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uniquelyspecial:
You may accused the guy of being a hater and troll, that's quite justifiable. However, if you don't consider Helinues as same, then it's a pity.

Ishilove:
I was quite shocked when it dawned me, in adulthood what Gandoki's story was really about. I mean, what king of people approved a story glorifying forced marriage, slavery and jihad for children?? I mean, it is seriously messed up

anonimi:
Has governance always been a joke around here because of how we are insufficiently invested and involved in the different aspects of governance and politics?

Have you always voted in all local, state and federal elections for legislative and executive branch positions? Do you campaign for the candidates, and know what their governance positions are, including on basic education policies?

What of everyone in your sphere of influence and reference? How are they doing on these matters? Are they doing better than you? Or they are doing worse than you?

JuanDeDios:
Good points. I've made this argument to people myself.

But let's not have the illusion of control. When I went to primary school in the 1980's, Nigeria was ruled my the military. They controlled what I read. No amount of political consciousness or activism from me - or even my parents - could have changed a thing.

anonimi:
How did Europeans clip the wings of their absolute monarchs to make them effectively subordinate to the people who have sovereignty, since a leader cannot exist without followers?

In places like France, the monarchs were not even lucky to be alive to continue their reign even if they are largely ceremonial.

The enlightenment of the people is a journey of continuous efforts that yields the results expected by the proponents.

Spandau:
That is not going to happen. We Yorubas have woken up and we wouldn't allow unnecessary hybridization of our offsprings. We want full blooded Yorubas who would continue upholding our identity, culture, tradition, morals and values. We have enough Yoruba girls in all the ancestral spaces God has given us.

VanuatuWycombe:
Airtel used him for some ads last year, because of his iconic pictures from Ojude-Oba 2024 with matching color of Airtel. May be it was to spike Glo ni sha but I don’t think it’s a long-term endorsement.

His last year’s endorsement made Airtel to trend o.

Badexx:
Funny enough I no see any trend, the only time he trended was on nairaland

uniquelyspecial:
What he does to Peter Obi, Labour party, Obidients and persons from certain parts of the country places him in same category as the troll.
Opposition can be done without hate or bitterness.

Obakoolex:
And what some obidients does to APC and tinubu's supporters is not even worse abi.... Your hypocrisy stinks!

JuanDeDios:
Totally messed up. If you read the stories in context (Gandoki was opposed by a man named Habama, a prominent Tiv name), you will have some insight into what is really going on in the Middle Belt. In the Gandoki stories, if my memory is correct, only Habama's second son escaped Gandoki's sword.

JuanDeDios:
Good points. I've made this argument to people myself.

But let's not have the illusion of control. When I went to primary school in the 1980's, Nigeria was ruled my the military. They controlled what I read. No amount of political consciousness or activism from me - or even my parents - could have changed a thing.

RedboneSmith:
Be saying "We Yorubas" from now till you are 102, inter-ethnic marriages are not slowing down. Bayo and Nkechi are still getting married on Saturday. If you don't like it, dig a grave and check out.

Spandau:
It will be right in your face because people are taking actions as I comment. It's a new found determination. The aggressive way Ibos are attaching themselves to Yorubas are currently being stymied and its reaching a gradual halt. I say Ibos with a reason. Other ethnic groups are exonerated, except Fulanis. Na for your face e go be. It's not by force to marry Yoruba. We have rejected you!!

Biodun556:
Ojude Oba 2025.

RedboneSmith:
A new-found determination among impoverished Internet crusaders like yourself. 😂Bourgeois people are not doing this atavistic tribalism with you. The only tribe they see is class.

JuanDeDios:
Good points. I've made this argument to people myself.

But let's not have the illusion of control. When I went to primary school in the 1980's, Nigeria was ruled by the military. They controlled what I read. No amount of political consciousness or activism from me - or even my parents - could have changed a thing.

Spandau:
Yeah, whatever. I said what I said and it stands. Thank you.

Konquest:
Interesting takes based off of your primary school experiences of the 1980s and alleged "military control of what you read." I brings back recollections for me.

For folks like me (who was alive and witnessed unfolding events back in the 1970s right to the 1980s), I can say WITHOUT a shadow of doubt that aside from the Federal government control of NTV (which became NTA) and FRCN, the military dictators didn't have FULL control over what we read and the publications of the private-led media outfits such as the Punch, Sketch, etc, newspapers that printed over 500,000 copies daily for circulation around Nigeria. With the advent of LTV in Lagos and CTV in Kano in the early 1980s, information dissemination became even more liberal and interesting. There were private magazines as well such as the iconic "DRUM" and "EBONY" magazines and other political and social consciousness international publications such as "West Africa" that emphasized on the struggles of indigenous folks in South Africa through ANC, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Namibian SWAPO liberation movements, etc.

The iconic Edo-born 'Dele Giwa (He was a former staff of New York Times and co-founder of Newswatch Magazine) and his colleagues such as Ray Ekpu, Dan Agbese, and other investigative journalists from Vanguard, Chief Aboderin's PUNCH, Sketch, New Nigerian newspaper, and more really gave the sometimes corrupt military guys a tough time and we were fully consciousness of the goings on.

Throw Abami Eda (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's) radical political conscious music from the 1970s into the 1980 in the mix and we were in a FULL state of political consciousness.

JuanDeDios:
You're totally correct.

I was just saying that the Ministry of Education was responsible for those school readers. If a headmaster or parent had taken a stand and rejected them, that would have been a rebellion against the federal military government of the time.

Konquest:
@JuanDeDios

Aha! I have an elevated view of your original perspective and appreciate your clarification.

I've never read that book. I'm curious to read that "Gandoki" novel (based off of the 1933 writings of Muhammadu Bello Kagara) in FULL down the road.

I've ONLY just read a 2012 critique of that book and I'm stunned that Macmillan Publishers went ahead to publish this kind of book for Primary school kids. The critique is right in the link BELOW.
=>https://saharareporters.com/2012/01/19/gandoki-and-our-school-system-leo-igwe