₦airaland Forum

opes:
I am not defending corruption, but can $1.2M build a stadium?

Topman7:
Inferiority complex is your problem. There is NO slum in America or ANYWHERE ON EARTH that is comparable to "some estates in Lekki and Abuja."

AND DON'T BOTHER RESPONDING, because I lived overseas longer than you've been alive.

Jennyclay:
UK and US should eat their country

They are becoming so annoying these days, they suddenly forgot they also stole from us .

They should go to hell please!!

TenderManiac:
Deji is a chicken personified

ComeComing:
Sowore is IJAW. Ask Google pls

LagosOrigin:
The Fulani people who aren't even Nigerians probably from Mali or Niger republic can take up title in Lagos but the Igbos cannot take up title meant only for the Igbos

😂

Truths9ja:
Governor Mobolaji Johnson Declares: “Lagos Is Not a No Man’s Land”

A 1970 Statement Affirming the Indigenous Identity of Lagos State

The image displays the front page of the Daily Times newspaper dated Thursday, September 17, 1970, featuring the bold headline: “LAGOS IS NOT A ‘NO MAN’S LAND,’ SAYS JOHNSON.” The headline captures a historic declaration by Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson, the first military governor of Lagos State, addressing a long-debated perception regarding the ownership and identity of Lagos.

Governor Johnson’s statement was made in response to growing claims among some Nigerians that Lagos, due to its cosmopolitan nature and rapid urban growth, belonged to no particular group or people. As Nigeria’s former federal capital and a melting pot of ethnicities, Lagos had become a hub of migration and diversity. However, Johnson sought to correct the misconception that this diversity erased its indigenous roots.

In his statement, Governor Johnson firmly asserted that Lagos was not a “no man’s land”, but rather the homeland of its original inhabitants—the Awori, a Yoruba subgroup—along with other early settlers such as the Benin and Brazilian returnees. He emphasized that the cultural and historical identity of Lagos must be respected even as it evolved into a national and international urban center.

The newspaper article also reported Johnson’s rejection of proposals to carve out portions of Lagos State as a separate Federal Capital Territory. He described such suggestions as “unreasonable and impracticable,” insisting that Lagos must retain its integrity as a state. His argument reflected both a defense of local heritage and a pragmatic stance on governance, coming just months after the end of the Nigerian Civil War in 1970—a period when national unity and state identity were major political themes.

Governor Johnson’s administration, which lasted from 1967 to 1975, was instrumental in shaping Lagos into a modern metropolis. Under his leadership, Lagos State was created following the state-creation exercise of May 27, 1967, which divided Nigeria into twelve states. His government prioritized infrastructure development, urban planning, and civic administration, while also advocating for the recognition of Lagos’s indigenous population and its historical lineage.

The Daily Times article from September 1970 thus captures more than a political statement—it reflects an early assertion of cultural ownership and identity within post-colonial Nigeria. Johnson’s remarks continue to resonate in contemporary debates about belonging and heritage in Lagos, a city that remains the country’s economic and cultural heartbeat.

Source

Daily Times, Thursday, September 17, 1970. “LAGOS IS NOT A ‘NO MAN’S LAND,’ SAYS JOHNSON.”

DHaran:
Who has experienced athletes foot and how did you cure it?

Kushites:
It will be sad if he’s right.

I believe the real problem with Ajaokuta is that it was built by the Russians to NOT work.

I read about certain structural defects in that complex that rendered it unviable after it was completed.

Kdon2:
He is not the son of rhides-vivour. He is born to a ibo father but adopted through his mother by the vivour father. Adopted son ni not biological.

Erfolg:
We need to start selecting home based players for competition. They are used to the terrain, all this foreign players are just not giving 100%. All these countries qualifying are using homebased players.

Eriokanmi:
Ọ kare lae . Please tell them. Ife is called the cradle of yoruba for several reasons.

Sadly, this power tussle is a primordial one. It existed between oba ladigbolu, the former alaafin and oba olusoji aderemi, the former ooni down to the immediate past alaafin adeyemi and ooni okunade sijuade. Their predecessors also encountered same issue. I don't see this ending soon lol.

dominique:
Eze's priority was Arsenal, he just didn't aggressively pursue the move like Gyokeres did with his club. After crystal palace refused Arsenal's initial bid for Eze, they appeared to have backed out and Tottenham used the opportunity to jump in to bid. Eze had agreed to personal terms with spurs, CP had already agreed to the fees spurs bid on him, na to book medical remain. Arsenal fans had given up at this point, that was why EPL timeline on social media caught fire when Fabrizio and David Ornstein posted that Arsenal had signed him.

The shade on Spurs
IW: Do you choose Arsenal
EE10: Obviously! Like, I would have chosen Spurs?IW&EE10: 😂😂😂

I feel bad for Spurs sha, I'm glad they won today. A big consolation to the horrible week they've had

AyeMoJuba:
If you are a Yoruba, then, you are a disappointment because you don't know your history at all

Ile Ife is like the house of a man who fathered so many children and they all went out to become kings in their different domains
Yes, Oyo was an empire that covers the whole of Yoruba land within Nigeria and beyond but does that remove the fact that Oranmiyan, the first Alaafin of Oyo came from Ile Ife his fathers house?

Now, the man who heads that house is his father...can a man grow big and say his father is less than he is?

GhaliNaaba:
New or not New he occupies the office of Alafin. The simple truth is that Ooni has no authority to appointment that bother on Yorubaland.
Alafin is the head of Yoruba land and political leader that why he appoint chief of defence The Are Ona Kakanfo.
What is the business of Ooni in appointment.
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Ofunaofu:
Abike Dabiri is a known tribal bigot. This is the kind of déspîcable individual lacking morals that Tinubu surrounds himself with.

TouchNfollow:
https://x.com/creepydotorg/status/1954140850172145905?t=PwU2nV7HARjxLjYuBgljqQ&s=08[/quote]She go done black by now bet me 100%

Doctordan:
Kemi Badenoch truly hates Nigeria