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Oba of Yoruba in Enugu's grandmother wept that he would be eaten when he left for Enugu. In 1979 when the present Oba Yoruba was heading to Enugu, his grandmother wept that he would be eaten. She however lived to witness him bring many family members to Enugu who are doing very well.
Sofistcatdmoron: u are asking a question that has been answered many times, some deny their igbo because it started during the Civil War when you have to deny your igbo to obtain favor grom the Nigerian side , but their names and dialed remain igbo dialect which can't be changed,,. incase you want to ask if ika, language etc , ikwere is different from igbo, it's the same language dialect of igbo language just like ijebu language is a dialect of yoruba
the reason we place emphasises on the truth is because the truth is greater. u only have to tell the truth but wen u lie, u need to keep producing lies to cover your track. u inevitably runout and caught.
please remind us which Edo the ikwerre are claiming? the people there or igbanke say they are not bini. Oba of bini wrote that ikwerre are typical ibo. so which edo are they claiming?
MemoriesAndMe: But Ikeja is on the mainland. Everywhere on the mainland can easily connect to Ikeja and find a way to the mainland.
Otherwise, the other route would have been on boats through the lagoon which is not convenient. If that was the case, many wouldn't be building/buying houses on the island if they can't connect with people on the mainland.
The bridge was built way before GSM and the main way everyone contacted each other back then was through letters, telegraph and seeing face to face. Without the bridge, commerce and many more areas in Lagos would have been greatly affected.
That's my view though, I may be wrong.
See the current one they are doing now.
When the sea charge, people on the road will follow it back to the ocean.
If we want to see water, we can take boat, which one is road on top water and by the side of water??
MemoriesAndMe: But Ikeja is on the mainland. Everywhere on the mainland can easily connect to Ikeja and find a way to the mainland.
Otherwise, the other route would have been on boats through the lagoon which is not convenient. If that was the case, many wouldn't be building/buying houses on the island if they can't connect with people on the mainland.
The bridge was built way before GSM and the main way everyone contacted each other back then was through letters, telegraph and seeing face to face. Without the bridge, commerce and many more areas in Lagos would have been greatly affected.
That's my view though, I may be wrong.
We go no where with wasteful spending.
I'm against the construction of bridge for convenience.
Think about all the routes that can be opened if we use the bridge to cross to mainland and then build the super highway on the mainland.
A poor country like Nigeria that import food, no electricity, should we be building bridge from Atlantic ocean straight to Ikeja via lagoon for convenience?
MemoriesAndMe: The bridge crosses the lagoon - a body of water. How do you build a road over a large body of water like the lagoon? Obviously a bridge is needed for easy commute between the mainland and the island in Lagos.
Its either only through bridges, underground tunnels, boats, ferries or airlines - planes, helicopter s etc. the bridge is the most convenient practice.
Its a standard practice all over the world, unless the mainland and the island in Lagos want to continue using boats and ferries before the bridge was commissioned.
They did not build the bridge to cross the Lagoon unto the mainland.
They built the bridge to cut the mainland off from the island direct to Ikeja.
Do u understand now?
They could have built more roads on the mainland instead to open more route, which will benefit more people rather than joining the bridge at 2 points
KingCold: The point missed on you is that these crimes aren't by South Africans in Nigeria.. We aren't a criminal threat in your country, howeve,r the opposite is true.. And we're sick of it
You pointing out crimes happening in South Africa is a waste of time..
i will catch u later, got to go now.
I dont want to keep repeating myself so read over.
Nigeria dont feature as top criminals in your government data.
KingCold: Bruv, I don't need to educate myself about my country.. I live there.. Perhaps you need to learn to take accountability like your late president down below
The common denominator is again YOU
DA slams SAPS leadership after court officer arrested for drug dealing in gang-plagued Kleinvlei
KingCold: You are making excuses, boss.. pointing fingers at everyone but yoursselves. Your drug exploits aren't limited to SA. are they? , What about India? Malaysia? The Philippines..etc in SA, you're also into human trafficking and other various crimes
The common denominator is always YOU
Look at Qatar, they banned Nigerian males travelling alone, why?
KingCold: "Anybody can say whatever"? Dude.. you posed a drug threat in Seychelles, so what do you expect they do? Look at what Nigerians are doing in India? Not a week passes by without a Nigerian drug bust over there, So, how do you think an average Indian will perceive Nigerians? Positively or Negatively?
This is exactly why people end up lumping Nigerians together, because those who aren't involved in crime defend criminality
As a foreigner your options are already limited.
U are not even allowed to trade in the market, u need to feed, wat do u do?
Circumstances is wat took u there in the first place and u need to survive.
Not making excuses but i can see how some might get desperate.