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kettykin:
The APC-led government hasn’t just killed Nigeria—it has gutted its soul, stripped it of any remaining moral fiber, and left it as a husk of corruption and lawlessness. Under this disastrous leadership, Nigeria has descended into a cesspool where kidnapping, ransom-taking, and ritual killings have become industries of their own, thriving in the vacuum of accountability.

The truth is stark: Nigeria, once the giant of Africa, is now barely clinging to relevance, ranked as the 5th largest economy on the continent.

Ironically, this is exactly where Lagos was in 2014 before it became the poster child for Tinubu-style governance—hollow development, rampant exploitation, and unchecked decay.


The APC has destroyed the very foundation of the nation, leaving a legacy of misery, bloodshed, and moral bankruptcy. Nigeria is a tale of what happens when power is placed in the hands of vultures.

yarimo:
and Abia state is not Igbo oo🤣🤣🤣

MadamVanessa:


I'm not saying that the Ikwerre people are Igbo, but I find it surprising that they bear Igbo native names. Though the Ikwerre people have constantly said that they're not igbo and disassociated themselves from the Igbo, I believe it's important for the Igbos to acknowledge and respect their wishes.

However, what the Ikwerre people seems not to know is that, to the northerners, they will still be perceived as Igbo. I recall my experience traveling to Kaduna, were I realized that, in the eyes of northerners, people from the South South are often lumped together as Igbo, regardless of their actual ethnicity be it Ijaw, Efik, Ibibio, Urhobo etc. And our names have no connection to Igbo names, yet they still perceived us as Igbo people, talk more of the Ikwerre that answers Igbo names. Make una de jonz sha.

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USPS (United States Postal Service) And NIPOST Package Delivery Problems

This is apparently the second time i am loosing package sent from USA through USPS to NIPOST i don't know why nipost a national carrier can't bring you package to your doorstep when DHL and others can i regret making her use the cheap stupid USPS package delivery arrangement she sent me the tracking number the package only tracks within US but even when it eventually gets to Nigeria it never gets delivered to your home is it that you have to go to NIPOST to collect it or how first i loosed a Laptop now i am about to loose my Sony PSP console with any idea on what i can do to retrieve all my packages please holla back at me-please call which ever goes through they both my numbers or mail me -i would really like to know if i should go to NIPOST office and which of their office because currently i live in OLODI-APAPA in LAGOS. thanks for your kindly and brotherly support and advice in advance.

yoruboid:
Jagaban still remains Nigeria’s best president ever

He understands the issues and he is taking the right steps

I just wished the governors were half as responsible and visionary

SalamRushdie:
You increase price of electricity by over 250 percent , increase price of fuel by 600 percent yet you are saying no to 100 percent tarriff increase for Telcos? You want the to shut down?

Igboid:
Workch:
I usually do not make posts on nairaland politics section but I have to address this charade of Senator Ndume as regards undermining the the contributions of southeast in Nigeria. I’m going to do this with Figures vis-à-vis the figures come north to show that northerners are conning people into staying in Nigeria, which is obviously failing.

Oil revenue and other
In 2017, the NBS released oil revenue figures of all Nigerian oil producing states which totals 32billion USD, assuming that we share the sentiment of subtly dissociating igbos in southsouth from their counterparts in Southeast, IMO and Abia combined accounted for 1.7% of this revenue, 1.7% of 32billion is 544million USD. It means that Imo and Abia brought 544million USD to Nigeria in 2017.

In this same year, southeast states received a total federal allocation of 152.9billion which is 459.1million USD using 333per dollar rate as it was obtainable in 2017.

Imo and Abia alone made 544million USD, this figure indicates that south east actually generated their own federal allocation. This cannot be said about the north’s humongous allocation, they feed from other south southern states


This will help create a picture to help you see who steals from who? Southeast earned every allocation they get, north steals from southsouth.
This is clearly seen as the total revenue generated in 2017, 65% of this was from oil while a substantial remaining Came from Lagos ports and business which igbos also contributed a large stake in terms of Importations of goods and federal taxes. Northerners don’t do importation a lot and they don’t have business paying taxes a lot.

We can hardly see the contribution of the northern states and their people here vis-à-vis the amount they get in term of allocations.


I am not an Igbo guy but it’s totally irrational to think that north is not the parasite here. They never earn whatever they get in Nigeria.

As matter of fact, aside Lagos and maybe ogun state and the oil producing states, other states include all 19northern states are parasites. None of them earn whatever they get.

BlowYourMind:
If zik was wise and had foresight, he would have opposed the removal of secession, but he is blind to the future, he want to be premier in the south west.

JAMO84:
So as at the time Ojukwu was trying to remove Biafra from Nigeria, he was commiting treason and actually deserved to be shot dead at bar Beach.


Azikwe made sure Nigeria is indivisible, but his children are crying all over social media today, telling ordinary citizens like me to let them go, as if I used rope to tie them.

Armaggedon:
Zik stood for regionalism and federalism with financial and legislative autonomy where the regions developed in their own pace. No contradictions.

One of the most confusing figures in Nigeria's history was Awolowo. He claimed he wanted secession and zik rejected. But when the opportunity presented itself during Biafra, the same Awolowo made a complete U-turn and and started fighting for a unitary one Nigeria as championed by gowon. His attitude justified Zik's opinions about him.

For those who claim his demand was in good faith, his demand was rediculous and he knew it. He was neither here no there. There is no sovereign state in the world that has secession in it's constitution. If he truly wanted his region to be alone he should have demanded a pre-independence referendum like southern Cameroon or pre-independence partitioning as in British India. Opting for a secession clause instead of pre-independence referendum clearly indicated lack of commitment to specific ideology from Awolowo. You can't officially keep one leg in the country and keeping one outside. A snake he was.

I want you to read this with an open mind, impartiality and of course don't hesitate to fault/pick the points/facts you think are not right from my write up. This is d story of Nigeria; Let's see who is at fault here cos we always pick on Hausa/Fulanis............

Historically, Hausas/Fulanis and Igbos formed alliance politically in the first republic while Yoruba party led by Obafemi Awolowo remained active in the west. (Igbos didn't see themselves as slaves to Hausas/Fulanis then cos they are not d Yorubas). Read on pls...

Igbos(Easterners) have always been an active members of every military/civilian government/administrations since the first republic and all the subsequent military administrations. Nnamdi Azikwe was a Governor-General/president and Tafawa Balewa was a prime minister while Yoruba politicians were only active at the regional level. Nnamdi Azikwe party formed alliance with Hausa/Fulanis party when the latter was unable to win majority votes. And till date, nobody from any part of this country screamed blue murder................(Igbos were friends to Hausas/fulanis then, not slaves until Yorubas formed alliance with Hausas/fulanis)

In 1963, the coup that killed a whole lot of Northern and western top military officers and politicians was led by Easterners(Igbos) and no single soul from the East either in military or politics lost his life despite the fact that there was an existing alliance between Igbo party and Hausa/Fulani party; both parties formed that tagged corrupt government(according to Nzeogwu but only Hausa/Fulanis were corrupt in that government with their ally(Akintola) in the west). I presume you can feel the pains of the Northerners and some Westerners.......

Who subsquently became an acting Prime minister when Tafawa Balewa went missing? Nwafo Orizu(Igbo) became an acting Prime minister and subsquently handed over power to Major-General JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi (Igbo), the GOC of the Nigerian Army.

Aguiyi Ironsi(Igbo) became a president and single-handedly destroyed our flourishing regional governments in his quest to have control over all the regional governments. Read this Bro, Aguiyi Ironsi refused to killed or failed to put the coup plotters (Igbos) on a trial as was advised by Northerners' politicians and ended up transfering all these coup plotters to the Eastern prison. Can you imagine Igbos being subjected to this kind of treatment ina ny government? Igbos would definitely screamed blue murder.

Against all advice, Ironsi promulgated Decree Number 34 of 1966, which abrogated the federal system of government and substituted a unitary system. He didn't stopped there, Aguiyi Ironsi went ahead and appointed Igbos to every sensitive governmental positions. The same thing is repeating itself in 2014 again and i am wondering what Igbos would say/do in this century if an Hausa man become a president either in 2015/2019 when everybody has now witnessed their behaviour under Jonathan administration...............

Northerners started their own madness in 1966 i presumed (The Killing of innocent Igbos on the street of Northern Nigeria) which was barbaric but the subsequent coup which equally led to the death of loads of military officers from Eastern part of the country was good and justified to me though cos what goes around, comes around; And to every actions, there must/would be a reaction.

However, Northerners military took over power from where Aguiyi Ironsi left it-Unitary system of government led by Igbo and life has never been the same ever since again.

Second republic came in to place in 1979 and westerners weren't active in this administration because south west party(AG) which was led by chief Obafemi Awolowo narrowly lost the election to Shagari led party. And again, second alliance came between Igbo party and Hausa/Fulanis party...............Westerners remained active in the west throughout this administration. (Igbo never see themselves as slaves to Hausa/Fulanis during this period)

Military took over power again and straight back to where we were after d first republic until Obasanjo(Yoruba) was forced on us by Northern military cabals in 1999. Howerver, Yorubas waited for Obasanjo at the polls and did what was necessary at that point it time; Obansanjo was completely rejected by south westerners through their votes but managed to get Easterners and Northerners votes.

And before i go, Igbos-from Soludo, ezekweseli, Ngozi Iwela, Okadigbos, Adolp Wabara, Nnamani, Ekwerem, Thomas Aguiyi Ironsi, joy ogwu, Iyorcia Iyu, chukwuemeka chikelu, Frank Nweke, Lesley obiora, Okereke-Stock Xchange, DG Nafdac-Dora Akunyili dominated Obasanjo administration. And in Easterners' quest to tag that government a failed government just cos Obasanjo is Yoruba man, they failed to realise that it was their brothers and sisters in this goverment that failed cos Obasanjo wouldn't have able to single-handedly taken decisions while people like Nnamani, Okadigbo and Wabara are in Senate...........If you are still in doubt about the fact in this very paragraph, my next point ll definitely convince you how much damage Igbos have caused this great nation called Nigeria. But With all these failures, Baba administration is far better than what is obtainable in the present administration today.

And finally, can you now tell me who dominated this existing failed Jonathan government if not Igbos? And pls, look at where we are today; all their failures are now staring at the entire world in the face. It is quite clear to the world that this is the most inept, unproductive, inactive and corrupt administration ever in the history of Nigeria. The only active members of this administration is Akinwumi who is from Western part of the country and Stellah Oduah(Having seen what she did compare to no attempt in the past, I ll say she tried in my own opinion though and d corruption issue is a topic for another day)

South westerns will never support their own son who has been found guilty(not politically motivated though) on corruption charges- Bankole, Bode George could only get things done politically in PDP but let them come to main Yoruba political sphere and see how they would be treated..................

Pls, can u tell me who has been causing problems from what you read up there in all fairness?

CyberG:
Quote <Chino11>

You must be an imbecilic animal, the same people you helped to fight Biafra, collaborated and bribed your Yoruba animalistic leaders to have[b] abiaola, kudirate, bola ige slaughtered by the ordinary almajiris.[/b] You should be ashamed of yourself because yoroobas remains the only dirty occultic tribe that have continued to be the bane of Nigeria till this day. Why are you so myopic and cloaked with your silly ethnic bigotry that you have refused to see the destruction done to the Yorubas even in this present dispensation, by the same people you connived with to fight the Igbos. I keep saying it until yoorobas are clearly wiped out from Nigeria this country will not know peace.

The usual tribalists are here but the bolded is another misinformation just to support a point of view. Abiola, Kudirat, Bola Ige, and others from different parts of Nigeria were killed by someone / forces trying to preserve themselves. IBB was reported to have killed / orchestrated the killings of these people because of his drug connection and more! Read here: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-802181.0.html

Now, most of the e-fighters here are sitting pretty away from Nigeria where they just run their mouths. None of you were witnesses to the actual events so you need to learn to accommodate contrary opinions while providing references that support your opinions.

If ojukwu set Awo free against the federal wishes, he would have simply being locked up on arrival in Lagos. My assumption will be both parties needed him onthier side and Awo made the decision to side with the Nigerians, if that is a good thing or a bad thing, o don't know but surely a lot of lives were saved by that decision.

teufelein:
History Of IGBO Massacre Across The Northern Nigeria

MASSACRE (City/Town and Year)

1. Jos 1945
2. Kano genocide 1953
3. 1966 pogroms- over 60,000 civilians were killed
4. May 29th 1967- over 200,000 civilians were killed.
5. 1967-70 – over 3,100,0000 killed during the bloody civil war (Including the Asaba Genocide).
6. Kano 1980
7. Maiduguri 1982
8. Jimeta 1984
9. Gombe 1985
10.Zaria 1987
11.Kaduna & Kafanchan 1991
12.Bauchi & Katsina 1991
13. Kano 1991
14. Zangon-Kataf 1992
15. Funtua 1993
16. Kano 1994
17. Kaduna 2000
18. Kaduna 2001
19. Maiduguri 2001
20. Jos Maiden Crisis-Setember 2001
21. Kaduna 2002
22.Jos-November 2008
23. Beheading of Gideon Akaluka in December of 1996 in a POLICE STATION in Kano
24. Saint Moritz killed December 2001
25. Post April 2011 Presidential Election: 10 youth-corps men & women and numerous citizens murdered because a Christian Southerner was elected.
26. Jos Christmas Eve 2010
27. Madalla Christmas day 2011
28. Mubi January 6 2012
29. The many Igbo deaths caused by boko haram(which of course has the full backing of the northern elites).

And the list goes on. By the time you read this more would have died. The situation is getting out of hand and the Nigerian government has shown that it lacks the will and the capability to protect the life and property of Igbos in Nigeria.

The killings must stop. If you are Igbo and you are still playing the ostrich, it could be you tomorrow, me, or your loved ones.

http://www.may30.org/history-of-igbo-massacre-across-the-northern-nigeria/

buzugee:
impressive. i guess fashola aint the only one doing big thangs

Sapeleboy911:
Haba bro over 400k minimum wage? The minimum wage is around $7.5 per hour. If that guy is on a minimum wage, he can complain; there are poor people in America, too.

Alakoriomo:
Don’t know. But I’m sure it’ll be over 400,000 dollars per hour

Pojomojo:
The first one I am interested in knowing the rate.

Vado:
Nnamdi Azikiwe was the architect of Southern Nigeria’s misfortunes. So greedy for leadership of a delusional united Nigeria he allowed shortsightedness prevail over logic. Northerners love him more than people in the South. That should tell you something. May he continue to chill in Hades.

Elusive001:
Were you and your god not against $1 - N216? Was fuel not N87 when you guys went mad on the streets?

Wicked souls that derive joy in the suffering and hopelessness of the masses.

Revealpanda:
2. Poor hygiene

Both cultures share extremely poor hygiene.
The people of South West are generally considered as having the poorest hygiene 🪥 in Africa while their counterparts in India are considered the stinkiest in Asia and the whole world.

calculator123:
I Plead For Forgiveness From The Yoruba Nation
__________________________________________
Once again, I wish to humbly appeal to all Yoruba people to please forgive and forget my indiscretion on my Facebook comment on Friday, 9th June 2018 which, understandably sparked off widespread outrage. I never imagined in my wildest dream that an offhand remark could provoke an anger of volcanic dimension which has threatened my career and Vanguard Newspapers as an institution.
The offensive comment did not come out the way I intended it - as familial joke - but as an adult I am solely responsible for the outcome. One moment of madness has threatened my 29 years of living and working in Lagos during which I have made friends from all ethnic groups, and not among the least the Yorubas. I sincerely regret this unfortunate incident.
I must say that the indiscretion was not done at the behest, or on behalf of, Vanguard Newspapers. That is why I have serially issued my heartfelt apologies to my Yoruba compatriots both as a group and personally to those whose contacts I possess. Happily, almost all of them have shown uncommon understanding because they know me very well and have followed my work as a journalist closely.
Nothing could be further from the wrong notion of "ethnic hatred" some have ascribed to me. I have enjoyed mutually beneficial relationships with people of Yoruba ethnic stock as with a cross-section of other Nigerians, both high and low. This is probably not the forum to go into details on this because of space constraints. Therefore my apology is total and without reservations.
I take the blame for my failure to realise the damage such careless and irresponsible comment could cause. It is a big eye-opener and lesson to me. I regret the trauma this unfortunate episode has caused everybody.
I am willing to play any role required of me to end this matter peacefully and promote understanding. I have learned my lessons and I am eager to prove that I have no hatred for any group whatsoever, not least the Yoruba ethnic group. Their generosity of heart has promoted the corporate existence of Nigeria and provided all Nigerians and even foreigners a condusive environment for self-actualisat
ion.
On this note, I completely retract that offensive post because it neither represents what the illustrious Yoruba nation stands for nor my perception of them. I call on all my friends, kith and kin to please join in all efforts to restore confidence, mutual respect and love which were badly shaken since this nightmare started.
Thank you, and may God bless you all. And may God bless Nigeria.
Your compatriot,
OCHEREOME NNANNA

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MasterJayJay:
50 kg rice went from 45,000 naira to 100,000 naira within a year of Tinubu's tenure.

Prove to me that same scenario happened in Canada or keep quiet.

manikspears:
Epp me tell them o, a true hero wins or die fighting. The so called hero did non of the above in war he is a deserter and disgraceful death is the penalty . In idiagbon's case who wasn't in the country when the coup happened, he returned without knowing his fate because he believed in his own Nigeria. If Nigeria allows biafra to go today there will still be war between them. Igbos are eyeing the oil in south south but will want to be the superior tribe which the south south will never allow. Instead of fighting for biafra let's think of how we youths can have a voice in Nigeria because we don't. We are slaves, for some of us working with international companies and home based what they pay us is criminal. There is increase in goods and services but no increase in salary. No wonder why almost every girl in Lagos will open thier legs for money.

gidgiddy:
The Ore debacle exposed Yorubas as two-tongued people. It is absolutely ridiculous that some Yorubas castigate Ojukwu for invading Ore, yet, Yorubaland was already under occupation. The Northerners, led by Gowon were sitting comfortably calling the shots in Lagos and Ibadan, yet Yorubas were more concerned about Ojukwu. The Northerners literally held the Yorubas hostage in their own land. Ogundipe who was the most senior officer of the time was kicked out of Nigeria while Adeyinka Adebayor who was far senior to Gowon was made an 'ordinary Governor'. Two highly decorated senior Yoruba officers reduced to 'Houseboys' by the Northerners right in Yorubaland.


When it is something that concerns the Northerners, the Yorubas will cow-tow and feign ignorance. When it is something that concerns Igbo's, the Yorubas will suddenly remember they have a tongue.

It is time for Yorubas to drop this "the Northerners are my master" mentality.

Sp1ritHusband:
They are the real fearless freedom fighters. You forgot Tai Solarin.

I laugh hard whenever anyone from my tribe refer to Yorubas as cowards.

Racoon:
The solemn truth! And the earlier this contraption is dissolved and all regions goes it separate ways the better. One Nigeria is not and will never be attained. We are ideologically and geographically wide apart.

SyrusdeHansome:
Nigerian politicians only know how to loot. They're empty mentally e.g is the Edo state governor. Muslims in Saudi Arabia have turned a country that's not as blessed as Nigeria into heaven on Earth but the Christians and Muslim leaders in Nigeria only know how to embezzle, kill and destroy with fake promises of a better future. A future they promised our grand parents, parents and now us.

2elliot:
As an Ijaw man I will continue to laugh at Adaka Boro and Ken Saro-wiwa, as they continue to turn and gnarsh their teeth in the grave. Madafakas! Those men singlehandedly gave Nigeria the civil war victory with their treachery. They are the founding fathers of "our oyel" mantra. Oil exploration that started in 1958, but just 8yrs into it, his greed for oil money pushed him into shouting our oyel, now over 50yrs after we are yet to enjoy the resources.

kutchs:
The biggest crime committed against the Ogoni people was the killing of Ken Saro Wiwa and his eight colleagues. Their crime was that they mobilized their people against the exploitation of their land. The tribunal was headed by Justice Ibrahim Auta. Other members of the tribunal were Justice Etowa Eyo Arikpo, Lt Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (the incumbent Comptroller General of Customs), while the government prosecutor was Mr Joseph Bodurin Daudu SAN.
The Provisional Ruling Council (PRC), the highest decision-making body of the Abacha regime that took the decision to kill Saro Wiwa comprised General Abacha, Maj. General Patrick Aziza (Minister of Communications under Abacha); Major Gen. Tajudeen Olarenwaju (GOC); General Abdulsalami Abubakar (Chief of Defence Staff); Lt. General Oladipo Diya (Chief of General Staff); Maj. Gen. Victor Malu (GOC); Ibrahim Coomasie (Inspector General of Police); Mike Akhigbe (Chief of Naval Staff); Maj. General Ishaya Bamaiyi (Chief of Army Staff); Nsikak Eduok (Chief of Air Staff), and Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni (Minister of the Federal Capital Territory). There was no Igbo man.
It was Chief Emeka Anyaoku, an Igbo man, who as the secretary-general of the commonwealth of nations, that led a protest that made the Commonwealth of Nations to rise to the occasion, and warned Abacha not to carry out his wicked act. Although he later did, the Commonwealth under Anyaoku sanctioned Nigeria.
Today, ask an Ogoni man to show you his enemy, he will point at an Igbo man.
May the spirit of Saro Wiwa, and his eight colleagues hunt you for your foolishness.. An eye opener..
Paul Achalla
And we said;
Kenule Saro Wiwa was the champion of that foolishness. A man educated at the famous Government College Umuahia ( Fishers) and University of Nigeria,vNsukka. He led the federal forces against the Biafrans and for his betrayal was made Administrator of South east state. He asked that Igbo properties be declared abandoned properties and be forfeited to them. He personally took over Ojukwu father's property in Port Harcourt which he occupied at a time with a certain Lt. Sani Abacha his friend and killer. To rub in the humiliation of Igbos whom he hated so much, he wrote " Toad for Supper" which was a mockery of how they made Igbos suffer so much during the war that they fed on toads and lizards. He encouraged the Ikkwerres to deny their Igboness and assisted Elechi Amadi to invent the corruption of Igbo names by adding "r" and "y" to form jargons like Rumuokoro and Oyibo instead of Umuokoro and Obigbo. This they said is Ikkwerre a distinct language and tribe.
It is important to note that Ken Sarowiwa was not killed by his co travelers for agitating for environmental rights. Environmental rights was one of his pastimes which he used to extort money and exert influence on government and oil companies. He was killed for the murder of five Ogoni chiefs( Chief Fugbara, Kogbara Kobani et al) . These were men who were opposed to his immoral and outlandish lifestyle and actually wanted a more responsible engagement with government and oil companies. He labeled them vultures. Masterminded and led a mob attack on these men and killed the five of them in a single day. It was a murder trial and environmental issues was not on the charge sheet. He was found guilty, convicted and hanged. His friend and collaborator in arms, now Gen Sani Abacha was the Head of state. It was not in vain that Ojukwu, (may his soul find peace), made effort to see him at Port Harcourt prison before his execution. Of course all effort to save him by the emasculated Igbos had failed. Emeka Anyaoku did his best. God bless him. Ojukwu visited him and greeted him " Good morning" in broad day light.#copied#

God1000:
This is a viable alternative man

If Donald trump actually read a book, he’d learn that neither protectionism nor isolationism work in this 21st century, these countries can do the same tarrif on US as well

You don't know that U.S. arrogance and bullish behavior is the very reason BRICS was formed

He's going to destroy US economy and push allies away, he knows nothing