₦airaland Forum

EmekaMD:
It strikes my imagination why INEC is being so defensive.

INEC was sued to court by the PDP and LP. It is logical for INEC to defend it's actions.

AntiTerrorist:
It is very clear to APC, INEC and Tinubu's lawyers that they cannot win this case unless the judges are corrupted. Unlike in the past, the evidence is overwhelming. At times they result to throwing tantrums and name-calling instead of reasonable argument.

Shame on Mahmud Yakubu.

You didn't read the article, you are basing your opinions on the sentimental headline.

Nothing unusual in this case.

If you have been following the Tribunal sittings, you will see that the Petitioners have no strong cases.

The PDP aren't bringing any evidence of an alternative results to show they 'won' rather they are trying to prove that the conduct of the election is wrong (The Tribunal will ask them to show how this infractions affect the overall results which they aren't showing)

The LP appear more fixated on how to disqualify Tinubu and the claim that the the conduct of election violated the electoral acts.


Both are NOT proving anything to suggest that they 'won'

mrvitalis:
Why would a business want to rent a sky scrappers that's expensive when it can rent normal office for 10%

Use u asked. Why most skyscrapers in Lagos is empty ? or why cocoa house is abandoned?

Most Skyscrapers in Lagos are occupied. Cocoa House is fully occupied by Broadcasting Stations, Telecoms Coys, different firms and it's never abandoned except during renovations.

CNG is more efficient ,a 12kg gas cylinder will last longer that 12 kg of petrol and generate less exhaust waste.It is also cheaper than Petrol

DeLaRue:
The NLC leader was beaming with smiles.

Seems he enjoyed his presence in the corridors of power so much

Supporters of the strike will be fuming when they wake up in the morning and see photos of him playing 'best friends' with the 'APC enemy'.

I've been in some of these places. Once you enter, the environment and the pampering that goes on will reset your radical plans

The hatchet job the APC guys did on him would have made Soviet Union KGB proud.

First, they attacked him in the media claiming he was working for the Labour Party.

Then, they circulated pictures of him standing with Mr Obi campaigning.

Once the guy was cornered and weak, they used an old guard of the labour union (Oshiomole) to invite him to the corridors of power for 'negotiations '.

They got him to renounce the strike.

They made sure he was comfortable in the environment and had him photographed laughing and being chummy with them.

Then they circulated the photos to the media, thereby damaging his standing in the eyes of the the most ardent supporters of a strike.

The man is probably a good upright person, but he was rather naive. Optics are very important. He should never have allowed himself photographed laughing and being chummy with APC guys. Whatever deal he agreed to behind close doors, he needed to be captured in photos in a mood that reflects that of his supporters i.e anger or, at least, frustration.

I tell you, these Tinubu boys will use all the tricks in the books to deal with their perceived enemies. It would be done so craftly that their targets would be down long before they knew what hit them.

Mr Tinubu's people are streetwise. Lagos street wise o. I suspect they are ready to go dirty if they plead with you and you refuse.

You are very naive if you think these Labour Leaders are part of the so-called Masses or that they are far from the corridors of powers.


Mike Ajaero was the former Trade Union Leader of Electricity Workers Union and one time fractional Chairman of the NLC whose faction was hurriedly recognized by the Buhar's Administration when the Ayyuba Waba authentic NLC Leadership were becoming too 'troublesome'

This was how some of the Obidents thought Lamidi Apapa, a former Trade Union Leader in the Oil &Gas Sector is a poor man!

None of these leaders of the Labour Union is a poor man and the NLC President is not new to the corridors of powers.

gidgiddy:
Telling Bini migrants to claim their heritage and declare themselves Bini people? Isnt that what they should do? Ikwerre people are Bini people, they have said they migrated from Bini, now let them declare themselves as such rather than this deceit of claiming what they are not

Bros, you have no right to tell anybody let alone any ethnic group what to do or how to behave.

Ikwerre speak their language and practice their culture, that some Igbo clans may under part of this doesn't change anything.

Ethnic groups are MAN-MADE construct and except in sparsely populated deserts, it is often difficult to determine where one ethnic group ends and where another start. There are always areas of overlap.

Travel to other parts of the world or read widely to understand that this is a worldwide phenomenon.

Wahabfuture:
I am a proud Igbo man and i will always proud of my language and my tribe, don't you think it is necessary and proud to have your language and tradition? perhaps why don't Ikwerres borrow Hause or fulani language? you guys are so shameless

The Ikwerre people speak Ikwerre language (which has about 5 dialects ) and practice their Tradition.

Some Igbo clans speak dialects that may be partially mutually intelligible with the Ikwerre Language while other Igbo clans may not hear at all...this only show that some Igbo clans and Ikwerre may be related but not necessarily mean that Ikwerre is part of the Igbo ethnic group or not.

Examples of this nature abound all over the world e.g France & Navarra, Portugal & Spain, Austria & Germany, ,Urhobo & Isoko, Efik & Ibiobio, Yoruba & Ogori/Mangogo etc

legitnow1:
Ikwerre will always be Igbo clan till tomorrow.

They are members of Ohanaeze.

Right now, because of oil from Igbo land in Obiigbo and others area in Rivers, they are claiming not to be Igbo out of greed.

What is wrong with Ikwerre is Greed and nothng else.

If you bother to be objective and read History, you will see that they have been claiming distinct identity before oil and the civil war.

1958- Ikwerre presented memo to the Willinkins Commission to look into the fears of the Minorities.

1963- Ogbakwor Ikwerre formed as an Umbrella Body of the Ikwerre

1964: Rumuobasi declaration which declared Ikwerre as being distinct from Igbo or Ijaw or Ogoni.


All the above show that the Ikwerre have been clamouring for recognization as a distinct ethnic group long before the civil war

gidgiddy:
This is not about what you prefare, this is about who Ikwerres are.

If Ikwerres acknowledge that they are descendants of Bini migrants, they should proudly come out as Bini people. No need for this deceit of claiming to be a distinct ethic group, they are not. What is distinct about migrants who went somewhere else, left their Bini language to speak the language of others?

Ikwerre are nothing but Bini people and they should be proud to come out and claim their ancestry Bini people

Look at the level of arrogance!


Why do you think you have the right to dictate to the Ikwerre what they should do or not do?

Tukpa8:
may I asked one question..?
Is ikwere an ethnicity or they originated from another ethnicity?
I did not mean originating from igbo specifically...but they at least originated from an ethnicity?

Every ethnic group originate from previously existing ethnic groups e.g

French= Romans +Frankish Germanic tribes + Gauls

Itsekiri= Yoruba +Bini+ some Ijaw + Some European explorers

Aja People= Fon + Yoruba

Mauritiuans= Asians + Bantu Black Africans

English= Anglo-Saxon tribes + Jutes + Romans+ Vikings + French

chrisxxx:
Who owns the language? Igbo might have copied Ikwerre language imperfectly.
Let me give u a prove. What is the Igbo word for 'Yes'?

Actually, it is a language continuum.
Yoruba-Bini-Itsekiri-Ukwani-Ika-Ikwerrw--Etche-Igbo.

The language continue to change slightly as you move from West to East.

hammerT:
Ikwere is a clan and not big enough to be a tribe.
If Ijaw or any other group threaten them, is when you will realise because they are running all the way for support from their people in SE region. As of today, Ikwere depend on Igbo vote every election.



Seun helps to FP this debate for good old time nairaland intractions.

You don't know the meaning of clans.

Within Ikwerre ,there are sub-tribes with different dialects

Rostikol:
You're very ignorant and stupid. The artwork is based on historical eyewitness accounts, archaeological evidence, and actual observation of the Benin moat which is is STILL IN EXISTENCE TODAY, YOU BLASTED MOR.O.N.

Get lost. If you want go see the devastated palace remains, go on Google and see it.

There are surviving pictures of Oba Dosunmu in Lagos of the 1860s, so you can show us 1897 pictures of the Palace of Oba of Benin.

Spy360:
I feel that most Yorubas (except a few godly ones) love to protect their own even if they know he is a criminal. Like the way they supported a drug lord becoming president and depending his crime.

Restrict your frustrations to the outcome of the election.

The victim was a Yoruba man, the Radio Station that blew the case widely open is owed by Hafeez Oriyomi, the Prosecuting Law Firm (Falana & Falana) is owned by Yorubas, the Chief Judge of Osun State who sentenced them to death ,Justice Ojo is a Yoruba woman, so carry your loser-induced frustration away from here.

henkey:
And this the Man that came to Court with Prado Jeep and Security guards,
The look at his dirty Rubber footwear on the floor.
Ask yourself how did he get rich overnight.?
Who is sponsoring him.?

Most of the supporters of Peter Obi are like programmed Robots that just start propagating anything they are fed by the propaganda leaders of the Headless Mob without using their Thinking Faculty.

1) The man here is NOT Pa Lamidi Apapa. He is younger and Pa Lamidi Apapa is thinner (due to advanced age) than this 'robust cheeks' man.

2) There is nothing to suggest that this is Labour Party Secretariat.

3) Pa Lamidi Apapa was a Trade Union Leader in the Oil &Gas Sector for years (NUPENG) and a former Labour Party Gubernatorial candidate in Oyo State in 2007.
He is not a poor man as these kids are suggesting.


All the Leaders of Trade Unions and Labour Party are far richer than they appear,even ordinary SUG Presidents now ride in SUVs

Spy360:
I feel that most Yorubas (except a few godly ones) love to protect their own even if they know he is a criminal. Like the way they supported a drug lord becoming president and depending his crime.

Restrict your frustrations to the outcome of the election.

The victim was a Yoruba man, the Radio Station that blew the case widely open is owed by Hafeez Oriyomi, the Prosecuting Law Firm (Falana & Falana) is owned by Yorubas, the Chief Judge of Osun State who sentenced them to death ,Justice Ojo is a Yoruba woman, so carry your loser-induced frustration away from here.

Bulldozer90:
This is the tribalism they are talking about. The op raised a question without mentioning a particular tribe. Respondents across ethnic and religious divides mentioned a particular ethnic group. Instead learning how to become more receptive to non Yorubas, you a starting another cycle of tribalism.

The Topic is about TRIBES and post is also about TRIBES.


You can make your inferences anyhow you want, that's your headache.

proeast:
What wrong impression? You're defending this gross injustice because you're a yorubaman and you think it benefits you.

Minimum wage is uniform across Nigeria but fuel will be cheapest in SW?!

Do you know the multiplier effect of having fuel cheap in the SW and expensive in other parts of Nigeria? That extra 57 naira on each litre would amount to hundreds of billions lost in other parts of Nigeria, particularly NE. It will lead to further job losses in those regions. Lead to things being more expensive there than in SW. It will also lead to massive relocation of people from the disadvantaged states to the SW. Are you willing to accept that huge influx? Won't you guys start feeling insecure as you're already doing with Igbos and Hausas?

You can't pay same minimum wage and sell fuel cheaper in SW. Never!

Minimum wages are different from States to States.

With deregulation, Marketers can fix their own prices.


ProEast can be buying Petrol from Dangote in Lagos at #255 per Litre and transportat the Petrol over 500 km in 48hrs to reach Okigwe or Ekwulobia and still be selling it at #255/Litre.

proeast:
These people can be very funny. Imagine trying to justify rubbish because it favours them. They think they're wise while other Nigerians are foolish.

Imagine fuel cheaper in Ekiti state that has no drop of oil and also landlocked but more expensive in Delta and Akwa Ibom that are major oil producing states and also coastal

Imagine selling fuel at 500 in Oyo state but 540 in Kano and 557 in Maiduguiri?

Tinubu has truly proven already that he does not believe in one Nigeria. He wants to transfer Nigeria's wealth to his people completely. Imagine the audacity!

Bros, the Petrol being consumed in Nigeria are NOT from the Niger Delta but imported.

Even that template is NOT going to work because pump prices are determined by different factors and pump prices are not always the same throughout the same State e.g the prices of Petrol in Akure are slightly different from the prices in Ilaje,Igbokoda or Araromi, yet all are in Ondo State.

proeast:
Yorubaman, will you say the same thing if fuel is cheapest in other places and most costly in SW?

You people should continue with your propaganda, Nigerians are watching!

You are a kid.

There is never a time when the prices of Petrol is the same all over Nigeria. When Marketers take 33,000 Litres of Petrol from Lagos or Rivers and travel over 700 km to reach Katsina over 72hrs, do you think these Marketers will sell this petrol at the same price as it's being sold in Lagos or Rivers?

Even

proeast:
I just saw NNPC new list and it showed that fuel will be sold cheapest in the South West and most costly in the North. Why such wickedness? Is it because Tinubu is a Yoruba man and has decided to punish other Nigerians more?

Is this what emilokan is all about?

Already, three of the people he has employed to work for him are all Yorubas!

I hope it's not what I'm thinking because Nigerians will collectively resist him and his bigotry.

Below is the new price list from NNPC!

Since the days of Abacha, Petrol has always be more expensive in Sokoto ,Yobe, Borno Adamawa than Lagos or Ogun State.

Some Petroleum Marketers like A.A Rano lift Fuel from Niger Republic to sell in Kano ,Katsina and Jigawa States which are closer to Niger Republic than Lagos.

Many young Igbos will intensify their campaign of hatred against the Yorubas since May-29,2023.
They did similar things against the Fulanis from 2015-2023 without achieving their objective - Political Power.


This young Igbo guys fail to understand the Political Context of Nigeria...You can NOT win by antagonizing others.

chigator2:
Northern / Muslim women back then didn't wear hijab as much as they do now.

Because Political Shari'ah was introduced in 1999.

Oboto700:
;Domo. Girl past matter o... no go marry bore hole o.. try get a decent girl.. one body count is manageable if you can't get a virgin

With time, you will eventually find out that the so-called body count is a SCAM.

kettykings:
Thank God people are seeing between the veiled deception, iopob should just stare clear of this barefaced demonic deception and another attempt to hoodwink gullible igbos to a futile secession

How far Bros?
What is the next thing for IPOB now?

KingAzubuike:
Lol which grace? With money , you can achieve anything and everything you never thought you could. Just to achieve anything, With money you can get your enemies assassinated. With money you can bribe and force your way into power. With money, you can make judges sing your name and swing a case in your favor. With money you can achieve anything. Don't call it grace, coz it's not grace, you're just selfish and evil.

You can NOT become President of a countryby your own power, money or schemes . There are at least 20 other people who also want to be President and will beat you in all areas.

You can only become president if you are pre-ordained/pre-destined to be.

rolams:
You are not normal, the recent shootings in America caused how many lives? If you are normal you will consider this too.

I am talking about countries you're talking about Sokoto if you have a perfectly working brain you won't type this rubbish.

Comparing Oranges with Yams.


Human beings commit crimes everyday and everywhere but the inspiration/aims for the crimes are different.

Some are for monetary, racial or religious reasons.

Violence for religious reasons is highest with Islam. There is no other religion that beat it.

tamdun:
Tell us who is behind the destruction of those countries u mentioned,who destroyed Iraq,Libya,Sudan...

Initially, I didn't want to join this discussion in order not to derail it.
However, we need to understand certain facts;
ALL religions are man-made.
Every Religion evolve.

Islam is greatly influenced by the cultural environment it originated - 7th Century Arabia.

The 7th Century Arabia was a harsh environment with little arable lands and limited economic opportunities for most of the population, thus most people lived within their clans and in constant struggles (which were often violent) against rival clans to gain adequate economic resources.

Like in most parts of the World at that TIME, people used violence to settle 'scores' or impose disciples or established their rules.

The real reason why Islam is associated with violence is the inability of most adherents of the religion to agree that what were practicable and acceptable in the 7th Century Arabia may not be acceptable everywhere in Today's world.

Many Policy Makers in S/Arabia, UAE and few other Muslim countries have recognized this phenomenon and are trying to adapt to realities of the Post-Modern World.

Plasmolysis78:
You're one of the problems of Nigeria

Be very sincere, where in the Petition did Peter Obi claim to have won the presidential election?
Peter Obi's Prayers :
Disqualification of Tinubu
Cancellation of the APC votes
Cancellation of the election
Order another election (not a re-run) in which Tinubu won't participate.

Eh en, so Examination Fraud Syndicate now advertise 'Leaked Exams' on Social Media?


Why hasn't DSS traced those behind these and arrest them?

Brownshoe:
leave the man make he dey yarn dust, Africa women don't really like sex like that, they all do it for gain even the married ones.

African women like sex.
However, it is true that women in this generation now have the 'liberty' to earn money while satisfying their sexual fantasies.

The widespread use of the Social Media and increased access to porn has unleashed the beasts in the present generation.

Nowadays, almost all Youths (male and female) now have Porns on their phones and they want to practice what they watch on porns.

Penguin2:
Almost all of them are Yoruba.

Even the way being touted for Minister of Petroleum is also Yoruba, a deviation from what has been where Southsouth indigenes are appointed into the ministry.

It’s obvious Tinubu is coming to run a government of the Yoruba by the Yoruba and for the Yoruba.

#NotMyPresident!

Ministers will be chosen from EVERY State ,by law .