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 Politics › Re: VAT: Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, FCT Subsidise 33 States by walefresh3(m): 5:28am On Dec 01, 2021 |
Okwyjesus:nothing concern seaport with the inland vat... Everything generated from sea port goes to the fg... Import and export revenue / vat its not going to Lagos... But fg. Port it's a border control by fg... 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: VAT: Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, FCT Subsidise 33 States by walefresh3(m): 5:15am On Dec 01, 2021 |
franudi:bro u understand nothing about vat and development.... These vat figures proved that oyo state it's more develop than all south east states...vat collections is by fg ....and it's same everywhere... U can not give what u don't have... Let me elaborate it more... Vat its automatically collected from every purchase activities...e.g building construction, road construction, consumption goods , bank transaction... It is a value added tax... The more u buy , the more money generated... Every transaction activities that's involved money added value to tax... Which means Oyo state it's more develop than other states with less activities of business... Federal inland revenue it s in charge of vat collation....and it's same everywhere.. before it was 7.0 but now I heard it is 12.0. . Import and export tax are excluded.... |
| Politics › Re: VAT: Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, FCT Subsidise 33 States by walefresh3(m): 5:14am On Dec 01, 2021 |
caleboxylic:bro u understand nothing about vat and development.... These vat figures proved that oyo state it's more develop than all south east states...vat collections is by fg ....and it's same everywhere... U can not give what u don't have... Let me elaborate it more... Vat its automatically collected from every purchase activities...e.g building construction, road construction, consumption goods , bank transaction... It is a value added tax... The more u buy , the more money generated... Every transaction activities that's involved money added value to tax... Which means Oyo state it's more develop than other states with less activities of business... Federal inland revenue it s in charge of vat collation....and it's same everywhere.. before it was 7.0 but now I heard it is 12.0. . Import and export tax are excluded.... 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Ex-Convict, Oluwatobi Ajayi, Bags Fresh 28-Year Jail Term For Cyber Fraud by walefresh3(m): 4:08pm On Nov 30, 2021 |
esnbrutality:u be fraudster ? Why are u supporting evil ? Yeye boy... Efcc dey monitor with dis ur statement |
| Travel › Re: I Just Got A 3-Month Visa To Dubai, I Need Your Suggestions Please!!! by walefresh3(m): 3:16am On Nov 30, 2021 |
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| Politics › Re: Mr. Ibu: 'Tinubu Is Not My Candidate For 2023 Presidency' (Photos, Video) by walefresh3(m): 7:12am On Nov 28, 2021 |
Shetemi12:and we hold thier destiny for Lagos here... 2023 go determine alot of thing 17 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: ₦17 Billion Paris Club Refund Landed Obiano On EFCC’s Watch List by walefresh3(m): 4:13am On Nov 28, 2021 |
PeaceJoyLove:bro don't call a whole tribe weyre... Pls stop... We are just enlighten ourselves... We are all brothers |
| Politics › Re: ₦17 Billion Paris Club Refund Landed Obiano On EFCC’s Watch List by walefresh3(m): 4:06am On Nov 28, 2021 |
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| Politics › Re: Lagos State And Cross River State No Longer Oil Producing State by walefresh3(m): 3:56am On Nov 28, 2021 |
YoungRay007:I know u be nyamiri Read dis in other to clear it mumurism LASG intensifies oil committee campaign ’Femi Asu Lagos, which joined the league of oil-producing states in the country in 2016, received a total of N131.94m as its share of the 13 per cent derivation fund from January 2018 to October 2019; data from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. Oil-producing states are entitled to 13 per cent derivation fund from the Federation Account. Others are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers. First oil was achieved in the Aje field offshore Lagos in May 2016, 20 years after it was discovered. January to October this year, Lagos received derivation fund of N1.92m in March this year, while it got N130.01m in March 2018, according to the NBS data. Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum Company Limited, a wholly owned indigenous firm, is the operator of the Oil Mining Lease113, where the field is located. Other partners are Pan Petroleum Aje Limited (a subsidiary of Panoro Energy), New Age Exploration Nigeria Limited, EER (Colobus) Nigeria Limited, and PR Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited (the holder of MX Oil’s investment in the field). One of the JV partners, ADM Energy (formerly MX Oil) said in October that the Aje field had multiple oil, gas and gas condensate reservoirs in the Turonian, Cenomanian and Albian sandstones with five wells drilled to date. The firm said the field had two producing wells, Aje-4 in the Cenomanian and Aje-5 in the Turonian. Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government on Monday said it was working on an aggressive promotion of a bill to institutionalise the establishment of Lagos State Oil Producing Areas Community Development Committee. It said this was part of efforts to ensure the support of relevant segments of the society and unhindered operation in oil-producing areas of the state. The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olalere Odusote, disclosed this during the Lagos State Oil Producing Areas Community Relations Committee Engagement Forum in Badagry. |
| Politics › Re: Lagos State And Cross River State No Longer Oil Producing State by walefresh3(m): 3:51am On Nov 28, 2021 |
•LASG intensifies oil committee campaign ’Femi Asu Lagos, which joined the league of oil-producing states in the country in 2016, received a total of N131.94m as its share of the 13 per cent derivation fund from January 2018 to October 2019; data from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. Oil-producing states are entitled to 13 per cent derivation fund from the Federation Account. Others are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers. First oil was achieved in the Aje field offshore Lagos in May 2016, 20 years after it was discovered. January to October this year, Lagos received derivation fund of N1.92m in March this year, while it got N130.01m in March 2018, according to the NBS data. Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum Company Limited, a wholly owned indigenous firm, is the operator of the Oil Mining Lease113, where the field is located. Other partners are Pan Petroleum Aje Limited (a subsidiary of Panoro Energy), New Age Exploration Nigeria Limited, EER (Colobus) Nigeria Limited, and PR Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited (the holder of MX Oil’s investment in the field). One of the JV partners, ADM Energy (formerly MX Oil) said in October that the Aje field had multiple oil, gas and gas condensate reservoirs in the Turonian, Cenomanian and Albian sandstones with five wells drilled to date. The firm said the field had two producing wells, Aje-4 in the Cenomanian and Aje-5 in the Turonian. Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government on Monday said it was working on an aggressive promotion of a bill to institutionalise the establishment of Lagos State Oil Producing Areas Community Development Committee. It said this was part of efforts to ensure the support of relevant segments of the society and unhindered operation in oil-producing areas of the state. The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olalere Odusote, disclosed this during the Lagos State Oil Producing Areas Community Relations Committee Engagement Forum in Badagry. Read Also Enang accuses Niger Delta govs of diverting derivation fund According to him, the ratification of the bill and the introduction of a Lagos State Oil Producing Areas Community Relations (Omnibus) Bill, along with other pending and ongoing regulatory, judicial and state reforms will make the state to become a top community engagement standards-compliant organisation. The commissioner said the bill was aimed at institutionalising the collaborative social responsibility effort that was put in place to ensure that relevant stakeholders including women, youths and traditional rulers. READ ALSO: FG, World Bank supporting social programmes with $1.8bn, says Minister While assuring the inclusion of indigenes in the employment plan of the relevant companies operating within the communities, Odusote promised to encourage oil companies to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility intervention projects for the benefit of host communities. He assured stakeholders that the Badagry Youth Conference would hold as scheduled. “We have obtained the necessary approvals from Mr Governor for the conference to hold. In the next few weeks, the ministry will announce the modalities for the conference,” he said. He commended the efforts of traditional rulers in the area whom, he said, had been in the forefront of the success of the committee for their dedication, commitment, unity of purpose and loyalty to the cause of developing their communities and the state. CopyrightPUNCH. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Copyright PUNCH. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: theeditor@punchng.com Tags: LAGOS OIL DERIVATION FUND OIL DERIVATION FUND join punch telegram channel Kindly share this story:
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| Politics › Re: Lagos State And Cross River State No Longer Oil Producing State by walefresh3(m): 3:27am On Nov 28, 2021 |
Emergingnation:u people talk like fool... Did u meant other tribes / states are fool for allowing Lagos State to duped them ... Nnpc website indicated that Lagos produced 40k barrel more than imo and abia states...September 13 derivation was given to them and u are here insinuating that Lagos it's frauding other states about is oil status... 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Lagos State And Cross River State No Longer Oil Producing State by walefresh3(m): 3:00pm On Nov 27, 2021 |
Emergingnation:oga u dey decive urself.. ask Google now u will see Lagos there...
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| Politics › Re: ₦17 Billion Paris Club Refund Landed Obiano On EFCC’s Watch List by walefresh3(m): 2:49pm On Nov 27, 2021 |
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| Politics › Re: Ndigbo: Pride Goes Before A Fall by walefresh3(m): 8:37am On Nov 26, 2021 |
The Bitter Truth About The Igbo, By Femi Fani-Kayode June 3, 2017 This article written by Femi Fani-kayode in 2013 has being trending on WhatsApp today and we thought we should bring it back for our numerous readers. Permit me to make my second and final contribution to the raging debate about Lagos, who owns it and the seemingly endless tensions that exist between the Igbo and the Yoruba. It is amazing how one or two of the numerous nationalities that make up Nigeria secretly wish that they were Yoruba and consistently lay claim to Lagos as being partly theirs. Have they forgotten where they came from? I have never heard of a Yoruba wanting to give the impression to the world that he is an Igbo, an Ijaw, an Efik or a Hausa-Fulani or claiming that he is a co-owner of Port Harcourt, Enugu, Calabar, Kano or Kaduna. Yet more often than not, some of those that are not of Yoruba extraction but that have lived in Lagos for some part of their lives have tried to claim that they are bona fide Lagosians and honorary members of the Yoruba race. Clearly it is time for us to answer the nationality question. These matters have to be settled once and for all. Lagos and the South-west are the land and the patrimony of the Yoruba and we will not allow anyone, no matter how fond of them we may be, to take it away from us or share it with us in the name of ”being nice”, ”patriotism”, ”one Nigeria” or anything else. The day that the Yoruba are allowed to lay claim to exactly the same rights and privileges that the indigenous people in non-Yoruba states and zones enjoy and the day they can operate freely and become commissioners and governors in the Niger Delta states, the North, the Middle Belt and the South-east, we may reconsider our position. But up until then, we shall not do so. Lagos is not a ”no-man’s land” but the land and heritage of the Yoruba people. Others should not try to claim what is not theirs. I am not involved in this debate for fun or for political gain and I am not participating in it to play politics but rather to speak the truth, to present the relevant historical facts to those that wish to learn and to educate the uninformed. That is why I write without fear or favour and that is why I intend to be thoroughly candid and brutally frank in this essay. And I am not too concerned or worried about what anyone may think or how they may feel about what I am about to say because I am a servant of truth and the truth must be told no matter how bitter it is and no matter whose ox is gored. That truth is as follows. The Yoruba, more than any other nationality in this country in the last 100 years, have been far too accommodating and tolerant when it comes to their relationship with other nationalities in this country and this is often done to their own detriment. That is why some of our Igbo brothers can make some of the sort of asinine remarks and contributions that a few of them have been making in this debate both in the print media and in numerous social media portals and networks ever since Governor Fashola ”deported” 19 Igbo destitute back to Anambra state a while ago. In the last 80 years, the Igbo have been shown more generosity, accommodation, warmth and kindness and given more opportunities and leverage by the Yoruba than they have been offered by ANY other ethnic group in Nigeria. This is a historical fact. The Yoruba do not have any resentment for the Igbo and we have allowed them to do in our land and our territory what they have never allowed us to do in theirs. This has been so for 80 long years and it is something that we are very proud of. As I said elsewhere recently, to be accommodating and generous is a mark of civilisation and it comes easily to people that once had empires. The reason why many of our people take strong exception to the apparent outrage of the Igbo over this ”deportation” issue and the provocative comments of my friend and brother Chief Orji Uzor Kalu when he described Lagos as being a ”no man’s land” is because the Igbo have not only taken us for granted but they have also taken liberty for licence. We cannot be expected to tolerate or accept that sort of irreverent and unintelligent rubbish simply because we still happen to believe in ”one Nigeria” and we will not sacrifice our rights or prostitute our principles on the alter of that ”one Nigeria”. Whether Nigeria is one or not, what is ours is ours and no one should test our resolve or make any mistake about that. ”One Nigeria” yes but no one should spit in our faces or covet our land, our treasure, our success, our history, our virtues, our being and our heritage and attempt to claim those for themselves simply because we took them in on a rainy day. It is that same attitude of ”we own everything”, ”we must have everything” and ”we must control everything” that the Igbo settlers manifested in the northern region in the late 50’s and early and mid-60’s that got them into so much trouble up there with the Hausa-Fulani and that eventually led to the terrible pogroms where almost one hundred thousand of them were killed in just a few days. Again it is that same attitude that they manifested in Lagos and the Western Region in the late ’30’s and the early and mid-40’s that alienated the Yoruba from them, that led to the establishment of the Action Group in April, 1951 and that resulted in the narrow defeat of Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe in the Western Regional elections of December, 1951. As a matter of fact they were the ones that FIRST introduced tribalism into southern politics in 1945 with the unsavoury comments of Mr. Charles Dadi Onyeama who was a member of the Central Legislative Council representing Enugu and who said at the Igbo State Union address that ”the domination of Nigeria and Africa by the Igbo is only a matter of time”. That single comment, made in that explosive and historic speech, did more damage to southern Nigerian unity than any other in the entire history of our country and everything changed from that moment on. To make matters worse, in July 1948, Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe made his own openly tribal and incendiary speech, again at the Igbo State Union, in which he spoke about the ”god of the Igbo” eventually giving them the leadership of Nigeria and Africa. These careless and provocative words cost him dearly and put a nail in the coffin of the NCNC in the Western Region from that moment on. This was despite the fact that that same NCNC, which was easily the largest and most powerful political party in Nigeria at the time, had been founded and established by a great and illustrious son of the Yoruba by the name of Herbert Macauley. Macauley, like most of the Yoruba in his day, saw no tribe and he happily handed the leadership of the party over to Azikiwe, an Igbo man, in 1945 when he was on his dying bed. How much more can the Yoruba do than that when it comes to being blind to tribe? Can there be any greater evidence of our total lack of racial prejudice and tribal sentiments than that? If the NCNC had been founded and established by an Igbo man, would he have handed the whole thing over to a Yoruba on his death bed? I doubt it very much. Again when northern military officers mutinied, effected their ”revenge coup” and went to kill the Igbo military Head of State, General Aguiyi-Ironsi on July 29th 1966 in the old Western Region, his host, the Yoruba Col. Fajuyi (who was military Governor of the Western Region at the time), insisted that they would have to kill him first before taking Aguiyi-Ironsi’s life and the northern officers (led by Major T.Y. Danjuma as he then was) promptly obliged him by slaughtering him before killing Aguiyi-Ironsi. How many Igbo know about that and how many times in our history have they made such sacrifices for the Yoruba? Would Aguiyi-Ironsi, or any other Igbo officer, have stood for Fajuyi, or any other Yoruba officer, and sacrificed his life for him in the same way that Fajuyi did had the roles been reversed? I doubt it very much. Yet instead of being grateful the Igbo continuously run us down, blame us for all their woes, envy our educational advantages and resent us deeply for our ability to excel in the professions and commerce. Unlike them, we were never traders but we were (and still are) industrialists and when it comes to the professions we were producing lawyers, doctors, accountants and university graduates at least three generations before they ever did. That is the bitter truth and they have been trying to catch up with us ever since. For example the first Yoruba lawyer Christopher Alexander Sapara Williams was called to the English Bar in 1879 whilst the first Igbo lawyer, Sir Louis Mbanefo, was called to the English bar in 1937. Again the first Yoruba medical practitioner, Dr. Nathaniel King, graduated in 1875 from the University of Edinburgh whilst the first Igbo medical practitioner, Dr. Akannu Ibiam, graduated from another Scottish University in 1935. Yet despite all this and all that they have been through over the years and despite their terrible experiences in the civil war we are witnessing that same attitude of ”we must control all”, ”we must own all” and ”we must have all” rearing its ugly head again today when it comes to their attitude to the issue of the deportations from Lagos state and when you consider the comments of the Orji Kalu’s of this world about the Igbo supposedly ”owning Lagos” with the Yoruba and supposedly ”generating 55 per cent of the state’s revenue”. It is most insulting. RELATED NEWS |
| Politics › Re: Why Do They Fear The Igbo Man by walefresh3(m): 7:39am On Nov 26, 2021 |
Tribe wey no get one single person worth 1b dollars by Forbes....for dis 2021 Shir ooo . Dey there dey desive mumu like u... The region with lowest purchasing power get money ? I laugh in ipob... My guy no let that 2by2 shop dey desive u oooo... |
| Politics › Re: Why Do They Fear The Igbo Man by walefresh3(m): 7:26am On Nov 26, 2021 |
EmmaJnr1:mumu dey ur blood... Who dey fear who....I am ur inlaw do I know alots about u guys... stop deciving ur people... I don do plenty turkey and Dubai visa for ur people... Even give them link for there.... Abeg vomit for one side 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Why Do They Fear The Igbo Man by walefresh3(m): 7:18am On Nov 26, 2021 |
[i][/i] EmmaJnr1:Pride they say goes before a fall.sometimes in life a person,or group people may not know that they are fast drifting to a fall.the simple reason for this ignorance is the presence of PRIDE in the life of those I mentioned earlier.we were told of how pride dethroned Lucifer.. pride & arrogance was what led to the fall of the great Roman empire! time & time again we are warned of the dangers of pride & arrogance.with this in mind & my observation especially on this section of nairaland,I beg to ask: Ndigbo,are we making the right steps?..a day hardly passed without you reading Igbo this, or Igbo that.Ndigbo are we at war with everyone?.. ALMOST EVERY DAY,WE ENGAGE THE YORUBA'S ON TRIBAL WAR.. ANOTHER DAY IT'S THE TURN OF HAUSA FULANIS..YET ANOTHER DAY,WE ENGAGE THE NIGER DELTA..IF WE ARE NOT ENGAGING THOSE TRIBES,WE ENGAGE OURSELVES BETWEEN,ANAMBRA vs IMO...NGWA vs ABIA..etc.Ndigbo are we sure we have not DRIFTED? we have forgotten this Igbo adage;OJEMBA ENWE ILO!..a journey man doesn't have enemy!we travel widely on a daily basis.is it how we are going to live with those we travel daily to there region? NDIGBO LET US PAUSE & LOOK OUR SELVES IN THE MIRROR. |
| Politics › Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by walefresh3(m): 12:44am On Nov 26, 2021 |
sw is the most developed region in Nigeria. the region that generate most from human resources is the most developed. You can't compared it with region that depends only on natural resources.(1) the highest number of most and best functioning institutions and religion certers are in the sw. (2)the most popular , the most beautiful and best AIRPORT with highest incomes IN NIGERIA IS IN THE SW( THE MOST POPULAR AND THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT CENTER IN AFRICA ITS IN SW. (3) NUMBERS OF MOST EDUCATED PEOPLE IN NIGERIA EITHER YORUBA , IGBO OR OTHER TRIBES RESIDE IN SW.(4)THE NIGERIA'S BEST SEAPORTS IS IN SW. (5) HIGHEST NUMBERS OF RICH PEOPLES IN NIGERIA RESIDE IN SW.(5) THE RICHESTS AND MOST POPULAR CELEBRITIES IN NIGERIA RESIDE IN SW. (6)80% of x governor's in the southern Nigeria reside in SW.(7) The most beautiful city and local governments in Nigeria is located in SW .( the best and most beautiful pedestrian bridge is located in SW.(9) the best hospital in Nigeria is located in the heart of SW. (10) the second best and most expensive estate is located in SW . ( highest numbers and best television stations in Nigeria is located in sw. (11) All head quarters of banking industry in Nigeria is located in SW. (12) 95% of goods consume in Nigeria is manufacturered in Sw. .( 13) 95% finished goods and raw materials coming into Nigeria through either airport , seaport or land border passed through SW. make I stop here. triberlism don kill us for Nigeria. to say the truth dey hurt us , most especially my brother of the other side. hatred no go make unna say the truth. if all dis i mentioned above are located in one region and you're still saying they are in third position then , I am short of words. |
| Politics › Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by walefresh3(m): 12:41am On Nov 26, 2021 |
post=107857312:sw is the most developed region in Nigeria. the region that generate most from human resources is the most developed. You can't compared it with region that depends only on natural resources.(1) the highest number of most and best functioning institutions and religion certers are in the sw. (2)the most popular , the most beautiful and best AIRPORT with highest incomes IN NIGERIA IS IN THE SW( THE MOST POPULAR AND THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT CENTER IN AFRICA ITS IN SW. (3) NUMBERS OF MOST EDUCATED PEOPLE IN NIGERIA EITHER YORUBA , IGBO OR OTHER TRIBES RESIDE IN SW.(4)THE NIGERIA'S BEST SEAPORTS IS IN SW. (5) HIGHEST NUMBERS OF RICH PEOPLES IN NIGERIA RESIDE IN SW.(5) THE RICHESTS AND MOST POPULAR CELEBRITIES IN NIGERIA RESIDE IN SW. (6)80% of x governor's in the southern Nigeria reside in SW.(7) The most beautiful city and local governments in Nigeria is located in SW .( the best and most beautiful pedestrian bridge is located in SW.(9) the best hospital in Nigeria is located in the heart of SW. (10) the second best and most expensive estate is located in SW . ( highest numbers and best television stations in Nigeria is located in sw. (11) All head quarters of banking industry in Nigeria is located in SW. (12) 95% of goods consume in Nigeria is manufacturered in Sw. .( 13) 95% finished goods and raw materials coming into Nigeria through either airport , seaport or land border passed through SW. make I stop here. triberlism don kill us for Nigeria. to say the truth dey hurt us , most especially my brother of the other side. hatred no go make unna say the truth. if all dis i mentioned above are located in one region and you're still saying they are in third position then , I am short of words. 4 Likes |
| Politics › Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by walefresh3(m): 11:45pm On Nov 25, 2021 |
b][/b]Tribute To The Yoruba by Reno Omokri People often assume the Yoruba are so successful as an ethnic nationality due to their thirst for education, and how it has penetrated down even amongst their remotest rural communities. But study them. Their culture of respect opens doors for them that even education cannot open. Diplomacy gives them supremacy. And their culture is often mistaken for what it is not by others who do not understand them as a people. What some people ignorantly call cowardice, or sycophancy, is stooping to conquer. It is both a military and diplomatic strategy. This is what Scripture meant in 2 Corinthians 10:4 “The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty”. Wisdom, courtesy, diplomacy, and praise are all weapons. A weapon is anything you can use to achieve your strategic objective. It does not always have to be a physically offensive weapon. But are the Yorubas even cowards, as some people accuse them to be? Well, let us let the facts speak for themselves. In the history of Nigeria, only two men have returned to Nigeria to face almost certain death even when they had the option of a very comfortable political asylum abroad. Both of them are Yoruba. In 1985, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida toppled the Buhari regime while Major General Tunde Idiagbon (mixed Yoruba/Fulani) was at Mecca yet Idiagbon returned. In 1995, Olusegun Obasanjo (pure Owu Yoruba) was accused of planning a coup by the blood thirsty tyrant, Abacha (if you do not like that truthful description of Abacha or if you believe that 'Abacha did not loot', you can go and join him where he is) while he was away in Copenaghen. He was informed by the then US Ambassador, Walter Carrington, that Abacha meant to arrest, try and execute him, and was offered political asylum in the United States. He returned to face almost certain death. What more example of bravery can there be than these two shining ones. Furthermore, there is the apocryphal example of Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi who chose to die with the then Head of State, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, rather than abandon his guest, which he was at liberty to do. In addition to the above, in my opinion, they are the least likely to maintain and retain their cultural values, when it clashes with other cultures. I love how they retain their full culture when they travel abroad. It is a rarity amongst Africans. When you visit London, you may be confused if you think Yoruba is the only African language in existence. A Yoruba man can enter a quiet bus and receive a phone call and speak in Yoruba, and won’t feel embarrassed. And I am not referring to a Johnny Just Come. I am referring to second generation Yorubas who were born and brought up in England, I have been traveling the world from childhood, yet I have not encountered people doing that with much wider [/b]spoken African languages, such as Swahili and Hausa. They may speak it privately in their homes abroad. but not publicly, and even if they do, it is not to the extent of the Yoruba. It has gotten to the extent that the Metropolitan Police now recruit Yoruba speaking Constables, and Harrods now employ Yoruba speaking cashiers. Oh please do not just take my words at face value. Fact check me. Go to Houston on a Sunday, you will see Yoruba people everywhere in their native wears, adire, plus abeti aja and eleti aja. [b]Here in California, other Africans now draw crowd to their parties by saying ‘the Nigerians will be there.’ This will annoy other tribes, including mine, however, when foreigners talk about how cool Nigerians are, they are usually referring to Yorubas. Take it or leave it, but the Yoruba are the most progressive Black people on the face of planet Earth. They produced the first Black African Nobel laureate for an academic category (Wole Soyinka), and the first Black African military ruler to have voluntarily handed over to a civilian President (Olusegun Obasanjo), and the first Nigerian to win a Grammy Award (Sade Adu) as well as the first person born and bred in Africa to have won a Pulitzer Prize (Dele Olojede). The reason why Yorubas are the biggest music stars of Nigerian origin is because they are unabashedly Yoruba. They do not try to sing or act like Westerners. They are very in-your-face with their Yoruba-ness. And when people like themselves to such a high degree, others tend to join them in liking them. There are an estimated 15 Black billionaires on Planet Earth. Three of them are Yoruba. More than any ethnic nationality in Africa. US President, Joe Biden, named a Yoruba man, Adewale Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury Secretary. This is the highest position to which a Black African has been appointed (not elected) in US history. Another Yoruba man, Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye, became the first person on Earth to successfully perform a surgery by taking out an unborn fetus from its mother’s womb and putting it back after the surgery. 77% of all Black doctors in America, and a very large percentage of these are Yoruba. I commend the Edekiri people (the real name of the Yoruba). You guys are oni te si iwaju. #TableShaker #RenosNuggets Reno Omokri Gospeller. Deep Thinker. #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Avid traveller. Hollywood Magazine Film Festival Humanitarian of the Year, 2019. |
| Politics › Re: Tinubu Begins Reconciliation Of Kwara APC Stakeholders by walefresh3(m): 8:37am On Nov 25, 2021 |
BABANGBALI:tinubu control six states in Nigeria... |
| Politics › Re: 2023 Presidency: South-west May Dump Tinubu For Orji Kalu - Babafemi by walefresh3(m): 8:33am On Nov 25, 2021 |
BigSarah:weytin concern u? |
| Politics › Re: Davido Meets Newly Elected Pdp National Youth Leader by walefresh3(m): 2:27pm On Nov 23, 2021 |
I don forsee am say I go be governor of Lagos or ogun one-day ..becus most of our people wey marry ibo girl dey rule thier state... Nyamiri girl dey Sabi nack |
| Politics › Re: 2023 Presidency: South-west May Dump Tinubu For Orji Kalu - Babafemi by walefresh3(m): 11:07am On Nov 23, 2021 |
Only if tinubu order us to do so... We don't have problem with the ibo ... Just love telling them fucking truth they failed to know. 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Tinubu Begins Reconciliation Of Kwara APC Stakeholders by walefresh3(m): 10:51am On Nov 23, 2021 |
Davash222:somebody that his paupet is the governor of kwara state... Tinubu be ur papa... He control seven Yoruba governors... Lagos Ogun Oyo Osun Ondo Ekiti and Kwara ...2023 kogi will join... 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by walefresh3(m): 9:27am On Nov 23, 2021 |
unshakablejihad:are u programmed to be mumu... He said the fourth black richest in America.... 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by walefresh3(m): 8:54am On Nov 23, 2021 |
bomb24:I requested for list of African woman richest of 2021 report from forbes... U gave link that mentioned names of both gender....Top 20 list I couldn't find any ibo woman that worth 1b dollars ... 1) list of richest people in Africa 2) list of richest woman in Africa 4 Likes
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