₦airaland Forum

oglalasioux:
After seeing all these developments over the years we still resent and hate the white men that, through nothing but inspiration and hard work, gave us all these things. Agreed that white men where brutal during colonial times, it should be given to them for practically changing the world positively.

Before white men we leave our doors open and go to bed.

Before the Whiteman we had no epidermic or pandemic. No recorded diseases

Before the Whiteman we had ancient Egyptians that were black Africans that thought Greeks civilization everything they know. Black Africans gave birth to western civilization.

Before the Whiteman came black people all of the world was not slaves. Black skin was not seen as inferior and subject to scorn.

Before Whiteman Africans have well civilized cities and towns

Before Whiteman came we had no obesity.


Whiteman came and subjected Africans to use there currency to trade. Importing poverty and inflation


Whiteman came and divided black Africans. Igbos against Yorubas vice versa


Whiteman came and took identity of black Jesus and claimed they were superior


You can't even go through any western nations without getting humiliated all because of white men

My brother they steal your resources with fake dollar and you had to earn dollar to buy up your refined resources


They have Caused more evil than good. I curse the day our ancestors came in contact with them. We have more evil in the world because of them.

Amotolongbo:
Days of Yemi my lover and koto orun and ti oluwa ni ile

Koto Ọrun was exactly what I was watching one evening behind the window curtains of a house on my way back from my mum's errand to buy kerosene.

By the time the film finished, it was late in the night. I could not carry my feet as I was soaked with fear. I managed to move about two more blocks of buildings before I began screaming on the top of my voice for help. 😂 😂

Meanwhile mum and sisters have been looking for me throughout the whole neighborhood.

God. I was about 9 or 10. Can't forget that day in my life.

Fiscus105:
Any room where there is videotape then, 3 things most likely in that house.

1. Bed bugs would be their regular customers.

2. It attracts thieves.

3. If you are a bachelor, it was a charm to sleep with variety of girls.

Today, every Genz has his/her choice of films on his/her phone and laptop.

It was a function of widespread extreme poverty, which is our developmental process is slow asf. Just within the last two decades with widespread access to technologia

Fiscus105:
Any room where there is videotape then, 3 things most likely in that house.

1. Bed bugs would be their regular customers.

2. It attracts thieves.

3. If you are a bachelor, it was a charm to sleep with variety of girls.

Today, every Genz has his/her choice of films on his/her phone and laptop.

It was a function of widespread extreme poverty, which is why our developmental process is slow asf. Just within the last two decades with widespread access to technologia see howfa we have come? Imagine we’ve had this widespread access since the 60s through the 70s up until now? Our forefathers no try

ericmor:
All mentioned were able to achieve all that because of the white who paved the way for them. That’s just the bitter truth

Not at all.. I recall when history in primary education was abandoned under goodluck Jonathan's regime.. Now I can see the effects..

Interestingly white domination of the world started only 250 years ago.. Prior to that Europe was the backwater of the world.

I will give you a brief whirlwind tour of history

The Islamic world which included Africa was far in advance of the European world in what was known as the dark ages for them. Europeans themselves acknowledge if it wasn't for the scholarly retention and innovation of ideas in places like Timbuktu Mali, where black scholars studied at the university of Sankore. too. A lot of knowledge would be have been lost. Let's not forget other centres like Baghdad

Mathematics which had it's origins in ancient Egypt and Indus Valley civilizations was passed on to the Greeks who studied in Egypt as students. Notably Plato and other notable Greeks went to study in Africa. They admired the 'Aeithiopes' those of burnt face aka black people, stating that they were the closest to the gods..That is how far the black race has fallen..

Maths then was picked up by the Arabs who added further innovations and was known as the Arabic method by Europeans. Who at the time used Roman Numerals. Europeans didn't even invent the very own alphabet they popularised, as its origins are from Semitic languages which again were born in ancient Egypt. Before that Europeans used simple runes to write things down.

Exploration: Hell even the Chinese had circumnavigated most of the globe well before the Europeans, as had the Arabs. Christopher Columbus's ships were based on Arab Dhows.. Captain Cook who supposedly discovered Australia remarked that the harbour was smaller than he expected. How could he have expected anything if he was first to discover it? It was because he allegedly was using Chinese maps.

Lastly my favourite one is that you should already know that iron and the associated god Ogun has been dear to Africans since our birth as a people. So much so that black people are the only race on earth to have never had a bronze age we went straight to Iron.. We also pioneered Iron working well before any other race on planet earth. Furnaces have been found dating back to 4000 BC across black west africa. But the story doesn't end there.

A man called Henry Cort supposedly pioneered the Cort process to turn brittle iron into stronger wrought iron. This process kick-started the industrial revolution and 250 years of world domination. The only problem is that Europeans themselves noticed that the innovations in the process came from the 73 black African Iron workers, slaves taken from Africa not Henry Cort himself. Our greatness even lay behind a process that led to the domination of the world by whites.

I know I wrote a lot and it is just a drop in the ocean of historical events.. But please read history before apportioning everything to Oyinbo. In the same way they invaded and stole with violence. They also did the same with ideas and innovations..

I will give those who did innovate their flowers. But if you say iPhone thank Syrians as Steve Jobs was half Syrian Arab (bet you didn't know that). If you say computing thank black Africans as the origin of binary is the binary systems like ifa used across the continent that inspired early European Alchemists. Like I said I could talk for hours if not days on this topic.. Oyinbo this Oyinbo that . Smh mtcheww

yemmit90:
Government don't own properties, you only acquire them through through government. Check my subsequent post in this thread for explanation.

The same system western countries all of us are running to is operating.

But you cannot build in Nigeria without government involvement. So how is this different from what you are proposing?

I agree with you that the government should have packages for older citizens but your proposal is advanced socialism which is another term for communism.

Thunderfayamods:
You don't have to be born in the 80"s to experience this, this are all signs of poverty since most house holds could not afford TV.
I was born in the 60's but never experienced it.

But you saw it and can relate to it. It's not purely only. It also involves the evolution of technology and the percolation of wealth and technology down the strata

Funny enough,I didn't get to watch through the windows because as far back as 1985, we were already living in a 9 bedroom mansion with 4 parlours and 2 dinings, sitting on ½acre of land . Infact , when it was world cup or nations cup, our house was the national stadium where people also gather to watch match. Bless my father's soul. Man was assistant controller of custom in warri ports before he died in 1992.

Fiscus105:
Any room where there is videotape then, 3 things most likely in that house.

1. Bed bugs would be their regular customers.

2. It attracts thieves.

3. If you are a bachelor, it was a charm to sleep with variety of girls.

Today, every Genz has his/her choice of films on his/her phone and laptop.

Fiscus105:
While whites are developing over the time, Africans remain stagnant and Nigeria is even going backward. After 25/26 years of uninterrupted democracy, Nigeria is yet to boast of regular supply of electricity. Yet, political elites have trillion of Naira in their bank accounts

Continue to deceive yourself.
It is only Nigeria that has gone to space o.
While all other African nations are doing sme sme,It is only a Nigerian that has successfully gone to space and come back proudly as a Nigerian.

Fiscus105:
Why can't you enlighten us, but make sure you list side by side the achievements of white and Africa. The most painful thing, one can do to himself is for such person to be leaving in self denial, I mean deceiving yourself.

True

I also know that ignorance is a terrible disease especially in this age of readily available information.

Cook comrade,cook.

Omoh if you're born in the 80's 90's,you got fit relate.....during the time of sholay,nagin ,mad and many more.....bro we go dey peak 😎 from outside wey cotton don block view we still no go comot

Such household is famously notable in the neighborhood. 😂

kachistone:
But you cannot build in Nigeria without government involvement. So how is this different from what you are proposing?

I agree with you that the government should have packages for older citizens but your proposal is advanced socialism which is another term for communism.

Is like you dont really understand my point or take time to read my subsequent posts after the first. Government or private companies control by the government build houses and sell/let it out to you. You can't just buy land and erect structure, you buy houses of your choice or rent it from authorised companies or government.

This system enables government to track people records and question them if they intend to buy what they cannot ordinarily afford. For instance, you can't be a civil servant on 200k salary and say you want to buy 50m house with cash. If you understand or know that you can't just spend withiout being question, you will think twice before you embezzled public fund.

Nigeria is blessed with natural resources with alot of trillions naira being stolen by both present and former leaders and politicians. The like of Emefiele and others wouldn't have owned over 200 houses with illicit fund if this system is in place. Political office holders, civil servants, professionals, and every single soul steal public fund in Nigeria to acquire properties.

Lastly, don't mention any system of government again. This is what has been keeping Africans in bondage for ages. I studies Political science myself, and I can boldly tell you that no advance countries operate pure democracy or capitalism as they made us to believe.

If the so called advance countries can do this, I wonder why/how African leaders are so dumb to swallow the bait of Democracy or capitalism as they wrote it in the text book. Advance counties use this same system to curb humans excess and greed, but advise us to stick with 19th century postulating democratic ideas that led to many revolutions.

Africa is doom, until they find a way to curb human excess and greed through this system.

Days of behind the cloud with NTA channel 10 every Sunday. With Nosa and co. May his soul rest in peace.

seunny4lif:
80s ke even early 2000, how many people get VHS and VCD
I was still watching on the street till 2005

Oga maybe your area was still a village at time 2005.that year things has started happening bro

yemmit90:
That is who we are by nature and circumstances. Nigeria and Africa need these 3 solid rules to make progress.

1. Forbid private ownership of properties. No one should be allow to erect a structure except government or authorised agencies. All land should belong to the government.

2. Government most take total or 100% care of the young below 18yrs and those above 65yrs.

3. Social security for unemployed people should be a must for the government.

If we can do all or one of the above, you will see a tremendous human development like what we are seeing in western countries. You don't expect poverty striken people whose major focus is to accumulate wealth for the future to be innovative.

Gerrard59:
Highway to multidimensional poverty. In the first place such can only work in ethnically homogeneous countries such as Namibia and Botswana. However, for Nigeria with its many ethnic groups, such is impossible.

Number two and three require enough funds to implement. How do you generate funds when you have banned capitalism - the only economic system that has pulled more people out of poverty than any economic system?

P.S. IbeOkehie

What am I supposed to say? Anyhow it might be an attempt at sarcastic humor 😅

Government already owns all lands in Nigeria so the country is already well on the way to prosperity.

RivalryChat:
Before the Whiteman came black people all of the world was not slaves. Black skin was not seen as inferior and subject to scorn.

Now this a boldly fallacious claim. You really didn't mean this, you meant to say something else. Don't repeat this in public anywhere, I beg you

Slavery existed in Black Africa BEFORE Contact with Whites & Arabs and no White European ever kidnapped or captured any Black African and enslaved them. Every Black person enslaved in the Atlantic Slave Trade was CAPTURED & SOLD by other Black Africans. That is the fact, so if your opinion is so strong on slavery, you might need to explain your view on that particular facet of the issue.

Added to that, the United Kingdom was the FIRST world power to outlaw the Slave trade and most Black Africans REFUSED to obey. Ever heard of Oba Kosoko of Lagos? It's like the trade in illegal narcotics today, it was illegal but Black Africans insisted on selling their own people for money. The British Royal Navy lost hundreds of sailors on the high seas while fighting illegal slave ships. I'm interested in what you have to say about that?

Where is the money that Black African tribes and nations earned from the Slave Trade? What happened to the money, what was it used for? Will Black Africans ever pay reparations to Black Americans whose ancestors were kidnapped, captured and sold into slavery by Black Africans?

immaculatesense:
What you forgot was that it took USA 247 years to be where they are today.
Dey play. Go Aso Rock go do the miracle na.

South Korea and Singapore took less than 247 years to do it. Maybe 50 years or less. With no bonanza resource like crude oil & natural gas.

Japan resurrected from total defeat with NUCLEAR BOMBING. Didn't take over 247 years.

We could add in Ireland and Poland, though some might argue they have special circumstances of proximity or opportunity.

How did the Blacks of South Africa become the richest Blacks on the Continent after only 25 years of freedom is a worthy question too.

Here's one you need to think about. [/b]From the 1950's to 1990's, THE TELECOMS INDUSTRY by law was owned and controlled by government, the ONLY telecoms company was NITEL. [b] At that time, up to 2001, less than 0.1% of Nigerians had phone lines, whether landline or mobile.

In 1986, President Ibrahim Babangida promulgated SAP which legalized private ownership of phone companies, banks, insurance, cocoa trading and broadcasting too. The implementation was slow, but even President Abacha allowed the reforms to continue though he was distracted by political crisis. Then with the return of democracy, President Obasanjo implemented full licensing for private firms. In less than 15 years, over 60 to 75% of Nigerians have access to phone service .

Any thoughts on the massive change in the telecom industry? How did it happen, what made it possible, what were the principles?

And what has made the USA the greatest country in the world? A simple principle. Ready for it? "GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT "

The United States of America is the ONLY country in the world with foundational laws that permanently restrict the power of government. That is what has made the USA the country it is today. There's NO OTHER COUNTRY that has such laws, if any person knows other nations, please tell me. I've done some searching and I can't find them. And quite beyond the written law, is the CULTURE that sustains the laws. This is the real & present danger to the USA today, the population is changing and the original tribes who believed in LIMITED GOVERNMENT are slowly becoming a minority and newer immigrants are majorly from 3rd World countries with TRADITIONS of unlimited government power.

Constitution of the United States, Amendment II (1791)
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Note on the 2nd Amendment - at the time it was written, "well regulated" meant "well equipped", just like the world "gay" meant "joy". You can go online and check this yourself.

Constitution of the United States, Amendment I (1791)
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Constitution of the United States, Amendment V (1791)
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

The Constitution in my view isn't strict enough on restraining government, but even as is has worked well to allow the human freedom that is necessary for economic growth and prosperity. For example, the United States have a CULTURE of free market pricing but no LAW that restricts government power in that regard.

Culture evolves over time. The Anglo-Saxons have evolved a superior culture of restricting government power. That's what you need to know.
Here's a primer - Magna Carta: The Medieval Document That Inspired The US Constitution


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MssS01aHDds

Good Luck to Nigerians

You know the drill. This my Bros enjoyed many young Vagi then lol, those girls are in Thier 40s,50s nowcos I small then and Dem be aunty to me then .

ericmor:
Very correct. Even some parent show dem Pepe. You will just see their goods dropped somewhere at the corridor and you will not see the girl. That happens mostly school hours and working time when the house is quiet

Amotolongbo:
Days of Yemi my lover and koto orun and ti oluwa ni ile

checkmate, tell by moonlight, samanja, mirror in the sun, the rich also cry

Funny history

Very funny old days and there was no shame about it because only a few could afford a white and black TV especially when it's a coloured TV, forgot about rit

90s too. The days of Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan era. Ija omode. It's well.

iamL:
30-40 years ago is not overnight. In a Working country 10 years is more than enough for minor evolution like this.

What you forgot was that it took USA 247 years to be where they are today.
Dey play. Go Aso Rock go do the miracle na.

Even in your Almighty USA, they still buy CDs and itz player. Go check.
You come dey accuse baby Nigeria. Ahhhhh!
No Be Juju Be Dat?

Socratiz:
This reminds me how I and my friends used to gather at the window of a man to watch IICC football matches in 1977.

He was the one of three people who had a TV in the whole village and the only one who allowed secondary school students to watch from his window. Others put their TVs inside their bedrooms.

1977 ke ? Make una dey cool down here abeg

immaculatesense:
What you forgot was that it took USA 247 years to be where they are today.
Dey play. Go Aso Rock go do the miracle na.

Even in your Almighty USA, they still buy CDs and itz player. Go check.
You come dey accuse baby Nigeria. Ahhhhh!
No Be Juju Be Dat?

You people will never use Dubai for this example , everytime it took USA 247 years

nograv:
Not at all.. I recall when history in primary education was abandoned under goodluck Jonathan's regime.. Now I can see the effects..

Interestingly white domination of the world started only 250 years ago.. Prior to that Europe was the backwater of the world.

I will give you a brief whirlwind tour of history

The Islamic world which included Africa was far in advance of the European world in what was known as the dark ages for them. Europeans themselves acknowledge if it wasn't for the scholarly retention and innovation of ideas in places like Timbuktu Mali, where black scholars studied at the university of Sankore. too. A lot of knowledge would be have been lost. Let's not forget other centres like Baghdad

Mathematics which had it's origins in ancient Egypt and Indus Valley civilizations was passed on to the Greeks who studied in Egypt as students. Notably Plato and other notable Greeks went to study in Africa. They admired the 'Aeithiopes' those of burnt face aka black people, stating that they were the closest to the gods..That is how far the black race has fallen..

Maths then was picked up by the Arabs who added further innovations and was known as the Arabic method by Europeans. Who at the time used Roman Numerals. Europeans didn't even invent the very own alphabet they popularised, as its origins are from Semitic languages which again were born in ancient Egypt. Before that Europeans used simple runes to write things down.

Exploration: Hell even the Chinese had circumnavigated most of the globe well before the Europeans, as had the Arabs. Christopher Columbus's ships were based on Arab Dhows.. Captain Cook who supposedly discovered Australia remarked that the harbour was smaller than he expected. How could he have expected anything if he was first to discover it? It was because he allegedly was using Chinese maps.

Lastly my favourite one is that you should already know that iron and the associated god Ogun has been dear to Africans since our birth as a people. So much so that black people are the only race on earth to have never had a bronze age we went straight to Iron.. We also pioneered Iron working well before any other race on planet earth. Furnaces have been found dating back to 4000 BC across black west africa. But the story doesn't end there.

A man called Henry Cort supposedly pioneered the Cort process to turn brittle iron into stronger wrought iron. This process kick-started the industrial revolution and 250 years of world domination. The only problem is that Europeans themselves noticed that the innovations in the process came from the 73 black African Iron workers, slaves taken from Africa not Henry Cort himself. Our greatness even lay behind a process that led to the domination of the world by whites.

I know I wrote a lot and it is just a drop in the ocean of historical events.. But please read history before apportioning everything to Oyinbo. In the same way they invaded and stole with violence. They also did the same with ideas and innovations..

I will give those who did innovate their flowers. But if you say iPhone thank Syrians as Steve Jobs was half Syrian Arab (bet you didn't know that). If you say computing thank black Africans as the origin of binary is the binary systems like ifa used across the continent that inspired early European Alchemists. Like I said I could talk for hours if not days on this topic.. Oyinbo this Oyinbo that . Smh mtcheww

Even with all you wrote, they still paved the way for all those mentioned which I was referring to in the other post. Thanks for the history anyway

ericmor:
Even with all you wrote, they still paved the way for all those mentioned which I was referring to in the other post. Thanks for the history anyway

You ignorantly missed the point entirely, that they were merely part of the whole human story, which was comprised of many races and cultures including whites..

Imagine being so confident and yet so wrong.. mtchew

SalamRushdie:
You people will never use Dubai for this example , everytime it took USA 247 years

What is the population of Dubai compared with their natural resources?
Imagine only Lagos having all the resources in Nigeria for half its current size.
One side comparison na bias
No Be Juju Be Dat?

IbeOkehie:
What am I supposed to say? Anyhow it might be an attempt at sarcastic humor 😅

Government already owns all lands in Nigeria so the country is already well on the way to prosperity.



Now this a boldly fallacious claim. You really didn't mean this, you meant to say something else. Don't say this in public anywhere.

Slavery existed in Black Africa BEFORE Contact with Whites & Arabs and no White European ever kidnapped or captured any Black African and enslaved them. Every Black person enslaved in the Atlantic Slave Trade was CAPTURED & SOLD by other Black Africans. That is the fact, so if your opinion is so strong on slavery, you might need to explain your view on that particular facet of the issue.

Added to that, the United Kingdom was the FIRST world power to outlaw the Slave trade and most Black Africans REFUSED to obey. Ever heard of Oba Kosoko of Lagos? It's like the trade in illegal narcotics today, it was illegal but Black Africans insisted on selling their own people for money. The British Royal Navy lost hundreds of sailors on the high seas while fighting illegal slave ships. I'm interested in what you have to say about that?

Where is the money that Black African tribes and nations earned from the Slave Trade? What happened to the money, what was it used for? Will Black Africans ever pay reparations to Black Americans whose ancestors were kidnapped, captured and sold into slavery by Black Africans?



South Korea and Singapore took less than 247 years to do it. Maybe 50 years or less. With no bonanza resource like crude oil & natural gas.

Japan resurrected from total defeat with NUCLEAR BOMBING. Didn't take over 247 years.

We could add in Ireland and Poland, though some might argue they have special circumstances of proximity or opportunity.

How did the Blacks of South Africa become the richest Blacks on the Continent after only 25 years of freedom is a worthy question too.

And what has made the USA the greatest country in the world? A simple principle. Ready for it? "GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT "

The United States of America is the ONLY country in the world with foundational laws that permanently restrict the power of government. That is what has made the USA the country it is today. There's NO OTHER COUNTRY that has such laws, if any person knows other nations, please tell me. I've done some searching and I can't find them. And quite beyond the written law, is the CULTURE that sustains it. This is the real & present danger to the USA today, the population is changing and the original tribes who believed in LIMITED GOVERNMENT are slowly becoming a minority and newer immigrants are majorly from 3rd World countries with TRADITIONS of unlimited government power.

Constitution of the United States, Amendment II (1791)
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Note on the 2nd Amendment - at the time it was written, "well regulated" meant "well equipped", just like the world "gay" meant "joy". You can go online and check this yourself.

Constitution of the United States, Amendment I (1791)
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Constitution of the United States, Amendment V (1791)
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

The Constitution in my view isn't strict enough on restraining government, but even as is has worked well to allow the human freedom that is necessary for economic growth and prosperity.

Culture evolves over time. The Anglo-Saxons have evolved a superior culture of restricting government power. That's what you need to know.
Here's a primer - Magna Carta: The Medieval Document That Inspired The US Constitution


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MssS01aHDds

Good Luck to Nigerians

What is the population of these countries you quoted compared to Nigeria?
What is their population demography? Do they have over 360 Ethnic groups and languages? What is their religious demography?

Go and learn Comparative Analysis. You can't compare two things that don't have similarities.
No Be Juju Be Dat?

nograv:
1) Not at all.. I recall when history in primary education was abandoned under goodluck Jonathan's regime.. Now I can see the effects..

Not true, 6 to 7 years of the Jonathan Presidency couldn't spawn such large scale ignorance. I don't know when history was banned in schools and I don't think it was ever taught in primary schools, I did my primary schooling in Nigeria before Jonathan ever dreamed of being President. Again, history was never taught in Nigerian primary schools, for sure in Eastern Nigeria

2) Interestingly white domination of the world started only 250 years ago.. Prior to that Europe was the backwater of the world.

Kind of true. We can accept this.

3) The Islamic world which included Africa was far in advance of the European world in what was known as the dark ages for them. Europeans themselves acknowledge if it wasn't for the scholarly retention and innovation of ideas in places like Timbuktu Mali, where black scholars studied at the university of Sankore. too. A lot of knowledge would be have been lost. Let's not forget other centres like Baghdad

The Islamic world didn't encompass BLACK Africa. There were no Yoruba or Hausa Muslim people BEFORE the advent of European world dominance.

4) Mathematics which had it's origins in ancient Egypt and Indus Valley civilizations was passed on to the Greeks who studied in Egypt as students. Notably Plato and other notable Greeks went to study in Africa. They admired the 'Aeithiopes' those of burnt face aka black people, stating that they were the closest to the gods..That is how far the black race has fallen..

This is how knowledge is spread. Inventions tend to be made as APPLICATIONS of previous knowledge.

5) Maths then was picked up by the Arabs who added further innovations and was known as the Arabic method by Europeans. Who at the time used Roman Numerals. Europeans didn't even invent the very own alphabet they popularised, as its origins are from Semitic languages which again were born in ancient Egypt. Before that Europeans used simple runes to write things down.

Largely true. Our own Easter Igbo clans and the Ibibio and Efik had a form of writing called Nsibidi. It was and still is considered a sacred script and kept secret. It's not about the invention, it's the innovation and APPLICATION that matters.

6) Exploration: Hell even the Chinese had circumnavigated most of the globe well before the Europeans, as had the Arabs. Christopher Columbus's ships were based on Arab Dhows.. Captain Cook who supposedly discovered Australia remarked that the harbour was smaller than he expected. How could he have expected anything if he was first to discover it? It was because he allegedly was using Chinese maps.

This is not true.

7) Lastly my favourite one is that you should already know that iron and the associated god Ogun has been dear to Africans since our birth as a people. So much so that black people are the only race on earth to have never had a bronze age we went straight to Iron.. We also pioneered Iron working well before any other race on planet earth. Furnaces have been found dating back to 4000 BC across black west africa. But the story doesn't end there.

Again, implementation and application is the key. The Chinese invented gunpowder, what did they do with it? My own fav insight into Black Africa is that we didn't have THE WHEEL before Contact. It boggles the mind, but again knowledge is mostly spread not necessarily original.

8 ) A man called Henry Cort supposedly pioneered the Cort process to turn brittle iron into stronger wrought iron. This process kick-started the industrial revolution and 250 years of world domination. The only problem is that Europeans themselves noticed that the innovations in the process came from the 73 black African Iron workers, slaves taken from Africa not Henry Cort himself. Our greatness even lay behind a process that led to the domination of the world by whites.

.....OK, even if we accept that...what did Black Africans do with this knowledge? Like I always ask, what did Black Africans do with the money they earned from selling their own people into Slavery?

9) I know I wrote a lot and it is just a drop in the ocean of historical events.. But please read history before apportioning everything to Oyinbo. In the same way they invaded and stole with violence. They also did the same with ideas and innovations..

Stealing? More like copying and innovating the spread of ideas and technology is a natural osmosis that can't be stopped. Culture is more important, culture dictates the APPLICATION of the innovations.

Good Luck to Nigerians.

immaculatesense:
What is the population of these countries you quoted compared to Nigeria?
What is their population demography? Do they have over 360 Ethnic groups and languages? What is their religious demography?

Go and learn Comparative Analysis. You can't compare two things that don't have similarities.
No Be Juju Be Dat?

OK, that's fair. What about Malaysia, India and Indonesia? Though they're not rich countries, they're doing far better than Nigeria for sure. They're very comparable in population, though I'm not sure about their diversity. India has a dominant religion but a diverse ethnic composition, I don't know about Malaysia and Indonesia.

And about diversity, WHO MADE THE DECISION to keep Nigeria united in its diversity? Nigerians freely made that decision, not the British. And the decision was made at the same time other British colonies called India and Malaysia freely decided to SPLIT into less diverse entities. The colonial history of India is so similar to Nigeria that I took the time to visit and travel all over the country and I learned a lot.

Here's something I added to my post, you likely didn't see it before responding

Here's one you need to think about. From the 1950's to 1990's, THE TELECOMS INDUSTRY by law was owned and controlled by government, the ONLY telecoms company was NITEL. At that time, up to 2001, less than 0.1% of Nigerians had phone lines, whether landline or mobile.

In 1986, President Ibrahim Babangida promulgated SAP which legalized private ownership of phone companies, banks, insurance, cocoa trading and broadcasting too. The implementation was slow, but even President Abacha allowed the reforms to continue though he was distracted by political crisis. Then with the return of democracy, President Obasanjo implemented full licensing for private telecoms firms. In less than 15 years, over 60 to 75% of Nigerians have access to phone service . This is live history that we've all lived through.

Any thoughts on the massive change in the telecom industry? How did it happen, what made it possible, what were the principles?

Nigerians have freely made the choices that created the kind of country they want. It's clear that the Nigeria of today is what the Nigerian people PREFER, they like their country exactly the way it is. Their ACTIONS are more important than their VERBAL posturing. It's CULTURE.

Good Luck to Nigerians.