₦airaland Forum

spearman:
The point is there are enough of these non-Ibo Asabans to make Asaba an impossible Biafra territory.

besides this colonial map of cannibalism shows that people on the west of the Niger river don't eat humans. That is a powerful piece of scientific anthropological proof that there are no cultural Ibos or otherwise West of the River Niger.

Asaba was NEVER part of Biafra.

There are Igbos on the West of the Niger.


Before 1960, Igbo was more of a Linguistic Group than a single Ethnic.

spearman:
Asaba Man Responds On Facebook To Asaba Is Igbo Claims

Asaba Inlaw: "In This Whole World You Couldn’t Find Anyone To Marry But An Igbo"

Short story: One of my earliest and most persistent memories is this - near my village, 1 kilometer from Asaba, was a camp where people lived.
Who are they I asked - “Wa bu Ndigbo” I was told. Translation: “They are Igbos”.
I was confused. Aren’t we Igbos, but I said nothing.
Another occasion I heard some commotion in the direction of the camp. Oh don’t be worried I was told. They are Igbos. Again so thought but we are igbos!

Fast forward 3 decades.
A friend of mine from Aba who married from Asaba, over a beer told me “I can’t get over Asaba people. During my native law, my wife’s people kept abusing her in the same language I spoke. They kept saying ‘so in this whole world, you couldn’t find anyone to marry but an Igbo?’”
These are true accounts.
People from my area… even the indigenes of ONITSHA (I’ve been told) consider themselves Not Igbo.
I grew up seeing my people refer to others as “Those Igbo people”.
I have just learnt that the phrase “Igbo enwere Eze” was coined by core Igbos to separate themselves from the Onitsha indigenes…
Following that logic, Asaba nwere eze .... kedụ ka ọ ga-esi bụrụ igbo?
ka anyi biri n’udo nwanne m nwoke
m zuru ikpe m

It’s not an issue to be swept under the carpet. We need to consider it seriously.

Just because everyone in America speaks English doesn’t change their ancestry (some are of German, Italian, Russian, African, Chinese ancestry...).
Ancestry can only be determined scientifically by DNA analysis. My sister discovered she has ancestors from Mali, Senega... of course!! The river Niger flows through those nations before it passes the shores of my village which sits on the West Bank of the Niger net Asaba.

Bottom line, you cannot teach a man how to write with his left hand in old age.
The real issue is why so many Igbo speaking people reject the idea they’re Igbo. (Like some Egyptians in an interview I watched - who can’t understand why they’re considered Africans at all!).
Let’s have an academic discussion why!
We may learn valuable lessons.
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Good morning.

The Asaba people who are saying they aren't Igbos are those whose Ancestors came from Bini, Igala, Yoruba and some autochthonous ancient communities within that axis.

mariahAngel:
Stop this nonsense!
You are not a child.
Stop deliberately inciting people.

Also, be careful how you accuse the innocent, because in life, whatever you give will return to you in manifolds.
Life is not a joke.

We didn't see you preaching like this when you and other Obidents started spreading dangerous fake news and distorted videos/images against Tinubu.

Horus:
An Army who is unable to defend the country from Boko Haram attacks

If not for the gallant men and officers of the Nigerian Military, Boko Haram would have taken over the whole of Nigeria. Your homeland would have been under Taliban-styled Islamic Fundamentalists.

ibechris:
Because u don't travel.

If u have travelled to the north,u will know why some demands aren't out of place.

Most of them are found where u can't live doing businesses and pls,don't say what u don't know.

I once served in Bunza LGA. When the jos crisis came up,the chief of that Local govt area refused to be a party to the crisis as some elements wanted a reprisal but he refused.

This was what he told us: he said there many igbos who do what their people can not do,such as mechanic,chemist,pharmacy and name it. He said if u fight them and kill them all,who will service their cars,sell medicines,do child delivery and the rest for them.

I don't put my mouth and anything that involves hatred against the igbos...learn their ways,how they survive and their secrets of wealth instead of hating them.

I have been privileged to be what I am today because of igbos.

Which roles did the Igbos played in the Jos Crisis?

trutharena:
Niger state about to be a “No man’s land”.

Soon they will be scheming to be governor of Niger state and calling the indigenes bigots and tribalist when they push back.

My prayers are with the Niger people.

I think it is better to support them on this mission and encourage them to succeed,this will reduce their pressure on 'REGOS'

inoki247:
From the screenshot the time frame is different why u guys like lying like this....

One time Frame is reading 13:38 the second timeframe 20:23..

They strongly believe that they will get their desired results through peddling falsehoods

JealousCobra:
Tifnubu is an impostor! The world knows the truth so take your pills and rest 😎

Who won the election?

ObaOfYorubaLand:
You Agbado Rodents destroyed Nigeria thinking you were doing the Igbo's.
.you people always bring disgrace to Nigeria.

Be very sincere, which political party won the presidential election?

APC , PDP or Labour Party

Crowdboom:
Please, what is benefit of waiver given by political party?

Waiver is to override internal rules of the party NOT to override Laws of Nigeria.

As we continue to practice democracy, we will learn the rules and deepen our understanding of the practice.

The Labour Party acted wrongly by hurriedly replacing her original candidates with the Obident decampees.

They could have been assimilated into the party and work to develop the party against subsequent elections but most Nigerians prefer the 'short cut mentality'

CaptainAyub:
The same courts where the supreme Court allowed the current senate president,Umahi and Lawan to become senators even when they did not purchase forms for the post.
Una never hear say candidacy na party affair,who they like,they give,they can grant waiver to even mungo Park one day before close of nominations,and that is it.
The judge should collect his money in full shaa

The Electoral Act required that a person be a member of a political party at least 30 days before the Primaries and this is confirmed by the presence of his name in the Register of Members submitted to INEC.

Party's waivers is for internal affairs of the party and not to override the Electoral Act.


The law was enacted to prevent Indiscriminate decamping from one political party to another ,once you lose primaries in your former party.

Lawan contested another Primaries. The issue was whether the First Primary won by Nguri was valid or not, more especially when Nguri claimed not to have stepped down.

kettykings:
Why are they still holding him? Why is there no such policy to give Biafra referendum. Bakassi was realized without a single protest or resistance by thr Nigeria military despite that Obasanjo was president

You can move to Bakasi

utenwuson:
If Christians feel their own religion is tolerant and should be mocked, we have got no kwams with that

But mocking the Islamic religion is something we hold with grievances and on no condition should anyone, whoever you may be mock the religion....


It's has no connection with bad governance or societal emblem.....

Just stay away from a religion who doesn't even interfere with yours....


Anyone who is caught playing the video in any volatile Muslim environment should have himself or herself to blame... Peace

Nothing concern Christians with this.

The video didn't mock Allah or Muhammad or Muslims in any ways

Why didn't you ask AI to create you as a Billionaire?

BabaRamota1980:
How long now since our supreme leader last touch breast, 2yr go don pass o.

But see this efulefu dey enjoy yansh for Finland.

Simon Ekpa is already insinuating that Barrister NNjor is 'helping' Mrs Nnamdi Kanu

Fuckyoumod:
you have a point dear, the drug baron bought and forced himself on the people. Kai......

You can NOT bribe your ways to win presidential election in a very large and heterogeneous country like Nigeria.

cooooooks:
Yup, the UK is cheaper than Canada and much easier of an adaptation for a Nigerian.

Yeah, London in particular is just like a more organized and advanced Lagos.

Almost every Street, you will see someone speaking Yoruba language

This Yam is about £4 in London which is roughly #5000 in Nigeria

Curious346:
in every lie there is an element of truth

Last week ,some was saying that you once served 6 months jail time for raping a mad woman in your village. We know that he was most likely lying but can you tell us the element of truth in this statement?

Kennitrust:
if he shows you how he won, it means the process was fair and credible so he is wiser and smarter than your rigging lord.

The court will decide with the evidences at their disposal on wether the process was truly fair and transparent.

Get some sense agbado

The election took place in 176,000 polling units.

If the Petitioner proved that the election wasn't free and fair in some polling units, only the results of those polling units will be cancelled,not the election of the whole country

Tinubuderanged:
shut up! The north like Atiku and Peter Obi. If any of those two win alhamdulillahi.
Tinubu is not the president that Nigeria want.
You can even out to your street and ask 10 people who they will prefer to be president. I bet it that it will be very hard for tinubu to get 2 people out of the 10 people.

What is the votes received by Peter Obi that put him ahead of other candidates?

DesChyko:
So... INEC handed over 18000+ blurred copies (some of which were blank A4 papers) of Form EC8A as Certified True Copies of the result? They also could not provide the top copies of same form EC8A? Crazy Crazy Crazy 😂

The IREV copies are IMAGES, not the hardcopies.

If you use your phone to snap pictures of a result sheet and the pictures are blurred, it does NOT mean the results sheets are not clear.

Obi's Legal Team NEVER mentioned that he won the election. They never mentioned any amount of votes he received ,which put him ahead of other candidates.

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Yes,there is no way Tinubu had more votes when Inec uploaded blurred results with over 2.5m votes and Tinubu won just 10 States without even getting 25percent in Abuja.How did Tinubu get majority of votes with just 10 States while Obi won 14 States,and where did Inec get the votes for Tinubu from if they uploaded blurred results

How many votes did Obi's Legal Team said Obi received to win the presidential election?

1) 9 million votes
2) 9.1 million votes
3) 8.89 million votes

bender79:
ok did you also listen to the part where he said when he comes in he will reduce the price of fuel. Selective amnesia is all over you.

You can't reduce the price of fuel by decree in this dispensation.

What we need is deregulation of the downstream sector and allow as many private oil companies to enter the market, then competition will force the prices of fuel down.

Irrespective of who is the President, there are difficult decisions that will be taken and people will complain.

a4cube:
tinubu build lagos we heard. Now he is handed Nigeria to build he is complaining that cement is finished. Ogunrindde is lamenting, Ondo workers are lamenting, one wad crying on.live radio broadcast. Where is that tinubu competence? Open your eyes to see reality. Ethnic bigotry will not help you or anyone.
Obi remains the best among the rest that contested. You know that and SANE SWestners know that's why the voted him.

Tinubu is barely two months in Office.

There is no Magic wand that can decree out Nigeria's problems in the ways you people are assuming.

It is in the best interests of Nigeria and Nigerians for deregulation of the Petroleum Sector and the Exchange rates.

franchasofficia:
This was in the past, maybe before 2015.


Since the day Goodluck Jonathan became Nigeria's President, Yoruba Muslims became so vicious and envious of Igbos and started working tirelessly with Hausa-Fulani Jihadists to destabilize Southeast region and to also sideline Igbos completely from national politics.



My promise to those Yorubas is that they will fail, nature will fight back. If you are hating and fighting someone that did you no wrong, you may win the war at the start, but at the long run, nature will fight back and you will lose more than the things you once gained through the unjust wars, this is what will happen to Yorubas if they do not exercise caution in their hatred and unjust attacks against Igbos.



If we are to judge honestly the case of the 2023 Presidential election that made more unreasonable Yorubas to increase their hatred for Igbos, you would see that Yorubas are completely wrong.



Olusegun Obasanjo is a Yoruba man, he ruled Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.

Osinbajo is a Yoruba man, he was the Vice President from 2015 to 2023.


Igbos last ruled Nigeria in 1966 under Military regime. Yorubas last ruled Nigeria in 1976 under military regime and also produced Ernest Shonekan as interim President for some months in the 1990s.



If we are to be fair and just, are Yorubas supposed to even contest for 2023 Presidential election with Igbos who among the 3 Southern regions haven't produced President since 1966 after producing President in 1999 and VP in 2023?



Yorubas may think they are smart, that they know how to build dirty political bridge with Northern power brokers, you can never be smarter than God and nature, wait and see.

You can NOT abrogate the rights of the Yorubas as citizens of Nigeria.

Over 15 candidates from different parts of contested the Presidential election. Your favorite Igbo candidate contested too but was defeated, how is that the blamed of the Yorubas?


You think if Tinubu had not contested, Peter Obi would have defeated Atiku?

franchasofficia:
Majority of Yorubas are good; they have good conscience, but a minority of Yorubas who happens to come from the Yoruba Muslims have a natural hatred for Igbos just because Igbos refused to accept Islam as a religion, so they have been working tirelessly with Hausa-Fulani Muslim Jihadists to make sure Southeast burns to ashes, and to ensure Igbos are completely sidelined in national politics.




What they don't know is that Igbos are bigger than their adversaries and are ready to face their enemies squarely without pretense till we destroy them completely and force whoever is left amongst them to seek for peace.



Unfortunately, the voice of the few wicked Yoruba Muslims who hate Igbos seems to be the loudest amongst Yorubas, thereby making it look like all Yorubas are against Igbos whereas it is just some few inconsequential Yoruba Muslims working together with Hausa-Fulani power brokers to cause Igbos harm in Nigeria, they must fail, nothing last forever, nothing

See Victim Mentality at play.


Most Igbos supported their son, Peter Obi but he came third in the election.


Yorubas voted APC, PDP and LP but the same Igbos are now blaming the Yoruba Muslims for ' sidelining the Igbos in National Politics '



Everyone voted for their choices but your inherent Victim Mentality still made you to be accusing others of the consequences of your actions.

successmatters:
He's the reason, as far back as 1970s and 80s, one man has invented drug trade, participated in it and even used the proceeds inside naija politics. He is what we call a pioneer criminal who corrupted the minds of all others.

Now, to make the same man your president is just preposterous. You should be ashamed of yourself for supporting and defending your brother but accusing other Nigerians of same crime.

Shame unto you.

The US has declared that Tinubu didn't break their laws on drugs but one Emeka from Ekwulobia whose brothers are serving Jail terms in Asia and some of his cousins beheaded for drug crimes in Singapore is insisting on Social Media that Tinubu broke US laws on drugs.

successmatters:
Wait, wait, wait, do you think I will be crying for you if druggie is SW president? Capital No, wetin concern me kwanu?

Our complaint is because he is aspiring to stain my reputation with his criminal past.

Do you now get it?

Should I break it down for you some more?

The topic is really about Tinubu but the Igbos have been whipping up sentiments against the Yorubas since the beginning of this year and the tempo has triple since May-29,2023.

Any fair minded and objective analyst that is conversant with the Nigerian cyber space will notice this trend.


The naked truth is that the Igbos can NOT win in this game by antagonizing the Hausa-Fulanis and the Yorubas.

successmatters:
That we are calling out thieves doesn't mean we suffer the consequences alone. How much are you paying for fuel or dollar?

In the end you will suffer buharri and drug baron economic turmoil and still return here to blame igbos for your miseries in life.

I am praying for your mental health bayi

Most young Igbos on Social Media like blaming the Hausa-Fulanis and later the Yorubas for all the problems of Nigeria, curiously they also like to absolve Igbos of any problems in Nigeria and project the Igbos as Victims of other Nigerians.