₦airaland Forum

Brodafred:
There is nothing human being will do to outsmart God, God is God while human is human period! so let them continue their scientific expendition or experiment, God is smarter than all of them join together, and we all have to understand that there is limit to human capacity and capability, and possibility. No human can go beyond the boundary God has given him or her in life.

jamace:
^^^LMAO The above almost earned me some strokes of cane, many years ago, when I entered into an heated argument with my teacher. My conviction then was that if the comparative noun of long, short, young e.t.c should be by mere addition of "er" and "est" to them, good should be, good, gooder and goodest. .

English na wa o.

dustydee:
I think the call is misplaced and short sighted. Every region in Nigeria has what it takes to be prosperous our leaders are just being lazy and corrupt.

Sam_Ikenna:
Onlytruth, Beaf, Mazi Eziachi, Obiagu, Dede1 nwoke oma, you people have written beautifully. I'm really enjoying it. I didnt see the war and I'm also quite sure most people here didnt see it too so if sometimes we act over zealous or over optimistic please Mazi Eziachi pardon us. I read from your previous posts that you served for us to be alive and I cant tell you how much proud of you I'am. Your generation deserves all from us because you people gave your all at a time when being Igbo or Eastern means instant violent death in many parts of this country. May God reward you and your generation now and after.

On the issue of minority groups in the east and midwest, I think we can live together in peace if we really and trully want it. If it comes down to it I believe we can have a confedration of Ijaw, Igbo, Efik, etc. We can maintain one army and currency because that will solidify our economy and at the same time project our power to the outside. My people let the past be past, we dont have to 4get it but lets learn from it.

The future of people from east and parts of midwest may not completely be one but its sure joined in the hip.

Onlytruth Nwanne mmadu, pls keep your thoughts rolling.

jp philips:
@ ekwynwa


good for you but he is not mine.

for the ff reasons

ojukwu's finger prints are all over kaduna nzeogwu's coup, you seriously dont think it is a coincidence that such hit pulled by his kinsmen could be largely successful without the blessing of an influential one of them highly placed in the army that was functioning like a cult?

you could remember that the progrom started in the army where some people thought it was a mere rival military cult skirmish.

it is commonsensical to assume that ojukwu a historian from oxford is aware of the UN resolution on genocide enacted in 1950 shortly after the second world war. a tool that could bring gowon to justice if he really cared about the ibos

ojukwu's father was one of the few Africans that enjoyed royalties from british oil companies in the late 50's a feature people like me thought he could have explored to use the british influence to put gowon on a tight leach a move that could have saved countless igbo lives,
it is no news that he pulled the same strings during the hunger era of the war.

ojukwu's agenda at the aburi conference has no single ibo interest. by bamboozling gowon to ratify confederation is an act of WAR an oxford graduate should know better.
how it saves the progrom is what eludes albert einstein.

if the hit in the army had succeeded, the ojukwu boys could have been in total control of the army, since his father has the biggest economic interest in the country, oil and gas not excluded, the smart historian could take a political stage. does the picture fit? army plus economy equals,

oh!! i forgot to add that he wasnt a member of the supreme military council which robs him the right to decide for them who should be the next head of state.

lastly

my heroes dont run, i will chose a hitler anyday over a gallant soldier who forgot his purse on the last plane from Uli enroute ivory coast,
lest i forget, my heroes die in the struggle for what they believe in, for one that has wasted as much lives and took to his heels? hell no!!! he doesnt qualify, i believe he will learn a lot from real heroes in the great beyond.

adieu!!!! Emeka
can u pass the coffee please.

antartica:
Soon he will start worrying about how the chinese hold their chopsticks. Wash ur hands properly and eat ur food if that is what u got or better still, invent eating utensils with ur own rules and guidelines that the rest of the world will copy. The etlquette u are on about is of tudor and victorian age,it is outdated.

obowunmi:
Who says the world wants a cure HIV ---- they need to make continuous money with research grants.

Cotton:
SNCOQ3 It is a thought but consider this: If an international pharmaceutical company was interested, they'd have to protect their interest. Now let us assume they do send people here, they can't confirm its authenticity until a few years of testing etc under their own stringent conditions. For them to do that they must have some measure of control so they agree to set up shop in Nigeria. Now most likely you'll have to form a company with them or at the very least have some sort of contract. I can assure you that for such a discovery, they wouldn't stop at anything to ensure that it gets patented. If they have to settle then so be it. They don't do these things directly-that's what lawyers are for. They hide such payments in legal fees, and remember lawyer/client relationships are privileged so nobody really knows what's discussed.

Jmoore, please try to be a bit more constructive. It is not enough to say "it is possible" without offering solutions. Maybe it is and I just can't see it but it would help me and others on this thread if you could enlighten us. If we had had this argument 30 years ago, maybe I would agree with you but in today's Nigeria, I just can't see it.

Cotton:
You still have to go through Nafdac, Standards Organisation of Nigeria and probably others. If u don't play ball they can frustrate your efforts. Of course you could take your patent outside the country but that defeats the essence of this argument. Right?

manchy7531:
While the Biafran state existed, it beat Nigeria hands down in its handling of information, its depth and global reach. Nigerians
were amateurs and despite their vast resources and support of Britain, USSR, Arab League and OAU dictators, Nigerians made no
dent on the global stage.

But in 1970, the Biafran informational system was dismantled allowing Nigeria's war time propaganda to take root and after 40 years assume the status of the "truth". Every single bare-faced lie they told during the war has become "fact", even written up and taught in schools! Nigerian kids are having their heads messed up big time by idiots.

From population statistics (e.g. Hausa 29%; Yoruba 21%; Ibo 18%)
to ethnograpy, nigeria is built on false foundation. Another good example is the phrase "Ojukwu wanted oil wealth of niger-delta" which has been repeated a billion times. Therefore, those who created Dina Commission and abolished derivation became one nigeria saints while Ibos who stood for derivation became the bad guys.

In fact 90% of ALL onshore oil and gas in Nigeria is located in Iboland! Once oil wells in Ibo areas were carved into other states, a new truth was born.

Next, the very same false population figures of northern nigeria which were contested by the east prior to the war became "fact", used to give disproportionate power and influence to Hausa-Fulanis etc.

Anyway, our elders were completely taken in by false promises of reconciliation. In hindsight, Biafra should have maintained a government in exile and continued to research and disseminate
the truth, knowing fully well that nigeria would implode someday.

ACM10:
Biafra lost the war and Nigeria lost the peace.

The issues Nigeria thought that they've militarily suppressed continues to crop up 42 yrs after the war.

Babamide:
I can open the cork of a soft drink with my teeth. That makes me nigerian

ayodele123:
He was NOT right simply because it was suicidal!!

@aribisala

I disagree with you that ojukwu was not right with his declaration of Biafra
If you were in his shoes then,what would you have done?
Ojukwu was mlitary governor of the East after the 1966 coups
The revenge coup of July 1966 targetted at the Ibo military officers also was followed by large scale an unending killing of ibo civilians all over the North which the Federal Government deliberately refused to curb. The Easterners could have also retaliated against the Northerners resident in the East but Ojukwu did not allow it.He took steps to protect them and when he was sure he could no longer protect them he ensured that they evacuated the East safely. The Northern Governors failed to take any steps to protect the Easterners in their domain

Would you in Ojukwu's shoes have  continued to keep mum over the extermination of your kinsmen through ethnic cleansing and genocide?
Though the declaration of Biafra was suicidal from the military point as you postulated, it was the only option and it was the perfect option.Yes,it was a risk but it was right.Unfortunately,Biafra failed.It could have also succeeded as similar declarations in other parts of Africa and the world also succeeded.

No one should blame Ojukwu.He was a hero, not a coward and will never be forgotten for his courage to declare Biafra.

ekt_bear:
You could probably write an interesting science fiction book based on the OPs title, i'd read it

blackcat1:
I rephrase my last sentence

We need to rediscover our true ancestral God or gods. Only then can we find peace and progress.

Martian:
lol,
Socialism is an economic system while communism is both an economic and political system.

What as changed? You only expanded the definition. So please stop using phrase like "communist and socialist states", it gives the impression that you're an intellectual midget

Britain and France did not take God out of the picture to have a successful REVOLUTION. So whats your point?
.
Since it went over your head, I'll quote it again, maybe you'll understand.
I'm not in support of communism. Understand?



I thought the church "belonged to God"
and what does a church add to the GDP of a country? I have to assume you are talking about a business here because ownership implies "private property" and "profit".

Yes the Church (the universal church comprising all believers)  belongs to God. Churches( local assemblies) are founded by pastors.

You are still clearly out of context.

Martian:
Religion is the opium of the masses indeed. I was watching something about socialism and central planned economies and how Thatcher spearheaded free market reforms in the 80s and it occured to me that maybe the former communist and socialist states where able to rise out of their malaise because they didn't have the placebo provided by religion. The only answer for them was, REVOLUTION.

Where are the so called communist states today? the biggest church in Ukraine is owned by a Nigerian, Leningrad in Russia is back to St. Petersburg, Churches once suppressed in former Soviet Bloc are springing back to life fast. "the opium of the masses" is winning. Isn't that supernatural?
By the way, socialism is a term used to describe communism in economic context. please stop using phrase like "communist and socialist states", it gives the impression that you're an intellectual midget.

That will never happen in Nigeria because, Adeboye, Oyedepo and other obviously mentally deficient religious individuals are put on a pedestal and the hope of the "afterlife" has rendered this life( THE ONLY ON WE  KNOW OF) secondary. That is the tragedy of religion.

hmm, Atheist

Martian:
I know it's wishful thinking.

good.

The place is populated by intellectual midgets like yourself who can't see the forest for the trees.

So u have to sling a mud before responding to the subject. typical.

It's about culture, history and self esteem. It's about pride. It's about facing the economic consequences of colonialism. It all starts in having some damn pride in your history and stop kowtowing to foreign idealogies that actually places another culture above yours.
It's not rocket science!!!

Hello, look up the topic (Christianity vs The Old Gods of Nigeria ). I suggest you read  all my comments on this topic before responding out of context.

Witchcraft is not real. The "powerful witch" in your village either died of old age or maybe a medical condition that went untreated because of superstitions and inadequate medical institutions. Your imaginary friend didn't do sh#t.

due respect, thats a misguided opinion. Witchcraft is real. Take it or leave it.

PAGAN  9JA:
[size=32pt]THE GODS WILL RETURN TO NIGERIA SOON![/size]


The Mayans had predicted right. This year 2012, is the begining of the END, for christianity , for islam , for the dark ages.


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Martian:
First we need more people to start thinking like you, then things will start happening.
Unfortunately, it's probably going to be the next generation that does this if there are enough smart ones left after the majority have been rendered mentally handicapped by the religious fanatics currently raising them.