AmuDimpka:


Are you free now
The placard . Against igbo

Mile 12 saga by Hausa

Ikorodu killings by ijaw
Ilorin taken over
So how are you free now ?

You see, the difference between Yorubas and Ibos is that Yorubas don't need to make noise online. As we speak, Nigeria is creating a naval base in Ogun because of the recent attacks. They know the moment Yorubas start feeling defensive....shit happens.

Fulanis attacked Enugu. Our politicians played lips service. As I speak, Fulani cows are still marching about freely in their new home; Enugu.

If you're equating lack of freedom to infrequent attacks by touts + herdsmen, then I feel for you.

Then you must have thought Yorubas burning down your ladipo shops after the attack of a Yoruba man by Ibo cowards an intrusion of your freedom.

pazienza:


Just as you you get banned for supporting Odua republic?

Oh wait, the Yorubas are not after Odua republic, they are allergic to independence like their Islamic masters up North.

Those who fight for freedom are the one that think that freedom is beyond their grasp.

The last time I checked, that doesn't describe a Yoruba man.

Whenever Yorubas feel like Nigeria doesn't favor them, they fight with their votes. Yorubas planned and usurp PDP as the largest political party in Africa ....... that's what I call freedom. To have a meaningful voice.

Ibos' fight for freedom is politically motivated and I understand why. They can't stand alone. Even with their forced union with the SS, PDP still failed. When you have two large nations working against one large tribe, it's okay to feel like slaves and powerless. That's why I support y'all. Imagine if Yorubas had a one million man march, Nigeria go hear am cause everything happens in the SW. Ibos had one, but months later, they're still voiceless.

Now imagine a Yoruba (economical hub) + ND union (oil production) where they both want out....... you can just imagine.

It is a pity.

Ondo is a oil producing state. OP can you read?

“Olatokunbo Ayotunde Ajasin is not from the oil producing area of Ondo state where the position is strictly reserved for in accordance with the provision of the Niger Delta Development Commission (Establishment etc)

Since you're setting your ipad pals in an emotional and sentimental trap, please continue with your purpose on this thread.

superstar1:
10years ago I was gisting with my cousin in UK and he asked me whether i have registered on the new raving forum in Nigeria, Nairaland. I told him I do not even have any idea that the new Forum exists. I quickly logged on and found one elementary website bearing Nairaland. Not deterred by the perceived elementary outlook of the forum, I registered and was happy to belong to a platform where i can air my view ona ny issue about my country to the world.

I only restricted myself to Sport section, most especially Manchester United thread. I do peep into Politics, culture and tribal sections once in a while, but there was really nothing unusual apart from the usual news we all have access to in the regular media. Culture section was more informative with some NL encyclopedia lecturing on us who we are as Africans and other cultural stuffs. Due respect to AndreUwe and Fulamania.

Fast forward to mid-2008, Politics section started getting hot with waves upon waves of attacks on Yorubas from Igbos who were spewing their remixed version and make-me-happy tales by moonlight of their Fathers and Uncles false heroics. Major cuplrits were Deridegull, Chino, Oneast or Chinology. Most guys ignored them except Dayokanu that made it a point of duty to decimate all their claims, with Katsumoto delivering irrefutable facts to nullify all animosities against the Yorubas. The hours upon hours of lectures and counter ectures from Katsumoto and Deridegull or Duru1 were very informative. By early 2010, subtle warnings were being sent to Seun to curb tribalism in Politics section, he did not see it as anything serious. By mid-2010, other yorubas felt enough is enough of these shenanigans coming from igbos. The likes of OPCNairaland, MayorofLagos, jakumo, IlekeHD, Gbawe, Aareonakakanfo, Shymexx,led the full scale attack, with Desola being the only female, always hitting the mark in a very subtle but effective way.

This culminated in the myth bursting season, monicker expose season, the season of truce with rendezvous at Beerhugz Ikeja. Ngozievergreen will never forget NL. Those were very brutal days in Politics section of NL. 2015 election brought out the good, the bad and the ugly of NL. It was a propaganda and campaign ground for the major political parties. That was the season of PPP -Pay Per Post. Post election ushered in the cry for bia.fra season. Seun responded to this cry in a manner that has never been seen before on NL. I am not sure DSS did not threaten him on that particular issue.

Due to the clamp down on secession cries, some threatened to migrate out of NL and never to come back. They left, they were not missed and voila, they are back. Some even created parallel fora that never had the pull effect of NL and such fora died a natural death.

We are presently in the season of indiscriminate bans. Just came back from a lengthy ban and i cannot even guarantee not being banned before end of today. . We have seen it all on NL.

The diversity of opinion and the scintillating presentations of some are what make NL thick and addictive. It will be the highest hypocrisy if I fail to mention that tribalism and ethic jabs are also part of the fun of NL, that you might not really get elsewhere, except on Vanguard online and probably Facebook. In the midst of the jabs, we learn one or two things. Atimes some jabs make you to read up on such jabs and you will come back to give a merciless counterjabs. . Veterans will understand what i am talking about.

Government agencies, political parties, security agencies and even print media now know that anyone that ignores NL is doing so at his or own peril. This is a classical example of online forum that has given power to the youths and masses. Here, we can report any agency or personnel of government or corporation or individuals that misbehaves in real time without any fear of harassment, which was prevalent in the days of the likes of Fela and Gani Fawehinmi.

By and large, I have learnt a lot from NL in the last 10years. While growing up, I was never interested in who were our forefathers as Africans, who we were as a people, the events that led to the amalgamation of North and South, the civil war, Awo, Zik, Ahmadu Bello or Oduduwa. The contributions of all from every nook and cranny of Nigeria challenged me to read up, to separate the truth from fallacy. I had to read virtually every book or write up ever written on Nigerian Civil War, Pre and post-independence era, the days of the Evil Genius Maradona, the dark days of Abacha and the emergence of the 4th republic democracy in Nigeria. I also picked interest in the top 5-7 ethnicities in Nigeria and I had to read up on their histories too.

Seun thanks for creating this forum. It has been an avenue for youths to air their opinion freely, demand better governance and forge a better country for ourselves. Even the ethnic jabs is forcing all parties to have mutual respect for ourselves despite all the animosities and probably collaborate to achieve an objective of a better country.

I am specially hailing Katsumoto, Dayokanu, Desola, Chino, Abagworo, Shymexx, Duru1, Dede1 AndreUwe, Fulanmania, Aresa, Modath, Soundking, Sunnybobo, Anonimi, StBlack, StOla, arewafederation, AareOnakakanfo, oduastates, Ngwakwe, EzeNri, dearpreye, dozzybaba (mad-dest boy on NL), VICTORCIZA, OPCNairailand, NgeneUkwenu, idupaul, MayorofLagos, T9sky, pazienza, Jason123 Deridegull, IlekeHD, ACM10, raumdeuter, 9jacrip, Aigbofa, Passingshot, nduchucks, Iyangbali, fiiznation, Firefire, Omenka, Orikinla, Aljarem, ijawmilitant, EasternActivist, JAckBaueress1, Freeglobe, ANAMBRAII, tupacshakur, Zimoni, barcanista or is it Tonyebarcanista, ezeagu, obiagu1, basilo101, tonychristopher etc You contributed immensely in making NL a vibrant social forum it is today, most especially the Politics section.

Looking forward to another decade.

Ore, thanks for the mention

Unfortunately we can't get the likes of davidylan, doyin3, debosky etc here anymore.

Seun has turned NL to anti-Yoruba platform. Back then, it was a place to learn from the best, nowadays we just coming to troll.

If I type "May Biafra come so that the YEASTS can leave the SW" na, Mynd will just come with his gragra and ban me.

fiizznation:
10yrs? You really have balls. Funny enough, I see/view nairaland as an anti-northen forum were baseless lies against the north/northerners are propagated everyday by people who know nothing about the north/northerners, and it should my 3rd/4th year here. At some point I almost deactivate my account, what? I deactivated it but I couldn't complete the deactivating process because I just couldn't remember the password I used for the email account I opened my nairaland account with, so I had to just give up.

That been said, nairaland have been educative, enlightening, entertaining and informative. Kudos to seun and his esteem team of moderators who gave birth to a forum like this, where the average Nigerian can express his freedom of speech freely, without any fear. Nairaland is still a work in progress because I believe there are many things yet to be done by seun.

A decade here; op you really have a iron heart

Ehn ennn. Na so? Oya, what are the baseless lies?

Continue.

#1 terrorists in Nigeria - Boko harams

#4 terrorists in the WORLD - Fulani Herdsmen

AmuDimpka:


Those were the real warlords or do I call them intellectual..they were tabbing and making us feel educated . Barcanista, Tonychristooher and others were impressive

Then people like you started contributing. More Ipod touts started infiltrating the WWW.

Even the Barcanista you mentioned tried to put you lots in your place when you started claiming Ijaw land.

pazienza:


Seun is a business man and did the needful by modifying the rule number 9.

You are but an inconsequential fellow with no influence whatsoever on the proceedings here. Why exactly do you want me to notice you?

I had always been of good manners, that's the hallmark of Pazienza.

Rule #9 modified but you still get banned for supporting Biafra?

It's really so easy to take Ibo emotions for a roller coaster ride.

Change of heart indeed. More like you ibos couldn't unite enough to create Nairaland.2

400billionman:
HATRED everywhere..

Mynd44, lalasticlacla, pls shut this thread..

Where's the hatred? Why are you people so lily-livered?

Is this not the "Japan of Africa"?



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I keep telling ibos not to compare their storage containers to Yoruba businesses