₦airaland Forum

CyberG: Okay...but be careful for as soon as they resort to insults and personality attacks, you know they are out of steam. I have seen that before and this is their only tactic to distract their losing arguments.

An argument based on established facts can never be lost. The fact that you guys lose your reasons whenever you hear anything ibo will never change anything. Awolowo was described by an erudite professor for what he is, in fact, the Achebe I know is only being diplomatic with that comment back there. A more blunt person would have put it as it is, Awolowo was a tribalistic lunatic, period.

[quote author=ekt_bear]I have to go run some errands...back in a few[/quote]OK, you are permitted my boy.

CyberG: His obviously tribalistic stance is one of the reasons some of the few people who have bought or read his book will neither buy nor read another one. In fact, they'd just put it through the shredder. There's no big deal about Achebe for he is just another teacher, a professor - a JOB! That is something several millions of people do today and there's nothing special about it. His views are merely pedestrian; like the typical iboz, blame everyone else but not himself the loser. So somehow, the other guys are always the bad guy and you have never done anything wrong! SMH

Sometimes people make a huge fool of themselves with comments like these; if you dont know Achebe, please study the man for 2 years, (he is more than a subject in school) you might just graduate with some cure to your bigotry. I repeat, none of your past ancestors have achieved anything close to Achebe, and with you drivel on here, I fear that none of your generations yet unborn will ever achieve anything at all.

Aigbofa: Ibos are like a gambler who lost all his money in a casino and then try to blame everybody from the cashier who gave him the money to the taxi driver who took him there. Anybody but himself.

I think this analogy is wrong. It's the people of Nigeria that has lost all their money on the casino, sorry, oil gamble. The ibo people are even better off than many

[quote author=ekt_bear]They aren't rhetorical...I basically want these guys to commit to certain positions so that we can follow the logical implications. Notice how I did this earlier with afam4eva.

If you don't do this, then they'll weasel out and hold fast to their preconceived notions. My approach forces them to face the contradictions.[/quote]Force? Has it ever worked? Toying with the sensibilities of a people and hoping to change established facts will only keep you chasing your tail forever.

whitecat007: He is a market woman o jare! gradually the rest of Nigeria is seeing them as hardcore tribalist they really are. Is it his book he bullied some and begged some to buy to help them bounce back quickly from the devastation of the civil war in some schools in west Africa? and up till now his lobbyist are still on their kneels begging the Noble society for a price, in which another group took it upon themselves to give him consolation price(Booker) The Noble society knew he's a rabble rouser reason they looked the way of a real giant(Wole Soyinka)

Have you ever read his books, or are you like the normal educated illiterate Nigerian who will refuse to give credit only on the basis of the authors tribe?

Ufeolorun: I find it difficult at times to understand why people blatantly refuse to take responsibility for their own actions. Ojukwu(rip) declared war and should be held responsible for all that happened.
I hope am not blind,one striking thing here is;the professor didn't even mention Ojukwu's name,not even once in this article.Achebe need to let-go his constant penchant for sectional revisionism. Kilode!

Blaming ojukwu for the war is childish, and its upside down reasoning like this that will continue to hold us back in this cesspit called naijiriya. Until people own up and apologize for blood letting, the gods of justice will continue to turn its face from our unholy union. Let's dream on. A thousand years from now and maybe we shall still be blind to reason because some will love to support the mistakes of their grand fathers.
Achebe has since been vindicated, a people who fails to mend their past are bound to suffer their future.

Rossikk: Achebe should let it rest abeg. Didn't this man have anything more current to write about? This Biafra stuff is just doing my head in. Hope he criticises Ojukwu and his friends for stupidly declaring independence/new nation without the resources, including military resources, to defend it.

I disagree, till things drastically get beetter, we should be talking about the problems, especially the root causes, the instigators, the scheemers and the back stabbers. The ones who declared a new state were helped and adviced, and later betrayed by some others. I think more shame should go to the less-than-men carpet crossing turn coats.

seanet01: [size=25pt]This is called Senility!!!
The useless and Fake Professor on wheels accusing the God of Ibos of Over ambition? What a stvpid statement by Arindin Chinua.
Ode buruku.
oloriburuku professor. [/size]

No matter how hard you and your generations try, you will never reach a tenth of what prof. Achebe has become. The man is larger than life.

eelbay: Lets it all..let put the PAST in the casket... Lets think about the future...

If you fail to note where the rains started beating you, you will never know where or when it will stop. Nigerians has been in the rains and cold for too long. Teach the Biafran war as a course in the universities for the benefit of the younger generations.

Nice points, just very cool

shymexx: If Nigerians are those who 'make-up' Nigeria, and Nigeria is a failure, so how do we classify Nigerians then?? Nigeria by itself is just a geographical location for Nigerians - and Nigeria can't do anything without Nigerians...

Religion defines a man's identity... It's a way a man moves higher in his level of consciousness... A man without a religion that defines who he is, is a man without an identity...

When I see Europeans, I see Christianity, and a saviour the looks like them...

When I see Arabs and Persians, I see Islam, and a prophet that looks like them...

When I see Indians, I see Hinduism, and a Krishna that looks like them..

When I see Chinese/Japanese/Koreans etc.., I see Buddhism, and a Buddha that looks like them...

Even South Americans had to create their own religion/identity based on their mix... Combination of native people, African religion, and European religion to create a new way of life for their people...

When I see black Africans, I see a people with no identity trying to fit in anywhere - yet we think we're the best thing since slice bread... It's not surprising that we're stuck at the bottom of every social ladder because we're a people with no principle, no sense of responsibility, and 'a people' trying to fit in everywhere....

So let's do something, paint a black saviour and call him...........wazobia!

Tolaaaaannni: I still don't agree with that "Nigerians are failures"/ "We have failed Nigeria". Those that have failed Nigeria know themeselves. I guess we have to agree to disagree. And can you elaborate on your claims that "Nigerians don't have an identity"??

Mention just one point that made you think you have not failed nigeria?

minudus: Ask Mr President And His Cabal..

Pushing the blame game

dealslip: Did U̶̲̥̅̊ marry her S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ she can cook Ųя meals and do Ųя house chore. Women are not maids they are meant †̥ be Ųя companions not take care of Ųя whims and caprices

with this type of mindset, your marriage will last as long as 2 months before the frustrated man will dump ur azz through the window

dealslip: Did U̶̲̥̅̊ marry her S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ she can cook Ųя meals and do Ųя house chore. Women are not maids they are meant †̥ be Ųя companions not take care of Ųя whims and caprices

with this type of mindset, your marriage will last as long as 2 months before the frustrated man will dump ur azz through the window

fire dey go, the impact will be minimal

can someone tell me how to make a movie on youtube? i want to cartoon mohammed everyday till these fanatics burn down the internet

PointB: Good.
So let me ask you. Which current crop of Northern leader would like to see in the poll?

in truth, none, but that does not mean they wont be up for offer on the polls!

all the fvuck we you fvck the girl nko? minus how much?

wellmax: Its such a pity that Muslims have to use a magnifying lens to find verses that talk about peace in the Qur'an.
It is by their fruits that we know them.

peace to a muslim is different from the peace in your dictionary

HQ: Fagg*ts, that's what they are. I can believe I'm this pissed off.

Y'all are just so lucky your whole f*cking protests don't take place around my zone.

One Youtube Video = Mass Outcry. Thousands of Innocent Lives killed in the various "Islamic-Led Terrorism Acts" around the world - Nada.


If I didn't know a few well mannered Muslims I'd think the whole flock were just plain Daft and silly.

watch those 'well mannered muslims' your throat could be slit in a second.

Germannig: Ah! E concern you oh, bro.

The more we fail to ask questions, the more we are thrown over the cliff.

obama dont concern me, till he is my governor, senator of president

Orblonde: Does this include protests against the killings of Xtians and Muslims in Nigeria, that has been going on in the name of Boko Haram? Misplaced priorities here...why is their priority too protest against an idiot in the USA about his stupid and disrecpectful lie of a movie over the actually killings of innocent people by so called Muslims. I would have thought the later would have drawn out the large crowds. That says a lot about the north and their silence on terrorism.

should northern moslems protest against boko, are you a child?

codeline: In conclusion, the thief comes only to kill, steal and destroy but Jesus came to give life and give it abundantly. What i really think about the whole issue is that: what do we expect people in darkness to do for they are doing what they are supposed to do. The problem is that the light that is to brighten the darkness is going down. The christians in this country really need to be real and stop complaining about people in the darkness. Thank u

haul your black azz to the religious section

Germannig: Duh! The GOP is endlessly drumming it that Obama has not delivered, hence Americans should try a different leadership.
You cannot wish away the past if you want a different future.

wetin concern agbero with overload

vanstanzy: Abeg o! I no be muslim, that my post na typographical error. But come to think of it, i refuse to believe all muslims are murderers, but i wouldnt try them either cos there is a thin line between life and death.

all muslims are murderers, just waiting for the chance to stab someone and inherit 77 virgins and enjoy tight kitten forever

PointB: The question really is an attempt to justify why the current crop of Northern leadership should be allowed to steer the ship of the nation in 2015? Do you have an idea, a justification?

my idea is to subject the issue to a clean and fair voting process

What do you mean by that stewpid question, the polls should decide who rules and not some useless behind the scene scheemings of endangered species.

[quote author=A-town]How many of the so-called protesters have seen this video sef. How many of them have access to to the internet? I am yet to see the video yet see as brainwashed idiots are protesting for something they know nothing of/did not witness.
These people are just ignorant and jobless.[/quote]Faith is the ability of believing things you cannot see

engineerd: I am a citizen of Suuthern Nigeria! I do not want to be associated with these Northern Barbarians that are enemies of progress! This is just embarrassing. Where are the protests against Boko haram terrorists that bombed a church just yesterday?

If you are a citizen of the south and still believe any fake igbo man can protest for mohamed, then you are a product of premature ejaculation

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The Yorubas could have pursued them as far North they could if they hadnt stopped on their own accord at the asouthern bank of the Niger.

How else do you define cowardice?

lacasa: Cos Boko-Haram is a tool used by hidden forces in the south ϯo destroy the north. & divide Nigeria

In that case they are doing it very well. Hope they succeed