₦airaland Forum

Dedetwo:
Since 1967 when the idiotic southerners joined force to fight Ndigbo and Biafrans, the northern elites have regarded the southerners as fools and nobodies.

I wonder the type of humans we have in southern Nigeria. Despite all the way the fulanis are treating them, just accuse an Igbo of any crime and you'll see how they quickly forget their losses from the fulanis and rather focus on Ndigbo even when the said individual might be acting alone. I wonder if it is witchcraft at play or if it's a mental problem.
Fulanis have killed scores of people from all regions in Nigeria. They've threatened all regions to surrender their ancestral lands or else face unrelentless attacks but yet no backlash has been visited on them. They've sacked almost all the ethnic groups from core federal positions and replaced them with their own people yet same southerners will still cling to their oppressors. Buhari publicly threatened bloodshed before the 2011 election and when he failed, youth corpers all southerners were slain on national assignment. He wasn't even arrested nor interrogated. Rather, he was rewarded four years later by the same southerners to become a president. How then do you expect such a man to view the southerners? Of course he'll have no iota of regard for them. Today, the organisers of the end SARS protests are being witchhunted and yet politicians from the South remain quiet. Tell me; if these politicians can't speak for the organisers of a peaceful protest, is it when the youths from the South go it violently that they will stand in their defence? Let the children of the politicians see how much of a waste their parents are for the preservation of the South and not cry foul when the youths demand of them their own pound of flesh.

Charmingrascal:
Arabic is a language
I am a Christian and I studied Arabic both in my secondary and a little bit of it in my University days.

If not that religion has divided us so much in this Country this call to remove this Arabic from the Naira wouldn't have been necessary.

Liars are very disgusting people. How many people from Nigeria are fluent in Arabic language inside Nigeria? Arabic is not a tribal or even regional language, so why should it be on a supposed secular national currency?

kilonshele101:
when will Nigerians understand that even the Arabians can't read Ajami.

just like how the native English speakers can read nor understand Yoruba words like "Labalaba" or Igbo words eg "Biko" despite writing them in Roman script.

Ajami is Hausa in Arabic style , it's the first writing style in Nigeria and it has been in existence and begin used in the northern part of Nigeria before our colonial master introduced us to western education and writing in Roman script. and it has nothing to do with religion. even the Roman script was introduced to us by Christian missionaries and we adopted it to be our official writing style. it doesn't mean anything to feel hostile about.


the moment we stop feeling insecure about everything is the day I'm looking forward to , coz it's the day we start moving forward.

Ajami is an extinct script unused today even in Hausa states. Why then is it still there? What about the one in the Nigerian Army emblem? What is it doing there? You people can only deceive the naive.

As long as the south continue to appear only defensive, the fulani elites will continue to push forward their agenda. Until the south take a bold step and insist on the outcome before any discussion is done, the fulanis will never stop. None of you have asked yourself why the Fulani controlled Nigerian Army has failed to appear in troubled spots there in the north West but are quick to attack peaceful villages in the south. Why can't southerners reason out simple things? None of the northern politicians condemn the so called bandits but down South, our politicians foolishly go and invite the fulani soldiers to come kill there own people. Where's our education?

Blakjewelry:
It is the foolish ones like you that is causing enough enemies for igbos. I was born and brought up in delta state, school in enugu, have a lot great friends from who sure don't sound like. While you read history and married it with petty sentiment, we read and learn to shape the future. I still stand by what I wrote, my dad is still alive and hold the mistrust till today. And yes igbos did not go about killing people but sure made them feel like a conquered people. And the situation got worse when they were losing the battle so they felt betrayed by the people

You still sound very foolish if you don't know. I've been cautious when relating to others... A lot of people know me here on nairaland. I'll not allow the false hood you're trying to push go unattended hence I asked you for any proof that Ojukwu unilaterally declared Biafra which you've failed to produce. You're not the only one who schooled in the SE and interacted with the people there to know that Igbos don't necessarily sound harsh unless they have reasons to do so. I can mention lots of minority ethnic groups from the SS who once hated Igbos due to the false or exaggerated stories they were told but today have publicly retraced their steps. I'm not one of those that will respond defensively when you want to regurgitate those false narratives because I've researched deep enough to understand the problem of those days. So you see, in order for us to forge ahead, we must endeavour not to repeat the mistakes of the past by coming clean with any such old accusations. No one is begging anyone in the present to agree to what common sense demands. If anyone feels too important, he'll left to his own devices.
The Willinks Commission was set up to look into those false accusations but it found those accusations baseless. You must stop repeating those mistakes. As for the backlash some Biafran soldiers might have visited on some groups, it can be traced mostly to those who they felt betrayed Biafra. That's not sufficient to condemn a whole nation of people with whom you've shared centuries together without ever fearing for your lives. Perhaps, if you were Igbo you'll understand my point of view. Weren't their Ijaws and other ethnic groups alongside the Igbos in the Biafran army? If those people that were punished for allegedly betraying the Biafran cause didn't understand it, the soldiers felt they were dealing with their own people and not a 'conquered' people like you think. Were some Biafran soldiers not executed for sabotaging the effort of the war? It's unfortunate that some people misinterpreted it to mean attempt at conquering them. We've lived, intermarried and developed side by side but some still harbour some form of fear which is unfounded and it pushed them into falling in the hands of those that will fully slaughtered them. The ball is in your court at present. How you serve it is how it will be returned.

Blakjewelry:
You are the one who needs to shut your mouth. You guys simply act just the way northern Nigeria is acting now. You think once you mentioned eastern region it means the people of the lower Niger was included. It is like buhari appointing northerners to occupy juicy position and any decision taken is concluded as everybody's decision. I will repeat the people of the present Niger delta were not included, come to the south and let those who were alive during the war tell you what they went through in hand of people.

You're still suffering the hangover of the falsehood that was fed you. Why not simple refute my claims on Ojukwu's declaration by providing proofs to the contrary? The present time were in is beyond this back and forth you're promoting. Wake up and smell the coffee... a serious shake down is about to happen in Nigeria and yet you're bickering over Igbos who have never been your enemy. Can you name just one popular minority in the SS killed by any Igbo man? If you can't, it then shows how foolish you are.
At present, we're preparing to face the terrorists from the sahel... after we're done you and those like you will be free to vote and stay in your country. No one is interested in staying will people who are suspicious of them.

Blakjewelry:
lol when you say east I guess maybe you must be including the entire south which is not the case.

You clearly don't know how to argue. Where did I mention the' East' in my post? Eastern region is a well defined region and that was the boundary and territory Biafra was made up of. Just shut it and learn.

Blakjewelry:
LOL you are talking a man who read not just Nigerian history but the world. Maybe you heard only one side of the story

If so, you then sound so disappointingly ignorant to know that Ojukwu did not unilaterally declare Biafra. He did it with the agreement of the council representatives of the majority of the ethnic groups that made up Eastern Nigeria. If you still insist it isn't so, can you furnish us with the evidences to prove it?

femolii:
The one in ondo state igbo people dey among.

How many Igbo people? What's the total number of vandals were arrested in Ondo? Give the full number and names in your response.

tollyboy5:
this is very Bad! Nigeria army are disgrace to humanity. but im yet to see pictures and videos of the shooting and others.

so i wont believe completely , even the OP look like someone with ulterior motives already

It's all well confirmed.

Wike supervised the ethnic cleansing and can never absolve himself. There are records of some of those killings while the evil Nigerian Army to took away the corpse of majority of their victims. It's well on record.

Lol. Wike can run his mouth as much as he likes but must remember people like him have no hiding place. The lives of our people is very precious... You can't just wake up and think you can go on a killing spree then expect us to just keep quiet. Every reasonable government usually set up a body of inquiry to ascertain the cause of any civil unrest but never Wike. He thinks after going to bow down in Sokoto, he can come back home and use the blood of our people for sacrifice... Never!
Wike should be very conversant with this proverb: 'if an individual cooks for a crowd, they'll certainly finish it up but if a crowd cooks for an individual, he'll be totally overwhelmed'.

authority2006:
Lagos state is landlocked and there is limit to the number of people a city can accommodate most especially when there is no space or land for expansion. Unlike Kano state where the people expand as much as they want. People and industries have been leaving Lagos state for Ogun state for many years.
Secondly, you may want to look at how culture and religion affect the population of Lagos and Kano states. One man one wife in Lagos state versus one man three or four wives in kano state. That's a fact that that no one can dispute. Do the mathematics for yourself.
People are moving into and relocating out of Lagos state everyday because it's already congested.

Religion doesn't affect Kano's population one bit. Infant mortality rate is higher in Kano than Lagos. You see humans don't multiply like insects even if they want to. Most of the time in history, immigration is the reason why most cities have a disproportionate swell in population. Did I hear you say Lagos state is landlocked? Lol. Do you know what you're saying? Go check the dictionary and return. Lagos State still has loads of undeveloped lands... It's just very expensive compared to nearby Ogun state. For industries, Lagos has three times more industries than Kano.
Listen very well, all the lies about the population of Kano is very ridiculous to every smart person who knows geography and a little of Nigeria's history. It's totally unprovable and indefensible.
Just look for another thing and discuss.

ebenezer202l:
I'm from Rivers bro

Lol. Are you bobrisky?
You moniker shows you're female and the person you quoted is a female too. How come you used 'bro in reference to her?

History is discussed so the current people can learn and avoid the mistakes of the past. Both Adaka Boro and Ken Saro Wiwa died in the hands of those they thought were their saviours from the Igbos they vilified despite having no proof of any killings Igbos conducted against them. We all in the old eastern region and the South entirely must learn from our mistakes. We must not let anything divide us until we break away from Nigeria. If we can't form a common ground say after few years, we can always go our separate ways in peace. Our constitution in the south plus the middlebelt must contain a clause for secession. Let's stay focussed on the task of breaking off the hold of the vampires from the sahel.

Blakjewelry:
I am referring to the other tribes that reside around the lower niger

Since you don't know history, you should be less confrontational and listen more. You can read this piece of history more on google.

Etrusen:
I created a thread on nairaland that sultan is not a king and since then no one could prove that he is truly a king


wasted Nigeria government trying to hype the sultan from his religious leadership to a traditional one

The Sultan of Sokoto doubles as both a king and a spiritual head. The first sultan was Uthman Ibn Hodio... other emirs get their staff of office from him. To show you his political side, there's no emir in Sokoto... it has always been the 'Sultan of Sokoto'.
Ordinarily, his jurisdiction as a fulani king and as a Islamic leader should stop at covering only the fulanis and the Hausas whose land he occupies but because the fulanis have no regard for other people, they started claiming him as the leader of all Muslims in Nigeria thereby demanding the loyalty of all Muslims from other ethnic groups. These ethnic groups will include even those from Southern Nigeria and the middlebelt despite them having never been subjugated by the fulanis. This is why they're doing all they can to make inroads among the Igbos so they automatically get the express loyalty of some Igbos to cause division of consensus among us.
I'm very interested in the agenda and outcome of the meeting. Who are the Ezes from Igboland that went for that meeting? We must know them and watch them closely. No sellout will be tolerated among us.

Ndibunna:
Lol

People who rush to lay allegations on others are just scared of themselves.

We are running a constitutional 36 states, so if you want to be discussing igbo bla bla go to Ohanaeze and be doing that with them.

Each state to himself.

Osagyefo88 aka MelesZenawi. I hope you're seeing how things are fast turning... freedom don come o.

Ndibunna:
There is nothing like South east traditional council of Ndi Eze. Anambra will never Involve in such madness with that term Eze and as at that no such Council as South council of Eze.

What is Obtainable in Anambra is Igwe or Obi Which is the same as in Delta.


What do you mean by Eze, who practices such nonsense.

Na dem dem... agents of division. They're doing all they can to cause division among Igbos but we're wiser than them. Stinking impostor.

olisaEze:
U see these places u mentioned, aside from Delta State which was purely a fight between 2 tribes for land the Igbos have always been targeted even when d matter no concern dem. The country sought independence from the colonial masters, Kano indigenes in d 50s rioted and targeted Igbos. An Hausa man stole a Yoruba man’s mandate, the Igbos were killed. A coup was done to liberate a Yoruba man whose mandate was stolen by a fellow Yoruba man with help from a Northerner, it was tagged an Igbo coup and Igbos were killed.

I’m all for unity but if an ailment is not properly diagnosed, then the treatment is just a waste of resources. We can’t be talking about unity when no one has ever been held to account for all the loss of lives and properties. Accountability is the first step in unity to forestall a repetition.

You can see his response. Clearly he's a fulani who cares not about the lives of others. All the Igbos his people have killed deserve death so long as Nigeria remains together he's happy.
The thread is not in any way aimed at promoting Ndigbo like he would want others to think. The aim is to beg Igbos to support the evil contraption. Chai... Why would any sane Igbo man want to stay in a country that has consistently treated his people badly? How much of our blood have been spilt to sustain Nigeria? What about the deprivation, molestation, oppression and outright marginalization? The way these people reason is very funny. For every 1 Hausa/fulani that speak Igbo there are 5000 Igbos that speak Hausa. What does it show? It shows that Igbos have invested towards building a united country. How have we been treated after all the effort?
The fact remains that Igbos are a very peaceful people.

Naajjii:
You cant do shit, you can only rant

Hahahahaha... The ball has been set rolling already. E go do you voom for your eyes.

poiZon:
Who means we'll?
Minister for police affairs -northerner
Minister for defense -north
Igp -north
Comptroller of customs -north
COAS-north
CAS-north
Comptroller of prisons-north
Comptroller of immigration -north
NSA-north
Dss chief-north
Nia-north
90percent of security apparatus are all control by North and u have the guts to say he means we'll for the country.... See lopsided appointments everywhere as if people from the south are fools

To them that's how it should be. We shouldn't complain about it but rather accept it like almajiris. Unfortunately for them, we're free people who believe that any inspired person can aspire and achieve anything in life. This is not part of their belief. They're feudal.

authority2006:
asaintHope
DasaintHope
Yujin

Any of you intelligent enough to respond to this post with counter points and perspectives? I don't think so. The only thing you all are good at is spreading fake news posted on the social media by your idols

Will respond to him and I expect you to counter what I wrote about Kano if it's a lie. I await your response.

ggood:
Kano 20million population is a big scam they are not up to that, they only use it to rig election and embezzlement

Lol. Once upon a time old Kano and Lagos had very similar population and the same number of LGAs. By 1991, Jigawa state was created out of Kano and more lgas were also created inside the new Kano. Today the new Kano state has 44 lgas while Lagos still remains with 20lgas. Jigawa state today has 27 lgas and claim a population of over 5 million people. So, adding both states together old Kano state has 71 lgas with a population of about 25 million people despite the numerous ethnoreligious killings and emigration from there whereas Lagos has an estimated 20million and 20lgas only. Recall that immigration into Lagos is the highest in Nigeria and there has not been any cause for any mass emigration from there. More companies have been built in Lagos unlike Kano where more companies have been forced to shutdown. Now tell me how Kano should even be compared with Lagos?
Chai... alili?

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You know them very well. These characters derive joy in seeing the spilt blood of innocent people as long as the status quo is maintained.

P1PrinceKT:
Hmm..

Kano with 20 millions People and Bayelsa with 2 million people.


poor reasoning from the pit of fanatics.

Lol. Na only 20 million? Why not say 20 billion. You can only deceive yourselves.
After Nigeria is divided, your true population will be made known to all and they will laugh at you.

jagorinho:
lol, your I.Q is not enough for the kind of sojourn you want to endeavor, for you to be replying with epistles every time a jab hits the scrotum show you are emotional and tactless.

Nobody is marginalizing Ndigbo, it is just a nursery rhyme by people like you when the igbos are ostracised from the power at the national level, when your main ally Jonathan was in power, no one heared any Igbo shouting marginalization, your lots were enjoying the goodies that came with it but take those benefits out of the way, an average Igbo becomes marginalized.

why was there no serious Ipob/Massob agitation during Jonathan regime? some of us are aware of your childish antics, group of emotional men!! by the way, I wont reply you again after this, conversation with you is like beating a dead horse...... I am a full blooded Yoruba.

Your insincerity is second to non. You think my responses deflating your false allegations are just epistles? Lol... if you want a fight I'll gladly indulge you now you've stated where you're from. It's clear that you suffer from amnesia to forget that IPOB called for the boycott of the election in 2015. Jonathan though an ally is not an Igbo man. So the claim of marginalization even during his time remains. We gave him our support as an ally and got mostly positions in government and not the required infrastructures and economic stimulating projects in our region. Of course we knew he's from a minority group who themselves have suffered neglect and it will be unfair to belabor him with the marginalization accusation. It will be unreasonable to start accusing a new king of marginalization just in his first few years of reigning. You're very foolish to call us emotional just for stating things the way they are. See how Nigeria is today. Most of those who lied, deceived and hoodwinked others to support the emergence of the Dracula of Daura are today crying in regret. We who could see far beyond your capacity warned all to no avail. The same way we're today supporting Trump against Biden. Posterity will vindicate us. You can envy us as much as you can, but there's only little you can do. Who God has blessed no man or animal can cause. We will always exercise our fundamental human right and there's no how haters can stop us.
Now crawl back into where you emerged.

NGpatriot:
I see you ipobs lining up at the US embassy to collect VISA because you paraded in your village to support trump while shouting Nigeria is a shithole with your a MAGA paraphernalia.

Bunch of delusional comedians..

For someone like you with a lower IQ than a jelly fish, I'll have to ignore you so that I don't taint my cerebral level.

jagorinho:
Now you took my bait and you are hooked!!! I intentionally posted what you quoted to activate your complex, yet you did not disappoint, your people always claim to be the richest in the country, they are the ones in control of SMEs in the country, they are the one that developed every other places in the country, so tell me how all these relates to suffering on behalf of your people, how can people that are dominating every aspect of the economy suffer?

you see!! it is either your people are not being truthful to themselves just to be happy or you are afflicted with an eternal inferiority complex syndrome anytime a jab hits your lower region.

Lol. Your so called bait got lost somewhere... go look for it. You're not my match. I say things as they are. No sensible Igbo man is proud of this Nigeria. Stating the obvious marginalization of Ndigbo is not equivalent to crying. It is simply stating the truth. Acknowledging the truth helps one to make the decision on how to change the situation hence Igbo Youths have arisen from the four corners of the world. You must learn to quote a man well if you want to be taken seriously. I've never used the word 'dominate' or any of its variant in describing the achievements of my people. If I have done so, you can show me here. I've always maintained that in virtually all area of human endeavour, we've been doing well which shows how courageous we are and totally cancels any suggestion that we as a people should be described with the word 'inferiority'. You see how restless and tactless you've been debating with me. I've totally outclassed you and rendered all your accusations baseless. Now I challenge you to state your ethnic group again confidently let me put them on scale to see their weight. If you're not a coward living off the vestiges of British wickedness in Nigeria, I'll like you to boldly state your ethnic group and tell me your achievements for the last 50yrs.

jagorinho:
lol, a third class citizen in a shit hole country feeling funky, which type of misfortune is greater than this?

Situations in life are actually temporary as long as those suffering it never give up the fight against that situation. I'm proud of my people because I know we will fight till we're free. You should worry about what awaits your people are the shithole is balkanized.

We warned all southerners not to ever entertain any accusation against any southern group by those vampires from the sahel but some foolish ones refused to listen. Those merchants of death love no one in the south. They can never give you any good advise that will help you. We know this people so well and their antecedents are very clear if you choose to study them yourself. They turned the accusation against IPOB and some foolish southerners fell for it. The biggest of such fools is our very own Nyesom Wike and he led them right into Obigbo in Rivers state. They accused DJ Switch yet some southerners bought their lies. Now they've included Falz and Burnaboy. When will southerners learn their lesson and stick together? Those people from the sahel are just like the locusts who leave only death and destruction in every path they they take. Building and construction is never in their minds. They traditional built nothing of value traceable to them. Why choose to remain with such people in the same country?