₦airaland Forum

miriamgroove:
oooooook.... my opinion.. I think the man should learn how to cook.. that's not enough reason for divorce..

Seriously ....... Is that your final answer?

Afam4eva:
In fact, you are right. My point is simple. The Ikas and Ukwuani will tell both an Igbo or non Igbo that they are not Igbo. The Aniocha and Oshimili on the other hand know that they are Igbo and have no qualms with being called Igbo even though they may not carry the Igbo matter on their head like someone from Anambra for example. I have also experienced a situation whereby my Okpanam brother that we have our Igbo chit chat once in a while when in the presence of some ignorant Non Igbos was asked "How come you are the member of a South South group and still Igbo". I tried to help him answer the question by telling these people that there are in indeed Igbo people in Delta state only to be dazed by his response. He said "We speak similar language and I schooled in Onitsha." As you can see, he didn't deny being Igbo bit he wasn't proud of it either. That's the story of a lot of Anioma people. They think identifying with the Igbo tag will limit them in some way.

Optionalx read this if you doubt me.

I pity saraki, now he is surrounded in all fronts. Dino malaye court case, the nations's threat to Northern senators, his wife corruption case, and this. I earlier said he should sacrifice Ekweremadu to save his head, with what I am seeing his best bet is to resign.

Afam4eva:
In fact, you are right. My point is simple. The Ikas and Ukwuani will tell both an Igbo or non Igbo that they are not Igbo. The Aniocha and Oshimili on the other hand know that they are Igbo and have no qualms with being called Igbo even though they may not carry the Igbo matter on their head like someone from Anambra for example. I have also experienced a situation whereby my Okpanam brother that we have our Igbo chit chat once in a while when in the presence of some ignorant Non Igbos was asked "How come you are the member of a South South group and still Igbo". I tried to help him answer the question by telling these people that there are in indeed Igbo people in Delta state only to be dazed by his response. He said "We speak similar language and I schooled in Onitsha." As you can see, he didn't deny being Igbo bit he wasn't proud of it either. That's the story of a lot of Anioma people. They think identifying with the Igbo tag will limit them in some way.

Gbam. Thank God you understand my point.

Afam4eva:
I'm not disputing this fact but it will help to state exactly where in Delta state these people are from. Very unlikely that they are closer to Onitsha. I am someone who looks at issues from a logical perspective. I won't argue for instance if you tell me that majority of Ikwerre people dissociate themselves with the Igbo tag but when you look at groups like Etche, despite also having anti Igbo elements, they are not as hostile when referred to as Igbos. In the same way those Igboid groups in Delta state are different. Forget the Anioma tag and analyse them seperately.

bro, I don't know about ikwere or etche. The Ikas ans ukuale hardly claim igbos. But even the aniochas and the Asaba that claim igbos usually deny it when they meet non Igbos. Ask the an Urhobo person what I have just said.
This is not exclusive to them. When I was serving in Abia, a yoruba corper told he met a woman that said she is from the yoruba speaking part of Edo state. I told him there is nothing like that, and he was arguing with me. I met this woman she is from Akoko Edo. Some of them tell yorubas they are yorubas but if they meet us, they would deny yorubas.

Afam4eva:
The few times that I have read your comments especially on the Igbo issue, I can see that you are one who uses logic. It's not safe to say most Delta Igbos deny being Igbo. It is safe to say that people from the Ika and Ukwuani axis are the ones who majorly deny being Igbo but not people from Aniocha and Oshimili. Okocha for instance will not come and tell you that he is not Igbo but Sunday Oliseh can do that and they are both from Delta state.

Why I hold my view,it because I grew up with them, I attended schools with them till university. Uniben catchment areas consist mainly of Delta and Edo state. If they see an igbo man, they would claim igbo. But if a non Igbo call them Igbo, they would start explaining how they are not Igbos.

What is American problem, if young boys comes out to fight against Boko haram how does it concerns them. Or they should have folded their hands and allow boko haram finish them?

Udmaster:
Delta Igbos in Benin?? The past chairman of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo is a Delta Igbo Man,, go and ask Binis and Itsekiris why they hate being called yorubas? And don't quote me again with this ur body odour!!

I didn't expect less from an ignorant fellow. Who don't know we don't call ourselves yoruba. Benin was the capital of Bendel and there are many deltans still living in Benin. I quoted you what can you do? I an no yoruba, if you do any how?

Udmaster:
Pat Utomi is a proud Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo member.. Even Black Americans who have an Igbo ancestry are VERY PROUD OF IT.. The Beautiful And Blessed IGBOS.

true there are some Deltan Igbos that agree they are Igbos, but the majority don't agree. The area I grew up in Benin, had many delta Igbos.

BabaO2:
No, you guys always celebrate half truth. The most so called delta ibos are not igbo. All my delta friends with ibo-like names always vehemently reject igbo/ibo identity.

I laugh when Nairaland biafrans I talking. They are so out of touch with reality.

That's not new... Majority don't call themselves Igbos.

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Am I the only one that have noticed that all past predictions of Buhari appointments have failed?

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midolian:
Sometimes I wonder what gave Alex Badeh the guts to make that kinda confession. Was he drunk? And mayb he jst doesn't know the implication of all he said on that day

This man gleefully announced on October 5, 2014, a fake "cease-fire" deal with the bloodthirsty boko Haram. He should have known that terrorist groups like shekau's have no respect for a cease-fire that they didn’t ask for...

He also said in an interview few weeks later that the military was well equipped. This truly means Badeh and jona and co fooled us all along . http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/badeh-we-will-win-this-war-against-terror/180436/

Gubio is so on point

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I was shocked to hear him too. Whose job was it to motivate and equip the military? For a general to say that his troops were not motivated is enough a treason. When soldiers were complaining that they were not even enough bullet, what did he do?

If Buhari don't investigate previous military leaders, I would be disappointed. I almost shed tears when a soldier told me that during a UN peace keeping mission, some unit of Nigerian soldiers were sleeping on sacks loaded with sand. We heard on how peace keepers were eating food with oil in Mali. The corruption in the military is just too much.

This was the same man that took helicopter to evacuate his family from his town, before Boko haram captured it. How will the morale of the soldiers not be lower than the lowest?

AOjoeguari:
The US are not fighting the Talibans within their shores.

so this is the reason you give for the super power, with all its modern fighter jets, drones, tanks, intelligence (that didn't know didn't know the taliban leader died after more than two years) couldn't defeat a rag tag army?

If you think it is easy, has USA why they are stiff fighting the Taliban after 14 years.

jomoh:
He has already made his choice. He should learn to live with the consequences.

I pity the man, he no longer have a base. He is neither in APC nor in PDP. Some of those senators shouting his name are after Juicy committee chairmanship. When APC has his time, even the PDP senators would desert him.

The "all powerful" America didn't know for more than two years that the taliban leader. Same America hasn't been able to defeat Taliban after over a decade fight. Right now they are negotiating with the taliban. And some gullible Nigerians would be quoting " we don't negotiate with terrorist".

Saraki should know that it is impossible to please Buhari and PDP at the same time. He should make his choice.

In the last meeting of APC governors, they were all against him. They only differed on dealing with him now or after the police investigation. The way senators reacted to the nation's article showed that when the line is drawn, northern senators won't be against Buhari. As a betrayal, his best bet is to do what he knows how to do well, betray Ekweremadu to save his head.

Nice, May God grant us swift victory.

Good one

That is my President, our honour has been restored..... Is it just me or has other person also observed that those ghanians no longer come to Nairaland to insults us since Buhari too charge?

Make God make it easy ...... Amen

shaddoww:
I beg I wan ask if na only metuh remain for PDP?

see me see question o, I no know for them. I just dey enjoy the drama.

This is becoming interesting.

baralatie:
well African history is indeed well documented during the time of the pharoahs and this is because it was written down.
but mansa Musa case was trully much of spending than acquired wealth.it was because he spent so much gold in mecca that moved the mentality of the outside world towards him but as to exact value of wealth (it is blank )

Bro after his journey, people came to visit his kingdom, he brought architects that build structures that are still standing today, those people confirmed his wealth. If only we take his Journey alone, it is enough to make him number one. He spent all those money without getting broke. For europeans to humble themselves and call a black man the richest man ever, know he deserved it.

baralatie:
I don't think so but the biggest spender of gold is an African!

Bro you are under rating Africans. There are indeed very great Africans. The Pharaohs were Africans, the moors that conquered spain and ruled it for more than 700 years were Africans, during their reign, spain was the most developed country in europe. Hanibal considered one of the greatest generals of all time is an African, you need to read what he did when he used his little force to invade europe.

This man Mensa Musa the way his wealth was described by europeans and Arab historians at his time, no other person wealth as been described like that. When I first heard about him, I thought it was a fable, when I did my research, I was thrilled. He controlled all the gold mines from mali to chad