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raumdeuter:
Lamborghini to Lambarghini

Dj Lambo ati Lord Lamba ni

Cause I be city boy (ah, ah)
And as I dey for the streets e dey give me joy
Lamborghini boy (ah, ah)
Put diamonds on Jesus and I'm not religious, o da na

izzou:
[color=royalblue]So to you, every other tribe is fit to bribe the system, except the Igbo man?..

I think, for our own safety, we should just call what is bad, "bad"

I have no horse in this race. None of my family members are drug merchants, neither have I or am I benefitting from whatever these guys make.

Make dem prosecute whoever they sell am.

Na my own be that[/color]

So when you hear marginalisation you don't get it?

NAFDAC went to a market and caught criminals and everyone thinks it's an Igbo thing.

Ok. Why can't they name the culprits? Or don't we want them to name the criminals?

That's why I said, they are comfortable tagging it an Igbo thing. That's why I said I am sure they are afraid of doing an open investigation because if they do, it will no longer be an Igbo thing.

It's the ethnic profiling that I am against.

raumdeuter:
Dem do coup to install Awolowo, yet no one went to Calabar prison to try to free the man they intended to free

The people who locked up Awolowo should explain better. At least it wasn't the Igbos.

It's cowardice to start hiding from the facts because you're avoiding confronting your true oppressor.

Whatever you think is irrelevant to what those who actually participated think. The likes of Maj Ademoyega.

And eventually Awolowo was released by Ojukwu.

It's sad he still died under the hands of the same people he ran to- those who oppressed him.

Rule 1: Know your enemy.

What's 100% sure is that Awolowo's enemies are not the Igbos. But he made himself an enemy to the Igbos just to satisfy his oppressors.

What's worse is that, the spirit of Awolowo is still active till today.

Nezzjnr:
This is false

Please delete this.

Lmaoooooooooooooooooooooo

popizaino:
Which of what he wrote is false,because i know for sure you can't be a rev father if you are impotent.

The last statement.

Akaekpuchionwa2:
He insisted that Gowon follow military hierarchy. A senior military officer cannot take order from a junior officer. But Ogundipe ran away. Man never fought for his right.

LoL. Ogundipe had no backing from any quarters. Man read the room and used his head, unlike some people who sacrificed their people for their ego.

Lagos girls dey craze..

Because of one night of sex, make man buy you Lambo..Smh

CrystalTiger:
Lagos girls dey craze..

Because of one night of sex, make man buy you Lambo..Smh

Crazy things are happening

Everyone is just entering jammie, it's only a matter of time CBS will drop him and his loose mouth

WhoDeyHause:
Lmao, Blood Gbedu wey we wan push to win headies, BET, MTV, Grammy award even Nobel prize. Area don scatter for Pluto presido
Everybody wey say he no sabi, una go accept am by force.

😂🤣

[color=royalblue]I have always wondered why a Nigerian, save those living close to the coast, will be having English names...

Some drop their father's surname and pick up his English name

I don't know, but I see a serious problem of distorting one's history and genealogy in the future[/color]

https://www.nairaland.com/8353884/university-ibadan-400-level-student

iamoyindamola:
Everyone is just entering jammie, it's only a matter of time CBS will drop him and his loose mouth

You want a family man to lose his job cos of football criticism or light-hearted banter

Liverpool fans no like the guy cos he sometimes trolls some Liverpool players unnecessarily to sound balance and neutral to rival fans,plays down Salah achievements and legendary status with banter but asslick foden and palmer in the process...Arsenal fans hate him and now Africans, African players hate him for no reason....

Don't know what the fuss is about,I just think he is doing his job as a pundit....

Amigoss:
You want a family man to lose his job cos of football criticism or light-hearted banter

Liverpool fans no like the guy cos he sometimes trolls some Liverpool players unnecessarily to sound balance and neutral to rival fans,plays down Salah achievements and legendary status with banter but asslick foden and palmer in the process...Arsenal fans hate him and now Africans, African players hate him for no reason....

Don't know what the fuss is about,I just think he is doing his job as a pundit....

[color=royalblue]It is even how everyone has refused to seen the context of what he said.

He was talking about Balloon D'or and he said AFCON is not a major tournament to give Salah an edge, which is the truth.

If you like win all the awards and AFCON, if you are not outstanding in Europe, nothing for you!

His context was that to be considered for Balloon D'or, AFCON isn't a deciding factor [/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I have always wondered why a Nigerian, save those living close to the coast, will be having English names...

Some drop their father's surname and pick up his English name

I don't know, but I see a serious problem of distorting one's history and genealogy in the future[/color]

https://www.nairaland.com/8353884/university-ibadan-400-level-student

In the future,some Nigerian languages will go extinct sef....Speaking your dialect in some settings will get you tagged local sef

Amigoss:
You want a family man to lose his job cos of football criticism or light-hearted banter

Liverpool fans no like the guy cos he sometimes trolls some Liverpool players unnecessarily to sound balance and neutral to rival fans,plays down Salah achievements and legendary status with banter but asslick foden and palmer in the process...Arsenal fans hate him and now Africans, African players hate him for no reason....

Don't know what the fuss is about,I just think he is doing his job as a pundit....

This isn't punditry bro
He just attack unbiased for no reason, Salah is the best player in epl this season but he's trying to credit it to lfc whereas it's the other way round
Look at how he attack Salah for not signing extension too, Brest gifted the house and left out jammie even Kate called him loud mouth
He should tune it down especially knowing he was one of the worst CB in his day or people will cancel
Th14 started like this too fire blazing and attacking wengay and arsenal until he managed Monaco and almost relegate them, now he's calm and thinks before saying anything

See okocha sef took a big shot on him

🤣🤌🏾Jay Jay Okocha has just ROASTED Jamie Carragher on his AFCON comments

🎙️ @toxalways "MY LORD!" 🔥😅 pic.twitter.com/PDPFX4kVX9

— Football Fans Tribe 🇳🇬 ⚽ (@FansTribeHQ) February 27, 2025

izzou:
[color=royalblue]It is even how everyone has refused to seen the context of what he said.

He was talking about Balloon D'or and he said AFCON is not a major tournament to give Salah an edge, which is the truth.

If you like win all the awards and AFCON, if you are not outstanding in Europe, nothing for you!

His context was that to be considered for Balloon D'or, AFCON isn't a deciding factor [/color]

Exactly,I no know why they are all missing the point and context....dem don dey tag am racist sef

Amigoss:
In the future,some Nigerian languages will go extinct sef....Speaking your dialect in some settings will get you tagged local sef

[color=royalblue]You will see two brothers

Their kids have different surnames, because they changed it to their Father's first names..

There would be a serious disconnect in the future.[/color]

Amigoss:
In the future,some Nigerian languages will go extinct sef....Speaking your dialect in some settings will get you tagged local sef

I agree with this because those speaking the Yoruba dialect are getting old and this new Lagos Yoruba dialect is taking over

Amigoss:
Exactly,I no know why they are all missing the point and context....dem don dey tag am racist sef

[color=royalblue]The point was clear

If you like, win AFCON back to back, without any glory in Europe, no Ballon D'or for you

Everybody knows this, but let us pretend Jamie is talking down on AFCON.[/color]

akwesenana:
LoL. Ogundipe had no backing from any quarters. Man read the room and used his head, unlike some people who sacrificed their people for their ego.

Thing is that a soldier is trained differently. A soldier who's afraid of fight is a coward. It's not done anywhere, All the moves against Ogundipe were done in Lagos not in Kaduna or Kano. He failed to secure his base. He fled to London for Owambe instead of fighting. Such coward move by a Brigadier General. See what the military authority did to a General who ran away from fight.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]It is even how everyone has refused to seen the context of what he said.

He was talking about Balloon D'or and he said AFCON is not a major tournament to give Salah an edge, which is the truth.

If you like win all the awards and AFCON, if you are not outstanding in Europe, nothing for you!

His context was that to be considered for Balloon D'or, AFCON isn't a deciding factor [/color]

And do you think it's possible for a player in Africa to be outstanding in only afcon and not Europe
Lookman got to top10 ballon d'or because of his performance in afcon and Europe
Liberia have never won afcon but weah have FIFA Best and ballon d'or

iamoyindamola:
And do you think it's possible for a player in Africa to be outstanding in only afcon and not Europe
Lookman got to top10 ballon d'or because of his performance in afcon and Europe
Liberia have never won afcon but weah have FIFA Best and ballon d'or

[color=royalblue]You are even making his point well well sef

Weah didn't win AFCON, but won World best. Was it AFCON that gave him World Best?

Lookman, despite being outstanding in AFCON, didn't win Ballon. Does it not tell you that the more you achieve in Europe, the more you stand a chance for Balloon?[/color]

Akaekpuchionwa2:
Thing is that a soldier is trained differently. A soldier who's afraid of fight is a coward. It's not done anywhere, All the moves against Ogundipe were done in Lagos not in Kaduna or Kano. He failed to secure his base. He fled to London for Owambe instead of fighting. Such coward move by a Brigadier General. See what the military authority did to a General who ran away from fight.

You're comparing fleeing a coup and Fleeing the theatre of war?

[quote author=iamoyindamola post=134332041]This isn't punditry bro
He just attack unbiased for no reason, Salah is the best player in epl this season but he's trying to credit it to lfc whereas it's the other way round
Look at how he attack Salah for not signing extension too, Brest gifted the house and left out jammie even Kate called him loud mouth
He should tune it down especially knowing he was one of the worst CB in his day or people will cancel
Th14 started like this too fire blazing and attacking wengay and arsenal until he managed Monaco and almost relegate them, now he's calm and thinks before saying anything

See okocha sef took a big shot on him

🤣🤌🏾Jay Jay Okocha has just ROASTED Jamie Carragher on his AFCON comments

🎙️ @toxalways "MY LORD!" 🔥😅 pic.twitter.com/PDPFX4kVX9

— Football Fans Tribe 🇳🇬 ⚽ (@FansTribeHQ) February 27, 2025

okocha put him ucl title, uefa cup,super cups and medals on the table na

Worst cb in his day and he was in PFA team of the year,man of the match in finals?He is definitely not a great but he was not worst..

I

iamoyindamola:
And do you think it's possible for a player in Africa to be outstanding in only afcon and not Europe
Lookman got to top10 ballon d'or because of his performance in afcon and Europe
Liberia have never won afcon but weah have FIFA Best and ballon d'or

Lmao,is this not what carra is saying?

izzou:
[color=royalblue]You are even making his point well well sef

Weah didn't win AFCON, but won World best. Was it AFCON that gave him World Best?

Lookman, despite being outstanding in AFCON, didn't win Ballon. Does it not tell you that the more you achieve in Europe, the more you stand a chance for Balloon?[/color]

Lol
Lookman won Europa
Vini won the league and ucl
Rodrigo won the league and nation cup
Rodrigo won the last ballon d'or and it was tagged controversial
What's the difference between uefa nation cup/afcon/Copa America/Gold cup/Asia cup


Key points about the Ballon d'Or voting:
Who votes:
Journalists from the top 100 FIFA-ranked nations for the men's award and top 50 for the women's award.
Voting process:
Each journalist selects their top players, with a point system where the first-place vote counts for the most points.
Winning criteria:
The player with the highest total points from all the votes wins the Ballon d'Or.


For jammie to say afcon is not a major trophy that's his thinking not what FIFA or any football governing body thinks

Amigoss:
Make okocha put him ucl title, uefa cup,super cups and medals on the table na

Worst cb in his day and he was in PFA team of the year,man of the match in finals?He is definitely not a great but he was not worst..

I

Person way they compete with Richard dunne for own goals
He's a carry join body Sammy hypia better pass this guy
He's just lucky he played for Liverpool and he's English

KingTom:
You're comparing fleeing a coup and Fleeing the theatre of war?

There's no difference. Ironsi didn't run, Murtalla did not run. He assumed position, according to IBB OBJ wanted to run, but Danjuma pressured him to take over. So why did Ogundipe run? These guys are soldiers and not civilian political leaders.

Akaekpuchionwa2:
Thing is that a soldier is trained differently. A soldier who's afraid of fight is a coward. It's not done anywhere, All the moves against Ogundipe were done in Lagos not in Kaduna or Kano. He failed to secure his base. He fled to London for Owambe instead of fighting. Such coward move by a Brigadier General. See what the military authority did to a General who ran away from fight.

Comparing apples to dildos. 👍
A general with no troops is as relevant as me and you.

Amigoss:
Lmao,is this not what carra is saying?

[color=royalblue]After we curse Jamie finish, we will still use our hand and agree with him.[/color]

Akaekpuchionwa2:
There's no difference. Ironsi didn't run, Murtalla did not run. He assumed position, according to IBB OBJ wanted to run, but Danjuma pressured him to take over. So why did Ogundipe run? These guys are soldiers and not civilian political leaders.

This agenda you are flying has long been quashed in the Vanguard newspaper of 18th November 2017 by Emeka Obasi

This is a battle I will fight until recognition comes the way of Nigeria’s first Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Brig.[Gen.] Babafemi Olatunde Ogundipe. History must be fair to this man even if compatriots look the other way.

The story that he ran away from Nigeria because he was not brave enough to take over as Head of State following the assassination of Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi is not true. It is like calling a dog a bad name to hang it.

Ogundipe, with identification, N6, was right in all decisions he took after the July 1966 coup. He was the most senior officer alive, the only brigadier still standing and at the brink of execution. All those commissioned before him[ Ironsi,N2, Brig. Samuel Ademulegun, N3, Col. Raph Sodeinde,N4 and Col. Kuru Mohammed N5], but one, [Col. Wellington Bassey,N1] had been murdered.

The Yoruba had lost almost all their senior officers. Lt.Col. Adekunle Fajuyi was killed with Ironsi in Ibadan, the Yoruba headquarters. Ademulegun and Sodeinde were shot in Kaduna, regional capital of the North. Col. Adeyinka Adebayo was away while Lt.Col. Victor Banjo was in detention.

Those who killed Ironsi and Fajuyi were junior officers and non commissioned officers. Titus Numan snatched the military leader’s crocodile stick while other ranks, some accounts say Ibrahim Rabo, Tijani Maiduguri, Sabo Kwale and Clement Dabang, among others, did the damage.

So how could anybody blame Ogundipe whose orders were ignored by an NCO for not taking over government. Lt.Col. Emeka Ojukwu was being diplomatic when he expected the most senior officer after Ironsi to be named Head of State instead of Lt.Col. Yakubu Gowon.

Ogundipe had no troops. Those who should have come to his defence were not there for him. The Army was made up of the First Brigade, Lagos commanded by Lt.Col Hilary Njoku and the Second Brigade, Kaduna under Col. Bassey. The former was with Ironsi and escaped with bullet wounds while the latter did not react at all.

Please let us get this right. When Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was killed in January 1966, President Nnamdi Azikiwe was out of the country. Acting President, Dr. Nwafor Orizu, did not have the power to fight. He invited Ironsi to take over.

When Gowon was sacked in 1975, the next in command, Admiral Edet Wey, did not challenge Brig. Murtala Mohammed and his boys. The most senior Army officer, Gen. David Ejoor, did not fire a shot. They all went into retirement. No one blamed them for not taking over.

I will tell the Obasanjo story. We have to thank the duo of Gen. Alani Akinrinade and Brig. Godwin Alabi-Isama for being there for Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo when Murtala was killed in 1976. OBJ was marked for death but escaped and went into hiding, yes, for good.

Possibly, Gen. Yakubu Danjuma, would have stepped in if his pals, Akinrinade and Alabi-Isama did not play smart. Akinrinade as GOC, First Division, Kaduna held on firmly and told the plotters to go to hell. Alabi-Isama was handling Danjuma in Lagos. Col.Sani Abacha’s Brigade in Port Harcourt faulted the coup just like Col. Mamman Vatsa in Calabar.

There was no such bold action by anyone to support Ogundipe. He was left alone. A general without troops is as good as an eunuch. He would not perform even if you presented him with seven virgin from tropics.

When President Umaru Yar’adua passed on, it took the whole nation to take Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to the top, in spite of the Constitutional provisions. We began to hear about ‘Doctrine of Necessity.’

Ogundipe relocated to the United Kingdom where he became High Commissioner. Gowon, two ranks his junior,was Head of State. Wise decision. Ogundipe did not want to serve in Nigeria under Gowon. Others did it. He died in London on November, 20 ,1971.

Ogundipe was right. The Yoruba have never been favoured in any coup. They lost Ademulegun and his wife Feyi; Col. Sodeinde, Maj. Samuel Adegoke and Sgt. Daramola Oyegoke on January 15, 1966. In July, Fajuyi, Maj. Ayodele Ogunro, Lts. S.E. Idowu and A.O. Olaniyan died.

The February 1966 coup consumed Col. Ibrahim Taiwo, Lt. Akintunde Akinsehinwa, Majs. Ola Ogunmekan and Kola Afolabi. Murtala’s wife is Yoruba. The Vatsa plot of 1985 took Maj. Idowu Bamidele and Squadron Leader Martin Luther King.

The Gideon Orkar coup of 1990 cost four Yoruba lives. Okar was married to an Ogbomoso woman. All seven men condemned to death after the coup against Abacha in 1998 were Yoruba.

It is in this vein that I call on all Yoruba to stand up today and honour Ogundipe. Monday, November 20, 2017 will be 46 years since he departed. I expect to see full page ads in at least three major national newspapers.

It is ignorance to refer to him as a coward. A man who fought in Burma, the land of the Wa, expert head hunters, saw action in India and spent three years in the Congo fighting, deserves all respect. Between the Awujale of Ijebu land and Chief Olusola Ogundipe, something must be done to immortalize this officer.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/11/in-defence-of-babafemi-ogundipe/