₦airaland Forum

GenBuhari:
These pictures are very interesting and make me want to learn more about Idi Amin and to not rely purely on Western propaganda or view of him.

The interesting thing is the white men carrying him seem to be happy and enjoying it. They were properly paid well.

The white men carrying President for life, El-Hajj, Field Marshal (Dr) Idi Amin Dada were not paid but serving 'punishment' .


In my own view, I think Idi Amin had a mental health problem but many people didn't know it. I
The guy gave himself strings of titles that depicted delusions of grandiosity.

tommy589:
People who clamour to live under religious injunction,written over multiple centuries ago should watch handmaid's tale series. Watching it will jolt them back to see the beauty of modern laws and ways

The world needs to LEAVE Afghanistan alone!

After 10 years of Taliban rule, the Afghan people themselves will revolt and send them packing and the people will say never again.


The force that will annihilate the Taliban need to come from within and not from outside

justmondris:
Says who? If they can rule the entire north that means they have conquered army,military, Air Force and the police because all their headquarters are in north. So tell me why do you think they will not conquer the south and why you think they will allow you to disintegrate?

Boko Haram can't even successfully rule Borno State.
If Boko Haram are laying claim to to Aso-Rock, several other armed groups will also be inspired to lay claims to Aso-Rock. Even within Boko Haram, there will be hot contest for power leading to splinter Boko Haram groups.


Boko Haram or any ethno-religious terrorist group can ONLY become the Government of this country if Nigeria were a smaller country with about 10 (related) tribes practicing one religion and sharing similar world views like Rwanda or Somalia but Nigeria is very large and it's actually a comity of nations.

onuman:
When Boko Haram captures Aso Rock, it shall use Military Decrees and force of arms to hold all in Nigeria in one Nigeria - nothing can happen. The Western countries can’t intervene because Nigeria is seen as a democracy; therefore Boko Haram gaining power is part of formation of a nation.

Southern Christian politicians can only flee and bark from abroad, to no effect.

You are very naive.

1) Boko Haram capturing Asp Rock is no longer 'democracy'

2) Even as at present, it's very difficult for even elected Government to govern the whole country, hence the proliferation of armed groups that are not under the country of the government like Boko Haram, Killer Herdsmen, Armed Bandits, Niger Delta Militants and now IPOB's ESN. So what give you the impression that all these armed group will willfully submit to the authority of Boko Haram which they didn't elect?

3) As Boko Haram try to form Government in one State, several armed groups and splinter groups will surface. In the end, several armed groups and war lords will control their strongholds.

For instance, it will be very difficult for Boko Haram to rule Rivers ,Enugu or Benue States.

shedy03:
You will be surprised how easy it would be executed if it were to happen in Nigeria, they will rule over the whole country and there's nothing the fear-fear southern part can do.
Let's hope it does not happen.

Nigeria is a very large country with highly heterogeneous peoples. This factor mean, a president can only emerge with the aggrement/support of many ethnic groups. Most times it's difficult to get this widespread support.



Although there are about 10 small groups in Afghanistan, there is only one overwhelming ethnic group the Pashtun ethnic group and over 96% of the population are Muslims.

IamAsiri:
What I don't understand is how Buhari's nephew can be older than Buhari himself is

Haven't you seen many people in rural areas who are older than their uncles?


The reason is because some parents, especially in polygamous families give birth early and continue to give birth even when their oldest children have also started procreating.

BiafraAburi:
Yoruba has only one dialect. Stop confusing the languages of Owo, Ijebu, Ekiti, Ijesa, Ifẹ, Ondo, and Akoko, Ilaje, Awori, and other people languages to yoruba.

What is the name of that 'only one dialect'?

feezay86:
Taliban has taken total control of the country. This would have happened during GeJ, Boko haram jihadists would have taken over the Government because the North was totally in support of it.

Nigeria is different from Afghanistan. The Taliban succeeds in Afghanistan because majority of the populace share their religious identity and/or ideaologies.

In Nigeria, if Boko Haram capture Aso-Rock, they will only be able to rule over the core North and this will speedily leads to disintegration of Nigeria.

AlexBells:
What do you mean by what Is my point does that publication look like my handwriting, first of all, 10 million pounds adjusted in accordance with inflation tools today is not less than 200 million pounds and today we use the naira since you don't want to look into inflation that will billions of naira.

Then the account you quoted looked at the investment side using compound interest, we are not just assuming he had kept 10 million pounds in the bank since then, some where used to buy lands and other investments which if increased 10% per annum given his investment trend at then, check 10% of now $200 million pounds over the stretch of the past 55 years in a compound interest that's called prospective statistics.

I do understand that according to B Disraeli, there are three types of lies, 1. Lies, Dammed lies and 3. Statistics but the true lie here is you which thinks that you puncture a hole in my argument just so it won't sale, this argument simply started as a question "how can the son of the richest man in the country at then be so money motivated that he wishes to divide the country that made the fathers wealth and his wealth possible".

I had told you the only Challenger was Dantata whose Dynasty Re surfaced today as Dangote but Dantata was no longer around as he passed on in 1950 but we are looking at from 1956 to 1966.

Okay, you have won!


Sir Ojukwu was worth $4 Billion in 1967.

I hope this makes you happy.

AlexBells:
Okay, if you don't value any of the evidence I had provided, then please can you reference such your authentic platform like Forbes and tell me who was the richest Nigerian alive at the time since you had disregard every other publications please who was the richest Nigerian between 1956 and 1966 let's start there.

The only challenger could have been Alhaji Dantata but you seem to forget Dantata died in 1955 and the time of argument we centered on was the lead up to 1966 to 67, with Dantata no longer in the picture, I don't think there would be any challenger around 1966, you seem to forget during those days, Forbes and all the rest was not focusing on Nigeria as just an emerging country.

But let me give you the benefit of doubt, who do you think was the richest man in Nigeria between 1956 and 1966 if you don't have any candidate then don't tell me the whole country was a flat wealth.

Stop shifting goal posts, what exactly is your point?


That Sir Loius Odumegwu-Ojukwu was a $Billionaire in 1967 or 10million pounds in 1967 now equals $4Billion?

BiafraAburi:
Benin IleUbinu migrant, stop talking already. We know that there are few of you IleUbinu migrants amongst Anioma and Ika people, but at the right time, you will be chased back to IleIfe in Yoruba land where you all migrated from.

You can't chase anybody away from their land,as a matter of fact, once Biafrans cross the border (River Niger) into any part of the present Delta State, they will be seen and TREATED as Foreign Invaders. This mistake was the single greatest mistake made by Ojukwu that led to the cascade of reactions that eventually liquidated Biafra.

You modern Biafran irredentists ought to learn from History.

AlexBells:
Check out this one from punch

You keep falling below standards.
So an article in Punch Newspapers is the same as Forbes ratings? Is Punch known for rating of Billionaires? Anybody can write anything in Punch as a News Item but such doesn't represent expert opinions on any matter.

In 2002, one prominent Nigerian Newspaper had a headline ' Harry Akande is the 7th richest man in the world'


If you want reference on International Politics, you can qoute TIME Magazine,
If you want reference on Medical Publications, you can qoute THE LANCET.

If you want ratings of Billionaires, you can qoute Forbes Magazine or IMF but not the opinions of a random guy (not even an editorial) published in The Punch Newspapers.


Quoting a fake Forbes website and an article written by a random , unknown guy in Punch Newspapers as your reference cast dounbts on the credibility of your assertion.

AlexBells:
I don't want to insult you, 4 billion in todays equivalent, how are they able to calculate richest person ever if the value of the money is not adjusted for inflation, lol, products of free education.

You have to adjust the value of the money in todays value to arrive at how rich someone actually was, how are wealth of earlier wealthy people like Vandabilt, John D Rockefeller, Henry Ford, JP Morgan be rated in todays sense if it were not adjusted to account for inflation and value change lol.

I am telling you that the website is fake (a clone) and not from Forbes.


You guys just love propaganda.


Sir Ojukwu's business were mainly;

1) Road Transport

2) Shares and stocks of qouted companies

3) Landed properties.

All these were great business for a country just coming out of colonialism but couldn't have made him a Billionaire even when we adjust for inflation.


Nigeria was a very backward and poor country in 1967. Most people in Nigeria at that time were rural peasants.

AlexBells:
First Lius Was Nigeria's first billionaire and that proves that he was the richest at those times around, this a Forbes Africa post about him,
https://www.forbesafrica.com/wealth/2017/08/07/small-town-super-rich/ I don't know what more credible sources you want but I also learnt during his death he was worth about $4 billion in todays value which means if he was alive, he would still be among the top 5 or so richest Nigerians today lol

You people just love propaganda.


1) The website you qouted is a Biafran propanganda website. It is NOT from Forbes.

2) Billionaires are rated every year. There was no such ratings of Nigerians by Forbes in the 1960s.


3) The whole budget of Nigeria in 1967 wasn't up to $1Billion in 1967.
What was the size of Nigerian economy in 1967 and how can a player in that economy worth $1Billion in 1967?

Thandiubani:
This is very wicked reasoning. in 2015 when Boko Haram terrorists were busy killing innocent people in the north, destroying lives and properties, bombing Abuja and other states, nobody gave that as an excuse not to vote Buhari. Rather, everyone was busy telling us how he from the north understands their problem and can solve it because he's from there and is also a former military man.

Now, we want a SE man to occupy the position, you are telling me that nobody will vote for someone from that region because you think the antecedents of IPOB will make people not to vote for him. That's is really sad coming from you. Pure hypocrisy and that is why Nigeria is where it is today. People can't just boldly say the truth no matter whose ox is gored.

Honestly, it will be a plus for Nigeria if igbo presidential candidates can join the presidential race and campaign for the presidential ticket of both the APC and the PDP with utmost seriousness and commitment.

As at now, it seems only igbo youths online are campaigning for Igbo presidency but the Igbo politicians someone has accepted that they can't win and don't want to risk losing their money on a an election that they know they won't win.

EmekaA125:
It's too late. We don't want to be part of this useless and unworking godforsaken country where illiterate leads the learned. We are IPOB. We are IGBO.

Then form your own country where everything is perfect and stop disturbing the rest of us.

Thandiubani:
This is very wicked reasoning. in 2015 when Boko Haram terrorists were busy killing innocent people in the north, destroying lives and properties, bombing Abuja and other states, nobody gave that as an excuse not to vote Buhari. Rather, everyone was busy telling us how he from the north understands their problem and can solve it because he's from there and is also a former military man.

Now, we want a SE man to occupy the position, you are telling me that nobody will vote for someone from that region because you think the antecedents of IPOB will make people not to vote for him. That's is really sad coming from you. Pure hypocrisy and that is why Nigeria is where it is today. People can't just boldly say the truth no matter whose ox is gored.

The truth, most times is unpalatable.

1) No two elections are exactly alike.

2) The candidacy of Buhari will NOT be like the candidacy of even any other Northern, let alone be like the candidacy of an Igbo presidential candidate.

EmekaA125:
You are very very right. Believe me, IPOB worked so hard to achieve this. It's either Igbo governors and President hopefuls jettison their Utopia dream and support Biafra restoration or we become extremely violent towards it in 2023. Since no tribe will vote an Igbo candidate, the only option available is Biafra but those idiots won't read the handwriting on the wall and stop fighting IPOB.

Even in getting Biafra, you will still need the cooperation and support of non-Igbo Nigerians.


Biafra can be gotten in 3 ways;

1) WAR: This has been tried before but didn't work.

However, this can still work if Biafra has superior advantages (like more sophisticated Technology, greater economic resources, favourable geographical factors e.g Biafra controlling the coastline of Nigeria and blocking Nigeria from reaching the outside world and Biafra having more DEPENDABLE allies than Nigeria) over Nigeria

2) Peaceful and Diplomatic resolutions: this will require ammendment of the Constitution to accommodate secession, a long process that will require the support and cooperation of all Nigerians.

3) Combinations of the first two options: After long period of war (like 20 years) resulting in a statement, both sides decide to come to round table to agree on disintegration of the country. This was what happened in Sudan Vs South Sudan and Ethiopia Vs Eritrea.

AlexBells:
Had there ever been an Igbo man that does not love Nigeria please don't be deceived it is only a people that love their country so much that can endure a quater of what Igbos had endured in Nigeria and still keep faith alive, and by the way, I said Ojukwu's father was the richest man in the country during the time, in fact he once borrowed Nigeria a role Royce when the Queen came visiting so how does the son of the richest man be money motivated, if Ojukwu cared more about money he could have pressed more about staying in Nigeria as Nigeria as a whole is Richer than the East, I'm surprised at your shallowness for a member of tribe that goes deep sea fishing I'm still surprised at how shallow you are.

1) Which unbiased institution/agency rated Sir Loius Odumegwu-Ojukwu the richest man in Nigeria in 1967?


2) It is true that the Queen was chauffeur driven in Sir Ojukwu's Rolls Royce in Lagos in 1956 but she rode in Rolls Royce in other places too.

For instance in Kano, she was driven around the city in the Rolls Royce of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi-1.

By 1956, Oba Adesoji Aderemi (Ooni of Ife) and Dantata had Rolls Royce.

AlexBells:
This is not for your shallow understanding, take a course in advanced Military intelligence, IPOB is different from Biafra of over 50 years ago and by all indications they will incite revolutions and revolt, keeping Kanu changes nothing but will ensure more brutal measures

But why are you crying more than the bereaved?

Why are you warning (or will I say 'threatening' ) Nigeria about the havocs IPOB can wreck on the country even when Nigeria appear unconcerned, unmoved and unperturbed?

I share some of the writer's sentiments but to tell you the naked truth, any major party that field an Igbo presidential candidate for the 2023 is putting itself in a disadvantaged position and making it very easy for it's opponent to defeat it.
This is the reason why their beloved party, the PDP is conspicuously silent on 'igbo presidency'.

onuman:
Those beheading people are not Igbos.
Jihadists employ every misleading strategy in the books during Jihad. Boko Haram was unleashed on the east to kill government forces and provoke government to send armed forces to invade the east.

Continue to defend the indefensible and be deceiving yourself.


When Boko Haram started ,many Northerners were sympathetic to them and defended their actions.

I remember some Northerners insisting that there were Christians who dressed like muslims just
to be killing people and tarnish the image of Islam. Those Northerners now know better.

CursedNsukka:
I hope say her kpekus isn't choking the boy. Yoruba women kpekus get strong stench

Onye-Ara, you need to work hard so you too can go on vacation.

OfoIgbo:
Igbos are by far, academically more intelligent that Fulanis and Zulus.

Igbos are also not darker than the tribes you mentioned. And some Igbos have hazel eyes. Fulanis and Zulus don't normally have hazel eyes, unless they are faking it with contact lenses.

No tribe is more academically intelligent than another tribe but one individual may be be more intelligent than another individual.

Kennyking1234:
cause it took so much time for the camera to take and process the pictures. This was in 1930's and 1940's

So these people were still walking about naked as recent as the 1930s?

greymiles:
Igbos are way far ahead of yorubas from time

Look at the people in the backgrounds of the middle left and middle top pictures, they were naked and only covered their private parts with leaves.

richiemcgold:
Number 3 is a Ghanian name.

Some Yorubas bear Owusu.
You can check them on Facebook.

These people fail to learn from the mistakes of the past.

You don't win wars based on emotional rantings.

You don't win wars because you are ruthless but you win wars because you have superior advantages over your opponent(s).

These superior advantages may be Superior Technology , greater economic power, favourable geographical factors like access to the ocean and/or international land boundaries, DEPENDABLE ALLIES or a combination of all of these.

Finnese001:
Opinion on Igbo issues or Yoruba issues?

There's freedom of opinions on ANY matter.

He just aired his opinion about IPOB but if you feel he has committed any crime by so doing, you can survive him to court.

BKayy:
Na ordinary shame una no get.
What do you people want?
A mini Nigeria?

When the Referendum is conducted, Delta, Benue, Kogi and Southern Kaduna States will vote either to join Biafran or not.

colorsofrainbow:
Which nation that has Fulani as majority wey well so?
Believe it or not,if dem pack all Fulani wey dey Naija relocate dem to U.S,U.S will become a third world country immediately.
And that would be the time the true light of Nigeria would shine.

Bros, Fulanis are a minority ethnic group in Nigeria and there's no State where they constitute a majority.

In West African countries, there minorities except in Guinea where they constitute the largest single ethnic group.

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