₦airaland Forum

FreeStuffsNG:
The reality is that SE won't vote for APC but will vote PDP. It will be naive and political suicide if the APC plays into the hands of PDP by going to contest against PDP on the strong political turf of PDP.
The reality is that APC will lose against PDP if it choses its flagbearer from the SE. SE is a stronghold of the PDP. The best bet for APC is to choose from the SW while the PDP choose its candidate from the SE.

And besides, there is no strong SE candidate in the APC. Any attempts to impose an unpopular candidate from the S/East (or even any part) on the APC will cause cracks in the party that will have way for the PDP to defeat it.

ORIENTATION101:
Ignorance.
Mko abiola defeated a northerner
Obasanjo defeated a northerner
Jonathan defeated a northerner

It was easy cos they inheritted a political structure from a party with good political machinery.

It is only ignorant like you think nigeria election is only about northern votes. Why didnt northern votes elect buhari after loosing 3 times?

Come 2023 APC southern candidate will trash whosoever pdp brings whether atiku or tambuwal.

APC has the political structure, whoever inherit it will win 2023.

You have a good understanding of Nigerian politics.

If Buhari had contested the 2015 election on the plateform of SDP, APGA or Labour party ,he would have lost.

specialmati:
maybe they should give it to the likes of peter obi .igbos may be what these country need as a president if there is any thing left to progress this nation. But not any igbo .you dont give to the like of orji uzo kalu or okorocha

You mean APC should give it's presidential ticket to the PDP vice-presidential candidate?


Why not be bold enough to ask the PDP to give it's presidential ticket to a younger and vibrant Peter Obi instead of Atiku?

Masterkernel1:
Can't believe a man as verse as Dave, wants to believe Igbos will be given presidential ticket under APC.

Dave Umahi may actually be the candidate of the APC. Never say never in politics.

The man has shot himself into National limelight. Before 2021, only Igbos and few other Nigerians who served in Ebonyi State knew him but this has changed when he joined the APC.

Penguin2:
Umahi is a fool

Dave Umahi should be given the APC presidential ticket to compensate the S/East.

wink2015:
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DEEPSEA PORT AND A NORMAL PORT LIKE THE APAPA PORT, WARRI PORT, CALABAR PORT AND RIVERS PORT?

This slogan "deepsea port " has been ringing the news and the english dictionary for quite sometime now.

We have heard of LEKKI DEEP SEA PORT, AKWA IBOM DEEP SEA PORT, CALABAR DEEPSEA PORT, WARRI DEEP SEA PORT etc

The funny thing is that state that have the natural or normal sea port are itchying to have a deepsea port when they have not leveraging the economic benefit of their traditional ports in their state.

At present there are no deep sea ports in Nigeria.


Apapa and Tin Can Ports are built in the Lagoon.

Onne Port, Rivers State is built on Bonny River (there is no Sea in Port Harcourt and the city is about 30km inwards away from the Atlantic ocean).
Warri and Calabar are also built in Estuaries.

APCNig:
There is no sect of Islam that supports women clergy

This simply means you are not up to date.





There are some sects that support female Islamic clerics and many more will spring up as more Muslims migrate to non-muslim countries , interract and integrate with people from different parts of the world.

In South Africa for instance, a mosque that allows Guy Muslims to pray was recently opened

Asgard73:
Tinubu is already god of Yoruba people ... and Yoruba land as Yoruba people say.

It took him 24 years to build oshodi terminal only in Lagos..
meanwhile the entire Yoruba land still lives in 70/80’s

Na so he wan take be president

He never even develop his own people or cure the chronic hunger and acute poverty in yorubaland as a god .. Na Nigeria he Dey reason
The jazz no be small.. even Yoruba people has denied Yoruba states to claim lagosians.. a big slum.24 years under Tinubu Lagos remain slum.

Kano is a city .. a big city with same population even much..
see as e fine and well developed ... without seaport .

Yet Yoruba no go allow us hear word... even tho they are no where near ... Kano.

Tinubu is a great failure . As a Yoruba god.

And how exactly is this your headache sir!

IkpuMmadu:
MTN Nigeria is chaired by

But the mischievous OP posted the revenues of MTN Group (The total MTN Company).


Even in Nigeria, MTN is a Pic with thousands of Nigerians from different States having shares in it.


I still don't understand how tribalists attribute tribes to PUBLIC Liability Companies.

EternalTruths:
There is a difference between generating a revenue and profit.

The 412 billion generated by Lagos State is before expenses were deducted. Therefore would have little left over for Savings/ Foreign Reserve.

The 300 billion generated by Zenith and UBA is after expenses were deducted.
This is a clear indication that they are richer than Lagos


In the end, after Lagos deducted her expenses, how much was left for savings & investments.? None.



A State can have left over just as a company can have.


In the case of a company, it is called Profit
In the case of a State, it is called Savings/Reserve.


The Profits of those companies are far higher than the Reserves of Lagos State


That is what Kettykings and co have being trying to pass along but educated illiterates from Afonja land don't want to understand.

Village economist, how do you measure the wealth of a State, is it by fiscal revenues in 2016 or the 5 year average GDP of the State?

kettykings:
Eternal truth i quite agree with you on this even a that i compared the revenues of Lagos state Government and the Private companies and found that the these companies make more revenue as at the quoted dates.

Is Lagos State Government Revenue for a particular year mean the wealth of Lagos State?

You didn't tell us how much these companies made compare to the revenues of Anambra State (a State that host the largest market in Africa and a city with the highest number of Billionaires).

EternalTruths:
If the Igbos take R & D very serious and build globalized companies out of it, each of their companies will possess more wealth and good jobs than Lagos State.

Ability to produce diverse marketable goods & services, is the key to wealth creation.

Why this fixation of Igbos with Lagos sir?

Why aren't t saying they will build wealth greater than Abuja, Johannesburg, New-York, Kano, Cotonou or Cairo?

EternalTruths:
The problem with most of you, is that you people aren't well informed and fail to properly inform yourselves.


There is no way, a state can be richer than a globalized company.

Why.?

Because, what makes a person or country or company rich, is it ability to produce diverse products that can be exchanged for money.


You don't expect Lagos or Nigeria to be richer than any globalized company.

That is why I believe that Nigeria should take
R & D serious so that they can develop such companies to create wealth & good jobs for Nigerians.

Unfortunately, Buhari the dullard has destroyed YOUWIN and has not set the ball rolling for R & D

Mynd44 kettykings etc take note of this fact.

Being rich is a relative and subjective phrase.

1) First thing first, you need to define what you mean by being rich.

2) You need to State the unit of measurement to truly quantify being rich and how this can be used to compare two or more entities.

Abohboy:
Go and read about Baghdad at it's peak and the golden age of Islam google is your friend.

The numerals we use today were made in India but spread by the Arabs they were a bridge between Asia and the Western World

You're really going to ignore how Spain owned 20% of the world at a time it was once a world superpower also the Islamic Moors did a lot for Spain and if you bothered to use google you'd see why

Islamic radicalization I have no clue of how it started but Islam is not just bloodshed and inshallah as far as I know there's a source of the violence and it isn't always Islam

I am not Muslim I am a Christian who just reads about African Religions and enjoys history

Islam has been associated with violence from it's inception and the cause is the environment where it originated.

You can't divorce a man from his background.

Prophet Muhammed was born, grew-up and lived in the 7th century Arabian societies in the Al-Hijaz.

Life in that Region in the 7th century was harsh with few resources to sustain large population so people bounded to their kinds for protection, survival and struggle against competitors. Violence was not only permissible but very necessary in this environment.


The problem with the Religion is the failure of Islamic Fundamentalists to modernize and realize that certain seemly religious acts or decrees in the Qur'an and the Haddiths were inspired to solve the problems at the time but not a permanent solutions for all generations.

thebosstrevor1:
The bible is not just a story book but a book where ideas are gotten from, it is also a book where you learn ancient wisdom, system of government and how to rule and organize society

Where in the Bible did Christ talk about any system of Government?

Where in the Bible did they talk about democracy?


Christianity is about the teaching of Christ.

thebosstrevor1:
Sorry sir.

Democracy is a Christian concept, founded on Christian principles. Even in the bible, there are passages backing it up.

You obviously don't know what you are talking about.


Different culture have systems that allow people to contribute to their governance and this is democracy.

In the Old Oyo Empire which had nothing to do with Christianity, there were elements of Democracy.

BKayy:
When you talk about Christianity in Nigeria, who do you refer to?
I don't think it's the people one of their own is the CEO of MURIC

Stop being silly, it's wrong to assume that Christianity = Igbo

thebosstrevor1:
Democracy is just the present religion of Christian nations, they spread it with wars, sanctions and propaganda.

If it was so good then other countries will have been adopting it with no issue but you are forced to adopt it or else you will die or your country destroyed.

Christian nations have been fighting the non believing nations because they didn't adopt their democracy religion, what have they achieved? profit from wars, death of non believers, destruction and total collapse of nations, they keep disturbing world peace and endangering people

Pls shut up and stop spreading your dangerous propaganda, Saudi Arabia, UAR, Jordan, Swaziland, Morocco, Thailand etc are all practicing Monarchial system of Government and nobody has destroyed their Countrie.


Christianity is about the teaching of Christ and Christ never mentioned anything about Politics, Government or concerned himself with wordly affairs.

ChiefSosa:
Bros, this is not a matter of "women get issues". Tuface really messed up. Annie really tried to have stuck with him, upon all the nonsense. 2face was irresponsible to have fathered multiple kids in the first place, when he's not polygamous. U feel say e easy for 2face to get better woman like Annie? Forget all that superstar stuff. We be guys, but make we dey tell each other the truth sometimes.....

Lmao, there's nothing I said here that's not known to the world already, unless you've not come outside of your mud house with thatched roofs since the 2000's. Tuface literally admitted to his mistakes several years ago. Foh



You literally heard me say this above quote in my comment, yet you're saying all these bull crap. If he was polygamous, will I even say anything? Always comprehend before quoting/mentioning me. You don go sniff dat tin again abi?
If you're polygamous, then be polygamous so we'll know; we no go kee u. Don't marry someone, either man or woman, with the believe that you'll stick to them forever, whereas you're spending suspicious moments with other people, either ex or not.

Common sense(which you obviously lack) should tell you this is not about 'simping' or 'alphamale' or 'feminisms', etc THIS IS DIFFERENT.
You think going about on Nairaland with your dry muscles, tattered clothes, malnourished body and mouth that obviously smells like old people farts, while shouting "Alphamale" or calling others "simp" is what makes you a man?? You better go and do worthwhile and productive things with your life.

Bros, Tuface is a polygamist QED!




The other women who have several children for him are his other wives , calling them Baby Mamas is just like calling six ,half-a-dozen.

ChangedMan1999:
If it hasn't been confirmed whether Kalahari is Ijaw, is it Ndoki that is Ijaw.


Many bastards here say Spanish and Portuguese are alike but not the same therefore Igbo speaking of South South are not Ndigbo.


Even if we excuse language, the names of the villages attest to who they are.

How exactly does this matter relate to Igbo sir?

mrvitalis:
French are an ethnic nation with sub groups , but they are all french ...same can be said for Spain ...same ethnic nations different tribes

Italy same

Just like Yoruba Nation and Igbo nation have several tribes under them but they are largely the same ...they share similar culture

Ghana have the Ashantis as major ethnic group

China same the Chinese are over 70% of the China

Yorubas have more in common with Ashantis than hausa/Fulani kanuris

Igbos have more in common with southern Cameroon than even north

Nigeria we don't share similar value in any way

It's obvious that you assumed so many things about European countries without a deep understanding of their Histories.


In France , the majority people are of Gaulish descendants but the Catalans, the Corsicans ,the Basques and the people of Navarra are of different origins but all have now agreed to live together as 'French people'



You are right about the different Ethnic groups in Nigeria to a reasonable extent.

The real reason why Nigeria, like most other African countries fail to develop is because most of their citizens don't think well in the ways that can solve the problems of their societies, even if we divide the country into 20 different smaller countries, there will still be developmental challenges.


It requires about 60% of the population of Nigeria or any other country to believe in and support a particular way if they want to succeed in that way.

Fejoku:
Anyone who knows Kalabari's history very well know that they're descendants of mixed people with Igbo and Ijaw being the largest contributors. Efik, Ibibio and edoids around down Niger tributaries also added to the fold making the place a cocktail of different persons. Two things however standout which is the language and culture of the people. Igbo language is predominant there together with a dialect similar to Ijaw but the customs and traditions resemble that of coastal people around the area specifically more of the Ijaws. Areas traditionally regarded as Kalabari doesn't include Okrika and Bonny. These two see themselves different even up till date.
This recent story of carving a niche for themselves isn't surprising. In fact, it is expected because the truth is that there's hardly any sincerity in the creation of numerous 'ethnic nationalities in Rivers state. There's hardly any state in Nigeria that is as politically jinxed as Rivers state. Even Ogoni don't agree that they all are one. Some Igbo groups there have the same problem. Now even the Kalabari have started their own. I expect the Andoni and Nkoro to start their own too.
There's too much lies in Rivers state.

What did you mean by 'No State is as politically jinxed as Rivers State'?

SlayerForever:
I can see owu there meaning water people! May that be a variation of Oru in Igbo??!!!!!!



Anyways, what I can get from this writeup is that Ijaw are just playing games. And the Kalabari being much older (according to article) cannot agree to descending from a more recent Ijaw. Logical analysis.

This would also indirectly call into question the claims of some Igbo tribes to have descended from a more recent Bini, when the Igbo have been documented to be far far older (as even heralded by Ooni and some other monarchs in the know). It is a stupid claim indeed as indirectly illustrated by this article.

The article is about Kalabari and Ijaw. It has nothing to do with Igbo and we don't know how igbo came into the discussion.

Iyaebe:
Only God knows what is in erection that men can't control, how on earth are mad women getting pregnant? I think there's a natural mental disorder associated with erection.

The fact that people are mad doesn't mean they no longer have sexual urges.

Mad women too feel Hot and they gratify their sexual cravings by having sex with mad men, destitutes or 'Area Boys'

Nonexisting1:
Women will always be too quick to tell what their husband did and leave out what they did. Isn't that hypocrisy? A man that was dancing on his wedding day and spending money like a politician which sometimes was borrowed from friends can not suddenly wake up one day and forget the road to the gym where there is a punching bag and starts punching his wife's face. Since you want to discuss your marital problems in the public, do so without leaving out any detail because the fools in the social media have not outnumbered the wise. Some of us still dey read with our common sense intact.

Women like emotional blackmail.


I was trying to talk to my adopted sister on saving her relationship.

She sobbing ,attracting undue sympathy and telling me how her BF jilted her. Later on, after getting her confidence, I offered to appeal to the guy who incidentally happened to be a colleague but I probed further to asked her what she did that made him cut off the relationship.
She said she was flirting with one young man (but they haven't had sex) and somehow her BF got to know!

She started begging the BF to forgive her but she claimed he rather embarrassed her by going to her family to report the matter.

Karlovych:
Afonja-American

Semi-educated bigots are easy to know.


She is an American.

Black Americans involved in the civil Rights movement especially with encouragement of 'The Nation of Islam' adopted African and Muslim names.

Lamasta:
Take it

These Indian Police men are crude and very racist. How can Police men be using wooden planks to beat a Nigerian simply because he smuggled drugs?

mrvitalis:
Most Nations are formed by people with largely similar value that's one

N most nation are either homogeneous or have one dominant ethnic group

The last statement is VERY wrong sir.


There are so many different ethnic groups in the World and so few nations=> most nations have many ethnic groups.



There are two types of Nations;

1) Civic Nations: where the people simply agree to live together. Classical examples are France and Switzerland.

2) Ethnic Nations: Where the inhabitants have common origin, history, language, culture and obey a common political authority. Classical examples are Germany and Somalia.

mrvitalis:
Uhrobo people today see them selves as one today that's same for ishekiri same for efik same for annang same for ogoni

These people who accept they are one would decide where they want to be and serve as a fedrating units

It's simple

Nigeria as it's structured today can't work because we share several value systems

There is absolutely nothing sacrosanct about the unity of Nigeria.

Nations are set up to protect the interests of their people ,so if the people of Nigeria feel the country can't protect their interests, it's very appropriate to break Nigeria down into manageable countries.


However you need to understand that political and not necessarily cultural/tribal factors are the greatest determinants of who get which territories.

Except for small homogeneous nations, most countries are actually not homogeneous ethnic nations are you be assuming but these countries emerged from having a single political authority.

proeast:
This abo.ki is no longer trying to disguise himself anymore. SMH.

Snapping the suburbs of a city after a heavy downpour and displaying it as news is what I understand. Is there any city or town in Nigeria that doesn't experience flash floods after heavy rainfall? So how exactly is this news?!

But you don't talk like this if they are posting flooded parts of Lekki, Lagos State but will rather be shouting and calling for the head of a politician who left office in 2007.

TarOrfeeek:
I'm not against Journalism and highlights of our political ineptitude.

But BBC Hausa has never called out the Northern Oligarch for the many issues bedeviling the North.

Why are they now so invested in uploading pictures of a flooded road in Owerri. Something that looks ordinary in the sense that after Rainfall, water takes time before flowing out.

BBC Igbo should either tell positive Igbo stories or they should start making comics.

But if this were to be in Lekki, where some places are at the sea level, you won't be saying this is normal and expected.

NoSentiment:
The day the Apc fields a southern candidate and PDP a northern candidate is the day the APC willingly agrees to cease ruling Nigeria. Reasons?

(1) Northerners (both elite and peasantry) do not see the current APC govt as having worked for or represented their best interests. This may come as a surprise to an average southerner who considers Buhari's alleged sectional appointment as sth the north sees as anything or is happy about. The thinking in the north is that almost of of Buhari's capital projects are concentrated in the Lagos-Ibadan axis. He is seen by most as having done nothing concrete for the north. He has, for instance, even done nothing for his traditional strongholds of Kano (except a prison) and Bauchi (except a recent plan for a university in Azare)! This is not to talk of Katsina (except a transport univ in Daura)

2. The SE naturally dislikes APC and its president Buhari. Plus, they see the SW as having betrayed their benefactor (GEJ). Hence, they'll rather vote for a northern PDP candidate (may be with an igbo vice) just to spite the APC and PMB and pay the SW back for their "betrayal" of their benefactor.

3. The SW is sophisticated and politically (and religiouly) indecisive. Even if a PDP candidate comes from there, still a very good APC candidate stands the chance of getting reasonable amounts of votes there.

Therefore, a Northern PDP candidate is guaranteed to get the northern votes (where there is now an unprecedented disdain for PMB and dislike for APC) + the protest votes of the SE (a region that has a fleshy political bone to pick with SW where the southern APC candidate is highly likely to come from) + the votes of the highly indecisive SW.

In contrast, a Southern APC candidate at most has a guarantee of the votes of the SW (where he comes from) but not that of the North ( northerners may be seen as illiterate but they're politically smart) or south (where voter apathy or indifference or even, as it is highly likely, protest votes against PMB and APC may be decisive)

The best bet for the PDP is fielding a northern candidate especially if APC goes south where she's without an ounce of doubt going to see shege from both the southerners that it would want to give medicine after death and the northerners that I'd take for granted.

2023 is packed with alot of drama for those whose lives Allah spares to see it.

How many States do you think the PDP and the APC are each likely to win and the likely votes from such States?