₦airaland Forum

Obi1kenobi:
The analogies you've made don't apply at all. The displaced people were forcefully usurped by superior foes. Here, you have the simple case of a tribe demanding greater inclusiveness in the very lop-sided politics of a state which they contribute a lot to and populate immensely. Nigeria and Africa will eventually evolve past this irrational, antiquated phase, where ethnic origin seems to matter much more than your place of birth or assimilation and productive contribution to the place. We're obviously still caught up in rabid ethnocentrism for a long time to come. These are overrated, unproductive sentiments accorded too much importance. People pretend these sentiments matter more than they actually do, but such fervent ethnocentrism, rather than the positive glue that holds together our identity is just a useful tool for the ruling class - just like religion, that opiate of the masses. The greatest civilizations the world has seen manage to surmount such small-minded ideals. It's no wonder the most backward, sh.it-hole continent on the planet is the most fragmented and tribalistic.

aderonila18:
You telling your boy to allow it instead of taking the man on shows you did the same thing you are accusing others of. Why ask the boy to backdown when you are clamoring for Yorubas not to take such statements lying down That's hypocritical ,if Igbo people or any other tribe know that saying such things to a Yoruba person will get them a beating that would be more effective . Infact you yourself showed cowardice by letting some say such about your tribe and you didn't take home on . The man will say it to his people that I even said it to their faces and they need nothing . So you are perpetuation the perception

docsholz:
patience bro, there's always a plan

waternogeteneny:
U mean people like me dat are already boss. Nigga, i will find u and put u in a box. U will receive virgins at the other side, u need not search no more.

w.t.f!

sukkot:
and i repeat, its time to come home so you can be deprogrammed from this council estate turf war mentality.

Neplusultra:
Pffttt!! Try again!

ANAMBRA11:
shatap which plan? the plan in an average yoluba mind is owambe and amala, una no fit do anything
[size=48pt]lagos is
a no man's land![/size]

SirShymex:
When they give Yoruba folks their own country, I might think about it. I'm not a big fan of all the whole Nigerian nonsense. The country has destroyed the progression of the Yorubas - it's a bad experiment.

But I don't have a problem with other Nigerian ethnic groups - I fvcks with everyone. Especially Edo/Urhobos and Igbos. I just want to see Yorubas act like they've got balls. Right now, they look like pushovers. Heck, I rate the Itsekiris more than the Yorubas.

ANAMBRA11:
shatap which plan? the plan in an average yoluba mind is owambe and amala, una no fit do anything
[size=48pt]lagos is
a no man's land![/size]

sukkot:
why do you care anyway ? you are in england and i remember you saying you can never live in nigeria again. so why you stressing over sumtin you aint concerned with anymore ?

SirShymex:
So, with all the money they have looted, while turning the whole state into a private estate - he still couldn't resist whatever meagre amount they gave him? Especially when the premise for that is a compromise with a condescending image, no? A lot of these Yoruba folks are Esau/Judas - they'll sell their souls for a plate of porridge. Greedy fvckers! Not shocking since Awolowo was betrayed as well.

Oh, so all those cries from Nigeria during the Lagos deporta

VirginFinder:
Didnt I agree with you that older Yoruba folks(our parents) are far less tribally conscious(you call it softer) than we are? Didn't I use my parents' magnanimity as an example?
However, we the younger generation of Yorubas especially those of us born in Lagos are not!

Thanks to NL. The awareness is on the rise.

Keeping ibos shut out of Lagos politics is a task that must be done!!

SirShymex:
How is Lagos lop-sided, but all the other states in Nigeria aren't? Nah, Nigeria and Africa need to get back to the basics, and study how Europe was able to turn tribalism into something positive, by creating systems that cater to the tribal differences. That's something you and your ilks will never be able to understand cos you're stuck on reaping where you didn't sow - and you have no fundamental understanding of why culture should have always be left intact. You don't force yourself on people, you assimilate and help in the growth. It has to be symbiotic, with mutual respect - not with threats. Too deep for your mental scope, no?

I guess you were alluding to your region in the country since it's the most tribalistic and clannish region. Hence growth has been elusive to the same region. Charity must begin at home.

500GP:
VIRGINFINDER, KEEP THE GOOD WORK. KEEP BASHING THE IBOE. THEY ALWAYS GO BEYOND THEIR BOUNDARY...

superstar1:
Shymexx baba, where have you been?

VirginFinder:
Thanks bro!

We must keep these ibos in their rightful place as visitors/strangers/outsiders in Lagos at all cost.

We cant continue to ignore their rants/lies.
When a lie is repeated severally, it becomes the truth.

Shymexx already has a wrong impression of his people just because of the empty boasts he hears from ibos daily.
This is a sad development which must not be allowed to thrive/continue.

SirShymex:
I'm not even going to lie, that picture cracked me up. And the fact that he kicked of his campaign with it, shows how weak these folks are. They pander to them too much, hence the sense of entitlement. If he's going to do that with Igbos - he might as well do it with all the other non-Yoruba groups in Lagos, to create a balance.

Yoruba leaders are the problem. They're all rogues who only care about political gains, and selfish interests.

oduastates:
Go and practice that in your own state.
Yorubaland will never be used for "one Nigeria" experiment.

lowgeorge:
if the gullible Yoloba re soft....pls lettme prove to u Dat I'm ready for anything.....all I need is ur blood on my platter...just a walk in to my barrio...maybe u shall know Dat not just ibos but non youbas ré all sitting on time bomb.....foolish nematode son of a locust.....I don't talk brag or rant like other person lily livered Yolobas Dat sell dere life for porridge....amigo I kill nd I like it.....if you wanna be my prey pls tell me

SirShymex:
Nah, the parents aren't. If they were, most of them won't have a problem with folks marrying outside their ethnic group. You can't go to an Igbo house out there, without them changing the language from English to Igbo, once they discover you're Yoruba.

VirginFinder:
Ashewo oshi!

VirginFinder:
A number of my relations - male and female married non Yorubas.
Nobody resisted them!

Relax bro. Things are NOT that bad.

ibos suffer from long throat, no doubt, and Yorubas know how to deal with them.

A Yoruba woman, Grace Funmi Bent, was a senator in Adamawa between 2007 and 2011. Did Yorubas make any fuss about it? Did they threaten anybody before getting it? Did they have to make up '60%','80%','90%' of the population and 'control' Adamawa economy to get it? Did they poke Adamawa people in the nose and beat their chests as the new 'owners' of Adamawa after getting it?
Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

There lies the problem of the ibos!!
It's genetic, honestly.

SirShymex:
How is Lagos lop-sided, but all the other states in Nigeria aren't? Nah, Nigeria and Africa need to get back to the basics, and study how Europe was able to turn tribalism into something positive, by creating systems that cater to the tribal differences. That's something you and your ilks will never be able to understand cos you're stuck on reaping where you didn't sow - and you have no fundamental understanding of why culture should have always be left intact. You don't force yourself on people, you assimilate and help in the growth. It has to be symbiotic, with mutual respect - not with threats. Too deep for your mental scope, no?

I guess you were alluding to your region in the country since it's the most tribalistic and clannish region. Hence growth has been elusive to the same region. Charity must begin at home.

Obi1kenobi:
Tribalsim had absolute Bleep all to do with advancements in Europe. On the contrary, unifications of fragmented tribes into nation states created a more stable, more ambitious, wealthier, more resourceful imperial Europe, rather than the small-minded African petty tribalistic mentality. Did you say forcing ourselves on people? A demand for social justice isn't forcing yourself on anyone. It's like saying the demand for Black equality in the civil rights movement is forcing themselves on people. [b][Must of all the platitudes about culture people ramble on about are just emotive sentiments peope whip up to create some elusive sense of purpose and being in a hopeless country and continent.[b][/b]on a national scale, it does far more harm than good. Greater transparency, cooperation and unity in tribal relations doesn't mean you have to discard your culture. It's just paranoid nonsense.

IgrigiMercenery:
**grins** Ezekiel Aluko the weed-head. Why didn't you wait when NDLEA came chasing after you in your crackjoint?. We thought you were a Superman. **LMAO**

sukkot:
i think its too late for that. i am sure the white british dont like going to a place that reminds them of nigeria but hey, they are stuck with peckham

SirShymex:
Well, that's ya family. But that doesn't negate the fact majority of parents, based on what I know, still have reservations about certain ethnic groups within Nigeria. Heck, once you look at some of the cultures and all the primitiveness involved - you wouldn't even want to be part of that shiit. Anyway, I just cited that as an example. Regardless, women marry out, and men marry in. However, if you're a man, marriage doesn't mean you should lose ya identity. Even personally I'm not too fussed on whoever I marry, cos my identity will remain intact - and my kids will have the same identity.

Whatever you lot do, just leave Lagos out of it. The place represents a lot, and it has no place for new yam, apple, orange or whatever primitive crop festivals. And the language has to be left intact.

SirShymex(m): 5:21pm

When they[b] give Yoruba folks their own country[/b], I might think about it. I'm not a big fan of all the whole Nigerian nonsense. The country has destroyed the progression of the Yorubas - it's a bad experiment.

But I don't have a problem with other Nigerian ethnic groups - I fvcks with everyone. Especially Edo/Urhobos and Igbos. I just want to see Yorubas act like they've got balls. Right now, they look like pushovers. Heck, I rate the Itsekiris more than the Yorubas.

Neplusultra:
IYANLA IYA E ni ASEWO OSI!! Ndi abulu onu ka unu bu, Umu Esau! Umu oseaka!! Ogaghi adili unu mma!!!

Obi1kenobi:
Tribalsim had absolute Bleep all to do with advancements in Europe. On the contrary, unifications of fragmented tribes into nation states created a more stable, more ambitious, wealthier, more resourceful imperial Europe, rather than the small-minded African petty tribalistic mentality. Did you say forcing ourselves on people? A demand for social justice isn't forcing yourself on anyone. It's like saying the demand for Black equality in the civil rights movement is forcing themselves on people. Must of all the platitudes about culture people ramble on about are just emotive sentiments peope whip up to create some elusive sense of purpose and being in a hopeless country and continent. on a national scale, it does far more harm than good. Greater transparency, cooperation and unity in tribal relations doesn't mean you have to discard your culture. It's just paranoid nonsense.