2011

[b]Islam is foreign to Igboland and the East. Seeing an Igbo Muslim is like seeing a three headed dog--very rare almost non existent.

Now many of you tend to confuse Igbo speaking Hausa merchants in the SE as Igbo muslims. Apart from this there is only one way in which an Igboman might "adopt" Islam.

A) A few desperate Igbos might "convert" (notice the quote) to Islam and go to the North and seek financial assistance from the Alhajis and Alhajas of the North claiming to be "brothers and sisters in Islam" but they often desert and run back to the south after their financial goals are achieved.

Christianity and Traditional Animism are the only belief systems that are practiced by the Igbo people and other indigenous people of the East. Now, that does not mean that you won't find Hausa merchants and cattle readers who have learned to speak little Igbo inorder to communicate with the locals and by foreigners, they tend to be confused as Igbo men.

Other than this, Islam has no grip in the East since it does not bring anything politically, socially or economically to the Eastern people's. If a man is Muslim, he will be estranged from Christiana and even Animusts will see him as a foreigner. He will have no political stance since his religion will often estranged him from the people and label him as a "Northerner". But despite this, the 99% Christian oriented and 1% Sole Animist demographic still stands.[/b]

TV/Movies › Re: Osoufia Or Mr. Ibu? by odumchi(op): 6:59pm On Jun 27, 2011

mikuz:
^
lol. In literature we call it HYPERBOLE! hehe

Sports › Re: Oliseh : 'Odemwingie is the only world class player Nigeria has' by odumchi: 6:06am On Jun 27, 2011

Isn't everyone entitled to his or her free opinion? The military era has ended.

mens dept:
My friend sharrap about England. When last did they reach the Semi's at the World Cup or Euro Championship? They are big for nothing, just like Nigeria.

Oliseh is right about saying that Odem Odem is a world class player and the team lacks good players. They have lacked good players since 2006, and currenlty on the verge of crashing out the next ANC before it begins

Sports › Re: Oliseh : 'Odemwingie is the only world class player Nigeria has' by odumchi: 3:06am On Jun 27, 2011

Nigeria's Super Eagles are getting old. We need new, young players. I don't support what Oliseh says because it is a large morale dropper. Why tell your entire team that they are not good enough and expect good results? If Osaze Is the only World Class player then what difference will having him on the team do?

Nigeria needs new and young players who are 17,18,19,20 etc. There are tons of good youth players scattered around the East and the rest of Nigeria looking for sponsoring. Nigeria should adopt what England does. In England, youth are sponsored up until they are adults and once old enough, they join the main squad. I'm sure England has many players ready to replace Rponey once he retires.

Sports › Cote D' Ivoire 3 - 3 Brazil : Nigeria Silent by odumchi(op): 2:05am On Jun 27, 2011

With Nigeria failing to qualify for the U-17 World Cup, Africa's Hopes lie in Cote d' Uvoire and Burkina Faso.

With Cote Ivoire featuring one of Africa's best U-17 teams, they scored a whopping 3-2 with Brazil in the second half only to draw when Adryan of Brazil equalized in the 93rd minute of extra time.

Although there is a long road for the Ivory Coast Junior Elephants, will they be the Ghana of this U-17 world cup? Or will Burkina Faso be? But either way, I believe the coaches of Nigeria have a lot to learn from both. Who else agrees and who do you believe will go farther?

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