₦airaland Forum

mascot87:
The driver of that Lexus is a clown. AJ Should be careful who he allows to drive him.

That driver could have killed him. Abi the brakes failed?

bluebay:
Edo state is a state where the kimg needs to been put to his place. The people of Benin respects the king more than a Sitting Governor.. I totally condemn the Attack and those involved should be brought to book and the king should be sanctioned.

Sanctioned how? You comment without knowledge of the full story. Did you see the king in the video? The chiefs they meant at the palace told the youths who assaulted him that no one was after Don Pedro Obaseki for anything he said. When the youths insisted that he must be arrested, they ask them to go, that the palace would handle the situation.
The chiefs they met ground were very civil in handling the situation. Immediately they saw him kneeling, they ask him to stand up. It was the youths that insisted he must kneel and crawl inside the palace.

ariesbull:
they were acting on behalf of who? I will be waiting to see if the Benin monarch would make a press statement condemning it

Go and watch the full video. Forget press statement.

Throwback:
Why was the truck stationary?

What warning signs were positioned around the stationary truck?

FRSC quick to blame over speeding. Why didn't they remove the the faulty truck from the road

ariesbull:
I recently watched with concern a video, of Pedro Obaseki being assaulted by some youths because he disrespected the Oba. Yes, actually he did! As a native Edo person, you are bound to pray for the Oba and wich him longetivity. When you begin your prayer for the Oba and you abruptly stop and say something else, it is an insult. But there are better ways to deal with this small matter. And what did we see? A show of shame. Similar to what we saw from MOWAA some weeks ago. Let my Benin friends ask themselves. If a natiev Brit insults the King of Britain, would he be humiliated the way we saw from the video? People must understand that they are in the 21st century. This shows of shame - firstly from Mowaa and now this hardens my position regarding any political alliance between the Anioma people and our Benin neighbors. Let us ask ourselves, would these shows of shame (Mowaa and Pedro) occur under British colonial rule? Hell no! It seems the present generation of Benin people want their "empire" restored. Because you dont invade other people's space or dignity just to defend the glory of your kingdom and your Oba. And if this is truly the case, then good luck to them. My Anioma people will not be part of it along with the people of Igbanke whose land is Igbanke land (Benin has no legal title to it like Gelegele) and whose people are not Benin people.

Now why did I bring up this issue of political alliance between the Benin and Anioma? Well that was (and perhaps is) what Mr Pedro Obaseki has been working for. And if you can recall, some years ago, he declared the old Midwest as a distinct from the West and East and by default should not fall under the sphere of either regions. But the Midwest is a POST COLONIAL CREATION and does not carry the same weight as pre colonial political units of North(East/West or North/South. The original draft of the Midwest based on what was written in the Willinks Report refers only the the EDO SPEAKING PEOPLE and not the Igbo speaking Anioma people. And what was even more curious about Mr Obaseki's clamor was when he declared the dialectal groups of Ika, Enuani(Aniocha-Oshimili) and Ndokwa(Ukwuani) as "tribes" and he went further to declare Owan (Ivbiasakon) and Etsako as distinct from each other. Both Etsako and Owan (Ivbiasakon) belong to the same Afenmai branch of his Edo speaking people which by the way extends to Akoko Edo but it seems he chose to define them as tribes just to play the game of divide and rule over. Because if all Afenmai people are brought together, they are actually the populated branch of the Edos within Edo State. The Benin and Esan are about the same size demographically.
And this was exactly the same script he played when it came to the Anioma (West Igbo) people. He avoided the word Igbo ( the video is available) and he goes further to indicate that the Igbo people are only found in the Southeast, which for people like me is an affront to the Anioma people. He wished we are divided as micro-minorities within the sphere of the old Benin imperial sphere and also sent a signal to the Eastern Igbo that we)Aniomas) are stuck in the Midwest permanently - which is arrant nonsense! The Willinks c report clearly states that peoples who belong to the larger ethnic groups in other regions can decide if they want to remain in where they were placed under colonial divisions or engage themselves in an acceptable referenda to be transfered to the regions where their own ethnic kith and kin are largely found. This was proposed for the Northern Yorubas of the present Kwara and Kogi and this should also be applied to the Igbos of Anioma and of course other Igbo groups like the ones still stuck in Kogi and Benue States.

Mr Pedro Obaseki spoke like a Benin ethnic nationalist. He is clever to know that his Benin people fall by default under Yoruba cultural hangover. He thus demanded that a post colonial creation like the Midwest be declared as distinct from the East or especially the West (which by default his own Benin people falls under) and to pamper the shoulders of his own Benin people and their "empire", he hopes it includes the Anioma people who he sees as "buffer" between the Igbo of the East and his Benin people. And since some Anioma people are enthusiastically ready to deny their Igboness even if it means claiming their people fall under the imperial space of Benin, it works perfectly for his Benin people. It was no surprising that he was physically present when the Ika Bible was launched some years ago. It was to show and demonstrate to the Ikas that he fully support some Ika people who deceive themselves that they are not Igbo people. As a native speaker of Ika myself, I can tell that Ika is clearly an Igbo dialect. Not at all a distinct language and follows the rule of continuum you find with languages spoken in a relatively large area or by many speakers. The Yorubas have theirs, the Hausas have theirs too. It is only when it comes to the Igbo people, we deceive ourselves and the likes of Dr Pedro Obaseki jumping to capitalize on it just to protect his own Edo people and project their own political interest.

This is why what happened to him was rather unfair. Yes he disrespected the Oba. He should have said "Oba gha tokpere" as a native Edo person. That is the custom but some people to humiliate him in such a manner (even when he is fighting to protect the political interests of his Benin people) is a disgrace! And it is irresponsible. Anioma people have no business with people who behave and reason like this. And take it from me, when people behave like this, development becomes a challange, a huge one. This is why Edo State since 1991 would rank as the least progressive state in Southern Nigeria if not in Nigeria and it becomes quite clear if we look up from 1999. When we (Aniomas- west Igbos) left their Bendel/Midwest project PERMANENTLY since 1991, Aniomas have experienced progress. There is mutual respect for one another in Delta State- the Igbo, Urhobo, Isoko, Ijaw and Itsekiri (coastal Yorubas) all respect themselves and we try to distribute power and projects- yes it is not perfect but it is not bad. There is no group that strives to dominate the other via cultural hangover like we see in Edo State 8which was to some extent the case in Bendel). There is no alternative Govt House known as the "Palace" The Asagba does not wield the kind of power the Oba has. The Asagba, people should underszand is like the president of "kings" and wuite democratic. Thus he knows that there are other kings even within Anioma and we all respect ourselves and get along with each other. I dont see that in Edo State.

When Edo State was created in 1991, it had at least 75% of the infrastructure of the old Bendel. The state has great potentials strategically situated between the West and the East. It is an oil producing state and I believe it generated no less than N90 billion via IGR last year. It has a large diaspora population. Edo people are smart and very sociable. So what could be the reason the state is still lagging in development, it is sadly the slavish mentality of many of its citizens who still think they are still in a Benin prior to 1897. And when some of their ethnic nationalists stretch their imperial mentality to the Anioma people, simply because some of our people are in delusion, that they are not Igbos, it gets quite annoying. At least for someone like me. Edo people need to know they are in the 21st century and look more to the future rather than the past.

It is not up to me to call their culture barbaric. That culture had a profound influence on some aspect of the culture we have in Western Igbo land. But no Anioma youth would condescend to the what I saw with Mowaa and now this. And people just take it as normal. It is absurd. Yes Edo people, neighbors to Western Igbos (including Igbanke) look more to the future not the past. Calling people "Oba"s enemy" if they disagree with your institutions or disgracing yourselves when foreign dignitaries were around for Mowaa will not take you to the promised land. Even many of those Anioma people deceiving themselves that they are not Igbos, would be irritated by what they saw let alone those like me and the majority of us in Anioma that have long declared that you are on your own and Anioma people (along with Igbanke) would chart their political path just as you should chart yours. When a people are so obsessed with the past instead of the future, such a people have no business with Anioma people. The Japanese had an Emperor who was seen as a god just as Benin people see their Oba. But in 1946, the Emperor renounced his divinity projecting the Japanese as a modern state. I am not sure that would be the case of Benin. Good luck to them anyways. My Anioma people have been chosen by fate to be one of the primary pillars of the Igbo nation. I wish Dr Pedro quick recovery from the trauma. And I hope lessons had been learned. By the way I am not sure this matter would just rest like that. Though it is not my concern. My concern is my Anioma people and their future. Future is the key word not the past.

Osita Mordi

Bro, you don't equate the actions of a few people as Edo culture. The people who assaulted him weren't acting on behalf of the Benin Monarch or the Edo people.

I saw someone drown, so I wouldn't use water anymore

It's so sad. Private hospital for that matter. The hospital, owners, and doctors should be investigated and necessary sanctions applied to whoever if responsible for this loss.

Nigeria does not value the life of its citizens. That's the sad reality.

RIP to the dead

If I say my mind now, moderators go block me. Roddi Pipper continue

That chairman needs to be relieved of his duties. Is this for burglars or for neighborhood miscreants?

This is what you get when the father figure is not around. It takes a strong woman to raise a male child

This should be investigated and appropriate sanctions applied where necessary

RIP to the the dead

I can't believe what I just read. How can a Nigerian be this dull? People are getting time for serious crimes and this brother is getting 15 years for an issue that could have been resolved with words.

Drifter02:
Although I'm afraid I might die alone, nonetheless I still have to admit being single without any extra responsibilities- no kids, no wife - is one of the best things to keep happening to me.

I was talking to one babe just this evening.. telling her to come, I'll cook her indomie and buy her something soft and babe was smiling coyly and bro.. I was seeing the future and I didn't like it

The future of me getting the girl pregnant filled me with apprehension. Imagine, if the girl's pregnant and I had a kid on the way, I won't have no time for myself anymore, my soft life will no longer be soft, I'll always have to be worried about money, about not losing my job.. my happy life will now be sad and constantly apprehensive and all the ills that comes with having a girl pest on your life..

Omo.. married men, I'd like to say "I feel for you" but na lie.. because asides from enjoying constant puzi you knew what you were getting your asses into.. and I'm so glad I'm not you.. and in any case not all of you have money issues

Why must you date a pest? Female doctors, pharma, engineers, lawyers, developers, IT analysts no dey where you dey hang?

The Nigerian police should be made to pay hefty compensation to the family as well. They recruited a mentally unstable person and gave him a gun.

No honour among thieves

Phranx1:
When you hear "AC need gas" 🤣🤣🤣

Same as AC is faulty.

4 more characters needed

Stop dating broke ass girls.

So upon all the OT from Ghe Ghe u still dey jones

Men, always go with your kids if the relationship doesn't work. If you can't care for them yourself, take them to your parents/relatives.

Akpabio is just shameless. It takes Trump to speak before the Senate does the right thing.

Zero regard for Nigerians because they know INEC and the Judiciary is in their pocket

The entire military personnel should undergo a polygraph test. Those that has ever had allegiance to terrorism should be dismissed and arrested for treason.

The Nigerian military don't need the US to end terrorism. They need personnel committed to a common course.

Atiku, such a greedy fellow. He destroyed PDP by contesting in the primaries instead of supporting a presidential candidate from the South.

Audio

RCCG on the beat

76 stab wounds. That's some monster shit right there

She is lucky Rude Boy is a law abiding citizen

Fugazi

Kharol1234:
Before to join the Nigerian Army was very hard because of there strict enrollment, but now e easy Paa because people refuse to join.

Nobody wants to associate with repentant BH

Let all the politicians volunteer their children. Na them cause all this wahala

Which kine matter be this one. Na wa o. This people too do oooooooooo

Saddened, since when? Was she not the one calling Senator Smart Adeyemi a "Wolf in sheep clothing"


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