₦airaland Forum

LukmonSodiq:
I discuss Biafra on a regular basis with my friend and he's not emotional about it... Unlike Fratermathy. The more important thing is that we both agree that the One Nigeria experiment has failed woefully and there should be a Plan B.

By the way, Biafra represents freedom of choice and association the Igbo ideology. Coercion is a strange word in Biafra. Even this unnecessary thread was created because someone allegedly wrote an article APPEALING to the Urhobo nation to join the struggle. Where on earth did you bring your coercion from?

Biafra represents everything that Nigeria isn't.

Were you here about a month ago when Isoko and Urhoboland were mapped as Biafrian terroritories and IPOB foot soldiers calling for a referendum in Urhoboland? What Matty did is what any sane Urhobo would do.

I understand that many of you feel slighted because he 'antagonizes' the Biafrian struggle, but he in reality, he only points out the truth.

The Biafran cause itself is very feeble and delusional. So feeble that its supporters hang on to the slightest of approvals to keep their dream alive. I could remember how many claimed Trump promised them freedom the moment he gets into office. Would you blame an Urhobo man who then resists a struggle that does not concern him?

Off of here, I have been hearing some Igbo folks say Urhobos MUST accept Biafra and all I get to do is have myself a good laugh. The ideology is very feeble and the last thing it needs is a psychological opposition, but Fratermathy is nowhere out of place. If it has to sink one way or another, then let it. Urhoboland is not in any way interested and would never be a part of Biafra, not in this world and not in the next!

EvilUnityBeggars:
Urhobo oil wells are controlled by Hausa Fulani people because Urhobos are slaves

Urhobos can't get job in those companies because they are slaves


Urhobos are free to remain slaves


Ijaws, Igbos etc want out of this slave camp

Yes, Urhobos are slaves no doubt. To many of you foot soldiers, everyone is a slave. But ask yourself why no one takes the great Igbo Nation seriously, and also ask why the third largest ethnic group is one of the least recognized in Nigeria today.

Also ask yourself why young uneducated Igbo boys would take the first bus at PMT Park in Enugu to Lagos all in a bid to hawk on the road rather than get education.

Ask yourself why your people are the most traveled in Nigeria just so they want to better themselves financially.

Ask why your region is barely developed and your states have one major peculiar problem plaguing it.

Ask yourself why the Osu-caste system is still in play despite the play down in Igbo land today.

Ask yourself why your very own would look down on one of his and brand him inferior.

And have you ever bothered to ask why 'Ndi Abakaliki' has become a derogatory remark in describing the people of Abakaliki?

How about asking yourself why coal is being controlled in Enugu?

Finally and again, have you have bothered why your people claim they must control their own fate and destiny by seceding?

That our oil wells are controlled does not mean we are slaves. As much as I know, there is only one slave in Nigeria. We are not bound, neither are we in chains. The one who is is the one calling for 'freedom'.

EvilUnityBeggars:
They are slaves who have no control over their oil wells


You can join them


But all ethnic groups who want to have control over their resources want out

The only slave in Nigeria today is the one who claims he wants to control his destiny.

TheKingdom:
Rise because an Easterner was there and fall because their sponsor who is sick is there (even when senate should have since impeached him)

When did Jonathan become an Easterner I guess you're one of the very many who bought his Azikiwe tale?

LukmonSodiq:
Mathias, Mathias, Mathias!!!

How many times did I call you? Stop making a mountain out of a molehill. A semi-literate reporter mis-spelt Urhobo and you've decided to make an issue out of that You can't be so petty? Dude free yourself and your mind. Quit with the hate and bitterness. The world is moving on...

Personally I do not want Urhobo anywhere close to Biafra. Stop attaching so much importance to yourself and your Urhobo nation. 95% of the average Johnny in Igboland cannot tell the difference between Urhobo and Ijaw. Nobody really cares. Stop creating the unnecessary impression that the Urhobo nation is antagonistic towards the Igbo. My best friend is Urhobo and he's not anything like you.

Why not try to coerce Urhoboland into Biafra during a discourse with your friend and see if his reaction would be anything close to Matty's?

Fratermathy, what happened to mentions?

Nutase:
and his wife like the biblical Jezebel.

The brand of stupid.id some of you exhibit on here is jaw breaking.

Man U fans, get ready for an European Super Cup clash with Real Madrid

I stopped reading the moment I saw 'ultimatum' and 'first settlers in Ilé-Ifẹ̀'. This is new brand of madness.

Emassive:
Bros I fear u.... YORUBA no do party reach itsekiri people.... My mother does catering for straight 7days at times. Am Itsekiri

Trust me, the Itsekiris are not close to the Ijebus when it comes to parties. They live for it!

drizzit:
You look forward to your annual leave.
It comes.
You get to stay at home.
Boredom is killing you.
You look forward to getting back to work.
You get back to work.
You look forward to your annual leave again.

This is just the sad reality. I'm not even looking forward to it.

The best thing to do is change your scenery. Travel, if possible with someone. It is the best way to spending annual leaves.

HungerBAD:
Damn.

These IPOB guys are good. I mean,they have even started manufacturing fake handcuffs too,coupled with the millon other things that is fake that they manufacture.

You can see from the pictures that the cuffs is open,so what exactly is their game plan?oh yes i remember now.

Cause themselves bodily injuries,wear fake handcuffs,circulate the pictures online and claim the Nigeria Army did it.

Just like the fictitious Soldiers nobody has still seen,strip their women of their clothes last week.

The Devil wey go Punish all of UNA wey be agents of confusion in Nigeria still dey do Manicure for Agege.

Very good dolts, I tell you! I was puzzled while looking at the pictures and wondering why the cuff is open.

These guys are working hard at cooking propaganda against the government of the day. Someone broke the news to me while leaving the office that over 27 IPOB members were arrested in Nsukka, enroute Enugu. They were caught with several Self-made military uniforms and huge ranks on them. They are really preparing for their stay-at-home madness come Monday.

tripoli007:
This exactly my point ,due respect to ojukwu but he really didn't utilize every available option,zik was seriously helping him gain international reputation by visiting the OAU and the likes but due to his stubborn nature ,he was thinking zik wanted to topple his government and act as Biafra #1 , Britain won the war for Nigeria .. If Biafra had a reputable ally the story would have been different. . but at the end of the day respect to all the fallen soldiers on both sides .. This biafran war could have been avoided if ojukwu threaded on the path of dialogue..

Time and time again, I have analyzed the events surrounding the war and can't but imagine why Ojukwu didn't push for more dialogue after the breakdown of the Aburi Accord. He clearly walked many to their death in the name of resistance.

The place of dialogue cannot be overemphasized, but no. An average loud mouth believes one who embraces dialogue is a coward.

Deadvalley001:
Just shut your large mouth if have nothing meaningful to say.

Awoloewo was a brave man but ojukwu is a coward to you cos fought for his people?
Listen to yourself.

You are totally uninformed.

He fought for his people but in the end HE FLED. Ponder on this. Tomorrow, you'd hold the Yorubas accountable for starving over 2 million Igbos when in reality the 'hero' you sing his praise shared the large food supplies between his generals and their families.

tripoli007:
I am an easterner from UDI LGA in Enugu state after reading accounts online from great men on Biafra and 1st hand information from my grandfather who served in the biafran army ,Ojukwu led his people to suicide.He wasn't really prepared for this ,who goes to war without sufficient armour or Ally's .I still don't see ojukwu as any hero

The word 'hero' has been abused countless times. The story of this man reminds me of an old Anglo-Saxon poem; The Dream of the Rood. He is the definition of the word 'hero' and not the criminal called Ojukwu who led millions to their death, and in the end, fled.

The same thing I have always mentioned; Ojukwu led the war based on emotion and not on strategy. He was clearly not ready and his greed couldn't make him realize this. Imagine five bullets per soldier. What were they going to kill?

Priceless007:
The lady just looking for cheap attention by tribalizing the ish, would have still been the same fate to anyone caught stealing in the east irrespective of tribe.

My device was stolen in a particular hospital in the same Enugu. I had installed applock on the device and the anti-snoop was active on it before it was stolen in the hospital a couple of months ago.

Long story short, I had the guy's face all over my Gmail inbox while trying hard to unlock the phone. Printed them and showed a couple of nurses who claimed he was an office assistant. He was located and claimed nothing like that had happened. Eventually, he produced a fully wiped device and I pleas couldn't make me use the law against him. My point is, the story might be incomplete, but that is not to say that thieves don't walk freely here.

22Mikey:
Have any of these stupid people commenting and calling names here ever watched what it took South Africans to gain independence? or other foreign countries? use your Google and do research and don't just refer to people's mothers like that. Show us your mum or people from your area so we compare. Talking about poverty as if you are immune to that. Rubbish

All it took South Africa was one man who refused the terms and conditions of his release by the white government. He was promised freedom if only he would stop agitating, which he clearly rejected despite his failing health. Now compare that with Kanu's.

Heartmender1:
Chai! RIP!! And one pastor has already given a prophetic vision about lot of Nigeria actors and actresses dying this year but no one believes him.

Its natural to lose an actor or an actress to death, particularly on an annual basis. As a matter of fact, we had a lot last year and I believe it is because death came knocking on their door just like he would on others' doors.

Perhaps if I'd be a strong prophet if I 'prophesy' that a football club would win the champions league every season?

Ask most of these so called prophets to be specific and wàhálà would start.

gberra:
Persecution complex at its peak! What a shame!..
For the record, he has to be made a scape goat but not because he is a potopoto man but for the fact he committed a fraud punishable under the law by any way necessary.

IPOBS always cry

It would be unfair to pronounce him guilty when a competent court of law is yet to do so. Besides, the DSS' jurisdiction does not extend to financial crimes, even if we are to assume Ubah is a criminal. Furthermore, the charge the secret police labeled him with, “economic crimes of national security dimension", is laughable and also makes a mockery of our democracy.

If indeed the DSS is interested in seeing justice take its course, they would have presented him in court on those two occasions they could not.

Ifeanyi Ubah's only sin is that he tried arm twisting the government by using the NNPC to stage a protest.

Again, this whole thing could also be a strategy ahead of the Anambra gubernatorial election. You know what they say about politicians who are incacerated and let loose.

iaamxavier:
Its obvious u didn't comprehend my post first I acknowledge my mistake and I also raised a question rather than contribution by constructive criticism u just criticizing like uve not made a silly mistake before buh its okay sha na my fault

Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to beat you down while you're down right now. Going by the many comments and your responses to most, it is quite glaring that you are looking for someone to reinforce your action, even though you admitted your error. Next year isn't far. It's just a couple of months away.

Youngs:
The way you are taking the issue serious it's like you never failed or made any mistake in your life, take it easy. If you never made any mistakes then i guess you are what we call perfect being and we all know who was created a perfect being in the bible.. So, OP say Devil get behind me

There is no such thing as a perfect being. Just that there are people who leave little or no room for silly errors. There are certain mistakes you cannot afford to make in life and this that the OP had done is one of them. There are people who got most of what they have in life on a platter, and they don't seem to value what comes their way.

This has nothing to do with the Devil. People like him don't need pampering. I have a couple of them around and the last thing he needs is someone to tell him that all will be well. Funningly enough, he is seeking and hoping that the thread would be pushed to FP, just so the world can see how serious he is with life.

iaamxavier:
Lalasticlala pls help move to fp for better clarification thanks

Which Lalasticlala are you calling? If you were my younger brother, I would have beaten the living daylight out of you! The breed of students we have these days is just appalling! What sort of student would not check out his examination Centre days before the exam itself?

I am so sure the exam was paid for by your ward or guardian, which explains why you clearly don't show any remorse. I believe the story would have been different if you struggled to purchase the form with your sweat.

Good thing you're presently studying at Yabatech. Truth is, you just might never gain admission with this attitude of yours. I am dead sure there won't be a rescheduling. JAMB comes up with that tale to manage the teeming number of affected students.

My advice to you is, continue with Yabatech for now and wait for another JAMB next year. As it stands, this one is a lost cause.

I felt I was bleeding reading through the piece and the comments. Yes, so many Nigerians have this weird attitude that could be distasteful and disgusting, but that does not imply that there are good folks in the county.

The piece chose to channel its strength into what it believes to be the negatives and likely problems plaguing us as a people. My grouse is with the so-called Nigerian who claimed money means everything to us. This is not true. Perhaps he generalized using a divide. All the same, it's nothing but stereotype.

The article reeks of hasty generalization, which pains me the most.

eyeview:
Not a fan of Nnamdi Kanu but am baffled when new generation indomie kids and some yoruba miscreants will be shouting that Asaba, delta and most parts of Niger delta where never part of biafra. This ex biafran air commandant is from asaba. Calabar that was the fct wasn't in igboland.

You need to reason deeply to balance this argument of yours. The present day South-South was part of the old Eastern region. And even at that, the present day Asaba consists of Igboid groups, who though claim they are not Igbos but indeed are.

One more thing, Owerri was the capital of Biafra and not Calabar as you claimed. Yes, Effiong, the acclaimed second President or whatever that means of Biafra was also from the present day Calabar.

I believe these areas found motivation in the war because they were recognized as the Eastern Region then, the same cannot be said now.

The Biafran ideology and chants, coupled with its slogans and belief makes it strictly a struggle of the igboid groups. And yes, there are Igboid groups in Delta, Rivers and other areas. Just so you know, Asaba was part of the old Mid-Western Region.

IgbosAreGreat:
u know u afonjas has attitude problem

The Verb 'has' is singular, while 'have' is its plural form. Your use of 'Afonja' in this context, though borrowed, is in its plurality.

Therefore, according to the subject-verb agreement, the word 'Afonjas' ought to be escorted with the verb 'has+', which is 'have'.

The correct sentence would be 'u know u Afonjas HAVE attitude problem'.

ichommy:
Me too.

My Fiancee is one of your Sister.

#Urhobo

Interesting. Nothing gladdens my heart as this this evening

ichommy:
Where Sanchez01?

I hail You Sir.

I somewhat prefer the Garri 'frying' strategy to others

Ishilove:
Sanchez my love broda!!

Go jor

sinaj:
urobo broda lol

Don't mind Ishilove.

Syphax:
Hungerbad: Ishilove, who is Sanchez?
Ishilove: He is just an Urhobo brother
Sanchez:

Good grief!

sinaj:
Rotfl

sanchez01 u r finished

I'm almost crying