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Chiaka:
Was not for as long......and Nigeria was not highly as developed ..and also did not make as much investment into Calabar like it did in Lagos and Abuja, hence much people did not move to calabar then like the case of Lagos and now Abuja.........but obviously if it continued will have been a no mans land also. Sorry its the bitter truth. That's the price regions like that pay.......its the simple truth

I dnt wnt to come off as a triblist bt imagine w@ is goin on in lagos is happening in an eastern state....how do u tin d ibo's will react.....?!!

edozie04:
You are drifting off point but to satisfy your curiosity, london is definitely also among the leagues of lagos cus even there some Nigerians are entitled to vote so as igbos are entitled to vote here in lagos

Any Nigerian is entitled to vote any where he is...........Sai Jimi Agbaje!

MrDojo:
I dnt wnt to come off as a triblist bt imagine w@ is goin on in lagos is happening in an eastern state....how do u tin d ibo's will react.....?!!

It may not even start in the first place. I Don't live in Lagos and we have lots of Yorubas living down here also and they feel very much at home. We don't remind them every sec that its not their State. Many of them working same company with me down here and are also successful and happy, some of them are even married to our beautiful women here. When one focus on tribal things like this, one cannot grow, rid yourself of such.

Chiaka:
It may not even start in the first place. I Don't live in Lagos and we have lots of Yorubas living down here also and they feel very much at home. We don't remind them every sec that its not their State. Many of them working same company with me down here and are also successful and happy, some of them are even married to our beautiful women here. When one focus on tribal things like this, one cannot grow, rid yourself of such.

Well God help us.......becuz if anytin shuld apen wit will be mad in lagos.......


Nt d@ I support any tribe bt d igbo pple r gradually oversteppin der bounds in lag.........n i'm sayin dis in d most neutral way possible........becuz wen a tribe(yoruba) no longer feels secure in its alleged land again anytin can happen

Honestly, we must be responsible with our comments. Of course there are Lagos indigenes different from residents. Even I that is of Isale-Eko origin cannot make claim to the Oba of Lagos throne since I am not from the royal family. So, Lagos state also have her own tradition, custom and traditional institutions. No matter how long a non-indigene had resided in Lagos, there is a limit of right to tradition and custom privileges of such individual. LAGOS CAN NEVER BE "A NO MAN'S LAND"! At best it could be referred to as a cosmopolitan state.

MrDojo:
Well God help us.......becuz if anytin shuld apen wit will be mad in lagos.......


Nt d@ I support any tribe bt d igbo pple r gradually oversteppin der bounds in lag.........n i'm sayin dis in d most neutral way possible........becuz wen a tribe(yoruba) no longer feels secure in its alleged land again anytin can happen

Why are saying this give reason. Not in Lagos, only heard the news about Lagos Oba issuing some threat words because of politics, I feel he was not right doing that.....but if you can explain some things that led to the outrage. I see Ambode and Agbaje as his Sons he would have given both equal chance instead of taking side.

Chiaka:
Why are saying this give reason. Not in Lagos, only heard the news about Lagos Oba issuing some threat words because of politics, I feel he was not right doing that.....but if you can explain some things that led to the outrage. I see Ambode and Agbaje as his Sons he would have given both equal chance instead of taking side.

If u observed tinz afta d presi elct u'll realise d@ tension has been boiling over btw SW and SE becuz. SW did allegedly vote for GEJ and decided to vote for GMB.... notin withstanding d fire had already started d oba den pourd petrol into it and made tinz worse....i reall hope notin appens.....becuz der is no point in killin ourselves

MrDojo:
If u observed tinz afta d presi elct u'll realise d@ tension has been boiling over btw SW and SE becuz. SW did allegedly vote for GEJ and decided to vote for GMB.... notin withstanding d fire had already started d oba den pourd petrol into it and made tinz worse....i reall hope notin appens.....becuz der is no point in killin ourselves

Don't see why this should any problem. People should be allowed to vote whoever they feel to vote for without showing remorse...... its the whole essence of democracy.

Chiaka:
Don't see why this should any problem. People should be allowed to vote whoever they feel to vote for without showing remorse...... its the whole essence of democracy.

I get w@ ya sayin

Chiaka:
Any Nigerian is entitled to vote any where he is...........Sai Jimi Agbaje!

Kai Jimi
Sai Ambode

tblacker:
I have moved around different states in this country and I am yet to see any quarter of Nigeria aside from Lagos being called No mans Land; not Onitsha, not Rivers, not Akwa-ibom not populous Kano and No not even Abuja the capital city.

My call today is simple, EVERY YORUBA MAN SHOULD PROMPTLY REJECT AND CORRECT anybody who ignoranty says LAGOS is a No Man's Land.

Lagos was Nigeria's Federal Capital since the 1960s until 1991, during the period of unprecedented wealth, oil boom, etc. Do you know what that means? Some of you are so daft. All the massive oil money (belonging to the south South) used to develop Lagos, na Yoruba get am?

The same influx of people that happened in Lagos in currently happening in Abuja. The seat of government always attracts people. Tomorrow now, some Abokki elements would come out and claim Abuja as their land.

The most annoying part is the wretched Oyo , Osun, Ekiti etc. Indigenes would also join mouth to claim Lagos. Forgetting that they had very little input in making Lagos what it is today. Lazy things.

Let the spirit of change continue

There is no point debating, the igbos hardly stay in there states instead they run to lag with their ghana must go bags, now note my point below:

* if Lagos is not for Yorubas why did Oba of lagos ordered all the igbo chiefs into his palace and they obey? They are scared of Oba of Lagos expelling them from Lag
* what is south west regarded as on your map ? Maybe as igbo land I guess.

I feel the igbos who are ranting in lagos should be take caution and accept that you all are noting but Ikenna, Chima, Emeka, Chukwudiiii....lol

Damn I am tired of reading all this silly comments as to the Lagos being no Man's Land. Its only a stark illiterate that will say such in broad day light, I guess dubai is no man's land as well. Do you know that there are over 1M Indians out of the total population of 2M of which the locals are less than 150K, yet the Indians dare not make such unguarded gibberish rants!

As much as I believe in One Nigeria, we should respect others tribes, culture, traditions and landmarks! America self get owners....

hedonistic:
Lagos was Nigeria's Federal Capital since the 1960s until 1991,doning the period of unprecedented wealth, oil boom, etc. Do you know what that means? Some of you are so daft. All the massive oil money (belonging to the south South) used to develop Lagos, na Yoruba get am?

The same influx of people that happened in Lagos in currently happening in Abuja. The seat of government always attracts people. Tomorrow now, some Abokki elements would come out and claim Abuja as their land.

The most annoying part is the wretched Oyo , Osun, Ekiti etc. Indigenes would also join mouth to claim Lagos. Forgetting that they had very little input in making Lagos what it is today. Lazy things.

Like seriously, the fact that Abuja is now a capital city has make it a no man's land. Abuja is a northern state geographically whether you like it or not so hear it loudly, it is Aboki's land.

Big smiles, you dont call people that stay put on their soil and is very proud of their place and doing everything to ensure that place is great a lazy people, common man, that is illogical.

tblacker:
Like seriously, the fact that Abuja is now a capital city has make it a no man's land. Abuja is a northern state geographically whether you like it or not so hear it loudly, it is Aboki's land.

Big smiles, you dont call people that stay put on their soil and is very proud of their place and doing everything to ensure that place is great a lazy people, common man, that is illogical.

The fact that a place is a federal capital means that the ENTIRE country's wealth pours into that place - creating massive development and tremendous economic opportunities that inevitably attract citizens of the country. This creates unfair advantage to that area and sort of neutralises any tribal or clannish pretensions to such a place. If the Yoruba people had exclusively used their own resources to develop Lagos into what it is today, ehen, you can make mouth. It's therefore unfair for the so-called indigenes or 'dwellers' of that place to claim ownership of the place and threaten to eject others and what not.

Why not claim your oshogbo or Ado-Ekiti? Why are you all parasites latching onto Lagos? It's just ridiculous.

Chiaka:
Lagos was ones a federal capital, that's why it called a No mans land, even Abuja is now also called a No mans land. Stop Promoting hate!!

So tomorrow if a govt comes in and make Anambra the fed capital that turns Anambra into a "no mans land"?
What will the indigenous people say?

It's good, just tell both candidates to go and read: https://www.nairaland.com/2244515/critical-agenda-all-house-assemblies

hedonistic:
The fact that a place is a federal capital means that the ENTIRE country's wealth pours into that place - creating massive development and tremendous economic opportunities that inevitably attract citizens of the country. This creates unfair advantage to that area and sort of neutralises any tribal or clannish pretensions to such a place. If the Yoruba people had exclusively used their own resources to develop Lagos into what it is today, ehen, you can make mouth. It's therefore unfair for the so-called indigenes or 'dwellers' of that place to claim ownership of the place and threaten to eject others and what not.

Why not claim your oshogbo or Ado-Ekiti? Why are you all parasites latching onto Lagos? It's just ridiculous.

Someone more reasonable would argue that you should leave that question for Lagos indigen to ask and not a total outsider like you, besides they speak the same language.

And for developing this developing that, it is a give and take game, you develop my land I do good business and you generate more revenue from my land. There is almost no state that can compete with Lagos in term of revenue generation to the federal gvt account and which the money is in turn used for developmental project in other States. So spare me the south south oil money issh.

sherrylo:
So tomorrow if a govt comes in and make Anambra the fed capital that turns Anambra into a "no mans land"?
What will the indigenous people say?

Sure tomorrow if government makes say Anambra or even Akwa-Ibom a federal capital and put in huge investment like it did in Lagos/Abuja lots of people will flock into those areas, then it also becomes a no mans land. Its goes back to our earlier discussion. This is why Lagos/Abuja are no mans land. Afterall other western states like Ogun, Oyo, Osun etc are not called 'No mans land' this is the hard reality.

Why is it that we dont hear such things from ABUJA. Is Abuja no man's land too. Yorubas any where in the world is free to come to Lagos and make money. And stop feeling threatened.

tblacker:
I have moved around different states in this country and I am yet to see any quarter of Nigeria aside from Lagos being called No mans Land; not Onitsha, not Rivers, not Akwa-ibom not populous Kano and No not even Abuja the capital city.

My call today is simple, EVERY YORUBA MAN SHOULD PROMPTLY REJECT AND CORRECT anybody who ignoranty says LAGOS is a No Man's Land.

Abeg tell them make dem hear oooo

hedonistic:
Lagos was Nigeria's Federal Capital since the 1960s until 1991, during the period of unprecedented wealth, oil boom, etc. Do you know what that means? Some of you are so daft. All the massive oil money (belonging to the south South) used to develop Lagos, na Yoruba get am?

The same influx of people that happened in Lagos in currently happening in Abuja. The seat of government always attracts people. Tomorrow now, some Abokki elements would come out and claim Abuja as their land.

The most annoying part is the wretched Oyo , Osun, Ekiti etc. Indigenes would also join mouth to claim Lagos. Forgetting that they had very little input in making Lagos what it is today. Lazy things.

Your mumu no get second hand

Chiaka:
Sure tomorrow if government makes say Anambra or even Akwa-Ibom a federal capital and put in huge investment like it did in Lagos/Abuja lots of people will flock into those areas, then it also becomes a no mans land. Its goes back to our earlier discussion. This is why Lagos/Abuja are no mans land. Afterall other western states like Ogun, Oyo, Osun etc are not called 'No mans land' this is the hard reality.

Let me ask you a simple question : If for any reason that Biafra idea you guys are so passionate about is actually granted, will you carry Lagos with you or will you reject Biafra because you are in a 'No Mans Land' ?

tblacker:
Let me ask you a simple question : If for any reason that Biafra idea you guys are so passionate about is actually granted, will you carry Lagos with you or will you reject Biafra because you are in a 'No Mans Land' ?

If Nigeria should divide depending on how it happens and where people fall in sure adjustment are always made with a major change. The might not even be called Biafra or Odua State might be something else, different circumstance requires different approach. If any such thing should happen I don't even think the name will be Biafra or may even happen the way you thinking.
People are bound to move and sometimes some people remain, its left for people to descide. Germany ones got divided and so are many countries and people make descision and move depending , The state of Isreal was recreated and some people moved and others remain where ever.
I will rather encourage to imbibe more positive thoughts than all this tribal issues. I see them as set back in life.
I don't live in Lagos and down here we got lots of Yoruba people also living with us.

Chiaka:
If Nigeria should divide depending on how it happens and where people fall in sure adjustment are always made with a major change. The might not even be called Biafra or Odua State might be something else, different circumstance requires different approach. If any such thing should happen I don't even think the name will be Biafra or may even happen the way you thinking.
People are bound to move and sometimes some people remain, its left for people to descide. Germany ones got divided and so are many countries and people make descision and move depending , The state of Isreal was recreated and some people moved and others remain where ever.
I will rather encourage to imbibe more positive thoughts than all this tribal issues. I see them as set back in life.
I don't live in Lagos and down here we got lots of Yoruba people also living with us.

No need to argue further, your statement in here has said it all, No land is a 'No Man's Land'

tblacker:
No need to argue further, your statement in here has said it all, No land is a 'No Man's Land'

You concluded on your own then......if that's what keeps you happy!

edozie04:
rabbash......I can confidently tell you that lagos is a no man's land

and that is why the Oba of Eko Ikemba 2 of lagos and the Governor is Fash Okechukwu...you Ibos have been give n too much chance in Lagos and I pity unna.

Nothing like 'No man's Land,' Lagos has owner. Why don't you call Abuja and Calabar no man's land?

MrDojo:
Well God help us.......becuz if anytin shuld apen wit will be mad in lagos.......


Nt d@ I support any tribe bt d igbo pple r gradually oversteppin der bounds in lag.........n i'm sayin dis in d most neutral way possible........becuz wen a tribe(yoruba) no longer feels secure in its alleged land again anytin can happen

I don't understand this your postulation about Igbos 'overstepping their bounds'. Is the Igbo man born and bred in Lagos less lagosian than a Yoruba man from Ogbomosho? Every inch of Nigeria belongs to all Nigerians, so give it up and face the competition. You too can take the competition to their various states

Remeber it is the British who made Lagos the Capital and remember Lagos state of today is Equal to the Colony of Lagos + Parts of Western region so the fact a group of people decided to come develop your land doesn't make it no man's land.
Let me sight an example it did happen in real life, my Grand mother has a 2 storey building in Shogunle here in Lagos and an igbo man rented one of the flats on ground floor used it as a school, he renovated it to school standard, inturn my grandmother reduced his rent so he can recover the money he spent on that flat now tell me if he fails to pay his rent the following year can he claim because he renovated the Flat then the house belongs to no man.

biafransoul:
I don't understand this your postulation about Igbos 'overstepping their bounds'. Is the Igbo man born and bred in Lagos less lagosian than a Yoruba man from Ogbomosho? Every inch of Nigeria belongs to all Nigerians, so give it up and face the competition. You too can take the competition to their various states

You have to know that, the man from Ogbomosho is a blood relation with an indigene of Lagos. Just like a Anambra man is a blood relation with an indigene of Enugu. Besides the Lagos you shout today part of it was carved out from Ogun and Oyo state or you think Lagos that mostly consist of a small potion of land and large potion of water just appeared from heaven, majority of the Land in Lagos state today was carved out from the Western region. Ikorodu and Epe for instance was carved out from Ijebu which is in Ogun state likes of Ikeja, Ipaja and the rest where also carved out from Ogun state. Besides that an Ogbomosho man's ancestor has moved to Lagos long before you Igbos knew there was a place called Lagos. You Igbos moved in mass into Lagos only after the Civil war ended in the Early 70's Figure the rest out yourself.