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TravelRe: Pictures Of Bayelsa State Airport Terminal And Bus Terminal by ReubenE(m): 10:46am On Aug 23, 2025
FreeStuffsNG:
It's funny how you included water as part of land mass in Bayelsa. Smh. Bayelsa has the least amount of land mass of all the states in Nigeria.

Bayelsa is almost 90% water! Water everywhere!!

Lagos has far more land mass than Bayelsa let alone land locked places like Ebonyi, Abuja, Anambra, Osun, Ekiti with huge expanse of land mass. It was to increase real land mass in Lagos was why parts of the Western region was carved out to make Lagos a state with real and significant land mass. Bayelsa State in reality has less significant land mass compared to water.

Congratulations on the completion of the infrastructures.
Who told you Bayelsa State is almost 90% water? Some of you will be saying what you don't know and still be very bold about it.

Which authority are you quoting that Bayelsa State is 90% water.
The land area of Southern Ijaw local in Bayelsa is what will compete with Lagos.
Seeing you say Lagos has more land than Bayelsa is the most preposterous thing I have seen.

Travelling from just Sagbama to Yenagoa alone on land has already covered travelling from Ikorodu to Ajah and all the communities in between.
Lagos that can be covered within 5-6 hours without heavy traffic from one end to all the other ends - Ikorodu - Eti Osa - Abule Egba - Badagry
PoliticsRe: Aduda Defies Retirement Date, Remains In Office Amid Growing Tension by ReubenE(m): 9:57am On Aug 15, 2025
fabolouz1:
can't the people who employed him terminate his appointment? its only in Nigeria where civil servants overstay their years in office .
It is stated in the report that those that employed him which you are calling on to terminate his appointment are "Silent".

There you have it.
SportsRe: Okocha, Eto'o, Others Shine As Traore Opens Burkina's Historic August 4 Stadium by ReubenE(m): 9:47am On Aug 07, 2025
lexy2014:
What value will this $300 million stadium add to the lives of the people of burkina faso?
It is for the purpose of sports and national pride.

Your question is like asking what will Nigeria winning the African Cup of Nations add to the lives of the people of Nigeria.
Do you realize 200 million Nigerians don't directly or even remotely have anything to gain from winning it but it is still a thing of national pride and togetherness that benefits all Nigerians.

What you should be critical of is if the renovation is worth $300 million which doesn't appear so.

No be everytime you go dey ask this your questions
SportsRe: Lionel Messi & His Wife Appear On Infamous Coldplay Kiss Cam That Went Viral by ReubenE(m): 8:01pm On Jul 29, 2025
Greatest of all time

A once in a generation athlete.



Hail Messi, Hail!!!
InvestmentRe: Enviable Transport Keke Investment Plan by ReubenE(m): 4:08pm On Jul 27, 2025
chris72:
Please how genuine is the enviable transport keke investment plan
Have you gotten any reasonable information about this perhaps from elsewhere.

I'm trying to look their way too. The ROI kind of scares me as they are very high
PoliticsRe: Kano Emirship Crisis: Why We Can’t Be Loyal To Sanusi – Officials by ReubenE(m): 2:55pm On Jul 21, 2025
Burob:
please read & comprehend, u cannot even do this to non Muslims.
You might think it is a simple expression but it is not.

That simple statement is unintentionally speaking to a CLASS where non Muslims are placed or regarded below Muslims.
He could have said no human being deserve this kind of treatment but he opted for "...even non Muslims", inferring that though non Muslims are worth less than Muslims but they too don't deserve that treatment because he started that line by stating how worthy he is as a Muslim that deserves good treatment.

He knows exactly what he is doing.
NYSCRe: List Of Rules For Corps Members Posted To LASUTH by ReubenE(m): 4:49pm On Jul 04, 2025
This one na headache for corpers wey won serve for city

Back then in the village, corpers got free accommodation, community executive taking care of them, and different students assigned by the school to fetch water for them everyday in Delta State.

Not mentioning different farm produce people randomly give them as gifts.
IslamRe: Popular Islamic Scholar, Alhaja Kafilat Kaola, Remanded In Kwara Prison by ReubenE(m): 12:42pm On Jul 04, 2025
They should release the woman on bail. Remanding people for bailable offenses is absurd and looks like the trial judge is trying to be petty too having seen she allegedly insulted another Judge previously
Foreign AffairsRe: Ukraine Pilot Killed, F-16 Fighter Jet Lost In Overnight Russian Strikes by ReubenE(m): 8:23am On Jul 01, 2025
Bigmouth3:
F16s old toys ? Crazy you.I believe you are joking right ? How abojt the f35s being shot down too
Nobody shot down any F-35 let alone F-35s

Cracy adults are still flying that false news. If they ask you for the F-35s shot down, maybe you'll go and bring up the fake one that's bigger than the size of a football field or the supposed video of F-35 shot down extracted from Arma 3 video-game
PoliticsRe: Gunmen Kill 19 In Fresh Plateau Attacks by ReubenE(m): 1:45pm On Jun 21, 2025
Elusive001:
What did your tinubu say during GEJ regime? What has he done now?
What are you asking me.

Is it not the same thing you are asking me I am saying...
PoliticsRe: Gunmen Kill 19 In Fresh Plateau Attacks by ReubenE(m): 7:05am On Jun 21, 2025
CoronaVirusPro:
The opposition should have a conscience

You can’t be using human life’s to tarnish the administration of His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR)

When people who frequently wear black on black are up against you in politics, expect blood shed. They will kill as much as they can to get to power.

Is not a hidden fact in professional investigations that, the first 5 culprits who falsely accuse you’ know about the crime, and we all know a frequent critique who falls in line with that. Even when the president visited, he still found a fault.

These are desperate humans. Wolfs in sheep’s clothing.

Why the sudden use of human life’s to campaign against His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR)

This is absurd, evil and diabolical ! How can creations of God be so desperate!
So all the people that died under Goodluck Jonathan, Tinubu and their spokesperson from Kwara killed them? Considering they criticized everything and everytime it happened.

God will punish some of you as you have decided to behave like animals because of political patronage
PoliticsRe: Not Every Tragedy Must Be Exploited For Political Gain - O'tega Ogra by ReubenE(m): 6:59am On Jun 21, 2025
"decade long skirmishes"

God will punish Otega Ogra

Benue that has consumed close to 2,000 people in the last two years is what he is calling skirmishes. Who is fighting in Benue except for one side murderous terrorists killing people in their sleep
PoliticsRe: Umahi Orders Repairs On Lafia-Makurdi Road After Tinubu’s Aborted Yelwata Visit by ReubenE(m): 6:48am On Jun 21, 2025
It is very painful to read some things about Nogeria.

What's with the thank you thank you and eulogizing the president for trying to visit over 200 Nigerians killed under his watch at once. Umahi seem to be more grateful for the president visiting Nigerians that were brutally murdered than he feeling sorry for those that violently died from lack of government action.
He is more embarrassed that flood water obstructed the president than the government which he is part of being unable to protect Nigerians.

Something is wrong with Umahi. He and Akpabio are the biggest ass lickers of this regime
PoliticsRe: Lagos Tanker Drivers Threaten To Stop Fuel Loading Over E-Call-Up Fees by ReubenE(m): 4:13pm On Jun 15, 2025
Galileoteck:
What do you mean? Care to explain? Do you understand?
He does not know what he is saying as usual
Foreign AffairsRe: Are Our Men Shy?: Ruto Jokingly Laments As 'Daughter' Marries Nigerian by ReubenE(m): 1:35pm On Jun 05, 2025
Agbegbaorogboye:
I see nothing wrong in what he wrote that should warrant abuse or insult
It is just like a man hailing Africans and someone says he's going to get insulted for it
How does that make sense?
People are sick
Where is the abuse or insult in my comment?

People are sick truly
Foreign AffairsRe: Are Our Men Shy?: Ruto Jokingly Laments As 'Daughter' Marries Nigerian by ReubenE(m): 1:17pm On Jun 05, 2025
LordBiden:
Sir its not your daughters fault,they married from the great igbo tribe,these set of people in Nigerian are good in taking care of women and are known to spoil them silly with gifts.
They are mostly entrepreneurs and hardworkers.
They also like to call their women pet names.
You are just looking for attention and unfortunately, you will get it
SportsRe: CAF Men’s Player Of The Year 2025: Ranking The Top Four African Contenders by ReubenE(m): 10:02pm On Jun 03, 2025
Give the damn award to Hakimi. Very good and consistent player
PoliticsRe: HURIWA Cautions Against Distorting Traditional Jurisdictions In Warri by ReubenE(m): 8:08pm On May 24, 2025
chopnaira:
Warri is itsekiri land. It has always been Olu of Warri or Olu of Iwerre from time immemorial. Even Warri itself is a corruption of the word Iwerre.

Anyway, this is what happens when you make visitors too comfortable in your homes. They would not only demand your lands, they would also ask to take over your bedroom.
It was Olu of Itsekiri until 1952 when Awolowo through the Action Group fraudulently connived with Itsekiris to change it to Olu of Warri.
Olu of Warri wey Ijaw and Urhobo dey pursue from their territories nai be Olu of Warri?

CrimeRe: Kaduna Housewife Feeds Co-wife’s Baby Acid by ReubenE(m): 1:15pm On May 24, 2025
FreeStuffsNG:
According to the police, trouble began when Maryam left her baby alone in the room to use the bathroom. Upon her return, she found the infant in the arms of her co-wife, Zaliha.


What a family.Smh.

Parents who release their daughters into polygamous families really have mind o.

The mother was just plain naive. I know women who would have locked that door taken her child along to the rest room and manage themselves together just to keep her baby alive.

The police should get Justice for the baby.
Nothing to blame the mother with, not even naivety.
Don't think she ever thought the cowife had ill will towards her or the child especially if/when they never had any problems prior and looks like they never did cause the report did not say the mother made any fuss out of it when she saw the cowife tendering to the baby except only when she saw the baby in distress and not necessarily the cowife carrying the baby.

That cowife is just evil and should be given capital punishment alongside the evil brother. Hurting a little baby in that gruesome manner can only be animalistic
PoliticsRe: NDEJC Berates Warri Media Group Over Malicious Allegations Against PAP Boss by ReubenE(m): 10:40am On May 22, 2025
U09ce:
Thanks a lot for the response. I learnt a lot from it. Two questions. What's the etymology of 'Warri'? Are you Urhobo?
The etymology is "Warri" is disputed.

Ijaws say it was 'Wari' corrupted to Warri. 'Wari' is HOUSE in Ijaw.

Itsekiris say it was 'Iwerre' corrupted to Warri. 'Iwerre' is joy, blessings, peace, and good luck in Itsekiri language according to them. But Iwerre is also used to refer to Ode-Itsekiri, their traditional homeland.

In as much as I want to remove sentiment from the argument because I am Ijaw, I kind of believe the Ijaw folklore because "Wari" is closer to "Warri" and makes more meaning of the origin of the name Warri than "Iwerre".
Again, Itsekiris say Ginuwa, a man from Edo their first King is the founder of Warri Kingdom. Ginuwa was married to an Ijaw woman - which leads me to believe Ijaws were already in that warri axis just like the Itsekiri and Urhobo so it is definitely not out of place for the name Warri to have originated from Ijaw.

To add: Itsekiri, Ijaw, Urhobo they all have their boundaries even though sometimes contested. If they respect those boundaries, there will be no problem.
The current problem and the ones before is largely because Itsekiris want to claim over lordship over the others which to be frank is impossible.
None of the three ethnic groups have the power to chase the others out of warri, even the Nigerian government cannot do it because they are willing and ready to die for it.
CultureRe: Warri- The Urhobos, The Itsekiris And The Ijaws : Facts And Factlets. by ReubenE(m): 10:30am On May 22, 2025
stmartynz:
The Oba of Benin
The Sultan of Sokoto
The Ooni of Ife
The Oba of Lagos
The Olu of Warri
..... Argue no more, just draw ur answer from this @op
Attah of Igala
Etsu of Nupe
Tor Tiv
Och'Idoma of Idoma people
Abodi Ikale of Ikale people etc

Your point is not absolute so there is nothing to draw from.
PoliticsRe: NDEJC Berates Warri Media Group Over Malicious Allegations Against PAP Boss by ReubenE(m): 11:45am On May 21, 2025
Darkjudge24:
Like a commenter above said, the title of olu of warri should be replaced with that of itsekiri to gain lasting peace, that title has nothing to do with peace, i think it's just busybody and pepper eye that is bringing those opinions . everyone should mind their business especially the ijaws, they are colluding with the warri urhobos, and i don't think it's a healthy affair, the warri urhobos should be careful with this their romance with the ijaws because the devil u know is better than an angel u don't know
So Ijaws of Warri are the angels Urhobo don't know?

Do you realize Ijaws have more customary and historical/ancestral links with Urhobos in the western delta than Urhobos are with Itsekiri?
There are several Urhobo towns founded by Ijaw and Urhobo ancestors, there are several Ijaw towns where they speak Urhobo and Ijaw etc in the western Delta.
Even Ginuwa, the first Olu of Itsekiri was married to an Ijaw woman.
PoliticsRe: NDEJC Berates Warri Media Group Over Malicious Allegations Against PAP Boss by ReubenE(m): 11:34am On May 21, 2025
U09ce:
Olu of Itshekiri seems out of place, because Itshekiri isn't a place but a tribe. The convention for traditional titles is [Title] of [Place] e.g Oba of Benin, Emir of Katsina, Dein of Agbor, King of England etc. Not Oba of Binis, Emir of Katsinawa....
No, it is not out of place. It was rightly known as Olu of Itsekiri until 1952 when they connived with Awolowo to fraudulently change it to Olu of Warri.

To your second point: there is;

Attah of Igala named after Igala people
Etsu of Nupe named after Nupe people
Och'Idoma named after Idoma people
Tor Tiv named after Tiv people
Abodi Ikale named after Ikale people etc.

The convention for naming that you alluded to is mostly when a tribe or ethnicity has several/more than one kingdom so the stool is named after the land to demarcate and separate one kingdom from the other. Not saying it cannot be named after the land in a single kingdom ethnic group though.

Itsekiri people have a single traditional stool so Olu of Itsekiri is not out of place as it was rightly known until 1952.

Have you not wondered it is Olu of Warri but he does not have traditional authority over the Ijaws and Urhobos of warri. There are places he cannot even go to in warri. Doesn't that surprise you if he is truly and rightly Olu of warri?
Do you know how many times Urhobo and Ijaw youths has chased him away from their territory because he is for Itsekiri. Isn't that shameful.
Which kingdom have you seen where the king lives outside the traditional headquarters of the kingdom? It is the Olu of Itsekiri known as Olu of warri.
The traditional headquarters of the Itsekiri nation is Ode-Itsekiri but the Olu palace is in Warri and not just that, it is in Urhobo territory
PoliticsRe: NDEJC Berates Warri Media Group Over Malicious Allegations Against PAP Boss by ReubenE(m): 11:19am On May 21, 2025
akus6060:
Are kings named after tribe? Is there anything like Ovie of Urhobo. Rest if you don't have any sensible thing to say.
Athah of Igala
Etsu of Nupe
Tor Tiv
Och'Idoma
Abodi Ikale

The list is endless.

Looks like you are the one that has no sensible thing to say because of ignorance. Though I knew someone like you will come forward with this same argument because I have seen many Itsekiri people like that.

Firstly, there can be no Ovie of Urhobo or Amanyanabo of Ijaw etc because they don't have a single kingdom like the Itsekiris.
A traditional stool is mostly named after a land when you have several kingdoms within same ethnicity. It is done so to demarcate the land that separates one kingdom from the other.

Itsekiris have a single traditional stool that's why your stool was rightly named Olu of Itsekiri until it was corruptly changed to Olu of Warri in 1952. Before then it was Olu of Itsekiri. Are not even ashamed that you call it Olu of Warri yet the king does not have traditional authority over the Ijaws and Urhobos of Warri. There are places he cannot even go in warri despite bearing the fake name Olu of Warri. Doesn't that mean something to you...

Attah of Igala is named after Igala people, Etsu of Nupe is named after Nupe people, Och'Idoma is named after Idoma people, Tor Tiv is named after Tiv people.

You can bring another ignorant point
PoliticsRe: NDEJC Berates Warri Media Group Over Malicious Allegations Against PAP Boss by ReubenE(m): 1:57am On May 21, 2025
U09ce:
Ijaw vs Itshekiri vs Urhobo, wuna no dey tire to fight? Just recently, there were squabbles with regards to delineation of polling units in the Warri federal constituency. Each tribe was claiming superiority and the exercise appears to be in limbo. The unfortunate thing is that the clamor isn't about development but rather pushing selfish interests. A stranger to Warri will be shocked to see the level of infrastructural decay in a place that's touted to be an oil city. Instead of intense bickering, let the citizens embrace peace and tolerance to move their state forward. Whether they like it or not, all the tribes will continue to cohabit till God-knows-when just they've lived for mant centuries.
The number one thing in the road to peace among the three tribes is changing the name of the Itsekiri stool to its original name - Olu of Warri back to Olu of Itsekiri

Like you rightly said, these guys are not even fighting for development but over nonsensical things. With the constant fighting, unsuspecting minds would think Warri is one super place of development. Warri is a ghost town fully owing to the senseless fighting among the three tribes
TravelRe: Lady Shares 5 Things She No Longer Does After Moving From The US To Nigeria(pix) by ReubenE(m): 9:46pm On May 14, 2025
She should have just said she found cheap labour in Nigeria with no checks and regulatory oversight
EducationRe: JAMB 2025 UTME Full Technical Review Report - Educare Tech Team by ReubenE(m): 9:38pm On May 14, 2025
Some people relied on the error to insult students
PoliticsRe: Usoro Akpabio, Tsenyil, Akinola: Tinubu Appoints MDs For Development Commissions by ReubenE(m): 8:53pm On May 09, 2025
STEWpid:
C h a i..










In the South West Development Commission, we have ìgbos as board members.

Hoping same gesture will be practised in the South East counterpart,,


grin
grin
Check that of the South South very well, there are northerners.

Check others well too and not just the South West.
When that of the South East was done, it included people from outside the region
PoliticsRe: Usoro Akpabio, Tsenyil, Akinola: Tinubu Appoints MDs For Development Commissions by ReubenE(m): 8:53pm On May 09, 2025
STEWpid:
C h a i..
Check that of the South South very well, there are northerners.

Check others well too and not just the South West.
When that of the South East was done, it included people from outside the region










In the South West Development Commission, we have ìgbos as board members.

Hoping same gesture will be practised in the South East counterpart,,


grin
grin
CrimeRe: Court Jails Two Women For Hawking Naira Notes In Lagos by ReubenE(m): 2:53pm On May 07, 2025
soojar:
If she or her lawyer sees something wrong with the judgement as you said, there is always room for appeal.

Just know that there is always a maximum sentence attached to every case under the law. Once an accused has been found guilty, he/she is now at the mercy of the judge, who can decide to invoke the maximum sentence or be a bit lenient.


We learn every day
Alright
CrimeRe: Court Jails Two Women For Hawking Naira Notes In Lagos by ReubenE(m): 10:15pm On May 06, 2025
soojar:
Nothing is wrong with the judgement sir. Read the report again, she is a serial offender hence, the reason for no option of fine. The other woman was given the option of fine because she is a first offender.


We learn every day
OK. Is that also the reason her money was confiscated that is not a proceed of the crime she is convicted for. Again, he could have sentenced her to six months rather than a year.
All that for exchanging money at a party and you don't see anything wrong because she is a serial offender.

Something is wrong with that judgment. I don't understand why you don't see it so.
CrimeRe: Court Jails Two Women For Hawking Naira Notes In Lagos by ReubenE(m): 11:18pm On May 04, 2025
samuelson06:
That punishment is too heavy for a petty offense.
That judge is not serious.

Confiscated their business money that is not a proceed of crime and still gave her one year jail term with no option of fine. All for selling naira.

There is no justice for ordinary people in this country

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